The Danish People's Party (, DF or sometimes in English DPP) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP).

The party saw a period of significant growth after its founding and lent its support to the –Conservative People's Party coalition government that ruled from the general election of 2001 until the 2011 election defeat. While not part of the cabinet, DF cooperated closely with the governing coalition on most issues and received support for key political stances in return, to the point that the government was commonly referred to as the "VKO-government" (O being DF's election symbol). It also provided parliamentary support to Lars Løkke Rasmussen's cabinets from 2016 to 2019, again without participating in it. In the 2014 European Parliament election in Denmark, DF secured 27% of the vote as part of the European Conservatives and Reformists group. This was followed by receiving 21% of the vote in the 2015 general election, becoming the second largest party in Denmark for the first time.

However, since 2015 the party has since seen a decline in support, falling to 3rd place and 10.8% of the vote in the 2019 European Parliament election in Denmark, and to just 8.7% in the 2019 Danish general election, resulting in a loss of 21 seats and a return to opposition. The party would later lose over half of its seats in the 2021 Danish local elections, losing 130 of the 221 it held before the election, achieving just 4.1% of the vote. Some commentators attributed the losses to internal conditions within the party and conflicts with the leadership, its perceived indecisiveness in government and rival parties adopting many of its policy ideas. The DF would also suffer a number of defections during 2022 following the rise of the Denmark Democrats party which many former DF members and supporters joined. It would receive its worst general election result ever in 2022, when it only won five seats. , due to defections from Nye Borgerlige, DF now has seven of the seats in the Danish Folketing.

History
The party's popularity has grown since its inception, taking 25 seats in the 179-member Folketing in the 2007 parliamentary election (13.8% of the vote, remaining the third largest party in Denmark). In the 2011 parliamentary election, while maintaining its position as the third largest party, DF received 12.3% of the vote, marking its first electoral decline.

Kjærsgaard leadership (1995–2012)

Early years (1995–2001)

The Danish People's Party was founded on 6 October 1995, after Pia Kjærsgaard, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, broke out from the Progress Party. Its first national convention was held in Vissenbjerg on 1 June 1996, where Pia Kjærsgaard was unanimously elected as the party's chairman. The party was established in protest over the "anarchistic conditions" of the Progress Party, and its "all or nothing" policies. It was initially seen by many as a "clone" of the Progress Party, but this was soon proved false. In a struggle to be respected as a responsible party able to cooperate with others and distance it from the conditions in the Progress Party, the leadership of the party struck down criticism from its members by means of expulsions. The party saw a highly centralized party leadership as necessary, as it would not tolerate internal conflicts and disagreements with the official strategy.

The party was the first successful parliamentary party in the Nordic countries to relate philosophically more closely to the French Nouvelle Droite, than to the previous Nordic form of right-wing populism. DF represented a synthesis of several political currents: the Lutheran movement Tidehverv and its related journal, an intellectual nationalist right from the Danish Association (Den Danske Forening) and conservative populists from the Progress Party.

In 1997, the party won about 7% in the municipal elections, and did very well in traditional left-wing municipalities, potentially rivaling the Social Democrats. By 1998, the party had 2,500 registered members. The party made its electoral debut in the 1998 Danish parliamentary election, winning 13 seats and 7.4% of the vote. The party was, however, left with no influence in the formation of a government; it was shut out in large part due to the perception that it was not stuerent (i.e. not acceptable or "housebroken").

Venstre-Conservative coalitions (2001–2011)

In the 2001 election, the party won 12% of the vote and 22 seats in parliament. It became the third largest party in the parliament, giving them a key position, as they would have a parliamentary majority together with the Conservative People's Party and . DF was favoured by these parties, as it had supported the  candidate for Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, during the election campaign. Eventually, it gave its parliamentary support for a -Conservative coalition government, headed by Prime Minister Rasmussen, in exchange for the implementation of some of their key demands, first and foremost stricter policies on immigration. The party had a key role in writing the rules and conditions for immigration in the immigration law that was established by the government in May 2002, which it called "Europe's strictest".

In the 2005 election the party further increased their vote, and won 13.2% of the vote and 24 seats. With young first-time voters the party was even more popular, receiving one fifth of their votes. The party continued to support the government, and developed a broader policy base, as it made welfare policies its core issue, together with immigration policies.

In 2006, the party's popularity rose dramatically in opinion polls following the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, at the expense of the Social Democrats. The average of all monthly national polls showed DF gaining seven seats in parliament from January to February, with the Social Democrats losing an equal number. This effect, however, somewhat waned with the falling media attention to the cartoons controversy.

In the 2007 parliamentary election, DF won 13.9% and 25 seats, and again continued to support the Conservative-Liberal government. Thus, in every election since its founding the party has had a steady growth, although the growth rate has stagnated somewhat in recent years. Parties in the political centre, particularly the newly founded New Alliance had sought to become the kingmaker and be able to isolate the immigration policies of DF, but eventually failed. The party was a member of the Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy (MELD).

In the 2009 elections for the European Parliament the prime candidate for the party, Morten Messerschmidt, won his seat in a landslide with 284,500 personal votes (most votes for any single candidate by any party); thus giving the party a second seat (which went to Anna Rosbach Andersen). The party made a breakthrough from its previous results in European elections, more than doubling its vote to 15.3%, and receiving 2 MEPs.

On 15 September 2012, Kristian Thuesen Dahl succeeded Kjærsgaard as chairman.

Thulesen Dahl leadership (2012–2022)
During the 2015 election the DF won 21.08% of the national vote under the leadership of Kristian Thulesen Dahl, the highest since its founding and gained 37 seats putting the party in second place. In the aftermath, the party entered negotiations with  to again provide parliamentary support in return for stricter policies on immigration and the EU. A minority government headed by Lars Løkke Rasmussen was subsequently formed with the DF, the Liberal Alliance and the Conservative People's Party providing support.

The party suffered a major defeat in the 2019 election, recording its worst result since 1998. It won just 8.7% of the vote and 16 seats, a net loss of 21 seats since 2015; it fell to third place, just narrowly outpolling the Social Liberals. Some journalists and political commentators opined that the DF's loss in support was as a result of the party's refusal and indecisiveness on taking direct part in government and the main parties including the Social Democrats adopting many of the DF's policies on immigration and integration.

In January 2022, Dahl stood down as leader and was replaced by Morten Messerschmidt in a leadership election where he won 499 out of the 828 delegators' votes against two other candidates. After Messerschmidt a total of 11 out of 16 MPs had in June left the party including Thuelsen Dahl who was the only one of them who passed on his seat to the next in line.

Messerschmidt leadership (2022–present)
At the 2022 election, the party suffered its worst election result ever with 2.6% of the vote, equal to 5 seats. In December 2022, Morten Messerschmidt was acquitted of all charges related to prior allegations of misuse of EU funds according to several political analysts and commentators, paving the way for a restoration of the party. During January and February 2023, Mikkel Bjørn and Mette Thiesen, who were both elected for Nye Borgerlige, joined the Danish People's Party, increasing its seat count to seven.

Policies
DF is a nationalist and right-wing populist party. It is positioned on the right wing of the political spectrum. The DF's stated goals are to protect the freedom and cultural heritage of the Danish people, including the family, the Monarchy and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark, to enforce a strict rule of law, to work against Denmark becoming a multi-cultural society by limiting immigration and promoting cultural assimilation of admitted immigrants, to maintain a strong welfare system for those in need, and to promote entrepreneurship and economic growth by strengthening education and encouraging people to work, to protect the environment and natural resources, and to protect Danish sovereignty against the European Union. In comparison to its predecessor, the Progress Party, the DF focuses more on immigration, while at the same time being more pragmatic on other topics. While overall considered part of the radical right, its policies on most economic issues would rather place the party in the centre to centre-left. The party's former leader, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, once declared DF an anti-Muslim party.

Immigration

DF is opposed to immigration. The party holds that Denmark is not naturally a country of immigration. The party also does not accept a multi-ethnic transformation of Denmark, and rejects multiculturalism. Former party leader Pia Kjærsgaard stated she did "not want Denmark as a multiethnic, multicultural society", and that a multiethnic Denmark would be a "national disaster". The party seeks to drastically reduce non-Western immigration, opposes and favors cultural assimilation of immigrants from all religions. In 2010, the party proposed to put a complete stop to all immigration from non-Western countries, a continuation of a proposal the month before to toughen the 24-year rule. They do, however, make the distinction between immigrants, those who intend to stay in Denmark permanently, and refugees, those that will only be in Denmark for the duration of the conflict, but ultimately intend to return home. The party has stated that it is more than happy to help those in need, but have a moral responsibility to the people of Denmark to keep Denmark Danish.

Cooperation with the Conservative-Liberal coalition government resulted in the implementation of some of their key demands, most importantly strong restrictions in immigration policies, which have resulted in what is often described as Europe's strictest immigration laws. The new government enacted rules that prevented Danish citizens and others from bringing a foreign spouse into the country unless both partners were aged 24 or above, passed a solvency test showing the Dane had not claimed social security for 12 months, and could lodge a bond of 60,011 kroner (about US$10,100). One declared aim of this was to fight arranged marriages. These new rules had the effect that while about 8,151 family reunification permits were granted in 2002, the number had fallen to 3,525 by 2005. Some social benefits for refugees were also cut by 30-40% during their first seven years in power. Ordinary unemployment benefits were replaced by a reduced "start-up aid". Whereas the government coalition's declared aim with this was to improve integration by inciting people to work, immigration spokesman Søren Krarup of DF has expressed his content in that the start-up aid has decreased the number of economic refugees greatly, showing them that "one does not find gold on the street, as has been told out in the third world". Nevertheless, total immigration increased post implementation of the migration reforms.

Other domestic
The party wants to improve conditions for the elderly and disabled, and advocates stricter punishments for crimes such as rape, violence, sexual abuse, reckless driving, and cruelty to animals. It supports grants for specific research into terrorism, Islamism, and Cold War history as well as increased defense spending. It also wants to maintain the Danish monarchy and the current Danish constitution, and to abolish the 'hate speech' clause in the Danish criminal code.

