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Norsjö IF is a Swedish football club located in Norsjö in Västerbotten County. Background Since their foundation in 1919 Norsjö IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. In 2010 the club played in Division 3 Norra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football but finished in last position and will play in Division 4 Västerbotten Norra for the 2011 season. They play their home matches at the Rännaren in Norsjö. Norsjö IF are affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund. Season to season Attendances In recent seasons Norsjö IF have had the following average attendances: Footnotes External links Norsjö IF – Official website Football clubs in Västerbotten County Association football clubs established in 1919 1919 establishments in Sweden
Malaya () is a rural locality (a village) in Sylvenskoye Rural Settlement, Permsky District, Perm Krai, Russia. The population was 444 as of 2010. There are 15 streets. Geography Malaya is located 30 km east of Perm (the district's administrative centre) by road. Lyady is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Permsky District
The 2018 Summit League men's soccer tournament, was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Denver won the Summit League title, making it their fifth title in the last six years. They defeated the defending Summit League champions, Omaha, 1–0. Seeds Bracket Results Semifinals Final Statistics Goals Assists All Tournament Team References External links Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament Summit League men's soccer tournament Summit League Men's Soccer
Buldir Volcano is an inactive stratovolcano located on Buldir Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, once described as "the westernmost volcanic center of the present Pleistocene to Recent Aleutian volcanic front." It shares the island with a younger stratovolcano entitled East Cape. Discovery and accessibility Vitus Bering had been a prominent sailor in Russia. After successful expeditions in 1725, 1728, and 1730, Bering was sent to explore what is now the Bering Sea area of the Pacific in 1740. He soon settled on Kamchatka, where he started a settlement and built two additional vessels, dubbed St. Peter and St. Paul. In 1741 Bering and his company started towards North America, but were stalled by a storm. In being delayed, they were forced to seek land. During the storm they could not make out the Alaskan coast. The storm proved too powerful so the ships turned around, charting several of the Aleutians, including Buldir Island. The island is extremely remote, leaving it totally unavailable except to only a certain group of scientists. In fact, transportation through the entire area is restricted to the United States Coast Guard. Special permission is required to access the island, and for the most part only representatives from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service have the ability to obtain it. A visit to study the geology of the island was permitted in 1947 for R.R. Coats. A skeleton was found on the island in July 1988. Further examination of the body suggested that the body was Corporal Carl Houston of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, who was last seen hiking on the isle on March 3, 1945. Along with the body were found a M-1 rifle and several spent shells. Geography and geology The volcano's structure has changed significantly over time, from a parasitic cone to its current makeup of alumina basaltic lava flows and pyroclastic debris. A cone made of tuff tops the mountain, built over the ancient calderas of the volcano. Dating suggests that the last eruptions on the island, from East Cape, were at least 2000 years ago, and could have possibly taken place before the Holocene. Flora and fauna The island supports a limited variety of flora and fauna. The population of Aleutian cackling geese contributed to a re-expansion of the species, preventing their extinction. See also List of mountain peaks of Alaska List of volcanoes in the United States References Bibliography Wood, C. A., and Kienle, Juergen, (eds.), 1990, Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada; New York, Cambridge University Press, 354 p. External links Volcanoes of the Aleutian Islands Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Volcanoes of Alaska Stratovolcanoes of the United States Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Sean P. R. Brown (born November 5, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Brown was drafted late in the first round, 21st overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins following a successful career in the Ontario Hockey League as a defenceman with the Belleville Bulls and the Sarnia Sting. Less than a year later, he was dealt, along with Mariusz Czerkawski and a first-round draft choice to the Edmonton Oilers for Bill Ranford. Brown played parts of six seasons for the Oilers. In March 2002, Brown was dealt back to Boston to provide defensive depth for a playoff run that never materialized. Going the other way in the trade was marginal defensive prospect Bobby Allen. After one more season with the Bruins, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils, and he has played for them and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Albany River Rats. On March 9, 2006, Brown was dealt by the Devils to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick. He featured in 12 games with the Canucks to conclude his NHL career. He signed a contract with the Düsseldorf Metro Stars of the DEL on July 27, 2006. In summer 2007, the Nurnberg Ice Tigers, also of the DEL German League, signed Brown away from the Metro Stars. In March 2008, Brown was signed by EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League. Career statistics Awards and honours References External links 1976 births Living people Albany River Rats players Belleville Bulls players Black Canadian ice hockey players Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen DEG Metro Stars players Edmonton Oilers players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players EC KAC players Ice hockey people from Oshawa National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Jersey Devils players Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Sarnia Sting players Sinupret Ice Tigers players Vancouver Canucks players
Blokesworld is an Australian television lifestyle series. It was originally shown on Channel 31 in 2003, and is currently shown on 7mate and Aurora Community Television channel on the pay TV network Foxtel in late night timeslots. It is also long-running in New Zealand on Triangle TV and Face TV. Show The creators and main presenters of Blokesworld are "Ado" and "Ben Wah", however in recent seasons Ben Wah appears in fewer segments. The format of the show is based around regular segments that focus on subjects like motor sports, motorsport & music events, exotic dancing, sports shooting, and unique aspects of Australian culture and society. In most episodes a connecting theme is interspersed among these segments. History Blokesworld began as a slow-paced, low-budget Saturday night program on the national community network Channel 31 in 2003. The concept of the show stemmed from Ado and Ben Wah's newfound interest in dirt biking, following years of playing in bands together and dabbling in music journalism. They had the idea that Australian television needed a more "bloke friendly" program, and set about completing six episodes of a show that combined the dirt biking theme with pole dancing, discussion on all matter of trucks and cars, and various other "blokey" subjects. The episodes were then submitted to Channel 31, in hopes that a late-night slot could be secured. When Channel 31 suggested that six more episodes be made to constitute a full series, Ado and Ben Wah moved production into the former's Queensland home and took odd jobs to make ends meet. Blokesworld began on Channel 31 in February 2003. Much of the funding for the series at the time came from sponsorship deals with companies such as Globe and 1-800 Reverse. Many unsuccessful attempts to sell Blokesworld to the commercial networks followed. Eventually, Steve Dundon of the Melbourne-based production company Cornerbox expressed interest in the show and convinced Network Ten to place Blokesworld in a Friday night graveyard slot. To be closer to Cornerbox, Ado and Ben Wah relocated the production from Queensland to Whittlesea, Victoria, during 2004. Ten launched the second series of Blokesworld on 1 September 2004. By then the show had better editing and sponsorship from more lucrative companies like Ford Motor Company (which ties in with the show's portrayal of Ford's V8 engined utes). It consistently won its timeslot. Blokesworld'''s final season for Channel Ten concluded in November 2005. The latest season, subtitled Spin The Globe, was filmed in Europe and Japan during 2006, and began appearing in November that year on the community cable channel Aurora (via Foxtel/Austar). An anthology of each of the show's first three seasons has been released on DVD.Blokesworld entered the Australian lexicon when in response to Senate candidate Wayne Dropulich of the Australian Sports Party posting on Facebook a picture of a topless woman as part of his campaign online criticism included "Parliament House is not Blokes World". Controversy On 16 September 2005, a live-show spinoff of Blokesworld'', "Blokesworld Live", was banned by Brisbane City Council fifteen hours before the event was to commence at Brisbane's RNA Showgrounds. Though the organisers stressed that the event was well-organised and in accordance with public liability, security and OHS regulations, Brisbane City Council had given in to political pressure from individuals and groups such as the Young Women's Christian Association to stop "Blokesworld Live" from going ahead. The event was rescheduled to nearby Ipswich at the start of October. References External links Australian non-fiction television series Australian community access television shows Network 10 original programming 7mate original programming 10 Bold original programming 2003 Australian television series debuts 2010s Australian television series English-language television shows Australian travel television series
Břežany is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The historic centre of the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone. Břežany lies approximately east of Klatovy, south of Plzeň, and south-west of Prague. Gallery References Villages in Klatovy District
John Gordon Shrapnell (25 December 1934 – 2 September 2020) was a New Zealand television journalist turned singer-actor. Early life and family Shrapnell was born in London, the son of Lillian Jeannette (née Walker) and Alfred Shrapnell. He is a descendant of British army officer General Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell. Television When television began in New Zealand in the early 1960s, Shrapnell was one of the two editors of NZBC Television Newsreel and producer of The Veteran Statesman. In 1964 Shrapnell returned to the United Kingdom to become reporter on COI's London Line and BBC's Today, as well as Duty Editor at Visnews. In 1966 Shrapnell returned to New Zealand as reporter/director of Town and Around and Network News. He directed and produced many documentaries for the series Sunday's World. He also produced reports on two of the early New Zealand dance companies, namely Limbs and Impulse Dance Theatre. As coordinator of NZBC's Royal Visit coverage, Shrapnell had met the Queen and members of her family on several occasions. Shrapnell became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1974. Actor-singer As an actor Shrapnell appeared in Revelations – The Initial Journey, The Insider's Guide To Happiness, Blonde Cargo, Market Forces, The Strip, and A Question of Justice. As a singer Shrapnell sang with various companies including Wellington City Opera and The NBR New Zealand Opera. Shrapnell was often confused with his cousin, veteran British actor John Shrapnel. When the two met in London, the English Shrapnel said he was jealous that the New Zealand Shrapnell had met and talked with the Queen. The New Zealand Shrapnell replied that he was jealous the London Shrapnel had got to act with Julia Roberts. Shrapnell died in Wellington on 2 September 2020, at the age of 85. References External links http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/shrapnell/ 1934 births 2020 deaths Television people from London New Zealand journalists New Zealand male television actors 20th-century New Zealand male singers British emigrants to New Zealand Naturalised citizens of New Zealand
Te Puke Te Ao (1834 – 28 October 1886) was a 19th-century Māori member of the House of Representatives. Te Ao was a chief of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe. Early in his life, he was converted by missionaries. Te Ao was a sheep farmer at Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast. He represented the Western Maori electorate from 1884 when he defeated Wiremu Te Wheoro, to 1886 when he died. He was related to Ropata Te Ao, who represented the Western Maori electorate from to 1896. References 1834 births 1886 deaths New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives People from Ōtaki, New Zealand 19th-century New Zealand politicians
Werner Daehn (born 14 October 1967) is a German actor, who has worked with Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson in XXX, with Jason Priestley in Colditz an ITV1 2005 miniseries, with Bill Pullman in Revelations and with Steven Seagal in Shadow Man. He has also worked in German productions like Stauffenberg - Rebellion of Conscience (also titled Valkeryie on the German DVD) and King of Thieves (nominated in Germany for the Grimme Prize). He appears momentarily in the film The Lives of Others by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. He also took part in a British production for the BBC, when in 2011 he played the role of Dr Georg Maurer, the German doctor who treated the Manchester United players who survived the 1958 Munich air disaster. In 2016, he played the role of Josef Von Zimmerman, in Game of Aces. In 2014 he played the role of Timo Lemke in Tatort: Der Maulwurf which was then aired on the Das Erste channel. Partial filmography 1996 as Wanja 2001 Enemy at the Gates as Politruk 2002 XXX as Kirill 2004 King of Thieves as Mucki 2004 Stauffenberg (TV Movie) as Sturmbannführer Trabener Straße (uncredited) 2005 Revelations (TV Mini-Series) as Asteroth 2006 The Lives of Others as Einsatzleiter In Uniform 2007 The Counterfeiters as Rosenthal 2008 Speed Racer as Sempre Fi-Ber Leader 2008 Valkyrie as Major Ernst John Von Freyend 2010 Zeiten ändern Dich as Zivilpolizist 2010 Kajínek as Perner 2011 Die Superbullen - Sie kennen keine Gnade as Thilo 2011 United as Professor Maurer 2011 Pariser Platz - Berlin as Ralf 2011 The Big Black as Humphrey 2012 Alex Cross as Erich Nunemacher 2013 The Berlin File as Yuri 2014 Der Tropfen - Ein Roadmovie as Verfassungsschtzer 2014 The Silent Mountain as Sven Kornatz 2014 Allies as Captain Dekker 2015 Field of Lost Shoes as General Franz Sigel 2015 Le bureau des légendes as FSB Officer Vlad 2016 Mann im Spagat: Pace, Cowboy, Pace as Pfleger 2016 Game of Aces as Josef Von Zimmermann 2017 Tom of Finland as Müller 2017 Das schaffen wir schon as Putin 2018 Das letzte Mahl as Siegmund Loewe 2018 Wilkolak as SS Soldier 2019 The Operative as Röska 2022 Medieval as Ulrich References External links 1965 births Living people People from Worms, Germany German male film actors
The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming event at the 2017 SEA Games was held on 25 August at the National Aquatic Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Records Schedule All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00) Results Heats The heats were held on 25 August. Heat 1 Heat 2 Final The final was held on 25 August. References Men's 50 metre freestyle
Troy Grove Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,333 and it contained 556 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water. Demographics References External links US Census City-data.com Illinois State Archives Townships in LaSalle County, Illinois Populated places established in 1849 Townships in Illinois 1849 establishments in Illinois
Dubiraphia giulianii, or Giuliani's dubiraphian riffle beetle, is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading Elmidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1949
Nicol McColl (1812 – April 17, 1878) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871. He was born in Glen Orchy, Argyleshire, Scotland in 1812 and grew up there. McColl came to Upper Canada in 1831. He married Jeannet Campbell in 1845; in 1858, he married Mary McIntyre after his first wife's death. He served on the councils for Middlesex and Elgin counties. His son Dugald also later represented Elgin West in the legislative assembly. He died in Southwold in 1878, aged 66. References External links 1812 births 1878 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Immigrants to Upper Canada
Elizabeth Kite may refer to: Elizabeth Kite (historian) Elizabeth Kite (activist)
The 2370 class were a class of diesel locomotive built in 1975 by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways in Australia. All were later sold to AN Tasrail. History The 2370 class was an evolution of the 2350 class. They were built for use on the Blackwater and Moura coal lines and based at Gladstone. The class became surplus following electrification of the coal lines and in 1987 were all sold to AN Tasrail where they all entered service as the ZB class. They were very similar to the Tasrail Za class. In 2003, one was sold to South Spur Rail Services and shipped to Western Australia to operate infrastructure trains, it is now owned by Greentrains. References External links Co-Co locomotives Diesel locomotives of Queensland Diesel locomotives of Tasmania Diesel locomotives of Western Australia English Electric locomotives Queensland Rail locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1975 Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
The 2016–17 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the ninth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy competition, an Indian domestic team only Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It was initially played between 27 teams divided into four groups in round-robin format, but it was announced that the 2016–17 edition would be play within each of the five zones in a round-robin format. The tournament was held from 12–18 February 2017 and all matches were played in Mumbai. The winner of each zone progressed to the inter-zonal competition. The interstate tournament was held from 29 January to 6 February 2017. These tournaments were hosted at Baroda (West), Chennai (South), Dharamsala (North), Jaipur (Central) and Kolkata (East). Squads Points Table Fixtures References External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Latin Extended-B is the fourth block (0180-024F) of the Unicode Standard. It has been included since version 1.0, where it was only allocated to the code points 0180-01FF and contained 113 characters. During unification with ISO 10646 for version 1.1, the block range was extended by 80 code points and another 35 characters were assigned. In version 3.0 and later, the last 60 available code points in the block were assigned. Its block name in Unicode 1.0 was Extended Latin. Character table Subheadings The Latin Extended-B block contains ten subheadings for groups of characters: Non-European and historic Latin, African letters for clicks, Croatian digraphs matching Serbian Cyrillic letters, Pinyin diacritic-vowel combinations, Phonetic and historic letters, Additions for Slovenian and Croatian, Additions for Romanian, Miscellaneous additions, Additions for Livonian, and Additions for Sinology. The Non-European and historic, African clicks, Croatian digraphs, Pinyin, and the first part of the Phonetic and historic letters were present in Unicode 1.0; additional Phonetic and historic letters were added for version 3.0; and other Phonetic and historic, as well as the rest of the sub-blocks were the characters added for version 1.1. Non-European and historic Latin The Non-European and historic Latin subheading contains the first 64 characters of the block, and includes various variant letters for use in Zhuang, Americanist phonetic transcription, African languages, and other Latin script alphabets. It does not contain any standard letters with diacritics. African letters for clicks The four African letters for clicks are used in Khoisan orthography. Croatian digraphs matching Serbian Cyrillic letters The Croatian digraphs matching Serbian Cyrillic letters are three sets of three case mappings (lower case, upper case, and title case) of Latin digraphs used for compatibility with Cyrillic texts, Serbo-Croatian being a digraphic language. Pinyin diacritic-vowel combinations The 16 Pinyin diacritic-vowel combinations are used to represent the standard Mandarin Chinese vowel sounds with tone marks. Phonetic and historic letters The 35 Phonetic and historic letters are largely various standard and variant Latin letters with diacritic marks. Additions for Slovenian and Croatian The 24 Additions for Slovenian and Croatian are all standard Latin letters with unusual diacritics, like the double grave and inverted breve. Additions for Romanian The Additions for Romanian are 4 characters that were erroneously unified as having a cedilla, when they have a comma below. The conflation of S and T with cedilla vs. comma below continues to plague Romanian language implementation up to the present. Miscellaneous additions The Miscellaneous additions subheading contains 39 characters of various description and origin. Additions for Livonian The Additions for Livonian are 10 letters with diacritics for writing the Livonian language. Additions for Sinology The Additions for Sinology are three lowercase letters with curls used in the study of classical Chinese language. Additions for Africanist linguistics The Additions for Africanist linguistics are two lowercase letter with swash tails used in Africanist linguistics. Additions for Sencoten The Additions for Sencoten are 5 letters with strokes for writing Saanich. Number of letters The following table shows the number of letters in the Latin Extended-B block. Compact table History The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Latin Extended-B block: See also Phonetic symbols in Unicode References Latin-script Unicode blocks Unicode blocks
Jürgen Warnke (20 March 1932 – 27 April 2013) was a German lawyer and politician who served in various capacities at the Bundestag and German cabinets. Early life and education Warnke was born in Berlin on 20 March 1932. His family were from Mecklenburg, and in 1945 settled in Upper Franconia. His father was a jurist and served as the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry. He studied law and economics and held a PhD. Career Warnke, a lawyer by profession, was a member of the Christian Social Union. He was a member of the Bavarian Parliament from 1962 to 1970. He entered the Bundestag in 1969 and represented the Hof district from 1983 to 1998. He served as a cabinet member in the governments led by the Prime Minister Helmut Kohl between 1982 and 1991. Warnke was first appointed minister of economic cooperation in 1982 and was in office until 1987. Then he became the minister of transport which he held from 1987 to 1989. Lastly he was reappointed minister of economic cooperation in a cabinet reshuffle in April 1989. His term ended in 1991. In 1998 he retired from politics. He was also the managing director of the Bavarian chemical industry association and then the chief executive of the association of ceramic industry. In addition, he was on the council of the Evangelical Church of Germany. Personal life and death Warnke was married and had six children. He began to live in Dagebüll on the North Sea after retiring from politics. He died at the age of 81 in Selb on 27 April 2013. A funeral service for him was held in St. Andrew's Church in Selb with the attendance of German politicians and family members. Honors Warnke was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit. Foreign honor Malaysia: Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1986) References External links 20th-century German lawyers 1932 births 2013 deaths Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Economic Cooperation ministers of Germany German Protestants Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998 Members of the Landtag of Bavaria People from Mecklenburg People from Wunsiedel (district) Transport ministers of Germany
is the third major single (sixth overall) released by Japanese pop rock band Scandal. The title track was used as the tenth opening theme for the anime Bleach, as well as the opening song for the Nintendo DS game Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer. The single was released in three versions: two limited editions and a regular edition, all with different track lists. Limited edition A came with a Bleach notebook while limited edition B came with a fold-out poster of Scandal on one side and Bleach on the reverse. Both limited versions came with a Bleach sticker. The single reached #6 on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for thirteen weeks. Because it sold 33,881 copies in 2009, it was the #194 single of that year. It was certified gold by the RIAJ for selling over 100,000 digital copies in August 2009. Track listing References 2009 singles Bleach (manga) songs Scandal (Japanese band) songs Songs written by Tomomi Ogawa Epic Records singles
Lo Nga Ching () is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong. She is an eight-time medalist at the World Wushu Championships and is a two-time world champion. She also won two silver medals in women's changquan at the East Asian Games. After retiring, she married He Jing De. References Hong Kong wushu practitioners Living people Wushu practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games Wushu practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games Year of birth missing (living people)
