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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaikou%20River
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Kaikou River
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The Kaikou River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially north, then east, and finally south, from its source approximately halfway between Dargaville and Kaikohe, before joining with the Moengawahine Stream to become the Hikurangi River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Whangarei District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone%20to%20Earth
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Gone to Earth
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Gone to Earth may refer to:
Gone to Earth (David Sylvian album), a 1986 solo album by David Sylvian
Gone to Earth (Barclay James Harvest album), by Barclay James Harvest
Gone to Earth (film), a 1950 film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell and Pressburger
Gone to Earth (novel), a novel by Mary Webb which was the basis for the 1950 film
"Gone to Earth", a song by the American Analog Set from their 1996 album The Fun of Watching Fireworks
"Gone to Earth", a song by Goldfrapp from their single "Black Cherry"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaimarama%20River
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Kaimarama River
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The Kaimarama River is a river of New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula. It flows from its source within Coromandel Forest Park, joining with the Mahakirau River to flow into Whitianga Harbour on the peninsula's east coast.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Thames-Coromandel District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Currie%20%28conductor%29
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David Currie (conductor)
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David Currie is a Canadian conductor who was the music director and conductor for the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra from 1992 until 2016. Currie is also an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa, where he teaches double bass and conducting, and conducts the university orchestra.
Career
Currie is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Interlochen Arts Academy. Prior to joining the OSO, he was a double bass player in the National Arts Centre Orchestra from 1971 until 1991, when he retired as Principal Bass.
Currie studied conducting in Siena, Italy and at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, one of Japan's most prestigious private music institutions, where he studied with Professor Morihiro Okabe and Maestro Kazuyoshi Akiyama. Since 1982, Mr. Currie has also been the conductor of the University of Ottawa Orchestra.
He is the founding conductor of the Tabaret Ensemble, a string ensemble of seven professors and seven music students from the University of Ottawa. He is also the founding conductor of the Pierrot Ensemble, a group that performs 20th-century music.
Currie has acted as a guest conductor for Ottawa's National Arts Centre Orchestra, and for Ottawa's opera company (Opera Lyra Ottawa).
In May 1992, Currie became Music Director of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. As music director, his duties include leading rehearsals, conducting the orchestra concerts, planning the programs, and engaging in community outreach activities. He stepped down in 2016.
Personal
Currie is married to Nancy Currie, an Ottawa-based visual artist and arts teacher, and the couple have two daughters (now adults).
References
External links
Profile of David Currie, from Ottawa Symphony
Male conductors (music)
Canadian classical musicians
Living people
Musicians from Ottawa
Toho Gakuen School of Music alumni
University of Michigan alumni
University of Ottawa faculty
21st-century Canadian conductors (music)
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Canadian male musicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlego%20AG%20v%20Tyco%20Industries%20Inc
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Interlego AG v Tyco Industries Inc
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Interlego AG v Tyco Industries Inc ([1989] AC 217, also known informally as the Lego case or the Lego brick case) was a case in copyright law that originated in Hong Kong that eventually went before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom.
Action
The plaintiff, Interlego AG, sued the defendant, Tyco Industries, for copyright infringement of its Lego bricks. However, it had previously registered its design. Under section 10 of the Copyright Act 1956, the right to protection as a registered design and copyright were not cumulative rights. The copyright was also a stronger right than the right to protection as a registered design. It had a longer duration.
Thus the plaintiff also moved for the court to determine that its bricks did not qualify for design protection under section 10 of the Copyright Act, so that they could qualify for copyright protection. To do so, the court had to apply a test to determine whether the bricks comprised a degree of aesthetic appeal, above the purely functional elements of their design, which would cause them to qualify to be registered designs.
To extend protection under the Copyright Act, the plaintiff argued that it had made revisions to its design drawings, and that as such they comprised original artistic works. The Copyright Act gave extensive protection to such drawings, including defining the making of an object from such a drawing an infringement of copyright, or that copying an object directly, without reference to its design drawings, constituted infringement of the copyright in the drawings.
Judgement
The court held that the bricks qualified for registered design protection, and thus did not qualify for copyright protection. Lord Oliver wrote:
The court further held that design drawings were a combination of both artistic and literary works. The written matter on such a drawing comprised the literary matter, and the graphics the artistic matter.
The only changes made to the drawings were alterations to some radii and to the dimensions of some elements:
Lord Oliver held that to afford copyright protection on a copy of a work, "[t]here must in addition be some element of material alteration or embellishment which suffices to make the totality of the work an original work". He stated that such an alteration or embellishment must be "visually significant", and that it is insufficient simply for the alteration to convey "information". Thus the court held that the modifications that Interlego had made to its designs did not constitute an original work, and thus were not afforded copyright protection. Although they may have involved skill, labour, and judgement, that skill, labour, and judgement lay solely in the process of copying.
References
External links
Interlego A.G v Tyco Industries Inc & Ors (Hong Kong): full text of the decision.
United Kingdom copyright case law
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases on appeal from Hong Kong
1988 in case law
1988 in Hong Kong
1988 in British law
Lego
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaipo%20River
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Kaipo River
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The Kaipo River is a river of New Zealand, flowing into Kaipo Bay, northern Fiordland. The river is very large. Fly fishing is popular there.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "eat night" for Kaipō.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Fiordland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal%20Berthelot
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Chantal Berthelot
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Chantal Berthelot is a French politician, former member of the French National Assembly representing department of French Guiana.
Biography
Early life
In 1993, Chantal Berthelot founded an agricultural union, the Regional Farmers Group of Guyana (GRAG). Permanent expert on the Board of Directors of the Office for the Development of Agricultural Economics of the Overseas Departments (1990-1997), she is President of the Center for Management and Rural Economy of Guyana from 1985 to 1998.
Political career
Elected regional councilor in 1998 and 2004 on the list of the Guianese Socialist Party, she is the first vice-president of the Regional Council of French Guiana. In 2010, she is head of the list in the regional elections French Guiana.
Member of the National Assembly
Chantal Berthelot was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2007, representing the 2nd constituency of French Guiana with the support of the Guianese Socialist Party and the Socialist Party. She was re-elected in 2012.
On June 10, 2017, she was eliminated in the first round with 19.48% of the votes cast, ahead of Lénaïck Adam, the REM candidate and a candidate published the protest movement of March 2017, Davy Rimane. Following her elimination, she resumed full-time work as a farmer in Macouria.
See also
2007 French legislative election
2012 French legislative election
French Guiana's 2nd constituency
References
1958 births
Living people
Guianese Socialist Party politicians
French people of French Guianan descent
French Guianan women in politics
21st-century French women politicians
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Black French politicians
People from Mana, French Guiana
Members of Parliament for French Guiana
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiwaka%20River
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Kaiwaka River
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The Kaiwaka River is a river of New Zealand's Northland Region. For much of its length, it is a broad arm of the Otamatea River, as much an inlet of the Kaipara Harbour as a true river.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Kaipara District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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23578974
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiwakawaka%20River
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Kaiwakawaka River
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The Kaiwakawaka River is a river of New Zealand. Located west of Wellsford, it is a tributary of the Wharehine River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rodney District
Rivers of the Auckland Region
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiwara%20River
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Kaiwara River
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The Kaiwara River is a river of the northern South Island of New Zealand. The river is a tributary of the Hurunui River, its outflow being southwest of Cheviot. The river flows initially east before turning southwest, twisting through a valley in the Lowry Peaks Range which lies between Cheviot and Culverden.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiwhata%20River
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Kaiwhata River
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The Kaiwhata River is a river of the southern North Island of New Zealand. It rises in rough hill country to the southeast of Masterton, flowing southeast to reach the Pacific Ocean south of Riversdale Beach.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
List of rivers of Wellington Region
References
Rivers of the Wellington Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational%20animal
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Rational animal
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The term rational animal (Latin: animal rationale or animal rationabile) refers to a classical definition of humanity or human nature, associated with Aristotelianism.
History
While the Latin term itself originates in scholasticism, it reflects the Aristotelian view of man as a creature distinguished by a rational principle. In the Nicomachean Ethics I.13, Aristotle states that the human being has a rational principle (Greek: λόγον ἔχον), on top of the nutritive life shared with plants, and the instinctual life shared with other animals, i. e., the ability to carry out rationally formulated projects. That capacity for deliberative imagination was equally singled out as man's defining feature in De anima III.11. While seen by Aristotle as a universal human feature, the definition applied to wise and foolish alike, and did not in any way imply necessarily the making of rational choices, as opposed to the ability to make them.
The Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry defined man as a "mortal rational animal", and also considered animals to have a (lesser) rationality of their own.
The definition of man as a rational animal was common in scholastical philosophy. Catholic Encyclopedia states that this definition means that "in the system of classification and definition shown in the Arbor Porphyriana, man is a substance, corporeal, living, sentient, and rational".
In Meditation II of Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes arrives at his famous cogito ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am") claim. He then goes on to wonder "What am I?" He considers and rejects the scholastic concept of the "rational animal":
Shall I say 'a rational animal'? No; for then I should have to inquire what an animal is, what rationality is, and in this one question would lead me down the slope to other harder ones.
Modern use
Freud was as aware as any of the irrational forces at work in humankind, but he nevertheless resisted what he called too much “stress on the weakness of the ego in relation to the id and of our rational elements in the faced of the daemonic forces within us”.
Neo-Kantian philosopher Ernst Cassirer, in his work An Essay on Man (1944), altered Aristotle's definition to label man as a symbolic animal. This definition has been influential in the field of philosophical anthropology, where it has been reprised by Gilbert Durand, and has been echoed in the naturalist description of man as the compulsive communicator.
Sociologists in the tradition of Max Weber distinguish rational behavior (means-end oriented) from irrational, emotional or confused behavior, as well as from traditional-oriented behavior, but recognise the wide role of all the latter types in human life.
Ethnomethodology sees rational human behavior as representing perhaps 1/10th of the human condition, dependent on the 9/10ths of background assumptions which provide the frame for means-end decision making.
In his An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish, Bertrand Russell argues against the idea that man is rational, saying "Man is a rational animal — so at least I have been told. Throughout a long life I have looked diligently for evidence in favour of this statement, but so far I have not had the good fortune to come across it."
See also
References
External links
Are we rational animals?
Philosophy of Aristotle
Cognition
Scholasticism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco%20Carlos
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Cisco Carlos
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Francisco Manuel Carlos Guzmán (born September 17, 1940), best known as Cisco Carlos, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played from 1967 through 1970 for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators of Major League Baseball (MLB). LIsted at 6' 3", 205 lb., Carlos batted and threw right handed. He was born in Monrovia, California, of Mexican American descent.
Amateur career
Carlos was a pitcher for the University of Northern Colorado team that participated in the 1960 College World Series. He was signed by the White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1961 and spent the next six seasons in their farm system. After posting a 15–8 record in Double-A in and an 11–8 record with a 2.63 earned run average in Triple A in , Carlos was called up to the Majors in late August.
Professional career
That year, the White Sox were involved in a four-way American League pennant race with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. The White Sox were eliminated from the race in the final days of the season, but not before Carlos won two games to keep them in contention. On September 10 he defeated the Tigers 4–0 in the second game of a doubleheader at Comiskey Park, allowing four hits in six innings; the game came hours after Joe Horlen's no-hitter over the Tigers in the first game. Four days later, Carlos shut out the Cleveland Indians 4–0 in ten innings, the ChiSox winning the game on Don Buford's grand slam in the bottom of the tenth.
Carlos was featured along with future Hall-of-Famer Johnny Bench on the front cover of Sports Illustrated as one of "The Best Rookies of ." However, in this, the "Year of the Pitcher", he posted a 4–14 record with a 3.90 earned run average—almost a full run above the league average of 2.98. Carlos pitched mostly in relief in and, after posting a 4–3 record with a 5.66 ERA, was purchased by the Washington Senators on August 25, two years to the day of his Major League debut.
After pitching in five games in , Carlos was sent to the minors and spent the rest of his professional career there. He posted a 13–9 record with the Senators' Triple A club, the Denver Bears of the American Association. He posted a 14–20 record over the next two years and retired after pitching in the Houston Astros farm system in (the Bears, for whom Carlos pitched at the beginning of the season, were now the Astros' Triple A affiliate).
In his MLB career, Carlos posted an 11–18 record with 119 strikeouts and a 3.72 ERA in 237 innings.
Personal
Following his baseball retirement, Carlos founded Cabinets by Design, a family owned kitchen, bath and storage design and renovation firm located at Phoenix and Scottsdale in Arizona, which has provided its services for more than 25 years.
