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Hays Creek Mill Hays Creek Mill, also known as McClung's Mill, Patterson's Mill, and Steele's Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It dates to about 1819, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular wood frame building on a limestone basement. The building measures 35 feet by 45 feet and retains an iron overshot wheel measuring 15 feet in diameter and 5 feet thick. Associated with the mill are the contributing miller's house, garage that once served as a corn crib, and cow barn. The Hayes Creek Mill remained in operation until 1957 in a number of capacities as a grist, saw, and fulling mill. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. References Category:Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Category:Federal architecture in Virginia Category:Industrial buildings completed in 1819 Category:Buildings and structures in Rockbridge County, Virginia Category:National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia Category:Grinding mills in Virginia Category:1819 establishments in Virginia

South Sudanese nationality law The South Sudanese nationality law dates back to 7 July 2011, when South Sudan declared independence. It is based upon the Constitution of South Sudan. Acquisition of South Sudanese citizenship South Sudanese citizenship can be acquired in the following ways: : By descent if at least one of the parents is a South Sudanese citizen. : By birth in South Sudan (unless citizenship of another country has been acquired by descent), or a child found in South Sudan whose parents are unknown. By naturalisation South Sudanese nationality law was adopted immediately after the secession of South Sudan from Sudan and Article 8 states that: "(1) A person born before or after this Act has entered into force shall be considered a South Sudanese National by birth if such person meets any of the following requirements— (a) any Parents, grandparents or great-grandparents of such a person, on the male or female line, were born in South Sudan; or (b) such person belongs to one of the indigenous ethnic communities of South Sudan. (2) A person shall be considered a South Sudanese National by birth, if at the time of the coming into force of this Act— (a) he or she has been domiciled in South Sudan since 1.1.1956; or (b) if any of his or her parents or grandparents have been domiciled in South Sudan since 1.1.1956. (3) A person born after the commencement of this Act, shall be a South Sudanese National by birth if his or her father or mother was a South Sudanese National by birth or naturalization at the time of the birth of such a person. (4) A person who is or was first found in South Sudan as a deserted infant of unknown Parents shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a South Sudanese National by birth." Dual citizenship South Sudan allows its citizens and other countries citizens to hold foreign citizenship in addition to their South Sudanese or home citizenship. Some countries, however, do not permit multiple citizenship e.g. adults who acquired South Sudanese and Japanese citizenship by birth must declare, to the latter's Ministry of Justice, before turning 22, which citizenship they want to keep. Travel freedom of South Sudanese citizens Visa requirements for South Sudanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Sudan. As of 1 January 2017, South Sudanese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 145 countries and territories, ranking the South Sudanese passport 96th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Ethiopian, Kosovan and Lebanese passports) according to the Henley visa restrictions index. References Category:Foreign relations of South Sudan Category:Nationality law Category:South Sudanese law

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Mamillisphaeria Mamillisphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain. References Category:Melanommataceae

Haddam Island State Park Haddam Island State Park is an undeveloped island in the lower Connecticut River in the town of Haddam, Connecticut, in the United States. Originally used by the Wangunk tribe, the island was reserved for their use as part of a land sale to English colonists in May 1662. In the 19th century, the island was used for fishing and farming. The early 20th century saw it as a place of public recreation, and the State of Connecticut purchased the island and made it a state park in 1944. The park is only accessible by boat, and recommended activities are boating, fishing, and birdwatching. History The English settlers in the Connecticut Colony originally named the island Thirty Mile Island because it was erroneously believed to be north of the Connecticut River's mouth. The original English settlement in the area was called Thirty Mile Island Plantation. In May 1662, an area of of land, including the island, was sold by the Wangunk tribe to the English settlers for 30 coats. However, the natives reserved the right to use the island as part of the sale stipulations. Though little documentation exists today, the Wangunk tribe lived on the island and in the surrounding area before selling it along with the rest of their land. Recorded deeds show that the Wangunk tribe made another land sale in 1672, and the remaining parcels of Wangunk land were sold between 1765 and 1769. At the close of the 18th century, the island was one of the most important fishing locations on the Connecticut River. By 1819, the island was listed as in area and was expected to increase in size following the construction of a pier 90 rods north of the island, which caused the accumulation of sand at the head of the island. The island is currently listed as in size. In the 19th century, two fishing companies operated from the island and constructed piers, and the island was also used for grazing cattle and farming corn. Records in the late 19th century indicate that the Haddam Island area of the Connecticut River was dredged annually. The island became a popular recreational area with picnics and private events in the beginning of the 20th century. The island was purchased by the State of Connecticut in 1944, and it became a state park. According to legend, Captain Kidd buried some of his treasure on the island, but none has been found. Activities Haddam Island State Park is home to a large number of bird species, especially during annual migrations, which make it suitable for birdwatching. Bird-banding and other research activities have taken place on the island. Other recommended activities are boating and fishing. Access via boat is available from the Haddam Meadows State Park boat launch, a half mile south of Haddam Island. The northern side of the island has a beach that is fragile and cannot support heavy visitation, and the island has a significant amount of poison ivy. References External links Haddam Island State Park, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Photo of the island in 1877 in Haddam, 1870-1930 Category:State parks of Connecticut Category:Parks in Middlesex County, Connecticut Category:Protected areas established in 1944 Category:1944 establishments in Connecticut Category:Connecticut River Category:River islands of Connecticut Category:Haddam, Connecticut

1956 Kansas City Athletics season The 1956 Kansas City Athletics season, the team's 56th in the American League and second in Kansas City, involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses, 45 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. Offseason March 2, 1956: Tommy Lasorda was purchased by the Athletics from the Brooklyn Dodgers. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions April 16, 1956: Lee Wheat, Tom Saffell and cash were traded by the Athletics to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Tim Thompson. April 16, 1956: Johnny Groth was purchased by the Athletics from the Washington Senators. May 1956: Marion Fricano and $60,000 were traded by the Athletics to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jack Crimian. June 14, 1956: Moe Burtschy, Bill Renna and cash were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Lou Skizas and Eddie Robinson. July 11, 1956: Tommy Lasorda was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Wally Burnette. August 17, 1956: Joe Ginsberg was traded by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Hal Smith. August 25, 1956: Enos Slaughter was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the New York Yankees. Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Farm system LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seminole References External links 1956 Kansas City Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1956 Kansas City Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Oakland Athletics seasons Kansas City Athletics season Category:1956 in sports in Missouri

Pasiphilodes viridescens Pasiphilodes viridescens is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Malaysia, New Guinea and possibly Borneo. The wingspan is about . The forewings are green and the hindwings are pale cinereous, with traces of three or four dusky curved fasciae. Larvae have been recorded feeding on Rhododendron species. References Category:Moths described in 1895 Category:Eupitheciini

Irish Times (album) Irish Times is the third studio album by the Irish folk band Patrick Street, released in 1990 on Green Linnet and Special Delivery Records, a division of Topic Records. Founding members Andy Irvine, Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly and Arty McGlynn were joined by Bill Whelan (keyboards), James Kelly (fiddle), Declan Masterson (uilleann pipes, low whistle, keyboards) and Gerry O'Beirne (vocals, guitar), who also contributed two songs. The album was produced by Gerry O'Beirne and Patrick Street, and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Track listing All tracks Traditional; arranged by Patrick Street; except where indicated "Music for a Found Harmonium" (Simon Jeffes, Penguin Café Ltd) – 2:38 "Brackagh Hill" (words: Traditional; music: Andy Irvine) – 5:48 "Brian O'Lynn"/"The Woods of Old Limerick" – 3:17 "Strokestown" (G. O'Beirne) – 4:45 "The Newmarket Polkas" – 3:32 "A Forgotten Hero" (Andy Irvine) – 6:02 "Doorus Hill" (J. Daly) / "The Rolling Reel/The Ballygrow Reel/Dennis Murphy's Reel" – 4:40 "In the Land of the Patagarang" (G. O'Beirne) – 4:20 "Boston O'Connor"/"John Gaffy's Fling"/"The Kerryman's Fling" – 3:40 "The Humours of the King of Ballyhooley" – 4:08 Personnel Andy Irvine - vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica Kevin Burke - fiddle Jackie Daly - accordion Gerry O'Beirne - vocals, guitar James Kelly - fiddle Declan Masterson - uilleann pipes, low whistle, keyboards Arty McGlynn - guitar Bill Whelan - keyboards References External links ''Irish Times at Allmusic website Irish Times at MusicBrainz website Irish Times at Discogs website Patrick Street at Adastra website Category:1990 albums Category:Patrick Street albums

Antonio Armijo Antonio Mariano Armijo (1804–1850) was a Spanish explorer and merchant who is famous for leading the first commercial caravan party between Abiquiú, Nuevo México and San Gabriel Mission, Alta California in 1829–1830. His route, the southernmost and most direct, is known as the Armijo Route of the Old Spanish Trail. Abiquiú was the starting point and eastern terminus of the original route of the Old Spanish Trail. Though segments of an overland route between the Spanish colonies of Nuevo México and Alta California had been blazed decades earlier, Armijo was the first to pioneer a complete route that traveled the entire length. Armijo traveled with sixty mounted men and a caravan of pack animals carrying blankets and other trade goods to barter for mules in California. The caravan left Abiquiú on 7 November 1829 and made the journey to the San Gabriel Mission in what is now San Gabriel, California in eighty-six days, arriving on 31 January 1830. He returned by the same route in 56 days, leaving 1 March and arriving on 25 April 1830. Unlike the other routes of the Old Spanish Trail, Armijo's route was documented day by day, although in a very brief report listing dates and stopping places, with few other details and no distances recorded. The report was submitted to the governor of Nuevo México, José Antonio Cháves, and published by the Mexican government on 19 June 1830. References External links PHOTO #: WY0002a, CAPTION: Antonio Mariano Armijo on horse Fuego (Smokey) 1851. This pencil sketch by J. Lundquist. Antonio Mariano is oldest son of Jose Francisco Armijo and; Jesus Maria Armijo. See also: Rulofson Coll. No. RR-244L Year: 1851 from solanohistory.org accessed 30 October 2015. Category:1804 births Category:1850 deaths Category:Mexican people of Spanish descent Category:History of California Category:History of Mexico Category:1829 in Mexico Category:1830 in Mexico Category:History of New Mexico Category:History of Nevada Category:History of Utah Category:History of Clark County, Nevada Category:People from Santa Fe, New Mexico Category:Spanish explorers of North America Category:Explorers of the colonial Southwest of the present United States

Nasrollahabad, Khuzestan Nasrollahabad (, also Romanized as Naşrollāhābād) is a village in Sadat Rural District, in the Central District of Lali County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 80, in 22 families. References Category:Populated places in Lali County

Amaruk Golf Club Amaruk Golf Club is a public golf course located in Happy Valley–Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. A 9-hole golf course, it was constructed in the 1950s to serve American servicemen stationed at Goose Air Force Base and British servicemen stationed at RAFU Goose Bay. References External links Official website Category:Golf clubs and courses in Newfoundland and Labrador

Hot Brook Hot Brook is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Hot Brook is fed by a hot spring, hence the name. See also List of rivers of South Dakota References Category:Rivers of Fall River County, South Dakota Category:Rivers of South Dakota

Mystikal (album) Mystikal is the eponymous self-titled debut studio album by American rapper Mystikal. It was independently self-released on June 14, 1994, by Big Boy Records. The album was produced and written by Leroy "Precise" Edwards. Mystikal's re-release version of his eponymous debut album, titled Mind of Mystikal was released on October 10, 1995, by Jive Records. The re-release version added several new tracks. The re-release version debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart. Track listing References Category:1995 debut albums Category:Mystikal albums Category:Gangsta rap albums by American artists

Hyperolius ferrugineus Hyperolius ferrugineus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. References Schiøtz, A. 2004. Hyperolius ferrugineus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007. ferrugineus Category:Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Amphibians described in 1943 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Hatamabad, Markazi Hatamabad (, also Romanized as Ḩātamābād) is a village in Farmahin Rural District, in the Central District of Farahan County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 39, in 20 families. References Category:Populated places in Farahan County

Padern Padern (Languedocien: Padèrn) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population Monuments The Château de Padern is a ruined castle that stands on a hill overlooking the village. See also Corbières AOC Communes of the Aude department References INSEE Category:Communes of Aude Category:Aude communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia

Bondi Digital Publishing Bondi Digital Publishing is a privately held New York City-based digital media company that specializes in publishing complete digital archives of major consumer magazines. Founded by David Anthony and Murat Aktar in 2004, Bondi Digital Publishing began by developing the technology that allowed The New Yorker to publish The Complete New Yorker in September 2005, a digital archive of its entire print archive on 8 DVD-ROMs. In 2006, The New Yorker used Bondi's technology again when they released their digital archive on a portable hard drive. In 2007, Bondi launched its publishing division when it partnered with Rolling Stone and Playboy magazines to publish both companies' entire print archives in searchable digital archives on DVD-ROM. First published in the fall of 2007, Rolling Stone Cover To Cover, the First 40 Years () and Playboy Cover to Cover, the 50s () were part of the company's Cover to Cover Series of digital archive box sets. The company marketed the series through national book and media retailers. In a September 2007 interview, Anthony stated "By the holiday 2008 season, we hope to have six - eight Cover To Cover titles in the line.". However, as of March, 2009, the only public release other than the aforementioned Rolling Stone and Playboy sets was a rerelease of the Rolling Stone set without the extras included in the original. A Playboy Cover to Cover, the 60s set was mentioned in the interview, but it, along with subsequent sets, is now being released exclusively through the website http://playboyarchive.com/ In March 2009, Bondi announced that using its technology, select digital back issues of Playboy would be available for free viewing at http://playboyarchive.com. It also announced that https://web.archive.org/web/20111006215634/http://covertocover.com/ would be changing in the Summer of 2009 to allow users to browse, search and purchase digital back issues from the entire print runs of Playboy and Rolling Stone using Bondi's online magazine application, but as of May 2011, this has not occurred. Instead, in April 2010, Rolling Stone'''s website began offering subscribers access to their digital archive. In November 2010, Bondi released a portable hard drive for Playboy, this time containing every issue from 1953 to 2010. In January 2011, it was announced that a Playboy'' iPad app would be available in March. References External links Bondi Digital Publishing's website Bondi's consumer site Bondi's site for digital back issues of Playboy Category:Media companies of the United States Category:Companies based in New York City

Applied improvisation Applied improvisation is the application of improvisational methods in various fields like consulting, facilitating (workshops, team trainings, meetings, conferences…), teaching, coaching, researching, generating or evolving ideas and designs, theatrical training and playing, medical and therapeutic settings or in social work. History Shamans are part of every culture, starting from the origin of humanity in the Stone Age. They used stories, initiated and facilitated various rituals consisting of storytelling, dances and embodiment of past or future events and challenges. They applied basic principles of improvisation, to help people, to collaborate, to understand what is happening around them and to cope with daily life. The Sanskrit-Theater originated 1,000 BC is a very early form of theatre. The vidusaka was part of the cast and the plot and at the same time stepped out, made comments, that mostly were improvised. He can also be seen as the first appearance of a clown. Starting about 600 BC Rhapsodes travelled around Greece. He – only men – combined in an improvised way the epics of e. g. of Homer, myths, tales, jokes, songs and adapted this mixture spontaneously to local expectations and situations. In many aspects he built upon the traditions of the shamans and the trickster. In the fifth century BC originated in Greece an intense examination of improvisation applied in rhetoric. Schools were established, to learn how to improvise a speech which had a t relevance as instrument of democracy and civic education. The fourth century BC in Greece is an important milestone for the history of theatre: The roots of drama and comedy were established, also in the phylax play, a burlesque dramatic, played on wooden stages: A lot of the content was improvised. Improvisation also was applied in the Atellan Farces in ancient Rome. Always a combination of stocked and improvised moves, dances and artistic movements coined performances of Pantomimes – in ancient Rome it was also one of the origins of improvised dancing. Their performances were influenced through traditions of the Etruscans. They also performend on public spaces, traveling around the country. From the 12th to the 14th century Minnesang was very popular. The musicians visited castles and cities, they used stocked textes and music and added a lot of improvisation, inspired also by historical events, social developments and reactions of the audience. Both, Commedia dell’Arte and Minnesang can also be perceived as a contribution to adult education and civic education in a time, literacy was not common and access to information often difficult. Also in the 12th emerged the Jester and had the task to use improvisational methods to call attention to urgent matters of politics and society. He was allowed to criticise decisions of the emperors. In many ways he incorporates the practise of the Trickster. In medieval Italy Commedia dell’Arte was a revival of the Atellan Farces: Groups of actors travelled also through parts of Europe. As inspiration for the improvised parts of their plays they also used political events and current social issues, what they experienced and heard in other cities, as well as wishes and reactions of the audience. In the 17th century the pedagogue John Comenius was one of the first who emphasized the significance of play and games as method for learning and teaching – he referred to the works of Plato. Games often consist of stepping into different personas in a blink of a moment, of pretending being in various settings and genres. They often have a certain structure and also invite to play with this structures, evolve them – therefore improvisation is an important aspect of games. Also games are often the starting points for improvisation and theatrical approaches. Also pedagogues like Pestalozzi, Fröbel and Montessori applied games and role plays in education. The social worker Neva Boyd collected around 1920 description of various games and added own inventions. She used them to teach language skills, problem-solving, self-confidence and social skills in Chicago. She also accompanied people to cope with the effects of the Great Depression. Boyd also worked together with the theatre academic and educator Viola Spolin. She used and evolved her games which „…were meant to promote creative expression through self discovery and personal experiences between children with extremely diverse backgrounds.” (LaPolice, 2012, S. 26). Spolin also emphasized, that these games and exercises evolved key competencies like self-efficacy, creativity, the ability for collaboration and to tackle problems. Spolin applied the games and exercises also in workshops for actors of the Compass Theater in Chicago, the first improvisational theatre group. Also in the 1920s Jakob L. Moreno summarized existing ideas and founded in Vienna the Stegreiftheater, the Theater of Spontaneity: People attending were actors as well as the audience – the shift took often place within a used improvisational exercises or scene. Later on he used these experiences in the development of psychodrama – improvisational approaches are an important aspect in this method. Starting in the 1950s the educator and playwright Keith Johnstone developed in the USA and Canada various improvisational games – they not only were used to train actors or to prepare for performances of improvisational theatre groups but also in workshops and projects with teachers of schools and universities, trainers in juvenile and adult education. In the development of improvisational theater also Del Close had an important function, as he developed also long form games. Also in the 1950s started the work of Augusto Boal: He also developed various improvisational methods and applied them e. g. in the theatre of the oppressed. Actors and audience switch their roles often; Boals methods are also applied in civic education, in the training of teachers of all fields and in politics. In 1975 Johnathan Fox and Jo Salas founded the first Playback Theatre: People from an audience tell stories of their lives, which are after that transformed in theatrical sequenzes by actors, using improvisational methods speaking, singing and dancing. In the late 1990s the performative turn began in social research. Performance – also any kind of using improvisational approaches - was not longer considered only as a process on a theatre stage with a rather passive audience, but as a comprehensive principle for researching and understanding human actions. People like Shaun McNiff started to apply improvisational methods in arts based research projects. 2002 the Applied Improvisation Network was founded, a non-profit organization of people using improvisational methods in various fields. Examples for the implementation of applied improvisation Additional in the training of actors and as preparation to improvisational theater, applied improvisation e. g. is used: In consulting and corporate training applied improvisation is used e. g. in team and sales training, workshops for presentation skills, resilience, leadership and for people responsible for innovations. Applied improvisation is also often used in methods like design thinking and in service design projects – therefore the methods are also researched and applied in UX-Design. And it is used in evolving engineering. Another field for applied improvisation is in the education and advanced training for people working in the fields of social work, medical and health care and medicine. A new approach is to apply improvisation for disaster readiness and response. Additional to psychodrama, improvisational methods are also used in other therapeutic settings and drama therapy. In education, improvisational approaches are used in all fields of teaching teachers, of designing and evolving didactic concepts, and also as a method of student centered learning. As mentioned in the history, improvisational methods are also applied as research tools since the permormative turn. There are several projects connected to applied drama where improvisation is an important aspect. There are also examples of use in the fields of health and life sciences, in evolving didactics and in design research. The Applied Improvisation Network The Applied Improvisation Network (AIN) is a global community of over 5000 members online and numerous local groups. Practitioners of applied improvisation facilitate workshops, for individuals or organisations, introducing them to these principles, tools etc. via solo, paired or group exercises, activities and games. The members of the AIN are business professionals and academics who use improvisation tools, experience, and theory for human development and training in communities and organizations. The network includes consultants, managers, trainers, coaches, facilitators, performers and academics. The AIN was founded in 2002 by Paul Z Jackson, Michael Rosenburg and Alain Rostain. Since then the number of local groups and online communities has grown year by year, with a series of conferences, regional events and roadshows in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia. Further reading Boal, Augusto. 1993. Theatre of the oppressed. Theatre Communications Group DesMaisons, Ted. 2014. Applied Improvisation Definition Generator Landgraf, Edgar. 2014. Improvisation as Art: Conceptual Challenges, Historical Perspectives. Bloomsbury Academic. Sawyer, Keith. 2011. Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching. Cambridge University Press. References External links Applied Improvisation Network List of literature List of medical improv literature Category:Training

Superpower (disambiguation) Superpower, a state with the ability to influence events and project power on a worldwide scale Second Superpower, a term used to conceptualize a global civil society as a counterpoint to the United States of America Energy superpower Potential superpowers Superpower may also refer to: Superpower (ability), extraordinary powers mostly possessed by fictional characters, commonly in American comic books Tetration, superpower or hyperpower is used as synonym of tetration. Music SuperPower, a musician that was featured in Three 6 Mafia's hit, Lolli Lolli. "Super Powers", a song by The Dismemberment Plan from their 2001 album Change "Superpower" (song), a song by Beyoncé featuring Frank Ocean from her self-titled album (2013) Sports and games The Super Powers, a tag team in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980s Super Cup (rugby union), an annual international Rugby Union competition, originally called Super Powers Cup Superpower (board game), a 1986 political strategy game SuperPower, a 2002 political simulation computer game SuperPower 2, a 2004 strategic wargame game Super PLAY, a video game magazine named Super POWER from 1993 to 1996 TV The Superpower, a 1983 Hong Kong TV series The Legendary Super Powers Show, an alternate title for a later season of Super Friends "Super Powers" (Homeland), a 2015 episode of the TV series Homeland Other Super Power Building, also known as the SP Building, a Church of Scientology high-rise complex in Clearwater, Florida Super Powers Collection, a line of action figures based on DC Comics superheroes and supervillains, created in the 1980s by Kenner Toys Project Superpowers, a comic book from Dynamite Entertainment Superpower (horse)

Sandy Jones Sandy Jones, (born August 16, 1943), is an American pregnancy and parenting expert. Career Over 200 of Jones' articles on consumer issues and parenting have been published in national publications including Family Circle, Redbook, American Baby, and Working Mother. She has served as a columnist for Parents, Parenting and Woman's World. As a speaker, Jones has made presentations for the national conferences of La Leche League International and has made a presentation at the National Association for the Education of Young Children conference. In addition, she has lectured to parenting groups and professionals working with parents across the nation including her unique "Empowerment for Mothers" seminar presented to hundreds of mothers in 10 states. Her newest book, co-authored with her daughter, Marcie Jones, Great Expectations: Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy & Childbirth was published by Sterling Publishing. Comforting Your Crying Baby: Why Your Baby is Crying and What to Do About It was published by Innova Publications. References Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:American family and parenting writers

