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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lundby%2C%20Vordingborg%20Municipality
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Lundby, Vordingborg Municipality
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Lundby is a small railway town, with a population of 833 (1 January 2023), located in Vordingborg Municipality in the southern part of Zealand, Denmark. Lundby Efterskole is located here.
Lundby Station serves the Sydbanen line, with hourly departures towards Copenhagen.
References
Cities and towns in Region Zealand
Vordingborg Municipality
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party%20of%20New%20Communists
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Party of New Communists
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The Party of New Communists (PNC; ; Partiya novykh kommunistov, PNK) was a clandestine radical left organization, founded by Alexander Tarasov and Vasily Minorsky in Moscow at the end of 1972 and the beginning of 1973.
In terms of its theoretical foundations, PNC combined elements or orthodox Marxism, Leninism, Trotskyism and Neo-anarchism (as inspired by Daniel Cohn-Bendit of May 1968). The economic system that existed in the USSR was viewed by PNC members as socialist, but at the same time the political system was seen as non-socialist (neo-Stalinist, bureaucratic), which, in their opinion, represented the classic conflict of Marxism: the conflict between productive forces and the relations of production, and would inevitably lead to a political revolution. PNC members believed that the victory of a group of Joseph Stalin's supporters over their political opponents in the inner-party struggle within VKP (b) in the late 1920s and early 1930s was the reason of the fundamental differences between political and economic systems.
PNC set it as their objective to perform a political revolution and return the country back to pre-Stalinist ideological and political foundations. Students were thought to be the vanguard of the new revolution.
PNC had neither a developed structure, nor official theoretical documents (it was expected that such documents would be adopted by the future party conference). The organisation consisted of just two groups in Moscow and one in the city of Kaliningrad (presently known as Korolyov, a city in Moscow Region). "The Principles of Neo-communism" (Russian: Принципы неокоммунизма) written by A. Tarasov in the form of a catechism in November 1973, served as a temporary theoretical and programme document of the party. In some theoretical issues, important from the point of view of PNC members, they were guided by Tarasov's works, written in 1973-1974 and revised after they had been discussed within PNC. Such theoretical issues included: preference of revolutionary approach to the reformist one (based on the work "Chile, Cyprus crisis and Eurocommunism"); identification of the new Soviet philistines as representatives of petite bourgeoisie and a major reactionary force in the Soviet society (based on the work "Swamp Rot. Black Hundreds as Revolutionary Counter-revolutionism of Petit Bourgeoisie"); incompatibility of representative democracy and communism, the need for direct democracy (based on the work "Every Man is a King"). None of these works have survived; they were burnt in January 1975.
PNC members were engaged in sourcing, selecting and distributing illegal literature ("samizdat" and literature of the pre-Stalinist period), established contacts among students and young people, promoted their ideas through verbal propaganda (in the 1970s, such propaganda was prosecuted as felony, which carried a penalty of up to seven years in prison under Art. 70 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR).
In the summer of 1974, PNC members ran a trial graffiti propaganda campaign, when they inscribed in chalk on buildings and fences about fifteen messages that read "Revolution – here and now!", "Remove the seniles from power!", "Ten years is enough!" (referring to long years of Brezhnev's term in office). The campaign proved to be a failure: the inscriptions were fairly dull in colour and were easily washed away by rain. It was decided to abandon the use of graffiti and start printing and distributing flyers.
In September 1973, PNC established contacts with another underground leftist group, called the Left School, having first concurred with them in their views on the reasons for the defeat of the Chilean revolution of 1970–1973 years, and then on the nature of the political regime in the USSR. In May 1974 PNC and Left School agreed to unite their forces, and in September 1974 they merged into one organization under the name of the Neo-Communist Party of the Soviet Union (NCPSU).
Despite the agreement to merge, de facto PNC and the Left School were operating separately for some time; therefore, when part of the Moscow group of PNC (including its leaders) was arrested by the KGB in January 1975, the unaffected leaders of the Left School took on the task of saving the organisation through increased secrecy. They successfully kept the organization alive deep underground up until 1977, when arrested NCPSU leaders (from among former PNC members) were released to freedom and began to revive the party. Thus, until January 1977, PNC existed as a separate clandestine group effectively controlled by the Left School.
References
Literature
Тарасов А. Н., Черкасов Г. Ю., Шавшукова Т. В. "Левые в России: от умеренных до экстремистов". — М.: Институт экспериментальной социологии, 1997. (Tarasov, A., Cherkasov, G., Shavshukova, T. "The Left Wing in Russia: From Moderate to Extremists". — Moscow: Institute of Experimental Sociology, 1997).
Тарасов А. Н. "Революция не всерьёз. Штудии по теории и истории квазиреволюционных движений". — Екатеринбург: "Ультра.Культура", 2005. (Tarasov, A. "Not A Serious Revolution. Study of the Theory and History of Quasi-Revolutionary Movements". — Yekaterinburg: "Ultra.Culture" Publishing House, 2005).
"Красные диссиденты" // Газета "Левый поворот" (Краснодар), N 5. ("Red Dissidents" // "Left Turn" (Krasnodar), N 5.
Fäldin H. Neokommunistiska partiet. Okänd sida av Sovjetunionens vänster oppositions historiens. // Medborgaren, 1994, N 12.
Roßbach K. Kontrkulttuuri Neuvostoliittossa: hippien ja neokommunistien välillä. // Sosiaalinen arkkisto, 1995, N 1.
External links
Лачин. Король двух гетто. (Lachin. The King of Two Ghettos).
1972 establishments in the Soviet Union
1973 establishments in the Soviet Union
Banned communist parties
Banned political parties in Russia
Clandestine groups
Communist parties in the Soviet Union
Far-left politics
Left-wing politics
New Left
Political parties established in 1972
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch%20Levine
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Baruch Levine
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Baruch Levine (born December 28, 1977) is a Canadian-born American Orthodox Jewish composer and singer. His tunes have gained wide popularity at Shabbat tables and kumzits gatherings. One of his most successful compositions is "Vezakeini" (Give Us Merit), derived from the ancient prayer recited at Shabbat candle lighting.
Early life and education
Baruch Levine was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He attended Eitz Chaim Day School, where his father, Rabbi Michoel Levine, is currently the fifth-grade rebbi (Jewish studies teacher).
He also studied at the Ner Yisroel in Toronto, and Toras Moshe and Mir Yeshivas in Jerusalem
After Levine got married, he moved to Waterbury, Connecticut. In 2005, he joined the staff of the Yeshiva Ketana of Waterbury, Connecticut as a fifth-grade rebbi.
Levine has four children.
