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Steven Chungu (born 22 July 1969) is a Zambian Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the featherweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout against Paul Griffin, and then lost his second bout to Victoriano Damian. References 1969 births Living people Zambian male boxers Olympic boxers for Zambia Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Featherweight boxers
An equitable adjustment, in government contracting, is a contract adjustment pursuant to a changes clause, to compensate the contractor expense incurred due to actions of the Government or to compensate the Government for contract reductions. An equitable adjustment includes an allowance for profit; clauses that provide for adjustments, excluding profit, are not considered "equitable adjustments." Variations A "price adjustment" is a change to the established price of the contract arrived at by mutual agreement between the Government and contractor. An "adjustment in estimated quantities" is a contract adjustment pursuant to the contract clause on variation in estimated quantities. A "bilateral modification" is a supplemental agreement on which the Contracting Officer and the contractor have agreed to a price and/or time adjustment. Contrast a "unilateral modification," a modification on which the Contracting Officer and the contractor cannot agree to a price and/or time adjustment equal to or within the Government Estimate. In such cases the modification containing the adjustment in price and/or time price contained in the Government Estimate may be issued unilaterally, with or without a Contracting Officer's Final Decision. Unilateral modifications are also used to make administrative changes and to issue termination notices. In a "changes clause" in government construction contracts Changes clauses give the government the power unilaterally to order contractual modifications; in return, the contract specifies that if the parties are unable to agree on compensation to be received by the contractor for the modified work, the contractor shall be entitled to an equitable adjustment. The goal of an equitable adjustment is to place the contractor in the position he or she would have been in had the change not been encountered. The adjustment should not alter the contractor's profit or loss position from what it was before the change occurred. As mutually agreed by the government and contractor. Venues Equitable adjustments are determined by federal agencies. The cornerstone of the regulatory scheme is the Federal Acquisition Regulations System, which comprises the Federal Acquisition Regulation (hereinafter referred to as "FAR"), which are contained in Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and agency regulations supplementing or implementing the FAR. Generally the FAR apply to contract solicitations issued on or after April 1, 1984. Earlier contracts are governed by the prior agency regulations. The principal prior regulations were the Defense Acquisition Regulations and the Federal Procurement Regulations. There have been several major legislative changes over the years. The Contract Disputes Act of 1978 and the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 established new procedures and remedies for the resolution of disputes between the government and contractors. The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA) encourages competitive government procurement procedures. Requirement of causation To paraphrase Ralph L. Jones Co. v. United States, 33 Fed. Cl. 327, 331-332 (Fed. Cl. 1995): The ultimate goal of an equitable adjustment is to do equity; to achieve equity, the government contractor seeking an equitable adjustment bears the "essential burden of establishing the fundamental facts of liability, causation, and resultant injury." It must show that the increased costs arose from work which was materially different from that contemplated by the parties. The increased costs must be the direct and necessary result of the changes. An equitable adjustment is determined by whether the work was foreseeable based on the information before the contractor at the time of the contract. "Foreseeability" in this instance refers to work that reasonably could be anticipated based on the contemplation of the parties. The question is whether the work would be a foreseeable consequence of those matters the parties "considered with continued attention," regarded thoughtfully, or "viewed . . . as probable or as an . . . intention."See Webster's New International Dictionary, 2d ed. 574 (1955). See also CEMS, Inc. v. United States References Military glossary (in the public domain) Contract law Government procurement
The Mutual Defense Pact of the Southeastern Provinces () was an agreement reached in the summer of 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion by Qing dynasty governors of the provinces in southern, eastern and central China when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded northern China. The governors, including Li Hongzhang (governor-general of Guangdong, Guangxi), Xu Yingkui (governor-general of Fujian, Zhejiang), Liu Kunyi (governor-general of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi), Zhang Zhidong (governor-general of Hubei, Hunan) and Yuan Shikai (provincial governor of Shandong), refused to carry out the imperial decree promulgated by the Qing imperial court to declare war on 11 foreign states, with the aim of preserving peace in their own provinces. Some other Han-majority provincial authorities, such as the governor-general of Sichuan and the provincial governor of Shaanxi, did not formally join the mutual protection agreement but similarly disobeyed the imperial edict. Thus, for the first time, the vast majority of Han regional authorities refused to aid the Qing court. For much of the conflict, the main forces fighting for the Qing court (alongside the Boxers) were the Manchu Hushenying, the Manchu Peking Field Force and three of five divisions of the Qing court's most modernized Wuwei Corps (including its Manchu division and Muslim Gansu division), but Yuan Shikai commanded the other two divisions into Shandong and actively used them to suppress the Boxers, in open defiance of the Qing court. In Manchuria, large groups of Han bandits named Honghuzi ("Red Beards") also actively fought alongside Manchu banners, mostly as a response to the separate Russian invasion that had widespread atrocities against Manchus and Daurs like the Blagoveshchensk massacre and Sixty-Four Villages East of the River massacre. Background In 1895, China had lost the war against Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War. China had not recovered by 1900. Course Even before the declaration of war by the Qing court in 1900, governors of the provinces in Eastern and Southern China had discussed ways to preserve peace in their territories, primarily against an invasion by foreign powers. Among them were Liu Kunyi (Viceroy of Liangjiang), Zhang Zhidong (Viceroy of Huguang) and Li Hongzhang (Viceroy of Liangguang). The governors had also concluded that if Peking were to fall and the status of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were unknown, a presidential republic would be declared, and Li Hongzhang would be the first president of China. Zhang Zhidong told Everard Fraser, the Hankou-based British consul general that he despised Manchus so that the Eight Nation Alliance would not occupy other parts of China like his provinces under the Mutual Defense Pact of the Southeastern Provinces. On 21 June 1900, the Empress Dowager issued the Imperial Decree of declaration of war against foreign powers on behalf of the Emperor, against 11 countries simultaneously: Russian Empire, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France, German Empire, Italy, Spain, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The minister for telegraphy, Sheng Xuanhuai, managed to stop the Imperial Decree and another decree to gather the Boxers from going public. Instead, the decrees were shown only to the governors, together with a telegram instructing them not to follow the imperial order. Li Hongzhang, Yuan Shikai and other viceroys openly rejected the Dowager's call to stage military actions against the foreign powers. Li Hongzhang, in particular, issued a telegram: 'This is a false decree. The Provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi will not obey'. Zhang Zhidong tabled again the proposal to establish a Chinese Republic with Li Hongzhang as the president in the event that the Imperial Court fell, along with Peking. The governors asked the foreign powers not to invade their provinces no matter what happened to the North (i.e. Peking, Hebei and Shanxi) ; and conveyed this order to their subordinates: "Belligerent mobs should not be used; heresy and mysticism should not be trusted; armed conflicts should not be initiated." Li Hongzhang used the Siege of the International Legations as a political weapon against his rivals in Beijing since he controlled the Chinese telegraph service. He exaggerated and lied, claiming that Chinese forces committed atrocities and murder upon the foreigners and exterminated all of them. The information was sent to the Western world. He aimed to infuriate the Europeans against the Chinese forces in Beijing and succeeded in spreading massive amounts of false information to the West. The false information spread by Li played a part in the massive atrocities that the foreigners later committed upon Manchu and Mongol bannermen in Beijing. For refusing to obey the Chinese government's orders and not sending his own troops to help the Chinese army at all during the Boxer Rebellion, Li Hongzhang was praised by Westerners. Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong ignored Empress Dowager Cixi's declaration of war against the foreign powers and continued to suppress the Boxers. In addition to not fighting the Eight-Nation Alliance and to suppressing the Boxers in Shandong, Yuan and his army (the Right Division) also helped the Eight-Nation Alliance suppress the Boxers after the Alliance captured Beijing in August 1900. Yuan Shikai's forces massacred tens of thousands of people in their anti-Boxer campaign in Zhili Province. Yuan operated out of Baoding during the campaign, which ended in 1902. Significance This event marked the first time that Han officials openly refused to obey orders from the Manchu court (Li Hongzhang, Liu Kunyi, Zhang Zhidong were all Han Chinese). From the perspective of the provinces, the event successfully prevented war and turmoil from affecting their territories. After the Eight Power Expedition, the local authorities saw the need to enhance local military strength to defend themselves against foreign invasions. When the Qing court collapsed and imperial officials were expelled upon the Xinhai revolution, the militarily-powerful regional authorities led to the Warlord Era. From the perspective of the Qing court, the Eight Power Expedition, together with the series of military confrontations made with foreign powers, hurt national pride. In particular, the event showed how prominent regionalism had become since local authorities refused to abide by the imperial order. These led to the fear of dismemberment of the state. Hence, the government made attempts to recentralise power and win back support. For example, it proposed to prepare for a constitution, a royal cabinet, together with a series of reforms. However, those actions were mainly seen as insincere as their chief intent was to prolong the Manchu rule, instead of strengthening China and sharing power with other ethnicities. The reforms did little to save the Qing court, and imperial rule collapsed in 1911 after the Chinese Revolution. In the ending days of the dynasty, the Qing court made a final attempt to re-appoint Yuan Shikai, who was politically exiled in 1908-1911 for participating role in the mutual protection agreement. Yuan Shikai eventually agreed to take control of the new modernized imperial Beiyang Army and made a few successful expeditions against the southern revolutionaries; however, he almost immediately entered negotiations with the revolutionaries and eventually forced the abdication of the Qing court. See also Eight-Nation Alliance References Boxer Rebellion 1899 in China 1900 in China 1901 in China
The South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) operated during the Troubles in south County Armagh. It was organised into two battalions, one around Jonesborough and another around Crossmaglen. By the 1990s, the South Armagh Brigade was thought to consist of about 40 members, roughly half of them living south of the border. It has allegedly been commanded since the 1970s by Thomas 'Slab' Murphy who is also alleged to be a member of the IRA's Army Council. Compared to other brigades, the South Armagh IRA was seen as an 'independent republic' within the republican movement, retaining a battalion organizational structure and not adopting the cell structure the rest of the IRA was forced to adopt after repeated intelligence failures. As well as paramilitary activity, the South Armagh Brigade has also been widely accused of smuggling across the Irish border. Between 1970 and 1997 the brigade was responsible for the deaths of 165 members of British security forces (123 British soldiers and 42 Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers). A further 75 civilians were killed in the area during the conflict, as well as ten South Armagh Brigade members. The RUC recorded 1,255 bombings and 1,158 shootings around a radius of ten miles from the geographic centre of South Armagh in the same period. 1970s South Armagh has a long Irish republican tradition. Many men in the area served in the Fourth Northern Division of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence (1919–21) and, unlike most of the rest of the Northern Ireland IRA, on the republican side in the Irish Civil War (1922–23). Men from the area also took part in IRA campaigns in the 1940 and 1950s. At the beginning of the Northern Ireland Troubles in August 1969, rioters, led by IRA men, attacked the RUC barracks in Crossmaglen, in retaliation for the attacks on Catholic/nationalist areas in Belfast in the Northern Ireland riots of August 1969. After the split in the IRA in that year, the South Armagh unit sided with the Provisional IRA rather than the Official IRA. The following August, two RUC constables were killed by a car bomb in Crossmaglen. However, the IRA campaign in the area did not begin in earnest until 1971. On 7 August of that year, Harry Thornton, a 29-year-old sewage worker from South Armagh was shot and killed by the British Army while staying in a car outside Springfield Road base in Belfast, he and his coworker Arthur Murphy having been mistaken for gunmen. Murphy was lightly wounded and arrested by the RUC. The incident caused outrage among South Armagh residents, provided the IRA with many new recruits and created a hostile climate where local people were prepared to tolerate the killing of security force members. During the early 1970s, the brigade was mostly engaged in ambushes of British Army patrols. In one such ambush in August 1972, a Ferret armoured car was destroyed by a 600 lb landmine, killing one soldier. There were also frequent gun attacks on foot patrols. Travelling overland in South Armagh eventually became so dangerous that the British Army began using helicopters to transport troops and supply its bases - a practice that had to be continued until the late 1990s. According to author Toby Harnden, the decision was taken shortly after a Saracen armoured vehicle was destroyed by a culvert bomb near Crossmaglen, on 9 October 1975. Subsequently, the British Army gave up the use of roads to the IRA in South Armagh. IRA volunteer Éamon McGuire, a former Aer Lingus senior engineer, and his team claim that they were responsible for getting the British Army "off the ground and into the air" in South Armagh. He was identified as the IRA's chief technical officer by the Central Intelligence Agency. Another noted IRA commander at that time was the commanding officer of the first battalion, Captain Michael McVerry. He was eventually killed during an attack on the RUC barracks in Keady in November 1973. Around this time IRA engineers in South Armagh pioneered the use of home-made mortars which were relatively inaccurate but highly destructive. In 1975 and 1976, as sectarian violence increased in Northern Ireland, the South Armagh Republican Action Force, allegedly a cover-name for the South Armagh Brigade, carried out two attacks against Protestants. In September 1975 they attacked an Orange lodge in Newtownhamilton, killing five members of the lodge. Then, in January 1976, after a series of loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attacks on Catholic civilians in the border areas (including the Reavey and O'Dowd killings the previous day), the group shot and killed ten Protestant workmen in the "Kingsmill massacre" near Bessbrook. The workers' bus was stopped and the one Catholic worker taken aside before the others were killed. In response, the British government stated that it was dispatching the Special Air Service (SAS) to South Armagh, although the SAS had been present in the area for many years. While loyalist attacks on Catholics temporarily declined afterwards and many Protestants became more reluctant to help the UVF, the massacre caused considerable controversy in the republican movement. By the end of the 1970s, the IRA in most of Northern Ireland had been restructured into a cell system. South Armagh, however, where the close rural community and family connections of IRA men diminished the risk of infiltration, retained its larger "battalion" structure. On 17 February 1978 the commander of the 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets, Lieutenant Colonel Ian Corden-Lloyd, was killed and two other soldiers injured when the Gazelle helicopter he was travelling in was attacked by an IRA unit near Jonesborough. At that moment, a gun battle was taking place on the ground between British soldiers and members of the South Armagh Brigade. The helicopter crashed while taking evasive manoeuvres after being fired at from the east side of Edenappa road. Corden-Lloyd's subordinates had been accused of brutality against Catholic civilians in Belfast in 1971. In August 1979, a South Armagh unit killed 18 soldiers in the Warrenpoint ambush. This was the biggest single loss of life inflicted on the British Army in its deployment in Northern Ireland (Operation Banner). A number of South Armagh IRA members were imprisoned by the end of the 1970s and took part in the blanket protest and dirty protest in pursuit of political status for IRA prisoners. Raymond McCreesh, a South Armagh man, was among the ten republican hunger strikers who died for this goal in the 1981 hunger strike. The South Armagh Brigade retaliated for the deaths of the hunger strikers by killing five British soldiers with a mine that destroyed their armoured vehicle near Bessbrook. 1980s During the mid-1980s, the brigade focused its attacks on the RUC, killing 20 of its members between 1984 and 1986. Nine of these were killed in the February 1985 Newry mortar attack. Three months later, a further four RUC officers were killed by a 900 lb roadside bomb at Killean, County Armagh. In 1986, the British Army erected ten hilltop observation posts in South Armagh. These bases acted as information-gathering centres and also allowed the British Army to patrol South Armagh more securely. Between 1971 and the erection of the hilltop sites in the mid-1980s (the first in 1986), 84 members of the security forces were killed in the Crossmaglen and Forkhill areas by the IRA. After this, 24 security force personnel and Lord Justice Gibson and his wife were killed in the same areas, roughly a third of the previous yearly rate. In March 1989, two senior RUC officers were killed in an ambush near Jonesborough. Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan were returning from a meeting with the Garda Síochána in the Republic of Ireland, where they had been discussing a range of issues including ways of combating IRA attacks on the cross-border rail link, when they were ambushed. This incident was investigated by the Smithwick Tribunal into alleged collusion between the IRA and the Gardaí. As the divisional commander for South Armagh, Breen was the most senior policeman to have been killed during the Troubles. South Armagh became the most heavily militarised area in Northern Ireland. In an area with a population of 23,000, the British Army stationed around 3,000 troops in support of the RUC to contain an unknown number of paramilitaries. 1990s In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the IRA elsewhere in Northern Ireland found that nine out of ten planned operations were aborted. However, the South Armagh Brigade continued to carry out varied and high-profile attacks in the same period. By 1991, the RUC acknowledged that no mobile patrols had operated in South Armagh without Army support since 1975. On 30 December 1990, Sinn Féin member and IRA volunteer, Fergal Caraher, was killed by Royal Marines near a checkpoint in Cullyhanna. His brother Michael Caraher, who was severely wounded in the shooting, later became the commander of one of the South Armagh sniper squads. These squads were responsible for killing seven soldiers and two RUC members until the Caraher team was finally caught by the Special Air Service in April 1997. The South Armagh Brigade also built the bombs that were used to wreck economic targets in London during the 1990s, specially hitting the financial district. The truck bombs were sent to England by ferry. On 22 April 1993, the South Armagh IRA unit took control of the village of Cullaville near the border with the Republic, for two hours, making good use of dead ground. The fact that the IRA executed the action despite the presence of a British Army watchtower nearby, caused outrage among British and Irish parliamentary circles. The South Armagh Brigade was by far the most effective IRA brigade in shooting down British helicopters during the conflict. They carried out 23 attacks on British Army helicopters during the Troubles, bringing five down on separate occasions: the Gazelle shot down in February 1978 near Jonesborough, a Lynx in June 1988, a second Lynx in February 1991,. while in 1994 another Lynx and an RAF Puma were shot down in March and July respectively. The shooting down of the Lynx in 1994 during a mortar attack on Crossmaglen barracks is regarded by Toby Harnden as the most successful IRA operation against a helicopter in the course of the Troubles. A sustained machine gun attack against a helicopter was filmed by a Dublin television crew in March 1991 outside Crossmaglen Health Center. There was no reaction from British security although the RUC/Army base was just 50 yards away. The only successful IRA attack against an Army helicopter outside South Armagh was carried out by the East Tyrone Brigade near Clogher, County Tyrone, on 11 February 1990. By 1994, the only way for the British army to travel safely across South Armagh and some border areas of Tyrone and Fermanagh was on board troop-carrying Chinook helicopters. Timeline: South Armagh Sniper Operations 16 March 1990 - First use of the Barrett M82 sniper rifle in Northern Ireland by the South Armagh Brigade sniper teams. A British soldier suffered minor head injures when a bullet pierced his helmet on Castleblaney Road, County Armagh. 27 August 1992 - An unsuccessful attack was launched by a sniper on a British Army patrol at Carran Road, Crossmaglen, County Armagh. 28 August 1992 - British soldier Paul Turner was shot dead by a sniper in the main square of Crossmaglen, County Armagh. He was taking up position in the main square of the town when he was hit in the chest by a single bullet fired by an IRA sniper some 250 yards away. He was the first person killed by one of the South Armagh sniper teams. 25 February 1993 - RUC officer Jonathan Reid was shot dead by a sniper while on joint British Army and RUC foot patrol in Crossmaglen, County Armagh. He was taking cover at the side of a road. When he stood up he was hit by a single bullet which struck him in the chest. 17 March 1993 - British soldier Lawrence Dickson was shot dead by a sniper in Forkhill, County Armagh. The patrol were in pursuit of a man who had been acting suspiciously when a single high velocity shot was fired by a sniper who is believed to have been in a nearby vehicle. The bullet hit the soldier in the side and he died a short time later. Another British soldier unsuccessfully returned fire. 3 April 1993 - A British soldier was shot and injured by the IRA near Crossmaglen, South Armagh. 26 June 1993 - British soldier John Randall was shot dead by an IRA sniper near Newtownhamilton, County Armagh. He had been patrolling a field when the sniper fired a single high-velocity shot from the back of a stationary vehicle which hit Randall in the stomach. 17 July 1993 - British soldier Kevin Pullin was shot dead by a sniper while on foot patrol, Carran Road, Crossmaglen, County Armagh. 31 July 1993 - A British Army mobile checkpoint was fired at by an IRA sniper at Newtownhamilton, County Armagh. The British patrol manning the checkpoint returned fire. There were no injuries on either side. 2 November 1993 - RUC officer Brian Woods died two days after being shot by an IRA sniper while at an RUC Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Upper Edward Street, Newry, County Down. A single shot hit him in the neck 2 December 1993 - British soldier Paul Garrett was shot dead by a sniper while on foot-patrol, Victoria Street, Keady, County Armagh. He was hit in the stomach by a single bullet fired from a nearby hill. 30 December 1993 - British soldier Daniel Blinco (22) Grenadier Guards was shot dead by an IRA sniper while on foot-patrol while passing Murtaghs Pub, North Street, Crossmaglen, County Armagh. 25 July 1994 - A British soldier was shot and wounded by the IRA in Crossmaglen, County Armagh. 12 February 1997 - A British soldier was shot dead by a sniper near the British Army base in Bessbrook, County Armagh. Lance Bombardier Stephen Restorick was the last British soldier to be killed in Northern Ireland during Operation Banner. 29 March 1997 - An RUC officer was badly wounded when he was shot by a sniper outside Forkhill joint security base, County Armagh. This was the last action of the IRA Armagh Sniper teams. 16 April 1997 - A group of sixteen undercover SAS members restrained four IRA members, part of one of the two sniper teams which operated in South Armagh and gave them to the RUC, after tracking the IRA men to a farm complex. The owner of the farm was also arrested. Dates in bold indicate a death by a sniper. Ceasefires and the peace process The IRA ceasefire of 1994 was a blow to the South Armagh Brigade, in that it allowed the security forces to operate openly in the area without fear of attack and to build intelligence on IRA members. When the IRA resumed its campaign in 1996-97, the South Armagh IRA was less active than previously, although one of the sniper teams killed one soldier and seriously wounded an RUC constable. But the snipers also lost a number of their most skilled members, such as Mícheál Caraher, who were arrested and imprisoned just weeks before the second ceasefire. The capture of the sniper team was the single major success for the security forces in South Armagh in more than a decade, and was arguably among the most important of the Troubles, but by then, the IRA and Sinn Féin had achieved huge political gains towards their long-term goals. The last major action of the brigade before the last IRA ceasefire was a mortar attack on Newtownhamilton RUC/Army barracks, on 12 July 1997. The single Mk-15 mortar bomb landed short of the perimeter fence. In 1997, several members of the South Armagh Brigade, based in Jonesborough and Dromintee, following Michael McKevitt, left the Provisional IRA because of its acceptance of the Mitchell Principles of non-violence at a General Army Convention in October of that year and formed a dissident grouping, the Real IRA, which rejected the peace process. Their discontent was deepened by Sinn Féin's endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Most of the South Armagh IRA stayed within the Provisional movement, but there were reports of the brigade aiding the dissidents in different actions before the signing of the agreement, among them the bombings of Moira and Portadown, and mortar attacks on a security base at Forkhill and a watchtower at Glassdrumman. The Omagh bombing of August 1998, a botched Real IRA operation which killed 29 civilians, was prepared by dissident republicans in South Armagh. Thomas Murphy and the leadership of the IRA in the area have allegedly since re-asserted their control, expelling dissidents from the district under threat of death. Michael McKevitt and his wife Bernadette were evicted from their home near Dundalk. IRA members in South Armagh ceased co-operating with the RIRA after the Omagh bombing. After the Provisional IRA announced its intention to disarm and accept peaceful methods in July 2005, the British government announced a full demilitarisation plan which included the closing of all British Army bases in South Armagh by 2007. The normalisation process, negotiated under the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement in exchange for the complete decommissioning of IRA weaponry, was one of the main goals of the republican political strategy in the region. Since the army wind-down in 2007, security in the area is the sole responsibility of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Smuggling activities Senior IRA figures in South Armagh, notably Thomas Murphy, are alleged to have been involved in large-scale smuggling across the Irish border and money-laundering. Other alleged illegal activities involve fraud through embezzlement of agricultural subsidies and false claims of property loss. In 2006, the British and Irish authorities mounted joint operations to clamp down on smuggling in the area and to seize Thomas Murphy's assets. On 22 June 1998 a deadly incident involving fuel smuggling took place near Crossmaglen, when former Thomas Murphy employee Patrick Belton ran over and killed a British soldier attempting to stop him while driving his oil tanker through a military checkpoint. Belton was shot and injured by other members of the patrol, but managed to flee to the Republic. He was later acquitted of any charges, but he eventually agreed in 2006 to pay €500,000 for cross-border smuggling. Some sources claim that the smuggling activities not only made the South Armagh brigade self-sustained, but also provided financial support to most of the IRA operations around Northern Ireland. The IRA control over the roads across the border in South Armagh enabled them to impose 'taxes' on every cross-border illegal enterprise. South Armagh Memorial Garden A memorial garden was unveiled on 3 October 2010 in the village of Mullaghbawn, near Slieve Gullion mountain, with the names of 24 members of the South Armagh Brigade who died from different causes over the years inscribed upon a marble monument, along a bronze statue of Irish mythological hero Cú Chulainn. Martin McGuinness, then deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, gave the main oration, while Conor Murphy, then Minister for Regional Development, introduced the families of the dead IRA members. The unveiling involved a large republican parade which failed to comply with the procedures of the Parades Commission. A Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesman confirmed that an investigation was underway, but also stated that both Sinn Féin Ministers and everyone attending the parade were unaware that "the proper paperwork hadn't been submitted". See also Provisional IRA campaign 1969-1997 Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade Provisional IRA Derry Brigade References The Troubles in County Armagh Military history of County Armagh Provisional Irish Republican Army Brigades 1969 establishments in Northern Ireland
"Dancing" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 19 January 2018 by Darenote and BMG, as the lead single from her fourteenth studio album Golden (2018). Written by Minogue, Steve McEwan and Nathan Chapman, and produced by Sky Adams, "Dancing" was the singer's first material with BMG and Liberator, after finishing her contract with British label Parlophone two years prior. Musically, "Dancing" is a departure from her usual electronic dance sound, and adapts to country pop with elements of electronica and dance-pop. Lyrically, it talks about having fun and enjoying life while you can, with death and time being incorporated into the song's themes. "Dancing" received critical acclaim from music critics, many whom praised the song's production and lyrical quality. Upon its release on the parent album, certain critics had chosen it as a highlight. Commercially, the track reached the top twenty in regions such as Spain, Scotland, Hungary and Poland. It became the singer's 51st top-forty entry on the UK Singles Chart, and her 14th number-one hit on the US Dance Club Songs chart. Additionally, despite staying one week in the Top 50 in her native Australia, "Dancing" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association and silver by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting sales exceeding 35,000 and 200,000 units respectively. Directed by Sophie Muller, the music video features Minogue dancing and singing in several backdrops that were inspired by the Country and Western culture, such as the work of Dolly Parton, and used motifs and imagery revolving around death. To promote the single, Minogue performed the song on her Kylie Presents Golden tour, and at several gigs and shows including Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Sport Relief, the Echo Music Prize in Germany, and when she headlined Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park. Background and composition In 2016, Minogue released her final studio album with long-term record label Parlophone, entitled Kylie Christmas: Snow Queen Edition. After her departure from the label, Minogue signed a new record deal with BMG Rights Management which will release her upcoming album internationally. In December 2017, Minogue and BMG had struck a joint-deal with Mushroom Music Labels — under the sub-division label Liberator Music to release her new album in Australia and New Zealand. Throughout that year, Minogue worked with writers and producers for her fourteenth studio album including Amy Wadge, Sky Adams, DJ Fresh, Nathan Chapman, and teamed with previous collaborators Richard Stannard, The Invisible Men and Karen Poole. "Dancing" was one of the tracks written and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, where she felt the location had a "profound" effect on her. It was co-written by Minogue alongside McEwan and Chapman, with production being handled by Adams. Minogue used Instagram to discuss the story of the single, saying that the track is about removing "hurdles" in life by "dancing and having a good time". "Dancing" runs for two minutes and 58 seconds. Music critics have described the track as "country/electropop". Mark Lindores of Classic Pop compared its structure to "Burning Up" from Minogue's 2002 album Fever. Writing for Rolling Stone, Daniel Kreps noted that Minogue's work in Nashville was "evident" to the single, exemplifying its "acoustic guitar fingerpicking and Minogue brandishing some twang" at the opening of the song. Similarly, Nick Reilly from NME noticed Minogue's "unlikely foray" to Country music, but complimented the track's progression to the "huge pop chorus". Noiseys editor Lauren O'Neill found elements of electronic music in the song. Additionally, she compared the track's sound to the innovations of electronic dance music today—alongside Minogue's previous experimentations—and felt Minogue's offering was "more successful" than other "popstars". A contributor at Spin described it as a "top 40 version of Young Thug's country rap experiment 'You Said'", though they noted its more of a "rootsy dance" hybrid. Minogue commented about the track's production and entire form in an interview with Herald Sun in Australia; Release "Dancing" was released on 19 January 2018 by BMG and Liberator Music, as the lead single from her fourteenth studio album Golden (2018). It also served as the singer's first material with BMG and Liberator, after finishing her contract with British label Parlophone two years prior. A 7" vinyl was included in various package bundles on the singers website, promoting the release of the parent album; this included the B-side track "Rollin'", which appeared as a bonus track on deluxe editions of the album. A limited edition CD single were distributed in Australia and New Zealand for the annual Mardi Gras Fair Day, which included the standard version of the album and a T-shirt. Throughout February and March 2018, Minogue's company Darenote distributed digital remixes of "Dancing", featuring the work of Initial Talk, Illyus & Barrientos, Anton Powers and Dimmi; Powers' version including both a radio and extended edit. Additionally, Minogue re-packaged the single releases of the first three artists into one format, and released it on her website. Dimmi's remix only premiered in France via iTunes. The cover art were re-colored versions of the standard picture, which was a promotional shot of Minogue during the Golden photoshoot. Critical reception "Dancing" received critical acclaim from music critics. Joey Nolfi from Entertainment Weekly called it a "welcome return to form for the singer-songwriter", and believed it to be her most "refreshing" offering since her work on Impossible Princess (1997). Sam Damshenas at Gay Times agreed, calling it a "country-pop banger" that may "becom[e] a future Kylie classic". Matt Bagwell, writing for The Huffington Post, wrote an article defining 10 moments of Kylie's career where she "redefined pop music", and listed Golden and "Dancing" as one of them; he called it her most "surprising" material yet, and praised the songwriting for being more "in-depth". Daniel Kreps from Rolling Stone described it as "euphoric", whereas Idolator writer Mike Wass called it a "cute country-pop hybrid with an instantly hummable chorus." Hannah J. Davis from The Guardian listed it as their "Track of the Week", declaring it as "Raw yet danceable,". She compared it to "Dancing on My Own" by Swedish singer Robyn, believing it to be "one of those songs that's a total bop but which, after a couple of merlots, might push you into the foetal position." Described a lot "mellower" than her previous music, Express.co.uk contributor Shaun Kitchener believed it was "still unmistakably Kylie" by its production, and believed its chorus would "satisfy her loyal fan base". Although Similarly, MuuMuse's Bradley Stern acknowledged that it wasn't what was "expected", but concluded that "Dancing" is a "perfectly fine first step into this bold new era, and an assurance that she's going to keep doing what she does best until the very last shimmy,". Cameron Adams from The Northern Star believed the track's sound would "divide" fans, but also compared its appeal to the work of Impossible Princess—which made a similar impact. Nevertheless, Adams said that "Dancing" is a "smart first single as it is one of the most traditional Kylie moments on Golden." Upon the release of Golden, "Dancing" was selected as one of the album's highlights. Tim Sendra from AllMusic chose it as a standout track, and praised Minogue's ability to pull of both contemporary pop and country music. Ian Gormely from Exclaim! shared a similar opinion, stating that it "is a great addition to the Kylie singles arsenal of earworms,". Pitchfork editor Ben Cardew opined that tracks like "Dancing" stay true to Minogue's dance-pop style, and described it as "genuine brilliance." Moreover, he complimented the track's "funny one-liner chorus... that perfectly sums up the way a great pop song can defy mortality." Mark Kennedy at The Washington Post also commended her songwriting abilities, and described it as "Dolly Parton-ish". Commercial performance "Dancing" made its official charting debut in New Zealand, opening at number seven on their regional Heatseeker Singles Chart. This became the singer's first single to chart in the region since 2012's "Timebomb", which reached number 33 on the country's top 40 chart. In Minogue's native Australia, the song opening at number 46, tying with "Into the Blue" as her lowest-charting lead single in the country. Furthermore, it also reached number eight on the region's dance chart. Despite the single's low charting, "Dancing" received a gold certification denoting shipments of 35,000 units. In the United Kingdom, "Dancing" opened at number 47 on the UK Singles Chart before dropping off the chart the following week. Once the video was released it re-entered at number 93 before leaving again for two weeks. After her performance of the song on live television, the song re-entered at number 50, staying in the chart for another week after at number 61. It later peaked at number 38 after the release of Golden, becoming her fifty-first top 40 hit. Moreover, it debuted at number five on the UK Indie Chart, number one on the Vinyl Singles chart, number 15 on the Official Singles Sales Chart and peaked at number 10 on the Scottish Singles Chart. In Belgium, it entered the Wallonia Ultratip chart at number 46, and peaked at number 14 five weeks later. Additionally, it charted on the Flanders Ultratip chart at number 44, its final peak. It also reached number five on the Digital Songs Chart in both Finland and Sweden, provided by Billboard. Due to live promotion of the single in Germany, it managed to enter their singles chart at number 98, Minogue's first appearance on the chart since "Into the Blue". The song later peaked at number 71. Additionally, "Dancing" made appearances on several radio charts throughout Europe, including in Hungary at number 17, and at number 19 in Poland. In the United States, the single made its debut on the Dance Club Songs at number 53. After 11 weeks, it rose to number one, becoming the singer's 14th song to top that chart. Music video Minogue uploaded the official audio of "Dancing" on her YouTube channel on the same date of its release. The audio-only video features the single's artwork, consisting of her wearing a cowgirl outfit and leaning back while sitting in front of a stage. The video for "Dancing" premiered on 1 February, following a backstage teaser confirming the date. Directed by Sophie Muller, the country-inspired video was an homage to singers such as Dolly Parton as well as a return to Minogue's earlier choreography based videos. Minogue told Rolling Stone, "I always thought I could learn routines quickly, but this was different," she said. "However, by the time I had to dance with the Grim Reaper at the end I had mastered it. And if that's not a funny allegory for life I don't know what is!" Live performances Minogue performed "Dancing" for the first time on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on 24 February 2018. The song was included on the setlist of Kylie Presents Golden concerts in March 2018. On 23 March, Minogue performed the song on Sport Relief. On 12 April 2018, Minogue performed the song live during the German Echo Music Prize. Minogue performed "Dancing" on the 25 April 2018 episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers; this was the song's debut performance for American television. Two days later, she performed the song on Good Morning America. On 30 April 2018, Minogue performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Minogue performed "Dancing" as part of her set headlining Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park. She also closed her Golden Tour with "Dancing", where she wore a teal playsuit paired with grey embroidered thigh high boots. Formats and track listingsCD single & digital download"Dancing" – 2:587" vinyl"Dancing" – 2:58 "Rollin'" – 3:32Digital EP"Dancing" – 2:59 "Dancing" (Anton Powers edit) – 3:04 "Dancing" (Illyus & Barrientos remix) – 5:41 "Dancing" (Initial Talk remix) – 3:44Digital download – Initial Talk remix"Dancing" (Initial Talk remix) – 3:43Digital download – Illyus & Barrientos remix"Dancing" (Illyus & Barrientos Remix) – 5:41Digital download – Anton Powers remix"Dancing" (Anton Powers remix) – 5:06 "Dancing" (Anton Powers edit) – 3:04Digital download – DIMMI remix' "Dancing" (DIMMI Remix) – 3:02 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history See also List of number-one dance singles of 2018 (U.S.) References 2018 singles 2018 songs Kylie Minogue songs Songs written by Kylie Minogue Songs written by Steve McEwan Songs written by Nathan Chapman (record producer) Music videos directed by Sophie Muller Songs about death Songs about dancing
Ramiz Bisha (born 21 November 1967) is an Albanian retired international footballer. Club career He played alongside compatriot Zamir Shpuza with FK Budućnost Podgorica in Yugoslavia and KF Vllaznia Shkodër in Albania. International career He made his debut for Albania as a second half sub for Besnik Prenga in a November 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Latvia in Tirana. It remained his sole international match. Honours Vllaznia Albanian Superliga: 1991–92 References External links 1967 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Albanian men's footballers Albania men's international footballers KF Vllaznia Shkodër players FK Budućnost Podgorica players Yugoslav First League players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Yugoslavia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia Kategoria Superiore players
The Javanese Wars of Succession were three military confrontations between the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Mataram Sultanate on central Java between 1703 and 1755. The hereditary succession in Maratam was at stake, prompting the VOC to field its own candidates in an attempt to gain more influence in central and eastern Java. At the end of the Javanese Wars of Succession, Mataram was carved into three weak Vorstenlanden ("Princely Lands"), independent in name only, as a consequence of the divide and rule policy of the VOC. Overview The Trunajaya rebellion (1674–1681) lay the seed for the Javanese Wars of Succession. During this uprising, sultan Amangkurat I of Mataram died in 1677, causing a war of succession to break out between his sons Rahmat (Amangkurat II) and Puger (Pakubuwono I). Puger surrendered in 1681 and recognised his brother as the rightful sultan, but when the latter died in 1703, he disputed his brother's succession by his son Amangkurat III, which led to the First Javanese War of Succession. The three Javanese Wars of Succession were: First Javanese War of Succession (1703–1708) Second Javanese War of Succession (1719–1722) Third Javanese War of Succession (1749–1755) In the aftermath of this divide and rule policy on Java, one further partition of Yogyakarta occurred in 1812, increasing the number of Vorstenlanden to four. Indonesian nationalism The most prominent leaders on the Javanese side (Untung Surapati, Hamengkubuwono I) were later elevated to national Indonesian heroes in the 19th and 20th century, preceding the independence struggle of the Republic of Indonesia proclaimed in 1945. Literature Ooi Keat Gin, South-East Asia. A historical encyclopedia from Angkor Wat to East Timor, Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO Busken Huet, Het land van Rembrandt. Studieën over de Noordnederlandse beschaving in de zeventiende eeuw, Haarlem: Tjeenk Willink 1882 Blok, P.J., Geschiedenis van Nederlandsche Volk, volume III, book X, Leiden 1923 References Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of Asia