Kazuo Yamada was a Japanese conductor and composer. Birthday Born in Tokyo in 1912. Began studies at Gakushuin and then Tokyo University of the Arts (formerly the Tokyo Music School). Studied piano with Leo Sirota and Paul Weingarten, and composition with Klaus Pringsheim, and graduated at the top of his class. Formed the orchestra 'Promethée' as a composer. In 1937 was awarded first prize from the Japan Broadcasting Corporation for his symphonic music works, and in 1938 was also awarded by the New Symphony Orchestra for his symphonic poem 'Songs that youth can sing' as well as the Weingarten Award for the symphonic 'Kiso'. Studied conducting technique under the tutelage of Józef Rosenstock, and premiered as a conductor for the New Symphony Orchestra in 1940. Appointed to the post of chief conductor of the Japan Symphony Orchestra which was reorganized from the New Symphony Orchestra (which is now the NHK symphony orchestra) in 1942, greatly contributing to the improvement of the orchestra for the next 13 years. Awarded the Mainichi Music Award in 1949 for the Japan premiere of the opera Hänsel und Gretel sponsored by NHK. Contributed immeasurably to many Japan premieres of works such as Symphonies No. 2 and No. 8 (Mahler), Symphony No. 5 (Shostakovich), Don Quixote (R. Strauss), Six Pieces for Orchestra (Webern), The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky), Le roi David (Honegger) and Sept haïkaï (Messiaen). Yamada's activities overseas gradually began to take off from 1955, where he guest conducted European orchestras such as the USSR Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, as well as orchestras in North and South America and South Africa, and he moreover recorded with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in 1988. In 1976, Yamada was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon (for artistic excellence) by the Government of Japan, and in 1978 he firmly established his reputation for excellence in the 'World of Kazuo Yamada' series of performances. He was further awarded the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts in 1979, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, Fourth Class in 1984, and the Japan Art Academy Award in 1986. Held a number of key posts such as Chief Resident Conductor & Artistic Advisor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director of the Gunma Symphony Orchestra, Honorary Conductor of the Japan Shinsei Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Nissho Chorus, Chairman of the Japan Mahler Society, Professor of the Tokyo University of the Arts, and gave stellar performances as Guest Conductor in Japan as well as overseas. Appointed to the post of Music Director of the Kanagawa Philharmonic in 1991 until his sudden demise on 13 August in the same year at 78 years of age. A live recording of Yamada conducting Symphony No. 9 (Mahler) with the New Japan Philharmonic was released in 2011, a quarter-century after the 1986 performance, which was awarded the Grand Prize for recording in the Arts Festival of the Japan Ministry for Cultural Affairs. Major works Violin Sonata Sonata for Cello Solo String Quartet No. 1 Notturno for flute and piano From Soshigaya for voice and piano Footnotes External links Tribute (in Japanese) Category:1912 births Category:1991 deaths Category:20th-century classical composers Category:20th-century conductors (music) Category:20th-century Japanese composers Category:Japanese classical composers Category:Japanese conductors (music) Category:Japanese male classical composers Category:20th-century male musicians

In Control (EliZe album) In Control is the first full-length studio album by the Dutch pop and dance singer EliZe, released on October 6, 2006, in the Netherlands. In 2007, it was released in Japan as a special edition with bonus tracks. Track listing "Shake" "Itsy Bitsy Spider" "Let's Dance" "I'm No Latino" "Bodytalk" "Automatic (I'm Talking to You)" "Rhythm of Love" "Come Along" "Into Your System" "Sexually Healing" "100%" Japanese edition "Automatic (DJ Uto Remix)" "Into Your System (Shiny☆Mix)" "100%" "Let's Dance" "Shake" "Automatic" "Into Your System" "Itsy Bitsy Spider" "I'm No Latino" "Come Along" "Bodytalk" "Rhythm Of Love" "Sexually Healing" Singles "Shake" was the first single of In Control. When released on October 18, 2004, the single entered the Dutch Top 40 at #36 and peaked at number #32. "Automatic (I'm Talking To You)" was the second single to be released, on March 7, 2005. It is EliZe's most successful song to date. It spent a total of 13 weeks in the Dutch chart and peaked at #7. "I'm No Latino" was the third single from In Control, released on August 22, 2005. It reached number #14 in the Dutch Top 40. "Into Your System" was the fourth single, released on June 2, 2006. The single entered the Dutch Top 40 at #33 and peaked at number #18. "Itsy Bitsy Spider" was the final single from this album. It failed to enter the Dutch Top 40 chart and peaked at #5 in the Tipparade. Chart performance References Category:2006 albums

Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor (September 20, 1833 – October 30, 1917) was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Grosvernor was born in Pomfret, Connecticut. He was the uncle of Charles Grosvenor Bond. In 1838, Grosvenor moved with his parents to southeastern Ohio, where he attended school in Athens County. He later taught school before studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced in Athens. During the Civil War, Grosvenor served in the 18th Ohio Infantry and was promoted through the ranks to colonel. He led his regiment at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863, and was a brigade commander in the division of Charles Cruft at the Battle of Nashville in December 1864. At the close of the war, Grosvenor was brevetted as a colonel in the Regular Army. He was mustered out of the volunteers on October 9, 1865. On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Grosvenor for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. Following the war, Grosvenor held diverse township and village offices. He served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1874–1878 and served as Speaker of the House for two years. He served as member of the board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home in Xenia from April 1880 until 1888, and president of the board for five years. Presidential elector for Grant/Wilson in 1872. Presidential elector for Garfield/Arthur in 1880. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896 and 1900. Grosvenor was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890. Grosvenor was elected to the Fifty-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Fifty-fourth Congress), Committee on Mines and Mining (Fifty-fifth Congress), Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Fifty-sixth through Fifty-ninth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906. He resumed the practice of law in Athens. The combat veteran was appointed as chairman of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission and served from 1910 until his death in Athens on October 30, 1917. He was interred in Union Street Cemetery. Grosvenor married Samantha Stewart of Athens County, December 1, 1858. She died in 1866, leaving a daughter. He married Louise A. Currier, also of Athens County, May 21, 1867. She had two daughters. See also List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union) Notes References Retrieved on 2008-08-13 External links 1904 Photo Category:1833 births Category:1917 deaths Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio Category:People from Athens, Ohio Category:Ohio lawyers Category:People of Ohio in the American Civil War Category:Union Army colonels Category:Union Army generals Category:Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives Category:1872 United States presidential electors Category:1880 United States presidential electors Category:Ohio Republicans Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:19th-century American politicians

Trade unions in Palau Trade unions in Palau. Although the Constitution of Palau recognizes the right to free association, there is no specific mention of trade union rights, including the right of collective bargaining. Palau is not a member of the International Labour Organization, and there are no functioning trade unions in the country. ICTUR reports that there is no right to strike, and none have been reported in recent years. References Category:Economy of Palau Category:Organizations based in Palau

Hindu Mahajana Sangam The Hindu Mahajana Sangam () is an association of Indian workers. It is one of the Indian non-profitable organization at Penang, Malaysia which has been officially established in 1935 by waterfronts workers. Before 1935, it known as Kootakkadai (). The name Mahajana comes from two words, maha meaning great and jana meaning people. So Mahajana can be described as great people in Tamil, though in Sanskrit, it is translated as great vehicle. The Indian workers who arrived here were farmers back home. They preferred to call themselves Kootakadai, because they work as a kootam () which is gang or group, rather than calling themselves coolies or labourers. The Hindu Mahajana Sangam was established in 1935 after following the first consecration of the Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple in Queen Street which was held in 1933. It was established for religious observances, to promote education, social/cultural development, participates in the administration/development of the Sri Muthu Mariamman, Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani and act as union for the workers. The sangam's madam (hall) located at 674, Jalan Kebun Bunga (formerly known as Waterfall Road) near the foothill of the Waterfall Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani hilltop temple, is named as Gandhiji Ashram in remembrance of Mahatma Gandhi on 22nd Feb 1948. History The Indian farmers for economic reasons came to Penang from South India in the early 18th Century to work in the Penang waterfront as labourers, they worked for the Indian merchants and contributed to the development of import and export spice trade in the Island. There were also Tamil Indian freedom fighters Maruthu Pandiyar relatives and 72 soldiers were deported to Penang in the year 1802 by the Madras Presidency Government (British India Government). Koottakadai There were more than 2,000 workers and their dependents lived in the prewar houses in the town centre than known as simpang lelong or elam muchanthi in Tamil, today this area is known as Little India. They worked in groups/gangs (kootam in Tamil) each gang consist of 50 to 30 workers with a head (Thandal in Tamil) and a clerk (Kanakku Pillai in Tamil) in charge of daily working income account which will be divided and distributed to the workers at the end of the month. They worked for the Indian merchant houses in handling their goods in the import/export trade. These workers are referred to as Kootakadai as they work as a group (Kootam). There were more than 50 groups operating in the Weld Quay waterfront handling cargo in the tongkangs or wooden barges in the import and export trade. In the many open concrete fields in the town, some of the workers were involved in storing; drying and re-bagging of betel nuts imported from Indonesia for re-export. For the workers relaxation in the evening, the authorities operated 2 government toddy shops in the town centre, one in Market Lane/Muda Lane junction which still exist today and the other in King Street which was bombed by the Japanese during the 2nd World War, this site have been since rebuilt into a warehouse for the customs department. During the War many workers joined the Indian National Army. They also had a unique form of a gathering to raise emergency funds for their needs call Needs (Thaevai in Tamil) where each worker contribute and his amount and name recorded and same amount return to him in another function. Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple In 1833 the workers founded the Queen Street Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple (The temple was renamed Arulmigu Mahamariamman Temple in 1980 by the Hindu Endowment Board). The waterfront workers contributed to the development, construction and management of the Queen Street and Waterfall temples. The inner city Hindu population was mostly waterfront workers who established the Hindu Mahajana Sangam in 1935. The sangam was established with the main purpose of managing the Queen Street and Waterfall hilltop temples. The Queen street temple which was then managed by a few trustees appointed by the Board. One of these trustees was Mr K.V. Karuppiah Thandal, who became the inaugural secretary of the sangam. The sangam was also involved in promoting religious observance, developing Tamil education and Indian culture. It was also involved in arbitrating disputes within the community which served as an avenue to discuss and address social problems affecting Indian workers. It set up a panchayat committee to solve these problems. The sangam started Tamil schools to educate the Tamil children, and was active in promoting cultural activities and religious practices. Union for the workers The Hindu Mahajana Sangam was a channel in bring up the grievances of the Indian community to the proper authorities and acted as a union for the workers until 1950, when the Waterfront Workers Union was formed. This later became known as the Weld Quay Workers Union. In the early 1970s, when the Government established the Penang Labour Board, the Weld Quay Workers Union was amalgamated with the Prai Cargo Handlers and the Penang Stevedores Union to form the Penang Port Workers Union, with its office in King Street. The sangam's Hon. Secretary, the late K. V. Karuppiah Thandal, the head of one of the numerous groups of workers was a trustee of the Queen Street Sri Muthu Mariamman temple and the sangam members were regularly appointed to the Hindu Endowment Board and the members held various positions in the temples management committees and contributed to the temples development. The sangam's President, the late Mr. M. Doraisamy Thevar JP, PJK was the last Hindu Endowment Board member representing the Hindu Mahajana Sangam and was also the chairman of the Temples Management Committee, which carried out the 2nd consecration ceremony of the Queen Street, Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple. Between 1960s and 70s many of the workers living in the inner city became jobless due to the Indonesian confrontation and also because the Indian merchants began to reduce the usage of the tongkangs/barges in transporting cargo to vessels and used the newly built PPC Butterworth deepwater wharves in the mainland to be cost effective. Therefore, many of the workers due to lack of job opportunities and their expanded families gradually left the town centre for economic reasons to various parts of the Island, to the slums in the Weld Quay reclamation area, Noordin Street Flats, mainland and far South, some of them even left Penang permanently to settle in India. Building The Hindu Mahajana Sangam operated out of 47 Church Street from 1935 until 1947, when it moved to 40 Church Street. The sangam moved out of 40 Church Street in 1988 after the property was sold. It was then that it moved to its own building, the Gandhiji Ashram, at 674 Jalan Kebun Bunga. Today it is based at the Gandhiji Ashram, a community hall at the foot of the Balathandayuthapani Temple near the Penang Botanic Gardens. The hall was built by the early Indian settles who were the waterfront workers in late 1920s and was originally known as Madaalayam or Kootakadai Madam. The Sangam intends to preserve the Dewan Mahatma Gandhi building as a heritage building as in our view this is the only building that exist today which is based on the South Indian Architecture left in the whole of Malaysia. This building is of significant historic value need to be preserved for our future generation to appreciate our heritage. Contributions The Sangam to strengthen the religious beliefs in the community every year organizes various festivals and celebrations in Queen Street Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Waterfall Sri Bala Thendayuthapani Hilltop temple, Penang Road Sri Kunj Bihari Krishna Temple and Dewan Mahatma Gandhi. Dewan Mahatma Gandhi The members of the Sangam built the hall (madam in Tamil) in the Waterfall Balathandayuthapani Temple compound to cater for the devotees attending the annual Thaipusam (during Jan/Feb) and the annual Chitraparuvam Festivals (during April/May). This is a rare heritage building representing the South Indian architecture. Not only Dewan Mahatma Gandhi is used as a religious retreat, it also provides shelter to estate workers who come to Penang during the festivals. Due to lack of transport and accommodation in the earlier years, the sangam provided free temporary accommodation for the devotees from outstation attending the festivals and free vegetarian lunch to the public. This tradition is still being carried out by the Sangam members till today. On 22 February 1948 during a condolences gathering for the late Mahatma Gandhi, the members unanimously named the Sangam's hall Dewan Mahatma Gandhi (Ganhdhiji Ashram). On 5 October 2008, A ceremony was held at the Gandhiji Ashram to unveil a life size statue of Mahatma Gandhi. The ceremony was also to celebrate United Nation's International Day against violence and to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. Beginning from August 2013, an exhibit of rare photographs of Mahatma Gandhi is open to the public from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, on every Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Pillaiyar Temple In 1951 the Sangam built the Pillaiyar Temple in the Waterfall Temple compound and held its first consecration ceremony. In the late 1970s the Hindu Endowment Board rebuilt this temple and renamed it Arulmigu Sri Ganesar Temple. Chitraparuvam The Hindu Mahajana Sangam, with notable among the festivals, the annual Chitraparuvam Festival which is celebrated in the Tamil month of Chithirai (April/May) every year, is organised with a chariot procession of the Panchaloha () deity of Lord Subramaniyaswami from Queen Street Sri Mahamariamman Temple. It is the day of the first full moon of the first Tamil month. In early years, the festival starts with special pooja and ubayam for the Hindu Mahajana Sangam (Koota Kadai) in Queen Street Sri Mahamariamman temple, the chariot procession commences in the early morning 7.00 am and reached Waterfall Dewan Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhiji Ashram) in the afternoon, the deity then carried and placed in the ashram until the return journey of the chariot to Queen Street Sri Mahamariamman temple in the evening of the same day. Since the early 1970s this festival is celebrated for three days. The deity of Lord Subramaiyaswami is brought in procession from the Queen Street Sri Mahamariamman temple passing through many street and roads before reaching the Waterfall Arulmigu Sri Ganesha temple. The deity is carried up to the Hilltop Arulmigu Sri Balathadayuthapani Temple. On the second day is the Chitraparuvam Festival where the deity is taken in procession around the hilltop temple compound in the evening. On the third day evening, the deity is carried down and placed on the chariot procession journey back to the Queen Street Sri Mahamariamman temple. In 1992, the Hindu Mahajana Sangam imported a new chariot from India, for the annual Chitraparuvam festival celebration to replace the old chariot which was found to be not road worthy and in a decaying condition. On the first day, the chariot passes through Queen Street, Chulia Street, Chulia Street Ghaut, Victoria Street, Prangin Road Ghaut, C. Y. Choy Road, Magazine Road, Dato Keramat Road, Western Road and Waterfall Road before reaching the Ganesar Temple. The chariot stops at Kamatchi Amman Temple, Sivan Temple and Muneeswarar Temple along the way. Then the Lord Subramaniyaswami is carried up to the Sri Balathandayuthapani Temple at the hilltop. On the return journey, the Lord Subramaniyaswami is carried down and the chariot passes through Waterfall Road, Gottlieb Road, Tunku Abdul Rahman Road, Macalister Road, Anson Road, Burma Road, Transfer Road, Sri Bahari Road, Penang Road, Kimberley Street, Carnarvon Street, Chulia Street, Pitt Street, Church Street, Queen Street, China Street, King Street, Light Street, Penang Street, Chulia Street, King Street, China Street, Beach Street, Market Street and Queen Street before reaching the Sri Mahamariamman Temple. The chariot stops at Balathandayuthapani Temple, Meenatchi Sundaraeswarar Temple, ISKCON Centre, Muneeswarar Temple and Kunj Bihari Temple along the way. Navarathiri The Navarathiri festival begins with the lion flag raising ceremony and ends with a procession where the Panchaloha () deity of Mahamariamman is paraded in a decorated wooden chariot through the streets of Little India. Navarathiri is nine nights’ vegetarian festival. According to the Hindu Puranas, the festival is held to commemorate the victory of Goddess Adi Parashakti over the demon king Mahishasuran. It was stated that the evil king ill-treated the people that they turned to the goddess, who is the consort of Lord Shiva, to save them. Goddess Adi Parasakthi fought a battle for nine days and ultimately destroyed him on the 10th day, which is known as Vijayadashami. Various Indian organisations and communities would sponsor the prayers for each of the nights. On the Final tenth day of the celebration, Vijayadashami is celebrated by Hindu Mahajana Sangam. The sangam organised the chariot procession for many years from Queen Street, Sri Mahamariamman Temple to Dhoby Ghaut. The festival celebration is concluded after shooting of arrows from the chariot in the evening in the Dhoby Ghaut. The chariot returns to the temple at about midnight the same day. Since the late 1970s, the organisation of the chariot procession had been taken over from the sangam by the Temple committee and the Hindu Endowments Board. The chariot procession is now confined to Fort Cornwallis area, nearby the Kedah Pier Muneeswarar Temple in the Esplanade. However, the sangam still continues to celebrate the annual Navarathiri festival's final tenth day Vijayadashami Ubayam every year without fail. Vaikunda Ekadhasi The celebration the annual Vaikunda Ekadhasi festival in the Sri Kunj Bihari Temple, Penang Road since the early 1900s. This festival falls in December/January every year and is celebrated with a special ubayam and pooja at night, followed by the procession of the Panchaloha () deities Krishna along with Rukmini and Satyabhama are carried out around within the temple premises. Religious hymns (Bhajan) will be conducted until the following morning in the main hall of the temple. The celebration is concluded with a special Pooja in the early morning of the following day. The devotees break their fast and our members serve vegetarian meal after the prayers. Thaipusam The annual Thaipusam festival is celebrated in the Gandhiji Hall (Dewan Mahatma Gandhi) Waterfall, from the eve of the Festival day. Free lunch is provided on the day before, in the evening light food and drinks served to the public. On Thaipusam day, free breakfast, lunch and dinner is served to the public. The Hindu Mahajana Sangam members carry a traditional kavadi weighing approximately 80 kilos known as Atta Kavadi since 1927 from Queen Street Sri Mahamariamman temple in the evening to Dewan Mahatma Gandhi in the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple, Penang compound with traditional Nadhaswaram accompanying the Atta Kavadi. A late night dinner is served in the Dewan Mahatma Gandhi after the arrival of the Atta Kavadi. In the early years the arrival of the Atta Kavadi signifies the conclusion of the annual Thaipusam festival celebration for the day and devotees are not expected to carry any kavadi after the Atta Kavadi reaches the Waterfall temple compound. In the last few years our sangam had been organizing exhibitions on Hindu religious practices where various organizations participated. Anti Dadah and health exhibitions were held. These exhibitions were officiated by YB Dato’ Dr. K. Rajapathy, the Hindu Endowment Board chairman during the festivals. Non-violence Day The Hindu Mahajana Sangam and Taiping Peace Initiative will jointly organize the United Nations International Day of Non-Violence commemorating the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. Activities and future plans In the past 15 years, the sangam has enhanced its activities with the cooperation of NGOs in Penang by providing free medical camp, yoga for health, weekly evening lectures on Hinduism, weekly education class for children and charity for the underprivileged. Since early 1999, the sangam started to revamp it is activities in line with its objectives and refurbished the hall to incorporate various facilities. It now has a library, a computer lab, meeting room and toilet facilities. The sangam with help of the volunteers organize religious and Tamil class for children on every Sunday afternoon. Tuition and computer classes for children in the primary school every Sunday morning. Religious class for adults is conducted on every Monday evening on the Art of Living by Swamiji H. H. Sri Brahmanada Saraswathi from Kulim Diyana Mandram. The sangam provides vegetarian light food after the discourse. On every Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with the cooperation of Ananda Marga Society, the Sangam organizes Yoga for Health for all races from 7.40pm to 9.30pm. On Thursday evening the sangam conducts basic Tamil Language for adults from 7.45 pm to 9.00pm. The sangam's future plan is to focus on developing traditional Art, Music and other cultural activities to preserve our diverse identity with the hope of creating a vibrant Bangsa Malaysia. Since 2008, the sangam has come to the aid of the less fortunate and underprivileged. In conjunction with Deepavali, poor families received hampers consisting of grocery essentials such as rice, oil, milk, noodles and biscuits as well as cash packets from the association at its premises. Getting there The nearest bus stop is along Jalan Kebun Bunga, which is served by Rapid Penang bus 10. See also Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Penang Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple, Penang History of Penang Tamil Malaysians References Category:Labour in India Category:Indian culture Category:Indian religions

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Mangham, Louisiana Mangham is a village in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population was 595 at the 2000 census. Mangham was established in 1890. It is named for Wiley P. Mangham (died 1896), the publisher of the Richland Beacon-News, a weekly newspaper in Rayville, the seat of Richland Parish. Geography Mangham is located at (32.308304, -91.776225). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The community straddles the border with Franklin Parish. Louisiana Highway 15 runs through Mangham. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 595 people, 247 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The population density was 590.0 people per square mile (227.5/km²). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 265.7 per square mile (102.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 59.66% White, 39.83% African American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population. There were 247 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town, the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $23,558. Males had a median income of $22,273 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,813. About 22.0% of families and 28.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.8% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over. Education Public schools in Richland Parish are operated by the Richland Parish School Board. Three campuses serve the village of Mangham - Mangham Elementary School (Grades PK-5), Mangham Junior High School (Grades 6-8), and Mangham High School (Grades 9-12). The current principal of MJH is Elizabeth Gregorie. The principal of MHS is Mrs. Futch. Notable people Ralph Abraham (born September 16, 1954), veterinarian and physician elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 Delores Chapman Danley. Author of I Think I Heard a Rooster Crow, a collection of inspirational poems and devotionals, published in 2011 by Westbow Press. Noble Ellington is a former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, having served continuously from 1988 to 2012. He graduated in 1960 from Mangham High School. Robert Neal Harwell (born February 1944) is a commissioner of the Tensas Basin Levee District and the former Republican mayor of Mangham. Bennie McLain Hixon (June 21, 1923 – October 23, 2014), was a principal of Mangham High School, self-published The History of Mangham and the Big Creek—Boeuf River to 1940. He also penned columns for the Richland Beacon. He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II and served with the 14th Armored Division, which entered France at Marseilles in 1944 and became part of General George S. Patton's Third Army as it moved across Germany. In 1963, he relocated to Monroe to join the history faculty of Neville High School. After retiring from professional education in 1969, he became a Louisiana state employee. Dr. D. B. "Bruce" Magee (May 30, 1955). Former newscaster at KTVE-TV (El Dorado/Monroe) from 1979 to 1983. Former International beauty pageant emcee for Cinderella Scholarship Pageants (1979-1989);Former editor of College English (1989-1991); Co-author of Mosaics (a series of writing textbooks) published in 1998 by Prentice-Hall; professor of English at Fullerton College in Fullerton, California; 1973 graduate of Mangham High School Myrtis Methvin, mayor of Castor in Bienville Parish 1933 to 1945, second woman mayor in Louisiana; native of Attala County, Mississippi, resided in Mangham in her early years and is interred at Gwinn Cemetery Keith Munyan, commercial photographer in North Hollywood, California, reared in Mangham, son of Keith Owen Munyan, Sr. Keith Owen "Moose" Munyan, Sr. (September 6, 1932 – July 8, 1996), became the head football coach at Mangham High School in 1963 and held the position for twenty-seven years. Teams under Coach Munyan compiled an outstanding record of 204 wins, 78 losses, and 6 ties. He led his teams to sixteen district championships and was selected "District Coach of the Year" on eighteen occasions. Munyan held various offices with the Louisiana High School Coaches Association and was honored by the organization for twenty-five years of service. Frellsen Reese (March 19, 1919 – January 31, 2007) was a Republican mayor of Mangham and a retired lieutenant colonel of the United States Army with service in both World War II and the Vietnam War. Robert Max Ross (August 5, 1933 – September 15, 2009) ran as a Republican candidate for governor in 1972 and 1983, as well as the United States Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, the Louisiana State Senate, and for Mayor of Mangham, Louisiana. References External links Mangham Progress Community Progress Site for Mangham, LA Category:Villages in Richland Parish, Louisiana Category:Villages in Louisiana