Foreign

The party opposes a cession of Denmark's sovereignty to the European Union and opposes further EU integration and Eurofederalism. It also opposes the Euro currency and wants to maintain the Danish krone. It is also against the potential accession of Turkey to the European Union. DF is Eurosceptic.

The party initially voted in favour of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but in 2014, the foreign affairs spokesman Søren Espersen said this support had been mistaken and that the rule of former dictator Saddam Hussein was "far preferable" to the events that followed. He claimed the party had "blindly followed" Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the time of the invasion.

The party supported Danish enforcement of a no-fly zone during the 2011 military intervention in Libya, but was initially sceptical of proposals for direct Danish military involvement. The party later supported the decision out of solidarity with NATO. The party leadership subsequently supported extending the Danish mission in Libya, despite the disagreement of its defense spokesman Ib Poulsen. Three years after the intervention, foreign affairs spokesman Espersen stated the party's support for the intervention was a "mistake" and predicated on a misunderstanding of the ideology of the Libyan rebels.

The party supported Danish participation in France's Operation Serval against Islamist fighters in Mali. However, it opposed proposals for Danish involvement in the Syrian Civil War.

The party seeks international recognition of Taiwan and supports Taiwan in its disputes with the People's Republic of China. In 2007, the party opposed the Danish government's plan to recognise the independence of Kosovo, and maintained the territorial integrity of Serbia. The DF is supportive of Israel and opposes the recognition of Palestine on the grounds that there is no effective Palestinian state, and wants to move the Danish embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The DF also supports Danish membership of NATO.

Analysis of vote

 An analysis by the trade union SiD after the 2001 election stated that among unskilled workers aged under 40, 30% voted for DF and only 25% for the Social Democrats.
 Decreased importance of "economic cleavage": Several authors believe that the political "cleavages" of European societies have changed over recent decades Contemporary Western European democracies are characterized by two major cleavage dimensions: the economic cleavage dimension, which pits workers against the capital, and which concerns the degree of state involvement in the economy, and the socio-cultural cleavage dimension.
 Referendums brought the rejection of the Maastricht Treaty and the Euro. The DF has managed to harness this scepticism more effectively than others.

One feature, compared to other Danish parties, is that the Danish People's Party is usually underrepresented by about 1-1.5% in opinion polls. Election researchers have suggested that the party's voters may be less interested in politics, and therefore declining to talk to pollsters, or that voters are reluctant to reveal their support for the party to pollsters.

Leaders
The party has had the following leaders since its foundation:

Election results

Parliament

Local elections

European Parliament

Notes

See also

 Politics of Denmark

References

Sources

External links

  Dansk Folkeparti - Official site
 The Party Program of the Danish People's Party Official website (page in English).

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Norman Edwin Himes (1899–1949) was an American sociologist and economist and Professor at Colgate University, known for his work on the medical history of contraception.<ref>Wajcman, Judy. Feminism confronts technology. John Wiley & Sons, 2013.</ref>

Himes obtained his PhD from Harvard University in 1932. After graduation, he started his academic career at Colgate University in 1932. In World War II he served at the Surgeon General of the United States. His research interests were in the field of "population problems, history of contraception and the birth control movement, and marriage and family relations."

 Selected publications The Truth about Birth Control: With a Bibliography of Birth Control Literature, John Day (1932)
 Himes, Norman Edwin, and Christopher Tietze. Medical history of contraception. Vol. 657. New York: Gamut Press, 1936, 1963.
 Himes, Norman Edwin, and Donald Lavor Taylor. Your marriage. Rinehart, 1955.

Selected articles
 Himes, Norman E. "The place of John Stuart Mill and of Robert Owen in the history of English neo-Malthusianism." The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1928): 627–640.
 Himes, Norman E. "Essays on population and other papers by James Alfred Field, together with material from his notes and lectures compiled and edited by Helen Fisher Hohman, with a foreword by James Bonar, LL. D." The Eugenics Review 23.3 (1931): 258-261: On the work of James A. Field.
 Himes, Norman E. "Birth control in historical and clinical perspective." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'' (1932): 49–65.

References

External links
 Norman E. Himes papers, 1918-1956 (inclusive), 1925-1950 (bulk). B MS c77. Boston Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

1899 births
1949 deaths
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The Airmed Forces o the Dominican Republic (Spaingie: Fuerzas Armadas de la República Dominicana) is the combined naitional military o the Dominican Republic. It conseest o approximately 44,000 active duty personnel, approximately 60 percent o which are utilised mainly for non-military operations, includin security providers for govrenment-awned non-militar facilities, toll siccarity, forestry wirkers an ither state enterprises, an personal siccarity for ministers, congressmen, etc. The preses is the commander in chief for the militar an the Meenistry o Defence (Spaingie: Ministerio de Defensa de la República Dominicana) is the chief managing body o the airmed forces. The primary missions are tae defend the naiiton an protect the territorial integrity o the kintra. The Dominican Republic's militar is seicont in size tae Cuba's in the Caribbean.

The Airmy, twice as lairge as the ither services combined wi aboot 56,789 active duty personnel, conseest o sax infantry brigades, an air cavalry squadron and a combat service support brigade. The Air Force operates twa main bases, ane in soothren region near Santo Domingo an ane in the northren region o the kintra, the air force operates approximately 40 aircraft includin helicopters. The Navy maintains three ageing vessels which wur donatit frae the Unitit States, aroond 25 patrol crafts an interceptor boats an two helicopters.

There is a coonter-terrorist group formed bi members o the three branches. This group is heichly trained in coonter-terrorism missions. The airmed forces participate fully in coonter-illegal drug trade efforts, for this task, thare is a taskforce kent as DEPROSER 24/7 (DEfender, PROteger y SERvir). That awso are active in efforts tae control contraband an illegal immigration frae Haiti tae the Dominican Republic an frae the Dominican Republic tae the Unitit States (via illegal transportation o immigrants tae Puerto Rico).

History

War of Independence

Haiti unnee their president Jean-Pierre Boyer haed invadit an occupied  Dominican Republic frae 1822 tae 1844.  The military forces of the First Republic's army comprised about 4,000 soldiers organized into seven line infantry regiments, several loose battalions, 6 escudrones cavalry and 3 artillery brigades with 2/2 brigades; This army was supplemented with national civic guard militia composed of the provinces, the National Naval Armada, original name of the Navy today; It composed of 10 ships, seven owned and 3 taken in requición and armed by the government: the Cibao frigate with 20 cannons; the brigantine schooner San Jose, five guns; the schooner La Libertad, five guns; General schooner Santana 7 guns; the schooner La Merced, five guns; Separation schooner, 3 guns; the schooner February 27, five guns. The requisition taken: the schooner Maria Luisa, 3 guns; the schooner March 30, 3 guns; and the schooner Hope, 3 guns. 674 operated by a man. In addition to the aforementioned military corps expeditionary southern army recruited by Pedro and Ramon Santana in Hato Mayor and El Seibo, with a permit issued by the Central Governing Board with the rank of commander in chief of the army existed. These men were skilled in handling machete and spear. His deputy commander was Brigadier General Antonio Duvergé. The other expeditionary army was the Northern Borders created to defend these borders: its commander was Major General Francisco A. Salcedo.

The Dominican forces would reach levels of organization and efficiency of considerable notoriety. As an example of this, it would suffice to highlight the fact of the achievement and preservation of National Independence, with the Dominican victory over repeated Haitian military invasions in the 12-year period that followed the proclamation of Independence; In addition, 55 percent of the National Budget was allocated to it.

20th century

The events that led to the United States military intervention of 1916, brocht about the disappearance of any vestige of military structure in the Dominican Republic, setting the intervening forces a military government headed by Captain William Knapp, who make an interim police force called "Constabulary "equivalent to an" armed police force as a military unit "and he had the task of maintaining internal order and enforce the implementing provisions of the US government. This body, purely police function disappears in 1917, leading to the creation of a National Guard. As a result of this historic event of our recent past, the country inherited a hierarchical and organizational akin to the US Marine Corps structure, which served as a platform to the transformations that later gave rise to the armed forces we know today, made up of three components, terrestrial one, one naval and one air.

This land component, now called the National Army, inherited by both its organizational structure of the National Guard organized by the US occupation forces, which operated from April 7, 1917 until June 1921, when it becomes Dominican National Police by Executive Order No. 631 of Rear Admiral Thomas Snowden, who was at that time the military governor of Santo Domingo. After the US military occupation in 1924, Horacio Vásquez wins the presidential elections of that same year. Among his first decisions, decrees the change of the Dominican National Police in National Brigade, a situation that continues until 17 May 1928, when new turn changes the name of the Army by Law No. 928, but basically inheriting a structure Police, who obeyed schemes imposition of public order demanded by the country at that time and not those of an army in their typical roles.

Due to its characteristics and missions, organizational structure that demanded presence throughout the country, which was realized with the creation of posts and detachments in different parts of the country and the establishment in some provinces of company size units, many of which still Army retains today. Over the years and already existing National Police created by decree No. 1523 of March 2, 1936 of President Trujillo, many of these units, posts and detachments became part of it, perfectly adapted to its structure, since These were essentially created to play a policing role. So great was the influence that had the National Guard in Dominican society and very particularly in the rural population, which even today are many Dominicans who often referred to the Armed Forces and unique way to the Army as " The Guard ".

Meanwhile, the Navy has remained since its inception attached to the principles that gave rise, assuming only two name changes since its inception, but gradually evolving the transformation of what was a body created for military purposes, capable of landing and ships with weapons to face possible naval invasions, to be a component mainly responsible for enforcing the provisions on navigation, trade and fishing, as well as international treaties

The Dominican Air Force, meanwhile, emerges as an independent component in 1948, under the chairmanship of Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo Molina, with characteristics of innovation and modernism, which gave mobility, versatility and depth to the Armed Forces and the complement in the following years would become: a military capacity to project military power in the Caribbean environment. The situation of this air component has changed significantly after reaching its climax in the 50s, when it was one of the best air force equipped in the region, which was due to the strategic guidelines of a long-lived military dictatorship It made efforts to stay in power and he saw in this component one of its mainstays against any invasion or subversion against the dictatorship.