References
External links
, or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1940 births
Living people
American baseball players of Mexican descent
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
American interior designers
Baseball players from California
Chicago White Sox players
Citrus Owls baseball players
Clinton C-Sox players
Colorado State Rams baseball players
Columbus Astros players
Denver Bears players
Eugene Emeralds players
Evansville White Sox players
Harlan Smokies players
Idaho Falls Russets players
Indianapolis Indians players
Lynchburg White Sox players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Mexican League baseball pitchers
Navegantes del Magallanes players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Northern Colorado Bears baseball players
People from Monrovia, California
Sultanes de Monterrey players
Tucson Toros players
Visalia White Sox players
Washington Senators (1961–1971) players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakahu%20River
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Kakahu River
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The Kakahu River is a river of south Canterbury, New Zealand. It flows east and then southeast from its source east of Fairlie, joining with the Hae Hae Te Moana River before flowing into the Waihi River close to the town of Temuka.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakanui%20River
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Kakanui River
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The Kakanui River is a river of North Otago, New Zealand, bridged by Highway 1 at Maheno and flowing into the Pacific Ocean at Kakanui.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques%20d%27%C3%89tampes%20de%20Valen%C3%A7ay
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Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay
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Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay (born c. 1585, Château de Valençay; died ? ) held the French honorific titles Lord of Valençay and Grand Marshal of the Dwelling House of the King. d'Étampes de Valençay was Governor of Calais, and made a Knight of the Holy Spirit in 1619.
He was the son of Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay, and brother of Léonore d'Étampes de Valençay, Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, and Jean d'Étampes de Valençay.
References
Government of France
Society of France
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D%20River
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Kākāpō River
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The Kākāpō River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the West Coast Region of the South Island. The river flows northwest from its source three kilometres west of Mount Kendall, reaching its outflow into the Karamea River 15 kilometres from the latter's mouth.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaniere%20River
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Kaniere River
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The Kaniere River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the West Coast Region of the South Island. The river is the outflow of Lake Kaniere, and flows west to reach the Hokitika River five kilometres from the coast of the Tasman Sea.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapowai%20River
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Kapowai River
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The Kapowai River is a river in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It is located on the Coromandel Peninsula, and flows north from its source inland from Tairua, reaching the sea at Whitianga Harbour
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Thames-Coromandel District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakatuwhero%20River
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Karakatuwhero River
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The Karakatuwhero River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the Gisborne Region in the northeast the North Island. The river flows east then northeast, reaching the Pacific coast northwest of the town of Te Araroa.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C2H6S2
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C2H6S2
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The molecular formula C2H6S2 (molar mass: 94.20 g/mol, exact mass: 93.99109 u) may refer to:
Dimethyl disulfide (DMDS)
1,1-Ethanedithiol
1,2-Ethanedithiol (EDT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karamea%20River
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Karamea River
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The Karamea River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the Tasman and West Coast Regions of the South Island. The river rises within Kahurangi National Park in the Matiri Range of the Southern Alps. The river rises to the east of Mount Allen, meandering west briefly before turning north. After some 25 kilometres it again turns west, to enter a series of small lakes where its waters are joined by those of the Roaring Lion River.
From here the river continues west through steep-sided valleys before leaving the national park and reaching its floodplain 10 kilometres from the coast of the Tasman Sea. The river passes the small settlements of Umere and Arapito before reaching the Ōtūmahana Estuary and the Tasman Sea close to the township of Karamea.
Flood risk
There is a history of flooding from the Karamea River. In 1899, a large flood swept away a new bridge across the river and caused damage to settlers homes, farms and crops. Another major flood caused serious damage in January 1915, inundating the main street and the majority of houses.
The Murchison earthquake on 17 June 1929 led to debris blocking the existing mouth of the Karamea River, and a new outlet to the sea formed from the Ōtūmahana lagoon around to the south of the existing outlet. Deposits of silt raised the level of the river bed and led to a greatly increased risk of flooding in the townships of Karamea and Market Cross. On 30 December 1929 there was heavy damage in Karamea and Arapito from a sudden flood attributed to the breach of a dam created during the earthquake. In April 1931, floodwaters entered most of the homes around Market Cross, and some in the Karamea township. In August 1931, the setllers were given access to relief funding from the West Coast Earthquake Relief Fund for the damage caused by these floods.
Over the next few years, stop banks and training walls were constructed on the north side of the river to help mitigate the flood risk to the town. In May 1936 the Karamea School Committee notified the Education Board of their concerns about the damage caused by repeated flooding of the school. Relocation to a new site was proposed. In October 1936 there was a further major flood that entered 40 houses in Karamea and Market Cross. In September 1937, a large flood led to the river breaking through to the sea at the location of the old river mouth, cutting a new channel that greatly reduced the flood risk to the town and enabled the entry of vessels at high tide. Further river protection works were installed between 1938 and 1940, and these successfully defended the township during a heavy flood in the river in February 1940.
Survey records since 1912 indicate that there have been either single or double openings to the sea from the Ōtūmahana Estuary, and that these openings have migrated over of shoreline since records began. Between 2008 and 2010, the two openings merged at a location giving a direct exit to the sea for the Karamea River. From December 2010, the combined opening migrated south. Between 2013 and 2015, the channel moved further south by over . In 2016, the channel was south of the most direct route from the river to the sea. This new location increases the risk of flooding in some areas of Karamea. A report to the West Coast Regional Council in 2016 recommended mechanical excavation of a breach channel to allow the next major flood to cut a new direct route to the sea, and mitigate the flood risk.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Buller District
Kahurangi National Park
Rivers of New Zealand
Karamea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karetu%20River%20%28Canterbury%29
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Karetu River (Canterbury)
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The Karetu River is a river of New Zealand's eastern South Island. It flows south from the slopes of Mount Karetu before its outflow into the Okuku River at the edge of the Canterbury Plains northwest of Christchurch.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Waimakariri District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977%20Houston%20Oilers%20season
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1977 Houston Oilers season
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The 1977 Houston Oilers season was the 18th season overall and eighth with the National Football League (NFL). The Oilers won three of their first four games, which was capped by a 27-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Astrodome. However, injuries would hamper the Oilers chances as they lost five of their next six games. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 5–9, winning eight games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Schedule
Standings
References
External links
1977 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com
Houston Oilers seasons
Houston Oilers
Houston
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karukaru%20River
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Karukaru River
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The Karukaru River is a river of New Zealand. A tributary of the Wairua River, it rises west of Maungatapere and flows westward into that river south of Titoki.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauaeranga%20River
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Kauaeranga River
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The Kauaeranga River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. One of the main rivers on the Coromandel Peninsula, it rises in the Coromandel Range which forms the backbone of the peninsula, flowing southwest through the Kauaeranga Valley to reach the Firth of Thames at Thames
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Thames-Coromandel District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
Firth of Thames
Hauraki Gulf catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaukapakapa%20River
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Kaukapakapa River
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The Kaukapakapa River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. It flows west, reaching the southernmost point of the Kaipara Harbour close to the town of Helensville. The small township of Kaukapakapa lies on the banks of the river, some from its mouth.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rodney District
Rivers of the Auckland Region
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton%20Fitzwarren%20railway%20station
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Norton Fitzwarren railway station
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Norton Fitzwarren railway station is an untimetabled station on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset, England. It was built in 2009 about north of the site of the old (Norton Fitzwarren) station that served the village of Norton Fitzwarren from 1873 until 1961. There were fatal railway accidents in the vicinity in 1890, 1940 and 1978.
History
First station
The Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) was opened through Norton Fitzwarren on 1 May 1843 but the nearest station was east at . On 31 March 1862 the original West Somerset Railway was opened to , leaving the Exeter line at Norton Junction, but still no station was provided. The first section of the Devon and Somerset Railway to opened on 8 June 1871, making a connection into the West Somerset line just west of the junction with the Exeter line.
The first two-platform station was finally opened at the junction on 1 June 1873, located immediately east of the junction (at ). On the northern platform side closest to the village was a small station building, a hotel and the goods yard. Both the branch lines were operated by the B&ER until 1 January 1876 when it was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway.
In 1931 the GWR started a project to quadruple the track between Cogload Junction (where the mainline from and the north met the Castle Cary cut-off line from Yeovil, Reading and ), for the south through Taunton to Norton Fitzwarren. The existing station buildings were demolished, to allow a new up-relief line to be built north of the existing northern platform, followed by the creation of a down relief road south of the southern platform. A new metal passenger bridge was erected, connecting the new station buildings to the north with both island platforms. The completion of the project also allowed the GWR to create the large regional goods facility at Fairwater Yard, located just east of the station. The whole project was brought into operation on 2 December 1931.
World War 2: US Army Depot G-50
At the start of World War II, the Royal Army Service Corps choose the relatively large scale station serving the small community as the ideal location for a new logistics depot. Finished at the end of 1941, it was immediately taken over by the United States Army as part of Operation Bolero in early 1942, one of their 18 supplies depots within the United Kingdom. Redesignated Quartermaster General Depot G-50, they equipped it with extensive railway sidings to the northeast of the railway station.
Part of the reasoning behind the choice of the depot, was that it was one of five within the 18 designated as a US Army Medical Corps supplies depot. Medical supplies were allocated of under cover storage, and a further outside. The US Army also locally developed the 67th General Hospital at Musgrove Park. Both facilities under the control of the US Army Medical Corps came into operation on 1 September 1942.
Closure
On 1 January 1948 the railways were nationalised and Norton Fitzwarren became a part of the Western Region of British Railways. Passenger traffic was withdrawn on 30 October 1961, after which passengers for the two branches once again had to change trains at Taunton until these routes were closed on 3 October 1966 (the Devon and Somerset line) and 4 January 1971 (West Somerset line). The goods yard continued to operate until 6 July 1964, when the logistics facilities of Norton Manor Camp closed.
The goods facilities had always handled a large volume of locally grown cider apples, and on 1 March 1983 a private siding utilising much of the former up-relief road connection to the WSR was opened into the Taunton Cider Company's factory on the northwest side of the former station site. Although this factory has since closed, it was this private siding that allowed the West Somerset Railway, in its new heritage railway guise, to be connected to the national railway network.
West Somerset Railway
In 2004 the West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA) (the volunteer organisation that supports the WSR) purchased of land west of its railway and north of the main line at Norton Fitzwarren.
This included a short length of the track bed of the dismantled Barnstaple branch line. This track bed and a new north-west chord have eventually formed a triangle where rolling stock is turned when required. Part of the land is used for ballast reclamation, with waste material being delivered to the site by Network Rail in conjunction with their track renewals depot at nearby Fairwater Yard.
There is also sufficient space to allow for the construction of a locomotive and rolling stock restoration depot in the future.
The WSRA built a single concrete platform on the west side of the Minehead to Taunton line in 2009. This is not shown in the regular timetable but is for use during special events when a shuttle service can bring people from . It is long enough to handle four-coach trains. It was first used on 1 and 2 August 2009 in association with a vintage vehicle rally on the WSR's land at Norton Fitzwarren.
There is no public access to the site currently, however it is hoped this will change in the future as the adjacent 'Ford Farm' site has been identified as a Potential Mixed Use Development site in the Taunton Deane Core Strategy
with an associated transport policy statement that any such development should include improved access to the adjoining West Somerset Railway station.
The WSR entered into a partnership with the modern Great Western Railway (GWR) in 2019 to operate Summer Saturday services between and on Saturdays when special events were taking place. On 3 August, services called additionally at Norton Fitzwarren for the annual Steam Fayre Vintage Rally, run by the WSRA, taking place at the station. These GWR services were the first time the new station was served by trains from the national rail network.
Accidents
Three significant accidents have happened on the main line in the vicinity of Norton Fitzwarren:
The Ocean Mails collision – 4-4-0ST No. 2051 was withdrawn following a fatal collision at Norton Fitzwarren on 11 November 1890 while working a special Travelling Post Office conveying mail from a trans-Atlantic liner which had been landed at .
The wartime collision – another crash occurred on 4 November 1940, which left 27 people dead, this time when a driver of a train leaving Taunton under blackout conditions due to the war misread signals and believed he was on a different line to the one on which he was travelling. The train was derailed at trap points as the driver mistook main line signals for his own.
The Taunton sleeper fire – a coach in the 22:30 sleeper train from to London Paddington station caught fire on the morning of 6 July 1978 and was brought to a stand near Norton Fitzwarren. Twelve people were killed and 15 people were injured.
References
West Somerset Railway
Disused railway stations in Somerset
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1873
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1961
Heritage railway stations in Somerset
Railway stations built for UK heritage railways
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2009
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Amy Lippman
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Amy Lippman is an American television writer and producer.
Biography
In 1985, Lippman graduated from Harvard University.