Bacterol Products Company Bacterol Products Company was a New York City business which was incorporated during the Great Depression, in February 1930. The firm was located at 25 Broadway. Its incorporation was made with 12,000 shares of common stock. The organization was headed by Dr. Kurt Erich Schlossingk (1888 - March 13, 1930), a German born physician and chemist. Previously the export manager for the American Drug Syndicate, Schlossingk introduced twilight sleep to the United States in 1914. This was a method of maternity anesthesia induced by morphine and scopolamine. Schlossingk died an untimely death following gallstone surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. On February 7, 1930 the Bacterol Products Company announced a capital increase, from the initial 12,000 shares of no par stock, to 41,000. At the end of February 1930, the corporation leased property at 11 East 44th Street. This location was their corporate headquarters. References Category:Defunct companies based in New York City Category:Chemical companies established in 1930 Category:1930 establishments in New York (state)

Air Tamajeq language Air Tamajeq (Tayiṛt) is a variety of Tamasheq, one of the Tuareg languages. It is spoken by the Tuareg people inhabiting the Aïr Mountains, in the Agadez Region of Niger. Ethnologue lists two dialects: Air (Tayert) and Tanassfarwat (Tamagarast/Tamesgrest). Blench (2006) considers these two varieties to be distinct languages. He lists Ingal and Gofat as dialects of Air/Tayirt and Azerori as a dialect of Tamesgrest. References Category:Berbers in Niger Category:Tuareg languages Category:Languages of Niger

Hiromichi Hiromichi (written: 煕通, 博通, 宏典, 弘道, 広道, 浩道, 寛道, 寛理 or 博達) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese wrestler , Japanese scholar, philosopher, writer and poet , Japanese baseball player , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese scientist , Japanese entomologist and anthropologist , Japanese businessman , Japanese motorcycle racer , Japanese animation producer , Japanese linguist , Japanese World War II flying ace , Japanese noble , Japanese voice actor , Japanese video game designer, director and producer , Japanese politician , Japanese Imperial Army officer Surname , Japanese Paralympic athlete Category:Japanese-language surnames Category:Japanese masculine given names

City of Glasgow College City of Glasgow College (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Baile Glaschu, Scots: Ceety o Glesga College) is a further and higher education college in Glasgow, Scotland. It was established when Central College, Glasgow Metropolitan College, and the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies merged in 2010 to establish the largest college in Scotland. History On 30 August 2010, the Scottish Government voted to merge the Central College, Glasgow, Glasgow Metropolitan College and the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies into one institution. Presently, City of Glasgow College is the largest college and technical institution in Scotland. The college offers up to 2,000 professional and technical courses annually from access level to masters level. Campuses The twin-site campus of the college cost £228 million to construct. The Riverside Campus, originally opened in 1969, was extensively rebuilt and officially opened by Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, on 26 October 2015. It offers courses in nautical science and engineering, and is situated on the south bank of the River Clyde. It also offers Merchant Navy officer training up to Chief Engineer and Master Mariner level. Up to 3,000 cadets study at the nautical faculty which is celebrating its 50th anniversary since opening in 2019. The City Campus, situated on Cathedral Street in Glasgow, was officially opened by Sophie, Countess of Wessex in 2016. The main contractor on both developments was Sir Robert McAlpine with architects Michael Laird and Reiach & Hall. Both campuses were shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize. Student association The City of Glasgow College Students Association is commonly known as CitySA. It has one sabbatical president with three part-time Vice Presidents of Social & Activities, Learning & Teaching and Diversity and Wellbeing. They are governed by a Student Executive Committee, consisting of the Presidential Team as well as 12 student volunteers. They are currently affiliated with the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland. CitySA won the "College Student Association of the Year Award" in 2012 from NUS Scotland. References External links New Campus Glasgow project details - Clyde Waterfront Regeneration Marine Skills Centre project details - Clyde Waterfront Regeneration Category:Further education colleges in Glasgow Category:Educational institutions established in 2010 Category:2010 establishments in Scotland Category:Gorbals

Thomas Oliver (physician) Sir Thomas Oliver, (1853–1942) was a Scottish physician and expert on industrial hygiene, particularly in the mining industry and antimony workers. He was President of the College of Medicine 1926 to 1934 and President of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene from 1937 to 1942. Life He was born in St Quivox in Ayrshire on 2 March 1853 the son of James Oliver and his wife, Margaret McMurtrie. He was educated at Ayr Academy then studied medicine at Glasgow University graduating MB ChM in 1874. He undertook some practical experience at Glasgow Royal Infirmary then went tom Paris to undertake further postgraduate studies. Returning to Britain he worked in Preston Hospital 1875 to 1879. In 1880 he began lecturing at the Medical School of Durham University. In 1889 he was created Professor of Medicine. In 1892 he became a member of the White Lead Commission and was instrumental in banning females from being employed in its production. In 1895 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir James Alexander Russell, John Gray McKendrick, Diarmid Noel Paton and George Alexander Gibson, He was knighted by King Edward VII in 1908. In the First World War he was instrumental in the creation of the Tyneside Scottish battalion, gathering Bedlington miners to join the war effort and was given the rank of Honorary Colonel. He retired in 1927. He died aged 89 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 15 May 1942. Publications Lead Poisoning in its Acute and Chronic Forms (1891) Dangerous Trades; the Historical, Social, and Legal Aspects of Industrial Occupations as Affecting Health, by a Number of Experts (1902) Diseases of Occupation (1908) Family In 1881 he married Edith Rosina Jenkins, daughter of William Jenkins of Consett Hall. Following her death, in 1888, in 1893 he married Emma Octavia Woods (d. 1912), daughter of John Woods of Benton Hall in Newcastle. He had two sons and three daughters. References Category:1853 births Category:1946 deaths Category:Alumni of the University of Glasgow Category:People from Ayrshire Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Category:Scottish non-fiction writers

Caffè crema Caffè crema (Italian: "cream coffee") refers to two different coffee drinks: An old name for espresso (1940s and 1950s). A long espresso drink served primarily in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and northern Italy (1980s onwards), along the Italian/Swiss and Italian/Austrian border. In Germany it is generally known as a "Café Crème" or just "Kaffee" and is generally the default type of black coffee served, unless there is a filter machine. As a colorful term it generally means "espresso", while in technical discussions, referring to the long drink, it may more narrowly be referred to as Swiss caffè crema. In addition, there's also Italian iced crema caffè. Variant terms include "crema caffè" and the hyperforeignism "café crema" – "café" is French, while "caffè" and "crema" are Italian, thus "café crema" mixes French and Italian. Synonym for espresso "Caffè crema", and the English calque "cream coffee", was the original term for modern espresso, produced by hot water under pressure, coined in 1948 by Gaggia to describe the light brown foam (crema) on espresso. The term has fallen out of use in favor of "espresso". As a colorful synonym for "espresso", the term and variants find occasional use in coffee branding, as in "Jacobs Caffè Crema" and "Kenco Café Crema". In Italy caffè crema is sometimes used for a crema rich espresso. Swiss drink The term "caffè crema" also refers to a long espresso drink, popular since the 1980s in Switzerland and northern Italy. It is generally served as the standard "café traditionnel" in Belgium. It is produced by running of water when brewing an espresso, primarily by using a coarser grind. It is similar to a caffè Americano or a long black, except that these latter are diluted espresso, and consist of making ("pulling") a normal (short) espresso shot and combining it with unbrewed hot water. By contrast, a caffè crema extracts differently, and thus has a different flavor profile. As a long, brewed rather than diluted, espresso, caffè crema is the long end of the ristretto – normale – lungo – caffè crema range, and is significantly longer than a lungo, generally twice as long. Rough brewing ratios of ristretto, normale, lungo, and caffè crema are 1:2:3:6 – a doppio ristretto will be approximately 1 oz/30 ml (crema increases the volume), normale 2 oz/60 ml, lungo 3 oz/90 ml, and caffè crema 6 oz/180 ml. However, volumes of caffè crema can vary significantly, from 4–8 oz (120 ml–240 ml) for a double shot, depending on how it is brewed and taste, and there is no widely agreed standard measure in the English-speaking world. In terms of solubles concentration, a caffè crema is approximately midway between a lungo and non-pressure brewed coffee, such as drip or press. The motivation for the caffè crema is that it produces a traditional large cup of coffee, just as brewed coffee does: the small size of espresso is due to the original Gaggia lever espresso machine of 1948 requiring manual pressure, and thus a single (solo) espresso of was the maximum that could practically be extracted. The development of pump-driven espresso in the 1961 Faema removed this restriction, but by then a taste had developed for the short espresso, and these continued to be produced on the new machines, long caffè crema only emerging in the 1980s. The caffè crema is not a common drink in the English-speaking world and is virtually never available in cafés because of the need to significantly change the grind compared to standard espresso. Cafés instead serve Americanos or long blacks. The caffè crema was briefly used in Australia in the 1980s, but was replaced by the long black. Brewing method As the caffè crema is very uncommon in the English-speaking world, and not widely available outside of home brewing, there are few English-language resources on how to brew it, nor consistency in what precisely is understood by this. What is generally done is to coarsen the grind, but otherwise extract in much the same way as espresso, stopping the shot when it blonds, as is usual for espresso – the coarser grind resulting in greater volume, but the extraction taking approximately the same time (25–30 seconds). Some variants include tamping less or extracting for slightly longer (35–40 seconds), and coarser grinds generally result in less mass of grinds fitting into a given filter basket, leading some to prefer using triple-shot baskets to allow sufficient coffee. One can make a caffè crema in a commercial setting by using the existing filter grind, which is approximately correct, in the espresso machine and otherwise brewing normally, but this would be a very unusual request. Crema caffè In Italy, during the summer, traditional cafés (called bar, without final s, in Italian) commonly serve an iced, creamy variant of espresso called crema caffè, crema fredda di caffè and so on. This requires a special spinning apparatus making it constantly creamy, without ice scales. It can be served straight or with panna (milk cream). See also Caffè Americano – hot water added to espresso List of coffee drinks List of hot beverages Long black – famous in Australia Lungo – a shorter version of long espresso References Category:Coffee drinks

Trans-Sahelian Highway The Trans-Sahelian Highway or Trans-Sahel Highway is a transnational highway project to pave, improve and ease border formalities on a highway route through the southern fringes of the Sahel region in West Africa between Dakar, Senegal in the west and Ndjamena, Chad, in the east. Alternative names for the highway are the Dakar-Ndjamena Highway or Ndjamena-Dakar Highway and it is Trans-African Highway 5 in the Trans-African Highway network. The highway passes though seven countries and five national capitals, and links regions of similar climate and environment which have cultural and trade links going back centuries. It is one of two east-west transnational links in West Africa and runs inland from and, for most of its length, roughly parallel to the Trans–West African Coastal Highway with a separation of about . Route and status Overall features, length and condition The Trans-Sahelian Highway has a length of about running through Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and the far northern tip of Cameroon, ending at Ndjamena just inside the western border of Chad. All but about , mostly in western Mali, has been paved, but extensive sections elsewhere require rehabilitation or are currently under reconstruction. Most of the route uses existing national highways, but an optional route requires construction of a completely new road between Senegal and Mali. Detail of sections The cities and countries served, and status of the road are as follows (going east): In Senegal, Dakar to Tambacounda, , paved, in poor condition; this road has been paved for several decades. Linking Senegal and Mali between Tambacounda and Bamako, two options were proposed in the 2005 consultants' report a shorter more direct southern route via Saraya and Kita, about , using about of road paved in the 1990s of which most was in good condition, and requiring construction of of new road and the paving of of earth road; a longer northern route of about via Kayes, Diéma and Didjeni, utilising national roads of Mali which are paved. In south-eastern Mail, Bamako to Sikasso via Bougouni, , paved before 1990 and in fair condition. Sikasso to Koloko at the Burkina Faso border, paved and in fair condition. Burkina Faso section: via Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouagadougou, Koupéla, and Fada Ngourma, paved and in good condition except for paved section before the Niger border, due to be rehabilitated in 2003-5; Niger section: of which was in poor condition, via Niamey, Dosso, Dogondoutchi, Birnin-Konni and Maradi to the Nigerian border at Jibiya. Nigeria section: , all paved and in fair condition, via Katsina, Kano, Kari, Maiduguri and Dikwa. The short Cameroon section consists of an unpaved gravel road from the Nigerian border to Maltam which is impassable in the wet season; as this road is not used by local traffic to any extent, Cameroon has no plans to upgrade it. The section from Maltam to Kousseri at the Chad border is paved and is used mainly by Chadian traffic. Chad: the highway is fairly complete except for the last 150km from Abeche to the Sudanese border town of Adre and a small gap within the city limits of Mongo. It is in need of some maintenance in some areas as the surface has become broken up. There is regular bus service from the capital NDjamena to Abeche every day. Alternative routes at the eastern end: the alternative to the unpaved section through Cameroon is a route which adds about on paved roads via Bama in Nigeria and Mora and Waza in Cameroon. an alternative route of about between Niger and Chad, by-passing Nigeria, will be possible when a proposed new road around the north and east of Lake Chad is built connecting Ndjamena to Nguigmi which is about inside Niger. Nguigmi is connected by a paved road via Zinder to Maradi where it meets the Trans-Sahelian Highway. Links to other transnational highways The Trans-Sahelian Highway intersects with the following Trans-African Highways: =Cairo-Dakar Highway}} in Dakar in Dakar in Kano, Nigeria in Ndjamena, with which it will form a complete east-west crossing of the continent of . The northern regions of Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin are close to the Trans-Sahelian Highway, which may be used to by travellers between those regions in preference to the Trans–West African Coastal Highway further south. Paved roads connect the Trans-Sahelian and West African Coastal Highways through Côte d'Ivoire (Sikassa or Bobo-Dioulasso to Yamoussoukro) Ghana (Ouagadougou to Accra) Togo (Koupela to Lomé) Benin (Dosso to Cotonou) Nigeria (Birnin-Konni or Kano to Lagos). See also Trans–West African Coastal Highway Trans-Sahara Highway Trans-African Highway network References African Development Bank/United Nations Economic Commission For Africa: "Review of the Implementation Status of the Trans African Highways and the Missing Links: Volume 2: Description of Corridors". August 14, 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2007. Michelin Motoring and Tourist Map: "Africa North and West". Michelin Travel Publications, Paris, 2000. 5

Everyone Everyone may refer to: Everyone (Olympics song), official theme song of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore Everyone (Van Morrison song), a 1970 song by Van Morrison Everyone, a rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board for video games Everyone (film), a 2004 Canadian film directed by Bill Marchant "Everyone", a song by Adema from the album Adema "Everyone" (Skins series 1), episode 9 of series 1 of Skins "Everyone", episode 1 of series 3 of Skins "Everyone", episode 8 of series 4 of Skins "Everyone" (Skins series 5), episode 8 of series 5 of Skins "Everyone", episode 1 of series 6 of Skins See also Everybody (disambiguation) Indefinite pronoun

Madonna and Child with Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Ursula Madonna and Child with Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Ursula or Virgin and Child with Saints Magdalene and Ursula is an oil on panel painting by Giovanni Bellini that belongs to the sacra conversazione genre and dates to 1490. The painting is also referred to as Sacred Conversation. It was previously in the collection of the painter Carlo Maratta, and is now in the Prado Museum in Madrid. It is very similar to the same artist's Madonna and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint Mary Magdalene in the Gallerie dell'Accademia; they both formed part of a group of paintings which show the popularity of the genre, with several replicas, mostly from Bellini's studio or only partly by his own hand, including those in Urbino and the Pierrepont Morgan Library in New York. The Madrid example shows saint Mary Magdalene and saint Ursula. References Category:Giovanni Bellini Madonnas Category:Paintings of the Museo del Prado by Italian artists Category:1490 paintings category:Paintings of Saint Ursula category:Paintings depicting Mary Magdalene

Robert Aaron Gordon Robert Aaron Gordon (born Aaron Goldstein; July 26, 1908 – April 7, 1978) was an American economist. He was a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley from 1938 to 1976. In 1975, he served as President of the American Economic Association. Both of his sons, Robert J. Gordon and David M. Gordon, became notable economists as well. References External links Category:1908 births Category:1978 deaths Category:People from Washington, D.C. Category:20th-century American economists Category:Johns Hopkins University alumni Category:Harvard University alumni Category:University of California, Berkeley faculty Category:Presidents of the American Economic Association Category:Distinguished Fellows of the American Economic Association

Odostomia tropidita Odostomia tropidita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Description The white shell has a pupiform shape. Its length measures 2.5 mm. The 1½ whorls of the protoconch form a moderately elevated helicoid spire, whose axis is at right angles to that of the succeeding turns, in the first of which it is about one-third immersed. The seven whorls of the teleoconch are moderately rounded, somewhat contracted at the sutures, and strongly tabulated on the summits. They are marked by rounded, weak, axial ribs of which eight occur upon the first and second, ten upon the third, twelve upon the fourth and fifth, and fourteen upon the penultimate turn. The intercostal spaces are broad and shallow. The periphery of the body whorl and base are well rounded. They are marked by the continuation of the ribs. The aperture is broadly oval. The outer lip is thin. The columella is slender and slightly curved. Distribution The type species was found off the Isle of Pearls, Bay of Panama. References External links To World Register of Marine Species Category:Pyramidellidae Category:Gastropods described in 1909

Coquelet Coquelet can mean: Coquelet, a type of multiple frequency-shift keying signal Coquelet, another name for a poussin (chicken)

Wellington Rape Crisis Wellington Rape Crisis is a support centre for survivors of rape and sexual abuse, their families and friends. It was founded in 1977 as part of a wave of foundations across New Zealand in the early to mid 1970s. Their work includes advocacy, education for public and counselling for survivors. In 2008 Wellington Rape Crisis received charitable status from the Charities Commission. Advocacy Wellington Rape Crisis advocates against sexual violence and rape culture. In 2012, pizza company Hell Pizza faced controversy when they ran a "Confessional" competition on Facebook. The winner described an incident of sexual assault where he put his penis inside the mouth of a drunk person who was passed out. This was met with a huge number of complaints and criticisms across Facebook and Twitter. Hell Pizza blamed a social media manager and removed the post. However they subsequently donated $10,000 to Wellington Rape Crisis and matched donations made to the agency that month dollar for dollar. At the time Wellington Rape Crisis were being forced to cut services, closing their doors on Fridays due to a $55,000.00 funding shortfall. Wellington Rape Crisis experienced an increase in client numbers and were faced with a difficult funding environment. The funding was accepted by the agency on the condition that Hell Pizza's executives, staff and managers do sexual violence awareness and bystander intervention training provided by the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network. News of the Roast Busters scandal first broke in November 2013. A group of young men based in Auckland allegedly intoxicated underage girls to gang rape them. The lack of police response to the issue and the line of questioning they took when interviewing the complainants sparked a large public outcry. Wellington Rape Crisis condemned the behavior of the young boys as abhorrent and denounced the rape culture in New Zealand. Agency Manager Natalie Gousmett said: This whole situation is horrific. First we have the abhorrent behavior of the members of the rape group, causing serious harm to the victims they have targeted. Then we have appalling coverage by media, including extreme victim-blaming and today we have heard the Police have indeed had complaints yet have only just started taking action now. In November 2015 New Zealand Prime Minister John Key accused the opposition party of “Backing rapists.” In response to these claims several female MPs stood up and shared their own experiences of sexual violence and voiced their offence to the Prime Minister's comments. They were subsequently thrown out of Parliament by the Speaker of the House. Spokesperson for Wellington Rape Crisis Eleanor Butterworth said the Prime Minister's comments were not helpful. She said “It was not only harmful for survivors to have rape used as a political football, but also for the families of people who have been sexually abused. Awards 2013 Wellington Rape Crisis received The Dominion Post Choice Charities Award. The winners were chosen by the public. The award included a $10,000 prize comprising $5000 cash and $5000 worth of advertising. See also Violence against women in New Zealand Sexual Abuse Prevention Network Initiatives to prevent sexual violence References External links Wellington Rape Crisis Te Rito Wellington Family Violence Network Film for change Aotearoa Category:Violence against women in Oceania Category:Charities based in New Zealand

Bakers Pit Bakers Pit is a phreatic maze cave system near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. It was first opened in 1847 by quarrying activities. Bakers Pit is entered via a vertical descent of 16 metres. It has of passage contained within an area of and a small stream, flowing to the River Dart, that is still actively developing the cave. It was once connected to Reeds cave, however, only "voice" connection is currently possible, and only in a few locations. Connections between the two systems have been filled in with concrete to protect the beautiful formations in the Reeds cave. The cave was much frequented between the wars by local people during which time many of the calcite formations were destroyed, although there are signs that there is some active regeneration. In the early 1960s an upper series was discovered significantly extending the known cave by as much as 50 per cent by climbing a vertical slot in the roof. This extension is better known as plymouth extension and contains the best examples of cave formations due to its extremely difficult access of squeezes and climbs. This upper series once went up to the surface but for conservation this has been sealed off with an emergency plan in place in case of rescue from this upper series.. Wildlife Devon caves are good places to find humidity-loving collembola and Pseudosinella dobati (a blind white cave-adapted species), Symphyla isabellae, Tetracanthella britannica and Heteromurus nitidus have been recorded in Baker's Pit. Other invertebrates include the staphilinid beetle Quedius mesomelinus and the arachnid Lessertia denticalis. References Category:Caves of Devon

Mondini dysplasia Mondini dysplasia, also known as Mondini malformation and Mondini defect, is an abnormality of the inner ear that is associated with sensorineural hearing loss. This deformity was first described in 1791 by Mondini after examining the inner ear of a deaf boy. The Mondini dysplasia describes a cochlea with incomplete partitioning and a reduced number of turns, an enlarged vestibular aqueduct and a dilated vestibule. A normal cochlea has two and a half turns, a cochlea with Mondini dysplasia has one and a half turns; the basal turns being normally formed with a dilated or cystic apical turn to the cochlear. The hearing loss can deteriorate over time either gradually or in a step-wise fashion, or may be profound from birth. Hearing loss associated with Mondini dysplasia may first become manifest in childhood or early adult life. Some children may pass newborn hearing screen to lose hearing in infancy but others present with a hearing loss at birth. Hearing loss is often progressive and because of the associated widened vestibular aqueduct may progress in a step-wise fashion associated with minor head trauma. Vestibular function is also often affected. While the hearing loss is sensorineural a conductive element may exist probably because of the third window effect of the widened vestibular aqueduct. The Mondini dysplasia can occur in cases of Pendred Syndrome and Branchio-oto-renal syndrome and in other syndromes, but can occur in non-syndromic deafness. References External links Category:Diseases of the ear and mastoid process Category:Congenital disorders of eye, ear, face and neck

Francesco Buzzurro Francesco Buzzurro (born October 7, 1969, in Taormina, Italy) is an Italian guitarist. Biography Buzzurro began studying classical guitar at the age of six. He earned a diploma from the Bellini Conservatory in Palermo, and later obtained a Master of Advanced Music from the International Arts Academy in Rome. There he was taught by musicians such as Stefano Palamidessi, David Russell, Alberto Ponce, Hopkinson Smith, and John Duarte. Career He writes music for theater and television and appears on radio and television programs. Indiana Productions, owners of Muccino-Brothers, chose the music of Buzzurro for the film Io ricordo. 2010: Received a prize from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano for the music in the docufilm Io ricordo 2009: Triquetra, from the Region of Sicily 2009: Groove Master Award prize a Francesco Buzzurro, perché "nell'ambito del groove e del contemporary jazz è riuscito ad offrire una nuova visione musicale, completata da una tecnica unica al mondo". 2008: Efebo D’Oro prize for the music in the film Io ricordo. Discography Francesco Buzzurro Quartet Francesco Buzzurro: guitar; Mauro Schiavone: piano & keyboards; Riccardo Lo Bue: basso; Sebastiano Alioto:batteria 1998 – Latinus (Teatro del Sole) 2006 – Naxos (Mare Nostrum) Francesco Buzzurro solo guitar 2002 – Freely (Teatro del Sole) 2009 – L'Esploratore (Lo Faro/Irma Records-Edel) References External links Francesco Buzzurro on MySpace Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:People from Taormina Category:20th-century guitarists Category:21st-century guitarists Category:Bossa nova guitarists Category:Italian jazz guitarists Category:Male guitarists Category:Italian jazz musicians Category:20th-century male musicians Category:21st-century male musicians Category:Male jazz musicians

