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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army%20of%20the%20Shenandoah%20%28Union%29

Army of the Shenandoah (Union)

The Army of the Shenandoah was a field army of the Union Army active during the American Civil War. First organized as the Department of the Shenandoah in 1861 and then disbanded in early 1862, the army became most effective after its recreation on August 1, 1864 under the command of Philip Sheridan. The army's actions during the Valley campaigns of 1864 rendered the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia unable to produce foodstuffs for the Confederate States Army, a condition which would hasten the conclusion of the American Civil War. History 1861–2 Under the command of Major General Robert Patterson before the three-month enlistments of a majority of its troops expired, the Department of Pennsylvania operated as the lone element of Union Army in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. After achieving a tactical victory at the Battle of Hoke's Run on July 2 and contributing indirectly to the Union disaster at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, its unexpired regiments and commanders were absorbed into a new Department of the Shenandoah under the command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks on July 25, 1861. Neither Patterson nor Banks referred to his commands as the Army of the Shenandoah in official correspondence, and when the Army of the Potomac adopted a Corps structure on March 18, 1862, Banks' command was redesignated as the "Fifth Corps." 1864 On May 21, 1864, Major General David Hunter was appointed to command the Department of West Virginia. Hunter designated the field forces of his department the "Army of the Shenandoah". Hunter was in command of the Army of the Shenandoah from May 21 to July 3 which consisted of two infantry divisions and two cavalry divisions. The First and Second Infantry Divisions were commanded by Brigadier Generals Jeremiah C. Sullivan and George Crook respectively. The First and Second Cavalry Divisions were commanded by Brigadier Generals Julius Stahel (succeeded by Alfred N. Duffie) and William W. Averell respectively. In May Crook's and Averell's divisions fought independently at the battle of Cloyd's Mountain. Hunter personally led Sullivan's and Stahel's divisions at the battle of Piedmont. All four divisions were joined for the battle of Lynchburg. On July 3, George Crook assumed command of both infantry divisions and designated this as a new field army named the Army of the Kanawha. The force was next created by order of Ulysses S. Grant on August 1, 1864, in response to a raid by Jubal Early and his Confederate army of 15,000 on Washington, D.C., and especially his defeat of Lew Wallace at the Battle of Monocacy Junction. The new Army of the Shenandoah was composed of the Union VI Corps (commanded by Horatio G. Wright), XIX Corps (William H. Emory), and George Crook's Army of West Virginia (VIII Corps). It was placed under Sheridan's command with orders to repel Early, deal with Confederate guerillas, and press on into the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Early, ever the cunning strategist, kept his force moving so as not to be trapped by Sheridan's vastly superior force. His raid had, if anything, a good deal of success for southern morale. Confederate General Robert E. Lee, coming to the conclusion that Early had done all that was practical, ordered Early to return two of his divisions to Richmond and remain to tie up Sheridan. Learning of this, Sheridan waited until Early weakened himself and then attacked at the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19 and then again at the Battle of Fisher's Hill on September 20–21. By the end of these battles, Early's force was effectively out of the war, and Sheridan proceeded with his secondary orders to destroy the ability of the Shenandoah Valley to produce foodstuffs for the Confederacy, torching farms and more than 2,000 mills. Reinforced again in reaction to the threat of Sheridan's 31,000-man army, Early moved against Sheridan once more. After a decisive cavalry victory by Union forces under Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Tom's Brook, Early's army launched a surprise attack against Sheridan at the Battle of Cedar Creek on October 19. Initially successful, the Confederates were repelled by a Union counterattack and the Valley was firmly under Union control. Following those battles in the fall of 1864, the majority of the Army of the Shenandoah was detached to Grant at Petersburg and to William Tecumseh Sherman in Georgia. Sheridan joined Grant for the Appomattox campaign where Sheridan commanded the Army of the Shenandoah, which included two divisions of cavalry commanded by Wesley Merritt. In late April 1865, command of the army then passed to Brig. Gen. A. T. A. Torbert until July 12, 1865, when the force was disbanded for the final time. Commanders April 27 – July 25, 1861: Major General Robert Patterson July 25, 1861 – March 18, 1862: Major General Nathaniel P. Banks 21 May – 3 July 1864: Major General David Hunter August 7 – October 16, 1864: Major General Philip Sheridan October 16–19, 1864: Major General Horatio G. Wright October 19, 1864 – April 22, 1865: Major General Philip Sheridan April 22 – July 12, 1865: Major General Alfred Thomas Torbert Notable battles July 2, 1861: Battle of Hoke's Run (Patterson) May 25, 1862: First Battle of Winchester (Banks, Order of Battle) September 19, 1864: Third Battle of Winchester (Sheridan, Order of Battle) September 20 – September 21: Battle of Fisher's Hill (Sheridan) October 9: Battle of Tom's Brook (Sheridan) October 19: Battle of Cedar Creek (Wright, Sheridan, Order of Battle) April, 1865: Appomattox Campaign (Merritt, Order of Battle) See also Confederate Army of the Shenandoah References Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. . External links Description of the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign Brief Introduction on the Army of the Shenandoah Military units and formations established in 1861 Shenandoah, Army of the Virginia in the American Civil War 1861 establishments in Virginia Military units and formations disestablished in 1865

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnisv%C3%A4rd

Gnisvärd

Gnisvärd (also referred to as Gnisvärd and Smågårde), is a fishing village in Tofta on the central west coast of the island of Gotland, Sweden. Gnisvärd is mostly known for its stone ships and harbor. Geography Gnisvärd is a small fishing village in the Tofta socken on the west coast of Gotland. It also includes the neighboring settlement Smågårde, about inland from Gnisvärd. The natural harbor, south of the modern manmade, was originally sheltered by a reef. A manmade harbor with a breakwater was constructed in 1931. An extension of the harbor for pleasure craft was added later. North of the harbor is the long, sandy Gnisvärd beach. , Gnisvärd Chapel belongs to Eskelhem-Tofta parish in Eskelhems pastorat, along with the churches in Eskelhem and Tofta. One of the asteroids in the main belt, 10814 Gnisvärd, is named after this place. History Gnisvärd was first used as a harbor during the Viking Age. Along the north road to Gnisvärd are some of the best preserved Bronze Age stone ships on Gotland. Formerly one of Gotland's biggest fishing villages, Gnisvärd is made up of about 40 cottages of limestone or wood, which line both sides of the narrow road running parallel to the beach. Most of the cottages were built during the 20th century. At the rear of the cottages are enclosed areas for drying fishing nets. The importance of the village reached its height when herring fishing peaked: in 1600–1680, 1747–1809 and 1877–1906. The most renowned fishing was at the Laggrundet ("Lag shallow") at the end of the 19th century, where large quantities of fish spawned during April and May. Opportunities for cod and flounder fishing were also historically good in Gnisvärd. The Gnisvärd Chapel, also known as the Strandkyrkan ("Beach Church"), was built in 1839 on the site of an earlier wooden chapel, probably dating from the 1600s. Fälting-Lotte One of the more noted persons from Gnisvärd was Anna Chartlotta Ganström (30March 183714September 1912), also known as Fälting-Lotte. The daughter of a boatswain, Fälting started out as a maid and later became one of Gotland's first female professional fishermen. Etymology Gnisvärd is sometimes referred to as "Gnidsvärd", a combination of the Swedish gnid ("rub" or "wipe") and svärd ("sword"). The origin of this name is explained in old documents collected by the priest Hans Nielsön Strelow (158727February 1656) and recorded in the 1633 chronicle Chronica Guthilandorum. According to the text, Gotland suffered badly from sea-borne attacks by German pirates during the 17th century. The pirates also occupied the two islands of Stora Karlsö and Lilla Karlsö, southwest of Gnisvärd. The Gotlandic chieftains finally had enough and united in a counterattack on the pirates. Gierre from Sjonhem and Bogke, supplied his brother Hangvar with 18 manned ships, and made him commander of the campaign. They sailed from Bogeviken and attacked the pirates at the two islands where they killed them all and burned their 80 ships. When they returned to land after a successful campaign, they wiped their swords clean of the blood of their enemies in the white sand at "Gnidesuerdshaffn"—Gnidsvärd. Stone ships The stone ships in Gnisvärd (the Gnisvärds skeppssättningar) date to the later Bronze Age and are some of the best preserved stone ships on the island. Located just south of the north road to the fishing village, one of them is the largest on Gotland, measuring in length and in breadth. Consisting of about 100 closely packed, erected stones, the bow and stern stones are the largest at approximately . The stone ship is located between two smaller, round stone circles. About south of the largest stone ship lies another, and wide, surrounded by two small stone circles, a stone tumulus in diameter and a smaller, slightly damaged stone ship. Approximately east of the first stone ship is a burial site consisting of one tumulus and eight round stone circles. There is also a large stone tumulus, in diameter and high, halfway between the stone ships and the fishing village. North of the stone ships is the only megalithic tomb on Gotland dating to 3600–2900 BC. Excavations at the site have revealed the remains of several people from different time periods up until 85 AD, making it a collective grave that has been reused several times. The largest of the stone ships is positioned with its "prow" facing the tomb. Since the stone ship was constructed after the tomb, it has been suggested that this could have been done to "moor" the ship to an older and revered place. False stone ship Between the original stone ships and the beach is an enormous construction () that looks like a stone ship. However, this construction is not listed by the Swedish National Heritage Board. Gallery References Further reading External links Academic paper on the Gnisvärd stone ships, with maps and pictures (In Swedish with English summary) Populated places in Gotland County

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984%20Arizona%20House%20of%20Representatives%20election

1984 Arizona House of Representatives election

The 1984 Arizona House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1984. Voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve a two-year term. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. House and State Senate. Primary elections were held on September 11, 1984. Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 39 seats over the Democrats' 21 seats. Following the elections, Republicans maintained control of the chamber, though their majority was reduced to 38 Republicans to 22 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Democrats. The newly elected members served in the 37th Arizona State Legislature, during which Republican James J. Sossaman was elected as Speaker of the Arizona House. Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District Detailed Results District 1 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 2 |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 3 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- - District 4 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 5 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 6 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 7 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- District 8 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 9 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 10 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- District 11 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Libertarian Party Primary Results |- District 12 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 13 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 14 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Libertarian Party Primary Results |- District 15 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 16 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 17 |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 18 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 19 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 20 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 21 |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 22 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 23 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- District 24 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 25 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 26 |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 27 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 28 |- !colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results |- |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 29 |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- District 30 |- !colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results |- References House of Representatives Arizona House Arizona House of Representatives elections

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardjan%20Seighali

Mardjan Seighali

Mardjan Seighali (born 1964) is an Iranian-born Dutch human rights activist, refugee worker and non-profit director. In 2013 Seighali became director of the Stichting voor Vluchteling Studenten UAF (Refugee Students Foundation). She serves on the Advisory Board of the College voor de Rechten van de Mens, and a member of the Supervisory Board of Het Loo Palace. Biography Youth Mardjan Seighali was born in 1964 in the northern Iranian city of Rasht on the Caspian Sea. Until the outbreak of the Iranian Revolution in 1978, Seighali had a protected family life, but the fall of the Shah inspired her to take an interest in politics. Adult life in Iran After the Revolution was hijacked by Islamists in 1979, Seighali joined a progressive party to fight for freedom and equal opportunities. She distributed pamphlets and attended meetings where she participated in discussions. Because of these oppositional political activities, she had to go in hiding for a few months at her aunt's home in Tehran when she was 17 years old; however, there was little she could do in daily life because she had to remain out of sight. Eventually she was able to persuade her father to let her celebrate Nowruz together in her parental home, but on the day of her arrival in 1982 she was arrested in her sleep, after which she was imprisoned for 1.5 years. She has said she experienced extreme fear every day, she was tortured, and several women with whom she was imprisoned were executed. Despite all the torture, she managed to not let her will be broken. Seighali was eventually released after her parents made a deal with the regime, in which they paid a heavy ransom, she was forced to marry and was henceforth banned from studying and working. Seighali was furious that she had had no say in this decision, and that she now had to live a life dedicated to making other people happy; she herself was (initially) not happy at all. Her parents refused to discuss the deal with her, and she was not allowed to tell them about what she had been through in prison; it was painful for everyone involved. After some resistance, on 8 December 1983 she eventually married Rasul, a friend of hers of several years, even though she was not ready for marriage at all yet. It took several years before they developed true love for each other, and eventually had two sons. Flight to the Netherlands In 1989, Rasul as cameraman secretly filmed an execution with the intention of smuggling the footage out of the country, but he was caught, had to immediately flee abroad, and ended up in the Netherlands. The regime soon confiscated their house, and Seighali and her children had to move back with her parents. She was then arrested several times and released again shortly after as an act of intimidation. Seighali made several failed attempts and fleeing the country. After 21 June 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake hit Rasht, Rasul restored contact with Seighali via her aunt, revealed to her with a subtle hint that he was in the Netherlands, and gave her his phone number. Shortly thereafter, with the help of a migrant smuggler, she succeeded in fleeing to the Netherlands with her children on an aeroplane. After arriving in Breda, she applied for asylum, and first ended up in refugee camp AZC Blitterwijck near Venray; later she moved to Brummen and finally Almere. Life in the Netherlands Having arrived in the Netherlands, Seighali first learnt Dutch all by herself, and then began studying, which she had been barred from doing in Iran. She eventually became very happy with her new life in the Netherlands, where she feels at home, a free and strong woman. She overcame her homesickness, but she remained in correspondence with her family in Iran. In 1997 she completed her social work and services studies at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, and subsequently followed several post-bachelor courses. From 1996 to 2013 Seighali worked in youth services as a manager, in rehabilitation and at heritage foundation Erfgoed Nederland. In 2013 Seighali became director of the Stichting voor Vluchteling Studenten UAF (Refugee Students Foundation). In June 2016 she entered the Advisory Board of the College voor de Rechten van de Mens, an independent supervisor for human rights issues in the Netherlands. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Het Loo Palace. In 2019 Seighali won the Comeniusprijs, an award for "eye-catching commitment to the interests of training, education, science and culture for the development of international society". According to the jury, she was an "enthusiastic inspirator in society who knows how to connect and support people so that they can push their own boundaries in society". On 21 November 2020 Seighali became president of the Humanistisch Verbond (Dutch Humanist Association). In the period from January 1st to September 1st, 2023, she served as the head of the Natuurstad Rotterdam Foundation. Awards 2019: Comeniusprijs Works Tot op de dag (2021) References Iranian atheists Iranian feminists Iranian human rights activists Iranian refugees Dutch activists Dutch atheists Dutch nonprofit directors Dutch feminists Dutch human rights activists 1964 births Living people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanggano%2C%20Sanggago%27t%20Sanggwapo

Sanggano, Sanggago't Sanggwapo

Sanggano, Sanggago’t Sanggwapo () is a 2019 Philippine comedy film directed by Al Tantay, and starring Andrew E., Dennis Padilla, Janno Gibbs, Eddie Garcia (in his final appearance), and Louise delos Reyes. It is about three troublesome friends who learn that one of them has inherited a hacienda from a deceased, rich man alleged to be his father. The film was released in the Philippines on September 4, 2019. It is also a sequel of Sanggano't Sanggago way back in 2001 starring Bayani Agbayani and Eddie Garcia. Plot Andy (Andrew E.), Johnny (Janno Gibbs) and Dondon (Dennis Padilla) are working as promodisers in a local mall. After fighting with robbers in a mall, Atty. Jose Agcaoili (Christopher Roxas) broke the news that Johnny's father, Don Roberto Endrinal had passed away. In his last will and testament, Don Roberto inherited his hacienda to Johnny. Johnny, Dondon and Andy went home to the Hacienda and found out that there was a big problem with the hacienda according to Enrico. But, Johnny denied about his identity and he and Andy switched places. There Andy who poses himself as Johnny met Sam (Louise Delos Reyes), who is the daughter of Don Roberto's best friend. Don Roberto arranged Johnny and Sam for marriage. But Johnny refused and ran away. In the hacienda, Dondon met Isabel (Zarah Tolentino) who is the caretaker of the animals in the farm. Johnny who poses as Andy met June (Cindy Miranda), an engineer who is pissed off at Johnny after he took her luggage away at the airport. The news of Johnny's return reach Russel Flores (Eddie Garcia) who is planning to build a hotel and casino at the hacienda. Russel is planning to poison the lake so that it may cause sickness and death to plants and animals. With the help of his lawyer Atty. Saguit and Russell's personal secretary Selina, they offered Johnny 100 million pesos to sell the hacienda which Andy who poses as Johnny agreed. As time goes by, Andy who poses as Johnny is getting closer with Sam, while Dondon is also getting closer with Isabel. While the real Johnny would talk to the veterinarian and plant pathologist. After which, he would have sex with them. When Andy, who poses as Johnny met with Chairman Flores for him to sign the papers, Johnny who poses as Andy poured coffee on purpose, in order to stop Andy to sell the hacienda. While Dondon, Isabel and June discovered that someone is pouring poison in the irrigation system. Johnny also discovered that his father didn't die in an accident. Don Roberto was ambushed and their vehicle fell on a ravine. Only Sam survived the accident, but it caused her to be blind. In another attempt, Atty. Saguit visited Andy who poses Johnny for him to sign the papers. But Johnny who poses as Andy took the deed of sale and burn it in a barbecue grill. There Russell calls for drastic measures. They use Selina to convince Johnny to sell the hacienda. Dondon and Isabel pushed through with their one night stand, Johnny celebrated his birthday with June and had a drinking spree. Selina came to Andy who poses as Johnny and ask if she would stay for a night. However, it was a plan of Atty. Saguit, there she put a lapel microphone with a recorder for her to record their conversation. Selina confessed that she likes Andy who poses as Johnny but he confessed that he loves Sam. However, Selina knew about Andy's true identity and Atty. Saguit's plan failed. Selina returned to Andy and gave to him a voice recorder, there they knew that Russell is the mastermind in the murder of Don Roberto. June and Johnny decided to talk to the mayor and tell about Russell's plans. While Andy and Dondon along with Selina sought the help of Atty. Agcaoili. Selina also revealed that after Andy signed the deed of sale, he will be gunned down by a sniper. There, Atty. Agcaoili sought the help from the governor. In the celebration of the town fiesta, Johnny, Andy, Dondon along with June, Sam, Isabel and Enrico came. Selina also told Dondon, that the sniper is positioned at foyer. June talked to the mayor and told about Russell being the mastermind of all the problems in the hacienda. However, the mayor didn't listen to her because he's a close friend of Russell. There Johnny revealed his true identity as the real son of Don Roberto. A furious Russell who was about to shot at Andy, but Selina shielded Andy and was shot instead. And when Russell about to shot Johnny, Dondon used a pan to shield, but the bullet went to Andy. There Russell told the mayor to come with him, or he will be implicated. But the mayor shot at Russell. As they're about to rush Dondon to the hospital, mayor along with Atty. Saguit and some policemen chased them. At the hospital, several police officers are on standby along with the governor and arrested the mayor and Atty. Saguit. At the hospital, they also learned that Selina died from the gunshot would she sustained. Johnny decided to give the house to Enrico and his family and he and June are now on. Dondon is now also happy with Isabel. As for Andy, he knew that he will be rejected by Sam after she regained her eyesight after Selina decided to give her eyes to Sam before she died. Sam also confessed her love to Andy. Cast Sequel A sequel titled Sanggano, Sanggago’t Sanggwapo 2: Aussie! Aussie (O Sige) () was released on December 31, 2021, on Vivamax. It features the 3 guys getting attracted to a half-Australian woman. References External links Philippine comedy films Viva Films films Films directed by Al Tantay

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Whitcomb%20Riley%20High%20School

James Whitcomb Riley High School

James Whitcomb Riley High School is a high school in South Bend, Indiana; serving most of the city's south side. The school is named in honor of the "Hoosier Poet", James Whitcomb Riley. The school is operated by South Bend Community School Corporation and governed by the SBSC's Board of School Trustees. Boys Swimming The Men's swim team at Riley, is the most successful athletic program in the South Bend Community School Corporation. Founded in 1952 it has had dozens of swimmers win individual state titles and be named All-Americans. . State Titles The Men's swim team at Riley, is the most successful athletic program in the South Bend Community School Corporation, with 7 State Titles ( 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58,1961–62,1977–78,1985–86,1994–95), and 7 State-Runner Titles ( 1960–61, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 2001–02,2002–03). . Sectional Titles Along with their state titles the team has won 30 Sectional titles (1975–76, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022-23) . Conference Titles They Riley High School Boys Swim team has also won an additional 31 Northern Indiana Conference Titles ( 1955–56, 1256–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961-1962, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999-00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06,2006–07, 2016,17). . City Titles Since the start of the S.B.C.S.C City Championship Riley has accumulated 32 City Tiles ( 1955–56, 1961–62, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-20). Win–loss record Since the start of the 2001–02 and to the end of the 2019-2020 season the team has accumulated a win–loss record of 222-42-1. . Girls Basketball In the early 2000s, Riley experienced some success in girls basketball being the 4-A state runner-up in 2002 and semi state runner-up in 2003. Since then, they have accumulated a win loss record of 30-143 from the 2006-2014 seasons.. Good Morning America On September 30, 2020, the national morning news show Good Morning America came to Riley to bring awareness to schools and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve along with GMA donated a $20,000 grant in partnership with Donor's Choose, and 1200 WiFi-Hotspots for five years in partnership with AT&T. . Notable alumni Joe Domnanovich - American football center Ron Dunlap - politician Fred Evans - American football running back Larry Karaszewski - Screenwriter Steve Nemeth - American football quarterback Bob Rush - professional baseball pitcher Jackie Walorski - politician, former U.S. Representative in Indiana's 2nd congressional district Daniel Waters - Screenwriter Mark Waters - Screenwriter Doug Wead - political commentator and writer Blake Wesley - professional basketball player Marcus Wilson - professional basketball player Tom Wukovits - professional basketball player See also List of high schools in Indiana References External links Public high schools in Indiana James Whitcomb Riley Education in South Bend, Indiana Educational institutions established in 1924 Schools in St. Joseph County, Indiana Magnet schools in Indiana 1924 establishments in Indiana

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Kate Devlin

Kate Devlin, born Adela Katharine Devlin is a Northern Irish computer scientist specialising in Artificial intelligence and Human–computer interaction (HCI). She is best known for her work on human sexuality and robotics and was co-chair of the annual Love and Sex With Robots convention in 2016 held in London and was founder of the UK's first ever sex tech hackathon held in 2016 at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London and is the author of Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots in addition to several academic papers. Education Devlin began her university career in the humanities and graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1997 with a BA (Honours) degree in archaeology. After deciding that archaeology presented her with limited future prospects, she returned to Queen's University to study computer science, and in 1999 she was awarded an MSc in that subject. She then moved to The University of Bristol, where in 2004 she was awarded a PhD in computer science. Devlin became a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London and a departmental Senior Tutor. and on 1 September 2018, Devlin became the Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural AI in the Digital Humanities department at King's College London. Academic career In 2003 Devlin began researching computer graphics in archaeology at Bristol University, rendering 3D computer models of archaeological sites such as at Pompeii with attention to realistically rendering lighting effects caused by the spectral composition of light sources available at the time period in history. This involved experimental archaeology, recreating light sources and analysing the spectral range for each type of candle or fuel lamp. From 2007 Devlin worked in the field of human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence at Goldsmiths, which included programming, graphics and animation. In 2018 she became Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. In 2015 Devlin spoke to news broadcasters in the UK about institutionalised sexism within science research and academia after comments made by Sir Tim Hunt regarding women scientists working in mixed laboratories. While Devlin, along with many other commentators, acknowledged the comments to be 'banter' she expressed the frustration that many women have with sexism in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and jokingly tweeted that she couldn't chair a departmental meeting because she was "too busy swooning and crying." Devlin also speaks publicly and writes to encourage more women to pursue technology careers. In 2016 Devlin co-chaired the International Congress on Love and Sex With Robots held in London, UK, an annual conference held since 2014, co-founded by Adrian David Cheok and David Levy, writer of the book of the same name, Love and Sex with Robots. Also, in 2016, Devlin founded the first UK sex technology (sex tech) hackathon, a conference where scientists, students, academics and other people in the sex tech industry meet to pool ideas and build projects in the field of sex and intimacy with artificial partners. In 2016 Devlin appeared several times in the media debating ethical issues concerning sex robots with Kathleen Richardson, fellow of the ethics of robotics at De Montfort University, and founder of Campaign Against Sex Robots which seeks to ban sex robots on the grounds that they encourage isolation, perpetuate the idea of women as property and are dehumanising. Devlin has argued that not only would a ban be impractical, but as technology develops more women need to be involved to diversify a field which is dominated by men creating products for heterosexual men. She also points out that the technology can be used as therapy, citing the use of artificial intelligence to treat anxiety, and the possible application towards understanding the psychology of sex offenders. Devlin frequently speaks at conferences and her areas of scientific interest include: the social and ethical problems of integrating artificial intelligence into sexual experience with computer systems and robots, the human and social consequences of AI as it becomes more sophisticated, and improving human sexual relationships by moving away from a "hetero-normative male view" of sex and intimacy using sex toys, robots and computer software. She has raised issues which she believes need addressing as this technology develops. These concerns include: if robots gain self-awareness, will they be able to give informed consent and be entitled to make choices regarding their own desires, and should they be supplied to the elderly in residential care facilities for companionship and sex. Devlin was named one of London's most influential people of 2017 by the Progress 1000, London Evening Standard. In 2018 Devlin released her book, Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots. The book began as research into the technological development of sex robots and explores the relationship between technology and intimacy. Engineering & Technology (E&T) magazine described the book as "a creative, optimistic, open-minded exploration of sex robots", particularly in its discussion on current sex technology. The Times described it as "illuminating, witty and written with a wide open mind". Publications Books Paradata and Transparency in Virtual Heritage, contributor, 2012 Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots. Bloomsbury Sigma, 2018 Love and sex with robots : second International Conference, LSR 2016, London, UK, 19–20 December 2016, Revised selected papers Selected papers Realistic visualisation of the Pompeii frescoes (2001) (with Alan Chalmers) Dynamic range reduction inspired by photoreceptor physiology (2005) (with Erik Reinhard) Current Practice in Digital Imaging in UK Archaeology (2006) (with Alice Chuter) Visual calibration and correction for ambient illumination (2006) (with Alan Chalmers, Erik Reinhard) Investigating Sensorimotor Contingencies in the Enactive Interface (2014) (with Janet K. Gibbs) One-Touch Pose Detection on Touchscreen Smartphones (2015) (with Karsten Seipp) Media Devlin has written for the New Scientist, The Conversation and has presented a TEDx talk entitled Sex Robots. Personal life Devlin has spoken publicly about living with bipolar disorder and epilepsy and how stress can affect both her academic and professional life, as well as how important it is to bring mental health issues into public debate to reduce the stigma attached. Devlin is open about her consensually non-monogamous relationships and has written about her experiences of polyamory. She is also interested in, and has researched, the life story of Adela Breton, the Victorian archaeologist and explorer, and contributed to the Raising Horizons exhibition of 'trowel-blazing' women throughout the history of archaeology and geology. She is divorced and has a daughter. See also Time to Change (mental health campaign) Virtual archaeology References External links Kate Devlin on Vimeo Exponential View lecture on Soundcloud AI and ethics at Changing Media Summit 2018 Living people Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Academics of King's College London 20th-century women from Northern Ireland 21st-century women from Northern Ireland Women archaeologists from Northern Ireland Artificial intelligence researchers Human–computer interaction researchers Roboticists from Northern Ireland Women roboticists Computer scientists from Northern Ireland Year of birth missing (living people) Science communicators Women computer scientists from Northern Ireland Archaeologists from Northern Ireland

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Prix Maurice Genevoix

The Prix Maurice Genevoix (Le prix Maurice Genevoix) is an annual French literary award made in honor of its namesake Maurice Genevoix (1890–1980). It is intended to recognize a French literary work which, by its topic or style, honors the memory and work of Maurice Genevoix. The prize was founded in 1985 in the city of Garches under the initiative of mayor Yves Bodin, who was a family friend of Genevoix. In 2004 the award was officially established at the Académie française as a "Grand Prix", meaning the winner receives a silver-gilt medal and variable cash amount, thus increasing its prestige and importance since 2004. Winners List of winners. Prizes awarded since 2004 are from the Académie française. 2018 : Jean Chalon, Ultimes messages d'amour (Tourneciel) 2017 : Antoine Rault, La Danse des vivants (Albin Michel) 2016 – Élisabeth Barillé, L'Oreille d'or d'Élisabeth Barillé, (Grasset) 2015 – Clara Dupont-Monod, Le roi disait que j'étais diable, (Grasset) 2014 – Jean-Christophe Rufin, Le Collier rouge (Gallimard) 2013 – Isabelle Autissier, L'Amant de Patagonie (Grasset) 2012 – Thierry Laget, La lanterne d'Aristote (Gallimard) 2011 – Alain Borer, Le Ciel & la carte : Carnet de voyage dans les mers du Sud à bord de La Boudeuse 2010 – Jean-Louis Ezine, Les taiseux (Gallimard) 2009 – Michel Bernard, La maison du docteur Laheurte (Table ronde) 2008 – Marie Didier, Morte-saison sur la ficelle : Et autres récits (Gallimard) 2007 – Jacques Godbout, La concierge du Panthéon (Seuil) 2006 – Brina Svit, Un coeur de trop (Gallimard) 2005 – Stéphane Audeguy, La théorie des nuages (Gallimard) 2004 – Daniel Maximin, Tu, c'est l'enfance (Gallimard) 2003 – Gilles Lapouge, En étrange pays (Albin Michel) 2002 – Nicolas Vanier, Le chant du grand nord (XO) 2001 – Jérôme Garcin, C’était tous les jours tempête (Gallimard) 2000 – Pascale Roze, Lettre d'été (Albin Michel) 1999 – Geneviève Dormann, Adieu, phénomène (Albin Michel) 1998 – Jean-Marc Roberts, Une petite femme (Grasset) 1997 – Ève de Castro, Nous serons comme des dieux (Albin Michel) 1996 – Anne Wiazemsky, Hymnes à l'amour (Gallimard) 1995 – Jean-Noel Pancrazi, Madame Arnould (Gallimard) 1994 – Michel del Castillo, Rue des Archives (Gallimard) 1993 – Bertrand Visage, Bambini (Seuil) 1992 – Pierre Veilletet, Querencia (Arléa) 1991 – Jean-Didier Wolfromm, La Leçon inaugurale (Grasset) 1990 – Marcel Schneider, L'éternité fragile (Grasset) 1989 – Jean-Marie Rouart, La Femme de proie (Grasset) 1988 – Jean-François Deniau, La Désirade, (Olivier Orban) 1987 – Rose Vincent, L'Adieu aux Champs (Seuil) 1986 – Gilles Pudlowski, L'Amour du Pays (Flammarion) 1985 – Nicolas Saudray, La Maison des Prophètes (Seuil) References External links Prix Maurice Genevoix (Académie Française) List of winners 1985–2007, with book cover thumbnails. Maurice Genevoix Awards established in 1985 1985 establishments in France

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Elkins Act

The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. The railroad companies were not permitted to offer rebates. Railroad corporations, their officers, and their employees, were all made liable for discriminatory practices. Prior to the Elkins Act, the livestock and petroleum industries paid standard rail shipping rates, but then would demand that the railroad company give them rebates. The railroad companies resented being extorted by the railroad trusts and therefore welcomed passage of the Elkins Act. The law was sponsored by President Theodore Roosevelt as a part of his "Square Deal" domestic program, and greatly boosted his popularity. Background Congress passed the Elkins Act as an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act. Without restrictive legislation, large firms could demand rebates or prices below the collusive price from railroad companies as condition for their business. As a result, it was common practice for railroads to offer competitive lower rates for transport between the large cities with high density of firms than the monopolistic rates between less industrial cities, irrespective of length of travel. Trusts constituted such a substantial portion of a carrier's revenue that the trusts could demand rebates as a condition for business, and the carrier would be forced to cooperate. Purpose The ICC had been unable to protect competition and fair pricing. Section 2 of the Interstate Commerce Act prohibits a carrier from offering preferential prices or rebates; however, enforcement of this section was ineffective. Powerful trusts would pay the standard shipping price, but demand a rebate from the carrier. Court cases brought before the commission generally did not result in punitive action, as the ICC was composed primarily of railroad interests. Carriers found guilty of price discrimination, moreover, could appeal the ICC decision to federal courts, delaying punishment for years. The Elkins Act was named for its sponsor, Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia, who introduced a bill in 1902 at the behest of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The law was passed by the 57th Congress and signed by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1903. The Act made it a misdemeanor for a carrier to impose preferential rebates, and implicated both the carrier and the recipient of the low price. The Act also abolished imprisonment as a punishment for breaching the law, so a violator could only be fined. By reducing the severity of punishment, legislators hoped to encourage firms to testify against each other, and promote stricter enforcement of the law. Impact Following the passage of the Elkins Act, real freight rates decreased only slightly. In 1905, leaders in the regulation movement testified before Congress to identify the reduction in prices that resulted from the Act. Yet, in the first months following the passage of the law, the most pronounced change in railroad pricing was the elimination of rebates. However, later analysis has found that decreases in carrier prices are better attributable to decreases in the costs of operation due to technology advances. The elimination of rebates led the railroads to seek other methods to compete for business, leading Governor Albert B. Cummins of Iowa to declare, in 1905, that the elimination of rebates simply forces railroads to seek alternative noncompetitive means to secure business. The Elkins Act, thus, was more effective in stabilizing prices and entrenching price collusion than demonstrably lowering prices. A diverse group of stakeholders publicly supported the Elkins Act. Citizens who supported the law hoped that reducing price discrimination would lower freight prices uniformly, and railroad interests lobbied for the passage of the Act as a means of enforcing collusive pricing. While the Act restricted preferential pricing, it did not specify what constituted a "reasonable" shipping rate; thus, railroads could use the law to entrench a system of collusive prices. Collusion is unsustainable in a market where it is easy to undercut competitors. However in industries that only have a small number of competitors (e.g. railroads, airlines, or transportation companies operating between two given cities) collusion is far more likely. The result of the Elkins Act was that railroads had a stronger mechanism to protect their collusive prices and corporate trusts were weakened in their ability to gain shipping discounts. Farmers and other railroad users, instead of benefiting from greater competition, were unaffected by the Act. While farmers may have benefited from the establishment of a price ceiling on freight rates, the nature of the railroad industry may have not have permitted perfect competition. Economist Robert Harbeson argues that the price wars prior to the Elkins Act suggest that the railroad industry was more oligopolistic. In an industry with decreasing marginal costs and high fixed costs, it would be futile to enforce a price cap. Moreover, he argues, stronger regulation would have prevented carriers from reaching economies of scale. Contemporary criticism In reaction to the Elkins Act, it was argued that the law was drafted by Congress on behalf of the railroads, and that while some railroads curtailed rebates for some customers, for others the practice continued unabated. Congress was criticized for enacting only monetary fines for violations of the law and avoiding imposition of criminal penalties. Subsequent legislation Citing the shortcomings of the Elkins Act, Progressives began to call for greater regulation of railroad interests, and, in 1906, President Roosevelt signed the Hepburn Act to replace the Elkins Act. The Hepburn Act set maximum freight rates for railroads, representing the greater interests of Americans. The regulations of the Hepburn Act strained railroads, which saw new competition from the rise of trucks and automobiles. The Panic of 1907 was, in part, a result of the turmoil of the railroad industry that resulted from the Hepburn Act. See also History of rail transport in the United States Mann-Elkins Act (1910) References 1903 in American law United States competition law United States railroad regulation United States federal transportation legislation 1903 in rail transport 1903 in American politics Progressive Era in the United States

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Scythosuchus

Scythosuchus is an extinct genus of rauisuchid. Remains have been found from Olenekian-age Lower Triassic beds in Russia, hence the name meaning 'Scythian crocodile'. The type and only species is S. basileus, described in 1999. Scythosuchus was between 2 and 3 metres long, and relatively heavily built. It is known from a partial skull, much of the spine, a fragment of the humerus and most of the hind leg and foot. It may have been the same animal as Tsylmosuchus donensis. Features Skull The skull material known is fragmentary, with a few parts of the cranium, the maxilla and some of the rostrum, and several examples of teeth. The maxilla is long, as is the preorbital fenestra just above it, and has a break indicating that there was probably a large medial process. The whole snout was slightly elongated but quite narrow. The blade-like teeth are laterally compressed and serrated, with a slight backwards curve, and would have been excellent for slicing through flesh, clearly indicating that Scythosuchus was a carnivore like other rauisuchids. The cranium is relatively small, and the postorbital bone is stout and thick with some rugosities in the central area. All of the squamosal processes are heavy and well-developed. The lower jaw is thick and has very expanded articular areas, possibly indicating a powerful bite as it would have been quite difficult for a struggling prey animal to break free. Vertebrae The cervical vertebrae are slightly elongated, with the centra constricted between the wide articular surfaces. These articular surfaces are rounded. The zygapophyses have large articular surfaces oriented obliquely. The centra are approximately 1.2 times as long as they are high, and the neural spines are also very low and poorly-developed, with a slightly widened and thickened tip making them top-heavy. As the vertebrae move back from the skull, the neural spines grow thicker, heavier and more rugose at the dorsal ends until they resemble osteoderms. (They are not osteoderms as these were paired in the Rauisuchia and not fused to the vertebrae - none have been identified for this species.) The thoracic vertebrae look quite similar to the cervical vertebrae, with lengthened centra and heavy rugose tips to their neural spines. However, the neural spines themselves are much longer than those on the cervical vertebrae, and by the posterior thoracic vertebrae are also relatively narrow. The centra have perfectly round articular facets and are slightly constricted in the centre. The caudal vertebrae also have lengthened centra, especially at the posterior end of the tail, and these grow longer and longer posteriorly. The articular facets are also tall and narrow, rather than perfectly round. The neural spines are much less rugose and heavy at the tips, but are short and thick, with a slight tilt backwards, and located on the posterior part of the centra. Forelimb Only the humerus is known, and of that only a fragment with most of the proximal end. This is strongly expanded, narrowing steeply and indicating that the main length of the bone may be rather slender. Pelvis and hindlimb A fragmentary ilium is all that is known from the pelvis, with a thick anterior edge and a well-developed dorsal process. The femur is much better known, as several specimens have been found, and was sigmoidal with weak lateral compression. A trochanter projects from near the proximal end of the bone and is relatively close to it. The tibia is well preserved, as it is relatively stout as well as being lengthened, and twists slightly from proximal to distal end. The proximal end is also more oval and the distal end almost perfectly round. There are fragments of fibula known; these indicate that this was also rather stout. The calcaneum is short and slightly L-shaped, with a calcaneum tuber projecting to the rear and side. Rugosities on this indicate attachments for the calf muscles. There are several facets on the calcaneum for other bones of the foot, most noticeably for the astragalus and with smaller ones for the tarsals. The overall shape of the calcaneum indicates an ankle joint intermediate between thecodonts and crocodilians. References Early Triassic reptiles of Asia Rauisuchids Fossil taxa described in 1999 Prehistoric pseudosuchian genera

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Ben Johnston (Scottish musician)

Ben Hamilton Johnston (born 25 April 1980) is a drummer, vocalist, songwriter and member of Scottish group Biffy Clyro. Early life Johnston was born and raised in Kilmarnock with his twin brother James Johnston (who would go on to be the bassist for Biffy Clyro), and his younger brother, Adam (who used to be Biffy Clyro's drum tech). Career Biffy Clyro Having previously played drums with schoolfriend Simon Neil and brother James Johnston in a band called Skrewfish in 1995, Simon moved to Glasgow whilst Ben and James stayed in Ayrshire. They were soon discovered by manager Dee Bahl and then signed to Beggars Banquet in 2001. Marmaduke Duke Johnston plays drums when the conceptual rock duo Marmaduke Duke plays live. Other When Ben was in College he fronted a Rage Against the Machine tribute band Raj Against The Shereen as revealed in an interview with Biffy Clyro at Reading Festival where they (Biffy Clyro) performed a cover version of the song "Killing in the Name". Personal life Ben is married to Louise Johnston and they live together in Ayrshire with their son Ross. He is a fan of Scottish football club Kilmarnock. In January 2011 was asked by the club to take part in the half time 'Cross Bar Challenge'. He scored on Soccer AM whilst sporting a Kilmarnock F.C. strip. Ben also took part in Kilmarnock F.C.'s pre season open day football match, alongside James and Simon, with Ben kicking off the match. Musical equipment used The following is a list of musical equipment used by Ben Johnston. Cymbals Ben Johnston is endorsed by Sabian (According to ). 6" AAX Splash 8" AA China Splash 14" Legacy Hi-Hats 17" AAX X-Plosion Crash 18" AAX X-Plosion Crash 18" AAX X-Plosion China 19" AAX X-Plosion Crash 19" Paragon Chinese 21" HHX Raw Bell Dry Ride Drums Johnston is also endorsed by Pearl. Pearl Reference Kit colour:Rootbear Fade Pearl Chad Smith Signature 14x5.5 Snare 22x18" Bass drum, 12x9" Rack tom, 14x14" and 16x16" floor toms Pearl Eliminator Double Bass Pedal Biffy's Tour Manager Neil told fans on the BC forum that Ben is now using a 'Pearl Eric Singer Signature Snare Drum' and is waiting for a new totally custom Pearl Masters Kit New Kit Pearl Masters Colour :Black 22x18" Bass drum, 12x8" Rack tom, 14x14" and 16x16" floor toms Pearl Eliminator Double Bass Pedal Drum Heads: Bass Drum: BATTER: Aquarian coated superkick 2 RESONANT: Coated Pearl Masters Pro Tone Snare: BATTER: Aquarian coated Hi-Energy RESONANT: Hi-Performance Snare Bottom Rack tom, first floor and second floor: BATTER: Remo Pinstripes RESONANT: Remo Ambassador Other The Neil Peart signature series drumstick Angel AX25K Glockenspiel Fender CD-140SCE Can Be Seen Hanging on His Wall in the Live Lounge Videos Johnston also plays a customised Cajon when Biffy Clyro are playing acoustically. Notes Scottish drummers British male drummers Scottish rock drummers People from Kilmarnock Alumni of Stow College Living people 1980 births British identical twins Biffy Clyro members Scottish twins 21st-century British drummers Twin musicians Identical twin males

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Naval Detachment K

Naval Detachment K () was a Finnish military detachment—specifically, a flotilla that operated on Lake Ladoga during World War II. Background The Continuation War began in the summer of 1941. The Finns, who had operated naval units on Lake Ladoga before World War II, began reestablishing a flotilla on the lake as soon as their troops reached its shores early on in the war. The headquarters was formed in Läskelä on 2 August 1941 and by 6 August, 150 motorboats, two tugs (used as minelayers) and four steam ferries had been transferred there. The tugs and ferries were equipped with 47 mm guns and machine guns. The Finns also established a number of coastal batteries on the shores and islands of Lake Ladoga. The only "true" Finnish warship on Lake Ladoga at that time was the obsolete ex-motor torpedo boat Sisu. As the Finnish land forces advanced, new headquarters were established in the captured towns along the shores of Ladoga. The Ladoga flotilla's headquarters was eventually moved to Sortavala and the harbour at Lahdenpohja became its primary base of operations. Formation Already during the spring Finnish Lieutenant General Paavo Talvela and Colonel Järvinen who was commanding the Laatokka Coastal Brigade came up with an idea that the boat traffic providing supplies to the Leningrad needed to be disrupted. Talvela then presented this idea to the Germans on his own behalf going past both Finnish Navy HQ and General HQ. Germans responded positively to the proposition and informed the slightly surprised Finns—who apart from Talvela had very little knowledge of the proposition—that transport of the equipment for the Ladoga operation was already arranged. Both the Germans and Italians sent naval units to Lake Ladoga to assist the Finns with coastal defence of the lake and to enforce the ongoing siege of Leningrad. A combined Finnish-German-Italian unit, the Laivasto-osasto K (LOs.K., Naval Detachment K) was formed on 17 May 1942, consisting of the four Italian MAS boats, four German KM minelayers and the Finnish motor torpedo boat Sisu. The German and Italian vessels were grouped into two units under Finnish command. First to arrive was the Italian unit XII Squadriglia MAS on 22 June, consisting of four MAS torpedo boats (MAS 526, 527, 528, and 529). Five days later, four German KM-minelayers also arrived. However, the German minelayers suffered from inexperienced crews and unreliable engines and it took until 10 August before all German boats were repaired and deemed operational. Also operating on the lake were the Finnish Ladoga Naval Detachment, composed mainly of fishing vessels and small motor boats, and the German Eastern Ferry Unit, a Luftwaffe formation of armed Siebel ferries. Operations Naval Detachment K's primary task was harassing Soviet supply lines to Leningrad on southern Ladoga, where both Soviet and Allied produced food and munitions were delivered to the besieged residents of Leningrad. The unit also staged attacks on enemy bases and conducted limited landing operations on the shores of Lake Ladoga. Some smaller Soviet patrol boats and several barges delivering food to besieged Leningrad were attacked and sunk during 1942 and 1943. EFO also undertook offensive operations on the lake, such as the assault on Sukho island, but this was unsuccessful. The Finnish Ladoga Flotilla also had clashed with the Soviet Ladoga Flotilla, and operated in Lake Ladoga from June 25, 1941, through November 4, 1944. Analysis The operations of the international flotilla were a failure. Torpedoes proved useless in the shallow waters of southern Lake Ladoga, where they frequently struck the bottom. Nor did their magnetic detonators work well against the wooden hulls of Soviet barges and patrol boats. The secondary armament of the MTBs also proved too light to seriously threaten Soviet gunboats. German mineboats turned out to have extremely unreliable engines, keeping them docked in port far longer than they spent on actual operations nor were their influence mines especially useful against mainly wooden hulled Soviet vessels. Dissolving the detachment Naval Detachment K was dissolved in the winter of 1942/43. The Italian torpedo vessels were relocated from Lake Ladoga to Tallinn at the end of October 1942 and would eventually be absorbed into the Finnish Navy. Likewise, the Germans withdrew most of their vessels, leaving two ferries and four infantry boats which Finns had bought. In January 1943, the Soviet Red Army launched Operation Spark, to open up a land connection to Leningrad and break the siege. Axis forces were pushed back 80 km and the Road of Life no longer had its previous significance. Neither German nor Italian units returned to Lake Ladoga, although smaller Finnish units continued to operate in the lake against the Soviets during 1943 and 1944. References Bibliography Балтийский Флот. Гречанюк Н. М., Дмитриев В. И., Корниенко А. И. и др., М., Воениздат. 1990. Der Zweite Weltkrieg. Raymond Cartier. 1977, R. Piper & CO. Verlag, Munchen / Zurich; 1141 pages. Siege of Leningrad and Finland 1941–1944. By Dr. Nikolai Baryshnikov. Russian: "Блокада Ленинграда и Финляндия 1941–44" Институт Йохана Бекмана. 2003. External links Luftwaffen-Fährenflotillen War on Lake Ladoga 1941–1944 Naval units and formations of Finland Finland–Soviet Union relations Battles and operations of the Continuation War Military units and formations of Italy in World War II 1942 in Finland Military units and formations of Finland in World War II

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St. Alban's Church, Copenhagen

St. Alban's Church, locally often referred to simply as the English Church, is an Anglican church in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built from 1885 to 1887 for the benefit of the growing English congregation in the city. Designed by Arthur Blomfield as a traditional English parish church in the Gothic Revival style, it is in a peaceful park setting at the end of Amaliegade in the northern part of the city centre, next to the citadel Kastellet and the Gefion Fountain and Langelinie. The church is part of the Church of England's Diocese in Europe. It is dedicated to Saint Alban, the first martyr of Great Britain. History The first sizable British community in Denmark settled in Elsinore in the early 16th century. The town was an important logistical hub for the collection of Sound Dues. First to arrive was a community of Scots which had a Scottish altar dedicated to Saint Jacob, Saint Andrew and the Scottish Saint Ninian in the local Saint Olaf's Church. The altar has now been moved to the National Museum of Denmark. Much of the Øresund traffic was British (in 1850 7,000 out of 20,000 passing ships were British) and over the course of time many English shipping agencies were established in Elsinore. There was even a British consul there, while Copenhagen had only a vice-consul. However, under the King's Law from 1665, which had instituted absolutism in Denmark, Lutheranism was the only faith allowed to hold religious services in Denmark. During the second half of the 18th century more and more foreign denominations were granted royal exemptions to this prohibition. Up through the 19th century the English community in Copenhagen grew as the city's significance as a centre of commerce increased. An English congregation held religious services in rented rooms in Store Kongensgade near Kongens Nytorv from 1834. The congregation had ambitions to build their own church and a Church Building Committee was established in 1854 but remained unable to find the means needed for the project. In 1864, it made an appeal to the then-Prince of Wales, and his consort, the Danish-born Princess Alexandra, took it upon her to assist. She managed to raise funds as well as provide a very attractive site for its construction when she persuaded the Danish Ministry of War to grant permission to have the church built on the esplanade outside the citadel Kastellet. The foundation stone of St. Alban's Church was laid on 19 September 1885. The church was designed by Arthur Blomfield. It was consecrated two years later on 17 September 1887. Present on the opening day was a large display of European royalty, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, King Christian IX and Queen Consort Louise of Denmark, Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna of Russia and George I and Olga of Greece. Like Princess Alexandra, both George I and Maria Feodorovna were born Danish, issue of the Danish King and Queen Consort. Also present were the entire Diplomatic Corps, Ministers, representatives of the Army and Navy, church officials, and Greek, Russian and Roman Catholic Priests. After the consecration, the Prince and Princess of Wales hosted a lunch on board the Royal Yacht HMY Osborne to which all those who had been closely connected with the realisation of the church were invited. Architecture St. Alban's Church is designed as a traditional English church by Arthur Blomfield who designed a number of parish churches around Britain and received the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal in 1891. It is built in the Gothic Revival style inspired by the Early English Style, also known as Lancet Gothic. The church is built in limestone from the Faxe south of Copenhagen, knapped flint from Stevns and Åland stone for the spire. The conspicuous use of flint as a building material, unusual in Denmark, is another typical trait from England where it is commonly seen in church buildings in the south of the country, particularly East Anglia. The tiles on the roof are from Broseley in Shropshire. The tower contains fifteen tubular bells. It was not deemed strong enough to support regular bells, and a set of eight was presented by the Prince of Wales when the church was built. These can be played manually on an Ellacombe Frame, on which the player pulls a rope for the relevant bell. In 2013 the Prince of Wales contributed to a new fund, which enabled a further seven bells to be installed, and for all fifteen to be played automatically by computer. Every quarter-hour the 80 louvres (two sets of ten on each face) open while the bells sound a quarter chime, and after striking the hour play a hymn tune. The original bells are by the English firm of Harringtons, as are the additional seven, which were made redundant by Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry, and retuned to suit. The striking system is by the Dutch firm of Petit & Fritsen. Furnishings Many items of the church's inventory and fittings were donated, including the tiles on the floor and dado which are from Campbell Tile Co. and the carved oakwood pews which were a gift from Thomas Cook and Son. The altarpiece, pulpit and font were donated by Doulton, Lambeth, London, a leading manufacturer of stoneware and ceramics. For the first time, they were all made in terracotta with salt glazed details. They were designed by the artist George Tinworth. The church organ was made by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd and is located in the choir in the southern transept. It was renovated in 1966 by the same company. References Churches in Copenhagen Gothic Revival architecture in Copenhagen Churches completed in 1887 19th-century Anglican church buildings in Denmark 1887 establishments in Denmark Diocese in Europe Arthur Blomfield church buildings Gothic Revival church buildings in Denmark Flint buildings Stone churches in Denmark Limestone churches in Denmark

