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Cisco Scouts
The Cisco Scouts were a West Texas League baseball team based in Cisco, Texas, United States that played from 1920 to 1921. In 1921, they changed their name to the Cisco Orphans, but eventually disbanded.
Major league players Joe Bratcher and Tim Griesenbeck played for them.
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Nieuport II
The Nieuport II was a mid wing monoplane racing or sport aircraft built by the Société Anonyme des Établissements Nieuport between 1910 and 1914 and was noted for its high performance using a small twin-cylinder engine, and winning many races, primarily in France before being used as a trainer during World War One by French flying schools.
Background
Édouard Nieuport was the owner of a small company which produced spark plugs and magnetos for the automobile industry, and he became involved with aviation through working on the electrical equipment of Henri Farman's Voisin biplane. In 1908 he started constructing his first aircraft, a small monoplane powered by a 20 hp (15 kW) Darracq engine and succeeded in making some brief straight-line flights in it during 1909, but the aircraft, along with many others, was destroyed in the floods which struck Paris in January 1910.
Development & Design
The Nieuport II was the subject of extensive research carried out by the Nieuport brothers in conjunction with the Eiffel Laboratories and benefitted from input from Robert Esnault-Pelterie, who had designed his own low-drag monoplane. The result was a wire-braced monoplane with only a single pair of bracing wires on each side, supplemented with a single pair of control wires to warp the wings for lateral control. The airfoil section was unusual in having a fairly thick (for the period), but sharp leading edge, with the undersides rising up to thin the airfoil out over the majority of the chord. The upper wires led to a pyramidal cabane and the pilot was nearly fully enclosed in the fuselage, with only his head exposed. Initially the undercarriage consisted of a single central skid attached to the fuselage by two inverted V struts, bearing a transverse leaf spring with a wheel on each end. When first flown the tail surfaces consisted of a semicircular horizontal stabiliser mounted on top of the rear of the fuselage, behind which was a universally-jointed assembly combining a rectangular elevator with a pair of rudders. The controls used the joystick to provide yaw (rudder) and pitch (elevator) control, while foot pedals operated the wing warping for lateral control, the pedals moving a torque tube which ran diagonally backwards to the rear v-strut of the undercarriage, where the warping wires were attached.
Late examples were available with the modern arrangement as a factory option, using the pedals to control the rudder, as was used on the contemporary Blériot and Deperdussin aircraft. A variety of engines were used, starting with the Darracq, which, despite being developed specifically for Nieuport, proved unsatisfactory, and a variety of engines were tried before the Nieuport brothers developed their own twin-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
Operational history
On 11 May Nieuport succeeded in breaking the world speed record for all distances up to 100 km flying a Nieuport II powered by a Nieuport engine. His highest recorded speed was
Three were flown in the 1911 Gordon Bennett Trophy at Eastchurch: one, flown by Charles Weymann and powered by a Gnome double Omega, won the competition with a speed of 126.67 km/h (78.71 mph); a second, powered by a
Gnome Lambda and flown by Edouard Nieuport, placed third: the third, flown by M Chevalier and powered by a Nieuport engine, failed to finish.
Variants
II.D18 hp twin-cylinder horizontally opposed Darraq 25hp O-2 engine
II.A40 hp fan type Anzani engine
II.GGnome rotary engines, of 50, 70 0r 100 hp
II.N28 hp twin-cylinder horizontally opposed Nieuport engine.
II.HFloatplane variant (offered but not built)
Operators
Most examples were used by individuals, however a small number were purchased by military air arms including:
Argentine Air Force
Aéronautique Militaire
Used for flight training, including as a flightless ground trainer commonly known as a Penguin.
Siam
Royal Siamese Air Service
First aircraft of Royal Siamese Air Force
Survivors & Replicas
late-production Nieuport II.N at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Le Bourget near Paris
A taxi-able replica is at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Poughkeepsie, New York state
Specifications (28 hp Nieuport engine)
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
Davilla, Dr. James J. and Arthur Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War, Flying Machines Press, Mountain View California, 1997,
Kowalski, Tomasz J. Nieuport 1-27, Kagero, Lublin, 2003,
Opdycke, Leonard E. French Aeroplanes Before The Great War. Atglen, PA: Achiffer, 1999.
Pommier, Gerard. Nieuport 1875-1911 - A biography of Edouard Nieuport, Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 2002
Rimmell, Ray. World War One Survivors, Aston Publications, Bucks, 1990,
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Pirate Party Luxembourg
The Pirate Party Luxembourg (, , ) is a registered political party in Luxembourg. The party follows the pirate political doctrine developed by the Swedish Pirate Party. It champions citizen's rights, improved data protection and privacy for physical persons, more transparency of government, free access to information and education. Beyond this, it calls for an in-depth overhaul of copyright and patent law, and is opposed to all kinds of censorship. A fundamental principle is grassroots democracy, which gives the possibility to each member to help shape the future of the party. Like most parties in Luxembourg, the Pirate Party is strongly pro-European. It is a member of Pirate Parties International, the umbrella organisation of the international Pirate Party movement.
The Pirate Party Luxembourg was founded in Luxemburg City on October 4, 2009. Its membership evolved from 14 founding-members to 331 (in April, 2014).
The President is Sven Clement, who was also the main candidate for the general elections in 2013 and the European elections in 2014. The vice-president is Sven Wohl, the treasurer is Ben Allard and the general secretary is Andy Maar. Another prominent figure is Jerry Weyer, former vice-president and co-founder of the party who was also co-president of Pirate Parties International (PPI) from March 2010 to 2011.
Election results
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Mount Hachimori (Yūbari)
is a mountain of the Yūbari Mountains. It is located on the border of Minamifurano, Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain is the source of the Yūbari River.
References
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Melaleuca oldfieldii
Melaleuca oldfieldii is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is native to the south-west of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its bright yellow flower heads but its distribution is restricted to one national park.
Description
Melaleuca oldfieldii is a spreading shrub which grows to about high but sometimes much taller. Its leaves are arranged alternately on the stems, have a short stalk, are oval to elliptic in shape tapering to a point, usually long, wide and with 5 longitudinal veins.
The flowers are bright yellow and arranged in relatively large heads on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering. The heads are up to in diameter and contain 4 to 9 groups of flowers in threes. The petals are long and fall off as the flower opens. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle containing 8 to 12 stamens. Flowering occurs mainly in November and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules long in tight, roughly spherical groups about in diameter.
Taxonomy and naming
Melaleuca oldfieldii was first described in 1867 by George Bentham in "Flora Australiensis". The specific epithet (oldfieldii) is in recognition of the collector Augustus Oldfield who collected this species near the Murchison River.
Distribution and habitat
Melaleuca oldfieldii occurs in the Kalbarri National Park in the Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic region, growing in sand or sandy clay, usually along streams.
Conservation
This species is classified as "Priority Two" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife meaning that is poorly known and from one or a few locations.
Uses
Horticulture
This species has proven difficult to maintain in cultivation except in special conditions but its glossy leaves and attractive yellow flowers indicate its potential as an ornamental. It requires excellent drainage.
Essential oils
The leaves of Melaleuca oldfieldii contain significant quantities of 1,8-cineole.
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Anne de Carbuccia
Anne de Carbuccia is an environmental artist, photographer and world traveler.
Biography
Anne de Carbuccia was a student of anthropology and art history at Columbia University. During her studies she developed her interest in the concept of human beings as a new geological force: Anthropocene.
Since then she has been traveling the world to develop her work that documents the relationship between mankind and the environment.
She lives and works between Milano and New York City
Major work
One Planet One Future is Anne de Carbuccia's ongoing artistic project that documents human caused threats to the environment.
On her numerous expeditions, Anne de Carbuccia travels to powerfully document fast disappearing environments, animal species and cultures.
Her work is both a reminder of the urgency to change individual behaviors and a plea to re-imagine the future.
Her exhibition at the Museum of Oceanography in Montecarlo- WATER AT DUSK- in January 2016 was a precursor to a larger art event that opened on September of the same year at the Westbeth Art Gallery in New York.
One Planet One Future is a series of photographs and videos documenting Anne de Carbuccia's on-site installation: the "time shrines"
Main themes are:
Water
Endangered species
Endangered environments
Endangered cultures
In 2016 Anne de Carbuccia established the Time Shrine Foundation. Anne de Carbuccia has also written and directed One Ocean, a short film that had its world
premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in September 2018.
Exhibitions
One Planet One future exhibitions are organized around the world and are open to the public free of charge.
Latest exhibitions:
Florence, Brun Fine Art - Palazzo Larderel - One Planet One Future - Jun 11 to Jun 30, 2019
London, Brun Fine Art – One Planet One Future – Sep 28 to Nov 15, 2018
Naples, Castel dell'Ovo – One Planet One Future – Jun 23 to Sept 30, 2018
Moscow, Museum of Modern Art – One Planet One Future – Jun 21 to Sept 10, 2017
Milano, Ventura Lambrate – One Planet One Future – Mar 30 to Apr 12, 2017
New York, Westbeth Art Foundation – One Planet One Future – Sep 16 to Nov 21, 2016
Monaco, Museum of Oceanography – Water at Dusk – Jan 30 to Feb 29, 2016
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Meykharan-e Sadat
Meykhvaran-e Sadat (, also Romanized as Meykhvārān-e Sādāt, Meykhowrān-e Sādāt, and Meykhvorān-e Sādāt; also known as Meykhowrān-e Bālā) is a village in Bavaleh Rural District, in the Central District of Sonqor County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28, in 7 families.
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United States Secretary of Homeland Security
The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the United States and the safety of U.S. citizens. The secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11, 2001. The new department consisted primarily of components transferred from other cabinet departments because of their role in homeland security, such as the Coast Guard, the Federal Protective Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (which includes the Border Patrol), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (which includes Homeland Security Investigations), the Secret Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It did not include either the Federal Bureau of Investigation or, the Central Intelligence Agency.
The current Acting Secretary of Homeland Security is Chad Wolf, who began in that role on November 13, 2019.
Inclusion in the presidential line of succession
Traditionally, the order of the presidential line of succession is determined (after the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and President pro tempore of the Senate) by the order of the creation of the cabinet positions, and the list as mandated under follows this tradition.
On March 7, 2006, 43rd President George W. Bush signed as , which renewed the Patriot Act of 2001 and amended the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 to include the newly created Presidential Cabinet position of Secretary of Homeland Security in the line of succession after the previously authorized Secretary of Veterans Affairs (§ 503) (which are listed and designated in the order that their departments were created). In the 109th Congress, legislation was introduced to place the Secretary of Homeland Security into the line of succession after the Attorney General but that bill expired at the end of the 109th Congress and was not re-introduced.
List of Secretaries of Homeland Security
Prior to the establishment of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, there existed an Assistant to the President for the Office of Homeland Security, which was created following the September 11 attacks in 2001.
Parties
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Status
James Loy served as acting secretary in his capacity as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
Rand Beers served as acting secretary in his capacity as confirmed Undersecretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs and Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Beers was the highest ranking Senate-approved presidential appointee at the Department of Homeland Security.
Elaine Duke served as acting secretary in her capacity as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
Kevin McAleenan served as acting secretary in his capacity as Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.
Chad Wolf serves as acting secretary in his capacity as Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans.
Order of succession
While appointment of acting officials is generally governed by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (FVRA), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 creates exceptions to FVRA, mandating that the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management is third in the line of succession for Secretary of Homeland Security, and establishes an alternate process by which the Secretary can directly establish a line of succession outside the provisions of the FVRA.
As a result of Executive Order 13753 in 2016, the order of succession for the Secretary of Homeland Security was as follows:
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Assistant Secretary for Policy
General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Under Secretary for Management
Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
The April 10, 2019 update to the DHS Orders of Succession, made pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, provided a different order in the case of unavailability to act during a disaster or catastrophic emergency:
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Under Secretary for Management
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Under Secretary for Science and Technology
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans
General Counsel
Deputy Under Secretary for Management
Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
A November 8, 2019 update replaced the above orders of succession with the following. However, the legality of this update was challenged.
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Under Secretary for Management
Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Administrator and Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Administration-cited potential nominees
Bernard Kerik
George W. Bush nominated Bernard Kerik for the position in 2004. However a week later, Kerik withdrew his nomination, explaining that he had employed an illegal immigrant as a nanny.
Raymond Kelly
By July 2013, Raymond Kelly had served as Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for nearly 12 straight years. Within days of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's announcement that she was resigning, Kelly was soon cited as an obvious potential successor by New York Senator Charles Schumer and others.
During a July 16, 2013, interview, President Obama referred generally to the "bunch of strong candidates" for nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security, but singled out Kelly as "one of the best there is" and "very well qualified for the job".
Later in July 2013, the online internet news website/magazine Huffington Post detailed "a growing campaign to quash the potential nomination of New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security" amid claims of "divisive, harmful, and ineffective policing that promotes stereotypes and profiling". Days after that article, Kelly penned a statistics-heavy Wall Street Journal opinion article defending the NYPD's programs, stating "the average number of stops we conduct is less than one per officer per week" and that this and other practices have led to "7,383 lives saved—and... they are largely the lives of young men of color."
Kelly was also featured because of his NYPD retirement and unusually long tenure there in a long segment on the CBS News program Sunday Morning in December 2013, especially raising the question of the controversial "stop and frisk" policy in New York City and the long decline and drop of various types of crimes committed.
References
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White-winged flying fox
The white-winged flying fox (Desmalopex leucopterus), also known as the mottle-winged flying fox is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They are endemic to the Philippines. Their natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. They are threatened by habitat loss. In 2008, Giannini et al. revived the genus Desmalopex and placed D. leucopterus in it.
References
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Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
The Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal () is a campaign medal created in 1988 to recognize the contributions of all Canadian Peacekeepers towards the ultimate goal of peace, after the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations was awarded that year's Nobel Peace Prize.
History
In 1988, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations Peacekeepers, in recognition of their efforts over more than 50 years to establish and maintain peace. This act inspired the creation of the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, its purpose being to recognize all Canadians, including serving and former members of the Canadian Forces, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, other police services, and Canadian civilians, who contributed to peace on certain missions. Some time was involved in getting the medal to the presentation stage, but, as with the creation of any major honour or award, the approval of this award involved consultation with a large number of interested individuals.
Design
The Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal was designed by Bruce W. Beatty and is in the form of a diameter disc with, on the obverse, the words PEACEKEEPING • SERVICE DE LA PAIX, separated by maple leaves, surrounding a rendition of the three Canadian Peacekeeper figures that top the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa; one is an unarmed United Nations Military Observer, holding binoculars, the second, a woman, shoulders a radio, while the third stands guard with a rifle, and above them is a dove, the international symbol of peace. The medal's reverse shows the word CANADA below a maple leaf surrounded by a laurel wreath and bearing the Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II, symbolizing her roles as both fount of honour and Commander-in-Chief of her various forces. A single-toe claw attaches the top of the medal to the centre of a slotted bar on which is another maple leaf. This medallion is worn at the left chest, suspended on a 31.8mm wide ribbon coloured with vertical stripes in the shade of blue used by the United Nations, green (representing service), and Canada's official colours: red (also indicitave of blood shed in the service of peace), and white (also the colour of peace).
Eligibility
The Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal recognizes Canadian Peacekeepers deployed outside Canada for a minimum of 30 days, which includes members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, other police officers, and civilians who served with the forces on peacekeeping missions. As of September 2003, some 68,000 Peacekeeping Service Medals had been awarded.
See also
Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals)
Peace Prize Medal (Denmark)
References
External links
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Sant'Anna, Piacenza
Sant'Anna is a Gothic style, Roman Catholic parish church, located in Piacenza, Region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.
History
A small church at the site titled Santa Maria di Betlem was associated with a nearby convent of the Umiliati. In 1334, the property passed to an order of Servite nuns, who rebuilt the structures and dedicated the church to St Anne. It remained with this order until 1788, when the church was managed by Oratorian priests. By 1806, parts of the convent were used as a jail for women and an orphanage for boys. The prison was soon closed, and by 1819, the orphanage moved to the monastery of San Savino. In 1841, the convent then became use as a hospital and hospice run by Carmelites. In 1868, the church took the role of parish church from the church of San Salvatore.
The apse had been enlarged in 1500 to host the nuns during services. The construction of six side altars in the 17th-century caused the gothic lancet windows to be walled up. The facade of the church was not completed until 1925 using designs by Camillo Guidotti. The belltower was not erected until 1937 using designs by Pietro Berzolla.
Much of the interior church decoration is from the past two centuries. According to tradition, the monastery complex hosted a 14th-century wooden icon and painting of San Rocco. The Via Crucis canvases were painted (1892) by Paolo Bozzini. The stained glass window of St Roch on the facade was completed in 1925, while the side windows were completed only after 1980. The four stained glass windows of the apse designed by the Peresson firm from Milan, by their artist Trento Longaretti of Bergamo and depict Nativity, Baptism, Crucifixion, and the Mourning of the Death of Jesus Christ. In church on right is a fresco on Resurrection of Christ by Bernardino Gatti.
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George S. Chase
George Salisbury Chase (1909–1972) was an American composer for film and library music. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 23, 1909 to George S. and Florence E. (Reynolds) Chase.
In 1957, Chase was hired by R.T.F. Music Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of Thomas J. Valentino, Inc., to write background and production film music, and remained working there until his death. Chase composed under the pseudonym of Michael Reynolds for the firm's Major Record library. He was also known under the pseudonym "Franz Mahl".
Some of his compositions were used in episodes of the 1955–1956 seasons of Adventures of Superman. Four of them, "Dark of the Moon," "Mystic Night," "Hypertension," and "Vigil," were also tracked into Edward D. Wood Jr.'s "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1956). He is also credited with composing the music for the 1952–4 television show Mr. and Mrs. North. Chase was a composer of liturgical music as well; the 1940 U.S. Census records his occupation as "musician, church."
He was an active member of Brooklyn Council of the Knights of Columbus.
Chase died on August 1, 1972 in Huntingdon, New York.
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The Birth of John the Baptist
The Birth of John the Baptist may refer to:
The Birth of John the Baptist (Ghirlandaio), a Renaissance-era painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio
The Birth of John the Baptist (film), a 2003 animated film
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Mark Kelley
Mark Kelley is a Canadian television journalist, associated with CBC News. Formerly a correspondent and substitute anchor for The National and a host of CBC News: Morning, he hosted Connect with Mark Kelley on CBC News Network from 2009 to 2012, and joined the newsmagazine the fifth estate in 2012.
Education and career
A graduate of Concordia University in Montreal, the fluently bilingual Kelley began reporting from within Quebec in the 1980s before joining CBC in 1990. From 2002 to 2004, he was co-host of the investigative journalism show CBC News: Disclosure with Diana Swain.
Recently, Kelley has moved away from being a regular reporter to focusing on documentaries and investigative journalism, making a series of ongoing stories on The National. His focus is often on issues of prejudice or controversy. Among his recent projects of this type were reports on the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami and a series of reports from the Netherlands where he tried to get an insight into the growing anti-Muslim feelings there. He also made a series of reports where he sought to break down Canadian national stereotypes by accompanying Canadians with prejudices about certain people or provinces to visit them. In November 2006, he began a series called "7" where he would spend 7 days in someone else's shoes, such as a teacher at British Columbia's most troubled high school.
Kelley has won several Gemini Awards for his work.
References
External links
Author page for CBC Fifth Estate Investigative Team -- Harvey Cashore, Rachel Ward and Mark Kelley
CBC Media Centre -- Mark Kelley
Mark Kelley biography from CBC.ca
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Marviel Underwood
Marviel Underwood (born February 17, 1982) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.
Underwood was also a member of the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, and California Redwoods.
Early years
Underwood attended San Leandro High School in San Leandro, California, where he earned numerous local awards, including All-Hayward Area Athletic League first-team honors as both a running back (1998 and 1999) and cornerback (1999). In his senior year, he rushed for 1,300 yards and 18 touchdowns, had 3 touchdowns on 4 interceptions, and returned 2 kickoffs for touchdowns.
His school's rivalry was with Bishop O'Dowd High School. Ironically, linebacker Kirk Morrison attended Bishop O'Dowd. The two would later attend San Diego State.
College career
At San Diego State, Underwood was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference his junior and senior seasons. He finished his college career with 222 tackles (135 solo), 1 sack, 8 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 1 touchdown on 7 interceptions.
While at San Diego State, Underwood help create an Aztec Defence with Kirk Morrison of the Oakland Raiders, Matt McCoy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Heath Farwell of the Minnesota Vikings, and Jonathan Bailes.
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Marviel was selected in the 4th round (115th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. In July 2005, he agreed to a four-year contract with the Packers, which included a $430,000 signing bonus. His 2006 salary cap value was $457,500.
Backing up his fellow rookie-teammate Nick Collins, Underwood appeared in all 16 regular-season games during the 2005 season. Misfortune hit Underwood when he tore two ligaments in his right knee in a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers. He missed the 2006 NFL season after being placed on injured reserve. On August 20, 2007 the Packers released Underwood.
After spending over two months as a free agent, Underwood was re-signed by the Packers on November 25 when defensive tackle Colin Cole was placed on injured reserve. Although Underwood wore No. 25 during his first two seasons in Green Bay, the number was taken by running back Ryan Grant after Underwood's release. Upon his re-signing, Underwood was assigned No. 43.
The following week, Underwood was released again when quarterback Craig Nall was re-signed due to an injury to Brett Favre.
Denver Broncos
On December 5, 2007, Underwood signed with the Denver Broncos. He was waived by the team on May 28, 2008.
Oakland Raiders
Underwood was signed by the Oakland Raiders on August 25, 2008. He was waived by the team on August 30.
California Redwoods
Underwood was drafted by the California Redwoods of the United Football League in the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009. He signed with the team on September 2. He was placed on injured reserve on November 5.
References
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Raven Cliff Falls (South Carolina)
This article refers to Raven Cliff Falls in South Carolina; for the Georgia falls, see Raven Cliff Falls (Georgia).
Raven Cliff Falls on Matthews Creek in Caesars Head State Park, Greenville County, South Carolina, is the tallest waterfall in South Carolina. Although the waterfall is described as having a 400 foot drop, topographic maps suggest a height between 320 and 350 feet.
References
External links
Description and photos of falls from SCwaterfalls website
Profile on GORP
Description and photos of falls
Raven Cliff Falls Historical Marker
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Brunel (opera project)
The Brunel opera project is a collaboration between Matthew King (composer), Nye Parry (sound design) and Michael Irwin (libretto) to write a dramatic work based on the life and work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The opera was the subject of a special feature on BBC Radio 4, broadcast in October 2003, and the project has been documented in detail in the book, The Reflective Conservatoire. The opera remains a work in progress and has yet to be performed in its entirety.
In October 2003, the critic, Martin Hoyle, wrote in the Financial Times:
The musical excerpts (from Brunel) sounded immediately attractive, richer and more varied than the long littleness of Adams's Nixon in China or the arid wastes of Glass's Akhnaten: characterised vocally and grateful to sing, unlike most modern operas.
The part of Brunel is sung by a tenor. There are choruses of labourers, critics, widows and ghosts. The orchestra is an ensemble of brass instruments, sometimes employed in a manner reminiscent of Brunel's contemporaries Berlioz and Wagner, sometimes imitating mysterious industrial sounds (such as the hiss of steam). The electronic score incorporates sampled industrial sounds which are sometimes "tuned" in order to fit the harmonic landscape of the music.
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Marcel Nicolet
Marcel Nicolet (1912–1996) was a Belgian physicist and meteorologist.
Nicolet was born in , Belgium on February 26, 1912. He received a degree in physics in 1934 after writing a dissertation on the spectrum of O and B stars. and his Ph.D. in astrophysics from University of Liège in 1937.
After a few years as forecasting meteorologist he turned to the theory of ionized layers in the terrestrial atmosphere (fundamental book 1945). After World War II he met the most known colleagues at the meeting of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) at Paris 1946. He came to the United States first in 1950 where amongst other colleagues he met David Bates a scholar of Sir Harrie Massey the well-known physico-chemist. At that time Sir Harrie directed his interest towards the atmosphere. With Bates Nicolet published four fundamental papers. In the following decades Nicolet was often invited to the US but the Institut royal meteorologique de Belgique remained his lifelong scientific home.
He became one of the main promoters and finally secretary general of the International Geophysical Year, that due to the participation of all important nations (except China) became a most important scientific exercise worldwide. Nicolet was elected as its secretary general. King Baudouin of Belgium granted him the title of Baron in 1987 for his important contribution to the success of the International Geophysical Year.
He received several highly estimated prizes e.g. the William Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union in 1984.
See also
Lloyd Berkner
Publications
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Warrior Vase
The Mycenaean Warrior Vase, found by Heinrich Schliemann on the acropolis of Mycenae, is one of the prominent treasures of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. The Warrior Vase, dated to the 12th century BCE, is probably the best-known piece of Late Helladic pottery. It is a krater, a mixing bowl used for the dilution of wine with water, a custom which the ancient Greeks believed to be a sign of civilized behavior.
The broad frieze of armed soldiers on the vase, which is incomplete, suggested the name that Schliemann gave it. The warriors are clad in short chitons, breastplates, helmets and greaves; they are armed with spears and carry shields. The bull's head handles for long encouraged scholars to date the piece later, in the early seventh century BCE.
Many Scholars observe that the style of the figures and the bull head handles of this thirteenth century BCE vase are very similar to eighth century BCE pottery. Similar spearmen are also depicted in eighth century BCE pottery which introduces a curious 500-year gap in styles. This vase also leads to clues about post-palatial Mycenaean warriors. The knapsacks the warriors carry suggest that they may have to travel long distances to battle. Figures on one side of the vase wear helmets with horns. The other side depicts warriors in "hedgehog" style helmets. The latter is equipped with spears that are shorter than general spears depicted of the time. The warriors on both sides have shields, tunics, and leg protection. The warriors on either side appear to be uniform suggesting the army as a whole and not representing individual warriors.
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Clint McKay
Clinton James "Clint" McKay (born 22 February 1983) is an Australian former international cricketer. He was a member of the Victoria side and has represented Australia at One Day International (ODI) and Test level. A right-arm fast-medium bowler who stands at 194 cm, he made his first class debut for Victoria in November 2006. He later took 6/34 for Victoria's 2nd XI and forced his way into the one-day team, debuting against Tasmania at the MCG.
Domestic career
Mckay made his first class debut for Victoria in November 2006. He later took 6/34 for Victoria's 2nd XI and forced his way into the one-day team, debuting against Tasmania at the MCG. He plays district club cricket for Essendon.
McKay commenced his cricket at an early age at Pascoe Vale Central Cricket Club in the North West Cricket Association (NWCA). His time there saw him presented with many accolades which included representing the NWCA at junior levels. His representation of the NWCA in the under-21 Neil Wright Shield during the 2001–02 season was the stepping stone before launching his career at Essendon Cricket Club the following season. Upon arrival at Essendon Cricket Club it was obvious to see that they had found talent. In his time at Essendon he has proven to be a talented bowling allrounder. His performance added to this perception of him by scoring two well-timed hundreds with the willow. At the commencement of the 2009–10 season McKay was awarded the captaincy of Essendon Cricket Club.
On 21 May 2010, McKay joined Yorkshire CCC as the second overseas player for the T20 competition, partnering South African Herschelle Gibbs.
Indian Premier League
On 9 January 2011, he was purchased by Mumbai Indians for $110,000.
He played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2013 IPL.
International career
On 5 November 2009, after a string of injuries to key Australian bowlers, he made his ODI debut against India and returned figures of 3/58 from 10 overs, including the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar.
On 31 January 2010 against Pakistan, McKay earned his first man of the match award after taking 4/35 from 9.3 overs. His first international five wicket-haul came against Sri Lanka on 7 November 2010.