Karen Davis (politician) Karen Davis is a former mayor of Glendora, California. She is a registered Democrat. Davis was elected to the Glendora City Council in 2005, re-elected in 2009, and has served as the city's mayor since 2008. Karen graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts and pursued a career in sport journalism after graduation. Davis has been a Pastor at First Christian Church in Glendora since 1993, has obtained Senior Chaplain Certification from the International Conference of Police Chaplains and is currently a Chaplain for the Glendora Police Department. Davis also serves as the President of the Glendora Ministerial Association as well as various other committees throughout the community. Davis will be elected to another term unopposed in March 2013. Davis's husband is Pastor of Central Christian Church in Glendale, and they have two daughters. Davis also runs on the weekends, most notably the Pride Of The Valley 5K in Baldwin Park, California. References External links Official homepage Official Glendora website profile Category:Living people Category:Mayors of Glendora, California Category:Women mayors of places in California Category:California Democrats Category:American Congregationalist ministers Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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Nick VanderLaan Nicholas James "Nick" VanderLaan (born October 27, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He played three seasons of Division I college basketball for California and Virginia before completing his college career at Concordia-Irvine in 2004. As a senior in 2003–04, he was named an NAIA All-American First Team honoree. He played professionally for three seasons, spending time in the American Basketball Association (ABA), Continental Basketball Association (CBA), NBA Development League and in the Spanish second-tier league (LEB). His best season came in 2007, when he led the CBA in rebounding and helped Ricoh Manresa win the LEB championship. High school career A Sacramento native, VanderLaan first attended high school in his hometown before completing his secondary education in Connecticut. Following his sophomore year at Kennedy High School in 1997, VanderLaan moved to Kent, Connecticut for his junior year. As a junior at Kent School in 1997–98, he was named the MVP of the school's basketball team after averaging 26 points and 15 rebounds per game. During the season, he had a quadruple-double with 48 points, 22 rebounds, 11 blocks and 10 assists in a 101–97 double-overtime victory. On November 17, 1998, VanderLaan signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of California, Berkeley. As a senior at Oakdale's St. Thomas More School in 1998–99, VanderLaan averaged 19 points and 14 rebounds per game. He was named co-MVP of a team that finished with a 28–4 overall record and a second-place finish in the Class A New England Prep School tournament. In high school, VanderLaan also played football as a tight end and defensive end. College career California (1999–2001) As a freshman at California in 1999–2000, VanderLaan played in 33 games and had 16 starting assignments. He averaged 8.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, becoming only the fourth Cal freshman to have at least 200 rebounds. He was Cal's leading rebounder in 15 of the team's final 23 games, and finished the season second on the team in rebounding. He earned All-Tournament honors at the Top of the World Classic in Alaska after making his collegiate debut with a 20-point performance against Texas Christian, and scoring a career-high 23 points two games later in the title game against Oklahoma. At the season's end, he was named an honorable mention for the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. As a sophomore in 2000–01, VanderLaan played in 29 of Cal's 31 games and had 21 starting assignments. He averaged 6.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, finishing as Cal's second-leading rebounder for the second consecutive season. On December 21, 2000, VanderLaan recorded his only double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds in an 85–64 win over Georgia. VanderLaan started 21-straight games for Cal in 2000–01, but lost his starting job to Solomon Hughes in the final three weeks of Pac-10 play after he missed two games in February with a sprained right ankle. In March 2001, VanderLaan decided to transfer to another school for his junior year, citing personal reasons. Virginia (2001–2003) In May 2001, VanderLaan transferred to the University of Virginia. He was forced to sit out the 2001–02 season due to NCAA transfer regulations, but was able to practice with the team. As a redshirted junior in 2002–03, VanderLaan averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in 31 games for the Cavaliers. He again finished second on the team in rebounding. He shot 50.8 percent (64-of-126) from the field, scored in double figures five times, and started in 14 games. On December 19, 2002, he scored a season-high 17 points against Gardner–Webb. Two days later, he had a season-high 11 rebounds against Rutgers. Concordia-Irvine (2003–2004) In August 2003, VanderLaan transferred from Virginia to Concordia University Irvine, moving again because of limited playing time with the Cavaliers in 2002–03. With one year of eligibility remaining, he had to play in a program that was not NCAA Division I. As a senior playing for the Eagles in 2003–04, he was named to the All-GSAC Team and received GSAC Player of the Year honors. He was also named an NAIA All-American First Team honoree and earned NAIA All-Tournament Team honors. On February 9, 2004, he was named GSAC Player of the Week after leading the Eagles to two wins with averages of 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds. VanderLaan helped lead Concordia-Irvine to the final of the 2004 NAIA Tournament, where they were defeated 74–70 by Mountain State University despite an 18-point, 11-rebound effort from VanderLaan. He played and started in all 38 games for the Eagles in 2003–04, averaging team highs in points (16.1) and rebounds (11.6), while also averaging 1.2 assists, 1.0 blocks and 0.9 steals per game. He set a new single-season and school record with 29 double-doubles. College statistics |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999–2000 | style="text-align:left;"| California | 33 || 16 || 22.8 || .452 || .000 || .634 || 6.7 || .6 || .8 || .2 || 8.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01 | style="text-align:left;"| California | 29 || 21 || 20.1 || .467 || .000 || .539 || 5.3 || .7 || .6 || .2 || 6.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| Virginia | 31 || 14 || 15.3 || .508 || .000 || .545 || 4.5 || .7 || .4 || .6 || 5.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | style="text-align:left;"| Concordia-Irvine | 38 || 38 || 26.4 || .547 || .333 || .626 || 11.6 || 1.2 || .9 || 1.0 || 16.1 |- Professional career Golden State Warriors (2004) After going undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, VanderLaan joined the Golden State Warriors in July 2004 for the Southern California Summer Pro League. He appeared in four out of six games for the Warriors during the tournament, with his best performance coming in the team's final game, where he recorded 10 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench. ABA (2004–2005) VanderLaan joined the newly established Utah Snowbears for their inaugural season in the American Basketball Association (ABA). He played in the team's first two games of the season (November 19–20) before being placed on the injured list on November 24 and replaced on the active roster by former NBA player Tony Farmer. In January 2005, VanderLaan was tested by Polish team Anwil Włocławek. He did not play for Włocławek during his stint with the team, and upon returning to the United States, he joined the ABA's Long Beach Jam. He made his debut for the Jam on January 28, recording two points, four rebounds and one block in a 139–114 win over Tijuana. He played out the season with the Jam and helped them finish with a 20–11 overall record, after they went 18–10 in the regular season and 2–1 in the post-season. Their final game came on March 9, where despite a double-digit scoring effort from VanderLaan, the Jam were defeated 130–115 by his former team, the Utah Snowbears. Idaho Stampede (2005) On November 6, 2005, VanderLaan signed with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He recorded six points and 10 rebounds over the Stampede's first three games of the season before being waived on November 22. Butte Daredevils (2006–2007) On November 2, 2006, VanderLaan returned to the CBA, signing with the Butte Daredevils for the 2006–07 season. On January 23, 2007, he was named CBA Player of the Week for the week of January 16–22. He averaged 11 points and 16 rebounds in three games during the week, highlighted by a league-high 25-rebound performance. Later that month, he was named in the National Conference All-Star team for the 23rd Annual CBA All-Star Classic. In the All-Star Game on February 6, VanderLaan grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds and helped the National Conference defeat the American Conference 134–131 in overtime. In the Daredevils' season finale on March 25, VanderLaan had a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 17 rebounds in a 110–103 win over the Great Falls Explorers. The Daredevils finished their first season in the CBA with a 21–27 record, good for third place in the National Conference. VanderLaan appeared in 47 of the team's 48 games in 2006–07, making 43 starts and averaging 13.0 points, a league-leading 11.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 31.1 minutes per game. He also shot 53.8% from the field and 69.3% from the free throw line. VanderLaan subsequently earned All-CBA Second Team honors. Los Angeles D-Fenders (2007) On April 3, 2007, VanderLaan was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. He made his debut for the D-Fenders that night, recording 10 points, eight rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block in 25 minutes off the bench in a 121–104 win over the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. He appeared in the D-Fenders' last five games of the season, and in their season finale on April 14, he recorded 15 points and a D-Fenders season-high 19 rebounds in a 90–83 loss to the Idaho Stampede. The D-Fenders missed the playoffs in 2006–07 with a 23–27 record. Over his five-game stint in the D-League, VanderLaan averaged 12.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 31 minutes per game. Ricoh Manresa (2007) On April 30, 2007, VanderLaan signed with Spanish team Ricoh Manresa for their LEB playoff run. He helped Manresa go undefeated (7–0) in the playoffs, as they made it through to the final where they defeated Climalia León 94–88 to claim the LEB championship. VanderLaan appeared in all seven playoff games for Manresa, averaging 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per game. New Jersey Nets (2007) On July 3, 2007, VanderLaan was named in a 14-man New Jersey Nets roster for the Orlando Pro Summer League, but due to injury, he did not make an appearance for the Nets during the five-day (July 9–13) tournament. Post-playing career An injury forced his retirement from basketball in 2007. In 2010, VanderLaan joined the men's basketball coaching staff of Concordia University Irvine as an assistant to long-time head coach Ken Ammann. He departed after just one season. References External links Nick VanderLaan at calbears.com Nick VanderLaan at virginiasports.com Nick VanderLaan at fiba.com Nick VanderLaan at nbadleague.com Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain Category:Basketball players from California Category:Bàsquet Manresa players Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball players Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Concordia Eagles men's basketball players Category:Idaho Stampede players Category:Kent School alumni Category:Long Beach Jam players Category:Los Angeles D-Fenders players Category:Sportspeople from Long Beach, California Category:Sportspeople from Sacramento, California Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players Category:American men's basketball players

Landsat 8 Landsat 8 is an American Earth observation satellite launched on February 11, 2013. It is the eighth satellite in the Landsat program; the seventh to reach orbit successfully. Originally called the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), it is a collaboration between NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, provided development, mission systems engineering, and acquisition of the launch vehicle while the USGS provided for development of the ground systems and will conduct on-going mission operations. The satellite was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, who served as prime contractor for the mission. The spacecraft's instruments were constructed by Ball Aerospace and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and its launch was contracted to United Launch Alliance. During the first 108 days in orbit, LDCM underwent checkout and verification by NASA and on 30 May 2013 operations were transferred from NASA to the USGS when LDCM was officially renamed to Landsat 8. Mission overview With Landsat 5 retiring in early 2013, leaving Landsat 7 as the only on-orbit Landsat program satellite, Landsat 8 ensures the continued acquisition and availability of Landsat data utilizing a two-sensor payload, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal InfraRed Sensor (TIRS). Respectively, these two instruments collect image data for nine shortwave bands and two longwave thermal bands. The satellite was developed with a 5.25 years mission design life but was launched with enough fuel on board to provide for upwards of ten years of operations. Landsat 8 consists of three key mission and science objectives: Collect and archive medium resolution (30-meter spatial resolution) multispectral image data affording seasonal coverage of the global landmasses for a period of no less than 5 years; Ensure that Landsat 8 data are sufficiently consistent with data from the earlier Landsat missions in terms of acquisition geometry, calibration, coverage characteristics, spectral characteristics, output product quality, and data availability to permit studies of landcover and land-use change over time; Distribute Landsat 8 data products to the general public on a nondiscriminatory basis at no cost to the user. Technical details Providing moderate-resolution imagery, from 15 meters to 100 meters, of Earth's land surface and polar regions, Landsat 8 operates in the visible, near-infrared, short wave infrared, and thermal infrared spectrums. Landsat 8 captures more than 700 scenes a day, an increase from the 250 scenes a day on Landsat 7. The OLI and TIRS sensors will see improved signal to noise (SNR) radiometric performance, enabling 12-bit quantization of data allowing for more bits for better land-cover characterization. Planned parameters for Landsat 8 standard products Product type: Level 1T (terrain corrected) Output format: GeoTIFF Pixel size: 15 meters/30 meters/100 meters (panchromatic/multispectral/thermal) Map projection: UTM (Polar Stereographic for Antarctica) Datum: WGS 84 Orientation: North-up (map) Resampling: Cubic convolution Accuracy: OLI: 12 meters circular error, 90-percent confidence TIRS: 41 meters circular error, 90-percent confidence Spacecraft The Landsat 8 spacecraft was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, under contract to NASA, and uses Orbital's standard LEOStar-3 satellite bus. Orbital was responsible for the design and manufacture of the Landsat 8 spacecraft bus, the integration of the customer-furnished payload instruments, and full observatory testing, including environmental and EMI/EMC. The spacecraft supplies power, orbit and attitude control, communications, and data storage for OLI and TIRS. All components, except for the propulsion module, are mounted on the exterior of the primary structure. A single deployable solar array generates power for the spacecraft components and charges the spacecraft's 125 amp-hour nickel-hydrogen (Ni-H2) battery. A 3.14-terabit solid state data recorder provides data storage aboard the spacecraft and an X-band antenna transmits OLI and TIRS data either in real time or played back from the data recorder. The OLI and TIRS are mounted on an optical bench at the forward end of the spacecraft. Sensors Operational Land Imager Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager (OLI) improves on past Landsat sensors and was built, under contract to NASA, by Ball Aerospace. OLI uses a technological approach demonstrated by the Advanced Land Imager sensor flown on NASA's experimental EO-1 satellite. The OLI instrument uses a pushbroom sensor instead of whiskbroom sensors that were utilized on earlier Landsat satellites. The pushbroom sensor aligns the imaging detector arrays along Landsat 8's focal plane allowing it to view across the entire swath, 115 miles (185 kilometers) cross-track field of view, as opposed to sweeping across the field of view. With over 7,000 detectors per spectral band, the pushbroom design results in increased sensitivity, fewer moving parts, and improved land surface information. OLI collects data from nine spectral bands. Seven of the nine bands are consistent with the Thematic Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensors found on earlier Landsat satellites, providing for compatibility with the historical Landsat data, while also improving measurement capabilities. Two new spectral bands, a deep blue coastal / aerosol band and a shortwave-infrared cirrus band, will be collected, allowing scientists to measure water quality and improve detection of high, thin clouds. Thermal InfraRed Sensor The Thermal InfraRed Sensor (TIRS), built by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, conducts thermal imaging and supports emerging applications such as evapotranspiration rate measurements for water management. The TIRS focal plane uses GaAs Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector arrays (known as QWIPs) for detecting the infrared radiation—a first for the Landsat program. The TIRS data will be registered to OLI data to create radiometrically, geometrically, and terrain-corrected 12-bit Landsat 8 data products. Like OLI, TIRS employs a pushbroom sensor design with a 185 kilometer swath width. Data for two long wavelength infrared bands will be collected with TIRS. This provides data continuity with Landsat 7's single thermal IR band and adds a second. With TIRS being a late addition to the Landsat 8 satellite, the design life requirement was relaxed in order to expedite development of the sensor. As such, TIRS only has a three-year design life. Ground system The Landsat 8 ground system performs two main functions: command and control of the satellite and management of mission data sent from the satellite. Satellite command and control is provided by the Mission Operations Center at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center. Commands are sent from the Mission Operations Center to the satellite via a Ground Network Element (GNE). Mission data from the satellite is downlinked to receiving stations in Sioux Falls, SD, Gilmore Creek, AK, and Svalbard, Norway. From there, the data is sent via the GNE to the USGS Earth Resource Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, where it is ingested into the Data Processing and Archive System. History The original Landsat 8 plans called for NASA to purchase data meeting Landsat 8 specifications from a commercially owned and operated satellite system; however, after an evaluation of proposals received from industry, NASA cancelled the Request for Proposals in September 2003. In August 2004, a memorandum from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) directed Federal agencies to place Landsat-type sensors on the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) platform. Following an evaluation of the technical complexity of this task, the strategy was adjusted and on December 23, 2005, the OSTP issued a memorandum directing NASA to implement the Landsat 8 in the form of a free-flyer spacecraft carrying an instrument referred to as the Operational Land Imager (OLI). In December 2009, a decision was made to add a thermal infrared sensor (TIRS) to the mission payload. Launch The satellite was launched aboard an Atlas V 401 carrier rocket with an Extended Payload Fairing. The launch took place at 18:02 UTC (10:02 PST) on 11 February 2013, from Space Launch Complex 3E at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Seventy eight minutes and thirty seconds later, the spacecraft separated from the Atlas V upper stage, successfully completing the launch. First images from the spacecraft were collected on March 18, 2013. Landsat 8 joins Landsat 7 on-orbit, providing increased coverage of the Earth's surface. On orbit problems with TIRS On December 19, 2014, ground controllers detected anomalous current levels associated with the scene select mirror (SSM) encoder electronics. The SSM electronics were turned off with the instrument pointed at nadir and TIRS data was acquired but not processed. On March 3, 2015, operators switched TIRS from the A side to B side electronics to deal with the issue with the A side encoder electronics. TIRS resumed normal operations on March 4, 2015, and nominal blackbody and deep space calibration data collection resumed on March 7, 2015. On November 3, 2015, TIRS ability to accurately measure the location of the Scene Select Mirror (SSM) was compromised and the encoder was powered off. In April 2016, an algorithm was developed to compensate for the powered off encoder and data reporting resumed. In addition to these problems, TIRS launched with a stray light anomaly that increases the reported temperature by up to four degrees Celsius in band 10 and up to 8 degrees Celsius in band 11. Eventually it was determined that the anomaly was caused by out-of-field reflections bouncing off a metal alloy retaining ring mounted just above the third lens of the four-lens refractive TIRS telescope and onto the TIRS focal plane. In January 2017, an algorithm was developed to estimate the amount of stray light and subtract it from the data, reducing the error down to about 1 Kelvin. See also Landsat program References Jhabvala, M.; Choi, K.; Waczynski, A.; La, A.; Sundaram, M.; Costard, E.; Jhabvala, C.; Kan, E.; Kahle, D.; Foltz, R.; Boehm, N.; Hickey, M.; Sun, J.; Adachi, T.; Costen, N.; Hess, L.; Facoetti, H.; Montanaro, M."Performance of the QWIP focal plane arrays for NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission", Proceedings of SPIE, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVII vol. 8012 (1) April, 2011. Also see: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-band-designations-landsat-satellites-0?qt-news_science_products=7#qt-news_science_products External links NASA's Landsat Website USGS Landsat Website EarthNow! Landsat Image Viewer Kennedy Landsat 8 Media Gallery Category:Landsat program Category:Spacecraft launched in 2013 Category:Articles containing video clips Category:Spacecraft launched by Atlas rockets

Masao Komatsu is a Japanese actor and comedian. Selected filmography Films Kaiju funsen–Daigoro tai Goriasu (1972) Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin (1978) Station (film) (1981) Izakaya Chōji (1983) University of Laughs (2004) Journey to the Shore (2015) Television Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) as Mamekichi Edo no Uzu (1978) Ōedo Sōsamō (1990) Sōri to Yobanai de (1997) Ōoka Echizen (1991-99) References External links NHK人物録　小松政夫/Masao Komatsu Category:Japanese male actors Category:Japanese comedians Category:1942 births Category:Living people