References

Government o the Dominican Republic

Airmed Forces o the Dominican Republic


Democratic Beginning () was an East German political movement and political party that was active during the Revolutions of 1989 and in the period leading up to the German reunification. While it was a relatively minor party, it took part in the first democratically elected government in East Germany in 1990, and is especially known because future Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel started her political career within the party.

It was founded on 29 October 1989, based on existing politically active church groups. Founding members included Wolfgang Schnur, Friedrich Schorlemmer, Rainer Eppelmann, Günter Nooke and Thomas Welz. The organisation became a political party on December 16/17, 1989 in Leipzig. The party convention adopted a more conservative program than some of the founding members, like Schorlemmer, were willing to bear, so they left the party. Others, like Nooke, who left some time later, resented the growing cooperation with the Christian Democratic Union  (CDU) of East Germany, which had been a member of the Communist-dominated National Front of parties and mass organisations that had supported the Communist regime.

Democratic Beginning now supported rapid German reunification and joined the Alliance for Germany (Allianz für Deutschland) along with the CDU and German Social Union (DSU) for the 1990 Volkskammer elections on March 18. Only a few days prior to the elections, party chairman Schnur had to confess to having been an informer for the Ministry for State Security (Stasi), and resigned. Although Alliance for Germany won the elections, Democratic Beginning only collected 0.9% of votes, amounting to four seats in the Volkskammer. Eppelmann became minister for disarmament and defense in the new government and new party chairman. On 4 August 1990, Democratic Beginning ceased to exist after merging into the East German CDU, which in turn on 3 October 1990 merged into its West German counterpart, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

From February 1990, Angela Merkel served as the party's spokeswoman. After the mergers, Merkel was elected in the post-unification election as a member of the all-German Bundestag for the CDU, was immediately appointed a minister in Helmut Kohl's government as a form of East German representation, became party chairwoman in 2000 and eventually Chancellor of Germany in 2005.

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The Brauchitsch family is the name of an old Prussian noble family, first documented in the 13th century at the Silesian village of Chrustenik. Members of the family have been noted as statesmen and high military officers in Germany.

Notable members
 Ludwig von Brauchitsch (1757–1827) general.
 Bernard von Brauchitsch (1833–1910) general.
 Charlotte von Brauchitsch (née Gordon) (1844–1906) heiress.
 Adolf von Brauchitsch (1876–1935) general.
 Margarete von Brauchitsch (1879–1939), designer.
 Walther von Brauchitsch (1881–1948), field marshal.
 Georg von Brauchitsch (1885–1940), archeologist.
 Manfred von Brauchitsch (1905–2003), auto-racing driver.
 Bernd von Brauchitsch (1911–1974) adjutant to Göring and, after the war, a manager in steel business.
 Eberhard von Brauchitsch (1926–2010), industrial manager.
 Boris von Brauchitsch (born 1963), author, curator and photographer.

Silesian nobility
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Sit Tight is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy film, directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Rex Taylor, edited by James Gibbon, and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was originally intended as a full musical, but due to the backlash against musicals, all the songs were cut from the film except for one – sung by Winnie Lightner – in all release prints in the United States.

Plot
Winnie is the head of a health clinic and has Jojo (played by Joe E. Brown) as one of her employees. Jojo is a wrestler  forced to enter the ring and face down a musclebound masked opponent Olaf (played by Frank Hagney). Making matters worse, the masked marauder is convinced his wife has been fooling around with JoJo. JoJo is knocked out early in the proceedings, whereupon he dreams he is a sultan surrounded by harem girls.

A romantic subplot involves Tom (played by Paul Gregory) and Sally (played by Claudia Dell). Tom works for Sally's father. Sally asks her father to give Tom a promotion so she can spend more time with him. When Tom refuses to be promoted without earning the position, she threatens to have him fired and he quits his job. Tom attempts to begin a new career as a championship wrestler and is trained by Winnie and Jojo. When Sally learns about this, she attempts to stop him and asks for his forgiveness. She pleads with him to not fight but he has already pledged to do so.

Pre-Code sequences
In one sequence, Joe E. Brown refuses to strip (for wrestling) when asked to by another man and makes comments about "not knowing him well enough", implying that the man wants to sleep with him.

Cast
Winnie Lightner as Winnie
Joe E. Brown as Jojo
Paul Gregory as Tom
Claudia Dell as Sally
Hobart Bosworth as Dunlap
Frank Hagney as Olaf
Snitz Edwards as Charley

Songs
Only a print with the majority of the musical numbers cut seems to have survived. The trailer, which also survives, contains an instrumental of another song which was written for the film and originally sung by Winnie Lightner. The only surviving song on extant prints of the film is: "Face It With A Smile" Sung by Lightner.

Production
One of the sets used in Kismet (1930), along with some lavish costumes, were used in the dream sequence in this film. Gregory and Dell were musical stars who were given contracts by Warner Bros. for their musical talent. They originally sang a number of songs in this film but these numbers were cut in the prints released in the United States.

Box Office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $632,000 domestically and $142,000 foreign.

Preservation status
Only the cut print released in the United States seems to have survived. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred. Newspapers outside the United States noted that Winnie Lightner sang several lively songs throughout the picture. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists.

A black and white copy is held by the Library of Congress.

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Teatro de La Caridad or Teatro La Caridad (Spanish for "Charity's Theater"), located in Santa Clara, is one of the few remaining colonial theatres in Cuba. It is a National Monument of Cuba.

History

Early history
Teatro de La Caridad was built in 1885 and is one of The Eight Grand Theaters of Cuban Colonial era along with Teatro de la Marina in Santiago de Cuba [1823], Milanes in Pinar del Río [1838], Tacón in Havana [1838], Brunet in Trinidad [1840], Principal in Camagüey [1850], Sauto in Matanzas [1863] and Terry in Cienfuegos [1890].

The theater was financed entirely by Marta Abreu de Estevez, a local and beloved philanthropist who contributed to the prosperity of the city, donating resources to many other projects. La Caridad is one of her greatest legacies. Engineer Don Herminio Leiva y Aguilera was in charge of the design of the building. Asked for more functionality Don Herminio came up with a structure with an auditorium for 500+ observers, a mini concert room, cafeteria, restaurant, barbershop and a dancing room. The theatre has quite a sober exterior, but it is the engineering solution for new angles of the roof, the amount of windows and doors for better air flow and the interior decoration that stands up.

Decorations were made by Cuban painter and sculptor Miguel Melero, Spanish Miguel Arias and Philippine-Cuban Camilo Salaya, who later also decorated the Terry Theater in Cienfuegos province, the last of The Eight Grand Theaters. The fresco on the main ceiling depicts Genius, History, Fame, Tragedy and Comedy. The floor and sculptures in the lobby are of white English marble. Ironworks and chairs were imported form America.

September 8, 1885, was inauguration night with many festivities and finalizing with the play "Los lazos de familia" (Family bonds). All local society was present and a formal invitation to the Governor General of the island was issued for the occasion as well. Next morning thankful citizens of Santa Clara took Marta Abreu to the function in a chariot over a carpet of flowers, after that she gave away her theater to the City Council as planned and together they administrated it and saw that part of the money always went to local charities. During the next 75 years the place was changed several times in detriment of the original design. The last restoration of the structure took place in 1964 when most of the original splendor was recovered but after that more than 4 decades has passed and today the facility is in a much needed restoration again. Unfortunately local authorities lack the necessary funds to make this task possible. The theater was closed to public functions in 2007 when a loud sound in the roof alerted the personnel. In further inspections corroded centuries old timbers were detected in the roof, but it was repaired and it is opened again.

Recent history
La Caridad Theater is one of the most famous gems from the colonial times in rural Cuba. Its stage has seen world famous figures like Enrico Caruso. It was declared a National Monument in 1999 along with the rest of the architectonic environment of Parque Vidal. It is the headquarters of the "Compania Danza Abierta" (Open Dance Company), "Orquesta Sinfonica Provincial" (Provincial Symphonic Orchestra) and "Banda de Conciertos de Santa Clara" (Santa Clara Concert Band).

Literature
 Cristobal Garcia, Angel - El teatro La Caridad. (Colección Escambray, Publicigraf®, 1993)

See also
Parque Vidal
El Mejunje
Catedral de Santa Clara de Asís
Circuba

References

External links

Architecture in Cuba
Theatres in Cuba
Buildings and structures in Santa Clara, Cuba
Spanish Colonial architecture in Cuba
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Tourist attractions in Santa Clara, Cuba
Theatres completed in 1885
1885 establishments in Cuba
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Teatro La Caridad


Ingeborg Fülepp, (born in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian artist, university teacher, curator and film editor.

Life
She studied film editing and film analysis at the Academy for Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Zagreb and later education, video and interactive media between others by prof. Carol Chomsky, and prof. Howard Gardner at Harvard University in Cambridge, (the USA) and with prof. Richard Leacock  and prof. Glorianna Davenport at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  - MIT Media Lab in Boston (the USA).

Work
She participated as a film editor in a number of Yugoslav films and TV serials and also in international co-productions. 1978 began her career as a university teacher first in Zagreb, then in London, Boston, Salzburg in the Netherlands, also in Germany at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB, German Film and Television Academy Berlin), the "Konrad Wolf" University for film and television Potsdam-Babelsberg and the HTW Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (German, University of Applied Sciences) in Berlin. Since 2013 she is appointed professor for media art and film/video editing at the  Academy of Applied Arts at the University of Rijeka, Croatia.

