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Michael David Rock (born Michael Edward Chester Smith; 21 November 1948 – 18 November 2021) was a British photographer. He photographed rock music acts such as Queen, David Bowie, Waylon Jennings, T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, Ozzy Osbourne, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Thin Lizzy, Geordie, Mötley Crüe, Blondie and Third Eye Blind. Often referred to as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", he shot most of the memorable photos of Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in his capacity as Bowie's official photographer. Rock's work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Early life According to most sources, Michael David Rock was born in 1948 in Hammersmith, London, the son of David and Joan Rock, although in a 2017 interview he stated that his birth name was Michael Edward Chester Smith, and his birth was the result of his mother's relationship with an American airman. He was educated at Emanuel School in London, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in Medieval and Modern Languages. While at Cambridge, he developed an interest in 19th century Romantic poetryprincipally the works of Rimbaud, Baudelaire, Shelley, and Byronand his first appearance in the press came after he was arrested for marijuana possession. Career During his time at Cambridge, Rock rowed in the Caius First VIII, and also picked up a friend's camera and started to take pictures of the local rock music scene, acquiring some friends and contacts along the way (including Cambridge native Syd Barrett and Mick Jagger's younger brother Chris). In addition to his work with Bowie, whom he met in early 1972, Rock also created album covers for Barrett's The Madcap Laughs, Waylon Jennings's Lonesome, On'ry and Mean, Lou Reed's Transformer and Coney Island Baby, Iggy Pop and the Stooges' Raw Power, Queen's Queen II (recreated for their music video "Bohemian Rhapsody") and Sheer Heart Attack, Geordie's Don't Be Fooled by the Name, the Ramones' End of the Century, and Joan Jett's I Love Rock 'n' Roll. He was the chief photographer on the films The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Shortbus. He also produced and directed the music videos "John, I'm Only Dancing", "Jean Genie", "Space Oddity", and "Life on Mars" on Bowie's Sound and Vision DVD collection. His photo subjects include The Misfits, Snoop Dogg, Air Traffic, Maxwell, Alicia Keys, The Gossip, Lady Gaga, Richard Barone, The Killers, The Scissor Sisters, Michael Bublé, Miley Cyrus, Michael Stipe, Kate Moss, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Chemical Brothers, Janelle Monáe, Queens of the Stone Age, Daft Punk, Kasabian, Snow Patrol, Daniel Merriweather, Black Keys, Hall & Oates, Peter, Bjorn and John, MGMT, Alejandro Escovedo, Pete Yorn, Gavin Degraw, Peaches, Fat Joe, Rhymefest, Nas, Q-Tip, Jane's Addiction, Tom Stoppard, the Foo Fighters and old friends Bowie, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Mötley Crüe, Nicos Gun, and Iggy Pop. Rock received the Diesel U Music Legends Award for his contribution to Music in late 2006. Exhibitions Rock'n Roll Eye: the photography of Mick Rock, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 2003. A retrospective. Rock 'n' Roll Icons: the photography of Mick Rock, Urbis Cultural Centre, Manchester, UK, 2005/6. Television Rock was the host of On the Record with Mick Rock, a documentary series on the Ovation channel. The series followed Rock as he rolled across the country and met with musicians for a tour of their hometowns, highlighting the people, places, and cultural institutions that have been integral in their lives and careers. Each episode features a performance. Guests in the first season included Josh Groban, The Flaming Lips (featuring Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd), Kings of Leon, Patti LaBelle, and Mark Ronson. Film Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2016) is a biographical documentary about Rock, directed by Barnaby Clay, produced by Monica Hampton. Personal life Rock moved to New York in the mid-1970s and lived in New York City on Staten Island with his wife, Pati Rock and their daughter. He died on 18 November 2021, at the age of 72. Album cover photography The following album covers feature Rock's photography: The Madcap Laughs – Syd Barrett (1970) Deuce – Rory Gallagher (1971) Transformer – Lou Reed (1972) Lonesome, On'ry and Mean – Waylon Jennings (1973) Raw Power – The Stooges (1973) Foreigner – Cat Stevens (1973) Pin Ups – David Bowie (1973) Queen II – Queen (1974) The Psychomodo – Cockney Rebel (1974) Don't Be Fooled by the Name – Geordie (1974) Sheer Heart Attack – Queen (1974) Coney Island Baby – Lou Reed (1975) Silly Sisters – Maddy Prior and June Tabor (1976) Rock and Roll Heart – Lou Reed (1976) Timeless Flight – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1976) DMZ (Album) – DMZ (1978) We Have Come for Your Children – Dead Boys (1978) The Candidate – Steve Harley (1979) End of the Century – Ramones (1980) Come Upstairs – Carly Simon (1980) I Love Rock 'n Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (1981) The Blue Mask – Lou Reed (1982) Teaser – Angela Bofill (1983) Nightlife - Cobra Verde (1999) Out of the Vein – Third Eye Blind (2003) The Quality of Mercy – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (2005) Parallax – Atlas Sound (2011) Cool Blue Halo: 25th Anniversary Concert - Richard Barone (2012) Underneath the Rainbow – Black Lips (2014) Plastic Hearts – Miley Cyrus (2020) Publications A Photographic Record 1969–1980 (Century 22, 1995) Glam: An Eyewitness Account (foreword by Bowie) (Omnibus, 2006) Psychedelic Renegades / Syd Barrett (Genesis, 2002) Moonage Daydream / Ziggy Stardust (with Bowie) (Genesis). . Rock 'n' Roll Eye (Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 2003) Killer Queen (with Brian May and Roger Taylor) (Genesis, 2003) Picture This / Debbie Harry & Blondie (foreword by Debbie Harry) (Omnibus, 2004) Raw Power / Iggy & The Stooges (foreword by Iggy Pop) (Omnibus, 2005) Blood and Glitter. 2005. . Rocky Horror (foreword by Richard O'Brien) (Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2006 Classic Queen (Sterling, 2007). . Tamashii: Mick Rock Meets Kanzaburo (Kabuki Theatre Photos) (Hachette Fujingaho, Japan, 2007) Psychedelic Renegades (Gingko, 2007) Mick Rock Exposed (Chronicle, 2010). DVDs Punk Drunk Love: The Images of Mick Rock (Panoramica, 2007) Collections Rock's work is held in the following permanent collection: National Portrait Gallery, London: 2 prints (as of 15 May 2023) References External links Mick Rock - article by Fused Magazine The Mick Rock Interview, Part I An Interview by Richard Fulco, Construction Magazine, 19 April 2012 The Mick Rock Interview, Part II An Interview by Richard Fulco, Construction Magazine, 26 April 2012 1948 births 2021 deaths 20th-century British photographers 21st-century British photographers Album-cover and concert-poster artists Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Concert photographers English expatriates in the United States Photographers from London Rock music photographers
The California Subject Examinations for Teachers, also abbreviated as CSET, is a group of subject matter tests used in California and other states to assess mastery of subject matter content by prospective K-12 teachers. Appropriate subtests of the CSET must be passed before a candidate begins a state-approved teacher preparation program, and satisfies the No Child Left Behind (P.L. 107-110) "highly qualified teacher" requirement. The tests are administered by National Evaluation Systems, a division of Pearson Education, Inc. Most include both multiple choice and constructed response sections. The CSET Multiple Subjects Exam is taken by candidates for the multiple subject (elementary education) and Education Specialist (special education) teaching credential. It consists of three subtests. Subtest I covers reading, language, literature, and history; Subtest II covers math and science; Subtest III covers visual and performing arts, physical education, and human development. Subtests may be taken separately or all at once; candidates pay for each subtest separately. CSET Single Subject Exams are used to assess mastery of specific matter by candidates for the single-subject (secondary) teaching credential. The examination is taken by subject area, such as English or mathematics, and individual tests vary from two to four subtests. See also California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) References External links CSET Website California Teacher Preparation Requirements Education in California Examinations
Jackie Kearney is a British cook specialising in vegetarian and vegan street food, drawing especially from Asian cuisine. Kearney works as a chef and food development consultant, as well as running The Hungry Gecko dining club. She has a food trailer called Barbarella, and has published several vegan cookbooks. Career Kearney worked for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence before taking a year-long trip around South East Asia. Upon her return, she was a finalist in the British television cookery competition MasterChef. Kearney participated in the 2011 series of the programme, finishing fourth. The Hungry Gecko, Kearney's dining club, was established in the same year, and she launched food truck called Barbarella. Kearney with her vegetarian street food truck, she was a finalist in the British Street Food Awards in 2012. Kearney went on to publish her first book, Vegan Street Food, in 2015. Though she is a vegetarian, not a vegan, the book ended up being predominantly vegan, and she removed the non-vegan elements at her publisher's suggestion. The book won the PETA UK Vegan Food Award for Cookbook of the Year 2016. Further vegan cookbooks followed, focussing on comfort food, mock meat, and Christmas food. Critical response Kearney's books have been reviewed by critics. In 2018, Coach Mag named Vegan Street Food one of the Best Vegan Cookbooks. In reviewing Vegan Christmas Feasts, U.S. journalist Avery Yale Kamila said "Kearney calls upon her British heritage and her travels for a collection of celebratory recipes that feel nostalgic yet a wee bit novel." Journalist Selene Nelson listed My Vegan Travels on a list of her three favorite vegan cookbooks. In 2016, MasterChef Tim Anderson said he was cooking from Vegan Street Food. Books Vegan Street Food: Foodie Travels from India to Indonesia (2015, Ryland Peters & Small) My Vegan Travels: Comfort Food Inspired by Adventure (2017, Ryland Peters & Small) Vegan Mock Meat Revolution: Delicious Plant-Based Recipes (2018, Ryland Peters & Small) Vegan Christmas Feasts: Inspired Meat-Free Recipes for the Festive Season (2019, Ryland Peters & Small) References External links The Hungry Gecko Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Reality cooking competition contestants English chefs Chefs of vegan cuisine Women chefs British cookbook writers Vegan cookbook writers Women cookbook writers
There exist multiple Treaties of Péronne signed in Péronne, France: Treaty of Péronne (1200) Treaty of Péronne (1468) Treaty of Péronne (1641)
The 2012 Nordic Opening was the 3rd edition of the annual cross-country skiing event. The three-day event was the second competition round of the 2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, after Gällivare, Sweden. World Cup points distribution The winners of the overall standings were awarded 200 World Cup points and the winners of each of the three stages were awarded 50 World Cup points. A total of 350 points was possible to achieve if one athlete won all three stages and the overall standings. Overall standings Overall leadership by stage Men Women References External links Nordic Opening home page 2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2012 2012 in cross-country skiing November 2012 sports events in Europe December 2012 sports events in Europe
Rt. Rev. Joseph Sakunoshin Motoda D.D. (22 February 1862 – 16 April 1928, 元田作之進) was the first Japanese born Bishop of Tokyo in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Anglican Church in Japan. Education and Church Ministry Joseph Sakunoshin Motoda was ordained in America in 1893. He studied variously at Kenyon College, the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. Motoda obtained a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1895 and was granted a Doctorate in Divinity from the Philadelphia Divinity School in 1916. Motoda later became the first person of Japanese heritage to become an Anglican Bishop, when he was consecrated as Bishop of Tokyo on December 7, 1923. Motoda advocated for the education of a native ministry and for an increasingly autonomous national church in Japan. During the course of his studies and church ministry, Motoda travelled extensively. A frequent visitor to the United States, Motoda also travelled with the Rev. Tasuku Harada in 1905 to India as a guest of the Indian YMCA. During a visit to England in 1928 he preached at Canterbury Cathedral. Motoda also served as President of St Paul's College, Tokyo. References See also Anglican Church in Japan 1862 births 1928 deaths Japanese Anglican bishops People from Kurume Kenyon College alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni Columbia University alumni Japanese expatriates in the United States Anglican bishops of Tokyo
Chimrawas village located in Tehsil Chitalwana in Sanchore district of Rajasthan, India. Chimrawas is located 33km distance from Sanchore main town. It is 300km from Jodhpur city. Near by village of this village with distance are Dungari (6km), Keriya (15km), National Highway 15(25). The majority of the population are Bishnoi. The main business of the villagers are milk production and agriculture. Political Current Surpanch: Ashok Kumar khod MLA: Sukhram Bishnoi MP: Devji M Patel Gram Seva Sahkari Sanghthan Current President: Chhoga Ram Bishnoi Education Education institute in this village are followings:- Govt. School secondary Sarswati Vidya Mandir (Upper Primary) Educational Institutes near by this village Indira College Lalji Ki Dungari (6km) College Sanchore (33km) Senior Secondary School, Dungari(6km) Senior Secondary School, Sesawa(6km) Crops The farmers are cropping many type of crops. bajra (Pennisetum glaucum):- bajra is the most widely grown type of millet. bajra is the main food of this village Jeera (Cuminum cyminum):- Jeera Villages in Sanchore district
Hillyland is a suburban area of Perth, Scotland, approximately west-northwest of the centre of Perth. It borders Tulloch, which is located to the north and northeast. Newhouse Road separates Hillyland from Letham to the east. Hillyland lies immediately to the east of the A9 and south of the A85 (Crieff Road). As its name suggests, the area is centred on a hill, which is at its highest point. In 1909, city reports described a "special drainage district" called Tulloch and Hillyland. Hillyland Farm Morris Young Ltd., a haulage company, was located in the wedge of land between Crieff and Tulloch Roads between 1952 and 2020. Its lorry fleet was visible parked atop the hill located at the former Hillyland Farm, from which the area grew. Now-demolished dwellings for the farm workers were pictured in a 1904 issue of The Architect and Contract Reporter. Robert Henderson was the farmer in 1897. Map References External links List of Street Names in Hillyland, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom - Geographic.org Populated places in Perth, Scotland
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium is a high school football stadium located in Massillon, Ohio. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Massillon Washington High School Tigers football team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 16,600 spectators, with a maximum capacity of over 19,000 when extra seating is brought in. The stadium is named after former Tiger and noted football head coach, Paul Brown. Originally named Tiger Stadium, its construction was completed in 1939 through the Works Progress Administration program. Besides being the regular season home of the Massillon Tiger Football team, the stadium hosts numerous OHSAA sanctioned football playoff games. The stadium also hosts the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame drum and bugle corps competition. Paul Brown Tiger Stadium is listed as a historical site of significance by the State of Ohio. Paul L. David Athletic Center The Paul L. David Athletic Training Center located next to Paul Brown Tiger Stadium was built in 2008 by local philanthropist Jeff David in honor of his late father as part of what was known as the D.R.E.A.M. project. The $3 million, 80,000-square-foot building is the largest indoor football practice facility in the state of Ohio, 20,000-square-feet larger than the facility used by the NFL's Cleveland Browns. It is also one of the few indoor practice facilities for a high school football team in the nation. References External links Massillon Tiger Football History Massillon City School District official site High school football venues in Ohio College football venues Rugby league stadiums in the United States 1939 establishments in Ohio Sports venues completed in 1939 Works Progress Administration in Ohio Buildings and structures in Massillon, Ohio Tourist attractions in Stark County, Ohio
Walter of Guisborough was a canon regular of the Augustinian Gisborough Priory, Yorkshire and English chronicler of the 14th century. His chronicle has historical importance. The Chronicle The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough (previously edited as the Chronicle of Walter of Hemingford or Hemingburgh), embraces the period of English history from the Conquest (1066) to the 19th year of Edward III, with the exception of the years 1316–1326. It ends with the title of a chapter in which it was proposed to describe the Battle of Crécy (1346); but the chronicler seems to have died before the required information reached him. There is, however, some controversy as to whether the later portions, which are lacking in some of the manuscripts, are by him. In compiling the first part, he apparently used the histories of Eadmer, Roger of Hoveden, Henry of Huntingdon, and William of Newburgh; but the reigns of the three Edwards are original, composed from personal observation and information. There are several manuscripts of the history extant, the best perhaps being that presented to the College of Arms by the Earl of Arundel. One of the work's features is that it preserves copies of the great charters. Its versions have supplied deficiencies and cleared up obscurities in copies from other sources. The first three books were published by Thomas Gale in 1687, in his Historiae Anglicanae scriptores quinque, and the remainder by Thomas Hearne in 1731. The first portion was again published in 1848 by the English Historical Society, under the title Chronicon Walteri de Hemingburgh, vulgo Hemingford nuncupati, de gestis regum Angliae, edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. References External sources 14th-century births 14th-century English historians Year of death missing Augustinian canons English chroniclers People from Guisborough
BT Redcare is the largest supplier of alarm signalling services for security and fire in the UK. It was established over thirty years ago, and works with both the business and domestic markets. Redcare is a widely deployed service from BT, used in the UK. Redcare signalling is fitted by alarm installation companies (“installers”), then provides a signal from a customer’s premises to an alarm receiving centre (ARC). ARCs monitor the signal 24 hours a day and, when necessary, alert the customer, nominated persons, police and fire services. The BT Redcare Network has 99.997% reliability and is a dedicated network developed for security alarm and fire alarm signalling. It is supported by BT technology. The system transmits a continuous signal on a standard telephone line, which can also be used for voice and broadband services, to prevent alarm systems being defeated by the line being cut. Redcare works below the voice frequency spectrum on a phone line in order to avoid interference with calls or broadband, which uses frequencies above the voice spectrum. Other versions also use GSM (mobile) as a backup to the main phone line or can function using either wireless (2G/3G mobile data) or IP as the primary connection all backed up by an alternative signalling path. These 2G/3G and IP offerings are marketed by Redcare under their Secure product range. BT Redcare fire and security product have insurer-endorsed LPS 1277 third-party certification. The company’s products include: Security Redcare Classic Redcare GSM Roaming Redcare Secure IP Redcare Secure 3 Redcare Secure 2 Redcare Secure Solo Fire Redcare Secure Fire IP Redcare Secure Fire Redcare Classic Fire References External links National Security Inspectorate: ARC Gold approval criteria. http://www.nsi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/SF006-1-ARC-Criteria.pdf. Retrieved 13 November 2017 What is Redcare? http://www.redcare.bt.com/what/ Retrieved 23 December 2017 Telecommunications standards Security technology BT Group
BBC Midlands may refer to: BBC East Midlands, the BBC English Region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland, headquartered in Nottingham BBC West Midlands, the BBC English Region covering the West Midlands metropolitan county, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and parts of Northern Gloucestershire, and headquartered in Birmingham
Ottayadipathakal is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by C. Radhakrishnan and produced by Vincent Chittilappally. The film stars Madhu, Revathy, Sreenath and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The film has musical score by Mohan Sithara. Cast Madhu Revathy as Sathi Sreenath as Anoop Kaviyoor Ponnamma M. Chandran Nair Isaac Thomas Nimisha Suresh K. M. A. Raheem Soundtrack The music was composed by Mohan Sithara. References External links 1993 films 1990s Malayalam-language films
Zacheus Isham (1651–1705) was a Church of England clergyman and religious author. Zacheus (Zacchaeus) Isham was the son of Thomas Isham, Rector of Barby, Northamptonshire (d. 1676) and his wife Mary Isham (d. 1694). He was also the grandson of another Zacheus Isham, who was the first cousin once removed of Sir John Isham, Bt. He matriculated in 1666 from Christ Church, Oxford, eventually earning his B.A. (1671), M.A. (1674), B.D. (1682), and D.D. (1689) degrees there. After completing his third degree in 1671, he served for a while as tutor to his cousin Sir Thomas Isham, Bt., accompanying Sir Thomas to Italy and elsewhere, where they collected many art works that are on display today at Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire. Upon returning from the continent, Rev. Isham became an interlocutor in 1679 at the Oxford divinity school, and was the speaker in 1683 of an oration honoring Sir Thomas Bodley. He was subsequently appointed about 1685 as chaplain to Henry Compton, the bishop of London, became a prebendary (canon) in 1685–6 at St. Paul's Cathedral, and was installed in 1691 as a canon at Canterbury Cathedral. He became the successor in 1694 of his father-in-law Thomas Pittis as Rector of St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate in London, and represented the clergy of the diocese of London at the convocation of 1696. His last appointment was in 1701 as Rector of Solihull, Warwickshire, where he died on 5 July 1705, and was buried in the Solihull Church, where there is a monument to him on the chancel floor. Rev. Isham was married to Elizabeth Pittis, the daughter of Rev. Thomas Pittis, D.D., chaplain to King Charles II. They had four sons and four daughters, the second of whom, Mary (d 1750), married Arthur Brooke, the grandfather of Sir Richard de Capell Brooke, Bt. He published the following works. Several sermons, including one on the death of Dr. John Scott (1694), which is incorporated in Wilford's Memorials. The Catechism of the Church, with Proofs from the New Testament, 1695, 8vo. Philosophy containing the Book of Job, Proverbs, and Wisdom, with explanatory notes, 1706, 8vo. There is also a short piece of his among the Rawlinson Manuscript in the Bodleian Library entitled The Catechism of the Church, with Proofs from the New Testament, and some additional questions and answers, 1694. An attestation by Isham and others is prefixed to George Keith's Fourth Narrative ... detecting the Quakers' Gross Errors in Quotations ..., 1706, 4to. Notes References Brainard, Homer Worthington (1938), A survey of the Ishams in England and America; eight hundred and fifty years of history and genealogy, Tuttle publishing company, inc., Rutland, Vt, 672 p. Burdon, Gerald (1960), Sir Thomas Isham: an English collector in Rome, 1677-8, in Italian Studies, Maney Publishing, v. 15, p. 1-25. An abstract is available online at Ingentaconnect. accessed 5 April 2013. Isham, Sir Gyles (1969), Sir Thomas Isham: an English collector in Rome, 1677-8,: A Selection of Pictures, Engravings, Books and Manuscripts Lent by Sir Gyles Isham, Bart., from Lamport Hall, Northampton: Exhibited at Central Art Gallery, Northampton, 12th July to August, 1969 1651 births 1705 deaths English Anglicans 18th-century Anglican theologians 17th-century Anglican theologians
In the Land of the Cactus is a 1913 silent film short produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia. It was directed, written by and starring Romaine Fielding. Mary Ryan also costars. It is not to be confused with a 1911 American Film Company film of the same name. Cast Romaine Fielding - Ramon Mary Ryan - Estelle Royster Robyn Adair - Bob Armabile Richard Wangermann - References External links In the Land of the Cactus at IMDb.com 1913 films Films directed by Romaine Fielding 1913 short films American silent short films Lubin Manufacturing Company films American black-and-white films 1910s American films
Alford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan F. Alford (born 1961), British writer on mythology Andrew Alford (1904–1992), American inventor of antennas for radio navigation systems Anthony Alford (born 1994), American baseball player Billy Alford (born 1981), American football player Brian Alford (born 1975), American football player Bruce Alford Jr. (born 1945), American football kicker Bruce Alford Sr. (1922–2010), American football end Bryce Alford (born 1995), American basketball player Carl Alford (born 1972), English professional footballer Chalmers Alford (1955–2008), American jazz guitarist Charles Alford (1816–1898), Anglican bishop Dale Alford (1916–2000), American politician from Arkansas Darnell Alford (born 1977), American football player Dave Alford, American drummer Dean Alford (born 1953), American businessman and politician from Georgia DeAundre Alford (born 1997), American football player Dominic Alford (born 1988), American football player Edna Alford (born 1947), Canadian author Edward Alford (MP for Colchester) (c.1566–c.1632), English landowner and politician Edward Alford (Royalist), English landowner and politician Frank Alford (1901–1983), English footballer Gene Alford (1905–1972), American football player Harry L. Alford (c.1879–1939), American arranger and composer Henry Alford (disambiguation), several people, including: Henry Alford (1810–1871), English churchman and scholar Alford's Law, his rule for Biblical interpretation Henry Alford, tried for murder 1963, hence Alford plea, American legal term Henry Alford (police officer) (1816–1892), South Australian mounted policeman, hotelier Henry Alford (writer) (born 1962), American humorist and journalist Henry King Alford (1852–1930), mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland Jabe B. Alford (1850–1927), American politician Jack Spencer Alford (born 1986), English author Jay Alford (born 1983), American football player Jeffrey Alford, American-born Canadian food writer Jim Alford (1913–2004), Welsh track athlete John Alford (disambiguation), multiple people with the name, including: John Alford (actor) (born 1971), Scottish-born English actor John Alford (cricketer) (born 1941), English cricketer John Alford (died 1691) (1645–1691), MP for Midhurst and Bramber John Alford (lutenist) (fl. 16th c.), English lutenist and translator of a treatise on the lute John Alford (MP for Hedon) (died 1600), Member of Parliament (MP) for Hedon John Alford (Parliamentarian) (c. 1590–1649), MP for New Shoreham in the Long Parliament John Alford (priest) (1919–1995), Church of England priest John Alford (professor) (1686–1761), established chair at Harvard John M. Alford (1915–1988), U.S. Navy admiral John R. Alford, American political scientist Julius Caesar Alford (1799–1863), American politician Kenneth J. Alford (1881–1945), English composer of many marches Leon P. Alford (1877–1942), American mechanical engineer Lynwood Alford (born 1963), American football player M. A. Alford (born 1991), American artist Maria Alford (1817–1888), English artist and art patron Mario Alford (born 1992), American football player Michael Alford (historian) (1587–1652), Jesuit missionary born in London, author of Fides Regia Britannica, 1663 Michael Alford (athletic director) (born 1969), College athletic director Mike Alford (born 1943), American football player Mimi Alford, alleged mistress of John F. Kennedy Mitchell Cary Alford (1855–1914), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Noel Alford (1932–2022), Australian rules footballer Paul Alford, Canadian football player of the early 1950s Phillip Alford (born 1948), American actor Robert Alford (born 1950), Canadian politician Robert Alford (born 1988), American football player Roger Alford (died 1580), English landowner and politician Sam Alford (born 1986), English rugby union player Sidney Alford, English explosives expert Stephen Alford (born 1970), British historian Steve Alford (born 1942), American politician Steve Alford (born 1964), American basketball player and head coach Ted Alford (born 1971), Canadian football player Tony Alford (born 1968), American football player and coach T. Alford-Smith (1864-1936), British geographer William P. Alford (born 1948), Professor at Harvard Law School William VanMeter Alford Jr., American Rear Admiral W. R. (Red) Alford (1937–2003), American mathematician Zack Alford, American drummer See also Allford (disambiguation), includes list of people with surname Allford
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 (also known as UFC on Fox 30) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Background The event was the second that the promotion has contested in Calgary, following UFC 149 in July 2012. A lightweight rematch between former two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier was the main event of the card. Their first bout at UFC 211 in May 2017 was ruled a no contest after Alvarez hit a downed Poirier with illegal knees in the second round. A light heavyweight bout between Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Ion Cuțelaba was previously scheduled for UFC 217. However, Antigulov pulled out of the fight due to injury and the bout was scrapped. The matchup eventually happened at this event. Results Bonus awards The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: Fight of the Night: John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson Performance of the Night: Dustin Poirier and José Aldo See also List of UFC events 2018 in UFC List of current UFC fighters References Events in Calgary Fox UFC Mixed martial arts in Canada Sports competitions in Calgary 2018 in Canadian sports 2018 in mixed martial arts July 2018 sports events in Canada
Daniel Gravius (1616–1681) was a Dutch missionary to Formosa. He was a gifted linguist, who translated portions of the Bible and other Christian texts into the Siraya language. After falling out with Governor of Formosa Nicolas Verburg, he was accused of libel and censured. Later he was completely exonerated and returned to his native Netherlands with his reputation intact. Mission to Formosa Gravius is first mentioned in historical records as a preacher in Aardenburg. After two years in Batavia undergoing training and waiting to be assigned a missionary post (where he married his first wife Maria Poots), Gravius went to Formosa in 1647 and was stationed in the village of Soulang. He was credited with introducing the concept of raising draft livestock for ploughing to the aborigines. Gravius translated Christian works into the Siraya language, including a formulary, portions of the Bible and various other tracts, which he accompanied with examples to render the meaning clear to the native Formosans. His linguistic work has been used by later scholars to shed light onto the cultural practices of the Siraya; for example, he noted that the Siraya had no words for gambling, servants or slavery. The Siraya language almost disappeared, but is reconstructed with the works of Gravius and reintroduced among the thirty thousand remaining Siraya. In the village where Gravius was stationed, he was not only responsible for the religious life of the village, but he was also the senior judicial officer in residence. This dual role was a source of many complaints from the clergy, but the Council of Formosa (Dutch Formosa's ruling body) had ignored these complaints. In 1651 Gravius wrote to Governor Nicolas Verburg complaining about his judicial superior, super-factor Dirck Snoucq, and alleging him to be "a person of shameful and odious character." Unfortunately for Gravius, Verburg took the side of Snoucq, declaring that "this cable of infamous slander had been formed of many strands of abuses and misdeeds of so scandalous and unchristian a nature that they cannot even here be mentioned in detail." Governor Verburg then circumvented the normal procedure for trying a libel case by declining to have it heard by the Council of Formosa, based on the supposition that Frederick Coyett, a member of that council, would rule in favor of Gravius. He fined Gravius 1,000 guilders (a considerable sum) and then "launched a vitriolic campaign against [Gravius] and against clerical power generally." The authorities in the colony descended into squabbling factions and a commissioner was sent from Batavia to sort out the mess. This commissioner, Willem Verstegen, found fault on both sides and recommended that clergymen be removed from judicial duties to avoid further conflict. Gravius went to Batavia in 1651 to appeal to Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Carel Reyniersz and his follower Joan Maetsuycker against the verdict handed down by Verburg. (In the same year the Council of the Indies were also dealing with Cornelis van der Lijn and François Caron, who were sent back to Holland, being accused of unfair trade.) Gravius remained in Batavia for three years, arguing his case, until he was found blameless and the money taken from him in fines was returned. He returned to the Netherlands as a preacher, where he married again in Veere and eventually died in 1681 in Middelburg. Published works See also (Jacobus Vertrecht) Notes References 1616 births 1681 deaths People from Dutch Formosa Protestant missionaries in Taiwan Dutch Reformed Church missionaries Linguists of Austronesian languages Linguists from the Netherlands Dutch expatriates in Germany People from Dordrecht Missionary linguists