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Do or Die (group)

Do or Die is an American rap trio originally from the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, consisting of N.A.R.D., Belo Zero, and AK-47. The group experienced mainstream success with the platinum single "Po Pimp", which peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. Music career 1996: Picture This Do or Die gained a hit with their first single, "Po Pimp". Released on a tiny Chicago label, the track became a local hit and sparked the group's signing by Houston's Rap-A-Lot Records. Given a wide release in the summer of 1996, the single hit number 22, increasing the buzz for a full-length album from the group. In September of that year, Picture This was released on Rap-A-Lot. The album was certified Gold and has since reached certified Platinum, and launched the group, as well as fellow Chicago rapper Twista, who was featured on the track, into superstardom. 1998: Headz or Tailz In 1998, the group released their sophomore album, "Headz or Tailz". Like the group's previous album, Headz or Tailz was a success, peaking at #13 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, producing the successful single, "Still Po Pimpin", which featured Twista and Johnny P, and peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #16 on the Hot Rap Singles. Headz or Tailz has reached certified Platinum. 2000–2005: Victory, Pimpin' Ain't Dead, D.O.D Do or Die went on to release several other charting albums throughout the early 2000s, including 2000's Victory, which featured E-40, Ja Rule, and Outlawz to name a few, and 2002's Back 2 the Game, which peaked at #64 on the Billboard 200 and #25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In 2003, the group released Pimpin' Ain't Dead, which spawned the hit single "Do U?", which featured Twista and Johnny P. Following this album, Do or Die released D.O.D. in 2005, which featured many notable industry names including production from Kanye West, DJ Quik, and R. Kelly. 2006: Get That Paper Do or Die returned to Rap-A-Lot for 2006's Get That Paper. The album had a much darker, street-oriented sound to it and had only one feature on it from Rap-A-Lot label-mate Bun B. The album was met with critical success. In October 2007, Belo Zero pleaded guilty in a plea bargain to the shooting death of Raymond "B-Dog" Pinkston and was sentenced to 10 years in prison of which he served five years. Belo continues to maintain that he shot Pinkston in self-defense, however after a 6 year long court battle, he agreed to the plea bargain. During this time, Do or Die continued to make music and were featured on countless projects from various artists, in addition to touring all over the country, and in 2009, they appeared on Twista's single "Yo Body" off his 2009 album, Category F5. 2015–present: Withdrawal EP, Picture This 2, death of Johnny P Upon reuniting, Do or Die released several singles and new projects, including "Loudpack" and "Do Yo Thang". The group also collaborated with French hip hop beatmaker Onra on his 2015 album Fundamentals on a track entitled "Over and Over" featuring Johnny P. On April 15, 2015, Twista announced that he and Do or Die had completed work on a new collaborative EP together entitled Withdrawal. The EP was released on May 19, 2015, and contains six tracks, including a single entitled "Aqua Fina", for which a video was released. In an interview with XXL shortly after the EP was released, Twista confirmed that there would be a follow-up EP entitled 'Withdrawal 2'. On September 18, 2015, the group released Picture This II. The album featured longtime collaborators Johnny P and Twista on several tracks as well as Rick Ross on the album's first single, "Love in the Sky". On November 27, 2016, longtime Do or Die collaborator Johnny P died at age 44. While the exact cause of death is unknown, it was reported that Johnny P had been in a coma for several weeks until his death. Discography Studio albums Picture This (1996) Headz or Tailz (1998) Victory (2000) Back 2 the Game (2002) Pimpin' Ain't Dead (2003) D.O.D. (2005) Get That Paper (2006) Picture This II (2015) The Pass Out (2020) The Storm (2022) Extended plays Withdrawal with Twista (2015) References External links Fakeshoredrive.com 1995 establishments in Illinois African-American musical groups American hip hop groups Midwest hip hop groups Musical groups established in 1995 Musical groups from Chicago American musical trios Gangsta rap groups

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Chris Langdon

Chris Langdon (born 1952) is an American artist based in Los Angeles who produced a large body of work in many media, including painting, sculpture, graphics, assemblage, photography, film, and video. While attending California Institute of the Arts from 1971-76 in the Film (BFA) and Art (MFA) schools, Chris was extremely prolific, in particular producing about forty 16mm and 35mm films, in addition to assisting artists Robert Nelson, John Baldessari, and Jack Goldstein in the production of some of their films. Chris's film work was influenced by, but also satirized tendencies in the Los Angeles art world toward conceptual and structural work. Most of her film work makes extensive use of lively and unexpected humor and employs the tropes of so-called "low" culture, including corny references and pulp media, to make biting critiques and comments on (and devilish subversions of) the ways in which we ingest images, and what our minds then do with them. For instance, the film Bondage Boy (1973) uses an absurd and unlikely bondage setup as a satire on structuralism, while a phony post-mortem documentary on Picasso (Picasso (1973)) allows us to question the authority of images. This is the Brain of Otis Crawfield (1973) could be seen as a damning statement on both the Anglo co-opting of African-American culture and humanity, as well as a send-up of superficial "emotional" pieces that use clichéd cinematic tricks to manipulate audience reaction. Another film, Love Hospital Trailer (ca.1975) presents a series of goofy romantic and pseudo-professional interludes among its all-male cast in the guise of a soap opera TV spot. Chris ended a long initial string of filmmaking in about 1976, and retired from making art in 1994. In 2008, she resumed painting. The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of Chris Langdon's films, including Bondage Girl, Picasso, and Choppers. Partial filmography All films are 16mm unless noted. Several films are lost, a handful of which are not listed here due to lack of information. Go Oh Wow (1972, color, sound, 6 min.) My Girdle My God (ca.1972, color, sound, 15 min., never shown) Bondage Boy (1973, color, sound, 5.5 min.) Bondage Girl (1973, color, sound, 6 min.) (aka Immaculate Gate) Now, You Can Do Anything (made with Fred Worden, 1973, color, sound, 5.5 min.) Picasso (April 8, 1973, b/w, sound, 3 min.) The Gypsy Cried (1973, b/w, sound, 3 min.) This is the Brain of Otis Crawfield (1973, b/w, sound, 4 min.) Two Faces Have I (1973, b/w, sound, 3 min.) Venusville (made with Fred Worden, 1973, color, sound, 10 min.) Intermittent Transposition (ca. 1973-4, color, sound, 6 min.) The Plant Film (ca.1973-4, b/w, silent, 9 min.) Fun (ca.1974, b/w, sound, ca. 18 min., currently lost) 999 BOY (1974, b/w, sound, 10 min.) (aka Express Implication) My Laser (ca. 1974, color, sound, 5 min.) The Surf Caster’s Story (ca. 1974, b/w, sound, 4 min.) Thin Premises (1974, color, sound, 5 min.) (aka I’ve Seen Hundreds of Movies 2, 5, 10, 20 Times or More as Long as This, Based on Thinner Premises) Swimming Pool (ca. 1974, ca. 30 min. – currently lost, no other info known) Choppers (ca. 1975, 35mm, color, sound, 4 min.) Go Cart (1975, b/w, sound, 3 min.) Interview With an Artist (ca. 1975, b/w, sound, 14 min.) (aka Mitch Speaks) The Last Interview With P. Passolini [sic] (1975, b/w, sound, 6 min.) Love Hospital Trailer (ca. 1975, color, sound, 3 min.) References External links http://www.redcat.org/event/chris-langdon http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/25/entertainment/la-et-langdon25-2010jan25 http://conversationsattheedge.org/?p=3208 http://preservationinsanity.blogspot.com/2009/05/ephemeral-sculpture.html 1952 births Living people California Institute of the Arts alumni Artists from Los Angeles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Wop%C5%82awki

Battle of Wopławki

The Battle of Wopławki or Woplauken was fought on 7 April 1311 in the area near the village of Woplauken (now the Polish village of Wopławki), north-east of Kętrzyn (former Rastenburg). Belorusian historian Ruslan Gagua states in Annalistic Records on the Battle of Wopławki The battle definitely had become a major and significant one by medieval standards during the military confrontation of the Teutonic Order and the then Lithuania, according to The Nature of the Conduct of Warfare in Prussian and Lithuanian Borderlands at the Turn of the 13th and 14th Centuries by Ruslan Gagua. Historical background Such major battles during the Lithuanian Crusade were rare. As reported by Russian historian Aleksiy Khoteev in On the Hundred Years' War of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, military operations were generally confined to raids aimed at causing economic damage to the enemy as much as possible through the devastation of lands, seizure of property and taking local residents captive, as repeatedly attested and thoroughly reported in the Order's chronicles such as Chronicon terrae Prussiae (Latin for The Chronicle of the Prussian Land) by Peter of Dusburg, the eponymous The Chronicle of Prussia by Nikolaus von Jeroschin and Chronica nova Prutenica (Latin for New Prussian Chronicle) by Wigand of Marburg. Campaign and battle On 3 April 1311, at the head of a force of 4,000 men (according to The Chronicle of the Prussian Land by Peter of Dusburg and The Chronicle of Prussia by Nikolaus von Jeroschin) Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytenis invaded Warmia, which was inhabited by baptized Warmians and German immigrants. His army totally looted and destroyed the lands of Warmia, killing most of local Christians and captured 1,200 people (according to Peter of Dusburg) or 1,300 (according to Nikolaus von Jeroschin). Vytenis decided to return through the lands of Bartia. On 6 April, having reached the area near Woklauken, the Lithuanian army set up a camp on the hill, encircling it with abatis. In the meantime, the Teutonic Order gathered an army under the command of Grosskomtur Heinrich von Plötzke and sent it to chase Vytenis. The army consisted of Teutonic Knights numbering 80 according to Nikolaus von Jeroschin or 150 according to Peter of Dusburg. Reporting on the number of the Teutonic Knights themselves, however, neither Peter of Dusburg nor Nikolaus von Jeroschin provides any data on the number of Sariantbrothers, i.e. not knighted members of the Order, who used to make up the bulk of the Order’s army at the time (including lances fournies). Peter of Dusburg just confines his report to "many men," as well as Nikolaus von Jeroschin mentions "many other valiant heroes" and "many skilled and tested bold warriors." Another chronicler of the Order, Wigand of Marburg, provides in Chronica nova Prutenica the titles of the units led by Heinrich von Plötzke: the Banner of the Commandery of Ragnit, the Banner of the Commander of Insterburg, the Banner of Saint George, the Banner of Saint Mary and the Banner of Preußisch Holland. Besides, according to Konrad Gesselen (who translated into Low German the aforementioned Chronica nova Prutenica), a part of the army was composed of Prussian militiamen. However, none of these authors provides the number of the not knighted crusaders or the Prussian militiamen. The vanguard led by Komtur of Christburg Günther von Arnstein was dispatched ahead. On 7 April, having reached Vytenis’ camp, the vanguard immediately attacked the Lithuanians The first storming was successfully repulsed by the Lithuanians. Taking advantage of the camp’s location, showering the crusaders with arrows and javelins, the Lithuanians forced them to retreat. At that time the main part of the army led by von Plötzke had arrived and formed up for battle. Joined by the vanguard, the main body launched a new assault on the camp. This time, the Lithuanian warriors were unable to withstand the onslaught. Being overcome with panic, the Lithuanian fighters began to retreat in disorder, and then the battle turned into a mass slaughter. All the captured Christians were released, according to Nikolaus von Jeroschin. Casualties Lithuanian casualties According to Nikolaus von Jeroschin, the crusaders captured 2,800 horses whose owners were killed in the camp, which in turn suggests that more than half of the Lithuanian riders were killed in pursuit. Another source—Canonici Sambiensis epitome gestorum Prussie—states that 3,000 Lithuanians were killed in this battle. As to Vitenus, he managed to survive together with the remnants of his army and reached his domain. Crusaders casualties According to Nikolaus von Jeroschin, "In the first assault the Christians lost 40 men," whereas Peter of Dusburg claims that 60 crusaders died in the first assault. Besides, there are no data of the crusaders’ total death toll. Aftermath The victory at Wopławki allowed the Teutonic Knights to gain a foothold on the border with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by building the castle of Christmemel, as attested in the abovementioned chronicles both by Peter of Dusburg and Nikolaus von Jeroschin In 1315, Vytenis tried to capture Christmemel but did not succeed. See also Lithuanian Crusade Northern Crusades References Sources Primary sources The Chronicle of Prussia by Nikolaus von Jeroschin A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia 1190-1331: The Kronike Von Pruzinlant by Nikolaus von Jeroschin Chronicon terrae Prussiae by Peter of Dusburg Canonici Sambiensis epitome gestorum Prussie Canonici Sambiensis epitome gestorum Prussie Secondary sources Northern Crusades Teutonic Order Wars involving the Teutonic Order Wars involving the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Conflicts in 1311

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy%20Boy%20%28song%29

Teddy Boy (song)

"Teddy Boy" is a song by Paul McCartney included on his first solo album McCartney, released in April 1970. According to Ernie Santosuosso of The Boston Globe, it describes the way in which a close relationship between a widow and her grown son is destroyed by her new romantic interest. Background Paul McCartney wrote "Teddy Boy" during the Beatles' 1968 visit to India. In 1970, McCartney described the song as, "Another song I started in India and completed in Scotland, and London gradually. This one was recorded for the Get Back film, but later not used." Recording January 1969 McCartney first played the song to the other Beatles on 9 January 1969. The Beatles did not return to the song until 24 January, recording several takes. This recording includes some instances of guitar feedback. During one rendition of the song, John Lennon is heard calling "do-si-do" and other square-dance steps, something both musicologist Walter Everett and Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn ascribe to Lennon's boredom with the song. Musicologist and writer Ian MacDonald writes that any attempts at recording the song "were sabotaged by Lennon's continuous burble of parody". MacDonald describes "Teddy Boy" as an "annoyingly whimsical ditty – notable solely for its key change from D major to F sharp major". The Beatles recorded "Teddy Boy" again on 28 and 29 January. December 1969 – February 1970 McCartney recorded the McCartney version of "Teddy Boy" at his home in Cavendish Avenue, St John's Wood. He began the album around Christmas 1969, recording on a recently delivered Studer four-track tape recorder, without a mixing desk, and therefore with no VU displays as a guide for recording levels. McCartney described his home-recording set-up as "Studer, one mike, and nerve". He had finished recording the basic track of "Teddy Boy" by 12 February 1970, when he brought his tapes to Morgan Studios. These tapes were transferred from four- to eight-track tape, adding an audible hiss to the recording. At Morgan Studios, McCartney completed the track by overdubbing drums, a bass drum and clapping. Release and reception The Beatles The Beatles asked engineer Glyn Johns to mix an LP from their January 1969 recordings. Johns selected take two of "Teddy Boy" from 24 January for his first mix of Get Back. Authors Doug Sulpy and Ray Schweighardt view this selection as "poor judgement" on the engineer's part. Johns mixed the track for stereo on 10 March 1969 at Olympic Sound Studios. Bootleg copies of the mix circulated under titles such as Hot as Sun and Kum Back. In October 1969, Ernie Santosuosso obtained a version of Johns' Get Back and reviewed it for The Boston Globe, writing of "Teddy Boy" that "'Mama, Don’t Worry, Your Teddy Boy’s Here' offers a persistent repetition of theme larded with square dance calls and deft guitar chord changes." As there was no footage of the Beatles playing "Teddy Boy" in the Let It Be film, Johns removed it from his second version of Get Back, replacing it with "Across the Universe" and "I Me Mine". Lewisohn writes that it is also possible that on 4 January 1970 McCartney told Johns that he was about to re-record the song for his solo album. Due to the Beatles' dissatisfaction with Johns' two attempts, Lennon passed the Get Back tapes on to Phil Spector. Although Johns omitted "Teddy Boy" from the LP, Spector, assisted by engineers Peter Brown and Roger Ferris, made two mixes of the song on 25 March 1970. He kept one at its full length and edited another down from 7:30 to 3:10. This mix, which Sulpy and Schweighardt describe as a "butchered version", has never been officially released. A later mix included on the 1996 compilation album Anthology 3 comprises three portions of the 28 January take joined to two segments of the 24 January take. McCartney In his album review for the Chicago Tribune, Robb Baker wrote that "'Teddy Boy' exists only as a bad example of the story song genre that McCartney usually does so well." Jared Johnson of The Morning Call said that the Beatles' version as heard on bootlegs had "substance, force and conviction", while "The finished product, though more refined, is shallow and superficial, threatened with fading away into nothingness." According to Santosuosso, the song "tells of filial alienation from a widowed mother who falls in love again. The recurring refrain is the guts of this song." Personnel McCartney Personnel per Howard Sounes: Paul McCartney lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums Linda McCartney backing vocals Anthology 3 Personnel per Ian MacDonald: Paul McCartney vocal, acoustic guitar John Lennon vocal George Harrison lead guitar Ringo Starr drums References Footnotes Citations Sources The Beatles songs 1970 songs Songs written by Paul McCartney Paul McCartney songs Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney Music published by MPL Music Publishing

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Christian R&B

Christian R&B (also known as gospel R&B, rhythm & praise music, and R&P) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music consisting of tracks with Christian-based lyrics or by musicians typically known for writing such songs. Music in this genre intends to uplift, entertain, or to give a Christian perspective on a topic. Christian R&B could be considered a subgenre of gospel music, or a cross-genre under both gospel and R&B. Origin and musical style Gospel music is one of the roots or influences of R&B music. While it might seem as if Christian R&B should be the subgenre of gospel music, R&B is rooted in several music genres and has developed over the decades, making its musical characteristics audibly different from the musical nuances of gospel music. Yet some modern musicians mix R&B elements with gospel music elements. R&B originated between the 1940s and 1950s, and Christian R&B followed close behind. Christian rhythm and blues have the same musical characteristics heard in regular or secular R&B music, with the only major difference between the two being the lyrics. Some Christians who perform R&B may not explicitly mention God, Jesus Christ, or other overtly religious terms, but their lyrics still fit within the Christian moral standards, or may be ethically neutral. A few early gospel R&B musicians can be found as far back as the 1950s. One R&B vocal group, for example, known as the Orioles, sang "gospel-styled reworkings of songs that had been popular country, blues, or R&B songs." In 1953, the Orioles recorded a gospel song called "Crying in the Chapel"; yet the band was considered to be R&B. A strong influence on the merging of gospel and R&B came from Sam Cooke. He started out as the lead singer for the gospel group Soul Stirrers, but had always loved blues and jazz. He would incorporate elements from these two musical styles into his gospel recordings. Even though he was making a nice living, he wanted to venture into secular music. In 1956, for fear he would upset his fans, bandmates, and his record label, he released his first R&B single (called "Lovable") under the assumed name 'Dale Cooke'. Because his voice is distinctive, people were not fooled by the name Dale Cooke. Soon, other singers followed Cooke's footsteps, crossing over from gospel to R&B/soul and merging the two. Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and James Brown are other important figures who combined gospel and R&B. In the early age of R&B, the musicality distinguishing gospel from R&B was blurred. There was little or no way to tell whether a person was listening to gospel music or R&B music, unless they paid close attention to the lyrics. Public reaction and acceptance The success of a person's Christian music is partly based on how the songs are composed and who is performing those songs. Even secular R&B artists are known to record Christian music. There are Christian singers with a balanced R&B and contemporary gospel blend whereas other singers fuse hip hop with contemporary R&B, a combination that has been in existence since the 1980s. Singers in the former will mainly attract those who prefer gospel music, and singers in the latter appeal to those who favor hip-hop and contemporary R&B. Some artists, like Canton Jones, tend to alternate between both combinations, which may have garnered him a relatively larger audience than those who fuse gospel sounds only or hip-hop sounds only. Religious reaction Many people continuously listen to their favorite style of music after professing their Christian faith. They begin to find sacred music of the same genre. This would mean that those who listen to R&B music could still do so after their religious conversion, embracing artists like J. Moss, Canton Jones, Mary Mary, One Nation Crew, 21:03, Mali Music, Cynthia Jones, and Debra Killings. Some Christian circles believe certain musical styles are inherently immoral, even if positive lyrics are being sung over the music. They say genres like rap, rock, blues and R&B should not mix with Christian music and that music should never veer away from the topic of Jesus, praise, or worship. In light of this info, it is no surprise that secular artists are backlashed after releasing gospel records. Several R&B artists like Dave Hollister, Michelle Williams, Shei Atkins, Kelly Price, Coko, Shirley Murdock, James Ingram, Al Green, Montell Jordan and Aretha Franklin are said to have straddled the fence. In 2012, gospel singer Johnny Mo appeared on Christian television program Atlanta Live singing a Christian imitation of R. Kelly's 1994 hit "Bump n' Grind", titled "I Don't See Nothing Wrong with Living for Jesus". Some of the comments on Madame Noir supported this song while others rejected it. One of the issues that some Christian music listeners may have with listening to Christianized versions of secular music is that the newer Christian version may cause the listener to have a flashback, tempting that listener to commit behaviors they no longer wish to enact. Secular reaction Devout Christians are not the only ones enjoying Christian/gospel music. As one blogger who claims to be a black atheist said, "It’s not about the message. It’s about the sound and the feeling." He goes on to say that although he doesn't believe in a god nor in the testimonies of gospel artists, he accepts gospel music because it is rooted in his African heritage. It is generally known that people listen to music that they can relate to. In this case, non-Christians and those who aren't serious about the faith may sometimes come across Christian music that affects them in emotions (giving them hope) or entertainment (loving the style of music without necessarily caring for the lyrics). Mary Mary, the R&B/gospel singing duo, released their single "God in Me" in 2008, featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard. On the Billboard charts, the song peaked at No. 68 on the Hot 100 chart, reached the top 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart during its 43rd week, and went No. 1 on both the Dance Club Songs and Hot Gospel Songs charts. Mary Mary had another popular song, "Shackles (Praise You)", released between 1999 and 2000, peaking at No. 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 28 on the Hot 100 chart. Yolanda Adams is another popular R&B/gospel singer, whose successes include four albums that reached the top 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Billboard chart. Her album Mountain High, Valley Low was on the chart for 94 weeks and peaked at No. 5. Her album Believe remained on the chart for 67 weeks and peaked at No. 7. Day By Day charted for 58 weeks and peaked at No. 4, and The Best of Me peaked at No. 9 while being on the chart for 18 weeks. Without going into further chart performances for other R&B/gospel musicians, the two examples above reveal that these songs/albums were not only played on gospel channels, and that they were received by secular audiences. Other musicians whose music charted among the top 10 or close to the top 10 R&B/Hip-Hop songs and the top 10 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums are Oleta Adams, J. Moss, Trin-i-tee 5:7, BeBe Winans, and CeCe Winans. See also Urban contemporary gospel References 20th-century music genres Contemporary Christian music Rhythm and blues music genres

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Corey Stokes

Corey Stokes (born April 24, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Villanova University and was best known for his three-point shooting. High school A native of Bayonne, New Jersey, Stokes played high school basketball for head coach Dan Hurley at St. Benedict's Prep School in Newark, New Jersey. During his four seasons with the Gray Bees, he was teammates with NBA Star J. R. Smith (Cleveland Cavaliers), Lance Thomas (New York Knicks) and many fellow Division I basketball players, including Eugene Harvey (Seton Hall), David Cubillan (Marquette), and Samardo Samuels (Louisville), among others. Freshman As a freshman in 2003–04, Stokes averaged 8.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and two steals per game for a talented Gray Bees squad that finished 29–2 with a runner-up finish in the 2004 Prep A state tournament. Sophomore As a sophomore in 2004–05, Stokes helped lead St. Benedict's to the Prep A state title, averaging 15.2 points per game, 8.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.3 steals. He was named the Metro Hoops Sophomore of the Year and a second team All-State pick by NJHoops.com Junior As a junior in 2005–06, Stokes averaged 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the 30-2 Gray Bees, who won their second consecutive New Jersey Prep A state championship. He was a first team All-Prep selection by NJHoops.com. Senior As a senior in 2006–07, Stokes averaged 35.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists in leading the Gray Bees to a 24–1 record. He was named to the prestigious McDonald's and Parade All-American teams, as well as being named an EA Sports All-American and first team All-New Jersey by the Newark Star-Ledger. Stokes also participated in the Roundball Classic and was invited to try out for USA Basketball's 19-and-under team following the season. Scout.com ranked Stokes as the 9th best shooting guard in the high school class of 2007 (37th overall), while Rivals.com ranked him as the 8th best small forward (28th overall). College Stokes verbally committed to play for head coach Jay Wright at Villanova University in June 2006, selecting the Wildcats over the University of Connecticut and University of Florida, among others. He cited the desire to play alongside fellow guard Corey Fisher as one of his reasons for selecting Villanova. Freshman Stokes' transition to the college game in 2007–08 started slowly, as he averaged less than four points per game in limited action over the team's first 19 games. Beginning in mid-February, however, he played a major role in Villanova's late-season push to the NCAA Tournament. Stokes scored in double-figures in seven of the team's final 12 games, including a career-high 20 points versus Siena in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He was named the Big East Conference Rookie of the Week on February 25 after scoring 16 points in a win over West Virginia and scoring 18 points, on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc, in an upset victory over then No. 13 Connecticut. Stokes was involved in one of the more controversial calls of the college basketball season when he was whistled for bumping Georgetown's Jonathan Wallace out of bounds with one-tenth of a second remaining in the February 11 match-up. The foul call was made during a tie game, nearly 70 feet away from the basket. Georgetown won the game, 55–53, on Wallace's free throws. Stokes finished his freshman season averaging 18.3 minutes, 6.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game. He shot 37% from the field, including 30% from three-point territory, and 88% from the foul line. Sophomore In Stokes's sophomore season he averaged 22.8 minutes, 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists. He hit numerous vital shots to propel his team to the Final Four, where they lost to North Carolina. He shot 41% from the field, 41.8% from 3-point territory, and 85% from the foul line during the season. Junior During Stokes's junior season, he averaged 26 minutes, 9.5 ppg, 4.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists. He shot 41.6% from the field, 38.3% from the 3-point territory, and 87.3% from the charity stripe. Senior Stokes's senior season was highlighted by ESPN's College Gameday coming to campus for a game against the University of Pittsburgh. Due to turf toe injury that plagued him for most of the second half of the season he was unable to play in the game. For his senior year he averaged 14.9 ppg, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. He went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft and is currently exploring his professional options in France, Spain and Turkey. Professional career In September 2011, Stokes signed his first professional contract with BBC Bayreuth of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He later left Bayreuth in January 2012. In March 2012, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws. The Red Claws waived him a week later due to injury. In January 2013, he signed with LF Basket Norrbotten of Sweden. Later that month, he was waived due to injury after just 2 games. In February 2013, he signed with Keravnos B.C. of Cyprus. On October 31, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Maine Red Claws. However, he was later waived on November 17. References External links Official Villanova profile 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) St. Benedict's Preparatory School alumni Sportspeople from Bayonne, New Jersey Basketball players from Hudson County, New Jersey Shooting guards Villanova Wildcats men's basketball players

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Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza

Prince Miguel Januário of Braganza (; full name Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário de Bragança; 19 September 1853 – 11 October 1927) was the Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920. He used the title Duke of Braganza. Early life Miguel Januário was born in Castle Kleinheubach, near Miltenberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, on 19 September 1853 during the exile in Germany of his father, former King Miguel I of Portugal and the Algarves. His mother was Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. He was a grandson of King John VI of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and his wife, Queen Carlota Joaquina. By the Portuguese law of banishment of 1834 and the constitution of 1838, King Miguel was forbidden to enter Portugal. Therefore, he was educated in the German Confederation and in Austria-Hungary. Career He was a member of the staff of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and took part in the Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878. His second son, Prince Francisco José of Braganza, was named after the Austrian Emperor, who was his godfather. Miguel Januário held the rank of a colonel in the 7th Austrian Regiment of Hussars. During World War I, he held the rank of Lieutenant General (Feldmarschalleutnant) in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He resigned in 1917 when Portugal entered the conflict on the opposite side, and spent the rest of the war as a civilian in the Order of Malta. After the end of Austria-Hungary, Miguel Januário and his family were thrown into relative poverty. On 31 July 1920, after quarrels with his eldest son (who contracted a controversial marriage to an American heiress), Miguel Januário renounced his claims as King of Portugal in favour of his third son, Duarte Nuno, who was 13 years old at the time. Marriages and children Miguel Januário was first married to Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (May 28, 1860 – February 7, 1881), the niece of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, on 17 October, 1877 in Regensburg. They had three children: Dom Miguel, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923), married Anita Stewart and had issue. Dom Francisco José de Bragança (1879–1919), died unmarried and without issue. Dona Maria Teresa de Bragança (1881–1945), married Prince Karl Ludwig of Thurn und Taxis and had issue. After the death of his first wife, he married for a second time to his first cousin Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870–1935), on 8 November 1893 at Kleinheubach. They had eight children: Dona Isabel Maria de Bragança (1894–1970), married Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and had issue. Dona Maria Benedita de Bragança (1896–1971), died unmarried and without issue. Dona Mafalda de Bragança (1898–1918), died unmarried and without issue. Dona Maria Ana de Bragança (1899–1971), married the future Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and had issue. Dona Maria Antónia de Bragança (1903–1973), married Sidney Ashley Chanler (son of William Astor Chanler) and had issue. Dona Filipa de Bragança (1905–1990), died unmarried and without issue. Dom Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907–1976), married Princess Maria Francisca de Orléans e Bragança and had issue. Dona Maria Adelaide de Bragança (1912–2012), married Nicolaas van Uden and had issue. Miguel Januário died in Seebenstein, on October 11, 1927. He is buried at Kloster Maria Himmelfahrt in Bronnbach. Honours : Grand Master of the Order of St. Michael of the Wing : Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1881 : Knight of St. Hubert, 1900 In film In the 1968 film Mayerling, "Michel de Bragance" is a small character played by Jean-Claude Bercq. See also Descendants of Miguel I of Portugal References Ancestry External links |- Portuguese royalty Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria Dukes of Braganza House of Braganza 1853 births 1927 deaths Pretenders to the Portuguese throne People from Kleinheubach 19th-century Portuguese people Child pretenders Sons of kings

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Landrum, South Carolina

Landrum is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,376 at the 2010 census. Landrum was founded in 1880 and incorporated in 1912. It is located just west of Interstate 26 between Spartanburg and Asheville, North Carolina. History The Landrum area was settled circa 1760 by homesteaders from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. There, they built a fort approximately two miles from the current City of Landrum. The town of Landrum was founded in 1880 after the railroad was extended north from Spartanburg and named after John Gill Landrum, who gave the land for construction of the local depot. Landrum was incorporated as a town three years later. In 1973, it was made into a city. Geography Landrum is located at (35.175326, -82.186036). The city is concentrated around the intersection of U.S. Route 176 and South Carolina Highway 14, just south of the North Carolina-South Carolina border. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.43% is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,481 people, 1,125 households, and 632 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 2,472 people, 1,040 households, and 691 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.84% White, 15.86% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population. There were 1,040 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $40,347. Males had a median income of $28,375 versus $20,784 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,259. About 10.4% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over. Education Public Schools include O.P. Earle Elementary, serving grades PK–5, Landrum Middle, serving grades 5–8, and Landrum High, serving grades 9–12. Grace Christian School, which serves grades PK–12, is a private institution. Landrum has a lending library, a branch of the Spartanburg County Public Library. References External links City of Landrum official website History of Landrum Cities in South Carolina Cities in Spartanburg County, South Carolina Populated places established in 1880 1880 establishments in South Carolina

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Agha Sikandar

Agha Sikandar was a Pakistani television and film actor. He appeared in classic dramas Waris and Dehleez. He also appeared in Urdu and Punjabi films Mian Biwi Razi, Faslay and Jatt Te Dogar. Early life Agha was born on 1953 in Lahore, Pakistan and he completed his studies from University of Lahore. Agha's father Agha Saleem Raza (d. 1965) was an actor in Urdu and Punjabi cinema, mainly known for his roles as villain during the 30s and the 40s. Career Agha was interest in acting and made his debut as an actor in late 1970s on PTV dramas and he did a number of roles in dramas in the late 1970s. He appeared in drama Waris written by Amjad Islam Amjad he portrayed as Farrukh an emotionally son of a widow which was a massive hit. Agha then appeared in philosophical telefilm written by Ashfaq Ahmed called Cinderella Aur Sakina with Saba Hameed. Then in 1981 he appeared in drama Dehleez as Abid Khan a villain role which was also written by Amjad Islam Amjad. Agha also appeared in films and he was offered many films from filmmakers. In 1981 Agha appeared in film Faslay with famous actress Shabnam and actor Muhammad Ali which was a Silver Jubilee. The following year in 1982 he appeared in film Mian Biwi Razi with actresses Kaveeta, Tahira Naqvi and actor Nadeem Baig which was box-office hit in which he did a comic role with alongside Sangeeta. Agha was offered more offers from directors, they saw him to be a naturally romantic hero. In 1983 he appeared in film Jatt Te Dogar with Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Adeeb and Bahar Begum. Agha was known an emotionally fragile and romantic person and he usually did the roles of characters which were emotional and fragile in dramas quite close to his life depiction of the characters he was given to play. When Pakistan Urdu Cinema fell into decline and was replaced by Punjabi films, he felt emotional due to some problems and he stopped working in both dramas and films in 1985 his output on both mediums began to decline. Agha began to use heroin drugs and became addicted to it which made him unpredictable and even more emotionally fragile then he was already. He was sent to Rehabilitation Centre to recover but he was in and out of rehabilitation centres on numerous occasions. Agha tried to rekindle the fame he had between 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, he couldn't find any offers from both dramas and films which droved him into depression. He completely disappeared from television in early 1993 but Agha become more addicted to drugs and used the drug then Agha was emotionally battered, haunted and taunted by his addiction and failing to come to terms with the loss of fame he once had and friends. In 1993 Agha was found dead which was announced and according to his contemporaries he had utilised only a small portion of the talent. Personal life Agha married Rubina, the daughter of actor Inayat Hussain Bhatti and Shahida Bano. Agha's sons Aagha Ali and Ali Sikandar are both actors. Agha's son Agha Ali is married to actress Hina Altaf. Illness and death Agha died of a heroin overdose on 28 May 1993 in Lahore. He was 40 years old. Although some of his co-stars initially suspected that he died from a heart attack, it was later revealed he had overdosed. He was laid to rest at Mominpura Cemetery in Lahore. Filmography Television Telefilm Film References External links 1953 births 20th-century Pakistani male actors Male actors in Punjabi cinema 1993 deaths Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Male actors in Urdu cinema

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Uzi (band)

Uzi was an American alternative rock band, formed in 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts and disbanded in 1987. The band featured Thalia Zedek (vocals, guitar), Danny Lee (drums), Randy Barnwell (bass guitar), Bob Young (guitar) and Phil Milstein (tape loops). Never achieving commercial success during their short period of activity, the band gained a cult following, becoming a part of Boston's underground rock scene. History Uzi was formed by Zedek and Lee after Zedek left the all-female post-punk band Dangerous Birds in 1983. Barnwell was replaced briefly by Craig Federhen prior to Uzi's first concert. The band released only one EP, Sleep Asylum, released by Homestead Records in 1986. The band's sound featured "gritty wall of sound guitars, tape loops, and heavy drumbeats, accompanied by Zedek's strong vocal presence," which drew comparisons to noise rock acts such as Sonic Youth and to a lesser extent, Big Black. The EP was included at No. 5 in the annual Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. Following the release of the EP, Uzi disbanded due to tensions between band members. Sleep Asylum was later reissued on compact disc in 1993 by Matador Records in the U.S. and in 1994 by Placebo in the UK Post-breakup and other projects Before forming Uzi, Zedek was a member of White Women. She released one single with her second band, Dangerous Birds, "Alpha Romeo" (1982, Propeller). The single's Zedek-composed B-side, "Smile on Your Face", was later included on the influential Sub Pop compilation Sub Pop 100. After Uzi's demise, Zedek joined the New York-based no wave band Live Skull in 1987, appearing on their albums Dusted (1987) and Positraction (1989) and the Snuffer EP (1988). Live Skull split up in 1990. Zedek then moved back to Boston and formed the more blues-rock-oriented Come along with former Codeine drummer Chris Brokaw., releasing four albums before they disbanded in 2001. That same year, she issued her first solo album, Been Here and Gone, since followed by two others under her name alone (Trust Not Those in Whom Without Some Touch of Madness and Hell Is in Hello, both 2004) and two as the Thalia Zedek Band (2008's Liars and Prayers and 2013's Via). Zedek also participated in the 1998 Suffragette Sessions tour. Lee was the drummer of Boston alternative metal band El Dopa, whose sole album, United in States of Narcolepsy, was released in 1997 on Conscience Records. Lee also played drums on Marlene Tholl's 2007 album Kore, released by Small and Green Records. Following Uzi, Barnwell and Young resurfaced with A Scanner Darkly, releasing one album, This Is The Way, in 1988 on Belgian label Sub Rosa. Later in '88, Young's solo project, Emerald Vein, released a solo album, Existence, on Sub Rosa. A second Emerald Vein album, Land of the Living (with Barnwell on bass), was issued by Sub Rosa in 1991. Prior to Uzi, Milstein founded the Velvet Underground Appreciation Society in 1977 and edited the club's fanzine, What Goes On. Milstein was part of the collaborative ensemble Between Meals along with Jad Fair (Half Japanese), Moe Tucker (The Velvet Underground), Andy Paley, Erik Lindgren (Birdsongs of the Mesozoic) and David Greenberger (Duplex Planet) and performed percussion, vocals and guitar on their mini-album Oh No I Just Knocked Over a Cup of Coffee, recorded in 1980 and 1982 but released in 1984 on Iridescence Records. Milstein's first solo project, Pep Lester and His Pals, released the Jack-O-Lantern Moon EP on Iridescence in 1984, which included musical contributions from Fair, Lindgren, Greenberger, Christmas members Michael Cudahy and Liz Cox (both later of Combustible Edison), and Mission of Burma members Roger Miller and Martin Swope, and mixing on one track by Willie "Loco" Alexander. A Pep Lester double LP, The Mathematical Genius of Pep Lester, featuring over 20 guest musicians, was released by Forced Exposure in 1988. Milstein later compiled an album, Tapeworm: SFX by Phil Milstein, consisting of a montage of the tape effects he used with Uzi, released in 1990 by Penn Jillette's 50 Skidillion Watts Records. Using the name Phil X. Milstein, he also collaborated on a live album of experimental music with Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore, title Songs We Taught the Lord, Vol. 2. It was recorded December 4, 1996 at the Middle East club in Cambridge and released in 1997 on Hot Cars Warp Records. Milstein was also a member of 7 or 8 Worm Hearts, appearing on their 1989 self-released cassette All Writhe; guested on three tracks on Cul de Sac's debut album, Ecim, released in 1991 by Capella; and was a collaborator with Tom Ardolino on the "MSR Madness" series of song poem compilations. Band members Thalia Zedek – vocals, guitar (1984–1987) Danny Lee – drums (1984–1987) Randy Barnwell – bass guitar (1984–1987) Bob Young – guitar (1984–1987) Phil Milstein – tape loops (1984–1987) Craig Federhen – bass guitar (circa 1984) Discography EPs Sleep Asylum (1986, Homestead Records) References External links Musical groups established in 1984 Musical groups disestablished in 1987 Alternative rock groups from Massachusetts Musical groups from Boston American noise rock music groups American post-punk music groups Homestead Records artists No wave groups American musical quintets

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Robert Calvert (saxophonist)

Robert Calvert, also credited as Rob Calvert, is an English saxophonist, best known for his work with Catapilla, Spontaneous Music Ensemble and numerous offshoots of Gong, including Gilli Smyth and Daevid Allen. Calvert rejects categorization of his music, into jazz or other genres, concentrating on the spirit and meaning. Musical career A founding member of progressive rock band Catapilla which was formed in the late 1960s, Calvert was one of one two constant members during the band's brief history, the other being guitarist Graham Wilson. He appears on both their albums, 1971's eponymous Catapilla and 1972's Changes. In the 1970s Calvert studied improvised music with John Stevens, and Maggie Nicols and in 1975, he began appearing on John Stevens' albums, initially on free jazz band Spontaneous Music Ensemble's album SME + = SMO. Calvert's next two albums were Somewhere in Between (1976) and Mazin Ennit (1977) both by Steven's jazz-rock band John Stevens' Away, followed Steven's album Ah! (1977). In 1994 he appeared on John Stevens Dance Orchestra's A Luta Continua, but this had been recorded in 1977. After a break, he returned in 1989 on two Mother Gong albums The Owl and the Tree and Wild Child, before appearing on Invisible Opera Company of Tibet's 1991 eponymous album. Remaining in the Gong circle he appeared on Gilli Smyth's 1993 album Every Witches Way, Mother Gong's She Made the World (1993), Eye (1994) Mother Gong (1994) and Tree in Fish (1994) He toured extensively with Gong and Mothergong throughout the 1990s Since 1994 Calvert has played and improvised with the Howley Calvert George Trio, together with John Howley (better known as a painter) on piano and vocals, and Robert George on drums. The trio have performed widely, including tours of Poland in 1998 and 1999. Calvert also began performing with Daevid Allen, including Allen and Harry Williamson's album Twenty Two Meanings (The Art Of Glissando Guitar Vol. 1) (1999). Discography With Catapilla Catapilla (1971) Vertigo Changes (1972) Vertigo With John Stevens SME + = SMO (1975) A Records Somewhere in Between (1976) Vertigo Mazin Ennit (1977) Vertigo Ah! (1990) Konnex Records A Luta Continua (1994) Konnex Records With Mothergong The Owl and the Tree (1989) Demi Monde Eye (1994) Voiceprint Every Witches Way (1993) Voiceprint She Made the World (1993) Voiceprint Mother Gong (1994) Voiceprint Wild Child (1997) Spalax Music Tree in Fish (2004) Voiceprint With Invisible Opera Company of Tibet Gorilla (1991) Voiceprint With Glo Even as We (1995) GAS Records Poetry Recoding Unamunos Quorum (1999) F..loose Productions With Daevid Allen Twenty Two Meanings (1999) Gliss (with Harry Williamson) Gentle Genie (2004) Voiceprint Compilations Passed Normal (1992) FOT Records (one track "Spiral Dance") The Best of Mother Gong (1997) Outer Music Australia Aquaria:She (2001) NMC Music Histories and Mysteries of Planet Gong (2004) Voiceprint References Living people English rock saxophonists English jazz saxophonists British male saxophonists 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century British male musicians British male jazz musicians Year of birth missing (living people)

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Sammy Woodhouse

Sammy Woodhouse (born 20 June 1985) is an English activist against child sexual abuse. She was a victim of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal, which she helped expose by giving an anonymous interview to Andrew Norfolk of The Times. Woodhouse has actively supported pardoning child sexual abuse victims for crimes they were coerced into committing. Childhood and abuse Sammy Woodhouse grew up with her two older sisters in Rotherham. Her family had a caravan in Cleethorpes. Woodhouse competed with her dance team until it was disbanded. When she was 14 years old, Woodhouse was groomed by 24-year-old child-grooming gang leader Arshid Hussain, who had been married and had two children. Hussain started raping Woodhouse a month after they met and subsequently raped, assaulted, and beat Woodhouse on a daily basis. According to her, Hussain would threaten her with a gun and threaten to kill her family. Woodhouse said that Hussain colluded with some police officers and that she was charged with crimes she and Hussein committed jointly. For example, when she turned 15, Hussain forced her to rob a post office. The police raided Hussain's house a few days later, while he and Woodhouse were in bed. Hussain was not arrested, but Woodhouse was charged with possessing a baton. A few months later, Hussain made Woodhouse fight a girl, and Woodhouse was convicted of assault. Woodhouse became pregnant twice when she was 15 years old; Hussain pressured her to have an abortion the first time. Woodhouse's mother died several days after Hussain was injured badly in a gang incident. She missed much of her education and had a criminal record, so began working as a model, stripper and lap dancer. After another abusive relationship, Woodhouse moved back to live with Hussain, who was in a wheelchair, with her second son. However, his family wanted to take her older son, so she fled again. Woodhouse kept being abused for years, including an assault by Hussain in public, which was dismissed by the police, and her flat was set on fire. Her family members had to move because they were also continuously threatened and terrorized. When she understood in 2012 that she had been groomed, Woodhouse developed depression, suicidal thoughts, and an eating disorder. Woodhouse anonymously approached The Times in 2013, leading to the Jay inquiry, which played a crucial part in exposing the scale and nature of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. The report by social worker Alexis Jay found that more than 1,400 children were victims of child sexual abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. Woodhouse has said that she was shocked when she learned the number of victims. Hussain was convicted of multiple crimes, including serial rape and abduction of multiple girls, and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. In March 2017, Woodhouse revealed her name on a BBC programme. In mid-2017, Woodhouse was one of hundreds of child sexual abuse victims who were initially denied compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. Woodhouse's son became involved in crime and drugs, and she attempted to place him in care. According to Woodhouse, Rotherham City Council invited Hussain to meet their son despite his conviction for rape. Activism Woodhouse conducts speaking events at schools and elsewhere, explaining to teenagers, the police and social workers how to recognise that someone is being groomed. Woodhouse wrote a book, Just a Child: Britain's Biggest Child Abuse Scandal Exposed, which was released in April 2018. In November 2018, over the first three days, more than three hundred thousand people signed a petition by Woodhouse and Labour MP Louise Haigh, which called for the amendment of the Children Act 1989 to "ban any male with a child conceived by rape from applying for access/rights". Sammy's Law Woodhouse supports Sammy's Law, a bill named after her, which would pardon child sexual abuse victims for crimes they were coerced into committing; the bill would also remove the crimes committed by the children from their criminal records. The bill was supported by Vera Baird, the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, by Alan Billings, the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, by Anne Longfield, the Children's Commissioner for England, and by Simon Bailey, the Chief Constable of the Norfolk Constabulary, among several other chief constables and crime commissioners. Woodhouse has met with Conservative MP Victoria Atkins. In 2018, a High Court action was won by Woodhouse and two other women with juvenile offence records that are provided by the Disclosure and Barring Service. They were represented by solicitor Harriet Wistrich. In 2019, the government said that it would appeal the decision. According to Woodhouse, the government has "done nothing" to tackle the issue. References External links British women activists Child crime victim advocates Living people Sexual abuse victim advocates 1985 births 21st-century British women

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Tokyo Ghoul (film)

is a 2017 Japanese dark fantasy action film based on the manga series Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida. The film is directed by Kentarō Hagiwara and stars Masataka Kubota as Ken Kaneki and Fumika Shimizu as Tōka Kirishima. It was released in Japan by Shochiku on July 29, 2017. Plot Tokyo Ghoul is set in an alternate reality where ghouls, individuals who can only survive by eating human flesh, live among the normal humans in secret, hiding their true nature to evade pursuit from the authorities. Ken Kaneki, a normal college student who, after being taken to a hospital, discovers that he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul after being attacked by his date, Rize Kamishiro who reveals herself to be a ghoul. This was accomplished by transferring Rize's organs into his body, and now, like normal ghouls, he must consume human flesh to survive. Struggling with his new life as a half-ghoul, he must now adapt into the ghoul society, as well as keeping his identity hidden from his human companions. Cast Production Principal photography lasted from July to September 2016. Release On May 31, 2017, it was announced that Funimation have acquired the licensed of Tokyo Ghoul and will be coming to theaters soon. Tokyo Ghoul premiered in the US at Anime Expo 2017 in Los Angeles on July 3, 2017. Home media Funimation release the film on DVD and Blu-ray which included English Dubbed with voice actor Austin Tindle, Brina Palencia reprised their roles as Ken Kaneki and Touka Kirishima. On home video, the film's DVD and Blu-ray releases have generated sales of $121,000 in the United States. Reception Box office The film grossed () in Japan. Overseas, it grossed US$71,222 in Australia and New Zealand, and $21,177 in Thailand, for a worldwide total of . Critical reception The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 82% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.40/10. Gabriella Ekens from Anime News Network was impressed by film's cinematography even though it didn't have a huge budget and praised Masataka Kubota and other cast for their strong performance. Although he criticized film for its Kagune effects. Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars. Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "Tokyo Ghoul is one of those films where the over the top gore and violence ends up over shadowing everything from plot line to meaningful words or even its characters." Dread Central gave the film three and a half stars and called the film "A beautiful but flawed adaptation." Variety said "This live-action adaptation of Sui Ishida’s famous manga about flesh-eating monsters is likely to please fans, despite some technical imperfections." South China Morning Post found the film ambitious but felt it ultimately stumbled saying "The film collapses into a series of conventional stand-offs between opposing characters struggling as much with their own identities as their conflicts with each other. For about an hour, however, Tokyo Ghoul did offer something special." Film School Rejects said "It feels like a film designed for newcomers, but it ultimately fails to leave viewers hungry for more." Accolades Tokyo Ghoul won the Excellence Award in the Live-Action Theatrical Film category, and was nominated for the Best Award category in the VFX-Japan Awards 2018. Sequel On September 22, 2018, it was announced that a sequel film for Tokyo Ghoul was green-lit for a 2019 release. On April 10, 2019, it was revealed that the title of the film would be Tokyo Ghoul S, and was scheduled for release on July 19, 2019. Maika Yamamoto will be replacing Fumika Shimizu in her role as Tōka Kirishima, and Shota Matsuda will join the cast as Shū Tsukiyama. References External links 2017 films 2017 horror films 2010s Japanese films 2010s Japanese-language films 2010s monster movies Films about organ transplantation Films scored by Don Davis (composer) Films set in Tokyo Films set in universities and colleges Films shot in Tokyo Funimation Giant monster films Japanese horror films Kaiju films Live-action films based on manga Shochiku films Tokyo Ghoul

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1872 Democratic National Convention