Music career
Levine first began singing at the age of 8 in his school choir. Soon after he began studying keyboard, and performed at school and in summer camp during his youth. He tried out for a spot on the album The Marvelous Middos Machine and was not accepted, but he did sing on a Miriam Israeli album. He did, however, perform on The Golden Crown - another one of Abie Rotenberg's musical story albums for children. He was "Yehuda" - one of the children listening to the Zaidy tell the story of the Golden Crown - as well as a soloist on the song Torah Tzivo Lonu Moshe.
After his marriage, Levine began writing songs which he sold to other performers. One of his demos came to the attention of several music producers, who asked Levine why he wasn't performing his own songs. This led to the production of Levine's first album, Vezakeini, in 2006. The title song, which took him ten minutes to write, has become a relative classic in the Orthodox Jewish world. Like many of Levine's hits, it is a heartfelt tune with a rising crescendo. On his second album, Chasan Hatorah, Levine performed a medley of his compositions that other performers had made famous.
For Levine's 2009 album, Touched by a Niggun, Rabbi Yechiel Spero, author of the Touched by a Story series of books, wrote the English lyrics to the songs, which are based on his stories.
In 2010 Levine wrote two new songs and performed live in concert with Yaakov Shwekey; the resulting album, Live in Caesarea II – 5770, was later released on CD and DVD. In 2011, he sang on Abie Rotenberg's Marvelous Middos Machine Episode 4.
Levine was a guest performer at the 12th Siyum HaShas on August 1, 2012, at MetLife Stadium, which was attended by nearly 100,000 Jews. He performed again at the next Siyum HaShas, held on January 1, 2020 in MetLife Stadium, together with other famous singers in the Jewish music realm. He also performs at charity benefits. On November 27, 2011 he performed together with Shwekey in a concert benefiting Hatzolah in London. He was featured at the HASC 27 "A Time for Music" concert on January 12, 2013. On Lag B'omer 2020, he was one of many singers to perform in the "Hatzalah-thon" fundraiser, created to raise money for Hatzalah and in honor of the completion of the "Miracle Sefer Torah," which was written as a merit for those sick with Covid-19 which was rampant at that time. Another endeavor undertaken during Covid-19 was the production of The Place Where They Belong, which Levine made together with Abie Rotenberg, about Jews not being able to pray at the synagogue due to the necessary quarantine and much it is missed.
Discography
Albums
Vezakeini (2006)
Chasan Hatorah (2008)
Touched by a Niggun (2009)
Hashkifah (2011)
Modim Anachnu Lach (2013)
Project Relax with Simcha Leiner (2015)
Bonim Atem (2015)
Project Relax Again with Simcha Leiner (2017)
Peduscha (2018)
Off the Record (2020)
Off the Record Two (2021)
Lev Chodosh (2023)
References
External links
Baruch Levine singing Vezakeini (2013)
1977 births
American Orthodox Jews
Canadian Orthodox Jews
Jewish Canadian musicians
Jewish composers
Jewish singers
Musicians from Toronto
Living people
Mir Yeshiva alumni
Orthodox pop musicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagen%20Bunker%20Museum
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Skagen Bunker Museum
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Skagen Bunker Museum is a private museum near the tip of Grenen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. It is located in an old German bunker of the Regelbau 638 type which was used during the Second World War as an infirmary for treating wounded soldiers. It is now fitted out as a small museum with uniforms, weapons and other artifacts.
Description
Located close to the spot where the Sand Worm (Sandormen) transports passengers to the end of Skagen Odde, a German bunker has been converted into a small war museum. It was established in 2008 by Martin Nielsen and Christian Forman Hansen. Although it is fitted out as an infirmary, it was apparently never used as such. It does nevertheless provide a good introduction to the German bunkers along the west coast of Jutland. The museum is open every day, from April to October, usually from 11 am to 4 pm but from 10 am to 5 pm in the high season.
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Museums in the North Jutland Region
Buildings and structures in Skagen
Defunct hospitals in Denmark
Nazi subterranea
World War II museums
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%83t%C4%83lin%20Ivan
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Cătălin Ivan
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Cătălin Sorin Ivan (born 23 December 1978) is a Romanian politician, who since the 2009 election has been a Member of the European Parliament for Romania, representing the Social Democratic Party (PSD). Until 2015 he was the Leader of the Romanian delegation to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament. Since 2019 he is the President of the Alternativa pentru Demnitate Națională (Alternative for National Dignity) Party.
Parliamentary activities
He was the Vice-Chair of Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community and also a member of the following committees of the European Parliament:
Committee on Budgetary Control;
Committee on Culture and Education;
Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee;
Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
Other work
In 2013, he wrote a letter to the British tabloid newspaper The Daily Express, attacking the paper's campaign against Romanian and Bulgarian immigration to the UK.
He expressed outrage over the negative image being promoted by the Express.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
References
Living people
1978 births
MEPs for Romania 2009–2014
Social Democratic Party (Romania) MEPs
MEPs for Romania 2014–2019
People from Galați
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Sage
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George Sage
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George Sage may refer to:
George Sage (footballer) (1872–?), English footballer
George Read Sage (1828–1898), United States federal judge
See also
Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724–1803), physicist
Sage (name), disambiguation page
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Weather%20Service%20Boston%2C%20Massachusetts
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National Weather Service Boston, Massachusetts
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The National Weather Service Boston/Norton, Massachusetts, is a local office of the National Weather Service (NWS), run under the auspices of the NWS's Eastern Region. This weather forecast office (WFO) is responsible for monitoring weather conditions throughout most of southern New England. The southern New England weather forecast office provides warning and forecast services for most of Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut, and all of Rhode Island. Besides public weather services, WFO Norton (BOX) provides marine, aviation, fire weather, and hydrological forecast services. Additional hydrologic information is provided by the co-located Northeast River Forecast Center (NERFC).
Although it serves Boston and the surrounding areas, the WFO is actually located at Norton, a town in Bristol County, which is located around south of Boston.
Public warnings and forecasts are issued for thirty-eight "zones" (which are counties or portions of counties) across portions of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and all of Rhode Island. Warnings are issued for a wide range of phenomena that include tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flash floods, coastal floods, high winds, and winter storms. Public forecasts cover a range from the next few hours to the next seven days.
The WFO BOX also issues marine forecasts, warnings, and advisories for the coastal waters from the Merrimack River in Massachusetts to Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
The aviation community is also served by the WFO BOX. In addition to Logan International Airport, this WFO prepares aviation forecasts for eight other airports across southern New England.
Fire weather forecasts are also generated from WFO BOX for the southern New England. These forecasts are used by federal and local agencies that deal with brush fire control.