Since 1990 she has worked together with her husband and partner Heiko Daxl under the name "mediainmotion" and "dafü®" in the fields of film, video art, visual music, CD-ROM, DVD, digital art, graphics, photo, installation and Mixed Media. Both established in Zagreb starting from 1993 and still during the war in Croatia the exhibition series Media Scape with international media art at the Museum for Contemporary Art in Zagreb (until 1999) and from 2005 - 2009 in the Galerija Rigo and Muzej Lapidarium in Novigrad (Cittánova) in the Croatian region of Istria. In 2010 and 2014 Media-Scape take a place again in Zagreb, and in 2014 in Rijeka, Croatia. From 2006 -2009 this manifestation was extended in co-operation with Noam Braslavsky under the title Strictly Berlin in the Galerie der Künste (GdK) in Berlin.
Since 2013 professor for new media at the Academy of Applied Arts, University of Rijeka
Since 2019 founder and leader of the Center for Innovetive Media, Academy of Applied Arts University of RIjeka

Fülepp lives and works in Rijeka,  Berlin and Zagreb.

References

 Vortex/sonambiente
 Virtual portal to Croatian Culture

External links
 Ingeborg Fülepp personal website
 media in motion project website of Ingeborg Fülepp & Heiko Daxl
 media in motion: video channel

 Ingeborg Fülepp at artfacts.net
 Media-Scape
 Strictly Berlin
 Galerie der Künste, Berlin

Croatian video artists
Digital artists
Women digital artists
Installation artists
Living people
Croatian curators
Artists from Zagreb
Croatian people of German descent
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb alumni
Croatian women artists
Croatian expatriates in Germany
Croatian expatriates in the United States
20th-century Croatian artists
21st-century Croatian artists
21st-century women artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Film people from Zagreb
Croatian women curators

Ingeborg Fülepp


Paul Mulligan Thompson  (10 February 1931 – 12 June 2007) was a British sinologist and pioneer in the field of Chinese computer applications.

Biography
Paul Thompson was born at Xingtai in Hebei province, China, where his Northern Irish parents worked as missionaries with the China Inland Mission. He attended the Chefoo School, a Christian boarding school at Yantai in Shandong province, until November 1942 when the staff and students were interned at the Temple Hill Japanese Internment Camp. A few months later, in the summer of 1943, Thompson and his family were moved to the Weixian Internment Camp in Shandong (modern Weifang city), where they remained until liberated by American paratroopers in 1945.  His family then moved back to Northern Ireland, and Thompson completed his schooling in Belfast.

After leaving school he travelled widely, and studied at the Free University of Amsterdam, the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (where he married his wife, Marcia Cole, in 1952), and the U.S. Army Language School at Monterey, California, but he did not obtain a degree from any of these institutions. He also worked for several years as an interpreter in Japan and a teacher in Taiwan. In 1959 he was accepted into the University of Washington at Seattle, where he obtained a BA in 1960, and studied for his PhD on the lost book of Shenzi under Hellmut Wilhelm.

After receiving his PhD he taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1963 to 1970, and then in 1970 he was appointed to a position at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, where he remained until his retirement in 1996. He was a key figure, together with D. C. Lau, Angus Graham and Sarah Allan, in making SOAS a world-renowned centre for the teaching of Chinese philosophy during the 1970s and 1980s.

Thompson's major academic achievement was The Shen Tzu Fragments (1979), a work of textual scholarship in which he constructed a critical edition of the lost book of Shen Dao (probably originally composed during the early 3rd century BC) from the hundreds of quotations from it that are preserved in other Chinese texts. The methodology that he devised for analyzing the Shenzi fragments was based on the methods originally developed in Classical and Biblical scholarship, and was the first time that such methods had been applied to a classical Chinese text.

In addition to his work on early Chinese philosophy, Thompson was interested in the use of computers for sinological research, and in the early 1980s developed a Chinese text input system that used dynamic tables of statistical frequency to generate a list of candidate characters, thus laying the groundwork for the development of the most common Chinese language input systems in use today.

He died of cancer in 2007.

After his death, Thompson's family presented his library to the Centre for Excavated Texts and Ancient Literature, Fudan University, Shanghai. In 2009 a conference was held in his memory at Fudan University, and the proceedings of the conference were published in 2010 as 出土文献与传世典籍的诠释—纪念谭朴森先生逝世两周年国际学术研讨会论文集 (Excavated texts and transmitted literature: a festschrift for Paul Thompson) by Shanghai guji chubanshe ( / 9787532556663).

Works
1979. The Shen Tzu Fragments. Oxford and London.

References
 Obituary in the Guardian by Sarah Allan
 Obituary in the Times

1931 births
2007 deaths
Academics of SOAS University of London
British sinologists
University of Minnesota alumni
World War II civilian prisoners held by Japan
Internees at the Weixian Internment Camp
Defense Language Institute alumni
People from Xingtai
University of Washington alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty

Paul Thompson (sinologist)


James Paul Flanagan (April 20, 1881 – April 21, 1947) was a Major League Baseball center fielder.  He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates just at the end of the 1905 season (September 25-October 7).  The 24-year-old rookie, who stood  and weighed 185 lbs.,  was a native of Kingston, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Notre Dame.

Flanagan played well during his time with the Pirates.  In seven games he hit .280 (7-for-25) with one double, one triple, three runs batted in, and seven runs scored.  He also had three stolen bases.  In the field he handled 19 chances flawlessly for a fielding percentage of 1.000.

Two of his famous teammates on the Pirates were future Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke.

Flanagan died at the age of 66 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Nickname
According to SABR research, his unusual nickname was due to his speed on the bases and his large size, comparing him to a steam locomotive.

References

External links
Baseball Reference
Retrosheet

Major League Baseball center fielders
People from Kingston, Pennsylvania
Baseball players from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Pirates players
1881 births
1947 deaths
Toledo Mud Hens players
Rochester Bronchos players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball players
Sacramento Sacts players
Northampton Meadowlarks players
New Britain Perfectos players
Holyoke Papermakers players
Harrisburg Senators players
Meriden Silverites players

Steamer Flanagan


Bloodletting was the name for a medical practice which affected the health of the person.

Blood donation is when a person voluntarily gives blood, which can be used for blood transfusions or to make certain drugs. Blood banks store this blood. The blood can be used to help the victims of accidents, for example. Usually, the blood donor and the donated blood are tested for diseases which spread through the blood. These include various forms of Hepatitis, HIV, Haemophilia and Syphilis. Usually, a series of questions also need to be answered to make sure that there is no risk to the person donating.

A special case occurs before some medical operations. People donate their own blood, which can be used if they lose a lot of blood during surgery.

Conditions
There are certain conditions on the people who can donate blood. Some of them vary by country, others are the same in most countries

Temporary exclusions

 People who had a tatoo or piercing made need to wait for some time.
 People who had more than one sexual partner in the last few months need to wait for some time
 People who had certain vaccines in the last few months need to wait for some time.
 Women who are pregnant, or who are breastfeeding need to wait for some time
 People who have been to certain countries (and don't live there) need to wait for some time. Most of these countries are in the tropics.

Total exclusions

 Drug addicts are excluded from donating blood
 Sex workers are excluded from donating blood
 People with certain diseases cannot donate blood (some of these are AIDS, Hepatitis, and Malaria).
 People who need to take certain drugs cannot donate blood
 In most countries, children cannot donate blood (without the consent of their parents)

In general, those donating blood need to be healthy.

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is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).  He represents the 4th District of Okayama prefecture.

Member of a political dynasty
A native of Sōja, Okayama, Gaku Hashimoto is the son of a former Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto, and the grandson of Ryugo Hashimoto, also a member of the House of Representatives.

His uncle Daijiro Hashimoto is a former governor of Kōchi Prefecture. His mother Kumiko Nakamura belongs to another dynasty, the Nakamura family.

His great-grandfather Utaro Hashimoto headed the quasi-monopolistic Dai-Nippon Beer Company, Ltd., which is now Sapporo Brewery.

Career
Hashimoto attended the Keio University as both undergraduate and graduate, and joined the Mitsubishi Research Institute.

In 2005, Hashimoto was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. He also served as Member, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems, Director, Special Committee on Anti-Piracy Measures, Prevention of International Terrorism, and Japan's Cooperation and Support, Director, Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications.

Ideology
Hashimoto is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi, and a member of the following right-wing groups in the Diet:
Nippon Kaigi Diet discussion group (日本会議国会議員懇談会 - Nippon kaigi kokkai giin kondankai)
Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会 - Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League
83 Group (83会)

Hashimoto gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians:

In 2012:
in favor of the revision of the Constitution
in favor of the right of collective self-defense (revision of Article 9)
against the reform of the National assembly (unicameral instead of bicameral)
in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants
against the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s
in favor of the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Okinawa)
against evaluating the purchase of Senkaku Islands by the Government
in favor of a strong attitude versus China
no answer regarding the participation of Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
in favor of considering a nuclear-armed Japan in the future
against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage
In 2014:
in favor of the revision of the Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution
in favor of the right of collective self-defense
in favor of nuclear plants
no problem for visits of a Prime Minister to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine
in favor of the revision of the Murayama Statement
against the revision of the Kono Statement
against laws preventing hate speech
considers that Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is a burden for Okinawa
in favor of the Special Secrecy Law
against teaching 'morality' in school

References

External links
  in Japanese.
 Twitter

1974 births
Living people
Politicians from Okayama Prefecture
Keio University alumni
Children of prime ministers of Japan
Koizumi Children
Members of Nippon Kaigi
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians

Gaku Hashimoto


Starship Troopers is a 1997 American science fiction action adventure thriller movie. It was released on November 7, 1997. The gross amount of money the movie made was $65,000,000 (worldwide). The companies that helped make the movie TriStar Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Big Bug Pictures. Starship Troopers was directed by Paul Verhoeven.

Story
Starship Troopers is about an interplanetary war between the Humans (Mobile Infantry) and large insect-like aliens in the 23rd century. It is about the experience of Johnny Rico, one of 3 close friends who join up to fight the bugs before his hometown of Buenos Aires is destroyed by the aliens.

Other websites

1997 action movies
1997 adventure movies
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1997 thriller movies
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American adventure movies
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Movies set on fictional planets
Movies set in Argentina
Movies directed by Paul Verhoeven

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This is a list of rivers in India. Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted geographically, along the coast starting from the Bay of Bengal in the east, moving along the Indian coast southward to Kanyakumari, then northward along the Arabian Sea. Tributary rivers are listed in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream.