Scientology terminology consists of a complex assortment of jargon used by Scientologists in conjunction with the practice of Scientology and in their everyday lives. It is difficult if not impossible to understand Scientology without understanding its terminology the way Hubbard defines it. L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology, created a large number of jargon terms or Scientologese to refer to various concepts in Scientology and the related practice of Dianetics. By the time he died in 1986, he had devised a thicket of language or nomenclature by means of which one and all are indoctrinated in Scientology religious lore. Hubbard's Scientology terminology consists of two types of terms: Existing English terms given an additional Scientology definition. For instance, the word valence has various existing meanings in chemistry, linguistics, psychology and mathematics, generally referring to the capacity or value of something. Hubbard redefines it to mean "an identity complete with bank mass or mental image picture mass of somebody other than the identity selected by oneself." Hubbard invented many wholly new terms, such as thetan to refer to his conception of a spiritual being. Scientology terminology is defined in Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary () and Modern Management Technology Defined (), colloquially known as the "tech dictionary" and the "admin dictionary". Between them, the two volumes reportedly define over 3,000 Scientology terms in over 1,100 pages of definitions. Objectives and usage Hubbard explained the purpose of creating new terms in the foreword to the Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary: The early approach is apparent in Hubbard's use of the suffix "-ness" to turn arbitrary concepts into qualities: "havingness," "livingness," "reelingness," "as-is-ness." Hubbard's terminology is used so thoroughly in Scientology as to render many church materials incomprehensible under a standard English reading using only an English dictionary as reference. Scientologists will study hard to learn all this terminology, since one of Hubbard's teachings is that "...the only reason a person gives up a study or becomes confused or unable to learn is because he or she has gone past a word that was not understood." It is also used extensively in offshoots of Scientology, such as the Narconon drug rehabilitation program or the Applied Scholastics education program. Scientologists often use Scientology terminology in non-Scientology contexts as well, such as in social or office situations. This can actually wreak havoc when a member of the public hears the word "communication" coming from a Scientologist and he thinks he understands what "communication" means, but the word "communication" in Scientology is a highly "technical" term which has very little to do with what is generally considered communication. "Communication" is not the only word that has a special meaning in Scientology but it is the most important one. There are other words such as "technology", "administration", "logic", "ethics", "control", etc. that have a specially unique meaning in Scientology. Some critics of Scientology, such as Bent Corydon, assert that the use of loaded language is a manipulation tool, for example Hubbard's rule that criticizing Scientology means you have hidden crimes against Scientology. Psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton defines "loaded language" as a technique used in brainwashing. The structured language places more requirements on the student to learn concepts and words, shifting responsibility away from the top administration and the creator of Scientology as well as inhibiting the student's own personal power of choice in thinking since he cannot make his own personal interpretations of the meaning. Only Hubbard's meaning is valid. Period! So the indoctrination boils down to: "Do what Ron says!" Scientology nomenclature Nomenclature begins in Dianetics where Hubbard uses basic English and some adjectives as nouns to obviate the necessity of having to explain the old to understand the new. With the exception of the biological definition of the word engram, which differs from the commonly accepted medical definition, most terms used in the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health do not have existing meanings in English. The word "percept" exists in the English language but the word "perceptic" seems to be unique to Scientology as in the Super Power "Perceptics Rundown", a series of procedures designed to enhance a person's ability to perceive as a spiritual being while exterior to the physical body (O.B.E.). When developing the nomenclature of Scientology, Hubbard tended to use the same words used by the general public e. g. "affinity", "reality". "communication", "knowledge", responsibility", "control", etc., with a new definition and a meaning which is peculiar and exclusively Scientology. The British philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell asserts, "...provided our use of words is consistent it matters little how we define them." However, L. Susan Stebbing declares, "...but the use of a word already familiar in a certain sense to express a sense different from its original meaning and liable to be confused with it is apt to lead to unfortunate consequences. It is difficult not to slip back to the original meaning, and thus to perplex oneself and others with apparent paradoxes, and even to fall into obvious falsities." References External links What is Scientology? Glossary of Terms The Language of Scientology An essay on Scientology T
Lime Lake is a freshwater lake located in Cleveland Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, approximately two miles north of the Village of Maple City, Michigan. The lake is located in a basin setting of wooded rolling sand hills approximately south of Good Harbor Bay and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The M-22, a State of Michigan scenic heritage route, skirts Lime Lake to the north. Description The lake is approximately long, from south to north, and wide, from east to west, and at its deepest. It covers . Lime Lake is part of the Good Harbor Bay watershed. In addition to a number of small creeks and springs, it is fed by Lime Creek at the southwestern corner of the lake. Shetland Creek flows out of the north end of the lake and into Little Traverse Lake, and from there Shalda Creek flows out of Little Traverse Lake and into Good Harbor Bay on Lake Michigan. Migratory fish from Lake Michigan have access to Lime Lake through this connection when there are no beaver dams or other natural obstructions. Chinook salmon have been observed spawning in Lime Creek. Lime Lake has a healthy fish community with abundant species diversity including brown trout, largemouth bass, northern pike, and smallmouth bass. The south and north ends of the lake feature lowland swamps dominated by cedar, hemlock, and birch trees. Rolling hillsides to the east and west feature upland hardwoods and conifers. Teichner Preserve, a parcel located on the northeast shore of the lake, was gifted to the Leelanau Conservancy in 1996. Open to the public, a trail and boardwalk lead through extensive wetlands and forested lowlands to the lake shore. The Lime Lake Association is the riparian association representing property owners on Lime Lake. Lumber-era history In the late 19th century the lumber industry dominated the area. The Lime Lake Lumber Company mill was constructed around 1880. Timber harvested from the surrounding land was cut at the mill, and then hauled down a 3-mile plank road to Good Harbor Bay for shipping. The northeastern corner of the lake has some slabwood remnants easily visible on the shallow bottom. Geological history Lime Lake is a glacial lake, formed by natural and geologic forces. With the re-treat of the Laurentian Glacier, approximately 11,000 BP (before present), and the ice burden gone, the Earth’s crust in the northern part of the region began to rise. Over time the shoreline of the proglacial Lake Algonquin Lake Algonquin evolved with long peninsulas and bays becoming truncated from the main body lake to form separate lakes. At Good Harbor Bay, Lime Lake as well as neighboring Bass and School lakes, all at an elevation of , were closed off early during the Lake Algonquin stage (about 7,000 years ago). During the Lake Nipissing stage (about 6,000 to 4,000 years ago), a crescent-shaped belt of dunes closed off Little Traverse Lake. See also List of lakes in Michigan References Lakes of Leelanau County, Michigan Lakes of Michigan
"My Baby's Got a Smile on Her Face" is a song by American country singer Craig Wayne Boyd. It was Boyd's coronation single following his victory on the seventh season of the singing competition The Voice. History Show judge Blake Shelton gave Boyd the song, and said that he originally planned to record it himself. The song was written by Mark Marchetti, a son-in-law of Loretta Lynn, and Stephanie Jones. Music video Boyd debuted the video in December 2014. Chart performance The song debuted in the top 40 of the Hot 100 as well as at number 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated for January 3, 2015. In doing so, it became only the second song to debut at number 1 in that chart's history, the first being "More Than a Memory" by Garth Brooks in 2007. The following week it fell completely off both charts, making it the shortest charting number one in the history of the Billboard country charts. References 2014 debut singles Dot Records singles Craig Wayne Boyd songs 2014 songs
Bronius Bružas (born 25 March 1941 Rokiškis) is a Lithuanian stained glass artist. In 1967, he graduated from the Lithuanian Art Institute (now Vilnius Art Academy). From 1969 to 1985, he worked in the "Art" factory, from 1985 to 1997; he worked in The sculptures and monumental art studio in Vilnius; since 1990, he has taught at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. Since 1967, he has developed and implemented more than 70 stained glass and stained-glass cycles, in social, religious, and private interiors in both Lithuania and abroad. He participated in numerous exhibitions both in the republic and abroad, for example. JAV, Lenkijoje, Arabijoje, Suomijoje U.S., Poland, Arabia, Finland, “Vitražas 2009″, and International Symposium of stained glass. Awards 1981 Russian Academy of Arts diploma. 1983 Lithuanian National Prize Competitions 1976 Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow to create stained glass 1990 St. George's Church in Warsaw creating stained glass. See also List of Lithuanian painters Zovienė Danutė, Bronius Bružas, 2004, Leidėjas "Artseria", 56 p., References Lithuanian painters 1941 births Living people
USS Wacissa (AOG-59) was a delivered to the United States Navy in 1946. She directly put in reserve and reactivated for service with the Military Sea Transportation Service between 1952 and 1956. In 1957, she was transferred to the United States Air Force. Shortly thereafter she was again transferred to Canada. She was finally scrapped in 1964. History Wacissa was laid down on 11 November 1944 at Savage, Minnesota, by Cargill, Inc.; launched on 15 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Albert Ford; and completed on 20 May 1946. Declared surplus to U.S. Navy needs on 1 June 1946, the ship was authorized for disposal on the 5th. Struck from the Navy list on 23 April 1947, Wacissa was delivered to the Maritime Commission during the following summer and berthed with the Maritime Commission Reserve Fleet at Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was then placed on a list of ships slated for disposal via sale. The U.S. Navy, however, requested that the gasoline tanker be taken off the sale list. She was accordingly transferred to the Naval Reserve Fleet berthing area at Orange, Texas, on 3 April 1948. However, as facilities for upkeep and preservation were minimal at Orange, Wacissa was towed to New Orleans, Louisiana, for a preservation process which would prepare the ship for retention in the Navy's inactive fleet. Towed back to Orange, Texas, the ship was reinstated on the U.S. Navy list on 30 April, inactivated on 2 May, and placed in reserve on the 3rd. Military Sea Transportation Service The onset of the Korean War caused an expansion of the United States Navy. On 18 February 1952, Wacissa was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and received the designation T-AOG-59. She took part in Operation Sumac, exercises conducted in the North Atlantic from May through July 1952, and subsequently carried cargoes of high test aviation gasoline and lubricating oils to Goose Bay, Labrador, and Argentia, Newfoundland. She ran aground at Polaris Reef, Baffin Bay, on 9 October. Floated free on the 16th, the tanker then put into Halifax, Nova Scotia, for repairs which lasted from 25 October to 19 December. She then resumed her operations along the east coast and continued them into the spring of 1954. On 25 May 1954, USNS Wacissa was placed out of service, in reserve, and was assigned to the Florida Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Berthed at the Mayport Basin of the Green Cove Springs facility, the gasoline tanker remained in reserve until returned to MSTS on 24 May 1956. She carried a cargo of gasoline and oils from Aruba, Netherlands West Indies, to San Pedro and Long Beach, California, via the Panama Canal, and operated for a time off the west coast, stopping at Seattle, Washington, and San Francisco, California. She was then inactivated at the latter port and delivered to the Maritime Administration - the renamed Maritime Commission - and, on 16 October 1956, was delivered to the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. U.S. Air Force Remaining in custodial status from that date, she lay there inactive until 8 April 1957, when she was transferred back to MSTS to resume her lubricant and fuel carrying duties off the west coast. USNS Wacissa was transferred to the Department of the Air Force on 16 September 1957. Canada Soon thereafter, she was turned over to the Canadian government to operate with the Northern Transportation Co., Ltd. — the firm which had assumed responsibility for the annual resupplying of Distant Early Warning (DEW) line radar stations in the central Arctic. The Canadian government operated the tanker in these northern climes until 1963. Decommissioning and fate Wacissa was returned to the United States Navy in 1963. Struck from the Navy list on 1 December 1963, she was transferred to the Maritime Administration in May 1964 and was then sold in the same month to the Nicolai Joffre Corp., of Beverly Hills, California, for scrapping. References External links NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USNS Wacissa (T-AOG-59) Patapsco-class gasoline tankers Ships built in Savage, Minnesota 1945 ships Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States
Sarah Austin ( Taylor; 1793 – 8 August 1867) was an English editor, linguist and translator from German-language books. She did much to make Germany familiar to the English. Life Born Sarah Taylor in Norwich, England in 1793, she was the youngest child of John Taylor, a yarn maker and hymn writer from a locally well-known Unitarian family. Her education was overseen by her mother, Susannah Taylor. She became conversant in Latin, French, German and Italian. Her six brothers and sisters included Edward Taylor (1784–1863), a singer and music professor, John Taylor (1779–1863), a mining engineer, Richard Taylor (1781–1858), a printer and editor and publisher of scientific works. Family friends included Dr James Alderson and his daughter Amelia Opie, Henry Crabb Robinson, the banking Gurneys and Sir James Mackintosh. Sarah grew up to be an attractive woman. She caused surprise by marrying John Austin (1790–1859) on 24 August 1819. During the first years of their married life they lived a wide social life in Queen's Square, Westminster. John Stuart Mill testified the esteem he felt for her by the title of Mutter, by which he always addressed her. Jeremy Bentham was also in their circle. She travelled widely, for instance to Dresden and Weimar. According to a modern scholar, Austin "tended to be austere, reclusive, and insecure, while she was very determined, ambitious, energetic, gregarious, and warm. Indeed her affections were so starved that in the early 1830s she had a most unusual 'affair' with Hermann Pückler-Muskau, a German prince whose work she translated. It was conducted solely in letters – she did not meet him until their passions had cooled." The only child of the Austins' marriage, Lucie, was likewise a translator of German works. She married Alexander Duff-Gordon. Her 1843 translation of Stories of the Gods and Heroes of Greece by Barthold Georg Niebuhr was erroneously ascribed to her mother. The family history was recorded in Three Generations of English Women (1893), by Sarah Taylor's granddaughter, Janet Ross. Works Austin was initially encouraged as an author by the American John Neal, who sent her first works to the Edinburgh Review. Her writing and literary translations soon became important sources of income for her and her husband. She did much to promote her husband's works in his life and published a collection of his lectures on jurisprudence after he died. In 1833, she published Selections from the Old Testament, arranged under heads to illustrate the religion, morality, and poetry of the Hebrew Scriptures. "My sole object," she wrote in the preface, "has been to put together all that presented itself to my own heart and mind as most persuasive, consolatory, or elevating, in such a form and order as to be easy of reference, conveniently arranged and divided, and freed from matter either hard to be understood, unattractive, or unprofitable (to say the least) for young and pure eyes." In the same year, she published one of the translations by which she is best known: Characteristics of Goethe from the German of Falk, Von Müller, and others, with valuable original notes, illustrative of German literature. Her own criticisms are few, but highly relevant. In 1834, Austin translated The Story without an End by Friedrich Wilhelm Carové, which was often reprinted. In the same year she translated the famous report on the State of Public Instruction in Prussia, addressed by Victor Cousin to Marthe Camille Bachasson, Count of Montalivet, minister of public instruction. The preface pleads eloquently for the cause of national education. "Society," she says, "is no longer a calm current, but a tossing sea; reverence for tradition, for authority, is gone. In such a state of things who can deny the absolute necessity of national education?" In 1839 she returned to the subject in a pamphlet, first published as an article in the Foreign Quarterly Review, where she argued from the experience of Prussia and France for the need to establish a national system of education in England. One of her last publications (1859) were two letters addressed to the Athenæum, on girls' schools and on the training of working women, which show she had modified her opinions. Speaking of the old village schools, she admits that the teachers possessed little book lore. They were often widows "better versed in the toils and troubles of life than in chemistry or astronomy.... But the wiser among them taught the great lessons of obedience, reverence for honoured eld, industry, neatness, decent order, and other virtues of their sex and stations," and trained their pupils to be the wives of working men. In 1827 Mrs Austin left with her husband for Germany and settled in Bonn. She collected in her long residence abroad materials for her 1854 work Germany from 1760 to 1814, which still holds a place as an interesting, thoughtful survey of German institutions and manners. In the autumn of 1836 she accompanied her husband to Malta, busying herself while there with investigations into the remains of Maltese art. They returned to Germany, then passed to Paris, where they remained until driven home by the revolution of 1848. In 1840 she translated Leopold von Ranke's History of the Popes, which was warmly praised by Thomas Babington Macaulay and Henry Hart Milman. When the translation appeared, her intimate friend Sir George Cornewall Lewis wrote to her: "Murray is very desirous that you should undertake some original work. Do you feel a 'Beruf' of this sort?" However, she felt no such "Beruf" (calling) and most of her subsequent works were translations. After her husband's death in 1859 Sarah Austin produced a coherent, near-complete edition of his Lectures on Jurisprudence, a huge task that required assembling his scattered notes and marginalia. Her modesty about her contribution to her husband's publications was recognized only by later authors. She also edited the Memoirs of Sydney Smith (1855) and Lady Duff-Gordon's Letters from Egypt (1865). Sarah Austin's style is clear, unaffected and forcible. She adopted a high standard for the duties of a translator and sought to conform to it rigorously. "It has been my invariable practice," she said, "as soon as I have engaged to translate a work, to write to the author of it, announcing my intention, and adding that if he has any correction, omission, or addition to make, he might depend on my paying attention to his suggestions." She did much to make the best minds of Germany familiar to Englishmen and she left a literary reputation due as much to her conversation and correspondence with illustrious men of letters as to her works. Here is a list of her other principal works, not named so far: Translation of a Tour in England, Ireland, and France by a German Prince, (London, 1832), after Pückler's Briefe eines Verstorbenen Translation of Raumer's England in 1835, 1836 Fragments from German Prose Writers, 1841 History of the Reformation in Germany and History of the Popes (1840), from the German of Leopold von Ranke Sketches of Germany from 1760 to 1814 (1854), dealing with political and social circumstances during that period. Translation of François Guizot on the Causes of the Success of the English Revolution, 1850 Memoirs of the Duchess of Orleans, 1859 Lady Duff Gordon's Letters from Egypt, edited by Mrs. Austin, 1865 Letters of Sydney Smith, 1855 (second volume of Lady Holland's Life and Letters) Death Sarah Austin died at Weybridge, Surrey, on 8 August 1867. She was buried beside her husband in the Weybridge churchyard. Her estate, worth less than £5000, received probate on 28 August 1867 through her executor son-in-law, Sir Alexander Cornewall Duff-Gordon. References Attribution Sources External links ODNB entry for Sarah Austin: Retrieved 4 January 2012. Subscription required. 1793 births 1867 deaths Writers from Norwich English book editors German–English translators French–English translators 19th-century British translators 19th-century British women writers 19th-century British writers
Germani may refer to Germanic peoples, a collection of northern European ethnic groups in Roman times Germani (Oretania), pre-Roman ancient people of the Iberian Peninsula Germani cisrhenani, a group of tribes that lived during classical times to the west of the Rhine river Vita Germani, a hagiographic text written by Constantius of Lyon in the 5th century AD Germani (surname)
Marta Randall (born 1948 in Mexico City) is an American science fiction writer. In addition to writing numerous science fiction novels and short fiction, Marta Randall has edited the New Dimensions science fiction anthology series, and The Nebula Awards #19. She has taught science fiction writing at the Clarion East and Clarion West writing workshops, UC Berkeley extension, Portland State University, and at private workshops. From 1981 through 1984, she served first as Vice-President and later the first female President of the Science Fiction Writers of America. Randall has published under the pseudonym Martha Conley as well as her real name. Bibliography Kennerin Saga Journey (Pocket Books, 1978) () Dangerous Games (Mercury Press, 1980) () Other novels A City in the North (1976, Warner Books) () Islands (1976, Pyramid) (Nebula Award nominee) () The Sword of Winter (1983, Timescape) () Those Who Favor Fire (1984, Pocket Books) () Growing Light (as Martha Conley) (1993, St. Martins Press) () Mapping Winter (2019, Riders Guild #1, Endeavor Venture) The River South (2019, Riders Guild #2, Endeavor Venture) Collections Collected Stories (2007) Short stories "Smack Run" (1972); New Worlds 5 "A Scarab in the City of Time" (1975); New Dimensions 5 "Megan's World" (1976); The Crystal Ship "Secret Rider" (1976); New Dimensions 6 "The State of the Art on Alyssum" (1977); New Dimensions 7 "The View from Endless Scarp" (1979); The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction "The Captain and the Kid" (1979); Universe 9 "Circus" (1980); New Dimensions 10 "Sugarfang" (1980); Shayol #4 "Emris: An Excerpt" (1981); A Fantasy Reader: The Seventh World Fantasy Convention Book "Singles" (1982); Shadows 5 "Meya" (excerpt) (1984); Norwescon 7 Program Book "On Cannon Beach" (1984); Asimov's Science Fiction "Thank You, Mr. Halifax" (1984); Omni Magazine "Big Dome" (1985); The Planets "Sea Changes" (1985); Asimov's Science Fiction "Lapidary Nights" (1987); Universe 17 "Undeniably Cute: A Cautionary Tale" (1985); Asimov's Science Fiction "Haunted" (1987); The Twilight Zone Magazine "A Question of Magic" (1990); Tales of the Witch World 3 "Managing Helen" (2003); The Readerville Journal "The Dark Boy" (2007); The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction "Làzaro y Antonio" (2007); The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Anthologies edited New Dimensions 11 (1980) (with Robert Silverberg) New Dimensions 12 (1981) (with Robert Silverberg) The Nebula Awards #19 (1984) References External links Martha Conley at LC Authorities, with 1 record 20th-century American novelists American science fiction writers American women short story writers American women novelists Writers from Mexico City 1948 births Living people Women science fiction and fantasy writers 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American women Presidents of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
The Beauty of Letting Go is the fourth and final studio album released by American rock band Socialburn. Track listing "Be a Man" - 4:13 "Touch the Sky" - 3:58 "Cold Night" - 4:19 "Get Out Alive" - 3:26 "Speak Now" - 4:21 "Ride" - 4:06 "Paranoid" - 3:07 "Leaving Song" - 4:24 "Who Cares" - 4:12 "Love Hate" - 3:45 "Out to Sea" - 4:31 "I'm Happy" - 4:32 References 2005 albums Socialburn albums Albums produced by James Paul Wisner
"TV Dinners" is a song by American band ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. It was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The song is a simple, beat-driven and tongue-in-cheek tune with lyrics about pre-packaged, oven-ready meals. Promoted for radio play in the US, and released commercially as a single in the UK, it reached number 38 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. Robert Palmer recorded "TV Dinners" for his 2003 album Drive. Recording Guitarist Billy Gibbons once said he played a 1955 Gretsch Roundup while recording "TV Dinners". He also told Dean Zelinsky that he played a burgundy Dean ML throughout the recording of Eliminator. Longtime ZZ Top recording engineer Terry Manning told an online forum of professional sound engineers that Gibbons alternated between two Dean Guitars for the great majority of the album, including "98% of all guitar on this album, whether lead or rhythm". Music video The "TV Dinners" video shows a man alone in his high-tech live-work space during an electrical storm, reheating a TV dinner within which forms a goblin. The retro sci-fi look departed from the previous Eliminator videos. Director by Marius Penczner and his crew used stop-motion clay animation to show the goblin's claw emerging to change channels on a TV remote, repeatedly returning the multiple TV screens to display scenes of ZZ Top performing the song. Later, the goblin rises from the foil-wrapped package to steal and eat some potato chips while the man is distracted playing a ZZ Top–themed driving game. "TV Dinners" was released in December 1983, with critics observing that the video was better than the song. Credits and personnel Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals Dusty Hill – keyboards Frank Beard – drums Linden Hudson – Preproduction Engineer Terry Manning – Engineer Charts References ZZ Top songs 1983 singles Songs written by Frank Beard (musician) Songs written by Dusty Hill Songs written by Billy Gibbons 1983 songs Warner Records singles Song recordings produced by Bill Ham
The name Jig has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean: Hurricane Jig (1950) – a major hurricane that did not affect land. Hurricane Jig (1951) – did not affect land. Atlantic hurricane set index articles
Brown Edge is a civil parish in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England. It contains six listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the village of Brown Edge and the surrounding area. The listed buildings consist of three farmhouses, a former watermill, a church, and a coach house. Buildings References Citations Sources Lists of listed buildings in Staffordshire
CHOX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a francophone adult contemporary format at 97.5 FM in La Pocatière, Quebec. The station originally signed on as CHGB in 1938 and changed through a number of different AM frequencies, until it moved to its last spot at 1310 AM before being authorized to move to the FM band in 1990 and adopting its current callsign. On April 23, 1992, CHOX-FM signed on and in June 1992, the former AM transmitters left the air. The station is currently owned by Groupe Radio Simard. Transmitters References External links CHOX 97,5 Hox Hox Hox Hox Radio stations established in 1938 1938 establishments in Quebec
Shia Jama Masjid (, , ) is located at Kashmiri Gate, Delhi. Hujjatul-Islam Syed Mohsin Ali Taqvi is its imam (prayer leader). See also References External links Azadari in Delhi 10th Muhramme 1431: videos, a Shia Event that Delhi will never forget, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 Mosques in Delhi Shia mosques in India Shia Delhi
Trichoprosoplus demarzi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Trichoprosoplus. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1961. References Pteropliini Beetles described in 1961
Church going may refer to: Church attendance "Church Going", a poem by Philip Larkin, from his 1955 collectionThe Less Deceived Church Going (film), a 2007 film by Ashley Inglis and Russell Inglis, supported by the UK Film Council Completion Fund
The governors of the Australian states, who represent their respective head of state (the King of Australia), have a personal flag in that role. With the exception of Queensland's, the current design of these flags originate from the 1970s and 1980s. History The governors of British colonies have historically used as their personal flag the Union Flag defaced in the centre with a local badge or coat of arms to represent their status as vice-regal representative in that colony. In the then Australasian colonies, the governors used the colonial badge encircled in a laurel wreath. After federation, when the Australian colonies became states of the Commonwealth of Australia, the governors continued using their earlier flags. During the 1970s and 80s, the states, with the exception of Queensland, moved away from the British colonial model. This was in line with the constitutional developments of the time, which culminated in the Australia Act 1986, which ended the states' constitutional status as individual colonies of the United Kingdom. Since the passing of the Act, the governors of the Australian states have ceased to have any constitutional relationship with the government of the United Kingdom, and represent the monarch in his or her capacity of sovereign of each of the individual states. Standards The state governors’ flags of most states is the same as the state's flag but with a graphical representation of St Edward's crown above the badge. The flags of Victoria and Queensland already contain a crown, and so these states use different models: the governor of Victoria's flag uses a gold ensign with the stars of the Southern Cross in red, whereas the governor of Queensland's flag maintains the old defaced Union Jack. See also List of Australian flags Flag of the governor-general of Australia Queen's Personal Australian Flag External links State Governors' Flags at Flags of the World Governors
Noga Block (; born 2004) is an Israeli retired rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships and won the bronze medal for the ball apparatus. References External links Living people 2004 births Israeli rhythmic gymnasts Medalists at the Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP; ) is a Bangladesh non government organisation that works for the rehabilitation of the paralysed in Bangladesh and is located in Savar, Bangladesh. History The Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed was established on 11 December 1979 by Valerie Ann Taylor. Taylor was a British national who had come to Bangladesh on an aid mission. It was originally located in disused warehouses of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital but was moved to Savar in 1990. The centre has a hundred-bed hospital. References Disability organisations based in Bangladesh 1979 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Savar Savar Upazila
Krananda semihyalina is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1868. It is found from the Oriental tropics to Japan, Sulawesi and the southern Moluccas. The wingspan is 39–44 mm. External links "スカシエダシャク Krananda semihyalina Moore, 1868". Japanese Moths. Retrieved February 6, 2019. Boarmiini Moths of Borneo Moths of Japan