Other types of information issued from WFO BOX include short-term forecasts, weather summaries, special weather statements, and river stage conditions. Information from this office is sent out by high-speed computer circuits, and they become available to a wide range of users, including media such as television, radio, newspapers, and internet-based weather providers.
The greater Boston area is rich in meteorological history. The official weather records for the city of Boston go back to October 20, 1870, at the Old State House Building on State and Devonshire Streets. Weather records began being kept at the airport, then known as the Boston Airport, in October 1926.
The office and river forecasting office moved to a new location in Norton on March 20, 2018. The radar remains at its previous location in Taunton.
First-order/climate sites
Connecticut
Bradley International Airport (Windsor Locks), although officially designated for Hartford.
Massachusetts
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory (Milton)
Logan International Airport (Boston)
Worcester Regional Airport
Rhode Island
T. F. Green Airport (near Providence)
NOAA Weather Radio
The National Weather Service Boston, Massachusetts, forecast office, based in Taunton, Massachusetts, provides programming for six NOAA Weather Radio stations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
References
External links
NWS Boston – History
Local radio sites
Organizations based in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Meckler
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Alan Meckler
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Alan Marshall Meckler (born 1945) is an American internet pioneer and publishing executive. Meckler started his own publishing business in 1971 which evolved into Mecklermedia Corporation in the 1990s until the company was acquired by Penton Media in November 1998, and founded several print magazines including Virtual Reality World, CD-ROM World, and Internet World.<ref name="Forbes">Malik, Om (4 January 1999). "Internet.com IPO in the cards". Forbes</ref> Mediabistro was purchased in 2007 and later sold to Prometheus Global Media in 2014. Currently Meckler is CEO of 3DR Holdings LLC based in New York City which offers news coverage of the additive manufacturing fields and quantum computing through websites and trade shows.
Early life and education
Born in New York City in 1945, Meckler was raised in Great Neck, NY. Meckler attended the Pennington School 1959-1963. He attended Tulane University 1963-1965 and received his BA from Columbia College 1967, a Masters (1968) and Ph.D. (1980) in American history from Columbia University. He is also the brother of director Nancy Meckler.
His doctoral dissertation Scholarly Micropublishing in America was published by Greenwood Press in 1982. He is also editor of The Draft and its Enemie published by the University of Illinois Press (1974). His book The Internet's First Entrepreneur was published in 2021. Meckler served in the New York Air National Guard and the United States Army Reserve (1969-1975).
Trade shows
Meckler is known for creating the trade show Internet World in 1993. The event started with a few hundred people and no exhibits. By 1996 it attracted 75,000 attendees at the Javits Center in New York City and was also produced annually in Los Angeles and Chicago as well as in many international venues. Meckler also created the event Search Engine Strategies trade show in New York City in 1999. Since 2013 Meckler has been producing trade shows for the 3D printing industry. In 2014, with his son John, Meckler created a mutual fund devoted to 3D printing and additive manufacturing. 3D Printing and Technology Fund was the first mutual fund worldwide devoted to this investment coverage.
Meckler also launched a trade show for the virtual currency Bitcoin. The first show was launched in New York City in July 2013. In May 2015, Meckler launched a show "RoboUniverse" in New York City.
References
Further reading
Ali, Rafat (10 August 2009). "Meckler Selling Internet.com Business to QuinStreet For $18M; Exiting Tech Trade". CBS News.
Coppola, Gabrielle (12 December 2007), "Why Dyslexics Make Great Entrepreneurs". Bloomberg Businessweek Kait, Casey and Weiss, Stephen (2009) Digital Hustlers, p. 18. Harper Collins.
Meckler, Alan (2 June 2003). "Internet World's Swan Song" Internetnews.com
The Economist'' (16 December 1999). "Lost in cyberspace"
1945 births
Living people
American magazine publishers (people)
American media executives
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
Tulane University alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303%20Louisville%20Cardinals%20men%27s%20basketball%20team
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2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
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The 2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 25–7.
Roster
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Louisville
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2002-03
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruptly
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Ruptly
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Ruptly GmbH is a Russian state-owned video news agency specializing in video-on-demand, based in Berlin, Germany. It is a subsidiary of the Russian state-controlled television network RT. Ruptly owns the media channel Redfish and is the major shareholder of the digital content company Maffick. Its chief executive is Dinara Toktosunova. Upon Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the company faced a staff exodus. In January 2023, Toktosunova was sanctioned by Ukraine.
History
Ruptly joined the German Commercial Register as a Berlin-based GmbH in July 2012, before officially launching operations on 4 April 2013. It is a subsidiary of the Russian state-controlled TV network RT, and operates as a German commercial entity. ANO TV Novosti, an organization that is primarily funded by a Russian government grant, oversees the broadcasts of RT.
In February 2021, it signed a deal with Chinese state-owned CCTV+ to open up access to China news coverage. In May 2021, it won a Shorty Award for Best Live Event Coverage, for its footage from the impact and aftermath of the 2020 Beirut port blast.
Ruptly employees, including multiple staff members in senior positions, resigned in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after the Russian government restricted news outlets from describing the military offensive as an invasion.
Notable videos
In October 2017, a Ruptly-produced viral video about an American restaurant creating a special burger to celebrate Vladimir Putin's birthday turned out to be fabricated. Ruptly removed the video from its YouTube channel and stated that its employees and not the restaurant were involved in the creation of the video, "which, unfortunately, compromised the reliability of the video. We are grateful to our audience for drawing attention to the discrepancy in our story".
On 27 November 2018, Polygraph.info alleged that Ruptly published a misleadingly edited video of an altercation between Ukrainian and Russian ships during the Kerch Strait incident in which a Ukrainian tugboat was rammed by a Russian Coast Guard vessel. Polygraph later updated the story to advise that Ruptly had contacted it to say Ruptly "acquired and published without editing" a short version of the ramming video which it had received on 25 November 2018 and that it published the full version, "as soon as" it was able to obtain it. Polygraph confirmed that Ruptly did publish the full version of the video on 26 November but that the full version was published by other Russian media on 25 November. In its update, Polygraph stated that it had "no means to independently confirm that Ruptly.tv did not edit the first, shorter version, of the video".
In April 2019, Ruptly provided exclusive video coverage of Julian Assange being forcibly removed from the Embassy of Ecuador, London. Ruptly obtained the footage by videoing the embassy using a crew of five working in shifts 24 hours per day for the week leading up to Assange's arrest. Ruptly's twitter video of the arrest achieved 1.7 million views within a day.
During 2018 and 2019, Ruptly provided live coverage from France of the yellow vest protests.