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman is an American streaming television late-night talk show hosted by comedian Sarah Silverman that premiered on October 12, 2017, on Hulu. In January 2019, Hulu canceled the show after 21 episodes. Premise With the show, Silverman is "looking to connect with people who may not agree with her personal opinions through honesty, humor, genuine interest in others, and not taking herself too seriously. While it's great to connect with like-minded people, Silverman feels it's crucial, now more than ever, to connect with the un-like-minded." She has described the show as an "accumulation of everything I've learned up to this point and then juxtaposed with this moment in time." The show is similar to late-night talk shows that have come before it in that it includes a monologue, interviews, and pre-taped segments. But unlike other shows, Silverman's monologues focus on her own personal experiences, and she uses current events as way to explore the personal implications they might carry. Her weekly guests are not necessarily celebrities there to promote a recent project but rather people who "fall under the shared theme of having experienced an extraordinary change in their lives." The first half of the show includes an ongoing storyline featuring "a White Guy at the Desk", played by Mather Zickel, whose purpose is to provide a feeling of familiarity when the show becomes too non-traditional. The character appears as part of a 10-episode arc that reveals "the journey of the disenfranchised male ego" that America is now currently dealing with. Production Development On March 27, 2017, it was announced that Hulu had given the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The show was developed through the union of two separate projects, one stemming from an idea that Silverman had for a late night program and one originating from the creative team at Funny or Die. Executive producers for the series were expected to include Silverman, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Amy Zvi. On May 23, 2017, it was reported that Gavin Purcell would serve as the series' showrunner and as an executive producer. On April 15, 2018, it was announced that Hulu had renewed the series for an additional eleven episodes that were due to premiere on September 6, 2018. On January 9, 2019, it was reported that Hulu had canceled the series after one season with Silverman and Funny or Die confirming the cancelation on their official Twitter accounts. Filming The series shoots weekly in Hollywood at Sunset Las Palmas Studios while also incorporating taped pieces shot around the United States. Production design The overall visual style of I Love You, America was devised by production designer J.P. Connelly. He fashioned the set to be a "union between traditional late night show and sitcom looks, Americana, and patriotism" that simultaneously manages to pay "homage to Silverman's personality." The stage is divided into separate regions that are brought together through the use of color and "American finishes" which include touches of Mid-Century Modern and other vintage design elements. The set is also decorated with various pieces that pay homage to Silverman including a blanket and a monkey lamp from her home. Also included are reproductions of her own personal photographs some of which feature Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and Fred Rogers, all of whom hold a personal significance to her. Comments on Louis C.K. During Silverman's monologue in episode six, she commented upon sexual misconduct allegations levelled against her longtime friend Louis C.K. Her remarks were widely reported in the press; specifically, the portion of her address when she asked: "Can you love someone who did bad things?" Episodes Season 1 (2017-18) Release Marketing On October 9, 2017, a music video "sneak peek" from the series was released featuring the song "I Love You, America: The Song". Premiere On September 7, 2018, the series took part in the 12th Annual PaleyFest Fall Television Previews which featured a preview screening of the second season and a conversation with Sarah Silverman. Reception Critical response I Love You, America has been met with a positive response from critics since its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 93% approval rating with an average rating of 7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Earnest and sarcastic, crude but compassionate, I Love You America is a welcome dose of optimism in an overly cynical late-night landscape." Joyce Slaton of Common Sense Media praised the series saying that it is "an entertaining shell of a show, hosted by a woman so charming and quick that she can make you think and laugh instead of roll your eyes." Justin Charity of The Ringer commented that, "In a world of unrelenting political hostility, I Love You, America rides the distinction between empathy and condescension as well as it hits the sweet spot between relevance and relief." Brett White of The Decider said in positive review that, "Sarah Silverman's going for something unique in the political commentary world: genuine compassion. And, with her interviews, she seems eager to prove that compassion is the only thing that can really make change." Vanity Fair Laura Bradley offered comment on Silverman's interviews when saying, "Some viewers will find these conversations galling and ill-considered; for those willing to stick around, however, I Love You, America is a fascinating, if occasionally challenging exploration of what, precisely, a streaming talk show can do." Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly positively compared Silverman to other late night hosts saying, "I'm glad Silverman has a venue for this because we should have a venue for this. The other political late night hosts can feel like they're preaching." Awards and nominations See also List of original programs distributed by Hulu References External links 2010s American late-night television series 2010s American political comedy television series 2010s American satirical television series 2010s American television talk shows 2017 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings English-language television shows Hulu original programming Political satirical television series Sarah Silverman
Frank Burty Haviland (16 October 1886 – November 1971) was a French Cubist painter, a friend and early client of Picasso and Braque, and an early collector of African art. Biography Frank Burty Haviland (or simply Frank Burty or Frank Haviland) was the grandson of Philippe Burty, art collector and critic who coined the term "japonisme". Philippe's daughter Madeline Burty married Charles Haviland, owner of the porcelain company "Haviland and Company". His older brother Paul Haviland was a photographer and writer. Burty was born in Limoges in 1886 (some sources give 1879 as his date of birth, less than eight months before the birth of his brother Paul). He studied music with Ricardo Viñes, when he met Déodat de Séverac, who introduced him to Manolo Hugué. The three became friends, and through Manolo Burty got into close contact with the Cubist painters in Paris. In 1909, Burty bought Picasso's Factory at Horta de Ebro. In 1910, Burty went to the South of France with Manolo and De Séverac, and he bought a monastery in Céret, in the French Pyrenees, which became the center of the so-called School of Céret until 1914. It included some of the most important painters of the time, with Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Georges Braque, Max Jacob and Auguste Herbin. Burty Haviland married Joséphine Laporta, a girl from Céret, in 1914. Burty was portrayed by Amedeo Modigliani in 1914, and is probably also the subject of the 1913 The Smoker by Juan Gris. Chaïm Soutine's Le Rouquin from 1917 to 1919 is also supposed to be a portrait of Burty. His bust was made by his friend Manolo Hugué. In April 1914, he had a solo exhibition at the 291 gallery of Alfred Stieglitz. In 1915, his work was included in the first exhibition in Marius de Zayas' "Modern Gallery" in New York City, together with works by Picasso, Braque, de Zayas, Francis Picabia, and others. His work was also included in exhibitions in that gallery over the next few years. In November 1917, Burty had a solo exhibition at the Galerias Dalmau in Barcelona, and in 1921, he had a solo exhibition in the Brummer Gallery in New York. His later style was more classical, moving away from the Cubism of his early career. Burty lived most of his life in Céret and was one of the driving factors behind the creation the Musée d'Art Moderne de Céret in 1950, helping it to acquire 14 works by Henri Matisse and over 50 works by Picasso. He was the conservator of the museum from 1957 until 1961. When the museum acquired the Burty archive, including 83 paintings and over 700 drawings, in 2008, they held a retrospective exhibition about him from 5 December 2009 until 30 May 2010. Burty died in November 1971 in Perpignan. Notes Further reading External links Musée d'Art Moderne de Céret: webpage on Frank Burty Haviland Cubist artists 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painters 1886 births 1971 deaths Haviland, Frank Burty People from Céret People from Limoges
Stafford First United Methodist Church is a historic church in Stafford, Kansas. The building was designed by architect Don Buel Schuler (1888–1972). It was built in 1927 and was added to the National Register in 2002 as the First Methodist Episcopal Church. References External links Historical information Methodist churches in Kansas Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Churches completed in 1927 Stafford County, Kansas National Register of Historic Places in Stafford County, Kansas
Wollaston Lake () is a lake in north-eastern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is about north-east of Prince Albert. With a surface area of (excluding islands; if islands are included), it is the largest bifurcation lake in the world – that is, a lake that drains naturally in two directions. About 10% of the lake's water drains into the Fond du Lac River, which flows out of the lake to the north-west, where it drains into Lake Athabasca, which ultimately drains into the Arctic Ocean via the Mackenzie River system. The rest of the water drains into the Cochrane River, which flows out of the north-eastern side of the lake and into Reindeer Lake, which drains via the Churchill River system into Hudson Bay. Wollaston Lake's main inflow is the Geikie River which flows from the south-west into the south-west section of the lake. If Hudson Bay is considered an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, then the Geikie is the largest river in the world to flow naturally into two oceans. Wollaston Lake is also the largest lake entirely within Saskatchewan, although the Saskatchewanian portions of Lake Athabasca and Reindeer Lake are both larger. Samuel Hearne learned of the lake in 1770 and David Thompson noted in 1796 the dual outlets as "perhaps without parallel in the world". In 1807, Peter Fidler named the lake after William Hyde Wollaston. The only settlement on its shores is also named Wollaston Lake. The settlement includes the northern hamlet of Wollaston Lake with a population of 129 and the adjacent village of Wollaston Post of the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation with a population of 1,251. Access Access to the lake is provided by the community airstrip (Wollaston Lake Airport) and an all-weather road (Highway 905) to La Ronge. This road passes by the western side of the lake, while the community of Wollaston Lake is located on the eastern side, but the lake can be crossed by a winter road when the lake is frozen (November through June) and by the Wollaston barge when it is not. Air service is also provided to Points North Landing, a service centre for nearby uranium mines. This industry provides jobs for local residents, but has raised concerns over possible contamination of the lake. On the west side of the lake at Collins Bay, near Collins Creek, is Collins Bay Airport. Also on the west side of the lake, near Hidden Bay, is an abandoned airport called Hidden Bay Airport. At the southern end of the lake at Nekweaga Bay is a Nekweaga Bay Airport. It is a private airport that provides access to Wilderness Family Outfitters. Rise Air provides daily flights connecting Wollaston Lake with Stony Rapids, Fond Du Lac, La Ronge, Prince Albert, and Saskatoon. Wollaston Lake (Hidden Bay) Recreation Site Wollaston Recreation Site (), also known as Hidden Bay Campground, is a provincially run park located on the north bank of Umpherville River near its mouth where it empties into Hidden Bay of Wollaston Lake. The campground features 12 campsites, a boat launch, a fish cleaning station, and a picnic area. Wild fires completely burned the campground and it is closed until further notice. The park is located on kilometre-240 of Highway 905, north of the community of Southend. Fish species Fish species found in the lake include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, Arctic grayling, lake whitefish, cisco, burbot, white sucker, and longnose sucker. Treated effluent from the Rabbit Lake uranium mine is released into Hidden Bay on the south-western side of the lake. See also List of lakes of Saskatchewan References External links Fish Species of Saskatchewan Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan Lakes of Saskatchewan Inland navigations Glacial lakes of Canada Bifurcation lakes
Lady Keane College, established in 1935, is oldest women's general degree college situated in Shillong, Meghalaya. This college is also first women's degree college in North East India. This college is affiliated with the North Eastern Hill University. Departments Science Physics Mathematics Chemistry Botany Zoology Biochemistry Computer Science Arts Languages History Education Economics Philosophy Sociology Political Science References External links Universities and colleges in Meghalaya Colleges affiliated to North-Eastern Hill University Educational institutions established in 1935 1935 establishments in India
Metrowagonmash, also Metrovagonmash (), is an engineering company in Mytishchi, Russia. Metrowagonmash (MWM) is one of the leading enterprises in Russia operating in the field of transport machine building. It specializes in development, designing and manufacturing of rolling stock for metro systems and railways. Metrowagonmash is part of Transmashholding. In May 2009 its Mytishchi Machine-building Factory was spun off as a separate truck and armored vehicle manufacturing company. History The plant was founded in 1897 (in the village of Big Mytishchi) to manufacture railcars, first for the Russian North Railway. Tramways and snowplows for Moscow have been produced since 1903, electric passenger trains since 1929 and metro-cars since 1934. During World War II, self-propelled guns, military tractors, tracked vehicles and other military material were produced. The plant was partially evacuated to the Ural region in October 1941. The equipment was back the following year. In 1947, production of dump trucks was started. The company later concentrated on production of subway cars, dump trucks and armored tracked vehicles (e.g. GM chassises). A number of models of Metrovagonmash subway cars have been deployed in nearly every subway (Metro) system of the former Soviet Union, as well as in Budapest, Prague, Sofia and Warsaw. In 1999, the plant started manufacturing rail buses as well. The plant also manufactured 137 RA2 Multiple Units between 2006 and 2008. Today Metrowagonmash is among the five thousand top enterprises in the country. On 19 May 2023, Metrowagonmash was sanctioned by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control. The United States Department of State said that the plant was involved in the production of military equipment, such as components for surface-to-air radar, weapons systems, and armoured tracked vehicles. List of products Metrowagonmash is the leading manufacturer of cars for metro systems of large cities of the CIS countries and of several Eastern European states. The enterprise has mastered manufacture of Light Rail cars designed for the lines of the Moscow Metro. Other specific products for the plant are rail buses. These vehicles are relatively new for the domestic railways and are designed for operation on suburban and interregional non-electrified routes. Rolling stock As of 2017, Metrowagonmash produces the following models of rolling stock: Metro 81-717.2K/714.2K Metro 81-725/726/727 "Baltiets" Metro 81-765/766/767 "Moskva" Metro 81-775/776/777 "Moskva-2020" Tram 71-931M "Vityaz" Gallery See also Rolling stock manufacturers of Russia The Museum of the Moscow Railway Transmashholding References and sources External links (en, ru) (ru) Company profile on the Transmashholding website (en, ru) Manufacturing companies of Russia Manufacturing companies of the Soviet Union Defence companies of the Soviet Union Rail vehicle manufacturers of Russia Russian brands Manufacturing companies established in 1897 Mytishchinsky District Transmashholding Companies based in Moscow Oblast 1897 establishments in the Russian Empire Companies nationalised by the Soviet Union
Madan-e Sofla (, also Romanized as Ma‘dan-e Soflá; also known as Ma‘dan-e Pā’īn and Bār Ma‘dan Soflá) is a village in Firuzeh Rural District, in the Central District of Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 516, in 152 families. References Populated places in Firuzeh County
Melanius Daniel Mullarkey (born 11 January 1992) is a Saint Lucian footballer who plays for Bala Town and the Saint Lucia national team. He plays as a defender. Early life Mullarkey was born on the island of Saint Lucia. His family is from Soufriere and central Castries. His family moved to the United Kingdom in 2002 when he was 10 years old. It was at this time that he gained an interest in football. Club career Mullarkey soon began playing in the local Sunday leagues. He was scouted by Birmingham City and stayed with the club's academy for five years before moving to Coventry City. Following his departure from Coventry City, Mullarkey traveled to Cyprus to play for AEL Limassol. He returned to the United Kingdom the following year and has played for numerous non-league clubs since then. In 2015 he had a short trial stint with Cork City of the League of Ireland Premier Division. Mullarkey signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Bromsgrove Sporting on 5 September 2020, following a successful trial period. Melanius then signed for fellow Southern League Premier Division Central side Redditch United on 23 October 2020 He was released by the club in May 2021. In August 2021 he joined Cymru North side Bangor City. He left the club in December 2021 after they were suspended from Welsh domestic football. In January 2022 he joined Cymru Premier team Bala Town. International career Mullarkey made his senior international debut for Saint Lucia on 16 May 2015 in a 2015 Windward Islands Tournament match against Grenada. He then competed in the team's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Antigua and Barbuda the following month. He was then recalled to the squad for the 2017 Windward Islands Tournament and scored his first international goal in the team's opening match, a 2–1 victory over the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. About representing Saint Lucia, Mullarkey said, "I wanted to play for Saint Lucia because it’s my hometown, I love my country from the bottom of my heart and playing and representing them is the best thing that will ever happen to me." Career statistics International References External links Living people 1992 births Saint Lucian men's footballers Saint Lucia men's international footballers English men's footballers Saint Lucian emigrants to the United Kingdom Saint Lucian expatriate men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Bedworth United F.C. players Long Buckby A.F.C. players Banbury United F.C. players AEL Limassol players Kettering Town F.C. players Rugby Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Gresley Rovers F.C. players Daventry Town F.C. players Leicester Nirvana F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Hinckley A.F.C. players Wolverhampton Sporting C.F.C. players Bromsgrove Sporting F.C. players Redditch United F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players Bala Town F.C. players English expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria English expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Cymru North players Saint Lucian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Saint Lucian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Gard Miller was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Miller was born in 1851. A resident of Ripon, Wisconsin, he was a farmer by trade. Assembly career Miller was a Republican member of the Assembly during the 1905 session. References People from Ripon, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin 1851 births Year of death missing Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Theodora June "Theo" Kalikow (born 1941) is an American academic, university president, author, and women's rights advocate. Holder of a master's degree and PhD in philosophy, she taught at Southeastern Massachusetts University for 17 years before becoming Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado in 1984. From 1984 to 1987 she was Dean of Plymouth State College in New Hampshire. She then served as 13th President of the University of Maine at Farmington from 1994 to 2012, and Interim President of the University of Southern Maine from 2012 to 2014. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2002. Early life and education Theodora June Kalikow was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Her father, Irving Kalikow, a graduate of MIT, was an engineer; her mother was Rose Cohen Kalikow. She has one brother. Kalikow graduated from Swampscott High School in 1958. She earned her A.B. in chemistry at Wellesley College in 1962. She went on to receive a master's degree in philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970, and a doctorate in philosophy at Boston University in 1974. She wrote her doctoral thesis on "Konrad Lorenz's Ethological Theory, 1927–1943". Academic career In 1967 she taught philosophy at the University of Exeter in England. The following year she began teaching philosophy and the history of science at Southeastern Massachusetts University (now University of Massachusetts Dartmouth). She received tenure in 1974 and was made full professor in 1981. She also served as dean of the department of philosophy for three years, assistant to the president of the university for two years, and president of the faculty union for two years. In 1983 she worked in the president's office at Brown University as an American Council on Education Fellow. In 1984 she moved to Greeley, Colorado, to become Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado, a position she held for three years. In 1987 she crossed the country again to New Hampshire to serve as Dean of Plymouth State College, holding that position until 1994. From 1992 to 1993 she served a one-year term as interim president of the college. She was also a professor of philosophy. Her efforts to focus attention on women's issues led the college to establish the Theo Kalikow Award for faculty or staff members who work on behalf of women's issues. University president In 1994 Kalikow was named the 13th President of the University of Maine at Farmington. She led several successful campaigns for the University, including a joint fundraising campaign for the on-campus Mantor Library and the Farmington Public Library and the establishment of the $5 million Emery Community Arts Center. She also established the women's studies program. She retired on June 30, 2012 after 18 years as president, being the longest-serving president in the four-year college's history. In 2012 Kalikow was named Interim President of the University of Southern Maine. She assumed this position following the controversial departure of her predecessor, Dr. Selma Botman. Kalikow's term was marked by ongoing program and staff cuts in an effort to balance the budget, prompting numerous student protests. In July 2014, David Flanagan was named as her successor while the University searched for a permanent replacement, and Kalikow took on a one-year job as acting vice chancellor and president emerita, at the same salary she had received as president. Other activities Kalikow is a co-founder of the Boston Society for Women in Philosophy and a founding member of Massachusetts Women in Higher Education. She is also the author of various papers, reviews, and publications concerning philosophy and the history of science, and has been a columnist for the Morning Sentinel since 2007. Kalikow is also on the Board of Trustees at Breakwater School in Portland, ME Awards and honors Kalikow is the recipient of the 2007 Green Building Leadership Award from the Maine chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, the 2006 Deborah Morton Award from the University of New England, and the 2000 Maryann Hartman Award from the University of Maine Women's Studies Program. In 2002 she was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame. In 1980 she received the Southern Massachusetts University Award for Contributions to the Status of Women. She was listed in the Who's Who of American Women, 1997–1998. In September 2015, the University of Maine Board of Trustees renamed the Education Center on the Farmington campus as the Theodora J. Kalikow Education Center. Personal life Kalikow has been open about her lesbian orientation since college. After a 20-year relationship with one partner, she now lives with Deb Pluck in Scarborough, Maine. Her hobbies include gardening and cross country skiing. In 2005 she won a bronze medal in triathlon in the Senior Olympics. References Notes Sources External links List of columns in the Morning Sentinel "The evolution of a woman college president: Theodora J Kalikow", 2006 thesis 1941 births Living people Presidents of the University of Southern Maine University of Maine at Farmington faculty Wellesley College alumni MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences alumni Boston University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences alumni People from Swampscott, Massachusetts
The École Nationale Supérieure de Physique, Électronique et Matériaux (commonly known as Phelma) is a Grande École located in Grenoble, France. Phelma is part of Grenoble Institute of Technology. The school specializes in physics, electronics and materials. The school is regularly ranked among the best in France in terms of Engineering, Research, and Innovation, according to French Magazines or International ones. Students are admitted to Phelma after two years of undergraduate studies: the Classe préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles. Studies at Phelma are of three years' duration and lead to the French degree "Diplôme National d'Ingénieur" (equivalent to a master's degree in engineering). Based on Physics, Chemistry, Processes, Electronics, Nanotechnologies, Phelma's teaching curriculum is of a great scientific and technical diversity with teaching themes and professional opportunities such as: Micro and nanotechnologies (microelectronics, nanosciences, materials, health) Energy (nuclear energy & energy, alternative energies) Information technology (digital communication, image and signal processing, telecommunications, computers and networks, embedded software, Internet of Things) Innovative materials (applied to transport, energy, leisure, health, microelectronics, building) Biotechnology (medical imaging and therapy, implantable devices) Environment (alternative energies, eco-processes, energy management, natural signal analysis) History Phelma was born from the gathering of 3 engineering schools in 2008 : ENSEEG, ENSERG and ENSPG ENSEEG(Materials, Electrochemistry and Processes):ENSEEG was first known as "l'Institut de l'Electrochimie" established in 1921. It was renamed ENSSEG in 1946. ENSERG(Electronics):The school was first part of "l'Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble" in 1942. It became an ENSI in 1948. It was finally renamed ENSERG in 1968. ENSPG(Physics):The school was created in 1986 from a part of the ENSIEG. Location Due to its history, Phelma's building are located on 3 different places. The Minatec building located in Grenoble is the building of the ex-ENSPG and is a part of Minatec (Micro and Nanotechnology Innovation Centre) The Polygone building is located on the "Polygone Scientifique", where also can be found Minatec, CEA Grenoble and the ESRF. This is where the ENSERG was located. The Campus building is the exENSEEG building. It is located on Grenoble Campus, which is outside of Grenoble in Saint-Martin-d'Hères. Curriculum Engineering The school recruits from the Concours Commun Polytechniques after the CPGE, or the Polytechnic Preparatory Cycle as well as from the dossier, at the bac + 2 level. The school delivers an engineering degree and research masters. First Year The students are grouped in first year in two courses with general vocation, giving a Bachelor in Engineering: PET: Physics, Electronics and Telecoms PMP: Physics, Materials and Processes It is possible to choose any course in the second year regardless of the course followed in the first year. In the end of the first year, a 1-month internship is compulsory in order to pass the year. This internship focuses on making the students have a genuine technical experience as a non-qualified worker to provide them with this knowledge, given that they may end up being manager in the future. Second and Third Year The courses of the second and third year grant a degree of Master in Science of Engineering, or "Diplôme National d'Ingénieur". There are National courses, which are mostly taught in French and International courses, taught in English and include an abroad period. National EPEE: Electrochemistry and Processes for Energy and the Environment, dealing with sustainable development, alternative energies, deconstruction and waste reprocessing. SIM: Materials Science and Engineering, focused on Materials and Semiconductors. Biomedical Engineering: The Biomedical Engineering program brings to the student, on the one hand, general skills in physics and biology and, on the other hand, knowledge in the engineering sciences allowing him to place himself at the interface between physical phenomena. or biological and their applications. The courses are delivered in English. SEI: Integrated Electronic Systems, focused on embedded digital and analog microelectronics, systems-on-a-chip, microwave and radio frequency electronics, and optoelectronics. PNS: The Physics - Nanosciences course focuses on microelectronics, optical devices and telecommunications for scientific research. GEN: Energetic and nuclear engineering : based on the control of energy production systems, more specifically on nuclear energy, as well as on the safety of these systems. SICOM: Signal, Image, Communication, Multimedia (common with the Ense3) gives a triple skill in signal processing, electronics and IT. SEOC: Embedded systems and connected objects (shared with Ensimag). The sector trains the design, validation and operation of embedded systems and the implementation of software and hardware architectures with skills in network, real-time and embedded computing, and systems-on-a-chip. International NANOTECH: International master's degree dedicated to micro and nanotechnologies, jointly with the Politecnico di Torino and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, with a limited number of places for the students of each Institution. FAME :International Degree in Functional Advanced Materials Engineering. AMIS : Advanced Materials for Innovation and Sustainability. In the end of the 2d year, a 3-4 month internship is compulsory to pass the year. This internship focuses on a first engineer experience, generally in a company or a research laboratory. In the end of the 3rd year, a 6-month internship is compulsory to receive the "Diplôme National d'Ingénieur". This is called the Projet de Fin d'Etudes (or "PFE"), and allows students to have a full-time experience to find a job after the graduation, or even to get a professional contract for the following years. Research at Phelma Phelma students have the opportunity to perform research work as part of their curriculum in third year (9th semester). 20% of Phelma graduates pursue a Ph.D. The school offers research masters in collaboration with Grenoble Alpes University: Art, Science, Technology Cognitive science OR: Optics and radio frequencies Signal, Image, Speech Telecoms Nanoelectronics and nanotechnologies Electrochemistry and Processes (ElP) FAME: Functional Advanced Materials Engineering MaNuEn: Materials for Nuclear Engineering SGM: Materials Science and Engineering EMINE - KIC Innoenergy: European Master in Innovation in Nuclear Energy PHTUP: Processes of High Technologies Ultra Clean EP: Physical Energetics APP: Astrophysics, Plasmas, Planets PMCR: Condensed Matter Physics and Radiation PSC: Subatomic Physics and Cosmology Nanobiology, Nanobiotechnologies Nanochemistry and Nano-Objects Nanophysics, Nanostructures Rankings 2013 L'usine Nouvelle: Grenoble Institute of Technology 2d Best Engineering School of France. Industrie et Technologies: Grenoble Institute of Technology, 1st Engineering School in Innovation, and in Energy Engineering. QS World University Rankings: Grenoble Institute of Technology 1st Best Engineering School of France in 2 Fields: "Electrical Engineering" and "Electronics and Materials Science". L'Étudiant: Phelma 5th Best Engineering School of France on the criterion of "academic excellence". 2014 L'usine Nouvelle: Grenoble Institute of Technology still 2d Best Engineering School of France after Polytechnique. Industrie et Technologies: Grenoble Institute of Technology "Undisputed leader" in research; 1st for the 4th year in a row. QS World University Rankings: Grenoble Institute of Technology still 1st in the fields : "Electrical Engineering" and "Electronics and Materials Science". 2015 L'usine Nouvelle: Grenoble Institute of Technology 2d Best Engineering School of France, again. Industrie et Technologies : Grenoble Institute of Technology Best Engineering School of France in Innovation for the 4th time. L'Étudiant: Phelma 6th Best Engineering School of France on the criterion of "academic excellence". 2016 L'Étudiant: Phelma progressed three places compared to the previous year by becoming the 3rd best school in France on the criterion of "academic excellence" and first in research. QS World University Rankings: Grenoble Institute of Technology still 1st en "Electrical Engineering" and 2d in "Materials Science". 2017 L'Étudiant: Phelma 5th Best Engineering School of France on the criterion of "academic excellence" and progresses by taking the 7th place on the criterion "international openness". 2018 L'Étudiant: Phelma 4th Best Engineering School of France on the criterion of "academic excellence", being for the first time better ranked than Ecole Centrale de Paris or Ecole des Mines de Paris in particular. Students' Life During the year, the life of Phelma's students is punctuated by many extracurricular activities such as student parties, welcoming new students, and many other very diverse activities that range from sporting events to cultural events. These activities are organized by several student associations: The Grand Cercle, or Cercle des élèves de Grenoble INP, organizing in particular the gala of Grenoble Institute of Technology. The Bureau des Elèves, or BDE, which organizes the reception and integration of new students and student nights throughout the year, The Bureau des Sports, BDS, which mainly organizes sports events such as ski trips, The Bureau des Arts, BDA, which organizes events related to the arts and to which are attached the cultural associations of the school: Club Zik, Club BD, Club Photo ... Junior Conseil Phelma, or JCP, which carries out technical projects for companies, and allows students to take part in professional missions providing them with experience during their studies. Team Gala Phelma who organizes the Phelma Gala, or Gala Horizon, an important school event with a buffet party... CHeer uP ! Phelma : National caritative association which helps children who suffer from cancer. This association isn't specific to Phelma. Le CLub Zik' : Mixing Association which animates students' parties in Grenoble. Phelma News : Newspaper of the School, which relates past and future events related to Phelma. Le Club Robotronik : Association which constructs robots and takes part in numerous robotic tournaments in France and Europe. Le Chalet : Association which manages some food, coffee and relaxation activities in the school. Phelma Gaming: Gaming association which relies on video games, with conferences, LAN sessions... A lot of other associations related to Grenoble Institute of Technology also exist in Grenoble and are available to students from the 6 schools, such as INProd (video editing), Club Oenologie (Wine analysis), Cinétoile (Cinema specific)... Some other associations are national or international associations which happen to be available in Grenoble or Phelma, such as CHeer uP !, BEST... The BDE, the BDS and the BDA are elected each year by the students during the campaign, which takes place each year in February : a part of the first year students are grouped into several student lists that organize events during the campaign, in order to win the students' votes. See also Grenoble Institute of Technology Grenoble Grandes écoles ENSE3 Politecnico di Torino References External links Official Phelma website— Official Phelma website— Official Junior Conseil Phelma website -- (in French) Official Grand Cercle website -- (in French) Phelma Grenoble Tech Phelma Grenoble Tech Phelma Grenoble Tech Phelma Grenoble Tech Phelma Grenoble Tech Phelma Educational institutions established in 2008 2008 establishments in France
The Castleton Festival, launched in the summer of 2009, is a program of The Chateauville Foundation, established in 1997 by Lorin Maazel and Dietlinde Turban-Maazel. The Castleton Festival is located on Lorin Maazel's estate in Castleton, Virginia. Background A Theatre House, sitting on the foundations of what was once a large-scale chicken coop, serves as the focal point of the Foundation's year round activities. The Foundation continues to present artists and ensembles of the highest caliber through a regular season of a dozen or more presentation each year. In addition to its performance activities, the Foundation regularly lures students to its facilities and offers outreach opportunities and in-school activities within Rappahannock County. In recent years, the Foundation's work has focused most prominently on the growth of young artists; advanced students and emerging professionals. Starting with the Castleton Residency, a program launched in 2006, such artists have come annually to Castleton Farms to live and work together intensively under the guidance of Maestro Maazel, producing a series of chamber opera productions in the Theatre House. The program blossomed into the first Castleton Festival in 2009, creating expanded opportunities for the participants through the inclusion of symphonic concerts, master classes (most notably the Lorin Maazel Master Class for conductors with Rolex as the Founding Partner), recitals and a range of formal and informal performances and training activities. The Castleton Festival’s 2015 season was supported by private contributions and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation. A virtual festival was held in 2020. References External links Castleton Festival official website Festivals in Virginia 2009 establishments in Virginia Tourist attractions in Rappahannock County, Virginia Music festivals established in 2009
The Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting occurred in Marysville, Washington, on October 24, 2014, when 15-year-old freshman student Jaylen Fryberg shot five students at Marysville Pilchuck High School, and fatally wounding four, before shooting and killing himself. Fryberg's father, Raymond Fryberg, was arrested and convicted the following year for illegally purchasing and owning the gun used in the shooting, among other firearm offenses. Events Prior to the shooting, Fryberg invited several students, all of whom were friends, to meet him for lunch via text message. He urged some of them to skip classes they had at the time. Minutes prior to the shooting, he reportedly sent a group text message to his family and the families of his would-be victims. In it, he apologized for his actions and laid out plans for his funeral. At lunchtime, the invited students sat together at one table. Fryberg then entered the school cafeteria and sat down at a different table. At 10:39 a.m., according to eyewitnesses, he stood up, approached the table where his friends were sitting, and had a verbal altercation with them. He then pulled out a .40-caliber Beretta Px4 Storm Subcompact handgun and fired at least eight shots, shooting several of the students in a "calm, methodical way". During the shooting, Fryberg was described by a witness as having "a blank stare" and "staring at the victims as he shot them". He also appeared to be targeting only the table where his friends were sitting. At the time of the shooting, seven students were seated at that table. Fryberg died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. An early eyewitness report stated that an adult school staff member tried to intervene by grabbing Fryberg's arm, inadvertently causing him to fatally shoot himself in the neck. The employee was later identified as first-year social studies teacher Megan Silberberger, who tried to apprehend Fryberg as he may have been attempting to reload. Police officials and the Snohomish County medical examiner later clarified that Fryberg committed suicide by shooting himself in the head and that Silberberger did not touch him in the moments preceding his death, though she did make an attempt to subdue him. Shortly after Fryberg committed suicide, Silberberger contacted authorities. The motive for the shooting is unknown, although a student at the school stated that "[he] was angry at a girl who would not date him, and that the girl was one of the people shot", a claim that was supported by other classmates and by Fryberg's family members. Aftermath After the shooting, recordings of police radio communications during the event were released by the Snohomish County Police Staff and Auxiliary Services Center after requests for public records. A timeline was also provided by Marysville police spokesman Robb Lamoureux. According to the timeline and recordings, an anonymous 9-1-1 caller, using a cellphone, first alerted police to the shooting. The school resource officer was the first law enforcement officer to make contact with the victims, arriving at the scene a minute after the first 9-1-1 call was received. He immediately reported that a fire alarm was going off and that there were students and staff evacuating from the building. A dispatcher then informed him about a report of a possible shooting in the cafeteria. The officer responded, "Ocean 12, it's confirmed. We have a shooter. We have five down." He later said, "Shooter is DOA [dead on arrival]. We have got apparently four [victims.]" Soon afterward, he said, "Ocean 12, I need aid here. I have two that are still breathing and alive. Looks like I have three possibly deceased." The first paramedics arrived on the scene ten minutes after the first radio dispatch. At the time of the shooting, approximately 150 people were inside the cafeteria. A vice-principal ordered the school to go into lockdown. The victims were all identified as friends of Fryberg. It was initially reported that at least six students were wounded. Some students fled the cafeteria immediately after the shooting started. Several climbed over the fence of a house next to the school and sought shelter there. Other students disregarded the school lockdown rules and fled their classrooms while they were in place. As the school was cleared by local law enforcement officials, students were taken by bus to a nearby church. It took two hours for officers to evacuate hundreds of students who were still hiding inside the school, and more than 100 witnesses were interviewed by investigators. Classes at Marysville Pilchuck High were canceled for the following week, as well as an upcoming football game. The cafeteria where the shooting took place will not be reopened and is being considered for remodeling. In the wake of the shooting, threats were made against several students belonging to the Tulalip tribe, the Native American tribe Fryberg belonged to. A spokesman for the Marysville School District stated that the school district was taking the threats seriously. The school reopened on November 3, with about fifteen counselors present on campus. On October 30, a memorial service was held for Fryberg at a recreation center on the Tulalip Indian Reservation. Hundreds of people were in attendance. On September 2, 2015, more than 2,200 pages of investigative documents were released to the public by Snohomish County authorities. They consisted of interviews with Fryberg's classmates, many of whom were feet away when Fryberg first opened fire. Origin of the gun On March 31, 2015, Raymond Lee Fryberg Jr., Jaylen Fryberg's father, was arrested for purchasing five guns, including the Beretta handgun used during the shooting, from a Cabela's store between January 2013 and July 2014. He reportedly lied on a background check that there were no restrictions imposed against him in the purchases. In 2002, his then-partner issued a permanent order of protection against him after he threatened and assaulted her. The order barred him from making legal firearm purchases. Fryberg had previously violated the order in September 2012. Immediately following his arrest, Fryberg appeared at a brief hearing in the Seattle District Court, where a preliminary hearing was set for April 14, 2015. He was later released under supervision by a federal magistrate judge on April 2, 2015. On April 16, 2015, Raymond Fryberg reappeared in court and pleaded not guilty to six counts of illegal firearm possession concerning nine guns. A federal jury found him guilty of knowingly owning firearms that he legally was forbidden to possess. On January 11, 2016, he was sentenced to two years in prison. Victims Zoë Raine Galasso was killed at the scene by a single gunshot wound to her head. Her death was ruled a homicide. Shaylee Adelle Chuckulnaskit and Gia Christine Soriano were taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett in critical condition, with single gunshot wounds to the head. The wounds were reportedly so severe that both were not immediately identifiable. It was announced on the evening of October 26 that Gia Soriano had died from her wounds. On October 31, one week after the shooting, Shaylee Chuckulnaskit was also confirmed to have died from her wounds. Andrew Fryberg, a cousin of Jaylen Fryberg, was also taken to Providence Regional Medical Center, where he was in critical condition from two gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Late in the evening on November 7, two weeks after the shooting, it was confirmed that he had died from his wounds. He was the only victim shot twice. Nate Hatch, another cousin of Jaylen Fryberg, suffered a single gunshot wound to the jaw and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment. He was listed in serious condition and placed in intensive care. His condition was upgraded to satisfactory on October 27, after having surgery to repair his jaw. He was discharged from the hospital on November 6. Two other students were treated for minor injuries at the school, although it was unclear whether these injuries were inflicted by gunfire. Two female students who were sitting at the same table as the victims, including another cousin of Fryberg's, were not injured by gunfire. Perpetrator Jaylen Ray Fryberg (July 31, 1999October 24, 2014), a 15-year-old freshman student at the school, was identified as the shooter based on reports from other students at the scene. Fryberg was a wrestler and football player at the school. He was described as "generally happy", "a really nice kid", and "not a violent person". He was later said to have been experiencing difficulties in adjusting to the school environment, with his grades slipping and missing classes for several days. Fryberg was of Native American descent and a member of the Tulalip tribe. He was close friends with his cousins Andrew Fryberg and Nate Hatch. One week prior to the shooting, Fryberg had been announced as the school's freshman homecoming prince at a football game. He used multiple social media accounts that frequently depicted him hunting and using rifles. The ownership of the Beretta handgun used in the shooting was traced to Fryberg's father. Fryberg's last few Twitter posts were described as "emotional". Hours before the shooting, a fellow student had asked him if he was doing okay following a fight with another student who had been using racial slurs. Fryberg had been suspended from school and the football team following the fight. A student claimed that Fryberg fought with a student over a girl, and another that one of Fryberg's victims was a girl who turned him down when he asked her out on a date. This girl, later identified as Zoë Raine Galasso, was reported to have been dating Fryberg's cousin Andrew at the time. Fryberg also had an ex-girlfriend at the time of the shooting, Shilene George, to whom he sent pictures of himself with the handgun in the school cafeteria immediately prior to the shooting. She told authorities she was forced to end the relationship days prior to the shooting after Fryberg became violent with her. Reactions Washington State Senator John McCoy, a member of the Tulalip tribe, said in a released statement, "I do know the family. We're all related in one shape or form. We live and work and play together." Washington Governor Jay Inslee also said in a Twitter post regarding the shooting, "Like all of WA, [my wife] and I have everyone at #MPHS in our hearts and prayers. Please take care of each other." He later declared November 3 "Red and White Day" in the state, urging Washington residents to wear red and white, the school colors of Marysville Pilchuck High, as a sign of support. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pledged his support for the Marysville community and commented regarding the national issue of gun violence, "Gun violence has no place anywhere, least of all at our nation's schools, and we must do more to keep guns out of the wrong hands." The Tulalip tribe released a statement on October 29 denouncing Fryberg's "horrific actions" and adding that the shooting was "the [act] of an individual, not a family, not a tribe". They later added, "We are supporting the family of Jaylen Fryberg in their time of loss, but that does not mean we condone his actions." The school football team was met by the Seattle Seahawks football team and were invited to their practice facility on October 28. On November 2, players on the Seahawks and the Oakland Raiders teams wore decals of Marysville Pilchuck High on their helmets during a game at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. Inactive Seahawks players, coaches, and staff also wore lapel pins bearing the same decals. In addition, a moment of silence was observed before the game began. A vigil was attended by over 1,000 people on the evening of October 24, 2014, at the Grove Church. The football team from Oak Harbor High School showed up in uniform. They had been scheduled to play Marysville Pilchuck in a playoff game for the division title Friday night, but it was canceled. Becky Cooke Berg, superintendent of the Marysville School District, said Oak Harbor, Washington had offered to accept second place out of respect for its opponents. "We understand other teams in the league will be wearing red and white in support of Marysville-Pilchuck," Berg said. A second vigil occurred the next day at Mountain View Presbyterian Church. On October 27, a moment of silence was observed by the Marysville community at 10:39 a.m., exactly 72 hours from the moment the shooting started. See also List of school mass shootings in the United States List of school shootings in the United States References 2014 mass shootings in the United States 2014 murders in the United States 2014 in Washington (state) Attacks in the United States in 2014 Crimes in Washington (state) High school killings in the United States High school shootings in the United States Marysville, Washington Mass murder in 2014 Mass shootings in the United States Mass shootings in Washington (state) Murder–suicides in Washington (state) October 2014 crimes in the United States October 2014 events in the United States School shootings committed by pupils School shootings in Washington (state) Suicides by firearm in Washington (state)
