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Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area

Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area is located on near War in McDowell County, West Virginia. The wildlife management area is centered on Berwind Lake. Berwind Lake WMA used to be one of the largest wildlife management areas in the state, encompassing over , but much of this land was lost after the Berwind Lake Company lease under which it was operated expired.

WFGS

WFGS-FM (103.7 FM, "Froggy 103.7") is a radio station located in Murray, Kentucky licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and owned by Forever Communications. The station airs a country music format. Froggy 103.7 is one of the most listened to radio stations in Western Kentucky and Northwest Tennessee for country music. Like most other Froggy (brand) radio stations their on-air names are "Frog Name". In September 2007 the call letters of WFGE were taken from Froggy 103.7 to give to another start-up Froggy station, giving the Murray, Kentucky Froggy the new call letters of WFGS-FM. No format changes came with the call letter change. Events Froggy 103.7 (along with sister stations WNBS and WBZB) hold different events through the year, and this is a list of some of them. Annual Home, Lawn & Farm Show – This event dates back over 20 years (the first being held in 1989). It has always been the expo for vendors to show off their wares. There are always vendors that cater to different parts of the show, whether they represent home, lawn or farm. Often there are also "sub category" areas, like; Children's Play Area, Women's World or the Men's Sit a Spell. This event always occurs within the first quarter of the year. The Annual Home, Lawn & Farm show calls Murray State's CFSB Center home currently, thus scheduling is subject to Murray State University basketball games and/or other promotions that are brought in. The last of this event was in 2013. Annual Indoor / Outdoor Expo – Due to declining numbers in attendance (both by vendors and the public) and constant schedule changes to work around special events and sporting events at the CFSB Center the "Home, Lawn & Farm Show" was cancelled and re-branded as the "Indoor / Outdoor Show" in 2014. Instead of focusing on products and serviced for the home, the Indoor / Outdoor Expo became a catch-all for any and all vendors to participate in an expo, no matter the category. Mr. Froggy's Birthday – His birthday is March 17 and is more often than not celebrated by the station on the weekend closest to it. For the first eight years, Froggy 103 used Mr. Froggy's birthday as a platform to announce their annual Froggy Fest concert line-up. In more recent years the station has taken a more fun, party like approach, in actually throwing Mr. Froggy a birthday party where all of Froggyland is invited. The birthday party approach has worked very well with hundreds of kids (with their parents in tow) every year. With the birthday party approach there are inflatable jumpers, karaoke, face painting, coloring pages, free cookies/cupcakes and prizes for the kids. Syndication Froggy 103.7 airs CMT Country Countdown USA featuring Lon Helton. Other syndicated shows include Lia. Current line-up As of September 2016 the on-air line-up for Froggy 103.7 is as follows: Weekdays The Morning Splash, with Marty McFlies and Gracie Hopper 6a-10a Heather McRibbits 10a-3p Ken Lake 3p-7p Weekends There are no live air staff on hand as the stations airs CMT Country Countdown USA featuring Lon Helton and no other personalities. Trivia The very first song played on Froggy 103 was "Gone Country" from Alan Jackson. One of the owners of Froggy 103.7 is named Kermit. They keep their "family friendliness" by not airing commercials for alcohol companies. (This is helped by the fact that about half of the coverage area has dry counties.) Sports Froggy 103.7 is the home to the Murray State University Racers football and basketball. In May 2015 MSU announced their renewal of their contract with WFGS through the 2019-2020 seasons for both football and basketball. Although the press release had not been updated since 2007, as noted by the incorrect call letters of WFGE. The station, for a short time, was an affiliate for Tennessee Titans football. Beginning in the fall of 2008 the station also started airing the "Cross Town Classic" between Murray High School and Calloway County High School. In 2008 the station became even more involved in the local communities by launching Froggyland Sports. The site offers an in depth look at high school sports in much of the broadcast air, known as "Froggyland". Froggyland Sports is updated by Travis Turner who hosts his sports talk show on brother station WBZB ESPN The Office. WFGS, WNBS, & WBZB all act as the "voice" of Murray High School Sports and Calloway County Basketball. Games are aired on all three stations as well as on the internet at Froggylandsports.Com. History The station went on the air as WAAW in 1977, owned by Murray Broadcasting Company. Its format was album oriented rock. In 1988, the station was sold to Jackson Purchase Broadcasting, which changed the call to WBLN ("The Blend") and made the format adult contemporary. After being sold to Forever Communications, 103.7 became a country station with the call sign WFGE on 1997-03-17. In July 2008, the owner elected to move the Murray station's call sign to another station with the Froggy branding based in Pennsylvania. The old WFGE then became WFGS.

Lars Hjälmered

Lars Hjälmered, born in 1977, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006. External links Riksdagen: Lars Hjälmered (m)

Jac Weller

John "Jac" Weller (January 6, 1913 – August 18, 1994) was an American college football player, firearms expert and military historian. He was a consensus All-American in 1935 at the guard position. He played for Fritz Crisler's Princeton Tigers football team at Princeton University that went 25-1 during Weller's three years on the team. Weller later became known as a firearms expert and published several works on munitions and military history. Football player at Princeton Weller was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended preparatory school at The Hun School before enrolling at Princeton University. At Princeton, Weller was a star lineman for Fritz Crisler's Princeton Tigers football championship teams of the mid-1930s. Crisler began the practice of having players wear numbers on their jerseys while Weller was a student, and Crisler assigned the number 99 to his best player—Jack Weller. During Weller's three seasons at Princeton, the football team compiled a record of 25 wins against a single loss. The only loss was a 7-0 loss to rival Yale in 1934. In 1935, Princeton had a perfect record of 9-0, and Weller was recognized as a consensus All-American at the guard position. Weller later recalled, "We had one of the finest bunch of football players ever to come to Princeton...in four years, no major opponent ever scored more than one touchdown on us." Later years After graduating, and marrying Cornelia Murray (1911-1992) Weller settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where he operated a real estate and insurance business. Weller maintained a lifelong interest in firearms and was an honorary curator of the West Point Museum in the 1960s. In 1962, he conducted new ballistics tests that established that Italian anarchist Nicola Sacco was guilty, and Bartolomeo Venzetti not guilty of the 1920 murders for which both were convicted. He was also the author of several books on military weapons and tactics. His published works include: Guns of Destiny: Field Artillery in the Trenton-Princeton Campaign, Nathan Bedford Forrest, A Redleg in Disguise, Revolutionary West Point, On Wellington: The Duke and His Art of War, Wellington in the Peninsula (1992). Wellington at Waterloo, Recollections of John Gale Hun, Good and Bad Weapons for Vietnam. Weller was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Weller was also one of the initial inductees into The Hun School's Athletic Hall of Fame. Weller died in 1994 in Princeton at age 81 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He left his military books, photograph albums, notes, and offprints to the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University Library. His farm eventually became the basis for Barbara Smoyer Park in Princeton.

Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels is a film directed in 1996 by Nick Hamm, but not released by its production company, Miramax, until 1998. The film received mostly unfavorable comparisons to Casablanca, Dr. Zhivago, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Jane Eyre, Gone With the Wind, and The Leopard. Based on the 1936 novel Mary Lavelle by Kate O'Brien, which was banned in Ireland when first published, with a script co-written by Ann Guedes and Frank McGuinness, Talk Of Angels tells the story of a young Irish governess who travels to Spain in the mid-1930s to teach English to the young daughters of a prominent family. Over the course of the film, she becomes drawn to the family's married eldest son, and their affair unfolds with the increasing violence associated with the early days of the Spanish Civil War as a backdrop. Cast Polly Walker – Mary Lavelle Vincent Perez – Francisco Areavaga Franco Nero – Dr. Vicente Areavaga Marisa Paredes – Doña Consuelo Leire Berrocal – Milagros Penélope Cruz – Pilar Frances McDormand – Conlon Ruth McCabe – O'Toole Francisco Rabal – Don Jorge Ariadna Gil – Beatriz Rossy de Palma – Elena Britta Smith – Duggan Anita Reeves – Harty Veronica Duffy – Keogh Jorge de Juan – Jaime Ellea Ratier – Leonor Angelina Llongueras – Ana Jaume Valls – Pablo Jose Sacristan – Carlos Oscar Higares – Matador Tusse Silberg – Aunt Cristina Jose Manuel Ortigosa – Singing Boy Reception Entertainment Weekly described it as "Casablanca-derived" but called the main characters "blandly pretty" and "pretty bland". The LA Times argued that "Walker remains the primary distraction" and that "the sum, as they all too often say, is not quite that of the parts. And "Talk of Angels" unfortunately exists in that romance-novel realm in which political concerns are mere adornments for the treacle-dripping issues of the heart." The New York Times noted that "Talk of Angels is the third and weakest movie to be released this year in which the central character is a beautiful, charming, clever, wise young governess who becomes romantically entangled with someone in her employer's family," and complained that it was "so badly butchered in the cutting room that crucial dramatic confrontations are strangely missing." Variety said in its review that "As the would-be lovers, Walker and Perez are individually charismatic and undeniably attractive, but together they generate about as much heat as Lake Placid in February", continuing that "Talk of Angels doesn't use the politics of war to create tension between the lovers; it's as if the war were irrelevant to their personal drama." The New York Daily News was favorable, calling it "a romantic, intelligent Jane Eyre-like story" and said that "director Nick Hamm makes a worthy feature debut, backed by a solid cast." Boxoffice wrote that it "is an undeniably beautiful and often seductive tale of colliding cultural sensibilities and ferocious passions" but that "the passions depicted on-screen are fairly tepid ones, playing more like a dime novel than the meaningful epic the filmmakers intended." Film4's summary was that it was "elevated above the ordinary by strong performances and a vivacious feel".

Diamond (disambiguation)

Diamond is the hardest known natural material. Diamond may also refer to: Other common meanings Diamond (gemstone) Diamonds (suit), a suit in a standard deck of cards Rhombus (◊), a shape People Diamond (surname) Diamond (given name), a feminine given name Thomas Pitt (1653–1726), English merchant nicknamed "Diamond" Pitt for his ownership of the Regent Diamond Diamond (rapper) (born 1988), American rapper Alex Diamond, pseudonym of German artist Jörg Heikhaus (born 1967) Wayne Daniel or Diamond (born 1956), retired cricketer from Barbados Ramon Dekkers or the Diamond (1969–2013), former Muay Thai and kickboxer Malaipet or the Diamond (born 1981), mixed martial artist, kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter Diamond, a member of the TV show American Gladiators "Diamond" Dallas Page (born 1956), American professional wrestler "Diamond" Timothy Flowers, American professional wrestler from All-Star Wrestling Places United States Diamond, Alaska, a historical location in Denali Borough, Alaska Diamond, California, an unincorporated community Diamond Bar, California, a city in eastern Los Angeles County Diamond Springs, California, formerly Diamond, a census-designated place The Diamond (Longs Peak), a cliff on Longs Peak in Colorado Diamond, Georgia, an unincorporated community Diamond, Illinois, a village Diamond, Indiana, an unincorporated town Diamond, Louisiana, an unincorporated community Diamond, Missouri, a city Diamond Mountains, Nevada Diamond Valley, Nevada Diamond Brook, a tributary of the Passaic River, New Jersey Diamond, Ohio, an unincorporated community Diamond, Oregon, an unincorporated community Diamond, Kanawha County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Diamond, Logan County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Diamond, United States Virgin Islands, a settlement Diamond Mountains, Nevada Diamond Peak (disambiguation) Diamond Hill (Cumberland, Rhode Island) Diamond Island (Kentucky) Diamond Island (New York), an island on Lake George (New York) Diamond Island (Montana), an island in the Yellowstone River Diamond Island (Vermont), an island in Lake Champlain Diamond Lake (disambiguation) Elsewhere Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong Diamond Hill (Ireland) Diamond Hill, site of the 1900 Second Boer War Battle of Diamond Hill Diamond Island (Tasmania), Australia Diamond Island (Myanmar) Diamond Island (Grenadines) Diamond Lake (Ontario), Canada, various lakes Three lakes in New Zealand (see List of lakes of New Zealand): Diamond Lake, New Zealand, in Tasman Region Diamond Lake, Glenorchy, in Otago Region Diamond Lake, Wanaka, in Otago Region The Diamond (Enniskillen), the town square in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Businesses Diamond Aircraft Industries, a manufacturer of light aircraft based in Austria Diamond Bank, a Nigerian full-service bank Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest comic book distributor serving North America Diamond Foods, formerly Diamond Walnut Growers, a packaged food company based in California Diamond Insurance, British insurance provider focused on women car drivers Diamond Light Source, a British synchrotron research facility Diamond Management & Technology Consultants (commonly "Diamond"), a Chicago-based consulting company Diamond Multimedia, a computer hardware and electronics company Diamond North West, a British bus company in the north-west Diamond Select Toys, an American toy company founded by Diamond Comic Distributors Diamond West Midlands, a British bus company in the West Midlands Diamond's, a former department store chain based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA The Diamond (department store), Charleston, West Virginia, USA Music Diamond Records, a label based in New York City The Diamonds, a Canadian singing quartet of the 1950s and 1960s The Diamonds (Jamaican band), a reggae band Diamond certification or record, a music recording sales certification Albums Diamond (4Minute album), (2010) Diamond (12012 album), (2007) Diamond (Constant Deviants album), 2012 Diamond (Spandau Ballet album), (1982) Diamond (Stick to Your Guns album), (2012) Diamond (Jaci Velasquez album), (2012) Diamond - The Ultimate Collection, a Westlife album (2012) Diamonds (Elton John album), (2017) Diamonds (Hawk Nelson album), (2015) Diamonds, a 2014 album by Johnnyswim Diamonds, a 2015 box set by Boney M. Diamonds, a 2010 album by Kraan Songs "Diamond" (Julian Austin song) (1997) "Diamond" (Bump of Chicken song) (2000) "Diamonds" (Morgan Evans song) (2019) "Diamonds" (Herb Alpert song) (1986) "Diamonds" (Fabolous song) (2007) "Diamonds" (Amanda Lear song) (1980) "Diamonds" (Megan Thee Stallion & Normani song) (2020) "Diamonds" (Rihanna song) (2012) "Diamonds" (Starboy Nathan song) (2011) "Diamonds" (instrumental), a 1963 instrumental by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan "Diamonds", a song by The Boxer Rebellion "Diamonds", a song by Common from Nobody Smiling "Diamonds", a song by Manafest from The Moment "Diamond", a song by Misia from Mars & Roses "Diamonds", a song by Princess Princess "Diamonds", a 1979 song by Chris Rea from Deltics "Diamond", a song by Via Verdi Games Diamond (game), a two-player abstract strategy board game invented by Larry Back Diamonds (video game), a 1992 video game for the Macintosh Diamond (Shugo Chara!) or Dia, a character from Shugo Chara! Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, a pair of 2006 video games for the Nintendo DS Film and television Diamonds (1920 film), a German silent crime film by Friedrich Feher Diamonds (1937 film), a German crime film directed by Eduard von Borsody Diamonds (1939 film) The Diamond (film), a 1954 British 3-D movie Diamonds (1947 film) Diamonds (1975 film), an Israeli-American heist film starring Robert Shaw and Shelley Winters Diamonds (1999 film), an American comedy starring Kirk Douglas and Dan Aykroyd Diamonds (Canadian TV series), a Canadian television series that aired on Global from 1987 to 1989 Diamonds (UK TV series), a British television series that aired on ITV in 1981 "Diamonds" (Charlie Jade), an episode of Charlie Jade Diamond Destiny, a baby character in the film Storks Sports Baseball diamond or baseball field The Diamond (Richmond, Virginia), a baseball stadium Airdrieonians F.C. or Diamonds, a Scottish football club Australia national netball team or Diamonds Auckland Diamonds, a New Zealand former netball team Denver Diamonds, an American women's soccer team Nashville Diamonds, an American soccer team Texas Revolution (indoor football) or Arkansas Diamonds, an American indoor football team Waterloo Diamonds (1989–1993), a former baseball team based in Waterloo, Iowa Ships and boats , various Royal Navy ships Diamond (1798 ship), a full-rigged merchant ship Diamond (1823 ship), a three-masted square rigger Diamond (1835 ship), an Isle of Man-built merchant ship Diamond (narrowboat), a canal boat of the United Kingdom Diamond, a ship of the Third Supply fleet to Virginia colony in 1609 , a ferry in service 2007-09, renamed in 2010 beofe being scrapped Other uses Diamonds (ballet), third movement of George Balanchine's Jewels Diamond (comics), a fictional character in the NEW-GEN comic books published by Marvel Comics Diamond (dog), a dog supposedly owned by Sir Isaac Newton Diamond (grape), a wine grape varietal grown in the Finger Lakes AVA DIAMOND (project), a project for optimizing the operation of wastewater treatment plants diamond (typography), the typographic size between pearl and brilliant Diamond Tower, a skyscraper in Ramat Gan, Israel The Diamond, a 1998 fantasy novel by J. 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1939 Philadelphia Eagles season

The Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–6, winning only one game. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. The October 22 game against Brooklyn was the first NFL game to be televised. Off Season The Eagle moved their training camp to St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NFL Draft The 1939 NFL Draft had 22 rounds and was held on December 9, 1938. The Eagles drafted in the 4th spot in the 20 rounds they had picks. They chose a total 20 players, of which 9 made the team for the 1939 season. The Chicago Cardinals choose Charles "Ki" Aldrich as a center that went to Texas Christian. The TCU Horned Frogs had 3 players in the top 7 picks in the first round Player Selections The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away. Regular season Schedule Standings Playoffs The Eagles had a 1–9–1 record and failed to make it to the 1939 NFL Championship Game. The game was on December 10, 1939, at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the seventh NFL championship game played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants to win their fifth title. The game attendance was 32,379. The game matched the champions of the Eastern Division, New York Giants (9–1–1) against the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (9–2–0). The Packers won 27–0 in a rematch of the 1938 NFL Championship Game that was won by the Giants. 1939 Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) As was in 1937 roster and 1938 roster, this year team is mostly rookies and players with 1 or 2 years NFL experience. Post Season Awards and honors Davey O'Brien finishes 2nd in Pass Attempts with 210 Davey O'Brien finishes 2nd with Pass Completes with 99 Davey O'Brien leads NFL in Passing Yards with 1324 Joe Carter named to Pro All_Star team. Davey O'Brien named to Pro All-Star team.

Palace Site

The Palace Site is a ca. 7,000-year-old archeological site in Des Moines, Iowa with evidence for some of the oldest houses west of the Mississippi valley and the oldest human burial in Iowa. Since 2011, the site has yielded 6,000 or more artifacts, as well as the remains of two humans, a woman and an infant, that are the oldest human bones to be found in the state. A spear point found beneath the woman's lower back appears to have been intentionally placed there during burial. Also found in the grave were a small polished stone, a flint chip from stone tool making, and wood charcoal. The OSA Burial Protection Program is legally responsible for investigating, preserving, and re-interring ancient human remains. Details The excavation took place from December 2010 to May 2011 south of Vandalia Rd., north of the Des Moines River and on the west edge of the existing wastewater treatment plant. A short documentary of the excavation is available on YouTube. The site is so well-preserved and complete that the 6,000 or more artifacts found provide researchers with exciting insight into the types of tools the people in the village used, the types of animals they kept and ate and the types of seeds they planted. The site, nicknamed “the Palace” because of its size and preservation, yielded the remains of two humans, a woman and an infant, that are the oldest human bones to be found in the state. State Archaeologist John Doershuk states that the site was preserved so well because of a quick river flood that sealed the deposits and preserved the items. The site was discovered during construction of a new wastewater treatment facility. Anytime federally permitted or funded construction is occurring, archaeologists are called to perform an evaluation of potential archaeological sites in the area. In late March, as part of planned sampling near the southeast margin of the site, the crew unexpectedly discovered a grave 7 feet below the surface. Researchers haven't determined the family relationship of the deceased, but preliminary analysis—including a radiocarbon date calculation based on wood charcoal from the burial feature—indicates that the individuals died 6,680 to 6,890 years ago. The grave had been disturbed by erosion at some point after interment, long before modern construction activities began at the site. Systematic exploratory excavation of the surrounding area identified no additional burials. Red ochre, a powdered mineral used by ancient cultures worldwide, was abundant, covering the remains. A spear point found beneath the woman's lower back appears to have been intentionally placed there during burial. Also found in the grave were a small polished stone, a flint chip from stone tool making, and wood charcoal. The OSA Burial Protection Program is legally responsible for investigating, preserving and reinterring ancient human remains. Since Iowa's burial protection law passed in 1976, the program has handled over 2,000 projects in 98 of Iowa's 99 counties. Removal and reburial of the human remains found at the Palace site is taking place in consultation with descendant American Indian peoples and members of the OSA Indian Advisory Council, and in accordance with state and federal laws. State Archaeologist John Doershuk said it's not possible to link the individuals to a specific American Indian tribe. Archaeologists do know that people living in that time period survived by hunting and gathering natural resources, rather than farming. "The location, at the boundary of a large sand bar along the ancient Des Moines River, would have been appealing to people living the hunting-gathering lifeway," he said. "It would have been a lush area, and we've discovered a broad spectrum of animal remains near the house areas: deer, raccoon, turkey, shellfish, bison and lots of turtles. The river would have been a key route for transportation." The age of the site was determined by radiocarbon dating based on wood charcoal from the burial feature and also the spear point found there, by matching it to the time frame of other similar artifacts found in the Midwest, Doershuk said. The crew also used laser technology to map more than 12,000 archaeological data points so they can develop 3-D models of the site with computer software. While construction on the wastewater treatment plant at the site continues, there is adjacent, un-excavated land that researchers believe will yield more archaeological finds, and they are working on a preservation plan. At the site, the UI-based Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) found the remnants of four oval-shaped deposits, possibly houses, as large as 800 square feet and furnished with hearths. These structures were likely built of wooden poles sealed with clay. Two partial skeletons were unexpectedly found at the site late in the project. The remains of a woman and an infant are the oldest human remains found to-date in the state by about 1,500 years. According to Bill Whittaker, a co-director of the dig “It became clear very quickly that the site was something spectacular — something none of us had seen before or probably will ever again, as well-preserved house deposits of this age are extremely rare west of the Mississippi River Valley,” A significant unexcavated portion of the Palace is adjacent to the construction zone, and state and federal officials are working with the Water Reclamation Authority to develop a long-term preservation plan for the intact areas. While the exact boundaries of the Palace site are unknown, archaeologists said there is evidence of both older and more recent prehistoric occupations than the 7,000-year-old structures; laboratory analyses of data from these deposits are ongoing. Doershuk said while only two sets of human remains were located in the excavation, additional burials might exist within unexplored portions of the site. As additional details about the site emerge, the OSA will produce a formal report, a website gallery of images from the house areas, and educational publications and presentations to share with the public what they've learned.

