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DsrA RNA is a non-coding RNA that regulates both transcription, by overcoming transcriptional silencing by the nucleoid-associated H-NS protein, and translation, by promoting efficient translation of the stress sigma factor, RpoS. These two activities of DsrA can be separated by mutation: the first of three stem-loops of the 85 nucleotide RNA is necessary for RpoS translation but not for anti-H-NS action, while the second stem-loop is essential for antisilencing and less critical for RpoS translation. The third stem-loop, which behaves as a transcription terminator, can be substituted by the trp transcription terminator without loss of either DsrA function. The sequence of the first stem-loop of DsrA is complementary with the upstream leader portion of RpoS messenger RNA, suggesting that pairing of DsrA with the RpoS message might be important for translational regulation. The structures of DsrA and DsrA/rpoS complex were studied by NMR. The study concluded that the sRNA contains a dynamic conformational equilibrium for its second stem–loop which might be an important mechanism for DsrA to regulate the translations of its multiple target mRNAs. There is evidence that DsrA RNA can self-assemble into nanostructures through antisense interactions of three self-complementary regions. Targets of DsrA There is experimental evidence to suggest that DsrA interacts with the protein-coding genes hns, rbsD, argR, ilvI and rpoS via an anti-sense mechanism. DsrA folds into a structure with three hairpins. The second of these (nucleotides 23–60) binds to Hfq. References Further reading External links sRNATarBase page for DsrA interactions with hns sRNATarBase page for DsrA interactions with rbsD sRNATarBase page for DsrA interactions with argR sRNATarBase page for DsrA interactions with ilvI sRNATarBase page for DsrA interactions with rpoS Non-coding RNA
Sebastian Gorzny and Alex Michelsen defeated Gabriel Debru and Paul Inchauspé in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the boys' doubles tennis title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Edas Butvilas and Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa were the reigning champions, but Manzanera Pertusa was no longer eligible to participate in junior tournaments. Butvilas partnered Mili Poljičak, but they retired in the quarterfinals. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links Draws Boys' Doubles Wimbledon Championship by year – Boys' doubles
Zagaje Stradowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce. References Zagaje Stradowskie
Biological methanation (also: biological hydrogen methanation (BHM) or microbiological methanation) is a conversion process to generate methane by means of highly specialized microorganisms (Archaea) within a technical system. This process can be applied in a power-to-gas system to produce biomethane and is appreciated as an important storage technology for variable renewable energy in the context of energy transition. This technology was successfully implemented at a first power-to-gas plant of that kind in the year 2015. Disambiguation Biological methanation contains the principle of the so-called methanogenesis, a specific, anaerobic metabolic pathway where hydrogen and carbon dioxide are converted into methane. By analogy with the biological process, a chemical-catalytic process, also known as Sabatier reaction, exists. Principle of function Numerous and common microorganisms within the domain Archaea convert the compounds hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane in a bio-catalytic way. The therefore relevant metabolic processes run under strictly anaerobic conditions and in an aqueous environment. Suitable Archaea for this process are so called Methanogens with a hydrogenotrophical metabolism. They are primary to be allocated among the order of Methanopyrales, Methanobacteriales, Methanococcales and Methanomicrobiales. These Methanogens are naturally adapted for different anaerobic environments and conditions. Basically, the Methanogens need aqueous, anoxic conditions with min. 50% water and a redox potential of less than −330 mV. The Methanogens prefer lightly acidic to alkali living conditions and are found in a very wide temperature range from 4 to 110 °C. Potential applications of biological methanation Biological methanation can take place as an in-situ process within a fermenter (see fig. 3.1) or as an ex-situ process in a separate reactor (see fig. 3.2 to 3.4). Biological methanation in a biogas or clarification plant with a gas processing system (in-situ process) Hydrogen is added directly to the fermentation material during a fermentation process and the biological methanation takes place subsequently in the thoroughly gassed fermentation material. The gas is, depending on its pureness, cleaned up to methane before the infeed into the gas grid. Biological methanation at a biogas or clarification plant without a gas processing system (ex-situ process) Biological methanation takes place in a separate methanation plant. The gas is completely converted into methane before the infeed into the gas grid. Biological methanation at a biogas or clarification plant with a gas processing system (ex-situ process) The carbon dioxide, produced in a gas processing system, is converted into methane in a separate methanation plant, by adding hydrogen and can then be fed into the gas grid. Biological methanation in combination with an arbitrary carbon dioxide source (ex-situ process) In a separate methanation plant the hydrogen is converted into methane together with carbon dioxide and then fed into the gas grid (stand-alone solution). Implementation in the field Since March 2015 the first power-to-gas plant globally is feeding synthetical bio methane, generated by means of biological methanation, into the public gas grid in Allendorf (Eder), Germany. The plant runs with an output rate of 15 Nm3/h, which corresponds to 400,000 kWh per year. With this amount of gas a distance of 750,000 kilometers per year with a CNG-vehicle can be achieved. References Biogas technology Methane
Today We Are All Demons is an album by the American aggrotech band Combichrist. The album is available in both one disc and two disc versions. A remixed version (Beneath the World Mix) of the title track can be found on the Underworld film soundtrack. Track listing All songs written by Andy LaPlegua. -If the hidden track is played in mono, it will reveal a female computerized voice mocking the listener for still using mono instead of stereo Track listing Dark Side CD Samples "Scarred" opening line "You ever get the feeling that everything in America is completely fucked up?" comes from the american 1990 comedy-drama movie Pump Up The Volume and is spoken by main character Mark Hunter, played by Christian Slater. References External links from Out Of Line Music 2009 albums Combichrist albums
Robert Hayes Veach (June 29, 1888 – August 7, 1945) was an American baseball player from 1910 to 1930 including 14 seasons in the major leagues. He was the starting left fielder for the Detroit Tigers from 1912 to 1923 and also played for the Boston Red Sox (1924–1925), New York Yankees (1925) and Washington Senators (1925). Veach hit for both power and average. He compiled a .310 career batting average and finished second to Ty Cobb for the 1919 American League batting title with a .355 average. He also led the American League in runs batted in (RBIs) three times (1915, 1917, and 1918) and was among the league leaders 10 times. Nobody in baseball had as many RBIs or extra base hits as Veach from 1915 to 1922. He is also the only player born in the state of Kentucky to have collected 2,000 hits and 1,000 RBIs. Veach was also among the best defensive outfielders of his era, regularly ranking among the league leaders in putouts, range factor, and fielding percentage. Despite being one of the most productive hitters in baseball during his years in Detroit, Veach played in the shadows of three Detroit outfielders who won 16 batting titles and were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Cobb in center field and Sam Crawford followed by Harry Heilmann in right field. Detroit's 1915 outfield consisting of Veach, Cobb, and Crawford has been ranked by baseball historian and statistician Bill James as the greatest outfield in history. Early years Veach was born in Island, Kentucky, in 1888. His family moved to Madisonville, Kentucky, when he was 12 years old. His father was a coal miner, and Veach also began working in the coal mine as a boy. In 1915, Veach recalled: "I started in as a miner when I was fourteen years old and worked at it in the winters until a couple years ago, long after I was earning money as a player." At age 17, Veach moved to Herrin, Illinois, where he began playing semi-pro baseball. Professional baseball career Minor leagues Kankakee Veach began his professional baseball career in 1910 as a pitcher with the Peoria Distillers of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. At the start of the season, he was sent to the Kankakee Kays of the Northern Association. He compiled a 10-5 record at Kankakee and was recalled to Peoria. Peoria In 1911, Veach was converted from a pitcher into an outfielder. He appeared in 132 games for Peoria, compiling a .297 batting average with 40 extra base hits. Indianapolis Veach began the 1912 season with Peoria, batting .325 with 24 extra base hits in the first 56 games of the season. In July 1912, he was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association. He remained in Indianapolis for only two months and two days before being purchased by the Detroit Tigers. Detroit 1912–1914 In early September, Veach was purchased by Detroit from Indianapolis. He was promptly inserted into the Tigers' lineup, replacing Davy Jones as the left fielder in an outfield that included future Baseball Hall of Famers Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford. Veach made his major league debut on September 6, 1912, at age 24. He appeared in 23 games for Detroit in 1912, compiling a .342 batting average in 79 at bats. Veach remained the Tigers' starting left fielder for 12 years. In 1913, as Veach adjusted to playing in the major leagues, his batting average declined to .269, but he continued to show power and speed with 22 doubles, 10 triples and 22 stolen bases. He also showed patience at the plate, drawing 53 bases on balls to boost his on-base percentage to .346. Veach improved steadily in 1914, raising his batting average to .275. He also had 14 triples, which was the fifth best total in the American League that season, trailing teammate Sam Crawford's total of 26 triples, which remains the American League record. His 74 RBIs in 1914 also ranked ninth in the league. Veach also continued to show patience at the plate, drawing 50 bases on balls and ranking fifth in the league with an at bat to strikeout ratio of 18.1. He also showed great range in the outfield, ranking fourth among the league's outfielders with 282 putouts. 1915 season In 1915, Veach has a breakout season, becoming one of the most dominant batters in the American League. His batting average increased by 38 points to .313, and he led the American League with 40 doubles (nine more than any other player) and 112 RBIs (tied with teammate Sam Crawford). He was also among the league leaders with 53 extra base hits (2nd), 178 hits (3rd), 247 total bases (3rd), .313 batting average (6th), .390 on-base percentage (6th), .434 slugging percentage (7th), and 68 bases on balls (10th). Veach also performed well defensively. His 297 putouts ranked fifth among the league's outfielders, and his .975 fielding percentage also ranked fifth. The Tigers' 1915 outfield, with Veach in left, Cobb in center, and Crawford in right has been ranked by baseball historian Bill James as the greatest outfield of all time. During the 1915 season, Baseball Magazine published a five-page feature story on Veach, concluding that "with his advent the Detroit outfield is one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, ever assembled on a diamond." Though the league average batting average in 1915 was .248, Cobb hit .369 with 99 RBIs, Crawford hit .299 and drove in 112 runs, and Veach hit .313 with 112 RBIs. The three Detroit outfielders ranked #1, #2, and #3 in total bases and RBIs. The 1915 Tigers won 100 games, but finished in second place, one game behind the Boston Red Sox. 1916–1923 Veach continued his solid hitting from 1915 to 1923, batting over .306 in eight of those nine years. Veach finished among the American League leaders in hits (8 times), batting average (6 times), doubles (8 times), triples (8 times), RBIs (10 times), extra base hits (7 times), and total bases (8 times). On June 9, 1916, Veach scored a run to end Babe Ruth's scoreless innings streak at 25. Ruth then evened the score with one of the longest home runs ever at Navin Field, deep into the right field bleachers. Veach had his best year as a batter in 1919 when he led the American League in hits (191), doubles (41), and triples (17). Only Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb topped him in other offensive categories. His .355 batting average was second to Cobb, and his 65 extra base hits, 101 RBIs and 279 total bases were second behind Ruth. On September 17, 1920, he became the first Detroit Tiger to hit for the cycle with six hits in a 12-inning game. In 1921, Veach was the subject of a motivational tactic by new player-manager Cobb. Cobb believed that Veach, who came to bat with a smile and engaged in friendly conversation with umpires and opposing pitchers, was too easygoing. Tigers historian Fred Lieb described Veach as a "happy-go-lucky guy, not too brilliant above the ears", who "was as friendly as a Newfoundland pup with opponents as well as teammates". (Fred Lieb, "The Detroit Tigers") Hoping to light a fire in Veach, Cobb persuaded Harry Heilmann, who followed Veach in the batting order, to taunt Veach from the on-deck circle. "I want you to make him mad. Real mad. . . . [W]hile you're waiting, call him a yellow belly, a quitter and a dog. … Take that smile off his face". The tactic may have worked, as Veach had career-highs in RBIs (126) and home runs (16), and his batting average jumped from .308 to .338. Cobb had promised to tell Veach about the scheme when the season was over, but never did. When Heilmann tried to explain, Veach reportedly snarled, "Don't come sucking around me with that phony line". Veach never forgave Heilmann. In the eight years from 1915 to 1922, Veach had 852 RBIs and 450 extra base hits, more than any other player. The top five in RBI during these eight years: Bobby Veach – 852 Ty Cobb – 723 Babe Ruth – 635 George Sisler – 612 Tris Speaker – 585 The top five in extra base hits: Bobby Veach – 450 Ruth – 445 Speaker – 444 Cobb – 418 Sisler – 402 Career statistics: Note:(a) Baseball Reference and Retrosheet list his runs at 957. Baseball Almanac, The Baseball Cube and Fangraphs list his runs at 953. MLB.com list his runs at 952. (b) Baseball Reference and Retrosheet list his RBI total at 1174. Baseball Almanac, The Baseball Cube, Fangraphs, and MLB.com list his RBI total at 1166. Veach as a left fielder In addition to his batting skills, Veach's speed and strong arm made him a fine left fielder. He led the American League in games played in left field seven times (1914–1915, 1917–1918, and 1920–1922). He led the American League in putouts by an outfielder in 1921 with 384. He also led the league in assists with 26 in 1920. Veach's 206 career assists and 2.28 range factor are among the top 10 in Major League history for left fielders. Though left fielders generally receive fewer fielding chances than other outfielders, Veach regularly covered more ground and accepted more chances than the league average for all outfielders. His 1921 range factor of 2.72 is one of the highest season totals for a left fielder in Major League history. His 384 putouts in 1921 and 26 assists in 1920 are also among the highest by a left fielder since 1900. Veach's range as an outfielder is also shown by a comparison with Ty Cobb, the center fielder he played beside for most of his career. In 1914, Veach had 282 putouts and 22 assists, compared to 177 and 8 for Cobb. Though center fielders typically receive more chances, and Cobb had a reputation as a fine center fielder, Veach bested Cobb in chances in seven of the nine years they played side by side in the Detroit outfield: 1914 (304–185), 1916 (356–343), 1918 (291–237), 1919 (352–291), 1920 (383–254), 1921 (405–328), and 1922 (391–344). Boston and New York In 1923, Veach continued to hit for average at .321, but his RBI production dropped to 39. In January 1924, the Tigers sold Veach to the Boston Red Sox. That year, Veach regained his power, hitting 99 RBIs and 49 extra base hits. In May 1925, the Red Sox traded Veach to the New York Yankees. Veach played 56 games for the Yankees, batting .353 with a .474 slugging percentage. On August 9, 1925, in his final season, Veach became one of two players to pinch hit for Babe Ruth in the years after Babe switched from a pitcher to an outfielder. The Chicago Tribune reported the next day: "The fans were treated to the unusual spectacle of His Royal Highness being yanked for a pinch hitter." Washington The Yankees released Veach less than two weeks later, and Veach was picked up by the Washington Senators. This proved to be good luck for Veach, as the Senators won the 1925 pennant. On September 19, 1925, Veach broke up Ted Lyons's bid for a no-hitter with a two-out ninth-inning single. The young Goose Goslin got the start for the Senators at left field, but Veach got one at bat in the World Series pinch-hitting for Muddy Ruel in Game 2. Fittingly, Veach collected an RBI on a sacrifice fly in his final Major League at bat. Toledo After ending his Major League career in 1925, Veach played four seasons with the Toledo Mud Hens of the American Association from 1926 to 1929. In 1927, a 39-year-old Veach led the Mud Hens (with manager Casey Stengel) to their first American Association crown with a 101–67 record. Veach had a .363 batting average and drove in a league-leading 145 RBIs. The next year, at age 40, Veach hit .382 to capture the 1928 American Association batting crown. Later years In December 1943, Veach underwent an abdominal operation at Grace Hospital in Detroit. Veach died in 1945 at his home in Detroit after a long illness at the age of 57. Veach was survived by his wife and three sons. Veach was buried at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery in Troy, Michigan. See also List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle References Further reading External links 1888 births 1945 deaths Major League Baseball left fielders Detroit Tigers players Boston Red Sox players New York Yankees players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Baseball players from Kentucky American League RBI champions Peoria Distillers players Indianapolis Indians players Toledo Mud Hens players Jersey City Skeeters players People from Herrin, Illinois Kankakee Kays players
Freddy Eastwood (born 29 October 1983) is a former professional footballer. He started his career with West Ham United and also played for Southend United, Grays Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City. He played eleven times in his international career for Wales. Club career West Ham United Eastwood began his career as a West Ham United Academy player after turning down a scholarship offer at Southend where he had been a promising youth player. At West Ham, Eastwood played in the same youth team as Jermain Defoe, Anton Ferdinand, and Glen Johnson but was not considered good enough by manager Glenn Roeder and was released by the Hammers in May 2003. After being released, he considered quitting football altogether and worked briefly as a car salesman. Grays Athletic Eastwood joined Conference South side Grays Athletic in August 2003. He scored 37 league and cup goals in his first season, winning the Grays' Golden Boot and prompting attention from a number of professional clubs including Northampton Town, Swindon Town and Charlton Athletic as well as Southend United. Southend United Eastwood joined Southend United in October 2004, initially on loan. On his debut, he scored the opener after 7.7 seconds, an English league record for a debut, and went on to score two more to record his first of three hat-tricks for the club as Southend beat top-of-the-table Swansea City 4–2. Eastwood joined Southend on a permanent basis in November 2004 for an undisclosed fee in a three-year deal from Grays. He finished the 2004–05 season with 24 goals from 42 appearances in all competitions and scored the opening goal in his club's 2–0 win over Lincoln City in the League Two Play-off Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in May 2005 that resulted in promotion for Southend United. Eastwood scored Southend United's 5,000th League goal on 2 January 2006 when he smashed home the late winner against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road as the Shrimpers went to the top of League One. He scored twice at Swansea City on 29 April 2006 to earn Southend United a 2–2 draw, a result which sealed promotion to the Football League Championship. By the end of the 2005–06 season, Eastwood was joint 18th in Southend's all-time leading goalscorers list with 49 goals, 45 of which were in the league, two in the FA Cup and two in the Football League Trophy. He was also joint top scorer with Billy Sharp in League One in 2005–06 with 23 goals. The following season, Eastwood scored his 50th goal for the club in the Championship opener game against Stoke City. It would prove to be a difficult season for the striker and despite scoring 11 goal in the Championship, Eastwood was unable to prevent relegation back to League One, however the highlight of the Shrimpers season came when Eastwood scored the only goal, a spectacular 30-yard free kick in front of the away fans in the North Stand, during the Football League Cup fourth round win against Manchester United on 7 November 2006 to put the holders out of the competition. Wolverhampton Wanderers Eastwood signed a four-year deal with Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2007 after completing a £1.5m move from Southend. The striker started the 2007–08 season impressively, scoring his first goal for Wolves on his full debut in the League Cup first round win over Bradford City, and finishing the month with 4 goals to his name, earning him the Championship Player of the Month Award for August. However, his goals dried up in the following months and he was often on the substitutes' bench or left out of the squad completely, with Andy Keogh, Jay Bothroyd, Kevin Kyle and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake now ahead of him in the pecking order. He was close to a move away from Molineux to Coventry City in March 2008, but this collapsed at the last minute. He remained popular with many Wolves fans, who believed he had not been given a fair run of games, which caused a split between the fans towards the end of the season. He finished the campaign with just 3 goals in 10 league starts (35 appearances in total), prompting him to leave the club, with manager Mick McCarthy explaining, "It's nothing personal, but it hasn't worked out how either of us would have liked. He hasn't fitted into my team but he wants to play and will do well elsewhere. We wish him luck." Coventry City In July 2008, he joined fellow Championship club Coventry City in a four-year deal for a reported £1.2 million fee. Eastwood made his Coventry City debut against Norwich City on 9 August 2008, Coventry won the game 2–0. Eastwood scored his first goal for the Sky Blues a week later against Barnsley in a 2–1 win for Coventry. Goals against Blackpool, Ipswich Town and Watford followed but it was to be another frustrating season in front of goal for the striker who towards the latter stage of the campaign was used in a left midfield role. On 31 October 2009 he scored a hat-trick against Peterborough where the game finished 3–2. He was the first player to score a hat-trick at the Ricoh Arena. Eastwood was released by Coventry City when his contract ran out at the end of the 2011/2012 season. Return to Southend On 22 March 2012, Eastwood returned on loan to his former club Southend United until the end of the 2011–12 season. He made his second Southend debut on 24 March 2012 in a 1–0 defeat against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Ground. He scored his first Southend United goal since his return in his second appearance in Southend 4–0 win against Cheltenham Town on 30 March 2012. At the end of the 2011–12 season Eastwood underwent surgery on a troublesome knee problem. On 12 July 2012, Eastwood signed a two-year contract to stay at Southend, following his release from relegated Coventry City. On 22 September 2012, Eastwood scored his first goal since his permanent return to Southend when he headed in from close range to score the winner in a 2–1 triumph over Exeter City. Eastwood returned for the start of pre-season training ahead of the 2013–14 season, looking thinner and sharper and started the season in his best form since 2005 after scoring 4 goals in consecutive games and claimed he was feeling as confident now as he was in his first spell with the club. Manager Phil Brown, claimed Eastwood was in the form of his career. Eastwood spent much of the 2013-2014 season as a squad player, playing in 30 League games, 19 as substitute. On 23 May 2014, Southend announced that Eastwood's contract was not to be renewed bringing an end to an association with Southend that brought 77 goals over two spells. The club in a statement said that Eastwood was a 'Southend legend'. International career His paternal grandmother was born in Wales, so Eastwood was eligible to play in the Welsh national team. He was selected for the squad for the international friendly against New Zealand in May 2007 and the crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Czech Republic in June, however an existing back injury did not heal as quickly as hoped and Eastwood was forced to withdraw from the squad. He was selected for the squad to play Bulgaria and went on to score his debut international goal in the first half of their 1–0 victory on 22 August 2007. John Toshack, the Wales manager, said, "It was a really special goal [...] Now we have got a player up front who knows his business. We have been aware of his goalscoring exploits and have worked hard to make sure he became a Wales international." Despite being out of favour at Wolves during the 2007–08 season, Eastwood was selected for Wales and scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Luxembourg in March 2008. He has scored four goals in ten international appearances. His final appearance for Wales came in February 2011 in Wales' Nations Cup match with Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Personal life Eastwood was born to a Romanichal family in Epsom, Surrey and was often seen exercising his horse on the A127 road in Essex on the morning of a match day when playing for Southend United. He appealed to the British Government in August 2006 to keep his home on a travellers' site in Basildon after Basildon Council refused planning permission. Eastwood and his family were told in November 2006 that the decision of Basildon Council would not be upheld by the Government and he was free to stay there for at least the next five years. Eastwood was fined by magistrates in July 2009, after he had been caught fly-tipping rubbish which included an electricity bill and bank statements containing his name. Eastwood's son, also named Freddy, currently plays in Southend United's youth academy. Honours Southend League Two Play-Off (2005) League One (2005–06) Football League Trophy (2013, runner-up) References External links 1983 births Living people Footballers from Epsom English men's footballers Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Men's association football forwards West Ham United F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Welsh Romani people English people of Welsh descent Romani footballers Footballers from Basildon
George's Island is a Canadian drama film. It was shot in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia. Plot Ten-year-old George (Nathaniel Moreau) lives in a dilapidated home near the Halifax Harbour with his grandfather Captain Waters (Ian Bannen). Captain Waters is a wheelchair-using former sailor. He is fond of telling George ghost stories. He volunteers an old story about the time he saw Captain Kidd's ghost out in Halifax Harbour. When George learns in school about Kidd's supposed buried treasure out on nearby George's Island, he volunteers the story, and is punished by nosy school teacher Miss Birdwood (Sheila McCarthy). Miss Birdwood believes that the root of George's outburst is "trouble at home." She launches her own sneaky investigation to find out the truth. When she discovers that Captain Waters has a fondness for grog, she reports the family to Mr. Droonfield (Maury Chaykin) at Child Services. While Mr. Droonfield determines a course of action, George is temporarily placed with a foster family, the Beanes (portrayed by Brian Downey and Irene Hogan) who keep him locked up in a basement cell. On Halloween night, George and the Beanes' other adoptee, Bonnie (Vickie Ridler), escape with Captain Waters and head for safety on George's Island. Miss Birdwood and Mr. Droonfield give chase, but they accidentally awaken the ghosts of Captain Kidd (Gary Reineke) and his men, who think that the intruders are after their chest of gold. Cast Ian Bannen as Captain Waters Sheila McCarthy as Miss Birdwood Maury Chaykin as Mr. Droonfield Nathaniel Moreau as George Waters Vickie Ridler as Bonnie Brian Downey as Mr. Beane Irene Hogan as Mrs. Beane Gary Reineke as Captain Kidd Inspiration George's Island is an actual island in the Halifax Harbour. Local maritime folklore holds tales of pirates seeking revenge over buried treasure stolen from the island. These tales inspired the script for the film. Reception Upon its release, the film went relatively unnoticed. It was overshadowed by films with larger production and advertising budgets. It was only shown in Canadian theatres for three weeks. George's Island was judged the best live-action film at the 1990 Chicago International Festival of Children's Films. Currently, there are no critical reviews of the film on Rotten Tomatoes. References Canadian children's drama films Films set on islands English-language Canadian films Films directed by Paul Donovan 1989 children's films 1989 drama films 1989 films 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films