Self-perception theory Self-perception theory (SPT) is an account of attitude formation developed by psychologist Daryl Bem. It asserts that people develop their attitudes (when there is no previous attitude due to a lack of experience, etc.—and the emotional response is ambiguous) by observing their own behavior and concluding what attitudes must have caused it. The theory is counterintuitive in nature, as the conventional wisdom is that attitudes determine behaviors. Furthermore, the theory suggests that people induce attitudes without accessing internal cognition and mood states. The person interprets their own overt behaviors rationally in the same way they attempt to explain others' behaviors. Bem's original experiment In an attempt to decide if individuals induce their attitudes as observers without accessing their internal states, Bem used interpersonal simulations, in which an "observer-participant" is given a detailed description of one condition of a cognitive dissonance experiment. Subjects listened to a tape of a man enthusiastically describing a tedious peg-turning task. Subjects were told that the man had been paid $20 for his testimonial and another group was told that he was paid $1. Those in the latter condition thought that the man must have enjoyed the task more than those in the $20 condition. The results obtained were similar to the original Festinger-Carlsmith experiment. Because the observers, who did not have access to the actors' internal cognition and mood states, were able to infer the true attitude of the actors, it is possible that the actors themselves also arrive at their attitudes by observing their own behavior. Specifically, Bem notes how "the attitude statements which comprise the major dependent variables in dissonance experiments may be regarded as interpersonal judgments in which the observer and the observed happen to be the same individual." Further evidence There are numerous studies conducted by psychologists that support the self-perception theory, demonstrating that emotions do follow behaviors. For example, it is found that corresponding emotions (including liking, disliking, happiness, anger, etc.) were reported following from their overt behaviors, which had been manipulated by the experimenters. These behaviors included making different facial expressions, gazes, and postures. In the end of the experiment, subjects inferred and reported their affections and attitudes from their practiced behaviors despite the fact that they were told previously to act that way. These findings are consistent with the James–Lange theory of emotion. In 1974, James Laird conducted two experiments on how changes in facial expression can trigger changes in emotion. Participants were asked to contract or relax various facial muscles, causing them to smile or frown without awareness of the nature of their expressions. Participants reported feeling more angry when frowning and happier when smiling. They also reported that cartoons viewed while they were smiling were more humorous than cartoons viewed while they were frowning. Furthermore, participants scored higher on aggression during frown trials than during smile trials, and scored higher on elation, surgency, and social affection factors during smile trials than during frown ones. Laird interpreted these results as "indicating that an individual's expressive behavior mediates the quality of his emotional experience." In other words, a person's facial expression can act as a cause of an emotional state, rather than an effect; instead of smiling because they feel happy, a person can make themselves feel happy by smiling. In 2006, Tiffany Ito and her colleagues conducted two studies to investigate if changes in facial expression can trigger changes in racial bias. The explicit goal of the studies was to determine "whether facial feedback can modulate implicit racial bias as assessed by the Implicit Association Test (IAT)." Participants were surreptitiously induced to smile through holding a pencil in their mouth while viewing photographs of unfamiliar black or white males or performed no somatic configuration while viewing the photographs (Study 1 only). All participants then completed the IAT with no facial manipulation. Results revealed a spreading attitude effect; people made to smile (unconsciously) at pictures of black males showed less implicit prejudice than those made to smile at pictures of white males. Their attitudes change as a result of their behavior. Chaiken and Baldwin's 1981 study on self-perception theory dealt with environmental attitudes. Each participant was identified as having well or poorly defined prior attitudes toward being an environmentalist or conservationist. Participants then completed one of two versions of a questionnaire designed to bring to mind either past pro-ecology behaviors or past anti-ecology behaviors. For example, questions such as "Have you ever recycled?" call to mind the times an individual has recycled, emphasizing their engagement in environmentalist behavior. On the other hand, questions like "Do you always recycle?" bring to mind all the times an individual did not recycle something, emphasizing a lack of environmentalist behavior. Afterward, participants' attitudes toward being an environmentalist/conservationist were re-measured. Those with strong initial/prior attitudes toward the environment were not really affected by the salient manipulation. Those with weak prior attitudes, however, were affected. At the end, those in the pro-ecology condition ("Have you ever recycled?") reported themselves as being much more pro-environment than those in the anti-ecology condition ("Do you always recycle?"). Bringing to mind certain past behaviors affected what people believed their attitudes to be. Evidence for the self-perception theory has also been seen in real life situations. After teenagers participated in repeated and sustained volunteering services, their attitudes were demonstrated to have shifted to be more caring and considerate towards others. Recent research Research incorporating self-perception theory has continued in recent years, appearing in conjunction with studies dealing with motivational "crowding out," terrorism, mindwandering, and the inclusion of others in the self. Guadagno and her fellow experimenters did a study in 2010 addressing the recruitment of new members by terrorist organization via the internet. In addition to looking at how such an organization might influence its targets to support more extreme ideologies (primarily through simple requests gradually increasing to larger commitments–an example of the foot-in-the-door technique), the authors looked at how "the new converts may form increasingly radical attitudes to be consistent with their increasingly radical behavior." Self-perception theory, then, has strong ties to social identity and social influence in this scenario. Also in 2010, Clayton Critcher and Thomas Gilovich performed four studies to test a connection between self-perception theory and mindwandering. Self-perception theory posits that people determine their attitudes and preferences by interpreting the meaning of their own behavior. Critcher and Gilovich looked at whether people also rely on the unobservable behavior that is their mindwandering when making inferences about their attitudes and preferences. They found that "Having the mind wander to positive events, to concurrent as opposed to past activities, and to many events rather than just one tends to be attributed to boredom and therefore leads to perceived dissatisfaction with an ongoing task." Participants relied on the content of their wandering minds as a cue to their attitudes unless an alternative cause for their mindwandering was brought to their attention. Similarly, Goldstein and Cialdini published work related to self-perception theory in 2007. In an extension of self-perception theory, the authors hypothesized that people sometimes infer their own attributes or attitudes by "observing the freely chosen actions of others with whom they feel a sense of merged identity – almost as if they had observed themselves performing the acts." Participants were made to feel a sense of merged identity with an actor through a perspective-taking task or feedback indicating overlapping brainwave patterns. Participants incorporated attributes relevant to the actor's behavior into their own self-concepts, leading participants to then change their own behaviors. The study addresses the self-expansion model: close relationships can lead to an inclusion of another person in an individual's sense of self. Applications One useful application of the self-perception theory is in changing attitude, both therapeutically and in terms of persuasion. Psychological therapy For therapies, self-perception theory holds a different view of psychological problems from the traditional perspectives. Traditionally, psychological problems come from the inner part of the clients. However, self-perception theory perspective suggests that people derive their inner feelings or abilities from their external behaviors. If those behaviors are maladjusted ones, people will attribute those maladjustments to their poor adapting abilities and thus suffer from the corresponding psychological problems. Thus, this concept can be used to treat clients with psychological problems that resulted from maladjustments by guiding them to first change their behavior and later dealing with the "problems". One of the most famous therapies making use of this concept is therapy for "heterosocial anxiety". In this case, the assumption is that an individual perceives that he or she has poor social skills because he/she has no dates. Experiments showed that males with heterosocial anxiety perceived less anxiety with females after several sessions of therapy in which they engaged in a 12-minute, purposefully biased dyadic social interactions with a separate females. From these apparently successful interactions, the males inferred that their heterosocial anxiety was reduced. This effect is shown to be quite long-lasting as the reduction in perceived heterosocial anxiety resulted in a significantly greater number of dates among subjects 6 months later. Marketing and persuasion Self-perception theory is also an underlying mechanism for the effectiveness of many marketing or persuasive techniques. One typical example is the foot-in-the-door technique, which is a widely used marketing technique for persuading target customers to buy products. The basic premise of this technique is that, once a person complies with a small request (e.g. filling in a short questionnaire), he/she will be more likely to comply with a more substantial request which is related to the original request (e.g. buying the related product). The idea is that the initial commitment on the small request will change one's self-image, therefore giving reasons for agreeing with the subsequent, larger request. It is because people observe their own behaviors (paying attention to and complying with the initial request) and the context in which they behave (no obvious incentive to do so), and thus infer they must have a preference for those products. Challenges and criticisms Self-perception theory was initially proposed as an alternative to explain the experimental findings of the cognitive dissonance theory, and there were debates as to whether people experience attitude changes as an effort to reduce dissonance or as a result of self-perception processes. Based on the fact that the self-perception theory differs from the cognitive dissonance theory in that it does not hold that people experience a "negative drive state" called "dissonance" which they seek to relieve, the following experiment was carried out to compare the two theories under different conditions. An early study on cognitive dissonance theory shows that people indeed experience arousal when their behavior is inconsistent with their previous attitude. Waterman designed an experiment in which 77 male college freshmen were asked to write an essay arguing against the position they actually agreed with. Then they were asked immediately to perform a simple task and a difficult task; their performance in both tasks was assessed. It was found that they performed better in the simple task and worse in the difficult task, compared to those who had just written an essay corresponding to their true attitude. As indicated by social facilitation, enhanced performance in simple tasks and worsened performance in difficult tasks shows that arousal is produced by people when their behavior is inconsistent with their attitude. Therefore, the cognitive dissonance theory is evident in this case. Apparent disproof Debate ensued over whether dissonance or self-perception was the valid mechanism behind attitude change. The chief difficulty lay in finding an experiment where the two flexible theories would make distinctly different predictions. Some prominent social psychologists such as Anthony Greenwald thought it would be impossible to distinguish between the two theories. In 1974, Zanna and Cooper conducted an experiment in which individuals were made to write a counter-attitudinal essay. They were divided into either a low choice or a high choice condition. They were also given a placebo; they were told the placebo would induce either tension, relaxation, or exert no effect. Under low choice, all participants exhibited no attitude change, which would be predicted by both cognitive dissonance theory and self-perception theory. Under high choice, participants who were told the placebo would produce tension exhibited no attitude change, and participants who were told the placebo would produce relaxation demonstrated larger attitude change. These results are not explainable by self-perception theory, as arousal should have nothing to do with the mechanism underlying attitude change. Cognitive dissonance theory, however, was readily able to explain these results: if the participants could attribute their state of unpleasant arousal to the placebo, they would not have to alter their attitude. Thus, for a period of time, it seemed the debate between the self-perception theory and cognitive dissonance had ended. Truce experiment Fazio, Zanna, and Cooper conducted another experiment in 1977, demonstrating that both cognitive dissonance and self-perception could co-exist. In an experimental design similar to Zanna and Cooper's 1974 study, another variable was manipulated: whether or not the stance of the counter-attitudinal essay fell in the latitude of acceptance or the latitude of rejection (see social judgment theory). It appeared that when the stance of the essay fell into the latitude of rejection, the results favoured cognitive dissonance. However, when the essay fell in the latitude of acceptance, the results favoured self-perception theory. Whether cognitive dissonance or self-perception is a more useful theory is a topic of considerable controversy and a large body of literature. There are some circumstances in which a certain theory is preferred, but it is traditional to use the terminology of cognitive dissonance theory by default. The cognitive dissonance theory accounts for attitude changes when people's behaviors are inconsistent with their original attitudes which are clear and important to them; meanwhile, the self-perception theory is used when those original attitudes are relatively ambiguous and less important. Studies have shown that, in contrast to traditional belief, a large proportion of people's attitudes are weak and vague. Thus, the self-perception theory is significant in interpreting one's own attitudes, such as the assessment of one's own personality traits and whether someone would cheat to achieve a goal. According to G. Jademyr and Yojiyfus, the perception of different aspect in the interpreting theory can be due to many factors, such as circumstances regarding dissonance and controversy. This can also be because of balance theory as it applies to the attitude towards accountability and dimensions. See also References Gilovich, T., Keltner, D., & Nisbett, R. E. (2006). Social Psychology. New York: Norton & Company. Bem, D. J. (1972). "Self-perception theory". In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social psychology, Vol. 6, 1-62. New York: Academic Press. Full text (PDF). Summary. External links Changingminds.org: self-perception theory Self-perception theory, Daryl Bem, 1972 Category:Attitude change Category:Self Category:Identity

Gridded ion thruster The gridded ion thruster is a common design for ion thrusters, a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion running on electrical power. These designs use high-voltage grid electrodes to accelerate ions with electrostatic forces. History The ion engine was first demonstrated by German-born NASA scientist Ernst Stuhlinger, and developed in practical form by Harold R. Kaufman at NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center from 1957 to the early 1960s. The use of ion propulsion systems were first demonstrated in space by the NASA Lewis "Space Electric Rocket Test" (SERT) I and II. These thrusters used mercury as the reaction mass. The first was SERT-1, launched July 20, 1964, which successfully proved that the technology operated as predicted in space. The second test, SERT-II, launched on February 3, 1970, verified the operation of two mercury ion engines for thousands of running hours. Despite the demonstration in the 1960s and 70s, though, they were rarely used before the late 1990s. NASA Glenn continued to develop electrostatic gridded ion thrusters through the 1980s, developing the NASA Solar Technology Application Readiness (NSTAR) engine, that was used successfully on the Deep Space 1 probe, the first mission to fly an interplanetary trajectory using electric propulsion as the primary propulsion. It is currently flying the Dawn asteroid mission. Hughes Aircraft Company (now L-3 ETI) has developed the XIPS (Xenon Ion Propulsion System) for performing station keeping on its geosynchronous satellites (more than 100 engines flying). NASA is currently working on a 20-50 kW electrostatic ion thruster called HiPEP which will have higher efficiency, specific impulse, and a longer lifetime than NSTAR. Aerojet has recently completed testing of a prototype NEXT ion thruster. Beginning in the 1970s, radio-frequency ion thrusters were developed at Giessen University and ArianeGroup. RIT-10 engines are flying on the EURECA and ARTEMIS. Qinetiq (UK) has developed the T5 and T6 engines (Kaufman type), used on the GOCE mission (T5) and the BepiColombo mission (T6). From Japan, the µ10, using microwaves, flew on the Hayabusa mission. Method of operation Propellant atoms are injected into the discharge chamber and are ionized by electron bombardment, forming a plasma. There are several ways of producing the energetic electrons for the discharge: electrons can be emitted from a hollow cathode and accelerated by potential difference with the anode; the electrons can be accelerated by an oscillating electric field induced by an alternating electromagnet, which results in a self-sustaining discharge and omits any cathode (radio frequency ion thruster); and microwave heating. The positively charged ions diffuse towards the chamber's extraction system (2 or 3 multi-aperture grids). After ions enter the plasma sheath at a grid hole, they are accelerated by the potential difference between the first and second grids (called the screen and accelerator grids, respectively). The ions are guided through the extraction holes by the powerful electric field. The final ion energy is determined by the potential of the plasma, which generally is slightly greater than the screen grids' voltage. The negative voltage of the accelerator grid prevents electrons of the beam plasma outside the thruster from streaming back to the discharge plasma. This can fail due to insufficient negative potential in the grid, which is a common ending for ion thrusters' operational life. The expelled ions propel the spacecraft in the opposite direction, according to Newton's 3rd law. Lower-energy electrons are emitted from a separate cathode, called the neutralizer, into the ion beam to ensure that equal amounts of positive and negative charge are ejected. Neutralizing is needed to prevent the spacecraft from gaining a net negative charge, which would attract ions back toward the spacecraft and cancel the thrust. Performance The ion optics are constantly bombarded by a small amount of secondary ions and erode or wear away, thus reducing engine efficiency and life. Ion engines need to be able to run efficiently and continuously for years. Several techniques were used to reduce erosion; most notable was switching to a different propellant. Mercury or caesium atoms were used as propellants during tests in the 1960s and 1970s, but these propellants adhered to, and eroded the grids. Xenon atoms, on the other hand, are far less corrosive, and became the propellant of choice for virtually all ion thruster types. NASA has demonstrated continuous operation of NSTAR engines for over 16,000 hours (1.8 years), and tests are still ongoing for double this lifetime. Electrostatic ion thrusters have also achieved a specific impulse of 30–100 kN·s/kg, better than most other ion thruster types. Electrostatic ion thrusters have accelerated ions to speeds reaching 100 km/s. In January 2006, the European Space Agency, together with the Australian National University, announced successful testing of an improved electrostatic ion engine, the Dual-Stage 4-Grid (DS4G), that showed exhaust speeds of 210 km/s, reportedly four times higher than previously achieved, allowing for a specific impulse which is four times higher. Conventional electrostatic ion thrusters possess only two grids, one high voltage and one low voltage, which perform both the ion extraction and acceleration functions. However, when the charge differential between these grids reaches around 5 kV, some of the particles extracted from the chamber collide with the low voltage grid, eroding it and compromising the engine's longevity. This limitation is successfully bypassed when two pairs of grids are used. The first pair operates at high voltage, possessing a voltage differential of around 3 kV between them; this grid pair is responsible for extracting the charged propellant particles from the gas chamber. The second pair, operating at low voltage, provides the electrical field that accelerates the particles outwards, creating thrust. Other advantages to the new engine include a more compact design, allowing it to be scaled up to higher thrusts, and a narrower, less divergent exhaust plume of 3 degrees, which is reportedly five times narrower than previously achieved. This reduces the propellant needed to correct the orientation of the spacecraft due to small uncertainties in the thrust vector direction. Variants The largest difference in the many electrostatic ion thrusters is the method of ionizing the propellant atoms - electron bombardment (NSTAR, NEXT, T5, T6), radiofrequency (rf) excitation (RIT 10, RIT 22, µN-RIT), microwave excitation (µ10, µ20). Related to this is the need for a cathode and a required effort for the power supplies. Kaufman type engines require at the least, supplies to the cathode, anode and chamber. The rf and microwave types require an additional rf generator, but no anode or cathode supplies. In the extraction grid systems, minor differences occur in the grid geometry and the materials used. This may have implications for the grid system operational lifetime. See also List of plasma (physics) articles Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion Ion thruster Dual-Stage 4-Grid References External links Aerojet (Redmond, Washington USA) - Gridded Ion Thruster Vendor NSTAR ion engine Technologies to Improve Ion Propulsion System (PDF) Electric Thruster Systems (PDF) HiPEP ESA And ANU Make Space Propulsion Breakthrough Category:Electrostatic motors Category:Plasma physics Category:Ion engines

Wuhan–Yichang railway Hankou–Yichang railway (), or Hanyi railway, is a long high-speed railway between Hankou (a borough of Wuhan) and Yichang in Hubei province. The railway forms a section of the Huhanrong passenger-dedicated line from Shanghai to Wuhan to Chengdu. The Hanyi Railway was completed in spring 2012 and started commercial operations on July 1, 2012. Adjacent high-speed rail sections, the Hefei–Wuhan high-speed railway to the east and the Yichang−Wanzhou railway to the west, opened respectively in April 2009 and December 2010. Unlike most other high-speed railways in China which generally follow the route of pre-existing railway lines, the Hanyi railway takes a new, more direct, route between Wuhan and Yichang, bringing rail service for the first time to cities along the Yangtze River in central Hubei such as Hanchuan, Xiantao, and Qianjiang. Jingzhou, previously only served by a branch rail line to Jingmen to the north, now enjoys frequent through-train service to Wuhan and Yichang. Construction history According to a news item from the Wuhan City Government dated July 10, 2008, the plans for the railways were finalized at the time, and the construction was to begin shortly. According to the plans, the construction should have been completed by the end of 2011, however, this deadline was not met. A more recent schedule (confirmed in early May 2012 by Hubei provincial authorities) is for the railway to open in May 2012. It is constructed by the China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co. On March 1 it was reported that softer earth had been used in the foundation of the railway. Later the director of Hubei railway construction office told a section of the railway had sunk more than the allowed tolerance. On 9 March 2012 it was reported that due to heavy rainfall a 300-meter section of rail collapsed in central Hubei Province. Stations According to the final plan, there are 8 stations on the line: Hankou railway station 汉口站 Hanchuan railway station 汉川站 Tianmen South railway station 天门南站 Xiantao West railway station 仙桃西站 Qianjiang railway station 潜江站 Jingzhou railway station 荆州站 Zhijiang railway station 枝江站 Yichang East railway station 宜昌东站 Even though Tianmen City is west of Xiantao City, Xiantao West Station (located north of Xiantao's Sanfutan Town) is located west on Tianmen South Station (located near Tianmen's Duoxiang Town). In fact, Xiantao West is the closest station to downtown Tianmen, and Tianmen South is the closest station to downtown Xiantao. This geographical oddity has resulted because of the way the border between the two county-level cities (which runs mostly along the Hanshui River) is located relative to the new railway's route. Tianmen South Station is the station that early plans called "Xiantao Station". As of 2012, the Hanyi Railway's trains have never served the Yichang railway station in downtown Yichang. In 2012, that station was closed for renovations; it is expected that after the renovation project is completed, the station will also receive EMU (i.e., D-series) trains, presumably extending the route of Wuhan-Yichang trains by one more station, much closer to downtown Yichang. Service As of July 2012, the Hanyi railway is primarily used by frequent high-speed D-series trains circulating between Yichang East and Wuhan's three major rail stations (Hankou, Wuchang, and Wuhan). Some of them continue to the east (to Nanjing and Shanghai Hongqiao), or to the southeast (to Nanchang, over the Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway). A few "conventional" (K, T, Z-series) trains use the line as well. References Category:Rail transport in Hubei

Trousdale Estates Trousdale Estates is a neighborhood of Beverly Hills, California, located in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains. It was developed in the 1950s and 1960s and is named after Paul Trousdale, a real estate developer. , the average sale price of a home in Trousdale Estates is over $11 million. History The grounds originally belonged to Mrs. Lucy Smith Doheny Battson, wife of Edward L. Doheny, Jr. (1893–1929), son of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny (1856–1935); were known as the Doheny Ranch or the Doheny Estate; and included the Greystone Mansion, which is now a United States Historical Site. In 1954, Paul Trousdale (1915–1990) purchased the grounds, while the mansion was purchased by industrialist Henry Crown (1896–1990). Shortly after, Trousdale convinced the Beverly Hills City Council to add the neighborhood to the city, which they accepted, and he renamed it the Trousdale Estates. Trousdale first built 532 original lots, all subject to strict regulations devised by the Architectural Committee, including how high roofs could be. Early houses were designed by renowned architects Wallace Neff (1895–1982), Paul R. Williams (1894–1980), A. Quincy Jones (1913–1979), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) and Harold Levitt (1922–2003). Allen Siple (1900–1973) acted as the supervising architect. By 1981, some houses were remodeled, blocking their neighbors' views. As a result, after some consultation in 1987 the Trousdale Estates Homeowners Association, a non-profit organization, and the City of Beverly Hills implemented the Trousdale Ordinance to preserve the neighborhood. There are also "view protections" that protect a resident's view from neighboring trees, outlined in the Trousdale Ordinance. The City of Beverly Hills now enforces these building codes and view protections. The 410-acre neighborhood has 24/7 security patrol cars with armed guards. In addition, the Beverly Hills Police Department has increased its day and night rounds in the neighborhood with dedicated patrols. Loma Vista is the main thoroughfare in Trousdale Estates. Notable residents Celebrity residents have included Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, Ray Charles, Howard Hughes, and Groucho Marx. President Richard Nixon lived in the neighborhood. When Nixon, who had just been Vice President from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, purchased his residence, Frank McCullogh of the Los Angeles Times reported that he had only paid $90,000 for a house whose real price was $300,000 as the developers believed his name would add prestige to the neighborhood. More recently, Jennifer Aniston, David Spade, Zoë de Givenchy, Vera Wang, John Rich, Jane Fonda, Richard Perry, Markus Persson, Ringo Starr, Simon Cowell, and Charlie Puth have lived in the neighborhood. Jeffery Katzenberg, who co-founded DreamWorks, bought a $35 million, 8,704-square-foot mansion in Trousdale Estates from Simon Ramo, an American physicist, engineer, and business leader. Katzenberg hosted fundraisers for President Barack Obama at this mansion. In July 2019, Uber co-founder, Garrett Camp, and his wife, Eliza Nguyen, bought an 11,000 square foot mansion for $72.5 million in Trousdale Estates. References Further reading Category:Beverly Hills, California

Ni Xialian Ni Xialian (; born 4 July 1963) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Luxembourg. She was born in Shanghai, and resides in Ettelbruck. Career She won team and mixed doubles gold medals in the 1983 World Table Tennis Championships. She moved to Germany in 1989 and settled down in Luxembourg two years later. Her husband, Tommy Danielsson, is her coach and training partner. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition. She qualified for competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's singles competition. She lost 4-2 to 16-year-old Ariel Hsing from the USA in the 2nd round in the London games. She competed for Luxembourg at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's singles competition. She lost 4-2 to Feng Tianwei of Singapore in the 3rd round. She was the flag bearer for Luxembourg during the closing ceremony. Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Xialian will become the oldest Olympian table tennis player. See also List of table tennis players List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists References External links Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Luxembourgian table tennis players Category:Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic table tennis players of Luxembourg Category:Chinese expatriates in Germany Category:Chinese emigrants to Luxembourg Category:Table tennis players from Shanghai Category:European Games competitors for Luxembourg Category:Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games Category:Table tennis players at the 2019 European Games Category:European Games medalists in table tennis Category:European Games bronze medalists for Luxembourg Category:Chinese female table tennis players Category:Naturalised table tennis players Category:Naturalised citizens of Luxembourg Category:People from Ettelbruck

Manumah Manumah is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. References Category:Populated places in the Muscat Governorate

Fenikhi Fenikhi (, also Romanized as Fenīkhī, Faneykhī, and Fanikhi; also known as Fīnkhī-ye Kūchak) is a village in Bostan Rural District, Bostan District, Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 251, in 39 families. References Category:Populated places in Dasht-e Azadegan County

1973 Gwent County Council election The 1973 Gwent County Council election was held on Thursday 12 April 1973 to elect councillors to the new Gwent County Council, governing the new county of Gwent, Wales. It took place on the same day as other county council elections in the United Kingdom. These were the first elections to the new county council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every four years, with the next one scheduled for April 1977. The 1973 election saw the Labour Party win a strong majority on the Council. Background Gwent was created following local government reorganisation enacted by the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the area of Monmouthshire and Newport County Borough, which would be transferred from England to Wales in 1974. The 1973 elections were the first to the new local authorities, with councillors acting in a shadow capacity until 1 April 1974 when the new councils took full effect. The position of alderman on the local authorities was abolished, with all members of the new councils being elected ward councillors. Overview of the result Seventy-eight Gwent County Council seats in 66 electoral wards were up for election in April 1973. Labour overall increased its presence in comparison with the old councils, though there were some close battles between Labour, the Liberals and Independents in some wards. In Cwmbran Labour did not fare so well, with an Independent and a Ratepayer candidate winning seats, and the Conservatives polling strongly. |} Ward results Contests took place in 49 wards, with candidates in seventeen of the wards being elected unopposed. Aberbeeg and Six Bells (1 seat) Abercarn and Cwmcarn (1 seat) Abergavenny Cantref and Grofield (1 seat) Abergavenny Castle and Priory (1 seat) Abersychan Central (1 seat) Abersychan North (1 seat) Abertillery (1 seat) Alexandra (1 seat) Allt-yr-yn (1 seat) Alway (2 seats) Bassaleg and Marshfield (1 seat) Bedwellty No. 2 Pengam (1 seat) Bedwellty No. 3 Argoed and Cefn Fforest (1 seat) Beechwood (2 seats) Bettws (1 seat) Blackwood (1 seat) Blaenavon (1 seat) Brynmawr (1 seat) Caerleon (1 seat) Caerwent (1 seat) Caldicot (1 seat) Central (1 seat) Chepstow (1 seat) Crickhowell and Llanelly Parish (1 seat) Crucorny Fawr and Llantilio Pertholey (1 seat) Crumlin (1 seat) Cwmbran Central and Llantarnam (1 seat) Cwmtillery (1 seat) Ebbw Vale, Badminton, Beaufort and N Central Ebbw Vale Central, Cwm and South Central Fairwater and Henllys (1 seat) Langstone (1 seat) Llanfoist and Llanover (1 seat) Llanfrechfa Lower (2 seats) Llanhilleth (1 seat) Liswerry (2 seats) Malpas (1 seat) Monmouth (1 seat) Mynyddislwyn Penmaen (1 seat) Nantyglo and Blaina Central and South (1 seat) Nantyglo and Blaina North (1 seat) Newbridge (1 seat) Old Cwmbran (1 seat) Councillor Rex was a credit company agent and had been a member of Cwmbran Urban Council for 16 years. Panteg East (1 seat) This was local newspaper reporter Don Touhig's first ever election, which he won by over 700 votes. Panteg West (1 seat) Pontllanfraith (1 seat) Pontnewydd (1 seat) Councillor Pritchard was General Secretary of the Monmouthshire Federation of Ratepayers. Pontnewydd North (1 seat) Pontnewydd South (1 seat) Pontypool (1 seat) Ringland (2 seats) Risca Central (1 seat) Risca North (1 seat) Risca South (1 seat) Rogerstone (1 seat) Shaftesbury (2 seats) Shirenewton and Tintern (1 seat) St Julians (2 seats) St Woolos (2 seats) Tredegar Central and West (1 seat) Bill Harry had been one of four Monmouthshire county councillors in Tredegar for 13 years, but Gwent County Council would only have three Tredegar county councillors, with Harry being the loser against Angus Donaldson who was a sitting Liberal Monmouthshire councillor for Tredegar. Tredegar Georgetown (1 seat) Tredegar Sirhowy (1 seat) Councillor Thomas won after a recount. Upper Cwmbran (1 seat) Usk and Pontypool Rural (1 seat) Victoria (1 seat) Percy Jones, an alderman and former major of Newport County Borough had been a council member in Newport for 20 years. Ynysddu (1 seat) See also 1972 Newport County Borough Council election Notes References Gwent Category:Council elections in Gwent