Anton Sekret

Anton Gennadyevich Sekret (; born January 23, 1992 in Bryukhovetskaya) is a Russian professional football player. He last played for Ocean Kerch. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on March 31, 2012 for FC Kuban Krasnodar in a game against PFC CSKA Moscow and scored a late equalizer to bring his team a point in a 1–1 draw.

Effie (disambiguation)

Effie is a given name, usually feminine. Effie may also refer to: Places in the United States Effie, Louisiana, an unincorporated community Effie, Minnesota, a city Effie (unorganized territory), Minnesota Effie, Mississippi, an unincorporated community Effie, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Lake Effie, Florida Other uses Effie (film), a biopic about Effie Gray Effie: Just Quietly, a 2001 Australian satirical television series Effie, the automated ironing machine.

Brockville Jail

The Brockville Jail is a jail in Brockville, Ontario. Notable residents have included serial killer Peter Woodcock (also known as David Michael Krueger), who in the summer of 1991, on his first day pass in thirty-five years from his Brockville, Ontario psychiatric hospital, brutally murdered another patient. Also incarcerated in the Brockville Jail, in 1972, was Roger Caron, author of prison books "Go Boy" and "Bingo". Roger Caron mentions in his writings that Brockville Jail is famous for never having any escapes. There was one undocumented escape from Brockville Jail which occurred during the summer of 1994. Two young offenders climbed the door on the internal/outdoor patio, scaled the fence and then hopped down the three flights of roof tops to freedom. They were picked up by police several hours later.

Pei Xingjian

Pei Xingjian (), courtesy name Shouyue () was a Tang dynasty general and politician. He was best known for his victory over the Khan of Western Turkic Khaganate Ashina Duzhi. He was also responsible for escorting the Sasanian Persian king-in-exile Narsieh to Persia which was occupied by Arab conquerors. He dedicated most of his life to dealing with Turkic tribes in the Anxi Protectorate. Life Pei was a nobleman from Hedong Commandery. His prestigious clan Pei clan of Hedong had contributed numerous politicians to the court in the previous dynasties. Xingjian came from one of the 3 cadet branches of Pei Clan, the Middle house(the other two branches were the Western house and the Eastern house). Xingjian, his brother Xingyan, and his father Renji all served in the military. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Xingjian passed the imperial exam. General Su Dingfang saw potentials in Xingjian and personally mentored him. In 665, Pei was appointed the general of Anxi Protectorate. After serving in Anxi for several years, he returned to the imperial court where he collaborated with Li Jingxuan and Ma Zai. In 677, Western Turkic Khan Ashina Duzhi invaded Anxi with his strong forces. At this point of time, Pei asked for the mission of escorting the Persian throne successor Narsieh to his homeland. His strategy was to tackle the affairs of Persia and Turks at the same time. Tang Emperor Gaozong not only granted his wish but also gave him the mission of pacifying the turbulences in Central Asia. During his expedition to the West, he successfully defeated the Turkic forces led by Ashina. However, Pei lost his interests in reinstalling the Persian King and left Narsieh in the Anxi Protectorate alone (Although Narsieh was still able to maintain his many servants and a high quality of life). Minor Turkic chieftains in the region then pledged their loyalty to the Chinese dynasty due to the defeat of Ashina. The overall result of Pei's expedition was a success for the Tang empire. Upon returning to China, Pei was appointed the minister of rituals and Great general of the right flank guards. In 679, Turkic chieftain Ashide Wenfu rebelled. Protectorate general Xiao Siye, a noble from Lanling Commandery, was defeated by Ashide. Pei then took over the command from Xiao and decisively won a battle against the Turks in an ambush. Ashide fled. Not long after the first defeat, he gathered his troops and united them with the troops of another chieftain Ashina Funian. Pei saw the distrust and suspicions between the two chieftains and exploited this weakness by driving a wedge between them. Eventually, Ashina Funian murdered Ashide Wenfu out of the fear of Tang's revenge against him. When Funian was brought to the Tang court, he was executed regardless of the fact that he surrendered his troops. Pei had promised Ashina that he would not be put to death, however, the court did not respect Pei's promise. Due to this incident, Pei retired himself and felt deep regret. Ashina's death, according to New Book of Tang, was a scheme against Xingjian by his very own clansman Pei Yan who was jealous about his victories in the West. In 682, Pei was again in charge of pacifying yet another Turkic rebellion against the Chinese empire. However, he died of old age before the troops were sent out. The imperial court rewarded him the posthumous name Xian (獻) which means "Dedication", as well as the supreme military honorary title Taiwei (太尉). Family According to his epitaph written by Zhang Yue, Pei had 2 spouses. His first wife was a Xianbei noble from Luoyang. He married his second wife after the first died. His second wife was of Turkic ethnicity. This marital status of Pei made all his children only half Chinese. Pei had 5 sons: Pei Zhenyin，half Xianbei and the eldest son, died before his father leaving a son, Pei Canyuan. Pei Chixuan, one of his younger sons. Had a son named Pei Guangdi. Pei Yanxiu, one of his younger sons. Pei Qingyuan, one of his younger sons. Pei Guangting, half Turk. Xingjian's youngest son. Later became Chancellor of Tang.

Hermann-Friedrich Joppien

Hermann-Friedrich Joppien (19 July 1912 – 25 August 1941) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace who claimed 70 enemy aircraft shot down in roughly 270 combat missions. He claimed 42 victories over the Western Front, of which 23 were Supermarine Spitfires, the remaining victories were recorded over the Eastern Front. Born in Bochum, Joppien volunteered for military service, at first with the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic and later with the Luftwaffe of Nazy Germany. He was posted to Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) in 1939 and fought in the Battle of France and Britain on the Western Front. In October 1940 he was given command of I. Gruppe (1st group) of JG 51. On account of his 40th aerial victory claimed, he was awarded Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. It was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Joppien. Fighting on the Eastern Front, he was killed in action with Soviet fighters on 25 August 1941. World War II World War II in Europe began on Friday, 1 September 1939, when German forces invaded Poland. On 23 November 1939, on the Western Front, Joppien claimed his first victory, an Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 of GC III/7, piloted by Sergent (Sergeant) Guillaume who crash landed at Heillecourt where the aircraft completely burned out. During the encounter, his Messerschmitt Bf 109 was damaged by enemy fire resulting in undercarriage failure on landing. His aircraft overturned, fortunately for Joppien, he escaped unhurt. Battle of France and Britain The Battle of France, the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, began on 10 May 1940. During this campaign, Joppien was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class () on 10 June 1940. By 25 June 1940, the date which marked the end of the French campaign, he claimed three further victories, which brought his total to four aerial victories. On 6 August 1940 Joppien became Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 1. Staffel (1st squadron) of JG 51. He accumulated further victories against the RAF and on account of his 40th victory achieved on 21 April was honorably mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht propaganda radio report, the first of three such mentions, on 22 April. Operation Barbarossa and death In June 1941, JG 51 and the majority of the Luftwaffe were transferred to the Eastern Front in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941. There, on 30 June 1941, he shot down five Soviet bombers near Bobruysk in eastern Belarus, his aerial victories 47–51. This "ace-in-a-day" achievement earned him his second mention in the Wehrmachtbericht on 1 July 1941. On 5 July 1941, he was wounded following his 58th victory claimed and spent several weeks in convalescence. On 25 August 1941, Joppien and his wingman, Leutnant Erwin Fleig, engaged in combat with Soviet fighters and bombers near Yelnya, Bryansk Oblast, a village in Krasnovichsky Selsoviet of Unechsky District of Bryansk Oblast, southwest of Bryansk. In the subsequent action Joppien was shot down and killed in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 9670—factory number) "Black" by a Soviet Polikarpov I-16 fighter. Fleig later gave to protocol that he and Joppien had attacked three Petlyakov Pe-2 bombers, escorted by three I-16 fighter aircraft, at an altitude of . Fleig saw that Joppien had attacked a Pe-2 bomber, which trailing smoke, was going down. Fleig then observed Joppien's Bf 109 making a sharp right turn and crashed into the ground. By this date, Joppien had shot down 70 enemy aircraft claimed in roughly 270 combat missions. The Wehrmachtbericht announced his death on 29 August 1941. Summary of career Aerial victory claims Matthews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 59 confirmed aerial victory claims, plus eleven further unconfirmed claims. This figure of confirmed claims includes 32 aerial victories on the Western Front and 27 on the Eastern Front. Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 16 September 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 11th Oak Leaves on 23 April 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of I./Jagdgeschwader 51 Three named references in the Wehrmachtbericht (22 April 1941, 1 July 1941 and 29 August 1941) Notes

Zolman

Zolman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Greg Zolman, American football quarterback Shanna Zolman (born 1983), American basketball player

Cardiocraniinae

Cardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long. Taxonomy Genus Cardiocranius Five-toed pygmy jerboa, Cardiocranius paradoxus Genus Salpingotulus Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, Salpingotulus michaelis Genus Salpingotus, pygmy jerboas Subgenus Anguistodontus Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus crassicauda Subgenus Prosalpingotus Heptner's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus heptneri Pale pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus pallidus Thomas's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus thomasi Subgenus Salpingotus Kozlov's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus kozlovi

Women in South Sudan

Women in South Sudan are women who live in and are from South Sudan. Since the Independence of South Sudan on 9 July 2011, these women have gained more power but still face issues of inequality. Many women in this area do not have adequate access to health resources and education. While these women often face inequality, there has been progress since South Sudan's official declaration of independence. In recent years, this inequality has gained national attention and people have become more interested in the issue of child marriage that this area faces. Along with this, there has started to be a focus on the very high level of maternal mortality in South Sudan. With a maternal mortality rate of 789 deaths per 100,000 live births, South Sudan has one of the highest rates in the world. Demographics Currently the total population in South Sudan is 12,919,053. In recent years, the population of males has surpassed the population of females. In 2018, the population for females was 6,444,329 and the population for males was 6,474,720. Women in South Sudan make up around 42 percent of the country's total population. They are a smaller population when compared to the male population. Health and education Throughout South Sudan, many women lack the ability and opportunity for education and health resources. According to the World Bank, 51% of the population in South Sudan is living under the poverty line. In turn, many women in South Sudan are not provided the opportunity to go to school so they can stay at home and help their families and as a result are illiterate. Steps have been taken to allow more children to go to school, such as South Sudan's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology creating an education system for girls. While the steps taken by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology have created an increase in school attendance, there are still a number of children, especially girls, who are unable to attend school due to their family's inability to send them. According to the 2006 Household Health Survey, 46% of women with no education are married before age 18. Many of these women are married off rather than attending school and becoming educated. Illiteracy and limited education also tie into women in South Sudan's inability to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections. Only 3% of women without formal education and 2% of women from the poorest area use a form of contraception, compared to the 22% of the wealthiest area. The lack of education of women in this area ties directly into their health. Less than half of the women in South Sudan have heard of HIV/AIDS and well over 50% of women are unaware of ways to prevent the disease. Also, many women and girls have to drop out of school to be married and are therefore not given the opportunity to learn. According to the 2006 Sudan Household Survey, a mother's level of education plays a role on the child's weight. 35% of children from mothers with no formal education were underweight, whereas only 19% of children from mothers with secondary level education were underweight. The survey also found that on average 14% of children in South Sudan are severely underweight. The mean percent of children from South Sudan who are severely stunted is 18%. Marriage and childbirth Forced marriage and child marriages are very common for women in South Sudan and affect most women in the area. Child marriages are often used as a way for families to recover lost economic resources. Because a woman's family receives a dowry from the husband of their daughter, parents are interested in having their daughters married off at a very early age to whoever offers the most. This dowry is also the reason for why so few women get divorced in South Sudan. If there is a divorce, the family of the wife has to repay the family of the husband the dowry that was originally given for the marriage. Another reason for marrying daughters young is the fear of pregnancy out of wedlock. This causes dishonor for the family and as a result the hope is to marry a daughter before she has this chance. While there are law that prevent child marriages, the government does little to enforce them, so people often do not abide by them. The belief in this culture is that men control family and political power and women are meant to follow their orders. A woman's role is to give her husband children and these women face pressure from their husband's family members to bare as many children as possible. Pregnancies from child marriages also result in more birth complications than marriages with older women. Many women in South Sudan lack the resources and medical care that they need during their pregnancies, so if there are complications the women may not be saved. As a result, South Sudan has one of the highest maternal death rates following and during pregnancy with a ratio of 789 deaths per 100,000 live births. Because of the lack of contraception use and the fact that women are expected to have as many children as possible, this number does not waver much. A major complication faced by women in South Sudan is obstetric fistula. Approximately 5,000 women in South Sudan have obstetric fistula every year. Fistula is most common in areas where there are not medical resources. This often results in the loss of the child as well as the rejection of the woman by her husband and others. Involvement in government Since South Sudan's official declaration of independence on 9 July 2011, 5 out of 29 ministerial positions in the Government of South Sudan had been occupied by South Sudanese women. 10 out of 28 deputy ministers were held by women. The women of the Republic of South Sudan had also been active in liberation causes, by "providing food and shelters" to soldiers and by "caring for children" and by "caring for wounded heroes and heroines" during their political struggle prior to the country's independence. An example was their formation of the Katiba Banat ("women battalion"). Gender equality Although women's rights and gender equality is legally guaranteed, South Sudan is a highly unequal society. Education A great disparity among the genders is their levels of education. The literacy rate for women is 16% while the rate for men is 40%. Moreover, the majority of women never receive an education. In a study of 490 people, it was recorded that 64% of women and 38% of men have never attended school. The leading cause for girls not to go to school is early marriage, while for boys it is the high cost of school fees. In 2013, about 45% of girls were married before the age of 18. This is mostly due to the fact that when marrying, men are required to pay a "bride price" to the bride's family. It is very common to receive cows as a bride price. This is an incentive for families to sell their daughters when they are struggling economically. Additionally, many girls report that their menstrual cycle and lack of access to sanitary towels prevents them from attending schools (41% in this study claim they do not have access). Moreover, the long distances to school and lack of safe sanitation facilities can result in abductions, sexual harassment, and other forms of gender-based violence. The disproportionately low number of female teachers is another barrier to girls education. Less than 10% of teachers here are women, which can decrease the perception of safety in a society where gender-based violence is very high and mostly concentrated toward females and perpetuated by males. Gender-based violence Gender-based violence includes rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, murder, torture, war crimes against children, forced marriage, and other forms of sexual violence. Gender-based violence (GBV) has effected a reported 41% of people in the past year. 70% of people report knowing someone who has been a victim. Since conflict broke out in 2013, about 20% of girls and women have been raped or sexually assaulted and more than half of the accused perpetrators are uniformed police or soldiers. However, multiple studies show that sexual violence incidents are majorly underreported. Additionally, it is proven that civil unrest increases GBV amongst all populations. From 2016 to 2017, reported incidents of sexual violence increased by 60%. Gender roles Gender inequality and strict gender roles are maintained by the strict patriarchal social system. This generally marginalizes women out of roles of power and productive wage-paying jobs. Women are expected to take on the role as the caretaker of the household. They bare the role of providing food and sanitized water for the household. They are expected to care for children, the elderly, and the sick. Consequently, the second leading reason girls do not go to school is due to increased care work. Due to the increased displacement of people being affected by the conflict, women are taking on extra care-taking responsibilities since the members of their households have increased. Accordingly, the conflict has increased their reproductive responsibilities which has further limited their access to education, political participation, and other activities. In addition, women are more susceptible to food insecurity and malnutrition owing to the fact that they are culturally and socially expected to refuse food in order to provide more for the rest of the family. Political participation vs. customary laws South Sudan has relatively high female political participation in comparison to other African countries. Currently, 29% of parliament seats are held by women. However, the number of women in governor and ministry positions are disproportionately very low. Men still hold the vast majority of these more powerful government roles. Consequently, women have little to none decision-making power in the private as well as the public sector. Men and boys are identified as making the most decisions in the household and in their communities. Women will make a decision on behalf of a man's absence. Many laws and customary legal practices maintain women’s inferiority. This can be seen when comparing adultery laws and implementation. Women are convicted without substantial evidence and may be imprisoned for eight months to a year. In comparison, men are rarely prosecuted. Additionally, while domestic violence is illegal, it is socially accepted that a man discipline his wife and they are rarely charged with it as a crime. 82% of women and 81% of men agreed that domestic violence against women "should be tolerated in order to keep the family together". In 2017, South Sudan joined the United Nations and signed the Geneva convention which transnationally establishes human rights. However, they have not yet ratified and implemented the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against women (CEDAW): an optional clause that more specifically institutes gender equality. Notwithstanding, South Sudan does have additional legal structures in place to promote women’s rights. The National Gender Policy legally guarantees gender equality and protections. This policy also establishes affirmative action in order to ensure women political participation. They have several objectives and strategies to enact social, economic, and legal equality for women. The gender-specific clauses are: Women shall be accorded full and equal dignity of the person with men. Women shall have the right to equal pay for equal work and other related benefits with men. Women shall have the right to participate equally with men in public life. Additionally, they are bonded to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, also known as the Maputo Protocol, which establishes that women’s rights are human rights.

Mum (deodorant)

Mum was the first brand of commercial deodorant. Containing a zinc compound as its active ingredient, it was developed in Philadelphia in 1888. It was named for the term "mum" meaning "to keep silent" as in the popular phrase "Mum's the word" Mum was originally sold as a cream in a jar and applied with the fingertips. The small company was bought by Bristol-Myers in 1931. Branding as "Ban" In the late 1940s, an employee (Helen Diserens) developed an applicator based on the newly invented ball-point pen. In 1952, the company began marketing the product under the name Ban Roll-On. In 1958, the product was launched in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations as Mum Rollette. The product was briefly withdrawn from the market in the United States, but is again widely available. It is popular in Australia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Venezuela. In the Philippines, it was sold in the 1970s and 1980s but has since been withdrawn. Ban is now owned by Kao Corporation. In the UK Mum is made by Dendron Ltd, under license from The Procter & Gamble Co.

Stencil jumping

Stencil jumping, at times called stencil walking, is an algorithm to locate the grid element enclosing a given point for any structured mesh. In simple words, given a point and a structured mesh, this algorithm will help locate the grid element that will enclose the given point. This algorithm finds extensive use in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in terms of holecutting and interpolation when two meshes lie one inside the other. The other variations of the problem would be something like this: Given a place, at which latitude and longitude does it lie? The brute force algorithm would find the distance of the point from every mesh point and see which is smallest. Another approach would be to use a binary search algorithm which would yield a result comparable in speed to the stencil jumping algorithm. A combination of both the binary search and the stencil jumping algorithm will yield an optimum result in the minimum possible time. The principle Consider one grid element of a 2-dimensional mesh as shown, for simplicity and consider a point O inside. The vertices of the grid element are denoted by A, B, C and D and the vectors AB, BC, CD, DA, OA, OB, OC and OD are represented. The cross product of OA and AB will yield a vector perpendicular to the plane coming out of the screen. We say that the magnitude of the cross product is positive. It will be observed that the cross products of OB and BC, OC and CD; and OD and DA are all positive. This is not the case when the point is outside. Here we see that not all the cross products are positive. This is the major testing criterion in the algorithm. How does it move forward? The algorithm needs a guess grid element to start off. The grid element can be found by the location of one point say A. The other points can be automatically located by getting the subsequent points. The required cross products are then found in the order OA × AB OB × BC OC × CD OD × DA Each of these cross products are checked one by one (in the order shown) on which becomes negative first. If OA × AB becomes negative first, the next guess should be one step ahead along DA. If OB × BC is negative first, move along AB by one step to find the next guess and so on. The algorithm will converge at the exact grid element where all the cross products are positive.

Strålsjön

Strålsjön is a lake of Södermanland, Sweden.

Sam Cooke at the Copa

Sam Cooke at the Copa is a live album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The album was released in October 1964 in the United States by RCA Victor. Track listing Side one "Opening Introduction" – 0:35 "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 1:31 "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" (Hughie Cannon) – 2:50 "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (James Cox) – 3:18 "Frankie and Johnny" (Cooke) – 3:00 Medley: "Try a Little Tenderness" / "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" / "You Send Me" (William Best / Sam Cooke / Deek Watson) – 4:55 "If I Had a Hammer" (Lee Hays, Pete Seeger) – 6:25 Side two "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 3:05 "Twistin' the Night Away" (Cooke) – 5:04 "This Little Light of Mine" (Cooke) – 3:36 "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) – 3:01 "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) – 3:36 Personnel All credits adapted from the album's remastered liner notes. Sam Cooke's Band Sam Cooke – vocals Harper Cosby – bass guitar Sticks Evans – percussion June Gardner – drums Clifton White – guitar Bobby "Valentino" Womack – guitar Joe Mele’s Copacabana Band Joe Mele – leader Joseph Fogila – saxophone, flute John Altman – saxophone, clarinet, flute George Barrow – saxophone, clarinet Anthony Ferina – saxophone, clarinet Richard Kamuca – saxophone, clarinet William Smith – saxophone, clarinet Alfred Cobbs – trombone Virgil Davis – trombone Ronald Plumby – trombone Richard Harris – trombone Bart Varsalona – trombone Clyde Reasinger – trumpet George Triffon – trumpet Louis Mauro – bass guitar Eugene Padden – bass guitar Production Bernard Keville – engineer Al Schmitt – producer

Loch Garry, Dalnaspidal

Loch Garry is a large upland freshwater loch located in Perth and Kinross in Scotland.