Mohammad Sa'ed Maraghei (; 28 April 1881 – 1 November 1973) was the 27th Prime Minister of Iran. Early life Sa'ed was born in Maragheh, and studied at the University of Lausanne. Prime Minister Sa'ed became prime minister after the fall of Ali Soheili's cabinet in 1943. Iran-Russia relations fell to low levels during his government after Sa'ed refused to entertain a Soviet demand for an oil concession in Soviet-occupied Northern Iran. Sergei Kavtaradze publicly attacked the Prime Minister and demanded his resignation. The Soviet and Tudeh press echoed Kavtaradze's words. The Soviets inspired their Tudeh comrades in Iran to strike and demonstrate until Sa'ed resigned. Sa'ed resigned on 10 November 1944. He banned the Tudeh Party during his premiership, and Arthur Millspaugh was also re-appointed finance minister under his administration. It is said that he used public transportation (such as bus), even when he was a senator. He was fluent in Russian, French, and Turkish. See also Pahlavi dynasty List of prime ministers of Iran References The following reference was used for the above writing: 'Alí Rizā Awsatí, Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing, Tehran, Iran, 2003). (Vol. 1), (Vol. 2). External links Prime Ministers of Iran 1880s births 1973 deaths Burials at Behesht-e Zahra University of Lausanne alumni People from Maragheh 20th-century Iranian politicians
Wrzesiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brzeźnica, north-east of Żagań, and south of Zielona Góra. References Wrzesiny
Best Balıkesir Basketbol Kulübü, more commonly known as Best Balıkesir is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Balıkesir which plays Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). The team was founded as Potanın Yıldızları Basketbol Kulübü in 2004. Their home arena is Kurtdereli Sports Hall with a capacity of 2,000 seats. The team sponsored by Best A.Ş. of Yırcalı Group which is an energy company in Turkey. Logos Season by season Players Current roster External links Best Balıkesir Basketbol Kulübü, official website Eurobasket.com page Twitter page Facebook page Instagram page Basketball teams in Turkey Basketball teams established in 2004 2004 establishments in Turkey Sport in Balıkesir
The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Students is the former student wing of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. In 2005 it merged with its sister organisation, the Scottish Young Conservatives to become, in line with UK-wide youth wing Conservative Future (CF), Conservative Future Scotland. Conservative Future Young Student wings of political parties in Scotland Student wings of conservative parties
The Rural Municipality of Glen McPherson No. 46 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province. History The RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. When the municipality was formed in 1913, the new council considered a variety of names. One proposal would have honoured Glenelg, a Scottish village which once served as the Isle of Skye ferry terminus. Also proposed was McPherson, named for a civil servant in the municipal field who might assist the new government. The final name is a combination of these two choices - Glen McPherson. A rural post office was soon named after the RM, and operated at NE31-5-11-W3 from 1915 to 1946. As in most rural Saskatchewan jurisdictions, taxation and public works were originally managed by a nameless Local Improvement District, subordinate to the provincial government. During this period, all roadwork and bridge-building was done by government crews, while land taxes were paid directly to Regina. Formation of a municipal government was requested, and subsequently granted, in 1913. The school districts of Tweed, Buffalo Horn, and Divide were organized within the year, with Coriander, Banff, and South Pinto following through to 1916. Upon incorporation, the local population was estimated at 800, 275 being resident farmers. By 1917, internal estimates placed the population at 1,300 and 400 resident farmers, a number which has declined ever since. Never possessing a single-purpose office building within its boundaries, the RM Council met inside a private residence until it burned in 1922, destroying most of the municipality's early records. Following this, meetings were held at the Broncho school, centrally located within the district. Telephone service arrived in 1927, when the Ponteix Rural Telephone Company line reached the RM, and was further extended south from Aneroid in 1931. The Canadian Pacific Railway surveyed the southern part of the RM in the same year, with the intention of building a branch line from Val Marie to Mankota. But conditions of prolonged drought and crop failure permanently halted construction, leaving Glen McPherson the somewhat unusual distinction of having never contained a single town, village, or mile of railway. Heritage properties There are two historical properties located within the RM. Billimun Church (previously called the St. Martin's Roman Catholic Church)- Constructed in 1927, in Billimun, Saskatchewan. Reliance Community Centre (previously called the Ferland School; Reliance School; Divide School District No. 2894.)- Constructed in 1915 as a one room school in Reliance, Saskatchewan, the building is now used as a community centre. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. At its population of 72, the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 is the least populated rural municipality in Saskatchewan. In 2016, 60 residents of the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 reported English as their mother tongue, 10 French, and 5 a Germanic language, while 10 reported knowledge of both English and French and 5 reported speaking French at home. Government The RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Trevor Chanig while its administrator is Debra Shaw. The RM's office is located in Mankota. The RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 is one of 103 RMs in Saskatchewan that did not hold municipal elections in 2018, as every candidate was acclaimed in their district. Amalgamation with neighbouring Mankota has been discussed for more than 50 years, as both governments already share an administrative employee and an email address. Despite this possibility, local officials state that Glen McPherson's boundaries are likely to remain intact because of its sound finances and a desire for cultural continuity among its few remaining ratepayers. See also Loving County, Texas - the least-populated county in the United States Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 - the least-populated rural municipality in neighbouring Alberta, with 92 residents in 2016 References G Division No. 3, Saskatchewan
A sialogogue (also spelled sialagogue, ptysmagogue or ptyalagogue) is a substance, especially a medication, that increases the flow rate of saliva. The definition focuses on substances that promote production or secretion of saliva (proximal causation) rather than any food that is mouthwatering (distal causation that triggers proximal causation). Sialogogues can be used in the treatment of xerostomia (the subjective feeling of having a dry mouth), to stimulate any functioning salivary gland tissue to produce more saliva. Saliva has a bactericidal effect, so when low levels of it are secreted, the risk of caries increases. Not only this, but fungal infections such as oral candidosis also can be a consequence of low salivary flow rates. The buffer effect of saliva is also important, neutralising acids that cause tooth enamel demineralisation. Usage in dentistry The following are used in dentistry to treat xerostomia: Parasympathomimetic drugs act on parasympathetic muscarinic receptors to induce an increased saliva flow. The M3 receptor has been identified as the principal target to increase salivary flow rates. Pilocarpine is an example; the maximum dose of this drug is 30 mg/day. Contraindications include many lung conditions, such as asthma, cardiac problems, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease; side effects include flushing, increased urination, increase perspiration, and GI disturbances. Chewing gum induces stimulated saliva secretion of the minor salivary glands in the oral cavity. During mastication (chewing), the resultant compression forces acting on the periodontal ligament cause the stimulated release of gingival crevicular fluid. Further salivation can be also achieved by the stimulation of taste receptors (parasympathetic fibers from the chorda tympani and the lingual nerve are involved). Malic and ascorbic acid are effective sialogogues, but are not ideal as they cause demineralisation of tooth enamel. Historical source from plants A tincture is prepared from the root of the pyrethrium (pyrethrum) or pellitory (a number of plants in the Chrysanthemum family). It is found growing in Levant and parts of Limerick and Clare in Ireland. The root powder was used as flavouring in tooth powders in the past. Herbs with sialogogue action Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) Blue flag (Iris versicolor) Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum) Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) Chilcoatl / Azteca gold root (Heliopsis longipes) Great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea) Jambu (Acmella oleracea) Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Northern prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) Senega (Polygala senega) See also Hypersalivation References Drugs Dentistry Otorhinolaryngology
The Hum is a song by the Belgian-Greek DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike in collaboration with the Dutch DJ Ummet Ozcan. The song was released on 20 April 2015 and the instrumental belongs to the music genre Electro house. The song uses a sample from the 2013 movie The Wolf of Wall Street, which was the reason of the initial title of the song, The Wolf. Composition The single was written and produced by Dimitri and Michael Thivaios, along Ummet Ozcan. It uses the humming and chest tapping that the characters Jordan Belford and Mark Hanna make in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street, along the repeated repeating shout "Raise them up when the bass be dropping!" and "Raise them up when we don't stop rocking!". Promotion The song was first played by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike on July 18, 2014 at Tomorrowland 2014 and received positive acclaim which lead to the speculation about an early release under the initial title The Wolf, named after the sample from The Wolf of Wall Street. In March 2015 was announced the release of the single, but under the title The Hum, causing confusion among fans as it was heavily assumed the track would appear under the name The Wolf. On March 29, 2015, Like Mike posted a video on his Snapchat story where he, Dimitri Vegas and all of management were having dinner together while humming the tune and patting their chests. Music video The song's official music video was first released on May 5, 2015, on Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's official YouTube channel. The pictures of the set appeared on their Instagram profile with the faces of two movie stars being pixelated, which was intended to increase the tension of the fans. It turned out that the Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen and the Belgian film artist Jean-Claude Van Damme were hiding behind the censored images. On April 21, 2015, the duo posted a teaser of the music video on Facebook. The music video received strong positive reviews because, unlike many recent videos, including many of their own, it is not a simple compilation of their live performances. It was announced to cost around $400,000. After its release, it was viewed almost 10 million times in just three months and was positively rated over 120 thousand times. The full version has a length of 4 minutes and 44 seconds. The video was inspired by the party scenes from the movies The Hangover and Project X and it presents a crazy party organised by the DJs with Sheen and Van Damme as special guests. Track listing Chart performance Certifications References 2015 songs 2015 singles Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike songs Number-one singles in Belgium
Arthur Eyguem De Montaigne Jarvis (30 November 1894 - 20 January 1969) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with 5 victories. Text of citations Distinguished Flying Cross "Lieut. Arthur Eyguem de Montaingne Jarvis (E. Ontario R.). A bold and determined fighter. On the 26th of July he engaged and shot down an enemy machine, which was seen to crash. Later on the same date he attacked a hostile two-seater and forced it to land near our lines; both occupants were taken prisoners." References Canadian aviators Canadian World War I flying aces 1894 births 1969 deaths
Bournemouth Borough Council was the local authority of Bournemouth in Dorset, England and ceased to exist on 1 April 2019. It was a unitary authority, although between 1974 and 1997 it was an administrative district council with Dorset. Previously most of the borough was part of Hampshire. The Borough can trace its history back to 27 August 1890 when the Municipal Borough of Bournemouth was created by Royal Charter. On 1 April 1900 it received County Borough status which lasted until 1974. In February 2018 the 'Future Dorset' plan was approved by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole borough councils merged on 1 April 2019 into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Government and politics The borough was administered by Bournemouth Borough Council. Wards The council had 18 wards covering the borough. Boscombe East Boscombe West Central East Cliff & Springbourne East Southbourne & Tuckton Kinson North Kinson South Littledown & Iford Moordown Queen's Park Redhill & Northbourne Strouden Park Talbot & Branksome Woods Throop & Muscliff Wallisdown & Winton West West Southbourne Westbourne & West Cliff Winton East Composition The Council consisted of 54 elected members, 3 from each of the 18 wards. Prior to 2003 there were 19 wards (57 members). Elections took place every four years where all seats were contested. The composition of the council: The council was abolished on 1 April 2019 and replaced by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Coat of arms The arms of Bournemouth were granted on 24 March 1891. See also Bournemouth local elections References Former unitary authority councils of England Leader and cabinet executives Local education authorities in England Billing authorities in England 2019 disestablishments in England Local authorities in Dorset
Dick's Primal Burger is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Description The restaurant Dick's Primal Burger has operated on Woodstock Boulevard in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood, on North Williams Avenue in the northeast Portland part of the Boise neighborhood, and on Cully Boulevard in the northeast Portland part of the Cully neighborhood. Considered a "sister-restaurant" to Dick's Kitchen with counter service for lunch and dinner, the menu has included burgers, bowls, soups, salads, and sides such as French fries. The Salmon Nation is a salmon burger and the Woodstock is a veggie burger. The BYO Burger allows patrons to select preferred choices of meat (venison and boar), cheese (blue, cheddar, goat, Swiss), and toppings (grilled onions, kimchi, or pineapple). The Cobb bowl has turkey, bacon, avocado, blue cheese, and tomato. The chili has beef, organic red beans, cumin, and smoked paprika. For Burger Week in 2022, the restaurant's Dick's on Fire included beef, Tillamook Pepper Jack cheese, Ghost Scream ghost pepper jam, serrano peppers, roasted garlic aioli, and gluten-free crispy onions. The restaurant also serves alcoholic milkshakes, including the Oregon Special with hazelnut liqueur and an Irish coffee with salted caramel. History Owner Richard Satnick opened Dick's Primal Burger in Woodstock in November 2015. Reception Chad Walsh included Dick's Primal Burger in Eater Portland's 2016 list of "top quality fast food spots in Portland". The website's Maya MacEvoy included the chili in a 2021 list of "where to find bowls of captivating chili in Portland and beyond" and a 2022 list of "where to find wildly tasty game burgers" in the city. See also List of hamburger restaurants References External links Boise, Portland, Oregon Cully, Portland, Oregon Hamburger restaurants in the United States Northeast Portland, Oregon Restaurants in Portland, Oregon Woodstock, Portland, Oregon
Maloy Krishna Dhar (13 July 1939 – 19 May 2012) was an Indian intelligence officer and an author who served in the Intelligence Bureau, India's domestic intelligence agency. Early life and education Dhar was born in Kamalpur, Bhairab-Mymensingh in East Bengal, and relocated to West Bengal with his family during the Partition of India. Following his completion of a Master's degree in Bengali Literature and Language and Comparative Literature from the University of Calcutta Career He served from 1964–1968 in the West Bengal cadre of the Indian Police Service and, in 1968, was deputed to the Intelligence Bureau, where he spent the rest of his career. Throughout his extensive career, he held significant positions during important periods, such as the insurgency period in Manipur and Nagaland in the early 1970s. He also played a role in Sikkim between 1975 and 1979, during its formal merging as a state. Additionally, he was involved in handling sensitive operations related to counterintelligence and counterterrorism. From 1983–87, he was stationed in Canada, a time marked by the increasing rise of the Khalistan movement and the Kanishka Bombing. After reaching retirement age, he pursued a career as an independent writer and journalist, contributing articles to all the prominent English newspapers, specifically focusing on India's intelligence system. Death Dhar unfortunately passed away on May 19, 2012, following a month-long struggle with deteriorating health. It began with a stroke and was further complicated by renal and multi-organ failure. Publications Bitter Harvest : A Saga of The Punjab (1996) Open Secrets: India's Intelligence Unveiled (2005) Fulcrum of Evil: ISI-CIA-Al Qaeda Nexus (2006) Black Thunder: Dark Nights of Terrorism in Punjab (2009) Train to India: Memories of Another Bengal (2009) We the People of India: A Story of Gangland Democracy (2010) Shakti: Real-life Stories Celebrating Women Power (2012) The Ghost Wars of Tepantar (2012) References Indian Police Service officers Intelligence Bureau (India)
Atos is a French multinational technology company headquartered in Bezons, France. Atos may also refer to: American Theater Organ Society ATOS, the Autonomous Decentralized Transport Operation Control System, an computerized control system for train traffic Hyundai Atos, a city car produced by the Hyundai Motor Company Atos Wirtanen, an Ålandic-born former left-wing member of the Finnish parliament A-I-R Atos, a range of rigid-wings made by A-I-R ATOS, a readability formula that is part of the Accelerated Reader software See also Athos (disambiguation) Antos (name)
"Grande armée" is a song by French rapper Lacrim. It peaked at number two in France. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 2017 songs 2017 singles
Mound Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,575 and it contained 1,541 housing units. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mound Township (T7N R4E) has a total area of , of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water. Cities, towns, villages Altamont Extinct towns East Meadows Southmore Heights Cemeteries The township contains these ten cemeteries: Bethlehem, Drysdale, German Methodist, Immanuel Lutheran, McCoy, Newman, Saint Clare Catholic, Union, Union and Zion Lutheran. Major highways Interstate 70 U.S. Route 40 Illinois Route 128 Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 3,575 people, 1,560 households, and 1,001 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,541 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.41% White, 0.17% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 3.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population. There were 1,560 households, out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.88% were married couples living together, 9.36% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.83% were non-families. 33.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.80. The township's age distribution consisted of 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $51,389, and the median income for a family was $78,870. Males had a median income of $43,424 versus $30,044 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,491. About 7.4% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. School districts Altamont Community Unit School District 10 Political districts Illinois' 19th congressional district State House District 102 State House District 109 State Senate District 51 State Senate District 55 References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas External links City-Data.com Illinois State Archives Townships in Effingham County, Illinois 1860 establishments in Illinois Populated places established in 1860 Townships in Illinois
Ronald Ernest Clements (born 1929) is a British Old Testament scholar. Clements was a fellow of Fitzwilliam College and Lecturer in Old Testament Literature and Theology at the University of Cambridge, before becoming Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament at King's College London. Life Clements has written commentaries on Jeremiah (), Ezekiel () and Isaiah (). He is an evangelical who practices a "moderate higher criticism", and has been described as "one of the most prolific British writers in the field of Old Testament". Books Prophecy and Covenant, 1965 God and Temple, 1965 Abraham and David, 1967 Exodus (Cambridge Bible Commentary), 1972 A Century of Old Testament Study, 1976 Old Testament Theology: A Fresh Approach, 1978 Isaiah 1–39 (New Century Bible Commentary), 1980 Wisdom in Theology, 1992 Deuteronomy (Epworth Commentaries), 2001 Honours In 1999, a Festschrift was published in his honour. In Search of True Wisdom: Essays in Old Testament Interpretation in Honour of Ronald E. Clements included contributions from John Barton, Walter Brueggemann, Brevard Childs, Rolf Rendtorff, and R. N. Whybray. In 2013, Clements was awarded the Burkitt Medal by the British Academy 'in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies'. References Living people 1929 births British biblical scholars Old Testament scholars Fellows of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Place of birth missing (living people) Academics of King's College London People educated at Buckhurst Hill County High School Bible commentators Evangelical Anglican biblical scholars Presidents of the Society for Old Testament Study
Jeanne Laisné, also known as Jeanne Fourquet in the 16th century and better known as Jeanne Hachette is an emblematic figure in the history of the French city of Beauvais' resistance to the siege laid by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. She is said to have helped to repel a Burgundian attack on the town of Beauvais with a hatchet and, in popular history, has been elevated to the rank of French heroine. She was born in Beauvais, around 1454, and died on an unknown date. The details of her life and even the fact of her existence, have been the subject of debate among historians, although several contemporaneous documents refer to her existence. Life story and the siege of Beauvais Jeanne Laisné is said to have been born in what is now rue Jeanne-Hachette in the city of Beauvais. She was the daughter of Mathieu Laisnéa, a bourgeois and, according to some historians, a former senior officer of the palace guards of Louis XI who was killed at the battle of Montlhéry. However, popular tradition has it that Jeanne used her mother's name. The siege of Beauvais in 1472 was a military operation launched by Charles the Bold against the King of France, Louis XI, following the latter's breach of the agreements concluded at Péronne in 1468. Charles had superior financial resources, more soldiers and better artillery than Louis XI, but his troops were harassed by the royal army and exhausted themselves by attacking small strongholds before turning to the much larger town of Beauvais. Charles laid siege to Beauvais on June 27, 1472. During a Burgundian attack on July 22, Jeanne Laisné is said to have wielded an ax in order to push back a Burgundian who had planted a flag upon the battlements. Axe in hand, Jeanne flung herself upon him, hurled him into the moat, tore down the flag, and revived the flagging courage of the defenders. Emboldened, the women of the city brought powder and weapons to the fighters and may also have fought on the ramparts. Thus the 80,000 Burgundian attackers were repulsed on July 22, and the advance of Charles the Bold was prevented outright. Louis XI's well organised army had already succeeded in cutting the Burgundians' supply lines. Nevertheless, the citizens of Beauvais were forced to defend their city for almost a month and, in the end, forced the enemy to retreat. This success demonstrated that the bourgeoisie, including women, could organise a defense of a royal city without the support of the royal army. In gratitude for this heroic deed, Louis XI allowed the city of Beauvais to form a municipal corporation and exempted it from taxes. He also praised the heroic efforts of the women of Beauvais and allowed them to wear whatever clothes and ornaments they liked, regardless of rank (despite the laws that permitted certain attire to be worn only by noble women). He also instituted a procession in Beauvais to celebrate its victory over the Burgundians. On this occasion, women were to precede men in the procession. These authorisations were directly given, first in June 1473, by order of Louis XI. He also authorised the marriage of Jeanne to her chosen lover, Colin Pilon, while also bestowing favours on them. Debate about the existence of Jeanne Hachette At the time of the canonisation of Joan of Arc in 1920, interest in the deeds of Jeanne Hachette was reactivated by republicans wishing to promote secularism – Jeanne Hachette offered a non-denominational counterpart to Joan of Arc. Historians agreed that the action of the women of Beauvais was decisive in obtaining victory, but, beginning in the 19th century, some historians (mainly those with religious leanings) questioned the authenticity of the exploits attributed specifically to Jeanne Hachette. In an article entitled “The rumors of history. Jeanne Hachette" and appearing in the newspaper L'Assemblée nationale on February 19, 1850, the scholar Paulin Paris denied the existence of Jeanne Hachette. He asserted, incorrectly, that no 15th century author spoke of her and that the first work to reporting on her exploits was the History of Navarre by André Favin, published in 1612. In reality, the name of Jeanne Laisné and descriptions of her exploits are found in several authoritative documents from the 15th century. These include historical accounts written soon after the siege of Beauvais and, in particular, the reliable chronicle by Robert Gaguin, Compendium super Francorum gestis (1497). In addition, several royal proclamations (lettres patentes) attest to the reality of the military exploits of the women of Beauvais and, indeed, to Jeanne's very existence. The most pertinent of these are the letters patent of Louis XI sent in 1474 that explicitly refer to Jeanne Laisné and describe her exploits as well as authorising her marriage to Colin Pilon. A decree by Louis XI's financial officials, issued a short time later, gives substance to this royal proclamation by exempting the couple (both of whom are named explicitly) from present or future royal taxes. Legacy A statue of Jeanne Hachette was unveiled on July 6, 1851. During the inauguration ceremony, the Beauvais poet, Fanny Dénoix des Vergnes (1798-1879) read her poem, Jeanne Hachette, or the siege of Beauvais. Every year, on the last weekend of June, the Jeanne Hachette Festival (or Assault Festivals) are organized, which consist of parades in period costumes21, organized by the association Les Amis des Fêtes Jeanne Hachette. She is the tragic figure in the play by the Marquis de Sade, Jeanne Laisné ou le siège de Beauvais published in 1813. It has never been performed. She was portrayed in the French film Le Miracle des loups (1924) of Raymond Bernard. Max Ernst made a collage Jeanne Hachette et Charles le Téméraire in 1927, now in the Cleveland Museum of Art (as Jean Hatchet and Charles the Bold). The knight Jenavelle Rolantir who appears in Elf Saga: Doomsday (2014) by Joseph Robert Lewis is inspired by various French heroes, including Roland and Jeanne Hachette. See also List of woman warriors in legend and mythology References This article draws in part on information and sources provided in the French Wikipedia page dealing with :fr:Jean Hachette. Year of birth uncertain Year of death unknown People from Beauvais 15th-century French people Women in medieval European warfare Women in war in France Women in 15th-century warfare