Rivers flowing into Bay of Bengal
 Karnaphuli River from Mizoram and Bangladesh

Meghna River Basin
The Meghna-Surma-Barak River System is located in India and Bangladesh.

 Meghna River (in Bangladesh)
 Padma River (main Ganges distributary)
 Dhaleshwari River
 Dakatua River
 Gumti River
 Feni River
 Muhuri River
 (Old) Brahmaputra (in Bangladesh)
 Titas River, also called the Haora River
 Surma River
 Kangsha River
 Someshwari River
 Kushiyara River
 Manu River
 Barak River
 Tuivai River
 Irang River

Brahmaputra River Basin
 Brahmaputra River, called Jamuna River in Bangladesh
 Dharla River (Bangladesh)
 Jaldhaka (India)
 Torsa River (also Torsha), called Kaljani in Bangladesh
 Ghargharia River
 Buri Torsa
 Teesta River (also Tista)
 Rangeet River
 Lachen River
 Lachung River
 Yamuna
 Sankosh (also Sankhosh)
 Raidāk River
 Manas River
 Pagladiya River
 Kapili River
 Kolong River
 Dhansiri River
 Mora Dhansiri River
 Subansiri River
 River Diphlu
 River Mora Diphlu
 Kakodonga River
 Bhogdoi River, also called Gelabill (previously called Desoi)
 Dikhou River (or Dikhu)
 Namdang River
 Disang River
 Kameng River, also called Jia Bhoreli (previously called Bhareli)
 Dihing River, also called Burhidihing, Buri Dihing, and Noa Dihing in its earlier course through Namdapha National Park
 Tirap River
 Namphuk River
 Lohit River (or Luhit)
 Dibang River
 Upriver of the Dibang the Brahmaputra is known as the Dihang River and, China, the Yarlung Tsangpo River
 Dorika River

Ganges River Basin

 Ganges River
Kaali Nadi East (Mujaffernagar to Kannoj)
Ramganga River
 Hooghly River (distributary)
 Damodar River
 Barakar River
 Jalangi River
 River Churni
 Ichamati River
 Rupnarayan River
 Ajay River
 Mayurakshi River
 Dwarakeswar River
 Mundeswari River
 Meghna River (distributary)
 Padma River (distributary)
 Atrai River
 Mahananda River
 Kosi River
 Burhi Gandak River
 Punpun River
 Falgu River
 Gandaki River (also Gandak, known as Narayani in Nepal)
 Son River
 North Koel River
 Amanat River
 Rihand River
 Gopad River
 Goini River
 Neur River
 Banas River
 Johilla River
 Ghaghara River (sometimes spelled Gogra), called Karnali River in Nepal
 West Rapti River
Rohni River
 Sarda River (also known as Chauka), called Mahakali in Nepal, also known as the Kali River along the India–Nepal border
 Ladhiya River
 Sarayu River, or Sarju River
 Gori Ganga River (or Goriganga)
 Darma River (also Dhauliganga, Darmaganga)
 Gomati River (also spelled Gomti)
 Yamuna River
 Ban Ganga River
 Ken River
 Betwa River
 Dhasan River
 Halali River
 Kaliasote River
 Sindh River
 Kwari River
 Hindon River Ghaziabad in western Uttar Pradesh
 Karban River Agra region Uttar Pradesh
 Pahuj River in Bhind District Madhya Pradesh
 Chambal River
 Banas River
 Berach River
 Ahar River
 Kali Sindh River
 Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh)
 Shipra River in Ujjain
Gambhir River
Parbati River (Rajasthan)
 Ramganga River
 Khoh River
 Mandal River
 Alaknanda River
 Mandakini River
 Pindar River
 Nandakini River
 Dhauliganga River
Rishiganga River
 Bhagirathi River
Bhilangna River
Jahnavi River

West Bengal Coastal Rivers
 Subarnarekha River
 Kharkai River
 Kangsabati River
Bhagirathi
Hughli

Mahanadi River Basin
 Mahanadi River
Brahmani River
Baitarani River
South Koel River near Rourkela
Sankh River
Devi River
Kusabhadra River
Daya River
Bhargavi River
Kadua River

Godavari River Basin
 Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra states
Kolab River in Orissa State
 Indravati River in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra State and also in Chhattisgarh state
 Bandiya River in Gadchiroli
 Pranahita River
 Wainganga River
 Wardha River
 Penganga River
 Manjira River
 Sabari River
 Purna River
 Taliperu River
 Pravara River
 Manair River
 Kinnerasani River
 Pedda Vagu River

Krishna River Basin
 Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra states
 Varada River
 Tungabhadra River
 Tunga River
 Bhadra River
 Vedavathi River
 Suvarnamukhi River
 Veda River
 Avathi River
 Bhima River in Karnataka and Maharashtra
 Sina River
 Nira River
 Mula-Mutha River
 Mula River
 Mutha River
 Chandani River
 Kamini River
 Moshi River
 Ambi River
 Bori River
 Man River
 Bhogwati River
 Indrayani River
 Kundali River
 Kumandala River
 Ghod River
 Bhama River
 Pavna River
 Malaprabha River
 Ghataprabha River
 Varma River
 Venna River
 Koyna River in Satara district of Maharashtra state

Andhra Pradesh Coastal Rivers
Rivers like vamsadhara and nagavalli are the two coastal rivers in srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh

Sharada river starts at Devarapally in visakhapatnam district and drains in to the Bay of Bengal

Penner River Basin
 Penner River

Kaveri River Basin

 Kaveri River (Kaveri)
 Kollidam River (distributary)
 Amaravati River
 Arkavathy River
 Mettur Dam
 Bhavani River
 Hemavati River
 Kabini River

Tamil Nadu Coastal Rivers
 Thamirabarani River
 Palar River
 Vaigai River
 Vaippar river
 Vellar
 Vasishta Nadi
 Sweta Nadi
 Cooum River
 Adyar River
 thenpennai river

Rivers flowing into Arabian Sea

Karnataka Coastal Rivers
The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Karnataka join Arabian sea.
 Kali River
 Netravati River
 Sharavathi River
 Aghanashini River

Kerala Coastal Rivers
The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Kerala  to join Arabian sea.
 Periyar River
 Bharathapuzha River
 Pamba River

Coastal rivers of Goa
 Tiracol
 Chapora
 Baga
 Mandovi River
 Zuari River
 Sal
 Talpona
 Galgibag

Maharashtra Coastal Rivers
 Shastri River
 Gad River
 Vashishti River
 Savitri River
 Patalganga River
 Ulhas River
 Thane Creek (distributary)
 Vasai Creek (distributary)
 Mithi River or Mahim River
 Oshiwara River
 Dahisar River
 Tansa River in Thane
 Vaitarna River
 Surya River

Tapi River Basin
 Tapti River and its tributaries
 Tapti River (or Tapi) in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
 Gomai River in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra
 Arunavati River in Dhule district of Maharashtra
 Panzara River in Jalgaon, Dhule districts of Maharashtra
 Kaan River in Dhule district
 Aner River in Jalgaon, Dhule districts
 Girna River in Nashik, Malegaon, Jalgaon districts
 Titur River in Jalgaon district
 Waghur River in Jalgaon, Aurangabad districts
 Purna River in Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Navsari districts of Gujarat, Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
 Nalganga River in Buldhana district
 Vaan River in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati districts of Maharashtra
 Morna River in Akola, Washim districts
 Katepurna River in Akola, Washim districts
 Umaa River in Akola, Washim districts
 Sangiya River in Amravati district of Maharashtra

Narmada River Basin
 Narmada River
 Kolar River in  Sehore
 Barna River in  Raisen
 Hiren River
 Tawa River
 Burhner River

Mahi River Basin
 Mahi River
 Som River
 Gomati River

Sabarmati River Basin
 Sabarmati River
 Wakal River
 Sei River

Indus River Basin

 Indus River (largely in Pakistan)
 Panjnad River (Pakistan)
 Sutlej River (Northern India and Pakistan)
 Beas River
 Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh)
 Chenab River (largely in Pakistan)
 Ravi River (largely in Pakistan)
 Jhelum River (in Pakistan and India)
Neelum River or Kishanganga
Tawi River
Shyok River
Nubra River, rising from the meltwater of the Siachen Glacier
Chang Chenmo River
Galwan River
Suru River
Dras River
Shingo River
Yapola River
Zanskar River
Markha River
Khurna River
Tsarap River
Doda River
Hanley River

Rivers flowing into inner part of India
 Ghaggar River in Haryana, Rajasthan
 Musi River at Hyderabad, India
 Samir River, India/ Gujarat
 Luni River at Rajasthan

List by letter

A–D
Bhadra (Karnataka), Brahma (Kerala), Bharathapuzha (Kerala), Brahmaputra River, Chenab River, Chandrabhaga, Cheyyar, Arhavathi (Karnataka), Brahmani (Orissa), Baitarani, Devi, Daya, Bahuda,damodar

E–H
Falgu River

Gandhi River, Ganges River, Gomti River, Gambhir River, Gandak, Gayathripuzha, Ghaggar River, Ghaghara River, Ghataprabha, Girija River, Girna River, Godavari River, Gomti River, Gunjavni River

Halali River, Hoogli River, Hindon River (Chameli River)

I–L
Indus River, Indravati River, Indrayani River

Jaldhaka, Jhelum River, Jayamangali River At Tumkur District, River Jambhira

Kabini River, Kadalundi River, Kaagini River, Kali River- Karnataka, Kali River- Uttarakhand, Kali Sindh River, Kaliasote River, Karmanasha, Karban River, Uttar Pradesh, Kallayi River Kalpathipuzha, Kameng River, Kanhan River, Kamla Balan Bihar, Kannadipuzha, Karnaphuli River, Kaveri River, Kelna River, Kelo River Khadakpurna River, Kodoor River, Koel River, Kolab River, Kollidam River, Kosi River, Koyna River, Krishna River, Kundali River, Kaushiga River, Kuwanav River, Ken River, Kshipra River Indore Madhya Pradesh

