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American baseball player
Baseball player
Oliver Frank Fletcher (March 6, 1891 – October 7, 1974) was an American baseball player. Born in Hildreth, Illinois, he played shortstop and third base and batted and threw right-handed. He sometimes played under the name Fletcher Franks.
Fletcher played minor league baseball with the Harrisburg Coal Miners of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League and the Syracuse Stars of the New York State League. He originally played as a third baseman, but switched to shortstop upon joining the Stars in 1914. The Syracuse Herald called him "one of the snappiest young players" in his league.
Fletcher made his only major league appearance in 1914, when he played in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies. He struck out in his only at-bat. Phillies manager Pat Moran gave him a trial during the next season, but he did not appear in any major league games that year.
Fletcher later served as a coach for Clearwater High School's baseball team. He died in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1974.
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Football club
Croydon Municipal F.C. was a short-lived English football club based in Croydon, Greater London. They played at the Croydon Arena.
History
The club was established in 2009 from the reserve team of Croydon, although they remained a feeder club. They were immediately elected into Division One of the Combined Counties League. The club finished fourteenth in their first season, and reached the final of the Division One Cup, but left the league at the end of the season.
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City in Ardabil province, Iran
City in Ardabil, Iran
Germi (Persian: گرمی, also Romanized as Germī and Germī; also known as Germi Ojarood) is a city in the Central District of Germi County, Ardabil province, Iran, and serves as the capital of the county. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,348 in 6,382 households. The following census in 2011 counted 28,953 people in 7,491 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 28,967 people in 8,375 households.
Germi is one of the old cities of Ardabil province and a part of the Mughan plain. The city is built on the source of the Germi Chai or Ojarud River, so that three rivers join in the middle of the city to form the Ojarud or Germi Chai.
Etymology
When it comes to the etymology of "Germi" it seems somehow cryptic and there are several hypotheses about the meaning of word "Germi" and historical stem of this city Name. Many historians believe the word "Germi" has Parthian or Alanian stems. Many others suggest ritual words stem from religions such as Mithraism. There is 2 theory that believe Germi is combination of 2 words: "Ger" and "mi" but the interpretation is different: One group believe on Sumerian stem that "Ger" means village and "Mi" means celestial; the others believe "Ger" comes from "Ager" in old Persian language that changed to "Akhgar" at new Persian language, whereas "mi" comes from "mehr" or "Mitra" which both means: "Sun", so "germi" means fireplace of sun. This interpretation is more consistent with other documents and pieces of evidence about this region and its history. First Hypothesis believes. The name Germi probably comes from the Parthian name. The other Hypothesis link this word to Maghoi.There are some other places and cities in East-Azerbaijan province, West-Azerbaijan province, Ardabil province and Azerbaijan republic that are called Germi.
History
Germi became the center of the county in 1355 with the separation of Moghan city from Meshginshahr county. Then in 1373, the two cities of Bilesvar and Parsabad were separated from it and became an independent city.
The discovered vestiges indicate that the city is very old and its antiquity dates back to the Parthian period. Germi county is a historical region of Iranian Azerbaijandespite Germi city is considered a new city based on Iranian standards, which was established almost in the year 900 of the Islamic calendar (900 AH; 1494 A.D.) when Shah Ismail allowed to 5 Shia families to migrate to this region. The first documentary about this region which is listed in historical books dates back to year 22 Hijri (about 671 ad=Gregorian calendars) when Arab soldiers inter Aran or Alan region[1]. As it is believed before Islam era Alan's people were living in this area. Words such as Alania, Allan-Shahr, Alan-Shahr, and Alan-shah had been used firstly at the first ad century for this district where was located between Azerbaijan, Shirvan, Caspian sea, and Armenia. As it comes out from historical document many Alan people migrated from this area after Islamic era then firstly substitute by Muslim people from different ethnic groups such as Persians, Arabs, Turkmens, and Tatars. After that, the area between those four borders was known as Mugan or Amukan and other pronunciation of them. The most historical place in the county is Barzand Castle that was the castle of Afshin who battled with Babak Khorramdin in an earlier century of Islamic history. People of this county are Shi'a Muslim and speak the Azeri language. The largest river of the county is Dareroud; it issues from southern and eastern foot of Sabalan and joins to Aras river on the northern border of Iran. This river is the largest internal river of the Ardabil Province.
The history of Germi city and county is intertwined with the history of Moghan region and settlements such as Barzand, Bajravan and Baz, as well as the history of Moghan and Shahsoon tribe. Unfortunately, most of the existing historical monuments of the city are not properly protected and as a result have been destroyed or smuggled out of the country. A small part of the historical monuments discovered from this city are kept in Kashan city museum and of course a small but important part of the discovered artifacts from it is kept in Copenhagen museum in Denmark. Some of these works are also kept in the National Museum of Iran.
The ancient hill (Aghamali Tappeh Si) is a valid document of the historical background of this city, which is located 9 km from the city and near the village (Shukurlu). Also, the first cloth in Hemmat hill, which was originally red and has a checkered background with a broken cross or the same as the sun or Mehr seal, woven in Iran, was discovered in Hemmat hill, Salala village (in Salaleh government correspondence) from Garmi city, which is now in the museum. National Iran is maintained. Recently, historical tombstones have been discovered in the protected cemetery of Alileh Moghan village (Germi). Alileh Cemetery should be considered one of the nationally registered monuments. The identified tombstones date back to 750 years ago. The altar and dome shape of these stones indicates that the tombstones have been installed on the tombs of religious and respected people. Also, Garmi city dates back to 250 BC and in the villages of Ramazanlu, Daryaman and Parmehr, works from the Parthian period have been discovered.
Geography
Germi county is bordered by Bileh Savar and Parsabad cities from the north, Kalibar county (East Azerbaijan) from the west, Meshginshahr county from the south and the Republic of Azerbaijan from the east. Germi county is limited from the south to the foothills of Salavat mountains, from the north to Khorosloo mountains, from the west to Darreh River and from the east to Balharud. The county's area is almost 1725 square kilometers. The county altitude varies between 250 meters in the village of Khan Mohammad loo in the northwest up to 2200 meters in the khankandi Village in southWest which that Salavat Mountains are located there. The Moghan (Germi) region, due to its specific topographic conditions, has a different climate with other parts of Azerbaijan and even its southern regions.Germi County has almost Mediterranean climate. Monsoon winds called Caspian Winds (Caspian Sea), which come from the Caspian Sea, greatly increase the cooling rate. The distance between the Moghan (Germi) region and the Caspian Sea is about 80 to 90 km, but in general, considering the climatic division, this region can be considered semi-arid because the annual rainfall is less than 500 mm. The warm summer heat It is wet and it has a moderate winter. The winters are usually accompanied by cold, frosty, and foggy winds. Average monthly temperature is of −1 to 31 °C (30 to 88 °F).
Geology
Many cold springs and beautiful natural landscapes are in Germi and around which attract tourists. The mineral springs of Germi (khan bulaghi, Zarana) are notable throughout Iran for their medicinal qualities.
Many beauty lakes: the largest of which are Gilarlul, are the habitats of some species of water birds. The beautiful Lake Gilarlu is located in an open area 03 km north-West of the city of Germi. It covers an area of 1.1 km2 and has an average depth of 1.5 metres. It is fed by Barzand rivers.
Climate
Germi township in Ardebil Province is located between two low mountain ranges enjoying a warm climate in summers but pleasant and moderate weather in winter. Germi, like most parts of Iran, has a semi-arid climate with fairly hot summers and relatively cold winters. The climate of Germi is moderate and mild to most of the districts and cities of Ardebil province. The climate of this city, especially in the east, is somewhat influenced by the climate of the Caspian region and its collapse, and most of its settlements in the valleys are exposed by the rapid winds that are in some of the province's provinces such as Ardebil and Meshkinshahr. According to the 50 years precipitation statistics and records, The yearly average precipitation is 360 but annual precipitation varies between 200 up to 450; mm and an average monthly temperature varies from (-2.5 to 29.2 Celsius) allows farmers to reach good yields in growing cereals. Germi also has a lot of winds, but it's not usually sparse. Local people have given them different names depending on the season, temperature, humidity, wind direction and wind power. Germi (the wind that is slowly and partly warm between the plains of the area and its mountains), the Gechi-Qiran (the wind that flows from the north and is very cold) and the promise (which can be called the Saba breeze) is the same as the wind near the spring And Nowruz is gentle and delusional) are famous winds of the region, all of which have a mild speed. It is said that Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, one of the army's ambassadors, was in charge of traveling to the region in 1956 and the establishment of the city of Moghan. On the trip that took place in the summer, the military commander's wife complained of hot weather in other cities of Moghan, but when Entering Germi, she was excited by the warm and elegant climate and insisted her husband that no city is more deserving of warmth than Moghan. Then the rumors of the local elders and the order of land and land came to the aid because, due to the order of the transactions and the unilateralism of the people, their land became more formal than before, and by following the elders and relying on this warm welcome, the owner of the bank's branch And the General Court had decided to finalize the report of the General to serve the king and mention the strategic and military advantages of the city of Germi and the conditions of that day of the Cold War and the Soviet Union, the state and the court to determine the city of Tabriz as the center of the city.
The average temperature peak in July is up to 31 °C, while the average minimum temperature in the winter season in February is reduced to a minus 1 °C. The maximum monthly average rainfall in November and May is 57 and 54 mm, respectively, and the minimum rainfall in July is 15 mm. The maximum monthly average of the days associated with the precipitation of the spring season in May May) is 13 days and the minimum is 5 days in the summer of July.
Germi Meteorological Station
Germi Meteorological Station is a synoptic meteorological station located at Germi city of Ardabil province of Iran. It is one of the main international synoptic stations which has been established to provide meteorological services, climate risk management and crisis management in the city of Germi. This station has a significant role in the production of various bulletins to predict the weather in the northern region of Ardabil province. Germi Meteorology prepares and broadcasts various hourly daily reports on the status of atmospheric parameters.Germi Meteorology helps people, especially farmers in Germi city, as well as travelers and tourists, in guiding and informing the weather and weather forecast. Most of the information of Germi Meteorological Station will be published on the website of the Iran Meteorological Organization.
Germi city
Germi city is the center of Germi county that is located 110 km north of Ardabil city. Also, Germi is located about 50 km from the Caspian Sea, It has an average altitude of 850 m (2,790 ft) and total area of 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Germi city is built in the middle of the valley on the Ojarud river bank. which is limited to Azna (1715 m) and Irnavash(1212 m) mountains from the south. Germi Neighboring on the Caspian Sea and the Republic of Azerbaijan, this city is of great political and economical significance. This city is developed almost along Ardabil-Moghan road and Ojaroud river and its branches. It is a city with almost longitudinal texture. The body of city can be divided in to old and new parts. The old quarters of the city such as Moujereh, Yukhari Bash, Qaleh Bashi and Sarcheshmeh, Grand Mosque, Bazaar and Municipality are located in the old part of the city where the slope is high and most of the alleys and streets have a spiral path. The new part of the city includes newer neighborhoods such as the Red Crescent and Abish abad. In these places, the slope of the land is very gentle and the path of streets and alleys is straight and their width is large.
Also, after the landslide incident in Koutol neighborhood, some of the residents of the city were forced to move and settle in Valiasr town. The rivers of Germi Chai (Toulon River), Allah Darreh (in government correspondence "Allah Darq") and Coil Chai flow through the city of Germi. This rivers flows into the Caspian Sea.
The altitude of different parts of Garmi city is very different from the sea level and varies from 730 meters in the Red Crescent neighborhood to 1000 meters in Che Lak Yuli neighborhood. Important mountains around the city are: Azna, Qarakhan Daghi, Irnavash and Seyfar.
People and culture
Germi is the capital of Germi County. According to the 2016, census, its population was 28,967, in 6,382 families. The dominant majority of whom are ethnic Azeris. Notable for its shawl and carpet and short-napped coarse carpet" trade tradition. The ancient valuable Germi vestige and things are holds in Kashan museum, Iran National Museum, and Copenhagen museum. Germi county is also known as the seat of a World Heritage Site: the first piece of cloth woven in Iran and discovered in Salala Village were to be kept in Iran national museum. Germi is an ancient city in the Ardabil province of Iran, thought to have been founded in the Parthian period. Germi is located in an area known for temperate weather. It is an important agricultural center, the county seat of Germi County, and the capital of Moghan.
Demography
Religion
The people of this city are Muslims and 100% of the Twelver Shiites and they pay special attention to religious ceremonies. Therefore, this city welcomes a number of famous praisers, poets, religious speakers every year, and especially in the days of Muharram, the rituals of recitation and taziyeh recitation. Which is held in villages and different parts of it, attracts a large audience from all over the country. Some special religious ceremonies, such as Chavosh Khan, sending pilgrims to the Sacred House of God, are still performed in this city. Mosques and group ceremonies in the mosque have a special place in the culture of the people of this region, so that on the first day of the New Year delivery, a visit is made to the mosque of each place and the residents try to participate in the ceremonies of all the neighborhoods they interact with. Visiting is ultimately simple and very easy were being held.
Economy
The economy of Germi is partially Livestock and Agriculture, partially tourist based, with some industries in operation. Ghahraman water Valve factory the largest tap factory of its kind in the Middle East,is located in Germi. Nearly 50% of the city's GDP is based on livestock and agriculture, and its red meat and livestock products, which are sent to all parts of the country, especially in metropolitan areas such as Tehran and Karaj, play an important role in people's livelihoods. Raising sheep, goats, cows, buffaloes and livestock is common. After that, wheat production is very important in the city's economy. Cultivation, lentils, chickpeas, barley and alfalfa also have a significant share in the income of the people of the region. Garmi has good products such as tomatoes, figs, walnuts, plums, cherries, pears and nectarines. However, except for the nectarine product, which has been developed and commercialized in recent years, other products are produced sparingly and non-commercially. . In the 1370s, the city's honey production was also significant (nearly 400 tons per year), but in the last 15 years it has decreased to one tenth. Some products such as ostrich, rice, canola, sunflower, corn, soybean, cotton, watermelon, melon, potato, cucumber, etc. are produced in a limited and scattered manner in the city. Also, poultry production, especially turkey, is widely used in it, and this city is considered the poultry production base of Ardabil province, including turkeys. Buffalo breeding is also popular because of its dairy products.
Attractions
The ancient town of Germi hopes to position itself as a top-tier tourist destination in a bid to attract more domestic and international visitors by renewing tourism infrastructure.The culturally-rich Germi and its surrounding lands have long been destinations for avid archaeology buffs and eco-travelers. Over the past couple of years, some seasons of excavation have been carried out in Germi and other villages nearby.
In November 2018, Iranian researchers discovered an Iron Age tomb in Germi, dating back to a time between 2500 and 3000 years ago, belonging to a child who was between 5 and 7 years old. It was unearthed in a survey aimed to probe the history of settlements in Yel Suyi, a ruined site majority of which is associated with the early Islamic era.
In December of the same year, several relics, dating back to Seljuk (1037–1194) and Il-Khanid (1256–1335/1353) eras, were unearthed in the vicinity of Alajouq fortress in Germi county.
Ardebil province is believed to be as old as the Achaemenid era (ca. 550–330 BC). Sources say that due to its proximity to the Caucasus, Ardabil was always vulnerable to invasions and attacks by the mountain peoples of the Caucasus as well as by the steppe dwellers of South Russia past the mountains.
During the Islamic conquest of Iran, Ardabil was the largest city in north-western Iran, ahead of Derbent, and remained so until the Mongol invasion period. According to estimates, 8% of tourist attractions in Ardabil province are located in Garmi city.
Garmi is not a historical city or a modern city, so its attractions are more natural, but its special urban form, which is a combination of river, rock, mountain and plain, and the surrounding mountains and its special climate, especially in spring and autumn, are among the city's attractions. Irnavash Mountains - Safar and Azna are the natural symbols of this city.
In autumn, due to the rangeland of the region, the surrounding mountains become green again, and green and foggy autumn is one of the attractions of this city and county. Clouds that are trapped in the mountains and are available almost 100 days a year are among the natural attractions of this city.
The typical tourist area of Gilarlu Dam is located 7 km west of the city, whose lake with 8 million cubic meters of storage and 630 hectares is the largest lake in Ardabil province after Shurabil. This region is being developed and so far about 10 billion tomans of credit has been allocated to it.
Other hot spots are the villages of Moran district including Dashdibi, Afcheh, Omaslan, Salaleh, Tazeh Kando, Qara Yataq and the central part including the villages of Tang, Toulon, Khan Kennedy, Shokurlu, Gilarlu Dam and the villages of Ingut and Ini districts and Ini and Salala waterfalls. ... cited.
Accommodation and welfare facilities in this city are underdeveloped and only two guest houses are active in the city. Although in the tourism season, the facilities of some government institutions are allocated to tourists, but still tourism accounts for only 1% of the population's income.
Sajichi food, milk pilaf with fish, doogh soup, keteh (a kind of local bread and vegetables), kheshil (local halim), qisi noodles, qiqnagh, qisawa, jigirtamaj, agardak (a kind of local sweets), triangles (a kind of local sweets), Cheese - local yogurt and buttermilk and of course kebabs and mutton by-products are satisfied by tourists and visitors.
and a few ancient bridges. In addition to these, in many villages of Germi, relics of ancient monuments, including tombs have been found.
Being a city of great antiquity, the origins of Germi go back 3000 to 6000 years (according to historical research in this city). This city was the capital of Germi county in different times, but its golden age was in the Parthian period.
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Little River Dam and Park (Jaycee Park) is a small municipal park and dam along the Little River in the town of Zebulon, North Carolina.
Mill and Dam History
The original date of construction for Foster's Grist and Sawmill on the site of the dam is unknown but the mill was sold, along with 53 acres, by A. J. Foster in August 1868 for $2500 to a William C. Moore. The mill then became known as Moore's Mill.
The mill was run by Mr. Moore and his wife through the late 1800s during which time the mill was used for various purposes including hosting visitors overnight and providing meals. On one such visit a newlywed couple, Oscar Larkin and Ellie Beckwith Stringfield, came to stay at the Moore's Mill in 1882.
“We got to Raleigh about 9:00 and were met by a man from Mr. W.C. Moore’s who had brought a nice horse and buggy for us to drive to Mr. Moore’s where we were invited to take our wedding dinner. We arrived at 1:00 before Mrs. Moore was ready for us, but Mr. Moore met us and made us welcome. This was 4 miles from Wakefield (two miles north of Zebulon) where we were to live. We spent the night and next day went to Wakefield to meet Mrs. Kemp with whom we were to board[.]”
Moore's Mill also served as the location for the local post office by 1874. Postmaster Nancy N. Liles ran the post office where local farmers and merchants would receive mail for the pony express until it was moved in 1888. Records still indicate local farmers receiving mail at the mill as late as 1896. Mr. Moore died in 1913 and the mill was sold.
In the mid-1910s the mill began to also provide power to the community. It operated a generator off a 12-cylinder Cadillac engine which provided power on Fridays and Saturdays. Zebulon later had 36 street lights which were all powered by the mill and an adjacent electric power plant. The power plant was washed away shortly after this in the 1919 flood.
