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D.I.C.E. Summit
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D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit is an annual multi-day gathering of video game executives held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Established in 2002 by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the conference is host to the annual Entertainment Software Association's Interactive Achievement Awards. The conference differs from other conferences in the industry in its emphasis on the business and production end of the industry, with a focus on trends and innovations in video game design. The conference specializes in providing a more intimate, orderly venue for select industry leaders to network.
== Structure ==
In 2007, a keynote speaker was added to open the event, which had traditionally begun with recreation before the introduction of presentations and panels. The summit's first keynote address was delivered Yair Landau, vice chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and president of Sony Pictures Digital. In 2008, the keynote address was delivered by Gore Verbinski, director of The Pirates of the Caribbean film series. In 2009, the keynote speaker was Gabe Newell, Managing Director of Valve Corporation. In 2010, the keynote speaker was Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. In 2011, Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, was the keynote speaker. In 2012, the keynote speaker was Todd Howard, Game Director and Executive Producer of Bethesda Game Studios. In 2013, Gabe Newell once again delivered a keynote, this time alongside film director J. J. Abrams.
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AMX-VCI
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The AMX-VCI () is one of the many variants of the French AMX-13 light tank. It was the front line APC of the French Army until replaced by the AMX-10P.
== History ==
Produced to the extent of some 3,000 vehicles from 1957, it was initially produced as the AMX-13 VTT () carrying ten infantrymen and armed with an AA-52 7.5 mm machine gun or 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun in an open mounting. In the final versions this had climbed to a turret equipped with a 20mm light autocannon, producing a vehicle that can be seen as an early example of the infantry fighting vehicle.
== Variants ==
The AMX-13 VCI itself was the basis for a number of variants:
== Combat history ==
A total of 30 AMX-VCI were reportedly delivered to the Lebanese Army in May 1983, with a number of them being seized by the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army (SLA) militia in February 1984 upon the defeat of the Lebanese government forces by Shia Muslim and Druze militias. The captured vehicles were quickly pressed into service by the SLA, who used them until the collapse of the militia in the wake of the Israeli withdrawal of April 2000.
VCIs up-armed with US M-46 106mm recoilless rifles were later employed by Lebanese Army General Michel Aoun’s loyalist troops in the battles against his Christian rivals of the Lebanese Forces (LF) at East Beirut in February 1990.
=== Non-state operators ===
* Army of Free Lebanon: ex-Lebanese Army vehicles in service between 1976–78
* Lebanese Arab Army: ex-Lebanese Army vehicles in service between 1976–77
* South Lebanon Army: ex-Lebanese Army vehicles in service between 1984 and 2000
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Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam
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For the small community located in the Rural Municipality of Minto, see Clanwilliam, Manitoba.
The Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam is an area of mixed farming positioned on the southeast side of Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, Canada. The southern part of the municipality is flatter farmland while the northern part is more rugged with many hills, forests and lakes. The communities of Hilltop and Scandinavia were formed by Swedish settlers in the late 19th century. The separately administered town of Erickson reflects that heritage in its name and is the largest community within the municipality's borders.
The area is a major nesting area for various species of ducks. Due to its location, the area is also a major flyway for geese.
The R.M. was incorporated as a Rural Municipality on 22 December 1883 and took its name from the community of Clanwilliam which is now located in the Rural Municipality of Minto, to the south. In 1902 when the RM of Minto was formed, the two most southern townships of Clanwilliam were placed in that entity. Clanwilliam had been named after Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam.
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Mikogami Tenzen
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or Ono Jiroemon Tadaaki was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period, who was renowned as a swordsman. He founded the Ono-ha Ittō-ryū style of swordsmanship after his teacher made him head master of the Ittō-ryū. He was one of two official sword masters for Tokugawa Ieyasu and his style, along with Yagyū Shinkage-ryū became one of the official ryūha of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse
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The Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse located in Eugene, Oregon. Completed in 2006, it serves the District of Oregon as part of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. The courthouse is named in honor of former U.S. Senator Wayne Morse who represented Oregon for 24 years in the Senate and was a Eugene area resident. Located in downtown Eugene, the building overlooks the Willamette River.
Standing six stories tall, the building contains six courtrooms as well offices for the courts and other federal agencies such as the United States Marshals Service. The courthouse also has offices for Oregon's two U.S. Senators and for the U.S. Representative in the district. Designed by architect Thom Mayne, the building has won several design awards and earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for energy efficiency. The courthouse was the first new federal courthouse to earn a Gold certification.
== History ==
In 1999, the General Services Administration (GSA) held a competition to design a new courthouse for Eugene. Architect Thom Mayne of the Morphosis firm won the design competition, though at the time the location for the new courthouse was hypothetical. The new building was replacing the old Eugene Federal Building on High Street and Sixth Avenue in downtown, which did not have room for expansion and did not meet newer security requirements. Design of the new building began in 2001 for the site. The project was included in the Design in Excellence program, GSA's project that seeks to increase the quality of architecture in federal government projects. The design of the structure received an award from the GSA in 2002.
On April 7, 2004, federal officials held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site for what was estimated to be a $70 million project. The site on East Eighth Avenue and Ferry Street formerly housed an Agripac cannery and is situated along the Willamette River. Local developers and officials hoped the courthouse and a potential new hospital in that area of town would spur further development and revitalize the area. In July 2004, construction began with site preparation including digging out a hole for underground parking. At that time the project was expected to be completed in August 2006.
Plans called for a four-story structure covered with zinc panels on the exterior with a total of , including a three story tall atrium. Plans for zinc on the exterior were later changed to stainless steel due to costs. Designed by Mayne and the DLR Group, the building was to be built using concrete and steel with a goal of earning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for sustainability, with large amounts of natural lighting designed to help secure that distinction. On the outside many security measures were incorporated into the design. The building was to include six courtrooms, administrative offices, and space for the offices of the U.S. Marshals Service. Despite security concerns as a federal building, the architect and judge Michael Robert Hogan sought to have an open feel to the structure. Hogan, the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, was the primary government official tasked with working with the architect to design the courthouse.
J. E. Dunn Construction Group served as the general contractor on the project, with the DLR Group serving as the architect of record and as the electrical engineering firm. KPFF Consulting Engineers did the structural engineer work and GLUMAC International completed the plumbing and mechanical engineering.
On July 11, 2005, the tall building was topped out and the last steel beam put into place. Construction on the project ended in August 2006 with completion in November. During construction crews removed of material during excavation at the site, poured of concrete with of rebar, used of structural steel, and on the exterior of windows and of stainless steel were used. On December 1, 2006, the $78.8 million Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse was dedicated and officially opened. The total cost to complete the project was $96 million. The Morse Courthouse was completed on budget and on time, but due to budget cuts, elements including a rooftop reflecting pool and etching of the Bill of Rights onto the exterior were removed from the project. When it opened it became the first new federal courthouse in the United States to earn a Gold LEED certification.
== Design ==
The finished building reflected two major influences: Judge Hogan had wanted a more traditional courthouse, similar in style to the United States Supreme Court building, while architect Mayne pushed for a modern glass and steel structure. Though opposed at first to each other's design thoughts, the two worked together to incorporate elements of each person's ideas. After years of working on the design process, including 25 revisions, the two compromised on elements with Hogan responsible for pushing for a set of steps leading to the main floor on the second level as well as the feel of the courtrooms. While Mayne had a reputation as an architect of confrontation and dislocation, this was one of three GSA Design in Excellence programs he had worked on with the artistically conservative federal government. Regarding them, he said: “Obviously, those are buildings that require negotiation. I couldn’t be too bad.”
The completed design resulted in a curving structure standing five stories tall with of space. The bottom two floors are covered in glass and house offices, while the top three floors are covered in ribbons of steel and primarily house courtrooms. Three pavilions rise from the main structure to create these upper floors where the six courtrooms are located. Each of the top three floors have two courtrooms; two for the judges of federal district court, two for magistrate judges of the court, and two for the bankruptcy court, with these courtrooms spread out amongst the pavilions; two per pavilion and all on the third floor. Chambers for the judges are located above the courtrooms and include a seventh chamber for a visiting judge. On the same level as the judge's chambers are two law libraries for the court. The three floors featuring the courtrooms are joined to the rest of the building via the tall atrium. Located on the second floor is the jury assembly room, which when not in use by the court is used as exhibit and meeting space.
The courtrooms vary from as large as to as small as and are in a pear shaped design. Designs for the courtrooms were partly based on the courtrooms of the Bordeaux Law Courts in France. The jury box is recessed and does not resemble a traditional jury box. The courtrooms feature ribbons of wood panels on the walls in rooms that narrow as they reach the bench at the front. The wood is primarily cherry with walnut accents. Natural light is let into the courtrooms from small opening in the walls. Videoconferencing is available in the courtrooms.
In addition to the natural light from the atrium and skylights, the building is further illuminated inside by lightboxes and screens that are part of the artwork. Other interior details include steel mesh, a courtyard at the center, panels of stainless steel, pillars with burnished steel, and a parts of the United States Constitution on the wall. Also, the areas leading into the elevators have clear panels in the floor, and the main staircase is also constructed partly of transparent materials, with the steps made of gray slate. The exterior ribbons of stainless steel also extend into the lobby of the building.
The exterior features a large set of stairs that leads from the street level to the main entrance on the second floor. This wide grand entrance also serves a security function of reducing the chance of a car bomb reaching the main entrance. Other security measures in the design include the underground parking and setting the courtrooms back from the street. The facility was designed as a Security Level IV facility by the government. Other exterior features include structural elements left exposed along with portions of the curved metal skin that extend out from the building. Mayne, the building’s architect, stated that it was “the language of the ribbon” to describe the exterior design.
=== Artwork, LEED, and awards ===
Artist Matthew Ritchie was commissioned to create much of the building's artwork. One piece is a metal sculpture located on the exterior in the courtyard that mimics the nearby Willamette River's watershed, and includes metal spheres attached to the line shaped metal. The other main piece of art is a piece with two lightboxes on the interior that display different images as one moves along the display that uses lenticular glass. Images represent themes of the river and of legal history.
Energy efficient and sustainability features designed into the project led to a Gold LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Elements that led to this include landscaping that reduces runoff from rainwater, lots of natural light, a more efficient HVAC system that is located under the floors, and a location near public transit. Landscaping includes using drought resistant native species to reduce the need for irrigation. The floor-based HVAC system is more energy efficient and helps keep the temperature of the entire building more even and uses radiant heating and cooling. Additionally, the construction used environmentally friendly sealants, carpets, paints, and adhesives as well as preventing 90% of the construction waste from entering landfills. Also, potable water usage is reduced by 40% due to the use of low-flow sinks, showers, and toilets. The contractor also recycled 90% of the materials from the building that previously occupied the site.
In addition to the LEED certification, the building also won a Progressive Architecture Award in 2004 from Architecture magazine and AIA/COTE award from Architect magazine in 2007. The Chicago Athenaeum also gave the design an award in 2007 as part of its American Architecture Awards. The Morse Courthouse was also the first U.S. courthouse included at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. The Oregonian newspaper called the courthouse “the most architecturally important new building in Oregon in decades”.
== Tenants ==
The bottom two floors of the facility house offices, including those for the federal courts, the United States Attorney’s office, the U.S. Marshals Service, pretrial services, and probation. Additionally, there are offices for both of Oregon’s United States Senators and an office for a single member of the United States House of Representatives. Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon's 4th congressional district uses that office.
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Etna, Licking County, Ohio
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Etna (formerly Carthage) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Licking County, Ohio, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1063 feet (324 m) at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and State Route 310. It was listed as a census-designated place in 2010.
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Paul Auguste Ernest Laugier
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Paul Auguste Ernest Laugier (22 December 1812 in Paris - 5 April 1872) was a French astronomer, one of two French astronomers referred to as M. Laugier.
The son of Andre Laugier, a chemist (1 August 1770 – 9 April 1832), studied astronomy under François Arago. He then obtained a post in the observatory at Paris, made important discoveries in regard to magnetism, comets, eclipses, meteors, and sunspots, and made improvements in astronomical clocks. Laugier determined the exact latitude of the Paris observatory (1853), correcting previous errors. He published a catalogue of fifty-three nebulae, and another (1857) of the declination of 140 stars, and contributed astronomical papers to the Connaissance du Temps. He was long associated with Arago in researches on terrestrial physics, and was for some years president of the Academy of Sciences.
== Work ==
* Laugier, Paul-Auguste-Ernest, “Note sur la première comète de 1301”, Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l’Académie des sciences, 15 (1842), 949-951 Gallica
* Laugier, Paul-Auguste-Ernest, “Notice sur l’apparition de la comète de Halley en 1378”, Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l’Académie des sciences, 16 (1843), 1003-1006 Gallica.
* Laugier, Paul-Auguste-Ernest, “Mémoire sur quelque comètes anciennes”, Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l’Académie des sciences, 22 (1846), 148-156 Gallica – orbital elements of the comets of 568, 770, 1337, 1433, 1468, 1472 & 1506.
* Laugier, Paul-Auguste-Ernest, “Mémoire sur quelques anciennes apparitions de la comète de Halley, inconnues jusqu’ici”, Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l’Académie des sciences, 23 (1846), 183-189 Gallica.
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Attic Lights
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Attic Lights are a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2005 by Kev Sherry (vocals, guitar), Colin McArdle (vocals, bass) and Jamie Houston (guitar, keyboard, vocals), later joined by Tim Davidson (guitar, pedal steel) and Noel O'Donnell (drums, glockenspiel, vocals). The four-part harmonies in a number of their songs have led to critical comparisons with Teenage Fanclub and The Beach Boys. Their guitar heavy powerpop has been compared to alternative rock bands such as Weezer, R.E.M. and The Lemonheads.
A series of independent releases and live performances, including a well-received appearance at the 2007 T in the Park festival, led to a bidding war between major labels. The band signed with Island Records, and released their debut album, Friday Night Lights, in October 2008.
== History ==
Attic Lights began by rehearsing and recording demos in (vocalist / bassist) Colin McArdle's attic in Springburn, Glasgow. They played the Glasgow circuit and toured small venues throughout the UK before being signed to Island Records in 2007. The video for the re-release of the single "God" featured Still Game comedy actor Sanjeev Kohli. The 7" vinyl single version of "God" contained a cover of Mental As Anything's "Live It Up". The CD single version of "Bring You Down" featured remixes by fellow Glaswegians Mogwai and Camera Obscura.
In July 2008, Attic Lights appeared on the BBC's The Culture Show in a live performance and interview and had their Somerset House gig filmed and broadcast live on Channelbee. In October 2008 the band began to tour with Paul Heaton and Cerys Matthews. On 21 October 2008, Attic Lights invited fans via their MySpace page to be in their music video for their single "Late Night Sunshine". On 13 October 2008, the band's debut album, Friday Night Lights, was released to positive reviews.
Attic Lights saw in 2009 by playing at the Edinburgh Princes Street Hogmanay celebrations. They followed this with a UK and Ireland tour supporting Camera Obscura. With the relaunch of the new series of Minder on Five, the band re-recorded the program's signature theme tune. This was previously sung by Dennis Waterman (who starred in it as Terry McCann, the original 'minder').
The group recorded a cover of fellow Glaswegians Strawberry Switchblade's "Since Yesterday" for a TV campaign advertising the STV Jobs website, which launched in January 2010 and ran throughout the year.
In 2012, the band signed with Elefant Records. On 1 April 2013, Attic Lights released new single, "Say You Love Me" on Elefant Records. This was followed in May by the release of the band's second album, Super De Luxe.
In July 2013, Attic Lights opened the main stage at the Benicassim Music Festival and followed this up in September headlining the Lemon Pop festival in Alicante, Spain.
In March 2014, the band released the single "Orbison", a tribute to Roy Orbison with an accompanying music video featuring reworked scenes from David Lynch's Blue Velvet. The video also featured pop culture homages to the film The Man Who Fell To Earth, the writings of Michael Kelly and the music video for the Roy Orbison song, I Drove All Night.