The LPGA Drive On Championship is a series of women's professional golf tournaments on the LPGA Tour created after several tournaments were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each tournament uses the tour's "Drive On" slogan to support the resilience of the tour. Ohio The Ohio tournament was held in July 2020 as the LPGA Tour's first tournament since the tour was halted in February 2020. The Ohio tournament was hosted at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. The tournament did not have spectators nor a pro-am, and it featured a field of 144 players. Although lacking a title sponsor, the players competed for a $1 million purse, primarily funded by sponsors of cancelled tournaments. Danielle Kang won the inaugural event by one stoke over Céline Boutier. Georgia The Georgia tournament was announced on September 15, 2020, as the LPGA replaced all three stops (Korea, Taiwan, Japan) on the Asian Swing that were called off by further pandemic restrictions. The Georgia tournament was hosted at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Great Waters Course in Greensboro, Georgia, located halfway between Augusta and Atlanta, on a Jack Nicklaus-designed course that opened in 1992 and was refurbished in 2019. The tournament used a full field of 144 players, competing for a $1.3 million purse. Ally McDonald won her first career tournament by one stroke over Danielle Kang, who was going for the "Drive On Championship" double. Florida The first Florida tournament was held in March 2021 at the Golden Ocala Golf Club in Ocala, Florida. Austin Ernst won by five strokes over Jennifer Kupcho. In February 2022 at Crown Colony Golf Club in Fort Myers, Florida, Leona Maguire became the first Irish winner on the LPGA tour, finishing 3 strokes clear of Lexi Thompson. Arizona The first Arizona tournament will be held in March 2023 at the Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club in Gold Canyon, Arizona. The 132-player field will compete for a higher purse, $1.75 million, with $262,500 going to the winner. Winners References External links Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site – Ohio Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site – Georgia Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site – Florida LPGA Tour events Golf in Ohio Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) Golf in Florida Golf in Arizona Sports competitions in Ohio Sports competitions in Georgia (U.S. state) Sports competitions in Florida Sports competitions in Arizona Recurring sporting events established in 2020 2020 establishments in Ohio
Clifton–Clyde USD 224 is a public unified school district headquartered in Clyde, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Clifton, Clyde, Vining, Ames, St. Joseph, and nearby rural areas. Schools The school district operates the following schools: Clifton Clyde High School, located in Clyde Clifton Clyde Middle School, located in Clifton Clifton Clyde Grade School, located in Clifton See also Kansas State Department of Education Kansas State High School Activities Association List of high schools in Kansas List of unified school districts in Kansas References External links School districts in Kansas
De Vita Beata ("On the Happy Life") is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger around the year 58 AD. It was intended for his older brother Gallio, to whom Seneca also dedicated his dialogue entitled De Ira ("On Anger"). It is divided into 28 chapters that present the moral thoughts of Seneca at their most mature. Seneca explains that the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reason – reason meant not only using logic, but also understanding the processes of nature. Background The dialogue has the full title ad Gallionem de Vita Beata ("To Gallio on the happy life"). It was probably written in early 58 or a little earlier. From incidental remarks made in the work, it is thought Seneca wrote it when he was in a position of power near the beginning of Nero's reign between 54 and 59. Furthermore, Tacitus tells us that Publius Suillius Rufus had made a series of public attacks concerning Seneca's wealth in 58, and De Vita Beata contains a defense of wealth which may be a response to this or similar criticisms made around this time. The work ends rather abruptly and is followed in the manuscripts by Seneca's De Otio which is missing its beginning. The earliest surviving manuscript is from the Codex Ambrosianus, a Milan Codex, from the 11th century and other copies are derived from this archetype. Contents The work can be clearly divided into two parts. In the first part (§1–17) Seneca defines the concept of the happy life and discusses how it can be achieved. This part also disputes Epicurean doctrines. In the second part (§17–28) Seneca discusses the relationship of philosophical teachings with one's personal life. Part of this (§21–24) is specifically devoted to answering objections against the possession of wealth. Topics Seneca, in agreement with Stoic doctrine, argues that Nature is Reason (logos) and that people must use their powers of reason to live in harmony with nature and thus achieve happiness. In his words, "rerum naturae adsentior; ab illa non deerrare et ad illius legem exemplumque formari sapientia est," which means "I follow nature; it is common sense not to stray from it but to be molded according to its law and example." Seneca proposes to follow a logical sequence in this approach, starting with the definition of the objectives that the person wants to obtain. In decision-making he scorns the ways of the masses ("the most beaten and frequented paths are the most deceptive") since people are "more willing to trust another than to judge for themselves" and "a mistake that has been passed on from hand to hand finally involves us and works our destruction." In a certain sense he identifies Nature with God, which he states several times requires our obedience ("We were born into this kingdom and to obey to God is freedom", and he writes "when you rage against heaven I do not say, 'You are committing sacrilege,' but 'You are wasting your time.'" Seneca presents a morality based on contempt for the pleasures ("pleasure is something lowly, servile, weak, and perishable") and fortune ("do not be corrupted by external things, be unconquerable and admire only oneself, be courageous in spirit and ready for any fate, be the moulder of one's own life"). But he admits that there are acceptable pleasures "calm, moderate, almost listless and subdued, and scarcely noticeable" linked to the conduct of the wise person. The attainment of happiness, therefore, is only really possible by following Virtue who "like a good soldier will submit to wounds, count her scars, and, pierced by darts as she dies, will yet adore the general for whom she falls", because "no one can live cheerfully without living honourably." Thus, Seneca distinguishes between virtues hard or difficult and virtues soft or easier to practice, because "there is no virtue without effort". Among the difficult are patience, fortitude and perseverance, and among the easy are liberality, temperance and meekness. As far as wealth is concerned, Seneca does not consider it good or bad in itself, but acknowledges that it is "useful and brings great comfort to life", so the wise person prefers them but is not subordinate to them. In this sense, wealth must be an instrument of virtue, using it to give to others, because "I shall proffer my bounty to some, and shall forcibly thrust it upon others". Notes References Further reading Translations John Davie (2007), Seneca: Dialogues and Essays. Oxford World Classics. Elaine Fantham, Harry M. Hine, James Ker, Gareth D. Williams (2014). Seneca: Hardship and Happiness. University of Chicago Press. Peter J. Anderson (2015), Seneca: Selected Dialogues and Consolations. Hackett Publishing. External links Aubrey Stewart (1900): De Vita Beata – Latin text at The Latin Library Philosophy essays Philosophical works by Seneca the Younger
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer and director. In a career spanning over four decades, Washington has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and two Silver Bears. He was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and in 2020 The New York Times named him the greatest actor of the 21st century. In 2022, Washington received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in performances off-Broadway. He first came to prominence in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988), and in the war film A Soldier's Story (1984). Washington won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his role as an American Civil War soldier in Glory (1989) and for Best Actor for playing a corrupt cop in Training Day (2001). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in Cry Freedom (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), Flight (2012), Fences (2015), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He established himself as a leading man with starring roles in Mo' Better Blues (1990), Mississippi Masala (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Courage Under Fire (1996), Remember the Titans (2000), Man on Fire (2004), Inside Man (2006), and American Gangster (2007). He starred in The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023). Washington directed and starred in the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), and Fences (2015). Washington made his Broadway debut in Checkmates (1988). He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for starring in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's play Fences in 2010. He later directed, produced, and starred in the film adaptation in 2016. Washington has since returned to Broadway in the revivals of Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun (2014) and the Eugene O'Neill play The Iceman Cometh (2018). Early life and education Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. was born in Mount Vernon, New York, on December 28, 1954. His mother, Lennis "Lynne", was a beauty parlor owner and operator born in Georgia and partly raised in Harlem, New York. His father, Denzel Hayes Washington Sr., a native of Buckingham County, Virginia, was an ordained Pentecostal minister, who was also an employee of the New York City Water Department, and worked at a local S. Klein department store. Washington attended Pennington-Grimes Elementary School in Mount Vernon until 1968. When he was 14, his parents divorced and his mother sent him to the private preparatory school Oakland Military Academy in New Windsor, New York. Washington later said, "That decision changed my life, because I wouldn't have survived in the direction I was going. The guys I was hanging out with at the time, my running buddies, have now done maybe 40 years combined in the penitentiary. They were nice guys, but the streets got them." After Oakland, he attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, from 1970 to 1971. He was interested in attending Texas Tech University: "I grew up in the Boys Club in Mount Vernon, and we were the Red Raiders. So when I was in high school, I wanted to go to Texas Tech in Lubbock just because they were called the Red Raiders and their uniforms looked like ours." Instead, he earned a BA in Drama and Journalism from Fordham University in 1977. At Fordham, he played collegiate basketball as a guard under coach P. J. Carlesimo. After a period of indecision on which major to study and taking a semester off, Washington worked as creative arts director of the overnight summer camp at Camp Sloane YMCA in Lakeville, Connecticut. He participated in a staff talent show for the campers and a colleague suggested he try acting. Returning to Fordham that fall with a renewed purpose, Washington enrolled at the Lincoln Center campus to study acting, where he was cast in the title roles in Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones and Shakespeare's Othello. He then attended graduate school at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California, where he stayed for one year before returning to New York to begin a professional acting career. Career 1976–1989: Early roles and rise to prominence Washington spent the summer of 1976 in St. Mary's City, Maryland, in summer stock theater performing Wings of the Morning, the Maryland State play, which was written for him by incorporating an African-American character/narrator based loosely on the historical figure from early colonial Maryland, Mathias de Sousa. Shortly after graduating from Fordham, Washington made his screen acting debut in the 1977 made-for-television film Wilma which was a docudrama about sprinter Wilma Rudolph, and made his first Hollywood appearance in the 1981 film Carbon Copy. He shared a 1982 Distinguished Ensemble Performance Obie Award for playing Private First Class Melvin Peterson in the Off-Broadway Negro Ensemble Company production A Soldier's Play which premiered November 20, 1981. A major career break came when he starred as Dr. Phillip Chandler in NBC's television hospital drama St. Elsewhere, which ran from 1982 to 1988. He was one of only a few African-American actors to appear on the series for its entire six-year run. He also appeared in several television, motion picture and stage roles, such as the films A Soldier's Story (1984), Hard Lessons (1986) and Power (1986). In 1987, he starred as South African anti-apartheid political activist Stephen Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1989, Washington won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a defiant, self-possessed ex-slave soldier in the film Glory. That same year, he appeared in the film The Mighty Quinn; and in For Queen and Country, where he played the conflicted and disillusioned Reuben James, a British soldier who, despite a distinguished military career, returns to a civilian life where racism and inner city life lead to vigilantism and violence. 1990–1999: Hollywood stardom In the summer of 1990, Washington had appeared in the title role of the Public Theater's production of William Shakespeare's Richard III. Mel Gussow of The New York Times praised Washington as "an actor of range and intensity, is expert at projecting a feeling of controlled rage". Also that year Washington starred as Bleek Gilliam in the Spike Lee film Mo' Better Blues. Charles Murray of Empire praised Washington's performance as a "taut portrayal of the driven musician" and "like all Lee’s film, Mo’ Better Blues is a real ensemble piece, and the standard of the performances is uniformly excellent: but Washington [and] Lee deserve extra plaudits." In 1991, he starred as Demetrius Williams in the Mira Nair directed romantic drama Mississippi Masala opposite Sarita Choudhury. Set primarily in rural Mississippi, the film explores interracial romance between African Americans and Indian Americans. Critic Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times praised the chemistry of the two leads writing, "Washington is an actor of immense and natural charm, and he makes a good match with Sarita Choudhury". Washington was reunited with Lee to play one of his most critically acclaimed roles, the title character of the historical epic Malcolm X (1992). The New York Times gave the film it's Critic's Pick with Vincent Canby declaring, "In Denzel Washington it also has a fine actor who does for "Malcolm X" what Ben Kingsley did for "Gandhi". Mr. Washington not only looks the part, but he also has the psychological heft, the intelligence and the reserve to give the film the dramatic excitement". His performance as the Black nationalist leader earned him another nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Also that year, he established the production company Mundy Lane Entertainment. The next year, he played the lawyer defending a gay man with AIDS played by Tom Hanks in the Jonathan Demme film Philadelphia (1993). Sight & Sound wrote, "Casting Washington in the lead guaranteed the film the black audience that otherwise might not have had much interest in the problems of a rich white homosexual with Aids. But Aids is rampant in inner cities, where it attacks not just gay men, but IV drug users and women." During the early and mid-1990s, Washington starred in several successful thrillers, including The Pelican Brief with Julia Roberts in 1993, and Crimson Tide with Gene Hackman in 1995, as well as the Shakespearean comedy Much Ado About Nothing directed by Kenneth Branagh. In 1996, he played a U.S. Army officer who investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor in Courage Under Fire, opposite Meg Ryan. Variety wrote, "All of [the] predicaments are palpably and convincingly registered through Washington’s probing, reserved and sensitively drawn performance in a role that, in another era, might have been played by the likes of a Montgomery Clift or William Holden." In 1996, he appeared with Whitney Houston in the romantic comedy The Preacher's Wife. In 1998, Washington starred in Spike Lee's film He Got Game. Washington played a father serving a six-year prison term when the prison warden offers him a temporary parole to convince his top-ranked high-school basketball player son (Ray Allen) to sign with the governor's alma mater, Big State. The film was Washington's third collaboration with Lee. The same year he starred in Gregory Hoblit's supernatural horror film Fallen, with John Goodman, James Gandolfini, and Donald Sutherland. In 1999, Washington starred alongside Angelina Jolie in The Bone Collector. Also in 1999, Washington starred in The Hurricane, a film about boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, whose conviction for triple murder was overturned after he spent almost 20 years in prison. Although less successful at the box office than The Bone Collector, Hurricane had a better reception from critics. He received a Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for his role as Carter. Roger Ebert, film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times, wrote of Washington's performance, "This is one of Denzel Washington's great performances, on a par with his work in Malcolm X." 2000–2009: Established actor and acclaim At the 57th Golden Globe Awards in 2000, Washington won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his work in The Hurricane. He was the first black actor to win the award since Sidney Poitier in 1963. Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle declared, "Washington gives a penetrating portrait of life at its most extreme. He takes the viewer into the mind of a man experiencing confinement and physical deprivation. More profoundly, he shows what it's like to deal every day with the torments of wild rage and impotence, despair and hope." The following year he portrayed Herman Boone, the high school football coach in the Disney sports drama film Remember the Titans which grossed over US$100 million in the U.S. Andrew O'Hehir of Salon wrote, "Washington is of course the linchpin of Remember the Titans; he's a commanding actor in a commanding role, and as memorable as he was in The Hurricane. Washington starred in the Antoine Fuqua directed crime thriller Training Day (2001) acting opposite Ethan Hawke. He portrayed Detective Alonzo Harris, a corrupt Los Angeles cop. Roger Ebert wrote of his performance, "For Denzel Washington, [its] a rare villainous role; he doesn't look, sound or move like his usual likable characters...he's like a monster from a horror film, unkillable and implacable." Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor becoming the second African-American actor to win the category after Poitier, who was presented with an Honorary Academy Award the same night. He also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. The following year he starred in the Nick Cassavettes directed healthcare-themed drama John Q. (2002) portraying John Quincy Archibald. Washington acted opposite James Woods, Robert Duvall, and Ray Liotta. The film was a financial success but received mixed reviews with critics praising Washington's performances. BBC film critic Neil Smith wrote, "What credibility there is comes from Washington's intense, humane performance and the supporting players' sterling attempts to rise above the stereotypical roles with which they have been saddled." That same year Washington directed his first film, a well-reviewed drama called Antwone Fisher (2002), in which he also co-starred as a Navy psychiatrist. Stephen Holden of The New York Times praised his direction writing, "Mr. Washington shows a confident grasp of cinematic narrative in a hearty meat-and-potatoes style. But the most remarkable aspect of his behind-the-camera debut is his brilliantly surefooted handling of actors." He also praised his acting adding, "[He] is so sensitively reactive that his performance seems more lived than acted". Between 2003 and 2004, Washington appeared in a series of thrillers that performed generally well at the box office, including Carl Franklin's Out of Time opposite Eva Mendez and Tony Scott's Man on Fire alongside Dakota Fanning. In 2004 he acted opposite Meryl Streep in the remake of the 1962 film of the same name, The Manchurian Candidate. In 2006, he starred in Inside Man, a Spike Lee-directed bank heist thriller co-starring Jodie Foster and Clive Owen. Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, it's "flashy cast, clever script and vibrant showcasing of New York City are strong plusses for Spike Lee's most mainstream studio venture". Later that year he starred in the time travel movie Déjà Vu released in November. In 2005, he was back onstage again as Brutus in a Broadway production of Julius Caesar. Theatre critic Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote, "Washington does not embarrass himself, as leading citizens of Hollywood have been known to do on Broadway. But even brilliantined in the glow of his inescapable fame, he can't help getting lost amid the wandering, mismatched crowd and the heavy topical artillery that have been assembled here." Despite mixed reviews, the production's limited run was a consistent sell-out. In 2007, he co-starred with Russell Crowe for the second time (the first was 1995's Virtuosity) in Ridley Scott's American Gangster for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama nomination. He also directed and starred in the drama The Great Debaters with Forest Whitaker. He next appeared in Tony Scott's 2009 film The Taking of Pelham 123 (a remake of the 1974 thriller of the same name), where he played New York City subway security chief Walter Garber opposite John Travolta's villain. 2010–2019: Return to theatre Washington returned to Broadway playing Troy Maxson, opposite Viola Davis, in the revival of August Wilson's Fences (2010). Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Washington has the fluid naturalness we associate with good screen actors... face and stance alone provide fascinating (and damning) glimpses into Troy’s attitudes toward his son from an earlier relationships". Washington won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play on June 13, 2010. That same year, Washington starred in The Book of Eli (2010), a post-apocalyptic action-drama set in the near future. Also in 2010, he starred as a veteran railroad engineer in the action film Unstoppable, about an unmanned, half-mile-long runaway freight train carrying dangerous cargo. The film was his fifth and final collaboration with director Tony Scott, following Crimson Tide (1995), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). In 2012, Washington starred in Flight, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as an alcoholic airline pilot facing investigation for his part in a plane crash. He co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in Safe House, where he prepared for his role by subjecting himself to a torture session that included waterboarding. In 2013, Washington starred in 2 Guns, alongside Mark Wahlberg. From April to June 2014, Washington played the leading role in the Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's classic drama A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Kenny Leon. The show received positive reviews and won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. That same year he starred in The Equalizer (2014), an action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk, based on the television series of same name starring Edward Woodward. He reprised his role in his first sequel, The Equalizer 2 (2018) and the third and final sequel The Equalizer 3 (2023). In 2016, Washington starred in The Magnificent Seven, a remake of the 1960 western film of the same name, alongside Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, and Peter Sarsgaard. Principal photography began on May 18, 2015, in north Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The film premiered on September 8 at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United States in conventional and IMAX theatres on September 23, 2016. In The Magnificent Seven, Washington plays Sam Chisolm ("the Bounty Hunter"), a duly sworn warrant officer from Wichita, Kansas. His character was renamed from Chris Adams (played by Yul Brynner in the original film) to Sam Chisolm. It is Washington's first Western film. Washington did not watch Westerns growing up, as it was the end of the Western era in the movies. Moreover, he and his siblings were barred from going to the cinema by his father, a minister in a church. They grew up watching Biblical films instead, like King of Kings and The Ten Commandments, although he has said that he watched portions of the shows Rawhide and Bonanza. He did not view the original film in preparation, but has watched Seven Samurai. Fuqua flew to New York City to negotiate with Washington, who accepted the offer. In 2016, Washington directed the film Fences, co-starring Viola Davis and Stephen McKinley Henderson and based on August Wilson's play of the same name, with a script by Wilson. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Washington plays a former Negro league baseball player working as a garbage collector who struggles to provide for his family and come to terms with the events of his life. The film was released on December 16, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "Washington, as both actor and director, gets the conversation humming with a speed and alacrity that keeps the audience jazzed...Washington tears through it with a joyful ferocity, like a man possessed." For his performance, Washington was nominated in the Best Actor category for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Academy Award. The film was nominated for three other Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won Davis her first Oscar, in the Best Supporting Actress category. The following year, Washington starred in the legal drama film Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017). Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote, "[He]'s a star player, styling out his character’s complicated and tricky mix of attributes...However contrived, this character is always fully and comfortably inhabited, and Washington brings off the funny moments". While the film received mixed reviews, his performance was praised by critics and led to nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award, Washington's ninth Oscar nomination overall, and his sixth for Best Actor. Beginning March 22, 2018, Washington starred as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman in a Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh. The production, directed by George C. Wolfe, began regular performances April 26 and ran for 14 weeks. Washington received positive reviews with Alexis Soloski of The Guardian writing, " For most of it, Washington is playing Washington, letting his good looks and irrepressible charm do most of the character work, though the play’s most exciting moments are when he lets that charm falter (something he’s also been exploring in his recent film work, too) showing something uglier and more ravaged underneath." 2020–present In 2020 he produced the Netflix film adaptation of the August Wilson play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom starring Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis. The film was directed by George C. Wolfe and received positive reviews. The following year he portrayed Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon in the crime thriller The Little Things acting opposite Rami Malek and Jared Leto. The film was released during the Covid-19 pandemic and was released in theatres and on HBO Max. Also in 2021, Washington portrayed the titular character in the 2021 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare tragedy Macbeth. He received universal acclaim for his performance and was nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. That same year, Washington directed the drama A Journal for Jordan, based on the memoir A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor by Dana Canedy. It received a wide theatrical release on December 25, 2021 and received mixed reviews from critics. Upcoming projects In 2023, Washington was cast in Ridley Scott's epic historical drama Gladiator 2 alongside Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Derek Jacobi. The film is a sequel to Scott's Gladiator (2000). Also in 2023, Washington served as a producer to The Piano Lesson, the Netflix film adaptation of the August Wilson play of the same name starring John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, and Samuel L. Jackson. Personal life Marriage and family On June 25, 1983, Washington married Pauletta Pearson, whom he met on the set of his first screen work, the television film Wilma. They have four children: John David (born July 28, 1984), also an actor and a former football player, Katia (born November 27, 1986) who graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in 2010, and twins Olivia and Malcolm (born April 10, 1991). Malcolm graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in film studies, and Olivia played a role in Lee Daniels's film The Butler. In 1995, Washington and his wife renewed their wedding vows in South Africa with Desmond Tutu officiating. Religious beliefs He is Pentecostal Evangelical Christian and a member of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ, located in Los Angeles. He has considered becoming a preacher. He stated in 1999, "A part of me still says, 'Maybe, Denzel, you're supposed to preach. Maybe you're still compromising.' I've had an opportunity to play great men and, through their words, to preach. I take what talent I've been given seriously, and I want to use it for good." In 1995, he donated to help build the new West Angeles Church of God in Christ facility in Los Angeles. Washington says he reads the Bible daily. Service and recognition Washington has served as the national spokesman for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1993 and has appeared in public service announcements and awareness campaigns for the organization. In addition, he has served as a board member for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1995. Due to his philanthropic work with the Boys & Girls Club, PS 17X, a New York City Elementary School decided to officially name their school after Washington. In mid-2004, Washington visited Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, where he participated in a Purple Heart ceremony, presenting medals to three Army soldiers recovering from wounds they received while stationed in Iraq. He also visited the fort's Fisher House facilities, and after learning that it had exceeded its capacity, made a substantial donation to the Fisher House Foundation; this program focuses on building and providing homes for military personnel and their families free of charge while they receive medical care. Washington's other charitable contributions include to Nelson Mandela's Children's Fund in 1995 and to Wiley College to resuscitate the college's debate team. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) named Washington as one of three people (the others being directors Oliver Stone and Michael Moore) with whom they were willing to negotiate for the release of three defense contractors the group had held captive from 2003 to 2008. That effort by FARC went nowhere. On May 18, 1991, Washington was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Fordham University, for having "impressively succeeded in exploring the edge of his multifaceted talent". In 2011, he donated US$2 million to Fordham for an endowed chair of the theater department, as well as to establish a theater-specific scholarship at the school. He also received an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Morehouse College on May 20, 2007 and an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania on May 16, 2011. On October 11, 2021, the United States Army made Washington the 2021 Honorary Sergeant Major of the Army at the Annual Association of the U.S. Army conference for his work with the Fisher House Foundation (providing free homes for military families while receiving medical care). Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston presented Washington with the award and said that Washington represented everything he was looking for in this year's honoree: humility, dedication to soldiers, and respect for the Army. In 2022 Washington received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Filmography Awards and honors Washington has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Silver Bears. He has also received nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Washington has also received numerous honorary awards such as the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award in 2007, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019. He was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022. He is also a 13-time NAACP Image Award winner with four consecutive wins in the Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture award category from 1993–1997 and again from 2000–2003. Over his distinguished career he has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the following performances: 60th Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, nomination, Cry Freedom (1987) 62nd Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, win, Glory (1989) 65th Academy Awards: Best Actor, nomination, Malcolm X (1992) 72nd Academy Awards: Best Actor, nomination, The Hurricane (1999) 74th Academy Awards: Best Actor, win, Training Day (2001) 85th Academy Awards: Best Actor, nomination, Flight (2012) 89th Academy Awards: Best Actor, nomination, Fences (2016) 90th Academy Awards: Best Actor, nomination, Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) 94th Academy Awards: Best Actor, nomination, The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) References External links Denzel Washington at Rotten Tomatoes Denzel Washington at Moviefone Denzel Washington at FutureMovies.co.uk Denzel Washington interview with KVUE in Austin about Cry Freedom in 1987 from Texas Archive of the Moving Image 1954 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 20th-century Christians 20th-century American philanthropists 21st-century American philanthropists 21st-century American male actors 21st-century Christians AFI Life Achievement Award recipients African-American Christians African-American film directors African-American male actors American male film actors American male Shakespearean actors American male stage actors American men's basketball players American Pentecostals Best Actor Academy Award winners Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (film) winners Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winners Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (film) winners Cecil B. 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George Appleby (died 1999) was a Canadian film and television editor. He is most noted as a two-time winner of the Canadian Film Award for Best Editing, winning in 1968 for Isabel and in 1978 for The Silent Partner. His other credits included the films The Far Shore, Partners, Outrageous!, Deadly Harvest, Wild Horse Hank and Too Outrageous!, and the television series The Forest Rangers, Adventures in Rainbow Country, The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Neon Rider and Cold Squad. He served on the founding board of directors of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. References External links 1999 deaths Canadian film editors Best Editing Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Tikhonyata () is a rural locality (a village) in Leninskoye Rural Settlement, Kudymkarsky District, Perm Krai, Russia. The population was 15 as of 2010. Geography Tikhonyata is located 42 km southeast of Kudymkar (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pyatina is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Kudymkarsky District
Tatsuo (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese actor , Japanese engineer Tatsuo Fukuda (福田達夫, born 1967), Japanese politician , Japanese swimmer , Japanese automotive engineer , Japanese politician , Japanese writer, poet and translator , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese artist Tatsuo Itoh, American academic , Japanese water polo player , Japanese judge , Japanese singer-songwriter , Japanese politician , Japanese diplomat and writer , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese baseball player , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese computer scientist , Japanese photographer , Japanese writer , Japanese linguist , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese anime director , Japanese politician , Japanese karateka , Japanese sprinter , Japanese cinematographer , Japanese karateka , Japanese decathlete , Japanese ornithologist and academic , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese politician , Japanese actor , Japanese karateka , Japanese politician , Japanese animator on Lupin the 3rd Part III , Japanese illustrator and character designer See also 2957 Tatsuo, a main-belt asteroid Tetsuo (given name) Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names
Coenraad Alfred Augustus Haighton (26 October 1896 – 13 April 1943) was a millionaire businessman and the leader of the Netherlands' first fascist movement. Fascism From a privileged background, Haighton was born in Rotterdam and was well educated, studying in Los Angeles and producing a thesis on Arthur Schopenhauer, although he was also physically disabled for his entire life. Haighton's father had been a highly successful businessman, making a fortune in particular from his lottery insurance business LOTISICO. He died early and as such Alfred Haighton inherited the highly profitable business, allowing him to devote much of his time to politics. He soon became close to H.A. Sinclair de Rochemont and in 1924 the two set up the Verbond van Actualisten, a group which looked for inspiration to Italian fascism. The group broke down in 1927 and Haighton then put his money into a journal, De Bezem and eventually his own movement, the Fascistische Jongeren Bond. This movement was depleted in 1932 when his close ally Jan Baars broke from him to set up the General Dutch Fascist League (ANFB). Nazism Haighton had become a strong anti-Semite and as such led the followers he had left into the National Socialist Dutch Workers Party (NSNAP), although once again his abrasive personality meant that the relationship was not to last. He dropped out of politics for a spell before joining Arnold Meijer's Zwart Front, although he declined to join the National Front when this group absorbed the Zwart Front in 1940. Officially a member of the NSNAP again he took little role in active politics and instead concentrated on his anti-Semitic writing and literary pursuits. Literature In 1938 Haighton purchased the literary journal De Nieuwe Gids, a work that held a high reputation amongst the Dutch artistic set. Under Haighton however the once respected journal became intensely partisan, presenting a highly pro-Nazi Germany line. Writers such as Jan Eekhout, a staunchly pro-Nazi novelist noted for his use of archaic and dialect Dutch words as part of an attempt to construct rustic literature, were featured and widely praised under Haighton. The Dutch literary establishment reacted negatively to Haighton's stewardship of the magazine, to the point that by 1943 De Nieuwe Gids had only 98 registered subscribers. Haighton died suddenly in Beekbergen that same year. References 1896 births 1943 deaths Businesspeople from Rotterdam Dutch fascists 20th-century Dutch businesspeople Politicians from Rotterdam
