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Vitilla Vitilla is a popular variation of stickball played primarily in the Dominican Republic and areas in the United States with large Dominican populations. Overview Overall rules and baserunning is roughly similar to basic forms of baseball, but there are only two bases in addition to home plate, only two or three fielders, a broomstick is used as a bat and a large plastic water bottle cap, called la vitilla, is used instead of a ball. The game also has aspects of Cricket, in that there are no walks or looking strike counts and strikeouts can be made by hitting a target behind the batter. The vitilla disk is difficult to hit, since it can float like a disk and can spin wildly at very high velocity, making for unpredictable fielding. The skill and coordination required in vitilla is credited with giving Dominican Major League Baseball players an advantage in hitting and fielding. The game evolved from Dominican stickball in the 1970s, and had its first formal tournament in 2009. General rules As a young street sport, there are no formal rules or governing sports authority to set rules. Beteyah, a company that makes vitilla equipment has suggested rules, and another source of rules derives from the Red Bull Clasico De Vitilla tournaments. Terminology is generally in Spanish, the primary language of most players. Here is a list of ways vitilla differs from ordinary baseball: Field configuration Vitilla has a home plate and two bases, primera (first base) and tercera (third base); there is no second base. The base path is a triangle, 50 feet on a side. The pitcher's mark is 45 feet from home plate, centered in the field. There is no mound. There is a circular strike target behind home plate, about 18 inches diameter, about 18 inches above ground. The 15 feet in front of home plate is a foul area, in addition to the standard foul lines connecting home plate with primera and tercera. There is a home run line, perhaps 100 feet from home plate. General Play The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins. The number of innings is agreed upon before the game begins, as is the number of fielders. Scoring and innings are similar to baseball: each team gets to bat once an inning, and three outs ends a team's turn at bat. A player scores when they advance around all bases and return to home plate. Batting The lanzador (pitcher) throws the vitilla towards the strike target, the bateador (batter) stands in front of, but does not block, the target, and attempts to hit the vitilla. A strike is called if the vitilla hits the strike target, or the bateador swings and misses the vitilla, or the vitilla is hit foul with less than two strikes. There are no walks; hit-by-pitches count as strikes if the bateador blocks the target, and pitches that are not swung at or miss the strike target can be re-thrown. Hits and base running are similar to baseball, but there is no base leading or stealing. Fielding Fielders include the lanzador and two or three jardineros (fielders). There is no catcher; the lanzador typically keeps a large supply of vitillas nearby. Gloves are not typically worn. The lanzador must keep a foot on the pitcher's mark, it is legal to skip or bounce pitches to the bateador. As in baseball, field outs are made by catching a hit ball before it hits the ground, or by tagging a runner with vitilla in hand, or by tagging a base and forcing an out. References Category:Baseball genres Category:Ball games Category:Street games Category:Team sports Category:Ball and bat games Category:Forms of cricket

USS Huntress (1862) USS Huntress (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed into service as a gunboat assigned to support the Union Navy during the naval blockade of ports and rivers of the Confederate States of America. Constructed in New Albany, Indiana in 1862 Huntress, a stern-wheel steamer, was built in 1862 in New Albany, Indiana. She was purchased by the Navy at Louisville, Kentucky, in May 1864, taken to Cincinnati, Ohio, for outfitting and reported to the 8th District, Mississippi Squadron for duty 10 June 1864, Acting Master J. S. Dennis in command. Assigned to the Mississippi River squadron Assigned to the area of the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tennessee, and Columbus, Kentucky, Huntress engaged in the key role of keeping the vital river lines of supply open, stopping illegal trade in cotton along the riverbank and suppressing bands of guerrillas who attacked transports and gunboats. Maintaining Union control of the Mississippi After repairs at Mound City, Illinois, November 1864, she returned to active patrolling on the stretch of river between Mound City and Memphis. Huntress remained on that duty between March and July 1865, maintaining Union control of the Mississippi River during the waning moments of the Civil War. Post-war decommissioning, sale, and subsequent career In July, she returned to Mound City and, after brief service transporting ordnance at the Naval Base, decommissioned 10 August 1865. She was sold 7 days later to Samuel Black. Redocumented Huntress 2 October, she resumed her career as a river steamer but was lost after stranding near Alexandria, Louisiana, 30 December 1865. References Category:Ships of the Union Navy Category:Ships built in New Albany, Indiana Category:Steamships of the United States Navy Category:Gunboats of the United States Navy Category:American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States Category:1862 ships Category:Shipwrecks in rivers Category:Maritime incidents in 1865

SoftQuad Software SoftQuad Software was a Canadian software company best known for HoTMetaL, the first commercial HTML editor. It is also known for Author/Editor, the first specialized SGML editor, and Panorama, the first browser plugin for SGML. Panorama demonstrated the need for standardization of SGML on the web, which eventually resulted in the development of the XML specification. HoTMetaL was one of a series of applications created by SoftQuad for editing, viewing and publishing structured (SGML and XML) content. It was based upon a popular SGML Editor called Author/Editor and has since evolved into XMetaL. Early history SoftQuad started its life in 1984 as a technology-oriented spin-off of Toronto's Coach House Press. Its founders were Yuri Rubinsky, David Slocombe and Stan Bevington. SoftQuad was started in order to improve automated typesetting at Toronto's Coach House Press, and for many years developed an enhanced commercial version of the text formatting program troff, developed under license from AT&T, called sqtroff. It was sold with a suite of associated programs, corresponding to AT&T's Documenter's Workbench, under the name SoftQuad Publishing Software (SQPS). SoftQuad's business headquarters was in Toronto. After SQPS was largely supplanted by Author/Editor as SoftQuad's main product, product development was transitioned to the Vancouver area, retaining the Toronto team as combined professional services and customization development for Author/Editor and its associated software development kit, called "Sculptor". This arrangement arose out of a highly coincidental reunion of Yuri Rubinsky (in Toronto) and his high school friend Peter Sharpe. Peter Sharpe led the development of Author/Editor. By virtue of its early lead and its charismatic leader, Yuri Rubinsky, SoftQuad provided considerable leadership to the nascent SGML community. For example, Yuri Rubinsky was the first president of SGML Open. Author/Editor Author/Editor appeared on the market in 1988 as the world's first specialized SGML editing application. The first version ran on the Macintosh. Windows and Unix versions followed in 1991. Author/Editor 3.0 was summarized as "a very pure structure editor which validates the document all the time. Documents which have a structure that doesn't comply with their document type definition can be edited by turning rules checking off, which can be helpful when re-arranging documents. The main window is a QUASIWYG representation of text, a structure view and a context view are also available. The structure view shows tags indented, the context view shows paths in the same way. An element list is used to pick up an element to insert. The representation on screen is done with a style editor, which generates style files. The program has many DTD with it, but new DTD's are imported by the RulesBuilder, which converts a DTD to a structure definition required by Author/Editor. There is an English thesaurus and a dictionary for spell checking." After several versions, Author/Editor was sold with the Panorama suite to Interleaf in September, 1998. At the same time, the Toronto development team, led by David A. Keldsen, joined Interleaf to help focus the company on content management and create new products. By that point, SoftQuad's focus had shifted to its descendants, HoTMetaL and XMetaL. Interleaf did not produce new versions of Author/Editor. Sales were discontinued in 2000. Author/Editor had sibling products RulesBuilder and Sculptor, the Application Builder. RulesBuilder was used for compiling SGML DTDs to a fully resolved and validated binary form that Author/Editor could consume. Sculptor was used to build customized user interfaces for Author/Editor. ApplicationBuilder used Scheme for its customization language. Sculptor is conceptually the ancestor of today's XMetaL Developer. Panorama Panorama was a multi-platform web browser plugin for SGML content. There was a style editor and support for linking using a mixture of SGML HyTime and TEI Pointers. There was also support for distributed annotations. Panorama was described as "A browser for SGML texts. The NCSA (National Center for Supercomputer Applications) includes the [free] version of Panorama into its Mosaic delivery. The Mosaic [browser] will launch Panorama when it encounters any other SGML file than an HTML file. Panorama will have a style editor to define the outlook of documents. The commercial version has additional features like the ability to create annotations and customized bookmarks." SoftQuad goes public In 1992, SoftQuad went public on the Vancouver Stock Exchange through a reverse takeover of BC's "Hatco". In January 1994, SoftQuad was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. HoTMetaL Released in 1994, HoTMetaL was the first commercial HTML authoring product. SoftQuad was able to beat other products to the market by virtue of the fact that HTML was defined as an application (Document Type Definition) of SGML. By virtue of this strong base and early lead, HoTMetaL became very popular as a tool for creating HTML web sites. HoTMetaL was initially free, but a commercial version HoTMetaL Pro was soon released. Early versions of HoTMetaL ran on Windows and Unix. HoTMetaL Pro also ran on Macintosh, but by version 5, it was restricted to Windows. On the basis of HoTMetaL's early success, SoftQuad was able to go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange as SWEBF. Over time, however, companies like Microsoft and Netscape increasingly saw HTML authoring tools as loss leaders to tempt web developers into their product suites. In addition, HoTMetaL adhered to the SGML philosophies that dictated that content should adhere to standards and that the structure and presentation of content should be separate. HoTMetaL was excellent at visualizing the structure of the content, and of enforcing the standards. But neither of these were as important to Web designers as "What You See Is What You Get" presentation of the content, which was better provided by products like DreamWeaver and FrontPage. In September, 1996, SoftQuad released HoTMetaL Intranet Publisher (HiP). HiP was essentially an Intranet Content Management System. Corporate transitions After Yuri Rubinsky's death in January 1996, SoftQuad went through a variety of transitions. In November 1996, SoftQuad reported substantial revenue growth but also substantial losses. In December 1996, SoftQuad acquired Alpha Software, creator of popular desktop database publishing software. Alpha's software was intended to be integrated with SoftQuad's to enable Web-based publishing of database-stored information. Alpha Software's Richard Rabins was made an Executive Vice President of SoftQuad International Inc. In September, 1997, he became CEO after SoftQuad's losses mounted. The positions of President and Chief Financial Officer were also changed at the same time. Essentially, the Alpha Software team was asked to use its experience in commercial software to turn the struggling company around. In June 1998, Rabins decided to change the company's direction from markup technologies to a children's game subsidiary (NewKidCo) of SoftQuad International's Alpha software subsidiary. On October 9, 1998, SoftQuad was delisted from NASDAQ (but not the Toronto Stock Exchange) after falling under the minimum share price guidelines. On November 10, 1998, SoftQuad International Inc. sold the assets (including trademarks) of SoftQuad Inc. (the structured authoring tools business) to private investors and management. This meant that after the purchase, SoftQuad was a private company again, this time named "SoftQuad Software Ltd." The parent company, SoftQuad International Ltd. was later renamed "NewKidCo" to reflect the fact that they did intended to pursue a different business than the historical SoftQuad and the new SoftQuad Software. In December 2000, SoftQuad bought Advanced Data Engineering (ADEI), a conversion tools company from Petaluma, California. ADEI employees became the core of SoftQuad's XML consulting business. In September 2000, SoftQuad released a short-lived product called MarketAgility. From a press release of the time: "MarketAgility Enterprise is a server-based solution built on Microsoft SQL Server and is administered through a simple browser interface. It automates the collection, normalization and incremental updating of product information from wherever it resides in an enterprise into an XML-based master catalog." In January 2001, a former employee of SoftQuad formed a company called Enfolding Systems Corp. That company was acquired by Blast Radius in August 2002 and later, as a subsidiary of Blast Radius, acquired the SoftQuad assets from Corel Corp. In August 2001, SoftQuad Software Ltd. was bought by desktop software vendor Corel for about US$37 million in stock. After the Corel Acquisition, SoftQuad ceased to exist as a company, though many employees remained with the company as part of Corel's XMetaL division in Vancouver. Subsequently, SoftQuad and most assets of the company were sold to Blast Radius in 2002. In 2004, Just Systems acquired SoftQuad's remaining assets, including its flagship XMetaL product, from Blast Radius. Today, XMetaL and most other Softquad assets are owned by JustSystems and the core code of XMetaL is maintained by some of the same programmers who worked at various incarnations of SoftQuad. Controversy In March 2000, SoftQuad merged with American Sports Machine, effectively becoming an OTCBB public company. The new company was quickly renamed SoftQuad Software Ltd. and given the stock symbol SXML. In late 2000, SoftQuad stock was involved in the Bermuda Short sting. 58 stock brokers and executives were indicted in the case which involved "defrauding the shareholders of C-Me-Run, SoftQuad and JagNotes by artificially inflating the market price of these stocks through illegal means." In 2004, two men caught in the Bermuda Short sting pleaded guilty to stock fraud involving SoftQuad and other penny stocks. Court records state that Paul D. Lemmon and Mark Valentine "conspired to unjustly enrich themselves by defrauding a fictitious foreign mutual fund (the “Fund”) through paying undisclosed payoffs and kickbacks to brokers in exchange for causing the Fund to purchase large amounts of overpriced C-Me-Run, SoftQuad and JagNotes stocks." XMetaL XMetaL was one of the first XML authoring products and has remained popular for almost a decade. Unlike tools like the popular XML Spy, XMetaL used a word processor metaphor and was designed to be used by writers and not programmers. Along with Cisco and Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft was an early site-license customer for XMetaL and according to public reports, still uses XMetaL widely. Notable SoftQuad employees Yuri Rubinsky Peter Sharpe David Slocombe Lauren Wood Michael Fergusson David A. Keldsen Frank Ruffolo James Clark Murray Maloney Liam Quin Farook Wadia Mark Brader Pontus Hedman Wendy Harrison Ian Darwin Pierre Garigue David Polk Rodney Boyd Donald Teed Bill Clarke Teddy Mihail References Notes troff text processing FAQ SoftQuad software used in the publication of the SGML Standard Richard Rabins announces a new focus for SoftQuad International on childrend's software Press Release after SoftQuad International sells assets of SoftQuad Inc. Softquad buys Softquad History of American Sports Machine and SoftQuad Software's public phase Anatomy of the Bermuda Short Sting Interleaf technology acquisition Corel Buys XML Developer Softquad External links sqtroff product box Almost 500 articles on SoftQuad history Category:Defunct software companies Category:Companies based in Toronto Category:Companies based in Vancouver Category:Software companies established in 1984 Category:Software companies disestablished in 2001 Category:2001 mergers and acquisitions

Shanon Slack Shanon Slack (born April 23, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's featherweight division. Background Slack lived his early life in Chicago, but his family moved to Richmond, Virginia when he was in the 6th grade. In wrestling, he was a high school All American as a senior, wrestled at Cerritos College where he won All-American honors and the California JUCO title then Fresno State and Old Dominion and trained at the Olympic Training Center. After the 2008 Olympic trials, Slack moved to California and began working as a financial analyst. Soon after, he gained interest in mixed martial arts and met Dominick Cruz. He trained with Cruz in California at the Alliance MMA then went on to coach top MMA fighters Junior Dos Santos, Rodrigo Noguiera, and Rogerio Noguiera in Brazil. Then, in 2009 he was invited to train at Black House, a Brazilian fighting team. Slack was also one of the coaches of Team Cruz in The Ultimate Fighter: Live. Mixed martial arts career Early career Slack started his professional career in 2009. He compiled three straight victories in two years, before signing with Bellator in 2012. Bellator MMA Slack made his debut against Booker Arthur on May 18, 2012 at Bellator 69. He won via unanimous decision. Slack faced Matt McCook on July 20, 2012 at Bellator 72. Slack had his first career's defeat via split decision (29-28 McCook, 29-28 Slack, 29-28 McCook). Slack faced Sky Moiseichik on November 9, 2012 at Bellator 80. He won via unanimous decision. Slack faced Josh Tyler on February 21, 2013 at Bellator 90. Tyler was defeated via submission due to a Peruvian necktie in the third round. Championships and accomplishments Amateur wrestling USA Wrestling University Greco-Roman Wrestling National Championships 141 lb: 3rd place out of Old Dominion University (2005) National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Virginia Intercollegiate Championship 141 lb: Champion out of Old Dominion University (2006) National Junior College Athletic Association JUCO National Championship 141 lb: Champion out of Cerritos College (2002) California Community College Wrestling California Community College Wrestling Championships 141 lb: Champion out of Cerritos College (2002) University Wrestling National Championships 2006 4th place Mixed martial arts record |- |Win |align=center|6–1 |Josh Tyler |Submission (Peruvian necktie) |Bellator 90 | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:56 |Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |- |Win |align=center|5–1 |Sky Moiseichik |Decision (unanimous) |Bellator 80 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Hollywood, Florida, United States |150 lb catchweight bout. |- |Loss |align=center|4–1 |Matt McCook |Decision (split) |Bellator 72 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Tampa, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center|4–0 |Booker Arthur |Decision (unanimous) |Bellator 69 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |- |Win |align=center|3–0 |James Smith |TKO (punches) |CFC 8: Seasons Beatings | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:36 |Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | |- |Win |align=center|2–0 |Kevin Benson |TKO (punches) |Disorderly Conduct 2: The Return | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:05 |Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |- |Win |align=center|1–0 |Noe Quintanilla |Decision (unanimous) |Iron Will Fighting Championship 2 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | References Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:American male sport wrestlers Category:Sportspeople from Orange County, California Category:Mixed martial artists from California Category:Featherweight mixed martial artists Category:Old Dominion University alumni

Ciclón Ramirez Celso Reyes Daza (born July 28, 1961) is a luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Ciclón Ramírez (Spanish for "Cyclone Ramirez). Reyes worked as Pegaso I for six years before switching to the Ciclón Ramirez name in 1988. As Ramirez he originally worked as an enmascarado, or masked wrestler but was unmasked after losing a Luchas de Apuestas, or bet fight, to El Felino. The character "Ciclón Ramirez" is billed as a relative of the character Huracán Ramírez, which is a storyline invented for wrestling. Reyes' son currently works as Ciclón Ramírez Jr. Professional wrestling career Celso Reyes Daza began his professional wrestling career in 1982, initially working under the ring name Ovni, but soon changed his name to Pegasso I (Spanish for Pegasus I), an enmascarado (masked wrestler) character based on the mythical Pegasus. Initially he teamed with Pegasso II, but the Pegasso team did not last long as Reyes struck out on his own as a singles wrestler. On March 17, 1985 Pegaso I defeated El Modulo to win the Mexican National Lightweight Championship, his first professional wrestling championship. Pegaso I held the title for 118 days before losing it to El Khalifa. Reyes continued to work as Pegaso I until 1988 where he assumed a new enmascarado identity, Ciclón Ramírez, a fictional brother of Huracán Ramírez, a legendary Luchador. Ciclón Ramírez defeated Bestia Salvaje in the final of a tournament to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship on May 21, 1980. Ramírez held the title for 430 days, defending the title on several occasions before losing it to Canelo Casas on July 25, 1990 a full 430 days after winning it. Ramírez regained the Welterweight title from Canelo Casas on February 13, 1991. In the early 1990s Ciclón Ramírez began teaming with Águila Solitaria and Pantera to form a group known as Las Saetas del Ring (Spanish for "The Arrows of the Ring") Together Las Saetas won the Nuevo León State Trios Championship and the Veracruz State Trios Championship, before winning the Distrito Federal Trios Championship from Los Tarascos in 1991. La Saetas later lost the Distrito Federal Trios title to Los Metalicos (Oro, Plata and Bronce). Ciclón Ramírez second run with the Mexican National Welterweight Title lasted for 508 days, ending on July 5, 1992 when he lost the title to El Felino. In August, 1992 Ramírez won a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Welterweight title after El Felino had vacated it. In the final Ciclón Ramírez defeated Fantasma de la Quebrada to win the Welterweight title for the third time. This third, and so far final run with the Welterweight title lasted only 45 days before he lost it to Fantasma de la Quebrada. After losing the Mexican National title Ciclón Ramírez began a storyline feud with El Felino, initially over the CMLL World Welterweight Championship that El Felino held and Ciclón Ramírez won, but moved beyond that as the two met in a Luchas de Apuestas (bet fight) where El Felino pinned Ciclón Ramírez to unmask him. The feud culminated when El Felino finally regained the title on March 30, 1994. Following the culmination of the storyline with El Felino Ramírez left Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and began working on the Mexican independent circuit. He began teaming with two "storyline" cousins Nuevo Huracán Ramírez Jr. (New Huracán Ramírez Jr.) and El Hijo del Huracán Ramírez (the son of Huracán Ramírez) to win the Distrito Federal Trios title once more. The trio held the title until October 1995 where they lost to Los Destructores (Rocco Valente, Tony Arce and Vulcano). After the loss Reyes briefly worked as "Mr. Ramírez" and later on as Tiburón in Promo Azteca between 1996 and 1997. By the late 1990s Reyes returned to using the Ciclón Ramírez name, working for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) where he defeated Dr. Cerebro on June 29, 2000 to win the IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship. Ramírez held the title for 45 days before Dr. Cerebro regained the title. In recent years Reyes has helped train and promote his son who wrestles as "Ciclón Ramírez Jr." while still working on the Mexican independent circuit. Championships and accomplishments Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL World Welterweight Championship (1 time) Mexican National Lightweight Championship (1 time) – as Pegaso I Mexican National Welterweight Championship (3 times) Comision de Box y Lucha Distrito Federal Distrito Federal Welterweight Championship (1 time) Distrito Federal Trios Championship (2 times) – with Hijo de Huracán Ramírez and Huracán Ramírez Jr., with Águila Solitaria and El Pantera International Wrestling Revolution Group IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship (1 time) '''Mexican Regional Championships Arena Santa Maria Aztahuacán Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with SWAT Naucalpan Middleweight Championship Nuevo León Trios Championship (1 time) – with Águila Solitaria and El Pantera Occident Welterweight Championship (1 time) – as Pegaso I Veracruz Trios Championship (1 time) &nbdash; with Águila Solitaria and El Pantera Luchas de Apuestas record Notes References Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Mexican male professional wrestlers Category:People from Acapulco Category:Sportspeople from Guerrero