The 1872 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at Ford's Grand Opera House on East Fayette Street, between North Howard and North Eutaw Streets, in Baltimore, Maryland on July 9 and 10, 1872. It resulted in the nomination of newspaper publisher Horace Greeley of New York and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri for president and vice president, a ticket previously nominated by the rump Liberal Republican faction convention meeting, also held in Baltimore's newly built premier Opera House of nationally well-known theatre owner/operator John T. Ford (infamous as the owner of the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. where 16th President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865) of the major Republican Party, which had already re-nominated incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of the regular Republicans for another term. The convention was called to order by Democratic National Committee chairman August Belmont. Thomas Jefferson Randolph served as the convention's temporary chairman and James R. Doolittle served as permanent president. At six hours in length, stretched over two days, the convention was the shortest meeting of a major political party convention in history. The convention Accepting the "Liberal Republican" platform meant the Democrats had accepted the "New Departure", rejecting the anti-Reconstruction platform of 1868: they realized that in order to win, they had to look forward and not try to refight the Civil War. While Greeley's long reputation in the years before as the most aggressive attacker of the earlier Democratic Party, its principles, its leadership, and its activists cooled enthusiasm among many of the delegates for the potential nominee, it was accepted that the Democrats would only split the anti-Grant vote and all but assure Grant of re-election if they nominated any other candidate. Presidential nomination Presidential candidates Major General William B. Franklin was approached by a group of Democrats from Pennsylvania and New Jersey who urged him to run against Horace Greeley for the party's presidential nomination. Citing a need for party unity, Franklin declined their suggestion. On the first ballot, Pennsylvania and New Jersey would cast the majority of votes against Greeley. Horace Greeley received 686 of the 732 delegate votes cast on the first ballot. The motion to have Greeley's nomination be declared unanimous was carried. Source: Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held at Baltimore, July 9, 1872. (September 3, 2012). Vice Presidential nomination Vice Presidential candidates Benjamin G. Brown received 713 of the 732 delegate votes cast on the first ballot. Source: Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held at Baltimore, July 9, 1872. (September 3, 2012). Straight-Out Democrats Convention A splinter, conservative group of Democrats broke off due to their dissatisfaction with the nomination of Greeley. Calling themselves the Straight-Out Democrats, they held a Straight-Out Democratic National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. They nominated for President Charles O'Conor, who told them by telegram that he would not accept their nomination, and John Quincy Adams II for vice president. The candidates received 23,054 votes (0.35%) in the election, and no Electoral College electors. See also History of the United States Democratic Party History of Baltimore U.S. presidential nomination convention 1872 United States presidential election List of Democratic National Conventions 1872 Liberal Republican convention 1872 Republican National Convention Ulysses S. Grant References Primary sources Chester, Edward W A guide to political platforms (1977) pp 90–96 online External links Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held at Baltimore, July 9, 1872 Democratic Party Platform of 1872 at The American Presidency Project Democratic National Conventions 19th century in Baltimore 1872 United States presidential election Political conventions in Baltimore 1872 in Maryland Maryland Democratic Party Political events in Maryland 1872 conferences July 1872 events 19th-century political conferences 1870s political events

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2009 MLS All-Star Game

The 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 14th annual MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars faced Everton of the Premier League on July 29, 2009. The match ended in a 1–1 draw at full-time and went to an immediate penalty shootout, which Everton won 4–3. Everton's Tim Howard--the United States first-choice goalkeeper and a former MetroStars player--was named MVP of the match, after making three saves during the shootout. This was the first win for an international club team in six tries against the MLS All-Stars. Host venue Major League Soccer announced on July 9, 2008 that America First Field (then known as Rio Tinto Stadium), the League's newest soccer-specific venue, would host the 2009 MLS All-Star Game in the summer of 2009. MLS President Mark Abbott joined Real Salt Lake Owner David W. Checketts, Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., and Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan at a press conference at the new Stadium to officially announce the event. This was the first MLS All-Star Game held in Utah. MLS All-Stars voting Like the previous year, the MLS All-Star First XI was determined by an online fan voting system which accounted for 25% of the total vote, with players, coaches and general managers, and the media each holding 25% of the vote. The fan voting period opened May 13, 2009 and ended July 6, 2009. Two weeks into the fan voting period, Seattle Sounders FC players made up nine of the 11 top vote-getters, with Kasey Keller as the overall leader in total votes. After the end of the voting period, Freddie Ljungberg received the most fan votes. The fan's first XI included Kasey Keller(Seattle), Chad Marshall (Columbus), Wilman Conde (Chicago), Geoff Cameron (Houston), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus), Stuart Holden (Houston), Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle), Shalrie Joseph (New England), Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto), Conor Casey (Colorado), and Landon Donovan (Los Angeles). The additional seven players were chosen by head coach Dominic Kinnear of Houston and the Commissioner Don Garber. 2009 MLS All-Star Game Rosters Major League Soccer The 2009 MLS All-Star First XI was announced in a special episode of MLSnet.com Extra Time, which aired 3 p.m. ET on Monday, July 13, 2009. On the following Monday, July 20, 2009, All-Star coach Dominic Kinnear and his assistants chose five additional players, with MLS Commissioner Don Garber adding the two final players to the 18-man roster. The All-Stars are: As of July 26, 2009. Players in bold denotes First XI status. ^ & ♦ % ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣ ‡ ♦ ♣^ % † ♣& † - De Rosario was not available for the 2009 MLS All-Star game due to a Toronto FC CONCACAF Champions League game. ‡ - Blanco was chosen to take the place of De Rosario, being the next-highest vote getter in the midfield position. ♦ - "Commissioner's Picks", chosen by MLS Commissioner Don Garber. ♣ - Players selected by All-Star Coach Dominic Kinnear. % - Johnson is an injury replacement for Joseph who suffered a bone bruise in his right knee. & - Soumare was a replacement for Ching, who was rested after he competed in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the US national team. ^ - Zach Thornton replaced Pat Onstad due to injury. The following players fell short of the MLS All-Star First XI in voting: Goalkeepers: Pat Onstad - 2.09% Fan votes, 3.11% Player votes, 2.53% Media votes, 6.36% Coach/GM votes Defenders: Jhon Kennedy Hurtado - 5.42% Fan votes, 2.87% Player votes, 5.70% Media votes, 4.55% Coach/GM votes Jonathan Bornstein - 1.80% Fan votes, 3.71% Player votes, 5.70% Media votes, 7.27% Coach/GM votes Midfielders: Cuauhtémoc Blanco - 3.93% Fan votes, 2.75% Player votes, 11.08% Media votes, 4.09% Coach/GM votes Ricardo Clark - 2.03% Fan votes, 5.86% Player votes, 4.75% Media votes, 8.18% Coach/GM votes Osvaldo Alonso - 5.34% Fan votes, 2.39% Player votes, 7.28% Media votes, 3.18% Coach/GM votes Paulo Nagamura - 1.02% Fan votes, 4.67% Player votes, 2.85% Media votes, 9.55% Coach/GM votes Forwards: Fredy Montero - 6.39% Fan votes, 6.22% Player votes, 12.98% Media votes, 5.46% Coach/GM votes Brian McBride - 3.40% Fan votes, 8.49% Player votes, 3.48% Media votes, 6.82% Coach/GM votes Everton As of July 12, 2009. Match details Statistics Notes The 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the first to be played in the state of Utah. For the first time, AT&T was the official sponsor of the All-Star Game. This was the sixth time that the league's best players faced international competition in the MLS All-Star Game. The game was broadcast in the US on ESPN2 in English and TeleFutura in Spanish. This was the first All-Star match to be decided via penalty kicks. This was the first time the MLS All-Stars were defeated by an international opponent Early the next year, Landon Donovan would join Everton on a loan deal, and then again in early 2012. References MLS All-Star Game Soccer in Utah Mls All-Star Game 2009 All-Star Game MLS All-Star Sports competitions in Utah Sandy, Utah July 2009 sports events in the United States MLS All-Star 2009

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Teresa Nielsen Hayden

Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born March 21, 1956) is an American science fiction editor, fanzine writer, essayist, and workshop instructor. She is a consulting editor for Tor Books and is well known for her weblog, Making Light. She has also worked for Federated Media Publishing, when in 2007 she was hired to revive the comment section for the blog Boing Boing. Nielsen Hayden has been nominated for Hugo Awards five times. Early life Born Teresa Nielsen, she grew up in a Mormon household in Mesa, Arizona. Career From 1985 to 1989, she served on the editorial board of The Little Magazine, a poetry magazine. She is a former managing editor and a former consulting editor at Tor Books. In 1994, a collection of her essays, Making Book (), was published by NESFA Press. It is now in its third printing. The second printing is the preferred edition. She is also one of the regular instructors for the writing workshop Viable Paradise. Nielsen Hayden is well known for her weblog, Making Light, where she writes about subjects such as animal hoarding, publishing scams, astroturfing, and global political events. She is the first recorded Internet editor to practice disemvoweling of the entire text of offensive posts; the term itself was coined in a Making Light post by Arthur Hlavaty. She was the first lead comments moderator at the popular blog Boing Boing when it reopened its comments feature in 2007. In June 2008, a controversy on Boing Boing concerning the "unpublication" of all articles that mention sex columnist Violet Blue generated criticism of some of her moderation techniques, including disemvowelment. Personal life Teresa Nielsen appended Hayden to her name upon marrying the former Patrick Hayden in 1979; he also took her name, becoming Patrick Nielsen Hayden. The two of them were active members of science fiction fandom and collaborated on various fanzines, including the Hugo-nominated Izzard. In 1985, Nielsen Hayden and her husband were TransAtlantic Fan Fund delegates to Europe for Eastercon. Over the next few years, the Nielsen Haydens published at least three TAFF trip reports. She was excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1980 for her support of the Equal Rights Amendment. In her youth, she served as a page in the Arizona House of Representatives. Nielsen Hayden has narcolepsy, for which she had been taking pemoline until the Food and Drug Administration withdrew the drug from the marketplace. In September 2008 she had what appeared to be a heart attack; paramedics were summoned immediately, and she made a full recovery. Hugo Award nominations 1995 nominee for Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book for Making Book 1991 nominee for Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer 1989 co-nominee for Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine for The New York Review of Science Fiction 1984 nominee for Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer 1984 co-nominee, with Patrick Nielsen Hayden, for Hugo Award for Best Fanzine for Izzard Books edited Poul Anderson: Alight in the Void Steven Brust: Dragon, Issola, Dzur, The Paths of the Dead, The Lord of Castle Black, Sethra Lavode, Jhegaala, Iorich, Tiassa, The Incrementalists, Hawk Avram Davidson: The Avram Davidson Treasury (Locus poll winner, Best Collection, 1999) Samuel R. Delany: Wagner/Artaud: A Play of 19th and 20th Century Critical Fictions (published with Patrick Nielsen Hayden under the imprint Ansatz Press, 1988) John M. Ford: The Last Hot Time Shariann Lewitt: Memento Mori, Interface Masque, Rebel Sutra Jane Lindskold: The Buried Pyramid, Child of a Rainless Year, Through Wolf's Eyes, Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart, The Dragon of Despair, Wolf Captured, Wolf Hunting, Wolf's Blood James D. Macdonald and Debra Doyle: The Stars Asunder Terry McGarry: The Binder's Road, Triad Douglas Morgan: Tiger Cruise Harry Turtledove: Conan of Venarium, The Breath of God James White: The Galactic Gourmet, Mind Changer, Final Diagnosis, Double Contact Charles Vess: The Book of Ballads Robert Charles Wilson: Darwinia (Prix Aurora Award winner, 1999), Blind Lake (Prix Aurora Award winner, 2004), Spin (Hugo Award winner, 2006), Axis, Julian Comstock, Vortex, Burning Paradise Bibliography References External links 1956 births American bloggers American literary critics American women literary critics American people of Danish descent American political blogs American speculative fiction critics American speculative fiction editors Former Latter Day Saints Living people People excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Writers from Mesa, Arizona People with narcolepsy Science fiction critics Science fiction editors Writers from Arizona Writers from New York City 21st-century American non-fiction writers Women speculative fiction editors

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Australia's Next Top Model (season 8)

The eighth cycle of Australia's Next Top Model began airing 9 July 2013 on Fox8. Model and Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins took over as the host for this season, replacing Sarah Murdoch. Hawkins had previously appeared in one episode at the inaugural cycle, joining incumbent judges Alex Perry and Charlotte Dawson with Didier Cohen joining the show as a new judge. This is the last series of Australia's Next Top Model to feature Dawson, before she died of an apparent suicide five months after it ended. The prizes for this cycle included a one-year modelling contract with IMG Sydney and worldwide representation by IMG London, New York, Milan and Paris, as well as a 20,000 cash prize thanks to TRESemmé, a brand new Nissan Dualis, an overseas trip to Paris to meet with IMG Paris, and an eight-page editorial spread and the cover of Harper's Bazaar Australia. The winner of the competition was 16-year-old Melissa Juratowitch from Melbourne, Victoria. Series summary Fifty semi-finalists were selected to take part in this years' competition. The first episode of the show was shown in a special screening for fans of the series. Fifteen official contestants were chosen to compete for the title. Requirements The all contestants had to be aged 16 or over in order to apply for the show. Those auditioning had to be at least tall. To qualify, all applicants had to be an Australian citizen currently living in Australia. Additional requirements stated that a contestant could not have had previous experience as a model in a national campaign within the last five years, and if a contestant was represented by an agent or a manager, she had to terminate that representation prior to the competition. Auditions Auditions for cycle 8 began to take place on 13 January in Adelaide, continuing in Perth, Brisbane, Townsville, and Sydney throughout the rest of the month before wrapping up in Melbourne on 23 January. Cast Contestants (Ages stated are at start of contest) Judges Jennifer Hawkins (host) Alex Perry Charlotte Dawson Didier Cohen Episodes Results The contestant was eliminated The contestant was disqualified The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two The contestant won the competition Bottom two The contestant was eliminated after her first time in the bottom two/three The contestant was eliminated after her second time in the bottom two/three The contestant was disqualified from the competition The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed third The contestant was eliminated in the final judging and placed as the runner-up Makeovers Brooke - Katy Perry inspired long bob and dyed brown April - Elizabeth Taylor inspired pixie cut Taylah - Jade Thirlwall blonde and tight waves Madeline - Long angled line bob and dyed brown Ashley - Jesy Nelson dark blonde, loose curls and medium layered bob Shannon - Hair straighten, dyed light brown and long angled line hair Jade - Tyra Banks inspired neck length cut eith bangs and dyed dark brown Dajana - Dyed light brown and cut neck length Abbie - Cut chest length Duckie - Dyed light pink Shanali - Loose wavy weave Melissa - Tight wavy weave Notes Average call-out order Final two is not included. Controversy Prior to the airing of the cycle, it was reported that a contestant had been disqualified from the competition for bullying. Host Jennifer Hawkins said of the incident, "I don’t know why but I went into (the show) thinking ‘oh, there won’t be drama, everything will be fine’, but of course there is always drama. A lot of things have happened in the house and we were dealing with something that hasn't happened before. It was really intense." Hawkins later specified that the cause for disqualification was not bullying, but violence among two of the contestants on the show. She also revealed that Foxtel and the show's production company Shine Australia requested for the girl to be ejected. The disqualified contestant was revealed to be Taylah Roberts from Perth, who physically attacked Ashley Pogmore. The day before the airing of the episode in which Roberts was disqualified, footage of Roberts choking Pogmore was shown on A Current Affair. References External links Official website (archive at the Wayback Machine) 2013 Australian television seasons Australia's Next Top Model seasons Television shows filmed in Australia Television shows filmed in Thailand Television shows filmed in Mauritius

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Queen's Radio

Queen's Radio (or QR) is a student radio station, broadcasting a wide variety of shows, based at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, currently broadcasting via online stream. Its studios are located in the Students' Union building. It is the only licensed student station broadcasting in Northern Ireland, and one of several on the island. History Queen's Radio began broadcasting on 29 September 2003, initially over the Queen's University campus network and then the internet. In late 2005, the station was successful in acquiring a low-powered AM licence, allowing it to broadcast to Queen's Halls of Residence (Elms Village) directly via Medium Wave. This service commenced on 6 February 2006. Queen's Radio is operated by the 'Queen's University of Belfast Radio Club', which was originally formed in 1953, making it two years older than the independent student newspaper The Gown. The old Radio Club was a general purpose electronics, amateur radio and computer club, and provided facilities for students to pursue hobby interests in these areas and participated in amateur radio contests, etc. In the late 1990s the University evicted it from its premises in Fitzwilliam St and the club became almost dormant for several years. In 2001, the Radio Club was taken over by a group of students with the intention of forming a broadcast radio station, and giving QUB students experience of all aspects of broadcast radio. After two years of acquiring equipment, building up membership and negotiating with the Students' Union for premises, the station was ready to broadcast at the start of term in the 2003/04 academic year. The first live show was 'The Lunchbox' presented by Ian Llewellyn, although a pilot show had already been recorded by Shane Horan before the summer break. There was previously a temporary RSL (restricted service licence) FM radio station at Queen's called 'Fresh Air'. This operated during the first four weeks of term in September 1995 and was hosted by Cool FM DJs and some students, including the now BBC Radio Ulster presenter/producer Donna Legge, Citybeat presenter Stuart Robinson, Pádraig Mac Donnchadha and Downtown Radio DJ Lynda Cullan but was not set up or run by students at Queen's. Before Queen's Radio was set up in its current form, Queen's University had rejected a proposal from University staff to set up a station at Queen's - It was judged to be too expensive to set up and maintain. Now it is considered to be a major draw to the University to prospective undergraduates. In 2009 the station made headlines when it aired an advert for reducing carbon emissions which Sammy Wilson had banned from being broadcast in Northern Ireland. In late 2009 the station pulled its Medium Wave transmission but continued to broadcast via its online player available from the station's website. Since 2020 Queen’s Radio have been part of the SRA, representing 1 of only 2 stations in the NI region. Currently, the station is managed by Hebe Lawson (Station Manager) and Emma Gibson (Deputy Station Manager). Awards In November 2005, the station was awarded the Gold Award for Best Technical Achievement for its computer-based Record of Transmission / Archiving system at the Student Radio Awards. In 2010 the station had three shows nominated for the Irish Smedia Awards. It also won Best Contribution to SU Media and the QUB Union awards, and was nominated for Most Improved Society of the Year. In April 2013, Queen's Radio DJ Christopher McBride was long listed for the Sony Golden Headphones Award for the UK's favourite presenter. In April 2017, Queen's Radio presenter Matthew Kirk was awarded the National Student Media (Smedia) award for Radio DJ of the Year. In March 2019, Queen's Radio's News and Current Affairs outlet, The Scoop, was nominated for the Student Media Outlet of the Year by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) in their annual Student Achievement Awards Ireland ceremony.. In March 2019, Queen's Radio won the Queen's University Students' Union 'Society of the Year' award. In April 2019, Queen's Radio was nominated for the National Student Media award in the Radio Production of the Year – News & Current Affairs category. The nomination was in recognition of their coverage of the 2018 United States Mid-Term Election cycle. The team included; Rory Hughes, Michael Jardine, Scott Duffield, Chloe Murray Jessica Lawerence, Jane Corscadden & Robert Murtagh. In April 2019, Queen's Radio received the QUBSU Society of the Year award at the Queen's University SU Awards, this was in recognition for the society's involvement with the Students' Union across the year and development of the society for its members. In 2021 Queen's Radio news team 'The Scoop' received numerous awards. The team received 3 2020/21 SMEDIAs. The flagship current affairs show, The Scoop On Sunday, presented by Thomas Copeland and produced by Darragh Tibbs, won News Programme of The Year. Olivia Fletcher, The Editor of the Scoop won Journalist of The Year and The Best Radio Journalist of the Year was also won by Thomas Copeland, Head of News. Furthermore in 2021, The Scoop Team also received a 2020/21 SRA Amplify Award for best team, with Thomas Copeland also receiving Silver in the Overall Amplify Award category. Thomas Copeland was also successful at the Union of Students in Ireland awards, receiving the Individual Contribution to Student Media Award. Queen's Radio was also nominated for 2 SU awards, Championing Wellbeing, Celebrating Innovative Online Activities and Adapting to Challenging times. Darragh Tibbs, the Head of Tech, received the Adapting to Challenging Times award. See also List of student radio stations in the United Kingdom References External links Official Queen's Radio website Clubs and societies of Queen's University Belfast Radio stations in Northern Ireland Mass media in Belfast Student radio in the United Kingdom Radio stations established in 2003

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Cynomorium

Cynomorium is a genus of parasitic perennial flowering plants in the family Cynomoriaceae. The genus consists of only one species, Cynomorium coccineum (although one of its subspecies is sometimes treated as a separate species). Its placement in the Saxifragales was resolved in 2016 with the help of nuclear, plastid, and mitochondrial sequences obtained from next-generation sequencing. Common names include the misleading Maltese fungus or Maltese mushroom; also desert thumb, red thumb, tarthuth (Bedouin) and suoyang (Chinese). A rare or local species, it grows in dry, rocky or sandy soils, often in salt marshes or other saline habitats close to the coast. It has had a wide variety of uses in European, Arabian and Chinese herbal medicine. Description This plant has no chlorophyll and is unable to photosynthesise. It is a geophyte, spending most of its life underground in the form of a rhizome, which is attached to the roots of its host plant; it is a holoparasite, i.e. totally dependent on its host. The low-growing inflorescence emerges (in spring, following winter rain), on a fleshy, unbranched stem (most of which is underground) with scale-like, membranous leaves. Dark-red or purplish, the inflorescence consists of a dense, erect, club-shaped mass, some long, of minute scarlet flowers, which may be male, female or hermaphrodite. It is pollinated by flies, attracted to the plant by its sweet, slightly cabbage-like odour. Once pollinated, the spike turns black. The fruit is a small, indehiscent nut. In the Mediterranean region, Cynomorium is a parasite of salt-tolerant plants in the Cistaceae (cistus family) or Amaranthaceae (amaranth family); elsewhere it parasitizes Amaranthaceae, Tamaricaceae (tamarisks) and, in China, Nitrariaceae, especially Nitraria sibirica. Other authorities suggest the host plants are saltbushes (Atriplex species, Amaranthaceae). DNA studies suggest that Cynomorium is not a member of the Balanophoraceae, as previously thought, but more probably belongs to the Saxifragales, possibly near Crassulaceae (stonecrop family). The issue is complicated by the massive horizontal gene transfer between Cynomorium and its different hosts. Taxonomy Long disputed, Cynomorium was placed in the Saxifragales in 2016, but its placement within that order remains uncertain. Distribution Cynomorium coccineum var. coccineum is found in Mediterranean regions, from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands and Mauritania through Tunisia and Bahrain in the south; Spain, Portugal, southern Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Gozo, Malta and the Eastern Mediterranean. Its range extends as far east as Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Cynomorium coccineum var. songaricum is found in Central Asia and Mongolia, where it grows at high altitudes. Several authorities consider this to be a separate species, C. songaricum; it is called "suoyang" () in China, where it is extensively collected as a herbal remedy for illnesses including sexual worries and nocturnal emissions. History and historical uses Sir David Attenborough suggests that, following the reasoning of the "Doctrine of signatures", the phallic shape of the inflorescence suggested to early herbalists that Cynomorium should be used as a cure for erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems. Its colour suggested that it would cure anaemia and other diseases of the blood. It has been used for similar purposes in the east and west of its range: crusaders carried dried spikes to help them recover from their wounds. Other traditional uses have included treatments for apoplexy, dysentery, sexually transmitted diseases, hypertension, vomiting and irregular menstruation. The city of Kuyu was also known as Suoyang City (the Chinese name for cynomorium), after the 7th-century general Xue Rengui and his army supposedly survived a siege there by eating the plant. Much later, it was "introduced" (or possibly imported) to China from Mongolia during the Yuan dynasty as a medicinal plant, and is first mentioned by Zhū Dānxī () in his Supplement and Expansion of Materia Medica () in 1347. It was an ingredient in his recipe for hidden tiger pills (), used for impotence and weak legs. During the 16th century, the Knights of Malta greatly prized the plant and sent samples of it to European royalty. They incorrectly believed it to be a fungus, and it became known as "fungus melitensis", "Maltese mushroom". The Knights jealously guarded "Fungus Rock", a large rock formation, on whose flat top it grew in abundance, just off the coast of Gozo. They even tried smoothing the outcrop's sides to prevent theft of the plants, which was said to be punishable by death. The only access was by a precarious cable car, which was maintained into the early 19th century. The rock is now a nature reserve, so access is still strictly limited. In the Middle Ages, Arabic physicians called it "tarthuth" and "the treasure of drugs". An aqrabadhin, or medical formulary, compiled by Al-Kindi in the 9thcentury lists tarthuth as an ingredient in a salve to relieve skin irritation; later, Rhazes (Al-Razi) recommended it to cure piles, nosebleeds, and dysfunctional uterine bleeding. In Saudi Arabia, an infusion made from the ground, dried mature spike has been used to treat colic and stomach ulcers. It was eaten on long journeys by the Bedouin people, who would clean and peel the fresh spikes and eat the crisp white interior, which is said to be succulent and sweet, with a flavour of apples and a pleasantly astringent effect. It is also relished by camels. It has often been used as a "famine food" (last reported during the 19thcentury in the Canary Islands). Among many other uses it has been used as a contraceptive, a toothpaste, and a non-fading crimson fabric dye. Active ingredients Cynomorium contains anthocyanic glycosides, triterpenoid saponins, and lignans. Cynomorium coccineum var. coccineum from Sardinia was found to contain gallic acid and cyanidin-3-O-glucoside as the main constituents. References Bibliography Parasitic Plant Connection : Cynomoriaceae (includes distribution map and links to many online photographs) eFloras.org, Flora of China : Cynomoriaceae eFloras.org, Flora of Pakistan : Cynomoriaceae eFloras.org, South China Botanical Garden Herbarium : Cynomoriaceae Harvard Flora of China 13:434 (2007) RGB Kew, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families : Cynomorium DELTA : Cynomoriaceae Lindl. See also Balanophoraceae L.C. & A. Rich. MOBOT : Cynomoriaceae (placed under Saxifragales) MOBOT : Cynomoriaceae (placed under Rosales) GRIN : Family: Cynomoriaceae Engl. ex Lindl. ITIS : Cynomoriaceae NCBI : Cynomoriaceae Tropicos: Cynomorium External links Parasitic Plant Connection: Cynomoriaceae Parasitic plants Saxifragales Monotypic Saxifragales genera Plant dyes

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictet%20Group

Pictet Group

The Pictet Group, known as Pictet, is a Swiss multinational private bank and financial services company founded in Switzerland. Headquartered in Geneva, it is one of the largest Swiss banks and primarily offers services in wealth management, asset management, and asset servicing, to private clients and institutions. The Pictet Group employs around 5,300 people, including 900 investment managers. It has a network of 30 offices in financial services centres, including registered banks in Geneva, Luxembourg, Nassau, Hong Kong and Singapore. Pictet does not engage in investment banking, nor does it extend commercial loans. According to its 2021 Annual Review, Pictet had CHF 638 billion ($ billion) of assets under management or custody, with its total capital ratio significantly exceeding the levels demanded by Swiss regulators. Banque Pictet & Cie SA is rated Prime-1/Aa2 by Moody's, and F1+/AA- by Fitch. History Pictet traces its origin to the foundation of Banque De Candolle Mallet & Cie in Geneva on 23 July 1805. On that day, Jacob-Michel-François de Candolle and Jacques-Henry Mallet signed, with three limited partners, a Scripte de Société (memorandum of association) to form a partnership. Like all Geneva banks at the time, it started out trading in goods but soon abandoned trading to concentrate on assisting clients in their financial and commercial business and advising them on managing their wealth. By the 1830s, it held a broad range of securities on behalf of clients, to diversify their risks. On the death of de Candolle in 1841, his wife’s nephew Edouard Pictet joined the partnership, and the name Pictet has remained with the bank ever since. Between 1890 and 1929, the Bank went through a period of substantial growth, the number of employees rising from 12 to more than 80 over 30 years. Although the Pictet family had been intimately engaged with the bank since the mid-19th century, it was only in 1926 that the company changed its name to Pictet & Cie. After a period of relative stagnation marked by the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Second World War, Pictet began to expand in the 1950s as the Western world entered a prolonged period of prosperity and economic growth. In the late 1960s, the Bank embarked on the new business of institutional asset management, which has since grown to account for around half of its total assets under management. In 1974, it opened an office in Montreal, the first of its current network of 28 offices around the world. Its workforce of 70 staff in 1950 rose to 300 by 1980. As of 2011, Pictet was Switzerland’s third largest wealth management company, and also one of Europe’s largest banks in private hands. In 2014, Pictet changed its legal structure from a simple partnership to become a corporate partnership (société en commandite par actions), which acts as a holding company for its global business. Pictet did not publish its annual results during its 209 years as a simple partnership, then published annual results for the first time upon becoming a corporate partnership. This enabled the company to manage its businesses in an international environment, and also allows the eight partners who are owner-managers of Pictet to preserve the rules of succession, which have remained unchanged for more than 200 years. Under those rules, ownership cannot be passed down to partners’ children: it is a temporary status which ends once a partner has retired. Partners hand over ownership of Pictet in batches every five to 10 years so that there are always partners from three generations connected to the family, to avoid problems that can arise with generational change. To date, there have been only 45 partners. Pictet operates by assigning business activities and key functions like human resources, risk control and legal affairs to different partners. Small committees supervise the various corporate activities so that no single partner is solely responsible for an entire area. Pictet Group’s senior partner, who is the most senior partner at the time of appointment, has oversight for areas concerning central corporate functions, such as HR, auditing, risk and compliance. As primus inter pares, he chairs the partners' meetings and represents Pictet inside and outside the bank. Structure Wealth management Pictet Wealth Management provides private banking for owners of larger fortunes and family office services for families of exceptional wealth. The services include dedicated asset management, advice on strategy and investment selection, execution in global markets, safeguarding client assets and continuous monitoring. For hedge funds, private equity and real estate investments, Pictet Alternative Advisors, an independent unit, selects third-party investment managers to construct alternative investment portfolios for investors. Pictet Investment Office, is a special unit within Pictet that only looks after the wealthiest and most sophisticated clients of the bank and invest their assets into liquid and illiquid opportunities, in public and private markets following a high risk/return strategy across the capital structure. Operating out of 22 Pictet offices worldwide, Pictet Wealth Management had CHF 242 bn of assets under management on 31 December 2022 and employed around 1192 full-time equivalent employees, including 375 private bankers. On 26 November 2012, it was reported that Pictet's wealth management unit was the target of a United States Department of Justice probe along with 11 other Swiss financial firms. The Department of Justice investigated banks that it suspected of aiding tax evasion. Unlike the other firms, Pictet indicated that it would not book any provisions in its 2015 accounts and that its current capital reserves were large enough to cover any potential fine. Asset management Pictet Asset Management manages assets for institutional investors and investment funds, including large pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions. It also manages assets for individual investors through an extensive range of mandates, products and services. It provides clients with active and quantitative support for managing equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative strategies. Since 1997, the department has been developing Socially Responsible Investments (SRI). It now manages SRI core equity portfolios for all major markets. It has also taken a thematic approach, focusing on environmental themes or sectors such as clean energy and timber that are key to the concept of sustainability. Operating out of 18 Pictet offices worldwide, Pictet Asset Management had CHF 219 bn of assets under management on 31 December 2022 and employed around 1100 full-time equivalent employees, including 432 investment professionals. Asset services Pictet Asset Services provides a range of services for asset managers, pension funds and banks. These include: fund services for institutional or private investors and for independent asset managers; custody services in more than 80 countries; and round-the-clock trading across all significant asset classes by Pictet Global Markets. Fund services include setting up funds, administering them and fund governance. With eight booking centres accessing the single global platform, Pictet Asset Services had CHF 193 bn of assets in custody on 31 December 2022 and employed a little more than 223 full-time equivalent employees. Prix Pictet In 2008, Pictet launched the Prix Pictet, an award for photography highlighting societal interactions and problems. Each year, nominated photographers are invited to submit a series of pictures on a chosen theme, from "Water" (2008) to "Human" (2022). The winner is selected by an independent jury led by David King. Kofi Annan was president of the Prix Pictet from its founding in 2008 until his death in 2018. References Private banks Banks established in 1805 Banks of Switzerland Swiss companies established in 1805 Companies based in Geneva Henokiens companies

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emuellidae

Emuellidae

Emuellidae are a small family of trilobites, a group of extinct marine arthropods, that lived during the late Lower Cambrian (late Botomian) of the East Gondwana supercontinent, in what are today South-Australia and Antarctica. Emuellidae can be recognized among trilobites in having a set of unique features. The headshield or cephalon has large genal spines reaching back as far as the 3rd to 6th segment of the thorax. The eye-ridges contact the back of the frontal lobe of the glabella and extend laterally and backwards, roughly parallel to the frontal and lateral rim of the cephalon. There are small, clearly incised pits at the junction between the eye-ridge and the frontal lobe of the cephalic axis (or glabella). The thorax reaches its greatest width at the 6th segment. The frontal part or prothorax consists of 6 segments, with number 5 and 6 fused, and the 6th carrying very large trailing spines. The rear part or opistothorax consists of a variable but extremely large number of segments (up to 97). Description (See the Trilobite article for a definition of morphological terms) Cephalon: Cranidium subquadrate, glabella cylindrical, slightly contracted at S3, three pairs of glabellar furrows, preglabellar field short or absent, eye ridge wide, long, directed slightly postero-laterally, palpebral lobe cresentic, posterior area of fixigena with fulcrum, free cheeks (or librigenae) with long spines; hypostome conterminant, attached to a narrow rostral plate. The thorax is divided into a prothorax of six segments (the 6th carrying very large, trailing, pleural spines and extremely long opisthothorax of up to 97 segments (Balcoraciana dailyi holds the record for greatest number of thoracic segments in a trilobite species). Pygidium: A minute, segmented disc. Taxonomic history Fossils now assigned to the Emuellidae were first discovered by Dr. B. Daily, of the Geology Department, University of Adelaide in 1956. Position of the Emuellidae within the Redlichiida Originally, the Emuellidae were described as part of the Redlichiina. The primitive features prompted the theory that the Emuellids actually represented the stem group of all trilobites, with the Olenellina having secondary fused facial sutures. Later, the Emuellidae were placed in their own superfamily (Emuelloidea), recognizing that trilobites lacking facial sutures (i.e. the Olenellina) are the stem group. This was followed by the clustering of the Emuellidae in a new superfamily Ellipsocephaloidea. Most recently, the Emuellidae are regarded an early branch of the Redlichiina suborder, the closest relatives being the genera Bigotina, Abadiella, and the close-knit group of the families Estaingiidae, Ichangiidae and Ellipsocephalidae. Genera assigned to the Emuellidae Holyoakia has previously been assigned to the Emuellidae. The tailshiel (or pygidium) in Holyoakia is about the same size as its cranidium, with a well-defined axis, eight axial rings, well-developed pleural ribs and furrows, and a spiny margin. The pygidia of Emuella and Balcoracania however are poorly differentiated, minute, and have a smooth margin. Later scholars therefore placed Holyoakia in the Dorypygidae. Distribution Balcoracania dailyi occurs in the late Lower Cambrian (late Botomian) of South Australia (White Point conglomerate, Cape d' Estaing and Emu Bay sections, Kangaroo Island; Warragee Member, Billy Creek Formation, Flinders Range; Coads Hill Member, Billy Creek Formation, Reaphook Hill). Balcoracania sp. has been collected from the Lower Cambrian of Antarctica (Shackleton Limestone, central Transantarctic Mountains). Emuella dalgarnoi is found in the late Lower Cambrian (late Botomian) of South Australia (Emu Bay Shale, Kangaroo Island). Emuella polymera has been collected from the late Lower Cambrian (late Botomian) of South Australia (Cape d' Estaing section, Kangaroo Island). Key to the species References External links photographs of Balcoracania dailyi photographs and line-drawing of Emuella polymera Cambrian trilobites Emuelloidea Trilobite families

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Walter Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven of Gowrie

Walter James Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland, 1st Baron Ruthven of Gowrie (14 June 1838 – 28 February 1921), previously known as Walter James Hore, was a British soldier and peer, a member of the House of Lords from 1919 until his death. The son of William Hore and Dells Honoria Lowen, in 1853 his surname may have been changed to Hore-Ruthven by his paternal grandparents making this change to theirs. Commissioned into the British Army, Hore-Ruthven saw active service in the Crimean War of 1853 to 1856 and eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade. On 13 February 1864, on the death of his grandmother Mary Elizabeth Thornton Hore-Ruthven, 8th Lady Ruthven of Freeland (c. 1784–1864), Ruthven succeeded her as the 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland in the peerage of Scotland, but was not recognized as such. On 22 December 1865, as Baron Ruthven of Freeland and as the Heir of Entail in possession of the entailed lands of Freeland, Forteviot, Meikle Kinnaird, and other estates in Perthshire, Ruthven lodged a petition with the Court of Session to challenge the Will of his grandmother. She had left an annuity of £1,500 a year to her husband, Ruthven’s grandfather, and he asked for that to be reduced to £494, or one third of the income of the estates. He also challenged bequests totalling £9,000 to his grandmother’s younger children, which he believed she had not had the power to give, and asked for them to be reduced to £3,491. In February 1869, Ruthven petitioned the Court of Session for authority to charge his entailed estates in Perthshire with the sum of £27,000. In October 1870, Ruthven was of the Pavilion House, Hans Place, Knightsbridge, and a bankruptcy action was brought against him by Henry Russell of 2, Percy Street, Bedford Square. In December 1873, he applied to the Court of Session for authority to sell his entailed estates, for the payment of debts. On 23 October 1878, as "Walter James Hore, Lord Ruthven, late Captain, Rifle Brigade", he was commissioned as a major into the 15th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, a unit of the Volunteer Force. In September 1881, Ruthven was "of Yeo Vale in the parish of Alwington, in the county of Devon", and sought a liquidation of his debts by arrangement. Notice was given of a first general meeting of his creditors at 11, New Inn, the Strand, London, on 7 October. In December 1881, Ruthven was declared bankrupt, owing a total of £3,387. In 1882, George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow, as Lord Clerk Register of Scotland, denied the existence of the lordship of Ruthven of Freeland before a Select Committee. Ruthven was a Justice of the Peace for Herefordshire, Lanarkshire, and Perthshire, and also a Deputy Lieutenant of Perthshire. In the First World War, at the age of 76 he returned to the Rifle Brigade and saw active service as a King's Messenger. On 28 October 1919 Ruthven was created 1st Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, of Gowrie, Perthshire, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, giving him a seat in the House of Lords. Personal life On 21 August 1869, at St George's, Hanover Square, Ruthven married Lady Caroline Annesley Gore, a daughter of Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran, of the Aran Islands, and of Elizabeth Marianne Napier. They had five children: Walter Patrick Hore-Ruthven, later a Major General and 2nd Baron Ruthven of Gowrie (1870–1956) Beatrice Mary Leslie Hore-Ruthven (1871–1930) Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (1872–1955), tenth Governor-General of Australia Christian Malise Hore-Ruthven (1880–1969) Philip James Leslie Hore-Ruthven (1882–1908) Dying on 28 February 1921, Ruthven was buried as Walter James Hore Hore-Ruthven in the Dean Cemetery at Edinburgh. Honours Grand Officer, Order of the Crown of Belgium, 1915 Notes 1838 births 1921 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom British Army personnel of the Crimean War 9 Rifle Brigade officers Walter Place of birth missing

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Fred Graham (correspondent)

Fred Patterson Graham (October 6, 1931 – December 28, 2019) was an American legal affairs journalist, television news anchor, and attorney. He was the chief anchor and managing editor of the former Court TV. He also won a Peabody award for his work as a CBS law correspondent. Early life Graham was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Otis and Lois Patterson Graham. His father was a Presbyterian minister. He went to a two-room school in Texarkana, Arkansas where his classmate was Ross Perot. Then, the family moved to Nashville, Tennessee for his father's work. He graduated from West End High School in Nashville in 1949. He attended Yale University on an academic scholarship, receiving a B.A. in 1953. There, he was a member of the fraternity St. Anthony Hall. Graham was in the infantry and was an intelligence officer of the United States Marine Corps from 1953 to 1956. He served in both Korea and Japan. He then attended Vanderbilt University Law School, receiving an LL.B. in 1959. There, he became a member of the Order of the Coif and was the managing editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. As a Fulbright Scholar, he attended Oxford University and earned a Diploma of Law in 1960. Career From 1960 to 1963, Graham went into private practice with the firm of Trabue, Sturdivant and Harbison in Nashville, Tennessee. In January 1963, he moved to Washington D.C. to serve as the chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. In October 1963, he then worked as a special assistant to Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. In February 1965, he was the first attorney hired to be a Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times, working there until 1972. In addition to the Supreme Court, he covered the Justice Department in an era of racial tensions and violence. He was a legal correspondent for CBS News from 1972 to 1987, covering the FBI, the Department of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the legal profession. In this capacity, he covered the Watergate scandal, President Richard M. Nixon's resignation, and abortion rights. He also had a weekly radio show, The Law and You, and was a substitute anchor for CBS Morning News, Face the Nation, and Nightwatch. He received a Peabody Award in 1974 for his coverage of Watergate. However, as television news became film focused, his airtime was reduced because cameras were not allowed in the courtroom. In 1987, he was laid off from CBS during a period of staff reduction. Graham found a new position as a local news anchor of WKRN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Nashville, for two years. During this time he wrote Happy Talk: Confessions of a TV Newsman which was published in 1990. In this memoir of his twenty years as a broadcast journalist, he stated that network news had become “infotainment, the equivalent of a well-produced video version of a tabloid.” In 1991, cameras were allowed in the courtroom for criminal trials. Graham was hired as the managing editor, chief anchor, and one of the first four anchors of Court TV, the nickname for the new Courtroom Television Network. Graham said, "It is unlike anything I've done before, but this is a very exciting project. It probably will become a fixture as an important part of both broadcasting and the legal scene." He is most known for his coverage of the O. J. Simpson murder case. He became Court TV's managing editor. Graham retired in 2008, when Court TV became TruTV and changed its focus. Graham was a founding member of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. He wrote articles for magazines Esquire, Harper’s, and The New Republic, as well as the newspapers Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Awards 1974: Peabody Award 1974: Silver Gavel Award – Television, for his series of four reports on the U.S. Supreme court as broadcast on the CBS Evening News 1980: Silver Gavel Award – Radio, for the CBS Radio Network's special report, "The Supreme Court on the Air: The Pentagon Papers Case Revisited" 3 Emmy Awards Publications Books Happy Talk: Confessions of a TV Newsman. Norton & Company, 1990. The Alias Program. Little, Brown & Co., 1976. Press Freedom Under Pressure. The Twentieth Century Fund, 1972 The Self-Inflicted Wound. MacMillan Publishing Company. 1970. The Due Process Revolution: The Warren Court's Impact on Criminal Law. Hayden Book Company, 1970. Journals "Politics, the Constitution, and the Warren Court." with Arthur Selwyn Miller, Philip B. Kurland, and Stephen L. Wasby. Columbia Law Review. 2006; 71: 502. Personal life He married Sheila Lucile McCrea in 1961. They had three children before divorcing in 1982. He married Skila Harris in 1982. In 2019, he died at 88 in Washington, D.C., from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. References External links Booknotes interview with Graham on Happy Talk: Confessions of a TV Newsman, April 1, 1990, C-SPAN 1931 births 2019 deaths Alumni of the University of Oxford American reporters and correspondents CBS News people Neurological disease deaths in Washington, D.C. Deaths from Parkinson's disease Military personnel from Little Rock, Arkansas Military personnel from Tennessee Peabody Award winners Writers from Little Rock, Arkansas Writers from Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee lawyers The New York Times people United States Marines Vanderbilt University Law School alumni Yale University alumni 20th-century American lawyers

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Tanning dependence

Tanning dependence or tanorexia (a portmanteau of tanning and anorexia) is a syndrome where an individual appears to have a physical or psychological dependence on sunbathing or the use of ultraviolet (UV) tanning beds to darken the complexion of the skin. Compulsive tanning may satisfy the definition of a behavioral addiction as well. Medical evidence Tanning dependence may have a physiological basis involving endogenous opioids. There is evidence that UV exposure produces beta-endorphin in the epidermis and conflicting evidence of this opioid being released into the blood system, a pathway to the brain. A small study also found the opioid antagonist naltrexone reduced preference for UV tanning beds and at higher doses produced withdraw symptoms in frequent tanners. Better understanding of tanning dependence requires further controlled studies, especially in imaging and neurobiology. The finding that excessive tanning can lead to dependence is based upon "the observations of many dermatologists." Dermatologists tell researchers that although they advise their patients not to visit tanning beds because of the risk of melanoma, patients still do. In a 2014 literature review, researchers wrote that many people who tan excessively meet psychiatry's symptom criteria for substance abuse. In a case where ten studies provided data for the assessment of melanoma risk among subjects who reported “ever” being exposed compared with those “never” exposed; a positive association was found between exposure and risk. The effects of tanning dependence include but are not limited to skin cancer, skin burns, premature skin aging, and eye damage (both short and long-term). Example cases Extreme instances may be an indication of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a mental disorder in which one is extremely critical of his or her physique or self-image to an obsessive and compulsive degree. As it is with anorexia, a person with BDD is said to show signs of a characteristic called distorted body image. In layman's terms, anorexia sufferers commonly believe they are overweight, many times claiming they see themselves as "fat", when in reality, they are often, but not always, nutritionally underweight and physically much thinner than the average person. In the same way, a sufferer of "tanorexia" may believe him or herself to have a much lighter – even a pale – complexion when he or she is actually quite dark-skinned. Neither tanning dependence nor tanorexia are covered under the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. However, a 2005 article in The Archives of Dermatology presents a case for UV light tanning dependence to be viewed as a type of substance abuse disorder. Tan Mom In 2012, New Jersey mother Patricia Krentcil received national media attention amid accusations that she had brought her five-year-old daughter with her to a tanning salon in order for the child to receive a tan. The child's school nurse had expressed concern over her sunburn, at which point the daughter claimed she had gone "tanning with Mommy". This prompted the school to call Division of Youth and Family Services, as New Jersey law bans children under 14 from tanning booths. Initial media coverage of the event resulted in widespread attention given to Patricia Krentcil's unusually bronzed image, leading many to speculate that she was tanorexic. She was subsequently charged with second-degree child endangerment, and she was banned from over 60 tanning salons in the tri-state area. Patricia claimed that it was all a misunderstanding, saying her daughter was never exposed to the tanning booth's UV rays and instead got slightly sunburned while playing outside on a warm day. She was later cleared of the charge. At one point, she was challenged to stop tanning for one month, which she did, greatly changing her appearance. She claimed it made her feel "weird and pale", and that she would cut back on tanning, but not eliminate it from her hobbies. A Connecticut-based business also attempted to seize and capitalize on the "tan mom" craze by creating an action figure doll of Patricia. Treatment Excessive tanning increases the risk of developing certain types of skin cancer. People that are addicted to tanning are dealing with a body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). People with tanorexia dislike the color of their skin but in reality the perceived defect may be only a slight imperfection or non-existent. Commonly, people who are suffering from tanorexia also suffer from anxiety disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder, depression and eating disorders. To get the right treatment for tanorexia, people must mention specifically their concerns with their appearance when they talk to a doctor or mental health professional. Effective treatments that are available at the moment are cognitive behavioral therapy, antidepressant medications, hypnosis and addiction treatment centers. Antidepressant medications include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and can help relieve the obsessive and compulsive symptoms of tanorexia. The third treatment, is an audio hypnosis session which is developed by psychologists with a wide experience in helping people beat all kinds of addictive behaviour patterns. Lastly, people with an extreme tanning addiction can look for help at specific addiction centres that are spread throughout the United States. Tanning culture in the Western Hemisphere In Western European culture, pale skin has indicated high status. A tan signified that you had to work outdoors as a manual laborer, while pale skin announced that you could afford to stay out of the sun and spend time and money cultivating your appearance. In the 1920s, pioneering fashion designer Coco Chanel popularized the idea of tanning. She made it so the sun represented pleasure and relaxation as well as wealth. Post Industrial Revolution, tanning gained popularity because at this time it was easier to be employed, and therefore there was less outdoor manual labor, and more indoor labor. Due to more indoor jobs, a tan began to mean that you had the leisure time to bronze your skin and the money to travel to places where it could be acquired. A tan also represented enthusiasm for outdoor activities, as well as physical fitness and good health. When tanning bed became implemented the concept of tanning changed yet again. The first self tanner, Tan-Man, was introduced in 1959, and UV tanning beds started to appear in the United States in 1978. A study conducted at Pepperdine University in 2005 found that 25 percent of beach-goers showed signs of tanning addiction or tanorexia. Since the implementation of tanning beds in the United States, nearly 30 million people tan indoors every year. There have been health issues related to tanning trends. In 2014 most Australian states put a ban on all commercial tanning beds. It is the second nation after Brazil to impose restrictions. In 2011 over 2000 people died from skin cancer in Australia. Several European counties and American States have banned the use of tanning beds by minors. Scientists have also suspected that frequent exposure to UVs has the potential to become addictive. Researchers have found that several parts of the brain that play a role in addiction are active when people are exposed to UV rays. Tanning culture in the Eastern Hemisphere In the mid-1990s, a new type of tanning trend appeared in Japan called Ganguro. It was a way for Japanese women to resist traditional roles for women in Japan. The style is described as having deep tans and blond, orange, or silver gray hair. Many of these women were shunned by the public and media. See also Body dysmorphic disorder Vitamin D overdose References Culture-bound syndromes Sun tanning

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Yellowstone County, Montana

Yellowstone County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,731. Its county seat is Billings, the state's most populous city. Like the nearby park, Yellowstone County is named after the Yellowstone River which roughly bisects the county, flowing southwest to northeast. The river, in turn, was named for the yellow sandstone cliffs in what is now Yellowstone County. Yellowstone County is included in the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Major highways Transit Billings Metropolitan Transit Express Arrow Jefferson Lines Adjacent counties Musselshell County – north Rosebud County – northeast Treasure County – east Big Horn County – southeast Carbon County – southwest Stillwater County – west Golden Valley County – northwest National protected areas Nez Perce National Historical Park (part) Pompeys Pillar National Monument Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020 there were 164,731 people. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 147,972 people, 60,672 households, and 38,367 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 63,943 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 90.7% white, 4.0% American Indian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 32.4% were German, 14.0% were Irish, 11.3% were English, 10.0% were American, and 9.9% were Norwegian. Of the 60,672 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.8% were non-families, and 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 38.3 years. The median income for a household in the county was $48,641 and the median income for a family was $62,380. Males had a median income of $42,899 versus $30,403 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,152. About 7.9% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over. Politics Yellowstone County is rather conservative for an urban county. Its voters have been reliably Republican for the better part of a century. They have selected the Democratic Party candidate in only one national election since 1940 (as of 2020). Communities Cities Billings (county seat) Laurel Town Broadview Census-designated places Acton Ballantine Custer Huntley Lockwood Mountain View Colony Nibbe Pompeys Pillar Shepherd Worden Other unincorporated communities Anita Billings Heights Bull Mountain Comanche Hesper Homewood Park Indian Arrow Newton Osborn Yegen Ghost towns Coulson Mossmain Rimrock Waco See also List of lakes in Yellowstone County, Montana List of mountains in Yellowstone County, Montana National Register of Historic Places listings in Yellowstone County, Montana References External links County website Billings metropolitan area 1883 establishments in Montana Territory Populated places established in 1883