On 14 September 2013 McKay took his first ODI hat-trick against England in Cardiff.
He dismissed Kevin Pietersen , Jonathan Trott & Joe Root in three consecutive balls but Australia still lost the match.
On 17 January 2014 McKay helped Australia chase down 301 against England. His partnership of 57 with James Faulkner for the 10th wicket helped Australia win the match after being 9/244.
McKay made his T20I debut on 31 October 2010 against Sri Lanka. He took his maiden T20I wicket in his fourth match, bowling West Indian skipper Darren Sammy.
McKay made his Test debut against the West Indies in Perth in December 2009. He was wicketless from 14 overs bowled in the first innings but picked up his maiden test wicket in the second, bowling Denesh Ramdin.
Coaching career
In August 2019, Clint McKay was appointed as the interim coach of the Vanuatu national cricket team, ahead of the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament. However, in January 2020, he was replaced by Simon Keen.
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Leandro Montebeler
Leandro Rodrigues Montebeler (born 6 April 1984), commonly known as Leandro Montebeler, is a Brazilian football midfielder playing with Santa Quitéria.
Leandro Montebeler started his professional career with Paysandu in his homeland and later went on to play in Singapore, Serbia and Turkey.
He won the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense with Águia Negra in 2012.
In 2013, Leandro Montebeler played with Ji-Paraná in the Campeonato Rondoniense.
He played with Vojvodina and Napredak Kruševac in the Serbian SuperLiga. He also had a spell in Turkey with Adapazarıspor. Then he returned to Brazil where he played, since 2012 onwards, with Águia Negra, Ji-Paraná, Castelo and Santa Quitéria.
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Zuhdi Labib Terzi
Zuhdi Labib Terzi (née Zuhdi Labib Suleiman Tarazi 20 February 1924 – 1 March 2006) served as the first Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations from 1974 to 1991.
Ambassador to the UN
Terzi was the first Ambassador, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations and served from 1974 to 1991. Terzi successfully fought attempts by the United States to close down the Mission, and following the 1988 Declaration of the Independence of the State of Palestine, Terzi changed the role of the Ambassador from representing the Palestinian Liberation Organization to representing the State of Palestine.
In 1985, the United States Department of State refused Terzi the right to enter the United States for a debate with Harvard professor, Alan Dershowitz. Consequentially, Harvard Law School brought suit against the Secretary of State George P. Shultz to permit Terzi to enter the United States. Judge Skinner, of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, reversed the decision of the Secretary and permitted Terzi to enter the United States because denying Terzi entry into the United States suppressed political speech that is protected under the First Amendment.
Personal life and education
Tarazi, dubbed a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, was born to Orthodox parents in Jerusalem during the British Mandate. He attended Terra Santa College, and graduated with a law degree in 1948.
See also
Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
Foreign relations of Palestine
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Carl Wilhelm von Gerber
Carl Wilhelm von Gerber (15 May 1883 – 19 August 1959) was a Swedish diplomat and businessman living and working in Egypt.
Career
Gerber was born in Sölvesborg, Sweden, the son of the merchant Axel Wilhelm von Gerber and his wife Ida (née Nilsson). His brother, Tage von Gerber, was born two years later, on 8 February 1885. Gerber passed studentexamen in Kristianstad on 10 June 1902 and graduated with a degree in trade from the Gothenburg Business Institute in 1903. After trade practice in Germany until May 1907, he boarded the SS Andros (Deutsche Levante Linie) and arrived in Alexandria, Egypt, on 27 May. On Christmas Day 1908, he founded his company in Egypt in the timber trade. On 1 February 1925 he laid the foundation for his palace at the Corniche in Alexandria.
Gerber became Swedish vice-consul in Alexandria in 1921 and was consul from 1925 to 1951. He became consul general in 1939. During the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, he acted as protecting power on behalf of Germany, Hungary, and Finland. He was vice president of the Société Archéologique d'Alexandrie from 1942 to 1959 and delegate to the Swedish Church Sailor Care Board in Alexandria from 1953 to 1959. On 10 January 1959, Gerber officiated the ceremonial inauguration of the Swedish Seamen's Church, or Swedish Seamen's Institute. in Alexandria.
On 19 August 1959, Gerber was found murdered in the bath in his private apartment at the palace. The murder remained unsolved. After his death, thanks to the gift of his brother, his palace eventually housed the Church of Sweden Abroad. Over the years, the house has been used by the Seamen Board and the Church of Sweden Abroad and has served as a meeting place for the Swedish colony in Alexandria. Today it houses the Swedish Institute Alexandria.
Awards and decorations
King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1928)
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star
Commander of the Order of Vasa
Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Fifth Class of the Order of the Nile
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Jhuruli
Jhuruli is a village in Basirhat II CD Block in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of West Bengal.
Etymology
The name "Jhuruli" is a Bengali word adopted in the 18th century, though the meaning is still unknown.
Geography
Jhuruli is situated in the Ganges Brahmaputra delta of West Bengal. It is about 30 km from the Bangladesh border and 50 km from Kolkata, Capital of the West Bengal.
Weather
The weather in Jhuruli is similar to that elsewhere in West Bengal, with a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate(Aw) under the Köppen climate classification, with seven months of dryness and peak of rains in July. The cooler season from December to February is followed by the summer season from March to June. The period from June to about the end of September constitutes the south-west monsoon season, and October and November form the post-monsoon season. Between June and September, the south west monsoon rains lash the village. Pre-monsoon showers are received in May. Occasionally, north-east monsoon showers occur in October and November.
The maximum annual rainfall ever recorded was 1500 mm for every year. The highest rainfall recorded in a single day was 850 mm. The average total annual rainfall is 1500 mm. The average annual temperature is 32 °C, and the average maximum temperature is 35 °C, while the average minimum temperature is 28 °C. In the summer the temperature is up to 35 °C, but in winter it drops to approximately 10 °C. Annual rainfall is about 1 500 mm.
Groundwater
The groundwater has been affected by arsenic problem in this village but has found harmless water solution for drinking. So the Government of West Bengal spread in several places here for digging the tube oil, and water pump houses.
The North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
Demographics
Indian census, Jhuruli had a population of 2,967: 1,545 male and 1,422 female. It has an average literacy rate of 75.02%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
Economy
Many villagers work in the fishery business. Another local business is transportation of fabric, fish, and other products to Kolkata.
Village parts
The village consists of six parts:
Mazer para(Bengali: মাঝের পাড়া)
Molla para (Bengali:মোল্লা পাড়া)
Shekh para (Bengali:শোখ পাড়া)
Purba para (Bengali:পূর্ব পাড়া)
Dafadar para (Bengali:দফাদার পাড়া)
Kona para. (Bengali:কোনা পাড়া)
These six parts fell into two booths namely,
Booth no-8
Booth no-9
Religion
Religion data is not available at the village level. It is available at the CD Block level. See Basirhat II.
There are several mosques in the village.
Politics
Jhuruli has some political parties which work under Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha. The election commission elected members for villages. Here are some political parties All India Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist), PDCI Party, Indian National Congress. The present village members are MOSTAFA DAFADAR and KHADIJA BIBI FOR AITMC in 2018 and Member of Parliament is Idris Ali and MLA is RAFIKUL ISLAM .
Political members of 2003-2018
Education
The educational percentage here is about 40% but gradually increasing.
Jhuruli Adarsha Vidyapith and Jhuruli Jr Basic School located in this village are a grade school running up to grade class 10 and a primary school up to grade class 4 respectively
Schools in the village
Jhuruli Adarsha Vidyapith
Jhuruli Jr Basic School
Jhuruli Uttar para Sid Ami
Rural structure
In Jhuruli all boundaries which bounded the village are seemed to be specific. The area cover mostly with small parts of the village. The edge of the village which also stated round the village is watery called sometime "Jolkor" means water tax and some time Plunge means general use free water. Jolkor is projected with fishery which is the main economic point of the village. The roads about here are narrow,they are seemed as turn now to the right and now to the left. It is said that the village faces always the cool air of water, basically the cool air of Jolkor that bounds the village.
Government and public services
The government services in which village people are involved are less than the other villages of this state. The percentage of governmental services is about 5%. But most of the people here are involve in their own businesses that are their basic earning. Educated people are mostly involved in non-governmental work and services such as banking and companies.
Infrastructure
The sovereignty of society with political and social is deep-rooted here that graduated by government's infrastructure. The political and social organizations are abided of government's rule.
Census collective chart table
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Transport
Transport is an important part of India's economy. Since the economic liberalization of the 1990s, development of infrastructure within the country, town and village have progressed at a rapid pace, and today there is a wide variety of modes of transport by land, water and air. But here in the small villages it is not changed as in the town has been. In Jhuruli the transport is about has developed gradually. There is bus transport, which was begun in 2008 with about 40 buses. The DN 38 bus route started from Taranipur to Malancha through Basirhat town, Champapukur, Kholapota. It stopped unexpectedly in 2013 due to the road's bad condition. Other transport systems include auto rickshaw, motorcycle, motor van, Maruti Suzuki, taxi, and bicycle.
The goods which are transported to various town and other part of India are: fish, crayfish, shrimp, whitefish, big guns, ready made fabric, textiles, garments (shirt, pants, gown, skirts, etc.)
Healthcare
Here is a Healthcare centre. It is not only for this village but also for nearby villagers. People from all side come here for disease-cure and any kind of physical treatment.
Culture
The culture here is basically rural as in other villages of India as opposed to western norms which the west colonial has imposed upon Indian population. People wear basically Dhuti, Lungi, Pajama, Shirt, trousers and speak in a very dialectic sort. They sometimes speak Hindi, but most of the time Bengali. English is frequently used.
Club
The only govt. registered club in 'Jhuruli' is Jhuruli Abahani Krira Chakra. The sports which play here take place under this club. The annual knock-out football match of 16 teams holds during winter season is the best annual match-cup with ticket system which everyone enjoy here.
Sports
Here sport means life of the village. Every year during October–November holds a knock-out football match of 16 teams organizes by Jhuruli Abahani Krira Chakra in the ball field that is the major point of this village. Apart from that, there are daily football match played in afternoon along with cricket and other sports played here.
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1924 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1924 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1924 college football season. In their third season under head coach Sam Willaman, the Cyclones compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 87 to 68. They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa.
Harry Schmidt was the team captain. Schmidt and Norton Behm were selected as first-team all-conference players.
Schedule
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List of UD Almería seasons
This is a list of seasons played by Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. in Spanish and European football, from 1947 (the years of Atlético Almería's foundation) to the most recent completed season.
This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Spanish league that season. Only Copa del Rey is included.
Seasons
As Atlético Almería
As CD Hispania/CD Almería
As AD Almería
As Almería CF/UD Almería
Key
P = Played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
F = Goals for
A = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position
Pri = La Liga
Seg = Segunda División
Seg B = Segunda División B
Ter = Tercera División
Reg = Regional Leagues
UC = UEFA Cup.
CL = UEFA Champions League.
n/a = Not applicable
R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3
R32 = Round of 16
R16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarter-Finals
SF = Semi-Finals
R/U = Runners-up
W = Winners
Note: bold text indicates a competition won.
''Note 2: Where fields are left blank, the club did not participate in a competition that season.
See also
UD Almería statistics
UD Almería managers
References
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Schweizer S300
The Schweizer S300 series (formerly Hughes 300, Schweizer 300, and Sikorsky S-300) family of light utility helicopters was originally produced by Hughes Helicopters, as a development of the Hughes 269. Later manufactured by Schweizer Aircraft, and currently produced by Schweizer RSG, the basic design has been in production for over 50 years. The single, three-bladed main rotor and piston-powered S300 is mostly used as a cost-effective platform for training and agriculture.
Development
Background
In 1955, Hughes Tool Company's Aircraft Division (later Hughes Helicopters) carried out a market survey showing that there was a demand for a low-cost, lightweight, two-seat helicopter. The division began building the Model 269 in September 1955. The prototype flew on 2 October 1956, but it was not until 1960 that the decision was made to develop the helicopter for production.
On 9 April 1959, the 269 received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Hughes continued to concentrate on civil production. With some design changes, deliveries of the Model 269A version began in 1961. By mid-1963 about 20 aircraft were being produced per month, and by the spring of 1964 314 had been built. Hughes had successfully captured a large portion of the civilian helicopter market with an aircraft that would prove popular in agriculture, police work and other duties.
Model 300
In 1964, Hughes introduced the slightly larger three-seat Model 269B which it marketed as the Hughes 300. That same year, the Hughes 269 set an endurance record of 101 hours. To set the record, two pilots took turns piloting the aircraft and hovered in ground-effect for fueling. To ensure no cheating, eggs were attached to the bottom of the skid gear to register any record-ending landing.
The Hughes 300 was followed in 1969 by the improved Hughes 300C (sometimes 269C), which first flew on 6 March 1969 and received FAA certification in May 1970. This new model introduced a more powerful 190 hp (140 kW) Lycoming HIO-360-D1A engine and increased rotor diameter, giving a payload increase of 45%, plus overall performance improvements. It was this model that Schweizer began building under license from Hughes in 1983.
In 1986, Schweizer acquired all rights to the helicopter from McDonnell Douglas, which had purchased Hughes Helicopters in 1984. After Schweizer acquired the FAA Type Certificate, the helicopter was known for a short time as the Schweizer-Hughes 300C and then simply, the Schweizer 300C. The basic design remained unchanged over the years, despite Schweizer making over 250 minor improvements.
Schweizer was purchased on August 26, 2004 by Sikorsky Aircraft. The Schweizer 300 models fill a gap in the Sikorsky helicopter line, which is known for its medium and heavy utility and cargo helicopters.
In February 2009, the 300C was rebranded as the Sikorsky S-300C.
In 2018 the type certificate for the 269/300 product line was sold by Sikorsky to Schweizer RSG in Fort Worth Texas. The new company, affiliated with Rotorcraft Services Group, will support the existing fleet and will start to build new aircraft at Meacham Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. The management team includes industry and product veterans such as David Horton and Mike Iven.
Derivatives
Between Hughes and Schweizer, and including foreign-licensed production civil and military training aircraft, nearly 3,000 units of the Model 269/300 have been built and flown over the last 50 years. Schweizer continued to develop the Model 300 by adding a turbine and redesigning the body to create the Schweizer 330. Further developing the dynamic components to take greater advantage of the power of the turbine engine led to the development of the Schweizer S-333.
In recent years the cockpit received an upgrade when an STC was developed for the installation of the Garmin G500H helicopter dual-screen electronic flight display, as well as the Mid-Continent MD302 Standby Attitude Indicator.
Design
The Hughes 269 was created with a fully articulated three-bladed main rotor wherein the blades advance to the right and a two-bladed tail rotor that would remain as distinctive characteristics of all its variants. It also has shock absorber-damped, skid-type landing gear. The flight controls are directly linked to the control surfaces of the helicopter so there are no hydraulics in the 269. There are generally two sets of controls, although this was optional on the civil 269A. For three-seat aircraft, the middle collective control stick is removable and a seat cushion can be put in its place for the third passenger. In the 300CB and 300CBi, the collective control can be repositioned to left-handed configuration for the Pilot In Command position (right seat).
Variants
269C "Model 300C" The 300C is powered by a 190 hp (141 kW) Lycoming HIO-360-D1A and has a larger diameter main rotor (26 ft 10 in compared to 25 ft 4 in). The larger rotor and engine gives it a 45% performance increase over previous 269-series models. Hughes and Schweizer both marketed the 269C as the Model 300C.
300CQ The Sky Knight is a purpose-built 300C for urban police helicopter patrols with a muffler and other noise attenuating materials and design changes to reduce the helicopter's noise signature by 75%.
300CB The 300CB is the first pure production of the 300 by Schweizer and is powered by a Textron Lycoming HO-360-C1A, 180 hp engine. The 300CB first flew on 28 May 1993, and was certified by the FAA in August 1995. The 300CB can be reconfigured from a two-seat cockpit to a three-seat configuration. While it is still suited for utility and special missions, this aircraft was designed for helicopter training.
300CBi A fuel injected version of the 300CB that alleviates carburetor icing concerns in colder temperatures. The 300CBi also includes overspeed protection and automatic rotor engagement during startup, as well as a low rotor RPM warning system.
Operators
Argentine Coast Guard
Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Colombian Air Force
Air Force of El Salvador
Hellenic Army
Indonesian Army
Pakistan Army
Royal Thai Army
Turkish Army
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Specifications (Schweizer 300C)
See also
References
FAA Type Certificate 4H12
External links
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Woodford Town F.C. (1937)
Woodford Town F.C. was an English football club based in Woodford, Greater London.
History
The club was established in 1937, and were founder members of the Delphian League in 1951. In 1961 they switched to the Metropolitan League, before joining Division One of the Greater London League in 1967. They left the Greater London League at the end of the 1968–69 season, and rejoined the Metropolitan League in 1970.
At the end of the 1970–71 season they joined Division One South of the Southern League, but left after a single season in which they finished bottom of the table. They joined the Essex Senior League in 1976, before switching to the Athenian League in 1979. They rejoined the Southern Division of Southern League in 1982, and played in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1986 losing 4–0 to Piacenza in the semi-final and then 3–2 to Merthyr Tydfil in the 3rd Place play-off. Despite finishing third in 1986–87 and reaching the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, they dropped back into the Essex Senior League at the end of the season.
In 1993 the club lost its Snakes Lane ground, and transferred to Division One of the Spartan League, which merged into the Spartan South Midlands League in 1997, with Woodford placed in the Premier Division South. However, they left the league in 1998 and dropped into the London Intermediate League, before returning to the Essex Senior League in 1999. They remained in the league until being voted out in 2003 after finishing bottom of the league for three seasons in a row.
A re-formed club – formerly Bush Hill Rangers – began playing in 2015 at the Goldsdown Stadium in Brimsdown. This reformed club only lasted one season, with a third club, Woodford Town 2017 arising in the Essex Senior League after Haringey & Waltham changed their name.
Ground
The club played at Snakes Lane until being evicted in 1993. They then played at various non-League grounds in East London. Their final season was spent groundsharing at Clapton's Old Spotted Dog Ground.
Notable players
Johnny Haynes played for the club as a boy, whilst Jimmy Greaves played for the club before retiring altogether (for some years his father was club president).
Records
Best FA Cup performance: First round, 1986–87
Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round: 1986–87
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Xanthocastnia
Xanthocastnia is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae containing only one species, Xanthocastnia evalthe, which is widespread in the Neotropical ecozone, ranging from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.
Adults are day-flying.
Subspecies
Xanthocastnia evalthe evalthe (Suriname)
Xanthocastnia evalthe cuyabensis Lathy, 1922 (Brazil)
Xanthocastnia evalthe euphrosyne (Perty, 1833) (Brazil)
Xanthocastnia evalthe evalthoides (Strand, 1913) (Bolivia)
Xanthocastnia evalthe quadrata (Rothschild, 1919) (Peru)
Xanthocastnia evalthe vicina (Houlbert, 1917) (Ecuador)
Xanthocastnia evalthe vicinoides (Hopp, 1925) (Colombia)
Xanthocastnia evalthe viryi (Boisduval, [1875]) (Mexico)
Xanthocastnia evalthe wagneri (Buchecker, [1880]) (Colombia)
Xanthocastnia evalthe tica Lamas, 1995 (Costa Rica)
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Busão do Brasil
Busão do Brasil was a Brazilian reality television show, which premiered July 30, 2010 with the season finale airing October 19, 2010 on the Band television network.
The show was presented by former MTV Brasil VJ Edgard Piccoli, with the direction of Michael Ukstin. There were twelve contestants competing for the grand prize, which was R$1,000,000 without tax allowances.
Twenty-nine-year-old police officer Mario Remo won the competition over student Thalita Wagner and fashion designer Camilla Fit at the live finale.
Production
Cast
Casting and production started in March 2010. Applications were due by May 3, 2010 until June 3, 2010. Ultimately, twelve contestants were chosen by the producers to participate the show between July to October 2010.
The bus
During three months, the bus traveled for 11 different Brazilian states, covering about 4,000 miles and stopping in 14 cities.
Format
Busão do Brasil is a reality television show created by Endemol, in which a group of people live together in a large and luxury bus, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras.
The series lasted for around three months, where the contestants tried to win a cash prize by avoiding periodic evictions from the bus.
Voting format
Each week the public makes the nominations. On Friday night, the lines are temporarily frozen and the three highest rated contestants are revealed to the public, while only clues to the nominated candidates are given to contestants. Then, the lines are re-opened until Tuesday night, where the three contestants who received the most votes throughout the week face the elimination.
Contestants
On Day 1, twenty-four hopefuls arrived at the entrance of the bus. Only eleven contestants were selected to enter out of all candidates. The twelfth contestant was selected by a special vote, in which the eleven contestants vote for one of the thirteen that were not originally chosen. A new contestant, Teca, entered the bus on Day 47.
(ages stated at time of contest)
Summaries
The Bus tour
Voting history
Notes
References
External links
Official site
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Buddhist coin charm
Buddhist coin charms are a category of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese numismatic charms that depict Buddhist religious imagery. These coin charms oftentimes imitate the design of Chinese cash coins, but can exist in many different shapes and sizes. In these countries similar numismatic charms existed for Confucianism and Taoism, and at times Buddhist coin charms would also incorporate symbolism from these other religions.
Chinese Buddhist coin charms
Chinese Buddhist numismatic charms (Traditional Chinese: 佛教品壓勝錢; Simplified Chinese: 佛教品压胜钱; Pinyin: fó jiào pǐn yā shēng qián) are Chinese numismatic charms that display Buddhist symbols of mostly Mahayana Buddhism. These charms can have inscriptions in both Chinese and Sanskrit (while those with Sanskrit inscriptions did not appear until the Ming dynasty), these charms generally contain blessings from the Amitābha Buddha such as coins with the inscription ē mí tuó fó (阿彌陀佛).
Temple coins often had inscriptions calling for compassion and requesting for the Buddha to protect the holder of the coin. Most temple coins are small. Some of them contain mantras from the Heart Sūtra. Some Buddhist charms are pendants dedicated to the Bodhisattva Guanyin. Common symbols are the lotus which is associated with the Buddha, and the banana which is associated with Vanavasa. Less commonly, some Buddhist charms also contain Taoist symbolism including Taoist "magic writing" script. There are Buddhist charms based on the Ming dynasty era hóng wǔ tōng bǎo (洪武通寶) but larger.
Hongwu Tongbao charms
Chinese numismatic charms with the inscription "Hongwu Tongbao" (洪武通寶) are common however those with graphic depictions of the life of Zhu Yuanzhang only began to appear after the Xinhai revolution overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China in 1912, this was because casting or having in one's possession a "coin" which showed the life of a Chinese emperor during the imperial period would lead to them facing almost certain death. However, as the threat of punishment for circulating these charms disappeared in 1912 they became more commonplace. The reason why Hongwu Tongbao charms and amulets became very popular with the Chinese masses is because these amulets represented the hope that those who come from less than fortunate beginnings may grow up to become the Emperor, this was because Zhu Yuanzhang was born to an impoverished peasant family, his parents died while he was very young, became a beggar, later found employment as a shepherd boy, and eventually moved to live in a Buddhist monastery. As he saw the injustices the Chinese people were suffering under the rule of the Yuan dynasty he joined the red turban rebellion and through his own ability managed to lead the rebellion and restore Chinese independence from foreign rule establishing the Ming dynasty with himself as its Emperor Taizu. This story inspired many commoners to believe that they and their offspring could amount to become successful despite their own humble beginnings, for this reason Chinese charms and amulets that carried the inscription "Hongwu Tongbao" became very popular and many of these usually depict either a part of or the entire aforementioned story.
Usually these Hongwu Tongbao charms and amulets are a lot bigger than actual Hongwu Tongbao cash coins for example being 69 millimeters in diameter. However many of these charms and amulets need to be big because they depict very complex scenes of symbolism on their reverse sides. For example, a large Hongwu Tongbao charm may feature a lamb and an ox on its left side symbolising how Zhu Yuanzhang was born into a very poor family of peasants, a Buddhist monk seated on a lotus throne above the square center hole symbolising how he lived in a Buddhist monastery in his youth, next to this Buddhist monk are other Buddhist symbols such as "auspicious clouds" (祥雲) and a bodhi tree, which was the tree under which Gautama Buddha claimed to have found spiritual enlightenment. Another symbol included on this coin charm is a horse located right of the square center hole which symbolises the Mongols whose culture is strongly associated with the horse, the Mongol Yuan dynasty was overthrown by a rebellion of which Zhu Yuanzhang was a part. Another example of a Hongwu Tongbao charm with a size of 43 millimeters in diameter and weighs 29.2 grams depicts a less detailed scene where the reverse features a little boy playing a flute riding either an ox or a water buffalo, in this case the young boy represents Zhu Yuanzhang (or Emperor Taizu) in his youth while the flute he is playing is a symbol associated with a care free life while it's also both a Buddhist and a Taoist symbol. In Taoism the flute is associated with the immortal Lan Caihe while in Buddhism it's used in meditation which alludes to Zhu Yuanzhang's life in a Buddhist monastery. Meanwhile, not all larger Hongwu Tongbao charms feature more complex scenery as there is an example which only features an ox or water buffalo on the reverse alluding to the humble beginnings of the first Ming dynasty emperor.
Japanese Buddhist coin charms
Japanese numismatic Buddhist charms are Buddhist charms often shaped like cash coins and bear inscriptions asking various figures from the Buddhist faith for blessings or protection, these inscriptions typically have a legend like "大佛鐮倉" ("(The) Great Buddha of Kamakura"). The Buddhist "且空藏棄" Japanese numismatic charm cast during the years 1736–1740 in Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate dedicated to the Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva based on one of the favourite mantras of Kūkai is frequently found in China. Ākāśagarbha one of the 8 immortals who attempts to free people from the cycle of reincarnation with compassion. These coins were brought to China in large numbers by Japanese Buddhist monks, another Japanese Buddhist charm frequently found in China has the inscription "南無阿彌陀佛" ("I put my trust in (the) Amitābha Buddha").
Vietnamese Buddhist coin charms
Like with Chinese numismatic Buddhist charms there are Vietnamese numismatic Buddhist charms that contain Sanskrit inscriptions, however some of these Buddhist amulets from Vietnam contain only Sanskrit syllables associated with certain sounds but without meaning, these meaningless inscriptions were presumably borrowed from Chinese monks who used them as religious iconography.
Buddhist symbolism on open-work charms
Fenghuang
Open-work charms depicting fenghuang are much less commonly seen than those that depict Chinese dragons. Fenghuang in Chinese mythology are symbols of "peace" and "joy", as fenghuang are seen as a symbol of yin they tend to have tail feathers in even numbers (as even numbers represent yin while odd numbers represent yang). Open-work charms that display fenghuang also tend to be on the larger side (for example 58 millimeters in diameter) and also being both thick and heavy. In Buddhism the fenghuang is considered to be a symbol of goodness because it eats no living thing, for this reason open-work charms depicting fenghuang were commonly worn by Buddhists.
Lotus
Open-work charms that feature the design of a lotus according to Buddhist tradition symbolise a detachment from worldly cares due to the manner the flower which is perceived to be beautiful to emerge from the pond's muck. Due to the fact that the lotus flower has two different names in Mandarin Chinese, namely "蓮花" (lián huā) and "荷花" (hé huā), the first character of the former can be used as a homophonic pun with the word "continuous" (連, lián) while the latter could be used to represent the word "harmony" (和, hé) creating a visual pun for "continuous harmony" (連和, lián hé).
Variants of these lotus charms that depict a lotus pod filled with seeds could also be worn in the hopes that they will improve fertility as the Mandarin Chinese word for "lotus seed" (蓮籽, lián zǐ) could be used as a metaphor for the "continuous birth of children" (連子, lián zi).
