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battle of kiyosu castle or battle of kaizu (august 16, 1552) was the first victory of the young oda nobunaga in his struggle to unite the province of owari against his cousin, oda nobutomo, deputy governor of southern owari. background at the time when the seventeen-year-old oda nobunaga inherited family estates (of the so-called shibata branch of oda family, though shobata castle, built before 1520. by his grandfather, was abandoned in 1538) in the southwestern part of owari province (around nagoya castle) in spring of 1552, the southern parts of the province were ruled by his cousins, oda from kiyosu castle, and the eastern parts of owari were ruled by the powerful imagawa clan, who at the time ruled the neighboring provinces of mikawa, totomi and suruga, and their vassals, the matsudaira clan (later tokugawa) from mikawa.
first battle immediately after the death of nobunaga's father oda nobuhide in spring of 1552, his cousin oda nobutomo, deputy governor (shugodai) of the southern owari, attacked his domain and captured two castles, but was suppressed by nobunaga and his uncle, oda nobukatsu , lord of moriyama castle. together, they recaptured both forts and defeated nobutomo's forces at the village of kaizu (3 km from kiyosu), killing more than 80 prominent samurai, and burned the outskirts of kiyosu on august 16, 1552 (lunar calendar). second battle next year, on july 12, 1553, oda nobutomo executed the legal governor (shugo) of the province, shiba yoshimune, who lived as a glorified hostage at his castle, for conspiring with nobunaga. such a brutal violation of the governor and shogun's authority (who was formally venerated by all japanese daimyos at the time as their legal and ancestral lord) isolated nobutomo from the former allies, and the governor's son shiba yoshikane managed to escape to nobunaga in nagoya.
nobunaga mobilized his forces and on the july 18th defeated nobutomo under the walls of kiyosu, mainly thanks to the unusually long spears (between 18 and 21 feet) of his ashigaru, which nobunaga has designed himself. retainers of kiyosu suffered significant losses (more than 30 prominent samurai), but nobunaga did not dare to attack the castle, so left it under a blockade, waiting for the opportunity to take it by cunning. fall of kiyosu castle after defeating the powerful imagawa clan in the battle of muraki (january 24, 1554), and liberating parts of southeastern owari from their domination, nobunaga gained a great reputation in owari and got a free hand for the final showdown with odo nobutomo of kiyosu. having lost most of his vassals in the battles around the castle, sakai dozen, nobutomo's chief adviser, offered nobunaga's uncle nobumitsu the position of provincial governor if he betrayed nobunaga.
nobumitsu apparently agreed to betray nobunaga, and with a group of warriors he was released in kiyosu, but during the night his men opened the gates and the castle was conquered by storm (april 20). oda nobutomo was forced to commit sepuku, while sakai dozen managed to escape to the province of suruga, finding refuge with nobunaga's archenemy, imagawa yoshimoto. thus nobunaga conquered kiyosu castle and became lord of the southern owari: as a reward, his uncle nobumitsu was given nagoya castle and two eastern districts (out of four) of lower owari, while nobunaga moved to kiyosu castle as his new seat. willis ryan henton (july 5, 1925 - february 15, 2006) was an american prelate of the episcopal church who served as the first bishop of western louisiana between 1980 and 1988. previously he was bishop of northwest texas from 1972 until 1980. the 2012 ulster senior club football championship was the 45th instalment of the annual competition organised by ulster gaa.
it was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2012–13 all-ireland senior club football championship. crossmaglen rangers of armagh were the defending champions, having defeated down champions burren in the 2011 final. crossmaglen successfully defended their title after beating down's kilcoo in the final. teams the ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships in the irish province of ulster. ulster comprises the six counties of northern ireland, as well as cavan, donegal and monaghan in the republic of ireland. the 2022 tormenta fc season will be the club's seventh season of existence, and their fourth season as a professional club, all of which have been spent in the third tier of american soccer in usl league one. tormenta fc enter this season following an 11th-place finish the previous season.
this will be the club's first season in their new stadium, optim health system field, after spending previous seasons at eagle field on the campus of georgia southern university. club roster competitions exhibitions usl league one standings match results u. s. loisette m. marsh (1928-2021) was a canadian born australian marine biologist. born loisette matilda rutt in mill bay, british columbia, she was an only child, who spent her earliest years exploring the sea and seashore adjacent to her home. at age 10 (1938) she migrated to australia with her parents, and was educated at mlc, perth, and then at the university of western australia, where she earned a b. a. , followed by an m. a. in 1955. she married brian marsh and together in 1960 they moved to norfolk island and then to fiji in 1963. she returned to perth in 1968, where she again became a part-time demonstrator at uwa ( 1968-1969).
she joined the western australian museum first as a part-time graduate assistant (1970-1973), becoming assistant curator marine invertebrates (1974-1977) and finally curator of marine invertebrates (1977-1993). in addition to her published research, she left 16 volumes of field notes, covering field work from 1972-1982 in the fremantle area, off the shores the western australian coastline, including the abrolhos islands, guam, indonesia, europe, torres strait, north-west cape, new guinea, and other places. she was awarded an am in 2021 for services to marine science and zoology, and the whitley award in 2021 for the field guide she co-authored with jane fromont, field guide to the shallow water seastars of australia. nikolai vyacheslavich romadov (born 10 may 1995), better known as lida (formerly deelay), is a russian pop-rave artist, musician and songwriter. he is also a member of the frio group.
biography youth and early years (until 2014) nikolai was born and raised in moscow, with his mother working as the chief designer of rosatom, and his father worked as a technical director of the company, while also writing poetry and translating operas from english to russian. at the age of 14, when nikolai was in school, he created the school's rock band. he graduated from the piano classes from his music school. he was engaged in mixing tracks for rappers under the pseudonym deelay. his clients could 'pay up to 30 thousand rubles'. musician career (2014-present) in february 2014, he released his first composition 'мысли' (thoughts) under the group name frio. on 2 june 2014, he released the ep 'фенилэтиламин' (phenylethylamine). on 18 february 2017, as part of the group frio, the debut mini-album 'послевкусие' (aftertaste). in may 2017, he created his youtube channel, where he released songs based on the video game dota 2.
on 3 december 2019, nikolai released his debut solo album 'жабы атаковали планету земля' (toads attacked planet earth) under the pseudonym lida. on 17 january 2020, his second mini-album 'юность 2020' (youth 2020), which included a joint track with sd. on 19 february 2021, his third studio album 'музло из гаражей' (muzlo from garages) was released. the album peaked at number ten on the bandlink chart. the album also peaked at number four on genius' list of 'most played songs, albums and singles' for february 2021. the album includes joint tracks with lsp, dk, slava kpss and gspd. on 12 november 2021, nikolai released his fourth studio album 'моё имя лида' (my name is lida). the album peaked at number 26 on the russian apple music charts and placed second place on the bandlink charts. the album received a rating of 7. 5 from the russian music critic and journalist alexei mazhaev. linda uttley (26 october 1966 – 27 november 2009) was an english rugby union footballer.
she was born in barnes, london and was the youngest of eight siblings. her rugby career began in 1989 at teddington rugby club. she moved to wasps rugby club in 1995 and won her first international cap in 1997, the start of her career with the women's england team. she won a total of thirteen caps, playing in every position except full-back, hooker and prop, and was a member of the squads in the five nations and world cup in 1998. she went on to play for the classic lionesses in bermuda in 2000. uttley loved everything about rugby – she was skillful, strong, fast and a great teammate. in november 2007 she was diagnosed with 'end-stage' leiomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. huge support from the rugby community raised funds for specialist treatment overseas. despite her illness, she continued to work for the rugby football union and toured with the england lionesses. she died on 27 november 2009 at princess alice hospice in esher at the age of 43.
since then, winners of the rfu linda uttley award, in recognition of the commitment and dedication of an individual, have included sophie hemming and catherine spencer. better education service delivery for all (besda) is a world bank operation project in nigeria. the programme aims to bring out of school children into the classroom, improve literacy, and strengthen accountability for results in basic education. background the development objective of the better education service delivery for all (besda) operation project for nigeria is to increase equitable access for out of school children and improve literacy in focus states, and strengthen accountability for results, in basic education in nigeria. besda is funded by $611 million from world bank with the aim to increase equitable access for out of school children, improve literacy and strengthen accountability for results at the basic education level.
the intervention program in the educational sector has led to drop in the number of out-of-school children in the country from over 10 million to 6. 95 millionn in one year. the program is currently being implemented in 17 states of the federation including all the 13 states of north west and north east, nigeria. eleonore ottilie hilda maria schönborn ( eleonore freiin von doblhoff, 14 april 1920 – 25 february 2022) was an austrian politician. she was an eye-witness of the expulsion of germans from czechoslovakia. she became the first woman to hold a procuriate in vorarlberg, and to be elected to the schruns municipal council where she cared for cultural and social improvements. she was the mother of cardinal christoph schönborn and the actor michael schönborn. life eleonore freiin von doblhoff was born in brünn, austria, the youngest daughter of baron herbert von doblhoff and his wife gertrud, members of the , an ancient noble family. she grew up in , where she attended a boarding school.
in april 1942, she met the painter , of the bohemian noble family schönborn. they married on 10 may that year. he was a soldier who sympathized with the resistance to the nazis. he stubbornly refused to become an officer in the wehrmacht, which would have been his position, and was convinced, that hitler was a criminal. he wanted to do as little as possible for the war. in october 1944, he deserted in belgium to the british forces. in 1945, she was expelled from czechoslovakia, and fled with her two small children philipp and christoph. she found shelter first with relatives in in lower austria. from 1945, she lived with her sister in graz, where she was later reunited with her husband. they had two more children, barbara and michael. the family moved to schruns in 1950, where she found work. in 1958, the couple divorced. she made a living by working for the company in bludenz, where she worked for 30 years.