Judith Dannhauer

Judith Dannhauer (née Hesse, born 3 September 1982) is a German speed skater. She competed for Germany at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. At the 2014 winter Olympic games Ladies 500m Speed Skating event, Judith received two false starts and was disqualified. But that did not end her career. She competed in the Ladies 500m race during day 3 of the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships held at Thialf Ice Arena on 14 February 2015 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. She competed in the Ladies 1000m race during day 2 of the ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Alau Ice Palace on 1 March 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Kadima (disambiguation)

Kadima is a 21st-century political party in Israel. Kadima or Kadimah may also refer to: Kadimah (student association), a 19th century proto-Zionist student association Kadima (youth group), a youth group affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) A town in Israel, now part of Tzoran-Kadima

Turbonilla bathybius

Turbonilla bathybius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Life-giving Spring

The Mother of God of the Life-giving Spring or Life-giving Font (Greek: Ζωοδόχος Πηγή, Zoodochos Pigi, Russian: Живоносный Источник) is an epithet of the Holy Theotokos that originated with her revelation of a sacred spring (, hagiasma) in Valoukli, Constantinople, to a soldier named Leo Marcellus, who later became Byzantine Emperor Leo I (457-474). Leo built the historic Church of St. Mary of the Spring over this site, which witnessed numerous miraculous healings over the centuries, through her intercessions, becoming one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Greek Orthodoxy. Thus the term "Life-giving Font" became an epithet of the Holy Theotokos and she was represented as such in iconography. The feast day of the Life-giving Spring is celebrated on Bright Friday in the Orthodox Church, and in those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. Additionally, the icon of the Theotokos the "Life-giving Spring" is commemorated on April 4 / 17 in Slavic Orthodox churches. Legend Outside the Imperial City of Constantinople, near the Golden Gate (Porta Aurea) used to be found a grove of trees. A shrine was located there with a spring of water, which from early times had been dedicated to the Theotokos. Over time, the grove had become overgrown and the spring became fetid. The traditional account surrounding the feast of the Life-Giving Spring is recorded by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos, the last of the Greek ecclesiastical historians, who flourished around 1320. It begins with a miracle that occurred involving a soldier named Leo Marcellus, the future Byzantine Emperor Leo I. On April 4, 450, as Leo was passing by the grove, he came across a blind man who had become lost. Leo took pity on him, led him to the pathway, seated him in the shade and began to search for water to give the thirsty man. Leo heard a voice say to him, "Do not trouble yourself, Leo, to look for water elsewhere, it is right here!" Looking about, he could see no one, and neither could he see any water. Then he heard the voice again, "Leo, Emperor, go into the grove, take the water which you will find and give it to the thirsty man. Then take the mud [from the stream] and put it on the blind man's eyes.... And build a temple [church] here ... that all who come here will find answers to their petitions." Leo did as he was told, and when the blind man's eyes were anointed he regained his sight. After his accession to the throne, the Emperor erected a magnificent church on this site, dedicated to the Theotokos, and the water continued to work miraculous cures, as well as resurrections from the dead, through the intercession of the Theotokos, and therefore it was called "The Life-Giving Spring." Church Historians Procopius and Cedrenus state that Emperor Justinian erected a new church, larger than the first, in the last years of his reign (559-560), utilizing materials that had remained after the erection of the Hagia Sophia. After the erection of the sanctuary, the Byzantines named the Gate that was situated outside the walls of Theodosius II "Gate of the Spring" (). After the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the church was torn down by the Turks, and the stones used to build a mosque of Sultan Bayezid. Only a small chapel remained at the site of the church. Twenty-five steps led down to the site of the spring, surrounded by a railing. In 1547 the French humanist Petrus Gyllius noted that the church no longer existed, but that ailing people continued to visit the spring of holy water. As a result of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, even the little chapel was destroyed and the spring was left buried under the rubble. In 1833 the reforming Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II gave permission for the Christians to rebuild the church. When the foundations of the original church were discovered during the course of construction, the Sultan issued a second firman permitting not only the reconstruction of the small chapel, but of a large church according to the original dimensions. Construction was completed on December 30, 1834, and the Ecumenical Patriarch, Constantius II consecrated the church on February 2, 1835, celebrating with 12 bishops and an enormous flood of the faithful. On September 6, 1955, during the anti-Greek Istanbul Pogrom, the church was one of the targets of the fanatic mob. The building was burned to the ground while the abbot was lynched, and 90-year-old Archimandrite Chrisanthos Mantas was assassinated by the mob. Another small chapel has been rebuilt on the site, but the church has not yet been restored to its former size. The spring still flows to this day and is considered by the faithful to have wonderworking properties. Feast day The feast day is observed on Bright Friday, that is, the Friday following Pascha (Easter). It is the only feast day which may be celebrated during Bright Week, as all other commemorations which happen to fall during this time are usually transferred to another day. The propers (hymns and prayers) of the feast are combined with the Paschal hymns, and there is often a Lesser Blessing of Waters performed after the Divine Liturgy on Bright Friday. There is also a commemoration of the Icon of the Theotokos the Life-giving Spring observed on April 4 (Julian Calendar) / April 17 (Gregorian Calendar). This type of icon spread throughout the Orthodox world, particularly in places where a spring was believed to be sacred. In old Russia, continuing Greek traditions, there was a custom to sanctify springs that were located near churches, dedicate them to the Holy Mother, and paint icons of her under the title The Life Giving Spring. A similar revelation of the Theotokos occurred in Estonia in the 16th century. The Pühtitsa Convent is located on a site where, according to a 16th-century legend, near the local village of Kuremäe, a shepherd witnessed a divine revelation of the Theotokos near a spring of water that is to this day venerated as holy and is famous for many miracles and healings. The icon, which was painted much later, is known as the Pühtitsa icon of the Mother of God "To the spring" (: Пюхтицкая икона Божией Матери «У источника»). Hymns In the 9th century, Joseph the Hymnographer gave the title "Zoodochos Pege" (Life-giving Spring) to a hymn (Theotokion) for the Mother of God for the first time. Apolytikion (Tone 3) As a life-giving fount, thou didst conceive the Dew that is transcendent in essence, O Virgin Maid, and thou hast welled forth for our sakes the nectar of joy eternal, which doth pour forth from thy fount with the water that springeth up unto everlasting life in unending and mighty streams; wherein, taking delight, we all cry out: Rejoice, O thou Spring of life for all men. Kontakion (Plagal of Tone 4) O Lady graced by God, you reward me by letting gush forth, beyond reason, the ever-flowing waters of your grace from your perpetual Spring. I entreat you, who bore the Logos, in a manner beyond comprehension, to refresh me in your grace that I may cry out, “Hail redemptive waters.”

Curtis Anderson (footballer)

Curtis Rainford Anderson (born 27 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career In 2012, at 11-years old, Anderson moved from Blackpool to Manchester City for a fee of £15,000. Anderson played with Manchester City's youth and academy sides until moving to second-tier North American side Charlotte Independence in March 2019. Anderson and Charlotte Independence mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 29 August 2019. International career Anderson was a squad member for the England under-17 team that finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In October 2017, Anderson was included in the squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He saved a penalty and then converted his own as England defeated Japan in a penalty shoot-out to reach the quarter-finals. Anderson played in the final as England defeated Spain to lift the trophy. Honors National England U17 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2017

Museum of Ixelles

The museum is currently closed for renovation. The Museum of Ixelles (French: Musée d'Ixelles) is an art museum in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. The museum was founded in 1892 to house a collection of works donated by painter and collector Edmond De Pratere (1826-1888) and grew rapidly with donations from generous patrons. The Belgian art patron Octave Maus (1856-1919) donated more than 200 Impressionist, Neo-impressionist and symbolist works. Today the museum presents a panorama of Belgian art of the 19th and 20th centuries. The collections bring together paintings, sculpture, and drawings representing the different art movements of this time. A sampling of Flemish masters and some representatives of foreign schools complete the set. A collection of posters includes a complete collection of originals by Toulouse-Lautrec. The museum regularly organizes temporary exhibitions and has a documentation center. Recent curators of Museum of Ixelles are Jean Cockerel (1958 - 1987), Nicole d'Huart (1987 - 2007) and Claire Leblanc (since 2007). The Museum of Ixelles is located at rue Jean Van Volsem 71, B - 1050 Brussels.

Hotham Heights

Hotham Heights occupy the western interior of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. The feature extends in southwest-northeast direction and in southeast-northwest direction, rising to at Chatham Hill. Hotham Heights are centred at . Maps The Falkland Islands. Scale 1:401280 map. London: Edward Stanford, 1901 Falkland Islands Explorer Map. Scale 1:365000. Ocean Explorer Maps, 2007 Falklands Topographic Map Series. Scale 1:50000, 29 sheets. DOS 453, 1961-1979 Falkland Islands. Scale 1:643000 Map. DOS 906. Edition 3-OS, 1998 Map 500k--xm20-4. 1:500000 map of Weddell Island and part of West Falkland. Russian Army Maps (for the world) Approaches to the Falkland Islands. Scale 1:1500000 chart. Gps Nautical Charts, 2010 Illustrated Map of Weddell Island Gallery Notes

The Nutmegs

The Nutmegs were a 1950s American doo wop vocal group from New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They are best known for their songs "Story Untold" and "Ship of Love," both released in 1955. Each single made the national R&B charts, with "Story Untold" reaching No. 2 and "Ship of Love" peaking at No. 13. The quintet was led by tenor Leroy Griffin and was signed to Herald Records.

Without Fear or Blame

Without Fear or Blame or Sans peur et sans reproche is a French comedy film released in 1988. The film is directed by Gérard Jugnot. Plot At the end of the fifteenth century, the armies of King Charles VIII go through Italy to conquer the Kingdom of Naples. One of the French captains, Bellabre defeated and ridiculed in a parade tournament by a young unknown, Pierre Terrail de Bayard, takes under his control, to take revenge by making him know the harsh reality of war. But very quickly the aging Bellabre is overshadowed by the feats of the young warrior; he decided to devote himself to the glory that will become the Bayard knight without fear and without reproach. Cast Gérard Jugnot as Bellabre Rémi Martin as Pierre Terrail de Bayard Roland Giraud as Sottomayor Gérard Darmon as Jacques de Mailles Victoria Abril as Jeanne as Blanche de Savoie Ticky Holgado as Mignard de Parthode Martin Lamotte as Louis XII Anémone as Rose Josiane Balasko as A handmaid Michel Blanc as Verdiglione Patrick Timsit as Charles VIII Gérard Klein as De Fougas Jean-Louis Foulquier as Louis d'Ars Romain Bouteille as François de Paule Bruno Carette as Grégoire Carole Brenner as Bernardine Alain Doutey as D'Urfé

Wakayama Prefecture Botanical Park

The is a park with botanical garden located at Higashi Sakamoto 672, Iwade, Wakayama, Japan. It is open daily except Tuesdays; an admission fee is charged. The park contains a large tropical greenhouse (fruit trees, bougainvillea, strelitzia, etc.); additional greenhouses for begonia, cactus (about 140 species), and orchid (Cattleya, Cymbidium, and Paphiopedilum); extensive flower plantings; a lotus pond (3,000 m²); and collections of camellia (2,000 m², 80 varieties), hydrangea (2,000 m², 75 varieties, including 35 Japanese varieties), medicinal plants (600 m²), and plum trees (1,000 m², 33 varieties).

Stanton v. Stanton

Stanton v. Stanton, 421 U.S. 7 (1975), is a United States Supreme Court case which struck down Utah's definitions of adulthood as a violation of equal protection: females reached adulthood at 18; males at 21. Background The case had started in Utah state court. A divorced father stopped paying child support for his daughter when she turned eighteen, so the daughter's mother went to court to ask for support until both the daughter and the son reached twenty-one. Utah divorce court ruled against the mother, and the Utah Supreme Court held that there was a "reasonable basis" for the differential: women matured earlier and married younger; men had a greater need for education. The Utah court stated in its opinion that the basis for the law, though an "old notion," was not unconstitutional. Opinion Justice Blackmun wrote for the majority. He found a violation of equal protection and said the law failed under any standard, including rational basis (the Supreme Court's lowest standard of review). The decision remained in the context of child support, without considering different ages for males and females in other contexts. The Stanton decision placed the Court on record as declaring that society's stereotypes were not a legitimate basis for official policies that treated men and women differently. Blackmun wrote: "A child, male or female, is still a child... No longer is the female destined solely for the home and the rearing of the family, and only the male for the marketplace and the world of ideas... If a specified age of minority is required for the boy in order to assure him parental support while he attains his education and training, so, too, is it for the girl."

Uhuru Design

Uhuru Design is a Brooklyn-based design and build sustainable furniture company known for its reuse of used materials. Founded in 2004 by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) graduates Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf, Uhuru's acclaimed material reuse projects includes reclaiming and hand-working wood from the Coney Island boardwalk and Kentucky bourbon distilleries, as well as upcycling found materials. In 2011, Uhuru partnered with sustainability entrepreneur Daniel Husserl to grow the company's international presence, production capabilities and interior design division. Prior to joining Uhuru, Daniel was co-founder at furniture company Aellon and founder at sustainability strategy firm NaturalProgression. Uhuru has work in the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and featured in the Milwaukee Art Museum, A+D Museum in Los Angeles, and the New Museum in New York City. Uhuru builds each piece by hand in their Brooklyn workshop and has a showroom at the same location. Uhuru has collaborated with designers and architects worldwide, as well as artists such as Maya Lin for the Cooper–Hewitt and Dan Colen at the Gagosian Gallery.

1999 Italian Grand Prix

The 1999 Italian Grand Prix (formally the 70o Gran Premio Campari d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 September 1999 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza, Italy. It was the thirteenth race of the 1999 Formula One World Championship. The 53-lap race was won by Heinz-Harald Frentzen, driving a Jordan-Mugen-Honda, after McLaren's Mika Häkkinen, seeking to defend his Drivers' Championship title, spun off while leading comfortably. Ralf Schumacher was second in a Williams-Supertec, with Mika Salo third in a Ferrari. Häkkinen's rival Eddie Irvine finished sixth in the other Ferrari, thus moving level on points with the Finn at the top of the Drivers' Championship. Though the victory moved Frentzen to within ten points of Häkkinen and Irvine, it would turn out to be his third and last victory in Formula One, as well as the last for engine suppliers Mugen. It was also the Jordan team's only victory in dry conditions, their others coming in the rain. Report Qualifying Going into the race, McLaren's Mika Häkkinen led the Drivers' Championship by a single point from Ferrari's Eddie Irvine, with Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Häkkinen's team-mate David Coulthard also still in contention. Häkkinen was expected to do well on the fast Monza circuit, and duly claimed pole position by half a second from Frentzen. Coulthard was third, while Alessandro Zanardi, who had been having a poor year with Williams, was fourth, just ahead of team-mate Ralf Schumacher. On Ferrari's home soil, Irvine had a poor qualifying session and could only manage eighth, behind team-mate Mika Salo in sixth and Stewart's Rubens Barrichello – who had just signed with Ferrari to replace Irvine in – in seventh. Completing the top ten were Damon Hill in the second Jordan and Olivier Panis in the Prost. Race At the start, Häkkinen led away while Zanardi shot past Coulthard and Frentzen into second. Frentzen quickly re-passed Zanardi, but Coulthard fell further back, behind Schumacher and Salo. Meanwhile, at the back of the field, Minardi's Marc Gené tangled with Arrows' Pedro de la Rosa at the Roggia chicane and became the first retirement, while on the second lap Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella and Sauber's Pedro Diniz both spun off at the Rettifilo chicane. On lap 3, Zanardi ran over a kerb and damaged the underside of his car. He managed to hold on to third place for another 15 laps, while Häkkinen and Frentzen pulled away. Barrichello passed Coulthard on lap 11 and then Salo on lap 19, while Zanardi waved Schumacher past on lap 18. On lap 24, there was more drama at the back as Toranosuke Takagi in the second Arrows tried to overtake Luca Badoer in the second Minardi at the Rettifilo, only to run into the back of Badoer and end his race. Barrichello overtook Zanardi on lap 26; Salo did the same at the start of lap 28. At this point, Häkkinen led Frentzen by eight seconds, with Schumacher a further two-and-a-half seconds back. But on lap 30, going into the Rettifilo, Häkkinen made a mistake changing gear – selecting first instead of second – and spun off, in a virtual repeat of his unforced error at San Marino earlier in the year. In a rare show of emotion, the Finn burst into tears at the side of the track. Frentzen thus inherited the lead as the front-runners began to make their pit stops. When these had been completed, Salo had moved back ahead of Barrichello and into third, while Coulthard and Irvine had both leapfrogged Zanardi and were now fifth and sixth. Over the closing laps, Frentzen retained a comfortable lead over Schumacher – despite the Williams driver setting the fastest lap of the race on lap 48 – while Coulthard tried unsuccessfully to find a way past Barrichello, allowing Salo to pull away from both of them. Frentzen's eventual margin of victory was 3.2 seconds, with a further eight seconds back to Salo and another six back to Barrichello. Coulthard finished half a second behind the Stewart driver, but nine ahead of Irvine, who himself held off Zanardi for the final point. This point moved Irvine level with Häkkinen in the Drivers' Championship on 60 points apiece, while the win put Frentzen just ten points behind on 50, with Coulthard on 48. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari cut McLaren's lead to six points, 108 to 102. Classification Qualifying Race Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings

Anabasis prompta

Anabasis prompta is a species of snout moth. It was described by Y.L. Du, S.M. Song and C.S. Wu in 2009. It is found in China (Guangxi).

Svein Engen

Svein Engen (born 27 March 1953 in Hønefoss) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He won five Norwegian biathlon championships.

Clare-Louise Brumley

Clare-Louise Brumley (born 30 October 1977) is an Australian cross country skier, who represented Australia at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was selected for the pursuit and 30 km freestyle, but could only compete in the former due to her illness. She placed 42nd out of 67 entrants.

Tunisia at the 1967 Mediterranean Games

Tunisia (TUN) hold the 1967 Mediterranean Games in capital Tunis.

2018–19 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Charlton Athletic's 113th season in their existence. Along with competing in the League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Squad statistics |} Top scorers Disciplinary record Transfers Transfers in Transfers out Loans in Loans out Competitions Friendlies On 22 May 2018, Charlton Athletic announced its first confirmed friendly taking place ahead of the 2018/19 season would be against Welling United at Park View Road. On 29 May the first home friendly was announced which would see Brighton & Hove Albion visit The Valley on 24 July 2018. A further home friendly was added against Norwich City for 28 July 2018. On 27 June 2018 it was announced that a behind-closed door friendly between Queens Park Rangers and Charlton Athletic would take place on 7 July at QPR's Harlington training ground. League One League table Result summary Results by round Matches League One Play-Offs FA Cup The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. EFL Cup On 15 June 2018, Charlton Athletic were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round. EFL Trophy On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. Kent Senior Cup

Mbhashe Local Municipality

The Mbhashe Municipality is a remote outpost of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Mbhashe Municipality was constituted in terms of the Municipal Structures Act. No. 117 of 1998 (as amended) and comprises the areas that previously formed the Elliotdale, Willowvale and Dutywa TLCs and TRCs. The Municipality is located in the North Eastern part of the Amathole District Municipality's area of jurisdiction. The main administrative office of the Municipality is situated in Dutywa. Its primary claim to fame is as the birthplace of the former president Thabo Mbeki. The Mbanyana Falls, Mbhashe Cultural Village and Donald Wood's Snooker Room number among its attractions. The name Mbashe is derived from Xhosa. The municipality is named after the Mbashe river that cuts through the three areas, namely Xhora (Elliotdale), Gatyana (Willowvale) and Dutywa. The area also boats the head offices of the AmaXhosa Kingdom at Nqadu Great Place. Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Politics The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

Krajná Poľana

Krajná Poľana (, ) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. History The village is first mentioned in historical records in 1618, and it is the oldest village in the region. The village was originally named Hunkovska Polana. From the late 18th Century all the way until the First World War the village was largely inhabited by Polish-speaking settlers from Barwinek, Tylawa and other villages located only a few miles to the north. Intermarriage between Poles and Slovaks was common. This ethnic mixing was made easier by the First Partition of Poland, as a result of which the Polish-Habsburg border on the Carpathian ridge disappeared. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 333 metres and covers an area of 2.943 km². It has a population of about 214 people. Next to way is a water dam on Ladomirka river. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia" Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1823–1922 (parish B)

Polar T3 syndrome

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Polar T3 syndrome}} Polar T3 syndrome is a condition found in polar explorers, caused by a decrease in levels of the thyroid hormone T3. Its effects include forgetfulness, cognitive impairment and mood disturbances. It can exhibit itself in a fugue state known as the Antarctic stare. It is regarded as one of the contributory causes of winter-over syndrome.

Makaya Ntshoko

Makaya (or Makhaya) Ntshoko (born 29 October 1939, Cape Town) is a South African drummer. He played with Dollar Brand's trio in 1958, and recorded in a sextet with Hugh Masekela and John Mehegan in 1959. He performed on the Jazz Epistles album, Jazz Epistle: Verse 1. After the breakup of the group Ntshoko founded his own group, the Jazz Giants, with Kippie Moeketsi, Dudu Pukwana, Gideon Nuxmalo, and Martin Mgijima. Ntshoko left South Africa in 1962, moving to Switzerland and playing with Johnny Gertze and Dollar Brand at the Club Africana in Zurich from 1963 to 1965. Following Brand's move to New York City, Ntshoko played in Copenhagen (1966, 1969–70) and recorded with Stuff Smith (1967), Benny Bailey (1968), Dexter Gordon (1968–69), and Ben Webster (1969). He embarked on a tour of the United States and the Bahamas in the early 1970s. He and Masekela recorded again in 1972. In 1974, he founded an ensemble, Makaya and the Tsotsis, with Heinz Sauer, Bob Degen, and Isla Eckinger (later replaced by Jürgen Wuchner). Concomitantly he played in Nicra with Nick Evans and Radu Malfatti. In 1975, he appeared alongside Joe McPhee and Pepper Adams at the Willisau Jazz Festival. He collaborated with Mal Waldron (1977–79) and Johnny Dyani (1978). Little is known of Ntshoko's whereabouts in the 1980s. He played at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Stephan Kurmann in 1991. Discography Happy House (SteepleChase, 2008) As sideman With Pepper Adams Julian (Enja, 1975) Twelfth & Pingree (Enja, 1976) With Dexter Gordon Stella by Starlight (SteepleChase, 1966 [2005]) With Hugh Masekela Home Is Where the Music Is (Blue Thumb Records, 1972) With Joe McPhee The Willisau Concert (HatHut, 1976) with John Snyder With Mal Waldron One-Upmanship (Enja, 1977) Moods (Enja, 1978) With Benny Bailey Sextet Soul Eyes 1968

John Hannah (VC)

John Hannah, VC (27 November 1921 – 7 June 1947) was a Scottish airman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life Born in Paisley and educated at Bankhead Primary School and Victoria Drive Secondary School, Glasgow, Hannah joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1939. After training as a wireless operator was promoted to sergeant in 1940. He was attached to No. 83 Squadron, flying Handley Page Hampden bombers as a wireless operator/gunner. Victoria Cross On 15 September 1940 over Antwerp, Belgium, after a successful attack on German barges, the Handley Page Hampden bomber (serial P1355) in which Sergeant Hannah was wireless operator/air gunner, was subjected to intense anti-aircraft fire, starting a fire which spread quickly. The rear gunner and navigator had to bail out and Sergeant Hannah could have acted likewise, but instead he remained to fight the fire, first with two extinguishers and then with his bare hands. He sustained terrible injuries, but succeeded in putting out the fire and the pilot was able to bring the almost wrecked aircraft back safely. The Canadian pilot of the aircraft, Flying Officer Clare Connor, recommended Hannah receive the Victoria Cross. Connor himself was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. King George VI presented the decorations to Hannah and Connor at an investiture in Buckingham Palace. Eighteen years old at the time of his Victoria Cross action, Hannah was the youngest recipient of the medal for aerial operations and the youngest for the Second World War. Victoria Cross citation The announcement and accompanying citation for the Victoria Cross was published in supplement to the London Gazette on 1 October 1940, reading Later life and death Hannah contracted tuberculosis only a year later in mid-late 1941, brought on no doubt by his weakened condition following the severe burns he sustained during his Victoria Cross action. This necessitated his eventual discharge, with full disability pension, from the RAF in December 1942. However, unable thereafter to take up a full-time job, he initially took a job as a taxi driver (using a car his aunt had lent him) but due to increasing ill health he returned the car in 1943. He then found it increasingly difficult to support his wife and three small daughters, and his health ultimately gave out. He died on 7 June 1947 at Markfield Sanatorium in Leicester, where he had been lying for four months. He is buried in the churchyard of St James the Great Church, Church Hill, Birstall, north Leicester. His wife, Janet Hannah, is also interred there with her husband. An inscription to her reads "Loved and remembered always Janet Hannah Aged 83 years". Hannah's headstone is inscribed: "Courageous Duty Done In Love, He Serves His Pilot Now Above." His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London.