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Fairmile D motor torpedo boat

The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was a type of British motor torpedo boat (MTB) and motor gunboat (MGB) designed by Bill Holt and conceived by Fairmile Marine for the Royal Navy. Nicknamed "Dog Boats", they were designed to combat the known advantages of the German E-boats over previous British coastal craft designs. They were bigger than earlier MTB or motor gunboat (MGB) designs (which were typically around 70 feet) but slower, at 30 knots compared to 40 knots. Boats The first twelve boats were ordered on 15 March 1941, becoming MGB 601 to MGB 612. The prefix was altered from "MGB" to "MTB" in September 1943. Another 28 boats were ordered on 27 April 1941, as MGB 613 to MGB 616, and ML 617 to ML 640, although the MLs were quickly reclassed as MGBs. All (except early losses 622 , 631 and 639) were reclassed as "MTB" in September 1943. Eight of these were handed over to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1942. A further 60 boats were ordered on 18 November 1941, numbered from 641 up to 700, some with the "ML"prefix, others as "MGB" or "MTB", although all survivors later became "MTB". However, from No. 697 onwards, the boats were classified as combined "MTB"/"MGB"s. Another 23 boats were ordered on 7 April 1942 as MTB 701 to MTB 723, and then 48 more on 30 August 1942 as MTB 724 to MTB 771. Finally, 58 more were ordered on 26 March 1943 as MTB 772 to MTB 800, and MTB 5001 to MTB 5029 (although MTB 5027 was cancelled, the only Fairmile order not to be built). History Unlike the Fairmile B designs (many of which were built overseas), the "Dog Boats" were only produced in component form in Britain. Some were built for the RAF's Marine Branch for use in the long range air-sea rescue role for downed airmen. Altogether, 229 boats were ordered (and 228 built) between 1942 and 1945. Many versions were produced or converted from existing boats; MGB, MTB, MA/SB, LRRC and post-war FPB. Since the Fairmile D could be fitted out with a mix of armament that gave it the capabilities of both a motor gunboat and a motor torpedo boat, later-war examples were all completed with a heavy combined armament and universally classified as MTBs. By 1944, the MGB designation was largely dropped by the RN and most of the mid-war (earlier model) Type Ds which had survived were reclassified as MTBs even if they lacked torpedo armament. Mediterranean-based MGBs, however, seem to have retained their MGB pennant numbers to the end of the war. Two captured boats were put into Kriegsmarine service. Today the D-type is a popular choice among boat modelers. There are no known survivors, other than two abandoned wrecks, one in Chatham, England and the other in Ellingsøy, Norway. See also Fairmile A motor launch Fairmile B motor launch Fairmile C motor gun boat Fairmile H landing craft Steam gun boat Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy Notes References Friedman, Norman, British Coastal Forces: Two World Wars and After. 2023, Seaforth Publishing Lambert, John. Fairmile D Motor Torpedo Boat. (Anatomy of the Ship series) 1985 Lambert, John and Ross, Al. Allied Coastal Forces of World War Two, Volume I : Fairmile designs and US Submarine Chasers. 1990. Konstam, Angus. British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939–45. (New Vanguard). Osprey 2003. Konstam, Angus. British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45. (New Vanguard) Osprey 2010 978-1849080774 North, A. J. D. Royal Naval Coastal Forces 1939-1945. 1972, Almark Publishing Co. Reynolds, Leonard C. Motor Gunboat 658: The Small Boat War in the Mediterranean. 1955/2002. External links Coastal Forces And Communications with France Before D Day 1944 List of Motor Torpedo Boats at unithistories.com Military boats Ships of the Royal Navy Motor torpedo boats of the Royal Navy Patrol boat classes Auxiliary search and rescue ship classes Gunboat classes Torpedo boat classes

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John Bennett (author)

John Bennett (May 14, 1865 – December 28, 1956) was an American author who is best known for the children's books that he wrote and illustrated. Some of them are anthologies of stories based on black folk tales, especially those drawn from the Gullah culture. He is considered to be a leading figure of the Charleston Renaissance. Early years and education Bennett was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, the son of a merchant. He learned to draw as a child, becoming skilled at the art of cutting silhouettes. He dropped out of high school to work for a newspaper, subsequently become a freelance author and illustrator. These were difficult years financially, and he developed eyestrain and depression that he treated with patent medicines containing cocaine, which led to addiction. By 1891 he had recovered, and that year he began contributing regularly to St. Nicholas Magazine, a children's monthly. Bennett was largely self-educated as an illustrator. He wanted to go to art school, but he was not able to afford it until the mid 1890s, when he enrolled in the Art Students' League in New York. When his 1897 children's book Master Skylark became a bestseller, he dropped out of art school to become a full-time writer. Writing career By 1895, Bennett was well launched on his career as an author. Following a suggestion from his sister, he wrote a children's book about a boy in Elizabethan England who is kidnapped into a company of actors. Master Skylark (1897), first serialized in St. Nicholas and later issued in book form, became a bestseller. Considered a classic of children's literature, it has never been out of print, and it was on a 1956 McCall's magazine list of the 100 best books of all time. It has been dramatized several times, by Edgar White Burrill among others. When Bennett experienced further health problems, his doctor advised him to recuperate in a warm climate. In 1898 he moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where he had friends. He married Susan Smythe, the daughter of a prominent Charleston family, and became active in promoting culture in the city. He began to incorporate black folktales and the Gullah language into his lectures and stories. For example, his 1906 book The Treasure of Peyre Gaillard (which is set on the plantation of Medway) prominently features Gullah tales, and in 1908-09 he published a two-part article on the Gullah language in the South Atlantic Quarterly. The article displays his uneasy relationship to black culture: although he was interested in preserving Gullah folktales (and would later become a champion of the work of DuBose Heyward), he considered Gullah "a grotesque patois". As a consequence of his interest in black culture, he was ostracized for a time by Charleston's upper social circles. This led to yet another cycle of illness and addiction that prevented him from writing for a time. When World War I began, Bennett took part in volunteer work in Charleston that ended his social isolation. The years between the two world wars saw a revitalization of the arts in the city that became known as the Charleston Renaissance. A leader in this effort, Bennett worked with Hervey Allen and DuBose Heyward to found the Poetry Society of South Carolina, which sponsored visits by many of the distinguished poets of the day. In subsequent decades, Bennett published three more books that grew out of his interest in folk tales, including Madame Margot: A Grotesque Legend of Old Charleston (1921) and The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston (1946). The most successful of these was his 1928 collection of international folk tales, The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo; it was a runner-up for the 1929 Newbery Award. Although it went out of print within a decade, the 200 vibrant silhouettes he created to illustrate the book are still admired. His papers are held by the South Carolina Historical Society. Books Master Skylark: A Story of Shakespeare's Time (1897) Barnaby Lee (1900) The Treasure of Peyre Gaillard (1906) Madame Margot: A Grotesque Legend of Old Charleston (1921) The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo: With Seventeen Other Laughable Tales & 200 Comical Silhouettes (1928) The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston (1946) References Further reading Green, Harlan. Mr. Skylark: John Bennett and the Charleston Renaissance. University of Georgia Press, 2001. External links Her answer. Words by John Bennett. Music by Oliver Croone. For high voice and piano. (From the Sibley Music Library Digital Score Collection) Hervey Allen Papers at University of Pittsburgh Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database 1865 births 1956 deaths American children's writers Newbery Honor winners Place of death missing Charleston Renaissance American illustrators People from Chillicothe, Ohio Writers from Charleston, South Carolina Researchers in Gullah anthropology

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface%20power%20density

Surface power density

In physics and engineering, surface power density is power per unit area. Applications The intensity of electromagnetic radiation can be expressed in W/m2. An example of such a quantity is the solar constant. Wind turbines are often compared using a specific power measuring watts per square meter of turbine disk area, which is , where r is the length of a blade. This measure is also commonly used for solar panels, at least for typical applications. Radiance is surface power density per unit of solid angle (steradians) in a specific direction. Spectral radiance is radiance per unit of frequency (Hertz) at a specific frequency. Surface power densities of energy sources Surface power density is an important factor in comparison of industrial energy sources. The concept was popularised by geographer Vaclav Smil. The term is usually shortened to "power density" in the relevant literature, which can lead to confusion with homonymous or related terms. Measured in W/m2 it describes the amount of power obtained per unit of Earth surface area used by a specific energy system, including all supporting infrastructure, manufacturing, mining of fuel (if applicable) and decommissioning., Fossil fuels and nuclear power are characterized by high power density which means large power can be drawn from power plants occupying relatively small area. Renewable energy sources have power density at least three orders of magnitude smaller and for the same energy output they need to occupy accordingly larger area, which has been already highlighted as a limiting factor of renewable energy in German Energiewende. The following table shows median surface power density of renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Background As an electromagnetic wave travels through space, energy is transferred from the source to other objects (receivers). The rate of this energy transfer depends on the strength of the EM field components. Simply put, the rate of energy transfer per unit area (power density) is the product of the electric field strength (E) times the magnetic field strength (H). Pd (Watts/meter2) = E × H (Volts/meter × Amperes/meter)where Pd = the power density, E = the RMS electric field strength in volts per meter, H = the RMS magnetic field strength in amperes per meter. The above equation yields units of W/m2 . In the USA the units of mW/cm2, are more often used when making surveys. One mW/cm2 is the same power density as 10 W/m2. The following equation can be used to obtain these units directly: Pd = 0.1 × E × H mW/cm2 The simplified relationships stated above apply at distances of about two or more wavelengths from the radiating source. This distance can be a far distance at low frequencies, and is called the far field. Here the ratio between E and H becomes a fixed constant (377 Ohms) and is called the characteristic impedance of free space. Under these conditions we can determine the power density by measuring only the E field component (or H field component, if you prefer) and calculating the power density from it. This fixed relationship is useful for measuring radio frequency or microwave (electromagnetic) fields. Since power is the rate of energy transfer, and the squares of E and H are proportional to power, E2 and H2 are proportional to the energy transfer rate and the energy absorption of a given material. [??? This would imply that with no absorption, E and H are both zero, i.e. light or radio waves cannot travel in a vacuum. The intended meaning of this statement is unclear.] Far field The region extending farther than about 2 wavelengths away from the source is called the far field. As the source emits electromagnetic radiation of a given wavelength, the far-field electric component of the wave E, the far-field magnetic component H, and power density are related by the equations: E = H × 377 and Pd = E × H. Pd = H2 × 377 and Pd = E2 ÷ 377 where Pd is the power density in watts per square meter (one W/m2 is equal to 0.1 mW/cm2), H2 = the square of the value of the magnetic field in amperes RMS squared per meter squared, E2 = the square of the value of the electric field in volts RMS squared per meter squared. References Physical quantities Area-specific quantities

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pargal%C4%B1%20Ibrahim%20Pasha

Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha

Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha ("Ibrahim Pasha of Parga"; 1495 – 15 March 1536), also known as Frenk Ibrahim Pasha ("the Westerner"), Makbul Ibrahim Pasha ("the Favorite"), which later changed to Maktul Ibrahim Pasha ("the Executed") after his execution in the Topkapı Palace, was the first Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire appointed by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Ibrahim, born as Orthodox Christian, was enslaved during his youth. He and Suleiman became close friends in their youth. In 1523, Suleiman appointed Ibrahim as Grand Vizier to replace Piri Mehmed Pasha, who had been appointed in 1518 by Suleiman's father, the preceding sultan Selim I. Ibrahim remained in office for the next 13 years. He attained a level of authority and influence rivaled by only a handful of other grand viziers of the Empire, but in 1536, he was executed on Suleiman's orders and his property (much of which was gifted to him by the Sultan) was confiscated by the state. Biography Origin Ibrahim was born to Orthodox Christian parents in Parga, Epirus, then part of the Republic of Venice. His ethnicity is unknown, but he probably originally spoke a Slavic dialect and also knew Greek and Albanian. His father was either a sailor or a fisherman. Some time between 1499 and 1502 he was captured in a raid by Iskender Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Bosnia, becoming a slave. He first met Prince Suleiman while residing at Iskender Pasha's estate near Edirne, most likely in 1514. It was then that he was taken into Suleiman's service. Political career After his rival Hain Ahmed Pasha, the governor of Egypt, declared himself independent of the Ottoman Empire and was executed in 1524, Ibrahim Pasha traveled south to Egypt in 1525 and reformed the Egyptian provincial civil and military administration system. He promulgated an edict, the Kanunname, outlining his system. In a lavish ceremony in 1523, Ibrahim Pasha was married to Muhsine Hatun, the granddaughter of the same Iskender Pasha who had captured him more than two decades previously. This marriage appears to have been politically motivated as a method of integrating Ibrahim, an outsider, into the Ottoman elite. While Muhsine was initially skeptical about her new husband, they eventually formed a loving relationship. Although historians once believed that the woman Ibrahim married was Hatice Sultan, the sister of Sultan Suleiman, this had been based on scanty evidence and conjecture. As a result of research carried out by the historian Ebru Turan, including the discovery of multiple references to Muhsine in Venetian and Ottoman texts as well as a signed letter from her to Ibrahim, it is now accepted that Ibrahim's wife was Muhsine and not Hatice. They had at least a son, Mehmed Şah Bey. His palace, which still stands on the west side of the Hippodrome in Istanbul, has been converted into the modern-day Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. On the diplomatic front, Ibrahim's work with Western Christendom was a complete success. Portraying himself as "the real power behind the Ottoman Empire", Ibrahim used a variety of tactics to negotiate favorable deals with the leaders of the Catholic powers. The Venetian diplomats even referred to him as "Ibrahim the Magnificent", a play on Suleiman's usual sobriquet. In 1533, he convinced Charles V to turn Hungary into an Ottoman vassal state. In 1535, he completed a monumental agreement with Francis I that gave France favorable trade rights within the Ottoman Empire in exchange for joint action against the Habsburgs. This agreement would set the stage for joint Franco-Ottoman naval maneuvers, including the basing of the Ottoman fleet in southern France (in Toulon) during the winter of 1543–1544. Although Ibrahim Pasha had long since converted to Islam, he maintained some ties to his roots, even bringing his parents to live with him in the Ottoman capital, where they also converted to Islam. His father took the name Yusuf and joined the Ottoman elite, becoming a governor in Epirus. As his power and wealth grew, so did his arrogance, and he behaved as if he were in charge, not the Sultan. This deeply troubled the Sultan's wife, Hurrem, who plotted Ibrahim's downfall. After a dinner with the Sultan on 5 March 1536, Ibrahim Pasha went to bed. Upon arrival to his room, he was seized, and killed. Thus, Hurrem became the chief political advisor to her husband, the Sultan. In popular media In the internationally popular Turkish television series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha is portrayed by actor Okan Yalabık. He appears as a unique Ottoman governor in the video game Civilization 6 in the Gathering Storm expansion. See also Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, formerly Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha's palace List of Ottoman grand viziers List of Ottoman governors of Egypt References Bibliography Jenkins, Hester Donaldson. Ibrahim Pasha: grand vizir of Suleiman the Magnificent (1911) online pnline 1495 births 1536 deaths 16th-century Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire 16th-century Ottoman governors of Egypt 16th-century executions by the Ottoman Empire Converts to Islam from Eastern Orthodoxy Executed people from the Ottoman Empire Pashas Seraskers Suleiman the Magnificent Grand Viziers of Suleiman the Magnificent Ottoman governors of Egypt Ottoman people of the Ottoman–Persian Wars Former Greek Orthodox Christians People from Parga 16th-century slaves 16th century in Egypt Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire Albanian people from the Ottoman Empire Royal favourites

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Warriors: Legends of Troy

Warriors: Legends of Troy, released in Japan as , is a video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games consoles set during the Trojan War. The game was developed by Koei Canada and is published by Tecmo Koei. While having a Warriors title, this game differs from the Dynasty Warriors series as it features a greater level of graphic violence. The game had a scheduled release date of Q4 2010 in all regions but was pushed back to Q1 2011 after Koei's announcement during Tokyo Game Show 2010. Gameplay The gameplay is heavily influenced or similar by its mother series, Dynasty Warriors. It utilizes the same combos of hack-and-slash gameplay, but with several modifications. The player controls characters from a third person perspective and is required to face large numbers of enemies. The player is able to use their shield as a weapon and also use throwing weapons such as javelins and boulders, and is able to pick up other soldiers and use them as weapons. The trademark Musou attack from the series is replaced by "Fury", which boosts the player's attacks instead of dealing a powered up special attack. The "Normal" and "Charge" attacks are also replaced by three types of attacks: Quick Attack, Focused Attack, and Stun Attack. As the player slays through enemies, they are awarded Kleos, the currency for the game. Kleos can be used to purchase rare items for use. Collecting Kleos during gameplay is also the only way for the player to restore health, as unlike Dynasty Warriors, there are no recovery items on the battlefield. Like the Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage series, it features a much larger amount of blood and gore than some other Dynasty Warriors games. The game features various gameplay modes. The story mode is similar to the one found in Dynasty Warriors 7, as it is divided into two major stories (for the Greeks and the Trojans) that offer predetermined characters for the player to use. While the game retells the events of the Trojan War, it also dramatizes certain aspects of history. Challenge Mode offers three challenges: Arena (defeating continuous waves of enemies), Rampage (collecting as many Kleos as possible without getting hit), and Bloodlust (collecting Kleos to restore gradually-depleting health). The game supports online co-op and competitive play for up to four people. The game features eight playable characters who participate in the Trojan War, both on the side of the Greeks and the Trojans. The side of the Greeks features Achilles, Ajax, Odysseus, and Patroklos, while the side of the Trojans features Aeneas, Hektor, Paris, and Penthesilea. There are also unique NPCs that participate in the battlefield, such as Agamemnon, Hippolyte, Menelaos, and Priam, as well as those who do not, such as Andromache, Helen, Kassandra, and Poseidon. Plot Development The game's developers went on research expeditions to archaeological sites in the Aegean world. Locations in the game look like actual landscapes where Troy was believed to be. Reception Warriors: Legends of Troy received "generally unfavorable" reviews for PlayStation 3 and "mixed or average" reviews for Xbox 360. IGN awarded it a score of 6 out of 10, saying "with a few friends and the right attitude, Warriors: Legends of Troy can be fun." Jim Sterling of Destructoid awarded it a score of four out of 10, saying "Warriors of Troy just about delivers some simple button mashing action without too much fuss, but hack n' slash fans would do best to wait for Dynasty Warriors 7." PlayStation Lifestyle awarded it a score of 3 out of 10, saying "While the game can be fun in spurts, there are plenty of better options on the market should you feel the need to mash some buttons. Unless you are dying for a taste of Greek mythology or [are] extremely bored, this is one game you won’t be sorry you missed." GamesRadar gave the title 2.5 stars out of 5, praising the kill animations, Fury mode, and setting, while criticizing the shallow combat, tedious objectives, and wasted potential. References External links Official Koei American website Official Koei Europe website 2011 video games Crowd-combat fighting games Cultural depictions of the Trojan War Hack and slash games Koei games PlayStation 3 games Video games developed in Canada Video games set in antiquity Warriors (video game series) Xbox 360 games Works based on the Iliad Video games based on works by Homer Video games scored by Jamie Christopherson Agamemnon

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavai%20Engineering%20College

Paavai Engineering College

Paavai Engineering College (PEC) was established in 2001 at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University and part of the Paavai Institutions along with Paavai College of Engineering, Paavai College of Technology . It is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). History Paavai Engineering College started in 2001. Before that Paavai Polytechnic college was started in 1998. The first batch passed out in 2005. Academics There are Ten Undergraduate departments, granting BE in Civil Engineering, Computers Science Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Mechatronics Engineering, Agriculture Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Chemical engineering. The first four courses are accredited by the NBA. Postgraduate courses, granting ME are taught in Computer Science, Engineering Design, Power Electronics & Drivers and VLSI Design. PEC also grants degrees for Master Of Computer Application and Master Of Business Administration. 65% of the students are admitted through Anna University single window counseling and the rest are through entrance exams (PEEE). Technical symposium The ten BE departments are conducting national level technical symposium every academic year , namely Techfinix Techfinix'18(Academic Year 2017-2018) http://pec.paavai.edu.in/Techfinix18 Techfinix'16(Academic year 2016-2017) http://paavai.edu.in/paavai-events/pec_symposium/ Activities Vintage cars were displayed during the Mechanical Engineering department's symposium "Plasma 2008" in 2008. Timeline 2008- 3rd graduation day ceremony was held. Dr. C. Subramaniam, vice-chancellor, Tamil University, Thanjavur was the chief guest. 2009- 4th graduation day ceremony was held in March. VIT University Chancellor G. Viswanathan was chief guest. 2010- 5th graduation day ceremony was held in March.M.Thangaraju, Periyar University Vice-Chancellor, was the chief guest for the graduation day. Mupperum Vizha, Graduation Day, Toppers Noon and Cultural Festival of Paavai Educational Institutions were celebrated. Society of Civil Engineers (SCE) was inaugurated . Post Graduate programmes in the institutions of Paavai Educational Group was inaugurated by K.Karunakaran, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore. 2011- 6th graduation day ceremony was held in March.SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chancellor and Founder of Indiya Jananayaka Katchi (IJK) T.R. Pachamuthu was the chief guest. BusinessLine Club was launched in October. 2012-The 11th annual day of PEC was organised in February.Poet, orator and writer Kabilan Vairamuthu was the chief guest. The seventh graduation day was held in May.P. Mannar Jawahar, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, Chennai was the chief guest. 2014- The 13th annual day was held on 6 February 2014. Kiran Bedi was the chief guest. Sports achievements Paavai Engineering College is the "Champion of Champions" at The Anna University Sports Board competitions http://paavai.edu.in/campus-life/sports-games/ Placements at PEC PEC reported a notable increase in placements in the academic year 2006−2007. In January 2006,a job fair war held in Paavai Institutions in which companies including MPhasis, Hurix Systems, HCL, SPI Technologies and KGISL participated in the fair. One company that conducted a recruitment drive at the campus in 2007 was Chennai-based Care Voyant Technologies. Paavai also promote "find your own job program" where student has to find their job. Features Microsoft Innovation center , Infosys Campus Connect , Canbridge ESOL Examination Center, Spoken Tutorial, QEEE Center, Paavai Moodle It promotes English. References External links PEC Website Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu Colleges affiliated to Anna University Education in Namakkal district Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in Tamil Nadu

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tage%20wie%20diese

Tage wie diese

"Tage wie diese", is a song by the German punk-rock band Die Toten Hosen. It was released on 23 March 2012 as a single, being a teaser for the album Ballast der Republik that was released afterwards on 4 May 2012. The music was composed by Andreas von Holst, while Campino and Birgit Minichmayr wrote the lyrics. Campino provided vocals while Andreas von Holst and Michael Breitkopf played the guitars. The bass was played by Andreas Meurer and drums by Stephen George Ritchie. "Tage wie diese" is one of only two singles from The Toten Hosen songs to top the German charts, the other one being "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" from 1996. Writing For this song, Andreas von Holst had been inspired by the field holler Black Betty, which he knew in the Ram Jam-Version from 1977. He had already composed a first draft of the song with the title "Kreise drehen" (engl.: Moving in circles) in 2010 and recorded it in his own recording studio in his cellar. But the band was not convinced at first - neither did the tune catch their ears nor could Campino come up with suitable lyrics to it. It took the help of Birgit Minichmayr in the summer of 2011 to get things going again. Under the new title "Tage wie diese" this song was recorded as the first one for the album which should be released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band. Themes The lyrics describe a collective feeling of happiness when celebrating with a large group of people to music. The song is structured in the following parts: Intro, first and second verse, first chorus, third verse, second and third chorus which then repeats and fades out. A guitar riff in D Major, played by Andreas von Holst, starts the song. Then Campino starts to sing the first verse. In the second verse, the drums kick in, played by Stephen George Ritchie. E-bass and the second E-guitar, performed by Andreas Meurer and Michael Breitkopf respectively, start playing from the first chorus on. The first part of the song consists of verse #1 and #2. The lyrics describe the joyful anticipation and the meeting with a friend or an acquaintance at a designated meeting-point. Then they are off to the event venue, which is located in Düsseldorf because according to the lyrics, they move „entlang der Gassen, zu den Rheinterrassen über die Brücken, bis hin zu der Musik.“ (engl: along the alleys to the Rhine terraces, crossing the bridges to where the music plays). Now follows the first chorus, sung by all members of the band: „An Tagen wie diesen wünscht man sich Unendlichkeit. An Tagen wie diesen haben wir noch ewig Zeit. Wünsch ich mir Unendlichkeit." (engl.: On days like today, you wish for eternity. On days like today, we still have forever. Wishing for eternity.) In the third verse the lyrics express the wish that the celebrations may never stop and that the singer will protect his friend. The words are: „Komm, ich trag dich durch die Leute. Hab keine Angst, ich gebe auf dich Acht.“ (engl.: Come, I'll carry you through the crowd. Don't be afraid, I'll take care of you.) Now follows the second and third chorus, with another line of text added: „In dieser Nacht der Nächte, die uns soviel verspricht, erleben wir das Beste, kein Ende ist in Sicht.“ (engl.: In this night of nights, that promises us so much, we experience the best, with no end in sight.) The last part is repeated a few times while the song fades out. Releases Song Tage wie diese was released as a Maxi-CD on the 23 March 2012. The single contained three additional titles: "Champions League" (Lyrics and Music: Campino and Funny van Dannen), "Du fehlst" (Lyrics: Campino; Music: Andreas Meurer) und "Was macht Berlin?" (Lyrics: Campino; Music: Michael Breitkopf). It was also released on the album Ballast der Republik on 4 May 2012; a live version is featured on the album Der Krach der Republik, that was released on 22 November 2013. An additional version, sung by Campino and accompanied by Andreas von Holst on an acoustic guitar was released on the album Alles ohne Strom in October 2019. A Spanish version of the song titled "Días Como Estos" was released as a download in August 2012. Lyrics were written by Sebastián Teysera of the band La Vela Puerca from Uruguay. A live version of this song is featured on the DVD Noches como Estas – Live in Buenos Aires. Video The video to the song was directed by Joern Heitmann. It features a group of 20- to 30-year-old men and women who meet to spray graffiti. The flow of the video is disrupted with scenes of the song's recording, live performances of the band and of supporters of the German football club Fortuna Düsseldorf. Cover versions A cover version was released in 2015 by the Swiss band Amok, a right-wing rock band. Since Amok replaced part of the lyrics with right-wing agitations, The Toten Hosen went to court with an injunction. Success The song reached #1 in the German charts, becoming the second no. 1 song for the band. It ended a 16-year-long waiting period for them since the release of "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" in 1996. It also became no. 1 on the German airplaycharts, staying there for three weeks. Topping the respective charts at #5 in Austria and #4 in Switzerland, the song had considerable success in other German-speaking countries. Certified sellings gave it triple platinum status in Germany, double platinum status in Switzerland and single platinum status in Austria. It also received the Echo for the "Best song in 2012" in 2013 and the prize for the most successful song of the Deutschen Musikautorenpreis 2013. The Germany national football team chose this song to be the „best song to listen to when preparing for a match“. The ARD-radio station played the song when they aired live coverages of the German football team during the UEFA Euro 2012. According to a survey by Forsa Tage wie diese was voted as the most popular song among business travelers in 2012. The Rheinische Post nominated Tage wie diese as „Song of the summer“. It conveys a "collective feeling of light-headiness and happiness". You can play it at „a public festival as well as when you celebrate a victory in a football game with thousands of fans“. In a listeners ranking Greatest Hits of All Times aggregated by SWR1 "Tage wie diese" scored 4th place from 2000 music titles Charts References External links "Tage wie diese" on the official homepage of Die Toten Hosen Video of "Tage wie diese" on the official homepage of Die Toten Hosen 2012 singles Die Toten Hosen songs Songs written by Campino (singer) Songs written by Andreas von Holst Number-one singles in Germany

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Former counties of Ontario

The Canadian province of Ontario has several historic counties, which are past census divisions that no longer exist today. Most historic counties either merged with other counties, or became regional municipalities or single-tier municipalities. Although counties had existed prior to 1849, after 1849 they replaced the district systems in administering local government and courts in Ontario. The county system is used in southern, southwestern and eastern sections of the province of Ontario. There are no counties in Northern Ontario due to sparse population and a long-standing boundary dispute with the Northwest Territories (that was not resolved until 1912). Counties Addington County (1792–1864) merged with Lennox County to form Lennox and Addington County Brant County (established 1852) split into the single-tier 'county' of Brant and the city of Brantford Carleton County (1800–1969) became the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, now the City of Ottawa, a single-tier municipality. Dufferin County (established 1881) created from parts of Simcoe, Grey and Waterloo counties. Durham County (1792–1973) portions merged with Ontario County to form Durham Regional Municipality. Remaining portions joined Northumberland, Peterborough and Victoria Counties. Grenville County (1792–1850) merged with Leeds County to form Leeds and Grenville United Counties Kent County (1792–1998) became the single-tier Municipality of Chatham-Kent Haldimand County (1800–1974; 2001–present) was merged into the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk for many years, but this was divided again with some minor adjustments to the old lines in 2001; it is now a single-tier municipality, not an official county Halton County (1816–1973) became Halton Regional Municipality Leeds County (1792–1850) merged with Grenville County to form Leeds and Grenville United Counties Lennox County (1792–1864) merged with Addington County to form Lennox and Addington County Lincoln County (1792–1970) merged with Welland County to form Niagara Regional Municipality Norfolk County (1792–1974) was merged into the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk for many years, but this was divided again with some minor adjustments to the old lines in 2001; it is now a single-tier municipality, not an official county Ontario County a short-lived first county with this name existed from 1792 to 1800, and was split with the eastern portion joining Frontenac County and the western portion joining Addington County. The second existed from 1852 to 1973, and merged with portions of Durham County to form Durham Regional Municipality. A small portion became part of Simcoe County. Peel County (1851–1973) became Peel Regional Municipality Prescott County (1800–1820) merged with Russell County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties Prince Edward County (established 1792) has retained its name, but is now a single-tier municipality, not an official county Russell County (1800–1820) merged with Prescott County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties Suffolk County (1792–1800) formed in 1792 with Ontario County, in 1800 it was split into the Counties of Kent, Elgin and Middlesex. During its short existence it was made up of Delaware Township, Westminster Township, most of North Dorchester Township and the rest Indian land. Victoria County (1821–2001) became the City of Kawartha Lakes, a single-tier municipality. Welland County (1851–1970) merged with Lincoln County to form Niagara Regional Municipality Waterloo County (1853–1973) became Waterloo Regional Municipality in 1973 Wentworth County (1816–1970) became Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality, now the City of Hamilton, a single-tier municipality. York County (1792–1971) saw Metropolitan Toronto (now the City of Toronto) separate from it in 1953, and the remainder became York Regional Municipality in 1971 Various counties throughout Ontario were joined administratively in the 19th century. While many of these still exist today and have become relatively permanent, some have since been dissolved. For example, the former United Counties of Huron and Perth existed for only a few years in the 19th century. The United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, on the other hand, merged eight years after each one was created, and continued for 174 years up until the dissolution of Durham County on January 1, 1974. Special cases Four of Ontario's electoral districts were also erroneously listed as counties of residence in some of Canada's first post-Confederation censuses. These did not exist as counties in the political sense, although they may be referred to as such in some historical and genealogical works because of their appearances in census data: Bothwell was made up of townships from Kent and Lambton counties. Cardwell was made up of townships from Simcoe and Peel counties. Monck was made up of townships from Lincoln, Haldimand, and Welland Counties. Niagara was made up of townships from Lincoln County. The Regional Municipality of Sudbury can also be considered 'historic', as it later became the City of Greater Sudbury — however, its origins are not in county government, but as a part of the still-extant Sudbury District. The unincorporated Patricia District, comprising the portion of Northwestern Ontario which was transferred to Ontario from the Northwest Territories in 1912, existed until 1937 when it was merged into Kenora District. See also List of Ontario census divisions References External links Maps of historic counties Historical regions in Canada Ontario

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runa%20LLC

Runa LLC

Runa LLC is a privately held organic Amazonian beverage company that processes and sells guayusa. The company is based in Brooklyn, New York, with offices in Quito and Archidona, Ecuador. It was founded in 2008 by two Brown University graduates, Daniel MacCombie and Tyler Gage. The company operates the world's only guayusa processing facility, which is located in Archidona. Runa began selling bagged guayusa on the East Coast in October 2010 in natural food stores and supermarkets. In September 2010, the company received its USDA organic certification. A certified Benefit corporation, Runa purchases guayusa directly from indigenous farmers who own their own land in a model following Fair Trade principles. Runa received its fair trade certification in 2011. In 2018, Runa was acquired by All Market Inc., maker of Vita Coco Coconut Water. Products Runa offers a variety of blends of guayusa for retail sale in the form of energy drinks, bottled iced teas, tea boxes, and loose leaf teas, all of which are USDA certified organic, Kosher certified, plantation farming, and non-GMO certified. Energy drinks Released in 2013, Runa Clean Energy uses highly concentrated guayusa as its base ingredient. The 8.4 oz cans contain 120 mg of caffeine and high levels of antioxidants. The energy drinks come lightly carbonated in three flavors: sweetened Berry, no-sugar added Orange Passion , or unsweetened with lime, the zero-calorie Original. In mid-2015, Runa Clean Energy has begun to release a 12 oz size of the Runa Clean Energy Berry flavor which contains 171 mg of caffeine per can. Nutritional information: Runa Clean Energy Berry (8.4 oz can): 80 calories, 19g Total Carbohydrates (17g sugar) Runa Clean Energy Berry (12 oz can): 110 calories, 27g Total Carbohydrates (25g sugar) Runa Clean Energy No Sugar Added Orange Passion (8.4 oz can): 10 calories, 1g Total Carbohydrates (1g sugar) Runa Clean Energy Original (or Original Zero) Unsweetened with Lime (8.4oz can): 0 calories, 0 Total Carbohydrates (0g sugar) Ready-to-drink bottled tea Runa offers nine flavors of ready-to-drink beverages: six lightly sweetened flavors–Hibiscus-Berry, Lemon-Lemongrass, Sweet Peach, Raspberry, Mint, and Traditional Guayusa, two unsweetened flavors–Lime and Guava, and a Half & Half (Half Tea/Half Lemonade) flavor. Pyramid infusers Runa offers three flavors: traditional, hibiscus berry, and sage lavender. Tea boxes Runa tea boxes come in four flavors: Traditional Guayusa, Mint Guayusa, Ginger-Citrus Guayusa, and Cinnamon Lemongrass Guayusa. Loose-leaf tea Loose-leaf guayusa comes in four flavors: Traditional Guayusa, Cinnamon-Lemongrass Guayusa, Mint Guayusa, Ginger-Citrus Guayusa. Guayusa Health benefits Guayusa claims to contain "the same amount of caffeine as one cup of coffee". Guayusa also contains theobromine. Social mission Runa purchases its guayusa from 600 indigenous Kichwa farmers in the Napo and Pastaza provinces of the Ecuadorian Amazon and pays a guaranteed minimum price to farmers. Runa also provides technical assistance and training programs to smallholder farmers through its team of eight indigenous field technicians. Farmers receive direct market access and training in sustainable agriculture and reforestation. Runa's non-profit arm, Runa Foundation, provides tools and resources to indigenous communities and farmers' associations to increase access to markets and encourage sustainable agricultural practices. It focuses on social empowerment, community development, and environmental management. Awards Runa won Brown University's Business Plan Competition and the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition and received second place in the William James Foundation's Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition. References External links Runa Foundation (Fundación Runa) Runa Website Drink companies of the United States Herbal tea

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina%20Schlesinger

Christina Schlesinger

Christina Schlesinger (born November 19, 1946) is an American painter and muralist. Daughter of historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., she sought independence from her family's fame, practiced “protest art”, and came out as a lesbian. She made strong rapport with the Chicano community in Venice, California, where she founded the multi-cultural art center SPARC. Life and career Schlesinger is the daughter of the famous historian, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. and artist Marian Cannon Schlesinger. Schlesinger grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She had two brothers, Stephen and Andrew, a half-brother, Robert and a sister, Katharine who died in 2004 of ovarian cancer. She was the middle child. Schlesinger's mother was an accomplished artist in her own right. Schlesinger always considered herself a tomboy and recalls that she and her mother argued about her wearing dresses. Instead, she wanted to do things which were considered traditionally male at the time. Schlesinger attended Radcliffe College and was an English and Fine Arts major, graduating cum laude in 1968. She attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture during the summer of 1968. After Schlesinger finished school, she started to create "protest art." Her mother and father were divorced in 1970. The divorce created a desire in Schlesinger to "get away" and she had her own things to say. In 1971, Schlesinger moved to Los Angeles. Schlesinger came out as a lesbian in Venice, California and found the Chicano community to be supportive of her. Schlesinger met artist, Judy Baca, at a lesbian bar, Big Bothers, in Venice where Baca was recruiting artists to paint The History of Venicemurals. The two artists then collaborated on that mural. In 1976, she and Baca and filmmaker Donna Deitch, co-founded SPARC. Schlesinger was instrumental in coming up with the name of the center. Schlesinger remains proud of her part in SPARC and its commitment to public art that uncovers hidden parts of history and lends a political and social consciousness to art. She was also part of the team of artists who helped design The Great Wall of Los Angeles. Schlesinger moved back to New York in the 1980s, where she quickly started showing her work. In the early 1990s, Schlesinger became part of the Guerrilla Girls. Each artist in the Guerrilla Girls chooses to remain anonymous and go by an artist's name. Schlesinger chose the name Romaine Brooks. Schlesinger received an MFA from Rutgers in 1994. Schlesinger was a cultural history and art teacher at the Ross School, where she worked from 1996 until 2005. During this time, she adopted and her partner, sculptor Nancy Fried, adopted their daughter, Chun from China. In 2001, she moved to East Hampton and later built a studio there. In 2008, Schlesinger was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The treatment and complications from the cancer kept her from painting for two years. After her recovery, Schlesinger continued to work, teach and show her art in different venues. Art In the 1990s Schlesinger created "explicitly erotic work." During the 1990s, it was very taboo for lesbians to bring up issues of sexualty, and many felt as if they were "forced into hiding." Schlesinger boldly depicted lesbians (including portraits of herself) wearing dildos and penetrating other women. Schlesinger was interested in "representing female masculinity" and "refuting the notion that the artist's erotic gaze is exclusively male." Her work was also very much about embracing and celebrating her sexuality. These paintings and etchings of a very erotic nature were considered gutsy and ground-breaking, and many of them were not shown again until 2014. Chagall Comes to Venice Beach (1991) is a large mural, 138 by 18 feet long, painted on the Israel Levin Senior Adult Center in Venice, California. The mural celebrates the Jewish community of Los Angeles. In 1994, the mural was destroyed in the Northridge earthquake. Schlesinger returned to Los Angeles in 1996 to repaint the mural now called Chagall Returns to Venice Beach. In 2016, the mural was land marked by the city of Los Angeles. In 2018 the building was renovated and the mural was destroyed a second time. In 2021, the Jewish Federation re-commissioned Schlesinger to paint a 15 by 9 foot interior mural, printed on metal and visible to the public from the boardwalk through a bank of windows. Schlesinger's landscapes paintings include her birch trees series which use images of nature as a stand-in for love and eroticism. The Long Good-Bye depicts two trees in the moonlight. Schlesinger's current work embraces her love of mural painting and nature. It consists of large scale ink paintings of trees and waterfalls on bed sheets, influenced by both the scale of mural painting as well as earlier brush painting techniques she learned in China. Some of her artistic influences include Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Giotto, photographer BrassaÏ, Miriam Schapiro, and Sigmar Polke. Quotes "The tomboy is the lesbian's inner core, her secret weapon." References External links Christina Schlesinger Official Site Christina Schlesinger (video) 1946 births Living people 20th-century American painters 21st-century American painters 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists American muralists American people of Austrian descent American people of English descent American people of German-Jewish descent American women painters Artists from Cambridge, Massachusetts Painters from Massachusetts Radcliffe College alumni American women muralists 21st-century American LGBT people American lesbian artists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock%20Knock%20%28Monica%20song%29

Knock Knock (Monica song)

"Knock Knock" is a song by American R&B recording artist Monica. It was written and produced by rappers Missy Elliott and Kanye West for her fourth studio album After the Storm (2003). Commissioned following the delay and subsequent reconstruction of Monica's third album All Eyez on Me (2002), the song is built around excerpts of the composition "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love" (1976) by American vocal group The Masqueraders. Due to the sample, Lee Hatim is also credited as a songwriter. On breezy, summer-tinged "Knock Knock," a blending of 1970s-style soul and hip hop set against steely keyboards and a stony bass, the protagonist warns a cheating boyfriend not to come calling. J Records released "Knock Knock" alongside fellow Elliott production "Get It Off" as one of two singles that followed leading single "So Gone" during the third quarter of 2003. The song was lauded by critics, who praised its streetwise production and Monica's rap part on the track. A moderate success at the charts, it peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Its accompanying music video, directed by Chris Robinson, was filmed as a two-part story with "So Gone". A demo version of the song, featuring vocals from West, titled "Apologize" would later be found on an unofficial 2005 mixtape Freshmen Adjustment, while Tyler, the Creator sampled it on his single "Potato Salad" (2018). Writing and recording "Knock Knock" was written and produced by Missy Elliott for Mass Confusion Productions, with additional production by Kanye West. The song contains excerpts from the opening piano riff of The Masqueraders' "tearful" 1977 single "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love." Due to this band member and original writer Lee Hatim is also credited as a songwriter. West previously sampled the track in his own demo recording, "Apologize", which was recorded during the sessions for West’s debut studio album, The College Dropout. The song was ultimately not used. "Knock Knock" was recorded by Carlos Bedoya at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida with further assistance from Marcella Araica. Scott Kieklak mixed the song, while mastering was overseen by Tom Coyne. Elliott also provided additional vocals. Musically, "Knock Knock" is a "cool and contemptuous" mid-tempo track with "steely keyboards and stony bass" that servas as a gloating kiss-off to an inattentive partner." The song is one out of three Elliott-produced records on After the Storm, commissioned by J Records head and executive producer Clive Davis after the release of Elliott's acclaimed studio album Under Construction (2002) and the delay of Monica's original third studio album All Eyez on Me the year before. It was conceived during a studio session week in Miami in early 2003, and was produced as a sequel to "So Gone," another Elliott track. In an interview with MTV News at the 2003 BET Awards, Monica stated that "'Knock Knock' is [...] like a follow-up to 'So Gone,' just saying that, 'All right, we went through all that stuff, now it's time for you to get lost. This is the end of the road for you.' So, it's kind of like a 'get back' record." Commenting on the recording process, she added: "She [Elliott] doesn't have any fear [...] When she goes in the studio, her goal is to be creative and to give something new and she could care less what else is current. And she creates new trends by doing that." Release and reception "Knock Knock" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic editor Andy Kellman felt that the song, along with Elliott's other contributions on the album, provides "a bulk of the most exciting material, with just the right amount of swagger added to the singer's more wide-eyed personality of the '90s." Melisa Tang from The Situation called Monica's vocals "exceptional" and felt that she "does a pretty decent job" at emceeing on the track. Entertainment Weeklys Vanessa Jones declared "Knock Knock" a "streetwise party anthem." Elias Light from Rolling Stone named the song "the centerpiece" of parent album After the Storm and complimented West's production on the track. Billboard ranked the song among the album's highlights. First released in the United States, "Knock Knock" debuted at number 89 on the national Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week of October 2, 2003. The fifth-highest debut of the week, it remained eighteen weeks on the chart and peaked at number 75, making it the lowest-charting single from Monica's After the Storm album. Like its predecessor "So Gone," the song was more successful on Billboards component charts, where "Knock Knock" reached number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. In 2004, J Records issued the song on a remix EP along with "Get If Off." Music video The music video for "Knock Knock" was shot by director Chris Robinson, and produced by Dawn Rose for Partizan Entertainment. It was filmed in various locations throughout Miami, Florida on in mid-late July 2003, and widely serves as the sequel ("Part II") to the video for "So Gone", the first single released from After the Storm. The video features a second appearance by actor Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), who plays Monica's boyfriend, and intercuts a clip of simultaneously released club single "Get It Off" with a dance scene. The "Knock Knock" video premiered worldwide in July 2003. It charted well on several video-chart countdowns, including peak positions of number 3 on BET's 106 & Park. There are two versions of the video, both featuring the same premise but with certain different scenes. Track listings Notes denotes co-producer(s) denotes additional producer(s) Sample credits "Knock Knock" contains excerpts from the composition "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love" (1976) by The Masqueraders. "Get It Off" contains a sample from the composition "Set It Off" (1985) by Strafe. Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of After the Storm. Marcella Araica – audio engineering Monica Arnold – lead vocals, background vocals Carlos Bedoya – recording Tom Coyne – mastering Missy Elliott – production, additional vocals, writer Lee Hatim – writer Scott Kieklak – mixing Kanye West – production, writer Charts Release history References 2003 singles Monica (singer) songs Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director) Song recordings produced by Kanye West Songs written by Kanye West Songs written by Missy Elliott 2003 songs J Records singles Sequel songs

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Mitchell%20%28boxer%29

Kevin Mitchell (boxer)

Kevin Mitchell (born 29 October 1984) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2015. He challenged twice for a lightweight world title in 2012 and 2015. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth super featherweight title from 2006 to 2008 and the British super featherweight title in 2008. Amateur career As an amateur, Mitchell won the senior-level ABA featherweight title in 2003, at the age of 18. Professional career Mitchell made his professional debut for promoter Frank Warren on 17 July 2003, scoring a first-round knockout of Stevie Quinn. On 10 December 2005, Mitchell stopped Mohammed Medjadji in six rounds to win the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title, his first regional championship. Commonwealth and British super-featherweight champion On 28 October 2006, Mitchell defeated George Ashie by twelve-round unanimous decision to win the vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title. Two defences of this title came against Harry Ramogoadi on 10 March 2007 (sixth-round TKO) and Carl Johanneson on 8 March 2008 (ninth-round TKO). In the Johanneson fight, Mitchell also won the British super-featherweight title, but it would be prove to a very tough outing for him, as Johanneson had managed to draw level on the judges' scorecards by the time of the stoppage. Moving up to lightweight In 2009, Mitchell began his campaign at lightweight with the aim of winning a world title. Wins over Lanquaye Wilson on 22 May (third-round TKO) and Ruddy Encarnacion on 18 July (eighth-round TKO) served as a prelude to what would be one of Mitchell's most acclaimed performances to date, against Breidis Prescott on 5 December. Prescott, notorious for his punching power and shocking knockout of Amir Khan in 2008, had virtually no answer for Mitchell's skilful use of range, movement and accurate punches. At the end of the twelve-round distance, the judges scored the fight as a wide unanimous decision for Mitchell, handing him his 31st consecutive professional victory and the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title. First defeat With the win over Prescott inching Mitchell ever closer to a world title opportunity, one final hurdle awaited him on 15 May 2010 at Boleyn Ground stadium, which took place in front of 15,000 fans. On the line was the WBO interim title, held by hard-hitting slugger Michael Katsidis, as well as a chance to fight for a full world title later in the year. At the opening bell, Mitchell looked to establish his jab and keep Katsidis at bay. In the first two evenly split rounds, the occasional flurry of hooks from a highly aggressive Katsidis was enough to make Mitchell fight consistently on the back foot in an attempt to keep out of range. However, in the closing seconds of both rounds, Katsidis was able to launch a charging attack and finish strongly at the bell. In the third round, Katsidis continued to charge at Mitchell and was soon able to land a combination of hooks which made Mitchell stumble backwards on unsteady legs. From thereon, Mitchell was unable to fully regain his composure and, less than two minutes later, he was buckled by a hard left hook and a further succession of unanswered punches, at which point the referee stopped the fight. Personal struggles and comeback Mitchell would not fight for more than a year, during which a series of personal problems came to light. Going into the Katsidis fight, Mitchell later revealed that he was going through family and relationship issues, as well as living an unhealthy lifestyle. A showdown against fellow lightweight prospect and domestic rival John Murray, then undefeated as a professional, was set for 16 July 2011 as a risky comeback fight for Mitchell. In an action-packed fight featuring several shifts in momentum, Mitchell was able to withstand Murray's aggressive onslaught and score an eighth-round stoppage to capture his second WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title. World title challenges Another year of relative inactivity followed until 22 September 2012, when Mitchell faced WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns for his first world title opportunity. In front of his home crowd in Glasgow, Burns scored two knockdowns and defeated Mitchell in four rounds. Following his second professional loss, Mitchell spent ten months away from the sport. From 2013 to 2014, having switched promoters to Matchroom Sport and reunited with former trainer Tony Sims, Mitchell racked up four wins in what proved to be a steady return to form, coupled with a more mature and disciplined lifestyle. On 31 May 2014, an unexpectedly stiff test came in the form of Ghislain Maduma, on the undercard to the rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves at Wembley Stadium. On the day of the fight, Mitchell failed to make the IBF-mandated same-day weigh-in by , a mistake which Mitchell put down to having eaten steak the night before. Since the fight was an eliminator to face then-reigning IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vázquez, Mitchell had forfeited his chance at fighting for the title even if he won. In the fight against Maduma, Mitchell gave up an early lead on points and absorbed many clean punches from his highly aggressive opponent. In the ninth round, and behind on all scorecards, Mitchell began to gain ground by catching Maduma with clean punches of his own. This was followed up in rounds ten and eleven, when Maduma was staggered by a series of punches and stopped on his feet. With the IBF title opportunity gone astray, Mitchell went a different route in 2015. On 31 January, he faced Daniel Estrada for the vacant WBC Silver lightweight title. In what was described as a career-best performance, Mitchell showcased his boxing skills with renewed motivation en route to stopping Estrada in eight rounds. This set up a second world title opportunity for Mitchell, this time against WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares. Their fight took place on 30 May and got off to a cagey start, with neither fighter winning any rounds convincingly. In round five, Mitchell scored a hard knockdown, allowing him to build up a lead on the scorecards and box with increasing confidence. However, Linares scored a knockdown of his own in round ten, which quickly signalled the end of the fight as Mitchell's eye had been badly cut from a punch, forcing the referee to wave off the fight. The year ended on a sour note for Mitchell on 12 December, as he made another attempt at vying for a world title on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte. On the line was the WBA interim lightweight title, and facing him was Ismael Barroso, a then-unknown power puncher who came in with a near-perfect knockout record. From the opening round, Mitchell was unable to fend off the undefeated southpaw, who knocked him down three times. By the fifth round, the referee spared Mitchell from further damage and stopped the fight. Immediately afterwards, Mitchell had to be given oxygen by ringside doctors. Retirement Mitchell was scheduled to face European lightweight champion Edis Tatli on 18 March 2016 in Finland, but on 10 February, Mitchell announced his retirement and withdrawal from the fight. He told Sky Sports, "I've had a good think about it over the last week and I'm happily retired now. ... I've been doing this 22 years and it's time to call it a day and start a new chapter in my life." Professional boxing record References External links at Matchroom Sport (archived) 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Romford Boxers from Greater London Super-featherweight boxers Lightweight boxers English male boxers England Boxing champions Featherweight boxers Commonwealth Boxing Council champions British Boxing Board of Control champions