Margarita “Mita” Cuaron (born in 1952) is a Chicana curator, visual artist, social activist, educator, and a registered nurse. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Cuaron utilizes a range of mediums in her artworks such as screen printing, printmaking, watercolor, mixed media, paper mache and more. Margarita “Mita” Cuaron was an active participant in the Chicano Movement and in the 1968 “blowouts” in East Los Angeles schools of the L.A. Unified School District. Early life and education Margarita “Mita” Cuaron’s father, Ralph Cuaron immigrated to the United States in the late 1880’s from Chihuahua, Mexico. Ralph Cuaron and his family initially settled in Arizona and eventually immigrated to Los Angeles, working as day laborers in the Southwest. Margarita “Mita” Cuaron’s mother, Sylvia Cuaron and her family came from Ukraine. Traveling with several other extended family members during the pogroms in the late 19th century, Sylvia Cuaron and her family became store merchants in Brooklyn, New York, and eventually moved to Los Angeles. Activism In 1968, Margarita Mita" Cuaron was a fifteen-year-old sophomore at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Cuaron helped organize nearly 22,000 students, mostly of Mexican-American background, who participated in the 1968 East Los Angeles, Chicanx Student Walkout demanding better teachers, smaller classes, and equal opportunity in higher education. As a result, Cuaron was arrested, suspended, and dropped out of Garfield High School. Artworks Many of Margarita “Mita” Cuaron’s artworks were deeply inspired by Our Lady of Guadalupe and viewed the religious figure as a very strong, very empowering, spiritual figure in her life. Cuaron’s most famous pieces of Our Lady of Guadalupe are Virgen de la Sandía (1996) and Virgen de Guadalupe Baby (1992). Virgen de Guadalupe Baby Margarita “Mita” Cuaron’s painting, Virgen de Guadalupe Baby (1992) depicts Our Lady of Guadalupe as a sleeping, curled-up, pale infant clutching a small, light red heart. The infant is surrounded by a blue mantle with golden sun rays that eventually becomes a womb that shelters and protects the child. White, fluffy clouds surround the infant and is supported by the recognizable winged angel usually seen at the feet of La Virgen de Guadalupe. The backdrop of the painting has a light purple setting. Portraying both ideas of birth and regrowth, Cuaron focuses on a theme of new possibilities and formations. Cuaron’s painting, Virgen de Guadalupe Baby (1992) was recreated again in 2004 through a different kind of artistic medium, as a screen print. According to the article, Agency, Accessibility, and Abolition–Exploring Reproductive Justice, by Starlina Sanchez, “In Nacimiento (2004) Cuaron depicts her first and only child swaddled in the protection of La Virgen's green mantle. She identifies the birth of her child and entry into motherhood as one of the most important moments in her life, extending gratitude to not only her child but birthers of new life everywhere.” Mary Erickson and her article, Crossing Borders in Search of Self, explains that “At an early age, Cuaron interpreted [La Virgen’s] image as a symbol of passivity or even alienation.” Cuaron wrote: “On the event of my 40th birthday, I experienced the birth of my first child and recognized a surge of new energy, creativity, spirituality, and remembrances of Guadalupe. I created my first image enshrining the birth of my children with her robes. This began an ongoing thread of ideas as my imagination explored new realisms of incorporating Guadalupe in my daily life as a woman, a mother, and as an artist.” Virgen de la Sandía Completely disrobed, Our Lady of Guadalupe is depicted as a nude woman centered in this screen print. The religious figure is surrounded by a watermelon with red, orange, yellow, and white glow. Teresa Eckmann’s analysis of Cuaron's screen print, Virgen de la Sandía (1996), in Chicano Artists and Neo-Mexicanists: (De) Constructions of National Identity describes that “Here the artist clearly makes reference to the sexual metaphor of the sandia, or watermelon, as an image of women's genitalia.” The bronze Virgen is standing on a crescent–shaped object of what appears to be a peach colored moon. Surrounding the scene is a midnight blue sky with golden stars. The screen print, Virgen de la Sandía (1996) was created again in 1997 by using an alternative art medium of watercolor paint. Margarita “Mita” Cuaron’s new version of the piece, Virgen de la Sandía (1997) depicts Our Lady of Guadalupe fully clothed in a pink gown covered by her recognizable green mantle with golden sun rays. She is standing on a red crescent–shaped watermelon slice and the backdrop behind the religious figure is blue. Colores del Muerte This screen print (1996) portrays a smiling calavera, also known as a skull, with bright red lips on the right side of the print. The background of this print is made up of wavy curves of pink, red, yellow, black, and blue colors. Birth of My Grandmother On December 12th, 2009, the Avenue 50 Studio Inc. presented Mita’s painting, Birth of My Grandmother, within the exhibition, “Testimonies Two-Contemporary Ex Votos,” in Los Angeles, California. Curator, Raoul De la Sota, assembled a group of artists for a special exhibit focusing on the Mexican-rooted art form of the ex-voto, including Margarita Mita Cuaron. The text at the bottom of the painting reads: “My great-grandparents Rafael and Geromina Salcido lived in the state of Chihuahua, known as old Mexico. Rafael worked in the copper mines for long periods of time. Geromina was alone when she went into labor with her second child and climbed a mule leading to Juarez, giving birth to my grandmother Micaela, May 8, 1888.” Dreaming This black, white, and gray-shaded drawing depicts a woman laying down, with her left hand across her chest, and her right hand over her head. There appears to be a red skeleton on top of the woman’s drawn image. La Vida, Días para Nacimiento, Amor y Morir This watercolor painting depicts a woman’s side profile facing a variety of photographs. Some of the objects of the photographs appear to be a skull, birth, and a heart. Pulse of Life–Bite of Death This watercolor painting depicts a pregnant woman holding her palms together and appears to be crying. The backdrop consists of various colors such as red, blue, and white. (No Title) (1994) Image consists of a multitude of calaveras in different colors with different designs under a full moon. This screen print depicts various colored calaveras, otherwise known as skulls, and a black backdrop. Awards and honors Exhibitions References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Artists from Los Angeles
Marty Holland (born Mary Hauenstein, 1919 – 1971) was an American screenwriter and author of pulp novels. Holland began her career as a typist in Hollywood, wrote several short stories for Pulp magazines, transitioned to writing novels and screenplays, and ultimately saw two of her works adapted for the screen. Her first novel, Fallen Angel, was published in 1945 and immediately adapted into the 1945 film of the same name directed by Otto Preminger and starring Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, and Charles Bickford. In 1946, Fallen Angel was banned in Ireland because of "indecency or obscenity". In 1946, her second novel, The Glass Heart, was published. While it was optioned by RKO with James M. Cain attached to adapt the screenplay, the film version was, however, never completed. The film The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) was adapted by Ketti Frings from an unpublished story by Holland, directed by Robert Siodmak, and starred Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey. Two of Holland's novels were published as part of the French Série Noire: Fallen Angel was n° 270, published in 1955 as Le Resquilleur, and The Glass Heart was n° 355, published in 1957 as Pas blanc!. Holland continued to write stories and screenplays and did uncredited writing for TV before dying of cancer in 1971. Following her death, a manuscript of Baby Godiva was found by her family and published posthumously in 2011. Bibliography Novels Fallen Angel (1945), also published as Blonde Bombshell The Glass Heart (1946), also published as Her Private Passions Fast Woman (1949) Darling of Paris (1949) Baby Godiva (2011), published posthumously Novellas Terror for Two (January 1951 issue of Scarab Mystery Magazine) The Sleeping City (Fall 1952 issue of Thrilling Detective) Short stories Night Watchman (March 1943 issue of The Shadow) Rain, Rain, Go Away (April 1943 issue of The Shadow) D.O.A.—East River (March 1944 issue of Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine) References 1919 births 1971 deaths American mystery writers Pulp fiction writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers American women novelists American women short story writers American short story writers
At 12:19 PM CET (11:19 UTC) on 29 December 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 (6.2 ) hit central Croatia, with an epicenter located roughly west-southwest of Petrinja. The maximum felt intensity was estimated at VIII (Heavily damaging) to IX (Destructive) on the European macroseismic scale. Before this event there were three foreshocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 5.2 on the day before. The earthquake was followed by numerous aftershocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 4.9 . The adversely affected areas were mostly in the Sisak-Moslavina County and other nearby Croatian counties, as well as some of the nearby areas of Bosnia and Slovenia. Seven people were confirmed dead, while 26 others were injured, with six having serious injuries. Initial reports show many buildings destroyed in Petrinja. The mayor of Petrinja, Darinko Dumbović, said that half of the town has been destroyed. The first multidisciplinary scientific paper on Petrinja 2020 earthquake was published in Remote Sensing journal in March 2021. Tectonic setting The epicenter is located in a hilly area just south of the Kupa-Sava alluvial plain, with the Zrinska gora mountain and the rest of the Dinaric Alps to the south. The Pokuplje seismic area follows the Kupa river valley from Karlovac to Sisak. This area has been affected by several historical earthquakes, the best known being the major event in 1909 with the epicenter near Pokupsko, with aftershocks that continued into 1910. It had a maximum felt intensity of VIII on the MCS scale. This seismicity has been associated with reactivation of northwest–southeast trending normal faults that form the southwestern boundary of the Pannonian Basin. The last earthquake on the territory of Croatia that had a magnitude of 6.0 was in Ston in 1996. In 1969, the fault system which extends from Jastrebarsko over this area towards Banja Luka had a 6.6 earthquake which hit the latter city, and that one was also preceded by significant foreshocks one day earlier. In 1880, a 6.3 struck north-east of Zagreb. In March 2020, a 5.5 earthquake struck the city of Zagreb. Earthquake The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4  and a depth of according to Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) and European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), while the Seismological Survey of Croatia recorded 6.2 . The maximum felt intensity was VIII (heavily damaging) to IX (destructive) on the European macroseismic scale (EMS) and IX (Violent) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MMI). The location and depth of this event show that it was an intraplate earthquake that occurred as a result of shallow strike-slip faulting within the Eurasian Plate. The calculated focal mechanism for the event indicates that rupture occurred on a nearly vertical fault striking either to the southeast or southwest. The Croatian Seismological Survey estimated the earthquake's epicentre at (45.4002, 16.2187), located near the village of Strašnik, within the town of Petrinja. The earthquake was felt throughout northern Croatia, as well as in large parts of Slovenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Italy, as well as in some parts of Montenegro, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Foreshocks Three foreshocks had hit the same area the day before, estimated by the CSS at magnitudes 5.0, 4.7 and 4.1 respectively. Aftershocks There were 16 aftershocks 3.0 or greater recorded within six hours of the main tremor according to CSS. Damage The town of Petrinja was the worst affected, with many buildings collapsed and a major power outage. Damage and power outages were also reported in Dvor, Glina, Gvozd, Hrvatska Kostajnica, Kutina, Sisak, Sunja, Topusko, Velika Gorica, and Zagreb, as well as the neighbouring countries Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. The total damage was estimated by World Bank consultants in cooperation with the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds. The total damage is estimated at 5 billion euros and may eventually increase to 5.5 billion euros. Sisak-Moslavina County In Petrinja, the town closest to the epicenter, almost all houses were damaged. The whole town centre was heavily damaged. One elementary school was damaged. Roofs of the town hall and the Church of Saint Lawrence were destroyed. The entire village of Brest Pokupski near Petrinja was heavily damaged. The city of Sisak, located roughly northeast of the epicenter, suffered major damage to its hospital, as well as its city hall. Despite the damage, the hospital was not shut down. Most damage was inflicted on old buildings in the center of the town. It is estimated that between 700 and 1,000 houses were damaged in Sisak and nearby villages. In the village of Strašnik where the epicenter was located, as well as in the nearby village of Sibić, almost all houses were damaged. Part of the villages' populations were evacuated and tents with food and water were set up. Majske Poljane is the village that suffered the most damage from the earthquake; all buildings were damaged and many collapsed. It is also the place with the largest number of deaths, out of seven total fatalities five were in Majske Poljane. In Žažina, one church collapsed, injuring three and killing one other person. Cover collapse sinkholes have started appearing since the earthquake near the villages of Mečenčani and Borojevići. As of March 2021, there were over 90 of them, some endangering homes. The largest hole was deep and in diameter. While this area lies on karstic bedrock covered by a layer of proluvial soil and is ordinarily prone to occasional sinkholes, the quantity, size and location of the sinkholes has prompted the authorities to consider evacuating the villages. According to the geophysicists, the earthquake likely disrupted the underground water currents, accelerating the natural karstification. State company Hrvatske vode began remedying the sinkholes, but as of December 2021, new sinkholes were still appearing. Zagreb County and City of Zagreb In Pokupsko, which is roughly northwest of the epicenter, many buildings were damaged including a school, a kindergarten and an 18th-century church. In the town of Zaprešić, which is roughly north-northwest of the epicenter, four residential buildings sustained damage, forcing more than 80 families to leave the town. The city of Zagreb, which is roughly to the north of the epicenter, was affected with some building damage, power outages, and many residents taking to the streets in distress. Bosnia and Herzegovina Buildings were damaged in multiple towns across northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Una-Sana Canton and northern Republika Srpska, which are roughly between and southwest, south, and southeast of the epicenter. Towns which were damaged include Velika Kladuša, Bihać, Cazin, Kozarska Dubica, and Kostajnica, which suffered the most damage from the earthquake. In Kostajnica, a state of emergency was declared, the earthquake caused six conflagrations, and many buildings were damaged, including the town hall, which was declared out of function. Slovenia Buildings were damaged in several areas and towns, mostly near the Slovenia–Croatia border. People reported damage to facades, roofs, and chimneys from the southeastern towns of Krško and Brežice and the old town of Kostanjevica na Krki, which lie roughly northwest of the epicenter. The Krško Nuclear Plant automatically shut down and was later systematically reviewed, with no damage reported. In northeastern Slovenia, roughly north-northwest of the epicenter, there were power and telecommunication outages in the area of its central town of Maribor, the municipal building in nearby Ptuj was damaged, and there was damage to the church in Sveta Trojica. In Ljubljana, the capital, a session of Parliament had to be stopped, and the interior of the Parliament building incurred minor damage. No injuries were recorded in the country. Hungary The quake was also felt strongly in many parts of Hungary. However, there was only limited damage recorded. In an old house in Egervár, small cracks appeared and plaster fell. In counties such as Baranya, Zala, Somogy and Tolna, damage consisted of fallen plaster, cracked walls and ceilings, broken windows and, toppled chimneys. Damage in the country is said to have exceeded 100 million forints. Austria The quake was felt throughout Austria. Like in Hungary, limited damage was also observed, mostly in the form of cracks on walls and plaster. In Austria, the quake was felt with a maximum intensity of IV (Largely observed) to V (Strong) on the European macroseismic scale. Italy Like with other countries, damage in Italy was limited, but in Trieste, near the border with Slovenia and Croatia, some buildings cracked. Casualties A 13-year-old girl died and at least 20 others were injured in Petrinja. The town's mayor was quoted stating that half of the town was destroyed. A 20-year-old man and his father were killed when their house collapsed in Majske Poljane near Glina. Three other people were later found dead in the same village. Majske Poljane was the hardest hit of all the settlements affected by the earthquake. One person was later found dead in Žažina after the local church collapsed. On 3 January 2021, a volunteer rescue worker fell to his death from a building while he was repairing damage from the earthquake. Another worker died on 20 January, after a wall collapsed onto him while he was repairing a house in Sisak. International reactions Countries Albania – €250,000 were allocated by the Albanian government for humanitarian aid and future reconstruction of Petrinja. Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Ministry of Security offered the Croatian Ministry of the Interior – the Civil Protection Headquarters – assistance after the earthquake. The Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Security, after consultations and coordination with institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, made two protection and rescue teams available: the team of the Federal Civil Protection Administration with 42 rescuers, and the team of the Republic Civil Protection Administration of Republika Srpska with 18 rescuers, which will be sent to the affected area with their accompanying equipment if the aid is accepted by Croatia. Bulgaria - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered condolences of the behalf of the Bulgarian people and confirmed that the Government of Bulgaria will send €100,000 for the renovation of two buildings with significant cultural value for the Bulgarian people in Croatia. Also, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zakharieva stated that two of Bulgaria's largest producers of bottled water have expressed desire to help the people of Croatia. Finland – The Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto offered his condolences to the victims and stated that Finland has offered assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Greece – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered his condolences to the victims' families while affirming that the Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection is ready to assist. Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán offered help in disaster mitigation and reconstruction in a letter to his Croatian counterpart. Italy – Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Twitter that Italy is ready to provide Croatia with all assistance and help needed. Kosovo – Acting President Vjosa Osmani and Acting Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti offered to send search and rescue teams of their armed forces to Croatia to help where needed. Montenegro – President Milo Đukanović said that Montenegro is ready to help Croatia. Dritan Abazović, the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, added that Croatia can expect Montenegro to provide any help it needs. North Macedonia – Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced that his cabinet came to a decision to send 6,000,000 Macedonian denars (€100,000) to Croatia. Romania – The Department for Emergency Situations (DSU) showed their willingness to intervene and provide support to the Croatian authorities. DSU search and rescue teams declared readiness to intervene in Croatia on the basis of the request for assistance made by the Croatian government. Raed Arafat, head of the Emergency Situations Department, requested that the RO-USAR (Romanian – Urban Search and Rescue) teams be prepared to intervene. On 30 December, Prime Minister Florin Cîțu announced that his cabinet approved a decision to send approximately €131,500 worth of aid through the DSU and the National Administration of State Reserves, consisting of living containers, tents, beds, mattresses, and sleeping bags. Serbia – President Aleksandar Vučić announced that Serbia is ready to help Croatia both financially and technically. The next day, the Government of Serbia decided to donate €1,000,000 to Croatia for repairing the damage from the earthquake. A group of Serbian citizens from Belgrade gathered in front of the Croatian embassy as a sign of support. Serbian Chamber of Commerce donated additional €50,000. Slovenia – Prime Minister Janez Janša offered to send tents, beds, and heaters to help take care of those who lost their homes during the earthquake; he also offered to send experts for damage assessment. Turkey – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in phone calls to his Croatian counterpart Zoran Milanović, extended his condolences to Croatia over the magnitude 6.4 earthquake. Erdoğan also stated that Turkey is ready to provide search and rescue teams and all other help that may be needed. Ukraine – Darijo Srna, director of football at FC Shakhtar Donetsk, revealed on 13 March 2021 that the club had donated 500,000 Croatian kunas for the damage repair. International organizations European Union – President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that the European Union is ready to support the country and that she asked Janez Lenarčič, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, to travel to Croatia. UEFA – President of UEFA Aleksander Čeferin donated €50,000 on behalf of the organization. UEFA also organized a charity match between Croatia and Slovenia legends in the city, that was played on 13 March 2021 with Slovenia coming from behind to beat Croatia 2–1. Aftermath The earthquake prompted a preventive shutdown of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant in Slovenia, roughly away. The Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary, roughly away, also felt the earthquake, but did not cease electricity production. On 30 December, restrictions on entering and leaving the country were lifted for humanitarian purposes and for earthquake victims. The e-pass system due to COVID-19 which was in place since late December was also cancelled for the same reasons. The tolls on the A11 motorway connecting the region to Zagreb were temporarily lifted. Travel on the motorway remained free as of April 2021. Croatia declared 2 January 2021 a national day of mourning in honor of the victims of this earthquake. Year after state authorities in Croatia were still failing to significantly advance reconstruction of numerous towns and villages and humanitarians like Branka Bakšić Mitić, who is also vice-mayor of Glina, keeps informing media of terrible living conditions and despair of people of living in the area. On 11 January 2023, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković announced that he will dismiss Ivan Paladina, Minister of Construction, Spatial Planning and State Property and Gordan Hanžek, Director of the Central State Office for Reconstruction and Housing, citing the need to greatly accelerate the reconstruction process. See also 2020 Zagreb earthquake List of earthquakes 2011–2020 List of earthquakes in 2020 List of earthquakes in 2021 List of earthquakes in Croatia 2019 Albania earthquake References External links 2020 disasters in Croatia 2020 earthquakes 2020 in Croatia COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia December 2020 events in Croatia Earthquakes in Croatia Sisak-Moslavina County 2020s in Zagreb Strike-slip earthquakes
The Fraser Album is a collection of paintings commissioned by the British Indian civil servant William Fraser. It is considered among the greatest masterpieces of Company painting. This work is an important documentation of the Mughal empire towards its end. The artwork covered life during the Mughal era. The compendium comprises portraits of villagers, soldiers, holy men, dancing women, Afghan horse-dealers, ascetics, village of Rania and Indian nobles. Some of the noted Mughal painters, like Ghulam Ali Khan, his brother Faiz, and family worked on the Fraser Album, after financial support from the Mughal emperor diminished. There are over 90 paintings and drawings in the album, which came to light in Fraser's papers only in 1979. Most were painted between 1815 and 1819. They are now dispersed. Artworks See also Delhi Book References Delhi Mughal art
Pancha pathi (Tamil: பஞ்ச பதி, "the five abodes of God") are the five important pilgrim centers of Ayyavazhi. These are also considered as the primary Pathis and as worship centers of Ayyavazhi with primary status. The first pathi is Swamithope pathi itself and is the headquarters of Ayyavazhi. The other Pathis are Muttappathi, Thamaraikulam Pathi, Ambalappathi and Pooppathi. All the five of the Panchappathis are located within a Fifteen-kilometer circle of Kanyakumari, the land end of the Indian Sub-continent. Swamithope pathi Swamithoppe is the religious headquarters of Ayyavazhi. This was considered also as primary among the Panchappathi. This was the place where The Great Tavam of Ayya took place. The land's holiness is described in Akilattirattu Ammanai that Parthiban, the legendary Arjuna made penance to get Pasupathasthiram from Lord Siva. This was also the birthplace of Veda Vyasa who wrote the Mahabharata. This was the place where the demons were burned up by Vaikundar as per Akilam. Moreover, the act of seizing the powers of witchcraft, magic etc. were conducted here. Ayya also unified into him the Seven virgins at this place. Vaikundar is also said to have performed several miracles at Swamithoppe. Because of all these reasons this center is considered more sacred than all other pathi and also seen with high religious importance. This is one of the most important religious centers in Tamil Nadu and attracts a huge crowd from across the country. The London Missionary Society Reports of the 19th century speaks in abundance about this Pathi and the huge attraction of crowd even from those days. Mutta Pathi Muttappathi was the place where the second phase Thuvayal Thavasu was conducted by the followers of Ayya Vaikundar after completing the Thuvayal Thavasu for six-months in Vahaippathi as per his instructions. The seven hundred families lived as a group, constructing huts at the sea-shore; so, there prevailed group economy. The neighbours heard about this pure Vegetarian life, which is unusual particularly among the so-called lower castes. A lot of people came to witness the life of devotees. The coconut grove where Thuvayal Thavasu was conducted belonged to a pious Brahmin. Hearing about Thuvayal Thavasu, he came to that place and witnessed it. He became so attached to these principles of Ayya Vaikundar that he gave away that land to the people Ayya Vaikundar. The present Muttappathi was established there and was under the direct control of the Payyan dynasty. Later, due to some litigations, the land was auctioned by the government. Those who got the land in the auction conducted the daily Panividai. Now, their descendants conduct the panividai and administer the Pathi which is managed by a Trust. Also this centre earns another religious importance. Ayya Vaikundar went into the sea just before his arrest and also after the completion of his Tavam to meet his Father Vishnu for the First Muttappathi Vinchai from near this spot. So this centre is directly associated by the incarnational activities of Vaikundar. Ayyavazhi people have a believe that, it is sanctifying to take a holy dip in the sea at Muttappathi. Every year, on the last Friday of the Tamil Month Panguni, people march from Swamithoppe in large numbers to Muttappathi. This festival is called Panguni Theertham. The elder most or others from Payyan dynasty of Swamithoppe conduct the Panividai and also the Annadharmam on that day at Muttappathi. Thamaraikulam Pathi Tamaraikulampathi is the birthplace of Hari Gopalan Citar, one of the disciples of Ayya Vaikundar. He was also called the Sahadevan. Akilattirattu Ammanai, the holy book of Ayyavazhi is told as a prophecy to Hari Gopalan Citar by God. So, he became well known of all the disciples of Ayya Vaikundar. People of this village once invited Ayya Vaikundar to their village. Ayya Vaikundar went there and he was given warm welcome and a treat. Ayya Vaikundar stayed there for a day and returned to Swamithoppe. During the early years, Ayya Vaikundar was taken to this village in a vahana by people once in a year. The auspicious day was the last Sunday of the Tamil month Panguni. In those days, people celebrated this occasion as a festival. This practice has been discontinued for the past fifty years. Daily Panividai is being conducted here. Now, there are Vahanas made of wood for the festivals. Thamaraikulam Pathi is situated in the South Thamaraikulam, one kilometer south of Swamithoppe. One can reach this place from Nagercoil or Kanyakumari by Town bus. It is fourteen kilometers away from Nagercoil. Ambala Pathi Ayya Vaikundar after the Tavam, went to a place called Pallam near Manakkudy and stayed there for two years. This place is called as Ambalappathi. Ayya Vaikundar was a Shiva-sorub (taking the form of Siva) at this place. Here, an ambalam was constructed with Ninety-six beams meeting at a wooden pot mounted at center and Ayya Vaikundar preached from that Ambalam. Here, as a Shiva-sorubi, Ayya assumed the powers of Parvathi and Bhagavathi. As Muruga, he assumed the powers of Valli and Dheivanai. As Brahma, he also assumed the powers of Madaikattal. It was from this place that the devotees took Ayya on horseback to such villages as Kadambankulam and Pambankulam. Ayya established Nizhal Thangals in these villages. Later, at the end of the second year, Ayya Vaikundar returned to Swamithoppe. Later, on this very spot the owners of the land constructed a Pathi and conducted daily Panividai. Now, this Pathi is managed by the descendants of the people who constructed the Pathi. Every year Car festivals are conducted in this Pathi. There are many Vahanas to carry Ayya Vaikundar around the Pathi. This Pathi is located ten Kilometers south of Nagercoil. There is a direct bus service from Nagercoil to this Pathi. Since Ayya Vaikundar all the different divine powers into himself and revealed his supremacy at this spot, this is the most important Pilgrim centers of Ayyavazhi people, next to Swamithoppe. This Pathi is also called Pallathu pathi and Mulakunda pathi. Poo Pathi Ayya Vaikundar spend his last six years of the incarnational period at Swamithoppe. He lived as a normal human person. He maintained fields and groves. He also maintained cattle. Bhoomadevi (the goddess of Earth) as Poomadanthai was living at a place near Eathamozhi. Some devotees wanted to unite this divine couple. But there was stiff opposition from the relatives of the girl. Poomadanthai was chanting the praise of Ayya Vaikundar and proved that she was extraordinary. Later, the relatives called Ayya Vaikundar to their village and give the girl's hand in a marriage to Vaikundar. Poomadanthai was happily united with Ayya Vaikundar. This Poomadanthai was one among the Seven deities unified into Vaikundar and the only deity unified not at Ambalappathi. Ayya Vaikundar took rest there in a grove full of beautiful laurel trees. Akilam says that, the buds of this trees were like pearls and the place was very cool. Later, the devotees established a Pathi at this place as per the instructions of Vaikundar found in Akilam and it is called as Poopathi. Festivals are conducted every year and this Pathi is owned by the village and maintained by the village committee. Poopathi is located about ten kilometers south of Nagercoil and Eathamozhi. See also Worship centers of Ayyavazhi Pathi Ayya Vaikundar Panchalinga Darshana References N.Elango and Vijaya Shanthi Elango's, Ayya Vaikuntar - The Light of the World, 1997. Dr. R.Ponnu's, Sri Vaikunda Swamigal and Struggle for Social Equality in South India, Ram Publishers, 2000. G.Patrick's, Religion and Subaltern Agency, University of Madras, 2003. P. Sundaram Swamigal and K. Ponnu Mani's, Ayya Vaikundanathar Jeevacharithram,Ayyavaikundanathar Siddhasramam Publications, 2001. External links Ayya Vaikundar
Berlin-Staaken is a railway station located in Staaken, a locality in the Spandau district of Berlin. It is one of only two Deutsche Bahn stations in Berlin not served by the S-Bahn; Albrechtshof station is the other. Overview The station is situated on the "Lehrter Bahn" Berlin-Wolfsburg-Hannover, between the stations of Berlin Spandau and Dallgow-Döberitz. The station has two platforms. The first station in Staaken was opened in 1900. That should change drastically after the Second World War. Staaken was divided by the Allies. The continuous train traffic was interrupted. On West Berlin side 1951 the rapid-transit railway of Spandau west was extended by a station to Staaken. Already in the 1930s an extension of the rapid-transit railway to the Brandenburg Wustermark had been aimed at. The S-Bahn station Berlin-Staaken was in West Berlin. On the other side of the Nennhauser dam was the station Staaken Kr. Nauen (at the former freight yard Staaken) in the GDR area, from where suburban trains in the direction of Wustermark and Nauen reversed. To change trains between S-Bahn and suburban trains, passengers had to change stations and pass a checkpoint. With the building of the Wall, another Staaken station was added far before the border: Staaken (GDR). He served the control of freight trains between West Berlin and the Federal territory or the GDR. When Staaken was also to be passed by transit trains of travel traffic between Berlin and Hamburg in 1976, a new control station Staaken (GDR) was built further west. Before, since 1961, the Hamburg long-distance trains had to take the detour via the Berlin outer ring and Griebnitzsee. The transit tracks were sealed off between border and control station on both sides by a high protective wall. The station Staaken Kr. Nauen for domestic traffic within the GDR was moved west to the Feldstraße. There the passenger trains from direction Wustermark ended at a separate head track south of the protective wall to the transit tracks. At the new station Staaken Kr. Nauen was for the transition of the field road on the transit tracks probably the safest railroad crossing in the world: Because here the protective wall had to be interrupted, instead of barriers massive roller shutters secured the sealed transit corridor in train traffic through Staaken. On West Berlin side of the S-Bahn operation ended after Staaken after not even 30 years as a result of the Berlin S-Bahn strike in 1980. After the takeover of the Berlin S-Bahn by the Berlin transport operations in 1984 was again a S-Bahn-development Staakens considered. With the reunification all Staaken became part of Berlin-Spandau again. In regional traffic drove from 1990 again through trains from Nauen on the Lehrter Bahn to Berlin-Spandau, from 1991 completely replaced the previous train offer. The trains could no longer approach the head track on Feldstraße, the stop in Staaken was dropped. On pressure of the population drove first weekdays still commuter trains between Dallgow (later Dallgow-Döberitz) and Staaken, before a makeshift stop on the main tracks was built, so again a connection from Staaken towards Spandau was created. As of 1996, the Lehrter Bahn was expanded as one of the transport projects German unit for a top speed of 250 km / h. The rail traffic was replaced by buses for two years. The old Staakener stations were demolished during the construction. In 1998, the newly built platform was inaugurated on the side of the ICE route in the amount of existing from 1951 to 1976 station. Also in the area of Staaken is the Berlin-Albrechtshof station. Train services The station is serves by the following service(s): Regional service – – Berlin-Staaken – Berlin – – – Regional service Potsdam – Wustermark – Berlin-Staaken – – See also List of railway stations in the Berlin area References External links Staaken Staaken Berlin Staaken Staaken
Pei is a town in Mainling County, Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is situated on the only road from Mainling to Mêdog, near the entrance to the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon. The population was 1,771 (2000). See also List of towns and villages in Tibet Populated places in Tibet
Highway 66 (Hebrew: כביש 66) is a north–south highway in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. History Highway 66 extends along the eastern lowlands below the Menashe Heights and the Carmel. It is long. In the past the road continued south to Jenin, but today it ends at checkpoint. The northern section of the highway was constructed in 1929 to allow access to Tel Megiddo archaeological site for the anticipated visit of John D. Rockefeller Jr. The southern section was constructed in the 1930s, and the highway opened to general traffic between Haifa and Jenin in 1936 as a bypass road avoiding Nazareth. Interchanges & junctions (south to north) Landmarks Tel Megiddo National Park See also List of highways in Israel References 66
Billion Dollar Sound is the first and only studio solo album by former / late LFO vocalist, Rich Cronin. The album was released on May 16, 2008. The album was three years in the making and includes music which chronicles his journey from "Summer Girls" to now. The label of the album is Orange Freeze Records; Cronin wrote many of the songs on the album. Track listing "This Year" – 4:26 Rich Cronin, Thomas Cangemi, Jos Clapp "Impossible" – 3:34 "Hey Radio" – 4:13 "Watch Your Dance" – 3:13 "Story of My Life" – 3:18 "The Only One" – 3:29 "Wish" – 4:14 "Waiting Outside" – 3:56 "Holiday Inn" – 3:20 "Blur" – 3:35 "Nothing Last Forever" – 4:12 "Tara Reid" – 2:46 "On Your Side" – 4:01 Rich Cronin, Thomas Cangemi, Jos Clapp "Star" – 3:27 "Great Mistake" – 4:11 Rich Cronin, Thomas Cangemi, Jos Clapp "Little Sister" – 3:33 Rich Cronin, Thomas Cangemi, Jos Clapp "The Kill" – 2:48 "New York City Girls" – 3:53 References 2008 debut albums Rich Cronin albums
Joshua William Paul (born May 19, 1975) is a retired American professional baseball catcher and professional coach. He most recently served as the quality control coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He also coached the Angels and New York Yankees. Playing career Amateur Paul attended Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. In 1995, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). He hit .364 to lead the league, and was named the league's MVP and outstanding pro prospect. Paul was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2006. Professional The Chicago White Sox selected Paul in the 1996 MLB draft. He made his major league debut in 1999 and played for the White Sox until he was granted his outright release in . He was signed by the Chicago Cubs, but was again released in October of the same year. The Anaheim Angels signed him in . He was traded after the season to the Devil Rays for minor league third baseman Travis Schlichting. After starting catcher Toby Hall was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dioner Navarro came to Tampa Bay as the Devil Rays' main catcher. Paul was limited to 35 games in because of hand and elbow injuries. On February 1, , the Rays signed Paul to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. After failing to make the team, Paul was released and signed with the Houston Astros on April 6. On June 14, Paul was released by the Astros. In his nine-year major league career he batted .244/.303/.341 with 10 home runs and 5 stolen bases. Paul, who lost a friend in the September 11, 2001 attacks, was a proponent of playing games scheduled on September 11, 2002. Post-playing career In December 2008, the New York Yankees named Paul as the manager of the Staten Island Yankees, their minor league affiliate in the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. Paul served as interim bullpen coach for the New York Yankees in 2010 while Dave Eiland was away from the team for personal reasons. From 2014 through 2017, Paul served as the Yankees' minor league catching coordinator. The Angels hired Paul as their bench coach after the 2017 season. The Tigers hired Paul as their quality control coach prior to the 2020 season, a position he served in until being dismissed following the 2022 season. On September 22, 2020, the Tigers added interim bench coach to his duties when Ron Gardenhire suddenly retired and bench coach Lloyd McClendon was promoted to interim manager. Personal life Josh's younger brother, Jeremy, is also a baseball player. References External links Boston.com news article 1975 births Living people Anaheim Angels players Baseball coaches from Illinois Baseball players from Chicago Birmingham Barons players Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox players Charlotte Knights players Cotuit Kettleers players Detroit Tigers coaches Gulf Coast White Sox players Hickory Crawdads players Iowa Cubs players Los Angeles Angels coaches Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim coaches Major League Baseball bench coaches Major League Baseball catchers Minor league baseball managers Montgomery Biscuits players New York Yankees scouts Round Rock Express players Salt Lake Stingers players Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois Staten Island Yankees coaches Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Vero Beach Devil Rays players Winston-Salem Warthogs players Vanderbilt Commodores baseball players
Actian Vector (formerly known as VectorWise) is an SQL relational database management system designed for high performance in analytical database applications. It published record breaking results on the Transaction Processing Performance Council's TPC-H benchmark for database sizes of 100 GB, 300 GB, 1 TB and 3 TB on non-clustered hardware. Vectorwise originated from the X100 research project carried out within the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI, the Dutch National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science) between 2003 and 2008. It was spun off as a start-up company in 2008, and acquired by Ingres Corporation in 2011. It was released as a commercial product in June, 2010, initially for 64-bit Linux platform, and later also for Windows. Starting from 3.5 release in April 2014, the product name was shortened to "Vector". In June 2014, Actian Vortex was announced as a clustered massive parallel processing version of Vector, in Hadoop with storage in HDFS. Actian Vortex was later renamed to Actian Vector in Hadoop. Technology The basic architecture and design principles of the X100 engine of the VectorWise database were well described in two Phd theses of VectorWise founders Marcin Żukowski: "Balancing Vectorized Query Execution with Bandwidth-Optimized Storage" and Sandor Héman: "Updating Compressed Column Stores", under supervision of another founder, professor Peter Boncz. The X100 engine was integrated with Ingres SQL front-end, allowing the database to use the Ingres SQL syntax, and Ingres set of client and database administration tools. The query execution architecture makes use of "Vectorized Query Execution" processing in chunks of cache-fitting vectors of data. This allows to involve the principles of vector processing and single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) to perform the same operation on multiple data simultaneously and exploit data level parallelism on modern hardware. It also reduces overheads found in traditional "row-at-a-time processing" found in most RDBMSes. The database storage is in a compressed column-oriented format, with scan-optimised buffer manager. In Actian Vortex in HDFS the same proprietary format is used. Loading big amounts of data is supported through direct appends to stable storage, while small transactional updates are supported through patent-pending Positional Delta Trees (PDTs) specialized B-tree-like structures of indexed differences on top of stable storage, which are seamlessly patched during scans, and which are transparently propagated to stable storage in a background process. The method of storing differences in patch-like structures and rewriting the stable storage in bulk made it possible to work in a filesystem like HDFS, in which files are append-only. History A comparative Transaction Processing Performance Council TPC-H performance test of MonetDB carried out by its original creator at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in 2003 showed room for improvement in its performance as an analytical database. As a result, CWI researchers proposed a new architecture using pipelined query processing ("vectorised processing") to improve the performance of analytical queries. This led to the creation of the "X100" project, with the intention of designing a new kernel for MonetDB, to be called "MonetDB/X100". The X100 project team won the 2007 DaMoN Best Paper Award for the paper "Vectorized Data Processing on the Cell Broadband Engine" as well as the 2008 DaMoN Best Paper Award for the paper "DSM vs. NSM: CPU Performance Tradeoffs in Block-Oriented Query Processing". In August 2009 the originators for the X100 project won the "Ten Year Best Paper Award" at the 35th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases (VLDB) for their 1999 paper "Database architecture Optimized for the new bottleneck: Memory access". It was recognised by the VLDB that the project team had made great progress in implementing the ideas contained in the paper over the previous 10 years. The central premise of the paper is that traditional relational database systems were designed in the late 1970s and early 1980s during a time when database performance was dictated by the time required to read from and write data to hard disk. At that time available CPU was relatively slow and main memory was relatively small, so that very little data could be loaded into memory at a time. Over time hardware improved, with CPU speed and memory size doubling roughly every two years in accordance with Moore’s law, but that the design of traditional relational database systems had not adapted. The CWI research team described improvements in database code and data structures to make best use of modern hardware. In 2008 the X100 project was spun off from MonetDB as a separate project, with its own company, and renamed "VectorWise". Co-founders included Peter A. Boncz and Marcin Żukowski. In June 2010, the VectorWise technology was officially announced by Ingres Corporation, with the release of Ingres VectorWise 1.0. In March 2011, VectorWise 1.5 was released, publishing a record breaking result on TPC-H 100 GB benchmark. New features included parallel query execution (single query executed on multiple CPU cores), improved bulk loading and enhanced SQL support. In June 2011, VectorWise 1.6 was released, publishing record breaking results on TPC-H 100 GB, 300 GB and 1 TB non-clustered benchmark. In December 2011, VectorWise 2.0 was released with new SQL support for analytical functions such as rank and percentile and enhanced date, time and timestamp datatypes, and support for disk spilling in hash joins and aggregation. In June 2012, VectorWise 2.5 was released. In this release storage format was reorganized to allow storing the database in multiple location, the background update propagation mechanism from PDTs to stable storage was enhanced to allow rewriting only the changed blocks instead of full rewrites, and a new patented Predictive Buffer Manager (PBM) was introduced. In March 2013, VectorWise 3.0 was released. New features included more efficient storage engine, support for more data types and analytical SQL functions, enhanced DDL features, and improved monitoring and profiling accessibility. In March 2014, Actian Vector 3.5 was released, with a new rebranded and shortened name. New features included support for partitioned tables, improved disk spilling, online backup capabilities and improved SQL support - e.g. MERGE/UPSERT DML operations and FIRST_VALUE and LAST_VALUE window aggregation functions. In June 2014, at Hadoop Summit 2014 in San Jose, Actian announced Actian Vortex clustered MPP version of Vector, with same level of SQL support working in Hadoop with storage directly in HDFS. Actian Vortex was later renamed to Actian Vector in Hadoop, and non-clustered Actian Vector releases are also updated to match. In March 2015 Actian Vector 4 was released, and Actian Vector in Hadoop 4 was released in December 2015. In March 2019, Actian Avalanche was released as a cloud data platform, with Vector as the core engine for the Warehouse offering. Release history Actian Vector Actian Vector in Hadoop See also Database management system Relational database MonetDB Ingres (database) References External links Official website of Actian Vector Products introduced in 2010 Proprietary database management systems Relational database management systems