Joshua dei Cantori

Joshua dei Cantori was a converted Italian Jew who attacked the Talmud at Cremona in 1559. According to Moritz Steinschneider, he belonged to the family Cantarini. In consequence of a dispute with Joseph Ottolenghi, who was head of the Talmudical school of Cremona, Cantori, in order to avenge himself on his adversary, appeared with the converted Jew Baptista Vittorio Eliano and denounced the Talmud as containing blasphemies against the Christian faith. The result of this accusation was the public burning of 10,000 to 15,000 Hebrew books in 1559 at Cremona. Joseph ha-Kohen records this incident, and adds that later Cantori was found assassinated in a street of Cremona, and was buried "behind the board" in the Jewish cemetery of that city as a mark of contumely. According to another source quoted by J. Wolf, Cantori was a convert to Christianity.

Indonesia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Indonesia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Results by event Archery Women's Individual Competition: Tjoeij Lin Alienilin - 2100 points (37th place) Athletics Women's Individual Competition: Women's 100 metres Carolina Rieuwpassa - 12.23 second (Heat 4, 6 place = did not advance)) Women's 200 metres Carolina Rieuwpassa - 25.03 second (Quarterfinals, 7 place = did not advance)) Boxing Men's bantamweight Ferry Moniaga - (Quarterfinal Lost to Orlando Martinez) Men's middleweight Wiem Gommies - (Round 1 Lost to Vyacheslav Lemeshev) Diving Women's 3m Springboard: Mirnawati Hardjolukito - 188.94 points (30th place) Weightlifting Men's 52 kg (flyweight) Charlie Depthios (9 place) totally 310 kilogrammers

Khalil Rountree Jr.

Khalil Rountree Jr. (born February 6, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Rountree was born in Los Angeles, California. When he was two years old, his father was shot and killed in an attempted robbery while working as the tour manager for Boyz II Men. Growing up overweight and self-described as "non-confrontational," Rountree was in a band traveling the country. Eating unhealthy and smoking cigarettes, he decided to begin training after watching The Ultimate Fighter with his brother. At the age of 20 and weighing 300 lbs., Rountree joined Wand Fight Team gym in an attempt to lose weight. After one year of MMA training, Rountree started his MMA amateur career in 2011. Khalil trains at Syndicate MMA Las Vegas. Before his UFC 236 fight against Eryk Anders, Rountree trained in Thailand, focusing on Muay Thai. Mixed martial arts career Early career Rountree had a record of 6-1 in his amateur fights, competing as a Middleweight under the Tuff-N-Uff and King of the Cage (KOTC) banners. He amassed a record of 4-0 in his professional career fighting in Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) prior to joining the UFC. The Ultimate Fighter In April 2016, Rountree competed as a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia. In the first round, he faced Muhammed DeReese and won via knockout. In the elimination round, he faced Cory Hendricks and lost via submission in the first round. Later in the show, Hendricks withdrew himself from the competition due to neck injury and Dana White decided to bring back Rountree for the semi-final round. Rountree moved on to faced Josh Stansbury and won via knockout in the first round to advance face Andrew Sanchez at the finale. Ultimate Fighting Championship Rountree made his promotional debut on July 8, 2016 at UFC The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale for the TUF 23 Light Heavyweight title against Andrew Sanchez. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Rountree next faced Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson on November 27, 2016. He was submitted via rear-naked choke in round one. On his third fight Rountree faced Daniel Jolly at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie on February 4, 2017. He won via knockout in the first round. Rountree faced Paul Craig on July 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Rountree was expected to face Gökhan Saki on December 30, 2017 at UFC 219. However, Saki was forced to pull out, citing knee injury, and was replaced by Michał Oleksiejczuk. Rountree lost the fight by unanimous decision. However, after the fight, it was revealed that Oleksiejczuk had tested positive for clomiphene, an anti-estrogenic substance. As a result, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) officially overturned the result of the fight to a no contest. The bout between Rountree and Gökhan Saki eventually took place at UFC 226 on July 7, 2018. Rountree won the fight via knockout in round one. This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award. Rountree faced promotional newcomer Johnny Walker on November 17, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 140. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Rountree faced Eryk Anders on April 13, 2019 at UFC 236. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Rountree faced Ion Cuțelaba on September 28, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 18. He lost via TKO in the first round. Rountree is expected to face Sam Alvey on March 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 8. The fight is expected to be Rountree's retirement bout. Championships and achievements Ultimate Fighting Championship) Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Gökhan Saki Personal life Rountree enjoys dancing and listening to music. He is a fan of the Village People. Mixed martial arts record |- |Loss |align=center|8–4 (1) |Ion Cuțelaba |TKO (elbows) |UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:35 |Copenhagen, Denmark | |- |Win |align=center|8–3 (1) |Eryk Anders |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 236 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|7–3 (1) |Johnny Walker |KO (elbow) |UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:57 |Buenos Aires, Argentina | |- |Win |align=center|7–2 (1) |Gökhan Saki |TKO (punches) |UFC 226 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:36 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |NC |align=center|6–2 (1) |Michał Oleksiejczuk |NC (overturned) |UFC 219 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|6–2 |Paul Craig |KO (punches) |UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:56 |Glasgow, Scotland | |- | Win | align=center| 5–2 | Daniel Jolly | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:52 | Houston, Texas, United States | |- |Loss | align=center| 4–2 | Tyson Pedro | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:07 | Melbourne, Australia | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–1 | Andrew Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Justin Polendey | KO (punch) | RFA 33 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:42 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Cameron Olson | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 25 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Blake Troop | KO (punch) | RFA 21 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:39 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Livingston Lukow | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 15 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Culver City, California, United States | |- |- |Win |align=center|2–1 |Josh Stansbury |TKO (punches) |rowspan=3|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia | (airdate) |align=center|1 |align=center|4:15 |rowspan=3|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|1–1 |Cory Hendricks |Submission (rear-naked choke) | (airdate) |align=center|1 |align=center|2:34 | |- |Win |align=center|1–0 |Muhammed Dereese |TKO (punches and soccer kicks to the body) | (airdate) |align=center|2 |align=center|0:38 | |-

81 Ceti b

81 Ceti b (abbreviated 81 Cet b) is an extrasolar planet approximately 331 light years away in the constellation of Cetus. It orbits the G-type giant star 81 Ceti at an average distance of 2.5 AU, taking about 2.6 years to revolve with an eccentricity of 20.6. Discovery The preprint announcing this planet was submitted to the arXiv electronic repository on July 2, 2008 by Bun'ei Sato and collaborators, who discovered it using the Doppler Spectroscopy method, during the Okayama Planet Search radial velocity survey of G and K giants at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory.

Monica Elfvin

Monica Elfvin (born 22 November 1938) is a Swedish gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Brenda's Got a Baby

"Brenda's Got a Baby" is the second single by Tupac Shakur from his debut album 2Pacalypse Now. The song, which features R&B singer Dave Hollister singing background vocals with Roniece Levias, is about a 12-year-old girl named Brenda who lives in a ghetto and has a baby she can't support. The song explores the issue of teen pregnancy and its effect on young mothers and their families. Like many of Shakur's songs, "Brenda's Got a Baby" draws from the plight of the impoverished. Using Brenda to represent young mothers in general, Shakur criticises the low level of support from the baby's father, the government, and society in general. Shakur wrote the song while filming the feature film Juice, after reading a newspaper article about a 12-year-old girl who became pregnant by her cousin and threw the baby into a trash compactor. Lyrics The opening consists of a duet singing the song's title twice. Much of the rest of the song is one long verse performed by Tupac. The verse begins with Tupac telling a group that he has heard about Brenda's pregnancy. He also notes that she has had virtually no education, and calls this a "damn shame" because she has little hope of a future. Her family is very poor and her father is a drug addict. Brenda is impregnated by her unnamed boyfriend, who is also her cousin, but she is successfully able to hide her pregnancy. Tupac explains that her family wouldn't care if she gave birth, as long as they got their cut of the government assistance. Although she believes that her cousin (her baby's father) will stay with her and help her raise their child, he is merely a molester, and abandons her before she gives birth on the bathroom floor. She throws the baby into a 'trash heap' but later retrieves it when she hears it crying. Her mother scolds her severely, and Brenda becomes so ashamed of herself that she runs away from home. Brenda is now forced to live alone, and unsuccessfully seeks employment. Her attempt to sell crack cocaine results in robbery, and eventually she views prostitution as her only way to earn money and survive. This life path leads to her getting murdered. The fates of her parents, her cousin, and the baby are left unexplained. The song's final minute consists of a chorus singing "Don't you know she's got a baby?" repeatedly. The beginning of the song can be heard in The Game's song "Street Riders" 2Pac has another song which he made late in his career which deals with this same subject called "Mama's Just a Little Girl". The song can be found on his fourth posthumous studio album Better Dayz. Music video The video of the song is in black-and-white. It was made to visualize what Shakur narrates. The first part shows Shakur and "Brenda" and then the actual story starts. Ethel "Edy" Proctor portrays Brenda. The video begins with "based on a true story," although the characters themselves are fictitious, Shakur wrote the song after reading a story in the newspaper of a 12-year-old girl getting pregnant by her cousin and trying to dispose of the baby in a trash can. Parts of the video were included in Tupac: Resurrection, a 2003 documentary on 2Pac's life, in a television show later in the music video of "Ghetto Gospel", in the music video of "Changes" and appears as a bonus in its entirety on the film's DVD. Part of the video and song was played in 2Pac's biopic film, All Eyez on Me, released on June 16, 2017. The video was directed by the Hughes brothers. Charts

La Blanca

La Blanca is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in present-day Retalhuleu Department, western Guatemala. It has an occupation dating predominantly from the Middle Preclassic (900–600 BC) period of Mesoamerican chronology. This site belongs to the later period of the Mokaya culture. The site At its peak, this was one of the largest known Mesoamerican sites of that era. It is located on the western Pacific coast, where it rose to become the major regional center following the decline of an earlier polity at Ojo de Agua, Chiapas. La Blanca's regional dominance appears to have lasted approximately three centuries, until it was eclipsed by Ujuxte, 13 km east. This 300-year period is defined as belonging to the Conchas phase. The site covered over 200ha at its peak and boasted some of the earliest monumental architecture in Mesoamerica. Mound 1 The site had the highest pyramid in the Pacific Lowlands at 25 meters high (Mound 1). It was built c. 900 BC, and was one of the first pyramidal temples in Mesoamerica, measuring 150 x 90m at its base. Monument 3 Monument 3 was discovered in La Blanca Mound 9, in a residential zone thought to be largely or completely elite. Excavations of the mound initially revealed domestic features such as floors, burials. Monument 3 is unique in Mesoamerican archaeology. Found on the western slope of the mound, it consists of a sculpture in the shape of a quatrefoil. It was formed of rammed earth, or sandy loam. The rammed earth was then coated with dark brown (nearly black) clay. The inner rim of the sculpture was painted with hematite red. The monument is 2.1 m in diameter The La Blanca quatrefoil has a channel within the rim that probably carried water to the interior basin. The initial hypothesis is that the sculpture functioned as a locus of ritual in which water, or notions of fertility, were invoked. Such an idea is consistent with the quatrefoil shape, which in the Classic period iconography symbolizes a watery portal to the supernatural realm. Dating to approximately 850 B.C., the La Blanca sculpture appears to be the earliest example of a quatrefoil known in Mesoamerica. The inclination of the external rings, the presence of the channel, as well as the concavity of the basin all suggest that Monument 3 was meant to contain liquid. Fluid would flow into the centre of the basin. The use of water-filled basins in Preclassic-period Oaxaca provides a useful parallel, because such rituals were employed in rites of divination. La Blanca figurines Abundance of hand-modeled ceramic figurines have been found at La Blanca. A series of figurines from La Blanca bear the puffy facial features associated with the Potbelly sculpture tradition, as well as with the massive heads of the Monte Alto culture. Some of the figurines have facial features that anticipate those of the Monte Alto heads and potbellies, including the closed eyes with puffy lids and swollen cheeks. Notes

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States federal government's Environmental Protection Agency, and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes. The Administrator is nominated by the President of the United States and must be confirmed by a vote of the Senate. The office of Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 in legislation that created the agency. The EPA Administrator is customarily accorded Cabinet rank by the President and sits with the President, Vice President, and the 15 Cabinet Secretaries. Since the late 1980s, there has been a movement to make the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a Cabinet Secretary, thus making the EPA a 16th Cabinet department, dealing with environmental policy. The Administrator of the EPA is equivalent to the position of Minister of the Environment in other countries. President Trump's first EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, resigned effective July 6, 2018, amid a series of scandals. Deputy Administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, started serving as acting administrator on July 9, 2018. Wheeler was confirmed as EPA Administrator on February 28, 2019. List of Administrators Acting Administrators Note that Acting Administrators usually assume the office in the interim period between the resignation of a previous Administrator and the confirmation of his or her successor, including during the transition period between two presidential administrations, before the successor has been nominated and confirmed. Acting Administrators come from within the EPA and usually hold an office that is subject to Senate confirmation before becoming the Acting Administrator. Linda Fisher and Stephen L. Johnson had served as Deputy Administrator when they became Acting Administrator. Marianne Lamont Horinko was an Assistant Administrator at the time. They are not subject to Senate confirmation to serve as the Acting Administrator, though to continue to serve as a full-fledged Administrator (as in the case of Lee M. Thomas or Stephen L. Johnson), they must be confirmed by the Senate. Line of succession The line of succession for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is as follows: Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency General Counsel Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Chief Financial Officer Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development Assistant Administrator for the Office of International and Tribal Affairs Assistant Administrator for the Office of Administration and Resources Management Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information Regional Administrator, Region 7 (Kansas City, Kansas) Principal Deputy General Counsel Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2 (New York, New York) Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5 (Chicago, Illinois)

Sarigan

Sarigan is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory. Sarigan is located northeast of Anatahan island, south of Guguan and north of Saipan, the largest island in the Northern Marianas. Geography Sarigan is roughly triangular in shape, with a length of and a width of and an area of . The island is the summit of a stratovolcano which rises to an altitude of above sea level at its highest peak. The volcano is topped by a caldera, 750 meters in diameter, with an ash cone and two lava domes, which produced lava flows which reached the coast. No eruptions have been recorded in the historical period, although a swarm of volcano-tectonic earthquakes took place here in the summer of 2005. Landing on Sarigan is difficult because perpendicular cliffs surround much of the island. It has many ravines and valleys with dense tropical vegetation, particularly on the northern side of the island. The stratovolcano is at the southern end of the island, and there is a plateau north of it with an elevation of and a width of . To the north of the plateau are steep, vegetation-covered slopes, which go down to the sea. The island's northwestern coast is the most habitable, climbing from an elevation of to in and having a lot of vegetation. Approximately south of Sarigan is the South Sarigan Seamount, a submarine volcano with several peaks, with a maximum height of approximately 184 meters below sea level. It briefly erupted in May 2010 producing a plume of water vapor approximately 12 kilometers high. History Sarigan was originally settled by the Chamorros. The island was first charted by Europeans in late October 1543 by Spanish explorer Bernardo de la Torre on board of the carrack San Juan de Letrán when trying to return from Sarangani to New Spain. In 1695, the natives were forcibly removed to Saipan, and three years later to Guam. Following the sale of the Northern Marianas by Spain to the German Empire in 1899, Agrigan was administered as part of German New Guinea. The island was used as a penal colony from 1900-1906. The prisoners, who lived some with their families on Sarigan were mainly employed by the coconut plantations. In 1909, the island was leased by the Pagan Society, a German-Japanese partnership, which continued to export copra. The company also employed fowlers to hunt birds for feathers for export to Japan and Europe. However, the Pagan Society fell into financial difficulties from 1912. During World War I, Sarigan came under the control of the Empire of Japan and was administered as the South Pacific Mandate. In the 1930s, between 10 and 20 families lived on the island. Following World War II, the island came under the control of the United States and after World War II, the residents were removed from the island. As of 1947, the island was administered as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Since 1978, the island has been part of the Northern Islands Municipality of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Today, the island is a nature preserve, and in the mid-1990s, a project was launched to rid Sarigan of its population of feral animals; today, only a few cats remain. Sarigan has been proposed as a site for relocation of endangered birds from Guam and Saipan. On May 28, 2010 a submarine volcano to the south erupted a brief cloud of steam and ash that briefly rose to and left a trail of pumice debris on the surface of the water. Sarigan was declared off-limits by the government of the Northern Mariana Islands after the eruption. Notes

Trefflé Berthiaume

Trefflé Berthiaume (August 4, 1848 – January 2, 1915) was a Canadian typographer, newspaperman and politician. He was born in Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada as one of the five children of Gédéon Berthiaume and Éléonore Normandin. Berthiaume was only four years old when his father died. In 1859, after his primary schooling, he joined the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. After school, he was an apprentice to a tailor for more than two years. In 1863, he started training as a typographer, a profession which he worked in for some time. In 1884, he founded the Gebhardt and Berthiaume Lithographing and Printing Company Limited. In 1884, he was a co-founder of the magazine Le Monde illustré. In 1889, he became in charge of the editing, printing, and distribution of the Montreal newspaper La Presse. He became the owner in 1894. What was once "a struggling paper of doubtful prospects", he helped La Presse to become a sensationalistic people's paper with articles on crime reporting, lurid reports with moralistic comments. It once featured drawings of a female murderer's thoughts. He was called to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Alma in 1896 and served until his death in 1915. He died in Montreal in 1915 and is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

Olivier Trudel

Olivier Trudel (October 25, 1781 – August 19, 1859) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Champlain in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1838. He was born in Batiscan, Quebec, the son of François Trudel and Suzanne Lefebvre. He lived at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan. Trudel supported the Parti patriote and voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He was married twice: to Marguerite Toutant in 1808 and to Marie-Josephte Hamelin in 1853. Trudel died at Saint-Prosper at the age of 77. He was the grandfather of François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel who later served in the Quebec Legislative Assembly and the Canadian Senate.

Newcastle City Hall

The Newcastle City Hall (currently known as O2 City Hall Newcastle for sponsorship reasons) is a concert hall located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has hosted many popular music and classical artists throughout the years, as well as standup and comedy acts. The venue is operated by Academy Music Group and named under a group sponsorship agreement with telecoms company O2. History Opened in 1927, the Newcastle City Hall was built as a part of a development which also included the adjacent City Pool. It has since become a venue for orchestras, rock and pop bands, and comedy acts, as well as for celebrity recitals, talks and civic functions. Closure threat and current operations In November 2012, Newcastle City Council announced that, as part of a wider cost-cutting process, the future of the City Hall and the adjacent City Pool was under review, with a number of options being considered including closure or handing over the venue to an external operator. Council leader Nick Forbes pre-empted the outcome of the consultations process by stating that the City Hall has "No long-term future". In response, a 13,000 name petition against closure was presented to Newcastle City Council on 31 January 2013 by members of the Facebook 'North East Music History Group'. The City Pool has since closed, although the City Hall remains open. In April 2016 it was announced that the Theatre Royal Trust had taken over management of the venue. In May 2019 the Theatre Royal Trust transferred the City Hall operations to Academy Music Group, who operate the nearby O2 Academy Newcastle, and the venue was renamed as O2 City Hall Newcastle. Organ In 1928, to create the city's first dedicated concert venue, a Harrison and Harrison organ was built. A concert instrument, as opposed to a cathedral specification, it has been used for choral and orchestral concerts as well as organ recitals. It has 4,274 pipes, with a number of unique stops and has been described as "A Rolls-Royce" of organs. The organ is currently in a poor state of repair, although as a result of its neglect, the instrument is probably the last and largest example of a Harrison tubular-pneumatic action (most other large organs were converted to electro-pneumatic action after World War II). The organ is also unusual in that it is unaltered, as most comparable organs have been modified, added-to or revoiced. The British Institute of Organ Studies awarded it a Grade 1 Historic Organ Certificate in 2003, and it is classified as part of the hall's Grade II status. Noted musical acts In July 1970, Lindisfarne made their debut appearance at Newcastle City Hall. On 7 May 1971, country rock band The Byrds performed there as part of their 1971 UK Tour in front of a sell out crowd. This was the same tour that yielded the Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 album. In December 1976, as a one-off gig, Lindisfarne played three sell-out concerts in the City Hall. This was repeated in the following years as Lindisfarne got back together, with 132 shows in total at the venue. In 1981, Motörhead recorded the majority of the tracks for their live album, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, at the City Hall. The album was #1 on the UK billboard charts for almost 2 months following its release that year. That same year, Slade performed and recorded their show, which was later released as a live album, entitled Slade on Stage. Emerson, Lake & Palmer recorded their live album, Pictures at an Exhibition, there on 26 March 1971. In June 1973, Wishbone Ash recorded tracks at the City Hall for the live album Live Dates. Roxy Music recorded tracks for Viva Roxy Music at the City Hall on October 1974 The Animals reunited and performed there for a one-off performance in 1968, after lead vocalist Eric Burdon disbanded them and formed a new version of the band. Rammstein played at the city hall in 1997. In December 2013, Ray Jackson performed with a new lineup of Lindisfarne, as part of the efforts to keep Newcastle City Hall as a music venue.

Griever: An American Monkey King in China

Griever: An American Monkey King in China is a 1986 novel by Gerald Vizenor. It won the 1986 New York Fiction Collective Award and the 1988 American Book Award. The book is important both because it establishes the trickster figure of Griever de Hocus, whom Vizenor had created in his 1985 story "Luminous Thighs" and whom he would use again in The Trickster of Liberty, and because Vizenor takes Native American stories and themes outside the Americas and into China, establishing a connection to Chinese trickster figures, most notably Sun Wukong the Monkey King. Based partly on Vizenor's own experiences as a visiting professor in China, the novel follows mixedblood Griever de Hocus as he takes up a teaching position in Tianjin. While there, Griever makes numerous connections between Native American history and the neocolonialism he sees occurring in communist China; for instance, by giving his pet rooster the name Matteo Ricci, Vizenor connects the Westernization process in China with the political and religious colonization of the Americas. Along the way, Griever casts himself as a modern Monkey King, proclaiming liberation to the Chinese and joining up with modernized versions of the Monkey King's companions.