In August 2020, The New York Times reported that a Ruptly video of Black Lives Matter protesters apparently burning a bible in Portland, Oregon, edited in a misleading way, "went viral" after it being shared with an inaccurate caption on social media by far-right personality Ian Miles Cheong and then conservative politicians. The Times said the clip "appear[ed] to be one of the first viral Russian disinformation hits of the 2020 presidential campaign”. An NBC report in the wake of this incident found that Ruptly edited user-generated protest videos to highlight violence over peaceful protest.
Ruptly's most popular video on social media in 2020 was exclusive footage of the 2020 Beirut explosion. The video, which was taken during a wedding, had 4.9 million viewers on YouTube.
Organization
Ruptly has a team of 80 journalists from 42 countries at its Berlin newsroom, and has offices in Moscow and Beijing. Along with its full time video journalists, it employs freelance video journalists, or stringers, to capture on-demand content at the scene of events. Ruptly takes user-generated content (UGC) via social media and its Ruptly Stringer app.
During the economic crisis in December 2008, the Russian government included ANO TV-Novosti on its list of core organizations of strategic importance of Russia. Ruptly has stated it was founded by ANO TV-Novosti "to act as an independent, commercially-funded organisation under German law", that its editorial and operational decisions are "completely independent" and the claim it is run by the Russian government is "factually false".
Ruptly's organization also includes the Berlin-based subsidiary Redfish. According to the Alliance For Securing Democracy and UK journalist Paul Mason, Redfish is aimed at the political left and African Americans.
Until it closed in 2021, Maffick GmbH was also based in Berlin and registered to the same address as Ruptly, according to the Alliance for Securing Democracy, with the same address shared by Redfish.
Maffick had been founded by ex-RT journalist Anissa Naouai. In February 2019, Maffick's Facebook page began to mention its connection to RT and Ruptly. Maffick denied any connection to Ruptly and in July 2020 filed a lawsuit against Facebook after the website labelled its pages as "Russia state-controlled media", which Maffick claim is a "false notice".
Assessment
Ruptly is one of several Russian media organizations that has been accused by the US government and others of attempting to influence elections through social media. These sources say that Ruptly targets a younger left-leaning demographic through its video promotion on social media. NBC has reported that Ruptly is a platform for sophisticated English-language video and text content that experts say is edited and curated to exacerbate American political tensions, with a particular focus being younger viewers and the political left.
Other sources, such as The New York Times and Paul Mason, have accused Ruptly of pandering to far-right extremists.
According to a 2014 opinion article by four staff editors for the German news publication Spiegel Online, "With the help of news services like RT and Ruptly, the Kremlin is seeking to reshape the way the world thinks about Russia. And it has been highly successful: Vladimir Putin has won the propaganda war over Ukraine and the West is divided." The writers stated that only the BBC had more clips viewed on YouTube.
In 2014, British vlogger Graham Phillips was banned from Ukraine. In 2015, StopFake published an article in which it said Phillips had worked for Ruptly among other Russian state platforms to produce Pro-Kremlin propaganda and had links to the Russian FSB intelligence agency.
In 2019, Ruptly was criticised by browser extension NewsGuard:Although Ruptly has published straightforward content from around the world, its videos and headlines of topics of interest to the Kremlin have repeatedly featured false or misleading statements from Russian government officials, including denials that Syria was behind chemical weapons attacks of its own citizens. Although the footage accurately quotes Russian authorities, NewsGuard has determined that Ruptly, as a government run outlet publishing the government’s false claims, has repeatedly published false content and does not gather and present information responsibly.Ruptly responded that "As a video news agency providing content to journalists, our role is to present raw footage that our clients ensure their journalists edit and use responsibly." Ruptly said the claim it was run by the Russian government was "factually false": "Ruptly was founded by ANO TV Novosti to act as an independent, commercially-funded organisation under German law, and sister agency to RT. It has commercial relations with all its clients including RT." It noted that videos on its platform contain criticism of the Kremlin, including anti-Putin demonstrations in Russia and around the world, protests outside the Russian embassy in Berlin and global demonstrations in support of opposition activist leader Alexei Navalny.
Statistics from Tubular Labs show Ruptly was the most-watched news agency on YouTube in 2020, topping Yonhap, Associated Press, Reuters, Xinhua and AFP.
Awards and nominations
See also
CCTV+
List of news agencies
References
Further reading
External links
RT (TV network)
German television news shows
News agencies based in Germany
Video on demand services
Television channels in Russia
Russian propaganda organizations
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%20Santana
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Harvey Santana
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Harvey Santana (born July 10, 1972) is an American politician and urban planner who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016.
Career
Early career
Prior to his election to the Legislature, Santana served in the United States Navy, serving overseas in Operation Desert Shield/Desert
Storm, Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti. Santana was a transportation planner for an engineering firm in the private sector. He was president of the Warrendale Community Organization and served as a legislative assistant to Detroit City Council President Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
Politics
Santana entered a crowded, nine-person field for the Democratic nomination in the 10th District in the Michigan House of Representatives to succeed state incumbent Gabe Leland, who was term-limited. Santana was announced as the winner of election night, taking 35 percent, beating his nearest opponent Stacy Pugh, by just 82 votes. Due to the small margin of his victory, Pugh requested a recount. Santana was later declared the winner by the State's Board of Canvassers, defeating Pugh by 85 votes.
In December 2011, Santana made headlines when he lunged at fellow Democratic state Rep. David Nathan during a heated exchange on the House floor. After the altercation, Santana was temporarily removed from the House floor and the rest of the chamber was ordered to stay at their desks, which was termed by some at the state Capitol as an "adult time-out."
In 2015, Santana was expelled from the Democratic caucus in the Michigan House of Representatives for accepting a committee assignment from Republican House Speaker Kevin Cotter that House Minority Leader Tim Greimel wanted to go to Rep. Brandon Dillon. Santana criticized House Democratic leadership and despite being removed from the caucus, he would continue to work with Democrats and Republicans to best serve the interests of his district.
Later career
In January 2017, Santana was tapped by Governor Rick Snyder to work in the Office of Urban Initiatives. His work focused on assisting members of the Detroit caucus advance legislation as well as corrections reform.
Santana transitioned his political career into law enforcement and became a Wayne County Sheriff Deputy in 2018.
Election results
References
1972 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Politicians from Detroit
Eastern Michigan University alumni
United States Navy personnel of the Gulf War
Military personnel from Michigan
Hispanic and Latino American state legislators
21st-century American politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302%20Louisville%20Cardinals%20men%27s%20basketball%20team
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The 2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the 88th season of interleague play for the Cardinals. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–13. Their longest winning streak was an 8-game streak and the Cardinals never lost more than 3 games in a row.