Exploration of Jupiter The exploration of Jupiter has been conducted via close observations by automated spacecraft. It began with the arrival of Pioneer 10 into the Jovian system in 1973, and, , has continued with eight further spacecraft missions. All of these missions were undertaken by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and all but two have been flybys that take detailed observations without the probe landing or entering orbit. These probes make Jupiter the most visited of the Solar System's outer planets as all missions to the outer Solar System have used Jupiter flybys to reduce fuel requirements and travel time. On 5 July 2016, spacecraft Juno arrived and entered the planet's orbit—the second craft ever to do so. Sending a craft to Jupiter entails many technical difficulties, especially due to the probes' large fuel requirements and the effects of the planet's harsh radiation environment. The first spacecraft to visit Jupiter was Pioneer 10 in 1973, followed a year later by Pioneer 11. Aside from taking the first close-up pictures of the planet, the probes discovered its magnetosphere and its largely fluid interior. The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes visited the planet in 1979, and studied its moons and the ring system, discovering the volcanic activity of Io and the presence of water ice on the surface of Europa. Ulysses further studied Jupiter's magnetosphere in 1992 and then again in 2000. The Cassini probe approached the planet in 2000 and took very detailed images of its atmosphere. The New Horizons spacecraft passed by Jupiter in 2007 and made improved measurements of its and its satellites' parameters. The Galileo spacecraft was the first to have entered orbit around Jupiter, arriving in 1995 and studying the planet until 2003. During this period Galileo gathered a large amount of information about the Jovian system, making close approaches to all of the four large Galilean moons and finding evidence for thin atmospheres on three of them, as well as the possibility of liquid water beneath their surfaces. It also discovered a magnetic field around Ganymede. As it approached Jupiter, it also witnessed the impact of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. In December 1995, it sent an atmospheric probe into the Jovian atmosphere, so far the only craft to do so. In July 2016, the Juno spacecraft, launched in 2011, completed its orbital insertion maneuver successfully, and is now in orbit around Jupiter with its science programme ongoing. The European Space Agency selected the L1-class JUICE mission in 2012 as part of its Cosmic Vision programme to explore three of Jupiter's Galilean moons, with a possible Ganymede lander provided by Roscosmos. JUICE is proposed to be launched in 2022. Indian Space Research Organisation plans launch the first Indian mission to Jupiter in 2020s through Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III. Chinese National Space Administration plans to launch a mission to Jupiter around 2029 to explore the planet and its moons. Technical requirements Flights from Earth to other planets in the Solar System have a high energy cost. It requires almost the same amount of energy for a spacecraft to reach Jupiter from Earth's orbit as it does to lift it into orbit in the first place. In astrodynamics, this energy expenditure is defined by the net change in the spacecraft's velocity, or delta-v. The energy needed to reach Jupiter from an Earth orbit requires a delta-v of about 9 km/s, compared to the 9.0–9.5 km/s to reach a low Earth orbit from the ground. Gravity assists through planetary flybys (such as by Earth or Venus) can be used to reduce the energetic requirement (i.e. the fuel) at launch, at the cost of a significantly longer flight duration to reach a target such as Jupiter when compared to the direct trajectory. Ion thrusters capable of a delta-v of more than 10 kilometers/s were used on the Dawn spacecraft. This is more than enough delta-v to do a Jupiter fly-by mission from a solar orbit of the same radius as that of Earth without gravity assist. A major problem in sending space probes to Jupiter is that the planet has no solid surface on which to land, as there is a smooth transition between the planet's atmosphere and its fluid interior. Any probes descending into the atmosphere are eventually crushed by the immense pressures within Jupiter. Another major issue is the amount of radiation to which a space probe is subjected, due to the harsh charged-particle environment around Jupiter (for a detailed explanation see Magnetosphere of Jupiter). For example, when Pioneer 11 made its closest approach to the planet, the level of radiation was ten times more powerful than Pioneers designers had predicted, leading to fears that the probes would not survive. With a few minor glitches, the probe managed to pass through the radiation belts, but it lost most of the images of the moon Io, as the radiation had caused Pioneer's imaging photo polarimeter to receive false commands. The subsequent and far more technologically advanced Voyager spacecraft had to be redesigned to cope with the radiation levels. Over the eight years the Galileo spacecraft orbited the planet, the probe's radiation dose far exceeded its design specifications, and its systems failed on several occasions. The spacecraft's gyroscopes often exhibited increased errors, and electrical arcs sometimes occurred between its rotating and non-rotating parts, causing it to enter safe mode, which led to total loss of the data from the 16th, 18th and 33rd orbits. The radiation also caused phase shifts in Galileo's ultra-stable quartz oscillator. Flyby missions Pioneer program (1973 and 1974) The first spacecraft to explore Jupiter was Pioneer 10, which flew past the planet in December 1973, followed by Pioneer 11 twelve months later. Pioneer 10 obtained the first-ever close-up images of Jupiter and its Galilean moons; the spacecraft studied the planet's atmosphere, detected its magnetic field, observed its radiation belts and determined that Jupiter is mainly fluid. Pioneer 11 made its closest approach, within some 34,000 km of Jupiter's cloud tops, on December 4, 1974. It obtained dramatic images of the Great Red Spot, made the first observation of Jupiter's immense polar regions, and determined the mass of Jupiter's moon Callisto. The information gathered by these two spacecraft helped astronomers and engineers improve the design of future probes to cope more effectively with the environment around the giant planet. Voyager program (1979) Voyager 1 began photographing Jupiter in January 1979 and made its closest approach on March 5, 1979, at a distance of 349,000 km from Jupiter's center. This close approach allowed for greater image resolution, though the flyby's short duration meant that most observations of Jupiter's moons, rings, magnetic field, and radiation environment were made in the 48-hour period bracketing the approach, even though Voyager 1 continued photographing the planet until April. It was soon followed by Voyager 2, which made its closest approach on July 9, 1979, 576,000 km away from the planet's cloud tops. The probe discovered Jupiter's ring, observed intricate vortices in its atmosphere, observed active volcanoes on Io, a process analogous to plate tectonics on Ganymede, and numerous craters on Callisto. The Voyager missions vastly improved our understanding of the Galilean moons, and also discovered Jupiter's rings. They also took the first close-up images of the planet's atmosphere, revealing the Great Red Spot as a complex storm moving in a counter-clockwise direction. Other smaller storms and eddies were found throughout the banded clouds (see animation on the right). Two new, small satellites, Adrastea and Metis, were discovered orbiting just outside the ring, making them the first of Jupiter's moons to be identified by a spacecraft. A third new satellite, Thebe, was discovered between the orbits of Amalthea and Io. The discovery of volcanic activity on the moon Io was the greatest unexpected finding of the mission, as it was the first time an active volcano was observed on a celestial body other than Earth. Together, the Voyagers recorded the eruption of nine volcanoes on Io, as well as evidence for other eruptions occurring between the Voyager encounters. Europa displayed a large number of intersecting linear features in the low-resolution photos from Voyager 1. At first, scientists believed the features might be deep cracks, caused by crustal rifting or tectonic processes. The high-resolution photos from Voyager 2, taken closer to Jupiter, left scientists puzzled as the features in these photos were almost entirely lacking in topographic relief. This led many to suggest that these cracks might be similar to ice floes on Earth, and that Europa might have a liquid water interior. Europa may be internally active due to tidal heating at a level about one-tenth that of Io, and as a result, the moon is thought to have a thin crust less than thick of water ice, possibly floating on a ocean. Ulysses (1992) On February 8, 1992, the Ulysses solar probe flew past Jupiter's north pole at a distance of 451,000 km. This swing-by maneuver was required for Ulysses to attain a very high-inclination orbit around the Sun, increasing its inclination to the ecliptic to 80.2 degrees. The giant planet's gravity bent the spacecraft's flightpath downward and away from the ecliptic plane, placing it into a final orbit around the Sun's north and south poles. The size and shape of the probe's orbit were adjusted to a much smaller degree, so that its aphelion remained at approximately 5 AU (Jupiter's distance from the Sun), while its perihelion lay somewhat beyond 1 AU (Earth's distance from the Sun). During its Jupiter encounter, the probe made measurements of the planet's magnetosphere. Since the probe had no cameras, no images were taken. In February 2004, the probe arrived again at the vicinity of Jupiter. This time the distance from the planet was much greater—about 120 million km (0.8 AU)—but it made further observations of Jupiter. Cassini (2000) In 2000, the Cassini probe, en route to Saturn, flew by Jupiter and provided some of the highest-resolution images ever taken of the planet. It made its closest approach on December 30, 2000, and made many scientific measurements. About 26,000 images of Jupiter were taken during the months-long flyby. It produced the most detailed global color portrait of Jupiter yet, in which the smallest visible features are approximately across. A major finding of the flyby, announced on March 5, 2003, was of Jupiter's atmospheric circulation. Dark belts alternate with light zones in the atmosphere, and the zones, with their pale clouds, had previously been considered by scientists to be areas of upwelling air, partly because on Earth clouds tend to be formed by rising air. Analysis of Cassini imagery showed that the dark belts contain individual storm cells of upwelling bright-white clouds, too small to see from Earth. Anthony Del Genio of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies said that "the belts must be the areas of net-rising atmospheric motion on Jupiter, [so] the net motion in the zones has to be sinking". Other atmospheric observations included a swirling dark oval of high atmospheric-haze, about the size of the Great Red Spot, near Jupiter's north pole. Infrared imagery revealed aspects of circulation near the poles, with bands of globe-encircling winds, and adjacent bands moving in opposite directions. The same announcement also discussed the nature of Jupiter's rings. Light scattering by particles in the rings showed the particles were irregularly shaped (rather than spherical) and likely originated as ejecta from micrometeorite impacts on Jupiter's moons, probably on Metis and Adrastea. On December 19, 2000, the Cassini spacecraft captured a very-low-resolution image of the moon Himalia, but it was too distant to show any surface details. New Horizons (2007) The New Horizons probe, en route to Pluto, flew by Jupiter for a gravity assist and was the first probe launched directly towards Jupiter since the Ulysses in 1990. Its Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) took its first photographs of Jupiter on September 4, 2006. The spacecraft began further study of the Jovian system in December 2006, and made its closest approach on February 28, 2007. Although close to Jupiter, New Horizons instruments made refined measurements of the orbits of Jupiter's inner moons, particularly Amalthea. The probe's cameras measured volcanoes on Io, studied all four Galilean moons in detail, and made long-distance studies of the outer moons Himalia and Elara. The craft also studied Jupiter's Little Red Spot and the planet's magnetosphere and tenuous ring system. On March 19, 2007 the Command and Data Handling computer experienced an uncorrectable memory error and rebooted itself, causing the spacecraft to go into safe mode. The craft fully recovered within two days, with some data loss on Jupiter's magnetotail. No other data loss events were associated with the encounter. Due to the immense size of the Jupiter system and the relative closeness of the Jovian system to Earth in comparison to the closeness of Pluto to Earth, New Horizons sent back more data to Earth from the Jupiter encounter than the Pluto encounter. Orbiter missions Galileo (1995–2003) The first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter was the Galileo orbiter, which went into orbit around Jupiter on December 7, 1995. It orbited the planet for over seven years, making 35 orbits before it was destroyed during a controlled impact with Jupiter on September 21, 2003. During this period, it gathered a large amount of information about the Jovian system; the amount of information was not as great as intended because the deployment of its high-gain radio transmitting antenna failed. The major events during the eight-year study included multiple flybys of all of the Galilean moons, as well as Amalthea (the first probe to do so). It also witnessed the impact of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 as it approached Jupiter in 1994 and the sending of an atmospheric probe into the Jovian atmosphere in December 1995. Cameras on the Galileo spacecraft observed fragments of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 between 16 and 22 July 1994 as they collided with Jupiter's southern hemisphere at a speed of approximately 60 kilometres per second. This was the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of solar system objects. While the impacts took place on the side of Jupiter hidden from Earth, Galileo, then at a distance of 1.6 AU from the planet, was able to see the impacts as they occurred. Its instruments detected a fireball that reached a peak temperature of about 24,000 K, compared to the typical Jovian cloudtop temperature of about 130 K (−143 °C), with the plume from the fireball reaching a height of over 3,000 km. An atmospheric probe was released from the spacecraft in July 1995, entering the planet's atmosphere on December 7, 1995. After a high-g descent into the Jovian atmosphere, the probe discarded the remains of its heat shield, and it parachuted through 150 km of the atmosphere, collecting data for 57.6 minutes, before being crushed by the pressure and temperature to which it was subjected (about 22 times Earth normal, at a temperature of 153 °C). It would have melted thereafter, and possibly vaporized. The Galileo orbiter itself experienced a more rapid version of the same fate when it was deliberately steered into the planet on September 21, 2003 at a speed of over 50 km/s, in order to avoid any possibility of it crashing into and contaminating Europa. Major scientific results of the Galileo mission include: the first observation of ammonia clouds in another planet's atmosphere—the atmosphere creates ammonia ice particles from material coming up from lower depths; confirmation of extensive volcanic activity on Io—which is 100 times greater than that found on Earth; the heat and frequency of eruptions are reminiscent of early Earth; observation of complex plasma interactions in Io's atmosphere which create immense electrical currents that couple to Jupiter's atmosphere; providing evidence for supporting the theory that liquid oceans exist under Europa's icy surface; first detection of a substantial magnetic field around a satellite (Ganymede); magnetic data evidence suggesting that Europa, Ganymede and Callisto have a liquid-saltwater layer under the visible surface; evidence for a thin atmospheric layer on Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto known as a 'surface-bound exosphere'; understanding of the formation of the rings of Jupiter (by dust kicked up as interplanetary meteoroids which smash into the planet's four small inner moons) and observation of two outer rings and the possibility of a separate ring along Amalthea's orbit; identification of the global structure and dynamics of a giant planet's magnetosphere. On December 11, 2013, NASA reported, based on results from the Galileo mission, the detection of "clay-like minerals" (specifically, phyllosilicates), often associated with organic materials, on the icy crust of Europa, moon of Jupiter. The presence of the minerals may have been the result of a collision with an asteroid or comet according to the scientists. Juno (2016) NASA launched Juno on August 5, 2011 to study Jupiter in detail. It entered a polar orbit of Jupiter on July 5, 2016. The spacecraft is studying the planet's composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere. Juno is also searching for clues about how Jupiter formed, including whether the planet has a rocky core, the amount of water present within the deep atmosphere, and how the mass is distributed within the planet. Juno also studies Jupiter's deep winds, which can reach speeds of 600 km/h. Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (2022) ESA's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) has been selected as part of ESA's Cosmic Vision science program. It is expected to launch in 2022 and, after a series of flybys in the inner Solar System, arrive in 2030. In 2012, the European Space Agency's selected the JUpiter ICy moon Explorer (JUICE) as its first Large mission, replacing its contribution to EJSM, the Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter (JGO). The partnership for the Europa Jupiter System Mission has since ended, but NASA will continue to contribute the European mission with hardware and an instrument. Proposed missions The Europa Clipper is a mission proposed to NASA to focus on studying Jupiter's moon Europa. In March 2013, funds were authorized for "pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent planetary decadal survey". The proposed mission would be set to launch in the early 2020s and reach Europa after a 6.5 year cruise. The spacecraft would fly by the moon 32 times to minimize radiation damage. Canceled missions Because of the possibility of subsurface liquid oceans on Jupiter's moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, there has been great interest in studying the icy moons in detail. Funding difficulties have delayed progress. The Europa Orbiter was a planned NASA mission to Europa, which was canceled in 2002. Its main objectives included determining the presence or absence of a subsurface ocean and identifying candidate sites for future lander missions. NASA's JIMO (Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter), which was canceled in 2005, and a European Jovian Europa Orbiter mission were also studied, but were superseded by the Europa Jupiter System Mission. The Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) was a joint NASA/ESA proposal for exploration of Jupiter and its moons. In February 2009 it was announced that both space agencies had given this mission priority ahead of the Titan Saturn System Mission. The proposal included a launch date of around 2020 and consists of the NASA-led Jupiter Europa Orbiter, and the ESA-led Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter. ESA's contribution had encountered funding competition from other ESA projects. However, the Jupiter Europa Orbiter (JEO), NASA's contribution, was considered by the Planetary Decadal Survey to be too expensive. The survey supported a cheaper alternative to JEO. Human exploration While scientists require further evidence to determine the extent of a rocky core on Jupiter, its Galilean moons provide the potential opportunity for future human exploration. Particular targets are Europa, due to its potential for life, and Callisto, due to its relatively low radiation dose. In 2003, NASA proposed a program called Human Outer Planets Exploration (HOPE) that involved sending astronauts to explore the Galilean moons. NASA has projected a possible attempt some time in the 2040s. In the Vision for Space Exploration policy announced in January 2004, NASA discussed missions beyond Mars, mentioning that a "human research presence" may be desirable on Jupiter's moons. Before the JIMO mission was cancelled, NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe stated that "human explorers will follow." Potential for colonization NASA has speculated on the feasibility of mining the atmospheres of the outer planets, particularly for helium-3, an isotope of helium that is rare on Earth and could have a very high value per unit mass as thermonuclear fuel. Factories stationed in orbit could mine the gas and deliver it to visiting craft. However, the Jovian system in general poses particular disadvantages for colonization because of the severe radiation conditions prevailing in Jupiter's magnetosphere and the planet's particularly deep gravitational well. Jupiter would deliver about 36 Sv (3600 rem) per day to unshielded colonists at Io and about 5.4 Sv (540 rems) per day to unshielded colonists at Europa, which is a decisive aspect due to the fact that already an exposure to about 0.75 Sv over a period of a few days is enough to cause radiation poisoning, and about 5 Sv over a few days is fatal. Ganymede is the Solar System's largest moon and the Solar System's only known moon with a magnetosphere, but this does not shield it from cosmic radiation to a noteworthy degree, because it is overshadowed by Jupiter's magnetic field. Ganymede receives about 0.08 Sv (8 rem) of radiation per day. Callisto is farther from Jupiter's strong radiation belt and subject to only 0.0001 Sv (0.01 rem) a day. For comparison, the average amount of radiation taken on Earth by a living organism is about 0.0024 Sv per year; the highest natural radiation levels on Earth are recorded around Ramsar hot springs at about 0.26 Sv per year. One of the main targets chosen by the HOPE study was Callisto. The possibility of building a surface base on Callisto was proposed, because of the low radiation levels at its distance from Jupiter and its geological stability. Callisto is the only Galilean satellite on which human settlement is feasible. The levels of ionizing radiation on Io, Europa and long-term on Ganymede, are hostile to human life, and adequate protective measures have yet to be devised. It could be possible to build a surface base that would produce fuel for further exploration of the Solar System. In 1997, the Artemis Project designed a plan to colonize Europa. According to this plan, explorers would drill down into the Europan ice crust, entering the postulated subsurface ocean, where they would inhabit artificial air pockets. See also Exploration of Mercury Exploration of Venus Exploration of Mars Exploration of Saturn Exploration of Uranus Exploration of Neptune References External links Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration NASA missions to Jupiter Category:Jupiter Category:Spaceflight Category:Discovery and exploration of the Solar System

Cholo (video game) Cholo is a wireframe 3D computer game with nonlinear gameplay originally released in 1986 for the BBC Micro. It was ported to the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. Cholo'''s gameplay is similar to that of Paradroid, but with wireframe graphics. Gameplay The story is set out in a novella which was included in the game's packaging. Following a nuclear war, humanity is trapped underground by a robot defence system that rules the irradiated surface. Your character assumes control of a robot drone, transmitting to a terminal below ground, and is given the task of freeing the trapped humans. The robot - "Rizzo the rat", a diagnostic model - is equipped with a single laser, computer/robot link capabilities and very limited armour. The player's first task is to explore the city and take over stronger robots in order to complete the mission. Gameplay consists of movement around a virtual 3D world, taking over other robots by shooting them until 'paralysed', running into them and entering a password to gain access. Each robot has different properties. "Aviata" is an aircraft who can fly, and transport other robots; "Igor" is a hacker who can access computer systems. The player can only control one robot at a time. All robots have four slots for 'rampacks' which are essentially files, either text files or programs which add extra functionality to your robot. The gameplay often involves swapping between robots in order to complete a certain task. A deliberately incomplete map showing the pre-war city shipped with the game in the form of an A3 size poster. The map also contains a partial robot identification chart. Robot types There are a number of different robot types in Cholo, nearly all of which can be controlled at some point in the game. Vidbot - Fixed position camera robot Leadcoat - Heavy duty radiation proof robot Ratdroid - Diagnostic robot Hacker - Hacker robot (unarmed) Flying Eye - Mobile camera robot Autodoc - Maintenance robot Guard - Police robot Grundon - Police tank robot Flyboy - Aircraft robot Ship - Ship robot Legacy Ovine by Design published a remake of the game using Tron''-like graphics as freeware for Windows, with the approval of the original creators. References External links Cholo box and manual at C64Sets.com Cholo Remake website (Web Archive) Cholo Remake (Download current version) Category:1986 video games Category:ZX Spectrum games Category:BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games Category:Amstrad CPC games Category:Commodore 64 games Category:First-person shooters Category:Post-apocalyptic video games Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom Category:Adventure games

Theory of religious economy Religious economy refers to religious persons and organizations interacting within a market framework of competing groups and ideologies. An economy makes it possible for religious suppliers to meet the demands of different religious consumers. By offering an array of religions and religious products, a competitive religious economy stimulates such activity in a market-type setting. The field applies rational choice theory to the theory of religion such that supply and demand are used to model the development and success of organized religions. Major proponents of the theory include William Sims Bainbridge, Roger Finke, Laurence Iannaccone, and Rodney Stark. Major debates The idea of religious economy frames religion as a product and as those who practice or identify with any particular religion as a consumer. But when the idea of belief is brought into the equation, this definition expands, and ideology affects the "product" and who "consumes" it. When examining depictions of religious identity in a global world, it is easy to see how ideology affects religious economy. Carl L. Bankston III refers to religions and religious groups as "…competing firms [that vie for] customers who make rational choices among available products…" (311). Using a liberal economic (see Economic liberalism) framework for analysis, Bankston is claiming that religions and religious groups’ popularity is dependent on the laws of supply and demand. As a marketplace, religious consumers are subject to things such as marketing, availability of product, resources, brand recognition, etc. But unlike some actual commodity such as a computer, these commodities speak to an individual’s beliefs. Bankston poses the idea that belief deals with ideology and extends beyond what one would typically define as a market good by stating "…belief is produced and resides in communicated thoughts, (and) the consumers of goods of faith can only become consumers by becoming producers, by participating in interactions of belief…" (322). Secularization and religious economy Prior to the emergence of the theory of religious economy some scholars of religion, such as Steve Bruce, believed that modernization would lead inevitably to the erosion of religiosity. These sociologists have predicted the disappearance of religion from Earth, based on the decline in religious belief and observance in Western Europe. According to the theory of religious economy, societies that restrict supply of religion, either through an imposed state religious monopoly or through state-sponsored secularization, are the main causes of drops in religiosity. Correspondingly, the more religions a society has, the more likely the population is to be religious. This is refuted in the orthodox view by stating that if a liberal religious community is tolerant of a wide array of belief, then they are less likely to hold certain beliefs in common, so nothing can be shared and reified in a community context. If nothing is shared, then nothing is shunned, and there is thus a loss in observance of modern liberal traditions. Revival According to Rodney Stark, revival is another aspect of religious change which coincides with secularization. Over time established religious groups will spawn smaller and less worldly subgroups of the faith. This trend of revival provides a plausible explanation why religion never seems to fade away and to why previously prominent religious organizations have dissipated. Revival produces a shift in which religious groups a population will follow and proves effective against the demise of religion. Cults Unlike a sect which follows traditions from its parent religion, a cult presents completely new religious traditions. Cult is simply another word for a new religion and all current religions at one point could have been considered cult movements. The negative connotations on the word cult have led to hostility between these movements and their social environments. Rodney Stark defines the two reactions from secularization being revival and cult formation. As old faiths eventually weaken the rise of different religious sects and cults will prevail. Strict regulations to enforce strong ties Strict Churches are prevalent in the US and around the world and while people still question and debate their ascent, their ties are characteristically defined as being strong within the group with few weak ties branching outside to other groups. Strict churches arise from strict doctrines and can be in many forms such as large churches, sects, or cults but are not limited to these. Churches are most often known for their “cosmopolitan networks, while sects tend to consist of intense local networks,” while this may be true for “unstrict” doctrines this is not always the case for strict doctrines. Strong doctrines can arise from certain sects as various religions have done such as Orthodox Judaism, Islam, certain denominations of Christianity, or can include rather smaller cults or small sects. What all strong doctrines employ though, are formal controls to discourage free riding within the group and to keep the church strong and together. These controls can vary from church to church but all serve the same purpose of keeping group solidarity. As commonly seen strict churches employ various means of keeping their ties in their church strong while limiting excessive access to other groups such as dress code, eating habits, and rituals that prevent mixing with other groups. The implication of these, “strict demands ‘strengthen’ a church in three ways; they raise overall levels of commitment, they increase average rates of participation, and they enhance the net benefits of membership.” Complying with these demands prevent the members of a church from free loading within the group and promote group solidarity. The strict rules that govern and regulate a church actually help and promote the strength of the ties within the group. Those who don’t comply with these strictures are screened out leaving only those who do comply and comply earnestly.” These strict doctrines and regulations serve to keep the church strong and together while screening out members that may actually harm the church unintentionally by being free loaders within the group. Church-sect theory Originally proposed by H. Richard Niebuhr in his book The Social Sources of Denominationalism, the theory discusses the difference between churches and sects. Niebuhr proposed that there is a cycle which sects and churches follow. Religions originate as sects designed to serve the needs of the deprived. If they flourish, they increasingly serve the interests of the middle and upper classes and are transformed into churches. Once the sects have become churches they become less effective in satisfying the needs of the lower class and the formation of a sect is re-created. In 1963 Benton Johnson revised the church-sect theory into its current state. Church and sect form opposite poles on an axis representing the amount of "tension" between religious organizations and their social environments. Tension, as defined by Benton Johnson, is "a manifestation of deviance." The tension is described to be between the groups members and the outside world. Churches are described as religious bodies having low tension, whereas, sects have high tension. Ideology Some social scientists have become increasingly uncomfortable with what they see as the intermingling of social scientific analysis and free-market ideology in rational choice theory. Some have likewise raised critical questions about the ideological use of neo-classical economic metaphors in rational choice theorizing about religion Development The theory of religious economy arises from the application of fundamental principles of economics to the analysis of religious organizations. Just as commercial economies consist of a market in which different firms compete, religious economies consist of a market (the aggregate demand for religion) and firms (different religious organizations) seeking to attract and hold clients. The theory of religious economy was developed to explain why and how religions change. Market situation According to the theory, religious pluralism gives the population a wide variety of choices in religion and leads to a religious economy in which different religious organizations compete for followers, much the way businesses compete for consumers in a commercial economy. The Theory of Religious Economy takes into account a wide spectrum of issues (e.g., the differences between competitive religious markets and religious monopolies), making this theory one of the most significant developments in the social scientific study of religion during the past thirty years. The theory focuses attention on religious suppliers and whether religious firms have the ability to increase the demand for religion. In a free market, or pluralistic religious market, many religious organizations exist and seek to appeal to certain segments of the market. Organizations in a free market cannot rely on the state for resources so they must compete for participation of the religious consumer. Contest among religious firms results in the specialization of products so that consumers are able to distinguish different organization from others(Chesnut). Pluralistic religions operate on a personal scale, marketing more to individual demands as opposed to public. As the majority of the consumer market, organizations market more to women than men. Pluralism is only possible through lack of favoritism by the state.(Chesnut) A competitive and pluralistic religious economy has a positive effect on levels of participation. A microeconomic theory of the household production function and time allocation is associated with the work of Chicago economist Gary Becker. An influential approach dating from the 1970s adapts that theory to explain religious participation and a resulting formation of norms. It postulates stable preferences and rational choice constrained by limited human and social capital to explain behavior. As in economics, the market situation can be described with concepts about monopoly, prohibition, and pluralism. Monopolies in religion are only made possible through state enforcement and often function on a public scale. When the government establishes a set religion and all other competition is drowned out then "believers are culturally connected but not necessarily spiritually"(Andrew Chesnut) to the religion enforced by the state. Since participation in a religious monopoly is not as important because the church does not have to rely on members for resources they are not forced to provide adequate or marketable "religious products"(Chesnut), due to lack of competition. The ability of a religious organization to monopolize a religious economy is entirely dependent on the extent to which the state governs the religious economy. A monopolized religious economy tends to have lower levels of participation. Some states may categorically ban religious observances, and attempt to sanction those who persist in displaying religious conviction. Disestablishmentarianism results from state withdrawal from an organization that was originally established under the state. Religious markets are similar to other markets in that they are social creations. The exchanges that take place in a religious market are regulated by social factors. Elements of social interactions such as norms and morals influence the individual choices and preferences of the religious consumer. Therefore, elements of social interactions influence the types of religious goods offered to consumers in the marketplace and the changes in consumer demands over a span of time. According to W. Robertson Smith, "The fear of the gods was a motive to enforce the laws of society which were also the laws of morality". People are taught that those who believe will gain rewards or avoid punishment in the afterlife, and non-believers will miss out on the rewards or receive punishment. The religious economy model sparked a lively debate among sociologists of religion on whether market models fit religious practices and on the extents to which this model of religious behavior is specific to the United States. References External links Shopping for Faith or Dropping Your Faith? The Rational Choice Theory of why religious vitality varies between societies, and its relationship to the Secularization Thesis Category:Sociology of religion

São Roque, São Paulo São Roque (meaning Saint Roch in Portuguese) is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 86,515 (2015 est.) in an area of 306.91 km². The city is at an altitude of 771 m. São Roque is connected by two main highways: Rodovia Raposo Tavares and Rodovia Castelo Branco. It is located 60 km west from the state capital. Some of the neighboring municipalities are Cotia, Vargem Grande Paulista, Ibiúna, Mairinque and Aluminio. São Roque has protected greenspaces and maintains itself as a lush ecological paradise. It has a good climate with a wonderful countryside. The Serra do Mar mountains cover the southeast. It has an excellent infrastructure, especially well-developed for wine production. In the 19th century, immigrants from Italy and Portugal arrived in São Roque to work in vineyards. Tourism is also a significant part of the economy. It holds the largest artificial ski park in Latin America, the Ski Mountain Park. Persons Juca de Oliveira, actor References External links http://www.guiasaoroque.com.br Website about São Roque http://www.saoroque.sp.gov.br São Roque on citybrazil.com.br

2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season The 2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 16th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The 2006 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted by Bradley and won by Creighton. Teams MVC Tournament See also Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament 2006 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2006 in American soccer References Category:Missouri Valley Conference Category:2006 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

XHNKA-FM XHNKA-FM (La Voz del Gran Pueblo – "The Voice of the Great People") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish and Yucatec Maya from Felipe Carrillo Puerto, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI). It began broadcasting on June 15, 1999, as XENKA-AM 1030. In 2012, XENKA was authorized to move to FM as XHNKA-FM 104.5. External links XHNKA website References Category:Sistema de Radiodifusoras Culturales Indígenas Category:Radio stations in Quintana Roo Category:Yucatec Maya language

