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17338385 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Rosselli | Joe Rosselli | Joseph Donald Rosselli (born May 28, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. His record was 2-1 with an 8.70 ERA in nine appearances, five of them starts. He walked 20 batters while striking out just seven.
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Sportspeople from Burbank, California
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6902768 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida%20East%20Coast%20153 | Florida East Coast 153 | Florida East Coast 153 is a historic Florida East Coast Railway 4-6-2 ALCO steam locomotive located in Miami, Florida, USA.
History
The locomotive served on the Florida East Coast Railway from 1922 to 1938, and pulled a train carrying President Calvin Coolidge to Miami in 1928. In 1935, when she was in use on the run between Miami and Key West, #153 was one of the last engines to reach Miami before the hurricane that year destroyed the bridges to the Florida Keys.
After 1938, #153 was used as an industrial switcher by the United States Sugar Corporation of Clewiston, Florida. In 1956, she was donated to the University of Miami.
From March 1957 until November 1966, she operated a train called Gold Coast Special in Miami every Sunday. In 1966, she received a major overhaul, after which she was inspected and subsequently certified by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
For pulling the "rescue train" out of Marathon before the Labor Day Hurricane, #153 was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1985. Due to age and damage by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, she's been out of service since. It is located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12400 Southwest 152nd Street, Miami, FL.
See also
U.S. Sugar 148
References
Miami-Dade County listings at National Register of Historic Places
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Dade County listings
Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive #153
How to Boot a Steam Locomotive, Phil Jern 1990.
External links
National Register of Historic Places in Miami
Individual locomotives of the United States
Railway locomotives on the National Register of Historic Places
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4-6-2 locomotives
Locomotive 153
Rail infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
Railway locomotives introduced in 1922
Preserved steam locomotives of Florida |
44496609 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover%20Expedition | Hanover Expedition | The Hanover Expedition, also known as the Weser Expedition, was a British invasion of the Electorate of Hanover during the Napoleonic Wars. Coordinated as part of an attack on France by the nations of the Third Coalition against Napoleon by William Pitt the Younger and Lord Castlereagh, planning began for an invasion of French territories in July 1805. Hanover, previously a British possession, was chosen as the goal of the expedition, with Swedish and Russian forces under Gustav IV Adolf and Alexander Ivanovich Ostermann-Tolstoy brought in to support the endeavour. Key to the success of the invasion was the support of Prussia, a nation poised to threaten France but not as yet openly hostile to the country. Sir George Don commanded the British expedition and he arrived with an army of around 14,000 men at Cuxhaven in November. To bolster the expedition and to strengthen the resolve of Prussia, Don's army was reinforced by 12,000, with Lord Cathcart taking over command.
Coordination between the British, Swedes, and Russians in Hanover was so poor that by December very little past the occupation of Hanover had been achieved. Cathcart grouped his force around the Weser, and soon after learned of the Austro-Russian defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz, which forced the Austrians to surrender and the Russians to retreat into Poland. With no large armies now protecting Cathcart's force from French attack, the situation was exacerbated when Prussia signed the Treaty of Schönbrunn with France, which created an alliance between the two nations and agreed that Prussia should control Hanover. With French and Prussian forces moving against Hanover, Cathcart's army was recalled in January 1806. The evacuation was completed on 15 February, and Hanover was left to the occupation of a Prussian army. The expedition, while a total failure, had little effect on the British position because of the lack of combat. Its method of quick amphibious transportation and landings of troops on a foreign shore would go on to be imitated in the Walcheren Expedition in 1809.
Background
In the first years of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Britain found increased difficulty in engaging France in land battles. With British control of the seas and with many of the French colonies already taken because of this, France provided little opportunity for Britain to attack her apart from at sea. The small British Army was not equipped to engage in an invasion of the highly defended French mainland, and so continued to rely on the Royal Navy's blockade of Brest as the best way to impact the French at home. This outlook changed in 1803 when Austria and Russia allied themselves to Britain as part of the Third Coalition. With more militarily impressive allies now available to take the war to France on land, the British Army would be able to do the same, safe in the knowledge that it would not be engaging the French armies alone. This combined with the creation of the King's German Legion in 1804 produced an opportunity for new British Army operations. In around October 1805 Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom was called off and the French army left its encampments at Boulogne to march towards the Russians and Austrians.
With the largest portions of the French army gone, an opening was created for a British incursion into North-West Germany, with particular interest in the re-taking of the Electorate of Hanover, which George III had controlled until 1803, and which had only 4,000 French troops remaining in it. The British Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, and his Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Lord Castlereagh, were strong supporters of the enterprise, having championed it from as early as July. They envisaged an amphibious army that could be landed at points across Napoleonic Europe, making "pinprick" attacks against enemy targets while avoiding large battles with the French that could result in "crippling defeat". With news of the French withdrawal having reached Britain before its culmination, Castlereagh began planning in September. By taking Hanover, Britain could restore the country to its rightful rulers while also gaining a useful springboard for further operations in Europe. Not all of the establishment was in favour of the endeavour, with the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, the Duke of York, relying on his experience in the Flanders campaign, arguing that expeditions that relied too much on the allies' actions would be difficult.
Planning
Castlereagh estimated that the retirement of the French armies from the Channel coast had freed up between 40,000 and 60,000 British soldiers for service abroad. With this in mind, original estimates for an expedition planned for a large "disposable force" commanded by Lieutenant-General Lord Cathcart. This would have included two divisions of cavalry, one of light dragoons and the other of heavy cavalry, consisting of 9,600 men. Alongside the cavalry plans called for seven divisions of infantry, including four battalions of Foot Guards and forty of line infantry. These divisions would have each had around 5,000 men, and would have been supported by a light infantry brigade of four more infantry battalions, six brigades of Royal Horse Artillery, and ten brigades of Royal Artillery. Military historian C. T. Atkinson suggests that this force, if it had come to fruition, would have been "a really formidable effort".
This large army, while viable on paper, would have been very difficult to form up and transport in reality, and so on 10 October a much smaller army was hastily brought together to cross the North Sea under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir George Don, who was expected to also instigate diplomatic connections with the allied nations. While the original plan had expected the creation of multiple divisions, Don's force was instead made up of two cavalry and six infantry regiments of the King's German Legion (KGL) which were controlled by Brigadier-General Friedrich von der Decken, a brigade of Foot Guards under Major-General Edward Finch, and a brigade of line infantry under Major-General Edward Paget. This totalled between 12,000 and 14,000 men, and Don received his final orders on 16 October. Von der Decken planned the operation, ensuring that the force would be transported quickly to avoid the coming of the harsh northern winter that would freeze the ports and rivers necessary in disembarking the troops.
It was initially planned that Don would go ahead of his force to ensure that they would receive a positive welcome upon their landing, but this duty was instead taken by the politician Lord Harrowby on 25 October. Harrowby's mission was to Berlin and the court of Prussia, with the intention of enticing that nation into joining the Third Coalition. He was authorised to offer a gift of £2,500,000 to ensure this. Castlereagh believed that only the wavering support of Prussia could stop Don's expedition from being successful, and by the end of October it was thought that Prussia's entry into the conflict was imminent. Pitt, in turn, was of the mind that success could bring about "Bonaparte's army either cut off or driven back to France".
Expedition
Initial landing
It was expected that Don's force would sail immediately, but with the wind against them their troopships only succeeded in arriving at Cuxhaven on 19 November. The crossing was difficult, and at least five ships did not complete it, spending seventeen days at sea before returning to Harwich with a portion of the KGL cavalry still on board. The expedition went on despite this loss. A Swedish force of 10,000 men paid for by Britain was poised to attack from Stralsund, and they were joined by 20,000 Russians under Lieutenant-General Alexander Ivanovich Ostermann-Tolstoy. The British were not the first part of the Third Coalition to enter Hanover, as a Russian force had earlier arrived to blockade Hamelin, still garrisoned by the French and the only position left to them. Despite this Don's army received a warm welcome, and they quickly secured lines of supplies, while the KGL took advantage of being back in Germany to increase their numbers with local recruits. Four infantry battalions, two of the KGL and two of line infantry, were sent to join the Russians at Hamelin, while other portions of the force were split off to go to the Ems and Weser rivers. The neutral Prussian army had also entered French-controlled lands, south of Hanover, commanded by the Duke of Brunswick, but quickly looked for their forces to be replaced by those of the coalition.
Don's position on the continent was tenuous but not immediately threatened. Napoleon had beaten an Austrian army, that did not wait for Russian assistance before advancing, at the Battle of Ulm, but in doing so had stretched his lines of communication too far and was unable to advance further, giving time for Britain's allies to reinforce their armies. When fully organised, Don's force stretched in a line between the Weser and Verden, supported with Tolstoy's Russians to the right of him. While still not part of the Third Coalition, Prussia was on increasingly poor terms with France because of incursions made by the French into Ansbach, and Pitt hoped that Prussia would join the Coalition because of this. With Napoleon placed just to the south of Prussian lands, an advance by a Prussian army would put him in a very precarious situation. Realising this, Pitt decided to strengthen the British expeditionary force, hoping this would entice Prussia into more warlike actions. The diplomatic situation was complicated because Prussia also coveted Hanover, and Napoleon had offered it to Prussia in return for aggression towards Austria. Despite this difficulty, Pitt and Castlereagh were encouraged by the absence of the expected harsh winter weather and continued to move forward with their plans.
Expedition expanded
While Pitt decided on his next actions, Don began to plan an attack into Holland alongside Tolstoy. Their plan was slowed by the reticence of the Swedish force and the continuing confusion surrounding the intentions of the Prussians. Tolstoy eventually decided that he could not invest enough men into an invasion and ensure the continued blockade of Hamelin, and no attack took place. It was afterwards decided that Don's force, then spread about, would be brought together as one field army. On 27 November this new command was given to Cathcart, who would bring 12,000 reinforcements with him to bolster his army. Don was superseded, but continued with the army as its second in command. Cathcart, who had been preparing to serve as ambassador-extraordinary to Russia and Prussia, was titled "Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in Northern Europe", and was given control over Russian, Swedish, or Prussian troops as well. Harrowby began reporting that the Prussians were inclining towards neutrality in the conflict.
Cathcart was issued his orders on 5 December, which expected him to work to the best of his abilities with the armies of the allied nations, but not endanger Hanover. Despite this aggressive step, Cathcart was also warned to take caution in his warlike manoeuvres; even if he put his army under the command of another force, such as that of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden at Stralsund, he was allowed to refuse action if he deemed it too dangerous. Castlereagh even suggested that Cathcart attempt to link up with the main Russian army advancing from the east, but this was a logistically difficult proposition. Cathcart arrived at Cuxhaven on 15 December, making his headquarters at Bremen. He began to prepare for the upcoming campaign, discussing how to communicate if the rivers of Heligoland should freeze over, considering whether to advance on Holland or the Lower Rhine, and bringing his army together around the Weser. Before being withdrawn, the units stationed at Hamelin briefly skirmished with the defending French on 22 December, marking the only combat engaged by any of the force. Word of the Battle of Austerlitz threw Cathcart's plans into confusion. There on 2 December a Russo-Austrian army had been soundly defeated by Napoleon, and Austria had surrendered in consequence, with both allied armies all but destroyed. The chance of Prussia entering the conflict was heavily diminished, and the remaining Russian forces began to withdraw towards Poland.
Offensive breaks down
Cathcart had come ahead of his reinforcements, and their ships only arrived in the Weser on 27 December, with two divisions under Lieutenant-Generals Francis Dundas and George Ludlow. In these were four infantry brigades, commanded by Major-Generals Rowland Hill, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Alexander Mackenzie Fraser, and John Coape Sherbrooke, with three companies of Royal Artillery and some Royal Engineers attached. The news of Austerlitz reached Britain on 28 December, but it was still hoped that Prussia would not cease fighting against France, and that Russia might hold on in the west. Without the larger Russian and Austrian armies standing as a buffer between the French forces and Cathcart's army, the latter's position in Hanover became untenable. Despite its now increasingly precarious position, Cathcart's force was kept in Hanover in the hope that its presence might still encourage the Prussians, and an uneasy cooperation with the Prussian General Count von Kalckreuth continued. The reinforcements in the Weser landed and joined Cathcart's army, despite there being no clear view of what they might be used for.
This injection of new troops was not the boon it might have been for Cathcart, because on top of the decaying strategic situation, the troopships had sailed through rough weather in the North Sea. Hardly any of the battalions embarked succeeded in reaching Cathcart whole; the troopship Ariadne, carrying the headquarters party and 300 men of the 9th Regiment of Foot, was wrecked near Calais and all on board were taken as prisoners of war. The same happened to half of the 5th Regiment of Foot, while losses were also encountered in the 3rd, 30th, and 89th Regiments of Foot, the latter of which lost 150 men killed and a further 150 captured. The 26th Regiment of Foot was the hardest hit in the crossing, with one troopship being wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all on board, and another wrecked off the coast of Holland, totalling between them 500 deaths. Other units were also depleted, but not by shipwrecks, with over 1,000 men returning to Britain when ships were unable to reach their destination. Only the 28th and 36th Regiments of Foot succeeded in arriving substantially intact, but large portions of Cathcart's reinforcements were so badly depleted that they were incapable of further operations, with over 1,000 people having been killed.
Cathcart could do little with his new troops, and had further problems with the local intelligence. On 28 December Castlereagh complained that the situation in Hanover was almost unknown to him, being reliant on French and Dutch newspapers more than anything. In some ways, Cathcart's army knew less than him; Wellesley reported around the same time that "they appear to have very little intelligence in this place, except what they receive from England".
Evacuation
Prussian troops were still present in Hanover, dating from the period before Austerlitz when Prussia was considering more offensive actions against France. Despite Prussia being the reason for Cathcart's continued presence on the continent, he was unimpressed with them, writing that they were "strong numerically, but not in quality". Cathcart kept his army in Hanover in the hope that Russia would continue to fight and that Prussia would finally officially enter the conflict, but he also began to plan routes of retreat, expecting that if the rivers froze and they were not able to sail home, that the army could march towards Swedish Pomerania. The army continued in its positions, awaiting official instructions from Britain. By 29 December the state of Cathcart's allies was so poor that Castlereagh admitted to him that the possibility of supporting them with the British force was now completely gone.
Castlereagh was aware of Cathcart's difficulties, writing to him that he should continue to support the Russians and Prussians where possible, but that the Prussians were untrustworthy and he should not go on the offensive unless Prussian assistance was guaranteed. Prussia was also suspected of plotting to force Cathcart to leave the German soldiers of the KGL in Hanover under Prussian command. Castlereagh and Cathcart were both heavily resistant to this, and the latter ensured that in the case of an evacuation the KGL would leave first. Pitt's health was severely declining and he had retired to Bath; with the prime minister unavailable, the Cabinet began to send troopships to Cathcart in preparation for an evacuation. The remaining troopships at Ramsgate waiting to make the voyage to Hanover had their men disembarked on 30 December, and were instead sent as part of this force. On 5 January 1806 it was decided that no more troops would be sent to Hanover. Two days later it was discovered that on 14 December Prussia had ratified the Treaty of Schönbrunn, a defensive and offensive alliance with France in which Prussia was given leave to occupy Hanover. Prussia also began to withdraw Tolstoy's force, which had been left under its auspices by the retreating Alexander I of Russia. With Prussia now advancing to occupy Hanover with 50,000 men and with rumours growing that a French force of three divisions was preparing to attack from Holland, orders were sent for Cathcart to evacuate on 19 January.
Cathcart received his instructions at the end of the month, and quickly put them into effect. His army by this time had grown to 26,643 men because of recruitment by the KGL which resulted in it returning to Britain with more battalions and depots than it had left with; only around 14,000 were British infantry. The first to leave were the KGL and the four British battalions that had been most weakened in the crossings of the North Sea. By 12 February the last of the army had been embarked, and Cathcart left Hanover on 15 February. Von der Decken, who had served the expedition as quartermaster general to both the British and Russian forces, stayed behind to ensure that all British debts were paid. He finally returned in May.
Aftermath
With the British force gone and the Russians under Prussian control, Hanover was occupied by Prussia. In Britain, the remains of Cathcart's force were split up along the south coast of England to serve as a deterrent to invasion. Prussia was forced by France to close all its north German ports to British traffic, and this caused Britain to declare war on Prussia on 21 April. The expedition was the last military endeavour planned and orchestrated by Pitt. It had achieved nothing, but had not been a great loss of men or material, and Castlereagh would later write that he was well satisfied with Cathcart's actions, war-related losses having been minor. Some senior generals in the army were angered by the failure of the expedition, feeling that its control by civilian politicians trying to be military experts had caused its failure. Critics suggested that if the expedition had been sent to join Lieutenant-General Sir James Craig's Anglo-Russian occupation of Naples then Britain might have had one successful expedition instead of two failures. Positively, however, Hanover had shown that the navy could transport large groups of soldiers across seas at short notice, and in relatively good order barring bad weather.
Lessons were, however, not fully learned. Pitt died on 23 January, having been further weakened by the knowledge that Britain was alone in war against France, her allies defeated and the British once more pushed from the continent. His government was replaced, and future expeditions with equally poor results, such as the Walcheren Expedition, would be launched in imitation of the Hanover Expedition. Castlereagh's disposable force of 30,000 men remained in existence, but by March 1807 it had dwindled to 12,000 men, with the fleet of troopships created to assist in transporting it dispersed for other uses.
Opinions on the expedition have been varied. Atkinson argues that the failure of the expedition was the fault of Britain's allies on the continent, rather than the politicians who had ordered the endeavour. Pitt and Castlereagh had reacted quickly to the opportunity to attack Germany, and Atkinson says that the Austrians and Russians made enough mistakes that Napoleon was able to take advantage and defeat them; without them Cathcart's army could do, and did, nothing. On the other hand, military historian Sir John Fortescue is more critical of the expedition, describing it as an "egregious farce". However, he agrees that the plan behind the expedition was sound in theory, its execution being let down by the rulers of the allied nations; while complimentary to Pitt's attempts to strike a blow against France, he is derisory of the other leaders, calling those of Russia and Sweden "insane", that of Prussia "contemptible", and Austria "weak". This need to rely on the actions of Britain's allies in order to succeed has been echoed by historian Alexander Mikaberidze. Glover writes succinctly that "[The British] had enlisted a few hundred recruits for the King's German Legion, they had offended the King of Prussia, but they had not caused Napoleon a moment's worry". The Third Coalition completed its final collapse in July 1806.
British Expeditionary Force
Notes and citations
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20470796 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Winter%20Clark | Edward Winter Clark | Edward Winter Clark (E. W. Clark) (February 25, 1830 – March 18, 1913) was an American missionary. Clark is known for his pioneering missionary work in Nagaland and for his work on transcribing the spoken Ao language into a written script. Clark created the first bilingual dictionary of the Ao language and, along with his wife, Mary Mead Clark, set up the first school in the Naga hills region of North-East India. Clark's wife, Mary Mead Clark, documented their experience in Assam and the Naga Hills in A Corner in India. The Clarks are buried in the Island Cemetery in the town of Amenia in Dutchess County, New York.
Early life
Clark was born on February 25, 1830 in North East, New York, and baptized into the Baptist faith at age 14. He attended Worcester Academy from 1839 to 1841, earned his master's degree from Brown University in 1857, and was ordained a preacher in 1859. Mary Mead was born in Amenia, New York.
Ministry in Nagaland
Clark and his wife arrived in Sibsagar, a town close to the Naga Hills in North-East India on March 30, 1869 where they encountered Naga tribespeople. Interested in converting them to Christianity, but unable to travel to the Naga Hills because of restrictions set by the British Raj and because his own mission did not grant him permission, Clark sent an evangelist named Gudhola Brown to the hills. Brown was successful in bringing in a few tribes people who were baptized by Clark. Clark made his first trip to the Naga Hills, to a village then known as Deka Haimong (Molungkimong) in December 1872. It was an important day in Naga history when the first Baptist Church was formed. It is no wonder Clark knew his calling would henceforth be with the Nagas. "'I believe I have found my life-work,' exclaimed Mr. Clark, as he entered the old press bungalow on his return from his twelve days' absence in the wilds of barbarism." He took care of the Naga Christians in Molungkimong from Sibsagor Mission Station until he was released for the Naga Mission.
On receiving permission, Clark moved to Molungkimong in March 1876 (an Ao Naga village in the Mokokchung district of Nagaland) and lived there until October 24, 1876.
The glorious moment for Clark was not without troubles. The village became divided over the new religion. Some felt that Clark could not be trusted because he had the same white face as the British military. The Nagas opposed anything that would promote alliance with the encroaching British power. Clark was determined to dedicate himself to the people and trust the Lord alone for protection. But the division among the villagers and mistrust of the white man grew stronger. Therefore, the Christians along with Rev. Clark decided to form a new village so that they can worship God freely. On October 24, 1876, the Christians along with Rev. Clark and their sympathizers established Molung village.
Molung (Molungyimsen) is the first Christian village in Nagaland because this is the first village formed with Christian prayers. It was in Molungyimsen that the first Naga Christian Association was held. Molungyimsen is also known as the Cradle of Education because the first school in Nagaland was established in Molung (Molungyimsen) in 1878. The first book in Nagaland was written and printed in Molungyimsen. In 1894 Clark moved the Naga Mission Center to Impur which is now known as the Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang).
In 1905 Clark saw a record one hundred and ninety baptisms. The work was truly blessed of God but Clark saw that better days were yet ahead. The Nagas were well aware that to accept Christianity would mean drastic changes in their social life. "Adherents of the old, cruel faith were quick to see that the gospel of peace and love would rapidly empty their skull houses and put to rout most of the old customs handed down from forefathers, for whom they held the greatest reverence. The missionaries presence and his teaching had spread like wildfire from mountain peak to peak and everywhere was fostered the suspicious spirit. Clark died on March 18, 1913 at age 83."
Legacy
Christianity brought an end to the practice of headhunting and destroyed most of the traditional culture and oral knowledge of the various Naga tribes. Clark's vision for a Christian Nagaland came true, with the high price of destroying the Naga's indigenous culture. By 1980 the Naga population was 572,742 and the Baptist population was 185,987.
Today the Census of India, puts the numbers of Christians to more than 90% of the population of Nagaland thus making it, with Meghalaya and Mizoram, one of the three Christian-majority states in India and the only state where Christians form 90% of the population. Nagaland is known as "the only predominantly Baptist state in the world."
Archives
A biographer of Clark conducting archival research at the American Baptist Historical Society at the Mission Center noted that much of Clark's correspondence was difficult to read, "written on both sides of onion skin paper".
See also
Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang
Nagaland Baptist Church Council
Angami Baptist Church Council
References
Bibliography
Kijung L. Ao, Nokinketer Muncgchen (Impur: Nagaland, Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang, 1972)
A. C. Bowers, Under Headhunters' Eyes (Philadelphia: Judson Press, 1929)
F. S. Downs, Christianity in North East India (Delhi, Ispeck: 1976)
Tegenfelt, A Century of Growth
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1830 births
1913 deaths
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Headhunting accounts and studies
Mokokchung
American expatriates in India
19th-century Baptists |
6902779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entering%20a%20New%20Ride | Entering a New Ride | Entering a New Ride is the ninth and final album by Big Audio Dynamite. Radioactive Records declined to release the album, so the band posted the tracks on its website. It was recorded in 1997.
It is one of the earliest Internet-distributed albums.
Track listing
Disc one
"Man That Is Dynamite" – 6:23
"BAD and the Night Time Ride" – 4:55
"Sunday Best" – 4:20
"Must Be the Music" – 6:08
"Taking You to Another Dimension" – 6:49
"Sound of the BAD" – 6:20
"Cozy Ten Minutes" – 8:11
"Get High" – 5:01
"Bang Ice Geezer" – 4:33
"On the Ones and Twos" – 4:59
"Nice and Easy" – 6:53
Disc two
"Go with the Flow" – 11:12
"Sound of the Joe" – 6:21
"Man That Is Dynamite" (mix) – 5:21
"Sunday Best" (Christmas 99 mix) – 6:01
"Sunday Best" (extended mix) – 7:27
"Sunday Best" (remix) – 7:12
"BAD And The Night Time Ride " (Remix) – 7:54
Personnel
Big Audio Dynamite
Mick Jones - vocals, guitar, producer
Ranking Roger - vocals
Nick Hawkins - guitar
André Shapps - keyboards, drum programming, producer
Daryl Fulstow - bass
Bob Wond - drums
Michael Custance/Lord Zonka - vocals, DJ, songwriter, producer
DJ Joe Attard - vocals, MC , songwriter, producer
References
External links
YouTube stream
1999 albums
Big Audio Dynamite albums
Albums free for download by copyright owner |
6902781 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Patrick%27s%20Grammar%20School | St. Patrick's Grammar School | St. Patrick's Grammar School may refer to:
St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland
St Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland |
17338406 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo%20Scorza | Carlo Scorza | Carlo Scorza (15 June 1897 – 23 December 1988) was a prominent member of the National Fascist Party of Italy during World War II. He built his reputation in the Italian Fascist paramilitary group known as the Blackshirts, and later rose to the position of party secretary, second only to Benito Mussolini in authority over Fascist Italy. His brief and rocky tenure began in the spring of 1943 and ended with the party's collapse and abolition at the end of July.
Life
Born in the town of Paola, Scorza participated in World War I in the Bersaglieri corps where he reached the rank of Tenente (lieutenant). After the war he joined Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party and participated in acts of violence against communists and socialists in the area around Lucca. After participating in the March on Rome, he worked for a brief time as a journalist, then he was named Federale (chief provincial party officer) of the Province of Lucca.
In 1930, Scorza was appointed to direct the key Party youth organization, Gruppo Universitario Fascista. The following year he was named as a member of the Direttorio (a high national body) of the National Fascist Party. He strongly opposed the Azione Cattolica and his behavior forced Mussolini to dismiss him from the Direttorio. He participated in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and the Spanish Civil War. In 1940 he came back to national political activities.
Secretary of PNF
In April 1943, Scorza was named Secretary of the National Fascist Party, replacing the ineffectual Aldo Vidussoni. He remained fully dedicated to Mussolini and he assumed his office with an uncompromising demand – "Everybody and everything for the war."
Despite his enthusiasm, Scorza failed in his efforts to revitalize the party. On 25 July 1943, the President of the Italian wartime Parliament, Dino Grandi, put forth to the Fascist Grand Council a motion to remove Mussolini from office. Scorza, who also held the position of Secretary of the Grand Council, voted against it, but the motion carried and Mussolini was arrested by the Carabinieri. After the Italian armistice, Scorza was arrested in the Nazi-controlled Italian Social Republic. He was charged with treason for failing to counter the anti-Fascist coup d'état, but he was acquitted by a special tribunal in April 1944.
Later life
At the end of World War II, Scorza fled to Argentina. He was tried in absentia by the Allies and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. He was later granted amnesty and he returned to Italy in 1955. Scorza died in Florence on 23 December 1988.
References
Further reading
Montanelli, Indro, (2003). Storia d'Italia. Milan: Corriere della Sera. OCLC 443967091.
Rastrelli, Carlo, (2010). Carlo Scorza, l'ultimo gerarca. Milan: Mursia. .
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1897 births
1988 deaths
People from Paola, Calabria
Italian fascists
World War II political leaders |
44496624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliniodes%20subflavescens | Cliniodes subflavescens | Cliniodes subflavescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James E. Hayden in 2011. It is found in southern Brazil, north to the Federal District.
Adults have been recorded on wing in January, February, April, May and from September to December.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin subflavescere (meaning to become slightly yellow).
References
Moths described in 2011
Eurrhypini |
20470898 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquiles%20Guzm%C3%A1n | Aquiles Guzmán | Aquiles José Guzmán Matute. (born April 13, 1965) is a former Venezuelan professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight (112 lb) champion.
Professional career
Guzmán turned professional in 1985 and captured the WBA flyweight title in 1992 with an upset decision win over Yong-Kang Kim. He lost the belt in his first defense to David Grimán by decision (scoring of judges) in 1994. He later challenged Saen Sor Ploenchit, Alimi Goitia, and Yokthai Sithoar for their respective belts but lost each fight. He is one of only 2 world champions in history to retire with an even record, the other being Juan Polo Perez. Some sources report his record as 13-14-3 which would make him 1 of only 3 world champions to retire with a losing record along with Jimmy Reagan and Francisco Quiroz.
See also
List of flyweight boxing champions
List of Venezuelans
References
External links
People from Anzoátegui
1965 births
Living people
Flyweight boxers
World flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
Venezuelan male boxers |
6902794 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu%20Guohui | Yu Guohui | Yu Guohui (; born April 30, 1977 in Qingdao) is a retired male Chinese race walker.
Achievements
References
1977 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Chinese male racewalkers
Olympic athletes of China
Athletes from Qingdao
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games |
6902795 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara%20Cogan | Sara Cogan | Sara Cogan is a British television and theatre actress, based in London.
She graduated from The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in 2003, after a three-year acting course.
She went on to appear in 2003's sixth run of The Newsrevue, the longest-running theatrical comedy show in the United Kingdom, appearing alongside James Shakeshaft, Paul Millard and Sarah Mae.
She has had television roles in Doctors, playing Gemma Bullock, The Walk, playing Beverley and Footballers' Wives, playing a hotel receptionist.
Her most recent role was as a midwife named Cheryl in EastEnders, alongside Emma Barton (Honey Mitchell) and Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell), in a storyline about Down syndrome.