This was Pitino's first season as Louisville's head coach. Pitino replaced Denny Crum at the end of the 2000–01 season and he made his coaching debut for the Cardinals on October 31, 2001, in an exhibition match against EA Sports with an 81–63 victory.
Preseason
September 11 attacks
During the September 11 attacks, Pitino lost Bill Minardi, his brother-in-law, who was working on the 105th floor of the North Tower for Cantor Fitzgerald on the morning of the attacks.
EA Sports Exhibition
On October 31, 2001, Louisville played the EA Sports All-Stars in an exhibition game at Freedom Hall. The Cardinals won 81-63 and this was the debut for new head coach Rick Pitino.
Regular season
The Cardinals finished the regular season with a record of 17–11, including an 8-8 conference record an appearances in two tournaments. Their longest winning streak included an eight-game winning streak and their longest losing streak was a three-game losing streak.
Postseason and Tournaments
During the postseason, the Cardinals played in the Conference USA tournament and the National Invitation Tournament.
In the CUSA tournament, the Cardinals defeated Texas Christian 110–86 on March 5, 2002, but were defeated by Marquette the next day with a score of 84–76.
On March 12, the team starts the NIT Tournament by defeating Princeton 66–65, but were defeated by Temple 65-62 a week later, finishing the Cardinal's season with an overall record of 19–13. Their game against Princeton was won by a banked jumper by Reece Gaines with 5.3 seconds left in the game.
References
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons
Louisville
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2001-02
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2001-02
Louisville
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestyakh%2C%20Zhigansky%20District%2C%20Sakha%20Republic
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Bestyakh, Zhigansky District, Sakha Republic
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Bestyakh (; , Besteex) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Bestyakhsky Rural Okrug of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Zhigansk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 218, of whom 111 were male and 107 female, down from 228 recorded during the 2002 Census.
References
Notes
Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Zhigansky District.
Rural localities in Zhigansky District
Populated places on the Lena River
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonne%20Cross%20Memorial
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Argonne Cross Memorial
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The Argonne Cross Memorial is a memorial to American military personnel who died fighting in France during World War I. It was erected on November 13, 1923, and stands in Section 18 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.
History
American dead at Arlington and the Women's Legion
United States armed forces numbered about 2.8 million during World War I, although only about 126,000 Americans died in the conflict. Many of the dead died in the United States of disease or at ships at sea, and just 79,531 were buried in Europe. Nonetheless, this was a significant number of burials. France, wishing to return to normal as quickly as possible, did not wish to see mass disinterments. But domestic pressure to "bring the boys home" led the American government to force the issue. The French relented, and some 20,000 American remains were returned to the United States. After the repatriation of American remains from other European countries, 30,799 Americans remained buried in Europe. Of the repatriated American remains 12.5 percent (or 5,241) were interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Most of these were buried in the southwest corner of the cemetery in Sections 17, 18, and 19.
On October 25, 1919, Mary S. Lockwood co-founded the American Women's Legion in Washington, D.C., to assist veterans and their families and to engage in patriotic work. The organization swiftly grew into a national one. Lockwood had helped found the Daughters of the American Revolution several decades earlier, and she patterned the Women's Legion on the DAR. Membership in the Legion was open to any women who was a mother, wife, daughter, sister, or official next-of-kin of a veteran who served in World War I.
Building the memorial
Alice Hay Wadsworth, wife of the Senator James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr., was elected president of the American Women's Legion in May 1920. Her two-year term began in 1921, and one of her immediate concerns was the erection of a monument to American war dead. The exact genesis of the memorial is unclear. What is known is that the organization made five separate submissions for a memorial to the United States Commission of Fine Arts, which had review (but not approval) authority over the "design and aesthetics" of all monuments and memorials on federal land. It is not clear when the commission approved the memorial, except that it did so some time in 1921 prior to November.
The Legion didn't yet have approval to erect any memorial. That did not come until November 17, 1921, when Secretary of War John Wingate Weeks designated a site in Section 18.
The memorial was built by the Argonne Unit of the American Women's Legion, a chapter dedicated to helping the more than 117,000 families whose loved ones were killed or wounded during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September 26 to November 11, 1918. The $2,500 memorial ($ in dollars) was a plain Latin cross of white marble, to be dedicated to all those who died in the Great War. The chairman of the memorial committee was Miss Abbie B. McCammon, and the treasurer Miss N. R. Macomb. Mrs. William M. Black and Mrs. Alexander Rodgers were committee members.
Dedication of the memorial was originally set for Armistice Day (November 11) in 1922. but occurred a full year later. The dedication ceremony was a small one. Music for the event was provided by the 3d Cavalry Regiment Band. Episcopal Bishop Charles Brent, the former head chaplain of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I, spoke briefly. The 3d Cavalry provided a 21-gun salute during the unveiling, and "Taps" was sounded at the ceremony's conclusion. First Lady Grace Coolidge, accompanied by Coolidge advisor Frank Stearns, represented President Calvin Coolidge at the event.
About the memorial
The Argonne Cross Memorial is located in Section 18 of Arlington National cemetery near the western wall. The memorial consists of a tall Latin cross of white marble from Vermont. The image of an eagle with outspread wings, clutching and appearing in the middle of a wreath, was carved where the arms of the cross met. The cross stands on a rectangular marble base about high. On the front of this base is carved the original inscription:
IN MEMORY OF OUR MEN IN FRANCE
1917 - 1918
On the rear of the base is the following inscription:
ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE
ARGONNE UNIT AMERICAN WOMEN'S LEGION
In accordance with a plan designed by the American Women's Legion and approved by the Commission of Fine Arts, the area around the memorial was landscaped. Nineteen pine trees, originally grown in the Forest of Argonne in France, were planted in an arc behind the memorial. Another element of the landscape design was a broad, grassy tapis vert between the headstones, leading to the memorial from Grant Avenue. Photographs from 1923 show that this "street of grass" was lined with deciduous trees. All the grading and landscaping work was performed by the War Department.
Little of the original landscaping survives. All of the original French pines died, and as of 2011 had been replaced with an arc of seven small pines. None of the trees lining the tapis vert survived, either. In the 1980s, the Armenian Apostolic Church of America was given permission to plant a Southern Magnolia about to the east-southeast of the Argonne Cross. This "living memorial" has a bronze plaque mounted on a granite pedestal at its base. This small memorial is dedicated to Armenian Americans who fought in the Meuse-Argonne campaign, and was dedicated on April 28, 1985.