Animal welfare and rights in France Animal welfare and rights in France is about the treatment of and laws concerning non-human animals in France. France has moderate animal welfare protections by international standards. Legislation France passed its first animal protection law in 1850, though this law prohibited only public cruelty towards animals. In 1959 France issued a decree incriminating the mistreatment of domestic or captive animals. In 1976, France passed an animal welfare law which recognizes the sentience of domestic animals (making it one of the first countries to recognize animal sentience) and requires that alternatives to animal testing be used where it is deemed possible. France's main regulations on animal cruelty fall under the Penal Code and the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which protect domesticated, tamed, and captive animals. The Penal Code makes it an offense to seriously physically abuse or sexually abuse, commit and act of cruelty towards, or abandon a domesticated, tamed, or captive animal. Bullfighting and cockfighting are exempt from this provision where an "uninterrupted local tradition" can be invoked. The Rural and Maritime Fishing Code gives more detail on what constitutes cruelty. Force-feeding geese and ducks to produce foie gras is exempted from anti-cruelty legislation, and law requires that product labelled as foie gras must come from force-fed animals. And, as these statutes apply only to domestic, tamed, and captive animals, there are no basic criminal sanctions for cruelty towards wild animals. France's farmed animal protections comply with the minimum standards set by the European Union (EU). As for animals used in research, the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code sets out licensing and welfare requirements, founded on The Three Rs: reduce the number of animals used, refine methods to cause less suffering, and replace animals where it is deemed scientifically appropriate. In 2005, the French government resisted the EU's ban on testing cosmetics on animals, taking its case to the European Court of Justice, where it was defeated. In 2014, France received a C out of possible grades A, B, C, D, E, F, G on World Animal Protection's Animal Protection Index. In 2015, the French parliament amended the French Civil Code to change the classification of non-human animals from "moveable property" to "living beings gifted sentience". However, the law does not specify what protections, if any, animals have as "living beings gifted with sentience", so it is unclear whether this will lead to changes in animal welfare policy. Animal issues Animals used for food Animal agriculture Animals raised and killed for food in France each year include: 13.3 million pigs (herd size) (2014) 19.25 million bovine animals (herd size) (2014), the highest in the EU 7.17 million sheep (herd size) (2014) 0.94 million goats (herd size) (2014) 745 million chickens (total killed) (2014) 76 million ducks (total killed) (2014) 46 million turkeys (total killed) (2014) 51.3 million egg-laying hens (herd size) (2010) 205,000 tons of aquaculture animals (2012) 529,000 tons of wild-caught marine animals (2013) France is the EU's largest egg producer. In late 2011, French animal activists obtained images from several farms of egg-laying hens on in barren battery cages, despite the fact that EU rules require larger "enriched" cages. On one farm, five birds on average were in cages designed for three. The group monitored the birds over time, finding that many lost their feathers and had their beaks trimmed, and that dead hens were left in cages. France is a major producer of the highly controversial delicacy foie gras, which involves enlarging the livers of geese and ducks by force-feeding them for several weeks. Several European countries, including Britain, Norway, Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and well as the American state of California have banned foie gras production. In a 2014 survey by a French animal protection group, 47% of respondents said they would support a ban on force-feeding. In 2016, French animal activist group L214 released undercover video of an "organic" French slaughterhouse in which animals are seen to be tortured by slaughterhouse staff and slaughtered while still conscious. The video prompted authorities to close the slaughterhouse for two months. Veganism Figures on the number of vegans in France are not readily available, though surveys have estimated that roughly 1.5-2% of French identify as vegetarian. A 2011 decree by the French government effectively outlawed the serving of vegan meals at French schools, and similar decrees have been proposed for kindergartens, hospitals, prisons, and retirement homes. Animals used for research According to the EU's latest statistical report on animal testing, French researchers performed tests on roughly 2.2 million animals in 2011, the most of any EU country. Animals used for clothing Fur farming is legal in France. There are dozens of fur farms in France, where mink, rabbits, and other animals are raised. In 2013 a proposal to ban new farms was formulated by a member of parliament, but no such proposal has been passed as of 2016. Animal activism L214 is a French animal activist group founded in 2008 which focuses on animals used for food, given the fact that they account for the vast majority of animals used by humans. Their activities involve informational outreach about the conditions of animals on farms, undercover investigations of animal use operations, promoting veganism, and "rais[ing] the question of speciesism". The organization's namesake is the article of the 1976 French rural code which first recognized animals as sentient beings. One Voice is another major animal protection group active in France, founded in 1998. Their activities include campaigns against animal experimentation, fur farming, bullfighting, animal abuse in circuses, and for the welfare of farm animals and whales and dolphins. See also General Timeline of animal welfare and rights Animal consciousness Speciesism By country Timeline of animal welfare and rights in Europe Animal welfare in the United Kingdom Animal welfare and rights in Spain Animal welfare and rights in Germany Animal welfare and rights in Austria References France Category:Foie gras

Estebanillo González La vida y hechos de Estebanillo González, hombre de buen humor, Life and facts of Estebanillo González, man of good humour, (Antwerp, 1646, and Madrid, 1652) is a Spanish picaresque novel, written as a genuine autobiography of a rogue (well documented in other sources), but for some scholars, it is a work of fiction. Against the background of the Thirty Years War, the main character writes about his life being a servant of distinguished masters, in a personal narrative all Europe around as a soldier, messenger, etc., witnessing important historic events, such as the Huguenot rebellions while placed in France as the servant to an undercover spy. He serves as part of the company under the command of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain ravaging the French provinces of Champagne, Burgundy and Picardy, and even threatening Paris in 1636. It is one of the last great achievements of Spanish Baroque literature during the seventeenth century. It was translated into English by Captain John Stevens (London, 1707), The Spanish Libertines: or the lives of Justina, the Country Jilt, Celestina, the bawd of Madrid and Estevanillo Gonzales, the most arch and comical of scoundrels. To which is added, a play call'd An Evening's Adventures. All four written by eminent Spanish authors, and now first made English by Captain John Stevens. He said about Estebanillo González: "...in the opinion of many...seems to have outdone Lazarillo de Tormes, Guzman de Alfarache, and all other rogues that have hitherto appear'd in print...". References Category:Spanish literature Category:Spanish Baroque Category:Picaresque novels Category:Satirical novels Category:1646 books Category:1640s novels Category:Spanish Golden Age

Carlyle Crockwell Carlyle McNeil Eugene Crockwell, MBE, was a FIFA-certified Bermudian football referee. Early life Crockwell (often referred to as Carlisle) was born in Bermuda in 1932, a great-grandson of the first Crockwell to settle in the British Overseas Territory, Barbados-born seaman and steam-engineer Robert Nathaniel Crockwell (also known as Robert Hughes). All of Bermuda's Crockwells descend from the children of his paternal grandparents, Bermudian-born mariner Robert Randolph Clark Crockwell and his wife, born Angelina Eleanor Wilmot, who raised their family in Pembroke East, near to North Village, Devonshire and in the shadow of Prospect Camp. Military career His grandmother's father, David Wilmot, had been posted to the Bermuda Garrison as a Private soldier in what was to become the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Crockwell, like many of his relatives, emulated his military forebear by serving part-time in the army. His great-uncle, Adrian Wilmot (one of Bermuda's noted singers), had served on the Western Front during the First World War as a Gunner in the Bermuda Contingent of the Royal Garrison Artillery (a draft from the Bermuda Militia Artillery (BMA)). Carlyle Crockwell's father, also named Robert Nathaniel Crockwell, served in the BMA also from 1938 through the Second World War (as a Gunner, carrying out the duties of an NCO for the last two-and-a-half years of his service), as did Carlyle Crockwell himself and his brother Jerome A. Crockwell (a Lance-Corporal) throughout the 1950s. Crockwell enlisted in 1951 with the rank of Gunner, and was promoted to Sergeant in January, 1958, receiving his discharge in 1964 (the year before the Bermuda Militia Artillery amalgamated with the Bermuda Rifles to form the Bermuda Regiment (since 2015, the Royal Bermuda Regiment). He continued to be involved with military affairs even after his discharge. By 1962 he was the Secretary, and by 1972 the Chairman, of the Ex-Artillerymens' Association (this organisation had been formed between the two world wars by former soldiers who - at a time when motor vehicles were banned from Bermuda's roads - had difficulty commuting to St. George's Barracks, the location of the Bermuda Branch of the Royal Artillery Association). By 1994 he was the Charirman, and by 1996 the President, of the Bermudian Branch of the Royal Artillery Association. Crockwell remained in Government service, working as an officer of Her Majesty's Prison Service, Bermuda (which was renamed the Department of Corrections in 2002). In 1977, when he was a Divisional Officer, he was appointed a Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours Sporting career Carlyle Crockwell brought his military discipline to football, becoming a long-serving member of the Bermuda Referees Association. He refereed Bermuda Football Association matches in Bermuda, as well as World Cup qualifiers for FIFA, the Pan American Games, and matches sanctioned by CONCACAF. The first international match he refereed as a FIFA official was a World Cup preliminary between Canada and the United States that took place in Newfoundland (two other Bermudian referees, Dave Parsons and Charles Marshall, were also present). Crockwell was appointed an Honorary Vice-President of the Bermuda Football Association, and in 2001 an Honorary Life Vice-President. Many of Carlyle Crockwell's relatives have also been active in football and other sports in Bermuda. His cousin, Custerfield Crockwell, was a noted local boxer and cricket player.His son, Carlyle Crockwell Jr., was a goalkeeper for Pembroke Hamilton Club (PHC), and other sporting relatives include footballers Denzel Crockwell, of Ireland Rangers FC, Mikkail Kristopher Crockwell of Dandy Town Hornets, and cricketer Fiqre Crockwell. Death Crockwell died after a lengthy illness on 28 June 2015 References Category:Bermudian football referees Category:UEFA Champions League referees Category:Military of Bermuda Category:Bermudian soldiers Category:1932 births Category:2015 deaths

Niels Nielsen Vogt Niels Nielsen Vogt (10 February 1798 – 6 March 1869) was a Norwegian priest and politician. He was the son of Niels Nielsen Vogt, Sr. (1755–1809), and a brother of priest and politicians David and Jørgen Herman Vogt. He was an uncle of Volrath Vogt and Nils Vogt. He was the father of chief physician Peter Herman Vogt and engineer Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt, father-in-law of Johanne Vogt and grandfather of poet Nils Collett Vogt. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, representing the constituency of Søndre Bergenhus Amt, where he worked as a vicar. He only served one term. References Category:1798 births Category:1869 deaths Category:Norwegian priest-politicians Category:Members of the Storting Category:Hordaland politicians

Kumococius rodericensis Kumococius rodericensis, the spiny flathead, is a species of flathead native to the Indian Ocean and the tropical western Pacific Ocean where it can be found on sandy or muddy bottoms of the continental shelf at depths of from . This species grows to a length of TL and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus. References Category:Platycephalidae Category:Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Category:Fish described in 1829

1999 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 22 August 1999 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic. 500 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification Championship standings after the race (500cc) Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round ten has concluded. Riders' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Category:Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Czech Republic Motorcycle Grand Prix

Young Conservatives of Texas Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) is a non-partisan conservative youth organization based in Texas. Founded in 1980, it has chapters at 20 universities—including Baylor University, the University of North Texas, Texas A&M University, Texas State University, the University of Texas at Austin, Trinity University, Lone Star College, Texas Wesleyan University, St. Edwards University, and Texas Tech University. A total of 177 delegates attended the first convention. YCT and its members participate in a wide spectrum of Texas politics, attempting to shape the policies of the state of Texas and the whole of the United States. History Young Conservatives of Texas was formed by a faction that split off from Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) in 1980. The Texas chapter of YAF, led by student activist Steve Munisteri, broke off after a dispute with the national organization. The Young Conservatives of Texas was founded on March 2, 1980, (Texas Independence Day) in Austin. There was a convention held that day wherein Congressman Bill Archer, Ernest Angelo (former Mayor of Midland and former National Committeeman), and many others spoke at a gathering to launch the group. A total of 177 persons attended part or all of the convention. At the conclusion of the convention, it was decided that Young Conservatives of Texas would be founded. Controversies On October 1, 2013 the Young Conservatives chapter at UT Austin held a bake sale to show the effects of affirmative action on minorities. Prices were different depending on the person's race. The head of the chapter Lorenzo Garcia said they wanted to show how affirmative action can be more harmful then helpful and said it can cause reverse racism. However, it received negative reactions even from the school's own news columnist. Pavel Nitchovski, a columnist at the Horn, a local newspaper that covers UT Austin said "What’s so sad about this whole bake sale (aside from its utter tastelessness and caricaturization of a very serious issue) is that the people involved actually think that they’re making a valid intellectual point with their childish actions," Nitchovski wrote. "They are convinced that rather than behaving like attention-seeking children, they are genuinely starting an intellectual discourse." The next month, the same chapter made national headlines when they proposed an on-campus game called "Catch an Illegal Immigrant," involving students in red shirts that said Illegal Immigrant whose capture would net a player 25 dollars. They cancelled plans after criticism from other students, the administration, and state attorney general Greg Abbott, a Republican. This time chapter head Garcia said, "The idea for the event was intentionally over-the-top in order to get attention for the subject." References External links Official website Category:Organizations established in 1980 Category:Conservative organizations in the United States Category:Student political organizations in the United States Category:Youth organizations based in Texas Category:Tea Party movement Category:1980 establishments in Texas Category:Organizations based in Austin, Texas

Enshag Enshag or Enshagag, in Sumerian mythology was one of the eight deities born to relieve the illness of Enki. He was made lord of Dilmun by Enki. Category:Mesopotamian gods

Qullissat Qullissat (old spelling: Qutdligssat) is a former settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. It was a coal mining town founded to exploit the national resources of Disko Island. The mines operated for 48 years until 1972, when the economic base of the settlement collapsed, leading to its abandonment. History Qullissat was not a traditional Inuit settlement, but was founded in 1924 as a coal mining town. By 1966 the mine was producing 40,000 tonnes of coal a year and the town had a population of 1,400, making it the sixth-largest population centre in Greenland. The coal mine attracted a multinational population, with Danes, Swedes, and British people working in the mines. In 1960 Nanok Idraetslag were crowned champions of the 1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship. The Greenland Provincial Council voted to close the mine in 1966 due to falling profits and demand, poor quality coal and a lack of labour force in the cod fishing industry. Residents were to be moved after a relocation plan was completed. The mine was eventually closed on 4 October 1972, despite the fact that the cod industry had collapsed in the interim. By then 700 residents had already moved, and the remaining 500 were compulsorily relocated. Kuupik Kleist, later Prime Minister of Greenland, was born in Qullissat, and was the last person to be confirmed, before the settlement was abandoned in 1972. The town was sold on 20 October 1972 to an entrepreneur, who demolished the site. The town's church was spared and relocated to nearby Ilulissat. In November 2000 Qullissat was hit by a tsunami caused by a large landslide in Paatuut at the Nuussuaq peninsula. The tsunami reached more than 100 meters inland and would have cost many lives had the town still been inhabited. Geography Qulissat was located on the northeastern coast of Disko Island (), on the shores of Sullorsuaq Strait, facing Nuussuaq Peninsula on the other side of the wide strait. Notable residents Kuupik Kleist, the Prime Minister of Greenland (2009-2013) Aka Hoegh, Greenlandic artist References Category:Disko Island Category:Former populated places in Greenland Category:Populated places established in 1924 Category:Populated places disestablished in 1972

Alf Morris Alfred Morris, Baron Morris of Manchester, (23 March 1928 – 12 August 2012) was a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner. Political career Morris served as Member of Parliament for Manchester Wythenshawe from 1964 until 1997, having previously unsuccessfully fought the, then, safe Conservative seat of Liverpool Garston in 1951 and the Wythenshawe seat in 1959. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Fred Peart, the Agriculture Minister. Morris campaigned against British entry to the Common Market and in May 1967 Prime Minister Harold Wilson sacked him, and six others, for abstaining in a Commons vote on the issue. Fred Peart did not appoint a replacement and Morris continued to work for him, albeit unofficially. In 1968, Peart became Leader of the Commons and reappointed Morris as his Parliamentary Private Secretary. In 1970 Morris successfully introduced the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, which was the first in the world to recognise and give rights to people with disabilities. In 1974 he became the first Minister for the Disabled anywhere in the world. In 1991 he introduced a Civil Rights (Disabled Persons) Bill and he led campaigns on Gulf War Syndrome. He was created a life peer as Lord Morris of Manchester, of Manchester in the County of Greater Manchester, in 1997. He was a life member of the GMB Union. He served as President of the 1995 Co-operative Congress. Background Morris (one of the eight children of George Henry Morris and his wife Jessie Murphy) was raised in poor circumstances in Grace Street, Ancoats, Manchester. In 1935, the family left Ancoats and moved to a new housing estate in Newton Heath. He was educated at Brookdale Park School Newton Heath along with Harold Evans, who, as editor of The Sunday Times, wrote a leader saying that: "As time ticked away to the 1970 general election, Alf Morris's Bill was the only piece of legislation worth saving." He received evening school tuition. He worked from the age of 14 as a clerk in the local Wilson's Brewery. Morris, whose father lost an eye and a leg and was gassed while serving in the First World War, and then suffered a long decline in health and eventual death arising from his injuries, became a campaigner on behalf of those with disabilities. After his father's death, Morris's mother was not entitled to a war widow's pension. Forty years later, Morris himself put the matter right by changing the law affecting armed forces pensions when he became the UK and the World's first Minister for the Disabled. Morris did his national service in the army, mainly in the Middle East, from 1946–48. He then studied at Ruskin College, Oxford (1949–1950), St Catherine's College, Oxford (BA modern history 1953) and the Department of Education, Manchester University. Morris worked as a Manchester schoolteacher and university extension lecturer in social history (1954–1956) and as an Industrial relations officer to the Electrical Supply Industry (1956–1964). Family He married Irene Jones in 1950. They had two sons and two daughters. His brother Charles Morris and his niece Estelle Morris have also served as Labour MPs. Lord Morris died in hospital on Sunday 12 August 2012 after a short illness, aged 84. He was survived by his wife and children. Awards and honours 1971 Field Marshel Lord Harding Award for distinguished service to the disabled 1972 Louis Braille Memorial Award for outstanding service to the blind 1979 Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom 1989 Queen's Service Order, New Zealand 1991 Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia 1997 University of Salford honorary doctorate 1997 Life Peer 1998 University of Manchester honorary doctorate 2000 Named, with Chrissie Maher and Tim Berners-Lee, "Information Pioneers of the Century" by the UK's National Information Forum. 2005 MENCAP Lifetime achievement award 2009 Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and of the Royal College of Physicians Publications The Growth of Parliamentary Scrutiny by Committee (Oxford, Pergamon P., 1970). Needs before Means: an exposition of the underlying purposes of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970 (Manchester, Co-operative Union, 1971). No Feet to Drag: report on the disabled (London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1972). Alf Morris: People's Parliamentarian – Scenes from the Life of Lord Morris of Manchester (London, National Information Forum, 2007). Archives Catalogue of the papers of Alfred Morris at London School of Economics Archives References |- Morris of Manchester Morris of Manchester Category:Alumni of Ruskin College Category:Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford Morris, Alfred Morris of Manchester Category:Peers nominated by Tony Blair Morris of Manchester Morris of Manchester Morris of Manchester Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Category:People from Ancoats Morris, Alfred Morris, Alfred Category:Disability rights activists from the United Kingdom Category:English Roman Catholics

List of Club Santos Laguna managers Club Santos Laguna has had a total of twenty coaches throughout their history in the Primera División, the coach varies in its functions implemented in the football section, responsible for study, plan, assess and evaluate the players. The club has had multiple service coaches, most of them Mexican nationals have been sixteen, counting ten times the services of foreign coaches five Argentines, two Uruguayans, Chilean, a Honduran and a Portuguese. List of managers Category:Santos Laguna managers

Brie (region) Brie is a historic region of northern France notable in modern times for Brie cheese. It was once divided into three sections ruled by different feudal lords: the western Brie française, corresponding roughly to the modern department of Seine-et-Marne in the Île-de-France region; the eastern Brie champenoise, forming a portion of the modern department of Marne in the historic region of Champagne (part of modern-day Grand Est); and the northern Brie pouilleuse, forming part of the modern department of Aisne in Picardy. The Brie forms a plateau with few eminences, varying in altitude between roughly in the west, and in the east. Its scenery is varied by forests of some size—the chief being the Forêt de Sénart, the , and the . The surface soil is clay in which are embedded fragments of siliceous sandstone, used for millstones and constructional purposes; the subsoil is limestone. The Marne and its tributaries the Grand Morin and the Petit Morin are the chief rivers, but the region is not abundantly watered and the rainfall is only between . Main towns: Brie-Comte-Robert Château-Thierry Coulommiers Crécy-la-Chapelle La Ferté-Gaucher La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Meaux Nangis Melun Provins Main rivers: Marne Grand Morin Petit Morin Main forests: Forêt d'Armainvilliers Forêt de Crécy-la-Chapelle Forêt de Ferrières Forêt de Notre-Dame Forêt de Sénart Forêt de Villefermoy Category:Historical regions Category:Landforms of Seine-et-Marne Category:Landforms of Marne (department) Category:Former provinces of France Category:Plateaus of Metropolitan France

Wang Yuchen Wang Yuchen (born 5 August 1997 in Henan) is a Chinese former professional snooker player. Career Wang Yuchen first drew international attention in September 2013 at the 2013 Shanghai Masters when competing as a wildcard he defeated Joe Perry to reach the last 32 of the tournament where he eventually lost to 3–5 Neil Robertson. In March 2016, Wang won the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, beating former professional Ratchayothin Yotharuck of Thailand 6–5 in the final. This win earned him a two-year professional card for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons. He secured a 6–5 victory over 2002 world champion Peter Ebdon in the opening round of the 2016 UK Championship, before losing 6–5 to Liam Highfield after having led 4–1. Wang also won a match at the Welsh Open by edging past Gareth Allen 4–3, but lost 4–2 to Stuart Carrington in the second round. Performance and rankings timeline Career finals Amateur finals: 1 (1 title) References External links Wang Yuchen at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database Category:1997 births Category:Chinese snooker players Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Henan

Gene Salvay Melvin Eugene "Gene" Salvay (November 15, 1919 – April 8, 2016) was an American aircraft engineer. Early life Melvin Eugene "Gene" Salvay was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Gene's father, Israel David Salvay (b:1889 in Veisiejai, Lithuania) was a fashion designer and pattern maker; his mother, Anna (Kiansky) Salvay (b:1895 in Starodub Russia) worked as a seamstress in order to get her sons, Seymour Nathan Salvay (b:1916; Hump Pilot in WWII and, later, Vice President of Milgram Food Stores, Kansas City, MO) and Gene through high school and training as aeronautical engineers. Education Gene graduated Central High School, Kansas City, MO, in 1936. That same year, he won 1st place nationally in the Fisher Body coach-building contest with a model of a horse-drawn carriage. The next year, he won 2nd place nationally in the Fisher Body auto-design contest. He continued his education at Curtiss-Wright Technical School, Glendale [Airport], CA from which he received his engineering degree in Spring 1941: Design courses at Curtiss-Wright were given at the school's campus in Glendale; its more technical engineering courses were given at Caltech. Career Salvay went to work for Rearwin, designing the Rearwin Skyranger, later the Commonwealth Skyranger. During World War II, Salvay went to work at North American Aviation in Kansas City developing the B-25 Mitchell. Salvay partnered with a fellow North American Aviation engineer Stark to design the Salvay-Stark Skyhopper in 1944. Initially planned to be a production aircraft, it became an early post-war Homebuilt aircraft. He also helped develop the Morrisey "Nifty", which was the basis for the later Varga Kachina aircraft. Salvay later became the chief engineer for North American Sabreliner Salvay became the Director of Structural Design for the B-1 Lancer bomber. Later Salvay became director of Lockheed's Trans Atmospheric Vehicle program. Salvay encouraged Australian aircraft engineers to work with American companies to share experience. Family life In 1952, Salvay married Betty May Goodman. In 1964, Salvay moved to Encino, California. Salvay died in April 2016 at the age of 96. References External links Category:1919 births Category:2016 deaths Category:American aerospace engineers

Alex Surprenant Alex Surprenant (born September 4, 1989) is a Canadian soccer player currently unattached. Career Youth Born in Saint-Alexandre, Quebec, Surprenant began playing soccer with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec, where he was named Best Defender, and won a gold medal at the Canadian Club Championships in 2006. Professional Surprenant was signed by new expansion franchise Trois-Rivières Attak for the 2007 CSL season. He helped Attak to claim their first piece of silverware by claiming the Open Canada Cup, and finished as runner-up in the National Division, before losing to the Serbian White Eagles in the CSL Championship Game. Surprenant signed with the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division in 2008. He made his debut on May 14, 2008, against the Charleston Battery, and scored his first Impact goal on September 8, 2008, against Minnesota Thunder. Surprenant also helped the Impact claim the inaugural Canadian Championship, which gained Montreal entry into the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09. In the playoffs, he helped the Impact make the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by eventual winners, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Surprenant signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League on March 3, 2011. The club released Surprenant on October 12, 2011. References External links Montreal Impact bio Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Association football defenders Category:Canadian Soccer League (2006–present) players Category:Canadian soccer players Category:FC Edmonton players Category:French Quebecers Category:Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Category:People from Montérégie Category:Soccer people from Quebec Category:Trois-Rivières Attak players Category:USL First Division players Category:North American Soccer League players Category:Canada men's youth international soccer players Category:2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players

Thanasis Pafilis Thanasis Pafilis (Greek: Θανάσης Παφίλης) (born 8 November 1954 in Pitsio, Phthiotis) is a Greek politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Communist Party of Greece. He is a law graduate from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was elected to the Greek Parliament in June 1989 with Synaspismos for Phthiotida, and re-elected in November 1989 and April 1990. On 16 July 1991, he switched affiliation and joined the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). He is a member of the Central Committee of KKE from 1991. Between 1994 and 2000 he served as General Secretary of EEDYE, the Greek branch of the World Peace Council. Between 2002 and 2004 he was a local councillor of the Athens Prefecture. He was elected Member of the European Parliament for Greece in 2004 with KKE, and sat with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left. He was re-elected to the European Parliament in July 2009, but resigned on 13 October 2009 after being elected to the Greek Parliament with KKE. He was re-elected in May and June 2012. References External links Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:People from Makrakomi Category:Aristotle University of Thessaloniki alumni Category:Greek jurists Category:Coalition of Left, of Movements and Ecology politicians Category:Communist Party of Greece MEPs Category:European United Left–Nordic Green Left MEPs Category:MEPs for Greece 2004–2009 Category:MEPs for Greece 2009–2014 Category:Greek MPs 1989 (June–November) Category:Greek MPs 1989–1990 Category:Greek MPs 1990–1993 Category:Greek MPs 2009–2012 Category:Greek MPs 2012 (May) Category:Greek MPs 2012–2014 Category:Communist Party of Greece politicians Category:Greek MPs 2015 (February–August) Category:Greek MPs 2015–2019

Battle of Anghiari The Battle of Anghiari was fought on 29 June 1440, between the forces of Milan and those of the Italian League led by the Republic of Florence in the course of the Wars in Lombardy. The battle was a victory for the Florentines, securing Florentine domination of central Italy. The battle is well known for its depiction in a now-lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is also remarkable for the fact that though the battle lasted all day, involving several thousand troops, it was said that only one soldier was killed. According to Niccolò Machiavelli after four hours of skirmishing the single death occurred "when a soldier fell off his horse". Battle The League's army concentrated on Anghiari, a small centre of Tuscany, and comprised: 4,000 Papal troops, under Cardinal Ludovico Trevisan; a Florentine contingent of around the same size, and a company of 300 men-at-arms (knights) from Venice, led by Micheletto Attendolo. Other men joined for the occasion from Anghiari itself. The numerically superior Milanese force was led by the famous condottiero Niccolò Piccinino in the name of Duke Filippo Maria Visconti and reached the area on the night of 28 June. Some 2,000 men from the nearby town of Sansepolcro joined the Milanese. Confident in his superior manpower, and on the element of surprise Piccinino ordered an attack in the afternoon of the following day. However, the dust lifted by the Milanese on the Sansepolcro-Anghiari road was noticed by Micheletto and the League's forces were made ready for battle. Micheletto's Venetian knights blocked the Milanese vanguard on the only bridge over the channel protecting the League's camp. Micheletto and the Venetians held the bridge allowing the greater part of the League's army to form for battle but were eventually pushed back by Milanese reinforcements led by the two captains Francesco Piccinino and Astorre II Manfredi. The Milanese advanced but their right flank was soon ferociously engaged by the Papal troops and were obliged to retreat to the bridge. The battle continued for four hours, until a surrounding manoeuvre managed to cut off a third of the Milanese on the League side of the channel. The battle continued into the night but ended with a victory for the League army. Casualties The battle was described in histories written by contemporaries Leonardo Bruni and Flavio Biondo, both of whom concentrate on the actions of individuals, though there is some discussion of equipment and tactics. Machiavelli, in contrast, gives a detailed account of the strategy and tactics used by both sides, but presents the battle as "a striking example of the wretched state of military discipline in those times", arguing that the mercenary knights who ran the armies of the day had no motive to fight for victory. Machiavelli adds that "This victory was much more advantageous to the Florentines than injurious to the duke; for, had they been conquered, Tuscany would have been his own; but he, by his defeat, only lost the horses and accoutrements of his army, which could be replaced without any very serious expense". Whether or not the claimed single death is an exaggeration is not known. Hans Delbrück argues that, Delbrück says that "close examination of the contemporary reports has shown that there is not a true word in this entire description". However, it is true that the warfare of the period was far less brutal than that of the later period in which Machiavelli wrote, as knights could indeed expect to surrender for ransom. While it is possible that only one mounted knight died at Anghiari, foot-soldiers are unlikely to have been as lucky. Frances S. Saunders says that "as many as 900" soldiers may in fact have died in the battle. Cultural depictions According to Pia F. Cuneo, "Anghiari is one of the most frequently represented battles of the era". The earliest known image, painted within a decade of the battle is a cassone panel by an unknown artist known as the Anghiari Master, which emphasises the tournament-like nature of the conflict, with banners and ritual engagements. More than seven decades later, the battle was the subject of a now-lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci, known through copies of the central scene made by other artists. The known portion of the painting depicted a battle over a standard between knights on opposing sides. The picture was commissioned to occupy one of the walls of the council chamber of the Florentine republic in the Palazzo Vecchio. The other wall was to have a painting by Michelangelo depicting an earlier Florentine victory at the Battle of Cascina in 1364. A 1687 relief sculpture depicting the battle by Baroque artist Giovanni Battista Foggini in Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence depicts Saint Andrew Corsini guiding the Florentine forces to victory. References External links Official website of Anghiari Category:1440 in Europe Category:1440s in the Holy Roman Empire Category:15th century in the Republic of Florence Anghiari 1440 Anghiari 1440 Anghiari 1440 Anghiari 1440 Anghiari