due to her language proficiency, she was promoted to chief secretary, procurist and press speaker, the first woman in such positions in vorarlberg. she had a house built for her family, and was active in the council of the church parish. schönberg was the first woman elected to the schruns municipal council, serving from 1975 to 1985, initiating the erection of museums in montafon. from 1979 to 2000, she was museum director of the . she founded, together with nurse and nun bernardis hinrichs, an association for medical assistance and care at home (krankenpflegeverein außermontafon). in 2008, she was made an honorary member. she was awarded the in 1997, and in gold in 2013, and received the decoration of honour for services to the republic of austria in 2013. she reported in interviews and a memoir her memories of her expulsion, the life of her son christoph who became cardinal and archbishop of vienna, and social topics in general.
due to restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic, she could not celebrate her centenary with her family. schönborn was engaged against the deportation of integrated refugee families and a convinced european. she was a passionate card player. with limited ability to move, and almost completely blind, schönborn died in schruns on 25 february 2022, at the age of 101. references further reading , peter strasser (eds. ): montafon. beiträge zur geschichte und gegenwart. festschrift für frau eleonore schönborn zum 75. geburtstag. (bludenzer geschichtsblätter 24–26) schruns 1995. eleonore schönborn (with adi fischer): das leben lässt sich nicht planen. ein schicksal in bewegter zeit. memoir of eleonore schönborn. wolfurt: mohr kg, 2016, in czech by helena rudlová and františek rudl: život se nedá plánovat: osud v pohnutých časech. the morgan super 3 is a sports car produced by the british car manufacturer morgan.
history after production of the previous 3-wheeler model was discontinued at the end of 2021, morgan presented the super 3 on 24 february 2022. it will initially be available in europe and the united states. the vehicle is built in malvern, worcestershire, england. specifications the super 3 is based the cx-generation platform used in the plus four and plus six. compared to the previous model, the chassis increases stability and allow additional space for the passengers. only two small windshields serve as wind protection for the passengers. a soft top is not available. all assemblies in the cockpit should be dustproof and protected against splash water according to ip64. the seats are permanently installed; the pedals and the steering column can be adjusted to adapt the seating position to the driver. fully digital instruments with a classic look are installed in the cockpit.
a naturally aspirated three-cylinder petrol ford ecoboost engine with a displacement of 1432 cm³ and an output of 87 kw (118 hp) powers the roadster, which weighs when dry. the engine is longitudinally installed and hidden under a bonnet opposite the 3-wheeler. the rear wheel is also driven. the super 3 takes seven seconds to reach 0 to 60 mph and the top speed is given as . the 5-speed manual transmission comes from the mazda mx-5. kōtokuzan tarō (; born 11 march 1994 as jasper kenneth arboladura terai) is a filipino-japanese professional sumo wrestler from makati, philippines. making his professional debut in september 2009, he reached the top makuuchi division for the first time in march 2022. he has a highest rank of maegashira 16. he wrestles for arashio stable. the tārīkh-i-dāwūdī () is a 16th-century persian language document recording the administration of various pashtun dynasties in south asia. it was written by a historian named abdullah.
it starts with the sultan bahlul lodi of the lodi dynasty of delhi and ends with sultan daud khan karrani of the karrani dynasty of bengal. information relating to the afghan sur dynasty can also be found in the book. other than these afghan dynasties, the book also contains poetry as well as a history of the jaunpur sultanate. the book is named after, dedicated to and was written at the court of daud khan karrani. it has been translated into english and urdu in 1969 by shaikh abdur rashid and iqtidar husain siddiqi of the department of history of the aligarh muslim university. nesticus cellulanus,also known as the cavity spider, is a species of scaffold web spider, with a holarctic distribution. description adult males have a body length of 3–5 mm (0. 12–0. 20 in), females 3. 5–6 mm (0. 14–0. 24 in). besides this slight size difference, the sexes are very similar in appearance. the carapace is pale yellow, with a dark brown median band which narrows towards the middle, and thin, dark marginal lines.
the abdomen is also pale yellow, with three or four dark rings to either side of an irregular median band. the legs are coloured as the carapace, and sometimes bear dark annulations. the colour of the markings can vary depending on the light level of the habitat, with darker habitats causing lighter markings. habitat nesticus cellulanus are found primarily in damp, dark habitats such as caves, cellars, sewers and hollow trees, where they construct a web similar to steatoda. taxonomy nesticus cellulanus contains a single subspecies, nesticus cellulanus affinis. palazzo filangeri-cutò may refer to one of two palaces. the palace in the nearly abandoned site of santa margherita di belice is the better known, because as a childhood home of giuseppe tomasi di lampedusa, it was the inspiration for the aristocratic family in the famous 19th-century novel il gattopardo. levar burton reads is a podcast hosted by levar burton, where he reads a piece of short fiction and shares his thoughts on it.
reception levar burton reads has been well received by both usa today and the new yorker. the podcast won the 2020 ignyte award for best fiction podcast. references external links https://lifehacker. com/you-can-get-levar-burton-to-read-your-work-on-his-podca-1847528167/amp https://www. npr. org/2020/07/29/896764696/levar-burton-is-still-reading-to-us-during-the-pandemic https://www. nbcnews. com/news/amp/ncna1174246 https://www. theverge. com/platform/amp/2018/3/18/17120694/levar-burton-reads-science-fiction-fantasy-short-stories-podcast-pod-hunters https://www. indiewire. com/2017/07/neil-gaiman-levar-burton-reads-podcast-1201860114/amp/ https://www. washingtonpost. com/lifestyle/on-parenting/levar-burton-wants-to-read-you-a-story-it-might-be-what-you-need-right-now/2020/05/02/c4ff0022-8976-11ea-ac8a-fe9b8088e101_story. html https://nerdist. com/article/levar-burtons-new-podcast-is-like-reading-rainbow-for-adults/? amp https://www. hollywoodreporter.
com/business/business-news/reading-rainbow-owner-accuses-levar-burton-theft-extortion-lawsuit-1027372/amp/ https://www. vulture. com/2017/10/levar-burton-now-allowed-to-use-reading-rainbow-catchphrase. html https://www. lamag. com/culturefiles/levar-burton-podcast/ https://bookriot. com/best-of-levar-burton-reads/amp/ https://www. pajiba. com/podcasts_1/review-levar-burton-reads-is-reading-rainbow-for-grownups. the prosecution of offences act 1879 was a united kingdom act of parliament passed in 1879. it established the role of director of public prosecutions at a maximum annual salary of £2000, reporting to the attorney general, with up to six assistants. both director and assistants had to be barristers or solicitors of the supreme court of judicature with a minimum of ten (director) or seven (assistants) years' experience, but were not allowed to practice outside their roles as assistants or director. the director's role was to "institute, undertake, or carry on . . .
similar [criminal] proceedings" at crown courts and before magistrates, justices of the peace and sessions of oyer and terminer, as well as advising those involved in such proceedings, such as court clerks and head police officers. it also provided for the director to force a prosecution if others failed or refused to do so. lepisanthes alata, also called the johore tree, blimbing cina, ceri or engkili, is a species of flowering plant, a tropical forest fruit-tree in the lychee family, that is native to southeast asia. description the species grows as a small monoecious tree to 5–15 m in height. the pinnate leaves have 5–13 pairs of usually sessile, lance-shaped to oblong leaflets. the pendulous inflorescences bear wine-red to purple flowers. the glossy oval fruits are drupes 2–4 cm long by 2–3 cm in diameter, red to purple when ripe, each containing two seeds in an edible, sweet, white mesocarp. distribution and habitat the species is found to borneo.
it occurs in mixed hill forest at elevations of up to 1,000 m. the statue of napoleon in the place du général-de-gaulle, rouen, normandy was erected in 1865. the equestrian statue was sculpted in bronze by gabriel-vital dubray, and its pedestal was designed by louis desmarest. it stands in front of the city hall. in 1881, during the third french republic, the city's administration saw the statue of the emperor as contrary to their values. there were plans to melt it into a new statue of an effigy of the republic, or to remove the man and leave only the horse; these plans did not come to fruition due to lack of funds. in june 2020, the statue was taken down for repairs. fractures in the hoof of the horse meant that it could have fallen down. a treasure chest of bronze, silver and gold coins of napoleon iii – napoleon's nephew and reigning emperor at the time of inauguration – was found inside the pedestal.
in september, mayor nicolas mayer-rossignol (socialist) wished to replace it with a statue or work of art dedicated to the recently deceased feminist gisèle halimi. the plans were strongly opposed by the leader of the city's opposition, jean-françois bures. historian thierry lentz, director of the fondation napoléon, called the plans "cancel culture" and argued that napoleon was a benefactor of rouen, making him more locally relevant than halimi. in december 2021, a survey of 4,080 residents found that 68% wanted the statue to remain, and the city council said it would respect the result. later in december 2021, the statue was registered as a monument historique. jsc tomskneft vnk — is a russian oil and gas company, headquartered in strezhevoy, russia. founded in 1966, tomskneft is one of the largest companies of the tomsk region and siberia. as of 2022, the independent oil company and gazpromneft own 50% of the company respectively.