In August 2014 Attic Lights performed on the main stage of the Party At The Palace festival in Linlithgow, Scotland alongside a bill of Scottish acts including Deacon Blue, Frightened Rabbit, Simple Minds and The View.
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
* Friday Night Lights (2008)
* Super De Luxe (2013)
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Gekibo: Gekisha Boy
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is an action photography video game developed by Tomcat System and published by Irem for the PC Engine. The game is centered on taking photographs of things going on around the main character. It features interactive environments in which the player can interact and photograph.
== Story ==
David Goldman is an amateur photographer, who always loved to take pictures. One day, he went to Los Angeles Photography School to study more about taking pictures. Everyday, David commutes on the crowded trains, but trained and learned better in the academy so he can achieve his dreams on becoming the best photographer he ever wished for. He was happy at that time, but suddenly misfortune hit him. David's parents suddenly died in a plane crash, leaving him orphaned and all alone. He loved his parents deeply and cried at their burial, thinking that they will come back. David lost his confidence and is about to leave the academy to live a lonely and sad life. However for Dean, the principal of the academy saw him and made an unexpected proposal to him. The principal said if he completed 8 tests by taking 8 special photograph shots in 8 different locations, then he's allowed to graduate in the academy. Unsure about this offer, David still accepted the test and did everything he could to pass.
== Gameplay ==
Players must guide David through the given level attempting to photograph rare or exceptional occurrences which transpire around him, all the while evading obstacles that may injure him. As he take a successful shot of an unexpected situation, he is rewared with extra film, increased speed and bigger camera lens. The player can only advance to the next stage if the required score is met.
== Re-release and sequel ==
In 2002, the Japanese version of Gekibo was re-released on the PlayStation as Volume 94 of the Simple 1500 Series under the title The Cameraman: Gekisha Boy Omakefu. This version features an added stage and an unlockable cooperative gameplay with a second player as the Gekisha Girl.
A sequel for the PlayStation 2 titled Polaroid Pete (or Gekisha Boy 2 in Japan) was released in Europe and Japan in 2001. However, there were no further words about a European release and the publisher suddenly disappeared. A competition was held in the UK "Official Playstation Magazine", but it is unknown if they announced any winners after the cancellation.
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John E. Tullidge
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John Elliott Tullidge, Sr. (November 29, 1806 – January 17, 1873) was the first music critic in Utah Territory and was a Latter Day Saint musician and hymnwriter.
== Biography ==
Tullidge was born in Weymouth, England. His family was wealthy and he received early education from a tutor, and eventually graduated from Eton. He then became the principal tenor and one of the conductors of the York Harmonic Society. Later he moved to Wales where he became the conductor of St. Mary's Cathedral choir in Newport. He founded the Newport Harmonic Society in 1843.
Tullidge married Elizabeth Jane Dawe(s) in 1826. They had several children, including Edward W. Tullidge and John Tullidge Jr.. Starting in 1850 with Edward, many of Tullidge's children joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In 1856 Tullidge founded a school of music in Liverpool aimed primarily at Latter-day Saints. Although not a member himself, Tullidge traveled with his wife and his son John and John's wife and child to Utah Territory in 1863.
=== Mormonism and music in Utah ===
In 1864, Tullidge was baptized a member of the LDS Church. In October 1863, he wrote the first known piece of music criticism in Utah. His piece was considered far too critical towards musicians, and the Deseret News did not publish another one of his works of music criticism for several years. During his time in Utah, Tullidge wrote many scores for the Salt Lake theatre orchestra. Tullidge edited the first LDS hymnbook to contain both words and music.
Tullidge's daughter Jane married Alexander C. Pyper, who was the father of George D. Pyper.
Tullidge died in Salt Lake City at the age of 66 after falling down a theater staircase.
== Legacy ==
Among the hymns in the 1985 English-language edition of the LDS Church hymnal that have music by Tullidge are "An Angel From On High" and "Come, All Ye Saints of Zion". Tullidge also wrote the music to the hymn "Think Not When Ye Gather to Zion", which is not in the current LDS Church hymnal.
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Playbill Records
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Playbill Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.
== History ==
Playbill, the internationally recognized and authoritative publication for theatre, music and the performing arts expanded the reach of its famous yellow and black trademark logo with this newly minted record label in the summer of 2006. Launched in conjunction with Sony BMG's Legacy Recordings and Sony BMG Masterworks, the label's primary goal is to develop a broad fan-base for amazing artists, while at the same time introducing new audiences to the extraordinary recordings contained in Sony BMG's vast archives. Playbill's first artists signed were Broadway veterans Brian Stokes Mitchell and Betty Buckley.
Playbill Records plans to offer three different categories of recordings on their label.
First is original music. The second will be the creation of compilations, which will go under the heading of Playbill Editors' Choice. The third part of the joint venture between Playbill and Sony BMG is the re-releasing of remixed and remastered Broadway recordings.
== Playbill Artists ==
Artists on the current Playbill Records roster include (listed alphabetically):
*Betty Buckley
*Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video
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The Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award has been given since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards in 2000 to artists, directors and producers of an individual promotional music video released for the first time during the award eligibility year.
"No Me Dejes de Querer", performed by Gloria Estefan and directed by Emilio Estefan, was the first music video to be awarded. They were followed by Ricky Martin for the video "She Bangs". Shakira's "Suerte" was also awarded, and the recipient of the first Video of the Year award at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica. The English-language version of the video received four nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards of 2002. The music video for the bilingual track "Frijolero" by Mexican band Molotov, that employs animation software previously developed by the directors Jason Archer and Paul Beck for the American film Waking Life, received the award in 2003.
Puerto-Rican band Calle 13 holds the record for the most wins as a performer in this category with three (out of five nominations), "Atrévete-te-te", "La Perla" and "Calma Pueblo". Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes has been awarded twice for the music videos for "Volverte a Ver" and "Me Enamora". Gabriel Coss holds the record for the most wins as a director, with a total of two. Guatemalan singer Ricardo Arjona holds the record for the most nominations as a performer without a win, with three.
== Recipients ==
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Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
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Tommy Thomas (baseball)
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Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas (December 23, 1899 – April 27, 1988), was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1937. He would play for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns, and Boston Red Sox. From 1926 through 1929 with the White Sox, Thomas finished in the top 10 in the American League in earned run average three times and in wins three times. In 1927 he led the American League with 36 games started and tied for the American League lead with 307 2/3 innings pitched, and in 1929 he led the league with 24 complete games. In 1926 he held opposing hitters to a .244 batting average, leading all American League pitchers. In 1928, he finished 15th in the balloting for American League Most Valuable Player.
The Baltimore, Maryland, native was also a pitching star and, later, the manager of his hometown team, the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. Thomas pitched for the Orioles from 1921 to 1925, winning 24 games in 1921 and 32 contests in 1925. Thomas had held out for a higher salary at the start of the 1925 season, and after the season Oriole owner Jack Dunn sold him to the White Sox for a reported $15,000. He later returned briefly to Baltimore as a pitcher in 1935, and then as a pitcher-manager during the 1940s. He won 108 games and lost 56 (.659) as an Oriole pitcher, and counting his time with the Buffalo Bisons from 1918 to 1920 has a career 138–85 (.613) record in the International League. In ten seasons (1940–1949) as a manager, his Orioles posted a 638–734 record (.475) with three winning campaigns.
Thomas served as a scout for the Boston Red Sox from 1949 to 1973, except for a brief stint as general manager of Boston's American Association affiliate Minneapolis Millers. He died in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, at age 88.
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The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: Ninth Series
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The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: Ninth Series is a 1958 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by T. E. Dikty. The stories had originally appeared in 1956 and 1957 in the magazines Astounding, If, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Venture Science Fiction Magazine, Satellite and Science Fiction Stories.
== Reception ==
Anthony Boucher unhappily dismissed this anthology as an "assembly of the tedious, trite and ill-reasoned," excepting only Anderson's story as "firstrate" and the short pieces from Emshwiller, Oliver and Russell as "good (if far from 'best')". Damon Knight singled out the Anderson and Emshwiller stories as "first-rate," dismissing the remainder as "mostly dead-level puzzles of melodramas, each one grayly blending into a hundred similar stories you have read and mildly enjoyed."
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Aetna Springs, California
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Aetna Springs is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 771 feet (235 m). The ZIP Code is 94567. The community is inside area code 707.
It was named after a nearby hot spring. The spring was so named by the owner of the Aetna Mines, John Lawley, when he discovered the spring in the 1880s.
== Aetna Springs Resort ==
The Aetna Springs Resort is located in Aetna Springs and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The resort and spa originally developed by Len D. Owens, Frances Marion’s father in the 1870s and quickly became a popular summertime destination for vacationers from San Francisco and Hollywood. One of the first golf courses west of the Mississippi River was built on the resort's property in 1891. In 1966 Ronald Reagan announced his intention to run for the office of Governor of California in the dining hall at the resort.
On June 9, 2009 it was announced that the Aetna Springs Resort would close. Snell Valley lies to the north of Aetna Springs. In early 2012 the Napa County Planning Commission approved plans to renovate existing 28 structures and build a new lodge on the property.
== Politics ==
In the state legislature, Aetna Springs is in the 2nd Senate District and in the 7th Assembly District.
Federally, Aetna Springs is in .
== In literature ==
Aetna Springs is the locale of Frances Marion's Valley People, a book of short stories published in 1935.
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Daud Turki
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Daud Turki (, also known by his kunya أبو عائدة Abu Aida the father of Aida (the father of return)) (1927 - March 8, 2009), was a Palestinian-Arab poet, living in Haifa, Israel. He was the leader of the Jewish-Arab left-wing group called the Red Front, which was an anti-Zionist group. He was convicted on grounds of treason and spent 17 years in the Israeli jail in what is considered by the Israeli Security Agency as one of its famous historical affairs.
Daud Turki was born in 1927 to a Palestinian Christian family from the Galilee village of al-Maghar between Nazareth and the Lake Tiberias. He grew up in the city of Haifa. His father's name is Simaan Daud, who died from being shot by British occupation troops in Haifa in the 1936-1939 uprising, and his mother Sadi'a Khouri is also from al-Maghar in the Galilee. His grandfather Turki belonged to the David (Daud) clan of al-Mughar a traditional Christian Palestinian family group. In 1948 when Israel was established his immediate family fled from Haifa to the Druze village of Beit Jan, which afforded them protection and helped prevent them from becoming refugees. He was married to Khazna Daud and had three daughters Aida, Georget, and Nidal.
He was an Arab Nationalist and a Marxist. He was a founding member of the Palestine Communist Party branch in Haifa during the time of British Mandate Palestine and fought British occupation of his homeland. After the establishment of Israel he joined the Israeli Communist Party Maki. He along with his extended family were expelled from the Israeli Communist Party in 1963 for his pro-China views and because of his insistence on the right of return of Palestinian refugees. His family returned to the Communist Party of Israel after its pro-Zionist members left it and it became known as Rakah, which is the main party in the Israeli political coalition called Hadash.
He was arrested in December 1972 and sentenced to 17 years in prison in March 1973 on charges of treason. He was released on May 20, 1985 as part of the "Galilee" prisoner exchange deal between Israel and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command. After his release, he published a collection of poems he wrote while behind bars called "the Wind of Struggle" (ريح الجهاد) as well as his memoirs "Rebel from the Arab East" (ثائر من الشرق العربي). Daud Turki died at the age of 82 on March 8, 2009.
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Seventy-Second Brave
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Seventy-Second Brave is the fifth album by the Keef Hartley Band.
== Track listing ==
=== 1972 LP ===
Deram SDL 9 (UK), XDES 18065 (US)
# "Heartbreakin' Woman" (Kerr) - 4:18
# "Marin County" (Mercer) - 3:55
# "Hard Pill To Swallow" (Wingfield) - 5:40
# "Don't You Be Long" (Kerr) - 5:16
# "Nicturns" (Crowe) - 2:07
# "Don't Sign It" (Mercer) - 4:24
# "Always Thinking of You" (Crowe) - 4:37
# "You Say You're Together Now" (Thain) - 3:42
# "What It Is" (Crowe) - 1:19
== Personnel ==
* Junior Kerr - Guitar, Vocals
* Pete Wingfield - Piano, Vocals
* Gary Thain - Bass Guitar, Vocals
* Chris Mercer - Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
* Nick Newell - Alto Saxophone, Flute
* Keef Hartley - Drums
* Mick Weaver - Organ
* John Burns - Engineer, Island Studios
* Roy Baker - Engineer, Trident Studios
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Coptis occidentalis
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Coptis occidentalis, Idaho Goldthread, is plant native to western North America. It is a member of the buttercup family. This plant has also been known under the binomial Chrysocoptis occidentalis and the common name western goldthread.
The Idaho goldthread is a spring flowering plant, usually found in moist coniferous forests.
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William Gerard Power
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William Gerard Power (April 19, 1882July 8, 1940) was a Canadian politician.
Born in the parish of Sillery, Quebec City, the son of William Power and Susan Winifred Rockett, Power was educated at the Commercial Academy of Quebec and the College Mont-Saint-Louis in Montreal . A lumber merchant, he joined W & J Sharples in 1897, becoming its president in 1921, until 1929. A partner in the River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Company. Named to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1923 for the division of Stadacona as a Liberal. He resigned on July 25, 1934 to become a member of the Quebec Liquor Commission.
His brother, Charles Gavan Power, was an MP and senator; another brother, Joe Power, was a professional ice hockey player and member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec; yet another brother, James Power, was a professional ice hockey player. His great-nephew Lawrence Cannon was a Conservative MP and cabinet minister. His son Col. Douglas Haig Power was a member of the Canadian Forces and led the evacuation of Canadian UNEF forces from Gaza in 1967.
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Dunnottar, Manitoba
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Dunnottar is a Municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The Municipality - often referred to as the 'Village of Dunnottar' - is located on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, just off Highway 9, south of Winnipeg Beach. The Municipality encompasses the towns of Ponemah, Whytewold, and Matlock. These centres grew around Canadian Pacific Railway status. It borders the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, in addition to Lake Winnipeg. It is known for its beaches & many summer residents & visitors.
As of the 2001 Canada Census, 487 people were full-time residents of the 'Village'. This is a 24% increase from the 392 permanent residents counted in the 1996 Census.
Overall, the trend is towards increasing numbers of permanent residents. There was a 29% increase between 1971 and 1981, 7% between 1981 and 1991, and 59% between 1991 and 2001.
The 2006 census showed a population of 692 persons, an increase of 42.1% from the 487 during the 2001 census.
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NOFV-Oberliga Süd
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The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.
== Overview ==
The NOFV-Oberliga Sud was formed in 1991 when, along with the political reunion of Germany, the former East German football league system was integrated into the German one.
The abbreviation NOFV stands for Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband, meaning North East German Football Association.
Along with this league, two other NOFV-Oberligen were formed, the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte and the NOFV-Oberliga Nord.
The league was formed from clubs from six different leagues: One club from the Oberliga Nordost, the former DDR-Oberliga, fourteen clubs from the NOFV-Liga A and B, the former East German second division, and one each from the three Verbandsligas, the new state leagues. The league accommodated therefore a wide mix of clubs from the east and west of Germany. Unlike the two other NOFV-Oberligas, it contained no clubs from Berlin, due to geographical reasons, and therefore was the only one of the three to have no West German clubs in it.
The league became one of the then ten Oberligen in the united Germany, the third tier of league football. Its champion was however not directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga but had to take part in a promotion play-off. In 1994 the league champion was successful in this competition, in 1992 and 1993 they failed.