Ownership of the mill and its land was transferred to the town of Zebulon in 1923. The mill was later sold to Dave Privette who owned the mill until it's presumed burning in the 1950s. The town of Zebulon built a water filtration plant in 1963 and it stands near the park today. The town development plan also notes that, “Industries, too, have shared in this spreading out of cities. Modern assembly-line processes require single-story construction, and the two and three story mill of yesteryear often stands vacant today.”
The Park
The park was originally constructed in the 1970s in a three-acre plot of land and was then named Jaycee Park. The park fell into disuse and was abandoned by the Zebulon town parks department until a citizen by the name of John Middleswarth began to restore the park in 1985. The Zebulon's park system then adopted the park about five years later and it became known as Little River Park.
Damage and Repair
The dam has been damaged and repaired many times over its history. A flood in 1919 destroyed dam power facilities. Based on graffiti found on stones that would have been under the waterline at the time (stating -L.E.R March 10, 1928), there was another flood in 1928. Hurricanes in 1996, 1999, and most recently Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, have caused even more flood damage. The most recent damage from Hurricane Matthew has yet to be repaired. The Zebulon town commission voted in January not to pursue using FEMA funding to rebuild the dam and has since filed a plan to pursue streambank revitalization, which would restore the river to its original state before the existence of the dam and would remove all existing dam structures. Some of the funds would also go to building additions to the existing park and trails along the river. As of April 4, 2018, the town commission is still waiting for approval for the streambank revitalization project.
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"God, the Omnipotent!" also known as "God, the All-terrible!" is a hymn with words written in 1842 by Henry F. Chorley (1808–1872) and 3rd and 4th stanzas by John Ellerton (1826–1893) in 1870. It is based on a text from Revelation 19:6, "The Lord God omnipotent reigneth" (KJV). Set in 11.10.11.9 meter, the tune is from the 19th century Russian national anthem, God Save The Tsar!, composed by Alexei Lvov (1798–1870) in 1833.
The original form appears to be the "All-terrible", but from the early 20 century the "Omnipotent" versions seems to have become more popular. The "All-terrible" form was retained when the [British] Methodist Hymn-Book was published in 1933.
The tune name is Russian Hymn in various modern hymnals, such as those of the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), or just Russia, as in The Hymnal 1982 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Called "stirring" by one hymn editor, the hymn is described as having "a triumphant, positive quality". The lyrics are as follows:
In 1982, new words to the Russian Hymn tune were composed by Carl P. Daw Jr., entitled Christ the Victorious, for the U.S. Episcopal Church's The Hymnal 1982. Both versions, God, the Omnipotent! and Christ the Victorious, appear in The Hymnal 1982.
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Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Richmond West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 35,884 at the 2020 census, up from 31,973 at the 2010 census.
History
Richmond West has its origins as an early 1900s settlement named Eureka. In 1907, the one-room Eureka Schoolhouse was built at the corner of S.W. 147th Avenue (Naranja Road) and S.W. 184th Street (Eureka Drive). It closed in 1916 when it and six other area one-room schoolhouses were consolidated into the Redland Farm Life School four miles to the south. In 1927, the Seaboard Air Line Railway arrived, building a depot in the settlement, by then known as Richmond. Although the depot has long since been demolished, the railroad line, now owned by Seaboard's successor CSX, remains.
The 1945 Homestead hurricane caused an estimated $50,000,000-worth of damage, impacting the area. Nearly half of the financial loss happened at the neighboring Richmond Naval Air Station, where winds ignited a fire at three hangars, destroying 25 blimps, 366 planes and 150 automobiles.
The area remained mostly agricultural until the mid-1980s, when several sub-developments and the Dadeland Mobile Home Park were built south of S.W. 152nd Street (Coral Reef Drive). In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew destroyed the mobile home park and devastated the surrounding area. Many of the homes and businesses in the area were completely destroyed. In subsequent years, the area was gradually rebuilt, and development proceeded southward to the community's southern border at Eureka Drive.
Geography
Richmond West is located 21 miles (34 km) southwest of downtown Miami at 25°36′37″N 80°25′40″W / 25.610164°N 80.427836°W / 25.610164; -80.427836. It is bordered to the north by Country Walk, and Zoo Miami is in part of the square mile to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (11 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 2.59%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
At the 2020 United States census, there were 35,884 people, 9,861 households and 8,745 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
At the 2000 census, there were 28,082 people, 7,833 households and 7,175 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,720.5 per square mile (2,594.8/km2). There were 8,188 housing units at an average density of 1,959.5 per square mile (756.6/km2). The racial make-up of the CDP was 78.33% White (18.8% were Non-Hispanic White,) 8.51% African American, 0.21% Native American, 2.29% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 6.49% from other races and 4.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 70.02% of the population.
There were 7,833 households, of which 59.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 8.4% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.59 and the average family size was 3.69.
32.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64 and 5.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median household income was $59,608 and the median family income for a family was $59,551. Males had a median income of $36,589 and females $26,896. The per capita income was $18,544. About 3.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
Speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 73.23% of residents, while English made up 24.48%, and French 1.66%.
Richmond West had the 17th-highest percentage of Cuban Americans in the US (29.30%), the 130th-highest percentage of Puerto Ricans (7.28%), the 21st-highest percentage of Colombians i(5.13%), the seventh-highest percentage of Nicaraguans (4.19%), the 54th-highest percentage of Dominicans (2.48%), the 41st-highest percentage of Jamaicans (3.20%), the 28th-highest percentage of Peruvians (1.80%, tied with North Miami Beach) and the 12th-highest percentage of Venezuelans (1.36%).
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1960 studio album by Perry Como
For the Young at Heart was Perry Como's seventh RCA Victor 12" long-play album, released in 1960. For The Young At Heart was a concept album with all the songs having "Young" in their title. It is also the first Perry Como album produced by Hugo & Luigi.
The producers Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore banned strings from the studio, instead employing a nine-piece horn section, a prominent rhythm section with much guitar, and an ever-present chorus. The arrangements by O.B. Masingill, although uncredited, are quite unique, bright and uptempo with a touch of swing.
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English cricketer and British Army officer (1904–1942)
Howard Cyril Frederick Vella Dunbar (20 October 1904 – 23 July 1942) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Colonel Benjamin Howard Vella Dunbar DSO and his wife Helen, he was born in British India at Poona. He moved to England at a young age with his parents, where he resided at Clapham Common. He was educated at Ampleforth College, where he played for the cricket XI. Deciding on a career in the British Army, Dundar attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He graduated into the Royal Tank Corps as a second lieutenant in August 1924, with promotion to lieutenant following in August 1926. He was posted to India in the final years of the 1920s, where he played first-class cricket. He made two appearances for the Europeans cricket team against the Muslims in 1929 and 1930 in the Lahore Tournament, in addition to playing for Punjab Governor's XI against the Muslims at Lahore in 1930. He scored 64 runs in his three first-class matches, with a highest score of 28.
Upon his return to England, he was appointed an assistant instructor at the Tank Driving and Maintenance School at Bovington Camp in June 1934. He was promoted to captain in March 1936, and the following year he relinquished his post at Bovington in May, returning to the establishment. Dunbar served with the now renamed Royal Tank Regiment in the Second World War, seeing promotion to major in August 1941. He saw action in the North African campaign with the 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment. In the midst of the First Battle of El Alamein the British position was precarious, with Rommel's Afrika Korps stopped just short of Alexandria. Arriving in North Africa in July 1942, the 40th were immediately pushed into re-enforcing the British line. With the Axis forces holding the strategically important Ruweisat Ridge, this became a key objective for pushing back the Axis advance. On 23 July 1942, the 40th attacked the ridge, encountering heavy casualties due to Axis mines. Pushing on with the advance, C squadron were soon surrounded by German panzers of the 15th and 21st Panzer Division's, resulting in the loss of 93 of the 104 Valentine tanks which were involved in the assault. Among those killed in action was Dunbar. He was buried at the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery.
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1996 video game
Normality is a 3D graphic adventure, released in June 1996 by Gremlin Interactive. All cut-scenes in the game are pre-rendered. The game's engine was later used in the game Realms of the Haunting. It was re-released in 2011 with Microsoft Windows support on GOG.com, with macOS support following in 2013 and Linux support in 2014.
Plot
The story revolves around Kent Knutson, a rebellious teenager in the city of Neutropolis, from which various places take up the setting of the game. Neutropolis, a once thriving and vibrant city, is now a dark and polluted police state in which any kind of fun is prohibited. When the game begins, Kent is released after having been imprisoned by the "Norms", the city's police force, for whistling a happy tune while walking down the street. While in prison, he receives a note from an anonymous inmate telling him about the underground insurrection group that he might want to join.
After being released from jail, the player starts the game in Kent's apartment, having to go find and join this resistance group. After winning the trust of the resistance group Kent must assist them in overthrowing the dictator Paul who is responsible for the city's sorry state, in which his twin brother Saul was rumored to be dead because of him.
Release
Normality was self-published in the United Kingdom by Gremlin Interactive. It had a small credited voice cast. Interplay handled publishing duties in the US and decided to entirely replace the voice cast with a broader range of actors that it felt would appeal more to the US market. This included casting Corey Feldman in the role of the main character.
Reception
Reception
Reviewing the game in Maximum, Rich Leadbetter praised the rendered intro, the believability of the 3D environment, the setting, and the user-friendly interface, while criticizing the dull scenario and repetitive speech. He concluded, "Although technically innovative and visually impressive, this one is for adventure fans only." A reviewer for Next Generation said the free roaming, real-time 3D environment is an impressive change of pace for the adventure genre, but feels incongruous in light of the fact that the game does not allow any interaction beyond what is traditionally seen in adventure games. He complimented the puzzles as being logical and not overly difficult, but added that veteran adventure gamers might find them too easy because of that. He summarized the game as "at least mildly fun and entertaining."
Scorpia of Computer Gaming World had a generally favorable opinion of Normality, although she disliked its load times and certain interface bugs. She summarized, "Overall, though, Normality isn't bad."
Trivia
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Gusuku in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates: 26°35′15″N 127°58′45″E / 26.5875758°N 127.9792328°E / 26.5875758; 127.9792328
Nago Castle (名護城, Nago jō, Okinawan: Nagu gushiku) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Nago, Okinawa. It was built in the 14th century and served as the home of the Aji of Nago Magiri. In 1416, the army of Chūzan, led by Shō Hashi, attacked and captured the castle during the invasion of Hokuzan.
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Fictional religious sect in comics
The Church of Humanity is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is an anti-mutant, Christian-based religious sect. It was created by Joe Casey, though Uncanny X-Men writer Chuck Austen featured the hate group in a controversial storyline which involved an elaborate plan to install the recently ordained Nightcrawler as Pope and stage a false Rapture using incendiary communion wafers as part of a plot to topple the Catholic Church (although the Rapture, as a concept, is not considered valid by Catholicism).
Fictional history
The Church of Humanity preaches that man is created in God's image, but mutants are not. They are the more radical offshoot of the Friends of Humanity anti-mutant group, but with a religious discourse, similar to the Purifiers, the followers of Reverend William Stryker. The Church of Humanity is similar to real-life white supremacist religious groups such as the Christian Identity movement.
The Church of Humanity crucified some mutants on the lawn on the X-Mansion including Skin, Magma and Jubilee. Archangel used his healing blood to revive Magma and Jubilee, but, apparently, Skin, among several others didn't have the same luck. The X-Men investigated and found the headquarters of the Church of Humanity.
Members
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A prosection is the dissection of a cadaver (human or animal) or part of a cadaver by an experienced anatomist in order to demonstrate for students anatomic structure. In a dissection, students learn by doing; in a prosection, students learn by either observing a dissection being performed by an experienced anatomist or examining a specimen that has already been dissected by an experienced anatomist (etymology: Latin pro- "before" + sectio "a cutting")
A prosection may also refer to the dissected cadaver or cadaver part which is then reassembled and provided to students for review.
Use of prosections in medicine
Prosections are used primarily in the teaching of anatomy in disciplines as varied as human medicine, chiropractic, veterinary medicine, and physical therapy. Prosections may also be used to teach surgical techniques (such as the suturing of skin), pathology, physiology, reproduction medicine and theriogenology, and other topics.
The use of the prosection teaching technique is somewhat controversial in medicine. In the teaching of veterinary medicine, the goal is to "create the best quality education ... while ensuring that animals are not used harmfully and that respect for animal life is engendered within the student." Others have concluded that dissections and prosections have a negative impact on students' respect for patients and human life. Some scholars argue that while actual hands-on experience is essential, alternatives such as plastinated or freeze-dried cadavers are just as effective in the teaching of anatomy while dramatically reducing the number of cadavers or cadaver parts needed. Other alternatives such as instructional videos, plastic models, and printed materials also exist. Some studies find them equally effective as dissection or prosections, and some schools of human medicine in the UK have abandoned the use of cadavers entirely. But others question the usefulness of these alternatives, arguing dissection or prosection of cadavers are required for in-depth learning and teach skills alternatives cannot. Some scholars and teachers go so far as to argue that cadavers and prosections are irreplaceable in the teaching of medicine.
Whether prosections are as effective as dissections in the teaching of medicine is also an unsettled aspect of medical education. Some have concluded that prosections are equally effective. However, others argue that the use of prosections is not as effective, and that dissections help students learn about "detached concern," better understand medical uncertainty, and allow teachers to raise moral issues about death and dying.
Some academics conclude that the effectiveness of prosections versus dissection or other alternatives depends on the type of anatomy or the discipline being taught (e.g., anatomy versus pathology), that the teaching of anatomy is yet insufficiently understood, and that existing studies are too narrow or limited to draw conclusions.
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1959 studio album by Bud Shank
Latin Contrasts (also released as Brazilliance Vol. 3) is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank with arrangements by Laurindo Almeida first released on the World Pacific label in 1959.
Reception
AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars.
Track listing
All compositions by Laurindo Almeida, except as indicated.
Personnel
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Species of virus
Puma lentivirus (PLV) is a retrovirus. A study in 2003 indicated that domestic cats infected with Puma lentivirus or Lion lentivirus (LLV) began producing anti-FIV immune responses.
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Internal elections in the Histadrut Labor Union
Elections to the first congress of the Zionist trade union centre Histadrut were held in 1920 (the congress itself convened on December 4, 1920). In total 4433 of about 7000 Jewish workers in Palestine participated. The election was marred by irregularities, and the Jewish Socialist Workers Party (MPSI) protested against the 'fraudulent behaviour' of the dominant parties after the election.
Results
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Species of flowering plant
Rumex persicarioides is a flowering dicot species in the family Polygonaceae. This species flowers annually in the summer-time but on rare occasions it has been found to be biennial. R. persicarioides is not cultivated for human use and should not be confused with the similarly named genus Persicariae.
Taxonomy
Rumex persicarioides was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It has been treated as a variety of Rumex maritimus (as R. maritimus var. persicarioides by R. S. Mitchell), but is accepted as a full species by other sources, including the online Flora of North America.
Description
R. persicarioides stands erect at about 15–75 cm in height. The plant contains papillose and pubescent protrusions in its inflorescence and on the abaxial leaf blade. The stem is mostly inflorescent, with branching mostly starting a third of the way up from the base. Shorter plants start inflorescence at the base of the stem. Flowers of R. persicarioides are straw-colored and densely whorled at the distal most end of the inflorescence. The flowers consist of triangular tepals with tooth-like margins and brown fruiting achenes. The pedicels are threadlike and weakly visible, being 3-7mm in length. The leaves of R. persicarioides are long, thin lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate blades ranging from 5–25 cm in length with vaguely undulated or entire margins. Leaf blades are either truncate or cordate at the base and acute at the tip.
Distribution
R. persicarioides thrives in wet and saline ecosystems, typically being found in coastal regions and salt marshes. It is native to western Canada and the US (British Columbia, Oregon and California) and eastern Canada and the northeastern US (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York State).
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American ice dancer
Keiffer J. Hubbell (born January 15, 1989) is an American ice dancer. He competed with his sister Madison Hubbell from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time (2009, 2011) U.S. pewter medalists, and 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champions.
Personal life
Keiffer Hubbell was born in Lansing, Michigan. He graduated from Laurel Springs High School and majored in biology at Owens Community College to study Herpetology. He trained in gymnastics as a child, but quit at age 9 when he began skating.
Career
Early career
Keiffer Hubbell started skating at age 9. After a brief early partnership with Brittany Blackshaw, he teamed up with his sister, Madison Hubbell, in early 2001. They originally represented the Lansing Skating Club in competition.
In the 2001–2002 season, Madison and Keiffer Hubbell competed for the first time on the Juvenile level, which is the lowest competition level in the U.S. Figure Skating structure. They competed at the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships, the qualifying competition for the U.S. Junior Championships. They placed second in the first compulsory dance, and then won the other two compulsory dances and the free dance to win the Juvenile event. This win qualified them for the 2002 U.S. Junior Championships, where they placed 9th in the first compulsory dance, 6th in the second, and 7th in the free dance to place 7th overall.
In the 2002–2003 season, the Hubbells remained on the Juvenile level. At the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships, they won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal. This win qualified them for the 2003 U.S. Junior Championships, where they won the first compulsory dance, placed second in the second compulsory dance, and won the free dance to win the gold medal overall.
The Hubbells moved up to the Intermediate level in the 2003–2004 season and began represented the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club in competition. At the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships, they won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal. This win qualified them for the 2004 U.S. Junior Championships, where they placed second in the first compulsory dance and then won both the second compulsory dance and the free dance to win the gold medal overall. This was their second consecutive national title.
In the 2004–2005 season, the Hubbells moved up to the Novice level, which is the first level that competes at the U.S. Championships. At the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships, the first qualifying competition for the national championships, the Hubbells won all three segments of the competition, winning the competition ahead of training mates Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates. This win qualified them for the Midwestern Sectional Championships, the final qualifying competition for the national championships. At the sectional championships, the Hubbells won both compulsory dances and then placed second in the free skate to win the silver medal behind Samuelson / Bates. This win qualified them to the 2005 U.S. Championships. At the national championships, the Hubbells placed second in the first compulsory dance, then placed sixth in both the second compulsory dance and the free dance segments to place 5th overall. Following the event, the Hubbells were assigned to the Estonia International Dance Competition. At that spring competition, which was their first major international event, the Hubbells won all three segments of the competition and won the gold medal. This medal qualified the Hubbells for the USFSA Reserve team for the following season.
The Hubbells remained on the Novice level for the 2005–2006 season. At the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships, they won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal. This win qualified them for the Midwestern Sectional Championships, where they competed under the ISU Judging System for the first time. They won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal by a margin of victory of 8.88 points ahead of silver medalists Piper Gilles / Timothy McKernan. This win qualified them for the 2006 U.S. Championships. At the event, the Hubbells tied with fellow sibling team Cathy Reed / Chris Reed in the first compulsory dance with a score of 19.23. The tie was broken by the technical elements mark and so the Hubbells won that segment of the competition. The Hubbells won the second compulsory dance by a margin of 0.29 points ahead of the Reeds. The Hubbells lost the free dance to the Reeds by 1.68 points. The Hubbells placed second overall, winning the silver medal and placed second overall by a margin of 1.39 points behind the Reeds and 6.22 points ahead of bronze medalists Samantha Tomarchio / Nicholas Sinchak.
