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Ernest Greenway Ernest Greenway (1861–1934) was a stonemason in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. His work is part of many heritage-listed sites in Queensland. Early life Ernest Greenway was a descendant of early colonial architect Francis Greenway who designed many of the public buildings in New South Wales during Lachlan Macquarie's time as Governor of New South Wales. Ernest Greenway learnt his trade in England and migrated to Queensland in 1882. Stonemasonry Greenway established a stonemasonry business in Nicholas Street, Ipswich. He later moved to Grey Street and finally to Limestone Street in 1891. His business functioned from the Limestone Street site until 1934. He designed so many monuments for Cooktown that the Cooktown Independent described him as "half a Cooktownite". Later life Greenway died at his residence Kyeewa in York Street, East Ipswich on Friday 5 January 1934. His funeral was held on Saturday 6 January 1934 at the Central Congregational Church. Works Mary Watson's Monument, Cooktown (1886) Memorial to John MacFarlane, Queen's Park, Ipswich monuments in the Cooktown Cemetery (various years) monuments in the Croydon Cemetery (various years) References Attribution This Wikipedia article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). Category:Stonemasons Category:People from Ipswich, Queensland Category:1861 births Category:1934 deaths |
Abrisham Bridge Abrisham Bridge (, Pol-e Abrišam), literally the "Silk Bridge", is a cable-stayed bridge in Northern Tehran, Iran. It is located about 100 meters south of the Iran's Shipping Lines Tower, in the district of Abbas Abad. Extending in a north-south direction, it is intended solely for pedestrian traffic. It bridges the urban highway Hemmat Expressway, and connects the parks Ab-o-Atash and Nowruz. Abrisham Bridge was designed in 2007-08, and built by local Iranian contractors. The cable manufacturing company was a major associate with the Liuzhou OVM Machinery, a Chinese manufacturer of cables. The structure of the bridge has a tilted pylon on its north side. Regarding its tilted tower, it was the first of its kind in Tehran. The footpath is supported by 20 cables composed of 12 wires, asymmetrically distributed on the two sides. The length of the longest cable is about 53 meters, and the shortest is about 20 meters; the height of the pylon is about 40 meters; the greatest span of the bridge is about 132.85 meters; and the width of the whole bridge is about 10.5 meters. References OVM (May 27, 2010): Cable-Stayed Bridge in Tehran, Liuzhou: Liuzhou OVM Machinery Company, Accessed April 2, 2013. Kayhan News (11 August 2009): اولين پل كابلي پياده راه در تهران افتتاح مي شود, Tehran: Kayhan News, br. 19433. Accessed April 2, 2013. Tafrih (11 August 2009): پارک آب و آتش (حضرت ابراهیم), Tehran: Tafrih. Accessed April 2, 2013.. External links Hamshahri Newspaper - Abrisham Bridge Category:Bridges in Iran Category:Buildings and structures in Tehran Category:Bridges completed in 2008 Category:2008 establishments in Iran Category:Cable-stayed bridges in Iran |
Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Large hill individual The men's large hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1994 Winter Olympics was held in Lysgårdsbakken. It occurred on 20 February. Results References Category:Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics |
Central Line (band) Central Line was an R&B and soul band from London, England. They recorded three albums with Mercury in the 1980s and had two hit singles in the United States, as well as one Top 40 hit in their native country. Career The band was formed in March 1978, and were signed to Mercury Records early in 1979 by John Stainze. The original founding members were Steve Salvari, Camelle Hinds, Lipson Francis and Henry Defoe. Hinds, Francis and Defoe were previously in a band called TFB (Typical Funk Band), which had contained members that would go on to form Light of the World. TFB also contained the drummer Errol Kennedy, who later joined Imagination. Salvari joined TFB after the departure of Kenny Wellington in late 1976, as their second keyboard player and the band members then stood at Salvari, Hinds, Francis, Defoe and Kennedy. The band gigged for about a year then broke up. Francis and Defoe went to work with a bass player who was in Boney M., and Salvari and Hinds staying together to work on various projects. In early 1978, four of the TFB members got back together, and expanded the previous format by recruiting Linton Beckles (born Linton Charles Beckles, 17 December 1955 – 3 April 2015) and Kim "Jake" Le Mesurier (younger son of English actors John Le Mesurier and Hattie Jacques and brother of longtime Rod Stewart guitarist Robin Le Mesurier). The band decided they needed a new identity, and Defoe came up with the name Central Line, because the band were now running down a central line of funk and soul. They toured with Roy Ayers, Grover Washington, Fat Larry's Band and The Real Thing. Central Line released their first single, "Wot We Got Its Hot" to a good reception, but their second single "Sticks & Stones" did not fare so well. They finished the year appearing on BBC Television's, Linda Lewis' Roadshow. Salvari left in early 1980. After working with Barry White, Robert Palmer and Sheena Easton, he continues in the music industry as a record producer. Mel Gaynor left after their debut album was released to join Simple Minds, and soon after Henri Defoe enjoyed a writing collaboration with Michael Finbarr Murphy. Bassist Hinds later formed Hindsight with Defoe, and also played bass in The Style Council, as well as forming The Walkers with trumpet player Canute Wellington, and releasing "(Whatever Happened To) The Party Groove" / "Sky's The Limit" in 1983. Despite a club hit with "Walking into Sunshine" which sold well in the United States, and a UK Top 40 hit with "Nature Boy", consistent mainstream success eluded them, and they disbanded in August 1984. Le Mesurier died in Spain in the 1990s from an accidental drug overdose. Beckles died in London from complications of pneumonia on 3 April 2015. He was 59. Francis died in London on 29 June 2018. Original members Steve Salvari - vocals, keyboards Camelle Hinds - vocals, bass Lipson Francis - vocals, keyboards Henri Defoe - vocals, guitar Jake Le Mesurier - drums, percussion Linton Beckles - vocals, percussion Mel Gaynor - Drums, Percussion Michael Finbarr Murphy - Guitars, Keyboards Roy Carter - Keyboards, Guitar Steve Jeffries - Keyboards George Chandler - backup vocals Dee Sealy - backup vocals Jimmy Chambers - backup vocals Discography Albums Central Line (Mercury Records, 1981) US No. 145 Breaking Point (Mercury, 1981) UK No. 64 Choice (Mercury, 1983) Singles References External links Central Line at Musicglue Central Line at Webstarts Central Line at Facebook Category:English boogie musicians Category:English dance music groups Category:English pop music groups Category:British |
post-disco music groups Category:British soul musical groups Category:English funk musical groups |
Lehigh Valley Silk Mills The Lehigh Valley Silk Mills refers to a collection of mills located in the Lehigh Valley. The industry began in 1881 and thrived throughout the Industrial Revolution. The Lehigh Valley Silk Mills also refers to a specific company that owned the Lipps & Sutton Silk Mill and Warren Mill. The first silk mill in the Lehigh Valley opened in 1881 followed by many others. By 1900, there were twenty-three silk establishments in the Lehigh Valley, making Pennsylvania the second largest producer of silk in the world. The silk industry in Pennsylvania peaked in the late 1920s due to cheap labor, mainly from immigrant workers' children and wives. However, after the Great Depression, increasing labor unrest and competition from other textile industries began to affect the silk industry locally and nationally. By 1953, Allentown had become the number one silk city in the world, but even then, the number of looms had decreased. At the time, only six mills continued to work with silk exclusively. Other mills either shut down due to bankruptcy or shifted to the production synthetic fibers. History As the United States entered the Gilded Age, the demand for luxurious silk clothing spiked. During the late 1800s silk was becoming popular with the growing middle class who wished to emulate the wealthy tycoons of the day. The growing industrialized American silk industry answered this demand. After the Civil War, an American silk industry became established in Paterson, New Jersey. There, the silk manufacturers relied on skilled workers, who demand good wages and working conditions. By 1880, new machines were changing the way silk was spun, knitted, and woven, as a result silk mill owners were looking to build new mills in areas with a large supply of low-cost labor. As it turned out, the collapse of the national railroad building boom in 1873 devastated the iron industry. In the wake of closing iron mills, Lehigh Valley business leaders saw an opportunity in the business of silk producers. They advertised the region's good railroads, secure supply of coal power, and cheap non-unionized labor. Interest in silk in the Lehigh Valley can be seen as early as 1762, but the industry did not become established on a large scale until The Adelaide Silk Mill, the first silk mill in the Lehigh Valley, opened in November 1881. This was soon followed by the R.H. Simon Silk Mill in 1883. By 1900, there were twenty-three silk establishments in the Lehigh Valley, making it and Pennsylvania the world's second-largest producer of silk, second only to New Jersey. As many as 224 mills produced silk in the Lehigh Valley between 1881 and 1989. The silk industry peaked in the late 1920s. The industry was Allentown's largest employer during this time. In 1928, the peak production year, 106 mills operated simultaneously in the Lehigh Valley. The silk industry was drawn to the Lehigh Valley for its access to water, power and labor. The spinning machines in the mills required constant tending, and provided jobs that suited the women and children of that era. Because of this they had a tendency to be located near mines and other heavy industries that would attract men to work, who would bring their wives and children to possibly seek employment. In an attempt to address issues with youth unemployment, in 1883 Easton formed its first "industrial association". After establishing the association, the associates needed to attract business to Easton. They successfully developed a partnership with a New Jersey silk manufacturing company. Robert and Herman Simon expanded their enterprise from Union Hill, New Jersey west to |
Easton, Pennsylvania. It was at this time that the R&H Simon Company constructed buildings along 13th Street, Easton. At the start, the company had a workforce of 250 people. The facility expanded in 1899 by increasing its workforce to 1,060. The mill eventually employed 1,200 workers and included 1,500 pieces of machinery. The R&H Simon Silk Company was the largest producer of black silk ribbon in the world and at one point in time employed up to 2,000 workers at its Easton plant. The deaths of Robert Simon and Herman Simon in 1901 marshalled in a trans-formative period for the company. The Easton Industrial Corporation managed the company from roughly 1933 – 1985, periodically loaning the property. In 1991, Pfizer Pigments Inc. transferred the property to James and Helen Garofalo and Helen Beth Garofalo-Vilcek who subsequently transferred the property to the City of Easton in 2006. One of the most important men of the American Silk industry, Desiderius George Dery, also made his home in the valley. By 1920 he was the largest single producer of silk in the world, and 8 of his 15 mills were located in the Lehigh Valley. The demise of the silk industry in the Lehigh Valley can be traced to the Great Depression, Southern competition and new synthetics. After that the Great Depression, increasing labor unrest affected the industry locally and nationally. After peaking in the 1920s, silk, like the rest of the luxury goods industry, suffered heavily in the Great Depression. The Lehigh Valley lost at least fifty-eight silk mills from 1929 to 1939. Many new mills were opening in the South due to the availability of cheaper labor. During World War II the silk supply, which predominantly came from Japan, was cut off. After the war, new synthetic fibers developed during the war, such as nylon, replaced silk in many garments. Some mills clung on shifting to Rayon or other materials. By 1953, Allentown which had become the number one silk city, had decreased the number of looms by 80 percent, with only six mills working exclusively with silk. The next few decades saw increasing international competition from low-wage countries. The Catoir Silk Co., established in 1918, was the last silk mill in Allentown and closed in 1989. The industry was killed off through the globalization of the 1960s through 1980s, that brought cheaper goods produced in other countries. Low wage labor, which had originally brought the silk industry to the Lehigh Valley, was what led to its departure from the region. Child Labor and Female Employment Throughout the late 1800s, child labor was common throughout Pennsylvania silk mills as many families depended on additional income for subsistence. Compared to adult males who's yearly wages hovered around $485.11 and adult females who's remained at $345.44, minors of either sex only earned roughly $143.64 yearly. This large wage gap made child labor attractive to mill owners, and quickly drew manufacturers to the Lehigh Valley area. Between 1880 and 1925, the value of silk products manufactured in Pennsylvania increased tenfold. At this time, working children were the cheapest form of labor used to maximize profits. In 1876, roughly 30 silk manufacturers opened plants in Pennsylvania largely due to the availability of child labor and the lack of concern for children in the wage labor force. By 1907, children comprised roughly 30% of the labor force throughout the Pennsylvania silk mills, many under the legal working age of 12. Although child labor persisted throughout the early 1900s, a progressive reform to keep children in school and out of the silk mills was quietly brewing. Throughout |
the Progressive Era, journalists, settlement house workers and a philanthropic organization called the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) studied, documented, and publicized the dangers of the work place for growing children. The committee pushed for legislation limiting hours of work and types of employment for young people and helped set a minimum legal working age. Between 1900 and 1920, the changes the reformers pushed for were slowly implemented but suffered many setbacks. Lack of enforcement by state factory inspectors made it difficult to ensure that silk mill manufacturers were abiding by the terms of the progressive reform and many laboring families still depended on their children's wages. Despite this, children's wages began to grow and soon after, children between the ages of 12 and 15 were slowly phased out of the silk mill labor force altogether. This progressive reform in setting a minimum legal working age lead to the shift from children in the workforce to female employment. In 1925, around the Lehigh Valley area, a study of immigrant women conducted by the United States Department of Labor and the United States Women's Bureau illustrated that there was a large shift in the number of wives and mothers that occupied positions in the silk mill industry. In the early 1900s the silk mills employed a large population of girls under the age of 18 who worked to financially support their families during this time of economic distress. Areas within the Lehigh Valley such as, Allentown and South Bethlehem, had two to threefold more girls under the age of 18 working compared to women over the age of 25. As the 1900s began to take shape, starting around the 1920s, the age of women changed drastically as new progressive laws pushed young females out of the industry. New legislation during this time lead to an increase in employment of married women in labor industries. The shift from child labor to the labor of adult, married women was one that all progressive pioneers strived for, yet may have seemed pessimistic during the late 19th century to early 20th century. As families began to require a higher level of financial assistance, this led to a need for at least more than one source of income. Wages at silk mills were often much lower than that needed to be able to efficiently support a family; although, the wage was helpful as it was better than no income at all. Even with respect to the new legislation passed, parents still kept their kids out of the workforce well over the legal age of fourteen. By the late 1920s it was widely acceptable to see women work outside of the house in order to provide additional income for families. In addition, young children were able to maintain more years of schooling, ultimately increasing their human capital for future endeavors. Silk Mill redevelopment R&H Simon Silk Mill The R&H Simon Silk Mill was originally built in 1883 along Bushkill Creek on North 13th street in Easton, Pennsylvania. The mill was bought in 2006 by the Easton Redevelopment Authority, and developers Mark Mulligan and William Vogt of VM Development Group joined the $50 million project. Construction of the project began in 2010. In addition, another building at 544 N. 13th Street that is part of the Simon Silk Mill, will be developed into four additional apartments by B2 Ventures of Bethlehem, which is owned by developer Borko Milosev. The plans for the Mill include 150 residential units and at least 150,000 square feet of commercial space. The plan entails two thirds of the apartments to be one-bedroom spaces |