The 1994 TFL Statewide League premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over twenty roster rounds and six finals series matches between 9 April and 24 September 1994. This was the ninth season of statewide football and the League was known as the Cascade-Boags Draught Super League under a dual commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with both Cascade Brewery in Hobart and Boag's Brewery in Launceston. Participating Clubs Burnie Hawks Football Club Clarence District Football Club Devonport Football Club Glenorchy District Football Club Hobart Football Club Launceston Football Club New Norfolk District Football Club North Hobart Football Club North Launceston Football Club Sandy Bay Football Club South Launceston Football Club 1994 TFL Statewide League Club Coaches Mark Lee (Burnie Hawks) Stevie Wright (Clarence) Andy Goodwin (Devonport) Kim Excell (Glenorchy) Wayne Petterd (Hobart) Peter Chisnall (Launceston) Darren Dennemann (New Norfolk) Andy Bennett (North Hobart) Robert Groenewegen (North Launceston) Chris Fagan (Sandy Bay) Dale Weightman (South Launceston) TFL Statewide League Reserves Grand Final Sandy Bay 12.21 (93) v Nth Hobart 10.5 (65) – North Hobart Oval TFL Statewide League Colts (Under-19's) Grand Final New Norfolk 11.15 (81) v Burnie Hawks 9.6 (60) – North Hobart Oval Note: This season saw a Northern & Southern Colts Final, the premiers of each met in the Statewide Final. TFL Fourths (Under-17's) Grand Final Glenorchy 5.10 (40) v New Norfolk 5.8 (38) Leading Goalkickers: TFL Statewide League Paul Dac (Clarence) – 94 Medal Winners Michael Maple (North Hobart) – William Leitch Medal Jason Wilton (New Norfolk) – Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TFL Grand Final) Stephen Jackson (Burnie Hawks) – George Watt Medal (Reserves) Aaron Priest (Clarence) & Jonathon Alexander (Sth Launceston) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) Damian Triffitt (New Norfolk) – D.R Plaister Medal (Under-17's) Daniel Hulm (Clarence) – Lefroy Medal (Best player in Interstate match) Shane Smith (Devonport) – Bob Withers Medal (Best player in Tasmania v Richmond game) Interstate Matches Exhibition Match (Saturday, 30 April 1994) Richmond 17.13 (115) v Tasmania 14.7 (91) – Att: 4,108 at North Hobart Oval Queensland 18.18 (126) v Tasmania 10.10 (70) – Brisbane 1994 TFL Statewide League Ladder Round 1 (Saturday, 9 April & Sunday, 10 April 1994) Sandy Bay 14.15 (99) v Burnie Hawks 11.14 (80) – Att: 728 at North Hobart Oval Clarence 17.11 (113) v Nth Hobart 8.14 (62) – Att: 1,554 at Bellerive Oval Glenorchy 18.17 (125) v New Norfolk 15.12 (102) – Att: 1,533 at Boyer Oval Hobart 12.15 (87) v Devonport 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,038 at Devonport Oval Sth Launceston 33.15 (213) v Launceston 6.13 (49) – Att: 1,250 at York Park (Sunday) Bye: Nth Launceston. Round 2 (Saturday, 16 April 1994) Nth Hobart 18.10 (118) v Hobart 13.4 (82) – Att: 1,698 at North Hobart Oval New Norfolk 28.20 (188) v Launceston 6.8 (44) – Att: 956 at Boyer Oval Sandy Bay 16.12 (108) v Nth Launceston 14.19 (103) – Att: 901 at York Park Sth Launceston 19.10 (124) v Clarence 17.17 (119) – Att: 666 at Youngtown Memorial Ground * Burnie Hawks 17.15 (117) v Devonport 10.9 (69) – Att: 2,299 at West Park Oval (Night) Bye: Glenorchy. Note: Sth Launceston sets record for greatest comeback victory, trailing by 78-points (4.6 to 16.12) during the third quarter. Round 3 (Saturday, 23 April & Sunday, 24 April 1994) Sandy Bay 25.12 (162) v Hobart 17.14 (116) – Att: 1,303 at North Hobart Oval Burnie Hawks 12.18 (90) v Glenorchy 12.16 (88) – Att: 1,309 at KGV Football Park Clarence 14.9 (93) v Nth Launceston 13.10 (88) – Att: 1,244 at Bellerive Oval Devonport 24.20 (164) v Launceston 11.7 (73) – Att: 1,088 at Devonport Oval New Norfolk 20.8 (128) v Nth Hobart 9.5 (59) – Att: 1,895 at Boyer Oval (Sunday) Bye: Sth Launceston. Round 4 (Saturday, 7 May & Sunday, 8 May 1994) New Norfolk 23.13 (151) v Hobart 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,007 at North Hobart Oval Devonport 18.15 (123) v Sth Launceston 17.18 (120) – Att: 921 at Youngtown Memorial Ground Burnie Hawks 15.16 (106) v Nth Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 1,007 at West Park Oval Glenorchy 17.12 (114) v Sandy Bay 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,520 at KGV Football Park (Sunday) Nth Launceston 27.26 (188) v Launceston 7.8 (50) – Att: 821 at York Park (Sunday) Bye: Clarence. Round 5 (Saturday, 14 May & Sunday, 15 May 1994) Sandy Bay 18.10 (118) v Clarence 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,520 at North Hobart Oval Hobart 13.14 (92) v Nth Launceston 11.20 (86) – Att: 801 at York Park Sth Launceston 20.13 (133) v Burnie Hawks 13.10 (88) – Att: 847 at Youngtown Memorial Ground New Norfolk 14.20 (104) v Devonport 12.8 (80) – Att: 1,209 at Devonport Oval Nth Hobart 18.11 (119) v Glenorchy 15.14 (104) – Att: 2,031 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday) Bye: Launceston. Round 6 (Saturday, 21 May 1994) Sth Launceston 12.22 (94) v Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 1,013 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 14.24 (108) v Devonport 8.11 (59) – Att: 1,062 at KGV Football Park Nth Launceston 17.23 (125) v New Norfolk 11.10 (76) – Att: 1,386 at Boyer Oval Nth Hobart 15.21 (111) v Launceston 16.3 (99) – Att: 711 at Windsor Park Clarence 13.8 (86) v Burnie Hawks 9.12 (66) – Att: 756 at West Park Oval (Night) Bye: Sandy Bay. Round 7 (Saturday, 28 May & Sunday, 29 May 1994) Glenorchy 13.15 (93) v Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 1,007 at North Hobart Oval Clarence 18.18 (126) v Launceston 13.8 (86) – Att: 857 at Bellerive Oval New Norfolk 18.15 (123) v Sth Launceston 13.14 (92) – Att: 1,095 at Youngtown Memorial Ground Burnie Hawks 19.9 (123) v Nth Launceston 8.11 (59) – Att: 853 at West Park Oval Sandy Bay 16.5 (101) v Nth Hobart 10.8 (68) – Att: 1,332 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday) Bye: Devonport. Round 8 (Saturday, 4 June 1994) Burnie Hawks 16.14 (110) v Hobart 12.14 (86) – Att: 685 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 22.20 (152) v Sth Launceston 15.9 (99) – Att: 1,034 at KGV Football Park Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) v Nth Launceston 8.18 (66) – Att: 866 at York Park Sandy Bay 28.21 (189) v Launceston 5.12 (42) – Att: 805 at Windsor Park Devonport 14.13 (97) v Clarence 8.12 (60) – Att: 1,061 at Devonport Oval Bye: New Norfolk. Round 9 (Saturday, 11 June & Sunday, 12 June 1994) Nth Hobart 14.17 (101) v Devonport 12.14 (86) – Att: 1,023 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 13.12 (90) v Clarence 7.10 (52) – Att: 1,754 at KGV Football Park Burnie Hawks 23.20 (158) v Launceston 19.12 (126) – Att: 907 at West Park Oval Sandy Bay 21.14 (140) v New Norfolk 14.4 (88) – Att: 1,530 at Boyer Oval (Sunday) Nth Launceston 15.16 (106) v Sth Launceston 4.8 (32) – Att: 1,902 at Youngtown Memorial Ground (Sunday) Bye: Hobart. Round 10 (Saturday, 18 June & Sunday, 19 June 1994) Hobart 26.17 (173) v Launceston 12.7 (79) – Att: 660 at North Hobart Oval Nth Launceston 7.19 (61) v Glenorchy 7.11 (53) – Att: 1,301 at KGV Football Park Nth Hobart 14.15 (99) v Sth Launceston 11.14 (80) – Att: 803 at Youngtown Memorial Ground Devonport 15.9 (99) v Sandy Bay 12.15 (87) – Att: 1,116 at Devonport Oval Clarence 23.8 (146) v New Norfolk 9.10 (64) – Att: 2,014 at Bellerive Oval (Sunday) Bye: Burnie Hawks. Round 11 (Saturday, 25 June & Sunday, 26 June 1994) Sandy Bay 26.22 (178) v Sth Launceston 13.3 (81) – Att: 855 at North Hobart Oval New Norfolk 24.19 (163) v Burnie Hawks 16.14 (110) – Att: 844 at Boyer Oval Glenorchy 30.14 (194) v Launceston 14.6 (90) – Att: 720 at York Park Clarence 14.10 (94) v Hobart 11.19 (85) – Att: 979 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday) Devonport 17.14 (116) v Nth Launceston 8.8 (56) – Att: 1,825 at York Park (Sunday) Bye: Nth Hobart. Round 12 (Saturday, 2 July & Sunday, 3 July 1994) Devonport 13.13 (91) v Hobart 8.12 (60) – Att: 642 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 9.12 (66) v New Norfolk 8.14 (62) – Att: 1,758 at KGV Football Park Sth Launceston 32.20 (212) v Launceston 6.13 (49) – Att: 836 at Youngtown Memorial Ground Sandy Bay 26.19 (175) v Burnie Hawks 13.15 (93) – Att: 1,073 at West Park Oval Clarence 17.9 (111) v Nth Hobart 11.6 (72) – Att: 2,008 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday) Bye: Nth Launceston. Round 13 (Saturday, 9 July & Sunday, 10 July 1994) Nth Launceston 18.19 (127) v Sandy Bay 10.11 (71) – Att: 1,028 at North Hobart Oval Clarence 20.21 (141) v Sth Launceston 15.9 (99) – Att: 1,020 at Bellerive Oval New Norfolk 17.16 (118) v Launceston 15.11 (101) – Att: 506 at York Park Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) v Hobart 10.12 (72) – Att: 1,329 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday) Devonport 17.16 (118) v Burnie Hawks 4.9 (33) – Att: 2,674 at Devonport Oval (Sunday) Bye: Glenorchy. Round 14 (Saturday, 16 July & Sunday, 17 July 1994) New Norfolk 12.17 (89) v Nth Hobart 9.12 (66) – Att: 1,243 at North Hobart Oval Clarence 21.16 (142) v Nth Launceston 10.14 (74) – Att: 1,135 at York Park Burnie Hawks 13.12 (90) v Glenorchy 11.11 (77) – Att: 750 at West Park Oval Sandy Bay 20.9 (129) v Hobart 11.10 (76) – Att: 2,421 at Snug Park (Sunday) Devonport 18.22 (130) v Launceston 9.3 (57) – Att: 907 at Windsor Park (Sunday) Bye: Sth Launceston. Round 15 (Saturday, 23 July 1994) Sandy Bay 14.16 (100) v Glenorchy 6.10 (46) – Att: 1,894 at KGV Football Park Nth Launceston 31.12 (198) v Launceston 6.10 (46) – Att: 857 at York Park Devonport 19.17 (131) v Sth Launceston 9.11 (65) – Att: 1,491 at Devonport Oval (Sunday) New Norfolk 19.16 (130) v Hobart 12.7 (79) – Att: 980 at Boyer Oval Bye: Clarence, Burnie Hawks, Nth Hobart. Round 16 (Saturday, 30 July 1994) Hobart 9.15 (69) v Nth Launceston 9.15 (69) – Att: 550 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 9.9 (63) v Nth Hobart 6.19 (55) – Att: 1,520 at KGV Football Park New Norfolk 12.15 (87) v Devonport 12.10 (82) – Att: 1,009 at Boyer Oval Clarence 17.9 (111) v Sandy Bay 13.5 (83) – Att: 1,674 at Bellerive Oval Burnie Hawks 17.17 (119) v Sth Launceston 9.9 (63) – Att: 752 at West Park Oval Bye: Launceston. Round 17 (Saturday, 6 August 1994) Nth Hobart 22.15 (147) v Launceston 6.13 (49) – Att: 687 at North Hobart Oval Burnie Hawks 18.9 (117) v Clarence 14.16 (100) – Att: 1,088 at Bellerive Oval Nth Launceston 11.17 (83) v New Norfolk 10.14 (74) – Att: 637 at York Park Sth Launceston 12.13 (85) v Hobart 10.15 (75) – Att: 510 at Youngtown Memorial Ground Devonport 3.11 (29) v Glenorchy 3.7 (25) – Att: 1,030 at Devonport Oval Bye: Sandy Bay. Round 18 (Saturday, 13 August 1994) Nth Hobart 24.13 (157) v Sandy Bay 9.8 (62) – Att: 1,116 at North Hobart Oval Glenorchy 12.8 (80) v Hobart 7.17 (59) – Att: 1,040 at KGV Football Park New Norfolk 10.10 (70) v Sth Launceston 6.10 (46) – Att: 751 at Boyer Oval Nth Launceston 18.18 (126) v Burnie Hawks 9.11 (65) – Att: 512 at York Park Clarence 25.18 (168) v Launceston 9.7 (61) – Att: 512 at Windsor Park Bye: Devonport. Round 19 (Saturday, 20 August & Sunday, 21 August 1994) Nth Hobart 15.19 (109) v Nth Launceston 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,176 at North Hobart Oval Clarence 25.22 (172) v Devonport 13.9 (87) – Att: 1,293 at Bellerive Oval Sth Launceston 20.16 (136) v Glenorchy 14.10 (94) – Att: 662 at Youngtown Memorial Ground Burnie Hawks 11.15 (81) v Hobart 10.10 (70) – Att: 705 at West Park Oval Sandy Bay 30.12 (192) v Launceston 9.14 (68) – Att: 606 at North Hobart Oval (Sunday) Bye: New Norfolk. Round 20 (Saturday, 27 August & Sunday, 28 August 1994) New Norfolk 11.17 (83) v Sandy Bay 8.16 (64) – Att: 1,519 at North Hobart Oval Burnie Hawks 23.18 (156) v Launceston 5.9 (39) – Att: 567 at Windsor Park Devonport 14.8 (92) v Nth Hobart 11.11 (77) – Att: 1,579 at Devonport Oval Clarence 11.5 (71) v Glenorchy 9.14 (68) – Att: 1,870 at Bellerive Oval (Sunday) Nth Launceston 28.18 (186) v Sth Launceston 14.19 (103) – Att: 1,041 at York Park (Sunday) Bye: Hobart. Qualifying Final (Saturday, 3 September 1994) Sandy Bay: 4.2 (26) \| 6.6 (42) \| 11.9 (75) \| 13.13 (91) New Norfolk: 5.5 (35) \| 9.10 (64) \| 9.11 (65) \| 11.15 (81) Attendance: 3,103 at North Hobart Oval Elimination Final (Sunday, 4 September 1994) Devonport Blues: 2.5 (17) \| 5.6 (36) \| 14.6 (90) \| 16.8 (104) Burnie Hawks: 2.1 (13) \| 5.6 (36) \| 7.7 (49) \| 8.10 (58) Attendance: 4,210 at Devonport Oval Second Semi Final (Saturday, 10 September 1994) Clarence: 4.3 (27) \| 6.6 (42) \| 10.10 (70) \| 12.13 (85) Sandy Bay: 1.8 (14) \| 6.11 (47) \| 7.14 (56) \| 9.16 (70) Attendance: 3,460 at North Hobart Oval First Semi Final (Sunday, 11 September 1994) New Norfolk: 5.4 (34) \| 10.12 (72) \| 16.13 (109) \| 22.18 (150) Devonport: 4.1 (25) \| 7.4 (46) \| 9.8 (62) \| 15.10 (100) Attendance: 3,062 at North Hobart Oval Preliminary Final (Sunday, 18 September 1994) New Norfolk: 5.5 (35) \| 9.16 (70) \| 12.20 (92) \| 15.21 (111) Sandy Bay: 0.1 (1) \| 2.3 (15) \| 6.5 (41) \| 13.7 (85) Attendance: 3,610 at North Hobart Oval Grand Final (Saturday, 24 September 1994) – (ABC-TV highlights: 1994 TFL Grand Final) Clarence: 5.3 (33) \| 6.6 (42) \| 9.10 (64) \| 13.13 (91) New Norfolk: 3.1 (19) \| 5.2 (32) \| 6.3 (39) \| 8.5 (53) Attendance: 14,230 at North Hobart Oval Source: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications. 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Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions were a series of five military campaigns launched by the state of Shu Han against the rival state of Cao Wei from 228 to 234 during the Three Kingdoms period in China. All five expeditions were led by Zhuge Liang, the Imperial Chancellor and regent of Shu. Although they proved unsuccessful and ended up as a stalemate, the expeditions have become some of the best known conflicts of the Three Kingdoms period and one of the few battles during it where each side (Shu and Wei) fought against each other with hundreds of thousands of troops, as opposed to other battles where one side had a huge numerical advantage. The expeditions are dramatised and romanticised in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where they are referred to as the "six campaigns from Mount Qi" (). This term is inaccurate, since Zhuge Liang only launched two of his expeditions (the first and the fourth) from Mount Qi. Background In 220, following the end of the Han dynasty, China was divided into three competing regimes – Cao Wei (or Wei), Shu Han (or Shu) and Eastern Wu (or Wu) – with each of them trying to unify the country under its rule. In Shu, the strategic thinking behind the Northern Expeditions came from Zhuge Liang's Longzhong Plan, which he presented to the warlord Liu Bei in 207. In essence, the plan envisaged a tripartite division of China between the domains of the warlords Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Quan. According to the plan, Liu Bei would seize control of Jing Province and Yi Province from their respective governors, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, and establish a solid foothold in southern and western China. Liu Bei would then form an alliance with Sun Quan, who ruled eastern China, and wage war against Cao Cao, who controlled northern China and the political centre of the Han dynasty in central China. Liu Bei would then lead one army from Yi Province to attack Chang'an via the Qin Mountains and Wei River valley; one of Liu Bei's top generals would lead another army from Jing Province to attack Luoyang. The first phase of the plan was completed in 214 when Liu Bei gained control of southern Jing Province and Yi Province. Between 217 and 219, Liu Bei launched a campaign to seize control of Hanzhong Commandery, the "northern gateway" into Yi Province, and succeeded in capturing it from Cao Cao's forces. In 219, Liu Bei's general Guan Yu, whom Liu Bei had left in charge of Jing Province, started the Battle of Fancheng against Cao Cao's forces. However, the Sun Quan–Liu Bei alliance ("Sun–Liu alliance"), which Zhuge Liang played an instrumental role in creating, broke down when Sun Quan sent his forces to attack and seize Liu Bei's territories in Jing Province while Guan Yu was away at the Battle of Fancheng. Guan Yu was captured and executed by Sun Quan's forces. Between 221 and 222, Liu Bei started the Battle of Xiaoting/Yiling against Sun Quan in an attempt to retake Jing Province, but failed and suffered a disastrous defeat. After Liu Bei died in 223, his son Liu Shan succeeded him as emperor of Shu, with Zhuge Liang serving as regent. In the same year, Zhuge Liang made peace with Sun Quan's Eastern Wu regime and reestablished the Sun–Liu alliance (now the Wu–Shu alliance) against Wei, the regime established by Cao Cao's son and successor, Cao Pi. In 227, Zhuge Liang ordered troops from throughout Shu to mobilise and assemble in Hanzhong Commandery in preparation for a large-scale military campaign against Wei. Before leaving, he wrote a memorial, called Chu Shi Biao (literally "memorial on the case to go to war"), and submitted it to Liu Shan. Among other things, the memorial contained Zhuge Liang's reasons for the campaign against Wei and his personal advice to Liu Shan on governance issues. After Liu Shan approved, Zhuge Liang ordered the Shu forces to garrison at Mianyang (沔陽; present-day Mian County, Shaanxi). Geography Zhuge Liang's plan called for a march north from Hanzhong Commandery (what is now southern Shaanxi province), the main population centre in northern Yi Province. In the third century, Hanzhong Commandery was a sparsely populated area surrounded by wild virgin forest. Its importance lay in its strategic placement in a long and fertile plain along the Han River, between two massive mountain ranges, the Qin Mountains in the north and the Micang Mountains in the south. It was the major administrative centre of the mountainous frontier district between the rich Sichuan Basin in the south and the Wei River valley in the north. The area also afforded access to the dry northwest and the Gansu panhandle. Geographically, the rugged barrier of the Qin Mountains provided the greatest obstacle to Chang'an. The mountain range consists of a series of parallel ridges, all running slightly south of east, separated by a maze of ramifying valleys whose canyon walls often rise sheer above the valley streams. As a result of local dislocations from earthquakes, the topographical features are extremely complicated. Access from the south was limited to a few mountain routes called "gallery roads". These crossed major passes and were remarkable for their engineering skill and ingenuity. The oldest of these was to the northwest of Hanzhong Commandery and it crossed the San Pass. The Lianyun "Linked Cloud" Road was constructed there to take carriage traffic during the Qin dynasty in the third century BCE. Following the Jialing Valley, the route emerges in the north where the Wei River widens considerably near Chencang (in present-day Baoji, Shaanxi). Another important route was the Baoye route, which transverses the Yegu Pass and ends south of Mei County. A few more minor and difficult routes lay to the east, notably the Ziwu Valley, which leads directly to the south of Chang'an. Xincheng Rebellion Meng Da, a former Shu general who defected to Wei in 220, served as the Administrator of Xincheng Commandery (新城郡; in present-day northwestern Hubei) near Shu's northeastern border. Zhuge Liang hated Meng Da for his capricious behaviour and worried that he would become a threat to Shu. Around 227, when he heard that Meng Da had a quarrel with his colleague Shen Yi (申儀), he sent spies to stir up greater suspicions between them and spread news that Meng Da was plotting a rebellion against Wei. Meng Da became fearful and decided to rebel. However, he was stuck in a dilemma after receiving a letter from the Wei general Sima Yi, who was stationed at Wancheng. In the meantime, Sima Yi quickly assembled an army, headed towards Xincheng, and reached there within eight days. Wei's rival states, Shu and Wu, sent forces to support Meng Da, but were defeated and driven back by Wei forces led by Sima Yi's subordinates. Sima Yi ordered his troops to surround Shangyong (上庸), Meng Da's base, and attack from eight directions. At the same time, he also successfully induced Meng Da's nephew Deng Xian (鄧賢) and subordinate Li Fu (李輔) to betray Meng Da. After 16 days of siege, Deng Xian and Li Fu opened Shangyong's gates and surrendered to Sima Yi. Meng Da was captured and executed. Sima Yi and his troops headed back to Wancheng after suppressing the rebellion. He then went to the Wei capital, Luoyang, to report to the Wei emperor Cao Rui and returned to Wancheng after that. First expedition In the spring of 228, Zhuge Liang launched the first Northern Expedition and led the Shu forces to Mount Qi (祁山; the mountainous regions around present-day Li County, Gansu). At the same time, he ordered Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi to lead a decoy force to Ji Valley (箕谷) and pretend to be ready to attack Mei County, so as to divert the Wei forces' attention away from Mount Qi. News of the Shu invasion sent shock waves throughout the Guanzhong region. Three Wei-controlled commanderies – Nan'an (南安), Tianshui and Anding (安定) – defected to the Shu side. In response to the Shu invasion, Cao Rui moved from Luoyang to Chang'an to oversee the defences and provide backup. He ordered Zhang He to attack Zhuge Liang at Mount Qi, and Cao Zhen to attack Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi at Ji Valley. Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi lost the Battle of Ji Valley because their decoy force, composed of the weaker soldiers in the Shu army, were no match for Cao Zhen and his well-trained troops. (Zhuge Liang had reserved the better troops for the attack on Mount Qi.) In the meantime, Zhuge Liang sent Ma Su to lead the vanguard force to engage Zhang He at Jieting (街亭; located east of present-day Qin'an County, Gansu). Ma Su not only disobeyed Zhuge Liang's orders, but also made the wrong moves, resulting in the Shu vanguard suffering a disastrous defeat. After his victory at the Battle of Jieting, Zhang He seized the opportunity to attack and recapture the three commanderies. Upon learning of the Shu defeats at Ji Valley and Jieting, Zhuge Liang pulled back all his forces and retreated to Hanzhong. Although the first Northern Expedition was an overall failure, Zhuge Liang still made some small gains for Shu. The first gain was the capture of some Wei civilian families, who were then registered as Shu citizens and resettled in Hanzhong. The second gain was the defection of Jiang Wei, a low-ranking Wei officer who later became a prominent Shu general. After returning to Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang executed Ma Su to appease public anger and then wrote a memorial to Liu Shan, taking full responsibility for the failure of the first Northern Expedition and requesting to be punished by demotion. Liu Shan approved and symbolically demoted Zhuge Liang from Imperial Chancellor (丞相) to General of the Right (右將軍), but allowed him to remain as acting Imperial Chancellor. Second expedition In the winter of 228–229, Zhuge Liang launched the second Northern Expedition and led Shu forces to attack the Wei fortress at Chencang via San Pass. When he showed up at Chencang, he was surprised to see that it was much more heavily fortified and well-defended than he expected. That was because after the first Northern Expedition, the Wei general Cao Zhen had predicted that Shu forces would attack Chencang the next time, so he put Hao Zhao in charge of defending Chencang and strengthening its defences. Zhuge Liang first ordered his troops to surround Chencang, then sent Jin Xiang (靳詳), an old friend of Hao Zhao, to persuade Hao Zhao to surrender. Hao Zhao refused twice. Although Hao Zhao had only 1,000 men with him to defend Chencang, he successfully held his ground against the Shu forces. During the 20-day-long siege of Chencang, Zhuge Liang used an array of tactics to attack the fortress – siege ladders, battering rams, siege towers and tunnels – but Hao Zhao successfully countered each of them in turn. Upon learning that Wei reinforcements were approaching Chencang, Zhuge Liang immediately pulled back all his troops and returned to Hanzhong. A Wei officer, Wang Shuang, led his men to attack the retreating Shu forces, but was killed in an ambush. Third expedition In the spring of 229, Zhuge Liang launched the third Northern Expedition and ordered Chen Shi to lead Shu forces to attack the Wei-controlled Wudu (武都) and Yinping (陰平) commanderies. The Wei general Guo Huai led his troops to resist Chen Shi. He retreated after Zhuge Liang led a Shu army to Jianwei (建威; in present-day Longnan, Gansu). The Shu forces then conquered Wudu and Yinping commanderies. When Zhuge Liang returned from the campaign, the Shu emperor Liu Shan issued an imperial decree to congratulate him on his successes in defeating Wang Shuang during the second Northern Expedition, forcing Guo Huai to flee, winning back the trust of the local tribes and capturing Wudu and Yinping commanderies during the third Northern Expedition. He also restored Zhuge Liang to the position of Imperial Chancellor (丞相). Ziwu Campaign In August 230, Cao Zhen led an army from Chang'an to attack Shu via the Ziwu Valley (子午谷). At the same time, another Wei army led by Sima Yi, acting on Cao Rui's order, advanced towards Shu from Jing Province by sailing along the Han River. The rendezvous point for Cao Zhen and Sima Yi's armies was at Nanzheng County (南鄭縣; in present-day Hanzhong, Shaanxi). Other Wei armies also prepared to attack Shu from the Xie Valley (斜谷) or Wuwei Commandery. When he heard of Wei recent movements, Zhuge Liang urged Li Yan to lead 20,000 troops to Hanzhong Commandery to defend against the Wei invasion which he reluctantly accepted after much persuasion. As Xiahou Ba led the vanguard of this expedition through the 330 km Ziwu Trail (子午道), he was identified by the local residents who reported his presence to the Shu forces. Xiahou Ba barely managed to retreat after reinforcements from the main army arrived. Zhuge Liang also allowed Wei Yan to lead troops behind the ennemy lines towards Yangxi (陽谿; southwest of present-day Wushan County, Gansu) to encourage the Qiang people to join Shu Han against Wei. Wei Yan greatly defeated Wei forces led by Guo Huai and Fei Yao. Following those events, the conflict became a prolonged stalemate with few skirmishes. After more than a month of slow progress and by fear of significant losses and waste of resources, more and more Wei officials sent memorials to end the campaign. The situation wasn't helped by the difficult topography and constant heavy rainy weather lasting more than 30 days. Cao Rui decided to abort the campaign and recalled the officers by October 230. Fourth expedition In 231, Zhuge Liang launched the fourth Northern Expedition and attacked Mount Qi again. He used the wooden ox, a mechanical device he invented, to transport food supplies to the frontline. The Shu forces attacked Tianshui Commandery and surrounded Mount Qi, which was defended by the Wei officers Jia Si (賈嗣) and Wei Ping (魏平). At Mount Qi, Zhuge Liang managed to convince Kebineng, a Xianbei tribal leader, to support Shu in the war against Wei. Kebineng went to Beidi Commandery and rallied the locals to support Shu. At the time, as Cao Zhen, the Wei grand marshal, was ill, the Wei emperor Cao Rui ordered the general Sima Yi to move to Chang'an to supervise the Wei defences in the Guanzhong region against the Shu invasion. After making preparations for battle, Sima Yi, with Zhang He, Fei Yao, Dai Ling (戴陵) and Guo Huai serving as his subordinates, led Wei forces to Yumi County (隃麋縣; east of present-day Qianyang County, Shaanxi) and stationed there. He then left Fei Yao and Dai Ling with 4,000 troops to guard Shanggui County (上邽縣; in present-day Tianshui, Gansu), while he led the others to Mount Qi to help Jia Si and Wei Ping. When Zhuge Liang learnt of the Wei forces' approach, he split his forces into two groups – one group to remain at Mount Qi while he led the other group to attack Shanggui County. He defeated Guo Huai, Fei Yao and Dai Ling in battle and ordered his troops to collect the harvest in Shanggui County. In response, Sima Yi turned back from Mount Qi, headed to Shanggui County, and reached there within two days. By then, Zhuge Liang and his men had finished harvesting the wheat and were preparing to leave. Zhuge Liang encountered Sima Yi at Hanyang (漢陽) to the east of Shanggui County, but they did not engage in battle: Zhuge Liang ordered his troops to make use of the terrain and get into defensive positions; Sima Yi ordered his troops to get into formation, while sending Niu Jin to lead a lightly armed cavalry detachment to Mount Qi. The stand off ended when Zhuge Liang and the Shu forces retreated to Lucheng (鹵城), took control of the hills in the north and south, and used the river as a natural barrier. Although his subordinates repeatedly urged him to attack the enemy, Sima Yi was hesitant to do so after seeing the layout of the Shu camps in the hills. However, he eventually relented when Jia Si and Wei Ping mocked him and said he would become a laughing stock if he refused to attack. Sima Yi then sent Zhang He to attack the Shu camp in the south, guarded by Wang Ping, while he led the others to attack Lucheng head-on. In response, Zhuge Liang ordered Wei Yan, Wu Ban and Gao Xiang to resist the enemy outside Lucheng, where the Wei forces suffered an unexpected and tremendous defeat: 3,000 soldiers were killed, and 5,000 suits of armour and 3,100 sets of hornbeam crossbows were seized by Shu forces. Even though the losses were heavy, Sima Yi still retained a sizeable army, which he led back to his camp. Despite the victory, Zhuge Liang could not press his advantage with a major offensive due to a dwindling food supply. Adverse weather prevented Shu's logistics from delivering matériel on schedule. Li Yan, the Shu general responsible for overseeing the transportation of food supplies to the frontline, falsely claimed that the emperor Liu Shan had ordered a withdrawal. The Book of Jin claimed that Sima Yi launched an attack on Shu garrisons at this juncture and succeeded in capturing the Shu "covering camps". Zhuge Liang abandoned Lucheng and retreated under the cover of night, but Sima Yi pursued him and inflicted roughly 10,000 casualties on the Shu army. This account from the Book of Jin is disputed by historians and is not included in the 11th-century outstanding chronological historical text Zizhi Tongjian. In any case, according to Records of the Three Kingdoms and Zizhi Tongjian, Zhuge Liang retreated to the Shu, because of lack of supply, not defeat. and the Wei forces pursued him. The pursuit did not go completely smoothly for Wei. Sima Yi ordered Zhang He to further pursue the enemy in an attempt to capitalise on their momentum. The Weilüe mentioned that Zhang He refused to obey Sima Yi's order and argued that, according to classical military doctrine, one should refrain from pursuing an enemy force retreating to its home territory. However, Sima Yi refused to listen and forced Zhang He to carry out this order. Indeed, Zhang He fell into an ambush at Mumen Trail (木門道; near present-day Qinzhou District, Tianshui, Gansu), where Zhuge Liang had ordered crossbowmen to hide on high ground and fire at approaching enemy forces when they entered a narrow defile. Zhang He died after a stray arrow hit him in the right knee. Unlike book of Jin records, Wei's army suffered a great deal of damage from pursuing Shu's retreating army. Fifth expedition In the spring of 234, Zhuge Liang led more than 100,000 Shu troops out of Xie Valley (斜谷) and camped at the Wuzhang Plains on the south bank of the Wei River near Mei County. Aside from using the flowing horse to transport food supplies to the frontline, he implemented a tuntian plan by ordering his troops to grow crops alongside civilians at the south bank of the Wei River. He also forbid his troops from taking the civilians' crops. In response to the Shu invasion, the Wei general Sima Yi led his forces and another 20,000 reinforcements to the Wuzhang Plains to engage the enemy. After an initial skirmish and a night raid on the Shu camp, Sima Yi received orders from the Wei emperor Cao Rui to hold his ground and refrain from engaging the Shu forces. The battle became a stalemate. During this time, Zhuge Liang made several attempts to lure Sima Yi to attack him. On one occasion, he sent women's ornaments to Sima Yi to taunt him. An apparently angry Sima Yi sought permission from Cao Rui to attack the enemy but was denied. Cao Rui even sent Xin Pi as his special representative to the frontline to ensure that Sima Yi followed orders and remained in camp. Zhuge Liang knew that Sima Yi was pretending to be angry because he wanted to show the Wei soldiers that he would not put up with Zhuge Liang's taunting and to ensure that his men were ready for battle. During the stalemate, when Zhuge Liang sent a messenger to meet Sima Yi, Sima Yi asked the messenger about Zhuge Liang's daily routine and living conditions. The messenger said that Zhuge Liang consumed three to four sheng of grain a day and that he micromanaged almost everything, except trivial issues like punishments for minor offences. After hearing that, Sima Yi remarked, "How can Zhuge Kongming expect to last long? He's going to die soon." The stalemate at the Wuzhang Plains lasted for over 100 days. Sometime between 11 September and 10 October 234, Zhuge Liang became critically ill and died in camp. He was 54 (by East Asian age reckoning) at the time of his death. When Sima Yi heard from civilians that Zhuge Liang had died from illness and that the Shu army had burnt down their camp and retreated, he led his troops in pursuit and caught up with them. The Shu forces, on Yang Yi and Jiang Wei's command, turned around and readied themselves for battle. Sima Yi pulled back his troops and retreated. Some days later, while surveying the remains of the Shu camp, Sima Yi remarked, "What a genius he was!" Based on his observations that the Shu army made a hasty retreat, he concluded that Zhuge Liang had indeed died and so he led his troops in pursuit again. When Sima Yi reached Chi'an (赤岸), he asked the civilians living there about Zhuge Liang and heard that there was a recent popular saying: "A dead Zhuge (Liang) scares away a living Zhongda" He laughed and said, "I can predict the thoughts of the living but I can't predict those of the dead." Results Zhuge Liang's expeditions managed to inflict damage to the Wei army, killed several notable Wei commanders, and captured two small commanderies, but he failed to fulfil his strategic goal. After Zhuge Liang's death, his successor, Jiang Wan, changed the policy and turned to a defensive stance. Some people in Eastern Wu suspected that Shu Han wanted to renege on the Shu-Wu alliance, but Sun Quan commented that it was simply a sign of fatigue and exhaustion. Yi Zhongtian listed three reasons for Zhuge Liang's failures: Strong enemy: Cao Wei regime was robust and stable and had many talents (such as Sima Yi) and so could not be easily tackled by Shu Han. Rough terrain: Cao Wei and Shu Han were separated by natural barriers, which put extremely heavy logistical burdens on the Shu Han army including providing adequate food supply. This was a key reason for the failure of the expeditions. Zhuge Liang's own limitations: Zhuge Liang was an excellent military organizer but not an outstanding military commander. Zhuge Liang lacked the cleverness and decisiveness of a military general since he could properly lead an army but could not conduct complex and deceptive moves. Yi Zhongtian argued that Zhuge Liang knew full well of all of the difficulties, including his own weaknesses, but Liang still pressed on with the Northern Expeditions for three reasons: Han restoration: Zhuge Liang was sincere and faithful to his goal of restoring the Han dynasty. He could change the tactics depended on the situation but never deviated from his ultimate goal. Waging war for internal stability: The expeditions also served as a means to maintain the "state of war" and hence "martial rule" over Shu Han. Zhuge Liang wanted to use "martial rule" to tighten control over the local nobility and the privileged classes, which were not always happy with Zhuge Liang's legalist policies. Pre-emptive strike: Being the weakest of the three kingdoms, Shu Han would be the first one to be preyed upon. The only solution for that was making pre-emptive strikes to intimidate the enemy and to enlarge Shu Han's own power base. The pre-emptive moves did not guarantee a 100% success rate, but the option was better than doing nothing and withering away In other words, Shu Han's relentless attacks against stronger enemy were from Zhuge Liang's point of view actually necessary for its own survival. Zhuge Liang was praised for being far-sighted in recognising this issue. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms The Northern Expeditions in the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are heavily fictionalized and romanticized. Xincheng Rebellion#In Romance of the Three Kingdoms Empty Fort Strategy#Zhuge Liang See also Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions Notes References Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi). Fang, Xuanling (648). Book of Jin (Jin Shu). Luo, Guanzhong (14th century). Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi). Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu). Campaigns of the Three Kingdoms