William Joseph Campbell (May 1, 1930 – November 20, 1992) was a ranking meteorologist for the United States Geological Survey. He was a pioneer of the remote sensing of the polar regions and an expert on polar ice. William devoted his career to investigating and developing the use of aircraft and satellite remote sensing methods to study the interrelationships of polar ice caps, glaciers, sea ice, ice sheets, and snow packs to climate and the hydrological cycle. Early life and education William Joseph and his twin brother Richard Arthur were born to Dorothy Regan T. Campbell and William J. Campbell on May 1, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York. William and his twin brother grew up in a rough neighborhood during the Great Depression and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. William earned a B.S. at the University of Alaska and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from the atmospheric department at the University of Washington. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to University of Cambridge in England from 1960 to 1961. Career and research In 1964, William J. Campbell joined the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a branch of the Department of the Interior, as a member of a team studying sea-ice and glacier dynamics. In 1969, he was appointed chief of the agency's Ice Dynamics Research Project, a research group based at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, where he was a professor in the Department of Physics. William J. Campbell taught several years at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and during his career he lectured and taught at many American and foreign universities, including those in England, Norway, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, Japan, Australia, and China. Throughout his life, William J. Campbell was an advocate of international cooperation between the world's scientists, especially the geophysicists. At the end of the 1960's with his colleague Wilford F. Weeks, William J. Campbell published an appraisal on using icebergs as a fresh water source. The idea of towing large tabular Antarctic icebergs thousands of miles to arid coasts became immediately popular. The Saudis funded French engineers at the CICERO company to study the feasibility of bringing Antarctic tabular icebergs to Saudi Arabia. William J. Campbell authored and co-authored more than 130 research papers and was widely sought as an expert on sea-ice dynamics and polar remote sensing. Polar Exploration and Research/Observations During his graduate work, William studied ice physics, and he took part in the International Geophysical Year. He spent 15 months drifting in the Arctic Ocean on the ice island Alpha, he was a member of the first research team to dive under the arctic ice pack and survived a plane crash in Alaska. In 1962 and 1963, he participated in two traverses of Antarctica and survived another plane crash near the South Pole. His interest in polar research led him to both the Arctic and Antarctic regions to conduct research on 11 expeditions. Campbell Hills (Antarctica), 8 km west south west of Cape Lyttelton on the south side of Nimrod Glacier, was named in recognition of his Antarctic work. Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere Before the satellite era, sea ice was one of the least understood variables in Earth’s climate system. Knowing firsthand the difficulties of doing physical work and research in the remote, vast, and hazardous environment of the polar regions, William pioneered the use of remote sensing techniques to observe the cryosphere. Since the polar regions are dark six months of the year and largely cloud covered, using the visible light was not suitable for monitoring the polar regions. He demonstrated and promoted the use of satellite microwave instruments to acquire global coverage of the Polar Regions during all weather conditions and periods of darkness. The first satellite passive-microwave atlases of the Polar Regions published by NASA in the 1980-90s represented a culmination point of William’s work that started during the IGY in 1957–58 and was followed with the 1970s AIDJEX, BESEX, POLEX, NORSEX international experiments that provided ground and airborne surface truth to continuously observe the Polar Regions globally. The goal of establishing how to measure and record the changing extent of sea ice in both Polar Regions was largely accomplished by the end of the 1980s. In the following years, thanks to this work it became clear that sea ice in the Arctic was undergoing fundamental changes linked to climate change. International cooperation William J. Campbell was instrumental in the development of interagency and international remote-sensing experiments of the polar ice regions and was a member and director of several international large-scale projects in that field. Throughout his career he represented USGS at numerous national and international symposia and scientific meetings. He was actively involved in the protection and preservation of the global environment giving regular lectures to students and environmental groups. William J. Campbell played a major role in coordinating remote sensing and surface measurements for several major international sea ice experiments. These experiments involved the use of drifting stations, ships and remote sensing aircraft and satellites. These experiments include: In 1970, after participating in the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) in Moscow, USSR, he hitchhiked by himself into the villages and collective farms around Moscow and found the USSR an "intensely friendly country". "The more the Russians and the Americans can visit, the better off the world will be. People, who eat, drink and love together, don't make war". Awards References 1930 births 1992 deaths American meteorologists Scientists from Brooklyn University of Washington alumni United States Geological Survey personnel
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1886 was unanimously adopted on 15 September 2009. Resolution The Security Council decided this morning to extend the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) for one year, until 30 September 2010. By its unanimous adoption of resolution 1886 (2009), the Council also determined that UNIPSIL, which was created a year ago under resolution 1829 (2008), should focus its efforts on supporting the Government of Sierra Leone in the areas of constitutional reform and police force improvement, as well as helping it tackle corruption, illicit drug trafficking and organized crime. The Council emphasized the importance of UNIPSIL’s assistance with youth unemployment, support in preparing for the 2012 elections, in conjunction with the Peacebuilding Fund and the Peacebuilding Commission, which selected Sierra Leone as one of the first two countries to receive assistance in recovering from conflict. In all those efforts, the Council stressed that the Office should work within the Joint Vision of the United Nations country team. Through the resolution, the Council called on the Secretary-General to develop a series of benchmarks towards the goal of a transition from UNIPSIL to a programme directed by the country team itself. It requested two progress reports from the Secretary-General next year, down from the quarterly reports of the previous year. See also List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1801 to 1900 (2008–2009) References External links Text of the Resolution at undocs.org 1886 1886 September 2009 events 2009 in Sierra Leone
Chromatin assembly factor 1 subunit A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHAF1A gene. Function Chromatin assembly factor I (CAF-1) is a nuclear complex consisting of p50, p60 (CHAF1B; MIM 601245), and p150 (CHAF1A) subunits that assembles histone tetramers onto replicating DNA in vitro (Kaufman et al., 1995).[supplied by OMIM] Interactions CHAF1A has been shown to interact with: ASF1A, ASF1B, BLM, CBX5, and MBD1. References Further reading External links
Major General Robert Alan "Rosie" Rosenberg (born November 16, 1934) of United States Air Force was Director of Defense Mapping Agency from July 1985 to September 1987. Throughout his 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force, he was instrumental to the U.S. satellite program. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2005. Early life, and education Rosenberg was born in 1934, in Kansas City, of Missouri state. Raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, he graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1953 and entered the United States Naval Academy, where he received a bachelor's degree in general engineering in 1957. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force following graduation. In 1964 he earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; and graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington D.C., in 1972. Career Major General Rosenberg was assigned in April 1958 to Forbes AFB, Kansas, as a flight line maintenance officer with the Strategic Air Command's 90th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. His next assignments were at Vandenberg AFB, California, with the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division, and with the Office of Special Projects, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, in a variety of positions. In 1972 he joined the Air Staff and served as division chief under the assistant for research, development, and acquisition programming, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development, before joining the Office of Space Systems, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, where he served successively as deputy director for programs, principal deputy, and acting director. After an assignment to the National Security Council, the White House, in March 1980, he returned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force as assistant chief of staff for studies and analyses. His next assignments were as assistant vice commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command and vice commander in chief for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, with consolidated headquarters at Peterson AFB, Colorado. He participated in the initial development, test and launch of Atlas-Agena expendable launch system with the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division and served for years as targeteer for the GAMBIT reconnaissance satellite program. He served with the Office of Special Projects, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, where he was responsible for developing and acquiring the mission planning and command and control software for the HEXAGON satellite program. Defense Mapping Agency As the director of Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) from July 1985 to September 1987; Major General Rosenberg provided new leadership in establishing a cohesive interface to the national intelligence program and positioned the DMA as a critical contributor to the success of the warfare capability of the nation. He guided the Phase II developments of the DMA modernization program to ensure proper adjustments to the changing Department of Defense geographic requirements, as well as making critical reviews of the programs progress and design. Major General Rosenberg retired on October 1, 1987. Awards, and decorations Major General Rosenberg was inducted into National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2017, he was awarded the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) Lifetime Award and was the 13th person to receive the award. He wore the master space and master missile badges. He wore the master space and master missile badges. His military decorations and awards include: Defense Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon References 1934 births Living people Military personnel from Kansas City, Missouri People from Leavenworth, Kansas United States Naval Academy alumni United States Air Force officers Air Force Institute of Technology alumni Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Air Force generals Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Lincoln National Corporation is a Fortune 200 American holding company, which operates multiple insurance and investment management businesses through subsidiary companies. Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for LNC and its subsidiary companies. LNC was organized under the laws of the state of Indiana in 1968, and maintains its principal executive offices in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The company traces its roots to its earliest predecessor founded in 1905. In addition, LNC is the naming rights sponsor of Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, home field of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. Operations LNC divides operations into four business segments: annuities, life insurance, retirement plan services, and group protection. The principal Lincoln subsidiaries are: Lincoln National Life Insurance Company Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York First Penn-Pacific Life Insurance Company Lincoln Financial Distributors Lincoln Financial Advisors Lincoln Financial Securities On December 31, 2016, LNC had consolidated assets under management of $262 billion and consolidated shareholders’ equity of $14.5 billion. Lincoln Financial Group Ellen G. Cooper is president and chief executive officer of Lincoln Financial Group. She serves as a director on the Lincoln National Corporation Board. She is also president and serves on the board of the principal insurance subsidiaries of Lincoln Financial Group. She is the first female CEO of Lincoln Financial Group. Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. Lincoln Financial Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation awards grants to hundreds of nonprofits each year. The Foundation consists of three pillars: Financial Wellness, Youth Education, and Human Services. History Founding and early history Lincoln traces its origin to June 12, 1905, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Perry Randall, a Fort Wayne attorney and entrepreneur, suggested the name "Lincoln," arguing that the name of Abraham Lincoln would powerfully convey a spirit of integrity. In August, 1905 Robert Todd Lincoln provided a photograph of his father, along with a letter authorizing the use of his father's likeness and name for company stationery and advertising. In 1928, LNC president Arthur Hall hired Dr. Louis A. Warren, a Lincoln scholar, and in 1929, LNC acquired one of the largest collections of books about Abraham Lincoln in the United States. The Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne was the second largest Lincoln museum in the country. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois is now the world's largest museum dedicated to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, after the closing of the Fort Wayne Lincoln Museum June 30, 2008. Ian Rolland started with Lincoln in 1956, and became president of Lincoln National Life in 1977. When Rolland retired in 1998, new president Jon A. Boscia moved LNC to Philadelphia and started using the Lincoln Financial Group name for marketing. Lincoln National Life, the largest subsidiary, and the Lincoln Museum remained in Fort Wayne. 1990–2007 Lincoln Reinsurance was the first US reinsurance company; it was sold to Swiss Re in 2001. K&K Insurance Specialties was the first to insure events like NASCAR races; it was sold to AON in 1993. Safeco bought American States, a property/casualty insurance business because Lincoln was primarily in life/health. However, LNC even sold a block of disability income business to MetLife in 1999, as it narrowed its focus. Lincoln moved its headquarters from Indiana to Philadelphia in 1999. In Philadelphia Lincoln was headquartered in the West Tower of Centre Square in Center City. Lincoln Financial was naming rights sponsor for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup which was held in England. Lincoln Financial Group purchased the Administrative Management Group, Inc. based in Arlington Heights, Illinois in August 2002. Previously, AMG was a strategic partner of LFG for four years, providing recordkeeping services for the Lincoln Alliance product, a turnkey solution for "employer retirement and employee benefit programs, including investment choices, recordkeeping, plan design, compliance and employee retirement counseling and education." In 2007, the company moved 400 employees, including its top executives, to Radnor Township from Philadelphia. Jefferson-Pilot acquisition Following the acquisition of Jefferson-Pilot Corporation in March 2006, Lincoln Financial acquired group life, disability, and dental insurance divisions. Jefferson-Pilot Corporation was a Fortune 500 company based in Greensboro, North Carolina, founded in 1986 from the merger of Jefferson Standard Insurance (founded 1907 by Charles W. Gold and Pleasant D. Gold, Jr., sons of Pleasant Daniel Gold) and Pilot Life Insurance (founded 1903). The two companies' association actually dated to 1945, when Jefferson Standard bought majority control of Pilot Life; Jefferson Standard had previously bailed Pilot out in the 1930s. The Pilot Life headquarters built in the 1920s and located at 5300 High Point Road, "a careful replication of the governor's mansion built in 1767 in New Bern," was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022, when Clachan Properties of Richmond, Virginia, was buying the property to develop apartments. The 1986 merger marked the retirement of the Pilot Life brand, most notably the end of its "Sail with the Pilot" jingles, which had been heavily associated with Atlantic Coast Conference college basketball and had been heard on television since 1958. The insurance operations would continue to be headquartered in what became the Lincoln Financial Building. Lincoln Financial also acquired Jefferson-Pilot's television and radio operations, which were renamed Lincoln Financial Media. Jefferson Standard Insurance put WBTV in Charlotte on the air on Channel 3 in 1949. At the time, Jefferson Standard Insurance also had a 16.5% interest in the Greensboro News Company, licensee of WFMY, which signed on from Greensboro two months after WBTV. Jefferson Standard had purchased WBT radio from CBS in 1947. In 1970, the media interests were folded into a new subsidiary, Jefferson-Pilot Communications, still owned by the insurance company. The broadcasting subsidiary acquired several other radio and television stations across the country, with WBTV serving as the company's flagship station. The group owned 18 radio stations in Miami, Florida; San Diego, California; Denver, Colorado; and Atlanta, Georgia. It also owned WBTV, the CBS affiliate in Charlotte; WCSC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Charleston, South Carolina and WWBT, the NBC affiliate in Richmond, Virginia. In June 2007, the company publicly announced it would explore a sale of this division, and hired Merrill Lynch to assess its strategic options. It was announced on November 12 that Raycom Media purchased the three TV stations, including its sports production division, which was the co-holder to football and basketball games in the Atlantic Coast Conference with Raycom and sole rightsholders to the Southeastern Conference until 2009, when ESPNPlus and CBS Sports acquired the rights. The Raycom Sports brand was merged with LFS as of January 1, 2008. Though billed as a merger of equals, the merged company carries the LNC name, operates from the LNC offices, with current LNC stockholders holding 61% of the stock, and current LNC directors controlling the new board. The insurance division is based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Liberty Mutual Acquisition On January 19, 2018, Lincoln Financial Group announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston from Liberty Mutual Insurance Group. Upon completion of the transaction, Lincoln Financial retained Liberty’s Group Benefits business and reinsured Liberty’s Individual Life and Annuity business to Protective Life Insurance Company. Recent activity Lincoln purchased Newton County Loan and Savings in order to restructure as a bank holding company and qualify for Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funding. In January 2009, Lincoln sold its Delaware Investments subsidiary to Macquarie Group. Delaware Investments was integrated into Macquarie's global asset management arm, Macquarie Funds Group effective January 5, 2010. Insurance patent Lincoln National is the owner of , “Method and apparatus for providing retirement income benefits”. This patent covers methods for administering variable annuities. Lincoln's commercial products that are covered by this patent include their i4LIFE Advantage and 4LaterSM Advantage annuities. In September 2006, Lincoln filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Transamerica Life Insurance Company for allegedly infringing its insurance patent. A similar lawsuit was filed against Jackson National Life in October 2007. On Feb. 19, 2009, a jury found the Lincoln patent valid and infringed by Transamerica et al. Damages were assessed at the "reasonable royalty rate" and Transamerica et al. were ordered to pay Lincoln $13 million, or 0.11% of the over $12 billion in assets they had under management by virtue of infringing the patent. Affiliations Lincoln Financial Group is the grand sponsor of the National Forensic League and its National Speech and Debate Tournament. See also Lincoln Financial Media—subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation that owns radio stations in the United States References External links 1905 establishments in Indiana Companies based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Lincoln Financial Group Insurance companies of the United States Life insurance companies of the United States Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Yellow Sands is a play which opened at the Haymarket Theatre, London on 3 November 1926, where it ran for 610 performances, and at the Fulton Theatre, New York City on 10 September 1927, where it ran for 25 performances, closing in October 1927. Yellow Sands was written by Eden Phillpotts and his daughter Adelaide Phillpotts, produced by Sir Barry Jackson and directed by H. K. Ayliff. The production marked the London debut of Sir Ralph Richardson. It was adapted for a film, Yellow Sands, in 1938. Plot A wealthy dying woman's relatives gather, unaware that they have all been cut out of her will. Opening night cast (New York) Reginald Bach Florence Barnes Eileen Beldon Madge Burbage Arthur Claremont Wilson Colman Jack Livesey Lester Matthews Joyce Moore Nellie Sheffield Winnie Tempest References External links Full text of Yellow Sands at HathiTrust Digital Library 1926 plays English plays British plays adapted into films West End plays Works by Eden Phillpotts
From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John is the seventh rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1967. It was their last album to be issued in mono and stereo. Track listing Personnel Hank Marvin – Lead guitar and vocals Bruce Welch – Rhythm guitar and vocals John Rostill – Bass guitar and vocals Brian Bennett – Drums and percussion Alan Hawkshaw - Organ Olivia Newton-John - Guest vocals on "The Day I Met Marie" Norrie Paramor - Producer Peter Vince - Engineer References 1967 albums EMI Columbia Records albums The Shadows albums Albums produced by Norrie Paramor
The Latin American Solidarity Organization (in Spanish: Organización Latinoamericana de Solidaridad; in Portuguese: Organização Latino-Americana de Solidariedade), or simply OLAS, was an organization created in August 1967 in Cuba on the initiative of the then president of Chile, Salvador Allende, composed of several revolutionary and anti-imperialist movements in Latin America that, to a greater or lesser extent, shared the strategic proposals of the Cuban Revolution. The organization's motto was "The duty of every revolutionary is to make the revolution". History The proposal to create OLAS came about after the success of the Primera Conferencia Tricontinental de Solidaridad Revolucionaria (First Tricontinental Conference on Revolutionary Solidarity) held in January 1966, in which more than five hundred delegates from revolutionary organizations from Asia, Africa and Latin America gathered. The conference took place years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the aim was to expand the fight against US imperialism and expand the revolution. The said conference would be held by the Soviet Union to present itself as an ally of the Third World and thus neutralize Chinese influence, although the Cuban confrontational position against US imperialism was eventually strengthened. In its first statement, OLAS took stock of the strategies applied so far and clearly opted for armed struggle and guerrilla warfare as a mechanism to extend the revolution to all of Latin America. The doctrine defended in OLAS implied the integration of the revolutionary forces not only of the working classes but also of the peasantry and students, dismissing the elections as a waste of time. In this way, Havana's role in Latin America was reinforced and consolidated, as reported by the press of the time: “Havana is now the capital of the new international that will process Latin American liberation”. However, the death of Che Guevara in Bolivia, a few weeks after the conference, thwarted the organization's project to coordinate the Andean countries with the different existing guerrilla movements and create new ones, thus making it impossible to fulfill the proposed objective.In the 1970s, OLAS had become a center for the dissemination of struggles without real coordination capacity. See also OSPAAAL Revolutionary Coordinating Junta References Guerrilla organizations Organizations established in 1967
The Minoan wall paintings at Tell el-Dab'a are of particular interest to Egyptologists and archaeologists. They are of Minoan style, content, and technology, but there is uncertainty over the ethnic identity of the artists. The paintings depict images of bull-leaping, bull-grappling, griffins, and hunts. They were discovered by a team of archaeologists led by Manfred Bietak, in the palace district of the Thutmosid period at Tell el-Dab'a. The frescoes date to the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, most likely during the reigns of either the pharaohs Hatshepsut (reigned c. 1479 – 1458 BCE) or Thutmose III (reigned 1479 – 1425 BCE), after being previously considered to belong to the late Second Intermediate Period. The paintings indicate an involvement of Egypt in international relations and cultural exchanges with the Eastern Mediterranean either through marriage or exchange of gifts. Palace District of the Thutmosid Period The palace district of the Thutmosid period covers a part of the same ground that the palace district of the Hyksos period, however Thutmosid palace has a different orientation. The most prominent elements are two palatial structures, (F) which is smaller and (G) which is bigger. There was much pottery discovered in structure F that has been dated to the pharaoh Thutmose III. This has greatly aided archaeologists in dating the palace districts and the paintings. Also, two-thirds of the painting fragments have been found around palatial structure F, while a number of fragments were found at the base of a ramp of palatial structure G. Paintings The frescoes were found in the precinct of the Thutmosid palace at Tell el-Dab'a in thousands of fragments on lime plaster. The paintings have been partially reconstructed to reveal bull-leaping and bull-grappling scenes, some against a maze pattern, and felines chasing ungulates. There are also hunting scenes, life sized figures, men with staffs, and a white female wearing a skirt, as well as griffins. The paintings can date to the early phase of the palaces. One group of paintings was found fallen off the wall of a doorway, and the other group of fragments was found in dumps deposited by the north-east palace. They seem to have been applied to the walls during the early part of Thutmose III's reign, and removed during the later Thutmosid period. There is a long frieze of bull-leaping and bull-grappling against a maze pattern. Especially important are the emblems of the Minoan palace such as the half rosette frieze and the presence of big griffins which are the same size as the ones in the throne room at Knossos on Crete, and the technique of the paintings are typically Aegean. The paintings are made with a basic coating of two or three layers of lime plaster, the surface is polished with a stone float, and then the paintings are made with a combination of fresco and stucco. The style of painting is very high quality, and compares with some of the best paintings from Crete. Dating It was primarily believed that the paintings belonged to the late Hyksos period of rule over Avaris, or to the early period of the 18th dynasty. Manfred Bietak originally dated the paintings to the Hyksos period in his book Avaris: The Capital of the Hyksos. However, with the continuation of excavations, evidence has pointed to the paintings originating in the early reign of Thutmose III during the time of the 18th dynasty. With the excavation of one of the 18th-century palaces, there appeared many scarabs with the names of early 18th dynasty pharaohs. However, as some of the fragments of the paintings were discovered in areas older than the palace, Bietak explains that it was only logical to assume that the paintings were of older origin as well, from before the 18th dynasty. However, a problem arose since the palatial structure cut into the Hyksos enclosure wall. Due to this evidence, the finding of more frescoes at a section of the excavation that belonged to the 18th dynasty, and the evaluation of pottery which was dated to the 18th dynasty, Bietak changed his mind and he dated the compound to the Thutmosid period. Debate on its Minoan identity There is debate on the ethnicity of the artists. Some, including Bietak, claim that the paintings were painted by Minoan artists, while others, like Cline, argue that this cannot be proven and that it may be that the artists just had a deep knowledge of Aegean art. Cline doubts the change in dating by Bietak, and Bietak's argument that the artists were Minoan. Cline says that the “Daba frescoes may simply be an indication that Hyksos artists also adopted aspects of other cultures,” and therefore believes that the artists were not Minoan. However, according to Bietak, the techniques used and the style and motifs employed leave no doubt that the artists were Minoan. The technique of using lime plaster in two layers with a highly polished surface, fresco in combination with stucco, all are techniques that are not Egyptian but are first seen in Minoan paintings. Also, the colors used by the artists are clearly Minoan. For example, using blue instead of grey is Minoan, with that color convention being seen in Egypt later, and due to Aegean influences. Together with this evidence, Egyptian hieroglyphs and emblems are not present among any of the fragments discovered. The composition of the paintings, which included mountainous scenery, and motifs, also fit in perfectly with those of the Aegean world. Thus the overwhelming evidence seems to point in the direction of Minoan artists having been at work in Avaris. Importance Much has been said about the importance of the paintings and their origin. The question of why these paintings appear in the Thutmosid palaces is a perplexing question for archaeologists and Egyptologists. According to Bietak, the use of specific Minoan royal motifs in a palace in Tell el-Dab'a indicates "an encounter on the highest level must have taken place between the courts of Knossos and Egypt." Manfred Bietak offers us one hypothesis. He points to the presence of Minoan royal emblems, the full scale griffins, and the large representation of the female in the skirt might suggest a political marriage between Thutmose III and a Minoan princess. The paintings are unique. They are one of a kind, and they compare with artwork from Knossos. Nanno Marinatos has made the case that the rosette motif, which is a prominent feature of the Taureador paintings, reproduces the Knossian rosettes and that it is a distinct Minoan symbol. In regards to Egypt, the paintings reveal an international era of cultural interaction between Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean. They also point to Tell el-Dab'a as a place where these cultural exchanges took place, meaning the city was incredibly important to Egypt. Marinatos has additionally argued that the Tell el Dab'a paintings are evidence of a koine, a visual language of common symbols, which testifies to interactions among the rulers of neighboring powers. The marriage of a Minoan princess to an Egyptian pharaoh may be one possible scenario but there are other ones. Minoan Knossian authority was involved in Egyptian affairs possibly because Crete had a strong naval force to offer the pharaoh. Notes 15th-century BC works 15th century BC in Egypt Archaeological discoveries in Egypt Minoan frescos Bull-leaping Buildings and structures of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
John Doremus (August 3, 1931 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma – July 6, 1995 in Naperville, Illinois) was an American radio personality, best known for his radio syndication of The Passing Parade, a series of short stories of remarkable but relatively unknown episodes throughout history. In the late 1950s he acquired the rights to the series, which until then had been a television series, and syndicated it for radio. The stories chronicled such diverse topics as the first white man to discover the mountain gorilla to the espionage and intrigue during wartime. During the mid 1960s he produced Patterns in Music for WMAQ in Chicago. Original recordings of Patterns in Music were being aired by KNXR (FM 97.5 MHz), in Rochester, Minnesota until January 31, 2015, when the station was sold and the station's format was changed. The series is now heard on 97Five, an internet re-birth of those first 50 years of KNXR. In 1964, his company pioneered the idea of in-flight music for airlines. In 1956 and 1957 he was an announcer for Oklahoma Sooners football. He provided the voice-over for the NFL Films highlight package of Super Bowl XXI and the digitally recorded voice of the titular villain in the 1982 video game Sinistar. A few months after the death in 1971 of Franklin MacCormack, host of the all-night Meisterbrau Showcase on WGN radio, John Doremus took over the overnight show. The new sponsor of the show was Talman Federal Savings and Loan. An early innovator, Doremus originated the idea of providing in-flight programming for American Airlines and a host of other airlines, including most notably, Air Force One, starting under President Richard Nixon, and later Ronald Reagan. His company, John Doremus, Inc. had an office suite on the 18th floor of the John Hancock Center in Chicago. References 1932 births 1995 deaths American radio personalities Oklahoma Sooners football announcers Radio personalities from Oklahoma
In the 2017–18 season, US Biskra is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 2nd season, as well as the Algerian Cup. Competitions Overview {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|- !rowspan=2\|Competition !colspan=8\|Record !rowspan=2\|Started round !rowspan=2\|Final position / round !rowspan=2\|First match !rowspan=2\|Last match \|- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! \|- \| Ligue 1 \| \| style="background:#FFCCCC;"\| 14th \| 25 August 2017 \| 19 May 2018 \|- \| Algerian Cup \| Round of 64 \| Round of 16 \| 30 December 2017 \| 3 February 2018 \|- ! Total Ligue 1 League table Results summary Results by round Matches Algerian Cup Squad information Playing statistics \|- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\| Goalkeepers \|- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\| Defenders \|- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\| Midfielders \|- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\| Forwards \|- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center\| Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Squad list As of August 25, 2017. Transfers In Out References 2017-18 Algerian football clubs 2017–18 season
George Maurice O'Donoghue (December 8, 1885 – December 5, 1925) was a Canadian ice hockey coach who served as the head coach of the Toronto St. Pats when they won the Stanley Cup championship in 1922. Coaching record Awards and achievements 1922 Stanley Cup Championship (Toronto) References 1885 births 1925 deaths Ice hockey people from Ontario People from Old Toronto Stanley Cup champions Toronto Maple Leafs coaches
Jorge Henrique de Souza (born 23 April 1982), or simply Jorge Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays left midfield and right midfield for Democrata Futebol Clube (MG). Career Henrique has played for several teams throughout his 20+ years as a professional athlete. Beginning his career with Nautico in 2002, he later played for Atletico-PR, Esporte Clube Santo Andre, Ceara SC, Santa Cruz Futbol Clube, Botafogo, Corinthians, Internacional, CR Vasco De Gama, Figueirense FC, Brasiliense FC, Camboriu Futebol Clube, and North Esporte Clube. On 1 January 2023, Henrique transferred to Democrata. Statistics FIFA Club World Cup Honours Náutico Pernambuco State League: 2004 Atlético Paranaense Paraná State League: 2005 Botafogo Taça Rio: 2007, 2008 Corinthians São Paulo State League: 2009, 2013 Copa do Brasil: 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2011 Copa Libertadores: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup: 2012 Internacional Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2014, 2015 Vasco da Gama Rio De Janeiro State League: 2016 References External links 1982 births Living people People from Resende Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Men's association football forwards Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Club Athletico Paranaense players Esporte Clube Santo André players Ceará Sporting Club players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Sport Club Internacional players CR Vasco da Gama players Figueirense FC players Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state)
Gopal Krishna is a 1938 Marathi and Hindi mythological social film from Prabhat Film Company. The film was a remake of Prabhat Film Company's first silent film Gopal Krishna (1929). It was made in Marathi and Hindi simultaneously. The film was directed by Sheikh Fattelal and V. G. Damle and starred Ram Marathe, Shanta Apte, Parshuram, Prahlad, Ulhas and Ganpatrao. The story was written by Shivram Vashikar and the music was by Krishnarao. Based on the young Lord Krishna, the story is less mythology and more about a social awareness for change. The film was made during the pre-independent India era when the resentment against British rule was high. The film makers metaphorically used the story of the boy Krishna and the cowherds against the oppressive King Kamsa, portraying the feelings of the Indians against the British mainly through dialogue. Plot The story is based in Gokul where the young playful Krishna resides with his foster mother Yashodha and father Nanda. He tends cows along with other young cowherds. Gokul is ruled by the despotic King Kamsa who has Krishna's real parents in custody. He is intent on killing Krishna to prevent the prophecy of his death through Krishna coming true. Krishna incites the village people against Kamsa's oppressive regime. He prevents 500 cows being sent to Kamsa who demands that the people of Gokul do so. He battles Kamsa's General Keshi and defeats him when he is sent to kill him. The only miracle shown in the film is when Kamsa unleashes rain (unlike the other Puranic stories where the rain is brought about by the Rain God Indra) and Krishna lifts the Govardhan hill to shelter the people under it. Cast Ram Marathe as Krishna Shanta Apte as Radha Shankar as Anay Parsharam as Mansukh Prahlad as Kuns Ullhas as Keshi Manajirao as Nand Karunadevi as Yashoda Production The sets for the filming were constructed in Poona where the Prabhat film Company was situated. The cows needed for the shoot were transported from Dombivili a suburb in Bombay to Poona by train. The cattle were allowed to roam freely on the sets. Soundtrack Master Krishnarao was the music director and some of the songs are still popular today. The songs were sung by Hansa Apte, Ram Marathe and Parshuram and the lyricist was Pandit Anuj. Songs References External links 1938 films 1930s Hindi-language films Prabhat Film Company films Articles containing video clips Indian black-and-white films
Larry Connor (January 7, 1950) is an American real estate and technology business person, as well as a space tourist. Connor is the head of the Connor Group, a real estate investment firm located in Dayton, Ohio. Education Born in 1950 in Albany, New York, Connor graduated summa cum laude in 1972 from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Connor was a member of Who’s Who of College Students and was one of 22 students out of a class of 4,500 undergraduates selected to the Ohio University J Club. Career From 1982 to 1990, Connor owned Orlando Computer Corp. The company had operations in central Florida and Cincinnati, OH, providing hardware and software to businesses. The Connor Group, a real estate investment firm, was founded as Connor, Murphy & Buhrman in 1992. Connor bought out his partners and established the Connor Group in 2003. Over the next 18 years, the Connor Group grew from $100 million in assets to $4 billion. Connor co-founded Heartland Regional Power in 2004. First Billing Services, an online payment and bill processing platform also co-founded by Connor, later acquired the firm. In 2007, Connor founded the Connor Group Kids & Community Partners, serving disadvantaged youth in communities where the Connor Group operates. Connor has been a member of the National Council of McLean Hospital since 2008. Connor and the Connor Group have received awards including the 2014 Glassdoor Top 50 Best Places to Work in the US, Small and Medium-Sized Companies, a nomination to the Dayton Magazine 2017 Dayton Business Hall of Fame and multiple Dayton Business Journal Top 100 Businesses in the Region. In 2017, Connor lead fundraising efforts for the redevelopment of The University of Dayton's indoor stadium, UD Arena. He was tasked with raising $33 million of the $72 million total. Connor made a substantial donation himself, before finding other donors to raise the amount required. The stadium opened in 2019 following its renovation. Connor co-founded First Billing Services in 2003, which provided payment solutions to utility and municipal government clients. In 2019, it was announced that it would be acquired by Atlanta-based, Paya Inc. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Connor made efforts to help alleviate effects of the pandemic for his employees. On April 23, 2020, he donated $1.6 Million as bonuses to his associates, which was given to those on salaries under $150,000 per year. He also agreed to fund childcare expenses and expanded the company-sponsored loan program. Sports and personal interests Connor is a private pilot involved in several aerobatic competitions. In 1983, Connor had a single start in the Atlantic Championship, named Formula Mondial North America at the time, and raced intermitently at various levels of SCCA and Formula 2000 competition since, as well as vintage racing. In 2000 and 2001, Connor was the winner of the SCCA Formula Atlantic National Championship. He also raced in 2002 to defend his title. Later that year, he competed in the 2002 24 Hours of Daytona. In 2003, Connor was part of the winning team at Petit Le Mans in the LMP675 class. Connor also competed in the 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2005, Connor signed with Genoa Racing to make his Infiniti Pro Series debut at the Liberty Challenge, but an airborne crash during qualifying left him out of the event, being credited with a finishing position despite not starting the race. He later came back at Watkins Glen, finishing 8th in his only start in the series. Connor is the founder of Team C Racing. Competing in the Truck Spec class, Connor won the Baja 1000 in 2014. In June 2016, the team won the Baja 500 Trophy Truck Spec series. Team C Racing recorded a winning time of 10 hours and 33 minutes, two hours in front of the second placed team. In April 2021, Connor completed 3 dives in the Hadal zone, part of the Pacific Ocean with depths below 20,000 ft. The dives were completed alongside Patrick Lahey, with the aim of better understanding of the geologic and biologic makeup of the Hadal zone. The three dives covered Challenger Deep, Sirena Deep and a seamount in the Mariana Trench. Prior to April 2021, only two other people had explored the Sirena Deep: Victor Vescovo and Alan Jamieson in 2018. Connor reported that he aimed to go both to space and to the deepest part of the ocean within the same year. On April 8, 2022, Connor was a private astronaut on Axiom Mission 1, traveling to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was the first all-private space mission to the International Space Station, with Connor one of a four-member crew. At 72 years of age, Connor was the second oldest person to enter orbit, after John Glenn who entered space aged 77. Connor took heart cells to the ISS' microgravity laboratory. Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results American open–wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Indy Pro Series See also List of people who descended to Challenger Deep References External links 1950 births Atlantic Championship drivers Axiom Space Living people McLean Hospital people Ohio University alumni People from Dayton, Ohio Space tourists U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers 21st-century American businesspeople American real estate businesspeople Racing drivers from Dayton, Ohio Racing drivers from New York (state) Sportspeople from Albany, New York Businesspeople from Albany, New York SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Indy Lights drivers