and the remaining third to be two-bedroom spaces. The new buildings will contain some of the original brick walls, refurbished wood floors and restored windows. In addition, a piece of industrial machinery will be removed from inside one of the mills and left in a prominent outdoor location. The refurbished area and apartments are intended to be ready for tenants to move in by spring of 2016. The project's success is crucial to the city's economic future and is intended to be a space for resident artists to form a community. Throughout the project's redevelopment stages, environmental remediation was necessary. In the basement of one of the main mill buildings, workers found contaminated soil. Due to the building's industrial history as a silk mill, soil and groundwater was contaminated with metals and organic compounds. Remediation of the area was approved by state environmental officials and was successfully completed. The R&H Simon Silk Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 2014. Dery Silk Mill Located in Catasauqua, PA, the Dery Silk Mill was built in 1897 by Desiderius George Deri. The building is an L-Shaped building with three stories on Race and Front streets and once employed 400 workers. The renovations of the mill began in 1984 with the purpose of improving the walls by removing poison ivy, steam-cleaning and repointing. In addition, the windows were removed, improved, and reinstalled. The now rental complex has 35 units with restored maple flooring and spaces divided by dry wall and duplexes created with beams and lofts. Adelaide Silk Mill Opening in November 1881, the Adelaide Silk Mill was built by businessmen from Allentown for the Phoenix Manufacturing Co., a silk maker from Paterson, NJ looking to relocate. The mill is a U-shaped building at 333 W. Court St. off of the Jordan Creek in the Lehigh Canal. The mill was redeveloped after operations ended in 1964. Currently, the mill is vacant but it has been used as an antique market, a fitness facility, and many other businesses. There were plans in 2013 to convert the two buildings into 150 apartments and commercial space under the declaration of a Keystone Opportunity Zone, which would exempt the property from real estate taxes for the first ten years. The Allentown School Board and Lehigh County Commissioners voted against this. Bethlehem Silk Mill The Bethlehem Silk Mill is located on West Goepp Street in Bethlehem, Pa. In 2006, the complex was in the process of being developed by Ashley Development and Philadelphia-based Campus Apartments Inc. into student apartments for Moravian College. The $15 million redevelopment project was four months from completion when a fire broke out. The fire marked the end of Moravian College's investment in the redevelopment project. The five building complex was then re-bought in 2008 by Abraham Atiyeh. Abraham Atiyeh continued with the plans to turn the complex into apartments. As of October 2012, Atiyeh had sold a portion of the property to his former business partner, Ramzi Haddad. This portion of the property was pre-approved for the building of 90 more apartments. As of 2012, Atiyeh also had an ongoing discussion to sell the existing 61 apartments to a New York Real Estate Company. The Bethlehem Silk Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in February 2005. Lipps & Sutton Silk Mills The Lipps & Sutton Silk Mill is located in Fountain Hill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The mill was completely redeveloped in the early 1990s into multiple use spaces some of which include: apartments, municipal offices and police headquarters. The buildings were renovated using federal |
historic preservation tax credit. In addition, in 1993, the mill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places because it was one of the first mills in the area during the Industrial Revolution. Currently, it is the location of the administrative offices for the Fountain Hill Borough. Gallery References Category:Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Category:Industrial buildings completed in 1904 Category:Industrial buildings completed in 1895 Category:Buildings and structures in Northampton County, Pennsylvania Category:Silk mills in the United States Category:National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
Treaty of Brno Treaty of Brno may refer to: Treaty of Brno (1478) Treaty of Brno (1920) |
José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas (born December 28, 1949) is a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party; at present, he is candidate of the Allianza por Chiapas (PRI-PVEM coalition) for governor of Chiapas. José Antonio Aguilar was born in Tapachula, Chiapas. He graduated from Universidad del Valle de México with a BA in Industrial Relations. He also holds a master's degree in Public Administration from the same institution. He was a Municipal President of Tapachula, Federal deputy in the LVII Legislature, Deputy in the Congress of Chiapas and Senator of the Republic from his state during the LIX Legislature (2000–2006). On April 6, 2006, Aguilar was nominated as the candidate of his party to the Governor of Chiapas in the 2006 elections. According to the official figures of the assemblies, held on August 20, the candidate of the coalition PRD-PT-Convergence, Juan José Sabines, obtained 553 thousand 270 votes, while the standard bearer of the Alliance by Chiapas, José Antonio Aguilar, achieved 546 thousand 988 votes. The difference among both contenders was of barely 6 thousand 282 votes, what represents an advantage of only 0.57 percent of the voting. The Alliance for Chiapas, conformed by the PRI and the PVEM and subsequently with the de facto adhesion of the PAN and PANAL parties, challenged the computation for the election of governor in 580 polling stations of the 24 electoral districts. Before this challenge, the State Electoral Tribunal of Chiapas should emit its failure to more delay on September 30. To be confirmed the results of the election, Aguilar has announced that its party will resort to Federal Electoral Tribunal (TRIFE), which should emit the final and unappealable opinion to more delay December 7, 2006, a day before the eventual one takes of possession of the Governor of Chiapas for the period 2006-2012. See also 2006 Chiapas state election External links Official site of José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:People from Tapachula, Chiapas Category:Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Category:Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Category:Mayors of places in Mexico Category:Members of the Congress of Chiapas Category:21st-century Mexican politicians |
Arkadiusz Czarnecki Arkadiusz Czarnecki (born 10 July 1987 in Olsztyn) is a Polish footballer. He is currently playing for German club Greifswalder FC. Career Club In February 2011, he signed a one-year contract with KSZO Ostrowiec. References External links Arkadiusz Czarnecki at FuPa Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Polish footballers Category:Polish expatriate footballers Category:I liga players Category:II liga players Category:Lech Poznań players Category:Flota Świnoujście players Category:Elana Toruń players Category:Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie players Category:KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski players Category:Bytovia Bytów players Category:Sandecja Nowy Sącz players Category:Stomil Olsztyn players Category:MKP Pogoń Siedlce players Category:Association football defenders Category:Sportspeople from Olsztyn Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate footballers in Germany |
Chafing fuel Chafing fuel is a fuel used for heating food, typically placed under a chafing dish. It is usually sold in a small canister and burned directly within that canister, with or without a wick. The fuel often contains methanol, ethanol, or diethylene glycol, as these may be burned safely indoors, and produce minimal soot or odour. These fuels are also used for emergency heating, outdoor cooking, and fondue. Types of fuel The first two fuels are similar with regards to consistency, both having a gel form (viscosities can vary with brand), operating procedures, and product design. The common gel methanol or ethanol chafing fuel is contained in a steel can with a resealable plug lid in sizes based on burn times. Two-, four-, and six-hour burn times are the most common sizes of methanol and ethanol chafing fuels available. The colour of the fuel being used can also vary among manufacturers. Both ethanol and methanol have low flash points, 11–17 °C, making them highly flammable; diethylene glycol, with a flash point of 154 °C, is considered safer because spilled DEG fuel will not combust; it needs a wick to burn. The fuel is in a liquid form and thus the canister in which it is contained usually differs by having a more leak resistant screw cap rather than a plug. Comparison of energy yield Ethanol has a heat of combustion of 22.28 kJ/mL, similar to the 22.7 kJ/mL energy yield of diethylene glycol. Methanol is slightly less energetic, yielding 17.94 kJ/mL. See also Sterno References Category:Alcohols Category:Liquid fuels |
Frodo Baggins Frodo Baggins is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, and the main protagonist of The Lord of the Rings. Frodo is a hobbit of the Shire who inherits the One Ring from his cousin (referred to as his uncle) Bilbo Baggins and undertakes the quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom. He is also mentioned in Tolkien's posthumously published works, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. Concept and creation Frodo did not appear until the third draft of A Long-Expected Party (the first chapter of The Lord of the Rings), when he was named Bingo, son of Bilbo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck. In the fourth draft, he was renamed Bingo Bolger-Baggins, son of Rollo Bolger and Primula Brandybuck. Tolkien did not change the name to Frodo until the third phase of writing, when much of the narrative, as far as the hobbits' arrival in Rivendell, had already taken shape. Prior to this, the name "Frodo" had been used for the character who eventually became Peregrin Took. Internal history Background Frodo is introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring as the adoptive heir of Bilbo Baggins. The chapter "A Long-expected Party" relates that Frodo's parents Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck had been killed in a boating accident when Frodo was 12; Frodo subsequently spent the next nine years living with his maternal family, the Brandybucks in Brandy Hall. At the age of 21 he was adopted by his cousin, Bilbo, who brought him to live at Bag End. He and Bilbo shared the same birthday, the 22nd of 'September'. It was Bilbo who introduced the Elvish languages to Frodo, and they often shared long walking trips together. Family and relations Frodo and Meriadoc Brandybuck are first cousins once removed, since Frodo is first cousin to Meriadoc's father, Saradoc Brandybuck. Their common ancestors are Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took Brandybuck. Frodo is moreover second (through her paternal grandfather Hildigrim Took) and third (through her paternal grandmother Rosa Baggins) cousin to Meriadoc's mother, Esmeralda Took. Frodo is also related to Peregrin Took, being his second and third cousin once removed (Peregrin's father, Paladin Took is, like his sister Esmeralda, second and third cousin to Frodo, as explained above). Even Fredegar Bolger (through his mother Rosamund Took) is second cousin once removed to Frodo. Frodo also shares a close friendship with his gardener Samwise Gamgee although they have no family tie. The Fellowship of the Ring The Fellowship of the Ring opens as Frodo comes of age and Bilbo leaves the Shire for good on his one hundred and eleventh birthday. Frodo inherits Bag End and Bilbo's ring, which were both introduced in The Hobbit. Gandalf, at this time, is not certain about the origin of the ring, so he warns Frodo to avoid using it and to keep it secret. Frodo keeps the Ring hidden for the next 17 years, resulting in it giving him the same longevity as Bilbo, until Gandalf returns to tell him that it is the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, who desires to use it to conquer Middle-earth. Realizing that he is a danger to the Shire as long as he remains there with the Ring, Frodo decides to leave home, and take the Ring to Rivendell, home of Elrond, a mighty Elf lord. He leaves the Shire with three companions: his gardener Samwise Gamgee and his cousins Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took. They escape just in time, for Sauron's most powerful servants, the Nine Nazgûl, have entered the Shire as Black Riders, looking for Bilbo and the Ring. |
They followed Frodo's trail across the Shire and nearly intercepte him. Frodo and his companions escape the Black Riders by travelling through the Old Forest, but they were misled by the magic of Old Man Willow until they are rescued by Tom Bombadil, who gives them shelter and guides them on their way. After leaving Bombadil, they are caught in fog on the Barrow Downs by Barrow-wights and are entranced under a spell. Frodo breaks loose from the spell, attacks the barrow-wight and summons Tom Bombadil, who again rescues the hobbits and sets them on their way. At the Prancing Pony, an inn in the village of Bree, Frodo receives a delayed letter from Gandalf, and meets Aragorn, also called Strider, a Ranger of the North. The One Ring slips onto Frodo's finger inadvertently in the Prancing Pony'''s common room, turning Frodo invisible. This attracts the attention of Sauron's agents, who ransack the hobbits' rooms in the night. The group, under Aragorn's guidance, quickly flees through the marshes and again escapes the Nazgûl. While encamped on a hill, they are found and attacked by five Nazgûl. The chief of the Nazgûl stabs Frodo with a Morgul-blade, before Aragorn routs all five of them with fire. A piece of this blade remains in Frodo's shoulder and, working its way towards his heart, threatens to turn him into a wraith under the control of the Nazgul. With the help of his companions and Glorfindel, Frodo is able to evade the remaining Ringwraiths and reach Rivendell. Although almost overcome by his wound, once there he is healed over time by Elrond. In Rivendell, the Council of Elrond meets and resolves to destroy the Ring by casting it into Mount Doom in Mordor, the realm of Sauron. Frodo, realizing that he is destined for this task, steps forward to be the Ring-bearer. A Fellowship of nine companions is formed to guide and protect him: the hobbits, Gandalf, Aragorn, the dwarf Gimli, the elf Legolas, and Boromir, a man of Gondor. Together they set out from Rivendell. Frodo is armed with Sting, Bilbo's Elvish knife, forged ages ago in Gondolin, and he also wares Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mail made of mithril. The company, seeking a way over the Misty Mountains, first tried the Pass of Caradhras, but abandons it in favour of the mines of Moria. In Moria Frodo is stabbed by an Orc-spear, but his coat of mithril armour saves his life. They are led through the mines by Gandalf, until he is kiled battling a Balrog, and then by Aragorn leads them to Lothlórien. There Galadriel gives Frodo an Elven cloak and a phial carrying the Light of Eärendil to aid him on his dangerous quest. Having then travelled for nine days down the Anduin River with Elven-boats, the Fellowship reaches Parth Galen. There, Boromir, having fallen to the lure of the Ring, tries to take the ring by force from Frodo. Frodo escapes by putting on the Ring and becoming invisible. This event breaks the Fellowship; Boromir is later killed defending Merry and Pippin from invading Orcs, who captured the two hobbits. Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas give him a hero's funeral before setting out after the two hobbits. Frodo chooses to continue the quest alone, but Sam follows his master, joining him on the journey to Mordor. The Two Towers Frodo and Sam make their way through the wilds, followed by the creature Gollum, who has been tracking the Fellowship since Moria, seeking to reclaim the Ring. After Gollum attacks the hobbits, Frodo subdues him with Sting. He then takes pity |
on Gollum, and spares his life, binding him to a promise to guide them through the dead marshes to the Black Gate, which Gollum does. Gollum says that there is "another way" into Mordor, and Frodo, over Sam's objections, allows him to lead them south into Ithilien. It is there that they meet Faramir, younger brother of Boromir, who takes them to Henneth Annûn. There Frodo allows Gollum to be captured by Faramir, saving Gollum's life but leaving him feeling betrayed by his "master". After giving them provisions, Faramir allows the two hobbits and Gollum to go on their way, but warns Frodo of Gollum's treachery. The three of them pass near to Minas Morgul, where the pull of the Ring becomes almost unbearable. There, they began the long climb up the Endless Stair, and at the top enter a tunnel, not knowing it is the home of the giant spider Shelob. Gollum hopes to deliver the hobbits to her and retake the Ring after she kills them. Shelob stings Frodo, rendering him unconscious, but Sam drives her off with Sting and the Phial of Galadriel. After attempting unsuccessfully to wake Frodo up, and unable to find any signs of life, Sam concludes that Frodo is dead and decides that his only option is to take the Ring and continue the quest. Orcs from Cirith Ungol soon find Frodo's body and know that he is not dead. Planning to interrogate him after he wakes, they carry him into the tower at the head of the pass. The Return of the King Sam rescues Frodo from the Orcs. After a brief confrontation in which Frodo becomes enraged that Sam has taken the Ring, Sam restores the Ring to Frodo. The two of them, dressed in scavenged Orc-armour, set off for Mount Doom, trailed by Gollum. They witness the plains of empty at the approach of the Armies of the West. With the Ring getting closer to its master, Frodo becomes progressively weaker as its influence grows. After running out of water, they leave all unnecessary baggage behind to travel light. As they reach Mount Doom, Gollum reappears and attacks Frodo, who beats him back. While Sam fights with Gollum, Frodo goes to the rim of the volcano, where Sauron forged the Ring. Here Frodo loses the will to destroy the Ring, and instead puts it on, claiming it for himself. Gollum gets past Sam and attacks the invisible Frodo, biting off his finger. As he dances around in elation, Gollum loses his balance and falls with the Ring into the lava. The Ring is destroyed, and with it Sauron's power. Frodo and Sam are rescued by the reborn Gandalf and several Great Eagles as Mount Doom erupts. After reuniting with the Fellowship and attending Aragorn's coronation as King of Gondor, the four hobbits returned to the Shire. The find the entire Shire in a state of upheaval. Saruman's agents—both Hobbits and Men—have already taken it over and started a destructive process of industrialization. Saruman governs the Shire in secret under the name of Sharkey until the events of chapter 18 ("The Scouring of the Shire") in which Frodo and his companions return and lead a rebellion, defeating the intruders and exposing Saruman's role. Even after Saruman attempts to stab Frodo, Frodo lets him go. Frodo and his companions proceed to restore the Shire to its prior state of peace and goodwill. Frodo never completely recovers from the physical, emotional and psychological wounds he suffered during the quest to destroy the ring. Two years after the Ring was destroyed, Frodo and Bilbo |