history tomskneft is the successor company to a soviet plant that was founded in january 1966 by the decree of the tyumen oil and gas industrial enterprise. the plant extracted the first million tons of oil in 1969. by 1974, it produced 25 million tons of oil. in 1977, the ministry of oil industry separated tomskneft from the tyumen oil and gas industrial enterprise, thus forming the tomskneft industrial assosiation. following the dissolution of the soviet union, tomskneft was privatized in 1993. the next year, together with the achinsk oil refinery, the , and several smaller siberian oil companies it formed the basis upon which the newly founded was organized. in 1997, yukos, one of the largest russian oil producers at the time, acquired the majority interest of the eoc, thus taking over tomskneft and the eoc's other subsidiaries. tomskneft was a part of yukos until 2007, when its shares were sold to rosneft and gazpromneft due to the parent company's bankruptcy.
each company acquired 50% of tomskneft's stocks. in august 2021, rosneft sold its block of tomskneft's shares to the independent oil company. activity tomskneft operates in the oil and gas industry, mainly focusing on exploration and extraction of the sources. as of 2020, the company owned 32 oil and gas fields, extracting annually up to 5,2 million of tons of oil. controversies in december 1998, «asirota limited», a cypriot company, holding 13% of tomskneft's shares, accused yukos of violating the rights of minority shareholders by lowering tomskneft's oil prices. this case was later used in a trial against mikhail khodorkovsky, yukos's former owner. he was allegedly accused of stealing 350 million tons of oil from tomskneft and other yukos's subsidiaries. russian economist sergei guriev later regarded the trial and subsequent incarceration of khodorkovsky as a political repression. lucas leyva (born october 25, 1986) is an american director, screenwriter, and producer.
he has written and directed multiple acclaimed short films (often in collaboration with visual artist jillian mayer), as well as several music videos for bands such as arcade fire, jacuzzi boys, and hundred waters. leyva is the founder of the borscht film festival and the borscht corporation. early life and education leyva was born and raised in miami, florida. he graduated from new world school of the arts high school in 2005 where he studied theater, and fordham university in 2008 where he studied communications and visual art after being expelled from the theater program. both of his parents are from cuba. career leyva wrote his first one act play when he was sixteen and it was published by playscripts inc while he was still in high school. in 2009 he founded a theater company called foryoucansee theater with marco ramirez and alex fumero. their first production was an original reggaeton musical titled toners in time.
his directorial debut was the 2009 short film day n night out from a screenplay by tarell alvin mccraney, which screened at the cannes film festival. in 2010 he began a fruitful collaboration with visual artist jillian mayer by producing her short film scenic jogging. it was shown at the guggenheim museum in new york in 2010 as part of youtube play, and was selected as one of the event's 25 winners, which were also shown at the sister museums in bilbao, berlin, and venice. the next year they released the one minute short film i am your grandma on youtube, which went viral with over 4 million views. the film features mayer giving a message to her eventual grandchildren in a variety of strange, futuristic costumes. cbs blogger william goodman described it as "oddly hypnotizing," and it was selected to screen at many film festivals and art galleries. his followup directorial effort was a collaboration with jillian mayer, 2012's life and freaky times of uncle luke.
a remake of chris marker’s la jetee starring luther campbell, the short film premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival, and later played sxsw. sundance programmer mike plante referred to it as “an incredibly original film, both in terms of its tone and the technique of its storytelling” with “a very healthy disrespect for convention and authority. " the short was called “mindblowing,” "both very smart and gleefully nuts" and “a work of whacked-out originality and manic invention” by filmmaker magazine and named “one of 25 essential shorts from over a century of cinema” by fandor. the film is part of the permanent collection at the perez art museum miami and was acquired by the criterion collection. in 2012 he and mayer directed a music video under the pseudonyms “jacuzzi gals” for the song glazin''' by miami garage rock band jacuzzi boys. the video briefly went viral before it was banned for having vagina puppets.
it was called the “best music vid of the year” by eric wareheim of tim and eric and “the worst music video ever” by joseph kahn (director of the thong song music video). the controversial video and legal drama surrounding it were the subject of a sxsw panel in 2013 titled “vagina puppets and fair use. ” in 2012 his short film reinaldo arenas, starring his father and narrated by a dying shark, premiered at the 2012 slamdance film festival and played sxsw. it was called “a beautiful metaphor” by the miami new times. in 2012, four different mayer/leyva projects by were in competition at sxsw, landing them a spot on filmmaker magazine’s "25 new faces of independent film" list. the next year he reteamed with mayer for 2013's #postmodem, a short musical film based on the theories of futurist ray kurzweil. the film premiered at the 2013 sundance film festival, played sxsw, new york film festival, and moma as part of the filmmaker magazine 25 year retrospective.
it was called “one of the 10 most stunning independent movies at sundance” by huffington post and “among the best, the strangest, and the most entertaining films at sxsw” by time magazine. the film was considered a "favorite of sundance 2013" by indiewire. although it was originally intended to be developed into a feature film, mayer and leyva eventually realized that their concept was too expensive, despite being supported by sundance's 2013 new frontier story lab. mayer and leyva also teamed up with bleeding palm in 2013 to make the animated short film adventures of christopher bosh in the multiverse! , which tells a fantastical story of miami basketball star christopher bosh and faced legal action from bosh's lawyers and representatives. in 2014 he wrote and directed the short film the coral reef are dreaming again.
created in collaboration with marine biologists coral morphologic, it tells the story of two corals living in the underwater remains of miami and premiered at the 2014 slamdance film festival where it was nominated for a grand jury prize. in 2014, the glasgow short film festival hosted a retrospective of his work. in 2014 he reteamed with mayer for yet another short film, cool as ice 2, described as an unauthorized sequel to the 1991 feature film cool as ice. according to indiewire, the script by leyva recounts vanilla ice’s rise and fall using voiceover pulled in part from his discredited autobiography, but is also a rumination on notions of failure found in the poems of frank o’hara and vladimir mayakovsky, and features a talking, dying sun that provides the main counterpoint to ice’s attempt to get to the bottom of his post fame woes.
the film was described as "side-splittingly funny" and an "absolute showstopper" with "the audacity to power a half dozen inspired features” in indiewire and “wildly clever, insanely absurd, and surprisingly emotionally compelling” in bullet. in a review in art papers, critic nick pinkerton said “cool as ice 2 proves them boundlessly resourceful artists, getting a maximum of coup de theater effect from a minimum of resources. it gets across more cinematic awe, feeling, unexpected humor, and take-home ideas than christopher nolan’s interstellar, in one-eighth the time and god knows what fraction of the budget. “ despite the positive reception, the film has not been screen publicly since, nor released online. in 2015, he created and directed a web series called no seasons for mtv, a “surreality show exploring the underbelly of miami” featuring miami personality julian yuri rodriguez as an unreliable narrator. no seasons received a webby award for outstanding reality series in 2016.
in 2015, the ifp center hosted a retrospective of his work. his most recent short was 2017's kaiju bunraku, based on a play he wrote for a 24-hour theater festival. the film, made entirely with bunraku puppets, premiered at the 2017 sundance film festival and later played fantastic fest, where it won a jury award for “biggest facemelter. ” known as the first mothra film to make it to sundance, the short was called “a technical masterpiece” by indiewire, “breathtakingly beautiful” by the fountain, and “a singular vision executed with flawless abandon” in an eye on film review. it was acquired by the criterion collection to be paired with the film mothra vs. godzilla on the streaming platform criterion channel. leyva and producer andrew hevia introduced barry jenkins and tarell alvin mccraney, and were credited with the genesis of the collaboration that would lead to the creation of the miami-set moonlight. director barry jenkins has said that without leyva and hevia, moonlight "would not exist.
" the film would go on to win three oscars, including the academy award for best picture and the academy award for best adapted screenplay at the 89th academy awards in 2017. moonlight has been cited as one of the best films of the 21st century. in response to years of frustration at his inability to get financing for his own feature film ideas, leyva created a satirical pdf ostensibly pitching potential investors on the idea of buying him a speedboat rather than financing an independent film.
although it began as a joke, the pitch was effective and became the basis of the 2020 omnibus feature film omniboat: a fast boat fantasia, which leyva co-wrote and co-directed with daniels, hannah fidell, alexa lim haas, olivia lloyd, phil lord, jillian mayer, the meza brothers, terence nance, brett potter, dylan redford, xander robin, julian yuri rodriguez, and celia rowlson-hall the film is made up of several different stories chronicling the life of lay'n pipe, a 47-foot topgun cigarette boat, from its conception through the end of human civilization. omniboat: a fast boat fantasia premiered on january 26, 2020, at the 2020 sundance film festival as part of the next category. the film received mixed reviews, though critics praised the film's originality.
dennis harvey of variety'' gave the film a mixed review, describing it as "an absurdist delight until it wears out its welcome" and an "adventurous experiment with some great bits, and might yet achieve the cult status that would’ve been ensured by a less unwieldy scope" concluding "there’s so much crazy invention to this project, it’s a pity the whole is exhaustingly so much less than the sum of its parts. " ben pearson of /film gave the film a positive review, calling it "the wildest movie of sundance 2020" and "an inexplicable, unforgettable, see-it-to-believe-it ode to one of the country’s most unique cities. " he goes on to conclude "in a world in which hollywood is dominated by intellectual property, i'm thrilled that these filmmakers willed into existence a piece of ip that's actually intellectual, as well as being bonkers, bizarre, and occasionally brilliant.