For the duration of the league and onwards, the leagues below it are:
* Landesliga Sachsen
* Landesliga Thüringen
* Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt, except clubs from the very north of the state
* Brandenburgliga, only clubs from the very south of the state
In 1994, the German football league system saw some major changes. The four Regionalligen were introduced as an intermediate level between 2nd Bundesliga and Oberligen, relegating the Oberligen to the fourth tier. In the east of Germany, the Regionalliga Nordost was formed, a league covering the area of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Four clubs from the NOFV-Oberliga Süd were admitted to the new league:
* Rot-Weiß Erfurt
* Erzgebirge Aue
* Sachsen Leipzig
* FV 09 Bischofswerda
The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was disbanded and its clubs spread between the two remaining Oberligen in the east. Four clubs from the former league were added to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
From 1995 to 1999, the champions of the league were directly promoted to the Regionalliga Nordost.
With the reduction of the number of Regionalligen to two, the league came under the Regionalliga Nord. Six clubs were relegated that season from the now disbanded Regionalliga Nordost to the Oberliga. The regulations about promotion kept on changing and until 2006, the league champion had to play-off with the champion of the northern league for one promotion spot. Only in 2004 did the southern champion failed to win the play-off. From the 2006 season onwards, direct promotion was awarded again.
The league changes in 2008, with the introduction of the 3rd Liga, meant the Oberligen were now the fifth tier of league football in Germany. The top three teams of the league in 2007–08 gained entry to the Regionalliga, the fourth placed team had to play-off against the fourth placed team from the north for one more spot, these teams being:
* Hallescher FC
* Chemnitzer FC
* VFC Plauen
* Sachsen Leipzig qualified for play-offs
Otherwise, the setup of the league did not change and its champion was directly promoted from the 2008-09 season onwards.
Another league reform, decided upon in 2010, will saw the reestablishment of the Regionalliga Nordost from 2012 onwards, with the two NOFV-Oberligas feeding into this league again. Three teams from the league achieved direct promotion to the new league, these being VfB Auerbach, Lokomotive Leipzig and FSV Zwickau.
=== Founding members of the league ===
The founding members of the league in 1991 were:
From the Oberliga Nordost:
From the NOFV-Liga Staffel A:
* Fortschritt Bischofswerda, now Bischofswerdaer FV 08
* Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe, now FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda
From the Verbandsliga Sachsen:
From the Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt:
From the Verbandsliga Thüringen:
From the NOFV-Liga Staffel B:
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie is the sixth book in the Hank the Cowdog series of children's novels by John R. Erickson. It is preceded by Faded Love and followed by The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob.
Like almost all the Hank the Cowdog books, this one begins with Hank saying, "It's me again, Hank the Cowdog."
The characters are: Hank the Cowdog, Drover, High Loper, Sally May, and dog named Ralph (although Hank keeps calling him Clyde).
== Plot ==
Murder after murder at the chicken house is occurring, and Hank and Drover are beside themselves trying to find just who it is. But all investigating takes a back burner when Hank, out working traffic, sees Beulah and Plato in Billy's pickup. He tries to show off and annoys Billy, which results in him using the truck door to knock this four-legged nuisance over the ditch and "there were five draws to that stupid canyon, and I hit every stinkin' one of 'em" and after a nutty interrogation of Dogpound Ralph, Hank heads home to get bawled out by Loper. After a while he stakes out the chicken house and finds it was a hypnotizing skunk who has been doing the killing. After a brief scare during which Hank is accused of being the killer and is locked up, he breaks away and leaves, and saves Little Alfred from a hooking bull, and Sally May forgives him, and so the story ends.
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Austin Chick
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Austin Chick (born July 29, 1971) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer, who made the films XX/XY, released in 2002, and August, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
== Early life ==
Although born in Hartford, Chick moved to New Hampshire as a youngster. In the late 1980s he attended high school at High Mowing School, a boarding school in Wilton, NH. He went on to Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, where he specialized in literature and psychology with the aid of grants from the King Foundation. Chick spent a number of years unsure of what he wanted to do with his life and took on a life of a wanderer for some time. Watching Kings of the Road, he says in an interview with Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life, helped him find the direction he'd been searching for.
I wanted to be doing something that was a little bit more, I don’t know, populist? More accessible. I felt like a narrative interested me, and it wasn’t until I saw Kings of the Road that I realized that film was a place that might make sense for me.
In 1998, Chick graduated from SUNY Purchase Film School in Purchase, New York, having studied cinematography.
== Career ==
His first major film, which he wrote and directed, was released in 2002. It was titled XX/XY, and it starred Mark Ruffalo and Kathleen Robertson. It examined the complex relationship between three Sarah Lawrence College students, both during their time at the school and then many years later. It was an independent production, which was shown at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival (where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize) and subsequently taken up by IFC Films.
He co-produced Sidney Lumet's 2007 film Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, which featured Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman as two brothers who stage the robbery of their parents' jewellery shop in an effort to get rich quick, with tragic consequences.
His most recent movie, called August, was released by ContentFilm International in 2008. The cast list is headed by Josh Hartnett, and features Adam Scott, Naomie Harris, Rip Torn, and David Bowie. The plot centered on two brothers, with one of them, Tom (Hartnett), involved in a struggle to save his internet company on the stock market just before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Chick directed the film and was also executive producer.
== Personal life ==
Chick married actress Morena Baccarin over Thanksgiving in 2011. They have a son, Julius, who was born on October 22, 2013 in Glendale, California.
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Jack Browns Seaplane Base
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Jack Browns Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base located 3 nautical miles (5.56 km) northwest of the central business district of Winter Haven in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is located on the northeast shore of Lake Jessie, which is part of the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes. The privately owned seaplane base is located adjacent to Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport and connected to it by an asphalt taxiway.
== Facilities and aircraft ==
Jack Browns Seaplane Base covers an area of at an elevation of 140 feet (42.7 m) above mean sea level. It has one water runway: 1/19 is 3,600 by 2,200 feet (1,097 x 670.6 m).
For the 12-month period ending November 17, 2009, the airport had 10,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day. At that time there were 5 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine and 20% multi-engine.
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Ivan Bebek
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Ivan Bebek (born May 30, 1977) is a Croatian football referee. He lives in Rijeka.
Bebek is considered the best Croatian referee and is the only Croatian referee who supervised two UEFA Champions League group stage matches (Lazio v. Werder Bremen during the 2007–08 season and Bordeaux v. CFR Cluj in the 2008–09 season). He also refereed at the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League knockout stage (Paris Saint-Germain - Bayer Leverkusen).
He has refereed at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was also a fourth official at UEFA Euro 2008. He refereed at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and invited to Indian League.
He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Bridge Creek Wilderness
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Bridge Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Ochoco Mountains of central Oregon, within the Ochoco National Forest. It was established in 1984 and comprises , making it one of the smallest Wilderness areas in the state.
== Topography ==
Bridge Creek Wilderness is characterized by steep terrain, open meadows, forested mountain slopes, and barren plateaus. Elevation ranges from . Bridge Creek drains northeasterly from the summit of the Ochoco Mountains, essentially dividing the Wilderness into two plateaus. The peaks of East Point and North Point at and , respectively, look across the small Wilderness. Five perennial springs flow in the Wilderness - Thompson, Pisgah, Masterson, Nelson, and Maxwell. The Bridge Spring and Bridge Creek watershed creates the domestic water supply for the town of Mitchell.
Lava vents located north of the John Day River produced lava that now caps most of the Ochoco crest, creating the pillar-shaped basalt columns at the cliffs on North Point.
== Vegetation ==
The forest in Bridge Creek Wilderness consists primarily of Douglas fir, grand fir, and larch, with some stands of lodgepole and ponderosa pine. Other plants include sagebrush, bunchgrass, sparse, and mountain mahogany.
== Wildlife ==
A variety of wildlife lives in Bridge Creek Wilderness, including elk, deer, mule deer, black bear, and mountain lion. Birds include pileated woodpecker, goshawk and prairie falcon.
== Recreation ==
Popular recreational activities in Bridge Creek Wilderness include hiking several miles of trails to North Point and East Point.
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Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne
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The Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne is a canton of the Charente-Maritime department in France. The lowest point is the river Boutonne near Puy-du-Lac (1 m), the highest point is at Nachamps at 66 m. The seat of the canton is Tonnay-Boutonne. The canton has 3,237 inhabitants (2008).
== Communes of Tonnay-Boutonne ==
The canton of Tonnay-Boutonne contains 11 communes:
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1983 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1983 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to drivers of Australian Formula 1 racing cars. The winner of the title, which was the 27th Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1983 CAMS Gold Star.
Italian born, Melbourne based driver Alfredo Costanzo won his fourth straight CAMS Gold Star driving his Tiga FA81 Ford. John Smith finished second in his Ralt RT4, including being the first Australian driver home in the final round of the championship, the Australian Grand Prix held at Melbourne's Calder Park. Port Macquarie privateer Andrew Miedecke drove his RT4 to 3rd in the championship despite only deciding to race after watching Costanzo win the first round of the series in Adelaide on television.
== Calendar ==
The championship was contested over a six round series with each round held as a single race.
== Points system ==
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six eligible finishers at each round. Non-resident drivers and drivers of Australian Formula 2 cars (who competed in some rounds by invitation) were not eligible to score points.
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List of named passenger trains of the United States (A–B)
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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning A through B.
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Hydrogen ship
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A hydrogen ship is a hydrogen-fueled ship, power-assisted by an electric motor that gets its electricity from a fuel cell.
== History ==
In 2000, the 22-person Hydra ship was demonstrated, and in 2003 the Duffy-Herreshoff watertaxi went into service. 2003 saw the debut of Yacht No. 1, as well Hydroxy3000. The AUV DeepC and Yacht XV 1 were shown in 2004. In 2005 the first example of the Type 212 submarine, which is powered underwater by fuel cells, went into service with the German navy. In 2006 the 12-person Xperiance was debuted, as well as the Zebotec. In 2007 both the 8-person Tuckerboot and the Canal boat Ross Barlow debuted, and in 2008 the 100-passenger Zemships project Alsterwasser went into service in Hamburg. Also, in 2009 the Nemo H2 and the Frauscher 600 Riviera HP went into service. In 2013 the Hydrogenesis Passenger Ferry project went into service.
== Economy ==
Hjalti Pall Ingolfsson from Icelandic New Energy has commented that ships are fast becoming the biggest source of air pollution in the European Union. It is estimated that by 2020 emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from ships will exceed land-based emissions in Europe. A big issue to be dealt with would be the storage of hydrogen on ships, given that there would be no opportunity to refill them when out at sea, although one can use wind power and solar panels to generate electricity from the ocean while they are far from the shores and produce onboard hydrogen.
== Infrastructure ==
The need for a hydrogen infrastructure varies, where the Yacht No. 1 was fueled by a mobile hydrogen station, the prototype Haveblue Yacht XV 1 was intended to have onboard hydrogen generation, the Xperiance and Tuckerboot have exchangeable high-pressure hydrogen tanks which can be refilled at a local hydrogen station, the canal boat Ross Barlow uses fixed onboard low-pressure solid-state metal hydride storage tanks and depends on a refilling station on the waterside, the Zemships Alsterwasser refills at a fixed waterside storage tank with 17,000 liters of hydrogen which is refuelled by a compressed hydrogen tube trailer.
== Codes and standards ==
Hydrogen codes and standards have repeatedly been identified as a major institutional barrier to the deployment of hydrogen technologies and the development of a hydrogen economy. To enable the commercialization of hydrogen in consumer products, new model building codes and equipment, as well as other technical standards are developed and recognized by federal, state, and local governments. The Germanischer Lloyd guidelines for fuel cells on ships and boats is used for the Hydra, Tuckerboot, Yacht No. 1, Zebotec and Zemships.
== Research ==
The NEW H SHIP project was a 15-month project that started February 2004.
FC-SHIP was funded by the European Commission under FP5 - GROWTH from 2002 to 2004. The Viking Fellowship is a Nordic project. The SMART H2 project started in 2007 by placing a fuel cell in the existing whale-watching ship Elding. Other studies have also considered various ways of combining fuel cell operations on board with air conditioning systems for operations while in harbour.
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2006–07 Iranian Basketball Super League
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The following is the final results of the Iran Super League 2006/07 basketball season.
== Regular season ==
== Playoffs ==
=== Championship ===
=== Classifications ===
==== 9th-14th places ====
9th-14th
9th-12th
11th place match
9th place match
== Final ranking ==
* Saba Battery and Petrochimi qualified to WABA Champions Cup 2008.
* TB Kerman and Pegah Shiraz relegated to Division 1.
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Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
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The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not elegible. Songs in Portuguese may be entered in the Brazilian field.
The award has been given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony being presented to the Argentine singer-songwriter Fito Páez with the song "Al Lado del Camino".
The award has been presented to songwriters originating from Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Colombian musician Juanes is the biggest winner in this category having won in all the four occasions he's been nominated for (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005). Other multiple winners are Gustavo Cerati with three wins out of four nominations and Emmanuel de Real of Café Tacvba winning twice. Beto Cuevas holds the record for most nominations without a win with four.
== Recipients ==
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* Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
* The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
* Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).
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Parking Wars
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Parking Wars is a reality television series which aired on the A&E television network. The program followed traffic enforcement employees as they ticket, "boot," and tow cars as part of their parking enforcement duties.
The show began airing on January 8, 2008. The final season premiered October 6, 2012. The final episode was December 22, 2012.
== Episodes ==
== Background ==
The series' original focus was on the employees of the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) and their daily work: ticketing, booting (via wheel clamp), and towing cars, and dealing with the issues that arise with the public when they try to retrieve their vehicles from the impound lots. The show also includes footage of vehicle owners interacting with employees on the street when their vehicles are ticketed, booted, or towed.
Each episode consists of three segments, shown either in chronological order of a car entering the PPA violation system (ticket, boot/tow, impound) or reverse chronological order. Many of the "Booting" segments feature the favorite team of Steve (better known by his last name, "Garfield"), a longtime PPA employee and self-professed "gadget geek," and his partner Sherry, who has "the fastest fingers on the Eastern Seaboard" according to her partner, as they travel on their assigned beats to track down cars with three tickets or more, all at least six months old, and "boot" them so that the owner cannot continue to drive the car until they pay the outstanding fines. Booting a car usually requires the PPA employee to snap on a device, locking the mechanism of the front wheel so that it will not be able to move. Sometimes, attaching a boot to a car is difficult because of the size of the wheels. This is unnerving because it is a race against time before the owner of the vehicle returns.
One of the PPA tow truck drivers featured in the series, Martin, died shortly before the show's debut. The show's official page at aetv.com has a section dedicated to his memory.
== Production ==
The first five seasons of Parking Wars were filmed on location in Philadelphia. Beginning the third season, Detroit's MPD (Municipal Parking Department) was added as a location as well, in addition to the PPA. Beginning in season 5, the parking enforcement unit of Providence, Rhode Island is featured. In season 6, the show added Staten Island and North Hempstead, New York, and Trenton, New Jersey to its list of filming locations.
The series was based on a 2001 documentary of the same name about the PPA, produced for A&E and Britain's Channel 5, about a day in the life of the PPA, from morning to late night, taped in April 2001. The documentary featured off-screen narration by Daniel Jenkins, as well as all elements of the PPA's operation—ticketing, booting, impounding, towing, adjudication and auctioning. When the series debuted seven years later in 2008, the narrator was dropped in favor of the employees telling the stories themselves, each episode had three separate segments, and the adjudication and auctioning aspects were no longer featured (with towing only featured very occasionally). Some of the staffers that appeared in the documentary, such as boot crew member Steve Garfield, would later be seen in the series. When this documentary was rebroadcast after the start of the series, it was listed in television listings as "The Lost Pilot".
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List of named passenger trains of the United States (C)
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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning with C.
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Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
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The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album was an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony conducted by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to "recognize excellence and create a wider awareness of the cultural diversity" and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards, the award was given to vocal rock, hard rock or metal albums containing at least 51 percent of newly recorded material. It was given to a male or female artist.