Lachen River, Lachung River, Lakshmana Tirtha River, Luni River

M–P
Mahanadi River, Mahananda River, Mahakali River, Mahi River, Mandovi River, Meenachil River, Meghna River, Mithi River, Mula River, Musi River, Mutha River, Malaprabha, Manorama River

Narmada River, Nethravathi River, Nag River (Maharashtra), Naagavali (Orissa & A.P)

Palar River, Pamba River, Pahuj River, Pamba (Kerala), Panjnad River, Panzara River, Parambikulam River, Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh), Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh), Parbati River (Rajasthan), Payaswini, Pench River, Penganga River, Penner River, Periyar River, Ponnaiyar River, Pranhita River, Purna River, Pluest River (Poonch J&K), Panchaganga River, Mula River Maharashtra, Mootha River Maharashtra

Q–T
Ramganga, Rangeet River, Ravi River, Rihand River, Rukmavati River, Rupnarayan River, Rapti River, Ram Rekha River

Saryu River, Sai River, Sarasvati River, Sabarmati River, Sankh River, Shalmala River, Sharavathi River, Shimsha River, Shipra River, Sindh River, Sita River, Son River, Souparnika River, South Koel River, Subarnarekha River, Sutlej River, Surya River, Swarna River

Tansa River, Tapti River, Tawa River, Teesta River, Thuthapuzha, Tons River Tunga River, Tungabhadra River, Thamirabarani River
Tedi River

U–W
Vaan River, Vaigai River, Varuna Vashishti River, Vedavathi River, Vrishabhavathi, Vishwamitri River, Vaitarna River

Ulhas River, (Ural River)

Wainganga River, Wagh River, Wardha River, Wehashli River

X–Z
Yamuna River

Zuari River

References

 Bhalerao, S.M., Bharatiya Sarita Kosh (in Marathi), (Encyclopedia of Indian Rivers),
 Vol. 1: Scientific Information, pages 1–788 + 16 pages of colour
photographs (),

 Vol. 2: Scientific Information, pages 789-1660 + 16 pages of colour
photographs (),

 Vol. 3: Scientific, Cultural, Historical Information, pages 1661-2468
+ 36 pages of colour photographs (), and

 Book of 60 Maps ().
 Published Nov. 2007, Diamond Publications, 1691 Sadashiv Peth, Shankar
Prasad Society, Tilak Road, Pune 411 030, INDIA, Tel +91 20 2445 2387,
(diamondpublications at vsnl dot net), price Rs. 5000.

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Eugene Klein (June 26, 1878 – April 30, 1944) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an internationally known stamp collector, stamp dealer, and auctioneer who was President of the American Philatelic Society from 1935 to 1937.

Philatelic activity
Klein was the Official Expert of the American Philatelic Society from 1911 to 1931 and its International Secretary from 1928 to 1935 and 1937 to 1944. He also served as President (1935–1937) and International Secretary again from 1937 until his death. He authored the 1940 book United States Waterway Packetmarks: Handstamped and Printed Names of Mail-Carrying Steamboats on the United States of America Inland and Coastal Waters, 1832-1899, called a seminal work by the American Philatelic Society, (APS), in a highly-collectable area.

Honors and awards
Eugene Klein was inducted into the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1944.

Inverted Jenny
Klein is remembered as the dealer who bought the sheet of the 24-cent Inverted Jenny 1918 United States air mail stamps from its finder, William T. Robey.

References

External links
 Eugene Klein writings

American philatelists
1878 births
1944 deaths
American stamp dealers
People from Philadelphia
American auctioneers
Philatelic auctioneers
American Philatelic Society

Eugene Klein (philatelist)


Gurjar or Gujjar (also translitterated as Gujar, Goojar, Gujjara and Gujjer) are an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral group of Jammu and Kashmir, Northwestern India, northern and central Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and northeastern Afghanistan.

The Gujari language is closely related to Rajasthani and Marwari.
As per historical accounts parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat were known as Gurjar-bhumi or Gurjaratra prior to Mughal period in India. The Gurjar-Pratihara dynasty acted as a barrier to invasions from Muslim Arabs for around 300 centuries. However, in later times, circa the 14th century AD onwards, they were reduced to small principalities due to successful invasions and conquests by Muslim powers in northern and western India. During the 15th-16th century, there were Gujjar kings in the areas of Meerut and Dadri. The Gujjars in Pakistan and Afghanistan are Muslim.

After this time, with struggles against the rising Mughal power and later British India the Gujjars gradually fell into a decline.  They became poor nomads and started living in jungles and forests.  With Muslim rule in North India, the Hindu Gujjars of the area surrounding Delhi had to live in jungles in order to save their Hindu faith and to survive. Today, Hindu Gujjars are found in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh and to a smaller extent Punjab. Muslim Gujjars are found in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in the Afghanistan province of Nuristan.

Reference

Ethnic groups in India

Gurjar


Paris Follies of 1956 is a 1955 American film directed by Leslie Goodwins. The film is also known as Fresh from Paris in the United States (TV title) and the working title of the film.  The film showcases several acts filmed at Frank Sennes' Moulin Rouge Night Club in 1954.

Plot
Dan Bradley owns and operates a Hollywood, California nightclub and is in love with Ruth Harmon, a stage designer for his shows. Dan's a happy man because talented singer Margaret Walton is his headliner and wealthy Alfred Gaylord his financial backer.

Then things go wrong. Margaret, jealous of Ruth, threatens to quit if Dan pays attention to anyone except her. Gaylord's son shows up to take Alfred back to a sanitarium, revealing his father to be irresponsible, not rich.

Margaret's sister, cigarette girl Barbara, manages to persuade Dan's close pal Chuck Russell to audition her to be her sister's understudy. Her timing is good because Margaret gets angry at Dan and does indeed walk off. Barbara, however, gets stage fright and can't go on, resulting in big sister Margaret coming full circle to be the understudy's understudy. She sings and is a great success.

Cast
Forrest Tucker as Dan Bradley
Margaret Whiting as Margaret Walton
Dick Wesson as Chuck Russell
Martha Hyer as Ruth Harmon
Barbara Whiting as Barbara Walton
Lloyd Corrigan as Alfred Gaylord
Wally Cassell as Harry
Fluff Charlton as Taffy
James Ferris as Jim
William Henry as Wendell
The Sportsmen Quartet as Themselves
Frank Parker as himself

Soundtrack

References

External links

1955 films
1955 musical films
Films directed by Leslie Goodwins
American musical films
Allied Artists films
1950s English-language films
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Creative Capers Entertainment is an American animation studio founded by Terry and Sue Shakespeare with David Molina in 1989. Based in Altadena, California, it specializes in Flash and hand-drawn animation in various feature films, television series, commercials, CD-ROMs and video games.

The studio is populated by animators who worked in Sullivan Bluth Studios Ireland Limited including Mark Koetsier, Silvia Hoefnagels, Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Tiernan (co-founder of Dagda Film), Shane Zalvin, etc. It also operates a division called Creative Capers Cartoons, also known as The Hollywood Cartoon Company, which was mainly used for providing additional animation for some feature films. The studio was also an uncredited additional animation facility for Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King, and most notably provided the CGI animation for the direct-to-video Bionicle trilogy.

Filmography

Films
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) (additional animation, as Creative Capers Cartoons)
Once Upon A Forest (1993) (additional animation, as The Hollywood Cartoon Company)
The Pagemaster (1994) (additional animation, as The Hollywood Cartoon Company)
101 Dalmatians (1996) (CGI game sequence)
Mr. Magoo (1997) (opening sequence)
The Tigger Movie (2000) (additional animation)

Direct-to-Video
Sweetsville (2003)
Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003)
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004)
Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (2005)
Smallville Legends: Kara and the Chronicles of Krypton (2008)

Television specials
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (2008)
Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman (2008)
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween (2008)

Television series
Fievel's American Tails (1992–1994) (additional animation, as The Hollywood Cartoon Company)
Nightmare Ned (1997)
Sitting Ducks (2001–2003)

Games
Ultrabots (1993) (character designs)
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (1994) (animation)
Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King (1994) (animation)
Aladdin Activity Center (1994) (animation)
Disney's Animated Storybook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1995) (animation)
The Lion King: Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games (1995) (animation)
Gargoyles (1995) (animation)
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (1995) (animation)
Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas (1995) (animation)
The Walt Disney World Explorer (1996) (animation)
The Lion King Activity Center (1996) (animation)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Gamebreak (1996) (animation)
Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians (1996) (animation)
101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor (1997) (animation)
Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997) (animation)
Disney's Magic Artist 2 (1997) (animation)
Hercules (1997) (animation)
Nightmare Ned (1997) (animation)
Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules (1998) (animation)
Ariel's Story Studio (1998) (animation)
The Little Mermaid Photo Fun Print Studio (1998) (animation)
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride Activity Play (1998) (animation)
Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan (1999) (animation)
Mulan Print Studio (1999) (animation)
Tarzan Activity Center (2000) (animation)
Winnie the Pooh Activity Center (2000) (animation)

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Data Privacy Lab is a program dedicated to teaching and research in areas related to privacy technology. The Data Privacy Lab in Harvard University is operating in the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS). Latanya Sweeney founded the Lab and continues as its Director.    The program was first started in 2001 at Carnegie Mellon University in the Heinz College and in 2002, moved to the School of Computer Science, where it operated until 2011 before moving to Harvard. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is also running a Data Privacy Lab program and it is functioning in the College of Computing and Informatics.

Some of the projects currently underway in the Data Privacy Lab at Harvard School are related to re-identification,  discrimination in online ads, privacy-enhanced linking, fingerprint capture, genomic privacy and complex-care patients.  The Data Privacy Lab at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte conducts research in various areas like privacy preserving data mining, privacy issues in social networks, privacy aware database generation for software testing and privacy and anonymity in data integration and dissemination.

References

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The Buffet family was a family of French musical instrument makers.