Stuff Like That "Stuff Like That" is a hit song with music and lyrics written by Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Ralph MacDonald and Richard Tee. The song was originally an instrumental rhythm track. Jones worked on the track with Ashford & Simpson, Chaka Khan and studio musicians Gadd, Gale, MacDonald and Tee to turn it into a single. Ashford & Simpson and Khan featured as vocalists while George Young was playing alto saxophone. The song was included on Jones' 1978 album Sounds...And Stuff Like That!. The single spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. For his 1995 album Q's Jook Joint Jones modernized the song. This time vocals were provided by Ashford & Simpson, Khan, Brandy, Charlie Wilson and Ray Charles while Greg Phillinganes was playing keyboards. In 2002 the song was featured in a Peter Lindbergh-directed Gap TV commercial starring Will Kemp, this time credited to QJ's Jook Joint and Brothers Johnson. Charts References Category:1978 songs Category:Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles Category:Brandy Norwood songs Category:Soul songs Category:Songs written by Nickolas Ashford Category:Songs written by Valerie Simpson Category:Songs written by Ralph MacDonald Category:Songs written by Quincy Jones Category:Quincy Jones songs Category:Chaka Khan songs Category:A&M Records singles

Chen Zhizhao Chen Zhizhao ; born 14 March 1988), known as Zizao in Brazil, is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League. Club career Chen Zhizhao started his football career playing for Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy; however, he was unable to break into their first team. He then transferred to Hong Kong First Division League side Citizen AA at the beginning of the 2007-08 league season where he would make his debut for the club against Lanwa Redbull in the first game of the season in a 0-0 draw. He quickly established himself within the team and would play in 13 league games and see Citizen come second within the league. Throughout the season he would also play in all of Citizen's cup games and would score his first goal against Eastern AA on 24 November 2007 in a Hong Kong Senior Shield game that Citizen lose 3-1. His following goals would come in the Hong Kong FA Cup where he scored against Eastern AA on 10 May 2008 in a semifinal game that saw them win 1-0. This was then followed by a goal in the final of the FA Cup win against Wofoo Tai Po on 18 May 2008 that saw Citizen win 2-0. Chen moved back to mainland China and signed a five-year contract with Nanchang Hengyuan on 26 February 2009. He scored three goals as Nanchang finished second in the China League One and won promotion to the Chinese Super League for the first time. He scored ten goals and assisted eight times in thirty appearances which secured Nanchang's stay in the top flight for the next season. Chen was linked with Liga de Honra side C.D. Trofense in January 2011. Trofense was interested with Chen, but Nanchang blocked this transfer. According to Chen's contract with the club on 26 February 2009, if a non-Chinese football club provided a bid of around €200,000 for him before 26 February 2011, then Nanchang would accept the transfer without any condition. However, Nanchang insisted that €200,000 was provided by Chen's agency instead of the Portuguese club; besides, in the new contract which signed in early 2010, there were no related contract terms, so they had enough reasons to block this transfer. Chen refused to return to the club after this incident. He didn't make any appearances for the club in the 2011 season and instead played for Panyu Pearl, a futsal team in his hometown. In February 2012, Chen was loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Corinthians until 31 December 2013. He made his debut for Corinthians in a 2–0 defeat against Cruzeiro on 17 October 2012, coming on for Welder at the 80th minute. Chen made his first start for the club on 20 January 2013, assisting the first goal in a 1-1 draw against Paulista. On 11 March 2013, Chen was called up to the Chinese national team by then manager José Antonio Camacho to be a part of the squad that would face Iraq during 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He returned to his parent club Shanghai Shenxin after the 2013 season. On 28 February 2014, Chen transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan. He received a ban of four matches at the beginning of 2014 season by Chinese Football Association for age falsification which he changed his age from 14 March 1988 to 14 March 1989. He made his debut for the club on 24 March 2014 in a 2–0 win against Shanghai Greenland. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 April 2014 in a 1–0 win against Harbin Yiteng. On 22 December 2015, Chen transferred to his hometown club Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League. On 4 March 2016, he made his debut in a 2–1 home defeat against Hebei China Fortune. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2016 by shooting the winner in the 87th minute against Chongqing Lifan, which gave Guangzhou R&F a 5–4 away win. On 18 June 2017, Chen was involved in a collision during a league match with Shanghai SIPG. Although just being cautioned, he received a ban of 7 matches by the Chinese Football Association. Career statistics Honours Club Citizen AA Hong Kong FA Cup: 2007-08 Corinthians Campeonato Paulista: 2013 Individual Hong Kong FA Cup Top goalscorer: 2007-08 References External links Chen Zhizhao at HKFA Player stats at sohu.com Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Guangzhou Category:Chinese footballers Category:Chinese expatriate footballers Category:Hong Kong First Division League players Category:Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Category:Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Category:Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Category:Citizen AA players Category:Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Category:Beijing Guoan F.C. players Category:Guangzhou R&F F.C. players Category:Expatriate footballers in Brazil Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Category:Chinese Super League players Category:Association football midfielders Category:Hong Kong League XI representative players

Hoita macrostachya Hoita macrostachya is a species of legume known by the common name large leather-root. It is native to California and Baja California where it can be found in moist areas of a number of habitat types. This is a hairy, glandular perennial herb producing a tall, branching stem approaching two meters in maximum height. The sparse, widely spaced leaves are each made up of three leaflets up to 10 centimeters long each attached to a long petiole. The leaflet blades are glandular. The plant produces many clublike raceme inflorescences on sturdy stalks from the stem. The inflorescence contains many purplish pealike flowers. The fruit is a hairy, veiny brown legume pod under a centimeter long containing a kidney-shaped seed. External links Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile Photo gallery Category:Psoraleeae Category:Flora of Baja California Category:Flora of California

Bob Tombari Bob Tombari (born August 2, 1946) is a former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the first round, 7th overall, by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played in the National Hockey League, however; he spent his entire professional hockey career in the International Hockey League with the Muskegon Mohawks. Career statistics --- Regular season --- ---- Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1964-65 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhoun NOJHA 40 20 25 45 23 1965-66 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhoun NOJHA 0 0 0 0 0 1967-68 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 65 19 33 52 67 9 1 5 6 8 1968-69 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 65 35 46 81 60 11 4 3 7 6 1969-70 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 72 36 35 71 83 6 5 1 6 17 1970-71 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 72 26 39 65 69 6 1 2 3 6 1971-72 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 72 25 42 67 62 11 8 2 10 27 1972-73 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 74 35 65 100 71 -- -- -- -- -- 1973-74 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 76 22 43 65 55 3 1 2 3 0 1974-75 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 74 33 55 88 14 12 5 9 14 13 1975-76 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 78 26 31 57 31 5 1 1 2 2 1976-77 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 78 12 22 34 51 7 1 4 5 0 1977-78 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 79 12 25 37 51 6 0 1 1 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- External links 1967 NHL Entry Draft – Bob Tombari Category:1946 births Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Category:Muskegon Mohawks players Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Category:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players

Euphaedra controversa Euphaedra controversa, the controversial Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests. References Category:Butterflies described in 1997 controversa

Rail Motor Society The Rail Motor Society, based at Paterson, New South Wales, is a privately owned collection of preserved self-propelled railway vehicles and equipment from the former New South Wales Government Railways. The items in its collection date from 1923 through to 1972. Status The Society was established in 1984 as a community based not-for-profit organisation and is registered with Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) as a charity. The Society's primary aim is to collect, preserve and operate a representative fleet of New South Wales Government Railways rail motors. The Society's sole focus was to be on self-propelled or diesel multiple unit rolling stock, a principle that it still adheres to today. The Society is accredited as a rail transport operator in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR). History The Society's origins stem from the Newcastle Branch of the Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW Division) where a small band of enthusiastic members proposed a local organisation to preserve and operate some of the CPH rail motors that were planned for withdrawal at the end of 1983 by the State Rail Authority (SRA). The nucleus of the Society was established in 1984 with the support of four established heritage organisations – the NSW Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society, the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, the Zig Zag Railway and the Sydney Tramway Museum. Each of these organisations purchased rail motors when they were offered for sale by the SRA and these were pooled to form the nucleus of the Society's fleet. A site for its base was identified in the old goods yard opposite Paterson Railway Station and a lease was negotiated for its use. The first rolling stock items were delivered to Paterson from Sydney on New Year's Eve of 1984. The Rail Motor Society is run entirely by volunteers and funds its day-to-day activities, restorations and construction programs from the proceeds of its heritage train operations and donations from the public. The Society's collection is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register and contains CPH 3 the oldest surviving rail motor in NSW and the only operating 400 Class rail motor. The 620/720 class rail cars NPF 621 and NTC 721 are part of RailCorp's core heritage fleet and are managed on behalf of Transport Heritage NSW by the Society under a custody arrangement. This set was originally built in 1961 to replace steam hauled suburban services in the Newcastle area and spent its entire working life based in Newcastle. In August 1986, HPC 402 was leased back to the State Rail Authority and after an overhaul used as a radio system test unit operating across NSW. Initially leased for six months, it would not be until July 2000 that it returned to the Society after travelling some 200,000 km. It has continued to see regular main line use, often being hired by rail network owners for radio testing and for infrastructure and executive inspections. Since 2000, it has performed numerous rounds of these operational activities. Recent operations include testing interfaces for Sydney Trains Digital Train Radio System (DTRS), ARTC executive inspections and in 2013 route training for the newly standardised North East main line and the Benalla to Oaklands line. In October 1986 CPH 1 was returned to traffic painted in post-war cream and green livery. It was joined by CPH 7 in January 1987 and together these have toured NSW and beyond extensively. In July 2011 they were joined by CPH 3. In 2018, the Society became the custodian of former NSW Government Railways (and 3801 Limited's) 73 Class shunting locomotive, 7344, under a management agreement with Transport Heritage NSW. Like 621/721, 7344 is part of the RailCorp heritage fleet. 7344 was delivered to Paterson on 28 December 2018. In Society service, 7344 will be returned to its original Indian Red colour scheme. 42-Foot Rail Motor Trailer CTC 51 is currently under restoration to operational service by the Society. Depot and Museum The Society's Depot and Museum is situated in the old Goods Yard adjacent to Paterson Railway Station. This one hectare site is located on the north-western side of the North Coast Railway Line, 213 kilometres north of Sydney and 20 kilometres north of Maitland. The site houses the Society's rail motor fleet, a large three-road storage shed, maintenance facilities and the old station Master's cottage. The cottage houses a small museum with a collection of railway memorabilia. Member facilities are provided in two carriages (TAM 502 and BR 1395) located on an isolated track segment. During 2017, the Depot facilities were expanded and improved with the construction of a 30-metre by 4-metre extension to the shed to create a weather-proof workshop. This work was funded by a NSW Heritage Grant. Heritage listing The Scoiety's own rolling stock collection – eleven of the current fourteen vehicles – was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 17 August 2001. The heritage-listed vehicles consist of 42-Foot Rail Motors CPH No.1, No.3, No.7, No.14 and No.19, 42-Foot Rail Motor Trailer CTC No.51, 400 Class HPC 402, 500 Class Rail Motor Trailer FT 501, 600 Class Rail Motors WFP 602, FPH 606 and 700 Class Rail Motor Trailer CT 707. Other units in the fleet, 620 Class 2-car diesel unit (621/721) and locomotive 7344, that are under operational management by the Society for Transport Heritage NSW, are also listed on the NSW State Heritage Register. Affiliations Other societies and organisations with which the Rail Motor Society is affiliated include:- Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW Division) Australian Railway Monument Canberra Railway Museum Cooma Monaro Railway East Coast Heritage Rail Finley Pioneer Railway Station Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre Historic Electric Traction Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway Lachlan Valley Railway Lithgow State Mine Railway Regional Heritage Transport Assoc – Junee Royal Australian Historical Society Tenterfield Railway Station Preservation Society Transport Heritage NSW Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Zig Zag Railway Rolling Stock References External links Official Website Category:1984 establishments in Australia Category:Railway museums in New South Wales Category:Tourist railways in New South Wales Category:Tourist attractions in New South Wales Category:New South Wales State Heritage Register

Khoo Teh Lynn Khoo Teh Lynn (born 1981) is a Singaporean fighter pilot with the Republic of Singapore Air Force. She was Singapore's first female fighter pilot and was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014. Biography Khoo began flying in 1998 as a teenager at Raffles Junior College, where she joined the school's extra-curricular Youth Flying Club. She earned a private pilot's licence in 2000, and joined the Republic of Singapore Air Force the same year. She completed a Basic Wings Course in Western Australia's Flying Training Institute and earned her fighter wings in 2003 in France before joining the RSAF fighter fleet as Singapore's first female fighter pilot. She was posted to the 143 Squadron, operating F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. She was involved in several overseas exercises including the 2006 Exercise Pitch Black, Exercise Wallaby and Exercise Cope Tiger. She was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007 and later joined the 145 Squadron based at Changi Air Base (East). She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2010 with a degree in international relations and history. Khoo was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014. She married an RSAF transport pilot in 2011, and their first child was born in 2014. References Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel Category:Female military aviators Category:Raffles Junior College alumni

Jean Daniélou Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou (; 14 May 1905 – 20 May 1974) was a French member of the Jesuit order and a Roman Catholic cardinal. He was also a theologian and historian and a member of the Académie française. Biography Early life and studies Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou was born on 14 May 1905 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He was the son of Charles Daniélou and Madeleine Clamorgan. His father was an anticlerical politician who served in the French government several times as a minister, while his mother was an educator and the founder of institutions for women's education. His brother Alain (1907–1994) was a noted Indologist and a renowned historian. Daniélou studied at La Sorbonne and passed his agrégation in grammar in 1927. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1929 and during his regency taught at a boys' school in Poitiers, from 1934 to 1936. He then studied theology at Fourvière in Lyon under Henri de Lubac, who introduced him to patristics and the Fathers of the Church. He was ordained a priest on 20 August 1938. Priesthood, episcopate and cardinalate During World War II, Daniélou served with the Air Force in 1939–1940. With the fall of France to Nazi Germany he was returned to civilian life and entered doctoral studies, completing in 1942 his thesis on the spiritual doctrine of St. Gregory of Nyssa. He was then appointed chaplain to the female section of the École Normale Supérieure, at Sèvres. He spent most of his time on research in patristics, and became one of the founders of the Sources Chrétiennes collection. In 1944 he was named Professor of Early Christian History at the Institut Catholique de Paris, later becoming dean there. Beginning in the 1950s he produced several historical studies which included The Bible and the Liturgy, The Lord of History, and From Shadows to Reality that furnished background for the development of Covenantal Theology. Thoroughly grounded in the Fathers of the church, who worked from Scripture, Daniélou generally avoided the neo-Thomistic terminology and approach and used a more relational vocabulary, emphasizing our self-gift in response to God's gift in Jesus Christ, with the gradual unveiling of the Trinitarian life in history. Pope John XXIII appointed Daniélou a peritus for the Second Vatican Council. In 1969 Pope Paul VI made him a cardinal, with the episcopal titular see of Taormina, and Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba. Similar to his theology professor Henri de Lubac he twice refused the cardinalate but accepted on the insistence of Paul VI. He was elected to the Académie française on 9 November 1972, to succeed Cardinal Eugène Tisserant. Death and legacy He died unexpectedly in 1974 in the home of a woman who was alleged to be a prostitute. The Society of Jesus, after an investigation, determined that Daniélou was bringing money to pay for the bail of the woman's husband. His brother defended him strongly, pointing out that he had always gone out of his way to serve those in most need. Bibliography A number of his works on the early Church abridged for a popular audience remain in print. French works, with English translations Platonisme et théologie mystique: doctrine spirituelle de saint Grégoire de Nysse, (Paris: Aubier, 1944) 'Les orientations preésentes de la pensée religieuse', Études 249, (1946), 5-21 Origène, Table ronde, Paris, 1948 [ET: Origen, trans Walter Mitchell, (New York: Sheed & Ward, 1955)] Sacramentum futuri; études sur les origines de la typologie biblique, (Paris: Beauchesne, 1950) Bible et liturgie, la théologie biblique des sacrements et des fêtes d'après les Pères de l'Église, Cerf, Paris, 1951 [ET: The Bible and the Liturgy, Liturgical Studies, 3 (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1956)] Les anges et leur mission, d'après les Pères de l'Église, Desclée, Paris, 1952 [ET: The Angels and their Mission: According to the Fathers of the Church, trans David Heimann, (1957)] Essai sur le mystère de l'histoire, (Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1953) Dieu et nous, Bernard Grasset, Paris, 1956. [ET: God and the Ways of Knowing, trans Walter Roberts, (1956; repr San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2033)] Les manuscrits de la Mer Morte et les origines du Christianisme, L'Orante, Paris, 1957 [ET: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Primitive Christianity, (Greenwood Publishing Group, 1979)] Histoire des doctrines chrétiennes avant Nicée, 3 vols, (Paris: Desclée, Éditions du Cerf, 1958-1978) Théologie du Judéo-Christianisme, Histoire des doctrines chrétiennes avant Nicée vol 1, (Tournai : Desclée, 1958) [ET: The theology of Jewish Christianity, trans and ed by John A Baker, (London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1964) Message évangélique et culture hellénistique aux IIe et IIIe siècles, Histoire des doctrines chrétiennes avant Nicée vol 2, (Tournai: Desclée, 1961) [ET: Gospel Message and Hellenistic Culture, ed and trans John Austin Baker, (London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1973)] Les origines du christianisme latin, Histoire des doctrines chrétiennes avant Nicée vol 3, (Paris: Cerf, 1978) [ET: The Origins of Latin Christianity, (Philadelphia: Westminister Press, 1977)] Philon d'Alexandrie, Fayard, Paris, 1958 Approches du Christ, (Paris: B. Grasset, 1960) [ET: Christ and Us, trans Walter Robert, (New York: Sheed & Ward, 1961)] Les Symboles chrétiens primitifs, Seuil, Paris, 1961 L'Église des premiers temps : Des origines à la fin du IIIe siècle, Seuil, Paris, 1963 (with Henri Marrou), Des origines a saint Grégoire le Grand, (Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1963) Les Évangiles de l'enfance, (Paris: Seuil, 1967) [ET: The infancy narratives, trans Rosemary Sheed, (London: Burns & Oates, 1968)] La Trinité et le mystère de l'existence, (Desclée de Brouwer, Paris, 1968) 'Saint Hilaire et son temps', in Hilaire de Poitiers: évêque et docteur; cinq conférences données à Poitiersà l'occasion du XVIe centenaire de sa mort (368-1968), (Paris: Études Augustiniennes, 1968) La Foi de toujours et l'homme d'aujourd'hui, (Paris: Beauchesne, 1969) La Résurrection, (Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1969) L'être et le temps chez Grégoire de Nysse, (Leiden: Brill, 1970) Other works Libretto for Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex: a Latin translation of Jean Cocteau's arrangement of Sophocles' original Oedipus Rex. Other English translations The Salvation of the Nations, trans Angeline Bouchard, (New York: Sheed and Ward, 1950) Advent, trans Rosemary Sheed, (1950) Holy Pagans of the Old Testament, trans Felix Faber, (London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1957) The Lord of History: Reflections on the Inner Meaning of History, trans Nigel Abercrombie, (1958; repr Cleveland, OH: Meridian, 1968) The Presence of God, trans Walter Roberts, (Baltimore, MD: Helicon, 1959) From Shadows to Reality: Studies in the Biblical Typology of the Fathers, trans Wulstan Hibberd, (London: Burns & Oates, 1960) The ministry of women in the early church, (Leighton Buzzard: Faith Press, 1961) The Advent of Salvation: A Comparative Study of Non-Christian Religions and Christianity, trans Rosemary Sheed, (New York: Paulist, 1962) The scandal of truth, trans WJ Kerrigan, (London: Burns & Oates, 1963) Primitive Christian symbols, trans Donald Attwater, (London: Burns & Oates, 1964) Prayer as a political problem, ed and trans JR Kirwan, (New York: Sheed and Ward, 1967) Dialogue with Israel, (Baltimore: Helicon, 1968) Myth and Mystery. (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1968) God's Life in Us, (Dimension Books, 1969) Historical Theology. Viking Press, 1970 Why the Church? Franciscan Press, 1975 Prayer: The Mission of the Church. (Grand Rapids, MI: WB Eerdmans, 1996) References External links 09 August 1973 Jean Daniélou meets A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada (Founder and Spiritual Master of the Hare Krishna Movement in Paris Jean Daniélou bio on IgnatiusInsight.com Jean Daniélou profile and books on Goodreads File on Cardinal Daniélou on the Académie française website Category:1905 births Category:1974 deaths Category:People from Neuilly-sur-Seine Category:Jesuit cardinals Category:University of Paris alumni Category:French military personnel of World War II Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops Category:French titular bishops Category:Jesuit archbishops Category:French cardinals Category:20th-century French Jesuits Category:Jesuit theologians Category:French historians of religion Category:Patristic scholars Category:20th-century French Catholic theologians Category:Participants in the Second Vatican Council Category:Cardinals created by Pope Paul VI Category:Members of the Académie française Category:20th-century historians

Town House (Springfield, Illinois) The Town House is a historic apartment building located at 718 S. 7th Street in Springfield, Illinois. The high-rise building is composed of an 11-story section and a 13-story section joined by a 14-story connector. Built in 1958, the International Style building was designed by Chicago architectural firm Shaw, Metz and Dolio. Springfield's Franklin Life Insurance Company underwrote the building; while it was originally intended to serve as employee housing, it quickly became a desirable residence for the general public as well. The building was the first high-rise luxury apartment complex in Springfield and was likely inspired by the earlier Hickox Apartments, a 1920s complex which set standards for luxury apartments in Springfield. It attempted to bring the more urban lifestyle of large Midwestern cities to comparatively smaller Springfield, and early residents boasted of their access to downtown and reduced housework. Shortly after its construction, however, the national trend of dispersed suburban homes made its way to Springfield; as a result, the Town House was the only luxury high-rise apartment ever built in the city. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 2005. References Category:Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Category:International style architecture in the United States Category:Residential buildings completed in 1958 Category:National Register of Historic Places in Springfield, Illinois Category:Buildings and structures in Springfield, Illinois Category:Skyscrapers in Illinois Category:Residential skyscrapers in Illinois

Vojka Vojka can refer to: Vojka, Slovakia, village in the Trebišov District, Slovakia Vojka nad Dunajom, village in the Dunajská Streda District, Slovakia Vojka, Serbia, village near Stara Pazova, Vojvodina, Serbia

Zellbach Zellbach is a small river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Innerste west of Clausthal-Zellerfeld. See also List of rivers of Lower Saxony Category:Rivers of Lower Saxony Category:Rivers of Germany

MP 73 The MP 73 is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on Paris's Métro system. The cars were delivered in 1974, when the RATP decided to convert Line 6 to rubber tyred pneumatic operation. The existing stock on Line 6 needed replacing at this time, and the line was converted to rubber tyred operation due to the lengthy open air viaduct sections of track, which generated much noise and vibration with older steel-wheeled rolling stock. The body design was based on the successful MF 67 stock. A total of 252 cars were built, six of which have subsequently been scrapped, leaving 246 cars. They were refurbished in 2000. Trains are formed into 5-car sets, and they continue to serve on Line 6. One MP 73 currently runs on Line 11 in a four-car formation. A single MP 73 has intermittently operated on Line 11 since 1976. A six-car MP 73 previously operated on Line 4 on an intermittent basis until 1999, when it was moved back to Line 6. In some cases, trailers of an MP 73 would be paired with trailers of an MP 59, creating a hybrid formation. This practice ended in 1999 when the MP 55 and many MP 59 stock were retired following the arrival of the MP 89. (from :fr:MP 73) The future of the MP 73 is currently unknown, but there is much speculation that they will be replaced with the MP 89CC stock from Line 4, as the latter is being prepped for automation. Santiago Metro has a forked version named NS 74. Also, the Mexico City Metro has another forked version named MP 82. External links TRUCK (bogie) MP 1973

Badgeville Badgeville, Inc. was a privately held technology company founded in 2010 with headquarters in Redwood City, California, and an additional office in New York. The firm provided software as a service (SaaS) for web sites to measure and influence user behavior using techniques such as gamification. Badgeville technology was acquired by CallidusCloud in 2016, which was in turn acquired by SAP in 2018. History The company was founded by Kris Duggan and Wedge Martin, and launched at TechCrunch Disrupt on September 27, 2010 . At that time, the company had raised less than $300k in angel funding. In November 2010, the firm raised a $2.5M Series A round led by El Dorado Ventures and Trinity Ventures. Badgeville subsequently raised a $12M Series B Round in July 2011, led by Norwest Venture Partners and El Dorado Ventures. In November 2011, Badgeville unveiled the Behavior Platform for Enterprise. They expanded their business beyond gamification to include enterprise employee management and community reputation systems. Social Fabric Social Fabric was a service launched by Badgeville in September 2011. It is designed to increase user engagement and loyalty. It was offered to clients as a SaaS to allow websites to include social networking elements. Social Fabric offers activity stream based on an algorithm that contextualizes it to the user's activities, interests, and friends. Social Fabric also provides notifications and alerts. References Further reading Mangalindan, JP (2011-07-13). "Startup Idols one year later: Badgeville gets funded". Fortune. Retrieved 2011-08-26. Arrington, M (2011-07-12). "Badgeville Raises $12 Million, Celebrates With An Infographic". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2011-08-26. Harris, R (2011-06-02). "Badgeville launches Dynamic Game Engine and Widget Studio". ZDNet. Retrieved 2011-08-26. External links Badgeville Social Fabric Category:Gaming organizations Category:Technology companies of the United States Category:2010 establishments in California Category:Gamification

List of Oval Office desks United States presidents have used six different desks in the Oval Office, their executive office. In addition to the Resolute desk, used by all U.S. presidents since 1993, other occupants of the office have used the Theodore Roosevelt desk, the Hoover desk, the Johnson desk, the Wilson desk, and the C&O desk. The first Oval Office was constructed in 1909, rebuilt after a 1929 fire, and demolished in 1933. The current Oval Office was completed in 1934. The Theodore Roosevelt desk has been used by seven presidents in the Oval Office, making it the longest-serving desk. Prior to that, it was used by Theodore Roosevelt in his non-oval executive office from 1903 to 1909. The C&O desk was used in the Oval Office for one four-year term, 1989–1993, making it the shortest-serving desk. The Oval Office The current oval-shaped Oval Office is the second iteration of this room and is the official office of the President of the United States. It is located in the West Wing of the White House complex. The Oval Office desk sits in front of the south wall which is composed of three large windows. President William Howard Taft constructed the first permanent West Wing to the White House, intending it to be the hub of his administration. Designed by Nathan C. Wyeth and completed in 1909, this wing included the first official Oval Office. On December 24, 1929, during President Herbert Hoover's administration, a fire severely damaged the West Wing. He reconstructed the part of the White House affected, including the Oval Office, reopening them later in his presidency. Dissatisfied with the size and layout of the West Wing, President Franklin D. Roosevelt engaged New York architect Eric Gugler to redesign it in 1933. Gugler's most visible addition was the expansion of the building eastward for a new Cabinet Room and Oval Office. The modern Oval Office was built at the West Wing's southeast corner, offering Roosevelt, who was physically disabled and used a wheelchair, more privacy and easier access to the residence. Roosevelt and Gugler devised a room architecturally grander than the previous two rooms, with more robust Georgian details. Rather than a chandelier or ceiling fixture, the room is illuminated by light bulbs hidden within the cornice that "wash" the ceiling in light. Construction of the modern Oval Office was completed in 1934. The desks Chronology Notes References Oval Office Desks Oval Office Desks Oval Office Desks Category:Individual pieces of furniture