The award was first presented at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2001. Before its introduction, the rock categories were separated by gender and ensembles, with an additional award for Best Rock Album. At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2010 two rock categories were presented, Rock Album and Best Rock Song. No information was released regarding the absence or possible withdrawal of the Best Rock Solo Vocal Album category.
Argentinian artists have won the award more times than any other nationality. Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes has won the most awards in the category, with three wins out of the same number of nominations. Mexican performers Alejandra Guzmán and Julieta Venegas are the only female singers to be awarded. Fito Páez and Luis Alberto Spinetta are the most nominated performers, with four nominations each. Draco Rosa became the last recipient of the award in 2009, for the album Teatro.
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Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahwani
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Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahwani is an Iraqi general and the former director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service.
== Early life and military service ==
Al-Shahwani is a Sunni Turkoman born in either Mosul or Kirkuk and began his career as an international athlete; in 1963 he competed in a decathlon in Jakarta, Indonesia where he won a gold medal. In 1967 he was sent by Iraq to the U.S. Army Ranger School, and in the 1980s he was promoted to head of the Iraqi Special Forces School. During the first half of the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) al-Shahwani was a Brigadier General in charge of a Republican Guard helicopter unit. He made a name for himself by retaking Kardamand mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan from an entrenched Iranian force that numbered in the thousands in an air assault; because of this President Saddam Hussein viewed him as a potential threat and subsequently placed him under the surveillance of the Iraqi Intelligence Service in 1984. He was finally arrested and interrogated in 1989, so in May 1990 al-Shahwani decided to defect to London.
== Hussein opposition ==
Al-Shahwani soon returned to Jordan to collect intelligence on Iraq during the Gulf War.
In the fall of 1994 al-Shahwani began planning a coup against Saddam Hussein with the support of his three sons then serving in the Republican Guard. Al-Shahwani also brought in Iraqi National Accord leader Iyad Allawi, who in turn informed MI6, and consequently the CIA. The CIA directed coup was foiled by Iraqi security in June 1996, and while al-Shahwani was able to escape, hundreds of Iraqi officers, including his sons, were arrested. His sons and 82 other operatives were later executed.
Between 1996 and 2003 Al-Shahwani continued building an opposition network in Iraq with the help of the CIA, and although a planned military uprising was vetoed by the Pentagaon, al-Shahwani used his influence to try and convince Iraqi security forces not to resist the American led invasion. He himself participated in covert American missions in western Iraq in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
== INIS Director ==
After the initial invasion the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, Paul Bremer, released Order 69, which established the charter for a new Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS). Al-Shahwani was appointed as its first director. He resigned in August 2009, which according to the Washington Post was due to disagreements with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki over Iranian influence in Iraq, and was replaced by General Zuheir Fadel. According to the Iraqi paper Al-Zaman, Shahwani had presented evidence linking Iran to a series of attacks in Iraq including the 19 August 2009 Baghdad bombings, and left when Iraqi leadership refused to publicly implicate Iran in the bombings. Several days later the Iranian mission to the United Nations sent a letter of protest to the Washington Post over the previous article, claiming that Shahwani's statements about Iranian involvement were baseless.
== Personal life ==
Shawani is married to a Shiite. He had three sons, Major Anmar al-Shahwani, Captain Ayead al-Shahwani, and Lt. Atheer al-Shahwani, who were killed by Saddam Hussein for plotting a coup.
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Dennis Bright
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Dennis Bright (born in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a former Sierra Leonean cabinet minister. He served as Sierra Leone's Minister of Youth and Sports from 2002-2007. Dennis Bright taught French at university and was director of the Franco-Sierra Leonean Pedagogical Centre in Freetown. He is a member of the Creole ethnic group.
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Diocles of Cnidus
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Diocles of Cnidus () was a Platonic philosopher, who is mentioned as the author of Διατριβαί (Discussions) from which a fragment is quoted by Eusebius:
Diocles of Cnidos asserts in his Diatribae, that through fear of the followers of Theodorus, and of the sophist Bion, who used to assail the philosophers, and shrank from no means of refuting them, Arcesilaus took precautions, in order to avoid trouble, by never appearing to suggest any dogma, but used to put forward the "suspense of judgement" as a protection, like the black juice which the cuttlefishes throw out.
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List of named passenger trains of the United States (D–H)
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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning D through H.
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Diocles of Magnesia
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Diocles of Magnesia () was an ancient Greek writer from Magnesia, who probably lived in the 2nd or 1st century BC. The claim that he is the Diocles to whom Meleager of Gadara dedicated his anthology is questionable. He authored works entitled Ἐπιδρομὴ τῶν φιλοσόφων (Philosophers overview) and Περὶ βίων φιλοσόφων (On the lives of philosophers), both important sources for Diogenes Laertius's work about the lives and opinions of eminent Greek philosophers, especially the Cynics and Stoics (see Diogenes Laertius 2.82; 6.12, 13, 20, 36, 87, 91, 99, 103; 7.48, 162, 166, 179, 181; 9.61, 65; 10.12). Nothing more is known about his life and works.
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Francisco Gamboa
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Francisco Gamboa Gómez (born July 20, 1985 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican professional footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Toluca, wearing jersey #3. He made his debut September 25, 2005 against UAG, a game which resulted in a 2-1 victory for Toluca.
== Honors ==
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Acanthopelma beccarii
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Acanthopelma beccarii is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). It is endemic to Guyana in northern South America.
While there are specimens held in captivity, it is not a very popular species in this regard.
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Utricularia huntii
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Utricularia huntii is a medium-sized perennial terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. huntii is endemic to Brazil and is only known from five collections. It was originally described by Peter Taylor in 1986 in honor of David Richard Hunt.
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List of named passenger trains of the United States (I–M)
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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning I through M.
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Bridgit Fitzgerald
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Bridgit Fitzgerald is a Canadian of Irish descent who was a prominent patron of the English-speaking culture within the Irish community of Quebec City, in the 19th century. Fitzgerald married William Power (Sr.) on September 27, 1843 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
Mother of the Canadian politician William Power, and grandmother of the Hon. Charles Gavan Power and William Gerard Power, both Canadian politicians. She travelled to Boston, Massachusetts for the christening of her nephew John F. Fitzgerald, who, in turn, was maternal grandfather of US President John F. Kennedy.
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Eret, Mississippi
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Eret is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.
The town was named for the late wife of Fred Clark, who owned most of the land in the area.
Eret was located on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, built through Mississippi in the 1850s. The town never had a post office, and never incorporated.
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D. W. Washburn
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"D.W. Washburn" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Two famous recordings of the song are by The Coasters and The Monkees. It was also included in the musical Smokey Joe's Cafe.
== Lyrics ==
The lyrics tell a story of a derelict (Washburn), chosen by a well-meaning charity for a wash-up and a meal. Washburn rejects the offer, though, preferring his jobless, drunken but easygoing lifestyle to a life of responsibility. He mentions, "I do believe I got it made".
== Recordings ==
The Monkees' version of "D.W. Washburn" was the first single they released after the second and final season of their series on NBC concluded. All their previous singles reached the #1, #2, or #3 positions from strong promotion through their use in various episodes; without this boost, the song became the band's first to miss the Top Ten in the U.S. Billboard charts, reaching #19. Micky Dolenz sings the song in a high falsetto, and is in the honky tonk style from the 1920s and 1930s.
The Coasters released their version of the song in July 1968. They had recorded the song on October 31, 1967 with Date Records. The B-side of the song was "Everybody's Woman."
A medley. "D.W. Washburn/L. David Sloane (A Good Man Is Hard To Find)" by the Hutch Davie Calliope Band, entered the Cashbox "Looking Ahead" survey on 8/25/68.
The Monkees continued to perform the song, during their 1980s and later reunions. One performance was on Nashville Now; a country music showcase.
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List of named passenger trains of the United States (S–Z)
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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning S through Z.
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List of named passenger trains of the United States (N–R)
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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning N through R.
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General Nathanael Greene Homestead
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The General Nathanael Greene Homestead is historic house at 20 Taft Street in Coventry, Rhode Island. Known as Spell Hall, it was the home of American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene from 1770 to 1776, and was owned afterwards by his brother Jacob Greene and his wife Margaret. The house is owned and operated by the General Nathanael Greene Homestead Association, a non-profit organization, and was opened as a museum in 1924.
== Description ==
The house is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure with a gable roof, two interior chimneys, and clapboarded exterior. It is five bays wide and two deep, with a center entry framed by pilasters and topped by a transom window, triangular pediment, and carved fanlight motif. The house follows a typical late-Georgian center-hall plan, with four rooms on each level, two on either side of the central hall. On the lower level, the front right room housed Nathanael Greene's 300+ volume library, while the rear room served as the kitchen. The rooms on the left served as parlor and dining room. There are four bedrooms on the second floor, and the attic space was later also converted into bedrooms.
== History ==
The house was built by Nathanael Greene in 1774, part of a property encompassing , and served as his family's home through the Revolutionary War. In 1783 Greene moved the family to Newport, before eventually relocating to Georgia, where he died in 1786. This house he sold to his brother Jacob. It remained in Greene family hands until 1899, although it became run-down and was used as a tenement house in the later years. In 1919 The Nathanael Greene Homestead Association was formed to restore and care for the property. It is now a house museum, open to the public.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972, and was included in the Anthony Village Historic District in 2010.
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Frieda Hempel
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Frieda Hempel (26 June 1885 – 7 October 1955) was a German soprano singer in operatic and concert work who had an international career in Europe and the United States.
== Biography ==
Frieda Hempel was born in Leipzig, Germany, and studied first at the Leipzig Conservatory and afterwards at the Stern Conservatory, Berlin, where she was a pupil of Selma Nicklass-Kempner. Her earliest appearances were in Breslau, singing Violetta, the Queen of the Night and Rosina. She made a debut in Schwerin in 1905, and was engaged there for the next two years, singing also Gilda, Leonora (Il trovatore) and Woglinde.
She made such a success that the Kaiser Wilhelm II requested the Schwerin authorities to release her to sing also in Berlin. She made a debut there in 1905 as Frau Fluth (in Nicolai's Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor). She sang at the Royal Court Opera, Berlin, from 1907 to 1912, where she was also admired as Lucia, Marguerite de Valois and Marie.
=== International career ===
She appeared at the Covent Garden, London in 1907 as Bastienne, as Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, as Eva and Elsa and again as Frau Fluth: Melba and Selma Kurz were taking centre stage in the more popular roles.
In 1912 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York as Marguerite de Valois. She sang regularly in New York thereafter into the 1920s. She was the first to sing the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier in New York (for Gatti-Casazza, December 9, 1913) and in Berlin, and she also sang the role in London in 1913. She was in the Met 1913 Un ballo in maschera as Oscar, with Caruso, Emmy Destinn, Margarete Matzenauer and Pasquale Amato, and with them in Boito's Mefistofele; also the 1916 Marriage of Figaro with Matzenauer, Geraldine Farrar and Antonio Scotti. Her La fille du régiment was presented there in 1917. Hempel had a very wide dramatic range, from Rosina or Queen of the Night to Wagner's Eva and Weber's Euryanthe (Metropolitan, 1914 revival).
=== Recitals ===
After 1919 she devoted herself to concert recitals, and left the Metropolitan Opera House somewhat abruptly, making way for the career of Amelita Galli-Curci. However she then made a second career on the concert platform, excelling in the performance of lieder of Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf, in Mozart concert arias, and the like. She became famous for recitals in which she appeared in costume as the famous nineteenth-century soprano Jenny Lind.
== Death ==
She died in Berlin.
== Recordings ==
She began making records for Odeon Records in 1906, and cut a later series for HMV/Victor Records as well as Edison. Most are by the acoustic process.
== Teaching ==
Her vocal students include the American voice teacher and Bel canto scholar Cornelius L. Reid.
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Acanthopelma rufescens
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Acanthopelma rufescens is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). It lives in Central America, notably Guatemala and Belize, and possibly extreme southeastern Mexico.
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Marsu Productions
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Marsu Productions, or simply Marsu, is a publishing house and licensing and merchandising company located in Monaco, managing Franco-Belgian comics characters and copyright concerns, chiefly from the comics universe of André Franquin. The name Marsu refers to one of Franquin's best known characters the Marsupilami, but the company also handles the character universes of Gaston Lagaffe, Le Petit Noël, Les Monstres, as well as François Walthéry's Natacha and Le P'tit bout d'chique, and Léonid et Spoutnika by Yann and Philippe Bercovici among others.
Franquin, who had previously worked for the publishing house Dupuis, decided to leave his company and start his own in 1987. He brought along his own creations Marsupilami and Gaston Lagaffe, and the company soon started
launching a series of Marsupilami albums continuing publication of the character Franquin had created in 1952, while working on the series Spirou et Fantasio for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou. Since Spirou and Fantasio weren't Franquin's own creations, the publisher Dupuis retained the rights to the characters. Several of the characters under Marsu management are however closely associated with this series, and Marsupilami, Gaston Lagaffe, and Le Petit Noël are to varying degrees spin-off series.
The first publication, La Queue du Marsupilami in 1987 with art by Batem and stories by Greg, launched its new series, which by 2007 had passed 20 issues. Natacha made the switch from Dupuis to Marsu in 1989 with the album Cauchemirage, and ended serial production in Spirou. In 1992, Franquin also added worldwide rights of Gaston Lagaffe to Marsu, a series he also created for Spirou. The Marsupilami album numbered 0, Capturez un Marsupilami, the only album featuring Franquin's seminal stories, was published in 2002, some time after Franquin's death in 1997.
In 2013, the publisher was bought up by its competitor Dupuis.
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Jack Lazorko
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Jack Thomas Lazorko (born March 30, 1956 in Hoboken, New Jersey) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during five seasons at the major league level for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers and California Angels. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the amateur draft. Lazorko played his first professional season with their Rookie league Gulf Coast Astros and Class A-Advanced Daytona Beach Astros in , and his last with the New York Mets' Triple-A Norfolk Tides in .
Born in Hoboken, Lazorko grew up in River Edge, New Jersey.
Lazorko, a former amateur hockey goalie, is probably best known for a highlight reel of his fielding which featured on This Week in Baseball for many years.
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Rodrigo Íñigo
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Rodrigo Iñigo Del Hoyo (born August 29, 1985 in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Estudiantes Tecos.
== Career ==
He made his debut February 10, 2007 against Veracruz. A game which resulted in a 4-2 victory for América. After 3 years at América, Iñigo moved to Querétaro F.C. before moving the back to América the following year. Following his release for América, he joined Championship side Cardiff City on a two-week trial.
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The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob
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The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob is the seventh in the Hank the Cowdog series of children's novels by John R. Erickson. It is preceded by Let Sleeping Dogs Lie and followed by The Case of the One-eyed Killer Stud Horse.
Like almost all the Hank the Cowdog books, this one begins with Hank saying, "It's me again, Hank the Cowdog."
The characters are: Hank the Cowdog, Drover, Pete the Barncat, High Loper, and Sally May.