Yuan dynasty era Buddhist temple coins
Gong Yang Qian (), variously translated as "temple coins" or "offering coins", were a type of alternative currency that resembled Chinese cash coins that circulated during the Mongol Yuan dynasty period. The Yuan dynasty emperors (or khagans) were supports of Buddhism, which meant that the Buddhist temples tended to receive official government support. During this period the larger Buddhist temples in China were able to cast bronze Buddha statues and make other religious artifacts which also meant that it was easy for them to also cast these special kind of cash coins which could then be used by faithful adherents of Buddhism as offerings to Buddha. In general, these temple coins tend to be much smaller and crudely made compared to earlier and later Chinese cash coins. However, because these temple coins, due to their copper content, still had intrinsic value, they would sometimes serve as an alternative currency in China, this would particularly happen during difficult economic times when the Jiaochao paper money issued by the Mongol government was no longer considered to be of any value.
Zhouyuan Tongbao charms
Zhouyuan Tongbao (Traditional Chinese: 周元通寶; Vietnamese: Châu Nguyên Thông Bảo) charms are a common category of Chinese and Vietnamese Buddhist coin charms that are based on cash coins were issued by Emperor Shi Zong from the year 955 onwards. The pattern is also based on the Kai Yuan coin. They were cast from melted-down bronze statues from Buddhist temples. When reproached for this, the Emperor uttered a cryptic remark to the effect that the Buddha would not mind this sacrifice. It is said that the Emperor himself supervised the casting at the many large furnaces at the back of the palace. The coins have amuletic properties because they were made from Buddhist statues, and are particularly effective in midwifery – hence the many later-made imitations.
List of Buddhist coin charm variants
Notes
References
Sources
Amulets of Vietnam by Craig Greenbaum. Published: 2006. Retrieved: 23 February 2020.
Edgar J.Mandel. Metal Charms and Amulets of China.
Great Dictionary of China Numismatics (中國錢幣大辭典) - Chinese Charms (壓勝錢編), January, 2013. 995 pages. (in Mandarin Chinese).
Hartill, David (September 22, 2005). Cast Chinese Coins. Trafford, United Kingdom: Trafford Publishing. .
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James Pitt Mabee
James Pitt Mabee (November 5, 1859 – May 6, 1912) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and railway commissioner.
Born in Port Rowan, Upper Canada, Mabee studied at University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall before being called to the Bar in 1882. A lawyer, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate against Alexander Ferguson MacLaren in the riding of Perth North in the Federal election of 1904. In 1905, he was appointed the first chairman of the Canadian section of the International Waterways Commission. Later in 1905, he resigned when he was appointed the chancery division of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In 1908. he was appointed head of the Board of Railway Commissioners succeeding Albert Clements Killam. He served until getting appendicitis in April 1912. He died of the complications from gangrene in May 1912 and was buried in the Anglican cemetery at Port Rowan.
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Geo Entertainment
Geo Entertainment or Geo Drama is a Pakistani entertainment television channel owned by Geo Television Network was established in May 2002. Its test transmission started on 14 August 2002 on the PAS 10 digital satellite whereas on 1 October 2002 the regular transmission of Geo Entertainment was started.
Currently, GEO stands at the top position in Pakistan for entertainment channels.
Programming
Controversy
In May 2014, Geo Entertainment was banned by PEMRAfor airing blasphemous content in its morning show Utho Jago Pakistan. Protest was also done in Lahore as people said it is an unlawful ban. While on other hand countrywide protest was done against Geo for airing controversial content.
References
External links
Official website
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Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Rachmaninoff)
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31 (), is a musical work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, one of his two major unaccompanied choral works (the other being his All-Night Vigil). The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the primary worship service of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
History
Rachmaninoff composed the work in July, 1910 at his summer estate Ivanovka, following his American tour of 1909. Writing to his friend Nikita Morozov, Rachmaninoff said of the work, "I have been thinking about the Liturgy for a long time and for a long time I strove to write it. I started to work on it somehow by chance and then suddenly became fascinated with it. And then I finished it very quickly. Not for a long time have I written anything with such pleasure."
The work premiered November 25, 1910 in Moscow. Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical authorities strongly objected to the work's "spirit of modernism" and refused to sanction it for use during church services. Rachmaninoff did nothing to promote the work himself, and it soon fell into obscurity.
A portion of the Liturgy was given in concert performance in New York on January 24, 1914 by the male choir of the Russian Cathedral of St. Nicholas, conducted by Ivan Gorokhov.
A new edition, reconstructed from surviving part books at an Orthodox monastery in the U.S. and microfilm at the U.S. Library of Congress, was published by Anthony Antolini in 1988. This reconstruction was the subject of a PBS documentary entitled "Rediscovering Rachmaninoff", produced by KTEH television in San Jose, California.
Movements
The Liturgy consists of twenty movements for unaccompanied mixed choir. Three contain solo passages: Movement 2 (Blagoslovi, dushe moia, Ghospoda/Bless the Lord, O my soul) for alto, Movement 10 (Veruiu/The Nicene Creed) for Bass, and Movement 12 (Tebie poiem/To Thee we sing), for treble or soprano. Two (Movements 14 and 19) are scored for double choir.
The twenty movements are these:
Recordings
See also
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Tchaikovsky)
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Leontovych)
Divine Liturgy - Main Wikipedia article on the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
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Pieter de Grebber
Pieter Fransz de Grebber (c.1600–1652/3) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Life
De Grebber was born in Haarlem, the oldest son of Frans Pietersz de Grebber (1573–1643), a painter and embroiderer in Haarlem, and the brother of the painters Maria and Albert. He learned to paint from his father and from Hendrick Goltzius. He was descended from a Catholic and artistic family and his sister Maria later became the mother-in-law of Gabriel Metsu. He was a friend of the priest and musicologist Jan Albertszoon Ban, and had a poem set to music by the Haarlem composer Cornelis Padbrué. In 1632 he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke, but he had already been active as a painter for 10 years. His pupils were Gerbrand Ban, Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Egbert van Heemskerck, and Dirck Helmbreeker.
In 1618, father and son went to Antwerp and negotiated with Peter Paul Rubens over the sale of his painting Daniel in the Lions Pit. It was then handed - via the English ambassador in the Republic, Sir Dudley Carleton - to king Charles I. Pieter got important commissions not only in Haarlem, but also from the stadholder Frederik Hendrik. As such, he worked on the decoration of the Huis Honselaarsdijk in Naaldwijk and at the Paleis Noordeinde in Huis ten Bosch in the Hague. He painted altar pieces for churches in Flanders and hidden Catholic churches in the Republic. He may also have worked for Danish clients.
Pieter remained single and lived from 1634 until his death at the Haarlem Béguinage.
Work
Besides history paintings, Pieter de Grebber also painted a number of portraits; furthermore many drawings and a few etchings by him have survived. From different influences, such as the Utrecht Caravaggistism, Rubens and also Rembrandt, he came up with a very personal style. He was, together with Salomon de Bray, the forerunner and first peak of the "Haarlem classicism" school, producing paintings characterized by a well-organized clarity and light tints.
In 1649, De Grebber wrote the treatise "Regulen welcke by een goet Schilder en Teyckenaar geobserveert en achtervolght moeten werden" (Rules which a good Painter and Master of Drawing should observe). In this document he explains the most important eleven rules which he believes classicist painters should be careful to observe. Although the Classicists did not swear by such rules, these were nevertheless always tightly observed. Almost all of these rules are taken from Karel van Mander's own Mannerist Schilder-boeck, in which history painting was presented as the highest of the hierarchy of genres.
References
Bijlage Vrij Nederland, September 1999 (Available free of charge in museum Boijmans Van Beuningen during the exhibition "Dutch Classicism - the other face of the Golden Century").
External links
Works at WGA
Biography at lib-art.com
Works and literature at PubHist
Vermeer and The Delft School, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has material on Pieter de Grebber
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Song Buhan
Song Buhan (born 10 January 1997) is a Chinese sport shooter.
He participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships.
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HockeyNight
HockeyNight is a Danish ice hockey program, that presents games from the Danish ice hockey league, Metal Ligaen. The program is broadcast on TV2 sport. Ice hockey expert Jimmy Bøjgaard and former ice hockey player, Lasse Degn are commentators.
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Hugh Courtenay (died 1348)
Sir Hugh Courtenay (22 March 1327 – after Easter term 1348), KG, was the eldest son and heir apparent of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (1303–1377), whom he predeceased, and was a founding member of the Order of the Garter.
Career
Sir Hugh Courtenay was born 22 March 1327, the eldest son of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (12 July 1303 – 2 May 1377) by his wife Margaret de Bohun (d. 16 December 1391), daughter of Humphrey Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex (c.1276 – 16 March 1322), by Elizabeth (d. 5 May 1316), the daughter of King Edward I.
Knight of the Garter
Although Vivian (1895) and Richardson (2011) and others suggest that the Sir "Hugh Courtenay" who was one of the founding members of the Order of the Garter was Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (1303–1377), GEC Complete Peerage, follows Beltz, who correctly states that the founding member was the 10th Earl's eldest son and heir apparent, Sir Hugh Courtenay (died 1349), the subject of this article, citing the latter's service in France in 1346, his presence at the siege of Calais in 1347 in the company of his uncle, William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (died 1360), and his prowess at a tournament at Eltham Palace later that year in which he received from the King, 'as his guerdon, a hood of white cloth, buttoned with large pearls, and embroidered with figures of men in dancing postures'. Beltz also notes more pertinently that William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (c. 1310 – 1360) succeeded to Sir Hugh Courtenay's stall at Windsor, and since Northampton died in 1360, while Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon, lived until 1377, Northampton could not have been successor to the 10th Earl of Devon in the Order of the Garter, and must therefore have been successor to Sir Hugh Courtenay, the 10th Earl of Devon's son, who died in 1348.
Marriage and children
Before 3 September 1341, Courtenay married a certain "Elizabeth", said to have been Elizabeth de Bryan, daughter of Sir Guy de Bryan of Tor Bryan, Devon, (possibly through confusion with his son's wife) or possibly Elizabeth de Vere (died 1375), daughter of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford by his wife Maud de Badlesmere. Elizabeth survived her first husband and married secondly, before 4 May 1351, John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray (d. 4 October 1361), which marriage was later validated by papal dispensation of that date. She married thirdly, before 18 January 1369, to Sir William de Cossington. Elizabeth died 16 August 1375. Courtenay had children by Elizabeth including:
Hugh Courtenay, 3rd Baron Courtenay, who married firstly, Margaret de Bryan, daughter of Guy de Bryan, and secondly, Maud de Holland, daughter of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, and his wife, Joan, the daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, but died without issue on 20 February 1374.
Death and burial
Sir Hugh Courtenay died shortly after Easter term 1348, aged 21, and was buried at Forde Abbey, Dorset. While on progress through Dorset, Queen Philippa is said to have placed a piece of cloth of gold as an oblation on his tomb on 2 September 1349. The cause of his death is unknown. But it is perhaps no coincidence that Courtenay's last resting place is only 55 kilometres north-west of Melcombe, the port where the Black Death first entered England in 1348. Had he died in battle or during a tournament, it is likely that his passing would have been recorded since he was the first of the original Garter knights to perish.
References
Sources
External links
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For the entry for Sir Hugh Courtenay in The Peerage.com, see
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Higham (surname)
Higham (also Hayem, Heyem, Hyam, Hyams, Hyman, and others) is a surname with two possible origins. The first is the name based on geographical locations in England, see Higham, and was originally for people from those locations. The second is from the Hebrew word "khayim" which means life.
People with the surname Higham
Alice Higham, saint
Charles Higham (biographer) (1931-2012), biographer and poet
Charles Higham (archaeologist)
Sir Clement Higham, Knight, of Barrow Hall
Darrel Higham rockabilly guitarist
Prof Desmond Higham FRSE, mathematician
Dick Higham, a baseball player, but remembered as a dishonest umpire.
Edward Higham, Australian politician.
Jennifer Higham, British actress
John Higham (historian), American historian
John Higham (Australian politician), Australian politician
John Sharp Higham, British politician
Mickey Higham, English rugby league player
Prof Nicholas Higham FRS, mathematician
Nick Higham BBC Reporter
Ruth Higham, model
Scott Higham, United States journalist
Tim Higham, also known as Tim FitzHigham FRSA, FRGS, actor, author and explorer
Tom Higham (disambiguation), several people
People with the surname Hyam
Barry Hyam (born 1975), English cricketer
Dominic Hyam (born 1995), Scottish footballer
Luke Hyam (born 1991), English footballer
Solomon Hyam (1837–1901), Australian politician
Stephanie Hyam, British actress
Peter Chapple-Hyam (born 1963), English racehorse trainer
See also
Higham (disambiguation)
Haim or Chaim, given name & surname (includes people with Hyam as a given name)
Heigham
Hyams
References
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David Scott (headmaster)
David G. Scott is an Australian educationalist who has been the headmaster of Kingswood College in Melbourne, the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, and Newington College in Sydney.
Teaching career
Scott taught for 21 years in government schools in Western Australia before being appointed as Deputy Headmaster of Wesley College, Perth. In 1994, he moved to Victoria to take up a position as the Headmaster of Kingswood College. He was the sixth Headmaster of the Anglican Church Grammar School ("Churchie"), in Brisbane. He has been a Western Australian state youth sailing coach and has competed in sailing at international, national and state competitions and has won Masters rowing events in national competitions.
Anglican Church Grammar School
Scott was appointed in 1998 as the sixth Headmaster of Churchie. During a period of publicity over sex abuse allegations in Anglican schools and churches, Scott decided to contact 20,000 past and present students to ask about any abuse they may have experienced.
Newington College
Scott was Headmaster of Newington College from mid-2003 to the end of 2008. During 2006, the press reported on a dispute where 40 department heads and housemasters were according to news reports forced to reapply for their positions. Scott said the action was part of a comprehensive review and had nothing to do with the Work Choices reforms, however Lee Rhiannon of the Australian Greens contested this, claiming that "it's certainly very similar to what WorkChoices allow employers to do."
On 20 March 2008 Scott announced his resignation as Headmaster of Newington College effective from 31 December 2008. He planned to retire to Western Australia. The headmastership at Newington College was taken over by David Mulford on 1 January 2009.
Mowbray College
He was (October–December 2009) acting principal of Mowbray College, a large, Kindergarten to Year 12 IB World School with campuses at Melton and Caroline Springs in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
Committees
Scott was an executive member of the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland and was the chairman of that body's education committee.
References
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Dane Smith
Dane Smith may refer to:
Dane Smith (basketball) (born 1989), Canadian basketball player
Dane Allan Smith, Canadian visual effects producer
See also
Dane Bird-Smith (born 1992), Australian racewalker
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Adolf Holzhaus
Adolf Holzhaus (1892–6 June 1982) was an Esperantist and historian of the Esperanto movement. Between 1959 and 1985, he compiled biographies of the lives of Esperanto creator L. L. Zamenhof and his family, Esperanto pioneer Wilhelm Heinrich Trompeter, and others. He edited and published documents on the history of Esperanto, including Zamenhof's Hillelism and "Provo de gramatiko de novjuda lingvo kaj alvoko al la juda intelektularo".
Holzhaus authored "Vivokurojn de esperantistoj" (History of Esperantists) as an intended replacement for the Encyclopedia of Esperanto. His book, which remained unpublished, now sits in the Esperanto Museum.
Works
1969:Doktoro kaj lingvo ESPERANTO (1969) eldonis Fondumo Esperanto
1971/1973: Wilhelm Heinrich Trompeter. Biografio de la unua mecenato de Esperanto eldonis Esperanto-Ligo en Israelo 1971, 2-a eld 1973
1973:Granda Galerio Zamenhofa 1. Helsinki: Fondumo Esperanto 1973 (kolekto de 952 fotoj pri L.L. Zamenhof kaj ties familio kun klarigoj). Boris Kolker jugxis je 2004-04-16: "Valorega kolekto, kiun eldonigis la kompilinto per sia modesta pensio. Alte rekomendinda."
1975: Zamenhof; Leteroj. Helsinki:Fondumo Esperanto 1975.
1978: Granda Galerio Zamenhofa 2. Helsinki: Fondumo Esperanto 1978
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Pašilė
Pašilė is a small town in Lithuania. The population in the 2011 census was 160.
References
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Timeline of Mongolian history
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This is a timeline of Mongolian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Mongolia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Mongolia. See also the list of Presidents of Mongolia.
Centuries: 17th18th19th20th21st
3rd century BC
2nd century BC
1st century BC
1st century AD
2nd century AD
3rd century AD
4th century AD
5th century AD
6th century AD
7th century AD
8th century AD
9th century AD
10th century AD
11th century AD
12th century AD
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
See also
History of Mongolia
Proto-Mongols
List of Mongol states
List of Mongol rulers
List of heads of state of Mongolia
List of historical cities and towns of Mongolia
Mongolian nobility
External links
John Stewart Bowman "Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture"
Jill Lawless, Wild East: Travels in the New Mongolia (ECW Press, Toronto, 2000).
Morris Rossabi, Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists (University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, 2005).
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True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story
True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story is a compilation album by blues rock guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. Comprising four CDs, and packaged as a box set, it contains songs selected from numerous albums — some recorded in the studio and some live — released over a 43-year period, from 1968 to 2011, as well as several previously unreleased tracks. The box set also includes a 50-page booklet of essays and photos. It was released by Legacy Recordings on February 25, 2014.
Critical reception
On AllMusic, Steve Legett said, "by the end of [the 1960s] Winter had returned to the blues, where being an amazing electric guitar player with a roaring voice brought him his true calling. That's where this four-disc, 56-track box set picks up the story, the first such set to span the commercial and in-the-public-eye portion of Winter's career, beginning in 1968 and running all the way through to his Roots album, which was released in 2011, deftly drawing on some 27 albums from various labels ... It's an impressive catalog of blistering slide runs and manic, propulsive blues shuffles, stomps, and boogies, all delivered with Winter's roar of a voice. Winter's career has made him nothing short of a monument, really, in the postmodern blues world ..."
In All About Jazz, John Kelman wrote, "True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story does, indeed, focus heavily on the albino Texan's first and most successful decade—and, most assuredly not coincidentally, the time when he was ... signed to Columbia Records, a label then prepared to put serious money behind him, and ultimately yield significant visibility. Still, this four-disc, four-and-a-half hour collection does manage to include, on the fourth CD, at least some representation of Winter's post-Columbia discography for labels like Alligator and Virgin, straight through to his 2011 Megaforce release, Roots."
On Ultimate Classic Rock, Jeff Giles said, "How do you sum up a recording career spanning more than five decades and over 25 albums? There’s obviously no foolproof way to do it, but the folks at Legacy have made it look easy with True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story … if you’ve never experienced Johnny Winter's music, True to the Blues makes for an excellent primer, offering choice moments throughout his development as a singer, songwriter, and player."
In PopMatters, Steve Horowitz wrote, "[In the late '60s and early '70s Johnny Winter] was a blues rocker with an emphasis on the rocker. But then Winter changed to a more blues oriented musician. As this compilation shows, Winter always had elements of both genres in his electric guitar playing … The anthology shows Winter had the cosmic ability to shred and find the soul of a song from the beginning. He took his axe to newly discovered worlds of feedback and kept on whacking."
On No Depression, Grant Britt said, "This is a fitting epitaph, but still not his final statement. The latest chapter of his continuing roots saga called Step Back was set to come out in September featuring a dazzling array of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Leslie West, and Dr. John. But his is not a tragic ending. Johnny Winter went out still at the top of his powers after doing yet another successful show, giving his fans what they wanted but could never get enough of. That's a legacy any man would be proud to leave behind."
Track listing
Disc 1
From The Progressive Blues Experiment (1968):
"Bad Luck and Trouble" (Johnny Winter) – 3:44
"Mean Town Blues" (Winter) – 4:29
From Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68 (recorded 1968, released 2003):
Mike Bloomfield's introduction of Johnny Winter – 1:04
"It's My Own Fault" (John Lee Hooker, Jules Taub, B.B. King) – 10:58
From Johnny Winter (1969):
"I'm Yours and I'm Hers" (Winter) – 4:31
"Mean Mistreater" (James Gordon) – 3:54
"Dallas" (Winter) – 2:47
"Be Careful with a Fool" (Joe Josea, King) – 5:16
From The Woodstock Experience (recorded 1969, released 2009):
"Leland Mississippi Blues" (Winter) – 4:51
From Second Winter: Legacy Edition (1969; Legacy Edition 2008):
"Memory Pain" (Percy Mayfield) – 5:30
"Highway 61 Revisited" (Bob Dylan) – 5:07
"Miss Ann" (Enotris Johnson, Little Richard) – 3:40
"Hustled down in Texas" (Winter) – 3:32
"Black Cat Bone" (Winter) – 5:36
"Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) – 3:33
Disc 2
Recorded at the Atlanta Pop Festival (1970) – previously unreleased:
"Eyesight to the Blind" (Sonny Boy Williamson) – 5:03
Johnny Winter's intro – 0:43
"Prodigal Son" (Winter) – 5:12
Recorded at the Atlanta Pop Festival (1970) – previously released on The First Great Rock Festivals of the Seventies (1971):
"Mean Mistreater" (Gordon) – 5:48
From Johnny Winter And (1970):
"Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" (Rick Derringer) – 3:31
"Guess I'll Go Away" (Winter) – 3:27
"On the Limb" (Derringer) – 3:35
From Live Johnny Winter And (recorded 1970, released 1971):
"It's My Own Fault" (Hooker, Jules Taub, King) – 11:45
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:26
From Live at the Fillmore East 10/3/70 (recorded 1970, released 2010):
"Good Morning Little School Girl" (Don Level, Bob Love) – 4:40
"Mean Town Blues" (Winter) – 17:31
Disc 3
From Still Alive and Well (1973):
"Still Alive and Well" (Derringer) – 3:44
"Rock Me Baby" (Arthur Crudup, Big Bill Broonzy) – 3:50
"Rock & Roll" (Winter) – 4:45
From Saints & Sinners (1974):
"Rollin' Cross the Country" (Dan Hartman, Winter) – 4:33
"Hurtin' So Bad" (Winter) – 4:40
"Bad Luck Situation" (Winter) – 2:50
From John Dawson Winter III (1974):
"Self Destructive Blues" (Winter) – 3:28
"Sweet Papa John" (Winter) – 3:10
"Rock and Roll People" (John Lennon) – 2:45
From Together: Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter Live (1976):
"Harlem Shuffle" (Bobby Relf, Earl Nelson) – 3:38
From Captured Live! (1976):
"Bony Moronie" (Larry Williams) – 6:42
"Roll with Me" (Derringer) – 4:53
From Nothin' but the Blues (1977):
"Tired of Tryin'" (Winter) – 3:41
"TV Mama" (Winter) – 3:12
"Walkin' thru the Park" (Muddy Waters) – 4:06
From Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down (recorded 1977, released 2007):
"I Done Got Over It" (Guitar Slim) – 6:01
Disc 4
From The Essential Johnny Winter (released 2013):
"One Step at a Time" (Winter) – 4:00
"Honest I Do" (Ewart Abner, Jimmy Reed) – 4:21
From White, Hot and Blue (1978):
"Nickel Blues" (Winter) – 3:34
From Raisin' Cain (1980):
"Talk Is Cheap" (Jim Liban) – 4:42
"Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (Jon Paris) – 5:33
"Bon Ton Roulet" (Clarence Garlow) – 4:45
From Guitar Slinger (1984):
"Don't Take Advantage of Me" (Lonnie Brooks) – 5:25
From Serious Business (1985):
"Master Mechanic" (Steve Prestage, Joe Shamwell, Walter Godbold) – 3:38
From Third Degree (1986):
"Mojo Boogie" (J. B. Lenoir) – 4:52
From The Winter of '88 (1988):
"Stranger Blues" (Clarence Lewis, Elmore James, Morris Levy) – 6:56
From Let Me In (1991):
"Illustrated Man" (Fred James, Mary-Ann Brandon) – 3:40
From Hey, Where's Your Brother? (1992):
"Hard Way" (T-Bone Walker, Grover McDaniel) – 4:00
From The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (recorded 1992, released 1993):
"Highway 61 Revisited" (Dylan) – 6:12
From Roots (2011):
"Maybellene" (Berry) – 2:48
"Dust My Broom" (Robert Johnson) – 6:02
Personnel
Musicians
Johnny Winter: guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin, bass, drums, vocals
Gene Barge – tenor saxophone
Mike Bloomfield – guitar
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Bobby Caldwell – drums
Charles Calmese – bass
Tom Compton – drums
James Cotton – harmonica
John Cresci – drums
Steve Cropper – guitar
Lew Del Gatto – tenor saxophone
Rick Derringer – guitar, vocals
Mike DiMeo – piano
Willie Dixon – acoustic bass
Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass
Steve Elsen – baritone saxophone
Jim Exum – trombone
Anton Fig – drums
Jeff Ganz – bass
Johnny B. Gayden – bass
Vince Gill – guitar
Paul Harris – piano
Dan Hartman – guitar, bass, piano, vocals
Randy Jo Hobbs – bass, percussion, vocals
Walter "Shakey" Horton – harmonica
Richard Hughes – drums, percussion
Jerry Jemmott – bass
Dr. John – piano
Booker T. Jones – organ
Casey Jones – drums
Kansas – handclaps
Jim Keltner – drums
Al Kooper – organ
Vito Luzzi – drums
Bob Margolin – guitar
Paul Nelson – guitar
Terry Ogolini – tenor saxophone
Jon Paris – bass, harmonica
Pinetop Perkins – piano
Floyd Radford – guitar
Pat Ramsey – harmonica
Chick Ruff – drums
Pat Rush – guitar
Ken Saydak – piano
Tommy Shannon – bass
G. E. Smith – guitar
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – drums
Scott Spray – bass
Tom Strohman – saxophone
I.P. Sweet – bass
Don Tenuto – trumpet
Bobby Torello – drums
Derek Trucks – guitar
"Uncle" John Turner – drums, percussion
Muddy Waters – guitar, vocals
Edgar Winter – saxophone, piano, organ, ARP String Synthesizer, tack piano, drums, vocals
Randy Z – drums
Production
Jerry Rappaport – compilation producer
Paul Nelson – executive producer
Mark Wilder – mastering
Federico Ruiz – art direction, design
References
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2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
The 2006 OFC Women's U-20 Championship was the 3rd edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, a biennial international football competition for women's under-20 national teams organised by Oceania Football Confederation. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Samoa from 31 March–8 April 2006.
Players born on or after 1 January 1986 were eligible to participate in the competition. Holders Australia were not eligible to defend their title after moving into the Asian Football Confederation.
In the final, New Zealand defeated Tonga 6–0. In doing so, the New Zealand team won their first title in this competition, having previously lost the 2002 final to Australia.
By winning the title, New Zealand also qualified for the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia.
Qualification
All members of the Oceania Football Confederation qualified automatically, however, Cook Islands and Tahiti withdrew before the tournament began.
Participating teams
The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament:
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venue
All matches were played at one venue: the Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Complex in Apia.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third Place Match
Final
Goalscorers
6 goals
Kirsty Yallop
Suitupe Tafafa
5 goals
Caitlin Campbell
Ali Riley
Zeena Limbai
3 goals
Helen Collins
Ria Percival
Jennifer Leo
Penateti Feke
2 goals
Savaira Ratu
Emma Harrison
Emma Humphries
Jacqueline Chalau
Daisy Winas
Marion Tuipulotu
Karen Utaatu
1 goal
Yashreen Begum
Radalaite Marama
Hannah Bromley
Abby Erceg
Sarah Gregorius
Renee Leota
Annalie Longo
Petria Rennie
Hannah Rishworth
Bridget Nakas
Pauline Turakaura
Frances Ane
Josephone Ane
Florence Lam Sam
Faavae Taumua
Vanessa Inifiri
Layda Samani
Kaati Malua
Salome Vaenuku
Leisoko Masauvakalo
Fabrice Serveux
Awards
FairPlay Award:
References
External links
Oceania Football Confederation official website
2006
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August von Fligely
August von Fligely (26 September 1810 – 12 April 1879) was an Austrian officer and cartographer.