Mashfork, Kentucky Mashfork is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Magoffin County, Kentucky Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky

RAAF Transport Flight (Japan) Transport Flight (Japan) was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) transport unit that operated in the aftermath of the Korean War. It was formed in March 1955 at Iwakuni, Japan, and equipped with three Douglas C-47 Dakotas and a CAC Wirraway. The flight's main duty was flying a regular courier service between Japan and South Korea in support of Commonwealth military units based on the peninsula. Transport Flight (Japan) ceased operations in June 1956 and disbanded in September that year. History Transport Flight (Japan) traced its lineage to a transport contingent that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) maintained in Japan prior to the Korean War. When the war broke out in June 1950, No. 77 (Fighter) Squadron was based at Iwakuni as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. Equipped primarily with North American P-51 Mustangs, the squadron also operated a communications flight of two and two Austers. No. 91 (Composite) Wing was established at Iwakuni in October 1950 to administer all RAAF units during the war. This included No. 77 Squadron, the newly formed No. 391 (Base) Squadron and No. 491 (Maintenance) Squadron, and , formerly the No. 77 Squadron Communications Flight. It was designated No. 30 Communications Unit in November. By then it had a complement of eight Dakotas and two Austers. No. 30 Communications Unit was redesignated No. 30 Transport Unit in November 1951. By the end of 1952, its strength was eight Dakotas and one CAC Wirraway, and fifty-nine personnel. In March 1953, No. 30 Transport Unit re-formed as No. 36 (Transport) Squadron, which had disbanded the previous day at RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. Elements of No. 36 Squadron began returning to Australia in January 1955, and by the end of the month its strength was four Dakotas and one Wirraway, and fifty-eight personnel. No. 36 Squadron ceased flying on 13 March, after which its remaining strength left Iwakuni for Australia. RAAF Transport Flight (Japan) was formed at Iwakuni the next day under the control of No. 91 Wing. The unit was equipped with three Dakotas and one Wirraway, which had been left behind when the last members of No. 36 Squadron departed for Australia. Transport Flight (Japan)'s personnel, consisting of eight officers and sixty-six other ranks by the end of month, were drawn mainly from No. 36 Squadron, including its commanding officer, Squadron Leader G.L. Waller, as well as from No. 391 (Base) Squadron. The flight's regular duty consisted of a courier service to Pusan and Kimpo in South Korea five days a week—Wednesdays and Sundays were excluded—to support Commonwealth forces on the peninsula. It became known in the process as "Japan–Korea Airlines". Generally carrying freight on the outbound journey, the aircraft often ferried casualties back to Iwakuni, and two nurses formerly of No. 391 Squadron were attached to the flight to assist with this task. The unit was also responsible for transporting VIPs. No. 391 Squadron and No. 91 Wing were disbanded at Iwakuni on 30 April 1955. Transport Flight (Japan) flew its last courier missions on 28 June 1956, and shortly after handed over its base facilities to the United States Navy. The flight's last Dakota—the last RAAF aircraft to be based in Japan—took off for Australia from Iwakuni on 8 July. It left behind some ground staff and Flight Lieutenant Raleigh, a small yellow dog that had accompanied No. 81 (Fighter) Wing—parent formation of No. 77 Squadron at the time—to Japan as its mascot in 1945 and had remained with the RAAF contingent at Iwakuni ever since. Raleigh, a keen flyer but considered too old to return to Australia, was to be given over to the care of a US service family when the last RAAF personnel departed Iwakuni. Transport Flight (Japan) was disbanded on 28 September 1956. It was reported to have carried 4,400 passengers and of cargo between its first flight in March 1955 and its last in July 1956, including 690 Commonwealth troops in April 1956 alone, and to have only missed one scheduled service, owing to a typhoon. Notes References Transport Category:Military units and formations of Australia in the Korean War Category:Military units and formations established in 1955 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1956 Category:1955 establishments in Australia

Larry Barbiere Lawrence Edward "Larry" Barbiere (born March 6, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic athlete. Barbiere represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He competed in the men's 100-meter backstroke, and finished fourth in the event final with a time of 1:01.1. Barbiere attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition from 1970 to 1973. He was an eleven-time All-American as a college swimmer, and was a key member of the Hoosiers' three consecutive NCAA national championship teams in 1971, 1972 and 1973. Barbiere's son Jim also attended Indiana University and competed for the Hoosiers swim team from 2009 to 2013. His niece, swimmer Emily Silver, won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. See also List of Indiana University (Bloomington) people References Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:American male backstroke swimmers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's swimmers Category:Ohio lawyers Category:Olympic swimmers of the United States Category:Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio Category:Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni

All Saints Church, Leigh All Saints Church was built around 1250 at Leigh, north Wiltshire, England, and was originally on a site half a mile to the north of its current location. In 1896, the nave, porch and bell tower were moved from their original location and a new church was built. The chancel and the east gable of the old nave remain in the old churchyard as All Saints Chancel. Moving the church, 1896 By the early 1890s, the church had fallen into significant disrepair and the path leading to it was so wet that during winter it was practically inaccessible. The architect C.E. Ponting urged that the church should be restored and the approach improved. However, the Archdeacon of Bristol, Hemming Robeson, reported that it was "quite impossible to repair the church on its present site and at the same time secure its practical utility. I myself suggested...to rebuild the nave as far as possible, stone for stone, in a more convenient position." This bold course was adopted. Mr. Charles T. Stevens offered to give a site and authorisation was obtained to take down and re-erect the nave, porch and tower at a cost not to exceed 1300 pounds. This was accomplished by carefully marking each stone and each piece of timber to correspond with drawings which had been made to ensure their correct positions and transporting them by hand to be rebuilt at the current site. The porch The porch was built in the late fourteenth century and the original roof, the door with its handmade nails and a niche with a pedestal for a figure can all still be seen. Also, probably a stoup for holy water. The nave The walls of the nave are thirteenth century but the massive wooden beams of the roof were unique to a Parish Church with a gothic character. The principle trusses of the roof are of collar form with the moulded braces pierced with openings of quatrefoil shape. Everywhere on the beams and bosses in the main part of the nave are carved heads and figures of Jacobean detail. At the East end of the nave, the roof has an oak boarded and panelled ceiling which probably dates back to the fifteenth century and was re-fixed in 1638 when the whole roof was re-built. The bosses are extremely rich and delicate in detail. Standing beneath this ceiling and looking west down the Nave, the text that can be seen on the lower part of the bell tower reads: Colossians Chap III, Vers 16; Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. The inscriptions Moving the church to a more accessible site is commemorated by inscriptions carved on the south wood moulding: Rebuilt here 1896 M.J. Milling Vicar. E. Manners   R. Bolton   Ch. Wardens. C.E. Ponting Architect. W. Light and J. Smith Builders. On one of the south purlins: I.T.   I.L.   C.W.   1783 On the collar of the east truss is carved the commemoration: John Waldron and John Painter Chappel Wardens 1717 and 18.   John Flux Painter. The present roof was built in 1638 and this is recorded by a carving in the North side wood moulding: W.T.   T.W.   H.N.   Carpenters (with a fleur de lys between each initial) continuing: Blanchadin Wake: John Waldron Church Wardens 1638. Other features There is an eighteenth-century pulpit and sounding board. The windows are fourteenth and fifteenth century and in one window in the north side of the nave a fragment of the original glass can be seen. Some of the pews near the pulpit are thought to be seventeenth century. Near the door is the font, with its history recorded on a brass plate at the base of the stem. The Rev. M.J. Milling discovered the font being used as a cheese press at an inn in Ashton Keynes and was told that it had previously been used as a cattle trough. Presumably it had been removed from the church and deliberately desecrated at the time of the Parliamentary Commonwealth when infant baptism was forbidden. In 1897, the stem was discovered forming the base of the north-east post of the tower and the whole font was restored to its proper use. The font ewer was given in memory of D.A. Bird, G. Price, V. Ody, and R. Godwin, who gave their lives in World War II 1939-1945. The chalice is dated 1596, in the reign of Elizabeth I, and the George I silver paten by Thomas Teasle was made in 1723. There was also a pewter flagon and plate for bringing the wine and bread to the altar. The flagon is inscribed "Richard Selby and John Tucker / Chapel Wardens 1776". The bells There are three bells. The largest is inscribed "Henry Neale Made Mee: 1627 GH:ESQVYER:EH:". The middle bell is inscribed "Ave Maria: Gracia Plena" and although no date is inscribed it is thought to have been made in Bristol about 1450. The third bell is inscribed "John Parker & John Waldron Ch. Wardens A R 1729". The chancel All Saints Chancel (the original church) is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 1 February 1977, and was vested in the Trust on 24 October 1978. The chancel is entered through a finely moulded thirteenth century doorway which has a hood-mould resting on a human head and a beast's head. Inside, on the South wall there is a late thirteenth century window having three stepped lancet lights under one arch. On the wall of the chancel are 17th-century texts painted on the walls and framed in designs of clouds and scrolls. The inside sill is carried down a sedilia and in the east jamb there is a piscina for washing communion vessels. In 1983 the texts were re-lettered in their original style and we can see the similarity to the decoration of the Colossians text in the Church. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England References External links Category:Church of England church buildings in Wiltshire Category:14th-century church buildings in England Category:Grade II* listed churches in Wiltshire

Charlie West Charlie West (born August 31, 1946 in Big Spring, Texas) is a former safety who played for three National Football League teams. He played in Super Bowl IV as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. He also still holds the UTEP career record of 19 interceptions, including a school record four in one game. Today, he presently lives near New York City and coaches the Carmel High School football team in New York serving as the defensive coordinator. Charlie West returned kicks and punts for the Minnesota Vikings, and still holds the team's record for longest punt return. On November 3, 1968, playing the Washington Redskins, West returned a Mike Bragg punt 98 yards for a touchdown. References UTEP vs. NMSU rivalry: Players on both sides hold fast to vivid memories Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:People from Big Spring, Texas Category:American football defensive backs Category:UTEP Miners football players Category:Minnesota Vikings players Category:Detroit Lions players Category:Denver Broncos players Category:New England Patriots coaches

Dejan Stojanović Dejan Stojanović (, ; born 11 March 1959) is a Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His poetry is characterized by a recognizable system of thought and poetic devices, bordering on philosophy, and, overall, it has a highly reflective tone. According to the critic Petar V. Arbutina, "Stojanović belongs to the small and autochthonous circle of poets who have been the main creative and artistic force of the Serbian poetry in the last several decades." Early life Dejan Stojanović was born on 11 March 1959 in Peć, Autonomous District of Kosovo and Metohija, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia. In 1972, he moved with his family to Sutomore, near Bar, Montenegro, where he completed his secondary education. He attended the University of Pristina at Kosovo. While he was predominantly interested in philosophy and the arts during his youth, he earned a degree in law. Writing background Poetry He began to write poetry in the late seventies and kept his work private for three to four years, after which he published his poems in literary magazines in the former Yugoslavia. Serbian magazines in which his work was published include Stremljenja (English translation: Trends) and Jedinstvo (English translation: Unity) in Priština, and Gradina in Niš. By 1983, he became a member of a literary club (Karagač) in his hometown of Peć. During this time, he was named as the secretary and later promoted to president of the club. In this role, he conducted interviews with some local artists from Kosovo. In his early adulthood, Stojanović developed a philosophical system of ideas that dealt primarily with metaphysical questions and the structure of the Universe. He wrote several hundred pages in his notebooks exploring these ideas, along with essays on language and literature. In 1999, these manuscripts, along with his library of more than a thousand books (carefully chosen for years), were lost due to fire shortly after the war in Kosovo ended. His books, along with his manuscripts, were held temporarily in his brother's office in the center of downtown Peć. Publishing In 1990, Stojanović established a private publishing firm known as Metoh (English translation: the church's land). While the organization was located in Peć, the firm planned to publish a literary magazine in Kosovo. The firm's staff included writers from Belgrade, one of whom was Alek Vukadinović, a Serbian poet who supported Stojanović's plan to publish a magazine. While Stojanović's first book of poetry, Krugovanje (English translation: Circling) was ready for publication in 1983, it was not published until 1993. During those ten years, several poems that were initially planned for inclusion in the book had been replaced by newer poems, which had been written between 1983 and 1986. The last poem in the book had actually been written in Chicago, in 1991. Journalism In early 1990, Stojanović joined the writing staff of Serbian magazine, Pogledi (English translation: Viewpoints). At this time, he began a series of interviews with several Serbian writers in Belgrade, including Momo Kapor, Alek Vukadinović, and Nikola Milošević. During his second visit to Paris in May and June 1990, he interviewed Ljuba Popović, Petar Omčikus, Miloš Šobajić, and Jacques Claude Villard. In December 1990, he went to the US as a foreign correspondent, planning to stay six months to a year. During this time, he conducted interviews with prominent American writers, including Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow, Charles Simic, and Steve Tesich. He did not return to his homeland in summer 1991, when the Yugoslav Wars started in the former Yugoslavia, and has been living in Chicago since 1990. In honor of his series of interviews published in Conversations, published in 1999 by Književna reč of Belgrade, Stojanović received the Rastko Petrović Award, presented by the Association of Writers of Serbia. Style Stojanović’s poetry collections are characterized by sequences of compact, dense poems, simple yet complex in carefully organized overall structure, and that is why some more visibly than others appear as long poems. This is especially characteristic of the books, The Sign and its Children, The Shape, and The Creator (Znak I njegova deca, Oblik, Tvoritelj ), in which, with a relatively small number of words repeated in different contexts, Stojanović built his own poetic cosmogony. For that reason, writer and critic, David Kecman, described him as a cosmosophist. In his poems, he covers the smallest and the largest topics with equal attention, often juxtaposing them to the level of paradox and absurdity, gradually building new perspectives and meanings that are not only poetic either in origin or in purpose. Some themes and preoccupations, be they stones or galaxies, are present in all of his books and it can be said that his poetry books are, in themselves, long poems and that all of them serve as ingredients of a hyper-poetry book that is still in the making. He used many poetic forms never used before in Serbian poetry and also created some new forms. "If elegance is represented by simplicity, then these are some of the most elegant verses imaginable," Branko Mikasinovich stated. Published works The majority of Stojanović's poems, initially written in Serbian and compiled into six volumes of poetry, have been translated into English and a selection of his poems has been translated into French. Poetry (1993) Krugovanje: 1978–1987; English translation: Circling: 1978–1987, Pub: Narodna knjiga, Alpha University, Belgrade (1998) Krugovanje – 2nd edition; English translation: Circling: 1978–1987 – 2nd edition, Pub: Narodna knjiga, Alpha University, Belgrade (1999) Sunce sebe gleda; English translation: The Sun Watches the Sun, Pub: Književna reč, Belgrade (2000) Znak i njegova deca; English translation: The Sign and its Children, Pub: Prosveta, Belgrade (2000) Oblik; English translation: The Shape, Pub: Gramatik, Podgorica; republished in English by New Avenue Books (14 July 2012) (2000) Tvoritelj, English translation: The Creator, Pub: Narodna knjiga, Alpha University, Belgrade (2000) Krugovanje – 3rd edition; English translation: Circling – 3rd edition, Pub: Narodna knjiga, Alpha University, Belgrade (2007) Ples vremena; English translation: Dance of Time, Pub: Konras, Belgrade Interviews (1999) Conversations, Pub: Književna reč, Belgrade English translations from Serbian (21 May 2012) Circling: 1978-1987, Pub: New Avenue Books. ASIN B0089VHNCA (ebook) (13 June 2012) The Sun Watches the Sun, Pub: New Avenue Books. ASIN B008BCY988 (ebook) (17 June 2012) The Creator, Pub: New Avenue Books. ASIN B008CCH646 (ebook) (11 July 2012) The Sign and Its Children, Pub: New Avenue Books. ASIN B008KFP1WY (ebook) (14 July 2012) The Shape, Pub: New Avenue Books. ASIN B008LGAFUK (ebook) References External links Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:American people of Serbian descent Category:Serbian journalists Category:Serbian emigrants to the United States Category:Kosovo Serbs Category:Serbs of Montenegro Category:Montenegrin writers Category:Montenegrin poets Category:Serbian poets Category:Writers from Chicago Category:20th-century Serbian philosophers Category:Articles containing Serbian-language text Category:People from Peć

Milbenkäse Milbenkäse ("mite cheese"), called Mellnkase in the local dialect and often known (erroneously) as Spinnenkäse ("spider cheese"), is a German speciality cheese. It is made by flavouring balls of quark (a type of soft cheese) with caraway and salt, allowing them to dry, and then leaving them in a wooden box containing rye flour and cheese mites for about three months. An enzyme in the digestive juices excreted by the mites causes the cheese to ripen. Milbenkäse is said to taste similar to Harzer cheese, but with a bitter note (increasing with age) and a distinctive zesty aftertaste. Mites clinging to the cheese rind are consumed along with the cheese. Historically, the cheese was produced in the Zeitz and Altenburg districts of the Saxony-Anhalt / Thuringia border region; today it is produced exclusively in the village of Würchwitz, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The traditional method of making Milbenkäse, which dates back to the Middle Ages, was nearly lost by 1970, with only the elderly Liesbeth Brauer knowing the technique. Local science teacher Helmut Pöschel was taught the proper way to make it and together with his associate, Christian Schmelzer, succeeded in revitalizing the tradition. A Cheese Mite Memorial was later erected at Würchwitz to celebrate the renaissance of Milbenkäse production. Production Quark flavoured with salt and caraway is shaped into small balls, cylinders or wheels, and dried. Then it is placed in a wooden box containing rye flour and inhabited by Tyrophagus casei mites for at least three months. The digestive juices of the mites diffuse into the cheese and cause fermentation; the flour is added because the mites would otherwise simply eat the whole cheese instead of just nibbling away at the crust as is desired. After one month, the cheese rind turns yellow; after three months, reddish brown. Some producers allow the cheese to ripen for up to one year, until it has turned black. Legality Milbenkäse falls into something of a legal grey area: EU Regulation 178/2002 allows the sale of foodstuffs containing living animals if they are "prepared for placing on the market for human consumption". On the other hand, cheese mites or their digestive juices are not explicitly permitted as additives for cheese according to the relevant German food ordinances (Zusatzstoff-Zulassungsverordnung and Käseverordnung). Milbenkäse is produced under a permit by the local food safety office and HACCP compliance of the product is enforced. Similar cheeses Cheese mites are used in cheese maturing elsewhere. The most famous example is probably Mimolette from northeastern France and nearby Belgium. Other French cheeses - mainly from the Massif Central, the French Alps and the Pyrenees - sometimes host cheese mites in their crust more (e.g. old Cantal and Salers) or less (e.g. certain Tomme de Montagne varieties) by accident. But most of these cheeses are semi-hard to hard rennet cheeses, whereas Milbenkäse is a softer sour milk cheese. The Spanish Cabrales cheese of the Asturias region also contains living cheese mites, though they are few in number, inhabit the mould canals, and take no significant part in the maturation of this blue cheese. Another cheese that contains living animals is casu marzu, which contains maggots of the cheese fly. See also German cuisine List of German cheeses List of cheeses References External links This article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the German-language Wikipedia. German language site about mite cheese German language article on mite cheese Category:German cheeses Category:Arachnids as food Category:Cuisine of Saxony-Anhalt Category:Thuringian cuisine

Armou Armou () is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located south-east of Mesogi. It has a panoramic view of Paphos. Armou is located 363m above sea level. The area has been inhabited since pre-Christian times, according to the findings now exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Paphos. The name of the community emerged from its first settler called Armos, while another version speaks of the “armos (joint in Greek)“ because of its location (like a joint joining the mountain and the valley). A third version refers to the “arma (chariot in Greek)” of the goddess Aphrodite, which the goddess used in order to visit these places. Due to the village's location and environment, the village has attracted many Cypriot and foreign residents. Transportation The Tsada Golf Course – Minthis Hills is a 7 km drive from Armou. The Agia Varvara church is the only church in the village. Resources Category:Communities in Paphos District

James Lowery James Lowery may refer to: Jamie Lowery (born 1961), former soccer player Anybody Killa (born 1973), rapper James R. Lowery (1884–1956), Alberta politician

Wonju Stadium Wonju Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Wonju, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people and was opened in 1980. External links Wonju Sports Facilities Management Center Category:Sports venues in Gangwon Province, South Korea Category:Football venues in South Korea Category:Gangwon FC Category:Ulsan Hyundai FC Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in South Korea Category:Sports venues completed in 1980 Category:K League 1 stadiums

Roorda Roorda is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bas Roorda (born 1973), Dutch football goalkeeper Geert Arend Roorda (born 1988), Dutch footballer Jeff Roorda (born 1965), American politician Norman Roorda (1928–2012), American politician Stephanie Roorda (born 1986), Canadian racing cyclist

Catch as catch can Catch as catch can may refer to: Catch wrestling, also known as Catch As Catch Can Wrestling Catch as Catch Can (album), a 1983 album by Kim Wilde Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings, by Joseph Heller Catch as Catch Can (1937 film), a film starring James Mason Catch as Catch Can (1967 film), a 1967 Italian film "Catch as Catch Can", an episode of the TV series WordGirl See also Catch as Cash Can, an episode of DuckTales Catch as Cats Can, a 1947 animated cartoon featuring caricatures of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby

Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke The men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 31 March (prelims and semifinals ) and on the evening of 1 April (final) at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. 107 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 98 swam. Existing records at the start of the event were: World record (WR): 24.80, Thomas Rupprath (Germany), 27 July 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. Championship record (CR): same Results Final Semifinals Heats See also Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke (previous Worlds) Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke (next Worlds) References Category:Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

Terry Tolkin Terry Tolkin was the Vice President of A&R at Elektra Records from 1992 to 1996. He signed a number of critically acclaimed alternative rock bands, including Luna, Stereolab, Afghan Whigs, Vaganza, Scrawl, Jennyanykind and Nada Surf. Career In addition to his work at Elektra, Terry ran the independent label No.6 Records, which released singles and albums by acts such as The Tindersticks, Charles Douglas, Unrest, Vegetarian Meat, Jule Brown and Dean Wareham. In the early 1980s he worked for Touch & Go Records where he signed the Butthole Surfers and the Virgin Prunes among other bands. Terry was also known for his work as a DJ and booker at popular New York clubs such as Danceteria, CBGBs, and Limelight. He also worked at the seminal 99 Records store in Greenwich Village, the birthplace of Liquid Liquid and ESG. In 1979, while writing and charting records for the music industry publication Rockpool Newsletter, Terry coined the term "Alternative Music" to raise awareness of the US and UK post-punk groups he was reviewing. In 1988, Terry conceived and produced the alternative rock tribute album The Bridge: A Tribute To Neil Young," which featured many new and upcoming bands who would later achieve great commercial and critical success, such as the Pixies, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., The Flaming Lips, Soul Asylum, Nick Cave and Psychic TV. Over 80% percent of the profits from The Bridge went directly to The Bridge School, an organization for children suffering from Cerebral Palsy run by Neil Young and his wife Peggi. Young once said of the project, "I love it! We played it on the tour bus all year long!" while Rolling Stone called The Bridge "one of the best conceived and executed" tribute albums of all time. Terry Tolkin currently lives in New Orleans and is writing a book about his experiences in the music industry. In April 2009, Teenbeat Records released a compilation of all the No.6 Records 7" singles on a 2-CD set titled "Speed Dating: The No.6 Records Compendium." References Category:A&R people Category:Living people Category:American music industry executives Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Jörg Sievers Jörg Sievers (born 22 September 1965) is a retired goalkeeper and current Assistant manager of Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. Career Sievers was in Römstedt, West Germany. He played for Hannover 96 for more than 10 years, and made a club record 384 league appearances, primarily playing in the 2. Bundesliga. He remained with the club through relegation to the Regionalliga and eventually played out his final season in the Bundesliga in 2002. His main career highlight with the club was perhaps winning the 1991–92 DFB-Pokal against Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he saved two crucial penalties during the shootout. On 6 March 2010, he made a comeback with the reserve team of Hannover 96. Coaching career He has recently joined up with Daniel Stendel at Heart of Midlothian football club, working as an assistant manager. . Honours DFB-Pokal: 1991–92 Trivia He is also known from the song "Jörg Sievers Blues" by the German band Fury in the Slaughterhouse. His brother Ralf also played professional football at Eintracht Frankfurt and FC St. Pauli. His nickname amongst fans and within the team is "Colt" Sievers, stemming from the phonetic resemblance of his last name to the main character of the 80s TV action series The Fall Guy, "Colt Seavers" References Category:German footballers Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Bundesliga players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Hannover 96 players Category:Association football goalkeepers Category:People from Uelzen (district) Category:Footballers from Lower Saxony