Junior career
The Hubbells moved up to the Junior level both nationally and internationally in the 2006–2007 season. They made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut on the 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. At their first event, the event in Courchevel, France, the Hubbells placed second in the compulsory and original dances and then won the free dance. They won the silver medal behind Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev by a margin of 0.78 points. The Hubbells were then assigned to their second event, the event in The Hague, Netherlands. They placed third in the compulsory dance segment and then won both the original and free dances to win the gold medal overall by a margin of victory of 1.84 points ahead of silver medalists Grethe Grünberg / Kristian Rand. These two placements combined qualified them for the 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, for which the Hubbells were the third-ranked qualifiers. Qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix Final had also given them a bye to the U.S. Championships.
At the Junior Grand Prix Final, the Hubbells placed second in the Midnight Blues compulsory dance by a margin of 0.17 points behind Bobrova / Soloviev. They won both the original and free dances to win the gold medal overall by a margin of victory of 2.17 points ahead of silver medalists and training mates Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates.
At the 2007 U.S. Championships, the Hubbells placed second in both compulsory dances behind Samuelson / Bates. They won the original dance and went into the free dance in first place overall, where they placed second. They won the silver medal overall, placing second by a margin of 0.17 points behind champions Samuelson / Bates, and 24.56 points ahead of bronze medalists and training-mates Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt. The top three junior dance teams were named to the 2007 Junior Worlds, and all three junior teams were coached Yaroslava Nechaeva and Yuri Chesnichenko.
At the 2007 Junior Worlds, the Hubbells both fell in the Silver Samba compulsory dance and placed 12th in that segment of the competition. They placed 5th in the original dance and 4th in the free dance to move up to place 6th overall.
The Hubbells remained on the Junior level for the 2007-2008 season. Originally scheduled to compete on the 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, the Hubbells withdrew from their events and missed the fall season due to an injury to Keiffer. They began their competitive season at the Midwestern Sectional Championships, where they won all three segments of the competition to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Championships. At the national championships, the Hubbells won the compulsory dance, placed third in the original dance, and then won the free dance to win the gold medal overall. This win qualified them for the 2008 Junior Worlds. At the World Junior Championships, the Hubbells placed 5th in all three segments of the competition and 5th overall.
In the 2008–2009 season, the Hubbells moved up to the senior level nationally and remained juniors internationally. They competed on the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix. At their first event in Mexico City, Mexico, they won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal by a margin of victory of 17.26 points ahead of silver medalists Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill. The Hubbells were then assigned to their second event, the event in Cape Town, South Africa, where they again won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal by a margin of victory of 9.25 points ahead of silver medalists Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue. These two placements combined qualified them for the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, for which the Hubbells were the top-ranked qualifiers. Qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix Final also gave them a bye to the U.S. Championships.
The Junior Grand Prix Final was being held for the first time concurrently with the Grand Prix Final and so therefore did not include a compulsory dance segment. The Hubbells fell during the original dance and placed 6th in that segment of the competition. They placed second in the free skate and won the silver medal overall, placing 6.47 points behind champions Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein.
The Hubbells made their senior national debut at the 2009 U.S. Championships. They placed fourth in the compulsory dance, the original dance, and the free dance, to place fourth overall and win the pewter medal. They were named to the team for the 2009 Junior Worlds for the third consecutive year.
At the 2009 World Junior Championships, the Hubbells placed 2nd in the compulsory dance, 3rd in the original dance, and 4th in the free skate to place 4th overall, placing 0.46 points behind bronze medalists Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro.
Following the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard competition, the Hubbells moved from Yaroslava Nechaeva and Yuri Chesnichenko – who coached them in Ann Arbor, Michigan for 10 years – to Pasquale Camerlengo and Anjelika Krylova in Detroit, Michigan.
On May 12, 2011, the Hubbells announced the end of their partnership. In 2012, he teamed up with Anastasia Olson.
Programs
With Olson
With Madison Hubbell
Competitive highlights
With Olson
With Hubbell
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Online education company
SkilledUp is a company that curates online courses. It indexes courses from providers including Coursera, edX, Udacity, Udemy, and lynda.com. These courses generally teach different job skills including programming, web development, graphic design, and marketing. Its search tool is also an API that is used by Elance University.
SkilledUp has a "Learning Hub" with articles about the curated courses and articles on related subjects such as careers, experts on skills, and online education. SkilledUp's blog provides additional articles that discuss relevant topics rather than reporting on courses.
SkilledUp is a small company based in Manhattan. It launched its site in July 2012. It has since been reported on by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Lifehacker, TechCrunch, and US News.
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German judoka
Otto Smirat is a German judo athlete, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won medals at international competitions.
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Turkish footballer
Ömer Toprak (born 21 July 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. He formerly played for the Turkey national team.
Club career
Toprak began his career with TSB Ravensburg in 1994. In 2001, he moved to FV Ravensburg.
SC Freiburg
Toprak signed for SC Freiburg in 2005. Three years later, He signed his first professional contract in the 2007–08 season. During that period, he played for Freiburg U19 and the reserve team and won 22 games with the latter.
In his first professional season, he featured in 26 league games and scored 4 goals as Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga and promoted after a defeat of VfL Osnabrück. On 9 June 2009, Toprak suffered from a karting accident, causing him to miss the first half of the 2009–10 season but he recovered, scoring a goal against Hamburger SV on the 65th minute. Toprak played 24 league games during the 2010–11 season.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen signed Toprak as a replacement for newly retired Sami Hyypiä for a reported transfer fee of €2 to 3 million. He appeared in the match versus Dynamo Dresden in the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal but they were eliminated 4–3. In Bayer's first match against Mainz 05, he scored an own goal, causing his team to lose 2–0. He scored another own goal against Hertha BSC. Bayer managed to qualify to the Champions League round of 16, where they were eliminated by FC Barcelona.
In January 2014, Toprak agreed a contract extension until 2018.
Werder Bremen
In August 2019, Toprak joined Werder Bremen on a year-long loan from Borussia Dortmund. Werder Bremen announced the deal includes an purchase obligation to permanently sign Toprak that would come into effect with a "high likelihood"; the reported transfer fee agreed for that case was reported as €5 to 6 million. The permanent signing took effect in July 2020.
Antalyaspor
On 30 June 2022, Toprak signed a two-year contract with Antalyaspor.
International career
He was included in the Germany U19 that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He appeared in three matches during the tournament, scoring one goal.
On 30 September 2011, Toprak was named to the Turkey national team by coach Guus Hiddink for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Germany and Azerbaijan. He made his Turkish debut on 15 November against Croatia in the second leg of UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs, playing the full 90 minutes of a goalless draw at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb which ensured that Croatia advanced to the finals 3–0 on aggregate.
Personal life
Toprak is the son of Turkish immigrants from Sivas. He was born and raised in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. He has one older sister and two older brothers one of whom, Harun, is also a professional football player for FV Ravensburg. His cousin, Rahman Soyudoğru, has also played professional football, including in Germany and Turkey.
On 9 June 2009, Toprak was involved in a karting accident, in which he suffered severe burns and had to be treated in a special clinic. He was able to resume training after only four months.
Career statistics
Club
As of 1 June 2022
International
As of matches played on 3 January 2021
Honours
SC Freiburg
Borussia Dortmund
Germany U19
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Female character in the Persian epic Shahnameh
Farangis (Persian: فَرَنگیس) or Frigis (Persian: فریگیس) is a female character in the Persian epic Shahnameh. She is the eldest daughter of Afrasiab, king of Turan. She is also the second and favourite wife of Siyâvash, the saintlike prince of Iran (Siyâvash's first wife was Juraira daughter of Piran Viseh) and mother of a legendary hero and later Shah of Iran, Kai Khosrow. Although a Turanian by birth, Farangis shows loyalty to her husband's kingdom and dynasty. She accompanies her son when he leaves Turan in the hopes of gathering an Iranian army to avenge Siyâvash.
After the murder of her husband Siyâvash and being left with her son Kai Khosrow, Farangis mourns him for a year. The dignitaries at the court of King Kavus try to console her. They promise that her brother-in-law Fariborz will avenge the murder of his brother. Further, they present Fariborz as a suitable husband for her. Aided by Rostam, Fariborz takes Farangis to his seraglio.
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The level of free convection (LFC) is the altitude in the atmosphere where an air parcel lifted adiabatically until saturation becomes warmer than the environment at the same level, so that positive buoyancy can initiate self-sustained convection.
Finding the LFC
The usual way of finding the LFC is to lift a parcel from a lower level along the dry adiabatic lapse rate until it crosses the saturated mixing ratio line of the parcel: this is the lifted condensation level (LCL). From there on, follow the moist adiabatic lapse rate until the temperature of the parcel reaches the air mass temperature, at the equilibrium level (EL). If the temperature of the parcel along the moist adiabat is warmer than the environment on further lift, one has found the LFC.
Use
Since the volume of the parcel is larger than the surrounding air after LFC by the ideal gas law (PV = nRT), it is less dense and becomes buoyant rising until its temperature (at E) equals the surrounding airmass. If the airmass has one or many LFC, it is potentially unstable and may lead to convective clouds like cumulus and thunderstorms.
From the level of free convection to the point where the ascending parcel again becomes colder than its surroundings, the equilibrium level (E), any air parcel gain kinetic energy which is calculated by its Convective available potential energy (CAPE), giving the potential for severe weather.
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American politician
John Robinson McCravy III (born September 6, 1958) is an American attorney and politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 13th District, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Republican party. In addition to serving in the State House, McCravy is an attorney and teaches law at Lander University.
He is the grandson of state legislator John R. McCravy.
Electoral history
2012 SC House of Representatives
McCravy's first run for office was for the seat of outgoing incumbent Lewis Pinson in 2012. He was defeated in the Republican primary.
2016 SC House of Representatives
McCravy was the only Republican to run in 2016, so there was no Republican primary. He defeated Democrat Michael Gaskin in the general election.
2018 SC House of Representatives
McCravy was the only Republican to run in 2018, so there was no Republican primary. The 2018 general election was a rematch from 2016; McCravy defeated Gaskin by a similar margin.
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A list of films produced in the Cinema of Portugal ordered by year of release in the 1970s. For an alphabetical list of Portuguese films see Category:Portuguese films
1970s
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Human settlement in England
Britwell is a residential housing estate and civil parish in the north west of Slough, Berkshire, South East England. It is about 23 miles (37 km) west of Charing Cross, the centremost point of London.
The name Britwell derives from the old English beorhtan wiellan meaning 'bright, clear well'.
History
The place now known as the Britwell Estate was originally farm land. Modern-day Britwell, which has the well-defined geographic boundaries of Farnham Lane (in the north), Lower Britwell Road and Haymill Road (to the west), Whittaker Road and Northborough Road (south) and Long Readings Lane (east), was created as a large overspill housing estate for bombed-out Londoners[citation needed] at the end of the Second World War. Britwell was one of a number of London County Council estates built at the time, with other estates in places including Langley and Swindon. The first of 11,000 tenants arrived in August 1956 and were delighted with the "roomy and modern" houses, complete with large swivel windows – "a boon to housewives".[citation needed] There was a dearth of amenities at first, but after the founding of the community association in 1959, the estate finally got a bus service into Slough, and a community centre in 1966.
When the Britwell Estate was created, its postal address was Farnham Royal, near Slough. The local authority at the time was Eton Rural District Council in the county of Buckinghamshire.
In 1965, the London County Council was one of a number of authorities replaced by the Greater London Council (GLC). When the GLC was in turn abolished in 1986, the social housing on Britwell was transferred to Slough Borough Council. Mortgages issued by the GLC authority were transferred to the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Government
Following the Local Government Act 1972, Britwell was transferred to Berkshire, to form part of the borough of Slough. A civil parish was established at that point for the part of the estate that had previously lain in the Burnham civil parish. The current Parish Council had 13 parish councillors and covers approximately 60% of the Britwell Estate.
The Britwell Electoral ward included the parish area and extends westwards to the Five Points crossroads in Burnham. It has three borough councillors. The southern part of Long Readings Lane and the south side of Cowper Road became part of the Britwell ward for the first time in 2004 following a Boundary Commission review.
The Parish Council have provided premises for use as a Neighbourhood Police Office within their parish ground; this is well used by the local beat team, PCSOs and community wardens.
In 2018 the parish, and neighbouring Wexham Court, were scheduled for abolition in April 2019, but after an appeal by the parish councils and a judicial review the order was quashed and the parishes remain unchanged.
Geography
Britwell has two Local nature reserves, the first is on the South Western border of the village called Haymill Valley, and the other is on the northern border called Cocksherd Wood.
In the media
Britwell's row of shops featured as a backdrop in the dystopia themed movie V for Vendetta. Britwell has also featured in the ITV drama Torn. The shops also represented 1970s Belfast in the film Titanic Town starring Julie Walters.[citation needed]
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Settlement in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Żarnowo [ʐarˈnɔvɔ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Grzmiąca, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
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Zabasearch.com is a website that searches for and collates disparate information regarding United States residents, including names, current and past addresses, phone numbers, and birth years, and then permits the user to query other search engines with this information to retrieve additional data, such as satellite photos of addresses and criminal background checks.
History
ZabaSearch was founded by Nick Matzorkis and Robert Zakari The website allows free searches for certain information,[which?] but requests for further information are directed to Intelius[citation needed]. Premium services, accessible by registering an email address and password at the site, or by signing in via Facebook, entitle users to run a free Zabasearch background check or to search by phone number. After a trial period, premium services are accessible via a monthly fee.
Zabasearch was acquired by Intelius in December 2008.
Zabasearch claims it overtook Yahoo! People Search as the highest trafficked people search engine by May 2005.
Description
Irene Davids, in an article posted at KillerStartups.com, describes Zabasearch thusly:
Do you have a cousin that you haven’t seen for years and would like to know where to reach him? Maybe you would like to start stalking your favorite celebrity? Then go to Zabasearch, considered google on steroids, this site provides you with a free and easy to use search bar, where you can type anybody’s name, that is, anybody that lives in the United States, and their address and phone numbers will appear. A recent search for a certain Hollywood and indie film star who shall remain nameless (let’s avoid stalkers, ok?) fielded results showing she owned a house in the Hollywood Hills and an apartment in Greenwich Village in NYC.
As SFGate's David Lazarus further discussed in 2005, regarding the site's free and paid services:
ZabaSearch buys and gives away basic personal data as a loss leader to induce visitors to purchase more comprehensive background checks for $20 each.
The company charges $100 for even more in-depth searches, with a money- back guarantee if the person sought doesn't turn up.
It also carries a paid link to Experian, the credit-reporting agency, to obtain a free credit report. (This will automatically sign you up as well for Experian's credit-monitoring program, which will cost $9.95 a month unless you opt out after a 30-day trial period.)
The company asserts that all of the information accessible on the site was already extant on the Internet on many government or corporate databases, the likes of which could (usually) already be accessed piecemeal by the general public. As such, they assert that the site fosters nothing new except the convenience of gathering the data automatically and is not suited for use by potential identity thieves.[citation needed]
The website, which may be searched online as well as accessed on the Google Toolbar,[citation needed] allows consumers who register there the option to be notified by email when they, or people they know, are being searched and advised who is searching their name or social security number.[citation needed]
Reception
Irene Davids' aforementioned review at KillerStartups.com hinted at the site's usefulness for stalking but skewed towards favorable, while Reviewopedia's balanced review of Zabasearch, metatitled "Zabasearch - Legit or Scam?", even-handedly enumerates the site's pros and cons. As of April 5, 2014, the two articles posted in the "Related Articles" section, positioned immediately below the Zabasearch review, are both cautionary, "People Search Websites and What You Should Know" and "Protect Yourself from Online Identity Theft".
Email messages containing personal information that were previously not searchable by Google, Internet Explorer or FireFox became searchable sometime before June 2014, which many people may consider to be a violation of privacy. Zabasearch previously claimed to only share names and email addresses of users and information already published elsewhere, and not the text of personal messages.
However, numerous complaints about Zabasearch have been posted with various agencies - such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding Internet privacy, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC), and the California Office of Privacy Protection (COPP).
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Austrian classically trained bar and jazz
Musical artist
Louie Austen (born Alois Luef on 19 September 1946) is an Austrian classically trained bar and jazz crooner who has been active in the electronic music scene.
Biography
Austen was born on 19 September 1946 in Vienna, Austria.
Austen, among other cultural and musical activities, played a part in an adaption of Johann Nestroy's play "Höllenangst" at the Viennese Burgtheater and is regularly still performing every Saturday at the Cascade Bar of the Marriott hotel in Vienna.
Since 1999, Louie Austen also is a performer in electronic music and has released many albums and singles in this genre he refers to as electrocrooning. His last album Iguana has been released on Klein Records in 2006 and his new double album "Last Man Crooning / Electrotaining You!" got released in 2010 along with two singles and is his 7th studio album on his own label LA Music – Louie Austen Music he had founded back in 2007 as a home for his musical releases.
Austen has a cameo as gambler in Stefan Ruzowitzky´s The Counterfeiters movie, which won in the category best foreign movie at the 2008 Oscars.
Discography
Albums
Singles
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Species of butterfly
Papilio acheron is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to East Malaysia.
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Golden Heart is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler.
Golden Heart may also refer to:
Topics referred to by the same term
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City in Iowa, United States
Walford is a city in Benton and Linn counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,366 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Walford was originally called Terry, and under the latter name was laid out in the year 1884 when the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad was extended to that point. In 1889, the town's name was changed to Walford, primarily at the behest of the U.S. Postal Service due to the similarity of names between Terry and Perry, Iowa. In 1897, Walford gained national attention when the general store burned down, leaving a charred corpse; since two men were missing, news stories about the identity of the corpse and the hunt for the survivor made the headlines for weeks.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2), all land.
Climate
This region has significant seasonal temperature differences, going from warm summers to very cold winters. There is precipitation year-round. Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and during a very occasional tropical system.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,463 people, 479 households, and 414 families living in the city. The population density was 1,318.0 inhabitants per square mile (508.9/km2). There were 492 housing units at an average density of 443.2 per square mile (171.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 479 households, of which 52.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 13.6% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.29.
The median age in the city was 35.1 years. 33.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 5.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,224 people, 389 households, and 348 families living in the city. The population density was 1,276.8 inhabitants per square mile (493.0/km2). There were 399 housing units at an average density of 416.2 per square mile (160.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.94% White, 0.25% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population.
There were 389 households, out of which 56.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.5% were non-families. 8.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.35.
36.4% were under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 14.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $67,833, and the median income for a family was $70,000. Males had a median income of $42,197 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,370. None of the families and 0.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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American politician
Faye P. Hanohano (born December 21, 1953 in Hilo, Hawaii) is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from January 2007 to January 2015 representing District 4. Hanohano is a member of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Education
Hanohano earned her AD in political science from Hawaii Community College, her BA in sociology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and earned her MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Elections
Controversies
In 2013, Hanohano became offended as workers for Hawaii's State Foundation on Culture and the Arts were hanging several works of art in her capitol office. Hanohano confronted the workers, stating that she did not want any art created by "Haoles, Japs or Pakes" and threatened to cut the department's funding. She later apologized for the racially charged comments in a speech before the House of Representatives whose sincerity would be questioned by local observers.
In 2014, Hanohano again faced controversy over racially insensitive comments, this time on the floor of the House. During a meeting of the Ocean Management and Hawaiian Affairs committee that she chairs, Rep. Hanohano responded to testimony of Hawaii Pacific University student Aarin Jacobs about measures to protect sea life by angrily demanding to know why "all of you westerners want to come over here and tell us what to do". It was reported on March 1, 2014, that the Hawaiian House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the matter, but that Rep. Hanohano had refused to apologize for the remark.