She is perhaps best known as the co-creator of Party of Five with her writing partner, Christopher Keyser. She is politically conscious as a donor to Democratic candidates and causes. She also worked on the television series Sisters, In Treatment and the Party of Five spin-off Time of Your Life.
She is married to American actor, writer, director and producer Rodman Flender. Her son is Haskell Flender. Her nephew is Academy Award-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet.
Awards
1995 Humanitas Prize for Party of Five with Christopher Keyser.
References
External links
American television producers
American women television producers
American television writers
Living people
American women television writers
Writers Guild of America Award winners
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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20th-century American women writers
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Kauru River
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The Kauru River is a river of North Otago, New Zealand. A tributary of the Kakanui River, it rises in the east of the Kakanui Mountains and flows into that river west of Kia Ora.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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Kawakawa River
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The Kawakawa River is in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows predominantly eastward to Opua, where it joins the Waikare Inlet to flow into the Veronica Channel at the southern end of the Bay of Islands.
The river is tidal up to the town of Kawakawa. The name changes to the Waiomio Stream, the Otiria Stream and the Waiharakeke Stream.
The longest wooden railway bridge in the Southern Hemisphere crosses the river at Taumarere as part of the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
Far North District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Bay of Islands
Rivers of New Zealand
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Lex Roscia theatralis
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The lex Roscia theatralis was a Roman law of 67 BC that reserved 14 rows of good seats in the theater for members of the equestrian order. It was sponsored by the tribune Roscius Otho. The equites or "knights" who had this privilege were presumably not all those who met the property requirements under the census for admission to the order, but rather those who had the right of the "public horse", a smaller and more elite group.
The Latin poet Horace refers to it satirically in his Epistulae, and wonders whether melior est an puerorum nenia (it is really better than the children's nursery rhyme).
See also
Roman law
List of Roman laws
References
Roman law
67 BC
1st century BC in law
Ancient Roman equites
1st century BC in the Roman Republic
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Kedron River
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The Kedron River is a short river of New Zealand's Southern Alps, lying some north of Lake Sumner. It flows northeast from Lake Man, close to the peak of Mount Lakeman, reaching the Doubtful River after just . The river's entire length is within the Lake Sumner Forest Park. The river is one of the headwaters of the Waiau River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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Kekerengu River
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The Kekerengu River (often spelt Kekerangu) is a river of New Zealand's northeastern South Island. It flows mainly through the area of rough hill country immediately to the north of the end of the Seaward Kaikōura Range, reaching the Pacific Ocean at Kekerengu, a small settlement halfway between the township of Ward and the mouth of the Waiau Toa / Clarence River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
External links
1947 aerial photo of estuary, bridges and settlement
Rivers of New Zealand
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Chantal Bourragué
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Chantal Bourragué (born 3 March 1946 in Angoulême, Charente) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the first constituency of the Gironde department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
References
1946 births
Living people
People from Angoulême
University of Bordeaux alumni
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
21st-century French women politicians
Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Kenana River
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The Kenana River is a river of the North Auckland Peninsula, in New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the north of the peninsula, and flows into Mangonui harbour, an inlet in the south of Doubtless Bay.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Far North District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309%20U.S.%20Citt%C3%A0%20di%20Palermo%20season
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U.S. Città di Palermo spent the 2008–09 season in the Serie A, the fifth season in a row for the Sicilian club in the Italian top flight since their return to the league in 2004.
Review and events
For the upcoming season, Palermo are expected to confirm Stefano Colantuono as head coach. A number of signings were completed in mid-season, namely Brazilian striker Túlio de Melo from Le Mans (free transfer), and young Danish defender Simon Kjær from Midtjylland; these are expected to be joined by a number of loan and co-ownership returns, such as Hernan Dellafiore from Torino. On May 28, Palermo announced to have signed Empoli defender Andrea Raggi in a full transfer. Two days later, the rosanero also finalized the signing of former Fiorentina midfielder Fabio Liverani. On June 5 Palermo announced on their website to have finalized the signing of Italy national team and Livorno goalkeeper Marco Amelia.
On June 19, Palermo announced to have re-signed Croatian striker Igor Budan from Parma and Genoa defender Cesare Bovo, the latter in exchange with long-time rosanero Giuseppe Biava. Six days later, the club completed the signing of Atalanta centre-back Moris Carrozzieri. On July 1, the club finalized the signing of Davide Lanzafame from Juventus in a co-ownership bid.
In addition, Palermo-born Giovanni Tedesco and 41-year-old goalkeeper Alberto Fontana have agreed a one-year contract extension.
On the other hand, a number of transfer were completed, with Amauri sold to Juventus (and Antonio Nocerino being signed by Palermo as part of the deal), Leandro Rinaudo transferred to Napoli and Italian internationals Cristian Zaccardo and Andrea Barzagli signed by German side VfL Wolfsburg;
Palermo's pre-season phase will begin on July 14 to the training camp of Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria. They then moved to another camp in Levico Terme on August 1, then playing a friendly match in Wolfsburg against VfL Wolfsburg.
Palermo started their season with a surprise 1–2 home loss to Ravenna, a Lega Pro Prima Divisione team (two divisions below Serie A). Successively, Zamparini confirmed the intention to sell newly acquired striker Túlio de Melo, citing the impossibility to ensure the player a guaranteed place in the starting lineup as he wanted. In the meantime, on August 30, and just a few hours before the rosanero'''s kickoff league match, Palermo announced the signing of 18-year-old striker Levan Mchedlidze on loan. The next day, Lille confirmed to have finalized the permanent signing of Melo from Palermo. On 1 September, Palermo completed both the signing of Davide Succi from Ravenna the loaning out of Boško Janković to Genoa. Both moves were finalized following several unsuccessful attempts to sign Brazilian international striker Nilmar from Internacional, as confirmed in a club statement.
The very next day saw notable criticism from supporters and local and national media regarding the club's strategy in the transfer market, particularly underlining the lack of an appropriate replacement for Amauri and the controversial sale of Túlio de Melo a mere two months after signing with the rosanero. Zamparini responded to these criticisms by making the whole bid amounts in the seasons available to the public, in a very unusual move in Italy, noting his club was among the ones who spent the most money in order to sign new players.
On September 4, 2008, in what was promptly received as another controversial move, the club surprisingly announced the immediate dismissal of Stefano Colantuono from his position, making him the first head coach to be sacked in the whole Serie A season, contemporaneously announcing the appointment of Davide Ballardini as new rosanero boss. Ballardini made his debut with an impressive 3–1 home win to Roma on September 13.
Ballardini then followed up the next week by beating Genoa 2–1, with centre-back Cesare Bovo scored a winning goal from 26 metres out.
Palermo's wonderful form continued as they stopped Italian giants Juventus 2–1, ending their unbeaten season. Fabrizio Miccoli scored a tap-in after Buffon deflected a volley from Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani. Newly acquired youngster Levan Mchedlidze scored in only his second-ever game in the Italian Serie A, grabbing Palermo a surprise win. Palermo then went on to achieve impressive wins to less exciting games, not performing particularly well in away matches. Namely, striking duo of Fabrizio Miccoli and Edinson Cavani proved to be instrumental to the rosaneros successes, with the former Benfica star establishing himself as team topscorer despite being limited by injuries.
Another fan favourite win came in a league match against A.C. Milan, with the rosanero showing probably one of their finest seasonal performances and defeating 3–1 the rossoneri, with goals by Miccoli, Cavani and Simplicio, and Sicilian goalkeeper Marco Amelia being instrumental in the team win by saving a penalty shot by FIFA World Player winner Ronaldinho.
In the January 2009 transfer window, Palermo opted to loan out all of their players who did not play regularly in the first half, namely Hernán Paolo Dellafiore, Andrea Raggi, Davide Lanzafame and Maurizio Ciaramitaro. The club, with Igor Budan being unavailable for the whole season so far, was also linked with being interested to the likes of ACF Fiorentina striker Giampaolo Pazzini, who was ultimately acquired by Sampdoria. Later in the market window, Palermo also announced the loan of Ciro Capuano to Sicilian rivals Catania, and the signing for free of Mirko Savini from Napoli, then completing the transfer session with two international youngsters, Swiss full-back Michel Morganella and Uruguayan striker Abel Hernández.
The club went on performing relatively well with several ups and downs, the bottom point being a shock 0–4 home loss to Catania in the Sicilian derby, which was promptly followed by a 2–0 win at ACF Fiorentina's home. Palermo also managed to come back from two goals down to achieve a 2–2 draw at San Siro against José Mourinho's league leaders Internazionale thanks to efforts from Edinson Cavani and backup striker Davide Succi. In the second part of the season, Palermo declared interest in fighting to take a UEFA Europa League 2009–10 spot, with Roma, league surprise Cagliari and Lazio as main challengers.
On April 23, the Italian National Olympic Committee announced that Moris Carrozzieri was found positive for cocaine as he failed a doping test made immediately after a home game against Torino on April 5. The physical centre-back was immediately suspended from football activities and is likely to face a long ban that could keep him off from the game for up to two years. According to Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini and sports director Walter Sabatini, the player might likely have assumed cocaine during a night out in a club in Milan. Such events, which prived Palermo of one of the main defenders in the squad, were followed by a 0–3 loss to AC Milan, with two of the rossoneri goals being scored from controversial penalty kicks and Palermo reduced to 10 men after Cesare Bovo was sent off minutes after the beginning of the second half; this brought to bitter criticism against the referee from Maurizio Zamparini, who also announced a one-day news blackout as a form of protest.
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Competitions
Serie A
Matches
Coppa Italia
See also
2008–09 in Italian football
References
Palermo F.C. seasons
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Kennet River (New Zealand)
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The Kennet River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest of Molesworth Stations south, joining the upper Awatere River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Marlborough Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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The Kereu River is a river of New Zealand's northeastern North Island. It flows northwest from its headwaters, the largest of which ios the Hauhauponamu Stream, reaching the sea in the extreme east of the Bay of Plenty, close to the township of Te Kaha.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
Rivers of the Bay of Plenty Region
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The Kitchener River is a river of in the Otago region of New Zealand. The river's source is Kitchener Glacier/Cirque, it flows east down Turnbull Thomson Falls then over Aspiring Flats to become a tributary of the Matukituki River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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The Kiwi River is a river of New Zealand's South Island. One of the headwaters of the Hope River, it flows generally northwest from its source within Lake Sumner Forest Park, north of Lake Sumner.
There are numerous other smaller watercourses in New Zealand called "Kiwi stream" or "Kiwi creek".
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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The Kōhaihai River () is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. Flowing southwest and then west from the Dommett Range, the river's entire length is within the Kahurangi National Park. The river's mouth marks the south western end of the Heaphy Track and the northern terminus of the West Coast's road system. The nearest town is Karamea.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Kahurangi National Park
Rivers of New Zealand
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The Kokatahi River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. A major tributary of the Hokitika River, it flows northwest from its origins on the northern slopes of Mount Ambrose, reaching the Hokitika River 12 kilometres from the latter's mouth at Hokitika. The two rivers between them share one of the West Coast's larger floodplains.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
Westland District
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University of Diyala
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The University of Diyala is an Iraqi university located in Baquba, Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It was established in 1999.
Colleges of University of Diyala
Basic Education College
College of Education For Human Science
College of Education For Pure Science
College of Physical Education
College of Engineering
College of Science
College of Law and Political Science
College of Medicine
College of Veterinary
College of Agriculture
College of Economic
College of Islamic
College of Arts
College of Education for Girls
Department of University of Diyala
Department of Scholarships and Cultural Relations
Department of Research and Development
Department of Center Childhood and Motherhood
Department of Quality Assurance
Department of Computer Center
Department of Education and Planning
Department of Center Printing
Department of Information and Public Relations
Department of Development and Continuing Education
Department of Physical Education and Technical
Department of Spatial Research
ID Issue
External links
Official website
Official website
Diyala
Educational institutions established in 1999
1999 establishments in Iraq
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Carole Highlands, Maryland
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Carole Highlands is an unincorporated community located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Carole Highlands is contained between East West Highway (MD 410) to the south, University Boulevard (MD 193) to the north, Larch Avenue, Hopewell Avenue, and 15th Avenue to the west, and Riggs Road (MD 212) to the east. Carole Highlands borders the adjacent neighborhoods of Chillum, Green Meadows, Lewisdale, and Langley Park in Prince George's County, while bordering the city of Takoma Park in Montgomery County, MD. For statistical purposes, it is part of the Chillum census-designated place (CDP).