Lobos FM Lobos FM is a network of radio stations owned by the Universidad Autónoma de Durango (known in the state of Sonora as the Universidad Durango Santander), a private university with campuses in multiple Mexican states. The seven Lobos FM stations cover cities in western Mexico and broadcast from the UAD campuses in each city. With Lobos FM, the UAD is the only multi-state private university broadcaster in the country. History The first UAD radio station was XHUAD-FM 94.1 Durango, which was permitted on December 10, 1999. In 2004, the UAD applied for additional stations at Mazatlán and Zacatecas; in 2009 for Gómez Palacio, Los Mochis and Culiacán; and 2011 for Zacatecas. In September 2011, Cofetel approved the first expansion of the Lobos FM network by approving the permit applications in Gómez Palacio and Mazatlán, with XHLUAD-FM 88.7 and XHTLAN-FM 106.7 signing on in 2012. On December 19, 2017, the IFT resolved all remaining permit applications in Hermosillo, Los Mochis and Zacatecas, resulting in the university receiving concessions for XHHMO-FM 103.5, XHHIS-FM 97.3 and XHZTZ-FM 95.5. In Zacatecas, XHZTZ's award marked the state's first university radio station. The Culiacán application was greenlit on January 31, 2018, for XHCUAD-FM 93.7. The UAD also owns and operates television station XHUAD-TDT channel 4 in Durango. Lobos FM stations The Universidad Autónoma de Durango, legally incorporated as Fomento Educativo y Cultural Francisco de Ibarra, A.C., owns seven radio stations: References Category:Radio stations in Durango Category:Media in Durango City Category:University radio stations in Mexico Category:Radio stations in the Comarca Lagunera

James Davison (California politician) James Davison (1827 – December 21, 1897) was the seventh President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1886 to 1888. Early life and family James Davison was born in Derry, Ireland in 1827. He came to America at the age of three years, with his father, who worked as a weaver in New Jersey. The family returned to Ireland due to his father's health, as well as the failure of a business in New York to which his father had been in consignment. He was thirteen at the time. Aged 19, in 1846, James returned to America. He enlisted in Company G of the 2nd Ohio Infantry. He served under General Winfield Scott, in the Mexican–American War. After the war, the discovery of gold had become known, and he set out for California. Life in California Upon arrival, Davison engaged in mining for several years. He first mined near Nevada City and afterward on the Trinity River. A day's work gave him as much as $100, and over three years he saved $6,000. After quitting the mines, he engaged in the drug business at Weaverville, with his brother. There, he was also post office clerk under the administration of President James Buchanan. In 1857 he moved to Rabbit Creek (now La Porte), and opened a drug store. He was in business until the outbreak of the American Civil War. In 1857, Davison married Agnes M. Waldron, a native of Pennsylvania; the couple had five children. In 1861, Davison enlisted in Company D, 4th California Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed Second Lieutenant, Assistant Quartermaster and Assistant Commissary, and was Commander of the Post at Fort YamHill, Oregon. After this he was promoted to First Lieutenant, Company C, same regiment, serving in Arizona, from where he and his company were sent to Camp Cady, until the close of the war. Having received his discharge he returned to San Francisco and worked in publishing the New Age, which he continued one year. Then he became a teacher for six months. From there he went to Colusa County and took possession of 160 acres of government land. In 1870 he came to Butte County. He was elected to the office of City Trustee of Chico and served three years, being president of the board two years of that time. In 1890, he was Justice of the Peace. Associations 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason Secretary of the Masonic Lodge Financial Reporter, Knights of Honor Member, I. O. O. F. References Category:1827 births Category:1897 deaths Category:American military personnel of the Mexican–American War Category:California city council members Category:Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) Category:American justices of the peace Category:Mayors of Chico, California Category:People of California in the American Civil War Category:Union Army officers

Tsurumi Tsurumi may refer to: Places (鶴見) Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama Tsurumi Station Tsurumi Line Tsurumi River, Kanagawa Tsurumi-ku, Osaka Tsurumi, Ōita People with the surname Koko Tsurumi (鶴見虹子, born 1992), gymnast Shuji Tsurumi (鶴見修治, born 1938), gymnast Shunsuke Tsurumi (鶴見俊輔, 1922–2015), philosopher Yoshihiro Tsurumi (霍見芳浩, born 1935), economist Roppyaku Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi (born 1964), Japanese actor Tomoyoshi Tsurumi (born 1979), Japanese footballer Toshitaka Tsurumi (born 1986), Japanese footballer Category:Japanese-language surnames

Timothy (tortoise) Timothy (c. 1844 – 3 April 2004) was a Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise who was thought to be approximately 160 years old at the time of her death. This made her the UK's oldest known resident. In spite of her name, Timothy was female; it was not properly known how to sex tortoises in the 19th century. Timothy was named after a tortoise owned by Gilbert White. Timothy was believed to have been born in the Mediterranean shores of Turkey and was found aboard a Portuguese privateer in 1854, aged around 10, by Captain John Guy Courtenay-Everard of the Royal Navy. The tortoise served as a mascot on a series of navy vessels until 1892. She was ship's mascot of during the first bombardment of Sevastopol in the Crimean War (she was the last survivor of this war), then moved to followed by . After her naval service she retired to live out her life on dry land, taken in by the Earl of Devon at his home, Powderham Castle. From 1935 she lived in the castle's rose garden and was owned by Camilla Gabrielle Courtenay (1913–2010), the daughter of the 16th Earl of Devon. On her underside was etched "Where have I fallen? What have I done?", English translation of the Courtenay family motto ubi lapsus, quid feci. In 1926, Timothy's owners decided that he should mate, and it was then discovered that "he" was actually female. Despite this information, mating attempts were unsuccessful. Timothy is buried at Powderham Castle. See also Jonathan (tortoise), believed to be the oldest living reptile . Lin Wang References External links Category:1844 animal births Category:2004 animal deaths Category:Individual tortoises Category:Animal mascots Category:Military animals Category:English mascots Category:Individual animals in England Category:History of the Royal Navy Category:Military animals of World War I

Sadalas II Sadalas II (Ancient Greek: Σαδάλας) was a king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from 48 BC to 42 BC. He was the son of Cotys VI. References See also List of Thracian tribes Category:1st-century BC rulers in Europe Category:Thracian kings

Thirumeni Thirumeni is a village in Kannur district in the Kerala state of India.The village consists majorly of immigrants from various part of Travancore(Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Idukki Districts) who settled in the famed Malabar migration period. Most of the inhabitants of the village reside in the valley of three major hills by name Chathammangalam Theruvamala alias Alumbumala, Kottathalachimala and Thevarkunnumala. Thirumeni is a small junction with a few government institutions, religious institutions and small shops in int. and is subdivided into smaller villages like Kokkadave, Prapoyil, Chathamangalam (Kannur), Thabore , Muthuvom, Korali, Chattivayal, Thannichal, Paruthikallu etc. Demographics India census, Thirumeni had a population of 8919 with 4466 males and 4453 females. Politics Thirumeni is a place where Hindus and Christians mainly and a few Muslims live in harmony. The place is surrounded by mountains. Most of the people are migrated from travancore. The villagers are also politically interested. The main political parties are Communist Party of India (Marxist), INC, Kerala Congress. The nearest educational institutions are Government Higher Secondary School Thirumeni, SNDPLP School. Transportation The national highway passes through Perumba junction. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries. References Category:Villages near Payyanur

St. Joseph's School, Khorabar, Gorakhpur St. Joseph’s School, Khorabar,Gorakhpur(सेंट जोसेफ स्कूल) is an English Medium School, established and governed by the Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur. Category:Catholic schools in India Category:Private schools in Uttar Pradesh Category:Christian schools in Uttar Pradesh Category:Gorakhpur district Category:Educational institutions established in 1997 Category:1997 establishments in India

Doomed to Die Doomed to Die is a 1940 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong. It is a sequel to the 1940 film, The Fatal Hour. Plot When the head of a shipping company is murdered in his office the identity of the killer seems obvious. The killer is the son of the owner of a rival shipping company; the reason is the Romeo and Juliet romance between the killer and the murdered man's daughter. They wanted to get married. The murdered man refused to give them his permission. The murdered man's daughter asks Mr. Wong to investigate. She hopes that Wong will be able to prove that her fiancé didn't kill her father. The killing took place a few days after the Wentworth Castle, one of the company's liners, caught fire and sank with the loss of more than 400 lives. Once again, Wong is given important information by the leader of a powerful tong (Chinese secret society) that leads him to other suspects. The tong leader tells Wong that a member of the tong was smuggling a great amount of tong money into the United States aboard the Wentworth Castle. The smuggler is known to have survived the sinking but disappeared with the tong's money. Wong uses modern (for 1940) technology to recover seemingly "lost" evidence. He uncovers multiple conspiracies within the shipping company and succeeds in proving that the fiancé is not the murderer. Cast Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong Marjorie Reynolds as Roberta "Bobbie" Logan Grant Withers as Capt. William "Bill" Street William Stelling as Dick Fleming Catherine Craig as Cynthia Wentworth Guy Usher - Paul Fleming Henry Brandon as Victor "Vic" Martin Melvin Lang as Cyrus P. Wentworth Wilbur Mack as Matthews Kenneth Harlan as Ludlow Richard Loo as Tong leader Production Filming began in mid June. The film uses actual news footage from the burning of the liner SS Morro Castle, which caught fire on September 8 1934 during a trip from Havana to New York City. References External links Doomed to Die at Google Videos Category:1940 films Category:American films Category:American black-and-white films Category:English-language films Category:American detective films Category:Monogram Pictures films Category:Films directed by William Nigh Category:American sequel films Category:American mystery films Category:Films set in San Francisco Category:1940s mystery films

2019–20 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño The 2019–20 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2019 and Clausura 2020. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Salvadorean Primera Division. Changes from the 2019–20 seasons Teams promoted to 2019–20 Primera División de El Salvador El Vencedor Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2019 Firpo Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2019 No teams relegated Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2019 Turin C.D. Cacahuatique New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division C.D. Titán (bought one of two spots available for $TBD) C.D. Topiltzin ( bought one of two spots available for $TBD) Marte Soyapango (bought spot of Chaguite for $TBD) AD Juayúa (bought spot of Turin FESA for $TBD) Gerardo Barrios (Best Third division team promoted in place of recently relegated Luis Angel Firpo) Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2019 C.D. Chagüite (sold their spot to Marte Soyapango) Firpo (Failed to meet the requirements and therefore were relegated) Turin (sold their spot to Juayúa) Notable death from Apertura 2019 season and 2020 Clausura season The following people associated with the Segunda Division have died in Middle of 2019 and mid 2020. Jaime Rafael Mina (San Pablo) [ ] * Victor Emmanuel Rodriguez (ex Fuerte Aguilares player) Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Apertura 2019 Foreign players Conference standings Group A Group B Season statistics Top scorers Hat-tricks Finals Quarterfinals A.D. Juayua won 2-1 on aggregate. Platense won 2-1 on aggregate. Brujos de Izalco won 3-1 on aggregate. Racing Jr won 3-2 on aggregate. Semifinals Racing Jr won 1-0 on aggregate. Platense won 1-0 on aggregate. Final First leg Second leg Platense won 4-3 on aggregate. Individual awards Clausura 2020 Teams Foreign players Conference standings Group A Group B Season statistics Top scorers Finals Quarterfinals TBD won 6-1 on aggregate. San Pablo won 6-4 on aggregate. TBD won 4-1 on aggregate. Platense won 7-1 on aggregate. References External Links Category:Football in El Salvador

Spokoyny (settlement) Spokoyny () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Krasnooktyabrskoye Rural Settlement of Maykopsky District, Russia. The population was 44 as of 2018. There is 1 street. References Category:Rural localities in Adygea

Lennart Hannelius Lennart Vilhelm Hannelius (8 November 1893 – 4 May 1950) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the 25 m rapid fire pistol event. References External links profile Category:1893 births Category:1950 deaths Category:Finnish male sport shooters Category:ISSF pistol shooters Category:Olympic shooters of Finland Category:Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Category:Olympic medalists in shooting Category:Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ian Watson (author) Ian Watson (born 20 April 1943) is a British science fiction writer. He lives in Gijón, Spain. Life In 1959 Watson worked as an accounts clerk at Runciman's, a Newcastle shipping company. The experience was not particularly satisfying. Watson graduated in English Literature from Balliol College, Oxford, in 1963; in 1965 he earned a research degree in English and French 19th-century literature. Watson lectured English in Tanzania (1965–67) and Tokyo (1967–70), and taught Future Studies at the Birmingham Polytechnic from 1970 to 1976. After 1976 he devoted himself to his career as a professional writer. His first novel, The Embedding, winner of the Prix Apollo in 1975, is unusual for being based on ideas from generative grammar; the title refers to the process of center embedding. A prolific writer, he has also written the novels Miracle Visitors, God's World, The Jonah Kit and The Flies of Memory and many collections of short stories. Watson is credited as author of the screen story for the motion picture A.I. Artificial Intelligence. In 1977, The Jonah Kit won the BSFA Award for Best Novel. During 1980, Watson and Michael Bishop wrote the first transatlantic SF novel collaboration, Under Heaven's Bridge, using typewriters and postal services. He has also written a series of novels relating to the Warhammer 40,000 line of games: Space Marine, and the Inquisition War trilogy of Inquisitor, Harlequin and Chaos Child (republished in 2002 by The Black Library, with Inquisitor retitled Draco). Other recent stories have been published in US magazine Weird Tales, the Canadian anthology Lust For Life, New Writings in the Fantastic, the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica volume 7, and in a few more books. Some of these stories have been translated into non-English languages. A collaboration with Italian surrealist writer Roberto Quaglia has produced a book, The Beloved of My Beloved, launched during April 2009 during Eastercon. His major work of recent years is The Waters of Destiny co-written with Andy West. Bibliography Novels The Jonah Kit. London: Gollancz, 1975. Orgasmachine. Paris: Editions Champ Libre, 1976. The Martian Inca. London: Gollancz, 1977. Alien Embassy. London: Gollancz, 1977. Miracle Visitors. London: Gollancz, 1978. God's World. London, Gollancz, 1979. The Gardens of Delight. London: Gollancz, 1980. Deathhunter. London: Gollancz, 1981. Under Heaven's Bridge, with Michael Bishop. London: Gollancz, 1982. Chekov's Journey. London: Gollancz, 1983. Converts. London: Granada, 1984 (paper). The Books of the Black Current: The Book of the River. London: Gollancz, 1984. The Book of the Stars. London: Gollancz, 1984. The Book of Being. London: Gollancz, 1985. Yaleen, omnibus edition. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books, 2004 Queenmagic, Kingmagic. London: Gollancz, 1986. The Power. London: Headline, 1987. Whores of Babylon. London: Paladin, 1988 (paper). Meat. London: Headline, 1988. The Fire Worm. London: Gollancz, 1988. The Flies of Memory. London: Gollancz, 1990. The Books of Mana: Lucky's Harvest. London: Gollancz, 1993. The Fallen Moon. London: Gollancz, 1994. Hard Questions. London: Gollancz, 1996. Oracle. London: Gollancz, 1997. Mockymen. Urbana, IL: Golden Gryphon Press, 2003. Orgasmachine. Alconbury Weston: NewCon Press, 2010. The Waters of Destiny (with Andy West) Assassins. Palabaristas Press, 2012 Tongue of Knowledge. Palabaristas Press, 2012 Death Overflows. Palabaristas Press, 2012 Warhammer 40,000 The Inquisition War trilogy: Inquisitor (vt 2002 Draco). Brighton: GW Books, 1990 (paper). Harlequin. London: Boxtree, 1994. Chaos Child. London: Boxtree, 1995. Space Marine. London: Boxtree, 1993 (paper). Short fiction Collections The Very Slow Time Machine. London: Gollancz, 1979. Sunstroke and Other Stories. London: Gollancz, 1982. Slow Birds and Other Stories. London: Gollancz, 1985. The Book of Ian Watson. Willimantic: Mark V. Zeising, 1985. Evil Water and Other Stories. London: Gollancz, 1987. Salvage Rites and Other Stories. London: Gollancz, 1989. Stalin's Teardrops. London: Gollancz, 1991. The Coming of Vertumnus. London: Gollancz, 1994. The Great Escape. Urbana, IL: Golden Gryphon Press, 2002. The Butterflies of Memory. Harrogate: PS Publishing, 2006. Saving for a Sunny Day. Alconbury Weston: NewCon Press, 2012. Stories Poetry List of poems References Other sources Contributors Bio for Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly External links The Beloved of My Beloved, homepage of the 2009 book (Watson and Roberto Quaglia) The Waters of Destiny, homepage of the 2012 trilogy (Watson and Andy West) Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century British novelists Category:20th-century British male writers Category:21st-century British novelists Category:21st-century British male writers Category:Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Category:Asimov's Science Fiction people Category:British male novelists Category:British science fiction writers Category:Warhammer 40,000 writers

Boston Harbor tunnel Boston Harbor tunnel may refer to one of the following tunnels under Boston Harbor: Callahan Tunnel Sumner Tunnel Ted Williams Tunnel See also List of crossings of the Charles River

Strangled from Birth and Beyond Strangled From Birth and Beyond is a compilation album by The Stranglers. Track listing "Tomorrow was the Hereafter" "Bring on the Nubiles" (Cocktail Version) "My Young Dreams" (A Marriage of Convenience) "Goebbels, Mosley, God and Ingrams" (JJ Burnel) "Waiting for the Trees to Grow" (JJ Burnel) "Gone Are Those Days" (JJ Burnel) "The Beast" "New Day Today" "Mr. Big" "I'll Be Seeing You" Category:1994 compilation albums Category:The Stranglers compilation albums

FC Serp i Molot Moscow FC Serp i Molot Moscow (, meaning "Sickle and Hammer") was a Soviet and now Russian football team of the city of Moscow. Football History Serp i Molot won the Soviet First League in Summer 1936, and won promotion to the Soviet Top League. During the 1938 season, they finished third. Name changes: 1923—1924 — AKS 1925—1930 — RkimA 1936 — Serp i Molot 1937—1962 — Metallurg 1963-19?? — Serp i Molot 2000 — Serp i Molot-SNS 2001 — Serp i Molot Tusom 2005 — FC Maccabi Moscow was formed on the basis of ex-Serp i Molot 2009 — FC Serp i Molot (reborn) Current Currently, they play in the Moscow Amateur League (LFL MRO-Centre). Bandy The women's bandy team of the club won the Russian championship in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. External links Metallurg stadium site Category:Defunct football clubs in Moscow Category:Soviet Top League clubs

2013 Santa Rosa local elections Local elections was held in Santa Rosa City on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors. Overview Incumbent Mayor Arlene B. Arcillas decided to run for reelection under Liberal Party, her opponent is Alicia Lazaga a nominee under PDP-Laban. Mayor Arcillas' running mate is incumbent vice-mayor Arnel Gomez also under Liberal Party and his opponent is former mayor Jose Catindig, Jr. under PDP-Laban. Results The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. Mayoral and vice mayoral elections Santa Rosa City City Council Elections Voters will elect ten (10) councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted separately so there are chances where winning candidates will have unequal number of votes and may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. |- |bgcolor=black colspan=5| References External links Official website of the Commission on Elections Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) Category:2013 Philippine general election Category:Elections in Laguna (province) Category:Santa Rosa, Laguna

Gabriel Newton Gabriel Newton (1683–1762) was a leading figure in the English city of Leicester. Born in Leicester, he was a wool-comber by trade and later became landlord of the Horse and Trumpet Inn. In 1710 he was appointed as a member of the city's Corporation, in 1726 was chosen as an alderman, and in 1732 was elected as Mayor of Leicester. He was married three times, and each of his wives was a woman of considerable wealth, and thus he himself became rich. After the death of his only son, Newton had no descendants, so he left his fortune to aid the education of the poor, establishing a charity school in Leicester at the Church of St Mary de Castro, which was opened in 1785 after legal problems with his will. It was known as the Greencoat School from the uniform worn by the pupils. His school later became Alderman Newton's School and survived until 1999 when it was merged by the local authority with two other local schools to form a single educational institution. Newton is one of the four men portrayed on Leicester's Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower. He is buried in the graveyard of All Saints Church, Leicester on Highcross Street where his memorial tomb can be seen. References External links http://www.leicester.gov.uk/index.asp?pgid=33201 Category:1683 births Category:1762 deaths Category:Textile workers Category:Mayors of places in Leicestershire Category:18th-century English people

Transportation in San Diego Transportation in San Diego consists of a variety of air, road, sea, and public transportation options. Public transportation San Diego is served by the trolley, bus, Coaster, and Amtrak. The trolley primarily serves downtown and surrounding urban communities, Mission Valley, east county, the coastal south bay, and the international border. A planned Mid-Coast line will operate from Old Town to University City along the 5 Freeway. There are also plans for a Silver Line to expand trolley service downtown. A historical timeline of the development of public transportation in San Diego (dating back to 1886) is available on the Metropolitan Transit System's website The Amtrak and Coaster trains currently run along the coastline and connect San Diego with Los Angeles, Orange County, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura via Metrolink. There are two Amtrak stations in San Diego, in Old Town and Downtown. The bus is available along almost all major routes; however, a large number of bus stops are concentrated in central San Diego. Typical wait times vary from 15 to 60 minutes, depending on the location and route . Trolleys arrive at each station every 7 to 30 minutes (depending on time of day and which trolley line is used). Ferries are also available every half hour crossing San Diego Bay to Coronado. Public Transportation Statistics The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in San Diego, CA, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 70 min. 23% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 16 min, while 29.% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 11.2 km, while 30% travel for over 12 km in a single direction. Cycling The dry and mild climate of San Diego makes cycling a convenient and pleasant year-round option. The city has some segregated cycle facilities, particularly in newer developments, however the majority of road facilities specifically for bicycles are painted on regular roadways. The city's hilly, canyoned terrain and long average trip distances—brought about by strict low-density zoning laws—somewhat restrict cycling for utilitarian purposes. In 2014 of .9% of commuters traveled by bicycle, below the average 1% for large U.S. cities. Also in 2014, San Diego experienced 6.8 bicyclist fatalities per 10,000 cyclist commuters, the average for all large cities was 4.7. A bicycle sharing system called Decobike was instituted in 2015. Air San Diego has two major international airports entirely or extending into its city limits: San Diego International Airport, also known as Lindbergh Field, is the primary commercial airport serving San Diego. It is the busiest single-runway airport in the United States, and is the third busiest single-runway airport in the world, only behind London Gatwick and Mumbai. It serves over 24 million passengers every year, and is located on San Diego Bay three miles (4.8 km) from downtown. There are scheduled flights to the rest of the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland. It serves as a focus city for Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Voters rejected a proposal to move the airport to Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in November 2006. Since December 9, 2015, the Cross Border Xpress terminal in Otay Mesa has given direct access to Tijuana International Airport, with passengers walking across the U.S.–Mexico border on a footbridge to catch their flight on the Mexican side. It is the only airport in the world with terminals located on the territory of two countries. Other airports include Brown Field Municipal Airport (Brown Field) and Montgomery Field. Sea The Port of San Diego manages the maritime operations of San Diego harbor. Cruise ships arrive and depart from San Diego's cruise ship terminal on B Street Pier. Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America have home port cruise ships in San Diego during the winter season. A second cruise terminal on Broadway Pier opened in 2010. San Diego is home to General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), the largest shipyard on the West Coast of the United States. It is capable of building and repairing large ocean-going vessels. The yard constructs commercial cargo ships and auxiliary vessels for the U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command, which it has served since 1960. Roads The streets and highways of San Diego reflect the auto-oriented development of the city as well as its "urban sprawl" historic growth pattern. Major freeways were built and repeatedly expanded to serve the needs of commuters coming into the city from the suburban regions of North County, South Bay, and East County, as well as the Tijuana metropolitan area. The importance of tourism to the city also stimulated the development of roads, since 70% of tourists visiting San Diego arrive by car. Major highways Interstates San Diego is the terminus of three primary interstate highways. The region is also served by one three-digit auxiliary interstate. California State Routes State highways in San Diego include the following: . Major streets Rosecrans Street (formerly California State Route 209) Balboa Avenue (formerly California State Route 274) El Cajon Boulevard (Interstate 8 business loop, formerly part of U.S. Route 80) See also Transportation in San Diego–Tijuana References External links 01 * San Diego, California