Explicitly religious memorials on property owned by the federal government is controversial. No lawsuit demanding the Argonne Cross Memorial's removal has been filed against the federal government as of November 2013. However, federal courts have mentioned the memorial in dicta. In January 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit discussed the Argonne Cross as part of its ruling in Jewish War Veterans v. City of San Diego, 629 F.3d 1099, 1108 (9th Cir. 2011). The court noted the existence of Argonne Cross at Arlington National Cemetery and similar crosses at Gettysburg National Military Park. Such crosses, overwhelmed by a nonsectarian environment, are unlikely to run afoul of the Constitution prohibition on establishment of religion. The Ninth Circuit observed:
None of these crosses is a prominent or predominant feature of the cemetery, and the overall image and history of this military burial ground are not founded on religion. All three crosses stand among, if not immediately next to, the countless headstones of soldiers buried in Arlington and alongside a large number of other monuments that do not incorporate religious imagery. Headstone after headstone, punctuated by the eternal flame at President Kennedy's grave site, represent the imagery of Arlington. Much the same can be said for the Irish Brigade Monument and the monument to the 142nd Pennsylvania Infantry. Those monuments, which stand at Gettysburg National Military Park, are also surrounded by other statues and monuments—including over 100 other monuments honoring Pennsylvania troops alone—that do not feature the cross. The Arlington and Gettysburg crosses are, in other words, non-dominant features of a much larger landscape providing a "context of history" and memory that overwhelms the sectarian nature of the crosses themselves.
The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review the case on June 25, 2012.
References
Bibliography
Caplow, Theodore. Recent Social Trends in the United States, 1960-1990. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991.
Capozzola, Christopher. Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
Commission of Fine Arts. Ninth Report of the Commission of Fine Arts, July 1, 1919-June 30, 1921. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1921.
Commission of Fine Arts. Tenth Report of the Commission of Fine Arts, July 1, 1921-December 31, 1925. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1926.
DeGirolami, Marc O. The Tragedy of Religious Freedom. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2013.
Dodge, George W. Arlington National Cemetery. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.
Hendricks, Genevieve Poyneer. Handbook of Social Resources of the United States. Washington, D.C.: American Red Cross, 1921.
Mayo, James M. War Memorials as Political Landscape: The American Experience and Beyond. New York: Praeger, 1988.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. New York: J.T. White, 1946.
Peters, James Edward. Arlington National Cemetery, Shrine to America's Heroes. Bethesda, Md.: Woodbine House, 2000.
Poole, Robert M. On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery. New York: Walker & Co., 2009.
Subcommittee on Hospitals. National Policy on Cemeteries Provided for Burial of Veterans and Servicemen. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. U.S. House of Representatives. 88th Cong., 2d sess. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966.
External links
Argonne Cross official Web site at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Monuments and memorials in Virginia
1923 sculptures
World War I memorials in the United States
1923 establishments in Virginia
Forest of Argonne
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regents%20group%20portrait
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Regents group portrait
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A regents group portrait (regentenstuk or regentessenstuk in Dutch, literally "regents' piece"), is a group portrait of the board of trustees, called regents or regentesses, of a charitable organization or guild. This type of group portrait was popular in Dutch Golden Age painting during the 17th century, and in the 18th century. They were intended to be hung in the regentenkamer, the regents' meeting room, or another prominent location in the institution.
The regents of a charitable organization (such as an orphanage, poorhouse, hospital or hofje) or guild were drawn from the regenten, the upper class of Dutch society. It was a prestigious honorary office, so the regents were keen to have themselves depicted in this role. The leading portraitists of the day were commissioned to make regentenstukken, including Rembrandt (whose Syndics of the Drapers' Guild is a subtle treatment of a group round a table), Frans Hals, Ferdinand Bol, and Bartholomeus van der Helst. The commissions proved lucrative, particularly since the regents only served for a few years, to be replaced with a new set of regents who were equally eager to be painted.
In some institutions the regentesses were all female, and so the portraits were of all-female groups, or there were mixed-gender regents who were painted separately, as in Hals' two portraits of the Regents and Regentesses of the Old Men's Almshouse. Occasionally the painting depicted not just the regents but also others, such as the binnenvader or binnenmoeder, who was in charge of the day-to-day operations. For instance, Abraham de Vries in 1633 painted a regentenstuk for the Burgerweeshuis orphanage in Amsterdam showing not only the regents but also the binnenvader leading in a young orphan girl.
Group portraits, largely a Dutch invention, were popular among the large numbers of civic associations that were a notable part of Dutch life, such as the militia group portrait or schuttersstuk showing officers of a city's schutterij or militia guards, boards of trustees and regents of guilds and charitable foundations and the like. Especially in the first half of the 17th century, portraits were very formal and stiff in composition. Boards of trustees preferred an image of austerity and humility, posing in dark clothing (which by its refinement testified to their prominent standing in society), often seated around a table, with solemn expressions on their faces. Scientists often posed with instruments and objects of their study around them. Groups were often seated around a table, each person looking at the viewer. Much attention was paid to fine details in clothing, and where applicable, to furniture and other signs of a person's position in society. Later in the century groups became livelier and colours brighter.
The cost of group portraits was usually shared by the subjects, often not equally. The amount paid might determine each person's place in the picture, either head to toe in full regalia in the foreground or face only in the back of the group. Sometimes all group members paid an equal sum, which was likely to lead to quarrels when some members gained a more prominent place in the picture than others.
In Amsterdam most of these paintings ultimately ended up in possession of the city council, and many are now on display in the Amsterdam Museum.
Gallery
See also
Portrait painting
References
Portrait art
Visual arts genres
Art of the Dutch Golden Age
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon%20Kwan
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Sharon Kwan
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Sharon Kwan (, born October 12, 1995, in Columbus, Ohio) is a Chinese American Mandopop singer. In June 2011, Sharon participated in the first season of Taiwan's China Television (CTV)'s (中視) star search show, Chinese Million Star 1 (華人星光大道), which was the Taiwanese equivalence of American Idol and won the overall champion on January 8, 2012. She released her first album on August 24, 2012, titled Home Girl, and became the first female student of Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter David Tao. In 2015 Sharon took part in the fourth season of the Chinese talent show The Voice of China. She ended up being placed in the top four in team Jay Chou.
Music Journey
Early Development
Sharon was born in Columbus, Ohio to parents of Cantonese origin, and currently stays in Taiwan. Her interest in pursuing Chinese culture and music led her to move to China in 2002 to study, and attended elementary school in the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She specialized in Erhu because of her love for the Twelve Girls Band who played traditional Chinese instruments. She moved back to America in 2008.