Mad scientists of Stanisław Lem

Mad scientists appear in fiction of Stanisław Lem in the memoirs of Lem's starfaring vagabond Ijon Tichy, collected in The Star Diaries and Memoirs of a Space Traveller. They include professors Corcoran, who created several artificial universes in isolated lockers; Decantor, who created an immortal soul, Zazul, who cloned himself and was apparently killed by the clone who took his place; Diagoras, who created progressing makes of an "independent and self-perfecting device that is capable of spontaneous thought" and was unwittingly used by the two of them as a communication medium; doctor Vliperdius, a robot doctor who runs an asylum for mentally ill robots; and professor A. Dońda. Dońda catastrophically succeeded in his quest to prove mass-information equivalence, analogous to mass–energy equivalence: by accumulating a huge amount of useless information in a supercomputer, Donda made the total amount of information accumulated by the humanity to cross a certain threshold, after which it all converted into a new universe, leaving the humanity without any knowledge. Professor mathematician Ammon Lymphater from the 1961 short story Formula Lymphatera became interested in the emerging science of cybernetics and information theory, and started studying the works of an animal brain, the ant's brain in particular. He took note that the inherited knowledge is an evolutionary advantage somehow not exploited in full by the evolution. Eventually he came to a conclusion that only by pure biological restrictions that adaptive abilities of insects were stopped in their tracks by the evolution. He went on further wondering whether the ants have an ability to apriori knowledge, i.e., knowledge neither inherited nor learned. He decided to consult a famous myrmecologist, who told him about a rare ant species Acanthis Rubra Willinsoniana with exceptionally high adaptability... Eventually Lymphater devised and constructed "It" capable of instant precognition of everything within "Its" rapidly expanding perception range. From "It" Lymphater learns that the humanity is not the "crown of evolution", but rather evolution's tool to create "It", because the evolution could not create "It" directly (confirming Lymphater's reasoning about ants). Realizing that the Superentity "It" renders the human civilization redundant and obsolete, Lymphater destroys "It". "It" already knew Lymphater's intentions, but not worried, knowing that sooner or later some one else will create "It" again and again. "It" was only the first variant of Lymphater's formula and the second variant is possible. Lyphater wonders whether the second one would be capable to create the third stage of the evolution which would amount to an artificial God... Physicist Molteris (1961 short story Fizyk Molteris) invented a time machine and died during time travel forward, oblivious to the fact that he will age with time. Some of these professors and some more unnamed ones, in words of Peter Swirski, strove to "inflict social panacea on entire populations", a part of Lem's philosophical analysis of social engineering.<ref>Peter Swirski, The Art and Science of Stanislaw Lem", 2006, , p.50</ref> Professor Farragus from Lem's early novelette Koniec świata o ósmej (End of the World at Eight O'Clock) irritated by a non-recognition of his fundamental discovery decides to prove he is right by destructing the Universe. It was one of the earlier Lem's stories, first printed in Co Tydzień Powieść, Katowice, 1947, no.67, p. 2-12. The collection Dzienniki gwiazdowe (The Star Diaries), Warszawa, Iskry, 1957, includes a revised version. The early version was reprinted in Lem's selection of early works Lata czterdzieste / Dyktanda (2005, ). In May 2015, Polish TV broadcast the play Koniec świata o ósmej created by theatre "Sfinks" (an attempt of the revival of the scene "Sfinks" of the Theatre of Sensation and Science Fiction "Kobra" (:pl:Teatr Sensacji i Fantastyki). Previously "Sfinks" aired this play on December 19, 1963. In 28th Voyage of Tichy's Star Diaries, it is revealed that there were mad scientists in the family of Tichy himself: his grandfather, Jeremiasz Tichy "decided to create the General Theory of Everything, and nothing stopped him from doing this". A fictional review of a non-existing book Non Serviam supposedly written by Professor James Dobb, discuses Dobb's ideas about "personetics", the simulated creation of intelligent beings ("personoids") inside a computer, a development of professor Corcoran's ideas. Professor Cezar Kouska (alias Benedykt Kouska), in his two (fictional) books De Impossibilitate Vitae and De Impossibilitate Prognoscendi ( ("On the Impossibility of Life" and "On the Impossibility of Prognostication"), "reviewed" by Lem in A Perfect Vacuum proves that life is impossible and the probability theory is a bunk. Professor Kouska is the namesake of "Kouska's fallacy" in reasoning about concurrent happening of two highly improbable real-life events: in calculating of the probability of such a happening it is fallacious to assume that they are independent. The short story Professor Zazul first appeared in the 1961 collection Księga robotów (Robots' Book). It served as a base of a TV short film Profesor Zazul directed by Marek Nowicki and Jerzy Stawicki (shot in 1962, produced in 1965, premiered on August 27, 1968). "Awatary, kosmici i szaleni naukowcy - zapomniane filmy science-fiction" An encounter of Tichy with professor Corcoran was made into a TV show Przypadek Ijona Tichego'' (1999) by Lech Raczak. The story of professor Decantor raises a philosophical question of whether immortality has an inherent worth. Decantor gave immortality to his wife by writing the contents of her mind on a crystal, but this involved termination of her physical existence. Tichy argues this was in fact murder rather than afterlife. In his opinion, an eternal life without external sensations would be the worst torment ever. "People do no want immortality.<...> They simply do not want to die. They want to live, professor. They want to feel the ground under the feet, to see the clouds above the heads, to love other people, to be with them, and to think about this. Noting more."

Candidates of the 1937 Tasmanian state election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1937 Tasmanian state election, held on 20 February 1937. Retiring Members Nationalist Sir John Evans MHA (Franklin) Claude James MHA (Bass) House of Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*). Bass Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Darwin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending two seats. Independent MHA George Carruthers was defending one seat. Franklin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending two seats, although independent MHA Benjamin Pearsall had joined the Nationalists and was running on their ticket. Wilmot Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats, although independent MHA George Becker had joined the Labor Party and was running on their ticket. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats.

Screen time (disambiguation)

Screen time is the amount of time electronic devices are used. Screen time, Screentime or Screen Time may also refer to: Screen Time - an iOS 12 feature which tracks how long iOS devices are used for. Screentime - an Australian-based television production company Screen Time (TV series) - am Australian TV series

Walter Centeno

Wálter Centeno Corea (born 6 October 1974) is a retired Costa Rican football midfielder who is one of Costa Rica's best players. He had sublime vision and passing skills. He also had good dribbling abilities, great technique and a top eye for goal. He was a regular member of the national team. He holds the record for appearances with the Costa Rican national team, having gained 137 caps (135 FIFA official caps) and scored 24 goals along the way. Club career Saprissa Nicknamed Paté, Centeno started his career at Saprissa, who loaned him out to Belén for whom he would make his professional debut on 4 February 1995 against Alajuelense. He scored his first goal on 3 September 1995 for Belén against Turrialba. He earned his nickname in his childhood due to his love for eating pate's. AEK Athens After 7 years at Saprissa he had a short spell abroad when he moved to AEK Athens of Greece. While playing for AEK, he participated in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage managing to score in the team's away home draws against Real Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (2–2) and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico (1–1). He however returned to Saprissa after one season in Europe. Back at Saprissa He was named the Best player of the 2003–04 Costa Rican season by the Costa Rican sports media, after scoring 9 goals while orchestrating Saprissa's offense, helping the team to win the league. With Saprissa, he has won 10 national championships and 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup, won the title with a 3–2 aggregate win over Mexico's UNAM Pumas in the final, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. His appearance at this tournament was considered as outstanding by FIFA experts. He retired in 2012, his final league match was on 5 May 2012 for Saprissa against Santos de Guápiles. Saprissa retired the no. 8 shirt in his honour as well as definitely retiring the no. 10 shirt of Alonso Solís. Puerto Rico In April 2013, Centeno came out of retirement to join Puerto Rican side Bayamón. International career Centeno played his first game for the Costa Rican national team on 27 September 1995 against Jamaica. He has been a fixture for the team for the last thirteen years, playing in the Pan American Games held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1995; the Copa América tournaments of 1997, 2001 and 2004; plus the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006. On 1 April 2009, he surpassed the record of caps for Costa Rica (held then by Luis Marín, 124 caps, 5 goals) as at 18 November 2009 he has 137 caps and 24 goals. He was the captain of Costa Rica national football team for the last part of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifications. Rodrigo Kenton, the appointed manager replacing the fired Hernan Medford, chose him for covering this important role in the team because of his experience, hardening and leadership. Centeno played his last game on the national team on 18 November 2009, where they tied 1–1, in which he scored. The game meant that Costa Rica will not be in World Cup 2010. Centeno's goal was his last with as an International player, and it also marked the last goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage. Shortly after that game, he announced his quitting from national team. International goals Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first. Personal life Centeno is a son of Benigno Centeno and Lidieth Corea and he is married to Vivian Gutiérrez with whom he has three children. Honours Club Deportivo Saprissa Primera División de Costa Rica (10) Titles : 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura-Invierno, Verano-Apertura 2008, Campeonato de Verano-Clausura 2010 CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 2005 Copa Interclubes UNCAF (2): 1998, 2003 FIFA Club World Cup: Third Place: 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Country Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup: Runner-up: Details UNCAF Nations Cup: Winner: 1999, 2003, 2007 Runner-up: 2001

Thomas Billing

Sir Thomas Billing (died 1481) was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench. Early life and career Billing is said by Fuller to have been a native of Northamptonshire, where two villages near Northampton bear his name, and to have afterwards lived in state at Astwell in that county. Lord Campbell says he was an attorney's clerk; but this seems doubtful. He was, at any rate, a member of Gray's Inn. Writing to one Ledam, Billing says : 'I would ye should do well, because ye are a fellow of Gray's Inn, where I was fellow ' (Paston Letters, i. 43, 53), and, according to a Gray's Inn manuscript, he was a reader there. His social position was sufficient to enable him to be on terms of intimacy with the families of Paston and of Baron Grey de Ruthyn. He was Burgess (Member of Parliament) for Northamptonshire, 1445–46; Burgess (Member of Parliament) for London, 1449, and Recorder of London, 1450–1454. Along with seven others he received the coif as serjeant-at-law in 2 January 1453 – 1454, and in the Hilary term of that year is first mentioned as arguing at the bar. Thenceforward his name is frequent in the reports. King’s serjeant Lord-chancellor Waynflete appointed him king's Serjeant 21 April 1458, and Lord Campbell, citing an otherwise unknown pamphlet of Billing in favour of the Lancastrian cause, says that with the attorney-general and solicitor-general he argued the cause of King Henry VI at the bar of the House of Lords. The entry in the Parliamentary Rolls, however, indicates that the judges and king's Serjeants excused themselves from giving an opinion in the matter. About the same time Billing appears to have been knighted, and on the accession of Edward IV his patent of king's Serjeant was renewed, and in the first parliament of this reign he was named, along with Serjeants Lyttelton and Laken, a referee in a cause between the Bishop of Winchester and some of his tenants. He is said by Lord Campbell to have exerted himself actively against King Henry, Queen Margaret, and the Lancastrians, and to have helped to frame the act of attainder of Sir John Fortescue, chief justice of the king's bench, for being engaged in the Battle of Towton, and to have advised the grant of a pardon, on condition that the opinions of the treatise ‘De Laudibus’ should be retracted. Judge of the King's Bench At any rate, in 1464 (9 Aug.), Billing was added to the three judges of the king's bench, but by the king's writ only: and the question being thereupon raised, it was decided that a commission in addition to the writ was required for the appointment of a justice of assize. Baker in his Chronology,' and Hale in his ‘Pleas of the Crown,' says that on the trial of Walter Walker for treason in 1460, for having said to his son, 'Tom, if thou behavest thyself well, I will make thee heir to the Crown' i.e. of the Crown Inn, of which he was landlord, Billing ruled a conviction, and Lord Campbell accepts the story. But it would seem from the report of the judgment of Chief-justice Bromley in the trial of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, 17 April 1554, that the judge at that trial was John Markham, afterwards chief justice next before Billing, and that he directed an acquittal. Chief Justice of the King’s Bench Billing succeeded Markham as chief justice of the king's bench in 23 January 1468 – 1469, having precedence over Yelverton and Bingham, justices of the king's bench; and this office he retained in spite of political changes. For when Henry VI for a few months regained the throne new patents were at once issued, 9 October 1470; and when Edward IV overthrew him, 17 June 1471, he, along with almost all the other judges, was confirmed in his seat. It is suggested that he may have owed this less to his legal talents than to the support of the Earl of Warwick. In 1477 Billing tried Burdet of Arrow, Warwickshire, a dependent of the Duke of Clarence, for treason, committed in 1474, in saying of a stag, 'I wish that the buck, horns and all, were in the king's belly,' for which he was executed. Billing is also said to have been concerned in the trial of the Duke of Clarence himself. He continued to sit in court until 5 May 1481, when he died testate and was buried in Bittlesden Abbey, Buckinghamshire. His tombstone is now in Wappenham Church, Northamptonshire. His successor was Sir William Hussey. Family life He married (1st) Katherine Gifford, who died 8 March 1479. They had five sons, including Thomas, his heir, who died in 1500 without male issue, and four daughters. He married (2nd) Mary Folville, widow successively of William Cotton, Receiver-general of the Duchy of Lancaster, Treasurer of the Queen’s Household (killed at the 2nd Battle of St. Albans in 1461), and Thomas Lacy, of Grantchester, Cambridgeshire (died 1479), and daughter and co-heiress of John Folville, Esq., of Sileby, Rotherby, Queniborough, etc., Leicestershire, by Joan, daughter of Robert Wesenham (died 1399), of Conington, Huntingdonshire. She was born about 1423 (aged 54 in 1477). In 1483 his widow and executrix, Mary, sued William Stokker, Knt., Mayor of the Staple of Calais, in the Exchequer of Pleas regarding a debt. She was pardoned 20 Nov. 1484. Mary died 14 March 1499/1500, and was buried on the south side of the altar of the church of St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex by her 1st husband.

Back in Bean's Bag

Back in Bean's Bag is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins with trumpeter Clark Terry which was recorded in late 1962 and released on the Columbia label. Reception Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "Hawkins teamed up with the personable trumpeter Clark Terry for this upbeat set of solid swing. Terry in particular is in exuberant form on "Feedin' the Bean" and a delightful version of "Don't Worry About Me," but Hawkins's playing (particularly on the trumpeter's ballad "Michelle") is also in fine form". Track listing "A Tune for the Tutor" (Pat Patrick) – 6:27 "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 3:16 "Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 5:05 "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) – 8:09 "Feedin' the Bean" (Count Basie) – 6:18 "Michelle" (Clark Terry) – 3:29 "Squeeze Me" (Waller, Clarence Williams) – 5:01 "Tommy's Blues" (Tommy Flanagan) – 6:32 Additional track on reissue Personnel Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn Tommy Flanagan – piano Major Holley – bass Dave Bailey – drums

Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša

Stjepan (modernist: Stefan) Mitrov Ljubiša (; 29 February 1824, Budva – 11 November 1878, Vienna), was a Serbian and Montenegrin writer and politician. He is famous for his unique short stories, generally ranked among the masterpieces of Serbian literature in its day. These stories are also a symbol of the Serbian rebirth, both for its patriotic message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the Serbian language reform. Biography Although born in the town of Budva, Austrian Empire, Ljubiša traced his ancestry to the hinterland and the Paštrovići clan, a fact he was always proud to stress. One of his cousins was Visarion Ljubiša (1823–84), who later became the Metropolitan of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1882 to 1884. His father Mitar (therefore the patronymic Mitrov) was a seaman whom he rarely saw and died when Stjepan was only 14 years old. His education, mostly in the Italian language, went irregularly since he had to work to help support his family from an early age. Therefore, Ljubiša became an autodidact, educating himself from the books he could find. But the love for national literature revealed itself through the writings of Vuk Karadžić, and his association with Vuk Vrčević, Karadžić's faithful collaborator. When only 19, he was elected to the post of the secretary of the town of Budva. This job forced him into learning more on current laws and was soon considered by the plain folks to be a lawyer and was often approached as such. He started writing court records and even operated as a defender in the local court of law. This self-thought knowledge of his was then acknowledged by the authorities and without taking a judiciary exam he became a public notary. In the revolutionary 1848, Ljubiša was an active member of the ad hoc assembly of Boka Kotorska in Prčanj and held a number of speeches against the Italian cultural dominance and for South-Slav unity. In 1861 he was elected as the deputy of Boka in the Dalmatian parliament in Zadar and not long afterwards he was sent to the parliament in Vienna as an MP of the National Party (then still gathering both Serbs and Croats). From then on he was constantly re-elected to the parliaments in Vienna, and in Zadar. From 1870 to 1878, he was the president of the Dalmatian parliament. In 1878, he was overthrown by the clerical Croat fraction in the National Party led by Mihovil Pavlinović. In his political efforts, he fought against the ethnic Italian domination in Dalmatian politics and culture, for the equality of religions and languages, for the emancipation of Serb populace in Dalmatia, the economic benefit of the province but also for the autonomy of Dalmatia and against the unification with Croatia-Slavonia. Literary critic and historian Jovan Skerlić points out in his book that Ljubiša wrote: Izmeću Bara i Zadra bilo u izobraženoj vrsti samo sedam ljudi, koji nijesu bili izgubili svijest svog imena i porekla. "Between Bar and Zadar there were approximately only seven people, who had not lost track of their ancestral name and descent," demonstrating the extent of Italian influence on the Dalmatian and Montenegrin littoral. His literary work started in 1845 when, led by the ethnographical example of Vuk Karadžić's collaborator, Vuk Vrčević, who eventually became Ljubiša's friend. Ljubiša then went on to publish in "Serbian-Dalmatian Magazine" (Сербско-далматиснки магазин, Serbsko-dalmatinski magazin) notes on life and customs of his Paštrovići clan. In 1868, he also published the first edition of Njegoš’s "Mountain Wreath" in Serbian Latin script. His first short story, Sćepan the Little (Шћепан Мали, Šćepan Mali), was published only in 1868. He sailed in literary waters more actively from 1870, continuing with short stories. All of them appeared in magazines and newspapers his only book being the 1875 "Montenegrin and Littoral Stories" (Приповијести црногорске и приморске, Pripovijesti crnogorske i primorske). In 1877, he started with publishing one hundred short stories named "The Storytelling of Vuk Dojčević" of which only 37 appeared, owing to his premature death. In 1878 in "Serb Dawn" (Српска зора, Srpska zora) magazine in Vienna he published his autobiography. Skerlić compared Ljubiša with his contemporaries, stating that "What Joksim Nović-Otočanin and Jovan Sundečić did for poetry, Ljubiša did for prose writing." Visiting Cetinje to attend the consecration of his cousin Visarion Ljubiša, who was being elevated to a Metropolitan bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Ljubiša fell ill and on his return to Vienna died on 11 November 1878. His earthly remains were transferred to Budva in 1885. His great-great-granddaughter is Marina Perazić, one of the most popular pop singers in the former Yugoslavia during the 1980s. Literary work Coming from the rural background and treasuring all his life contacts with the peasants, Ljubiša wrote in excellent Serbian, which was his strongest source of inspiration. His stories are full with folklore elements, sayings, vivid characters that all showed the character of Serbian people in the Littoral. Comparing his inspiration, national orientation and closed relation with folklore he was dubbed "Njegoš in prose". Although he spent his life in the time of romanticism, his works have an intention of closer and more genuine representation of folk life and therefore Ljubiša is considered one of the first realists in Serb literature. His works remain popular to this very date. His best known works are; Boj na Visu Ščepan Mali Pripovijesti crnogorske i primorske (Dubrovnik, 1875; Belgrade, 1876) The Sale of Patriarch Brkić (Prodaja partijare Brkića) Kanjoš Macedonović Jump Girl (Skočidjevojka) Priest Andrović, the new Obilić (Pop Andrović, novi Obilić) Stealing and Re-Stealing of the Bell (Kradja i prekradja zvona) Storytelling of Vuk Dojčević (Pričanja Vuka Dojčevića) He is also recognized as an excellent translator of the works of Horace, Dante, and Ariosto. Nationality When in 1878 he was disposed and booed by the Croats in the Dalmatian parliament, he replied: "I know why you can’t stand me – because I’m a Serb by nationality and of Orthodox faith." Literature S. M. Ljubiša, Pripovetke, Novi Sad – Beograd, 1957 Miroslav Luketić, Budva, Sveti Stefan, Petrovac, Budva – Cetinje 1966

I'm a Cuckoo

"I'm a Cuckoo" is Belle & Sebastian's second single from Dear Catastrophe Waitress, released on Rough Trade Records in 2004. The track was produced by Trevor Horn. B-side "Stop, Look and Listen" merges into "Passion Fruit" at the end of a song—an instrumental piece which was performed live prior to its release. The front cover features Shantha Roberts. "I'm a Cuckoo" fared better on the UK Singles Chart than previous single "Step into My Office, Baby", reaching number 14. It is the only Belle & Sebastian song to chart in Spain, peaking at number 19, and was their final hit in Sweden, reaching number 59. A Japanese version of the song was released as a B-side to the Japanese version of Belle & Sebastian's subsequent EP, Books. Critical reception An AllMusic reviewer described the track as being "like the indie pop version of Thin Lizzy", who are also mentioned in the lyrics. Music video The video for "I'm a Cuckoo" features Scottish Olympic 100m gold medallist Allan Wells as a running coach and lead singer, Stuart Murdoch, as an aspiring runner. Track listing CD "I'm a Cuckoo" (single edit) – 3:58 "Stop, Look and Listen" – 7:05 "I'm a Cuckoo (by The Avalanches)" – 3:59 "(I Believe In) Travellin' Light" – 2:37 Also features "I'm a Cuckoo" CD-ROM video. 7" vinyl "I'm a Cuckoo" (single edit) – 3:58 "(I Believe In) Travellin' Light" – 2:37 Charts

Tetsujin 28-go (2004 TV series)

is a 2004 Japanese anime series and the remake of the original 1960s anime adaptation, animated by Genco and Palm Studio and written and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa. The series has been released in the United States under its original name by Geneon and in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment, the first time a Tetsujin-28 property has not been localized to Gigantor in America or other English speaking nations. It was then rescued by Discotek Media for a SD Blu-ray release on September 25, 2018, and the movie (being released as Morning Moon of Midday) will be released on sub-only Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack on January 29, 2019. While not fully based on the original manga, it followed an extremely different storyline than in the 1960s series. Plot The story takes place ten years after World War II, approximately the same time as the manga debuted, focused mainly on Shotaro's pursuit to control and fully understand Tetsujin's capabilities, all the while encountering previous creations and scientists from the Tetsujin Project. Cast Shotaro Kaneda Professor Shikishima Chief Ootsuka Kenji Murasame Dr. Furanken Episodes

Human Is

"Human Is" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in Startling Stories, Winter 1955. The plot centers on the crisis facing a woman whose cold and emotionally abusive husband returns from a survey mission to the dying planet Rexor IV, changed for the better—his psyche was replaced by a Rexorian, glad to have escaped the confines of its dying planet. The story was adapted by Jessica Mecklenburg for an episode of the 2017 TV series, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. External links "Human Is" at the Internet Archive

St. Agnes Shibuye

St Agnes Shibuye is a school situated in Kenya's Kakamega County. It was started in 1964. It has 800 students, 48 teachers and all facilities basic necessity. The school's motto is "Discipline for success" and its stated vision is to produce an "exemplary girl". Address - P.O. Box 214, Khayega. The principal is MDM. Grace Opil.