List of To Love Ru chapters To Love Ru is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The series was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from April 24, 2006, to August 31, 2009. To Love Ru chronicles the everyday life of high-school student Rito Yuki after his encounter with the mysterious alien girl Lala Satalin Deviluke. The 162 chapters the manga were collected in 18 tankōbon volumes, published by Shueisha between November 2, 2006 and April 2, 2010. A continuation of the first series, titled To Love Ru Darkness, was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine from October 4, 2010 to March 4, 2017. Additionally, three bonus chapters were released in later 2017 issues of Jump Square with the first chapter released on 1 April 2017, the second chapter released on 1 May 2017, and the third chapter released on 4 November 2017. To Love Ru Darkness began monthly serialization in the October 2010 issue of Jump Square, with omake chapters being published in Jump SQ.19. The 77 chapters of the manga were collected in 18 tankōbon volumes, published by Shueisha between March 4, 2011 and April 4, 2017. __TOC__ Volume list To Love Ru To Love Ru Darkness References To Love-Ru Chapters

Halgerda azteca Halgerda azteca is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. Distribution This species was described from 3 specimens collected at Banc Aztèque, and Banc Jumeau east, Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia in depths of 230–367 m. References Category:Discodorididae Category:Gastropods described in 2000

Reinsberg Castle Reinsberg Castle is a castle in the village Reinsberg in Mittelsachsen district of Saxony. History and ownership The founder and builder of the castle is not known with certainty. However, the establishment of castle and village Reinsberg is probably due to a German nobleman named Reinhardt who had the castle built in order to protect an agricultural settlement. Already in 1197, the castle is recorded as the seat of a noble family when a member of the Reinsberg (Regensberg) family appears as a witness in a document. Their lordship did not endure for long, as they already lost major parts of their ancestral properties in the 14th century to the Schönberg family who acquired the remainder, together with the castle, in 1411. The castle remained a seat of the Schönberg family for more than 500 years. Part of the estate was a folwark in Krummenhennersdorf which was operated as a separate manor. In the GDR, Reinsberg castle was a holiday hostel for employees of Kombinat Schwarze Pumpe, afterwards it passed into private property and was used as a hotel until 1995. It stands currently (2016) empty. The park remains accessible to visitors on foot. A local initiative has formed to save the building from ruin. The adjacent bathing park has been the open-air swimming pool for Reinsberg since 1978. The hiking trail Grabentour passes in its immediate vicinity. Location The steep slope towards Bobritzsch river is a likely reason for the choice of the site for a castle-like fortification. The unprotected eastern side of the castle is defended by a moat which could only be crossed on a drawbridge. The castle was crowned by a substantial tower. References Category:Castles in Saxony

LoveSac Lovesac is an American furniture retailer, specializing in a patented modular furniture system called Sactionals. Sactionals consist of two combinable pieces, “Seats” and “Sides,” as well as custom-fit covers and associated accessories. Lovesac also sells Sacs, a beanbag filled with a proprietary foam mixture. History Lovesac was created in 1995 by Shawn D. Nelson, who used to hand-make the chairs and deliver them to other students at the University of Utah. In 2005, Nelson won Fox's Rebel Billionaire reality show. The company relocated from Salt Lake City to Stamford, Connecticut in 2006, as it raised private-equity capital in the area. Lovesac joined the Nasdaq stock exchange on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, trading under the symbol LOVE. In January 2006, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. They left Chapter 11 protection in August 2006. In 2012, Lovesac was named the fastest growing furniture company in the U.S. by Furniture Today magazine as well as recognized for being one of the top 100 furniture companies. According to founder Shawn David Nelson, Lovesac plans to move 75% of its production out of China by 2020, due to trade war tariffs. Currently, 40% of Lovesac's manufacturing is done out of Vietnam and Malaysia, which is free of the tariff levels. References External links Category:Furniture retailers of the United States Category:Retail companies established in 1995 Category:1995 establishments in Utah Category:Companies based in Stamford, Connecticut Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2006 Category:2018 initial public offerings Category:Companies listed on NASDAQ

Worshipful Company of Management Consultants The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It draws its memberships from practising management consultants and has close links to the Management Consultancies Association and the Institute of Management Consultancy. The Company's motto is 'Change through Wisdom'. It started as a guild in 1993 and became a company without livery in 1999. On 4 May 2004, the Court of Aldermen granted the company's petition to become the City's 105th Livery Company. The Company was presented with a royal charter by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, in May 2008. Between 1993 and 2004 the Company had worked to establish a record of achievement in the fields of education and charity whilst gaining the financial resources required for admission to the livery. The Livery Companies continue a long tradition of supporting, protecting and developing their trades and crafts, whilst acting in charitable ways within the wider community. They have also traditionally been 'clubs' in which colleagues assemble in fellowship and social intercourse. The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants continues these traditions by undertaking pro bono consultancy for charities including supporting the Centre for Charity Effectiveness (which it established in partnership with the Cass Business School of the City University in London) and forming close ties with the Sea Cadets. The Company is a member of the Financial Services Group of Livery Companies, the other 11 members of which are the Worshipful Companies of Chartered Accountants, Actuaries, Arbitrators, International Bankers, Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Insurers, Information Technologists, City of London Solicitors, Marketors, Tax Advisers, and World Traders. The Company has 200 liverymen (senior members) and some junior freemen who gather six or seven times a year for formal dinners and more frequently for informal social gatherings. The Company uses the Worshipful Company of Skinners' livery hall in Dowgate for events. A stained glass window designed by Stella Timmins to commemorate the Company was installed at the Guildhall in 2001 and was officially recognised by the Lord Mayor of London at a ceremony on 18 October 2001. The Company's Church is St James Garlickhythe. References External links The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants website Management Consultants Category:1999 establishments in England

Lawn, Texas Lawn is a town in Taylor County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 314. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Lawn is located at (32.135405, -99.748066). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 353 people, 137 households, and 100 families residing in the town. The population density was 625.5 people per square mile (243.4/km²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 287.1 per square mile (111.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.88% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.57% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.22% of the population. There were 137 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $28,281, and the median income for a family was $29,625. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,347. About 15.2% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. Education The town of Lawn is served by the Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Lawn has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps. References Famous People From Lawn Actors/Actresses Sunshine Parker - actor born June 10, 1927 - Died February 17, 1999 (Burbank California) Roles include Emmitt in Road House 1989, as well many Character roles in movie and Television. Real name, Lloyd Olen Parker . External links Google Street View Category:Towns in Taylor County, Texas Category:Towns in Texas Category:Abilene metropolitan area

Koluvu Srinivasa Koluvu Srinivasa is an idol of Lord Venkateswara in the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh. This silver idol that resembles the main deity represents the presiding officer for all activities and rituals in the temple. Koluvu Srinivasa is regarded as the guardian deity of the temple and presides over all its financial and economic affairs. The idol is also called as Bali Bera. The duties of the Bali Bera closely resemble that of the householder. He manages the finances and accounts, and his permission is sought before offering Bali to Nityasuris like Garuda, Hanuman and Vishvaksena on the Balipeetham. There is no recorded history of the deity leaving the innermost 16-pillared hall (Tirumamani Mantapam). There is no reference in the temple of when the idol was obtained, its identity or the start of rituals involving the idol. Daily Seva: Koluvu After the morning Thomala Seva or (Abhishekam (on Fridays), the accounts of the previous day is closed and submitted to the lord. This ritual is called Koluvu and is also called Durbar. Koluvu Srinivasa is brought to the Tirumamani mantapam (inside the sanctum sanctorum) and seated on a silver-plated chair with a canopy of gilt umbrella presented by the Maharajah of Mysore. This ritual is conducted in Ekantam, and only the priests and TTD officials are present. The following rituals are held: Mixture of fried gingelly seeds and jaggery is offered to the Lord. Texts from the Vedas, Vishnu Suktam and Tamil Divya Prabandhams are read. Then the Lord is requested to listen to the Panchangam (almanac) when the priest says, "PanchAngam AgamyatAm". Panchangam (day's calendar) is read to the Lord with the activities that will be undertaken for the day as well as activities of the next day. Details of festivals and observances in the Tirumala temple and those at the temples of Govindaraja Swami and Kodandarama Swami at Tirupati, Padmavathi Devi at Tiruchanur, Sri Kalahastiswara at Sri Kalahasti and several other nearby temples are read out. A TTD official then reads out the previous day's hundi collection details with the date, morning collection, afternoon collection and the loose change that was collected. These details do not include donations, Arjitham and other sources of income. At the end, it is declared that the total amount has been credited to Srivari's Bhandaram. Matradana: The archakas (priests) who recited the slokas and Prabandhams are awarded rice, ginger and rations. Yearly Seva: Pushpa Pallaki At the end of the financial year (falling in July), Anivara Asthanam is a procedure performed where yearly records are submitted to the Lord. Along with the previous year's accounts, insignia of office for all principal officers are submitted to the Lord and take them back to signify that the Lord finds them fit to hold their respective offices. New books are issued for recording financials of the next year. At the end of the event, thambulam is issued by the presiding priest to all principal officers signifying the Lord's pleasure with the temple officers. The above ritual is done in ekanta (private) and is not open to the public. After the ritual, the utsava murti with his consorts (Malayappa swami) are taken in a palanquin decorated with flowers; this ceremony is open to public. References Category:Tirumala Venkateswara Temple Category:Tirumala Idols

Enthentha Dooram Enthentha Dooram (Distant Dreams) is a 2013 Telugu film made by an NRI Venu Nakshatram. Plot The brilliant student, Dhananjay (Anji Babu), lives in utter poverty in a small village and completes intermediate level school (10+2 in other parts of India). He wants to continue his in the next level of higher education with support of Government assistance, but his wish is dashed when his father Muthaiah (Bhupal Reddy) cites their poor living conditions and poverty. Dhananjay mother Lachamma (Madhumani) sees that her vision of his continued educational success ended makes her helpless and distress. Before the exam results are announced, Muthaiah goes to Dora's home (village landlord played by G.S Hari). Muthaiah works in Dora's home. He sees Dora is so jubilant that his daughter having made the same educational achievement as Dhananjay with a mark of 76% that he wants to host friends at a party. Muthaiah is uneducated, unaware of his son's achievement, unknowingly spells out his son got 96% marks in the exam. The audience in the scene are puzzled by the news. Dora then complacates with Muthaiah asking him not to tell this to anyone because his daughter has got less marks then Dhananjaya. This comes as an utter shock to Muthaiah, who never in his dreams could imagine their 'class/caste' can ever over take or surpass a Dora's 'class/caste'. When Dora places his hands on Muthaiah's shoulder, he gets elated as if a god has simmered on him with blessings. Muthaiah then realizes that while Dora is boasting of his daughters achievement with a party to village, he could not even offord a normal day meal to his son despite of higher degree of achievement. The realization makes him firm on the decision to give up his alcohol and providing his son a support for higher education. External links Screening for movie Category:2013 films Category:2010s Telugu-language films Category:Indian films

Magnet.me Magnet.me is an online service that connects students and young professionals with employers. Over 250,000 students and over 4,500 graduate employers currently use the service. The Rotterdam based scaleup was founded in 2012 by Vincent Karremans, Freek Schouten, Hugo de Ruiter and Laurens van Nues. Concept and features Magnet.me is a typical two-sided marketplace with on one side students and young professionals, and on the other side employers. Using the platform is free for both sides. Students and young professionals create a profile with relevant information like study background, work experience, spoken languages, interest and other elements. Consequently, if they then meet the general criteria of an employer, they receive a connect suggestion, or if they meet the criteria of a job or internship, they instantly get pushed the opportunity. Employers can invite students from their own network to apply to jobs and internships and exchange messages via the platform. Competitive landscape Magnet.me has been referred to by one source as the “LinkedIn for students”. The difference between the two is that Magnet.me only focuses on the graduate recruitment market and is a student-to-employer network, whilst Linkedin is a peer-to-peer network. Direct competitors of Magnet.me are Graduateland and Wikijob. Awards and recognition First prize Flex Innovation Fund for most innovative business plan in the HR industry (2013) UK Department of International Trade Investment Award for best new entrant to the United Kingdom (2016) See also Graduate recruitment Employment website References Category:Employment websites Category:Projects established in 2012 Category:Graduate recruitment

Webmail Webmail (or web-based email) is any email client implemented as a web application running on a web server. Examples of webmail software are Roundcube and SquirrelMail. Examples of webmail providers are AOL Mail, Gmail, Outlook.com/Hotmail.com, Rackspace Email, Yahoo! Mail and IceWarp Mail Server. Many webmail providers also offer email access by a desktop email client using standard email protocols, while many internet service providers provide a webmail client as part of the email service included in their internet service package. As with any web application, webmail's main advantage over the use of a desktop email client is the ability to send and receive email anywhere from a web browser. Its main disadvantage is the need to be connected to the Internet while using it. History Early implementations The first Web Mail implementation was developed at CERN in 1993 by Phillip Hallam-Baker as a test of the HTTP protocol stack, but was not developed further. In the next two years however, several people produced working webmail applications. In Europe, there were three implementations, Søren Vejrum's "WWW Mail", Luca Manunza's "WebMail", and Remy Wetzels' "WebMail". Søren Vejrum's "WWW Mail" was written when he was studying and working at the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, and was released on February 28, 1995. Luca Manunza's "WebMail" was written while he was working at CRS4 in Sardinia, with the first source release on March 30, 1995. Remy Wetzels' "WebMail" was written while he was studying at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands for the DSE and was released early January, 1995. In the United States, Matt Mankins wrote "Webex", and Bill Fitler, while at Lotus cc:Mail, began working on an implementation which he demonstrated publicly at Lotusphere on January 24, 1995. Matt Mankins, under the supervision of Dr. Burt Rosenberg at the University of Miami, released his "Webex" application source code in a post to comp.mail.misc on August 8, 1995, although it had been in use as the primary email application at the School of Architecture where Mankins worked for some months prior. Bill Fitler's webmail implementation was further developed as a commercial product, which Lotus announced and released in the fall of 1995 as cc:Mail for the World Wide Web 1.0; thereby providing an alternative means of accessing a cc:Mail message store (the usual means being a cc:Mail desktop application that operated either via dialup or within the confines of a local area network). Early commercialization of webmail was also achieved when "Webex" began to be sold by Mankins' company, DotShop, Inc., at the end of 1995. Within DotShop, "Webex" changed its name to "EMUmail"; which would be sold to companies like UPS and Rackspace until its sale to Accurev in 2001. EMUmail was one of the first applications to feature a free version that included embedded advertising, as well as a licensed version that did not. Hotmail and Four11's RocketMail both launched in 1996 as free services and immediately became very popular. Widespread deployment As the 1990s progressed, and into the 2000s, it became more common for the general public to have access to webmail because: many Internet service providers (such as EarthLink) and web hosting providers (such as Verio) began bundling webmail into their service offerings (often in parallel with POP/SMTP services); many other enterprises (such as universities and large corporations) also started offering webmail as a way for their user communities to access their email (either locally managed or outsourced); webmail service providers (such as Hotmail and RocketMail) emerged in 1996 as a free service to the general public, and rapidly gained in popularity. In some cases, webmail application software is developed in-house by the organizations running and managing the application, and in some cases it is obtained from software companies that develop and sell such applications, usually as part of an integrated mail server package (an early example being Netscape Messaging Server). The market for webmail application software has continued into the 2010s. Rendering and compatibility Email users may find the use of both a webmail client and a desktop client using the POP3 protocol presents some difficulties. For example, email messages that are downloaded by the desktop client and are removed from the server will no longer be available on the webmail client. The user is limited to previewing messages using the web client before they are downloaded by the desktop email client. However, one may choose to leave the emails on the server, in which case this problem does not occur. The use of both a webmail client and a desktop client using the IMAP4 protocol allows the contents of the mailbox to be consistently displayed in both the webmail and desktop clients and any action the user performs on messages in one interface will be reflected when email is accessed via the other interface. There are significant differences in rendering capabilities for many popular webmail services such as Gmail, Outlook.com and Yahoo! Mail. Due to the varying treatment of HTML tags, such as <style> and <head>, as well as CSS rendering inconsistencies, email marketing companies rely on older web development techniques to send cross-platform mail. This usually means a greater reliance on tables and inline stylesheets. Microsoft Windows applications by default create email messages via MAPI. Several vendors produce tools to provide a MAPI interface to webmail. Privacy concerns Although emails stored unencrypted on any service provider's servers can be read by that service provider, specific concerns have been raised regarding webmail services that automatically analyze the contents of users' emails for the purpose of targeted advertising. At least two such services, Gmail and Yahoo! Mail, give users the option to opt out of targeted advertising. Webmail that is accessed over unsecured HTTP may be readable by a third party who has access to the data transmission, such as over an unsecured Wi-Fi connection. This may be avoided by connecting to the webmail service via HTTPS, which encrypts the connection. Gmail has supported HTTPS since launch and in 2014 began requiring it for all webmail connections. Yahoo! Mail added the option to connect over HTTPS in 2013 and made HTTPS required in 2014. See also Comparison of email clients Comparison of mail servers Comparison of webmail providers Email hosting service L- or letter mail, email letter and letter email References External links email Category:Email clients

Federico Domínguez Federico Domínguez is the name of two footballers: Federico Domínguez (footballer, born 1976), defender for Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield Federico Domínguez (footballer, born 1991), midfielder for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC

Terje (name) Terje is a masculine given name of Scandinavian, form of Torgeir. In Estonia, it is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name Terje Aa (born 1961), Norwegian bridge player Terje Aasland (born 1965), Norwegian politician Dag Terje Andersen (born 1957), Norwegian politician Terje Andersen (born 1952), Norwegian speed skater and president of the Norwegian Skating Association Terje Baalsrud (1914–2003), Norwegian newspaper editor Terje Bakken (1978–2004), Norwegian black metal vocalist Olav Terje Bergo (born 1946), Norwegian journalist Terje Bergstad (1938–2014), Norwegian painter and printmaker Terje Bjørklund (born 1945), Norwegian pianist and composer Terje Bratberg (born 1955), Norwegian historian and encyclopedist Terje Breivik (born 1965), Norwegian politician and entrepreneur Terje Brofos (aka Hariton Pushwagner; 1940–2018), Norwegian artist Terje Dahl (1935–2017), Norwegian jockey and horse trainer Terje Dragseth (born 1955), Norwegian poet, author and film director Terje Fjærn (1942–2016), Norwegian musician, orchestra leader and musical conductor Terje Formoe (born 1949), Norwegian singer, songwriter, actor, playwright and author Terje Gewelt (born 1960), Norwegian upright-bassist Terje Granerud (born 1951), Norwegian politician Terje Grøstad (1925–2011), Norwegian painter and illustrator Terje Gulbrandsen (1944–2015), Norwegian footballer Terje Moe Gustavsen (born 1954), Norwegian politician Terje Håkonsen (born 1974), Norwegian snowboarder Terje Halleland (born 1966), Norwegian politician Terje Hals (1937–2010), Norwegian jurist and police chief Terje Hanssen (born 1948), Norwegian biathlete Terje Hartviksen (born 1950), Norwegian actor and theater director Terje Hauge (born 1965), Norwegian football referee Terje Haugland (born 1944), Norwegian long jumper Terje Høilund, Norwegian handball player Terje Holtet Larsen (born 1963), Norwegian journalist, novelist and writer Terje Høsøien (born 1974), Norwegian footballer Terje Isungset (born 1964), Norwegian drummer and composer Terje Joelsen (born 1968), Norwegian footballer Terje Johansen (born 1941), Norwegian politician Terje Johanssen (1942–2005), Norwegian poet Rolf Terje Klungland (born 1963), Norwegian politician Terje Kojedal (born 1957), Norwegian footballer Terje Knudsen (born 1942), Norwegian politician Terje Krokstad (born 1956), Norwegian biathlete Terje Langli (born 1965), Norwegian cross-country skier Terje Leonardsen (born 1976), Norwegian footballer Terje Liverød (born 1955), Norwegian footballer and agent Leif Terje Løddesøl (born 1935), Norwegian businessman Terje Lømo (born 1935), Norwegian physiologist Terje Mærli (born 1940), Norwegian playwright and theater director Terje Meyer (born 1942), Norwegian industrial designer Terje Mikkelsen (born 1957), Norwegian conductor Terje Moe (1933–2009), Norwegian architect Terje Moe (1943–2004), Norwegian painter Terje Moland Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian police officer and politician Terje Ness (born 1968), Norwegian chef Terje Nilsen (born 1951), Norwegian singer and songwriter Terje Nordberg (born 1949), Norwegian comics artist, comics writer, magazine editor and painter Terje Nyberget (born 1953), Norwegian military officer and politician Terje Olsen (born 1950), Norwegian footballer Terje Olsen (born 1951), Norwegian politician Terje Olsen (Todd Terje; born 1961), Norwegian DJ Terje Olsen (born 1970), Norwegian footballer Terje Ottar (born 1945), Norwegian politician Jon Terje Øverland (born 1944), Norwegian alpine skier Terje Pedersen (born 1943), Norwegian javelin thrower Terje Pennie (born 1960), Estonian actress Terje Riis-Johansen (born 1968), Norwegian politician Terje Rød-Larsen (born 1947), Norwegian diplomat, politician and sociologist Terje Rollem (1915–1993), Norwegian military officer and member of the Norwegian Resistance Terje Rypdal (born 1947), Norwegian guitarist and composer Terje Sagvolden (1945–2011), Norwegian behavioral neuroscientist Terje Sandkjær (born 1944), Norwegian politician Terje Vik Schei (aka Tchort; b. 1974), Norwegian black metal musician Terje Skarsfjord (1942–2018), Norwegian footballer and manager Terje Skjeldestad (born 1978), Norwegian footballer Terje Sølsnes (born 1945), Norwegian television presenter Terje Søviknes (born 1969), Norwegian politician Terje Steen (born 1944), Norwegian ice hockey player Terje Stigen (1922–2010), Norwegian author Terje Svabø (born 1952), Norwegian journalist Terje Thoen (1944–2008), Norwegian ice hockey player Terje Thorslund (born 1945), Norwegian javelin thrower Terje Tønnesen (born 1955), Norwegian violinist Terje Totland (born 1957), Norwegian high jumper Terje Tvedt (born 1951), Norwegian academic, author and filmmaker Terje Tysland (born 1951), Norwegian singer, songwriter and musician Terje Vareberg (born 1948), Norwegian economist and business executive Terje Venaas (born 1947), Norwegian jazz musician Terje Wesche (born 1947), Norwegian sprint canoer Terje Winterstø Røthing (born 1977), Norwegian guitarist Terje Wold (1899–1972), Norwegian judge and politician Fictional characters Terje Vigen, an 1862 poem written by Henrik Ibsen Terje Vigen, a 1917 Swedish film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a poem of the same title Category:Norwegian masculine given names Category:Estonian feminine given names

Frank Walker (lumberman) Frank Walker (March 29, 1843 – August 26, 1916) was a lumberman, a contractor, a builder, a city official and an inventor in the Pacific Coast of the United States and British Columbia at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Personal Walker was born on March 29, 1843, in Ancaster, Ontario, or in Kincardine, Ontario, the son of Canadians Francis Walker and Elizabeth Hudson. Walker was married twice: His first wife, Delia, died at their home, 129 South Olive Street, on September 28, 1891. He married again, to Sarah Gibson of Texas, who died on October 1, 1910. He had one child, Frank Harvey. Walker died at home on August 26, 1916. Vocation At age 21 Walker moved to Eureka, California, where was in lumbering, and later he was a miner in British Columbia, Idaho and Nevada. He began building and contracting in San Francisco about 1870, specializing in mills for mining companies in both the United States and Mexico. He then moved to Santa Barbara, "where he erected some of the first brick blocks in that town." He also erected the Odd Fellows Hall there, as well as the Sterns Building and private residences. He built the first street railway in Santa Barbara, running from the wharf to the Arlington Hotel. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1897, Walker built the first street railroad in Pasadena and "had the first large contract of paving in Los Angeles. He also worked on a street railway in Los Angeles. He built the courthouse and the waterworks in Tombstone, Arizona. He was an inventor, and he patented several devices, including a solar heater, which was "used extensively in Southern California." Social activities and politics Walker was a member of the Elks Lodge, the Pioneers of Los Angeles, the Masonic Lodge and the Jonathan Club. He was a Presbyterian, and in politics he was a Republican until 1895 and then became a Democrat, running unsuccessfully for city assessor in 1898. He was elected as a Democrat to the Los Angeles City Council in 1900. He served one term. During that time, he "is said to have been instrumental in preventing the Street Railway Corporation from getting the celebrated freight-carrying franchise, which would have allowed freight cars to run on some of the principal streets of the city." Walker declined to run for reelection to the council but instead announced himself as a Democratic candidate for mayor in 1902; he withdrew from that race in favor of Le Grand Parker. Meredith P. Snyder was nominated and was elected. References Category:1843 births Category:1916 deaths Category:Businesspeople from Ontario Category:Los Angeles City Council members Category:19th-century American politicians Category:Canadian emigrants to the United States

1941 Volta a Catalunya The 1941 Volta a Catalunya was the 21st edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 6 to 12 September 1941. The race started and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by Antonio Andrés. Route and stages General classification References 1941 Volta Category:1941 in Spanish road cycling Category:September 1941 sports events

Rupert R. Beetham Rupert Rennison Beetham (August 29, 1877 – May 5, 1933) was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1921–1922. Mr. Beetham was born in Greensburg, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was educated at the Canton High School, Scio College and the Ohio State University School of Law. He lettered in Football at Ohio State in for the 1899 team with a record of 9–0–1. Mr. Beetham was a lawyer, farmer, and teacher. He belonged to the Free Masons and the Knights of Pythias. He was a member of the School board of Cadiz Schools starting in 1904, and served as postmaster of Cadiz, Ohio from 1906–1914. He was married and lived in Cadiz. He was a Methodist. He died at a Columbus hospital of complications of arteriosclerosis in 1933. He had been in declining health for several years. He was 55. He had previously been the prohibition director in the administration of governor Myers Y. Cooper. His funeral was held May 7, 1933 in Cadiz. Footnotes References Category:People from Cadiz, Ohio Category:Ohio Republicans Category:Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives Category:Ohio lawyers Category:Ohio State University alumni Category:People from Trumbull County, Ohio Category:American postmasters Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players Category:1877 births Category:1933 deaths Category:Ohio State University Moritz College of Law alumni

Michael De Angelis Michael De Angelis (born 27 January 1966) is an Italian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1992 Winter Olympics, the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics. References Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Italian ice hockey players Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Italy Category:Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Category:Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario Category:Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Category:Asiago Hockey 1935 players Category:Tacoma Sabercats players Category:Phoenix Mustangs players