The following is the list of episodes from the second season of the ABS-CBN primetime drama series Maging Sino Ka Man. The season premiere aired on December 10, 2007. A total of 78 episodes aired in this series. The final episode was aired on . This list is ordered by the original airdates in the Philippines. Series overview Episodes All airdates for each episode are those from the Philippines. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 See also Maging Sino Ka Man References Maging Sino Ka Man Season 2 Official Site Maging Sino Ka Man on ABS-CBN Now Lists of Philippine drama television series episodes Lists of soap opera episodes
Anse Quitor Nature Reserve is a 34 ha nature reserve on the island of Rodrigues, established in 1996, and preserving one of the sole surviving pieces of the island's coastal ecosystem. Description It is located in the south-west of the island, on the Anse Quitor peninsula, near to the Airport, and right beside the Francois Leguat Reserve. The landscape is near the coast, close to sea-level, and relatively dry. The vegetation grows on limestone and coral based soils. It is not yet open to the public. Intensive rehabilitation efforts are ongoing, with thousands of endemic plant species planted. Some of the rare species found in the reserve include Zanthoxylum paniculatum and Polyscias rodriguesiana. References Nature reserves of Rodrigues
Joseph J. DiBlasi is an American politician who represented the 6th district in the Baltimore City Council. He is widely known for attending every city council meeting for over 12 years. Early life and education DiBlasi was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended the University of Baltimore where he received a B.S. in Business Management. Career DiBlasi, by profession, is a banker. He served as an Assistant Comptroller, then as Vice President of Maryland National Bank and NationsBank (now Bank of America). After his time on the Council, DiBlasi became a writer and senior content editor covering varsity sports for Digital Sports and the Varsity Sports Network Politics In the council Due to his business banking background DiBlasi was named chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and served in that role until 1991 and used that experience to run on a pro-business platform during the 1995 Baltimore City Council Presidential Election. He also served as the Chairman of the Professional and Municipal Sports Committee in the Council. He played an integral part in passing legislation that paved the way for Oriole Park at Camden Yards and proposed legislation during the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike that would have preserved Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak if Major League players were replaced by replacement players. DiBlasi ran for Council President in 1995 but finished a close second to Lawrence Bell who served one term as president. Since the council Prior to his run for City Council, DiBlasi was a highly successful baseball and basketball coach in South Baltimore, and after his time in the Council, he served as member of the Baltimore Municipal and Zoning Appeals Board. He is currently a Business, Government, and Sports Marketing Consultant. References University of Baltimore alumni 1946 births Living people Baltimore City Council members
The Leinster League is the second tier of rugby in Leinster, behind the Leinster Senior League. It has five divisions. The champions qualify for a round-robin tournament with the champions of the other three provincial junior leagues for one of two promotion places to the All-Ireland League. Current members (2023–23) Division 1A Ashbourne Bective Rangers Gorey Monkstown Seapoint Suttonians Tullow Wicklow Division 1B Athy Boyne Cill Dara County Carlow De La Salle Palmerston Dundalk Kilkenny Longford Division 2A Clondalkin Coolmine Edenderry Mullingar New Ross North Kildare Newbridge Wexford Wanderers Division 2B/3 Section A Birr Clane Midland Warriors Portarlington Portlaoise Roscrea Division 2B/3 Section B Arklow Balbriggan Garda North Meath Ratoath References External links Domestic Fixtures & Results 2
Kilburn is a London Underground station near Brondesbury Park in north-west London. It is on the Jubilee line, between Willesden Green and West Hampstead stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is on the A5 Kilburn High Road or Shoot-up Hill, approximately north of Brondesbury station. Metropolitan line trains typically bypass the station without stopping. The station was first opened on the Metropolitan line in 1879 as part of an extension to Willesden Green. The two-track line through the station was quadrupled in the 1910s. After merging to form the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, Metropolitan line services through the station were transferred to the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line, and the station was extensively rebuilt. This branch was then transferred again to the Jubilee line in 1979. The 1930s station building remains, and was refurbished in 2005. The station is now wheelchair accessible and has frequent train services to Central London. Location Kilburn serves the area of the name itself, which is a moderate commercial district and dense residential suburb. The place was said to be named after Cylla, then a Saxon, or from the 1121 Saxon term "Cuneburna" for "the cattle stream". The earliest settlements near the station date back to 1847. The station is on the A5 Kilburn High Road or Shoot-up Hill. The road connects several stations including Brondesbury and Kilburn High Road. Nearby landmarks include the Red Lion, Kiln Theatre, Kilburn Grange Park, ICMP London and Kingsgate Primary School. History The Metropolitan Railway (MR) first opened a separate line called the Metropolitan and St. John's Wood Railway (M&SJWR) from Baker Street to Swiss Cottage. Due to low passenger numbers, the MR was considering options to extend the M&SJWR further to provide new routes into Central London. Permission was granted to extend the line up to Harrow via Kilburn in 1874. The station opened as Kilburn and Brondesbury on 24 November 1879 which formed part of the extension to Willesden Green. As there was an increase in traffic, the tracks from Finchley Road to Harrow (now Harrow-on-the-Hill) were to be quadrupled. Four-track operation started between Finchley Road and Kilburn in 1913, extending to Wembley Park in 1915. This created a bottleneck between Finchley Road and Baker Street. On 1 July 1933, the MR amalgamated with other Underground railways, tramway companies and bus operators to form the London Passenger Transport Board, and the MR became the Metropolitan line of London Transport. Due to a bottleneck between Finchley Road and Baker Street, the Bakerloo line was to extend to Finchley Road and Stanmore to relieve congestion on the Metropolitan line. The extension would also take over the intermediate stations, including Kiburn. Construction began in 1936 and Kilburn became part of the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line on 20 November 1939, at which time the station was extensively rebuilt. Metropolitan line services through the station ceased on 7 December 1940, where services were fully transferred to the Bakerloo line. The station was renamed to its current name on 25 September 1950. During World War II and throughout the 1950s and early 1960s consideration was given to various routes connecting north-west and south-east London via Central London. The Victoria line was given priority and it was not until after construction of that line started that detailed planning began for the new line. It was planned to run in an east–west direction along Fleet Street, and was to be named the Fleet line. Lack of funding meant that only the first stage of the proposed line, from Baker Street to Charing Cross was approved in July 1969; funding was agreed in August 1971. Construction began in 1972. In 1977, the name of the line was changed to the Jubilee line, to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee that year. Trial running of trains began in August 1978 and the Jubilee line opened on 1 May the next year. The line had been officially opened by Prince Charles the previous day, starting with a train journey from Green Park to Charing Cross. This replaced the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line, with the initial section operating between Stanmore and Charing Cross. The station today One of the bridges just beyond the station which carries the four-track line over the A5 Kilburn High Road (then known as Watling Street) has the company name "METROPOLITAN RAILWAY" fixed on the sides of the viaduct. The numbers on the viaduct read "1914", around the time when the Metropolitan Railway quadrupled its tracks from Finchley Road to Harrow-on-the-Hill. In 2005, major refurbishing works took place, which involved the station being fully repainted, receiving a new CCTV system, better lighting, upgraded PA systems, new toilets, and new train indicator boards at the ticket hall and platform level. A lift was also installed at the station to provide step-free access from street to platform level. Heritage features were also retained throughout the refurbishment. Services and connections Services Kilburn is on the London Underground Jubilee line, between Willesden Green and West Hampstead stations, in Travelcard Zone 2. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: 24 tph eastbound (southbound) to Stratford 16 tph westbound (northbound) to Stanmore 4 tph westbound (northbound) to Willesden Green 4 tph westbound (northbound) to Wembley Park Night tube services began operation on the night of 7 October 2016, two months after the Central and Victoria line services began. 6 tph operate in both directions throughout the entire line. Connections London Buses routes 16, 32, 189, 316, 332 and 632, and night route N16 serve the station. Kilburn is close to Brondesbury station on the London Overground North London line, with a walking distance of . This route is also considered as an official out-of-station interchange by Transport for London. Notes and references Notes References Bibliography Jubilee line stations London Underground Night Tube stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Brent Former Metropolitan Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879 Tube station
Glandularia, common name mock vervain or mock verbena, is a genus of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Verbenaceae. They are native to the Americas. Description These plants, like their relatives the vervains (verbenas), usually have showy five-petalled flowers in shades of pink, purple and blue. Taxonomy Glandularia species are closely related to the true vervains and sometimes still included with them in Verbena. Horizontal chloroplast transfer occurred at least twice and possibly three times between these genera, which are otherwise too distinct to warrant unification. Somehow, chloroplasts from V. orcuttiana, swamp verbena (V. hastata) or a close relative of these had admixed into the G. bipinnatifida genome. Although hybridization runs rampant in the true and mock vervains – the ancestors of the well-known garden vervain are quite obscure – it does not seem to have been the cause of the cross-species gene transfer. Research has found a signal of one more transfer event. This had introduced chloroplasts from an ancestral member of the Verbena lineage nowadays found in South America into Glandularia. Although all members of the present genus can be distinguished to have a chromosome count of five, the South American species are diploid, while polyploid hybrid Glandularia are very widespread from northern Central America northwards. The second genetic introgression must have occurred before the genus spread north, as species with the Verbena-like chloroplasts are found all over the Americas. Since the new chloroplast genes replaced the old ones, it may be that the possibly hybridogenic G. bipinnatifida actually underwent horizontal chloroplast transfer twice in its evolutionary history. Cultivation A large number of cultivars, in shades of white, pink, blue and purple, have been developed for garden use, and are particularly suitable for containers - window-boxes and hanging baskets. Though tender perennials, they are usually grown in temperate areas as half-hardy annuals (sown under glass), or sold as young plants for planting out after the danger of frost has passed. They are still widely referenced in the British horticulture trade as verbenas. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit:- ’Claret’ ’Donalena Lavender Grace’ (Donalena Series) Quartz Series ’Silver Anne’ ’Sissinghurst’ ’Toronto’ (G. canadensis) Species The following species are recognised by The Plant List: Glandularia alejandrana B.L.Turner Glandularia amoena (Paxton) Umber Glandularia andalgalensis (Moldenke) P.Peralta Glandularia angustilobata (Moldenke) P.Peralta & V.Thode Glandularia araucana (Phil.) Botta Glandularia aristigera (S.Moore) Tronc. Glandularia atacamensis (Reiche) J.M.Watson & A.E.Hoffm. Glandularia aurantiaca (Speg.) Botta Glandularia bajacalifornica (Moldenke) Umber Glandularia balansae (Briq.) N.O'Leary Glandularia bipinnatifida (Schauer) Nutt. – Dakota mock vervain Glandularia brachyrhynchos G.L.Nesom & Vorobik Glandularia cabrerae (Moldenke) Botta Glandularia canadensis (L.) Small – rose mock vervain Glandularia catharinae (Moldenke) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta Glandularia cheitmaniana (Moldenke) Botta & Poggio Glandularia chiricahensis Umber Glandularia clavata (Ruiz & Pav.) Botta Glandularia corymbosa (Ruiz & Pav.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta Glandularia delticola (Small ex Perry) Umber Glandularia dissecta (Willd. ex Spreng.) Schnack & Covas Glandularia dusenii (Moldenke) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta Glandularia elegans (Kunth) Umber Glandularia flava (Gillies & Hook.) Schnack & Covas Glandularia gooddingii (Briq.) Solbrig – southwestern mock vervain Glandularia guaibensis P.Peralta & V.Thode Glandularia guaranitica Tronc. Glandularia gynobasis (Wedd.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta Glandularia hassleriana (Briq.) Tronc. Glandularia hatschbachii (Moldenke) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta Glandularia herteri (Moldenke) Tronc. Glandularia humifusa (Cham.) Botta Glandularia jordanensis (Moldenke) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta Glandularia kuntzeana (Moldenke) Tronc. Glandularia laciniata (L.) Schnack & Covas Glandularia lilacina (Greene) Umber – Cedros Island verbena Glandularia lilloana (Moldenke) Botta Glandularia lipozygioides (Walp.) L.E.Navas Glandularia lobata (Vell.) P.Peralta & V.Thode Glandularia macrosperma (Speg.) Tronc. Glandularia maritima (Small) Small Glandularia marrubioides (Cham.) Tronc. Glandularia megapotamica (Spreng.) Cabrera & G.Dawson Glandularia mendocina (Phil.) Covas & Schnack Glandularia microphylla (Kunth) Cabrera Glandularia nana (Moldenke) Tronc. Glandularia paraguariensis (Moldenke) N.O'Leary Glandularia parodii Covas & Schnack Glandularia paulensis (Moldenke) A.L.R.Oliveira & Salimena Glandularia peruviana (L.) Small – Peruvian mock vervain Glandularia phlogiflora (Cham.) Schnack & Covas Glandularia platensis (Spreng.) Schnack & Covas Glandularia polyantha Umber Glandularia porrigens (Phil.) J.M.Watson & A.E.Hoffm. Glandularia pulchra (Moldenke) Botta Glandularia pumila (Rydb.) Umber Glandularia quadrangulata (A.Heller) Umber Glandularia racemosa (Eggert) Umber Glandularia radicans Schnack & Covas Glandularia rectiloba (Moldenke) P.Peralta & V.Thode Glandularia reichei (Acevedo) L.E.Navas Glandularia santiaguensis Covas & Schnack Glandularia scrobiculata (Griseb.) Tronc. Glandularia selloi (Spreng.) Tronc. Glandularia sessilis (Cham.) Tronc. Glandularia stellarioides (Cham.) Schnack & Covas Glandularia subincana Tronc. Glandularia sulphurea (D.Don) Schnack & Covas Glandularia tampensis (Nash) Small Glandularia tecticaulis (Tronc.) N.O'Leary Glandularia tenera (Spreng.) Cabrera Glandularia tessmannii (Moldenke) P.Peralta & V.Thode Glandularia teucriifolia (M.Martens & Galeotti) Umber Glandularia thymoides (Cham.) N.O'Leary Glandularia tomophylla (Briq.) P.Peralta Glandularia tristachya (Tronc. & Burkart) Schnack & Covas Glandularia tumidula (L.M.Perry) Umber Glandularia turneri G.L.Nesom Glandularia tweedieana (Niven ex Hook.) P.Peralta Glandularia venturii (Moldenke) Botta Glandularia verecunda Umber References Verbenaceae Verbenaceae genera Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
Chen Zhi may refer to: Chen Zhi (Three Kingdoms) (陳祗) (died 258), official of the Shu Han state during the Three Kingdoms period of China Chen Zhi (Ming dynasty) (陳智), Ming dynasty general Chen Zhi (businessman) (陈志) Chen Zhi (guitarist) (陈志), Chinese guitarist Chen Zhi (sinologist) (陳致), Chinese scholar
The is a rapid transit system in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Like other large Japanese cities, Kobe's subway system is heavily complemented by suburban rail. In addition, two people mover lines also serve the Kobe area: the Port Island Line and the Rokko Island Line. History Construction of the first line of the subway system, the Seishin Line, began on November 25, 1971. The line opened on March 13, 1977, running for between Myōdani and Shin-Nagata stations. A second line, the Yamate Line, opened on June 17, 1983, running for between Shin-Nagata and Ōkurayama stations. On June 18, 1985, the Yamate Line was extended to Shin-Kobe and the Seishin Line was extended to Gakuen-toshi. When the final stage of the Seishin Line, an extension to Seishin-Chuo, opened on March 18, 1987, the Seishin Line and the Yamate Line were merged into the Seishin-Yamate Line. The Hokushin Kyūkō Electric Railway opened the Hokushin Line extension between Shin-Kobe and Tanigami on April 2, 1988; services on the Hokushin Line have through service onto the Seishin-Yamate Line. On January 17, 1995, the Seishin-Yamate Line was damaged in the Great Hanshin earthquake. The day after the earthquake, limited services resumed between Seishin-Chuo and Itayado; full service was restored to the entire line in March 1995 after repairs were completed. On July 7, 2001, the long Kaigan Line opened between Sannomiya-hanadokeimae and Shin-Nagata. On June 1, 2020, Hokushin Line was transferred to Kobe Municipal Subway. Lines Network map See also List of metro systems Notes References External links Kobe at UrbanRail.net Kobe at Subways.net real-distance map of the Kobe subway network Kobe subway network Kobe Municipal Subway Map Transport in Kobe
"Minimum Wage" is a song recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton, serving as the second single from his twelfth studio album Body Language. It was released on January 15, 2021 through Warner Records. The song was produced by Scott Hendricks and written by Corey Crowder, Jesse Frasure, and Nicolle Galyon. Following the live debut of "Minimum Wage" on December 31, 2020, various music critics and the general public described the money-centric lyrics as insensitive and tone deaf, amidst economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelton later addressed the criticism, revealing he felt listeners misinterpreted the song. Background and release "Minimum Wage" was released for digital download and streaming in various countries on January 15, 2021, through Warner Records. It was released to country radio stations in the United States on the same day as the lead single for his upcoming twelfth studio album. The song was produced by Scott Hendricks and written by Corey Crowder, Jesse Frasure, and Nicolle Galyon. It marks Shelton's first song with Galyon, and regarding the collaboration, he noted: "I think I drift towards songwriters more than they drift towards me. Because certain writers are really great at writing about specific things, and depending on where I’m at in my life and what I’m doing, I’ll try to find those songs." "Minimum Wage" was accompanied by the release of a lyric video that was uploaded to Shelton's YouTube channel. Composition and lyrics Musically, "Minimum Wage" is a classic-sounding country love song. Jon Freeman from Rolling Stone said the song "borrow[s] a little of its verse rhythm and structure" from the Rolling Stones' 1968 song "Sympathy for the Devil"; he also explained that he found the lyrics to be "about love, not working-class wages". The lyrics to "Minimum Wage" were inspired by Shelton's 2020 engagement to American singer and songwriter, Gwen Stefani. According to Shelton, the song's lyrics explain that regardless of one's financial status, "as long as you have love and you're happy at the end of the day, that's all any of us can really hope for". He reflected that the song recalled his youthful days as a performer, when he was financially unstable and would have to decide between spending his money on rent payments or alcohol. Critical reception After its live premiere on December 31, 2020, "Minimum Wage" was met with strongly negative reviews from music critics and the general public, who called the song tone deaf and offensive. Rania Aniftos from Billboard stated that the "Your love is money / Yeah, your love can make a man feel rich on minimum wage" lyrics caused the controversy, which critics referred to as insensitive, noting Shelton's net worth of US$100 million and how the song was released during the COVID-19 pandemic, which left many US citizens unemployed. USA Todays Jenna Ryu wrote that the negative reactions "pointed out the irony of a wealthy celebrity romanticizing minimum wage," referencing Shelton's relationship with Stefani. Fans of Shelton were divided by the track, with some posting in support of it on Twitter, according to Lindsay Lowe from Today. American singer Ronnie Dunn came to Shelton's defense on his Instagram account, writing that the criticism was part of a "misguided social issue" and encouraged those who disliked the song to "read the full lyrics" to better understand Shelton's intentions. Shelton's response Initially, Shelton did not respond directly to the widespread criticism surrounding "Minimum Wage", but a post on his Twitter account published on January 6, 2021, reading "Bring it on 2021". was considered his acknowledgment of it. He formally responded to the tone-deaf claims in an interview with CMT's Alison Bonaguro, published on January 14. Shelton revealed that he chose to record the song because he "related to the lyrics so much" and "just like probably 95 percent of artists out there, [he] struggled for so long to get by". Additionally, he explained he was not surprised that some listeners had misinterpreted the song, citing: "these days, there are people out there who don’t want to know the truth. They just want to hear what they want to hear, and they want to pick a fight". Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Blake Sheltonlead vocals Corey Crowderwriter Jesse Frasurewriter Nicolle Galyonwriter Scott Hendricksproducer, additional engineer, digital editor Scott Johnsonassistant producer Justin Niebankaudio engineer, mixing engineer, programmer Drew Bollmanassistant engineer Josh Dittyassistant engineer Andrew Mendelsonmastering engineer Blake Bollingerprogrammer, synthesizer Nir Zprogrammer, drums Bryan Suttonacoustic guitar Gordon Motepiano, Hammond B3 organ Kara Britzbacking vocals Jimmie Lee Sloasbass guitar Tom Bukovacelectric guitar Troy Lancasterelectric guitar Russ Pahlpedal steel guitar Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Release history References External links 2021 singles 2021 songs Blake Shelton songs Songs written by Corey Crowder (songwriter) Songs written by Jesse Frasure Songs written by Nicolle Galyon Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Warner Records Nashville singles