Melpo Kosti

Melpo Kosti is a Greek television and soap opera actress, currently appearing on Erotas. She is best known for her roles in such TV series as Synora Agapis and Pathos. Selected filmography Erotas (2005) TV Series .... Elena Hatzigianni (2007–present) Mi mou les adio (2004) TV Series .... Filippos' mother (2004–2006) Kaneis de leei s' agapo (2004) TV Series .... Katerina Epta thanasimes petheres (TV series) (1 episode) Mistika kai lathi (2003) TV Series Peri anemon kai ydaton (2000) TV Series .... Aglaia Synora agapis (1999) TV Series Pathos (1993) TV Series .... Eva Tis Ellados ta paidia (1993) TV Series (unknown episodes) External links IMDb

Los guerrilleros (1965 film)

Los Guerrilleros is a 1965 Argentine film directed by Lucas Demare. Cast Martín Andrade Carlos Víctor Andriss Ernesto Bianco Juan Buryúa Rey as Gendarme 2 Rafael Chumbito as Gendarme 3 Luis Corradi as Chofer María José Demare Arturo García Buhr José María Langlais Enrique Liporace Víctor Martucci as Padre de Fernando Luis Medina Castro Reynaldo Mompel Bárbara Mujica Ignacio Quirós Marilina Ross Raúl Szabó Olga Zubarry External links

Bowman Township, Bowman County, North Dakota

Bowman Township is a township in Bowman County, North Dakota in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Its population during the 2010 Census was 257.

Watch House Village

Watch House Village is a small village in County Wexford, Ireland, on the River Derry. It is a twin village of the much larger Clonegal in County Carlow on the other side of the river, which forms the county boundary. History It is closely associated with the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Mementoes of the men who fought in several of the battles of the period are to be seen in and around the village and include ‘The Forge Stone’. Michael Connors, a blacksmith from Johnstown, fought at the Battle of Ballyellis, where he suffered a stomach wound. As he made his way home, he died near the Watch House cross and the stone from his forge can still be seen there.

Joe Sirois

Joe Sirois (born January 25, 1972) is an American drummer who plays with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He also played drums for the Boston-based band Street Dogs from 2004 to 2007. Sirois, who grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, knew Bosstone's frontman Dicky Barrett from time shared at Bunker Hill Community College. He replaced former drummer Josh Dalsimer on the band's first American tour and played on More Noise and Other Disturbances and subsequent albums. Sirois plays on Yamaha Maple Custom series drums with a twenty-inch kick, Sabian cymbals, a twelve-inch tom, a fourteen-inch tom, and a sixteen-inch tom. The Street Dogs have recorded two albums with him, Back to the World and Fading American Dream. Joe has also drummed for punk rock bands Roll The Tanks, Jackson United, Bash & Pop, The Aggrolites, and Frank Black and the Catholics. He currently drums for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Bash & Pop. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Amsterdam G's

Amsterdam G's was a semi-professional ice hockey team in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded in 2011 by the group that formerly operated the Amstel Tijgers before it ceased operations in 2010. The team played at the Jaap Edenhal. It participated in the Dutch Cup and the defunct Eredivise league. They were known in their first year of operations as the "Amsterdam Capitals", but changed names after finding a corporate sponsor in 2012. The team was coached by Ron Berteling. North Sea Cup/Eredivisie results Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

Candice Prévost

Candice Prévost (born 24 June 1983 in Évreux) is a former French football player who last played for Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. She played as an attacking midfielder. Prévost was a member of the France women's national football team making her debut in 2008. In 2012 she ended her career.

2010 Colchester Borough Council election

The 2010 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was Liberal Democrats 26 Conservative 24 Labour 7 Independent 3 Election result The Liberal Democrats became the largest party on the council with 26 seats after taking 3 seats from the Conservatives. The gains came in Berechurch and Mile End wards where the sitting councillors were not defending the seats, as well as Stanway where Conservative councillor Gaye Pyman was defeated by 265 votes. This dropped the Conservatives to 24 seats, while Labour stayed on 7 seats and there remained 3 independents. Overall turnout at the election was 65.3%, ranging from a high of 74.6% in Pyefleet to a low of 47.9% in St Andrew's ward. Following the election the coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and independents remained in control of the council administration. Ward results

Broadwater Parklands light rail station

Broadwater Parklands light rail station is located on Queen Street in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport. The station is part of the Gold Coast G:link light rail system and provides direct access to Southport Broadwater Parklands, a large community park situated on the Gold Coast Broadwater. Location Below is a map of the local area. The station can be identified by the grey marker.{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 153.4187889110763, -27.97349487345333 ] } } ] } External links G:link

Folke Heybroek

Folke Heybroek (1913–1983) was a Dutch expressionist artist, monumental sculptor, illustrator, textile designer and stained-glass designer who spent his professional life in Sweden where his monumental works decorate more than 70 public spaces, churches and schools. Both he and his wife, Brita Horn-Heybroek, were prominent members of the prestigious Eskilstuna Art Society. Early life Folke Heybroek was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch banker and Swedish mother and was the youngest of four brothers. He studied art at the Amsterdam Rijksakademie under Heinrich Campendonk (1889–1957) a German expressionist who taught Decorative Art, printmaking and stained-glass. In 1938 Heybroek met his wife Brita Horn (born 1905) in the fishing village of Nordingrå, Sweden, where he was painting landscapes. She was a Swedish aristocrat who had studied art at the Konstakademie in Stockholm, travelled through Italy and Sicily, and become both an accomplished painter and published art critic. Working life In 1939 Heybroek married Brita Horn in Birger Jarlsgatan, Stockholm; had his first solo exhibition at the van Lier gallery in Amsterdam; and moved to Monreale near Palermo in Sicily. In 1940, only Horn's Swedish nationality prevented their internment by the fascist Italian authorities. Thus their first daughter, Mieke Marion, was born in Mariefred near Stockholm in June 1940. In 1942 Heybroek held a critically acclaimed exhibition at the Gummeson Gallery in Stockholm, selling circa 60 works, oil paintings, gouaches and drawings, his expressionistic style at this stage was strongly redolent of Van Gogh. This show lead to a commission for the mural Midsummer for a factory canteen and started a career of public murals, sculptures and stained glass work. Throughout his career he created decorative art, public sculpture, installations and stained glass windows for more than thirty churches and forty schools plus courthouses and community halls. In the late 1940s Heybroek formed a professional partnership with the interior designer Alice Lund whereby he contributed abstract textile designs, an example of which still hangs in the courthouse in Borlänge. In the early 1950s Heybroek illustrated a Swedish compendium of Greek Mythology and a copy of Homer's Iliad. Since 1959 his sculpture of animals depicting human vices and virtues has fronted the Sala judicial center in Västmanland. Noted works Public works 1943 Midsummer, L.M.K. Machine Tools, Skefco, Sweden 1961 Earth, Wind, Sea, Eriksbergs School, Granitvägen, Sweden 1980 The Chancel Window, Oglunda Church, Sweden ???? Steel Balustrade, SSAB (Svenskt Stål AB), Domnarvet Steel Works, Stora Kopperberg ???? Six Days of Creation, Falun Community Centre. ???? Story of Brewing, Carlsberg's Falcon brewery, Falkenberg. ???? Church at Ånge, Västernorrlands län, Sweden ???? Church at Östersund, ???? Church at Hörken ???? Church at Aspeboda ???? School at Lerum ???? School at Kalix, Upsala, Sweden ???? School at Uppsala.

Palais Harrach

Palais Harrach is a Baroque palace in Vienna, Austria. It was owned by the noble Harrach family. The building was extensively renovated and restored in the late 1990s, and it houses offices and shops today. Count Ferdinand Bonaventura I von Harrach bought a ruined edifice on this site in the late 17th century, which was replaced by a new one designed by Domenico Martinelli in 1696-98. From 1870 to 1970, it housed Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach's picture collection (now in Schloss Rohrau). The palace was sold to the municipality of Vienna in 1975. External links Harrach

Oncolytics Biotech

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. is a Canadian company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, that is developing an intravenously delivered immuno-oncolytic virus called pelareorep for the treatment of solid tumors and hematological malignancies. Pelareorep is a non-pathogenic, proprietary isolate of the unmodified reovirus that: induces selective tumor lysis and promotes an inflamed tumor phenotype through innate and adaptive immune responses. History Oncolytics Biotech Inc. was founded in Calgary in 1998 in response to discoveries made on the oncolytic potential of reovirus made at the University of Calgary during the 1990s. In June 2000, it began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). On October 5, 2001, it was listed on the NASDAQ. Since its inception, Oncolytics Biotech Inc. has worked to take REOLYSIN, its proprietary formulation of human reovirus, through the development and regulatory requirements necessary to develop it as a potential cancer therapeutic. In 2000, Oncolytics Biotech Inc. received permission to conduct its first phase I clinical trial, which was designed to test the safety of REOLYSIN in human patients. The positive results of this first study led to the rapid and continuous expansion of Oncolytics’ clinical trial program, with phase 2 studies beginning in Canada in 2001, U.S. and subsequent cross-border studies beginning in 2002, and enrollment in a multi-site phase 3 trial beginning in 2010. The company has conducted numerous clinical trials studying REOLYSIN in variety of cancers, including pancreatic, breast, head and neck, prostate, lung, colorectal, bladder and ovarian cancers. The company was issued its first Canadian patent in August 2000, and currently holds more than 415 patents worldwide, including more than 60 U.S. and 20 Canadian patents, and more than 60 applications pending worldwide. REOLYSIN® REOLYSIN is a first-in-class, systemically administered, immuno-oncolytic virus. REOLYSIN was developed from preclinical research done at the University of Calgary by Jim Strong and Matt Coffey, Oncolytics' President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. REOLYSIN is a proprietary formulation of human reovirus, which is naturally found in mammalian respiratory and bowel systems. Most people have been exposed to reovirus by adulthood, but the infection does not typically produce symptoms. Reovirus was noted to be a potential cancer therapeutic when early studies suggested it reproduces well in certain cancer cell lines. It has since been shown to replicate specifically in cells that have an activated Ras pathway with very little effect in cells that do not have active Ras pathways. Activating mutations of the Ras protein and upstream elements of the Ras protein may play a role in more than two thirds of all human cancers, including most metastatic disease, which suggests that Reolysin may be an effective therapeutic for many Ras-activated tumor types and potentially for some cell proliferative disorders. In both single-arm and randomized phase 2 clinical studies, REOLYSIN, in combination with various chemotherapeutic agents, has shown a trend to improve overall survival (OS) in certain indications and patient populations, while having a limited impact on objective response rate (ORR) or progression-free survival (PFS), a therapeutic profile consistent with those observed with approved immunotherapies. Based on these observations, Oncolytics believes REOLYSIN has multiple components to its mechanism of action (MOA): Direct tumor lysis – selective viral replication in permissive cancer cells leading to tumor cell lysis; Innate immune response – viral replication resulting in a cascade of chemokines/cytokines causing natural killer (NK) cells to recognize and attack cancer cells; and Adaptive immune response – antigen presenting cells (APCs) display tumor-associated antigens (TAA) and viral-associated antigens (VAA) to educate T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells. Research and Development Collaborations Oncolytics Biotech Inc. has collaborated with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the University of Leeds, the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) (formerly the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group) and the Cancer Therapy & Research Centre at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, among others, to conduct multiple clinical trials in the United States and United Kingdom. Oncolytics is currently collaborating with Myeloma UK and Celgene Corporation, the CCTG, the NCI and the University of Texas. In May 2018, Oncolytics Biotech collaborated with Merck & Northwestern University for the research on second-line pancreatic cancer. Clinical Development REOLYSIN has completed clinical trials in a variety of cancer types. The company's clinical development plan is based on drug combinations that can potentially boost each response of REOLYSIN's mechanism of action, with three development pathways: 1) chemo combinations (direct cell lysis) 2) immunotherapy combinations (adaptive immune response) and; 3) combination with (immunomodulators) IMiDs / targeted therapy (innate immune response). As part of REOLYSIN's registration pathway, Oncolytics, in partnership with CCTG, is conducting a phase 2 clinical trial in metastatic breast cancer patients receiving standard weekly paclitaxel therapy. In March 2017, the company announced positive overall survival data from the open-label, randomized study where, in the intention-to-treat patient population, there was a statistically significant improvement in median overall survival from 10.4 months on the control arm to 17.4 months on the test arm. In May 2017, Oncolytics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track designation for REOLYSIN for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, and in September 2017, the company announced a successful End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA. Oncolytics is conducting its first study of REOLYSIN in combination with a checkpoint inhibitors in an open-label phase 1b trial. The trial will assess the safety and dose-limiting toxicity of REOLYSIN in combination with pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®) and chemotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma who have failed, or did not tolerate, first line treatment. In March 16, 2017 Oncolytics announced that cancer charity Myeloma UK launched MUK eleven, a phase 1b trial studying REOLYSIN in combination with Celgene Corporation's immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), Imnovid® (pomalidomide) or Revlimid® (lenalidomide), as a rescue treatment in relapsing myeloma patients. The first patient was treated in September 2017. Oncolytics is conducting two phase 2 clinical trials studying REOLYSIN in pancreatic cancer: in collaboration with the University of Texas, Oncolytics is studying REOLYSIN in combination with gemcitabine (Gemzar®) in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, and in collaboration with the NCI, Oncolytics is studying REOLYSIN in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel as a first line treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Merlette

Merlette is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the northwestern part of the island.

Joginder Singh Dhillon

Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Dhillon (19 November 1914–20 November 2003) was an officer in the British Indian Army and then the Indian Army. He was the first Army Officer to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, given for his role in the 1965 India-Pakistan War, where he was the General Officer Commanding Corps (XI corps). Career Dhillon served overseas in the British Indian Army after his 1939 graduation with honours from Thomason Engineering College in Roorkee. His active service during World War II occurred in Burma, Iran and Iraq, following which he spent some time at the Staff College in Quetta. He served as commander of a field company in Malaya during 1945-46 and then briefly of another in Sourabaya. From 1946 to 1947, Dhillon served as a staff officer in the Engineer-in-Chief's Office and then returned to Quetta as a garrison engineer. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in late 1947, becoming GSO1 in the Engineer-in-Chief Branch from October 1947 to February 1948, before being put in charge of the regimental centre of the Bengal Sappers in Roorkee. This centre was soon to become a part of the newly-created Pakistan and thus there were significant administrative preparations during his time there. Among his significant changes, other than those related to the forthcoming split with Pakistan, were measures to end caste-ist practices and to encourage joint celebration by Sikhs and Hindus of their respective significant religious days. Jawaharlal Nehru visited the Roorkee centre in 1949 and was so impressed that he asked for Dhillon to command the first Republic Day Parade held in Delhi in 1950. On 6 December 1949, by then a major (temporary lieutenant-colonel and acting colonel) Dhillon was promoted to acting brigadier and given command of a brigade. Dhillon then commanded two infantry brigades and also served as director of technical development and director of weapons and equipment at army headquarters before being promoted to Major General in 1957. As Major General, he was selected to attend a course at Imperial Defence College in the United Kingdom, and returned to a posting at the National Defence College. In August 1960, he was given command of a division, and then he became Deputy Chief of General Staff at Army headquarters when he was promoted to GOC, XI corps in Punjab. He was promoted to substantive lieutenant-general on 17 January 1964. Role in 2nd India-Pakistan War, 1965 Dhillon, as Commander of XI Corps, was responsible for the Punjab sector during the 1965 India-Pakistan War. He is credited in producing and conducting the battle plan that destroyed or captured over 100 superior Pakistani battle tanks, turning a potentially dangerous defeat into victory, as the Pakistani tanks were poised to head for the Beas Bridge and then on to Delhi. Frank Moraes, the editor-in-chief of the Indian Express, who spent time on the frontlines, wrote: Dhillon was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1966 for his role in the 1965 war, becoming the first Army officer to receive the award. The citation given for the award was as follows: Following the war, Dhillon was promoted to Army Commander of the Central Command, from where he retired on 4 August 1970. Personal life Dhillon was married for 62 years to his wife Minnie, who survived him after his death, aged 89, on 20 November 2003. They had three daughters. Dates of rank Notes

Thirteen Days (film)

Thirteen Days is a 2000 American historical political thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. It dramatizes the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, seen from the perspective of the US political leadership. Kevin Costner stars as top White House assistant Kenneth P. O'Donnell, with Bruce Greenwood featured as President John F. Kennedy, Steven Culp as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and Dylan Baker as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. While the film carries the same title as the book Thirteen Days by former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, it is in fact based on a different book, The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Ernest R. May and Philip D. Zelikow. It is the second docudrama made about the crisis, the first being 1974's The Missiles of October, which was based on Kennedy's book. The 2000 film contains some newly declassified information not available to the earlier production, but takes greater dramatic license, particularly in its choice of O'Donnell as protagonist. It received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the screenplay and performances of the cast but was a major box office failure grossing $66.6 million against its $80 million budget. Plot In October 1962, U-2 aerial surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is in the process of placing intermediate-range ballistic missiles carrying nuclear weapons in Cuba. President John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood) and his advisers must come up with a plan of action to prevent their activation. Kennedy is determined to show that the United States will not allow a missile threat. The Joint Chiefs of Staff advise immediate U.S. military strikes against the missile sites followed by an invasion of Cuba. Kennedy is reluctant to attack and invade because it would very likely cause the Soviets to invade Berlin, which could lead to an all-out war. Citing The Guns of August, Kennedy sees an analogy to the events that started World War I, where the tactics of both sides' commanders had not evolved since the previous war and were obsolete, only this time nuclear weapons are involved. War appears to be almost inevitable. The Kennedy administration tries to find a solution that will remove the missiles but avoid an act of war. They settle on a step less than a blockade, which is formally regarded as an act of war. They settle on what they publicly describe as a quarantine. They announce that the U.S. naval forces will stop all ships entering Cuban waters and inspect them to verify they are not carrying weapons destined for Cuba. The Soviet Union sends mixed messages in response. Off the shores of Cuba, the Soviet ships turn back from the quarantine lines. Secretary of State Dean Rusk (Henry Strozier) says, "We're eyeball to eyeball and I think the other fellow just blinked." The administration continues to order spy plane pictures, but one of Kennedy's top advisers, Kenny O'Donnell (Kevin Costner), calls the pilots to ensure the pilots do not report that they were shot at or fired upon, because if they were, the country would be forced to retaliate under the rules of engagement. John A. Scali, a reporter with ABC News, is contacted by Soviet "emissary" Aleksandr Fomin (Boris Lee Krutonog), and through this back-channel communication method the Soviets offer to remove the missiles in exchange for public assurances from the U.S. that it will never invade Cuba. A long message in the same tone as the informal communication from Fomin, apparently written personally by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, is received. This is followed by a second, more hard line cable in which the Soviets offer a deal involving U.S removal of its Jupiter missiles from Turkey. The Kennedy administration interprets the second as a response from the Politburo, and in a risky act, decides to ignore it and respond to the first message, assumed to be from Khrushchev. There are several mis-steps during the crisis: the defense readiness level of Strategic Air Command (SAC) is raised to DEFCON 2 (one step shy of maximum readiness for imminent war), without informing the President; a nuclear weapon test proceeds (Bluegill Triple Prime) and a routine test launch of a U.S. offensive missile is also carried out without the President's knowledge. In a bid for time while under intense pressure from the military for an immediate strike, President Kennedy authorizes attacks on the missile sites and an invasion of Cuba, to commence the following Monday. An Air Force U-2 reconnaissance plane is sent over Cuba to gather intelligence for the attack, but is shot down, killing the pilot. After much deliberation with the Executive Committee of the National Security Council, Kennedy makes a final attempt to avoid a war by sending his brother, Robert F. Kennedy (Steven Culp), to meet with Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin on Friday night. Bobby reiterates the demand that the Soviets remove their missiles from Cuba, and in return promises not to invade or assist in the invasion of Cuba. Dobrynin insists that the U.S. must also remove all Jupiter missiles from Turkey, on the border of the Soviet Union. Bobby says that a quid pro quo is not possible, but in exchange for Khrushchev removing all the missiles from Cuba, there will be a secret understanding that the U.S. will remove all of its "obsolete" missiles from Turkey within six months as part of a pre-scheduled plan. The Soviets announce on Sunday that they will remove their missiles from Cuba, averting a war that could have escalated to the use of nuclear weapons. The film ends with President Kennedy dictating a letter of condolence to the family of the reconnaissance pilot, Rudolf Anderson, who was shot down over Cuba as part of the preparations for the invasion, and the Kennedy brothers and O'Donnell outside of the Oval Office as actual audio of President Kennedy's commencement speech at American University played in the background. Cast Bruce Greenwood as President John F. Kennedy Steven Culp as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Stephanie Romanov as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Kevin Costner as Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O'Donnell Dylan Baker as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara Michael Fairman as United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson II Daniel Vergara as Secretary General of the Organization of American States José Antonio Mora Bill Smitrovich as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, USA Jack Blessing as ABC News correspondent John A. Scali Frank Wood as National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy Ed Lauter as Deputy Director of the CIA Lieutenant General Marshall Carter, USA Madison Mason as Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George Whelan Anderson Jr. Kevin Conway as Chief of Staff of the USAF General Curtis LeMay, USAF Pramod Kumar as United Nations Secretary General U Thant Tim Kelleher as White House Counsel Ted Sorensen Len Cariou as Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson Chip Esten as U-2 pilot Major Rudolf Anderson, USAF Olek Krupa as Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko Lucinda Jenney as Helen O'Donnell, wife to Kenneth O'Donnell Jack McGee as Richard J. Daley, Mayor of Chicago Janet Coleman as Evelyn Lincoln President Kennedy's Secretary Tom Everett as Walter Sheridan Special assistant to President Kennedy Oleg Vidov as Valerian Zorin, Soviet Ambassador to the United Nations. John Aylward as Orvil Dryfoos publisher of The New York Times Elya Baskin as Anatoly Dobrynin Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States Larry Strauss as Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon Alex Veadov as Radio Room Operator #3 Henry Strozier as Secretary of State Dean Rusk Walter Adrian as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Christopher Lawford as RF-8 Crusader pilot, Commander William Ecker, USN. Lawford, son of Patricia Kennedy Lawford, is nephew to President and Robert Kennedy Kelly Connell as Press Secretary Pierre Salinger Peter White as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John McCone Boris Lee Krutonog as Alexander Feklisov (a.k.a. Alexander Fomin), KGB spy Dakin Matthews as Arthur C. Lundahl James Karen as George Ball Dan Ziskie as General Commander of the Tactical Air Command Walter 'Cam' Sweeney (USAF) Marya Kazakova as Soviet Woman Production The film was co-produced by several studios, including New Line Cinema, Costner's Tig Productions and Armyan Bernstein's Beacon Pictures. The Department of Defense cooperated to some extent, allowing the producers to film on several bases. In order to keep the film "in period" filming took place on ships from the time of the crisis that still existed in the active fleet (), and ships preserved as museums (). Aircraft (both a preserved F-8 Crusader and Lockheed U-2 spyplane were featured) that still exist from the period were refurbished to appear operational as well. The RF-8 Crusader (and an F-5) plus the scenes of Cuba were shot in the Philippines. The air base scene was taken at Clark Air Base, Philippines a former American facility, which substituted for NAS Key West, Florida, where the actual RF-8As of Light Photographic Squadron SIX TWO (VFP-62) launched from on their Cuban overflight missions. At the time of the shooting, the F-8 was still in the inventory of the Philippine Air Force, but no longer operational. The F-5s were retired in 2005. Reception Box office The film was given a limited theatrical release on Christmas Day 2000, and a wide release on January 12, 2001, with a staggered release to various countries throughout most of the year. The film grossed $66,579,890 worldwide against a production budget of $80 million. Critical response Rotten Tomatoes reports that 83% of 121 critics have given the film positive reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's consensus states: "Thirteen Days offers a compelling look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, and its talented cast deftly portrays the real-life people who were involved." Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream film critics, gives Thirteen Days a score of 67, based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade A-. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave Thirteen Days a rating of 3 stars out of 4, and said "The movie's taut, flat style is appropriate for a story that is more about facts and speculation than about action. Kennedy and his advisers study high-altitude photos and intelligence reports, and wonder if Khrushchev's word can be trusted. Everything depends on what they decide. The movie shows men in unknotted ties and shirt-sleeves, grasping coffee cups or whiskey glasses and trying to sound rational while they are at some level terrified...[T]hings might not have happened exactly like this, but it sure did feel like they did." Political response Some former Kennedy administration officials and contemporary historians, including Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Special Counsel Ted Sorensen, and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, criticized the film for the depiction of Special Assistant Kenneth O'Donnell as chief motivator of Kennedy and others during the crisis. Prior to seeing the movie, McNamara reacted to the premise in a PBS NewsHour interview: For God's sakes, Kenny O'Donnell didn't have any role whatsoever in the missile crisis; he was a political appointment secretary to the President; that's absurd. According to McNamara, the duties performed by O'Donnell in the film were closer to the role Sorensen played during the actual crisis: "It was not Kenny O'Donnell who pulled us all together—it was Ted Sorensen." After seeing the movie McNamara remarked that while he still thought the filmmakers took some creative liberties with certain characters, he ultimately thought that it was a reasonable historical portrayal of the crisis: I think it's an absolutely fascinating portrayal and a very constructive and responsible portrayal of a very, very serious crisis not only in the history of this nation but in the history of the world. Costner traveled to Cuba in 2001 to screen the film for Fidel Castro, saying at a press conference, "It was an experience of a lifetime to sit only a few feet away from him and watch him relive an experience he lived as a very young man." Home media The DVD & VHS was released on July 10, 2001. The DVD release marked the debut for New Line's Infinifilm label.