Life
Fligely was born in Janów Lubelski, Galicia, then part of the Duchy of Warsaw. He attended the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt and from 1836 served as an officer at the quartermaster general's staff in Vienna, achieving the rank of Field Marshal Second Lieutenant in 1865 (comparable to Lieutenant-General in the United States Army). In 1853 he was appointed executive director of the k.k. institute of military geography. A pioneer in meridian arc measurement theory, Fligely provided for the triangulation of Hungary, Transylvania, and adjacent Wallachia, as well as for the creation of quality maps in the third land survey of the Austro-Hungarian lands from 1869 onwards. He decisively promoted modern cartography by the application of photogravure plates and the photographic reproduction of maps.
Fligely retired in 1872 and died in Vienna. The northernmost point in Europe, Cape Fligely, reached by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition in 1874, as well as Fligely Fjord in Greenland were named in his honour.
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Zanzibar (TV series)
Zanzibar is an Italian television sitcom which aired from 12 September to 5 November 1988.
It was broadcast on the private TV channel Italia Uno. The cast included Claudio Bisio, David Riondino, Cesare Bocci, and Antonio Catania.
Notes and references
See also
List of Italian television series
External links
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Karen Mok in Totality
Chyunsan Mok Man-wai (Chinese: 全身莫文蔚) is a 1996 Cantonese language pop album by Karen Mok. A version for Mandarin markets with a more decorous cover showing only Mok's face was released for mainland China and Taiwan, though Mok's first album specifically created for, and achieving great success in the Mandarin markets, did not come till the following year with To Be.
Track listing (Cantonese version)
Sung in Cantonese, but transcription in Mandarin pinyin
Cháoshī 潮湿 Damp
Qíngrén kàn jiàn 情人看剑 Lover to see the sword
Sèqíng nánnǚ 色情男女(Karen独唱版) Erotica
Fēirén shēnghuó 飞人生活(一) Trapeze life
Fú shā 浮沙 Quicksand
Wǒ bù xūyào liánmǐn 我不需要怜悯 I do not need pity
Àilìsī yǒngyuǎn zhù zài zhèlǐ 爱丽丝永远住在这里 Alice lives here forever
Lǎo dìfāng 老地方 Old place
Shuí hé shuí 谁和谁 Whom and who
Fēirén shēnghuó 飞人生活(二) Trapeze life 2
Bǐ yè gèng hēi 比夜更黑 Blacker than night
Wèiliǎo qíng 未了情 Unfinished love
Dàole wǎnshàng 到了晚上 When evening comes
Zěnmele 怎么了 How?
Fēirén shēnghuó 飞人生活(三) Trapeze life (three)
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Daniel Dee Burnes
Daniel Dee Burnes (January 4, 1851 – November 2, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Ringgold, Missouri, Burnes received his early schooling in Weston, Missouri.
He graduated from St. Louis University, in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1873 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1874.
Later, he moved to Germany and studied at Heidelberg University.
He returned to the United States and settled in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he engaged in the practice of law.
Burnes was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1894, and resumed the practice of law.
He died on his estate, "Ayr Lawn," at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, November 2, 1899.
He was interred in Mount Mora Cemetery.
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Captive Witness
Captive Witness is the 64th volume in the Nancy Drew Stories series. It was originally published in 1981 by Simon & Schuster. Scholastic also released a version of the book, titled as Captive Witness Mystery.
Plot summary
While traveling to Austria, Nancy Drew and her friends become entangled into a plot to smuggle ten refugee children trapped in communist Hungary across the border. Meanwhile, Nancy is also asked by her father to find a film stolen from the Vienna International Film Festival, which contained footage smuggled out of Eastern Europe.
Background
Captive Witness was ghostwritten by Richard Ballard. Due to its primary plot of pre-Glasnost international intrigue, many have theorized the title was originally written to be a part of The Hardy Boys series.
In 2005, Simon & Schuster allowed Captive Witness and the seven titles before it to be republished by Grosset & Dunlap in hardcover for the first time. The reasoning behind it was for the 75th anniversary of the Nancy Drew character, and the 100th anniversary of the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
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Sergey Lishtvan
Sergey Lishtvan (born November 5, 1970) is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category. He has also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, but has not won another medal.
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Joan Giraud d'Astròs
Joan Giraud d'Astròs (in French language Jean-Géraud d'Astros ; Jandourdis, Gascony, 1594-1648) was an Occitan Language writer and a Catholic priest.
His main work is the poem Lou Trimfe de la lenguo gascouo (Lo Trimfe de la lengua gascoa, edited in 1642).
External links
Lo trinfe de la lengua gascoa on Gallica.fr
L'escòla deu crestian idiòt from Toulouse Library
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Ross Hutchinson
Sir Ross Hutchinson, DFC (10 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was an Australian rules footballer, coach and politician. He played for and coached East Fremantle, West Perth and South Fremantle in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) before spending 27 years as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
Early life
Hutchinson was born in Worsley in 1914. He was educated at Deanmill before attending Wesley College in Perth from the age of 14.
Football career
Hutchinson was used in a variety of positions during his football career including centreman, half back and half forward. In his first two seasons he won the Lynn Medal as East Fremantle’s fairest and best player. He captain-coached the club to a premiership in 1937, as a half back flanker. The following two seasons ended in grand final losses, both to Claremont. In 1939 he was captain-coach of the Western Australian interstate football team which took on Victoria.
Hutchinson sought a clearance to West Perth for the 1940 season but, because it wasn’t granted by East Fremantle, he had to sit out the entire season. He was able to coach West Perth in 1941, and not only steered them to that year's premiership but also to the 1942 'under-age' premiership.
When he returned to coaching in 1946, following his war service, he had received the clearance he sought, which meant that he was able to take the field for West Perth and steer the club to a losing grand final.
He made the move to South Fremantle in 1947 and was captain-coach of their premiership team that year, kicking two goals in the Grand Final from the half forward flank. In 1948 he again coached the club to a premiership, but he had retired as a player and it was only in an off-field capacity. Hutchinson continued as non playing coach in 1949, his final season. South Fremantle finished in third position, the only time he failed to coach a WANFL club into the grand final.
Hutchinson is one of only two people to have coached three separate WA(N)FL clubs to premierships, with John Todd being the other. Perhaps most remarkably, he steered each of the clubs to premierships in his very first year. He coached 176 WANFL games in total, 72.4% of which were won.
War service
During the Second World War he fought with the Royal Australian Air Force in Europe as a pilot. Hutchinson was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in 1944 after a bombing run on an oil refinery in Sterkrade was interrupted when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He was able to return the aircraft to Britain, while managing to take valuable photographs of the intended target.
Political career
In 1950 Hutchinson successfully ran for the newly-created seat of Cottesloe in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, representing the Liberal and Country League (later the Liberal Party), and held the seat until his retirement in 1977. After David Brand led the Liberals to victory in 1959, Hutchinson was named Chief Secretary, Minister for Health and Minister for Fisheries, posts he held in both the Brand-Watts and Brand-Nalder Ministries. From May 1974 to February 1977, Hutchinson was speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
Honours
He was knighted for services to the state of Western Australia when he retired from politics.
His contribution to Australian rules football was also honoured, in 2004, when he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.
References
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Basantatar
Basantatar is a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2638 people living in 505 individual households.
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Picton Express
The Picton Express was a passenger express train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between Christchurch and Picton. It ran from December 1945 until February 1956, and was thus the shortest-lived provincial express in New Zealand.
Introduction
The Main North Line took over half a century to build, and passengers using the northern portion in Marlborough were primarily catered for with mixed trains, while the southern section was the route of the Culverden Express. As of the mid-1920s, the Culverden Express began to terminate at the coastal Parnassus terminus rather than the inland Culverden terminus, and this was the forerunner to the Picton Express. The route north of Parnassus was completed as the Main North Line on 15 December 1945, and from this date, the Picton Express was introduced, operating the length of the line.
Operation
The Picton Express began life as a daily service, offering a swifter connection between Canterbury and Marlborough than previously available. However, after operating for only a month, coal shortages in January 1946 meant that it was cut to thrice weekly, running on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It operated to this schedule for the rest of its existence, except when extra trains were run at peak holiday times such as Christmas and Easter. In 1950 the northbound journey took 8 hours and 15 minutes, departing Christchurch at 8:25am and arriving Picton at 4:40pm. The southbound journey took 8 hours and 22 minutes; its Picton departure was at 9:45am and it arrived in Christchurch at 6:07pm. The two services passed each other north of Kaikoura. In Blenheim, passengers could make road connections to Nelson. As the Railways Department did not operate dining cars at any time during the Picton Expresss life, stops were made at Waipara and Kaikoura for passengers to buy refreshments. The train was always hauled by steam locomotives, typically of the AB class.
Replacement
As the 1950s began, competition increased from airlines, buses, and private cars. Passenger numbers began to dwindle, especially during off-peak periods, and the Railways Department began to investigate railcar alternatives that would be better suited to the service. In February 1956, just over ten years after the Picton Express began operating, it was replaced by the much faster RM class 88 seater railcars. The 88 seater railcars, however, proved expensive and time-consuming to maintain, and from 1967 began to be phased out with Picton route reverting to older Vulcan railcars and summer passenger trains. The Picton service was regarded as a local service for North Canterbury and Malborough locals and for their convenience and because of an agreement with the Union Steam Ship company not to compete with its Lyttelton-Wellington steamer express Ferry service, no southbound ferry-rail connection was available at Picton and only a limited connection with the 6:45 pm ferry northbound. When the railcars wore out in the 1970s, they were replaced by a carriage train, which was introduced partly because of the abandonment of the rival Lyttelton-Wellington steamer express, with the withdrawal of the Rangitira in 1976. This reborn Picton express proved something of a success and this train was later rebranded as the TranzCoastal. Before the rebranding, this carriage train was sometimes also referred to as the Picton Express.
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Araschnia prorsoides
Araschnia prorsoides is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (North India, Himalayas, West China,
Manipur - North Burma) that belongs to the browns family.
Description from Seitz
A. prorsoides Blanch. (64f) resembles fallax [Araschnia fallax Janson, 1877 is a summer form of Araschnia burejana) on the upperside, but is recognizable by the different position of the outer costal spots of the forewing, the markings in the distal area, and the 3 almost parallel stripes resp.bands of the hindwing. In ab. levanoides Blanch. (64d) all the markings are reddish brown and partly more prominent but narrower; corresponds nearly to strigosa. West China, ? Japan (Oiwake); also in North India:Naga Hills. In ab. flavida Oberth. the pale markings are very much extended; the forewing bears in and below the cell large yellowish patches, the posterior spot of the costal halfband is prolonged into a streak;the hindwing brownish and whitish from the base to the submarginal band, only the basal area bearing still some dark spots; the distal margin dark brown, the inner edge of this band arcuate and near the same a row of dark spots on the light-coloured portion of the wing. The underside is whitish for the greater part, both wings bearing some dark-edged brownish spots in the basal area and indistinct yellowish and blackish shadows and stripes in the middle and outer areas. From Siaolu.
References
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The Essential Johnny Cash (1992 album)
The Essential Johnny Cash 1955–1983 is a three-disc compilation album containing Johnny Cash's material from 1955-1983.
Track listing
Certifications
References
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Tiri, Central African Republic
Tiri is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Category:Populated places in Bamingui-Bangoran
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The Crown Princess
The Crown Princess (, ), is a Thai television series, premiered on May 14, 2018 and last aired on June 19, 2018 on Channel 3. It starred Urassaya Sperbund and Nadech Kugimiya and produced by Ann Thongprasom.
Synopsis
Because her life was put into danger after her coronation, Crown Princess Alice (Urassaya Sperbund) of the country Hrysos was secretly sent to Thailand, where Dawin Samuthyakorn (Nadech Kugimiya), a Lieutenant Commander of the Thai Navy and Navy SEAL, becomes her bodyguard.
Cast
Main
Urassaya Sperbund as Princess Alice Madeleine Thereza Phillipe (aka Naree Singjun-Samuthyakorn)
Nadech Kugimiya as Lieutenant Commander Dawin Samuthyakorn
Sara Legge as Princess Catherine "Kate" William Ann Phillipe
Intad Leowrakwong as Prince Alan Aaron Mark Andre Phillipe
Supporting
Khunnarong Prathetrat as Pilot Ratchata "Hin" Janenapa
Rawiwan Bunprachom as Sergeant Danika "Paen" Samuthyakorn
Nirut Sirijanya as King Henry Antoine Phillipe of Hrysos
Nithichai "Yuan" Yotamornsunthorn as Lieutenant Pakorn "Kan" Chanchit
Natthapong Chartpong as Second Lieutenant Lopboon "Ling" Jitdeva
Jakkrit Ammarat as General Sakchaiara Legge
Parisaya Jaronetisat as JC, Alice's bodyguard
Teerapong Leowrakwong as Prince Andre Phillipe
Cindy Bishop as Princess Mona
Yanin Vismitananda as Petra, Alice's bodyguard
Matthew Deane as Prince William "Wil"
Peter Corp Dyrendal as Haedeth
Areeya Chumsai as Maj.Gen. Sawanee Samuthyakorn, Mother of Dawin
Sakuntala Thianphairot as Priew, wife of Lopboon
Jaidee Deedeedee as Sakchaiara's wife
Others
Byron Bishop as Decha Samuthyakorn, Father of Dawin
Kanut Rojanai as Dom
Sasha Christensen as Princess Alice
Sriphan Chunechomboon as Sawanee's bodyguard
Pitchapa Phanthumchinda as Mutmee
Kathaleeya McIntosh as Princess Natalie
Passorn Boonyakiart
Myria Benedetti
Ann Thongprasom
Ryan Jett
Jason Young
Original Soundtrack
The opening song is Nah Tee Gub Hua Jai (in English "Duty and Heart") sung by Nadech Kugimiya and Mutmee Pimdao.
The second song in the series is Distance (ระยะห่าง) by Max Jenmana.
The third song in the series is Ruk Nai Jai (รัก ใน ใจ) by Suparuj Techatanon.
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
The series was aired in the Philippines by GMA Network from April 8 to May 23, 2019 and reran since January 20, 2020.
The series was aired in Vietnam by HTV2, entitled Yêu anh là điều không thể (original Vietnamese sub title Duyên trời định / Sứ mệnh và con tim) from September 21, 2019.
References
External links
Ch3 Thailand Official Website
Ch3 Thailand (Youtube) Official Website
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Wallis (island)
Wallis (Wallisian: Uvea) is a Polynesian island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM) of Wallis and Futuna. It lies north of Tonga, northeast of Fiji, east-northeast of the Hoorn Islands, east of Fiji's Rotuma, southeast of Tuvalu, southwest of Tokelau and west of Samoa. Its area is almost with almost 11,000 people. Its capital is Matāutu. Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion. Its highest point is Mount Lulu Fakahega (). Wallis is of volcanic origin with fertile soil and some remaining lakes. Rainfall is plentiful.
It was part of the Tongan maritime empire from around the 13th to 16th century. By that time the influence of the Tui Tonga had declined so much that Uvea became important in itself. The big fortress of Talietumu close to Lotoalahi in Mua was the last holdout of the Tongans until they were defeated. The island was renamed "Wallis" after a Cornish navigator, Captain Samuel Wallis, who saw it while sailing aboard on 16 August 1767. On 5 April 1842, the authorities of Wallis Island requested protection by France with a protectorate treaty signed in April 1887. After a referendum in 1959, Wallis became a French Overseas Territory in 1961.
Geography
The island has an area of and a circumference of c. . Its highest point is Mount Lulu Fakahega, which rises . There are also a few large lakes such as Lake Lalolalo. These crater lakes attest to the island's volcanic origin. Some of the lakes, such as Lalolalo and Lanu'tavake appear as almost perfect circles with straight vertical walls.
Wallis Island is located northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands which form the Hoorn archipelago. Together with some 15 smaller islands surrounding it, on its huge barrier reef, it forms the Wallis archipelago. Wallis has a fertile volcanic soil and sufficient rainfall to allow subsistence farming.
Wallis is subdivided into three districts (north to south):
Hihifo: 5 Villages : Vailala, Tufuone, Vaitupu, Malae, and Alele.
Hahake : 6 Villages : Liku, Aka'aka, Mata-Utu, Ahoa, Falaleu, and Ha'afuasia.
Mu'a : 10 Villages : Lavegahau, Tepa, Gahi, Ha’atofo, Mala’efo’ou, Kolopo, Halalo, Utufua, Vaimalau, and Teesi.
Sub-equatorial oceanic trade winds make the island hot and humid. The average temperature is around all year round and there is almost never drops below , and in the rainy season is held in the mark .
Rainfall is per year, up to in Wallis and Futuna. This rain is likely at least 260 days in a year, and the humidity is 80%. The rainy season lasts from November to April. The same period (November to March), the season of storms, is associated with the passage over the territory of the islands of powerful tropical cyclones. It is followed, in May to October–December, by a cooler and drier season because of the predominance in this period of the southeast trade winds.
History
Archaeological excavations have identified sites on Wallis dating from circa 1400 AD. It was part of the Tongan maritime empire from around the 13th to 16th century. By that time the influence of the Tui Tonga had declined so much that Uvea became important in itself. Several current, high-ranking Tongan titles, like Halaevalu, trace their descent from Uvea. A legendary large canoe, the Lomipeau, was built on the island as a donation to the Tui Tonga. The big fortress of Talietumu close to Lotoalahi in Mua was the last holdout of the Tongans until they were defeated. The ruins of the place are still a tourist attraction.
The island was renamed "Wallis" after a Cornish navigator, Captain Samuel Wallis, who saw it while sailing aboard on 16 August 1767, following his discovery of Tahiti.
On 5 April 1842, the authorities of Wallis Island requested protection by France with a protectorate treaty signed in April 1887.
During World War II the island's administration was pro-Vichy until a Free French corvette from New Caledonia deposed the regime on 26 May 1942. Units of the US Marine Corps landed on Wallis on 29 May 1942.
After a referendum in 1959, Wallis became a French Overseas Territory in 1961.
Demographics
The population of the island was 10,071 in 2003 (67% of the territory's population). Most of the inhabitants speak Uvean (or Wallisian) as their mother tongue.
Culture and religion
Religion ("Lotu") and culture ("Aga'ifenua") are very close in Wallis. Everyday life is heavily influenced by Polynesian traditions and especially by the Roman Catholic feasts. Each village has its own patron saint. Each district has its great church. The chief cathedral is the Cathedral of Mata-Utu. Almost all the people are Roman Catholic ("Lotu Katolika"), and there are numerous religious buildings on the island.
At their arrival, Catholic missionaries were welcomed by the King Vaimua Lavelua then baptized "Soane-Patita Vaimua". Bishop Bataillon developed close relationships with the royal families. As Private Councillor of Queen Amelia, he established in 1847 the Lano Seminary (the first Catholic seminary of Oceania).
Lano celebrated 150 years in 1997. The anniversary was attended by Samoan Cardinal Pio Taofinu'u, who studied there in the 1940s, and a big delegation from Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and New-Caledonia.
Wallis and Futuna was established as an Apostolic Vicariate on 11 November 1935 and promoted to a Diocese on 21 June 1966.
Transportation
The only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia-based Aircalin. There is an Aircalin office in Matāutu in Hahake.
Education
The island has 12 primary schools, four junior high schools, and one senior high school/sixth-form college.
Junior high schools (collèges) in Wallis: Mataotama de Malae, Alofivai de Lano, Vaimoana de Lavegahau, and Tinemui de Teesi
The senior high school/sixth-form college is Lycée d'Etat de Wallis et Futuna on Wallis
See also
Hihifo Airport
Samoa hotspot
Notes
References
E.G. Burrows, Ethnology of Uvea, BPB 1937.
, Volume I, Volume II-III
External links
French world linguistics site
Map showing details of Wallis Island
Pictures of Wallis
Flag of `Ueva chiefdom
Wallis Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
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1892 United States presidential election in Mississippi
The 1892 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose nine electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Mississippi was won by the Democratic nominees, former President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois. However, Weaver performed well in the South as he won counties in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas. Weaver's win in Chickasaw County was the last time a Democrat lost any county in Mississippi in a statewide election until Herbert Hoover won the Pine Belt counties of Pearl River, Stone and George in 1928.
Results
Results by county
Notes
References
Mississippi
1892
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Out Alive
Out Alive is Primitive Radio Gods' fifth album, the third of such released independently and exclusively through their official website. Unlike their previous album, Sweet Venus, which was only available in MP3 format, Out Alive was released in a limited edition CD slipcase, but only 35 copies were available for purchase from their web site. A second run, in digipak format featuring new cover art by guitarist Luke McAuliffe, was released in August 2012.
Track listing
Notes
"To Catch the Light" and "Can I" were referred to as "Unkind Light" and "Into the Blue" respectively on the first edition sleeve and in social media before the album's release, but appear under the given title on the first edition disc and consistently throughout the second edition packaging.
"Hard Rain Soft Skin" contains a lyrical allusion to "Children of the Helmet Law" from Still Electric.
"Three Small Blue Lights" is an extension of a musical interlude in the track "Whatever Wakes McCool" from White Hot Peach.
References
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List of Power Rangers S.P.D. characters
Power Rangers S.P.D. is the 2005 season of Power Rangers that tells the story of the fight between the Power Rangers of the Space Patrol Delta police force and the evil Troobian Empire in the year 2025.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. Power Rangers are characters and heroes in the Power Rangers universe, and the primary protagonists in the television series Power Rangers S.P.D.. This series is set in the year 2025.
The S.P.D. Rangers that appear in the series are labeled B-Squad, a weak team that are initially a backup team as their name suggests. They are promoted to the Earth's primary line of defense and granted Ranger status after the A-Squad vanishes, as well acting as tutors for the D-Squad Cadets. They are an integral part of the Space Patrol Delta organization.
Jack Landors
Jack Landors (played by Brandon Jay McLaren) is the S.P.D. Red Ranger. A homeless street thief alongside his best friend Z, Jack volunteered to become the Red B-Squad Ranger in order to save Z's life as well as those of the other Rangers and took over as team leader, to the ire of Sky Tate. At first, he took his position as team leader very lightly, but has since proven he is a very capable leader, albeit one who often clashes with the chain of command as well as bend the rules sometimes (giving Sky a head start to deal with a former partner by "reciting" a regulation when he's not allowed to pursue on his own). He formed a slightly uneasy but respect-based relationship with Sky, taking tactical suggestions from him in the field and helping him deal with his issues regarding Mirloc and his father.
After his encounter with the volunteer Ally, he realized that, while he liked being a Ranger, what he really wanted to do was go back to helping people on the streets - the conflict of these two interests led to him nearly botching the mission against Delex. Following the destruction of the Magnificence and the containment of Gruumm, Jack left S.P.D. to work with Ally full-time and Sky took his place. Despite his casual attitude, he loathes having to say goodbye and left S.P.D. without telling the rest of B-Squad; despite this, they remain close.
It is possible that he rejoined his teammates during Power Rangers Super Megaforce, as all five B-Squad Ranger powers were employed during the final battle with the Armada.
While unmorphed, his genetic power enables him to become intangible and pass through any object. As the Red Ranger, he has exclusive access to a Battlizer and also control over two separate Zords and S.W.A.T. Mode. He wields the Delta Blasters and is an impressive sharpshooter. His uniform sports the number 1.
Jack doesn't know when he was born. Syd, however, offered to share her birthday with him.
Schuyler "Sky" Tate
Schuyler "Sky" Tate (portrayed by Chris Violette) is the S.P.D. Blue Ranger and second-in-command who was originally a stickler for rules. Sky is top on B-Squad on weapons and fighting, and believes he should be the Red Ranger just like his father was. Unfortunately, his pride, and lack of faith in his friends/ team mates, citing such reasons as Syd is a girl, causing him to fail a test of character, and as a result Commander Cruger picks him to be the Blue Ranger.
When Sky faces off against Mirloc, the one responsible for the death of his father, Jack thinks Sky should be the one to bring him in as the Red Ranger. Although it was an honor to be the Red Ranger, Sky realized that heroes come in all colors. After going through extensive S.W.A.T. training on Zantor to acquire S.W.A.T. Mode, he discovers the importance of his team. With teamwork, they are able to even defeat the corrupt A-Squad. Over time, he learns the values of following rather than leading, and when put in a temporary leading position, impresses even Cruger with the skills he learned during their battles.
With Jack leaving S.P.D., Sky has grown into a great leader and has learned to accept his teammates as equals. Cruger chooses him to step up as the new Red Ranger. When Cruger becomes Supreme Commander, Sky replaces Cruger and is promoted to Earth Commander and Bridge replaced Sky as the S.P.D. Red Ranger. This may also mean Sky is the new Shadow Ranger, which would make his number 100, or has a Ranger identification similar to that of the Shadow Ranger.
He may have reassumed his Blue Ranger powers to join the Ranger army in Super Megaforce.
While unmorphed, his genetic power allows him to create force fields.
Bridge Carson
Bridge Carson (portrayed by Matt Austin) is the S.P.D. Green Ranger. Bridge might appear slow at times, but he is a computer genius, a master mechanic, and much more. He might be gullible, but he also has a heart of gold. People underestimate Bridge, but he always manages to come through with his quick-thinking. He is well known for his love of "buttery" toast, and one of his more amusing behaviors is an apparent inability to say the word "buttery" without wiggling his fingers in front of his mouth. The phrase "buttery" was first mentioned by him when offering toast to the Yellow S.P.D. Ranger, Z, who formed a firm friendship with him; as evidenced when she defended him, when Sky blamed Syd's confusion and Bridge's ramblings. While thinking, he will sometimes do a handstand to help him think, or so he says. He is also Jewish since in "Walls" he tells Jack that he celebrates Hanukkah when Jack says that Christmas has come early upon Bridge and him receiving new patrol bikes.
Bridge takes it upon himself to over-analyze any situation and sometimes lacks confidence. Bridge endures S.W.A.T. training on Zantor with the others to achieve S.W.A.T. Mode. Bridge relies more on intuition than any other Ranger and is the first one to sense that something is wrong with A-Squad. As time goes on, the other Rangers come to respect how he always comes through for them and he becomes more confident.
While unmorphed, his genetic power gives him a form of psychometry and the ability to scan and read auras and energy signatures. He has no control over this ability, and consequently wears gloves most of the time. As the series progressed, Bridge's power evolved to include tracking thoughts, since, as he stated, thoughts are energy.
After Jack left S.P.D., and once Sky was promoted to Red Ranger, Bridge was promoted to Blue Ranger. After Commander Cruger is promoted, Sky is promoted as well, leaving Bridge as the Red Ranger. He was later called upon to join veteran Rangers Adam Park, Tori Hanson, Kira Ford, and Xander Bly in battling alongside the Operation Overdrive Rangers against the villainous alliance led by Thrax.
He may also have become the Green Ranger again with his predecessors reclaiming their Red and Blue powers for the final battle with the Armada in Super Megaforce.
His assigned S.P.D. number is 3; he is later promoted to 2 and eventually to 1.
Elizabeth "Z" Delgado
Elizabeth "Z" Delgado (played by Monica May) is the S.P.D. Yellow Ranger. When Z was younger, she was considered an outcast at school due to her genetic power. She ran away and upon being attacked by a vicious monster, she was saved by a disguised Anubis Cruger. Eventually, she began living on the streets. It was there that she met her best friend Jack and began stealing. She eventually grew tired of that profession and wished to be part of something bigger, which led to her being drafted into the S.P.D. B-Squad.