as Ring-bearers are granted passage to Valinor — where Frodo might find peace. "The Sea-Bell" "The Sea-Bell" was published in Tolkien's 1962 collection of verse The Adventures of Tom Bombadil with the sub-heading Frodos Dreme. Tolkien suggests that this enigmatic, narrative poem represents the despairing dreams that visited Frodo in the Shire in the years following the destruction of the Ring. It relates the otherwise unnamed speaker's journey to a mysterious land across the sea, where he tries but fails to make contact with the people who dwell there. He descends into despair and near-madness, eventually returning to his own country, to find himself utterly alienated from those he once knew. Characteristics and appearance Gandalf described Frodo as "taller than some and fairer than most, [with] a cleft in his chin: perky chap with a bright eye." He had thick, curly brown hair like most other hobbits, and had fair skin due to his Fallohide ancestry. Bilbo and Frodo shared a common birthday on 22nd 'September', but Bilbo was 78 years Frodo's senior. At the opening of The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo and Bilbo were celebrating their thirty-third and one hundred and eleventh birthdays, respectively. Frodo inherited the Ring at this point, and due to its influence he still appeared about 33 during the War of the Ring, though his age was closer to 50. Frodo, like Bilbo and his Took ancestors, was considered by many others in Hobbiton to be a little odd. His interest in the outside world and fascination with Elves and faraway places such as Bilbo had visited in The Hobbit were uncommon among hobbits. When the hobbits were waylaid by the Barrow-wight, they found long daggers made by Dúnedain in the wight's treasure. These served as short-swords for the hobbits, but Frodo's was broken when he resisted the Witch-king at the Ford of Bruinen. Later, Bilbo gave Frodo Sting, a magic Elvish dagger, and a coat of mithril chain mail. The mail saved him from injury or death on four occasions, deflecting a spear-point and an Orc-arrow in the Mines of Moria, another Orc-arrow along the Anduin, and finally Saruman's knife at Bag End. Frodo wounded the Barrow-wight and a cave troll, but never killed anyone. Like other members of the Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo received in Lórien a special cloak from Galadriel, which allowed him to blend in with natural surroundings. Galadriel also gave him a vial that reflected the light of Eärendil, the Evenstar, (and, by extension, of the Two Trees of Valinor). He was very compassionate, pitying Gollum and allowing him to guide him and Sam to Mordor despite Sam's distrust of the creature. This act of kindness later proved to be a factor in the quest's success in destroying the Ring. The influence of the Ring and the wound by the Morgul-blade, along with subsequent healing by Elrond, had seemingly combined to give him the ability to see into the spirit world; he sees faraway events in dreams on several occasions. He also can see the ring of power worn by Galadriel. In Gondor, Arwen Evenstar gave him a white jewel on a silver chain, saying that if the memory of his dark journey and his painful wounds continued to trouble him, he could depart to Valinor for a time. The book states that he "wore always a white gem like a star, that he often would finger." Names and titles Frodo is referred to by several names and titles. On leaving the Shire he uses the alias "Mr Underhill". Gildor Inglorion calls him "Elf-friend" in acknowledgement of his |
ability to speak Elvish. After the Council of Elrond he is given the title "Ring-bearer". After the fulfilment of the quest bards call him "Nine-fingered Frodo" or "Frodo of the Nine Fingers", as Gollum had bitten off his finger to take the Ring from him. Samwise Gamgee also refers to Frodo as Mr Frodo during Jackson’s adaptation of the series. Frodo is the only prominent hobbit whose name is not explained in Tolkien’s Appendices to The Lord of the Rings. In his letters Tolkien states that it is derived from Old English fród meaning "wise by experience". A character from Norse mythology called Fróði is mentioned in Beowulf, where it is rendered in Old English as Froda. Tolkien did mention he changed final a's to final o's in male Hobbit names. In the early drafts of The Lord of the Rings the principal character is called Bingo Baggins; the name Frodo is given to another hobbit. In the drafts of the final chapters of The Lord of the Rings published by Christopher Tolkien as Sauron Defeated, Gandalf names Frodo Bronwe athan Harthad (Endurance Beyond Hope) after the destruction of the Ring. Tolkien states that Frodo’s name in the fictional language of Westron was Maura Labingi. His name in Sindarin (another of Tolkien's invented languages) appears to have been Iorhael, which is derived from ior meaning "old" and hael meaning "wise". In The Return of the King he is also referred to by the name Daur, a Sindarin word meaning "noble" (or perhaps "wise by experience," if it means the same as "Frodo" does.) Adaptations In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo was voiced by Christopher Guard. In the 1980 Rankin/Bass animated version of The Return of the King, made for television, the character was voiced by Orson Bean, who had previously played Bilbo in the same company's adaptation of The Hobbit. In the 1981 BBC radio serial of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo is played by Ian Holm, who later played Bilbo in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. In the 1993 television miniseries Hobitit by Finnish broadcaster Yle, Frodo is played by Taneli Mäkelä. In The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) directed by Peter Jackson, Frodo is played by American actor Elijah Wood. Dan Timmons writes in the Mythopoeic Society's Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings (Mythopoeic Press, 2005) that the themes and internal logic of the Jackson films are undermined by the portrayal of Frodo, whom he considers a weakening of Tolkien's original. Elijah Wood reprised his role of Frodo in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first part of The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014). On stage, Frodo was portrayed by James Loye in the three-hour stage production of The Lord of the Rings, which opened in Toronto in 2006, and was brought to London in 2007. In the United States, Frodo was portrayed by Joe Sofranko in the Cincinnati productions of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003) for Clear Stage Cincinnati. In Chicago, Patrick Blashill played Frodo in the Lifeline Theatre production of The Two Towers'' in 1999. See also Rings of Power Notes and references Notes References External links Frodo Baggins on IMDb Frodo Baggins at the Encyclopedia of Arda Frodo Baggins at the Thain's Book Category:The Lord of the Rings characters Category:Middle-earth Hobbits Category:Adventure film characters Category:Fictional orphans Category:Bearers of the One Ring Category:Fictional characters who can turn invisible Category:Literary characters introduced in 1954 Category:Fictional swordsmen |
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Greene County Daily World The Greene County Daily World (formerly the Linton Daily Citizen and Bloomfield Evening World) is a local newspaper founded in 1905 and published in Greene County, Indiana. It is owned by Rust Communications. History In 1905 Joe E. Turner sold his interest in the Linton Daily Call and began his own semi-weekly newspaper, the Linton Citizen. In 1909 this absorbed the Linton Daily Call, becoming the Linton Daily Citizen. This became the dominant newspaper in Linton. In 2003 both the Linton Daily Citizen and the neighbouring Bloomfield Evening World were purchased by Rust Communications. The newspapers were merged to become The Daily World in January 2006. In January 2007 this was renamed the Greene County Daily World. References External links Official website Category:Newspapers published in Indiana Category:Publications established in 1905 Category:Greene County, Indiana |
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Anna Freud Anna Freud (3 December 1895 – 9 October 1982) was an Austrian-British psychoanalyst. She was born in Vienna, the sixth and youngest child of Sigmund Freud and Martha Bernays. She followed the path of her father and contributed to the field of psychoanalysis. Alongside Melanie Klein, she may be considered the founder of psychoanalytic child psychology. Compared to her father, her work emphasized the importance of the ego and its normal "developmental lines" as well as incorporating a distinctive emphasis on collaborative work across a range of analytical and observational contexts. After the Freud family were forced to leave Vienna in 1938 with the advent of the Nazi regime in Austria, she resumed her psychoanalytic practice and her pioneering work in child psychology in London, establishing the Hampstead Child Therapy Course and Clinic in 1952 (now the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families) as a centre for therapy, training and research work. Life and career Vienna years Anna Freud was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on 3 December 1895. She was the youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud and Martha Bernays. She grew up in "comfortable bourgeois circumstances." Anna Freud appears to have had a comparatively unhappy childhood, in which she "never made a close or pleasurable relationship with her mother, and was instead nurtured by their Catholic nurse Josephine." She had difficulties getting along with her siblings, specifically with her sister Sophie Freud. Sophie, who was the more attractive child, represented a threat in the struggle for the affection of their father: "the two young Freuds developed their version of a common sisterly division of territories: 'beauty' and 'brains', and their father once spoke of her 'age-old jealousy of Sophie.' As well as this rivalry between the two sisters, Anna had other difficulties growing up – 'a somewhat troubled youngster who complained to her father in candid letters how all sorts of unreasonable thoughts and feelings plagued her'. It seems that 'in general, she was relentlessly competitive with her siblings...and was repeatedly sent to health farms for thorough rest, salutary walks, and some extra pounds to fill out her all too slender shape': she may have suffered from depression which caused eating disorders. The close relationship between Anna and her father was different from the rest of her family. She was a lively child with a reputation for mischief. Freud wrote to his friend Wilhelm Fliess in 1899: "Anna has become downright beautiful through naughtiness." Later on Anna Freud would say that she didn't learn much in school; instead she learned from her father and his guests at home. This was how she picked up Hebrew, German, English, French and Italian. At the age of 15, she started reading her father's work and discovered a dream she had 'at the age of nineteen months ... appeared in The Interpretation of Dreams. Commentators have noted how 'in the dream of little Anna ... little Anna only hallucinates forbidden objects'. Anna finished her education at the Cottage Lyceum in Vienna in 1912. Suffering from a depression and anorexia, she was very insecure about what to do in the future. A visit to Britain in the autumn of 1914, which her father's colleague, Ernest Jones, chaperoned, became of concern to Freud when he learned of the latter's romantic intentions. His advice to Jones, in a letter of 22 July 1914, was that his daughter "... does not claim to be treated as a woman, being still far away from sexual longings and rather refusing man. There is an outspoken understanding between me and her that she should not consider marriage |
or the preliminaries before she gets two or three years older". In 1914 she passed the test to work as a teaching apprentice at her old school, the Cottage Lyceum. From 1915 to 1917, she worked as a teaching apprentice for third, fourth, and fifth graders. For the school year 1917-18, she began 'her first venture as Klassenlehrerin (head teacher) for the second grade'. For her performance during the school years 1915-18 she was highly praised by her superior, Salka Goldman who 'wrote ... she showed "great zeal "for all her responsibilities, but she was particularly appreciated for her "conscientious preparations" and for her "gift for teaching" ... being such a success that she was invited to stay on with a regular four-year contract starting in the fall of 1918'. Early psychoanalytic work: Child Development, Ego, and Defense Mechanisms After experiencing multiple episodes of illness Anna Freud resigned her teaching post in 1920. This enabled her to pursue further her growing interest in her father's work and writings. From 1918 to 1921 and from 1924 to 1929 she was in analysis with her father. In 1922 she presented her paper "Beating Fantasies and Daydreams" to the Vienna Psychoanalytical Society and became a member of the society. In 1923, she began her own psychoanalytical practice with children and by 1925 she was teaching at the Vienna Psychoanalytic Training Institute on the technique of child analysis, her approach to which she set out in her first book, An Introduction to the Technique of Child Analysis published in 1927. From 1925 until 1934, she was the Secretary of the International Psychoanalytical Association while she continued child analysis and contributed to seminars and conferences on the subject. In 1935, she became director of the Vienna Psychoanalytical Training Institute and the following year she published her influential study of the "ways and means by which the ego wards off depression, displeasure and anxiety", The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence. It became a founding work of ego psychology and established Freud's reputation as a pioneering theoretician. Among the first children Anna Freud took into analysis were those of Dorothy Burlingham. In 1925 Burlingham, heiress to the Tiffany luxury jewellery retailer, had arrived in Vienna from New York with her four children and entered analysis firstly with Theodore Reik and then, with a view to training in child analysis, with Freud himself. Anna and Dorothy soon developed "intimate relations that closely resembled those of lesbians", though Anna "categorically denied the existence of a sexual relationship". After the Burlinghams moved into the same apartment block as the Freuds in 1929 she became, in effect, the children's stepparent. London years In 1938, following the Anschluss in which Nazi Germany occupied Austria, Anna was taken to Gestapo headquarters in Vienna for questioning on the activities of the International Psychoanalytical Association. Unknown to her father, she and her brother Martin had obtained Veronal from Max Schur, the family doctor, in sufficient quantities to commit suicide if faced with torture or internment. However, she survived her interrogation ordeal and returned to the family home. After her father had reluctantly accepted the urgent need to leave Vienna, she set about organising the complex immigration process for the family in liaison with Ernest Jones, the then President of the International Psychoanalytical Association, who secured the immigration permits that eventually led to the family establishing their new home in London at 20 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead. In 1941 Freud and Burlingham collaborated in establishing the Hampstead War Nursery for children whose lives had been disrupted by the war. Premises were acquired in Hampstead, North London |