Danny Ocean (singer)

Daniel Alejandro Morales Reyes (), known by his stage name Danny Ocean, is a Venezuelan singer, songwriter and record producer born in Caracas, Venezuela, who now resides in Medellín, Colombia. He began his professional music career in 2009 with the creation of his YouTube channel. He is best known for his song "Me Rehúso", released in September 2016, and relaunched as an English version titled "Baby I Won't" in 2017. Artistic career Ocean joined the music production industry around 2009 when he opened his YouTube channel by recording his friends singing hip hop and collaborating with them vocally. At this time he also developed a hobby for electronic music in English under the pseudonym Danny O.C.T. He producing electronic music songs such as "Backstage," included in the compilation album Desolat X-Sampler Purple. He published his first EPs, "Paracaídas" (2014) and "U-YE" (2015), on the iTunes and Amazon Music platforms. He appeared on the album Kloth Talk by hip hop music producer DJ Katastraphy with the song “Replay” with Bri Nichole, Rello Muse, and Philup Banks, and on the song “Lookin 'For” by Digital Farm Animals. In June of the same year he signed with the Atlantic Records label of Warner Music Group for his music in English, while his music in Spanish would be commissioned by Folio Group and Warner Music. At the end of 2017, he premiered the music videos of his songs "Me Rehúso" and "Baby I Won't" (English version) and released the songs "Veneno," "Vuelva" and "Dembow." In August 2018, he premiered the video clip of his song "Epa Wei," produced jointly with Skrillex. In November of the same year, he was part of the Coldplay album Global Citizen-EP 1 on the single "Voodoo," along with David Guetta, Stargate, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid. In 2019, he published the promotional theme "Swing" and in March 2019 he published his debut album 54 + 1, produced by himself and mastered by Ricardo Sangiao. He joined the Mexican band Reik on their album Ahora, composing and producing the song "Raptame." He also has a small participation as a writer and producer with Digital Farm Animals and Lil 'Eddie, on the song "Mamacita" by Jason Derulo and Farruko, under license from the Warner Music record label. In his Instagram account, he launches a song with a duration of two minutes and 28 seconds, entitled "Besarnos de Cero", with 135 thousand views. On October 25, 2019, Danny composed the song "Dime Tú", song by Venezuelan alternative pop singer Maye and composed by Fernando Osorio. In November of the same year, he participated in the first studio album of the Colombian musician, singer and composer, Mike Bahía entitled "Navegando", with the song "Detente". In addition, he manages to have a participation in the album "New Africa Nation" by the Ghanaian-English recording artist, Nana Richard Abiona, also known by his stage name, Fuse ODG, with the song "Lazy Day", in which the song participates the singer, songwriter, guitarist and British actor, Ed Sheeran. In 2020, Danny releases his other single entitled "Que Lo Que", a song born from the spirit of freedom, a song with which he wants his countrymen and all those people who are fighting for a fundamental human right, such as freedom of expression, be reflected and identify with the lyrics of the song. For many people, it is a hymn for all those people who, unfortunately, suffer day by day in many places on the planet, where freedom of expression is not a right. For all the brave people who raise their voices in their demonstrations, to fight for a better world, where oppression does not exist, although unfortunately, the oppression that millions of people around the world are currently living. Personal life Ocean was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, in a Christian family. He has two sisters. Most of his childhood was spent in different countries, due to his mother being a writer. He lived in countries such as Japan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Namibia and he is fluent in English, French, Spanish and, to a lesser extent, Japanese. It was not until recently that he returned to his native country permanently. He graduated as a graphic designer in Caracas, at the Nueva Esparta University in Los Naranjos and then emigrated to Miami, Florida, in the United States due to the complicated economic, political and social situation of his native country. He left behind his girlfriend, for whom he wrote the lyrics of "Me Rehuso." In 2016 he released the song on YouTube, thus beginning his international musical career. Discography Studio albums EPs 2009: Backstage (como Danny O.C.T.) 2014: Paracaídas Sin Intención (como Danny O.C.T.) 2015: U-YE (como Danny O.C.T.) Pronto (como Danny O.C.T.) Singles Collaborations 2016: "Replay" (featuring DJ Katastraphy, Bri Nichole, Rello Muse & Philup Banks) 2018: "Epa Wei" (produced by Skrillex) 2019: "Looking For" (by Digital Farm Animals) "Voodoo" with David Guetta, Stargate, Tiwa Savage & Wiskid (by Coldplay as Los Unidades) "Raptame" by Reik (as composer and producer) "Mamacita" by Jason Derulo and Farruko (as producer and writer beside Digital Farm Animals & Lil 'Eddie) "Dime Tú" (with Maye and Fernando Osorio) "Detente" (featuring Mike Bahía) "Lazy Day" (by Fuse ODG Ft. Ed Sheeran) Other singles "Eres Tú La Musa" (Ft. ZsW ZeroSWar) as Danny O.C.T. "Ese Lugar" (Ft. Oma) as Danny O.C.T. "Demasiado Tarde" (Ft. KC Clan) as Danny O.C.T. "Un Cigarro" "Sunday Morning Driving" "120 Kilómetros" "Mueve Tu Cuerpo" "OXES" "Besarnos de Cero" Awards and nominations

Ruth McKay

Ruth McKay (born 2 August 1986) is a New Zealand female rugby union player. She plays Prop for and Manawatu. She was a member of the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup winning squad. McKay is a shepherd in Hunterville, New Zealand.

Laporte

Laporte, LaPorte, or La Porte may refer to: Places Canada Laporte, Saskatchewan, a hamlet Laporte (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec Haiti La Porte, Les Cayes, Haiti, a village in the Les Cayes commune of Haiti United States La Porte, California Laporte, Colorado La Porte, Indiana LaPorte High School (Indiana) LaPorte County, Indiana La Porte City, Iowa Laporte, Michigan Laporte, Minnesota Laporte, Pennsylvania Laporte Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania La Porte, Texas People André Laporte (b. 1931), Belgian composer Aymeric Laporte (b. 1994), French footballer Bernard Laporte (b. 1964), French rugby union coach and politician Éric Laporte (b. 1976), Canadian politician François Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau (1812–1880), French naturalist Joseph de La Porte (1714–1779), 18th-century French priest, literary critic, poet and playwright. Leo Laporte, radio and television host Leon J. LaPorte, United States Army General Louis de La Porte de Louvigné (1662 - 1725), French noble and military commander in New France Otto Laporte (1902-1971), German-born American physicist Laporte rule, a selection rule in spectroscopy, named after Otto Laporte Pierre Laporte, Canadian politician, assassinated in 1970. Stéphane Laporte (b. 1966), French javelin thrower Steve La Porte, American make-up artist. Businesses Laporte plc, a British chemicals business LaPorte CPAs and Business Advisors Science Laporte rule, a spectroscopic selection rule

William Boyle (piper)

William Boyle (died c. 1888?) was an Irish piper. Boyle was a native of the town of Galway, "a fine general player on the Irish pipes and was equally proficient on the fiddle. Caring little for travel, he never went far from home until he came to America" about the year 1885 or 1886, "being then well advanced in years." Following a short stay in New York City, Boyle settled in Newark, New Jersey, where he kept a dance hall. When Owen Cunnigam was in Newark, "they would play together at balls and parties and other entertainments." Boyle had learned pipe music from Michael Touhey of Loughrea, grandfather of Patsy Touhey. His own father was a piper too, and kept a dance house in Galway town. Boyle himself died in Newark.

Zuidschalkwijk

Zuidschalkwijk was a hamlet in the northwestern Netherlands. It has been annexed by the city of Haarlem and is located about 4 km south of the city centre. Zuidschalkwijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1863, when it was merged with Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. On October 1, 1963 Zuidschalkwijk was transferred to Haarlem and became part of the Schalkwijk neighbourhood.

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is a song by the American group the Allman Brothers Band. It first appeared on their second studio album, Idlewild South (1970), released on Capricorn Records. The song—a jazz-influenced instrumental—was written by guitarist Dickey Betts, among his first songwriting credits for the group. Betts named the song after a headstone he saw in Rose Hill Cemetery in the band's hometown of Macon, Georgia. Multiple versions of the song have been recorded, with the version performed on the group's 1971 live album At Fillmore East generally considered the definitive rendition. Overview The original studio recording of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is the fourth track on the group's 1970 album Idlewild South. Composed by Dickey Betts, it is the first instrumental written by a band member, and the first of several that Betts would write and become known for. The original Rolling Stone review of Idlewild South said the song "just goes and goes for a stupendous, and unnoticed, seven minutes." "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" was inspired by a woman Betts was involved with in the group's hometown of Macon, Georgia. She was the girlfriend of musician Boz Scaggs, with Betts later saying she "was Hispanic and somewhat dark and mysterious—and she really used it to her advantage and played it to the hilt." To cloak her identity, the song is named after a headstone Betts saw at the Rose Hill Cemetery, where band members often ventured in their early days to relax and write songs. Considerable legend developed about the song's genesis and what Betts was doing at the time, much of it fueled by a put-on interview band leader Duane Allman gave Rolling Stone. "Duane told some crazy shit about that graveyard. I don't wanna tell all--but that's the part that matters," Betts later said. For his part, vocalist Gregg Allman was candid about his experiences in the cemetery: "I'd be lying if I said I didn't have my way with a lady or two down there." The cemetery later became the final resting spot of Duane and Gregg Allman, along with bassist Berry Oakley. The Rolling Stone Album Guide called "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" in its original studio incarnation "the blueprint of a concert warhorse, capturing the Allmans at their most adventurous." The New York Times has written that "its written riffs and jazz-ish harmonies [allow] improvisers room." Accordingly, "Elizabeth Reed" has appeared in many Allman Brothers concerts, sometimes running half an hour or more, and on numerous Allman Brothers live albums, but first and most notably on At Fillmore East, which many fans and critics believe is the definitive rendition. In 2007, Rolling Stone named "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" one of its Fifty Best Songs Over Seven Minutes Long – and in giving it Honorable Mention on its 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time list made 2008, Rolling Stone called the At Fillmore East performance "transcendent". At Fillmore East recording In this performance, taken from the March 13, 1971 (first show) concert by the group, Betts opens the song with ethereal volume swells on his guitar, giving the aural impression of violins. Slowly the first theme begins to emerge, Duane Allman's guitar joining Betts in a dual lead that variously doubles the melody, provides a harmony line, or provides counterpoint. The tempo then picks up in the next section to a Santana-like, quasi-Latin beat, a strong second-theme melody driven by unison playing and harmonized guitars arising. Betts' next solos form the start of the second theme. This leads into an organ solo from Gregg Allman, with the two guitars playing rhythm figures in the background. Throughout, percussionists Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson play in unison, laying what has been described as "a thick bed of ride-snare rhythm for the soloists to luxuriate upon." Duane Allman then starts quietly rephrasing the first theme, gradually building to a high-pitched climax, Berry Oakley's bass guitar playing a strong counterpoint against the band's trademark percussion. Allman cools into a reverie, then starts again, finding an even more furious peak. Parts of this solo would draw comparison to John Coltrane and his sheets of sound, other parts to Miles Davis' classic Kind of Blue album. Duane Allman biographer Randy Poe wrote that "[Allman]'s playing jazz in a rock context" reflected the emerging jazz fusion movement, only in reverse. Allman himself told writer Robert Palmer at that time, "that kind of playing comes from Miles and Coltrane, and particularly Kind of Blue. I've listened to that album so many times that for the past couple of years, I haven't hardly listened to anything else." Almost two decades later, Palmer would write of the Allmans, "that if the musicians hadn't quite scaled Coltrane-like heights, they had come as close as any rock band was likely to get." Rolling Stone would say in 2002 that the song's performance found the musicians "lock[ed] together ... with the grace and passion of the tightest jazz musicians," while in 2008, it said the trills, crawls, and sustain of the guitar work represented "the language of jazz charged with electric R&B futurism." Following the Duane Allman solo the band drops off to a relatively brief but to-the-point percussion break by Trucks and Johanson reflecting Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb's work. The full band then enters to recap the mid-tempo second theme, finishing the song abruptly. Several silent beats pass before the Fillmore audience erupts in riotous applause. Later editing Some selections on the original 1971 At Fillmore East were edited by producer Tom Dowd for conciseness or other reasons. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", however, was not edited on that album, and was a recording of a single performance of the song. When the 1992 expanded edition The Fillmore Concerts was released, the liner notes stated it was edited on that set: The clearest example of Tom Dowd's approach to the project comes in the 13 minute version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" that is pieced together from multiple takes, one of them being the March 13th (first show) version that appeared on the original album. The band played the song three times during its Fillmore stand. "One of them I hated," Dowd says, "but two of them were fantastic!" Dowd and mixer Jay Mark mixed down those two versions and proceeded to, as Dowd puts it, "take this song apart. I came to the conclusion that in the first half of the song, up to Duane's solo, I had a better band performance and Dickey Betts solo on the version that we had not used before. Starting with Duane's solo, though, it's the original version. Twenty-one years later, I know 'Liz Reed' as well as I know any song, certainly more than I did in that time of instant decisions. Putting the two versions together showed off the song best. Listen to it! Listen to the togetherness of Dickey, Duane, and Gregg on the theme lines, and how Butch and Jaimoe adjust to the changes up front. There's much more exciting interplay now, more like the band sounded those nights." In reaction, Bruce Eder's Allmusic review of this album stated: "It is also a slightly less honest release [than the original], where 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed' is concerned — Dowd edited the version here together from two different performances, first and second shows, the dividing line being where Duane Allman's solo comes in." C. Michael Bailey of All About Jazz also stated that the 1992 The Fillmore Concerts represented "digital editing" combining multiple takes of "Elizabeth Reed" onto one track. Dave Lynch of Allmusic later said that of the 1992 editing, that "Duane's 'Liz Reed' solo, although from the same take used on At Fillmore East, is mixed lower than on the version listeners first heard in 1971 — as a result, the power and beauty of the solo doesn't stand out quite as effectively." An alternate theory, that two tapes of the same performance were edited together for The Fillmore Concerts release, has been posited by rock photographer Kirk West on the Allman Brothers website forum: the problem with liz reed is this (and i know this to be true because i've spent months in the polygram tape vaults over the years and have handled and listened to all of these things), there is a tape in the vaults that is a "compilation reel", that is the selected versions of several songs and on it is a version of the liz reed from the 13th early set. this tape was included in the shipment of tape from the tape vault to the mixing studio where tom worked. this tape is not clearly marked as a "comp tape" but upon close investigation it proved to be just that back in 91-92. as i said, i had picked all these alt tracks in the winter of 91-92 and was on the road when tom did the mixing. tom did splice the front end of liz reed from one tape to the back end of liz reed from a second tape. unfortunately, it was two tapes of the same performance of liz reed, that of the 13th early show. in the process of remixing these tapes in 92 tom did hear things that he hadn't heard before, he says that exact thing in the liner notes. In any case, when yet another release, the 2003 At Fillmore East [Deluxe Edition], came out, whatever had been done in 1992 was undone, and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" was restored to the 1971 mix and unedited. Other live versions A rearranged take on "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", running seventeen minutes and featuring an electric piano played by Chuck Leavell in place of the Duane Allman guitar parts, appeared on the band's generally unloved 1976 Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas double live album. Eder of Allmusic states that the band knew "they could never spark more fire than the version from the Fillmore, so they transform it into a moodier piece with more space for the keyboards to open up." Concert performances of the song that the band has released on live albums (some of which are archival in nature) include those on Fillmore East, February 1970, Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970, Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970, Boston Common, 8/17/71, Live from A&R Studios: 8/26/1971, S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73, Live at Great Woods (1991), Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992, and An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set (1992/94), in addition to any number of the group's "Instant Live" recordings. Other artists The song was recorded by jazz flautist Herbie Mann on his 1973 album Turtle Bay. The Charlie Daniels Band have a live version on their 2001 album The Live Record.