Wasteland Angel is a vehicular combat shoot 'em up video game created by the Finnish independent developer team Octane Games. Released on September 1, 2011, the game is published by Meridian4 for Windows and is distributed online through Steam, Impulse, GamersGate, Direct2Drive, and Amazon Download. The game is set after a fictional World War III in a post-apocalyptic United States where various gangs prey on towns in which survivors from the war have gathered. The player assumes the role of the eponymous female protagonist, Angel, as she defends the towns and searches for her lost friend. The game is played from a bird's eye view as the player controls a car and its mounted machine guns in order to destroy enemies and vehicles. The players can find more powerful guns to attach to the car and can also use special weapons such as napalm or spike strips which are picked up after killing certain enemies. The game was the first to be released under the Octane Games brand. It received average reviews from critics upon release, with IGN's Gord Goble writing that his main issue with the game was that it was very short and lacked any lasting appeal. Shortly after the game's release, an update was made available that added support for dual-monitors, support for editable key configurations, and more destructible objects to the game. Gameplay The story, told through the use of voiced and animated comic panels, centers on Angel, a heroine in a post-apocalyptic United States that travels from town to town protecting helpless survivors of the war from attacking gangs. Angel defends the towns using Gypsy, the name given to her armored car equipped with mounted machine guns. The game uses an overhead view as the player speeds around a small town using Gypsy's machine guns to repel enemy gangs known as Wastelanders. There are three types of Wastelanders and each one unleashes attacks in a different manner: The Slavers class will attempt to capture the townspeople, Killers will only attack the player, and Duals can take on either the role of attacking or capturing during a raid. When enemies are killed, they leave behind weapons for the player such as napalm, land mines, or Electromagnetic pulse bombs (EMPs); or they drop upgrades which improve the car's weapons or armor. The EMPs are used to temporarily disable all the enemies on the screen while the napalm and land mines can be set between waves as traps for unsuspecting Wastelanders. One weapon upgrade offers players incendiary ammunition for the car's machine guns which makes it easier to destroy enemies by lighting them on fire. The game offers four different difficulty settings and includes online leaderboards which enumerate high scores that different players have achieved for the game. The game is segmented into protecting six different villages, and each village is broken up into four levels: a Day level, a Boss level, a Night level, and a bonus level. Levels are further broken into waves as increasingly difficult enemies attack the village. The bonus level drops the top-down camera view and is played from the perspective of the driver seat of the car. Boss levels confront the player with a boss enemy that is much stronger than the other enemies encountered in the game. Each boss requires the player to discover and employ a predefined strategy in order to defeat them. For example, the first boss is a giant steamroller with an attached flamethrower that can not be damaged by the car's regular guns and instead requires the use of napalm to destroy it. Plot The game is set after a fictional World War III, the events of which have killed off much of the population; those left alive are forced to fight for survival. Some of the survivors have formed gangs, some turned into mutants from the war's radiation, and some joined an evil militia; collectively, these groups are known as Wastelanders. Raiding different towns and villages, the Wastelanders sought to prey on the townspeople by stealing supplies, forcing some into slavery, and killing others. The heroine of the story, Angel, travels from town to town in search of her lost friend, Ekx, while helping the town's survivors fend off attacks from Wastelanders. Cruising in her armored car, Gypsy, she makes use of the car's mounted machine guns to defend the towns from thieves and slavers. The first lead Angel finds on her lost friend is from the city of Core, where Ekx was seen traveling through the city on his way to Coalhaven. Angel reaches Coalhaven and uses her armored car to defend the city from members of the renegade militia. After repelling the enemy, the townspeople re-establish their wireless communications and contact the nearby city of New Dallas. Recognizing the voice on the other end, the receiving operator in New Dallas turns out to be Angel's lost friend, Ekx. Ekx confides in Angel that he needs her for something urgent and that she must join him in New Dallas. Shortly after arriving, the city is forced to rally all of its survivors, including Angel and Ekx, in order to fend off an incoming attack from the Renegades. The two friends become separated during the fighting, but not before Ekx gives a mysterious book to Angel. After making her way to the city of Highwall, Angel encounters Wastelanders worshipping a mystic that claims the earth was not destroyed by nuclear war, but by a "crack in the universe." Angel is skeptical of these claims, although Ekx believes her to be the deliverer. After receiving a mission from Ekx, Angel heads through the badlands, north, to a survivor camp. Despite rumors that the place may be flooded, the game ends as Angel heads to New York to find out why Ekx has entrusted her with the mysterious book. Development Wasteland Angel was first announced on May 17, 2011, with a prospective release date for summer of the same year. The game was developed by Octane Games, an independent development team in Kotka, Finland that is owned by Nitro Games. The company was founded in Spring 2011, shortly after Nitro Games completed the arcade shooter Woody Two-Legs. Wasteland Angel would be their first release under the Octane Games brand. Before the release, the group had already announced the second game they were working on: a pirate role-playing game titled Raven's Cry. Although Wasteland Angel is published by Meridian4, Raven's Cry was signed to be published by TopWare Interactive. In the announcement for Wasteland Angel, the publisher noted plans to make additional downloadable content available for the game after it was launched. In an August 2011 interview, Octane Games CEO Jussi Tähtinen stated that the company was focusing on multiplatform development and that Wasteland Angel seemed in ideal fit to be marketed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but he declined to share any specific plans to bring the game to either platform. When asked about the possibility of a multiplayer mode, Tähtinen again declined to make any announcement. Release Wasteland Angel was released on September 1, 2011, through online distribution networks: Steam, Impulse, GamersGate, Direct2Drive, and Amazon Download. In a press release for the game, Meridian4's Marketing Director Steve Milburn stated, "Much like the Honey Badger, Wasteland Angel is also 'pretty badass' " and provided a hyperlink to a satirical YouTube video about the honey badger. The developers released a demo for the game on September 12 which included four stages with a boss fight. A September 2011 update for the game was also released which included support for dual-monitors, editable key configurations, and more destroyable objects available in the game. Reception Wasteland Angel received average reviews upon release, garnering a rating of 55% on the review aggregation website GameRankings. Gamers Daily News' Jeff Lindsey appreciated the perspective change accompanying the bonus level, stating, "To be perfectly honest, I squealed with delight when I got to see the carnage first hand and create mayhem before your eyes." Strategy Informer was not as appreciative of the jump in perspective, noting that the game's maps and engine did not appear to be designed for the first-person perspective and the mode instead presented itself as "more than a little jarring." While Travis Huinker of Gaming Nexus criticized the game for having poor driving physics, Shack News's Jeff Mattas enjoyed the controls, stating, "Though there are certain liberties taken with the driving physics, they feel right at home with the frantic, arcade-style action." Ultimately, Huinker did not recommend the game, but Lindsey called it "the most fun game that I have played this year". Notes References External links 2011 video games Indie games Post-apocalyptic video games Single-player video games Vehicular combat games Video games developed in Finland Video games featuring female protagonists Video games set in the United States Windows games Meridian4 games
Elmer Charles Bigelow (July 12, 1920 – February 15, 1945) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. Biography Elmer Charles Bigelow was born in Hebron, Illinois, on July 12, 1920. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve at Chicago, Illinois in September 1942 and received training at Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, Illinois, and at Lawrence, Kansas, before being assigned as a Fireman Third Class on board the destroyer in June 1943. While serving in that ship, he advanced in rate to watertender second class. On February 14, 1945, Bigelow's actions averted tragedy on board the USS Fletcher. While assisting minesweeping operations prior to landings on Manila Bay's Corregidor Island, Fletcher was hit by an enemy shell which penetrated the No. 1 gun magazine, igniting several powder cases. Bigelow picked up a pair of fire extinguishers and rushed below in a resolute attempt to quell the raging flames. Refusing to waste the precious time required to don rescue-breathing apparatus, Bigelow plunged through the blinding smoke billowing out of the magazine hatch and dropped into the blazing compartment. Despite the acrid, burning powder smoke which seared his lungs, he succeeded in quickly extinguishing the fires and in cooling the cases and bulkheads, thereby preventing further damage to the ship. However Bigelow was badly injured and succumbed to his injuries the following day. Bigelow was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity". Bigelow was buried in Linn-Hebron Cemetery in Hebron, Illinois. Namesake The destroyer , 1957–1990, was named in his honor. Medal of Honor citation Elmer Bigelow's official Navy Medal of Honor citation is as follows: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving on board the U.S.S. Fletcher during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor Island in the Philippines, February 14, 1945. Standing topside when an enemy shell struck the Fletcher, BIGELOW, acting instantly as the deadly projectile exploded into fragments which penetrated the No. 1 gun magazine and set fire to several powder cases, picked up a pair of fire extinguishers and rushed below in a resolute attempt to quell the raging flames. Refusing to waste the precious time required to don rescue-breathing apparatus, he plunged through the blinding smoke billowing out of the magazine hatch and dropped into the blazing compartment. Despite the acrid, burning powder smoke which seared his lungs with every agonizing breath, he worked rapidly and with instinctive sureness and succeeded in quickly extinguishing the fires and in cooling the cases and bulkheads, thereby preventing further damage to the stricken ship. Although he succumbed to his injuries on the following day, BIGELOW, by his dauntless valor, unfaltering skill and prompt action in the critical emergency, had averted a magazine explosion which undoubtedly would have left his ship wallowing at the mercy of the furiously pounding Japanese guns on Corregidor, and his heroic spirit of self-sacrifice in the face of almost certain death enhanced and sustained the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II References United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients United States Navy sailors Military personnel from Chicago 1920 births 1945 deaths United States Navy personnel killed in World War II World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor People from Hebron, Illinois United States Navy reservists
Vecherniy Stavropol (; The Evening Stavropol) is a newspaper published in Stavropol, Russia since 1989. It comes out five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. The circulation, as of 2007, is 25,473, except on Thursday, when it is 31,571. The editor-in-chief, as of 2007, is Mr. Mikhail Y. Vasilenko. External links Official site Newspapers published in the Soviet Union Newspapers established in 1989 Russian-language newspapers published in Russia Stavropol
The Florida High Tech Corridor Council (The Corridor) is a regional economic development initiative of the University of Central Florida (UCF), the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of Florida (UF) whose mission is to grow high tech industry and innovation through partnerships that support research, marketing, workforce and entrepreneurship. Overview The Corridor is recognized as a prominent model for regional, high-tech-oriented economic development. The Corridor's programs serve Florida's Alachua, Brevard, Citrus, De Soto, Flagler, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties. The Corridor's flagship initiatives include its Matching Grants Research Program (a university-industry research investment award fund), stemCONNECT (a classroom resource to connect students with experts in industry and academia around the state) and Cenfluence (an industry cluster initiative established with support from Orange County Government). The Corridor publishes a monthly electronic newsletter ("Connecting With The Corridor") an annual report and periodic research reports. Structure The Corridor is structured as a Florida non profit organization, and is co-chaired by the Presidents of the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida, and the University of Florida. The activities of The Corridor are administered by the research administration and technology transfer offices of the three universities, and a volunteer "core team" of economic development professionals and community leaders from the region's 23 counties. The Corridor maintains a business office in Orlando, Florida. History The Corridor was initially founded in 1996 by act of the Florida Legislature to support the 21-county service areas of the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the University of South Florida (USF). Its initial objective was to foster research and education partnerships to retain the Cirent Semiconductor (a partnership between Lucent and Cirrus Logic) wafer fabrication facility in Orlando, Florida. Cirent Semiconductor was facing reinvestment levels of nearly $2 billion to refit to the next generation of silicon technology; with such a large reinvestment the company had a very real potential to relocate to another region. Semiconductor fabrication facilities were considered to be highly attractive contributors to regional and national economies, and Cirent Semiconductor was entertaining relocation incentive packages from other communities and countries many times larger than could be offered by State of Florida. Florida's offer of a combination of training and performance-based economic incentives, and the formal establishment of an academic and research partnership in the form of The Corridor was successful in convincing Cirent Semiconductor to not only reinvest in the region but to later establish a separate Bell Labs research facility in Orlando. In 1997 the State of Florida expanded The Corridor mission to encourage development of all technology industries across the central "belt" of Florida. In 2005, the University of Florida joined as a full partner and co-chair, and the number of counties served by The Corridor increased to 23. References External links http://floridahightech.com/ Organizations based in Florida 1996 establishments in Florida
General Philipps may refer to: Ivor Philipps (1861–1940), British Indian Army major general Richard Philipps (1661–1750), British Army general Wilhelm Philipps (1894–1971), Wehrmacht lieutenant general See also Pleasant J. Philips (1819–1876), Confederate States Army brigadier general General Phillips (disambiguation) General Philipp (disambiguation)
A vomitorium is a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre or a stadium, through which big crowds can exit rapidly at the end of an event. They can also be pathways for actors to enter and leave stage. The Latin word vomitorium, plural vomitoria, derives from the verb vomō, vomere, "to spew forth". In ancient Roman architecture, vomitoria were designed to provide rapid egress for large crowds at amphitheatres and stadia, as they do in modern sports stadia and large theatres. Modern examples Smock Alley Theatre in Temple Bar Dublin has two vomitoria, one stage left and one stage right, as does the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, for instance, has vomitoria in two of its theatres, the outdoor Elizabethan Stage and the Angus Bowmer Theatre. The "voms", as they are called, allow actors to mount the stage from halls cut into the amphitheatre. The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has two permanent vomitoria, one at stage left and one at stage right, of its thrust stage. The Circle in the Square Theatre, designed to reflect the theatres of ancient Greece and Rome, is the only Broadway theatre that has a vomitorium, which is still used in many of their productions as an entrance and exit for the actors. The Cockpit Theatre, built in London in the 1960s, is one of the very few purpose-built theatres in the round in London, and features four vomitoria as corner entrances between four banks of raked seating arranged in a square. The Chichester Festival Theatre, founded in 1962, was the first of its kind to be opened in the UK for 500 years, because there is no proscenium arch or wings. Instead the stage is a thrust with vomitoria or "voms" for the audience and performers to enter and exit. In addition, the Mark Taper Forum, one of the three theatres making up the Los Angeles Music Center, has two vomitoria. It has a strong thrust stage such that the audience sit in an amphitheatre-type array. Winnipeg's second largest theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, has two vomitoria on either side of their thrust stage, with seating on three sides. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Space Theatre is a theatre "in the round" with a pentagon configuration. It contains five vomitoria spaced 72 degrees apart, creating five equal seating sections. Historical notes A commonly held but erroneous notion is that Ancient Romans designated spaces called vomitoria for the purpose of literal vomiting, as part of a binge and purge cycle. References External links Ancient Roman architectural elements Misconceptions Parts of a theatre Stage terminology
Clarence House, Richmond is a Grade II listed house in The Vineyard, Richmond, dating from about 1696. It was built for Nathaniel Rawlins, a London haberdasher merchant, who lived there until his death in 1718. The Duke of Clarence, later to become King William IV, lived in Richmond in the late 1780s and gave his name to the property. From 1792 to 1799, Clarence House was a Catholic school run by Timothy Eeles. Among the students was Bernardo O'Higgins. O'Higgins is commemorated on the wall of the property with a blue plaque installed by English Heritage, for his role in the Chilean War of Independence. The building was used as a warehouse by Fortnum & Mason from 1941 to 1947. They had planned in 1943 to tear the building down and replace it with a commercial development. A private dwelling since 1947, it was owned by the actor Brian Blessed from 1967 to 1976. In 2012 the house was offered for sale, with an asking price of £22.5m. This was reduced to £18 million, and eventually to £14.5 million in 2013. Notes References 1690s establishments in England Defunct Catholic schools in England Fortnum & Mason Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Grade II listed houses History of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Houses completed in the 17th century Houses in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond, London The Vineyard, Richmond
James Backhouse (1825–1890) was an English botanist, archaeologist, and geologist. He was the son of James Backhouse (1794–1869), a botanist and missionary in Australia. Life Backhouse was educated at Lawrence Street School, (which later became Bootham School), York. He worked in Norway, Ireland, and Scotland, and was particularly known for his work on the flora of Teesdale. He was a correspondent of Charles Darwin. He was also a member of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. James Backhouse is known as "James Backhouse (4)", because he was the fourth in a line of James Backhouses: James Backhouse (1), 1720–1798, the founder of Backhouse's Bank. James Backhouse (2), 1757–1804. James Backhouse (3), 1794-1869, the Quaker missionary and founder of the Backhouse Nursery. His son was also a James Backhouse: James Backhouse (5), 1861–1945, best known as an ornithologist. Notes References Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised and completely updated with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis & the Natural History Museum, 1994. 1825 births 1890 deaths English botanists English Quakers People educated at Bootham School People from Darlington
Jomvu is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Mombasa County. It was curved out of Changamwe Constituency after the promulgation of the New Constitution in 2010. It has a population of 163,415 people (2019 census). Members of Parliament References Constituencies in Mombasa County
"Sweetness" is Misia's 5th single. It was released on November 25, 1999 simultaneously with Wasurenai Hibi. It peaked at #7 selling 92,290 copies on its first week and went on to sell over 200,000 copies The song's melody is similar to After 7's "Ready or Not". Track list Charts External links https://web.archive.org/web/20061117164950/http://www.rhythmedia.co.jp/misia/disc/ — Misia discography 1999 songs Misia songs Songs written by Misia 1999 singles
Nagore Folgado García (born 23 March 2004) is a Spanish Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international elite track and field competitions. Career She represented Spain at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships and won a gold medal in the 100 metres T12 event and a silver medal in the s 200 metres T12 event. She also represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Personal life Folgado had bilateral retinoblastoma at two years old, her left eye is totally blind and she has very limited vision in her right eye. References 2004 births Living people Sportspeople from Valencia Paralympic athletes for Spain Spanish female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships 21st-century Spanish women
is a 1971 Japanese feature-length experimental drama film directed by Shūji Terayama. A metaphor for Japan's descent into materialism, it follows a young man's disillusionment with the world around him and his determination to achieve something in life while his family members are content with their poor social and economic standing. It was Terayama's first feature-length film. Reception The film won the grand prize at the San Remo Film Festival, and was voted the ninth best Japanese film of 1971 in the Kinema Junpo poll of film critics. References External links 1970s Japanese-language films 1971 films Japanese avant-garde and experimental films Films directed by Shūji Terayama 1970s Japanese films
Paramecosoma melanocephalum is a species of silken fungus beetle native to Europe. References External links Images representing Paramecosoma at BOLD Cryptophagidae Beetles described in 1793 Beetles of Europe
The men's high jump event at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City on 16 October. Results References Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games 1975
The First Territorial Capitol of Kansas (officially named First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site) is the sole remaining building of the ghost town of Pawnee, Kansas. The city served as the capital of the Kansas Territory for five days before it was moved to present day Lecompton, Kansas, and the town became part of neighboring Fort Riley. The building was the meeting place for the first elected Territorial Legislature in 1855. After falling into disrepair, the structure was restored in 1928 and today it serves as a history museum operated by the Kansas Historical Society and supported through The Partners of the First Territorial Capitol. Location and construction The capitol is located in the Kaw valley of northeastern Kansas, north of the Kansas River. It first sat along the eastern border of Fort Riley, but today is within the boundaries of the base. A site on which the building stands was provided to the Kansas Historical Society through a revocable license from the War Department in 1928. It is separated from the river by a grove of trees, and Union Pacific Railroad lines run parallel to the building close to its north side. Construction began with about thirty workers under the direction of Warren Beckworth and was essentially completed in 1855. The building's foundation is roughly , and it is two stories tall. Each floor is identically arranged for an assembly hall, with support columns down the center, and a stairway connecting the floors on the south side. Its foundation and walls are made of native limestone. A stone chimney is at each short side, with bricked exteriors. Its ceilings are exposed structural timbers. Doors are of wood with cut-stone thresholds, and window sills are also cut stone. Hanging lanterns for lighting were probably used. During its 1927 restoration, wood timbers were used that were chipped to make them look hand-cut. planks were used for the floors and set with iron nails. Hand-forged hardware attached doors and windows. The roof was shingled with tiles split to resemble shakes. History The legislature The contentious first session of the legislature met for only five days in the Pawnee capitol, July 2–6, 1855. Dissatisfied with the location and the condition of the building, they were determined (even before their arrival) to relocate to Shawnee Mission, where they would be closer to the Missouri constituents who illegally elected most of them. Thirteen members made up the council, which met on the capitol's second floor, and 26 comprised the house, which met on the first. Of the 39 total legislators, only eight had free-state ties while 31 were from the South. They ranged in age from 23 to 55. Their first action was to unseat all but one of the free-state legislators by negating March election returns in favor of a special election held in May which replaced them with pro-slavery men. This helped earn them the lasting nickname, the Bogus Legislature. On July 3, Territorial Governor Andrew Reeder gave an address, during which the only remaining free-stater stood up and denounced his acts and those of his own colleagues. According to a 1928 address by Charles M. Harger, heated debate in the first days of the capitol included the phrases, "justice for all," "Southern rights," "The flag and the Constitution," and heard for the first time were pleas for "Kansas, the brightest star of all". On July 4, the legislators passed their bill to move to Shawnee Mission, and quickly overrode the governor's veto of the measure. After adjourning on the sixth, they loaded up their property, and on horses and wagons headed for the new site, with the governor compelled to follow. The capitol Governor Reeder had announced in April, 1855, his intention to call the legislators to convene in Pawnee, at which time construction rapidly took place around town, including of the capitol. But the building was not finished when the designated date arrivedfloorboards were not nailed down, windows and doors had not been installed and the roof was not finished. A hole in the exterior wall left for construction purposes still remained at the second floor. The builders even worked through day and night on the Sunday before the session to complete the project, but this added to the disgust of the legislators, as Pawnee was a community that recognized the Sabbath. "No good law could ever be enacted within the four walls that had witnessed such desecration," one lawmaker said, according to a town resident. Other uses After the legislature's departure, curious residents found the interior in disarray. Later, one townsman made the second floor of the building his residence. When Pawnee was ordered destroyed and its land reincorporated into Fort Riley, the first floor became home to the commissary department. Most of the town's buildings were demolished, but the former capitol building was spared and over time served a variety of other uses. In September 1855, it was used as a polling place for another election, corrupted again by Missourians charging