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Body of water
Longmu (Tibetan: ལུང་མུ་མཚོ, Wylie: lung mu mtsho; Chinese: 龙木错; pinyin: Lóngmù Cuò), also Longmu Co or Longmucuo, is a glacial lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It was explored in 1989 in a Sino-French expedition to western Tibet.
Climate
Map gallery
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Band of Light were an Australian blues rock quartet formed in October 1972 by Tony Buettel on drums, Phil Key on lead vocals and guitar, Peter Roberts on bass guitar and Norm Roue on slide guitar. Roberts was soon replaced by Ian Rilen on bass guitar. They had a top 20 hit single, "The Destiny Song" (July 1973) on the Go-Set National Charts. The group released two albums, Total Union (August 1973) – which peaked at No. 13 – and The Archer (1974) before disbanding in late 1974. Phil Key died in May 1984 of a congenital heart condition; Ian Rilen died of bladder cancer in October 2006.
History
Band of Light were an Australian blues-rock band formed in Sydney in October 1972 by New Zealand-born Phil Key (ex-the Mergers) on lead vocals and lead guitar from New Zealand-formed band, the La De Das, which had relocated to Sydney, in 1968. He recruited latter day bandmate, Peter Roberts (ex-Freshwater, the La De Das) on bass guitar. Norm Roue (ex-Gutbucket, Lotus, Wolfe) on slide guitar and Tony Buettel (ex-Bay City Union, Levi Smith's Clefs, Fraternity, Band of Talabene) on drums joined to complete the line-up. Soon after Ian Rilen (ex-Space, Lotus) replaced Roberts on bass guitar. They appeared at the 1973 Sunbury Music Festival in January and their track, "Messin' with the Kid", was included on a live triple LP, Sunbury 1973 – The Great Australian Rock Festival.
The band was a vehicle for Key to develop his own songs, mostly co-written with his wife Pam Key, under the pseudonym of Wheel, using a quasi-religious philosophy which explored themes of racial equality, social justice, spiritual harmony and cosmic enlightenment. The music was energetic and funky with a heavy blues and boogie style interlaced with intense slide guitar work. In early 1973 they signed with WEA, which issued their debut single, "The Destiny Song", in July. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described it as, "[an] infectious boogie rocker." It peaked at No. 18 on the Go-Set Singles Chart.
They worked consistently touring from Sydney to Melbourne doing pub gigs and concerts whilst playing alongside Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Carson, Coloured Balls (Lobby Loyde's band), Chain, Madder Lake and Buffalo. They released their debut studio album, Total Union (August 1973), which peaked at No. 13 on the Go-Set Albums Chart. Garry Raffaele of The Canberra Times observed, "[they] have the sort of deep, rumbling sound which turns on the disco-goers. It's thumpy and bumpy and makes you want to get up and dance your fool head off." McFarlane felt, "Mostly [it] was standard hard rock, slow 12-bar blues and boogie, but the best tracks revealed [the group] to be an energetic and funky rock band." Another single, "Free Them from Hunger", also appeared in August but it did not chart. It was followed by a non-album single, "Moonstruck", in November and then a four-track self-titled, compilation extended play; but neither charted.
In mid-1974 Buettel, Rilen and Rouen all left and Key formed a new line-up with Dannie Davidson (ex-Tamam Shud, Kahvas Jute) on drums and Billy Williams (ex-Classic Affair) on bass guitar to record the group's second album, The Archer, was issued in that year. McFarlane noticed it has, "a much drier sound than the debut and failed to chart." The band were expanded by Eddie Hansen (ex-Ticket) on lead guitar and Ray Vanderby on keyboards joining for live performances. Key disbanded the group in late 1974.
Afterwards
Buettel became a record producer and worked with Uncanny X-Men and Strange Tenants in the 1980s. Key left the music industry and became a taxi driver in Sydney. Phillip Andrew Key died in May 1984 of a congenital heart condition. Peters worked with Chariot, Flake and Rockwell T. James, the Romantics and Audio Smash. Rilen was a member of various groups, Blackfeather (1975), Rose Tattoo (1976–77), Sardine v (1980–83), and X (1977–79, 1983-90). Ian William Rilen died from bladder cancer, at the age of 59, on 30 October 2006.
Band of Light's releases have been sought after as rarities with vinyl versions of Total Union fetching up to A$300, The Archer USD$100 and the EP, Band of Light USD$250. Total Union was re-released in May 2006 as a remastered CD with five bonus tracks.
Band members
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
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Australian pesticide brand
Mortein is an Australian brand of household insecticide owned by the British company Reckitt. Together with its sister product Aerogard, a popular insect repellent, Mortein is widely used in Australia and is marketed internationally. It is also available in New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Fiji, and the Comoros. The brand has been represented in television commercials by cartoon antagonist Louie the Fly.
In 1969, the Samuel Taylor company was bought by the British company Reckitt & Colman.
Creation
Mortein was made its first appearance as an insecticidal powder in the 1870s by J. Hagemann, a German immigrant to Australia. It is believed that Hagemann himself came up with the name Mortein, with a little help from his French wife. The word "Mortein" is a combination of the French word "mort" (dead) and the German word "ein" (one).
Hagemann used crushed chrysanthemum flowers to produce a pyrethrum extract powder. In the 1920s a squeeze puffer was developed. Hagemann introduced a liquid version in 1928, combining this with kerosene and had a flit gun designed which allowed the insecticide to be sprayed into the air or onto the pests themselves.
Slogan
Mortein's slogan is "More smart, more safe, Mortein." The brand's previous long time slogan and logo was "When you're on a good thing stick to it", accompanied by an illustration of a running dog with an insect attached to the tip of its tail.
Formula
Mortein "Insect Seeking Fly Spray" uses the active ingredients Allethrin (2.09 g/kg) and Resmethrin (0.39 g/kg), both Pyrethroid neuro-toxins. One study found an association between exposure to pyrethroids and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in male, but not female, children. Another study found an association between exposure to pyrethroids and the prevalence of biochemical markers for ADHD in developing mice. There is evidence that continuous exposure to pyrethroid-based mosquito repellents can lead to adverse health effects. Studies have shown significant increase in the levels of plasma glucose, phospholipids, nitrite and nitrate, and lipidperoxides with a decrease in plasma cholesterol. It is also shown that inhaling d-trans-Allethrin can irritate the nose, throat and lungs. High exposure may cause headache, dizziness, irritability, seizures, and a loss of consciousness. Exposure may also cause a skin allergy or asthma-like allergy, and damage the liver and kidneys.
Pyrethroids break down in the environment after one or two days.
Louie the Fly
The company is well known for its popular animated villainous mascot "Louie the Fly", who has been drawn and animated by Geoffry Morgan Pike since 1957. The concept was the brainchild of the late author Bryce Courtenay. Paired with a jingle created by James Joseph (“Jimmy”) White and used in animated TV commercials since 1962, he proudly sings of his own dirtiness, claiming to be afraid of no-one except "the man with the can of Mortein." The character and ditty was sung by Sydney singer Neil Williams, and later actor and comedian Ross Higgins, best known as Ted Bullpitt in Kingswood Country.
The music and lyrics for the jingle were written by James Joseph White and the copyright of the music and lyrics was held by him until his death. The copyright then was inherited by his relatives. The copyright of the jingle is registered with the Australasian Performing Right Association.[citation needed]
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A Mini-Ring is a peal of small bells hung for change-ringing. They are used for training, demonstrational, and leisure purposes.
Although normally hung in secular or private settings, several mini-rings are hung in churches.
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Canadian politician
George Woytkiw (July 5, 1903 – August 31, 1956) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for only two months in 1940. He sat as a Social Credit member from the constituency of Vegreville before he resigned his seat to Solon Earl Low after a by-election on June 20, 1940.
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1999 gubernatorial election in Taraba State, Nigeria
The 1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. PDP candidate Jolly Nyame won the election, defeating APP candidate.
Results
Jolly Nyame from the PDP won the election. APP and AD candidates contested in the election.
The total number of registered voters in the state was 979,001, total votes cast was 839,379, valid votes was 816,117 and rejected votes was 23,262.
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The non-marine molluscs of Guadeloupe are a part of the molluscan fauna of Guadeloupe (wildlife of Guadeloupe). Guadeloupe is a Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Guadeloupe.
Freshwater gastropods
Ampullariidae
Ancylidae
Bulinidae
Hydrobiidae
Lymnaeidae
Neritidae
Planorbidae
Physidae
Thiaridae
Land gastropods
Achatinidae
Annulariidae
Amphibulimidae
Bulimulidae
Euconulidae
Ferussaciidae
Gastrodontidae
Helicinidae
Hydrocenidae
Neocyclotidae = (Poteridae)
Oleacinidae
Pleurodontidae
Pupillidae
Subulinidae
Succineidae
Systrophiidae
Truncatellidae
Thysanophoridae
Urocoptidae
Veronicellidae
Vertiginidae
Bivalvia
Sphaeriidae
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The Lee-Bradford Corporation was an American film distributor of the silent era. It was formed by Arthur A. Lee and F.G. Bradford who gave their names to the company. Based in New York City, it handled the output of independent production companies as well as foreign imports. The company arranged a tie-up with the emerging British studio Gainsborough Pictures.
Selected filmography
Bibliography
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The 2002 United States House of Representatives special election in Oklahoma's 1st congressional district was held on January 8, 2002 to select the successor to Steve Largent (R) who resigned to focus on his campaign for Governor of Oklahoma. Both of the major parties held primaries to determine their nominees. The Republican primary featured a competitive contest between then-First Lady of Oklahoma Cathy Keating, and state Senator Scott Pruitt, and the eventual winner state Representative John Sullivan. Sullivan subsequently defeated Tulsa School Board present Doug Dodd by a ten point margin.
Given the strong conservative bent of the district, which voted for George W. Bush over Al Gore 62% to 38% in 2000 and has not been represented by a Democrat since 1987, Democrats did not seriously contest this race. Nevertheless, Dodd came within ten percentage points of winning the election, significantly outperforming Gore.
Election results
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Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Dominów [dɔˈminuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głusk, within Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 13 km (8 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.
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2014 terrorist attack in France
On 20 December 2014, a man in Joué-lès-Tours near the city of Tours in central France entered a police station and attacked officers with a knife, shouting "Allahu Akbar" and injuring three before he was shot and killed. The attack was categorised as a case of religiously inspired terrorism by Europol, and has been reported by Europol as well as mappings by CNN and AFP as inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Perpetrator
The attacker was identified as Bertrand Nzohabonayo, age 20, a French citizen and former rap musician born in Burundi in 1994, he was known to the police for minor crimes but was not on any watchlist. The attacker had taken Bilal as his new name upon conversion to Islam, and had been posting Islamist material on his Facebook page, including a photograph of the black flag of the Islamic State.
In Burundi, police arrested the attacker's brother, a man with known Islamist sympathies and claimed that they had informed French authorities the previous year that both brothers should be regarded as suspect due to their extreme religious views.
Motivation
The Financial Times described the attack, along with the vehicle-ramming attacks on 21 December in Dijon and 22 December in Nantes as "the first ISIS-linked attacks" in France. According to The Globe and Mail, the attack was "apparently inspired by a video" circulated by ISIL calling on French Muslims to attack non-Muslims using vehicles. According to David C. Rapoport of the University of California, Los Angeles, these three attacks can be understood in the context of the rise of the Islamic State in Syria. "In September 2014, after the U.S. organized its airstrikes, the Islamic State’s chief spokesman called on Muslims in Western countries to find an infidel and ‘smash his head with a rock’, poison him, run him over with a car or ‘destroy his crops’. Two months later a video released in French contained virtually the same message and a series of strange 'lone wolf' attacks followed on three consecutive days, the perpetrators declaring “'God is Great' in Arabic. Three policemen were stabbed in Joué-lès-Tours, and vehicles were used to run over eleven pedestrians in Dijon and ten in Nantes."
Aftermath
The attack was categorised as "religiously inspired terrorism" by Europol, as reported to them by France. Following this attack, the 2014 Dijon attack and 2014 Nantes attack, which were deemed to be unrelated, the French government heightened the nation's security.
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Brigadier Sir Iltyd Nicholl Clayton KBE (15 September 1886 – 30 June 1955) was a British Army officer notable for his attachment to the Middle East Office in Cairo during and after World War II and his involvement in the formation of Arab League and formulation of post-war British policy in the Middle East. Clayton also wanted to create the Greater Syria which would enhance the British dominating influence in the Middle East against Soviet threats, in addition to opposing an independent Jewish State in Palestine.
Biography
Clayton was born in Sandown, Isle of Wight, the son of Lt. Col. William Lewis Nicholl Clayton and Maria Martha Pilkington. He was educated at Lancing College and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, United Kingdom. He was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1906 and promoted lieutenant in 1909. He served in the World War I, reaching the rank of Major. After post-war spells in Iraq and Cairo, he served as Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Artillery from 1934 to 1938 and retired in 1939. Recalled to service during the Second World War, he served as Advisor on Arab Affairs to the British Government (1943–45). He was later Special Advisor to Head of British Middle East Office and served as Minister attached to the British Embassy in Cairo (1947–48).
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1927 Birthday Honours and a Knight Commander of the same Order (KBE) in the 1949 New Year Honours.
Personal life
His older brother, Gilbert, was also a British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator.
He married Marjorie Clemence Duke, daughter of Sir William Duke. They had two daughters and one son. He died in Weobley, Herefordshire, aged 68.
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This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2017, the 62nd year of continuous operation of television in Australia.
Overview of the events of 2017 in Australian television
Events
January
February
March
April
August
October
December
Television channels
Channel closures
Renamed channels
Premieres
Domestic series
International series
Telemovies and miniseries
Documentaries
Specials
Programming changes
Changes to network affiliation
Criterion for inclusion in the following list is that Australian premiere episodes will air in Australia for the first time on a new channel. This includes when a program is moved from a free-to-air network's primary channel to a digital multi-channel, as well as when a program moves between subscription television channels – provided the preceding criterion is met. Ended television series which change networks for repeat broadcasts are not included in the list.
Free-to-air premieres
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian free-to-air television that had previously premiered on Australian subscription television. Programs may still air on the original subscription television network.
Subscription premieres
This is a list of programs which made their debut on Australian subscription television, having previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air (first or repeat) on the original free-to-air television network.
Returning programs
Australian produced programs which are returning with a new season after being absent from television from the previous calendar year.
Endings
Celebrity deaths
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John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde, FRGS (24 June 1829 – 12 February 1901) was a ship owner. Born in Glasgow he was the son of Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet, a founder of the shipping company G & J Burns and a partner in the Cunard Steamship Co. and his wife, Jane Cleland. After school, he attended Glasgow University and took the general arts degree before joining the family firm about 1850. He married Emily (d. 1901), daughter of George Clerk Arbuthnot, with whom he had two sons and three daughters.
As a young man he had been in the Crimea at the fall of Sevastopol in 1855,; he had subsequently been an advocate of good coastal defences and was the first to suggest to the government the use of merchant vessels for war purposes.
His father handed over control of the family businesses to him in 1860, the year he married, and he became a key figure, first as a partner, then as chairman, in the reconstruction and subsequent flotation of Cunard in 1878. Cunard began to replace its fleet of wooden paddle steamers with iron ships, first paddle driven, but increasingly employing the screw propeller. The first iron screw steamer was the China in 1862. Burns was particularly keen on economy, and the Cunard Line quickly adopted the new compound engine with the Batavia in 1870. Under Burns, Cunard was also quick to order a steel vessel, the first in their service being the SS Servia in 1881, which, apart from the Great Eastern, was the largest liner afloat at the time.
By the 1890s, following his father's death, he began to process of handing on the management to his two sons, George and James. George A. Burns followed as Cunard chairman, as well as being partner and director of G. and J. Burns Ltd. James C. Burns, was widely involved in Clyde shipping circles and became chairman of the Glasgow Shipowners' Association at that time.
Lord Inverclyde was a deputy lieutenant of Renfrewshire, of Lanarkshire, as well as of the county of the city of Glasgow. He was also a justice of the peace in Renfrewshire. As an honorary lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, Burns was involved in setting up a training ship scheme which was established on HMS Cumberland. He travelled widely, and was a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society. He was also a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, The Travellers', and The Glasgow Clubs.
He was author of several literary works, including 'A Wild Night', Glimpses of Glasgow Low Life', and, in 1887, The Adaption of Merchant Ships for War Purposes'.
He inherited his father's Baronetcy in 1890 and was created Baron Inverclyde, of Castle Wemyss in the county Renfrew on 28 July 1897. Burns had acquired Castle Wemyss from Charles Wilsone Brown of Wemyss Bay in 1860, and had the building enlarged and remodelled in Scottish Baronial style by Robert William Billings.
In 1878, John Burns and his wife accompanied several other people, including writer Anthony Trollope, on a trip to Iceland aboard the Burns ship Mastiff. Trollope described the trip in his book How the 'Mastiffs' went to Iceland. He died on 12 February 1901; his wife Emily, dying the next day. They were interred together. He was succeeded by his son, George Arbuthnot Burns, 2nd Baron Inverclyde (1861–1905)
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The Women's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 12 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.
Schedule
All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results
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Specific tool listed as a heritage item in Australia
The Abernethy and Co Stonemason's Lathe is a heritage-listed former stonemason's lathe located at Moruya and District Historical Society, 85 Campbell Street, Moruya in the Eurobodalla Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built during 1881 by J. Abernethy & Co, Aberdeen. The property is owned by the Office of Environment and Heritage, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
History
This twin bed lathe was made in 1881 at Aberdeen by J. Abernethy and Co. and brought to Sydney where it was used to turn columns for the Sydney GPO, The Queen Victoria Building and for the granite pedestal for the Queen Victoria statue in Queen's Square, Sydney. It was last in use at Loveridge and Hudson's Yard in Sydney in the 1960s.
It was given by Mr Ted Hudson to the Lachlan Vintage Village at Forbes and disposed at auction in May 1987. It was subsequently repurchased by the Heritage Council of NSW and ownership transferred to the Minister for Planning under the NSW Heritage Act 1977. The lathe was reassembled at the Lachlan Vintage Village, Forbes, following recognition of its significance. In 1999, the lathe was transferred to the State Heritage Register under the Act.
The Heritage Council resolved at its 4 November 2009 meeting to recommend that the Minister:
The Abernethy Stonemason's Lathe is the only moveable item of its type known to have survived in Australia. The item is currently owned and managed by the Minister for Planning under the Heritage Act 1977. Eurobodalla Shire Council has approached the Heritage Branch, NSW Department of Planning, to obtain the item for public display at Moruya. Council has also indicated its willingness to obtain legal title to the lathe in perpetuity, from the Minister for Planning, to assist their active care and long term management of the item. The Heritage Branch has identified this action as being beneficial to the long-term care, display and public enjoyment of the lathe.
Eurobodalla Shire Council has obtained planning permission to display the item in a public outdoor setting adjacent to the Moruya Historical Society building near Campbell Street, Moruya. Transfer of the item will require later Heritage Council approval under section 57 and/or section 60 of the Act. Under the Heritage Act, transfer of an item of environmental heritage from the control of the Minister and the corporation to another party requires the recommendation of the Heritage Council of NSW under section 116(2). The Heritage Council agreed to recommend the disposal of the item at its meeting of 4 November 2009. The Minister wrote to Eurobodalla Council in March 2010 to formally transfer title.