References
External links
British television actresses
British stage actresses
British soap opera actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people |
6902800 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo%20Andr%C3%A9%20Beach | Santo André Beach | Santo André Beach (Praia de Santo André in Portuguese, lit. "Saint Andrew Beach") is an extensive and wide maritime beach of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is located in Santo André, between the A Ver-o-Mar and Aguçadoura. It borders Cape Santo André to the south.
This beach is very beautiful. It has flowers and pretty skies and an ocean.
Beaches of Póvoa de Varzim |
6902815 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLEAN | CLEAN | CLEAN may refer to:
Component Validator for Environmentally Friendly Aero Engine
CLEAN (algorithm), a computational algorithm used in astronomy to perform a deconvolution on dirty images
Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network, a system used by law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies in Pennsylvania which interfaces NCIC, Penndot and other sources beneficial to law enforcement personnel. Operated by the Pennsylvania State Police.
Cryogenic Low-Energy Astrophysics with Noble gases, a liquid argon dark matter detector under construction at SNOLAB. |
6902833 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego%20de%20Villalba%20y%20Toledo | Diego de Villalba y Toledo | Diego de Villalba y Toledo, marqués de Campo, señor de la Villa de Santacruz de Pinares was a Spanish general of artillery and colonial governor in America. From 1667 to 1671 he was governor of New Kingdom of Granada – Nuevo Reino de Granada – (greater Colombia), then part of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Villalba y Toledo was a knight of the Order of Santiago and majordomo of Juan José of Austria, son of Spanish King Philip IV. From 1647 to 1653 Villalba was governor of Cuba.
In 1667 he became governor of Nuevo Reino de Granada (New Granada). During his administration the Grand Bridge over the Bogotá River was completed, and also a bridge over the Río Gualí at Honda. These were constructed by Indigenous labor. He traveled to Cartagena de Indias to inspect its defenses after the English pirate Henry Morgan attacked the Castle of San Felipe in 1668. At the same time, there were reports that the French also planned a landing in New Granada.
Because of a shortage of coinage in New Granada, Villalba ordered the silver bars be melted down to make coins of one quarter and one half real.
There was a variety of complaints to the Crown against Villalba's administration, and Bishop Melchor Liñán y Cisneros was appointed visitador (inspector) to investigate them. The bishop ordered that Villalba be arrested and confined in Villa de Leiva. There were 70 charges against him, and he was convicted of robbing the dead. On 2 June 1671, Liñán y Cisneros replaced him on a temporary basis as governor and captain general of New Granada. Liñán y Cisneros later became viceroy of Peru.
Villalba y Toledo died in Seville.
References
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6902857 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiyo%20District | Keiyo District | Keiyo District (also known as Elgeyo district or Elgeiyo) is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The district was formed in 1994, when Elgeyo/Marakwet-District was split into two - the other half was Marakwet District. Keiyo District had a population of 143.865 . Its capital was located in the Iten/Tambach town. In 2010, the districts were re-joined as Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
Local people are mostly of the Keiyo Tribe. Many famous Kenyan runners come from the district, including Saif Saaeed Shaheen (born Stephen Cherono), Vivian Cheruiyot and Lornah Kiplagat. The area is used by local and foreign athletes for high-altitude training.
Mining of fluorite by the Kenya Fluorspar Company is the largest industry in the former district.
Local authorities
Keiyo District has two local authorities:
Iten/Tambach town (population: 31,813; urban population: 3,968)
Keiyo county council (population: 112,052; urban population: 1,868)
Administrative divisions
Constituencies
The district had two constituencies:
Keiyo North Constituency
Keiyo South Constituency
See also
Kaptarakwa, a village in the Chapkorio division of Keiyo District
Kimwarer, a town in the Soy Division of Keiyo district
References
External links
Kalenjin Online - Keiyo District
Keiyo Heritage - Keiyo District
Former districts of Kenya |
44496628 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabini%20Bridge | Mabini Bridge | Mabini Bridge, formerly and still referred as Nagtahan Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the Pasig River between Nagtahan Street in Santa Mesa and Quirino Avenue in Paco to the west and Pandacan to the east. It was constructed between January to February in 1945. It initially served as a pontoon bridge transporting U.S. Army jeeps and evacuate citizens caught in the crossfire during the Liberation of Manila.
History
There were plans for a new bridge to connect the Mendiola route to Malacañang Palace was made even before the emergence of World War II. However, the construction did not push through. The pontoon bridge stood for several decades after the World War II despite the construction materials used to build it. It was made out of inflated rubber rafts placed side by side - spanning until the opposite bank of the Pasig River. Two parallel perforated steel planks, each measuring about wide and apart were laid upon its surface. It was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers - enough to carry human traffic as well as light vehicles. On August 17, 1960, a barge collided against the wooden piles of the bridge. It caused major damages to the bridge, which caused flooding within the nearby residences.
In 1963, a permanent bridge was constructed, named Nagtahan. It connected Paco with Pandacan. However, the Mabini Shrine, the former residence of Apolinario Mabini, was situated on the north bank. The government, then, relocated the house at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Santa Mesa. In lieu with the 103rd birth anniversary of Apolinario Mabini on July 22, 1967, President Ferdinand Marcos issued the Proclamation No. 234, s. 1967, renaming Nagtahan Bridge as the Mabini Bridge, in memory of Apolinario Mabini, the Sublime Paralytic.
In 2014, the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) recommended changes, of the existing road signs to read Mabini Bridge, to the Department of Public Works and Highways – as a fitting contribution to the Mabini Sesquicentennial.
Present condition
Of the 13 bridges that crosses Pasig River as of that time, only the Mabini Bridge didn't undergo major face-lifting procedures during 1998. Its huge brass profiles on the sides that illuminates at varying hues were the distinctive features of the Mabini Bridge.
Marker from the National Historical Commission
The marker of Mabini Bridge was installed on July 22, 1967 on the occasion of the 103rd Birthday Anniversary of Apolinario Mabini. It was located along Nagtahan Boulevard - connecting Santa Mesa, Manila and Paco, Manila.
See also
List of crossings of the Pasig River
References
Bridges in Manila
Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Metro Manila
Buildings and structures in Paco, Manila
Buildings and structures in Santa Mesa
Bridges completed in 1945 |
6902860 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Zewen | Li Zewen | Li Zewen (; born 5 December 1973 in Qujing, Yunnan) is a retired Chinese race walker.
Achievements
References
1973 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games
Chinese male racewalkers
Olympic athletes of China
People from Qujing
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes from Yunnan
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners |
44496644 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug%20addiction%20in%20Pakistan | Drug addiction in Pakistan | Drug addiction is defined as compulsive and out-of-control drug use, despite negative consequences. In the last few decades, drug addiction has greatly increased in Pakistan. Most of the illegal drugs come from the neighbouring Afghanistan. According to the UN estimate few million people in the country are drug users. Cannabis is the most used drug. The rate of injection drug abuse has also increased significantly in Pakistan, sparking fears of an HIV epidemic. As per 2013 report on drugs by the United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime (UNODC), almost 6.7 million people are taking drugs in Pakistan. The report also revealed that people from age 15 to 64 use prescription drugs for non-medical purposes.
Although, the increase in the problem has been alarming, the government response has been minimal at best. Few programs are active in the country to help drug addicts and smuggling and availability of the drugs in the country has gone almost unchecked.
Anti-Narcotics Force is the government agency responsible for tackling drug smuggling and use within Pakistan.
Extent of the problem
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Pakistan has 6.7 million drug users. Almost 2 million of these are addicts, amongst the highest number for any country in the world. According to the 2020 research article published in Elsevier, the first step towards drug addiction starts with smoking. Researchers also state that drug usage in movies also influences the behaviour of drug consumption among university students.
Abuse of cannabis and heroin is rife in the country and the drugs are extremely cheap and easy to get. Most of the drugs come from Afghanistan, the country that is responsible for at least 75% of the world's heroin. UNODC calculates that more than 800,000 Pakistanis aged between 15 and 64 use heroin regularly. It is also estimated that up to 44 tons of processed heroin are consumed annually in Pakistan. A further 110 tons of heroin and morphine from neighboring Afghanistan are trafficked through Pakistan to international markets. Furthermore, Pakistan's illegal drug trade is believed to generate up to $2 billion a year.
The number of drug (Cannabis) users is particularly high in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, which neighbors Afghanistan, where close to 11 percent of the population is hooked on drugs (mainly Cannabis) . In 2013, the number of drug users in Balochistan was 280,000.
In Pakistan, the total number of drug addicts as per a UN report is 7.6 million, where 78% are male while the rest 22% are female. The number of these addicts is increasing at the rate of 40,000 per year making Pakistan one of the most drug affected countries in the world. Drug Usage Is Increasing day by day. In Pakistan more than 800,000 people are addicted to drugs.
The number of injection drug users in Punjab has also increased sharply in the recent years. In 2007, Pakistan had an estimated 90,000 injecting drug users but the number had risen to around 500,000 by 2014. This increase has also been accompanied by an increase in HIV positivity. According to research, in 2005, about 11 percent of Pakistani drug users were HIV positive. That number had risen to 40 percent in 2011.
Treatment and Specialist intervention
According to the survey report, treatment and specialist interventions were in short supply. During the period under review, treatment was available to less than 30,000 drug users.
The Anti-Narcotics Force is a federal executive bureau of the Government of Pakistan, tasked with combating the drug smuggling and use within Pakistan.
See also
Organised crime in Pakistan
Hudood Ordinances#Prohibition (alcohol) Order
Smoking in Pakistan
References
Drugs in Pakistan |
17338418 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified%20European%20Left%20Group | Unified European Left Group | Unified European Left Group (UEL) is a group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, formed by 34 MPs from various leftwing parties in 16 countries. Georgios Katrougalos (Greece) is the president of the group, Andrej Hunko (Germany), Ioanetta Kavvadia (Greece) and Pablo Bustinduy (Spain) are vice-presidents of the group.
The UEL operates in the framework set out by PACE: to promote and protect human rights, rule of law and democracy. The Group is in particular inspired by the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter and by other conventions, arrangements and activities which promote and protect human dignity, social and gender equality, organized solidarity and sustainable development of the planet.
Members
As of May 2021.
Reports of former members
See also
European United Left–Nordic Green Left
European Anticapitalist Left
Party of the European Left
External links
Page on the PACE website
References
Political groups in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Left-wing politics |
17338439 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NJCAA%20Region%2023 | NJCAA Region 23 | Region XXIII of the National Junior College Athletic Association consists of two conferences, the MISS-LOU Junior College Conference (MLJCC) and Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges (MACJC).
MLJCC Members
Baton Rouge Community College
Bossier Parish Community College
Delgado Community College
Louisiana State University at Eunice
Nunez Community College
Southern University at Shreveport
MACCC Members
Coahoma Community College
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
East Central Community College
East Mississippi Community College
Hinds Community College
Holmes Community College
Itawamba Community College
Jones County Junior College
Meridian Community College
Mississippi Delta Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Pearl River Community College
Southwest Mississippi Community College
See also
National Junior College Athletic Association
MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Resources
NJCAA Website
Region 23 |
44496652 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stained%20glass%20in%20Liverpool%20Cathedral | Stained glass in Liverpool Cathedral | There are two cathedrals in Liverpool, both of which contain notable stained glass. This article refers to the stained glass in the Anglican cathedral, rather than the Roman Catholic Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
The stained glass in Liverpool Cathedral all dates from the 20th century. The designs were planned by a committee working in conjunction with the architect of the cathedral, Giles Gilbert Scott, with the intention of forming an integrated scheme throughout the cathedral. A number of stained glass designers were involved in the scheme, but the major contributors came from James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars Glass), in particular J. W. Brown, James Hogan, and Carl Edwards.
The subjects portrayed in the windows are numerous and diverse. They include scenes and characters from the Old and New Testaments, evangelists, church fathers, saints, and laymen, some famous, others more humble. The windows in the Lady Chapel celebrate the part that women have played in Christianity. The designs in the windows at the ends of the cathedral are based on canticles, the east window on the Te Deum laudamus, and the west window on the Benedicite. The earlier designs are dark, but the later windows are much brighter and more colourful. Much of the glass was damaged by bombing in the Second World War. The windows replacing them were based on the originals, but often using simpler and more colourful designs.
History
The foundation stone of Liverpool Cathedral was laid on 19 July 1904, and it was completed in 1979. Giles Gilbert Scott won the competition to design the cathedral, and a Stained Glass Committee under the chairmanship of Sir Frederick Radcliffe was established to organise the design of the stained glass in the windows. The architect worked with the committee initially to decide on "the main lines on which the design of the window should be based and the extent to which is to be of clear glass or coloured". The committee then decided on the subjects to be depicted and, in discussion with the stained glass artist, agreed on the details of the design; Scott was concerned from the outset that "the windows should not detract from the architecture". The committee continued to work during the construction of the cathedral under a series of chairmen, whose discussions were often very detailed. The oldest windows in the cathedral are dark in colour, but with changes in manufacturing techniques from the 1930s, the later windows are much brighter and more colourful.
Description
Lady Chapel
The Lady Chapel was the earliest part of the cathedral to be built. There was a competition in 1907 to design the windows, which was won by James Powell and Sons, who commissioned J. W. Brown as designer. Brown had worked for Powell's until 1886 and then worked freelance, but from 1891 he was "the firm's preferred designer for prestigious projects". As the chapel is dedicated to St Mary, they are based on the role that women have played in the history of Christianity. Running through all the windows is a scroll containing the words of the Magnificat. On the north side are holy women from the British Isles, and on the south side are mainly saints commemorated in the Prayer Book. The Lady Chapel was damaged by bombing on 6 September 1940, and all the glass had to be replaced. The work was undertaken by James Hogan, who used simplified adaptations of the original designs. Following Hogan's death in 1948 the work was continued by Carl Edwards; the resulting windows are much brighter than the originals. The windows at the rear of the chapel and on the staircase were donated by the Girls' Friendly Society, and were designed by Brown. Known as the "Noble Women" windows, they depict women who have made major contributions to society, including Elizabeth Fry, Grace Darling, and Kitty Wilkinson.
Ambulatory and Chapter House
The four windows in the ambulatory are the only designs in the cathedral by Burlison and Grylls, each depicting two saints from a nation of the British Isles. On the steps leading to the Chapter House is the only window in the cathedral by C. E. Kempe and Company. It commemorates the Woodward family, who were local corn merchants between 1803 and 1915, and includes biblical references to corn and harvest. The Chapter House was donated by local Freemasons as a memorial to their members lost in the First World War. The windows were made by Morris & Co. and designed by Henry Dearle, reflecting the interests and traditions of the Freemasons. The windows were damaged in the Second World War and repaired by James Powell and Sons.
East window
The east window, designed by Brown, dominates the east end of the cathedral, rising above the reredos, and is based on the theme of the Te Deum laudamus. At the top of the window is the risen Christ, and around and below are members of the heavenly choir. Under this are four lancet windows, each representing one of the communities praising God. The left window represents 'the company of the apostles', with Saint Raphael at the top. Below are fourteen figures; the twelve apostles, excluding Judas Iscariot but including Saint Matthias, with Saint Paul and Saint Barnabas. The next window commemorates 'the goodly fellowship of the apostles'. At the top is Saint Michael, with fifteen figures below. These include Isaiah, Elijah, John the Baptist, Saint Athanasius, Saint Augustine, John Wycliffe, Thomas Cranmer, and John Wesley. The third window represents 'the noble army of martyrs', with Archangel Gabriel at the top. Below are fifteen Christian martyrs, starting with Saint Stephen. Underneath are Zechariah and the Holy Innocents, Saint Alban, Saint Oswald, and Saint Boniface. At the bottom are figures representing martyrs from Madagascar, Africa, Melanesia, and China. The lancet window on the right commemorates 'the holy church throughout all the world', with an angel, possibly Uriel, at the top. Underneath are various representations: King Alfred as a warrior, Dante as a poet, Fra Angelico as a painter, the musician J. S. Bach, the scientist Isaac Newton, and the physician Thomas Linacre. Other figures commemorate law, commerce, scholarship, and architecture. Also included are Christopher Columbus and Francis Drake.
Choir aisles
There are four main windows in the choir aisles, two on each side, and they are concerned with the four Gospels. The windows on the north side are original, but those on the south side were destroyed by bombing and were renewed. In the renewal, the central mullion of these windows was widened, and the design of the glass was simplified and made more vibrant. Each window, known by its predominant colour, shows the author of the gospel at the top with his symbol. Below are figures linked with the subject matter of the gospel. The windows on the north side are by Brown, the left window, the Sapphire window, represents Saint Matthew and shows a depiction of the Nativity on one side, and the Epiphany on the other. The 'Gold' window commemorates Saint Luke and shows the Feeding of the Five thousand, and the Raising of Jairus' daughter. The windows on the south side are by Hogan. The Ruby window represents Saint John and includes biblical scenes together with the Old Testament figures of Daniel, Ezekiel, Jonah, and Job. Saint Mark is in the Emerald window, with scenes of the Baptism of Jesus and the Transfiguration. Also included are the disciples Saint Simon and Saint Andrew, and the Old Testament figures, Noah, Zechariah, Enoch, and Malachi. At the east ends of the aisles are rose windows by Brown. The window in the north aisle relates to "journeys across the sea and undertaken in faith", namely Moses crossing the Red Sea, Saint Paul's journey to Rome, Saint Columba planting a cross on Iona, and missionaries of the Melanesian Mission landing in the Solomon Islands. The images in the rose window in the south aisle show instances of God's power being demonstrated through water, namely Noah holding a model of the ark, Jesus calming the disciples in a storm, Jesus walking on water, and Saint Paul after his shipwreck in Malta.
Central space
The windows on the north and south sides of the central space were designed by Hogan; each includes three tall lancet windows topped by a rose window. The area of glass in each window is , the sill is above the level of the floor, and the top of the rose window is above floor level. The north window shows figures and themes from the Old Testament, with Moses with the Ten Commandments in the rose window. Below the figures include Adam and Eve, Noah, Solomon, prophets, and important characters from Israelite history. The south window depicts characters and scenes from the New Testament. The Holy Trinity is depicted in the rose window, below which are depictions of events including the Crucifixion and the Ascension, together with a variety of saints.
Transepts
The War Memorial Chapel forming the northeast transept has as its themes the aftermath of the First World War, sacrifice and the risen life. The design of its window was started by Brown and completed by Hogan. It shows suffering and death, including a depiction of the Crucifixion. The original window by Brown was destroyed by bombing; the window replacing it shows Christ with his arms outstretched in welcome at the top. Below are scenes of acts of compassion, including figures such as Saint Francis. The southwest transept forms the baptistry, and its window by Herbert Hendrie of Whitefriars depicts salvation, particularly through water and healing. The window in the northwest transept has the theme of the Church and the State.
Nave aisles
The six windows in the nave aisles deal with historical subjects, all but one designed by Carl Edwards. The exception is the west window on the south side, designed by William Wilson. This is the Bishops' Window, and includes Nicholas Ridley, Hugh Latimer, and William Temple. The middle window is the Parsons' Window, and depicts notable clergymen including Thomas Arnold (with a rugby ball), Revd Peter Green, and Revd W. Farquhar Hook. The Layman's Window includes tradesmen who worked on building the cathedral, members of the committees responsible, and a depiction of Giles Gilbert Scott. The Musicians' Window contains composers, performers, and conductors who have played a part in the development of Anglican church music. The Hymnologists' Window includes hymn writers such as C. F. Alexander and Cecil Spring Rice. Finally there is the Scholars' Window, with theologians, philosophers, and biblical scholars. In the corner is the Very Revd Frederick Dwelly, the first dean of the cathedral.
West window
Following Scott's death in 1960 it was decided to change the design of the west end of the cathedral, which had consisted of a small rose window and an elaborate porch. Frederick Thomas and Roger Pinkney, who had both worked with Scott, produced a simplified design that gave the opportunity for a large west window. Created by Carl Edwards and based on the theme of the Benedicite, the window consists of a round-headed window at the top, and three tall lancet windows below. It covers an area of , each lancet window being more than high. Revd Noel Vincent, the former canon treasurer of the cathedral, states that the top part of the window represents "the risen Christ in glory looking down ... in compassion on the world", and the images beneath depict "all creation united in peace".
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
External links
Cathedral floor plan (PDF file)
Lists of stained glass works
Glass architecture
Windows
Stained glass |
6902870 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Love%20Album%20%28Westlife%20album%29 | The Love Album (Westlife album) | The Love Album is the seventh studio album, eighth album under Sony BMG and second, last cover album by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released in the Philippines on 13 November 2006 and in the UK on 20 November 2006 and the songs on the album center in a "love theme". It was also the band's third album to be released as a four-piece. The first and only single released was a cover of the Bette Midler song "The Rose", which debuted at No. 1 in Ireland and the UK. It was the band's 14th No. 1 single. The song was first performed at Miss World 2006.
The album debuted at its peak position at No. 1 on the UK Charts, selling 219,662 copies in the UK that week. It also spent one week at number two and two weeks at number three. One of those number-three weeks have the highest sales for that said peak for a week in the whole year of 2006. It re-entered at number 17 at the Official UK Budget Albums Chart in November 2009. The album also appeared in the list of best album sales of Hong Kong in 2007.
Their cover version of "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You", which is included in the deluxe version of the album, has been viewed 100 million times on YouTube.
Track listing
Credits
Source:
Accordion: Eddie Hesson (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Arranged By [Additional Choir Arrangements]: Lawrence Johnson (tracks: 1, 8)
Arranged By [Strings]: Dave Arch (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11) Ulf & Henrik Janson (tracks: 1, 3, 8)
Arranged By [Vocals]: Andy Caine,Steve Mac (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Backing Vocals [Additional]: Andy Caine (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11) Emil Heiling (tracks: 3) Mae McKenna (tracks: 11)
Bass: Steve Pearce (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11) Thomas Lindberg (tracks: 1, 8)
Choir: Aaron Sokell, Alani Gibbon, Anna Omakina, Ayo Oyerinde, Camilla Beeput, Donna Gardier-Elliot, Ezra Russell, Joy Malcolm, Lanoi Montet, Lawrence Johnson, Lena Palmer, Lorrain Smith, Michael Molton, Sheena White, Stephanie Meade, Subrina Edwards (tracks: 1, 8) The Tuff Session Singers (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Drums: Chris Laws,Ian Thomas (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)Christer Janson (tracks: 8)
Engineer: Bernard Löhr (tracks: 3) Chris Laws,Ren Swan (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11) Neil Tucker,Quiz & Larossi* (tracks: 1, 8)
Engineer [Assistant]: Daniel Pursey (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Engineer [Mix]: Chris Laws (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Engineer [Strings]: Ian Agate (tracks: 1, 8)
Guitar [Guitars]: Esbjörn Öhrwall (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8) Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson,Paul Gendler (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Keyboards: Andreas 'Quiz' Romdhane, Josef Larossi (tracks: 1, 4, 8) Per Magnusson (tracks: 3) Steve Mac (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Mastered By: Vlado Meller
Mastered By [Assistant]: Mark Santangelo
Mixed By: Bernard Löhr (track 3) Quiz & Larossi (tracks: 1, 8)
Other [Management]:Louis Walsh
Piano: Dave Arch (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11) Peter Ljung (tracks: 1, 4, 8)
Arranged By: David Kreuger, Per Magnusson (track 3) Quiz & Larossi (tracks: 1, 8) Steve Mac (tracks: 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11)
Programmed By: Andreas 'Quiz' Romdhane,Josef Larossi (tracks: 1, 4, 8) David Kreuger (track 3)
Recorded By [Assistant Strings Recording]:Chris Barrett (tracks: 4 to 6, 9 to 11)
Recorded By [Strings]:Geoff Foster (tracks: 5, 6, 11) Paul Walton (tracks: 2, 7) Rupert Coulson (tracks: 4, 9, 10)
Release history
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Supporting tour
References
External links
Official Westlife Website
2006 albums
Westlife albums
Albums produced by Steve Mac
Albums produced by David Kreuger
Albums produced by Per Magnusson
Sony BMG albums |
17338440 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20Rosenthal | Shire of Rosenthal | The Shire of Rosenthal was a local government area south and west of the regional centre of Warwick in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Rosenthal Heights, a Warwick suburb, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1886 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Warwick, Shire of Allora and Shire of Glengallan to form the Shire of Warwick.
History
The Inglewood Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1378.
Following a petition by residents, the Rosenthal Division was created on 18 April 1889 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 from Subdivision No. 1 of Inglewood Division.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Rosenthal Division became the Shire of Rosenthal on 31 March 1903. Its offices were located at Willi Street, Rosenthal Heights.
On 19 March 1992, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its report External Boundaries of Local Authorities, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Warwick area be rationalised into 3 new local government areas. That recommendation was not implemented, but the outcome was that the Shire of Rosenthal was merged with the Shires of Allora and Glengallan and the City of Warwick to form a new Shire of Warwick. The Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994 was gazetted on 20 May 1994. On 25 June, an election was held for the new council, and on 1 July 1994, the Shire of Rosenthal was abolished.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Rosenthal included the following settlements:
Rosenthal Heights
Allan
Cunningham
Dalveen
Greymare
Karara
Leslie
Leyburn
Palgrave
Pratten
Rosehill
Thane
Wheatvale
Chairmen
1927: J. A. Costello
1959: J. A. Costello
Population
References
External links
Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994
Former local government areas of Queensland
1886 establishments in Australia
1994 disestablishments in Australia |
6902880 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20Orange%20station | Port Orange station | Port Orange Florida East Coast Railway Freight Depot is a historic Florida East Coast Railway passenger depot in Port Orange, Florida, United States. It is located at 415C Herbert Street, off U.S. 1. The depot was originally constructed in 1894 as two buildings.
The depot was constructed by the narrow-gauge St. Johns and Halifax Railway, a division of the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway.
On December 31, 1885, Henry Flagler purchased the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway. In September 1895, he changed the name to the Florida East Coast Railway.
The initial buildings included a passenger depot, FEC building #245, which was built immediately south of Dunlawton Avenue with the platform facing north. A second building, a freight depot, FEC building #246, was constructed south of the passenger depot. In 1924, the two buildings were joined as a passenger station. Regular passenger service ended in 1932. In February 1938, the building was remodeled to its current appearance. The windows, pedestrian doors and waiting platform were removed.
The building continued to be used as a freight depot until 1964. The depot continued to be a flag stop until the strike on January 23, 1963 and is listed in the last pre-strike time table dated December 12, 1962. In 1966 the depot was purchased and moved 500 feet north. The depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 1998. In 2015 the City of Port Orange purchased the depot from long time Port Orange resident and business owner Bryan Berntsen to restore the building.
References
External links
Port Orange F.E.C. Railway Freight Station at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
Former Florida East Coast Railway stations
National Register of Historic Places in Volusia County, Florida
Railway freight houses on the National Register of Historic Places
Buildings and structures in Port Orange, Florida
1894 establishments in Florida
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1894
Railway stations closed in 1932
Former railway stations in Florida |
6902886 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise%20One | Wise One | Wise One may refer to:
"Wise One", a song by John Coltrane from his 1964 album Crescent
Wise One, a concept in the Wheel of Time |
44496653 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmead%20Medical%20Research%20Foundation | Westmead Medical Research Foundation | The Westmead Hospital Foundation is an Australian not-for-profit organisation which awards grants, provides fundraising support, and community advocacy for health care and medical research at in the western suburbs of Sydney.
History
Westmead Hospital Foundation, previously known as The Millennium Foundation, My Westmead, and Westmead Medical Research Foundation was established in 1990 to support the care of sick children and adults and hospital-based medical research. Westmead Hospital Foundation is based in Sydney's western suburbs.
A board of directors oversees the operations of the organisation.
A scientific advisory committee oversees grant applications and makes recommendations about the merits of individual applications for funding.
Funding
The organisation grants approximately $3 million per annum across a variety of grant programs.
Equipment grants
Grants are awarded towards priority projects within Westmead Hospital that enhance services provided by doctors, nurses and allied health workers to patients and their families. Past equipment grants have been awarded to assist in the purchase of cutting-edge technology for the support of critically ill premature babies; an interventional neuroradiology machine as a minimally invasive approach used in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the head, neck, and spine such as cerebral aneurysms and strokes;
Research grants
During 2016 the organisation awarded over $600,000 to support specific research projects, such as the transplantation of pancreatic islet cells to treat patients with type 1 diabetes; a study to provide objective biological markers to help in the diagnosis of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); a study to help understand the role of the ovarian hormones, estrogen and progesterone, that may lead to an increased risk of breast cancer; and a clinical research support program.
Service grants
Grants are awarded to a variety of programs that provide direct patient benefits; such as a program that provides seriously ill patients and their families some respite from illness, enabling them to take a short vacation, without cost; a brand new bus run by volunteers to offer free transport for patients to and from their residence to local general practitioners or hospitals like Blacktown, Mount Druitt and Westmead; refurbishment of public rooms in the oncology/palliative care ward; and wheelchairs for use by patients within Westmead Hospital.
Infrastructure grants
The foundation and its donors have also contributed funds to support major infrastructure projects on the Westmead health campus. The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is housed within a newly built, best-practice building that encourages collaboration and is a lynchpin of research in the Westmead precinct. $9m was granted by Westmead Medical Research Foundation to the institute to assist in the construction of this award-winning premises.
References
Medical and health organisations based in New South Wales
Parramatta |
17338452 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltham%20Town%20Lock | Waltham Town Lock | Waltham Town Lock (No 11) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is part of the Lee Valley Park. The adjoining Showground site now known as the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre has been chosen to host the canoeing event in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Flowing close to the lock is the River Lee Flood Relief Channel known as the Horsemill Stream at this point.