The Battle of Osijek () was the artillery bombardment of the Croatian city of Osijek by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) which took place from August 1991 to June 1992 during the Croatian War of Independence. Shelling peaked in late November and December 1991, then diminished in 1992 after the Vance plan was accepted by the combatants. Airstrikes and attacks by JNA infantry and armored units against targets in the city accompanied the bombardment, which caused approximately 800 deaths and resulted in a large portion of the city's population leaving. Croatian sources estimated that 6,000 artillery shells were fired against Osijek over the period. After the JNA captured Vukovar on 18 November 1991, Osijek was the next target for its campaign in Croatia. The JNA units subordinated to the 12th (Novi Sad) Corps, supported by the Serb Volunteer Guard, achieved modest advances in late November and early December, capturing several villages south of Osijek, but the Croatian Army maintained its defensive front and limited the JNA's advances. In the aftermath of the Battle of Osijek, Croatian authorities charged thirteen JNA officers with war crimes against civilians, but no arrests have been made to date. Croatian authorities also charged the wartime commander of Osijek's defence, Branimir Glavaš, and five others with war crimes committed in the city in 1991. The five were convicted and received sentences ranging between eight and ten years, and as of March 2015, judicial proceedings against Glavaš are in progress. Background In 1990, following the electoral defeat of the government of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, ethnic tensions worsened. The Yugoslav People's Army (Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija – JNA) confiscated the weapons of Croatia's Territorial Defence (Teritorijalna obrana – TO) to minimize potential resistance. On 17 August 1990, the escalating tensions turned into open revolt by the Croatian Serbs. The revolt took place in the predominantly Serb-populated areas of the Dalmatian hinterland around Knin and in parts of the Lika, Kordun, Banovina regions and eastern Croatia. In January 1991, Serbia, supported by Montenegro and Serbia's provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo, made two unsuccessful attempts to obtain approval from the Yugoslav Presidency to deploy the JNA to disarm Croatian security forces. After a bloodless skirmish between Serb insurgents and Croatian special police in March, the JNA itself, supported by Serbia and its allies, asked the federal Presidency to grant it wartime powers and declare a state of emergency. The request was denied on 15 March 1991, and the JNA came under the control of Serbian President Slobodan Milošević in the summer of 1991 as the Yugoslav federation started to fall apart. By the end of the month, the conflict had escalated, resulting in the first fatalities of the war. The JNA then stepped in to support the insurgents and prevent Croatian police from intervening. In early April, leaders of the Serb revolt in Croatia announced their intention to integrate the areas under their control with Serbia. The Government of Croatia considered this an act of secession. Timeline The JNA intervened directly against Croatia for the first time on 3 July 1991, driving Croatian forces out of Baranja, north of the city of Osijek, and out of Erdut, Aljmaš and Dalj east of Osijek. The advance was followed by intermittent fighting around Osijek, Vukovar and Vinkovci. At several points, JNA positions approached to within several hundred yards of Osijek city limits. The JNA units near Osijek were subordinated to the 12th (Novi Sad) Corps, commanded by Major General Andrija Biorčević. In the city itself, the JNA had several barracks which housed the 12th Proletarian Mechanised Brigade and the 12th Mixed Artillery Regiment. The 12th Proletarian Mechanised Brigade contained one of a handful battalions maintained by the JNA at full combat readiness. Osijek was established as their starting point in a planned westward offensive toward Našice and Bjelovar. Croatian forces in the area were formally subordinated to the Operational Zone Command in Osijek headed by Colonel Karl Gorinšek. In practice, the city's defense was overseen by Branimir Glavaš, then head of the National Defence Office in Osijek, according to information presented at Glavaš trial in the 2000s. Glavaš formally became commander of city defenses on 7 December 1991. Bombardment of the city The JNA first attacked Osijek by mortar fire on 31 July 1991, and heavily bombarded the city's center on 19 August 1991. The attacks came from positions north, east and south of Osijek, and were supported by JNA garrisons stationed in Osijek itself. On 7–9 September, an inconclusive battle was fought in Tenja, within of the city. The JNA garrisons were besieged by Croatian forces in mid-September. After a barracks in the city centre was captured on 15 September 1991, the remaining JNA garrison tried to break through the Croatian troops besieging the barracks and, after heavy fighting, reached JNA positions south of Osijek on 17 September 1991. The intensity of the shelling increased thereafter, peaking through November and December. After a ceasefire was arranged in January 1992, following the acceptance of the Vance plan, the artillery attacks dropped off and became intermittent, and ceased by June. During its height, the intensity of the bombardment was reported to reach as high as one shell per minute, and the artillery attacks were compounded by Yugoslav Air Force strikes against the city. According to Croatian sources, a total of 6,000 artillery shells were fired against Osijek in the period. Prior to the start of the bombardment, the civilian population of Osijek totaled 104,761 city residents and 129,792 municipal residents. These numbers were significantly reduced as civilians fled the fighting. It is estimated that only about a third of the population remained in the city by the end of November, with some sources placing the estimate even lower, suggesting that the population of the city was reduced to just 10,000 civilians during the most intense periods of the bombardment. Those who remained in Osijek through the fighting generally slept in bomb shelters. Ground offensive After JNA captured Vukovar on 18 November, the JNA 12th (Novi Sad) Corps, supported by the Serbian Ministry of Interior-trained Serb Volunteer Guard paramilitaries, started to advance west between Vinkovci and Osijek on 20 November. The city of Osijek appeared to be the next target of the JNA, which was later confirmed by General Života Panić, commander of the JNA 1st Military District. On 21 November 1991, the JNA captured the villages of Stari Seleš, Novi Seleš and Ernestinovo situated approximately south of Osijek. Laslovo, south of Ernestinovo, was captured three days later. Those developments threatened Đakovo and pointed to the potential encirclement of Osijek. On 4 December 1991, the Special Envoy of Secretary-General of the United Nations Cyrus Vance visited Osijek to inspect the damage. In early December, the JNA made modest advances, capturing Antunovac located south of Osijek on 5 December 1991. On the same day, an armoured JNA force unsuccessfully attacked positions held by the Croatian 106th Brigade in Rosinjača Forest near Nemetin, approximately east of Osijek. On 6 December, the JNA pushed Croatian troops out from Tenja, followed by a heavy attack against Osijek repulsed by the Croatian Army (Hrvatska vojska HV) on 7 December. On 11 December, HV personnel entered the frontline village of Paulin Dvor, less than west of Ernestinovo, and summarily executed 19 civilians (18 Serbs and one Hungarian). The JNA captured Paulin Dvor five days later, on 16 December, and attacked Osijek once again. The HV managed to contain the attack, though fighting continued south of Osijek until January 1992. Operation Devil's Beam Advances of the JNA north of Osijek threatened HV control of a narrow bridgehead held across the Drava River skirting the city's northern edge. By mid-December the bridgehead was reduced to a strip of land opposite Osijek, encompassing suburban settlements of Podravlje and Tvrđavica. In order to remove the threat, the HV launched an offensive codenamed Operation Devil's Beam () on 17–18 December. The offensive, involving the 1st Battalion of the 135th Brigade, elements of the special forces Frankopan Battalion and the Osijek-based Orao special police unit, Drava River flotilla, artillery of the 106th Brigade, and personnel of the 4th Beli Manastir Police Station, successfully pushed the JNA north, across Stara Drava oxbow lake located approximately north of Osijek. The JNA also withdrew from the village of Kopačevo towards Darda and Vardarac, but the HV did not have sufficient resources to exploit the development. The HV lost eight killed in the offensive, but the JNA's advance towards Osijek from the north was halted. Aftermath By June 1992, approximately 800 people had been killed by the bombardment. By the end of the Croatian War of Independence in 1995, a total of 1,724 people from Osijek had been killed, including 1,327 soldiers and 397 civilians. The city itself suffered great damage during the war, with the bulk of direct damage occurring as a consequence of the 1991–92 bombardment. Direct war damage sustained by the city was estimated at a total of US$1.3 billion. The damage was regularly recorded by 400 volunteers during the bombardment. Although media reported on the bombardment of Osijek, journalists in the city itself felt that it was receiving an unduly low level of media coverage compared to wartime events elsewhere in Croatia. The attacks on Osijek were welcomed by the Pravoslavlje newspaper published by the Serbian Orthodox Church, which appeared to give a blessing to the attack as a part of a "holy war", setting it in the context of World War II massacres and concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia. The JNA withdrew from Croatia in 1992, but continued to contribute personnel and equipment to the Army of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (ARSK) which controlled the areas previously held by the JNA. Although the United Nations Protection Force peacekeepers deployed to the area on the basis of the Vance plan and placed most of the ARSK heavy weapons in storage, Osijek was intermittently bombarded throughout the war—the last artillery strike occurred in September 1995. The hostilities ceased in November 1995 through the Erdut Agreement securing restoration of Croatian rule in the region. In November 2010, then-Croatian President Ivo Josipović officially apologized for the Paulin Dvor massacre, shortly after his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadić issued a formal apology for the massacre at Vukovar. War crime trials In 2008, Croatian authorities formally charged Colonel Boro Ivanović, commanding officer of the JNA 12th Proletarian Mechanised Brigade, and twelve other JNA officers with war crimes against the civilian population. The charges include causing the deaths of 307 civilians in Osijek and surrounding areas, injuries to another 171 civilians, and the destruction of at least 1,188 different structures. , all of the indicted officers remain at large in Serbia. In 2005, the Osijek District Court convicted former Croatian soldier Nikola Ivanković for his involvement in the killings at Paulin Dvor, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. In 2012, Enes Vitesković was also convicted for his involvement in the atrocity, and given an eleven-year sentence. After the war, five Croatian fighters were charged and convicted of eleven counts of murder, one of attempted murder, and one of torture of Serb civilians found in the JNA barracks, which surrendered on 15 September 1991. They received prison sentences of between five and eight years. Glavaš, who was tried alongside them for the same crimes, received a ten-year sentence. Before the conviction became final in 2009, and to avoid extradition, Glavaš fled to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he had granted citizenship. His sentence was reduced to eight years and became final in 2010, when he was arrested and imprisoned in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In January 2015, the conviction was set aside by the Constitutional Court of Croatia, pending a new trial before the Supreme Court of Croatia. Footnotes References Books Scientific journal articles News reports Further reading – Chapter 6: The Devastation of Osijek and the Smoldering Ashes of Vukovar 1991 in Croatia 1992 in Croatia Battles of the Croatian War of Independence History of Osijek
The 1969 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1969 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Offensive selections Tight ends Jim McFarland, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-2) Steve Zabel, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-1) Split ends Mel Gray, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1) Otto Stowe, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2) Tackles John Ward, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1) Larron Jackson, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1) Lynn Larson, Kansas State (AP-2, UPI-2) Mike Carroll, Missouri (AP-2) Guards Dick Melvin, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1) Ken Mendenhall, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-2) Bill Elfstrom, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-1) Mike Bliss, Iowa State (AP-2, UPI-2) James Carver, Kansas State (UPI-2) Centers Dale Evans, Kansas (AP-1, UPI-1) Don Popplewell, Colorado (AP-2) Wayne Beske, Iowa State (UPI-2) Backs Lynn Dickey, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1) Steve Owens, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1) Mack Herron, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1) Bobby Anderson, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1) Terry McMillan, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Joe Moore, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Jon Staggers, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) John Riggins, Kansas (AP-2) Defensive selections Defensive ends Manuel Barrera, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1) Bill Brundige, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1) Sherwin Jarmon, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2) Herb Orvis, Colorado (AP-2) Defensive tackles John Little, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1) Jerry Sherk, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-2) Mark Kuhlman, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-1) Bill Collins, Colorado (AP-2, UPI-2) Jim Bailey, Kansas (UPI-2) Middle guards John Stucky, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1) Sam Adams, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Linebackers Ken Geddes, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1) Emery Hicks, Kansas (AP-1, UPI-1) Jerry Murtaugh, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1) Steve Lundholm, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Steve Casteel, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2) Jim Files, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2) Defensive backs Dana Stephenson, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1) Tony Washington, Iowa State (AP-1, UPI-1) Dennis Poppe, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1) Butch Davis, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-2) Eric Harris, Colorado (AP-2, UPI-2) Mike Kolich, Kansas State (AP-2, UPI-2) Key AP = Associated Press UPI = United Press International Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the Associated Press and United Press International See also 1969 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Seven Conference football team All-Big Eight Conference football teams
Conchalí () is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is a northwestern suburb of Santiago. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Conchalí spans an area of and has 133,256 inhabitants (64,973 men and 68,283 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 12.9% (19663 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Its 2006 population was projected at 120,151 persons. Stats Average annual household income: US$24,396 (PPP, 2006) Population below poverty line: 8.0% (2006) Regional quality of life index: 78.61, mid-high, 16 out of 52 (2005) Human Development Index: 0.707, 118 out of 341 (2003) Administration As a commune, Conchalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde was Rubén Malvoa Hernández (RN). The current incumbent is Carlos Sottolichio Urquiza (PPD), who was also mayor from 1992-2000 and 2003-2008. The communal council has the following members: Rubén Carvacho Rivera (UDI) Cecilia Delgado Delgado (PPD) María Guajardo Silva (PS) Ricardo Montero Riveros (PC) Máximo Pavez Cantillano (UDI) Paulina Rodríguez Gómez (RN) Alejandra Saa Carrasco (PPD) Alejandro Vargas González (DC) Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Conchalí is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Karla Rubilar (RN) and Daniel Farcas Guendelman (PPD) as part of the 17th electoral district, (together with Renca and Huechuraba). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Andrés Allamand Zavala (RN) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West). References External links Municipality of Conchalí Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile Communes of Chile Geography of Santiago, Chile Populated places established in 1927 1927 establishments in Chile
Spasskoye-Lutovinovo () was the childhood estate of Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, which he inherited after his mother's death. It is situated 10 km north of Mtsensk, near Oryol. The house was built in 1778-1809, but was partially destroyed by a fire in May 1839. It was rebuilt in a simpler style. The estate is now a museum and a natural reserve, open to tourists and visitors. It is designated as an object of Russian cultural heritage of federal significance. References Literary museums in Russia Museums in Oryol Oblast Historic house museums in Russia Cultural heritage monuments in Oryol Oblast Objects of cultural heritage of Russia of federal significance Tourist attractions in Oryol Oblast Ivan Turgenev
António Manuel Pereira Xavier (born 6 July 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for C.D. Tondela. He achieved Primeira Liga totals of 177 games and eight goals for Marítimo, Paços de Ferreira, Tondela and Estoril. Club career Born in Guimarães, Xavier spent his youth at hometown club Vitória S.C. before making his senior debut in the third division with G.D. Tourizense. After spells in the second with S.C. Braga B, C.D. Feirense and Leixões SC, he signed a four-year contract with C.S. Marítimo in July 2014. On 27 August 2014, Xavier scored his first professional goal as Marítimo's reserves drew 1–1 at home to G.D. Chaves. In December, manager Leonel Pontes called him up for his first Primeira Liga match at home to G.D. Estoril Praia, and he played the full 90 minutes of the goalless draw. A week later, he was sent off in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Arouca, with both of his yellow cards being for simulation. Xavier scored his first top-flight goal on 15 February 2015, a penalty in a 4–3 comeback win at F.C. Penafiel. He remained a first-team player more often than not during his time in Madeira, until joining F.C. Paços de Ferreira in June 2017 on a three-year deal with his previous employer keeping some economic rights. On 30 July 2017, Xavier scored on his debut as the Castores won 2–1 at Arouca in the second round of the Taça da Liga. It was his only goal during his year in the Furniture Capital, and following their relegation he moved to C.D. Tondela on a two-year contract in June 2018. On 23 September, he scored both goals of a home defeat of Moreirense FC, and two months later he netted a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over F.C. Vale Formoso in the last 32 of the Taça de Portugal. Xavier moved abroad for the first time on 30 July 2020, joining Super League Greece side Panathinaikos F.C. on a free transfer for three years. Having played rarely in Athens, he returned home on 31 August the following year on loan to Estoril. Unused since his return, he was lent out again on 31 January 2023 to Levadiakos F.C. in the same league. On 13 July 2023, Xavier returned to Tondela, signing a two-year contract with the club. References External links 1992 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Guimarães Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Vitória S.C. players G.D. Tourizense players S.C. Braga B players C.D. Feirense players Leixões S.C. players C.S. Marítimo players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.D. Tondela players G.D. Estoril Praia players Super League Greece players Panathinaikos F.C. players Levadiakos F.C. players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
À l'aventure is a 2008 French erotic drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. The film showed at the 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam. Plot Sandrine, a young and childless woman, meets a friend for a sandwich lunch on a park bench. Also on the bench is an old man who tries to start a conversation. Her friend is annoyed and leaves, but Sandrine is intrigued by the old man's remarks: the seed of independence has been planted in her. She stands up to her boyfriend, who leaves her, and quits her dull job. In a café she sees Greg, a handsome young man who is studying a book on psychiatry, and asks him to tell her about it. They end up spending the afternoon in a hotel room making love. He asks her to a dinner party where she can meet Mina, a woman whose approach to a man is total submission, allowing him to do what he wants. He puts Mina under hypnosis and she regresses to being a Flemish nun in the 1400s. In time, Sandrine finds that her journey with Greg and Mina into multiple sexual and spiritual encounters is not bringing enlightenment or fulfilment. She tells the old man, who she has kept in touch with, and he says that it has all been immature and dangerous. He advises her to root herself back in reality. Cast Carole Brana as Sandrine Arnaud Binard as Greg Étienne Chicot as the bench man Jocelyn Quivrin as Fred as Sophie Nadia Chibani as Mina as Françoise Frédéric Aspisi as Jérôme Michèle Larue as Sandrine's mother Manica Brini as Sandrine's sister References External links 2008 films 2008 drama films 2008 LGBT-related films 2000s erotic drama films 2000s French films 2000s French-language films BDSM in films Bisexuality-related films Female bisexuality in film Films about hypnosis Films directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau French erotic drama films French LGBT-related films Lesbian-related films LGBT-related drama films
Arttu-Pekka Aleksi Wiskari (born September 16, 1984) is a Finnish singer-songwriter. Wiskari has attended several Finnish television programs including The Voice Kids, Tähdet tähdet, and Vain elämää. Before full-time musical career, Wiskari has worked in Finnish hardware store RTV. Wiskari's eponymous debut album was released in June 2011 by Warner Music Finland. The album was certified Platinum (20,000 copies) and it reached the top of the Finnish album chart. His second album, Tappavan hiljainen rivarinpätkä, was released in April 2013, and it reached number 7 on the album chart. Wiskari's third album, Sirpaleet, was released in November 2014. It peaked at number six on the album chart. Its second single, "Sirpa" was panned in review by critic of Rumba magazine, who claimed it was "plagiarizing" the Finnish band Leevi and the Leavings. Though more as a figure of speech not actual plagiarism. In November 2016, Wiskari released his fourth album titled IV. The album peaked at number fourteen on its debut week. In November 2018, Wiskari released a single titled "Suomen muotoisen pilven alla". The song peaked at number four on the singles chart and became the most played radio track of 2019. In April 2020, Wiskari released "Tässäkö tää oli?", a single featuring Leavings-Orkesteri, which was formed by surviving members of the former Leevi and the Leavings. The song debuted at number six. Discography Albums Singles Filmography References External links 1984 births Living people Finnish male singer-songwriters Finnish singer-songwriters 21st-century Finnish male singers Finnish male film actors Finnish male voice actors People from Espoo
The Glen of Aherlow (also known as Patrick Sheehan) is a traditional Irish song which originated as a ballad written by Irish republican Charles Joseph Kickham (1828–1882). It was first printed in The Kilkenny Journal, Kilkenny, on 7 October 1857, the writer using the pseudonym “Darby Ryan, Junior.” The song After its publication the song was printed on broadsides, and quickly became popular throughout Ireland. The song has some minor variants on spelling of names and places, depending on where it was sung or collected. It is number J11 in Laws’ collection and #983 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Historical background The song is based on the true story of a young ex-soldier from the Glen of Aherlow named Patrick Sheehan who was blinded at the Siege of Sevastopol. Sheehan was later jailed in 1857 for begging in Grafton Street, Dublin, his British army pension having expired after six months. Due to the publicity arising from this case, the British government was shamed into inquiring about Sheehan, to whom a life pension of a shilling a day was granted. Recordings A partial discography: Joe Heaney 1964, re-issued on The Road from Connemara, Topic TSCD518D/Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 143 (October 2000) Vincie Boyle on Around the Hills of Clare Musical Traditions MTCD331-2/Góilín 005-6 Andy M. Stewart References External links The Ballad Index Irish folk songs
Gabriela-Eugenia Rotiș-Nagy (born 12 November 1980) is an Austrian-Romanian handballer who plays as a left back for Hypo Niederösterreich. With Austria, she participated at the 2004 European Championship, the 2005 World Championship and the 2006 European Championship. International honours Champions League: Finalist: 2009 Cup Winners' Cup: Finalist: 2004 Champions Trophy: Finalist: 2004 Junior World Championship: Winner: 1999 Junior Handball Championship: Winner: 1998 References 1980 births Living people People from Sfântu Gheorghe Austrian female handball players Romanian female handball players Expatriate handball players Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Naturalised citizens of Austria Austrian people of Romanian descent Sportspeople from Covasna County
John Alcott, BSC (27 November 1930 – 28 July 1986) was an English cinematographer known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), for which he took over as lighting cameraman from Geoffrey Unsworth in mid-shoot, A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), the film for which he won his Oscar, and The Shining (1980). Alcott died from a heart attack in Cannes, France, in July 1986; he was 55. He received a tribute at the end of his last film No Way Out starring Kevin Costner. Life John Alcott was born in Isleworth, England, in 1930. John's father was Arthur Alcott, a film executive. At a young age, Alcott started his career in film by becoming a clapper boy, which was the lowest position in the camera crew chain. As time progressed however, he moved his way up and eventually became the third highest position of the camera following the lighting cameraman and the main camera operator. His position was extremely important, as his job was to adjust, focus and measure the lens and distance between the actor or object being shot and the camera itself. Alcott's big break was given to him by Stanley Kubrick, who was a master cinematographer, director, and producer. Kubrick promoted Alcott to lighting cameraman in 1968 while working on 2001: A Space Odyssey and from there the two created an inseparable collaboration, in which they worked together on more than one occasion. In 1971, Kubrick then elevated Alcott to director of photography on A Clockwork Orange which was nominated for four Academy Awards in Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing; however, the film did not win in any category. Alcott studied lighting and how the light fell in the rooms of a set. He would do this so that when he shot his work it would look like natural lighting, not stage lighting. It was this extra work and research that made his films look so visually beautiful. Along with his Academy Award for Barry Lyndon, the film is considered to be one of the greatest and most beautiful movies made in terms of its visuals. Three films Alcott worked on were ranked between 1950 and 1997 in the top 20 of “Best Shot”, voted by the American Society of Cinematographers. Not only was Alcott a highly regarded cinematographer, in the 1980s when he immigrated to the United States he directed and shot commercials for television at the well known Paisley Productions, based in Hollywood. Death While in Cannes, France, Alcott suffered a heart attack and died on 28 July 1986. In his memory and honour, the "BSC John Alcott ARRI Award" was created by the British Society of Cinematographers to honour fellow lighting cameramen in film. Alcott was survived by his wife Sue and son Gavin, who followed in his father's footsteps. Filmography 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) A Clockwork Orange (1971) Little Malcolm (1974) Overlord (1975) Barry Lyndon (1975) March or Die (1977) The Disappearance (1977) Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) The Shining (1980) Terror Train (1980) Fangio – Una vita a 300 all'ora (1981) Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1982) Vice Squad (1982) The Beastmaster (1982) Under Fire (1983) Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985) Miracles (1986) White Water Summer (1987) No Way Out (1987) Awards 1973: BAFTA Award nomination for A Clockwork Orange 1976: Oscar for Barry Lyndon 1976: BAFTA Award for Barry Lyndon 1984: BAFTA Award nomination for Greystoke References External links John Alcott biography and credits at BFI Screenonline 1930 births 1986 deaths English cinematographers People from Isleworth Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners Best Cinematography BAFTA Award winners