Records indicate that the lathe was last used at Loveridge & Hudson's Yard in Sydney in the 1960s. It is unclear whether the Lathe was ever situated near the main source of granite at Moruya, or whether it was always located in Sydney. The Moruya Antique Tractor and Machinery Association (MATMA) suggests that a collection of historic photographs show the Lathe situated at Louttit's quarry, Moruya, at one stage.
For many years the lathe was in limbo its last known use was at the stonemasonry firm of Loveridge and Hudson in Sydney during the 1960s.
Loveridge and Hudson was registered in 1882, just after the lathe's construction. Whether they ordered it or had it shipped it to Australia is unknown. The company records are now lost.
The lathe is however attributed to turning the stone columns for some of Sydney's most majestic buildings. The extension of the Sydney GPO in the 1880s, the Queen Victoria Building (1898), Circular Quay railway station (early 1900s), and the Martin Place Savings Bank (1925), amongst others. At this time, suggestions are that the lathe was based in Sydney.
It is unknown whether the lathe spent its entire working life in Sydney. There is some evidence that it had once been at Louttit's Quarry on the banks of the Moruya River. We do know that it turned Moruya granite and we know that by 1977 the Sydney company of Loveridge and Hudson had donated it to the then growing Lachlan Vintage Village in Forbes, an Old Sydney Town-type heritage village. The lathe was in Sydney at that time. Here its fortunes were a little more certain, until the village owners sold it to a local scrap metal business a decade later in 1987. Heritage enthusiasts including the Department of Public Works and the National Trust, lamented the lathe's loss.
Bob Carr, then Minister for Heritage, placed an Order over the historic monument that year under the Heritage Act. The Heritage Council under its then Chair Justice Hope stepped in and purchased it and it was given a stay of life in the Village grounds.
With Lachlan Vintage Village's verging on collapse, the lathe was once again in jeopardy. Calls to remove it were made from 1991. The relocation of the lathe to Moruya in May 2010 was made possible by the coming together of key community members and the local Council to rescue this important part of New South Wales' industrial heritage. Local groups recognised the importance of this item to the local area and were instrumental in starting the dialogue to get the lathe relocated.
The role of the Heritage Council has been instrumental in the preservation of the lathe, having saved it from scrapping in the 1980s and later recommending to the Minister that it be transferred to Eurobodalla for final display and protection.
Description
A lathe for turning large stone columns. Assembled from components of cast iron with milled gears and shafts mounted on a bed of approximately 10 metres (33 ft) length with toothed rails for positioning the travelling end.
Condition
As at 9 September 2010, the lathe was substantially intact. Reassembled following confirmation of heritage status after initial dismantling. It is not presently in working order but weather protection had been provided by the Heritage Branch, NSW Department of Planning, when on display at Forbes's Lachlan Vintage Village. Relocated and reassembled in Moruya in May 2010 and undergoing conservation treatments.
Largely intact but not in working order. Reassembly may not have included functional connectors.
Modifications and dates
Reassembly completed in April 1993 by W. A. Knights Steel Fabricators & Erectors, Forbes. Moved to Forbes c. 1977 from the Sydney yard of Loveridge & Hudson, stonemasons.
Relocated from Forbes to Moruya in May 2010. Set up in new display venue adjacent to the Moruya Historical Society in Campbell Street, Moruya on land set aside by the Eurobodalla Shire Council for this purpose. Cover shed established around lathe. The Moruya Antique Tractor and Machinery Association Inc. reassembled the lathe and begun conservation treatments, including fish oil applications, on behalf of the present owner, Eurobodalla Shire Council.
Heritage listing
As at 17 August 2010, it was a rare surviving piece of Victorian machinery which was in use for nearly a century, this stonemason's lathe demonstrates changes in technology and in the taste for the use of stone elements in public buildings. It is associated with many significant public buildings in Sydney of the late Victorian period including Sydney General Post Office, the Queen Victoria Building and the pedestal for Queen Victoria's statue in Queen's Square. It is rare for its size and demonstrates aspects of late 19th century toolmaking technology.
Abernethy and Co Stonemason's Lathe was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.
Associated with construction of major public works in the late Victorian period in Sydney including the Sydney General Post Office, The Queen Victoria Building and the Pedestal for Queen Victoria's Statue in Queen's Square.
The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
Indicative of the fluctuating preference for stone elements in public buildings.
The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
An example of 19th century technology which survived in use for its original specialised purpose for nearly a century.
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
A rare surviving Victorian stonemason's lathe, possibly unique outside Europe.
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The Royal Corps of Colonial Troops (Italian: Regio Corpo Truppe Coloniali or RCTC) was a corps of the Italian Armed Forces, in which all the Italian colonial troops were grouped until the end of World War II in Africa.
History
Many of the Askaris in Eritrea were drawn from local Nilotic populations, including Hamid Idris Awate, who reputedly had some Nara ancestry. Of these troops, the first Eritrean battalions were raised in 1888 from Muslim and Christian volunteers, replacing an earlier Bashi-bazouk corps of irregulars. The four Indigeni battalions in existence by 1891 were incorporated into the Royal Corps of Colonial Troops that year. Expanded to eight battalions, the Eritrean Ascaris fought with distinction at Serobeti, Agordat, Kassala, Coatit and Adwa and subsequently served in Libya and Ethiopia.
These troops were deployed on all fronts in Africa from the First Italo-Ethiopian War, the Italian-Turkish war, the conquest of Ethiopia, until World War II. The colonial soldiers always showed courage and in some cases (like the Eritrean Ascari) fought with heroism.
Except for the German parachute division in Italy and the Japanese in Burma no enemy with whom the British and Indian troops were matched put up a finer fight than those Savoia battalions at Keren (Eritrea). Moreover, the Colonial troops, until they cracked at the very end, fought with valour and resolution, and their staunchness was a testimony to the excellence of the Italian administration and military training in Eritrea
The colonial troops were commanded by Italian officers and NCOs, while soldiers were drawn from the Italian colonial territories (and to a smaller extent also from neighboring Yemen).
In 1940, 256,000 Askaris in the Italian Royal Army were present in the local Italian colonies. Of these, 182,000 had been recruited in Italian East Africa (Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia) and 74,000 in Libya. In January 1941, when Allied forces invaded Italian-occupied Ethiopia in January 1941 most of the locally recruited ascaris deserted. The majority of the Eritrean Ascaris remained loyal until the Italian surrender four months later.
Structure
There were various Royal Corps of Colonial Troops:
The first two corps were united in 1935, and a year later, conquered Ethiopia was added to them, as a result of which they were all named the Forze armate dell'Africa Orientale Italiana (FF.AA. "A.O.I.", or FAAOI — Armed Forces of Italian East Africa), and remained active until 1943, when Italy was defeated in WWII. The two corps, Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, were merged into a common Libyan corps, which in 1939 was renamed the Libyan corps. After 1936, the formation of colonial divisions began:
Italian Libya:
Italian East Africa:
Composition
At different times, the colonial troops of Italy consisted of irregular military units such as: bashi-buzuki, askari, savari, spahi, dubat, meharistes. Created and the so-called "gangs" (from the Italian word bande - a group), small cavalry military formations, as a rule, consisted of 100-200 people. At the same time, in North Africa, instead of horses, they used camels , more hardy to the desert area , more familiar to the Tuareg tribes .
With the occupation of Albania in 1939 , colonial troops were created by the Italians there as well. They also consisted of local residents. Unlike Hitler's Nazis, who, moreover, did not yet have overseas colonies, the Italian fascists did not have a clear ideology of racial superiority, but were rather typical classical colonialists , so they tried not to destroy the local population, but exploited it. Therefore, not having a sufficient number of ethnic Italians in the colonies, to protect them, they willingly used the local peoples as soldiers. In turn, the natives went to the service of the Italians, because they had from this salary, rations, clothing and a relatively high status in their society.
Since the beginning of the colonial conquest the Kingdom of Italy created military units with colonial soldiers. The main units included as parts of the RCTC were:
All these military units underwent a reorganization in the 1930s, the Eritrean, Somali, and Ethiopian became the Armed Forces of Italian East Africa.
Structure after 1936
The Royal Italian Army started to modernize the colonial units in the mid-1930s. For the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in 1935 and at the outset of World War II, it also created infantry divisions manned by colonial troops:
Other units composed mainly of colonial troops were the Libyan paratroopers Ascari del Cielo and the Italian Africa Police.
Appearance
Uniforms
The uniforms differed between the various specialties and, to a lesser extent, in the different periods. The system of distinctive sashes was common to all the regular departments of all colonies. Each unit or branch was identifiable by the colors and motif of the wide woolen sash ("etagà") wrapped around the waist and, in the Eritrean and AOI cavalry units, wrapped around the tarbush. As examples, the 17th Eritrean Battalion had black and white tarbush tassels and vertically striped sashes; while the 64th Eritrean Battalion wore both of these items in scarlet and purple. The same colors were reproduced in the edging thread of the shoulder straps of the Italian officers who led the units.
The ascari of Eritrea, Somalia and AOI wore the colonial uniform in white or khaki cloth with the aforementioned distinctive sashes, felt tarbush (a high red fez) with bow and frieze depending on the specialty. White uniforms were initially used and later were relegated to parades with khaki being worn for other duties. Askari wore three different types of four pocket tunics, the M1929 giubba with low standing collar, the pre-1940 and M1940 camicotta Sahariano per Coloniali with stand-and-fall collars. Libyans, Ethiopians, and Eritreans wore baggy trousers while Somalis wore baggy knee length shorts. Their puttees were often worn with bare feet: in fact, respecting tradition, the shoes were optional. When present they could consist of both sandals, boots, or marching boots. Khaki covers were often worn on the tachia and tarbush when on campaign.
The Muslim ascari of East Africa (most of the colonials were Copts) wore a turban as a their headdress, with a battalion-colored diagonal band on the front. Libyan ascari and savari used, instead of tarbush, the traditional Libyan tachia (ṭaqīyā), a form fitting fez, of garnet red felt with blue bow and white "sub-tachia". The colors distinguished the Savari departments, in addition to the usual bands.
The Italian officers permanently assigned to colonial units wore the issue tropical peaked cap, the colored sash of his battalion with identical piping around his shoulder boards mounted on any issue tunic. He could wear either khaki straight trousers or breeches with high brown field boots with or without lacing at the foot.
The zaptié of all the colonies were distinguished by the collar frogs of the carabinieri, with the flame on the headdress and the distinctive scarlet band.
The irregular units such as the dubat, basci-buzuk, spahis and bande did not wear a standard uniform although the bande had a system of ranks of a sort.
Ranks
The Ascari had the following ranks, from simple soldier to senior non commissioned officer: Ascari - Muntaz (corporal) - Bulukbasci (lance-sergeant) -Sciumbasci (sergeant). The Sciumbasci-capos (staff-sergeants) were the senior Eritrean non-commissioned officers, chosen in part according to their performance in battle.
All commissioned officers of the Eritrean Ascari were Italian.
The indigenous personnel had their own hierarchy different from that of the Royal Army, which is also the same for all RCTCs. The highest rank achievable for the natives was that of a non-commissioned officer, while the corps officers were all Italians.
The rank badges consisted of chevrons in red and yellow wool fabric, made at an angle, with the tip facing the shoulder, mounted on a pentagonal blue, later black, triangle cloth brassard, in the manner of the Ottoman Army. Libyan troops wore the same insignia until 1939 when they became officially Italians, they could also wear the Star of Savoy at this point, with another change to a modified smaller version sewn directly onto the upper arm sleeve in 1941. The grades were repeated on the tarbush with chevrons and five-pointed stars.
The grades were as follows:
On the black cloth triangle of the badge were also placed the marks of seniority - according to the table below - and of merit (the Savoy crown) as a promotion badge for war merit, as well as the specialty badge (machine gunner, chosen machine gunner, musician, trumpeter, tambourine, saddler, farrier, international bracelet) and the war wound badge.
The following rank table is for Askari serving in the Italian Land and Air Forces, plus some security services
The following rank table is for Askari serving in the Royal Italian Navy and the Carabinieri where their chevrons were inverted:
Equipment
Weapons
The Italian colonial forces were armed with older model weapons, mainly produced in Italy itself, or captured, but by the beginning of World War II they were clearly outdated.
Armored vehicles
Since the 20s, the following armored vehicles were transferred to Libya;
Artillery
Colonial units were primarily equipped with light artillery and mortars
Honours
The Royal Corps of Colonial Troops has been awarded 4 Gold Medals of Military Valor ("Medaglia d'oro al valor militare"):
Two Gold Medal of Military Valor:
In one hundred and fifty battles gloriously sustained in the service of His Majesty the King of Italy, gave constant evidence of strong heroic military discipline, of fierce warrior spirit, of unquestioned loyalty and value, lavishing their blood with a zeal and devotion than never had limitations. Eritrea - Tripoli - Cyrenaica, from 1889 to 1929. - May 12, 1930
With the courage of their race, fueled by love for the flag and the belief in the higher destinies of Italy in Africa, gave during the war, many proofs of the most brilliant heroism. With great generosity, and similar faithfulness, gave their blood for the consecration of the Italian Empire. Italo-Ethiopian War, October 3, 1935 - May 5, 1936. - November 19, 1936.
One Gold Medal of Military Valor:
With the courage of their race - fueled by love for the flag and the belief in the higher destinies of Italy in Africa, gave during the war, many proofs of the most brilliant heroism. With great generosity, and similar faithfulness, gave their blood for the consecration of the Italian Empire. Italo-Ethiopian War, October 3, 1935 - May 5, 1936. - November 19, 1936.
One Gold Medal of Military Valor:
With the courage of their race - fueled by love for the flag and the belief in the higher destinies of Italy in Africa, gave during the war, many proofs of the most brilliant heroism. With great generosity, and similar faithfulness, gave their blood for the consecration of the Italian Empire. Italo-Ethiopian War, October 3, 1935 - May 5, 1936. - November 19, 1936.
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Region of Los Angeles County, California, United States
The Los Angeles Harbor Region is in Los Angeles County, California. The area is impacted by the harbor complex consisting of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.
Geography
City of Los Angeles
The city of Los Angeles' official Harbor Area Planning Commission area encompasses the following community plan areas (CPAs):
Mapping L.A.
As defined by Mapping L.A. of the Los Angeles Times, the region, which includes the city of Los Angeles as well as other cities and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, is a 193.09-square-mile area flanked by South Los Angeles or Los Angeles County's Southeast Region on the north, Orange County on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the south, and the South Bay region on the west.
Cities and neighborhoods within the Harbor Region are:
Demographics
In 2000 the region was composed of Latinos, 39.4%; whites, 30.7%; Asians, 13.2%, Blacks, 13%, and others, 3.6%. West Carson was the most ethnically diverse neighborhood within the region, and Wilmington was the least diverse.
The wealthiest neighborhood was Lakewood, and the poorest was Wilmington.
Twenty-one percent of all residents aged 25 and older had a four-year degree. Signal Hill had the most post-secondary graduates and Wilmington the fewest.
Rancho Dominguez was the neighborhood with the oldest population, while Hawaiian Gardens was the youngest.
Renters made up 51.7% of the population. The neighborhood with the highest rental rate was unincorporated Santa Catalina Island, while the one with the most homeowners was Rancho Dominguez.
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Commune in Grand Est, France
Schorbach (French pronunciation: [ʃɔʁbak]) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche. As of 2013[update] Schorbach had 551 residents. The residents refer to themselves as Schorbachois, and are also known by the sobriquet Wurschtfresser, a name that refers to the annual Wurschtfescht (sausage feast) that is celebrated on Saint Rémi's day.
Geography
Schorbach is a few kilometres South of the border with the Palatinate (Germany), North-east of Bitche. The commune is part of the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve.
History
The name Schor-Bach, probably meaning turtle-stream, is first seen in 1210. The place was long part of Zweibrücken-Bitsch.
Schorbach was an early seat of a church congregation, served by the Hornbach monastery, and until the French revolution it remained the central church for the surrounding villages.
At the start of World War II, the inhabitants were evacuated to the Département of Charente. Schorbach was liberated by American troops on the 16th of March 1945.
Population
Culture
The church of Saint Rémi, built on the site of a previous church inaugurated in 1143, on a rock overlooking the town, was the central parish church of the Pays de Bitche for many centuries. The founder of the church is unknown, but local history frequently ascribes the foundation to Berthold von Eberstein, whose son Eberhard III resigned his right of patronage at the nearby Sturzelbronn abbey. Eberhard's daughter married Count Henri II of Zweibrücken-Bitsch.
A square tower survives from the time of the foundation of the church, but the nave is Gothic. In 1774 the church, which had fallen into ruin, was comprehensively restored.
Schorbach is also known for the Ossarium at the entrance of the old churchyard, which dates from either the 12th or 15th century, according to different sources.
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Australian journalist
Virginia Haussegger, AM (born 21 March 1964), is an Australian journalist, academic advocate for gender equity, media commentator and television presenter.
Haussegger presented ABC News on ABC TV in Canberra from 2001 until 2016. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Canberra Institute For Governance and Policy Analysis. In 2018 she was named the ACT's Australian of the Year for 2019. She presents the podcast BroadTalk .
Career in journalism
Haussegger was previously a reporter and presenter of the ABC's national program 7:30 Report, and was a senior reporter at Nine Network and the Seven Network on flagship current affairs programs. In addition to broadcast, she is a columnist and leading commentator on a range of social and gender issues and is published across various Australian media. She was awarded the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Prize for her coverage of Indigenous Affairs in 1996.
In September 2016, she announced that she would be leaving ABC News in October to take up a role at the University of Canberra's 50/50 by 2030 Foundation. She has served on numerous boards and committees including the UN Women National Committee Australia, the Snowy Hydro SouthCare Trust, the Australia Forum Steering Committee, the ACT Government's Cultural Facilities Corporation, and Women in Media Canberra. She is also patron of the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre.
Author
Haussegger is the author of Wonder Woman: The Myth of Having it All which examines issues of feminism, fertility and female choice.
BroadTalk podcast
Haussegger is the presenter of the podcast BroadTalk. The first 7-part series of BroadTalk in 2020 focused on a 'feminised' style of leadership that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic and included interviews with Marise Payne, Kate Ellis, and Julia Gillard among others. The second series in 2021 looked at gender equality in individual lives, and included interviews with Julia Banks, Jocelynne Scutt, and others. The third series in 2022 focused on the Australian Federal Election. Season four, also in 2022, focused on Australian women Changemakers, and ties in to an exhibition curated by Virginia Haussegger at the Museum of Australian Democracy.
50/50 by 2030 Foundation and BroadAgenda
Haussegger is the founding Director and former Chair of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation, which she established at the University of Canberra in 2017. She is also the former Chief Editor of BroadAgenda, a news platform created to shine a gender lens on academic research for a mainstream audience.
Social issues
Haussegger has promoted public awareness of the non-government organisation Mahboba's Promise that assists women, widows and orphans in Afghanistan. She served on the board of UN Women National Committee Australia from late 2010 to 2015.
Haussegger is an adjunct professor at the University of Canberra Institute For Governance and Policy Analysis.