Public access
Vehicular access from A121 Station road to car parking close to lock.
Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk
Public transport
Waltham Cross railway station
Bus services; 211, 212, 213, 240, 250, 251, 506.
References
External links
Waltham Town Lock - a history
Locks in Hertfordshire
Locks in Essex
Locks of the Lee Navigation
Waltham Cross |
44496686 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliniodes%20iopolia | Cliniodes iopolia | Cliniodes iopolia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James E. Hayden in 2011. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
The length of the forewings is 17–18 mm for males and about 18 mm for females. The forewing costa is grey with violet-brown scales. The basal and medial areas are grey with scattered violet-brown or ruby scales. The hindwings are translucent white with a black marginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in January, September and November.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek íov (meaning violet) the Greek word for grey.
References
Moths described in 2011
Eurrhypini |
17338471 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20of%20the%20Devil | Art of the Devil | Art of the Devil ( or Khon len khong) is a 2004 Thai horror film directed by Tanit Jitnukul. It has two titular sequels, Art of the Devil 2 (2005) and Art of the Devil 3 (2008), but these films feature a different story with new characters.
Plot
Art of the Devil tells the story of Boom (Supaksorn Chaimongkol), a young Thai girl who meets a married man named Prathan (Tin Settachoke) at a country club. The two soon begin an affair, and Boom finds herself pregnant. When she breaks the news to Prathan, he appears to settle for giving her a sum of money in exchange for her silence, reassuring her that he will not leave her. However, he then wakes her up in the middle of the night, informing her that for that large an amount of money, he had the right to share her. While Prathan wields a video camera, his friends chase a terrified and screaming Boom out of the room and onto the beach, where they apparently gang-rape her.
After getting an ultrasound at the hospital, Boom shows up at the restaurant where Prathan's daughter is celebrating her birthday and informs him that the sum of money he had given her was not enough. He pulls her outside and hits her, tossing a wad of cash at her and warning her not to come near his family again.
Furious, Boom enlists the aid of a black magic user to exact revenge on her ex-lover and his entire family, notably causing the eldest son to shoot his girlfriend and his little sister before turning the gun on himself.
After their deaths, Boom visits a temple and finds that if she donates coffins for the spirits, they will not bother her. She makes some offerings. While leaving the temple, she sees the ghosts of her victims in the back of a car and steps off of the sidewalk to get a better look, whereupon she is hit by a car. The resulting accident causes her to lose her baby.
Prathan's first wife inherits his fortune. She and her four children move into the house. Boom again uses black magic to kill this new family off. However, her motive this time is not for revenge, but in order to claim the inheritance. A young newspaper reporter becomes suspicious, so Boom arranges for his death, as well. Throughout this, the ghost of Boom's dead daughter is seen around the house.
The story ends with only the youngest son and eldest daughter surviving the massacre. Boom voluntarily falls to her death from the roof of the hospital after seeing her daughter's ghost.
Cast
Arisa Wills as Nan
Supakson Chaimongkol as Boom
Krongthong Rachatawan as Kamala
Tin Settachoke as Prathan
Somchai Satuthum as Danai
Isara Ochakul as Ruj
Nirut Sutchart as Neng
Krittayod Thimnate as Bon
Reception
Art of the Devil premiered on June 17, 2004, and was the No. 4 film its opening weekend, behind Around the World in 80 Days, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and The Punisher. It stayed in the No. 4 spot for two more weeks before moving to No. 5 in its fourth week at the box office.
See also
List of ghost films
References
External links
2004 films
2004 horror films
Five Star Production films
Thai-language films
Thai horror films
Thai ghost films
Films about witchcraft
Thai supernatural horror films |
44496695 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Macdonald%20%28missionary%29 | Daniel Macdonald (missionary) | Daniel Macdonald (4 March 1846 – 18 April 1927) was a missionary to the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu). He was born in Alloa, Scotland, but migrated to Ballarat, Victoria. He studied at the Presbyterian Theological Hall in Melbourne, and was the first Australian-trained Presbyterian missionary to the New Hebrides.
Macdonald served at Port Havannah on the island of Efate from 1872 to 1905. He was the "most notable linguist in the history of the New Hebrides Mission", and was the "organising translator-editor" of the Nguna–Efate Old Testament published in 1908. He, John W. Mackenzie, and Peter Milne each contributed approximately one third of the translation. Macdonald espoused the idea that Oceanic languages were of Semitic origin, and promoted a hybrid Efatese language. He and Milne were involved in a feud that lasted for more than fifteen years, which started with a disagreement over how to translate the word "God" in the local language.
Macdonald was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree from McGill University, and served as moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria in 1896.
He married Elizabeth Keir Geddie, daughter of missionary Rev. John Geddie.
References
1846 births
1927 deaths
People from Alloa
Scottish emigrants to Australia
Scottish Presbyterian missionaries
Australian Presbyterian missionaries
Presbyterian missionaries in Vanuatu
Translators of the Bible into Oceanic languages
British expatriates in Vanuatu
Australian expatriates in Vanuatu
McGill University alumni
New Hebrides people
Missionary linguists |
17338476 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio%20Valdez | Sergio Valdez | Sergio Valdez (born September 7, 1964 in Elias Piña, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through with the Montreal Expos (1986, 1992–93), the Atlanta Braves (1989–90), the Cleveland Indians (1991–92), the Boston Red Sox (1994), and San Francisco Giants (1995).
Career
On September 10, 1986, Valdez made his major league debut against the New York Mets giving up five earned runs and nine hits through six innings to record his first major league loss. In 1986, he started five games and lost four of them.
He returned to the majors after leaving in 1989 as a reliever, starting just one in 19 appearances, and earning a 6.06 ERA with a 1-2 record.
He was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Indians on April 30, 1990. The Indians used him as a starter and reliever (13 of 24 appearances with the Indians were starts) and overall that year he went 6-6 with a 4.85 ERA.
He had his best year in 1992, when he went 0-2 with a 2.41 ERA. His WHIP was a microscopic 0.991. However, in 1993 he only pitched three innings.
The Giants used Valdez as a starter once again, despite his having been used as a reliever throughout most of his career. He went 4-5 with a 4.75 ERA.
References
External links
1964 births
Living people
Atlanta Braves players
Boston Red Sox players
Calgary Expos players
Cleveland Indians players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
Indianapolis Indians players
Jamestown Expos players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
Montreal Expos players
Ottawa Lynx players
Pawtucket Red Sox players
People from Elías Piña Province
Phoenix Firebirds players
San Francisco Giants players
Sarasota Red Sox players
Utica Blue Sox players
West Palm Beach Expos players |
44496701 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%B1%C5%9Flak%C3%B6y%2C%20Mut | Kışlaköy, Mut | Kışlaköy is a village in Mut district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated to the south of Turkish state highway and to the west of the highway to Gülnar at . Göksu River is to the west of the village. Its distance to Mut is and to Mersin is . Population of Kışlaköy was 207 as of 2012.
References
Villages in Mut District |
17338512 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa%20Cristina%20G%C3%B3mez | María Cristina Gómez | María Cristina Gómez (5 May 1942–5 April 1989) was a Baptist primary school teacher and community leader in El Salvador who was abducted and murdered on 5 April 1989.
Christian Mission
A member of Emmanuel Baptist church in San Salvador, Gómez was a national leader both of Baptist women and in the teachers' union. She was a founder of the National Coordination of Salvadoran Women (CONAMUS), an organization of women founded in 1986. Since then, CONAMUS has addressed the issues which directly affect poor women in El Salvador, including domestic violence and rape, economic survival, lack of political participation, and social inequality. In 1989 CONAMUS opened a clinic to respond to women who were victims of domestic violence and rape. In her spare time Gómez went out into the local villages and taught the peasant women how to read. She did this so that they in turn could teach their children how to read but also so that they could read health and farming leaflets in order to improve the quality of their lives. However, some in authority became concerned that the previously illiterate peasants would now be able to read about their rights, and would begin to demand them. She was found dead on the side of the road after being abducted.
Abduction and murder
According to witnesses, on April 5, 1989 as Gómez was returning from the John F. Kennedy School in Ilopango, El Salvador, heavily armed men dressed in civilian clothing forced her into a van. Two hours later she was found dead on the side of a main road. On examination, her body showed signs of torture and burns, most likely caused by chemicals such as acid; she had been beaten in the face, and acid marks on her shoulders were found. There were four bullets in her indicating that she had been shot.
The murdered teacher had been taken from an area that was the operational base for the Salvadoran Air Force. General Juan Rafael Bustillo, the then-head of the Salvadoran Air Force, has been implicated in the murder. The National Association of Salvadoran Educators (ANDES) has stated that General Bustillo had publicly threatened Gómez on previous occasions.
ANDES ordered a two-day shutdown of all educational activities to protest Gómez's murder and demanded that the country's chief prosecutor begin proceedings to bring those responsible to justice. Leaders of the National Union of Salvadorean Workers (UNTS) also said they believed Bustillo had ordered the killing.
An organisation known as the Movement for Bread, Work, Land and Liberty (MPTL) staged a protest, calling on the people to resist the new nationwide wave of repression that marked the weeks following the Nationalist Republican Alliance's (ARENA) electoral victory. The protesters ended their march at the vigil that was held for the murdered schoolteacher.
In its defense, the Salvadoran government denied any involvement, stating instead that the apparent intent behind Gómez's abduction and murder was primarily to discredit the Air Force (which is in charge of the area in which the murder occurred). Government officials added that Gómez had never been officially arrested by any government agency, and that she had never even been questioned by the authorities.
Legacy
After her death, her church commissioned a local artist to paint a wooden cross with scenes from Gómez's life, portraying her work among the poor women of El Salvador. Images of this cross have become internationally recognized, as they are used by churches and schools around the world to tell the story of Gómez's life and death.
Gómez was married to Salvador Amaya and had four grown children.
References
External links
Gómez on the Official Voice of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front from El Salvador
Gómez on The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions website
Gómez in the New York Times.
Gómez on the School of the Americas website
Gómez on the EPICA website
Gómez in Return to Babel: Global Perspectives on the Bible.
International Socialist Review Issue 9, Fall 1999
1942 births
1989 deaths
Assassinated Salvadoran people
Assassinated activists
Salvadoran Baptists
People murdered in El Salvador
People of the Salvadoran Civil War
Deaths by firearm in El Salvador
Women in war in Central America
Women in warfare post-1945
1989 crimes in El Salvador
1989 murders in North America
1980s murders in El Salvador
20th-century Baptists |
17338531 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A5l%20Grotnes | Pål Grotnes | Pål Grotnes (born 7 March 1977 in Lørenskog, Norway) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who plays for Stjernen and Norway's national team as a goaltender.
Playing career
Grotnes was born in Norway and raised in Sweden, where his mother was from. He began playing hockey at the age of four as his brother, two years older than Grotnes, wanted to play.
Prior to the 2008–09 season he signed with Stjernen in the Norwegian GET-league, after having played two seasons with Comet. In 2008 he backstopped Comet to the semifinals for the first time in franchise history. Since then he has played two seasons for the Stjernen Hockey team, which he led to the quarter-finals in 2009-10. Stjernan was defeated by Sparta.
International career
2006
Grotnes is the starting goaltender for Norway in the 2006 IIHF World Championship. He played in a 3-1 loss to the United States and part of a 7-1 loss to Canada, being pulled in favor of Mathias Gundersen. Norway finished 3rd in Group D.
2007
Grotnes is the starting goaltender for Norway in the 2007 IIHF World Championship. He went 2-4-0 in 6 games in net, posting a GAA of 3.51 and a save percentage of 0.886.
2008
Grotnes played 7 games for Norway in the 2008 IIHF World Championship. He posted a Goals Against Average of 4.51 and a save percentage of 0.877 while going 1-6-0 in the tournament.
2009
Grotnes played in the 2009 IIHF World Championship. He had a stellar tournament posting a save percentage of 0.906 and a GAA of 3.97 after playing in 6 games for Norway. In games he started he went 1-4-0.
2010
Grotnes was the starting goaltender for Norway in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. He surrendered 4 goals in his first game against Canada before leaving the game with an injury. He returned in his next game against the United States, allowing 6 goals. In his third game of round robin play, Grotnes allowed 4 goals (many of which were rebounds or tap ins) and lost 5-4 to Switzerland in overtime. Grotnes received critical acclaim for his outstanding play. Grotnes was also named starting goaltender for Norway at the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany. Grotnes made 39 saves in a 5-2 loss to Sweden, and stopped 44 in Norway's shocking 3-2 upset against the Czech Republic. In Norway's final game of the round robin Grotnes made 26 stops on 27 shots in a 5-1 win over France to send Norway past the Preliminary Round. In the tournament's qualifying round, Grotnes did not play in a 12-1 loss to Canada and was replaced by Ruban Smith as starting goaltender. He did play in Norway's next game against Latvia, and recording 24 saves in a 5-0 loss. Grotnes has one of his best performances of the tournament in Norway's final game against Switzerland. He stopped 43 shots en route to a 3-2 victory. Grotnes finished the tournament with a record of 3-2-0, a GAA of 3.00 and a save percentage of .921 to cap off an impressive tournament.
2011
Grotnes was named to the 2011 IIHF World Championship rosters for Norway as one of the goaltenders. Before the game against Canada, Grotnes has not played a game.
References
External links
1977 births
Frölunda HC players
Norwegian ice hockey goaltenders
Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
IK Comet players
Living people
Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people
Norwegian people of Swedish descent
Olympic ice hockey players of Norway
People from Lørenskog
Stjernen Hockey players
Sportspeople from Viken (county) |
44496716 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami%20Farag | Sami Farag | Sami Farag Youssef (; September 1, 1935 – February 21, 2015) was an Egyptian lawyer, judge, prosecutor and Vice-President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt. He was viewed by many as one of the most influential Copts in modern history.
Early life
He was born in Nazlet El Seman in the Giza province. He later studied law at Cairo University.
Career
He held the following offices:
Independent lawyer till February 1962.
Legal adviser to Banque Misr till September 1965.
Deputy General Prosecutor (1965-1973)
Judge and court president (1973-1981)
Prosecuting attorney in Faiyum (1981-1982)
Judge at the court of appeals (1982-1986)
Judge at the court of cassation (1986-1989)
Vice-President of the court of cassation (1989)
Vice-President of the Supreme Constitutional court of Egypt (1990-1999)
He is the person to have served the longest term (nine years) at the position of Vice-President of the Supreme Constitutional court of Egypt.
In 1995 he was appointed by President Mubarak to serve temporarily in the General Congregation Council of the Coptic Church. He was a very close and trusted friend of Pope Shenouda III. He would serve sometimes as the liaison between the government and the Church's leadership.
He represented Egypt 5 times at the Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts.
In the 1996 Conference that was held in Budapest, his performance convinced the President of the Congress to name Egypt as an observant member at the Conference of European Constitutional Courts.
During his term at the Supreme Constitutional Court, he oversaw many cases involving the President of the Republic, the government and the Coptic Pope.
He trained and was the mentor of Egyptian President Adly Mansour.
Personal life
Sami Farag was the father of two sons and two daughters. He also left six grandchildren.
Death
On February 21, 2015, he died at the Anglo-American Hospital in Zamalek, Cairo.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi couldn't attend the funeral, so he sent General Mohamed Rostom to represent him instead.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria said after his death that Sami Farag was "a pious and great judge, a loyal servant to his church and his country."
References
1935 births
People from Giza
20th-century Egyptian judges
Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt
2015 deaths |
44496718 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliniodes%20festivalis | Cliniodes festivalis | Cliniodes festivalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James E. Hayden in 2011. It is found in northern Colombia, where it has been recorded from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
The length of the forewings is for males and about 19 mm for females. The forewing costa is reddish brown and the basal area is reddish brown with black. The antemedial line is black with violet scales and the medial area has an orange anterior and a violet posterior. The hindwings are translucent white with black marginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in January, February and from July to September.
Etymology
The species name refers to the colorful maculation and is derived from Latin festivus (meaning joyous).
References
Moths described in 2011
Eurrhypini |
17338532 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junda%20Iman%20Gunda | Junda Iman Gunda | Junda Iman Gunda is a 2007 Assamese language romantic comedy film starring Bikram Rajkhowa and Angoorlata in the lead. The film was directed by Chandra Mudoi and released on 7 September 2007. The songs from this movie received good appreciation, including one by Debojit Saha. The film was a blockbuster.
Cast
Bikram Rajkhowa
Angoorlata
Abdul Mazid
Bhaskar Das
Chabi Bhoralee
Juri Sarma
Kalpana Kalita
Upasana Bhoralee
Soundtrack
The music of Junda Iman Gunda is composed by Dr Hitesh Baruah.
Note
Track 8, 9 and 10 are Bonus Track and was not featured in the film.
See also
List of Assamese films of the 2000s
References
External links
2007 films
2007 romantic comedy films
Films set in Assam
Indian romantic comedy films
2000s Assamese-language films |
44496728 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Magnetic%20Tree | The Magnetic Tree | The Magnetic Tree () is a Chilean Spanish co-produced film written and directed by Isabel de Ayguavives and filmed in Chile.
The Magnetic Tree is Isabel de Ayguavives' debut feature film.
The film premiered at the 2013 San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Plot
Bruno is a young immigrant returning to Chile from Germany after a long absence. Bruno is staying in the house of his cousins in the country, where the whole family are gathered to bid the place a farewell, as it is about to be sold. They visit a place that he remembers fondly, the "Magnetic Tree" a local curiosity. The tree has a mysterious magnetic force, so powerful that it can pull cars toward itself.
The group, in a series of free and open conversations, reveal the feelings that come from a family relationship.
Cast
Andrés Gertrúdix
Catalina Saavedra
Manuela Martelli
Gonzalo Robles
Juan Pablo Larenas
Daniel Alcaíno
Edgardo Bruna
Lisette Lastra
Production
The movie is a Chilean-Spanish production by Dos Treinta y Cinco P.C, Parox, and Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales .
Awards
San Sebastian Film Festival Nominated: Kutxa – New Director Award
Reception
The film had generally positive reception.
Twitchfilm review: "The strongest element of the movie, written and directed by Isabel de Ayguavives, is how it manages to recreate that feeling of a family reunion, specially when it comes to Chile."
Cineuropa review: "Ayguavives has created a mosaic of different situations that combine to form a subtle reflection on that damned nostalgia that can sometimes end up weighing down too heavily on us."
The Hollywood Reporter: “Lively and intimate, it's a film made by someone whose interest in and compassion for her people is deep and forgiving.” Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter.
References
External links
The Magnetic Tree Official webpage
Films shot in Chile
2013 films
Spanish drama films
2010s Spanish-language films
Films about immigration
Films set in Chile
Films about trees
2013 drama films
Chilean drama films |
17338549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Jackson%20%28Australian%20rules%20footballer%29 | Jim Jackson (Australian rules footballer) | James Jackson (28 April 1890 – 29 August 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League.
Family
The son of Thomas Charles Jackson (1856–1905) and Martha Anne Jackson, nee Cheetham (1861–1933), Jim Jackson was born at Maidstone in the north-west of Melbourne on 28 April 1890.
Football
Jackson was a wingman and had a long career with 17 years between his first and last season.
He started his career at St Kilda in 1909 but after managing just one game crossed to Collingwood the following year. He was unlucky not to play in a premiership team during his time at the Magpies as he was on military service when they won in 1917 and 1919.
He finished his career at Hawthorn, firstly in the VFA and then when the club joined the VFL in 1925 when he was appointed their inaugural VFL captain.
In 1932 Jackson returned to Hawthorn as their non-playing coach but the Hawks finished with just three wins and the wooden spoon.
References
External links
Collingwood FC profile
1890 births
1976 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
St Kilda Football Club players
Collingwood Football Club players
Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) players
Hawthorn Football Club players
Hawthorn Football Club coaches
Australian military personnel of World War I |
44496742 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inveni%20David%2C%20WAB%2019 | Inveni David, WAB 19 | (I have found David), WAB 19, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1868.
History
Bruckner composed the motet on 21 April 1868 at the end of his stay in Linz. He wrote it for the 24th anniversary of the . The first performance occurred on 10 May 1868 as offertory of a mass of Antonio Lotti.
The manuscript is archived at the Linzer Singakademie (Frohsinn-archive). The motet was first published in band III/2, pp. 239–244 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. It is put in Band XXI/23 of the .
Music
The text is taken from Psalm 89 ().
{|
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|style="padding-left:2em;"|I have found David, my servant;
I have anointed him with my holy oil.
For my hand shall aid him
and my arm shall strengthen him.
Alleluia.
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The work is a setting of 46 bars in F minor for choir and 4 trombones.
The last 16 bars consist of an Alleluja, for which Bruckner drew his inspiration from the Hallelujah of Händel's Messiah, on which he often improvised on the organ.
Discography
The first recording occurred in 1959:
Martin Koekelkoren, Mastreechter Staar, Royal Male Choir Mastreechter Staar – 45 rpm: Philips 402 155 NE
Other recordings:
Joachim Martini, Junge Kantorei, Geistliche Chormusik der Romantik – LP: Schwarzwald MPS 13004, 1970
Martin Flämig, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Ave Maria – Anton Bruckner: Geistliche Chöre-Motets – CD: Capriccio 10 081, 1985
Hans-Christoph Rademann, NDR Chor Hamburg, Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria – CD: Carus 83.151, 2000
Dan-Olof Stenlund, Malmö Kammarkör, Bruckner: Ausgewählte Werke - CD: Malmö Kammarkör MKKCD 051, 2004
Michael Stenov, Cantores Carmeli, Benefizkonzert Karmelitenkirche Linz - CD/DVD issued by the choir, 2006.
Thomas Kerbl, Männerchorvereinigung Bruckner 08, Anton Bruckner, Männerchöre – CD: LIVA027, 2008
Philipp Ahmann, MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Anton Bruckner & Michael Haydn - Motets – SACD: Pentatone PTC 5186 868, 2021
References
Sources
August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXI: Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Hans Bauernfeind and Leopold Nowak (Editor), Vienna, 1984/2001
Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012.
Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. , Salzburg, 1996.
External links
Inveni David f-Moll, WAB 19 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs
Live performances can be heard on YouTube:
Rutgers University Glee Club, NJ: Inveni David
Jonas Rannila with the Manifestum Men's Choir: Inveni David (WAB 19)
Motets by Anton Bruckner
1868 compositions
Compositions in F minor |
44496747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester%20Fort | Manchester Fort | Manchester Fort is a retail park in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester, United Kingdom. The property includes 36 units with a total floorspace of 325,000 sq ft. It opened in 2005 and its anchors included B&Q and TK Maxx.
Henderson Global Investors purchased Manchester Fort in 2011 from the Universities Superannuation Scheme pension fund.
References
External links
Manchester Fort
Shopping centres in Manchester
Retail parks in the United Kingdom |
6902889 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20municipalities%20of%20the%20Province%20of%20Campobasso | List of municipalities of the Province of Campobasso | The following is a list of the 84 municipalities (comuni) of the Province of Campobasso, Molise, Italy.
List
See also
List of municipalities of Italy
References
Campobasso |
6902890 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Calf%20Island | Little Calf Island | Little Calf Island is a small rocky island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, some 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The island has no vegetation and no history of human occupation. It is used for nesting by gulls and cormorants which can be aggressive during their nesting season. Access by humans is by private boat only, and is discouraged.
References
Boston Harbor islands
Islands of Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
6902895 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay%20naturism | Gay naturism | Gay naturism or LGBT naturism (where naturism is generally equated with nudism) concerns a lifestyle of gay people in which nudity, especially in a communal context, is viewed as natural, positive and healthy. While naturist clubs and resorts in the United States date back to the 1930s, gay naturist organizations did not emerge until the early 1980s. Separate from official naturist clubs, gay individuals have long congregated in locally-known gay beaches in many countries, especially in Europe and North America.
Early history
In the early 1980s, a number of unaffiliated local clubs for gay naturists began independently springing up in major metropolitan areas of the United States and Canada. By that time, many major cities were served by LGBT newspapers that were established during the gay liberation movement of the 1970s. These papers—e.g., L.A. Frontiers, Seattle Gay News and the Houston Voice—were important means of spreading the word about the first wave of gay naturist social clubs. Among the oldest and largest of the clubs that are still extant are Males au Naturel (MAN) in New York, Los Angeles Nude Guys (LANG), San Francisco Kindred Nudists (SKiNS), and the Greater Atlanta Naturist Group (GANG).
The first nationwide organization to promote gay naturism also originated in the early 1980s. In 1980, Lee Baxandall founded The Naturist Society (TNS). In contrast to the more conservative American Sunbathing Association (ASA) (which in 1995 was renamed the American Association for Nude Recreation, or AANR), TNS openly welcomed diverse groups of people and was a loose association of special interest groups (SIGs). According to Baxandall, from its inception TNS received almost daily inquires about a SIG for gay naturists. Baxandall approached Murray Kaufman (d. 2003), an openly gay New Yorker who had been hosting private nude socials for gay men in his home. Kaufman agreed to oversee a gay SIG for TNS, and Gay and Lesbian Naturists (GLN) was formed in 1983. GLN had its first gathering at the Summit Lodge in Rockbridge, Ohio in 1985. About 60 members, all of them men, attended.
Growth in the 1990s
Annual GLN gatherings grew steadily in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1992, the group reorganized, with two key changes: it became an independent entity (no longer a SIG of TNS); and it was renamed Gay Naturists International (GNI). Although GLN had been founded with the intent of attracting both gay men and lesbians, it had been a de facto all-male organization as there had never been any significant lesbian participation in the group. The new GNI became gender specific in its mission. GNI also became an umbrella organization for networking local gay naturist clubs.
In 1994, there was a schism in GNI due to a legal dispute over records and money with respect to the paid employee. Out of this split, the employee in question founded International Men Enjoying Naturism (IMEN). Its goals were similar to those of GNI, including being a registry of local clubs, providing referrals to local groups, helping new local gay naturist groups organize, and holding an annual gathering. He was later terminated in a similar fashion from IMEN over the same issues.
The number of local gay naturist clubs continued to grow in the 1990s, particularly the latter part of the decade. GNI and IMEN provided organizational assistance to new clubs, and the advent of the Internet meant greater publicity opportunities for new and existing clubs. The website Spike's Naked Planet lists over 100 gay naturist clubs in the United States, about half a dozen in Canada and a scattering in other places across the world.
Annual gay naturist gatherings
The 1990s saw the beginning of annual gay naturist gatherings on a large scale. GNI held its first gathering under its new name in 1992. The annual GNI Gathering, held each August in rural eastern Pennsylvania, remains the largest gay naturist gathering, attracting about 800 gay naturists. The second largest gathering, the CMEN Gathering, is sponsored by California Men Enjoying Naturism and is held each September in Malibu, California. First held in 1999, CMEN now draws about 500 attendees. Three other gatherings attract a few hundred attendees each. The IMEN Gathering, held each July in rural eastern Maryland, began in 1995. The East Coast Gathering, sponsored by the Philadelphia Area Naked Guys, is held each May in rural eastern Maryland. The Midwest Male Naturist Gathering” began in 1993 and is held in rural eastern Kansas each June. Key West's Bone Island Bare It All Weekend is held each July and December, attracting between 300 and 500 men.
Gay naturist vacation market
In the United States, Palm Springs, California and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida have emerged as the leading vacation destinations for gay naturists. Both cities have a comparable number—about 25 in each—of small, all-gay resorts and guesthouses that allow either unrestricted nudity or at least poolside nudity. Key West, Florida is recognized as an early leader in the development of clothing-optional all-gay guesthouses. Key West currently has ten clothing-optional guesthouses as well as gay bars with clothing-optional areas. The majority of men-only gay accommodations throughout the world allow some degree of naturism, especially poolside, if there is sufficient privacy. However, there are no gay naturist resorts on the scale of co-ed, family oriented naturist resorts such as Cypress Cove in Florida.
Puglia in Italy has become an extremely popular destination for gay naturists with two popular naturist beaches at Spiaggia D’Ayala, Campomarino di Maruggio and at Torre Guaceto, Brindisi. Both have extensive gay sections. Additionally there are spots up and down Puglia’s coast where nude bathing coincides with predominantly, but not exclusively, gay and gay-friendly locals.
Gay naturism in the United Kingdom
A community website offers social networking for men looking to connect with other men also interested in male naturism together with member organised events, site organised events and an annual NakedFest weekend camping festival, attracting over 400 attendees in 2014. Naturism is a component of meetings of a UK grouping of the Radical Faeries called Albion Faeries. In addition a number of naturist swims organised by heterosexuals and documented by NUFF have a strong gay following.
Websites such as Meetup contain listings for a number of gay naturist groups in the UK. These include massage and tantric massage sessions and visits to naked clubbing venues.
A number of gay naturist organisations have existed in the United Kingdom. Gymnos offered social get-togethers for members only in and around London, and regular nude swimming (closed down in March 2010) together with Gay London Swimmers (GLS) at a public swimming pool in Camberwell, South London (closed down in 2009). Certain nudist beaches have areas which are informally used by gay men.
Gay naturist publications
The book Naked Places, A Guide for Gay Men to Nude Recreation and Travel was first published in 1997 and is in its fifth edition as of 2006. The now defunct Naked Magazine was published from 1994 - 2001. Additionally, GNI and IMEN produce quarterly magazines—the GNI Informer and Naturist Gay-zette respectively—that are distributed to members only.
References
Lewis, Jim (March/April 2001) "A Brief History of the Gay Naturist Movement" Beach Buzz Vol. 2, No. 2
Gay Naturist Movement
Naturism
Gay culture |
6902906 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellesley%20Hospital | Wellesley Hospital | The Wellesley Hospital was a teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada affiliated with the University of Toronto. It was founded by Dr. Herbert Bruce as a private hospital, but became publicly operated in 1942.