i wouldn't even begin to know how to give this a traditional number rating, so instead i'll simply suggest that if you're an adventurous moviegoer and the opportunity ever arises to see this, grab as many of your friends as possible and check it out. victor v. moshchalkov, () (born on the 12th of june 1952) is a belgian-russian physicist. he is a professor emeritus in the department of physics at the ku leuven. he is noted for contributions to type-1. 5 superconductors, s-fi-s pi josephson junction and scanning hall probe microscopy. he has made notable contributions to the fields of nanostructured superconductors, nanophotonics and heavy fermions in solids. education victor v. moshchalkov studied at the kolmogorov mathematical school, in moscow (russia), until 1969. he graduated in physics from moscow state university, in 1975, where he was ranked first among 450 students in physics. research victor v. moshchalkov obtained his habilitation from the moscow state university in 1985.
from 1978 to 1991, he was research physicist, assistant professor, professor and head of the laboratory of high temperature superconductivity, at moscow state university. from 1986 to 1991, he was visiting professor at toronto university, at th darmstadt, at marburg university and at rwth aachen. in 1991, he joined ku leuven university as a visiting professor. in 1993, he was promoted to full professor and since 2017, he is professor emeritus. awards and recognition 2014, elected foreign member of the norwegian academy of science and letters 2007, elected fellow of the american physical society . 2009, methusalem research fellow (until 2017) 2006, finalist for the eu descartes research prize 2005, laureate of the belgian fond for scientific research (fwo) dr. a.
troika is a collaborative album by progressive rock/metal musicians nick d'virgilio (big big train, ex-spock's beard), neal morse (the neal morse band, transatlantic, flying colors, ex-spock's beard) and ross jennings (haken, novena) under the moniker d'virgilio, morse & jennings. it was released through insideout music on february 25, 2022. background the album was envisioned by neal morse, who wanted to create acoustic songs with vocal harmonies. he first thought of his former spock's beard mate nick d'virgilio, and then they considered ross jennings for the third voice. jennings commented that people shouldn't expect a "spock's beard meets haken" album, and the trio has compared itself to crosby, stills and nash. the album was officially announced in september 2021. in november 29 they teased the first single "julia"; the song was later released on december 21, 2021, alongside the announcement of the album's release date.
"julia" was written by jennings as a 8-minute epic, which was later shortened by morse. the second single, "everything i am", came on january 11, 2022. it was written by morse "one morning when my wife was having a bad day and it's about how no matter what happens our lives are fully intertwined no matter what. " the third single, "you set my soul on fire", was written by d'virgilio and came out on february 8. critical reception scott medina, on sonic perspectives, commented that "to some degree, the project has already realized its potential within the course of one minute. the rest is just icing. " he criticized the song order, believing that the first half was "much more acoustic-based and the rockers coming towards the latter half, making for a confusing listening experience. mixing it up more could have made for a better-rounded presentation of the range of the material. " he ultimately said that the trio "let their voices run wild in joy as if they had been let out on recess from their day jobs.
sara pelham speaks (november 7, 1902 – august 23, 1984) was an american lawyer and activist. she was the first black woman to run for a congressional seat as the candidate of a major party, when she was the republican candidate who opposed adam clayton powell jr. in 1944. early life and education sara pelham was born in washington, d. c. , the daughter of robert a. pelham and gabrielle lewis pelham. her father was a lawyer and newspaper editor; her mother was a pianist, music educator, and founder of the detroit study club. her uncle was a noted civil engineer, frederick blackburn pelham. her sister was dorothy pelham beckley, the second national president of delta sigma theta. pelham graduated from dunbar high school and from the university of michigan in 1924, where she majored in chemistry, and protested unequal treatment at a lunch counter near campus. she completed a law degree at new york university in 1936.
career speaks helped her father organize the capital news service and worked as a journalist in washington, d. c. after college. she ran for a seat in the new york state assembly in 1937, and won her primary, but lost the general election by a small margin. in 1944, she ran as the republican candidate against adam clayton powell jr. for a new congressional seat in new york city; she lost decisively, partly based on a campaign of rumors about her racial identity, but she won the endorsement of the new york amsterdam news, and was the first black woman to be a major party's candidate for a congressional seat. the new york amsterdam news framed her loss as holding the promise of future success: "the old precedent has been broken and the way opened for a congresswoman from the ranks of negro women. the future holds that. " she was disbarred in 1948, following accusations of misconduct.
speaks was active in the urban league, delta sigma theta, the new york state federation of business and professional women's clubs. she worked on republican presidential campaigns in 1932, 1936, and 1940. personal life sara pelham married physician f. douglas speaks in 1926; they had one son. she died in 1984, aged 81 years, in new york. references external links sara pelham speaks, with francis e. rivers and james r. white, in new york city (1940), a photograph in the schomburg center for research in black culture, new york public library 1902 births 1984 deaths american women lawyers dunbar high school (washington, d. c. ) alumni university of michigan alumni new york university alumni people from washington, d. c. love on a leash is a 2011 film. it was produced by fenix pictures and indie crush, and directed by fen (jennifer) tian. it follows a dog on his quest to become human again, but the only way he can become human again is to find true love.
it stars stephen kramer glickman, jana camp, aneese khamo, michaelina lee, and gloria winship ayon. it was panned by critics, however in the years since, the film has garnered a cult following after it was reviewed by youtuber ralphthemoviemaker. it is infamous for having no music in the entire movie. plot a man named alvin flang has been cursed by a lake, and must find true love in order to become human again. he then meets comes into the care of lisa, a young woman who will not date. lisa has two relationships, however both end as the first one ends in a confession that he is gay, and the second when he tries to rape her. alvin rescues her from the man, and she dubs him "prince. " lisa, now stressed, overdoses. prince brings the police to her and she conesses she loves him, turning him into the human form of prince. they soon learn, howeer, that prince becomes dog by day and human by night. to earn money, prince stars in some ads. however, lisa finds out, and is furious.
lisa's mother's friend and mother both invite lisa to dinner to meet prince. they both pressure lisa into meeting lisa at the courthouse at 10 the next day to get married. prince does not show up, because he is a dog, and lisa's mother goes into cardiac arrest. lisa goes to her new boss's house for dinner with prince, but he turns into a dog in front of everyone. lisa becomes furious at prince, and he runs away in shame. lisa realizes she loves prince, and prince comes back. however, just before they meet, he is hit by a car and dies. years later, prince is reincarnated. he meets with lisa again, and the two of them get married. cast jana camp as lisa stephen kramer glickman as alvin flang/prince (dog voice-over) aneese khamo as alvin flang/prince (human) gloria winship ayon as lisa's mother michaelina lee as friend additionally, shane ayon is a store owner production according to cast member steven kramer glickman, he was paid with wontons and canteloupes by direction fen tian.
tian had apparently also got the money to create the movie from a chinese church, thinking it would be a religious film. when seeing the final product, they requested their name be removed. glickman also sang at random times in the film, assured by tian that music would be filled in in post-production. however, due to copyright issues, tian was unable to put music in the film. as a result, there is not music in the film whatsoever. the editor of the movie also requested his name be removed from the film following viewing it. as of february 2022, the identity of the editor has not been revealed to the public. reception and legacy love on a leash was negatively received by critics. mitch ringenberg of the midwest film journal criticized the audio, explaining, "throughout the runtime, it sounds like he’s either reading his lines from across the room or simply deep-throating the mic to get as close as possible.
" he ended his review stating, "it goes so far down the rabbit hole of unwatchability that it emerges on the other side as something entirely new. " sujay utkarsh of the tartan also criticized the coherency, saying "this is far and away the most confusing thing i’ve ever seen. " in early 2018, youtuber ralphthemoviemaker reviewed the film and told his followers to give it a 10/10 on imdb. this resulted in love on a leash becoming the highest rated film on imdb and the subsequent banning of his account. he then moved to letterboxd, where it remains the most controversial film on the site. lattice confinement fusion is a type of nuclear fusion which generates energy via exposing deuteron-saturated metals to gamma radiation, avoiding the usage of magnetically confined high-temperature gasses used in other methods of fusion energy generation.
a team of nasa researchers seeking a new energy source for deep-space exploration missions, recently revealed a method for triggering nuclear fusion in the space between the atoms of a metal solid. the method nasa revealed accomplishes fusion reactions with the fuel (deuterium, a widely available non-radioactive hydrogen isotope composed of a proton, neutron, and electron, and denoted “d”) confined in the space between the atoms of a metal solid. in previous fusion research such as inertial confinement fusion, fuel (such as deuterium/tritium) is compressed to extremely high levels but for only a short, nano-second period of time, when fusion can occur. in magnetic confinement fusion, the fuel is heated in a plasma to temperatures much higher than those at the center of the sun. in the new method, conditions sufficient for fusion are created in the confines of the metal lattice that is held at ambient temperature.
while the metal lattice, loaded with deuterium fuel, may initially appear to be at room temperature, the new method creates an energetic environment inside the lattice where individual atoms achieve equivalent fusion-level kinetic energies. the prosecution of offences act 1884 was an act of the united kingdom parliament. its main purpose was to modify the original prosecution of offences act 1879, merging the roles of director of public prosecutions and treasury solicitor (section 2), though it also put in place a requirement for commissioners and assistant commissioners and district superintendents of the metropolitan police, commissioners of the city of london police, chief constables and the heads of every other county, city and borough police forces in england to report to the director (sections 3–4). its section 2 was itself repealed by the prosecution of offences act 1908, again splitting the two roles.