The 1998 Outback Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the Wisconsin Badgers. It was the 12th edition of the Outback Bowl Georgia scored first on a 2-yard touchdown run from running back Robert Edwards, giving Georgia an early 6–0 lead. Edwards later scored on a 40-yard touchdown run, but the ensuing two-point conversion attempt failed, making the score 12–0. In the second quarter, Olandis Gary scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, increasing Georgia's lead to 19–0. In the third quarter, Robert Edwards ran for his third touchdown run of the game, on a 13-yard run. In the fourth quarter, quarterback Mike Bobo fired a 7-yard touchdown strike to tight end Jere Brower, making the score 33–0. Bobo was later named MVP of the game, after connecting on 26 of 28 passes for 267 yards. Wisconsin scored its only points of the game on a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Scott Kavanagh to tight end Dague Retzlaff. References External links http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98001/98001304.htm ReliaQuest Bowl Outback Bowl Outback Bowl 20th century in Tampa, Florida Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Wisconsin Badgers football bowl games January 1998 sports events in the United States
The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping. It measures wide by high and is long, running at a depth of below the river surface measured at high tide. It is the first tunnel known to have been constructed successfully underneath a navigable river. It was built between 1825 and 1843 by Marc Brunel, and his son, Isambard, using the tunnelling shield newly invented by the elder Brunel and Thomas Cochrane. The tunnel was originally designed for horse-drawn carriages, but was mainly used by pedestrians and became a tourist attraction. In 1869 it was converted into a railway tunnel for use by the East London line which, since 2010, is part of the London Overground railway network under the ownership of Transport for London. History and development Construction At the start of the 19th century, there was a pressing need for a new land connection between the north and south banks of the Thames to link the expanding docks on each side of the river. The engineer Ralph Dodd tried, but failed, to build a tunnel between Gravesend and Tilbury in 1799. Between 1805–1809, a group of Cornish miners, including Richard Trevithick, tried to dig a tunnel further upriver between Rotherhithe and Wapping/Limehouse, but failed because of the difficult conditions of the ground. The Cornish miners were used to hard rock and did not modify their methods for soft clay and quicksand. This Thames Archway project was abandoned after the initial pilot tunnel (a 'driftway') flooded twice when of a total of had been dug. It only measured by , and was intended as a drain for a larger tunnel for passenger use. The failure of the Thames Archway project led engineers to conclude that "an underground tunnel is impracticable". The Anglo-French engineer Marc Brunel refused to accept this conclusion. In 1814 he proposed to Emperor Alexander I of Russia a plan to build a tunnel under the river Neva in St Petersburg. This scheme was turned down (a bridge was built instead) and Brunel continued to develop ideas for new methods of tunnelling. Brunel patented the tunnelling shield, a revolutionary advance in tunnelling technology, in January 1818. In 1823 Brunel produced a plan for a tunnel between Rotherhithe and Wapping, which would be dug using his new shield. Financing was soon found from private investors, including the Duke of Wellington, and a Thames Tunnel Company was formed in 1824, the project beginning in February 1825. The first step was the construction of a large shaft on the south bank at Rotherhithe, back from the river bank. It was dug by assembling an iron ring in diameter above ground. A brick wall high and thick was built on top of this, with a powerful steam engine surmounting it to drive the excavation's pumps. The whole apparatus was estimated to weigh . The soil below the ring's sharp lower edge was removed manually by Brunel's workers. The whole shaft thus gradually sank under its own weight, slicing through the soft ground like a pastry cutter. The shaft became stuck at one point during its sinking, as the pressure of the earth around it held it firmly in position. Extra weight was required to make it continue its descent. 50,000 bricks were added as temporary weights. It was realised that the problem was caused because the shaft's sides were parallel. Years later when the Wapping shaft was built, it was slightly wider at the bottom than the top. This non-cylindrical tapering design ensured it did not get stuck. By November 1825 the Rotherhithe shaft was in place and tunnelling work could begin. The tunnelling shield, built at Henry Maudslay's Lambeth works and assembled in the Rotherhithe shaft, was the key to Brunel's construction of the Thames Tunnel. The Illustrated London News described how it worked: Each of the twelve frames of the shield weighed over . The key innovation of the tunnelling shield was its support for the unlined ground in front and around it to reduce the risk of collapses. However, many workers, including Brunel himself, soon fell ill from the poor conditions caused by filthy sewage-laden water seeping through from the river above. This sewage gave off methane gas which was ignited by the miners' oil lamps. When the resident engineer, John Armstrong, fell ill in April 1826, Marc's son Isambard Kingdom Brunel took over at the age of 20. Work was slow, progressing at only a week. To earn income from the tunnel, the company directors allowed sightseers to view the shield in operation. They charged a shilling for the adventure and an estimated 600–800 visitors took advantage of the opportunity every day. The excavation was hazardous. The tunnel flooded suddenly on 18 May 1827 after had been dug. Isambard Kingdom Brunel lowered a diving bell from a boat to repair the hole at the bottom of the river, throwing bags filled with clay into the breach in the tunnel's roof. Following the repairs and the drainage of the tunnel, he held a banquet inside it. Closure The tunnel flooded again the following year, on 12 January 1828, in which six men died. Isambard was extremely lucky to survive this. The six men had made their way to the main stairwell, as the emergency exit was known to be locked. Isambard instead made for the locked exit. A contractor named Beamish heard him there and broke the door down, and an unconscious Isambard was pulled out and revived. He was sent to Brislington, near Bristol, to recuperate. There he heard about the competition to build what became the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Completion In December 1834 Marc Brunel succeeded in raising enough money, including a loan of £247,000 from the Treasury, to continue construction. Starting in August 1835 the old rusted shield was dismantled and removed. By March 1836 the new shield, improved and heavier, was assembled in place and boring resumed. Impeded by further floods, (23 August and 3 November 1837, 20 March 1838, 3 April 1840) fires and leaks of methane and hydrogen sulphide gas, the remainder of the tunnelling was completed in November 1841, after another five and a half years. The extensive delays and repeated flooding made the tunnel the butt of metropolitan humour: The Thames Tunnel was fitted out with lighting, roadways and spiral staircases during 1841–1842. An engine house on the Rotherhithe side, which now houses the Brunel Museum, was also constructed to house machinery for draining the tunnel. The tunnel was finally opened to the public on 25 March 1843. Pedestrian usage Although it was a triumph of civil engineering, the Thames Tunnel was not a financial success. It had cost £454,000 to dig and another £180,000 to fit out – far exceeding its initial cost estimates. Proposals to extend the entrance to accommodate wheeled vehicles failed owing to cost, and it was used only by pedestrians. It became a major tourist attraction, attracting about two million people a year, each paying a penny to pass through, and became the subject of popular songs. The American traveller William Allen Drew commented that "No one goes to London without visiting the Tunnel" and described it as the "eighth wonder of the world". When he saw it for himself in 1851, he pronounced himself "somewhat disappointed in it" but still left a vivid description of its interior, which was more like an underground marketplace than a transport artery: Other opinions of the tunnel were more negative; some regarded it as the haunt of prostitutes and "tunnel thieves" who lurked under its arches and mugged passers-by. The American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne visited it a few years after Drew, and wrote in 1855 that the tunnel: Conversion into a railway tunnel The tunnel was purchased in September 1865 at a cost of £800,000 (2023 eqv: £124 million) by the East London Railway Company, a consortium of six mainline railways which sought to use the tunnel to provide a rail link for goods and passengers between Wapping (and later Liverpool Street) and the South London Line. The tunnel's generous headroom, resulting from the architects' original intention of accommodating horse-drawn carriages, also provided a sufficient loading gauge for trains. The line's engineer was Sir John Hawkshaw who was also noted, with W. H. Barlow, for the major re-design and completion of Isambard Brunel's long-abandoned Clifton Suspension Bridge at Bristol, which was completed in 1864. The first train ran through the tunnel on 7 December 1869. In 1884, the tunnel's disused construction shaft to the north of the river was repurposed to serve as Wapping station. The East London Railway was later absorbed into the London Underground, where it became the East London Line. It continued to be used for goods services as late as 1962. During the Underground days, the Thames Tunnel was the oldest underground piece of the Tube's infrastructure. It was planned to construct an intersection between the East London Line and the Jubilee Line extension at Canada Water station. As construction would require the temporary closure of the East London Line, it was decided to take this opportunity to perform long-term maintenance on the tunnel and so in 1995 the East London Line was closed to allow construction and maintenance to take place. The proposed repair method for the tunnel was to seal it against leaks by "shotcreting" it with concrete, obliterating its original appearance, causing a controversy that led to a bitter conflict between London Underground who wished to complete the work as quickly and cheaply as possible and architectural interests wishing to preserve the tunnel's appearance. The architectural interests won, with the Grade IIlisting of the tunnel on 24 March 1995, the day London Underground had scheduled the start of the long-term maintenance work. Following an agreement to leave a short section at one end of the tunnel untreated, and more sympathetic treatment of the rest of the tunnel, the work went ahead and the route reopened – much later than originally anticipated – in 1998. The tunnel closed again from 23 December 2007 to permit tracklaying and resignalling for the East London Line extension. The extension work resulted in the tunnel becoming part of the new London Overground. After its reopening on 27 April 2010, it was used by mainline trains again. Influence The construction of the Thames Tunnel showed that it was indeed possible to build underwater tunnels, despite the previous scepticism of many engineers. Several new underwater tunnels were built in the UK in the following decades: the Tower Subway in London; the Severn Tunnel under the River Severn; and the Mersey Railway Tunnel under the River Mersey. Brunel's tunnelling shield was later refined, with James Henry Greathead playing a particularly important role in developing the technology. In 1991, the Thames Tunnel was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers. In 1995 the tunnel was listed at Grade II in recognition of its architectural importance. In 1835, the Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi parodied the construction of the Thames Tunnel in lines 126–129 of the poem . Visiting Nearby in Rotherhithe, Brunel's engine house (built to house drainage pumps) is open to visitors as the Brunel Museum. In the 1860s, when trains started running through the tunnel, the entrance shaft at Rotherhithe was used for ventilation. The staircase was removed to reduce the risk of fire. In 2011, a concrete raft was built near the bottom of the shaft, above the tracks, when the tunnel was upgraded for the London Overground network. This space, with walls blackened with smoke from steam trains, forms part of the museum and functions at times as a concert venue and occasional bar. A rooftop garden has been built on top of the shaft. In 2016 the entrance hall opened as an exhibition space, with a staircase providing access to the shaft for the first time in over 150 years. See also Crossings of the River Thames Tunnels underneath the River Thames Notes References External links "Brief history during the Snow era" UCLA School of Public Health The Brunel Museum – Based in Rotherhithe, London, the museum is housed in the building that contained the pumps to keep the Thames Tunnel dry Brunel's Thames Tunnel BBC News – Slideshow of Thames Tunnel images London's Oldest Underwater Tunnel – slideshow by Life magazine The Thames Tunnel: a tunnel book Flickr, 23 May 2006 – Photos of a promotional book commemorating the opening of the tunnel Thames Tunnel Brunel portal , published in 1882, actually marks the tunnel Old-Maps Thames Tunnel photoset Flickr, 12–13 March 2010 Photos of the East London Line and Thames Tunnel while still London Underground Thames Tunnel: Rare access to 'eighth wonder of world' – BBC News (26 May 2014) – A brief 'potted history' (a 2-minute video filmed in the tunnel) Thames Tunnel Company (1836) An explanation of the works of the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping - digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library Tunnels completed in 1843 Railway tunnels in London Transport in the London Borough of Southwark Transport in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Tunnels underneath the River Thames Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel London Overground Grade II* listed tunnels Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Rotherhithe Wapping 1843 establishments in England Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Southwark Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Pedestrian tunnels in the United Kingdom
God & Guns is the thirteenth studio album by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on September 29, 2009. The single "Still Unbroken" was released on July 27, 2009 followed by another track, "Simple Life", on August 4, 2009. "Still Unbroken" was written after the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson in 2001. It was the theme song of WWE’s Breaking Point PPV event and is featured on WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. "God & Guns" was the last Lynyrd Skynyrd album to feature the band's longtime keyboardist Billy Powell, who died in January 2009. Ean Evans, who had replaced Leon Wilkeson on bass, also died before this album came out. The late Hughie Thomasson (Dec. 2007) had contributed to the writing of many songs, but recording did not begin until 2008 and he does not play on the album. This album is the first with guitarist Mark Matejka. The album features guitar work from John 5. Although neither was present on the album, the CD booklet contains a picture of the group with the two new members: Peter Keys on keyboards and Robert Kearns on bass. The album's title comes from its eighth track, "God & Guns", written by Mark Stephen Jones, Travis Meadows and Bud Tower, which was later covered by Hank Williams Jr. for his 2016 album It's About Time. The lyrical shift from "Saturday Night Special" to "God & Guns" has been taken into account by band member Johnny Van Zant, who explained how the song was not a direct contradiction to "Saturday Night Special." God & Guns peaked at #18 on the U.S. Billboard pop charts, the band's highest-charting studio album since 1977's Street Survivors. As of 2012, the album has sold 182,000 copies in the United States. Track listing "Still Unbroken" (Rickey Medlocke, Gary Rossington, Hughie Thomasson, Johnny Van Zant) – 5:06 "Simple Life" (Medlocke, Rossington, Jeffrey Steele, J. Van Zant, Hughie Thomasson) – 3:17 "Little Thing Called You" (John Lowery, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:58 "Southern Ways" (Lowery, Bob Marlette, Medlocke) – 3:48 "Skynyrd Nation" (Lowery, Marlette, Medlocke, J. Van Zant) – 3:52 "Unwrite That Song" (Medlocke, Tony Mullins, Rossington, Steele, J. Van Zant) – 3:50 "Floyd" (Lowery, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 4:03 "That Ain't My America" (Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) – 3:44 "Comin' Back for More" (Blair Daly, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:28 "God & Guns" (Mark Stephen Jones, Travis Meadows, Bud Tower) – 5:44 "Storm" (Lowery, Marlette, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:15 "Gifted Hands" (Lowery, Marlette, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 5:22 Special Edition Disc 2 "Bang Bang" (Trey Bruce, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:10 "Raining in My Heartland" (Bruce, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:54 "Hobo Kinda Man" (Bruce, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:53 "Red, White, & Blue" (Live) (Donnie Van Zant, J. Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) – 5:42 "Call Me the Breeze" (Live) (J.J. Cale) – 5:49 "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) (Ed King, Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 6:25 Live Tracks Recorded 6/15/2007 at the Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY Personnel Lynyrd Skynyrd Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals, harmonica Gary Rossington – guitars Rickey Medlocke – guitars, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Skynyrd Nation", harmonica Mark Matejka – guitars, backing vocals Ean Evans – bass, backing vocals Michael Cartellone – drums Billy Powell – keyboards Additional personnel John 5 – guitars Rob Zombie – vocals on "Floyd" Michael Rhodes – bass Greg Morrow – drums Perry Coleman – background vocals Jerry Douglas – dobro Bob Marlette – piano The Honkettes (Dale Krantz-Rossington & Carol Chase) – backing vocals Strings on "Unwrite That Song" and "Gifted Hands" arranged by Lisa Parade Charts References Lynyrd Skynyrd albums 2009 albums Roadrunner Records albums
The Cambridge and St Ives branch (as it is named on New Popular Editions Ordnance Survey maps) was a railway built by the Wisbech, St Ives & Cambridge Junction Railway in the late 1840s. The railway ran from Cambridge in the south, through Fenland countryside to the market town of St Ives; more specifically, the line ran from Chesterton Junction, where it met the present-day Fen line north of the River Cam. Passenger services along the line managed to survive the Beeching Axe, but with British Rail citing heavy losses the final passenger service ran between St Ives and Cambridge on 5 October 1970. Despite campaigns to reopen the service during the 1970s, the only subsequent rail traffic on the line was a freight service to Chivers in Histon which ran until 1983 and a contract to ferry sand from ARC at Fen Drayton which continued until May 1992. The railway now forms the alignment of the northern section of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway: a bus rapid transit scheme. Stations Stations listed northwest to south, in the 'up' direction St. Ivesopened 17 August 1847, closed 5 October 1970. opened 17 August 1847, closed 5 October 1970. (or Longstanton)opened 17 August 1847, closed 5 October 1970. opened 17 August 1847, closed 5 October 1970. opened 17 August 1847, closed 5 October 1970. opened 19 January 1850, closed October 1850. opened 30 July 1845. What remains On its 2011 opening, the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway route absorbed the majority of the old railway between St Ives and the point at which the bus joined public roads at Milton Road. The remaining section between the former level crossing over Milton Road and the Fen line was converted to an extension to the Guided Busway in 2015 to join it to the planned Cambridge North railway station. References Further reading Disused Stations, Subterranea Britannica The Busway, Cambridgeshire County Council CAST.IRON, a pressure group committed to reopening the railway Photos of The Cambridge to St Ives Branch Closed railway lines in the East of England Rail transport in Cambridgeshire Rail transport in Cambridge
Les mariés de la tour Eiffel (The Wedding Party on the Eiffel Tower) is a ballet to a libretto by Jean Cocteau, choreography by Jean Börlin, set by , costumes by Jean Hugo, and music by five members of Les Six: Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Germaine Tailleferre. The score calls for two narrators. The ballet was first performed in Paris in 1921. Background The ballet had its genesis in a commission to Jean Cocteau and Georges Auric, from Rolf de Maré of the Ballets suédois. Cocteau's original title for his scenario was The Wedding Party Massacre. It has been suggested that Raymond Radiguet, the young writer close to Cocteau at the time, made some contribution to the libretto. Running short of time, Auric asked his fellow members of Les Six to also contribute music, and all of them did except Louis Durey, who pleaded illness. It was staged by the Ballets suédois at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on 18 June 1921, the principal dancers being C. Ari, J. Figoni, and K. Vahlander. The orchestra was conducted by Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht. The narrators were Jean Cocteau and Pierre Bertin. It had a brief moment of fame and even scandal, but then fell into oblivion, although it was given in New York City in 1923. A new production opened there in 1988. Story The story of the ballet is somewhat nonsensical: The new couple have a wedding breakfast on Bastille Day (July 14) at a table on one of the platforms of the famous tower. A guest makes a pompous speech. When a humpbacked photographer bids everyone to "watch the birdie," it appears that a telegraph office suddenly springs into existence on the platform. A lion comes in and eats one of the guests for breakfast and a strange figure called "a child of the future" appears and kills everybody. Nevertheless, the ballet concludes with the end of the wedding. When asked what the ballet was about, Cocteau replied: "Sunday vacuity; human beastliness, ready-made expressions, disassociation of ideas from flesh and bone, ferocity of childhood, the miraculous poetry of everyday life." On 29 July 1923, in a letter, Francis Poulenc described the work as "toujours de la merde ... hormis l'Ouverture d'Auric" ("yet more shit ... apart from Auric's Overture"). The ballet The sections of the ballet are: Overture (14 July) - Georges Auric Marche nuptiale - Darius Milhaud Discours du General (Polka) – Francis Poulenc La Baigneuse de Trouville – Poulenc La Fugue du Massacre – Milhaud La Valse des Depeches – Germaine Tailleferre Marche funèbre – Arthur Honegger (in which he quotes the Waltz from Gounod's Faust) Quadrille – Tailleferre Ritournelles – Auric Sortie de la Noce – Milhaud. Recordings The score was unpublished until the first full recording of the work in 1966, which was supervised by Darius Milhaud. Les Mariés was performed by the Delft student music company "Krashna Musika" in Delft, the Netherlands, on 2 May 1975, as part of the Student Music Festival "Muzikaal Totaal", conceived by Guus Ranke. It was repeated on 23 May 1975, in theatre "De Junushof" in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Both performances were in Dutch. The Wageningen edition was recorded, and can be obtained via Krashna Musika / KRAK from June 2020 on. The ballet has also been recorded more recently by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Geoffrey Simon. In 1987, Marius Constant arranged the music for an ensemble of fifteen instruments: wind quintet, string quintet, trumpet, trombone, harp and two percussion. This version of the music has been recorded by the Erwartung Ensemble under Bernard Desgraupes, with Jean-Pierre Aumont and Raymond Gerome, narrators. References External links Video - Darius Milhaud - Les mariés de la tour Eiffel (20:51). Collaborations in classical music 1921 ballet premieres 1921 compositions Compositions with a narrator Ballets by Georges Auric Ballets by Darius Milhaud Ballets by Francis Poulenc Compositions by Arthur Honegger Compositions by Germaine Tailleferre Les Six Ballets by Jean Börlin
Caloptilia cyanoxantha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland. References cyanoxantha Moths of Queensland Moths described in 1920
So Many Roads may refer to: So Many Roads, a 1965 album by John P. Hammond So Many Roads, a 1976 album by Otis Rush So Many Roads (1965–1995), a compilation album by The Grateful Dead So Many Roads: Live in Europe, a live album by Neal Morse. "So Many Roads", a song from album What We Made by Example "So Many Roads", a song by John Mayall and Peter Green, included in Looking Back (John Mayall album) "So Many Roads", a song by Cuby + Blizzards on their 1967 album, Groeten Uit Grollo See also "So Many Roads, So Many Trains", a train song written by Marshall Paul, also featured on the Hammond album above