and in Essex to provide education and residential care with mothers encouraged to visit as often as practicable. Many for the staff were recruited from the exiled Austro-German diaspora. Lectures and seminars on psychoanalytic theory and practice were regular features of staff training. Freud and Burlingham went on to publish a series of observational studies on child development based on the work of the Nursery with a focus on the impact of stress on children and their capacity to find substitute affections among peers in the absence of their parents. The Bulldog Banks Home, run on similar lines to the Nursery, was established after the war for a group of children who had survived the concentration camps. Building on and developing their war-time work with children, Freud and Burlingham established the Hampstead Child Therapy Course and Clinic (now the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families) in 1952 as a centre for therapy, training and research work. During the war years the hostility between Anna Freud and Melanie Klein and their respective followers in the British Psychoanalytic Society (BPS) grew more intense. Their disagreements, which dated back to the 1920s, centered around the theory of the genesis of the super-ego and the consequent clinical approach to the pre-Oedipal child; Klein argued for play as an equivalent to free association in adult analyses. Anna Freud opposed any such equivalence, proposing an educative intervention with the child until an appropriate level of ego development was reached at the Oedipal stage. Klein held this to be a collusive inhibition of analytical work with the child. To avoid a terminal split in the BPS Ernest Jones, its President, chaired a number of "extraordinary business meetings" with the aim of defusing the conflict, and these continued during the war years. The meetings, which became known as the Controversial Discussions, were established on a more regular basis from 1942. In 1944 there finally emerged a compromise agreement which established parallel training courses, providing options to satisfy the concerns of the rival groups that had formed: followers of Anna Freud, followers of Melanie Klein and a non-aligned group of Middle or Independent Group analysts. It was agreed further that all the key policy-making committees of the BPS should have representatives from the three groups. From the 1950s until the end of her life Freud travelled regularly to the United States to lecture, to teach and to visit friends. During the 1970s she was concerned with the problems of emotionally deprived and socially disadvantaged children, and she studied deviations and delays in development. At Yale Law School, she taught seminars on crime and the family: this led to a transatlantic collaboration with Joseph Goldstein and Albert J. Solnit on children's needs and the law, published in three volumes as Beyond the Best Interests of the Child (1973), Before the Best Interests of the Child (1979), and In the Best Interests of the Child (1986). Freud naturalised as a British subject on 22 July 1946. She was elected as a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1959 and in 1973 she was made an Honorary President of the International Psychoanalytic Association. Freud died in London on 9 October 1982. She was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and her ashes placed in the "Freud Corner" next to her parents' ancient Greek funeral urn. Her life-partner Dorothy Burlingham and several other members of the Freud family also rest there. In 1986 her London home of forty years was transformed, according to her wishes, into the Freud Museum, dedicated to the memory of her father. |
Contributions to psychoanalysis Anna Freud was a prolific writer, contributing articles on psychoanalysis to many different publications throughout her lifetime. Her first publication was titled, An Introduction to Psychoanalysis: Lectures for Child Analysts and Teachers 1922-1935, and was the result of four different lectures she was delivering at the time, to teachers and caretakers of young children in Vienna. Anna Freud's first article Beating fantasies and daydreams (1922), 'drew in part on her own inner life, but th[at] ... made her contribution no less scientific'. In it she explained how, 'Daydreaming, which consciously may be designed to suppress masturbation, is mainly unconsciously an elaboration of the original masturbatory fantasies'. Her father, Sigmund Freud, had earlier covered very similar ground in '"A Child is Being Beaten"' – 'they both used material from her analysis as clinical illustration in their sometimes complementary papers' – in which he highlighted a female case where 'an elaborate superstructure of day-dreams, which was of great significance for the life of the person concerned, had grown up over the masochistic beating-phantasy ... [one] which almost rose to the level of a work of art'. 'Her views on child development, which she expounded in 1927 in her first book, An Introduction to the Technique of Child Analysis, clashed with those of Melanie Klein ... [who] was departing from the developmental schedule that Freud, and his analyst daughter, found most plausible'. In particular, Anna Freud's belief that 'In children's analysis, the transference plays a different role ... and the analyst not only "represents mother" but is still an original second mother in the life of the child' became something of an orthodoxy over much of the psychoanalytic world. For her next major work in 1936, The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence, a classic monograph on ego psychology and defense mechanisms, Anna Freud drew on her own clinical experience, but relied on her father's writings as the principal and authoritative source of her theoretical insights'. Here her 'cataloguing of regression, repression, reaction formation, isolation, undoing, projection, introjection, turning against the self, reversal and sublimation' helped establish the importance of the ego functions and the concept of defence mechanisms, continuing the greater emphasis on the ego of her father – 'We should like to learn more about the ego' – during his final decades. Special attention was paid in it to later childhood and adolescent developments – 'I have always been more attracted to the latency period than the pre-Oedipal phases' – emphasising how the 'increased intellectual, scientific, and philosophical interests of this period represent attempts at mastering the drives'. The problem posed by physiological maturation has been stated forcefully by Anna Freud. "Aggressive impulses are intensified to the point of complete unruliness, hunger becomes voracity... The reaction-formations, which seemed to be firmly established in the structure of the ego, threaten to fall to pieces". Selma Fraiberg's tribute of 1959 that 'The writings of Anna Freud on ego psychology and her studies in early child development have illuminated the world of childhood for workers in the most varied professions and have been for me my introduction and most valuable guide spoke at that time for most of psychoanalysis outside the Kleinian heartland. Arguably, however, it was in Anna Freud's London years 'that she wrote her most distinguished psychoanalytic papers – including "About Losing and Being Lost", which everyone should read regardless of their interest in psychoanalysis'. Her description therein of 'simultaneous urges to remain loyal to the dead and to turn towards new ties with the living' may perhaps reflect her own mourning process after her father's recent death. Focusing |
thereafter on research, observation and treatment of children, Anna Freud established a group of prominent child developmental analysts (which included Erik Erikson, Edith Jacobson and Margaret Mahler) who noticed that children's symptoms were ultimately analogue to personality disorders among adults and thus often related to developmental stages. Her book Normality and Pathology in Childhood (1965) summarised 'the use of developmental lines charting theoretical normal growth "from dependency to emotional self-reliance"'. Through these then revolutionary ideas Anna provided us with a comprehensive developmental theory and the concept of developmental lines, which combined her father's important drive model with more recent object relations theories emphasizing the importance of parents in child development processes. Nevertheless, her basic loyalty to her father's work remained unimpaired, and it might indeed be said that 'she devoted her life to protecting her father's legacy ... In her theoretical work there would be little criticism of him, and she would make what is still the finest contribution to the psychoanalytic understanding of passivity', or what she termed 'altruistic surrender ... excessive concern and anxiety for the lives of his love objects'. Sigmund Freud biographer Louis Breger observed that Anna Freud's publications 'contain few original ideas and are, for the most part, a slavish application of her father's theories.' Jacques Lacan called 'Anna Freud the plumb line of psychoanalysis. 'Well, the plumb line doesn't make a building ... [but] it allows us to gauge the vertical of certain problems.' With psychoanalysis continuing to move away from classical Freudianism to other concerns, it may still be salutary to heed Anna Freud's warning about the potential loss of her father's 'emphasis on conflict within the individual person, the aims, ideas and ideals battling with the drives to keep the individual within a civilized community. It has become modern to water this down to every individual's longing for perfect unity with his mother ... There is an enormous amount that gets lost this way'. Opinions on psychoanalysis: From a letter written by Anna Freud {{quote|Dear John ..., You asked me what I consider essential personal qualities in a future psychoanalyst. The answer is comparatively simple. If you want to be a real psychoanalyst you have to have a great love of the truth, scientific truth as well as personal truth, and you have to place this appreciation of truth higher than any discomfort at meeting unpleasant facts, whether they belong to the world outside or to your own inner person.Further, I think that a psychoanalyst should have... interests... beyond the limits of the medical field... in facts that belong to sociology, religion, literature, [and] history,... [otherwise] his outlook on... his patient will remain too narrow. This point contains... the necessary preparations beyond the requirements made on candidates of psychoanalysis in the institutes. You ought to be a great reader and become acquainted with the literature of many countries and cultures. In the great literary figures you will find people who know at least as much of human nature as the psychiatrists and psychologists try to do. Does that answer your question?'}} In perhaps not dissimilar vein, she wrote in 1954 that 'With due respect for the necessary strictest handling and interpretation of the transference, I feel still that we should leave room somewhere for the realization that analyst and patient are also two real people, of equal adult status, in a real personal relationship to each other. Selected works Freud, Anna (1966–1980). The Writings of Anna Freud: 8 Volumes. New York: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (These volumes include most of Freud's papers.) Vol. 1. Introduction to Psychoanalysis: Lectures for Child Analysts and |
Teachers (1922–1935) Vol. 2. Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense (1936); (Revised edition: 1966 (US), 1968 (UK)) Vol. 3. Infants Without Families Reports on the Hampstead Nurseries Vol. 4. Indications for Child Analysis and Other Papers (1945–1956) Vol. 5. Research at the Hampstead Child-Therapy Clinic and Other Papers (1956–1965) Vol. 6. Normality and Pathology in Childhood: Assessments of Development (1965) Vol. 7. Problems of Psychoanalytic Training, Diagnosis, and the Technique of Therapy (1966–1970) Vol. 8. Psychoanalytic Psychology of Normal Development Freud in collaboration with Sophie Dann: "An Experiment in Group Upbringing", in: The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, VI, 1951. In popular culture In 2002, Freud was honoured with a blue plaque, by English Heritage, at 20 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead in London, her home between 1938 and 1982. On 3 December 2014, Freud was the subject of a Google Doodle. The final track on the 2001 eponymous debut album of indie-rock band The National is titled "Anna Freud". The novel Hysterical: Anna Freud's Story, by Rebecca Coffey was published by She Writes Press in 2014. References Edmundson, M. (2007). "Freud and Anna". The Chronicle of Higher Education, 54(4). The Freud Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved February 17, 2015. Fisher, C., & Lerner, R. (2005). Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science (Vol. 2, p. 1360). Thousands Oaks, California: Sage Publications. Bibliography Further reading External links Anna Freud Centre Life and Work of Anna Freud International Psychoanalytical Association Biography of Anna Freud Lost Girl by Doug Davis Commentary on Freud's The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense from 50 Psychology Classics (2003) Anna Freud correspondence/ from the Historic Psychiatry Collection, Menninger Archives, Kansas Historical Society] Anna Freud Profile on Psychology's Feminist Voices Category:1895 births Category:1982 deaths Category:Austrian psychoanalysts Category:Austrian psychiatrists Category:Austrian psychologists Category:British psychoanalysts Category:Jewish psychoanalysts Anna Category:Freudians Category:Scientists from Vienna Category:Ashkenazi Jews Category:Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss Category:Austrian emigrants to England Category:Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Category:Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Category:History of mental health in the United Kingdom Category:Analysands of Sigmund Freud Category:Analysands of Lou Andreas-Salomé Category:Object relations theorists Category:20th-century Austrian women writers Category:Golders Green Crematorium Category:Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom Category:19th-century Austrian women writers Category:Austrian women psychiatrists |
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Soane Lilo Foliaki Soane Lilo Foliaki (18 April 1933 − 24 December 2013) was the third Roman Catholic bishop of Tonga. Ordained to the priesthood on 21 July 1955, Foliaki was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga, Tonga on 10 June 1994 and retired on 18 April 2008. References Category:1933 births Category:2013 deaths Category:People from Tongatapu Category:Tongan Roman Catholic bishops Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops |
Australian Indian Ocean Territories Australian Indian Ocean Territories is the name since 1995 of an administrative unit under the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, consisting of two islands groups in the Indian Ocean under Australian sovereignty: Christmas Island (), where the administrator resides Cocos (Keeling) Islands archipelago (), where the same officer also has jurisdiction as administrator but does not reside Each of these island components has its own Shire Council: the Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos. It does not include the uninhabited Ashmore and Cartier Islands. Reviews In 2004 a review of the territories was made. In 2012 the administration was reviewed by Australian parliamentary visits and enquiry. Administrators of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories Religion The Catholics are served pastorally by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. 80% of Cocos/Keeling Islands population are Malay Muslims. 75% of Christmas Island population are Chinese Buddhists. References External links WorldStatesmen- Australia- Cocos (Keeling) islands WorldStatesmen- Australia- Christmas Island Category:Island countries of the Indian Ocean Category:Dependent territories in Asia Category:Government of Australia Category:States and territories of Australia |
List of newspapers in Alabama This is a list of newspapers in Alabama, United States. The first title was produced in 1811, and "by 1850, there were 82 newspapers in Alabama, of which nine were dailies." Daily and nondaily newspapers (currently published) The following are daily, weekly, semi-weekly, etc., newspapers published in Alabama: University newspapers The Auburn Plainsman – Auburn University The Crimson White – University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa The Vanguard-The University of South Alabama The Springhillian - Spring Hill College Defunct {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Title ! Locale ! Year est. ! Notes |- | Advertiser | Moulton | 1828 | |- | Advocate | Huntsville | 1815 | Ceased in 1893 |- | Alabama Observer | | | |- | Alabama Republican | Huntsville | 1816 | |- | American Star| Sheffield | | |- | Baptist Leader| Birmingham | | |- | Birmingham Iron Age| Birmingham | 1874 | |- | Birmingham Post-Herald| Birmingham | | Ceased in 2005 |- | Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer| | 1819 | |- | Halcyon| St. Stephens | 1814 | |- | Hoover Gazette| Hoover | | |- | Huntsville News| Huntsville | 1964 | Ceased in 1996 |- | Meteor| Tuscaloosa | | |- | Mobile Centinel| Fort Stoddert | 1811 | |- | Mobile Gazette| | 1813 | |- | Pike County News| | | |- | Republican| Montgomery | 1821 | |- | Republican| Tuscaloosa | 1819 | |- | Southern Courier| Montgomery | 1964 | |- | Times-Plain Dealer| Birmingham | | |- | Weekly Post| Rainsville | | |} See also Alabama media List of radio stations in Alabama List of television stations in Alabama Media in cities in Alabama: Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa Journalism: :Category:Journalists from Alabama University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences in Tuscaloosa Alabama literature Fake news websites in the United States References eCirc FAS-FAX Report'' 2005-03-31. Audit Bureau of Circulations. Bibliography (+ List of titles 50+ years old) (Includes information about weekly rural newspapers in Alabama) Rhoda Coleman Ellison. History and Bibliography of Alabama Newspapers in the Nineteenth Century. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1954. (Includes information about Alabama newspapers) External links (Directory ceased in 2017) USNPL.com: Alabama Newspapers. US Newspaper List. Images Alabama |