Despite their differing personalities, she formed a firm friendship with both Bridge and Syd, often teaming up with the Pink Ranger in battle. She defended her when Sky blamed Syd's confusion and Bridge's ramblings. Easy-going and somewhat sloppy, she is a viciously determined fighter and, due to her past alienation, took it upon herself to reach out to young Sam.
Her genetic power of duplication allows her to become a virtual one-Ranger army in the blink of an eye. Z has the power to make several copies of herself when needed.
She has a long history with Piggy and appears to trust him as a friend, often going to him for underworld information or help even when his duplicitous nature was obvious. When he was revealed to be openly working for Gruumm, Z was shocked that he could have betrayed them.
Through S.W.A.T. training on Zantor, Z learns to get over her differences with Syd and together as a team, the Rangers take down a corrupted A-Squad. When Jack leaves S.P.D., Z stays with the Rangers and continues to live out her dream of protecting the innocent.
She and her teammates later appeared as part of the Ranger army in Super Megaforce.
Her assigned S.P.D. number is 4, and she is never shown to have been promoted after Sky becomes Red. She is good at tap dancing and jazz dancing.
Sydney "Syd" Drew
Sydney "Syd" Drew (portrayed by Alycia Purrott) is the S.P.D. Pink Ranger. Her parents worked at S.P.D. and were involved with the creation of the Delta Morphers, which altered Syd's DNA, giving her her genetic ability. Her family is very wealthy. She was on the B-Squad along with Bridge Carson and Sky Tate.
Her life before S.P.D. is not clear. Multiple references during the show imply that she has many talents, including being an excellent fencer, pop star, and model. Despite her flagrant vanity and occasional selfishness, she is very caring and compassionate, and is often the first to stand up for someone when they are being treated wrong. Though she and Z are constantly fighting, deep down they care for each other and very frequently team up in battle.
When unmorphed, her genetic ability allows her to change her hand into any material she needs.
Syd and her teammates later took part in the Megaforce Rangers' final battle with the Armada.
Sam
Sam (played by Brett Stewart and voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in the Power Rangers: Super Legends video game) was once a very lonely and misunderstood street orphan whose mother died in a tragic incident and whose genetic powers (of being able to teleport objects) made him a constant target for bullies. His desperate search for friends led him to be manipulated by Mora and her newest creation Bugglesworth, who turned people into dolls for Mora to collect. While the other Rangers were quick to judge Sam poorly, Z realized that Sam was not evil and just wanted to fit in. Although it took a lot of convincing, Sam eventually agreed to stay with his new friend and the other Rangers at the S.P.D. Academy.
In the year 2040, Sam was chosen by S.P.D. to become the Omega Ranger and charged with a special mission: travelling back through time to 2025 to stop the rogue Morgana from destroying the Rangers and eventually Earth, thus preventing the disaster that has befallen his world. He destroyed Shorty upon the start of the deciding battle and drove off Morgana and Devastation however he refused help believing the Rangers of this time too outdated to help him. He later learned he was wrong when the other Rangers rushed to his aid when he was in trouble and together they saved the future by riding the Delta Squad Megazord on the back of the Omegamax Cycle and blasting Devastation's robot until it was destroyed and then capturing him. This battle taught him the value of teamwork. However, passing through the time warp heavily altered his human form, reducing him to a floating orb of pure energy. Due to this setback, his only remotely human form is his Ranger form. As Kat searched for a way to send him back to the future, he assisted the B-Squad Rangers in their battle to save Earth.
Omega joined the B-Squad to prevent Emperor Gruumm's invasion and brought with him a powerful array of futuristic equipment including the Uniforce Cycle, a Zord known as the Omegamax Cycle, and an Omega Morpher that - in addition to increasing his strength (Muscle Mode), allowed him to perform various feats including temporal manipulation (Hyper Mode), fire bursts of electricity from his palm (Electro Mode), and an ultimate finisher attack of shining energy (Lightbeam Mode). Like the S.P.D. and Patrol morphers, the Omega Morpher can also grant access to the Judgement Mode function. His suit brandishes the Roman Numeral for six, "VI".
When some friends of Piggy stole the S.W.A.T. technology, Sam's technological advancements were outmatched, but, as he is "the force from the future", he was always at the Rangers disposal when they needed him.
During the final battle against Gruumm, Sam's old friend Nova Ranger came looking for him. After the battle ended, the two of them returned to the future. Presumably she was able to return him to human form as he unmorphed for a moment before traveling back to the future.
He apparently joined his teammates in traveling to the past in Super Megaforce to battle the Warstar Armada alongside other past Rangers.
Anubis "Doggie" Cruger
Anubis "Doggie" Cruger is a member of the dog-like Sirian race from the planet Sirius, and was a member of the original Space Patrol Delta, training in the Academy alongside future criminal Icthior. He led the SPD forces against the Troobian Empire's invasion, fighting and scarring Emperor Gruumm by shearing off his right horn, before General Benagg kidnapped his wife Isinia and managed to bring down Cruger from behind. The battle was lost and all the Sirians except for Cruger and Isinia were killed. After that, Anubis made a vow to never fight again and left for Earth, thinking his wife was lost.
On Earth, Anubis founded the S.P.D. Earth Academy and trained the elite S.P.D. Ranger squads. He sends the A-Squad Rangers to the Helix Nebula to fight at the front line against Grumm, not realising this was a trap by Gruumm to take out Earth's front line of defense. When he hears that Gruumm is on his way to Earth and could not contact the A-Squad, he promotes the B-Squad Rangers to active status and gives Schyler "Sky" Tate, Bridge Carson, and Sydney "Syd" Drew a set of S.P.D. Morphers. They were soon rejoined by Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, and Jack Landors,
Cruger is portrayed as a good judge of character. He gives both Jack Landors and Elizabeth Delgado, two criminals, a chance at redemption by making them Rangers, and sees the potential in Boom when he drops out of the Academy.
Anubis will go to any lengths to protect those he values and loves; for example, when Dr. Manx was abducted by General Benaag, he broke his own vow of peace and became the Shadow Ranger (suit number 100). He is armed with his Patrol Morpher (his morphing call of "S.P.D. Emergency!" is the same as the other S.P.D. Rangers, but his morpher is different, as the normally white SPD text is black), the Shadow Saber, and the Delta Command Megazord (in reality, the S.P.D. Base). As the Shadow Ranger, he has proved to be a great asset to the B-Squad Rangers. He takes a very hardline approach to discipline and training, once deliberately letting the Rangers see he was watching them being defeated and not intervening in order to make them stop relying on Shadow Ranger to solve their battles for them. Sometimes he can go too far, at which point Kat will argue against him.
Cruger is not fond of his superior officer, Supreme Commander Fowler Birdy. He demonstrates this in his referring to Birdy as "that overstuffed pelican". The two do not have similar strategic styles, and this temporarily resulted in Cruger being dismissed and relieved of command duty. However, Birdy changed his tune forever when the Shadow Ranger showed up to save him from Gruumm. Cruger did possess a high level of respect for previous Power Rangers, expressing particular pleasure at working with Tommy Oliver when their two teams worked together against a time-traveling Gruumm and Zeltrax. Cruger erased the memories of most of the Dino Rangers to prevent contamination of history, but-agreeing with his Rangers that it wasn't fair that only the Dino Rangers should forget their encounter-he then erased B-Squad's memories and his own before they returned to the future.
Although he believed that his wife was dead since the Battle of Sirius, an encounter with his old enemy General Benaag cast doubt on that belief. When Cruger used his Morpher/judgement scanner for abducting his wife, the morpher "acquitted" Benaag. Later, when his old rival-turned enemy Icthior claimed that Isinia Cruger was still alive, Cruger wasn't sure what to believe. He never told the B-Squad about his marriage to Isinia or about her in general—keeping his painful secret from everyone but Kat.
The question was answered after he was taken captive by A-Squad. He saw her being held captive onboard Gruumm's spacecraft. Also when the A-Squad returned he started to ignore B-Squad and they thought that he was just demoting them on purpose and was going to ignore them again although he presumably did this because of procedure. Dr. Kat Manx admitted to the B-Squad when they went to fight the A-Squad that he told her that they were the best squad that he ever had the pleasure of working with showing them just how highly he really thought of them.
After B-Squad was thrown into captivity along with Cruger, they all escaped with Piggy's help. B-Squad returned to Earth while Cruger morphed and engaged Gruumm in battle card-capturing Mora along the way. Cruger came out the winner and rescued Isinia while Grumm apparently fell to his death, but he had one more task to complete. Cruger was tasked with opening an access panel in the left arm of the Magnificence, which would allow the S.W.A.T. Megazord to destroy it with a maxed-out laser blast. He did, and the Megazord fired, causing the Magnificence to implode, destroying Omni and saving Earth and the universe. Cruger was thought dead, but he and Isinia survived. This discovery overjoyed the Rangers.
Gruumm survived as well, and engaged Cruger (who was unmorphed) one last time, only to lose his left horn and be contained. Following the battle, he promoted B-Squad to A-level, only to have them refuse because ultimately, they were the B Squad, the team that had come through their trials together. Cruger made Squad B be the highest Ranger level at S.P.D. on the spot, saying then that there would be no A-Squad. He also promoted Sky to Red Ranger status, and Bridge to Blue Ranger status following the departure of Jack. There was no mention of a new Green S.P.D. Ranger.
In the first half of the two-part Operation Overdrive episode "Once a Ranger", it is revealed that an unknown amount of time after the finale of S.P.D., Cruger is promoted to Supreme Commander when Fowler Birdy retires, bringing about the subsequent promotions of Sky Tate to Commander of S.P.D. Earth, and Bridge Carson to B-Squad's leader as the Red Ranger. It is unknown if he kept his Shadow Ranger powers, or if he passed them down to Sky when Sky was promoted to his old position.
The Shadow Ranger was also not among the veteran Rangers who appeared in Super Megaforce.
Cruger is performed by John Tui (who later portrayed as Daggeron in Power Rangers Mystic Force) and voiced by Darryl Kurylo in the Power Rangers: Super Legends video game.
Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx
Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx (played by Michelle Langstone) is the technical expert for Earth's S.P.D.(Space Patrol Delta), and a master of many sciences. She is a humanoid cat-like alien of an unknown world. Despite her youthful appearance, Kat is 147 Earth years old. Kat serves as the chief technologist in S.P.D. and was responsible for the invention of all of Earth's S.P.D. technology, from the Judgment Scanner to the Delta Command Megazord. During all S.P.D. missions, she can be found in the Command Center running ops and providing scientific assistance to the Rangers.
Kat was part of the early days of Earth's SPD branch, when it was a top-secret organisation in 2001, the same year that the Time Force season was set during. She was one of several scientists, along with the B-Squad's parents, who worked with highly energized chemicals that led to the B-Squad's mutations. Kat is also a good friend to Commander Cruger, though she considers him a "stubborn old dog", and provides a reasoned argument against his more emotional decision. When General Benaag captured her, Cruger accepted the Patrol Morpher that she had given him and became the Shadow Ranger (Producer Greg Aronowitz has stated in a podcast interview that Kat was in love with Cruger and vice versa, but that he never acted on it; the comment comes 16 minutes into the interview).
Kat serves as a mentor to Boom, a reject from the academy. Despite his apparent ineptitude, her teaching turned him into a technical expert.
Although Kat is a scientist by trade, she is capable of fighting when called upon. Her cat-like physiology makes her exceptionally agile, and she is a skilled fighter. She led the defense of the Space Patrol Delta Base against the final Troobian invasion.
In "Katastrophe", Kat was granted the use of her own (temporary) Delta Morpher (given to her by Commander Birdy) to become the S.P.D. Kat Ranger. The Kat Ranger costume is half-orange and half-white with cat-like ears, making her the first 8th Ranger, and the first Ranger to share the same first name with a previous Ranger, Katherine Hillard. The Kat Ranger also marks the first time that a Power Rangers team has had three female rangers on one team. Her powers expired after an hour. Her costume was similar to those of the B-Squad, but she did not have a number on her Ranger form like the other members of S.P.D. Instead, she had a heptagon as her chest symbol. As Kat Ranger, she created blinding auroras and threw feather-like "Cat Stunners". She wanted desperately to help out against an enemy called Mooney who was a former classmate of hers and was given the Morpher to fight. She captures Mooney herself after stopping his giant robot. In Endings Part 1 she was amongst those captured by Broodwing's forces and was put into a cell alongside Boom. After Boom gets them out by summoning RIC she disables the Delta Command Megazord stopping Broodwing and allowing the B-Squad to capture him. In Endings Part 2 she fights in the final battle with Grumm's forces and retreats inside when the Nova Ranger shows up. She also witnesses the final showdown between Grumm and Cruger.
Nova Ranger
Nova Ranger is a fictional character in the TV series Power Rangers S.P.D. She is voiced by Antonia Prebble while her human form was portrayed by an uncredited actress. Her numeric S.P.D. insignia is M, the Roman numeral for 1000.
During the final battle with Gruumm, the B-Squad Rangers had left the S.P.D. base relatively unguarded, save for Dr. Kat Manx, Boom, the Omega Ranger, and the S.P.D. cadets. Grumm's forces were overpowering the S.P.D. forces, when a time-portal suddenly appeared, and a silver-colored Ranger stepped out. She identified herself as the S.P.D. Nova Ranger. Nova Ranger had been Omega Ranger's ally in the future, and had been searching various timelines in her effort to locate him. With her help, the S.P.D. base was protected from harm. A second time portal was opened after the battle ended and the unmorphed Nova Ranger, along with the unmorphed and now-fully-human Omega Ranger, returned to the future.
Nova Ranger had a blue-and-gold device identical in appearance to the Omega Ranger's Morpher, except for the colour scheme, which was called the Nova Morpher. Like the Omega Morpher, Nova Ranger's morpher acted as her only weapon in combat and had an Electro-Mode. However, unlike the Omega Morpher, the Nova Morpher appeared to have better time traveling capabilities and the power to restore Omega Ranger to human form.
Allies of the Power Rangers
S.P.D.
Short for Space Patrol Delta, S.P.D. is an interplanetary police force that oversees law in the different areas of outer space. S.P.D. maintains the peace where they train and deploy their own teams of Power Rangers, who are equipped with the latest technology.
Supreme Commander Fowler Birdy
Fowler Birdy (portrayed by Paul Norell) is the bird-like Supreme Commander of S.P.D. and Commander Cruger's superior. However, the two do not get along at all, as indicated by Cruger referring to Birdy as an "over-stuffed pelican." Arrogant and supremely blunt, he does not tolerate insubordination and views Gruumm's victory on Sirius as an embarrassment.
When Birdy came to Earth to inspect S.P.D.'s Earth headquarters, his style of tactics clashed with Cruger's (which was to keep the Rangers as a team because that's how he thought they worked best). This led to Cruger's brief expulsion from S.P.D., during which Birdy took command of the Delta Base. After foolishly splitting up the Ranger team, he went out personally to fight Emperor Gruumm and was quickly overwhelmed by Gruumm's superior skill. Luckily, Shadow Ranger, acting against orders, showed up on his ATV and drove Gruumm off. Fowler was at first enraged, but changed his tune after Cruger drew a salute from his fellow Rangers. Birdy departed, commending Cruger for his actions and telling him that the galaxy is depending on him.
Birdy appeared again when Morgana launched her all out attack on the Power Rangers. Birdy told them that Galactic Command is now aware of their plight and that they couldn't respond on such short notice. Birdy told them that even if they did, they'd fear that they might fall into Gruumm's trap. Birdy concludes that they were on their own for this one and wishes them good luck.
He later appeared to promote Dr. Manx (which she later refused) to a position at Galaxy Command, and when she wanted to stop Mooney, he gave her the Kat Morpher to go into battle herself.
In the final S.P.D. episode Endings Pt. 2, Fowler Birdy, Sergeant Silverback, and some unnamed S.P.D. officials (consisting of an unnamed lion-like alien, an unnamed octopus-headed alien, an unnamed red ape-like alien, and an unnamed exotic bird-like alien) were among the S.P.D. reinforcements to assist in the final battle against the Troobians, apparently having decided to go into battle himself.
In the Operation Overdrive team-up story Once a Ranger, Bridge reveals that at some point after the finale of S.P.D., Birdy retired from his position (and moved to Miami). Cruger was promoted to his position as Supreme Commander, so Sky then was promoted as the Shadow Ranger and as the Commander of S.P.D. Earth, and Bridge was promoted as the Red S.P.D. Ranger.
Sergeant Silverback
Sergeant Silverback (performed by John Tui) is an S.P.D. training instructor based on the planet Zentor who looks like an alien gorilla. He is a (rather odd) friend of Anubis Cruger, who sends B-Squad to him following their lack of teamwork. Silverback put them through their paces, training them and strengthening the bonds of friendship between them. After receiving his approval, he sent a communication to Cruger only to learn that he was in trouble. Dismissing B-Squad once and for all from Zentor, he gave them the S.P.D. S.W.A.T. Truck, allowing them access to S.W.A.T. mode.
Sergeant Silverback's only companion is an older model S.P.D. canine robot reminiscent of R.I.C. It seems to be modeled after a bulldog. He speaks as a stereotypical military officer (reminiscent of military actor R. Lee Ermey).
In Endings, Part 2 he was among several reinforcements to help S.P.D. in their final battle against the Troobians. He also brought his R.I.C. with him, and another S.W.A.T. truck to assist in the battle.
Boom
Boom (portrayed by Kelson Henderson) is the lab assistant of Kat Manx, and is always willing to test out her latest inventions. Boom attended S.P.D. academy, but washed out due to not having the right stuff. However, he was of interest to Cruger, who convinced Kat to let him serve as her assistant.
Boom never told his parents about washing out. He managed to convince them that he was the "Orange Ranger", which came back to haunt him when they came to visit. He was forced to don a mock-up costume and team up with the B-Squad, putting the true Rangers in trouble. He then returned to what he knew best, and finally told his parents about his real job: guinea pig for Kat's inventions.
During the two-part finale Endings, Boom plays a somewhat vital role. By summoning R.I.C. in Part 1, Boom is able to free himself and Kat in time to shut down the Delta Command Megazord and stop its attack on the Rangers. In Part 2, Boom gives a rousing speech to the SPD cadets that gets them to fight the Troobian invasion when the Rangers are unavailable. Boom fights briefly in the battle, but retreats inside with Kat when reinforcements later arrive.
S.O.P.H.I.E.
Short for Series One Processor Hyper Intelligent Ecryptor, S.O.P.H.I.E. (portrayed by Natacha Hutchison) is a computer programmer and cyborg. She enrolled at S.P.D. to use her skills for good, hiding her cyborg origins (as cyborgs are highly prejudiced against). When the S.P.D. Rangers discovered her secret, she was unfairly expelled from the academy and pursued by Valko. After escaping from him (with the help of Cruger who heard her cry for help and as the Shadow Ranger card-captured him), she returned to S.P.D. and helped activate the Delta Command Megazord. Realizing that she meant no harm and what an asset she could be to S.P.D., she was given a job as a programmer at the Theta Quadrant.
D-Squad
The lowest-ranking squad, this squad consists of cadets who trained for eventual promotion to active status as C-Squad and up. They are trained and advised by the B-Squad. The D-Squad consists of S.O.P.H.I.E., 3 Caucasian Males, and an Asian Female.
Piggy
Piggy (portrayed by Barnie Duncan) is a bird-faced informant who works for whoever pays him the best, or threatens him for it (including SPD, Emperor Gruumm, and/or Broodwing). He spends much of his life on Earth as a homeless bum, eating garbage and developing connections with the underworld. He has a form of friendship with Z who has multiple times been shown to trust Piggy more than anyone else does - trusting him to guard the proton accelerator in "Beginnings", taking Kat to get a quantum enhancer from him in "S.W.A.T." and appealing to his better nature (and thanking him) when Bridge was in danger in "Missing". Unknown to most, however, he was in contact with Emperor Gruumm, who he appeared to serve directly, and was personally responsible for handing Gruumm the technology he needed to reach Earth.
In "Shadow", Piggy wins the lottery and opened his own trailer cafe that brings in lowlife patrons from many different planets. While Piggy otherwise lives a very comfortable life, when the Rangers show up at his cafe, his customers flee, which irritates Piggy to no end; to his customers, S.P.D. are the monsters to fear. His frequent jesting comments towards Syd make some believe that he had a minor crush on her.
He quickly finds himself caught between aiding either S.P.D., Gruumm, or Broodwing multiple times, such as stealing S.W.A.T. technology for both villains, and several times giving advice & information to the Rangers, contacting Gruumm/Broodwing to tell him about the Rangers being on their way, and then contact Broodwing/Gruumm to tell them about the other's plot! Both Broodwing and Gruumm saw Piggy as being key to their plans because of this. In Endings, he ended up leading the B-Squad into a trap where they were captured by Emperor Gruumm, much to Z's shock. When Piggy asked if he did the right thing, a lightning bolt destroyed his cafe and, taking the hint, Piggy sneaked onto Gruumm's ship disguised as a Krybot and freed them returning to Earth with them on the SWAT Flyers. He participated in the final battle against the Troobians and, afterward, joined Jack and Ally in their business of giving clothes to the homeless. Also Jack gave him credit for what he did saying none of them would be there (in front of SPD after the battle was over) if it hadn't been for him.
He makes a cameo in the Power Rangers Mystic Force episode "Ranger Down", because his actor was available since he also played Toby. He reveals that he just came from another galaxy, establishing himself at least 19 years before anyone else arrived on Earth. When the cat genie Jenji stumbles upon the same alley Piggy is in, Piggy (after discouraging Jenji from a life of crime) predicts much of SPD that he explains that his dream is: "to win the lottery and open a restaurant... with wheels, called "Piggy's", and says "in 20 years this place will be crawling with aliens...".
Ally Samuels
Ally Samuels (played by Beth Allen) is the daughter of the Samuel Clothings owner. She first appears in "Resurrection" where Jack mistakes her for robbing a truck only to learn that she is unloading the truck's contents for Samuel Clothings (which helps out the city's less fortunate). Jack later apologizes to her for the misunderstanding and she was able to forgive him.
In "Endings," Jack resigned from S.P.D. and joined Piggy into helping Ally and the other workers of Samuel Clothings, because he wanted to be part of something bigger than himself, despite having been doing that already.
Troobian Empire
The Troobian Empire is a galactic empire and warlike army in the service of Emperor Gruumm. The term Troobian refers to any being that serves under Gruumm (as stated by Bruce Kalish).
Gruumm's forces travel in the Terror Spacecraft that they use to travel throughout outer space in its journey to conquer and destroy planets. Inside, everything is green, dank, and skeletal.
Information about them can be found below.
Omni
Omni (voiced by Geoff Dolan) is secretly the power behind the throne and de facto leader of the Troobians. He is a giant brain housed in a tank in a room on Gruumm's spacecraft. He has a single eye on a tentacle-like appendage. He was mentioned on a few occasions throughout in the season, but was finally revealed at the end of the episode Insomnia, making Mora pledge her allegiance to it. In Endings, Part 1, he not only "spoke" for the first time (berating Gruumm over his petty feud with Cruger), but his name was revealed.
Omni's reason for attacking Earth was to drain its resources for a weapon in development that he refers to as The Magnificence, a colossal biomechanical body for himself that Gruumm created with the stolen resources. Once the Terror Spacecraft locked in, Omni was connected to his body and used it to fight the S.W.A.T. Megazord, having the upper hand until Doggie Cruger opened an access panel from the inside, allowing the Megazord to deliver a maxed-out laser blast, causing the Magnificence to implode and taking Omni with it.
Omni possesses psychic powers and is able to both talk to & harm Gruumm from a distance, as well as brainwash people into serving him. In his Magnificence, he is large enough to hold the Megazord in his hand and wields incredible destructive power.
In an interview (9:26 in), Greg Aronowitz stated that "Gruumm has always been Omni's puppet... [Gruum] has power, but he has issues and he has weakness, and Omni has taken advantage of that for as long as time can remember."
Emperor Gruumm
Emperor Gruumm (portrayed by Rene Naufahu who would later be cast as Mentor Ji in Power Rangers Samurai) is a figurehead who serves as the de jure leader of the Troobians alien race whose ultimate goal is to conquer other worlds. Gruumm is relentless and nothing will stand in his way to conquer the universe. He previously destroyed the planet Sirius (home world of Commander Anubis "Doggie" Cruger), and in 2025 he launched an assault on Earth.
Gruumm's main strategy is to overwhelm and devastate a planet with constant, large-scale assaults and then drain the planet of its resources, as shown in the flashbacks to the Sirian invasion, and used such tactics on the Helix Nebula simply to draw the A-Squad into an ambush. His highly destructive tactics show life means little to him, and it was initially unclear why he wasn't using such tactics to conquer Earth except on rare occasions, and why he allowed Broodwing to battle the Rangers for him on several occasions. It's briefly shown that his ship can even destroy a planet from orbit. He also was shown repeatedly talking to either himself or an unseen entity whom he referred to as "the Magnificence". It became clear later on that Gruumm had been working off a long term plan, intending not to leech and destroy Earth but instead to use its resources - which he looted over the course of the season - to construct a body for Omni, a higher power who he fears and worships.
Emperor Gruumm has two aides, Mora (later Morgana) and Broodwing. He has a bitter hatred for Cruger, who cut off his right horn in the battle for Sirius. He is also the most powerful warrior among the Troobian empire, as proved in his victories over the B-Squad Rangers and Supreme Commander Fowler Birdie. His main weapon is a staff that shoots energy, and he also rides a motorcycle with laser cannons. Gruumm has the ability to use telepathy and shapeshift into a selected human form. In battle, he has shown the ability to decimate the Rangers, defeat Commander Birdie and also harm Zeltrax, though Cruger has shown the ability to defeat him.
As Omni's master plan came to fruition, Cruger escaped from a cell onboard Gruumm's ship and the two engaged in battle. Although Gruumm was thought to have perished along with the Magnificence, he survived and engaged Cruger (who was unmorphed) one last time, only to get his left horn cut off after being easily defeated. He was then contained. He appears in the Nintendo DS version of Power Rangers: Super Legends as the main villain who has set his sights upon the myth of the Hall of Legends, the resting place of the collected energies of Power Rangers across time. In his twisted mind he envisioned a world where his enemy's power is not only stolen, but used to make him a living god over all creation.
Broodwing
Broodwing (voiced by Jim McLarty) is a three-eyed vampire bat-like alien who is encased in an artificial environment, as demonstrated by the jar on his head. He served as the weapons dealer for the Troobians. He is an emotionless criminal who cares about nothing except money. He supposedly works for Emperor Gruumm, but has been known to work for other aliens as well. He is often forced to play with Mora, much to his displeasure. Broodwing is the source of the rare Orangehead Krybots, as well as providing Gruumm with giant robots for his monsters and Blueheads. Broodwing also has control over a rare race of bats, whose bite can cause beings to grow huge. Shortly after the arrival of Omega Ranger, Gruumm began ordering Broodwing to provide his services while refusing to pay for them. This did not sit well with Broodwing, whose main motivation has always been money, so he began plotting against Gruumm and attempted to conquer Earth first in order to one-up him. For a while, Broodwing was actually behind more attacks on Earth than Gruumm was. One of his assaults involved bringing the Dino Rangers from the past, planning to force them to do his bidding so he could destroy the SPD Rangers.
When Cruger was kidnapped, Broodwing took advantage of this and invaded the Delta Base with the intent of using the Delta Command Megazord to destroy Newtech City, but he was arrested and contained by the Canine Cannon when the plan backfired.