Ahuachapán () is a city, and municipality, and the capital of the Ahuachapán Department in western El Salvador. The municipality, including the city, covers an area of 244.84 km² and as of 2007 has a population of 110,511 people. Situated near the Guatemalan border, it is the westernmost city in the country and is the center of an agricultural region producing primarily coffee. Ahuachapán is the site of a geothermal power plant and a hydroelectric station. The local geothermal activity produces many steam vents, visible throughout the surrounding mountains. Among other things, Ahuachapan is also the birthplace of notable Salvadoran poet Alfredo Espino and is about an hour's drive from the national wildlife park El Imposible. History Ahuachapán was founded by Mayan Indians of the Poqomam tribe in the 5th century, and was invaded in the 15th century by the Izalcos people. It officially gained city status in El Salvador on 11 February 1862 and became the departmental capital on 9 February 1899. Geography The municipality of Ahuachapán is located 100 km from the capital city San Salvador. To the north it borders San Lorenzo and the Republic of Guatemala. It is surrounded by San Lorenzo, Atiquizaya and Turín; by Juayúa, Apaneca, and Tacuba to the south. The climate of the municipality is very warm with the temperatures oscillating between 22 °C and 27 °C. The principal river is the Río Paz. There are other tributaries but the Río Paz forms a natural border between El Salvador and Guatemala. Local attractions Monuments/main attractions Near the Iglesia La Asunción, the Francisco Menéndez Park has a monument to honor General Francisco Menéndez who was president of the republic. There is a bronze plate indicating the house where he lived. One of the main attractions is the Central Plaza, which contains: the Central Park, known as Parque Concordia, surrounded by City Hall (a modern style building with a little resemblance of art deco, rebuilt after a fire in the 1950s), the town's main church, Iglesia de La Asunción, which is over 100 years old, and the Pasaje Concordia, also known as "the new place in town," that was restored in the early twenty first century and is a pedestrian-only street. Lagoon of El Espino It was formerly called Huitziapan or "Laguna de la Espina" and is four kilometers to the north-west of the city of Ahuachapan, along the international highway to Guatemala. Between this body of water and the city of Ahuachapán, the first battle in the history of independent Central America took place; the battle of Espino, on 12 March 1822. . Other attractions include Los Ausoles (an area of geysers, small and large steam vents and bubbling hot fountains), the Lagoon Morán, Atehuecillas and Malacatiupán. Close to Las Chinamas is "Los Encuentros" where the "Rio Paz" river and the "El Pulula" river (Guatemalan river) merge. "La Poza de la Yerba Buena" of the Pueblo Viejo river in the Cantón Santa Cruz is nearby. El Arco Durán, situated in the perimeter of the city of Ahuachapán, is a replica of a famous French arch, with all kinds of delicious and typical Salvadorean "Pupusas" nearby. Administrative divisions Cantons The municipality is divided into 29 cantons (regions/districts). These are: Ashapuco, Chancuyo, Chipilapa, Cuyanausul, El Anonal, Cantón Platanares, El Roble, El Tigre, El Barro, Guayaltepec, La Coyotera, La Danta, La Montañita, Las Chinamas (Puesto Fronterizo), Llano de Doña María, Llano de La Laguna o El Espino, Loma de La Gloria, Los Huatales, Los Magueyes, Los Toles, Nejapa, Palo Pique, Río Frío, San Lázaro, San Ramón, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa Acacalco, Suntecumat y Tacubita. Towns and villages in the municipality Agua Shuca Ahuachapán Ashapuco Ataco Calapa Chancuyo Chipilapa Cuyanausul El Anonal El Barro El Espino El Jobo El Junquillo El Mojón El Roble El Saitillal El Tigre Guayaltepec Hacienda San Isidro Hacienda San Luis La Angostura La Coyotera La Danta La Guascota La Montañita Las Chinamas Las Delicias Llano de Doña Maria Llano de La Laguna Loma de La Gloria Los Horcones Los Huatales Los Magueyes Los Toles Palo Pique Río Frío San José San Lázaro San Luis San Ramón San Raymundo San Venancio Santa Cruz Santa Rita Santa Rosa Acacalco Suntecumat Tacuba Climate Economy The most important industries are geothermal energy, coffee, textiles and construction materials. Traditions The most important tradition is the Día de los Farolitos (Day of the Little Lantern Lights), held every year on 7 September, where a parade and celebration is conducted to honor the birth of the Virgin Mary. Notable people Alfredo Espino Ricardo Trigueros Deleón Humberto Escapini Roberto Galicia Miguel Ángel Espino Santiago José Celis Mauricio Linares Aguilar Francisco Menéndez Alvaro Magaña Borja Timoteo Menéndez Mario Benjamín Castro Sports The Once Municipal (Municipal Eleven) is the local professional association football club of the Department of Ahuachapán. The home stadium of Once Municipal is Estadio Simeón Magaña. See also Concepción de Ataco Apaneca Sonsonate San Salvador References Municipalities of the Ahuachapán Department
The Belmond Royal Scotsman is a Scottish overnight luxury train, started in 1985 by GS&WR (Great Scottish and Western Railway Co.), and run since 2005 by Belmond Ltd. Its itineraries include 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7-night journeys around the Scottish Highlands, visiting castles, distilleries and historic sites. Once each year, it also makes a 7-night journey around the whole of Great Britain. Train's history The first train was composed of Mark 1 sleeping cars and three vintage dining and lounge carriages. After the inauguration of the current train set in 1989, the vintage coaches have kept on running as the Queen of Scots charter train. For the second train batch the train's former owner acquired Pullman cars, which were built in 1960 by Metropolitan Cammell for the East Coast Main Line. This train consisted of four sleeping cars, two dining cars, and one observation car. The train's two dining cars have been replaced over the years. Dining Car 1, which used to be a Gresley kitchen car, was damaged in a shunting incident on depot and, as a wooden (Teak) bodied vehicle was deemed unsafe to continue passenger operations, it was withdrawn from mainline service. It was followed in 1992 by Pullman car Raven, acquired at the same time as the others in the train. Dining Car 2 used to be 99131, an ex-LNER SC1999 coach named Victory. It was replaced by the Pullman car Swift, which was acquired in 2011 and converted by Assenta Rail in Scotland. On 9 August 2011, the train hosted the very first wedding on an Orient Express train. Two former Mark 3 sleeping cars were added to the train in 1997 as service carriages, replacing two Mk1 coaches (99987 & 99966). One of them has also got double sleeping cabins. Belmond acquired another Pullman coach in 2015 from CRRES (West Coast Railway Co Ltd) and again employed Assenta Rail to undertake outfitting and project management in order to create "State car - SPA". After provisional mechanical and body works at CRRES the coach was shipped to Mivan Marine in Antrim, where it was outfitted with two Bamford SPA rooms and 2 additional bedrooms (1 PRM Twin and 1 Double) with inter-connection. Upon completion the carriage was taken back to CRRES for final mechanical works and entry into the rolling stock library as 99337. The carriage entered service in September 2016. In March 2023 the new accommodation category Grand Suite was announced, being available from May 2024. Similar to the namesakes of the Venice-Simplon Orient Express, the two compartments will feature double beds and a drawing saloon with a sofa. They will be located together with another double cabin in the carriage. Current train fleet The train length is without locos. Haulage Until 2015, the Royal Scotsman motive power was provided by West Coast Railways, usually using Class 37, Class 47 or Class 57 diesel locomotives. For the 2016 season, the haulage contract was taken over by GB Railfreight. Two of their class 66 locomotives, 66743 and 66746, being dedicated to the train. These were repainted into Belmond Royal Scotsman maroon livery with appropriate decals in April/May 2016, the work being carried out by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh Works in Hampshire. 66746 appeared first, being released on 11 April with 66743 following on 30 May. See also The Jacobite Belmond British Pullman References External links http://www.assentarail.co.uk Named passenger trains of British Rail Night trains of the United Kingdom
Ngombe may refer to: Ngombe language, a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo a population of the Bangandu language spoken in the Central African Republic William II of Bimbia (birth name Ngombe), 19th-century Cameroonian king
Max Rose is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Daniel Noah, and distributed by Paladin Films. The film stars Jerry Lewis, Kevin Pollak, Kerry Bishé, Claire Bloom and Dean Stockwell. Its story follows a jazz pianist who suspects that his wife of 65 years may have been unfaithful. The film was among the last released for Jerry Lewis, Dean Stockwell and Mort Sahl, before their passings in 2017 and 2021 respectively, although Lewis and Stockwell filmed scenes for other films later that were released before Max Rose, including The Trust, Persecuted, and Entertainment. The film was produced by Lightstream Entertainment and Rush River Entertainment. An initial cut of the film was shown at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It grossed $4,000 in its opening weekend, and $66,680 worldwide, and has an approval rating of 37% based on 43 reviews Rotten Tomatoes. Plot Max Rose is an aging jazz pianist who learns that his wife of 65 years may have been unfaithful to him. Though his career was not everything he had hoped it would be, Max Rose always felt like a success because his beautiful, elegant wife, Eva, was by his side. While going through her things, however, Max discovers an object bearing an intimate inscription from another man, a shocking revelation that leads him to believe his entire marriage, indeed, his entire life, was built on a lie. Coping with anger, withdrawal and his own fragile health, Rose embarks on an exploration of his past, all the while searching for Eva's mystery suitor, hoping to find the answers he needs to be at peace. Cast Jerry Lewis as Max Rose Kerry Bishé as Annie Rose Illeana Douglas as Jenny Flowers Rance Howard as Walter Prewitt Kevin Pollak as Christopher Rose Mort Sahl as Jack Murphy Dean Stockwell as Ben Tracey Lee Weaver as Lee Miller Fred Willard as Jim Clark Claire Bloom as Eva Rose Production It was Lewis's first starring film role since 1995's Funny Bones, as well as his final starring role. Oscar winners Michel Legrand with Alan and Marilyn Bergman created an original song for the feature. The film was produced by Lightstream Entertainment's Garrett Kelleher and Blackbird's Lawrence Inglee, along with Rush River's Bill Walton. Release A preliminary cut of the film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. It had its first official screening, and US premiere, at the Museum of Modern Art as the final piece of a MOMA exhibition called "Happy Birthday, Mr. Lewis: The Kid Turns 90" in April 2016. Max Rose received a limited theatrical release through Paladin in September 2016, with nationwide expansion in October 2016. Reception The film has a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 critic reviews, stating that "Max Rose marks Jerry Lewis' long-overdue return to the screen – and is unfortunately less than memorable in almost every other respect." References External links 2016 films 2016 drama films American drama films Films about old age 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language drama films
Gamble Creek Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve located within the asserted traditional territory of the Tsimshian First Nations, in British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1991 under the Ecological Reserves Act to facilitate scientific research of tree species and ecosystem classification of north-coastal forest stands and bog vegetation. The reserve protects of lowland to mid-elevation forest and bog complexes. Geography The reserve extends from near sea level to elevation, and protects north coast forest and bog vegetation in both Hypermaritime Coastal Western Hemlock and Mountain Hemlock biogeoclimatic zones. Flora Common understory plants include Labrador tea, cranberry, lingonberry, mountain heathers, cloudberry, fern-leaved goldthread, rosy twistedstalk and sphagnum moss. Common bog plants include deergrass, beak-rush, deer-cabbage, sundew, gentiana, white marsh-marigold and sphagnum moss. References Provincial parks of British Columbia 1975 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1975
The women's 49 kilograms competition at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 5 and 6 December 2022. Schedule Medalists Records Results References Women's 49 kg World Championships
Reghaïa is a town and commune in Algeria. It may also refer to: Raid on Reghaïa (1837), a battle during French conquest of Algeria. Reghaïa River, a river in Algeria.
Matthew Charles Howard-Gibbon (13 November 1796 – 16 December 1873) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He was born Matthew Charles Howard Gibbon in London, and was the oldest son of Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk and Mary Ann Gibbon—his long-time mistress and purportedly his third wife. Matthew was married to Charlotte Blackman in 1822, and they originally lived on a small estate in Yapton, but were not known to have had any children. Matthew received his hyphenated surname and family coat of arms in 1842 by Royal Licence obtained by his brother, Edward Howard-Gibbon, with consent of the 13th Duke of Norfolk. He was appointed by the Duke of Norfolk to the office of Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in 1846. In 1869, he was noted as the last member of the College to actually reside there during his long tenure in that position. He died 16 December 1873 in Yapton, and he left most of his estate to his niece and accomplished Canadian schoolteacher-artist Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon. 1796 births 1873 deaths English officers of arms People from Yapton
Sheila Terry (born Kathleen Eleanor Mulhern; March 5, 1910 – January 1957) was an American film actress. Early years Although she wanted to be an actress, young "Kay" Mulhern studied to be a teacher in accordance with the desires of a rich uncle. After training as an educator from 1927 to 1929, she taught in a country school to meet the requirement for receiving her inheritance from that uncle. The inheritance was in stocks, however, and its value vanished in the 1929 crash of the stock market. Career She first studied dramatics at Dickson-Kenwin academy, a Toronto school affiliated with London's Royal Academy. For approximately seven months, she acted in stock theater in Toronto. Later she moved to New York, where she continued her studies and appeared in a number of plays. A film scout saw her on Broadway in The Little Racketeer and offered her a test that resulted in a contract with Warner Bros. She appeared in such films as You Said a Mouthful, Scarlet Dawn, and Madame Butterfly (all 1932). She appeared with John Wayne in the Western films as Haunted Gold (1932), 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934), and The Lawless Frontier (1934). In 1933, she left Hollywood briefly for the New York stage. Personal life She married Major Laurence Clark, a wealthy Toronto socialite, on August 16, 1928. They separated on August 15, 1930, and she divorced him on February 15, 1934. In 1937, she married William Magee of San Francisco, and retired from show business. After his death, Terry wanted to return to show business, but couldn't find a job. In 1947, Terry said in a newspaper interview, "I'm going back into show business and I need an act, I can't sing, I can't dance and I can't play the piano. I should be terrific in night clubs". She worked as a press agent for 15 years. Death In January 1957, her body was discovered in her third floor apartment, which was both her home and office. A friend and neighbor, Jerry Keating, went to her apartment after he failed to reach her on the telephone. The door was locked, and Terry did not answer the bell. Keating called the police, who broke in and found Terry's body on the bedroom floor, her back leaning against the bed, with five empty capsules on the floor beside her. Friends told the police that she had returned from a trip to Mexico some time before her death and that she was ill when she came home. It was later discovered that she died broke, leaving only a scant wardrobe. She was 46 years old. She was buried on Hart Island, New York. Partial filmography Week-End Marriage (1932) - Connie Jewel Robbery (1932) - Blonde Decoy (uncredited) Crooner (1932) - Hat Check Girl (uncredited) Two Against the World (1932) - Miss Edwards - Norton's Secretary (uncredited) Big City Blues (1932) - Lorna St. Clair (uncredited) A Scarlet Week-End (1932) - Marjorie Murphy They Call It Sin (1932) - Telephone Operator (uncredited) Three on a Match (1932) - Naomi (uncredited) Scarlet Dawn (1932) - Marjorie I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) - Allen's Secretary (uncredited) You Said a Mouthful (1932) - Cora Norton Lawyer Man (1932) - Flo - Gilmurry's Moll (uncredited) Haunted Gold (1932) - Janet Carter Madame Butterfly (1932) - Mrs. Pinkerton 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) - "Babe" Saunders - Bud's Wife (uncredited) The Match King (1932) - Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited) Parachute Jumper (1933) - Weber's Secretary (uncredited) The Sphinx (1933) - Jerry Crane The Silk Express (1933) - Paula Nyberg Private Detective 62 (1933) - Mrs. Wright (uncredited) The Mayor of Hell (1933) - Blonde with Mike Son of a Sailor (1933) - Genevieve The House on 56th Street (1933) - Dolly Convention City (1933) - Mrs. Kent Take the Stand (1934) - Mrs. Pearl Reynolds Rocky Rhodes (1934) - Nan Street When Strangers Meet (1934) - Dolly The Lawless Frontier (1934) - Ruby 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) - Clara Moore Rescue Squad (1935) - Rose Social Error (1935) - Sonia Society Fever (1935) - Lucy Prouty Bars of Hate (1935) - Ann Dawson A Scream in the Night (1935) - Edith Bentley Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) - Violet Feverel Special Investigator (1936) - Judy Taylor Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936) - Jane Kent Fury Below (1936) - Claire Johnson A Girl's Best Years (1936, Short) - Phyllis Rodgers Hit the Saddle (1937) - Rita's Cantina Friend (uncredited) Sky Racket (1937) - Wedding Guest (uncredited) I Demand Payment (1938) - Rita Avery Sources "Sheila Terry divorces hubby". Border Cities Star. February 16, 1934. "Sheila Terry turns unwanted role into personal triumph". The Milwaukee Sentinel. April 11, 1936. "Tower Ticket". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 27, 1948. "Sheila Terry, Starlet and playgirl of the 1920s, dies". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 1957. References External links 1910 births 1957 suicides 1957 deaths People from Warroad, Minnesota American film actresses 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses Drug-related suicides in New York City Suicides in New York City Drug-related deaths in New York City
Forsyth Island lies in the outer Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand's South Island and is separated from the mainland by the 300m wide Allen Strait (also known as Guards Pass). The island comprises a mixture of farm land and native bush on hills rising to over with views into the Marlborough Sounds and east towards the North Island. As of 2012, it is one of the largest entirely privately owned islands in the South Pacific, and offers exclusive accommodation, accessible via helicopter and boat. Forsyth Island is connected to electricity and phone via a cable across Allen Strait and is serviced weekly by a mail boat from Havelock. See also List of islands of New Zealand Sources National Geographic Article Brochure News report External links Official website Islands of the Marlborough Sounds Private islands of New Zealand Populated places in the Marlborough Sounds
Forest Park High School may refer to several schools in the United States: Forest Park High School (Georgia), in Forest Park Forest Park High School (Indiana), in Ferdinand Forest Park High School (Maryland), in Baltimore Forest Park High School (Michigan), in Crystal Falls Forest Park High School (Beaumont, Texas) Forest Park High School (Woodbridge, Virginia)
Closer is the fourth studio album by American Christian singer-songwriter Shawn McDonald. The album was released on March 22, 2011 by Sparrow Records, and was produced by Christopher Stevens. The album saw commercial success and positive reception. Critical reception Closer garnered generally positive reception from twelve music critics ratings and reviews. At AllMusic, Jared Johnson rated the album three-and-a-half stars, stating how the release "finds him at his deepest and most thought-provoking". Grace S. Aspinwall of CCM Magazine rated the album three stars, writing that the release "is a brave and courageous peak inside his heart." At Jesus Freak Hideout, Kevin Hoskins rated the album three-and-a-half stars, saying "this is a very good and expectedly diverse" release. Scott Fryberger of Jesus Freak Hideout rated the album three stars, stating that it is "just a radio playlist." At About.com, Kim Jones rated the album three-and-a-half stars, writing that "On all 13 tracks, he shares beautiful examples of finding hope in the pain, light in the darkness." Jennifer E. Jones of Christian Broadcasting Network rated the album four spins, writing that "listeners will be encouraged that hard times are inevitable but God’s grace is everlasting." At Cross Rhythms, Tom Lennie rated the album nine squares, saying it is "A beautiful, deeply moving batch of fresh songs from this most gifted of singer/songwriters." Jeremy V. Jones of Christianity Today rated the album two stars, stating that "Unfortunately, a closer look behind Closers soundtrack-ready pop production reveals more broad vagary than depth." Melodic's Cor Jan Kat rated the album three-and-a-half stars, remarking that "The sound of the album is really good and producer Christopher Stevens gets the credits for that." At Christian Music Zine, Tyler Hess rated the album two-and-a-half stars, writing that "Shawn McDonald's 'Closer' is not an album of personal triumph, but one of renewed joy in the midst of self-inflicted wounds." Jono Davies of Louder Than the Music rated the album four stars, saying that McDonald "is a talented songwriter who has just created really interesting album." At The Phantom Tollbooth, Scott S. Mertens gave a positive review of the album, stating how the release contains "all the story telling, praise and worship, and musical prowess as previous efforts but with a much more polished pop sensibility." Commercial performance For the Billboard charting week of April 9, 2011, Closer was the No. 170 most sold album in the entirety of the United States by the Billboard 200, and it was the No. 14 most sold Top Christian Album. Track listing ChartsAlbumSingles' References Shawn McDonald albums 2011 albums
Semper may refer to: Mottos Semper Montani Liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free) West Virginia Semper supra (Latin: Always above), the official motto of the United States Space Force Semper fidelis (Latin: Always faithful), a motto used by, among others, the United States Marine Corps Semper fortis (Latin: Always courageous), an unofficial motto of the United States Navy Semper gumby (Dog Latin: Always flexible), an unofficial motto of the USCG, USMC, USPHS, CAP, Emergency Management and more Semper maior (Latin: Always more, always greater), a motto of Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits Semper paratus (Latin: Always ready), the United States Coast Guard motto Semper primus (always first), a latin phrase used as a motto by several United States and Israeli military units Semper vigilans (always vigilant), a latin phrase used as a motto by the Civil Air Patrol, several military units, and the city of San Diego, California, U.S. Semper vigilo (Latin: Always vigilant or Always alert), motto of Police Scotland Sic semper tyrannis (Latin: Thus always to tyrants), motto of Virginia Quas dederis solas semper habebis opes (Latin: "What thou hast given alone shall be eternal riches unto thee"), motto of Queen Mary's Grammar School, England People Carl Semper (1832–1893), German ethnologist and animal ecologist Colin Semper (born 1938), Anglican priest Georg Semper (1837–1909), German entomologist Gottfried Semper (1803–1879), German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture Johannes Semper (1892–1970), Estonian writer and translator John Semper, American screenwriter, producer and story editor Manfred Semper, German architect of the second Dresden Opera House and son of Gottfried Semper Natalya Yevgenevna Semper (1911–1995), Soviet memoirist and Egyptologist Trevor Semper (born 1970), Montserratian cricketer Other uses Semper (food brand), Swedish brand of infant food, a member of Hero Group "Semper I", 2011 episode of the psychological thriller TV series Homeland Semperoper, an opera house in Dresden, Germany Semper (Property Management System), Hotel Software company based in South Africa See also Ea Semper, 1907 apostolic letter written by Pope Pius X Semper fi (disambiguation) Semper fidelis (disambiguation)
Tor Skeie (born 8 August 1965) is a Norwegian freestyle skier. He was born in Trondheim, and represented the club Trond Freestyleklubb. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He was Norwegian champion in aerials in 1986, 1987, 1989, and 1995. References External links 1965 births Living people Skiers from Trondheim Norwegian male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for Norway Freestyle skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré (September 4, 1789 – January 16, 1854) was a French botanist. Biography Gaudichaud was born in Angoulême, to J-J. Gaudichaud and Rose (Mallat) Gaudichaud. He studied pharmacology informally at Cognac and Angoulême, and then under Robiquet in Paris, where he acquired a knowledge of botany from Desfontaines and Louis Richard. In April 1810 he was appointed pharmacist in the military marine, and from July 1811 to the end of 1814 he served in Antwerp. He also studied chemistry and herbology. His greatest claim to fame was serving as botanist on a circumglobal expedition from 1817 to 1820. He accompanied Freycinet, who made the expedition on the ships Uranie and Physicienne. The wreck of the Uranie in the Falkland Islands, at the close of 1819, deprived him of more than half the botanical collections he had made in various parts of the world. He is also known for his collections in Australia. In 1831 Gaudichaud sailed on L'Herminie to South America, visiting Chile, Brazil and Peru. In 1836 he undertook a third voyage, circumnavigating the globe on La Bonite. He died in Paris. Legacy Gaudichaud is commemorated in the scientific names of two species of South American lizards, Ecpleopus gaudichaudii and Garthia gaudichaudii (the Chilean marked gecko), and one species of Brazilian frog, Crossodactylus gaudichaudii. Two Hawaiian species of flowering plants, in the genus Scaevola are named after him, Scaevola gaudichaudiana and Scaevola gaudichaudii. Also a genus of South American plants in the family Malpighiaceae, Gaudichaudia, is named after Gaudichaud. He wrote various treatises, with memoirs on potato blight, the multiplication of bulbous plants, the increase in diameter of dicotyledonous plants, and other subjects. Principal works Flore des îles Malouines (Flora of the Falkland Islands) Mémoire sur les Cycadées (Treatise on the Cycads) Voyage de l'Uranie (Voyage of the Uranus) Lettre sur l'organographie et la physiologie, addressed to Monsieur de Mirbel, in Archives de Botanique, T. II, 1833 (Letter on Oceanography and Physiology) Recherches générales sur l'organographie (General Research on Oceanography) Mémoire sur le Cissus hydrophora (Treatise on Cissus hydrophora) Voyage Autour du Monde Executé pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite (Voyage of the Bonita) Notes relatives à l'organographie et à la physiologie des végétaux monocotylés References External links Voyage de l'Uranie, Botanique At: Biodiversity Heritage Library Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré \| Botanical Cabinet 1789 births 1854 deaths Members of the French Academy of Sciences Botanists active in Australia French phycologists Bryologists Pteridologists Botanists with author abbreviations 19th-century French botanists French mycologists