History
The Wellesley Hospital was opened as a 50-bed private hospital on 27 August 1912. The original hospital building at 13 Homewood Place had previously been the home of Frederic Thomas Nicholls.
In 1984, the Ross Tilley Regional Burn Centre was opened at the hospital, following extensive fund-raising by local firefighters and others.
The Wellesley Hospital was the primary care centre for HIV/AIDS patients in the Toronto area from 1988 until 2001.
It operated the second busiest emergency room in the downtown core of Toronto,
It merged with the nearby Central Hospital to become the Wellesley Central Hospital.
The Wellesley Division of Wellesley Central Hospital was closed by the Ontario government on the recommendation of the Ontario Health Services Restructuring Commission and the bulk of its programs were transferred between 1998 and 2002 to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Its Arthritis & Autoimmunity Research Centre was transferred to the University Health Network.
Post-closure
After the hospital building was closed, the hospital corporation became the Wellesley Central Health Corporation (later known as the Wellesley Institute), which lists as its objectives "four strategic directions; development of the Wellesley Hospital lands, community based research and grants, capacity building through extensive training workshops and coalition development, and framing the urban health agenda through public policy."
Many historical aspects of the hospital, such as awards, photos, cornerstone and antique surgical collections were distributed to Toronto General Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital (and Archives) and a facade and E.R. fixtures and swing doors are included in Wellesley Central Place, the complex that was built at the site in 2007.
References
Notes
Survival Strategies: The Life, Death and Renaissance of a Canadian Teaching Hospital. Edited by David Goyette, Dennis William Magill and Jeff Denis. Foreword by George Smitherman, Ontario Minister of Health and Long Term Care. , May 2006
University of Toronto Department of Anaesthesia
Wellesley Central Health Corporation: Annual Report 2005
External links
Wellesley Hospital's mission statement
Hospitals in Toronto
Defunct hospitals in Canada
Hospitals affiliated with the University of Toronto
Hospitals established in 1942
1942 establishments in Ontario
2003 disestablishments in Ontario
Hospitals disestablished in 2003 |
17338551 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmut%20Lutz | Hartmut Lutz | Hartmut Lutz (born April 26, 1945) is professor emeritus and former chair of American and Canadian studies: Anglophone literatures and cultures of North America at the University of Greifswald, Germany. He is the founder of the Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, a research centre for Canadian and American literature studies at Greifswald. Beginning in the 1980s, he pioneered the field of Indigenous literary studies by establishing intercultural bridges and trans-Atlantic connections with leading Indigenous authors, scholars, educators, activists and intellectuals from Canada and the United States. He initiated studies on "Indian" stereotyping and coined the term "Indianthusiasm" to describe the fascination Germans have with all things "Indian". Throughout his career, Lutz put in practice the "nothing about us without us" principle set forth by Indigenous people and devoted himself to asking for their thoughts and to collaborating on bringing their words to a wide public in North America and Europe.
Career
Lutz was born in Rendsburg, Germany. Between 1966 and 1969, he earned a general teaching degree (up to 9th grade) and a special teaching diploma in English for high school from the Pädagogische Hochschule Kiel (PHK), a teacher training college, later merged with the University of Kiel. He earned his doctorate in English literature at the University of Tübingen, and subsequently taught English and American literature as well as North American and minority studies at the University of Osnabrück from 1975 to 1994.
Throughout his career, he has held guest professorships in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United States. Namely,
As an American Council of Learned Societies and Fulbright scholar, in 1979-1980, he taught Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis, while conducting research for his 1983 habilitation at the University of Osnabrück on Indian stereotyping.
In California, Lutz also taught at Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University.
In 1990-1991, he was a DAAD guest professor at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, in Regina, Saskatchewan. The establishment is now known as the First Nations University of Canada.
In 1987, during his first visit to Canada, Lutz learned of the diary kept by Abraham Ulrikab, a Labrador Inuk who died in Paris while he was touring throughout Europe in one of Carl Hagenbeck's ethnographic exhibition (a human zoo). With his students, Lutz translated and contextualized the diary. In 2003, Lutz received the John G. Diefenbaker Award from the Canada Council for the Arts which brought him to the University of Ottawa's Institute of Canadian Studies for one year. During that period, the University of Ottawa Press showed interest in Lutz's work on Ulrikab's diary. His and his students' work was published in 2005 (The Diary of Abraham Ulrikab: Text and Context). At the time, Lutz had no way of knowing that this publication would be the catalyst to the discovery, in 2011, of Ulrikab's remains in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, France.
In 1989, Lutz was the founding editor of OBEMA (Osnabrück Bilingual Editions of Minority Authors), which published twice a year bilingual editions of works by authors of colour until 1998. He remained editor until 1994.
On April 1, 1994, he assumed a professorship at the University of Greifswald, where he established the Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, a research centre of Canadian studies with a particular focus on Canadian Aboriginal literature and other minority literature in Canada. His academic interests also included issues of race, class and gender in North America. Lutz facilitated speaker series, guest professorships and annual international Canadian studies conferences for Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics from Canada throughout the years he taught at Greifswald, and especially from 2009 to 2011, when he was president of the Association for Canadian Studies in the German speaking countries (Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien (GKS) in den deutschsprachigen Ländern; GKS) (Austria, Germany, Switzerland).
For the year 2011-2012, he was a professor at the University of Szczecin, Poland.
In 2018, Hartmut Lutz donated over 1000 books by Canadian Indigenous authors and on Indigenous subjects to the Simon Fraser University.
He continues to promote understanding of Indigenous literature through interviews, translations, lectureships and critical essays.
On November 19, 2021, he was inducted as an international fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Awards
Publications
Selection of books authored and/or edited by Harmut Lutz.
References
External links
"'Indianthusiasm': Romanticized ideas about First Nations life offer escapism for Germans". National Post. October 17, 2012.
Living people
University of Greifswald faculty
People from Rendsburg
1945 births |
23577792 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%20National%20Lightweight%20Championship | Mexican National Lightweight Championship | The Mexican National Lightweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Peso Ligero in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling singles championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. ("the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission" in Spanish). Although the Commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events in which the title is defended. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. The official definition of the lightweight weight class in Mexico is between and , but the weight limits for the different classes are not always strictly enforced. Since the title was brought back after being inactive for approximately four years it has been contested for in the Mini-Estrellas division exclusively. All title matches take place under two out of three falls rules as is tradition in Mexico.
The Mexican National Lightweight Championship was created in 1934, making it one of the oldest wrestling championships still active today. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for World Wrestling Council) has the promotional control of the championship while the Commission only serves to approve the champions and supervise championship matches. Jack O'Brien was recognized as the first champion in 1934, after winning a tournament sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. and promoted by CMLL. The championship has been vacated on a number of occasions, most notably four times because the champion moved up a weight class, once because the champion was not a Mexican citizen and once because the reigning champion, Guerrero Samurai, was killed in a car accident.
Eléctrico is the current Mexican National Lightweight Champion, having defeated Pequeño Nitro in a tournament final on August 13, 2013. He is the 49th overall champion and the 39th person to hold the title. Rodolfo Ruiz and Taro are tied for the most reigns as champion, with three in total; Mishima Ota has the shortest reign, at 1 day. Black Shadow holds the record for the longest individual reign, at over 1,901 days, while Juan Diaz held the championship 1,979 days divided over two reigns.
Championship tournaments
2008 Mexican National Lightweight Tournament
In 2008 the Mexican National Lightweight Championship was reintroduced after being vacant since 2005. CMLL held two Torneo cibernetico elimination matches, one on September 9 and one on September 16 to determine the finalists. Pierrothito won the first torneo cibernetico by eliminating Pequeño Olimpico in the end. Mascarita Dorada won the second torneo cibernetico, eliminating Pequeño Black Warrior in the last fall. On September 23, 2009 Pierrothito defeated Mascarita Dorada to win the championship, becoming the first Mini-Estrella to win the Mexican National Lightweight Championship.
Cibernetico – September 9, 2008
Cibernetico – September 16, 2008
2013 Mexican National Lightweight Tournament
On June 24, 2013 CMLL announced that the Mexican National Lightweight Championship had been vacated, without stating specifically why previous champion Pierrothito had been stripped of the championship. They also announced a 12-man tournament to determine a new champion that would start on July 30 with a six-man torneo cibernetico elimination match and a second six-man cibernetico the following week. The winners of each block faced off on August 13, 2013 to determine the new champion. The finals saw Eléctrico defeat Pequeño Nitro to win the championship.
Cibernetico – July 30, 2013
Cibernetico – August 6, 2013
Title history
Combined reigns
Key
Footnotes
References
General sources
[G1] –
[G2] –
Specific
External links
CMLL World Middleweight Title history at
wrestling-titles.com
Cagematch.net
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre championships
Lightweight wrestling championships
Mexican national wrestling championships
National professional wrestling championships |
23577797 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20E.%20W.%20Thompson | John E. W. Thompson | John Edward West Thompson (December 16, 1860 – October 6, 1918) was an American physician and diplomat. His parents were immigrants to New York City from Haiti. After graduating from Yale University and studying medicine further in Europe, in 1884 Thompson became one of the first African-American physicians to practice in New York City.
He served as U.S. Minister Resident / Consul General to Haiti from June 30, 1885, to October 17, 1889, and as U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Santo Domingo from 1885 to 1889, both under political appointments by Democratic president Grover Cleveland. After returning to the US, he established a medical practice in New York, and became active in the Democratic Party in the city. He later had a medical practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he was killed by a disturbed patient.
Early life
John Edward West Thompson was born on December 16, 1860, in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian immigrants Edward James and Matilda Frances (White) Thompson. The family moved to Providence, Rhode Island, around 1870. He was raised as a Roman Catholic.
Education
After attending local schools, Thompson studied at Weston Military Institute and Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts. Thompson graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1883. Shortly after graduation, he studied throughout Europe, Paris, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Thompson became one of the first African-American physicians in New York City in 1884. He received the degree of M.D. from the University of Haiti in 1887. Thompson was also a French scholar and expert in international law.
Diplomacy
President Grover Cleveland nominated Thompson as US Minister Resident to the Republic of Haiti on May 9, 1885. Thompson was also appointed chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Santo Domingo. His nomination was supported by senators Noah Porter and Abram Hewitt. Southern Democratic senators were outraged by Cleveland's nomination of an African American to these posts.
Thompson received a Senate confirmation on January 13, 1886, after he had already arrived in Port-au-Prince. The copy of his credentials was mailed on July 20, 1886.
As minister resident, Thompson was called upon, and claimed that he had represented 60,000,000 Americans
at Santo Domingo for six years. One of his first assignments was to investigate a homicide allegedly committed by Van Blokklen, an American who was imprisoned as a suspect by the Haitian government. He had to report on the matter to the Department of State.
On May 26, 1888, disturbances broke out in Haiti over the presidential elections. The two opposing candidates were exiled on June 6. Haitian politicians applied to the US consulate for asylum five days later. On July 2, military commanders changed. Arson broke out at Port-au-Prince on July 8. The following day, the government asked for United States support by a war vessel. On July 16, discontent about Haitian President Lysius Salomon resulted in widespread street protests. Salomon abdicated one month and two days later.
Anarchy followed after the abdication. General Seïde Thélémaque led a march at Port-au-Prince on August 25. A provisional government was established by September 5 with the American officers of the U.S.S. Galena. Fighting broke out again on October 16, and General Thélémaque died in action. Haitian pirates hijacked an American vessel, the S. S. Haytian Republic. They took it to Port-au-Prince. Thomas F. Bayard and Thompson sent two warships to force its release, which the Americans achieved. Thompson was widely praised for the negotiations. The following day, General François Denys Légitime was declared chief of the executive power of Haiti. The French minister was charged with attempted bribery on the next day.
In the late 19th century, ships coming from Caribbean ports sometimes carried passengers with cholera or other infectious diseases such as yellow fever. As the medical community had little understanding of how the diseases were spread, and sanitation was poor in most cities, cholera and yellow fever swept through American sea and river ports in more than one epidemic in this period. The US minister was supposed to ensure that ships departing for the United States had no outstanding health issues.
Thompson issued such a bill of health against Captain Francis Munroe Ramsay and his steamship, . The ship was quarantined for a period in the port of Port-au-Prince before she sailed to New York City. On November 15, 1889, Thompson certified that the Boston was free of the plague or cholera.
On November 24, the French minister and the British consul-general announced they had failed to effect a reconciliation of major parties in the north of Haiti to Légitime. Insurgents declared on December 14 that the ports were closed from commerce by decree of the Assembly. Légitime abdicated on August 23, 1889, after an eleven-month rule.
General Florvil Hyppolite entered Port-au-Prince six days later to declare power. Thompson and the Spanish consul-general both mediated between the opposing political parties.
It was reported that Thompson spent a contingent expense of $333.02 on travel in 1889 and $130.46 in 1890. Meanwhile, Thompson's deduct repayments amounted to $15.
Later life
After returning to the United States, Thompson had a medical practice as a physician in Mount Hope, New York. He also worked in Atlanta. Thompson became a medical inspector of the Department of Health in 1895.
He remained active in politics. In August 1898, Thompson served as a delegate to the fifth convention of the Negro National Democratic League at the Tammany Hall United Colored Democracy at 152 West 53 Street in New York City. In New York, African Americans were becoming allied with the Democratic Party, after long supporting the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln. At a time when initials were often used for given names, The New York Times reported his name with errors in 1892 and 1898. and "Mr. Thomson" rather than Thompson.
Thompson returned to Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1913, where he lived with his wife. Their sons, Ernest and Elliott Thompson, both served in the United States Army during WWI.
Death
In 1918, Thompson was treating a patient, Thomas Saloway. For several months, the 30-year old man had been a patient of Thompson in 1918. He lived at 137 Clinton in Bridgeport. Saloway believed to be in poor health, according to friends. It was implied that he was a hypochondriac. Thompson met Saloway on October 2, as discovered by a receipt. The appointment did not go well, as Saloway grew both hostile and crazed.
On October 6, Thompson began to enter his medical office at 966 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Saloway waited for Thompson to approach, drew a knife and stabbed him in the heart. Nick Scorfacio, an Italian American employee, cleaned Thompson's office before he witnessed the murder. Saloway ran from the scene of the crime. Thompson was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital, but he died in the ambulance on the way. Saloway meantime had committed suicide by plunging the same knife into his own body.
The medical examiner, S. M. Garlic, performed the autopsies on both Thompson and Saloway. Noting that the knife wounds were located in the same location of the chests of both men, he speculated that Saloway had planned the doctor's murder. Saloway's family did not claim his body for burial.
Thompson's body was cared for by undertaker Louis E. Richard, on 1476 Main Street. His funeral was held on October 11. Although the local newspaper originally reported that Thompson would be buried in St. Michael's the Archangel's Parish, he was buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport. His wife, Mary C. Thompson, survived him.
Notes
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1860 births
1918 deaths
Ambassadors of the United States to Haiti
Ambassadors of the United States to the Dominican Republic
Yale University alumni
African-American diplomats
African-American physicians
African-American government officials
American people of Haitian descent
Physicians from Connecticut
American consuls
Burials at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport
19th-century American diplomats
20th-century African-American people |
17338567 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh%20Verity | Hugh Verity | Hugh Verity, (6 April 1918 – 14 November 2001) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and later a "special duties" squadron pilot working with the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. He landed many times at clandestine airfields in occupied France to insert and extract SOE agents. He was decorated for gallantry five times.
Early life
Verity was born in Jamaica the son of Dorothy and the Reverend George Beresford Verity. Pre-war he was a frequent traveler by sea between England, Kingston, Jamaica, Bermuda and South America where he spent some time and learned to speak Spanish. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Queen’s College, Oxford where he joined Oxford University Air Squadron. After graduation he taught in schools in Northern Ireland.
He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and was commissioned pilot officer on 8 November 1938.
Royal Air Force
On 8 May 1940 he was promoted flying officer, and in September 1940 was serving with No. 608 Squadron RAF flying Avro Ansons and Blackburn Bothas primarily in a general reconnaissance role. He joined No. 252 Squadron RAF in February 1941 as it reequipped with Bristol Beaufighters and served on Malta. In late 1941 returning to England in very poor weather he force landed in Ireland, at the Leopardstown Racecourse. He was interned by the Irish, being held until freed about five weeks later by British Military Intelligence MI9. After his return to England, Verity wrote to the officer in charge of the camp from which he escaped, to thank him for "looking after us so fairly . . . I always found the Irish army extremely courteous and considerate and extremely impartial . . . I will be delighted to tell my friends over here how well we were fed and housed."
Promoted flight lieutenant on 6 November 1941 he served with No. 29 Squadron RAF at the end of 1941 flying night fighter operations before becoming Staff Officer (Night Operations) at No. 11 Group RAF and then Staff Officer (Night Operations) at HQ RAF Fighter Command.
Special Operations
Verity was promoted temporary squadron leader on 1 June 1942. In his role as Night Operations Officer he learned of the use of the Westland Lysander in the Royal Air Force Special Duty Service. He arranged an interview with P. Charles "Pick" Pickard, the new commanding officer of No. 161 Squadron RAF. In October 1942 he was given command of A-Flight, which used the Lysander aircraft for SOE missions into occupied France, inserting and extracting agents, resistance members and Allied prisoners. Verity noted he had to lead an eclectic group of pilots, all of whom were very capable, including Frank Rymills, Peter Vaughan-Fowler and Jim McCairns.
His first flight for SOE was on 23 December 1942 in a Lysander. The mission was to France, but he had to return empty handed due to heavy fog in the landing area. Verity undertook at least 29 and possibly as many as 36 night flights into France, perhaps the most of any RAF pilot. His role was to drop off and pick up resistance workers, SOE agents and other figures at secret locations inside France. Records from the Imperial War Museum indicate Verity flew Westland Lysander Mark IIIA (SD), (serial number "V9673" with squadron fuselage codes 'MA-J') bearing the nose-art of 'Jiminy Cricket' for twenty operations to occupied France while serving with No. 161 Squadron at RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire.
Verity was instrumental in introducing the larger Lockheed Hudson into pick-up operations. With Pickard, he worked out the operating procedures that enabled this twin-engined aircraft to operate from French occupied fields, giving them the ability to carry in and bring out more people in one mission.
On 25 May 1943 he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and on 31 August 1943 the Distinguished Service Order. His record of successful operations continued to grow. Most of his flights were in Lysanders, but he worked out with Pickard the use of the Hudson for the same purpose. Though larger and heavier, the Hudson could carry more passengers. Among his passengers were Jean Moulin, Nicolas Bodington, Peter Churchill, Henri Frager, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny and future president of France, François Mitterrand. His last special operation was on the night of 16–17 November 1943. On 14 January 1944 he was awarded a Bar the Distinguished Service Order, and promoted Squadron leader on 14 March 1944.
Later in the war he performed the role of SOE air operations manager for western Europe and Scandinavia, coordinating the SOE requirement for air support with the available pilots and aircraft of primarily No. 138 Squadron RAF and No. 161 Squadron. In late 1944 Verity was commanding SOE air operations in South East Asia and following the end of hostilities served with the Recovery of Allied Prisoner-of-War and Internees Organisation.
Postwar service
Verity was granted a permanent commission as squadron leader on 25 March 1947.
Verity served on Staff at the Army Staff College, Quetta until being invalided home with polio. From 1948 to 1949 he commanded No. 541 Squadron RAF flying the Supermarine Spitfire Mark XIX photo reconnaissance variant and then served as wing commander (weapons) at the Central Fighter Establishment 1949 to 1951. He was promoted full wing commander on 1 July 1951, serving at Joint Services Staff College until appointed wing commander (flying) at RAF Wahn from 1954 to 1955. Verity commanded No. 96 Squadron RAF flying Gloster Meteor jet night fighters in 1955 and was appointed group captain on 1 July 1958 ready for a series of postings as Staff Officer (Bomber Operations) at the Air Ministry, a posting to Turkey and commanding RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and then Staff Officer (Special Duties) back at the Air Ministry.
Verity requested retirement and was released from the service on 2 June 1965 to take up a position with the Printing and Publishing Industry Training Board.
In 1978, Verity's history of all the RAF's secret landings in France, 1940–1944, was published as We landed by moonlight (Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd, 1978). A revised edition appeared in 1995 (Airdata Pubns Ltd) and this was later updated (Manchester: Crecy Publishing, 2000, ).
Awards
Distinguished Service Order as squadron leader commanding "A-Flight" of No. 161 Squadron.
Bar to the Distinguished Service Order as squadron leader commanding "A-Flight" of No. 161 Squadron.
Distinguished Flying Cross as squadron leader commanding "A-Flight" of No. 161 Squadron.
Officier de la Légion d'honneur (France) – 1946.
Croix de Guerre avec palme (France).
Notes
Verity flew a number of his SOE operations from RAF Tangmere where the museum has unveiled a bust of him.
Verity married on 27 August 1940 at All Saints' Church, Bisley, Audrey Geraldine Northcliffe Stokes, who was, as Verity had been, a student at Oxford. They had 3 daughters and 2 sons.
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23577805 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football%20League%20Third%20Division | Football League Third Division | The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. In 2004, following the formation of the Football League Championship, the division was renamed Football League Two.
Founder clubs of the Third Division (1920)
Most of these clubs were drawn from what was then the top division of the 1919–20 Southern Football League, in an expansion of the Football League south of Birmingham. As Cardiff City was long considered a potential entrant for the Second Division due to their FA Cup exploits and Southern League dominance, they were sent directly into the Second Division and Grimsby Town, who finished in last place in the Second Division in 1919–20, were relegated.
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion
Bristol Rovers
Crystal Palace (inaugural champions in 1920–21)
Exeter City
Gillingham
Grimsby Town
Luton Town
Merthyr Town
Millwall
Newport County
Northampton Town
Norwich City
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Queens Park Rangers
Reading
Southampton
Southend United
Swansea Town
Swindon Town
Watford
The split Third Divisions
This league continued in 1921–22 as Football League Third Division South whilst the Football League Third Division North was formed with the Northern clubs, the two Divisions jointly forming the third tier.
Geographical separation was abolished in 1958 with the creation of the Football League Fourth Division.
As a single Third Division
The original members in 1958–59 were:
From Third Division North: Accrington Stanley, Bradford City, Bury, Chesterfield, Halifax Town, Hull City, Mansfield Town, Rochdale, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers, Wrexham
From Third Division South: Bournemouth, Brentford, Colchester United, Newport County, Norwich City, Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Southampton, Southend United, Swindon Town
Relegated from Second Division: Doncaster Rovers, Notts County
Of these, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brentford, Hull, Norwich, Notts, QPR, Reading, Southampton, and Swindon have made the top flight in either the First Division or the Premier League era. Stockport, Doncaster, Notts County and Rochdale were the first to be relegated into the Fourth Division the following season (1959–60), starting the bottom-four-team turnover tradition for the third tier. As with the Second Division, the champion and runner-up were automatically promoted; the third place was also promoted automatically beginning in 1974. Play-offs for the third promotion place were introduced in 1987. AFC Bournemouth, formerly Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, hold the record as the club to have spent most time in this Division.
The Third Division of English football lasted for a total of 72 years, the first 38 years as two regionalized divisions (although just 31 seasons were played due to the advent of World War II) before a 34-year run as a national division. Plymouth Argyle were the most successful team at this level during these years, winning the national title twice, having already won the southern section twice.
In 1992 the FA Premier League started and the Football League was reduced in numbers, leading to the Third Division becoming the fourth tier. See Football League One for subsequent third-tier history.
Winners of the Third Division
See List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors for winners before 1992 and List of winners of English Football League Two and predecessors for winners afterwards.
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23577817 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20agent | Art agent | An art agent or "artist's agent" is an agent who represents visual artists. They are also commonly referred to as a "Rep" (short for "representation"), and are similar to talent agents in their business model and function. The agent many be an individual or an 'agency' with multiple agents. The agent functions as a business intermediary to sell the works of an artist, or to otherwise find and negotiate opportunities for the artist. The two parties have a contract worked out, where the agent takes a percentage of sales from any and all works, which may vary, depending on the relationship. Typically the range for a successful non-gallery sale is between 15% and 35% to the agent of the final sales price when the agent is responsible for bringing a buyer. Arts sales made at a Gallery are often split 50/50 between the artist or Trust and the Gallery.
Most full time working Illustrators are painters or designers who are represented by art agents. (See Society of Illustrators.)
Except of for exceptional situations with very famous artists, an art agent will represent numerous artists at the same time - often as many 100 or more per agent or agent firm. They will often develop relationships with buyers who need to continuously purchase art, like book publishing companies and advertising agencies. It is in the art agent's best interests to sell the works of the artist. The relationship is seen as a win-win for both the artist and the agent.
Many professional buyers will only work with an art agent since they can be expected to already understand the business, pricing, and contract negotiation.
Many unrecognized artists, no matter how talented, may find it hard to find an art agent willing to represent them. Art agents select their artist not based on their talent but the likelihood their works will sell.
Visual arts occupations
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23577845 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%20v.%20Clayton | People v. Clayton | People v. Clayton, 41 A.D.2d 204, 208 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1973) was a case before the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division. It determined that a trial court, when considering a "motion to dismiss in the interest of justice" (subsequently known as a "Clayton motion"), must convene an evidentiary hearing to consider whether the dismissal would in fact be in the "interest of justice."
Background
Interrogation, confession, and conviction
On November 3, 1952, at 3 pm, Robert Clayton, an illiterate African American employed as a potato picker on a Long Island farm, was taken into police custody along with approximately ten others in connection with a murder which took place on the farm the previous day. The suspects were placed in a small, uncomfortable room. Each was privately questioned intermittently throughout the night. On November 4, at five o'clock in the morning, a stenographer transcribed a forty-five-minute session of questioning of Clayton. Late that afternoon, Clayton was confronted with a co-worker who had himself confessed falsely to the murder and who now claimed that Clayton had killed the victim and had moved the body with his help. Clayton continued to maintain his innocence.
At 9 pm, Clayton and Mickens were arraigned as "material witnesses" before a judge, and Clayton was held in lieu of bail in a small lock-up with a wooden plank as a mattress. During the next day, November 5, he was repeatedly questioned, until he confessed to the killing at 10:45 pm The police then brought him to the farm, where he pointed out items involved in the homicide. Back at the station house at about 3 am, Clayton amended and signed his confession. The stenographer later testified that, as Clayton did so, "there was a sense of fatigue" and "a stumbling over words" in his speech. He was then permitted to send a telegram to his mother which stated that "I have killed a man."
The county court found Clayton's confession to be voluntary, and sentenced him to thirty years to life on February 25, 1953. Both the appellate division and Court of Appeals affirmed.
Conviction reversed – confession found not voluntary
Clayton had not appealed the original judgment and only moved for coram nobis relief in 1965. Following the rule laid down in People v. Huntley (15 N Y 2d 72), the County Court held a hearing in 1965 to determine whether the defendant's confessions were voluntary; it determined that they were. This was affirmed by a divided vote in the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (a dissenter holding that the defendant's will was overborne by police pressure while in detention for an inordinate length of time).
Clayton instituted a federal habeas corpus proceeding. At the conclusion of an evidentiary hearing in 1971, the District Court found that the confessions were not voluntary—that the defendant had been subjected to a sham arraignment and had been constantly questioned for over 60 hours without adequate food or rest. The Court of Appeals implemented the order of the District Court requiring the defendant's release from custody unless he were retried within 30 days. The defendant in March 1972 was released on his own recognizance by that court.
Dismissal of indictment under 210.40
On June 30, 1972, Clayton moved in the County Court for a dismissal of the indictment on the ground that he had not been brought to trial as required by the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals. On July 12, 1972, the county court dismissed the indictment against Clayton—not on the grounds of his request, but on its own motion, sua sponte and without a hearing, exercising its authority under 210.40. The reasons supporting the dismissal were the length of Clayton's imprisonment (nineteen years) in relation to the sentence he could serve if retried (twenty years to life imprisonment), and the court's conclusion that "court time could be better used for other purposes; that the defendant is presently free and working; and that the prosecutor had once offered to accept a plea to manslaughter [in the first degree], punishable by a maximum imprisonment of [twenty] years."
The district attorney appealed this order.
Opinion of the court
The court reversed and remanded for a hearing.
Interpretation of CPL 210.40 and 210.45
First, the Court found that the provisions of CPL 210.40 and 210.45 require that when a court considers a dismissal sua sponte, the parties should present evidence and arguments as may be pertinent to the "interests of justice", for which considerations include:
(a) the nature of the crime;
(b) the available evidence of guilt;
(c) the prior record of defendant;
(d) the punishment already suffered by defendant, in this case 19 years;
(e) the purpose and effect of further punishment;
(f) any prejudice resulting to defendant by the passage of time, and (g) the impact on the public interest of a dismissal of the indictment.
The appellate division acknowledged the subjective nature of the calculus involved, which appealed to "factors largely resting on value judgments of the court," but emphasized that those judgments must necessarily rest on facts in the possession of the parties; such factors should also be set out in the record to facilitate review. The Second Department believed that this hearing requirement pitched the appropriate balance:
The sensitive balance between the individual and the State that must be maintained in applying the test of the interests of justice which CPL 210.40 contemplates moves in response to factors largely resting on value judgments of the court. But those judgments in turn hinge on the production of facts in the possession of the prosecution and the defendant. Moreover, the discretion of the court cannot be properly reviewed unless the record discloses the facts upon which the court's judgment was based. On the one side the statute allows an escape from the rigorous rules controlling the dismissal of an indictment only for reasons arising from substantial defects in supporting evidence or required procedure; on the other side, the statute erects the well-considered discretion of the court as a safeguard to prevent a dismissal of the indictment unless the public interests are as fully protected as the individual interests of the defendant for justice and mercy.