Mirza Muhammad Ismail Qandahari (c 1813–1912), usually known as Mirza Muhammad Ismail, was an Afghan religious scholar and the first convert to the Ahmadiyya faith among the Pashtons of the North West Frontier Province of India. He was an ethnic Turk, born about 1813 at Qandahar, Afghanistan. His father was a Qazi in the city of Qandahar, as well as being a some-time minister during the reign of Shah Shujah Durrani (1785-1842), King of Afghanistan. He was a scholar of Arabic, Persian and Pashto, a good poet and a calligrapher. He was a Pashto and Persian teacher to Captain (later Major) Henry George Raverty (1825-1906), assisting him in many of his works on the Pashto language. He converted to Ahmadiyya Islam in response to a vision in 1887. Ismail died on September 18, 1912, at Peshawar. Early life Ismail was born in the house of a renowned religious scholar, a Qazi, in the city of Qandahar. Raised speaking Pashto, he became a scholar of Arabic, Persian and his native language, as well as being an Islamic jurist who was able to assist his father in his profession as a Qazi. According to his biographer, Qazi Muhammad Yousaf, he never married He had an interest in Pashto and Persian poetry, writing his own poetry. Henry George Raverty mentioned his skill as both a poet and scholar Migration to India At the age of 32, Ismail left Afghanistan and traveled to India. Leaving Qandahar, he passed through Chaman, Pashin, Quetta, Sibi, Shikarpur and Sind. He stayed in these places and continued his intellectual pursuits. Qazi Muhammad Yousaf has recorded his discussion of Shia and Sunni differences with a scholar at Shikarpur. He ended his journey in Bombay, where he was appointed tutor in Pashto and Persian to Captain Henry George Raverty of the 3rd Bombay Native Infantry, accompanying him on military campaigns, and ending up in Peshawar in 1852. Tutor to H G Raverty Henry George Raverty makes clear reference to Ismail's contribution to his various works. In the introduction to Raverty's 'Dictionary of the Pashto Language' he writes: "“During the whole time I had the valuable assistance of a Molawi of the Ghalzi tribe, located in central Afghanistan in the District around Khelat-iGhalzi, and whose father was for some time Kazi of the city of Kandahar, in which office the Molawi, who is better acquainted with Pashto both theoretically and practically, than any other man I ever saw or heard of, assisted. His profound knowledge of Arabic—the foundation of all Muhammadan languages—and without which the situation of Kazi, in the western Capital of Afghanistan, could not have been held, together with the fact of his possessing no mean poetical powers, rendered him peculiarly fitted for a task of this kind, in which many works had to be examined and collated.” A similar comment about Ismail is found in Raverty's 'Preface' to the Grammar of the Afghan language, Pakhtu. Educational Services In 1852, Mirza Muhammad Ismail was appointed District Inspector of Schools in the Peshawar and Hazara districts to look after the newly established schooling system in this region. He served in this position until his retirement in 1884. He travelled widely in the region to inspect schools in the villages of the North West Frontier. Molvi Muhammad Ismail made a contribution to Pashto literature and to the learning of Pashto as a foreign language, publishing handbooks such as Pashto Tutor, Khazana-i-Afghani, Sawal-o-Jawa and Pushto Guide. Tariq Rahman writes: "One of the first such books was Tutor to Pushto and it was published in 1896 by Moulvi Ismail Khan as ‘a perfect help to the lower and higher standard Pashto examination’ (Khan 1896). Khan, Ismail. 1896. Tutor to Pushto: With English, Urdu and Persian Translation and Pronunciation in Roman...." While in Peshawar, Ismail was requested by T.P. Hughes and Worthington Jukes to translate parts of the Bible into Pashto. This translation work assisted his understanding the works of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and his claims. Religious experiences In 1887, he had a vision, which he reported to Qazi Muhammad Yousaf. I was sitting on my prayer mat, after offering the Nimaz e Tahajjud [Midnight Prayers]. Suddenly I saw that the roof has lifted up from the walls on the eastern side and a strong light was coming inside the room. Then I saw a saintly figure entering in the enlightened room. I stood up and shook his hands and then sat in front of him in a humble and respectful squatting posture. After a while the scene disappeared. Years later, when I saw a photograph of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, I could recognize that he was the person I had seen in the vision. Ismail would always say he had taken his Bay'ah in that Vision in 1887. Yousaf named him as the first Ahmadi among the Pashtoons of the North West Frontier. Ismail and Ahmadiyya He was a subscriber to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya. When the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Community published his claim to be the promised Messiah in his books Fatah Islam and Tauzi Muram in 1891, Ismail commented that "The writer speaks like the Messengers of Bani Israel"; his Bible translation work had made him acquainted with the Biblical prophets. He became a spiritual disciple of the Syed Amir of Kotah (Swabi), and claimed to have had a vision of the Syed in which he had 'seen' the ushering in of the era of the Mahdi of the End time. In Tohfa e Golariya, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad wrote: Among those narrators is one, Mirza Muhammad Ismail. He lives in street ‘Gul Badsha Ji’ at Peshawar City. He retired as District Inspector of Schools; he is an honorable and righteous person and has no oath of Bay’ah (Oath of Allegiance) with me. He remained in the company of Syed Amir Sahib of Kotha, being his longtime companion. He has deposed his testimony [in writing] to Syed Sarwar Shah sahib, “I have heard from the Syed of Kotha, he [Syed Amir] said "the Mahdi of the End-time is already born, but has not yet appeared". When asked, what is his name? He said, he would not tell the name, but could only tell, his tongue is Punjabi.” Death Muhammad Ismail lived in Peshawar from 1852 to 1912, dying on September 18, 1912. References 1813 births 1912 deaths 19th-century Afghan poets Afghan politicians Afghan Ahmadis Pashto Pashtun people People from Kandahar People of the Second Anglo-Afghan War 20th-century Afghan poets
Henry James Adams (25 April 1852 – 21 February 1922) was an English first-class cricketer. Adams' was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper and who could also bowl right-arm medium pace. He was born at Croydon, Surrey. Adams made his first-class debut for Surrey against Sussex in 1887. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1889. In his five first-class matches for Surrey, he scored 25 runs at an average of 8.33, with a high score of 9. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made 2 stumpings. He also made a single first-class appearance for CI Thornton's XI against the touring Australians in 1888. He was dismissed for a duck twice in the match, both times by J. J. Ferris. He died at Edmonton, Middlesex on 21 February 1922. References External links Henry Adams at ESPNcricinfo Henry Adams at CricketArchive 1852 births 1922 deaths Cricketers from Croydon English cricketers Surrey cricketers C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers Wicket-keepers
Kyungpook National University Museum is an archaeological museum located in Buk District, Daegu, South Korea. The museum opened on 28 May 1995 on the thirteenth anniversary of opening of the university. The area of the exhibition hall is 13,824 m2. References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20120402114116/http://museum.knu.ac.kr/introduce/facility.html Museums in Daegu Museums established in 1995 University museums in South Korea Buk District, Daegu Archaeological museums in South Korea Museum 1995 establishments in South Korea
Trego is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin. The population was 885 at the time of the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Trego is located in the town. Trego is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and U.S. Highway 63, at north-northeast of Spooner. Trego has a post office with ZIP code 54888. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which 35.9 square miles (93.1 km) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.2 km) of it (2.28%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 885 people, 347 households, and 242 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.6 people per square mile (9.5/km). There were 528 housing units at an average density of 14.7 per square mile (5.7/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.95% White, 0.11% African American, 1.47% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population. There were 347 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55, and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males. The 2000 median income for a household in the town was $35,069, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,000. About 13.4% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over. References Towns in Washburn County, Wisconsin Towns in Wisconsin
Harunur Rashid Khan Monno (17 August 1932 – 1 August 2017) was a Bangladeshi industrialist and politician. He served as the Chairman of his conglomerate, Monno Group of Industries. He was elected a member of parliament and a minister (without portfolio) of the Government of Bangladesh. He was also an adviser to Bangladesh National Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Career While Monno was a student of chartered accountancy, he joined Adamjee Haji Dawood's company in the accounts department. His first assignment was to print export register copies for the Adamjee conglomerate company. Within two years, he established a press company of his own. Later he established Monno Group of Industries, which included Monno Ceramics, Monno Jutex Industries, Monno Fabrics and Monno Attire Limited. He received lifetime achievement award at the 16th Bangladesh Business Awards. Monno served as a Jatiya Sangsad member from the Manikganj-2 constituency during 1991–1996 and Manikganj-3 during 2001–2006. In 2001, he was selected a cabinet member without portfolio during the Khaleda Zia's administration. He lost the minister status in May 2003 when Zia was under pressure, especially from foreign donors, to downsize her cabinet. Personal life Monno was married to Huron Nahar. Together they had two daughters – Afroza Khan Rita and Feroza Mahmud Parvin. Afroza is serving as the Managing Director of Monno Group of Industries and also an adviser to Khaleda Zia. She is married to Moynul Islam and mother of 3 boys Feroza is married to journalist and businessman Mahmudur Rahman. Death Monno died 1 August 2017 in Monno Medical College and Hospital, Manikganj District, Bangladesh. See also Monno Ceramic Monno Medical College References 1932 births 2017 deaths Bangladeshi businesspeople Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Bangladeshi Ministers without Portfolio 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Manikganj District Politicians from Dhaka Division
Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve is a non-profit cemetery located at 293 Irish Hill Road in Newfield, New York. Founded in 2006 as a natural burial cemetery, the preserve covers of rolling meadows and is surrounded by of Cornell University's Arnot Forest and Newfield State Forest. History Greensprings is one of the first green burial sites in New York State, and one of only a few 100% natural cemeteries in the United States. The Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association was incorporated in 2004 under the leadership of Jennifer Johnson, Susan Thomas, Mary Woodsen, and Carl Leopold. Initially, seven acres of land on Irish Hill in Newfield, New York were purchased from Herb Engman, a Town of Ithaca supervisor and staunch ecologist. Engman subsequently donated a further 93 acres to the preserve, thereby becoming the preserve's main benefactor. The first natural burial at Greensprings occurred in 2006. Greensprings has been working with the Natural Resource Conservation Service of the USDA to make the preserve more inviting to grassland birds, improve pollinator habitat, and remove invasive tree and shrub species. Facilities Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve is at the top of Irish Hill in Newfield, New York. The site of a former dairy farm, the preserve comprises 130 acres of meadows and woodland, and is surrounded by an additional 8,000 acres of protected land consisting of Cornell University's Arnot Forest and Newfield State Forest. From the bench at Leopold Lookout, named in honor of founder Carl Leopold, who is buried at Greensprings, it is possible to see all the way to the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. Burials at Greensprings occur in 15' x 15' (4.6 m x 4.6 m) plots. Bodies are not embalmed and there are no burial vaults. Only biodegradable materials such as natural fiber shrouds, wicker baskets, or plain wooden coffins are allowed. Grave markers lie flat with the earth and consist of uncut, locally sourced stones. Although burying and scattering of ashes is permitted in designated areas at Greensprings, this practice is somewhat discouraged due to the environmental costs of cremation. A section of the cemetery, consecrated by Rabbi Scott Glass, is designated for Jewish burials. The "Remembrance Grove" is intended for people who have suffered miscarriages or the death of a child. References External links Greensprings Website Greensprings Facebook Group Cemeteries in the United States
Trans Amadi International School (TAIS), formerly Michelin School, is a private non-denominational preschool and elementary school in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was established in 1980 for the children of the employees of the then Michelin Factory in Trans Amadi, but later became the Trans Amadi International School in 1988. Presently, the school continues to cater for children of all nationalities aged between 2 and 11. The school is located at 32 St. Andrew's Street, Rumuobiakani, Trans Amadi in Obio-Akpor local government area. See also List of schools in Port Harcourt References External links Private schools in Port Harcourt Educational institutions established in 1980 Primary schools in Rivers State Obio-Akpor 1980 establishments in Nigeria 1980s establishments in Rivers State
Michelle Cueni (born 4 December 1983 in Bern) is a Swiss sprinter. She competed for the Swiss team in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics; the team placed 13th with a time of 43.54 in Round 1 and did not qualify for the final. References 1983 births Living people Swiss female sprinters Olympic athletes for Switzerland Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bern Olympic female sprinters
Selimiye is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Milas, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,859 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). In the vicinity are the ruins of the ancient city of Euromus. References Neighbourhoods in Milas District
Tenellia futairo is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae. Distribution This species was described from Mukaishima, Inland Sea of Seto, Japan. Also reported from Mutsu Bay, Sagami Bay; Sugashima near Toba, Osaka Bay, Saeki Bay, Amakusa and Toyama Bay in the original description. Description The typical adult size of this species is 10 mm. The body is pale orange-yellow with the tips of the oral tentacles and rhinophores deeper orange-yellow. The oral tentacles have a longitudinal opaque white band on the posterior side. The cerata have an opaque white mark below the tip on the outer surface. References Fionidae Gastropods described in 1963
W. J. Little House, also known as the Little House, is a historic home located at Robersonville, Martin County, North Carolina. It was built in 1913–1914, and is a two-story, three-bay, double-pile Classical Revival style frame dwelling. It has a hipped slate roof topped by a Chippendale-style balustrade, a two-story entrance portico, a one-story wrap-around porch, and a porte-cochère. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1914 Houses in Martin County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Martin County, North Carolina
In coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry, transition metal imido complexes is a coordination compound containing an imido ligand. Imido ligands can be terminal or bridging ligands. The parent imido ligand has the formula NH, but most imido ligands have alkyl or aryl groups in place of H. The imido ligand is generally viewed as a dianion, akin to oxide. Structural classes Complexes with terminal imido ligands In some terminal imido complexes, the M=N−C angle is 180° but often the angle is decidedly bent. Complexes of the type M=NH are assumed to be intermediates in nitrogen fixation by synthetic catalysts. Complexes with bridging imido ligands Imido ligands are observed as doubly and, less often, triply bridging ligands. Synthesis From metal oxo complexes Commonly metal-imido complexes are generated from metal oxo complexes. They arise by condensation of amines and metal oxides and metal halides: LnMO + H2NR → LnMNR + H2O This approach is illustrated by the conversion of MoO2Cl2 to the diimido derivative MoCl2(NAr)2(dimethoxyethane), precursors to the Schrock carbenes of the type Mo(OR)2(NAr)(CH-t-Bu). LnMCl2 + 3 H2NR → LnMNR + 2 RNH3Cl Aryl isocyanates react with metal oxides concomitant with decarboxylation: LnMO + O=C=NR → LnMNR + CO2 Alternative routes Some are generated from the reaction of low-valence metal complexes with azides: LnM + N3R → LnMNR + N2 A few imido complexes have been generated by the alkylation of metal nitride complexes: LnMN− + RX → LnMNR + X− Utility Metal imido complexes are mainly of academic interest. They are however assumed to be intermediates in ammoxidation catalysis, in the Sharpless oxyamination, and in nitrogen fixation. In nitrogen fixation A molybdenum imido complex appears in a common nitrogen fixation cycle: Mo•NH3 (ammine); with the oxidation state of molybdenum varying to accommodate the number bonds from nitrogen. References Coordination chemistry
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR), is the regional executive department of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) responsible for affairs relating to agriculture, fishing, and agrarian reform in the region. History The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) was formed by to manage three sectors in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM); agriculture, fisheries, and agrarian reform. On February 23, 2019, the first set of Bangsamoro regional government's ministers was appointed including Mohammad Yacob, who became the first agriculture, fisheries, and agrarian reform minister. By December 23, 2019, the functions of the national executive department, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) was transferred to the MAFAR, except adjudicatory functions. The MAFAR and the DAR are set to form a regional agrarian reform adjudication board for Bangsamoro at a future date Ministers References Bangsamoro Bangsamoro Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform
This is a list of aircraft in alphabetical order beginning with 'S'. Sw S-Wing (S-Wing VSLX R.O.) S-Wing Swing Swallow (Swallow Aeroplane Company) Swallow Aeroplane Company Swallow A Swallow Aeroplane Company Swallow B Swallow (Swallow Airplane Co, Wichita, KS) Swallow C Coupe Swallow C-165 Swallow F-28-AX Swallow G-29 Swallow H Swallow HA Sport Swallow HC Sport Swallow HW Sport Swallow Hisso Swallow Swallow J4 Swallow Swallow J5 Swallow Swallow Mailplane Swallow Monoplane Dallas Spirit Swallow New Swallow Swallow OX-5 Swallow Swallow Racer Miss Wichita Swallow Super Swallow Swallow T-29 Swallow TP Swallow Dallas Spirit Swallow Dole Racer Dallas Spirit Swan (William G Swan, Atlantic City, NJ) Swan 1931 Monoplane Swanson (1917: Swen Swanson, Williamsburg, VA 1922: Univ of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 1925: Swanson-(Edgar) Freeman, Vermillion, SD 1931: Rockford IL. Swanson Aircraft Co Inc, Hopewell, VA 1934: Swanson-(Olaf "Ole") Fahlin, at Nicholas-Beazley Airplane Co, Marshall, MO 1935: Fahlin Mfg Co (propellers).) Swanson 1917 Monoplane (retroactively SS-1?) Swanson 1919 Biplane (retroactively SS-2?) Swanson SS-3 Swanson SS-4 Swanson W-15 Coupe Swanson-Fahlin SF-1 Swanson-Fahlin SF-2 (a.k.a. Fahlin Plymocoupe after Swansons death) Swanson-Freeman SF-4 Swanson (Darwin F Swanson, Murray, IA) Swanson B-4-T Swanson C-O-2 Swanson (Carl Swanson, Zion IL.) Swanson Flyabout A-12 Swearingen ((Ed) Swearingen Aircraft, San Antonio, TX) Swearingen Excalibur Swearingen Merlin I Swearingen SA26-T Merlin II Swearingen SA226-T Merlin III Swearingen Merlin IV Swearingen Merlin 300 Swearingen Metro Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III Swearingen SA227-AT Metro IV Swearingen Metro 23 Swearingen SA-30 Swearingen-Jaffe SJ30 Swearingen-Jaffe SJ30-2 Swearingen SA-32T Turbo Trainer Swearingen SX-300 Swearingen Taurus Swedish Aerosport (Spanga, Sweden) Swedish Aerosport Mosquito Swift (Swift Aircraft Corp (pres: W R Ritchey), 3301 S Oliver, Wichita, KS) Swift 18 Swift 19 Swift Special Swift Sport Swift Trainer Swift Aircraft (Swift Aircraft, Norwich, Norkolk, United Kingdom) Swift II Swift VLA Swing-Europe (Ebringen, Germany) Swing-Europe Parashell Swing Flugsportgeräte (Landsberied, Germany) Swing Apus Swing Arcus Swing Astral Swing Axis Swing Brave Swing Cirrus Swing Connect Swing Core Swing Discus Swing Hybrid Swing Mirage Swing Mistral Swing Mito Swing Naja Swing Nexus Swing Nyos Swing Scorpio Swing Sensis Swing Spitfire Swing Sting Swing Stratus Swing Trinity Swing Tusker Swing Twin Swiss Excellence Airplanes (Switzerland) Swiss Excellence Risen Swiss Excellence Siren References Further reading External links List Of Aircraft (S) de:Liste von Flugzeugtypen/N–S fr:Liste des aéronefs (N-S) nl:Lijst van vliegtuigtypes (N-S) pt:Anexo:Lista de aviões (N-S) ru:Список самолётов (N-S) sv:Lista över flygplan/N-S vi:Danh sách máy bay (N-S)
Tristan Traugott (born 4 February 1997) is a South African cricketer. He made his List A debut for Northern Cape in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 4 November 2018. He made his first-class debut for Northern Cape in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 15 November 2018. References External links 1997 births Living people South African cricketers Northern Cape cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)
Grandidier's Madagascar ground gecko (Paroedura androyensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. References Paroedura Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1867
Erech can refer to: Erech the biblical city Erech (Middle-earth) - the fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkien's writings
The Carphodactylidae, informally known as the southern padless geckos, are a family of geckos, lizards in the infraorder Gekkota. The family consists of 32 described species in 7 genera, all of which are endemic to Australia. They belong to the superfamily Pygopodoidea (or Diplodactyloidea), an ancient group of east Gondwanan geckos now only found in Australasia. Despite their well-developed limbs, molecular phylogenies have demonstrated that Carphodactylidae is the sister group to Pygopodidae, a highly specialized family of legless lizards. Carphodactylids, despite being the most species-poor family of geckos, are still diverse in habits. Many have unusual, specialized tails with reduced rates of autotomy. They lack adhesive toepads and instead cling to bark or substrate with sharply curved claws and a limited array of lamellae. Carphodactylids are relatively large by gecko standards; most are nocturnal and all are oviparous, with a typical clutch size of two eggs. Unlike most Australian geckos, species diversity is concentrated in humid forests along the northeastern edge of Australia. Nevertheless, some genera are diverse in arid regions as well. Genera The following genera are considered members of the Carphodactylidae: Classification Historical usage (Carphodactylini) Members of the family now known as Carphodactylidae were first grouped together in Kluge (1967)’s reconfiguration of gecko systematics. He named a tribe, Carphodactylini, which included Carphodactylus, Nephrurus, and Phyllurus ("padless carphodactylins") as close relatives in a subgroup. The tribe also included Pseudothecadactylus and all New Zealand and New Caledonian geckos ("padded carphodactylins") in another subgroup. Carphodactylini was diagnosed by a large patch of preanal pores formed by multiple rows, though these pores were noted as vestigial in Nephrurus and absent in Phyllurus. Under Kluge’s classification scheme, Carphodactylini was the sister group to Diplodactylini, which contained other Australian legged geckos. Both tribes formed the subfamily Diplodactylinae within the family Pygopodidae, alongside the legless lizards of the subfamily Pygopodinae. "Padless carphodactylins" (particularly Carphodactylus) were considered the most primitive and generalized members of Carphodactylini, and by extension Diplodactylinae. A morphological phylogenetic analysis by Bauer (1990) generally supported Kluge’s classification scheme, though the internal relationships of carphodactylin species were very different. Summary of Kluge's classification scheme: Results of Bauer, 1990: However, the monophyly and structure of Carphodactylini (as defined by morphological traits) started to become unclear once molecular phylogenies were developed. King (1987) found that Nephrurus and Phyllurus apparently retained an ancestral chromosome structure, but that Carphodactylus, "padded carphodactylins", and several species of Oedura (a supposed diplodactylin) shared a derived structure, necessitating a major revision of Kluge’s structure. However, there is much debate over whether chromosomes are useful for inferring gecko systematics. Donnellan et al. (1999) estimated gecko relationships using C-mos, a nuclear gene conserved throughout squamates. Their results considered Carphodactylini to be a paraphyletic assemblage, with Rhacodactylus and Pseudothecadactylus incrementally closer to diplodactylins (including Oedura). Simplified results of Donnellan et al., 1999, focusing on Australasian geckos: Modern usage (Carphodactylidae) Carphodactylidae, in its present-day usage, was codified by Han et al. (2004). They expanded on the study of Donnellan et al. (1999), and found that Carphodactylini and Diplodactylinae, as previously used, were polyphyletic. "Padless carphodactylins" formed a clade sister to pygopodines, while "padded carphodactylins" formed a grade of geckos basal to diplodactylins. This prompted several renames of major clades. The clade of "padless carphodactylins" was given the new family Carphodactylidae, while the family Diplodactylidae was erected to encompass traditional diplodactylins and "padded carphodactylins". The family Pygopodidae was basically restricted to the legless pygopodines, and subsequent studies would rename the Australasian radiation to Pygopodoidea or Diplodactyloidea. Simplified results of Han et al., 2004, using new names as defined in the study: Although placing carphodactylids sister to pygopodids was an unusual result, nearly all subsequent molecular phylogenies have supported it. Shared morphological traits are scant, but the two families both have an unusually complex squamosal with its lower end wrapping around the rear branch of the parietal. Oliver & Bauer (2011) looked into carphodactylid ingroup relationships in more depth using an analysis based on C-mos along with RAG1 (a nuclear gene) and ND2 (a mitochondrial gene). They had difficulty with resolving the base of Carphodactylidae, but strongly supported the erection of a new genus, Uvidicolus. Skipwith et al. (2019) found a different result while running phylogenetic analyses on 4268 ultra-conserved elements (UCEs) in diplodactyloid geckos. Their analysis placed Orraya as the earliest-diverging carphodactylid, suggesting that the ancestral habit for the family may have been similar to the cryptic leaf-tailed genera (Orraya, Phyllurus, Saltuarius). Simplified results of the combined nuclear and mitochondrial analysis of Oliver & Bauer, 2011: Simplified results of Skipwith et al., 2019: References Geckos Geckos of Australia Lizard families Taxa named by Arnold G. Kluge
Hélder Nuno Almeida Pereira Mota Lopes (born 25 June 1992), known as Mota, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Berço SC in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, as a midfielder. External links 1992 births Living people Footballers from Guimarães Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players F.C. Penafiel players Rebordosa A.C. players Juventude de Pedras Salgadas players F.C. Felgueiras 1932 players A.R. São Martinho players
The U.S. Custom House and Post Office is a court house at 815 Olive Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It was designed by architects Alfred B. Mullett, William Appleton Potter, and James G. Hill, and was constructed between 1873 and 1884. Located at the intersection of Eighth and Olive Streets, it is one of four surviving Federal office buildings designed by Mullett. The others are the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., the Century Post Office in Raleigh, N.C. and the U.S. Custom House in Portland, Me. It is in the Second Empire architectural style popular in the post Civil-War era. Mullett's other Second Empire buildings in Boston, Cincinnati, New York City and Philadelphia have been demolished. Description The three-story monumental granite building is long and deep. It includes a basement, sub-basement and attic level, with ceilings at the basement levels and thick foundation walls, which are surrounded by a deep dry moat for light and ventilation. The basement connects to a tunnel under 8th Street that was used for the delivery of mail to the post office. The basement material is red Missouri granite, while the upper floors are gray granite from Hurricane Island, Maine, between and in thickness. The building surrounds a skylit inner courtyard, by . High ceilings predominate in the main structure, with first floor ceilings at and second and third floors at . Interior structure is a mixture of wrought and cast iron, supporting arched brick floors in a system that was referred to at the time of construction as "fireproof." The building's windows were provided with fireproof shutters. The principal facade is the southern, along Olive Street, which features an iron mansard dome. Each street elevation features a central pavilion which in turn bears a portico. The Olive Street elevation's pediment is ornamented by the 1877 sculpture "America at War and America at Peace" by Daniel Chester French, his first major commission. Double-hung windows are set in cast iron frames throughout the building. Cast iron trim and molding frames interior sides of windows and doors. Interior detailing was extensive, with art glass panels, mosaic tile floors and bronze door knobs imprinted with the Seal of the United States. Thirty offices on the second, third and fourth floors featured red Bologna marble fireplace mantels. History The Customhouse and Post Office was constructed under the supervision of architect James G, Hill and construction superintendent Thomas Walsh, for a total cost of $5,686,854.68. The third floor of building was occupied by the U.S District Court until 1935, when it moved to new quarters at 12th and Market streets. The Post Office remained until 1970, occupying the main basement and the first floor. A number of Federal agencies were housed on the fourth floor. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri met at this courthouse until 1935, and the U.S. Circuit Court that district met here until that court was abolished in 1912. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit met here from 1891 until 1935. It was transferred from the U.S. General Services Administration to the State of Missouri through the Federal Historic Surplus Property Program in September 2004. It is currently a mixed-use facility serving federal, state, and private purposes. The building was to the downtown campus for Webster University until the campus was relocated to the adjacent Arcade Building upon the completion of its renovation in late 2015. Soon after, Lindenwood University announced it would relocate its downtown campus to Webster University's former space. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, also occupies the building. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Downtown and Downtown West St. Louis List of National Historic Landmarks in Missouri References External links at the National Park Service's NRHP database Government buildings completed in 1884 National Historic Landmarks in Missouri Historic American Buildings Survey in Missouri Buildings and structures in St. Louis Former federal courthouses in the United States Alfred B. Mullett buildings Second Empire architecture in Missouri Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Landmarks of St. Louis Custom houses in the United States National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis Custom houses on the National Register of Historic Places Downtown St. Louis 1884 establishments in Missouri Tourist attractions in St. Louis