Desmond Cambridge Desmond Cambridge (born November 28, 1979) is an American basketball player who played for Alabama A&M from 1999 to 2002. In 1999–2000, Cambridge averaged 5.9 points and 2.3 steals per game. In 2000–01, he averaged 18.6 points and led the Southwestern Athletic Conference with 3.8 steals per game. In 2001–02, Cambridge led the SWAC with 20.7 points per game. He set NCAA Division I season records for steals, with 160, and steals per game, with 5.52. He finished his college career with 330 steals. In 2005, Cambridge played for the Nashville Rhythm of the American Basketball Association. See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career steals leaders List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season steals leaders References Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball players Category:Basketball players from Tennessee Category:Point guards Category:Sportspeople from Nashville, Tennessee Category:American men's basketball players |
Scottish Community Project The "Scottish Community Project" is a public health promotion and education project created and managed by Jeff Sladden. Its objective is to raise awareness and help people embrace a healthier lifestyle. Background The inspiration for this project first appeared when Jeff Sladden was invited to talk at a school in St. Andrews. He was invited in his capacity as a sports person to do a talk on the importance of exercise and a balanced diet. To engage the children Jeff did some challenges with them. The project was initially created only for Scotland, but become popular nationally once it went online. Dr. Andrew Murray, the Scottish Governments' physical activity champion, was one of the first people to get involved in the project and helped Jeff with various contacts. In 2013, Dr. Murray took part in the first 10km bag challenge. 100 x 10kg bags over 100m. Shona Robison Shona_Robison, the Minister for CommonWealth Games and Sports, was one of the first MSP's to acknowledge the benefits of this project. The project was first launched at Dumferline and went on to visit 51 schools in total all across Scotland. Challenges The main goal behind the challenges was to raise awareness of the project and its mission: helping people switch to a healthier lifestyle. The two main challenges are the 25 m bag challenge and the 20 m taxi pull. The fire stations were very open to the challenges and helped promote the project. One such example is the bag challenge done with the firefighters from Green Watch Lochgelly. Other notable sponsors include: Deeside Water Glasgow Taxis City Cabs See also Health in Scotland Social care in Scotland References Scottish Community Project - official website Category:Government of Scotland Category:Health in Scotland |
Kara-Yakupovo Kara-Yakupovo () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kara-Yakupovsky Selsoviet, Chishminsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 513 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. References Category:Rural localities in Bashkortostan |
Gunnar D. Hansson Gunnar D. Hansson (born 1945 on the island Smögen in Sweden), is an author, poet, essayist, translator and associate professor of literature at Göteborg University. He is an acclaimed translator of several works, including Old English poetry. Bibliography Övergångar 1979 De dödas traditioner 1980 Avbilder 1982 Otid 1985 Nådens oordning 1988 (dissertation) Martin Koch 1988 Olunn 1989 Lunnebok 1991 Idegransöarna 1994 AB Neandertal 1996 Ärans hospital 1999 Förlusten av Norge 2000 Senecaprogrammet 2004 Lyckans berså 2008 Lomonosovryggen 2009 Awards Göteborgs-Postens litteraturpris 1994 De Nios Vinterpris 1994 Lars Ahlin-stipendiet 1998 Sveriges Radios Lyrikpris 2000 Bellmanpriset 2004 Tegnérpriset 2006 Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sotenäs Municipality Category:20th-century Swedish novelists Category:21st-century Swedish novelists Category:Swedish-language writers Category:University of Gothenburg alumni Category:University of Gothenburg faculty Category:Swedish male novelists Category:20th-century Swedish male writers Category:21st-century male writers |
The Flintstones (2016 comic book) The Flintstones is a comic book series based on the 1960s animated sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera. The series was published by DC Comics as part of the Hanna-Barbera Beyond comic book initiative. The 12-issue limited series was written by Mark Russell and drawn by Steve Pugh, with the first issue published June 6, 2016, and the twelfth and final issue published June 7, 2017. Main characters Fred Flintstone Wilma Flintstone Barney Rubble Betty Rubble Pebbles Flintstone Bamm-Bamm Rubble Recurring characters George Slate Reverend Tom The Great Gazoo Professor Carl Sargon Clod the Destroyer Vacuum Cleaner and Bowling Ball Stony Danza Thorstone Pebblen Crossover The Flintstones crossed over with Booster Gold in Booster Gold/The Flintstones Annual #1 on March 29, 2017. Reception The Flintstones comic has received mostly positive critical reviews. See also The Flintstones ''Hanna-Barbera Beyond References Category:Comics based on television series Category:DC Comics titles Category:Humor comics Category:2016 comics debuts Category:2017 comics endings Category:The Flintstones Category:Comic book reboots |
Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security is the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management. The current Assistant Secretary is Michael Evanoff. Assistant Secretaries of State for Diplomatic Security, 1985—present References External links Profile from State Department Historian Category:Bureau of Diplomatic Security |
Game Technology Solutions Gamos Technology Solution (GTS) is a Sri Lankan game development studio located in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka. Formed in 2007, the company has primarily worked on mobile games, most notably the 'Colombo Ride' game series which is the first Sinhala mobile game to be created. The second installment, Colombo Ride 2.0 won ‘best in South Asia’ at the mBillionth awards held in New Delhi, India in 2010. The third installment, Colombo Ride 3D won a top 5 nomination at Mashable Awards 2010 but lost to vividly popular Angry Birds mobile game by Rovio. With the advent of Educational Games being prevalent around the world, GTS pivoted its focus by creating Educational Games targeting initially at the younger crowd. Tying up with veteran maths scholar W.O.T. Fernando and converting his books (which have sold for over 30 years in Sri Lanka) into fun educational games. Four games (Sinhala language, English language, Mathematics, Ganithaya (Mathematics in Sinhala medium)) targeting Grade 3,4,5 students were released in September 2017. 8 games targeting Grade 1 and Grade 2 students were published in September 2018 on the subjects of Sinhala language, English language, Mathematics, Ganithaya (Mathematics in Sinhala medium). Latest production includes 10 games targeting Grade 1 to 5 students on the subject of Buddhism (in Sinhala and English medium). GTS aims to create 10 more game titles by September 2020. Works External links References Category:Video game development companies Category:Software companies of Sri Lanka |
Elfed High School Elfed High School () is an 11–16 mixed, English-medium community secondary school in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales. History Opened in 1954, the school was named after Hywel Elfed Lewis 1860-1953, the renowned bard and scholar who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1924 to 1928. In 1967 it became a Senior Comprehensive, serving a wide catchment area, including Buckley, Hawarden, Mynydd Isa, Saltney, Caergwrle and Hope. The school became fully comprehensive in 1973, serving the communities of Buckley, Mynydd Isa, Drury and surrounding areas. The main partner primary schools are Southdown, Westwood, Mountain Lane and Drury schools, but the school also attracts pupils from a number of others. Students from outside the normal catchment area who choose to attend the Elfed HS use public transport. The vast majority of students use bicycles or walk to school. From September 2015 the Elfed HS education provision was re-categorized by the Flintshire Local Authority from 11-18 to 11-16. Notable alumni Ann Keen (née Fox), Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth Sylvia Heal (née Fox), Labour MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis Kim Ashfield, winner of Miss United Kingdom and Miss Wales in 1980 Ryan Shawcross, footballer, Stoke City FC. Danny Collins,footballer, Wales and Nottingham Forest FC. John Lyons (footballer), Wrexham FC, Millwall FC, Cambridge United FC and Colchester United FC. Cherry Frampton, former glamour model. References External links Category:Secondary schools in Flintshire Category:Educational institutions established in 1954 Category:1954 establishments in Wales |
1930 Western State Hilltoppers football team The 1930 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–1–1 record and outscored their opponents, 192 to 25. Halfback Clarence Frendt was the team captain. Schedule References Western State Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western State football |
Jack House, Wahroonga The Jack House is a heritage-listed domestic dwelling at 62 Boundary Road, in the Sydney suburb of Wahroonga in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Russell Jack and Pamela Jack and built from 1956 to 1957 by Donald W. Taylor (Bob Ellis?). It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 24 June 2013. History Indigenous history Material in rock shelters reveals that Aboriginal people inhabited the Sydney region at least from the last ice age over 20,000 years ago. "Kuringgai" was the language spoken on the north shore. Although British colonisers originally chose the south side of the harbour for the settlement of the First Fleet in 1788, both the Darug people of the southern shores and the Kuringgai people on the northern shores suffered catastrophic loss of life in the smallpox epidemic that soon swept through the indigenous population, with a death rate estimated to have been between 50 and 90 per cent. Over the following century there were numerous documentary recordings of the movements of surviving Kuringgai people within the Ku-ring-gai locality, both attending Aboriginal gatherings and collecting European rations such as blankets. There are also several oral history accounts of small clans travelling through the district in the late nineteenth century. Aboriginal people continue to live within the municipality. Ku-ring-gai area history One of first white settlers in the Ku-ring-gai area was William Henry who farmed land next to the Lane Cove River from 1814. The early European colonisers consisted of itinerant workers, timber-getters, farmers and orchardists, self-sufficient people who often lived in isolated communities. Major transport routes by land and water were in place by the mid-1800s. The construction of the railway in 1890 and the introduction of local government to the area quickly led to the transformation of this series of isolated farming communities into a line of sought-after suburbs. The interwar period (between 1918 and 1939) saw vast improvements in infrastructure and a period of urban consolidation. Almost all of Ku-ring-gai was designated for residential development as opposed to commercial and industrial developments, and very few blocks of flats were permitted before 1940. The period between 1950 and 1980 was marked by a doubling in Ku-ring-gai's population from roughly 50,000 to 100,000 as part of the post-war expansion of Australian cities. The increase since 1980 to around 110,000 has been less rapid. Jack House 62 Boundary Road, Wahroonga is part of what was previously a grant to John Terry Hughes in 1842. Hughes was shortly afterwards declared bankrupt. The land was purchased by the Mayor of Glen Innes, Valentine Sachs in the 1890s with the proceeds from his mining ventures. When Russell and Pamela Jack purchased the site from a Mr Wayland in 1955 the land was the last undeveloped block on the street. Jack believed it remained unsold because of the steepness of the site and the creek running diagonally through it. The site's location on the north side of Boundary Road meant the council restrictions were not as strict as on the southern side. The northern side permitted the use of timber construction and materials other than tiles for the roof. The Jack House has a flat roof of bituminous membrane. The Jacks originally intended to construct a steel framed house along the western boundary but abandoned the idea due to the high cost involved. This change of approach, with the Jacks opting instead for brick and timber construction, led to a design that harmonised as much as possible with the existing site, even to the |
extent of accommodating the small creek. As well as the final design being driven by the challenging site, the Jacks also had a commitment to produce economical but human buildings. The war loan house (low interest loans for returned servicemen and women), controlled in both budget and size, reflected a change in direction by many architects during the period. In designing the house for their own family, Russell and Pamela Jack, combined post and beam Japanese aesthetics with North American influences of Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra, incorporating the natural aspects of the site, utilising exposed construction, natural materials and a modular plan. 1950s Sydney architecture Residential construction in Sydney after WWII was limited to residences using brick and fibro single, double or triple fronted bungalows, with pitched roofs and usually facing the street, regardless of the orientation. Each house was equally spaced from its neighbours in accordance with local regulations. At the same time Australian architects who had returned from Europe began to embrace the ideas of the modern movement and adapt them to suit the unique Australian climate and environment. The "Sydney School", a term introduced by Robin Boyd in 1967 (and later classified by Richard Apperly as the Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture), refers to the architecture of the 1950s and 1960s that was concerned with aesthetics and a rejection of technology. In expanding upon the term, Jennifer Taylor identified the style as first being discernable in three Sydney houses, by Peter Muller, Russell Jack and Bill and Ruth Lucas. Although working separately from each other, they shared a sympathy of materials, economy and simplicity, with an appreciation of nature. They each drew inspiration from the sandstone outcrops of Sydney, water views to the harbour, and the steep terrain. A need for climatic appropriateness and an Australian style was being addressed through modest residential designs, such as the Jack House, using post and beam construction that fully explored breaking down the barriers between inside and outside, and achieving a harmonious union with nature. Sites that had been previously considered unusable, such as the Jack House site, were the ideal sites to utilise the cost-effective solutions of post and beams construction, which could be carefully places to cause minimal disturbance to the site's rocks and trees. An important precedent to the natural siting was provided by Sydney Ancher's Maytone Avenue houses in Killara, NSW (1948–49) where the natural rock outcrops were retained. According to Jennifer Taylor, 1957 was a significant year in domestic design in Sydney. Three important houses were put before the jury for the Sulman Medal. All three of the houses were designed by architects as their own residences; Sydney Ancher's house in Neutral Bay, Bill and Ruth Lucas' house in Castlecrag, and the Jack House in Wahroonga. They were all post and beam structures and all expressed an increased awareness of the potential use of outside space. The Jack House was most notable for its treatment of the site. The Jacks positioned the house perched on the brink of the two principal levels on the site and it is regarded as signifying a change in domestic architecture in Sydney in this regard. Faced with a difficult site that was densely covered with native trees and outcrops of sandstone, Jack House showed what was achievable within a modest budget and without making a significant impact on the site (AIA). The design incorporated the challenges of the site without removing them, allowing the small existing creek to run beneath the structure, and perching the house out over the slope of the site so |