At the age of 14, she developed an interest in Mandopop and Kpop and started recording covers of Mandarin and Korean songs. As her videos gained popularity and garnered numerous views, she decided to pursue vocal lessons with Singer-Songwriter/Producer C.J. Emmons in Los Angeles. Over the course of two years of training, she performed at various restaurants and took part in prominent reality-singing competitions. In April 2010, she participated in the fifth season of Super Idol 5 and advanced to the top 25. Later, in September 2010, she joined the eighth season of ETTV Top Idol and emerged as one of the final 10 contestants.
Rise to fame
On May 14, 2011, Sharon took part in the audition for Taiwanese reality-singing show Chinese Million Star that was held in Los Angeles, and was invited to Taiwan to take part in the competition. She then moved to Taiwan in June 2011 with her mother and sister, and successfully passed many rounds of the competition. She was the youngest contestant of the top 6, but was able to continually make personal breakthroughs in her performances, and obtained high affirmations from influential singers and songwriters like Liu Chia-chang and Lo Ta-yu. Her popularity rose quickly, and in a short time her competition videos attracted more than 10 million views on the web. Finally, her talents and charisma on stage made her the cream of the crop, and on January 8, 2012, won the overall champion of the first season of the competition. At the age of 16, she was the youngest champion of the Million Star competitions.
One of the judges of the contest, David Tao, a well-known figure in the Mandopop industry, saw her potential as a superstar, and immediately signed her under his company Great Entertainment. She officially became his first female student.
In March and April 2012, Sharon returned to Los Angeles to take her exams, and received invitations from Jason Chen and Gerald Ko, who were famous singers on the internet. They performed covers of various famous hits, and the songs attracted more than 2 million views in half a year. Her vocal skills received widespread acclaim.
Debut and Career(2012– )
Sharon was signed to Gin Star Entertainment in 2012, and became an artiste under Gin Star Entertainment, Great Entertainment and Seed Music. Preparations for her debut album immediately began, and on August 24, 2012, just 7 months after her competition, she released her first album titled "Home Girl".
"Home Girl" was produced personally by David Tao. He believed that electronic K-pop music or lyrical mandarin songs were not the most suitable for Sharon's age and style. Hence he searched for a special team of Golden Melody Award-winning producers and songwriters, and produced an album that created her own music style.
In 2015, she auditioned in the 4th season of "The Voice of China" with the Song 晴天, originally sung by Jay Chou. She passed the blind audition with a two chair turn and was on Team Jay. Sharon was selected in Team Jay's final four but was later eliminated by Team Na Ying's Gary Sun.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Concerts
Her first concert, 'Home Party" was held on November 2, 2012, at Riverside Live House in Taipei. Besides performing songs from her album, she also did covers of classic songs by Teresa Teng, Faye Wong and many more.
Live Performances
2011
December 31, 2011, Countdown concert held in Yes Plaza in Rowland Heights, CA.
2012
April 28, 2012 [E-DA Super Asia Music Festival] Sharon participated in this festival held in E-DA World in Kaohsiung, together with other superstars from Taiwan, Japan and Korea.
November 11, 2012 [Exit Music Festival] Held in Luzhou Station in Luzhou, New Taipei, Taiwan.
November 24, 2012, Christmas Event held in Gongguan, Taipei.
December 30, 2012, Year end concert held in Keelung.
December 31, 2012 Hsinchu County countdown concert.
2013
February 14, 2013 [2013 New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival].
April 18, 2013 [17th Channel V Chinese Music Awards]
May 18, 2013 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Shanghai] Performance guest.
June 1, 2013 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Nanjing] Performance guest.
June 29, 2013 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Chengdu] Performance guest.
July 20, 2013 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Macau] Performance guest.
August 10, 2013 [Daphne Extreme Live Concert].
September 7, 2013 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Beijing] Performance guest.
October 1, 2013 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Shenzhen] Performance guest
October 25, 2013 [48th Golden Bell Awards]
November 2, 2013 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Nanning] Performance guest.
November 15, 2013 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Fuzhou] Performance guest.
January 18, 2014 [David Tao The Glamorous Life World Tour- Genting Highlands, Malaysia] Performance guest.
Filmography
Short films
2012
June 2012 Samsung Galaxy SIII (preview)
July 2013 Samsung Galaxy SIII (series of 6 clips)
TV Drama
Awards
2012
December 2012 [20th Chinese Music Chart] Nominated for Most Popular New Artiste, Best New Artiste awards.
2013
January 2013 [Top Star Awards] Nominated for Taiwan and Hong Kong Most Popular New Artiste.
March 2013 [2013 HITO Music Awards] Nominated for Most Popular New Artiste.
References
1995 births
Living people
American women pop singers
The Voice of China contestants
21st-century American women singers
21st-century American singers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301%20Louisville%20Cardinals%20men%27s%20basketball%20team
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2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
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The 2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the university's 87th season of intercollegiate competition. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 12–19. It was Crum's last season as head coach of Louisville, ending the longest tenure of any Louisville head basketball coach. Crum also became the winningest coach of the Louisville basketball team during his 30-year coaching career, with 675 wins. Rick Pitino replaced Crum after the season ended.
Regular season
The Cardinals began their regular season on November 17 with an 86–71 win over Hawaii. However, the Cardinals went on a five-game losing streak from November 22 until an 86–70 win over Loyola (Chicago) ended the streak on December 18. They won again on December 21 by a score of 89–86 over Murray State, but lost the next four games between December 23 and January 10, 2001. The Cardinals never won more than two games in a row, with their largest losses coming against Alabama by a score of 100–71 on November 30, and against Charlotte by a score of 106–72 on February 11.
Postseason
On Wednesday March 7, 2001, the Cardinals played UAB for the first round of the Conference USA tournament. Led by Murry Bartow, the Blazers defeated the Cardinals 71–64, leaving the Cardinals with a final record of 12-19 The Cardinals did not play in the NCAA Tournament.
Awards
Louisville distributed the following awards at the end of the season:
Peck Hickman Most Valuable Player Award
Marques Maybin
Most Improved Player
Rashad Brooks
Most Three Points Awards
Reece Gaines
Most Assists Awards
Reece Gaines
Best Defensive Player
Joseph N'Sima
Best First-Year Player
Joseph N'Sima
Rebound Award
Joseph N'Sima
Best Field Goal Percentage Award
Hajj Turner
Best Free-Throw Percentage
Erik Brown
Scholar-Athlete Award
Muhammed Lasege
Most Inspirational Player Award
Bryant Northern
Coaches' Award
Simeon Naydenov
Coaching change
At the end of the season, coach Denny Crum retired from coaching the Cardinals, with the original announcement coming on March 2, 2001. The soon-to-be coach Rick Pitino visited the campus on March 14, 2001. He held his first press conference on March 23, 2001, at 6:30 PM EDT. On April 17, a rally was held commemorating the new head coach. Two days later, Pitino completed the basketball staff.