It may well be that the County Court will again conclude that the indictment should be dismissed in the furtherance of justice after giving deliberation to what the parties may offer on the remand. Certainly, we do not say that the court cannot reach such a conclusion; and, indeed, the defendant's interests and the public interests may coincide to compel that conclusion. All that we now hold is that full opportunity should be afforded to the People and the defendant to provide the court with such evidence and arguments that they deem relevant to the issue.
Discussion of the facts
In this case, the defendant's motion to dismiss had not prayed for relief "in furtherance of justice", but rather on the ground that the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals had not been followed by the People. Hence, no adequate notice of that claim was given to the prosecution. Although extended colloquy between counsel and the court occurred on the argument of the motion, some of which related to the location and existence of witnesses, the question whether the defendant should stand trial in the interests of justice was not directly the subject of the defendant's motion.
The County Court in dismissing the indictment found that the defendant had already served 19 years in prison; that he could be retried only for murder in the second degree, which carries a penalty of an indeterminate sentence having a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of life (former New York Penal Law, § 1048); that court time could be better used for other purposes; that the defendant is presently free and working; and that the prosecutor had once offered to accept a plea to manslaughter [in the first degree], punishable by a maximum imprisonment of 20 years (former New York Penal Law]], § 1051). All of these considerations plainly flow from events taking place after the homicide for which the defendant was indicted, and, of course, these considerations might be modified or amplified by other events relevant to the interests of justice.
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17338570 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovans%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | Kosovans in the United Kingdom | Kosovo Albanians in the United Kingdom refers to Kosovo Albanians who have settled or are temporarily living in the United Kingdom. The earliest arrivals from Kosovo settled in London in the 1990s, with pockets of arrivals in other cities. The 2011 Census recorded 28,390 Kosovo-born residents (of all ethnicities) in England and 56 in Wales. The censuses of Scotland and Northern Ireland recorded 215 and 44 Kosovo-born residents respectively.
During the Kosovo War, some Kosovans claimed asylum in the UK. During 1998, there were 7,980 applications from Federal Republic of Yugoslavia citizens, of whom most were Kosovo Albanians. The number of asylum applications received from Kosovo (excluding dependants) was 140 in 1996, 600 in 1997, 4,580 in 1998 and 9,850 in 1999. Between 15 June and 13 September 1999, consideration asylum claims from the FR Yugoslavia was suspended, with asylum seekers who had applied prior to 24 March 1999 given one year's exceptional leave to remain. On 13 September 1999, the Home Secretary announced that due to the improved security situation in Kosovo, all asylum claims by Kosovo Albanians would be judged on individual merits again. In the majority of cases, claims would now be refused unless there were exceptional circumstances.
In addition to asylum seekers, 4,346 refugees were evacuated to the UK between 25 April and 25 June 1999 as agreed with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and were either granted family reunification rights, if they had family members who had been through the asylum process, or were given leave to remain in the UK for one year. 68 people arrived through later medical evacuations. The first request from the UNHCR was received by the Home Office on 20 April and was agreed within an hour. The first plane of refugees from Kosovo arrived in the UK at Leeds-Bradford Airport on Sunday 25 April. There were 161 refugees, mainly women and children, including three cases in need of medical treatment. The second plane of 169 refugees arrived at East Midlands Airport on 29 April. Return flights enabling refugees to return home commenced on 19 July 1999.
Notable people
Dua Lipa - English singer and songwriter. After signing with Warner Music Group in 2015, she soon released her first single "New Love"
Geraldo Bajrami - footballer
DJ Regard - musician
Rita Ora - singer, songwriter and actress
See also
Albanians in the United Kingdom
Kosovo–United Kingdom relations
References
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Immigration to the United Kingdom by country of origin |
6902922 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winton%20Motor%20Raceway | Winton Motor Raceway | Winton Motor Raceway is a motor racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
History
The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958, as a replacement for their existing track at Barjarg. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and the track was completed in twelve months. The circuit hosted its first race meeting on 26 November 1961. The circuit was immediately popular - a March 1965 meeting featuring the Neptune touring car and the Victorian Formula Two championship drew a crowd of approximately 10,000 spectators. The circuit length was extended prior to the 1997 round of the V8 Supercar championship and the upgrade included a new pit complex.
The circuit
In its 60th year the circuit at Winton Motor Raceway has a combination of long fast straights and twisty and tight bends. It is also known as "Australia's Action Track". Dick Johnson once described the circuit being "like running a marathon around your clothes-line".
The original circuit (now called the Winton Club Circuit) is in length and comprises 10 turns. The circuit was lengthened to with the cars turning left prior to the esses and a series of right hand turns added before the extension rejoins the original track at the esses. The long circuit is called the Winton National Circuit.
Layouts
V8 Supercars
The track is currently used as a round in the V8 Supercar series, hosting the Winton Super Sprint. The track is one of the more popular tracks in the series with spectators, especially those who live in the area. Easy access to the track and viewing areas make it very popular. It attracts some of the biggest crowds of any of the permanent race tracks in the series.
Although the circuit held various rounds of national championships such as the Australian Drivers' Championship and the Australian Sports Car Championship, Winton was not awarded a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship until the start of the Group A era in Australia in 1985. The first ATCC race was won by then triple-Bathurst 1000 winner Jim Richards in his JPS Team BMW 635 CSi. That race holds its place in ATCC/V8 Supercar history as not only the first all-Group A race in Australia, but the first ATCC win by BMW and the only race in history in which there were no Holdens on the grid.
Richards holds the record for most ATCC round wins at Winton with four, having won in 1985 and 1986 for BMW, while winning in 1990 and 1991 for Nissan.
Australian Drivers' Championship
Winton has played host to 19 rounds of the Australian Drivers' Championship since 1980.
* The 1989 Australian Drivers' Championship was contested over ten rounds at five race meetings at five different tracks. Although the races were held on the same day both Rohan Onslow and John Briggs are credited with separate round wins.**The 2009 round saw two heats. Tim Macrow and Joey Foster each won a heat while also finished second on the other heat giving the pair equal points (35) on the day.
Australian Sports Car Championship
Winton played host to a round of the Australian Sports Car Championship on 7 occasions between 1978 and 1985.
Australian Sports Sedan / GT Championship
1980, 1981, 1997, 1998 and 2003 were run for Sports Sedans. 1982–1985 were run for GT style cars.
Australian Nations Cup Championship
Australian Superbike Championship
Winton Raceway is one of the most prominent Superbike races on the Australian Superbike Championship racing calendar. Winton Raceway has seen riders such as Mick Doohan, Kevin Magee and Mat Mladin ride regularly at the venue.
Formula X-treme Motorcycle Championship
Drift Attack
Winton Raceway is one of Australia's most popular Drift circuits. It hosts Australia largest drift event Drift Attack. Drift Attack is promoted by the Victorian Drift Club and offers the largest Prize Pool in Australian Drifting and is contested by Australia's 32 best Drifters in the Pro class and 32 Drivers in the street class.
Lap records
Club Circuit
As of 12 June 2019.
National Circuit
References
External links
Official raceway website
Map and circuit history at RacingCircuits.info
Motorsport venues in Victoria (Australia)
Supercars Championship circuits
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17338587 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%20Chaozhu | Ji Chaozhu | Ji Chaozhu (July 30, 1929 – April 29, 2020) was a Chinese diplomat who held a number of important positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (PRC), most notably as English interpreter for Chairman Mao Zedong, Premier Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping; later as Ambassador to the Court of St. James's (United Kingdom); and lastly as an Under-secretary General of the United Nations, a post from which he retired in 1996. He played a central role in the talks leading up to and during President Richard M. Nixon's historic 1972 visit to China.
His memoir, The Man on Mao's Right, was published in July 2008, by Random House.
Early years in U.S.
Ji was born on July 30, 1929, in Shanxi Province to an affluent family who were also sympathetic to the Communist Party. His father was a wealthy landlord, lawyer, and provincial official, while his eldest brother, Ji Chaoding, was a noted economist who earned a Ph.D. at Columbia University. Ji and his family fled their home in Taiyuan, the provincial capital, in the late 1930s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. At the urging of Zhou Enlai, a young revolutionary at the time, Ji's family emigrated to New York City in 1939, when Ji was nine years old. He earned a high school diploma from Horace Mann-Lincoln High School (now known as Horace Mann School), and attended Camp Rising Sun in 1944. He was a sophomore at Harvard University in 1950 when the Korean War broke out, which saw his native homeland and his adopted country fight on opposite sides. Ji described how he "was torn between [his] love for two countries", but knew that he "was fundamentally Chinese".
Return to China
Ji left Harvard in the middle of his studies and returned to the newly formed People's Republic of China. He studied chemistry at Tsinghua University in Beijing, with the goal of being a scientist and developing nuclear weapons for the PRC. He was instead selected to be an interpreter and notetaker at the negotiations in Panmunjom that would eventually bring an end to the Korean War, due to his English-language skills. After two years in Korea, he returned to Beijing where he was recruited to become Zhou's English interpreter, accompanying the Premier to the 1954 Geneva Conference, and on Zhou's many other international trips. For most of the next two decades, he was a close aide to Zhou, and a frequent interpreter for Mao, often appearing on Mao's right on the reviewing stand at Tiananmen Square during public celebrations when English-speaking dignitaries were present. He holds the distinction of having been interpreter for Mao Zedong's last two official visits with English-speaking dignitaries, in 1976, months before the chairman's death.
Role in Sino-American relations
During his long career, Ji's first-hand knowledge of American culture made him a valuable member of the Chinese diplomatic corps. This was especially showcased during Henry Kissinger's secret visit to Beijing in 1971, which led to President Nixon's visit to China the following year. Zhou Enlai chose Ji to head the first diplomatic mission to the U.S. in 1973. Ji went on to establish the PRC's first liaison office in Washington, and was subsequently assigned to its embassy staff in the US after full diplomatic relations were established. He served as interpreter for Deng Xiaoping during his visit to the US in 1979. The New York Times observed how – from the time of Nixon's visit to China until Deng's visit to the US – Ji was the only person from either country capable of interpreting from English to Chinese. The newspaper consequently labelled him "The Indispensable Mr. Chi". He was highly respected by US officials, so much so that in 1981, then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig specifically asked the PRC to send Ji to meet with Ronald Reagan in an attempt to defuse tensions between the two sides. This arose as a result of president's plans to sell sophisticated weapons to Taiwan. Ji met with every American president from Nixon to Clinton.
Family and political life
In 1956, Ji married Wang Xiangtong, an English translator working for the International Red Cross. Both Ji and Wang experienced periodic political problems during the many purges and other upheavals that marked the Mao years. In spite of his close association with Zhou and Mao, Ji was considered suspect because he had been educated in the U.S., and an elder brother had stayed behind when Ji returned to China. Wang had a similar problem, as her father and mother had become separated at the end of the civil war when the Communists took control and the Nationalists fled to Taiwan. Her father and three brothers were stranded and could not return to the mainland, and her mother was in Beijing and could not leave. Ji was able to join the Chinese Communist Party in spite of his overseas connections, but Wang could not. They had two sons: Xiaotan lives in Beijing with his wife and a daughter, and Xiao-bin lives in the U.S., where he had attended high school and college while Ji was working in China's Washington embassy, and Wang was working at the United Nations. In his final years, Ji divided his time between Beijing and the island of Hainan.
Death
Ji Chaozhu died on April 29, 2020, at the age of 90 from an undisclosed illness. News of his death was first announced by the China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a brief notice to the Associated Press.
Ambassadorial appointments
From 1985 to 1987, Ji was Chinese Ambassador to Fiji with concurrent nonresident Diplomatic accreditation as Chinese Ambassador to Kiribati and Chinese Ambassador to Vanuatu.
From 1987 to 1991 he was Ambassador to the Court of St James (United Kingdom).
References
Further reading
"[http://h-diplo.org/roundtables/PDF/Roundtable-X-22.pdf Chaozhu Ji. The Man on Mao’s Right]," H-Diplo Roundtable Reviews. X.22 (2009). Introduction by Yafeng Xia Reviewers: James Z. Gao, Charles W. Hayford, Lorenz M. Lüthi, Raymond P. Ojserkis, Priscilla Roberts, Patrick Fuliang Shan, Qiang Zhai.
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2020 deaths
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6902934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambundu | Ambundu | The Ambundu or Mbundu (Mbundu: or , singular: (distinct from the Ovimbundu) are a Bantu people living in Angola's North-West, North of the river Kwanza. The Ambundu speak Kimbundu, and most also speak the official language of the country, Portuguese. They are the second biggest ethnic group in the country and make up 25% of the total population of Angola.
The Ambundu nowadays live in the region stretching to the East from Angola's capital city of Luanda (see map). They are predominant in the Bengo and Malanje provinces and in neighbouring parts of the Cuanza Norte and Cuanza Sul provinces. The head of the main Ambundu kingdom was called a Ngola, which is the origin of the name of the country Angola.
Precolonial history
The Ambundu are one of the Bantu peoples. They had been arriving in the Angola region from the early Middle Ages on, but the biggest part of the immigration took place between the 13th and 16th century C.E.. Kimbundu is a West-Bantu language, and it is thought that, in the Bantu migrations, the Ambundu have arrived coming from the North rather than from the East.
The Bantu peoples brought agriculture with them. They built permanent villages, and traded with the indigenous Pygmies and Khoi-San populations.
The Ambundu society consisted of local communities until the 14th century. Their society has always been matrilineal. Land was inherited matrilineally, and the descent system was matrilineal as well. Boys used to go and live in the villages of their maternal uncles, so as to preserve a matrilinear core to the village. Theoretically, the lineage was projected onto status, instead of individuals, which gave the system some flexibility. The latter feature is not found with neighbouring matrilineal peoples, like the Ovimbundu to the South, or the Bakongo to the North.
The name Mbundu was first used by the Bakongo, before it was adopted by the Ambundu themselves.
Kongo, which had been in contact with the Portuguese since 1482, held a monopoly on trade with this country. When a Ndongo's leader, or ngola, tried to break this monopoly, this led to war, in which the Bakongo were defeated in 1556. Ndongo was now independent, and directly confronted Portugal's colonialism. It allied itself with Matamba against the country in 1590, but was defeated in 1614. Now, Ndongo itself became a target for the slave trade, and its population fled in large numbers to neighbouring states.
Nzinga Mbandi was a deceased Ndongo ngola'''s sister. Bypassing the reigning ngola, she negotiated a peace treaty with the Portuguese. The treaty gave substantial trade and religious advantages to Portugal, but delivered Mbandi the throne in Ndongo. After five years, she had to flee from Portuguese troops to Matamba. She became queen of Matamba, a kingdom which was traditionally led by women, and turned it into the most powerful state in the region, and a big exporter of slaves. Matamba, and neighboring Kasanje, had monopolies in the slave trade, and started falling apart in the 19th century when this trade lost in importance. The rise of a new trade in ivory, rubber and wax, which avoided the old monopolies, reduced the power of central authority in the Ambundu states in this century.
The Portuguese had defeated Matamba in 1836, and had advanced to Kasanje by the middle of the century. Their actual influence, however, was quite limited due to the lack of people, money, and an efficient military. The Ambundu had opportunities to revolt or negotiate liberties. This changed at the end of the 19th century. European countries forced, out of economic, strategic, and nationalistic considerations, a tighter control over African territories. To protect their interests, the Portuguese sent a number of military expeditions into the areas, which they considered to be their colonies, and brought them under actual control. The last Ambundu tribe to be defeated were the NDembo. It took the Portuguese three years to subdue a NDembo revolt in 1910. In 1917 all of their territory was occupied, and became part of the Portuguese colony of Angola.
Trivia
The American actor Chris Tucker discovered on the PBS television programme African American Lives that his genealogical DNA indicates he has ancestors from the Ambundu ethnic group. Isaiah Washington, another American actor, has a genealogical DNA link to the Ambundu group through his paternal line.
References
Bibliography
David Birmingham Trade and Conflict in Angola: The Mbundu and Their Neighbours under the Influence of the Portuguese, 1483-1790, Oxford: Clarendon, 1966
Joseph Miller Kings and Kinsmen: Early Mbundu states in Angola, Oxford: Clarendon, 1976
Jan Vansina Kingdoms of Savanna: A History of the Central African States until European Occupation'', Madison, 1966.
Ethnic groups in Angola
Bantu peoples |
6902939 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chub%20Sullivan | Chub Sullivan | John Frank "Chub" Sullivan (January 12, 1856 – September 12, 1881) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for three seasons: two with the Cincinnati Reds (1877–1878) and one with the Worcester Worcesters (1880). He was nicknamed "Chub", but was 6 feet tall and weighed a mere 164 pounds. During his career, he was a popular player, sometimes known as a clown for his antics, and an early pioneer of the slide.
Career
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Sullivan, as a 21-year-old rookie in 1877, was the tenth-youngest player to appear in a National League game during that season, replacing Charlie Gould at first base. Joining the team late in the season, he played in only eight games, and batted .250. He stayed on with the Reds for the 1878 season, leading the league in games played, assists by a first baseman, and fielding percentage (.975). A tough hitter to strike out, Chub also finished seventh in at bat to strikeout ratio (27.1 to 1).
Sullivan joined the Worcester minor league club for the 1879 season, and the team did very well in a championship tournament following the season, and decided to apply as a replacement team in the National League, when the Syracuse Stars folded following the 1879 season. The team was accepted, and joined the League for the 1880 season. Sullivan played in 43 games, the last season of his career, batted .259, and is credited with zero RBIs. Sullivan's career totals include 112 games played, 114 hits, 55 runs scored, 24 RBIs, and a batting average of .258.
Post-career
Sullivan became ill before the next season began, and eventually died on September 12 in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 25 of consumption, later known as tuberculosis. His Worcester teammates wore a black crêpe on their jersey sleeves in his memory, for the 1881 season.
References
External links
1856 births
1881 deaths
19th-century baseball players
Major League Baseball first basemen
Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879) players
Worcester Ruby Legs players
Waterbury (minor league baseball) players
Baseball players from Boston
19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis deaths in Massachusetts |
6902960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin%20Bingjie | Jin Bingjie | Jin Bingjie (金 冰洁 - Jīn Bīngjié; born 1 April 1971 in Liaoning) is a retired Chinese race walker.
She won the bronze medal in the 5000 m walk at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics then took third a year later in the 10 km race at the 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. She came seventh in the latter event at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and was the silver medallist in at the 1990 Asian Games.
In 1990 she set an Asian record and world junior record of 20:37.7 minutes for the 5000 km track walk. This stood as the best Asian mark over twenty years, finally being beaten by Liu Hong.
Achievements
References
External links
1971 births
Living people
Chinese female racewalkers
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes from Liaoning
Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games |
17338637 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B8ren%20Line | Løren Line | The Løren Line () is a line of the Oslo Metro. Located entirely underground, it runs through the neighborhoods of Sinsen, Løren and Økern in Bjerke, creating a connection between the Ring Line with the Grorud Line. The line features one station, Løren. It is served by metro trains which run down the Grorud Line and then connect to the Ring Line. It allows for higher capacity on the metro as more passengers a transported via the Ring Line instead of through the congested Common Tunnel. Construction started in June 2013 and the line opened on 3 April 2016.
Route
The Løren Line is a long section of Oslo Metro between Sinsen and Økern, connecting the Ring Line with the Grorud Line. It consists of one intermediate station, Løren. The line runs entirely in a tunnel, consisting of of tunnel through bedrock and in a concrete culvert. The line runs north a mostly parallel to the mainline Alna Line. In the west the line branches off the Ring Line in a tunnel section south of Sinsen. Each track of the Løren Line forks off in a separate tunnel and then head east while the Ring Line turns southwest. The line runs in two tubes to Løren Station, after which they merge into a single tube. The station is situated below the surface in the redevelopment area of Lørenbyen. The station has an area of and has an entrance from each end. The line then makes a U-turn and branches into the Grorud Line between the stations of Hasle and Økern.
Service
The line receives a service which runs along the Grorud Line, cuts along the Løren Line and then runs through the Ring Line. The trains run every fifteen minutes—half the departures along the Grorud Line. The Løren Line allows for ten minutes saved for riders heading from the Grorud Line to stations on the Ring Line, and allows the same travel time to Majorstuen. Løren Station is estimated to receive six thousand daily passengers, making it among the ten busiest on the metro network. The changes will reduce the number of services from the Grorud Line to the Common Tunnel. The increased capacity will allow the Østensjø Line to double the number of services.
History
The Grorud Line was built as part of the original metro network and opened on 16 November 1966. The Ring Line was built in two stages between 2000 and 2006. Oslo Sporveier announced in 2005 that it planned to double the number of services on the Grorud Line, to eight per hour. However, the bottleneck of the system is the Common Tunnel through the city center and services on all branches of the metro are limited by the capacity of that line. With the Ring Line under way, planners started to look at how it could be used to increase traffic flow and capacity of the metro. This would allow traffic to be diverted around the Ring Line instead of through the Common Tunnel, increasing capacity on the system as a whole.
Five alternatives were proposed in 2007, which considered various ways to connect the Grorud Line and the Ring Line. Variations included building part of the line with single track and whether or not to construct a station at Løren. The latter would increase the price, but would give the area a significantly better transit service. As of 2007 the area was only served by a bus every twenty minutes. Funding of the Løren Line was secured as part of Oslo Package 3. During planning the line was variously known as the Løren Curve () and the Hastle Curve ().
An alternative or supplemental proposals has been to use the Alna Line as a cross-town services of the Oslo Commuter Rail. Both the Norwegian National Rail Administration and Ruter have investigated the possibility to run services from the Trunk Line across the Alna Line and up the Gjøvik Line, but have found a too low traffic potential to carry out the proposal.
The Løren Line is being built at the same time as the Løren, Hasle and Økern area is undergoing a major redevelopment. While the area previously has had some residential areas and has mostly been dominated by industry, it has now been designated a primary site for urban development in Oslo. The area has a potential for 25,000 residences and 2.5 million square meters (25 million sq ft) of commercial area. Oslo Municipal Council approved in May 2013 the construction of 730 apartments in the immediate vicinity of the station.
Planning of the Løren Line is part of a wider concept of building additional rail-based services across Groruddalen. There are three lines, two metro lines and the mainline Trunk Line, which run down the valley, but there is no good system for crossing the valley. This is in part caused by both railways and motorways creating barriers. The municipal authorities are therefore looking at future connections between the metro's Grorud Line and the Furuset Line, with a possible transfer station with the Trunk Line.
The zoning plan allow the line was passed on 14 December 2011.
The contract for the ground work of the line was awarded by Sporveien to Skanska on 13 May 2013 and had a value of 357 million Norwegian krone and construction commenced in June. The project also included upgrade of the stations Rommen, Romsås and Vestli on the Grorud Line. The lower parts of the Grorud Line was closed from September through December to allow construction work on the connection. The Ring Line from Sinsen to Carl Berners plass is similarly proposed closed from June 2014 to March 2015. Construction is scheduled for completion in October 2015 and to be opened in early 2016. Construction was carried out with two crossections, from Anders Winsvoldsvei and Båhusveien at Bilia. In addition, Løres Station was built with the cut-and-cover method, doubling as a crossection.
The line opened on 3 April 2016.
References
Oslo Metro lines
Railway lines in Norway |
17338699 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WINZ | WINZ | WINZ may refer to:
WINZ (AM), a radio station in Miami, Florida
WZTU, an FM radio station in Miami, Florida, formerly known as WINZ-FM
Department of Work and Income, formerly known as Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ), an agency within the Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand)
Victor Winz, a professional chess player
See also
WINS (disambiguation)
Winze, a type of mining shaft |
17338716 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lontin | Lontin | Lontin is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
17338717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into%20the%20Darkness | Into the Darkness | Into the Darkness may refer to:
"Into the Darkness" (song), a song by the band Kittie
Into the Darkness (novel), the first book in Harry Turtledove's Darkness series
Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness, a 2007 documentary film about urban exploration
Star Trek Into Darkness, a 2013 film in the Star Trek franchise |
6902962 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlage | Schlage | Schlage (pronounced ) is an American lock manufacturer founded in 1920 by Walter Schlage. Schlage was headquartered in San Francisco from its inception until it relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1997. Schlage also produces high-security key and cylinder lines Primus, Everest, and Everest Primus XP. Schlage is one of the most popular brands of consumer and commercial locks in the United States.
History
The Schlage Manufacturing Company was founded by inventor Walter Schlage (d. 1946) in 1920 with the help of three businessmen who each contributed $10 to become equal partners. Walter Schlage had already secured several patents dating back to 1909, when he patented a doorknob that would also complete an electrical circuit so that, for instance, the lights would turn on when the door was opened. However, Schlage's key invention was the bored cylindrical lock, which evolved through several iterations, including a 1917 filing for a mortise mechanism which locked when the knob was tilted; two filings in 1920 (in April for a lock requiring one hole and a surface rabbet rather than a complex mortise pocket and October for a mortise with the lock mechanism activated by a button coaxial to the knob). This series would ultimately culminate in , filed in 1923, which was sold commercially as the Schlage "A" series lock. Schlage would later make a 1925 filing for a push button cylindrical lock fusing the two 1920 patents with the 1923 patent.
Schlage's first shop was at 229 Minna Street, and he moved to 461 Bush Street, where many of his key patents were developed. The first factory (in 1923) was at 49 Shotwell Street. Because the bored cylindrical lock had a decided ease of installation advantage over the contemporary mortise lock, demand for the Schlage-designed lock rose and the company would purchase land in Visitacion Valley in 1925, which would eventually become the company's Bayshore factory and administration complex. Eight buildings were eventually erected at the Bayshore complex, the first two of which (the Old Office and Plant 1) were dedicated in a ceremony on June 25, 1926 attended by dignitaries including Mayor James "Sunny Jim" Rolph.
Charles Kendrick took over as Chief Executive after making a sizable investment in the company, and served as Chief through his retirement in 1969. During World War II, Schlage Lock manufactured shell casings and bomb rail fuses. After the war, the company supplied lock hardware to the Pan Am Building (1964) and the Bank of America Headquarters (1969) skyscrapers. The company was also busy post-war acquiring smaller hardware manufacturers, including the California Lock Company, Peabody Company, LCN Closers, the Von Duprin Factory, and the General Lock Company (Pontiac, Michigan). In 1974, the year the company was acquired by Ingersoll Rand, Schlage employed 1,600 and was the largest manufacturer in San Francisco. Schlage had just completed a move from the Old Office building to a three-story New Office located nearby, at the corner of Bayshore and Leland. Schlage remained an Ingersoll Rand subsidiary for nearly 40 years, until Schlage and other security hardware companies were spun off as part of Allegion, formed in December 2013.
After 73 years of operation, the Schlage Lock Co. Bayshore factory was closed in 1999. To settle an environmental lawsuit, the Bayshore factory site was transferred to Universal Paragon Corporation (UPC) from Ingersoll Rand in 2008. UPC owned an adjacent parcel on which it had intended to develop housing, but the groundwater had been contaminated by the Schlage Lock factory, and UPC filed suit seeking to make Ingersoll Rand responsible for cleanup. In May 2009, demolition began on the Schlage Bayshore site; though the original 1926 Spanish Colonial "Old Office", designed by local architect William Peyton Day will remain, the rest of the site is planned to become affordable, green housing.
Keyway types
Like many lock manufacturers, Schlage uses milled complex keyway shapes to mechanically prevent some non-OEM keys from entering or operating a lock. New keyway designs may be protected for a limited time by patent protection, which expires after a set number of years.
There is no law against duplicating the reverse, numbered or quad-key blanks, which are not patented and are not protected against third-party manufacturing.
As of 2008, Primus keys are no longer protected by patents; therefore, anyone is free to duplicate them. The Everest patents expired in 2014.
Primus/Primus XP
In addition to six cuts for standard locking mechanism, there are five side finger pins to operate the secondary sidebar lock. Primus keys will operate non-Primus locks within the same system. Primus blanks and keyways are slightly thinner to prevent the entry of non-Primus keys; however, even if a standard key is altered to allow entry, it will not operate Primus locks. This design was protected until 2007 under . The current generation Primus, called the Primus XP, is a slight modification to the original design and is protected until 2024 under . Schlage did not invent, nor do they hold the patents on, Primus or Primus XP. The design is licensed to Schlage by Bo Widen of Torshälla, Sweden, the inventor and patent holder.
Everest
This design features a patented under groove in the keyway design, and was legally protected against cloning by utility patents until 2014. Relevant patents are: (December 2, 2016) and . Just like the classic series, Everest Primus keys can operate Everest non-Primus locks, but not the other way around. Everest Primus XP is an extension to Primus Everest and the XP design is protected until 2024 under . Schlage also offers an Everest 29 SL Cylinder, the only seven pin lock they make, along with their Everest 29 Family/Primus (6 pins). Schlage did not invent, nor do they hold the patents on, the Everest keys, which were designed and patented by Bo Widen and licensed to Schlage.
Obverse
There are seven different keyways: C, CE, E, EF, F, FG, and G. There is also a special P keyway designed to accept any of the seven sectional keys and a special L key blank (35-101 L) designed to be accepted into all seven keyways. OEM L section blanks are made of stainless steel.
The older type, the common residential keyway, is known as 35-100C, which is a five-pin, C section.