== Plot summary ==
The story begins with a typically insane conversation between Hank and his assistant Drover, which is interrupted by Sally May the ranch wife calling them and Pete the barncat for the dinner scraps. Among the scraps are two corncobs, some steak fat and a t-bone. Hank and Drover receive the corncobs, while Pete gets the more delectable scraps. Pete, most probably in an attempt to confuse the two dogs and have some fun, attempts to "steal" their corncobs. When caught, he suggests that they trade the corncobs and the meat. Hank reasons that if Pete wants the corncobs so bad, they must be priceless, and he and Drover promptly take the corncobs back to their gunnysacks beds, leaving Pete with all the meat. Their suddenly discovered "wealth", however, soon makes the two dogs suspicious of each other. Hank eventually winds up wandering around the ranch all night, searching for somewhere to bury his corncob- until he falls aleep. The next morning, Hank is called to help Loper and Slim, the cowboys, get a cow and her calf into a trailer so that they can be moved to another pasture. The job is harder than it sounds and winds up with Hank being used for bait. With both cattle in the trailer, Hank returns to the ranch, gets his Priceless Corncob out of the trash can where Slim threw it, and heads off into the pasture, deciding to find a resort community where he can "sit in the sun and enjoy my wealth", spurning the cow work he had previously been doing. Drover, who has lost his corncob, comes along as Hank's valet. They have not gone far, however, when they run straight into a tribe of Coyotes, who are awakened by Hank and who plan to eat them. Before they can, however, Hank lets it slip that the corncob he is carrying is "priceless", which starts a vicious war as the coyotes fight for its possession. Hank grabs the corncob and escapes, but Drover doesn't see him and continues to sit and watch the riot. Hank runs until he reaches a waterhole, where he meets the lovely Missy Coyote. While talking with her, he realizes that there are more important things in the world than wealth. Wallace and Junior, the buzzards, arrive just then, and Hank remembers the fate he has left Drover to: death at the hands of coyotes. Hank and Missy say goodbye, promising to meet again, and together with Junior the buzzard Hank hatches a plan to save his friend. The two return to the village, Junior drops the corncob into the middle of the tribe, and another riot begins. Hank saves Drover from the coyotes, and the two return to the ranch, as Hank has decided the corncob was a curse that brought misery and suffering to whoever found it. They promise never to become greedy for wealth again.
Back at the ranch, it is supper time again, and Sally May has just brought out the scraps. There is another "priceless" corncob, and the two immediately begin arguing over who it belongs to...
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Pennsylvania Auditor General
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The Pennsylvania Auditor General is the chief fiscal officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1850. The current Auditor General of Pennsylvania is Eugene DePasquale.
== History ==
The Office of the Auditor General of Pennsylvania was created in 1809 by the General Assembly. The office was appointed by the Governor until 1850, when it became a state-wide elective office. The terms were for 3 years, until a constitutional amendment in 1909 increased the terms to 4 years.
== Responsibilities ==
The office performs financial audits of state agencies, municipal governments, school districts, public sector pensions, entities that receive state funding support (such as certain universities and hospitals), and corporate tax returns. These audits are designed as an accountability mechanism and serve to ensure that public money is spent in an appropriate manner. Additionally, the agency undertakes performance audits, which are designed to determine measure program efficiency and effectiveness, of certain organizations, such as veteran's homes, prisons, and mental health centers.
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Elvis Yero
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Elvis Yero (born January 26, 1965, Havana, Cuba – died October 13, 2001, Miami, Florida) was a boxer in the Welterweight division. He grew up in the North Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida, where he graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1984.
== Career ==
=== Amateur career ===
At the age of 15, Yero decided on an amateur boxing career. At the 1981 Florida Golden Gloves, Yero stopped Greg Collins of Miami at 1:02 of the second round in the High School Division-139 lbs. At the 1982 South Florida Golden Gloves Regional Tournament, Yero TKO'd Lavaniel Hicks from Moore Park at 1:30 of the first round. He won the 132 lbs. Division in the South Florida Golden Gloves, and the 139 lbs. Division in the South Florida Golden Gloves. According to an August 21, 1983 report in the Miami Herald, he defeated Tommy Williams in the main event of the amateur boxing card at the Verrick Gym in Coconut Grove, Florida. On October 20, 1983, Yero knocked out Jerome McNeal at 1:58 of the 3rd round on an amateur card at the Verrick.
In 1984, Yero won the National AAU Amateur Lightwelterweight Title at 139 lbs. On February 14, 1984, Yero decision Tommy Williams in the main event at the Verrick. Two days later, Yero stopped Ron Beasley in 2 rounds in an amateur fight. On March 16, 1984, Yero decisioned Joseph Walkers in North Miami Beach in an amateur fight. The Miami Herald listed Yero's record as 29-1 (17 knockouts).
On March 22, 1984, Yero lost a decision to Clifford Gray at the Southern Regional Florida State Sunshine State Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament at the Victory Park Gym in North Miami Beach. On October 4, 1984, The Miami Herald reported that Ivan Gonzalez TKO'd Yero at 1:30 of the 1st round in the main event at the Verrick Gym. On August 2, 1985, Yero decisioned Derrick Rolan at the National Sport's Festival in Baton Rouge. The Next night, Yero won again. At the National Sport's Festival on August 5, 1985. Yero lost a 3-2 decision to Nick Kakouris in the 139 lbs. Division Championship match.
=== Professional career ===
In 1986 Yero turned professional in Florida. Undefeated in his first 10 fights, Yero quickly caught the eye of boxing fans and experts, but then he lost a decision to Lee Smith in 1991. After a five fight win streak, he again lost, to journeyman Kenny Ellis. This was Yero's last fight.
== Troubles Outside the Ring ==
Yero's troubles with the law began at an early age. He and a friend, Mario Villar, Jr., were arrested by Miami Beach Police for assaulting lawyer Mark Diestag on December 4, 1982 in a Miami Beach park after midnight. Diestag, the husband of Judge Gisela Cardonne-Dienstag, was out walking his dog when he got into a confrontation with Yero, who was 17-0 in amateur boxing at the time, and his friend Villar. Diegtag was brutally beaten and also had numerous bite marks on his body. Yero and Villar were held in jail for 4-months, but on August 16, 1983, both were found not guilty and were released from jail. The court ruled it that Yero and Villar acted in self-defense. Villar was later killed in a motorcycle crash in North Miami Beach, Florida.
According to the Miami-Dade County Clerk Criminal Justice and Civil Infraction Case records He was arrested 52 times, between December 8, 1982 and September 19, 2001. He was charged with grand theft auto, armed robbery, burglary, possession of marijuana and cocaine, domestic violence, drinking in public, dealing in stolen property, lewd and lascivious behavior, panhandling, disorderly conduct, cocaine sale, trespassing, battery, grand theft, panhandling, and loitering.
On April 23, 1989, the Miami Herald reported that Yero was arrested for robbing the NCNB Bank at 2391 Collins Avenue on Miami Beach for $2.22. On July 5, 1990, the Miami Herald reported that Yero was shot in the hand, and arrested, during a drug-sting, when he punched and kicked undercover Miami Beach Police Officer Sunday Sanchez.
== Death ==
Yero died of a drug overdose at age 36. He was found dead in a Miami motel room on Saturday, October 13, 2001, survived by his mother and brother. He is buried at Dade Memorial Park.
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Romanov sheep
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Romanov is a breed of domestic sheep originating from the Upper Volga region in Russia. These domestic sheep got the name Romanov from the town of the same name. In the 18th century, these sheep first got noticed. Soon after they were noticed, they were imported into Germany and then into France. In the year of 1980, 14 ewes and 4 rams were brought by the Canadian government and were quarantined for 5 years. After the testing, some of the Romanov breed was brought into the United States. The distribution of this unique breed is worldwide. This breed is raised primarily for meat.
== Appearance and condition ==
These sheep are adapted to the cold inland climate and local feeding. Romanovs are one of the Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds. They are pure black when they are born, but as they grow older the color quickly changes to gray. The average weight of a male Romanov is 55-80 kilograms and the average weight of a female is 40-50 kilograms.
== Reproduction ==
By 3-4 months old, Romanovs are sexually mature and will start breeding any month of the year. The ewe can produce quads, quintuplets, and even sometimes sextuplets. Romanov ewes tend to lamb in litters, unlike other sheep who give single or twin births. British and North American breeds of domesticated sheep are genetically different because the Romanov breed is a "pure gene", not a "cross". But, they are often crossed with more popular breeds to increase their prolificacy.
== Romanov wool ==
Romanov wool is very strong and resourceful. The wool is double coated with mean diameter of wool fibers of 20.9 micrometres and 71.9 micrometres of outer-coat hair (lamb wool). Mean greasy fleece weight is around 4.5 kilograms. The wool, which is a mixture of gray wool and black guard hair, is usually used for rugs, mats, and wall hangings.
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Absolute electrode potential
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Absolute electrode potential, in electrochemistry, according to an IUPAC definition, is the electrode potential of a metal measured with respect to a universal reference system (without any additional metal–solution interface).
== Definition ==
According to a more specific definition presented by Trasatti, the absolute electrode potential is the difference in electronic energy between a point inside the metal (Fermi level) of an electrode and a point outside the electrolyte in which the electrode is submerged (an electron at rest in vacuum).
This potential is difficult to determine accurately. For this reason, standard hydrogen electrode is typically used for reference potential. The absolute potential of the SHE is 4.44 ± 0.02 V at 25 °C. Therefore, for any electrode at 25 °C:
where:
: is electrode potential
:V is volt
:M denotes the electrode made of metal M
:(abs) denotes the absolute potential
:(SHE) denotes the electrode potential relative to the standard hydrogen electrode.
A different definition for the absolute electrode potential (also known as absolute half-cell potential and single electrode potential) has also been discussed in the literature. In this approach, one first defines an isothermal absolute single-electrode process (or absolute half-cell process.) For example, in the case of a generic metal being oxidized to form a solution-phase ion, the process would be
For the hydrogen electrode, the absolute half-cell process would be
Other types of absolute electrode reactions would be defined analogously.
In this approach, all three species taking part in the reaction, including the electron, must be placed in thermodynamically well-defined states. All species, including the electron, are at the same temperature, and appropriate standard states for all species, including the electron, must be fully defined. The absolute electrode potential is then defined as the Gibbs free energy for the absolute electrode process. To express this in volts one divides the Gibb’s free energy by the negative of Faraday’s constant.
Rockwood's approach to absolute-electrode thermodynamics is easily expendable to other thermodynamic functions. For example, the absolute half-cell entropy has been defined as the entropy of the absolute half-cell process defined above. An alternative definition of the absolute half-cell entropy has recently been published by Fang et al. who define it as the entropy of the following reaction (using the hydrogen electrode as an example):
This approach differs from the approach described by Rockwood in the treatment of the electron, i.e. whether it is placed in the gas phase or in the metal.
== Determination ==
The basis for determination of the absolute electrode potential under the Trasatti definition is given by the equation:
where:
: is the absolute potential of the electrode made of metal M
:\phi^M is the electron work function of metal M
:\Delta ^M_S \psi is the contact (Volta) potential difference at the metal(M)–solution(S) interface.
For practical purposes, the value of the absolute electrode potential of the standard hydrogen electrode is best determined with the utility of data for an ideally-polarizable mercury (Hg) electrode:
where:
:E^\ominus {\rm (H^+/H_2)(abs)} is the absolute standard potential of the hydrogen electrode
: denotes the condition of the point of zero charge at the interface.
The types of physical measurements required under the Rockwood definition are similar to those required under the Trasatti definition, but they are used in a different way, e.g. in Rockwood's approach they are used to calculate the equilibrium vapor pressure of the electron gas. The numerical value for the absolute potential of the standard hydrogen electrode one would calculate under the Rockwood definition is sometimes fortuitously close to the value one would obtain under the Trasatti definition. This near-agreement in the numerical value depends on the choice of ambient temperature and standard states, and is the result of the near-cancellation of certain terms in the expressions. For example, if a standard state of one atmosphere ideal gas is chosen for the electron gas then the cancellation of terms occurs at a temperature of 296 K, and the two definitions give an equal numerical result. At 298.15 K a near-cancellation of terms would apply and the two approaches would produce nearly the same numerical values. However, there is no fundamental significance to this near agreement because it depends on arbitrary choices, such as temperature and definitions of standard states.
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1994 Gerry Weber Open
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The 1994 Gerry Weber Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from June 13 through June 20, 1994.
== Champions ==
=== Singles ===
Michael Stich defeated Magnus Larsson 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
=== Doubles ===
Olivier Delaître / Guy Forget defeated Henri Leconte / Gary Muller 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
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Jim Lewis (1980s pitcher)
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James Martin Lewis (born October 12, 1955 in Miami, Florida) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during four seasons at the major league level for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Minnesota Twins. He was signed by the Mariners as an amateur free agent in . Lewis played his first professional season with their Class A-Advanced Stockton Mariners in , and his last with Seattle and their Triple-A Calgary Cannons in .
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Beautiful Mountain
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Beautiful Mountain () is part of the Chuska Mountains and its summit is the highest point in San Juan County, New Mexico. The mountain is about southwest of the community of Shiprock in the Four Corners region. It is in the Navajo Nation and plays a significant role in Navajo mythology.
== Legend ==
Navajo legend includes "Beautiful Mountain" as the feet of a large mythic male figure, with the Chuska Mountains comprising the body, Chuska Peak as the head and the Carrizo Mountains as the legs. Shiprock is said to be either a medicine pouch or a bow carried by the figure.
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Robert A. Welch Foundation
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The Welch Foundation, based in Houston, Texas, is one of the United States' oldest and largest private funding sources for chemistry researchers. It is a non-profit organization named for Robert Alonzo Welch, an industrialist who provided the funds to set up the foundation, along with scholarships, endowments, and funding for chemical research. Since its founding in 1954, the organization has contributed to the advancement of chemistry through research grants, departmental programs, endowed chairs, visiting lectureships, scholarships, and other special projects at educational institutions in Texas. The foundation hosts an annual chemical research conference in Houston that attracts leading chemists.
== Grants, scholarships, endowments, and awards ==
*The Welch Award in chemistry, currently a $300,000 award; nominations are due February 1 each year
*The Norman Hackerman award in chemical research, currently a $100,000 award, which recognizes the work of young researchers in Texas.
*The Robert A. Welch TILF (Texas Interscholastic League Foundation) Scholarship for students who participated in the University Interscholastic League and who wish to pursue a degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biochemistry. Currently $14,000 per student.
*Research Grants support fundamental chemical research at universities, colleges, or other educational institutions within the state of Texas.
*Departmental Grants support chemical research by members of the chemistry department faculty at educational institutions in Texas.
*Endowed Chairs provide a faculty position for an eminent scientist. To be considered for an endowed chair, a Texas education institution must have a Ph.D. program in chemistry.
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John Lecky (rugby union)
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John Gage Lecky was a New Zealand Rugby player who played for the All Blacks in 1884.
== All Blacks ==
John Lecky was called into the New Zealand side to tour Australia in 1884 after J Coombe Webster withdrew for business reasons. Lecky scored four tries on the 84' tour, two of which against Cumberland County.
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Intermediate Region
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The Intermediate Region is an established geopolitical model set forth in the 1970s by the Greek historian Dimitri Kitsikis, professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada. According to this model, the Eurasian continent is composed of three regions; in addition to Western Europe and the Far East, a third region called the "Intermediate Region" found between the two constitutes a distinct civilization. It roughly covers Eastern Europe and the Middle East and North Africa.
== Description ==
The lands between the Adriatic Sea and the Indus River form the Intermediate Region, and are considered a bridge between Western and Eastern civilisations. This vast area extends from the eastern half of Europe to the western half of Asia. Its significance is that there is neither such thing as a uniform Europe nor a uniform Asia. The terms “Europe” and “Asia” denote geographical regions – not civilisations. Demographically, the region's dominant religions are Orthodox Christianity and Sunni Islam, and Shiite Islam, Alevism and Judaism to a lesser extent. In contrast, Catholicism and Protestantism dominate in the West, as do Hinduism and Buddhism in the East.
The Intermediate Region had for 2,500 years been dominated by an ecumenical empire, whose centre lay by the Turkish Straits and the Aegean Sea. Fundamentally the same empire throughout history, its successive leaders sought to unify its respective peoples. From the Persian empire of Darius, it fell into the hands of Alexander the Great, then to the Hellenistic Romans, the Christian Romans and finally to the Sunni Ottomans until 1923–24, even though originally the Ottoman Dynasty was Alevi.This is why the Janissaries followed the Bektashi-Alevi religion. This Central Empire had been subject to attempts by other empires to seize succession. These empires, situated along its periphery, were the Islamic, the Persian and the Russian (until 1917).