Benjamin Tasker Sr. Benjamin Tasker Sr. (1690 – June 19, 1768) was the 21st Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1752 to 1753. He also occupied a number of other significant colonial offices, including, on various occasions, being elected Mayor of Annapolis. Career Tasker became a naval officer at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1719 and served until 1742. He also served in the municipal and provincial government as: member and president of the Governor's Council, 1722–1768; member of the Lower House of the Maryland Legislature, 1715–1717, 1720–1722; member of the Upper House, 1722–1766, 1768; President of the Upper House, 1734–1766, 1768; Annapolis alderman, 1720, 1754–1766; Mayor of Annapolis, 1721–1722, 1726–1727, 1747–1748, 1750–1753, 1756–1757; President of the Council in 1752; acting governor of Maryland, 1753. In 1731, Tasker was one of the founders of the Baltimore Ironworks Company. In 1740, Governor Samuel Ogle was dispatched to England following England's declaration of war against Spain. He left Tasker with his power of attorney and in addition "the task of supervising the construction of a new house at Belair." Family Tasker married Ann Bladen, daughter of William Bladen Attorney-General of Maryland, in 1711. They had ten children. William Tasker (1713-1715) Bladen Tasker (1719-1721) Benjamin Tasker Jr. (1720–1760), slave trader. Bladen Tasker (1722-1723). Anne Tasker (1728–1817), married the much older Gov. Samuel Ogle (1694–1752). Rebecca Tasker(1724–1797) married Daniel Dulany the Younger in 1749. Elizabeth Tasker (1726–1789) married Christopher Lowndes (1713–1785), merchant of Bladensburg, Maryland in 1747. and slave trading partner of Benjamin Tasker Jr. Bladen Tasker (1730-1731). Frances Ann Tasker (1738–1787), married the wealthy planter Robert Carter (of Nominy, Westmoreland County, Virginia) at the age of sixteen, in 1754. Death and legacy On his death in 1768, Benjamin Tasker was buried in St. Anne's Churchyard in Annapolis. His tombstone reads: Legacy Benjamin Tasker Middle School, in Bowie, Maryland, is named after him. See also Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland) References Johnston, James H., From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African Family (May 2012) Retrieved August 2012. Warfield, J. D. The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A Genealogical and Biographical Review from Wills, Deeds and Church Records Retrieved August 2012 Notes Category:1690 births Category:1768 deaths Category:Colonial Governors of Maryland Category:Mayors of Annapolis, Maryland Category:Colonial politicians from Maryland

Kitty Party (film) Kitty Party (Hindi:किट्टी पार्टी) is a 2019 Indian comedy film directed by Nav Bajwa. The film stars Kainaat Arora and Gurpreet Ghuggi in lead. Cast Nav Bajwa as Sunny Gurpreet Ghuggi as Cheema Saab Kainaat Arora as Jasmin Kaur Jaswinder Bhalla as Gurjeet Singh Bhalla Upasna Singh as Kulwant Kaur Rana Ranbir as Kuku Pardhan Plot Kitty Party tells the story about a group of middle class housewives in Chandigarh who form a kitty, and end up developing an unexpected friendship. Synopsis This is a story of 5 middle class housewives who live their life in aregular way. They start up their day from cooking handling their kids, sending their husbands to work, going for yoga classes, ect. But all 5 women are best friends and they all enjoy their day with each other. Once in a week they all have kitty party where they play tombola and put committee in which they all put some money and any one of them can take the total amount. But the change comes when one of them put a picture on Facebook. She was approached by a women staying in goa. She told them to put 5 lacs each in committee and in return they will get 10 lacs in 30 days. All the women agreed on that but after 1 month they cannot find her then they all decided to go to Goa to find her and to get their money back.Will they get their money back? What will be the desi plan they will follow? What will they say to their husbands to go out of station? Every scene will be related to all Punjabi ladies all over the world. Every lady represent different Punjabi language of different parts of Punjab they all will have different characters which will create a lot of comedy. References External links Kitty Party (2019) at Times Of India

Jeffery Boulevard Jeffery Boulevard, called Jeffery Avenue from its south end to 95th Street and Jeffery Drive from 67th Street to its north end, is a north-south street on the South Side of Chicago. It runs from Van Vlissingen Road to Marquette Drive and Lake Shore Drive (U.S. Route 41) in Chicago. On its route, it intersects 95th Street (U.S. Routes 12 and 20). It also has an onramp onto the eastbound Chicago Skyway (Interstate 90) via Anthony Avenue. Just under a half-mile from its south end at Van Vlissingen Road, Jeffery Avenue as it is then called intersects 95th Street. Just south of 84th Street, it can be used to access the eastbound Chicago Skyway via Anthony Avenue. Continuing north, the road intersects 67th Street and enters Jackson Park. It also changes names from Jeffery Boulevard to Jeffery Drive here. One eighth of a mile further north, it ends at Marquette Drive. The road continues north as Lake Shore Drive, also carrying U.S. Route 41. U.S. Route 41 also goes east on Marquette Drive. Major intersections References Category:Streets in Chicago

Kaddouri Kaddouri () and many other transliterations is a surname. It may refer to: Omer Kaddouri, CEO of Rotana Hotels Badr El Kaddouri, Moroccan footballer Majid Khadduri, Iraqi academic Omar El Kaddouri, Belgian footballer Yitzhak Kaduri (died 2006), Mizrahi Haredi rabbi and kabbalist Kadoorie family Elie Kedourie (1926–1992), British historian Ellis Kadoorie (1865–1922), philanthropist Elly Kadoorie (1867–1944), philanthropist Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie (1899–1993), famous industrialist, hotelier Michael Kadoorie Horace Kadoorie Category:Arabic-language surnames

Dark Angel (Andrews novel) Dark Angel is a book written by V. C. Andrews in 1986. It is the second book in the Casteel Series. Summary After the events of Heaven (the first book in The Casteel Series), Heaven Casteel finds herself in the care and custody of her grandparents, the wealthy Tony and Jillian Tatterton, who live at Farthinggale Manor. Heaven dreams of a wonderful new life - of new friends, a good school, beautiful clothes and, most importantly, love. She wishes to make her family name respectable, find her brothers and sisters, and have a family once again. Conflict with her newfound grandparents soon arises, however. Her grandmother Jillian is vain and selfish, while her step-grandfather, Tony, veers from being dignified and generous to being controlling and domineering. The only person Heaven can talk to is Tony's brother, Troy, who suffers from depression. While Heaven is given everything she wants, fine clothes, a fine education and the support to go to college, she is still unhappy due to the stipulation that Tony has made: if Heaven sees her family again, Tony will stop all support to her. Heaven does not try to see Tom and Fanny, but she does continue to write them letters, and continues her efforts to find Jane and Keith. After a time, Troy and Heaven fall in love, become lovers, and plan to marry. Tony is thrilled, but Jillian is troubled. Heaven decides to see her family and lies to Tony about going to New York City. Heaven arrives in Washington D.C. and finds Jane and Keith living happily with their adoptive parents—they are upset to see Heaven and tell her to go away, which breaks Heaven's heart. Fanny is living in a boarding home in Nashville, Tennessee and is poor and may be prostituting herself. Fanny reveals that she was forced to give her baby, named Darcy, to Reverend Wayland Wise, the baby's father. To keep her quiet, Wayland and his wife gave her some money to leave town and to never return. Fanny reveals that she longs to have Darcy back and Darcy is all she can think about. Fanny threatens to tell Tony and Jillian that Luke was cruel and unfaithful to Leigh, and that Leigh lived in squalor and poverty with him, unless Heaven gets Darcy back for her. Tom, on the other hand, is living happily with Luke and Luke's young wife, Stacie, and helping at the circus now owned by Luke. Tom tells Heaven that Luke has turned his life around, and he and Stacy have a new baby boy named Drake. When Heaven arrives in West Virginia, she encounters her first love, Logan. Logan is still angry and hurt over the revelation of her sexual relationship with her adoptive father, Cal (from the previous book), but at the same time he seems to still care about her. Heaven pays a visit to Rev. Wise and attempts to buy Darcy back for Fanny. Heaven realizes that she is a lot more like Luke than she ever admitted. Rev. Wise and his wife beg her to not take Darcy from them, and the reverend tells Heaven that she knows that Darcy will be better off if Fanny is not in her life. Heaven reluctantly agrees, and hurt and heartbroken, returns to the family cabin. A huge storm comes through, and Heaven becomes sick, with Logan nursing her back to health. It is a few weeks before she can return to Boston. She does speak to Fanny again and tells her she could not get Darcy back from the reverend and his wife. Fanny says she really didn't think they would give Darcy up and thanks her for trying. Heaven returns to Boston to learn that Troy is sick, partly due to thinking Heaven abandoned him. However, shortly after seeing him, she goes to Tony and they have a discussion where he tries to persuade Heaven to break her relationship with Troy (even going so far as to bribe her with money). Heaven refuses to leave Troy, which forces Tony to reveal his shameful past: He believes she is not Luke's daughter but his, as he raped her mother (though Tony says Leigh willingly continued the relationship after that). Heaven had lied to Tony and Jillian about her age when she first arrived, saying she was a year younger than she actually was (she did not want them to know that Leigh married Luke the day she met him and got pregnant right away). But Tony realizes with the new date of Heaven's birth that Leigh must have been pregnant when she ran away. And if Tony is Heaven's father, then Troy is Heaven's uncle. Heaven still declares her love for Troy and intends to be with him, but Troy flees the Tatterton estate after Jillian reveals the truth to him. He leaves Heaven a note explaining this, and tells Heaven to confront Jillian about what really happened to Leigh. Heaven does confront Jillian about Tony and Leigh, and continues to throw the truth in Jillian's face as Jillian gets more and more upset. Jillian eventually loses her sanity. Despite the revelation of who her father is and the loss of Troy, Heaven remains with the Tattertons. Heaven attends college and graduates. Tony invites Keith and Jane to her graduation party, and they embrace her. They both explain that the sight of Heaven brought back the memories of their poor, difficult life in the Willes, and they were afraid she was coming to take them back there. They miss her, but they did not want to leave their beloved parents for anything. Heaven is ecstatic to have them back as a part of her life. After some traveling, when Heaven returns to Boston, she is told by a distraught Tony that Troy died as the result of a horse riding accident at the ocean while she was away. She moves to Winnerrow and lives in the newly renovated cabin of her youth. She becomes a respected teacher, and bleaches her black hair to resemble the silvery blond of her mother. When she receives an invitation to the circus owned by Luke Casteel, she decides that it is finally time to go see him. Wanting to have him realize his beloved Leigh is alive in her, she dresses in the dress Leigh was wearing when she first met Luke (given to her by her grandmother, Luke's mother, when she was young, along with the doll made to look like Leigh). But when Luke sees Heaven, she looks so much like her mother that he thinks she really is Leigh. He is completely distracted and a tiger he was guarding gets loose. Tom rushes in to save the animal trainer but Tom is mauled to death, and Luke is badly injured. Heaven is devastated by the death of Tom. She visits Luke in his hospital bed and tells him that she is sorry for everything that went wrong between them but flees before he can reply. Logan is there for her in the dark days after Tom's death and they become close again. Months after Tom's death, Heaven's grandfather dies. Luke lets Heaven know that she will always be welcome with his family. Heaven and Logan make plans to marry, but first Heaven feels they must go to Boston and see her real father Tony. Adaptation On August 3, 2019, Lifetime did an adaptation of Dark Angel that stars Annalise Basso, Jason Priestley, Jason Cermak, Matreya Scarrwener, James Rittinger, Jessica Clement, Chris William Martin, and Kelly Rutherford. A "special edition" of the film aired on August 10, 2019 that featured behind the scenes interviews with Basso, Priestley, and Cermak. References External links The Complete V. C. Andrews Category:1986 American novels Category:Novels by V. C. Andrews

Swim Miami Swim Miami is an open-water swimming event held annually in south Florida. The most recent event took place on May 7, 2017. Today the event is owned and operated by the H2O’s Foundation, a foundation dedicated to eradicating drowning in south Florida. The swim also helps to develop open-water swimming as an Olympic-style sport in Florida. History The original Swim Miami began in 1989 by Jimmy Woodman, founder of Active.com, in conjunction with Florida Sports Magazine and continued successfully through 1998. In 2005, Miami Sports International, a subsidiary of Swim Gym Aquatics, led by four-year University of Florida swimming captain Jonathan Strauss, then restored the event and adapted it to the future of open water swimming. The original idea and concepts for Swim Miami came about due to a demand to bring open-water swimming to the forefront of aquatic sports with intentions of developing it into an Olympic sport. It was also created as a way for swimmers to give back to the sport that was able to give them a life of health and fitness. Swim Miami’s growth and popularity can largely be accredited to its focus on Olympic-style swimming and its elite swim field. Past Olympians and professionals to swim in the event have included Gary Hall, Jr., Milorad Čavić, George Bovell, Ricardo Monasterio, Anthony Ervin, Ed Moses, Nathan Adrian, Robert Strauss, and Tiffany Cohen. Current day Swim Miami takes place in April annually. Originally staged at the Miami Rowing Club in Key Biscayne, FL, the event moved to the Miami Yacht Club on Watson Island (Miami) in 2011. Swim Miami currently consists of four swims: a ten-kilometer swim, a five-kilometer swim, the Miami Mile, and an eight-hundred meter swim. In 2017, the event returned to its original location at the Miami Rowing Club. Once restored, Swim Miami was first sponsored by the brand Speedo in 2005 and 2006. Sponsorship has since switched to the Nike Swim brand, licensed and owned by Perry Ellis International. Due to strong popular branding of both the swim and its location, the event is well patronized by the general public, attracting upwards of 2,000 combined participants and spectators in the four race categories. The success of the Swim Miami race led organizers to create two additional events for the South Florida area, Swim Miami Beach and Swim Fort Lauderdale Beach. References Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1989 Category:Sports in Miami Miami Category:Open water swimming Category:1989 establishments in Florida

Cordeliers Cloister (Saint-Emilion) The Cordeliers cloister is situated in France, at the heart of the medieval town of Saint-Emilion in the Gironde area. It is one of the town’s most emblematic and picturesque sites, containing a monolithic church. A listed Historical Monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it also has underground cellars where sparkling wines are produced. History of the Cordeliers cloister The Cordeliers before their arrival at the cloister The cloister gets its name from its first ever occupants, the Cordeliers, Franciscan friars who followed the precepts established by St. Francis of Assisi in 1210. The name was given to them by Jean de Beauffort during the Seventh Crusade on account of their traditional dress of a large brown or grey course cloak fastened with a cord belt. Before occupying the current cloister the Cordeliers monks most probably lived in a place called ‘Les Menuts’ outside the town walls. Until the development of mechanical cultivation, remnants of the old Cordeliers church could still be seen in the area now occupied by Clos des Menuts. The word ‘menut’ in Gascon means ‘small’ or ‘detail’, and was also the nickname given to the Cordeliers during this period. The 14th century: the construction of the cloister In the 14th century numerous battles between the Kings of France and the Dukes of Aquitaine brought unrest to the region. The monastery was pillaged in 1337 during clashes between the Lords of Guyenne and the Counts of Eu and Guinness. To protect themselves against future attacks, the Cordeliers asked to move within the Saint-Emilion walls. They were granted permission in 1338 and immediately began construction work on their chapel. In 1343 they obtained permission from the Pope to establish their monastery within the town, prompting construction of the cloister and part of the monastery building. A few years later the Cordeliers undertook work to convert the chapel into a church, which is still visible today. The rest of the buildings were enclosed inside the walls. In 1383 the King of England finally gave the monks a plot of building land right next to their old home but this time on the right side of the wall. The French Revolution: the cloister is abandoned The Cordeliers occupied these sites for the four centuries leading up to the French Revolution in 1789. During this period the monastery consisted of a church, an entrance courtyard, a winery, a vat room, a cellar, a garden and a dormitory building with six bedrooms. The revolution threw the life of the cloister into turmoil and the order was banned. All 284 monasteries occupied by the Cordeliers monks in France were closed down. The building became national property and its occupants were dispersed. The Cordeliers order was finally authorised again in 1850, but no-one came to claim the Saint-Emilion monastery. The cloister was then left abandoned and nature took its course. Ivy invaded the alleyways and climbed over the buildings. The spot became a favourite haunt for lovers, eccentrics, romantics and even goths. In the 19th century the writer Maurice Graterrole described the unusual ambience of the location: ‘A heavy, almost frightening silence weights on its pious ruins, now home only to night owls. These crumbling walls, these broken and mossy stones, this fickle and wild vegetation forming a dome above the cloister which is almost impenetrable to sunlight all gradually grip your heart despite itself and you are seized with such melancholy sadness, as if you were suddenly transported into the solitude so mournfully sung by the prophet of the Lamentations. And yet, an infinite poetry lies behind it all!’ Late 19th century: a new lease of life for the cloister In the late 19th century the new owners had idea of using the basements and underground cellars to make and age sparkling wines under the name ‘MM.G.MEYNOT et Compagnie’. Since then various owners have come and gone, each adding their own ideas and expertise and drawing on many years of Cordeliers history. This tradition is still continued today in the manufacture of a legendary sparkling wine. The cloister in popular culture The cloister’s existence has been punctuated with periods of slaughter and of peace, making it a place charged with history. This resulted in appearances in the art and culture of various different periods, giving the Cordeliers cloister a firm place in the imagination. For example, in 1839 the cloister’s decoration was reproduced at the Opéra de Paris for a production of ‘Robert le Diable’ by Giacomo Meyerbeer. Pierre Gaspard-Huit also came to the cloister to film scenes for his film ‘La mariée était trop belle’ with Brigitte Bardot and Micheline Presle. Architecture The cloister was made from limestone which is prevalent in the Saint-Emilion area. Its architecture is Romanesque in style, rubbing shoulders with the old Gothic-style chapel and church. Its columns are monolithic, in other words cut from a single stone from the base to the capital. Small crests are hidden in the abacuses. The Romanesque rounded arches were built in the 14th century and stand near additional Gothic pointed arches in the background. Other visible elements include a small tower which is the remains of the church tower, a very simple sweeping arc spanning the church from one wall to the other, columns without capitals, and windows. LES CORDELIERS sparkling wines The Traditional method The Cordeliers cloister has a network of cellars and tunnels stretching for three kilometres beneath the village of Saint-Emilion. The constant temperature of 12 °C and total darkness they provide ensure perfect conditions for fermenting wines. LES CORDELIERS sparkling wines are produced and stored in these cellars using the traditional ‘champenoise’ method. The grapes are picked by hand using small, open trays and then lightly pressed (yielding 100l of wine per 150 kg of grapes) using pneumatic presses. This is followed by alcoholic fermentation and wine blending, using unique processes for each particular cuvée produced by LES CORDELIERS. The wines are transferred directly into bottles and yeast and sugar are added, prompting a natural fermentation process within the bottle which releases carbon dioxide into the wine to produce the sparkle. Following a period of aging the lees lasting for at least 12 months, the bottles undergo daily riddling to help settle out the yeast deposit ready for disgorging. After this the bottles are topped up with ‘liqueur d’expédition’ (a mixture of the base wine and sugar) in a process known as dosage, before the final corking and fitting of wire caps. Wine characteristics Les Cordeliers produce around ten different white and rosé sparkling wines, both brut and demi-sec. They are made from the most famous grape varieties of the Bordeaux region including Merlot, Sémillon, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon. The white sparkling wines boast a brilliant pale yellow colour with greenish tints when young and dashes of gold when they age. They produce very fine bubbles which form a string. The bouquet is reminiscent of white and yellow flowers (hawthorn, lime-tree, acacia), summer fruits (peach, apricot) and citrus (lemon, grapefruit). The rosés have a salmon-pink colour, reminiscent of onion peel. Highly aromatic on the palate, they are characterised by red fruit flavours (cherry, raspberry, strawberry) and great complexity. Sparkling wines should be served at between 5 °C and 7 °C and are ideal as an aperitif or with fish, desserts and cheeses. See also Cremant Saint-Emilion References External links Saint-Emilion Tourism Office Category:Buildings and structures in Gironde

Prague Society for International Cooperation The Prague Society for International Cooperation grew out of the dissident movement fighting communist regimes. Some of Its members were imprisoned. The Prague Society finally became a registered NGO in 1997 during the presidency of Václav Havel. Its main aims are to promote international cooperation in Central Europe by showing leadership against corruption and abuse. The Prague Society creates and maintains a network of businessman, diplomats, politicians and academics, who contribute to important policy issues. It organizes off-the-record discussions which allow decision-makers to influence and act upon one another's thinking and endeavors to bring about a new generation of leaders and – most importantly – to give a voice to the unheard. The Prague Society works in conjunction with the Global Panel Foundation with which it hosts one of the most remarkable events organised by the Prague Society: the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award, given annually since the year 2000, to honor dedication to and achievement in public service particularly in Central Europe. Due to its unorthodox methods, the Society has attracted and retained many international ties around the world. In addition to its international endeavors, the Prague Society also publishes a newsletter that is distributed to the local population in the Czech Republic and other international publications. Past events 25 January 2011: Prague Society presents the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award to the Polish journalist and former dissident Adam Michnik. 23 June 2010: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was a round table event with Yuri Schmidt as the honorary guest speaker. Yuri Schmidt was the founder of the Committee of Russian Lawyers in Defense of Human Rights. 28 January 2010: Round table event located at the Romanian Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic. Special guest of honor Juraj Chmiel, who will replace Štefan Füle as the Czech European affairs minister. 14 February 2009: Round table and public policy dinner with U.S. General Wesley Clark, former supreme allied commander of Europe. General Clark pushed for NATO membership of Central European nations like Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic after the fall of the Iron Curtain. During the round table discussion topics such as "energy security, Middle East missile defense and other international issues," were discussed. December 2004: Prague Society presents the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award to former NATO Secretary Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, who donated the financial reward of 150000kc to David Hodan. References External links Video Overview on Prague Society Hanno R. Ellenbogen Award distributed by Prague Society Hanno R. Ellenbogen Award Prague Society Newsletter Honored guest of the Prague Society: Supreme Allied Commander of Europe Wesley Clark Article on Prague Society and Bill Clinton Prague Society Makes Arrangements for Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Category:Organizations established in 1997

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ulcinj The Diocese of Ulcinj (Latin Ulcinium, Italian Dulcigno) was a Catholic bishopric with see at Ulcinj, in Montenegro, which existed from circa 800 till 1532 and was revived as Latin titular see. Established circa 800 as Diocese of Ulcinj without direct precursor, but its territory formerly was under the Ancient Metropolitan Archdiocese of Doclea. In 1532, Pope Clement VII appointed James Dalmas the bishop of Ulcinj. Dalmas was also a bishop of Budva, and the diocese was effectively merged into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua. References Sources and external links GCatholic, with Google satellite photo Category:Catholic titular sees in Europe Category:Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Europe

Tetradymia argyraea Tetradymia argyraea is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names striped cottonthorn and striped horsebrush. It is native to the desert mountains of the southwestern United States, particularly of California, Nevada, and Arizona, where it grows in desert woodland habitat. It is a woolly, spiny shrub growing one half to nearly two meters in maximum height. The erect stems are white-woolly except for bare stripes at intervals. The leaves are linear in shape and harden as they age, becoming spiny. The larger leaves are woolly and there are clusters of smaller, threadlike leaves which may be hairless. The inflorescence bears two to five flower heads which are each enveloped in five thick phyllaries coated in white woolly hairs. Each head contains five pale yellow flowers each around a centimeter long. Flowers are produced in summer, as late as September. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long tipped with a pappus of bristles. References External links Jepson Manual Treatment Flora of North America Photo gallery Category:Senecioneae Category:Flora of Arizona Category:Flora of California Category:Flora of Nevada

Bankers' clearing house A bankers' clearing house is an organization that transfers money between member banks, originally to clear checks. For more than a century, this service has been expanded to include several other banking services now done electronically. Predecessors In England, cheques were used through the 17th century. Up until around 1770, an informal exchange of cheques took place between London banks. Clerks of each bank visited all of the other banks to exchange cheques, whilst keeping a tally of balances between them until they settled with each other. Daily cheque clearings began around 1770 when the bank clerks met at the Five Bells, a tavern in Lombard Street in the City of London, to exchange all their cheques in one place and settle the balances in cash. London The first organization for clearing cheques was the "Bankers' Clearing House," established in London in the early 19th century. It was founded by Lubbock's Bank on Lombard Street in a single room where clerks for London banks met each day to exchange cheques and settle accounts. In 1832 Charles Babbage, who was a friend of a founder of the Clearing House, published a book on mass production, The Economy of Machinery and Manufactures, in which Babbage described how the Clearing House operated: "In a large room in Lombard Street, about 30 clerks from the several London bankers take their stations, in alphabetical order, at desks placed round the room; each having a small open box by his side, and the name of the firm to which he belongs in large characters on the wall above his head. From time to time other clerks from every [banking] house enter the room, and passing along, drop into the box the cheques due by that firm to the house from which this distributor is sent." Beginning at 5 pm, a clerk for each debtor bank was called to go to a rostrum to pay in cash to the Inspector of the Clearing House the amount their bank owed to other banks on that day. After all of the debtor clerks had paid the Inspector, each clerk for the banks that were owed money went to the rostrum to collect the money owed to their bank. The total cash paid by the debtor banks equaled the total cash collected by the creditor banks. On the rare occasions when the total paid did not equal the total collected, other clerks working for the Inspector would examine the paper trail of documents so that the numerical errors could be found and corrected. New York The United States improved on the British check clearing system and opened a bankers' clearing house in the Bank of New York on Wall Street, New York in 1853. Instead of the slow London procedure in which each bank clerk, one at a time, stepped up to an Inspector's rostrum, in the New York procedure two bank clerks from each bank all worked simultaneously. One clerk from each bank sat inside a 70 foot long oval table, while the second clerk from each bank stood outside the table facing the other clerk from the same bank. Each of the outside clerks carried a file box. When the manager signaled, all of the outside clerks stepped one position to the left, to face the next seated clerks. If a seated clerk represented a bank to which money was owed or from which money was receivable, the net amount of cash would change hands, along with checks and paper documents. Thus several such transactions could be conducted simultaneously, across the oval table. When the manager signaled again, this procedure was repeated, so that after about six minutes, the clerks had completed all their assigned transactions and were back to their starting locations, and holding exactly the amount of cash their papers said they should be holding. Clerks were fined if they made errors and the amount of the fine increased rapidly as time passed. See also Clearing house (finance) Automated Clearing House (ACH) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) Direct Deposit The Electronic Check Council (ECC) Fedwire Electronic Benefit Transfer Electronic payments References Category:Payment clearing systems Category:Financial services companies of the United Kingdom Category:Banking terms

Otis Cook Otis Pierce Cook Jr. (1900–1980) was an American painter born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was mostly famous for his oil paintings of coastal and landscape scenes and studied under Emil Gruppe of Gloucester. He lived much of his life in Rockport, MA and Cape Ann was the focal point for much of his work. He was a member of the Rockport Art Association. In 1935, Cook had an art gallery on Bearskin Neck in Rockport and was a member of The Rockport Art Galleries along with William Lester Stevens, Joseph Eliot Enneking, Arthur J. Hammond, Marian Parkhust Sloane and Frank M. Rines. His paintings are in the permanent collections of major museums and private collections across America, including in the Springfield Museum of Art. External links Bantam Fine Arts Category:1900 births Category:1980 deaths Category:20th-century American painters Category:American male painters Category:People from New Bedford, Massachusetts