a $2 (~$ in ) fee for voting. The Army used it as a warehouse, and the building also housed a carpentry shop. After the tenant had moved out, it was used both as a bachelor's club and a place for ministers to work. Restoration Pawnee's demise was followed by neglect of the first capitol. In 1877 the roof was torn off in a windstorm, and the interior heavily damaged. Talk of preservation began around 1900, and in 1907 Col. Samuel F. Woolard of Wichita began raising a restoration fund. He later became president of the Kansas Historical Society. Historic restoration would be partially based on the memory of John Martin of Alabama, who had been a clerk for the first legislature. By 1908, a total of $499.50 was raised by $5 (~$ in ) subscriptions to the cause, allowing for much repair work to be done. Stone in the walls was replaced. Windows and doors were squared up. Cracks were filled with cement, and cement plaster covered walls after they were reinforced with iron. Union Pacific, partial landowner, was interested in the preservation at this time. The railroad company owed its creation to the first legislature, which established it as the Leavenworth, Pawnee & Western railroad franchise to build a transcontinental line through Kansas. In 1926, Governor Ben Paulen asked the legislature to help the preservation effort, and state Senator G. W. Schmidt introduced a bill appropriating $1,000 (~$ in ) for this cause. But replacement of the roof alone cost $2,000, and Union Pacific provided over $20,000 for the whole project. Historic benches, chairs, desks, and stoves were purchased to refurnish the interior. The exterior grounds were cleaned up, a water main laid, and flagstone and gravel walkways were made. In 1927 it was designated a National Historic Place and on August 1, 1928, the site was dedicated. Union Pacific President Carl R. Gray wanted a formal presentation of the site to the State of Kansas, and the company planned and paid for a grand celebration. Ten thousand people attended. Special trains were brought to the scene, including one with a collection of artifacts for viewing. Fort Riley personnel performed military ceremonies and music, while Native Americans held tribal dances. A flag was raised over the capitol that had previously flown over the Memorial Building in Topeka at the close of the Great War, while Governor Paulen was given a 20-gun salute and reviewed National Guard troops. Barbecue was served to the crowd. A mock legislative session was held, called together by State House Speaker D. M. Hamilton, and all attending lawmakers were clad in 1850s period attire. Paulen read Governor Reeder's message at the start of the session. During proceedings, a costumed man arose, declaring with a fiery speech that he was from Missouri and demanded a seat in the legislature. He was threatened by the other actors, but attentions were diverted by a faux Indian attack outside the building. The official dedication wrapped up the events. Attendees at the celebration included: Governor and Mrs. Paulen Lieutenant Governor D. A. N. Chase Former Kansas Governor Willis J. Bailey U.S. Senator Charles Curtis U.S. Senator Arthur Capper Union Pacific President Gray, of Omaha, Nebraska By 1958, trees planted on either side of all building entrances had become overgrown and blocked the doorways. These were removed before state legislators met for an actual session, for one day, in 1961, as part of statehood centennial celebrations. Museum The capitol became a history museum in 1928. The structure was christened on August 1 with a speech by Union Pacific Solicitor General Nelson H. Loomis, who said those who congregated there that day, "...dedicate this restored captitol building as a memorial to the brave and patriotic men and women [who laid the foundations of the state and built its railroads] who toiled and suffered that their children might enjoy the wholesome pleasures and delights which the wise maker of the Universe intended for those who should dwell in this beautiful and radiant land which we call Kansas." The First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site features exhibits on Kansas Territory, rail and river travel in the region, and the history of Pawnee. Because the museum is on an active U.S. Army base, there are restrictions on visitors, including requirements for photo identification. References Most citations refer to: Notes Further reading External links Official site – Kansas Historical Society, First Territorial Capitol page Library of Congress – Photographs from 1958 and 1965 of the interior and exterior of the capitol Kansas Bogus Legislature – more about the first legislature, with names and stories on its members History museums in Kansas Museums in Geary County, Kansas Kansas 1855 Kansas state historic sites Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas National Register of Historic Places in Geary County, Kansas Capitols of Kansas
Several ships have been named Actaeon for Actaeon, a figure from Greek mythology" (or Actæon, or Acteon) was launched at Fort Gloster, India, in 1815. She was wrecked without loss of life on 28 October 1822 in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel in southern Tasmania. was launched at Topsham, Devon. She traded widely and from 1823 she made some voyages to Bombay under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She then traded with what is now Peru, and was probably condemned in what is now Chile in 1828. See also – any one of 10 vessels or shore establishments of the British Royal Navy Ship names
Cyanide poisoning is poisoning that results from exposure to any of a number of forms of cyanide. Early symptoms include headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and vomiting. This phase may then be followed by seizures, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, loss of consciousness, and cardiac arrest. Onset of symptoms usually occurs within a few minutes. Some survivors have long-term neurological problems. Toxic cyanide-containing compounds include hydrogen cyanide gas and a number of cyanide salts. Poisoning is relatively common following breathing in smoke from a house fire. Other potential routes of exposure include workplaces involved in metal polishing, certain insecticides, the medication sodium nitroprusside, and certain seeds such as those of apples and apricots. Liquid forms of cyanide can be absorbed through the skin. Cyanide ions interfere with cellular respiration, resulting in the body's tissues being unable to use oxygen. Diagnosis is often difficult. It may be suspected in a person following a house fire who has a decreased level of consciousness, low blood pressure, or high lactic acid. Blood levels of cyanide can be measured but take time. Levels of 0.5–1 mg/L are mild, 1–2 mg/L are moderate, 2–3 mg/L are severe, and greater than 3 mg/L generally result in death. If exposure is suspected, the person should be removed from the source of the exposure and decontaminated. Treatment involves supportive care and giving the person 100% oxygen. Hydroxocobalamin (vitamin B12a) appears to be useful as an antidote and is generally first-line. Sodium thiosulphate may also be given. Historically, cyanide has been used for mass suicide and it was used for genocide by the Nazis. Signs and symptoms Acute exposure If hydrogen cyanide is inhaled, it can cause a coma with seizures, apnea, and cardiac arrest, with death following in a matter of seconds. At lower doses, loss of consciousness may be preceded by general weakness, dizziness, headaches, vertigo, confusion, and perceived difficulty in breathing. At the first stages of unconsciousness, breathing is often sufficient or even rapid, although the state of the person progresses towards a deep coma, sometimes accompanied by pulmonary edema, and finally cardiac arrest. A cherry red skin color that darkens may be present as the result of increased venous hemoglobin oxygen saturation. Despite the similar name, cyanide does not directly cause cyanosis. A fatal dose for humans can be as low as 1.5 mg/kg body weight. Other sources claim a lethal dose is 1–3 mg per kg body weight for vertebrates. Chronic exposure Exposure to lower levels of cyanide over a long period (e.g., after use of improperly processed cassava roots; cassava is a staple food in various parts of West Africa) results in increased blood cyanide levels, which can result in weakness and a variety of symptoms, including permanent paralysis, nervous lesions, hypothyroidism, and miscarriages. Other effects include mild liver and kidney damage. Causes Cyanide poisoning can result from the ingestion of cyanide salts; imbibing pure liquid prussic acid; skin absorption of prussic acid; intravenous infusion of nitroprusside for hypertensive crisis; or the inhalation of hydrogen cyanide gas. The last typically occurs through one of three mechanisms: The gas is directly released from canisters (e.g., as part of a pesticide, insecticide, or Zyklon B). It is generated on site by reacting potassium cyanide or sodium cyanide with sulfuric acid (e.g., in a modern American gas chamber). Fumes arise during a building fire or any similar scenario involving the burning of polyurethane, vinyl or other polymer products that required nitriles in their production. As potential contributing factors, cyanide is present in: Tobacco smoke. Many seeds or kernels such as those of almonds, apricots, apples, oranges, and flaxseed. Foods including cassava (also known as tapioca, yuca or manioc) and bamboo shoots. As a potential harm-reduction factor, Vitamin B12, in the form of hydroxocobalamin (also spelled hydroxycobalamin), might reduce the negative effects of chronic exposure; whereas, a deficiency might worsen negative health effects following exposure to cyanide. Mechanism Cyanide is a potent cytochrome c oxidase (COX, a.k.a. Complex IV) inhibitor. As such, cyanide poisoning is a form of histotoxic hypoxia, because it interferes with oxidative phosphorylation. Specifically, cyanide binds to the heme a3-CuB binuclear center of COX (and thus is a non-competitive inhibitor of it). This prevents electrons passing through COX from being transferred to O2, which not only blocks the mitochondrial electron transport chain, it also interferes with the pumping of a proton out of the mitochondrial matrix which would otherwise occur at this stage. Therefore, cyanide interferes not only with aerobic respiration but also with the ATP synthesis pathway it facilitates, owing to the close relationship between those two processes. One antidote for cyanide poisoning, nitrite (i.e., via amyl nitrite), works by converting ferrohemoglobin to ferrihemoglobin, which can then compete with COX for free cyanide (as the cyanide will bind to the iron in its heme groups instead). Ferrihemoglobin cannot carry oxygen, but the amount of ferrihemoglobin that can be formed without impairing oxygen transport is much greater than the amount of COX in the body. Cyanide is a broad-spectrum poison because the reaction it inhibits is essential to aerobic metabolism; COX is found in many forms of life. However, susceptibility to cyanide is far from uniform across affected species; for instance, plants have an alternative electron transfer pathway available that passes electrons directly from ubiquinone to O2, which confers cyanide resistance by bypassing COX. Diagnosis Lactate is produced by anaerobic glycolysis when oxygen concentration becomes too low for the normal aerobic respiration pathway. Cyanide poisoning inhibits aerobic respiration and therefore increases anaerobic glycolysis which causes a rise of lactate in the plasma. A lactate concentration above 10 mmol per liter is an indicator of cyanide poisoning, as defined by the presence of a blood cyanide concentration above 40 µmol per liter. Lactate levels greater than 6 mmol/L after reported or strongly suspected pure cyanide poisoning, such as cyanide-containing smoke exposure, suggests significant cyanide exposure. However, lactate alone is not diagnostic of cyanide poisoning because lactosis is also triggered by many other things, including mitochondrial dysfunction. Methods of detection include colorimetric assays such as the Prussian blue test, the pyridine-barbiturate assay, also known as the "Conway diffusion method" and the taurine fluorescence-HPLC but like all colorimetric assays these are prone to false positives. Lipid peroxidation resulting in "TBARS," an artifact of heart attack produces dialdehydes that cross-react with the pyridine-barbiturate assay. Meanwhile, the taurine-fluorescence-HPLC assay used for cyanide detection is identical to the assay used to detect glutathione in spinal fluid. Cyanide and thiocyanate assays have been run with mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), which are considered specific tests. Since cyanide has a short half-life, the main metabolite, thiocyanate is typically measured to determine exposure. Treatment Decontamination Decontamination of people exposed to hydrogen cyanide gas only requires removal of the outer clothing and the washing of their hair. Those exposed to liquids or powders generally require full decontamination. Antidote The International Programme on Chemical Safety issued a survey (IPCS/CEC Evaluation of Antidotes Series) that lists the following antidotal agents and their effects: oxygen, sodium thiosulfate, amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, 4-dimethylaminophenol, hydroxocobalamin, and dicobalt edetate ('Kelocyanor'), as well as several others. Other commonly-recommended antidotes are 'solutions A and B' (a solution of ferrous sulfate in aqueous citric acid, and aqueous sodium carbonate, respectively) and amyl nitrite. The United States standard cyanide antidote kit first uses a small inhaled dose of amyl nitrite, followed by intravenous sodium nitrite, followed by intravenous sodium thiosulfate. Hydroxocobalamin was approved for use in the US in late 2006 and is available in Cyanokit antidote kits. Sulfanegen TEA, which could be delivered to the body through an intra-muscular (IM) injection, detoxifies cyanide and converts the cyanide into thiocyanate, a less toxic substance. Alternative methods of treating cyanide intoxication are used in other countries. The Irish Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recommended against the use of solutions A and B because of their limited shelf life, potential to cause iron poisoning, and limited applicability (effective only in cases of cyanide ingestion, whereas the main modes of poisoning are inhalation and skin contact). The HSE has also questioned the usefulness of amyl nitrite due to storage/availability problems, risk of abuse, and lack of evidence of significant benefits. It also states that the availability of kelocyanor at the workplace may mislead doctors into treating a patient for cyanide poisoning when this is an erroneous diagnosis. The HSE no longer recommends a particular cyanide antidote. History Fires The República Cromañón nightclub fire broke out in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 30 December 2004, killing 194 people and leaving at least 1,492 injured. Most of the victims died from inhaling poisonous gases, including carbon monoxide. After the fire, the technical institution INTI found that the level of toxicity due to the materials and volume of the building was 225 ppm of cyanide in the air. A lethal dose for rats is between 150 ppm and 220 ppm, meaning the air in the building was highly toxic. On 27 January 2013, a fire at the Kiss nightclub in the city of Santa Maria, in the south of Brazil, caused the poisoning of hundreds of young people by cyanide released by the combustion of soundproofing foam made with polyurethane. By March 2013, 245 fatalities were confirmed. Gas chambers Research of hydrogen cyanide by chemists Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Claude Bernard would become central to understanding the lethality of future gas chambers. In early 1942, Zyklon B, which contains hydrogen cyanide, emerged as the preferred killing tool of Nazi Germany for use in extermination camps during the Holocaust. The chemical was used to murder roughly one million people in gas chambers installed in extermination camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Majdanek, and elsewhere. Most of the people who were murdered were Jews, and by far the majority of these murders took place at Auschwitz. The constituents of Zyklon B were manufactured by several companies under licenses for Degesch, a corporation co-owned by IG Farben, Degussa and Th. Goldschmidt AG. It was sold to the German Army and the Schutzstaffel (SS) by the distributors Heli and Testa, with Heli supplying it to concentration camps at Mauthausen, Dachau, and Buchenwald and Testa to Auschwitz and Majdanek. Camps also occasionally bought Zyklon B directly from the manufacturers. Of the 729 tonnes of Zyklon B sold in Germany in 1942–44, 56 tonnes (about eight percent of domestic sales) were sold to concentration camps. Auschwitz received 23.8 tonnes, of which six tonnes were used for fumigation. The remainder was used in the gas chambers or lost to spoilage (the product had a stated shelf life of only three months). Testa conducted fumigations for the Wehrmacht and supplied them with Zyklon B. They also offered courses to the SS in the safe handling and use of the material for fumigation purposes. In April 1941, the German agriculture and interior ministries designated the SS as an authorized applier of the chemical, and thus they were able to use it without any further training or governmental oversight. Hydrogen cyanide gas has been used for judicial execution in some states of the United States, where cyanide was generated by reaction between potassium cyanide (or sodium cyanide) dropped into a compartment containing sulfuric acid, directly below the chair in the gas chamber. Suicide Cyanide salts are sometimes used as fast-acting suicide devices. Cyanide reacts at a higher level with high stomach acidity. On 26 January 1904, company promoter and swindler Whitaker Wright died by suicide by ingesting cyanide in a court anteroom immediately after being convicted of fraud. In February 1937, the Uruguayan short story writer Horacio Quiroga died by suicide by drinking cyanide at a hospital in Buenos Aires. In 1937, polymer chemist Wallace Carothers died by suicide by cyanide. In the 1943 Operation Gunnerside to destroy the Vemork Heavy Water Plant in World War II (an attempt to stop or slow German atomic bomb progress), the commandos were given cyanide tablets (cyanide enclosed in rubber) kept in the mouth and were instructed to bite into them in case of German capture. The tablets ensured death within three minutes. Cyanide, in the form of pure liquid prussic acid (a historical name for hydrogen cyanide), was the favored suicide agent of Nazi Germany. Erwin Rommel (1944), Adolf Hitler's wife, Eva Braun (1945), and Nazi leaders Heinrich Himmler (1945), possibly Martin Bormann (1945), and Hermann Göring (1946) all died by suicide by ingesting it. It is speculated that, in 1954, Alan Turing used an apple that had been injected with a solution of cyanide to die by suicide after being convicted of having a homosexual relationship, which was illegal at the time in the United Kingdom, and forced to undergo hormonal castration to avoid prison. An inquest determined that Turing's death from cyanide poisoning was a suicide, although this has been disputed. Members of the Sri Lankan Tamil (or Eelam Tamil) LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, whose insurgency lasted from 1983 to 2009), used to wear cyanide vials around their necks with the intention of dying by suicide if captured by the government forces. On 22 June 1977, Moscow, Aleksandr Dmitrievich Ogorodnik, a Soviet diplomat accused of spying on behalf of the Colombian Intelligence Agency and the US Central Intelligence Agency, was arrested. During the interrogations, Ogorodnik offered to write a full confession and asked for his pen. Inside the pen cap was a cleverly hidden cyanide pill, which when bitten on, caused Ogorodnik to die before he hit the floor, according to the Soviets. On 18 November 1978, Jonestown. A total of 909 individuals died in Jonestown, many from apparent cyanide poisoning, in an event termed "revolutionary suicide" by Jones and some members on an audio tape of the event and in prior discussions. The poisonings in Jonestown followed the murder of five others by Temple members at Port Kaituma, including United States Congressman Leo Ryan, an act that Jones ordered. Four other Temple members died by murder-suicide in Georgetown at Jones' command. On 6 June 1985, serial killer Leonard Lake died in custody after having ingested cyanide pills he had sewn into his clothes. On 28 June 2012, Wall Street trader Michael Marin ingested a cyanide pill seconds after a guilty verdict was read in his arson trial in Phoenix, Arizona; he died minutes after. On 22 June 2015, John B. McLemore, a horologist and the central figure of the podcast S-Town, died after ingesting cyanide. On 29 November 2017, Slobodan Praljak died from drinking potassium cyanide, after being convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Mining and industrial In 1993, an illegal spill resulted in the death of seven people in Avellaneda, Argentina. In their memory, the National Environmental Conscious Day (Día Nacional de la Conciencia Ambiental) was established. In 2000, a spill at Baia Mare, Romania, resulted in the worst environmental disaster in Europe since Chernobyl. In 2000, Allen Elias, CEO of Evergreen Resources was convicted of knowing endangerment for his role in the cyanide poisoning of employee Scott Dominguez. This was one of the first successful criminal prosecutions of a corporate executive by the Environmental Protection Agency. Murder John Tawell, a murderer who in 1845 became the first person to be arrested as the result of telecommunications technology. Grigori Rasputin (1916; attempted, later killed by gunshot) The Goebbels children (1945) Stepan Bandera (1959) Jonestown, Guyana, was the site of a large mass murder–suicide, in which over 900 members of the Peoples Temple drank potassium cyanide–laced Flavor Aid in 1978. Chicago Tylenol murders (1982) Timothy Marc O'Bryan (1966–1974) died on October 31, 1974, by ingesting potassium cyanide placed into a giant Pixy Stix. His father, Ronald Clark O'Bryan, was convicted of Tim's murder plus four counts of attempted murder. O'Bryan put potassium cyanide into five giant Pixy Stix that he gave to his son and daughter along with three other children. Only Timothy ate the poisoned candy and died. Bruce Nickell and Sue Snow (5 June 1986) Murdered by Stella Nickell who poisoned bottles of Excedrin. Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006) Janet Overton (1942–1988) Her husband, Richard Overton, was convicted of poisoning her, but Janet's symptoms did not match those of classic cyanide poisoning, the timeline was inconsistent with cyanide poisoning, and the amount found was just a trace. The diagnostic method used was prone to false positives. Richard Overton died in prison in 2009. Urooj Khan (1966–2012), won the lottery and was found dead a few days later. A blood diagnostic reported a lethal level of cyanide in his blood, but the body did not display any classic symptoms of cyanide poisoning, and no link to cyanide could be found in Urooj's social circle. The diagnostic method used was the Conway diffusion method, prone to false positives with artifacts of heart attack and kidney failure. The chemistry of this and other false positives could be linked to the TBARS response following heart failure. Autumn Marie Klein (20 April 2013), a prominent 41-year-old neuroscientist and physician, died from cyanide poisoning. Klein's husband, Robert J. Ferrante, also a prominent neuroscientist who used cyanide in his research, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for her death. Robert Ferrante is appealing his conviction, claiming the cyanide was a false positive. Mirna Salihin died in hospital on 6 January 2016, after drinking a Vietnamese iced coffee at a cafe in a shopping mall in Jakarta. Police reports claim that cyanide poisoning was the most likely cause of her death. Jolly Thomas of Kozhikode, Kerala, India, was arrested in 2019 for the murder of 6 family members. Murders took place over a 14-year period, and each victim ate a meal prepared by the killer. The murders were allegedly motivated by wanting control of the family finances and property. Mei Xiang Li of Brooklyn, New York, collapsed and died in April 2017, with cyanide later reported to be in her blood. However, Mei never exhibited symptoms of cyanide poisoning and no link to cyanide could be found in her life. Another likely false positive. Sararath "Am" Rangsiwutthiporn, who became quickly known as "Am Cyanide" in Thai media, was arrested by the Thai police for allegedly poisoning 11 of her friends and acquaintances, spanning 2020 to 2023, with 10 deaths and 1 surviving supposed victim. According to an ongoing investigation, the number of victims is currently at 20-30 persons, mostly dead with several survived. Warfare or terrorism In 1988, between 3,200 and 5,000 people died in the Halabja massacre owing to unknown chemical nerve agents. Hydrogen cyanide gas was strongly suspected. In 1995, a device was discovered in a restroom in the Kayabachō Tokyo subway station, consisting of bags of sodium cyanide and sulfuric acid with a remote controlled motor to rupture them, in what was believed to be an attempt by the Aum Shinrikyo cult to produce toxic amounts of hydrogen cyanide gas. In 2003, Al Qaeda reportedly planned to release cyanide gas into the New York City Subway system. The attack was supposedly aborted because there would not be enough casualties. Research Cobinamide is the final compound in the biosynthesis of cobalamin. It has greater affinity for the cyanide than cobalamin itself, which suggests that it could be a better option for emergency treatment. See also Anaerobic glycolysis Lactic acidosis List of poisonings Konzo References Explanatory notes Citations Sources Cyanides Neurotoxins Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate Wikipedia emergency medicine articles ready to translate Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
Jiminy Peak may refer to: Jiminy Peak, the southern high point of Potter Mountain (Taconic Mountains) in western Massachusetts Jiminy Peak (ski area), a ski area located on that peak.