as to sit amongst the trees. Russell and Pamela Jack Russell Jack studied architecture and planning at Sydney Technical College after returning from active service in the Royal Australian Air Force. Jack worked for Rudder, Littlemore & Rudder during his studies, and graduating in 1950 was awarded the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship. He sailed to England in 1952 and met his future wife Pamela Purves Lyttle (1928 - 2006) on board. Lyttle had graduated in architecture from the University of Sydney in 1951 and worked for the Commonwealth Department of Works in Canberra prior to heading overseas. In England, Jack worked for Tripe & Wakeham and Lyttle worked for Stillman & Eastwick-Field. Like many young Australian architects, they travelled around Europe looking at buildings. They married upon their return to Sydney in 1954, and Russell returned to work for Rudder, Littlemore & Rudder until 1956 when he left to set up practice with Denis John Wigram Allen (1926 - ), which lasted until 1976. Allen and Jack were joined by architecture student Keith Cottier in 1957. The firm became Allen Jack + Cottier in 1965. Upon her return from England, Pamela Jack worked for Baldwinson and Booth until 1958, when she went into practice as Pamela Jack Architect. She later studied ceramics at East Sydney technical College and established herself as an accomplished ceramicist. Russell Jack left the practice of Allen Jack + Cottier in 1976, joining the staff of University of NSW as a lecturer, becoming visiting professor. Major works by Russell Jack include the Carroll House, St Ives (1959), the Palmer House, Turramurra (1959), the Waterhouse House, St Ives (1962), the Tuckson House, Wahroonga (1961), the Jacobs House, Wahroonga (1963) (Wilkinson Award), the Forsaith House, Pymble (1971), the Griffin House, St Ives (1961), the Selby House, Warrawee (1961), all in NSW, and the Cater House, Canberra, ACT (1965) which won the Canberra Medallion in 1965l and the Canberra RAIA 25 Year medal in 2011. Jack House was the winner of the 1957 Sulman Medal for Domestic design. The Sir John Sulman Medal for Architectural Merit in NSW is an annual award presented by the NSW Royal Institute for Architects. Established in 1932 by Sir John Sulman, the original award conditions allowed for domestic and non-domestic entrants. In 1960 a separate category was developed for residential design with the creation of the NSW Wilkinson Award. The Jack House was featured in Architecture in Australia, July/September 1958 (pp. 76–78). Comparative items Bill and Ruth Lucas - The Glass House, 80 The Bulwark, Castlecrag 1957 Robin Boyd - Lyons House, 733 Port Hacking Road, Dolans Bay, 1966 Peter Muller - The Audette House, Edinburgh Rd, Castlecrag, 1953 Sydney Ancher - Maytone Avenue Houses, Killara, 1949 Arthur Baldwinson - Simpson-Lee House, Roland Ave, Wahroonga, 1959 Description The Jack House is composed of glass and brick planes, yet is defined more by the skeleton of the post and beam framing which steps down over the sloping site. The house presents a blank wall to the street but it opens up with large planes of glass on to the elevated verandah on the opposite, the north side. The floor on the uphill side relates to the ground level while that on the down side is freely suspended. The pattern of the elements of the dark stained frame against the walls of the white bagged and painted brick towards the street, and against the glass on the private side, emphasizes the order of the module. The house is a single storey flat-roofed dwelling with extensive use of glass and brick panes utilising post and beam |
construction. The timber frames are set according to a 10-foot module, with this order being reinforced in the partitioning of the rooms and through the use of the dark stained timber frame against the white painted brick front walls. The building occupies a steeply sloped site with frontage to Boundary Road, with the house oriented away from the street and faces northeast towards the bush. A carport, also with a flat roof, is located on the south-eastern corner of the building. The carport is accessed via a driveway from the street. Entry to the house is through an arched opening in a bagged brick wall that screens the house from the street. The archway was considered reactionary at the time, with modernity typically demanding right angles. Jack defended his design choice, reasoning "a logical, natural opening in a brick wall is an arch". The bagged brick wall protects the house's public face from both the street and the neighbours. A timber bridge provides access to the entry space from the carport and the street. The house has a simple L-shaped plan, which centres on a small creek which runs through the site and becomes a hinge to the two wings. The entry space is at the junction of the wings. To the left is the family space, containing the living room, dining room, kitchen and study. To the right is the bedroom and bathroom wing. The house was designed to allow for expansion with the growing family, facilitated by the use of non-structural internal walls. Despite its economical size, the house was intended to feel as "psychologically expansive as possible", using a free-flowing plan and floor-to-ceiling glass allowing the rooms to open to the bush. The house is a series of continuous spaces, broken up into specific rooms but without the use of interconnecting doors. The roof and floor planes extend beyond the glass line to increase the sense of space and create unity with the landscape. The same materials were used inside and out for the same reason. Condition As at 9 July 2013, the house and interiors are in excellent condition. The garden is a bush setting which is largely intact. Jack House is highly intact including some interior finishes such as wall paper and it retains its original bush setting with its creek. Modifications and dates Initially there was no door on the study, allowing the entire living wing to be open. A door has since been added, enabling the space to be made private. The veranda between the main living area and the study has been closed in and two bedrooms added. An initially external wall of grey weathered timber now forms the interior wall of the main bedroom area. All alterations were made by the architects who lived in the house until recently. In the kitchen a set of overhead cupboards similar to those existing on the south wallnhave been added to the northern wall by the original architect. Otherwise all materials and finishes remain. In the laundry the original washing machine recess and its adjacent bench were reversed when a new machine was installed by the architect. Heritage listing Built in 1957, Jack House is of State significance as an excellent and intact example of the work of mid-20th century Australian modernist architect Russell Jack. An early proponent of the modern movement in NSW, Jack is attributed with developing the principles of the modern movement into a locally adapted, site responsive architecture which became known as the Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture. Together with Pamela Jack he designed a house which |
responded to its environment with sensitivity, keeping the natural bush as garden and retaining the creek that runs through the site.The house interiors include cabinetry designed by Jack, selected wallpapers and other furnishings of importance to the overall significance of the house. The house is highly regarded by the architectural profession and is considered to be an influential piece of mid-twentieth century Australian architecture. Its research value as a resource that demonstrates many features of Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture and design in theory and practice, and its capacity to illuminate the work of Russell Jack is proven through the ongoing use of the house as a teaching tool. It is also of State significance as an excellent representative example of the modern movement adapted specifically for the Australian environment in a domestic dwelling with intact interiors and garden setting. It is also a rare surviving and intact example of an award-winning mid twentieth century modern house. Jack House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 24 June 2013 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. Jack House is of State significance for its role in the history of Australian architecture and house design. The house demonstrates mid-twentieth century architectural practice in Australia and particularly in the Sydney region. One of the early examples of the Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture, Jack House demonstrates the early application of the modern movement in architecture integrated with an Australian setting. An exemplary piece of modernism, the house reflects an increasing respect for the natural landscape in residential design and is indicative of the evolution of Australian architectural design in the mid 20th century. The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history. Jack House is of State significance as the family home designed by and for Australian architects Russell and Pamela Jack. A highly regarded Australian architect, Russell Jackwas a founding partner John Allan and Russell Jack which subsequently became the firm Allen, Jack and Cottier; the practice continues to be one the most successful architectural firms in Australia. The partnership of John.Allen and Russell Jack was awarded the Sulman Medal for Jack House in 1957 The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. Jack House is of State significance as a seminal work of residential modernism. The house design exhibits the influences of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Japanese architecture. Russell Jack, somewhat disappointed by European modernism, was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's approach and the nature focussed architecture of pre-War Japan. The house is modest in scale with a strong connection between the bush setting and the house, an honest expression of materials expressed through exposed construction, natural materials and a modular plan utilising a primary structure and infill walls. In 1957 Jack House was awarded the Sulman Award for architectural merit in the domestic building category. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. Jack House is significant at a State level as it is held in high esteem by the wider community for its cultural values. In particular Jack House is held in very high esteem by the architectural profession as demonstrated by how widely it has been published and through |
its recognition by the Australian Institute of Architects who have classified Jack House as nationally significant for its humanist sensibility and respect for the natural conditions of the site. The house is regularly used as a teaching opportunity by the owner and others and opened to the public as an excellent example of modernism in Australia. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Jack House has State significance for its research value as a resource that demonstrates many features of Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture and design in theory and practice, and its capacity to illuminate the work of Russell Jack. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Jack House is a rare and substantially intact example of an award-winning mid century modern house. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. Jack House is of State significance as an excellent, intact mid-twentieth century example of modernist residential design. Jack House is an excellent, representative and intact example of the work of Russell Jack, one of Australia's early proponents of the modern movement in architecture applied within an Australian context which became known as the Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture. The house is a defining example of the outstanding design skills of a well-regarded Australian architect and clearly demonstrates his design principles of modesty of scale and connection with the natural landscape. See also Allen Jack+Cottier Australian residential architectural styles References Bibliography Attribution Category:New South Wales State Heritage Register Category:Wahroonga, New South Wales Category:Houses in Sydney Category:Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Category:1957 establishments in Australia Category:Houses completed in 1957 |
Bertha Drechsler Adamson Bertha Drechsler Adamson (March 25, 1848 – May 12, 1924) was a Scottish-born Canadian violinist, educator and conductor. The daughter of Adam Hamilton, who taught music at the University of Edinburgh, she was born Bertha Drechsler Hamilton in Edinburgh. With her sister Emily, she studied violin in Leipzig with Ferdinand David. She performed with her father's quartet, which included her sister and her brother Carl, in the United Kingdom. After she married in 1869, she moved to Hamilton, Ontario, later settling in Toronto. In 1887, she joined the teaching staff of the newly formed Toronto Conservatory of Music. In 1888, she was first violinist for the Conservatory String Quartette; she left the Conservatory later that year but returned in 1895. She was Concert Mistress in 1906/07 of the newly formed Toronto Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and was second desk of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra) through 1911 at least. From 1901 to 1904, she was first violin for the Toronto Conservatory String Quartette. Pupils of Drechsler Adamson included Harry Adaskin, Frank Blachford, Julia Grover Choate and Lina Drechsler Adamson, her daughter. She died in Toronto at the age of 76. References Category:1848 births Category:1924 deaths Category:Canadian classical violinists Category:Canadian conductors (music) Category:Canadian music educators Category:Musicians from Edinburgh Category:Academics of the University of Edinburgh Category:Musicians from Toronto Category:The Royal Conservatory of Music faculty Category:Women classical violinists Category:Women music educators |
Hassana Alidou Hassana Alidou (born March 29, 1963) has been Niger's ambassador to the United States since February 2015. Her twin sister Ousseina Alidou is an Africanist scholar specialising in the study of Muslim women in Africa, and a professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at Rutgers University. References Category:1963 births Category:Ambassadors of Niger to the United States Category:Nigerien women diplomats Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
Winnie (website) Winnie helps parents find information about kid-friendly places to go with their families as well as general parenting topics. It contains metadata about places like whether there is a changing table in the restroom, a kids menu, or a good place to nurse a baby and also reviews from parents who have been to those places. Parents also use Winnie to ask questions and share their experiences. It is backed by a blend of automated data collection, curation, and crowdsourcing. Background Winnie is a startup based in San Francisco and was founded in early 2016 by Sara Mauskopf and Anne Halsall. The Winnie iPhone app was launched in June 2016. In October 2016, Winnie announced that it raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Winnie launched their Android app in March 2017. In May 2017, Winnie launched a daycare and preschool finder. References Further reading TechCrunch - October 2016 - Winnie grabs $2.5 million for its directory of family-friendly places Marie Claire - July 2016 - The Best New Apps to Try this Month Boston Globe - July 2016 - An app that’s like Yelp! for parents on the go. Fast Company - June 2016 - Winnie Is Yelp For People With No Lives (Parents) Bloomberg - June 2016 - Interview on Bloomberg West: Meet Winnie TechCrunch - June 2016 - Winnie Helps Parents Find Family Friendly Places The Next Web - June 2016 - Winnie is a clever new social networking app built specifically for parents Inc - March 2016 - Meet Winnie, the Startup That Will Change the Way You Parent External links Official Website Category:American review websites Category:Geosocial networking Category:Parenting websites Category:Consumer guides Category:IOS software Category:Internet properties established in 2016 Category:Proprietary cross-platform software Category:Online companies of the United States Category:Recommender systems |
Quarryville, Delaware Quarryville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Quarryville is located along U.S. Route 13 Business between Bellefonte and Claymont. References Category:Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware Category:Unincorporated communities in Delaware |
Ansitz Fohrhof Fohrhof is an Ansitz in Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße, South Tyrol, Italy. The Anich family's coat of arms are displayed on the main doorway. The manor consists of a house, a small Catholic chapel, and farmland. The manor was owned by the von Schlandersperg in 1557, then the In der Maur in 1645, the Sattler in 1780, and the Romani in 1803. Fohrhof still operates as a large wine farm. References Category:Buildings and structures in South Tyrol Category:Houses in Italy Category:In der Maur family residences Category:Wineries of Italy |
2003 Lunar New Year Cup The 2003 Lunar New Year Cup (aka Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (1 February 2003 and 4 February 2003). Participating teams Denmark League XI Hong Kong XI (host) Squads Some of the players include: Hong Kong XI Coach: Kwok Ka Ming Iran Coach: Homayoun Shahrokhi Denmark League XI Coach: Morten Olsen Uruguay Coach: Gustavo Ferrín Results Semifinals Third place match Final Bracket Scorers 1 goal Thomas Schultz Michael Hansen Dejan Antonić Javad Nekounam Ali Samereh Julio Rodríguez Horacio Peralta Pablo Munhoz Individual awards Best Player: Khodadad Azizi Best Hong Kong XI Player: Fan Chun Yip Best Goalkeeper: Mauricio Nanni See also Hong Kong Football Association Hong Kong First Division League References Carlsberg Cup 2003, Rsssf.com 烏拉圭反勝伊朗稱霸嘉士伯盃, HKFA Website XXI. Carlsberg Cup Chinese New Years Tournament 2003 - Details, YANSFIELD 2003 Category:2002–03 in Danish football Category:2002–03 in Hong Kong football Category:2002–03 in Iranian football Category:2003 in Uruguayan football |
1995 Toshiba Classic The 1995 Toshiba Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the La Costa Resort and Spa in San Diego, California in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from July 31 through August 6, 1995. Second-seeded Conchita Martínez won the singles title and earned $79,5000 first-prize money. Finals Singles Conchita Martínez defeated Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–0 It was Martínez's 5th singles title of the year and the 25th of her career. Doubles Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud 6–2, 6–1 It was Fernández's 5th title of the year and the 60th of her career. It was Zvereva's 4th title of the year and the 59th of her career. References External links ITF tournament edition details Tournament draws Toshiba Classic Category:Southern California Open Toshiba Classic Category:1995 in American tennis |