The dynamic between the Central Empire and the Peripheral Empires constitutes an internal conflict in the Intermediate Region. Each of the main peoples in this area struggled to seize control of its centre of influence, that is, Byzantium-Constantinople-Istanbul, which remained the undisputed focal point for nearly 2,000 years. The Arabs in the 8th century and the Russians in the 20th century almost succeeded in doing so, but were not able to take control of the ecumenical empire. Western intervention, since the 18th century, is considered to be an external conflict, which sought not succession, but the destruction of the ecumenical empire, and later its dismemberment (Balkanisation) and its subjection to the stranglehold of Westernisation.
In conclusion, “due to historical events spanning thousands of years, the Eurasian continent, of which Europe is but one of its peninsulas, comprises three civilisational areas: a) the West, which today includes North America, Australia and New Zealand, as well as Western Europe; b) the East or “Far East”, which includes the peninsulas of India, Southeast Asia (with Indonesia) and China (with Korea and Japan); c) the Intermediate Region, which is found both in the East and the West.”
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Bernard Klatt
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Bernard Klatt is a former Canadian internet service provider who ran what has been called "Canada's most notorious source of hate propaganda". In 1996, his Fairview Technology Centre in Oliver, British Columbia hosted websites for "at least 12 groups promoting white supremacy and hate against minorities" according to the Simon Wiesenthal Centre. The sites included the Heritage Front, the Euro-Canadian Defence League and the Canadian Patriot's Network - hosted at the Freedom Site, which is run by Marc Lemire as well as Skin-Net, White Power Skinheads, Berserk, New Order and Nordland. A preface page to the site warned the "racially weak-at-heart" not to go any further if they are offended. The local cable TV company subsequently cut off Fairview's cable access and ordered Klatt to get his server computer out of its offices.
Tyrone Mills, a former employee of Klatt's, told the media that Klatt gave him literature from the White Aryan Resistance and invited him to an Aryan Nations compound at Hayden Lake, Idaho. "I said no, I had no interest at all, and that was that," said Mills, who worked for Klatt for seven months. "Another time he asked me, in 1995, to manage his (business) while he was down in Hayden Lake." Mills also said that Klatt voiced racist views at work and once asked him to take the literature to a friend.
In 1998, Klatt organized a meeting in the Okanagan town, coinciding with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racism, featuring Doug Collins, Doug Christie, Eileen Pressler and Paul Fromm. 40 members of the rural community picketed the meeting which was attended by a handful of people.
Klatt's internet service was closed in 1998 when BC Tel informed him of their refusal to accept legal liability for it.
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Absolute Grey
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Absolute Grey were an alternative rock–jangle pop band formed in September 1983 in Rochester, New York, United States. The group's original lineup comprised percussionist Pat Thomas, guitarist Matt Kitchen, vocalist Beth Brown and bassist Mitchell Rasor. The band's debut release was a six-song cassette, followed by the Green House mini-LP in December 1984. They then signed to Midnight Records, and two years after their debut released What Remains, produced by Tim Lee of The Windbreakers. Thomas left in 1987, later releasing a series of solo albums, and Kitchen also left, leaving Brown and Rasor to continue, with the acoustic Painted Post EP released in mid-1987. A live album recorded in 1984 followed, released on the Greek Di-Di label, before the original line-up came back together to record their final album, Sand Down the Moon.
After disbanding in 1990, an expanded reissue of A Journey Through the Past was released in 2001. In 2003 a remixed edition of Green House: 20th Anniversary Edition with a bonus disc of live recordings was released. The band reunited, and announced plans for a new album in 2004, although nothing was released.
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
*Green House (1984), Earring
*What Remains (1986), Midnight
*A Journey Through the Past (live) (1988), Di-Di
*Sand Down the Moon (1989), Di-Di
*Green House - 20th Anniversary (2004)
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Gearhart Mountain Wilderness
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Gearhart Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area located within the Fremont National Forest in Lake County and Klamath County, south-central Oregon. This area was established in 1943 as a Wild Area and designated as Wilderness with the Wilderness Act of 1964. In 1984, an additional were added for a total of . The Wilderness is entirely within the boundaries of Bly Ranger District.
Gearhart Mountain was named for James P. Gearhart and William H. Gearhart; two brothers who raised and traded cattle in the area from about 1873 to 1882.
== Topography ==
Gearhart Mountain Wilderness is in the desert/coastal transition zone of south central Oregon on the borders of Lake and Klamath Counties. At Gearhart Mountain is the highest point in this Wilderness of high mountain meadows, cirques, and glacial valleys. Views from the top of Gearhart Mountain range from Steens Mountain to the east, the Cascade peaks to the west, Mount Lassen in California to the south, and the Three Sisters in the north. The headwaters of numerous small streams lie at the base of many of the cliffs and ridges.
== Vegetation ==
The Gearhart Mountain Wilderness area is part of a continuous dry pine forest covering the transition zone. Differences in species are primarily dependent on water availability. The lower slopes tend to be dominated by white fir with a mix of ponderosa pine, whitebark pine, and lodgepole pines, while the higher elevations are covered with pure stands of lodgepole and whitebark pine. The meadows scattered throughout the Wilderness are characterized by lush green ground cover, stands of aspen, and a multitude of wildflowers. Gearhart Mountain Wilderness does have some stands of old growth forest. However, in recent years, a large area of the forest on Gearhart mountain and surrounding areas have succumbed to the Mountain pine beetle, and large dead stands of Ponderosa and Lodgepole pine can be seen.
== Wildlife ==
A variety of wildlife can be found in Gearhart Mountain Wilderness. These include deer, coyote, elk, black bear and mountain lion, and a wide variety of birds such as woodpecker, chickadee, finch, jay, junco, raven and hawk. Rainbow and brook trout inhabit the lower levels of some of the area streams, and Blue Lake is stocked yearly with Rainbow Trout.
== Recreation ==
Popular recreational activities in Gearhart Mountain Wilderness include hiking, camping, swimming, fishing, wildlife watching, and horseback riding. Approximately of established trails cross the Wilderness, including the popular Gearhart Mountain trail.
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Joey Long
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Joey J. Long (born July 15, 1970 in Sidney, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during one season at the major league level for the San Diego Padres. He was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round of the amateur draft. Long played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Spokane Indians in , and his last with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Double-A Altoona Curve and Triple-A Nashville Sounds in .
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15,408,065 |
Wisimar
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Wisimar or Visimar (?-335) was a Vandal ruler of the Hasdingi tribe during the 4th century in Europe. Although this historical figure is overwhelmingly shadowed by a lack of historical data, he is noted as one of the early monarchs of the Vandals. His territorial extent occupied regions of today's Transilvania in Romania, Tisza in Ukraine and a part of then-Roman province Dacia. It is most likely that he died during the neighboring Visigoth breakthrough of Geberic in 335.
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Hinojosa
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Hinojosa is the name of several towns in Spain, and also the surname of several people:
== Places ==
* La Hinojosa, in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha
* Hinojosas de Calatrava, in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha
* Hinojosa del Campo, in the province of Soria, Castile and León
* Hinojosa de Duero, in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León
* Hinojosa del Duque, in the province of Córdoba, Andalusia
* Hinojosa de Jarque, in the province of Teruel, Aragón
* Hinojosa de San Vicente, in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
* Hinojosa del Valle, in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura
== Persons ==
* Maria Hinojosa, Mexican American journalist
* Ricardo Hinojosa, United States federal judge who served as the Chairman of the United States Sentencing Commission
* Rubén Hinojosa, U.S. House of Representative for Texas
* Tish Hinojosa, singer/songwriter
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1922–23 Montreal Canadiens season
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The 1922–23 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's sixth season in the NHL and fourteenth overall. The Canadiens finished second in the league and reached the NHL finals, losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Ottawa Senators. It also marked the debut of Aurel Joliat, who would spend the next sixteen years with the club.
== Preseason ==
== Regular season ==
=== Final standings ===
== Player statistics ==
=== Skaters ===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
=== Goaltenders ===
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
== Playoffs ==
They went against Ottawa for the championship and lost 3 goals to 2, or 2-3.
== Transactions ==
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Zasetsu Chiten
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is Misono's seventh solo single, and is the first of four rock-themed songs. It was released on September 12, 2007.
"Zasetsu Chiten" was produced by Hidekazu Hinata, bassist of the band Straightener.
"Zasetsu Chiten" was released on the same day as Kumi Koda's 37th single, Ai no Uta.
== Tracklisting ==
=== CD ===
#
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#Zasetsu Chiten (Instrumental)
#Black & White: Kuroi Sunglasses Kaketa Hi Kara (Instrumental)
=== DVD ===
#Zasetsu Chiten (Video Clip)
#
#
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Engaged (song)
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"Engaged" is the twenty-third single by Japanese recording artist Alisa Mizuki. It was released on February 6, 2008, nearly two years and a half since "C'est la Vie" (2005) and five years since her last solo single "Shout It Out" (2003). The single was issued in two formats: CD+DVD edition and CD-only edition.
The title track was written and composed by and served as theme song for the NTV drama Saitō-san, starring Mizuki herself. CDJournal described "Engaged" as a "captivating ballad" and praised the intensity and emotion of Mizuki's vocal delivery. The B-side, "Anemone," was also produced by Takigawa but written by Mizuki, marking her first foray into songwriting since the song "Sky" from Mizuki's fourth compilation album History: Alisa Mizuki Complete Single Collection (2004).
== Chart performance ==
"Engaged" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 43 on February 5, 2008 and climbed to number 40 on February 9, 2008. It peaked at number 53 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart with 2,147 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for eight weeks and has sold a total of 7,562 copies.
== Track listing ==
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Music from Siesta
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Music from Siesta is an album released in 1987 by Miles Davis and Marcus Miller. It is the soundtrack of the 1987 film Siesta, directed by Mary Lambert.
== Track listing ==
All songs composed by Marcus Miller, except "Theme For Augustine" by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
#Lost in Madrid, Part 1 - 1:48
#Siesta; Kitt's Kiss; Lost in Madrid, Part 2 - 6:54
#Theme for Augustine; Wind; Seduction; Kiss - 6:33
#Submission - 2:32
#Lost in Madrid, Part 3 - 0:49
#Conchita; Lament - 6:43
#Lost in Madrid, Part 4; Rat Dance; The Call - 1:41
#Claire; Lost in Madrid, Part 5 - 4:33
#Afterglow - 1:41
#Los Feliz - 4:35
== Performers ==
* Miles Davis - trumpet
* Marcus Miller - bass, bass clarinet, etc.
* John Scofield - acoustic guitar on "Siesta"
* Omar Hakim - drums on "Siesta"
* Earl Klugh - classical guitar on "Claire"
* James Walker - flute on "Los Feliz"
* Jason Miles - synthesizer programming
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1994 ATP St. Pölten
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The 1994 Hypo Group Tennis International was an ATP tennis tournament held in St. Poelten, Austria. The tournament was held June 13–20, 1994.
Thomas Muster won his 3rd title of the year, and 23rd of his career.
== Winners ==
=== Men's Singles ===
Thomas Muster defeated Tomás Carbonell 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
=== Men's Doubles ===
Vojtech Flegl / Andrew Florent defeated Adam Malik / Jeff Tarango 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
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Brian Looney
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Brian James Looney (born September 26, 1969 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Expos in the 10th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Looney played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Jamestown Expos in 1991, and his last with the Nashua Pride of the independent Atlantic League in 2005. He played his last affiliated season with the Colorado Rockies' Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 2003.
In the last part of his career, he has played in Italian Serie A1 for T&A San Marino.
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Nancy Bélanger
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Nancy Bélanger (born September 2, 1978 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadian curler from Charny, Quebec. She plays third for Marie-France Larouche. As a member of Larouche's team, Bélanger won five straight junior provincial championships. In her last year of juniors in 1999, the team won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships followed by a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships. In 2001, Bélanger won her first provincial women's championship with Larouche. She then left the team, only to come back for 2005-06 season. She left the team again in 2006-07 to play second for Brenda Nicholls. She came back for the 2007-08 season and won her second women's provincial championship in 2008.
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Segeric
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Segeric was, according to Jordanes, the king who immediately followed Alaric I as ruler of the Visigoths. He ruled only a short time and then was killed by his soldiers.
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Lauterpacht Centre for International Law
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The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) at the Faculty of Law, Cambridge, England, was founded in 1985 by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht under the name The Research Centre for International Law. It was renamed in 1997 "to honour the achievements of his father Sir Hersch Lauterpacht and himself". The purpose of the centre is to "promote international law by a combination of individual and group research, whether undertaken privately by scholars or funded externally, and by the publication of monographs and collections of primary materials".
Directors:
* Sir Elihu Lauterpacht (1985–1995)
* John Dugard (1995–1997)
* James Crawford (1997–2003)
* Daniel Bethlehem QC (2003–2006)
* Charlotte Ku (October 2006 – March 2007)
* James Crawford (April 2007 – September 2010)
* Marc Weller (October 2010 – present)
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Summer Lake (Oregon)
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Summer Lake is a large, shallow, alkali lake in Lake County, Oregon, United States. At high water it is about long and wide, and is located south of the small, unincorporated community of Summer Lake, Oregon. The lake was named by explorer John C. Fremont on his expedition into Central Oregon in 1843. The marshes around the lake support a wide variety of birds and other wildlife.
== Ancient Lake Chewaucan ==
The arid lands around Summer Lake were once lush. During the Pleistocene Epoch, vast areas of this region of south central Oregon were covered by lakes and wetlands. As the last ice age was ending, rain and runoff from melting snow filled the lowlands throughout this region of the Great Basin, creating an immense, freshwater lake called Lake Chewaucan. The lake covered at depths of up to .
Lake Chewaucan covered the Summer Lake basin and drainage system much of the late Pleistocene. The last high water period is thought to have occurred about 13,000 years ago. There is no archaeological evidence of human utilization of Lake Chewaucan during this time. The earliest evidence for possible human occupation of the basin comes from the Paisley Caves excavated by Luther Cressman in the late 1930s. Cressman found some inconclusive evidence that humans could have begun occupation of the Summer Lake area around 11,000 years ago.
Lake Chewaucan began to dry up at the close of the Pleistocene. As it shrank, salts and alkali were concentrated in its remaining waters. The exposed lake bottom sediments were blown by the prevailing westerly winds to form the sand dunes that still lie on the east side Summer Lake.
Today, Summer Lake and Abert Lake are separated by and are the only remnants of Lake Chewaucan. At high water, Summer Lake is about long and wide; however, water levels fluctuate dramatically, and sometimes the lake is almost dry in summer. The main source of fresh water is the small spring-fed Ana River, which is used for irrigation.
== Fremont expedition ==
Summer Lake was spotted and named by Captain John C. Frémont during his 1843 mapping expedition through central Oregon. Fremont and his Army topographical team were mapping the Oregon Territory from The Dalles on Columbia River to Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, California. On 16 December 1843, the expedition struggled down a steep cliff from a snow-covered plateau to reach a large lake in the valley below. Fremont named the snow covered rim "Winter Ridge" and the temperate waters "Summer Lake." Fremont described the discovery and naming of Summer Lake as follows:
== Wildlife refuge ==
The Summer Lake Basin supports more than 250 species of birds including bald eagles, Canada geese, white faced ibis, yellow-headed blackbirds, goshawks, hermit thrushes, red-tail hawks, great blue herons, and numerous species of ducks. This makes Summer Lake a favorite bird watching and hunting area.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife maintains the Summer Lake Wildlife Area on the north side of the lake. The refuge consists of a large wetland marsh fed by the Ana River with associated high desert uplands with an tour route open to the public most of the year. The refuge headquarters is located adjacent to Oregon Route 31 in the town of Summer Lake, directly across from the Summer Lake Lodge.
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Malik Umar Hayat Khan
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Major General Sir Malik Mohammed Umar Hayat Khan GBE KCIE MVO (1875–1944), was a soldier of the Indian Empire, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab, and an elected member of the Council of State of India. He was also called Sir Malik Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana.