Physical geography
Carole Highlands mainly includes single-family houses as well as the Riggs Hill Condominium Complex. Since Carole Highlands is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, Carole Highlands lacks its own neighborhood address and zipcode. As a result, most of the businesses and residences located within Carole Highlands, are assigned Hyattsville addresses, containing the Hyattsville/Adelphi zipcode of 20783 while a few business and residences located on the far western boundary of Carole Highlands, next to the Prince George's County/ Montgomery County Line, are assigned Takoma Park addresses, containing the Takoma Park zipcode of 20912. Carole Highlands was a planned community was named for the developer's daughter, Carole, and because much of it is literally on "high land." At the very top of the neighborhood is a water tower. Elevation above sea level (topo map here) reaches a maximum of at the water tower, and slopes downhill to its minimum of on Elson Street along Sligo Creek Park.
A -high dendritic ridge runs north and south through the neighborhood just west of 16th Place. The ridgeline divides the Sligo Creek watershed from the Northwest Branch watershed. When the leaves are off the trees, from various points on the ridge there is a clear view of the Shepherd Park and Brightwood neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. (3 miles west); of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (3 miles south-southwest); and of Carmody Hills, Maryland (8 miles southeast).
Roads, hiker-biker trails, and political geography
Carole Highlands is located within a residential section east of 15th Avenue, northeast of Sligo Creek Park and MD-410 (East-West Highway), west of MD-212 (Riggs Road) and south of MD-193 (University Boulevard).
The only direct road access into the neighborhood is via Erskine Street (from New Hampshire Avenue) or Drexel Street (from Riggs Road).
Elson Street and Sligo Parkway East give Carole Highlands two access points to Sligo Creek Trail, which was designated a National Recreation Trail in 2006 (external link here). The paved and shaded hiker-biker trail links directly to the Anacostia Trail System and thus to the American Discovery Trail that crosses the United States from Delaware to California. However, most Carole Highlands residents use Sligo Creek Trail less frequently as an access point for coast-to-coast tours than for Bicycle commuting, family outings and jogging.
The western boundary of the Carole Highlands neighborhood is the current border between Montgomery County, Maryland and Prince George's County, Maryland, behind the backyards of the houses in Carole Highlands that face 15th Avenue. The section of Carole Highlands consists of single-family houses, starts at the Prince George's County/ Montgomery County Line and ends on East-West Highway (MD 410), the portion of Riggs Road (MD 212) south of Drexel Street, and 17th Avenue. Between portion of Carole Highlands, where Drexel Street/ Erskine Street east of 17th Avenue, and where Riggs Road intersects Drexel Street, north of East-West Highway (MD 410), near University Boulevard (MD 193), is where the "Riggs Hill Condominium Complex, which is the only condominium complex in Carole Highlands, is located. There are absolutely no apartment complexes located within the community of Carole Highlands whatsoever. On maps, the neighborhood is east of Hopewell Avenue, Larch Avenue, and 15th Avenue but north of East-West Highway (MD 410), south of University Boulevard East (MD 193), and west of Riggs Road (MD 212). Homes located east of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650), but west of 15th Avenue are part of the City of Takoma Park's Ward 6 in Montgomery County.
Plants and animals
The neighborhood is lined with a canopy of mature trees. For this reason, Carole Highlands appears as a dark green patch on satellite images of the Washington area.
Many of the trees belong to species native to the local ecological region, the Piedmont region of Maryland. Some of the local tree species are oak, maple, birch, beech, elm, cherry, weeping cherry, spruce, pine, sassafras and flowering dogwood.
Mammals: Squirrels, raccoons and opossums are commonly seen and badgers, foxes and deer are seen occasionally.
Some bird species that have been spotted in local backyards are cardinals, titmice, robins, ospreys, crows, woodpeckers, flickers, mockingbirds, wood thrushes, gray catbirds, cowbirds, chickadees, blue jays, mourning doves, towhees, summer tanagers, goldfinches, house and purple finches and the ubiquitous species starling and sparrow. Kingfishers, herons and hawks are seen near Sligo Creek.
History
The largest section of the neighborhood was developed as a planned community by Carl M. Freeman Associates, Inc. (now the Carl M. Freeman Companies) beginning in 1947. The development maximized the preservation of oak trees hundred of years old by arranging houses on large (6000-12,000 square foot) lots contoured to respect the section's ridges and slopes. According to the company's website (here), the development won an award. Carole Highlands was the first and only suburban housing developed after World War II in the entire Washington, D.C. metro area which sold homes to all comers WITHOUT discriminatory covenants. Carole Highlands takes pride in having been an integrated community from its beginning and continues to shelter and celebrate its diversity. The community is integrated in every way possible.
The house styles of the development included traditional two-story "brick colonial" and -story "Dutch colonial" models; the then-new "California Cottage home" designed by Carl Freeman himself as a "truly livable space" with a naturally flowing connection with the outdoors; one-story frame ranch houses and, at the edge of the formal Carole Highlands Section on 17th Avenue, a row of attached (double) family homes. Some of the detached Freeman houses were subsequently enlarged with dormers or one or two-story additions, while others are still in their pristine state to the current day.
In 1960, the neighborhood Citizen's Association successfully brought a legal case against the Board of County Commissioners of Prince George's County. As a result, the court prohibited the building of a gas station on lot C-2.
The portion of Takoma Park located west of 15th Avenue, but east of Prince George's Avenue, Merrimac Drive, and Carroll Avenue, was originally located in Prince George's County, Maryland, from up until July 1, 1997. Earlier in 1997, residents living within the portion of Takoma Park located within Prince George's County, voted affirmatively to unify the City of Takoma Park under the jurisdiction of Montgomery County. The county line was shifted, changing Prince George's County's boundaries for the first time since 1791.
Home ownership in the neighborhood experienced turnover after the year 2000, as many long-term residents retired and sold their homes to younger newcomers. In 2004, Carole Highlands was featured as one of the best places to live in a local monthly magazine. The speculative real estate boom attracted "flippers" who expected to pocket a $100,000 profit in two years as housing prices spiraled. The subsequent real estate "bust" left many who bought at the top of the market under water with their mortgages however resulted in a default rate for the neighborhood amazingly lower (at 0.02% to date) than the prevailing default rates in Montgomery and Prince George's counties and the general rate in the state of Maryland. Most defaults involved over-leveraged speculators who never intended to settle and mis-timed the market. Residents still include some of Carole Highlands' now elderly "pioneers" who were the original or very early owners of their respective homes and three generations of their heirs and people who grew up in this family-friendly neighborhood and bought homes in the neighborhood where they now raise their own children. Today, many Carole Highlands residents work in nearby in Washington, D.C.or Silver Spring or College Park Maryland. Plumbers and professors live side by side.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Students from Carole Highlands Section in Prince George's County are currently assigned to Carole Highlands Elementary School—located within the section, Buck Lodge Middle School and High Point High School. Prince George's County Public Schools.
See * Carole Highlands Elementary School
Buck Lodge Middle School
High Point High School
Places of Worship
In 2003, the Turner Memorial AME congregation purchased the large church building within the section from the Wallace Memorial Presbyterian congregation that formerly occupied its multiple lots. Two Protestant and one Roman Catholic churches are located within easy walking distance on near-by New Hampshire Avenue.
Public libraries
The closest public library to Carole Highlands is the Takoma Park Library. This library is at Philadelphia and Maple Avenues, about one and a half miles west of Carole Highlands via bicycle paths and residential streets. The Takoma Park Library is a department of the City of Takoma Park, and is the only independent (not county-run) municipal library in the state of Maryland. It has a children's book room, an adults' book room and a periodicals reading area. Residents of the City of Takoma Park automatically have borrowing privileges, and Prince George's County residents may obtain full borrowing privileges for an annual fee of $10.
The second closest public library to Carole Highlands is the Hyattsville Library. This library is on Adelphi Road to the east of the Prince George's Plaza shopping mall, about two miles (3 km) east of Carole Highlands via MD-212 and MD-410. It has a children's book room, an adults' book room, a computer area and a periodicals reading area. The Hyattsville Library is also the site of the Maryland Room, decorated in the style of a parlor in a Colonial manor house of the 18th century and housing a historical and genealogical collection that focuses on Maryland.
Current issues of interest to residents
Purple Line and associated development
One issue of interest to Carole Highlands residents is the status of the Purple Line transit project.
Two Purple Line stations are planned nearby: the Takoma-Langley station at the intersection of MD-650 New Hampshire Ave x MD-193 University Boulevard East and the Riggs Road station at MD-212 Riggs Road x MD-193 University Bouleward. These two intersections are within less than a mile of the northwest and northeast corners of the Carole Highlands neighborhood. [To see the locations, click here for a map of the proposed Purple Line route, published by the Washington Post, May 31, 2007, and here for a street map with a pointer to Carole Highlands. To see the official planning maps, click on CFG-06-03 (Riggs Road Station) or CFG-06-02 (Takoma/Langley Station) at the Maryland Transit Authority website.]
The transit line would provide more commuting options to residents as a connection west to Bethesda and east to the New Carollton MARC and Metro stations. Because tall wrought-iron fences erected along the section's northern border block direct access from University Boulevard into Carole Highlands, the transit line itself is unlikely to alter the quiet character of the neighborhood.
However, the Planning Boards of Montgomery and Prince George's county for the Takoma Langley Crossroads (TLC) "transit-oriented development" envision vastly increased residential and commercial density around the two planned local stations that may impact the neighborhood—with or without the Purple Line.
In March 2007, the administration of recently inaugurated Maryland Governor O'Malley announced that the previous administration had underestimated likely ridership on this and two other potential new transit lines (e.g. this March 7, 2007 article from Gazette.Net). Accurate ridership estimates are important to secure federal funding for new transit projects. Costs of the Purple Line are estimated in the billions of dollars and the earliest year it may be operational is 2017.
Sligo Master Plan
Under the plan proposed by the Montgomery County Planning Board in May 2010 to rezone and redevelop its section of the Takoma Langley Crossroads sector and the City of Takoma Park's consistent plan to revitalize commercial uses along New Hampshire Avenue, land lots zoned commercial at the intersection of Sligo Creek Parkway and New Hampshire Avenue may be further developed. According to the "Sligo Master Plan" article in the May 2007 issue of the Takoma Park Newsletter, nearby residents "enthusiastically" expressed desires for encouraging such businesses on the lots as a small neighborhood pub, a cafe, a bicycle shop and rental business and a hardware store.
Takoma Langley Crossroads Plan
The plan approved in 2009 for the Takoma Langley Crossroads Section in Prince George's County, however, envisions massive redevelopment (=demolition and rebuilding). Approximately half the homes in the Carole Highlands Section (206 houses north of Erskine Avenue) were included in the Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) area of that PG plan. In the first phase (5–10 years), redevelopment would come up to the very boundary of the community as PG planners seek to demolish most buildings of the Riggs Hill Condominium between 18th Avenue and Riggs Road to convert them to multi-use: 3-4 floors of apartments above retail stores. In the third phase (15 to 25 years hence), the PG county plan calls for the "redevelopment" of the area of Carole Highlands included in the SMA into far more intense "medium density" land use—a term which is not associated with the existing zoning for single-family homes on spacious lots.
Owner-occupants of Carole Highlands homes filed a class action suit in Circuit Court less than a month after the County Council "initiated" (began) the SMA process of rezoning land use. The plaintiff class is currently expanding and reaching out to affected homeowners in other areas within the Takoma Langley Crossroad sectors of Prince George's and Montgomery County to prevent the rezoning of their properties and the intrusion of commercial activities into residential neighborhoods. The class may potentially expand to include owner occupants of the three spacious garden-style condominium communities, two of which the PG plan targets for demolition and conversion to multiuse and the third of which it targets for rebuilding into a higher density apartment complexes and the single-family homes PG plan targets for demolition and redevelopment as dense apartment buildings.
The Montgomery County Council will hold a hearing on its county's Takoma Langley Sector plan in May 2011. As of March 2011, no timetable has been set for publication or a hearing on the proposed rezoning within the SMA of Prince George's County's TLC plan.
Statistics and elected officials
Latitude: 38.98139 N
Longitude: 76.98361 W
County Council:
For current Montgomery County councilmembers, check MC District 5 externally.
For current Prince George's County councilmembers, check PG District 2 externally.
Maryland House of Delegates:
District 20 (Montgomery County)
District 47 (Prince George's County)
For current Maryland state delegates, check district on this list or externally.
Maryland State Senate:
District 20 (Montgomery County)
District 47 (Prince George's County)
For current Maryland state senators, check district on this list or externally.
United States House of Representatives:
Maryland District 8 (both counties)
Chris Van Hollen, current U.S. representative.
United States Senate:
Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin, current U.S. senators.