Troutbeck, Eden Troutbeck is a hamlet within Cumbria, England, a few miles to the west of Penrith. It was previously in the county of Cumberland. It lies within the Lake District and Civil Parish of Hutton. Great Mell Fell is situated immediately to the east of Troutbeck. It is open-access land which belongs to the National Trust. There are five Roman temporary or marching camps just to the north of Troutbeck, adjoining the A66 Roman road. The place-name 'Troutbeck' is first attested in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332, where it appears as Troutbek. The name means 'trout stream'. The stream the Trout Beck heads towards it and then veers west where it joins the River Glenderamackin less than half a mile to the west of Hutton Moor End. Tourism Located within Troutbeck is the Troutbeck Inn, Sportsman Inn, several Guest Houses/B&Bs, a camp, and a Caravan Club site. Transport Situated approximately 10 miles west of Penrith and just south of the A66, Troutbeck can be reached by car. Its railway station on the former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway is now closed. The closest station is Penrith. References External links The Horse and Farrier, 18th Century Inn Near Troutbeck, Eden Lake District Walks Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Eden District

Theodore Pitcairn Theodore Pitcairn (November 5, 1893 – December 17, 1973) the son of PPG Industries founder John Pitcairn, was a clergyman, theologian, philanthropist, and connoisseur of the arts and antiquities. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 1893, he was the fourth son and fifth child of John and Gertrude Pitcairn.The family moved from Philadelphia to their newly built home, Cairnwood, in Huntingdon Valley in 1895. Pitcairn spent his early school years in the Bryn Athyn parish schools of the General Church of the New Jerusalem, which follows the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg. He received his high school diploma from the Academy of the New Church Boys College in 1913. After attending the University of Pennsylvania, Pitcairn made the decision to study at the Academy of the New Church Theological School. He graduated in June, 1918, with a Bachelor of Theology degree. Early career Ordained into the priesthood of the General Church in 1917, Pitcairn worked with the church missions and taught theology to African students in South Africa and Lesotho (then known as Basutoland). He served as Pastor of the Durban Society in Natal, South Africa, and later as Assistant Pastor of the Bryn Athyn Church. During this time, he also served as Acting Pastor of the Circle at Seine-et-Marne, France. Pitcairn taught art history, history of education, and a course on the "Human Organic" at the Academy College. Establishment of a new church In the late 1930s, doctrinal differences within the General Church led Pitcairn and several other church members to found a new branch of the New Church known as The Lord's New Church Which Is Nova Hierosolyma. In 1939, Pitcairn established a non-profit corporation for the purposes of promoting and maintaining the new church. He served as pastor of the Philadelphia Society of The Lord's New Church until 1960, when leadership of the church passed to Philip N. Odhner. Author Pitcairn wrote several doctrinal works, including The Book Sealed with Seven Seals (1927); The Seven Days of Creation (1930); and My Lord and My God: Essays on Modern Religion, the Bible and Emanuel Swedenborg (1967). In 1969 the church published The Beginning and Development of Doctrine in the New Church by Theodore Pitcairn, bound together with Notes on the Development of Doctrine in the Church by Philip N. Odhner. Art collector Over the years, Pitcairn traveled extensively in Europe, where he further developed his keen interest in fine art. He acquired paintings by El Greco, Claude Monet, Rembrandt, and Vincent van Gogh. Thomas Hoving, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, described meeting the Reverend Pitcairn in the course of negotiating the purchase of Garden at Sainte-Adresse by Claude Monet. While searching for a suitable portrait painter for church dignitaries—Bishop William Frederic Pendleton and Bishop Nathaniel Dandridge Pendleton—Pitcairn met the young artist, through the efforts of Ernst Pfeiffer, in 1921 at the home of the banker and art collector Nicolaas Urban. Impressed by Smit's style, Pitcairn purchased Marijke with White Feather Fan, a portrait of Urban's daughter. He subsequently met Maryke, the subject of the painting, and they were married in 1926. Theodore and Maryke (September 7, 1905 - November 10, 1978) were the parents of nine children. Maryke's mother, Berendina, married Philippe Smit in 1941 after her divorce from Nicolaas Urban (1929). Throughout the painter’s life until his death in 1948 and even after that, Pitcairn acquired the majority of the artist’s works. Patron of the arts Pitcairn's love of antiquities is evident in the art studio he built for Smit on the grounds of his estate in Bryn Athyn. Designed by famed Philadelphia architect George Howe, of Mellor Meigs & Howe, the building incorporates 12th century French stone columns and an Italian stone-carved fireplace. The heavy wooden doors are embellished with ironwork by the metalworker, Samuel Yellin. The studio now serves as the Chapel of The Lord's New Church. Many of Smit's paintings were hung in the chapel and in the Pitcairns' colonial-era home in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. Pitcairn was a major benefactor of the Philadelphia Orchestra during the time Eugene Ormandy served as conductor [citation needed]. Death Pitcairn died at his home in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania on December 17, 1973. His wife, Maryke, died five years later, in 1978. References Category:1893 births Category:1973 deaths Category:American Swedenborgians Category:People from Pennsylvania Category:Pitcairn family

Amon Buchanan Amon Buchanan (born 10 October 1982) is a former Australian rules football who played for the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans in the AFL. He is currently serving as the forwards coach of the Greater Western Sydney Giants. AFL career Sydney Buchanan grew up in the Victorian town of Colac, west of Melbourne. He played football for Colac and the Geelong Falcons Under 18's team, winning a premiership with the Falcons in 2000 and subsequently being selected by the Sydney Swans in the post-season National Draft. He made his senior debut in Round 11 of the 2002 season against West Coast. By the end of 2002, he had played six matches, but had a disappointing season the next year, suffering knee and ankle injuries, not playing a single senior game and being delisted. However, he was redrafted by the Swans, and had established himself as a regular member of the team by the second half of 2004. During Sydney's 2005 premiership-winning season, Buchanan played in every match, making useful contributions in the midfield and kicking the final goal of the Grand Final against West Coast. He was also called a "weak dog" by 's Mark Johnson during the season. In 2007, Buchanan became the first Swan to be suspended since early 2005. He was also suspended for four matches in Round 15, 2008 for reckless conduct against Hawthorn's Luke Hodge. Brisbane Lions At the end of the 2009 season, Buchanan was traded to the as part of a three-way deal with and . He was given the number 33 guernsey, vacated by Rhan Hooper and made famous by Darryl White. He made his debut for the Lions in their Round 1, 2010 clash against West Coast at the Gabba. He retired from AFL football at the end of the 2012 season. Post-playing career In 2013 Buchanan joined the Greater Western Sydney Giants as a development coach. He has since moved into the role of forwards coach at the club. Personal life Sporting blood runs in Amon's family with brothers Liam Buchanan, a state cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers, and Meyrick Buchanan, representing Melbourne Renegades in the 2011–12 Big Bash League. Statistics |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002 |style="text-align:center;"| | 32 || 6 || 1 || 2 || 15 || 20 || 35 || 11 || 3 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 2.5 || 3.3 || 5.8 || 1.8 || 0.5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003 |style="text-align:center;"| | 32 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004 |style="text-align:center;"| | 32 || 16 || 6 || 6 || 78 || 98 || 176 || 29 || 49 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 4.9 || 6.1 || 11.0 || 1.8 || 3.1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005 |style="text-align:center;"| | 32 || 26 || 14 || 18 || 231 || 199 || 430 || 83 || 80 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 8.9 || 7.7 || 16.5 || 3.2 || 3.1 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006 |style="text-align:center;"| | 32 || 24 || 13 || 8 || 249 || 183 || 432 || 104 || 96 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 10.4 || 7.6 || 18.0 || 4.3 || 4.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007 |style="text-align:center;"| | 32 || 16 || 6 || 8 || 149 || 146 || 295 || 81 || 45 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 9.3 || 9.1 || 18.4 || 5.1 || 2.8 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008 |style="text-align:center;"| | 32 || 20 || 14 || 11 || 156 || 181 || 337 || 98 || 64 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 7.8 || 9.1 || 16.9 || 4.9 || 3.2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009 |style="text-align:center;"| | 32 || 8 || 2 || 3 || 45 || 90 || 135 || 27 || 37 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 5.6 || 11.3 || 16.9 || 3.4 || 4.6 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010 |style="text-align:center;"| | 33 || 12 || 9 || 3 || 67 || 89 || 156 || 48 || 37 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 5.6 || 7.4 || 13.0 || 4.0 || 3.1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 |style="text-align:center;"| | 33 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 26 || 48 || 74 || 15 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 5.2 || 9.6 || 14.8 || 3.0 || 3.6 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 |style="text-align:center;"| | 33 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 2 || 2 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 7.0 || 12.0 || 19.0 || 2.0 || 2.0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 134 ! 66 ! 61 ! 1023 ! 1066 ! 2089 ! 498 ! 431 ! 0.5 ! 0.5 ! 7.6 ! 8.0 ! 15.6 ! 3.7 ! 3.2 |} References External links Amon Buchanan at Sydneyswans.com.au Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Category:Sydney Swans players Category:Brisbane Lions players Category:Geelong Falcons players Category:Colac Football Club players Category:People from Colac, Victoria Category:Australia international rules football team players

The Others (The Others album) The Others is the self-titled debut album by the English band The Others. The album was released on 31 January 2005 in the UK on Mercury Records. In 2010, Q included the album in their list "The Fifty Worst Albums Ever!" Singles Four singles were released from The Others, all of which charted on the UK Singles Chart. References Category:2005 debut albums Category:The Others (band) albums Category:Mercury Records albums

Delano Municipal Airport Delano Municipal Airport is two miles southeast of Delano, in Kern County, California. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Delano Municipal Airport is DLO to the FAA and has no IATA code. Facilities Delano Municipal Airport covers and has one asphalt runway (14/32) measuring . In the year ending January 23, 2006 the airport had 19,000 aircraft operations, average 52 per day, all general aviation. 44 aircraft are based at this airport: 68% single engine, 5% multi-engine and 27% helicopters. History Delano Airport opened in April 1940. It was built by the federal government with monies appropriated by Congress for Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND). It was built by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In late 1943 the United States Army Air Forces acquired usage rights to the airport. It was placed under the jurisdiction of the IV Fighter Command. The 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group (NFOTG) used the facility, named Delano Army Airfield as part of the Army Air Forces Night Fighter School which had transferred from Florida to Hammer Field, California. Delano was used as an auxiliary training airfield and the school operated a combination of modified Douglas A-20 Havocs for night fighter operations, designated P-70, and new prototype YP-61 Black Widow purpose-built night fighters Between 31 March and 15 June 1944, the 426th Night Fighter Squadron trained at Delano; the 548th Night Fighter Squadron between June and September 1944. In addition, flights of P-61s from the 427th, 547th, 549th and 550th Night Fighter Squadrons moved in and out of Delano AAF during 1944 as part of their training prior to being deployed to combat units, primarily in the Pacific and CBI theaters. In December 1944, the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization. Delano Field was transferred over to the jurisdiction of Air Technical Service Command on 10 December. It was placed on standby status and the airport was only used for emergency, being under the control of Hammer Field. With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control. Delano has had almost no scheduled airline flights, but did appear in the OAG circa 1969. See also California World War II Army Airfields List of airports in Kern County, California References External links Category:1940 establishments in California Category:Airports in Kern County, California Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California Category:Airports established in 1940

Dicepolia amazonalis Dicepolia amazonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James E. Hayden in 2009. It is found in the central Amazon basin, along the main trunk of the Amazon River and its tributaries. The length of the forewings is 7.8–9 mm. The forewings are brown, with reddish at the distal veins. The costa and lines are dark brown. The hindwings are pale brownish bronze with a brown termen. Adults have been recorded on wing in February, from July to August and in September. Etymology The species name refers to the distribution. References Category:Moths described in 2009 Category:Odontiinae

Euglenozoa The euglenozoa are a large group of flagellate Excavata. They include a variety of common free-living species, as well as a few important parasites, some of which infect humans. There are two main subgroups, the euglenids and kinetoplastids. Euglenozoa are unicellular, mostly around in size, although some euglenids get up to long. Structure Most euglenozoa have two flagella, which are inserted parallel to one another in an apical or subapical pocket. In some these are associated with a cytostome or mouth, used to ingest bacteria or other small organisms. This is supported by one of three sets of microtubules that arise from the flagellar bases; the other two support the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the cell. Some other euglenozoa feed through absorption, and many euglenids possess chloroplasts, the only eukaryotes outside Diaphoretickes to do so without performing kleptoplasty, and so obtain energy through photosynthesis. These chloroplasts are surrounded by three membranes and contain chlorophylls A and B, along with other pigments, so are probably derived from a captured green alga. Reproduction occurs exclusively through cell division. During mitosis, the nuclear membrane remains intact, and the spindle microtubules form inside of it. The group is characterized by the ultrastructure of the flagella. In addition to the normal supporting microtubules or axoneme, each contains a rod (called paraxonemal), which has a tubular structure in one flagellum and a latticed structure in the other. Based on this, two smaller groups have been included here: the diplonemids and Postgaardi. Classification The euglenozoa are generally accepted as monophyletic. They are related to Percolozoa; the two share mitochondria with disk-shaped cristae, which only occurs in a few other groups. Both probably belong to a larger group of eukaryotes called the Excavata. This grouping, though, has been challenged. Phylogeny The phylogeny based on the work of Cavalier-Smith 2016. Taxonomy Phylum Euglenozoa Cavalier-Smith 1981 emend. Simpson 1997 [Euglenobionta] Subphylum Glycomonada Cavalier-Smith 2016 Class Diplonemea Cavalier-Smith 1993 emend. Simpson 1997 [Diplosonematea; Diplonemia Cavalier-Smith 1993] Order Diplonemida Cavalier-Smith 1993 [Hemistasiida] Family Hemistasiidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 [Entomosigmaceae] Family Eupelagonemidae Okamoto & Keeling 2018 Family Diplonemidae Cavalier-Smith 1993 [Rhynchopodaceae Skuja 1948 ex Cavalier-Smith 1993] Class Kinetoplastea Honigberg 1963 emend. Margulis 1974 [Kinetoplastida Honigberg 1963; Kinetoplasta Honigberg 1963 stat. nov.] Family ?Cephalothamniidae Order ?Bordnamonadida Family Bordnamonadidae Cavalier-Smith 2013 Order ?Trypanophidida Family Trypanophididae Poche 1911 Subclass Prokinetoplastina Vickerman 2004 Order Prokinetoplastida Vickerman 2004 Family Ichthyobodonidae Isaksen et al., 2007 Subclass Metakinetoplastina Vickerman 2004 Order Neobodonida Vickerman 2004 Family Rhynchomonadidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Neobodonidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Parabodonida Vickerman 2004 Family Parabodonidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 [Cryptobiaceae Poche 1911; Trypanoplasmatidae Hartmann & Chagas 1910] Order Bodonida Hollande 1952 emend. Vickerman 1976 [Eubodonida Vickerman 2004] Family Bodonidae Bütschli 1883 [Bodonaceae Lemmermann 1914; Bodoninae Bütschli 1883; Pleuromonadidae Kent 1880] Order Trypanosomatida Kent 1880 stat. n. Hollande, 1952 emend. Vickerman 2004 Family Trypanosomatidae Doflein 1901 Subphylum Plicomonada Cavalier-Smith 2017 Infraphylum Postgaardia Cavalier-Smith 2016 stat. nov. Cavalier-Smith 2017 Class Postgaardea Cavalier-Smith 1998 s.s. [Symbiontida Yubuki et al., 2009] Order Bihospitida Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Bihospitidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Postgaardida Cavalier-Smith 2003 Family Calkinsiidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Postgaardidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Infraphylum Euglenoida Bütschli 1884 emend. Senn 1900 stat. nov. Cavalier-Smith, 2017 [Euglenophyta; Euglenida Buetschli 1884; Euglenoidina Buetschli 1884] Parvphylum Entosiphona Cavalier-Smith 2016 stat. nov. Cavalier-Smith 2017 Class Entosiphonea Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Entosiphonida Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Entosiphonidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Parvphylum Dipilida Cavalier-Smith 2016 stat. nov. Cavalier-Smith 2017 Class Stavomonadea Cavalier-Smith 2016 [Petalomonadea Cavalier-Smith 1993; Petalomonadophyceae] Subclass Heterostavia Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Heterostavida Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Serpenomonadidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Subclass Homostavia Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Decastavida Cavalier-Smith 2016a Family Decastavidae Cavalier-Smith 2016a Family Keelungiidae Cavalier-Smith 2016a Order Petalomonadida Cavalier-Smith 1993 [Sphenomonadales Leedale 1967; Sphenomonadina Leedale 1967] Family Sphenomonadidae Kent 1880 Family Petalomonadidae [Petalomonadaceae Buetschli 1884; Notosolenaceae Stokes 1888; Scytomonadaceae Ritter von Stein 1878] Class Ploeotarea Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Ploeotiida Cavalier-Smith 1993 Family Lentomonadidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Ploeotiidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Superclass Spirocuta Cavalier-Smith 2016 Class Peranemea Cavalier-Smith 1993 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2016 Subclass Acroglissia Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Acroglissida Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Teloproctidae Cavalier-Smith 2016a Subclass Peranemia Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Peranemida Bütschli 1884 stat. nov. Cavalier-Smith 1993 Family Peranematidae [Peranemataceae Dujardin 1841; Pseudoperanemataceae Christen 1962] Subclass Anisonemia Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Anisonemida Cavalier-Smith 2016 [Heteronematales Leedale 1967] Family Anisonemidae Saville Kent, 1880 em. Cavalier-Smith 2016 [Heteronemidae Calkins 1926; Zygoselmidaceae Kent 188] Order Natomonadida Cavalier-Smith 2016 Suborder Metanemina Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Neometanemidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Suborder Rhabdomonadina Leedale 1967 emend. Cavalier-Smith 1993 [Astasida Ehrenberg 1831; Rhabdomonadia Cavalier-Smith 1993; Rhabdomonadophyceae; Rhabdomonadales] Family Distigmidae Hollande, 1942 Family Astasiidae Saville Kent, 1884 [Astasiaceae Ehrenberg orth. mut. Senn 1900; Rhabdomonadaceae Fott 1971; Menoidiaceae Buetschli 188; Menoidiidae Hollande, 1942] Class Euglenophyceae Schoenichen 1925 emend. Marin & Melkonian 2003 [Euglenea Bütschli 1884 emend. Busse & Preisfeld 2002; Euglenoidea Bütschli 1884; Euglenida Bütschli 1884] (Photosynthetic clade) Subclass Rapazia Cavalier-Smith 2016 Order Rapazida Cavalier-Smith 2016 Family Rapazidae Cavalier-Smith 2016 Subclass Euglenophycidae Busse and Preisfeld, 2003 Order Eutreptiida [Eutreptiales Leedale 1967 emend. Marin & Melkonian 2003; Eutreptiina Leedale 1967] Family Eutreptiaceae [Eutreptiaceae Hollande 1942] Order Euglenida Ritter von Stein, 1878 stat. n. Calkins, 1926 [Euglenales Engler 1898 emend. Marin & Melkonian 2003; Euglenina Buetschli 1884; Euglenomorphales Leedale 1967; Colaciales Smith 1938] Family Euglenamorphidae Hollande, 1952 stat. n. Cavalier-Smith 2016 [Euglenomorphaceae; Hegneriaceae Brumpt & Lavier 1924] Family Phacidae [Phacaceae Kim et al. 2010] Family Euglenidae Bütschli 1884 [Euglenaceae Dujardin 1841 emend. Kim et al. 2010; Colaciaceae Smith 1933] (Mucilaginous clade) References External links Tree of Life: Euglenozoa Category:Bikont phyla Category:Taxa named by Thomas Cavalier-Smith

USS Brisk (PG-89) HMS Flax, a modified , was laid down on 28 February 1942 at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, by War Supplies Ltd., for the Royal Navy. Launched on 15 June 1942 it was reallocated to the United States under the so-called "Reverse Lend-Lease" program and renamed and redesignated Brisk (PG-89) on 14 August 1942. Completed on 5 December 1942, the ship was commissioned on 6 December 1942, Lt. Norman B. Denel, USNR, in command. Service history She departed Kingston on 7 December bound for Montreal and reached that city on the 10th. Four days later, she sailed for Quebec, arriving on the 16th. There, the remaining work to complete the ship for service was carried out. On 8 January 1943, Brisk headed for Boston in company with by way of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Upon her arrival at the Boston Navy Yard, Brisk underwent repairs and alterations. Once this work was completed, the gunboat commenced her shakedown on 26 February. Then, after three days of anti-submarine warfare training out of New London, she reached New York City on 10 March. Soon thereafter, Brisk commenced escorting convoys between New York and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a prosaic but highly important duty that kept her employed through V-E Day in the spring of 1945. Brisk saw action on August 1st 1943 while escorting Convoy NG-376 30 miles west of Great Inagua. She drove down U-boat U-732 that was lying in wait for the convoy, allowing it to pass unmolested. Upon the conclusion of her last convoy mission, with GN-204 (Guantanamo to New York) — which reached New York on 15 May 1945 — Brisk sailed for Norfolk, Virginia, on 11 June. She continued south from there on 23 June and arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, two days later. Brisk served at Charleston into the autumn of 1945. She was decommissioned there on 9 October 1945, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 24 October 1945. Transferred to the War Shipping Administration on 18 October 1946 for disposal, she was operated in mercantile service into the mid-1950s, initially retaining her name Brisk. Later, however, she was documented under the names Ariana (1951) and Arvida Bay (1955). See also List of United States Navy ships Patrol boat References External links Category:World War II naval ships of the United States Category:Ships built in Ontario Category:1942 ships Brisk

Cyclophora dispergaria Cyclophora dispergaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Surinam. References Category:Moths described in 1882 Category:Cyclophora Category:Moths of South America

Brabançon Historically, the adjective Brabançon refers to a native of the Duchy of Brabant. It can also refer to: Brabançon horse, see Belgian (horse) Petit Brabançon, a type of toy dog A group of mercenaries active in France in the second half of the 12th century, see Lobar the Wolf La Brabançonne, the national anthem of Belgium

Made in USA (sculpture) Made in USA is a 2005 sculpture by American artist Michael Davis, installed at the SODO light rail station in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It consists of a by steel archway as well as a plaza with seating areas. The archway is composed of oversized tools, including a try square, spirit level, and carpenter pencil. The seating area includes benches shaped into I-beams and a cog, with cast bronze replicas of workbench tools soldered onto the granite tops. Both elements honor the industrial legacy of Seattle's SoDo neighborhood by using "tools of the trade". The archway element of the piece was installed in August 2005 as the first piece of public art on the Central Link line. References Category:2005 establishments in Washington (state) Category:2005 sculptures Category:Bronze sculptures in Washington (state) Category:Outdoor sculptures in Seattle Category:SoDo, Seattle Category:Steel sculptures in Washington (state)