Denis Buffet-Auger

Denis Buffet-Auger, born Denis Buffet, was born 28 July 1783 in La Couture, near Dreux into a family of woodturners.  He became known as Buffet-Auger after his marriage to Marie-Anne Auger.  In 1825 he set up a workshop in Paris making instruments, a business that was to become the Buffet Crampon company, still in operation and one of the foremost manufacturers of woodwind instruments. Jean Louis Buffet was his son.  Denis Buffet-Auger died on 24 Sep 1841 in Paris.

Auguste Buffet jeune

Auguste Buffet jeune (full name Louis-Auguste Buffet) was born 6 August 1789 in La Couture, a younger brother of Denis Buffet-Auger.  Auguste was making musical instruments in La Couture by 1813, but by 1830 had moved his workshop to Paris.  In the 1830s he designed and built two new bass clarinets, developed an improved Boehm system flute (with flutist Victor Coche), and, with H.E. Klosé, invented the so-called Boehm system clarinet, the system still most commonly in use outside of Germany, Austria, and Russia for clarinets.  In the early 1840s, with P.J.R. Soler, he developed a Boehm system oboe; this, however, was less successful.  Louis-Auguste Buffet was his son. Auguste Buffet jeune died on 30 Sep 1864 in Anet.

Jean Louis Buffet
Jean Louis Buffet, also known as Jean Louis Buffet-Crampon, was born 18 July 1813 in La Couture, son of Denis Buffet-Auger.  By about 1830 he had begun to work at the musical instrument manufacturing firm established by his father, and at the latter's death in 1841 he took over the company.  Buffet married Zoë Crampon in 1836, and by 1844 his firm was known as Buffet Crampon.  He died in Paris on 17 April 1865.

Louis Auguste Buffet
Louis Auguste Buffet was born 15 July 1816 in Anet, son of Auguste Buffet jeune.  By 1845 Auguste (as Louis Auguste called himself) was working in his father's workshop in Paris. Between 1859 and 1862 he was awarded several patents relating to woodwind instrument making, and in 1864, when his father died, he took over operation of the business.  He died on 7 April 1884 in Paris.

References

Notes
Anthony Béthune, William McBride. "Buffet-Auger, Denis", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed November 18, 2006), grovemusic.com  (subscription access).
Anthony Béthune, William McBride. "Buffet-Crampon", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed November 18, 2006), grovemusic.com  (subscription access).
Anthony Béthune, William McBride. "Buffet, Louis Auguste [jeune]", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed November 18, 2006), grovemusic.com  (subscription access).

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The Jewish Museum of New Jersey, at Ahavas Sholom, is located at 145 Broadway in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.

The Museum was founded in 2003 and the museum's inaugural opening was in 2007. The historic building in the Broadway neighborhood is the longest continually operating synagogue in the city. It was built in 1923 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2000, for its significance in art, religion, and social history. The two-story brick building features Classical Revival architecture. It is one of fifty synagogues that once stood in Newark, serving a Jewish population of 70,000, once the sixth largest Jewish community in the United States.

From the gallery space of the Museum, one has a view of the majestic Aron Kodesh, or Holy Ark. Constructed in the 1870s for Congregation Beth-El, later Rodeph Sholom, at their second location on Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street in New York City, the hand-carved wooden Aron Kodesh was installed at its present location in Newark in the 1920s and is the oldest in the state of New Jersey.

The Museum creates and curates rotating and traveling exhibitions, utilizing photographs, paintings, panel displays, artifacts, text, music and multi-media. The Museum also features topics such as local Holocaust survivors, Jewish Immigration in the state, and history of Sephardim in New Jersey. The Museum is open for special exhibits and programs, as well as by appointment.

New Jersey has the fourth largest Jewish population in the country and it can trace back its Jewish roots to the 17th century. Mr. Joseph Selzer, the founder and former board president had taken a visit to the Jewish Museum of Florida which is located in a restored 1936 synagogue. Selzer realized that despite New Jersey having such a high population of a practicing Jewish population, there was no Jewish museum to preserve the state's Jewish history.

There are over one-half million people in New Jersey who are Jewish and the creation of the museum will create the first centralized location with permanent, rotating, and traveling installations for the research, presentation, and exhibition of more than 400 years of Jewish History in New Jersey.

See also
 Prince Street Synagogue
 National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
 Newark Museum
 New Jersey Historical Society

References

External links
 Jewish Museum of New Jersey
 Global Directory of Jewish Museums
 Jewish Virtual Library: Hudson County

Jews and Judaism in Newark, New Jersey
Synagogues in New Jersey
Neoclassical architecture in New Jersey
Synagogues completed in 1923
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Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee. Crossroads is located on Tennessee State Route 128, northeast of Savannah.

In fiction
Crossroads is featured extensively in the web comic Johnny Bullet. In the strip, it is spelled Cross Roads and is a larger size city, comparable to neighbouring Savannah, Tennessee, in Hardin County.

References

Unincorporated communities in Hardin County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee

Crossroads, Tennessee


Mona the Vampire is an animated children's television series based on the children's book of the same name written and illustrated by Sonia Holleyman (itself adapted to the novel series, itself illustrated by Holleyman and written by Hiawyn Oram). The series aired in Canada on YTV from September 13, 1999, to February 22, 2006; in France, it first aired on France 3 on October 30, 2000.

Mona the Vampire was co-produced by the CINAR Corporation, Alphanim, Animation Services (in Hong Kong; season 3) and YTV in co-production with France 3, Canal J (seasons 1 and 2) and Tiji (seasons 3 and 4), with the participation of the Independent Production Fund, the Shaw Children's Programming Initiative and Telefilm Canada.

Synopsis
The series follows the adventures of Mona Parker, who refers to herself as "Mona the Vampire", as well as her two best friends, Lily Duncan ("Princess Giant") and Charley Bones ("Zapman"), and her pet cat, Fang, as they imagine themselves confronting a new supernatural foe, or solving a supernatural mystery, in every episode, but there are always rational explanations for what they see.

Episodes

There are a total of 65 full episodes of Mona the Vampire. Each episode is approximately 22 minutes long, and each full episode contains two 11-minute episodes. Four seasons of Mona the Vampire were produced. The first season contains 26 full episodes, while seasons 2, 3, and 4 each contains 13 full episodes.

Cast

Main
 Mona Parker ("Mona the Vampire") (voiced by Emma Taylor-Isherwood) - A ten-year-old girl with a vivid imagination and a naive personality who imagines herself as a vampire hero coming out to save the day. She believes the town she lives in is overrun with supernatural monsters, and she plans to stop them all and save the town on a daily basis. Although Mona's imagination can cause trouble at times, her imagination has more often than not proven to be helpful.
 Fang - Mona's pet cat, he is a feline sidekick who always follows Mona everywhere. Fang is her accomplice in the nether realms of her imagination. When going with Mona while in her vampire costume, he has fake wings tied to his back.
 Charles "Charley" Bones ("Zapman") (voiced by Justin Bradley in Seasons 1-3; Evan Smirnow in Season 4) - One of Mona's best friends, he is an intelligent but also timid bespectacled boy in real life. His alter ego is Zapman, who wears a green costume and is armed with a Zapp-A-Rama gun, which really is a water pistol, though he can be seen holding another kind of toy gun. Charley's nemesis is the local school bully George.
 Lily Duncan ("Princess Giant") (voiced by Carrie Finlay) - One of Mona's best friends. She has a timid and slightly paranoid personality at times, but she is still helpful to the team. Her alter ego is Princess Giant, who wears a long blond wig topped with a crown and holds a kind of cat plushie.
 Mr. and Mrs. Parker (voiced by Marcel Jeannin and Carole Jeghers) - Mona's parents. Mrs. Parker is shown to be the stricter of the two, while Mr. Parker is more light-hearted and somewhat clumsy, as he is more likely to believe what Mona thinks in her imagination.
 Angela Smith (voiced by Tia Caroleo) - Mona's snobbish rival, she is a filthy rich girl who frequently flaunts her wealth to her classmates. She also regularly enlists George in her schemes to cause problems for Mona. Her parents won the lottery, explaining her sheer wealth and her resulting spoiledness.

Recurring
 Madeleine Gotto (voiced by Jennifer Seguin) - Mona's teacher. She is very stern, yet also has a habit of falling in love easily. She is often exasperated by Mona's strange ideas and arguments for supernatural occurrences which are ordinary events.
 Principal Ivan Shawbly (voiced by Rick Miller in Seasons 1-3; Stephen Spreekmeester in Season 4) - The strict principal of Mona's school, St. Faith's Elementary. He easily grows tired of Mona's behavior and is quick to discipline her.
 Lawrence (voiced by Michael Yarmush) - Friend of Mona and the gang, and student at St. Faith's Elementary.
 Officer Halcroft (voiced by Gary Jewell in Seasons 1-4; Richard Dumont in Season 4) - The chief of local police. He's become used to Mona's antics, and is quick to offer a more rational explanation to Mona's stories which, ironically, Mona finds rather outlandish and unbelievable.
 George Jamell (voiced by Oliver Grainger in Seasons 1-3; James Harbour in Season 4) - A school bully, he is a mean boy who picks on other kids at school, especially Charley. He is friends with Angela, and often does the job for her schemes, essentially serving as her right hand man.
 Mayor Rosenbaum (voiced by John Stocker) - The town's mayor.
 Mrs. Bryerson (voiced by Sonja Ball) - Mona's elderly neighbor. She has a poodle named Blitzy.
 Reverend Gregory (voiced by Louis Negin) - The local reverend.

Production

Book basis
Mona the Vampire is based on a children's book of the same name that was published in the United Kingdom by Orchard Books in 1990 and was written and illustrated by Sonia Holleyman. The book was the first in a Mona children's book series. Holleyman's original idea of Mona, as represented in the original Mona books, led more towards a girl with a great imagination who, like many children, likes to experiment with multiple different obsessions.