tamara lich is alberta-based activist who organized the yellow vest protest in medicine hat in 2019, and the 2022 canada convoy protest in ottawa. early life lich is from saskatchewan. views lich advocates against legislation that does not take account of regional differences, in 2020 she used the example of the need for different legislation on gun control in downtown toronto compared to rural alberta. she opposed bill c-48 and bill-69 that regulated the oil industry in canada. as a member of the maverick party she advocated for a unified voice of people in western parts of canada, to push for constitutional reform as a first priority and secession as the second. speaking at a news conference on 3 february 2022, lich called on all levels of government in canada to put an end to covid-19 public health measures. the next day she praised saskatchewan premier scott moe for ending provincial covid-19 restrictions.
activism and politics yellow vest movement lich organized the yellow vest protests in medicine hat in 2019. following death threats made towards prime minister justin trudeau, lich debated a name change for the group, to distance their aims from those promoting violence. clarion project lich is a supporter of the clarion project. western canada secessionism lich was a leader in the wexit movement which became the wildrose independence party of alberta. lich left wildrose to join the maverick party as a member of it's first governing council. in 2022, she was the secretary of the party's western canadian governing council. she resigned from wildrose in 2022 to focus on her work on the canada convoy protest. united we roll lich was involved in the 2018 united we roll protest convoy. covid-19 pandemic lich was a primary organizer of the 2022 canada convoy protest in ottawa as well as a spokesperson, and an organizer of the fundraising.
lich was offended that the protestors were portrayed in the media as racist and sexist, and has been outspoken against extremism at the protest. career lich has worked as an administrator for the medicine hat step energy services, as a fitness instructor, and as a musician in the medicine hat band blind monday. family life lich claims métis heritage. she is a grandmother and a mother, her daughter was born prematurely. she lives in medicine hat. jean-claude dondel (1904 – 1989) and roger dhuit (1910 – unknown) were a team of french architects. career dondel came to notice at the viard & dastugue study, where he co-designed the museum of modern art of the city of paris for the 1937 world's fair. dhuit spent some of his early years working for henri bernard. dondel and dhuit started their formal collaboration in 1955.
both men owned the government-sanctioned title of architecte des bâtiments civils et palais nationaux (english: chief architect of civilian buildings and national palaces) which, before more open competitions became standard in the early 1980s, positioned them as prime candidates to design public sports and educational facilities in the country. dondel was also an architecture advisor to the french ministry of education. in 1963 dondel and dhuit, in association with dhuit's former mentor henri bernard, won the tender to design a proposed 100,000 seat national stadium in vincennes, but the project stalled and was later abandonned in favor of a rebuild of the existing parc des princes. dondel and dhuit would instead make their mark producing more utilitarian buildings at a very high rate in order to satisfy france's rapid demographic growth, with some of their less expensive projects re-using previous design templates.
within a relatively short span of eleven years, their partnership is credited with some thirty schools across french territory, in addition to many sports facilities. following his collaboration with dhuit, dondel was part of another team that designed the "iris" model of prefabricated swimming pool in 1971. it was selected for large scale production by the french ministry of youth and sports as part of the plan 1000 piscines (english: 1000-pool plan), an effort to increase france's network of aquatic facilities. fifty-four of them were made. petersburg institute of st. helena () is a closed women's educational institution of the russian empire, part of the department of institutions of empress maria, which existed from 1821 to 1918 in st. petersburg. history on 5 october 1821, by decree of emperor alexander i and with the assistance of empress maria feodorovna, the school for mutual education according to the lancaster system was created at the st.
petersburg orphanage, created to educate children of both sexes. the first head of the school was a student of joseph lancaster, sarah kilgum. education at the school was carried out according to the bell-lancaster system. in the structure of the school, two departments were created: male and female, in total there were one hundred and forty children of both sexes. the main subjects of study at the school were arithmetic, writing and reading. in 1830, after the death of empress maria feodorovna, grand prince elena pavlovna took the school under her patronage. in 1855, a building was purchased for the school, which belonged to the previously famous writer ivan krylov on the petersburg side at tserkovnaya street, 29, in 1851, rebuilt and expanded by the architect n. p. grebyonka. from 1871 to 1872, the building underwent a superstructure under the guidance of the architect n. f. montandra, and in 1898 to 1900 the task was rebuilt under the guidance of the architect a. i.
shambacher and with the participation of the architects n. i. poleshko and f. b. nagel. in 1898, the house church of the holy equal-to-the-apostles constantine and helena was built, and on 2 february 1901, it was consecrated by metropolitan anthony in the presence of empress maria feodorovna. the shroud and icons for the church were painted by the paintercarl timoleon von neff. on 20 november 1854, emperor nicholas i, at the request of grand prince elena pavlovna, signed a decree on renaming the school of mutual education into the school of st. helena, in honor of the heavenly patroness of the school - the holy equal-to-the-apostles empress elena, from that moment on, the school becomes a closed women's educational institution, part of the department of institutions empress maria. on 5 february 1865 and 7 march 1878 emperor alexander ii visited the school. on 27 july 1880, the charter of the educational institution was adopted, according to which the school was transformed into the institute of st.
helena, becoming an educational institution of the 2nd category. about one hundred and seventy pupils from poor families of all classes studied at the institute on a full board basis. the main subjects of study at the institute were: natural history, pedagogy, foreign languages, russian language and literature, hygiene, music, dancing and gymnastics. in 1901, the institute began issuing diplomas of home tutors to its graduates. in 1910, the institute received the official right to be called a women's institute, and its pupils, who successfully completed the course of study, acquired the right to receive a golden cipher. over the years, the teaching staff of the institute was made up of well-known people in their fields: the educational part was headed by k. k. arngeim, the history was headed by v. a. butenko, the musical part was headed by mily balakirev, f. a. kanille and e. s. azeev, the teacher was v. g. pevtsov.
vladimir stoyunin and the well-known lawyer anatoly koni, who wrote the draft charter of the institute, were members of the council of the institute. the well-known writer vladimir odoyevsky was an assistant in the management of the institute. in 1918, after the october revolution and the advent of the new government, the eleninsky institute was closed. on the basis of the institute, the unified soviet labor school no. 199 was created with a boarding school no. 3 named after nikolay dobrolyubov. at the moment, the former building of the institute houses the secondary school no. 77 with an in-depth study of chemistry in the petrograd region.
directors biller, sara alexandrovna (1821-1844) titova, anna mikhailovna (1844-1877) vansovich, ekaterina alexandrovna (1877-1905) arnoldi, varvara dmitrievna (1905-1917) patrons grand prince elena pavlovna grand prince ekaterina mikhailovna trustees duchess helene of mecklenburg-strelitz notable teachers geek, nikolai karlovich<ref>геек, николай карлович</span> // русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — санкт-петербург—москва, 1896—1918. </ref> arnheim, karl karlovich<ref>eleninsky institute</span> // русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — санкт-петербург—москва, 1896—1918. </ref> butenko, vadim apollonovich kedrov, konstantin vasilievich mily balakirev azeev, evstafiy stepanovich pevtsov, vasily gerasimovich canille, fedor andreevich references literature санкт-петербург. петроград. ленинград: энциклопедический справочник / белова л. н. , булдаков г. н. , дегтярев а. я. и др. ; москва: great russian encyclopedia, 1992. — 687 с.
история народного образования в российской империи в архивных документах, 1802—1917 гг. : справочник / д. и. раскин; санкт-петербургский государственный университет (спбгу): санкт-петербург: 2020. — 1068 с. начальное и среднее образование в санкт-петербурге xix — начало xx века : сб. док. / арх. упр. санкт-петербурга и ленингр. обл. центр. гос. ист. арх. санкт-петербурга (цгиаспб); сост. н. ф. никольцева. - санкт-петербург : лики россии, 2000. — 359 с. — закрытые женские институты российской империи. 1764—1855 / пономарева в. в. , изд: пятый рим москва: 2019. — 480 с. rebecca woodgate is a professor at the university of washington known for her work on ocean circulation in polar regions. education and career woodgate has a b. a. from the university of cambridge (1990) and a ph. d. from the university of oxford (1994). following her ph. d. , she was a postdoctoral researcher at the alfred wegener institute for polar and marine research.
in 1999, she moved to the university of washington and, as of 2022, she is a professor at the university of washington. research woodgate's early research centered on data assimilation in models and currents near greenland. she has examined physical properties of the water masses in the arctic ocean, and the movement of the water masses in the region. her research also focuses on the flow of freshwater through the bering strait and the changes in the water flowing through the bering strait over time. woodgate's research also informs understanding of the role of freshwater in the arctic, and the interactions between the arctic ocean and sea ice in the region. her research uses moored instruments to observe conditions in the arctic ocean. power of the people (, sl) is a ukrainian liberal political party registered by the ministry of justice on 20 august 2014. on 8 february 2019, dmytro gnap was nominated as the party's candidate for the 2019 ukrainian presidential election.
on 1 march, gnap withdrew his candidacy in favour of supporting fellow candidate anatoliy hrytsenko. the following day the party officially withdraw gnap's candidacy. m. idris judge of the high court of bangladesh who was the first chief election commissioner of bangladesh. career idris was appointed the chief election commissioner of bangladesh on 7 july 1972 and served until 6 july 1977. the first general election of 7 march 1972 was held under his commission. wesley katjiteo (born 17 february 1990) is a namibian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for black africa and the namibia national football team. references 1990 births living people namibian footballers people from otjozondjupa region association football midfielders black africa s. c. players ts sporting f. c. the prosecution of offences act 1908 was an act of the united kingdom parliament passed in 1908.