Governor of Maryland:
Larry Hogan
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland:
Boyd Rutherford
References
External links
Location in the DC Metro area
Map of proposed Purple Line route , published by the Washington Post, May 31, 2007
Topo map with streets, elevation contours and landmarks
Map of the Carole Highlands Elementary School District
Gazette.net article 01/11/2007 "At Carole Highlands [Elementary School], small groups spell success on MSA"
The original builders, Carl M. Freeman Associates
Sligo Creek Trail
Friends of Sligo Creek
the nearby International Corridor/Gateway Arts District
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Maryland
Unincorporated communities in Prince George's County, Maryland
Washington metropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Maryland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy%20Hollow%20%28season%201%29
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Sleepy Hollow (season 1)
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The first season of the Fox television series Sleepy Hollow premiered on September 16, 2013, and concluded January 20, 2014, consisting of 13 episodes.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane
Nicole Beharie as Lt. Abigail "Abbie" Mills
Orlando Jones as Captain Frank Irving
Katia Winter as Katrina Crane
Recurring cast
Lyndie Greenwood as Jennifer "Jenny" Mills
Nicholas Gonzalez as Detective Luke Morales
John Cho as Officer Andy Brooks
Richard Cetrone, Jeremy Owens, Craig Branham and Neil Jackson as the Headless Horseman / Abraham Van Brunt
D. J. Mifflin, George Ketsios, and Derek Mears as Moloch
Clancy Brown as Sheriff August Corbin
John Noble as Henry Parrish / Jeremy Crane
Jill Marie Jones as Cynthia Irving
Amandla Stenberg as Macey Irving
Jahnee Wallace as Young Abigail Mills
Guest cast
Michael Roark as Detective Devon Jones
Patrick Gorman as Reverend Alfred Knapp
David Fonteno as Reverend Boland
Onira Tares as Grace Dixon
Craig Trow as Lachlan Fredericks
India Scandrick as Young Jenny Mills
Braden Fitzgerald as Young Jeremy Crane
Judd Lormand and Karen Beyer as Ancitif
Laura Spencer as Caroline
Episodes
Ratings
References
2013 American television seasons
2014 American television seasons
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komata%20River
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Komata River
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The Komata River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. It flows west from the Coromandel Range, reaching the Waihou River just north of Paeroa.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Thames-Coromandel District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
Hauraki Gulf catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopeka%20River
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Kopeka River
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The Kopeka River is a river of Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand. Rising east of Mount Allen, it flows south-eastward into the sea west of Toitoi Bay.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Stewart Island
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopuapounamu%20River
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Kopuapounamu River
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The Kopuapounamu River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east from the eastern end of the Raukumara Range, reaching the Awatere River south of Te Araroa.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apagomerella
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Apagomerella
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Apagomerella is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Apagomerella dissimilis Galileo & Martins, 2005
Apagomerella versicolor (Boheman, 1859)
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopuaranga%20River
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Kopuaranga River
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The Kopuaranga River (officially Kōpuaranga River) is a river of the Wairarapa, in New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally south from rough hill country southwest of Eketahuna, reaching its outflow into the Ruamahanga River north of Masterton.
In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the river was gazetted as "Kōpuaranga River".
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Wellington Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinicum%20Island%20Rear%20Range%20Light
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Tinicum Island Rear Range Light
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The Tinicum Island Rear Range Light is a lighthouse located in the Billingsport section of Paulsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, the rear of a pair of range lights marking a section of the channel in the Delaware River south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The lighthouse, surrounded by ball fields next to the new marine terminal for the Port of Paulsboro, is still active for navigation on the Delaware River. It works in conjunction with the Tinicum Front Range Light, known as the Billingsport Front Light, situated on the banks of the Delaware River at the front of Fort Billings Park next to the Paulsboro Refinery.
Front and rear range lighthouses guide sailors who, by aligning the two lights and keeping one light on top of the other, stay in its center and avoid Little Tinicum Island as they travel upstream.
The Tinicum Island Range Lights were activated on New Year's Eve 1880. They had a visible range of . The lights were changed from oil to electric in 1917. The Coast Guard automated the lights in 1933. The light tower originally had a keeper's dwelling with seven rooms, along with a brick oil house, frame barn and barnyard, cow shed, poultry house, and privy on of land. The dwelling buildings were demolished sometime in the 1950s after they fell into disrepair. The rear range lighthouse, which is owned by the United States Coast Guard, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 2005.
Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse Society offers regular tours, including a climb to the top of the tower, the third full weekend of each month from April through October and special tours with advance notice. Surrounding views from the lighthouse include Philadelphia and its airport.
References
External links
Lighthouses completed in 1880
Neoclassical architecture in New Jersey
Transportation buildings and structures in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Gloucester County, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Paulsboro, New Jersey
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20Bolivian%20vote%20of%20confidence%20referendum
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2008 Bolivian vote of confidence referendum
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A vote of confidence in President Evo Morales in the form of a referendum was held in Bolivia on 10 August 2008. The vote was held to determine whether Morales, Vice President Álvaro García Linera, and eight out of nine departmental Prefects should stay in office. Morales received more than 67% support and six of the eight prefects were returned. The prefects of Cochabamba Department and La Paz Department were defeated and had to face re-election.
Background
The referendum was initially suggested by Morales in December 2007, but was rejected by the opposition at the time. However, the opposition-controlled Senate brought back the suggestion following their victory in the Santa Cruz autonomy referendum on 4 May 2008, with Morales agreeing to hold the vote.
The recall election would be deemed successful if the percentage voting in favour of the recall exceeded the percentage of voters that originally voted for the person. For Morales and Linera, there would have to be more than 53.74% (their margin in the 2005 presidential election). The same rules apply for the governors, but their margins are between 48% and 38% in La Paz Department which makes their recall much easier to accomplish. If the recall is successful then fresh elections would be held. Morales has stated that if he stays in office, he will use the referendum result as a springboard for more reforms – for instance, setting a date for the constitutional referendum which would grant more rights to Bolivia's poor indigenous population. If he loses, he said he would go back to farming coca.
Polls in May 2008 showed Morales easily defeating the recall.
Following autonomy referendums held in the second quarter of 2008 in Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando and Tarija, the governors of these four states initially refused to take part in the recall referendum unless the referendum complied with the new autonomy statutes, which the Supreme Electoral Court considers to be invalid; they pushed for early elections to be held instead. Nonetheless, the governors later agreed to participate. However, there were still obstructive measures from these four departments a few days before the referendum.
The recall referendum did not apply to the governor of Chuquisaca Department, as Savina Cuéllar was just elected very recently in June 2008. Cuéllar was a member of the Bolivian Constituent Assembly for Morales' Movement for Socialism, but ran for governorship of Chuquisaca as the candidate of the opposition Interinstitutional Committee Alliance, winning with 55% to MAS' Wálter Valda's 45%. The gubernatorial election was held after the previous governor, David Sánchez of MAS, resigned (against the wish of his party) due to violent protests.
Shortly before the election, the rules were changed, though the legality of this move remains in doubt; under the new rules, the governors will be removed from office if over 50% of voters recall them, effectively raising the threshold required.
Results
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! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" |Position
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" |Party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Candidate
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes against recall
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% against recall
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% threshold
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Result
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| style="text-align:left;" | President Vice President || Movement Toward Socialism || Juan Evo Morales AymaÁlvaro García Linera
|| 2,103,732 || 67.41% || 53.7% || Survived
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of Beni Department || PODEMOS || Ernesto Suárez || 64,866 || 64.25% || 44.64% || Survived
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of Chuquisaca Department || Allianza Comité Interinstitucional || Savina Cuéllar || colspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | Not voting
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of Cochabamba Department || Nueva Fuerza Republicana || Manfred Reyes Villa || 195,290 || 35.19% || 47.64% || Recalled
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of La Paz Department || || José Luis Paredes || 362,214 || 35.48% || 37.99% || Recalled
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of Oruro Department || || Alberto Luis Aguilar || 84,364 || 50.86% || 40.95% || Survived
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of Pando Department || PODEMOS || Leopoldo Fernández || 14,841 || 56.21% ||| 48.03% || Survived
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of Potosí Department || || Mario Virreira || 171,629 || 79.08% || 40.69% || Survived
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of Santa Cruz Department || Autonomy for Bolivia || Ruben Costas || 451,191 || 66.43% || 47.87% || Survived
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| style="text-align:left;" | Prefect of Tarija Department || Civic Committee || Mario Cossío || 78,170 || 58.06% || 45.65% || Survived
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| style="text-align:left;" colspan=6 |Source: National Election Court of Bolivia
References
External links
IFES ElectionGuide.org Profile
2008 elections in South America
Vote of confidence referendum
2008 referendums
Recall elections
2008 vote of confidence referendum
August 2008 events in South America
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apagomerina
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Apagomerina
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Apagomerina is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Apagomerina apicalis Galileo & Martins, 2001
Apagomerina azurescens (Bates, 1881)
Apagomerina diadela Martins & Galileo, 1996
Apagomerina erythronota (Lane, 1970)
Apagomerina faceta Martins & Galileo, 2007
Apagomerina flava Galileo & Martins, 1989
Apagomerina gigas Martins & Galileo, 2007
Apagomerina ignea Martins & Galileo, 1996
Apagomerina jucunda Martins & Galileo, 1984
Apagomerina lampyroides Martins & Galileo, 2007
Apagomerina lepida Martins & Galileo, 1996
Apagomerina odettae Martins & Galileo, 2007
Apagomerina rubricollis Galileo & Martins, 1992
Apagomerina subtilis Martins & Galileo, 1996
Apagomerina unica Martins & Galileo, 1996
Apagomerina utiariti Galileo & Martins, 1989
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal%20Brunel
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Chantal Brunel
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Chantal Brunel (born 9 September 1948) was the mayor of Bussy-Saint-Georges from 2014 until 2016. She was a member of the National Assembly of France until 2012. She represented the Seine-et-Marne department. She was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
Appointed head of the equality office, she is a staunch supporter of liberalisation of laws against sex work in France.. She is of Greek ancestry.
References
1948 births
Living people
Politicians from Paris
French people of Greek descent
Liberal Democracy (France) politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Mayors of places in Île-de-France
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
Women mayors of places in France
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
21st-century French women politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster%20bar
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Oyster bar
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An oyster bar, also known as an oyster saloon, oyster house or a raw bar service, is a restaurant specializing in serving oysters, or a section of a restaurant which serves oysters buffet-style. Oysters have been consumed since ancient times and were common tavern food in Europe, but the oyster bar as a distinct restaurant began making an appearance in the 18th century.
History
Oyster consumption in Europe was confined to the wealthy until the mid-17th century, but by the 18th century even the poor were consuming them. Sources vary as to when the first oyster bar was created. One source claims that Sinclair's, a pub in Manchester, England, is the United Kingdom's oldest oyster bar. It opened in 1738. London's oldest restaurant, Rules, also began business as an oyster bar. It opened in 1798.
In North America, Native Americans on both coasts ate oysters in large quantities, as did colonists from Europe. Unlike in Europe, oyster consumption in North America after colonization by Europeans was never confined to class, and oysters were commonly served in taverns. During the early 19th century, express wagons filled with oysters crossed the Allegheny Mountains to reach the American Midwest. The oldest oyster bar in the United States is Union Oyster House in Boston, which opened in 1826. It features oyster shucking in front of the customer, and patrons may make their own oyster sauces from condiments on the tables. It has served as a model for many oyster bars in the United States.
During the same period, oysters were an integral part of some African-American communities. One example is Sandy Ground, which was located in modern-day Rossville, Staten Island. African-Americans were drawn to the oyster industry because it promised autonomy, as they were involved throughout the process of harvesting and selling. In addition, oyster farmers were relatively less impoverished than slaves and did not work under white owners. A recipe for an oyster pie in Abby Fisher's 1881 cookbook, What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, suggests the influence of oysters on African-American foodways and culture.
By 1850, nearly every major town in North America had an oyster bar, oyster cellar, oyster parlor, or oyster saloon—almost always located in the basement of the establishment (where keeping ice was easier). Oysters and bars often went hand-in-hand in the United States, because oysters were seen as a cheap food to serve alongside beer and liquor.
By the late 1880s, an "oyster craze" had swept the United States, and oyster bars were prominent gathering places in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Louisville, New York City, and St. Louis. An 1881 U.S. government fisheries study counted 379 oyster houses in the Philadelphia city directory alone, a figure explicitly not including oyster consumption at hotels or other saloons. In 1892, the Pittsburgh Dispatch estimated the annual consumption (in terms of individual oysters) for London at one billion, and the United States as a whole at twelve billion oysters.