Reverend Fr. Stephen Theodore Badin (born Étienne Théodore Badin; 17 July 1768 – 21 April 1853) was the first Catholic priest ordained in the United States. He spent most of his long career ministering to widely dispersed Catholics in Canada and in what became the states of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. Early life Stephen Theodore Badin was born in Orléans, France on 17 July 1768. He was educated at the Collège de Montaigu in Paris and then began theological studies at the Sulpician seminary there. He was soon ordained a deacon. After the French Revolution in 1789, the new government started imposing restrictions on the Catholic Church. When his seminary was closed in 1791, Badin decided to leave France. After sailing from Bordeaux, France, to Philadelphia with J. B. David and Reverend Benedict Flaget, he arrived in Baltimore. Badin completed his theological studies with the Sulpicians in that city and was ordained a priest by Bishop John Carroll on 25 May 1793. Badin then studied English with the Jesuits at what was then Georgetown College in Maryland. Much of his missionary work would be among Maryland Catholics creating settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains and French Catholics living in the Great Lakes region. Kentucky mission Carroll then sent Fathers Badin and Michel Barriere to the new state of Kentucky. They set out on foot on 3 September 1793, about a year after Flaget moved to Kentucky. The two priests crossed the Appalachian Mountains, then took a flatboat down the Ohio River to Maysville, Kentucky. They then traveled by land to Lexington, Kentucky. Badin went on to White Sulfur Springs, Kentucky, where he established a mission named in honor of St. Francis de Sales. Later in 1793, Badin was assigned as pastor at Holy Cross Parish, which had been founded the previous year, in Loretto, Kentucky. To support Badin, his parishioners donated ten enslaved people for his use. In April 1794, Badin established the home base for his missionary journeys on Pottinger's Creek, Kentucky, perhaps after consultation with Reverend Jean DuBois. For the next 14 years. Badin traveled on foot, horseback, and boat between widely scattered Catholic settlements in Kentucky and the Northwest Territory. One estimate puts his travels at over 100,000 miles. In 1806, he received help with the arrival of Reverend Charles Nerinckx. Carroll eventually named Badin as the vicar general of the regions. In 1808, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Bardstown, a huge diocese covering all of Kentucky and several future states in the Northwest Territory. The pope named Flaget as the first bishop of Bardstown. However, Flaget did not arrive in Bardstown for another three years. Badin and Flaget soon came into conflict over Badin's claims of ownership of church properties in the area. The two men travelled to Baltimore to consult with Carroll. The archbishop ruled in Flaget's favor. Return to France Badin returned to France in 1819 for an unknown reason. He may have been upset over the land dispute or by the rise of anti-Catholicism in the region. His return may have been triggered by the eviction of Choctaw Indian Academy. While in France, Badin ministered to two parishes, Millaney and Marreilly-en-Gault near Orléans. He worked to secure gifts of money and church furniture to send to the Kentucky mission churches. In 1822, Badin published a "Statement of the Missions in Kentucky" (Etat des Missiones du Kentucky). Potawatomi mission Badin returned to the United States by 1825 when he recorded his baptisms, marriages, and burials on Drummond Island, Michilimackinac, and Sault Ste Marie, continuing his missionary work in the Michigan Territory through 1828. He reestablished the St. Joseph Mission near present day South Bend in the new state of Indiana. In 1829, Badin went back to Kentucky. In 1830, Badin offered his services to Bishop Edward Fenwick of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, which oversaw missionary work with the Potawatomi Indians in the western Great Lakes area. Potawatomi Chief Leopold Pokagon, who had converted to Catholicism, traveled to Detroit in 1830 to ask for a priest to be sent to his tribe. Fenwick asked Badin, who was in Detroit visiting his brother, to accept Pokagon's request. In administering to the Potawatomi, Badin employed a translator as he considered himself too old to learn the Potawatomi language. Indiana and Illinois missions In 1832, Badin purchased of land around South Bend, half from the government and half from two landowners. He then built a log chapel to serve as chapel and residence. Badin gave the land to the new Diocese of Vincennes in 1834 on the condition that it be used for a school and an orphanage. The land became the site of the University of Notre Dame. Badin also organized the first orphanage in the state of Indiana in 1834, under the direction of Sister Lucina Whitaker and Sister Magadalen Jackson from Kentucky. From his South Bend outpost, Badin visited Fort Dearborn in Illinois in October 1830, and possibly several other times (writing during an 1846 visit that such marked the fiftieth anniversary of his first visit). In 1833, pursuant to a new treaty, the Potawatomi people moved west to Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1836, given his advanced age, Badin decided to leave his Indian mission to his successor, Father Louis Desaille. Badin was named vicar of the Diocese of Bardstown in 1837. He continued missionary work as well as defended Catholicism, particularly in a series of "Letters to an Episcopalian Friend" published in the Catholic Telegraph of Cincinnati in 1836. In September 1846, Badin accepted an offer by Bishop William Quarter of the new Diocese of Chicago to become pastor of the French settlement at Bourbonnais Grove, Illinois. Badin remained there for two years before taking one last missionary trip through the Kentucky diocese in 1848, which lasted about two years. He donated large tracts of land to the Diocese of Bardstown and its successor, the Diocese of Louisville, and wrote a poem in French about the Battle of Tippecanoe. Later years Around 1850, Badin returned to Cincinnati to retire. Bishop John Purcell provided Badin a place at his residence. Badin also served at St. Mary's Church in nearby Hamilton, Ohio. Badin died in Cincinnati on 21 April 1853 and was buried at the cathedral crypt in Cincinnati. In 1906, his body was re-interred at the University of Notre Dame in a replica of Badin's Log Chapel. The original chapel was destroyed by fire in 1856. Legacy Father Stephen T. Badin High School, a Catholic high school in Hamilton, Ohio, was named in his honor. There is a Badin Hall on the Notre Dame campus. References 1768 births History of Catholicism in the United States American Roman Catholic priests French emigrants to the United States French Roman Catholic missionaries Clergy from Orléans University of Notre Dame people 1853 deaths History of Catholicism in Indiana Roman Catholic missionaries in Canada Roman Catholic missionaries in the United States
CPEIR (Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review) is a tool to review and assess public expenditures and climate change. CPEIR also assesses the public agencies, development partners and CSOs that are involved in climate change finance. CPEIR was first introduced in Nepal in 2011 with support from UNDP. It was then rolled-out in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and then Africa and Latin America. As of the June 2015, there were 19 Asian countries in Asia, nine Africa countries and six Latin American countries using CPEIRs. Other development partners (e.g. the World Bank) also supported these initiatives. In most of the countries CPEIR was done at the level of state/federal budget. However, a few countries used CPEIR at the sub-national level (e.g. Pakistan). CPEIR countries, as of June 2015. CPEIR methodology is generally based on the World Bank's Public Expenditures Review (PER) exercise. However, unlike the PERs, the CPEIR process also analyzes the institutional framework of climate change public finance. This add-on to the standard PER process is due to the cross-cutting nature of climate change related finances. This cross-cutting nature also impacts the review process. In the typical PER, the data on public expenditures is generally easy to obtain, requiring relatively low efforts to obtain the required general financial data on planned and actual government budget expenditures. However, the climate change expenditures are not explicitly recorded by the government statistics systems (such as the GFS classifications). In contrast to PER, CPEIR processes spend most of the efforts on gathering and triangulation of the financial data on climate change expenditures. This additional step provides information that governments do not possess themselves, despite the fact that CPEIRs mostly use the raw government data on budgets. Despite CPEIR's significant added value to the knowledge on climate change-related expenditures, the data gathering challenge brings additional disadvantage. CPEIRs pay less attention to the effectiveness and efficiency of the public expenditures compared to the PERs. This is not an embedded characteristics of CPEIRs but an evolutionary/transitional challenge of CPEIRs which may positively change over time. The most reliable and systematic information on CPEIRs is collected by UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub) and published online. The database on CPEIRs is also available online. UNDP also conducted a review of the CPEIR process lessons learnt in November 2012.. References Climate change finance
The Dipmeter Advisor was an early expert system developed in the 1980s by Schlumberger with the help of artificial-intelligence workers at MIT to aid in the analysis of data gathered during oil exploration. The Advisor was generally not merely an inference engine and a knowledge base of ~90 rules, but generally was a full-fledged workstation, running on one of Xerox's 1100 Dolphin Lisp machines (or in general on Xerox's "1100 Series Scientific Information Processors" line) and written in INTERLISP-D, with a pattern recognition layer which in turn fed a GUI menu-driven interface. It was developed by a number of people, including Reid G. Smith, James D. Baker, and Robert L. Young. It was primarily influential not because of any great technical leaps, but rather because it was so successful for Schlumberger's oil divisions and because it was one of the few success stories of the AI bubble to receive wide publicity before the AI winter. The AI rules of the Dipmeter Advisor were primarily derived from Al Gilreath, a Schlumberger interpretation engineer who developed the "red, green, blue" pattern method of dipmeter interpretation. Unfortunately this method had limited application in more complex geological environments outside the Gulf Coast, and the Dipmeter Advisor was primarily used within Schlumberger as a graphical display tool to assist interpretation by trained geoscientists, rather than as an AI tool for use by novice interpreters. However, the tool pioneered a new approach to workstation-assisted graphical interpretation of geological information. References Other sources The AI Business: The commercial uses of artificial intelligence, ed. Patrick Winston and Karen A. Prendergast. "The Dipmeter Advisor: Interpretation of Geological Signals" – Randall Davis, Howard Austin, Ingrid Carlbom, Bud Frawley, Paul Pruchnik, Rich Sneiderman, J. A. Gilreath. External links "The design of the Dipmeter Advisor system" -(at the ACM's website) Petroleum engineering
Dumitru Daniel Benzar (born 30 December 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Liga II side SSU Politehnica Timișoara. Club career FCSB Daniel Benzar played his first official game in Liga I in 2017, in a 1–1 draw against Universitatea Craiova, coming on as a substitute for Harlem Gnohéré in the 70th minute. He scored his first goal for Steaua on 6 August 2017 in a 2–1 away win over Concordia Chiajna. Personal life Daniel Benzar is the younger brother of Lecce defender Romario Benzar. References External links 1997 births Living people Footballers from Timișoara Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga I players FC Steaua București players FCSB II players FC Voluntari players FC Dunărea Călărași players Liga II players LPS HD Clinceni players FC Rapid București players SSU Politehnica Timișoara players
Waleys is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Robert Waleys (), English Member of Parliament Thomas Waleys, 14th century English Dominican theologian William Waleys, English Member of Parliament in the 1380s and 1390 See also Henry le Walleis (died 1302), also spelled le Waleys, English businessman and politician, five-term mayor of London and mayor of Bordeaux
Emirler is a village in the Boğazkale District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 226 (2022). References Villages in Boğazkale District
"Today and Tomorrow" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series Fear the Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on September 15, 2019. The episode was written by Richard Naing and David Johnson, and directed by Sydney Freeland. Plot While on a supply run, Grace and Daniel run into trouble when their truck breaks down and they are chased by a horde of walkers. Sheltered in an abandoned bar, Daniel explains that it was Charlie who pulled him out of his apartment. Working with Althea, Morgan delays the return to the convoy, finally admitting that it is due to his good and flowing relationship with Grace. The two rescue a man named Tom from some of the Virginia pioneers and Tom's story makes Althea wonder if the group is related to Isabelle. Morgan and Althea break into a condominium complex Tom had been living in to search for Tom's sister Janis, but find her missing and are captured by Virginia. She appears to know nothing about the helicopter group and frees them, urging them to join her cause. Morgan opens up to Althea about his lost family as she reveals her experiences with Isabelle. Trying to reconcile with Grace, Morgan learns that she has fallen ill again and feels that she does not have much more time left to live. Reception "Today and Tomorrow" received mixed reviews. It currently holds a 50% rating, with an average score of 5.25/10 out of 10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus reads: "'Today and Tomorrow' pauses to reflect on the Fear ensemble's emotional dynamics, a shift in pace that may please fans of these apocalyptic survivors while leaving others frustrated by the narrative standstill this late in the season." Jeffrey Lyles of Lyles' Movie Files gave it a 6/10 rating and wrote: "'Today and Tomorrow' was OK even with Morgan and Al's awful infiltration skills, but the more enjoyable aspects of the episode was Grace and Daniel." However, Erik Kain of Forbes was negative about the episode and wrote: "A story that has rambled and wobbled since the start of Season 5 and still managed to get nowhere." Rating The episode was seen by 1.31 million viewers in the United States on its original air date, below the previous episodes. References External links "Today and Tomorrow" at AMC.com 2019 American television episodes Fear the Walking Dead episodes
Martha Clare Morris (1955 – February 15, 2020) was an American nutritional epidemiologist who studied the link between diet and Alzheimer's disease. She led a team of researchers at the Rush University Medical Center to develop the MIND diet. Early life and education Martha Clare Chinn grew up in Flossmoor, Illinois. She graduated from Homewood Flossmoor High School. She completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa, followed by a master of sociology at the same university. She undertook her doctoral studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, graduating with an ScD. Career Morris worked with Denis Evans while completing her ScD and, in 1992, moved to Rush University Medical Center in Chicago with him. On Evans' retirement some years later, Morris became director of the Institute for Healthy Aging at Rush. Her researched focused on diet, rather than just genetics, being a significant contributor to dementia, in particular Alzheimer's disease. Leading a team of researchers at Rush, she developed the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet, commonly known as the MIND diet. Morris died of cancer at her Oak Park home on February 15, 2020. Works Book Diet for the MIND: The Latest Science on What to Eat to Prevent Alzheimer's and Cognitive Decline, 2017 Selected journal articles References 1955 births 2020 deaths American epidemiologists American nutritionists American women scientists University of Iowa alumni Rush University faculty People from Flossmoor, Illinois Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health alumni
The Latin American Xchange (LAX) is a professional wrestling stable that has wrestled in various incarnations primarily for Total Nonstop Action / Impact Wrestling and currently in Major League Wrestling (MLW). The group achieved initial success as a stable consisting of Konnan, Hernandez and Homicide. Puerto Rican wrestler Apolo was a brief original member, who was later replaced by Machete. Later, upon the departure of Konnan from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Homicide and Hernandez wrestled exclusively as a tag team. The original gimmick of LAX centered on its members being Hispanic, denouncing the perceived repression of ethnic minorities by the NWA Championship Committee and TNA Management, with LAX's response as a group of militant street thugs. After becoming fan favorites, the group continued to stand as proud street Latin Americans, but dropped its militant focus. In 2017, LAX returned to Impact Wrestling, with founding members Konnan and Homicide being joined by Diamante, Santana and Ortiz. They were briefly joined by Low Ki, and King who later assumed leadership when Konnan was absent. King later split the group along with Hernandez and Homicide to form The OGz. When Santana and Ortiz left for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), the stable became dormant. The latest rendition is called LAX 5150 or simply 5150 and is composed by Slice Boogie, Danny Rivera and Julius Smokes. It began working for MLW in July 2021, once again managed by Konnan. Professional wrestling career Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Konnan vs. The James Gang (2005–2006) LAX emerged from the breakup of 4Live Kru, which was the result of 3Live Kru adding new member Kip James, and Konnan being tired of the shenanigans between B.G. James and Kip James. When Kip was permitted into the stable, it was the last straw. At Turning Point in 2005, Konnan attacked Kip and B.G. with a chair, signaling that stable's end. Throughout December, "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, B.G. James' father, tried to get 4Live Kru back together. On the December 31, 2005 episode of TNA Impact!, Bullet Bob encountered Konnan, who expressed himself like he had a change of heart and was willing to talk. Later in the show, however, two other Latino wrestlers, the returning Apolo and the debuting Homicide, ambushed Bullet Bob backstage at Konnan's command. As a result, a feud began between LAX and the James Gang, who sought revenge for the attack. The feud between LAX and the James Gang continued through January 2006. At Against All Odds on February 12, 2006, Apolo and Homicide were scheduled to wrestle the James Gang. Apolo, however, had been released from TNA earlier that month for no-showing an event. His departure was explained on-screen by Konnan, who simply stated that the LAX was expanding, then introduced Apolo's replacement, the debuting Machete. Homicide and Machete went on to lose to the James Gang. On the March 18, 2006 episode of Impact, Homicide and Machete lost to Shark Boy and Norman Smiley after Konnan inadvertently hit Machete with his slapjack. After the match, Konnan tore off Machete's Puerto Rican t-shirt and threw him out of the stable. On the March 31 episode of TNA Xplosion, Konnan justified why he fired Machete, pointing to Machete's loss to Shark Boy. Later that evening, Konnan introduced the newest member of the LAX, the returning Hernandez. Hernandez and Homicide teamed together in a loss to Chris Sabin and Jay Lethal. The Militant Thugs (2006–2007) LAX were next involved in an angle where they refused to wrestle, claiming that Latinos were "discriminated" against in TNA. The storyline borrowed heavily from the then-current controversy surrounding illegal immigration. During this time Konnan established a "border" around the Spanish announcer area (where he provided Spanish commentary alongside Moody Jack Meléndez) and denied entry to non-Latino individuals (they usually used the derogatory term "gringo" when referring to American wrestlers or non-Latino wrestlers in general). LAX often jumped any wrestlers who wander too close to the area. On the June 29 episode of Impact!, Jim Cornette declared that LAX's work stoppage would mean a "check stoppage". Homicide would wrestle on the July 6 episode, with the stipulation that LAX have a special Spanish ring entrance, announced by Melendez. Konnan later made an offer to Ron "The Truth" Killings to join LAX. After Killings denied the offer, LAX assaulted him. LAX also attempted to give Sonjay Dutt a similar beating after one of Dutt's matches, but Killings interfered and made the save; this led to a tag team match at Victory Road between Homicide and Hernandez and Killings and Dutt. Hernandez picked up the victory for LAX after applying the Border Toss on Dutt. On the July 20 episode of Impact!, the NWA World Tag Team Champions A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels made an open challenge in which they offered any team on the TNA roster a contract to face them for the titles, including LAX, who would then proceed to attack the champions, causing both of them to bleed, and then signed the contract with Daniels' blood. On the August 24 episode of Impact!, LAX would defeat Styles and Daniels in a Border Brawl to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. LAX lost the title back to Styles and Daniels at No Surrender in the first ever tag team Ultimate X match, but were granted a rematch after assaulting Styles in Mexico City. LAX regained the title in a Six Sides of Steel match at Bound for Glory, after Homicide performed Da Gringo Killa on Styles, while Konnan strangled Daniels with a coathanger from outside the cage. On the edition of October 19 of Impact! LAX started a feud with America's Most Wanted (James Storm and Chris Harris) by attacking them after the four of them had lost an eight-man tag team match against Styles, Daniels and the James Gang. The assault ended with Hernandez applying the Border Toss on AMW's manager Gail Kim. During the November 16 episode of Impact!, LAX nearly burned the American flag, as they promised one week earlier, but were stopped by Petey Williams. After stealing a victory over America's Most Wanted at Genesis Konnan told Homicide to use Da Gringo Killa on Gail Kim. Petey Williams made the save, and TNA Management Director Jim Cornette stripped them of the Titles for "conduct extremely disrespectful to TNA and its fans". Despite the then-recently increased recognition of good and bad guy characters by the TNA audience and the rising extremism at the time of the "anti-American" actions of the LAX, the decision to forcibly remove the titles from the legitimate tag team champions actually infuriated the fans in the arena and stirred up some unsavory chants directed at Cornette. LAX refused to return the belts, hired a lawyer, and (kayfabe) threatened to sue TNA for violating their First Amendment rights. At that point, Cornette backed down and reinstated LAX as NWA World Tag Team Champions. On the next episode of Impact! they were placed in a match against Kurt Angle and Petey Williams with Cornette stating that he could not strip them of the titles but he could make them defend it. Throughout the broadcast LAX took out James Storm and Chris Harris, as well as Petey Williams right before the title match. LAX seemed to have the advantage on Angle when Samoa Joe came out to tag with Angle. Angle and Joe both proceeded to apply their respective submission holds and made both Homicide and Hernandez tap, thus apparently winning the NWA World Tag Team Championships. But soon after the bell sounded Cornette and LAX's lawyer appeared with the lawyer stating Joe was not signed to the contract and the match must be declared a disqualification on Angle to end the show. At Turning Point, LAX defeated America's Most Wanted in a flag match after they managed to hang the Mexican Flag, making the LAX the first non-American team to win a flag match on American soil. They had another victory over America's Most Wanted on December 14 in a "Titles vs. Career" match after James Storm deliberately hit Chris Harris with a beer bottle. The loss forced AMW to disband. On the edition of January 4, 2007 of Impact!, Homicide and Brother Runt competed in a "Lucha Callejera", or Street Fight. The match ended with Hernandez interfering when he applied a Border Toss on Runt, throwing him into a propped-up ladder. Then LAX entered into a feud against Team 3D. At Final Resolution, LAX retained their tag championship by disqualification against Team 3D, when an apparently drunk Brother Runt came out and jumped off the top rope with a headbutt on Homicide. Konnan was not with LAX; he was injured recovering from hip replacement surgery. The television storyline cover for the surgery's necessity was a Team 3D "sniper attack". He would later be scheduled to have kidney replacement surgery, as well. LAX and 3D met again on Impact! the same week, LAX retained the titles when Hernandez used the slapjack to score a pinfall over Brother Ray. In mid-February, Machete returned to TNA and to the LAX, although he was not recognized as part of the TNA roster, in an enforcer/bodyguard role, seen with a Puerto Rican flag bandanna over the lower part of his face, pushing the wheelchair-laden Konnan to the ringside area so he could continue managing Homicide and Hernandez during matches. The team revealed even more of a mean streak in the wake of Konnan's injury. The LAX formed an alliance with Alex Shelley, as they would attack the family and friends of Team 3D as Shelley videotaped the assaults, which included Brother Ray's real-life uncle, Brother Devon's trainer Johnny Rodz, and Brother Runt. In the February 23 episode of Impact!, the teams faced each other in a "Belting Pot" lumberjack match, in which both teams had a group of leather strap-armed followers that would act as lumberjacks in the match. LAX was supported by a group of "Latino Nation" members and Team 3D had a group of "Italian Family" mobsters behind them (this angle was used to promote Brother Ray's Italian roots). Team 3D won that match after the leader of the Italian mobsters (Sopranos star Steve Schirripa) interfered. The teams met again at Destination X in a Ghetto Brawl, and the match was won by LAX. Later that week, the teams faced each other again a six-man tag match, in what would end up being another victory for LAX and Shelley. The LAX would claim to rob the legacy of Team 3D, until Team 3D with their honorary WWE, WCW and ECW tag team championships in tow, would challenge LAX at Lockdown. LAX accepted, under the condition that the Six Sides of Steel would be electrified, a match that played into the LAX's favor with its Mexican wrestling heritage. Before the event, LAX kidnapped Brother Runt and shot him with a tazer gun to antagonize Team 3D. At Lockdown, LAX lost to Team 3D as they were defeated in the Electrified Steel Cage match to lose the NWA World Tag Team Championships. At Sacrifice, LAX failed to regain the World Tag Team Title in a Triple Threat Tag Team match against Team 3D and Scott Steiner and Tomko, although neither LAX member was involved in the decision. Heroes of the Latino Nation (2007–2008) Despite Konnan quitting at the June 19 TNA IMPACT! tapings, Homicide and Hernandez remained in TNA to continue on as LAX. On the edition of July 26, 2007 of Impact!, LAX became heroes by attacking the Voodoo Kin Mafia for disgracing the Puerto Rican flag. At Hard Justice, LAX beat VKM. VKM originally beat LAX when Kip James pinned Hernandez with the Fameasser, however Hector Guerrero, the one Latin American who LAX had actually feuded with (although loosely) during Konnan's tenure as the leader, showed the referee that VKM had used powder to win. After a restart Homicide pinned Kip with a roll-up. At the following pay-per-view, Bound for Glory, LAX defeated Elix Skipper and Senshi in an Ultimate X Match to become number one contender to the TNA World Tag Team Championship. They were, however, unsuccessful in their attempt to become tag team champions to A.J. Styles and Tomko on an episode of Impact!. In the weeks following, the stable was aided by a heavily clothed, masked figure whom, at Final Resolution was revealed as Salinas. At the 2008 Destination X pay-per-view in March, LAX got back in the title picture by defeating The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) and The Rock 'n Rave Infection (Jimmy Rave and Lance Hoyt) in a number one contender's match. On the May 1 episode of Impact!, LAX asked Hector Guerrero to be their advisor, which he accepted. On the May 11 pay-per-view Sacrifice, LAX won the vacant TNA Tag Title after defeating Team 3D in the "Deuces Wild" tournament final with help from Guerrero. Afterward, Team 3D attacked Hector and left him beaten, creating another feud between LAX and Team 3D. After defeating 3D to retain the tag straps, they would find themselves in a feud with Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm, Robert Roode and their manager, Jacqueline). Beer Money whipped all four members of LAX with belts, resulting in a Fans' Revenge match being booked for the tag titles at Victory Road. After defeating Beer Money, Inc. at Victory Road, LAX fought them once again for the TNA World Tag Team Championships at Hard Justice this time in a regular two-on-two match. Beer Money, Inc. claimed victory in the match when Roode crashed a beer bottle over Homicide's head, allowing Storm to gain the pinfall, thus ending LAX's four-month reign as champions. At No Surrender, LAX was once again defeated by Beer Money, Inc. when they met for a championship rematch. Before the match, Jacqueline was revealed to have attacked Salinas backstage, and as a result she had to be rushed to the hospital. This was done to write her out of the LAX and their feud with Beer Money on-screen, and explain her departure from TNA shortly before the pay-per-view. On the September 25 episode of Impact! Homicide, Hernandez and Guerrero fought Roode, Storm and Jacqueline in a six-person "Loser's manager leaves town" match. Beer Money, Inc. won the match when Roode pinned Hernandez and as a result of the match Guerrero could no longer manage Homicide and Hernandez in TNA. At Bound for Glory IV LAX competed in a four team Monster's Ball match, but were defeated when Robert Roode pinned Hernandez after Team 3D had put him through a table covered with thumbtacks. On September 30, 2008, it was announced on Ring of Honor (ROH)'s official website that LAX would be appearing at ROH shows on October 24 and 25. On October 24 in Danbury, Connecticut LAX defeated the ROH World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen and El Generico, The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black) and Chris Hero and Davey Richards in a 30-minute Iron Man match. On October 25, however, they lost to the Briscoe Brothers. Singles success and dissolution (2008–2009) At Final Resolution on December 7, 2008, LAX took part in the second ever "Feast or Fired" match where both members managed to capture a briefcase containing either a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, X Division Championship or TNA World Tag Team Championship or a Pink Slip. The contents of the briefcases were revealed on the following episode of Impact! resulting in a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship match for Hernandez and an X Division Championship opportunity for Homicide. The Latin American Xchange debuted in the International Wrestling Association (IWA-PR) on Histeria Boricua, a special event that took place on January 6, 2009. There they were booked against Los Dueños de la Malicia, a tag team composed by Noel Rodríguez and Dennis Rivera. The contest was won by Los Dueños de la Malicia, with Rodríguez pinning Homicide following a distraction on the outside of the ring. On the edition of January 15, 2009 of Impact! Hernandez cashed in his Feast or Fired opportunity and challenged Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Hernandez won via disqualification after the rest of The Main Event Mafia interfered in the match and therefore the belt stayed with Sting. On the edition of January 29 of Impact! Mick Foley announced that due to winning the first match via disqualification Hernandez will get a rematch for the title down the road. On the edition of July 16 of Impact! Homicide cashed in his "Feast or Fired" briefcase to win the X Division Championship from Suicide. After Hernandez returned from a neck surgery on the edition of July 23 of Impact! the team went inactive as both he and Homicide began concentrating on their singles careers. On the edition of September 10 of Impact! Homicide turned on Hernandez and joined the heel faction World Elite effectively ending the partnership between the two. On the March 22, 2010, edition of Impact! there were signs of reconciliation between the former members of LAX as Homicide came out to check on Hernandez, as he was being helped by medics after he had been laid out by his new World Tag Team Championship partner Matt Morgan. However, on August 19, 2010, Homicide was released from TNA. Other promotions (2007–2008; 2011–2015; 2017–2019) LAX made their debut in Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) on June 9, 2007, defeating Azriel and Jay Lethal to win the JAPW Tag Team Championship. Their first defense was on September 8, 2007, against Low Ki and Samoa Joe. On October 27, 2007, Homicide defeated Low Ki to win the Heavyweight Championship. The same night, LAX and The Strong Style Thugs (B-Boy and Low Ki) wrestled against BLKOUT (Eddie Kingston, Joker, Ruckus, Sabian and Slyk Wagner Brown) for both titles. The match ended when Low Ki covered Homicide, winning the Heavyweight title. LAX lost the tag titles on November 15 to FBI (Nunzio and Tracy Smoothers). Their last JAPW match was on December 13, 2008, defeating The Briscoe Brothers. LAX made their debut as team in Ring of Honor (ROH) on October 24, 2008, The Return of the 187. LAX won an Iron Team including at El Generico and Kevin Steen and Sweet 'n' Sour Inc. (Chris Hero and Davey Richards) and The Age Of The Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black), with 2-0-1-1. The next day, at Ring of Homicide 2, they were defeated by The Briscoe Brothers. On March 1, 2011, ROH announced that LAX would reunite at the promotion's Manhattan Mayhem IV event on March 19 in Manhattan, New York, where they would take on the ROH World Tag Team Champions, The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli). On March 19 LAX was defeated by the Kings of Wrestling. On November 15, 2013, LAX competed in a tournament to crown the first House of Glory Tag Team Champions. LAX defeated Anthony Nese and Ricky Reyes in the first round and Fire Ant and Jigsaw in the semi-finals, before losing to The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in the finals. On September 6, the Chikara promotion announced that LAX, represented by Hernandez, Homicide and new member Chavo Guerrero Jr., would be taking part in the 2014 King of Trios tournament. They were eliminated from the tournament in their first round match on September 19 by the Golden Trio (Dasher Hatfield, Icarus and Mark Angelosetti). On August 30, 2015, JAPW announced that Homicide, Hernandez and Konnan would reunite as LAX at the promotion's 19th anniversary event on November 14. On July 15, 2017, LAX made its debut in the World Wrestling League (WWL) for the first time representing the interests of Konnan in the company and face a new problem that came before the Board of Control (in reference to "The Control Board", in reference to PROMESA), directed by Konnan. That problem began to call like "the third generation" two experienced fighters known like Angel Fashion and Mike Mendoza who form a stable after his exit of WWC to debut in the company meeting face to face with Konnan and his plans. Both newcomers from their arrival took the lead in the dressing room to face Konnan and Manny Ferno who became more frustrated as a result of Perez and Mendoza spoiling his plans, requested the intervention of one of Konnan stables, Impact Wrestling Latin American Exchange. Mendoza and Perez, now known collectively as The Third Generation, defeated the Global League Wrestling / Global Impact Team Champions Ortiz and Santana in the first clash between groups. Return to Impact Wrestling (2017–2019) On the March 16, 2017 episode of Impact Wrestling, LAX was reformed with Homicide, Santana and Ortiz, Diamante, and manager Konnan. LAX attacked Decay, Laredo Kid, Garza Jr., and Reno Scum inserting themselves in the Impact World Tag Team Championship picture and winning them the following week, establishing themselves as heels in the process. On the March 30 episode of Impact Wrestling, LAX members Ortiz and Santana defeated Decay, Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. and Reno Scum to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship. On the April 23 episode of Impact Wrestling, LAX defeated Veterans of War (Mayweather and Wilcox) in a tournament finals to win the GFW Tag Team Championship. On November 5 at Bound for Glory, they lost to Ohio Versus Everything (oVe) as part of a double turn with Sami Callihan interfering on oVe's behalf, Jake Crist performing a low blow on Ortiz, and oVe attacking them after the match, thus turning LAX into face in the process. On the May 24, 2018 episode of Impact King became the newest member of LAX. After the group leader Konnan was attacked, and Homicide and Diamante went missing in action, King assumed leadership of the faction and guided Ortiz and Santana back to being tag team champions. In June, Konnan and Diamante returned, both showing suspicion about King's involvement with the group. On the July 5, 2018 episode of Impact, Konnan confronted King who admitted that it was he who had "taken out a hit" against Konnan to takeover the faction. King then attempted to get Ortiz and Santana to recognize him as the new head of the group but they rejected this and stood beside the original leader, Konnan. Then, former LAX members Hernandez and Homicide returned, entering the ring and attacking Konnan's trio. King then took the mic and proclaimed that his trio was LAX. The group would later become known as The OGz. At Bound for Glory on October 14, The OGz lost to LAX in a Concrete Jungle Death match. On January 12, 2019, The Lucha Bros (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) defeated LAX during the TV Tapings in Mexico to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship. LAX would reclaim them at the Rebellion pay per view on April 28. They held the titles until July, when they lost them to The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander). On July 8, it was revealed that Santana and Ortiz would soon be leaving Impact and had interest from WWE and All Elite Wrestling. On the August 9 edition of Impact, Daga became the newest member of LAX, teaming with Ortiz in a losing effort to Page and Alexander. Santana did not wrestle at those tapings, however Ortiz and Santana were scheduled to face The North at the August television tapings in Mexico. At those same tapings Santana and Ortiz were given a "send off" by the Impact locker room. Santana confirmed the following day that he and Ortiz were in fact done appearing on Impact Wrestling. Major League Wrestling (2021–present) On July 10, 2021, Konnan introduced LAX 5150 at Major League Wrestling's Battle Riot III event, which debuted with a win over Jordan Oliver and Myron Reed. This version consists of Slice Boogie, Danny Rivera and Julius Smokes. According to Fightful Select, Konnan told Impact Wrestling they would be using the name and Impact agreed to it. At Fightland, Homicide made his return to the group, which began feuding with Azteca Underground's representatives Los Parks (L.A. Park Jr. and El Hijo de L.A. Park) and on November 6, 2021, defeated them for the MLW World Tag Team Championship. Danny Rivera debuted in IWA-PR at Christmas in PR 2021, teaming with Savio Vega against tag team champions The Owners of Time (Nick Mercer & Leinord White). He quickly became embroiled in a larger angle between IWA-PR and a faction known as International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) after being attacked. On January 15, 2022, 5150 returned to Puerto Rico and defeated the owners of time for the IWA World Tag Team Championship. Members Timeline Championships and accomplishments Hernandez and Homicide Fighting Spirit magazine The Heyman Award (2006) International Wrestling Association IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) Jersey All Pro Wrestling JAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Homicide JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) River City Wrestling (San Antonio) RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) Total Nonstop Action Wrestling NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 times) Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament (2008) Feast or Fired (2008 – World Heavyweight Championship contract) – Hernandez Feast or Fired (2008 – X Division Championship contract) – Homicide TNA Year End Award (1 time) Match of the Year (2006) vs. A.J. 