its section 1 repealed section 2 of the 1884 act of the same name, thus splitting the offices of director of public prosecutions and treasury solicitor. that section of the 1908 act also removed the upper bar on his salary enacted in the 1879 act of the same name and reiterated the minimum experience of ten years for directors and seven years for his assistants from the 1879 act. the 1908 act's section 2 made other minor amendments to the 1879 act as well as substituting the director for the solicitor in the section of the coinage (offences) act 1861 relating to the costs of prosecutions. darius was reportedly launched at newcastle on tyne in 1824. she foundered without a trace in february 1829. career darius first appeared in the register of shipping (rs) in 1825. in 1813 the british east india company (eic), had lost its monopoly on the trade between india and britain. british ships were then free to sail to india or the indian ocean under a licence from the eic.
darius, bowen, master, sailed from london for bombay on 9 march 1825, sailing under a licence from the eic. darius, t. blair, master, sailed from london on 11 april 1827, bound for mauritius. darius, j. hunter, master, sailed from london on 7 may 1828, bound for ceylon and bengal. loss on 8 february 1829, darius, hunter, master, sailed from mauritius for london and was not heard from again. a hurricane that occurred or 12 february was believed to have been the cause of the loss. the same hurricane resulted in the loss of . the protected areas of sudan include national parks, marine national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, bird sanctuaries, game reserves, nature conservation areas, and managed nature reserves. being astral and all registers – power of two is a live album by pianist cecil taylor and drummer tony oxley. it was recorded at the ulrichsberg festival in ulrichsberg, austria in may 2002, and was released in 2020 by discus records.
the album was one of two that were produced from recordings that tony oxley found in his personal archives in 2020, the other being birdland, neuburg 2011. in the album liner notes, oxley recalled meeting taylor for the first time in 1988, and stated that, after their initial musical encounter, taylor told the concert organizer "he is the one! " the phrase "being astral and all registers" is from the last line of a taylor poem titled "choir. " reception in a review for jazzwise, daniel spicer wrote: "while the idea of telepathic communion has become a commonplace when describing the process of making improvised music, with taylor and oxley there's a real sense of something uncanny in the sudden stops and blossoming moments of beauty. they were, without doubt, masters at work. " writing for jazz journal, nic jones commented: "if a lot of 'contemporary jazz' is a sound of indifference, then this release is a sound of commitment.
generalisations sweeping or otherwise are often risky, and that's true here, but the fact remains that taylor and oxley broach no compromise. theirs is a sound world that makes demands of the listener, and furthermore makes demands of themselves. . . such pioneers as this pair keep a foot in the world as it is, while hinting emphatically at worlds yet to be mapped. " david grundy, in a review for point of departure, stated: "the contrast between oxley's intensely reactive style, at once clattery and melodic, and taylor's thickly flowering streams of notes mined a whole new stream. . . with taylor, oxley became increasingly responsive and melodic, often repeating the pianist's melodic gestures a split second after they were played, anticipating and underscoring, contrasting and amplifying the fast-moving details of taylor's playing, his figuration and refiguration of melodic material across the octaves ('all registers'). throughout, the two practiced what adam baruch in the liner notes. . .
calls an 'exchange of roles, i. e. drumming on the piano and playing on the drums'. . . rising from abyss to astral, at once basic – fundamental – and rivetingly dense with information, this music is luminous clarity and grace. highly recommended. " a writer for avant music news noted: "taylor was in his early 70s when these performances were recorded, and oxley was only about a decade younger. but they play with the energy and drive of musicians half their age. indeed, this workout would give anyone a challenge, including the listener. " karl ackermann, in a review for all about jazz, remarked: "much of the half-hour free improvisations. . . is resolutely free-wheeling, but both pieces. . . have melodies strewn through the anarchy. it is no less challenging a listen than much of taylor's catalog, but it does occasionally come up for air. . . oxley's late-career discoveries only enhance the reputations of these two legends.
" a review at the marlbank web site stated: "full on and intense but that is only one part of the effect. . . because taylor smashes through to another space entirely, his extensive use of abstraction populating a saturated canvas alert and ready to transform in a maximalist way depending on the way he directs the light to shine on each note and passage. that light means revelation upon revelation. " writing for the new york city jazz record, george grella called the album "essential," and commented: "as usual with the two, they start playing but the music feels like it had been going on all along between them, before they sat at their instruments. as much as taylor could stab down on a moment in time, there is a constant linear flow to the music, a flexible suppleness that integrates every event with all those that have come before.
" simon sweetman of off the tracks wrote: "at one point it is almost a case of peering deep into a blur to decipher if the noise is from the drum kit or the piano key; of course the answer is that it’s from the painted combination. . . if you want to dip a tentative toe in then this is the very water to broach. it's wonderful to have oxley opening the archives so we can access this. how joyous to hear taylor and oxley opening wide their very souls. " a reviewer for freq wrote that "the overriding sensation that comes from" the album is "joy; at times an utterly maniacal joy but joy nevertheless. " he remarked: "the relentless invention shown by taylor and oxley here is second to none, and the best thing to do is just sit back and allow the uproar to engulf you and be swept away. ugur or uqur(du. gur) was a god worshiped in various parts of the ancient near east. he was connected with the mesopotamian deity nergal. much like him, he was associated with war and death.
he was also originally regarded as his sukkal (attendant deity). since the logographic writing of his name could be used to represent nergal, it is a matter of debate which attestations of du. gur in texts refer to him. character ugur was originally the sukkal of nergal, though he was replaced in this role by ishum after the old babylonian period. in mesopotamian sources his name was used to logographically represent the name of nergal at least from the middle babylonian period onward. volkert haas regards the origin and meaning of his name as unknown. it has been proposed that it was the imperative form of akkadian nāqaru, meaning "destroy! " a lexical text explains his name as synonymous with the akkadian word namsaru, "sword. " wilfred g. lambert proposed that he was imagined as a personification of nergal's weapon. due to epithets such as "the bloody ugur" it is assumed that he was a god of death. under the name šaum(m)atar he formed a triad of war gods with nupatik and aštabi.
it has been proposed that this epithet was derived from an indo-european language, and that it might be cognate with sanskrit somadhara (milky way) or soma-dhana ("containing soma"). however, it was evidently in use chiefly in some of the hurrian-speaking areas. in hittite sources the logogram du. gur could represent , a war god of hattian origin described as having the appearance of a young man. however, he was also sometimes represented by the logogram dza. ba4. ba4. worship it is possible that ugur is already present in the early dynastic mesopotamian god list from abu salabikh. in later periods he was worshiped in the temples emeslamnigurru (sumerian: "e-meslam which is clad in terror;" e-meslam being the temple of nergal in kutha) in girsu, esulim-enlile ("house of the awesome radiance of enlil") located in the same city, and in a temple in isin whose name is presently unknown.
while isin was mostly the cult center of the medicine goddess ninisina, it was also associated with a number of underworld gods, including nergal, ningishzida and an otherwise unknown most likely cthtonic goddess lakupittu who according to andrew r. george was likely the tutelary deity of lagaba near kutha. ugur was introduced from mesopotamia to the pantheons of other areas of ancient near east. he was one of the deities celebrated in the hišuwa festival from the hurrian kingdom of kizzuwatna. he is also attested in personal names from nuzi, indicating he was worshiped in eastern hurrian areas as well. piotr taracha proposes that figure number 27 from the yazılıkaya reliefs, placed between a pair of bull-men separating earth and heaven and the mountain god pišašaphi might be ugur. "ugur of teshub" appears in the kaluti (offering lists) dedicated to the circle of teshub. in ancient anatolia ugur was particularly venerated in hayaša.
on occasion, ugur and ugur of hayaša could appear as two distinct deities in hittite offering lists. the dyad of ugurs was seemingly regarded as protective deities of the house. other anatolian locations where he was worshiped include hattusa, where priests of this deity are attested, and kaitana, where a festival was dedicated to him. in emar a god whose name was written with the logogram du. gur appears in rituals alongside shuwala, a hurrian goddess connected with the underworld. du. gur from emar has been interpreted as the logographic writing of either the name of nergal or resheph, though it is also possible it is meant to be read as ugur, as a syllabic spelling of this name is known from hurrian texts from both emar and nuzi. while no evidence for the existence of a temple dedicated to him in this city is known. he is mentioned in instructions for the kissu festival of dagan, which most likely took place in šatappi, a city possibly located further south.
during this celebration, songs dedicated to him and shuwala were sung. the precise meaning of the term kissu remains uncertain, making the nature of these celebrations, and roles of specific deities in them, difficult to ascertain. it has been proposed that the presence of underworld deities - ugur and shuwala - indicates that it represented the periodic death and return to life of a deity, possibly dagan's spouse, but this remains speculative. it is also possible that it involved abi, offering pits connected to the cult of underworld deities. volkert haas assumes that "lord of hubshal" or "nergal of hubshal" known from tell leilan might be the same deity as ugur. however, wouter henkelman identifies this deity as the elamite god simut. giulio borgarucci, md (; died ) was an italian court physician who immigrated to england and became physician to the royal household. life giulio borgarucci was one of four sons of carlo borgarucci.
of his brothers, the eldest borgaruccio edited several works of history and science; prospero became professor of anatomy at padua in january 1564, and obtained great reputation by his writings; and giulio his elder brother, who was a physician, came to england as a protestant refugee, and was a member of the italian branch of the strangers' church in london, under the ministry of girolamo jerlito. in 1563, when london was visited by the plague, borgrucci treated the epidemic by bleeding. his brother bernardino, a juris-consult, was also then in london. prospero also came to london during the plague, and learned from giulio the use of a ball (pomo) compounded of balsamic substances, to be held in the hand, that its odour might counteract the effects of foul air. borgarucci was admitted a member of the college of physicians, and on 2 july 1572 was incorporated md in the university of cambridge. he was physician to the earl of leicester, who is said to have made evil use of his knowledge of poisons.