This enormous demand for oysters was not sustainable. The beds of the Chesapeake Bay, which supplied much of the American Midwest, were becoming rapidly depleted by the early 1890s. Increasing restrictions on oystering seasons and methods in the late 19th century led to the rise of oyster pirates, culminating in the Oyster Wars of the Chesapeake Bay, that pitted poachers against armed law enforcement authorities of Virginia and Maryland (dubbed the "oyster navy").
According to The New York Times in 2014, about 90 percent of oyster bar sales in the United States come from farmed (not wild) oysters.
See also
List of oyster bars
Raw bar
References
Bibliography
Betti, Tom and Sauer, Doreen Uhas. Historic Columbus Taverns: The Capital City's Most Storied Saloons. Charleston, S.C.: History Press, 2012.
Fisher, Abby. What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, 1881.
Green, Aliza. Field Guide to Seafood: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every Fish and Shellfish at the Market. Philadelphia: Quirk Books, 2007.
Kemp, David. The Pleasures and Treasures of Britain: A Discerning Traveller's Companion. Toronto: Dundurn, 1992.
Kerr, Jean and Smith, Spencer. Mystic Seafood: Great Recipes, History, and Seafaring Lore From Mystic Seaport. Guilford, Conn.: Insiders Guide, 2006.
Koo, Dinah; Poon, Janice; and Szabo, John. The Cocktail Chef: Entertaining in Style. Vancouver, B.C.: Douglas & McIntyre 2006.
MacMurray, Patrick. Consider the Oyster: A Shucker's Field Guide. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2007.
Porter, Darwin and Prince, Danforth. Frommer's Great Britain. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Reardon, Joan. Oysters: A Culinary Celebration. Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press, 2004.
Rosso, Julee and Lukins, Sheila. The New Basics Cookbook. New York: Workman Pub., 1989.
The Visual Food Encyclopedia. Montréal, Québec: Les editions Québec Amerique, 1996.
Walsh, Robb. Sex, Death & Oysters: A Half-Shell Lover's World Tour. Berkeley, Calif.: Counterpoint, 2010.
Williams, Nicola. France. London: Lonely Planet, 2009.
Restaurants by type
Seafood
Types of drinking establishment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank%20Williams%20%28disambiguation%29
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Hank Williams (disambiguation)
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Hank Williams (1923–1953) was an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Hank Williams may also refer to:
Hank Williams Jr. (born 1949), American country singer-songwriter and musician, son of Hank Williams Sr.
Hank Williams III (born 1972), singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist, son of Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams (basketball) (born 1952), American professional basketball player
See also
Hank Williams First Nation, a 2005 Canadian film
"Honk Williams", a bonus track (about the musician) from the album It Doesn't Matter Anymore
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal%20Robin-Rodrigo
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Chantal Robin-Rodrigo
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Chantal Robin-Rodrigo (born 4 August 1948 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône) was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented the Hautes-Pyrénées department, and is a member of the Radical Party of the Left. She is of Spanish origin.
References
1948 births
Living people
People from Aix-en-Provence
French people of Spanish descent
Radical Party of the Left politicians
Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
21st-century French women politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foul%20Rift%2C%20New%20Jersey
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Foul Rift, New Jersey
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Foul Rift is an unincorporated community and one-time ghost town located within White Township, in Warren County, New Jersey. Foul Rift had been a cottage community located on the east bank of the Delaware River, south of Belvidere.
History
Foul Rift was named after the rapids along that stretch of the Delaware River. The community began as campsites, and grew to include summer cottages and year-round rental cottages.
A tract of was surveyed to William Penn, "extending from the foot of Foul Rift to Hutchison's". Early settlers to Foul Rift purchased land from Penn's heirs in 1740. The Rifton Mills were built there in 1814 in order to harness the fast flowing water at Foul Rift. In 1856, the mills were destroyed by fire.
Between 2004 and 2006, a series of floods destroyed 24 cottages in Foul Rift. The remaining four cottages, owned by PPL Corporation, were removed in 2008.
Notable people
John Insley Blair, entrepreneur, railroad magnate, philanthropist and one of the 19th century's wealthiest men.
References
White Township, New Jersey
Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey
Ghost towns in New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Warren County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t%20Wake%20Me
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Don't Wake Me
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"Don't Wake Me" is a song by Australian pop-rock group Uncanny X-Men. The song was released in September 1986 as the second single from the band's second studio album, What You Give Is What You Get. The song peaked at number 31 on the Kent Music Report.
Track listing
7" Vinyl (CBS - BA 3486)
"Don't Wake Me"
"Truckin' on into Alice"
Charts
References
1986 singles
Uncanny X-Men (band) songs
CBS Records singles
1986 songs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilleries%20Company%20of%20Sri%20Lanka
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Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka
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Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) is a diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of US$600 Million. It was one of the first Sri Lankan companies to be listed in Forbes's Best Managed companies under a USD billion (outside USA). The company has also been featured in business magazine Business Today as one of its Top 10 listed companies in Sri Lanka.
History
Under State ownership (1917–1992)
It was established in 1917 as the liquor producing division of the Excise Department of Ceylon. In 1974, the State Distilleries Corporation was established to take over the liquor distilling and producing activities of the Excise Department of Ceylon. On 17 November 1989, State Distilleries Corporation was converted into a company with shares. Thus, Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka Limited was born, under the Conversion of Public Corporations Act No: 23 of 1983. On 20 February 1992, 60% of the company were sold on the Colombo Stock Exchange to the highest bidder, a consortium of investors formed by Milford Exports Ceylon Limited, Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) Limited (both companies controlled by Sri Lankan businessman Harry Jayawardena) together with Smith New Court Investors from Singapore.
Privatisation (1992)
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC has been called "a landmark success in privatization". A state-owned company producing liquor, it was privatized by the state in 1992. After less than two decades of privatization, DCSL has become a conglomerate with diversified interests in many areas of the country's economy.
Conglomerate in the making (1995–2016)
In 1995, the company entered into a joint venture with Pernod Ricard of France, one of the top 5 liquor producers in the world, to incorporate Periceyl Limited to produce whiskeys, brandies, and other international liquor in Sri Lanka for the Sri Lankan market. The company represents world-renowned brands such as Chivas Regal and Jameson Irish Whiskey in Sri Lanka. Also in 1995 the company acquired the century-old Beruwala Distillery Limited.
In 1996, the company signaled its intention of diversifying into non liquor sectors and acquired tea and rubber plantations by purchasing significant stakes in Madulsima Plantations PLC and Balangoda Plantations PLC under the government's privatization program. In 1999 the company acquired a significant stake in highly diversified Aitken Spence PLC, which has interests in power generation, shipping and hotels in Sri Lanka, India, Oman and the Maldives. In 2003 the company acquired a 90% stake in Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited when the Sri Lankan government sold the state-owned insurer. Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation is a composite insurer with life and non-life insurance portfolios and over US$500 million in assets and assets under management. In June 2009, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka determined that the privatization of Sri Lanka Insurance was flawed, annulled the privatization and ordered that its current owners return its shares in the company back to the treasury. However, its owners have been allowed to keep profits made by the insurer after privatization.
In 2005, the company acquired a 99% stake in Lanka Bell Limited, a fixed line telecom operator in Sri Lanka.
DCSL used to be the holding company of Lanka Bell Limited, Periceyl Private Limited, Pelwatte Sugar Industries PLC, Balangoda Plantations PLC, Madulsima Plantations PLC, Texpro Industries Limited and then associate company Aitken Spence PLC.
Share Swap and forming a group holding Company (2017–present)
In 2016 through a share swap Melstacorp PLC became the holding company of the group making DCSL a subsidiary of the former. All Companies which DCSL owned prior to the swap were transferred to Melstacorp Limited making DCSL a stand-alone liquor company. The current chairman of the Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC is Harry Jayawardena.
References
External links
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC
Sri Lanka Insurance
Companies established in 1989
Drink companies of Sri Lanka
Conglomerate companies of Sri Lanka
Companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish%20Hartlett
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Hamish Hartlett
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Hamish Hartlett (born 14 August 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Port Adelaide Football Club until his delisting in 2021. Hartlett was drafted by Port Adelaide with pick number 4 in the 2008 AFL Draft, making him Port Adelaide's earliest ever AFL draft pick.
Junior career
Hartlett toured South Africa in 2007 as part of the AIS/AFL Academy squad and represented South Australia at the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships, earning selection in the All Australian side. Originally from Edwardstown Football Club, Hartlett was the captain of the Sacred Heart College first XVIII before he made his debut for West Adelaide in the SANFL in 2007 and has awarded the Round 16 Star Search Award nomination in his seventh senior game.
AFL career
Hartlett's 2010 season was cruelled by injury, with hamstring and quad complaints restricting the talented midfielder to just four games. He missed the start of the AFL season through injury, but worked his way back through the SANFL to play in the clubs AFL Round 5 win over St Kilda before injury struck the following week. He managed two more games for the year, but it was decided after the break to rest him for the remainder of the year. Hartlett was sent to Europe for further treatment on his troublesome hamstring
In 2011 Hartlett overcame shoulder surgery to return to Port Adelaide's AFL side for Round 3 and was then able to string 16 consecutive games together averaging 20.8 disposals per game – his best run in the AFL. In his most consistent year for the club to date, Hartlett finished seventh in the John Cahill Medal and was awarded the Gavin Wanganeen Medal as the club's best rising talent. He spent more time in the midfield later in the year and this saw an increase in his productivity, including a 32 disposal game against St Kilda in Round 16. His season was cut short after Round 20 when he was forced to undergo shoulder surgery. He finished the season fifth in total kicks for the club
Hartlett started the 2012 AFL season with a best on ground performance in Port Adelaide's narrow win over the Saints in Round 1. He had 26 disposals and kicked a vital goal playing across half-back. His early season form was solid, but he struggled to have the impact on games. He continued to mix his time between half-back and the midfield. His best performance of the year came in Round 10 against Carlton, when Hartlett received the three Brownlow votes for 26 disposals and three raking goals from outside 50m. Hartlett's season was derailed in Round 12 when he suffered a hamstring tear, which kept him out until Round 19. He played two matches before being suspended for two weeks for contact with Hawthorn's Cyril Rioli. Hartlett finished the season ranked sixth at the club for average disposals and fourth for total tackles
Season 2014 was considered a breakout season for Hartlett where played the majority of the season in the midfield, averaging 21 disposals and kicking 21 goals. His field kicking was consistently damaging. His best performances of the season were a Showdown medal winning game against the Crows in round 2 and an important semi-final performance where he racked up a team-high 33 disposals.
However, in 2015, Hartlett had an up and down season. He was often serviceable in his role across half-back and pushing up to the wing but seemed to be less damaging, particularly with his kicking inside 50. His tally of 9 goals was well short of his 21 from 2014. He did however record a personal best for disposals in a season and played every game for the first time in his too often injury-interrupted career.
For the 2016 season, Hartlett was announced as the vice-captain of the club to captain Travis Boak.
He was delisted by Port Adelaide at the end of the 2021 AFL season
After being delisted, Hartlett returned to his junior SANFL club, West Adelaide, and played a full season. He would win the Neil Kerley Award as West Adelaide's Best & Fairest player.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of former Carlton forward Adam Hartlett.
His sister Annabel, known by her stage name Godlands, is a DJ, songwriter, and music producer.
Notes
External links
1990 births
Living people
Port Adelaide Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
West Adelaide Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeba
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Apeba
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Apeba is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Apeba antiqua (Waterhouse, 1880)
Apeba barauna Martins & Galileo, 1991
Apeba isabellina (Bates, 1885)
Apeba togata (Klug, 1825)
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur%20Avila
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Artur Avila
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Artur Avila Cordeiro de Melo (born 29 June 1979) is a Brazilian and naturalized French mathematician working primarily in the fields of dynamical systems and spectral theory. He is one of the winners of the 2014 Fields Medal, being the first Latin American and lusophone to win such an award. He has been a researcher at both the IMPA and the CNRS (working a half-year in each one). He has been a professor at the University of Zurich since September 2018.
Biography
At the age of 16, Avila won a gold medal at the 1995 International Mathematical Olympiad and received a scholarship for the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA) to start a M.S. degree while still attending high school in Colégio de São Bento and Colégio Santo Agostinho in Rio de Janeiro. He completed his M.S. degree in 1997. Later he enrolled in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), earning his B.S in mathematics.
At the age of 19, Avila began writing his doctoral thesis on the theory of dynamical systems. In 2001 he finished it and received his PhD from IMPA. That same year he moved abroad to France to do postdoctoral research. He works with one-dimensional dynamics and holomorphic functions. Since 2003 he has worked as a researcher for the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France, later becoming a research director in 2008. His post-doctoral supervisor was Jean-Christophe Yoccoz.