== Background and early life ==
The son of Sir Malik Sahib Khan KB CSI, Malik Umar Hayat Khan was educated at Aitchison Chiefs College, Lahore.
== Career ==
=== Military service ===
Khan served in the Somaliland War of 1902-1904, receiving the Jidballi medal and clasp, in the Tibet Expedition of 1903-1904 (for which he was Mentioned in Despatches), in the European theatre of the Great War, 1914-15 (during which he was Mentioned in Despatches a further six times), and then in the Third Anglo-Afghan War. He was attached to the 18th King George's Own Lancers and later the 19th King George's Own Lancers.
He acted as an honorary aide-de-camp to George V, Edward VIII, and George VI.
=== Public life ===
In 1907, moving beyond his career as a soldier, the management of his family estates in the Punjab, and his role as an hereditary Provincial Darbari, Khan became an Attaché to HM the Amir of Afghanistan. He served as a member of the Governor-General of India's Imperial Council from 1910 to 1944.
In 1910, in the Imperial legislature, Khan called for Europeans to supervise districts as "...disinterested men to safeguard the interests of all".
In December 1913, he was elected as one of the seventeen officers of the All India Muslim League, at the League's Seventh Session held at Agra.
He was a member of the Council of the Secretary of State for India from 1924 to 1934, as well as becoming an elected member of the Council of State and a member of the Punjab Legislative Council for two terms.
In a deposition for a case in the High Court in 1924, Khan was described as "Colonel Sir Malik Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana KCIE, CEI, MVO, Zamindar of forty-eight thousand bighas at Shapur, Rawalpindi, Honorary Magistrate 1st Class".
From 1929 to 1934, he spent most of his time in London, joining the conservative Carlton Club and becoming President of the British Falconers' Club.
=== Herald ===
At the Delhi Durbar of 1911, Khan acted as Assistant Herald to Brigadier General William Peyton, the Delhi Herald Extraordinary.
== The O'Dwyer - v. - Nair libel case ==
In 1924, Khan appeared as a significant witness in the O’Dwyer - v - Nair libel case, heard in the High Court in London over five weeks from 30 April 1924.
Sir Michael O’Dwyer, Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab until 1919, sued Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair in a case concerning matters arising from the Amritsar Massacre and the Punjab Disturbances of 1919, and in particular recruiting abuses in the Punjab between 1917 and 1918. The case turned into one of the longest civil hearings in English legal history up to that time.
Khan, appearing as a witness for O'Dwyer, stated that there had been a recruiting quota, namely one third of all villagers of military age. He described the killing of Tahsildar Sayyad Nadir Hussain in Lakk by villagers who strongly objected to his approach to recruiting, and an attack by one thousand rioters on police seeking to enforce recruitment warrants, resulting in the killing of some of the rioters. Under cross examination, he admitted that there had been a 'white book' and a 'black book', in which village headmen who met recruitment targets and those who did not were listed.
O'Dwyer won his case, with the sole dissenting member of the jury being the political philosopher Harold Laski.
== Private life ==
Khan married and had one son, Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana KCSI, OBE (1900–1975), who served as Chief Minister of the Punjab from 1942 until 1947.
He performed the Haj pilgrimage in 1935.
Khan gave his recreations in Who's Who as "motoring, polo, pig-sticking, riding, shooting, athletics, hawking, coursing".
Among his manservants was Mir Sultan Khan whose chess ability was recognized by Umar Khan. Therefore, he took Sultan Khan with him to England. During Umar Khan's stay in Europe, Sultan Khan indeed became one of the world's strongest chess players.
== Honours ==
*Jidballi medal and clasp, 1903
*Delhi Durbar (1903) medal, 1903
*Delhi Durbar (1911) medal, 1911
*Member of the Royal Victorian Order, Fourth class (MVO) 1911
*Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) 1916 (CIE: 1906 King's Birthday Honours)
*Nawab (personal title only), 1929
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) 1934 King's Birthday Honours (CBE: 1919 King's Birthday Honours)
*Honorary Magistrate (first class)
*President of the British Falconers' Club
=== Military promotions ===
*Honorary Lieutenant in the Indian Army, 1901
*Honorary Captain in the Indian Army, 1911
*Honorary Major in the Indian Army, 1917
*Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army, 1920
*Honorary Colonel in the Indian Army, 1930
*Honorary Major General, Indian Army, 1935
*Honorary Colonel of 18th King George's Own Lancers
*Honorary Extra Aide-de-camp to George V, 1930
*Honorary Extra Aide-de-camp to Edward VIII, 1935
*Honorary Extra Aide-de-camp to George VI, 1936 to 1944
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Bothremydidae
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The Bothremydidae are an extinct family of side-necked turtles. They belong to suborder Pleurodira and the order Testudines. Bothremydidae lived in fresh water and were amphibious. They were actively mobile omnivores.
== Taxonomy ==
The family is split into two subfamilies and a number of tribes.
Bothremydidae
* Subfamily Bothremydinae Gaffney et al. 2006
** Tribe Bothremydini Gaffney et al. 2006
*** Subtribe Bothremydina Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
***** Araiochelys hirayamai Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Bothremys Leidy 1865 (jr synonym: Karkaemys)
***** Bothremys arabicus (Zalmout et al. 2005)
***** Bothremys cooki Leidy 1865
***** Bothremys kellyi Gaffney et al. 2006
***** Bothremys maghrebiana Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Chedighaii Gaffney et al. 2006
***** Chedighaii barberi (Schmidt 1940)
***** Chedighaii hutchisoni Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Rosasia Costa 1940
***** Rosasia soutoi Carrington da Costa 1940
**** Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
***** Zolhafah bella Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
*** Subtribe Foxemydina Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Elochelys Nopsca 1931
***** Elochelys convenarum Laurent et al. 2002
***** Elochelys perfecta Nopsca 1931
**** Foxemys Tong et al. 1998
***** Foxemys mechinorum Tong et al. 1998
**** Polysternon Portis 1882
***** Polysternon atlanticum Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga 1996
***** Polysternon provinciale (Matheron 1869)
**** Puentemys Cadena et al., 2012
***** Puentemys mushaisaensis Cadena et al., 2012
** Tribe Taphrosphyini Gaffney et al. 2006
*** Subtribe Nigermydina Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Arenila Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
***** Arenila krebsi Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
*** Subtribe Taphrosphyina Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Azabbaremys Gaffney et al. 2001
***** Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney et al. 2001
**** Phosphatochelys Gaffney and Tong 2003
***** Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney and Tong 2003
**** Rhothonemys Gaffney et al. 2006
***** Rhothonemys brinkmani Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Taphrosphys Cope 1869 (jr synonyms: Amblypeza, Bantuchelys, Prochonias)
***** Taphrosphys congolensis (Dollo 1912)
***** Taphrosphys dares Hay 1908 (nomen dubium)
***** Taphrosphys ippolitoi Gaffney et al. 2006
***** Taphrosphys sulcatus (Leidy 1856)
**** Ummulisani Gaffney et al. 2006
***** Ummulisani rutgersensis Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Crassachelys (nomen dubium)
***** Crassachelys neurirregularis (Bergounioux 1952)
**** Eusarkia (nomen dubium)
**** Gafsachelys Stefano 1903 (nomen dubium)
**** Labrostochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
***** Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney et al. 2006
** Tribe Cearachelyini Gaffney et al. 2006
**** Cearachelys Gaffney et al.
***** Cearachelys placidoi Gaffney et al. 2001
**** Galianemys Gaffney et al. 2002
***** Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al. 2002
***** Galianemys whitei Gaffney et al. 2002
* Subfamily Kurmademydinae Gaffney et al. 2006
** Tribe Kurmademydini Gaffney et al. 2006
*** Kinkonychelys Gaffney et al. 2009
**** Kinkonychelys rogersi Gaffney et al. 2009
*** Kurmademys Gaffney et al. 2001
**** Kurmademys kallamedensis Gaffney et al. 2001
*** Sankuchemys Gaffney et al. 2003
**** Sankuchemys sethnai Gaffney et al. 2003
Below is a cladogram by Gaffney et al. in 2006:
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List of city nicknames in Michigan
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This partial list of city nicknames in Michigan compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Michigan are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.
Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.
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Sean Lowe (baseball)
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Jonathan Sean Lowe (born March 29, 1971) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during seven seasons at the major league level for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Kansas City Royals. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. Lowe played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Hamilton Redbirds in , and his last with Kansas City and their Triple-A Omaha Royals in . Lowe's unique spot in baseball immortality occurred 16 June 2001, against the St. Louis Cardinals, when Albert Pujols recorded his first, and what may yet be his only, sacrifice bunt against Lowe.
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Brainstem glioma
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A brainstem glioma is a cancerous glioma tumor in the brainstem.
Around 75% are diagnosed in children and young adults under the age of twenty, but have been known to affect older adults as well. Brainstem gliomas start in the brain or spinal cord tissue and typically spread throughout the nervous system. Brainstem gliomas are often primary brain tumors, and rarely metastasize, or spread, to affect another part of the body.
== Cause ==
The cause is still unknown. Researchers have not found any direct genetic link. Children irradiated for tinea capitis have been found to have an increased risk for other central nervous system tumors, such as meningiomas, gliomas, and nerve sheath tumors, but not necessarily tumors of the brain stem.
== Signs and symptoms ==
Common symptoms include, but are not necessarily limited to:
*Lack of facial control, (droopy eyelids)
*Double vision
*Headache or headache that gets better after vomiting
*Nausea and vomiting
*Weakness and fatigue
*Seizures
*Balance problems
Symptoms can develop slowly and subtly and may go unnoticed for months. In other cases, the symptoms may arise abruptly. A sudden onset of symptoms tends to occur with more rapidly growing, high-grade tumors.
== Diagnosis ==
Neuroimaging, such as MRI, is the main diagnostic tool for brain stem gliomas. In very rare cases, surgery and biopsy are performed.
== Treatment ==
Unlike most brain tumors, brainstem glioma is not often treated with neurosurgery due to complications in vital parts of the brain. More often, it is treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy (though past use of radiation therapy has yielded mixed results.)
There are several new clinical trials in process. One such trial is dendritic cell immunotherapy which uses the patient’s tumor cells and white blood cells to produce a chemotherapy that directly attacks the tumor.
However, these treatments do produce side effects; most often including nausea, the breakdown of the immune system, and fatigue. Hair loss can occur from both chemotherapy and radiation, but usually grows back after chemotherapy has ceased. Steroids such as Decadron may be required to treat swelling in the brain. Decadron can lead to weight gain and infection. Patients may also experience seizures, which need to be treated to avoid complications. For some patients there is a chance of a neurological break down, this can include, but is not limited to, confusion and memory loss.
The use of topotecan has been investigated.
== Prognosis ==
Brainstem glioma is an aggressive and dangerous cancer. Without treatment, the life expectancy is typically a few months from the time of diagnosis. With appropriate treatment, 37% survive more than one year, 20% survive 2 years. and 13% survive 3 years.
== Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG/D.I.P.G) ==
A Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is a tumour located in the pons (middle) of the brain stem. The brain stem is the bottom most portion of the brain, connecting the cerebrum with the spinal cord. The majority of brain stem tumours occur in the pons (middle brain stem), are diffusely infiltrating (they grow amidst the nerves), and therefore are not able to be surgically removed. Glioma is a general name for any tumour that arises from the supportive tissue called glia, which help keep the neurons ("thinking cells") in place and functioning well. The brain stem contains all of the afferent neurons within the spinal cord as well as important structures involved in eye movements and face and throat muscle control and sensation.
== Prognosis ==
DIPG has a 0 percent survival rate. The median overall survival of children diagnosed with DIPG is approximately 9 months. The 1 and 2 year survival rates are approximately 30% and less than 10%, respectively. These statistics make it one of the most devastating paediatric malignancies. Although 75- 85% of patients show some improvement in their symptoms after radiation therapy, DIPGs almost always begin to grow again (called recurrence, relapse, or progression). Clinical trials have reported that the median time between radiation therapy treatment and progression is 5-8.8 months.
Patients whose tumours begin to grow again may be eligible for Pilot, Phase I, or Phase II clinical trials. These clinical trials use experimental drugs or other experimental therapeutic approaches to try to slow or stop the growth of the tumour. Unfortunately, clinical trials have not shown any significant benefit from these experimental therapies so far.
However, researchers are always working to develop new potential therapies for DIPGs. By participating in clinical trials, patients and families can help researchers learn more about DIPG and perhaps help future patients. Unfortunately, DIPGs that progress usually grow quickly and affect important parts of the brain. Clinical trials have reported that the median time from tumour progression to death is usually very short, between 1 and 4.5 months. During this time, doctors focus on controlling symptoms and helping children to feel as comfortable as possible.
== Treatment ==
The standard treatment for DIPG is 6 weeks of radiation which often dramatically improves symptoms. Unfortunately, problems usually recur after 6 to 9 months, and progress rapidly.
Neurosurgery: Surgery to attempt tumor removal is usually not possible or advisable for DIPG. By their very nature, these tumours invade diffusely throughout the brain stem, growing between normal nerve cells. Aggressive surgery would cause severe damage to neural structures vital for arm and leg movement, eye movement, swallowing, breathing, and even consciousness.
Surgery with less than total removal can be performed for many focal brain stem gliomas. Such surgery often results in quality long-term survival, without administering chemotherapy or radiotherapy immediately after surgery, even when a child has residual tumour. Surgery is particularly useful for tumours that grow out (exophytic) from the brain stem.
Focal brain stem tumours that arise at the top back of the midbrain (tectal gliomas) should be managed conservatively, without surgical removal. Nevertheless, shunt placement or ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus (see below) is frequently necessary. These tumours have been described to be stable for many years or decades without any intervention other than shunting.
Radiotherapy: Conventional radiotherapy, limited to the involved area of tumor, is the mainstay of treatment for DIPG. A total radiation dosage ranging from 5400 to 6000 cGy, administered in daily fractions of 150 to 200 cGy over 6 weeks, is standard. Hyperfractionated (twice-daily) radiotherapy was used previously to deliver higher irradiation dosages, but such did not lead to improved survival. Radiosurgery (e.g., gamma knife, Cyberknife) has no role in the treatment of DIPG.
Chemotherapy and other drug therapies: The role of chemotherapy in DIPG remains unclear. Studies to date with chemotherapy have shown little improvement in survival, although efforts (see below) through the Children's Oncology Group (COG), Paediatric Brain Tumour Consortium (PBTC), and others are underway to explore further the use of chemotherapy and other drugs. Drugs utilized to increase the effect of radiotherapy (radiosensitizers) have thus far shown no added benefit, but promising new agents are under investigation. Immunotherapy with beta-interferon and other drugs to modify biologic response have shown disappointing results. Intensive or high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplant or peripheral blood stem cell rescue has not demonstrated any effectiveness in brain stem gliomas and is not recommended. Future clinical trials may incorporate medicines to interfere with cellular pathways (signal transfer inhibitors) or other approaches that alter the tumor or its environment.
== Research ==
Without research into brainstem tumours no cure can be found. Currently funding is the major issue that is limiting brain and brainstem research.
=== Current Research ===
==== Imaging Research<ref name="justonemoreday.org"/> ====
* Children's Hospital Los Angeles: Pilot Study|Predicting response to radiation therapy by evaluating choline levels with MRS before and after radiotherapy
* Children’s of Los Angeles: Imaging Study|Impact of steroids on metabolism of tumours (animal research)
*DIPG Registry:
===== Hurdles for DIPG Research =====
A major difficulty in treating brain tumors is overcoming the blood-brain barrier. This is no less true with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.
Unlike other areas of the body where substances can pass freely from the blood into the tissue because there are some space between the cells lining the blood vessels, in the brain movement of substances is significantly limited. This barrier between the blood and the brain is formed by the lining cells of the vessels as well as projections from nearby astrocytes. These two types of cells are knitted together by proteins to form what is called ‘tight junctions’. The entire structure is called the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB). The result is that chemicals, toxins, bacterial and other substances are often kept from getting into the brain. Thus, it serves a daily protective function preventing substances to get to the brain. However with disease such as brain tumors the BBB also can prevent diagnostic and therapeutic agents from reaching their target in the central nervous system.