Mora/Morgana
Morgana is a servant of Emperor Gruumm. Gruumm found Morgana and turned her into Mora. She initially appeared as Mora, a 10-year-old girl who is pure evil and is a gifted pictomancer, being able to create real monsters from her drawings. Mora enjoyed playing with dolls. She has multiple contacts in the criminal underworld such as General Valko and Shorty.
As Mora, she was very spoiled and got on Gruumm's nerves. She took advantage of a young, lonely boy named Sam by promising to be his friend if he would use his power of teleportation to help her monster, Bugglesworth. Sam finally realized the evil acts that Bugglesworth was committing and helped Z Delgado foil Mora's plan to turn people into dolls.
After the defeat of her ally, General Valko, Gruumm punished Mora by reverting her to her adult form, Morgana. She was known for both her beauty and strength but she thought she looked hideous as an adult (a sentiment Piggy also shares with the belief she looked better as Mora). Morgana became desperate to be given back her youth, and set about trying to impress Gruumm and make him turn her back into Mora. Some later she reveals she has a battle suit and dons it when she fights along with the villains. Morgana was armed with energy projection, martial art techniques, and she occasionally controlled giant robots. Despite being an adult, Morgana still acted like a child, albeit an extremely sadistic and powerful one; her first battle was a grudge match against Z for shooting her doll, where she beat Z into submission and then walked away to rub it in.
When Morgana was successful in retrieving the Hymotech Synthetic Plasma from Newtech Laboratory, Gruumm granted her wish and turned her back into Mora. However, Omni soon forced Mora to pledge her allegiance to him under his mind control. As a result of this, Mora's personality underwent a dramatic change; she even discarded her beloved doll into the abyss inside the ship, and started wearing a more militaristic outfit instead of her dress, and wore her hair up.
Near the end of the series, Cruger confronted Mora on Gruumm's ship. She threw as many monsters as she could (given the amount of paper in her sketchpad) at him, but he destroyed them all and confined her.
Mora is played by Olivia James-Baird and Morgana is played by Josephine Davison.
A-Squad
The A-Squad was the Space Patrol Delta Academy's elite Ranger team, the defenders of Earth.
The members of A-Squad are:
Charlie (A-Squad Red) Charlie was the only one of the five characters to be named, in the credits at the end. She is a Hispanic human female. She is portrayed by Gina Varela.
A-Squad Blue An alien male of an unknown race. He is voiced by Nick Kemplen.
A-Squad Green An African-American human male. He is voiced by D.J. Sena.
A-Squad Yellow A blond Caucasian human male. He is voiced by Greg Cooper II.
A-Squad Pink An Asian human female. She is portrayed by Motoko Nagino and voiced by Claire Dougan.
During their early appearances in the series, they only appear morphed and are sent out to face the newest threat to the planet's safety. However, the A-Squad were already corrupt. Bridge sensed "something off" with their aura in the first episode, but didn't have the chance to find out what. In the episode "Confronted", the A-Squad is sent to the Helix Nebula to defend it from Emperor Gruumm. This was a trap and contact is lost with them in "Walls" after it was made clear they were being overwhelmed. They were considered "missing in action". In this episode, A-Squad Red's voice was distorted in editing to sound male instead of female.
Unknown to the Rangers, the A-Squad had survived and had defected to Gruumm's side, wanting to be on "the winning team" (as stated in "Endings"). They bide their time, destroying the SPD Gamma 4 base (confirmed at conventions and in interviews by the show's producers), before finally faking a crash-land on Gamma-Orion and sending an SOS to have the B-Squad 'find' them alive. The B-Squad Rangers soon became frustrated when Cruger abruptly dismissed them to debrief the A-Squad.
However, at the end of "Resurrection", the A-Squad revealed their true allegiance and kidnapped Commander Cruger. Following this treachery, the B-Squad battled with the A-Squad. Despite the A-Squad initially having the upper hand, B-Squad managed to overcome them with a combination of smarter battle tactics and S.W.A.T. Mode. Escalating the battle, the A-Squad upped the ante by unleashing their own Megazord, which transforms from Broodwing's drill vehicle. A battle ensued, but when the Delta Command Base was overtaken by Broodwing's forces and transformed into the Delta Command Megazord to destroy the city, the Omegamax Megazord was disabled and the Delta Squad Megazord was destroyed. After the B-Squad had recovered, they recovered the S.W.A.T. flyers from the secret underground zord bay – which only Bridge had known about – and used the S.W.A.T. Megazord to destroy the A-Squad's Megazord, finally defeating them.
The A-Squad was found guilty of treason and contained by the B-Squad with their Delta Morphers without a further fight. Commander Cruger promoted B-squad rangers to the A-squad status but at the request of B-Squad (who felt that they were B-Squad rather than A-Squad) the A-Squad "ranking" was retired and the B-squad was made the highest ranked team in SPD.
In the pages of Jetix Magazine, the A-Squad makes an appearance in the S.P.D. comic strip in the two part "finale" of the strip called "Invasion". Here, they are brainwashed by Gruumm as opposed to corrupted, which is consistent with the original outline for their storyline, and turn on the S.P.D. defense armada orbiting Earth. They are disposed of by B-Squad after a brief battle in the following issue and are not seen again. Their ranking is given to B-Squad for defeating Gruumm and Omni.
Krybots
The Krybots are the Troobian Empire's foot soldiers which come in many varieties. The Krybots come in three different varieties, each one stronger than the previous. The most commonly used and weakest version are ones that have round, gray-colored heads.
Bluehead Krybots
Bluehead Krybots are stronger versions of the normal Krybots. Like their names suggest, they have blue, x-shaped heads and have blue breastplates. They wield laser blasters and sometimes swords. They are summoned from spherical devices that resemble their heads.
The Bluehead Krybots are voiced by Derek Judge.
Orangehead Krybots
Orangehead Krybots are the strongest version of the Krybots. Like their name implies, they have spikey, orange heads and orange and black bodies. They wield swords in battle and can summon powerful attacks like the Triforce Shockwave to attack with. They are summoned from orange, spikey spherical devices that resemble their heads.
The Orangehead Krybots are voiced by James Gaylyn.
Criminals
These are the criminals hired by the Troobian Empire. Some of them are drawn up by Mora. These criminals are adapted from the criminals that appeared in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. While a few of them have grown, most of them pilot giant robots.
Praxis (voiced by Bruce Hopkins) - Praxis appears as a walking blue diamond/bee-themed alien with red wings and a large red star on his forehead. Praxis was drawn up by Mora and sent inside the Giant Drill Robot to destroy the city.
Ringbah (voiced by Bruce Hopkins) - An alien bounty hunter hired by Gruumm to destroy the Rangers. Ringbah appears as a short alien wrapped in gray wires. Emperor Gruumm sent him to attack the city with his robot.
Rhinix (voiced by Mark Wright) - A rhinoceros-themed alien who bought a formula from Piggy that can turn humans into a green slimy fuel.
T-Top (voiced by Mark Wright) - An alien bounty hunter who was pursuing Hydrax. According to Z, his dossier possibly called him Trilondon or Trilondonian. Z coined the nickname T-Top after giving up on pronouncing his true name properly. Broodwing used his bats to cause T-Top to go berserk until the Rangers restored him to size. Following Hydrax's defeat, it was mentioned by the Rangers that T-Top will not be allowed to return for the damages that he caused.
Hydrax (voiced by Sarah Thomson) - A Fernovian bank robber who got help from Broodwing to frame T-Top. A Fernovian is a plant-based alien who can jettison water at an extremely high level.
Bugglesworth (voiced by Kelson Henderson) - A Cthulhu-themed monster drawn up by Mora that looks like a big fat pink baby with a cloak with tentacles for hair. He can turn people into dolls.
Giganis (voiced by Dwayne Cameron who also portrayed his human form) - Dru Harrington was an SPD cadet from the planet Tangar. He and Sky were best friends until Dru was sent to the Nebula Academy where he shortly became missing in action. His marksmanship is nearly unmatched. He turned out to be working for Broodwing in his alien form of Giganis and attempted to assassinate Commander Cruger. When Giganis was defeated and regressed back to Dru, Sky placed him under arrest.
Sinuku (voiced by James Coleman) - An evil snake-themed scientist who originally used his brilliant mind to develop weapons. He escapes from K0-35's satellite prison when Broodwing broke him out.
"Debugger" - A balance-themed monster brought to life by Mora. He held a bus full of people hostage.
General Benaag (voiced by James Gaylyn) - General Benaag led the attack on Sirius and was second-in-command to Emperor Gruumm on Sirius. During the battle, Commander Cruger's wife Isinia was abducted by Benaag, leaving a personal war between Benaag and Cruger. When he was finally arrested by Cruger, Benaag was revealed to be innocent of Isinia's murder, foreshadowing the later revelation that Isinia was in fact alive.
Drakel (voiced by Mike Havoc) - A Vampiranoid hired by Gruumm to steal a stone called The Evil. A Vampiranoid is a werewolf/vampire bat alien that is nocturnal and cannot handle being in the sun.
General Valko (voiced by Jason Hoyte) - Valko is a ruthless General from the Perterian Army whom Mora recruited as Gruumm's new second-in-command ever since Cruger contained General Benaag.
General Tomars (voiced by Campbell Cooley) - Tomars is a criminal who had a device that could transport a person to any location in this or sixteen other dimensions.
Wootox (voiced by Jeremy Birchall) - Wootox is an infamous alien criminal responsible for the destruction of over ninety planets and often flips a coin to make decisions. He is one of few aliens in the Power Rangers universe to not speak English as his speech being translated by a neck-worn device. Wootox also had the ability to switch minds with anyone.
Katana (voiced by Mark Wright) - An alien who crash-landed on Earth and was rescued and later trained by a samurai long ago. He was brought to the present by Broodwing to serve him. Jack later returned him to his time.
"Invador" - A green-headed criminal who came to Earth to cause trouble.
Changtor (voiced by Darren Young) - Syd and Z fought this monster alone as per Fowler Birdy's command.
Green Eyes (voiced by Matthew Sutherland) - He was sent by Gruumm to steal gold. He took a friendly Indian-like alien security guard hostage in the process.
Shorty (voiced by Ray Trickett) - Shorty is a goblin-like alian the galaxy's second most wanted criminal and the younger brother of Devastation. Shorty is a powerful fighter with metallic fists and rubbery skin that is unaffected by most blows. In an alternate timeline, the appearance of Shorty and Devastation caused Earth to be conquered by the Troobians. Shorty was defeated by the Omega Ranger with the Omegamax Megazord. Unlike most SPD villains, Shorty was destroyed and not arrested. He is voiced by Ray Trickett.
Devastation (voiced by Kelson Henderson) - Devastation is the galaxy's most wanted criminal and one of the most powerful foes the Rangers ever faced. He arrived on Earth in response to a signal sent by his younger brother Shorty and Morgana. In an alternate timeline, his appearance on Earth allowed the Troobians to conquer Earth. After a grueling battle, his robot was destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord riding the Omegamax Cycle and Devastation was arrested. His defeat altered the timeline for the better.
Mysticon (voiced by Barnie Duncan) - Mysticon is a failing street magician. With Mysticon down on his luck, Morgana took the opportunity to offer him and Al fame and fortune by giving them a magic wand. Reluctant but desperate, Mysticon took the offer. In return, they had to carry out some favors for Morgana. He is voiced by Barnie Duncan.
Al (voiced by Barnie Duncan) - Mysticon's lizard-like assistant. He assisted Mysticon when they were ordered by Morgana to commit crimes in New Tech.
Slate (voiced by Jeremy Birchall) - Slate (short for Blank Slate) is a faceless copycat criminal with the ability to duplicate the appearance and powers of anyone as long as he has their DNA samples. Hired by Broodwing (supposedly for Grumm), he was supplied with the DNA samples of Rhinix, Hydrax, Bugglesworth, Tomars, Sinuku, and Devastation. Defeated by the SPD Battilizer and arrested.
Mirloc (voiced by Mike Drew) - Murloc is a mirror-themed criminal with the ability to travel through reflective surfaces. He was responsible for the murder of Sky's father. The character was inspired by Hannibal Lecter sharing many of his same traits and personality. Following the defeat of Slate, Mirloc used Sky's tears to escape from his imprisonment. Defeated and arrested by Sky using the Red Ranger powers and the SPD Battilizer after he managed to escape through Sky's tears. Mirloc was sent to a prison on Verinox 12 where there isn't any sunlight there to create reflections for him to travel through.
Stench and Thresher (voiced by Greg Johnson and Paul Barrett) - Two aliens who hacked into S.P.D.'s computers and stole the SWAT technology.
El Scorpio - A simulated monster which the Rangers fought while training on Zentor.
Gineka, Delapoo, and Chiaggo (voiced by Shane Bosher, Glen Drake, and Stephen Brunton) - Rich and narcissistic criminals backed by Broodwing. These three were responsible for the attack on the Alpha 5 star system. Bridge recognized their giant robots from the reoccurring prophetic dreams that he has been having. They were defeated by the new S.W.A.T. Megazord and contained.
"Blobgoblin" - A gas-like monster drawn up by Morgana to give Gruumm a monster that he never saw before. Defeated by the S.P.D. Rangers.
One Eye (voiced by Jarrod Holt) - A cycloptic purple giant alien drawn up by Morgana.
Silverhead (voiced by Michael Hurst) - A silver-headed jackal-themed alien drawn up by Morgana. He is voiced by Michael Hurst.
Professor Mooney (voiced by Cameron Rhodes) - Professor Mooney is Kat's old friend in school. He sided with Broodwing to destroy the city with remote-control giant robots.
Bork (voiced by Blair Strang) - An alien criminal and self-proclaimed "ultimate master" who trapped Bridge in a shrinking room. Wanted in ten galaxies for crimes including leaving Alpha Centauri in ruins.
Herock (voiced by Geoff Dolan) - Herock is a white tiger-like crime lord who came to settle a score with Bork, but was vaporized by him.
Dragoul (voiced by Patrick Wilson) - A ground-burrowing monster used by Broodwing. He was highly resistant to the Rangers' weapons. He was destroyed by the Delta Max Megazord.
Dragoul II (voiced by Patrick Wilson) - Summoned by Broodwing after the defeat of the first Dragoul, the second Dragoul was even stronger and able to grow much larger than the standard giant-monster size.
Kraw (voiced by Stig Eldred) - An alien criminal who took the form of the astronomer Professor Cerebros. He is voiced by Stig Eldred.
Icthior (voiced by Jason Hoyte in the TV series, Wally Wingert in Power Rangers: Super Legends) - A fish-like rival of Cruger's from the SPD academy, Icthior is a dirty fighter armed with the powerful Ocean Saber. Originally, he fought Cruger for Isinia's hand, but Isinia preferred Anubis. Icthior was expelled for fighting dirty, and swore vengeance on Cruger. Pledging his services to Broodwing, Icthior set out to have vengeance on Cruger by defeating Cruger's Rangers.
Spotty-Eyed Monster (voiced by Peter Feeney) - A large-chested female criminal with a deep, manly voice drawn by Mora to assist Zeltrax in the past.
Green Monster (voiced by Alistair Browning) - A green criminal drawn by Mora to assist Zeltrax in the past.
Vine Monster (voiced by Robert Pollock) - A vine-themed criminal drawn by Mora to assist Zeltrax in the past.
Delex (voiced by Andrew Laing) - A monster that could turn people into batteries that would later be used for Broodwing's takeover of earth.
Unnamed Alien (voiced by Tom Kane) - Alongside of some Krybots, this alien was guarding an area on Gamma Orion where the A-Squad was held and was arrested by B-Squad. In "Endings" Pt. 2, a character from the same species as him made a cameo as an S.P.D. cadet.
Crabhead (voiced by Robert Mignault) - A crab-themed alien who accompanied Broodwing in his invasion on SPD HQ.
Spiketor (voiced by Edwin Wright) - A sea urchin-themed alien who accompanied Broodwing in his invasion on SPD HQ. He wields a sword that is similar to the swords wielded by the Orangehead Krybots.
Lazor (voiced by Michaela Rooney) - A mantis shrimp-themed alien who accompanied Broodwing in his invasion on SPD HQ. She wields a rifle that is similar to the rifle that was wielded by Silverhead.
Cricket Monster - To prevent Cruger from getting to Gruumm, Mora drew this monster to slow Cruger down. The Cricket Monster was an alien that resembled a cricket. It was defeated in one hit.
Jackal Monster - To prevent Cruger from getting to Gruumm, Mora drew this monsters to slow Cruger down. The Jackal Monster looked like a purple and white furry jackal. It was defeated in one hit.
Demon Monster - To prevent Cruger from getting to Gruumm, Mora drew this monsters to slow Cruger down. The Demon Monster looked like a bodybuilding, orange demon with horns. It was defeated in one hit.
Heater Monster - To prevent Cruger from getting to Gruumm, Mora drew this monsters to slow Cruger down. The Heater Monster looked like a spike-covered heater-themed robot. It was defeated in one hit.
Jail Bird Monster - To prevent Cruger from getting to Gruumm, Mora drew this monsters to slow Cruger down. The Jail Bird Monster looked like a bird that was dressed in prison-striped garb. It was defeated in one hit.
Tentacle Monster - To prevent Cruger from getting to Gruumm, Mora drew this monsters to slow Cruger down. The Tentacle Monster looked like a blue-headed jellyfish-themed alien with four hand-tipped tentacles and one eye which can float. It was defeated in one hit.
Giant Robots
Throughout the series, alien criminals, Krybots, and members of the Troobian Empire would sometimes use giant robots to battle the Megazords as most of the other alien criminals did not possess the ability to grow to giant size. Many of these giant robots were sold to Gruumm and his minions by Broodwing. Many of the robots were upgraded and recolored versions of past versions.
Model #1 (a.k.a. Shark Robot) - The first model of Giant Robot had a shark-like head, triangle-shaped body and blades for arms, the first one was used against the A-Squad when they piloted the Delta Squad Megazord. A second version of this robot was piloted by Ringbah with differently styled blades and colors, this one was destroyed by the Red, Green, Yellow and Pink Delta Runners. A third one was made, this one colored orange and had a pair of scissor-like blades for a right arm, and was piloted by a Bluehead Krybot in "Abandoned" and was destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord. A fourth one, almost identical to the last, was used by Silverhead in "Robotpalooza" and was destroyed by the Deltamax Megazord. A black, white and silver version of this robot was remote-controlled by Professor Mooney in "Katastrophe" but was destroyed by the Delta Squad and Omegamax Megazords.
Model #2 (a.k.a. Mega Drill) - The second giant robot used was a tank-like vehicle composed of a giant turbine and had spikes. It was piloted by Praxis, but was destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord.
Model #3 (a.k.a. Toy Robot) - The third model of giant robot was yellow and orange colored and resembled a giant toy robot, which makes sense as it was piloted by the childlike Bugglesworth. It was destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord. A second version of this robot later turned up in "Robotpalooza" piloted by Chiaggo, but was destroyed by the S.W.A.T. Megazord.
Model #4 (a.k.a. Bat Ninja Robot) - The fourth model had large bat-like wings and fought like a ninja, this first version was piloted by Sinuku, who used De-magnetrons to amplify its firepower, but in the end it was defeated when the Delta Squad Megazord deflected its energy back at it. A second version of this robot was piloted by Wootox in "Recognition," but was destroyed by the Delta Command Megazord.
Model #5 (a.k.a. Drill Robot) - The fifth model had drills for fingers and for its nose, the first version was piloted by a Bluehead Krybot but was destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord. The second version of this model was piloted by Green Eyes in "Perspective." It was destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord.
Model #6 (a.k.a. Gladiator Robot) - The sixth version was a gladiator-stylized robot that wielded a round shield and spear. The first version was piloted by a Bluehead Krybot but was defeated by the Delta Squad Megazord and then devoured by Goradon. The second version of this robot was piloted by Invador in "Dismissed," but it too was destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord.
Goradon - Goradon was a massive, cybernetic lifeform composed of a spherical body with an enormous mouth and tentacles that possessed incredible destructive powers. General Valko vied to control Goradon so that he may present the cyborg beast to Gruumm and prove his worthiness in the Troobian Empire. To gain control, Valko needed a cyborg girl named S.O.P.H.I.E. (who was a "Series One Processor Hyper Intelligent Encryptor"). After the Rangers fought and defeated a giant robot piloted by a Bluehead, Goradon devoured the fallen robot. Valko was able to gain some control over Goradon after kidnapping SOPHIE and using her to control it, but the Rangers were able to rescue SOPHIE, defeat Valko and destroyed Goradon with the Delta Command Megazord.
Model #7 (Robot God Marato) - The seventh model of Giant Robot was called Marato, it was a strange-looking robot that was made to resemble a giant dresser with drawers that could hold objects the size of buildings. Broodwing used this robot to steal and contain temples and buildings in Kyoto, Japan. Kruger was forced to pilot Delta Command to Kyoto, there the Delta Command Megazord was able to free the temples captured by Marato and destroyed the robot. A second version of Marato was piloted by Broodwing in "Badge" to attack the Delta Base, but was destroyed by the Delta Command Megazord.
Model #8 (Robot of Destruction) - The eighth model of giant robot was known as the Robot of Destruction. It was pink in color, had a face on its torso and resembled a demon with horns. It was piloted by Devastation. This robot was incredibly powerful, able to beat back the Rangers' current arsenal. It wasn't until Sam arrived were the tables turned and this robot destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord riding the Omegamax Cycle. A second version of this robot appeared in "Reflections" Pt. 1 piloted by Slate, but it was destroyed by the Delta Squad Megazord.
Model #9 (a.k.a. Scissor Robot) - The ninth model had an oblong body, bat-like ears and scissor-like hands. The first one was piloted by Mysticon and destroyed by the Deltamax Megazord. Delapoo piloted this robot the next time it was seen and was destroyed by the S.W.A.T. Megazord. Later on in "Missing," Bork piloted a gold-colored version of this robot. It was destroyed by the S.W.A.T. Megazord.
Model #10 (a.k.a. Angel Robot) - The tenth model resembled a gold and silver angel wielding a spear. Only one of these robots was used where it was piloted by a Bluehead Krybot in "Reflection Part 2", but was destroyed by the Omegamax Megazord piloted by Jack.
Model #11 (a.k.a. Hunter Robot) - The eleventh model had a black and bulky body and a triangle-shaped head with a blue visor. The first version of this robot was piloted by Thresher, but was destroyed by the Deltamax Megazord. The second appeared in "Robotpalooza" driven by Blobgoblin, but was destroyed by the Delta Squad and Omegamax Megazords.
Model #12 (a.k.a. Cyclops Robot) - The twelfth model of giant robot used was a blue and silver cycloptic robot piloted by Gineka and was destroyed by the S.W.A.T. Megazord.
Gigabot - Gigabot was an enormous dinosaur-like robot that was built by Professor Mooney and Broodwing using components of past giant robots. It was one of the most powerful giant robots but was destroyed by the S.W.A.T. Megazord.
Model #13 (a.k.a. A-Squad Megazord) - The thirteenth and final giant robot used in the series was piloted by both Broodwing and the A-Squad. In its initial form it took the form of a giant drill that Broodwing used to burrow into Delta Command HQ. This robot was later hijacked by the A-Squad and transformed into an orange and silver humanoid form that resembled Broodwing himself. The A-Squad used it to battle the smaller Megazords while Broodwing used the captured Delta Command Megazord to destroy Newtech City. This robot destroyed the Delta Squad Megazord, but the Rangers were able to destroy the robot with the S.W.A.T. Megazord and arrested and contained the A-Squad.
Notes
References
External links
Official Power Rangers Website
S.P.D.
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Peter Parnall
Peter Kommer Parnall (born May 23, 1936) is an American artist and writer, best known for his work on books for younger readers. His work has earned him high praise and a number of awards. Some of his books have become collector items.
Biography
Peter Parnall was born in Syracuse, New York on May 23, 1936. He was raised in a little town called Willow Springs in the Mojave Desert. He went to Cornell in 1954 because he wanted to become a veterinarian, but got pneumonia and failed his freshman mid-terms. After leaving Cornell he went west to train horses. When his father's birthday came around he drew him a picture of a horse. His father hung it on the wall and told him he should go back to school for art. He attended the Pratt Institute for two years, until he got bored and left. He had a freelance advertising business (with clients including Mr. Potato Head and G.I. Joe), which he enjoyed but eventually "got tired of convincing people they should buy stuff they don’t need"
Works
He has illustrated over eighty books written by others and has
authored and self-illustrated several books of his own, often studies of habitats. His favorite medium is pen and ink of subjects from the natural world.
Many of his works have been separately published in limited editions as signed and numbered prints.
As Author and Illustrator
1973: The Great Fish (Doubleday)
1975: Alfalfa Hill (Doubleday)
1977: A Dog's Book of Birds (Scribner)
1984: Daywatchers (Macmillan)
1986: Winter Barn (Macmillan)
1988: Apple Tree (Macmillan)
1988: Feet! (Macmillan)
1989: Quiet (Morrow)
1989: Cats from Away (Macmillan)
1990: Woodpile (Macmillan)
1991: The Rock (Macmillan)
1991: Marsh Cat (Macmillan)
1991: Mountain (Doubleday)
1992: Stuffer (Macmillan)
1993: Spaces (Millbrook)
1993: Waterpup (Macmillan)
As illustrator
1960: A Picture Book of Interesting Words, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Judith Klugman (Hart)
1962: Beyond Your Doorstep, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text Hal Borland (Knopf)
1965: Of House and Cats, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text Eunice De Chazeau (Random House)
1966: A Tale of Middle Length, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Mary Francis Shura (Atheneum)
1967: A Dog's Book of Bugs, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Elizabeth Griffen (Atheneum)
1968: Desert Solitaire, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Edward Abbey (McGraw-Hill) (subsequent editions illus. by Lawrence Ormsby)
1968: Tall Tales of the Catskills, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Frank L. DuMond (Atheneum)
1969: A Beastly Circus, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Peggy Parish (Simon & Schuster)
1969: Apricot ABC, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Miska Miles (Little, Brown)
1970: But Ostriches, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Aileen Fisher (Crowell)
1970: Doctor Rabbit, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Jan Wahl (Delacorte)
1971: A Squirrel of One's Own, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Douglas Fairbairn (McCall)
1971: Big Frog, Little Pond, illustrated by Peter Parnall; George Mendoza (McCall)
1971: Annie and The Old One, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Miska Miles (Little, Brown)
1973: A Little Book of Beasts, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Mary Ann Hoberman (Simon & Schuster)
1974: Everybody Needs A Rock, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner) (Note: This was included as a promotional book in Cheerios boxes in 2007.)
1976: The Desert is Theirs, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner) (Caldecott Honor)
1976: A Natural History of Marine Mammals, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Victor Blanchard Scheffer (Scribner)
1977: Hawk, I'm Your Brother, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner) (Caldecott Honor)
1978: The Other Way to Listen , illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
1979: The Way to Start a Day, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner) (Caldecott Honor)
1980: If You Are a Hunter of Fossils, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
1981: Desert Voices, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
1985: Between Cattails, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Terry Tempest Williams (Atheneum)
1986: I'm In Charge of Celebrations, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Byrd Baylor (Scribner)
1986: Cat Will Rhyme With Hat, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Jean Chapman (Scribner)
1992: Become A Bird And Fly, illustrated by Peter Parnall; text: Michael E. Ross (Millbrook)
References
Citations
External links
Peter Parnall Biography at The Greenwich Workshop
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Air Born Indonesia
Air Born Indonesia is a national private air charter company established on December 9, 2010. Air Born is currently based in Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.
Air Born specializes in remote air transport operations for mining, oil and gas companies in transporting their executives, employees and contractors, emergency medical evacuation and critical spare parts.