Obory is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stolno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Stolno, east of Chełmno, and north of Toruń. References Villages in Chełmno County
St George's Roman Catholic High School, was a Voluntary Aided school in Walkden, Greater Manchester, England. Established in the late 1960s, it was operated by the Governing Body and the Diocese of Salford, with funding and services provided by Salford City Council. History The school had previously faced closure in May 2009 after Salford City Council had voted to shut the school down as part of its £182m plan to build three new schools in the city. The decision was overturned after the school and its pupils protested the decision. The school eventually closed in August 2014. The majority of students transferred to nearby St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School where the building was enlarged to accommodate additional students from St George's Roman Catholic High School. The final headteacher upon the closure of St George's Roman Catholic High School was Mr P. J. Harte. Since 2017, the former school has been used as the film set for CBBC’s children's drama 4 O'Clock Club. In 2019 the government announced plans to open an academy on the site of the former high school. The proposal is being challenged by Salford City Council. Notable former pupils Gemma Merna, actress and glamour model Jamie Moore, former British light-middleweight boxing champion Catherine Tyldesley, actress Mark Barry, member of BBMAK Big Al References External links St. George's R.C. High School Website St. Ambrose Barlow R.C. High School Website Defunct schools in Salford Defunct Catholic schools in the Diocese of Salford Educational institutions disestablished in 2014 2014 disestablishments in England
The old Newcastle School is an historic building on Duke Street North in Toodyay, Western Australia. It was the first purpose built school in the new town site of Toodyay (then known as Newcastle), and operated as a school from 1887 to 1954. Description The building was constructed in two stages. The original 1886 section is in Victorian Gothic style in red brick with a high pitched gable roof (originally shingle but now corrugated iron) and was designed by architect George Temple-Poole. A classroom extension in Federation style red brick with a low pitched corrugated iron roof and tall chimney was added in 1900. History School, 18871954 In 1862, the school at the original Toodyay town site was flooded and the Education Department recommended that a new school be built in the newly gazetted Newcastle town site. From 1873 to 1887 a former policemen's depot cottage, at the back of the former court house on Fiennes Street, was used as a school room. By June 1885, money had been allocated and the land purchased, construction had begun by March 1886, and the school opened in May 1887. Although the school was described by the Public Works Department plan as a "Boys School", by 1890 both boys and girls were attending. The original building comprised two classrooms, and , and a cloakroom. The building was not fenced until at least 1891. The shingled roof was covered by galvanised iron in 1896; the original shingles are still in place. By 1899 the school was overcrowded, with 102 students in a rooms intended for 50. Further land was acquired and by April 1900 the building had been extended. A larger room was built onto the front of the building, with "revolving shutters" to allow it to be divided into two separate classrooms. Teacher's quarters, new entrances, lavatories and a new verandah were also added. The school was connected to the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme by 1908. Manual arts (such as carpentry) were taught at the school from 1898, and the Newcastle Manual Training Centre was established in 1904. From about 1914, new teaching methods were introduced that focused on skills suited to future farmers and country residents, including the use of small agricultural plots. (By 1923 the school garden was providing vegetables for daily hot meals in winter, prepared by the senior girls.) From 1918 the school was classified as a rural observation school, meaning that: In May 1919, 27 visiting teachers participated in a "school of instruction", spending two weeks learning about the new teaching methods. This was the largest such event held in the state at the time. In 1920 the school was declared Western Australia's first consolidated school, taking students from smaller schools in outlying areas. Such consolidation provided more efficient teaching than multiple smaller schools. Initially, West Toodyay School was closed and the children taken to Duke Street each day by bus. The same was done for other schools later; the increased student numbers necessitated addition of another classroom, and a wooden pavilion was moved from Bunbury in 1923. A Parents and Citizens Association was formed in 1921, and a school board was elected in 1923. Also in 1923, the school was provided with electric light. An accident on 6 August 1931 devastated the school and community; the school bus collided with a train and five children were killed. Their names were Laurie Cook, Ewen McIntosh, Allen Fawell, Norman Waters and John Lee. The school was closed for two days as a mark of respect, and a memorial plaque was placed on the school wall. In 1947 the Wattening School closed, and its 21 students transferred to Duke Street. With the increasing numbers of students it became apparent that a new school was required, and by 1949 a site for the new school had been chosen. In 1953, the Duke Street school had 203 students; in 1954 the new Toodyay District High School opened and Duke Street closed. Post-school, 19551964 From 1955 to 1959, various parts of the school site were leased to local groups, such as the St John Ambulance Association, the Toodyay Repertory Club, and the Toodyay Basketball Association. In 1959 the Repertory Club bought the property. Church, 19642007 In 1962 the local Methodist Church on Duke Street was demolished to make way for the new standard gauge railway; the Methodist Churches Trust bought the school building from the Repertory Club for use as a chapel, with the first service held on 15 November 1964. The building was classified by the National Trust in 1977. By 1979 the building was known as the Uniting Church, the Methodist Church having merged with other churches in 1977 to form the Uniting Church in Australia. The same year a paved courtyard garden was built at the rear, and named "WAY Court" to commemorate WAY 79, the Western Australian sesquicentennial celebrations. Around that time the front room of the building was used by local community groups, including the craft group and the Toodyay Naturalists Club. In May 1993 a fire destroyed most of the Toodyay District High School and so the Duke Street building was again used, temporarily, as a school while the high school was rebuilt. In 2007 the Uniting Church sold the property to a private owner. Notes References Buildings and structures in Toodyay, Western Australia Churches in Western Australia George Temple-Poole buildings Defunct schools in Western Australia Protestantism in Western Australia
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio is an historic structure located in downtown Washington, D.C. It was built in 1924 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. History The building housed Harris & Ewing, which in the early 20th century was the largest news photo service in the United States. They also served as the official White House photographer and the city's most noted portrait photographers from 1905 to 1955. This building with its Italian Renaissance Revival limestone façade replaced an earlier building built by Harris & Ewing in 1905. It was designed by the architectural firm of Sonnemann & Justement. Today the building houses advertising agency Don Schaaf & Friends, Inc. (ds+f). References External links Commercial buildings completed in 1924 1924 establishments in Washington, D.C. Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
The 1912 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1912 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected, but J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary. The seat was retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated L.L. Larisey in the Democratic primary and two minor candidates in the general election. Democratic primary General election results \|- \| \| colspan=5 \|Democratic hold \|- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Byrnes of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1911, defeated Harry D. Calhoun in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary General election results \|- \| \| colspan=5 \|Democratic hold \|- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1903, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary General election results \|- \| \| colspan=5 \|Democratic hold \|- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1901, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results \|- \| \| colspan=5 \|Democratic hold \|- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary General election results \|- \| \| colspan=5 \|Democratic hold \|- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1901, was defeated in the Democratic primary by J. Willard Ragsdale. He was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary General election results \|- \| \| colspan=5 \|Democratic hold \|- 7th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger A.D. Dantzler. General election results \|- \| \| colspan=5 \|Democratic hold \|- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1912 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1912 South Carolina's congressional districts References "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume III. Columbia, SC: 1913, pp. 419–421. South Carolina 1912 1912 South Carolina elections
Alberto Saronni (born 19 November 1961) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1987 Tour de France. References External links 1961 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Milan
Kuasha (The fog) is a Bengali thriller film directed by Premendra Mitra based on his own novel. This movie was released in the banner of Mahabharati Limited on 19 August 1949. Plot Cast Dhiraj Bhattacharya Nripati Chattopadhyay Kanu Banerjee Gurudas Banerjee Chhaya Devi Nabadwip Haldar Rajlakhsmi Devi Shisir Batabyal Joynarayan Mukherjee Shipra Mitra Ganesh Chandra Goswami Dhiraj Das References External links Indian detective films 1949 films Bengali-language Indian films Indian mystery thriller films 1940s Bengali-language films Films directed by Premendra Mitra 1940s mystery thriller films Indian black-and-white films Films based on Indian novels
Thrinax radiata, also known as the Florida thatch palm, is a medium to slow growing palm in the family Arecaceae. It is native to many Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central America, and far southern Florida. Its natural habitat is sandy, calcareous soil in coastal areas. Description Like all palms, this species grows thick and low to the ground before sending its meristem vertical, gaining the form of a slender tree. This species has no crownshaft and the canopy appears to emerge directly from the trunk. On average this species reaches a height of 20 feet. It has large compoundly segmented leaves which are 4 to 5 feet wide and 2.5 feet long. The leaves are palmate and divide into segments about halfway down their length with the leaf emerging from the petiole in what is described as a pointed hastula shape. The entire canopy consists of between 10 and 20 large leaves and on average gains only 6 inches of height per year. The shape of the canopy varies depending on its amount of insolation, with full sun specimens appearing more globular or compact, and shaded specimens having a longer, more spread-out canopy. This species can flower when the tree is only 6 feet tall. The inflorescences exceed 3 feet in length, arch downwards, and can extend below the frond. The flowers are white, bisexual, and occur year-round, with peak production in the spring. The resulting fruits, called drupes, are white and can also be seen year round. It can be distinguished from the similar-looking genus Coccothrinax by its white drupes, whereas the drupes in Coccothrinax are black or yellow. Another distinguishing characteristic of Thrinax are its split leaf bases, while the leaf bases of Coccothrinax are fused. Common names Common names include Florida thatch palm, Jamaican thatch, Jamaica thatch palm, chit, silk-top thatch palm, sea thatch palm, and Caribbean thatch palm. Ecology Thrinax radiata is found primarily in coastal scrub areas from the Caribbean to Mexico, and can even grow in exposed limestone. It is also occasionally found in pinelands in South Florida and semi-evergreen forests in the Yucatán Peninsula. Its seeds are eaten and presumably dispersed by many animals including bats, spider monkeys, toucans, armadillos, and deer. Young leaves are also eaten by spider monkeys, and mature ones serve as a refuge for several bat species. In Florida (Elliott Key in particular), the invasive Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) has had an extremely negative impact on T. radiata populations. It uses palm fibers as nesting materials and consumes the palm itself, often killing the plant. Distribution In the wild, this species almost always grows close to coastal areas where it is adapted to tolerating heavy winds, high concentrations of salt, and even drought. It naturally grows in sandy and calcareous soils where it does best in high pH soil. This species is native to regions of southern Florida, the Florida Keys and Puerto Rico in the United States, western Cuba, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy It was once thought to belong to the related genus Coccothrinax. Conservation This species appears to be secure globally; however, it is rare at the northern edge of its range in Florida. While it is commonly cultivated as a landscape plant in residential areas, its status is the wild in Florida is poor and it is only rarely encountered. There are currently no specific efforts being undertaken to reduce the severity of this status in the United States. There are, however, restrictions on harvesting in Mexico, where human use has had a greater impact on T. radiata populations. Uses This species is commonly used as a landscaping tree along roadways and in residential areas in South Florida (zone 10b and 11a). Today, it is being widely planted outside of its natural historic range in South Florida and the Caribbean because of its ability to grow under various conditions. It is used by gardeners and can be grown in containers or in arboretums, which showcase this species’ prolific inflorescences and fruit. Its common name derives from the use of its fronds in thatched roofing. Its fronds are the most used part of the palm, being utilized in broom construction, handicrafts, and food wrapping. T. radiata's white fruit are edible its trunks have recently been used to construct lobster traps by fishermen in the Yucatán Peninsula. Gallery References radiata Flora of the Caribbean Flora of Central America Flora of Mexico Flora of Florida
Myriotrema thailandicum is a species of lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in Thailand, it was formally described as a new species in 2002 by lichenologists Natsurang Homchantara and Brian J. Coppins. The type specimen was collected from Namtok Phlio National Park (Chanthaburi Province) at an elevation of . Here, on a trail close to the Phlio waterfall, it was found in a lowland rainforest, growing on both rocks and tree trunks. The lichen has a smooth and shiny, greenish-grey thallus with a dense cortex and a white medulla. It contains fumarprotocetraric acid, and sometimes has trace amounts of protocetraric acid. References thailandicum Lichen species Lichens described in 2002 Lichens of Thailand Taxa named by Brian John Coppins Taxa named by Natsurang Homchantara
Arisia Rrab is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, usually those featuring the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic police force of which she is a member. Arisia is a humanoid alien with golden-yellow skin, hair and eyes, and has pointed, elven ears. Arisia is named after the planet Arisia in the Lensman novels by E.E. Smith. Along with Eddore of Tront, she was created by writer Mike W. Barr as a tip of the hat to the groundbreaking series in his Tales of the Green Lantern Corps miniseries in 1981. Her last name is "Barr" spelled backward (note that her last name was added later, not by creator Barr). Publication history Arisia Rrab first appeared in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #1 and was created by Mike W. Barr, Len Wein, and Joe Staton. She is killed in Guy Gardner: Warrior #43 (June 1996). Writer Beau Smith stated that "DC wanted her dead. It was part of their deconstruction of the Green Lanterns at that time. My intent was to kill her and bring her back with powers that had no leaning to the GL Corps". Fictional character biography Green Lantern Corps Arisia is originally from the planet Graxos IV. Her father, Fentara, served as the Green Lantern of Sector 2815. In Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3, it's revealed that (in a rare occurrence) all of the Green Lanterns preceding her father belong to their lineage as well. After her father meets his demise while serving the Corps, her uncle Blish is the next chosen to serve as the Lantern of her sector. Blish too eventually gives his life serving the Corps and Arisia is selected as his replacement on her next birthday, making her at least the fifth member of the family to serve as a Green Lantern. Originally, Arisia is depicted as assuming the role of Green Lantern while still a teenager. Arisia first appears in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #1 (May 1981) as part of a large group of Green Lanterns sent to thwart Krona and Nekron. She, Katma Tui, Salaak, Ch'p (who refers to her as the "big cutie"), and Kilowog all relocate to Earth after the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Once there, she adopts the secret identity of Cindy Simpson, and redesigns the uniforms of the team to better reflect their individual personalities. Arisia is first shown as having a huge crush on Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, who ultimately reciprocates her feelings. After being stationed on Earth with Jordan and confronted with their age difference she subconsciously uses her power ring to age herself so that she and Jordan can be together. Later, Arisia is among several Green Lanterns to lose their powers due to a disruption in the Main Battery on the planet Oa (the source from which the Green Lanterns draw their power). However, Arisia decides to remain on Earth with her boyfriend Hal and pursue a modeling career. Their relationship becomes strained as they adjust to the changes affecting the Corps, which eventually leads to them breaking up. Powerless After her break-up with Hal Jordan, Arisia begins developing her friendship with Kilowog. During one visit, an accidental blow to the head causes her to suffer from memory loss and triggers a return to her 13-year-old mentality. She seeks out the only person she believes can help her: Hal Jordan. She returns to Ferris Aircraft, desperate to find Jordan, and (following an attack by the New Guardian Floro) is reunited with him. After a short time, her memories slowly begin to return, yet she still is not ready for the responsibility of being a Green Lantern again. Though she initially offers to return to the Corps as Hal's back-up, like Guy Gardner and John Stewart, the idea is rejected. Over time, her memories return completely, and she seeks Guy Gardner's help in finding the missing Kilowog. Arisia offers to go to Oa with Gardner and the Justice League Task Force, as her knowledge of Oa would be an asset to the group. Gardner turns her down due to her lack of powers being more hindrance than a help. After her rejection, Arisia returns armed to the teeth and demands to join them. On Oa, they discover the skeletal remains of Kilowog and are attacked by Hal Jordan. She survives the attack and, upon returning to Earth, begins working at Gardner's new bar: Warrior's. On opening day, Arisia learns of Hal Jordan's supposed death from Kyle Rayner, though it's not long before Jordan arrives himself, proving the rumor false. He changes Arisia back into her Green Lantern costume and offers to return things to the way they were. Arisia argues that things have changed and that he is not the man he once was, asking him to leave. While working at Warrior's, Arisia befriends Buck Wargo and Desmond Farr (aka Tiger-Man). Joined later by Lead from the Metal Men and a time-lost Lady Blackhawk, they act as bouncers, battling various villains that attack the bar. At times they are assisted by the Justice League Society member Wildcat. Arisia demonstrates enhanced healing abilities. Murdered A mysterious woman with ties to the equally enigmatic organization known only as "the Quorum" tries to cast a spell over Guy Gardner and gain control of his actions. Due to Verona's aid, who has sworn to protect the Warrior, Guy escapes the grasp of his assailant. In the midst of the conflict, the resurrected Major Force arrives looking for Verona as well. Though unsuccessful, he is only too happy to dispense with any of Guy's allies whom he crosses paths with. Arisia, unprepared for an attack by Major Force, is suffocated to death despite attempts to defend herself. After Arisia's defeat, Major Force calls Guy Gardner out by delivering a picture of her. In the ensuing fight, Gardner kills him. At her funeral, Hal Jordan (again in his Parallax guise), appears beside Guy Gardner to give his final respects to the woman he had once loved. Before leaving, he creates a floating green hologram of Arisia above her body. Resurrection and beyond After regaining his Green Lantern status, Hal Jordan travels to the Manhunters' homeworld of Biot with Guy Gardner. There they discover dozens of missing Green Lanterns (including those Hal had left for dead during "Emerald Twilight") in suspended animation being kept as batteries to power the Cyborg Superman and the overhauled Manhunters. Hal wakes several of the Green Lanterns, but they attack him, believing he is still their enemy. He finds Arisia unconscious and cocooned in a cavern wall and frees her. The Cyborg Superman reveals that after Arisia was murdered by Major Force and buried, her species' natural healing abilities revived her underground. Henshaw sent his Manhunters to retrieve her and bring her to Biot. Fully restored, Arisia fights by Hal's side, helping him destroy the planet. Though a relationship between the two is never restored, they do share a kiss. Arisia was shown fighting the Sinestro Corps off Oa along with Kilowog and many of the rookie members of the Corps. The Guardians place her in a supervisory position over Sodam Yat, the Green Lantern of Daxam, as he is predicted to be an important part of the Corps' survival. Arisia initially has difficulty in this role as Yat has a tendency of ignoring orders. Arisia, along with most of the Corps, participates in the universe-wide Sinestro Corps War, which includes several important battles on her former home: Earth. Sodam Yat Following the events of the 2007 "Sinestro Corps War" storyline, Arisia continues to partner with Sodam Yat, now the host of the Ion entity. They have been working to free Daxam from Mongul and his faction of the Sinestro Corps. They only succeed when Sodam sacrifices himself by entering Daxam's sun and turning it yellow. On her return to Oa, Arisia finds the planet overrun by Black Lanterns, with the reanimated corpses of her family among them. After the 2011 "Blackest Night" storyline, Arisia visits the meeting hall where she berates the Guardians over Sodam's death, and the Guardians implicate Scar as being responsible. Arisia experiences a nightmare which leads her to believe Sodam may still be alive. Prior to the 2010 "War of the Green Lanterns" storyline, Krona removes Sodam from Daxam's star to extract the Ion entity. Arisia convinces Guy to stop at Daxam to look for Yat as they are on a mission to discover what is draining the power of all the lantern corps. Yat has fallen down to Daxam. The still unconscious Sodam's body is carried away by two boys and hidden from the other Daxamites. Sodam awakens in a cavern, surrounded by many Daxamites who revere him for his sacrifice. They reveal to him that his father and the rest of Daxam society wish to find him and throw him back into the sun so they can get their powers back. Convinced that his survival was due to divine intervention, Sodam declares that, before Daxam can be cleansed of its xenophobia, the rest of the universe must be made a better place. He leads his followers on a journey to "make the Guardians pay for their sins". While on this pilgrimage, Sodam is ambushed by the telepathic warlord Zardor, who later makes him attack Guy Gardner by having him believe Guy is a Guardian. When Arisia and Kilowog manage to break Zardor's control over Sodam, he flees using Sodam as his personal body guard. Zardor's last words for the corps are: "Enjoy the war". While this is happening, Arisia, Guy Gardner and Kilowog to discover what the source of the energy stolen from the Lantern Corps. Arisia does not lay eyes on Yat but is told by Gardner that Yat is under Zardor's control. Later, Jordan, John Stewart entrusts Arisia with a diplomatic mission to Lantern Jruk's homeworld in an effort to stop them from an alliance with the brutal, murderous Khund. This 'diplomacy', which is mostly honorable hand-to-hand combat by Jruk, is sabotaged by the Durlans, shape changers who have declared war on the Lanterns. A group of Lanterns, including Arisia, work to rescue a mysterious being they know that had been tortured by their enemies the Durlans. After a long fight, they find the prisoner is Sodam Yat. Rrab volunteers to fight back when the actions of the 'New Gods' endangers all ring wielders. Powers and abilities As a Green Lantern, Arisia is capable of projecting energy-based constructions, flight, and utilizing various other abilities through her power ring which are only limited by her imagination and willpower. Other versions An alternate version of Arisia appears in Green Lantern: Earth One. She is the descendant of a long-dead Green Lantern also named Arisia, and the inheritor of her ancestor's Power Ring. She is the leader of a rebel group against the Manhunters hiding out on a distant world. Hal Jordan and Kilowog track her down seeking help in fighting off the Manhunters attacking Kilowog's homeworld, but she refuses. Arisia later responds to Jordan's distress call and participates in the recovery of the Central Power Battery, and leads the Lanterns in rescuing the slaves in the mines on Oa. Following the battle, she is elected the leader of the revitalised Green Lantern Corps. In other media Television Arisia Rrab makes a cameo appearance in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "In Brightest Day...". Arisia Rrab makes a cameo appearance in the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Return". Arisia Rrab makes non-speaking appearances in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Arisia Rrab makes a cameo appearance in the Duck Dodgers episode "The Green Loontern". Film Arisia Rrab appears in Green Lantern: First Flight, voiced by Kath Soucie. Arisia Rrab appears in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, voiced by Elisabeth Moss. In the film, Arisia learns about the history of the Green Lantern Corps (specifically with regards to Avra, Kilowog, Laira, Mogo, and Abin Sur) as told by Hal Jordan and fellow Green Lanterns. Arisia Rrab makes a cameo appearance in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. Video games Arisia Rrab appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame, voiced by Grey DeLisle. References External links Arisia in the DC Database Characters created by Mike W. Barr DC Comics aliens DC Comics female superheroes DC Comics characters with accelerated healing DC Comics extraterrestrial superheroes Comics characters introduced in 1981 Characters created by Len Wein Green Lantern Corps officers
is a monthly automobile magazine dedicated to drifting and was the first of its kind. Published by San-Ei Shobo Publishing in both print and video format, it is the sister publication to Option, Option2 and Video Option. Until 2007, when rival magazine D to D was published, it was the only magazine dedicated to the art of driving sideways. History Drift Tengoku was launched in April 1996 as part of Option2. At that time, printed quarterly, it mainly published drifting related articles such as tuning as well as covering drifting contests, it also covered illegal gatherings that took place on public road, especially at the touge. These features usually led to police visits to the magazine's office. The magazine featured many of the now notable drifting drivers such as Ken Nomura and Nobuteru Taniguchi. At the following year, the magazine went bimonthly and the year following that, it went monthly. It was not until February 1999 that the magazine was published as a standalone magazine. The magazine celebrated its 100th issue in September 2007. The video version is different from the print as it solely covers drifting events run by the magazine. References External links Official website 1996 establishments in Japan Auto racing magazines Bi-monthly magazines Automobile magazines published in Japan Monthly magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 1996 Quarterly magazines