by patent of 21 september 1573 he was made physician to the royal household for life, with an honorarium of 50l. per annum. the last trace of him is his letter of 21 february 1578–9 to lord burghley (in whose house the italian church originally assembled), asking the grant of a lease from the crown of the reversion of the parsonage of middlewich, cheshire. he is supposed to have died about 1581, and was succeeded as court physician by roderigo lopez. borgarucci was married, and in october 1573 he wrote to lord burghley complaining that sir william cordell, master of the rolls, had for five months detained his wife from him in his house, nourishing her in his popish superstitions. the lady was not anxious to return, and a commission of delegates was appointed to inquire whether she was really borgarucci's wife or the wife of another person. the case lasted several years; ultimately borgarucci seems to have established his conjugal rights.
from the fact that archbishop grindal took sides against borgarucci, it is perhaps not unreasonable to suppose that the court physician was one of those who regarded as "popish superstitions" some of the positions of anglican orthodoxy. he wrote a short commendatory epistle in latin, following the proeme to john banister's the historie of man, sucked from the sappe of the most approved anathomistes, 1578, fol. john simmons (died january 6, 1891) was an american soldier and recipient of the medal of honor who received the award for his actions in the american civil war. biography simmons was born in bethel, new york in an unknown year. he served as a private in company d, 2nd new york volunteer heavy artillery regiment after enlisting at liberty, new york during the civil war. he earned his medal in action at the battle of sayler's creek, virginia on april 6, 1865, for "capture of flag. ". he received his medal on april 24, 1865.
he died on january 6, 1891, and is now buried in andes cemetery, andes, new york. chrystian gabriel colombo (born 1952) is an argentine businessman and politician who served as chief of the cabinet of ministers during the presidency of fernando de la rúa, from 2000 to 2001. he served as cabinet chief during the december 2001 riots, and resigned alongside de la rúa in their aftermath. early life colombo was born in 1952 in zapala, neuquén province. he graduated with a licenciatura degree on economics from the pontifical catholic university of argentina (uca). political career during the presidency of raúl alfonsín, in june 1985, colombo was appointed as president of the banco nacional de desarrollo (banade), in replacement of mario brodersohn. later, colombo worked in the private sector as part of gupo pérez companc, as a stockbroker in the buenos aires stock exchange, as vice president of the sociedad de la bolsa macro, and as manager of the banco río de la plata (later banco santander río) stock market.
in 1999, upon the election of fernando de la rúa as president of argentina, colombo was appointed as president of the banco de la nación argentina, the country's national bank. just a year later, on 6 october 2000, de la rúa appointed colombo as chief of the cabinet of ministers, in replacement of rodolfo terragno. under colombo's leadership, ricardo lópez murphy was designated at the helm of the ministry of economy following the resignation of josé luis machinea. colombo was also investigated for embezzlement of public funds diverted from the banco nación and to the private-owned banco macro. in 2001, he was denounced by the anti-corruption bureau for mishandling of public funds during his time as president of the banco nación; further charges were presented before the national senate in 2002. colombo remained in the position until de la rúa's abrupt resignation on 20 december 2001, and was the last public official to leave the casa rosada in the aftermath of the december 2001 riots.
due to senate provisional president (and acting president) ramón puerta being in san luis at the time, colombo managed "security and minimal administrative affairs of the state until the situation was resolved" in the early hours of 21 december. personal life colombo is married to visual artist silvia rivas. franz vollrath carl wilhelm joseph von bülow (11 september 1861 – 18 october 1915) was a german author, soldier and homosexual activist. life franz vollrath carl wilhelm joseph von bülow was born on 11 september 1861 in frankfurt am main of imperial germany. bülow's father was bernhard vollrath von bülow, chamberlain of mecklenburg-schwerin and envoy to the german confederation's bundesversammlung in frankfurt am main, while his mother was paula, née von linden. bülow attended high schools in schwerin and waren for his studies. following that, he completed cadet schools at plön and gross-lichterfelde. bülow had advanced to the rank of lieutenant by 1890.
in the same year, he left the service and joined the south west africa company in the german colonial south west africa. in the years that followed, he authored a book on his experiences in german south west africa and cecil rhodes' politics, as well as the herero and namaqua genocide. bülow was blinded by a gunshot wound and therefore returned to germany. he married divorced countess konstanze beust, née von goldacker, in 1898, but they divorced a year later. according to magnus hirschfeld, bülow was one of the co-founders of the scientific-humanitarian committee in berlin, together with magnus hirschfeld, eduard oberg, and max spohr. bülow moved to venice in 1900, where homosexuality was legal, unlike in germany. he lived near san polo on the grand canal at the palazzo tiepolo. bülow left venice with the outbreak of world war i and returned to germany, where he died on 18 october 1915, in dresden.
ma syed (1937 - 12 january 2013) was a former government official of bangladesh who was the chief election commissioner. early life ma syed was born in 1937 in gopalganj. career ma syed started his career in 1960 by passing the pakistan civil service (csp) examination and joining the administration cadre. he later served as the sub-divisional administrator, deputy commissioner and secretary to the government of bangladesh. he took over as the chief election commissioner of bangladesh on 23 may 2000 and retired from the post on 22 may 2005. under him the 8th national parliament election of bangladesh was held in 2001. heather tully (born february 6, 1980) is an american politician and nurse serving as a member of the west virginia house of delegates from the 41st district. she was appointed by governor jim justice on june 17, 2020. early life and education tully was born in olean, new york and raised in st. albans, west virginia, where she attended saint albans high school.
she earned a bachelor of science in nursing from the university of charleston, a certificate in medical coding and billing from new river community and technical college, and a master of science in nursing from west virginia university. career after graduating from college, tully worked as a critical care and icu nurse. since earning her master's degree, she has worked as a family nurse practitioner. she is a member of the west virginia nurses association. tully was appointed to the west virginia house of delegates in june 2020, succeeding jordan hill. references 1980 births living people west virginia republicans members of the west virginia house of delegates people from st. the battle of la pedrera was a conflict between peru and colombia that took place from 10–12 july 1911 in a disputed area surrounding the putumayo river as part of a larger territorial dispute between both countries.
battle the consuls of peru and colombia in manaus, aware of the consequences of a possible confrontation, proposed to their governments the diversion of the expeditions, seeking that the colombian expedition commanded by general neira stop in manaus, while the peruvian, commanded of commander benavides, in putumayo. however, due to lack of knowledge about these negotiations, the armed clash between the peruvian and colombian forces took place in la pedrera between july 10 and 13. the colombian troops established in la pedrera had created a permanent camp, which included crops and a set of trenches. most of the colombian soldiers became ill with malaria, yellow fever or leishmaniasis, which led to 11 becoming sick, 22 dying, and leaving 34 unfit for combat at the time of the confrontation. on july 10, the peruvian commander óscar benavides demanded the withdrawal of the colombian forces, the refusal caused the first confrontation between both parties.
111 colombian soldiers from the trenches repelled the attack of four river gunboats with 100 men, and after two hours of combat, the breakdown of the river gunboat américa gave rise to benavides' withdrawal. the next day, 23 colombians managed to hold the position until the night. thirty minutes before midnight, however, a new peruvian attack was carried out which could not be successfully repelled by gamboa. on july 12, the third and final day of the conflict, 43 colombian soldiers fought successfully for most of the day, but general gamboa passed out due to being ill while carrying a box of ammunition, being carried by his men. la pedrera was consequently evicted and the colombian troops were forced to withdraw. aftermath on july 19, 1911, a week after the clashes in la pedrera, the peruvian minister plenipotentiary ernesto de tezanos pinto and the colombian foreign minister enrique olaya herrera signed the tezanos pinto-olaya herrera agreement in bogotá.
in the agreement, colombia undertook not to increase the contingent located in puerto córdoba and not to attack the peruvian positions located between putumayo and caquetá. at the same time, the peruvian troops were forced to abandon la pedrera and return the captured war trophies to the colombians. in colombia, the house of the peruvian ambassador was stoned on october 4, with subsequent skirmishes and protests in the following days between both parties. on the other hand, the peruvian forces suffered a fierce epidemic of beriberi and yellow fever that caused them to lose up to 30 men a day. this also gave rise to a reaction from peruvian public opinion that demanded the permanence of their men in territory considered legitimately peruvian. on october 16, the peruvian troops withdrew from la pedrera. in putumayo in 1911 there was no colombian presence and peru was the owner of both shores, where there were towns such as tarapacá, puerto arica and tacna.
with regard to the presence of colombia in these areas, it only occurs after 1930 with the ratification of the salomón-lozano treaty, colombia withdrew from the position it defended and both sides were decimated by jungle diseases. the conflict is little remembered in both countries. peace was later signed between both nations, ratifying the salomón-lozano treaty of 1922. aleksander jełowicki (18 december 1804 in hubnyk - 15 april 1877 in rome) was a polish writer, poet, translator and publisher. he was a veteran of the november uprising, deputy to the sejm of congress poland for the haisyn powiat and political exile in france, where he was a social activist, superior of the polish catholic mission in paris and monk. among the works he published are the first editions of adam mickiewicz's part iii of dziady (1832) and pan tadeusz (1834). between 1835 and 1838 he was leading partner of the publishing house and printing works, jełowicki i s-ka in paris.