Jordan of Saxony Jordan of Saxony, (referred to in Latin as Jordanis, also known as de Alamania; c. 1190 – 1237), was one of the first leaders of the Dominican Order. His feast day is February 13. Life Jordan belonged to the noble German family of the Counts of Eberstein. He was born in the Castle of Borrenstrick, in the diocese of Paderborn. He began his studies in his native land, and was sent to complete them at the University of Paris. While a student he met Dominic de Guzman, the founder of the Order of Preachers, and was inspired by the preaching of Reginald of Orleans (also known as Reginald of Saint-Gilles) to join the Dominican Order. He received the habit on Ash Wednesday, 1220. Jordan was a Master of Arts and a grammarian, and taught in the schools of Paris. In 1221, a General Chapter of the Order held in Bologna appointed Jordan Prior Provincial of Lombardy in Italy. Master General On 6 August 1221, Dominic died, and in 1222 Jordan was elected as his successor as Master General of the Order of Preachers. Like Saint Dominic, Jordan was famed as a strict disciplinarian whose commitment to the Rule was tempered with kindness. During Jordan's administration, the young Order increased to over 300 priories. Jordan is particularly remembered for his eloquence in attracting candidates to join the Order. Through his lectures in university towns, he won many—allegedly well over 1,000—professors and students for the Order from the universities of Europe, among whom was Albertus Magnus who is thought to have been recruited in Padua. He added four new provinces to the eight already existing. Twice he obtained for the Order a chair at the University of Paris and helped to found the University of Toulouse. He established the first general house of studies of the Order. Additionally, Jordan was a spiritual guide to many, including one of the first Dominican nuns, Diana degli Andalò. He also found time to write a number of books: a life of St. Dominic and several other works. Among them was the Libellus de principiis Ordinis Praedicatorum ("Booklet on the beginnings of the Order of Preachers"), a Latin text which is both the earliest biography of Saint Dominic and the first narrative history of the foundation of the Order. A section of a work by Friar Gerald de Frachet describing the lives of the first Dominicans, the Lives of the Brothers (Vitae fratrum), is dedicated to describing his character, virtue, and miracles. All of the first chroniclers of the Order describe Jordan's kindness and personal charm. He had the ability to console the troubled and to inspire the despondent with new hope. Death Jordan died, at the age of forty-seven, in a shipwreck on his return from Palestine, where he was visiting the local monasteries of the Order. The shipwreck occurred off the coast of Syria on 13 February 1237. Jordan was buried in the Dominican Church of St. John in Akko, in present-day Israel. His feast day is 13 February. Veneration Jordan of Saxony was beatified by Pope Leo XII in 1825. Patronage He is venerated as the patron of Dominican vocations. Jordan is honored as the patron saint of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Santo Tomas, in Manila, which was founded by the Dominican Order. In Colombia, he is honored as the patron saint of the Colegio Jordan de Sajonia, one of the most important private schools of Bogota. Legacy Jordan of Saxony is credited with introducing the practice of singing the Salve Regina in procession at the end of Compline, done, it is recorded, to calm the spirits of the Brothers, who were being tried by the Devil. References External links The Libellus of Jordan of Saxony Category:1190s births Category:1237 deaths Category:13th-century Latin writers Category:German Dominicans Category:Dominican beatified people Category:People from Lower Saxony Category:13th-century venerated Christians Category:German beatified people Category:Masters of the Order of Preachers Category:Beatifications by Pope Leo XII

Hossein Shariatmadari Hossein Shariatmadari () is the managing editor of Kayhan, a conservative Iranian newspaper. Career A strong supporter of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he has been described as being "a close confidant of Iran’s supreme leader" Ali Khamenei, and as having "links" to Iran's intelligence services. He is also known for his antisemitic and anti-American views, referring to Jews and Americans as "germs". On 17 April 2012 Shariatmadari published an editorial in which he stressed Iran's right to enrich uranium to 99%. Controversies After the controversial 2009 election and weeks of protest, Shariatmadari wrote an editorial in Kayhan alleging that defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi was trying to "escape punishment for murdering innocent people, holding riots, cooperating with foreigners and acting as America's fifth column inside the country" and called for Mousavi and former reformist President Mohammad Khatami to be tried in court for "horrible crimes and treason." In 2009, during the first contested presidential elections, Shariatmadari was announced that Mohammad Khatami would risk the same fate of Benazir Bhutto if he was elected. After the elections, alongside the Green Party protests, Shariatmadari accused Mir Hossein Mousavi of being a fifth column of the US and causing the deaths of many people. References External links Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Iranian journalists Category:People from Tehran Province Category:Iranian editors Category:Representatives of the Supreme Leader in the Keyhan Institute Category:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers

Beaumont Chase Beaumont Chase is a civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is to the west of Uppingham, north of Stoke Dry, and on a hillside overlooking Leicestershire. Formerly an extra-parochial area, it was created a separate parish in 1858. There is one occupied building, a farmhouse. According to the 2001 census, Beaumont Chase had a population of zero. References Category:Civil parishes in Rutland Category:Uppingham

Annals of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade Annals of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade – Belgrade Law Review (Serbian: Анали Правног факултета у Београду – часопис за правне и друштвене науке) is academic law journal published by the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. About Annals of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade – Belgrade Law Review is the oldest Balkan academic law journal, having been founded in 1906 by the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law as Archive for Legal and Social Sciences (Serbian: Arhiv za pravne i društvene nauke). Since 1953 the journal appears as Annals of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade. It is a peer-reviewed journal that utilizes an international body of editors, advisers and referees to select outstanding contributions. The journal solicits articles, contributions, case law and legislation comments, essays, debates, notes and book reviews on all aspects of law and social sciences, being interdisciplinary oriented. Special emphasis is placed on contemporary legal developments, but the journal's range includes jurisprudence and legal history. The journal serves as a forum for the expression of the legal ideas of foremost scholars, law professors, jurists, judges, practitioners, societal leaders and students. This law review has been published in Serbian and English, offering contributions by the distinguished scholars from Serbia and abroad. The fourth yearly issue is published exclusively in English. Since 2015 it has been published also in electronic form (ISSN: 2406-2693). Frequency Annals of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade is quarterly law journal published at the end of March, June, September and December. Deadlines for submitting articles are: January 31 - for the first issue, April 30 - for the second issue, July 31 - for the third issue and October 31 - for the fourth issue. Editorial Editor-in-chef is Marija Karanikić Mirić. Editors-in-Chief have been the most prominent Serbian law professors and lawyers, such as Mihailo Konstantinović, Milan Bartoš, Vojislav Bakić, Vojislav Simović, Obren Stanković, Dejan Popović, Miodrag Orlić, Danilo Basta, Sima Avramović, Miroljub Labus and Mirko Vasiljević. Until 2018 yearly international issue (No. 4) in English was co-edited by Alan Watson. The Editorial Board consists of faculty members of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, and the members of the International Editorial Board are some of the most eminent international experts in various legal disciplines. Indexing DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals DOI Serbia EBSCO HeinOnline SCIndeks References Category:University of Belgrade academic journals Category:University of Belgrade Faculty of Law Category:General law journals Category:Publications established in 1906 Category:Triannual journals Category:Multilingual journals

Gunther Park Gunther Park (now Chase Park) was a semi-professional baseball park in Chicago, Illinois. It was (and still is) located at Clark Street and Leland Avenue, and was built in 1905. It was just 11 blocks north of Wrigley Field., and held a capacity of approximately 5,000. After housing the Gunther Nine of the Chicago City League and the Chicago Green Sox of the outlaw United States Baseball League, Gunther Park was replaced by Chase Park in 1913. It became a recreational park with tennis courts, basketball courts, playgrounds, baseball fields, soccer fields, and pools. References Category:Chicago Green Sox Category:United States Baseball League venues Category:1905 establishments in Illinois Category:Sports venues completed in 1905 Category:1913 disestablishments in Illinois

Suchohrdly Suchohrdly () is a village and municipality (obec) in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,090 (as at 28 August 2006). Suchohrdly lies approximately north-east of Znojmo, south-west of Brno, and south-east of Prague. References Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Znojmo District Category:Villages in Znojmo District

Neil McGowan Neil William McGowan (born 15 April 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently Player/First Team Coach in the junior ranks for Troon F.C.. Playing career McGowan was signed by Queen of the South boss Gordon Chisholm after his departure from Airdrie United. A central defender, who can also play at left back, who upon signing for the Dumfries club, McGowan listed no fewer than six clubs for whom he had played for – Stranraer, Albion Rovers, Oxford United, Clydebank, KA Akureyri (Iceland) and Airdrie United. He joined Ayr United on 25 January 2008. McGowan signed for Clyde in the January 2010 transfer window. He stayed at Clyde until May 2011, after making 48 appearances in all competitions. After his release by the Bully Wee, McGowan joined his brother Chris at Irvine Meadow. McGowan signed for Troon F.C. in the summer of 2013 and was part of the West of Scotland Super League First Division winning side of 2013–14. He was appointed player / coach in May 2015. Coaching career McGowan started his coaching career when he joined Ayr United and worked as the club's under 19s coach at Somerset Park, and he was appointed as Player / Coach of Troon F.C. in May 2015 under Jimmy Kirkwood. Notes External links Category:1977 births Category:Troon F.C. players Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players Category:Albion Rovers F.C. players Category:Association football defenders Category:Ayr United F.C. players Category:Clyde F.C. players Category:Clydebank F.C. players Category:Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar players Category:Expatriate footballers in Iceland Category:Living people Category:Oxford United F.C. players Category:Queen of the South F.C. players Category:Scottish expatriate footballers Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Scottish footballers Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players Category:Stranraer F.C. players Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Category:Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players

Alla Korot Alla Korot (born November 1, 1970) is a Ukrainian-American actress and dancer best known for her soap opera roles of Allie Doyle Martin on All My Children and Stacey Sloan on General Hospital: Night Shift. Early life Korot was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, to Elena and Alex Korot. Korot and her family immigrated to the United States in 1977, and she subsequently grew up in San Francisco. Before acting, she performed for Ballet Celeste International with her family for six years. After touring, the family settled in California, where Korot won the title of California Miss T.E.E.N. in 1987. Career Film Korot landed the role of Angelique in 1990's Night of the Cyclone. In 2006, she won the role of Sophia Petrenko in Domestic Import. Korot was in 2007's Fracture as a Russian translator. Television In 1991, Korot moved to New York City and won the role of Jenna Norris on the soap opera Another World. She departed the series in December 1992. Korot guest starred in Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Diagnosis: Murder, ER, Charmed, 24, NCIS, and Castle. She had recurring roles on The District as Erin Vratalov, on the SOAPnet series General Hospital: Night Shift as Stacey Sloan and on Grimm as Dasha Karpushin. . In 1997, Korot landed the role of Allie Doyle Martin on All My Children (1997–1998). In December 2015, Korot announced she had joined the NBC soap, Days of Our Lives, in the role of Janet Bernard, and would begin filming in January 2016. The role of Janet Bernard was only for two episodes June 29 & 30, 2016. On August 15, 2017, she landed Nurse Darya on General Hospital and appeared on September 20, 2017. Korot was in the made-for-TV Movies The Colony as Jessica James, Gone But Not Forgotten as Lisa Darius, based on the novel of the same name by Phillip M. Margolin, and Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well as Ursula Voss. Cinematography In 1996, Korot was a cinematographer–(Video Reference Cast) for The Hunchback of Notre Dame. based on the 1831 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. Personal life Korot is Jewish. She is married to a Russian-born Israeli, Yuval Selik, and the two co-launched L'uvalla, an Internet-based skin care business. The line can now be found at high end supermarkets. Korot continues to reside in her home in the state of California. Korot and Selik have two kids together, daughter and a son. Filmography Acting Film Television Cinematography References External links Category:1970 births Category:American film actresses Category:American soap opera actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Living people Category:Jewish American actresses Category:Soviet emigrants to the United States Category:Soviet Jews Category:American people of Ukrainian descent

Aga Khan Junior Academy, Nairobi The Aga Khan Junior Academy, Nairobi, is situated in the suburb of Parklands neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. History and operations Established in 1970, the school accommodates about 300 students from international and multi-cultural backgrounds. It is open to all races, religions and nationalities and is part of the Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKES, K). The Aga Khan Junior Academy offers the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB). The school faculty is multi-cultural and international. All teaching staff hold at least a graduate degree. See also Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi Aga Khan Development Network Education in Kenya List of schools in Kenya External links Category:1970 establishments in Kenya Nairobi Junior Category:Educational institutions established in 1970 Category:Elementary and primary schools Category:International Baccalaureate schools in Kenya Category:Schools in Nairobi

Dortmund-Kurl station Dortmund-Kurl station is in the Dortmund suburb of Kurl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Dortmund–Hamm line. The station has two platform tracks and an overtaking track for long-distance trains and a freight track without platforms, which is no longer used. History In 1847, Kurl station was opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company as a simple halt. Ticket sales were conducted at the nearby Zur Mühle restaurant. The Zeche Kurl (colliery) opened in 1855 had a siding at Kurl station. On 1 April 1886 the first permanent station building was built on the south side of the railway line and still exists today as a residence. Even the former crossing keeper's house is inhabited. In 1908, a new entrance building was erected on the north side of the tracks, which now only serves as a passageway to the tracks. The station is listed as a monument by the city of Dortmund. Services It is served by the NRW-Express (RE 1) and the Rhein-Emscher-Express (RE 3). References External links Category:Railway stations in Dortmund Category:Railway stations opened in 1880 Category:1880 establishments in Germany

Bracken Moor For the football ground of this name, see Bracken Moor Ground. Bracken Moor is a 2013 play by the British playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell. It is premiering at the Tricycle Theatre in London (in a co-production with Shared Experience directed by Polly Teale) from 6 June 2013 to 20 July 2013, with its press night on 14 June. Plot Act 1 Harold, a coal magnate in 1930s Yorkshire, discusses the closure of one of his pits with his foreman John Bailey, including the loss of 140 jobs that will result. Bailey tries to outline a plan to save the jobs but Harold rejects this out of hand. He then has an argument with Terence Avery over politics - Terence has just arrived with his parents Vanessa and Geoffrey, family friends of Harold and his wife Elizabeth. The Averys have not seen Harold and Elizabeth for ten years, last seeing them just before Harold and Elizabeth's son fell down a disused mine shaft at Bracken Moor and died a slow and agonising death. Elizabeth is still deep in mourning and reacts badly to Vanessa's suggestion that she return to London society. Terence is more sympathetic to her grief and a strong emotional bond is formed between him and the grieving Elizabeth. Early one morning soon after their arrival, Terence awakes after a nightmare and in the presence of the four other adults has a seizure where he seems to speak in the voice of Harold and Elizabeth's dead son Edgar, relaying information that only the boy and his parents could have known and suggesting they return to the place of his death. Act 2 After visiting Bracken Moor, the four adults bring in the sleeping Terence and argue over his behaviour there - whilst in the mine he was still again apparently possessed by the dead son's spirit whilst in the mine and reenacted his last moments there. Elizabeth and Harold are left alone with Terence, who again speaks in the son's voice. The Averys decide to leave soon afterwards and before leaving Terence meets Harold alone - he admits that he had found the son's private diary and, using this, had fabricated the possession in order to alleviate Elizabeth's grief and help Harold admit to his grief. He also leaves the diary with Harold. Elizabeth admits that she needs to leave the family home, moving to her sister's house, since her life with Harold has become oppressive. She does not react badly to finding out that the possession was fabricated and instead praises Terence's motives. Harold meets again with his foreman but, despite Terence's advice to the contrary, goes ahead with the pit closure. He then settles down to read the diary and a moment later sees the ghost of his dead son. Premiere cast John Bailey / Dr Gibbons - Antony Byrne Harold - Daniel Flynn Eileen, Elizabeth's maidservant - Natalie Gavin Elizabeth, Harold's wife - Helen Schlesinger Geoffrey Avery - Simon Shepherd Terence Avery - Joseph Timms Vanessa Avery - Sarah Woodward Edgar - Jamie Flatters/Bili Keogh External links Bracken Moor - Tricycle Theatre Bracken Moor - Shared Experience https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/jun/01/this-weeks-theatre http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/13/alexi-kaye-campbells-new-play-bracken-moor-explores-a-vivid-view-of-grief-3838387/ Category:English plays Category:2013 plays

Out in the Square Out in the Square is the current incarnation of the annual Gay and Lesbian Fair that has been held each year in Wellington, New Zealand since 1986. It was founded by local Wellington personality Des Smith, and its purpose originally was to assist such organizations as the Wellington Gay Task-force to do fund-raising, and to raise visibility for the Law Reform cause. The fair's original slogan was "A Fair for a Fair Law". (http://www.gaynz.net.nz/history/Part4.html) Since most of the objectives of the Gay Task-force were achieved with the passing of the decriminalization law in 1986 and with the enactment of the Human Rights Act in 1993 the purpose of holding the fair broadened out to assisting local community groups to raise funds for other local Gay & Lesbian causes such as, for example, the Lilac Library and the AIDS Foundation. Since 2008 Out in the Square has been associated with a comparatively new LGBT pride festival called Proud, and is currently held in Wellington's Civic Square where it has extremely high visibility to all persons who walk through that area. As an event, it features performances from members of the rainbow community and wider, the Iko Iko Handbag Hurl, and community groups' stalls selling various kinds of merchandise, food, and wine, plants, etc. The Fair is described by its organizers as a 'festive' day out for the whole community and is part of the Wellington City Council's Summer City Festival. History The fair ran for 22 years as the Wellington Gay And Lesbian Fair in the grounds of Newtown School in the suburb of Newtown, before changing focus and moving into the central city in 2008. The current organizers, Out Wellington Inc, are proud of this legacy. In 2010, marking the Fair's 25th anniversary, the Mayor of Wellington City, Kerry Prendergast, awarded the Fair's founder, Des Smith, the very first Pink Wellington Award or 'Pinkie' for his role in starting this tradition. Out in the Square is a significant event in the life of the Gay & Lesbian community in Wellington, and some consider it to be one of the largest outdoor gay community events in Aotearoa New Zealand and one of the best events on Wellington's social calendar. Although the figures are disputed the event organizers claim that every year more than 8,000 people attend Out in the Square. Future In 2011, Out in the Square will be the first event in the programme of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Outgames - to be held in Wellington over 12–19 March 2011. References External links Official website Official website of the Wellington Outgames A Chronology of Homosexuality In New Zealand Part 4. Category:LGBT events in New Zealand Category:LGBT festivals in New Zealand Category:Tourist attractions in Wellington City Category:Recurring events established in 1986 Category:1986 establishments in New Zealand

Le Papillon Le Papillon may refer to: Le Papillon (ballet), an 1860 ballet by Marie Taglioni and Jacques Offenbach Le Papillon (film) or The Butterfly, a 2002 film by Philippe Muyl Le Papillon (restaurant), a French restaurant in San Jose, California Le Papillon des étoiles, a novel by French author Bernard Werber.

Clif Evans Clif Evans (born May 16, 1948) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the provincial legislature from 1990 to 1999, and played a significant role in bringing to light a vote-splitting scandal involving the Independent Native Voice organization and some members of the Progressive Conservative Party. Before entering political life, Evans worked for ten years in the hotel business and twelve years in the oil and chemical plant industry. He was elected Mayor of Riverton, Manitoba in October 1989, and held the position until his election to the provincial legislature the following year. Evans was elected as a New Democrat in the provincial election of 1990, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Ed Trachuk in the mid-northern riding of Interlake by about 400 votes. The election was won by the Progressive Conservatives, and Evans sat in the Official Opposition. The Progressive Conservatives again nominated Trachuk against Evans for the provincial election of 1995, but of greater long-term significance was the candidacy of Darryl Sutherland, from Independent Native Voice (a group which purported to represent aboriginal interests in the region). A government inquiry would subsequently establish that Sutherland's candidacy had been encouraged, financed and organized by leading figures in the riding's Progressive Conservative network, in the hopes that Sutherland would take enough votes away from the NDP to allow a PC victory (the aboriginal communities of northern Manitoba have generally supported the NDP, at least since the early 1970s). As it happened, this attempted vote-splitting was unsuccessful and Evans was re-elected by a greater margin than before. Sutherland's 289 votes were not enough to make a difference in the outcome, and most of the riding's aboriginal voters supported Evans (who had, in fact, been publicly endorsed by the chiefs of the eight Interlake First Nations). Evans had heard rumours about Sutherland's candidacy during the campaign (in fact, some suspicions were raised in the Winnipeg Free Press shortly before election day). He did not raise the issue himself during the campaign, although former NDP cabinet minister Bill Uruski and other figures within the party conducted some investigations on the matter. In early 1998, Evans and fellow NDP MLA Tim Sale received information that leading PC organizer Taras Sokolyk had played a role in encouraging INV candidates in the previous election. According to Doug Smith's As Many Liars (a literary overview of the scandal), Evans was able to confirm this information through a discussion with Allan Aitken, a PC organizer in the region (who had previously been among Evans's personal friends). Under pressure from the NDP caucus and some elements of the media, Premier Gary Filmon called a public inquiry into the scandal, which found that Sutherland's candidacy had been encouraged by Progressive Conservative interests with the intention of causing vote-splitting. Ironically, Evans's own career was damaged by the scandal inquiry. The PCs raised concerns about connections between Evans and Sale and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which had publicized the story in early 1998. The government also attempted to show inconsistencies in Evans's statements to the legislature on the subject (as to whether or not he believed there were "two Tory campaigns" in the riding). These allegations were not particularly serious, but the attacks on his credibility seem to have played a role in Evans's decision not to seek re-election in 1999. He has not re-entered public life since this time. Evans supported Lorne Nystrom's bid to lead the federal New Democratic Party in 1995. References Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs

Meridian Arts Ensemble The Meridian Arts Ensemble is an American chamber music ensemble based in New York City, specializing in the performance of new works for brass and percussion. History The Meridian Arts Ensemble was founded in 1987. The original members of the group wanted an opportunity to play challenging works, to experience control of their ensemble, and to find creative outlets for their musicianship. Meridian received its early education in the American Brass Quintet's brass class at the Juilliard School, and then launched its professional career. The ensemble has played all over the country and the world. Ensemble members currently serve as faculty members in many prestigious US universities. Awards and albums In the late 1980s, the group won a string of four competitions: Artists International, Chamber Music Chicago, New York Brass Conference, and finally, in 1990, Concert Artists Guild. The prize for the latter was extremely important to the ensemble - not just the cachet of winning, and not just the prize money, but management by Concert Artists Guild's booking department, a commission from a composer of the ensemble's choice (Stephen Barber's work Semahane, for brass quintet, percussion, and piano), and a recording for Channel Classics Records. In 1990, Meridian traveled to the Netherlands to record its first compact disc, part of Channel's Winning Artists Series. That CD contained works by Alvin Etler, Taxin, Alexander Arutiunian, Jan Bach, and Paul Hindemith, and was released in 1991. The group's second CD was released in 1992. Entitled Smart Went Crazy (from a poem by Allen Ginsberg), this disc established Meridian's reputation as an innovator in the field of brass chamber music and new music in general. There was substantial interest in this disc, leading to an interview with the group on NPR's Weekend Edition program. Brisk sales of the disc helped to cement Meridian's relationship with its recording label. Seven more discs have now been released, all to critical acclaim. The most recent albums on Channel Classics, Brink (released in 2006), and Timbrando (released in 2008) were recorded in the Super Audio CD (SACD) format. Since 2009, the group has released a number of new CD recordings and one live concert DVD. See "Discography" for a complete listing. Tours In the years since 1987, Meridian has performed in every state of the U.S. except Hawaii, and in the Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, Germany, Finland, Taiwan, Japan, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The group has commissioned over fifty new pieces, tours extensively, and was for a number of years on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music's Contemporary Performance degree program. Personnel The current membership of the ensemble is: Trumpets: Jon Nelson and Sycil Mathai Horn: Daniel Grabois Trombone: Faustino Diaz Tuba: Raymond Stewart Percussion: John Ferrari Past members The trumpet chair originally occupied by Rolf Holly quickly went to Richard Kelley, who appears on Meridian's first three CDs. Following Mr. Kelley's departure, a string of trumpeters performed with the group: Alex Holton, Darryl Shaw, Kevin Cobb, Wayne DuMaine, and Terry Szor. After a national audition, Josef Burgstaller joined and performed with the group for six years before joining the Canadian Brass. Brian McWhorter joined in 2001 and departed abruptly in 2010 for unknown reasons. Tim Leopold, a NYC freelance artist joined immediately after, and left the group in 2019. He was replaced by current member Sycil Mathai. Trumpeter Jon Nelson is a founding member of the group. His one-year sabbatical was filled by Charles Lazarus, who is now a member of the Minnesota Orchestra. Hornist Daniel Grabois came to the ensemble in 1989, following a string of horn players. Tracy Leonard was the original hornist, followed by Lisa Aplikowski, Peter Reit, and Chris Komer. Mr. Grabois' six-month sabbatical was filled by Ann Ellsworth. Trombonist Benjamin Herrington was a founding member of the group. He retired in 2019 and was replaced by Faustino Diaz. Tubist Raymond Stewart was a founding member. His half-year sabbatical was filled by Marcus Rojas. Percussion: the group was founded without a percussionist. The first drummer to play with the ensemble was Mo Roberts, who appears on the Smart Went Crazy CD. John Ferrari took over shortly thereafter, and has been with the group since. Instrumentation 2 trumpets French horn Trombone Tuba Percussion Discography Winning Artists Series (Renamed and re-released 2011 as GO) Smart Went Crazy Visions of the Renaissance Prime Meridian Five Anxiety of Influence Ear Mind I Brink Americantus: The Music of Britton Theurer Timbrando Alchemy Seven Kings In the Zone: Music of Andrew Rindfleisch Live Concert DVD Works commissioned by or for the Meridian Arts Ensemble (selective list) Albert Ahlstrom - Treelight (brass quintet) Peter Alexander - Ferraphunx (brass quintet and percussion) Mark Applebaum - Magnetic North (brass quintet, percussion, optional mouseketier) Milton Babbitt - Counterparts (brass quintet) Milton Babbitt - Fanfare for Nothing (brass quintet and percussion) Stephen Barber - Multiples Points on View of a Fanfare (brass quintet) Stephen Barber - Semahane (brass quintet, percussion, piano) Stephen Barber - Gone Is the River (brass quintet) Daniel Becker - Droned (brass quintet and percussion) Kim Bowman - Brass Quintet and Percussion (brass quintet and percussion) Josef Burgstaller - Dr. J. Geyser (brass quintet and percussion) Josef Burgstaller - Lullaby (brass quintet and percussion) Nick Didkovsky - Slim in Beaten Dreamers (brass quintet and percussion) John Ferrari - Baqrz Duzn (brass quintet and percussion) John Ferrari - Crunch (brass quintet and percussion) John Ferrari - MAE We Strut (brass quintet and percussion) Jason Forsythe - Sanctity (brass quintet) Gerardo Gandini - Subtangos (brass quintet and piano) Daniel Grabois - Migration (brass quintet and percussion) Daniel Grabois - Zen Monkey (brass quintet) John Halle - Softshoe (brass quintet) John Halle - By All Means (brass quintet and percussion) Edward Harsh - American Optimism (brass quintet and percussion) Melissa Hui - Bebop (brass quintet and percussion) Edward Jacobs - Passed Time (brass quintet) Phillip Johnston - Sleeping Beauty (brass quintet) Ana Lara - En Par de la Levante de l'Aurora (brass quintet and percussion) Tania Leon - Saoko (brass quintet) Robert Maggio - Revolver (brass quintet and percussion) Gustavo Matamoros - Trump(s) Card(s) (brass quintet and percussion and midi trigger) Marc Mellits - Groove Canon (brass quintet and percussion) Jon Nelson - Dream of Miles (brass quintet and percussion) Jon Nelson - Fanfare for Nothing (brass quintet and percussion) Jon Nelson - Paterson 2:35 (brass quintet and percussion) Jon Nelson - Sleepless (brass quintet and percussion) Kirk Nurock - Smart Went Crazy (brass quintet and percussion) Hermeto Pascoal - Timbrando (brass quintet and vibraphone) Tom Pierson - Brass Quintet (brass quintet) Belinda Reynolds - Weave (brass quintet) Peter Robles - Transcendent Tones, Fractured Forms (brass quintet) Jolie Roelofs - Lock the Door Before You Open It (brass quintet and percussion) David Sanford - Corpus (brass quintet and percussion) Elliott Sharp - Beyond the Curve (brass quintet and percussion) Raymond Stewart - KOHS-ska (brass quintet and percussion) Raymond Stewart - OK Chorale (brass quintet) Su Lian Tan - Mu Shoo Wrap Rap (brass quintet and percussion) Randy Woolf - Eucalyptus (brass quintet and percussion) Norman Yamada - Mundane Dissatisfactions (brass quintet) Carolyn Yarnell - Slade (brass quintet) External links Meridian Arts Ensemble official site Category:Chamber music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1987 Category:Musical groups from New York City Category:Contemporary classical music ensembles