Reverse (restricted)
This variation was a horizontal mirror image of obverse keyways, no longer offered in new key system, and not available with a Primus option.
Numbered or Paracentric (restricted)
This is a large family of keyways expressed as four numbers. Except for zeros, digits in the keyway designation cannot repeat; i.e. 3578, 1358 and 1200 are valid, but 1244 and 3300 are not. Primus cannot be implemented on this series. The digit 9 is not used. Each digit represents the presence of a notch in the keyway and a corresponding protrusion along the blade of the key. The odd digits 1, 3, 5, and 7 extend along the left side of the keyway as observed from the lock face from bottom to top. The even digits are likewise, on the right side. Generally, keyways are identified by four non-zero digits in ascending order. In a large master key system, keys with fewer than four protrusions can be used to enter more than one keyway. For example, key blank 1460 will fit lock cylinder 1246, 1346, 1467, etc.
Quad (restricted)
Expressed in four characters, such as WSTP, VTQP, etc. This is a very large family, available in Primus.
Key copying
At the 2013 DEF CON conference, MIT students David Lawrence and Eric Van Albert released a piece of code that allows anyone to create a 3D-printable software model of any Primus key. With just a flatbed scanner and their software tool, they were able to produce precise models that they uploaded to the 3D-printing services Shapeways and , who mailed them working copies of the keys in materials ranging from nylon to titanium.
Nexia Home Intelligence
Nexia Home Intelligence is a home automation system that was launched by Schlage and Ingersoll Rand that allows users to remotely control and monitor home automation devices. A wireless network is created within the home and connects the wireless door lock to the internet. Using a smart-phone or a web-enabled computer, users can monitor and send commands to the Schlage Bridge, which communicates with Z-Wave enabled wireless locks, thermostats, lights, cameras, and other components within the home.
There is a monthly fee associated with the Nexia Home Intelligence service.
Nexia Home Intelligence is no longer maintained by Schlage. It remained with Ingersoll Rand during the IR-Allegion spin-off process. Ingersoll Rand solely maintains the Nexia platform.
One of its key features is "depth control" which senses if someone else is using your assigned PIN: it then enhances its security by proceeding to lock out that same PIN number. All Schlage products that were designed for the Nexia platform work with major smart home platforms. All security features such as "depth control" work under certain conditions such as "HomeKit".
References
External links
Schlage Lock Company: Detailed Company History on Answers.com
History of Schlage
Nexia Home Intelligence: Official Site
Lock manufacturers
Manufacturing companies based in San Francisco
American companies established in 1920
Manufacturing companies established in 1920
1920 establishments in California |
17338722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luchang | Luchang | Luchang is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
17338726 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukpwi | Lukpwi | Lukpwi is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
6902966 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat%20Johnson | Mat Johnson | Mat Johnson (born August 19, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American fiction writer who works in both prose and the comics format. In 2007, he was named the first USA James Baldwin Fellow by United States Artists.
Life and career
Johnson was born and raised in the Germantown and Mount Airy communities in Philadelphia.
His mother is African-American and his father is Irish Catholic. He attended Greene Street Friends School, West Chester University, University of Wales, Swansea, and ultimately received his B.A. from Earlham College. In 1993 he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Johnson received his M.F.A. from Columbia University School of the Arts in 1999.
Johnson has taught at Rutgers University, Columbia University, Bard College, and The Callaloo Journal Writers Retreat. He was a faculty member at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. He is currently a Professor at the University of Oregon's Creative Writing Program.
Johnson's first novel, Drop (2000), was a coming-of-age novel about a self-hating Philadelphian who thinks he has found his escape when he takes a job at a Brixton-based advertising agency in London, U.K. The work was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection; Interview magazine named Johnson as a "Writer on the Verge"; and Drop was listed among "Best Novels of the Year" by Progressive Magazine.
In 2003, Johnson published Hunting in Harlem (2003), a satire about gentrification in Harlem and an exploration of belief versus fanaticism. Hunting in Harlem won the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award for Novel of the Year.
Johnson made his first move into the comics form with the publication of the five-issue limited series Hellblazer Special: Papa Midnite (Vertigo 2005), where he took an existing character of the Hellblazer franchise and created an origin story that strove to offer depth and dignity to a character who was arguably a racial stereotype of the noble savage. The work was set in 18th-century Manhattan, and was based on the research that Johnson was conducting for his first historical work, The Great Negro Plot.
The Great Negro Plot is a creative nonfiction that recounts the New York Slave Insurrection of 1741 and the resultant trial and hysteria.
In February 2008, Vertigo Comics published Johnson's graphic novel Incognegro, a noir mystery that deals with the issue of passing and the lynching past of the American South. The work is illustrated by British artist Warren Pleece with cover artwork by Stephen John Phillips.
From 2006–2007, Johnson wrote the blog Niggerati Manor, which discussed African-American literature and culture.
Awards
Johnson was named a 2007 USA James Baldwin Fellow and awarded a $50,000 grant by United States Artists, a public charity that supports and promotes the work of American artists. On September 21, 2011, Johnson was awarded the Dos Passos Prize for Literature for his body of work focused on American themes and the human experience.
Works
Novels
Drop (Bloomsbury USA, 2000)
Hunting in Harlem (Bloomsbury USA, 2003)
Pym (Random/Spiegel & Grau, 2011)
Loving Day (Spiegel & Grau, 2015)
Invisible Things (One World, 2022)
Nonfiction
The Great Negro Plot (Bloomsbury USA, 2007)
Comics
Hellblazer Special: Papa Midnite (Vertigo, 5-issue limited series, 2005; tpb, 2006, )
Incognegro (Vertigo, graphic novel, 2008, hardcover, )
Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story (Vertigo, graphic novel, 2010, 160 pages, )
Right State (Vertigo, graphic novel, 2012, 144 pages, )
Anthologies
Gumbo: Anthology of African American Literature (Harlem Moon, 2002)
Not Guilty: Twelve Black Men Speak Out on Law, Justice, and Life (Amistad Press, 2002)
Mixed: An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience (W. W. Norton, 2006)
Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness (Soft Skull Press, February 2012)
References
External links
Literary Criticism of Hunting in Harlem
Profile of Mat Johnson
"'Great Negro Plot' Tells of Manhattan on the Edge", News and Notes, National Public Radio, February 7, 2007. (Links to RealPlayer or Windows Media Audio)
"Rumors of a Slave Revolt", Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC, February 28, 2007. (Links to MP3 audio)
Mat Johnson's United States Artist Page
James Baldwin Foundation Fellows 2007
United States Artists Arts Advocacy Organization.
1970 births
Earlham College alumni
Alumni of Swansea University
Living people
African-American academics
African-American comics creators
American comics creators
African-American novelists
American graphic novelists
20th-century American novelists
American people of Irish descent
Novelists from Texas
Bard College faculty
Watson Fellows
University of Houston faculty
21st-century American novelists
Writers from Philadelphia
American male novelists
Columbia University School of the Arts alumni
American Book Award winners
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers
Novelists from Pennsylvania
Novelists from New York (state)
20th-century African-American writers
21st-century African-American writers
African-American male writers
20th-century African-American men
21st-century African-American men |
6902982 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatyana%20Talysheva | Tatyana Talysheva | Tatyana Talysheva () (born 15 October 1937) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump.
Talysheva trained at Dynamo in Moscow. She competed for USSR in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the Long Jump where she won the bronze medal.
External links
Sports Reference
1937 births
Russian female long jumpers
Soviet female long jumpers
Dynamo sports society athletes
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
Living people
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) |
17338729 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa%20City%20metropolitan%20area | Iowa City metropolitan area | The Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Iowa anchored by the city of Iowa City.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 171,491 people in the 2017 US Census Bureau population estimate. growing 12.39% compared to 2010.
The Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is also a part of a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with the nearby Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). This CSA plus two additional counties are known as the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) region and collectively have a population of nearly 500,000.
Counties
Johnson and Washington make up the Iowa City metropolitan area with Johnson County being the second fastest growing county in Iowa.
Communities
Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
Iowa City (Principal city)
Places with 5,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
Coralville
North Liberty, at 20% fastest growing city in Johnson County (2010-2017)
Washington
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
Kalona
Lone Tree
Riverside
Solon
Tiffin
Wellman
West Branch (partial)
University Heights
Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
Ainsworth
Brighton
Hills
Oxford
Shueyville
Swisher
Places with less than 500 inhabitants
Coppock (partial)
Crawfordsville
West Chester
Unincorporated places
Cosgrove
Elmira
Frytown
Joetown
Morse
Oasis
River Junction
Sharon Center
Sutliff
Windham
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 131,676 people, 52,136 households, and 29,213 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 91.22% White, 2.49% African American, 0.27% Native American, 3.52% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.
2013 demographic estimates
As of the 2013 US Census Bureau population estimate there were 161,170 people, an increase of 2800 people or 1.8% compared to 2012, due to 2,059 births, 651 international migrants and 889 from domestic migration. This compares favorably to nearly two thirds of Iowa counties who have lost population over 2012–2013.
Socioeconomic data
The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,582, and the median income for a family was $52,874. Males had a median income of $32,936 versus $26,306 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $20,221, as of the census of 2000.
See also
Iowa census statistical areas
References
External links
Iowa City government- Official site
Geography of Johnson County, Iowa
Geography of Washington County, Iowa |
17338734 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luksang | Luksang | Luksang is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
20470908 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commandants%20of%20the%20U.S.%20Air%20Force%20Test%20Pilot%20School | Commandants of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School | The commanding officer of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is known as its Commandant. The commandant manages the school which is a military unit that operates in a distinctly academic atmosphere. The position is usually held by a colonel selected by the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) commander although this authority may be delegated to the commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC). The commandant oversees all flying training, academic instruction, budgeting, and curriculum administration at the school. The commandant also chairs a board of officers that selects the school's students. The selection board consists of flight test squadron commanders with a majority of the board members being TPS graduates. The commandant determines enrollment requirements and associated schedules. Every three years, the commandant conducts a review of the school's curriculum with participation from flight test squadrons, the U.S. Naval TPS, and operational squadrons.
The school's mission is to produce experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to lead and conduct test and evaluation of aerospace weapon systems. The school was established on September 9, 1944 as the Flight Test Training Unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) in Dayton, Ohio. To take advantage of the uncongested skies and superb flying weather, the school was moved on February 4, 1951 to its present location at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. Edwards AFB is the home of the Air Force Flight Test Center and has been an integral part of flight testing since the 1940s.
Between 1962 and 1972, the Test Pilot School expanded its role to include astronaut training for military test pilots. Thirty-seven TPS graduates of this era were selected for the U.S. space program, and twenty-six went on to earn astronaut's wings by flying in the X-15, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs. Although the school no longer trains astronauts, many TPS graduates since 1972 have been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for duties in space. The school encourages applications from civilians, personnel from other U.S. military services, and individuals from foreign countries. An exchange program allows selected students to attend other test pilot schools including the United States Naval Test Pilot School, the United Kingdom's Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS), and France's École du personnel navigant d'essais et de réception (EPNER).
Commandants
The following list provides a complete list of commandants of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. The table contains their name, rank, dates as commandant, the TPS class from which they graduated (if applicable), and notable events that occurred during their tenure at the school.
Key
List of Commandants
Individual was killed in an aviation-related accident.
Notable alumni
USAF TPS has produced many notable alumni including astronauts, record-setting aviators, and senior Air Force leaders.
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17338737 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungpang | Lungpang | Lungpang is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
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Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
17338743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machulo | Machulo | Machulo is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
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Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
6902990 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proinsias%20Mac%20Aonghusa | Proinsias Mac Aonghusa | Proinsias Mac Aonghusa (; 23 June 1933 – 28 September 2003) was an Irish journalist, writer, TV presenter and campaigner. Born into an Irish-speaking household, Mac Aonghusa became one of the most noted Irish language broadcasters and journalists of the 20th century, appearing as the presenter of Irish-language programming for RTÉ, UTV and BBC and as a journalist for newspapers both domestic and international. Influenced by family friends Peadar O'Donnell and Máirtín Ó Cadhain as well as his own parents growing up, Mac Aonghusa pursued Irish republican and socialist politics as an adult and was heavily involved in the Labour Party during the 1960s, at one point serving as its vice-chairman. However, Mac Aonghusa's engagement in factionalism and infighting saw him expelled in 1967. Following the Arms Crisis of 1970, Mac Aonghusa became an ardent supporter of Charles Haughey, a relationship which later proved highly beneficial to Mac Aonghusa when Haughey gained control over Fianna Fáil in the 1980s and appointed Mac Aonghusa to a number of state-run posistions. A prolific writer throughout his life, Mac Aonghusa continued to publish books up until his death.
Biography
Early life
Born in Salthill, Galway, County Galway in 1933, Mac Aonghusa was the son of Criostóir Mac Aonghusa, a writer and Irish language activist, and Mairéad Ní Lupain (De Lappe), a nurse and native Irish speaker. The eldest of four siblings, Mac Aonghusa grew up speaking Irish as his first language and allegedly did not learn English until the age of eleven. The Mac Aonghusa parents were left-wing Irish republicans who supported Fianna Fáil (his father at one time was a Fianna Fáil councillor) and associated with the like-minded Máirtín Ó Cadhain and Peadar O’Donnell.
Mac Aonghusa's parents split when he was ten years of age; his mother took his siblings away to Dublin while Mac Aonghusa and his father remained in Rosmuc, a remote village apart of the Galway Gaeltacht. As a teenager was educated at Coláiste Iognáid (also known as St. Ignatius College), a bilingual school in Galway City.
Broadcasting and journalism career
Upon leaving school, Mac Aonghusa first worked as an actor at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, performing in Irish language productions. In 1952 Mac Aonghusa became involved in Radio Éireann, first as an actor but later as a reader of short stories before advancing to becoming a newsreader, presenter and interviewer. As Mac Aonghusa advanced his career, he would work for RTÉ, UTV and BBC television from the 1960s. In 1962, Mac Aonghusa began presenting "An Fear agus An Sceal" (The Man & his Story) on RTÉ television, an Irish language show which saw Mac Aonghusa interviewing a different guest of note about their life each episode. That same year Mac Aonghusa would win a Jacob's Award for An Fear agus an Sceal, which he continued to host until 1964.
As well as attracting awards, An Fear agus an Sceal also brought controversy; two interviews, one with Máirtín Ó Cadhain, one with Con Lehane, both criticised the measures practised by the Fianna Fáil government during World War II to suppress and imprison Irish republicans. In response, the Fianna Fáil government intervened with RTÉ and those episodes were not aired. This was not to be Mac Aonghusa only run-in with the Fianna Fáil government; after Mac Aonghusa recorded a programme in which he questioned the effectiveness of Ireland's civil defence measures in the face of nuclear war, then Minister for Defence Kevin Boland had the episode suppressed. Mac Aonghusa once again ran afoul of the Fianna Fáil government when after he criticised the party in his anonymous weekly political gossip column in the Sunday Independent, then Minister of Agriculture Neil Blaney saw to it that the column was dropped. Mac Aonghusa was not deterred and returned anonymously as "Gulliver" in the Sunday Press and a gossip column on the back page of The Hibernia Magazine.
The latter half of Mac Aonghusa's 1960s/70s broadcasting career was primarily associated with the Irish language current events show Féach, which he both presented and edited. Mac Aonghusa resigned from Féach in 1972 following a bitter dispute with the broadcaster and commentator Eoghan Harris.
Political activism and career
Influenced by O'Donnell and Ó Cadhain in his youth, Mac Aonghusa also pursued left-wing republican politics as an adult. In 1958 Mac Aonghusa became, alongside David Thornley, Noel Browne, Owen Sheehy-Skeffington, and Desmond Ryan, a member of the "1913 Club", a group which sought to ideologically reconcile Irish nationalism and socialism.
In 1959 Mac Aonghusa wrote a series of six articles for the Irish Times in which he vehemently opposed the Fianna Fáil government's proposal to abolish single transferable vote in Ireland in favour of First past the post voting. Mac Aonghusa contended that First-past-the-post voting gave too much influence to party bosses, while proportional representation gave even small minorities representation, preventing them from feeling excluded by the state such as nationalists in Northern Ireland. In the referendum held on the matter on 17 June 1959, voters rejected first past the vote by a margin of 2%. Fianna Fáil would attempt to repeal proportional representation again in the late 60s, at which point Mac Aonghusa once again threw himself into the fight, leading a group called "Citizens for PR". In the referendum of 1968, voters rejected the first past the post system by over 20%. Mac Aonghusa would later recall that his defence of proportional representation was his greatest achievement in politics.
Member of the Labour party
In the 1960s both Mac Aonghusa and his wife joined the Sean Connolly branch of the Labour Party in Dublin. The branch had established a reputation as a haven for intellectuals who wanted a branch to themselves away from the many other Labour branches dominated by trade unionists. The branch came to advocate for expressly socialist policies (something previously avoided by the Labour party in conservative Ireland) combined with on-the-ground grass-roots campaigning. Through the Sean Connolly Branch, both Mac Aonghusa and his wife began to develop significant influence over the leader of the Labour party Brendan Corish.
In the 1965 Irish general election, Mac Aonghusa stood on behalf of the Labour party in the Louth constituency, but was not elected. In 1966 Mac Aonghusa published a book of speeches by Corish, the speeches themselves mostly having been ghostwritten by his wife Catherine. The introduction of the book proclaimed that Corish had developed a "brand of democratic republican socialism … broadened by experience and built firmly on Irish‐Ireland roots" and had rid the party of "do‐nothing backwoodsmen", thereby becoming the "first plausible and respected Labour leader in Ireland". It was at this same time that Mac Aonghusa was elevated to Vice-Chairman of the party. As vice-chair, Mac Aonghusa tried to convict Corish to stand in the 1966 Irish presidential election. When he failed to do so, he supported Fine Gael's Tom O'Higgins (considered to be on the left of that party) in his bid for the presidency. O'Higgins came within 0.5% of beating the incumbent, an ageing Eamon De Valera.
It was around this same time that Mac Aonghusa became active in the Wolfe Tone Society; a republican organisation linked almost directly to Sinn Féin. Mac Aonghusa suggested that republicans with "progressive views" should join the Labour party. In 1966, alongside Máirtín Ó Cadhain and other Gaeilgeoirí, Mac Aonghusa counter-protested and disrupted the Language Freedom Movement, an organisation seeking the abolition of compulsory Irish in the education system. For this, Mac Aonghusa and his allies were criticised as acting illiberally, while Mac Aonghusa maintained that those who opposed the Irish language were "slaves" unworthy of tolerance.
Support of Labour Youth League and explusion
Mac Aonghusa's open disdain for the conservative and trade union wings of the Labour, as well as his open embrace of republican sensibilities and tendency to make pronouncements on Labour policy without first consulting the party's structures, brought him many internal enemies. An attempt was made to censure Mac Aonghusa for backing breakaway trade unions, but he was able to survive this. In 1966 Mac Aonghusa encouraged the formation of the Young Labour League, an unofficial youth wing of the party led by Brian Og O'Higgins, son of former Sinn Féin president Brian O'Higgins. Mirroring Mac Aonghusa's own position, the Youth League were Corish loyalists that open rebelled against the views of Labour's conservative deputy leader James Tully. When the youth league began publishing their own weekly newsletter, Labour's administrative council condemned it after discovering material which was "violently" critical of Tully and other Labour conservatives. An ensuing investigation into the newsletter led to Mac Aonghusa admitting that he had financed it and written some of the content, but not the anti-Tully material. After Mac Aonghusa refused to co-operate with further investigations into the matter, he was expelled on 12 January 1967 for "activities injurious" to the party. In the aftermath, Mac Aonghusa portrayed himself a left-wing martyr purged by a right-wing "Star chamber", a tactic that garnered him sympathy. Nevertheless, his expulsion was confirmed at the October 1967 party conference, despite one last appeal. His wife Catherine left the party alongside him.
Return to journalism, writing
In the aftermath of his expulsion from Labour, Mac Aonghusa expressed an interest in the social democratic wing of Fine Gael, which had been developing under Declan Costello since the mid-1960s. However, he did not join the party and instead ran as an independent candidate in the 1969 general election in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. When he was not elected there he began to refocus on the revival of the Irish language and with nationalist politics rather than being elected himself.
Upon the onset of the Troubles, Mac Aonghusa was initially supportive of Official Sinn Féin, however by 1972 he came to resent them and, through the Ned Stapleton Cumann, their secret influence over RTÉ. During the Arms Crisis in 1970, Mac Aonghusa supported Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney, who stood accused of arranging to supply weapons to the Provisional IRA, in the pages of the New Statesman and other left‐wing journals. In this time period, Mac Aonghusa warned editors not to reprint his material in the Republic of Ireland as there was a de facto ban on him, and indeed, official attempts were made to block the transmission of his telexed reports.
Despite his earlier famed stark criticism of Fianna Fáil, Mac Aonghusa's defence of Haughey led to a friendship between the two men which resulted in Mac Aonghusa becoming one of his loudest defenders throughout the rest of Haughey's career. Mac Aonghusa's columns in the Sunday World and Irish language paper Anois were accused of descending into self-parody in their stringent defences of Haughey.
During the 1970s, Mac Aonghusa wrote a number of books covering significant figures in Irish republicanism; in order, he released books on James Connolly, Patrick Pearse, Wolfe Tone and Eamon De Valera. In his work on De Valera, Mac Aonghusa emphasised what he perceived as the more radical aspects of the Fianna Fáil founder. During 1974 and 1975, Mac Aonghusa worked as a United Nations Special Representative to the Southern Africa region with Seán MacBride, where they involved themselves in the South African Border War, and during which time Mac Aonghusa became involved in setting up a radio station in Namibia, linked to the SWAPO nationalist party.
In the 1980s, Haughey twice appointed Mac Aonghusa to the Arts Council as well as naming him president of Bord na Gaeilge (1989 to 1993). This was an issue as Mac Aonghusa was already president of Conradh na Gaeilge; being head of the main Irish language lobbying body as well as the state body responsible for the Irish language had an obvious conflict of interest. In 1991, following the announcement by Haughey that the government was to fund the creation of an Irish-language television station (launched in 1996 as Teilifís na Gaeilge), an elated Mac Aonghusa suggested that Haughey would be "remembered among the families of the Gael as long as the Gaelic nation shall survive".
In 1992 there were calls for Mac Aonghusa to step down from Bord na Gaeilge after he pronounced that "every respectable nationalist" in West Belfast should vote for Sinn Féin Gerry Adams over the SDLP candidate Joe Hendron in the 1992 UK general election as Mac Aonghusa considered a defeat for Adams "a victory for British imperialism". Nevertheless, Mac Aonghusa simultaneously advised voters in South Down to vote for the SDLP's Eddie McGrady over Sinn Féin. Mac Aonghusa railed against his detractors at the Conradh na Gaeilge árdfheis that year, declaring that "The mind of the slave, of the slíomadóir, of the hireling and the vagabond is still fairly dominant in Ireland".
As of 1995, Mac Aonghusa continued to label himself a socialist. In the forward to the book he wrote about James Connolly he released that year, Mac Aonghusa declared that
However, with the recent collapse of the Soviet Union in mind, Mac Aonghusa declared that the Stalinist regimes of Eastern Europe had not been socialist, and argued that the social democracies of Scandinavia (the Nordic model), were what James Connolly had envisioned as the desired socialist society. In the same text, Mac Aonghusa accused the Irish education system as well as Ireland's media of obfuscating Connolly's views on socialism and nationalism.
Mac Aonghusa battled through ill health in his final years but remained able to continue writing a number of books. His last publication, Súil Tharam in 2001, came just two years before his death in 2003.
Personal life
In 1955 Mac Aonghusa married Catherine Ellis, a member of the Church of Ireland from Belfast; for her married name, Catherine choose to use "McGuinness", the English language equivalent of Mac Aonghusa. Catherine McGuinness would go on to become a Supreme Court Judge over the course of her legal career. Together they would have three children together.
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Súil Tharam (An Clóchomhar, 2001)
Oireachtas na Gaeilge 1897-1997 (Conradh na Gaeilge, 1997)
Daithí Ó hUaithne: Cuimhní Cairde (An Clóchomhar 1994)(edited with Tomás de Bhaldraithe)
Ar Son na Gaeilge – Conradh na Gaeilge 1893-1993 (Conradh na Gaeilge, 1993)
Ros Muc agus Cogadh na Saoirse (Conradh na Gaeilge, 1992)
Ón gCrannóg (An Clóchomhar, 1991)
Gaillimh agus Aistí Eile (An Clóchomhar, 1983)
Éamon de Valera – Na Blianta Réabhlóideacha (An Clóchomhar, 1982)
Aeriris (An Clóchomhar, 1976)
What Connolly Said (1995)
The Best of Tone (1976)
The Best of Pearse (1972)
The Best of Connolly (1967) (edited with Liam Ó Réagáin)
Corish Speaks (1967) (a collection of speeches by Brendan Corish, edited and introduced by Proinsias Mac Aonghusa
Proportional Representation in Ireland (1959).
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1933 births
2003 deaths
20th-century Irish people
21st-century Irish people
Irish language activists
Irish republicans
Irish socialists
Irish writers
Irish-language writers
Jacob's Award winners
Labour Party (Ireland) politicians
People from County Galway
RTÉ Radio 1 presenters
RTÉ television presenters
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23577876 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Pistons%20rivalry | Lakers–Pistons rivalry | The Lakers–Pistons rivalry is an American professional basketball rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons. This rivalry, which was showcased three times in the NBA Finals (1988, 1989, 2004), pitted the All-Star filled Lakers teams against the blue collar, team-first oriented Pistons squads. Despite playing the role of underdog in all three of their final round meetings with Los Angeles, Detroit enjoyed significant success against the Lakers, claiming the NBA title against them twice.
History
1950–1962
Prior to facing each other in the 1988, 1989, and 2004 Finals, the Lakers and Pistons squared off in nine postseason series between 1950 and 1962. Both teams originally came from the NBL, one of two predecessors of the NBA. The Lakers were originally the Detroit Gems before moving to Minneapolis, while the Pistons were originally based in Fort Wayne, Indiana before moving to Detroit.
The Lakers, featuring stars such as George Mikan, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West, defeated the Pistons of Andy Phillip, George Yardley, and Earl Lloyd in eight of the nine playoff meetings. The Lakers would appear in seven NBA Finals and won five titles during that era. The only Pistons victory came in the playoffs, en route to their first of two consecutive trips to the NBA Finals.
After 1962, the Pistons declined from prominence and would not return to title contention until the mid-1980s with the arrivals of Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer, and coach Chuck Daly. Meanwhile, the Lakers appeared in 12 of the next 25 NBA Finals and won five titles behind players such as Baylor, West, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Prior to 1978, the Pistons and Lakers were both members of the Western Division/Conference in all but three seasons. Detroit moved to the Eastern Conference before the 1978–79 season, and both teams are currently guaranteed to meet only twice per season.
1988
The Lakers and Pistons renewed their acquaintances in the 1988 NBA Finals. Los Angeles swept the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round, but they needed 7 games to knock off both the Utah Jazz in the Western semifinals and the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. Still, the Lakers, who finished the season with a 62–20 record, were heavily favored to defeat the Pistons and become the first team since the 1969 Boston Celtics to repeat as NBA champions. Detroit finished their campaign with a 54–28 record, they defeated the Washington Bullets in the opening round and the Chicago Bulls in the conference semifinals, both in five games each. They survived a tough, 6-game Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics to reach the final round. The series started out with a customary kiss between Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas, who were close friends off the court. However, there would soon be no love lost between both teams. After defeating the Lakers with a 105–93 shocker in Game 1 at The L.A. Forum, the Pistons fought hard with Los Angeles and even took a 3–2 series lead heading into Game 6, which proved to be a classic battle, with Isiah Thomas overcoming a badly sprained ankle to score 25 points in the 3rd quarter. However, the contest ended on a sour note for Detroit. With the Pistons leading 102–101 with 14 seconds left, a controversial foul was called on Bill Laimbeer, enabling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to go to the foul line, which has since been dubbed the Phantom Foul. The legend calmly sank two free throws, giving the Lakers a 103–102 victory and helping Los Angeles force a Game 7. Despite a valiant effort by the Pistons, the Lakers managed to escape with a 108–105 win in the deciding game and capture their 5th NBA title of the 1980s. James Worthy scored 36 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists in the seventh game, and was named the NBA Finals MVP for his efforts.
1989
Both the Pistons and Lakers were considered to be the two best teams in the NBA entering the 1989 NBA Finals. Behind the no-nonsense leadership of head coach Chuck Daly, Detroit finished with a franchise best 63–19 record, which was also the best record in the league. After sweeping both the Boston Celtics 3–0 in the first round, and the Milwaukee Bucks 4–0 in the second round, the Pistons eliminated Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in 6 games in the Eastern Conference Finals. Meanwhile, Los Angeles suffered slight slippage in the regular season, finishing with a 57–25 record. However, the Lakers, who still finished first in the Western Conference, compiled an outstanding 11–0 record in the postseason, sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics, and Phoenix Suns en route to the finals. Magic Johnson also earned his second NBA MVP award (Johnson, who had already won the award in 1987, would receive his third NBA MVP title in 1990). As the finals began, L.A. was once again favored to eliminate Detroit and successfully three-peat as champions. However, the Pistons were determined to prove that they were ready to overcome the sting of coming up short the previous year, and win the NBA title. L.A.'s hopes for another championship took a turn for the worse when Byron Scott and Johnson both suffered season-ending hamstring injuries. The Pistons' physical style of play and superior defense also proved to be too much for the Lakers to overcome, as Detroit swept Los Angeles in 4 games and captured their 1st ever NBA Championship. Pistons shooting guard Joe Dumars was awarded NBA Finals MVP honors. After the series, Abdul-Jabbar retired. The series would also turn out to be the final time that Pat Riley would make an appearance in the NBA Finals as head coach of the Lakers. This also marked the first time that the NBA Finals ended in a 4-game sweep since the Finals went to the current 2–3–2 format back in 1985. The Pistons successfully defended their crown the following season. They defeated the Trail Blazers in the 1990 NBA Finals 4–1 to repeat as NBA champions.