Aeroflot Flight 3932 was a flight operated by Aeroflot from Koltsovo Airport to Omsk Tsentralny Airport. On 30 September 1973, the Tupolev Tu-104 operating the route crashed shortly after takeoff from Sverdlovsk, killing all 108 passengers and crew on board. Aircraft The aircraft involved in the accident was a Tupolev Tu-104B with two Mikulin AM-3M-500 engines, registered СССР-42506, originally to the Uzbekistan division of the state airline, Aeroflot. At the time of the accident, the aircraft sustained had 20,582 flight hours and 9412 pressurization cycles. The aircraft had 100 passenger seats, hence it was at full capacity when it crashed. Crew Eight crew members were aboard Flight 3932. The cockpit crew consisted of: Captain Boris Stepanovich Putintsev Copilot Vladimir Andreevich Shirokov Navigator Pyotr Gavrilivich Kanin Flight engineer Ivan Yakovlevich Raponov Synopsis Weather conditions at Sverdlovsk were reported to be mild; visibility was over 6 kilometers, and light northwest winds. Flight 3932 was on the Sverdlovsk-Knevichi route with stopovers at Omsk, Tolmachevo, Kadala, and Khabarovsk airports. The flight crashed shortly after takeoff on the Koltsovo-Omsk part of the route. The flight took off from Koltsovo Airport at 18:33 Moscow time and at 18:34:21 headed on a bearing of 256° for the route to Omsk. As a routine procedure, air traffic control instructed the crew to make a left turn and climb to an altitude of after takeoff; the crew responded that they would report when they reached the altitude. At 18:35:25 Moscow time, 5–6 seconds after setting the engines to standard power, with an altitude of and a speed of the crew began the left turn while in the clouds, with a bank angle between 35-40°. At 20:37 local time (18:37 Moscow time), when the flight was at an altitude of , the bank angle reached 75-80°, after which the crew completely lost control of the aircraft. The plane crashed into a nearby forest at a speed of . Cause The aircraft crashed due to incorrect indications by the main artificial horizon and the compass system, caused by a failure of the electrical supply, resulting in spatial disorientation of the pilots. The aircraft crashed approximately five miles from Koltsovo Airport. See also Aeroflot Flight 964, also a Tupolev Tu-104, which crashed just two weeks after Flight 3932 experiencing similar electrical failures. Aeroflot Flight 1912, another Tupolev Tu-104, crashed after a hard landing caused by similar mechanical failures. Aeroflot Flight 2415, another Tupolev Tu-104, crashed after takeoff experiencing similar equipment failure. References Accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-104 Aviation accidents and incidents in the Soviet Union Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia Airliner accidents and incidents caused by electrical failure Aviation accidents and incidents in 1973 1973 in the Soviet Union 1973 in Russia 3932 September 1973 events in Europe
The Qingchuan Bridge () is an arch bridge located in Wuhan, People's Republic of China. It is the fourth bridge on the Han River, the third motorway bridge (provisional name being "Third Jianghan Bridge") and also the "Rainbow Bridge" due to its shape and red color. The bridge has a span of 280 m (919 ft), with a full length of . The construction of this bridge begins on Dec 20, 1997, and completed in 2000, which started revenue service to the public. It has four lanes, connects Yanhe Ave in Hankou with Hannan Rd in Hanyang. It used to be a tolled bridge, but after the implementation of electronic toll collection in Wuhan, the toll plaza was razed. See also List of longest arch bridge spans References Arch bridges in China Bridges in Hubei Former toll bridges
Ven Bogoda Seelawimala Nayaka Thera (Sinhala: පුජ්‍ය බෝගොඩ සීලවිමල නාහිමි) is the incumbent Head Priest of the London Buddhist Vihara and the current Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain. He was appointed Chief Bhikkhu of the London Buddhist Vihara on 8 May 2008 following the demise of Ven Dr Medagama Vajiragnana Nayaka Thera. Ven Seelawimala Nayaka Thera hails from the Malwatte Chapter of the Siam Nikaya in Sri Lanka. Early days Hailing from Bogoda, a village in the Kurunegala District, Ven Seelawimala Nayaka Thera was the son of devout Buddhist parents. He entered the order at the age of 14 years under the tutorship of Ven Balalle Seelaratana Nayaka Thera (chief incumbent of Palagala Purana Vihara in Polgahawela and the chief Adhikarana Sangha Nayaka of Dambadeni-Harispattuwa. In 1964, he entered the Heramitigala Shastralankara Pirivena, Pilimatalawa for his primary education under the supervision of Ven Pilimatalawa Chandajothi Nayaka Thera. Higher education Ven Seelawimala Nayaka Thera graduated from the University of Sri Lanka (Peradeniya) in 1975. He had obtained an MA degree, studying under Professor Leslie Gunawardhana, on the subject: Influence of Hinduism on Buddhism. While at University, Seelawimala Nayaka Thera joined the teaching profession. He taught in several schools including Hindagala Maha Vidyalaya, Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala. and Dharmaraja College, Kandy. Having studied meditation under the meditation master Godwin Samararatne, Ven Seelawimala Nayaka Thera further trained under Ven Dr Henepola Gunaratana Nayaka Thera at his Meditation Centre in West Virginia. Ven Seelawimala continues to engage in scholarly activities, engaging in international Buddhist conferences and contributing articles to Buddhist journals. London Buddhist Vihara In 1992, Ven Seelawimala Nayaka Thera joined the London Buddhist Vihara as a resident monk, on the invitation of Ven Dr Medagama Vajiragnana Nayaka Thera. Under the guidance and direction of Ven Dr Vajiragnana Nayaka Thera, and also Ven Professor Walpola Rahula Nayaka Thera (who was a regular visitor to the London Buddhist Vihara), Ven Seelawimala Thera developed as a Dhammaduta and proficient Dhamma communicator. Ven Seelawimala Nayaka Thera. also began teaching meditation in United Kingdom. As well as serving as the Chief Bhikku of the London Buddhist Vihara, Ven Seelawimala Nayaka Thera serves as a trustee of the Inter-Faith Network UK, Director of the Heathrow Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Board, the Buddhist Chaplain of the West Middlesex University Hospital and at the Ealing Hospital. He is also the Chief of Sri Lankan Sangha Council in Britain, Buddhist representative at UK and Commonwealth Remembrance Day Ceremony and at the Commonwealth Day Ceremony at Cenotaph. Bogoda Seelawimala Nayaka Thera is the first Buddhist monk to be invited to a royal wedding in Britain and he attended to the Queens' diamond jubilee as well. It was in the St Paul's Cathedral on 5 June 2012. National events The 2012 London Olympic organisers gave all participants at the games spiritual assistance in five of the major religions in the world. Followers of Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism were provided their own places of veneration and worship at the Olympic Village. As a result, Bogoda Seelawimala was appointed as Buddhist chaplain to the London Olympics. Bogoda Seelawimala served as the sole Buddhist representative at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in 2022. He served the same capacity at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023. See also London Buddhist Vihara References External links London Buddhist Vihara, News Page Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala the new Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain Buddhism is thriving in Britain Living people Theravada Buddhist monks Sri Lankan Buddhist monks Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhists Alumni of the University of Sri Lanka (Peradeniya) English people of Sri Lankan descent Sinhalese monks Year of birth missing (living people)
Nyanza-Lac Airport was an airstrip serving Nyanza-Lac, a city in the Makamba Province of Burundi. See also Transport in Burundi List of airports in Burundi References External links OpenStreetMap - Nyanza-Lac Defunct airports Airports in Burundi Makamba Province
Dion (; ; 408–354 BC), tyrant of Syracuse in Magna Graecia, was the son of Hipparinus, and brother-in-law of Dionysius I of Syracuse. A disciple of Plato, he became Dionysius I's most trusted minister and adviser. However, his great wealth, his belief in Platonism and his ambition aroused the suspicions of Dionysius I's son and successor, Dionysius II. An indiscreet letter from Dion to the Carthaginians led to his banishment. Settling in Athens, he lived a prosperous life until Dionysius II dispossessed him of his estates and income. Landing in Sicily in 357 BC, he was successful in conquering Syracuse (other than the citadel). However, Dion soon quarrelled with the radical leader Heraclides and was forced into exile. Recalled in 355 BC, he became master of the whole city but alienated the population with his imperious behaviour and financial demands. His supporters abandoned him, and he was assassinated. Dion's attempts to liberate Sicily only brought the island political and social chaos which lasted for nearly 20 years. Family Dion was the son of the Syracusan statesman Hipparinus, who had served with Dionysius I in the Syracusan army. Hipparinus' other children were Megacles and Aristomache. Aristomache married Dionysius I, who also married Doris of Locris at the same time. Although Dion's sister was popular with her fellow Syracusans, it was Doris who gave birth to Dionysius I's heir Dionysius II. Aristomache had four children. Of these children, Sophrosyne married Dionysius II and Arete married Dion (with their son being called Hipparinus). Advisor to Dionysius I As a trusted advisor to Dionysius I, Dion was given the most important diplomatic assignments. Dion excelled in managing the embassies that dealt with Carthage. Dionysius I was so satisfied with Dion's role as advisor that eventually Dion was authorized to withdraw money from the Syracusan treasury. The tyrant demanded, however, to be informed daily when he did so. Despite this requirement, Dion became extremely rich and his residence was magnificently furnished. Nonetheless, Dion occasionally criticized Dionysius I. Since his youth, Dion had excelled in intellectual activities, particularly philosophy. In 387 BC he induced Dionysius I to invite Plato to Syracuse. Dion joined Plato's philosophical school, where he excelled as a disciple, and sought to inculcate Platonic maxims into the thoughts of Dionysius I. He arranged a meeting between the philosopher and the despot, which ended in a quarrel after Plato spoke out against tyrannical leaders. Plato escaped assassination by the agents of Dionysius I, but ended up being sold as an Athenian slave in Aegina. Despite this disagreement over Plato, Dion and Dionysius I's' close relationship continued as before. Dionysius I was on his deathbed when Dion attempted to discuss the succession with him. Dion hoped that Dionysius I would hand over the rule of Syracuse to him or to his family. However, his attempt to influence Dionysius I was stopped by Dionysius I's doctors who supported the younger Dionysius II. On hearing of Dion's plans, Dionysius II then deliberately poisoned his father, who was unable to utter another word before passing away. Dion and Dionysius II Dionysius I had dreaded that anyone might depose him treacherously. He had, therefore, cloistered his son Dionysius II inside the Syracusan acropolis so, as he grew up, he lacked the knowledge, capabilities, political skills or personal strength expected of a future leader of men. When Dionysius I died in 367 BC, he was succeeded by Dionysius II. (References to Dionysius in this article hereafter refer to Dionysius II unless otherwise specified.) As an adult Dionysius was given to libertine practices. Cornelius Nepos was of the view that Dionysius lacked his father’s strength of character and he paid too much attention to unscrupulous advisers who wished to discredit Dion. When he succeeded as tyrant of Syracuse, his entire court was composed of by licentious youngsters, who were completely disengaged from their political duties. The Syracusan institutions thus began to collapse. With his extensive political experience, Dion effectively ruled the city state. Soon, the people of Syracuse formed the view that Dion was the only one who might save the city. In Dionysius' court, Dion proposed a response to the continuing Carthaginian threat. Dion offered either to travel to Carthage (to seek a diplomatic solution) or to furnish Syracuse with 50 new triremes with his own money to fight the Carthaginians. Although Dionysius was delighted by these suggestions, his courtiers resented Dion's interventions. They suggested to Dionysus that Dion was trying to oust him in favour of the line of his sister Aristomache. Dion concluded that educating Dionysius would be the key to resolving Syracuse's problems. With his philosophical training, Dion began teaching him about philosophical principles and the importance of good governance with the aim of making him a philosopher king. Such lessons sparked Dionysius' interest, so Plato was invited again to Syracuse. The experiment, in spite of a promising beginning, failed, with Dion's opponents gaining influence over Dionysius, leading to the philosopher Philistus being recalled (after he had been banished by the elder Dionysius) and then leading the opposition to Dion. Facing increasing opposition to his plans, Dion began developing a plot, with generals Heracleides and Theodotes, to overthrow Dionysius. They agreed that they would wait in the hope of political reform, although they would oust Dionysius if this did not happen. Eventually Dion agreed with Heracleides to install a full democracy, by his wealthy patrician birth, he disliked this form of government. Nonetheless, Plato arrived and was welcomed with much enthusiasm. Plato's conversations with Dionysius were said to have led to significant changes in Dionysius' views and behaviour, who, became sober and attentive, whereas his court continued its libertine practices. Then, during a traditional sacrifice, Dionysius openly stated that he did not wish to be a tyrant any longer. Banishment When Dionysius expressed the view that he no longer wished to rule as a tyrant, this alarmed Philistus and his supporters and they campaigned intensively against Dion. They insisted to Dionysius that Dion was the greatest of deceivers, who was intending to seize the realm for his own nephews. Dionysius believed their arguments so he adopted a hostile attitude towards Dion. The situation reached a crisis point when Dionysius and Philistus intercepted a letter which had been sent by Dion to the Carthaginians. In that letter, Dion recommended that the Carthaginians should consult him regarding a peace agreement, because he would provide all of Syracuse's demands to them. Fearing a plot between Carthage and Dion and his supporters, Dionysius feigned a renewed friendship with Dion. They walked to the seashore where the despot showed the incriminating letter to Dion and, without giving Dion the opportunity to defend himself, immediately forced Dion into exile. Dion eventually made his way to Athens. Plato was confined inside the acropolis and received excellent treatment as an important guest, so he would not follow Dion. Later, when war with Carthage restarted, Dionysius allowed the philosopher to depart Syracuse, promising Plato that he would allow Dion to return to Syracuse during the next summer. Thanks to these events, there was growing speculation in Syracuse that Aristomache, who was popular with her fellow citizens, would attempt to seize the power. Dionysius became aware of these sentiments and he attempted to address the situation. Publicly, he explained that Dion was temporarily in Athens so that he wouldn't provoke some violent backlash against Dionysius. Dion was allowed to hold onto his Syracusan estate so he was still receiving his usual revenues. Furthermore, Dionysius handed two ships to Dion's relatives so they could send his possessions after him to Athens. Thus, Dion lived amongst the Athenian high society, dwelling with the patrician Athenian Calippus of Syracuse with whom he had become acquainted during the celebrations of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Additionally, Dion purchased a rural residence for his leisure. His closest friend was Speusippus. Dionysius delayed Dion's return until the end of the war with Carthage. Dionysius recommended to Plato that Dion should not publicly criticise the Syracusan regime. Dion obeyed, staying within the Athenian Academy and studying philosophy. Later Dion did begin travelling throughout Greece meeting many local statesmen. Dion was regarded as a celebrity and many Greek cities welcomed him. For instance, the Spartans endowed him with citizenship, although the city state was at war with Thebes and was allied with Dionysius. Rebellion Eventually, Dionysius decided to seize all of Dion's properties in Syracuse and stopped him receiving revenue from his estates. Dionysius tried to mend his image by forcing Plato to visit him in Syracuse through public threats against Dion. The celebrated philosopher returned to Syracuse, but soon he and Dionysius began arguing bitterly about Dion's fate. The philosopher was jailed until an Athenian embassy arranged for his release. In his anger, Dionysus sold Dion's estate (keeping the proceeds) and compelled Dion's wife (and niece) Arete to marry the tyrant's close adviser, Timocrates. In response, Dion sought to start a revolt in Syracuse against Dionysius and his supporters. Dion's closest friends advised him that in Syracuse, the population could be expected to enthusiastically join Dion's revolt, if only he could get to the city. They told him that Dion did not need to bring either weapons or soldiers. Nevertheless, Dion managed to gather from his Greek supporters 800 soldiers who gathered on the Greek island of Zacynthus. Dion assured the leaders of the mercenaries that they would be made commanders once they defeated Dionysius. In 357 BC, Dion's fleet sailed for Sicily. As his coming was expected, the Admiral Philistus had a fleet in Italian coastal waters ready to waylay him. So Dion sailed straight across the open sea. After 13 days, Dion's fleet reached Sicily at Pachynus. However, despite his own helmsman's advice, Dion sailed further along the southern coast of Sicily where the fleet was hit by a storm and nearly smashed into pieces against the rocks near Cercina, in northern Africa. The fleet had to wait for five days until a favourable southerly wind brought it back to Sicily. Dion was then able to land in Carthaginian territory. As he was a personal friend of the governor Synalus of Heraclea Minoa, the Carthaginians offered lodging and plentiful supplies to Dion's expedition. Having learnt that Dionysius had sailed to Caulonia on the Italian peninsula with 80 ships, Dion's soldiers insisted on action. So Dion led his troops towards Syracuse. On the road through Agrigento, Gela, Camarina and the region surrounding Syracuse, they were joined by 5,000 Sicilians who wished to join the revolt. Near Akrai, Dion spread rumours that he would be attacking both Lentini and Campania. Dionysius' soldiers from these areas deserted Timocrates' forces to defend their respective towns. Then, during the night, Dion ordered the expedition to advance, and at daybreak, Dion launched his attack. With the news of the arrival of Dion, the people of Syracuse slew the tyrant's supporters and Timocrates had to flee. Dion led his army into Syracuse. He wore brilliant armour and a garland crowned his head. Dion was accompanied by Megacles and Callipus. The local community leaders greeted them. Dion proclaimed that Dionysius was now deposed. A week later, Dionysius returned to Syracuse and, protected by his loyal fleet, managed to gain entry into the Syracusan island acropolis which had not been captured as it was guarded by a large garrison loyal to the tyrant. Dionysus attempted negotiating with Dion but Dion responded by saying that the now free Syracusans should decide. Dionysius' proposals were spurned by the people and Dion suggested his surrender. Dionysus accepted this suggestion and he invited a local embassy to come to his palace to discuss the details. However, it was a deception on Dionysius' part and Dion's representatives were immediately confined after entering into the palace. The next day, Dionysius' army surprised and overwhelmed the many besieging Syracusans who retreated in utter disorder. Because of the confusion, Dion was unable to issue orders more generally, so he and his men charged against Dionysius' troops. Dion was injured and ended on the ground but he was rescued by his men. Dion mounted a horse and was reunited with supporters. Dion's foreign mercenaries had superior fighting skills and forced Dionysius' men to retreat back into the acropolis. Leadership of Syracuse Following Dion's defeat of Dionysius' forces, Dion was elected to lead Syracuse (with his brother). Dionysius and his supporters were confined to the citadel. With his long connection with the former tyranny, it soon became clear to the people of Syracuse that Dion's political views were conservative and he did not favour the introduction of the democratic reforms sought by many of Syracuse's citizens. Dion was not a man who could hold the affections of the people, for he repelled men with his haughtiness. He was also seen as too keen to direct the Syracusans on how they were to use their freedom. As a result, the Syracusans started to distrust Dion's intentions. Dion soon fell out with Heracleides who formed his own political party. Heracleides was appointed admiral by the Syracuse assembly which increased his influence in the city. However, Dion undid this act on the grounds that his own consent was needed and then came forward himself to propose Heracleides for the role of admiral. Heracleides kept arguing in favour of democratic reform. Later, when Philistus returned from Italy with his squadron, Heracleides led a Syracusan fleet in a battle in which Philistus' fleet was defeated and Philistus was executed. The rivalry peaked after Heracleides failed to prevent Dionysius' subsequent escape from Syracuse, with Dionysius' son Apollocrates being left to command the citadel. Heracleides then proposed to the popular assembly that: Syracusan land should be equally redistributed amongst the citizens the foreign officers should lose their salary new commanders should be appointed Dion opposed such plans but the Syracusans reacted decisively against what they saw as his oppressive government (which relied to a great extent on unpopular foreign mercenaries). The Syracusans deposed him from the post of general and appointed 25 new generals, among them Heracleides. They also refused to pay the Greek mercenaries who had come with Dion to Syracuse. While Dion and his mercenaries could have turned against the Syracusans, Dion decided to abandon Syracuse and with his 3000 foreign mercenaries moved to Leontini. At Leontini, Dion was well received and his foreign mercenaries were made local citizens. There, the Sicilian congress held a meeting, denouncing Syracuse, but the Syracusans responded that they preferred their actual liberties instead of a continuation of tyranny. Regaining power in Syracuse With the departure of Dion and his mercenaries, the Syracusans decided to lay siege to the island fortress where Dionysius' son, Apollocrates, and his garrison of mercenaries resided. However, just as they were about to attack, reinforcements arrived led by a Campanian from Naples, Nypsius, who sailed his fleet into Syracuse's Great Harbour. At first the Syracusans seem to be winning after Heracleides put out to sea and won a sea fight against the fleet supporting Nypsius. On the news of this victory, the people of Syracusan went wild with joy and spent the night drinking. The next day, while all in Syracuse were asleep, Nypsius and his troops issued from the gates of the island citadel and took control of key parts of the city and pillaged the city at will. The Syracusans were unable to offer effective resistance, so they sent an embassy to Leontini to meet with Dion. In response, Dion announced that his soldiers should prepare to march towards Syracuse on that same night. When he learnt about Dion's imminent arrival, Nypsius ordered to his men to burn the city. During that night, the city of Syracuse burned while many of its citizens were slain. The next day, Dion led his troops through the city cheered by the local people. However, Nypsius' troops had hidden behind the destroyed palisade of the acropolis and the liberating soldiers were unable to reach them. The Syracusans spontaneously decided to charge the enemy, which ended when Nypsius and his men retreated back into the citadel where many of Nypsius' soldiers were then captured. Nypsius somehow managed to escape from the city. Not long after, Dionysius' son Apollocrates, weary of the long siege, surrendered the island citadel to Dion and Dion's sister Aristomache, his wife Arete and the young Hipparinus were freed. The Syracusan assembly 'supplicated Dion as a god with prayers' when he returned to Syracuse (Plutarch, Life of Dion 29.2). However, Diodorus (16.20.6) described these honours as heroic. During the next days, most of the opponents of Dion fled. Amongst the few who remained was Heracleides who sought Dion's pardon. Dion's foreign mercenaries suggested that he should be executed. However, Dion pardoned him and agreed to the arrangement where Dion would be general with full power on land while Heracleides would remain admiral by sea. The Syracusans began insisting, once again, about redistributing land and restoring democracy. However, according to Bury, Dion thought democracy was as bad a form of government as tyranny. Instead he hoped to create a Platonic state and establish an aristocracy with some democratic limitations and with a king and a senate made up of aristocrats. Also, the people of Syracuse wished to see the citadel of the tyrant demolished, but Dion allowed it to remain. Dion seemed to have no intention of allowing the Syracusans to manage their own affairs. His authority was now only limited by his joint command with Heracleides. Heracleides refused joining the aristocratic senate even after an invitation of Dion and, again, the populist leader began conspiring. He protested because Dion had not destroyed the acropolis and because he had brought in foreign politicians. At last, Dion was persuaded to consent to having Heracleides assassinated at his own home. Although Dion led the funeral for the popular leader, the assassination was quite resented by the people of Syracuse. Assassination Among those who had come with Dion from Greece to help liberate Syracuse was a pupil of Plato named Calippus. From his exile, Dionysius had offered a bribe to Calippus to kill Dion and Calippus had accepted the offer. Calippus used the money from Dionysius to bribe some of Dion’s troops to defect to him. He then won Dion’s trust by betraying some of these soldiers to Dion, who then enlisted Calippus as a secret agent to discover further plotters. So whenever Dion was told that Calippus was undermining him, Dion simply thought that Calippus was acting in his role as a spy. Shortly afterwards, Dion’s only son fell from a window and died. Dion’s wife, Arete, and sister, Aristomache, discovered Calippus’ plot against Dion, but Dion was still paralysed with remorse from his son’s death, and refused to take action. Arete and Aristomache continued their enquiries into Calippus' plot against Dion, and when Calippus discovered their inquisitiveness, he approached them and told them that he was loyal and that he would prove his loyalty. They told him to take the Great Oath, involving a ceremony in Persephone’s temple, which he took. Following the ceremony, Calippus broke his vow and planned to kill Dion on the day celebrating the goddess Persephone. On that date, Dion was celebrating at home with his friends. The assassins were Zacynthians, who wore light garments and who were unarmed. They walked into the house while other accomplices began shutting all doors and windows. The mercenaries attacked Dion choking him and then with a short Spartan sword he was stabbed to death. Following Dion's assassination, Calippus seized power himself and ruled as tyrant of Syracuse for about a year before Syracuse successfully revolted against his rule and he was exiled from the city. In popular culture Dion appears as a character in Mary Renault's novel The Mask of Apollo. Also in the book El Asesinato de Platón by Marcos Chicot See also Dionysius I of Syracuse Dionysius II of Syracuse Apollocrates Philistus Syracuse Calippus of Syracuse Plato Speusippus Notes References Lives by Plutarch and Cornelius Nepos (cf. Diod. Sic. xvi. 6-20) \|width=25% align=center\|Preceded by:Dionysius the Younger \|width=25% align=center\|Tyrant of SyracuseIntermittently from 357 –354 BC \|width=25% align=center\|Succeeded by:Calippus \|- 408 BC births 354 BC deaths 5th-century BC Syracusans 4th-century BC Syracusans Sicilian tyrants
Marycrest Girls High School was an all female high school located at 5320 Federal Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, United States. The school was a private Roman Catholic institution. History The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity purchased property near 52nd Avenue and Federal Boulevard in northwest Denver to house a convent and motherhouse for their order's new midwestern province in 1938. They christened the property Marycrest. The sisters converted their novitiate into Marycrest High School in 1958. The school's enrollment peaked around 200 in the 1970s, when it was known as a female counterpart to nearby Regis Jesuit High School. The school closed in 1988. Following the school's closure, its campus was leased to Tennyson Center for Children with an option for that organization to purchase the property. In 1996, the building was demolished and replaced with assisted living residences. Notable alumnae Katherine Ann Power '67, bank robber Heather Coogan, first female police chief of Littleton, Colorado References External links Marycrest Assisted Living High schools in Denver Defunct schools in Colorado Educational institutions established in 1958 Defunct girls' schools in the United States Educational institutions disestablished in 1988 1958 establishments in Colorado History of women in Colorado
Urk () is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Urk is first mentioned in historical records dating to the 10th century, when it was still an island in the Zuiderzee, an inland sea that would become part of the IJsselmeer in the 13th century after a series of incursions by the North Sea. In 1939, a dike from the mainland to Urk ended the town's island status, just as the Afsluitdijk project was changing the salt water Zuiderzee surrounding Urk to the less saline IJsselmeer. Later in the 20th century, seabed areas surrounding Urk were reclaimed from the sea to become the Noordoostpolder. The mainstay of the town's formal economy has always been fishing, and the products of the sea coming in through Urk harbor continue to be exported widely, although today Urk's fishing boats must travel greater distances to gather them than was required in most historical periods. Religious life has traditionally been very important to Urk's inhabitants, with active, conservative congregations of the Dutch Reformed denominations playing key roles in the life of the community. Geography Towards the north, the IJsselmeer is enclosed by an arc of boulder clay high areas of land which formed during an ice age glaciations of the Pleistocene epoch: Texel, Wieringen, Urk, de Voorst, and Gaasterland. To the south of that arc a lake formed as a result of meltwater, which became known as Almere. North of the boulder clay highland of Urk, the Vecht river flowed into the Almere, while the river IJssel with tributaries flowed into the south of Urk. As the climate became warmer during the Middle Ages, the sea level rose whilst the surrounding areas have been slowly steadily sinking because of forebulge effect since the end of the Ice Age. During the 13th century (and especially after a large storm in 1282) the Zuiderzee formed, and the water round Urk suddenly became a tidal sea. Because there was no sea defense, over time large pieces of the island eroded. The southwest side of Urk, which rose perpendicularly out of the sea, was called het Hoge Klif ("the High Cliff"). Around 1700 the municipality of Amsterdam donated sea defenses to Urk. The town contains the highest point in the province of Flevoland. History The oldest instance of the name "Urk" is a donation certificate of 966 from Holy Roman Emperor Otto I to the Sint Pantaleonsklooster monastery in Cologne. The text reads: cuiisdam insulae medietatem in Almere, que Urch vocatur (Latin: "of a certain island in the middle of Almere, which is called Urch"). Until 1475 the High and Low Lordship of Urk and Emmeloord (the most northern village of Schokland) was in the hands of the Van Kuinre family. From 1475 to 1614, the Zoudenbalch family of Utrecht were Lords of Urk and Emmeloord. From 1614 to 1660, Urk and Emmeloord were ruled by the van der Werve from Antwerp. From 1660 to 1792 Urk and Emmeloord belonged to the municipality of Amsterdam, and ruled from 1660 to 1672 by Andries de Graeff. From 1792 to 1950 Urk belonged to the province of North Holland. After World War II, Urk ceased to be an island, and Urk's town expanded into the reclaimed land of the polder. Many Urkers who previously left the town because of overcrowding before the polder reclamation was completed were able to return to Urk. From 1950 to 1986 Urk belonged to the province of Overijssel. Since 1986, Urk has belonged to the province of Flevoland. The Noordoostpolder in its early years had an alternative name "Urker Land," from which Urk's newspaper, Het Urkerland, gets its name. Economy The important economic pillar of the village remains fishery. After the IJsselmeer was formed, the Urkers moved their fishing operations to the North Sea. Additionally, Urk is focused on making a connection between the existing economy and new activities such as tourism, social care, maritime industry and services. The local council is keen to particularly promote tourism, retail and fisheries. In the past, many lives were lost in storms on the Zuiderzee and North Sea. There is a memorial to lost fishermen on Urk, popularly known as the Urker vrouw: a statue of a woman looking out to sea, vainly awaiting the return of her husband and sons. Politics Local The municipal council currently (2021) contains five political parties: Christian Union: 3 seats CDA: 3 seats Hart voor Urk: 3 seats SGP: 6 seats Gemeentebelangen: 2 seats PVV: 1 seat Krachtig Urk: 1 seat Gemeentebelangen, Hart voor Urk and Krachtig Urk are local parties. Hart voor Urk was founded by former SGP councillor Jan Koffeman with largely identical party policies to SGP's. A majority coalition of ChristenUnie, SGP and Hart voor Urk are currently in power. The town council is led by (non-elected) mayor Cees van den Bos. None of these parties can be described as either left-wing (socialist) or liberal. National parties such as the VVD (conservative/liberal), D66 (liberal), GroenLinks (green party) and PvdA (labour) are not represented in Urk's town council and support for these parties in national and regional elections remains minimal. However, due to slowly growing support for the VVD, an Urk affiliate of the conservative/liberal party was founded in early 2011 and entered the 2014 local elections. However, the VVD only drew 2.7% of the vote, insufficient for a seat. National Urk is one of the most politically conservative areas in the Netherlands. As part of the so-called Dutch "Bible belt", a vast majority of election votes go to the three Christian parties in the Netherlands, SGP, ChristenUnie and CDA. Urk is also known for its high turnout at each election, which is usually considerably higher than the national average (although general turnout percentages have dropped approx. 10% since 2002). Voting patterns used to be relatively stable, with approximately 85-90% of the votes spread out evenly over SGP, ChristenUnie and CDA (each between 25-35%). CDA in Urk usually got more votes in national elections than in local elections, while ChristenUnie's support is sometimes twice locally compared to what it receives from Urk voters in national elections (this is sometimes attributed to the apparent left-wing leanings of the ChristenUnie nationally, while ChristenUnie in Urk tends to be more conservative). SGP's support locally is not much different from its support in national elections. However, in recent years a few changes in voting patterns occurred, such as a growing support for national protest parties such as the LPF or Geert Wilders' PVV Freedom Party. Also, voting patterns these days tend to show bigger swings, as shown in 2010's and 2012's national elections in which CDA lost 11% and 13% respectively, and in 2011's regional elections, in which ChristenUnie lost 18%. In 2012, orthodox-Christian SGP even registered an absolute majority with 51.2% of the vote. (In the European Elections of 2014, the combined ChristenUnie/SGP list even registered 78% of the vote). Support for established left wing parties, such as the Labour Party or the Socialist Party, remains minimal. \|- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan="2" valign=top\|Parties !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center valign=top\|Political Ideology !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top width=100\|Top candidate !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center valign=top\|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top\|Vote % !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top\|+/- % \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) \|align="left"\|Conservatism, Reformed Christian \|align="left" \|Kees van der Staaij \|align="right" \|6635 \|align="right" \|56.1% \|align="right" \|+4.9% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) \|align=left\|Right-wing populism/Anti-Islam \|align="left" \|Geert Wilders \|align="right" \|1304 \|align="right" \|11.0% \|align="right" \|+2.2% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl, CDA) \|align=left\|Christian Democracy \|align=left\|Sybrand Buma \|align="right" \|1680 \|align="right" \|14.2% \|align="right" \|+1.5% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie, CU) \|align=left\|Social-Christianity /Orthodox Protestantism \|align="left" \|Gert-Jan Segers \|align="right" \|1376 \|align="right" \|11.6% \|align="right" \|-6.4% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, VVD) \|align=left\|Conservative liberalism/Liberalism \|align=left\|Mark Rutte \|align="right" \|210 \|align="right" \|1.8% \|align="right" \|-4.5% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij, SP) \|align=left\|Socialism \|align="left" \|Emile Roemer \|align="right" \|78 \|align="right" \|0.7% \|align="right" \|-0% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Democrats 66 (Democraten 66, D66) \|align=left\|Social liberalism, Radicalism, Progressivism \|align="left" \|Alexander Pechtold \|align="right" \|58 \|align="right" \|0.5% \|align="right" \|+0.3% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|GreenLeft (GroenLinks, GL) \|align=left\|Green Politics \|align="left" \|Jesse Klaver \|align="right" \|29 \|align="right" \|0.2% \|align="right" \|+0.1% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) \|align=left\|Animal rights/Animal welfare \|align="left" \|Marianne Thieme \|align="right" \|22 \|align="right" \|0.2% \|align="right" \|+0.0% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) \|align=left\|Social Democracy \|align=left\|Lodewijk Asscher \|align="right" \|19 \|align="right" \|0.2% \|align="right" \|-0.8% \|- align=right \|bgcolor="darkgray"\| \|align=left\|Other \|align="left" \|– \|align="left" \|– \|align="right" \|399 \|align="right" \|3.4% \|align="right" \|+2.7% \|- \|align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|Total \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\| \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\| \|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|11,810 \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|– \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|– \|- \|align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|Turnout \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\| \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\| \|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|10,094 \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|82.72% \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|+2.80% \|- \|align="left" colspan=7\|Source: \|} \|- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan="2" valign=top\|Parties !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center valign=top\|Political Ideology !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top width=100\|Top candidate !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center valign=top\|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top\|Vote % !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top\|+/- % \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) \|align="left"\|Conservatism, Reformed Christian \|align="left" \|Kees van der Staaij \|align="right" \|6973 \|align="right" \|54.4% \|align="right" \|-2.0% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) \|align=left\|Right-wing populism/Anti-Islam \|align="left" \|Geert Wilders \|align="right" \|1764 \|align="right" \|13.8% \|align="right" \|+2.8% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Forum for Democracy (Forum voor Democratie, FvD) \|align=left\|Right-wing populism/Anti-Islam \|align="left" \|Thierry Baudet \|align="right" \|1221 \|align="right" \|9.0% \|align="right" \|+7.0% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie, CU) \|align=left\|Social-Christianity /Orthodox Protestantism \|align="left" \|Gert-Jan Segers \|align="right" \|1036 \|align="right" \|8.1% \|align="right" \|-3.0% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl, CDA) \|align=left\|Christian Democracy \|align=left\|Wopke Hoekstra \|align="right" \|994 \|align="right" \|7.8% \|align="right" \|-6.0% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, VVD) \|align=left\|Conservative liberalism/Liberalism \|align=left\|Mark Rutte \|align="right" \|222 \|align="right" \|1.7% \|align="right" \|-0.1% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Democrats 66 (Democraten 66, D66) \|align=left\|Social liberalism, Radicalism, Progressivism \|align="left" \|Sigrid Kaag \|align="right" \|70 \|align="right" \|0.5% \|align="right" \|0.0% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) \|align=left\|Animal rights/Animal welfare \|align="left" \|Esther Ouwehand \|align="right" \|33 \|align="right" \|0.3% \|align="right" \|+0.1% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij, SP) \|align=left\|Socialism \|align="left" \|Lilian Marijnissen \|align="right" \|29 \|align="right" \|0.2% \|align="right" \|-0.5% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|GreenLeft (GroenLinks, GL) \|align=left\|Green Politics \|align="left" \|Jesse Klaver \|align="right" \|28 \|align="right" \|0.2% \|align="right" \|0.0% \|- align=right \| \|align=left\|Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) \|align=left\|Social Democracy \|align=left\|Lilianne Ploumen \|align="right" \|32 \|align="right" \|0.2% \|align="right" \|0.0% \|- align=right \|bgcolor="darkgray"\| \|align=left\|Other \|align="left" \|– \|align="left" \|– \|align="right" \|396 \|align="right" \|3.4% \|align="right" \|+2.7% \|- \|align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|Total \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\| \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\| \|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|11,810 \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|– \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|– \|- \|align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|Turnout \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\| \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\| \|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|10,094 \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|82.72% \|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"\|+2.80% \|- \|align="left" colspan=7\|https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1372346747402518529/photo/1 \|} Dialect One of the oldest and most distinctive dialects of Dutch is the language spoken in Urk. Nearly everyone in the village speaks this dialect and uses it in daily life. The dialect deviates considerably from contemporary standard Dutch and has preserved many old characteristics that disappeared from standard Dutch a long time ago. The Urkish dialect also includes elements that are older than standard Dutch and were never part of the standard language. For example, the old word for "father" in the Urkish dialect is . The dialect developed this way because until World War II, Urk was an island and could only be reached by boat. Radio was unknown, and the poor population did not have much money for newspapers and books. Until the modern era primary education for the children typically lasted only two years; afterwards children had to help maintain the family and formal schooling ended. Linguistic classifications have assigned "the dialect of Urk" or "Urk" into an own dialect group. The Urkish dialect has more vowel sounds than standard Dutch and each vowel has short and long forms. The pronunciation of vowels deviates from standard Dutch and is closer to English. Because living conditions in Urk in historical times were very poor, young girls (typically about age 11 or 12) would frequently leave the island to become domestic servants, mostly in or around Amsterdam. They often served with Jewish families. After a few years, they would return to Urk to form families of their own. As a result of this practice, the Urkish dialect absorbed some loanwords from the Amsterdam dialect and also from Yiddish. For instance, the Yiddish "Shnur" for "sister-in-law" became the Urkish "Snoar" (identical meaning); the Hebrew "Kallah" () for "bride" became the Urkish "Kalletjen", meaning "girlfriend" (literally "little bride"). When Napoleon occupied the Netherlands, many French words were incorporated into both standard Dutch and Urkish. Just as for standard Dutch, French words often changed form when incorporated into Urkish. The Urkish dialect has always been primarily a spoken language, and there are not many old texts written in the dialect. Only in recent years have people begun to write prose and poetry in the Urkish dialect. There are Urkers who have translated Bible books into Urkish, such as the book of Psalms. Urk is no longer an island and exposure to the standard Dutch through the media is widespread. However, the distinctive Urkish dialect is still alive. Notable people A.C. Baantjer (1923 in Urk – 2010) a Dutch author of detective fiction and police officer Geert Nentjes, (born 1998), professional darts player, lives in Urk Jan Ras (born 1999 in Urk) a Dutch footballer who plays for SC Heerenveen Dick Schutte (born 1947 in Wilsum) a former Dutch politician, Mayor of Urk from 1999 to 2005 Adri van Heteren (born 1951) a Dutch Christian minister in Urk Folktales Ommelebommelestien A famous Urkish folktale is the story parents tell their children when they want to know where the babies come from. The tale involves a large exposed rock which can be seen in the IJsselmeer about from the shore. This stone is known as the "Ommelebommelestien". Urkers often tell their children that there are two kinds of people-- vreemden (strangers) and Urkers (people from Urk). Strangers are usually born from a cabbage, or a stork brings them to their new parents, but Urkers come from a large stone which lies about from the shores of their former island. Nowadays, the stone is usually called "Ommelebommelestien" (Ommel-Bommel Stone), but in former times it was called "Ommelmoerstien": moer means "mother's" in the Urkish dialect. In the tale, a stork comes all the way from Egypt to put babies in the stone. When the baby is about to be born, the baby's father is said to have to go to Schokland to pick up the key that gives access to the stone. So when an Urkish man is asked if he has been to Schokland, he is actually being asked if he has children. In the older days, when both Urk and Schokland were still islands in the Zuiderzee, the father had to take the obstetrician in his boat and row from Urk to Schokland to get the key, and then from Schokland to the Ommelebommelestien to get the baby. Nowadays he would be able to go to Schokland by car, but according to the legend he still has to row. The door to the stone is somewhere below sea level, so it is difficult to find. Once the door was found, a small price had to be paid for the baby: traditionally one Dutch guilder for a girl but two for a boy. The mother was said to be kept in bed with a nail through her right foot. There she would celebrate that she had just become a mother. Urk and the arts The prolific Dutch writer Albert Cornelis Baantjer was born here. Baantjer is mainly known for his large series of detective novels revolving around police inspector De Cock and his side-kick, sergeant Vledder. Writer Jef Last lived on Urk for several years from 1932 onwards. He wrote several articles about Urk for one of the most progressive Dutch magazines, 'De Groene Amsterdammer'. While living here, he fell in love with a fisherman, and was inspired to write Zuiderzee. This novel deals with the love between two fishermen living on Urk and was one of the first, if not the first novel in Dutch literature to openly deal with homosexuality. The Dutch writer, painter and resistance hero Willem Arondeus spent some time on Urk from 1920. While residing on Urk, during 1922, he wrote 'Afzijdige Strofen', a collection of twenty homo-erotic poems which were posthumously published in 2001. Demographics Year 2018: Birth Rate: 20.3 per 1000 Death Rate: 3.24 per 1000 NGR: +1.90% per year. The birth rate of the municipality of Urk is the highest in the Netherlands as of 2016 (and highest in previous years). But like many other places in the Netherlands this number declined to 18.7% (down from 30.8% in 1988). In 1988 only Zeewolde had a slightly higher birth rate at 31.3%, but the birth rate Urk remained the second highest. The total fertility rate declined to 2.6 (down from 3.9 in 1988). Rail Links Urk has no railway station but the nearest stations are Kampen, Dronten and Lelystad, each approximately away. This makes Urk one of the most isolated places in the Netherlands as far as railway connections are concerned. See also Urk Lighthouse Marken Louise Kaiser, Urk language researcher References External links Local news site Local lifeboat station Former islands of the Netherlands Former municipalities of North Holland Former municipalities of Overijssel Municipalities of Flevoland Populated places in Flevoland