Elisabeth Fraser (born Elisabeth Fraser Jonker, January 8, 1920 – May 5, 2005) was an American actress, best known for playing brassy blondes. Life and career Born Elisabeth Fraser Jonker on January 8, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, she was educated in Haiti, France and New York. Fraser began her acting career six weeks after graduating from high school; she was cast as the ingenue in the Broadway production of There Shall Be No Night, which won the Pulitzer Prize for the 1940-1941 season. Fraser obtained a contract with Warner Brothers studios. She appeared in dozens of films. One of her first roles was in The Man Who Came to Dinner as June Stanley, the young daughter of the Ohio couple forced to put up with Monty Woolley, who tells her to follow her heart to the man she loves, a trade unionist in her father's company, regardless of her father's feelings. She also appeared in All My Sons, Roseanna McCoy, and So Big. Her most notable role was as Shelley Winters' character's friend in the 1965 hit film A Patch of Blue. She also played in the movie Ask Any Girl as Jeannie with Shirley MacLaine. Fraser's stage career spanned over three decades and included Broadway productions of The Best Man, The Family, and Tunnel of Love (she also appeared in the 1958 film version). Television She played Hazel Norris on the television version of Fibber McGee and Molly, Frances Warner in McKeever and the Colonel, Josie Ryan in Off We Go, Mildred Hogan in One Happy Family, and Sgt. Bilko's longtime girlfriend, Joan, on The Phil Silvers Show. She also guest-starred on many popular television series, including three guest appearances on Perry Mason, such as the role of Estelle Paige in the 1966 episode, "The Case of the Sausalito Sunrise." She also made four appearances on Maude. In 1966, she appeared in James Arness’s TV Western series Gunsmoke, playing “Daisy Lou” in S11E26’s “”Which Doctor?”. Book Fraser wrote a book, Once Upon a Dime. Newspaper columnist Terry Vernon described the book as "a humorous account of what happens to a divorced actress with three children who arrives in Hollywood." Death On May 5, 2005, Fraser died of congestive heart failure in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 85. She was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea. Filmography Television References External links Elisabeth Fraser papers, 1920-1999, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 1920 births 2005 deaths American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Brooklyn Actresses from Greater Los Angeles American expatriates in Haiti American expatriates in France 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women
Rurikovo Gorodische (), the primary settlement in the area known in Scandinavian sources as Holmgård, was the 9th century predecessor of Veliky Novgorod. The archaeological site is 2 km to the south of the current city center, across from Yuriev Monastery where the Volkhov River flows out of Lake Ilmen. Part of the Novgorod World Heritage site, it includes the original residence of the princes of Novgorod, connected with the names of many famous political figures of ancient Russia. History Settlement begins with fortress 8th century, built by Ilmen Slavs and which had a wooden wall on the shaft. Until the 19th century the tract, as well as the adjacent village was called simply Gorodische. The word Rurikovo was added at the beginning of the 19th century, influenced by legends which identify this place with the capital of the state of Rurik. In 1999 a decision of the Novgorod Oblast Duma, the region's parliament (Resolution number 261-OD "On Amendments to the city limits of the city of Novgorod") "Rurik Settlement" is a feature of the city of Veliky Novgorod, but a small part of an archaeological site (including the cemetery) was a Volotovsky rural settlement area, there were proposals to the exclusion of the territory from the Volotovsky rural settlement and Novgorod municipal district and the incorporation of the territory of the municipality - "Borough of Novgorod the Great", in connection with the ability to produce about 300 million rubles for the improvement of Rurik settlement. Past public hearings have not solved this issue, but October 28, 2009 City Council Novgorod region has made changes to several laws that allowed this situation - the land of historical and cultural heritage, "Rurik settlement" will go to the territory of "urban district Novgorod". See also Peryn References E. N. Nosov: Research about the settlement Research about the settlement of Gorodishche (in Russian) Archaeological sites in Russia Geography of Novgorod Oblast Rus' settlements Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Novgorod Oblast
Mario Tosato (11 December 1930 – 16 January 1996) was an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1957 Tour de France. References External links 1930 births 1996 deaths Italian male cyclists Place of birth missing People from Castelfranco Veneto Cyclists from the Province of Treviso
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is a historic church at County Highway Q and Rich Road in Shields, Wisconsin. Architecture The church was designed by James Clancy of Hubbleton in the Carpenter Gothic style, and constructed by local craftsmen and parishioners of cream brick and wood. The belfry is louvred with a shingled spire, resting on the gabled roof over the main entrance. A key feature of the nave are ten pointed-arch stained glass windows, added at some time after 1895, each set with a different Christian symbol in the arch and dedicated to a different individual or family. The altar was donated in 1899 and features a triptych back. History The village of Richwood and its surrounding area was settled by Irish and German Catholics in the mid-19th century, but the only church serving the community was St. Bernard's in Watertown, almost ten miles away. A Patrick Norton donated an acre of land for the construction of a church, and the cornerstone was laid on July 3, 1864. In 1952, the Holy Cross Fathers who had been administering the parish were removed, and the parish became a mission of St. Henry's in Watertown, then of St. John's in Clyman. By 1970, reflecting a decline in the rural population, the church was deconsecrated and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, of which it was then part, sold it and its rectory to private owners. The church was added to the National Register in 1980. References Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Former Roman Catholic church buildings in Wisconsin Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Roman Catholic churches completed in 1864 Churches in Dodge County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Dodge County, Wisconsin 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
A prakaram (प्राकारः in Sanskrit), also spelled pragaram or pragaaram) in Indian architecture is an outer part around the Hindu temple sanctum. They may be enclosed or open and are typically enclosed for the innermost prakaram. As per Hindu religious practices, devotees start to come around the outer prakarams to the inner most before entering the sanctum. Most of the historic South Indian cities like Madurai, Srirangam, Sirkali, Thiruvarur and Chidambaram were built around large temples in the center of the city. The streets of the city act as extension of the prakarams of the temple. Ramanathaswamy Temple has outer set of corridors and is reputed to be the longest prakaram in the world. Temple architecture In the Hindu temple, the prakaram is the temple compound around the sanctum. Typically a Hindu temple prayer hall is generally built in front of the temple's sanctum sanctorum (garbhagriha). Usually large Hindu temples have one or more prakarams. The Prakaram acts as circumambulatory passage to the devotees to come around the sanctum. Based on the size of the temple, there can be more than one Prakaram with the smaller one enclosed within the larger. As per Hindu religious practices, devotees start to come around the outer prakarams to the inner most before entering the sanctum. This is indicative of the belief that the devotees have to lose the outermost bondage to the inner most one before attaining divinity. The method is also indicative of reduction of noises in the outer space to the inner most to increase communiion with god. Ramanathaswamy Temple has outer set of corridors is reputed to be the longest in the world, measuring about 6.9 m in height, 400 feet each in the east and west and about 640 feet in the north and the south. The inner corridors are about 224 feet each in the east and the west and about 352 feet each in the north and the south. Religious significance The Hindu temple structure resembles the human body with all its subtleties. The five walls encircling one another are the koshas (sheaths) of human existence. The outermost is the Annamaya kosha, symbolizing the material body. The second is Pranamaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of vital force or prana (breath). The third is Manomaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of the thoughts, the mana. The fourth is the Vijnanamaya kosha, symbolizing, the sheath of the intellect. The fifth and innermost is the Anandamaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of bliss. Temple cities Most of the historic South Indian cities like Madurai, Srirangam, Sirkali, Thiruvarur and Chidambaram were built around large temples in the center of the city. The streets of the city act as extension of the prakarams of the temple. These squares retain their traditional names of Aadi, Chittirai, Avani-moola and Masi streets, corresponding to the Tamil month names and also to the festivals associated. The temple prakarams and streets accommodate an elaborate festival calendar in which dramatic processions circumambulate the shrines at varying distances from the centre. The temple chariots used in processions are progressively larger in size based on the size of the concentric streets. Ancient Tamil classics record the temple as the centre of the city and the surrounding streets. The city's axes were aligned with the four-quarters of the compass, and the four gateways of the temple provided access to it. The wealthy and higher echelons of the society were placed in streets close to the temple, while the poorest were placed in the fringe streets. See also Samut Prakan province, Thai province Notes Hindu temple architecture
Victoria Hamunyela (born 22 January 2003) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. In Namibia's opening match of the tournament, against Nigeria, Hamunyela took four wickets for eight runs and was named the player of the match. Following the conclusion of the tournament, Hamunyela was named in the team of the tournament, selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association. References External links 2003 births Living people Namibian women cricketers Namibia women Twenty20 International cricketers People from Ohangwena Region
Sonjo, or Temi, is a Bantu language spoken in northern Tanzania, west of Lake Natron. Ethnolinguistically, it is a displaced member of Guthrie’s E50 group, most other members of which are found in Central Kenya. Within that group, it is most closely related to Gikuyu. The Sonjo people number about 30,000 (2002 SIL); many of them are bilingual in Swahili, the local language of education. Sonjo is largely undescribed. The Sonjo have lived for centuries as an isolated enclave in Maasai territory. They are known for their use of irrigation systems in agriculture, a rare trait which causes some historians to link them to the hitherto unexplained ruined irrigation systems of Engaruka, to the southeast. The term Sonjo is the name given to the people by the Maasai; they call themselves batɛmi (sg. motɛmi) and their language ketɛmi. Apart from inevitable Maasai (Eastern Nilotic) influence, Sonjo shows influence from Chaga (Bantu E40), various Southern Cushitic languages, and from Datooga. References Nurse, Derek & Franz Rottland. 1991. ‘Sonjo: Description, Classification, History’, in Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika, 12/13, 171-289. Languages of Tanzania Northeast Bantu languages
The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is a Federal agency of the Swiss Confederation. It is the statistics office of Switzerland, situated in Neuchâtel and attached to the Federal Department of Home Affairs. The Federal Statistical Office is the national service provider and competence centre for statistical observations in areas of national, social, economic and environmental importance. The FSO is the main producer of statistics in the country and runs the Swiss Statistics data pool. It provides information on all subject areas covered by official statistics. The office is closely linked to the national statistics scene as well as to partners in the worlds of science, business and politics. It works closely with Eurostat, the Statistics Office of the European Union, in order to provide information that is also comparable at an international level. The key principles upheld by the office throughout its statistical activities are data protection, scientific reliability, impartiality, topicality and service orientation. History With the founding of the Swiss Federal State in 1848, statistics gained in importance at the national level. In 1849, statistics became the task of the Department of Home Affairs under Federal Councillor Stefano Franscini, who conducted the first population census in the newly founded federal state in 1850. In 1860, the Federal Statistics Bureau (the present Federal Statistical Office) was founded in Bern, where it was located until 1998. Since 1998 all sections of the FSO have been centrally located in one building in Neuchâtel. In the year of the FSO's foundation, a federal act was passed on the population census to be conducted every ten years. Ten years later the law was extended. In 1870, Parliament approved a brief law confined to organisational issues about "official statistical surveys in Switzerland". In 1992 this was replaced with the more up-to-date Federal Statistics Act. The new Federal Constitution of 1999 included for the first time an article (Art. 65) regarding statistics. In 2002 the Charter of Swiss Public Statistics was approved. One of the aims of the Charter is to establish universal principles that are based upon international standards but that also take particularities of the Swiss statistical system into account. The bilateral cooperation agreement between Switzerland and the European Union in the area of statistics came into force in 2007. The Statistical Yearbook of Switzerland was first published in 1891 and has since then been published without interruption by the FSO. Since 1987, the FSO has been making important statistical information available online in electronic form, and in 1996 this service was extended and the STATINF database and website were added. Mission The FSO produces and publishes key statistical information on the current situation and development of the nation and society, of the economy and the environment. It completes these with comprehensive analyses, it creates scenarios of future developments and safeguards historical data. Various methods are employed for data acquisition: direct interviews, more or less automated observation, analyses of administrative data, complete enumeration surveys and representative sample surveys. The efficiency of modern statistical information systems is largely determined by the type of data acquisition. For legal and financial reasons, preference is given to the systematic use of existent data rather than to new direct surveys with the ensuing burden on those interviewed. Statistical findings are disseminated in various forms and using varying channels: as tables or indicators accompanied by commentaries or graphs and maps, as printed documents or in electronic form, in standard issue or made-to-measure versions. Regular FSO surveys (selection): Population census Business Census National consumer price index (CPI) Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS) Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (SESS) Population census The first federal population census took place in March 1850 under the direction of Federal Councillor Stefano Franscini. As well as counting the number of inhabitants, these were also asked about their sex, age, marital status, profession, occupation and religious denomination. Between 1860 and 2000 a census took place every ten years in December. The only exceptions to this 10-year rhythm were the population census of 1888 (brought forward as basis for the revision of the constituency allocations) and the population census of 1941 (delayed due to the mobilisation of the army in May 1940). The census of 2000 was the last to use traditional methods. As of 2010 a fundamental change has been introduced: The population census, in a new format, will be carried out and analysed annually by the FSO. In order to ease the burden on the population, the information is primarily drawn from population registers and supplemented by sample surveys. Starting this year, only a small proportion of the population (about 5%) will be surveyed in writing or by telephone. The first reference day for the new census will be 31 December 2010. Legal basis Public statistics are anchored in the Swiss constitution. In the vote held on 18 April 1999 the Swiss electorate approved a total revision of the constitution, which now includes a statistics article (Art. 65) concerning the commissioning and competence of statistics: "1 The federal authorities shall collect the necessary statistical data concerning the current status and changes in the population, the economy, society, education, research, territory and environment in Switzerland. 2 They shall be authorised to issue regulations with regard to the harmonisation and management of official registers with a view to minimising the work needed for collecting such information." The legal basis for public statistics in Switzerland is defined in more detail in various laws, principally in the Federal Statistic Act of 9 October 1992. The Federal Statistical Act provides a legal framework. The Act sets out the tasks and organisation of federal statistics as well as fundamental principles for data acquisition, publications and services. In particular it describes data protection principles. The salient innovations in the 1992 Act are the coordination function of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in its capacity as the Government's central statistical unit, the establishment of a multi-year statistical programme for overall planning of Swiss statistics, and the institution of the Federal Statistics Commission as an advisory body to the Federal Council (with representatives from academia, business, social partners as well as federal, cantonal and communal units). Product range The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) offers the following products: the statistics portal on the internet Publications spatial analyses in a geographical information system (GIS) thematic cartography a telephone enquiry service and 24h fax on demand service (national consumer price index) an information centre open to the general public (Espace public) in Neuchâtel with library and electronic information a specialised range of products for schools with graphs and teaching aids (Schools forum) The statistics portal (www.statistik.admin.ch) enables key statistical findings to be published quickly. The web site is updated daily. Links and downloads lead straight to the content. RSS subscribers are notified of new statistical results and activities via the portal and thus kept up-to-date. As far as publications are concerned, the "Statistical Yearbook of Switzerland" (German/French) has been the standard reference book for Swiss statistics since 1891. It contains the most important statistical findings regarding the Swiss population, society, government, economy and environment. In addition to the Yearbook, further FSO printed publications appear on a monthly, three-monthly, six-monthly or annual basis. The Swiss Statistical Lexicon offers a collection of data to be downloaded: there are tables, graphs, maps, texts and whole publications on all statistical topic areas. For specific audiences a range of products on certain themes are available as special applications, databases and also data collections. A fee may be charged for some of these products. The federal statistics' product range is divided into 22 topic areas (* only available in German and French): Basics and Overviews Population Territory and environment Employment and income National economy Prices Industry and services Agriculture, forestry Energy* Construction and housing* Tourism* Mobility and transport Banks and insurance* Social security Health Education and science Culture, media, information society, sports* Politics* Public finance* Crime, criminal justice Economic and social situation of the population Sustainable development See also Legal basis of official statistics in Switzerland Eurostat Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Total Social Security Accounts United Nations Economic Commission for Europe References FSO (ed.): Statistics – A universal language, Swiss Statistics - The Swiss Federal Statistical Office in Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel 2009 Further reading Hans Ulrich Jost: On Numbers and Power (Von Zahlen und Macht. Statistiker, Statistik und politische Autoritäten in der Schweiz, 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert, Studie aus Anlass des Jubiläums 75 Jahre VSSA.) In: Forum Statisticum Nr. 35, Berne 1995 (PDF, German & French) Heiner Ritzmann-Blickenstorfer: 150 years of the Swiss Federal State from a statistical perspective (150 Jahre schweizerischer Bundesstaat im Lichte der Statistik, Separatdruck aus dem Statistischen Jahrbuch der Schweiz 1998), Neuchâtel 1998, (PDF, German & French) FSO (ed.): The new census, Neuchâtel 2010 (PDF) External links Official website ChronoStat: A multimedia history of the FSO (in German and French) FSO: Catalog of publications Statistical Yearbook of Switzerland (in German and French) Statistical Data on Switzerland (in German and French) Statistical Encyclopedia Switzerland Canton of Neuchâtel Statistical Federal Department of Home Affairs
The stripe-necked mongoose (Urva vitticolla) is a mongoose species native to forests and shrublands from southern India to Sri Lanka. Characteristics It is rusty brown to grizzled grey, has a stout body and short legs, a black stripe that runs laterally on both sides of its neck. Its short tail is mostly black, but grey at the base. Head to body length is 46-50 cm with tail length of 32 cm. Males are larger and heavier than females with the weight of 3.1 kg. Females weigh about 1.7 kg. Distribution and habitat The stripe-necked mongoose is distributed in the Western Ghats and in Sri Lanka. In 1911, one individual was observed in southern Andhra Pradesh. Behaviour and ecology It is diurnal and feeds on frogs, crabs, mouse deer, black naped hares, rodents, fowl, and reptiles. It generally avoids human habitation. They usually inhabit in riparian habitats or near abandoned tanks. In Sri Lanka, they are sparsely found within protected ranges such as national parks and sanctuaries. However, populations are commonly found over 2000 m altitude. Even though reproduction habits are unclear, pups have been noticed in mid-May. Taxonomy There are two subspecies. U. vitticolla vitticolla is from the provinces of Western Ghats, Coorg and Kerala, and has more of a reddish tint to its fur. The other, U. vitticolla inornata, is found in the Kanara province, and lacks a reddish tint to its fur. See also Indian grey mongoose Ruddy mongoose References Pocock, R.I. (1941). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia, 2nd Edition, 2. Taylor & Francis, London, U.K. Prater, S. H. (1971). The Book of Indian Animals – 3rd Edition.Bombay Natural History Society. Oxford University Press, Bombay, 324pp. Corbet, G.B. & J.E. Hill (1992). Mammals of the Indo-Malayan Region: A Systematic Review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. Van Rompaey, H. & Jayakumar, M. N. (2003). The Stripe-necked Mongoose, Herpestes vitticollis. Small Carnivore Conservation 28: 14–17. Mudappa, D. (2013). Herpestids, viverrids and mustelids, pp. 471–498. In: Johnsingh, A.J.T. & N. Manjrekar (eds.). Mammals of South Asia -1. Universities Press, Hyderabad, India. Menon, V. (2014). Indian Mammals - A Field Guide. Hachette India, Gurgaon, India, 528pp. Sreehari, R. & P.O. Nameer (2016). Small carnivores of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(11): 9306–9315; https://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2311.8.11.9306-9315 Nayak, A.K., M.V. Nair & P.P. Mohapatra (2014). Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis in Odisha, eastern India: A biogeographically significant record. Small Carnivore Conservation 51: 71–73. stripe-necked mongoose Mammals of India Mammals of Sri Lanka Fauna of South India stripe-necked mongoose Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
This is a list of players sent off in NRL and NRL Women's matches since the reunification of rugby league in Australia after the Super League war in 1998. Referees have the option to send players from the field for a variety of reasons, but it has mostly been utilised for serious foul play in recent seasons. In 2022 while playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Taane Milne became the first player to be sent off in any NRL finals match. He was the first player sent off in an Australian first grade rugby league finals match since 1994. No player has ever been sent off in any NRL Grand Final. In the first round of the 2023 NRL Women's season, Ashleigh Werner became the first player to be sent off in any NRL Women's match. The tables below also has the result of any charges laid by the NRL match review and the resulting penalty (if any) laid by the NRL Judiciary. List of players sent off (NRL) Statistics \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Season !! Number !! Total games(including finals) \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 1998 \|\| 17 \|\| 253 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 1999 \|\| 8 \|\| 213 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2000 \|\| 8 \|\| 191 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2001 \|\| 2 \|\| 191 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2002 \|\| 5 \|\| 189 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2003 \|\| 6 \|\| 189 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2004 \|\| 4 \|\| 189 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2005 \|\| 2 \|\| 189 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2006 \|\| 4 \|\| 189 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2007 \|\| 5 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2008 \|\| 6 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2009 \|\| 2 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2010 \|\| 1 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2011 \|\| 3 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2012 \|\| 3 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2013 \|\| 2 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2014 \|\| 0 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2015 \|\| 1 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2016 \|\| 0 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2017 \|\| 0 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2018 \|\| 1 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2019 \|\| 1 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2020 \|\| 3 \|\| 167 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2021 \|\| 7 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2022 \|\| 12 \|\| 201 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" \| 2023 \|\| 4 \|\| 213 \|- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" List of players sent off (NRL Women's) References External links Rugby League Project Rugby League Tables National Rugby League lists Sports penalties Sports rules and regulations
WKOZ-FM (98.3 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Carthage, Mississippi, United States. The station is currently owned by Johnny Boswell Radio LLC. References External links KOZ Leake County, Mississippi
Mitar Bakić (; Berislavci near Podgorica, 7 November 1908 - Belgrade, 25 November 1960), was a Yugoslav politician, general and People's Hero of Yugoslavia. During World War II, he was political commissar of the 4th Montenegrin brigade, 2nd Proletarian Division and 2nd Corps. After the war, he was the chief of staff of Josip Broz Tito, secretary-general of the Yugoslav government and member of Yugoslav mission in United Nations. He also had rank of reserve lieutenant general of Yugoslav People's Army. Gallery 1908 births 1960 deaths Yugoslav Partisans members Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero Generals of the Yugoslav People's Army Members of the Central Committee of the 7th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Macrothele calpeiana, commonly known as the Gibraltar funnel-web spider or Spanish funnel-web spider, is one of the largest spiders in Europe. Macrothele calpeiana is the only spider species protected under European Union legislation. The satin black colour and long, flexible spinnerets are characteristic of this spider. The carapace is low and flat and the eyes are in a compact group. The female resembles the male but has a larger abdomen. The male can grow to nearly long; females are typically larger. Like all funnel-web spiders, this spider's web is funnel-shaped with trip-threads around the entrance, built among stones and roots. Its geographical range includes Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar. It also can be found in north-west Africa and Italy where it is believed that it arrived through the olive tree trade with the Iberian Peninsula. This species has been observed occasionally in France. The venom is not deadly to humans. It is the type species of its genus. References Jiménez-Vlaverde, A. & Lobo, J. M. (2006) "Distribution determinants of endangered Iberian spider Macrothele calpeiana (Araneae, Hexathelidae)". Environmental Entomology, 35(6): 1491-1499. Jiménez-Vlaverde, A. & Lobo, J. M. (2007) "Potential distribution of the endangered spider Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Araneae, Hexathelidae) and the impact of climate warming". Acta Zoologica Sinica, 53: 865-876. http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=6697. Jiménez-Vlaverde, A. (2009) "Absence points of Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Araneae, Hexathelidae) in Morocco (North Africa)". Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 44: 559-561. Jiménez-Vlaverde, A., García-Díez, T. & Bogaerts, S. (2007) "First records of the endangered spider Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Hexathelidae) in Portugal". Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 41: 445-446. Siaud, P. & Raphaël, B., (2013) "First observation in Provence of the southern iberian funnelweb: Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805)". Mésogée., 69 : 5- 11, "planches" (board) 1-2. External links Macrothelidae Fauna of Gibraltar Spiders of Europe Spiders of Africa Spiders described in 1805
Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland is a senior high school/sixth-form college in the Nord/Ouest neighbourhood of Chevilly-Larue, Val-de-Marne, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It is in proximity to the border with l'Haÿ-les-Roses. The school building has a capacity of 1,188 students. History 46 years passed since initial attempts to open a lycée in Chevilly-Larue; the school finally opened on 5 September 2011. The school was officially inaugurated on 19 November 2012. References External links Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland "Lycée Pauline Roland de Chevilly-Larue en grève le jeudi 4 avril. Communiqué.." SNES Créteil. Lycées in Val-de-Marne 2011 establishments in France Educational institutions established in 2011
Minnesota State Highway 5 (MN 5) is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with MN 19 and MN 22 in Gaylord and continues east and northeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with MN 120 in Maplewood. The route passes through downtown Saint Paul. Route description State Highway 5 serves as a northeast–southwest route between Gaylord, Norwood Young America, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Richfield, downtown Saint Paul, and Maplewood. The State Highway runs though 5 counties. The highway is officially marked as an east–west route by its highway shields from beginning to end. Part of Highway 5 is designed as a freeway near the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Just to the west of that segment, Highway 5 runs concurrent with I-494 for between its junction with I-494 near the Airport and the Minnesota River to its junction with I-494 and U.S. 212 in Eden Prairie. Highway 5 is considered a significant transit corridor, known as the Riverview Corridor, to downtown Saint Paul from the airport and points farther south and west. There has been discussion of creating a bus rapid transit or light rail line along the highway, much like the METRO Blue Line currently runs rails into downtown Minneapolis along State Highway 55. Highway 5 is also known as Fort Road and West 7th Street in the city of St. Paul. of Highway 5 is officially designated the Augie Mueller Memorial Highway. This designation is signed from its intersection with State Highway 101 in Chanhassen southwesterly to its intersection with State Highway 19 in Gaylord. Legally, State Highway 5 is defined as legislative routes 45, 52, 102, 109, 111, and 121 in the Minnesota Statutes. The route is not marked with those numbers. History State Highway 5 was authorized in 1934. The route was completely paved by 1953. When Highway 5 was slated for expansion in 1956, the construction threatened to demolish the remains of historic Fort Snelling, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. As a result of public outcry, the highway was built in a short tunnel underneath the Fort Snelling site, sparing the fort from destruction. This effort led to archaeological research into the remains of Fort Snelling and its eventual rebuilding as a state park. From 1934 to 1982, the eastern section of the highway between Saint Paul and Stillwater was originally marked as Minnesota 212, as it once reached old U.S. 212 in Saint Paul, but that segment was re-numbered as an extension of Highway 5 . This segment is still marked with the mileposts from 212, which were a continuation of those from U.S. 212. In the concurrency with I-494, the MN 5 shield is placed at most, but not all, interchanges. In 2007, new gore signs placed on France Avenue in Bloomington at its interchange with I-494 do not mention the Highway 5 concurrency, whereas the older signs they replaced did. The more recent interchange with Lyndale Ave (2009) displays the names of both highways. In June 2015, it was announced that Highway 5 will be shortened by 8.3 miles by the state of Minnesota, giving the portion from Minnesota 120 to its eastern conterminous at Minnesota 36 to Washington County. The road is known as 34th St. between Jamaca Ave and Highway 120 and Stillwater Blvd. between Jamaca Ave. and Highway 36. The road is an extension of Washington County Roads 14 and 15. This road is designated from the county line to Manning Ave. as County Road 14 and from Manning Ave. to Highway 36 as County Road 15. This piece of the highway that will be returned to the county was originally marked as Minnesota 212. This portion of highway is now marked with county highway signs as well as Old Highway 5 signs. In May 2023, a section of Highway 5 in the vicinity of Chanhassen was designated the Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway in honor of musician Prince, whose Paisley Park Studios are located along the route. Major intersections All exits are unnumbered except for the I-494 overlap. References External links Minnesota Highway 5 at MN Highway Endings 005 Transportation in Carver County, Minnesota Transportation in Hennepin County, Minnesota Transportation in Ramsey County, Minnesota Transportation in Saint Paul, Minnesota Transportation in Sibley County, Minnesota Transportation in Washington County, Minnesota Chanhassen, Minnesota
The 2002 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 33rd annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania during May 2002. Hawaiʻi defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–1 (29–31, 31–29, 30–21, 30–24), to win their first national title. However, the NCAA Committee on Infractions ultimately vacated the Rainbow Warriors' tournament appearance, wins, and championship. The championship was not reawarded to Pepperdine. Hawaiʻi (24–8) was coached by Mike Wilton. Hawaiʻi's Costas Theocharidis was originally named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. However, this award was revoked when Hawaiʻi's title was vacated by the NCAA. Additionally, Theocharidis and teammate Tony Ching were both removed from the six-man All Tournament Team. Qualification Until the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship. Note: Hawaiʻi's appearance, including their championship, was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. Tournament bracket Site: Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Note: Hawaiʻi's wins were all vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. All tournament team Costas Theocharidis, Hawaiʻi (Most outstanding player) (Vacated) Tony Ching, Hawaiʻi (Vacated) Brad Keenan, Pepperdine Lance Walker, Pepperdine Carlos Guerra, Penn State Paul Fasshauer, Ball State See also NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) References 2002 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship 2002 in sports in Pennsylvania Volleyball in Pennsylvania
Chenar Bon (, also Romanized as Chenār Bon; also known as Chenār Bon-e Zārem Rūd) is a village in Zarem Rud Rural District, Hezarjarib District, Neka County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 342, in 89 families. References Populated places in Neka County
Job N. Grant (October 4, 1832 – 1910) was an American farmer from the Town of Wonewoc, Wisconsin, near Union Center, who held a number of local public offices, and spent a single one-year term as a Reform Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Juneau County. Background Grant was born in 1832 in England. At the age of eight, he emigrated with his mother to the United States. He lived with her in Monroe County, New York. where he received a common school education and worked on farms. He left for Wisconsin in 1850, sojourning for one summer in Lake Mills in Jefferson County before moving on to what is now Juneau County, and in 1851 settled in the Town of Wonewoc. In the fall of 1852, he cut a road from his place to the Village of Wonewoc, and also helped open the road to Mauston, over which he was the first to drive a team. In March 1853, he left for California, where he stayed for six years and three months, working on farms and as a teamster. Return to Wisconsin He returned to Wisconsin in 1859, reporting that he had netted only one dollar from all his time in California. That year he married Julia N. Huff, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania born in 1840; by 1881 they would have five children. He purchased 160 acres in Section 8 of the township, later adding more, on which he built a farm. On November 17, 1863, he was drafted for the United States Army but paid $300 for a substitute, as the law of the time permitted. Politics Grant was a Democrat by affiliation. From 1860 he held various office in his town, including chairman, treasurer, assessor, and justice of the peace; and in 1872 was an unsuccessful candidate for county treasurer. In 1874 he was elected to the Juneau County Assembly seat as a member of the Liberal Reform Party (a short-lived coalition of Democrats, reform and Liberal Republicans, and Grangers formed in 1873 which elected one Governor of Wisconsin and a number of state legislators). He won 1,403 votes, to 1,215 for Republican R. Moulton (Republican incumbent John Tabor Kingston was not a candidate for re-election). He was assigned to the standing committee on roads and bridges. He sought re-election in 1875, but (with the Reform movement already on the wane) was unseated by Republican Charles Erwin Booth, with 741 votes to 1,531 for Booth. Later life On May 8, 1878, he was a member of the Juneau County Board of Supervisors from Wonewoc, and was elected as chairman of the board at a special meeting of that body held to consider proposed improvements to the County Jail. He died in 1910, and is buried in the Pine Eden Cemetery in Wonewoc, along with Julia Ann Grant (1840-1913), whose stone describes her as "Wife of Job N. Grant". References 1832 births 1910 deaths Date of death missing English emigrants to the United States Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Wonewoc, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Wisconsin Reformers (19th century) County supervisors in Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members 19th-century American politicians
WCYJ-FM (99.5 FM) is a student-run radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, US, it serves the Waynesburg area. The station is currently owned by Waynesburg University. Streaming live at www.waynesburgsports.com Popular programs include shows like "The Love Lounge," which was started by alumnus Antonio Pelullo. Other shows, such as "Two Dudes on the Radio" are big hits for the station. WCYJ-FM is led by student general manager Christopher Hulse. WCYJ-FM also broadcast Waynesburg sporting events, such as football, basketball and baseball. External links CYJ-FM Radio stations established in 1977
Geoffrey Charles Sidney Bancroft Cooke (8 September 1897 – 4 December 1980) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Initially serving in the First World War with the Royal Garrison Artillery, he later attended the University of Cambridge following the conclusion of the war. After completing his studies, he served in the Royal Artillery from 1922–1948, serving in the Second World War. He also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team. Life and military career The son of Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Fitzwyman Cooke and his wife, Alice Eliza Bancroft, he was born at Westminster and educated at Charterhouse School. After completing his education at Charterhouse, he served in the First World War with the Royal Garrison Artillery, enlisting as a second lieutenant in October 1916. After the war, he attended Pembroke College, Cambridge. He graduated from Pembroke in 1922, upon which he reenlisted with the Royal Artillery. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in September 1922. He was seconded to the Experimental Establishment at Shoeburyness in April 1924. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against the Royal Navy at Lord's in 1925, before making a second first-class appearance for the Army against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1926. He scored a total of 25 runs in his two matches, as well as taking 6 wickets with best figures of 4 for 39. He returned to the Royal Artillery in February 1928, and attended the Gunnery Staff Course in September 1929, during which he was promoted to the rank of captain in June 1930. He returned the Royal Artillery in January 1931, but was seconded to the Pembroke Royal Garrison Artillery as an adjutant in November 1932. He transferred to the Glamorgan Royal Garrison Artillery in December 1933. He returned to Shoeburyness in November 1936, and by August 1938 held the rank of major. Having served in the Second World War, he retired from active service in May 1948, at which point he was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel. Cooke died at the age of 83 in December 1980 at Sunningdale, Berkshire. References External links 1897 births 1980 deaths Cricketers from Westminster People educated at Charterhouse School Royal Garrison Artillery officers British Army personnel of World War I Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Royal Artillery officers English cricketers Military personnel from London British Army cricketers British Army personnel of World War II
Las Ventas de San Julián is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 233 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Toledo
Sven Axel Tankred Eklund (1916–1997) was a Swedish curler and sports executive. He was the alternate on the team that represented Sweden during the 1963 Scotch Cup, the World Men's Curling Championship at the time. He was also a former president of the World Curling Federation and is a WCF Hall of Fame inductee. Eklund curled out of the Åredalens Curlingklubb in Åre, Sweden with teammates John-Allan Månsson, Curt Jonsson, Gustav Larsson, and Magnus Berge when he represented Sweden at the 1963 Scotch Cup. He later became the captain of the Swedish national curling team, and he also became president of the International Curling Association, now known as the World Curling Federation. He was also active in the curling club Fjällgårdens CK. At the national level, he was a four-time Swedish men's champion curler (1952, 1954, 1955, 1959), played at third position. In 1966 he was awarded with the Svenska Curlingförbundets Guldmedalj by the Swedish Curling Association. In 1966 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. In 1982 he was awarded with the Elmer Freytag Award from the World Curling Federation. In 1968 Eklund produced the Swedish curling manual Curling. Teams Personal life Eklund was the father of actress Britt Ekland. References External links Swedish male curlers Swedish curling champions 1916 births 1997 deaths Curlers from Stockholm Swedish sports executives and administrators
On 31 May 2023, two people died and eight others were injured on the beach in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. A man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, but following an investigation, police determined that no criminal offence had been committed in relation to the incident. Background Bournemouth is one of the most popular beaches in the United Kingdom. On 25 June 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown, a major incident was declared after half a million people descended on the beach. In 2021, it was ranked the 5th best in Europe and among the top 25 in the world. Incident At 4.07pm on 31 May 2023, emergency services were called to Bournemouth beach. 10 people were rescued from the water. Onlookers gave CPR to the victims. A 17-year-old-boy from Southampton and a 12 year-girl from High Wycombe were pronounced dead at hospital. The boy was transported to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and the girl was taken to Poole Hospital. The victims were not related. Reports were made of a "rip tide". Witnesses were urged not to share graphic footage of the incident online. This was after reports of TikToks being filmed near the scene. The day following the beach continued to be packed full. Dorset Police said that no physical contact was made between the swimmers and any vessel or jet-ski and those involved had not been jumping off the pier. Assistant Chief Constable Rachel Farrell thanked members of the public who helped people in trouble in the water. It was described as "one of the worst British seaside incidents in recent history". The victims were named on 4 June. Dorset Belle pleasure boat The pleasure boat the Dorset Belle was later impounded at Cobb's Quay in Poole Harbour. The boat was put under police cordon. The boat had reportedly not been on the water all week due to bad weather. The vessel is a passenger boat built in Poole by J. Bolson in 1974. Operations moved to Cardiff Bay in 2002, before returning to serve Bournemouth Pier in 2021. It was the first purpose built steel passenger boat to operate locally. The Dorset Police said the impounding was "just one of several lines of inquiry. On 23 June, the boat operator permanently ceased operations. On 28 June it was reported that the boat had been sold. Investigation A man in his 40s, who Dorset police said "was on the water" at the time of the incident, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and later released under investigation. The incident is being investigated by Dorset Police's Maritime Accident Investigation Branch and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. On 2 June it was revealed that the Dorset Belle had returned to Bournemouth Pier at 4.40pm and 5.03pm. On 5 June 2023, an inquest at Dorset Coroner's Court was told there was a "suggestion" that a riptide may have led to the drownings. Dorset Police said it was keeping an "open mind" about the circumstances that led to the deaths. On 6 June 2023, all boat operations to and from Bournemouth Pier were suspended pending the conclusion of the police investigation. Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner David Sidwick defended the work of his force investigating the “complex” incident. On 27 June 2023, investigators said that no boat was involved in the incident. The Marine Accident Investigation Board (MAIB) said it would now not be pursuing any further inquiries. On 14 July, Dorset Police announced that no criminal offences had been committed in relation to the incident. Reaction Tobias Ellwood, the Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, called on Dorset Police to give out more information for clarity. Vikki Slade, the Liberal Democrat Leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council who had been elected on 24 May 2023, said she would be discussing safety at the pier with MP Conor Burns on 2 June. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council will be assessing safety in the water near the pier. References 2023 disasters in the United Kingdom History of the English Channel History of Bournemouth Bournemouth beach incident, 2023 Maritime incidents in the United Kingdom Bournemouth beach incident, 2023 2020s in Dorset Deaths by drowning in the United Kingdom
Tonimbuk is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Tonimbuk recorded a population of 229 at the 2021 census. History A Telegraph Office was open in Tonimbuk from 1953 until 1959. Devastating fires in early March 2019 almost wiped this town off the map. It has since recovered and, like the state forests and farmlands that surround it, is now growing again. See also Shire of Pakenham – Tonimbuk was previously within this former local government area. References Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Cardinia
Honkarakenne Oyj () is a Finnish company that manufactures log homes. Honka is also a registered trademark of the company. Honkarakenne’s factory is located in Karstula, Central Finland. By 2018, Honkarakenne had delivered about 85,000 log homes to more than 50 countries. Honkarakenne has been a listed company since 1987. Its B-shares are now on the Small Cap list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. History 1958–1999 Honkarakenne’s roots go back to a company named Sahaus- ja Höyläysliike Veljekset Saarelainen, established in Hattuvaara, Lieksa, in 1958. Three brothers, Viljo, Arvo and Reino Saarelainen, originally had stakes in the company, which used an outdoor circular saw and planing machine. Their business idea was to develop the industrial production of log cabins, which was practically new to Finland at the time. They developed some machine tools, such as their round log machine, themselves. The company's first prefabricated round-log villa, was introduced in 1963 and it launched its first villa collection in the same year. The cabins were prefabricated, but adaptable. In 1964, Nestori and Eino Saarelainen also joined the company, which was renamed Honkatuote Veljekset Saarelainen. Eino Saarelainen became the company's sales representative for Southern Finland and a sales office was opened in Helsinki in 1965. The company's first exhibition house, next to Eino Saarelainen's detached house, was built in Tuusula in 1966. As sales increased, the company outgrew the production capacity of the Lieksa plant. Capital was raised for growth by expanding the company's ownership after which the brothers owned one third of Honkatuote Oy. There were continuous conflicts between the brothers and Honkatuote’s main owners about the company's development needs. When cooperation became impossible, the Saarelainen brothers founded their own sales company, renamed Honkarakenne T. Saarelainen & Co. Ky. ‘T’ referred to their father, Tahvo, because they were wary of starting up a new business in their own names. Eino Saarelainen became CEO of the company. In 1967, Honkarakenne Ky was founded as the parent company, and Reino Saarelainen moved to Ikaalinen to plan the company's own round-log production. Reino and Nestori Saarelainen started production at Pohjois-Karjalan Honka Ky in 1967. They were granted a patent for their automated round-log production line. Honkarakenne became a limited liability company in 1970. The Saarelainen brothers had no control over the innovative round-log manufacturing technology developed by Reino Saarelainen. Round logs were being produced in Ikaalinen, but the brothers believed in the future of the industrially manufactured round log. However, their financial situation prevented them from regaining control of Honkatuote, so they decided to redevelop round-log production from the beginning. In 1971, Honkarakenne expanded its production and sales network. Round-log production began in Central Finland in 1972 under the name of Karstulan Honka Oy, largely due to the interest shown by the municipality of Karstula. The factory had a good location in the middle of Finland's prime log forest, with the factory obtaining its raw materials from a reasonably nearby area. A Japanese export representative, Mr Fukuda, happened to be in Finland seeking suppliers of quality goods and visited the Tuusula exhibition area. This visit led to an agreement to deliver 250 houses to Japan. The Saarelainen brothers used the two million Finnish markka advance payment to buy back the majority of Honkatuote Oy's shares and merge the companies’ operations. Reino Saarelainen was elected CEO of Honkarakenne in 1976. Honkarakenne was listed on the stock exchange in 1987. In 1999 the company exported around 60% of its production and its main markets were Germany, Japan, France and the United States. 2000– In 2000, Honkarakenne built the Suomi (Finland) house for Sydney’s oldest and most revered golf course at Concord, to mark the Sydney Olympic Games. This resting place after the ninth hole was around 500 square metres in size. In 2006 Honkarakenne employed about 400 people, most of them working in Finland where the company had four factories. Honkarakenne also had a worldwide distribution channel and several sales offices abroad. Major exports of products went to France, Germany, Russia and Japan. In 2013, the entire production of Honkarakenne was centralised in Karstula, where the company's main plant had been operating since 1971. The plant was given a major expansion in 2014. Since 2015, Honkarakenne’s CEO has been Marko Saarelainen, a member of the founding family. He became CEO after leading a subsidiary, Honka Japan Inc., where he had served for almost 20 years. In 2016, the company's registered office was transferred from Tuusula to Karstula. It had 110 employees in Karstula, around ten in the Helsinki area and the same number in various sales offices. Honkarakenne helped the Chinese authorities to establish log construction standards there. The company's main markets were Finland, Germany, France, Russia and Japan. A total of 49% of net sales came from exports. In early 2017, the company announced that it would provide 34 log kindergartens around Finland for Pilke Daycare Centres. The value of the contract was EUR 6.9 million. In March, Honkarakenne organised a directed share issue, turning the Jyväskylä-based AKR Invest into a major stakeholder in the company. By 2018, Honkarakenne had delivered about 85,000 log homes to more than 50 countries. In 2019, Honkarakenne announced a deal with the Chinese Zhangjiakou Winter-Olympic Town Tourism Development Co. Ltd. The agreement concerned the provision of accommodation at the Haitou Valley resort, located near the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The forthcoming six buildings have a floor area of 2,000 square metres and will house hotel-style apartments. In March 2022, Honkarakenne announced that it would suspend sales to Russia, its largest export market, due to the situation in Ukraine. The company had one importer in the country, but no other operations. Organisation The company's CEO is Marko Saarelainen, whose grandfather was Viljo Saarelainen, one of the company's founders. Honkarakenne's factory and logistics centre are located in Karstula. Designers Eero Saarelainen, the son of the eldest brother, Viljo Saarelainen, began designing log homes for the company in the 1960s. He designed around 50 in total, but was involved in designing hundreds of models, mainly alongside architect Kari Rainio. In 2020, Honkarakenne's Chief Architect is Anne Mäkinen. In addition to Mäkinen, Honkarakenne’s products are designed by windsurfing Olympic medallist and architect Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén. Prize-winning industrial designer, Harri Koskinen, designed Honkarakenne's Kontti collection of modern, small cabins, which were first exhibited at the Pori Housing Fair in 2018. Products Honkarakenne manufactures log homes, i.e. single-family houses, log cabins, log saunas and Honka Frame wooden houses. Honkarakenne also supplies larger public buildings such as clinics and daycare centres. The non-settling log developed by the company makes installation easier by eliminating the need to account for settling of the log structure. The frame’s tightness, fast installation and maintenance-free nature are major advantages. Honkarakenne spends around 1% of its annual net sales on research and development. The company has collaborated with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Tampere University of Technology. As an impartial body, VTT is responsible for quality control of log products on behalf of the entire company. Markets Honkarakenne's main market area is Finland. The company is the market leader in log-built leisure homes, but has also increased its sales of single-family houses since 2010. Honkarakenne has representatives in almost every country in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe. By far its largest log buildings are ordered from Russia. Most builders are newly prosperous or wealthy companies, but recent customers also include well-to-do middle-class clients. Honka also has a number of extensive projects underway in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, including the main building at Mezhyhirya Residence, the home of former prime minister Viktor Yanukovych. It also has significant net sales in the former CIS countries. Exports to the Far East are focused on Japan and South Korea, and the company has representatives in countries such as China and Mongolia. Individual projects have been implemented in countries as far away as Kenya. Recognitions Honkarakenne is the first log home supplier to be certified according to the international ISO 9001 quality and ISO 14001 environmental standards. In 1998, Honkarakenne received the regional entrepreneur of the year award from the entrepreneur association of Central Finland. Honkarakenne received an Internationalisation Award from the President of the Republic of Finland in 1999. A documentary telling the story of Honka, History of Honka, won the Corporate Image category at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2019. The film was produced by Pohjantähti-Elokuva, directed by Pami Teirikari and edited by Altti Sjögren. The screenwriter was Anne-Maarit Sepling, Brand Communications Manager at Honkarakenne. Literature There are four books written about the company: Hongan 50 vuosirengasta. Honkarakenteen historiaa 1958–2008. 2008. Heikki Turunen: Hongan tarina. Kertomus puusta, ihmisestä ja yrittäjyydestä. WSOY 2005. L. Peltola: Hirren hengessä. 30 v. Honkarakenne. Saarijärvi 1988, expanded edition 1993. Antti Kekola & Nelli Miettinen: Juuret ja syyt – 2018, References External links website Companies listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Manufacturing companies of Finland Manufacturing companies established in 1958 1958 establishments in Finland