Fumiaki Nakamura

is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Nakamura was born in Ibaraki Prefecture on April 23, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined newly was promoted to J2 League club, Mito HollyHock based in his local in 2000. On July 28, he debuted as substitute midfielder from the 55th minute against Omiya Ardija. However he could only play this match and retired end of 2000 season. Club statistics

Lufttransport Süd

Lufttransport Süd, or LTS, was an airline based in Munich and it flew from May 1984 until it merged with LTU in 1998. Code data ICAO Code: LTS IATA Code: LU Callsign: Lts History Parent company LTU from Düsseldorf opened the subsidiary Lufttransport Süd AG & Co KG Fluggesellschaft (LTS) in August 1983. LTS started with three Boeing 757s, which were soon transferred to yet another subsidiary LTE (Lineas de Transportaciónes Españolas) based in Palma de Mallorca. Soon after its inception, the blue LTS logo and paintjob were changed to a white top/red bottom paintjob with LTU Süd logo in order to more closely match that of its parent company. Why was LTU Süd created? LTU Süd was opened in order to operate much more cost efficient flights out of Munich with lower wage employees newly hired off the street. LTU mainline crews worked under very expensive labor contracts that could not be restructured unilaterally by the company. LTU Süd was a way to circumvent high labor costs by having its employees fly with completely different contracts than those already held by employees of LTU in Düsseldorf. Another reason for operating separate airlines under one parent company was the fact that German law does not permit flight attendants to fly more than two different types of aircraft families. During fleet transition periods, however, airlines are allowed to have flight attendants qualified on up to three aircraft. At the time LTU Süd was opened, LTU already flew Tristar L1011s and MD11s. In 1994 LTU started acquiring A330-300s to replace the aging Tristars. It made perfect sense for LTU to operate LTU Süd with smaller more efficient 757/767 aircraft with a separate group of employees. LTU intended for LTU Süd to fly European, African and Far-east destination out of Munich with 757s. After the 1988 recertification of ETOPS to be allowed to fly overwater past 180 minutes, LTU Süd acquired 767 aircraft in 1989 to fly across the Atlantic and the Far East. For the purpose of operating transatlantic flights out of DUS with the 767, LTU opened an additional crew domicile for LTU Süd at the LTU Halle 8 in DUS. At its peak, LTU Süd operated up to six 767-300s and thirteen 757-200s. All LTU Süd flights were always marketed as LTU flights. With the restructuring of LTU, it was decided to go to an All-Airbus fleet. Both employee groups were eventually merged and LTU Süd (as a business subsidiary on paper) was completely disintegrated at around 1997. Similar business transactions were made by LTU's main rival – Condor. Condor opened Südflug in 1990 as a response to LTUs lower cost subsidiary LTU Süd. Südflug also flew 767-300s and 757-200s, while Condor Mainline flew DC10s simultaneously with much higher wage employees holding Lufthansa contracts. When the DC10s started to be retired, Südflug essentially was Condor. However, senior Condor employees holding Lufthansa contracts still work at Condor today. In yet another repetition of creating a "lower wage" subsidiary, Condor opened Condor Berlin in Berlin with an All-Airbus 320 fleet. Till this day, Condor still operates Condor Berlin with separate flying crews than those of Condor mainline. Despite Air Berlin's acquisition of LTU, it still operates LTU flights with crews separate from those of Air Berlin's original company. Air Berlin already operated all its aircraft with separate crews stemming from all the airlines it previously purchased. Fleet details 10 to 13 - Boeing 757-200 4 to 6 - Boeing 767-300ER

Auplopus mellipes

Auplopus mellipes is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae. Subspecies Auplopus mellipes mellipes Auplopus mellipes variitarsus

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. A total of 36 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. There were three rounds of play: First round: The 36 teams were divided into 10 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice, except in Group 10, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners would advance to the final round. Final round: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would advance to the AFC play-off. Play-off: The two teams played against each other once in Malaysia. The winner would qualify. The loser would advance to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-offs. First round Group 1 Group 2 The match between Syria and Kyrgyzstan was not played. Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Final round Group A Group B Play-off The play-off was played over a single leg at a neutral venue. Extra time was played using the golden goal rule. Inter-confederation play-offs Qualified teams The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament. 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Goalscorers 19 goals Karim Bagheri 14 goals Kazuyoshi Miura 9 goals Ali Daei Choi Yong-soo 8 goals Khodadad Azizi Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi Oleg Shatskikh 7 goals Takuya Takagi Khaled Al-Muwallid 6 goals Hao Haidong Said Bayazid 5 goals Hidetoshi Nakata Jasem Al Huwaidi Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Omar Al Ariki 4 goals Fan Zhiyi Mehdi Mahdavikia Alireza Mansourian Hussam Fawzi Viktor Zubarev Bashar Abdulaziz Nihad Al Boushi Arsen Avakov Khamees Saad Mubarak Ravshan Bozorov Andrei Fyodorov Igor Shkvyrin 3 goals Gao Feng Rocky Putiray Widodo Putro Hamid Estili Reza Shahroudi Laith Hussein Yutaka Akita Wagner Lopes Hiroshi Nanami Boulat Esmagambetov Vladimir Loginov Pavel Yevteyev Sergey Kutsov Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud Soufi Obeid Al-Dosari Fahad Al-Mehallel Kim Do-hoon Lee Sang-yoon Yoo Sang-chul Nader Jokhadar Khaled Al Zaher Shukhrat Dzhaborov Takhirdjon Mouminov Mouslim Agaev Zuhair Bakheet 2 goals Mohammed Jewel Rana Hok Sochetra Li Bing Ma Mingyu Peng Weiguo Ansyari Lubis Ronny Wabia Mehrdad Minavand Ali Asghar Modir Roosta Sahib Abbas Qahtan Chathir Shoji Jo Hiroaki Morishima Masashi Nakayama Akinori Nishizawa Norio Omura Jeris Tadrus Alexei Klishin Nourken Mazbaev Fawaz Al Ahmad Hamed Al Saleh Farhat Haitbaev Aleksandr Merzlikin Abdulfattah Shehab Mahfood Sultan Al Araimi Saeed Shaaban Al Busaidy Majdi Shaaban Samir Mohammad Umer Zamel Al Kuwari Adel Khamis Al Noobi Fazli Choi Moon-sik Ha Seok-ju Seo Jung-won Roshan Perera Aref Al Agha Tarek Jabban Oumed Alidodov Viacheslav Knizaev Natipong Sritong-In Adnan Al Talyani Adel Mohamed Abdulla Numon Khasanov Sergey Lebedev Shukhrat Maksudov Abdukahhor Marifaliev Nikolai Shirshov 1 goal Khaled Al-Doseri Hameed Darwish Faisal Aziz Rashed Mohammed Alfaz Ahmed Ahmed Imtiaz Li Jinyu Li Ming Mao Yijun Su Maozhen Zhang Enhua Chen Kuei-jen Hsu Te Ming Huang Che-ming Lin Wen Han Au Wai Lun Cheng Sin Siu Lee Kin Woo Carlton Chapman Bruno Coutinho Raman Vijayan Sudirman Farhad Majidi Ali Mousavi Haidar Abdullah Ahmed Radhi Sadiq Saadoun Yasuto Honda Masami Ihara Masayuki Okano Naoki Soma Motohiro Yamaguchi Basam Al-Khateeb Hassouneh Al-Sheikh Ruslan Baltiyev Vitali Sparyshev Valeri Yablochkin Dmitri Yurist Faisal Al Otaibi Hani Al Saqer Jamal Mubarak Abdullah Saihan Vladimir Chertkov Sergei Ivanov Alexandr Korzanov Kanat Sardarov Rafik Yusupov Babkin Melikian Wael Nazha Che Chi Man Cheang Chon Man José Maria da Cruz Martins Idris Abdul Karim Azman Adnan Ahmad Che Zambil Rosdee Sulong Zainal Abidin Hassan Deepak Amatya Hari Khadka Mohamed Tayib Abdul Noor Farid Al Masori Nabeel Mubar Al Siyabi Zahir Rafiq Dahi Al Naemi Abdul Jaloof Nasir Khamees Waleed Bakhit Maayof Abdulaziz Al-Dosari Abdullah Al-Dosari Sami Al-Jaber Khalid Al-Temawi Yousuf Al-Thunayan Khamis Al-Zahrani Chuan Tan Teng Zulkarnaen Zainal Ko Jeong-woon Lee Min-sung Park Kun-ha Roh Sang-rae Anton Silva Chaminda Steinwall Redwan Abrash Ali Cheikh Dib Abdel Kader Rifai Ammar Rihawi Bashar Srour Loay Taleb Alier Achourmamadov Dusit Chalermsan Krissada Piandit Piyapong Pue-on Redjeb Agabaev Valeri Broshin Valeri Gulyan Djumadurdy Meredov Georgi Tkavadze Bakhit Alabadla Gholam Ali Hassan Mubarak Mohamed Obaid Ahmed Saeed Jafar Irismetov Bahtior Kambaraliev Mirdjalal Kasimov Lê Huỳnh Đức Nguyễn Công Vinh Abdul Rahman Abdulla Jeyeb Bashafal Esam Dariban Munif Shaef Noman Mohammed Zughair 1 own goal Sadiq Saadoun (playing against Kazakhstan) Raju Kaji Shakya (playing against Oman) Notes External links 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) at FIFA.com Qual

Middle Township, New Jersey

Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 18,911, reflecting an increase of 2,506 (+15.3%) from the 16,405 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,634 (+11.1%) from the 14,771 counted in the 1990 Census. The township's Cape May Court House section is the county seat of Cape May County. History Middle Township was formed as a precinct on April 2, 1723, and was incorporated by Township Act of 1798 of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798 as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township have been taken to form Anglesea Borough (on June 13, 1885; now North Wildwood City), Avalon Borough (April 18, 1892), Wildwood (May 1, 1895), Stone Harbor Borough (April 3, 1914) and West Wildwood (April 21, 1920). The township's name came from its location when Cape May was split into three townships in 1723 at the same time that Lower Township and Upper Township were created. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 82.955 square miles (214.852 km2), including 70.333 square miles (182.163 km2) of land and 12.622 square miles (32.690 km2) of water (15.22%). Burleigh (with a 2010 Census population of 725), Cape May Court House (5,338), Rio Grande (2,670) and Whitesboro (2,205) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Middle Township; Whitesboro and Burleigh had previously been combined for statistical purposes by the Census Bureau as Whitesboro-Burleigh through the 2000 Census. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Del Haven, Dias Creek, Goshen, Goshen Landing, Green Creek, Holly Beach, Mayville, Norburys Landing, Nummytown, Pierces, Pierces Point, Reeds Beach, Shellbed Landing, Swain Point, Swainton, Wildwood Gardens and Wildwood Junction. The township borders the Cape May County municipalities of Avalon Borough, Dennis Township, Lower Township, North Wildwood City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor Borough, Wildwood City and West Wildwood Borough, along with the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. Demographics 2010 Census The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $57,244 (with a margin of error of +/- $6,225) and the median family income was $66,451 (+/- $6,897). Males had a median income of $49,645 (+/- $5,272) versus $48,029 (+/- $5,201) for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,087 (+/- $1,866). About 4.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. 2000 Census As of the 2000 United States Census there were 16,405 people, 6,009 households, and 4,218 families residing in the township. The population density was 230.2 people per square mile (88.9/km²). There were 7,510 housing units at an average density of 105.4 per square mile (40.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 85.21% White, 10.86% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population. There were 6,009 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08. In the township the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,533, and the median income for a family was $49,030. Males had a median income of $37,531 versus $27,166 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,805. About 8.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over. Government Local government Middle Township is governed under the Township form of government. The governing body is a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. , the Township Committee consists of Mayor Timothy C. Donohue (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2019; term as mayor ends 2018), Deputy Mayor Theron "Ike" Gandy (R, term on committee ends 2021; term as deputy mayor ends 2019) and Committeeman Michael J. Clark (D, 2020). Federal, state and county representation Middle Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district. Politics As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 12,114 registered voters in Middle Township, of which 3,041 (25.1%) were registered as Democrats, 3,823 (31.6%) were registered as Republicans and 5,244 (43.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered to other parties. In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 49.6% of the vote (4,328 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 49.3% (4,299 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (93 votes), among the 8,796 ballots cast by the township's 12,717 registered voters (76 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.2%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 49.5% of the vote (4,483 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received 48.4% (4,389 votes), with 9,059 ballots cast among the township's 11,493 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.8%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 54.0% of the vote (4,391 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received around 44.1% (3,586 votes), with 8,133 ballots cast among the township's 10,977 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 74.1. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 67.5% of the vote (3,856 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.8% (1,757 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (98 votes), among the 5,911 ballots cast by the township's 12,651 registered voters (200 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 48.4% of the vote (3,024 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat Jon Corzine with 41.5% (2,593 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 6.1% (381 votes), with 6,244 ballots cast among the township's 12,320 registered voters, yielding a 50.7% turnout. Education The Middle Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2011–12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,712 students and 217.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.49:1. Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Middle Township Elementary School #1 for grades PreK-2 (656 students), Middle Township Elementary School #2 for grades 3-5 (547 students), Middle Township Middle School for grades 6-8 (540 students) and Middle Township High School for grades 9-12 (765 students). Students from Avalon, Dennis Township, Stone Harbor and Woodbine attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships. The district was categorized in 2005 as being "In Need of Improvement" under the terms of the No Child Left Behind Act. Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School is a K-8 elementary school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden and is supported by four parishes in Cape May County. Infrastructure Transportation Roads and highways , the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Cape May County, by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The Garden State Parkway runs for more than as the main highway serving Middle Township. Other significant highways serving the township include U.S. Route 9, New Jersey Route 47 and New Jersey Route 147. Public transportation NJ Transit offers bus service between Cape May and Philadelphia on the 313, 315 and 316 (seasonal only) routes, between Cape May and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 319, between Rio Grande and Wildwood on the 510 (seasonal only), and between Cape May and Atlantic City on the 552 route. The Great American Trolley Company operates trolley service from North Wildwood and Wildwood to shopping centers in Rio Grande on Mondays through Fridays in the summer months. Health care Cape Regional Medical Center, located in Cape May Court House, is the only hospital in Cape May County. It was known as Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital until April 2007. Wineries Jessie Creek Winery Natali Vineyards Notable people People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Middle Township include: Bob Andrzejczak (since 1986), politician who has represented the 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since March 2013. Kevin Bramble (born 1972), disabled ski racer, freeskier, and monoski designer/builder. Maurice Catarcio (1929–2005), professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation and record holder in The Guinness Book of World Records. Daniel Cohen (born 1936), children's writer. Stedman Graham (born 1951), educator, author, businessman and speaker, best known as the partner of media mogul Oprah Winfrey. LaMarr Greer (born 1976), retired basketball player who played in the United States Basketball League and the International Basketball League. Matthew Maher (born 1984), retired soccer defender, who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for first degree aggravated manslaughter and drunken driving. Matthew Szczur (born 1989), centerfielder for the Chicago Cubs. Andrew J. Tomlin (1845-1906), awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Civil War.

Arturo Torres (artist)

Arturo Torres is a Dallas-based artist, notably collaborating with Shea Serrano on the 2015 New York Times best-selling book, The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed. Torres illustrated Serrano's text. Serrano and Torres published a second book, Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated, in 2017; it also became a Times best-seller. Early life Torres grew up in the Garland suburb of Dallas, Texas. He was drawn to art from early childhood, with friends asking to buy his work as early as middle school. High school was his first encounter with working artists: he told Complex Magazine, "I went to this gallery and saw this local artist...I was just amazed by it, because I had never seen a real artist or someone who was doing it for a living." Career Torres began his career working a day job managing a co-working space, but was also pursuing art, including designing flyers for bands and DJs. Collaboration with Shea Serrano Writer Shea Serrano saw one of Torres's flyers in the course of writing the text for his forthcoming book, The Rap Year Book. Three months from the due date, Serrano still had not found an illustrator, until he saw a flyer announcing a performance by Dallas rap group The Outfit, Texas. As recounted to Texas Monthly, Serrano thought immediately, "This is the exact style that I'm trying to find." He contacted the group's management asking for information about who had made their flyer, then tracked Torres down on social media, and Torres agreed to work on the book. The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed was published on October 13, 2015, and repeatedly made New York Times best-seller lists. Torres and Serrano continued to collaborate, in 2016 developing a weekly newsletter called "Basketball (And Other Things)" that had 21,000 subscribers as of May 12, 2016. The newsletter was both ad-free and also free to readers, but the audience continually asked to donate to support the work. Usually offers were staunchly refused (Serrano would post screenshots of PayPal refunds issued to supporters who tried to send money anyway), and when the team has occasionally relented, contributions from readers have often been given away to charity. Torres has also drawn a series of limited edition bookmarks, thus far of NBA players and hip-hop artists. The bookmarks, dispersed via Serrano's Twitter feed in exchange for a small fee covering production and shipping costs, a screenshot of a Rap Year Book purchase or simply given away for free, are often all claimed in less than an hour, but as with the newsletter, income is frequently donated to charitable causes. In August 2016, Serrano gleefully announced to Twitter followers who'd purchased Torres's "Vengeance Russell" (Westbrook) bookmarks that "he'd actually tricked them into doing something nice": the income paid for some 150 Houston schoolchildren to have free haircuts the day before school started. Following the announcement that the Westbrook bookmark had been a secret fundraiser, other Serrano and Torres fans asked to pay for catering and music at the event, to feed and entertain kids waiting for a haircut. Torres and Serrano next published a book about basketball, which shares a title with the newsletter. Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated was published in October 2017 and reached number one on The New York Times best-seller list for sports and fitness books in November. They have also continued to collaborate at The Ringer, which Serrano joined as staff writer in July 2016. Visual style Torres has cited superheros and his favorite childhood cartoons as early visual influences. A review in PopMatters described Torres's Rap Year Book illustrations as "bright, colorful, and offbeat cartoons...featuring depictions of Kanye and Jay-Z on a movie poster, Dr. Dre in scrubs, Drake using a pottery wheel, and more." Serrano said he was drawn to the texture Torres developed in his work, telling Complex Magazine: "It looked like, even when I was looking at it on my phone or computer, I could rub my fingers across the screen and be able to feel the paper that he drew it on." Bibliography The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed (Abrams Image, 2015) Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated (Abrams Image, 2017)

Operation Free

Operation Free is a coalition of veterans and national security organizations founded in August 2009 by the Truman National Security Project, The National Security Initiative, VoteVets.org, and VetPAC. Operation Free, in collaboration with other organizations, works to raise awareness, among policymakers and the public, of the national security threat posed by climate change and the United States' reliance on oil. Activities In the Fall of 2009, with Alexander Cornell du Houx in charge, Operation Free launched a 29-state bus tour designed to give veterans the opportunity to talk directly to the American people about how climate change is "undermining our safety and why we need to pass clean energy and climate legislation as quickly as possible." In September 2009, Operation Free flew in 150 veterans to attend the White House Administration's Clean Energy Briefing. These veterans met with 26 US Senators and/or Staff to discuss the national security threats of climate change and America's current energy posture. In February 2010, Operation Free hosted a similar event in which it flew 80 veterans into Washington DC to meet with policymakers and members of the press. On September 20, 2010 Operation Free announced its sponsorship of race car driver Leilani Munter, who is also a clean energy advocate and environmental activist. On September 30, Leilani’s car (#59) which featured Operation Free’s logo, drove in the ARCA Series Kansas Lottery 150 race at the Kansas Speedway. Sturman Industries cosponsored Leilani in an effort to promote its “Powered By Sturman” American engine modifications that "address national energy and security needs by using technology to transform engine efficiency and facilitate the nations’ effort to replace foreign oil with alternative American fuels"." Controversy The group has been criticized for "lending their name, to promote the leftist propaganda of global warming and climate change..." Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, of Pennsylvania, called any veteran who participated with Operation Free a "traitor to the oath he or she took to defend the Constitution." The group responded with a radio ad campaign calling for Metcalfe's resignation.

Freya alba

Freya alba is a South American species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, and the only species in the genus Freya.

United States Navy Facility, Barbados

Naval Facility (NAVFAC) Barbados, TWI was the southernmost of the original Atlantic Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) shore terminals. The facility commissioned on 1 October 1957, with a complement of about 12 officers and about 88 enlisted personnel. It was located at the site of Harrison's Point, in the Parish of Saint Lucy in the British colonial territory of Barbados of the West Indies. The facility was commissioned about one-month following the U.S. Navy Facility established in the island of Eleuthera in The Bahamas where the first operational array had been installed in 1952. A significant event in SOSUS history occurred on 6 July 1962 when NAVFAC Barbados made the first detection and identification of a Soviet nuclear submarine off the coast of Norway as it entered the Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom (GIUK) gap. NAVFAC Barbados was operated by the United States Navy for twenty-two years and was officially decommissioned on 31 March 1979. Motto: Arcana Maris Quaerere

Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 17 to 20 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 128 taekwondo fighters competed in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women. Qualification Taekwondo competition at these Games featured a total of 128 athletes, 64 in each gender, and 16 in each of the eight weight categories. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was allowed to enter up to a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender, based on the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic rankings, such that an athlete per NOC must be among the top six in each weight category. If an NOC had qualified only two female and male athletes through ranking, it could not participate in the respective Continental Qualification Tournament unless it had relinquishing the places obtained through ranking. Four places had been reserved to the host nation Brazil, and another four had been invited by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 120 places were allocated through a qualification process in which athletes had won quota place for their respective NOC. 48 taekwondo fighters, 24 in each gender and the top 6 in each weight category, were eligible to compete through the ITTF Olympic rankings, while the rest through the five Continental Qualification Tournaments. If an NOC having qualified through a Qualification Tournament relinquishing a quota place, it would be allocated to the nation of the next highest placed athlete in the respective weight category of that tournament as long as the addition of the place did not exceed the maximum quota for that nation. Schedule Participating Participating nations Competitors Medal summary After finishing in third in 2012, this Olympics marks South Korea's return to the top of the Taekwondo medal standings. Medal table Men's events Women's events

Celtic metal

Celtic metal is a subgenre of folk metal that developed in the 1990s in Ireland. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal and Celtic rock. The early pioneers of the genre were the Irish bands Cruachan, Primordial and Waylander. The genre has since expanded beyond Irish shores and is known to be performed today by bands from numerous other countries. History The origins of Celtic metal can be traced to the earliest known exponent of folk metal, the English band Skyclad. Their "ambitious" and "groundbreaking" debut album The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth was released in 1990 with the song "The Widdershins Jig" acclaimed as "particularly significant" and "a certain first in the realms of Metal". This debut album made an impact on a young Keith Fay who had formed a Tolkien-inspired black metal band by the name of Minas Tirith. Inspired by the music of Skyclad and Horslips, Keith Fay set out to combine black metal with the folk music of Ireland. He formed the Irish band Cruachan in 1992 with a demo recording released in 1993. Like Waylander, Keith Fay also credits the Irish rock band Horslips as a "huge influence on Cruachan," further noting that "what they were doing in the 70s is the equivalent of what we do now." Cruachan's debut album Tuatha Na Gael was released in 1995 and the band has since been acclaimed as having "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand" the genre of folk metal. With a specific focus on Celtic music and the use of Celtic mythology in their lyrics, Cruachan's style of folk metal is known today as Celtic metal. Parallel to Cruachan, the black metal act Primordial also released a demo recording in 1993 and "found themselves heralded as frontrunners in the burgeoning second-wave black metal movement." Irish music plays "a very big role" in Primordial but in "a dark and subtle way" through the chords and timings. The year 1993 also saw the formation of Waylander. With vocalist Ciaran O'Hagan fronting the group, they released a demo recording in 1995. A debut album Reawakening Pride Once Lost was unveiled in 1998. O'Hagan notes that it was a coincidence that "Primordial, Cruachan and Waylander sprang up within little more than a year of each other." Since then a few other bands from Ireland have emerged to perform Celtic metal including Geasa and Mael Mórdha. Since the turn of the millennium, the genre has expanded and many bands beyond the shores of Ireland can be found today performing Celtic metal. This includes Eluveitie from Switzerland, Ithilien from Belgium, Mägo de Oz from Spain, Suidakra from Germany, and Skiltron from Argentina. Despite the Irish origins of the genre, Celtic metal is not known to be popular in Ireland. Ciaran O'Hagan of Waylander notes that while "Primordial are Ireland’s biggest Metal band in terms of sales and international profile" the band would be "lucky to sell much more than 500 copies of their albums in their own country or pull more than 300 punters to a gig." Bands in the genre have experienced a more enthusiastic reception elsewhere with Mägo de Oz notably experiencing strong chart success in Latin America and their native Spain. Characteristics Similar to its parent genre of folk metal, the music of Celtic metal is a diverse collection with bands pursuing different subgenres of heavy metal music. While bands such as Suidakra ply their trade with the more extreme subgenres of black or death metal, other groups like Mägo de Oz and Skiltron prefer a more traditional or power metal sound. The one common element is a shared interest in incorporating Celtic music into heavy metal. Many bands in the genre enhance their sound with the use of a folk instrument. Bagpipes are used by bands such as Skiltron and Ithilien. The fiddle is used by such bands as Mägo de Oz, Ithilien and Eluveitie. The tin whistle and flute, can be found in such bands as Cruachan, Ithilien, Waylander and Eluveitie. While the Irish bands of the genre make use of native instruments such as the uilleann pipe and bodhrán. List of bands