Fleet
Current fleet
The Air Born Indonesia fleet includes the following aircraft as of August 2019:
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (at August 2018):
2 De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
Clients
PT. KALTIM PRIMA COAL (BUMI RESOURCES GROUP)
PT. ARUTMIN (BUMI RESOURCES GROUP)
PT. ASMIN KOALINDO TUHUP (BORNEO LUMBUNG ENERGI)
PT ADARO INDONESIA
PT. TRANS GLOBAL AVIATION SERVICE CHALLEDON SERVICES LTD
PT. KEMBU AIR SERVICE (IRIAN BHAKTI PROJECT)
PT. SALAMANDER ENERGY (OPHIR ENERGY LTD.)
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Services
The focus of Air Born business activities, mainly are:
To provide services for Mining, Oil & Gas companies as follows :
Long term Air Transport Services Contract for Mining and Petroleum
Company (on-shore and off-shore operations).
Short term Air Transport Services Contract.
Spot Charter arrangements.
Medical Emergency Evacuation.
Spot Air Transport for VIP’s.
Aerial Survey
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References
External links
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Jorge Rodríguez (director)
Jorge "Fish" Rodríguez is a Latin Grammy Award-winner music video director. Rodríguez was awarded the Best Short Form Music Video at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2006 for "Atrévete-te-te", co-directed by Gabriel Coss and performed by Calle 13. Rodríguez challenged the types of images seen in mainstream hip-hop videos with "Atrévete-te-te", with René Pérez (Residente), the band's lead singer, not wearing massive gold chains or drinking bottles of champagne, and questioning the current lifestyle of Puerto Ricans who try to emulate the American lifestyle.
Rodríguez relied on tutorials to learn film techniques, and studied sculpture and specialized in image and design. Rodríguez became involved in film after a trip to Argentina, while drinking at a bar discussing politics and Latin American history with locals. Through that conversation he became aware of South America’s "Dirty War" during which thousands of students, intellectuals, and professionals were targeted by the Argentine government, and became interested in creating a documentary about the Plaza de Mayo massacre. Rodríguez also has credits for his work in the art direction department of the films The Losers, in 2010, and Fast Five and The Rum Diary in 2011; and the TV Series Off the Map and Eastbound & Down.
In 2010, a documentary co-directed by Richard Santiago and Rodríguez about Puerto Rico boxers was shown at the Institute for Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, "these boxers are like Tibeten monks... no drinking, no sex, etc. to prepare for fighting." said Santiago about the documentary. Rodríguez also directed the music video for "Pasarela" by Puerto Rican rapper Dalmata.
Rodríguez chronicled in 2011 a trip to Bhutan, one of the most inaccessible countries of the world, for the magazine El Punto Es. Rodríguez did the art direction for the short film La Vida Sexual de los Camarones (The Sexual Life of Shrimp).
References
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Modern Theology (journal)
Modern Theology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley. It publishes articles, review articles, and book reviews in the area of theology, with an ecumenical editorial policy.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in ATLA Religion Database, EBSCO databases, Philosopher's Index, ProQuest databaases, Religious & Theological Abstracts, and Scopus.
The editors-in-chief are Jim Fodor (St. Bonaventure University) and William T. Cavanaugh (DePaul University).
References
External links
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Walter Herbert (conductor)
Walter Herbert (né Seligmann; February 18, 1898 – September 14, 1975) was an American conductor and impresario of German birth, and also a world champion at contract bridge.
Operatic career
He was born Walter Seligmann in Frankfurt, and studied composition under Arnold Schönberg in Vienna. He gained experience as conductor in Germany and Switzerland, and was later appointed chief conductor at the Vienna Volksoper (1931–38). His operatic debut was with Carmen, at the Stadttheater Bern in 1925. Shortly before the 1938 Anschluss of Germany and Austria, Herbert visited Japan to introduce modern western classical music to that country. From there he migrated to the United States, and became an American citizen in 1944.
Herbert was director of Opera in English (San Francisco, 1940–43); and in 1943 was appointed the first general director of the New Orleans Opera Association, which post he held until 1954. He founded the Houston Grand Opera in 1955, where he remained as both general director and conductor until 1972; and was music director of Opera/South (founded by Sister M. Elise Sisson, SBS) in Jackson, Mississippi. He founded the San Diego Opera in 1965, and was its general director and conductor from 1969 until his death.
Herbert worked with most of the great singers of his day, and gave many of them their start in the opera world. In April 1948, during Herbert's regime in New Orleans, the young Mario Lanza made one of his very few operatic stage appearances, as Lieutenant Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly; under Herbert's baton and Armando Agnini's stage direction. (It was announced in May 1948 that Lanza had accepted the role of Alfredo Germont, in the New Orleans Opera's La traviata; but Hollywood apparently interfered with those plans.)
World-class Bridge player
At the bridge table in the 1930s, Herbert was one member of the Austria national team led by Paul Stern. The team won four of the first six European teams championships, with Herbert playing in 1933 and 1937.
The 1937 field included two teams from the United States and doubled as the first world championship tournament.
The is a bridge convention advocated by Walter Herbert, based on the idea that a negative response in a variety of situations can be made by making the cheapest possible suit response, e.g. as a response to a forcing two-bid.
Commercial Discography
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (S.Morris, Schuh, Larrimore, Björling, Rothmüller, Treigle; 1950) [live] VAI
Verdi: Rigoletto (Güden, Conley, Warren, Wilderman, Treigle; 1952) [live] VAI
Verdi: La forza del destino (Milanov, Turner, del Monaco, Warren, Treigle; 1953) [live] VAI
Ponchielli: La Gioconda: excerpts (Milanov, Turner, Madeira, Turrini, Bardelli, Moscona; 1953) [live] VAI
References
Further reading
San Diego Opera 30th Anniversary Commemorative Book, San Diego Opera, 1995
"SD Opera's founding director introduced contemporary works," by John Patrick Ford, San Diego Source, August 6, 2015.
External links
, with Frances Yeend, Richard Cassilly, and Norman Treigle (1957, Houston concert)
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Randolphville, New Jersey
Randolphville is an unincorporated community located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is the location of the historic Randolphville Bridge.
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TCG Heybeliada
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TCG Heybeliada (F-511) is the lead ship of the ASW corvettes of the Turkish Navy. Heybeliada was named after Heybeliada Island, where the Turkish Naval High School is located. Heybeliada Island is part of the Prince Islands archipelago in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul.
Designed, developed and built by the Tuzla (Istanbul) Naval Shipyard as a part of the MILGEM project, it was laid down on 22 January 2007, launched on 27 September 2008, and commissioned on 27 September 2011.
History
Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command started construction of Heybeliada on 22 January 2007. Sailed out for initial sea trials in 2008, she was officially commissioned by the Turkish Navy and entered navy service on 27 September 2011. Since her commissioning, her longest voyage has been 2013 Mediterranean cruise. This journey took the vessel to the ports of Alexandria, Tripoli, Libya, Algiers, La Goulette, Casablanca, and Durres. Throughout the vagaries of her service career, the vessel has received the moniker the "Ghost of the Seas".
DescriptionHeybeliada has a displacement of , is in length, in beam, and has a draft of . She is powered by two diesel engines and a gas turbine, with a power of , driving two propellers, and is capable of speeding up to . She has a range of at , and has an endurance of 21 days with logistical support and ten days while operating autonomously. She has a crew of 93, with space for up to 106.Heybeliada'' is equipped with GENESIS combat management system that controls search and navigation radars, electronic warfare suits, weapons, countermeasures, communication devices, underwater and onboard sensors. The ship is armed with a single OTO Melara gun, two ASELSAN STAMP guns, eight Harpoon missiles, 21 Rolling Airframe Missiles and two Mark 32 triple launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes. Electronic warfare systems include a dedicated EW radar, laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, and an SSTD system. Communication and navigation systems involve satellite communication, X-band, navigation, fire control and LPI radar, ECDIS, GPS and LAN infrastructure. The radar suite is the SMART-S Mk2, built by Thales. The ship is fitted with sonar developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. The whole platform is managed by an advanced integrated platform management system.
The ship is capable of carrying Sikorsky S-70 helicopter or unmanned aircraft, along with the associated armaments, 20 tons of JP-5 aircraft fuel, aerial refueling systems and maintenance facilities.
References and notes
External links
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Turkish Navy official website
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Paul H. Maloney
Paul Herbert Maloney (February 14, 1876 – March 26, 1967) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1914 to 1916. Later, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served seven terms as a Democrat.
Biography
Born in New Orleans, Maloney attended public school and private school in Pass Christian, Mississippi. He began employment as an office boy for a drayage company and served in the Louisiana National Guard from 1895 to 1898. By 1916, he was president of the drayage company while also engaging in a linen supply company, a trucking and storage company, and an automobile distributing company.
Maloney entered politics in 1914 when he was elected a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He joined the New Orleans Levee Board in 1917 and served as president in 1919 and 1920, and was commissioner of public utilities from 1920 to 1925. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions from 1924 through 1936. Maloney successfully challenged Representative James Z. Spearing for renomination to Congress in 1930 and was elected five times. In 1940, facing a spirited challenge from anti-Longite attorney Hale Boggs, Maloney initially withdrew his bid for a sixth term, but reentered the race and subsequently lost to Boggs. He was nominated and confirmed to become collector of internal revenue for the New Orleans district, serving from December 16, 1940, to July 31, 1942.
Maloney defeated Boggs for renomination in 1942 and was elected to two additional terms in Congress. He declining to seek reelection in 1946 and was again succeeded by Boggs. He resumed his business activities in the trucking and storage business. He died in New Orleans on March 26, 1967 and was interred at Metairie Cemetery.
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Twat
The word twat is widely used as a derogatory epithet, especially in British English, referring to a person considered obnoxious or stupid. It is also used informally as a verb in British English to mean "to hit or punch a person".
In British English and Commonwealth English, it is pronounced to rhyme with that, or sometimes , to rhyme with hot. In North American English, it is pronounced , to rhyme with squat. Twat is also used in British and American English as vulgar slang for the vulva or female genitals in general.
Historical usage
Robert Browning famously misused the term in his 1841 poem "Pippa Passes", believing it was an item of nun's clothing:
Then owls and bats
Cowls and twats
Monks and nuns in a cloister's moods
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry
In reality, its meaning was the same then as now, and Browning's misconception probably arose from a line in a 1660 satirical poem, Vanity of Vanities:
They talk't of his having a Cardinalls Hat
They'd send him as soon an Old Nuns Twat
Another mistaken (or perhaps dialectal) use was in Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 1870 science fiction novel The Coming Race, in an apparent satire on Darwin:
Among the pithy sayings which, according to tradition, the philosopher bequeathed to posterity in rhythmical form and sententious brevity, this is notably recorded: "Humble yourselves, my descendants; the father of your race was a 'twat' (tadpole): exalt yourselves, my descendants, for it was the same Divine Thought which created your father that develops itself in exalting you."
It is commonly thought that twat is a noun to describe a pregnant goldfish. However, this definition of the word has never appeared in a respectable dictionary.
In 1892, the linguist Joseph Wright included the word in his Grammar of the Dialect of Windhill with the definition pudendum fem.. In the Survey of English Dialects, the word was recorded at several sites as the term for a cow's vulva.
Modern usage
Although sometimes used as a reference to the female genitalia (a usage that predominates for the word in North American English), the word twat is more often used in various other ways:
As a derogatory insult, a pejorative meaning a fool, a stronger alternative to the word twit – 'He can be a complete twat' (frequent in British and Commonwealth English, and not unheard of in North America)
Informally as a verb meaning to hit someone (a British usage)
In August 2008, the publisher of a children's book, My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson, decided, after receiving three complaints, in future editions of the novel to reprint the word twat as twit so as not to offend readers or their parents.
In a radio interview on 29 July 2009, the leader of the British Conservative Party, David Cameron, apologised for any offence caused after he used the word twat on live radio during a breakfast radio show interview on Absolute Radio: "The trouble with Twitter, the instantness of it – too many twits might make a twat". He attempted to play down the incident, and added: "I was doing a radio interview and I'm sure that people will understand that".
UK punk poet John Cooper Clarke included the poem "Twat" on his 1979 album Walking Back to Happiness. It has been described, by Nick Duerden of The Independent, as "memorable".
In his book Filthy English, linguist Peter Silverton asks "Can you distinguish an utter twat from a complete prick? I think you can. An utter twat knows not what he or she does. A complete prick does."
Sensitivity
For the purposes of film certification, usage of the word is not considered as serious as many other swear words. It is listed by the British Board of Film Classification as an example of "moderate language" for the 12 certificate. However, the film Kes originally released in 1969 and given a 'U' certificate by the then British Board of Film Censors, denoting suitable for children, has in later years been re-certified PG in the United Kingdom, meaning: "All ages admitted, but certain scenes may be unsuitable for young children. Should not disturb children aged 8 years or over", despite more than one instance of the word. The word also appears in writing in an episode of Fawlty Towers (the letters on the sign have been rearranged to say "Flowery Twats"). The episode has a 12 certificate.
It also is not on the list of the seven dirty words made famous by George Carlin in his 1972 monologue "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television", perhaps because the word is much less common in North America than in Britain, although it was used as a term of insult in Mel Brooks' comedy western Blazing Saddles (1974).
Unlike many other swear words, it is included in Google's auto-complete function.
See also
Cunt
Pussy
Fanny
References
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Pərioğlular
Pərioğlular or Perioglular or Peioglylar or Parioglylar may refer to:
Pərioğlular, Agdam, Azerbaijan
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Grange Road, Cambridge
Grange Road is a street in Cambridge, England. It stretches north–south, meeting Madingley Road (A1303) at a T-junction to the north and Barton Road (A603) to the south. It runs approximately parallel with the River Cam to the east. Grange Road is almost one mile long and its earliest origins date from the seventeenth century. It is home to several colleges belonging to the University of Cambridge and is closely associated with student life.
History
Grange Road is home to a number of historic colleges of the University of Cambridge. The earliest form of Grange Road dates from the seventeenth century when it was built to allow horse-drawn carriages to navigate the western side of Cambridge. The road has been rebuilt many times since and parts of it are paved with cobbles or paving stones. Grange Road is located near to The Backs and the city centre of Cambridge is a short walk or cycle ride away.
The area has experienced increased growth and urbanisation in recent years as Selwyn and Newnham Colleges have continued to expand their main sites.
University of Cambridge colleges
Several of the colleges of the University of Cambridge are located beside Grange Road. Some other colleges have expanded and built student accommodation, study centres, or gardens along Grange Road.
Selwyn College, facing Sidgwick Avenue
Newnham College, fronting onto Sidgwick Avenue
Corpus Christi College Student accommodation at Leckhampton
Clare Hall, fronting onto Herschel Road
Robinson College, on Grange Road
St Catharine's College student accommodation
St John's College playing fields
The Sidgwick Site nearby is home to several of the university's arts and humanities faculties.
Theological colleges
The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology at 12 Grange Road is a Roman Catholic theological college.
Tyndale House at 26 Selwyn Gardens, off Grange Road, is a biblical research institute and library.
King's College School
King's College School, associated with King's College, is also located on West Road, just off Grange Road. St John's College School, associated with St John's College, is located on Grange Road. Both schools provide top quality education and their students commonly achieve several Oxbridge offers after their examinations. As such, competition to gain admission to both schools remains close.
Sports clubs
The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club is located on Grange Road across from Selwyn and boasts one of the best fields and training facilities in Cambridge. The field and centre have undergone redevelopment in recent years to expand and modernise the site so that it can be used by all members of Cambridge University. In addition to serving as a training facility, it has hosted a number of national and international tournaments. The Cambridge University Real Tennis Club is also located here near Burrell's Walk.
Cambridge University Library
The Cambridge University Library is one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world and was designed by architect Giles Gilbert Scott. The main building, archives, and iconic tower of the Cambridge University Library are all located on Grange Road. The Library is south of Burrell's Walk and north of King's College School.
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Initial algebra
In mathematics, an initial algebra is an initial object in the category of -algebras for a given endofunctor . This initiality provides a general framework for induction and recursion.
For instance, consider the endofunctor on the category of sets, where is the one-point (singleton) set, the terminal object in the category. An algebra for this endofunctor is a set (called the carrier of the algebra) together with a point and a function . The set of natural numbers is the carrier of the initial such algebra: the point is zero and the function is the successor map.
For a second example, consider the endofunctor on the category of sets, where is the set of natural numbers. An algebra for this endofunctor is a set together with a point and a function . The set of finite lists of natural numbers is the initial such algebra. The point is the empty list, and the function is cons, taking a number and a finite list, and returning a new finite list with the number at the head.
In categories with binary coproducts, the definitions just given are equivalent to the usual definitions of a natural number object and a list object, respectively.
Final coalgebra
Dually, a final coalgebra is a terminal object in the category of -coalgebras. The finality provides a general framework for coinduction and corecursion.
For example, using the same functor as before, a coalgebra is a set together with a truth-valued test function and a partial function whose domain is formed by those for which . The set consisting of the natural numbers extended with a new element is the carrier of the final coalgebra in the category, where is the test for zero: and , and is the predecessor function (the inverse of the successor function) on the positive naturals, but acts like the identity on the new element : , . This set that is the carrier of the final coalgebra of is known as the set of conatural numbers.
For a second example, consider the same functor as before. In this case the carrier of the final coalgebra consists of all lists of natural numbers, finite as well as infinite. The operations are a test function testing whether a list is empty, and a deconstruction function defined on nonempty lists returning a pair consisting of the head and the tail of the input list.
Theorems
Initial algebras are minimal (i.e., have no proper subalgebra).
Final coalgebras are simple (i.e., have no proper quotients).
Example
Consider the endofunctor sending to . Define
and
Then the set of natural numbers together with the function is an initial -algebra. The initiality (the universal property for this case) is not hard to establish; the unique homomorphism to an arbitrary -algebra , for an element of and a function on , is the function sending the natural number to , that is, , the -fold application of to .
Use in computer science
Various finite data structures used in programming, such as lists and trees, can be obtained as initial algebras of specific endofunctors.
While there may be several initial algebras for a given endofunctor, they are unique up to isomorphism, which informally means that the "observable" properties of a data structure can be adequately captured by defining it as an initial algebra.
To obtain the type of lists whose elements are members of set , consider that the list-forming operations are:
Combined into one function, they give:
,
which makes this an -algebra for the endofunctor sending to . It is, in fact, the initial -algebra. Initiality is established by the function known as foldr in functional programming languages such as Haskell and ML.
Likewise, binary trees with elements at the leaves can be obtained as the initial algebra
.
Types obtained this way are known as algebraic data types.
Types defined by using least fixed point construct with functor can be regarded as an initial -algebra, provided that parametricity holds for the type.
In a dual way, similar relationship exists between notions of greatest fixed point and terminal F-coalgebra, with applications to coinductive types. These can be used for allowing potentially infinite objects while maintaining strong normalization property. In the strongly normalizing Charity programming language (i.e. each program terminates), coinductive data types can be used achieving surprising results, e.g. defining lookup constructs to implement such “strong” functions like the Ackermann function.
See also
Algebraic data type
Catamorphism
Anamorphism
Notes
External links
Categorical programming with inductive and coinductive types by Varmo Vene
Philip Wadler: Recursive types for free! University of Glasgow, July 1998. Draft.
Initial Algebra and Final Coalgebra Semantics for Concurrency by J.J.M.M. Rutten and D. Turi
Initiality and finality from CLiki
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Neostethus
Neostethus is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia, with the majority of the species restricted to the Philippines.
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:
Neostethus amaricola (Villadolid & Manacop, 1934)
Neostethus bicornis Regan, 1916
Neostethus borneensis Herre, 1939
Neostethus ctenophorus (Aurich, 1937)
Neostethus geminus Parenti, 2014
Neostethus djajaorum Parenti & Louie, 1998
Neostethus lankesteri Regan, 1916
Neostethus palawanensis (G. S. Myers, 1935)
Neostethus robertsi Parenti, 1989
Neostethus thessa (Aurich, 1937)
Neostethus villadolidi Herre, 1942
Neostethus zamboangae Herre, 1942
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2015–16 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by second year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–6 in OVC play to share the West Division championship with Murray State. They defeated Morehead State to advance to the championship game of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before losing in the second round to Ball State.
Following the season, head coach Heath Schroyer left UT Martin to become an assistant at NC State.
Previous season
The Skyhawks finished the 2014–15 season 21–13, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to Morehead State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Northwestern State in the first round, USC Upstate in the second round, and Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. In the CIT semifinals, they lost to Evansville.
Roster
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Welcome to My Life (disambiguation)
Welcome to My Life may refer to:
Welcome to My Life, 2004 song by Simple Plan
Welcome to My Life (documentary), 2016 documentary about Chris Brown
Welcome to My Life (Empire of the Sun song), 2016 song by Australians electronic music duo Empire of the Sun
Welcome to My Life (Jonathan Fagerlund song), 2009 song by Swedish singer Jonathan Fagerlund during Melodifestivalen 2009 taken from his album Welcome to My World
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TMR
TMR may refer to:
Companies
Tokio Millennium Re Ltd., is a reinsurance company headquartered in Bermuda
Transports de Martigny et Régions, a Swiss railway company
People
Matthew Berry (born 1969), known as TMR, a fantasy football expert on ESPN.com
The Mexican Runner or Piotr Delgado Kusielczuk, a world-record speedrunner
TM Revolution, the Japanese musician Takanori Nishikawa, performing as T.M.Revolution
Other uses
Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport, IATA airport identifier
Department of Transport and Main Roads, a Queensland government department, Australia
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, ISO 639-3 language code
Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada
Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig, a platform designed to investigate vertical take-off flight
Tetramethylrhodamine, a common fluorophore and derivative of Rhodamine
Third Man Records, a record label founded by Jack White
TMR operation, in Triple modular redundancy
Total Mixed Ration, a method of feeding cattle
Transmyocardial revascularization, a procedure used to treat inoperable heart disease
Triple modular redundancy, redundancy using three systems and voting to determine the result
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How Would You Like to Be the Ice Man?
How Would You Like to Be the Ice Man? is an 1899 American comedy film.
External links
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Odds Bodkin
Odds Bodkin (born February 14, 1953), is the pseudonym of an American storyteller, musician, and author who has published a number of spoken and/or musical interpretations of traditional tales, as well as a number of original tales and children's books. "Little Proto's T-Rex Adventure" was awarded the Parents' Choice Gold Award. Odds and his family live in Bradford, New Hampshire.
Bodkin tours both nationally and internationally, appearing at storytelling festivals, schools, universities, theaters and museums. He has performed at the White House and the National Storytelling Festival.
Recent Bodkin projects include The Vanishers: The App that Brings Objects to Life, a story-based Alternative Reality Game (ARG) for museums and outdoor places, and Young Hercules: The Legendary Bully, an empathy-awareness program for middle, high school and college students.
Under the pseudonym "McKenzie Bodkin", Bodkin's original epic poem The Water Mage's Daughter: A Novel of Love, Magic and War in Verse was published as an ebook by Telemachus Press in 2013. Written in iambic tetrameter, the 13,000-line high fantasy novel features hidden verse games and mathematical structures.
Published works
Odds Bodkin's many published works include:
The Water Mage's Daughter: A Novel of Love, Magic and War in Verse (2013)
The Rage of Hercules (2001)
The Harper and the King
The Evergreens: Gentle Tales of Nature
Lifescapes: Stories of Love
The Adventures of Little Proto
Little Proto's T-Rex Adventure
Little Proto and the Volcano's Fire
With A Twinkle In Your Eye (1993)
Giants' Cauldron (1993)
Rip Roarin' Paul Bunyan Tales (1994)
The Odyssey (1995)
The Hidden Grail: Sir Percival and the Fisher King (1997)
The Winter Cherries (1994)
The Earthstone (1993)
Blossom Tree: Tales from the Far East
Dark Tales of the Supernatural
The Banshee Train (with Ted Rose) (1995)
The Christmas Cobwebs (2001)
Ghost of the Southern Belle
The Wise Little Girl (1993)
The Crane Wife (1998)
The Teacup Fairy (1993)
References
OddsBodkin.net
External sources
Odds Bodkin Performs Live on Plum TV
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Roger Fisher
Roger Fisher may refer to:
Roger Fisher (academic) (1922–2012), American professor of law at Harvard
Roger Fisher (organist), British organist and pianist
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Blepharomastix mononalis
Blepharomastix mononalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1918. It is found in Chiapas, Mexico.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale straw colour, but darker at the tip. The costa is brown powdered up to two-thirds and there is a dot on the median vein at the base and on the internal margin. There is also a dot below on the submedian fold and there is a black dot on the costa at four-fifths, from which a straight brown line runs to the anal angle. The terminal line is dark brown. The hindwings have a nearly straight line from the discal dot to the tornus. The outer line runs from the costa at three-fourths to the discal fold.
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2011 South American Rugby Championship "B"
The 2011 South American Rugby Championship "B" was the 12th edition of the second tier competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America. It was organised by Peru during August 21–27, 2011 and was won by Venezuela.
The division "B" (o Sudamericano “B”) was contested in Lima (Perú) from 21 to 28 August 2011. Participating nations were Peru, holder, Colombia, Venezuela and Costa Rica.
The winner was Venezuela, that will meet Paraguay (last of first division) for admission to the "A" 2012 Champsionship
Standings
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La Forrest 'La La' Cope
La Forrest 'La La' Cope is an American songwriter and performer. She is best known for writing the hit song "You Give Good Love", recorded by Whitney Houston for her 1985 self-titled debut album, which went on to sell over 25 million units worldwide.
Biography
La La was raised in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York City, United States. She took up the piano at the age of five and gave a piano recital at Carnegie Hall at the age of nine.
After leaving New York's High School of Music and Art, she formed a band called Jack Sass, which played Top 40 cover versions on the club scene.
As the group's reputation grew, La La began introducing more of her own songs into the repertoire before she went to Juilliard to major in composition.
In 1981, she was invited to tour with Stacy Lattisaw who opened for The Jacksons on a national tour.
Following this she sang with the group Change, along with Luther Vandross, where her voice was heard on their song "The Glow of Love", co-written by her childhood friend from East Elmhurst, Queens, Wayne K. Garfield.
She played one of her songs, "Stone Love", to another neighborhood friend, Kashif, who recorded it for his debut album in 1983.
Songwriting career
La La has penned songs for many artists including Lillo Thomas ("All of You"), Melba Moore ("Living for Your Love" and "It's Really Love"), Glenn Jones ("Show Me" and "Stay"), Giorge Pettus ("My Night for Love") and a solo release "Into the Night" which was featured on the Beat Street soundtrack album.
Through Kashif, she had a couple of her songs recorded by Whitney Houston ("You Give Good Love" and "Thinking About You") before signing to Arista (both Kashif and Houston's label) as an artist. In 1987 she released a debut album, La La, including "We'll Keep Striving" (a duet with Bernard Wright), but she left the label shortly afterwards.
La La also wrote for Carl Anderson and Stephanie Mills in addition to further songs for herself, after a move to Motown Records in the early 1990s. Her debut Motown album was La La Means I Love You in 1991.
Discography
Albums
La La (1987)
La La Means I Love You! (1991)
Singles
"Into The Night (1984)
"(If You) Love Me Just A Little (1986)
"My Love Is On The Money" (1987)
"I Got A Thing For You" (1987)
"We'll Keep Striving" (1987)
"Always" (1991)
References
External Links
La La Forrest Cope on Lyrical Passages
Facebook Page
LinkedIn Profile
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Leon Bätge
Leon Bätge (born 9 July 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Würzburger Kickers.
References
External links
Profile at DFB.de
Profile at kicker.de
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List of Icelandic ministries
This is a list of Icelandic government ministries.