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Paul Lecreux (18 February 1826 – 3 July 1894, in Paris) was a French sculptor working under the name Jacques France. The museum in Rouen contains a Bust of the Republic by him, and he also produced a Marianne wearing Masonic attributes. 1826 births 1894 deaths 19th-century French sculptors French Freemasons French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists
Son Seung-won (born June 29, 1990) is a South Korean actor. He is most active in musical theatre, and was the youngest Korean actor cast in the leading role in the Korean staging of Hedwig and the Angry Inch in 2013. He is known for his role in the television series Hello, My Twenties! and Welcome to Waikiki. DUI and imprisonment In April 2019, Son was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, forfeiting his military service. His acting career has come to an end after this incident. Son was released from prison in May 2020. Filmography Television series Film Musical theatre References External links Son Seung-won at Blossom Entertainment 1990 births Living people South Korean male musical theatre actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni
Sergei Nikolayevich Khabarov (; born 16 April 1986) is a Russian professional football official and a former player. He works as a director of sports for FC Chertanovo Moscow. Club career He played 4 seasons in the Russian Football National League for 4 different clubs. External links 1986 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Dynamo Bryansk players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Tambov players FC Chertanovo Moscow players FC Chita players FC Sportakademklub Moscow players
The Michel parameters, usually denoted by and , are four parameters used in describing the phase space distribution of leptonic decays of charged leptons, . They are named after the physicist Louis Michel. Sometimes instead of , the product is quoted. Within the Standard Model of electroweak interactions, these parameters are expected to be Precise measurements of energy and angular distributions of the daughter leptons in decays of polarized muons and tau leptons are so far in good agreement with these predictions of the Standard Model. Muon decay Consider the decay of the positive muon: In the muon rest frame, energy and angular distributions of the positrons emitted in the decay of a polarised muon expressed in terms of Michel parameters are the following, neglecting electron and neutrino masses and the radiative corrections: where is muon polarisation, , and is the angle between muon spin direction and positron momentum direction. For the decay of the negative muon, the sign of the term containing should be inverted. For the decay of the positive muon, the expected decay distribution for the Standard Model values of Michel parameters is Integration of this expression over electron energy gives the angular distribution of the daughter positrons: The positron energy distribution integrated over the polar angle is References Lecture on Lepton Universality by Michel Davier at the 1997 SLAC Summer Institute. Electroweak Couplings, Lepton Universality, and the Origin of Mass: An Experimental Perspective, article by John Swain, from the Proceedings of the Third Latin American Symposium on High Energy Physics. Electroweak theory
Viktor Blom (born 26 September 1990) is a Swedish millionaire high-stakes online poker player, best known by the online poker name Isildur1. His rise to fame drew considerable attention around the poker world in late 2009, when he took part in all ten of the largest pots in online poker history. In December 2010, it was announced that then-anonymous Isildur1 had joined Team PokerStars Pro. Blom's identity was revealed by PokerStars on 8 January 2011, at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Blom parted ways with PokerStars in August 2012 and was quickly signed-up by Full Tilt Poker on 15 October 2012, along with rival high-stakes player Tom Dwan. In January 2011 it was estimated that Blom had invested a total amount of around 4,5 billion pokerwise. Career Viktor Blom was first introduced to poker by his older brother at 14 years old. He played no-limit Texas hold'em heads-up for a few days with his brother before teaching a few of his friends. Viktor and these friends used to play micro stakes, in which he won a bit from his friends. After a while, more and more of the people Viktor knew at school started to play the game. They played at breaks during school with buy-ins ranging from $3–$7, during one lunch Viktor recalls that 25 people turned up to play. Viktor himself ended up winning out of the 25. After turning 15, Viktor and his brother decided to deposit some money onto an online poker site. The first game they entered was an MTT in which they finished in fifth place for $300, which was huge for them at the time. After a few weeks, Viktor's brother decided to set up his own account elsewhere and let Viktor play by himself. After a few weeks of play, Blom90 was regularly playing at $530 sit n gos. After a few more months of play, the 15-year-old Viktor Blom had made over $275,000 total at various sites. He then collected all the money onto one site and took on the higher buy-in cash games and sit n gos. This resulted in him losing all the money. He then built up a bankroll and deposited $3,000 onto the same site. He played high buy-in sit n gos and started to win more and more money. After taking a small break from poker, Viktor came back strong. He deposited 10,000 SEK and decided to stick to heads-up no-limit Hold'em. After just two weeks of play, he went from playing 1/2 SEK to 50/100 SEK. After Viktor turned 17, he deposited $2,500 on PartyPoker. He discussed his plans with a friend and off he went. Two days later, the friend asked him how much he had on PartyPoker, expecting him to say he had busted out or had at most $30,000. He was wrong. Blom had actually won over $200,000 in just two days of play. After another hot streak on iPoker, he won over $1.7 million in two weeks. Isildur1 Isildur1 first appeared at Full Tilt Poker on 16 September 2009, and remained largely unnoticed until November, when he began playing well-known professionals such as Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Brian Townsend, Cole South, and Patrik Antonius at stakes as high as $500/$1000. He reached a career peak on 15 November with total winnings of $5.98 million. By mid-December, however, he was down $2 million net, including an approximately $4 million loss to Brian Hastings on 8 December, when the two played heads-up $500/$1,000 pot-limit Omaha for five hours. With a few brief exceptions, Isildur1 did not play on Full Tilt Poker between his collapse in mid-December and his return in February 2010. According to Full Tilt Poker's insider interview with Patrik Antonius, Isildur1 had a bankroll of approximately $2000 in autumn of 2008. He built his bankroll to $1.4 million and began playing on Full Tilt Poker in September. He first played Haseeb Qureshi, a high-stakes regular, at the $100/$200 stakes. After 24 hours, Isildur1 had won almost $500,000. He then resurfaced a month later and played Brian Townsend, Patrik Antonius, and Cole South at the $200/$400 to $500/$1000 tables and suffered a million dollar loss. A columnist on HighStakesDB, a website that monitors and tracks high-stakes activity online, suggested that Isildur1 was overly aggressive, which could cost him against elite competition. Isildur1, however, answered critics by winning approximately $2 million back from Townsend and South during the last week of October 2009. With a profit of $1 million on Full Tilt Poker, Isildur1 waited at six heads-up $500/$1000 No Limit Hold'em tables for any challenger willing to play for such stakes. His first opponent was Tom Dwan, who was then widely regarded as one of the top online heads-up players. They played six tables simultaneously, with over a million dollars in play for one week. By the end of the week, Isildur1 had gone on the largest run in the history of online poker, winning approximately $4 million from Dwan, prompting Dwan to issue a live challenge to play Isildur1 at the Full Tilt Poker Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge. He then challenged Antonius to a rematch the following day and won $1.6 million from him on 15 November and peaked with $5.98 million in earnings on Full Tilt Poker. Isildur1 challenged Phil Ivey, widely regarded as one of the best all-round players in the world, to play three tables of heads-up no-limit hold’em at $500/$1000 stakes. After a week of play, Isildur1 had lost $3.2 million and stated in a subsequent interview that Ivey was the toughest opponent he had ever played. Antonius then challenged Isildur1 to a rematch in Omaha, a game in which Isildur1 admitted he lacked experience. Isildur1 lost $3 million to Antonius after playing for only one day, which at the time, was the largest single-day gain and loss in the history of online poker. This record was broken a month later when Isildur1 played Brian Hastings. The following day, they played a rematch in Omaha, where Isildur1 won $2 million back from Antonius. His winnings hovered at the $2 million mark until 8 December 2009, when he played Brian Hastings for five hours. Hastings won $4.2 million from Isildur1, making it the largest gain and loss in a single day in the history of online poker to date. It was discovered afterward that Hastings, Townsend, and South had shared information about Isildur1's play over 30,000 hands. They engaged in activity which Full Tilt Poker defined as "accessing or compiling information on other players beyond that which the user has personally observed through his or her own game play", after Townsend admitted to acquiring hands of Isildur1's play through Hastings, which he spoke of during an interview with ESPN. As a result, Townsend lost some of his privileges as a sponsored Full Tilt Poker player (his "red pro status") for 30 days. Blom's play on Full Tilt Poker between September 2009 and October 2010 at stakes of 50/100 and above resulted in a loss of $2,630,230. In December 2010, he partnered with online poker site PokerStars and launched a four-table of heads-up cash game no-limit hold'em and pot limit omaha "Superstar Showdown" challenge to anyone who is willing to play at stakes no lower than $50/$100 for 2,500 hands, similar to Dwan's Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge. In March 2012, he defeated Isaac Haxton in a $1 million $200/$400 heads up challenge, winning $500,000. On 7 May 2012, Blom won the SCOOP #2-Med No-Limit Hold 'em tournament and $247,200 in prize money. The very next day, Blom won the SCOOP #3-High No-Limit Hold 'em Rebuy event for $160,000. In May 2013, Viktor won the SCOOP Main Event $10,300 buy-in for over $1 million. In August 2012, it was announced that Blom would no longer be a member of Team Pokerstars Pro. In 2015 Isildur won $3.5 million on PokerStars’ cash tables, and lost $1.75 million on Full Tilt, putting him at +$1.75 million for the year. The year 2016 was a year of struggle when Full Tilt closed, and Isildur was down by $735,000. However, he was then seen playing in the WCOOP, finishing third in Event 55 ($530 NLHE), winning $72,861. His absence during several months at the biggest online tables has been widely commented by the community. In 2017, during the SCOOP Festival on PokerStars, Isildur1 played most of the events of the series. In the Player of the Series Race (Overall leaderboard), Isildur1 accumulated 785 points, taking the runner-up spot, behind Naza114 from Portugal. Tournament poker Live poker Since signing with PokerStars in 2011, Viktor Blom has been paying more attention to live tournaments. His first notable live tournament cash was 16th place at the 2010 WSOPE Main Event for £33,582. In January 2012, at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, he won the first live tournament of his career, the $100,000 Super High Roller event for $1,254,400. In February 2018, Blom won the Partypoker Millions Main Event in Germany, for a cash prize of €850,000. As of 2020, Blom's live tournament winnings exceed $2,900,000. Reaction A number of Isildur1's regular opponents commented on him in the media buzz surrounding his collapse. On 11 December 2009, Ilari Sahamies appeared on the Finnish radio show Radio Rock Korporaatio, saying: “He’s been playing 9 tables at once against Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey, and Tom Dwan durrrr – the guy must be missing a chromosome.” Also that day, the Full Tilt Academy released a video in which Patrik Antonius discussed Isildur1 with Phil Gordon. Antonius, who won the largest online pot ever ($1.4 million) against Isildur1, called him “extremely dangerous” because he constantly puts his opponents to difficult decisions. Antonius further opined that the mysterious Swede would return. The rise and fall of Isildur1 was on nearly every poker top-stories-of-2009 list, including those of Cardplayer, PokerNews.com, PokerNewsDaily.com, and pokerlistings.com. On 22 December 2009, PokerNews.com published an interview with Isildur1 about his loss to Brian Hastings, but Isildur1 again refused to reveal his identity. References 29. Viktor Blom (Isildur1) Fan Site External links Team Pokerstars profile Viktor "Isildur1" Blom Biograph by Hazama Viktor Blom Hendon Mob profile Swedish poker players Living people 1990 births
Guangdong General Hospital ( meaning "Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital") is a large hospital, founded in 1946, located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. References External links Guangdong General Hospital Guangdong General Hospital Hospital buildings completed in 1946 Hospitals in Guangzhou 1946 establishments in China Hospitals established in 1946 Yuexiu District
was a well-known Japanese ceramic potter. He lived and worked in Mino, near Nagoya. He was given the title "Living National Treasure" in 1955. In 1930 he discovered shards at the site of the ruins of an ogama style kiln at Mutabora proving that that Shino and Oribe glazed work of the Momoyama and early Edo period in Japan had been manufactured in Mino rather than in the Seto area. In 1933 he built a kiln reproducing the original Mutabora kiln and rediscovered the techniques for manufacturing Shino glazes. He died in Tokyo, Japan in 1985. There is a translation of Arakawa's The Traditions and Techniques of Mino Pottery in Janet Barriskill's Visiting the Mino Kilns Wild Peony Press, Sydney, 1995. His work is kept in several museums, including the Mills College Art Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Portland Art Museum, the ASU Art Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art. References External links Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu page about one of Arakawa's works Japanese potters Living National Treasures of Japan 1894 births 1985 deaths 20th-century ceramists Japanese ceramists 20th-century Japanese artists People from Gifu Prefecture
The Lee Service Station is a historic commercial building at 28 South Broadway in Damascus, Arkansas. It is a single-story frame structure with a cross-gable roof configuration, its exterior finished in stone veneer with brick trim. It has a single former garage bay on the right side, the bay opening now enclosed with a pedestrian door at its center. To its left is an office space, with a center entrance flanked by a large multi-pane windows. Door and window openings are trimmed in brick laid in a three-in, three-out pattern, and the stone veneer is in a herringbone pattern. These design elements are all signatures of the builder, Silas Owens, Sr., the master mason who finished the exterior about 1940. The building served as an automobile filling and service station through the 1950s, and has since seen a variety of other commercial uses. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Faulkner County, Arkansas References Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Buildings and structures completed in 1940 Buildings and structures in Faulkner County, Arkansas
The history of Pichilemu began around the 16th century, when Promaucaes inhabited the modern Pichilemu region. According to Chilean historiographer José Toribio Medina on his book Los Restos Indígenas de Pichilemu (1908), Spanish conqueror Pedro de Valdivia gave Topocalma encomienda, in which Pichilemu was supposed to be, to Juan Gómez de Almagro, on January 24, 1544. The name Pichilemu comes from the Mapudungún words pichi, little, and lemu, forest. Petrel, also known as San Antonio de Petrel, was a hacienda located 18 kilometers east of Pichilemu, is known for being the birthplace of José María Caro Rodríguez. The Ortúzar Cuevas family, that owned Petrel hacienda, constructed a dock in 1887 that was burnt amidst the 1891 Chilean Civil War. It was later reconstructed, but finally destroyed in 1911. They constructed additionally the first neighborhood in the currently named Daniel Ortúzar Avenue. The city of Pichilemu was officially established on December 22, 1891, by decree of President Jorge Montt and his Interior Minister, Manuel José Irarrázabal. Agustín Ross, a Chilean writer and politician, constructed the Agustín Ross Hotel, a casino, now Agustín Ross Cultural Centre, the Agustín Ross Balcony and the Agustín Ross Park, in addition to several perrons. A railway section between San Fernando and Pichilemu section over a period of 57 years between 1869 and 1926. The Pichilemu railway station was inaugurated that year. Cardenal Caro Province was created by decree of President Augusto Pinochet on September 24, 1979, named in memoriam and in homage to the first Cardinal of the Chilean Catholic Church, José María Caro Rodríguez. Pichilemu is the capital of the province. Early history Promaucaes were the first inhabitants of the Pichilemu area. Promaucaes were hunter-gatherers and fishermen who lived primarily along the Cachapoal and Maule rivers. Promaucaes also exploited Cáhuil salines. On January 24, 1544, Spanish conqueror Pedro de Valdivia gave Juan Gómez de Almagro the Topocalma encomienda in which Pichilemu was supposed to be, according to Chilean historiographer José Toribio Medina on his book Los Restos Indígenas de Pichilemu. In late 16th century, Spanish monks started to plant vineyards in Pichilemu. In 1607, Spanish Governor Alonso García Ramón gave Captain Tomás Duran land near Petrel Lagoon, where Pichilemu is currently located. In 1611, a piece of land near Topocalma was given by the Captaincy General of Chile to Bartolomé de Rojas y Puebla, who later acquired more lands to establish Hacienda San Antonio de Petrel. Petrel gave Rojas y Puebla and to its successive owners a good income, through the manufacture of leather, jerky, soles, tallow and cordovan, as well as the grazing lease to other farmers, the granting of permits to graze their animals and their care. Products from Petrel were exported to Peru, and sold in Santiago and Valparaíso. Petrel was also severely affected by drought periods in 1730, 1740 and 1780. In the early 17th century, a census made in Colchagua reported that Cáhuil, the most important area administratively in the current Pichilemu area, had 1,678 inhabitants. In 1778 a church was constructed in Ciruelos and designated a vice parish. Years later, in 1864, it became a parish. As of 1787, Pichilemu had 1,688 inhabitants. In late 1860s, the construction of the railway from San Fernando to Pichilemu was started. It ended in 1926. In 1872, President of Chile Aníbal Pinto commissioned the corvette captain Francisco Vidal Gormaz to perform a survey of the coast between Tumán Creek and Boca del Mataquito. Vidal noted in his research that Matanzas, Sirenas, Pupuya, Los Piures, and Cáhuil were too open for ferries. He named Tumán, Topocalma, and Pichilemu as places with better hydrographic conditions, and concluded that Pichilemu was the best place to construct a ferry. San Antonio de Petrel, owned by Ortúzar family these years, was first called "Pichilemu" in 1873, and was described as a village. Ortúzar constructed a dock in 1875, which served as a fishing port for a few years. Pedro Pavez Polanco and Ortúzar Cuevas were large-landholding families, and they built historic homes and buildings, such as Pichilemu post office building, over the years. In 1885, Agustín Ross, a Chilean writer, Member of Parliament, minister, and politician, bought a tract of land and named it La Posada (). At the time, it was merely a set of thick-walled barracks. Ross constructed the Ross Park and Great Hotel Pichilemu (Gran Hotel Pichilemu) that year. Great Hotel Pichilemu, currently named Ross Hotel, is one of the oldest hotels in Chile. In 1887, President José Manuel Balmaceda decreed Pichilemu as a minor dock. In March 1887, the first merchant ship arrived at Pichilemu. Some years later, during the 1891 Chilean Civil War, Daniel Ortúzar and the priest of Alcones transferred prisoners to and from Pichilemu via the dock, Balmacedian troops, directed by Juan García Valdivieso, moved to Pichilemu, and burned the dock. It was later reconstructed and used until 1912, but did not reach "port" status. Foundation and early years as Municipality The Lauriano Gaete and Ninfa Vargas' heirs founded the village of Pichilemu, with the help of engineer Emilio Nichón, who designed the city plan. They shortly started to construct based on the newly designated plan and the Ortúzar neighborhood's one. Shortly after the 1891 Civil War ended, the newly elected President Jorge Montt and his Interior Minister, Manuel José Irarrázabal, promulgated the "law of the autonomous commune", creating a thousand and ninety four communes, including Pichilemu. In 1894, the Municipality was created; Pichilemu covered the territories of current Pumanque and Marchihue (at these times, known as Yerbas Buenas); and a group of neighbors and taxpayers held a meeting to elect the first (main), second and third Mayors (Alcaldes), in addition to a number of regidores. José María Caro Martínez was elected as the first Mayor of Pichilemu. Caro formalized the city plan in 1894. Caro Martínez was elected for four consecutive periods: 1894–1897; 1897–1900; 1900–1903; and 1903–1906, but he left the office in 1905. The Second Mayor, Francisco Javier Asalgado succeeded him, and held the office until 1909. In 1905, Agustín Ross constructed a building that hosted the first mail and telegraph service in Pichilemu and a big store. The building had three floors, and was raised using imported materials. The building was opened as the first casino in Chile on January 20, 1906. In 1908, Agustín Ross and Evaristo Merino reported to historiographer José Toribio Medina the existence of indigenous remains in a Pichileminian cave. Medina asked Argentinian ethnographer Félix Faustino Outes to inspect the remains, and subsequently Medina wrote the book "Los Restos Indígenas de Pichilemu", with the complete report Faustino Outes gave him. Earlier that year, on January 16, the first newspaper of Pichilemu, El Puerto, was founded by the sanfernandino Augusto Ramírez; however, the newspaper did not have much success, but on January 14, 1917, Ramírez began publishing El Marino. Only thirty-three different editions of El Marino were published. In March 1909, new municipal elections took place, but there were conflicts in the checkup of the results. In September, the Chilean Appeals Court proclaimed Carlos Salas Salas as Mayor of Pichilemu. Francisco Javier Asalgado succeeded him in 1912, but he renounced in June of that year. José Santos Becerra assumed shortly after that. Bibliography References Pichilemu
George Browning may refer to: George L. Browning (1867–1947), Justice, Virginia Supreme Court George Browning (bishop) (born 1942), Anglican bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia George Browning (cricketer) (1858–1900), Australian cricketer George M. Browning Jr. (born 1928), United States Air Force general George W. Browning (1870–1961), American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
Jiang Binbin (; born 31 May 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. Achievements BWF World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles BWF International Challenge/Series Women's doubles BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament References External links Living people 1996 births Badminton players from Zhejiang Chinese female badminton players 21st-century Chinese women
In mathematics, the Dottie number is a constant that is the unique real root of the equation , where the argument of is in radians. The decimal expansion of the Dottie number is . Since is decreasing and its derivative is non-zero at , it only crosses zero at one point. This implies that the equation has only one real solution. It is the single real-valued fixed point of the cosine function and is a nontrivial example of a universal attracting fixed point. It is also a transcendental number because of the Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem. The generalised case for a complex variable has infinitely many roots, but unlike the Dottie number, they are not attracting fixed points. Using the Taylor series of the inverse of at (or equivalently, the Lagrange inversion theorem), the Dottie number can be expressed as the infinite series where each is a rational number defined for odd n as The name of the constant originates from a professor of French named Dottie who observed the number by repeatedly pressing the cosine button on her calculator. If a calculator is set to take angles in degrees, the sequence of numbers will instead converge to , the root of . Closed form The Dottie number can be expressed as where is the inverse regularized Beta function. This value can be obtained using Kepler's equation. In Microsoft Excel and LibreOffice Calc spreadsheets, the Dottie number can be expressed in closed form as . In the Mathematica computer algebra system, the Dottie number is . Integral representations Dottie number can be represented as . Another integral representation: Notes References Mathematical constants Real transcendental numbers Fixed points (mathematics) External links
The publication of the North American Conference on British Studies, The Journal of British Studies is an academic journal aimed at scholars of British culture from the Middle Ages through the present. The journal was co-founded in 1961 by George Cooper. JBS presents scholarly articles and book reviews from international authors who share their ideas on British society, politics, law, economics, and the arts. Until 2005, it covered subjects from the medieval period to the present, while Albion (another journal published by the NACBS) covered all periods of British history. Albion was merged into the JBS as of vol. 44 in 2005. Until October 2012 the journal was published by University of Chicago Press. From volume 52, it has been published by Cambridge University Press. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 0.600. See also Historiography of the United Kingdom References JSTOR Reference External links Journal of British Studies homepage European studies journals University of Chicago Press academic journals Academic journals established in 1961 English-language journals Quarterly journals British history journals Cambridge University Press academic journals
The Telembí River is a river of Colombia. It drains into the Pacific Ocean via the Patía River. See also List of rivers of Colombia References Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Colombia
Myjava (; historically also Miava, , ) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Geography It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flows through the town. It is 10 km away from the Czech border, 35 km from Skalica and 100 km from Bratislava. History The settlement was established in 1533 and was colonized by two groups of inhabitants: refugees fleeing from the Ottomans in southern Upper Hungary (today mostly Slovakia) and inhabitants from north-western and northern Upper Hungary. During the Revolutions of 1848, the first Slovak National Council met in the town as a result of the Slovak Uprising. Today, the house of their meeting is now part of the Museum of the Slovak National Councils, a part of the Slovak National Museum network. Demographics According to the 2001 census, 95.5% of the inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.5% Czechs and 0.4% Roma. The religious makeup was 51.4% Lutherans, 28.2% people with no religious affiliation and 14.2% Roman Catholics. Twin towns — sister cities Myjava is twinned with: Dolní Němčí, Czech Republic Kostelec nad Orlicí, Czech Republic Flisa, Norway Åsnes, Norway Janošik, Serbia Oroszlány, Hungary Little Falls, NY References External links Official website Cities and towns in Slovakia
James Parr may refer to: James Parr (baseball) (born 1986), American baseball player James Parr (politician) (1869–1941), New Zealand lawyer and politician Jim Parr (1928–2000), full name James Gordon Parr, Canadian academic, broadcaster and provincial civil servant
Nazeeh Johnson (born July 17, 1998) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Marshall and was drafted by the Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft. College career Johnson was unranked as a recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. Johnson majored in Communications and walked on to the Marshall football team. He started four seasons for the Herd, totaling 302 tackles, six tackles for loss, one sack, seven interceptions, 19 passes defended and a defensive touchdown. Professional career Johnson was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 259th pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 28, 2022. Johnson won Super Bowl LVII when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles. During training camp, Johnson suffered a torn ACL and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on July 30, 2023. References External links Kansas City Chiefs bio Marshall Thundering Herd bio Living people American football safeties Marshall Thundering Herd football players Players of American football from West Virginia Sportspeople from Martinsburg, West Virginia 1998 births Kansas City Chiefs players