Ohio State Route 535 State Route 535 (SR 535) is an east–west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 535 is at a signalized intersection with State Route 283 in the northwestern portion of Painesville, and just north of State Route 283's interchange with State Route 2. The route’s eastern terminus is at a signalized T-intersection with U.S. Route 20 about northeast of Painesville. Created in the late 1930s, the route begins on a portion of Richmond Street which becomes High Street in Fairport Harbor; the route then follows East Street toward the north. It then turns east onto Fairport Nursery Road, following that road all the way to its terminus at U.S. Route 20, which is just east of State Route 535’s interchange with State Route 2. Route description The entirety of State Route 535 exists in the Painesville vicinity in central Lake County. The highway is not included as a part of the National Highway System a network of highways deemed most vital to the nation's economy, mobility and defense. History SR 535 was designated in 1937. The highway maintains the same routing in the Painesville vicinity today that it had when it was first designated, and has not experienced any major changes. Major intersections References 535 Category:Transportation in Lake County, Ohio

Lucius Calpurnius Piso Lucius Calpurnius Piso may refer to : Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 148 BC), father of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 112 BC) Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (consul 133 BC), one of the Annalists Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 112 BC) (before 112 BCafter 107 BC) Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 58 BC) ( BC – 43 BC), father-in-law of Julius Caesar Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 15 BC) (48 BC - AD 32), pontifex Lucius Calpurnius Piso the Augur, (consul 1 BC) Lucius Calpurnius Piso (consul 27) Lucius Calpurnius Piso (consul 57), who married Licinia Magna Lucius Calpurnius Piso (consul 175) Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (usurper) (d. 261), Roman usurper whose historicity is in doubt Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus (d. 69 AD), who was adopted by the emperor Galba as his heir, but murdered fr:Lucius Calpurnius Piso

CRRC Shandong CRRC Shandong Co. Ltd. () , formerly also known as JRVEC (Jinan Railway Vehicles Equipment), is a railway rolling stock factory located in Jinan, Shandong, China, established in 1910 as a workshop of the Jinpu Railway. CRRC Wind Power (formerly CNR Wind Power) is its wind power manufacturing subsidiary, established in 2010 in Songyuan. History Jinan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Plant was founded in 1910 as the in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. The factory was established with German backing as a repair works for the northern parts of the Jinpu Railway; in 1914 it became the property of the 'Jinpu Railway Authority', under state control. From 1951 the company was named , and after 1958 . The company operated mainly as a maintainer of steam locomotives. and also manufactured steam locomotives, including 117 YJ class and a small number of SY class. In 1993 the company re-focused on manufacturing railway freight wagons, and was renamed . At the beginning of the 21st century began to diversified into other areas, including steel structure manufacture. In July 2007 the company name was changed to Jinan Railway Vehicles Equipment Co., Ltd. (JRVEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the China North Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry (Group) Corporation (CNR Group). After the IPO of China CNR, the subsidiary belongs to the listed arm of the group. In August 2016, the company name was changed to CRRC Shandong, after CNR Group was merged with CSR Group as CRRC Group. Products As of 2012 the company manufactured railway wagons, including tank, double-deck car transporting, open, flat, closed types, and wagon bogies. Other products included steel structures including communications towers, bridges, and wind turbine towers. The company also produced toilet systems and bolt tightening machines for specialised railway applications. The company had a production capacity of 7000 wagons per year. Subsidiaries CNR Wind Turbine Co., Ltd was established in Jinan with a capital of 100 million Yuan to design and manufacture wind turbines. CNR foresees a total investment of 3 billion Yuan to establish a facility with production capacity of 1000 wind turbines per year. On 4 September 2009 construction of a factory with a 500 turbine per year capacity began in Songyuan, Jilin province. The plant was fully complete by May 2011. The company's first installed product was a 1.5MW turbine, used at the Shandong Dongying wind project from mid-2010, The first company's first 2MW turbine was manufactured in 2012. References External links Category:CRRC Group Category:Companies based in Jinan Category:Chinese brands

Society of Artists of Great Britain The Society of Artists of Great Britain was founded in London in May 1761 by an association of artists in order to provide a venue for the public exhibition of recent work by living artists, such as was having success in the long-established Paris salons. Leading members seceded from the society in 1768, a move leading directly to the formation of the Royal Academy of Arts. The society was dissolved 1791 after years of decline. History The Society of Artists of Great Britain began in 1760 as a loose association of artists, including Joshua Reynolds and Francis Hayman, who wanted greater control by artists over exhibitions of their work previously organised by William Shipley's Society of Arts (founded in 1754). The new society organised their first exhibition in April 1760 and over one thousand visitors per day attended. The following year they held their second exhibition at Christopher Cock's Auction Rooms in Spring Gardens, Charing Cross, and "In a conspicuous gesture they called themselves the Society of Artists of Great Britain to emphasise their identity with the 'nation' and to announce a clear split with Shipley's faction." Some 13,000 people bought a copy of the catalogue for the 1761 exhibition which featured a frontispiece designed by William Hogarth depicting Britannia watering three trees marked Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. In 1765, the Society, then comprising 211 members, obtained a Royal Charter as the "Incorporated Society of Artists of Great Britain". Reynolds would later be a founder of the Royal Academy of Arts, after an unseemly leadership dispute between two leading architects, Sir William Chambers and James Paine had split the Society. Paine won, but Chambers used his strong connections with George III to create the new body – the Royal Academy of Arts was formally launched in 1769. However, the Society of Artists of Great Britain continued its schedule of exhibitions until 1791, while those who remained with the older "Society of Arts" now called themselves the "Free Society of Artists" (1761–1783). See also Society of Artists (Australia) References and sources References Sources Category:Defunct art museums and galleries in London Category:British artist groups and collectives Category:1761 establishments in Great Britain Category:1791 disestablishments in Great Britain Category:1761 in art Category:Art societies

Willow River Willow River may refer to: Canada Willow River (British Columbia), tributary of the Fraser River originating in the Cariboo goldfields, Canada Willow River, British Columbia, a community, Canada United States Willow River, Minnesota, a community at the confluence of the Kettle and Willow Rivers, Pine County, U.S. Willow River (Kettle River tributary), in Pine County, Minnesota, U.S. Willow River (Little Fork River tributary), in Minnesota, U.S. Willow River (Mississippi River tributary), in Minnesota, U.S. Willow River (St. Croix River tributary), in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, U.S. Willow River (Tomahawk River tributary), in Oneida County, Wisconsin, U.S. See also Big Willow River, a tributary of James Bay in Ontario, Canada Little Willow River (Mississippi River tributary), in Aitkin County, Minnesota, U.S. Willow River State Park, a state park in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, U.S.

Toyama (city) is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about north of the city of Nagoya and northwest of Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households, and a population density of 335 persons per km². Its total area was . The city has been designated an environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Geography Located in the middle of its prefecture, Toyama is a seaside city by the coast of the Sea of Japan. Its municipal territory borders with the Gifu Prefecture and with the municipalities of Imizu, Namerikawa, Tonami, Nanto, Hida and Takayama. The nearest towns are Imizu (west), and Namerikawa (east), both by the sea and part of the Toyama urban area. The nearest city is Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, which is away. Surrounding municipalities Toyama Prefecture Imizu Namerikawa Tonami Nanto Kamiichi Tateyama Funahashi Nagano Prefecture Ōmachi Gifu Prefecture Hida Takayama Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Toyama has grown over the past 40 years. Foreign populations in Toyama: Climate Toyama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, particularly in July, September and from November through January. Despite winter in Toyama being relatively mild, its position near the Sea of Japan places it within the heavy snow belt of Japan and on average of snow falls each season, almost all of it from December through March, as well as occasionally experiencing some tremendous amounts of snowfall. History Early history The area of present-day Toyama city was part of ancient Etchū Province. The Toyama Plain is good farmland and historically it was a point of strategic and traffic importance since prehistoric times. During the Sengoku period, it was frequently a battlefield, coming under the control of warlord Sassa Narimasa, who built a castle town around Toyama Castle and channeled rivers to bringing about a flourishing agricultural industry. The area subsequently became part of Kaga Domain under the Maeda clan during the Edo period, during which time a positive industrial promotion policy was implemented on the production of Chinese medicine and washi (Japanese paper). Also, thanks to the improvement of kitamaebune sea transportation routes, these industries thrived and Toyama became known nationwide as the province of medicine. Recent history After the Meiji Restoration, with the creation of the municipalities system, the city of Toyama was established on April 1, 1889, as one of the first 30 cities in Japan. Economically, the area developed heavy and chemical industries based on abundant hydroelectric electricity. Toyama has become one of the most influential cities on the Sea of Japan with its good water supply, drainage system and thriving agricultural, forestry, fishery, commercial and manufacturing industries. During World War II, Allied Prisoners of War (POWs) were sent to Toyama as forced labor. The city was almost completely destroyed on the night of August 1–2, 1945. At the time of the bombing, the city was a center for aluminum, ball-bearing and special steel production. The city during the time had a population of around 150,000 residents. The city also held Kakure Christians, or "Hidden Christians" in Japan, forced from Nagasaki into internment camps after the government tried to punish them for their Christian beliefs. 2005 mergers On April 1, 2005, the towns of Ōsawano and Ōyama (both from Kaminiikawa District), the towns of Fuchū and Yatsuo, and the villages of Hosoiri and Yamada (all from Nei District) were merged into Toyama. Kaminiikawa District and Nei District were both dissolved as a result of this merger. Government Toyama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 38 members. Economy Hokuriku Electric Power Company (colloquially known as Hokuden), the regional power-supply monopoly, is based in Toyama. Bearing parts and industrial robot company Nachi-Fujikoshi and software company INTEC are also headquartered in Toyama. Regional banks include Hokuriku Bank, First Bank of Toyama, and Toyama Bank. Education Colleges and universities Toyama College Toyama National College of Technology Toyama Prefectural University Toyama University of International Studies University of Toyama Primary and secondary education Toyama has 65 public elementary schools and 26 public middle schools operated by the city government. There is also one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the national government. The city has fourteen public high schools operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education. and one public combined middle/high school operated by the national government. There are also seven private high schools. Transportation Airports Toyama Airport Railway West Japan Railway Company (JR West) -Hokuriku Shinkansen West Japan Railway Company (JR West) - Takayama Main Line - - - - - - - - - Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) - Takayama Main Line Ainokaze Toyama Railway Kureha - Toyama - Higashi-Toyama - Mizuhashi Toyama Chihō Railway - Main Line - - - Toyama Chihō Railway Kamidaki Line - - - - - - - - - - - - Toyama Chihō Railway - Tateyama Line - Toyama Light Rail Toyamakō Line Toyama City Tram Line Highway Hokuriku Expressway International relations Durham, North Carolina, United States, since June 1989 Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil. since November 1979 Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China, since May 1981 Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, since August 1992 Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia Local attractions Botanic Gardens of Toyama Toyama International Conference Center Toyama Castle Museum of Modern Art of Toyama Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium, home of Toyama's representative in the J.League, Kataller Toyama football club Toyama Glass Art Museum Yasuda Castle ruins, National Historic Site Sugusaka Site, Japanese Paleolithic period site, National Historic Site Kitadai Site, Jomon period site, National Historic Site Ōzuka-Senbōyama Sites, Yayoi period settlement ruins and Kofun, National Historic Site Festivals and events Toyama Chindon Contest (Toyama Band of musical sandwichmen contest) – proposed by the Toyama Chamber of Commerce in 1955 and is held annually in early April. This event has become a festival, and many bands of sandwichmen (men wearing sandwich boards for advertisements) participate, attracting many tourists every year. Kaze No Bon – held annually on September 1 to 3, in the Yatsuo region. References External links Toyama City official website Toyama City official website Toyama City's Website for foreign people Visit Toyama Toyama Castle Category:Cities in Toyama Prefecture Category:Port settlements in Japan Category:Populated coastal places in Japan Category:Environmental model cities

Castle Avenue, Dublin Castle Avenue Cricket Ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It is one of two grounds of Clontarf Cricket Club, the other being at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and is also home to two rugby union pitches belonging to Clontarf FC. The ground is one of only three One Day International grounds on the island of Ireland. Location and dimensions The ground lies near Clontarf Castle, and is home to Clontarf Cricket Club. The 50th anniversary of the first game played on the current cricket field was celebrated in 2008. It has a capacity of 3,200 spectators. Other sports There are also two rugby union pitches within the complex, which are home to Clontarf FC since 1876. International cricket Clontarf is one of three One Day International (ODI) grounds in Ireland (the others being Stormont in Belfast and Malahide in Dublin), hosting its first ODI match on May 21st, 1999 as part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup when Bangladesh played the West Indies. Ireland played their first ODI at that venue in July 2007 against the West Indies as part of a quadrangular series. It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. In May 2017, the venue hosted its first match between two Full Member teams when Bangladesh played New Zealand in the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series. Records International centuries ODI Centuries Eight ODI centuries have been scored at the venue. International five-wicket hauls Five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground on four occasions, all of them in ODIs. Notes References External links Ground profile from Cricinfo Cricket Europe profile Clontarf RFC profile Clontarf C.C. website Category:Cricket grounds in the Republic of Ireland Category:Clontarf FC Category:Sports venues in Dublin (city) Category:Sports venues completed in 1958 Category:Cricket grounds in County Dublin Category:1999 Cricket World Cup stadiums

Caitlin Yeo Caitlin Yeo is an Australian musician and film composer, whose credits include the feature film Jucy, All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane, and The Rocket. Yeo is a graduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School and Sydney University. Her work has won a number of awards including 2007 APRA AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Documentary and 2011 APRA Professional Development Award and received nominations in 2008, 2010 and 2012. She also teaches composition and film music theory at The Australian Institute of Music. Yeo was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score for her work on The Rocket, but lost against Craig Armstrong of The Great Gatsby. At the APRA Music Awards of 2013 Yeo won Feature Film Score of the Year for The Rocket. Select Credits Footy Chicks (2006) All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007) Bomb Harvest (2007) "The Long Goodbye" (2009) "The Matilda Candidate" (2009) "Feral Peril" (2009) Jucy (2010) "Black and White and Sex" (2011) "My America" (2011) "Ochre and Ink" (2012) The Rocket (2013) Awards and nominations APRA Music Awards The APRA Music Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They include the associated Screen Music Awards handed out by APRA, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition." In 2018 Yeo was appointed the president of AGSC. |- | 2007 || Bomb Harvest (Caitlin Yeo) || Best Music for a Documentary || |- | 2012 || Seduction in the City: The Birth of Shopping (Yeo) || Best Music for a Documentary || |- | 2013 || The Rocket (Yeo) || Feature Film Score of the Year || |- | 2015 || The Great Australian Race Riot (Yeo) || Best Music for a Documentary || |- | rowspan="2"| 2016 || Getting Frank Gehry (Yeo) || Best Music for a Documentary || |- | Compass (Yeo) || Best Television Theme || |- | rowspan="4"| 2018 || rowspan="2"| The Butterfly Tree (Yeo) || Feature Film Score of the Year || |- | Best Soundtrack Album || |- | The House with Annabel Crabb (Yeo) || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie || |- | Barbara (Yeo) || Best Music for a Short Film || |- References External links Personal website Category:APRA Award winners Category:Australian film score composers Category:Australian Institute of Music faculty Category:Living people Category:Macquarie University alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Lapskaus Lapskaus is a thick Norwegian stew of meat and potatoes. The dish may be made of fresh or leftover meat (usually beef or lamb, but sometimes also pork or ham) and potatoes. Other typical ingredients are vegetables (such as carrots, onions, leeks, celery root, and rutabaga) and spices (such as salt, pepper, ginger, and herbs). There are many variations of lapskaus. Lapskaus is possibly linked (historically and etymologically) to lobscouse, a European sailors' stew or hash particularly associated with Liverpool. Trade along the Trent and Mersery Canal allowed the recipe to travel south to Staffordshire, where it became the dish now known locally as lobby. Similar dishes include the Danish labskovs, Finnish Lapskoussi or the German labskaus. The dish also figures in Norwegian American cuisine. In 1970, lapskaus was part of "the official menu for the seamen's mess" of the Norwegian America Line. Until the 1980s, Brooklyn's Eighth Avenue (particularly between 50th and 60th streets) was known as "Lapskaus Boulevard" in reference to the high Norwegian-American population in the area. References Category:Norwegian stews Category:Meat and potatoes dishes

Hulhudhuffaaru (Raa Atoll) Hulhudhuffaaru (Dhivehi: ހުޅުދުއްފާރު) is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll. Hulhudhuffaaru was an uninhabited island until 1995 when it was officially declared as inhabited after relocating the people of two other smaller islands in Raa Atoll - Ungulu and Undoodhoo - to this island. History Historical evidences from the island suggest that people have lived in the island at some time in the history. Remains of human skull are still being found in many places in the island while digging. Remarkably, like most islands in the Maldives, there is also a “ziyaaraaiy” or a tomb of a respected person adding more to the evidences that the island was inhabited. Nothing much is known, however, about the person in the tomb. Inhabitation Under a government-financed project, the people left their former islands with the hope of better basic facilities such as education and health care, harbor, etc. when they move to a bigger island with a bigger population than before. The residents of the islands of Ungulu and Undoodhoo were given funds by the government after estimating the value of their properties in their former islands. The people then built their homes in Hulhudhuffaru on their own. People started moving to the island in the early 1990s, until the entire communities of both Ungulu and Undoodhoo were completely relocated. Hulhudhuffaru was officially declared as inhabited on 13 March 1995 by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on a visit to the island. That day, unusually, a small protest was held on the island by islanders, who destroyed a display board in the island office, set up by government officials, purportedly praising the government and saying that the islanders were satisfied with the project. The "testimonials" on the board outraged many who felt that they were not compensated fully for their property and were not provided what they were promised. Aftermath of the 2004 tsunami The disastrous tsunami of December 2004 that hit Asia devastated Kandholhudhoo island in Raa Atoll. As a result, the residents of Kandholhudhoo were forced to seek shelter in other islands, Hulhudhufaaru being one of them. Hence even though the tsunami did not have a direct impact on the island, it has had enormous indirect impact on the island community. 5 November 2005 saw disturbances between the communities of the displaced residents of Kandholhudhoo and the Hulhudhuffaaru island community. The disturbances left injuries to some people, and significant damages to public and private property. Since then, security personnel were present in the island until the displaced people were relocated to Dhuvaafaru Island. Geography The island is north of the country's capital, Malé. Demography Healthcare The Hulhudhuffaru Health centre has been providing primary healthcare since 1995. It caters for the island people as well as patients from nearby islands like Angolhitheemu and Faarafushi. There are a total of 21 personnel, 10 in administration (all locals), 9 nursing staff (4 are expatriates and 5 locals) and 2 expatriate doctors. The health centre is working 24hours and provides basic health facilities such as OPD/IPD, Nebulization, Minor Surgery, Dressing & Injections, Growth Monitoring, Immunization,Family Planning Service, Antenatal & Postnatal Clinic, Laboratory service, Home Visits and Ambulance service. References Category:Islands of the Maldives

FASNY FASNY may refer to: Firemen's Association of the State of New York French-American School of New York

Lectionary 150 Lectionary 150, designated by siglum ℓ 150 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is also known as Codex Harleianus. It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves and one of four extant Greek lectionaries with explicit dates from before 1000. Description The manuscript is written in compressed Greek Uncial letters, on 374 parchment leaves (35.2 cm by 26.7 cm), in 2 columns per page, 21 lines per page, with ornaments. The capital letters and nomina sacra are in red ink. The codex includes ten leaves of paper containing a series of Lessons from the Gospels, John, Matthew and the Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium). The image shows the text of John 1:18. It is one of the most beautiful lectionary codices, with a scribal date of 27 May 995 A.D. 'It is a most splendid specimen of the uncial class of Evangelistaria, and its text presents many instructive variations.' It also contains musical notation. History According to the colophon it was written by a presbyter called Constantine. The manuscript came from Constantinople. In 1677 John Covel, chaplain of the English embassy in Constantinople, purchased this manuscript. It was shown by him to John Mill (1645-1707), in London. From Covell it was purchased – together with other manuscripts – by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford. It was collated by Bloomfield and examined by Woide. The manuscript is often cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3). It is not cited in UBS4. The codex now is located in the British Library (Harley MS 5598). See also List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism Notes and references Bibliography F. H. A. Scrivener, An Exact Transcript of the Codex Augiensis, to which is added a full Collation of Fifty Manuscripts, London 1859, pp. 47–50. Henri Omont, Notes sur les manuscrits grecs du British Museum, Bibliothèque de l’École des Chartes, 45 (1884), p. 337. Edward Maunde Thompson, An introduction to Greek and Latin palaeography, Clarendon Press: Oxford 1912, p. 216. External links Harley MS 5598 at the British Library Category:Greek New Testament lectionaries Category:10th-century biblical manuscripts Category:Harleian Collection

Finding Gabriel Finding Gabriel is an album by Brad Mehldau. It was recorded over an 18-month period in 2017–18 and was released by Nonesuch Records in 2019. It won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. Background Mehldau wrote that "Finding Gabriel came after reading the Bible closely for the last several years. [...] The Bible felt like a corollary and perhaps a guide to the present day – one long nightmare or a signpost leading to potential gnosis, depending on how you read it." Music and recording The album was recorded and mixed by John Davis at Bunker Studios, Brooklyn, between March 2017 and October 2018. Mehldau was also the album's producer. "St Mark Is Howling in the City of Night" contains "strident drums and classical modernism". During "The Prophet Is a Fool" (the title is from Hosea 9.7), the opening line is "Let's get out of here and head for the hills", which a prophet responds to with "build that wall". The track is a condemnation of US President Donald Trump. The title track is played entirely by Mehldau on various instruments, with a plea for understanding responded to with part of Daniel 9.23: "Consider the word and understand the vision". Release and reception Finding Gabriel was released by Nonesuch Records on May 17, 2019. The AllMusic reviewer wrote: "It will take several listens to appreciate all that takes place on Finding Gabriel, but that's as it should be" The Financial Times reviewer pointed out that the tracks had been built in layers, suggested that the "wordless vocals, however, are a layer too far", but praised "Kurt Elling soaring majestically on 'Make it All Go Away' [and] Becca Stevens pure-toned and melancholy on 'Deep Water'". Critic Nate Chinen indicated that the album added a new element to Mehldau's music: "Mehldau has always been concerned with balancing a handful of musical priorities: dynamic fluctuation, tension and release, the play between a crisply stated idea and one that's projected or implied. All of these are factors on Finding Gabriel, Mehldau's ambitious new album. What helps nudge it into strange new territory is a fixation on voice and breath." Ted Panken also noted novelty in the use of vocals: "One groundbreaking element of Finding Gabriel is the way Mehldau deploys Elling, Kahane and Stevens not as interpreters of the texts in question, but as discrete instruments possessing distinctive timbral properties". Panken described the album as "beyond category". Jackson Sinnenberg writing for JazzTimes commented, "The specific political references can seem ham-handed at first, but they fit when one listens to them in the context of the record as a whole and understands them as inspirations for the composer’s vision." Shepherd Express'''s Michael Muchian mentioned, "Fans of Mehldau’s synthesizer work, especially, will enjoy the album, but even the mildly interested may want to give it a heartfelt listen." Matthew Kassel of DownBeat wrote, "One of [the] pianist's defining strengths is that he's capable of producing profound lines with a light and seemingly effortless touch. The album could have been a graceless offering, but in Mehldau’s capable hands, it works." Nathan Stevens of Spectrum Culture commented "Finding Gabriel is a dangerous proposition. In the Torah, Bible and Quran, Archangel Gabriel comes to earth to deliver visions unto prophets. It gave apocalyptic sights to Daniel, forecasts the birth of Jesus Christ and proclaims Mohammed a prophet. And it seems to be pretty chummy with musicians too, with that trumpet of proclamation that blew on a Behemoth record and on a “Twilight Zone” episode. But for Brad Mehldau, he seems to accept he hasn’t found Gabriel. Instead, he’s desperately trying to delve into clairvoyance to get a better idea on just what the hell is happening in the 21st century. Finding Gabriel is an odd duck in the modern jazz cannon, a deeply political album that speaks its ideals rarely, instead focusing on music that envelops." Chris Pearson of The Times added "Always somewhat cerebral, Brad Mehldau has entered especially intellectual territory lately. The American jazz pianist, one of the best alive, last year reworked Bach and in March unveiled his Piano Concerto at the Barbican. Now he takes on the Bible, using it as a prism through which to examine our present political turmoil. He plays an array of keyboards and deploys wordless voices and strings." Francis Graham-Dixon in her review for Jazz Journal'' noted, "This is a wonderful album, full of ambition, invention and packing an emotional punch." The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard jazz albums chart. It won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. Track listing "The Garden" – 7:18 "Born to Trouble" – 4:01 "Striving After Wind" – 4:38 "O Ephraim" – 5:21 "St. Mark Is Howling in the City of Night" – 6:20 "The Prophet Is a Fool" – 6:47 "Make It All Go Away" – 4:32 "Deep Water" – 5:13 "Proverb of Ashes" – 4:17 "Finding Gabriel" – 7:06 Source: Personnel Brad Mehldau – synthesizers (1–10), piano (1, 2, 5–10), Fender Rhodes (3, 4), Hammond B-3 organ (10), Musser Ampli-Celeste (4), Morfbeats gamelan strips (4), xylophone (6), Mellotron (10), drums (2, 4, 10), percussion (10), vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10) Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet (1, 6) Chris Cheek – baritone sax and tenor sax (1) Charles Pillow – baritone sax (6), alto sax and bass clarinet (1), soprano sax (1, 6) Joel Frahm – tenor sax (1, 6) Michael Thomas – alto sax and flute (1, 6) Sara Caswell – violin (5, 8) Lois Martin – viola (5, 8) Noah Hoffeld – cello (5, 8) Mark Guiliana – drums (1, 3, 5–9) Aaron Nevezie – effects (9) Kurt Elling – vocals (7, 9) Gabriel Kahane – vocals (1, 3, 5, 8) Becca Stevens – vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 8) "Snorts" Malibu – vocals (9) Source: References Category:Brad Mehldau albums Category:Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Category:Nonesuch Records albums

Orthaga onerata Orthaga onerata is a species of snout moth in the genus Orthaga. It is found in Japan. References Category:Moths described in 1879 Category:Epipaschiinae Category:Endemic fauna of Japan Category:Moths of Japan

Abraham Hazeley Abraham Hazeley (1784–1847) was a Nova Scotian settler in Sierra Leone. He was the founder of what was to become one of the most prominent Creole families in the country. Abraham Hazeley Junior was born in Birchtown, Nova Scotia to Abraham Hazeley and Martha 'Patty' Hazeley. Abraham Hazeley Sr. (1754–1809) was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was one of the African Americans who settled in Nova Scotia in 1783. References Category:1784 births Category:1847 deaths Category:Nova Scotian Settlers