his list of authors constitutes a major part of poland's 19th-century literary canon and includes: juliusz słowacki, zygmunt krasiński, julian ursyn niemcewicz, kazimierz brodziński, stefan witwicki, wincenty pol, antoni gorecki, maurycy mochnacki, joachim lelewel, henryk rzewuski, michał czajkowski, klementyna hoffmanowa, ignacy krasicki. as chaplain to polish artists in exile, in october 1849 he heard the last confession of frédéric chopin and gave him the last rites. he was present when the composer breathed his last. he described the musician's final moments in a letter, dated 21 october, to countess xawera grocholska. he was a founding member of the resurrectionist order and conducted an extended correspondence with its father general, piotr semenenko. he was a younger brother of edward jełowicki. creophilus oculatus is a species of rove beetle endemic to new zealand.
the southwest kansas storm are a professional indoor football team based in dodge city, kansas, and members of the champions indoor football (cif) league. the team was founded as an expansion franchise for the 2022 season. home games are played at united wireless arena. history dodge city and united wireless arena were previously home to the dodge city law of the cif from 2014 until 2017. the law were resurrected for the 2021 season, after the oklahoma flying aces withdrew one week before the season start, by using the flying aces roster and staff. during the cif's 2021 season, the southwest kansas storm were announced as a permanent 2022 expansion team into dodge city, replacing the dodge city law. iosif iosifovich charlemagne, or sharleman (russian:иосиф иосифович шарлемань, 13 april 1824, saint petersburg - 8 may 1870, saint petersburg) was a russian architect and painter of french ancestry; son of the architect iosif ivanovich charlemagne.
biography he began his education at saint peter's school, a german-language institution, then attended the imperial academy of arts, where he studied architecture with alexander brullov. he graduated in 1846, with the title of "free artist". two years later, he entered into service at the imperial court; becoming an assistant to . one of his first projects involved work on the "", which kept him occupied until 1851. later, he served as an assistant to auguste de montferrand, and helped to draft the plans for a monument to tsar nicholas i, under the direction of nicholas benois. his work was largely concerned with cost estimates and creating images of how the structures would look when completed. his private commissions were of a similar nature. one such project, a dacha for grand duke mikhail nikolayevich, earned him the title of "academician" in 1857.
his fame rests largely on his watercolor drawings, which were very popular with patrons of the arts and members of the royal family, who often placed orders for them. during a stay abroad, in 1860, he painted a series of views of germany for grand duchess olga feodorovna. together with his brother, adolf, a well-known painter, he created a circle of young artists, professional and amateur, who would meet in the evenings to draw. he died after a long, serious illness, and was buried next to his father in . brood i (also known as the blue ridge brood) is a brood of 17-year periodical cicadas that inhabits western virginia and west virginia. it last emerged in 2012 and is expected to be seen again in 2029. lifecycle every 17 years brood i cicadas tunnel en masse to the surface of the ground in late-april to early-june of emergence years to molt, mate, lay eggs, and subsequently die off over the course of a few weeks.
after the eggs hatch, the nymphs burrow back underground to further develop and grow for the next 17 years before emerging again, completing the cycle. the extreme number of emerging cicadas is often given as an example of predator satiation. the protected areas of south sudan include national parks, game reserves, forest reserves, nature conservation areas, and bird sanctuaries. protected areas cover 15. 5% of the country's land area. sojourner truth state park is a state park that is under construction in ulster county, new york, to the north of the city of kingston. it is bound by hudson river to its east and new york state route 32 on its west. the park was dedicated by governor kathy hochul on february 28, 2022, in honor of sojourner truth, who was born nearby in esopus, and black history month. history the site of this park was obtained by scenic hudson in 2019 and transferred to the state at a cost of $13. 5 million, which was funded through the state's environmental protection fund.
prior to its designation as a park, the site was used for industries such as cement production, brick making, quarrying, and ice harvesting. prior to its acquisition by scenic hudson, the site of this park was owned by the real estate development firm avr, which sought to build housing on the property. from the mid-1950s until 1985, hudson valley cement operated a cement facility on the site; followed by tilcon minerals, which manufactured construction materials here until 2005. park description along with industrial ruins, most of the park is 260 acres of forested hills with 37 acres of wetlands along the hudson river. the hudson river brickyard trail, which is managed by the nonprofit organization scenic hudson, runs through this park. the trail is part of the longer empire state trail. w. todd longanacre (born october 19, 1967) is an american politician serving as a member of the west virginia house of delegates from the 42nd district. he assumed office on december 1, 2020.
education longanacre graduated from seneca trail christian academy in 1987. he earned an associate of science in forestry technology and bachelor of science in biology from glenville state college, followed by a master of science in strategic leadership from mountain state university. career from 1986 to 2015, longanacre served in the united states army. during his tenure, he was assigned to the 101st airborne division. from 1995 to 2001, longanacre served as a naturalist and wildlife manager in the west virginia division of natural resources. he also owns a pizza restaurant and works as a survival skills instructor. longanacre was elected to the west virginia house of delegates in november 2020 and assumed office the following month. mohammad abu hena (born 1937) is a former bangladeshi government official who was secretary. he was the seventh chief election commissioner of bangladesh. early life abu hena was born in 1937 in the village of bahadurpur, pangshar, rajbari.
career abu hena joined the then pakistan civil service (csp) in 1963. he was appointed as the chief election commissioner on 9 april 1996 and resigned on 8 may 2000 citing health reasons. the seventh parliamentary election of 12 june 1996 was held under his commission. brood iii (also known as the iowan brood) is a brood of 17-year periodical cicadas that is endemic only to the us state of iowa. it last emerged in 2014 and is expected to be seen again in 2031. lifecycle every 17 years brood iii cicadas tunnel en masse to the surface of the ground in late-april to early-june of emergence years to molt, mate, lay eggs, and subsequently die off over the course of a few weeks. after the eggs hatch, the nymphs burrow back underground to further develop and grow for the next 17 years before emerging again, completing the cycle. the extreme number of emerging cicadas is often given as an example of predator satiation.
wairangi was a maori rangatira (chieftain) of the ngāti raukawa iwi in the tainui tribal confederation from the waikato region, new zealand and the ancestor of the ngāti wairangi hapu. he probably lived in the mid-seventeenth century. life wairangi was a son of takihiku and brother of tama-te-hura, upoko-iti, and pipito. his grandfather raukawa, son of tūrongo and māhina-a-rangi, was the founder of ngāti raukawa and a direct descendant of hoturoa, the captain of the tainui. ngāti raukawa-ngāti kahu-pungapunga war wairangi joined whāita in his war against ngāti kahu-pungapunga, in which they eliminated ngāti kahu-pungapunga and seized the upper reaches of the waikato river, between putaruru and ātiamuri. after the initial assault on the ngāti kahu-pungapunga settlements south of maungatautari, wairangi and upoko-iti led half of the war party south on the west side of the waikato river.
they passed te wawa, killed the rangatira whakahi at te pae-o-turawau, and killed korouamaku at te ngautuku, near ātiamuri. the last of the ngāti kahu-pungapunga made their stand at pōhatu-roa, a hill just west of ātiamuri, which was the base of their allies, the ngāti hotu. whāita and wairangi's war-parties reunited and surrounded the hill. the two forces clashed repeatedly, but eventually hunger sapped the defenders' strength and they were unable to deflect the ngāti raukawa assault, which captured the chieftain hikaraupi and the mountain. after this, wairangi settled the portion of ngāti kahu-pungapunga's lands south of whakamaru, making his base at ruru-nui, near whare-puhanga. his descendants, ngāti wairangi, still live in the area and now share mōkai marae with a number of other hapu. tupeteka and parewhete while wairangi was out hunting birds at kāwhia, ruru-nui was visited by tupeteka, a rangatira of ngāti maru from te āea in the waihou river valley near te aroha.
wairangi's wife parewhete had sex with him and wairangi realised this because when he returned the food that parewhete served him was not properly cooked, or because his other wife, puroku had noticed some of parewhete's kokowai rouge on tupeteka's cheek. therefore, he beat her and she fled to tupeteka's village. during this flight, parewhete painted some of her kokowai on a manuka tree at a place now called manuka-tutahi (manuka flowers are usually white, but sometimes pink or red). she left one of her cloaks at āniwaniwa, where she crossed the waikato. a red cliff face by the waikato river or at pari-kararangaranga near matamata is said to derive from this flight, either because when parewhete stopped to wash she left her maro ('skirt') on the rock and the blood from her menstruation turned it red, or because she painted more kokowai on the cliff. these traces allowed people from ruru-nui to work out that parewhete had gone to te āea.
when tupeteka refused to return parewhete, wairangi gathered a war-party of 140 men along with his brothers tama-te-hura, upoko-iti, and pipito. when they arrived at te āea, they were welcomed into the village and performed the tangi ('ceremonial weeping') on the marae. they were let into a giant wharau guesthouse. according to te rangi hīroa his suspicions were aroused by the fact that the posts of the wharau were made of whole trunks of kahikatea - far sturdier than required for construction. meanwhile, tupeteka summoned a war-party of ngāti maru from the hauraki gulf. for the first two days, the visitors were given only a meagre amount of food - one kumara for two on the first day and one each on the second. on the third day, they heard tupeteka's men slaughtering kurī dogs for food, carrying eels into the village, and bringing firewood, as if for a feast. in fact the dogs were being beaten, not slaughtered, and there was only one eel, which was being carried past repeatedly.