The white-rumped babbler (Turdoides leucopygia) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan. Habitat In the mountains of Degua Tembien, the species is found in bushland, scrubland and dense secondary forest, often near cliffs, gorges or water. References Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. white-rumped babbler Birds of the Horn of Africa white-rumped babbler Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Anjana Rao is a cellular and molecular biologist of Indian ethnicity, working in the US. She uses immune cells as well as other types of cells to understand intracellular signaling and gene expression. Her research focuses on how signaling pathways control gene expression. Education and Career Rao earned her master’s degree in physics from Osmania University in India, her Ph.D. in Biophysics from Harvard University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She was a Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School until 2010, when she moved to be Professor at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Adjunct Professor in Pharmacology at the University of California San Diego. With her collaborator Patrick Hogan (also Professor at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology), she is a cofounder of the company Calcimedica. She spent eight years on the Jane Coffin Childs Board of Scientific Advisors, a Foundation that supports cancer research, specifically research focusing on controlling the growth and development of cancer cells. She is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Cancer Research Institute, a non-profit organization that supports scientific research on cancer immunotherapy, one of the most promising cancer treatments currently available. Awards Rao has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is a member of the American Association of Immunologists and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Research Rao’s early research at Harvard was focused on NFAT (Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells) transcription factors, which she discovered with postdoctoral fellows Jugnu Jain and Pat McCaffrey and collaborator Patrick Hogan. They showed that NFAT proteins were expressed by most immune cells, and were essential for transcription of genes important for an immune response. They also showed that NFAT was regulated by calcium and the calcium-dependent phosphatase calcineurin, which removes phosphate groups from NFAT to allow it to enter into the nucleus of the cell, and that it partnered with the unrelated transcription factors Fos and Jun to turn on T cell activation. Also while at Harvard, Rao, Hogan, and postdoctoral fellows Yousang Gwack and Stefan Feske, with colleagues Richard Lewis and Murali Prakriya at Stanford, discovered the molecular identity of Calcium Release-Activated Calcium (CRAC) channels which are necessary for calcium to enter most cells in the body. They discovered that an inherited immunodeficiency was caused by a mutation in the gene encoding the CRAC channel ORAI1. The immunodeficiency was due to the role calcium activation plays in the translocation of NFAT proteins to the nucleus, which then turn on immune response genes including cytokine genes such as Interleukin-2. In the immunodeficient patients, the mutation in ORAI1 caused a complete loss of calcium entry and left the children susceptible to different kinds of infections. Just before moving from Harvard to the west coast, Rao discovered the TET (Ten-Eleven Translocation) proteins with graduate student Mamta Tahiliani and collaborator Dr. L. Aravind. They showed that all three TET proteins are enzymes that alter gene expression by oxidizing the methyl group of the “fifth base”, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, and causing DNA demethylation, replacement of 5-methylcytosine by cytosine. At the La Jolla Institute, her lab demonstrated the importance of TET enzymes in proper gene expression, both in various cells of the immune system and during embryonic development. They also highlighted the role of TET proteins in suppressing cancer development, particularly in lymphoid, myeloid and other hematological malignancies, and outlined the potential for TET activators such as Vitamin C as targeted epigenetic therapy for these hematological malignancies. As a continuation of their longstanding interest in NFAT and calcium signalling, Rao and Hogan have also performed research on T cell exhaustion. With colleagues, they worked to define the term T cell exhaustion, which was vaguely used to mean decreased immune responses due to overstimulation of T-cells by antigens. Their research specifically focuses on T cells found within tumors. They and their colleagues have shown that like normal T cells, T cells with Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR) become exhausted when residing in a tumor. They concluded that TOX and NR4A transcription factors play an important role in the exhaustion of T cells, and that inhibition or disruption of these transcription factors is a promising approach for cancer immunotherapy. References Osmania University alumni Harvard Medical School alumni Indian immunologists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people
The 1890 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as an independent during the 1890 college football season. Led by Ted Mestre in his first and only season as head coach, the Badgers compiled a record of 1–3. The team's captain was James Kerr. This season marked the largest margin of victory in Wisconsin Badgers football history, a 106–0 win to open the season against . In the second game of the season, the Badgers lost 63–0 to Minnesota, a first game played in the Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry, one of the most played college football rivalries. Schedule References Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Wisconsin Badgers football
This is a list of the mayors of the City of Greater Geelong, a local government area, and the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. Before amalgamation in 1993 the central area of Geelong was covered by the City of Geelong, with the surrounding suburbs falling into the Shire of Barrabool, Shire of Bannockburn, Rural City of Bellarine, Shire of Corio, City of Geelong West, City of Newtown, and City of South Barwon. Town of Geelong (1849–1910) City of Geelong (1910–1993) Commissioners (1993–1995) City of Greater Geelong (since 1993) Administrators (2016–2017) See also City of Greater Geelong Geelong, Victoria 2012 Geelong mayoral election 2013 Geelong mayoral election References Geelong Mayors Geelong
In statistics a minimum-variance unbiased estimator (MVUE) or uniformly minimum-variance unbiased estimator (UMVUE) is an unbiased estimator that has lower variance than any other unbiased estimator for all possible values of the parameter. For practical statistics problems, it is important to determine the MVUE if one exists, since less-than-optimal procedures would naturally be avoided, other things being equal. This has led to substantial development of statistical theory related to the problem of optimal estimation. While combining the constraint of unbiasedness with the desirability metric of least variance leads to good results in most practical settings—making MVUE a natural starting point for a broad range of analyses—a targeted specification may perform better for a given problem; thus, MVUE is not always the best stopping point. Definition Consider estimation of based on data i.i.d. from some member of a family of densities , where is the parameter space. An unbiased estimator of is UMVUE if , for any other unbiased estimator If an unbiased estimator of exists, then one can prove there is an essentially unique MVUE. Using the Rao–Blackwell theorem one can also prove that determining the MVUE is simply a matter of finding a complete sufficient statistic for the family and conditioning any unbiased estimator on it. Further, by the Lehmann–Scheffé theorem, an unbiased estimator that is a function of a complete, sufficient statistic is the UMVUE estimator. Put formally, suppose is unbiased for , and that is a complete sufficient statistic for the family of densities. Then is the MVUE for A Bayesian analog is a Bayes estimator, particularly with minimum mean square error (MMSE). Estimator selection An efficient estimator need not exist, but if it does and if it is unbiased, it is the MVUE. Since the mean squared error (MSE) of an estimator δ is the MVUE minimizes MSE among unbiased estimators. In some cases biased estimators have lower MSE because they have a smaller variance than does any unbiased estimator; see estimator bias. Example Consider the data to be a single observation from an absolutely continuous distribution on with density and we wish to find the UMVU estimator of First we recognize that the density can be written as Which is an exponential family with sufficient statistic . In fact this is a full rank exponential family, and therefore is complete sufficient. See exponential family for a derivation which shows Therefore, Here we use Lehmann–Scheffé theorem to get the MVUE Clearly is unbiased and is complete sufficient, thus the UMVU estimator is This example illustrates that an unbiased function of the complete sufficient statistic will be UMVU, as Lehmann–Scheffé theorem states. Other examples For a normal distribution with unknown mean and variance, the sample mean and (unbiased) sample variance are the MVUEs for the population mean and population variance. However, the sample standard deviation is not unbiased for the population standard deviation – see unbiased estimation of standard deviation. Further, for other distributions the sample mean and sample variance are not in general MVUEs – for a uniform distribution with unknown upper and lower bounds, the mid-range is the MVUE for the population mean. If k exemplars are chosen (without replacement) from a discrete uniform distribution over the set {1, 2, ..., N} with unknown upper bound N, the MVUE for N is where m is the sample maximum. This is a scaled and shifted (so unbiased) transform of the sample maximum, which is a sufficient and complete statistic. See German tank problem for details. See also Cramér–Rao bound Best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE) Bias–variance tradeoff Lehmann–Scheffé theorem U-statistic Bayesian analogs Bayes estimator Minimum mean square error (MMSE) References Keener, Robert W. (2010). Theoretical statistics: Topics for a core course. New York: Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-93839-4 Estimator
Joculator varians is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiopsidae. The species was described by Charles Francis Laseron in 1956. References Gastropods described in 1956 varians
The are a Japanese clan of gōzoku that claimed descent from the Fujiwara clan through Fujiwara Korekimi (727–789) and Kudō Ietsugu. Itō Suketoki (the son of Kudō Suketsune), was famous for his involvement in the incident involving the Soga brothers. The family became a moderate power both in influence and ability by the latter Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. History After the death of Sukeie in 1181, Sukechika inherited the Kawazu Manor in Izu Province. When his uncle Suketsugu neared death, he made Sukechika the guardian of his son Suketsune, who became the head of the Itō Manor in Izu. In the Muromachi period and the Sengoku period, Yoshisuke, who was the descendant of Suketsune, inherited Agata Domain in Hyūga Province in 1584 Suketaka (1541–1600), who was the son of Yoshisuke, supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi after the death of Oda Nobunaga; and he was granted land in Kawachi Province. After the Kyushu Campaign in 1587, the lands were merged into Hyuga Province and Obi Domain (50,000 koku) Sukeyoshi (1588–1636), who was the son of Suketaka, fought at the Battle of Sekigahara. His descendants remaining at Obi until the Meiji Restoration. A cadet branch of the clan were heads of Okada Domain (10,000 koku) in Bitchū Province from 1615 until 1868 The Itō family's most serious rivals in this period were the Shimazu. The Shimazu clan, which had unified Satsuma Province and Ōsumi Province under their control, began to clash with the Itō in 1570. The Itō were finally defeated by the Shimazu in 1578. Yoshisuke, the family head, went to Kyoto by way of Iyo Province, and sought help from Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The family's old lands were restored in 1587, following Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Kyushu and defeat of the Shimazu clan. By the Edo period, the Itō retained their holdings, which came to be known as the Obi Domain. Count Itō Sukeyuki, the Meiji era admiral, was a descendant of this family. References External links "Obi" at Edo 300 Japanese clans
Charles Savory (23 March 1889 – 8 May 1915) was a New Zealand international rugby league footballer and champion boxer who died in the First World War. An Australasian and New Zealand international representative forward, Savory was one of four Kiwis players selected to go on the 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. Due to playing the same sports, he has been described as "the Sonny Bill Williams of his time." Rugby union career In an Auckland Rugby Union club match, while Savory was playing for Ponsonby, he was suspended for two years for kicking a player. Rugby league career Savory then joined the new Auckland Rugby League competition, playing for Ponsonby United. An Auckland representative, Savory was first selected for New Zealand in 1911 when they toured Australia, playing against New South Wales and Queensland. He was then one of four New Zealanders selected to go on the 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. In 1912 he was sent off during a match for Ponsonby United and was suspended for the rest of the season, missing the 1912 New Zealand tour. In 1913 Savory was found guilty of kicking by the ARL judiciary and was suspended for life. Savory claimed it was a case of mistaken identity. This sparked a feud between the ARL and the New Zealand Rugby League as the NZRL heard the case and asked the ARL to reconsider, which they refused to do in June. The NZRL then quashed the conviction and Savory played for New Zealand while he was still suspended by the ARL. The incident resulted in the NZRL suspending the entire ARL board and on 15 January 1914 the NZRL approved an entirely "new" ARL board. Savory again toured Australia in 1913 and in 1914 played in a Test match against the touring Great Britain Lions. Boxing career In 1914 Savory won the National Amateur Heavyweight Boxing championship. World War I Savory enlisted with the outbreak of World War I. He died of wounds at Gallipoli on 8 May 1915 after landing at Ari Burnu with the Auckland Battalion. The 2015 Anzac Test man of the match, Manu Vatuvei, was awarded the Charles Savory medal. References 1889 births 1915 deaths New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players New Zealand military personnel killed in World War I Auckland rugby league team players Rugby league props New Zealand Army personnel Ponsonby Ponies players New Zealand rugby union players Australasia rugby league team players New Zealand male boxers
Kumgang Airport(금강비행장) is an airport in Kangwon-do, North Korea. Facilities The airfield has a single grass runway 01/19 measuring 1500 x 62 feet (457 x 19 m). References Airports in North Korea
The first USS Viking was an iron-hulled, steam yacht built in 1883 at Chester, Pennsylvania, by Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works and was acquired by the United States Navy on 22 April 1898 from Mr. Horace A. Hutchins for service in the Spanish–American War. Converted for naval service at New York, she was placed in commission there on 11 May 1898, Lt. Henry Minett in command. Assigned to the North Atlantic Fleet as a dispatch ship, Viking remained at New York for the next two months. On 12 July, she departed New York bound for the blockading forces off the Cuban coast. After brief stops at Port Royal, South Carolina, and Key West, Florida, she joined the Fleet in Cuban waters on 28 July. After three weeks of duty carrying orders, messages, and passengers between ships on station on the blockade, Viking ended her brief war service without having participated in any combat. She headed back to Key West on 16 August, remained overnight, and then continued her voyage—via Port Royal—to Hampton Roads, Virginia. She remained in the Hampton Roads-Norfolk area until 8 September when she headed up Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis, Maryland. After a two-day visit, she returned to Norfolk on the 11th. She was placed out of commission there on 22 September 1898. Viking remained at Norfolk until 29 September 1899 at which time she was reactivated for a bit more than three weeks of service which ended on 23 October. On 9 December 1899, Viking was transferred to the United States Department of War for use by the United States Army. No records telling of her Army service or of her ultimate disposition have been found. References 1883 ships Ships built by the Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works Spanish–American War naval ships of the United States Steam yachts
Luisa Cavendish Arraes (born 15 August 1993) is a Brazilian actress. Early life Arraes was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of filmmaker Guel Arraes and actress Virginia Cavendish, both from Pernambuco state. She was cousin of the former governor of Pernambuco Eduardo Campos and granddaughter of the also former governor of Pernambuco Miguel Arraes. Career Her first appearance on the big screens was in a film of her father, Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, in a small participation. In 2013 she participated in the Brazilian film A Busca, where she made a scene with actor Wagner Moura. But Luisa Arraes only became known after interpreting the sweet and romantic Laís Pimenta, in Babilônia, novel of Rede Globo. In the novel, she made a romantic pair with the Brazilian actor Chay Suede, becoming one of the highlights of the telenovela. Before Babilônia, Luisa was part of Louco por Elas, a series starring Deborah Secco and Eduardo Moscovis, where she gave life to Barbara, a sulky teenager with insecurities. Luisa also has works in the theater, currently is in poster with the play Pedro Malzarte e a Arara Gigante along with the actor George Sauma, that also is her boyfriend in real life. Filmography Television Film Theater Awards and nominations References External links 1993 births Living people Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian film actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses Arraes family
Gregory George Sewell (born 30 June 1933) was an Australian rules footballer, assistant coach and president for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was educated at University High School from 1950 to 1951, where he was a schoolmate of Allen Aylett. He was inducted as an Essendon legend for his contribution to the club which spanned over 4 decades. Recruit Sewell was recruited by Essendon from a local side, the Monash Rovers. He was fast, marked well, and could break away from opponents. He played mainly as a wingman or as a half forward flanker; however, he finished his career as a back pocket player. He played in the Thirds (under-19s) and the Seconds (Reserves) until he played his first senior match for Essendon on 19 July 1952, round 13 of the home-and-away season, against Footscray, at Essendon's home ground, Windy Hill. He played on the half-forward flank in the highly talented 1952 Essendon Seconds Premiership team that beat Collingwood Seconds 7.14 (56) to 4.5 (29). All but one, A. Taylor, of the premiership team's 20 players had either already played for the Essendon Firsts or would go on to do so in the future. Career at Essendon His senior record with Essendon included seven finals and two losing Grand Finals: 1952: 7 games. 1953: 19 games (including losing First Semi-Final team). 1954: 17 games, 1 goal. 1955: 19 games, 12 goals (including losing First Semi-Final team). 1956: 18 games, 2 goals. 1957: 18 games, 12 goals (including losing Grand Final team. 1957: one game for the Victorian Interstate Team. 1958: 18 games, 8 goals. 1959: 18 games (including losing Grand Final team), 10 goals. 1960: 19 games (including losing First Semi-Final team). 1961: 18 games. After Essendon He left Essendon at the end of 1961, — he was made a Life Member of the Essendon Football Club in 1961 — and went to play as captain-coach for the Kyneton Football Club in the Bendigo Football League from 1962 to 1964. Further life at Essendon Sewell returned to Essendon in 1965 and, replacing Bill Hutchison, worked as both the Reserve Grade coach and the assistant Senior coach (to his mate John Coleman). He held those positions from 1965 to 1968. The Essendon senior side, with Sewell as assistant coach, won the 1965 Premiership: Essendon 14.21 (105) to St Kilda 9.16 (70). Whilst the Essendon senior side, again with Sewell as assistant coach, lost the 1968 Grand Final — Essendon 8.5 (53) to Carlton 7.14 (56) — Sewell finished his coaching career with a triumph. The Essendon Reserves won the Reserves Grand Final, beating Richmond 15.7 (97) to 13.14 (92), and won the first Reserve Grade Premiership for Essendon in sixteen years (i.e., since the 1952 Essendon Reserve Premiership team in which Sewell had played on the half-forward flank). Sewell also served on the Committee of the Essendon Football Club from 1958 to 1961, and from 1969 to 1975, as well as serving as its Vice-President in 1976, and its President from 1981 to 1987. After football Sewell's family have been involved in the foundry business for three generations and Greg was for many years in control of Greg Sewell Forgings Pty Ltd. He was a good mate of John Coleman and was the last person at Essendon to see John Coleman alive. In 2001, the Australian Football League bestowed a Life Membership on Sewell for his services to Australian Rules Football. See also List of presidents of the Essendon Football Club http://m.essendonfc.com.au/news/2009-03-18/legend-inducted http://www.kooriweb.org/foley/images/history/news/2000s/2007/age8apr2007.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030528/http://m.afl.com.au/news/2014-02-20/dominant-decades-of-the-sash-1980s Footnotes References Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. Miller, W., Petraitis, V. & Jeremiah, V., The Great John Coleman, Nivar Press, (Cheltenham), 1997. External links Greg Sewell, at Boyles Football Photos. 1933 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club coaches Kyneton Football Club players Essendon Football Club administrators Living people
Tillandsia virescens is a plant species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It was first described in 1802. References virescens Flora of Argentina Flora of Bolivia Flora of Chile Flora of Peru Plants described in 1802
The 2019–20 season was Granada CF's 86th season in existence and the club's first season back in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Granada participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Players Current squad Reserve team Out on loan Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview La Liga League table Results summary Results by round Matches The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019. Copa del Rey Statistics Squad statistics Last updated on the end of the season \|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\|Goalkeepers \|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\|Defenders \|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\|Midfielders \|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\|Forwards \|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\|Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club \|} Goalscorers References External links Granada CF seasons Granada CF
"Call It What You Want" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as the second promotional single from her sixth studio album Reputation on November 3, 2017, by Big Machine Records. Written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, "Call It What You Want" is an atmospheric synth-pop and R&B-trap song. Critics received the song with positive reviews, and praised the production and lyrics. Commercially, "Call It What You Want" peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top 50 on singles charts in Austria, Hungary, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. The song was included on the set list of her 2018 concert tour, the Reputation Stadium Tour. Release and production Taylor Swift held several listening parties during October 2017, where she played her sixth studio album Reputation for 100 fans from all around the world. After releasing "Gorgeous" as the second promotional single of the album, on November 2, 2017, Swift announced she would release "Call It What You Want" as the third promotional single, while posting teasers on her official social media accounts. It was released at midnight on November 3, 2017, alongside a lyric video on YouTube. The song was engineered by Laura Sisk at Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn Heights. It was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound Studios in New York. Composition "Call It What You Want" is an atmospheric synth-pop and R&B-trap song. Jack Antonoff revealed on Twitter that "Call It What You Want" was "made with an MPC, live kick, dx7 strings and samples of Taylor's voice as the intro and throughout. Making her voice into an instrument." He also added that he was "honored to have 'Call It What You Want' out in the world. That song means a great deal to me", and recommend fans to "listen on headphones at night on a walk". "Call It What You Want" also features Swift rapping. It follows a chord progression of D – A – E – D/F – Fm7, and Swift's vocals span from E3 to C5. Critical reception The song received critical acclaim. The song was named the 20th best song of 2017 by Rolling Stone. According to Entertainment Weekly, the song, in which Swift says she is "doing better than [she] ever was" and details her romantic life, was well received by her fan base. Frank Guan of Vulture stated that the song "deals in gossamer and light; its spare, airy production evokes, or attempts to evoke, a sense of radiant, protective romance in the wake of a devastating social debacle; listeners ready to view that loss as the one she suffered last year at the hands of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will meet no resistance." USA Today gave it a positive review, saying it was more subdued than her other recent singles, and "the most perceptive and unabashedly romantic song of the singer's new era", and "surprisingly effective and grown-up". Complex Magazine had the opinion that the song was the first single pre-released from her album that was not "distressing", as "Call It What You Want" is "actually good," and also dropped the "revenge narrative to great effect." Spin Magazine gave it a similar review, saying it was much better than her other recent material. Commercial performance Following its release, "Call It What You Want" debuted at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart with 68,000 digital copies. Swift became the first artist to have 15 entries reach the latter's summit and extended her record with most debuts at number one on the chart with 14. It is also the fourth Reputation track to top the chart after "Look What You Made Me Do", "...Ready for It?", and "Gorgeous". On March 2018, the song received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Call It What You Want" peaked at number 16 in Australia and was certified gold. It reached number 29 in the United Kingdom and received a silver certification. Elsewhere, "Call It What You Want" debuted on the charts of several countries: it peaked within the top 50 of Hungary (5), Malaysia (13), the Philippines (27), New Zealand (34), Austria (43), and Ireland (44), and further reached Portugal, France, Switzerland, and Germany. Live performances Swift performed an acoustic version of "Call It What You Want" during a SiriusXM Fishbowl session on November 10, 2017. A day later, Swift performed an acoustic version of the song again during an episode of the 43rd season of Saturday Night Live, alongside "...Ready for It?". The song was part on the regular set list of her fifth concert tour, the Reputation Stadium Tour (2018). On July 1, 2023 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Swift performed "Call It What You Want" as a "surprise song" as part of the Eras Tour (2023–2024). Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Reputation. Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriter, producer Jack Antonoff – producer, songwriter, programming, instruments, background vocals Laura Sisk – engineer Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mix engineer Randy Merrill – mastering Charts Certifications Notes See also List of number-one digital songs of 2017 (U.S.) References 2010s ballads 2017 songs American synth-pop songs American contemporary R&B songs Contemporary R&B ballads Trap music songs Songs written by Jack Antonoff Songs written by Taylor Swift Taylor Swift songs Song recordings produced by Jack Antonoff Song recordings produced by Taylor Swift
The Sunday Sun is a regional Sunday newspaper on sale in North East England, Cumbria and the Scottish Borders, published in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Reach plc. First published on 31 August 1919 as The Sunday Sun, the name was changed to the Sunday Sun between 1954 and 1967. It is the sister paper of the weekday newspapers the Evening Chronicle and The Journal. It is unconnected to national newspaper The Sun, whose Sunday edition is The Sun on Sunday, launched in 2012. In 2002, owners NCJ were successfully sued by Jimmy Nail for publishing allegations relating to the actor's behaviour during the filming of the third series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Since October 2013, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun have been banned from Newcastle United F.C. due to the papers' coverage of a fans' protest march. Until 2018 the title was edited by Matt McKenzie. References Mass media in Newcastle upon Tyne Newspapers established in 1919 Sunday newspapers published in the United Kingdom Newspapers published by Reach plc

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