Paul Johnson (rugby league, born 1988) Paul Johnson (born 13 March 1988) is an English professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. Signing for St. Helens from amateur side Blackbrook ARLFC, Johnson plays as either a or . He has international honours at amateur level, having featured for Great Britain Community Lions. He was only recently promoted to the first team from the reserves (in doing so was awarded the No. 32 jersey), so he has yet to make a first team appearance. He was named in his first 19-man squad ahead of the derby with Wigan Warriors on Friday 31 July 2009. He also made the 19 for the 21 August 2009 game against the Huddersfield Giants but again dropped out. Début season (2010) Johnson made his first grade début for St Helens in 2010's Super League XV, coming off the bench to play in a 30–22 win at home to the Huddersfield Giants. Move to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats It was announced that Johnson's first year with Saints would be his last, as he secured a two-year contract at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has been allocated the shirt number 17. Johnson made his début in the Festive Trophy on New Years Day, when Wakefield Trinity Wildcats lost 22–40 to Leeds Rhinos. He was awarded the Man of The Match Award in this game, for his excellent contribution going forward. Widnes Vikings On 7 October 2013, it was announced that Johnson would be signing for the Widnes Vikings on a one-year contract after securing an early release from Hull FC. On 22 April 2014, Johnson extended his Widnes contract to the end of 2016. On 11 February 2015 Johnson and fellow Vikings teammate Grant Gore was loaned to Whitehaven on a one-month deal. References External links Saints Heritage Society profile Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:St Helens R.F.C. players Category:Wakefield Trinity players Category:Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players Category:Hull F.C. players Category:Widnes Vikings players Category:Rugby league centres Category:Rugby league second-rows |
Abdel Kader (song) "Abdel Kader" () is an Algerian traditional song made famous by the Algerian raï artist Khaled. It is mistakenly thought to be about the Emir `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī, a famous Algerian Muslim religious leader and freedom fighter who resisted the French conquest of Algeria, but it is actually about the 12th century Sufi saint Shaikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1165 AD), the posthumous founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi Order. It is featured on his 1993 studio album N'ssi N'ssi. After his 1993 original album version, Khaled released a solo live version of "Abdel Kader" in his live album Hafla in 1998. The song gained further popularity after the live performance at Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy by Khaled, Rachid Taha and Faudel. The joint trio live version was included on the 1998 live album 1,2,3 Soleils. Charts The live version by Rachid Taha, Khaled and Faudel was released as a separate single in France reaching #6 in the SNEP, the official French Singles Chart. The song stayed in for 21 consecutive weeks in the French charts in the period November 1998 to March 1999, with 10 weeks of those in the Top 10. It stayed at #6 for the two weeks ending 5 and 12 December 1998. In France, "Abdel Kader" was certified Silver in 1998 by SNEP, signifying sales of over 50,000 singles. Covers and samplings The song has been subject to many covers and remixes and is popular in live performances of many Algerian artists. Adaptations The music of "Abdel Kader" has been used with new lyrics and slightly amended music adaptations in other songs. One of the most notable of these is "Mon Bled" by Rohff, Mohamed Lamine and Cheba Maria. The track appears in the inaugural release of the Raï'n'B Fever series in 2004 produced by Kore & Scalp. Samplings Various songs have also sampled on parts of the song, notably: Cameron Cartio used a sample in his Persian language version of "Mi Chica" and Sarbel in the Greek language version of the same song. Arash sampled it in his bilingual Persian/English song "Suddenly" featuring Rebecca Zadig in Arash's 2008 album Donya Najim and Arash reused the sample in their 2009 trilingual French/Persian/English adaptation of "Suddenly" retitled "Près de toi (Suddenly)" also featuring Rebecca. DJ Rebel used the sample of the song in his 2016 single "Let Me Love You" featuring Mohombi and Shaggy. Farid Bang used the sample of the song in his 2019 single "Maghreb Gang" featuring French Montana and Khaled himself. See also `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī, the leader of the Zaouia (tariqa, group of followers) of Abdul-Qadir Gilani in Algeria Abdul Qadir (disambiguation) References External links Abdel Kader music video عبد القادر الشاب خالد - فاضل - رشيد طه Lyrics with translation Transcription Translation Category:Raï Category:Algerian music Category:1998 singles Category:Khaled (musician) songs Category:Song recordings produced by Don Was Category:1993 songs Category:Barclay Records singles Category:PolyGram singles |
Glyphodes interruptalis Glyphodes interruptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1950. It is found in Iran. References Category:Moths described in 1950 Category:Glyphodes |
Integrated writing environment An integrated writing environment (IWE) is software that provides comprehensive writing and knowledge management functionality for writers and information workers. IWEs enable writers and information workers to perform a variety of tasks related to the document in the IWE in a single environment. This provides a distraction-free workspace and streamlined writing experience. IWEs provide similar efficiency and functionality benefits to writers and information professionals that integrated development environments (IDEs) provide to software developers. Overview IWEs are designed to maximize productivity and help improve the quality of written work by integrating together tools that allow users to work effectively in a single application. The IWE features may include integrated content search, reversion management, outlining, note management, and reference management, as may be suitable for the target field of use. List of IWEs Celtx This IWE is intended for screenplay writers and has screenplay writing and management tools. Celtex provides tools for the pre-production work phase, story development, storyboarding, script breakdowns, production scheduling, and reports. Scrivener This IWE targets novel, research paper, and script writing. Scrivener provides tools to organize notes and research documents for easy access and referencing. After completing the writing, Scrivener allows the user to export the document to formats supported by common word processors, such as Microsoft Word. TeXstudio This IWE targets LaTeX documents and provides interactive spelling checker, code folding, and syntax highlighting. References Category:Application software |
Moungo (department) Moungo is a department of Littoral Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 3,723 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 452,722.The capital of the department lies at Nkongsamba.King Ekandjoum Joseph is known as the last King of the Mungo people before Cameroon was founded. Subdivisions The department is divided administratively into 12 communes and in turn into villages. Communes Baréhock Baré Bonaléa Dibombari Ebone Loum Manjo Mbanga Melong Mombo Nkongsamba 1 Nkongsamba 2 Nkongsamba 3 Penja References Category:Departments of Cameroon Category:Littoral Region (Cameroon) |
Autochloris ethela Autochloris ethela is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1924. It is found in Brazil. References Category:Arctiinae Category:Moths described in 1924 Category:Moths of Brazil |
Susan Lim Susan Lim Mey Lee is a Singaporean surgeon who in 1990 performed the first successful liver transplant in Singapore. Early life Lim was born in Singapore and was educated at Singapore Chinese Girls' School and the Raffles Institution. In 1974 she was awarded a scholarship under the Colombo Plan to study medicine at Monash University in Australia. From 1977, during her studies, she was resident at Trinity College attached to the University of Melbourne. Career On 29 September 1990, Lim was the head surgeon for Singapore's first liver transplant. In 2001, Lim started treating the sister of the Queen of Brunei for cancer of the left breast. In 2003, Lim started the biotechnology company, Stem Cell Technologies. The following year she became a Fellow of Trinity College (University of Melbourne). She is the youngest person, and first Singaporean, to receive this honour. Lim established the Indiapore Trust with her husband Deepak Sharma, and her friend Satpal Khattar. The trust issued $50,000 to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, which assists struggling parents to meet their children's school expenses. The trust has also donated a science laboratory to Raffles Junior College and provided scholarships to underprivileged children in Singapore and India. Lim sits on the Global Advisory Council of the International Society for Stem Cell Research. In April 2011 she gave a presentation at TED on Transplanting Cells, Not Organs. In October 2011, Lim was included in The University of Newcastle's book 100 Women, which celebrates the achievements of 100 remarkable and inspirational women, both in Australia and globally. Singapore Medical Council accusations In February 2011, the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) presented a case to the Ministry of Health, in which Lim was accused of overcharging one of her patients, the sister of the Queen of Brunei, Pengiran Anak Hajah Damit Pg Pemancha Pg Anak Mohd Alam. The fees were approximately $24 million SGD and were charged for 110 treatment days from January to June 2007. In August 2012, Lim was convicted of professional misconduct in respect of the overcharging, and was given a 3-year suspension from practising, fined $10,000 SGD and be censured in writing. Lim appealed her sentence and was allowed to continue practising, pending the outcome of the appeal. On 28 June 2013, the appeal court dismissed her appeal and confirmed the sentence in all respects. The SMC originally sought $1.33 million from Lim for the legal bills of the courtcase. The Singapore High Court found that the legal bills against her were inflated and reduced the amount from S$1.33 million to S$317,000. The SMC appealed the decision and the courts eventually allowed for $825,000 in legal bills to be claimed from Lim. References Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne) Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons Category:Singaporean surgeons Category:Raffles Institution alumni Category:Singaporean people of Chinese descent |
Sir John Lade, 1st Baronet (2nd creation) John Lade (c. 1731 – 1759), of Warbleton, Sussex, was a Member of Parliament for Camelford 1754 – 21 April 1759. References Category:Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall Category:1731 births Category:1759 deaths Category:People from Sussex Category:People from Camelford Category:Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain |
Robert V. Short Robert Valentine Short (March 31, 1823 – September 7, 1908) was an American politician and land surveyor in Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he traveled the Oregon Trail where he eventually settled in Yamhill County. He was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention and later the Oregon House of Representatives. Short also served in the Indian Wars and lived in Portland. Early life Robert Short was born on March 31, 1823, to James and Eleanor (née McFarland) Short in Fairview, Pennsylvania. After apprenticing as a tailor he worked in Delaware and Gallion, Ohio before entering Ohio Wesleyan University in 1841. He left college the next year and was a school teacher from 1843 to 1844, before returning to tailoring in 1845 in Illinois. Short then worked as a farmhand in 1846 before heading west to the then Oregon Country in 1847 with Joel Palmer and Joseph C. Geer. Settling in Oregon City, he opened a tailoring shop before heading south to the gold mines of California from 1849 to 1850. He married Mary Geer on February 19, 1848, and they had six children. Oregon In 1850, Short returned to what had become the Oregon Territory where he helped complete the first survey of the Portland townsite, and purchased a lot on what is now southwest Third Street between Alder and Washington. He built a house there, where the Dekum Building was later built. Short also surveyed Oregon City for John McLoughlin that year, as well as becoming the first surveyor for Yamhill County (1855) where he set up a donation land claim. During the Indian wars he served as a captain. In 1857, he served as a Democratic delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention for Yamhill County. At the convention he served on the Committee on Expenses. The next year the Oregon Legislature passed a bill naming him as a surveyor and commissioner to relocated a portion of the road between Corvallis and Portland. After the American Civil War, he joined the Republican Party. From 1862 to 1864 he was the assessor for Clackamas County after part of what had been Yamhill County was changed to Clackamas County. In 1888, he was elected from District 6 to the Oregon House of Representatives representing Clackamas, serving a single two-year term. Later life and death After leaving the legislature, he retired in 1891 to his home in Portland. Robert Short died on September 7, 1908, at the age of 85 in Portland. He was buried at Multnomah Park Cemetery in Portland. In 2014, a Douglas fir tree on his former property in Wilsonville was designated as an Oregon Heritage Tree. References External links Category:1823 births Category:1908 deaths Category:Oregon pioneers Category:Members of the Oregon Constitutional Convention Category:Members of the Oregon House of Representatives Category:People of the California Gold Rush Category:People from Butler County, Pennsylvania Category:People from Yamhill County, Oregon Category:People from Wilsonville, Oregon Category:Politicians from Portland, Oregon Category:Ohio Wesleyan University alumni |
Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male The Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Male) is given as a part of the Stardust Awards, which are held annually to recognise upcoming talent in Bollywood. This award is given to the actor who has made his impact felt that particular year, by his performance thus resulting in a successful breakthrough in his career. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. The first award in this category was given in 2005. As of 2015, it has been changed to Stardust Award for Breakthrough Supporting Performance - Male. The winners of this award are: References Category:Stardust Awards |
Spain at the Mediterranean Games Spain has competed at every celebration of the Mediterranean Games since the 1951 Mediterranean Games. As of 2013, Spanish athletes have won a total of 1208 medals . Medal tables Medals by Mediterranean Games Medals by sport See also Spain at the Olympics Spain at the Paralympics Sports in Spain References External links |
Wisdom of Our Fathers Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons is a book written by Tim Russert. On July 2, 2006 it was listed at #1 on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list. References Category:2006 non-fiction books |
Canalul Timiș The Canalul Timiș (Timiș Canal) is a canal linking the rivers Timiș and Ghimbășel in Brașov County, central Romania. It is long, and was first documented in the year 1500. The canal starts at Dâmbul Morii near Timișu de Jos, running parallel to the river Timiș until Dârste, where it turns to the northwest. It passes north of the historic centre of Brașov, and discharges into the Ghimbășel in Stupini, a northern neighbourhood of Brașov. The canal intercepts the small rivers flowing towards the city from the Postăvarul Massif (Pârâul Ciurii, Șipot, Aluniș, Valea Cetății, Șcheiu) and diverts them into the Ghimbășel, on many reaches using the river beds of previous rivers. In the city the canal is covered. References Category:Canals in Romania CTimis Canal |
Gregory Yeghikian Gregory Yeghikian (1880 – 24 January 1951) was an Iranian Armenian playwright and historian. He was born in the west Armenia, studied in Istanbul and because of pressures of Ottoman Empire, he left Istanbul and went to different countries. In the beginning of the 20th century, he went to Iran and started to work as a principle in Gilan Province. Then he was recruited by Kuchik Khan, Iranian revolutionary and started to work as translator for him in the Nehzat-e Jangal (Jungle Movement). After being involved in the political movement, Yeghikian went to Tehran and started to write plays. Critics believe that Yeghikian had two different types of plays, historical plays and social plays. For example, his plays Fight Between East and West and Anooshiravan were his historical plays and Fear Square and Who is Guilty? were his social plays. Some of his plays Fight Between East and West Anooshiravan Fear Square Who is Guilty? It can be Late, but Sweet Grand Horsewoman His historic works Soviet Union and the Jungle Movement References Category:Iranian dramatists and playwrights Category:1880 births Category:1951 deaths Category:20th-century dramatists and playwrights |
Ufimsky Ufimsky (masculine), Ufimskaya (feminine), or Ufimskoye (neuter) may refer to: Ufimsky District, a district of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia Ufimsky (rural locality) (Ufimskaya, Ufimskoye), name of several rural localities in Russia |
Mary Thorne Mary Thorne may refer to: Mary Thorne, character in The Amazing Transplant Mary Thorne, character in Doctor Thorne |