Helga Charlotte Norrie, née Harbou, (12 October 1855–19 December 1940) was a Danish nurse, women's rights activist and educator. She was a major contributor to the development of nursing as an acceptable profession for women and also campaigned for women's rights, especially voting rights. Early life and family Born in Altona, Denmark, on 12 October 1855, Norrie was the daughter of Major-General Johannes Wilhelm Anthonius Harbou and his philanthropist wife Louise Ulrikke Mariane née Hellesen. After spending her early years in Altona and Rendsburg, she moved to Copenhagen in 1863. She first spent three years working as a governess at Juulskov Manor on the island of Funen but in 1880 became a nursing apprentice at Copenhagen's Almindelig Hospital (General Hospital). The following year, she gained further experience in nursing at Dronning Louises Børnehospital (Queen Louise's Children's Hospital). In 1885, she embarked on a successful marriage with Gordon Norrie, a doctor she had met at the General Hospital. They had three children together: Johannes William (1886), Edith (1889) and Inger (1892). Support for nursing With her husband's support, in 1883 she ran nursing courses in basic skills and first-aid treatment. Together they trained over 500 women, many of whom came from her mother's philanthropic interests. Norrie became an outspoken critic of the poor standards of hospital training for nurses, specifically criticizing the substandard approach of the Danish Red Cross. As early as 1888, she announced her plans for establishing a private school of nursing in Ugeskrift for Læger (Doctors' Weekly) where she proposed extending nursing as a worthy profession for middle-class women. It was not, however, until 1910 that Denmark's first training facility for nurses opened in the re-established Rigshospitalet, a hospital run by the Danish state. Women's rights Norrie also developed wider interests in women's welfare, joining the Foreningen Kvindernes Bygning (Women's Building Association). In the late 1890s, she became a committee member of the Copenhagen branch of the women's rights organization Dansk Kvindesamfund where she served as deputy chair from 1900 to 1901. In 1899, together with Elly Nienstædt, she founded Dansk Kvinderåd (The Danish Council of Women) soon to be known as Danske Kvinders Nationalråd (DKN) where she served first as secretary and then as president until 1909. Through Danske Kvindeforeningers Valretsudvalg (Suffrage Committee of Danish Women's Associations), which she founded in 1898, she fought for voting rights not only for self-supporting women but also for dependent wives. At the 1899 congress of the International Council of Women in London, Norrie became a co-founder of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Despite her efforts to establish a Danish organization for improving working and training conditions for nurses, she was only able to head the Dansk Sygeplejeråd (Danish Council of Nurses) for a few months, facing increasing opposition from hospital nurses who called for a fully qualified nurse to become their leader. As a result, she turned her interests to women's suffrage, helping to found the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in 1904 in Berlin. In 1907, she became a dynamic co-founder and member of Danske Kvinders Forsvarsforening (Danish Women's Defence Association) which she chaired until 1915, raising membership to some 50,000. She then founded the non-party Kvinde-Vælger-Klubberne (Women Voters' Clubs) designed to encourage women to stand for election. Finally, from 1920 to 1927 she returned to her nursing ambitions, founding the Ejra School for nursing and first-aid treatment. Charlotte Norrie died in Copenhagen on 19 December 1940 and is buried in Helsingør. References 1855 births 1940 deaths People from Copenhagen People from Altona, Hamburg Danish nurses Danish women's rights activists Danish feminists Danish suffragists
John Newcombe was the defending champion but he did not take part in the 1972 edition. Andrés Gimeno won the title, defeating Adriano Panatta in the final 7–5, 9–8, 6–4. Draw Final Section 1 Section 2 References 1972 Suisse Open draw 1972 Singles 1972 Grand Prix (tennis)
Pigeon Island is one of the Reef Islands in the Solomon Islands; it is located in Temotu Province, 360 nautical miles from Honiara. The island is 274 by 91 metres. In local language the island is called Ngarando, which means a faraway place. References Islands of the Solomon Islands
WTRC-FM (95.3 MHz; "News Talk 95.3 MNC") is a commercial radio station, licensed to Niles, Michigan and featuring a news/talk format. The station's owner is Federated Media. Its programming and on-air presentation are closely patterned after Federated's news/talk station in Fort Wayne, WOWO. The station broadcasts syndicated programming, including Dan Bongino, Brian Kilmeade, and Sean Hannity. WTRC-FM is a Fox News Radio affiliate. WTRC-FM is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio digital hybrid format. History The station first began broadcasting as WNIL-FM. Before adopting the current format, it had a classic rock format as WAOR. (Following the change in formats the WAOR call letters, along with the classic rock format, moved to 95.7 FM (now WRDI).) After changing its call letters to WTRC-FM, the station switched to a news/talk format that was simulcast over WTRC (1340 AM) in Elkhart, Indiana. On May 5, 2014, WTRC and WTRC-FM began broadcasting separate morning shows, although the two stations continued to jointly broadcast most other programming. On February 21, 2017, WTRC changed its format to adult standards, ending its WTRC-FM simulcasts. In April 2023, WTRC dropped a soft oldies format for a news/talk format again partially simulcast with WTRC-FM; the two stations share local drive time programming but have largely separate syndicated programming. References External links TRC News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1968 1968 establishments in Michigan
The Ukinrek Maars are two volcanic craters on the north side of the Aleutian Range in Alaska that were formed by a phreatomagmatic eruption in 1977. The maars are 1.5 km south of Becharof Lake and 12 km northwest of Peulik Volcano, on a low area of the range, bordering the Bering Sea. The western of the two is elliptical in shape and up to 170 m in diameter and 35 m deep. The other lies 600 m to the east and is circular and up to 300 m in diameter and 70 m deep. The east maar has a 49 m-high lava dome within its crater lake. The eruption occurred in March–April 1977 and lasted for ten days. There was no previous eruption. The magmatic material was olivine basalt from a mantle source. Pyroclastic surge from the eruptions traveled to the northwest. The volume of lava erupted was 9×105 m3 and the volume of tephra expelled was 2.6×107 m3. The Quaternary age Gas Rocks dacite domes some three km to the northeast were the site of a phreatic eruption some 2300 years ago. References External links Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs Alaska Volcano Observatory March 1977 events in the United States April 1977 events in the United States Active volcanoes Maars of Alaska Volcanic crater lakes Landforms of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Aleutian Range
The New Mexico State Library is a government library in Santa Fe. History The library was established by an act of the New Mexico Legislature in 1961 from the library extension service that had previously been part of the Museum of New Mexico. Collection and programs Notable parts of the collection are the Southwest Collection and publications from the state and federal government. In addition to lending and preserving materials, the state library also provides funds to public libraries throughout New Mexico and runs a rural bookmobile. References External links Federal depository libraries Libraries in New Mexico New Mexico
Megachile angusta is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Mitchell in 1930. References Angusta Insects described in 1930
Celalettin Muhtar "Celal" Özden (August 1865 – 26 October 1947) was a Turkish dermatologist known for his work on dermatophytes. Often known as 'Djèlaleddin Moukhtar' in Europe, he served as a prominent military and civilian physician and a medical scholar in the last decades of the Ottoman Empire and the early history of Turkey. Early life and education Özden as born in Istanbul in August 1865. to parents Mehmet and Emine Muhtar. His father, Mehmet, was the head clerk and literary teacher at the Ottoman Military Medical School. Celalettin Muhtar, shortly Celal, was the elder brother of doctors Akil Muhtar Özden, who served for a while as doctor to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and later as a member of the Turkish Parliament, and Kemal Muhtar Özden. Muhtar began his education at Fıstıklı School in Üsküdar, Istanbul and continued his studies at Galatasaray High School. He completed his medical education between 1881 and 1887 at the Military Medical School. He then studied rabies and methods of bacteriology as an assistant of Dr. Zoiros Pasha for two years until 1889. He made an effort to prepare a rabies vaccine, working with rabbits on Rabbit Island. He was then selected to go to Europe with Cenap Şahabettin by the Military Medical School. In 1889, he was sent to Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris to carry out his studies on skin and syphilitic diseases and worked with famous dermatologists such as Jean Alfred Fournier, Émile Vidal, Ferdinand-Jean Darier, Ernest Besnier, and François Henri Hallopeau. Life and work Muhtar continued to live in Paris for the next four years. He participated in the First International Congress of Dermatology held in Paris from 5–10 August 1889. In this congress, various dermatological diseases such as lichen, pityriasis rubra pilaris, pemphigus, trichophytosis, syphilis, and leprosy were discussed, and Muhtar presented a paper on syphilitic chancre without lymphadenopathy. Muhtar studied histology in Louis-Charles Malassez's laboratory and pathological anatomy in Hôpital de la Charité from P.C.E. Potain's laboratory chef, Suchard. After he began to work in the newly opened Pasteur Institute in 1890, he attended courses there. Muhtar was the first Turkish dermatologist who studied at the institute. He was added as correspondent member to the French Society of Dermatology and Syphilography on 10 March 1892. In August 1892, Muhtar returned to Istanbul. When he returned to the Military Medical School, Dr. Ernst von Dühring (1858–1944) had been working as a lecturer in the dermatology department. Muhtar also began to work as a lecturer in this department alongside von Dühring until 1902, when von Dühring returned to Kiel and Muhtar became the chief of the clinic. Muhtar was a prominent lecturer for his students as well as physicians for 32 years, lecturing on skin diseases and syphilis. He educated famous Turkish dermatologists such as Hüseyinzade Ali Turan (1864–1941), Ali Rıza Atasoy (1875–1951), Şükrü Mehmet Sekban (1881–1960), and Hasan Reşat Sığındım (1889–1971). Many articles have been published about his work, giving him an international reputation, especially about syphilis. He identified a form of trichophytosis on the palms and soles, also known as palmar and plantar trichophytosis (Trichophyties palmaire et plantaire). In addition to his scholarly contribution to medicine, Muhtar joined the board of directors of the Turkish Red Crescent in April 1911 and also worked as a general inspector for the institution. Much of his work in the Red Crescent was during World War I that began a few years later and the subsequent Turkish War of Independence. Despite the difficulties of war, he increased physical force of the Red Crescent and built warehouses to defend goods brought into Anatolia. With Muhtar's efforts, the Red Crescent provided for the needs for emigrants during the war in the Balkans. After the establishment in 1917 of the Ottoman National Credit Bank (which was later to merge with İş Bankası in 1927), Muhtar served as the bank's acting manager for several years. He then served as a government bureaucrat for a short while, responsible for social services. After the Surname Law in Turkey in 1934, Muhtar, along with his brothers Akil and Kemal, took on the surname "Özden." During the last years of life, his vision gradually worsened despite treatments in Paris and Geneva. In spite of visual loss, his interest in science remained, and he spent his last years listening to medical publications being read to him. Celal Muhtar Özden died on 26 October 1947. References 1865 births 1947 deaths Turkish dermatologists Ottoman Military Medical Academy alumni 19th-century physicians from the Ottoman Empire 20th-century physicians from the Ottoman Empire
Highfields is a residential suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district near the Charlestown town centre. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. History The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land. References External links History of Highfields (Lake Macquarie City Library) Suburbs of Lake Macquarie
Savaşçılar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Narman, Erzurum Province in Turkey. Its population is 25 (2022). References Neighbourhoods in Narman District
Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón (born 18 October 1942, Madrid) known professionally as Juan Tamariz or just Tamariz, is a Spanish magician. Tamariz is considered to have pionereed close-up card magic. American stage magician Ricky Jay once said he considered him to be a magician people will remember, and he was referred to as "the greatest and most influential card magician alive" by David Blaine. Tamariz performed at FISM in 2006 Stockholm, 2009 Beijing China, 2015 Rimini Italy and 2018 Busan South Korea. A celebrity of television and stage in Spain and South America, Tamariz has authored six books translated into English: The Five Points in Magic, The Magic Way, Sonata, Mnemonica, Verbal Magic, and The Magic Rainbow. Career Television Tamariz appeared regularly on Spanish television over the span of almost 2 decades. In 1994, he appeared on the NBC special The World’s Greatest Magic. Books Monedas, monedas... (y monedas) (1969, CYMYS). Truki-cartomagia (1970, CYMYS). In collaboration with Ramón Varela Aprenda Usted Magia (1973, CYMYS). Magia en el Bar (1975, CYMYS). Magicolor: (la magia del cambio de color) (1977, CYMYS). Enciclopedia del forzaje (1980, Self Published — photocopy). Los Cinco Puntos Mágicos (1982,Editorial Frakson). Revised (1988, Editorial Frakson). Revised (2005, Editorial Frakson). English Version: The Five Points in Magic (2007, Hermetic Press). Por arte de magia: Historia de los autómatas precedida de la historia de la prestidigitación y manipulación. (1982, Puntual). La Vía Mágica (1988, Editorial Frakson). Second Edition, Spanish (2011, Editorial Frakson). English Version: The Magic Way (2014, Hermetic Press). Sonata: Música Bruja Vol I (1989, Editorial Frakson). English Version: Bewitched Music, Vol. 1: Sonata, translation: Donald Lehn, (1991, Editorial Frakson). Secretos de magia potagia. Volumen 2 de La biblioteca encantada de Juan Tamariz. (1990, Editorial Frakson). La sangre del turco. Volumen 3 de La biblioteca encantada de Juan Tamariz. (1990, Editorial Frakson). El Mundo mágico de Tamariz (1991, Ediciones del Prado). La magia del falso pulgar: (teoría, técnica y práctica) (1992, Producciones Mágicas Tamariz). Sinfonía en mnemónica mayor: la baraja mnemónica de Tamariz. Volumen 2 de Música bruja (2000, Producciones Mágicas Tamariz) English Version: Mnemonica (2004, Hermetic Press). Por arte de verbimagia (2005, Producciones Mágicas Tamariz) English Version: Verbal Magic (2008, Hermetic Press). El Arcoiris Mágico (2016, Gema Navarro). English Version: The Magic Rainbow (2019). Awards Spain Second Prize for Comical Magic, in Congreso Mágico Nacional de Zaragoza, 1962. As de Cartomagia (Ace of card magic) in the first magical contest of Madrid, 1968. Great Prize in the IV Congreso Nacional de Magia de San Sebastián, April 1972. The Council of Ministers of Spain awarded him the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes (Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts), April 2011. The Madrid City Council awarded him the Gold Medal of the city, May 2019. International 2° Price on Micromagic, with Juan Antón (routine: Los Mancos), FISM Amsterdam XI, 1970. 1° Price on Close-up Card, FISM Paris XII 1973. Mention as Magician of the Year, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 1992. Mention as Performing Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 2000. Special Award on Theory & Philosophy, FISM Beijing XXIV 2009. Mention as Master Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 2012. The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize (2013) See also List of magicians References External links 1942 births Living people Spanish magicians Spanish television presenters Sleight of hand Card magic Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year winners Academy of Magical Arts Masters Fellowship winners Academy of Magical Arts Performing Fellowship winners
Romano di Lombardia (Bergamasque: ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on September 17, 1962. Romano di Lombardia borders the following municipalities: Bariano, Cologno al Serio, Cortenuova, Covo, Fara Olivana con Sola, Fornovo San Giovanni, Martinengo, Morengo. Main sights Rocca (castle) Palazzo della Ragione (13th century), with frescoed halls and a portico once housing the fish market, of probably Roman origins, as well as another Gothic portico dating to the 15th century and commissioned by Bartolomeo Colleoni. Basilica of San Defendente (16th century) Countryside church of St. Joseph, one of the most ancient in the area (known from the 9th century) Baroque sanctuary of Madonna della Fontana People Giovanni Battista Rubini, tenor Giovan Battista Caniana, sculptor Vittorio Seghezzi, cyclist Transport Romano railway station Highway A35 (Brebemi) References External links Official website
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first solo No. 1 single in six years. It was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman. The week after Jones' death in 2013, the song re-entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 21. As of November 13, 2013, the single has sold 521,000 copies in the United States. Since 2008 it has been preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry. The song was ranked no. 142 on Rolling Stone's 2021 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ranking. Alan Jackson sang the song during George Jones' funeral service on May 2, 2013. George Strait and Jackson sang the song as a tribute during the 2013 CMA Awards on November 6, 2013. Content The song was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman and tells the story of a man whose lover leaves him. Vowing to love her until he dies, he keeps old letters and photos from their previous romance and hangs on to hope that she would "come back again". Eventually a day comes when the man, in heavily veiled but graphic language, dies—"all dressed up to go away, first time I'd seen him smile in years" (i.e., in his funeral suit with a rictus grin, as molded on corpses) while "they placed a wreath upon his door and soon they'll carry him away" ("they" being the pallbearers). His former lover attends the funeral to pay her respects, something his friends were unsure would happen; they conclude that this is indeed when he, now dead, is no longer in love with her, hence the title of the song. Recording By 1980, Jones had not had a number one single in six years and, due to this and his major downward spiral into drug use following his divorce from Tammy Wynette, many critics began to write him off. Producer Billy Sherrill introduced Jones to the song in 1978 but, according to Sherrill and Jones himself, the singer hated the song when he first heard it. In Bob Allen's biography of the singer, Sherrill states, "He thought it was too long, too sad, too depressing and that nobody would ever play it. He hated the melody and wouldn't learn it." Sherrill also claims that Jones frustrated him by continually singing the song to the melody of the Kris Kristofferson hit "Help Me Make It Through the Night". In the Same Ole Me retrospective, Sherrill recalls a heated exchange during one recording session: "I said 'That's not the melody!' and he said 'Yeah, but it's a better melody.' I said 'It might be—Kristofferson would think so too, it's his melody!'" In the same documentary, Sherrill claims that Jones was in such bad physical shape during this period that "the recitation was recorded 18 months after the first verse was" and added that the last words Jones said about "He Stopped Loving Her Today" was "Nobody'll buy that morbid son of a bitch". During the song's recording, the first take did not turn out well. Prior to the second take, Wynette and her husband George Richey appeared in the recording studio though Jones could see them with Sherrill through the tinted screen. Jones' second take would be the one that would be released following Sherrill's remastering of the song. This was seen in the last part of the Showtime miniseries George and Tammy in January 2023. To the astonishment of Jones and most others involved, "He Stopped Loving Her Today" shot to number one on the country charts in July 1980. Although he had disliked "He Stopped Loving Her Today" when it was first offered to him, Jones ultimately gave the song credit for reviving his flagging career, stating that "a four-decade career had been salvaged by a three-minute song." It was as much a tour de force for the producer as for the singer, featuring all the hallmarks of Sherrill's symphonic approach to country production, featuring cresting strings and dramatic flourishes. Had it not been for Sherrill, it is unlikely the song would have ever been recorded, such was his belief in the song, although he did share some of Jones' misgivings initially; in his 1996 memoir, Jones recalled, Putman and Braddock killed the song's main character too soon in their early versions. Billy kept telling them to kill the guy at a different time and then have the woman come to his funeral. He gave the song to me, and I carried it for more than a year, also convinced that it needed rewriting. Billy had a notebook about an inch thick that was nothing but rewrites for "He Stopped Loving Her Today." Critical reception The success of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" led CBS Records to renew Jones' recording contract and sparked new interest in the singer. Jones earned the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980. The Academy of Country Music awarded the song Single of the Year and Song of the Year in 1980. It also became the Country Music Association's Song of the Year in both 1980 and 1981. The song was ranked number 142 by Rolling Stone in its 2021 edition of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and number 4 on its list of the 100 greatest country songs of all time. In 2007, the 1980 release of the song on Epic Records by George Jones was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The song became so synonymous with Jones that few singers dared to cover it. Jones recorded the song again with producer Keith Stegall for the 2005 album Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't. A recording of Johnny Cash performing the song is featured on the 2003 collection Unearthed and Trent Summar & the New Row Mob recorded it on 2006's Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. Jones' friend Alan Jackson performed the song during Jones' funeral service at the Grand Ole Opry. Personnel Credits. George Jones – lead vocals The Jordanaires – backing vocals Millie Kirkham – backing vocals Pig Robbins – piano Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar Charlie McCoy – harmonica Jerry Carrigan – drums unknown – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, strings Production staff Billy Sherrill – producer Lou Bradley – engineer Ron “Snake” Reynolds – engineer Chart performance Year-end charts References Bibliography External links The Story Behind The Song 1980 songs 1980s ballads George Jones songs Country ballads Songs written by Bobby Braddock United States National Recording Registry recordings Songs written by Curly Putman Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill 1980 singles Epic Records singles Songs about death
General Sir William Morison (1781 – 15 May 1851) was a Scottish Whig Party politician and professional soldier. Life He was born in central Scotland in 1781. Trained as an officer in the British Army he rose to the rank of General in the Madras Artillery. In 1826 he appears as a Major operating in Goa. He was also the Chief Commissioner of Mysore. Whilst in India he served as a Member of the Supreme Council of India. He retired this post in 1839 and was replaced by Major General William Casement. He was elected at the by-election of February 1842 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire. He was returned unopposed in 1847. He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by Queen Victoria in 1848. In 1841 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being John Robison and in 1842 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London He died in office on 15 May 1851. Artistic Recognition His portrait is held by the National Army Museum. References External links Year of birth unknown 1851 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 Knights Bachelor Fellows of the Royal Society 1781 births
118 is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by cinematographer turned film director K. V. Guhan in his Tollywood directorial debut. The film features Kalyan Ram, Shalini Pandey and Nivetha Thomas in the lead roles. The music for the film is composed by Shekar Chandra, and the film is produced by Mahesh S. Koneru under the production company East Coast Production. The film follows an investigative journalist who finds himself threatened after he tries to decode a recurring nightmare involving a woman's death. The film released on 1 March 2019. It received generally positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success. Plot While sleeping in room number 118 of the Paradise resort, Gowtham dreams about a girl getting beaten and a car being thrown into a lake. Six months later, he is revealed to be an investigative journalist who stops a money laundering operation by fighting off the home minister's brother and his goons while filming everything. The minister is exposed, and Gowtham is invited to a night party at the same resort where he sleeps in room 118 again. When the dream recurs, he visits a psychiatrist named Dr. Athmaram Divakar, who advises him not to take the dream seriously. Soon, a car chase with the home minister's henchmen takes Gowtham to a road he saw in his dreams. Jumping into the nearby lake, he discovers an empty car belonging to a church. The Church Father, Francis, tells Gowtham it was driven by a woman named Esther. A strange gate symbol leads Gowtham to a shut-down printing press where he discovers missing posters of the girl in his dreams, Aadhya. He later realizes that Aadhya went missing and his dream appeared on full moon days. Believing the visitors during the other six full moon days to have had the same dream, he sets out to contact them but is contacted by Aadhya, who tells him not to look for her. He uses police help to trace the phone number and chases a van containing the phone but finds it belonging to none. Some hints from the visitors lead him to a photo of Aadhya and a girl from Venkataramana Public School whose employee named Murthy is murdered while on his way to help Gowtham. Gowtham visits the office of Sai Videos office, who filmed an event at the resort, and in the footage sees Aadhya with a man who is soon kidnapped by some goons and a chase ensues, resulting in his death. Gowtham then goes to meet Francis and identifies a nun as the woman who contacted him as Aadhya. She then reveals that Francis told her to make the call and even lied about Esther to Gowtham. He then heads for Vizag to meet Francis, following which the nun is killed. Esther is revealed to be the daughter of Francis, who is then shot by the goons. A fight ensues, resulting in Gowtham escaping with Esther, who then tells him that Aadhya was a friendly computer science teacher who showed affection on Prabhavathi, a young student who died after a vaccination in the school. Aadhya tried to investigate and came to know about illegal vaccinations run by Alanta company. Aadhya and Esther went to the Paradise resort to meet a friend for help, but had to part ways because of a phone call that told Esther that her friend met with an accident. Upon finding Aadhya missing and goons looking for her, Esther had to run away. Gowtham visits Athmaram, who claims to make humans enter the world of dreams and decides to use his technology after a successful trial. Gowtham, his fiancée Megha, and assistant Ramesh are on their way to the resort but get attacked by the same goons and a car chase ensues, resulting in a fight that leaves Gowtham injured. Asking both Megha and Ramesh to not enter until he voluntarily comes out, he injects himself with the drug given by Athmaram and sleeps. He enters the dream within his mind and realizes that he was the one supposed to help Aadhya but could not as he too had to leave upon learning about the accident of his and Esther's common friend Siddharth. He then watches Aadhya being taken to room 118 where she meets the CEO and owner of Alanta Company V. N. Shah. His henchmen have all the evidence snatched from her and destroyed. She is brutally killed and buried near a fountain in the same resort. Gowtham upon waking up gets the spot where she is buried excavated with the help of police team and obtains a bracelet from her skeletal remains, which has a USB drive containing Aadhya's final video message along with the evidence that she had collected thus far against the company (thus, the evidence destroyed by Shah's henchmen was only a copy that she had brought to show Gowtham whom she was to meet that evening during the event at resort). The culprits are captured, Gowtham is praised by the media, and Shah shoots himself. Later at his house that night Gowtham has a bright dream in which Aadhya appears with a smile, indicating that her soul is now at peace. He wakes up to find her presence of vision disappeared. Cast Nandamuri Kalyan Ram as Gowtham Shalini Pandey as Megha Nivetha Thomas as Aadhya Nassar as Dr. Athmaram Divakar Habib Al-Aidroos as V. N. Shah Mahesh Achanta C. V. L. Narasimha Rao Harshavardhan Rajeev Kanakala as Ravinder Subbaraju as Saketh Supreeth as Sudheer Sivannarayana as Receptionist Bharath Reddy as Police Officer K. Ravindra Prabhas Sreenu as Ramesh Hari Teja as Esther Chammak Chandra as Pandu Viren Thambidurai as Father Francis Geetha Bhascker as Goutham's mother Sandhya Janak as Megha's mother Kedar Shankar as Megha's father Reavthinath Ashok Kumar Mukhtar Khan as Ashok Mirchi Kiran as Prasad Ashok Kumar as Murthy Paata Uttej as Prabhavathi Rajasekhar Aningi as Devaraj Deekshitulu as Velayudham Gagan Vihari as Rony Meena Vasu as Nun Sravan as Hitman Vajja Venkata Giridhar Production The film marks the directorial debut for cinematographer K. V. Guhan in the Telugu film industry who also marks his return to directorial after previously directing a 2010 Tamil-language film titled Inidhu Inidhu, which was the remake of the 2007 blockbuster Telugu film Happy Days. The filming began around May 2018, and the first look poster of the film was unveiled on 5 July 2018 on the occasion of lead actor Kalyan Ram's birthday. Release 118 was released to theatres on 1 March 2019, following the wrap up of post production work which concluded in around February 2019. Soundtrack Music composed by Shekar Chandra. Music released on Aditya Music The soundtrack consists of three songs which was released on 26 February 2019. Reception Neeshita Nyayapati of Times of India gave 3.5/5 stating "Just don't try to dig too deep or you might miss out on a fine thriller". Manoj Kumar R of Indianexpress gave 2/5 stating "KV Guhan's film is rife with unoriginal ideas that it becomes very difficult for the audience to forgive and just focus on the story". Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost gave 2.5/5 stating "Kalyan Ram goes on a wild goose chase to find the plot of KV Guhan's thriller". References External links 2019 films 2010s Telugu-language films Films directed by K. V. Guhan
Angela Mitchell (née Evans; born 14 September 1977 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player. Mitchell played domestic netball in the National Bank Cup (NBC) for the Canterbury Flames (1998–2002) and the Otago Rebels (2003–2005, 2007). She retired in 2008 when the NBC was replaced by the ANZ Championship, but came out of retirement to return to the Canterbury Tactix as a shooter for the 2009 season. mitchell also played five tests for the New Zealand national team, the Silver Ferns, from 2001 to 2004, making her on-court debut against Jamaica in 2002. References 2009 ANZ Championship profile. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 1977 births Living people New Zealand netball players Mainland Tactix players ANZ Championship players Otago Rebels players Canterbury Flames players New Zealand international netball players
Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia. The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle. The relatively undisturbed eucalyptus-wooded savannahs, tropical rainforests and other types of habitat are now recognised and preserved for their global environmental significance. Although much of the peninsula remains pristine, with a diverse repertoire of endemic flora and fauna, some of its wildlife may be threatened by industry and overgrazing as well as introduced species and weeds. The northernmost point of the peninsula is Cape York. The land has been occupied by a number of Aboriginal Australian peoples for tens of thousands of years. In 1606, Dutch sailor Willem Janszoon on board the Duyfken was the first European to land in Australia, reaching the Cape York Peninsula. History European exploration In February 1606, Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon landed near the site of what is now Weipa, on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula. This was the first recorded landing of a European in Australia, and it also marked the first reported contact between European and Aboriginal Australian people. Edmund Kennedy was the first European explorer to attempt an overland expedition of Cape York Peninsula. He had been second-in-command to Thomas Livingstone Mitchell in 1846 when the Barcoo River was encountered. The aim was to establish a route to the tip of the peninsula, where Sydney businessmen were attempting development of a port for trade with the East Indies. The expedition set out from Rockingham Bay near the present town of Cardwell in May 1848, and it turned out to be one of the great disasters of Australian exploration. Of the thirteen men who set out, only three survived. The others died of fever or starvation, or were speared by hostile Aboriginal people. Kennedy died of spear wounds almost within sight of his destination in December 1848. The only survivor to complete the journey was Jackey Jackey, an Aboriginal man from New South Wales. He led a rescue party to the other two who had been unable to continue. The tip of the peninsula (Cape York) was finally reached by Europeans in 1864 when the brothers Francis Lascelles (Frank) and Alexander William Jardine, along with eight companions, drove a mob of cattle from Rockhampton to the new settlement of Somerset (on Cape York) where the Jardines' father was commander. En route they lost most of their horses, many of their stores and fought pitched battles with Aboriginal people, finally arriving in March 1865. First contact The first known contact between European and Aboriginal people occurred on the west coast of the peninsula in 1606, but it was not settled by Europeans until the 19th century when fishing communities, then stations and later mining towns were established. European settlement led to the displacement of Aboriginal communities and the arrival of Torres Strait Islanders on the mainland. Geography and geology The west coast borders the Gulf of Carpentaria and the east coast borders the Coral Sea. The peninsula is bordered by water on three sides (north, east and west). There is no clear demarcation to the south, although the official boundary in the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007 of Queensland runs along at about 16°S latitude. At the peninsula's widest point, it is from the Bloomfield River in the southeast, across to the west coast just south of the aboriginal community of Kowanyama. It is some from the southern border of Cook Shire, to the tip of Cape York. At the tip of the peninsula lies Cape York, the northernmost point on the Australian mainland. It was named by Lieutenant James Cook on 21 August 1770 in honour of Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, a brother of King George III of the United Kingdom, who had died three years earlier: The tropical landscapes are among the most stable in the world. Long undisturbed by tectonic activity, the peninsula is an extremely eroded, almost level low plain dominated by meandering rivers and vast floodplains, with some very low hills rising to elevation in the McIlwraith Range on the eastern side around Coen. The backbone of Cape York Peninsula is the peninsula ridge, part of Australia's Great Dividing Range. This mountain range is made up of ancient (1.5 billion-year-old) Precambrian and Palaeozoic rocks. To the east and west of the peninsula ridge lie the Carpentaria and Laura Basins, respectively, themselves made up of ancient Mesozoic sediments. There are several outstanding landforms on the peninsula: the large expanses of undisturbed dunefields at the eastern coast around Shelburne Bay and Cape Bedford-Cape Flattery, the huge piles of black granite boulders at Kalkajaka National Park and Cape Melville, and the limestone karsts around Palmerston in the peninsula's far south. Soil The soils are remarkably infertile even compared to other areas of Australia, being almost entirely laterised and in most cases so old and weathered that very little development is apparent today (classified in USDA soil taxonomy as orthents). It is because of this extraordinary soil poverty that the region is so thinly settled: the soils are so unworkable and unresponsive to fertilisers that attempts to grow commercial crops have usually failed. Climate The climate on Cape York Peninsula is tropical savanna in the south, with a heavy monsoon season from November to April, during which time the forest becomes almost uninhabitable, and a dry season from May to October. The temperature is warm to hot, with a cooler climate in higher areas. The mean annual temperatures range from at higher elevations to on the lowlands in the drier southwest. Temperatures over and below are rare. Annual rainfall is high, ranging from over in the Iron Range and north of Weipa to about at the southern border. Almost all this rain falls between November and April, and only on the eastern slopes of the Iron Range is the median rainfall between June and September above . Between January and March, however, the median monthly rainfall ranges from about in the south to over in the north and on the Iron Range. Rivers The Peninsula Ridge forms the drainage divide between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea. To the west, a series of large, winding river systems including the Mitchell, Staaten, Coleman, Holroyd, Archer, Watson, Wenlock, Ducie and Jardine catchments empty their waters into the Gulf of Carpentaria. During the dry season, those rivers are reduced to a series of waterholes and sandy beds. Yet, with the arrival of torrential rains in the wet season, they swell to mighty waterways, spreading across extensive floodplains and coastal wetlands and giving life to a vast array of freshwater and wetland species. On the Eastern slopes, the shorter, faster-flowing Jacky Jacky Creek, Olive, Pascoe, Lockhart, Stewart, Jeannie and Endeavour Rivers flow towards the Coral Sea, providing important freshwater and nutrients to the healthiest section of the Great Barrier Reef. On their way, those wild, undisturbed rivers are lined with dense rainforests, sand dunes or mangroves. The floodplains of the Laura Basin, which are protected in the Rinyirru and Jack River National Parks, are crossed by the Morehead, Hann, North Kennedy, Laura, Jack and Normanby Rivers. The Peninsula's river catchments are noted for their exceptional hydrological integrity. With little disturbance on both water flows and vegetation cover throughout entire catchments, Cape York Peninsula has been identified as one of the few places where tropical water cycles remain essentially intact. Cape York Peninsula contributes as much as a quarter of Australia's surface runoff. Indeed, with only about 2.7 percent of Australia's land area, it produces more run-off than all of Australia south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Tapping those heavy tropical rainfalls, the peninsula's rivers are also of particular importance for replenishing central Australia's Great Artesian Basin. The Queensland Government is currently poised to protect 13 of Cape York Peninsula's wild rivers under the Wild Rivers Act 2005. Geological history The peninsula is formed from the northern part of the Great Dividing Range, folded during the Carboniferous period some 300 million years ago, when Australia collided with what is now parts of South America and New Zealand. The range has experienced significant erosion since. Around 40 million years ago, the Indo-Australian tectonic plate began to split apart from the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. As it collided with the Pacific Plate on its northward journey, the high mountain ranges of central New Guinea emerged around 5 million years ago. In the lee of this collision zone, the ancient rock formations of what is now Cape York Peninsula remained largely undisturbed. Throughout the Pleistocene epoch Australia and New Guinea were alternately land-linked and separated by water. During periods of glaciation and resulting low sea levels, Cape York Peninsula provided a low-lying land link. Another link existed between Arnhem Land and New Guinea, at times enclosing an enormous freshwater lake (Lake Carpentaria) in the centre of what is now the Gulf of Carpentaria. Australia and New Guinea remained connected in this way until the shallow Torres Strait was last flooded around 8,000 years ago. People and culture today Today the peninsula has a population of only about 18,000, of which a large percentage (~60%) are Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. The administrative and commercial centre for much of Cape York Peninsula is Cooktown, located in its far southeastern corner while the peninsula's largest settlement is the mining town Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria. The remainder is extremely sparsely populated, with about half the population living in very small settlements and cattle ranches. Along the peninsula developmental road, there are small service centres at Lakeland, Laura and Coen. About offshore north of the tip of Cape York, there is a sizeable service centre on nearby Thursday Island. Aboriginal communities are at Hopevale, Pormpuraaw, Kowanyama, Aurukun, Lockhart River, Napranum, Mapoon, Injinoo, New Mapoon and Umagico. Torres Strait Islander communities on the mainland are at Bamaga and Seisia. A completely sealed inland road links Cairns and the Atherton Tableland to Lakeland and Cooktown. The road north of Lakeland Downs to the tip of the peninsula is sometimes cut after heavy rains during the wet season (roughly December to May). The peninsula is a popular tourist destination in the dry season for camping, hiking, bird watching and fishing enthusiasts. Many people make the adventurous, but rewarding, drive to the tip of Cape York, the northernmost point of mainland Australia. Some of the world's most extensive and ancient Aboriginal rock painting galleries surround the town of Laura, some of which are available for public viewing. There is also a new interpretive centre from which information on the rock art and local culture is available and tours can be arranged. Indigenous languages and peoples Over 30 Aboriginal languages are spoken on Cape York Peninsula, including Linngithigh, Umpila, Wik Mungkan, Wik-Me'nh, Wik-Ngathan, Kugu Nganhcara, Guugu Yalandji, Guugu Yimithirr, Kuuk Thaayorre and a multitude of Australian Aboriginal sign languages. Some of these languages are being acquired by children or are spoken by all generations in remote communities. Most Wik languages are being quickly absorbed by Wik-Mungkan, which seems to be the only aboriginal language on the peninsula that is developing very quickly, as it is the second language of the Wikalkan, Wik-Ngathana, and Wikngenchera. Djagaraga (also known as Yadhaigana, Dyagaraga and Yagulleone) is an Australian Aboriginal language from the tip of Cape York. The language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council. Traditionally the language was spoken on Eastern Cape York particularly in the localities of Albany Island and Mount Adolphus Island. Linngithigh (also known as Winda Winda and Linginiti) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Linngithigh people. The Linngithigh language region includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire Council: Western Cape York, Winda Winda Creek, Mission River, and Archer River. Luthigh (also known as Lotiga, Tepiti and Uradhi, see also Uradhi related languages) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Luthigh people. The traditional language area for Luthigh includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire: Eastern Cape York, Ducie River, Northern Peninsula, New Mapoon, Injinoo, and Cowal Creek. Teppathiggi (also known Tepithiki and Teyepathiggi) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Western Cape York, Middle Dulcie River, Lower Batavia River, Ducie River, and Mapoon. The language region includes areas within the local government boundaries of Cook Shire Council. Thaynakwith (also known as Awngthim, Tainikuit and Winduwinda) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Western Cape York in the Weipa area taking in Albatross Bay and Mission River. The language region includes areas within the local government boundaries of Weipa Town Council and Cook Shire. Uradhi (also known as Anggamudi, Ankamuti, Atampaya, Bawtjathi, and Lotiga) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Western Cape York Peninsula. The traditional language region includes north of Mapoon and Duyfken Point and east of the coast strip to the north of Port Musgrave (Angkamuthi country) incorporating the mouth of the Ducie River, the lower reaches of the Dulhunty River and the upper reaches of the Skardon River in the north. Following the displacement of Indigenous people by British settlement, it was also spoken in the Northern Peninsula Area Region including the communities of New Mapoon, Injinoo and Cowal Creek. Yir Yiront (also known as Yiront, Jirjoront, Yir-yiront, and Kokomindjan) is an Australian Aboriginal language. Its traditional language region is in Western Cape York within the local government areas of Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama and Shire of Cook, in the catchments of the Coleman River and Mitchell River. Following the removal of Aboriginal people from their traditional lands, it is also spoken in Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama. Kuuku Ya'u (also known as Gugu Yau, Yao, Ya'o, Koko Ya'o and Koka-yao) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The traditional language area of Kuuku Ya'u includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire: Eastern Cape York, Uu'ungun south to Claudie River and hinterland. Kuuk Thaayorre (also known as Koko-Daiyuri, Kuku Yak, Thayorre, and used as a generic name for several related languages/dialects) is an Australian Aboriginal Language spoken on Western Cape York Peninsula, particularly in the area around Pormpuraaw (Edward River). The Thaayorre language region includes the landscape within Pormpuraaw Community Council and the Cook Shire Council. Kugu Yi'anh is a language of Cape York. The traditional language area of Kugu Yi'anh includes areas within Cape York. Kugu Nganhcara (also known as Wik, Wiknantjara, Wik Nganychara, Wik Ngencherr) is a traditional language of the area which includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire. Kugu Muminh (also known as Kuku-Muminh) is one of the traditional languages which includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire. Kunjen (also known as Koko Wanggara, Ngundjan and Olkola) is a language of Western Cape York. The Kunjen language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Kowanyama Community Council and Cook Shire Council. Native title claims The Cape York Land Council, established in 1990 as a land council, has fought for native title rights, and has won such rights over 45% per cent of the region by around 2018. On 25 November 2021, of land on the eastern side of the peninsula were handed back to the Kuuku Ya'u and Uutaalnganu peoples, in a native title claim that was lodged seven years prior. The landmark ruling was delivered by Justice Debra Mortimer of the Federal Court of Australia, sitting at the Supreme Court of Queensland in Cairns. In December 2022 the Federal Court recognised the native title claims for the Kaurareg, Kulkulgal, Kemer Kemer Meriam, Ankamuthi, and Gudang/Yadhaykenu peoples. Ecology Flora Cape York Peninsula supports a complex mosaic of intact tropical rainforests, tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannahs, shrublands, heath lands, wetlands, wild rivers and mangrove swamps. The savannah woodlands consist typically of a tall dense grass layer and varying densities of trees, predominantly eucalypt of which the most common is Darwin stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta). These various habitats are home to about 3300 species of flowering plants and almost the entire area of Cape York Peninsula (99.6%) still retains its native vegetation and is little fragmented. Although abundant and fully functioning on the peninsula, tropical savannahs are now rare and highly degraded in other parts of the world. Cape York Peninsula also contains one of the highest rates of endemism in Australia, with more than 260 endemic plant species found so far. Therefore, parts of the peninsula have been noted for their exceptionally high wilderness quality. The flora of the peninsula includes original Gondwanan species, plants that have emerged since the breakup of Gondwana and species from Indomalaya and from across the Torres Strait in New Guinea with the most variety being found in the rainforest areas. Most of the Cape York Peninsula is drier than nearby New Guinea which limits the rainforest plants of that island from migrating across to Australia. Tropical rainforests cover an area of , or 5.6 percent of the total land area of Cape York Peninsula. Rainforests depend on some level of rainfall throughout the long dry season, climatic conditions that are mostly found on the eastern slopes of the peninsula's coastal ranges. Being almost exclusively untouched, old-growth forests and supporting a disproportionately high biodiversity including flora of Gondwanan and New Guinean origin, the rainforests are of high conservation significance. The largest contiguous rainforest area on the peninsula occurs in the McIllwraith Range-Iron Range area. The Gondwanan flora of this area includes Araucariaceae and Podocarpaceae conifers and Arthrochilus, Corybas, and Calochilus orchids. In all, this rainforest contains at least 1000 different plants, including 100 rare or threatened species, and 16% of Australia's orchid species. On poor, dry soils tropical heathlands can be found. Northeast Cape York Peninsula supports Australia's largest areas of this highly diverse ecosystem. The extensive wetlands on Cape York Peninsula are "among the largest, richest and most diverse in Australia". 19 wetlands of national significance have been identified, mostly on the large floodplains and in coastal areas. Important wetlands include the Apudthama Complex, Rinyirru systems and the estuaries of the great rivers of the western plains. Many of these wetlands come into existence only during the wet season and support rare or uncommon plant communities. The peninsula's coastal areas and river estuaries are lined with mangrove forests of kwila and other trees. Australia's largest mangrove forest can be found at Newcastle Bay. Fauna The peninsula harbours an extraordinary biodiversity, with more than 700 vertebrate land animal species of which 40 are endemic. As a result, from its geological history, "the flora and fauna of Cape York Peninsula are a complex mixture of Gondwanan relics, Australian isolationists and Asian or New Guinean invaders" (p. 41). Birds of the peninsula include buff-breasted buttonquail (Turnix olivii), golden-shouldered parrot (Psephotus chrysopterygius), lovely fairywren (Malurus amabilis), white-streaked honeyeater (Trichodere cockerelli), and yellow-spotted honeyeater (Meliphaga notata) while some such as pied oystercatcher are found in other parts of Australia but have important populations on the peninsula. The peninsula is also home to the eastern brown snake, one of the world's most venomous snakes. Mammals include the rodent Cape York melomys, related to the extinct Bramble Cay melomys, which was found only on Bramble Cay in the Torres Strait and confirmed extinct in 2016. The rainforests of the Kutini-Payamu National Park support species that are also found in New Guinea, including the eclectus parrot and southern common cuscus. Other rainforest fauna includes 200 species of butterfly including 11 endemic butterflies one of which is the huge green birdwing, the green tree python and the northern quoll, a forest marsupial that is now severely depleted from eating the introduced poisonous cane toads. The riverbanks of the lowlands are home to specific wildlife of their own while the rivers including the Jardine, Jackson, Olive, Holroyd and the Wenlock are rich in fish. The wetlands and coastal mangroves are noted for their importance as a fish nursery and crocodile habitat, providing important drought refuge and finally the Great Barrier Reef lies off the east coast and is an important marine habitat. Threats and preservation Cattle station leases occupy about 57% of the total area, mostly located in central and eastern Cape York Peninsula. Indigenous land comprises about 20%, with the entire West coast being held under native title. The remainder is mostly declared as National Park and managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Land uses include broad-acre pastoralism, bauxite and silica sand mining, nature reserves, tourism and fishing. There are extensive deposits of bauxite along the west or Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Weipa is the centre for mining. Much has been damaged by overgrazing, mining, poorly controlled fires and feral pigs, cane toads, weeds, and other introduced species but Cape York Peninsula remains fairly unspoilt with intact and healthy river systems and no recorded plant or animal extinction since European settlement. The "Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy" study was commissioned by the Australian government in 1990 to create plans to protect the wilderness and a nomination for World Natural Heritage is currently being considered by the Queensland and Australian Federal governments. Major national parks include the Apudthama National Park in the far north, Oyala Thumotang National Park near Aurukun, and Rinyirru National Park in the southeast of the bioregion. Transport There are two roads passing north–south through Cape York Peninsula to Cape York: the Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) and the Northern Peninsula Road (also called Bamaga Road and Telegraph Road). Bamaga Road now bypasses the overland telegraph line (OTL) track, which is often referred to as the tele track. The tele track was used for construction and maintenance of the OTL until it was superseded by first microwave relay towers and then by fibre optic cables, and is now used by four-wheel drive vehicle enthusiasts in the dry season. Many crossings, such as the bridge over the Wenlock near Moreton station, have been upgraded; however, many fords remain. The roads are unsealed and in places are difficult to traverse. They are considered suitable for four-wheel-drive vehicles only and also considered only suitable to be driven in the dry season. In 1986, Cape York became the proposed site of a spaceport, which a consortium of companies, the Cape York Space Agency, promoted with support from the federal government. In 1992, investor support failed, and in 2017, legal ownership of of land required was returned to the Wuthathi, Kuku Yau and Northern Kaanju people. The development, which was heavily supported by Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, would have included a new town, tourist resorts, an airport and a harbour. See also Geology of Australia Footnotes References Holmes, John. 2011. Contesting the Future of Cape York Peninsula. Australian Geographer, Vol, 42, No. 1. Hough, Richard. 1994. Captain James Cook: a biography. Hodder and Stroughton, London. . Pike, Glenville. 1979. Queen of the North: A Pictorial History of Cooktown and Cape York Peninsula. G. Pike. . Moon, Ron & Viv. 2003. 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Central Queensland University Press, Rockhampton. Wynter, Jo and John Hill. 1991. Cape York Peninsula: Pathways to Community Economic Development. The Final Report of The Community Economic Development Projects Cook Shire. Cook Shire Council. Bibliography McIvor, Roy (2010). Cockatoo: My Life in Cape York. Stories and Art. Roy McIvor. Magabala Books. Broome, Western Australia. . External links Cape York Peninsula Oral History, State Library of Queensland Peninsulas of Queensland IBRA regions Landforms of Far North Queensland Arafura Sea Physiographic provinces Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Extreme points of Australia
USS Kopara (AK-62/AG-50) was a cargo motor ship that was built in Scotland in 1938, spent much of its five-decade career in New Zealand ownership, and seems to have been scrapped in the 1980s. Between 1942 and 1945, Kopara served in the United States Navy, delivering supplies in the Pacific War. After the war, the US Navy returned her to her New Zealand owners, with whom she traded until 1966. From then until the late 1980s she passed through a series of owners in Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, who changed her name to Sarang, Cherry Chepat and finally See Hai Hong I. Building and early career Henry Robb Ltd of Leith in Scotland built Kopara in 1938, launching her on 30 July 1938 and completing her that September. Her registered length was , her beam was and her depth was . Her tonnages were and . Kopara had twin screws, each powered by a four-cylinder, single-acting, two-stroke diesel engine. Between them her twin engines were rated at 250 NHP and gave her a speed of . Koparas first owner was Richardson & Co., who registered her in Napier, New Zealand. Her UK official number was 5193462 and her call sign was ZMGP. US Navy career In early August 1942 the US Navy took over the ship via the New Zealand Government. On 21 September 1942 she was commissioned at Auckland as USS Kopara, at first with the pennant number AK-62. This was changed to AG-50 on 23 September. Kopara left Auckland on 5 October for supply runs from Noumea, New Caledonia, and Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, to Guadalcanal and Tulagi, Solomon Islands. Arriving at Noumea 9 October, she steamed on the 14th for Espiritu Santo to load supplies for the embattled US force on Guadalcanal. Loaded with torpedoes and general cargo and escorted by , she departed 19 October. Kopara arrived Lunga Roads during midwatch 22 October and began unloading, which was completed that evening despite harassing gunfire from enemy shore batteries and a noon attack by Japanese dive bombers. Protected by Nicholas, Kopara departed Guadalcanal undamaged and returned to Noumea 27 October. During the next few months, Kopara continued supply runs to the Solomon Islands; and, while she unloaded at Guadalcanal and Tulagi 13 through 15 November, US battleships, cruisers, and destroyers fought the enemy in two night naval battles off Savo Island. From 20 February to 26 June 1943, she carried cargo along the sea lanes between Auckland, Noumea, Efate, and Espiritu Santo. And from 11 July to 17 September she shuttled supplies between New Zealand and Norfolk Island. After a voyage to the New Hebrides, Kopara left Noumea 10 November to resume supply duty in the Solomon Islands. She reached New Georgia 16 November; and, for almost 8 months, ranged the waters of Melanesia from Bougainville to New Caledonia bringing supplies to forces which loosened the enemy's hold on the Bismarck Archipelago and New Guinea. Returning to New Caledonia 7 August 1944, she began supply runs eastward out of Noumea. Between 10 August and 21 December she made four voyages to Fiji, American Samoa, and the Ellice Islands. She left Noumea 24 December and steamed via Norfolk Island to Auckland 3 January 1945. Post-war career Kopara was decommissioned on 12 January and turned over to the New Zealand Joint Purchasing Board for return to her owner. She remained in Richardson & Co service until 1966, when Karlander Papua Pty Ltd bought her, renamed her Sarang and registered her in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. In 1968 a Madam Dolly Seah bought the ship and registered her in Singapore. In 1969 the ship was renamed Cherry Chepat. In 1970 the Apollo Shipping & Trading Sdn Bhd bought the ship and registered her in Kuching, Malaysia. In 1984 owners in Thailand bought her, renamed her See Hai Hong I and registered her in Songkhla. She was deleted from shipping registers in 1988. Military awards and honors Kopara received one battle star for World War II service. Her crew was eligible for the following medals: American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) World War II Victory Medal References External links NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AK-62 /AG-50 Kopara 1938 ships Cargo ships of the United States Navy Merchant ships of Singapore Merchant ships of Thailand Ships built in Leith Ships of Papua New Guinea World War II auxiliary ships of the United States World War II merchant ships of New Zealand
Dennis Chew Chong Kheng (born 15 August 1973), also known as Zhou Chongqing, is a Singaporean radio deejay, actor, variety show host, businessman and singer. Chew is known for playing Aunty Lucy, a character which requires him to cross-dress as a middle-aged woman in the variety show Paris and Milan. Early life Chew studied at the former Pearl's Hill Primary School and Tuan Mong High School (predecessor of Ngee Ann Secondary School). At 13, Chew performed in the musical and children's television programme 《成语50》(Chinese Idioms 50). At 14, he was talent scouted for a commercial for Yakult because of his cute looks. He was part of the first batch of students in the teen acting classes organised by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation during the late 1980s. In 1991, he played a substantial role in the TV drama The Future is Mine (锦绣前程). After serving his National Service, Chew went on to Shatec to get a Diploma in Hotel Management as he realised during NS that it is important to further his studies. Career Chew became a Chinese teacher in Yumin Primary School and Raffles Girls' Primary School after completing his education. At the same time, he also worked as a part-time DJ at local radio station YES 933. A few years later, he signed on as a full-time DJ with YES 933. In Jan 2005, Chew released a music album, containing nine original songs. Chew's big break in television came in 2009 when he portrayed Aunty Lucy in the variety show Paris and Milan (女王本色), which also starred Patricia Mok, Michelle Tay and Ben Yeo. His performance was extremely well received by both young and old, earning him popularity which led to his first ever win (Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Award) at the annual Star Awards in 2010. The character's catchphrase "Aiyoh, so embarrassing!" and the swooshing of his head to the right was popular with audiences. "Aunty Lucy" was also featured in films like Aunty Lucy Slam Dunk (Auntie Lucy 也灌篮) (2009), It's a Great, Great World (大世界) (2011) and Dance Dance Dragon (龙众舞) (2012), and the game show We Are Singaporeans (season 1 - 2011) as a guest. Chew later stated in an interview that the success of Aunty Lucy was a major turning point in his career, and the endorsement deals it brought helped him clear debts which he had incurred from an unsuccessful business venture. While juggling DJ duties, Chew also hosts many different programmes ranging from roadshows, variety programmes and game shows, and starred in several television series. He had also participated in several local productions and films. These include the 881 The Musical, in which he played the role of an evil artiste manager. In February 2013, Chew finalised his plans to move over to Love 97.2FM in mid-March as DJ, after hosting at YES 93.3FM for 20 years. In 2019, Chew appeared in a advertisement by e-payments website epaysg.com, where he portrayed characters such as a woman in a tudung and a man with visibly darker skin. Broadcaster Mediacorp, through its celebrity management wing, later apologized for the controversial ad and the epaysg.com website has also removed it. Chew won 10 Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2010–2014, 2016–2019 and 2021 respectively. Subsequently, he was honored with the All-Time Favourite Artiste award. Personal life In April 2022, Chew returned to study and enrolled in Ngee Ann Polytechnic to pursue a diploma in Chinese Media and Communication. In October 2023, Chew was awarded a scholarship by the Kongzi Culture Fund's Pei Hwa Foundation. Filmography Film Television series Television host Celebrity Squares《名人 tic tac toe》常驻嘉宾 (2001) One Fun Day《惊喜一整天》(2001 - 2002) (with Dasmond Koh, Florence Tan, Mark Lee, Patricia Mok) One Fun Day II《惊喜一整天》II (2002) (with Dasmond Koh, Florence Tan, Mark Lee, Patricia Mok) Innocent Moments 《小小儿戏》(2002 - 2003) (with Fiona Xie) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2002) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2003) Durian Delights《我吃，你吃，它刺刺刺》(2004) (with Huang Wenyong) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2004) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2005) Kungfu Chef《神厨双怪》(2006) (with Chew Chor Meng) SuperBand (Season 1)《非常Superband》常驻评判 (2006) Fact Or Fiction?《真相大点击》(2006) (with Kym Ng) Stock Exchange《好货上门》(2006) (with Patricia Mok) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2006) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2007) F&B Heroes《餐饮英雄榜》(2008) Buzzing Cashier《抢摊大行动》(2008) (with Kym Ng & Quan Yi Fong) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2008) Buzzing Cashier II《抢摊大行动 II》(2009) (with Kym Ng & Quan Yi Fong) Paris and Milan (2009) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2009) Black Rose (2010) Gatekeepers (2010) Star Awards 2010 红星大奖 (Show 1) (2010) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2010) Small and Beautiful (2011) (channel 5) Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2011) Black Rose II (2014) Halloween Singapore Remake of Comic《中华英雄》(2015) Star Awards 2016 红星大奖 (2016) Dennis Uncovers 周公找茶 (2018) The Love 97.2 Breakfast Quartet 《玉建煌崇电视版2》 (2018) (with Mark Lee & Marcus Chin) Kids《看招》(2021) Eat Eat Lok Lok《吃吃乐乐》(2021) Goggles Life 3 (2021) Compilation album Awards and nominations References External links Profile on xinmsn Living people Singaporean people of Teochew descent Singaporean television personalities Singaporean male film actors Singaporean male television actors 20th-century Singaporean male actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors Singaporean DJs 1973 births 21st-century Singaporean businesspeople Singaporean radio presenters

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