Brachypeza archytas, commonly known as the sage orchid, is an epiphytic orchid that is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean. It has many cord-like roots, four or five leaves arranged like a fan and a large number of small, crowded, short-lived, white flowers. Description Brachypeza archytas has short stems which are obscured by aerial roots. It has four or five strap-like leaves long, wide and arranged like the blades of a fan. A large number of crowded, short-lived, white flowers long and wide are arranged on an arching flowering stem long. The dorsal sepal is about long and wide, the lateral sepals about long and wide. The petals are shorter and narrower than the sepals and the labellum is about long and wide with three lobes. The side lobes are round with purple markings. Flowering occurs from October to April but the flowers only last for one or two days and the buds often fall off without opening. Taxonomy and naming The sage orchid was first formally described in 1891 by Henry Nicholas Ridley who gave it the name Saccolabium archytas and published the description in the Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. In 1972, Leslie Andrew Garay changed the name to Brachypeza archytas. The specific epithet (archytas) is a reference to the Classical Greek philosopher Archytas. Distribution and habitat Brachypeza archytas is found only on Christmas Island where it is relatively common, especially in rainforest on the island’s lower terraces where it is often found on the lower part of large tree trunks, such as those of Tristiropsis acutangula and Gyrocarpus americanus. References External links Photograph of the Sage Orchid by David Banks at the Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia Colnect, Catalogo di francobolli : Francobollo , Brachypeza archytas (photo of orchid on postage stamp) archytas Endemic flora of Christmas Island Plants described in 1891 Endemic orchids of Australia Taxa named by Henry Nicholas Ridley
Gadsup is a tribal group of people living in Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea in or near the Aiyura Valley. They are traditional enemies of the Tairora people. They speak the Gadsup language. External links SIL Ethnologue Listing on Gadsup language Ethnic groups in Papua New Guinea Tribes of Oceania
David "Dave" Hughes (born January 22, 1978 in Ithaca, New York) is a US Olympian, multi-time World and national champion, and professional sailor. Hughes was a member of the 2020(21), 2016, and 2012 US Olympic Teams. He is best known for his accomplishments on the Olympic sailing circuit as both an athlete and coach. Hughes lives in Miami, FL. Sailing career Olympic classes He made his first mark on the Olympic scene with a win at the 2005 Kiel Week Regatta with Michael Anderson-Mitterling. David is a 4x National champion and 6x North American champion in the 470 class. He has won 5x World Cup Gold Medals and 3x European Championship medals (2018, 2016, 2015). Notable highlights include recent Gold Medals at the 2017, 2016, and 2013 Sailing World Cup Miami, 2015 Europeans Championships, 2015 Sailing World Cup Weymouth, as well as multiple medals in other Olympic World Championship He has also competed outside the olympic classes winning the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship, 2017 Etchells World Championship, 2022 J/24 World Championship, and 2022 J/70 World Championship. Olympic sailing Hughes was a US Olympic Team coach at the 2012 London Olympics, coaching Erik Storck and Trevor Moore in the 49er class. After the 2012 Olympics, Hughes partnered with two-time Olympian Stuart McNay. The two qualified together for the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, representing the US in the Men's 470 two-person discipline. Hughes has five times been shortlisted for US Yachtsman of the Year. He is a dual citizen of the US and France. He holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree; he was a US Senate, US House, and White House West Wing intern during years 1996-1998. America's Cup In 2018, Hughes was signed by the New York Yacht Club "American Magic" team challenging for the 2021 America's Cup. References External links 1978 births Sportspeople from Ithaca, New York Living people Olympic sailors for the United States 470 class sailors Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470 2021 America's Cup sailors Etchells class world champions Melges 24 class world champions J/24 class world champions J/70 class world champions World champions in sailing for the United States American male sailors (sport)
Svenska Serien 1910, part of the 1910 Swedish football season, was the first Svenska Serien season played. Örgryte IS won the league ahead of runners-up AIK, while Göteborgs FF and Västmanland-Nerikes BK were relegated. Participating clubs League table Promotions, relegations and qualifications Results References Print Online 1910 1909–10 in European association football leagues 1910–11 in European association football leagues 1
Schloßberg (Pegnitz) is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany. References Mountains of Bavaria
Faktograf.hr is a Croatian fact-checking website set up in 2015 by the Croatian Journalists' Association and GONG. It is a member of the International Fact Checking Network and, since April 2019, part of Facebook's Third Party Fact Checking program. As of 2019, it is the only media organization in Croatia specialized in fact checking. Faktograf.hr rates the accuracy of statements of Croatian public figures and media on a five-grade scale: Fakt ("Fact"), Tri kvarta fakta ("Three quarters of a fact"), Polufakt ("Half-fact"), Ni pola fakta ("Less than half of a fact"), and Ni F od fakta ("Not a fact"). History In 2019, Faktograf partnered with Facebook as one of their European factcheckers. In May 2019 Faktograf, together with 18 other Fact-checking organizations, joined the International Fact-Checking Network's FactCheckEU, which provided factchecks on the European Union (EU) and on statements by European political figures. It also exposed hoaxes related to the EU elections. In December 2019, Faktograf uncovered the fact that the Croatian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts had used money from EU subsidies to approve a grant of €13,200 [the equivalent of $14,500] for the portal Dnevno.hr, which had been proven to having repeatedly shared misinformation about the EU, spread fake news and even hate speech. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Faktograf was falsely accused by social media users, online platforms and websites in Croatia, of "effectively censoring their opinions" shared on Facebook, when they were purely marking inaccurate content and misinformation and the decision whether to remove such content remained entirely with Facebook. In June 2020, Faktograf, together with several other southeast European organizations, founded the Viber group, a fact-checking network to expose viral COVID-19 misinformation. In February 2021, Faktograf flagged a video as a hoax, in which an energy drink tested positive for Covid-19. The test was not carried out in accordance with instructions and therefore the result was not reliable. Faktograf had previously exposed a similar attempt by an Austrian politician using a different carbonated drink. References External links Croatian websites Fact-checking websites 2015 establishments in Croatia
Karlee Everist (born September 13, 1991, as Karlee Jones) is a Canadian curler from Bedford, Nova Scotia. She currently plays second on Team Christina Black. Career After growing up in Thunder Bay and skipping her own team, Everist moved to Nova Scotia and joined the Kelly MacIntosh rink at lead for the 2013–14 season. The team also included third Kristen MacDiarmid and second Jennifer Crouse. In their two tour events, the DeKalb Superspiel and the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel, the team was unable to reach the playoff round. Despite this, the team had a strong showing at the 2014 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing 6–1 through the round robin. This qualified them for the semifinal where they beat Mary-Anne Arsenault 9–8. In the provincial final against Heather Smith, the team gave up three in the tenth end to lose 6–3. Team MacIntosh, now known as Team Backman, found success on the tour the following season, winning the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel in Moncton, New Brunswick. They also played in the DeKalb SuperSpiel once again but were unable to qualify. At the 2015 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished the round robin with a 4–3 record. They then beat Sarah Murphy in a tiebreaker before dropping the semifinal game to the eventual champions Team Arsenault. Kelly Backman left the team following the season, with third Kristen MacDiarmid moving up to skip and Sara Spafford coming in to play third for the 2015–16 season. Team MacDiarmid played in four tour events during the 2015–16 season, reaching the semifinals of the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel and the quarterfinals of the Appleton Rum Cashspiel. They also played in the Royal LePage Women's Fall Classic in Kemptville, Ontario, not reaching the playoffs. The team was unable to qualify for the 2016 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts through the open qualifier, finishing 2–3. Everist left the team at the conclusion of the season. After taking a season off, Everist joined the Emily Dwyer rink at third for the 2017–18 season. This arrangement lasted just one season, with Everist and lead Shelley Barker joining former teammates MacDiarmid and Backman the next season. The team made the playoffs in three of their four tour events this season, reaching the semifinals of the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel and the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel and the quarterfinals of the Lady Monctonian. At the 2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished in a four-way tie for second place with a 4–3 record. They were able to beat Colleen Jones 11–5 in the tiebreaker before dropping the semifinal 8–6 to Mary-Anne Arsenault. Julie McEvoy took over skipping duties for Kristen MacDiarmid for the 2019–20 season. In their four tour events, they reached the playoffs twice. The team was not able to find success at the 2020 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing winless through their seven games. Team McEvoy disbanded after just one season together. For the 2020–21 season, Everist and Barker teamed up with Christina Black and Jenn Baxter. In their first event together, the team won the 2020 The Curling Store Cashspiel. The 2021 Nova Scotia Scotties was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia, so the Nova Scotia Curling Association appointed Team Jill Brothers to represent the province at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Team Black won their first event of the 2021–22 season, The Curling Store Cashspiel, going undefeated to claim the title. They also reached the final of the Atlantic Superstore Monctonian Challenge, losing to the Andrea Crawford rink. In November, the team once again went undefeated to win the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel, defeating former teammate Jennifer Crouse in the final. At the 2022 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Black won all three qualifying events, winning the provincial title and securing their spot at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At the Hearts, Team Black finished the round robin with a 5–3 record, which was enough to qualify for the championship round. Along the way, they scored victories over higher seeded teams such as Alberta's Laura Walker and Manitoba's Mackenzie Zacharias. In their championship round match against Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville, Team Black got down 9–1 before coming back to make the game 9–8, eventually losing 11–8. This eliminated them from the championship. Everist plays in the mixed doubles discipline with her husband Bryce Everist. The pair has represented Nova Scotia at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship four times in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Their best finish came at the 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Sudbury, Ontario where the team qualified for the playoffs for the first time with a 5–2 record. They then lost in the qualification games to Ontario's Lynn Kreviazuk and David Mathers. They also finished 4–3 in 2018, 1–6 in 2019 and 3–3 in 2021. Everist was also a part of the Nova Scotia mixed team that represented the province at the 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her team, with skip Kendal Thompson, third Marie Christianson and second Bryce Everist finished 7–3 through the round robin and championship pools, reaching the playoffs. They then beat Quebec 5–3 in the semifinal before dropping the final 7–4 to Manitoba, earning the silver medal. Personal life Everist is employed as a pharmacist at the IWK Health Centre. She is married to fellow curler Bryce Everist, and has one child. Teams References External links 1991 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Thunder Bay 21st-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian people Curlers from Halifax, Nova Scotia People from Bedford, Nova Scotia
The 1889 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a perfect 10–0 record, shut out six of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 484 to 29. The team captain and quarterback was Edgar Allan Poe, the second cousin of his namesake, the writer Edgar Allan Poe. There was no contemporaneous system in 1889 for determining a national champion. However, Princeton was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis. It was Princeton's 15th national championship. Five players from the 1889 Princeton team were selected by Caspar Whitney for the first All-America college football team: quarterback Edgar Allan Poe; halfback Roscoe Channing; fullback Knowlton "Snake" Ames; tackle Hector Cowan; and center William George. Ames and Cowan were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Schedule References Princeton Princeton Tigers football seasons College football national champions College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football
Arianna Barbieri (born 23 February 1989) is an Italian swimmer. Biography In 2012 Arianna Barbieri qualified for her first Olympic appearance in London 2012, she competed in the 100 m backstroke and the Italian 4 x 100 m medley relay team. See also Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Swimming References External links Swimmer profile at CONI website 1989 births Living people Italian female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Italy Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women People from Camposampiero
CKLY-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91.9 FM in Lindsay, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult hits format branded as Bounce 91.9. History The station was launched on December 8, 1955 on 910 AM, owned by Greg-May Broadcasting and licensed to the community of Lindsay. It was acquired by McNabb Broadcasting in 1981, and by Centario Communications in 1993. On January 7, 1998, Centario received permission from the CRTC to convert CKLY to the FM band at 91.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 14,000 watts. CKLY-FM began on-air testing in early April 1998 with low power from a tower at the studio location. Full-power tests began a short time later from a new tower located at the AM transmitter site. The station officially signed on at 91.9 FM in May branded as Y92 retaining the "CKLY" call letters. According to the Canadian Communications Foundation, the CKLY 910 AM transmitter was shut down on May 24, 1998. The station was acquired by CHUM Limited on December 21, 2000, and by CTVglobemedia, now Bell Media on March 23, 2007. On May 19, 2005, CKLY was given approval to decrease average effective radiated power from 14,000 to 5,270 watts (maximum ERP from 27,500 to 11,400 watts), to increase antenna height (from 45 to 131 metres EHAAT) and to relocate the transmitter. On August 22, 2005, CKLY adopted the Bob FM branding and adult hits format. On July 8, 2008, long-time CKLY owner Pete McNabb died at the Victoria Manor in Lindsay. McNabb owned CKLY for 25 years, from 1961 to 1986. In 2011, the station was acquired by Bell Media. As part of a mass format reorganization, it was rebranded as Bounce 91.9 on May 18, 2021. Former logo References External links Bounce 91.9 Kly Kly CKLY Kly Kly Kawartha Lakes 1955 establishments in Ontario
Julián Omar Ramos Suárez (born 26 January 1988), known as Omar, is a Spanish professional footballer who last played for I-League club Gokulam Kerala. He amassed La Liga totals of 120 matches and one goal over five seasons, in service of Tenerife, Valladolid and Leganés. He added 164 appearances in the Segunda División (six goals), and played abroad in India later in his career. Club career Tenerife Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Omar finished his development at local CD Tenerife. He made his professional debut on 20 September 2006 at the age of 18, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Deportivo Alavés in the second round of the Copa del Rey, but spent the vast majority of his early spell with the reserves, also being loaned to lowly UE Lleida. Omar was promoted to the main squad for 2009–10, with Tenerife back in La Liga after seven years. He played 23 games during the season – albeit only seven starts – as the club was immediately relegated; his first match in the competition was on 29 August 2009, when he came off the bench in a 1–0 defeat at Real Zaragoza. Valladolid Prior to being released in June 2012, Omar was loaned to Segunda División teams UD Almería and SD Huesca. The latter bought him on a permanent basis, loaning him immediately to Real Valladolid in the top flight. In his debut campaign with the Castile and León side, Omar was regularly played by manager Miroslav Đukić, scoring his only goal in the Spanish top division on 1 June 2013 in a 4–2 away loss against RCD Mallorca. Subsequently, Valladolid signed him to a four-year contract. Leganés Omar moved to CD Leganés on 4 August 2015, after agreeing to a one-year contract. On 3 July of the following year, after achieving promotion to the top tier, he renewed his link until 2018. Later career On 4 December 2018, free agent Omar joined second division club Real Oviedo on a -year deal. On 29 January 2020, he signed an 18-month contract with SD Ponferradina of the same league. On 26 February 2022, aged 34, Ramos moved to Rajasthan United FC on a one-year deal. He made his debut in the Indian I-League on 8 March, in a 1–0 home victory over Aizawl FC. He scored his first goal on 6 April, through a 25-meter free kick in the 2–1 defeat at Mohammedan SC. International career Omar won his only cap for the Spain under-21 team on 17 November 2009, playing the final 16 minutes in a 2–1 away loss to the Netherlands for the 2011 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Career statistics References External links 1988 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Santa Cruz de Tenerife Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Tenerife B players CD Tenerife players UE Lleida players UD Almería players SD Huesca footballers Real Valladolid players CD Leganés players Real Oviedo players SD Ponferradina players CD Alcoyano footballers I-League players Rajasthan United FC players Gokulam Kerala FC players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India
Daniele Scattina (born 16 May 1967 at La Spezia, Italy) is an actor, director and writer. Graduate at "Il Mulino di Flora" theater school in Bologna directed by Perla Peragallo and Leo de Berardinis. Performances April 2009 Actor and director for "La neve era sporca", original music by Gianluca Attanasio Teatro in Scatola and Teatro Aldo Fabrizi di Morlupo Rome June 2008 Actor and director for "Caligola 2000" by the Nobel Prize Albert Camus Teatro dell'Orologio (Roma) Maj 2008 Protagonist and director for "Sol'Amleto" inspired by William Shakespeare Teatro Aldo Fabrizi di Morlupo (Rome) March 2008 Director for "Clan Macbeth" inspired by William Shakespeare Teatro Agorà (Roma) August 2007 – August 2008 Actor, director and writer of "AK-47 – Questo silenzio atroce", original music by Gianluca Attanasio The piece is winner of the XXXIII edition "Prize Fondi la Pastora" – Teatro Tor di nona (Rome) – In Czech republic, about "Festival Internazionale delle Avanguardie Black Theater of Praga; – in Sicily at: Palermo, Agrigento, Alcamo e Teatro comunale di Partanna (Trapani); – in Basilicata a: Potenza e Vaglio; – in Liguria presso il Teatro Palmaria (La Spezia); – nel Lazio presso: il Teatro Aldo Fabrizi di Morlupo (Roma), il Teatro di Terra (Velletri) ed il Festival del Teatro città di Fiano Romano (Roma). Daniele Scattina – www.metateatro.com Pagina 2 di 4 August–December 2006 director for “Clown-visioni parziali sul ‘900” inspired by Luigi Pirandello and Nove, with Dell'Atti Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana, Abruzzo, Umbria. Maj 2006 Actor, director and writer for "AK-47 – Questo silenzio atroce", original music by Gianluca Attanasio Teatro Colosseo (Roma) February 2006 Director for "Clown-visioni parziali sul '900" inspired by Luigi PirandelloPirandello and Nove, with actress Dell'Atti Teatro Colosseo (Roma) March–September 2005 Director for "L'Animalità di Macbeth" inspired by W. Shakespeare Abruzzo, Basilicata – XII Festival Internazionale de L'Avana January–July 2005 Director for "Deutsche Requiem" inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, with A. Dell'Atti Torino, Milano, Perugia, Roma, Pescara e Lecco November–December 2004 Director for "Metropolis" by various authors Teatro dei Satiri (Roma) July 2004 Director for "L'Animalità di Macbeth", by W. Shakespeare Teatro India (Roma) June 2004 Director for "Romeo e Giulietta" by W. Shakespeare, music by Gianluca Attanasio Festival di Primavera – Villa Pamphili (Roma) April 2004 Director for "Deutsche Requiem" inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, con A. Dell'Atti Teatro Duse – Agrate Brianza (Milano) – Vincitore del premio "Arcobaleno” February–March 2004 Director for "L'Animalità di Macbeth" by W. Shakespeare Lazio, Umbria e Marche Luglio-Novembre 2003 Director for "Romeo and Juliet by W. Shakespeare Lazio February 2003 director and actor for "Sol'Amleto, ovvero studi di attimi di una fobia del vivere" by W. Shakespeare, music by Gianluca Attanasio Teatro del Centro (Roma) September 2002 Director for "L'Animalità di Macbeth" (III Variazione) da W. Shakespeare Teatro Colosseo (Rome) Daniele Scattina – www.metateatro.com Pagina 3 di 4 Maj-July 2002 Director for "La Commedia nella Tempesta" by W. Shakespeare Teatro dell'Orologio (Roma) February 2002 Director for "Riccardo III" by W. Shakespeare April–November 2001 Director for "L'Animalità di Macbeth" by W. Shakespeare Teatri: dell’Orologio, Belli e Colosseo Genuary 2001 director “Catene” da autori vari from October 2000 to today He is director of “Teatro delle ombre”'s company February-Maj 2000 Actor as Agamennone in “Come una rivista” from Aeschylus to Totò, directed by da Leo de Berardinis April–June 1999 Actor as Otello in "Come una rivista" from Aeschylus to Totò, directed by Leo de Bernardinis July 1998 Protagonist and director for "Macbeth" by W. Shakespeare, at Courtyard Theatre in London, called from Peter Hall Company November-Genuary 1998 Protagonist and director for "Sol'Amleto" by W. Shakespeare Won as better piece and better actor at "Lavori in Corso" competition, organized by dall'ETI Maj-September 1996 Protagonist with G. Albertazzi and E. Gardini for "Macbeth" by W. Shakespeare, directed by F. Balestra March–July 1996 Protagonist and director for "Deliri" da autori vari Juny–August 1995 He is Hamm in "Finale di partita" by Samuel Beckett, directed by Simona Generali April-Maj 1995 he is Jean in "La signorina Julie" by Strindberg, directed by Chiara Labianca March–Juny 1993 he is Ariel in "Epifanie di una Tempesta" by W. Shakespeare, directed by da R. Latini September 1991 – October 1995 Collaborations as actor with the director D. Valmaggi, carrying on: – il poeta Marino in “Roma a Corte” by various authors; – Don Giovanni in “Festa di Don Giovanni” by Molière – Dante in "I migliori attori del Mondo" by various authors. Awards 1996: "Prize ETI", Rome, 1996 as actor for "Sol'Amleto” 2002: "Prize Viviani", Napoli, as actor for "Macbeth” 2005: "Prize Arcobaleno", Milan, as actor and better show for "Deutsche Requiem"; 2007: "Prieze Fondi la Pastora", Rome, as better show for "AK-47 – Questo silenzio atroce", original music by Gianluca Attanasio References review Ak-47 review review review 1967 births Living people
State Route 198 (SR 198) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from U.S. Route 101 (US 101) south of King City to Sequoia National Park. It connects the California Central Coast to the mid–Central Valley through Hanford and Visalia, although the most developed portion is in the Central Valley itself. SR 198 intersects the major north–south routes in the Central Valley, including Interstate 5 (I-5), SR 33, and SR 99. The highway that would become SR 198 was approved for construction in the 1910s through three bond issues, and was added to the state highway system in 1934. Parts of the highway were upgraded to freeway during the 1960s. Another portion was converted to an expressway in between Hanford and Visalia, and was completed in late 2012. Route description The road begins at a remote interchange with US 101 south of King City in the Salinas River Valley. Leaving US 101, SR 198 passes through the Priest Valley, climbs the Diablo Range as a two-lane road and crosses over an unnamed pass. It then descends along Warthan Canyon to the town of Coalinga in the agricultural Central Valley, where it briefly runs concurrently with SR 33. On both sides of Coalinga the road passes through the enormous Coalinga Oil Field. SR 198 then intersects Interstate 5 (I-5) in Fresno County near the Harris Ranch Airport before becoming a freeway west of Lemoore. The landscape becomes a bit less rural as it goes through Hanford and passes near the Hanford Municipal Airport, where it continues as a four-lane expressway from the intersection with SR 43 until SR 198 encounters a freeway-to-freeway interchange with SR 99 as it enters Visalia, the largest city it passes through, and goes by the Visalia Municipal Airport. It remains a freeway until east of Visalia, intersecting SR 65 and passing by College of the Sequoias. SR 198 starts to climb the forested Sierra Nevada and ends at the Sequoia National Park boundary, near Lake Kaweah, where the road continues through the park as the Generals Highway. This is one of the main routes providing access to Sequoia National Park, the other being SR 180 to the north. SR 198 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, and east of I-5 is part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. SR 198 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System, but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation. History All of SR 198 was added to the state highway system in the three bond issues floated to pay for the construction of the system. The first bond issue, approved by the state's voters in 1910, included the road from Visalia west to Hanford, connecting the two county seats with the central north–south highway (Route 4, now SR 99). As part of the 1916 bond issue, the route was extended west from Hanford through Coalinga to the coast trunk highway (Route 2, now US 101) near San Lucas, and assigned it the Route 10 designation. The third bond issue, passed in 1919, included a further extension east from Visalia to Sequoia National Park. The entire length of Route 10 was marked as Sign Route 198 in 1934, and this number was adopted legislatively in the 1964 renumbering. The portion east of Interstate 5 near Coalinga was added to the California Freeway and Expressway System in 1959, and parts of it have been built as such. The construction of the freeway east of Visalia to Road 192 was approved in January 1961, with the remainder of the freeway unplanned at that time as contingent on the routing of SR 65. The projected cost in 1958 of the entire freeway east of Visalia was $13 million (equivalent to $ in ) and was scheduled to be completed by 1964. The freeway through Visalia was completed by 1965, with an expressway connecting it to US 99. Also completed was the expressway heading west out of Hanford, with part of it access-controlled west of Lemoore. Construction began in November 2009 on a project to widen a two-lane, section of SR 198 between SR 43 and SR 99 into a four-lane expressway. The $60 million project was completed in December 2012. Future The Kings County Association of Governments has plans to improve the state highways within the county. Developers are interested in building distribution warehouses in Kings County because of its strategic location midway between the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas, but they are currently turned off by the lack of freeway access. For SR 198, the plan is to extend the freeway segment from Naval Air Station Lemoore to I-5. However, Kings County voters have shown little interest in passing any transportation taxes to fund these projects. Major intersections See also References External links California @ AARoads.com - State Route 198 California Highways: SR 198 198 State Route 198 State Route 198 State Route 198 State Route 198 198 Streets in Visalia, California Transportation in Visalia, California U.S. Route 99