The concept would be retooled in 1995 with the release of a series of Mona the Vampire novels, this time written by Hiawyn Oram, with Holleyman still illustrating. In these books, Mona is now solely obsessed with her vampire superhero persona. Four novels would be published from the mid-to-late 1990s, and would serve as the basis for the television series.

Television adaptation
The series began development in the mid 1990s. It was originally pitched around to various British networks, but after no success, Ian Lewis, along with his production company, The Farnham Film Company, took the project to Canada, where it was picked up by the CINAR corporation. The series entered development in 1997, and it would soon be greenlit for 26 half-hour episodes in early 1998. Production would officially begin that June; it was the second series to be co-produced by CINAR and Alphanim, following Animal Crackers.

The theme song score was composed by Judy Henderson, who had also helped compose the theme for Arthur, another CINAR production. The lyrics were written by Judy Rothman, though for unknown reasons, she was not credited. The theme was performed by Quebec singer Lulu Hughes. Like Rothman, she was not credited in the actual show, but on the show's official website, she was credited as Loulou Hughes. Her contribution was confirmed by Henderson in 2022.

The series was renewed for a second season containing 13 half-hour episodes in early 2000. Due to the then-ongoing CINAR scandal, Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Television Fund had suspended business with the company. This affected funding for the second season, although Peter Moss, then-president of CINAR, stated that the funding was "not a very high percentage of the budget."

A third season, containing an additional 13 half-hour episodes, was greenlit in 2001. After production of the third season wrapped up in spring 2002, production on the series went on a hiatus, before the series was eventually renewed for a fourth season, once again containing 13 half-hour episodes, that fall. Production wrapped up in early 2004.

Reception

Critical response
In a retrospective review from The Arcade, Luka Costello was positive about the show, stating that despite the young demographic, "the show was never too preachy. It had witty dialogue and the simple animation is still admirable. It was definitely the humble origins of my love for the supernatural and that theme song was catchy as hell."

Broadcast and streaming
The series was originally premiered in Canada on YTV on September 13, 1999, and later in France on France 3 on October 30, 2000. For Seasons 3 and 4, the series moved to Tiji. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on CBBC, and later on Pop for a brief period.

Despite its success in other territories, the series was not broadcast in the United States during its original run, though attempts were made in the early 2000s. In 2009, Cookie Jar launched Jaroo, a streaming service that housed a majority of their animated properties, including the DIC library, which they had acquired the previous year. Mona was available to stream on Jaroo, being advertised as having its U.S premiere on the platform. The streaming service has since been discontinued.

It would not be until 2011 when the series would finally make its U.S. broadcast premiere on This TV, as part of the Cookie Jar Toons children's programming block. The series would premiere on September 26, 2011, and would run until October 27, 2013. The block was discontinued four days later.

Currently, the first season is available to stream for free on Tubi. The entire series in full is also available on iTunes, Vudu, and Google Play.

Other media

Home media
During and after the show's run, several DVDs containing select episodes of the series were released, especially by Cookie Jar Entertainment. These DVDs sometimes included extra features, such as episode and language selection settings and voiced character descriptions by child voice actors. The complete first season was later released in North America by Mill Creek Entertainment, which featured select episodes from various Cookie Jar shows, including episodes from Busytown Mysteries, Horseland, Wimzie's House, Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, Happy Castle and The Wombles.

In the UK, VHS and DVD releases were handled by Abbey Home Media.

Website
In 2000, Alphanim, Tiji, and CINAR created a bilingual Adobe Flash-based website under the domain name monathevampire.com. This website featured several games and activities that included characters and settings from the series. The domain had been deactivated by 2016, but archived versions of the site still exist. Due to the discontinuation of the Adobe Flash Player at the end of 2020, archived versions of the website may be inaccessible.

See also

List of vampire television series

References

External links
The archived version of the official Mona the Vampire website

POP Show page

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Edward Andrew Deeds (March 12, 1874 – July 1, 1960) was an American engineer, inventor and industrialist prominent in the Dayton, Ohio, area.  He was the president of the National Cash Register Company and, together with Charles F. Kettering, founded Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco), an early innovator in automotive technology.  Deeds partnered with the Orville Wright in an early airplane manufacturing venture and led the military aircraft production effort in World War I.

Early years
Edward Deeds was born in 1874 on a farm southwest of Granville, Ohio to Charles and Susan Deeds.  Deeds graduated in 1897 from Denison University where he was valedictorian. He studied electrical engineering at Cornell University, but was unable to complete his graduate studies due to insufficient funds. He married Edith M. Walton (1870-1949).

Career
Relocating to Dayton, Ohio, he began working as an electrical engineer and draftsman for the Thresher Company, designing and installing electric motors. After eighteen months, he was named superintendent and chief engineer of the firm. The National Cash Register Company was headquartered in the same building as the Thresher Company and, in 1899, Frederick Patterson invited Deeds to join "the Cash" to strengthen its team. There he oversaw the electrification of the NCR factories and built its first electric generating station. He left NCR to build the Shredded Wheat factory, known as the Palace of Light, for Henry Perky at Niagara Falls. The factory was white-tiled, air-conditioned, well-lit, and equipped with showers, lunchrooms, and auditoriums for the employees and clearly was influenced by Deeds' exposure to the ideas of John H. Patterson at NCR. The Palace of Light preceded the Pure Food and Drug Act's requirements for a clean work environment for food production by 6 years. Deeds was a director of Perky's National Food Company.

In 1903 he returned to NCR as chief of development and construction. Deeds constructed some prototype electric motors to demonstrate that they could be used to power cash registers. He hired Charles F. Kettering to prove the concept and three years later, Kettering had a working production model which revolutionized the register business and established National Cash Register as the dominant manufacturer worldwide for decades. Deeds oversaw the establishment of NCR factories in England, France, Italy, Germany and Canada. In February 1913, Deeds was convicted of violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act along with John H. Patterson, Thomas J. Watson and 25 other NCR executives and managers. He was sentenced to one year, but the sentence was never served as the convictions were successfully appealed.

Kettering and Deeds had a lifelong professional relationship and friendship. Deeds provided space in one of his barns for Kettering to work on an electric starter for automobiles. (Photo is of a reproduction of Deeds barn on display at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. The original Barn was moved to Carillon Historical Park from Moraine Farm in 2009 and is housed in The Heritage Center, an exhibition wing of the main building.) In 1909, Henry Leland of the Cadillac Company ordered 5,000 ignition sets and Deeds and Kettering formed the Dayton Engineering Laboratories company, Delco. Delco was eventually sold to United Motors Company which was later acquired by General Motors. Deeds was a member of the board of United Motors.

The Delco brand name was associated with original production units of the company such as Delco Light, Delco Products, Delco Moraine and others, and was also adopted into other General Motors units such as Delco-Remy and others. The research laboratories of Delco became the foundation for the General Motors Research Corporation. Deeds left NCR in 1915 to devote full attention to Delco.

Deeds contributed to the rebuilding of Dayton and formation of the Miami Conservancy District after the Great Dayton Flood of 1913. In 1914, Deeds and Kettering founded the Engineers Club of Dayton. He founded the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company with Orville Wright, H. E. Talbott, and Kettering. Deeds was appointed Chief of Aircraft Production in Washington D.C. The Delco plant in Moraine, Ohio was expanded to manufacture the DeHavilland DH.4 bomber, the only American-built airplane to see action in World War I. More than 3,000 were built in Moraine. The company produced the Liberty engine. In 1917, he joined the United States Army with the rank of colonel, taking the responsibility for military aircraft procurement at McCook Field, precursor to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

But, despite the expenditure of $1,000,000,000, no US-built military aircraft reached the front in World War I, and President Wilson appointed Charles Evans Hughes to investigate.  Hughes found evidence of "...gross self-interest and improper practice..." and recommended that Colonel Deeds be court-martialed under sections 95 and 96 of the articles of war, a recommendation endorsed by the Attorney General.  A House committee chaired by Representative William J. Graham of Illinois similarly found "that Deeds began his activities by centering aircraft operations at Dayton, Ohio; that he gave large contracts to his business associates..." and that he had pushed for the use of his Delco ignition system in the Liberty engine even though magnetos had been used on all airplane engines.  When Secretary of War Baker ordered the case reopened, a special military board exonerated Deeds.

Colonel Deeds was a founder member of the Engineers Club of Dayton in 1914. In 1918 he was also one of the founding members of the Dayton Astronomical Society (DAS), the first formally organized group of amateur astronomers in the Dayton area. After the war, Deeds returned to Delco. In 1922, Deeds was instrumental in reorganizing over 100 Cuban sugar companies into the General Sugar Company, from which he retired as chairman in 1946. During the Depression in 1931, Deeds returned to NCR to restore shareholder confidence, serving as its president until 1940 and honorary chairman until his retirement in 1957.

Deeds, Kettering, and newspaper magnate and politician James M. Cox all built magnificent homes near each other south of Dayton, Ohio in what later became Kettering, Ohio. Deeds' home, today owned by the Kettering Health Network, was called Moraine Farm and was the first home in the United States to have a private airstrip. The home also includes an observatory that houses a 7" refractor telescope.

Memorials
The Art moderne-style Carillon tower in Carillon Historical Park, referred to as The Deeds Carillon, was built in 1942, funded by his wife Edith Walton Deeds and was designed to commemorate the Deeds family. When the tower was built, each of 23 bells was inscribed with the name of a family member, with the "silent" bells bearing the names of deceased family members and ringing bells cast with the names of family members then living. Today, with 57 bells, the carillon is Ohio's largest. The historical elements of the park were the brainchild of Deeds himself.  Also, the primary athletic field at Denison University, Deeds Field, was named in his honor.

Deeds died at his home, Moraine Farm, in 1960. He is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton.

References

External links

 Colonel Edward A. Deeds, An able man who made things work, Retrieved 2-20-2016
 Deeds, Dayton's Mr. Git-R-Done, Retrieved 2-20-2016
 NCR Retiree News, the Deeds yacht Lotosland, Retrieved 2-20-2016
 Dayton-Wright Airplane Company
 Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio, Retrieved 2-20-2016
 Engineers Club of Dayton

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