In 2016, Haussegger wrote an article for The Sydney Morning Herald attacking Samantha Armytage, labelling her a "mindless bimbo", saying that "when it comes to the important stuff of the day – the stuff that makes the news – there is a screaming lack of representation of women's knowledge, wisdom and expertise."
Honours
In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Haussegger was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for "significant service to the community, particularly as an advocate for women's rights and gender equity, and to the media". In October 2018 she was named the ACT's Australian of the Year for 2019.
Personal life
On 15 October 2005, Haussegger married fellow journalist, Mark Kenny, who became the national political editor for Fairfax Media. It was the second marriage for both. Australian National University academic, John Warhurst described them as one of Canberra's most powerful couples. In December 2018 Hausseger wrote about her bowel cancer diagnosis.
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Bridge
Devet grla (Serbian Cyrillic: Девет грла, meaning Nine throats) is a stone and mortar arch bridge over the Aranca river near Mokrin, Serbia. The State Road 104 (section 10404 Crna Bara – Kikinda) passes over the bridge. The border between the City of Kikinda and the Municipality of Čoka lies on the bridge.
The bridge was built in 1860 by the authorities of the Austrian Empire. It is named "Nine throats" because of its nine arches.
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Throckmorton County, Texas.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Throckmorton County, Texas. There is one property listed on the National Register in the county. This property is also a State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 7, 2022.
Current listings
The locations of National Register properties may be seen in a mapping service provided.
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Juliusz Zweibaum (1 May 1887 – 6 May 1959) was a Polish physician and specialist in histology. In 1926, he was among the first to begin studies using cell cultures in Poland. During the Second World War, he helped organize an underground medical school in the Warsaw Ghetto. He survived the holocaust and helped establish histology and embryology at the University of Warsaw.
Biography
Zweibaum was born in a Jewish family in Warsaw and went to the Prague Junior High School and as an active participant in the 1905 school strike, he was expelled. He then studied at the Universities of Liège and Bologna and became a lecturer at the University of Modena from 1912 to 1916. He established the department of histology and embryology at the University of Warsaw in 1933.
During World War II, he took part in the defense of Warsaw and was captured and imprisoned in Pawiak. He was released into the Warsaw Ghetto where he organized a sanitary preparation course against epidemics such as typhus which were feared by the Nazi administration. He was the dean of the underground medical school that operated in the Warsaw Ghetto on 84 Leszno Street which operated under difficult circumstances. The school had more than 500 students and was assisted by Professor Edward Loth and Associate Professor Bronisława Konopacka, who provided material and was supported from the Aryan side of Warsaw by Professor Witold Orłowski.
Students would risk their lives going to the school and many of the teachers were killed by German soldiers. Shortly after orders for terminating Jews in the Ghetto were issued, he escaped to the Aryan side and remained in hiding. After the war he headed the department of histology and embryology at the University of Warsaw where he worked until his death.
In 1957, he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He died, lesd than a week after his 72nd birthday, in Warsaw from Parkinson's disease. He had also suffered from glaucoma. He was interred in the Powązki Military Cemetery.
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Fencing events were contested at the 1970 Summer Universiade in Turin, Italy.
Medal overview
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
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Boris Mikhailovich Volin (born: Josif Yefimovich Fradkin; 13 June 1886 – 15 February 1957) was a Soviet historian, journalist and politician.
He was born to a Jewish family in Hlybokaye, Disnensky Uyezd, Vilna Governorate (now Hlybokaye District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus). He published Questions of History and campaigned against alcohol consumption. He was a member of the Central Committee elected by the 17th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks). He was head of the School Department from 13 May 1935 to 1936. Volin was director of the Main Administration for Literary and Publishing Affairs (Glavit) from July 1931 to 1935. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War. He was a researcher at the Marx-Engels-Lenin Institute as well as a professor at the Moscow State University. He died in Moscow ad was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.
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British musician, artist and writer
Musical artist
Ben Webb, known by the stage name Jinnwoo, is a Brighton-based musician, artist and writer.
Music career
After gigging pubs and clubs for numerous years, Jinnwoo independently released his debut EP Your Baby in 2014, as well as featuring on Kyla La Grange's second studio album Cut Your Teeth.[citation needed] This led to him being listed as one of The Independent's "10 faces to watch for 2015".
He released his first full-length album, Strangers Bring Me No Light, in 2016. The album featured guest appearances from the Kyla La Grange, Georgia Ruth, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, Rachael Dadd, Kamila Thompson, Noah Georgeson, The Earlies, and Hannah Peel. The album received critical acclaim from The Independent and Songwriting magazine.
In July 2016 he performed at the Cambridge Folk Festival. Later that year, he released a live EP, Ozzy Wood. Roisin O'Connor, reviewing it for The Independent, described the recording as "exquisite". He also announced he was working with a new folk collective called Bird in the Belly. They released their debut album The Crowing in March 2018. It was album of week in the Daily Express, who also labelled it "Folk album of the year".
In July 2019 his band Green Ribbons (a collaboration with Frankie Armstrong, Alasdair Roberts and Burd Ellen) released an eponymous album consisting of a capella singing.
On the 23 April 2021, Jinnwoo announced the released of his new single "Milk", via Charlie Andrew's label Square Leg Records. The single was track of the day on Folk Radio UK, and listed as one of the tracks of the week on God Is in the TV.
Art career
Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including The Guardian, fRoots, and Beijing Today,[citation needed] and he has produced album covers for artists including The Rails, Kami Thompson and Lisa Knapp.
Writing
Jinnwoo's debut book, Little Hollywood, was published in January 2020. Novelist and critic Dennis Cooper described it as one of his favourite books of the year.
Discography
Solo albums
Solo EPs
Features and appearances
Albums with Bird in the Belly
Albums with Green Ribbons
Publications
Picture books
Novels
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Burnt Factory may refer to:
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John Mahon (also Mahone, Mahoon; 1749–1834) was an Irish composer, clarinetist, violinist, and viola player.
Life
Mahon was born in Oxford into an Irish family of musicians. His father William Mahon is thought to have gone to Oxford from Salisbury in the 1740s and to have been an orchestral player in the Holywell Music Room. His siblings were James Mahon, William Mahon, and Sarah Mahon, who were likewise musicians.
Mahon performed his clarinet debut at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford, in 1772 with a clarinet concerto. Mahon was a member of the Oxford Volunteers Band. In 1773 he played in London and by 1777 he moved in with his brother William Mahon to live there. In London, John appeared at Covent Garden, Hanover Square, the Haymarket, the Pantheon, and the Ranelagh. John made several lengthy visits to his hometown of Dublin during his life. In 1783 he became a member of the Royal Society of Musicians and played at the annual benefit concerts at St. Paul's Cathedral in May 1794, 1795, and 1797. Mahon married Margaret Perry in Dublin (30 June 1792). John Mahon had many financial troubles in 1814. The Royal Society of Musicians illustrated his difficulties stating he was "infirm" and requested relief, in which he was granted £40. On 6 October 1816, Mahon sent word that he had received a serious wound in his left hand, which would take two to three months to cure and was granted an additional £30. Mahon eventually retired to Dublin in 1825.
Mahon died in Dublin, in January 1834, due to ill health. Mrs. Mahon was granted £1 per month survivor's assistance plus £8 for her own eventual funeral expenses.
Compositions
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Species of legume
Acacia uliginosa is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to an area in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.
Ecology
The diffuse slender shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.8 metres (1 to 6 ft). It blooms in September and produces yellow flowers.
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American historian (1921–1990)
William Appleman Williams (June 12, 1921 – March 5, 1990) was one of the 20th century's most prominent revisionist historians of American diplomacy. He achieved the height of his influence while on the faculty of the department of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is considered to be the foremost member of the "Wisconsin School" of diplomatic history.
Early life and education
Williams was born and raised in the small town of Atlantic, Iowa. He attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, then earned a degree in engineering at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. He graduated and was commissioned an ensign in 1945. After serving in the South Pacific as an executive officer aboard a Landing Ship Medium, he was stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he made plans to become an aviator like his father. His father had been in the Army Air Corps until he died in a plane crash in 1929.
A wartime back injury caused enormous pain and ended his chances at becoming a naval aviator after the war. He requested a medical discharge from the navy in 1946 and moved to University of Wisconsin–Madison to begin graduate studies in 1947. He earned a master's degree and a PhD there and came under the influence of the Beardian historians, especially Fred Harvey Harrington, Merle Curti, and Howard K. Beale. After teaching at various other colleges, he returned to Madison in 1957 to teach in the history department.
Career
Williams completed his M.S. in 1948 and his Ph.D. in 1950. Subsequent additional research led to his first book, an expansion and revision of his doctoral thesis, published as American-Russian Relations, 1781-1947 (1952). In the meantime, Williams pursued a series of appointments. His first, to Washington and Jefferson College, came in 1950. The following academic year (1951–52) Williams taught at Ohio State University, but (according to Williams) he had a faculty dispute with Woody Hayes (in his first year as football coach and, like Williams, a former naval officer) over low grades for a football player that Williams would not change, the incident apparently leading to his needing to find another appointment.
In the fall of 1952, Williams took up a tenure-track appointment to the University of Oregon where he would remain for five years (with a year in Madison, Wisconsin, again on a Ford Fellowship from 1955 to 1956). When Fred Harvey Harrington became the chair of the history department at the University of Wisconsin in 1957, he arranged for an unusual direct appointment of Williams as his replacement in teaching U.S. foreign relations. Williams accepted the tenure-track appointment and returned to Wisconsin in the fall of 1957 and remained there until 1968.
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
Graduate students found his challenges to the established historiography quite compelling and flocked to the university to study with him, regardless of their fields.[citation needed] The same year that his most influential book, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy was published, Williams's students who were members of the campus's Socialist Club, began publication of Studies on the Left, a manifesto of the emerging New Left in the United States. Like Williams, its articles offered a critique of the dominant liberalism, but after it moved to offices to New York in 1963, the club reflected less of his thinking and gradually declined and expired.
Williams departed from the mainstream of U.S. historiography in the 1950s. Whereas many U.S. historians wrote the story of the United States in terms of the expansion and spread of freedom, Williams argued that the U.S. had also expanded as an empire. Williams's "central conception of American diplomacy", one critic has written, is that it was shaped "by the effort of American leaders to evade the domestic dilemmas of race and class through an escapist movement: they used world politics, he feels, to preserve a capitalist frontier safe for America's market and investment expansion". In this regard, Williams's understanding of American history owes a considerable debt to Frederick Jackson Turner and the first generation of American progressive historians. Because his history of American diplomacy pivots on John Hay's Open Door Notes to China–at around the same time as the closing of the internal American frontier–Williams's larger argument is sometimes referred to as the "Open Door thesis". In The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, Williams described the Open Door Policy as "America's version of the liberal policy of informal empire or free trade imperialism."
Williams maintained that the United States was more responsible for the Cold War than the Soviet Union. Williams argued that American politicians, fearful of a loss of markets in Europe, had exaggerated the threat of world domination from the Soviet Union. Amid much criticism, Williams made no moral distinction between the foreign policy of Joseph Stalin in Eastern Europe and the foreign policy of the United States in Latin America, Africa, or Asia. In the context of the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, he went out of his way in an expanded second edition of The Tragedy of American Diplomacy (1962) to strongly criticize the behavior of the Soviet Union, but he noted the Kennedy Administration's Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba as a parallel behavior. The difference in domestic policy between Stalin's Soviet Union and American democracy, he argued, made the U.S. embrace of empire all the more "tragic."
Williams' The Tragedy of American Diplomacy is often described as one of the most influential books written on American foreign policy. Bradford Perkins, a traditionalist diplomatic historian emeritus at the University of Michigan, said this in a twenty-five-year retrospective on Tragedy: "The influence of William Appleman Williams's The Tragedy of American Diplomacy... is beyond challenge". Tragedy brought Williams to the attention of not only academics but also American policymakers. Adolf A. Berle, a former member of FDR's Brain Trust, was quite impressed with Williams after reading Tragedy and meeting him in person in Madison asked if he would be his "personal first assistant" in the new position Berle had taken in the Kennedy Administration as the head of an interdepartmental task force on Latin America. Williams turned down the offer to serve in the Kennedy Administration and later claimed that he was glad he had because of Kennedy's sponsorship of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Williams' historical success is consequent of his revisionist school of thought. His unorthodox ideology has become more recognised and celebrated since the book 'The Tragedy of American Diplomacy'. According to a review by Richard A. Melanson, focusing particularly on Williams' historiography, "his influence on a generation of American diplomatic historians has remained strong."
Critic of Vietnam War
Williams inspired a generation of historians to re-think the Cold War and was a critic of the Vietnam War. These included Gar Alperovitz, Lloyd Gardner, Patrick J. Hearden, Gabriel Kolko, Walter LaFeber, and Thomas J. McCormick, who, along with Williams, argued that the Vietnam War was neither democratizing nor liberating, but was an attempt to spread American dominance. He later edited a book of readings together with Gardner, LaFeber, and McCormick (who had taken his place at UW–Madison when Williams left to teach in Oregon) called America in Vietnam: A Documentary History in 1989.
During the 1960s, Williams' work became very popular among the New Left and Williams has been called "the favorite historian of the Middle American New Left". However, the Wisconsin School and the New Left were distinct, with the latter more radical in outlook. Indeed Williams left the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s in part because he disliked the militant direction that student protests were taking there.
Oregon years
Also tiring of the grind of teaching graduate students, Williams moved to Oregon in 1968 to, in the words of his biographer, Paul Buhle, "teach undergraduates, live by the ocean, and live in a diversified community of 'ordinary' Americans". While teaching at Oregon State University, Williams "called for a return to the Articles of Confederation and a radical decentralization of political and economic power". "Not only did he see the U.S. under the Articles as relatively anti-imperial, he also believed that the strong localism made possible under the Articles was the only form of governance suitable to real Americans living real lives".
Williams served as president of the Organization of American Historians in 1980. He retired from Oregon State University in 1988, and died in Newport, Oregon, in 1990. Always a bit eccentric and not a little idiosyncratic, Williams gave his interpretation of the nation's past a moralistic tone, finding soul mates in conservatives like John Quincy Adams and Herbert Hoover. He always distrusted cosmopolitanism and championed small communities, while distrusting intellectuals who sneered at the unwashed masses. For all his radicalism, he never outgrew the kind of populist approach that he believed was an important part of the American heritage. In this sense he fit in well with his Wisconsin colleagues, William B. Hesseltine and Merrill Jensen, all of whom added to what has been called the "Wisconsin school" of historical interpretation.
Criticism
To some degree, Williams's economic interpretation of American diplomacy has been criticized on the same grounds as Charles A. Beard's larger economic analysis of American history. In 1974, for instance, N. Gordon Levin Jr., compared Williams to Beard and argued that the Open Door model "is inadequate because it insists on forcing all political-moral and strategic motivations" for American foreign policy into "the Procrustean confines" of relentless economic expansion. Williams' response was that he was merely re-stating what American intellectual and political leaders said at the time.
Another serious critique of Williams's work was offered by Robert W. Tucker in 1971, followed by Robert James Maddox and J. A. Thompson in 1973, and by Howard Schonberger in 1975. Tucker's arguments challenged those of Williams by arguing that United States foreign policy had been generally passive, rather than aggressive, before 1939. Tucker's arguments were elaborated and expanded later by other scholars. Maddox in The New Left and the Origins of the Cold War criticized Williams, Lloyd Gardner, and other revisionist scholars for alleged pervasive misuse of historical source documents and for a general lack of objectivity. Williams and the others published detailed rebuttals in the New York Times Book Review in 1973.
In 1986, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., whom Williams always distrusted for his closeness to power brokers, criticized him from a liberal perspective in The Cycles of American History. In the 1950s, Schlesinger had accused Williams of "communist" influence, because of Williams's critique of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union in American-Russian Relations and the Monthly Review article "Second Look at Mr. X", a response to George F. Kennan's Foreign Affairs article "The Sources of Soviet Conduct", published under the moniker Mr. X in 1947.
More recently, Marc-William Palen and Mary Speck have called into question the application of the Open Door for the American Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as during this period the United States subscribed to closed door protectionist policies at home and abroad.
Williams' works and overall school of thought is evaluated and critiqued in Andrew J. Bacevich's Journal Article. Bacevich brought into discussion the Vietnam anti-war movement coupled with the emergence of the 'New Left' which surprisingly disappointed Williams, insinuating that the consequences made by the American people were unavoidable issues for the future. Denouncing the applauded historian, Bacevich suggests Williams' "greatness was confined to a specific sphere." Evidently, Bacevich reviews Williams' political conscious and philosophical attributes as less celebrated.
Revival
Some of Williams' ideas about the imperial nature of American foreign policy have been revived by Andrew Bacevich, who uses them as a starting point for his own critique of U.S. policies since the end of the Cold War in American Empire.
The anniversary of the publication of Tragedy in 2009 occasioned a number of retrospectives and analyses of the longer-term impact of Williams' work, and such reconsideration inevitably identified the enormous impact of his work on the field and drew parallels between Williams' work and the state of U.S. foreign relations in the years after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The second edition of Michael Hogan's edited collection of essays on postwar American foreign policy, now coedited with Frank Costigliola, noted that "Williams' work remains influential well into the twenty-first century".
In 2001, Justus D. Doenecke wrote a review, evaluating Williams' work, implying that the "crux of Williams's foreign policy" is within his thesis that the United States had become engaged in an "economic expansion and the creation of an informal empire." This idea of an 'American Empire' is also talked about in J.A. Thompson's 'William Appleman Williams and the 'American Empire'.' Thompson echoes this school of thought, claiming that Williams' line of argument toward American Foreign Policy "has always been an expansionist, imperialist power."
Works
Books
Selected articles
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Irish politician
Robert Graydon (1744 – 1800) was an Irish politician.
Graydon sat as a Member of Parliament for Harristown in the Irish House of Commons from 1768 to 1776, before representing Kildare Borough between 1790 and 1797.
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River in Minnesota, United States
The Skunk River is a 36.2-mile-long (58.3 km) tributary of the Platte River in central Minnesota, United States. The Platte River, in turn, is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
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Chemical compound
Ammonium bromide, NH4Br, is the ammonium salt of hydrobromic acid. The chemical crystallizes in colorless prisms, possessing a saline taste; it sublimes on heating and is easily soluble in water. On exposure to air it gradually assumes a yellow color because of the oxidation of traces of bromide (Br−) to bromine (Br2).
Preparation
Ammonium bromide can be prepared by the direct action of hydrogen bromide on ammonia.
NH3 + HBr → NH4Br
It can also be prepared by the reaction of ammonia with iron(II) bromide or iron(III) bromide, which may be obtained by passing aqueous bromine solution over iron filings.
2 NH3 + FeBr2 + 2 H2O → 2 NH4Br + Fe(OH)2
Reactions
Ammonium bromide is a weak acid with a pKa of ~5 in water. It is an acid salt because the ammonium ion hydrolyzes slightly in water.
Ammonium Bromide is strong electrolyte when put in water:
NH4Br(s) → NH4+(aq) + Br−(aq)
Ammonium bromide decomposes to ammonia and hydrogen bromide when heated at elevated temperatures:
NH4Br → NH3 + HBr
Uses
Ammonium bromide is used for photography in films, plates and papers; in fireproofing of wood; in lithography and process engraving; in corrosion inhibitors; and in pharmaceutical preparations.