WJND-LP (100.7 FM, "MegaMix 100.7") is a low-power non-commercial radio station in Ocala, Florida. Its format is primarily Dance music, with occasional Spanish language and Christian music programming. The station is a one-man operation, as its Program Director and DJ, James Dispoto, aka "DJ New York", runs the station from his parents' home in Ocala. FCC regulations limit non-commercial radio certificates to educational or non-profit entities; the operating certificate is actually held by Primeria Inglesia Bautista Hispanic Association, a group in the Ocala area. The station's location and broadcasting tower were a source of conflict between Marion County officials and Dispoto's family. The county shut down the station in the fall of 2003, citing zoning laws that prohibited the operation of a radio station in a residential neighborhood and restricted the height of any towers to 50 feet; the tower was approximately 100 feet tall. An engineer working with the Dispotos noted that James Dispoto's mother, Elaine, possesses an amateur radio operator license, and that the Federal Communications Commission requires communities to reasonably accommodate amateur radio operators. The county's response was that the station failed to secure a permit to construct the tower, and in any case, the tower was higher than required for amateur use. In November 2004, the Marion County Commission agreed to let the station continue operating from the Dispoto home as long as the transmitter was moved out of the neighborhood. A compromise was reached in which the transmitter would be moved a short distance away, to an existing tower at a landfill owned by the county. References External links JND-LP JND-LP Dance radio stations JND-LP Radio stations established in 2003 2003 establishments in Florida
Jacques Bondon (full name Jacques Laurent Jules Désiré Bondon; 6 December 1927 – 2 April 2008) was a French composer. Life Bondon was born in Boulbon (Bouches-du-Rhône). He arrived in Paris aged nineteen to study music. He began studying the violin, learned harmony and counterpoint with Georges Dandelot and Charles Koechlin and composition with Darius Milhaud and Jean Rivier at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1962, he founded the Orchestre de Chambre de Musique Contemporaine (O.C.M.C.), which became the Ensemble Moderne de Paris (E.M.P.) six years later. In 1974, he was appointed member of the National Commission for Popular Music at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Since 1981, he has been Director of the Conservatoire municipal de musique of the 20th arrondissement of Paris. He died in Coulommiers (Seine-et-Marne). on 2 April 2008 at age 80. Works Instrumental and orchestral music Essai pour un paysage lunaire,for chamber orchestra (1951) Sonatine d'été, for violin and piano (1953) La Coupole, Tableaux fantastiques d'un monde étrange, for orchestra (1954) Le Taillis ensorcelé, for double string orchestra, brass and percussion (1954) Concerto pour Martenot (1955) Les Insolites, for piano (1956) Kaléïdoscope for Ondes Martenot, piano and drums (1957) Chants de Feu et de Lune, for piano and Ondes Martenot (1957) Concert de printemps, for piano, strings and percussion (1957) Suite indienne, for orchestra (1958) Quatuor à cordes No 1 (1959) Giocoso, for solo violin and strings (1960) Musique pour un autre monde, for orchestra (1962) Fleurs de feu, for orchestra (1965) Concerto de Mars, for guitar and orchestra (1966) La Maya, pour 13 percussions (1967) Contes et merveilles, for chamber orchestra (1967) Ivanhoe, for orchestra (1968) Concerto de Molines, for violin and orchestra (1968) Sonate pour un ballet (1969) 3 Nocturnes for guitar (1970) Le Soleil multicolore, for flute, harp and viola (1970) Mouvement chorégraphique for flute and piano (1971) Musique pour un jazz différent, percussion quartet (1971) Swing No 1 for flute and harp (1973) Symphonie latine (1973) Swing No 2, for guitar (1973) Chant et danse, for trombone and small orchestra (1976) Lumières et formes animées, for orchestra (1977) Concerto solaire, for 7 brass and large orchestra (1977) Concerto d'octobre for clarinet and strings (1978) Swing No 3 for trumpet and piano (1979) Symphonie concertante, for piano and wind instruments (1979) Sonates à six, for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 alto saxophones (1979) Le Tombeau de Schubert, for piano and string quartet (1979) Movimenti, clarinet or saxophone quartet (1980) Concerto con fuoco, for guitar and strings (1981) Lever du jour for trumpet and organ (1982) Concerto pour un ballet, for flute and orchestra (1982) 3 Images concertantes, for bassoon and orchestra (1982) Les folklores imaginaires for wind quintett ({1st suite) (1985) Les folklores imaginaires for guitar, flute and violin (2nd suite) (1986) Primavera, for brass sextet (1995) Concerto Cantabile, for cello and orchestra (1996) Concerto vivo, for harp and string orchestra (1st version) (1997) Concerto vivo, for harp and string orchestra (2nd version) (1998) Concerto des Offrandes for clarinet and orchestra (1998) Vocal and theatrical music Chant d'amour et de peine, for voice and piano or small orchestra (1952) Le Pain de serpent, for voice and 14 instruments (1959) La Résurrection, oratorio (1975) Les Monts de l'étoile, for soprano, string quartet and piano (or soprano and orchestra) (1978) 3 Complaintes, for soprano and guitar (1982) Le Chemin de croix, oratorio for choir, 3 soloists and orchestra (1985) Operas La Nuit foudroyée (1963). Les Arbres (1964) Mélusine au rocher (1968) Ana et l'albatros (1970). I-330 (1975) science fiction opera (to a libretto by Jean Goury, after the novel Nous autres by Yevgeny Zamyatin) (premiere, Opéra de Nantes, 1975) Film music and other commissions Green Harvest by François Villiers (1959) Music for the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games of Grenoble (1968). Bibliography References External links Jacques Bondon on Musicalics 1927 births 2008 deaths People from Bouches-du-Rhône Conservatoire de Paris alumni French film score composers 20th-century French composers French opera composers
Middlesex Fells may refer to: Middlesex Fells Reservation, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Middlesex Fells Zoo, former name of the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts
Edward L. Kluska (1917 – April 20, 1996) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the Xavier University from 1947 to 1954, compiling a record of 42–33–4. He died following a stroke on April 20, 1996, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Head coaching record College References 1917 births 1996 deaths Xavier Musketeers baseball players Xavier Musketeers football coaches Xavier Musketeers football players Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players High school football coaches in Ohio People from Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Baseball players from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Basketball players from Pennsylvania
Tournaments included international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels. International tournaments National senior team tournaments 3X3 championships Other international championships FIBA youth championships Professional club seasons FIBA Intercontinental Cup Continental seasons Men Women Regional seasons Men Women Domestic league seasons Men Women College seasons Men's Women's Deaths January 1 — Larry Weinberg, 92, American NBA owner (Portland Trail Blazers). January 3 — Bob Burrow, 84, American college All-American (Kentucky) and NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers, Rochester Royals). January 6 — Ben Coleman, 57, American NBA player (New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks). January 11 — Gus Ganakas, 92, American college coach (Michigan State). January 11 — Jumping Johnny Wilson, 91, American player (Harlem Globetrotters). January 19 — Ken Warzynski, 70, American college player (DePaul). January 20 — Jimmy Rayl, 77, American college All-American (Indiana) and ABA player (Indiana Pacers). January 26 — Dale Barnstable, 93, two-time college national champion at Kentucky (1948, 1949). February 3 — Irv Brown, 83, college basketball referee and announcer. February 14 — Clinton Wheeler, 59, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Portland Trail Blazers). February 20 — Joe Gibbon, 83, All-American college player (Ole Miss). February 23 — Carl Meinhold, 92, American BAA player (Baltimore Bullets, Providence Steamrollers, Chicago Stags). February 28 — Jim Fritsche, 87, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers, Baltimore Bullets, Fort Wayne Pistons). March 9 — Alberto Bucci, 70, Italian coach (Fortitudo Bologna, Virtus Bologna, Scaligera Verona) March 10 — Alekos Spanoudakis, 90, Greek player (Olympiacos). March 12 — Tom Meyer, 96, American NBL player (Detroit Gems, Detroit Vagabonds). March 19 — Thanasis Giannakopoulos, 88, Greek executive (Panathinaikos B.C.). March 23 — Jacques Dessemme, 93, French Olympic player (1952). March 25 — Paul Dawkins, 61, American-Turkish player (Utah Jazz, Galatasaray). March 25 — Cal Ramsey, 81, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks, Syracuse Nationals). April 4 — Myer Skoog, 92, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers). April 14 — John MacLeod, 81, American college (Oklahoma, Notre Dame) and NBA (Phoenix Suns) coach. April 18 — Ken Buehler, 99, American NBL player (Sheboygan Red Skins, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons). April 22 — Andy O'Donnell, 94, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets). April 23 — Johnny Neumann, 68, American ABA (Memphis Tams, Virginia Squires) and NBA (Los Angeles Lakers) player. April 24 — Zoran Marojević, Serbian Olympic silver medalist (1968). April 25 — John Havlicek, 79, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Boston Celtics) May 3 — George Hanna, 90, Iraqi Olympic player (1948). May 3 — Andy Jick, 66, American public address announcer (Boston Celtics, Boston College). May 4 — Jumpin Jackie Jackson, 79, American player (Harlem Globetrotters). May 7 — Arnaldo Taurisano, 85, Italian coach (Cantù, Partenope Napoli, Brescia). May 15 — Rob Babcock, 66, American NBA executive (Minnesota Timberwolves, Toronto Raptors). May 22 — Tony Gennari, 76, Italian player (Varese, Libertas Forlì, Milano 1958). May 23 — Wilfredo Peláez, 88, Uruguayan Olympic bronze medalist (1952). May 25 — Rod Bramblett, 53, American college announcer (Auburn). June 4 — Billy Gabor, 97, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals). June 11 — Yvan Delsarte, 90, Belgian Olympic player (1952). June 13 — Jiří Pospíšil, 68, Czech Olympic player (1972, 1976, 1980). June 16 — Kelly Coleman, 80, American player (Harlem Globetrotters, Chicago Majors, Baltimore Bullets). June 23 — Žarko Varajić, 67, Serbian Olympic silver medalist (1976). June 25 — Tony Barone, 72, American college (Creighton, Texas A&M) and NBA (Memphis Grizzlies) coach. June 27 — Vukica Mitić, 65, Serbian Olympic Bronze medalist (1980). June 28 — Borislav Džaković, 71, Serbian-Bosnian coach (KK Crvena zvezda, KK Partizan). July 5 — Lewis Lloyd, 60, American NBA player (Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers). July 6 — Charles Hardnett, 80, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets). July 22 — Nikos Milas, 91, Greek player (Panathinaikos), coach (Panathinaikos, AEK Athens) and Olympian (1952). July 22 — Wayne See, 95, American NBA player (Waterloo Hawks). July 24 — Cathy Inglese, 60, American college coach (Vermont, Boston College, Rhode Island) July 28 — Howard Nathan, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks). July 28 — Harrison Wilson Jr., 94, American college coach (Jackson State). July 29 — Max Falkenstien, 95, American college radio broadcaster (Kansas). August 10 — Cándido Sibilio, 60, Spanish player (FC Barcelona, Tau Vitoria) and Olympian (1980). August 12 — Jim Marsh, 73, American NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers) and broadcaster (Seattle SuperSonics). August 13 — Vladimír Ptáček, 64, Czech Olympic player (1976). August 16 — Penka Stoyanova, 69, Bulgarian Olympic silver (1980) and bronze (1976) medalist. August 19 — Mike Leaf, 58, American college coach (Winona State). August 20 — Kelsey Weems, 51, American player (Quad City Thunder, Hartford Hellcats, Yakima SunKings). August 22 — Tom Nissalke, 87, American NBA (Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz) and ABA (San Antonio Spurs) coach. August 25 — Jerry Rook, 75, American ABA player (New Orleans Buccaneers). September 2 — Rainer Pethran, 68, German Olympic player (1972). September 5 — Bob Rule, 75, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks). September 9 — Fred McLeod, 67, American NBA television and radio broadcaster (Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers). September 22 — Courtney Cox Cole, 48, American college player (Indiana). September 22 — Andre Emmett, 37, American NBA player (Memphis Grizzlies, New Jersey Nets). September 22 — Nat Frazier, 84, American college (Morgan State, Bowie State) and WBL (Washington Metros) coach. September 23 — Gordon C. Stauffer, 89, American college coach (Washburn, Indiana State, Nicholls). September 24 — Mel Utley, 66, American college player (St. John's) September 27 — Gene Melchiorre, 92, American college All-American (Bradley). September 28 — Bill Ridley, 91, All-American college player (Illinois). September 29 — Glen Smith, 90, All-American college player (Utah). October 7 — Ed Kalafat, 86, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers). October 16 — Ed Beck, 83, American college national champion at Kentucky (1958). October 28 — Al Bianchi, 87, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Seattle SuperSonics). October 28 — Ron Dunlap, 72, American player (Maccabi Tel Aviv). October 29 — Claude Constantino, 80, Senegalese Olympic player (1968). October 30 — Paul Crosby, 30, American college (Mississippi Valley State) player. November 2 — Bohumil Tomášek, 83, Czech Olympic player (1960). November 4 — Eli Pasquale, 59, Canadian Olympic player (1984, 1988). November 7 — Frank Saul, 95, American NBA player (Rochester Royals, Baltimore Bullets, Minneapolis Lakers). November 14 — Anthony Grundy, 40, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks). November 14 — Charles Moir, 88, American college coach (Roanoke, Tulane, Virginia Tech). November 15 — Irv Noren, 94, American NBL player (Chicago American Gears). November 18 — Doug Smart, 82, All-American college player (Washington). November 19 — Bob Hallberg, 75, American college coach (Saint Xavier, Chicago State, UIC). November 20 — Wataru Misaka, 95, American NBA player (New York Knicks), national college champion at Utah (1944). December 5 — Ji Zhe, 33, Chinese player (Liaoning Flying Leopards, Beijing Ducks). December 13 — Carl Scheer, 82, American ABA, NBA (Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers) and CBA executive. December 13 — Linda Jónsdóttir, 63, Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna (KR) and Icelandic national team player. December 20 — Rick Fisher, 71, American ABA player (Utah Stars, The Floridians) December 29 — LaDell Andersen, 90, American college (Utah State, BYU) and ABA (Utah Stars) coach. See also Timeline of women's basketball References 2019 sport-related lists
Hannah Hofman (born 10 November 1981) is a Dutch woman cricketer. She made her international debut at the 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. References External links Profile at CricHQ 1981 births Living people Dutch women cricketers Netherlands women Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Rotterdam
John Radford is a Canadian broadcaster who briefly served as chairman of TVOntario. Radford was private broadcaster owning radio stations in eastern Ontario. Radford had served on the board of TVOntario for nine years before being appointed the broadcaster's chairman of TVO in May 1985 by the short-lived Progressive Conservative government of Premier Frank Miller. Radler had links with the Conservative party having been a Tory organizer and manager of Jennifer Cossitt's campaign in a 1982 federal by-election. He was also a close friend of James Auld, a former Tory cabinet minister. Following the defeat of the Miller government, and its replacement by a new Liberal government led by David Peterson, Radler was fired in September 1985 and replaced by Bernard Ostry. References Radford, John TVO executives Living people Year of birth missing (living people)
Jean de Vienne (1341-1396) was a French admiral. Jean de Vienne may also refer to: Jean de Vienne (governor) (died 1351), governor of Calais and uncle of the admiral Jean de Vienne (archbishop, died 1351), bishop of Avranches and Thérouanne and archbishop of Reims Jean de Vienne (archbishop, died 1382), bishop of Metz and Basel and archbishop of Besançon French cruiser Jean de Vienne (launched 1935) French frigate Jean de Vienne (launched 1981)
John Francis Murphy (July 19, 1930 – March 19, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. Murphy was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 19, 1930, to parents Frank and Myrtle Murphy. The family lived in Saint Cloud, and Murphy graduated from Saint John's Preparatory School. He enrolled at St. John's University, then served in the United States Army between 1952 and 1954. Murphy pursued a law degree at the University of Minnesota Law School after leaving the military. Murphy worked as a trust officer with National Bank of South Dakota, based in Sioux Falls until December 1962, when he assumed leadership of the Elk Point-based law firm Donley and Donley, which was renamed Donley and Murphy. Murphy maintained his legal practice for four decades, and concurrently served as city attorney in Elk Point for 36 years. Murphy was elected to the South Dakota Senate in 1964, as a Democrat, succeeding John T. Sanger in the first district. He served through 1967, and was later elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives between 1969 and 1970. Murphy was married twice, firstly to Alice DeWispelaere in 1955. The couple divorced, and he married Cecelia Grunewaldt in 1990. Murphy died at home in Sioux Falls on March 19, 2003, aged 72. References 1930 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American politicians Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota People from Elk Point, South Dakota 20th-century American lawyers Lawyers from Minneapolis Politicians from Minneapolis Military personnel from Minnesota College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University alumni University of Minnesota Law School alumni South Dakota lawyers City and town attorneys in the United States United States Army soldiers Politicians from St. Cloud, Minnesota Democratic Party South Dakota state senators Democratic Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Conus bocagei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Description The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 32 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola. References Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23 External links The Conus Biodiversity website Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea Endemic fauna of Angola bocagei Gastropods described in 1978
The African warblers are a newly erected family Macrosphenidae, of African songbirds. Most of the species were formerly placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, although one species, the rockrunner, was placed in the babbler family, Timaliidae. A series of molecular studies of the Old World warblers and other bird families in the superfamily Sylvioidea (which includes the larks, swallows and tits) found that the African warblers were not part of Sylviidae but were instead an early (basal) offshoot of the entire clade Sylvioidea. Some taxonomic authorities place the entire family Hyliidae here. Taxonomy The family name (as the subfamily Macrospheninae) was introduced by the German ornithologist Hans Wolters in 1983 but was not formally defined until 2012. The family contains 18 species divided into 6 genera. The genus level phylogeny shown below is based on a genetic study by Silke Fregin and collaborators that was published in 2012. The rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius was not included in the study. Distribution and habitat The African warblers inhabit a range of habitats in sub-Saharan Africa. These range from primary rainforest to forest edge and open woodland habitats for the longbills, wooded savanna to arid scrubland and bushland in the crombecs, rocky arid scree areas and grassland for the rockrunner, and grassland for the moustached grass warbler and Cape grassbird. The family is overwhelmingly non-migratory, although the moustached grass warbler and the northern crombec both make some localised movements in West Africa related to the rainy season. Description The African warblers range in size from the smaller crombecs, which measure in length and weigh as little as , to the Cape grassbird, which measures in length and the moustached grass warbler which weighs . There is considerable difference in appearance between the genera; for example, the two grass warblers and Victorin's warbler possess long graduated tails, whereas the crombecs have tails which barely extend beyond the tail coverts and folded wings. Behaviour The African warblers are insect eaters, and take a range of insect prey. The longbills and crombecs feed in the canopy and in bushes, either as singles or pairs and sometimes in small groups, whereas the other species are more terrestrial in their habits. Where two species co-occur, such as the red-faced crombec and the long-billed crombec over parts of their range, niche partitioning occurs, with one species feeding in the canopy and the other species feeding lower down in the bushes and trees. Some species of both crombec and longbill have been reported to join mixed-species feeding flocks. Breeding is seasonal and usually timed to coincide with the end of the dry season and beginning of the rainy season; in species with large ranges this can lead to considerable variation as to the exact timing. Information is lacking in many species, but for those that have been studied the African warblers are territorial and monogamous. Nest design varies within the family; the crombecs construct deep pocket-shaped nests suspended from a branch; whereas the Victorin's warbler, Cape grassbird and moustached grass warbler construct cup nests weaved from grass. Status and conservation The majority of this family are considered to be fairly secure and are listed by the IUCN as least concern. One species, the Pulitzer's longbill, is listed as endangered. This species is endemic to forests found on escarpments in western Angola, a habitat threatened by forest clearance and the spread of slash-and-burn agriculture, and the population is thought to number less than a thousand and is still declining. Another potential concern is Chapin's crombec, which is either a species or a subspecies of the white-browed crombec. The status of this bird is uncertain, as conflict has prevented surveys in its range, but it may be extinct. Species Genus Sylvietta – crombecs Green crombec, Sylvietta virens Lemon-bellied crombec, Sylvietta denti White-browed crombec, Sylvietta leucophrys Chapin's crombec, Sylvietta (leucophrys) chapini – possibly extinct (late 20th century?) Northern crombec, Sylvietta brachyura Philippa's crombec, Sylvietta philippae Red-capped crombec, Sylvietta ruficapilla Red-faced crombec, Sylvietta whytii Somali crombec, Sylvietta isabellina Long-billed crombec, Sylvietta rufescens Genus Melocichla Moustached grass warbler, Melocichla mentalis Genus Achaetops Rockrunner, Achaetops pycnopygius Genus Sphenoeacus Cape grassbird, Sphenoeacus afer Genus Cryptillas – formerly Bradypterus (now Locustellidae) Victorin's warbler, Cryptillas victorini Genus Macrosphenus – longbills Kemp's longbill, Macrosphenus kempi Yellow longbill, Macrosphenus flavicans Grey longbill, Macrosphenus concolor Pulitzer's longbill, Macrosphenus pulitzeri Kretschmer's longbill, Macrosphenus kretschmeri References Bird families Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
Liiva-Putla is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Pihtla Parish. References Villages in Saare County
Bjørnevåg is a village and statistical area (grunnkrets) in Tjøme municipality, Norway. The statistical area Bjørnevåg, which also can include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 354. The village Bjørnevåg is located between Tjøme village in the north and Verdens Ende in the south. It does not belong to an urban settlement. Village in Sør-Trøndelag, Hitra. References Villages in Vestfold og Telemark
Satyrium mackwoodi, the Mackwood's hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. See also List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) References mackwoodi Butterflies of Asia Endemic fauna of India Taxa named by William Harry Evans
Arnulfo Cordero Alfonzo (born 25 November 1955) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Chiapas. References 1955 births Living people Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians 21st-century Mexican politicians People from Comitán Deputies of the LX Legislature of Mexico Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Chiapas
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly \|- \| {{\|Appropriation Act (Northern Ireland) 2000\|ania\|2\|25-07-2000\|maintained=y\|archived=n\|An Act to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain sums for the service of the year ending on 31st March 2001; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes and authorise other sums to be applied as appropriations in aid for those purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow on the credit of the appropriated sums; and to repeal certain Appropriation Orders.}} \|- \| {{\|Allowances to Members of the Assembly Act (Northern Ireland) 2000\|ania\|3\|25-07-2000\|maintained=y\|archived=n\|An Act to make provision for the payment of allowances to or in respect of persons who have been members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.}} \|- \| {{\|Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000\|ania\|4\|20-11-2000\|maintained=y\|archived=n\|An Act to amend the law relating to child support; to amend the law relating to occupational and personal pensions; to amend the law relating to social security benefits and social security administration; to amend Part III of the Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 and Part V of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989; and for connected purposes.}} \|- \| {{\|Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2000\|ania\|5\|20-12-2000\|maintained=y\|archived=n\|An Act to amend the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 to allow self-verification of weighing or measuring equipment, testing by official EEA testers and pre-test stamping.}} }} References 2000
James Stephen Karinchak (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Bryant University, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round of the 2017 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2019. Amateur career Karinchak attended Valley Central High School in Montgomery, New York. Undrafted out of high school, he attended Bryant University, where he played college baseball for the Bulldogs. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Karinchak was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round of the 2017 MLB draft. Professional career Minor League Career Karinchak made his professional debut in 2017 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, going 2-2 with a 5.79 ERA over 23 innings. He split 2018 season between the Lake County Captains, Lynchburg Hillcats and Akron RubberDucks, combining to go 4-2 with a 1.29 ERA over innings. He opened the 2019 season with Akron and was promoted to the Columbus Clippers early in May. Major League Career On September 13, 2019, the Indians selected Karinchak's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on September 14 versus the Minnesota Twins, pitching scoreless innings and recording three strikeouts. With the 2020 Cleveland Indians, Karinchak appeared in 27 games, compiling a 1–2 record with 2.67 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched. In 2021, he pitched to a 7–4 record and a 4.07 ERA with 78 strikeouts and 32 walks in innings. In 2022, with the Cleveland Guardians, Karinchak accumulated a 2–0 record and a 2.08 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched. Karinchak missed the first few months of the season with shoulder injury, making rehab appearances with the Columbus Clippers before returning to the major leagues on July 4. Karinchak's 2.08 ERA was the 9th lowest among AL relievers. Personal life Karinchak grew up a New York Yankees fan. Karinchak faced criticism in 2021 after making a post on Instagram expressing his views on the COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The post included a quote incorrectly attributed to Nazi Party leader Hermann Göring. The post was condemned by the Anti-Defamation League of Cleveland. In 2022, Karinchak was unable to travel to Toronto for a series against the Blue Jays and placed on the restricted list as he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. References External links Bryant Bulldogs bio 1995 births Living people Akron Rubbernecks players Baseball players from New York (state) Bryant Bulldogs baseball players Chatham Anglers players Cleveland Guardians players Cleveland Indians players Columbus Clippers players Lake County Captains players Lynchburg Hillcats players Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Major League Baseball pitchers Newport Gulls players People from Walden, New York Sportspeople from Orange County, New York