2004
A whole new of generation of Pistons and Lakers would meet as they squared off again in the 2004 NBA Finals. Los Angeles originally entered the 2003–04 NBA season on a mission to win the championship, due to a multi-talented roster featuring 4 NBA superstars: Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton, and Karl Malone. Despite trying to meet high expectations and getting off to a promising start, the Lakers suffered through injuries and turmoil throughout the campaign; Malone struggled with a knee injury which he had to have surgery on, and was limited to playing only 42 games. Payton never grew comfortable learning the nuances of head coach Phil Jackson's triangle offense. Finally, O'Neal and Bryant spent the whole season feuding over who was a more valuable player for the Lakers. Nevertheless, Los Angeles finished with a 56–26 record, winning the Pacific Division title on the last day of the season. Next, the Lakers eliminated the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Minnesota Timberwolves to win the Western Conference crown. The Pistons also struggled through the early part of their season as well. However, their fortunes soon improved vastly thanks to the February acquisition of Rasheed Wallace via trade, and the firm guidance of head coach Larry Brown. Detroit finished with a 54–28 record. Then, they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Indiana Pacers en route to the Eastern Conference title. Just like they had in both 1988 & 1989, the Lakers entered the NBA Finals as the clear favorite to win the championship. Still, the Pistons were not discouraged by their underdog status, stunning Los Angeles with a Game 1 win in L.A. The Lakers pulled out an overtime victory over Detroit in Game 2, thanks to Bryant's game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation, enabling L.A. to eventually tie the series. However, as the series shifted to Detroit, the Pistons imposed their will on the Lakers. Their commitment to team basketball and tough, physical defense proved to be insurmountable. L.A.'s title dreams were dashed when Malone reinjured his knee in Game 4, and was unable to suit up for the Lakers in Game 5. The Pistons convincingly won the next 3 games at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and won the series 4–1, capturing their 3rd NBA title overall. At the end of the series, Al Michaels, who was serving as the play-by-play announcer for the NBA on ABC during the finals, observed that even though the Lakers had Hall of Fame players, the Pistons beat L.A. by using players that nobody else wanted. Chauncey Billups, the Pistons' point guard, won the NBA Finals MVP Award. Billups became the first Finals MVP recipient since former Pistons star Joe Dumars to have won the award before making his first NBA All-Star team. Like Dumars, Billups would eventually go on to make multiple appearances in the NBA All-Star Game.
2021
On November 21, 2021, nearly 17 years to the day of the infamous Malice at the Palace, the rivalry got reignited following a brawl that occurred during a game in Detroit. The incident occurred in the third quarter when the Lakers' LeBron James and the Pistons' Isaiah Stewart were jostling for position during a free throw. Their arms appeared to get intertwined and James swung his elbow, striking Stewart, who quickly had blood streaming from above his eye. Stewart was guided away from the spot where the contact occurred by teammates and coaches, though he appeared to become more incensed along the way. He then tried to double back multiple times and run toward James. Stewart was assessed two technical fouls, while James was assessed a flagrant foul 2, and both players were ejected. The next day the NBA announced James had been suspended one game for "recklessly hitting" Pistons' center Stewart in the face during their altercation, while Stewart had been suspended two games for "escalating an on-court altercation by repeatedly and aggressively pursuing" James.
Head to head
Statistics
Common individuals
Players
The following players have played for both the Pistons and the Lakers in their careers:
The following players have played for both the Lakers and Pistons in their careers:
Adrian Dantley – Lakers (–), Pistons (–)
Bob McAdoo – Pistons (–), Lakers (–)
John Salley – Pistons (–), Lakers ()
Elden Campbell – Lakers (–), Pistons (–)
Dennis Rodman - Pistons (1986–1993), Lakers (1999)
Lindsey Hunter – Pistons (–, –), Lakers ()
Jodie Meeks - Lakers (–), Pistons (–)
Steve Blake – Lakers (–), Pistons ()
José Calderón – Pistons (, ), Lakers ()
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – Pistons (–), Lakers (–)
Wayne Ellington – Lakers (, ), Pistons (, )
Reggie Bullock – Pistons (–), Lakers ()
Avery Bradley – Pistons (), Lakers (, )
Svi Mykhailiuk – Lakers (), Pistons (–)
Markieff Morris – Pistons (), Lakers (–)
Andre Drummond – Pistons (–), Lakers ()
Sekou Doumbouya – Pistons (–), Lakers ()
Stanley Johnson – Piston (–), Lakers ()
D. J. Augustin – Pistons (), Lakers ()
Others
The following individuals have also played, coached and/or managed both the Pistons and Lakers in their careers:
Darvin Ham – Pistons (2003–05 player); Lakers (2011–13 assistant coach; 2022–present head coach)
See also
Bulls–Pistons rivalry
Celtics–Pistons rivalry
Celtics–Lakers rivalry
Lakers–Spurs rivalry
National Basketball Association rivalries
References
National Basketball Association rivalries
Detroit Pistons
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17338748 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magawng | Magawng | Magawng is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
23577900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delgadillo%27s%20Snow%20Cap%20Drive-In | Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In | Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In is a historic eatery and roadside attraction located along former Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona USA. The drive-in was built in 1953 by local resident Juan Delgadillo (1916–2004). Delgadillo was working on an extremely limited budget, so he built the restaurant mostly from scrap lumber obtained from the nearby Santa Fe Railway yard.
To bring attention to the restaurant, Delgadillo sliced the roof off of a 1936 Chevrolet hardtop, adorned the automobile with paint, horns and various automotive emblems and even an artificial Christmas tree in the rear of the car.
Delgadillo's flair for showmanship extended to his menu, which still features such choices as a "cheeseburger with cheese" and "dead chicken". His sense of humor is evident in "Juan's Garden" at the rear of the property with its collection of old automobiles and kitsch in general; the humorous approach extends to the building. Hand-painted signs in the parking area warn drivers that they are parking at their own risk. A neon sign in the window informs patrons, "Sorry, we're open". The door that leads to the counter has two knobs, one on the right and one on the left. The knob on the right is a dummy; the one on the left actually opens the door. Delgadillo would continue his humorous approach by bantering with his patrons over their choices of food, asking, for example, if they wanted cheese on their cheeseburgers.
While researching the history of Route 66 for the 2006 Pixar motion picture Cars, John Lasseter met Delgadillo's brother, Seligman barber and Route 66 historian, Angel Delgadillo, who told him how traffic through the town virtually disappeared on the day that nearby Interstate 40 opened. Both brothers are acknowledged in the film's credits.
The restaurant is located within the Seligman Commercial Historic District, and is cited as one of the town's flamboyant examples of roadside architecture.
Since Juan Delgadillo's death in 2004, the Snow Cap Drive-In has been run by his daughter Cecilia and son John, working the counter in the same playful manner. The walls around the counter area are covered with business cards from all over the world.
Author Michael Wallis covers the history of the Snow Cap Drive-In in his book, Route 66: The Mother Road.
On a January 11, 2012 episode of the History Channel's American Restoration show, Angel asked the host to restore his nephews' old Wurlitzer jukebox from the 1950s to full working order, which he did.
Juan Delgadillo and his restaurant are also featured in the 2019 movie Wish Man.
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1953 establishments in Arizona
Buildings and structures in Yavapai County, Arizona
History of Arizona
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Tourist attractions along U.S. Route 66
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National Register of Historic Places in Yavapai County, Arizona
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17338755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mang-ai | Mang-ai | Mang-ai is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
6902996 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iten | Iten | Iten is a town in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the Republic of Kenya. Iten serves as the capital and is the largest town in the county. The town is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet at the junction of the road heading to Kapsowar. Elgeyo escarpment and Kerio River are located east of Iten. The town has a population of 42,312.
It forms a common local authority (Iten/Tambach town council) with Tambach, a small town in the vicinity. Iten was the headquarters of the former Elgeyo-Marakwet District since 1966, when it replaced Tambach.
The name of the town is a corruption of Hill Ten, a local rock formation named by Joseph Thomson in 1883. The hill is located 800 meters outside the village, on the road toward Kessup. It can be best viewed from the Iten Viewpoint.
Naming
The name is a local corruption of Hill Ten, a local rock formation that was named by Joseph Thompson in 1883.
He inscribed the words Hill Ten on a rock while exploring the Kerio Valley to mark the number of hills he had conquered.
The hill is located about 800 metres outside the main town, on the road toward Kessup.
Running community
St. Patrick's High School is located in Iten. The school has, over the last 30 years, produced world-class long distance athletes. Alumni include Ibrahim Hussein, winner of three Boston Marathons and one New York City Marathon; Peter Rono, a 1988 Olympic gold medalist at 1,500 meters; Wilson Boit Kipketer, a 1997 world champion and 2000 Olympic silver medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase; Matthew Birir, 1992 Olympic gold medalist at the 3,000-meter steeplechase; and David Rudisha, 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist and world record holder at 800m. The coach of these athletes, Brother Colm O'Connell of Ireland, came to Iten in 1976 expecting to stay just three months. He has lived in Iten ever since.
Many athletes, including Rudisha, and world champions Edna Kiplagat, Florence Kiplagat, Lornah Kiplagat, Linet Masai, and Mary Keitany, have made homes in Iten. O'Connell is credited in starting the influx of female athletes to Iten in the early 1990s when he trained and hosted World Champion Sally Barsosio, Rose Cheruiyot, and world junior champion Lydia Cheromei (all of whom lived in O'Connell's back garden houses).
Each Christmas Eve, the town plays host to the largest women's-only race in Kenya, The Shoe4Africa 5km. It was in the 2006 edition of this race that world champion Mary Keitany began her athletics career.
The town hosts the high altitude training centre, HATC, founded in 1999 by Lornah Kiplagat and Pieter Langerhorst. Other landmarks include the Kerio View Hotel founded in 1995 by Jean Paul Fourier. In 2012, the World Record holder in marathon (second fastest at that time) Wilson Kipsang, opened the Keeluu Resort: a lodging, conference and dining center.
The book More Fire by Toby Tanser, 2008, was written in and based on Iten, as was Tanser's earlier book Train Hard, Win easy. The Kenyan Way. 1997. Iten is also a featured location in Adharanand Finn's 2012 book Running With The Kenyans.
Notable people
Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo – Olympic track & field athlete, born in Iten, lives in the USA.
Mary Keitany – Olympic track & field athlete, lives in Iten.
Edna Kiplagat – Olympic track & field athlete, trained in Iten, lives in Colorado.
Florence Kiplagat – Olympic track & field athlete, lives in Iten.
Lornah Kiplagat – Olympic track & field athlete, lives in Holland, Nairobi, and Iten.
David Rudisha – Olympic track & field athlete, lives in Eldoret, trained in Iten.
Asbel Kiprop – Olympic track & field athlete, trained in Iten, lives in Eldoret.
Wilson Kipsang – Olympic track & field athlete, lives and trains in Iten.
Joyce Chepkurui – Olympic track & field athlete, trained in Iten.
Sally Barsosio – Olympic track & field athlete. Years 1993 to 1997, trained in Iten.
Brother Colm O'Connell – World renowned coach. Lives in Iten.
Stephen Cherono – World record holder track & field athlete, trained in Iten, lives in Eldoret.
Lydia Cheromei – World champion track & field athlete. Years 1992 to 2010.
Jake Robertson - New Zealand national marathon record holder. At 17 he moved to Iten, Kenya with his twin brother and fellow professional runner Zane Robertson.
Zane Robertson - Olympic track & field athlete, twin brother of New Zealand national marathon record holder Jake Robertson.
Agnes Tirop - Olympic world record holder killed in Iten in 2021.
Notable places
St. Patrick's High School – A boys-only national secondary school which has fostered many notable athletes.
View Point – A private park that sits at the edge of the Elgeyo escarpment and has views of both Thompson's Hill number ten and the Gregory Rift
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20070318110920/http://www.geocities.com/hatc99/where.htm
http://www.lornah.com/
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Populated places in Rift Valley Province
County capitals in Kenya |
17338757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Esplen | John Esplen | Sir John Esplen, 1st Baronet, KBE (1863 – 7 February 1930) was an English shipbuilder.
Esplen was born in Liverpool, England, the son of William Esplen, a consulting engineer and naval architect. He was educated at Liverpool College and then joined the Liverpool engineering firm of Fawcett Preston, afterwards transferring to Earles' Shipbuilding Co of Hull. He then became a partner in his father's firm and helped to establish branches of the office in London, Cardiff, Buenos Aires, New York City and Montevideo. He finally became chairman of Esplen & Sons Ltd of Liverpool and Esplen, Son & Swainston Ltd of London, and was a director of many other shipbuilding and shipping companies.
During the First World War he served as director of oversea ship purchase at the Ministry of Shipping, and continued as chief professional adviser into the 1920s. For his work for the Ministry of Shipping he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1918 and in the June 1921 civil service honours, he was created a baronet of Hardres Court in the County of Kent, with the letters patent issued on 14 July 1921.
His name lives on in Esplen Avenue, Crosby.
Arms
Footnotes
References
Obituary, The Times, 8 February 1930
1863 births
1930 deaths
People educated at Liverpool College
English shipbuilders
British businesspeople in shipping
English engineers
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Civil servants in the Ministry of Shipping (United Kingdom)
Businesspeople from Liverpool |
17338759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangpyaw | Mangpyaw | Mangpyaw is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
6902998 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho%20national%20cricket%20team | Lesotho national cricket team | The Lesotho national cricket team is the team that represents the Kingdom of Lesotho in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and an associate member in 2017.
Lesotho has played international cricket since at least 1986, when they played Swaziland in Maseru. They made their official ICC debut at Division Three of the Africa Region of the ICC World Cricket League in April 2006, where they came last in the eight-team tournament.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Lesotho and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
Records and Statistics
International Match Summary — Lesotho
Last updated 22 October 2021
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #1340. Last updated 22 October 2021.
Other matches
For a list of selected international matches played by Lesotho, see Cricket Archive.
See also
List of Lesotho Twenty20 International cricketers
Lesotho women's national cricket team
References
Cricket in Lesotho
National cricket teams
Cricket
Lesotho in international cricket |
23577912 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Been%20Around%20the%20World | Been Around the World | "Been Around the World" is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy, featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase and included on his debut studio album No Way Out (1997). The song samples David Bowie's 1983 hit song "Let's Dance", and contains an interpolation of Lisa Stansfield's song "All Around the World", sung by The Notorious B.I.G. in the chorus. In the album version, the song concludes with a skit featuring an interview with "The Mad Producer".
The song was released as a single on November 14, 1997; it was the fourth single released from the album. Like the previous three singles, which all reached No. 1 or No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Been Around the World" hit No. 2 on the chart, in the first two weeks of 1998; it was kept out of the No. 1 spot by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" (the second best-selling single of all time). "Been Around the World" did reach No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks
and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
The song's music video was directed by Paul Hunter. It features Mase and Puff Daddy as spies. The video includes appearances by Vivica A. Fox, Quincy Jones, Wyclef Jean and Jennifer Lopez.
Track listing
Been Around The World (Radio Edit) feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase (4:04)
It's All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix I) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, FuzzBubble, & Rob Zombie (4:45)
It's All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix II) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, FuzzBubble, Rob Zombie, & Size 14 (4:42)
It's All About The Benjamins (Album Version) feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, & The Lox (4:38)
Remix
The song's official remix features Mase & Carl Thomas, and samples Roy Ayers's "Feelin’ Good".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Sean Combs songs
Mase songs
The Notorious B.I.G. songs
1997 singles
Music videos directed by Paul Hunter (director)
Bad Boy Records singles
Songs written by David Bowie
Songs written by Sean Combs
Songs written by Lisa Stansfield
Songs written by the Notorious B.I.G.
1997 songs
Arista Records singles
Songs written by Ian Devaney
Songs written by Andy Morris (musician)
Songs written by Mase
Songs written by Deric Angelettie |
6903002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%20Yan | Gu Yan | Gu Yan (born 17 March 1974) is a retired Chinese race walker.
Achievements
External links
1974 births
Living people
Chinese female racewalkers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of China
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games |
17338767 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Gillois | André Gillois | Maurice Diamant-Berger (8 February 1902 – 18 June 2004), known as André Gillois, was a French writer, radio pioneer and - during the Second World War - general Charles de Gaulle's spokesman in London.
Life
Before the war he worked for the cinema (with René Clair and his brother Henri), as a radio journalist and producer on Le Poste Parisien (with Jean Nohain, meeting Georges Feydeau, Edmond Rostand, Henri Bergson, Georges Courteline, Tristan Bernard or Sacha Guitry), and as an editor with François Bernouard (editing Jules Renard, Courteline, Zola). In 1940, he left Paris and spent two years in the Midi, establishing the first Résistance networks and links with the British. On 31 August 1942, he left from Cannes for Gibraltar at night on the sail-boat Seadog, then went by plane to London, with Nicholas Bodington.
From 17 May 1943 to 24 September 1944, he was the daily presenter of Honneur et patrie, the programme for the French resistance, creating le Chant des partisans and announcing every day "Ici Londres, les Français parlent aux Français" ("This is London, the French talk to the French"). On 1 June 1944, he replaced Maurice Schumann as general de Gaulle's spokesman.
After the war, he dedicated himself to writing plays and novels, as well as television and radio scripts. In the 1950s he, Emmanuel Berl and Maurice Clavel presented the radio series Qui êtes-vous ?. In 1954, Gillois created one of the first French TV gameshows, Télé Match, with Jacques Antoine and Pierre Bellemare, and in 1958 a jury (including Georges Simenon) awarded him the prix du Quai des Orfèvres for his crime novel 125, rue Montmartre.
In 1973, André-Gillois he published La Vie secrète des Français à Londres de 1940 à 1944, and in 1980 his memoirs were published as Ce siècle avait deux ans. He died in Paris in 2004 and is buried at Passy cemetery.
Family
He was the son of Dr Mayer Saül Diamant-Berger and Jenny Birman, and his brother was Henri Diamant-Berger. He married Suzon.
Works
c.1945. De la Résistance à l'Insurrection, preface by Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie, Éditions Sève, s.d.
1947. La Corde raide, Nouvelles Éditions Latines.
1950. La Souricière, Les Éditions de Minuit.
1953. Les grandes Familles de France, André Bonne.
1953. Qui êtes-vous ?, texte des émissions de radio (1949–1951), Gallimard.
1954–55. L'Art d'aimer à travers les âges, 3 vol., André Vial.
1957. Polydora, pièce en 3 actes, L'Avant-Scène, fémina-théâtre, n° 150.
1958. 125, Rue Montmartre, coll. Le Point d'interrogation, Hachette.
1959. Le petit Tailleur de Londres, roman, Julliard.
1959. Le Dessous des Cartes, pièce en 4 actes, L'Avant-Scène, fémina-théâtre, n° 194.
1963. La Corde pour le pendre, coll. Le Point d'interrogation, Hachette.
1966. La France qui rit... La France qui grogne, Hachette.
1967. Filous et Gogos, Hachette.
1968. Les petites Comédies, Julliard.
1970. Information contre X, Julliard.
1973. La Vie secrète des Français à Londres de 1940 à 1944, Hachette Littérature.
1980. Ce siècle avait deux ans. Mémoires, préface de Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, Belfond ; rééd. Mémoire du Livre, 2002.
1981. Voyage surprise. Les folles vacances de 20 Français, with Jean Nohain, Alain Lefeuvre.
1982. Un Roman d'amour, récit, Pierre Belfond.
1985. Gallifet, le fusilleur de la Commune, France Empire.
1986. Boulevard du Temps qui passe ; de Jules Renard à de Gaulle, Le Pré aux Clercs.
1986. Le Secret de la Tsarine, Payot.
1990. Le Mensonge historique, Robert Laffont.
1992. La Mort pour de rire, Le Cherche Midi.
1995. L'Homme éberlué, chronique du XXe siècle (1940–1975), Les Éditions de Paris.
1997. Le Penseur du dimanche, Éditions de Paris.
2000. Adieu mon siècle, Ornican.
Selected filmography
My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1931)
Writers from Paris
1902 births
2004 deaths
Burials at Passy Cemetery
20th-century French novelists
French radio personalities
French television presenters
French Resistance members
20th-century French screenwriters
French centenarians
Men centenarians
20th-century French journalists |
6903004 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor%20Supermind%20and%20Son | Professor Supermind and Son | "Professor Supermind and Son" was a comic book feature that appeared in issues #60–71 (February 1941 — January 1942) of Dell Comics' Popular Comics. The strip was drawn by Maurice Kashuba.
Professor Warren (Supermind) uses his energy machine to give his son, Dan, superhuman powers, including super strength, invulnerability, and the ability to fly. With these powers, and his father's other inventions, Dan Warren fought criminals and Nazis. Dan uses his father's televisioscope to find criminals to apprehend. He can communicate telepathically with his father when he's out in the field.
Supermind's son was an obvious Superman knockoff, with a name similar to Superman, the same super powers, and, on some Popular Comics covers, a very similar blue and red costume (differing from the green, yellow, and red costume depicted on the pages inside). Despite this, there is no public record of Superman publisher DC Comics having taken legal action against Dell, as they did against some other publishers of characters closely modeled after Superman.
Professor Supermind and Son had the cover spot on Popular Comics through issue #66 (Aug 1941); with #67, they were replaced by The Adventures of Smilin' Jack.
In issue #72, Professor Supermind was cancelled and replaced with The Owl, which began in Crackajack Funnies.
References
External links
Supermind's Son at InternationalHero.co.uk
Golden Age superheroes
Dell Comics characters |
23577960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nangang%20Software%20Park%20metro%20station | Nangang Software Park metro station | The Taipei Metro Nangang Software Park station is located in the Nangang District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Brown Line.
Station overview
This two-level, elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level. The station is 93 meters long and 53 meters wide, while the platform is 93 meters long and 21.5 meters wide.
As part of the public art project for Brown Line, the theme for this station is "Digital".
History
Construction of the Nangang Software Park station began on 16 June 2003 and completed on 22 February 2009, before full opening on 4 July 2009. This station is named after the Nankang Software Park in its vicinity.
Station layout
References
Wenhu line stations
Railway stations opened in 2009 |
20470928 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadhal%202%20Kalyanam | Kadhal 2 Kalyanam | Kadhal 2 Kalyanam () is an unreleased Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya, brother of Tamil actor Arya, and Divya Spandana, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer play pivotal roles. Noted film critic Baradwaj Rangan had written the dialogues, while Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's score and soundtrack. The cinematography and editing were handled by P. S. Vinod and Leo John Paul, respectively. Pre-production works began by mid-2008, while the filming continued for over one year, being completed by July 2010. The film was jointly produced by Mirchi Movies and East Coast Entertainment, who are now not in the film-making business. Hence the movie remains unreleased.
Cast
Sathya as Arul
Divya Spandana as Anitha
Anuja Iyer
John Vijay
Jayashree
Nagendra Prasad
Kasthuri
Mouli
Production
Both Arya and Sathya went through many scripts before selecting the script of Kadhal 2 Kalyanam, in which Sathya would be playing the role of a radio jockey. Sathya, after being assigned for the role, had visited Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's acting school in Mumbai to "hone his acting skills", before starting to shoot, besides sitting with and observing professional radio jockeys at a radio station. Divya Spandana signed the film in October 2008, shortly after completing her third Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram, describing her character as a "career-oriented, independent woman in the corporate world." Further more, former lead actress Jayashree was signed in November 2008 for a significant role, which would mark her comeback to feature films after a decade. In December 2008, Kasthuri was roped in to appear in a supporting role and play the wife to the character played by Nagendra Prasad, while John Vijay accepted to play a drunkard in the film. The film's shooting, however, got stalled midway in 2009 due to unknown reasons and was resumed in 2010 only.
Since a large part of the film would take place at a radio station, art director Rajeevan erected a radio jockey booth in Chennai. The film notably became the first film after 40 years to be shot at all the six most important shrines of the Hindu deity Muruga, the Six Abodes of Murugan ("Arupadaiveedu"), in Tamil Nadu, with a specially designed bus being used for the tour. One of the songs, "Vellai Kodi", was shot in Thiruchendur, one of the six towns of Murugan's abodes, with Nagendra Prasad choreographing the song, besides appearing himself in it, while "Thedi Varuven" was shot in Puducherry. In July 2010, two songs were canned; a "bachelor song" ("Naa Vetta Pora Aadu"), choreographed by Robert, was filmed at a farmhouse near Red Hills, in which Sathya and Divya, along with junior artists, took part, following which the last song ("Idhu Kadhalai Irunthidumo") was shot. Rajeevan had erected a special "jungle set" at AVM Studios for the song, which was choreographed under the direction of Dinesh. With the completion of the song, the shooting was eventually finished after one-and-a-half years.
After a long setback the film's producers, Mirchi Movies announced that shooting has been fully completed on 29 May. The film began their promotional activity in June 2013 with the film's trailer was released 1 June 2013, while the film's release was anticipated to be around September. As of May 2019, it remains unreleased.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The songs were composed and recorded in 2009 and 2010, with Chinmayi during the release time stating that she had recorded her song more than two years back, and Yuvan Shankar citing that he had handed over the Master recording in September 2010. However, due to the long delay in the making of the film, the soundtrack album was released in March 2011 only, after several postponements. Though Sony Music released the album in a "soft audio launch" directly to stores on 18 March, a special launch was later held on Radio Mirchi where all songs were unveiled and airplayed, with Arya, Sathya and Milind participating.
The album features six songs overall, with Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, who stated on Twitter that the songs would be "young and fresh", having lent his voice for one of the songs. The album also features singer-composer Toshi Sabri's first song in Tamil, which was his second collaboration with Yuvan Shankar after the song "Seheri" in Oy!. Telugu singer-actor Anuj Gurwara was also supposed to have to sing one song in the film, which however, was not featured in the soundtrack album. The song "Naa Vetta Pora Aadu" was co-sung by Ragini Sri, a participant in the second season of the reality-based singing competition Airtel Super Singer, however, she was falsely credited as Roshini in the first batch of CDs.
The soundtrack opened to positive reviews. Behindwoods rated 3 out of 5 stars to the album stating it as "One more treat from Yuvan!" Indiaglitz rated 2.75 out of 5 to the album stating "`Kadhal 2 Kalyanam' is an energetic album that would appease youngsters." Milliblog reviewed it as "Kadhal 2 Kalyanam is a perfectly balanced soundtrack in an ideal mixed bag!" Music Aloud gave 7.25 out of 10 stating "Strictly run-of-the-mill stuff from Yuvan Shankar Raja for Kadhal 2 Kalyanam with couple of enjoyable, but zero exceptional tracks." The Times of India gave the album 3 out of 5 stars.
References
External links
Films shot in Puducherry
Indian romantic comedy films
Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Unreleased Tamil-language films |
20470929 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie%20Guilleray | Marie Guilleray | Marie Guilleray (born August 1978) is a vocal performer, improviser and composer currently based in The Hague, Netherlands.
She performs mainly in free improvisation, experimental and contemporary music. Her work focuses on vocal extended techniques, sound poetry, and the combination of voice and electronics. Currently she is a member of Royal improvisers Orchestra and works on various experimental, improvised and electronic music projects.
Discography
Albums
"Hijas", Heyoky (2004)
"It's over", Ladies and Jazzwomen (2006)
"Lady blues", Ladies and Jazzwomen (2007)
External links
Official Site
Official Myspace
1978 births
Living people
21st-century French singers
21st-century French women singers |
6903006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%20Irish%20Airman%20Foresees%20His%20Death | An Irish Airman Foresees His Death | "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" is a poem by Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), written in 1918 and first published in the Macmillan edition of The Wild Swans at Coole in 1919. The poem is a soliloquy given by an aviator in the First World War in which the narrator describes the circumstances surrounding his imminent death. The poem is a work that discusses the role of Irish soldiers fighting for the United Kingdom during a time when they were trying to establish independence for Ireland. Wishing to show restraint from publishing political poems during the height of the war, Yeats withheld publication of the poem until after the conflict had ended.
Poem
I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
Background and interpretation
The airman in the poem is widely believed to be Major Robert Gregory, a friend of Yeats and the only child of Lady Augusta Gregory.
Structure
The poem contains 16 lines of text arranged in iambic tetrameter. The rhyme scheme is arranged in four quatrains of ABAB.
Allusions
The poem is featured on the Yeats tribute album Now and in Time to Be, where it is sung by Shane MacGowan of the rock group The Pogues. The British rock group Keane based their song "A Bad Dream" (featured on the album Under the Iron Sea) on it, and a recording of the poem, read by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, is played before the song at live venues, explaining their reasons for the lyrics. Hannon appeared in person to read it at the Keane gig at The Point Depot in Dublin (now known as the 3Arena) on 19 July 2007 and again at The O2 on 21 July 2007, though the poem's title and author went unmentioned.
In 2011 the poem was included on the Waterboys album An Appointment with Mr Yeats, a collection of Yeats poems set to music by Mike Scott.