Mathematical work
Much of Artur Avila's work has been in the field of dynamical systems. In March 2005, at age 26, Avila and Svetlana Jitomirskaya proved the "conjecture of the ten martinis," a problem proposed by the American mathematical physicist Barry Simon. Mark Kac promised a reward of ten martinis to whoever solved the problem: whether or not the spectrum of a particular type of operator is a Cantor set, given certain conditions on its parameters. The problem had been unsolved for 25 years when Avila and Jitomirskaya answered it affirmatively. Later that year, Avila and Marcelo Viana proved the Zorich–Kontsevich conjecture that the non-trivial Lyapunov exponents of the Teichmüller flow on the moduli space of Abelian differentials on compact Riemann surfaces are all distinct.
Honours and recognition
Later, as a research mathematician, he received in 2006 a CNRS Bronze Medal as well as the Salem Prize, and was a Clay Research Fellow. He became the youngest professorial fellow (directeur de recherches) at the CNRS in 2008. The same year, he was awarded one of the ten prestigious European Mathematical Society prizes, and in 2009 he won the Grand Prix Jacques Herbrand from the French Academy of Sciences. In 2017 he gave the Łojasiewicz Lecture (on the "One-frequency Schrödinger operators and the almost reducibility conjecture") at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
He was a plenary speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2010.
In 2011, he was awarded the Michael Brin Prize in Dynamical Systems. He received the Early Career Award from the International Association of Mathematical Physics in 2012, TWAS Prize in 2013 and the Fields Medal in 2014.
He was elected a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences in April 2019.
Avila is a member of World Minds.
Diplomas, titles and awards
1993: Gold medal at the Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática, Brazil
1994: Gold medal at the Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática, Brazil
1995: Gold medal at the Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática, Brazil
1995: Gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad, Canada
2001: PhD Thesis (advisor Welington de Melo)
2005: Cours Peccot at the Collège de France
2006: Invited address at the ICMP
2006: Bronze medal of the CNRS
2006: Salem Prize
2008: Wolff Memorial Lectures, Caltech
2008: Invited address at the European Congress of Mathematics
2008: European Mathematical Society Prize
2009: Grand Prix Jacques Herbrand of the French Academy of Sciences
2010: Porter Lectures, Rice University
2010: Plenary address at the International Congress of Mathematicians
2011: Blyth Lecture Series by the University of Toronto
2011: Michael Brin Prize in Dynamical Systems
2012: International Association of Mathematical Physics Early Career Award
2013: Prize of the Brazilian Mathematical Society
2013: TWAS Prize
2014: Bellow Lectures by the Northwestern University
2014: Fields Medal
2015: TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize
2017: Łojasiewicz Lecture by the Jagiellonian University: One-frequency Schrödinger operators and the almost reducibility conjecture
Extra-academic distinctions
2013: Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
2015: Knight of the Legion of Honor
2019: Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences
Notes and references
Further reading
Moreira Salles, João. "Artur has a problem" (translated from the Portuguese by F. Thomson-Deveaux). Piauí Magazine.
External links
Artur Avila's home page
Artur Avila's home page
Artur Avila's page at University of Zurich
Artur Avila's Lattes Platform
Claymath fellow page
Interview with Artur Avila Chalkdust Magazine
1979 births
Living people
21st-century French mathematicians
Fields Medalists
International Mathematical Olympiad participants
Mathematical analysts
People from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Members of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Recipients of the Legion of Honour
Dynamical systems theorists
Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada alumni
Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada researchers
Brazilian expatriate academics
French people of Brazilian descent
21st-century Brazilian mathematicians
TWAS laureates
Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences
Naturalized citizens of France
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koranga%20River
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Koranga River
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The Koranga River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It lies to the east of Te Urewera National Park, to the southwest of the settlement of Matawai, and flows northwest to reach its outflow into the Waioeka River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Bay of Plenty Region
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowhai%20River
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Kowhai River
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The Kowhai River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from the slopes of Manakau in the Seaward Kaikōura Range, turning southeast as it reaches its narrow coastal plain. The Kowhai River flows to the ocean to the west of the Kaikōura Peninsula, three kilometres west of the town of Kaikōura.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Kaikōura District
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20de%20Courson
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Charles de Courson
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Charles- Amédée de Courson (born 2 April 1952 in Paris - 16th arrondissement) is a member of the National Assembly of France and a former 'rapporteur', and current secretary of its Finance Commission.
He represents the Marne department, and is a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents as part of the Centrists. Amongst his many interventions, he has opposed same sex marriage, and has denounced the "illusion of security at airports".
References
1952 births
Living people
ESSEC Business School alumni
École nationale d'administration alumni
Politicians from Paris
Centre of Social Democrats politicians
Union for French Democracy politicians
The Centrists politicians
Union of Democrats and Independents politicians
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuaotunu%20River
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Kuaotunu River
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The Kuaotunu River is a short river on the eastern Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. It flows north towards the coast at Kuaotunu.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Thames-Coromandel District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumengamatea%20River
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Kumengamatea River
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The Kumengamatea River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest into the Awaroa River close to the latter's outflow into the Wairoa River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuratau%20River
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Kuratau River
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The Kuratau River is a river of the centre of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally eastwards, initially flowing southeast from its sources in rough hill country south of the Pureora Forest Park before turning northeast to reach the small Lake Kuratau. From here it flows east further before flowing into the southwest of Lake Taupo close to the settlement of Kuratau.
Waters from the river are used for power generation at the Kuratau Power Station.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Taupō District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast%20JC%20Football%20Conference
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Northeast JC Football Conference
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The Northeast Football Conference is a football conference for NJCAA teams located in the northeast United States.
Current members
Former members
Berean Institute (disbanded)
Cayuga County CC (disbanded)
Alfred State (NCAA Division III)
Dean (NCAA Division III)
Erie CC (independent)
Nassau (independent)
Hudson Valley CC (independent)
Louisburg (independent)
SUNY-Canton (NCAA Division III)
SUNY-Morrisville (NCAA Division III)
Champions
See also
National Junior College Athletic Association
NJCAA National football championship
List of community college football programs
External links
Northeast Football Conference
NJCAA conferences
College football-only conferences in the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurow%20River
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Kurow River
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The Kurow River is a river of North Otago, New Zealand. A tributary of the Waitaki River, it rises in Saint Marys Range and flows into that river downstream of Kurow.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%20II%20River
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L II River
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The L II River is a small river in Canterbury, New Zealand. It rises near Lincoln and flows through very flat farmland, mostly fed by land drainage ditches before emptying into Lake Ellesmere just east of the mouth of the Selwyn River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred%20J.%20Scollay
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Fred J. Scollay
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Fred J. Scollay (March 19, 1923 – November 3, 2015) was an American character actor with dozens of credits in daytime and primetime television, as well as film and stage work
Early years and military service
Scollay was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and was "one of four orphaned Scollays." He was raised by Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy of Boston, Massachusetts. He studied acting at Emerson College and at Bishop-Lee Dramatic School.
Scollay was in the United States Navy during World War II, serving as an aviator machinist mate.
Television, film and stage
On daytime TV, Scollay was an original cast member of The Doctors, playing hospital chaplain Rev. Sam Shafer (1963-1964). From 1970-71, he appeared on Somerset (TV series) as Harry Wilson (aka Ike Harding). On Another World (1977-1980), he played Charley Hobson, the last husband of Ada Hobson (Constance Ford). He also had smaller roles on several other soap operas.
In primetime, Scollay had roles dating back to the earliest days of television. He made numerous appearances in such programs as Studio One, Kraft Television Theatre, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Naked City, The Defenders, Dr. Kildare, and Gunsmoke, among many others. His last part was a recurring role as a judge on several episodes of Law & Order (1991-1996).
Scollay's work in motion pictures included A View from the Bridge, Odds Against Tomorrow, and Stage Struck.
Scollay's Broadway credits include The Devil's Advocate.
Death
Fred J. Scollay died on November 3, 2015, in Hobe Sound, Florida. His wife, Ann, predeceased him.
Filmography
References
External links
1923 births
2015 deaths
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
People from Boston
People from Hobe Sound, Florida
United States Navy personnel of World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert%20River
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Lambert River
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The Lambert River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from the Lambert Glacier in the Southern Alps, joining with the Wanganui River southeast of Harihari.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
Westland District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence%20River
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Lawrence River
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The Lawrence River is a river of inland Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. One of the headwaters of the Rangitata River system, it flows south from its source north of Mount Arrowsmith, before joining with the Clyde River and Havelock River to become the Rangitata.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twmpath
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Twmpath
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Twmpath () is a Welsh word literally meaning a hump or tump, once applied to the mound or village green upon which the musicians sat and played for the community to dance.
Twmpath dawns were organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru in the late 1950s and 1960s, a form of barn dance, for the entertainment of young people, mainly from rural areas. These events remained popular until the rise of discos in the 1970s. Twmpath is used today to mean a Welsh version of the barn dance or cèilidh.
The same word is also used to refer to a speed bump.
See also
Culture of Wales
Troyl
Notes
Welsh society
Welsh music
Welsh-language music
Welsh music history
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Highway%201%20%28India%2C%20old%20numbering%29
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National Highway 1 (India, old numbering)
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National Highway 1 or NH 1 was a National Highway in Northern India that linked the national capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the India–Pakistan border. Old National Highway 1 in its entirety, was part of historic Grand Trunk Road or simply known as GT Road.
New numbering
As of 2010 notification from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, NH 1 has been renumbered as follows.
Attari - Amritsar - Jalandhar section is part of new National Highway No. 3
Jalandhar - Ludhiana - Ambala - Panipat - Delhi section is part of new National Highway No. 44
National Highways Development Project
Approximately stretch of the old NH 1 from Jalandhar to Delhi is a part of the North-South Corridor.
See also
List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
National Highways Development Project
References
External links
Old NH 1 on OpenStreetMap
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1
1
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National highways in India (old numbering)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatham%20River
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Leatham River
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The Leatham River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is the main tributary of the Branch River, itself a tributary of the Wairau River. The Leatham flows north in a parallel valley to the Branch for most of its length before turning northwest to join with the Branch from its outflow into the Wairau south of Richmond, New Zealand.
The Leatham River was named after George Leatham, an agriculture laborer who did tree felling and other timber work in the area during the 1800s. He died in Wellington at the age of 59 in 1894. He is buried in the Karori Cemetery Much of the Leatham Region was part of the Birch Hill Station, an early Wairau Sheep station, once owned by Dr Thomas Renwick, member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Marlborough Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie%20River
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Leslie River
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The Leslie River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island located in the Buller District. A tributary of the Karamea River, the Leslie flows west from the Arthur Range, meeting the Karamea east of the town of Karamea. The river's entire length is within Kahurangi National Park.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru%20Mfaume
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Kaoru Mfaume
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Kaoru Mfaume is an American-born entertainment producer who has worked extensively in the anime industry. He first worked with Island Pictures in 1995 and then joined Manga Entertainment as an Acquisitions and Production Manager in 1996. He continued to work in Acquisitions until 2005 when he became Managing Director. Some of his high-profile anime projects include Dead Leaves, Blood: The Last Vampire, Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation, Street Fighter Alpha: Generations and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. After leaving Manga Entertainment in 2007, Mfaume founded Endeleizo Co., Ltd, an intellectual property management, production and consultation company. In 2011, he founded Arigato Blueprint, a project supporting communities and institutions that are in need of help in the disaster areas in Japan, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
References
External links
Living people
American people of Japanese descent
American people of Tanzanian descent
American expatriates in the United Kingdom
American expatriates in Japan
Japanese people of Tanzanian descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light%20River%20%28New%20Zealand%29
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Light River (New Zealand)
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The Light River is a river of Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises west of Lake Quill and flows westward into Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Fiordland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilburne%20River
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Lilburne River
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The Lilburne River is a river of northern Canterbury, New Zealand. Formerly known as the Lillburn River, its spelling was corrected in 2003. It rises in the Puketeraki Range, flowing south then east to join Ashley River / Rakahuri.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Waimakariri District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Akatarawa%20River
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Little Akatarawa River
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The Little Akatarawa River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is a tributary of the Akatarawa River, which it meets northwest of Te Mārua.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Wellington Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20de%20la%20Verpilli%C3%A8re
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Charles de la Verpillière
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Charles de La Verpillière (born 31 May 1954 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain) is a French politician of The Republicans who formerly served as a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the second constituency of the Ain department.
Political career
In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, de La Verpillière endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.