Frank Ellis is an author and former lecturer in Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Leeds who was suspended for racism. Life Before entering academia, Ellis served in the Parachute Regiment and the Special Air Service. Prior to his appointment at Leeds University he taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In 2000, Ellis was criticised after making plans to attend a conference hosted by American Renaissance, where he would deliver a speech attacking the findings of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence (the "Macpherson Report"), under the title "Racial Hysteria in Britain". Ellis had written for white supremacist magazine American Renaissance before the conference, and continued writing for it after. He subsequently published, in early 2001, his book The Macpherson Report – Anti-Racist Hysteria and the Sovietisation of Britain, with a preface by Antony Flew. On 24 February 2006, a contributor to the university newspaper Leeds Student, Matt Kennard, interviewed Ellis during which the academic expressed his support for claims in The Bell Curve by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray that racial differences in average intelligence have genetic causes. The Leeds Student also published an article by Ellis, "Time to face the truth about Multiculturalism", in which he described the Parekh Report as "a very nasty anti-white tract". Ellis and Kennard were then interviewed together on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Ellis's comments were widely condemned, particularly in the light of his endorsement of the British National Party. A campaign was launched by Hanif Leylabi, President of the Unite Against Fascism organisation, which called upon the university to sack Ellis. The story received coverage in The Observer, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Times Higher Education and various other national newspapers and radio stations as well as national and local television services. A statement was released by Leeds University Union calling for his dismissal. Leeds University condemned Ellis' views as "abhorrent". Ellis was subsequently suspended by the Vice-Chancellor, Michael Arthur, pending disciplinary proceedings. The University issued a media release stating that it was investigating an alleged breach of its diversity policy. It also said Ellis's views were wholly at odds with the University's values, he had jeopardised the university's obligations under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, and that he had not apologised for his remarks. Ellis took early retirement in June 2006, pre-empting the outcome of the disciplinary action. Ellis addressed the Enoch Powell Centenary Dinner of the far-right Traditional Britain Group in 2012 on the subject of "Liberal Totalitarianism". Selected publications Race, Marxism and the "Deconstruction" of the United Kingdom. Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol 26, No 4, pp. 691–718 (Winter 2001). Political Correctness and the Theoretical Struggle: From Lenin and Mao to Marcus and Foucault. Maxim Institute, Auckland, 2004. Time to face the truth about Multiculturalism. Leeds Student, 2006. Time to face the truth about Multiculturalism On Russia Vasily Grossman: The Genesis and Evolution of a Russian Heretic (1994) From Glasnost to the Internet: Russia's New Infosphere (Palgrave MacMillan, 1998). The Stalingrad Cauldron: Inside the Encirclement and Destruction of the 6th Army (University Press of Kansas, 2013) See also Race and intelligence References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Race and intelligence controversy Academics of the University of Leeds British National Party people British Parachute Regiment soldiers Special Air Service soldiers University of Nevada, Las Vegas faculty 20th-century British Army personnel
Johanna Hård née Jungberg (3 December 1789 – 12 March 1851), was a Swedish pirate. Life She was the daughter of farmer tenant Sven Haraldsson Jungberg (1736-1830) and Anna Britta Nilsdotter (1761-1825) in Hisingen in Gothenburg. In 1813, she married bookkeeper Fredrik Hård (1776-1817). As a widow, she lived on Vrångö Island. She had difficulty supporting herself as a widow, and was once arrested for smuggling after having sailed to Copenhagen and sold textiles against the custom regulations. In 1822, she was put on trial after being accused of murdering her newborn child, but freed after an investigation proved the child to have been stillborn. In 1823, she was put on trial along with her servant Anders Andersson, boatswain Johan Andersson Flatås from Gothenburg (the spouse of her paternal aunt), fisher Christen Andersson, and his servant Carl Börjesson from Styrsö. They were accused of having attacked, plundered, and killed the crew of the Danish ship Frau Mette, which had been found plundered at Fotö and its crew slain. Hård denied all charges, but her co-accused testified that, while Hård had not been present during the attack on the ship, they had planned the act in her home, with her as the leading figure and brain behind the whole plot. Hård wrote a letter to her father asking him to testify to her favor and specifically to confirm that her servant Andersson had been at her home at the time of the attack; when the authorities confiscated the letter and asked her about them, she claimed to have written them during temporary insanity and confusion. Johan Andersson Flatås, Anders Andersson, and Christen Andersson were beheaded for piracy and murder in 1824, and Carl Börjesson (d. 1835) was sentenced to forced labor. The evidence against Hård was insufficient for a verdict against her denial, and she was therefore released. She was confirmed to have lived in Stockholm from 1825, where she called herself a sea captain's widow. Apparently she managed to hide her past and eventually secured a position within the Royal Post Office, where she had a good reputation. She died in a charity hospital in Stockholm in 1851. Legacy Johanna Hård was remembered in popular memory as one of two images; as the hardened criminal who persuaded her lover to abandon his honest profession to become a pirate; or as the poor destitute widow who did what she could to support herself. Notes Sources Folke Danbratt, Strandad jakt (Vetlanda 1963). Kindgren, Marianne; Tingdal, Birgitta. Johanna Hård - En sjörövarhistoria. Tre Böcker (2013). Danbratt, Folke; Odenvik Nathan (1966). Styrsö socken: ur dess historia från forntid till nutid. Styrsö: Styrsö kommun. Libris 720346 Fredberg, Carl Rudolf A:son (1977[1919]). Det gamla Göteborg: lokalhistoriska skildringar, personalia och kulturdrag. Lund: Ekstrand. Libris 7640796. (inb.) Harrison, Dick (2007). ”Kvinnorna som blev pirater: två kvinnliga sjörövare står fram i vår historia : kaparredaren Ingela Gatenhielm och piratdrottningen Johanna Hård : båda visade att brott kan löna sig!”. Svenska turistföreningens årsbok "2007,": sid. 24-35. 0283-2976. ISSN 0283-2976. Libris 10633193 Kroman, ”Fanøsømænd i Storm och Stille (Esbjerg 1936). Lager, Göran & Ersatz: Döden i skogen. Svenska avrättningar och avrättningsplatser. (2006) 19th-century Swedish people Swedish pirates Swedish female pirates 1789 births 1851 deaths 19th-century pirates Smugglers 19th-century Swedish criminals
"Somebody Else" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country, released in 2000 as the third and final single from their eighth studio album Driving to Damascus (1999). The song was written by Stuart Adamson and Ray Davies, and was produced by Rafe McKenna and Big Country. "Somebody Else" reached number 126 in the UK Singles Chart and was the band's final single release prior to lead vocalist and guitarist Stuart Adamson's suicide in 2001. Background "Somebody Else" was one of two songs on Driving to Damascus to be written by Big Country's lead vocalist and guitarist Stuart Adamson with Ray Davies of the Kinks. Davies and Big Country first worked together after Davies approached the band's management in 1997 to ask whether their rhythm section, bassist Tony Butler and drummer Mark Brzezicki, were available to back him at his upcoming performance at Glastonbury Festival. Big Country's manager Ian Grant used the opportunity to get the entire band involved, although guitarist Bruce Watson was unable to take part due to other engagements. After rehearsals in Cornwall, the three members of Big Country backed Davies at Glastonbury and a friendship was established, with Davies expressing interest in further collaborations with the band. He also attempted to get them signed to the US label Velvel Records, although this ultimately did not come to fruition. Big Country began writing and working on new material from late 1997 and by September 1998, the band had approximately 30 new songs. Davies, who had attended some of the band's rehearsals and sessions, felt these "weren't quite there" and suggested Adamson come over to his apartment in New York to write together. The collaboration resulted in "Somebody Else", "Devil in the Eye" and a third, uncompleted song being written in December 1998. Both completed songs were recorded by Big Country in 1999 for their eighth studio album, Driving to Damascus. Speaking of his collaboration with Davies, Adamson commented in 1999, "Both Ray and I pushed each other into areas we wouldn't normally go." In 2006, bassist Tony Butler considered "Somebody Else" to be "superb lyrically". The song has been described as being about a "splitting couple dividing up old possessions". Release "Somebody Else" was released in the UK on 30 May 2000 as a farewell single and to coincide with the band's UK tour, "The Final Fling". Originally scheduled for release on 22 May, the CD single was limited to 5,000 copies. Two previously unreleased tracks were included on the single, "Sleep Until Dawn" and "Another Misty Morning". The latter, which was written by bassist Tony Butler, who also sang lead vocals on the track, is a song about masturbation. To promote the single, the band performed the song on the BBC TV programme Weekend Watchdog on 26 May 2000. Critical reception In a review of Driving to Damascus, Aaron Badgley of AllMusic praised "Somebody Else" as "brilliant" and added, "To hear [it], one would never guess that there was any involvement from Davies. The song [is] fit for Big Country, but would be out of place on a Davies' or Kinks' album." Track listing CD single "Somebody Else" – 4:04 "Sleep Until Dawn" – 4:35 "Another Misty Morning" – 4:55 Personnel Big Country Stuart Adamson – vocals, guitar Bruce Watson – guitar, backing vocals Tony Butler – bass, backing vocals Mark Brzezicki – drums, backing vocals Production Rafe McKenna – production ("Somebody Else") Big Country – production (all tracks) Other RA – artwork Charts References 1999 songs 2000 singles Big Country songs Songs written by Stuart Adamson Songs written by Ray Davies Track Records singles
Ronan Michael (born 3 July 2000) is an Irish professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the York Knights in the Championship and Ireland at international level. He previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Whitehaven, York and the Swinton Lions. Background Born in Balbriggan to a Canadian-Irish mother and a Caribbean father, Michael grew up playing rugby union. He began playing rugby league in 2017 for Longhorns RL and was selected to play for in 2018 and 2019. Playing career Huddersfield Giants Michael signed an academy contract with the Huddersfield Giants for the 2019 season. Michael moved to Australia in January 2020 to play for the Canberra Raiders in their Jersey Flegg Cup team (under-20s). He remained contracted to Huddersfield for 2021. He did not play any competition matches for Canberra as the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned home in March 2020. Michael was named to make his Super League debut for the Huddersfield Giants against the Wigan Warriors in round 20 of the 2020 Super League season. He was the first Irish-born player to play in the Super League since Brian Carney in 2009. Whitehaven (loan) On 29 April 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven in the RFL Championship on loan. Swinton Lions (loan) On 27 May 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship on a short-term loan. After the initial short-term loan had ended, it was later reported on 22 July 2021 that he had returned to Swinton for the remainder of the 2021 season. York RLFC On 3 October 2022 it was reported that he had signed for York RLFC on a two-year deal after having spent the previous season on loan with the club. References External links Euro Rugby League u19s profile Ireland profile 2000 births Living people Irish people of Canadian descent Irish people of Antigua and Barbuda descent Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Huddersfield Giants players Rugby league props Rugby league centres Rugby league players from County Dublin Swinton Lions players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players York City Knights players
The Miami Canal, or C-6 Canal, flows from Lake Okeechobee in the U.S. state of Florida to its terminus at the Miami River, which flows through downtown Miami. The canal flows in a south and southeasterly direction for approximately 77 miles, and passes through three counties: Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade. It was constructed in the early part of the 20th century to drain the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). Removing the canal was proposed as part of the Restoration of the Everglades. See also Tamiami Canal References Southeast District Assessment and Monitoring Program - Canals in Florida Transportation buildings and structures in Miami-Dade County, Florida Transportation buildings and structures in Broward County, Florida Transportation buildings and structures in Palm Beach County, Florida Lake Okeechobee Transportation buildings and structures in Miami
The Return of the Pharaoh: From the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D. is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Nicholas Meyer, published in 2021. It takes place after Meyer's other Holmes pastiches, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The West End Horror, The Canary Trainer and The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols. Reception Kirkus Reviews praised the "rousing adventure" but conceded that "the climactic revelation of the murderer will catch some readers sheepishly admitting that they’d forgotten there was a mystery to be solved." Publishers Weekly found the book "disappointing" and said "Fans of the author’s creative reimaginings of Conan Doyle’s characters will hope for a return to form next time." The Associated Press praised the novel, saying it "blends old with new, giving readers familiar stories with parallels to and hints of more modern takes." References External links 2021 American novels Sherlock Holmes novels Sherlock Holmes pastiches American mystery novels Novels by Nicholas Meyer Novels set in Egypt Minotaur Books books
The Walls Group is an American urban contemporary gospel group signed to RCA Records. The group consists of four siblings: two sisters, Rhea Walls and Ahjah Walls, and two brothers, Darrel Walls and Alic "Paco" Walls. In 2012, the group broke through on the Billboard charts with their album The Walls Group, released on June 11, 2012. On September 2, 2014, they released their debut studio album, Fast Forward, with RCA Records and Fo Yo Soul Recordings, which charted on the Billboard 200. History The Houston, Texas-based urban contemporary gospel quartet, The Walls Group, was started in 2009. It is made up of the oldest four of eight siblings; from oldest to youngest: Darrel McGlothen Walls, born February 8, 1991; Rhea Walls, born September 19, 1995; Alic (Paco) Walls, born July 7, 1996; and Ahjah Walls, born November 20, 1997 to Parents Roger and Alicia Wall, affectionately known as Mom and Pop Walls. (The Walls Group have four younger siblings - Michea, Talia, Nicco, and China Walls - who form the group Walls Infinity, a younger version of The Walls Group. Their grandmother and her sister sing as well.) The quartet released The Walls Group, with Wall2Wall Entertainment, on June 11, 2012, and the album charted on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart at No. 29. This caught the attention of Kirk Franklin, who signed them to Fo Yo Soul Recordings in association with RCA Records. On their new label, they released their first studio album on September 2, 2014, Fast Forward. The album charted on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 39, and at the No. 1 spot on the Top Gospel Albums chart. The album got two four star out of five reviews from AllMusic's Andy Kellman and Dwayne Lacy of New Release Tuesday, and Daniel Cody of Wade-O Radio says "It's not stale, it's not boring, it's not repetitive, but it is an exciting and fresh album." The group was nominated for Best Gospel Performance/Song at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, for their song "Love on the Radio". The quartet was nominated at the 30th Stellar Awards in several categories such as: Artist of the Year, Group/Duo of the Year, CD of the Year, the Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year, Contemporary CD of the Year, and Music Video of the Year. In the beginning of 2020, it was announced that The Walls Group was signed to Warryn Campbell's "My Block" record label along with many other artists. Solo Endeavors Every member of the group, excluding Rhea, has partnered with The Session, an independent musical platform. Each member has sung a cover of a song. The videos have been uploaded to YouTube. Alic Walls, known by his solo stage name Alic, has been releasing and promoting solo (and explicit) secular music. He has released several albums between 2020 and 2021. Members Darrel Walls - tenor Rhea Walls - soprano Alic “Paco” Walls - baritone Ahjah Walls - alto Discography Studio albums *- Denotes an album didn't chart, or was not released in that category. Awards and nominations References External links Fo Yo Soul Recordings profile American gospel musical groups Musical groups established in 2009 RCA Records artists
Trumpets and Raspberries (Italian title: Clacson, trombette e pernacchi) is a satirical play by Dario Fo, first performed in 1981. Plot summary The fictional plot revolves around a real political figure, Gianni Agnelli, head of the Fiat corporation from 1966 to 2003. When Agnelli is disfigured in a failed kidnap attempt, he is rescued by Antonio, one of his Fiat employees. Antonio flees the scene when people start shooting at him, leaving his jacket on Agnelli's body. Agnelli is taken to hospital in Antonio's jacket, where he mistakenly has his face reconstructed in Antonio's likeness. Farcical confusion ensues. List of characters Antonio Berardi / Gianni Agnelli (normally played by the same person) Rosa Berardi Lucia Police Inspector Magistrate Doctor Secret Agent Leader Fellini Policeman Man with Fridge Secret Agents / Orderlies Statue Translations Ed Emery has carried out an authorised English adaptation (Trumpets and Raspberries). Ron Jenkins has carried out an authorised English adaptation (About Face). A performance of the Kurdish language adaption of the play was banned by representatives of the Turkish Government due to the fact that the content of the play is deemed to support the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Further reading References 1981 plays Plays by Dario Fo
Sun Liang (243 – 260), courtesy name Ziming, was the second emperor of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the youngest son and heir of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Wu. He is also known as the Prince of Kuaiji or (less frequently) Marquis of Houguan (), which were his successive titles after he was deposed in November 258 by the regent Sun Chen. He was succeeded by his brother Sun Xiu, who managed to oust Sun Chen from power and kill him. Two years after Sun Liang's dethronement, he was falsely accused of treason and demoted from a prince to a marquis, after which he committed suicide. Early life Sun Liang was born in 243, to Sun Quan and one of his favourite consorts, Consort Pan. As Sun Quan's youngest son, he was well-cared for by his father, who was very happy to have a son in his old age (60 at the time of Sun Liang's birth). He was also born in a palace atmosphere where officials were aligning themselves with either of his two older brothers who were fighting for supremacy – Sun He, the Crown Prince, and Sun Ba , the Prince of Lu, who had designs on the position. In September or October 250, fed up with Sun Ba's constant attacks against Sun He, Sun Quan inexplicably ordered Sun Ba to commit suicide and deposed Sun He. At the urging of his eldest daughter Sun Luban, who had been making false accusations against Sun He and his mother Lady Wang and therefore wanted to see Sun He deposed, he made Sun Liang the new Crown Prince in December 250 or January 251. Sun Luban then had Sun Liang married to Quan Huijie, a grandniece of her husband, Quan Cong. In 251, Sun Quan instated Sun Liang's mother, Consort Pan, as the Empress. In 252, Sun Liang lost both his parents in rapid succession. Early that year, Empress Pan was murdered – but how she was murdered remains a mystery. Eastern Wu officials claimed that her servants, unable to stand her temper, strangled her while she was asleep, while a number of historians, including Hu Sanxing, who annotated Sima Guang's Zizhi Tongjian, believed that top Eastern Wu officials were complicit, as they feared that she would seize power as empress dowager after Sun Quan's death. Later that year, Sun Quan died so Sun Liang became the new emperor. Reign Zhuge Ke's regency Prior to his death, Sun Quan had selected Zhuge Ke as the regent for Sun Liang, at the endorsement of his trusted assistant Sun Jun. The people of the empire also greatly admired Zhuge Ke, as he was already known for his military and diplomatic successes involving the indigenous Baiyue and for his quick wit. However, Sun Quan's only reservation – that Zhuge Ke was arrogant and had overly high opinion of his own abilities – would turn out to be prophetic. In 252, in light of Sun Quan's death, the Cao Wei regent Sima Shi made a major three-pronged attack against Eastern Wu. Zhuge Ke's forces, however, were able to defeat the main Cao Wei forces, inflicting heavy losses. Zhuge Ke's reputation became even more established. In 253, he carried out a plan he had for a while – to gather up nearly all service-eligible young men of Eastern Wu to make a major attack against Cao Wei – despite opposition from a number of other officials. He further coordinated his attack with Jiang Wei, a general from Eastern Wu's ally state Shu Han. However, his strategy turned out to be faulty – he initially targeted Shouchun (壽春; in present-day Lu'an, Anhui) but, on his way, changed his mind and attacked Hefei instead, despite the fact that Hefei's defences were strong and intended to withstand major Eastern Wu attacks. Zhuge Ke's forces became worn out by the long siege and suffered plagues – which Zhuge Ke ignored. He eventually withdrew after Cao Wei reinforcements arrived, but instead of returning to the capital Jianye (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu) to apologise for his erroneous strategies, he remained from the capital for some time and never apologised to the people for the heavy losses suffered. When Zhuge Ke eventually did return to Jianye, he further sternly tried to wipe out all dissent, punishing all those who disagreed with him. He further planned another attack against Cao Wei, disregarding the recent heavy losses the people had suffered and their resentment. Sun Jun decided that he had to kill Zhuge Ke. He told Sun Liang that Zhuge Ke was plotting treason, and he set up a trap at a feast for Zhuge Ke. (How much the young emperor knew of Sun Jun's plans and whether he concurred is unclear; traditional historians implied that Sun Liang knew and concurred, but he was just 10 years old at this point.) During the middle of the feast, assassins that Sun Jun had arranged for killed Zhuge Ke, and Sun Jun's forces then wiped out the Zhuge family. Sun Jun's regency After Sun Jun killed Zhuge Ke, he quickly moved to consolidate his power. He initially, on the surface, shared power with Teng Yin, but he, with control of the military, soon became even more dictatorial than Zhuge Ke. In particular, he falsely accused the former crown prince Sun He of conspiring with Zhuge Ke, and forced Sun He to commit suicide. His autocratic actions led to a conspiracy between Sun Ying (), the Marquis of Wu, and the army officer Huan Lü (), but he discovered the plan in 254, and both Sun Ying and Huan Lü were executed. In 255, in the midst of Cao Wei's having to deal with a rebellion by Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin, Eastern Wu forces, led by Sun Jun, tried to attack Cao Wei's border region, but withdrew after Sima Shi quickly put down the rebellion. (Wen Qin and his troops did surrender to him after they were defeated.) Later that year, another plot against Sun Jun was discovered, and a large number of officers were executed, along with Sun Quan's second daughter Sun Luyu, falsely implicated by her elder sister Sun Luban. In 256, Sun Jun, at Wen Qin's urging, was planning an attack against Cao Wei, when he suddenly fell ill, and he commissioned his cousin Sun Chen to succeed him as regent and died soon after. Sun Chen's regency Sun Jun's death would precipitate a major confrontation. The general Lü Ju, who was set to lead the main force against Cao Wei, was angry that the autocratic Sun Jun appointed Sun Chen, who had not distinguished himself in any way. Lü Ju openly called for Teng Yin to become regent instead, and Teng Yin agreed to act with him. Sun Chen struck back militarily, and his forces defeated Teng Yin and Lü Ju. Teng Yin and his family were executed, while Lü Ju committed suicide. In light of his defeat of Teng Yin and Lü Ju, Sun Chen began to become extremely arrogant. In 257, at the age of 14, Sun Liang began to personally handle some important matters of state. He established a personal guard corps, consisting of young men and officers with age similar to his, stating that he intended to grow up with them. He also sometimes questioned Sun Chen's decisions. Sun Chen began to be somewhat apprehensive of the young emperor. Later that year, the Cao Wei general Zhuge Dan, believing that the regent Sima Zhao (Sima Shi's brother) was about to usurp the throne, declared a rebellion and requested Eastern Wu assistance. A small Eastern Wu detachment, led by Wen Qin, quickly arrived to assist him, but Sun Chen led the main forces and chose to camp a long distance away from Shouchun, where Zhuge Dan was besieged by Sima Zhao, and did nothing. When Sun Chen instead ordered the general Zhu Yi to try to relieve Shouchun with tired and unfed troops, Zhu Yi refused so Sun Chen executed him, bringing anger from the people, who had admired Zhu Yi's military skills and integrity. With Sun Chen unable to do anything, Zhuge Dan's rebellion failed in 258, and Wen Qin's troops became captives of Cao Wei. Removal Sun Chen knew that the people and the young emperor were both angry at him, and chose not to return to Jianye, but instead sent his confidants to be in charge of the capital's defences. Sun Liang became angrier, and plotted with his sister Sun Luban, the general Liu Cheng (), his father-in-law Quan Shang (), and his brother-in-law Quan Ji (), to have Sun Chen overthrown. However, Quan Shang did not keep the plot secret from his wife, who was Sun Chen's cousin, and she told Sun Chen. On 9 November 258, Sun Chen quickly captured Quan Shang and killed Liu Cheng, and then surrounded the palace and forced the other officials to agree to depose Sun Liang – falsely declaring to the people that Sun Liang suffered from psychosis and was therefore incompetent. Sun Liang was demoted to a prince under the title "Prince of Kuaiji". After removal Sun Chen then made Sun Liang's elder brother, Sun Xiu, the Prince of Langye, the new emperor. Several months later, Sun Xiu set a trap for Sun Chen and had him arrested and killed. However, Sun Liang's position in exile did not become any safer, as Sun Xiu deeply feared that there would be plots to return Sun Liang to the throne. In July to November 260, there were rumours that Sun Liang would be emperor again, and Sun Liang's servants falsely accused him of witchcraft. Sun Xiu demoted Sun Liang to a marquis under the title "Marquis of Houguan" and sent him to his marquisate in Houguan (present-day Fuzhou, Fujian). Sun Liang died on the journey. While most historians believe that he committed suicide, an alternative theory is that Sun Xiu had him poisoned. See also Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms List of Chinese monarchs Eastern Wu family trees References Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi). Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu). Eastern Wu emperors 3rd-century Chinese monarchs 244 births 260 deaths Family of Sun Quan Dethroned monarchs Heads of state who committed suicide Suicides in Eastern Wu

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