In popular culture
In the movie Memphis Belle, the character Sgt. Danny Daly, a crewman on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress recites the poem, omitting the lines referring to Ireland.
In the movie Congo, Dr. Peter Elliot says that his reason for teaching the ape to talk is "a lonely impulse of delight."
The final four lines are quoted in the first episode of the second series of the BBC Three zombie drama In the Flesh by the character Simon Monroe, who is played by Irish actor Emmett J. Scanlan, to Kieren Walker, played by the English actor Luke Newberry.
The song "A Bad Dream" by the English band Keane was inspired by the poem. The song appeared on their second studio album, Under the Iron Sea.
In his LP Branduardi canta Yeats (1986), Angelo Branduardi sings an Italian version of this poem.
A line in Pat Barker's 2018 novel The Silence of the Girls alludes to the poem: "Some of the girls, mainly those who’d been slaves in their previous lives, were genuinely indifferent. No likely end would bring them loss, or leave them happier than before."
The playwright John Patrick Shanley used Yeats' phrase 'A Lonely Impulse of Delight' as the title of a humorous short play about a man who falls in love with a mermaid named Sally, who supposedly lives in a pond in New York's Central Park.
See also
List of works by William Butler Yeats
External Links
The poem, set to music
Citations
References
Cole, Sarah. "The Poetry of Pain". The Oxford Handbook of British and Irish War Poetry. Ed Tim Kendall Oxford University Press: 2007
Foster, R.F. The Irish Story: Telling Tales and Making it Up in Ireland. London: Penguin 2001
Pierce, David. Irish writing in the twentieth century: a reader. Cork University Press: 2000
Vendler, Helen. Our Secret Discipline. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2007
Poetry by W. B. Yeats
Aviation poetry
1918 poems |
17338771 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jandola | Jandola | Jandola () is the main town of Tank Subdivision (formerly known as "Frontier Region Tank") in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located at the boundary of South Waziristan. It has a population of 9,126 according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan. It also acts as the junction point that connects Tank-Makeen road with Tank-Wana road. Jandola is the origin of the Bettani tribe.
References
Populated places in Frontier Region Tank |
20470932 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnstormers%20Theatre | Barnstormers Theatre | The Barnstormers Theatre is located in Tamworth, New Hampshire, and is the oldest ongoing professional summer theatre in the United States. It was founded in 1931 by Francis Cleveland, the son of 22nd president Grover Cleveland. It is one of the only professional theatres in the United States that performs eight shows in eight consecutive weeks every summer.
History
In 1931 Francis and Alice Cleveland founded the theatre company, along with their friend, Ed Goodnow. During the summer they would lead a company of resident actors around the region, performing different plays each night. In some cases they would literally storm barns, arriving in the afternoon to set up their scenery and lights in time for an evening performance.
After World War II the acting company purchased Kimball's Store on Main Street, across from the Tamworth Inn, and transformed the building into a theatre. Since then the theatre's acting company has kept the rigorous schedule of rehearsing one play by day, and performing another by night, from the end of June to the beginning of September. Francis Cleveland acted as Artistic Director until his death in 1995.
The theatre
In 1998 The Barnstormers Theatre was renovated and winterized. It now seats 282 patrons, is heated and air conditioned, and hosts touring performances as well as producing summer theatre. Many of The Barnstormers' performances are classic comedies, murder mysteries, and musicals from the British and American stage. In 2006 the Barnstormers celebrated its 75th anniversary.
See also
New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 90: First Summer Playhouse
References
External links
The Barnstormers Theatre website
Buildings and structures in Carroll County, New Hampshire
Theatres in New Hampshire
Arts organizations established in 1931
Tourist attractions in Carroll County, New Hampshire
Tamworth, New Hampshire |
17338779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangtong%2C%20Chipwi | Mangtong, Chipwi | Mangtong is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
20470941 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floe%20Lake | Floe Lake | Floe Lake is a lake in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The lake is only accessible by a 10.7 km hiking trail that leaves from a marked trailhead on highway 93.
There is a backcountry campground at the lake as well as a Warden's cabin staffed by Parks Canada.
An image of Floe Lake appears on the wall of the International Arrivals at Customs Canada in the Calgary International Airport.
References
Lakes of British Columbia
Kootenay National Park |
17338796 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhkaung | Mukhkaung | Mukhkaung is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State
Chipwi Township |
23577963 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%20Mitchell | Simon Mitchell | Simon Mitchell (born 1958) is a New Zealand physician specialising in occupational medicine, hyperbaric medicine and anesthesiology. Trained in medicine, Mitchell was awarded a PhD for his work on neuroprotection from embolic brain injury. Mitchell has also published more than 45 research and review papers in the medical literature. Mitchell is an author and avid technical diver. He also wrote two chapters of the latest edition of Bennett and Elliott's Physiology and Medicine of Diving, is the co-author of the diving textbook Deeper Into Diving with John Lippmann and co-authored the chapter on Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine with Michael Bennett.
Background
Mitchell received a Bachelor of Human Biology (BHB) in 1988 and later a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) in 1990 from the University of Auckland. In 2001, he received a Diploma in Occupational Medicine (DipOccMed) from the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society. Mitchell then went on to complete a Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine (PhD) in 2001 and Diploma in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (DipDHM) in 1995 from the University of Auckland. Mitchell received his Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Certificate in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine in 2003, and became a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) in 2008. He is currently Associate Professor of Anaesthesiology and Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology at the University of Auckland.
Mitchell is a former vice president of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) and currently serves as the chairman of the organisation's diving committee. He became a Fellow of The Explorers Club of New York in 2006.
Mitchell has dual Australian and New Zealand citizenship. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with his wife Siân.
In 2010, Mitchell was awarded the Albert R. Behnke Award by the UHMS for his outstanding scientific contributions to advances in undersea biomedical activity.
On 23 August 2017 Mitchell delivered his inaugural lecture (as a full professor) at the Grafton Campus, Auckland, New Zealand.
Diving
Mitchell began diving in 1972. His diving primarily involves the use of rebreather technology to explore shipwrecks at extreme depths.
Mitchell was a member of "The Sydney Project" in 2004 and located the letters U, M, and E that helped with the positive identification of the SS Cumberland. In 2007, Mitchell and Pete Mesley were responsible for identification of the Port Kembla including recovery of the ship's bell. Mitchell attempted to recover a Robinson 22 helicopter engine from the poor underwater visibility of Lake Wanaka for use in the Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigation of the death of Morgan Saxton.
AHS Centaur
AHS Centaur was a hospital ship which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 14 May 1943. Of the 332 medical personnel and civilian crew aboard, 268 were killed. Following World War II, several searches of the waters around North Stradbroke and Moreton Islands failed to reveal Centaur’s location. It was believed that she had sunk off the edge of the continental shelf, to a depth the Royal Australian Navy did not, and still does not, have the capability to search for a vessel of Centaur’s size.
In 1995, it was announced that the shipwreck of Centaur had been located in waters from the lighthouse on Moreton Island, a significant distance from her believed last position. The finding was reported on A Current Affair, during which footage of the shipwreck, underwater, was shown. Discoverer Donald Dennis claimed the identity of the shipwreck had been confirmed by the Navy, the Queensland Maritime Museum, and the Australian War Memorial. A cursory search by the Navy confirmed that there was a shipwreck at the given location, which was gazetted as a war grave and added to navigation charts by the Australian Hydrographic Office.
Over the next eight years, there was growing doubt about the position of Dennis' wreck, due to the distance from both Second Officer Rippon's calculation of the point of sinking and where USS Mugford found the survivors. During this time, Dennis had been convicted on two counts of deception and one of theft through scams. Two wreck divers, Trevor Jackson and Simon Mitchell, used the location for a four-hour world record dive on 14 May 2002, during which they examined the wreck and took measurements, claiming that the ship was too small to be Centaur. Jackson had been studying Centaur for some time, and believed that the wreck was actually another, much smaller ship, the long MV Kyogle, a lime freighter purchased by the Royal Australian Air Force and sunk during bombing practice on 12 May 1951. The facts gathered on the dive were inconclusive, but the divers remained adamant it was not Centaur, and passed this information onto Nick Greenaway, producer of the newsmagazine show 60 Minutes.
On the 60th anniversary of the sinking, 60 Minutes ran a story demonstrating that the wreck was not Centaur. It was revealed that nobody at the Queensland Maritime Museum had yet seen Dennis' footage, and when it was shown to Museum president Rod McLeod and maritime historian John Foley, they stated that the shipwreck could not be Centaur, as the rudder was incorrectly shaped. Following this story, and others published around the same time in newspapers, the Navy sent three ships to inspect the site over a two-month period; HMA Ships , , and , before concluding that the shipwreck was incorrectly identified as Centaur. An amendment was made to the gazettal, and the Hydrographic Office began to remove the mark from charts.
In April 2008, following the successful discovery of HMAS Sydney, several parties began calling for a dedicated search for Centaur. By the end of 2008, the Australian Federal and Queensland State governments had formed a joint committee and contributed $2 million each towards a search, and by February 2009, the tender for the project had received eleven expressions of interest.
Awards
DAN / Rolex Diver Of The Year Award 2015
EUROTEK.2014 Discover Award
UHMS Albert R. Behnke Award
In 2015, Mitchell was awarded a Bravo award by the New Zealand Skeptics for his rebuttal of claims in a The New Zealand Herald article about a Hyperbaric machine entitled ”Hope is in the air: Hyperbaric chambers – the real deal or a placebo?.
References
Bibliography
Select publications by Simon Mitchell
Works
Mitchell, Simon J (2015) Radio Interview - 'The Five Minute Prebreathe: Sensitive Test For CO2 Scrubber Problems Or A Waste Of Time' At: Beneath The Sea, New York
Mitchell, Simon J (2011) Video Presentation - 'Overview of decompression models' At: International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, South Africa
Mitchell, Simon J (2011) Video Presentation - 'The problems and pitfalls of off-label use' At: International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, South Africa
Mitchell, Simon J (2012) Video Presentation - 'Anatomy of a CCR Dive' At: Rebreather Forum 3, Friday 18 May 2012
Mitchell, Simon J (2012) Video Presentation - 'Recommendations and Finding of Rebreather Forum 3' At: Rebreather Forum 3, Sunday 20 May 2012
Refereed journal articles
Sames C, Gorman D, Mitchell SJ, Gamble G. The utility of repetitive medical examinations of occupational divers. Internal Med J, In press, 2009
Gorman DF, Sames C, Mitchell SJ. Routine occupational dive medical examinations (Invited Commentary). Diving Hyperbaric Med 39, 109–110, 2009
Mitchell SJ, Merry AF. Lignocaine: neuroprotective or wishful thinking? J Extracorporeal Technol 41, 37–42, 2009
Mitchell SJ, Merry AF, Frampton C, Davies E, Grieve D, Mills BP, Webster CS, Milsom FP, Willcox TW, Gorman DF. Cerebral protection by lidocaine during cardiac operations: a follow-up study. Ann Thorac Surg 87, 820–825, 2009
Mitchell SJ, Doolette DJ. Selective vulnerability of the inner ear to decompression sickness in divers with right to left shunt: the role of tissue gas supersaturation. J Appl Physiol 106, 298–301, 2009
Safe Surgery Save Lives study group. A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. N Eng J Med 360, 491–499, 2009
Mitchell SJ. Treatment of decompression sickness in the 21st century: a review. Diving Hyperbaric Med 37, 73–75, 2007
Bennett MH, Lehm JP, Mitchell SJ, Wasiak J. Recompression and adjunctive therapy for decompression illness (Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 2. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, 2007
Mitchell SJ, Cronje F, Meintjies WAJ, Britz HC. Fatal respiratory failure during a technical rebreather dive at extreme pressure. Aviat Space Environ Med 78, 81–86, 2007
Willcox TW, Mitchell SJ. Arterial bubbles from the venous line (Invited Commentary). J Extracorporeal Technol 38, 214–215, 2006
Smart DR, Bennett MH, Mitchell SJ. Transcutaneous oximetry, problem wounds and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Diving Hyperbaric Med 36, 72–86, 2006
Mitchell SJ. From trash to leucocytes: what are we filtering and why? J Extracorporeal Technol 38, 58–63, 2006
Trytko B, Mitchell SJ. Extreme survival: a deep technical diving accident. SPUMS J 35, 23–27, 2005
Mitchell SJ. Severity scoring in decompression illness. SPUMS J 35, 199–205, 2005
Bennett MH, Lehm JP, Mitchell SJ, Wasiak J. Recompression and adjunctive therapy for decompression illness. (Protocol for a Cochrane Review) In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005
Mitchell SJ. Children in diving: how young is too young? SPUMS J 33, 81–83, 2003
Bennett MH, Mitchell SJ, Domingues A. Adjunctive treatment of decompression illness with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug reduces compression requirement. Undersea Hyperbaric Med 30, 195–205, 2003
Doolette DJ, Mitchell SJ. A biophysical basis for inner ear decompression sickness. J Applied Physiol 94, 2145–2150, 2003
Mitchell SJ, Gorman DF. The pathophysiology of cerebral arterial gas embolism. J Extracorporeal Technol 34, 18–23, 2002
Mitchell SJ. Immersion pulmonary oedema. SPUMS J 32, 200–204, 2002 Mitchell SJ. Salt water aspiration syndrome. SPUMS J 32, 205–206, 2002
Taylor LT, Mitchell SJ. Diabetes and diving: should old dogma give way to new evidence? SPUMS J 31, 44–50, 2001
Doolette DJ, Mitchell SJ. The physiological kinetics of nitrogen and the prevention of decompression sickness. Clin Pharmacokinetics 40, 1-14, 2001
Mitchell SJ. Lidocaine in the treatment of decompression illness: a review of the literature. Undersea Hyperbaric Med 28, 165–174, 2001
Mitchell SJ, Benson M. Vadlamudi L, Miller P. Arterial gas embolism by helium: an unusual case successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen and lidocaine. Ann Emerg Med 35, 300–303, 2000
Mitchell SJ, Willcox T, Milsom FP, Gorman DF. Physical and pharmacological neuroprotection in cardiac surgery. Sem Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 4, 80–85, 2000
Mitchell SJ, Pellett O, Gorman DF. Cerebral protection by lidocaine during cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg 67, 1117–1124, 1999
Gorman DF, Mitchell SJ. A history of cerebral arterial gas embolism research: key publications. SPUMS J 29, 34–39, 1999
Willcox TW, Mitchell SJ, Gorman DF. Venous air in the bypass circuit: a source of arterial line emboli exacerbated by vacuum assisted drainage. Ann Thorac Surg 68, 1285–1291, 1999
Grindlay J, Mitchell SJ. Isolated pulmonary oedema associated with scuba diving. Emergency Med 11, 272–276, 1999
Richardson K, Mitchell SJ, Davis MF, Richards M. Decompression illness in New Zealand Divers: the 1996 experience. SPUMS J 28, 50–55, 1998
Mitchell SJ, Holley A, Gorman DF. A new system for scoring severity and recovery in decompression illness. SPUMS J 28, 84–94, 1998
Milsom FP, Mitchell SJ. A novel dual vent heart de-airing technique markedly reduces carotid artery microemboli. Ann Thorac Surg; 66, 785–791, 1998
Mitchell SJ, Willcox T, Gorman DF. Bubble generation and venous air filtration by hard- shell venous reservoirs: a comparative study. Perfusion 12, 325–333, 1997
Mitchell SJ, Pellett O, Gorman DF. Open chamber cardiac surgery: a clinical injury model for arterial gas embolism. SPUMS J 27, 230–235, 1997
Mitchell SJ, Willcox T, McDougall C, Gorman DF. Emboli generation by the Medtronic Maxima hardshell adult venous reservoir in cardio-pulmonary bypass circuits: a preliminary report. Perfusion 11, 145–155, 1996
Gardner M, Forbes C, Mitchell SJ. One hundred cases of decompression illness treated in New Zealand during 1995. SPUMS J 26, 222–226, 1996
Mitchell SJ. The role of lignocaine in the treatment of decompression illness - A review of the literature. SPUMS J 25, 182–194, 1995
Mitchell SJ. Assessment of fitness for diving. Practice Nurse 2, 25 – 26, 1995 Mitchell SJ, Gorman DF2. Near Drowning. General Practitioner 2, 8–9, 1994
Gorman DF, Drewry A, Mitchell SJ. A progress report on diving medicine studies in the RNZN. SPUMS J 24, 161–163, 1994
Mitchell SJ. Diving Accidents. Patient Management January, 25 – 30, 1993
Mitchell SJ. Near Drowning. Patient Management January, 11 – 13, 1993
Mitchell SJ, Gorman DF. Diving Accidents. General Practitioner 1, 8 – 9, 1993
Mitchell SJ. The diet of ling (Genypterus blacodes) from four New Zealand off-shore fishing grounds. NZ J Marine Freshw Res 18, 1984
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1958 births
Living people
Australian explorers
Australian underwater divers
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23577988 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%20site | Chi site | A Chi site or Chi sequence is a short stretch of DNA in the genome of a bacterium near which homologous recombination is more likely to occur than on average across the genome. Chi sites serve as stimulators of DNA double-strand break repair in bacteria, which can arise from radiation or chemical treatments, or result from replication fork breakage during DNA replication. The sequence of the Chi site is unique to each group of closely related organisms; in E. coli and other enteric bacteria, such as Salmonella, the core sequence is 5'-GCTGGTGG-3' plus important nucleotides about 4 to 7 nucleotides to the 3' side of the core sequence. The existence of Chi sites was originally discovered in the genome of bacteriophage lambda, a virus that infects E. coli, but is now known to occur about 1000 times in the E. coli genome.
The Chi sequence serves as a signal to the RecBCD helicase-nuclease that triggers a major change in the activities of this enzyme. Upon encountering the Chi sequence as it unwinds DNA, RecBCD cuts the DNA a few nucleotides to the 3’ side of Chi, within the important sequences noted above; depending on the reaction conditions, this cut is either a simple nick on the 3'-ended strand or the change of nuclease activity from cutting the 3’-ended strand to cutting the 5’-ended strand. In either case the resulting 3’ single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) is bound by multiple molecules of RecA protein that facilitate "strand invasion," in which one strand of a homologous double-stranded DNA is displaced by the RecA-associated ssDNA. Strand invasion forms a joint DNA molecule called a D-loop. Resolution of the D-loop is thought to occur by replication primed by the 3’ end generated at Chi (in the D-loop). Alternatively, the D-loop may be converted into a Holliday junction by cutting of the D-loop and a second exchange of DNA strands; the Holliday junction can be converted into linear duplex DNA by cutting of the Holliday junction and ligation of the resultant nicks. Either type of resolution can generate recombinant DNA molecules if the two interacting DNAs are genetically different, as well as repair the initially broken DNA.
Chi sites are sometimes referred to as "recombination hot spots". The name "Chi" is an abbreviation of crossover hotspot instigator. In reference to E. coli phage lambda, the term is sometimes written as "χ site", using the Greek letter chi; for E. coli and other bacteria the term "Chi" is proper.
References
Amundsen SK, Sharp JW, Smith GR (2016) RecBCD Enzyme "Chi Recognition" Mutants Recognize Chi Recombination Hotspots in the Right DNA Context. Genetics 204(1):139-52.
Taylor AF, Amundsen SK, Smith GR (2016) Unexpected DNA context-dependence identifies a new determinant of Chi recombination hotspots. Nucleic Acids Res. 44(17):8216-28.
Smith GR. (2012). How RecBCD Enzyme and Chi Promote DNA Break Repair and Recombination: a Molecular Biologist's View. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 76(2): 217-28.
Dillingham MS, Kowalczykowski SC. (2008). RecBCD enzyme and the repair of double-stranded DNA breaks. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 72(4): 642-671.
Amundsen SK, Taylor AF, Reddy M, Smith GR. (2007). Intersubunit signaling in RecBCD enzyme, a complex protein machine regulated by Chi hot spots. Genes Dev 21(24): 3296-3307.
Stahl FW. (2005). Chi: A little sequence controls a big enzyme. Genetics 170(2): 487–493.
External links
Homologous Recombination Interactive Animation, online artwork from Trun N and Trempy J, Fundamental Bacterial Genetics.
Biochemistry
Genetics |
23577997 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsuhiko%20Kashiwazaki | Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki | Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (; born September 16, 1951, Kuji, Iwate) - Japanese judoka, champion and medalist of championships Japan and the world, author of books and one of the leading judo specialists in the world.
Biography
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki began to practice judo at the age of 10. His first coach was the 5th dan master of Shotaro Kubo. While in high school and before entering Tokai University train the future champion became the master Yuto Wayama. While studying at the University of Tokyo, preparation Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki became a two-time world champion in judo (in 1967 and 1973) and three-time Japanese champion Nobuyuki Sato. Three teachers became an example for Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki. He later noted that Shotaro Kubo taught him the spirit of judo, Yuto Wayama passed on the basics of neaza, and Nobuyuki Sato was an example of perseverance for him.
Master Nobuyuki Sato's Style influenced Kashiwazaki's projection tendency through throws and newaza. Indeed, Isao Okano notes Sato sensei's ability use hikkikomi gaeshi before taking control of your opponent on the ground. According to Kashiwazaki, his teacher also received the nickname "Newaza Sato" in connection with his military equipment.
Career
One of the first international achievements of Kashiwazaki was not in judo, but in sambo. He won a silver medal at the European Open in Riga in 1972 in the category up to 62 kg. Sato Sensei won the gold medal, whom Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki accompanied at the event. He soon won the SAMBO World Championship in 1975 in the same weight category. He performed in the featherweight category (up to 65 kg). Champion (1975 and 1978-1980), silver (1976) and bronze (1974, 1982) medalist of the Japanese championships. Winner and medalist of international tournaments. Winner (1982) and bronze medalist (1978) of the international tournament in memory of JKanō Jigorō in Tokyo. Silver medalist at the 1975 World Championship in Vienna. At the 1981 World Championships in Maastricht, he climbed to the highest step of the podium.
After Kashiwazaki completed his competition, he moved to London to teach at Budokwai. There he met and became friends with the famous photographer Terence Donovan, who trained in the club and with whom they later wrote the book Fighting judo. Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki was later the national judo coach in Canada, Germany and other countries. Since 2009, he became head coach at Budo International University in Japan.
Achievements
Bibliography
Katsuhiko Kashivazaki is the author of several books on judo, most of which ("Osaekomi", "Tomoenage", "Shimevaza", "Martial Judo") emphasize his thirst for shots and ground technicians Kodokan Judo.
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (1997), Osaekomi, Ippon USA,
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (1992), Tomoe nage, Ippon Books,
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (1992), Shimewaza, Ippon books,
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki, Hidetoshi Nakanishi (1992), Attacking Judo: A guide to combinations and counters, Ippon Books,
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (1985), Fighting judo
He is also the author of the introduction to the book "JUDO NEWAZA of Koji Komuro KOMLOCK" by judoist Koji Komuro, dedicated to ground technicians.
Links
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki
References
External links
Japanese male judoka
Sportspeople from Iwate Prefecture
Tokai University alumni
1951 births
Living people |
23578002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%20Anangon%C3%B3 | Franklin Anangonó | Franklin Estebán Anangonó Tadeo (12 December 1974 – 13 June 2022) was an Ecuadorian football player and manager who played as a defender. He obtained seven international caps for the Ecuador national team in 1999.
Honors
Ecuador
Canada Cup: 1999
References
External links
1974 births
2022 deaths
Sportspeople from Quito
Ecuadorian footballers
Association football defenders
Ecuador international footballers
1999 Copa América players
C.D. ESPOLI footballers
C.D. El Nacional footballers
C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers
C.S.D. Macará footballers
Ecuadorian football managers
S.D. Aucas managers
Ecuadorian expatriate footballers
Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Mexico |
23578024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female%20buddy%20film | Female buddy film | A female buddy film is a type of buddy film. In these films, women are the main characters and their friendships and relationships with each other drive the story. The plots of female buddy films can share the same concept of male buddy films—opposite personalities go on an adventure or journey of sorts—or they can concern an ensemble group of women. Female buddy films gained popularity in the 1960s from the emergence of the woman's film and the male buddy film genres.
Characteristics
The main characters of female buddy films are women, and the film's events center on their situations. The main cast is often female, depending on the plot. Critic Hannah McGill of Sight & Sound wrote, "Films that centralise friendship between women and girls are thus always doing something slightly radical, whatever their other themes and content. They repudiate the message that women are adjuncts to men; they emphasise the fact that women and girls still exist when there are no men or boys in the room."
Background
The buddy film was historically a genre limited to men and rooted in the literature and culture of America, with the fictional portrayal of male bonding in the United States tracing back to 19th-century author Mark Twain's characters Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, as well as Huck and Jim in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The occurrence of one woman interacting with another in film was so rare that concepts like the Bechdel test originated as a means of measuring the representation of women in fiction. Female buddy films appeared as early as the 1930s, with George Cukor's The Women and Gregory La Cava's Stage Door. Other prominent examples include Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Group (1966), and Daisies (1966).
1991's Thelma & Louise remains one of the most notable female buddy films to date and had a similar impact on popular culture as buddy film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the early 1970s. Similar films also paved the way for onscreen female friendships such as that between Evelyn Couch and Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes. Other popular duos and groups include those in Waiting to Exhale and Walking and Talking. Though there are far fewer female buddy films than there are male buddy films, their frequency has increased in conjunction with rising numbers of women in production and creative roles.
Examples
Jonathan Rosenbaum has praised Jacques Rivette's 1974 film Céline and Julie Go Boating as an example of the genre and wrote that he knows "many women who consider Céline et Julie vont en bateau their favorite movie about female friendship." Dennis Lim sees the influence of Rivette's film in other female buddy films, such as Susan Seidelman's Desperately Seeking Susan and David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. Céline and Julie was also an influence on Erick Zonca's 1998 film The Dreamlife of Angels.
Female buddy films are not limited to lighthearted fare, and some critics argue there is a significance in the representation of complex female friendships on screen. "For women to whom a significant component of equality is the recognition that they embody the full spectrum of human traits, not just the sugar-and-spice ones, the onscreen depiction of ‘toxic’ friendships can be as significant and affecting as the celebration of healthy ones," critic Hannah McGill wrote.
In 2011, the comedy film Bridesmaids was a major box-office success, crossing over the $100 million mark in just 23 days. The film's popularity arguably ushered in a trend of R-rated female buddy comedies in the following years, such as The Heat, Bad Moms, Snatched, Rough Night, and Girls Trip. Producer David T. Friendly called this phenomenon "the Bridesmaids effect".
The genre is crossed with the buddy cop film in the 1988 comedy Feds and the 2013 comedy The Heat. In both films, two female cops who are opposites in personality are paired up together. Other recent examples include Booksmart (2019) and the animated TV series Tuca & Bertie.
See also
Female buddy films by decade
Womance
Feminist cinema
Bromance
References
Bibliography
Film genres
1970s in film
1980s in film
1990s in film
2000s in film
2010s in film |
20470945 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%20New%20Orleans%20Saints%20season | 1980 New Orleans Saints season | The 1980 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 14th as a member of the National Football League. The Saints failed to improve on the previous season's output of 8–8, winning only one game. The team missed the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive season and had the dubious distinction not only of winning only a single game, but winning it by a single point against the similarly struggling Jets, who like the Saints had widely been predicted before the season to advance to their first playoff appearance in team history. The main culprit of the collapse was the defense, ranking last in yards and points (487) allowed.
Season in review
Disgruntled fans called their team “the Aints”, going so far as to show up to games wearing brown paper bags over their heads after their team was 0–12 and playing the Los Angeles Rams, to whom they lost 27–7 on Monday Night Football. In embarrassment they called themselves the Unknown Fan (a spinoff from The Unknown Comic) in a practice that would become the trademark of disgruntled fans across various sports in the United States. Coach Dick Nolan was fired after this game, replaced by Dick Stanfel, and then a most notable loss occurred in Week 14. Playing the San Francisco 49ers in Candlestick Park, the Saints charged out to a 35–7 lead at halftime, led by three touchdown passes from Archie Manning and a pair of one-yard touchdown runs from Jack Holmes. However, the 49ers would rally behind quarterback Joe Montana, who would rush for a touchdown and pass for two more. The 49ers would tie the game 35–35 on a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Lenvil Elliott and go on to win in overtime, 38–35, on a Ray Wersching field goal. The 28-point comeback by the 49ers was, at the time, the greatest comeback in NFL history, and currently remains the greatest comeback in NFL regular season history (the 1992 AFC Wildcard game between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Oilers is currently #1, with the Bills overcoming a 32-point deficit to win).
After equalling the 1976 Buccaneers’ single season losing streak and looking likely to become the first team to finish 0–16 when down 7–13 after three quarters against the New York Jets on a day of winds and a wind chill-adjusted temperature of , quarterback Archie Manning threw a touchdown pass into the gale to Tony Galbreath to go ahead 14–13 and then another to win 21–20.
The 2013 Houston Texans matched the 14 game losing streak of both the 1980 Saints and the 1976 Buccaneers after starting 2–0.
The 1980 Saints were the first team to end the season at 1–15.
The 1989 Dallas Cowboys, 1990 New England Patriots, 1991 Indianapolis Colts, 1996 New York Jets, 2000 San Diego Chargers, 2001 Carolina Panthers, 2007 Miami Dolphins, 2009 St. Louis Rams, 2016 Cleveland Browns, and 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars later matched the 1980 Saints by finishing 1–15, but the 2008 Detroit Lions and 2017 Cleveland Browns both exceeded it by finishing with an 0–16 record. The 1991 Colts (vs. Jets) and 2000 Chargers (vs. Chiefs) also won their lone games by a single point.
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