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Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement

The Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement (; ) is one of the two major opposition movements of Syrian Turkmens. Headquartered in Istanbul, it emerged in March 2012 from a split inmidst the foundation phase of the Syria Turkmen Bloc, which is the other major Syrian Turkmen movement. Since another regrouping in December 2012 drove many of its more prominent members back to the Syria Turkmen Bloc, the Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement now focusses on its stronghold in Aleppo province, where it is considered to have some leverage within the Turkmen parts of civil society. It however cooperates with the Latakia and Bayır-Bucak-focussed Bloc in the Syrian Turkmen Assembly. The Movement is a member of the Syrian National Council and is represented in the Syrian National Coalition. Militarily, it is allied with Ali Basher's Aleppo branch of the Syrian Turkmen Brigades. History In November 2011, Bekir Atacan's Syrian Turkmen Group, an organization of prominent and exile Syrian Turkmen, and Ali Öztürkmen's more street- and networking-affine Syrian Turkmen Movement had joined forces to form the Syria Turkmen Bloc. Atacan and Öztürkmen were already appointed the first chairman resp. deputy chairman. Prior to the Blocs official establishment on 15 February 2012, the two leaders however left, with Atacan citing his failed efforts to further enlarge the Bloc as the reason. Joining forces with young Syrian Turkmens living in Turkey, they launched another formation, the Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement. The new Movement was founded on 21 March 2012 in Istanbul, under the auspices of representatives of Turkey's Islamist Great Unity Party (BBP), the Iraqi Turkmen Front and of Ülkü Ocakları, the "Grey Wolves" youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The new movement's first leader Abdulkerim Ağa stressed their determination to "take an active role in Syrian politics," while reaching out to "all the various actors of the Syrian opposition to achieve a democratic and civilized Syria". The first meeting of the reconciliatory Syrian Turkmen Platform (now: Syrian Turkmen Assembly) on 15 December 2012 led to another regrouping, with some of the Movement's more prominent figures leaving, again including Atacan, to give the idea of a wide political party on behalf of the Syrian Turkmens yet another try. While they eventually reconciled with the Syria Turkmen Bloc, the Movement decided to carry on, refocussing on its stronghold in Aleppo, and appointing Ziyad Hasan and Tarık Sulo Cevizci the new chairman and deputy chairman. The Syria Turkmen Bloc on the other hand focusses on its strongholds in Latakia and Bayır-Bucak. Positions The Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement asserts that there are 3.5 million Turkmens in Syria. However, the party is against a divided Syria because Syrian Turkmens live scattered in various cities such as Aleppo, Homs, Latakia, Azaz, Jarablus, Raqqah, Idlib, Hama and Damascus, and a divided Syria would do serious damage to the interests of the Turkmens. In an interview with Turkish think-tank ORSAM, the later chairman Ziyad Hasan in February 2012 stated the main political expectations of the Turkmens he represents as following: a constitutional drafting process with Turkmen's participation the transition to a multi-party system the recognition of Turkmen as a primary component of Syria establishment of the Turkish language as an official language in areas with a strong Turkmen minority Turkish language courses in public schools and removal of legal barriers against native language education reinforcement of local governments' authority a sustainable economic development process to improve economic conditions of all Syrian people Hasan deplored the relative calm in Aleppo compared to other regions of the country, explaining it with insecurity due to the presence of various ethnic and religious groups, and the metropolitan lifestyle of the city. While he said the vast majority of Turkmens in Aleppo supported the uprising, Assyrians and Armenians feared an emerging Islamic regime. He considered the Kurds as a major power in the region, and as heavily influenced by the PKK, which – in line with the Turkish government's position – he brands a "terrorist organization". Activities Diplomatic efforts The Movement is represented in the Syrian Turkmen Assembly, which it initiated as a supra-political-parties structure to alleviate the split within the Syrian Turkmen community. Stressing the diplomatic efforts with Turkey and the Syrian opposition, delegating 16 representatives to the Syrian National Council and 3 Turkmen representatives to the Syrian National Coalition. Political and military activism On the ground, the Movement was said to carry out almost all [Turkmen] political, civilian and military activities in Aleppo. It is associated with Ali Basher, who commands the Syrian Turkmen Brigades in the province of Aleppo such as Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, Zahir Baybars Brigade, Martyr Ali Yılmaz Troop, Suleiman Shah Troop, Alparslan Troop, Yıldırım Beyazıt Brigade, and Sultan Abdul Hamid Troops. References Bibliography Jamestown Foundation, Syrian Turkmen Join Opposition Forces in Pursuit of a New Syrian Identity, 30 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/51ac74374.html [accessed 8 August 2013] 2012 establishments in Turkey National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Pan-Turkist organizations Political parties established in 2012 Political parties in Syria Political parties of minorities in Syria Syrian National Council Syrian Turkmen organizations Turanism

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Selective leaching

In metallurgy, selective leaching, also called dealloying, demetalification, parting and selective corrosion, is a corrosion type in some solid solution alloys, when in suitable conditions a component of the alloys is preferentially leached from the initially homogenous material. The less noble metal is removed from the alloy by a microscopic-scale galvanic corrosion mechanism. The most susceptible alloys are the ones containing metals with high distance between each other in the galvanic series, e.g. copper and zinc in brass. The elements most typically undergoing selective removal are zinc, aluminium, iron, cobalt, chromium, and others. Leaching of zinc The most common example is selective leaching of zinc from brass alloys containing more than 15% zinc (dezincification) in the presence of oxygen and moisture, e.g. from brass taps in chlorine-containing water. Dezincification has been studied since the Civil War era, and the mechanism by which it occurs was under extensive examination by the 1960s. It is believed that both copper and zinc gradually dissolve out simultaneously, and copper precipitates back from the solution. The material remaining is a copper-rich sponge with poor mechanical properties, and a color changed from yellow to red. Dezincification can be caused by water containing sulfur, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. Stagnant or low velocity waters tend to promote dezincification. To combat this, arsenic or tin can be added to brass, or gunmetal can be used instead. Dezincification resistant brass (DZR), also known as Brass C352 is an alloy used to make pipe fittings for use with potable water. Plumbing fittings that are resistant to dezincification are appropriately marked, with the letters "CR" (Corrosion Resistant) or DZR (dezincification resistant) in the UK, and the letters "DR" (dezincification resistant) in Australia. Graphitic corrosion Graphitic corrosion is selective leaching of iron, from grey cast iron, where iron is removed and graphite grains remain intact. Affected surfaces develop a layer of graphite, rust, and metallurgical impurities that may inhibit further leaching. The effect can be substantially reduced by alloying the cast iron with nickel. Leaching of other elements Dealuminification is a corresponding process for aluminum alloys. Similar effects for different metals are decarburization (removal of carbon from the surface of alloy), decobaltification, denickelification, etc. The prototypical system for dealloying to create nano-porous metals is the np-Au system, which is created by selectively leaching Ag out of an Au-Ag homogenous alloy. Mechanisms Liquid Metal Dealloying When an initially homogenous alloy is placed in an acid that can preferentially dissolve one or more components out of the alloy, the remaining component will diffuse and organize into a unique, nano-porous microstructure. The resulting material will have ligaments, formed by the remaining material, surrounded by pores, empty space from which atoms were leached/diffused away. Porosity Development The way that porosity develops during the dealloying process has been studied computationally to understand the diffusional pathways on an atomistic level. Firstly, the less noble atoms must be dissolved away from the surface of the alloy. This process is easiest for the lower coordinated atoms, i.e., those bonded to fewer other atoms, usually found as single atoms sitting on the surface ("adatoms"), but it is more difficult for higher coordinated atoms, i.e., those sitting at "steps" or in the bulk of the material. Thus, the slowest step, and that which is most important for determining rate of porosity evolution is the dissolution of these higher coordinated less noble atoms. Just as the less noble metal is less stable as an adatom on the surface, so is an atom of the more noble metal. Therefore, as dissolution proceeds, any more noble atoms will move to more stable positions, like steps, where its coordination is higher. This diffusion process is similar to spinodal decomposition. Eventually, clusters of more noble atoms form this way, and surrounding less noble atoms dissolve away, leaving behind a "bicontinuous structure" and providing a pathway for dissolution to continue deeper into the metal. Effects on Mechanical Properties Testing Methods Due to the relatively small sample size achievable with dealloying, the mechanical properties of these materials are often probed using the following techniques: Nanoindentation Micropillar compression Deflection testing of bridges Thin-film wrinkling Strength and Stiffness of Nano-porous Materials A common concept in materials science is that, at ambient conditions, smaller features (like grain size or absolute size) generally lead to stronger materials (see Hall-Petch strengthening, Weibull statistics). However, due to the high-level of porosity in the dealloyed materials, their strengths and stiffnesses are relatively low compared to the bulk counterparts. The decrease in strength due to porosity can be described with the Gibson-Ashby (GA) relations, which give the yield strength and Young's modulus of a foam according to the following equations: where and are geometric constants, and are microstructure dependent exponents, and is the relative density of the foam. The GA relations can be used to estimate the strength and stiffness of a given dealloyed, porous material, but more extensive study has revealed an additional factor: ligament size. When the ligament diameter is greater than 100 nm, increasing ligament size leads to greater agreement between GA predictions and experimental measurements of yield stress and Young's modulus. However, when the ligament size is under 100 nm, which is very common in many dealloying processes, there is an addition to the GA strength that looks similar to Hall-Petch strengthening of bulk polycrystalline metals (i.e., the yield stress increases with the inverse square root of grain size). Combining this relationship with the GA relation from before, an expression for the yield stress of dealloyed materials with ligaments smaller than 100 nm can be determined: where A and m are empirically determined constants, and is the ligament size. The represents the Hall-Petch-like contribution. There are two theories for why this increase in strength occurs: 1) dislocations are less common in smaller sample volumes, so deformation requires activation of sources (which is a more difficult process), or 2) dislocations pile-up, which strengthens the material. Either way, there would be significant surface and small volume effects in the ligaments <100 nm, which lead to this increase in yield stress. A relationship between ligament size and Young's modulus has not been studied past the GA relation. Occasionally, the metastable nature of these materials means that ligaments in the structure may "pinch off" due to surface diffusion, which decreases the connectivity of the structure, and reduces the strength of the dealloyed material past what would be expected from simply porosity (as predicted by the Gibson-Ashby relations). Dislocation Motion in nano-porous materials Because the ligaments of these materials are essentially small metallic samples, they are themselves expected to be quite ductile; although, the entire nano-porous material is often observed to be brittle in tension. Dislocation behavior is extensive within the ligaments (just as would be expected in a metal): a high density. of partial dislocations, stacking faults and twins have been observed both in simulation and in TEM. However, the morphology of the ligaments makes bulk dislocation motion very difficult; the limited size of each ligament and complex connectivity within the nano-porous structure means that a dislocation cannot freely travel long distances and thus induce large-scale plasticity. Countermeasures Countermeasures involve using alloys not susceptible to grain boundary depletion, using a suitable heat treatment, altering the environment (e.g. lowering oxygen content), and/or use cathodic protection. Uses Selective leaching can be used to produce powdered materials with extremely high surface area, such as Raney nickel and other heterogeneous catalysts. Selective leaching can be the pre-final stage of depletion gilding. See also Corrosion engineering References External links Dezincification Corrosion prevention Corrosion Nanotechnology

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Florian%27s%20Gate

St. Florian's Gate

St. Florian's Gate or Florian Gate () in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town. It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone", part of the city fortifications against Tatar attack. History The tower, first mentioned in 1307, had been built as part of a protective rampart around Kraków after the Tatar attack of 1241 which destroyed most of the city. The permit for the construction of new city defenses featuring stone watchtowers, fortified gates and a moat was issued by Prince Leszek II the Black in 1285. The gate named after St. Florian became the main entryway to the Old Town. It was connected by a long bridge to the circular barbican (Barbakan) erected of brick on the other side of the moat. The Gate was manned by the Kraków Furriers Guild. According to records, by 1473 there were 17 towers defending the city; a century later, there were 33. At the height of its existence, the wall featured 47 watchtowers and eight gates. Also, in 1565–66 a municipal arsenal was built next to St. Florian's Gate. The Gate tower is 33.5 metres tall. The Baroque metal "helmet" that crowns the gate, constructed in 1660 and renovated in 1694, adds another metre to the height of the gate. Brama Floriańska is the only city gate, of the original eight built in the Middle Ages, that was not dismantled during the 19th-century "modernization" of Kraków. The adjoining city walls and two additional, smaller towers had been preserved and today host street displays of amateur art available for purchase. The south face of St. Florian's Gate is adorned with an 18th-century bas-relief of St. Florian. The tower's north face bears a stone eagle that was carved in 1882 by Zygmunt Langman, based on a design by painter Jan Matejko. Inside the gate is an altar with a late-Baroque copy of a classicist painting of the Piaskowa Madonna. Royal Route Kraków's Royal Road begins at St. Florian's Gate, and the gate is a terminating vista at its north end. Through it once entered kings and princes, foreign envoys and distinguished guests, and parades and coronation processions. They travelled up ulica Floriańska (St. Florian's Street) to the Main Market Square, and on up ulica Grodzka (Castle Street) to Wawel Castle. By the beginning of the 19th century, the expanding city had largely outgrown the confines of the old city walls. The walls had been falling into disrepair for a hundred years due to lack of maintenance after the foreign Partitions of Poland. The stagnant moat fed by the Rudawa River was a dump for illegal garbage and posed health concerns for the city. Such dire circumstances inspired Emperor Franz I of Austro-Hungary to order the dismantling of the city walls. However, on January 13, 1817, Professor Feliks Radwański of Jagiellonian University managed to convince the Session of the Senate of the Republic of Kraków to legislate the partial preservation of the old fortifications—St. Florian's Gate and the adjoining barbican. City walls Until the 19th century, Kraków had massive medieval city walls. The inner wall was some 2.4 meters wide and 6–7 meters high. Ten meters outside the inner wall was an outer, lower one. The walls were punctuated by defensive towers 10 metres high. In the 19th century — just before they were demolished by the Austrian authorities — there were 47 towers still standing. Now there are only three Gothic towers left in all Kraków: the Carpenters', Haberdashers' and Joiners' Towers, connected to St. Florian's Gate by walls several dozen meters long. Gallery See also History of Poland St. Florian's Church Notes External links About Florian Gate and the City Walls at www.krakow4u.pl About Florian Gate at www.cracowonline.com Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Gates in Poland Buildings and structures in Kraków Monuments and memorials in Poland Terminating vistas Tourist attractions in Kraków City gates

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3-3 duoprism

In the geometry of 4 dimensions, the 3-3 duoprism or triangular duoprism is a four-dimensional convex polytope. It can be constructed as the Cartesian product of two triangles and is the simplest of an infinite family of four-dimensional polytopes constructed as Cartesian products of two polygons, the duoprisms. It has 9 vertices, 18 edges, 15 faces (9 squares, and 6 triangles), in 6 triangular prism cells. It has Coxeter diagram , and symmetry , order 72. Its vertices and edges form a rook's graph. Hypervolume The hypervolume of a uniform 3-3 duoprism, with edge length a, is . This is the square of the area of an equilateral triangle, . Graph The graph of vertices and edges of the 3-3 duoprism has 9 vertices and 18 edges. Like the Berlekamp–van Lint–Seidel graph and the unknown solution to Conway's 99-graph problem, every edge is part of a unique triangle and every non-adjacent pair of vertices is the diagonal of a unique square. It is a toroidal graph, a locally linear graph, a strongly regular graph with parameters (9,4,1,2), the rook's graph, and the Paley graph of order 9. This graph is also the Cayley graph of the group with generating set . Images Symmetry In 5-dimensions, some uniform 5-polytopes have 3-3 duoprism vertex figures, some with unequal edge-lengths and therefore lower symmetry: The birectified 16-cell honeycomb also has a 3-3 duoprism vertex figure. There are three constructions for the honeycomb with two lower symmetries. Related complex polygons The regular complex polytope 3{4}2, , in has a real representation as a 3-3 duoprism in 4-dimensional space. 3{4}2 has 9 vertices, and 6 3-edges. Its symmetry is 3[4]2, order 18. It also has a lower symmetry construction, , or 3{}×3{}, with symmetry 3[2]3, order 9. This is the symmetry if the red and blue 3-edges are considered distinct. Related polytopes 3-3 duopyramid The dual of a 3-3 duoprism is called a 3-3 duopyramid or triangular duopyramid. It has 9 tetragonal disphenoid cells, 18 triangular faces, 15 edges, and 6 vertices. It can be seen in orthogonal projection as a 6-gon circle of vertices, and edges connecting all pairs, just like a 5-simplex seen in projection. orthogonal projection Related complex polygon The regular complex polygon 2{4}3 has 6 vertices in with a real representation in matching the same vertex arrangement of the 3-3 duopyramid. It has 9 2-edges corresponding to the connecting edges of the 3-3 duopyramid, while the 6 edges connecting the two triangles are not included. It can be seen in a hexagonal projection with 3 sets of colored edges. This arrangement of vertices and edges makes a complete bipartite graph with each vertex from one triangle is connected to every vertex on the other. It is also called a Thomsen graph or 4-cage. See also 3-4 duoprism Tesseract (4-4 duoprism) 5-5 duoprism Convex regular 4-polytope Duocylinder Notes References Regular Polytopes, H. S. M. Coxeter, Dover Publications, Inc., 1973, New York, p. 124. Coxeter, The Beauty of Geometry: Twelve Essays, Dover Publications, 1999, (Chapter 5: Regular Skew Polyhedra in three and four dimensions and their topological analogues) Coxeter, H. S. M. Regular Skew Polyhedra in Three and Four Dimensions. Proc. London Math. Soc. 43, 33-62, 1937. John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strass, The Symmetries of Things 2008, (Chapter 26) Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991) N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Toronto, 1966 Apollonian Ball Packings and Stacked Polytopes Discrete & Computational Geometry, June 2016, Volume 55, Issue 4, pp 801–826 External links The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained—describes duoprisms as "double prisms" and duocylinders as "double cylinders" Polygloss – glossary of higher-dimensional terms Exploring Hyperspace with the Geometric Product 4-polytopes

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Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471)

The Dano-Swedish War was the first conflict between Denmark and Sweden. The Danes invaded Sweden by sea, but were defeated early at the Battle of Brunkeberg, in which King Christian I of Denmark was wounded by a cannonball. The Danish invasion was repelled, and the Swedes were independent from the Kalmar Union. Background Queen Margaret I of Denmark created the Kalmar Union (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) under her rule with Sweden joining voluntarily. After a few years, however, secessionist movements arose among the Swedish noble's council, led by Karl Knutsson Bonde. Sweden became independent and was then re-occupied by Denmark, only to gain its independence again. When King Karl died, the Swedish council elected Sten Sture the Elder as viceroy. Christian I of Denmark then declared war to re-establish the Kalmar Union. Campaign King Christian I had 3,000 Danish troops and 2,000 allied Germans. Sture had only about 400 troops in his army, and the Danish could easily pick a fight. In late July 1471, the fleet of 76 Danish ships with the 5,000 troops set out from Copenhagen harbour to land in southern Sweden. Sture and Nils Bosson Sture went to central Sweden to gather as many men as they could for the defense of Stockholm. The Danish fleet would have to face the murderous flow of the archipelago that blocked off Stockholm, but managed, possibly with the help of a hired Swedish pilot, to anchor between Käpplingeholm and Wolf's Island (Vargö) just across the water from Stockholm Castle. Christian decided that a siege would take too long, so he landed in southern Sweden instead. Sten Sture awaited the Danes, now with 10,000 levied peasants. The Battle of Brunkeberg On Thursday, October 10, Sten Sture and Nils Bosson Sture lead their troops north to the area which is Hötorget in Stockholm today, near Brunkeberg after which the battle was named. Sten Sture's battle plan was to trap Christian's troops in a vice; Sten would attack from the west, Nils from the east, and Knut Posse would strike out from the city itself. Nils flanked Christian's Army, and delivered a knockout blow. In Sten's sector, he kept on charging again and again, and managed to break through. In the ensuing battle, Christian was hit in the face by musket fire. Losing several teeth, he was forced to retire from battle. The decisive turn of battle in favor of Sture's side occurred when Nils' troops broke out of the forest north of the ridge, as Posse's troops attacked from the city. This cut off a contingent of Danish troops at the Klara monastery north of the town. Posse was killed when a German or Danish soldier hit his head with an axe. However, the Danish were in retreat. Christian retired with his troops towards the island of Käpplingen (today the Blasieholmen peninsula). However, Sten's troops destroyed the makeshift bridge Christian's troops had built, causing many to drown. The battle ended a victory for Sten Sture. Sture's victory over Christian meant his power as viceroy of Sweden was secure and would remain so for the rest of his life. According to legend, Sture had prayed to Saint George before the battle. He later paid tribute to George by commissioning a statue of Saint George and the Dragon carved by the Lübeck sculptor Bernt Notke for the Storkyrkan church in Stockholm, as an obvious allegory of Sture's battle against Christian. An altar dedicated to George was also built in the church. According to a 2019 study, "For the victorious Swedes, the battle could be used to confirm a powerful narrative of a long-term, but ultimately successful, struggle against the (Danish) enemies of the realm and the community, most famously represented through the monument of Saint George and the dragon that was erected in 1489." Aftermath Now that Christian's invasion was beaten off, Sture had cemented Swedish freedom. He had defeated the Kalmar Union, and Sweden had gained independence. Christian of Oldenburg still held Iceland, Denmark, and Norway after the war. The two nations that later would be formed were Sweden and Denmark–Norway. Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland died in 1486, Christian in 1481, and Sture in 1503. References Kalmar Union 1470 in Europe 1471 in Europe Conflicts in 1470 Conflicts in 1471 Wars involving Denmark Wars involving Sweden Denmark–Sweden relations

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Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure

Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure is a 1998 made-for-TV adventure film directed by John Power and distributed by Walt Disney Television. The film is also known as Gold Rush!, and stars Alyssa Milano and Bruce Campbell as two people who join the dangerous gold rush in the wilderness of Alaska. The film was telecast as a presentation for The Wonderful World of Disney. Plot The movie takes place in the year 1899 and centers around a New York high society girl, Ella 'Fizzy' Fitz (Milano), who works as a typewriter and stenographer in an office. When she learns about a new sensation called the gold rush in Alaska, she immediately decides that she wants to find her luck in the dangerous and rough Alaskan area. Because a train ticket is too expensive, she assignes herself to the company of Pierce Thomas 'Pt' Madison (Campbell). Madison is keen on letting a woman in, and is enthusiastic about using her typewriter skills to their advantage in the wilderness. Fizzy has difficulty convincing her mother (Garber) to allow her to join the group of 24 men in an 18-month expedition; a formal introduction to Madison does not convince her either. Fizzy is determined to go, and through her persistence she is finally able to find her mother's approval. During the journey, the other men are wary of Fizzy's presence, and especially Barry Keown (Flemming) feels that a woman who can not do a man's job should be paid the equal amount of money. Keown immediately opts to vote her out of the expedition, but Madison is determined to give Fizzy a chance to prove herself. In Alaska, Fizzy wants to join the men on the mining, but Madison decides to set her up in an office. Fizzy is unable to find employment, though, because every company is already staffed. When a stenographer is fired for being a drunk, Fizzy is granted a position, and she stands her own by accepting the job on her own high conditions, thereby earning the respect of others. On her first day, she finds out that the powerful men of the Alaskan village are crooks and frauds, and she accuses them during a court hearing. Disgusted by the immorality, Fizzy wants to return to New York, but Madison informs her that she does not have enough money for a train ticket and should wait until the company finds gold. To speed the process, Fizzy joins the men on the dangerous expedition in the freezing temperatures. She almost freezes to death, but is encouraged by the other men to not give up. After traveling for weeks, the food supply almost runs out and Madison admits that he does not know how long the journey will last. Fizzy tries to keep up the spirit and starts a snow fight, but this leads to an avalanche killing Pratt (Turner), one of the men. Sometime later, they reach the cabin they were heading to after months of traveling, only to find out that the supply they were promised never arrived. Fizzy accepts a typewriter job only to earn enough money for the company to supply themselves, but makes clear to Madison that she will mine gold with them eventually. Fizzy and Madison then almost share a kiss, until they are interrupted. After a while, Fizzy finds gold and strikes it rich. One of the men, Ed Hawkins (Cahill), who had been pursuing her for a while, proposes that they should team up together and start their own New York based company. Simultaneously, Madison tells her that they can make money with a telephone company, and that he would need her for financing. She rejects Hawkins' business offer - partly because he also proposed for marriage - and decides to go into business yet again with Madison, despite the risk that they will lose everything if they do not finish the telephone lines. They are eventually successful, though due to a clause in the contract, unnoticed because of a miscalculation by Madison, Fizzy is not able to make a profit. Disappointed, she blames Madison for being full of broken promises, and builds her own company instead: she eventually becomes a respectable miner. Cast Alyssa Milano as Frances Ella 'Fizzy' Fitz Bruce Campbell as Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison Stan Cahill as Ed Hawkins Tom Scholte as Monte Marks W. Morgan Sheppard as Whiskers Jerry Wasserman as Fisher Gillian Barber as Mother Fitz Production The story was based on actual events, though the characters have been fictionalized. The film was shot on location in Alaska between April 14 and May 8, 1997. Reception A reviewer of Variety wrote that Power directed "without much excitement", though credited cinematographer Laszlo George for giving the film a "credible, gritty look" and that the contributions of production designer Michael Bolton were "helpful". He continued that Milano was "the prize nugget in this gold rush" and Campbell performed "OK as the undependable entrepreneur". The reviewer concluded that "scripters Jacqueline Feather and David Seidler have cooked up a mild, by-the-numbers account of the adventure in her story; fair family fare." Home video release The film was released on VHS in 2001. Disney subsequently released a DVD-on-Demand version of this film as part of their "Disney Generations Collection" line of DVDs on June 26, 2011. References External links Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure DVD 1998 television films 1998 films Disney television films 1990s romance films 1990s adventure films American films based on actual events Films set in 1899 Films set in Alaska Films shot in Alaska 1990s English-language films Films directed by John Power

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Urdu Defence Association

The Urdu Defence Association was an organisation developed by Mohsin-ul-Mulk, starting in 1900, for the advocacy of Urdu as the lingua franca of the Muslim community of India. The association is regarded as an offshoot of the Aligarh Movement. Background During the last days of the Muslim rule in Indian Sub-continent, Urdu (with Perso-Arabic script) emerged as the most common language of the northwestern provinces of India. Its vocabulary developed under Persian, Arabic, Turkic, Sanskrit, and Pashto influence. Urdu had taken almost 900 years to develop to its present form. It began taking shape during the Delhi Sultanate as well as Mughal Empire (1526–1858) in South Asia. Urdu was mainly developed in Delhi and its surrounding areas which was the seat of Royal court of the Indian Subcontinent. It also became a language of Muslim nobility. After Persian language, it was most widely used in the Mughal Royal Court. It was declared the official language, and all official records were written in this language. In 1876, some Hindus began to demand that Hindi should be made an official language in place of Urdu, and they started a movement in Banaras in which they demanded the replacement of Urdu with Hindi, and the Perso-Arabic script with the Devanagari, script as the court language in the northwestern provinces. The reason for opposing Urdu was that the language was written in Persian script, which was similar to the Arabic script, and Arabic was the language of the Quran, the Holy Book of the Muslims. The movement grew quickly and within a few months spread throughout the Hindu population of the northwestern provinces of India. The headquarters of this movement were in Allahabad. This situation provoked the Muslims to come out in order to protect the importance of the Urdu language. The opposition by the Hindus towards the Urdu language made it clear to the Muslims of the region that Hindus were not ready to tolerate the culture and traditions of the Muslims. The Urdu-Hindi controversy had a great effect on the life of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Before this event he had been a great advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity and was of the opinion that the "two nations are like two eyes of the beautiful bride, India". But this movement completely altered his point of view. He put forward the Two-Nation Theory, predicting that the differences between the two groups would increase with the passage of time and the two communities would not join together in anything wholeheartedly. Vision of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Sir Syed Ahmed Khan perceived Urdu as the lingua franca of Muslims. Having been developed by Muslim rulers of India, Urdu was used as a secondary language to Persian, the official language of the Mughal court. Since the decline of the Mughal dynasty, Sir Syed promoted the use of Urdu through his own writings. Under Sir Syed, the Scientific Society translated Western works only into Urdu. The schools established by Sir Syed imparted education in the Urdu medium. The demand for Hindi, led largely by Hindus, was to Sir Syed an erosion of the centuries-old Muslim cultural domination of India. Testifying before the British-appointed education commission, Sir Syed controversially exclaimed that "Urdu was the language of gentry and Hindi that of the vulgar." His remarks provoked a hostile response from Hindu leaders, who unified across the nation to demand the recognition of Hindi. Khan had once stated, "I look to both Hindus and Muslims with the same eyes & consider them as two eyes of a bride. By the word nation I only mean Hindus and Muslims and nothing else. We Hindus and Muslims live together on the same soil under the same government. Our interest and problems are common and therefore I consider the two factions as one nation." Speaking to Mr. Shakespeare, the governor of Banaras, after the language controversy heated up, he said "I am now convinced that the Hindus and Muslims could never become one nation as their religion and way of life was quite distinct from one another." Sir Syed later said "now I am convinced that both these communities will not join whole heartedly in anything. At present there is no open hostility between the two communities but it will increase immensely in the future." In the last three decades of the 19th century, the controversy flared up several times in North-Western provinces and Oudh. The Hunter commission, appointed by the Government of India to review the progress of education, was used by the advocates of both Hindi and Urdu for their respective causes. Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk Later the followers of Sir Syed tried their level best to save the Urdu language. Mohsin-ul-Mulk was the outstanding person who organized the Muslims in defense of Urdu. Towards the beginning of the 20th century, the Hindi-Urdu controversy again flared up in the United Provinces. Mohsin-ul-Mulk took up the pen in defense of Urdu in collaboration with the Urdu Defense Association. Earlier, the success of the Hindi movement led Sir Syed to further advocate Urdu as the symbol of Muslim heritage and as the language of all Indian Muslims. His educational and political work grew increasingly centered on and exclusively for Muslim interests. He also sought to persuade the British to give Urdu extensive official use and patronage. His colleagues and protégés such as Mohsin-ul-Mulk and Maulvi Abdul Haq developed organisations such as the Urdu Defence Association and the Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu, committed to the perpetuation of Urdu. Sir Syed's protégé Shibli Nomani led efforts that resulted in the adoption of Urdu as the official language of the Hyderabad State and as the medium of instruction in the Osmania University. To Muslims in northern and western India, Urdu had become an integral part of political and cultural identity. However, the division over the use of Hindi or Urdu further provoked communal conflict between Muslims and Hindus in India. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk's patronage of Urdu led to its widespread use amongst Indian Muslim communities and following the partition of India, its adoption as the national language of Pakistan. References External links Urdu-Hindi Controversy | Muslim rule, Urdu emerged as the most common language of the northwestern provinces of India. Urdu Aligarh Movement

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Dominic Keating

Dominic Keating (né Power; born 1 July 1961) is a British television, film and theatre actor known for his portrayals of Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed on Star Trek: Enterprise. Early life and education Keating was born Dominic Power in Leicester to an Irish father; his grandfather, a brigadier, was awarded an OBE. His first stage performance was in primary school, as a character in The Ragged School. He then attended Uppingham School. After graduating from the University College London with first class honours in history, he tried various jobs before deciding to be a professional actor. Since there was another Dominic Power already represented by the actor's union Equity, he took his mother's maiden name of Keating. To obtain his Equity card, he worked in a drag act called Feeling Mutual. Career Theatre Keating had success on the UK stage before working as a television and film actor. He originated the roles of Cosmo in Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney, and Bryan in Michael Wall's Amongst Barbarians, for which he won a Mobil Award. He has also done stage work in the UK and Los Angeles, including the one-man play The Christian Brothers at King's Cross, The Best Years of Your Life at the Man in the Moon Theatre, Screamers at the Edinburgh Playhouse Festival, and Alfie at the Tiffany Theater. Television Keating first received major attention in the UK with a semi-regular role as Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's (1989–95). He went on to a role in Inspector Morse, and other guest-starring roles. After moving to the US, he gained the role of the demonic warrior Mallos on the short-lived 2000 series The Immortal, and starred in the Zalman King series chromiumblue.com. He also made guest appearances on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, G vs E and Special Unit 2, and several other series before landing a major television role as Lieutenant Malcolm Reed on Star Trek: Enterprise, which ran for four seasons. Since then, he has had guest roles on the series Las Vegas, Holby City and the CSI: NY episode "Uncertainty Rules". Keating joined the cast of the hit show Heroes for its second season, playing an Irish mobster in a four-episode arc. He also guest-starred for three episodes on the Fox TV series Prison Break, and in 2010 guest-starred on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Film Keating has appeared in films including The Hollywood Sign and The Auteur Theory, and will be seen in the upcoming Certifiably Jonathan and Hollywood Kills, and heard in Robert Zemeckis' animated version of Beowulf. At a Star Trek convention in Sacramento, California on 9 September 2006, he announced he had been cast as an Australian scientist in the Species sequel Species IV. He appeared in Tim Russ's Plugged (2007), a satire on modern advertising. He also appears as Sherlock Holmes's brother in the film Sherlock Holmes (2010) by the Asylum, and provided a voice-over in the Ricky Gervais film The Invention of Lying (2009). Other work Keating had a commercial voiceover role in an early 1990s Vidal Sassoon commercial, where his British, correct, pronunciation of "salon" resulted in a spoof on Saturday Night Live. He has recorded audiobooks, and voiced (uncredited) the minor character 'Mouse' in BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins. He recently appeared in commercials for Sprint/Nextel as fictitious British rock star Ian Westbury. Keating was the voice of "Kormac the Templar" in the PC game Diablo 3 by Blizzard Entertainment; he also portrayed the dungeon boss Tirathon Saltheril in Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Legion expansion. He was the voice of Gremlin Prescott in Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, having provided Prescott's vocal effects in the previous game. Since 2022, he has been the co-host of the podcast The Shuttlepod Show with his Star Trek: Enterprise co-star Connor Trinneer. Personal Keating was engaged to actress Tam Nguyen, after working with her on The Ninong. Filmography Film Television Voice work References External links Dominic Keating's Official Website Dominic Keating's Official Fan Blog 1961 births Living people English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English expatriates in the United States English people of Irish descent Male actors from Leicester People educated at Uppingham School Alumni of University College London

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Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a network of healthcare providers in New Jersey, based out of Edison. Members include academic centers, acute care facilities, and research hospitals. Hackensack Meridian Health aims to create one integrated network that changes how healthcare is delivered in New Jersey. The HMH network was formed in 2016 by a merger between Hackensack University Medical Center and Meridian Health. Hackensack Meridian Health is affiliated with the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and maintains active teaching programs at its hospitals. After the acquisition of JFK Medical Center in Edison, HMH is now the largest healthcare provider in New Jersey. About As of November 2021, HMH operates 17 hospitals, 36,000 team members and more than 500 other facilities including ambulatory care centers, fitness and wellness centers, home health services, rehab centers, and skilled nursing centers spanning from Bergen to Atlantic counties. In Fall 2021, seven of its affiliate hospitals received an A grade from Hospital Safety Grade. It runs 10 clinics at Rite Aid outlets in New Jersey to treat minor health issues and make primary care physicians available for more serious conditions and urgent care needs. In 2021, U.S. News & World Report listed five of the hospitals in the HMH network as "best ranked" in New Jersey. Technology HMH has in 2021 become one of the first hospital organizations to completely switch its computing hardware to ChromeOS devices and employ Google Cloud to increase cyber security and deploy machine learning and healthcare artificial intelligence to expedite diagnostic decisions and assist with clinical treatments. Artificial intelligence will reportedly assist in newborn screening, mammography screening, prostate cancer screening, sepsis detection and COVID-19 detection. The increased cyber security of its newly adopted platform responds to a ransomware attack on December 2, 2019, that compromised computer systems and forced administrators to cancel roughly 100 elective medical procedures. The attack lasted five days and "affected anything with computer software." Administrators chose to pay the ransom of an undisclosed amount and released a statement on December 13 saying, "We believe it’s our obligation to protect our communities' access to health care." COVID-19 response In 2021, the HMH network was awarded more than $100 million in funds for FEMA for emergency relief and treated more than 10,000 patients. After the CDC approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5–11, the first vaccines administered to that age group were at HMH's Jersey Shore University Medical Center. HMH mandated that every of its employees be fully vaccinated by November 15, 2021. Though 70% of all health workers were vaccinated by July, 2021, there was resistance among staff partially due to concerns over vaccination causing sterility. Philanthropy New York Giants HMH and the New York Giants work together on various projects for health education, disease prevention, clinical research and philanthropic opportunities. In 2021, the MetLife Stadium Legacy Club was renamed the Hackensack Meridian Health Legacy Club at MetLife Stadium. The naming rights were formerly held by New York-Presbyterian Hospital, a former sponsor. Also in 2021, Eli Manning, a retired player for the Giants, joined HMH’s board of trustees. HMH Foundation The HMH Foundation was established to oversee and make organize 10 separate, localized hospital foundations in its network. Substantial gifts in 2021 are earmarked by the donors for cardiac treatment research, COVID-19 PPE supplies, and discretionary use in meeting the HMH stated mission. An initiative of the foundation is Tackle Kids' Cancer, with funds raised for the HMH network's Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center. Mergers and acquisitions In November 2006, Hackensack University Medical Center entered into a memorandum of understanding with Pascack Valley Hospital (PVH), located in Westwood, to possibly acquire the hospital from Well Care Group, Inc. On October 1, 2008, Hackensack University Medical Center North at Pascack Valley opened as "a satellite emergency department to treat non-life-threatening emergencies." It was ultimately converted in 2013 to a full-service hospital together with for-profit partner LHP Hospital Group (now Ardent Health Services) . On September 9, 2020, HMH announced a ten-year partnership with American Dream in East Rutherford. The partnership includes opening a urgent care center at the complex, helping the complex reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey, and having pop-up events at American Dream about health and wellness. In September, 2014 HMH signed a letter of intent with administrators from Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) to explore options for a merger. At that time, RBMC was facing increased financial pressure. On January 1, 2016, the merger was completed. On May 12, 2015, HMH and Hackensack University Medical Center signed a definitive agreement to merge pending regulatory approval. The merger finalized in 2016. On January 3, 2019, HMH finalized a merger with Carrier Clinic, a psychiatric healthcare provider. Plans for the merger established behavioral health urgent care centers throughout New Jersey and set up tele-psychiatry services. HMH also promised to invest $25 million in the Belle Mead campus for upgraded infrastructure, technology and expansion of services provided. On October 15, 2019, HMH announced a merger with Englewood Health, a healthcare provider in Bergen County. HMH agreed to invest $400 million into the facility. As of 2021, the merger is currently pending approval from the Federal Trade Commission and New Jersey state officials. The investment included new operating rooms, additional outpatient care facilities and larger cardiac catheterization labs. The affiliation also included an expanded academic partnership with the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. The merger enabled Englewood to become a tertiary academic medical center. In December 2020, it was announced that the Federal Trade Commission would be suing HMH to block the merger due to monopolistic practices. The planned merger between HMH and Englewood Health was called off in 2022. List of hospitals See also RWJBarnabas Health Seton Hall University Atlantic Health System References External links Annual reports Healthcare in New Jersey Edison, New Jersey Companies based in Middlesex County, New Jersey Hospital networks in the United States Health care companies based in New Jersey

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American patriotic music

American patriotic music is a part of the culture and history of the United States since its foundation in the 18th Century. It has served to encourage feelings of honor both for the country's forefathers and for national unity. They include hymns, military themes, national songs, and musical numbers from stage and screen, as well as others adapted from many poems. Much of American patriotic music owes its origins to six main wars — the American Revolution, the American Indian Wars, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, and the Spanish–American War. During the period prior to American independence, much of the country's patriotic music was aligned with the political ambitions of the British in the new land. And so, several songs are tied with the country's British origin. Colonial Era Written by Founding Father John Dickinson in 1768 to the music of William Boyce's "Heart of Oak", "The Liberty Song" is perhaps the first patriotic song ever written in America. It contains the line "by uniting we stand, by dividing we fall", which was an overture to the feelings of common blood and origin the Americans had while fighting the French and Indian War, and also the first recorded use of the sentiment. Additional songs gained prominence in keeping with British and American unity, namely "The British Grenadiers" and "God Save the King". However, with the War of Independence, the tunes of the last two were combined with new lyrics while "Yankee Doodle", long a tune and lyric addressed to the unique American population descended from the British, became widely popular. Political and cultural links between the colony and Great Britain perhaps explains the ongoing popularity of the two former tunes, despite the war for independence. "Hail Columbia" was written for George Washington's nomination. It was the de facto national anthem until 1931. It is still the vice presidential anthem today. 19th Century In 1814, Washington lawyer Francis Scott Key wrote a poem entitled "Defence of Fort McHenry" after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. Once again, owing to the American origins from British nationals, the lyrics were later set to music common to British and American sailors. But it eventually became world-famous as "The Star-Spangled Banner," and it was designated the United States' official national anthem in 1931. After centuries of struggling and fighting with hostile Native Americans, as well as diseases and forces of nature, many American residents had breached the Appalachian mountain chain, and then pushed into the wide open areas of the Far West. Thus, such songs as "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," composed in 1831, have as themes natural wonder combined with freedom and liberty. Others, such as "America the Beautiful," express appreciation for the natural beauty of the United States and the hope for a better nation, wrote one hymn editor. However, in contrast to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" and "The Star-Spangled Banner", "America the Beautiful" does not have the triumphalism found in many patriotic American songs. It was originally a poem composed by Katharine Lee Bates after she had experienced the view from Pikes Peak of fertile ground as far as the eye could see. It was sung to a variety of tunes until the present one, written as a hymn tune in 1882 by Samuel Ward, became associated with it. In 1843, when "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" was first written, it was the most popular during the Civil War. It mostly praises the Army and Navy in a rousing manner. It was later commonly used in many animated cartoons. In the 21st Century, the melody is occasionally used, and the lyrics rarely. During the events leading up to the American Civil War, both the North and the South generated a number of songs to stir up patriotic sentiments, such as "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Dixie". However, after the Civil War, the sentiments of most patriotic songs were geared to rebuilding and consolidating the United States. During the Spanish–American War in 1898, many songwriters continued to write patriotic tunes that honored America's soldiers and rallied citizens in support of the war. Such songs as "Brave Dewey and His Men" and "The Charge of the Roosevelt Riders" lauded Commodore George Dewey and Theodore Roosevelt. Around this time, John Philip Sousa began composing many of his most famous patriotic marches, including "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and "The Washington Post March." Such songs as "The Black KPs", likely labelled racist and offensive by modern listeners, were intended to rally the public behind the war effort. 20th and 21st Centuries World War I produced many patriotic American songs, such as "Over There", written by popular songwriter George M. Cohan. Cohan composed the song on April 6, 1917, when he saw some headlines announcing America's entry into the war. Cohan is also famous for penning "Yankee Doodle Dandy," an over-the-top parody of patriotic music. "God Bless America", a song written by Irving Berlin in 1918, is sometimes considered an unofficial national anthem of the United States. It is often performed at sporting events alongside (or, in some rare cases, such as Ronan Tynan, in place of) "The Star-Spangled Banner". In 1940, songwriter Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" in response to his dislike of "God Bless America", calling it unrealistic and complacent. World War II produced a significant number of patriotic songs in the Big Band and Swing format. Popular patriotic songs of the time included "Remember Pearl Harbor". Patriotic songs in the latter half of the 20th Century include "Ballad of the Green Berets" during the Vietnam War, Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" during the years of the first Gulf War and again after the September 11, 2001 attacks. See also Anthems and nationalistic songs of Canada List of anthems of non-sovereign countries, regions and territories List of historical national anthems National Anthem Project References External links Patriotic songs, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences website Early American Songs of Protest and Patriotism Patriotism and Nationalism in Music Education (Ashgate press, 2012) Patriotic 18th-century music genres 19th-century music genres 20th-century music genres 21st-century music genres American patriotic songs

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Baseball at the Australian University Games

Baseball at the Australian University Games has been part of the Australian University Games program since the 2004 games. The games are held in the last week of September during mid-Semester break. The reigning champions and most successful team is The University of Sydney who are members of the Sydney Uni Baseball Club. History The first university baseball was established by the Sydney Uni Baseball Club when it formed in 1899. By 1904, it was playing in the New South Wales Baseball Association Second Grade. The next earliest reports of university baseball was the University of Melbourne playing in the Victorian league in 1908. Inter-varsity baseball started in Australia in 1923 when Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne played a triangular inter-varsity series. List of Champions Historical results 1923 – Adelaide 1924 – Sydney 1925 – Sydney 1926 – Sydney 1927 – Sydney 1928 – Adelaide/Sydney 1931 – Adelaide Wollongong 1994 The 1994 Australian University Games were hosted by the University of Wollongong. The baseball was held at Fred Finch Reserve at Berkeley, Wollongong. A massive 16 teams from around Australia participated. The finals were contested with – The University of Newcastle winning Gold against the University of Melbourne, Silver. The University of Wollongong won the Bronze medal beating the University of New South Wales coming in 4th. Perth 2004 The 2004 Australian University Games were held in Perth, Western Australia. Edith Cowan University won the gold medal match over Monash University. University of Wollongong won bronze over University of Western Australia. 14 teams participated including University of Wollongong, University of Sydney, University of Ballarat, University of Western Sydney, RMIT University, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Melbourne University, Monash University and University of Notre Dame Australia. Brisbane 2005 The 2005 Australian University Games was hosted in Brisbane, Queensland. Griffith University were the overall winners, while the Queensland University of Technology won the baseball sports program. Results Adelaide 2006 The 2006 Australian University Games was hosted in Adelaide, South Australia. The University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University were the overall winners, while the University of Sydney won the baseball sports program. Results Gold Coast 2007 The 2007 Australian University Games was hosted on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Griffith University were the overall winners, while the University of Western Australia won the baseball sports program. The baseball program was split into two divisions. Results Melbourne 2008 The 2008 Australian University Games was hosted in Melbourne. Victoria University and Monash University were the overall winners, while the University of Melbourne won the baseball sports program. Silver went to The University of Sydney. Gold Coast 2009 The 2009 Australian University Games were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 27 September – 2 October between 8 teams. The University of Sydney won gold at with an 8–5 victory over Griffith University at Sir Bruce Small Park. Perth 2010 The 2010 Australian University Games were held at Perth, Western Australia from 26 September to 1 October 2010. University of Sydney defeated Monash University 8–7 for the gold medal. The games had the lowest number of entrants since its inception, with only hosts University of Western Australia and bronze medallists University of Melbourne being the other two entrants. Gold Coast 2011 The 2011 Australian University Games were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 25 to 30 September 2011. There was a total of 10 teams competing with Monash University defeating University of Queensland 8–7 in the final game. Griffith University won the bronze. Adelaide 2012 The 2012 Australian University Games were hosted in Adelaide, South Australia from 23 to 28 September 2012. A total of 10 teams competing with University of Melbourne defeating University of Newcastle 9–2. The previous year's winners Monash University were awarded the bronze. Gold Coast 2013 The 2013 Australian University Games were hosted on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 29 September to 4 October 2013. A total of 12 teams competed, the most since 2007, with University of Melbourne defeating Monash University 9–5 to win their second consecutive gold. Griffith University won the bronze. Sydney 2014 The 2014 Australian University Games were held in Sydney, the first time since 2001, from 28 September to 3 October 2014 with 10 teams competing. The University of Sydney won gold with a 15–10 win over Monash University in the championship game, while The University of Melbourne defeated University of Newcastle 13–3 in the bronze medal match. Gold Coast 2015 The 2015 Australian University Games were hosted on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 28 September to 2 October 2015. A total of 13 teams competed, the most since 2013, with Griffith University defeating University of Sydney 9–4 to win their first gold medal since 2005. Queensland University of Technology won the bronze with a 9–8 win over Monash University. Perth 2016 The 2016 Australian University Games will be held in Perth, Western Australia from 26 to 30 September 2016. A total of 9 teams will compete in the tournament being held at Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex, the home of the Wanneroo Giants Baseball Club. See also Baseball in Australia Australian University Games Baseball awards#Australia References External links Australian University Games Baseball Univ Sport at Australian universities Baseball