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1971 Indian film
C.I.D. In Jungle is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by G. P. Kammath. The film stars Sathyan, T. S. Muthaiah, Abbas and Devika in thelead roles. The film had musical score by Bhagyanath.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Bhagyanath and the lyrics were written by Kedamangalam Sadanandan.
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Musical artist
Fiona Maude McDonald (born 1965) is a New Zealand pop singer and television personality.
Singer
McDonald's first involvement with music came through singing jingles for Auckland student radio station bFM. From that work she was asked to join Auckland band Diatribe which also included musician Greg Johnson. In the early '90s she teamed up with former bFM producers Mark Tierney and Paul Casserly who were looking for a singer for their new studio-only group, Strawpeople.[citation needed]
McDonald also briefly sang live with NRA, and provided guest vocals on the Headless Chickens on "Cruise Control". Reaching #6 in the charts, "Cruise Control" proved to be so popular that she was asked to join the band full-time. Three successful years of recording and touring followed, including number one single "George", but McDonald eventually left the band in 1995.[citation needed]
In the mid-'90s, McDonald continued to work with the Strawpeople and at the same time worked on songs for her solo album. A Different Hunger was released in 1999 with the first single "Sin Again" making it to #7 in the New Zealand charts.
Television
McDonald's first television work was in 1997 presenting @Xtra, a TV2 series about the internet. In 2005 McDonald was also one of the three judges in the first series of NZ Idol and presented the New Zealand version of 10 Years Younger. She also presented the second series of arts show The Big Art Trip. In October 2012, she began work as a presenter on the new Shopping Channel.
Discography
Strawpeople
Headless Chickens
Album
Singles
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Travel Company
ElderTreks is a Canadian adventure travel company for people over the age of 50.
History
ElderTreks was founded in 1987[when?] by Tov Mason and Gary Murtagh. Having travelled to more than 100 countries, Murtagh now operates tours to over 100 countries, and helps travelers who are 50 years and over. The organization supports charities and conservation groups around the world. Some of the popular tours include Iran, Cuba and Myanmar. Groups are no larger than 16 guests and focus on exploring nature, wildlife and culture.
Location
ElderTreks is now located at 23 Clinton Street, Toronto, ON M6J 2N9
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Radio station in Las Cruces, New Mexico
KHQT (103.1 FM, "Hot 103") is a radio station in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It broadcasts a Rhythmic Top 40 format for that area. It is owned by Adams Radio of Las Cruces, LLC, a subsidiary of Adams Radio Group. Its studios are located in Las Cruces and its transmitter is located north of the city.
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American actress
Ethel Fleming (December 27, 1890 – December 26, 1965) was an American actress and swimmer. She appeared in various films and stage productions during the early 20th century, including in a leading role opposite William Desmond in a stage production of The Pretender.
She was married to actor William Courtleigh Jr. following a three week courtship until his death in 1918.
Life
During the summer of 1915, Fleming visited Los Angeles to learn screen art, where she met William Courtleigh Jr. for the first time. At that time, neither had considered settling down with someone, yet proceeded to meet each other on several occasions where "their friendship developed rapidly." After courting for just three weeks and while enjoying a day off their working schedules, the couple passed a registrar's office where Courtleigh made an impromptu suggestion that they get a license of marriage, to which Fleming did not take seriously. Fleming recalled how she was instructed to sign a document by a clerk, noting that "it all happened so quickly." The couple got married on July 25, 1915 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California and by August 1915 were living in a bungalow, their first home. Courtleigh died of pneumonia in 1918.
In April 1921, Fleming was reported to have drunk carbolic acid, a form of poison, while in the back of a taxi with fellow film actor Joseph King, refusing to answer when questioned her reasons for swallowing the solution. Fleming insisted it was an accident, telling reporters that she did not want to discuss it with anyone. One report suggested that Fleming, who was in a dangerous condition at Bellevue Hospital, drank the fluid in an attempt "to commit suicide because of despondency over lack of employment."
Career
Prior to her acting career, Fleming was a swimmer, described by one newspaper as being known as "the surf girl", due to spending up to four hours a day in the water during the summer months. She had a reputation in her home town of Staten Island as an endurance swimmer, swimming at one time up to 7 miles (11 km) prior to being picked up by boats. She took a great interest in outdoor sports and was described as being "strong and athletic".
Fleming started acting around 1909 as a chorus girl. Her appearance in The Summer Widowers at the Alvin Theater in October 1910 was the first time she left New York City with a theatrical organization. Her parents were apprehensive about her touring with the company until assured that all members were carefully chaperoned. She traveled to Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, the furthermost city the company would travel.
In 1918, Fleming appeared in the theater production of The Pretender, starring alongside William Desmond as his leading lady. She also starred alongside Desmond in a leading role several years later in the 1923 production of The Fighting Pretender.
Fleming began her film career with Famous Players, while also taking on smaller roles in Fox and Edison productions. His larger roles included The Pretender, The Silent Rider and Smiles.
Partial filmography
Personal
Fleming was born to parents Barton Evans Fleming (1827–1897) and Sara A Kennedy (1866–1898) and had an older brother, Clayton Evans Fleming (1887–1952). Growing up in New York City, she was educated in Cleveland, New York.
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By-elections to the 11th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1908 federal election and the 1911 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the 11th Canadian Parliament.
The list includes a Ministerial by-election which occurred due to the requirement that Members of Parliament recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was abolished in 1931.
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Norwegian nordic combined skier
Kenneth Braaten (born 24 September 1974) is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2005. He won the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Braaten also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2001 and a silver in 1999.
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Major League Baseball season
The Milwaukee Brewers' 1995 season involved the Brewers' finishing fourth in the American League Central with a record of 65 wins and 79 losses. The 1995 Brewers were the last Major League Baseball team to use a bullpen car, until the 2018 Arizona Diamondbacks.
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Draft picks
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1995. The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Houston Astros. The Beloit Snappers won the Midwest League championship, and the Helena Brewers won the Pioneer League championship.
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Cycling race
The 2018 Tour of Croatia was a road cycling stage race that took place in Croatia between 17 and 22 April 2018. It was the fourth edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015, and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.
The race was won by Bahrain–Merida's Kanstantsin Sivtsov.
Teams
Nineteen teams were invited to start the race. These included three UCI WorldTeams, 11 UCI Professional Continental teams and five UCI Continental teams.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
Schedule
Stages
Stage 1
17 April 2018 — Osijek to Koprivnica, 227 km (141.1 mi)
Stage 2
18 April 2018 — Karlovac to Zadar, 234.5 km (145.7 mi)
Stage 3
19 April 2018 — Trogir–Okrug to Sveti Jure–Biokovo, 134 km (83.3 mi)
Stage 4
20 April 2018 — Starigrad to Crikvenica, 171 km (106.3 mi)
Stage 5
21 April 2018 — Rabac to Učka, 156.5 km (97.2 mi)
Stage 6
22 April 2018 — Samobor to Zagreb, 151.5 km (94.1 mi)
Classification leadership table
In the 2018 Tour of Croatia, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the classification received a red jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2018 Tour of Croatia, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth and final jersey represented the classification for young riders, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1996 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
Final standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
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Zama Group is a family-held German-owned company and a manufacturer of diaphragm carburetors, oil pumps and further mechanical precision engine components. Their Headquarters are in Hong Kong, China. Zama supplies mainly to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of gasoline-powered outdoor tools, e.g. Stihl, Husqvarna or Yamabiko and claims itself to be the technology leader in their industry.
History
Zama was founded on 1 September 1952 as Shinagawa Die-Casting Co. Ltd. in Shinagawa City Tokyo, Japan by Kato Jiro. With 20 employees, Zama primarily focused on producing Automobile parts for Japanese companies. In 1962 the company was moved to Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture near Yokohama, Japan which had an influence on the later name of the company: Zama. In July 1975, the number of employees had reached approximately 200, and Zama entered into the carburetor business, which is their core business area today.
Expansion
In September 1981, the first location abroad was established in Torrance, California, United States as USA Zama Inc. to support the Headquarters in Japan by marketing, importing and delivering Zama carburetors to American customers. After four years another factory was opened in Iwate, Japan which specialized in diaphragm carburetor assembly as well as die designing and tooling. In March 1989, Zama Industries was founded in Hong Kong to reduce the negative impact on revenue caused by a sudden change of the currency exchange rate of JPY and USD. Another facility was opened in November 1990 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA to expand the US operations in engineering and to establish a Zama aftermarket department. In August 1991, a second factory with 400 employees was opened in Iwate, Japan to meet the demands for more capacity. The factory was opened for die-casting and machining for automobile parts. By the end of 1991, a factory with 450 employees was opened in the Special Economic Zone of XiLi, Shenzhen, China and major parts of the Hong Kong facilities were moved there. The main focus of this facility is the production of diaphragm carburetors. Due to the strong growth, the factory was extended in 1997 and in 2000. In 2006, when direct labor headcount had surpassed 1,000 employees, all production facilities were consolidated in one factory site in Shenzhen and a die-casting and storage facility in Hong Kong. Due to rising risk of only one main production site, Zama decided to open a second main production facility in Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippines which was inaugurated in January 2016. In 2018 the XiLi factories were relocated to a new factory in Huizhou, China due to municipal plans to remodel the former industrial area of XiLi into a commercial/residential zone.
Development of product variety
Starting out with the production and distribution of die-casting products, Zama developed into the world’s largest manufacturer of diaphragm carburetors and sells further products nowadays. Zama's first carburetor was produced in 1975, and the production of oil pumps was initiated in 2003. Further milestones for Zama were the production of their first electronic carburetor in 2009 and the production of their first solenoid valve in 2016.
Group structure
Stihl Holding
The Zama group is part of the Stihl Holding AG & Co. KG which is headquartered in Waiblingen, Germany. The Zama factories are subsidiaries owned 100% by the Stihl International GmbH.
Locations of Zama group and tasks
Zama operates in five locations around the world. Zama Corporation in Hong Kong is the administrative, financial and logistic center of the Zama Group, and distributes more than 14 million carburetors worldwide, making use of the excellent logistic and financial facilities in Hong Kong. Zama Precision Industries (Huizhou) Corporation Ltd. in Guangdong, China serves as the production location of Zama Group. Approximately 1,600 associates produce electronic fuel injection systems, carburetors, oil pumps, solenoid-valves and other parts for the outdoor industry. Zama Japan is the center of Research and Development, design of in-house production tooling, as well as support for Japanese domestic customers. Zama Philippines, the newest Zama plant, is producing carburetors and miniaturized coils for solenoid valves. USA Zama, Inc, located in Franklin, Tennessee serves as the Sales headquarters for the Zama Group and the world headquarters for Zama Aftermarket Sales.
Zama Hong Kong
Zama China
Zama Japan
Zama Philippines
Zama USA
Locations of the Zama Group
Products and customers
Zama offers about 350 different models of diaphragm carburetors and is a major manufacturer of lubricating systems for chainsaws. Other products Zama sells include electronic fuel injection systems, solenoid valves, output shafts, and complete solutions for fuel management as well as other customer-specific parts. Together with their partners, they offer complete engine management systems for small 2 and 4 cycle engines. OEM customers, such as Stihl, Husqvarna or Yamabiko, are mainly producers of lawn and garden products.
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Municipality in Northern, Brazil
Pium is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.
The municipality contains the 90,018 hectares (222,440 acres) Cantão State Park, created in 1998. It contains 21.56% of the 1,678,000 hectares (4,150,000 acres) Ilha do Bananal / Cantão Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997.
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2021 American television special
American TV series or program
Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City is an American television special, which aired on NBC on December 6, 2021. Hosted by Michael Bublé, the program featured musical performances of songs from Bublé's 2011 album Christmas to celebrate its tenth anniversary.
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Appearances
Broadcast
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Brazilian racing driver
Marcos Giffoni de Melo Gomes (born July 26, 1984) is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil, where he won the 2015 championship. Marcos is the son of four-time Stock Car champion Paulo Gomes and brother of the also racing driver Pedro Gomes.
Racing career
On July 5, 2009 he won the fifth round of the season at Interlagos by Action Power, winning their fourth win in the category. At dawn on July 6, soon after the victory at Interlagos, the truck of Action Power team had an accident on the Highway Régis Bittencourt, destroying all the equipment including the car of Marcos Gomes. On occurred, the team officially announced that he was out of the season. Gomes joined RCM Motorsport for the rest of the season, but the team stayed with the Action Power name. In 2012, Gomes was suspended for six months after he failed a drug test.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
K&N Pro Series East
* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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Italian footballer
Francesco Antonelli (born 22 July 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Lumezzane.
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Company based in California, US
Metabiota is a San Francisco startup that compiles data from around the world to predict disease outbreaks. The company is a partner with USAID's PREDICT and PREVENT programs. In the early months of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, Metabiota and BlueDot independently demonstrated the capabilities of computer analytics to map the future spread of the virus between countries.
In an effort to expand its business offerings, Metabiota teamed up with insurance groups Marsh, African Risk Capacity and Munich Re to provide data for outbreak coverage. Coverage would pay out to governments or companies based on stages of severity of an outbreak to help pay the cost to respond.
Google invested $1 million into the company while also planning to act as a partner to provide expertise in data analysis. Hunter Biden's Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners was reported to have a 13.4% stake in the company in 2014. This investment and Metabiota's work with Black & Veatch at labs in Ukraine led to the company being flagged in Russia's bioweapons claims during its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The company had staff stationed in Kenema supporting the Sierra Leone government when the Western African Ebola virus epidemic began. Médecins Sans Frontières criticized the company for failing to discover early cases, and for not sharing data or contact tracing information. Metabiota responded, saying they were restricted to reporting only to the local government.
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American college basketball season
The 2001–02 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 2001–02 season. Led by head coach Thad Matta, the Musketeers finished 22–5 (14–2 A10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated Hawaii in the first round before losing to eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma.
Roster
Schedule and results
Rankings
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Hasidic group
The Malachim (Malochim or Malukhim) (Hebrew: מלאכים, lit. "angels") is a small Hasidic group. It adheres to the Chabad school of Hasidic thought which emphasizes in-depth Torah study, uses the Chabad nusach of prayer, and focuses on the study of Hasidic mysticism.
History
The Malochim were founded by Rabbi Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine, also known as "The Malach" (lit. "the angel"), who arrived in New York in 1923. Levine had been one of the closest followers of Rabbi Shmuel Schneersohn and the tutor of his grandson, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn.
Once in New York, Levine became the rabbi of Congregation Nusach Ari in the Bronx. Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz, head of Mesivta Torah Vodaas, studied the Tanya with Levine and encouraged his mesivta students to visit him so they could see this luminary. Many of them were inspired and decided to become followers of the Malach, starting a Hasidic quasi-dynasty known as "The Malachim." They began to adopt a more Hasidic style of dress, including "long black jackets and a very long tallis katan over their shirts, with the tzitzit showing below their jacket hems". When the Malachim openly challenged Mendlowitz's authority, they were barred from entering the mesivta by older students and in 1936, left Torah Vodaas to establish their own yeshiva called Nesivos Olam. (According to Nesanel Quinn, the then menahel (director), they left on their own. However, according to Rabbi Meir Weberman, one of the Malach's followers, Quinn expelled them but later apologized.) In any case, Rabbi Mendlowitz had asked Rabbi Yehoshua Baumol (1880–1948) to confirm the permissibility of expelling them after it was done. Rabbi Baumol replied with a formal responsum that it was justified by Jewish Law to expel the few to better serve the education of the many. The same question was presented to Rabbi Dov Berish Elefant, who responded that they should not be expelled.
The Malach died in 1938. After Levine's death, Yankev Schorr led the group. (The Malach had no formally appointed successor.)
Nesivos Olam, located at 205 Hewes St. in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, was led by Rabbi Meyer Weberman, although due to the rabbi's poor health and after his death, his son Rabbi Mordechai Wolf (William) Weberman, a prominent member of Neturei Karta, began serving since the mid-2000s as its semi-official leader. Current leader is Rabbi Melech Flohr of Monsey NY brother of Rabbi Chaim Flohr a Rosh Kollel in Monsey, NY.[citation needed]
Relationship with other groups
Chabad
According to one leader of the Malachim, one significant difference is that Chabad involves itself with the affairs of the Israeli government, while the Malachim are staunchly anti-Zionist. Also, the Malachim acknowledge only the first five Chabad-Lubavitch rebbes as the legitimate rebbes of Chabad. Some of the descendants of former Malachim have returned to mainstream Chabad.
Satmar
Many descendants of former Malachim have joined the Satmar movement, due to their shared anti-Zionist views.
Once a woman is said to have approached a former Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, complaining that her son had become a Malach [Hebrew for "angel"]. Rabbi Teitelbaum is said to have replied jokingly, "Don't worry. He won't fly away."
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Urban park in Chennai, India
Anna Nagar Tower Park, officially known as Dr Visvesvaraya Tower Park, is an urban park in the suburb of Anna Nagar, Chennai. It is the tallest park tower in Chennai. The tower has been closed for the public. However, the park is still open.
History
Anna Nagar Tower Park was built in 1968 as part of the World Trade Fair. The park was built by B. S. Abdur Rahman and was inaugurated by former Vice-President V. V. Giri in the presence of the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai on 21 January 1968.
The park was renovated at a cost of ₹ 62 million and reopened in 2010.
Location
Anna Nagar Tower Park is located near the chief roundabout of the neighbourhood (known as the Anna Nagar Roundana) and the Anna Nagar Ayyappan Temple. The park has two entrances. The main entrance is located on the 3rd Main Road next to the Tower Club. The second entrance lies near the Ayyappan Temple on the 6th Main Road.
The park
The park covers an area of 15.35 acres and is one of the few remaining lung spaces in the city. The main component of the park is the 135-foot-tall, 12-storied tower located at the centre of the park. The tower has cyclic ramp spiraling to the top. The tower also has an elevator at the centre. The park, along with the tower, is maintained by the Chennai Corporation. The park has an amphitheatre, a bird-watching deck, badminton courts, play area for kids, a skating rink, a lake, and convenience facilities for the visitors.
After the December 2015 rains, the Lake area is full of large fishes, Birds and Turtles and has become a major attraction for the locals.
Since the local police are not able to effectively manage the tower, entry to the tower has been banned since 2011 due in part to instances of suicides and scribblers, thereby depriving the city of a valuable tourist location. In 2018, the authorities started renovating the tower at a cost of ₹ 3 million with a plan to reopen the tower to the public.
Gallery
Nearby attractions
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Indian lyricist
Shabbir Ahmed is an Indian Bollywood lyricist and music composer . He was nominated for the Lyricist of the Year at the 4th Mirchi Music Awards for the song Teri Meri from the film Bodyguard.
Career
He made his debut in 2004 with Salman Khan's Garv and has written songs for movies like ‘Wanted’, ‘Kya Love Story Hai’, ‘Partner’, ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’ and ‘Jodi Breakers’ amongst others. Ahmed credits his success in Bollywood to Salman Khan.
He has movies like God Tussi Great Ho, Kaal, Partner, Luck, Kismat Konnection, No Problem, Welcome, Wanted, Aag, Toh Baat Pakki!, Dil Kabaddi, Kya Love Story Hai, Rakht Charitra, Mission Istanbul, Hello Darling, Bombay to Bangkok, Bombay to Goa, Click, C Company, Jawani Deewani, Nehle Pe Dehla, Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar, Garva, Mittal v/s Mittal, Shade, Love Guru, Superstar and more in his credit.