Researchers and clinicians have developed ways to try to overcome the blood brain barrier. Here are some examples:
* Intrathecal/Intraventricular Administration - This is chemotherapy directed injected into the cerebral spinal fluid either through a lumbar puncture or a surgically implanted catheter.
* Intracerebral Implants - Formation of a cavity surgically within a tumor allows the potential to place chemotherapy wafers- such as gliadel wafers. Several of these dime sized wafers can be placed at the time of surgery and will release the chemotherapy slowly over time (carmustine). The advantages include a much higher concentration of chemotherapy in the brain than can be obtained over intravenous administration as well as less systemic side effects. Gliadel is an FDA approved indication at initial and subsequent surgeries for malignant gliomas. This is not an option for those patients who do not have surgically resectable tumor so is not available for DIPGs.
* Osmotic Blood Brain Barrier Disruption (BBBD) - With BBBD the cells of the BBB are shrunk by a concentrated sugar solution (mannitol). This allows the barrier to open up and ten to hundredfold increase of chemotherapy to enter the brain. A catheter is placed into one of the big arteries (usually the one in the groin called the femoral artery) and a catheter threaded up to the carotid or vertebral vessels. The hypertonic mannitol is injected and afterwards a chemotherapeutic agent is injected. Patients spend a few days in the hospital for each administration. This has been attempted with DIPG tumors.
* Convection Enhanced Delivery - Convection-enhanced delivery allows for chemotherapy to get to the tumor by a surgically implanted catheter under a pressure gradient to achieve more distribution than with diffusion alone. There has been limited experimental experience with brain tumors and one article with a DIPG.
* Drug Carriers - Trojan horses, liposomes and nanoparticles - Most of this is in an investigatory level and is not clinical relevant to brain tumours treatment at this time. The hope is that a drug can be combined with another agent which will allow it to cross in a protected manner into the brain. Drugs can be linked to agents that normally cross into the brain.
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Freakin' at the Freakers Ball
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Freakin' At The Freakers Ball is a studio album by Shel Silverstein originally released in 1972. The title track was covered by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show on an album titled Sloppy Seconds.
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Sebastian Wenta
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Sebastian Wenta (born 1975), also known as Wentyl, is a former shot putter, strongman and Highland Games competitor from Poland. Wenta's athletic career started with volleyball, and he eventually moved onto the shot put and discus throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks. His biggest accomplishment to date is coming in second at the 2007 World's Strongest Man contest.
Wenta lives in Tczew, Poland and owns two sports outlets.
== Physical stats ==
*Height: 6'7"
*Weight: 330 lb
*Biceps: 21 in
*Chest: 61 in
=== Personal Bests ===
Shot Put: 19.48 m or about and from 2001 (18th result in the Polish all time table)
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Source: http://www.zbjonik.republika.pl/at_08m.htm
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Richard Grossman (bassist)
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Richard Grossman (born 1955) is an Australian rock musician who has played bass guitar for two iconic bands: Divinyls and Hoodoo Gurus. Hoodoo Gurus' status on the Australian rock scene was acknowledged when they were inducted into the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame. For Grossman, this was his second Hall of Fame induction in a row; the 2006 award was for his stint with Divinyls. Often referred to as Rick Grossman, he has also performed with other Australian bands: Matt Finish, Ghostwriters, Persian Rugs, The Kelly Gang and Men At Work.
== Biography ==
=== Early bands ===
Between 1976 and 1979, Grossman played bass for several minor bands, including Hellcats, Parachute, Bleeding Hearts, Eric Gradman's Man and Machine and The Traitors.
=== Matt Finish ===
Grossman attended first Scots College and then Sydney Boys High School with John Prior drummer of Matt Finish and also became friends with singer/songwriter Matt Moffitt when he joined the band in 1980. Grossman performed on their debut album Short Note (1981, #14 in the Australian charts) and the associated single Short Note went gold. He also played on Fade Away (live EP, 1981); but as a result of Moffitt’s declining health, the band split up at the end of 1981.
=== Divinyls ===
Grossman then spent five years (1982–1987) as bass guitarist for Divinyls replacing Jeremy Paul (ex Air Supply) just after they had recorded the soundtrack for the film Monkey Grip in 1982. Divinyls were led by Christina Amphlett (vocals) and Mark McEntee (guitars). Together with Grossman they recorded two albums Desperate (1983, No. 5 Kent Music Report Album Charts) and What a Life! (1985, No. 4). Which included their hit singles, "Science Fiction" (1983, No. 13 Kent Music Report Singles Chart), and "Pleasure and Pain" (1985, No. 11 Kent and No. 12 U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks). Divinyls, including Grossman, were honoured by being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006.
Grossman left Divinyls when he entered rehab for heroin addiction, and was replaced by Matthew Hughes four days after he was admitted to a detox clinic.
=== Hoodoo Gurus ===
In 1988 Grossman replaced Clyde Bramley in Hoodoo Gurus on bass. Their most stable line-up of Dave Faulkner (guitar, vocals, main songwriter, keyboards), Grossman, Mark Kingsmill (drums, percussion) and Brad Shepherd (lead guitar, vocals, harmonica) saw Hoodoo Gurus from 1988 to the break-up in January 1998.
Grossman has been involved in the reformed Hoodoo Gurus (2003–present), including the release of their latest album Mach Schau (2004) and subsequent tours both nationally and internationally. Hoodoo Gurus co-headlined the 2004 Big Day Out festival with Metallica and The Strokes.
Hoodoo Gurus toured during 2007 including several US dates, kicking off at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX, performances in Europe, including the Azkena Festival (Spain) followed by a national tour of Australia called 'Clash of the Titans', with The Stems and Radio Birdman. Another solo Hoodoo Gurus tour started late in 2007 (including performances at the Apollo Bay Music Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Meredith Music Festival, and the St Kilda Festival) and continued into 2008.
Hoodoo Gurus were inducted into the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame, this was the second time for Grossman who had already been inducted as a member of Divinyls in 2006.
=== Ghostwriters ===
From 1990 onwards, Grossman has been involved in a side project, Ghostwriters, with Rob Hirst from Midnight Oil. Ghostwriters have released four albums Ghostwriters (1991), Second Skin (1996), Fibromoon (1999, by Rob Hirst and The Ghostwriters) and their latest release Political Animal (2007 Sony BMG). Fellow Guru, Shepherd played as a session musician with Ghostwriters on their albums Ghostwriters and Fibromoon. In 1996, Hirst also teamed up with Australian Olympian turned musician, Paul Greene, to form Hirst and Greene: they produced a single "Best Impression" / "When God's Not Busy" (1996) with Grossman on bass. Ghostwriters (i.e. Hirst and Grossman) were producers and session musicians for Various Artists album Olympic Record (2000), other performers included Greene. Hirst and Greene, with Grossman playing bass, released In the Stealth of Summer (2005) together with other musicians that would be used on Ghostwriters' Political Animal.
=== Matt Moffitt ===
During 2001, Grossman performed 20 concerts with long-time friend Matt Moffitt (1956–2003) singer-songwriter and founder of Matt Finish. Grossman had been an early member (1980–1981) and returned to compile and promote Just a Short Note (Best of) (December, 2001). When Moffitt died in September 2003, Grossman delivered one of the eulogies.
=== Finding Joy ===
In 2001, Grossman contributed the title track to the independent Australian feature film Finding Joy (released in 2003), performing all of the instruments and singing the vocals.
=== Persian Rugs ===
In September 2001, the four ex-Gurus (Faulkner, Grossman, Kingsmill & Shepherd) performed as The Moops (later called Persian Rugs). At Homebake 2001, (8 December) both Hoodoo Gurus and Persian Rugs performed separate sets. Just after Persian Rugs recorded a five-track EP Mr. Tripper (June, 2002), Grossman left, they recruited bassist Kendall James (ex Thurston Howlers, Crusaders) and recorded an album Turkish Delight (August, 2003)."We recorded an EP about 18 months [ago] with all ex-Hoodoo Gurus members, Rick Grossman played bass on that as well but he has other things going on [in] his life which is always the way of the musician. We had a bass player vacancy going on in the band. I had seen Kendall playing in a band called the Crusaders which were very much in the same realm." - Brad Shepherd, 2003.
=== The Kelly Gang ===
The Kelly Gang was a 2004 project Grossman formed with Jack Nolan, they brought in Hirst and Scott Aplin (Waikiki) to record Looking for the Sun (July, 2004) which has one of Sidney Nolan's iconic "Ned Kelly" series as its album cover. Brad Shepherd (Hoodoo Gurus) also performed on the album as a session musician. On their tour debut guitarist Martin Rotsey (Midnight Oil) and session drummer Pete Skelton joined the band.
== Personal life ==
Grossman has admitted that his heroin drug abuse forced him out of The Divinyls in 1987, he nearly died from overdosing and The Buttery Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centre helped him get clean; Grossman is now a patron of The Buttery and also a drug rehab counsellor. On 10 November 2008, Australian Story episode "All the Boys in Town" featured Grossman, he mentioned his recovery from heroin addiction at The Buttery and described his project to gain funding for their rehab centre: a CD Caution: Life Ahead! with performances and royalties donated by various artists. Grossman is married and lives in Sydney and, when not touring or recording, is a Lecturer at JMC Academy Australia, providing instruction in Creative Industries Course: Popular Music and Performance. He also developed 'Flight Deck', a studio for aspiring songwriters, in 2000.
Rick has two children Amelia and Michael Grossman.
== Discography ==
See Divinyls discography for full list. Studio albums with Grossman:
See Hoodoo Gurus discography for full list or for a quick link to albums and singles use infobox below. Studio albums with Grossman:
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Miravete
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Miravete is the name of several towns in Spain:
* Miravete de la Sierra a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón
* Casas de Miravete, a town in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
* Miravet, a town in Catalonia
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Armoricians
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The Armoricians were one of the peoples listed as serving as auxiliaries to the Roman army at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains by Jordanes.
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Colville Lake (Northwest Territories)
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Colville Lake is the 20th largest lake in Canada's Northwest Territories. The lake is located 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Great Bear Lake in the Sahtu Region. The lake has a perimeter of 121 km (75 mi) and a net area of 416 km² (161 sq mi) and a total area of 439 km² (169 sq mi).
The only community on the lake, Colville Lake, which is Sahtu Dene village of 126 and is located on the southeast shore, along with Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome and Colville Lake Water Aerodrome.
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Dupont, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
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Dupont is an unincorporated community in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 413, north of the community of Jarreau. The area falls under the service of the nearby Jarreau Post Office.
== History ==
In 1902, a group of men gathered on the island side of False River to come up with a new name for the post office what was designated to be opened in their area. After the community could not agree on a new name, Pierre Guidroz suggested that the new community be named Dupont. A box of Dupont shotgun shells was in full view and the committee decided on that name. After World War II, the post office was closed.
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Pedro Ortega
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Pedro Manuel Ortega Silvera (born 2 February 1982 in Baranoa) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Deportes Quindío in the Copa Mustang.
== Club career ==
Ortega previously played for Junior.
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Thomas Henry Burke (politician)
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Thomas Henry Burke (May 6, 1904 – September 12, 1959) was an American politician who represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives from 1949-1951.
Burke was born in Toledo, Ohio where he attended St. Patrick’s grade school and St. John’s College. After his formal education, he served in the United States Navy as a pharmacist’s mate 1923-1927 and in the Naval Fleet Reserve 1927-1939. He worked for the Dana Corporation 1928-1937 and was an official of United Automobile Workers Union 1938-1948.
Burke was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1941 and 1942. He served as a member of Toledo city council 1944-1948. He was vice mayor of Toledo in 1948.
Burke was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1951) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress. After leaving Congress, he was a labor and manpower adviser in the National Production Authority in 1951. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress. He moved to Alexandria, Virginia and worked as a legislative representative for the United Automobile Workers’ Union. He died in Arlington, Virginia and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Lynnport, Pennsylvania
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Lynnport is a small unincorporated area in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Lynnport area is a quiet neighborhood that is located on PA-143. It lies at an elevation of 486 feet (148 m).
== Relation to Lynn Township ==
Lynnport, PA is part of Lynn Township, Lehigh County, PA. It is located next to the small village of New Tripoli. Together these two separate entities make up Lehigh County's largest township.
== Location and demographics ==
Lynn Township is the largest Township in Lehigh County. Located in the northwestern corner of the county, with its neighbors Heidelberg Township to the East, Weisenberg Township to the South, Albany Township, Berks County to the West and West Penn Township, Schulylkill County to the North. The Township has of mountains and rolling hills and beautiful countryside. The population as of 2009 is 4,150.
== Businesses and attractions ==
Lynnport is home to Kermit K. Kistler Inc.; a dealership for many types of equipment such as John Deere tractors, Polaris ATV's, and other heavy equipment/accessories. Also located within this small village is Miller's Automotive & Towing.
The Lynn Township building is also housed here, making it a central place for permits, meetings, and township information. This is also where the Lynn Township Road & Maintenance building is housed.
Nestled in this area is Leaser Lake, a large state-owned body of water with three boat docks, walking trails, fishing, and beauty. For more information about Leaser Lake, click here
== Emergency services and community ==
Lynnport is served by the Lynnport Community Fire Company #1. This station houses five trucks, a social hall, and large parking areas. It is located in the center of Lynnport. Emergency medical services are provided by the Northwestern Ambulance Corps. Police response is provided by the Pennsylvania State Police, many coming from the Fogelsville barracks. While response time for fire and EMS is very low, due to the proximity of the stations, police response can sometimes be higher due to the lack of a municipal or regional police force. All emergency services are backed up by surrounding organizations, such as the New Tripoli Fire Company, or the Cetronia Ambulance Corps.
Lynnport also is home to Jacobs UCC Church, which provides services as well as a large social and recreation hall.
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Monteagudo, Navarre
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Monteagudo is the name of a town and municipality located in the province of Navarre, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,146 inhabitants.
The town is the birthplace of Saint Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz.
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15,408,529 |
André Garin
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André Garin (May 7, 1822 – February 16, 1895) was an Oblate missionary and parish priest.
He was born in La Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France. He received his education at the lesser seminary of his native town, and entered the Order of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on November 1, 1842. As he was still too young to be admitted to the priesthood, he was sent to Canada, where he was ordained on April 25, 1845, by Bishop Bourget of Montreal. During a period of twelve years he devoted himself to the Indian missions of Eastern Canada, after which he occupied the post of superior successively at Plattsburgh and at Buffalo, New York.
His services were especially valuable in his early fields of labour, as he had mastered both the Montagnais and the English languages. He was subsequently ordered to commence needed organize parish and mission work among the French Canadians in Lowell, Massachusetts. In a short time his good sense, courteous manner, and kindly disposition won for him a wonderful influence over his people. During a pastorate of some twenty-five years he built costly churches and commodious school edifices; he also established several religious confraternities among his parishioners. Grateful for all he had done for them, the members of his parish erected a statue to him two years after his death.
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Another Country (Tift Merritt album)
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Another Country is a studio album by singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. It was recorded in the summer of 2007, produced in L.A. by George Drakoulias, and released on February 26, 2008 by Fantasy Records. For her third album, Tift Merritt took hiatus with a piano in Paris and came home with her most personal and powerful songs to date. Merritt has described the writing as a plainspoken look at the distance we all attempt to cross: between two people, between one heart and the rest of the world.
In its first week of release, the album's first single "Broken" reached #1 on the Americana Radio Chart compiled by the Americana Music Association. This is her second time working with producer George Drakoulias, who produced her last studio album Tambourine.
== Track list ==
All songs written by Tift Merritt, unless otherwise noted.
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