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Hirsch Wolofsky

Hirsch (Harry) Wolofsky (1878–1949), was a Canadian Yiddish author, publisher/editor and business owner. Biography Wolofsky was born in Szydłowiec, Poland, into an Hasidic community. He received a traditional Jewish education until orphaned at 15. Soon after he moved to Łódź, married Sarah Bercovitch, and immigrated to Canada via England in 1900 to join his two brothers, Aaron and Srul Dovid who were already in Montreal. Upon arrival, he opened a fruit store on St. Lawrence Boulevard (a.k.a. The Main). After a fire in 1907, he created the Eagle Publishing Company and started Keneder Adler ("The Canadian Eagle"), Canada's first daily Yiddish newspaper. Until the 1950s, Yiddish was Montreal's third most-spoken language, after English and French. Wolofsky served as the paper's managing editor until his death. The Keneder Adler served an ideologically diverse readership. The paper's focus was on world events, but the editorial staff understood its importance to the neighbourhood so well that they listed births and deaths on the front page. If no deaths were announced in the morning edition, it was referred to as a "clean paper." The paper promoted Jewish education, the establishment of a Canadian Jewish Congress, the creation of a Jewish Community Council (Va'ad Ha'ir), and the building of what eventually became the Jewish General Hospital. The Adler attracted Jewish writers of international renown such as Hebraist Reuben Brainin, who served as editor from 1912 to 1915, and featured many of Canada's Yiddish writers. Wolofsky's Adler subsidized the literary and scholarly pursuits of its associates and published many of their books. Among the books published was Canada's first Yiddish book: Moshe Elimelech Levin's ("Children's Education Among Jews", 1910), and a local edition of the Talmud, the Adler's or, as it became popularly known, the Montrealer Shas ("Montreal Talmud", 1919). Wolofsky also wrote for the Adler. He published three Yiddish books: a travelogue titled ("Europe and the Land of Israel after the World War", 1922), a volume of contemporary commentary on the weekly Torah portions, ("From the Eternal Source", 1930), and a book of memoirs, ("Journey of My Life", 1946; English translation 1945, French translation 2000). In addition, Wolofsky served as publisher of the Anglo-Jewish weekly the Canadian Jewish Chronicle (founded 1914). He held various leadership positions in the Montreal Jewish community, including the vice presidency of both the American Union of Polish Jews and the Canadian Jewish Congress. Samuel Bronfman called him "both a recorder and maker of Canadian history." Harry and Sarah had eight children: Philip, Dan, Sophie (who married Leon Crestohl, a Liberal Member of Parliament), Max (who took over the newspaper when his father died), Diana (died in a boating accident as a child) Moishe (Bill Walsh), Saul (Sam Walsh) and Miriam (Cooperberg) According to family folklore, after Moishe and Saul became involved in the Communist Party, their father asked them to change their names so as not to embarrass the family. Legacy The city of Montreal named a park after Hirsch Wolofsky on Coloniale, between Prince-Arthur and Sherbrooke. Details. Wolofsky was designated a Person of National Historic Significance by the federal government in 2007, and a plaque reflecting that status from the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board was unveiled in Montreal on November 19, 2017. References Writers from Montreal Canadian publishers (people) Yiddish culture in Quebec Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Canada Polish emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish Canadian writers People from Szydłowiec County 1949 deaths 1878 births Jews and Judaism in Montreal

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Hagi Šein

Hagi Šein (also, Hagi Shein; born 13 September 1945) is an Estonian journalist, film director, screenwriter, professor, media pedagogue and former figure skater. Šein was born into a Jewish family in Tallinn. In 1973 he graduated cum laude from Tartu State University, majoring in history and sociology. He then completed his postgraduate studies in television journalism and telesociology at the Department of Journalism at Moscow State University. In 2001, he received a master's of science (MSc) degree in journalism from the University of Tartu. In 2007, he completed his doctoral studies in television history and media policy. In 2002, he was elected professor of television media for five years by the Council of Concordia International University Estonia. Šein trained as a figure skater for eleven years and with partner Madli Krispin, won a silver medal in pair skating at the 1962 Estonian Figure Skating Championships. From 1967 until 1997, he worked at Eesti Televisioon (ETV). From 1992 until 1997, as Director General of ETV. From 2000–2012 he was the Member of the Estonian National Broadcasting Council and 2010–2012 the Chairman of the Council. He has been the author of many television series, including Prillitoos (1983-1990), Mõtleme veel (1987-1989). Šein has taught television at Tartu State University (1976–1986). From 1997 to 2003, he worked as the Dean of the Faculty of Media at Concordia International University, then at International University Audentes (2003–2005) and the Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School (BFM) of Tallinn University (Acting Director and Director, 2005–2011).. He is currently a visiting professor of television culture at the Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication Institute of Tallinn University, also the editor-in-chief of the Estonian Film Database (www.efis.ee) and the database of television history and science Telekraat (www.telekraat.ee). He has been for several years also a member (chair from 2019-2022) of the council of the Estonian Film Institute, the council of Tallinnfilm and the council of the Estonian National Archives. As a screenwriter and director, Šein has made 12 documentaries, including Ratastoolitants (1986), Raudrohutee (1985) and Lepatriinutalv (1989). He has also written research on the history of Estonian television, the most important of which include Suur teleraamat (TEA Kirjastus, 2005), Televisioon Eestis 1955–2004 (University of Tartu Publishing House, 2004) and Eesti telemaastik 1991–2001. Uurimused. Diskussioon. Teabekogud (University of Tartu Publishing House, 2002). and Digiajastu teleraamat. Digiaja televisioon Eestis 2000-2020 ( Tallinn, 2021). Hagi Šein is a member of the Social Democratic Party. He has been a member of the leadership of the Estonian People's Front, the president of the Estonian Forum of National Minorities, a member of the Tallinn city council (2001–2004), a representative of the President of the Republic at the roundtable on national minorities, and a member of the Academic Council of the President of the Republic (2002–2007). Acknowldgements Order of the White Star, IV Class (2002) Order of the National Coat of Arms, III Class (2006) 2014 – Annual Award of the Audiovisual Art Endowment Fund of the Estonian Cultural Foundation (mission award for the creation and consistent development of the Estonian film database) 2015 – Order of Merit of Tallinn University 2021 – EFTA (Estonian Film and Television Awards) Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 – National Culture Foundation award for contribution to the development of media and television culture References Living people 1945 births Estonian journalists Estonian film directors Estonian scholars Estonian screenwriters Estonian male pair skaters University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of Tallinn University Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Estonian Jews

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LH Aviation LH-10 Ellipse

The LH Aviation LH-10 Ellipse is a two-seat light aircraft kitplane designed by LH Aviation of France and manufactured by Morocco . It is a low-wing single-engine pusher configuration with a tandem seating arrangement, and is constructed of composite materials. The plane is marketed in a surveillance configuration as the Grand Duc (Eurasian eagle-owl). Design and development The LH-10 Ellipse was conceived by Frenchman Sébastien Lefebvre, starting as an engineering grande école (university) project to conceive "a small plane with different design and performance than available for private pilots". This led to the founding of the company, LH Aviation, in May 2004. As a surveillance plane, Sébastien Lefebvre conceives of the plane as an alternative to drone UAVs, the latter being costly to operate, especially near airports. The Ellipse aims to "deliver 80% of the range of drone missions for 20% of the cost". The potential of the plane for surveillance and military missions led the investment fund Magellan Industries to become a shareholder in LH Aviation. The Ellipse was thus further developed in collaboration with Thales as a modular platform for civilian and military missions with different equipment systems, including day and night vision, rocket launching, and on-board communication systems. The LH-10 Ellipse is a low-wing, tandem two-seat light kit aircraft, powered by a 100 hp Rotax petrol engine in a pusher-propeller configuration. Its low weight and unusual configuration is designed to deliver a very high cruising speed with exceptional fuel economy. This high speed and a relatively high 50-knot stall speed will exclude it from the UK Microlight or United States LSA categories, so a full single-engine private pilot certificate will be the minimum certification requirement to fly it in these countries, which are not the immediate target of the manufacturer, anyway. At the 2008 Farnborough Airshow LH-Aviation said that for the future they would be looking into LSA/ELA compliant production, possibly for the United States. The airframe is constructed of composite material based on ingredients produced by DSM. The production model is powered by a Rotax 912 four-cylinder reciprocating engine. (It has been tested using the 100 hp ULS variant, other options having been tested and discarded.) The undercarriage is a tricycle design, and will be available in fixed or electrically retractable front wheel configuration. The plane's design, with propeller in the tail and a short-nosed fuselage with a forward pilot seat in glider configuration, offers a field of view of 300 degrees. The design follows the Bede BD-5 configuration, but is longer, more streamlined and of lighter composite material. In February 2010, the aircraft began a series of tests required to achieve the French CNSK standard (an acronym for Certificat de Navigabilité Spécial Kit, the French kitplane certification). The company reported that "all construction documents have been validated in December 2009 by the French and English authorities." Operational history The Benin Armed Forces ordered two Grand Ducs to monitor their coastlines around the capital Porto-Novo. The Grand Duc is a so-called "aerial territory surveillance system" and differs from the original version only in its more extensive on-board instrumentation, including an autopilot, equipment for night flying, GPS, Iridium satellite communications, transponder, digital camera and a Geobox system for tracking the aircraft from the ground. The first production Grand Duc appeared at the June 2011 Paris Air Show, painted in the colours of the Benin Air Force. The first unit was delivered to Benin in late 2012 and the second unit was scheduled to be delivered in September 2013. By 2018, no aircraft were operational. At the 2013 Paris Air Show, the company announced that it had received an order for 10 planes from Dubai-based Jet Energy. The planes are to be used in monitoring pipelines, oil rigs, and in tracking the dhows that conduct contraband trade between Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Specifications See also References LH-10 Mid-engined aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Low-wing aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Aircraft first flown in 2007

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C. Walter Hodges

Cyril Walter Hodges (18 March 1909 – 26 November 2004) was an English artist and writer best known for illustrating children's books and for helping to recreate Elizabethan theatre. He won the annual Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration in 1964. Career Cyril Walter Hodges was born in Beckenham, Kent, the son of Cyril Hodges, "a leading figure in advertising and copyrighting". He was educated at Dulwich College, which he recalled as "a wretched imprisonment", and at Goldsmiths' College of Art. Hodges fell in love with Greta Becker, a hopeful ballet dancer, and they married in 1936. She provided "complete domestic support" until she died in 1999. Hodges spent most of his career as a freelance illustrator. For many years he did line drawings for the Radio Times. He also produced its 1938 Christmas edition. Among the writers for children with whom he collaborated as an illustrator were Ian Serraillier, Rosemary Sutcliff (The Eagle of the Ninth), Rhoda Power (Redcap Runs Away), Elizabeth Goudge (The Little White Horse) and William Mayne. During a year spent in New York he wrote and illustrated Columbus Sails (1939), a work of historical fiction for children. It proved popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Its success eventually led to several others including The Namesake: A Story Of King Alfred and its sequel The Marsh King; Magna Carta; The Norman Conquest; and The Spanish Armada (1964 to 1967). The Namesake was a commended runner up for the annual Carnegie Medal, which recognises the author of the year's best British children's book. Theatre Hodges designed costumes and scenery for the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool (1928–30) and for the Mermaid Theatre and St. George's Hall, London in the 1950s. His love of theatre led to him becoming an authority on the construction of the Globe and other theatres of Shakespeare's time. From 1935 to 1999 he both wrote and illustrated five books about theatre in that time. He had thirty years experience in theatre practice and scholarship before doing Shakespeare's Theatre for children, published by Oxford University Press in 1964. For that he won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. Only one other Greenaway Medal in almost sixty years has been awarded for the illustration of nonfiction. According to one library catalogue summary, Shakespeare's Theatre "[e]xamines how the pagan festivals and religious dramas performed throughout England evolved into the professional theaters, such as the Globe, in London." It also illustrates and describes "Shakespeare's famous and now rebuilt Globe Theatre". Hodges argued in one of his books that "the theatre as an institution is the pre-eminent arrangement whereby human beings work out the models of their own conduct, their morality and aspiration, their ideas of good and evil, and in general those fantasies about themselves and their fellows which, if persisted in, tend to eventually become facts in real life. If this is so, and it would be hard to deny, then the theatre must be seen as a most powerful instrument in the social history of mankind, and its own history must therefore be allowed a corresponding importance." Hodges's Shakespearean expertise led Wayne State University theatre department chair Leonard Leone to invite him to Detroit in the late 1970s and early 1980s to work on Leone's proposed reconstruction of the Globe Theatre on the Detroit River. The city suffered financially after the collapse of the U.S. auto industry and the project fell apart in 1982. In 1986, Hodges sold his theatrical and Elizabethan drawings (almost 900 items) plus their copyright to the Folger Shakespeare Library. Because the Folger makes its digital image collection available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license, the drawings are now free cultural works. Selected works Books by Walter Hodges The Globe Restored: A Study of the Elizabethan Theatre (1935) Columbus Sails (1939) Shakespeare and the Players (1948) Shakespeare's Theatre (1964) The Namesake: A Story of King Alfred (1964) Magna Carta (1966) The Norman Conquest (1966) The Marsh King: A Story of King Alfred (1967, sequel to The Namesake) The Spanish Armada (1967) The Overland Launch (1969, about the 1899 episode from Lynmouth Lifeboat Station) Shakespeare's Second Globe: The Missing Monument (1973) The Battlement Garden: Britain from the Wars of the Roses to the Age of Shakespeare (1979) Enter the Whole Army: A Pictorial Study of Shakespearean Staging, 1576–1616 (1999) Books by others illustrated by Hodges Margaret J. Baker, The Shoe Shop Bears (1964), Hannibal and the Bears (1965) Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1971) Elizabeth Goudge, The Little White Horse (1946), Smokey House (1939), Sister of the Angels (1939), The Dean's Watch (1960), Make-Believe (1949) Alfred Duggan, Growing Up in Thirteenth-Century England (1962) Ruth Manning-Sanders, 'Red Indian Folk and Fairy Tales (1960) Rosemary Sutcliff, The Chronicles of Robin Hood (1950); The Queen Elizabeth Story (1950); The Armourer's House (1951); Brother Dusty-Feet (1952); The Eagle of the Ninth (1954); The Shield Ring (1957) Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn (1955) See also Notes References Citations Eve, Matthew (2004). "C. Walter Hodges: a life illustrating history", Children's Literature in Education 35 pp. 171–198. External links Cover of the 23 December 1938 (Christmas) edition of the Radio Times, by Hodges British children's book illustrators English illustrators English non-fiction writers Kate Greenaway Medal winners Shakespearean scholars Theatrologists People from Beckenham People educated at Dulwich College Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London 1909 births 2004 deaths English male dramatists and playwrights English male poets

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BBC Radio Humberside

BBC Radio Humberside is the BBC's local radio station serving the former county of Humberside which includes the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at Queen's Gardens in Hull. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 130,000 listeners and a 7.5% share as of June 2023. History BBC Radio Humberside began broadcasting in 1971 from studios above a post office on Chapel Street in Hull, three years before the county of Humberside was created. It has retained its name despite Humberside being abolished as a county in 1996. On the first night of broadcasting, many West Yorkshire rugby league fans were disappointed when the relatively powerful High Hunsley transmitter signal was broadcast instead of BBC Radio Leeds, so they heard a commentary of Hull KR v Widnes. Medium wave broadcasts began in late 1971. In 1979, Radio Humberside stopped broadcasting dedicated agricultural programmes despite serving agricultural areas. In the 1970s, the station sponsored the Radio Humberside Handicap horserace at Beverley Racecourse, which became the BBC Radio Humberside Stakes in the 1980s. By the 1990s, this included the Martin Plenderleith Conditions Stakes, the Steve Massam Selling Stakes, the Peter Adamson Maiden Auction Stakes, the Charlie Partridge Selling Stakes and the Chris Langmore Handicap that all took place on the same day in early July. In line with the other BBC local stations in the area, BBC Radio Humberside was part of the BBC Night Network when it was formed in May 1989, providing the station with regular evening, albeit regional rather than local, programming for the first time. Before this, the station generally stopped broadcasting at around 6 pm and broadcast BBC Radio 2 for the rest of the night. Three years before the launch of Night Network, Radio Humberside had broadcast the Yorkshire-wide early evening specialist music programmes which were also carried on Radios York, Leeds and Sheffield. In 2004, the station moved to a new digital broadcast centre located at Queen's Gardens in Hull, where it was joined by a full TV operation, supporting BBC Look North. Awards In May 2012, presenters Beryl Renwick and Betty Smith were awarded the Sony Radio Academy Award for best entertainment programme. Renwick and Smith had presented alongside David Reeves from 2006 to December 2012, after they had been "talent spotted during a tour of the BBC studios in Hull". The pair, aged 86 and 90 respectively, had been the oldest winners of the award. Smith died in November 2014 and Renwick died in September 2015. In May 2013, the station was named "Station of The Year" at the Sony Radio Academy Awards. Studio facilities BBC Radio Humberside has studios at Queen's Court, Queen's Gardens in Hull. The station also has a second studio, which is situated in the Grimsby Institute for Higher Education. In 2016, BBC Radio Humberside's studios were refurbished as part of the ViLoR programme. Technical BBC Radio Humberside broadcasts to East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire on 95.9 FM (High Hunsley), DAB, Freeview TV channel 721, and online via BBC Sounds. The FM transmitter, between Beverley and South Cave 500 ft up on the Yorkshire Wolds is quite powerful over the relatively flat surrounding area being heard clearly in most of South Yorkshire as well. The signal reaches right across to the highest point of the M62 near junction 22 with the A672, the highest point of the A66, much of Lincolnshire, and as far south as Nottingham on the M1, near the Trowell service station and Newark. The DAB signals come from the Bauer Humberside 10D multiplex from three transmitters at Cave Wold (most powerful, three miles south of High Hunsley, and a BT microwave transmitter, Buckton Barn, near Bridlington, and Bevan Flats in Grimsby. There is no FM transmitter on the south bank, but there is a DAB transmitter in Grimsby. AM broadcasts ended in January 2018. Jingles In the past, BBC Radio Humberside have used music by David Arnold for their jingles. The first package was written by Paul Hart and performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In August 2005, the station began using a custom made package featuring the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, produced by S2Blue in Staffordshire. BBC Radio Humberside were responsible for its artistic commissioning and for the eventual shape and construction of the jingles. In autumn 2008, jingles were refresh for key daytime programmes and presenters. In 2010, the package was completely refreshed by S2Blue, introducing new rhythm tracks to the 2005 package and new instrumentation across the whole set. David Reeves was the station sound producer with Katy Noone and Neil Rudd providing many of the voice-overs. Travel news BBC Radio Humberside carries travel bulletins every 30 minutes (every 15 minutes during Breakfast and Drive) from INTRIX Travel Media. Regular traffic presenters include Wayne Foy, Nick Robbins and Ed Sheppard. Programming Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Hull studios from 6 am to 10 pm on Mondays to Saturdays and from 6 am to 6 pm on Sundays. Off-peak programming originates from BBC Radio Leeds (weekday nights) and BBC Radio York (Sunday evenings). During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Humberside simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London. Presenters Notable current presenters David Burns (Weekday daytime, Sports Talk, Humberside Sport) Peter Swan (Sports Talk, Humberside Sport) Notable former presenters Paul Heiney (former reporter for Watchdog) Keri Jones Peter Levy (presenter of BBC Look North) Mike Smartt (later BBC TV News Correspondent and presenter and editor-in-chief BBC News Interactive) References External links BBC Radio Humberside Buckton Barn (digital) Cave Wold (digital) High Hunsley transmitter (includes coverage map) Paull MW transmitter Hull studio building Lincolnshire Radio campaign (an anti-Humberside website) News items Guardian November 2006 Radio stations established in 1971 1971 establishments in England Humberside Radio stations in Lincolnshire Radio stations in Yorkshire Mass media in Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire Borough of North Lincolnshire Borough of North East Lincolnshire

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoe%2C%20Nebraska

Otoe, Nebraska

Otoe is a village in north central Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 161 at the 2020 census. History The village was established in 1880 on the proposed line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad from Kansas City to Omaha. The town was originally named Berlin; many of the early inhabitants were German Lutherans. In 1896, when the population reached 200, the town incorporated. It survived and rebuilt after a tornado in 1913 destroyed most of its businesses. The entry of the United States into World War I was followed by anti-German sentiment, which extended to a town that bore the name of Germany's capital. A 1918 series of fires that destroyed a block of the town's main street was attributed to anti-German crusaders. In October 1918, less than a month before the war's end, the town's name was changed to its current Otoe. Berlin Precinct was left unchanged, however. Passenger rail service to Otoe was discontinued in 1932; despite this setback, the town continued to grow, reaching its maximum historical population of 298 in the 1940 census. Following World War II, the population began to decline. In 1958, the high school was closed; in the 1960s, the railroad line through Otoe was abandoned. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 171 people, 67 households, and 45 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 80 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.3% White, 1.2% Native American, 2.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population. There were 67 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.13. The median age in the village was 36.6 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 55.6% male and 44.4% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 217 people, 83 households, and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 94 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.54% White, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population. There were 83 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13. In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,461. None of the families and 2.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 4.0% of those over 64. References Villages in Otoe County, Nebraska Villages in Nebraska

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D-ary heap

The -ary heap or -heap is a priority queue data structure, a generalization of the binary heap in which the nodes have children instead of 2. Thus, a binary heap is a 2-heap, and a ternary heap is a 3-heap. According to Tarjan and Jensen et al., -ary heaps were invented by Donald B. Johnson in 1975. This data structure allows decrease priority operations to be performed more quickly than binary heaps, at the expense of slower delete minimum operations. This tradeoff leads to better running times for algorithms such as Dijkstra's algorithm in which decrease priority operations are more common than delete min operations. Additionally, -ary heaps have better memory cache behavior than binary heaps, allowing them to run more quickly in practice despite having a theoretically larger worst-case running time. Like binary heaps, -ary heaps are an in-place data structure that uses no additional storage beyond that needed to store the array of items in the heap. Data structure The -ary heap consists of an array of items, each of which has a priority associated with it. These items may be viewed as the nodes in a complete -ary tree, listed in breadth first traversal order: the item at position 0 of the array (using zero-based numbering) forms the root of the tree, the items at positions 1 through are its children, the next items are its grandchildren, etc. Thus, the parent of the item at position (for any ) is the item at position and its children are the items at positions through . According to the heap property, in a min-heap, each item has a priority that is at least as large as its parent; in a max-heap, each item has a priority that is no larger than its parent. The minimum priority item in a min-heap (or the maximum priority item in a max-heap) may always be found at position 0 of the array. To remove this item from the priority queue, the last item x in the array is moved into its place, and the length of the array is decreased by one. Then, while item x and its children do not satisfy the heap property, item x is swapped with one of its children (the one with the smallest priority in a min-heap, or the one with the largest priority in a max-heap), moving it downward in the tree and later in the array, until eventually the heap property is satisfied. The same downward swapping procedure may be used to increase the priority of an item in a min-heap, or to decrease the priority of an item in a max-heap. To insert a new item into the heap, the item is appended to the end of the array, and then while the heap property is violated it is swapped with its parent, moving it upward in the tree and earlier in the array, until eventually the heap property is satisfied. The same upward-swapping procedure may be used to decrease the priority of an item in a min-heap, or to increase the priority of an item in a max-heap. To create a new heap from an array of items, one may loop over the items in reverse order, starting from the item at position and ending at the item at position 0, applying the downward-swapping procedure for each item. Analysis In a -ary heap with items in it, both the upward-swapping procedure and the downward-swapping procedure may perform as many as swaps. In the upward-swapping procedure, each swap involves a single comparison of an item with its parent, and takes constant time. Therefore, the time to insert a new item into the heap, to decrease the priority of an item in a min-heap, or to increase the priority of an item in a max-heap, is . In the downward-swapping procedure, each swap involves comparisons and takes time: it takes comparisons to determine the minimum or maximum of the children and then one more comparison against the parent to determine whether a swap is needed. Therefore, the time to delete the root item, to increase the priority of an item in a min-heap, or to decrease the priority of an item in a max-heap, is . When creating a -ary heap from a set of n items, most of the items are in positions that will eventually hold leaves of the -ary tree, and no downward swapping is performed for those items. At most items are non-leaves, and may be swapped downwards at least once, at a cost of time to find the child to swap them with. At most nodes may be swapped downward two times, incurring an additional cost for the second swap beyond the cost already counted in the first term, etc. Therefore, the total amount of time to create a heap in this way is The exact value of the above (the worst-case number of comparisons during the construction of d-ary heap) is known to be equal to: , where sd(n) is the sum of all digits of the standard base-d representation of n and ed(n) is the exponent of d in the factorization of n. This reduces to , for d = 2, and to , for d = 3. The space usage of the heap, with insert and delete-min operations, is linear, as it uses no extra storage other than an array containing a list of the items in the heap. If changes to the priorities of existing items need to be supported, then one must also maintain pointers from the items to their positions in the heap, which again uses only linear storage. Applications When operating on a graph with edges and vertices, both Dijkstra's algorithm for shortest paths and Prim's algorithm for minimum spanning trees use a min-heap in which there are delete-min operations and as many as decrease-priority operations. By using a -ary heap with , the total times for these two types of operations may be balanced against each other, leading to a total time of for the algorithm, an improvement over the running time of binary heap versions of these algorithms whenever the number of edges is significantly larger than the number of vertices. An alternative priority queue data structure, the Fibonacci heap, gives an even better theoretical running time of , but in practice -ary heaps are generally at least as fast, and often faster, than Fibonacci heaps for this application. 4-heaps may perform better than binary heaps in practice, even for delete-min operations. Additionally, a -ary heap typically runs much faster than a binary heap for heap sizes that exceed the size of the computer's cache memory: A binary heap typically requires more cache misses and virtual memory page faults than a -ary heap, each one taking far more time than the extra work incurred by the additional comparisons a -ary heap makes compared to a binary heap. References External links C++ implementation of generalized heap with D-Heap support Heaps (data structures)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldwell%20station

Caldwell station

Caldwell station was the fourth of six stations on the Erie Railroad Caldwell Branch, located in Caldwell, New Jersey. The station was located on Bloomfield Avenue (County Route 506) just north-east of Caldwell College (now Caldwell University). The station opened in 1891 as the terminus of the Caldwell Railroad, a branch of the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad that forked off at Great Notch station in Little Falls, Passaic County. Caldwell station was one of two stations in the borough, the other being located at the Monomonock Inn, a local hotel that closed in 1940. Service was extended in 1891 to nearby Essex Fells. The original station in Caldwell, built in June 1891, was moved by horse to nearby Verona station in 1905 after the latter burned down. The railroad used 12 horses to get the depot, which was serving as a freight depot, down to Verona. Caldwell station existed through the end of service on the Caldwell Branch, when the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad discontinued service on September 30, 1966. The borough had the station demolished a year prior on August 6, 1965. History Caldwell station opened with the construction of the Caldwell Branch of the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad (a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad system). The original proposed service through Caldwell was the Caldwell Railroad, a company founded in March 1869 for the construction of a railroad between Montclair and Caldwell. Construction began in 1872 of the railroad. However, work on this route was suspended in 1872 due to the inability to complete a tunnel through Montclair and nearby Verona. About of the tunnel was left uncompleted. The railroad was built in 1891, with the route via Great Notch station in Little Falls. As part of the construction, a depot, measured at , was built for the terminal of the new railroad. Service on the railroad began on July 4, 1891. Service, one year later, was extended to nearby Essex Fells. The station was replaced in 1904 as part of the construction of the Morristown and Caldwell Railroad. Construction of this new station cost the Erie Railroad $20,000 (1904 USD). The new station would do the work of the Erie Railroad and the Morristown and Caldwell Railroad. This new depot was measured at . On July 4, 1904, thirteen years after the commencement of service through Caldwell, the first train of the Morristown and Caldwell crossed through the borough. The old station, built in 1891, was moved across the tracks, serving as a freight house. On January 9, 1905, the passenger station built at the nearby Verona station caught fire. The depot, along with its contents, were burned and lost. The Erie Railroad decided to take the old station at Caldwell, serving as a freight depot, to become the new passenger depot at Verona. In February 1905, the snow-covered ground served as an opportunity to move the depot. With 12 horses, the old freight depot was moved up Bloomfield Avenue on rafters to Depot Street and Personette Street. This depot burned down in the winter of 1962. In July 1907, commuters were confused when they came to Caldwell station and found the doors locked. Henry Banta, the newly-appointed station agent, had left town and locked the station without telling anyone. When an employee from Pavonia Terminal came to Caldwell to open the station, they found everything in good condition with all books and details in place. Banta, like his predecessor, John I. Jacobus, is believed to have left due to the incredible amount of work it was taking with no assistant. In 1902, the Monomonock Inn, a local hotel and resort, opened on the east side of Prospect St, between Bloomfield Ave and Academy Rd. This helped influence the growth of Caldwell, to the extent that by 1916, the inn itself had its own station on the Caldwell Branch. The Inn was closed and razed in 1940, to be replaced by local housing and an A&P grocery store. Local streetcar service, which ran next to the Caldwell station on Bloomfield Avenue ended in 1952. The borough of Caldwell purchased the depot in 1965 from the cash-strapped Erie Lackawanna Railroad. (The Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad had merged on October 17, 1960, as they were both struggling financially.) The borough razed the depot on August 6, 1965. Service at Caldwell station ended on September 30, 1966, when multiple branch lines of the Erie Lackawanna were discontinued. References Bibliography External links Caldwell Photos - First Baptist Church of Bloomfield Railway stations in the United States opened in 1891 Caldwell Railway stations in Essex County, New Jersey Infrastructure completed in 1891 1891 establishments in New Jersey Caldwell, New Jersey Former railway stations in New Jersey 1966 disestablishments in New Jersey Railway stations in the United States closed in 1966

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisling%20McCarthy

Aisling McCarthy

Aisling Louise McCarthy (born 24 February 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She became an Australian citizen in July 2022. Early life From Cahir, County Tipperary in Ireland, McCarthy began playing Gaelic football from the age of seven. She also played camogie, captaining her club Cahir to victory in the 2016 All-Ireland intermediate finals. In 2017, McCarthy was the player of the match in Tipperary's victory in the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship, scoring one goal and four points. She was also named the TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year. Her interest in Australian football began in 2015 when Colin O'Riordan, a Tipperary footballer, moved to the Sydney Swans. In September 2018, she was among 18 international prospects to attend the CrossCoders program, a week-long Australian football camp held in Melbourne. AFLW career McCarthy was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with pick 23 in the 2018 AFLW national draft. She debuted in round 2 of the 2019 season against at Whitten Oval, kicking her first goal in the third quarter. At the season's conclusion, McCarthy re-signed with the Bulldogs for the 2020 season; she played six matches and kicked five goals in her first year. After a second year with the Bulldogs playing more as a midfielder and kicking two goals from 6 games, McCarthy finished 4th in the Bulldogs Best and Fairest. McCarthy and the Bulldogs 3rd pick in the 2020 AFL Women's draft were traded to in exchange for picks 2 and 16. McCarthy came runner up in the best and fairest voting in 2021, with a total of 37 votes, just 3 votes behind first placed Isabella Lewis. McCarthy signed a two-year contract with the Eagles on 26 June 2021, keeping her with the team until the end of the 2023 season. Statistics Statistics are correct the end of the 2021 season. |- style="background-color: #eaeaea" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 41 || 20 || 61 || 11 || 15 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 6.8 || 3.3 || 10.2 || 1.8 || 2.5 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020 |style="text-align:center;"| | 15 || 6 || 2 || 3 || 54 || 27 || 81 || 20 || 24 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 9.5 || 4.0 || 13.5 || 3.3 || 4.0 || 0 |- style="background-color: #eaeaea" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021 |style="text-align:center;"| | 11 || 7 || 2 || 2 || 69 || 30 || 99 || 10 || 32 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 9.9 || 4.3 || 14.1 || 1.4 || 4.6 || 3 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 19 ! 9 ! 6 ! 167 ! 74 ! 241 ! 41 ! 71 ! 0.5 ! 0.3 ! 8.8 ! 3.9 ! 12.7 ! 2.2 ! 3.7 ! 3 |} References External links Living people 1996 births People from Cahir Irish female players of Australian rules football Ladies' Gaelic footballers who switched code Western Bulldogs (AFLW) players Tipperary camogie players Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Dual camogie–football players Tipperary ladies' Gaelic footballers West Coast Eagles (AFLW) players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen%20Gongbo

Chen Gongbo

Chen Gongbo (; Japanese: Chin Kōhaku; October 19, 1892 – June 3, 1946) was a Chinese politician, noted for his role as second (and final) President of the collaborationist Wang Jingwei regime during World War II. Biography Chen Gongbo was born in northern Guangdong, Qing Empire, to Hakka peasants originally from Shanghang County, Tingzhou, western Fujian in 1892. His father was an official in the Qing Dynasty administration. As a student at Beijing University, he participated in the May Fourth Movement and studied Marxism under Chen Duxiu. Chen Gongbo was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of its First Congress in Shanghai in July 1921, but left the party the following year. He then moved to the United States, where he obtained a master's degree in Economics at Columbia University in 1925. On his return to China he joined the Kuomintang (KMT) and was named head of the Department of Peasants and Workers under Liao Zhongkai, and was considered a member of the KMT leftist clique together with Wang Jingwei, with whom he developed a close political and personal relationship. Although he played a significant role in Chiang Kai-shek’s Northern Expedition, he—along with Wang Jingwei—strongly opposed Chiang as Chiang began to exercise dictatorial power. He felt it particularly unfair for Chiang to have replaced Wang in KMT leadership through a military coup in 1926. However, during a period of Chiang-Wang cooperation, he was named Minister of Industry by the Kuomintang government from 1932 to 1936. Some of the fundamental national economic policies he helped set in this period remained in practice under various Chinese political regimes until the 1970s. As director of the Kuomintang Sichuan branch, he helped organize the evacuation of the Kuomintang government to Chongqing after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. However, he remained politically aloof to Chiang Kai-shek and, after Wang Jingwei broke ranks with the Kuomintang and established the collaborationist Wang Jingwei Government, Chen soon followed despite his initial opposition. Within the new government Chen became the speaker of the Legislative Yuan. After nominal rule over Shanghai was turned over to the Nanjing Nationalist Government by Japan in November 1940, Chen was appointed mayor. In mid-1944, when Wang traveled to Japan for medical treatment, Chen was left in charge as acting president of the Executive Yuan, becoming president of the government upon Wang's death in November 1944. At the end of World War II Chen fled to Japan and, immediately following Japan's formal surrender on September 9, 1945, China's representative Gen. He Yingqin asked Japan's representative, Gen. Okamura Yasuji, to extradite Chen Gongbo to China for trial for treason. The request was granted by the American occupation forces, and Chen was escorted back to China on October 3. At his trial he defended himself vigorously. As President he insisted that he had refused to cooperate with the Japanese in several significant matters and had acted only because of his loyalty to his friend, Wang Jingwei. Nevertheless, he was convicted of treason and sentenced to death. He took his fate calmly, saying that "soon I will be reunited with Wang Jingwei in the next world". Chen was executed by firing squad at Suzhou, Jiangsu, on June 3, 1946. References Sources David P. Barrett and Larry N. Shyu, eds.; Chinese Collaboration with Japan, 1932-1945: The Limits of Accommodation Stanford University Press 2001 John H. Boyle, China and Japan at War, 1937–1945: The Politics of Collaboration (Harvard University Press, 1972). James C. Hsiung and Steven I. Levine, eds., China's Bitter Victory: The War with Japan, 1937–1945 (Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1992) Ch'i Hsi-sheng, Nationalist China at War: Military Defeats and Political Collapse, 1937–1945 (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1982). Frederick W. Mote, Japanese-Sponsored Governments in China, 1937–1945 (Stanford University Press, 1954). Margherita Zanasi, "Chen Gongbo and the Construction of a Modern Nation in 1930s China," in Timothy Brook and Andre Schmid, eds.; Nation Work: Asian Elites and National Identities (University of Michigan Press, 2000). External links Rulers:Chen Gongbo Blog of Kan Chen, son of Chen Gongbo: https://sites.google.com/site/kanblog8/home Papers of Chen Gongbo at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, NY 1892 births 1946 deaths 20th-century executions by China Chinese anti-communists Chinese communists Chinese politicians of Hakka descent Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Delegates to the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party Former Marxists Executed people from Guangdong Executed politicians Heads of government who were later imprisoned Mayors of Shanghai National University of Peking alumni Executed Kuomintang collaborators with Imperial Japan People executed by the Republic of China by firing squad People extradited to China Politicians from Guangzhou Presidents of the Republic of China Republic of China politicians from Guangdong

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ido%20Leffler

Ido Leffler

Ido Leffler is an Israeli-born Australian entrepreneur, investor, and advisor. He is the co-founder of Yoobi, Yes To Inc., Cheeky, Brandless, and Beach House Group. Each of the companies Leffler has founded and co-founded incorporates a social mission; Yoobi donates school supplies to children; Yes To Inc. provides nutrition resources for children in Africa; Cheeky and Brandless donate meals through Feeding America; and Beach House Group supports charities including KaBOOM, which funds playgrounds for children. Leffler is the co-author of Get Big Fast and Do More Good: Start Your Business, Make It Huge, and Change the World, a guide to entrepreneurship and brand-building. He has invested in or advised companies including Birchbox, Dollar Shave Club, and RangeMe. Early life, education and early career Leffler was born in Israel to Dan Leffler, an engineer and entrepreneur, and Yaffa Leffler, a school teacher. When he was five, the family emigrated to Sydney, where his father built a property development company. In 1993, as Australia hit a major recession, the residential market collapsed and the company failed. The Lefflers lost their life savings and their home. Able to afford only the essentials, if Leffler "wanted to do anything – go to the movies, travel, buy something – it was up to him to figure out how to pay for it." In order to do so, he got a job at a grocery store, and then Psycho Chicken, a restaurant. At 18, he started his first business with his best friend, Evan Lever. Called the Roving Bakery, it was a home delivery service for breads and bagels. To help make ends meet, while working full-time as a school teacher, Yaffa Leffler began a successful Herbalife distributorship. Dan Leffler joined her as the business grew. In 1996 Ido Leffler attended the University of Technology Sydney. He graduated with a bachelor of business degree in marketing and international business in 1999. He then decided to join his parents and became an Herbalife distributor in Indonesia and then in India. Career Trendtrade International, Yes To Inc., SOMA Water After returning from India, Leffler founded Trendtrade International with Lance Kalish, an alumnus of UTS whom Leffler met in 1997 through playing soccer. It focused on international business development. In 2006, they founded Yes To Inc., then known as Yes To Carrots. Based in Tel Aviv, the company produced and marketed organic hair and skincare products. The company name was derived from Leffler's philosophy: "Say yes to positivity." As of 2017, Yes To Inc. was sold in over 25,000 stores in the United States, Canada, and the UK. In founding Yes To Inc., Leffler and Kalish established the Yes To Carrots Seed Fund, a non-profit organization that provided under-served communities with the resources to develop and sustain organic food sources and access to healthy nutrition. In 2012, the company partnered with Mama Hope to create Yes To Hope, which provided schools with funding for year-round organic gardens. Leffler co-founded SOMA in 2012 and served as the chairman of its board until May 2017. A water filtration system composed of carafes and biodegradable filtration systems, SOMA donated clean drinking water to people in need through a philanthropic partner, charity: water. Yoobi, Cheeky, Beach House Group, Brandless Leffler and Kalish founded Yoobi in June 2014. A school and office supply brand, the idea for Yoobi was based on Leffler's experience shopping for school supplies for his children. He saw a "distinct lack of vision and creativity" in the products available. After learning that 99.5% of the elementary school teachers in the United States paid for classroom supplies out of their own pocket, Leffler and Kalish established a one-for-one system; each time a Yoobi product was purchased, an item such as crayons, pens, and rulers was added to a pack of school supplies which contained 1000 products. Yoobi worked with the Kids in Need Foundation to determine what students needed. In 2014, Leffler co-founded Cheeky Home, a line of paper and plastic tableware. The company donated a meal to Americans facing hunger through the nonprofit organization Feeding America for every product sold. He also co-founded Beach House Group, a brand and product development company. Beach House Group supports Clean the World, Girl Up, Kaboom and Starlight Children's Foundation. Leffler founded Brandless with Tina Sharkey in early 2014. Described by Fortune as the "Procter and Gamble for millennials," the company creates and sells organic and natural products. For every order placed at Brandless.com a meal is donated through Feeding America. Brandless launched in July 2017, raised $240mm from Softbank in June 2018 and closed in February 2020. Collapse of Purely Byron Leffler was a director of Purely Byron, the business founded by Elsa Pataky. He cited the troubles of major shareholder BWX as the reason behind the bankruptcy. Other ventures In 2016, Leffler appeared as a judge on the Oxygen television series Quit Your Day Job. A reality show which allowed entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to the panel of entrepreneurs and investors, Quit Your Day Job focused on women and minority entrepreneurs. Leffler and Kalish wrote a guide to modern entrepreneurship, Get Big Fast and Do More Good, published by Harcourt in 2014. Kalish and Leffler described the book as "very simply, operating a business in an ethical, moral way with equal regard to our consumers, our partners, the environment and the well-being of everyone involved in the production of our products." He is an investor in and advisor for a wide variety of startups and established companies, and serves on the board of directors for Spark New Zealand. Personal life, philanthropy, and recognition Leffler lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and their three children. He is a member of the Melbourne branch of the Young Presidents Organization, and serves as a trustee for the Asia Society and as a co-chair of their Center for Global Education. He is an emeritus council member of the United Nations Foundation Global Entrepreneurs. Leffler received the 2017 Retail Innovator Award from Retail Touch Points and the UTS Alumni Award for Excellence by the UTS Business School. He won the 2015 Chancellor's Award for Excellence, and the Starlight Foundation's 2015 Innovator Award, which recognizes individuals and corporations who have made significant contributions to communities with the goal of promoting positive social impact. He was also named one of Fast Company's "Most Creative People." References 1977 births Living people Angel investors Australian chief executives People associated with direct selling Israeli emigrants to Australia Australian company founders Israeli businesspeople University of Technology Sydney alumni Businesspeople from Melbourne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Sabio

Jason Sabio

Jason Abbott Abantao Sabio (born 30 June 1986) is a Filipino soccer player who plays as a center-back or a right-back. He is more comfortable at central defense because of his leap, speed, and communication skills. Born in the Philippines, he migrated to the United States as a child and played collegiate soccer for Birmingham–Southern College. He then played in the semi-professional National Premier Soccer League before moving to the Philippines to play for Kaya and Ceres in the United Football League. He represented the Philippines national team in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in which they finished third, and in the 2012 AFF Championship where they were semi-finalists. Early life Sabio was born in Manila, Philippines whose parents are physicians. His mother is originally from Koronadal and his father is from Marikina. In 1989 Sabio's father started working in the United States, and by 1991, Sabio and his mother followed. They were originally based in Long Island, New York but moved to Huntsville, Alabama when Sabio was in the 5th grade. Growing up in Huntsville, he spent a lot of time at his best friend's (named Edward Wills) house due to his parents working a lot. Wills was a soccer player and he was the one who got Sabio into the sport by the 7th grade. Playing career College career Sabio was recruited from Grissom High School by Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) where he received an academic and athletic scholarship. He played for BSC's soccer team, the Panthers from 2004–2007 and won two NCAA Division 1 Big South Conference championships. Sabio revealed that after two years, he took classes at Northwestern University and almost transferred there but decided to stay at BSC due to their better paying scholarship. After graduation, he was offered a contract to play professionally in Germany but declined the offer due to personal obligations and opting to teach and coach in a high school. Club career A former Alabama Spirit player, he was signed by Rocket City United (RCU) for the 2009 NPSL season in late April 2009. He made his debut in RCU's opening game on 2 May 2009 as he conceded two goals in their 2–1 defeat to Saturn FC. He would concede another two goals in their following match against Pumas FC but RCU were able to win 5–2. It would be his last match until their 1–1 away draw to Chattanooga FC on 21 June as Sabio had other commitments which included trying out for the Philippines national team. During his absence, RCU suffered a second league defeat, losing 2–0 to Atlanta FC. This would be their last defeat in the regular season and Sabio would be part of RCU's undefeated run which led them to win the Southeast Division Championship. However, he conceded four goals in a 4–2 defeat to the Erie Admirals in the NPSL National semi-finals. Sabio was bound to play for RCU in the 2010 NPSL season but was unable due to commitments to his law firm work. However, the club reported on 1 February 2011 that he will be returning for the 2011 NPSL season. His first game back came on the opening day of the season. He got an assist and a clean sheet as RCU defeated Knoxville Force 2–0. He would practically the miss the rest the season due to being on international duty with the Philippines national team. On 13 August 2011, it was reported that Sabio had signed for Kaya in the Philippines. International career Sabio was discovered by Philippines national team captain Aly Borromeo. Sabio met him in the summer of 2009 and since then, Borromeo has been getting him to join the Philippines national team. He was not able to do so due to commitments in law school. By January 2011, as the Philippines were preparing for their 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification first leg play-off match against Mongolia on 9 February, it was reported that Sabio was one of six new foreign based players that would be trying out for the team. He joined the team on 31 January, just nine days before their match against Mongolia but was still named in the final roster. During the match, he came on as a 70th-minute substitute for Anton del Rosario at right back and provided the assist to Phil Younghusband's injury time goal, as the Philippines eventually won 2–0. Due to the absence of regular central defender Rob Gier, Sabio started and completed the 90 minutes in the second leg against Mongolia. However, he gave away a penalty and eventually conceded two goals, as the Philippines lost 2–1. They still advanced to the group stage of the qualification by winning 3–2 on aggregate. Coaching career In the spring of 2008, Sabio was on the coaching staff of John Carroll High School's junior varsity team and varsity team where they won the state championship. While at John Carroll he was also accused multiple times of engaging in sexual misconduct with underage students. In 2009, he also coached the Huntsville High School girls soccer team, Huntsville United soccer club, and an under-12 boys team. Personal life He graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Birmingham–Southern College. He then taught physics and environmental science at a high school. As of 2011, he was attending the University of Alabama School of Law and was a player-coach of their soccer team. Honors Club Kaya UFL Division 1: Runner-up 2012 National team AFC Challenge Cup: Third 2012 Philippine Peace Cup: 2012 References External links Jason Sabio profile at Kaya FC 1986 births Living people Filipino emigrants to the United States Sportspeople from Huntsville, Alabama Footballers from Metro Manila People from Marikina Filipino men's footballers Filipino expatriate men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers Men's association football central defenders United City F.C. players Birmingham–Southern College alumni Rocket City United players

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Garth Clark

Garth Clark is an art critic, art historian, curator, gallerist, and art dealer from Pretoria, South Africa. Clark is a writer and commentator on modern and contemporary ceramic art and a critic of the craft movement. For twenty-seven years, Clark and his partner Mark Del Vecchio owned and operated Garth Clark Gallery in New York City, with other locations across the country and the world. Clark lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he is the founding Editor-in-Chief of CFile Foundation's online journal and publishing projects. Early life Garth Clark discovered his interest in ceramic arts while he was living in South Africa. He received his master's degree from the Royal College of Art, London, in modern ceramic history, and became an expert in British pottery. Garth Clark Gallery Garth Clark Gallery, co-founded and co-operated by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio, began its life on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1981 with the inaugural exhibition, Beatrice Wood: A Very Private View. At their galleries in LA, Manhattan, Kansas City, and briefly London combined, Clark and Del Vecchio have been responsible for over 500 exhibitions (solo, group, theme, historical) over a period of 27 years. The gallery served as a resource for modern and contemporary ceramic art during its existence, serving an international audience of museums and collectors. The gallery accelerated, sparked, and defined the careers of some artists in the field including Akio Takamori, Ron Nagle, Ruth Duckworth, Beth Cavener, Lucio Fontana, Ralph Bacerra, Carlo Zauli, Christine Nofchissey McHorse and more. Curator Among the museum exhibitions he has curated internationally are A Century of Ceramics in the United States, Hans Coper in American Collections, Free Spirit: The New Native American Potter, and The Artful Teapot. Writer Clark has written, edited and contributed to over sixty books on ceramic art and authored over two hundred essays, reviews, and monographs. Irving Blum, a contemporary art dealer called Clark, "ceramics’ great clarifier." Books 2012 Dark Light: The Ceramics of Christine Nofchissey McHorse. Albuquerque: Fresco Fine Art Publications, llc. Shifting Paradigns in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection. New Haven and London: Museum of Fine Arts of Houston and Yale University Press. 2008 How Envy Killed the Crafts Movement: An Autopsy in Two Parts. Portland: Museum of Contemporary Craft and Pacific Northwest College of Art. 2003 Richard Slee. London: Lund Humphries. Shards: Garth Clark on Ceramic Art. New York: D.A.P. 2001 The Artful Teapot. London: Thames and Hudson. Gilded Vessel, The Lustrous Art and Life of Beatrice Wood. Madison, WI: Guild Publishing. 1999 Alev Ebuzziya Siesbye. Istanbul: Kale. 1995 The Potter's Art: A Complete History of Pottery in Britain. London: Phaidon Press. 1990 The Book of Cups. New York: Abbeville Press. 1989 The Eccentric Teapot. New York: Abbeville Press. 1989 The Mad Potter of Biloxi – The Art & Life of George E. Ohr. New York: Abbeville Press. 1987 American Ceramics: 1876 to the Present. New York: Abbeville Press. 1986 American Potters Today, (with Oliver Watson). London: Victoria and Albert Museum. 1981 American Potters: The Work of 20 Modern Masters. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. 1979 A Century of Ceramics in the United States 1878-1978. New York: Abbeville Press. 1976 Michael Cardew: A Portrait. London: Kodansha. 1974 Potters of Southern Africa (with Lynne Wagner). Cape Town: G. Struik and Co. Books as editor 1982 Ceramic Millennium: Critical Writings on Ceramic History, Theory and Art: Halifax: NSCAD Press 1982 Ceramics and Modernism: The Response of Artist, Craftsman, Designer and Architect. Los Angeles. 1979 Transactions of the Ceramics Symposium 1979. Los Angeles. Institute for Ceramic History. 1978 Ceramic Art: Comment and Review 1882-1977. New York: E.P. Dutton. Honors and achievements In 2005, Clark received the College Art Association's Mather Award for distinguished achievement in art journalism (previously awarded to Robert Hughes at Time and Roberta Smith at the New York Times, amongst others) for his anthology Shards: Garth Clark on Ceramic Art. In addition, Clark has received lifetime achievements awards from several institutions, including Museum of Art and Design New York, National Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts, Friends of Contemporary Ceramics, Immigration Law Foundation, and the National Service to the Arts Award, Anderson Ranch, Aspen. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from Staffordshire University in England and Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri, USA. In 1998, he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Art, London and a member of the Court at the school's 100th Convocation (his alma mater). As far as book awards, Clark has received an "Art Book of the Year" Award from the Art Libraries Society of America, the Mather Award (see above) and a bronze medal for of Ceramic Millennium from the Independent Publishers Association. References Ceramic art dealers American art dealers People from Pretoria South African emigrants to the United States South African curators

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10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships

The 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since the inaugural edition in 1983 and by women since the subsequent edition in 1987. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 10,000 metres at the Olympics. The competition format is a straight final with typically between twenty and thirty participants. Before 1999, the event had two qualifying heats leading to a final. The championship records for the event are 26:46.31 minutes for men, set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2009, and 30:04.18 minutes for women, set by Berhane Adere in 2003. The world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition by either men or women, reflecting the lack of pacemaking and athletes' more tactical approach to championship races. Haile Gebrselassie is the most successful athlete of the event with four gold medals and also a silver and a bronze, spanning a period from 1993 to 2003. His Ethiopian compatriot Kenenisa Bekele matched his feat of four consecutive titles in 2009. Tirunesh Dibaba is the most successful woman, with three gold medals to her name (2005, 2007, 2013, plus a silver in 2017). Ethiopia is by far the most successful nation in the discipline, with fifteen gold medals and 33 medals in total. Kenya is comfortably the next most successful with seven gold and 25 medals overall. Great Britain is the only other nation to have won multiple gold medals, with three in the men's and one in the women's division. Four winners of the 10,000 m have completed a long-distance double by also winning the 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics: Tirunesh Dibaba was the first to do so in 2005, Kenenisa Bekele became the first man to do so in 2009, and Vivian Cheruiyot (2011) and Mo Farah (2013/2015) followed at the subsequent editions. Of these, only Mo Farah has achieved the feat twice, in 2013 and 2015 - either side of which he performed the same feat in consecutive Olympic Games. One athlete, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, has completed a rare 10,000 metres - 1500 metres double, in 2019. Age At 15 years, 153 days, Sally Barsosio won the bronze medal in the women's 10,000 m at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. This makes her the youngest World Championships medallist in any discipline. All information from IAAF Doping Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey became the first athlete to be disqualified from the World Championships 10,000 metres for doping. This ban came retrospectively as a 2015 retest of a frozen sample of urine from the 2007 World Championships in Athletics showed the presence of a banned substance. She was stripped of her silver medal. No other competitors have been banned from the event for doping. Outside of the competition, the 2003 women's bronze medallist Sun Yingjie was banned for doping in 2005. Medalists Men In the sixteen editions until 2017, the men's race at the World Championships has been dominated by three men; Ethiopians Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele, and Great Britain's Mo Farah - between them, they have won eleven of the sixteen editions held, won silver twice, and bronze once. Multiple medalists Medalists by country Women Although no Kenyan or Ethiopian won any of the first four editions of the race, they shared all eleven since, with Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot the dominant athletes, with three wins, and two win's respectively, until the West African dominance was interrupted by Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan. The next highest ranked nation, China, won all but one if its medals in the now discredited era of 'Ma's Army', the distance running program run by Ma Junren. Multiple medalists Medalists by country Championship record progression Men Women References External links Official IAAF website World Championships in Athletics Events at the World Athletics Championships

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Xerocladia

Xerocladia viridiramis is a species of plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Xerocladia. Name This plant was first discovered in 1822 and named Acacia viridiramis by Burchell. In 1862, Harvey described the new genus Xerocladia, based on his species Xerocladia zeyheri Harv. In 1891, Taubert studied this species and discovered that Burchell and Harvey were actually describing the same species. He also determined that the plant doesn't fit into the genus Acacia and kept the name Xerocladia. Because the earliest publication (after 1753) has priority, Taubert made the new combination Xerocladia viridiramis (Burch.) Taub. In conclusion, Acacia viridiramis Burch. is the basionym for Xerocladia viridiramis (Burch.) Taub, and Xerocladia zeyheri Harv. is a synonym. Geographic distribution Namibia and Namaqualand, occurs in sandy to gravel riverbeds, or on riverbanks. Plant description Shrub to 1m tall, twigs zig-zag shaped, pale green to olive, terete, internodes 10–14 mm. Leaves alternate, bipinnately compound, with a pair of spiny incurved basal stipules, 1.0-2.5 mm. Rachis 1.0-2.0 mm, with one pair of terminal pinnae, an acuminate to deltoid bract clasping the base of pinnae, small gland opposite the bract between the pinnae, rachilla 5.0-13.0 mm. Leaflets alternate, ovate to elliptic, 2.5-5.5 mm x 0.5-1.5 mm, with 13-17 leaflets per rachilla, margin entire. Inflorescence a capitulum, red to deep maroon, 5.0-8.5 mm in diameter, peduncle hirtellous, 4.0-13.5 mm. Flowers hermaphroditic, actinomorphic. Sepals 5, fused at the base, ovate to deltoid, hirtellous, 0.6-1.2 mm x 0.5–1 mm. Petals 5, ovate to acuminate, free, 2.0-3.0 mm x 0.6-1.0 mm. Stamens 10, distinct, filaments 2.0-2.8 mm, anther dorsifixed, 0.4-0.5 x 0.3-0.5 mm, pollen grains bright yellow. Ovary extremely hirtellous at the base, style 2.3-3.0 mm, stigma club to disc-shaped. Fruit an indehiscent, asymmetric, winged legume, 1-6 per head, 7.5-17.5 x 7.0-12.5 mm, reniform to flabellate, with an acute tip, pericarp red brown, pubescent, raised ridge forming a ring above the seed(s), style and stigma sometimes persistent on the fruit. Seeds 1-2 per fruit, obovate, 2.5-3.0 x 4.5–5 mm. Relationship Xerocladia is most closely related to Prosopis (Melissa A. Luckow, personal communication, March 29, 2013 ). They both have stipular spines, leaves with few pairs of pinnae, and 10 stamens. In contrast to Xerocladia, Prosopis usually has a spicate inflorescence instead of a capitulum, an elongate straight or spiral legume pod which is not winged. Prosopis also has more (18-30) leaflets per rachilla, and leaflets opposite or sub opposite rather than alternate. References Mimosoids Monotypic Fabaceae genera Flora of Namibia Flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1822

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K. Sello Duiker

Kabelo Sello Duiker (13 April 1974 – 19 January 2005) was a South African novelist. His debut novel, Thirteen Cents, won the 2001 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book, Africa Region. His second novel, The Quiet Violence of Dreams, won the 2002 Herman Charles Bosman Prize. He also worked in advertising and as a screenwriter. Life Duiker, the eldest of three brothers, was born in Orlando West, Soweto, and raised in Soweto at the height of apartheid by middle-class university-educated parents. Sent out of the township to attend a Catholic primary school from grade 5, he went first to La Salle College until grade 7 and in his early high school years he was sent on to Redhill School, an elite institution where he was one of the very few black pupils. Duiker was schooled at the height of Apartheid, which influenced him greatly. He spent two years in England as a sixth-form student at Huntington School, York, before returning to South Africa to attend university, where he studied copy-writing. He worked for an advertising company, before scriptwriting for the soapie Backstage. Duiker received a degree in journalism from Rhodes University, and also briefly studied at the University of Cape Town. Duiker used drugs such as LSD, marijuana and others. After his expulsion from college, he was institutionalized at a psychiatric hospital. After release, he wrote Thirteen Cents in two months. He suffered a nervous breakdown in 2004 prior to committing suicide by hanging himself in Northcliff, Johannesburg, in January 2005. It is speculated that he had bipolar disorder or borderline schizophrenia. Duiker was working as a commissioning editor at the SABC at the time of his death. He had gone off his medication as he believed that it was suppressing his creativity. A month before his death Duiker read the eulogy at the funeral of fellow young novelist Phaswane Mpe, who had died of a mysterious illness shortly after entering initiation to become a traditional healer. Thirteen Cents Thirteen Cents was published in 2000 by David Philip Publishers. The novella is written from the perspective of Azure, a black street child with blue eyes in Cape Town. Azure experiences gangsterism, the sex trade and alienation due to his unusual appearance. The novel is an example of magical realist style as it also possesses mythical, post apocalyptic content. The novella is said to be inspired by The Famished Road (1991) by Ben Okri, whose protagonist is named Azaro. The Quiet Violence of Dreams The Quiet Violence of Dreams was published in 2001 by Kwela Books. The novel features the university student, Tshepo, who begins the novel in a mental hospital. The novel tracks his experience as a sex worker at a gay massage parlour that serves mostly white clients. The Hidden Star The Hidden Star was published posthumously in 2006 by Random House Struik. The novel was the author's last and is a magical realist tale featuring the young protagonist, Nolitye, who discovers a magical stone in her township. Bibliography The Quiet Violence Of Dreams, Kwela Books, 2001, "When You Least Expect It", Modern South African Stories, Stephen Gray (ed) A.D. Donker, 2002, The Hidden Star Umuzi, 2006, K Sello Duiker's The Quiet Violence of Dreams: adapted for the stage, Junkets Publisher, 2010, Academic analysis of Duiker's writing Adebiyi-Adelabu, Kazeem. "Sex, Sexuality and Power Relation in K. Sello Duiker’s Thirteen Cents and The Quiet Violence of Dreams." Ibadan Journal of English Studies 7 (2018):397-412. References 1974 births 2005 suicides South African male novelists Rhodes University alumni Suicides by hanging in South Africa 21st-century South African novelists 2005 deaths

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Si

SI is the International System of Units. SI, Si, or si may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature Si (novel), a 2014 novel by Bob Ong Sí (Peruvian magazine), a magazine notable for its anti-corruption reporting Skeptical Inquirer, an American magazine covering topics on science and skepticism Sports Illustrated, an American sports magazine Music Sí (Julieta Venegas album), released in 2003 Sì (Andrea Bocelli album), released in 2018 "Sí" (Martin Jensen song), a 2015 song Si (musical note), the seventh note in the traditional fixed do solfège Sì (operetta), an operetta by the Italian composer Pietro Mascagni "Sì" (Gigliola Cinquetti song), the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Si (Zaz song), 2013 Sí, a 2013 Spanish album by Malú "Sì", a 1985 song released by Italian actress Carmen Russo Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media Si (film), original title of the 2010 South Korean film Poetry Enterprises and organisations Computing Swiss Informatics Society, a Swiss organization of computer science educators, researchers, and professionals The SI, a former name of the American defense contractor Vencore Education St. Ignatius College Preparatory, a Jesuit high school in San Francisco, California, US Silay Institute, a private college in the Philippines Government Si, a South Korean administrative unit Survey of India, an Indian government agency responsible for managing geographical information Swedish Institute (Svenska institutet), a Swedish government agency which promotes Sweden abroad Politics Sarekat Islam, a socio-political organization in Indonesia under Dutch colonial rule Catalan Solidarity for Independence, a Catalan political party Situationist International, an organization of social revolutionaries Socialist International, a worldwide organization of political parties Solidarity and Equality, an Argentine political party (Spanish: Solidaridad e Igualdad) Transportation Blue Islands (IATA airline code, SI) Skynet Airlines (IATA airline code SI, ceased operating 2004) Spokane International Railroad (reporting mark SI), a former railway in Washington, US Other enterprises and organizations Samahang Ilokano, a fraternity/sorority based in the Philippines SÍ Sørvágur, a Faroese sports association Society of Indexers, a professional society based in the UK Sports Interactive, a British computer games development company People with the name Si (surname), a Chinese surname Si (given name) Places Mount Si, a mountain in the U.S. state of Washington Province of Siena (postal code and vehicle registration plate code) Si County, Anhui, China Si River, in China Slovenia's ISO 3166-2 code Science and technology Biology and healthcare Sacroiliac, an anatomical abbreviation for the sacroiliac (joint) Self-injury, intentional, direct injuring Shock index, a measurement used to determine if a person is suffering shock Chemistry si, a chemical descriptor; See prochirality Silicon, symbol Si, a chemical element Disulfur diiodide, empirical formula SI Computing and Internet .si, the Internet country code top-level domain for Slovenia Shift In, an ASCII control character SI register, or source index, in X86 computer architecture Swarm intelligence, an artificial intelligence technique Synthetic intelligence, an alternate term for or a form of artificial intelligence Motor vehicles Honda Civic Si, an automobile Spark-ignition engine, a type of internal combustion engine Other uses in science and technology Signal integrity, electronic circuit tools and techniques that ensure electrical signals are of sufficient quality Sine integral, Si(x) Spectral interferometry, attosecond physics technique Titles and ranks Si, a Maghrebi Arabic variant of Sidi, a title of respect Si, a variant of the Thai honorific Sri Station inspector, a rank in the Singapore Police Force Sub-inspector, a rank in Indian Police forces Other uses Statutory instrument (UK), abbreviated SI, the principal form in which delegated legislation is made in Great Britain Sì (dessert), a Chinese dessert Sídhe or Si, Celtic mythological beings si, the Sinhala language ISO 639 alpha-2 code Supplemental instruction, an academic support program often used in higher education See also S1 (disambiguation)

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Eddie Pepitone

Edward David Pepitone (born November 5, 1958) is an American character actor, stand-up comedian and podcast host. He is known for his dark comedy style. Early life Pepitone was born to a Sicilian father and a Jewish mother in Brooklyn, New York City, and was raised from the age of nine on Staten Island. His father was a history teacher and later the dean of a high school. As a child, he would often make his friends laugh, describing himself as a "classic class clown" and would incorporate the use of word play and non sequiturs. While his mother was supportive of his career choice, his father wanted him to become a doctor. His father, involved with the Teachers Union, gave him a copy of The Rich and the Super Rich by Ferdinand Lundberg. Prior to becoming a comedian, he installed hardwood flooring, which he claims caused tinnitus that affects him today. He also got a hernia while working on hardwood floors. Career Described as a "cult favorite", Pepitone is a staple in the Los Angeles comedy scene. He is known for his regular appearances in the early days of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast and his sketch appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Conan, often playing his recurring role as the "New York City Heckler" in the audience. He has had recurring roles on television programs such as The Life & Times of Tim, The Sarah Silverman Program and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time. His short mockumentary film Runyon: Just Above Sunset, co-written by Karen Simmons and directed by Troy Conrad, won Best in Show (as well as Best Actor in a Mockumentary) at the L.A. Mockfest as well as Best Comedy Short at the Burbank Film Festival in 2011. Pepitone often pokes fun at corporatocracy and has been nicknamed the Bitter Buddha. Pepitone was a first-round contestant during the first season of Last Comic Standing. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Pepitone was a regular sketch performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has appeared in films such as The Muppets, Old School, School for Scoundrels, and Terri. Pepitone regularly performs stand-up comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. Pepitone has made many guest appearances on comedy programs, including Bob's Burgers, The King of Queens, Chappelle's Show, Malcolm in the Middle, Monk, Community, Childrens Hospital, The Eric Andre Show, Happy Endings, Flight of the Conchords, 2 Broke Girls, Whitney, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Pepitone also appears in the 2012 documentary Alone Up There, which looks at the craft of stand-up comedy. Pepitone's first stand-up album, A Great Stillness, was recorded at the Gotham Comedy Club and released in 2011. He released a sketch comedy album in 2006 called The Big Push. From 2011 to 2013, Pepitone starred in the 500 episodes of the web comedy series Puddin'. In the fall of 2013, Pepitone started hosting his own podcast called Pep Talks after being a member of The Long Shot podcast for several years. In 2014, he won the September 7 episode of @midnight. A documentary about Pepitone's career entitled The Bitter Buddha was released in 2012 to positive reviews. Pepitone appears in the Adult Swim comedy Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell as Eddie, a tortured soul. His stand-up special For the Masses was released in June 2020. In December 2020, The New York Times called it the funniest special of the year. Personal life Pepitone is a vegan, having become vegan after watching animal rights videos. His wife is an animal rights activist. Pepitone is best friends with Matt Oswalt, the younger brother of Patton Oswalt. Discography Albums Videos Album appearances Filmography Film Television (incomplete list) References External links 1958 births Living people American male comedians American male film actors American podcasters American male television actors American people of Italian descent Entertainers from Brooklyn People from Staten Island Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians Tisch School of the Arts alumni Stand Up! Records artists

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1991 AFL Grand Final

The 1991 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and West Coast Eagles, held at Waverley Park in Melbourne on 28 September 1991. It was the 94th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 1991 AFL season. The match, attended 75,230 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 53 points, marking that club's ninth premiership victory. Reconstruction work at the larger Melbourne Cricket Ground, where most grand finals had been played since 1902, meant that the game was played at Waverley Park, marking the first and only time that this stadium hosted a premiership decider. The match was also the first grand final to feature a team (West Coast) based outside the state of Victoria. Background Hawthorn had played the grand final in seven of the previous eight seasons, having most recently won the 1989 VFL Grand Final, while West Coast was playing in its first grand final ever, having entered the competition just four years previously. The Eagles came into the game as strong favourites, having played through the entire 1991 season as the leading team in the competition in which they won their first 12 games and finished three games clear on top of the ladder with a 19-3 record, earning their first McClelland Trophy. Hawthorn had finished second with a record of 16 wins and 6 losses. Though starting the season slowly, losing five of their first 11 games, they lost just one more game for the rest of the home and away season. The Eagles defeated the Hawks in both their home-and-away encounters during the season, by 82 points at Princes Park in round 7 and 24 points at Subiaco Oval in round 22. In the lead-up to the grand final, Hawthorn defeated West Coast by 23 points at Subiaco the qualifying final. The Eagles subsequently defeated by 38 points in the first semi-final, while Hawthorn defeated Geelong by two points in the second semi-final, sending the Hawks to the grand final. The Eagles defeated Geelong by 15 points in the preliminary final to take their place in the premiership decider. Teams Match summary The game was played with what appeared as a four-goal breeze towards the main scoreboard end. Eagles captain John Worsfold won the toss and kicked with the wind. First quarter The ball moved up and down the field before the first of two 50-metre penalties conceded by Langford allowing Sumich to kick the first goal after ten minutes. A second penalty by Langford after a Sumich mark gave Sumich his second goal. A snap from Wilson in the pocket followed by a relay free kick to Heady stretched the margin out to four goals. A minute later Paul Dear ran into an open goal to give the Hawks their first. After the Hawks scored four behinds Sumich marked and kicked his third goal from outside 60 metres. Jason Dunstall scored a goal from a Ben Allan centreline clearance, then again Dunstall scored his second for the term from a free kick on the siren. The Eagles' lead was nine points at the first change. Second quarter With Hawthorn now kicking with the breeze, Dear marked consecutive kick ins and started dominating at Centre Half Forward. Goals to Dear and Darrin Pritchard saw the Hawks take the lead. After a couple more behinds from the Hawks, Tony Hall snapped a goal and the Hawthorn lead was fourteen points. Paul Hudson added the Hawks' sixth unanswered goal before the Eagles, through Sumich and Chris Lewis, reduced the Hawks' lead to ten points at the main break. Third quarter Both teams went goal for goal in this term, and the margin at three-quarter time was still ten points in Hawthorn's favour. Hawthorn had Stephen Lawrence winning the hit outs, and a dominating midfield negated any wind assistance the Eagles may have had. Heady kicked three goals for the quarter and Hawthorn's Dermott Brereton two. Final quarter The Hawks blew the game open in the final term, kicking eight goals to one. Brereton took two marks in the goal square in the first three minutes to put the Hawks 23 points ahead. Fatigue was now taking its toll on the Eagles, and four later goals to Dunstall and one to Sumich saw the Hawks win by 53 points. The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Hawthorn's Paul Dear for his workmanlike performance, especially in the tight first half. After the Eagles had started well, Dear was shifted to the half-forward line and not only kicked Hawthorn's first goal, but managed to quell the influence of Andrew Lockyer and Glen Jakovich by providing a foil for Dermott Brereton. He also backed up in the ruck when Stephen Lawrence had to be rested. Dear ended up with 18 kicks, eight handpasses and eight marks - 11 of those disposals and six of those marks came in the second quarter. Postscript West Coast coach Michael Malthouse said after the game that "Hawthorn had been first to the ball and clearly won in the air". Hawthorn's experience was seen as the decisive factor in their victory, and sparked a new club T-shirt: "Too old. Too slow. Too good." (Some commentators had previously thought the Hawks were 'too old and too slow' to ever win another premiership.) Hawthorn defender Gary Ayres made sarcastic reference to this in his post-match interview. By failing to win the grand final, West Coast tied the record for the most home and away wins by a non-Premier (matching the record of 19 wins set by Collingwood in 1973). This record was subsequently broken by Geelong in 2008. Hawthorn's flag closed a period in which the club won five premierships in nine years. The game also represented the final game of VFL/AFL football played by Michael Tuck. His record includes Most premierships by a player: 7 Most grand finals by a player: 11 Most finals by a player: 39 Oldest premiership player: 38 years, 95 days. Game day entertainment Before the game Daryl Braithwaite sang both "Waltzing Matilda" and "Advance Australia Fair". The day was also memorable for the half-time entertainment which featured a parade of sporting celebrities in Ford Capris to celebrate the upcoming 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Included in the parade were the 1991 Brownlow medallist Jim Stynes, the Oarsome Foursome, Jeff Fenech, Fighting Harada, Lionel Rose, Lisa Ondieki and her husband Yobes, and Susie Maroney. Champion marathon runner and then Head of the Australian Institute of Sport Robert de Castella and rock singer Angry Anderson were transported to the middle of the ground in a blue Batmobile-like vehicle with the AFL logo prominently displayed. De Castella gave a brief speech honouring Australia's Olympians and other sporting heroes before Anderson jumped from the Batmobile and took centre stage, belting out his hit song "Bound for Glory" and encouraging the crowd to sing along. However, Anderson notably struggled vocally during the performance, with Yobes Ondieki caught on camera laughing uncontrollably at Anderson's act. De Castella believed Anderson struggled with the venue's poor acoustics, while Anderson claimed he could not hear himself over the engine noise of the "Batmobile". Anderson's performance has since become the subject of derision, and footage of the performance featured in a satirical 2008 Carlton & United Breweries television advertisement, with the caption stating that "CUB is a proud supporter of AFL footy since 1877 (except for 1991)". Scorecard See also 2015 AFL Grand Final References Bibliography External links Match details at AFL Tables VFL/AFL Grand Finals 1991 Australian Football League season Afl Grand Final, 1991 Hawthorn Football Club West Coast Eagles

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Kenmare incident

The Kenmare Incident, as it came to be known, was an attack in 1923 by senior Irish Army officers on two young women in their own home in Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland. Two investigations were undertaken, one by the Garda Síochána and one by a Dublin Military Court of Inquiry. Both recommended court proceedings. After the intervention of the Minister for Defence, Richard Mulcahy and the President of the Executive Council (prime minister) W. T. Cosgrave, neither was acted upon. Initial events The Judge Advocate General Cahir Davitt was called in June 1923 to see a very irritated Adjutant General Gearóid O'Sullivan. He was handed a file, with O'Sullivan saying, "This is the worst yet." It contained details of an attack by Dublin Guard officers on young women. In the file, it was alleged that three Dublin Guard officers went to the home of Dr. Randall McCarthy in Kenmare, County Kerry. They pulled his two daughters from their beds into the garden, used their Sam Browne belts to beat them and doused their hair with dirty motor oil or cart grease. The act was, apparently, a reprisal. Civic guards investigated and found the officers to be from Kerry Command, based at Ballymullen Barracks, Tralee. One of the accused officers was the GOC of Kerry Command, Paddy O'Daly (also known as Paddy Daly), a former member of Michael Collins's Squad. A revolver found in the garden was declared as his. O'Daly later blamed the victims and said they had consorted with British Army officers before the Truce, which was by then two years gone, and that one had 'jilted' an Irish Army officer. When asked his opinion on the file, Davitt said it called for disciplinary action. O'Sullivan baulked at that by saying that he did not believe the report and cited O'Daly's war record. In discussion, Davitt said if they did not act then the Guards might prosecute, Dr McCarthy's daughters might sue, and if it was made public that the officers were not disciplined, it could be a catastrophe for the army. In any case, they were duty-bound: the execution of the Civil War itself was predicated on such a principle. O'Sullivan could not square the investigation's details with his personal view of O'Daly and raised the possibility of the Guards' bias, given recent tension between the departments of Justice and Defence. Davitt proposed a Military Court of Inquiry provided the result was acted upon if it supported the Guards' findings. Military court An inquiry, presided over by John Hearne, was instigated. A prima facie case against the three was established. O'Sullivan agreed that a General Court-Martial was now required and proceeded, with Davitt, to select carefully seven officers for the task who were believed to be unbiased either way. Commander-in-Chief and Minister for Defence Richard Mulcahy asked Davitt if the case was clear cut, which Davitt confirmed. Mulcahy mirrored the initial stated opinion of O'Sullivan by referring to O'Daly's army and national record. Davitt repeated the arguments he used with O'Sullivan. Mulcahy said that O'Daly had avowed his innocence to him personally and that he was minded to take his word and drop the case. Davitt asked if the simple acceptance of someone's word should then apply to all accused officers and what of the other two suspects? Mulcahy bemoaned his predicament. He followed Davitt's suggestion of asking Attorney-General Hugh Kennedy's advice. Executive Council reaction To Davitt's amazement, Kennedy said that the evidence was not strong enough. Dismissing the women's testimony, Kennedy told the Executive Council that the women were "not city people and their mentality as witnesses and generally must be considered in the light of their own history and environment". He went on to belittle generally a "Catholic bourgeoisie" of rural social climbers with "British leanings" and found it "humiliating to have to confess" that British officers associated easily with such "girls of this social stratum.... It seems clear that the McCarthys were of this type. Officers of the National Army have been in many cases the butt for people of this kind". The highly-prejudiced social commentary left the Minister for Justice, Kevin O'Higgins, furious. His own father was a medical doctor from a similar background to McCarthy. He protested vehemently. He was isolated in his views about the issue and twice threatened to leave the government. O'Higgins had already spoken to Mulcahy in March 1923 about O'Daly's involvement in the Ballyseedy incident and others in Kerry. The Garda Síochána and two Dublin Guard officers (one who knew O'Higgins personally) stated that O'Daly was instrumental in the brutal murders of Republican prisoners. Mulcahy was equally nonplussed then. W.T. Cosgrave later wrote to McCarthy to suggest that he had the option of trying to prosecute the three officers through the civilian courts. Developments In the Dáil Éireann one year later, the Labour Party leader Tom Johnson quoted different details from the newspaper Éire, which stated that Mulcahy had been directed to arrest "some" of the "four" officers and that a court-martial met, but as witnesses had been dispersed quickly around, the country the case had collapsed. He asked for a statement about the dispersion of witnesses and about what had been done for the abused women and asked why the Executive Council had refused to publish the results of the army investigation. Cosgrave replied that the advice of the Attorney-General to the Executive Council had been acted upon and that it would not be published. The Kenmare incident was a precursor to the Army Mutiny of 1924, which was the culmination of tension caused by a number of events and ideological divisions between civilian and military influences in authority, including the diminishing involvement of the IRB, of which Mulcahy and O'Daly were leading members, in a civilian-controlled army. Amongst many other resignations, sackings and demobilisations as part of the downsizing of the army, O'Daly resigned his post in 1924. The papers on the Kenmare attack were released in the 1980s. He returned to the Army as a captain in construction in 1940. References County Kerry Irish Army

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NIEM conformance

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) is the result of a collaborative effort by the United States Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to produce a set of common, well-defined data elements to be used for data exchange development and harmonization. Introduction NIEM is a reference model. This means it is not a rigid standard that must be used exactly as it is in its entirety. NIEM was designed as a core set of building blocks that are used as a consistent baseline for creating exchange documents and transactions across government. While an XML Schema rendering of the entire model exists, it is not a requirement for NIEM conformance that this entire schema be used for validation. Nonetheless, there are several conformance requirements. The goal of NIEM conformance is for the sender and receiver of information to share a common, unambiguous understanding of the meaning of that information. Conformance to NIEM ensures that a basic core set of information (the NIEM components) is well understood and carries the same consistent meaning across various communities. The result enables a level of interoperability to occur that would be unachievable with the proliferation of custom schemas and dictionaries. These conformance rules serve as guidelines for any agency utilizing the NIEM to implement their information sharing exchanges. Grantees that are developing inter-agency XML-based exchanges must comply with the special condition language contained in the grant, and follow the associated NIEM implementation guidelines outlined below. Conformance rules The rules for NIEM conformance are as follows: Instances must validate against the set of NIEM reference schemas. Schemas conformant to the NIEM must import and reference the NIEM Schema namespace they need to use (NIEM Core, Justice, etc.) or a correct NIEM Schema subset. Note that importing the NIEM Justice Domain namespace will cascade to importing NIEM Core. Also, note that if an instance validates against a correct subset of the NIEM reference schemas, then it will validate against the NIEM reference schemas. If the appropriate component (type, element, attribute, etc.) required for an IEPD exists in the NIEM, use that component. Do not create a duplicate component of one that already exists. Be semantically consistent. Use NIEM components in accordance with their definitions. Do not use a NIEM element to encapsulate data other than what its definition describes. Follow the Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD) Development Lifecycle as described in the IEPD Requirements and define all required artifacts at each step. Adhere to the NIEM Naming and Design Rules (NDR) to ensure correct, consistent schema development. Assistance in developing NIEM-conformant schemas Further guidance on the proper development of conformant exchange schemas is provided in part by the NIEM Concept of Operations (ConOps) and NIEM Naming and Design Rules. These concepts are still being developed as NIEM continues to grow and mature. For an example of how the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative has developed a user guide for the Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM), and for links to all other information related to the justice-specific model, visit the Global Justice XML Data Model website. In addition to document support, tools are also provided to help simplify conformance when developing exchanges. The NIEM Schema Subset Generation Tool (SSGT), along with others, is built to ensure conformant subsets and development without requiring implementers to have detailed knowledge of the formal Naming and Design Rules. Additionally tools such as the CAM toolkit can check schema for NDR conformance, compare to NIEM dictionary and report potential interoperability issues. The NIEM IEPD Lifecycle and other best practice models for developing exchanges take full advantage of these tools to help ensure consistent design and development. Additional remarks about conformance Information Exchange Packages (IEPs) and the IEPDs that define them conform to the NIEM; systems do not. The way data is labeled or used in one system does not impact NIEM conformance. Conformance depends upon how data is packaged as XML for an information exchange to be shared between two or more systems. Use of some components of the NIEM to exchange information with other agencies does not guarantee conformance to NIEM. Users should be careful to avoid violating conformance Rule 2, listed above. An information exchange either conforms to NIEM or it does not. Grant recipients To support government-wide information sharing, all recipients of grants for projects implementing information exchange capabilities using XML technology are required to use the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) in accordance with these Implementation Guidelines. Grantees are further required to assemble, register and make available without restriction all IEPDs and related artifacts generated as a result of the grant to the component registry. Assembly of NIEM IEPDs within the NIEM IEPD Tool is optional. However, NIEM IEPDs must be assembled in accordance with the Model Package Description (MPD) Specification as specified by the NIEM Program Management Office, and must be registered in the IEPD Clearinghouse. Organizations not receiving federal funding to use NIEM are also encouraged to register their IEPDs in the IEPD Clearinghouse. This will facilitate interoperability of information systems and will enhance effective sharing of critical information. See also Naming and Design Rules XML-based standards United States Department of Justice United States Department of Homeland Security

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Nicknames of Chicago

This article lists nicknames for the city of Chicago, Illinois. Windy City Second City "Second City" originates as an insult from a series of articles in The New Yorker by A. J. Liebling, later combined into a book titled Chicago: The Second City (1952). In it, Liebling writes about his hatred for Chicago and contrasts it to his hometown New York City. He complains about Chicago's economic decline, rampant organized crime and political corruption, declining population, outdated schools of thought, and general dependency on the cities along the east coast. The Chicago-based improv comedy group The Second City references Liebling's book in their self-mocking name. In 2011, Chicago announced its adoption of the slogan "Second to None", a protest stance indirectly referring to Liebling's publications. The slogan was replaced with another in 2022. An etymology popularized by tour guides suggests that it refers to rebuilding the city following the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Chi-town "Chi-town," "Chi-Town," or "Chitown" ( ) is a nickname that follows an established pattern of shortening a city's name and appending the suffix "-town," like "H-Town" refers to Houston. Despite many mentions by well-known figures in popular works, such as C. W. McCall's song "Convoy," its popularity as a nickname used by locals is disputed. Wendy McClure wrote in the Chicago Reader in 2017 that it is the "cilantro of nicknames": its distastefulness depends on who is using it. Events and organizations often use the nickname, for example, the hockey team Chi-Town Shooters, the WCW event Chi-Town Rumble, and the New Year's Eve event Chi-Town Rising. City of Big Shoulders "City of Big Shoulders" is a nickname coined by Carl Sandburg in his 1914 poem "Chicago," which describes the city as "stormy, husky, [and] brawling." It is the last of several nicknames in the poem; the others hint at the cities major industrial activities, for example, the meat-packing industry and railroad industry. It is also sometimes said as the "City of Broad Shoulders." Chiberia "Chiberia"a portmanteau of "Chicago" and "Siberia" was coined by Richard Castro, a meteorologist working for CBS Chicago, during a cold wave in 2014 that brought the coldest temperatures to the city in multiple decades. The National Weather Service used the hashtag "#Chiberia" during its reporting on the cold wave. The nickname continues to be used during cold weather events, for example in 2017 and in 2019. Chiraq "Chiraq"a portmanteau of "Chicago" and "Iraq"controversially compares the city (given its crime rates) to war-torn Iraq. Chuck Goudie, a reporter for ABC7 Chicago, asserted that the nickname is based on a Iraq War statistic: from 2003 to 2012, 4,265 people were killed in Chicago, nearly equal to the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq in the same period. The origin of the nickname is not definitive, but it saw increasing popularity in usage around the end of the Iraq War. For example, Spike Lee used the nickname as the title of his 2015 film, Lil Reese used it in his 2013 song "Traffic," and Urban Dictionary added it as an entry in 2012. City in a Garden In the 1830s, the government of Chicago adopted the motto "," a Latin term that translates to 'City in a Garden.' It is displayed in the city's seal. The Chicago Park District adopted a seal in 1934 that contains the Latin phrase , meaning 'Garden in a City.' Great Commercial Tree "Great Commercial Tree" comes from the lyrics of the state anthem of Illinois: "...  Till upon the inland sea, stands thy great commercial tree..." Other nicknames "Mud City" – possibly the oldest nickname for the city, referring to the fact that the terrain of the city used to be a mud flat "City by the Lake" – used as early as the 1890s "The City that Works" – slogan from Richard J. Daley's tenure as mayor, describing Chicago as a blue-collar, hard-working city, which ran relatively smoothly " Heart of America" – Chicago is one of the largest transportation centers in America, and its location was once near the center of the United States. " The Great American City" – taken from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Norman Mailer's book Miami and the Siege of Chicago (1968): "Chicago is the great American city ... perhaps [the last] of the great American cities"; "the notion that Chicago is arguably the most quintessential American city" was central to Robert J. Sampson's landmark research on communities, criminology, and urban sociology, Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect (2012) " The City Beautiful" – a reference to the eponymous reform movement sparked by the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, used by Hawk Harrelson when the Chicago White Sox open a game at U.S. Cellular Field " The 312" – a reference to the city's original area code under the North American Numbering Plan before the overlays of area code 773 and later area code 872. "Paris on the Prairie" - a name from Daniel Burnham's "Plan for Chicago". See also List of city nicknames in Illinois List of songs about Chicago Lists of nicknames References Nicknames for Chicago Culture of Chicago Chicago Names of places in the United States

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Thomas Reynolds (governor)

Thomas Reynolds (March 12, 1796 – February 9, 1844) was the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court as well as the seventh Governor of Missouri. A Democrat, he is notable for being one of the few American politicians to die by suicide while in office. Early life Thomas Reynolds was born in Bracken County, Kentucky to Nathaniel and Catherine (nee Vernon) Reynolds. He received his basic education and education in Law while in Kentucky and was admitted to the state Bar in 1817. Reynolds moved with his family to Illinois in his early twenties, settling in the Springfield area. Despite the same last name, and similar political career paths in Illinois, contrary to other sources John Reynolds is not the brother of Thomas Reynolds. Reynolds married Eliza Ann Young on September 20, 1823 and the couple had one child, a son, Ambrose Dudley Reynolds, born in 1824. Career Reynolds served as Clerk for the Illinois House of Representatives from 1818 until his appointment to the Illinois Supreme Court on August 31, 1822. He remained on the high court until January 19, 1825, and served as the court's chief justice during his entire tenure. He served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1826 to 1828. Failing to be reelected, Reynolds and his family moved to Missouri, settling in the Howard County town of Fayette. Thomas Reynolds established a legal practice in Fayette, and for a time also served as editor of the Boonslick Democrat newspaper. Elected to represent Howard County in the Missouri Legislature in 1832, he was quickly named Speaker of the House. In January 1837 Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs nominated Reynolds to be the circuit judge for the 2nd judicial district, a position he held until being elected Missouri's seventh governor in 1840. As Governor After soundly defeating John B. Clark in the 1840 gubernatorial election, Thomas Reynolds presided over a time of great expansion and growth in Missouri. The Oregon Trail, with its kick-off point in western Missouri, was booming and the economy was beginning to recover in the state and nation from the Panic of 1837. A Jacksonian Democrat and follower of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, Reynolds generally adhered to their limited-government, hard currency viewpoints. Regarding the issue of slavery Reynolds believed in each state government's right to decide the issue for itself and that abolitionists or others helping enslaved Americans escape should face life imprisonment. Under his leadership fifteen new counties were formed in Missouri. One issue that Reynolds championed perhaps the hardest was for the elimination of debtor's prisons, which the Missouri General Assembly did in February 1843. While he was governor Reynolds worked to improve voting requirements and access. A milestone in education occurred when the first class was enrolled at the University of Missouri. Death Despite all his success Thomas Reynolds was not a well man, either physically or mentally. For several months prior to his death Reynolds was reported in ill health and suffering from melancholia. Political opponents in Missouri's Whig party, and certain newspapers under their influence, were particularly harsh in their criticism of Reynolds, his actions and positions as governor. During breakfast on the morning of February 9, 1844 Reynolds asked a blessing, which was not usual for him. Following the meal he locked himself in his Executive Mansion office and drew the shutters closed. Some time later a passer-by heard a shot and upon investigation Reynolds was found dead at his desk with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. On the governor’s writing table was a sealed message addressed to his friend, Colonel William G. Minor in which he said "I have labored and discharged my duties faithfully to the public, but this has not protected me from the slanders and abuse which has rendered my life a burden to me…I pray to God to forgive them and teach them more charity." A large crowd of mourners attended Governor Reynolds's funeral and burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in Jefferson City, Missouri. Two years later a large granite shaft was erected at his gravesite. Reynolds County, Missouri was also named in his honor. Reynolds's successor, Meredith M. Marmaduke, urged the creation of a system and building for the care of the mentally ill in his 1844 message to the legislature. This helped lead to the opening of Fulton State Hospital in Fulton, Missouri in 1851. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon religion, had been in conflict with Reynolds. In a March 10, 1844 sermon, Smith taught that God had promised to give him anything he asked. He stated that he prayed to God to "deliver me out of the hands of the Governor of Missouri and if it must needs be to accomplish it to take him away[.] [T]he next news that came pouring down...was Governor Reynolds had shot himself," References External links 1796 births 1844 deaths 1840s suicides 19th-century American judges 19th-century American politicians American politicians who committed suicide Democratic Party governors of Missouri Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Missouri state court judges People from Bracken County, Kentucky People from Fayette, Missouri Speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Suicides by firearm in Missouri

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Legh%20%28lawyer%29

Thomas Legh (lawyer)

Sir Thomas Leigh or Legh (?1511–1545) was an English jurist and diplomat, who played a key role as agent of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Life The younger son of John Leigh, lord of the manor of Frizington, Cumberland, he was a cousin of Bishop Rowland Leigh (or Lee), scions of the ancient Leigh family of West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire. Leigh was educated at Eton College before entering King's College, Cambridge proceeding LLB in 1527, and LLD in 1531. He was called to the Bar 7 October 1531. In December 1532 he was appointed ambassador to the King of Denmark; Imperial Ambassador Eustace Chapuys was unimpressed with Dr Leigh at this time. He was recalled from Denmark in March 1533, then being employed in 1533 by his cousin the bishop. He cited Catherine of Aragon to appear before Thomas Cranmer and hear the final divorce sentence in 1533, and in the same year also conducted an inquiry at Rievaulx Abbey which led to the resignation of the abbot. In January 1533-4 he was sent on another embassy to the Low Countries, passing through Antwerp and Lübeck. He returned to England in April, went again to Hamburg in May, and must have returned once more in the summer. On 4 June 1535 Richard Layton wrote to Cromwell recommending Leigh and himself to be Visitors of the northern religious houses. Leigh, however, was first sent with Sir John Price (or ap Rice); in July 1535 they went to Worcester, and then visited, 3 July Malvern, 20 August Lacock Abbey (after Malmesbury, Bradstock, and Stanley), 23 August Bruton Abbey, 3 September Wilton, 11 September Wherwell, 24 September Witney, 25 September Reading, 29 September Haliwell, 17 October Royston, and 19 October Walden. Leigh made a large profit out of the visitation, and complaints of his conduct were numerous. Leigh was always accompanied by fourteen men in livery and his brother, all of whom had to be rewarded. His style was flamboyant, and Cromwell found fault with him. Sir John ap Rice, who thought his treatment of the monks needlessly severe, describes his insolence. To Leigh's suggestion was due the suspension of the bishops' authority during the visitation. At Cambridge Leigh's changes were few; he ordered (22 October 1535) the charters to be sent up to London with a rental of the university possessions, tried to pacify the strife among the nations, and established a lecture in divinity. Thomas Goodrich, Bishop of Ely, wrote approvingly of his proceedings. Leigh went on to Bury, 4 November; Westacre, 11 November, after West Dereham; Norwich, 19 November; Ipswich, 27 November; and meeting Richard Layton at Lichfield at Christmas 1535 he proceeded with him to the northern visitation. The mastership of Sherburn Hospital in Durham was granted to Leigh on 14 September 1535. He also acquired the advowson of Birmingham from Gisborough Priory in March 1536; Calder Abbey in Cumberland was granted to him in 1539, and Nostell Priory in Yorkshire, with its cell at Stowkirke, in 1539–40. A letter of May 1536 to Johannes Aepinus shows that he was acquainted with Melanchthon and Oldendorpius. In 1536 he assisted at the trial of Anne Boleyn. During the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 he was as unpopular as his colleague Layton; they sang ballads about him and Leigh as one of the three L's (Richard Layton, dean of York and John Longland, bishop of Lincoln, were the other two) one ballad; and they hanged his cook. He meanwhile was busy taking money to the forces, and when the rebellion was over he tried the prisoners. In August 1536 he had made a tour through the Midlands archdeaconries of Coventry and Stafford, and was much distressed by the open adultery of the country gentlemen. He married in 1536, and was reprimanded by his friends for not informing them of it. Some time in the early part of 1537 he became a master in chancery, and throughout 1538, 1539, and 1540 he was engaged in suppressing religious houses. In 1543 Leigh went from York to Canterbury to investigate the plot against Thomas Cranmer. He was knighted at Leith by the Earl of Hertford, on 11 May 1544, seemingly on the Scottish expedition. Leigh was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Hindon in 1536 and for Wilton in 1545. He died 25 November 1545, and was buried at St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, London, where a tomb with a rhyming inscription was erected in his memory. Marriage His widow Dame Joanna (née Cotton) remarried Sir Thomas Chaloner, and died 11 January 1557. Their only child, Catherine Leigh, married James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy, and had issue including Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire. References Notes 16th-century births 1545 deaths People from Cumberland People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English barristers Canon law jurists 16th-century English diplomats People associated with the Dissolution of the Monasteries Knights Bachelor English knights English MPs 1536 English MPs 1545–1547

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagglait

Pagglait

Pagglait is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language black comedy drama film written and directed by Umesh Bist. The film was produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Guneet Monga and Achin Jain under the banners Balaji Motion Pictures and Sikhya Entertainment. The film features Sanya Malhotra, Ashutosh Rana, Shruti Sharma and Raghubir Yadav in lead roles. The film follows a young widow as she learns how to face the family and was released on 26 March 2021 on Netflix. Plot A young widow, Sandhya, and her in-laws are dealing with the loss of her husband, Astik, who died after just five months of marriage. Astik's parents, Usha and Shivendra, are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of their eldest son, on whom they were financially dependent. The family suffers, even more, when their relatives come to the house and create a mess. Amidst a house full of grieving relatives, Sandhya yawns through the social media condolence posts and "copy-paste" comments for Astik. Her attitude leaves some puzzled and others miffed. A relative, Ghanashyam, suggests she is suffering from PTSD. When Sandhya's best friend Nazia comes to support her, Sandhya confesses to her that she does not feel anything for the loss of her husband. To get away from the mourning family, she sneaks away with Nazia for a feast of 'golgappe', even as Astik's younger brother Alok performs the necessary funeral rituals at the river. Sandhya and Astik were never really a close couple in the few months they shared. While looking for Astik's documents for the bank claim, Sandhya finds a photo of a girl in the closet. Sandhya feels anger towards her dead husband thinking he was cheating on her. When Astik's colleagues visit her to offer condolences, she finds the girl from the photo, Aakanksha. Sandhya confronts her in private about her affair. Aakanksha states that she and Astik were deeply in love since college and they both worked in the same company. But he never cheated on his wife, and that they were together until Astik married Sandhya. They could not get married as her parents did not agree to their union. Sandhya finds this hard to believe. The two, however, grow close as she tries to learn more about Astik from Aakanksha. Meanwhile, members of the family react strongly when it is revealed that Astik had signed an insurance policy for INR 50 lakhs of which Sandhya is the sole nominee. Shivendra's brothers Tarun, Ghanshyam, and Pappu convince him to use the insurance money for repaying his own bank loans, and he unwillingly tries to replace Sandhya with himself and Usha as nominees. Shivendra and Usha, still grieving the loss of their son, try to come to terms with the family's proposal that Sandhya should be married off to Astik's paternal cousin, Tarun's son Aditya, who is unemployed and failing to manage money for his hotel business. Sandhya asks Aditya why he wants to marry her. He says he is in love with her, which touches her heart and she accepts the proposal. This angers her parents and Alok, who is also in love with her. On the 13th day of Astik's funeral, Aditya leaves hastily. His parents tell everyone that Sandhya told him that she was pregnant with Astik's child. It is revealed by Aditya's sister, Aditi, that Sandhya lied about her pregnancy to test Aditya's love for her. Sandhya goes missing from the house after the funeral. Sandhya, meanwhile, is ready to begin a new life with a new job in a new city. Even after being a topper in her M.A. class, her family never let her settle for a job. She shares how since childhood, the main focus of her parents was to marry her off, not concerned about letting her be independent. Seeing Aakanksha working in her office, she becomes motivated about working herself and becoming financially independent. She realises as long as she stayed there, she could never live her own life; as in society, other people make decisions for the women. Eventually, in three separate letters to Usha, her mother Alka, and Alok, Sandhya bids goodbye to her in-laws. Shivendra finds a cheque for the full insurance money, which Sandhya left for him as she believed he'd need it more than her. She also promises to support her in-laws as her husband did. Sandhya meets with Aakanksha one last time and apologises for earlier her outburst, and gives her the photograph Astik had kept in his book. In the end, she travels on a bus, ready to face life afresh. Cast Sanya Malhotra as Sandhya Giri (née Pandey), Astik's widow Ashutosh Rana as Shivendra Giri, Astik's father Sheeba Chaddha as Usha Giri, Astik's mother Chetan Sharma as Alok Giri, Astik's younger brother Natasha Rastogi as Alka Pandey, Sandhya's mother Bhupesh Pandya as Girish Pandey, Sandhya's father Sayani Gupta as Aakansha Roy, Astik's colleague and ex-girlfriend Shruti Sharma as Nazia Zaidi, Sandhya's friend Raghubir Yadav as Pappu Giri, referred to as Tayyaji; Shivendra's elder brother Aasif Khan as Parchun, a neighbour of the Giris Yamini Singh as Janaki Giri, Shivendra's sister Jameel Khan as Ghanshyam, Janaki's husband, who is a banker Rajesh Tailang as Tarun Giri, Shivendra's younger brother Ananya Khare as Rashmi Giri, Tarun's wife Meghna Malik as Tulika, Shivendra's sister-in-law Tawhid Rike Zaman as Sandhya's friend Nakul Roshan Sahdev as Aditya Giri, Tarun's son Sharib Hashmi as B.K. Arora Ashlesha Thakur as Aditi Giri, Tarun's daughter Sachin Chaudhary as Tulika's son Saroj Singh as Dadi Amma, Astik's paternal grandmother Unknown as Astik Giri, Sandhya's late husband (mentioned only) Production The principal photography commenced in Lucknow on 21 November 2019 and wrapped up on 12 January 2020. Soundtrack The film marked the debut of playback singer Arijit Singh as a music director. The soundtrack features 24 tracks, with a compilation of eight songs, and four different renditions of the tracks, with 12 instrumentals. All songs had vocals accompanied by female singers, in connection with the theme and storyline. Neelesh Misra wrote the lyrics for all the tracks, after a four-year long hiatus since 2017. The album released on 10 March 2021, through Singh's record label Oriyon Music, and garnered positive response for the compositions, fusing of genres and choice of singers, but criticism directed on the length of the soundtrack album. Reception Pagglait received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Certain audiences noted that the film had similarities with Seema Pahwa's directorial debut Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi. Speaking about the film, Pahwa stated that this was due to both films having a similar setting. She went on to commend the actors' performances, especially Malhotra's, but objected to the fact that the film portrayed humour in a family at a time when they had just lost a young member. Awards and nominations Notes References External links 2020s Hindi-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films shot in Lucknow Hindi-language Netflix original films Indian direct-to-video films Films set in Lucknow

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Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future

Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) is a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2021, the organization has five offices across Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Mt. Pocono and Erie. History PennFuture was founded in 1998 with the mission to work to "create a just future where nature, communities and the economy thrive. We enforce environmental laws and advocate for the transformation of public policy, public opinion and the marketplace to restore and protect the environment and safeguard public health. PennFuture advances effective solutions for the problems of pollution, sprawl and global warming; mobilizes citizens; crafts compelling communications; and provides excellent legal services and policy analysis." In February 2008, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future announced that Teresa Heinz, Chair of The Heinz Endowments, Rebecca Rimel, President of The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore would speak at the organization's 10th Anniversary Gala in Philadelphia. In July 2022, Patrick McDonnell assumed the role of president and CEO of PennFuture. He replaced former president and CEO, Jacquelyn Bonomo. Issue stances Some of the policies endorsed by PennFuture include clean energy, air quality, and water quality, and mining. According to PennFuture, "air pollution is shortening lives, contaminating fish, killing streams and forests, and inexorably warming the global climate. Watersheds are thoughtlessly being undermined and paved over, and good water quality is becoming a rare commodity. Thousands of acres of land are defiled by past coal mining, and communities, streams, and families still suffer from destructive mining techniques." To achieve success in their mission, the organization is "working to replace old outdated dirty sources of power with clean renewable Pennsylvania-made electricity, fighting factory farm pollution, helping to stop damage from mining, protecting watersheds from sprawl and pollution, reducing global warming pollution, watchdogging state government, and providing $2 million per year of free legal services to protect the environment." Additional Accomplishments PennFuture has been involved in the passage of the $625 million Growing Greener Bond in 2005, the enactment of the state's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard mandates, and the enactment of state rules to cut mercury pollution and ease the purchase of "clean" cars. PennFuture also holds frequent campaigns to contact legislators about specific legislation, hosting "Lobbying Days" in the Capitol, and providing pre-written letters for its grassroots activists to send to lawmakers. PennFuture has received more than $900,000 from alternative energy companies during the past five years, much of which the eco-activist group has used to lobby for tax breaks, subsidies and mandates for the wind and solar industries. Foundations led by the Heinz and Haas families have donated generously. Press 1 February 2007 PennFuture Files Endangered Species Act Petition Against Bush Administration 22 May 2007 PennFuture, Environmental Integrity Project Launch Legal Action to Stop Massive Air Pollution from Bruce Mansfield Power Plant 18 June 2007 New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Energy Independence 8 February 2008 PennFuture Lauds Court Decision Striking Down Federal Mercury Rule 12 February 2008 PennFuture praises state House for moving Pennsylvania into national leadership with passage of energy savings bill 19 August 2008 Jan Jarrett named PennFuture president and CEO as John Hanger becomes Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary 22 January 2009 PennFuture offers opportunity for citizen input on global warming plan - Ideas to be shared with Pennsylvania's Climate Change Advisory Committee 9 July 2010 PennFuture: Harrisburg's Lobbying Launderers 5 March 2012 PennFuture Appoints George Jugovic, Jr. President and CEO 4 October 2013 PennFuture seeks to ensure clean water and restore migrating fish to local streams 20 November 2013 PennFuture Asks Pennsylvania House Committee To End The Dirty Diesel Loophole 25 March 2014 Switching on: Installing LED streetlights to save Pennsylvania taxpayers money 24 July 2014 Audit blasts DEP's handling of gas-well industry 31 July 2014 Pittsburgh Hosts Hearing on EPA's New Greenhouse Gas Proposals 18 August 2014 Environmentalist group says health registry needed 21 August 2014 PennFuture Files Second Appeal Over Anadarko Permit in Lycoming County 8 October 2014 Despite ups and downs, solar power still shining in Pennsylvania 20 November 2014 PennFuture Appeal Settlement Improves DEP Stormwater Management Program 15 January 2015 PennFuture calls for state-specific methane regulations 16 January 2015 John Quigley: 'There's a real opportunity to get [Marcellus Shale] right' 29 January 2015 Wolf bans new gas drilling leases on public land as promised 1 April 2015 PennFuture commends proposal to ‘reinvigorate clean energy investments 15 April 2015 Environmental Group Estimates State's Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Legal Issues 21 December 2011 PennLive: PennFuture returns more than $138,000 to Pennsylvania because of contract violations References External links Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future Climate change organizations based in the United States Organizations based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Environmental organizations based in Pennsylvania

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Vermilion, Alberta

Vermilion is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Vermilion River. It is at the intersection of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) and Highway 41 (Buffalo Trail), approximately west of Lloydminster and east of Edmonton. History It was not until 1902 that a significant number of settlers arrived in this area of Alberta, mostly of British ethnic background coming from the east. Just west of Vermilion is the line between British and those of Ukrainian ethnic background having travelled mostly from the west. In 1904, a post office was established at Breage approximately east of the present townsite. In 1905, the Canadian Northern Railway arrived and a station was built. The post office was relocated from Breage. Throughout the days of steam, the railway was important to Vermilion. Vermilion was used as a divisional point. It had a water tower to resupply engines, a large roundhouse, an extensive yard, a wye, a turntable, and a bunkhouse for engine crews. With the decline of steam power in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the railway became less important. In early 1906, Vermilion was incorporated as a village and then as a town later in the same year. The name Vermilion comes from the red clay found in the river valley. In fact, one of the first businesses in Vermilion was the brick factory which operated from 1906 until 1914. Some Vermilion buildings built from brick from this factory are still standing. The first newspaper to publish in the Vermilion area was the Vermilion Signal which was founded and edited by William Bleasdell Cameron. (a survivor of the Frog Lake Massacre). In 1909, S.R.P. Cooper established the Vermilion Standard, which continues to publish to this day. In 1911, the provincial government established three demonstration farms near Olds, Fairview, and just west of the Vermilion townsite. The Vermilion Board of Trade had lobbied the government for a demonstration farm and or college. When the Vermilion School of Agriculture officially opened on November 17, 1913, it became the first of the provincial agricultural colleges to open its door. The Vermilion School of Agriculture has had several name changes in the intervening years including Vermilion Agricultural and Vocational College and Vermilion College before becoming Lakeland College in 1975. Like other communities on the prairies in the early years of the 20th century, Vermilion experienced an extensive fire. Occurring on April 10, 1918, the fire destroyed 28 stores and business blocks. Two Vermilion businesses have operated since before the town was incorporated. Craig's, a department store, and Long's, a drugstore, have been at the same downtown locations since 1905. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vermilion had a population of 3,948 living in 1,678 of its 1,976 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,084. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of the Town of Vermilion according to its 2017 municipal census is 4,150, a change of from its 2012 municipal census population of 4,545. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vermilion recorded a population of 4,084 living in 1,753 of its 1,988 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,930. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Mayor and council The Mayor of Vermilion is Gregory Throndson. Economy The economy is largely service industry to agriculture, with Education (Lakeland College) being a secondary economic driver. Arts and culture The Vermilion Agricultural Society hosts an annual fair which started in 1906. The fair begins with a parade on Thursday morning. The fair lasts a total of three days the last weekend in July. Attractions The Vermilion Provincial Park is located on the northwest side of the town. It includes camping, fishing, canoeing and trails for hiking, cycling and cross-country skiing. Education The town has two public schools: Vermilion Elementary (K-6) and J.R. Robson Secondary (7-12), and one Catholic school, St. Jerome's School (K-12). The School of Hope, a home school, has its central office in Vermilion. The town also attracts students from throughout Canada to Lakeland College. Lakeland offers certificate, diploma, applied degree, university transfer, apprenticeship, and pre-employment programs. Programming at the Vermilion campus includes agricultural sciences, business, environmental sciences, fire and emergency response, human services, interior design technology, and trades and technology. Lakeland's residence village is home to more than 500 students. Media Vermilion's local weekly newspapers are the coffee news , Vermilion Standard and the Vermilion and Area Voice. Notable people Brandon Baddock (born 1995), a professional ice hockey player Bill Flett (1943–1999), a former NHL player Ernie Isley (born 1937), a politician in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Alison Jackson (born 1988), an Olympic racing cyclist Ron Jones (born 1951), a former NHL player Ernie Kenny (1907–1970), a former NHL player Susan Massitti (born 1962 or 1963), a Winter Olympic speed skater Brent MacNab (1931–2020), a former professional ice hockey player Grant McNeill (born 1983), a former NHL player Charlie Mead (1921–2014), a former MLB player Beckie Scott (born 1974), a Winter Olympic cross-country skier and gold medalist Lloyd Snelgrove (born 1956), a politician in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Jeff Woywitka (born 1983), a former NHL player See also List of communities in Alberta List of towns in Alberta References External links 1906 establishments in Alberta Towns in Alberta Populated places established in 1906

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AIM Academy

AIM Academy is an independent co-educational college prep school serving students with language-based learning differences in grades 1-12. AIM was founded in 2006 and moved to its current location in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 2012. The AIM Institute for Learning & Research provides professional learning opportunities grounded in the Science of Reading including online teacher training courses and access to researchers. Location The campus is located in Conshohocken, PA across the street from Septa's R-7 Miquon station. It is 4 miles from Exit 16A on Rte. 476 and 4 miles from exit 332 on Rte. 76 (Schuylkill Expressway). Students come from Philadelphia and its surrounding suburban communities. Campus The school is located in a century old brick building which originally housed a mill. The 60,000 sq. feet interior was designed and technologically enhanced in 2012 and includes classrooms, science labs, art studios, Global Resource Center, and an EEG Lab for in-school research partnerships including with the Haskins Global Literacy Hub. A turf field and playground were also added in 2012. The AIM Community Center (ACC) featuring a full-sized gymnasium, proscenium stage, blackbox theater, fitness center and classroom spaces for fine arts, media arts, music and drama instruction, was opened in Spring 2016. In January 2017, AIM Academy purchased the main school building and 4.5 acre campus from Buccini-Pollin Group. In 2021, construction began on a shipping container structure that will house AIM's new bike tech program for students and serve as a memorial to Samuel Ozer '20 who was killed while riding his bike home from work in June 2020. Close to 700 people and organizations donated funds for the creation of Sam's Place and Trek Bikes contribute the interior design work for the structure and outfitted it with the tools needed to run the bike tech program. History AIM Academy and the AIM Institute were founded in 2006 by Pat Roberts and Nancy Blair to serve children with language-based learning differences in the Philadelphia area and to provide educators with access to the latest in literacy research. They modeled the new school after The Lab School in Washington. When they opened their doors, they enrolled 27 students. Ten years later the school grew to 302 students in grades 1-12. The school was originally located in Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA and called Academy in Manayunk. In response to their increasing student population, the school moved in 2012 to a new school building. The school was then renamed AIM Academy. Both AIM Academy and the AIM Institute for Learning & Research operate out of the River Road campus. The AIM Institute provides a variety of professional learning opportunities to educators in the area and throughout the country through annual events such as the Research to Practice Symposium, regular webinars and speakers as well as through more comprehensive training courses on the AIM Pathways training platform with courses focused on literacy training for teachers and support to help educators and education leaders implement techniques into classroom practice. Academics The curriculum includes reading, writing, math, science, technology, history, art, physical education, Spanish and Latin. All AIM seniors take two courses for college credit at partnership universities in the greater Philadelphia area including Drexel's Close School of Entrepreneurship, Cabrini and University of the Arts. AIM also provides Middle School students with a class in biking through the Outride Riding for Focus program. Accreditations and associations AIM is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), The Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS), The Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS), AIM is a Wilson Accredited Partner and two of its AIM Pathways teacher training courses are accredited by the IDA (International Dyslexia Association) as Center for Effective Reading Instruction certified teacher training. Athletics AIM Academy has teams for Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Golf, Lacrosse, Tennis, and Mountain Biking and competes in the Penn-Jersey League. References External links Aimpa.org Private schools in Pennsylvania Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in Pennsylvania

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Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)

The Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria or in English, Our Lady of the Candelaria Cathedral, is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez located in the eastern end of the Colón Main Square facing the town hall in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. History The first Church at the current site was made of wood and was built in 1763, only three years after the founding of the city. The land was donated by Don Juan de Aponte and Don Juan de Silva; deed dated 1760 in San Germán. The plot was consecrated on August 21, 1760, and the first masonry building erected in 1780. The first Church in masonry presented a more classical line than the present architectural one. At the top of its frontispiece stood a great strait-flat pediment, mounted on six semi-pilastras and a narrow and long frieze. The Temple had two octagonal towers. Its architect was Vicente Piera and the approved drawings date back to 1833. On August 29, 1825, Doña Ama Mariana Bracetti Cuebas was baptized at the church and on April 12, 1839, Don Eugenio María de Hostos was also baptized there. In 1854, a lightning-bolt struck and tore down a wedge-shaped corner of one of its right towers. The damaged tower was later rebuilt. Then in 1870, a full restoration of the building was performed. On November 10, 1900, Jose de Diego held his wedding ceremony at the church. The San Fermín earthquake on October 11, 1918, destroyed one of its towers and seriously affected the other, leaving what was left of the towers decimated. The remnant of the towers were demolished using dynamite. It was later resolved to build a second church; architect Don Luís Perocier was asked to create the plans; these were not fully accepted (1920). The church that was built departs only in its details and elements of the first plans of Mr Perocier, nevertheless they retained similar aesthetics. The previous plans, contained three doors with pointed arches and a fourth Gothic arch on the portico. The reconstruction was due to architect Don Luís f. Nieva and were started in 1922. Pope Paul VI authorized the founding of the Diocese of Mayagüez on April 1, 1976, which led to the re-dedication of the church as a cathedral soon after. A few years later, the first bishop of the city, Mons. Ulises Casiano Vargas (who assumed the bishop's office on April 30, 1976), led the drive for the cathedral's remodeling following Perocier's original plan, including its two towers. The architect for the remodeling was Carlos Juan Ralat. The remodeling had a cost of $3,5 million and took approximately two years to complete. It was originally planned to take one year; yet, the construction was delayed after changes in the plans because of the existing deteriorated condition of the roof. The remodeling was also delayed after crypts were discovered. Among the remains discovered in the crypts were those of some of the founders of Mayagüez; Don Faustino Martínez y Don Lorenzo Martínez Matos. The remodeled cathedral was reopened on January 1, 2004, and counted with the participation of representatives of the Vatican. Waters of liberty In the 19th century Segundo Ruiz Belvis and Ramón Emeterio Betances, both members of "The Secret Abolitionist Society" founded by Betances, baptized and emancipated thousands of black slave children in the church. The event, which was known as "aguas de libertad" (waters of liberty), was carried out at the Cathedrals baptismal font. The two men would buy slave children and who were then redeemed and emancipated the moment of receiving this sacrament. Since buying the freedom of slave children cost 50 pesos if the child had been baptized, and 25 pesos if the child had not, Betances, Basora, Segundo Ruiz Belvis and other members of the society waited next to the baptismal font on Sundays, expecting a master to take a slave family to baptize their child. Before the child was baptized, Betances or his partners gave money to the parents, which they in turn used to buy the child's freedom from his master. The child, once freed, was baptized minutes after. This action was later described as having the child receive the "aguas de libertad" (waters of liberty). The baptismal font where these baptisms were performed still exists, and is owned by a local family of merchants, the Del Moral family, who keep it at their Mayagüez house. See also Catholic Church in Puerto Rico History of Mayagüez List of cathedrals in the United States List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez Virgin of Candelaria References External links Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez (Official Site in Spanish) GCatholic page for Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Tourist attractions in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Roman Catholic churches completed in 1763 Roman Catholic cathedrals in Puerto Rico Basilica churches in North America Buildings and structures in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States 1763 establishments in the Spanish Empire 18th-century establishments in Puerto Rico

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erforsche%20mich%2C%20Gott%2C%20und%20erfahre%20mein%20Herz%2C%20BWV%20136

Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136

(Search me, God, and know my heart), 136 is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in 1723 in Leipzig to be used for the eighth Sunday after Trinity. He led the first performance on 18 July 1723. The work is part of Bach's first annual cycle of church cantatas; he began to compose cantatas for all occasions of the liturgical year when he took up office as Thomaskantor in May 1723. The cantata is structured in six movements: two choral movements at the beginning and end frame a sequence of alternating recitatives and arias. The opening movement is based on a verse from Psalm 139; the closing chorale on a stanza from Johann Heermann's hymn "". The cantata is scored for three vocal soloists (alto, tenor and bass), a four-part choir, corno, two oboes, strings and basso continuo. History and words When Bach took up office as Thomaskantor (director of church music) in Leipzig in May 1723 on the first Sunday after Trinity, he began to compose cantatas for all occasions of the liturgical year. He wrote for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity. The prescribed readings for the Sunday are from the Epistle to the Romans, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God" (), and from the Gospel of Matthew, the warning of false prophets from the Sermon on the Mount (). An unknown librettist wrote the text, closely related to the prescribed gospel. His text is the first in a group of ten cantatas following the same structure of biblical text – recitative – aria – recitative – aria – chorale. The ten cantatas were dedicated to the 8th to 14th and 21st to 22nd Sunday after Trinity and the second Sunday after Easter. The opening chorus is based on , focused on the examination of the believer's heart by God. The closing chorale is the ninth stanza of Johann Heermann's hymn "" (1630) on the melody of "", which Bach used again in 1724 as the base for his chorale cantata . The Bach scholar Alfred Dürr concludes from the autograph that only the middle section of the third movements and the chorale were composed in 1723 with certainty. The other parts may rely on a former unknown secular or church cantata, according to the conductor John Eliot Gardiner. Scoring and structure The cantata in six movements is scored for three vocal soloists (alto (A), tenor (T) and bass (B)), a four-part choir (SATB), corno (horn, Co), two oboes (Ob), two violins (Vl), viola (Va) and basso continuo (Bc). One oboe is marked "d'amore" (Oa) in the autograph kept by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The duration is given as 21 minutes. Some scholars, including Dürr and Gardiner, believe that the second oboe part in the choral movements 1 and 6 should also be played by oboe d'amore. The title on the original parts reads: "Domin: 8 post Trinit: / Erforsche mich Gott, und erfahre mein ect. / â / 4 Voci / Corno / 2 Hautbois / 2 Violini / Viola / e / Continuo / di Sign: / J.S.Bach". In the following table of the movements, the scoring and keys and time signatures are taken from Alfred Dürr, using the symbol for common time (4/4). The instruments are shown separately for winds and strings, while the continuo, playing throughout, is not shown. Music 1 The opening chorus expands on a psalm verse, "" (Examine me, God, and discover my heart). The music in the style of a Gigue expresses confidence facing the examination. In 1739 it was characterized by Johann Mattheson as "somewhat like the rapid arrow of a stream" (""). The movement is structures in two parts (A and A'), with choral fugues on the same themes, both presenting the complete text. An extended instrumental ritornello, dominated by the horn, is heard before, between and after the choral sections. The first fugue is preceded by a choral (statement). Throughout the movement the two oboes never play independently but double the violins in the ritornelli and the soprano in the vocal sections. The virtuoso horn parts may have been intended for the exceptional Gottfried Reiche. Bach used the same material as in this movement later in the "" of his Missa in A major. 2 A secco recitative, "" (Alas, that the curse, which strikes the earth there), renders a contrasting change of mood. Bach interprets the curse of sin, and the hopeless situation of the humans and the threat of the Last Judgment in music full of dissonances. 3 The alto aria, "" (A day will come), is accompanied by an oboe, an oboe d'amore according to Dürr and Gardiner. The middle section, "" (For the wrath of His vengeance will annihilate), was certainly composed in 1723. The first section is marked Adagio and in common time, contrasting to the middle section, marked with Presto and with a 12/8 time signature. 4 A secco recitative, "" (The heavens themselves are not pure), tends to an arioso in the last measures. 5 The violins in unison accompany the duet of tenor and bass, "" (Indeed, the stains of sin cling to us). The voices sing sometimes in imitation, sometimes in homophony, in the style of duets Bach wrote at Köthen earlier in his career. 6 The chorale, "" (Your blood, the noble juice), is expanded to five parts with a combination of the four-part chorus and an accompanying violin part, similar to the chorale of Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172, written earlier by Bach for Pentecost 1714 in Weimar. Recordings The entries to the following listing are taken from the selection on the Bach Cantatas Website. Instrumental groups playing period instruments in historically informed performances are marked green. References Cited sources </ref> External links BWV 136 Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz English translation, University of Vermont Günther Zedler: Die erhaltenen Kirchenkantaten Johann Sebastian Bachs (in German) Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach Psalm-related compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach 1723 compositions

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Civil enforcement officer

A civil enforcement officer (CEO or colloquially traffic warden, parking enforcement officer, or parking attendant) is a person employed to enforce parking, traffic and other restrictions and laws. England & Wales In England, they are employed by county councils, London borough councils, metropolitan district councils or Transport for London, and in Wales by county (borough) councils - or private companies contracted by any of the above. Until the passage of the Traffic Management Act 2004, on-street parking and traffic movement violations were enforced by non-warranted police traffic wardens employed by constabularies. Off-street parking violations were enforced by parking attendants employed by local authorities and private companies. Powers of a Civil Enforcement Officer Civil enforcement officers may only exercise their functions when wearing a uniform authorised by the Home Secretary. Their powers include: issue penalty charge notices for numerous offences (governed by civil law), either via a hand-held device or CCTV. inspect and confiscate disabled parking permits interview motorists suspected of disabled badge fraud under caution immobilise vehicles. Penalty charge notices are not criminal proceedings, and failure to pay will result in certificated bailiffs serving warrants of execution. They may issue penalties for several moving violations, among them driving in bus lanes, executing prohibited turns and driving the wrong way on a one way system. Civil enforcement officers employed by some authorities issue fixed penalties for non-traffic offences using the community safety accreditation scheme of the Police Reform Act 2002. In Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan Council employs "dual role" uniformed enforcement officers that are authorised to enforce both civil parking legislation, and criminal legislation with regard to environmental crime, anti-social behaviour, bylaws and public spaces protection orders. Belgium In Belgium, municipalities use Stadswachten (City Guards); these public but civil officials can be compared to civil enforcement officers and can only write reports that are sent to a magistrate who decides if, according to the findings of the guards report, a fine will be issued. In Belgium, Stadswachten can be recognized by the purple jackets they wear. The Netherlands In the Netherlands municipalities used Stadswachten (City Guards) until 2004; these officers were public civil servants who patrolled the city but had no power to fine civilians. These days Stadswachten do not exist anymore, and the Guard departments were changed into Handhaving (Enforcement) units. Unlike the British City Wardens, Handhavers (Enforcers) do not have civil status but are fully public officials and have limited police powers. These officers are sworn BOA (Special Enforcement Officer) and have the powers to detain people to confirm their identity, search people for proof of identification or offensive or dangerous weapons (if arrested), investigate offences and certain crimes, issue fixed penalties, make warrantless arrests and use force with or without the use of weapons (baton, pepperspray). Most municipal enforcement officers (BOA) are equipped with handcuffs. Some cities also issue police batons to their officers. According to Dutch law, some BOA's can be equipped with pepperspray (cities of Utrecht and Amsterdam in 2016) and a handgun (cities of EDE and Enschede) if the necessity is proven by the city council and mayor. Also, BOA's working for the Dutch Correctional Services (Dienst Vervoer en Ondersteuning) who do transportation and guard duty for the Dutch Prisons are equipped with a baton, pepperspray and a handgun. They also support the Dutch police force whenever and where ever it is needed. Failure to comply with an order given by a BOA can result in arrest. In 2014 the justice department ordered the creation of a national style uniform for BOAs employed by municipalities. Until that date, every city had its own uniform. The new uniform is based on the national police uniform but with a different color and unique element. The name used in this uniform is HANDHAVING and consist of a navy blue cargo pants, two colored polo shirts (navy and cobalt blue) with a checkered band across the chest. On the chest and on the back is the text "Handhaving" and on the sleeves are BOA patches which consist of a hand holding a scepter in front of a shield. Furthermore, officers wear Spanish-style police caps with a checker band and a metal BOA insignia on the front. Officers are allowed to wear high shoes with trouser legs twisted above them. Some cities issue officer anti stab vests in the same colors as the polo shirts, although a few cities use high-visibility yellow vests. A majority of large cities also use BOA bike patrol, motorcycle units (Amsterdam and Rotterdam), vehicle patrols in marked cars or plain clothes officers. References External links Law enforcement occupations in the United Kingdom

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UFC 211

UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 13, 2017, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Background The event was the fourth that the UFC has hosted in Dallas, following UFC 185 in March 2015, UFC 171 in March 2014, and UFC 103 in September 2009. A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Junior dos Santos served as the main event. The pairing met previously in December 2014 at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic, with dos Santos winning by a close unanimous decision. In the co-featured slot, a UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Jéssica Andrade took place. A heavyweight bout between former heavyweight champion Fabrício Werdum and Ben Rothwell was originally booked for UFC 203. However, Rothwell pulled out due to a knee injury. The fight was expected to take place at this event. The pairing was scrapped after Rothwell was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation. A welterweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia and Jorge Masvidal was originally targeted to headline UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov. However, in late February, it was announced that the bout was moved to this event. Jarjis Danho was expected to face promotional newcomer Dmitry Poberezhets at the event. However, Danho pulled out of the fight in mid-April citing an injury. He was replaced by Chase Sherman. In turn, Poberezhets was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by fellow newcomer Rashad Coulter. The 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Henry Cejudo was expected to face Sergio Pettis at the event. However, on May 10, it was announced that Cejudo suffered a hand injury and the bout was canceled. A featherweight bout between promotional newcomers, Jared Gordon and Michel Quiñones was expected for the event. However, Gordon pulled out of the fight on the day before the event due to stomach illness and as a result, Quiñones was removed from the card. Results Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: Fight of the Night: Chase Sherman vs. Rashad Coulter Performance of the Night: Stipe Miocic and Jason Knight Aftermath On May 26, it was announced that Casey tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone in an in-competition drug screen on May 13. Per the drug-test results, her testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio was 5.4:1, above the 4:1 limit. Casey was suspended for three months and her win over Aguilar was overturned to a no-contest by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) due to the failure. Nearly a month later, Jeff Novitzky, the UFC's VP of athlete health and performance revealed that Casey's "B" sample came back negative for banned substances and synthetic testosterone, therefore clearing her of wrongdoing both by a WADA-accredited lab and a testing laboratory hired by the TDLR. Yet Casey's case remains "still under review" by the TDLR. Novitzky urged the TDLR to reverse its decision and cautioned the promotion could steer away future UFC events from Texas if the issue isn't resolved. On June 30, the TDLR lifted Casey's three-month suspension and gave back her victory, which was overturned to a no contest. See also 2017 in UFC List of UFC events References Ultimate Fighting Championship flagship events Mixed martial arts in Dallas Sports competitions in Dallas 2017 in mixed martial arts 2017 in sports in Texas May 2017 sports events in the United States

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Salted Music

Salted Music is an American electronic dance music record label, based in San Francisco, California, founded by Miguel Migs. Artists Miguel Migs Lisa Shaw Julius Papp Deeplomatik (DJ Seb Skalski) Soledrifter Yogi & Husky Releases SLT100: The Deposit Box - Miguel Migs - Release Date: July 19, 2016 SLT099: La Papaye – Lumoon & Rob!n - Release Date: June 17, 2016 SLT098: I Wanna Dance – Deeplomatik - Release Date: May 13, 2016 SLT097: I Can See It – Lisa Shaw - Release Date: April 22, 2016 SLT096: The Flavor Saver EP Vol. 17 - Release Date: April 1, 2016 SLT095: Call It Anything – Soledrifter - Release Date: March 11, 2016 SLT094: Eyes For You – Miguel Migs feat. Martin Luther - Release Date: February 26, 2016 SLT093: Everything in Between – Kinky Movement - Release Date: Feb 12, 2016 SLT092: Soul Searching EP – Relative - Release Date: December 18, 2015 SLT091: My Love My Sins EP – Sebb Junior - Release Date: November 20, 2015 SLT090: Space Drop EP – Deeplomatik - Release Date: November 6, 2015 SLT089: The Flavor Saver EP Vol 16 - Release Date: October 16, 2015 SLT088: So Good – Miguel Migs - Release Date: August 7, 2015 SLT087: Dimensions EP – Fabio Tosti - Release Date: July 17, 2015 SLT086: The Beat Inside – Soledrifter - Release Date: May 19, 2015 SLT085: The Flavor Saver EP Vol 15 - Release Date: April 21, 2015 SLT084: The Melody – Miguel Migs - Release Date: April 7, 2015 SLT083: The Way EP – Sebb Junior - Release Date: March 17, 2015 SLT082: The Weapon is the Word – Kinky Movement - Release Date: February 24, 2015 SLT081: Falling – Lisa Shaw - Release Date: February 10, 2015 SLT080: The Flavor Saver EP Vol 14 - Release Date: December 16, 2014 SLT079: Crossed Signals EP - Release Date: November 25, 2014 SLT078: Feelings – Russ Jay feat. Natalie Wood - Release Date: November 4, 2014 SLT077: Below the Surface EP – Demarkus Lewis Release Date October 7, 2014 SLT076: Flavor Saver EP Vol 13 - Release date September 9, 2014 SLT075: I Can Feel It – Miguel Migs - Release Date – August 12, 2014 SLT074: The Next Drop EP – Deeplomatik - Release Date: May 27, 2014 SLT065: Corrado Rizza presents Global Mind - In The Heat (Miguel Migs Remixes) - Release Date: July 2, 2013 Miguel Migs - Dance and Clap Manuel Sahagun - Wake Me Up EP Miguel Migs - Tonight Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP, Volume 9 Miguel Migs - The System Lisa Shaw - Honey Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP, Volume 8 Miguel Migs - Close Your Eyes Jay West - Still Groovin' EP Miguel Migs - Outside the Skyline Christian Alvarez feat. Mr. V. - All Nations Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP, Volume 7 Miguel Migs feat. Evelyn "Champagne" King - Everybody Miguel Migs - Red & Dread Yogi & Husky - Bass, Drums, Harmony EP Jay West - The Restart EP Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP, Volume 6 Husky - The Soul Of Sydney EP Arco - Special Things EP Lisa Shaw - FREE EP Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP, Volume 5 Sonny Fodera - Into My Mind TNT Inc. vs. Alex Dimitri - Jingo Phonic Funk - The Northern Lights EP, Volume 2 Justin Michael & Dave Mayer feat. Maiya - Lost In The Music Christian Alvarez feat. Jo'Leon Davenue - The Way Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP, Volume 4 Andrew Chibale - Mango Biche EP Lisa Shaw - Can You See Him Nathan G - Melbourne EP Frakensen and Tom Wax - Bodyworker EP Phonic Funk - The Northern Lights EP, Volume 1 Fabio Tosti - Set Me Free EP Dutchican Soul - Get On Down Miguel Migs - Dubs and Rerubs Miguel Migs - Get Salted Volume 2 Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP Volume 3 Lisa Shaw - Like I Want To Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP Volume 2 Yogi & Husky - Body Language EP Lisa Shaw - Free Miguel Migs - More Things EP Lisa Shaw - Music In You Joshua Heath - Writers Block EP Miguel Migs feat. Sadat X - Shake It Up Miguel Migs - The Flavor Saver EP Volume 2 Sonny J Mason - Life Is The Music Miguel Migs - Those Things Remixed Lisa Shaw - All Night High Yogi & Husky - The Random Soul EP Miguel Migs - Let Me Be Joshua Heath - The Turning Tables EP Miguel Migs feat. Lisa Shaw - Those Things Miguel Migs - Those Things Miguel Migs - So Far Joshua Heath - The Coldcuts EP Miguel Migs - The Favor Saver EP Volume 1 Chuck Love - Spread The Love Miguel Migs - Get Salted volume 1 Li'Sha Project - Feel Chuck Love - Frozen in Minneapolis Roomsa feat. Lady Sarah - Sunris Kaskade - Safe Miguel Migs feat. Li'Sha - Do It For You Soledrifter - No Holding Back EP Sebb Aston- Feel Alright EP Footnotes References [ Billboard Magazine] [ Allmusic Review] Exclaim! Music Review eMusic Review External links Official Website American record labels Record labels established in 2004 Electronic dance music record labels House music record labels Electronic music record labels

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Rushmore Records

Rushmore Records was formerly a subsidiary of Drive-Thru Records. As of September, 2006, Rushmore became an imprint label due to the project being largely unsuccessful. History In 2002, two years before the label's official establishment, Rushmore was supposed to be formed as a "new" Drive-Thru Records. The intention was to start the label up during Drive-Thru's distribution agreement with Geffen Records — restricting co-owners Richard and Stefanie Reines from full control over the roster, which is why they were reluctant to sign new talent — and eventually move all of Drive-Thru's bands over to Rushmore. This was meant to be a tactic to avoid Geffen taking over more of the label's roster. During this time, the first signed artists to be announced were Self Against City and Houston Calls, shortly followed by Day at the Fair and The Track Record a week later. In early 2005, two bands were announced to join the existing four, Madison, and The Cover. On May 1, 2006, Day at the Fair announced their breakup. In September 2006, The Track Record parted ways with Rushmore based on the direction of the band. An announcement states: "As of September 1st, we are no longer affiliated with Drive-Thru / Rushmore Records. The split is due to disagreements regarding the direction of the band. While we maintain good terms with the label, there is no more progress to be made in the relationship." Due to issues with the label's management, Madison decided to break up in September 2006. According to a press release written by the band, the main reason behind why they split was a lack of professionalism and laziness on part of the label. The band claimed, that a month passed before submitted demos were listened to and when questioned about this, the owners responded in an often vulgar and rude manner. In the wake of this, Richard Reines wrote a lengthy response criticising Madison's announcement, mentioning that they took nine months to record said demos, then – at a time when the label had other priorities – impatiently called every couple of days asking if the material had yet been listened to, and ultimately threatened with their breakup if they weren't allowed to start recording an album within two weeks. This came after Madison's original material was rejected as it was produced by Jesse Cannon. Reines stated that he wanted to hear new material because he didn't trust Cannon's ability to produce a full-length record. This was somewhat surprising given the fact that Madison had originally been signed to Rushmore Records after independently producing an EP with Jesse Cannon so all current material which Reine's had heard was produced by the same person. The end result was that over 20 songs were recorded, produced, and mixed over an 18-month period which were never released and never received notes from the label heads. Also in September 2006, the label dropped The Cover (whose signing was never announced). They rarely showed any activity during their brief time signed to the label. Presently, Self Against City have finished recording their full-length Telling Secrets to Strangers (released January 9, 2007), while Houston Calls are about to release their second full-length, The End of An Error. (October 14, 2008) Activity Despite the label's lack of activity, the Rushmore Records logo has been used on various campaigns by owners Richard & Stefanie Reines. This includes a banner advertisement for You, Me, and Everyone We Know's EP, which was distributed by Drive Thru Records. Roster Houston Calls Self Against City Former bands The Background The Cover Madison The Track Record The Mile After Release catalog This is the release list of Rushmore Records in order of release number. Self Against City – Take It How You Want It EP (2005) The Track Record – The Track Record EP (2005) Day at the Fair – The Rocking Chair Years (2005) Houston Calls – A Collection of Short Stories (2005) You, Me, and Everyone We Know – Party for the Grown and Sexy EP (2008) See also List of record labels American independent record labels Record labels established in 2004

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Abdelwahab Bouhdiba

Abdelwahab Bouhdiba (13 August 1932 – 17 December 2020) was a Tunisian academic, sociologist, and Islamologist. Biography After his studies at Sadiki College in Tunis and the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris, Bouhdiba studied philosophy and literature at the Sorbonne. He earned an agrégation in philosophy in 1959. In 1972, he earned a doctorate with a thesis titled Islam et sexualité, published in 1975 under the title La sexualité en islam. A professor emeritus at Tunis University, he directed the sociology department at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Tunis. He was Director General of the Centre d'études et de recherches économiques et sociales from 1972 to 1992 and of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization from 1991 to 1994. He served on the Conseil supérieur islamique tunisien, as well as the executive council of UNESCO. Bouhdiba was a guest professor at the University of Geneva and served on the scientific council of the Fondation tunisienne pour la traduction, l'établissement des textes et les études, the École tunisienne de philosophie, the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo, and the Arab Academy of Damascus. He was Vice President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and President of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts, where he became an honorary member at the end of 2012. Abdelwahab Bouhdiba died on 17 December 2020 at the age of 88. Honours and awards Honours Officer of the Order of the Tunisian Republic (1969) Commander of the National Order of Merit of Tunisia (1996) Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1998) Awards UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture (2004) Prix Ibn Khaldoun (2015) Prix Tahar-Haddad (2018) Main publications Criminalité et changements sociaux en Tunisie (1965) Les préconditions sociales de l'industrialisation dans la région de Tunis (1968) La sociologie du développement africain : tendances actuelles de la recherche et bibliographie (1971) Public et justice : une étude-pilote en Tunisie (1971) À la recherche des normes perdues (1973) La sexualité en islam (1975) Culture et société (1978) Raisons d'être (1980) Devoir de science et devoir de développement (1982) Les Arabes, l'islam et l'Europe (1991) Comprendre la dialectique de la société et de la religion (1992) Les différents aspects de la culture islamique : l'individu et la société en islam (1994) Quêtes sociologiques : continuités et ruptures au Maghreb (1996) L'expérience de l'altérité dans les sociétés musulmanes (2002) La culture du Coran : À propos de l'œuvre du cheikh Omar Bouhadiba (2004) L'Homme en islam (2006) Sur les pas d'Ibn Khaldoun (2006) Kairouan, la durée (2010) Entretiens au bord de la mer (2010) L'information et la communication aujourd'hui : aliénation et libération (2010) La culture du parfum en islam (2017) L'islam : ouverture et dépassement (2018) References 1932 births 2020 deaths Tunisian sociologists Members of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts Tunisian scholars of Islam Academic staff of Tunis University

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KBFB

KBFB (97.9 FM) is a commercial radio station with an urban contemporary radio format, known as "97.9 The Beat." It is licensed to Dallas, Texas and serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. KBFB is owned by Urban One. The studios and offices, along with sister station KZMJ, are in the Galleria Area in North Dallas. KBFB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is off Plateau Street in Cedar Hill, amid the towers for other Dallas-area FM and TV stations. KBFB broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel simulcasts the Urban AC format of co-owned KZMJ. History The Belo/Cox years The station traces its history back to a October 5, 1946 sign-on, owned by the Belo Corporation, and was the first FM radio station to go on the air in Texas. It was called KERA-FM but with no relation to the current KERA (FM) (90.1 FM), or KERA-TV. Even before KERA-FM's first day on the air, there was an experimental FM station "W5X1C" that began tests on October 15, 1945, and another trial dating back to 1939. By 1947, KERA-FM had moved from its original home at 94.3 FM to 97.9 FM under the WFAA-FM callsign, initially simulcasting its AM sister station WFAA (570 AM). With FM broadcasting in its infancy, Belo decided that the FM simulcast was not worthwhile and took WFAA-FM off the air on September 1, 1950. The frequency remained dormant until 1958, when Belo decided to revive WFAA-FM, receiving a construction permit and putting WFAA-FM back on the air on January 6, 1961. After simulcasting WFAA(AM) for a few years, a Beautiful Music format was established in 1965. The station played quarter-hour sweeps of mostly instrumental cover versions of popular songs, designed for relaxing or unobtrusive office listening. On September 16, 1973, WFAA-FM flipped to album-oriented rock (AOR) as KZEW-FM, known to listeners as "The Zoo". It featured disc jockeys such as John LaBella and John Rody ("LaBella and Rody"), George Gimarc, Charley Jones, Dave Lee Austin, John B. Wells, Nancy Johnson, John Dew, John Dillon, Doc Morgan and Tempie Lindsey. The station's concept and programming were initially under the direction of Ira Lipson. The FM station shared studios with WFAA on the second floor of the facility. The FM station was so popular that in several years, WFAA switched to a classic rock format as KRQX. In 1987, KZEW and KRQX were sold by Belo (which retained ownership of the Dallas Morning News and WFAA-TV) to Atlanta-based Cox Radio. On December 11, 1989, KZEW dropped the rock format and began stunting with Christmas music. On January 1, 1990, KZEW switched formats to soft adult contemporary, changing its call sign to KKWM and rebranded as "Warm 97.9". A year later, the station changed its call sign again, this time to KLRX, and updated their branding to "Lite 97.9". The Infinity/CBS years In 1993, the station was sold to Infinity/CBS Radio, and on October 15, at 7 p.m., KLRX flipped to a classic hits/classic rock format under the KRRW call letters, and branded as "Arrow 97.9". On April 3, 1997, the station switched back to adult contemporary as B-97.9 and changed to the current KBFB call letters. Programming during the AC format included the syndicated call in and request show, "Delilah." After several years, Delilah's show shifted to then-sister station KVIL. Mainstream Urban KBFB flipped to Mainstream Urban as "97.9 The Beat" on September 26, 2000, after the station was sold to Radio One, a forerunner to today's Urban One. Since launch, the station has been in direct competition against longtime heritage urban station KKDA-FM. KBFB and KKDA-FM also had a competitor with former Rhythmic Contemporary rival KZZA until the station flipped to Spanish Oldies in 2008. In the beginning, the morning show on the station was hosted by Russ Parr (who started his radio career at KJMZ in the Metroplex). In 2003, it was home to the Steve Harvey Morning Show through a syndicated simulcast from its sister station in Los Angeles, KKBT (also nicknamed "The Beat"). Eventually, Radio One switched KBFB's early slot to the Rickey Smiley Morning Show in 2005. Smiley was dropped in the fall of 2017, and was replaced with The Morning Hustle. HD programming Since the mid 2000s, KBFB has broadcast on HD Radio, though it never had a secondary HD multicast until March 2014. Since that time, KBFB-HD2 has simulcast Gainesville-based sister station KZMJ. In February 2018, the station began broadcasting Vietnamese-language programming on HD3. This was later switched to a Regional Mexican format, also simulcasting on translators K293CM on 106.5 FM in Dallas and K225BR 92.9 FM in Fort Worth. References External links Official website DFWRadioArchives DFW Radio/TV History Urban contemporary radio stations in the United States Urban One stations BFB Radio stations established in 1947 1947 establishments in Texas

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weka%20%28software%29

Weka (software)

Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis (Weka) is a collection of machine learning and data analysis free software licensed under the GNU General Public License. It was developed at the University of Waikato, New Zealand and is the companion software to the book "Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques". Description Weka contains a collection of visualization tools and algorithms for data analysis and predictive modeling, together with graphical user interfaces for easy access to these functions. The original non-Java version of Weka was a Tcl/Tk front-end to (mostly third-party) modeling algorithms implemented in other programming languages, plus data preprocessing utilities in C, and a makefile-based system for running machine learning experiments. This original version was primarily designed as a tool for analyzing data from agricultural domains, but the more recent fully Java-based version (Weka 3), for which development started in 1997, is now used in many different application areas, in particular for educational purposes and research. Advantages of Weka include: Free availability under the GNU General Public License. Portability, since it is fully implemented in the Java programming language and thus runs on almost any modern computing platform. A comprehensive collection of data preprocessing and modeling techniques. Ease of use due to its graphical user interfaces. Weka supports several standard data mining tasks, more specifically, data preprocessing, clustering, classification, regression, visualization, and feature selection. Input to Weka is expected to be formatted according the Attribute-Relational File Format and with the filename bearing the extension. All of Weka's techniques are predicated on the assumption that the data is available as one flat file or relation, where each data point is described by a fixed number of attributes (normally, numeric or nominal attributes, but some other attribute types are also supported). Weka provides access to SQL databases using Java Database Connectivity and can process the result returned by a database query. Weka provides access to deep learning with Deeplearning4j. It is not capable of multi-relational data mining, but there is separate software for converting a collection of linked database tables into a single table that is suitable for processing using Weka. Another important area that is currently not covered by the algorithms included in the Weka distribution is sequence modeling. Extension packages In version 3.7.2, a package manager was added to allow the easier installation of extension packages. Some functionality that used to be included with Weka prior to this version has since been moved into such extension packages, but this change also makes it easier for others to contribute extensions to Weka and to maintain the software, as this modular architecture allows independent updates of the Weka core and individual extensions. History In 1993, the University of Waikato in New Zealand began development of the original version of Weka, which became a mix of Tcl/Tk, C, and makefiles. In 1997, the decision was made to redevelop Weka from scratch in Java, including implementations of modeling algorithms. In 2005, Weka received the SIGKDD Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Service Award. In 2006, Pentaho Corporation acquired an exclusive licence to use Weka for business intelligence. It forms the data mining and predictive analytics component of the Pentaho business intelligence suite. Pentaho has since been acquired by Hitachi Vantara, and Weka now underpins the PMI (Plugin for Machine Intelligence) open source component. Related tools Auto-WEKA is an automated machine learning system for Weka. Environment for DeveLoping KDD-Applications Supported by Index-Structures (ELKI) is a similar project to Weka with a focus on cluster analysis, i.e., unsupervised methods. H2O.ai is an open-source data science and machine learning platform KNIME is a machine learning and data mining software implemented in Java. Massive Online Analysis (MOA) is an open-source project for large scale mining of data streams, also developed at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Neural Designer is a data mining software based on deep learning techniques written in C++. Orange is a similar open-source project for data mining, machine learning and visualization based on scikit-learn. RapidMiner is a commercial machine learning framework implemented in Java which integrates Weka. scikit-learn is a popular machine learning library in Python. See also List of numerical-analysis software References External links at University of Waikato in New Zealand Data mining and machine learning software Free artificial intelligence applications Free data analysis software Free science software Free software programmed in Java (programming language) Software using the GPL license

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Harold W. Percival

Harold Waldwin Percival (April 15, 1868 – March 6, 1953) was a philosopher and writer, best known for Thinking and Destiny, in print since 1946. Between 1904 and 1917 he published The Word. In 1950 he founded The Word Foundation, Inc. to keep Thinking and Destiny and all of his other works in print. Biography Harold Waldwin Percival was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, British West Indies in 1868 to parents of English descent. When his father died his mother moved to the United States, eventually settling in New York City. Even as a young boy, Harold Percival was a seeker of truth. He was convinced that there were "wise ones" who could answer his many questions and impart knowledge. As a young man, one of his first experiences on his quest for knowledge came in 1892 when he joined the Theosophical Society. He would later help to organize the Theosophical Society Independent of New York and for many years serve as its president while also writing and lecturing. In 1893, and twice during the next 14 years, Percival had the unique experience of being "conscious of Consciousness," a potent spiritual and noetic enlightenment. He stated that the value of that experience was that it enabled him to know about any subject by a process he called "real thinking." Because these experiences revealed to him more than was contained in Theosophy, he wanted to share this knowledge with humanity. In 1902 Percival started to develop his own system. For over 30 years he worked on the manuscript that would lead to the writing of his magnum opus, Thinking and Destiny, now more than 65 years in print. He subsequently published three books expanding upon topics in the light of his system: Man and Woman and Child (1951), Masonry and Its Symbols (1952 ) and Democracy Is Self-Government (1952). Between 1904 and 1917 Mr. Percival published The Word, a magazine with a worldwide circulation dedicated to the brotherhood of humanity. Percival's own articles earned him a place in Who's Who in America (1928–29). In 1950, The Word Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, was established for the purpose of making known to the people of the world the writings of Harold W. Percival. Influence Percival’s works were noted as a major influence upon Richard Matheson, the famous science-fiction author. He said that his book The Path (1998) was based largely on Thinking and Destiny. In the book, The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of the Exalted Self, 1999, by Owen Slight, the author states that Harold W. Percival's Thinking and Destiny, like the Bhagavad Gita, reveals relevant, instructive and long lasting lessons regarding the higher self and the human plight—long lost lessons of everlasting truth contained both in the Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita and Thinking and Destiny. Both books contain complete systems of knowledge. The plight of Arjuna is shown by Percival to be our own. Works Books Thinking and Destiny Man and Woman and Child Democracy is Self-Government Masonry and its Symbols Editorials Percival wrote the following editorials for The Word between 1904 and 1917: "Adepts, Masters and Mahatmas" "Atmospheres" "Birth-Death—Death-Birth" "Breath" "Brotherhood" "Christ" "Christmas Light" "Consciousness" "Consciousness Through Knowledge" "Cycles" "Desire" "Doubt" "Flying" "Food" "Form" "Friendship" "Glamour" "Ghosts" "Heaven" "Hell" "Hope & Fear" "Imagination" "Individuality" "I In the Senses" "Intoxications" "Karma" "Life" "Living / Living Forever" "Mirrors" "Motion" "Our Message" "Personality" "Psychic Tendencies and Development" "Sex" "Shadows" "Sleep" "Soul" "Substance" "Thought" "Veil of Isis, The" "Will" "Wishing" "Zodiac, The" References Sources External links The Word Foundation Introduction to Thinking and Destiny at YouTube Early magazines at Harvard Library 1868 births 1953 deaths American occultists American Christian mystics American male writers American people of English descent People from Bridgetown

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Formations of the Hellenic Army

Hellenic Army is commanded by the Hellenic Army General Staff which supervises five major commands. These are: First Army First Army (1η Στρατια), headquartered at Larisa, Thessaly which includes 1st Armored Cavalry Battalion 730th Engineer Battalion 476th Signal Battalion 485th Signal Battalion 488th Signal Battalion 489th Signal Battalion First Army Air Defense Artillery Command 181st Medium Range Air Defense Battalion 182nd Short Range Air Defense Battalion I Infantry Division(I ΜΠ), based at Veroia, Macedonia 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade 32nd Marines Brigade 71st Airmobile Infantry Brigade 1st Army Aviation Brigade II Mechanised Infantry Division (II Μ/Κ ΜΠ), based at Edessa, Macedonia 24th Armored Brigade 33rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade 34th Mechanized Infantry Brigade IV Army Corps IV Army Corps (Δ' Σώμα Στρατού), headquartered at Xanthi, Thrace comprising the following units: Corps HQ Battalion 971st Military Police Battalion 1st Communications, EW, Surveillance Regiment 473rd Surveillance Battalion 476th EW Battalion 479th Signal Battalion Corps Engineer Command Corps Field and Air Defense Artillery Command 1st Artillery Regiment-MLRS 1st AR Headquarters Company 36th Signal Company 193rd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion 194th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion Observation Battery 171st Short Range Air Defense Battalion 173rd Short Range Air Defense Battalion 174th Short Range Air Defense Battalion 199th Self Propelled Heavy Artillery Battalion XII Mechanized Infantry Division (XII Μ/Κ ΜΠ), based at Alexandroupoli, Thrace XVI Mechanized Infantry Division (XVI Μ/Κ ΜΠ), based at Didymoteicho, Thrace 20th Armored Division (XX ΤΘΜ), based at Kavala, Macedonia 50th Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Apsos" 29th Mechanized Brigade "Pogradets" III Army Corps III Army Corps (Γ' Σώμα Στρατού) doubles as a NATO Deployable Corps: III Army Corps, based at Thessaloniki, Macedonia 1st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry Brigade 9th Infantry Brigade 10th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 15th Infantry Brigade 3rd Signals Brigade ASDEN Supreme Military Command of Interior and Islands (ΑΣΔΕΝ), based at Athens, Attica 5th Airmobile Brigade (5η Α/Μ ΤΑΞ), based at Chania, Crete 79th National Guard Higher Command (79 ΑΔΤΕ), based at Samos 80th National Guard Higher Command (80 ΑΔΤΕ), based at Kos, Dodecanese 88th Military Command (88 ΣΔΙ), based at Myrina, Lemnos 95th National Guard Higher Command (95 ΑΔΤΕ), based at Rhodes, Dodecanese 96th National Guard Higher Command (96 ΑΔΤΕ), based at Chios 98th National Guard Higher Command (98 ΑΔΤΕ), based at Lesbos Supreme Military Support Command Supreme Military Support Command (ΑΣΔΥΣ), based at Athens, Attica that includes Supply Center Southern Greece, (ΚΕΦΝΕ), based at Athens, Attica Supply Center Northern Greece, (ΚΕΦΒΕ), based at Thessaloniki, Macedonia 4th Support Brigade (4η ΤΑΞΥΠ), based at Xanthi, Thrace 651 Army Material Depot (651 ΑΒΥΠ), based at Agios Stefanos, Attica Military Factories Command (ΔΙΣΕ), based at Athens, Attica divided in 301st Base Factory (301 ΕΒ), based at Agioi Anargyroi, Attica 303rd Base Factory (303 ΠΕΒ), based at Larissa, Thessaly 304rd Base Factory (304 ΠΕΒ), based at Velestino, Thessaly 308rd Base Factory (308 ΠΕΒ), based at Thessaloniki, Macedonia Doctrine, Training and Inspection Command (ΔΙΔΟΕ), based at Athens, Attica See also Hellenic Army References Military units and formations of the Hellenic Army