Recognition
La Verpillière is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour as well as a Chevalier of the National Order of Merit.
References
External links
Official website
1954 births
Living people
Politicians from Bourg-en-Bresse
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
The Republicans (France) politicians
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
Knights of the National Order of Merit (France)
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies for Ain (French Fifth Republic)
École nationale d'administration alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%20of%20Hearts%20%28TV%20play%29
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Queen of Hearts (TV play)
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Queen of Hearts is a television play, written by Paula Milne, directed by Tim King, and produced by Brenda Reid. It was first shown BBC2 on Sunday 11 August 1985, and on repeated 28 August 1985.
Content
Queen of Hearts starred Shakespearean actress Lorna Heilbron as Ann Drury, a bored, frustrated, but attractive middle-class housewife living in an area where prostitution had begun to arouse comment. Two factors encouraged Mrs Drury briefly to try out being a prostitute herself: an admission by her husband (Paul Jesson) that he himself had once consorted with a call girl and her trying on some black lingerie belonging to her teenaged daughter (Dominique Barnes) while she was alone in the house. Her experience with a client gave her a fresh sense of her sexuality, though her husband's rather underwhelmed response when she sought to entice him with lace underwear and stockings had the effect of returning her to her previous rather staid existence.
Notes
BBC Television shows
1985 television plays
1985 in British television
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Awakino%20River
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Little Awakino River
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The Little Awakino River is a river of North Otago, New Zealand. A tributary of the Waitaki River, it flows into that river a short distance downstream of Lake Waitaki.
Near its headwaters, the river is less than from the Awakino River West Branch, which joins with its East Branch to form the Awakino River and join the Waitaki between the Little Awakino and Kurow.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Bataille
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Christian Bataille
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Christian Bataille (born 31 May 1946 in Rieux-en-Cambrésis) was a member of the National Assembly of France who represented the Nord department, as is a member of the Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste) and belongs to the SRC parliamentary group.
He represented Nord's 22nd constituency from 1988 until the 2012 election (the constituency was abolished in the 2010 redistricting). He then represented the 12th constituency until 2017.
References
External links
Assemblée nationale
1950 births
Living people
People from Nord (French department)
Socialist Party (France) politicians
Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrima
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Lagrima
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Lagrima is a melodic black/death metal band from Beirut, Lebanon. It is currently a two-man band, due to members constantly coming and going. As the band's founding member, Tarek Yazbek, quoted:
"The band line up has changed continuously due to a different reasons. Now I (Tarek Yazbek) have turned Lagrima into one man-band member featuring guest musicians.''
Band members
Current members
Bilal Al-Aghar - vocals (2010–2014)
Tarek Yazbek - guitar Bass Drum Machines Synth (2003–present)
Discography
Albums
Hannibal Ad Portas (2012)
Classical guitar composition
Lágrima is also the title of a classical guitar piece by Francisco Tárrega.
References
Musical groups established in 2003
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Beveridge%20%28bishop%29
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William Beveridge (bishop)
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William Beveridge (1637 – 5 March 1708) was an English writer and clergyman who served as Bishop of St Asaph from 1704 until his death.
Life
Son of the Rev. William Beveridge, B.D., he was born at Barrow, near Leicester, and baptised on 21 February 1637 at Barrow, Leicestershire, of which his grandfather, father, and elder brother John were successively vicars. He was first taught by his learned father and for two years was sent to Oakham School, Rutland, where William Cave was his school fellow.
On 24 May 1653 he was admitted a sizar in St John's College, Cambridge, with Bullingham as his tutor.
Dr. Anthony Tuckney was then head of the college, and took a special interest in young Beveridge. Beveridge specially devoted himself to the learned languages, including the oriental. In his twenty-first year he published a Latin treatise on the Excellency and Use of the Oriental Tongues, especially Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Samaritan, together with a Grammar of the Syriac Language, (1658; 2nd ed. 1664). In 1656, he proceeded H.A., and in 1660 M.A. On 3 January 1660-1 he was ordained deacon by Dr. Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln.
He was rector of Ealing, 1661–72, and of St. Peter's, Cornhill, London, 1672–1704, when he became bishop. On 22 December 1674 he was collated to the prebend of Chiswick in St. Paul's, London. In 1679 he proceeded D.D. On 3 November 1681 he was appointed Archdeacon of Colchester. On 27 November 1681 he preached a sermon on the Excellency and Usefulness of the Common Prayer. It rapidly went through four editions. In 1683 he preached another popular sermon on the anniversary of the Great Fire of London in 1666. On 5 November 1684 he was made prebendary of Canterbury in succession to Peter du Moulin. In 1687-8 he joined with Dr. Horneck and others in forming religious societies for 'reformation of manners.' In 1689 he became president of Sion College. He was installed bishop of St. Asaph on 16 July 1704.
He died in apartments in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey in London on 5 March 1708.
During his lifetime Beveridge refused to sit for his portrait, but following his death Benjamin Ferrers, a relative, painted one, now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, from his corpse.
Works
In his day he was styled "the great reviver and restorer of primitive piety" because in his sermons and other writings he dwelt on the Church of the early centuries. His collected works (incomplete) are in the Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology in 12 volumes (Oxford, 1842–48). They contain six volumes of sermons, and in addition:
The Doctrine of the Church of England Consonant to Scripture, Reason, and the Fathers: A Complete System of Divinity (2 vols.);
[https://books.google.com/books?id=mzWuhCgih08C&printsec=frontcover&hl=ru#v=onepage&q&f=false Συνοδικόν, sive pandectae canonum ss. Apostolorum, et conciliorum ab ecclesia Graeca receptorum; nec non canonicarum ss. patrum epistolarum; nec non canonicarum SS. patrum epistolarum: una cum scholiis antiquorum singulis eorum annexis, et scriptis aliis huc spectantibus; ... Totum opus in duos tomos divisum Guilielmus Beveregius ... recensuit, prolegomenis munivit, & annotationibus auxit],. Codex canonum ecclesiæ primitivæ vindicatus ac illustratus, with the appendices, I. Prolegomena in Συνοδικὸν, sive pandectas canonum; and II. Præfatio ad annotationes in canones apostolicos (2 vols.);
Private Thoughts on Religion, and Church Catechism Explained.
His Institutionum chronotogicarum libri duo, una cum totidem arithmetices chronologicæ libellis (London, 1669) was once an admired treatise on chronology. In it he also includes a full explanation of the Chinese remainder theorem for the case in which the moduli are relatively prime. This was the first general proof of the ta-yen rule. It is also said by Francis Fauvel Gouraud that a discussion on Hebrew linguistics inspired Richard Grey to create his system of mnemotechniques which later evolved in to the Mnemonic major system.
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1637 births
1708 deaths
People educated at Oakham School
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Christian Eckert
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Christian Eckert (born 8 February 1956 in Algrange, Moselle) is a former member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
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1956 births
Living people
People from Algrange
Socialist Party (France) politicians
French Ministers of Budget
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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Little Boulder River
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The Little Boulder River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows from its sources within Kahurangi National Park to reach the Aorere River south of Collingwood.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Kahurangi National Park
Rivers of New Zealand
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Christian Hutin
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Christian Hutin (born 18 January 1961 in Lille, Nord) is a French politician and member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department as the Member of Parliament for Nord's 13th constituency, and is a member of the Citizen and Republican Movement.
Elected mayor of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer in 1995 as part of the Rassemblement pour la République, he joined the Mouvement des Citoyens in 1999. He supported Jean-Pierre Chevènement in the 2002 presidential election and joined the Pôle républicain.
Vice President of the Urban Community of Dunkirk, he became a regional councillor in Nord-Pas-de-Calais in 2004 before being elected a député from Nord in the 2007 legislative elections, the sole MRC representative in the National Assembly.
On 9 December 2021, he announced he would not seek election in the 2022 French legislative election.
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1961 births
Living people
Politicians from Lille
Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France
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Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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Asita
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Asita or Kaladevala or Kanhasiri was a hermit ascetic depicted in Buddhist sources as having lived in ancient India. He was a teacher and advisor of Suddhodana, the father of the Buddha, and is best known for having predicted that prince Siddhartha of Kapilavastu would either become a great chakravartin or become a supreme religious leader; Siddhartha was later known as Gautama Buddha.
The name Asita literally means 'not clinging' while Kanhasiri means 'dark splendour'. Asita is described as a tāpasa, a practitioner of asceticism.
Biography
The Theravada tradition depicts Asita as an advisor and chaplain to Sihahanu, the grandfather of Gotama Buddha. He was the teacher of Suddhodana, and then served him as he had his father. At the time of the birth of the Buddha, he had retired by permission of Suddhodana and was living in the forest as an ascetic.
A vision alerted Asita of the birth of the Bodhisattva Gotama, causing him to leave the forest and travel to see the infant, where he prophesied that he would become either a 'wheel turning monarch' (chakravartin) or a Buddha. Disappointed that his own life would end before the Buddha awakened and began preaching, he ordained his nephew, Nalaka, so that he would be able to hear the Buddha's teachings. Nalaka is called Naradatta in the Lalitavistara.
Names and Related Figures
Asita was known under several alternate names or nicknames, and Buddhaghosa attributed his name to his dark complexion. He was known as Kanha Devala, Kanha Siri or Siri Kanha, and Kāla Devala.
Another sage or rishi known as Asita Devala is sometimes confused with him in literary sources- this second Asita Devala was a sage from ancient times who was reborn as a disciple of the Buddha. This confusion may explain why in the Lalitavistara Sūtra there are two versions of Asita's prophecy- one where Asita visits Suddhodana as described in the Pali sources, and another where Asita is a hermit living in the Himalayas who never meets Suddhodana but perceives the birth of the Buddha due to his supernatural powers.
The Pali tradition also records a pratyekabuddha called Asita, and a man who lived at the time of Sikkhi Buddha who was reborn as a disciple of Gotama Buddha.
Early Western scholars related Asita to Simeon, who blessed Jesus as an infant.
References
History of Buddhism in India
Precursors in religion
6th-century BC Indian people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20cricket%20team%20in%20Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand%20in%201863%E2%80%9364
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English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1863–64
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An England cricket team toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1863–64 season. This was the second tour of Australia by an English team, the first having been in 1861–62, and the first to visit New Zealand. Like the 1859 team in North America, this team is sometimes referred to as George Parr's XI.
Squad
The team was captained by George Parr (Nottinghamshire) who was joined by William Caffyn, Julius Caesar, Tom Lockyer, (all Surrey); Alfred Clarke, Cris Tinley, John Jackson (all Nottinghamshire); George Tarrant, Robert Carpenter, Thomas Hayward (all Cambridgeshire); George Anderson (Yorkshire); and E. M. Grace (amateur; West Gloucestershire CC). Grace was the sole amateur in the party, all the other players being professionals.
Tour
The first match started on 1 January 1864 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the last ended on 24 April, also at the MCG. Parr's team played 14 matches in Victoria and New South Wales but only one is recognised as a first-class fixture. They also played five matches in the South Island of New Zealand during February.
The first-class match was held at the MCG in March. The two teams combined the tourists and local players on each side: in a close match G. Anderson's XI beat G. Parr's XI by four wickets.
References
Further reading
Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
External links
"The Old England Eleven in Australia" in Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle, 30 April 1864
1864 in Australian cricket
1864 in English cricket
1864 in New Zealand cricket
1863
1864
1864
International cricket competitions from 1844 to 1888
New Zealand cricket seasons from 1863–64 to 1889–90
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Crow%20River
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Little Crow River
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The Little Crow River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from the southern end of the Arthur Range to join with the waters of the Crow River. The entire length of the Little Crow River is within Kahurangi National Park.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Kahurangi National Park
Rivers of New Zealand
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Christian Kert
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Christian Kert (born July 25, 1946 in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Bouches-du-Rhône's 11th constituency, from 1988 to 2012 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
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1946 births
Living people
People from Salon-de-Provence
Centre of Social Democrats politicians
Union for French Democracy politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20municipalities%20of%20the%20Province%20of%20Pescara
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List of municipalities of the Province of Pescara
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The following is a list of the 46 municipalities (comuni) of the Province of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy.
List
See also
List of municipalities of Italy
References
Pescara
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Devil%20River
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Little Devil River
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The Little Devil River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southeast to reach the Devil River 15 kilometres southwest of Tākaka.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Hohonu%20River
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Little Hohonu River
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The Little Hohonu River is a river of New Zealand's West Coast Region. It flows northwest from its origins in the Hohonu Range southwest of Lake Brunner, reaching the Greenstone River / Hokonui 20 kilometres southeast of Greymouth.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Grey District
Rivers of New Zealand
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