LIBSVM LIBSVM and LIBLINEAR are two popular open source machine learning libraries, both developed at the National Taiwan University and both written in C++ though with a C API. LIBSVM implements the Sequential minimal optimization (SMO) algorithm for kernelized support vector machines (SVMs), supporting classification and regression. LIBLINEAR implements linear SVMs and logistic regression models trained using a coordinate descent algorithm. The SVM learning code from both libraries is often reused in other open source machine learning toolkits, including GATE, KNIME, Orange and scikit-learn. Bindings and ports exist for programming languages such as Java, MATLAB, R, and Python. Both libraries are free software released under the 3-clause BSD license. References External links LIBSVM homepage LIBLINEAR homepage Category:C++ libraries Category:Data mining and machine learning software Category:Free statistical software Category:Java (programming language) libraries Category:Software using the BSD license |
Kevin Sullivan (journalist) Kevin Sullivan (born November 5, 1959) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, best-selling author and senior correspondent at The Washington Post. Sullivan and his wife, a fellow journalist at The Washington Post, Mary Jordan, have written two books together, including The New York Times No. 1 Bestseller, Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland (with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus). Sullivan was a Post foreign correspondent for 14 years, working with Jordan as the newspaper's co-bureau chiefs in Tokyo from 1995 to 1999, Mexico City from 2000 to 2005, and London from 2005 to 2009. He has also served as the Post's chief foreign correspondent, deputy foreign editor, and Sunday and Features Editor. A frequent commentator on television and radio, Sullivan is a regular guest on the BBC Television's Dateline London program. He and Jordan have also been featured authors at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Early life and career Sullivan was raised in Brunswick, Maine and graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1981. After working for The Providence Journal in Rhode Island and the Gloucester Daily Times in Massachusetts, Sullivan joined the Post in 1991. At the Post, Sullivan has reported on six continents from more than 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Cuba, Burma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone and Haiti. Sullivan spent a year studying Japanese language and East Asian affairs at Georgetown University in 1994–95, and he studied Spanish and Latin American affairs as a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University from 1999–2000. Career recognition and awards Sullivan and Jordan won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for a series of stories about the Mexican criminal justice system. They were also finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, along with four Post photographers, for a series of stories on difficulties facing women around the world. The Pulitzer citation credited the series for "its sensitive examination of how females in the developing world are often oppressed from birth to death, a reporting project marked by indelible portraits of women and girls and enhanced by multimedia presentations." Sullivan was also part of a Post team that was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Reporting from Saudi Arabia, Sullivan contributed to what the Pulitzer board called the Post’s “commanding and courageous” coverage of the October 2018 murder of Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Sullivan and Jordan, with Post colleague Keith Richburg, also won the 1998 George Polk Award for their reporting on the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Sullivan and Jordan have also won several other journalism awards, including those from the Overseas Press Club of America and the Society of Professional Journalists. Sullivan and Jordan are the authors of The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail . The book was honored with the Christopher Award in 2006. They were also the authors—together with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, two of the women kidnapped and held for nearly a decade by Ariel Castro in Cleveland—of Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland, published by Viking in April 2015. The book reached the no. 1 position on The New York Times bestseller list on May 17, 2015. Sullivan also contributed a chapter to Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power, a Washington Post biography of then-candidate Donald Trump published by Scribner in 2016. Sullivan and Jordan contributed a chapter to Nine Irish Lives: The Thinkers, Fighters and Artists Who Helped Build America, edited by Mark Bailey and |
published by Algonquin Books in 2018. Works Bibliography Mary Jordan; Kevin Sullivan (5 May 2005). The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail. Penguin Press. Amanda Berry; Gina DeJesus; Mary Jordan; Kevin Sullivan (27 April 2015). Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland. Viking Press. Selected works from 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning stories In Mexico Hinterland, Life Beyond the Law Torture, A Ghost in Mexico's Closet Disparate Justice Imprisons Mexico's Poor Kidnapping is Growth Industry in Mexico Selected works from 2009 Pulitzer Prize-finalist series on the difficulties facing women A Mother's Final Look at Life In Sierra Leone, Every Pregnancy Is a 'Chance of Dying' Africa's Last and Leas In Africa, One Family's Struggle With the Global Food Crisis Selected works from 2019 Pulitzer Prize-finalist series on the Jamal Khashoggi murder Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is ‘chief of the tribe’ in a cowed House of Saud Other selected works The troubled and volatile life of Orlando mass murderer Omar Mateen Police call him an ISIS recruiter. He says he's just an outspoken preacher. Life in the "Islamic State" The Americans Are Coming! A rare look inside a Saudi prison that showers terrorists with perks Flogging case in Saudi Arabia is just one sign of a new crackdown on rights activists 18 stories from Syrian Exodus A Body and Spirit Broken by the Taliban A Hymn to Yesterday: Paul McCartney Premieres His Choral Work, an Elegy for Linda Saudi Arabia struggles to employ its most-educated women Two years after Libya's revolution, government struggles to control hundreds of armed militias In Iraq, scenes of hope and fear seven months after U.S. troops’ departure Nine portraits of Iraq without America Novel Faiths Find Followers Among Russia's Disillusioned S. Korea's Middle Class Hides Its Despair Death of 3 Salesmen - Partners in Suicide The un-Celebrity President Lulu’s Choice Fear, Hope and Deportations Voices from Standing Rock ‘Evil, evil, evil as can be’: Emotional testimony as Dylann Roof trial begins Fidel Castro, revolutionary leader who remade Cuba as a socialist state, dies at 90 For a President Trump, global real estate deals present unprecedented gray areas Appearances and interviews Shoulder to Shoulder: The Art and Chaos of Collaboration (Poynter Institute, 2005) The Cleveland kidnapping: 'He took everything away' (Washington Post TV, 2015) Hope: Survival in Cleveland: 2015 National Book Festival (Library of Congress, 2015) References Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:The Washington Post people Category:Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting winners Category:Writers from Brunswick, Maine Category:University of New Hampshire alumni |
Neocollyris tricolor Neocollyris tricolor is a species of ground beetle in the genus Neocollyris in the family Carabidae. It was described by Naviaux in 1991. References Tricolor, Neocollyris Category:Beetles described in 1991 |
Pell Inlet Pell Inlet is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It separates Alexander Island (to the north) from Bathurst Island (to the south). To the west, the strait opens into the Byam Martin Channel, and to the east it opens into the Erskine Inlet. Category:Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region |
Evie (song) "Evie" is an Australian rock song released as a single in 1974 by Australian singer and former frontman of The Easybeats, Stevie Wright. It was written by Harry Vanda and George Young. It has been suggested that it is the first 11-minute song to chart at #1 anywhere in the world. The song features three parts and some critics consider it as one of the most perfect rock n' roll songs ever, encapsulating the three basic themes of all love songs: (I) Baby it'll be great once we're together (Let Your Hair Hang Down) (II) Baby, it's so great now that we're together (Oh Evie... I'm nothing without you) (III) Baby, it's so bad since you left me (I'm Losing You). However, the loss in this case is more tragic than the usual "boy loses girl" scenario - it describes the singer's emotions following Evie's death in childbirth. Part One is a guitar driven, hard rocking and bluesy, swaggering and swayful song. Part Two is more piano and string based, a much softer emotional ballad style. Part Three is more of a disco-rock style, being quicker, relatively urgent and guitar driven track with a great vocal. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Evie" was ranked number 17. Background In 1973, Vanda & Young returned to Australia from the UK. Stevie Wright had found life difficult since the Easybeats disbanded and had developed a heroin addiction. "Stevie was still a great performer, still a great singer," George Young says. "So Harry and I got to work to see if we could come up with something that could put him back in the charts." Vanda and Young signed Stevie Wright and began working on the Hard Road album together. The song features Malcolm Young of AC/DC on guitar. Young plays the guitar solo in Part One, while the solo in Part Three is played by Harry Vanda. Reception The song was released in April 1974. The single version was divided across the A and B sides and went on it peaked nationally during July. It remained in the charts for 26 weeks, the biggest Australian single of the year and the only pop song over six minutes to reach No 1. Famous performances In June 1974 Stevie Wright performed the song at Sydney Opera House in front of 2,500 people, with over 10,000 having been turned away. For this performance Wright's band included Harry Vanda, George Young and Malcolm Young. This was the first time that Stevie, George and Harry had appeared together post-Easybeats. On 4 November 1979 Stevie Wright took part in the Concert of the Decade. He performed the song on the steps of the Opera House in front of 100,000 people. Wright also performed the song during the 2002 Long Way to the Top tour. Cover versions Suzi Quatro recorded a cover version of the song that appeared on the European version of her album If You Knew Suzi... in 1978. The Wrights recorded a cover version of the song in 2005. Pat Travers Band recorded a shortened version for their 1978 album, "Heat In The Street". Personnel Stevie Wright - vocals George Young - bass Harry Vanda - lead guitar Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar John Proud - drums, possible percussion Tony Currenti - drums (Part III only) Warren Morgan - piano, Hammond organ Richard Dakin - piano Paul Bagshaw - strings References Category:1974 singles Category:Stevie Wright (Australian singer) songs Category:Songs written by Harry Vanda Category:Songs written by George Young (rock musician) Category:Number-one singles in |
Australia Category:1974 songs Category:Albert Productions singles |
Richard Shephard Richard Shephard MBE, DL, FRSCM (b. 1949) is a composer, former educator, and Director of Development and Chamberlain of York Minster. He is acclaimed as one of the most significant composers of church music today. Education and musical career Shephard was a chorister at Gloucester Cathedral, where the organist was then the composer Herbert Sumsion before taking a degree at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, Shephard studied under composer David Willcocks, Hugh Macdonald, the great expert on Berlioz, and Alan Ridout. He started his musical career as a lay clerk in Salisbury Cathedral Choir, and at this time was Conductor of the Salisbury Grand Opera Group, the Farrant Singers, Guest Conductor of the Salisbury Orchestral Society and Musical Director of various productions at the Salisbury Playhouse. It was at this time when he was greatly influenced by Richard Seal and Lionel Dakers, the former director of the Royal School of Church Music. An article published in 1987 in the Musical Times by Dakers,The RSCM: Past, Present...and Future, states that "Our policy is to provide music of quality and interest for every contingency which can then be absorbed into a choir's working repertory. Aston, Oxley, How, Shephard, and Sumsion feature in our catalogue because they measure up to these needs, produce what we want and what we can consequently sell in large numbers." Years later, in 2000, Shephard and Dakers would both contribute to The IAO Millennium Book, Thirteen essays About the Organ, a publication which comprises contemporary writings related to the organ and written by distinguished composers of the day. Shephard's article was entitled Composing for the Church today, in which he discussed current demands on church music composers in the 20th century. His first opera, The Turncoat was composed for the Salisbury International Arts Festival. As a composer, he has written operas, operettas, musicals, orchestral works, music for television, and chamber music but is perhaps best known for his choral works which are sung extensively around the world today, especially in churches and cathedrals in England and America. His compositions are frequently broadcast in the United Kingdom. Shephard has received commissions from numerous associations including the Three Choirs Festival, the Southern Cathedrals Festival, Woodard Schools, the Goldsmiths' Company and the Ryedale Festival. He is a Visiting Fellow at York University's music department and a Visiting Professor in the Music department of the University of the South (Sewanee); he has received honorary doctorates from both. For his "outstanding contribution to church music" he was awarded a Lambeth degree in music, and, in 2009, was granted Freedom of the City of York. Recently, he has had a place on the "Archbishop's Commission on Church Music" and on the "Church Music Commission on Cathedrals". Shephard is also a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music, the highest honour which the RSCM offer. In November 2009, Shephard was commissioned to write a piece for the commemoration of Henry Purcell's three hundred and fiftieth birthday by The National Centre of Early Music, Ode on the 350th Birthday of Mr Henry Purcell. The piece was performed in the Royal Albert Hall by five hundred school children who make up the Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir which won the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year in 2008. Howard Goodall co-hosted the event. In 1999 Shephard received a commission to write for the York Mystery Plays Millennium and in 2008 he coauthored York Minster: A Living Legacy with the Dean of York, Keith Jones, and Louise Ann Hampson. Career in education As well as Shephard's prolific musical career, he has also had |
a career in education. For a number of years Shephard worked as a member of staff at Godolphin School and Salisbury Cathedral School. In 1985, he moved to York, becoming headmaster of York Minster School and Chamberlain of York Minster. He remained headmaster of the school until 2004 when he stepped down, and is now Director of Development at York Minster, co-ordinating fundraising. He is still Chamberlain, in this role he serves as cantor at evensong and mattins, leading the responses. He was appointed MBE in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours list for his services to music and education. Selected works Choral Eucharistic settings: The Addington Service The Wiltshire Service Gloucester Cathedral Tisbury Service The Woodard Service The St Matthew's Service (for St Matthew's Church, Northampton) Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, for: Salisbury Cathedral Hereford Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral Lionel Dakers in memoriam Llandaff Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral Anthems Let us now praise famous men Ye choirs of new Jerusalem The strife is o’er A Vision of Wheels O for a thousand tongues Last verses Never weather beaten sail Jesu dulcis memoria And didst thou travel light The birds Prayer for a new mother Let him who seeks We give immortal praise And when the builders Open for me the gates of righteousness Lord I have loved the habitation of thy house Adam lay y-bounden Who shall ascend Te Deum Out of the stillness The Secret of Christ Jubilate Deo (for the celebrations on the 450th anniversary of the founding of Christ College, Brecon) Opera The Turncoat The Dove and the Eagle Caedmon Good King Wenceslas The Shepherds' Play St Nicholas Musicals All for Alice The Phantom Tollbooth Wind in the Willows Pride and Prejudice Solemn Parody Ernest A Christmas Carol Eek! Emil and the Detectives Orchestral Overture – Mayday The Musicians of Bremen Six Shakespeare Songs Guildhall March Oratorio Jonah Requiem St Luke Passion There Was Such Beauty Christmas cantata Purcell birthday cantata (for the Albert Hall Schools Prom 2009) References External links http://www.sjmp.com (St. James Music Press) https://www.rscmshop.com/rscm-composers/richard-shephard.html (The Royal School of Church Music) Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:British composers |
Beregovoy Beregovoy may refer to: People Georgy Beregovoy, Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent Pierre Bérégovoy, French Prime Minister from 1992 to 1993 Places Beregovoy Camp Directorate Gulag Beregovoy, Russia |
Polly Craus Polly Craus August (February 17, 1923 – October 7, 2006) was an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References Category:1923 births Category:2006 deaths Category:American female fencers Category:Olympic fencers of the United States Category:Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
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