Filmography as lyricist
Music Videos
Albums
Personal life
Shabbir Ahmed was born in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh and he got his basic education there. Later he moved to Mumbai for his livelihood. He married Shumaila Ahmed on 13 May 2014 and held a reception at Mumbai’s Lokhandwala Celebration Club on 14 May 2014.
Accolades
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The 2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Dakota. Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. Senator John Thune, who was the Senate Minority Whip, was first elected in 2004, defeating Democratic incumbent Tom Daschle, the then Senate Minority Leader. He ran for reelection to a fourth term. The Democratic nominee was a 26-year Navy, Air Force JAG Corps Veteran, and former college professor Brian Bengs. Thune was ultimately reelected.
Republican primary
On December 23, 2020, Trump said Thune would face a primary challenger after Thune refused to support a challenge of the 2020 Electoral College results, tweeting: "Republicans in the Senate so quickly forget. Right now they would be down 8 seats without my backing them in the last Election. RINO John Thune, 'Mitch's boy', should just let it play out. South Dakota doesn't like weakness. He will be primaried in 2022, political career over!!!" South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem stated she would not challenge Thune for the seat. On January 1, 2021, outgoing U.S. president Trump tweeted that Noem should challenge Thune in a primary, despite Noem previously saying she will not do so, instead running for re-election as Governor in 2022.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Declined
Endorsements
John Thune
Organizations
Polling
Hypothetical polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Libertarian convention
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
John Thune (R)
Organizations
Polling
Results
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Shopping mall in Iowa, United States
Crossroads Center is a shopping mall located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1970 as one of the first malls in Iowa. The mall's sole anchor store is At Home. It has four vacant anchors formerly occupied by Sears, Dillard's, Gordmans, and Younkers. It is owned by Namdar Realty Group. It is located in the heart of a retail hub that includes a 12 screen theater, Best Buy, Super Target (opened 2000), Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond and many other national tenants. The mall is located near the interchange of Interstate 380 and U.S. Highway 20.
History
Crossroads Center Inc. announced plans for the mall in 1967, along with two other malls of the same name: one in St. Cloud, Minnesota and one in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
The Sears anchor store opened first, on March 24, 1969. The mall itself opened one year later, in March 1970, as both the only two-story mall and the first enclosed mall in Iowa. The JCPenney anchor store opened along with the mall, as did Black's department store. Black's became Donaldson's in 1978 and then Carson Pirie Scott in 1987. The store closed on September 30, 1989.
The upper level of the JCPenney anchor store was converted to a Herberger's anchor store in 1989. In 1991, Sears rented a 57,000 sq ft portion of its anchor store to become a Phar-Mor pharmacy. In 1993, 1/2 Price Store (later renamed Gordmans) took over that space. Herberger's was renamed Younkers in 1997. The mall was renovated in 1997 at a cost of $4 million. At the same time, Dillard's constructed a new 155,000 sq ft anchor store connected to the mall, at a cost of $20 million, rather than leasing space. The Dillard's anchor store opened on August 13, 1997. All 1/2 Price Store locations were renamed Gordmans in 2000.
On January 8, 2015, it was announced that JCPenney would close, as part of a plan to close 39 locations nationwide. At Home replaced the store in 2016. On January 4, 2018, it was announced that Sears would close, as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2018. On April 18, 2018, Younkers parent company, the Bon-Ton, announced they would be completely liquidating and closing all stores including the one at Crossroads. The store closed on August 29, 2018. On May 11, 2020, Gordmans announced that it would be closing as the parent company is also going out of business. Just eight days later, Dillard's announced that this location would close. This left At Home as the only traditional anchor store.
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This is a list of Malaysian films produced and released in 2016. Most of these films are produced in the Malay language, but there also a significant number of them that are produced in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tamil.
2016
January – March
April – June
July – September
October – December
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This is a list of African countries and dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km2. Saint Helena, being closest to Africa, has been included.
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Genus of flowering plants
Metastachydium is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described with this name in 1977. It contains only one known species, Metastachydium sagittatum, native to central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang).
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Genus of anhanguerid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous
Ferrodraco ("Iron Dragon" after the ironstone the fossil was found in) is an extinct genus of anhanguerid pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia, containing the single species F. lentoni. The species was named after the former mayor of Winton, Graham Thomas ‘Butch’ Lenton. It is the most complete pterosaur fossil from Australia, being known from the holotype specimen AODF 876, consisting primarily of the anterior portion of the skull and dentary, cervical vertebral centra and a partial wing. Its wingspan was estimated to be about 4 meters (13 ft). Ferrodraco was found to have been within the subfamily Ornithocheirinae, as sister taxon to Mythunga. A recent study also recovered Ferrodraco as sister taxon to Mythunga, but both placed within the family Anhangueridae, more specifically within the subfamily Tropeognathinae. Ferrodraco is also the latest surviving member of Anhangueria.
Discovery and naming
The holotype specimen was initially discovered in April 2017 when cattle farmer Robert A. Elliott was spraying herbicide near Belmont Station. It was excavated by a team led by Adele H. Pentland. Nicknamed 'Butch', it was further prepared by volunteer Ali Calvey.
In 2019, the type species Ferrodraco lentoni was named and described by Adele H. Pentland, Stephen Francis Poropat, Travis R. Tischler, Trish Sloan, Robert A. Elliott, Harry A. Elliott, Judy A. Elliott and David A. Elliott. It was subsequently X-ray CT scanned at high-resolution using the Imaging and Medical Beamline at the Australian Synchrotron and osteology described in detail. The generic name is derived from the Latin ferrum, "iron", and draco, "dragon", in reference to the fact that the skeleton was found in ironstone. The specific name honors the late mayor of Winton Shire, Graham Thomas ‘Butch’ Lenton, for his work for the local community and his support for the Australian Age of Dinosaurs. He died in 2017.
The holotype, AODF 876, was found in a layer of the Winton Formation dating from the Cenomanian - lower Turonian, about ninety-six million years old. It consists of a partial skeleton with skull and lower jaws. It contains the front part of the head with the premaxillae, the maxillae and the dentaries; the left frontal bone, the rear part of the left lower jaw; forty single teeth; five neck vertebrae; the right shoulder joint; the left ulna; the left radius; the proximal and distal left wrist bones; two fourth metacarpals; phalanges from the first to third fingers of the left hand; and the first phalanx of the fourth finger. It represents a fully-grown but not yet mature animal. The skeleton has largely been preserved three-dimensionally due to the ironstone, but some bones however, have been crushed. It was probably fossilized in articulation but got some time prior to the discovery dispersed by erosion and cattle. Ferrodraco is the only pterosaur fossil known from the Winton Formation, and is the most complete pterosaur ever found in Australia, a continent where such finds are rare.
Description
Size and distinguishing traits
Ferrodraco had a wingspan of 4 meters (13 ft) and weighed 10 kg (22 lb).
The describing authors indicated two autapomorphies (distinguishing traits) that Ferrodraco had. The first tooth pair in both the premaxillae of the snout and in the front lower jaws is smaller than the other front teeth. The fourth to seventh tooth pairs are smaller than the third and eight pair.
Additionally, a unique combination is present of traits that in themselves are not unique. The front edge of the premaxilla is flattened and triangular. The first tooth pair in the premaxillae is directed vertically and is slightly set-off to above from the jawline. The front parts of the upper and lower jaws are not expanded sideways. The rear teeth are directed vertically, gradually declining in size. The tooth sockets are swollen relative to the outer wall of the jaw bones. The snout bears a premaxillary crest, the front edge of which continues the line of the snout tip, steeply rising under an angle of 60 degrees, and ending in a rounded crest top.
Skeleton
The length of the skull has been estimated to be about 60 centimeters (2.0 ft). The snout bears a relatively high crest, and it probably had a triangular profile in side view; the rear edge has not been preserved. The crest is very thin transversely however, only up to 4 millimeters (0.16 in) thick. It is hollow inside, the smooth bone walls being connected by small struts. The crest has a base length of 131 millimeters (5.2 in) and a height of 128 millimeters (5.0 in). The symphysis of the lower jaws, their front fused area, probably extended to below in a second crest.
There is an estimated total of twelve teeth in the upper jaw and thirteen teeth in the lower jaw for a total of fifty in the head as a whole. The teeth are formed as conical spikes with an oval cross-section, transversely flattened. The swollen tooth sockets cause an undulating profile of the jawlines in top view.
Classification
Ferrodraco was the youngest known member of the clade Anhangueria, and proves that the clade did not become extinct during the Late Cretaceous. In 2010 however, an ornithocheirid jaw fragment that includes two teeth (specimen WAM 68.5.11) had been reported from Australia, the same place where Ferrodraco was found, and this specimen was unearthed in the Molecap Greensand, layers that possibly have an even younger age than Ferrodraco.
The 2019 study of Ferrodraco made by Pentland et al. contained the results of two phylogenetic analyses, trying to determine the position of Ferrodraco in the evolutionary tree. The first analysis found Ferrodraco within the clade Ornithocheirae, more precisely within the subfamily Ornithocheirinae as the sister species of Mythunga, another Australian pterosaur from somewhat older layers. The second analysis placed Ferrodraco as a basal member of the Anhangueria, and sister taxon to the polytomy that comprises Anhanguera, Coloborhynchus and Ornithocheirus. A more recent study made in 2020 by Borja Holgado and Rodrigo Pêgas placed Ferrodraco within the family Anhangueridae, more specifically within the subfamily Tropeognathinae, although still the sister taxon to Mythunga. In 2022, Pentland et al. published a detailed description of Ferrodraco (particularly the post-cranial skeleton) and a renewed phylogenetic appraisal that unequivocally demonstrated that it belongs in the family Anhangueridae as proposed by Holgado and Pêgas. This study suggested that the precise position of Ferrodraco and Mythunga within Anhangueridae still remains uncertain, and that the diversity of Australian pterosaur fauna has been greatly underestimated.
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Starčević (Serbian: Старчевић) is a South Slavic surname. The surname may refer to:
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Trade barrier
An import quota is a type of trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time. Quotas, like other trade restrictions, are typically used to benefit the producers of a good in that economy (protectionism).
Quota share
The quota share is a specified number or percentage of the allotment as a whole quota, that is prescribed to each individual entity.
For example, the United States imposes an import quota on cars from Japan. The Japanese government may see fit to impose a quota share program to determine the number of cars each Japanese car manufacturer may export to the United States. Any extra number that a manufacturer wishes to export must be negotiated with another manufacturer that did not or cannot maximize its share of the quota.
There are also quota share insurance programs, where the liability and the premiums are divided proportionally among the insurers. For example, three companies take out a $1,000,000 fire insurance policy on a quota share basis with company A assuming 50% ($500,000), company B 30% ($300,000), and company C 20% ($200,000). If the annual premium was $5,000, company A would receive $2,500 in premium, B would receive $1,500, and C would receive $1,000. Company A would pay 50% of any one claim, Company B would pay 30% of any one claim, and Company C would pay 20% of any one claim.
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The Islamic Council of Queensland (ICQ), established in 1969, an Australian Muslim organisation acting as the central representative body for the Muslim community and local Islamic organisations in Queensland, Australia. The Council provides a number of social and religious services for Muslims in the area.
Activities
Community
The Islamic Council of Queensland represents more than 20,000 Muslims residing in the state of Queensland. The council also represents some 16 member organisations located in a number of cities in the state. The vast majority of mosques, mussallahs and Muslim student associations at universities are members of the organisation stretching from the Gold Coast up to Cairns.
Services and programs
The ICQ provides a number welfare services and Islamic ritual services for local Muslims in Queensland including marriage celebrants and burial services. The group has organised annual Quran competitions and other programs for youth development. The group has also organised a number of workshops and fund raising events.
In 2008, young members of the ICQ organised a successful public relations campaign when they participated in Blood Donation Week, donating blood to Queensland blood banks.
According to the Council, the Islamic community in Queensland have suffered from a number of prejudicial incidents locally, and have felt the strain on their daily lives. The Council president has attributed some of these problems to the fact that local Australians are not familiar with the religion and culture of local Muslims. The ICQ and Queensland’s Islamic community have planned an annual "Queensland Mosque Day" to encourage Australian locals to learn about the Muslim faith. The Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, encouraged locals to attend the open session.
Zakaat and halal accreditation
The ICQ collects and distributes zakaat and provides halal accreditation.
Organisational structure
Executive committee
The executive committee is responsible for the governance of the Council. Members of the executive committee are selected through the AGM process and represent the variety of different ethnic, cultural and linguistic groups within the Queensland Muslim community. The members of the 2019 executive committee are:
Member societies
Awards
In 2014, the Queensland state government awarded Professor Shahjahan Khan, former vice-president of ICQ, as a 2014 Cultural Diversity Ambassador award recipient.
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Svein and the Rat (Svein og rotta) is a 2006 Norwegian family film, based on a book with the same name by Marit Nicolaysen. It was directed by Magnus Martens, but he was not satisfied with how it was edited, and decided to remove his credit as a director. There is a 2007 sequel called Svein and the rat and the UFO-mystery [no] (Svein og Rotta og UFO-mysteriet).
Plot
Svein (Thomas Saraby Vatle [no]) is a small boy with a pet rat, Halvorsen. His friend Dan has also one, James Bond. To Svein's regret many people consider rats to be a pest. After Halvorsen has knawed on too many electric cables and a water hose of the washing machine, Svein's parents decide Svein cannot keep it, and they bring it to the pet shop. Dan tries to buy him back for Sven, but the shopkeeper tells him that pets are not sold to minors. By threatening to expose fraudulous behavior of the shopkeeper (who sold an unsuitable animal as guide dog to a blind man) Dan gets Halvorsen. He can stay now with him.
There is an upcoming pet competition in town. Svein assumes that rats cannot participate, and is afraid to ask, but his friend Melissa inquires; it turns out that rats are accepted; she registers Halvorsen. With Melissa's help Svein trains him to do tricks, but Halvorsen fails in the first attempt in the competition. Svein realizes that Halvorsen does not like to do tricks, and promises him that he never has to do them again.. Svein is allowed to let the rat try again, but he declines. However, Halvorsen wins the title "pet of the year" for his friendship with Svein. Later Svein gives Melissa her own rat.
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Multimedia production company
Sony Pictures Digital (previously known as Columbia TriStar Interactive, Sony Pictures Interactive Network, and Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment) is a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. Operating under the trade name Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc., it is currently based in Japan, and was formerly based in Culver City, California, up until 2013. Bob Osher was the president of Sony Pictures Digital before he was fired in February 2015.
It oversees the digital production and online entertainment assets of Sony Pictures, consists of Sony Pictures Mobile, Sony Pictures Digital Networks, and others. It is known as the digital website interactive creator for SPE. Sony Pictures Digital designed websites for Sony Pictures, Screen Gems Network, SoapCity, Sony Pictures Imageworks, GSN, among others for SPE.
Columbia TriStar Interactive was formed in 1994. The first official website it launched was for Johnny Mnemonic in 1995. As well as building websites for films and TV shows, it also set up the Sony Studio Store in 1998 and went into partnership with 444-FILM selling movie tickets.
In 2005, the group's name was changed appeared in 2005 to Sony Pictures Digital Sales and Marketing and encompassed all areas of interactive media creation and marketing for SPE, including gaming, mobile, websites, design and sales.
The company is registered under the trade name Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc., though it is known as Sony Pictures Digital appeared in 2006 longer variant in the copyright on most of the Sony Pictures sites. It is currently headed by Robert Osher, President of Digital Productions, and Chief Operating Officer of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The company was also a co-producer along with ShadowMachine, Seth Green's Stoopid Monkey production company, Williams Street, and Cartoon Network for the show, Robot Chicken until Season 5.
It also produce games that been given by Columbia Pictures like Qbert.
Its visual effects division Sony Pictures Imageworks provides visual effects for films produced not only by Columbia TriStar Pictures but also by other non-SPE studios.
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Diffusing Alpha-emitters Radiation Therapy or DaRT is an alpha-particle-based radiation therapy for the treatment of solid tumors.
This therapy was developed at Tel Aviv University in Israel, by Professors Itzhak Kelson and Yona Keisari. The treatment is delivered by the intratumoral insertion of metal tubes called “seeds”, which have Radium-224 atoms fixed to their surface. When the radium decays, its short-lived daughter Radon-220 is released from the seed through recoil energy. The daughters of Radon-220, in particular Pb-212, disperse in the tumor, and emit high-energy alpha particles, which destroy the tumor. Because the alpha-emitting atoms diffuse only a few millimeters in tissue, the DaRT eradicates the tumor cells and spares the surrounding healthy tissue.
Alpha radiation
Alpha radiation is a nuclear phenomenon in which a heavy radionuclide emits an energetic alpha particle (consisting of two protons and two neutrons) and transmutes to a different radionuclide. The emitted alpha particle has a range in tissue of only 40-90 microns, which minimizes collateral damage when used for treatment purposes. However, this also limits its ability to destroy tumors that are many millimeters in diameter. Alpha radiation possesses a potent cell-killing capability because it has a high linear energy transfer (LET) which translates into a high Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE).
Treatment of cancer
The invention of DaRT makes possible the use of alpha radiation for treating solid tumors, because it overcomes the range limitation of alpha particles in tissue. The daughter atoms of Radium-224 can each diffuse several millimeters in tumor tissue, while emitting alpha particles. The tumor-killing capability of DaRT comes mainly from the ability of alpha radiation to irreparably break the double stranded DNA in tumor cells. This capability does not seem to be dependent on the stage of the cell cycle or the level of oxygenation of the cancer cell.[citation needed]
Preclinical studies in multiple tumor types
Preclinical studies have demonstrated that DaRT can effectively damage all solid tumor types. Studies of 10 different tumor types in mice demonstrated that all responded to DaRT.[excessive citations]
Combination therapy of DaRT with either chemotherapy or immunotherapy
In preclinical studies, DaRT effectiveness was enhanced when combined with standard chemotherapies such as 5-FU. In addition, DaRT was able to turn the tumor into its own vaccine and stimulate a systemic anti-tumor immune response. This immune response was effectively augmented by addition of immunostimulants and/or inhibitors of immunosuppressive cells. This immune effect was observed not only as enhanced local tumor destruction at the primary tumor site, but also by elimination of tumor metastases in the lungs. These results suggest that DaRT combined with immunotherapy induces a tumor-specific systemic immune response.[citation needed]
Treatment of solid tumors in human patients with DaRT
The first results of the DaRT in human patients, from a pilot study of 28 patients by Prof. Popovtzer (Israel) and Dr. Bellia (Italy), were published in 2020. From among this cohort of elderly patients (median age, 80.5 years), 61% had recurrent and previously treated tumors, including 42% who were radioresistant from prior therapy. Patients were diagnosed with histopathologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or head and neck. One-hundred percent of tumors responded to DaRT, with complete responses occurring in greater than 78% of cases, and no major toxicity was noted. Thirty days after treatment, there was no measurable radioactivity in the blood or urine of patients. Additional studies in larger populations are now ongoing to strengthen support regarding the safety and effectiveness of this technique of intratumoral alpha radiation-based tumor ablation.[citation needed]
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Nobeoka Nishishina Athletic Stadium is an athletic stadium in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan.
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