Franchetti is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Afdera Franchetti (born 1931), Italian noblewoman Alberto Franchetti (1860–1942), Italian opera composer Arnold Franchetti (1911–1993), Italian composer, son of Alberto Leopoldo Franchetti (1847–1917), Italian publicist and politician Lisa Franchetti (born 1964), United States Navy admiral Raimondo Franchetti (1889–1935), Italian nobleman and explorer Rina Franchetti (1907–2010), Italian actress Virgil Franchetti (born 1954), Scottish football player Italian-language surnames
Edward Charles "Ted" Titchmarsh (June 1, 1899 – January 18, 1963) was a leading British mathematician. Education Titchmarsh was educated at King Edward VII School (Sheffield) and Balliol College, Oxford, where he began his studies in October 1917. Career Titchmarsh was known for work in analytic number theory, Fourier analysis and other parts of mathematical analysis. He wrote several classic books in these areas; his book on the Riemann zeta-function was reissued in an edition edited by Roger Heath-Brown. Titchmarsh was Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford from 1932 to 1963. He was a Plenary Speaker at the ICM in 1954 in Amsterdam. He was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1935-1947. Awards Fellow of the Royal Society, 1931 De Morgan Medal, 1953 Sylvester Medal, 1955 Berwick Prize winner, 1956 Publications The Zeta-Function of Riemann (1930); Introduction to the Theory of Fourier Integrals (1937) 2nd. edition(1939) 2nd. edition (1948); The Theory of Functions (1932); Mathematics for the General Reader (1948); The Theory of the Riemann Zeta-Function (1951); 2nd edition, revised by D. R. Heath-Brown (1986) Eigenfunction Expansions Associated with Second-order Differential Equations. Part I (1946) 2nd. edition (1962); Eigenfunction Expansions Associated with Second-order Differential Equations. Part II (1958); References 1899 births 1963 deaths People from Newbury, Berkshire 20th-century British mathematicians Number theorists Mathematical analysts Fellows of the Royal Society People educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield Savilian Professors of Geometry Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Governors of Abingdon School
Lapping is a machining process in which two surfaces are rubbed together with an abrasive between them, by hand movement or using a machine. Lapping often follows other subtractive processes with more aggressive material removal as a first step, such as milling and/or grinding. Lapping can take two forms. The first type of lapping (traditionally often called grinding), involves rubbing a brittle material such as glass against a surface such as iron or glass itself (also known as the "lap" or grinding tool) with an abrasive such as aluminum oxide, jeweller's rouge, optician's rouge, emery, silicon carbide, diamond, etc., between them. This produces microscopic conchoidal fractures as the abrasive rolls about between the two surfaces and removes material from both. The other form of lapping involves a softer material such as pitch or a ceramic for the lap, which is "charged" with the abrasive. The lap is then used to cut a harder material—the workpiece. The abrasive embeds within the softer material, which holds it and permits it to score across and cut the harder material. Taken to a finer limit, this will produce a polished surface such as with a polishing cloth on an automobile, or a polishing cloth or polishing pitch upon glass or steel. Taken to the ultimate limit, with the aid of accurate interferometry and specialized polishing machines or skilled hand polishing, lensmakers can produce surfaces that are flat to better than 30 nanometers. This is one twentieth of the wavelength of light from the commonly used 632.8 nm helium neon laser light source. Surfaces this flat can be molecularly bonded (optically contacted) by bringing them together under the right conditions. (This is not the same as the wringing effect of Johansson blocks, although it is similar). Operation A piece of lead may be used as the lap, charged with emery, and used to cut a piece of hardened steel. The small plate shown in the first picture is a hand lapping plate. That particular plate is made of cast iron. In use, a slurry of emery powder would be spread on the plate and the workpiece simply rubbed against the plate, usually in a "figure-eight" pattern. The second picture is of a commercially available lapping machine. The lap or lapping plate in this machine is in diameter, about the smallest size available commercially. At the other end of the size spectrum, machines with plates are not uncommon, and systems with tables in diameter have been constructed. Referring to the second picture again, the lap is the large circular disk on the top of the machine. On top of the lap are two rings. The workpiece would be placed inside one of these rings. A weight would then be placed on top of the workpiece. The weights can also be seen in the picture along with two fiber spacer disks that are used to even the load. In operation, the rings stay in one location as the lapping plate rotates beneath them. In this machine, a small slurry pump can be seen at the side, this pump feeds abrasive slurry onto the rotating lapping plate. When there is a requirement to lap very small specimens (from down to a few millimetres), a lapping jig can be used to hold the material while it is lapped (see Image 3, Lapping machine and retention jig). A jig allows precise control of the orientation of the specimen to the lapping plate and fine adjustment of the load applied to the specimen during the material removal process. Due to the dimensions of such small samples, traditional loads and weights are too heavy as they would destroy delicate materials. The jig sits in a cradle on top of the lapping plate and the dial on the front of the jig indicates the amount of material removed from the specimen. Two-piece lapping Where the mating of the two surfaces is more important than the flatness, the two pieces can be lapped together. The principle is that the protrusions on one surface will both abrade and be abraded by the protrusions on the other, resulting in two surfaces evolving towards some common shape (not necessarily perfectly flat), separated by a distance determined by the average size of the abrasive particles, with a surface roughness determined by the variation in the abrasive size. This yields closeness-of-fit results comparable to that of two accurately-flat pieces, without quite the same degree of testing required for the latter. One complication in two-piece lapping is the need to ensure that neither piece flexes or is deformed during the process. As the pieces are moved past each other, part of each (some area near the edge) will be unsupported for some fraction of the rubbing movement. If one piece flexes due to this lack of support, the edges of the opposite piece will tend to dig depressions into it a short distance in from the edge, and the edges of the opposite piece are heavily abraded by the same action - the lapping procedure assumes roughly equal pressure distribution across the whole surface at all times, and will fail in this manner if the workpiece itself deforms under that pressure. Accuracy and surface roughness Lapping can be used to obtain a specific surface roughness; it is also used to obtain very accurate surfaces, usually very flat surfaces. Surface roughness and surface flatness are two quite different concepts. A typical range of surface roughness that can be obtained without resorting to special equipment would fall in the range of 1 to 30 units Ra (average roughness), usually microinches. Surface accuracy or flatness is usually measured in unit of helium light band (HLB), one HLB measuring about . Again, without resort to special equipment accuracies of 1 to 3 HLB are typical. Though flatness is the most common goal of lapping, the process is also used to obtain other configurations such as a concave or convex surface. Measurement Flatness The easiest method for measuring flatness is with a height gauge positioned on a surface plate. You must set up the part on three stands and find the minimum variation while adjusting them, just placing the part on the surface plate and using a dial indicator to find TIR on the opposite side of the part measures parallelism. Flatness is more easily measured with a co-ordinate measuring machine. But neither of these methods can measure flatness more accurately than about . Another method that is commonly used with lapped parts is the reflection and interference of monochromatic light. A monochromatic light source and an optical flat are all that are needed. The optical flat – which is a piece of transparent glass that has itself been lapped and polished on one or both sides – is placed on the lapped surface. The monochromatic light is then shone down through the glass. The light will pass through the glass and reflect off the workpiece. As the light reflects in the gap between the workpiece and the polished surface of the glass, the light will interfere with itself creating light and dark fringes called Newton's rings. Each fringe – or band – represents a change of one half wavelength in the width of the gap between the glass and the workpiece. The light bands display a contour map of the surface of the workpiece and can be readily interpreted for flatness. In the past the light source would have been provided by a helium-neon lamp or tube, using the neon 632.8 nm line,or mercury vapor green line but nowadays a more common source of monochromatic light is the low pressure sodium lamp. Today, Laser diodes and LEDs are used, both being inexpensive and narrow-band light sources. With semiconductor light sources, blue is an option, having a smaller wavelength than red. For a more thorough description of the physics behind this measurement technique, see interference. Roughness Surface roughness is defined by the minute variations in height of the surface of a given material or workpiece. The individual variances of the peaks and valleys are averaged (Ra value), or quantified by the largest difference from peak-to-valley (Rz). Roughness is usually expressed in microns. A surface that exhibits an Ra of 8 consists of peaks and valleys that average no more than 8 µm over a given distance. Roughness may be also measured by comparing the surface of the workpiece to a known sample. Calibration samples are available usually sold in a set and usually covering the typical range of machining operations from about 125 µm Ra to 1 µm Ra. Surface roughness is measured with a profilometer, an instrument that measures the minute variations in height of the surface of a workpiece. See also Flat honing – a variation of very fine grinding Lapping film - a lapping consumable Stropping, which often includes lapping action in its action Superfinishing – another micro-scale subtractive finishing operation Surface metrology – measuring the effects of such processes References External links Grinding and lapping
Annandaliella is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by A. S. Hirst in 1909. it contains three species endemic to India: A. ernakulamensis, A. pectinifera, and A. travancorica. They are selenogyrid tarantulas, meaning they have a stridulating organ on the inner side of the chelicerae. Diagnosis They can be distinguished from other genera by the row of spines found in the inner side of the celicerae found in males, used for stridulation. Their feet of leg 1 is slender, and the division of their tarsal scopula is practically obsolete in males. See also List of Theraphosidae species References Theraphosidae genera Spiders of the Indian subcontinent Theraphosidae
Bouchelaghem is a village in the Boumerdès Province in Kabylie, Algeria. Location The village is surrounded by Isser River and the town of Beni Amrane in the Khachna mountain range. Notable people References Villages in Algeria Boumerdès Province Kabylie
Fútbol Club Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo was Mexican football club that played in the Liga Premier in the Serie B. The club was based in Pachuca, Hidalgo. The club was an affiliate to the Mexican football club C.F. Pachuca and also represented the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Players Current squad See also Football in Mexico External links Official Club Page Football clubs in Hidalgo (state) 2000 establishments in Mexico
The Chairman of Committee Outreach is a Democratic United States Senator and member of the party leadership of the United States Senate responsible for representing the views of Senate committee chairs to the chamber's Democratic leadership. Chairman of Committee Outreach Bernie Sanders (2016–present) References Leaders of the United States Senate
The Best of Donnie Vie is a digital-only compilation album of Donnie Vie's solo material. Track listing Spider Web Forever I'll Go On That's What Love Is Wasting Time Wrapped Around My Middle Finger Wunderland Now Ya Know Flames of Love I Won't Let You Down For Your Pleasure Light Shine On Better Love Next Time My Love Unforsaken You're My Favorite Thing to Do Almost Home Victory (Demo) Habit (Live) My Dear Dream (UK Session) Time to Let You Go (UK Session) References 2015 compilation albums Donnie Vie albums
Thomas Watson, (1792 – 11 December 1882) was a British physician who is primarily known for describing the water hammer pulse found in aortic regurgitation in 1844. He was president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1862 to 1866. He was born in 1792, the son of Joseph Watson, in Kentisbeare, near Honiton, East Devon, and educated at Bury St Edmunds Grammar School. He entered St John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1815. He was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1826 and delivered the Gulstonian Lecture in 1827 and the Lumleian lecture in 1831. He studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Edinburgh and graduated M.D. from Cambridge University in 1825. He was appointed physician to the Middlesex hospital in 1827 and was professor of clinical medicine at the University of London for a year before transferring to King's College as professor of Forensic Medicine and later professor of Principles and Practice of Medicine. In 1833, Dominic Corrigan, a British physician, first described the visible abrupt distention and collapse of carotid arteries in patients with aortic insufficiency. Watson went on to investigate the palpable pulse in these patients and, following his elaboration, the clinical sign is also referred to as Watson's pulse. He resigned his chair at King’s College in 1840 and his post in the Middlesex hospital in 1843 and in 1859 was appointed physician extraordinary to the queen. He was created a baronet in 1866 and in 1870 was appointed physician in ordinary to the queen. In 1857 he was elected to serve for two years as president of the Pathological Society and in 1859 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, In 1868 he was elected president of the Clinical Society of London. Publications "Zymotic Disease", the origin of disease being due to contagion, Scientific American article, 7 July 1877, p. 5 References External links Munks Roll for Sir Thomas Watson 1792 births 1882 deaths 19th-century English medical doctors Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians Fellows of the Royal Society Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Physicians-in-Ordinary
Herman Schlundt (19 July 1869 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin – 1937) was a physical chemist from the United States. He is most well known for extracting and refining radioactive metals from low-grade ore and industrial waste during his time as a researcher, which have had modern implications. Two buildings were named in his honor on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. Biography He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1894 and took his Ph.D. at the University of Leipzig in 1901. He was for a time connected with the faculty at the University of Wisconsin, and from 1902 was associated with that of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where he was professor of physical chemistry in 1907–13, and chairman of the department of chemistry in 1910–15. After 1924, he and William McGavock fabricated a laboratory for the refining of mesothorium (from monazite ore) and radium (from discarded watch dials). It was a unique source of thorium and was resorted to by many noted scientists, for example Marie Curie. The lab received national press notice in 1930 and shortly thereafter closed. Legacy Despite being dead for over 80 years, the activities undertaken as a researcher have had ongoing environmental impact. Pickard Hall on the University of Missouri campus was found to be contaminated with radiation (where Schlundt conducted his work in the early 20th century). The problem first rose to awareness in the 1970's, and the building was eventually closed to the public in 2013 in attempt to clean the building. The hall was ultimately scheduled to be demolished in 2019 after no method to clear the radioactivity could be found. References External links 1869 births 1937 deaths People from Two Rivers, Wisconsin Scientists from Columbia, Missouri American physical chemists University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Leipzig University alumni University of Missouri faculty University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Scientists from Wisconsin Scientists from Missouri 20th-century American chemists
Willie Hall may refer to: Willie Hall (pianist) (died 1930), nicknamed "Drive'em Down", American keyboardist Willie Hall (drummer) (born 1950), American drummer Willie Hall (American football) (born 1949), American football player Willie Hall (English footballer) (1912–1967), Tottenham Hotspur and England international footballer Will Hall (born 1966), mental health advocate, writer, and counselor See also Willis Hall, English playwright Wilbur Hall (musician), US trombonist, violinist, and vaudevillian Willard Hall, Delaware politician Willard Preble Hall, former provisional governor of Missouri William Hall (disambiguation)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a 1972 ALA Notable Children's Book written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz. It has also won a George G. Stone Center Recognition of Merit, a Georgia Children's Book Award, and is a Reading Rainbow book. Viorst followed this book up with three sequels, Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday, Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move, and Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever. Plot Alexander narrates the story of having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. From the moment Alexander woke up, he noticed the bubble gum that was in his mouth when he fell asleep had now gotten stuck in his hair. Then, when he got out of bed, he tripped on his skateboard. In the bathroom, he accidentally dropped his favorite sweater into the sink while the water was on. His brothers, Anthony and Nick, find prizes in their breakfast cereal boxes, whereas Alexander does not. In the carpool on the way to school, Alexander sits between two other kids in back and his complaints are ignored. At school, Alexander's teacher discourages his picture of the "invisible castle", which is really just a blank sheet of paper. She later criticizes him for singing too loudly, and scolds him for skipping the number 16 at counting time. At recess, Alexander's best friend Paul tells him that he is now only his third-best friend. Then, Alexander finds that his mother neglected to include a dessert with his lunch. After school, Alexander's mother takes him and his brothers to the dentist who finds a cavity in Alexander's mouth. Alexander then recalls other bad things on the way back to the car. First the elevator door closed on his foot and outside Anthony pushed Alexander into a mud puddle and Nick called him a "cry baby". Finally, when Alexander started hitting his brother for calling him names, his mother scolded him for getting dirty and starting a fight. At the shoe store, Alexander wants blue sneakers with red stripes, but they are sold out. His mother buys him plain white shoes, which are the only ones available in his size, but he refuses to wear them. When his family comes to pick up his father at the office, Alexander plays with the copying machine, knocks over books, and tries to use the telephone "I think I called Australia", resulting their father asking his family not to pick him up anymore. That night, after having lima beans for dinner, Alexander is disgusted by kissing on TV, his bathwater is too hot, soap gets in his eyes, his marble is lost in the drain, and he is forced to wear his "railroad-train" pajamas. Lastly, at bedtime, Nick has taken back a pillow he said Alexander could keep, Alexander's nightlight burns out, he bites his tongue, and the cat chooses to sleep with Anthony instead of him. A running gag throughout the book consists of Alexander wishing to move to Australia because he thinks life is better there. His mother assures him that everybody has bad days, even people in Australia. In the Australian and New Zealand versions of the book, he wants to move to Timbuktu instead. TV adaptation On September 15, 1990, the book was adapted into a thirty-minute animated musical television special that was produced by Klasky Csupo and aired on HBO in the United States. Along with some alterations to the designs of the supporting characters, along with the cat's name being Timothy, and additions to the plot, most notably Alexander searching for his lost yo-yo throughout, the special also included three original songs: "So much to do, so little time in the morning" "If I could be the only child" "I've had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day" Cast Daniel Tamberelli as Alexander (speaking voice) Todd Defreitas as Alexander (singing voice) Joey Rigol as Nick Devon Michaels as Anthony Linda Wallem as Mom Steve Barton as Dad Stephanie Maddin as Mrs. Dickens William Bogert as Dr. Fields Skip Hinnant as Shoe Salesman Ashley Carin as Girl #1 Erin Torpey as Girl #2 Buddy Smith as Paul Daniel Riefsnyder as Phillip Z. Wright as Albert Other media In 1998, Viorst and the Kennedy Center joined together to turn the book into a musical production. Charles Strouse wrote the music, Viorst wrote the script and lyrics, and the musical score was composed by Shelly Markham. The productions have been performed around the country. Other characters in it are Audrey, Becky, and many others. A Disney live-action film adaptation with not much involvement from the book was released in 2014. In 2020, it was reported that another film version was being developed for Disney+. Characters Alexander and his two older brothers, Anthony and Nick, are based on Viorst's own three sons of the same names. But the film changed Nick to Emily, replacing the brother with a sister, and adds Trevor as well. Posterity The phrase "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad . . ." has become an Internet meme, often used by bloggers, and sometimes by mainstream media, to criticize, or characterize setbacks for, an individual or political movement. The title is also used in the song "A-O-K" by Tai Verdes. References American picture books 1972 children's books Children's books adapted into films Atheneum Books books Snowclones
Elle Dawe (born 16 February 1981) is an Australian film and television actress, comedian and model. Acting Elle Dawe studied acting while attending Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in her younger years. Her first major role on Australian television was in the 2008 SBS series Swift and Shift Couriers, portraying Elle Whick. Following this, she portrayed the popular character Shazza Jones, in Housos (SBS/7mate), Fat Pizza: Back In Business (7mate), Bogan Hunters (7mate) and in the feature films Housos vs. Authority (2012) and Fat Pizza vs. Housos (2014). She has hosted The Circle on Ten and has been featured on Seven's Sunrise and The Morning Show. Dawe has also appeared in television commercials for Franklins and Tourism New Zealand. Other Dawe has performed stand up comedy at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival, and has appeared on the cover and in a pictorial of the 7 November 2011 edition of Zoo Weekly Australia. She subsequently appeared in a second pictorial for the 28 January 2013 special "Australia Day" edition of the magazine. Charity work Dawe lends a lot of time to the support of various charities such as The Starlight Children's Foundation, Rotary Hat Day and most recently Art for the Reef. Filmography Film Television Video games See also Swift and Shift Couriers Housos Bogan Hunters Housos vs. Authority Fat Pizza vs. Housos References External links 1981 births Living people 21st-century Australian actresses Australian film actresses Australian stand-up comedians Australian television actresses Actresses from Sydney
God Is Saying This to You... is the second studio album by American lo-fi indie rock musician Kurt Vile, released in April 2009 on Mexican Summer records as a limited vinyl release. A repress of 2000 copies was released in 2010. Similar to Vile's previous album, Constant Hitmaker (2008), the album is a compilation of home recordings recorded between 2003 and 2008. The album predominantly features material recorded prior to Constant Hitmaker, with Vile noting, "I put on really early songs, like from my first CD-R. I put them on there along with songs I had just recorded." Background and recording Recorded between 2003 and 2008, God Is Saying This to You... is composed primarily of tracks previously self-released by Vile on CD-R. Regarding his former distribution method, Vile noted, "I was putting out CD-Rs as I went along and I wouldn’t always be recording. Just because I was putting out these CD-Rs didn’t mean it was all my new material. I’d just go through my best stuff. I feel like I’ve always done it where one song could be from two years ago, one is from right now, one is from five years ago, and I compile them in that way. Like a mixtape or something. I was always serious about it. It’s not much different now except that by the time of Constant Hitmaker (2008) — I found somebody to put that out — I just had all these recordings." Lyrics from the song "Red Apples" subsequently appear on the track "Runners-Up" from Vile's 2011 album Smoke Ring for My Halo. Vile noted that the original track "was written when I only had a couple of lines I thought were good – my brother and I kind of jammed that song out together, to be honest. It was a sketch, but it just had a lot of vibe to it. This was before I had anything out yet, so it didn't matter what was where. I would switch lines out to see where they worked. I loved that stuff in The Fall; Mark E. Smith had all these recurring characters, like the Hip Priest, in his lyrics. He would come up different narrative concepts and recurring themes. You definitely hear bootlegs of Bob Dylan or Springsteen where, you know, you hear a variation of a lyric that ended up in another song. [...] "Beach On the Moon" intentionally uses lyrics from a bunch of my songs, which is why it's also called "(Recycled Lyrics)." Track listing Personnel Musicians Kurt Vile – vocals, guitar, various instruments Adam Granduciel – acoustic guitar (9) Jay Ganas – upright bass (10) Rob Laakso – guitar and drum machine (11) Luke Vile – mini bongos (3) Recording personnel Kurt Vile – producer, recording Adam Granduciel – recording (8), additional mixing Dave Park – recording (10) Rob Laakso – producer (11) Jeff Zeigler – additional mixing Artwork Sore Eros – Boston jam room photograph References 2009 albums Kurt Vile albums Mexican Summer albums
Arhedi is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Arhedi has 106 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 77.61%. References Villages in Huzur tehsil
Badr (Arabic: بدر) as a given name below is an Arabic masculine and feminine name given to the "full moon on its fourteenth night" or the ecclesiastical full moon. Badr may refer to: Places Badr, Egypt, a city Badr, Libya, a town in Libya Badr, Saudi Arabia, a city in Saudi Arabia Badr Rural District (disambiguation), administrative subdivisions of Iran Ash-Shaykh Badr, a city in Syria Battle of Badr, a battle in the early days of Islam Hala-'l Badr, a volcano in Saudi Arabia Sheikh Badr, a depopulated village in Jerusalem People Badr (name) Military Operation Badr (disambiguation), any of four war operations Badr-1 (rocket), Yemeni rocket artillery system Badr-2000, Iraqi proposed ballistic missile Other Badr Airlines, based in Khartoum, Sudan Badr Organization, a political party in Iraq Badr (satellite), a series of satellites operated by Pakistan, including: Badr-1, launched in 1990 Badr-B or Badr-2, launched in 2001 Badr-4, an ArabSat satellite Badr-6, an ArabSat satellite See also Bader Baader Al-Badr
Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from Cohonino, a name applied to the Havasupai people. It is the second-largest county by area in the contiguous United States, behind San Bernardino County, California. It has , or 16.4% of Arizona's total area, and is larger than the nine smallest states in the U.S. Coconino County comprises the Flagstaff metropolitan statistical area, Grand Canyon National Park, the federally recognized Havasupai Nation, and parts of the federally recognized Navajo, Hualapai, and Hopi nations. As a result, its relatively large Native American population makes up nearly 30% of the county's total population; it is mostly Navajo, with smaller numbers of other tribes. The county was the setting for George Herriman's early 20th-century Krazy Kat comic strip. History After European Americans completed the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad in 1883, the region of northern Yavapai County began to undergo rapid growth. The people of the northern reaches had tired of the rigors of traveling to Prescott to conduct county business. They believed that they should have their own county jurisdiction, so petitioned in 1887 for secession from Yavapai and creation of a new Frisco County. This did not take place, but Coconino County was formed in 1891 and its seat was designated as Flagstaff. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.2%) are covered by water. It is the largest county by area in Arizona and the second-largest county in the United States (excluding boroughs in Alaska) after San Bernardino County in California. It has more land area than each of the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The highest natural point in the county, as well as the entire state, is Humphreys Peak at . The Barringer Meteor Crater is located in Coconino County. Adjacent counties Mohave County – west Yavapai County – south Gila County – south Navajo County – east San Juan County, Utah – northeast Kane County, Utah – north Indian reservations Coconino County has of federally designated Indian reservations, second in scale only to Apache County. In descending order of area within the county, the reservations are the Navajo, Hualapai, Hopi, Havasupai, and Kaibab. The Havasupai Reservation is the only one that lies entirely within the county's borders. National protected areas Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (part) Coconino National Forest (part) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (part) Grand Canyon National Park (part) Kaibab National Forest (part) Prescott National Forest (part) Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Walnut Canyon National Monument Wupatki National Monument Demographics 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 116,320 people, 40,448 households, and 26,938 families were living in the county. The population density was . The 53,443 housing units averaged . The racial makeup of the county was 63.1% White, 28.5% Native American, 1.0% African American, 0.8% Asian, 4.2% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. About 10.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. Around 18.6% reported speaking Navajo at home, while 6.6% spoke Spanish. Of the 40,448 households, 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were not families. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80, and the average family size was 3.36. In the county, the age distribution was 28.7% under 18, 14.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $38,256, and for a family was $45,873. Males had a median income of $32,226 versus $25,055 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,139. About 13.1% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, 134,421 people, 46,711 households, and 29,656 families were living in the county. The population density was . The 63,321 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 61.7% White (55.2% non-Hispanic White), 27.3% American Indian, 1.4% Asian, 1.2% African American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 13.5% of the population. The largest ancestry groups were: 23.2% Navajo 14.5% German 11.3% Mexican 9.9% English 9.6% Irish 3.6% Italian 2.7% American 2.2% Swedish 2.1% Scottish 2.0% French 1.9% Norwegian 1.9% Polish 1.8% Scotch-Irish 1.3% Dutch Of the 46,711 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.5% were not families, and 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.69, and the average family size was 3.26. The median age was 31.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $49,510 and for a family was $58,841. Males had a median income of $42,331 versus $31,869 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,632. About 11.6% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. Communities Cities Flagstaff (county seat) Page Sedona (mostly in Yavapai County) Williams Towns Fredonia Tusayan Census-designated places Bellemont Bitter Springs Blue Ridge Cameron Doney Park Forest Lakes Fort Valley Grand Canyon Village Greenehaven Kachina Village Kaibab Estates West Kaibito LeChee Leupp Moenkopi Mormon Lake Mountain View Ranches Mountainaire Munds Park Oak Creek Canyon Parks Red Lake Supai Timberline-Fernwood Tolani Lake Tonalea Tuba City Valle Winslow West (mostly in Navajo County) Other communities Big Springs Gray Mountain Happy Jack Jacob Lake Marble Canyon North Rim Rare Metals Robbers Roost Ryan Winona Ghost towns Canyon Diablo Two Guns Indian reservations Havasupai Indian Reservation Hopi Reservation Hualapai Indian reservation Kaibab Indian Reservation Navajo Nation County population ranking The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Coconino County. † county seat Politics Coconino County has trended towards the Democratic Party in modern times after being a Republican stronghold between the 1950s and 1980s. It was won by every Republican presidential nominee between 1952 and 1988; however, no Republican since George H. W. Bush in 1988 has managed to come within 6% of reclaiming the county. It is the only county from any state west of the Mississippi Riverapart from Black Belt Madison Parish and Tensas Parish which are directly adjacent to that riverthat voted for Barry Goldwater in 1964 but has since voted for the Democratic nominee in the eight most recent presidential elections. Economy Grand Canyon Airlines and Air Grand Canyon are headquartered on the grounds of Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Tusayan. In 2017, the largest employers in Coconino County were: According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2019 the employment of Coconino County in the following sectors was: Transportation Flagstaff in Coconino County is a major highway junction, with Interstate 40 extending to the east and the west (connecting with Williams and Winslow, Arizona, for example), and with Interstate 17 extending south from Flagstaff to Phoenix and Maricopa County. U.S. Routes 89 and 180 extend north from Flagstaff and connect it with the Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon National Park Airport is a public airport located in Tusayan, near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Flagstaff Pulliam Airport is a public airport located south of the central business district of Flagstaff, it is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by two commercial airlines. There is a Greyhound Bus Lines station in Flagstaff, with regular service east–west along Interstate 40, and also north–south service to Phoenix along Interstate 17. Amtrak has a passenger railroad stations in Flagstaff and formerly in Williams, with daily service on the Southwest Chief to the east towards Chicago, and to the west towards Los Angeles. The Grand Canyon Railway, a tourist railroad, links Williams with the canyon's South Rim in the Grand Canyon National Park and has service every day except Christmas. The Mountain Line provides public transportation bus service in the Flagstaff area. Major highways State Route 64 State Route 87 State Route 89 State Route 89A State Route 98 State Route 99 State Route 260 State Route 264 Education School districts include: K-12: Ash Fork Joint Unified School District Flagstaff Unified School District Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District Grand Canyon Unified School District Page Unified School District Tuba City Unified School District Williams Unified School District Elementary: Chevelon Butte School District Maine Consolidated School District Charter schools: Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Northland Preparatory Academy Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated and affiliated tribal schools Greyhills Academy High School Havasupai Elementary School (BIE-operated) Kaibeto Boarding School (BIE-operated) Leupp Schools, Inc. Tuba City Boarding School (BIE-operated) Tertiary education: Coconino County Community College Diné College Tuba City Center Northern Arizona University See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Coconino County, Arizona USS Coconino County (LST-603) References External links Coconino County profile at Arizona Department of Commerce Geologic Map of the Eastern Quarter of the Flagstaff 30ʹ x 60ʹ Quadrangle, Coconino County, Northern Arizona United States Geological Survey Arizona placenames of Native American origin 1891 establishments in Arizona Territory Populated places established in 1891
Dasychira mescalera is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alexander Douglas Campbell Ferguson in 1978. It is found in New Mexico, Texas and Colorado. References Lymantriinae Moths described in 1978
Alexander James Johnson (born December 24, 1991) is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee. Early years Johnson attended and played high school football at Gainesville High School, the same school as future NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson. College career Johnson attended the University of Tennessee, where he played college football under head coaches Derek Dooley and Butch Jones. Johnson made 138 tackles in 2012 to lead the Southeastern Conference in that category. He made 106 tackles in 2013, and was named First-team All-SEC. He was also named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America in 2011. Following speculation that he might skip his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft, Johnson announced in January 2014 that he would remain at Tennessee for his senior year. In April 2014, Johnson was named a Strength and Conditioning All-American by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Suspension On November 18, 2014, Johnson was suspended from the University of Tennessee after he was accused of rape. Two days prior, Johnson threw a party at his apartment. A woman, who was visiting out of state, stated she had previously had two sexual encounters with Johnson. She alleged that she was shocked when Johnson immediately began having sex with her after entering his bedroom. She then alleges that Johnson's fellow teammate Michael Williams joined and began raping her alongside Johnson. On February 12, 2015, Johnson and Williams were both officially indicted on two counts of aggravated rape by a grand jury. On July 27, 2018, Johnson and Williams were acquitted of all charges. Professional career Johnson initially received an invitation to attend the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine. On February 13, 2015, it was reported that the NFL had officially rescinded Johnson's invitation to the NFL Combine after he was indicted on two counts of aggravated rape the day prior. Johnson was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts before he was accused of rape. Denver Broncos 2018 Johnson signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on August 13, 2018, after being acquitted of his rape charges. He made the Broncos 53-man roster, only playing in one game through 11 weeks before being waived on November 29, 2018. After clearing waivers, he was re-signed to the Broncos practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 2, 2019. 2019 In Week 5, against the Los Angeles Chargers, Johnson made his first career start. He intercepted a pass from Philip Rivers in the end zone as the Broncos won 20-13. In Week 6, against the Tennessee Titans, he made 9 total tackles with 1.5 sacks and 1 tackle for loss as the Broncos won 16-0. In Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns, Johnson recorded a team-high 13 tackles in the 24-19 win. Johnson recorded five total tackles in a Week 14 road contest against the Houston Texans and former Gainesville High teammate Deshaun Watson. The linebacker also forced a Keke Coutee fumble that teammate Kareem Jackson returned for a 70-yard touchdown en route to a 38-24 Broncos victory. Johnson finished 2019 as Pro Football Focus's #4 rated linebacker and #46 player in the whole NFL, a ranking that PFF wrote would have been "much higher" if he had started the entire season. 2021 The Broncos placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Johnson on March 16, 2021. He signed the one-year contract on May 20. He entered the 2021 season as a starting linebacker. He suffered a torn pectoral in Week 6 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 19, 2021. Seattle Seahawks On October 26, 2022, Johnson was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. Miami Dolphins On August 24, 2023, Johnson signed with the Miami Dolphins. He was waived on August 28, and re-signed to the practice squad. References External links Miami Dolphins bio Tennessee Volunteers bio 1991 births Living people American football linebackers Denver Broncos players Miami Dolphins players Players of American football from Gainesville, Georgia Seattle Seahawks players Tennessee Volunteers football players
Marlborough Road is a disused London Underground station in St John's Wood, north-west London. It opened in April 1868 on the Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway, the first northward extension from Baker Street of the Metropolitan Railway (now the Metropolitan line). In the mid-1930s the Metropolitan line was suffering congestion at the south end of its main route, where trains from its many branches shared the limited capacity between Finchley Road and Baker Street. To ease this congestion, new deep-level tunnels were constructed between Finchley Road and the Bakerloo line tunnels at Baker Street; then, commencing on 20 November 1939, the Metropolitan's services toward Stanmore were transferred to the Bakerloo line (they are now on the Jubilee line) and ran to Baker Street through the new tunnels. Upon the transfer, Marlborough Road station was closed and replaced by St John's Wood station, then on the Bakerloo line; it had been little used, except (owing to its close proximity to Lord's Cricket Ground) during the cricket season. Shots of the remains of the platforms, and an outside shot of the station building and booking hall—which at the time was in use as a steak restaurant—were included in Metro-Land, a 1973 documentary presented by John Betjeman. The building housed a Chinese restaurant until 2009 and now contains a substation installed as part of the power upgrade programme to support the introduction of S stock on the Metropolitan line. Marlborough Road itself was renamed Marlborough Place in the 1950s. See also Other Metropolitan line stations that closed with the opening of the new Bakerloo tunnels: Swiss Cottage Lord's References External links London Transport Museum Photographic Archive "Marlborough Road", Hidden London Hangouts #3.08, London Transport Museum via YouTube, 27 February 2021 Metropolitan line stations Disused London Underground stations Disused railway stations in the City of Westminster Former Metropolitan Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939 St John's Wood
David O'Callaghan (born 1987) is a Gaelic footballer from Tralee, County Kerry. He has played with Kerry at every level and with his club side St Pat's, Blennerville. He was only a panel member at minor and under-21 level. During the 2010 league, he was a surprise member of the Kerry panel, playing three games. He later joined the Kerry junior team and won an All-Ireland title in 2012. References 1987 births Living people Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers St Pat's, Blennerville Gaelic footballers