Ministries
Historical ministries
See also
Government agencies in Iceland
References
Cabinet of Iceland
Cabinet of Iceland
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Albert Leffingwell (novelist)
Albert Leffingwell (April 24, 1895 – 1946) was an American advertising executive and novelist. He wrote crime and mystery thrillers under his own name as well as the pseudonyms "Dana Chambers" and "Giles Jackson".
Biography
Leffingwell was born April 24, 1895, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the first son of Dr. Albert Tracy Leffingwell, and Dr. Elizabeth Fear. He had two brothers: Thomas Arthur Leffingwell former Mayor of Aurora, New York and Dr. Dana Jackson Leffingwell, Associate Professor of Zoology at the State College of Washington.
Albert Leffingwell graduated from Harvard University in 1916. While still at Harvard, he wrote a book of poetry, Castles in Spain, and had two poems published in the Harvard publication, Made to Order.
Leffingwell served in World War I in France as a member of the Intelligence Department, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, under the command of General John F. O'Ryan.
Leffingwell was married to Helen Lillian Urie; the couple had two daughters, Elisabeth and Joan Jackson.
Following his return from the war, Leffingwell began his career in advertising. He co-founded the advertising agencies Riegel & Leffingwell and Olmstead, Perrin, & Leffingwell in New York City. In 1929, his firm was absorbed by McCann.
In 1928, Leffingwell wrote Toujours de l'avant, about the Pineaud perfumery in France. This book was illustrated with water colors by Will Hollingsworth. In 1930, Leffingwell wrote a short monograph in memory of his younger brother, Dana, that was also illustrated by Hollingsworth.
Between 1939 and 1946, Leffingwell wrote 13 crime and mystery thrillers under his own name, as well as under his pseudonyms. His first novel, Some Day I'll Kill You, introduced the radio ad man turned hard-boiled detective, Jim Steele, who would re-appear in a number of subsequent novels. Steele was referenced several times by the Holden Caulfield character in the novel Catcher in the Rye (Ch. 10, "I told them my name was Jim Steele, just for the hell of it.").
Leffingwell died in 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Bibliography
Castles in Spain (Privately printed, 1916)
Dana Jackson Leffingwell (Privately printed, 1925)
Toujours de l'avant (Paris ; New York : Pinaud, c1928.)
"The facts presented in this book were specially gathered in Paris during the spring of 1928 by the author, Albert Leffingwell. The illustrations are the work of Will Hollingsworth. The book was printed as a limited edition of 1500 copies by the Smithsonian process, at the printing house of William Edwin Rudge, inc."
Some Day I'll Kill You (New York : Dial Press, 1939.)
Too Like the Lightning (New York : Dial Press, 1939.)
She'll Be Dead by Morning (New York, The Dial press, 1940.)
The Blonde Died First (New York, The Dial press, 1941.)
Nine Against New York. New York: Henry Holt and Company (1941)
Witch's Moon (New York, The Dial press, 1941.)
The Frightened Man (New York, The Dial press, 1942.)
The Court of Shadows (New York, The Dial press [1943])
The Last Secret (New York : Dial Press, 1943.)
Darling, This is Death (New York, Dial press, 1945.)
Death Against Venus (New York, Dial press, 1946.)
The Case of Caroline Animus (New York, The Dial press. [1946])
Rope For An Ape (New York, N.Y., The Dial press, 1947.).
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Radley railway station
Radley railway station serves the villages of Radley and Lower Radley and the town of Abingdon, in Oxfordshire, England.
It is on the Cherwell Valley Line between and , measured from .
History
The station was built primarily for the boys of Radley College. It was formerly a junction station for a now-dismantled branch to the adjacent town of Abingdon. Opened in 1873 by the Great Western Railway, it replaced the original interchange, , opened in 1856. The branch line was extended north to terminate in a bay platform at the new station.
The station was renovated during 2008, with a new footbridge, shelters, a new car park and increased cycle storage.
In recent years passenger traffic at Radley has grown rapidly. In the five years 2005–10 the number of passengers using the station increased by 38%.
Services
The station sees an hourly service per weekday between Didcot Parkway and Oxford. Services operate half hourly throughout peak times. Some northbound trains a day are extended beyond Oxford to , with services operating to Banbury on a two hourly basis on Saturdays. With the January 2018 timetable change, services between Oxford and London Paddington were cut with these services now terminating and starting at Didcot Parkway; this is to allow Class 387 trains to operate stopping services on the line. On weekdays, there is just one train a day in each direction to and from London Paddington but some services in peak times also run to and from Reading.
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Big Boss (Metal Gear)
Big Boss is a video game character and one of the primary protagonists of the Metal Gear series created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. Introduced in the early entries of the series as the commanding officer and subsequent nemesis of his son Solid Snake, he is later featured in the prequel games as a younger version of the character named Naked Snake (later shortened to simply Snake), an American Special Forces Operator and decorated war hero until political manipulations cause him to be disillusioned and start his own private mercenary company.
Appearances
In the MSX2 games
is introduced in the original Metal Gear game as the Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND's leader and Solid Snake's commanding officer. He initially acts as a radio contact who provides Snake with information about mission objectives, as well as weapons and equipment. But after Snake destroys the titular TX-55 Metal Gear weapon despite Big Boss's discouragement, Outer Heaven's militia leader confronts Snake near the base's escape route in a final battle only to be defeated.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake reveals that Big Boss has since taken control of a fortified nation in Central Asia known as Zanzibar Land and commissions the development of Metal Gear D. Solid Snake confronts Big Boss once again while escaping from Zanzibar Land's detention camp, with Snake incinerating Big Boss.
In the Metal Gear Solid series
Big Boss's presence figures prominently in the original Metal Gear Solid games where his DNA was used to create the genetically-altered clones as part of the secret "Les Enfants Terribles" government project (French for "The Terrible Children"): Solid Snake, Liquid Snake, and Solidus Snake.
The prequel Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater depicts a young incarnation of the character, under the codename , as a member of the CIA special forces unit FOX in 1964 that was founded by Zero. With Para-Medic and Sigint for additional support, he is sent on an assignment in the Soviet Union to thwart an uprising led by the sadistic Volgin, rescue key weapons researcher Nikolai Stepanovich Sokolov, destroy the Shagohod prototype, and kill his mentor, The Boss, who defected to the Soviet Union, to avert a nuclear war. Over the course of his assignment, he encounters Major Ocelot multiple times, fights and defeats the Cobra Unit (consisting of The Pain, The Fear, The End, The Fury and The Sorrow). After the mission is completed and Snake kills The Boss, he learns that the defection was part of a mission to be carried out, and the government ordered his mentor's death to prevent war. According to EVA's debrief, the political motives behind the operation do not sit well with Snake, especially after he is awarded the Big Boss title for his actions; he initially rejects the title, prompting him to retire from active service.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops shows Naked Snake still under his former codename, believing that he has yet to surpass The Boss as a warrior. Having spent six years wandering the globe, Snake finds himself involved in an armed uprising caused by Gene's rogue FOX unit in the (fictional) San Hieronymo peninsula in Colombia and learns that he has been convicted for instigating the revolt. Hoping to clear his name, Snake forms his own team of specialists by recruiting both old allies and defecting enemy soldiers to his cause, one of whom happens to be Roy Campbell. He faces not only the members of the FOX unit, but also Metal Gear's first prototype. After he learned that The Boss's death had been planned all along, Snake defeats Gene and obtains the funds for Army's Heaven.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots revealed that Big Boss was one of the founding members of Zero's cause to initially realize The Boss's dream, but this spiraled into a conspiracy to impose order and control over the world after Big Boss disagreed with Zero's interpretation of the dream. Big Boss despised his role as figurehead, especially since Zero's vision placed no value on loyalty to ideals and people, something The Boss treasured above all else. When Big Boss learns that his own DNA was being used for Zero's "Les Enfants Terribles" project, this proved to be the final straw. After his defection from Zero's cause, Big Boss plotted coup d'état with Outer Heaven (Metal Gear) and Zanzibar Land (Metal Gear 2). Although he had survived these defeats, he was placed in an artificially induced coma with his genetic code used for an ID recognition system, the use of which allows access to the AIs that make up the Patriots. His body is recovered and reconstructed using parts from the bodies of both Liquid and Solidus, and he awakens from his coma after the fall of the Patriots' AIs. Following the game's voice casting credits, Big Boss appears before Old Snake. After he reveals to Snake the truth about himself and Zero, Big Boss shuts down his catatonic nemesis' life support system. He manages to come to terms with his feelings regarding The Boss, and then reconciles with his son before dying from unintended exposure to the new FOXDIE virus.
Naked Snake's past again serves as the scenario in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker after he and his business partner Kazuhira "Kaz" Miller established the mercenary force Militaires Sans Frontières (French for "Soldiers Without Borders") made up of expatriate soldiers recruited to his cause. He intends to use MSF to live out The Boss's final will, a world where soldiers are free to choose their own fights on their own terms, and not at the whim of a government. On Colombia's Barranquilla coast, two representatives of the Costa Rican government (Paz Ortega Andrade and Ramon Gálvez Mena) seek to hire MSF to liberate Costa Rica from Coldman's CIA Peace Sentinel unit that has established bases in the country. Snake accepts the mission after Gálvez hands him an audio cassette with a recording of The Boss's voice. Following Kaz's advice, the MSF takes over an offshore research platform in the Caribbean as their base of operations in a bid to expand the group's capabilities. Over the course of the story, Snake comes to learn about the true purpose of Coldman's Peace Walker prototypes (Pupa, Chrysalis, Cocoon, and Peace Walker) and gradually lets go of his guilt for The Boss's death after encountering an AI replica, finally accepting his Big Boss title. Later in the game, Big Boss has Huey Emmerich create Metal Gear ZEKE as a weapon to defend his interests, with no desire to use offensively. After Big Boss killed Gálvez out of self-defense, Paz pilots ZEKE to launch a nuclear strike on the Eastern Coast of the United States as part of an insurance policy if Big Boss refused to obey Cipher. After hearing the ultimatum, Big Boss refuses and fights ZEKE in order to stop Paz. He is victorious, but ZEKE is heavily damaged and Paz is ejected into the Caribbean Sea. After ZEKE's destruction, Kaz tells Big Boss of being aware of the plot from the beginning, and used it to spur the growth of MSF. Big Boss and Kaz realize they'll no longer be able to be away from the outside world unless they reveal their true nature. Big Boss rejects this idea, stating that his "life shall be different from The Boss's". After this conversation, Big Boss gives a speech to the MSF soldiers, telling them that if the times demand it, they will be vigilantes, criminals and terrorists, but they will be the ones to choose their battles and their causes, not governments.
Big Boss plays a central role in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. He is on a mission to rescue a child soldier and Pacifica Ocean from an American black site on Cuban soil; Big Boss believes that Pacifica can be converted to MSF's cause. Big Boss's rescue is successful and the medic found a bomb implanted inside Pacifica who is sacrificed to save everyone from another bomb which causes an explosive concussion wave which causes the helicopter to crash into the Caribbean Sea as MSF is destroyed by an invading paramilitary force led by Skull Face. Big Boss comes out of his coma and poses as "Ishmael", a patient in the hospital where Venom Snake is also being treated, and aids in an escape when the hospital is attacked by Skull Face's forces. While Snake ventures into Soviet-controlled Afghanistan using the new mercenary force Diamond Dogs made from MSF's remaining forces, Big Boss stays behind the scenes to develop a true Outer Heaven.
Other appearances
In Snake's Revenge, a non-canonical sequel to the original Metal Gear for the NES released during the same year as Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Big Boss returns as the leader of the enemy organization, having survived the injuries he sustained in the original game as a cyborg. He fights Solid Snake as a boss prior to reaching the new Metal Gear prototype and has two forms: his human form and a fire-breathing cyborg form. Naked Snake also appears as a playable character in Super Bomberman R.
Creation and design
Physical appearance
In Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Big Boss's visual appearance was inspired by actor Sean Connery. But for the ports of the game's re-released version, the original design was replaced by Yoji Shinkawa's design.
During the making of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Hideo Kojima asked Shinkawa to make Naked Snake similar to Solid Snake. But with the differences that unlike Solid Snake, Naked Snake was a rookie and thus acted more naive. Shinkawa stated having no difficulties in designing Naked Snake as basically a revised version of Solid Snake. As a result, Naked Snake is virtually identical to Solid Snake from the previous Metal Gear Solid games in terms of appearance. The love scene between Naked Snake and EVA was inspired by the first Pink Panther. Kojima and Shinkawa watched the movie but the former stated it might have come different from the original version. Since the game's trailers did not state that Naked Snake was Big Boss, Kojima often gave vague answers to the character's true identity. Although the ending of Metal Gear Solid 3 reveals Naked Snake was given the Big Boss title, Kojima stated "he's not really the Big Boss yet". With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, he wanted to explain how Naked Snake became the man who appeared in the original Metal Gear games as Solid Snake's enemy.
Casting
Naked Snake as portrayed in Metal Gear Solid 3 shares the same voice actor as Solid Snake did in the first two Metal Gear Solid games, being voiced by Akio Otsuka in the Japanese version and David Hayter in the English version. Both actors would return to provide Snake's voice in Portable Ops and Peace Walker. The elderly version of Big Boss who appears in the end of Metal Gear Solid 4 is voiced by Chikao Otsuka (Akio Otsuka's real-life father) in Japanese and by Richard Doyle in English.
On June 6, 2013, during Konami's third annual pre-E3 show, it was announced that Kiefer Sutherland would be portraying Snake in Metal Gear Solid V, replacing David Hayter (Akio Otsuka was unaffected by this casting change and continued to portrayed Snake in the Japanese dub). Sutherland plays the original Big Boss (who serves as the playable character in the stand-alone prologue Ground Zeroes), as well as Venom Snake (a new version of the character who serves as the protagonist in the main game The Phantom Pain). In addition to the voice, Sutherland also provided facial capture for the character. Sutherland was assigned the role after a suggestion to Kojima from Hollywood producer and director Avi Arad; Kojima's reason was to "have a more subdued performance expressed through subtle facial movements and tone of voice rather than words", and that he "needed someone who could genuinely convey both the facial and vocal qualities of a man in his late 40s".
Reception
Big Boss's character has been well-received, with IGN ranking him number 32 on their 2010 list of top video game villains, and as the fourth top Metal Gear villains. In 2010, IGN's Jesse Schedeen found the character one of the most important characters from the franchise to the point his "influence is felt in every Metal Gear game, even if he isn't always present in the flesh." Computerworld named Big Boss as one of the most creative "badass villains" in video games, citing the complexity of his betrayal of Solid Snake, fueled by Solid Snake being his genetic heir. Additionally, GameSpot listed Big Boss as one of the 20 best Metal Gear bosses with focus on his importance within the series' plot. He was ranked as the 28th "coolest" video game villain by Complex in 2012. Naked Snake's transition to Big Boss was listed as the second hero who turned evil by What Culture with the writer finding the character more interesting than Solid Snake based on his progression across Big Boss's video games.
The inclusion of Naked Snake's role in Metal Gear Solid 3 has also received praise from critics. Prior to the game's release, Naked Snake was often called 'Solid Snake' or simply 'Snake' by critics due to his resemblance with Solid Snake, although some still were not sure about his true identity. Additionally, early speculation of the playable character's identity from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was listed by IGN as one top ten rumors on the PlayStation 2. GameSpy further noted that various fans started making theories about Naked Snake's identity before the game's release as while they thought it was Solid Snake, the setting from the game made it impossible for Solid Snake to be the game's main protagonist due to their difference of years. Finding the revelation of Naked Snake's identity was considered by GameSpy as "the single coolest thing Kojima could have done in MGS3" because of [Naked Snake's] differences from [Solid Snake] in regards to their personality as well as because it made fans wonder how Naked Snake would become the series antagonist Big Boss. Another comparison between Big Boss's and Solid Snake's character was made by IGN's Phil Pirrello in article titled "Stars Thunderdome: Snake vs. Big Boss." GamesRadar placed his relationship with EVA in their top list of disastrous game romances due to how it was ruined by the two's different roles in the story. Play editor Nick Jones listed Naked Snake's final fight against The Boss in such game as the second best moment from the franchise, citing the emotional focus from their characters. Various gaming sites such as 1UP.com, Game Informer and Kotaku placed his character as one of the worst fathers in video games due to his poor relationship with Solid Snake and the attempts to murder his own son. David Hayter's performance as Naked Snake's English voice actor in Metal Gear Solid 3 has been criticized by Edge while discussing the dialogues from the game.
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Archdeacon of Dudley
The Archdeacon of Dudley is one of two archdeacons in the Anglican Diocese of Worcester, England (the other being the Archdeacon of Worcester).
History
The archdeaconry of Dudley was created by Order in Council on 11 February 1921 from the Worcester archdeaconry and named after the town of Dudley. It consists of the deaneries of Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge and Stourport.
The present Archdeacon of Dudley is the Venerable Nikki Groarke, formerly vicar of St Stephen's Church, Canonbury, Islington, in the Diocese of London; she is the first woman to hold the post and was installed on 5 January 2014.
List of archdeacons
1921–1934 (d.): Sydney James
1934–1951 (ret.): Arthur Shepherd (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
1951–1968 (ret.): Alfred Hurley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
1968–1975 (res.): John Williams (afterwards Archdeacon of Worcester)
1976–1984 (res.): Christopher Campling (afterwards Dean of Ripon)
1985–1986 (res.): Robin Bennett
1987–2001 (ret.): John Gathercole
2001–September 2013 (ret.): Fred Trethewey
2014-present: Nikki Groarke
Deaneries, rural deans and lay chairs as of 2019
See also
Bishop of Worcester
Worcester Cathedral
References
External links
Worcester Diocesan website
Church of England Statistics 2002
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Joseph Lazarus
Joseph Ashur Lazarus (December 18, 1903 – June 21, 1943) was an American boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Bayonne, New Jersey and attended Cornell University.
In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Oscar Andrén.
Lazarus later became an insurance broker. In 1943 he was killed after mediating a street brawl between a client and two British merchant seamen. After everyone had shaken hands, one of the sailors punched Lazarus through a drugstore window. An artery in his thigh was severed, and he bled to death.
References
External links
Joseph Lazarus' profile at Sports Reference.com
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Abernethy Flats
Abernethy Flats is a gravel plain cut by braided streams at the head of Brandy Bay, James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1983 after Thomas Abernethy, gunner on HMS Erebus during exploration of these waters in 1842–43.
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Banu Dānis
The Banū Dānis, also known as Banū Abī Dānis or Banū Adānis, were a clan of the Berber tribe of Awsāǧa (also Awsaŷa, 'Awsaja, Aussaya). The 'Awsāǧa, in turn, belonged to the tribal confederation of Masmuda (according to other sources, to the Malzūza). They had come at the beginning of the 8th century during the Islamic expansion with a first Berber immigration from North Africa to the Iberian Peninsula and played until the second Berber immigration late 10th century a leading role in the west of al-Andalus, today's southern and central Portugal.
Masmuda Berbers had settled between the rivers Tejo and Douro or in the entire area between Beja and Coimbra. The Banu Dānis settled on the banks of the Sado (near Alcácer do Sal); in Coimbra, in turn, they were next to Mozarabs the largest population group. Also in Lisbon there were Banu Dānis or Masmuda - as well in Porto (Oporto). The power and influence of the Banū Dānis increased when, after the Viking raids in the mid-9th century, the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba developed the port cities on the Atlantic coast into important fortresses, the Banū Dānis became governors of Alcácer and Coimbra. During the rebellions erupting at the end of the 9th century, the Banū Dānis remained loyal to the Umayyads. However, the Mozarabs of Coimbra allied themselves with the Muladí rebels Sāʿḍūn al-Ṣurunbāqī and Ibn Marwan; after fierce battles led by Adānis Ibn 'Awsāǧa, Banu Dānis were expelled from Coimbra in 876. The city then fell to Alfonso III of Asturias.
The expelled Banu Dānis withdrew in 877 first to Lisbon, then to Alcácer do Sal (al-Kasr Abī Dānis, i.e. "castle of Banū Abī Dānis"). Then, in 888, they also revolted against the usurpation of the throne by the Emir Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (as did the Banū Khalī, another clan of 'Awsāǧa, who rose in the south of Andalusia and joined the rebellion of Umar ibn Hafsun). From Alcácer do Sal, the Banū Dānis under Adānis' son Mas'ūd Ibn Abī Dānis (Mas'ūd Ibn Adānis) were able to expand their power and extend it again over Lisbon. Far away from Córdoba they dominated in the meantime at least the entire Estremadura or approximately the area of today's districts Lisbon and Setúbal.
After the suppression of the rebellions, the Banū Dānis were appointed as governors by the caliph Abd al-Rahman III: Mas'ūd's brother Yaḥyā Ibn Abī Dānis (Yaḥyā Ibn Adānis) became governor of Alcácer in 930 and his nephew 'Abd Allāh Ibn' Umar Ibn Abī Dānis became governor of Palmela or Setúbal. Almanzor eventually dismissed the Banū Dānis governors, and made Alcácer do Sal a base for campaigns to the north, in which 987 Coimbra was recaptured.
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Triple divide
A triple divide or triple watershed is a point on the Earth's surface where three drainage basins meet. A triple divide results from the intersection of two drainage divides. Triple divides range from prominent mountain peaks to minor side peaks, down to simple slope changes on a ridge which are otherwise unremarkable. The elevation of a triple divide can be thousands of meters to barely above sea level. Triple divides are a common hydrographic feature of any terrain that has rivers, streams and/or lakes.
Topographic triple divides do not necessarily respect the underground path of water. Thus, depending on the infiltration and the different geological layers, the hydrologic triple divide is often offset from the topographic triple divide.
The term hydrological apex refers to a triple divide considered the dominant one of a whole continent, because its waters flow into three different oceans. Triple Divide Peak in Montana is considered the triple divide "hydrological apex" of North America, though Snow Dome on the Alberta-British Columbia border also has a claim depending on how the Arctic and Atlantic oceans are defined. North America is the only continent, excluding the Antarctica ice fields, that has a triple point dividing basins draining into three different oceans.
North America
North America has 3 triple divides in the United States which are intersections of continental divides, and a fourth one in British Columbia. Waters at these triple divides flow into three different oceans, seas or gulfs.
Triple Divide Peak, Montana: (Columbia, Mississippi, Nelson) is the intersection of the Continental Divide of the Americas and the Laurentian Divide
an unnamed peak in north central Potter County, Pennsylvania: (Allegheny River, Susquehanna River, Genessee River) is the intersection of the Eastern Continental Divide and Saint Lawrence River Divide
Hill of Three Waters, approx. 2 miles north of Hibbing, Minnesota: (Big Fork & Red, St. Louis, Mississippi(Lake Itasca) ) is the Intersection of the Saint Lawrence River Divide and Laurentian Divide
Snow Dome, British Columbia: (Columbia, Mackenzie, Nelson) is the intersection of the Continental Divide and Arctic Divide
The Eastern Continental Divide terminates in the south in a triple divide:
Eastern divide/Kissimmee watershed, Florida: (Miami, Withlacoochee, Kissimmee) is the intersection of the divide and the endorheic basin of Lake Okeechobee
Where the Continental Divide splits and joins to form the boundary of the Great Divide Basin, it forms two triple points:
Great Divide Basin (west): To the west of the basin is the Green River watershed, draining to the Gulf of California/Pacific Ocean; to the north is the North Platte watershed, draining to the Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean.
Great Divide Basin (east):
Where the Continental Divide splits in New Mexico and joins in Chihuahua, Mexico to form the Boundary of Guzman basin, are two triple points:
Reeds Point, New Mexico: (Colorado, Rio Grande, Guzman basin)
Chihuahua rim, Chihuahua, Mexico:
If the Gulf of California is considered distinct from the Pacific Coastal watershed, the divide between the Colorado River basin and Pacific basin forms two triple points:
Three Waters Mountain, Wyoming: (Colorado, Columbia, Mississippi)
Commissary Ridge triple divide, Wyoming: (Colorado, Columbia, Great Basin)
Other points are often considered to be triple divides because they separate basins of continental rivers.
Headwaters Hill in Saguache County, Colorado near Chester: (Arkansas River, Rio Grande River, Colorado River). This point has only a weak claim to being a continental triple divide because both the Rio Grande and Arkansas Rivers flow into the Gulf of Mexico.
The highest elevation (13,240') significant triple divide in the lower 48 states of the United States, located in Kings Canyon National Park in Fresno/Inyo counties, California, is a sub-peak of Mount Wallace of the central Sierra Nevadas:
Crumbly Spire or Mount Wallace South Peak, Fresno/Inyo counties, California: (South Fork San Joaquin River, San Joaquin River, Owens River)
Numerous other triple divide points result from intersection of river basin divides:
Young Lick Knob, Georgia: (Savannah, Apalachicola, Mississippi)
Europe
Witenwasserenstock: (Po, Rhine, Rhône)
Lunghin Pass/Piz Lunghin: (Danube, Po, Rhine)
Langres Plateau (exact point is 47°56'29.2"N 5°30'17.2"E or 47.941432N, 5.504649E): (Meuse-Rhine to North Sea, Seine to the Channel, Tille-Saône-Rhône to Mediterranean Sea)
See also
Continental divide
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Monbrun
Monbrun is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
See also
Communes of the Gers department
References
INSEE
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Khalil Tahmasebi
Khalil Tahmasebi (14 February 1924 – 1955) was a carpenter and member of the Iranian fundamentalist group Fadayan-e Islam ("Self-Sacrificers of Islam"), which has been described as "the first Shiite Islamist organization to employ terrorism as a primary method of political activism." On behalf of this group, Tahmasebi assassinated the Iranian Prime Minister, Ali Razmara, on 7 March 1951. and was described as a "religious fanatic" by The New York Times. In 1952, he was freed by the Iranian Parliament during the premiership of Mosaddegh, his pending death sentence was quashed, and he was declared a "Soldier of Islam." According to Time, Tahmasebi "promptly rushed to the Hazrat Abdolazim shrine, wept joyously and said: 'When I killed Razmara, I was sure that his people would kill me.'" Following the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, Tahmasebi was re-arrested and tried for the assassination of Razmara; he was executed in 1955.
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Brick Tavern, Pennsylvania
Brick Tavern is a populated place in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
History
The village was named for the tavern built in 1818 by Henry Shelly who was a descendant of a Mennonite family who settled in the area about 1720. The tavern was a meeting place for members of the Fries's Rebellion of 1799 and 1800 and was part of the Underground Railroad assisting the freeing of slaves before and during the Civil War. It was a stop on the stagecoach line between Philadelphia and Allentown and later a trolley stop. The Brick Tavern is still in operation today..
Geography and Statistics
Brick Tavern, located on Old Bethlehem Pike in Milford Township northwest of Quakertown, was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1203146, listing its elevation as .
The area is part of the Unami Creek watershed, which is part of the Perkiomen Creek watershed, which feeds to the Schuylkill River and ultimately to the Delaware River.
The village is located in the Quakertown Community School District, is served by the Pennsylvania State Police (Dublin Barricks), the Milford Township Volunteer Fire Company (Station 57), and by Lifestar EMS. It is also located in Zip Code 18951, and telephone Area codes 215, 267, and 445.
References
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Palais Royale, Mumbai
Palais Royale is skyscraper under construction in Lower Parel, Mumbai. It is on land previously owned by Shree Ram Mills Ltd. It is the first supertall building in India to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum rating for environmental sustainability.
Design
The building will have 120 apartments with areas of between . With a floor plate of , the premises have amenities like a cinema house, spa, cricket pitch, badminton court, football pitch and three swimming pools. It has of residential space.
See also
List of tallest buildings in India
List of tallest buildings in Mumbai
List of tallest buildings in the world
List of tallest buildings and structures in the Indian subcontinent
References
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