Ilanjiq (, also Romanized as Īlānjīq; also known as Īlānjoq) is a village in Qara Bashlu Rural District, Chapeshlu District, Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 301, in 68 families. References Populated places in Dargaz County
Shangma () is a town in Naxi District, Luzhou, Sichuan province, China. , it has one residential community and 10 villages under its administration. See also List of township-level divisions of Sichuan References Township-level divisions of Sichuan Luzhou
The 1912 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. This was the eighth year of intercollegiate football at The Citadel, with Louis LeTellier serving as coach for the second season. All home games are believed to have been played at College Park Stadium in Hampton Park. Schedule References Citadel The Citadel Bulldogs football seasons Citadel Bulldogs football
Stephen, Steven or Steve Price may refer to: Government and military Stephen Price (Australian politician) (born 1969), member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Stephen Price (born 1572) of Gray's Inn, London, member of Parliament for New Radnor Boroughs in 1601 Stephen Price (died 1562), member of Parliament for Radnorshire, Wales in 1555 Stephen Price (RAF officer) (1893–1974), English flying ace during World War I Media, journalism, and writing Steve Price (broadcaster) (born 1955), Australian radio journalist Steven Price (businessman) (born 1962), American businessman, co-founder of Townsquare Media, and minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks Steven Price (writer), Canadian poet and novelist Music, film, and theatre Stephen Price (theatre manager) (1782–1840), manager of the Park Theatre in New York and Drury Lane in London Steve Price (musician), American percussionist for the band Pablo Cruise Steven Price (composer) (born 1977), British composer, best known for scoring Gravity (2013) Steven Price, a fictional character in the 2011 film Abduction Sport Stephen Price (cricketer) (born 1979), English cricketer Steve Price (coach) (born 1977), Australian rugby league coach Steve Price (rugby league) (born 1974), Australian rugby league footballer Business Stephen Price (lawyer) (born 1961), Australian lawyer and Chairman of Corrs Chambers Westgarth
POWER7 is a family of superscalar multi-core microprocessors based on the Power ISA 2.06 instruction set architecture released in 2010 that succeeded the POWER6 and POWER6+. POWER7 was developed by IBM at several sites including IBM's Rochester, MN; Austin, TX; Essex Junction, VT; T. J. Watson Research Center, NY; Bromont, QC and IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH, Böblingen, Germany laboratories. IBM announced servers based on POWER7 on 8 February 2010. History IBM won a $244 million DARPA contract in November 2006 to develop a petascale supercomputer architecture before the end of 2010 in the HPCS project. The contract also states that the architecture shall be available commercially. IBM's proposal, PERCS (Productive, Easy-to-use, Reliable Computer System), which won them the contract, is based on the POWER7 processor, AIX operating system and General Parallel File System. One feature that IBM and DARPA collaborated on is modifying the addressing and page table hardware to support global shared memory space for POWER7 clusters. This enables research scientists to program a cluster as if it were a single system, without using message passing. From a productivity standpoint, this is essential since some scientists are not conversant with MPI or other parallel programming techniques used in clusters. Design The POWER7 superscalar multi-core architecture was a substantial evolution from the POWER6 design, focusing more on power efficiency through multiple cores and simultaneous multithreading (SMT). The POWER6 architecture was built from the ground up to maximize processor frequency at the cost of power efficiency. It achieved a remarkable 5 GHz. While the POWER6 features a dual-core processor, each capable of two-way simultaneous multithreading (SMT), the IBM POWER 7 processor has up to eight cores, and four threads per core, for a total capacity of 32 simultaneous threads. IBM stated at ISCA 29 that peak performance was achieved by high frequency designs with 10–20 FO4 delays per pipeline stage at the cost of power efficiency. However, the POWER6 binary floating-point unit achieves a "6-cycle, 13-FO4 pipeline". Therefore, the pipeline for the POWER7 CPU has been changed again, just as it was for the POWER5 and POWER6 designs. In some respects, this rework is similar to Intel's turn in 2005 that left the P4 7th-generation x86 microarchitecture. Specifications The POWER7 is available with 4, 6, or 8 physical cores per microchip, in a 1 to 32-way design, with up to 1024 SMTs and a slightly different microarchitecture and interfaces for supporting extended/Sub-Specifications in reference to the Power ISA and/or different system architectures. For example, in the Supercomputing (HPC) System Power 775 it is packaged as a 32-way quad-chip-module (QCM) with 256 physical cores and 1024 SMTs. There is also a special TurboCore mode that can turn off half of the cores from an eight-core processor, but those 4 cores have access to all the memory controllers and L3 cache at increased clock speeds. This makes each core's performance higher which is important for workloads which require the fastest sequential performance at the cost of reduced parallel performance. TurboCore mode can reduce "software costs in half for those applications that are licensed per core, while increasing per core performance from that software." The new IBM Power 780 scalable, high-end servers featuring the new TurboCore workload optimizing mode and delivering up to double performance per core of POWER6 based systems. Each core is capable of four-way simultaneous multithreading (SMT). The POWER7 has approximately 1.2 billion transistors and is 567 mm2 large fabricated on a 45 nm process. A notable difference from POWER6 is that the POWER7 executes instructions out-of-order instead of in-order. Despite the decrease in maximum frequency compared to POWER6 (4.25 GHz vs 5.0 GHz), each core has higher performance than the POWER6, while each processor has up to 4 times the number of cores. POWER7 has these specifications: 45 nm SOI process, 567 mm2 1.2 billion transistors 3.0–4.25 GHz clock speed max 4 chips per quad-chip module 4, 6 or 8 C1 cores per chip 4 SMT threads per C1 core (available in AIX 6.1 TL05 (releases in April 2010) and above) 12 execution units per C1 core: 2 fixed-point units 2 load/store units 4 double-precision floating-point units 1 vector unit supporting VSX 1 decimal floating-point unit 1 branch unit 1 condition register unit 32+32 KB L1 instruction and data cache (per core) 256 KB L2 Cache (per C1 core) 4 MB L3 cache per C1 core with maximum up to 32 MB supported. The cache is implemented in eDRAM, which does not require as many transistors per cell as a standard SRAM so it allows for a larger cache while using the same area as SRAM. The technical specification further specifies: Each POWER7 processor core implements aggressive out-of-order (OoO) instruction execution to drive high efficiency in the use of available execution paths. The POWER7 processor has an Instruction Sequence Unit that is capable of dispatching up to six instructions per cycle to a set of queues. Up to eight instructions per cycle can be issued to the Instruction Execution units. This gives the following theoretical single precision (SP) performance figures (based on a 4.14 GHz 8 core implementation): max 99.36 GFLOPS per core max 794.88 GFLOPS per chip 4 64-bit SIMD units per core, and a 128-bit SIMD VMX unit per core, can do 12 Multiply-Adds per cycle, giving 24 SP FP ops per cycle. At 4.14 GHz, that gives 4.14 billion * 24 = 99.36 SP GFLOPS, and at 8 cores, 794.88 SP GFLOPS. Peak double precision (DP) performance is roughly half of peak SP performance. For comparison, Intel's 2013 Haswell architecture CPUs can do 16 DP FLOPs or 32 SP FLOPs per cycle (8/16 DP/SP fused multiply-add spread across 2× 256-bit AVX2 FP vector units). At 3.4 GHz (i7-4770) this translates into 108.8 SP GFLOPS per core and 435.2 SP GFLOPS peak performance across the 4-core chip, giving roughly similar levels of performance per core, without taking into account the effects or benefits of Intel's Turbo Boost technology. This theoretical peak performance comparison holds in practice too, with the POWER7 and the i7-4770 obtaining similar scores in the SPEC CPU2006 floating point benchmarks (single-threaded): 71.5 for POWER7 versus 74.0 for i7-4770. Notice that the POWER7 chip significantly outperformed (2×–5×) the i7 in some benchmarks (bwaves, cactusADM, lbm) while also being significantly slower (2x-3x) in most others. This is indicative of major architectural differences between the two chips / mainboards / memory systems etc.: they were designed with different workloads in mind. However, overall, in a very broad sense, one can say that the floating-point performance of the POWER7 is similar to that of the Haswell i7. POWER7+ IBM introduced the POWER7+ processor at the Hot Chips 24 conference in August 2012. It is an updated version with higher speeds, more cache and integrated accelerators. It is manufactured on a 32 nm fabrication process. The first boxes to ship with the POWER7+ processors were IBM Power 770 and 780 servers. The chips have up to 80 MB of L3 cache (10 MB/core), improved clock speeds (up to 4.4 GHz) and 20 LPARs per core. Products , the range of POWER7-based systems including IBM Power Systems "Express" models (710, 720, 730, 740 and 750), Enterprise models (770, 780 and 795) and High Performance computing models (755 and 775). Enterprise models differ in having Capacity on Demand capabilities. Maximum specifications are shown in the table below. IBM also offers 5 POWER7 based BladeCenters. Specifications are shown in the table below. The following are supercomputer projects that use the POWER7 processor: PERCS Watson See also POWER6 IBM Power microprocessors References External links IBM POWER7 Systems - IBM POWER7 product page IBM POWER7 Technology and Systems - IBM Journal of Research and Development (published by IEEE Xplore) IBM Won DARPA HPCS Phase-III IBM Won DARPA HPCS Phase-II IBM Has Its PERCS POWER 780 SPECint_rate_base2006 result IBM BladeCenter PS703 and PS704 Technical Overview and Introduction IBM microprocessors Power microprocessors 64-bit microprocessors
Intriga en Lima is a 1965 Argentine film. Cast Vicente Buono Joe Danda Joe Danova Graciela Dufau Jorge Montoro External links 1965 films 1960s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films 1960s Argentine films
The Sanhauá River is a river of Paraíba state in northeastern Brazil. See also List of rivers of Paraíba References Brazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Paraíba
Daughter of Rage (Spanish: La hija de todas las rabias, ) is a 2022 drama film written, directed and co-produced by Laura Baumeister de Montis in her directorial debut. It is about María who is abandoned by her mother in a recycling plant where she is forced to work with other children. Starring Ara Alejandra Medal. It is a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Norway. Synopsis María, 11 years old, lives with her mother Lilibeth on the edge of a huge garbage dump. Her future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local gang member. When the deal falls through, Lilibeth is forced to go to the outskirts of the city and leave Maria in a recycling factory where she has to stay working. Days go by and the mother does not return. Maria feels lost, bewildered, and angry. One night, María meets Tadeo, a noble and dreamy child who is determined to help her reunite with her mother. Cast The actors participating in this film are: Ara Alejandra Medal as María Carlos Gutiérrez as Tadeo Virginia Raquel Sevilla García as Lilibeth Diana Sedano as Rosa Noé Hernández as Raúl Production Casting began on January 10, 2020, in Nicaragua with plans to start filming in the following 2 months. But it was delayed 10 months due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, forcing the protagonist girl to be changed for another. Release Festivals Daughter of Rage had its world premiere on September 10, 2022, at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, to then be screened on September 18, 2022, at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival, on October 8, 2022, at the 27th Busan International Film Festival, on November 12, 2022, at the Oslo Films from the South Festival, on November 26, 2022, at the 40th Torino Film festival, on February 8, 2023, at the 38th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, on March 7, 2023, at the Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival, on March 9, 2023, at the Miami International Film Festival, on March 10, 2023, at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Geneva, on March 22, 2023, at the 39th Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinéma ibérique et Latino-américain, on March 25, 2023, at the 15th Movies That Matter Festival, on March 27, 2023, at the Cleveland International Film Festival, on April 15, 2023, at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival & San Francisco International Film Festival, on April 20, 2023, at the 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival, on June 12, 2023, at the 22nd Transilvania International Film Festival and on August 16, 2023, at the 27th Lima Film Festival. Theatrical It was released commercially on April 21, 2023, in Spanish theaters to later expand to the Swiss market on July 6, 2023. Accolades References External links 2022 films 2022 drama films Nicaraguan drama films Mexican drama films Dutch drama films German drama films French drama films Norwegian drama films 2020s Spanish-language films Spanish-language French films Films set in Nicaragua Films shot in Nicaragua Films about mother–daughter relationships Films about child labour Films about poverty Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 directorial debut films 2020s Mexican films 2020s German films 2020s French films
Yeshshiemebet Girma (born c. 1977) was the second person (and first woman) charged under the Terrorism Act over the 21 July 2005 London bombings, along with her sister Muluemebet Girma. She is married to Hamdi Adus Isaac who was found guilty of having placed an explosive at the Shepherd's Bush tube station. Her charge related to her failure to supply information that could have helped apprehend one of the suspects of the bombings. She is from Ethiopia. The couple have three children and lived in Stockwell, South London. On 11 June 2008, she was convicted of assisting an offender and withholding information from the police. A court heard that she helped her husband flee police by driving him to Brighton as well as having knowledge of the bomb plot before it was executed. On 12 June 2008, she was jailed for 15 years. This was reduced to 11 years on appeal. See also 7 July 2005 London bombings 21 July 2005 London bombings Ismael Abdurahman References 1977 births Living people July 2005 London bombings Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales Yeshshiemebet Girma Yeshshiemebet Girma English female criminals
"Twenty Vicodin" is the eighth season premiere episode of the American television medical drama series House and the 156th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox on October 3, 2011. The episode introduces a new regular cast member to the series, Odette Annable, who plays Dr. Jessica Adams. Jaleel White, who played Steve Urkel on the ABC show Family Matters, makes a guest appearance in the episode. In the episode, the storyline picks up eleven months after the season seventh finale with House in prison. Plot Eight months after being imprisoned for driving his car into Cuddy's living room, House has five days before he is granted parole, to which he has become eligible due to space issues and relatively good behavior. He is faced with prison bullies, mainly their leader (Jude Ciccolella), who extorts him into paying them "twenty Vicodin" as "exit tax", and meets Jessica Adams (Odette Annable), a young prison doctor who becomes fascinated with his medical skills. When a fellow prisoner collapses due to mysterious symptoms, House races against the clock and the head prison doctor to find the cure. During his imprisonment period, House has not had any phone calls or visitors; as House explains, human contact is what brought him there to begin with. In the end, House cures the man, but not without punishment from the parole board. Production "Twenty Vicodin", the eighth season premiere of House, was written by Peter Blake. It debuted actress Odette Annable as Dr. Jessica Adams, a doctor working at the prison where Dr. House is incarcerated. David Shore stated that it was a challenge for him to appropriately punish House for the deed in the season 7 finale without turning the series into a prison show or changing House's characteristics (while changing the environment around him, i.e. removing Cuddy and "chilling" his relationship with Wilson), and that is why he decided to pick up the story eight months after House's incarceration. Reception Critical reception The episode was received with generally good reviews. The A.V. Club initially gave this episode a B− rating. Anthony Ocasio of ScreenRant.com gave the episode a positive review, stating "the House season 8 premiere presents a wonderfully crafted case study, penned by executive producer Peter Blake, on the man that is House, in which Hugh Laurie masterfully traverses a new environment filled with intriguing challenges and compelling characters." Joseph Oliveto from screencrave.com gave the episode a very good review, awarding the episode 9/10. Oliveto commented that Twenty Vicodin was "A tense season-opener [that] assures us that “House” hasn’t lost the magic". Ratings With 9.78 million viewers, "Twenty Vicodin" was the 8th most watched program of the night. This was a decrease of 0.76 million viewers from the season seven premiere, but an increase of 0.67 million from the season 7 finale. The episode was the 14th most watched program of the week for adults 18-49. The season premiere was the second most watched program of the week in Canada with 2.81 million viewers. References External links "Twenty Vicodin" at Fox.com Medical review of "Twenty Vicodin" House (season 8) episodes 2011 American television episodes Television episodes directed by Greg Yaitanes Prison healthcare in fiction Television episodes set in prisons
Jacob Xavier Vermoelen or Jacob Xaver Vermoelen (c. 1714 - 1784) was an Italian Flemish-born painter of still lifes and game pieces who was active in Rome. Life Vermoelen was born in Antwerp, where he trained under Pieter Snyers and became a master of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1733. Nothing is recorded about his activity in Antwerp. He is recorded as executing a number of paintings in Rome in 1748. In Rome he appears to have enjoyed high patronage as is demonstrated by two still lifes that he made for the renowned art collector Cardinal Silvio Valenti Gonzaga. Vermoelen died in Rome. Work Only about 14 or so of Vermoelen's works are known. These all depict dead birds and are all dated between 1748 and 1755. He was influenced by the Antwerp painter David de Coninck who was known for his game pieces. Notes External links 1784 deaths Painters from Antwerp 18th-century Flemish painters Flemish still life painters 1710s births
Neurose may refer to: Nowa Róża, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, a village Labyrinth (1959 film), German–Italian drama
Captain John Lyons, (20 October 1760 – 6 February 1816) was a British owner of extensive sugar plantations, of 563 acres in total, in Antigua, where he served as a politician and a Captain in the Royal Navy. He married Catherine Walrond, the daughter of the 5th Marquis de Vallado and Sarah Lyons (1731-1764). John and Catherine Lyons had 15 children, including Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons. John's grandchildren included Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, the diplomat who solved the Trent Affair, Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons, Admiral of the Fleet, and Richard Lyons Pearson, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Life Family John was born in Antigua on 20 October 1760. He was the eldest of 11 children. His father was John Lyons (1731-1775), who had succeeded to the 563-acre Lyons Estate in Antigua in 1748 and served as a member of the Council of Antigua from 1764 to 1775. His grandfather and great-grandfather had also been members of the council. John's great-grandfather Major Henry Lyons had emigrated from River Lyons, King's County, Ireland, the Irish seat of the Lyons family. The family is not Irish in origin, but a noble Norman-English family descended from the Norman Baron Sir John de Lyons, who arrived in England with the Norman Conquest and was granted lands at Warkworth, Northamptonshire, where the family seat was Warkworth Castle (Northamptonshire). John's mother was Jane Harman (1733-1792), the daughter of Colonel Samuel Harman, who was elected a Member of Assembly for Nonsuch in 1727 and later a Member of Council and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Life John Lyons succeeded to the 563-acre Lyons Estate in Antigua. He was sworn in as a member of the Council of Antigua in 1782. After the death of their second child, in 1803, John and his wife, Catherine, returned to England and settled at St Austin's, a 190-acre estate in the New Forest, Lymington, Hampshire. John Lyons died 6 February 1816 in England. A memorial inscription to him exists at Boldre, near Lymington. Family Lyons married Catherine Walrond in 1784, daughter of Maine Swete Walrond, 5th Marquis de Vallado. The couple had 15 children: five of the sons entered the service of the East India Company, one entered the British Army, and three entered the Royal Navy. Following Catherine's premature death in 1803, John married Elizabeth Robbins (26 November 1767 – 18 October 1820), daughter of William Robbins of Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 17 March 1804. The following are those children by John's first marriage to Catherine Walrond: Jane Lyons (1785 - 1803). Eliza Lyons (1786 - 1786) Vice-Admiral John Lyons (1787 - 1872). Fought on HMS Victory at Battle of Trafalgar and served as British Ambassador in Egypt. He married, firstly, Caroline Bowen, and, secondly, Anna Maria Ferguson. Theodore Lyons (1788 - 1825, d. East Indies) Lieutenant Henry Lyons, (1789 - 1807, killed in action at Copenhagen) Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, (1790 - 1858). Father of Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, who was British Ambassador to USA during the American Civil War, and subsequently British Ambassador to France. Anne Lyons (1792 - 1816) Catherine Lyons (1794 - 1857), artist. William Lyons, (1795 -1795). George Rose Lyons, (1796 - 1828), member of East India Company. William Mills Lyons (1797-1881), Royal Artillery. Married Mary Ann Adams. Lieutenant Maine Walrond Lyons, (1798-1827). Killed at Battle of Navarino. Caroline Lyons, (1800-1879). Married in 1820 Henry Shepherd Pearson, Governor of Penang (d.1840). Mother of Richard Lyons Otway Pearson, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Lieutenant-General Humphrey Lyons (1802-1873), Indian (Bombay) Army. Married Adelaide Matilda, daughter of 3rd Viscount Avonmore. Father of Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons, Admiral of the Fleet. Charles Bethel Lyons, (1803-1864). Married, in 1826, Mrs. Susannah Elizabeth Sockett (d.1847), and, secondly, in 1848, Henrietta Moore (d.1880). The following are the children of John by his second wife Elizabeth: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Athill Lyons (1805 - 1881), Indian (Bengal) Army. Married Sophia (d.1840), daughter of Colonel Logie, and, secondly, in 1842, Mary Wall (d.1893). Frances Walrond Lyons, (1806 - 1884). Captain Edward Robbins Lyons, (1807 - 1849), Indian Army. See also Lyons family Sources and further reading References 1760 births 1816 deaths Royal Navy officers Antigua and Barbuda politicians
Zodwa Nsibande was the General Secretary of the Abahlali baseMjondolo youth league in 2009. She was critical of the impact of the FIFA 2010 World Cup on shack dwellers in Durban. In 2006 she was badly burnt in a shack fire. In 2009 she had to go into hiding following threats and attacks against her and various other Abahlali baseMjondolo leaders. Interviews with Zodwa Nsibande Reclaiming our dignity and voices, Sokari Ekine, Pambazuka, September 2009 Interview with a South African housing activist about recent struggles in Durban. Simon Saunders, Morning Star, September 2009 'Getting electricity was so exciting', The Guardian (UK), 2011 Articles by Zodwa Nsibande Serving our Life Sentence in the Shacks (with S'bu Zikode) Online Films Featuring Zodwa Nsibande A Living Politics (in Howick) by Elkartasun Bideak, 2009 From the Shacks to the Constitutional Court by Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza, 2008 A Place in the City by Jenny Morgan, 2008 Dear Mandela by Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza, 2008 The Right to Know: The Fight for Open Democracy in South Africa by Ben Cashdan, 2007 Breyani & the Councillor by Sally Gilles and Fazel Khan, 2006 External links Living Learning Experiences of Abahlali baseMjondolo in Durban, South Africa, A Report by Malavika Vartak for the Development Planning Unit of University College London References Living people South African activists South African women activists Shack dwellers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century squatters Abahlali baseMjondolo members Housing in South Africa
Kankanadi or Kankanady is one of the major upscale commercial and residential localities of Mangalore city. It houses many highrise buildings and transforming into a highrise hub of Mangalore CBD region along with its major counterparts like Bejai, Kadri, Attavar & Falnir. It is one of the busiest localities of Mangalore. Overview The Pumpwell Flyover on the NH-66, is the starting point of NH-75, the national highway connecting Mangalore and Bangalore. The Father Muller's Hospital located in Kankanadi is one of the famous hospitals in coastal Karnataka. The head office of leading private sector bank Karnataka Bank is now located near Pumpwell Flyover, Kankanady on NH-66. Kankanadi is also the starting point for some of the city buses in Mangalore and shuttle buses near the Karavali Circle. There is a separate flower market and vegetable market at Kankanadi, popularly known as Kankanadi market. Kankanady by itself spans a very large area and buses from Mangaladevi, statebank pass through this point towards major destinations like Thokottu, Deralakatte, Ullal, Talapady, Mudipu, Kasaragod, Kannur, BC Road, Puttur, Bangalore, Mysore, Kerala thus making it a common point. Railway station The starting of Konkan Railway made Kankanadi railway station a busy junction. The Kankanadi station situated about 5 km from the city is the official railway station for trains, such as Rajdhani and Garib Raths, which does not go the Mangalore Central railway station as it is a terminating point. The station, which comes under the Palakkad division on the Southern Railway line, lacks proper maintenance. Recently, Kankanady railway station has been renamed as and the main station at the Mangalore city as . Educational institutions The Father Muller's hospital campus houses the following educational institutions. Father Muller Medical College Father Muller's Institute of Homoeopothic Medical College Father Muller College of Nursing. Colaco School of Nursing There is also a high school named St Joseph boys high school in this area. Gallery Major commercial buildings & malls Shalimar Mangalore Gate Mak Mall Essel Wilcon Lilia Arcade Major IT companies Cognizant Major restaurants Barbeque Nation Domino's Pizza Onesta Pizza Pulimunchi La Pino'z Pizza Cochin Village Restaurant Kairali Adukkala Royal Darbar The Smoke House Janatha Lunch Home Danish Food Court Kankanady Rajkamal Restaurant Bamboo Restaurant Brown Rice Martin's Suman Sagar Religious places Shree Brahma Baidarkala Garadi Kshetra is a religious place at Garodi in Kankanadi and is of much significance to the Billava community. This temple is dedicated to the twin cultural heroes Koti-Chennaya who lived in the 17th century and belongs to the Billawa community. Mahakali Temple, Ujjodi, AC "Shree Sathya Saaramani Daivasthana" is a religious place at Kudukorigudda in Kankanadi and is of much significance to the Aadidravida Dalit community. This temple is dedicated to the twin cultural heroes Kaanada Katada (Saara Muppanna) who lived in the 17th century and belongs to the Aadidravida Dalit community. See also Kadri Attavar Bejai Falnir Balmatta Sasihithlu Beach NITK Beach Panambur Beach Tannirbhavi Beach Ullal beach Someshwar Beach Pilikula Nisargadhama Kadri Park Tagore Park St. Aloysius Chapel Bejai Museum Aloyseum Kudla Kudru References Localities in Mangalore
This is a list of fictional characters from the Japanese science fiction anime television series After War Gundam X. Protagonists Freeden pilots and crew The main character of the series, and a 15-year-old hot-headed boy who is skilled at Mobile Suit operation and espionage. He was originally hired to rescue Tiffa Adill from the Vulture ship Freeden but upon realising his employer only wanted to exploit her later becomes part of its crew. Though considered an Old Type, he is later revealed as a piloting genius by Jamil, as he quickly masters new Gundam upgrades. For much of the series, he nurses a fairly obvious crush on Tiffa but does not act, fearing that the Tiffa would be unnerved by his advances, since she was denied most of her childhood. His love for her is what drives him to pilot the GX-9900 Gundam X, the GX-9900-DV Gundam X Divider, and later the GX-9901-DX Gundam Double X. At the end of the series, he and Tiffa go off together when the crew of the Freeden disband. A mysterious Newtype girl who demonstrates clairvoyance throughout the series. She is "rescued" by Garrod from the Freeden but later joins the crew together with Garrod. She is very quiet and shy due to the horrible things she has seen, and is a frequent target for kidnapping due to her abilities. Thanks to Garrod and the Freeden crew she begins to open up, and eventually falls in love with Garrod. Although she has paranormal abilities, she has never once considered herself a Newtype. In Gundam X, she and Garrod have two character songs each. The captain of the Freeden, a Vulture ship. He was once a Newtype pilot of the old United Nations Earth who piloted a Gundam X in the 7th Space War, and it was also him who fired the fatal shot which changed history. Now he searches the Earth for Newtypes to rescue and protect. It seems that he has had feelings for a fellow Newtype named Lucille Lilliant for many years, and at the end of the series he gets together with his advisor Sala Tyrrell and works as a liaison between the Earth Governments and the Space Colonies. Jamil Neate and Lancerow Dowell's rivalry mirrors that of the Newtype aces Amuro Ray and Char Aznable. Their final battle in 7th Space War is similar to the final clash of the original Gundam series between the Gundam and the Zeong. However, Gundam X goes to an alternate way at the last, where Lancerow saved Jamil's life and worked as the representative of the SRA in the peace conference after the war. Techs Farzenbarg The Freeden physician, versed in a variety of knowledge, from psychology to 20th-century European poetry. His other interests are equally varied, and include coffee and billiards—he is a skilled player, but sometimes sneaks into the rec room for private practice sessions. After the crew parted ways, he continues to practice medicine in field hospitals, skillfully keeping soldiers of both sides from one another's throats. Roybea Loy The pilot of the GT-9600 Gundam Leopard and its upgraded form GT-9600-D Gundam Leopard Destroy. At the beginning he was only hired to do one job for the Freeden but later takes a more permanent position as one of her defenders. He's pretty much a ladies man who does, however, care for each lover he has had. On a humorous note, Roybea displays the ability to accurately gauge a woman's clothing sizes just by looking at her. He acquired his Gundam on a bet from a woman he considered his true love. He has a crush on Sala, who firmly rejects his advances. He and Ennil El eventually become a couple and are last seen in Witz's hometown. Toniya Malme She is the bridge operator in charge of communications. In contrast to her crewmate Sala, she is a free-spirited woman who is fashion-conscious and sensitive. She quickly becomes friends with Ennil El at Saint's Island, and although she invites her to join the Freeden, it would take some time for Ennil to join forces. Before the final battle near the lunar base, Witz proposed to her; at the end of the series she accompanies him to his hometown. Shingo Mori The Freeden helmsman, who can also be found working in supply procurement, salvaging, guard duty, and trade negotiations. It is said that he is able to pilot even a spacecraft simply by reading the manual. Kid Salsamille The Freeden chief mechanic, and a (self-styled) technical genius at the age of 12. He strives for high quality and professionalism in his work, and will push himself to work beyond exhaustion. He also has an impulsive side; specifically, he can hardly resist tinkering with Mobile Suits and other large mechs. His grand ideas, however, led to the powerful upgrades for the Freeden Gundam complement. At the series' close, he, along with Shingo, Paula, and his two subordinates Lokoko and Nine open a repair shop and salvage yard called "Freeden III". Witz Sou The pilot of the GW-9800 Gundam Airmaster and its upgraded form GW-9800-B Gundam Airmaster Burst. Like Roybea, he initially had a one-time contract with the Freeden but finally also joins the crew. Later in the series it is revealed that he uses the money gained from his work as a mercenary to support his family. He returns home at the end of the series with his new fiancée Toniya, Roybea and Ennil. Sala Tyrrell She is the bridge operator in charge of the sensors and hangar, and second-in-command to Jamil. She has a straightforward, by-the-book attitude that projects a rather stern image, particularly when Tiffa was brought aboard, as Jamil often focused his attention on the girl. She does, however, grow to become fond of Tiffa when she sees her abilities help protect the Freeden from danger. Recurring characters New United Nations Earth Shagia Frost The elder of the twin Frost brothers, working for the New United Nations Earth as a spy. He pilots the NRX-0013 Gundam Virsago and its upgraded form NRX-0013-CB Gundam Virsago Chest Break. He has been under the care of the UNE Newtype Laboratory from his youth, and while he trained with recognized Newtypes, his telepathic ability was not compatible with the Flash System, and so the lab designated him as "Category F" along with his brother Olba. As a result, he made it his personal mission to eliminate any Newtype candidate that the UNE government ordered him to find, in revenge against the people who would not recognize his power. Cold and ruthless, he is also deeply committed to his cause, and will stop at nothing for its success. He and his brother seemingly perish at end of the series in their final confrontation with Garrod Ran, but are seen briefly at the end; Shagia is seen in a wheelchair. He appears as the pilot of the Virsago in arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam. Olba Frost The younger of the twin Frost brothers, also working for the New United Nations Earth. He pilots the NRX-0015 Gundam Ashtaron and its upgraded form NRX-0015-HC Gundam Ashtaron Hermit Crab. Although he tries to assume the same attitude of his brother, he is at times a bloodthirsty Mobile Suit rider, obsessed with his sense of superiority. He only respects his beloved brother Shagia, and will usually obey his orders even if his emotions get the better of him. He and Shagia apparently die after their duel with Garrod, but the last scene shows that they survived, with Shagia in a wheelchair and Olba standing next to him. Olba makes a brief appearance in arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam as Ashtaron, featured as Virsago's usable weapon (where Ashtaron holds the Gundam X to let Virsago deliver the finishing blow) and Virsago's Mobile Armor mode(Ashtaron carries Virsago to increase travelling speed and length); through never shown, Olba appears in the game when Virsago is the last unit to be destroyed. Olba Frost's voice actor stated in an interview that after using "Nii-san" (Older brother) so many times during the series, he has developed an aversion to the word. Fixx Bloodman The leader of newly-formed New United Nations Earth. Although he says he doesn’t want to repeat the mistakes of the past he is only interested in war. The Frost brothers work for him but in truth he is manipulated by them. He was killed by Frost Brother's Satellite Cannon in the Final Battle. Aimzat Kartral The UNE Intelligence Minister who is the Frost brothers' superior at the start of the series. He deeply believes that Newtypes are the way to greater power for humanity, and has tried to further this view among his superiors in the UNE Reconstruction Committee. He involves the design of Gundam Double X but the suit was stolen by Garrod (with the help of Jamil, Tiffa and Kattok). He was finally killed by Frost Brothers as they think Aimzat has no more use for them. Space Revolutionary Army Lancerow Dowell An officer and Mobile Suit ace in the SRA during the 7th Space War, he was the arch-rival of Jamil Neate. After meeting Tiffa, he tried, to no avail, to persuade SRA President Seidel Rasso not to use certain superweapons against the resistance group Satyricon. Zaider's stubbornness, along with the death of his friend Nichola Fafas, caused him to question his involvement in the war. In the end he joins up Jamil's Vultures and becomes part of the peace movement to improve relations between Earth and the Colonies. Seidel Rasso The president of the SRA and also the leader of Newtypism, a cult that forwards the view that all space-born people are Newtypes. His target is to conquer Earth and for this he tries to contact D.O.M.E. in the lunar base, because he knows the ultimate secret of Newtypes. He was killed by Frost Brother's Satellite Cannon in the Final Battle. Nichola Fafas A SRA officer who kidnaps Tiffa and brings her to the colonies. He is a friend of Lancerow Dowell and like him he begins to question Zaider’s motives. Because of this, he is arrested and executed for sedition. Other Paula Cis Paula is a member of the space colony resistance group "Satyricon", and the pilot of the GS-9900 G-Falcon. She is a loudmouthed, tomboyish orphan, and one of the first children born after the colony drop that ended the 7th Space War. She is the only person her age in Satyricon, and as such, she takes an immediate liking to Garrod when he is brought to the asteroid base. When Garrod accepts the rebels' offer to repair the Double X, she makes him her partner, as the G-Falcon has the ability to dock with most Gundam-type Mobile Suits. At the end of the series, she and the rest of the Freeden engineering crew open up a repair shop. Carris Nautilus An artificial Newtype whose goal is to bring peace to a united world. For this goal he assists Nomoa Long in his attempt to use the mobile armor Patulia. Because he is an artificial Newtype, he regularly suffers from the condition called the "Synapse Syndrome", where he experiences pain akin to a terrible death. Initially he defeated Garrod with the RMSN-008 Bertigo, severely damaging the Gundam X, but later falling to the upgraded Divider and a recovered Garrod. After the New United Nations Earth is established, he joins an anti-UNE militia in the North American continent, later intercepting a convoy carrying the Freeden Gundams and rescuing the Vulture crew. He later takes part in the final battle and becomes a peace ambassador for his country. Ennil El The daughter of deceased SRA Major General Nada El. She and her father were stranded on Earth at the end of the war and after he died, she developed a hatred of those living on the planet. She became a mercenary and had numerous run-ins with the Freeden crew, at one point assisting in the Patulia project. She develops feelings for Garrod, though he never returns them. After the Patulia is destroyed, she wanders into Saint's Island where she opens a restaurant called "Lilac" and attracts the eye of Miles Goodman. But she finds that she could not escape her violent past, and ends up leaving after learning her new friend Toniya is a Freeden crew member. Eventually she joins the Freeden, and at the end of the series she travels to Witz's hometown together with Roybea. D.O.M.E. The mysterious entity which exists in the lunar base with the satellite system; his name is an acronym for "Depths Of Mind Elevating". He is the first Newtype and later reveals the truth about himself and Newtypes to the Freeden crew and the leaders of New United Nations Earth and the Space Revolutionary Army. Although he has been dismantled into a genetic level. "He" (with the aid of the system in lunar base) can operate everything, including the G-Bit, on his own. It was initially planned that the D.O.M.E. would be voiced by Toru Furuya (voice actor of Amuro Ray), but Furuya turned down the offer. He would not involve any Gundam-related cast other than Amuro until Mobile Suit Gundam 00, in which he was cast as character Ribbons Almark and the narrator of the series. Nomoa Long, AKA Professor Dorat Mayor of Fort Severn. He was actually a leader of the SRA infiltration plot called "Operation Lilac", in which a team of Newtypes with RMSN-008 Bertigos and the Mobile Armor Patulia assault major UNE targets on the Earth. The plan had failed however, and with only one Bertigo and the Patulia at his disposal, he spent fifteen years perfecting the artificial Newtype technology in the hope of one day exacting his revenge on the Earth. Fong Alternative Director of the Alternative laboratory, where Tiffa Adill was found by Jamil Neate. He is exploitative, as demonstrated by his attitude toward Tiffa, and by his willingness to dispose of his mercenaries, the Frost brothers, with the SRA Mobile Armor MA-06 Grandine. Reich Anto He is the Alternative laboratory agent who hired Garrod to recover Tiffa from the Freeden. Vultures Zakot Datnel The leader of a Vulture group apparently specializing in incendiary weapons. He was, at one point, partners with Ennil El, and was a reckless scavenger, sending his Mobile Suit riders into defunct UNE power plants despite their tendency to explode. Gritz Jo Rosa Intenso Rosso Amarant These three Vulture captains are old friends of Jamil's, and were recruited by him to help rescue Tiffa from the Alternative laboratory after she was recaptured by Olba Frost. Renegade Mobile Suit riders Krokka This is the pilot of the Mobile Suit in episode 1 that was thrown to the civilians. His suit was captured by Garrod undamaged, and himself was being thrown into ground, where furious civilian are waiting for him. Vedoba Morte In episode 2, she is the first Mobile Suit rider to discover the GX. Her suit was heavily damaged by the Gundam X in combat, and she was killed by other vultures who was hunting for the Gundam X. Orcs Doza Baroy First appearing in episode 16, he is the Orcs' primary producer and distributor of the D-Navi, an underwater navigation system that used the brains of dolphins. He becomes obsessed with capturing the Freeden Gundams after he discovers them rescuing Tiffa during a hunt for dolphins. And his ship was sunk by Gundam Leopard which was modified to use in water. Marcus Guy An Orc submarine captain who was hired by Olba Frost to salvage several G-Bits on the ocean floor in the region called the "Sea of Lorelei". He and Olba discover Lucille Rilliant encased in the L System, a device that deactivates electrical systems within a large radius by amplifying a Flash System-compatible Newtype's power. But finally he was killed by First brother to avoid information leakage. Civilians Miles Goodman He is the son of the Saint's Island Immigration Bureau director and one of the immigration officers. He asked Ennil to marry him, but he would never hear her answer, as New United Nations Earth forces executed him along with all government members. References After War Gundam X After War
Jack Napier Littrell (January 22, 1929 – June 9, 2009) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop in the 1950s. Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed. Career Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1929, Littrell initially signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1948, and played in Boston's farm system during the 1948 and 1949 seasons. In a New York–Penn League game (then known as the PONY League) on August 15, 1949, he hit four home runs, coming on consecutive at bats. Littrell moved to the Philadelphia Athletics prior to the 1950 season, and played in the Athletics' minor league system from 1950 through 1954. Littrell played in MLB with Philadelphia in 1952 and 1954, staying with the franchise in 1955 when the team relocated as the Kansas City Athletics. The Athletics sold him to the Brooklyn Dodgers in December 1955. Littrell played in the Dodgers' minor league organization during the 1956 season, and then played his final season in MLB in 1957, as a member of the Chicago Cubs. Littrell completed his professional career in the minors for Chicago in 1958, Kansas City in 1959, and for the Milwaukee Braves from 1960 through 1962. He appeared in a total of 111 MLB games, batting .204 with two home runs and 17 RBIs. Defensively, he appeared at all four infield positions, with most of his games (80) at shortstop. Personal life Littrell's first wife, Margaret, died on January 1, 1954, due to injuries in a New Year's Eve automobile accident in Kentucky. Littrell and the couple's two children were also in the car; Littrell and their daughter were not injured, while their son sustained a broken leg. Littrell later remarried; he and his second wife, Sally Mae, had a daughter and two sons. Littrell died on June 9, 2009, of natural causes. His grandson Corey Littrell was drafted in 2013 by the Red Sox as a pitcher. References External links 1929 births 2009 deaths Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky Chicago Cubs players Eau Claire Braves players Hornell Maple Leafs players Kansas City Athletics players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Major League Baseball shortstops Oroville Red Sox players Ottawa A's players Philadelphia Athletics players Portland Beavers players Sacramento Solons players Savannah Indians players San Jose Red Sox players Sunbury A's players Vancouver Mounties players
Michael Eleonu Anwuri (born 24 October 1954) was the Commissioner of Power in the Executive Council of Rivers State. He was appointed to the position in 2015 by Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike. He died on 3 June 2020. Early life and education Born in Ndele, Emohua local government area, Anwuri is a 1977 mathematics and computer science graduate. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma degree in Computer Science. Career He joined the Wike Executive Council as Commissioner of Power in December 2015. See also List of people from Rivers State References 1954 births Living people People from Emohua Commissioners of ministries of Rivers State First Wike Executive Council

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