References
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons
Louisville
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2000-01
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2000-01
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy%20Sepulchre%20Cemetery%20%28Southfield%2C%20Michigan%29
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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Southfield, Michigan)
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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield, Michigan, is an American cemetery operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.
Notable people
Among the notable figures buried there are:
Larry Aurie, hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings
Vince Banonis, football player for the Detroit Lions
Vincent M. Brennan, U.S. Representative from Michigan
Anthony Giacalone, a Detroit Mafia Member & Suspect in the murder of Jimmy Hoffa
William Bufalino, Mafia Lawyer and Legal Counsel to Jimmy Hoffa, rumored member of the Mafia
Angelo Meli, a known member of the Detroit Mafia
William Tocco, known member of the Detroit Mafia
Walter Briggs Sr., owner of the Detroit Tigers
Al Cicotte, baseball player for the Detroit Tigers
Charles Coughlin, Roman Catholic priest and noted radio commentator during the 1930s and 1940s
John Francis Dearden, Archbishop of Detroit, 1958–1980, created Cardinal in 1969
John Dingell Sr., American politician
Charlie Gehringer, Hall of Fame baseball player for the Detroit Tigers
Walter Hagen, professional golfer, winner of eleven major championships
Harry Heilmann, Hall of Fame baseball player for the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds
Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist and murder victim
Edward Aloysius Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit, 1937–1958, created Cardinal in 1946
Francis Joseph Navin, principal owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1908 to 1935
Dick Radatz, Major League Baseball relief pitcher
Jay Sebring, murder victim of the Manson Family
Edmund Szoka, Archbishop of Detroit, 1981–1990, created Cardinal in 1988
Vic Wertz, 4-time All-Star professional baseball player, he was the batter who hit the ball for Willie Mays' most famous catch
References
Roman Catholic cemeteries in Michigan
Cemeteries in Michigan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebishte%20Island
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Trebishte Island
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Trebishte Island (, ) is a rocky island 770 m long in southeast–northwest direction and 380 m wide lying in Perrier Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is separated from Anvers Island to the south and Vromos Island to the north by 300 m and 220 m wide passages respectively.
The island is named after the settlement of Trebishte in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Trebishte Island is located at , 5.07 km east-northeast of Giard Point and 11.45 km south of Quinton Point. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Trebishte Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
Trebishte Island. Copernix satellite image
Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Hazlewood
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Gordon Hazlewood
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Gordon Vivian Elton Hazlewood was the Dean of Barbados from 1951 until 1971.
He was educated at Codrington College and ordained in 1916. After curacies at Kingstown and Carriacou he was the Rector of Rivière Dorée until his appointment as Dean.
References
University of the West Indies alumni
Saint Peter, Barbados
Saint Philip, Barbados
Deans of Barbados
Archdeacons of Barbados
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel%20Group
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Castel Group
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Castel Group (French Groupe Castel) is a French beverage company. It was established in 1949 by Pierre Castel, who continues to run the company as a family-owned concern.
Castel is the largest French wine producer and owns the biggest French and foreign wine brands distributed in France. Castel Group is also the French leader for table wines and the number four for beers and soft drinks in Africa (after SABMiller and Heineken and Guinness), and—after Constellation Brands and Gallo—number four for wine worldwide. Castel claims to have a 25 percent share of profits from the African beer market.
History
Starting with a wine merchant business in Bordeaux, the company steadily expanded in size and scope. Castel grew into other parts of the wine business, first bottling, then acquisition of viniculture lands and brands—Chateau de Goelane, a Bordeaux Superieur, was acquired in 1957—later distribution by buying the wine specialty stores of Nicolas (1998) and marketing.
In 2022, French anti-terrorism prosecutors opened an investigation into allegations of potential complicity in war crimes made against Groupe Castel in the Central African Republic (CAR), citing deals to provide armed militia UPC with cash and vehicle support in order to secure regional market position.
Wine
Groupe Castel produces many table wines (vins de table). It expanded its wine offering by buying its main competitor, Société des Vins de France, from Pernod Ricard in 1992. The company has a number of well branded wines such as Baron de Lestac, Roche Mazet, Vieux Papes and La Villageoise. It also bought the Malesan and Sidi Brahim wines. In 2008 the company expanded from the south of France to the Loire valley and the Bourgogne. Higher tier wines are sold by the Chateaux and Estate section of Castel (listed below).
Since 2008 Groupe Castel has made more efforts to decrease its dependence on the French market and become more visible in English speaking countries, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Asia, primarily China.
As of 2015, Castel owns 1,400 ha of vineyards in France and 1,600 ha in Morocco, Tunisia, and Ethiopia in Africa. It produced 640 million bottles, 59% for the French market.
Beer
In 1990, it purchased a major competitor in African beer, Brasseries et Glacières Internationales (BGI). In 1994 Castel added La Société de Limonaderies et Brasseries d'Afrique (SOLIBRA) that is focused on soft drinks. In 2003 the company bought Brasseries du Maroc, 2011 Brasseries Star Madagascar, and 2014 Nouvelle Brasserie de Madagascar.
Major beer brands are Flag and Castel. The company produces 28 million hectolitres of beer and soft drinks in Africa each year.
In 2001, SABMiller acquired 20 percent of Castel's African Beverages operations and Castel acquired 38 percent of SABMiller Africa and SABMiller Botswana. An update of the partnership in 2012 saw the two combine their Nigerian businesses under SABMiller's control with their Angolan businesses set to be handled by Castel.
Other
Castel produces olive oil from Morocco and maintains sugar plantations in Africa.
List of Castel Chateaux and Estates
Château d'Arcins
Château Barreyres
Château Beychevelle (GCC)
Château de La Botinière
Château du Bousquet
Château Campet
Château Cavalier
Domaine de la Clapière
Château Ferrande
Château de Goëlane
Château de Haut Coulon
Château Hourtou
Château de l'Hyvernière
Château Latour Camblanes
Château du Lort
Château Malbec
Château Mirefleurs
Château Montlabert
Château Tour Prignac
References
Wineries of France
French brands
Food and drink companies established in 1949
Wine brands
SABMiller
Companies based in Bordeaux
French companies established in 1949
Beer in France
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapped%20%282014%20film%29
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Zapped (2014 film)
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Zapped is a 2014 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Zendaya, Chanelle Peloso, Emilia McCarthy and Spencer Boldman. Zendaya portrays the lead role, Zoey Stevens.
Plot
16 year old high-schooler Zoey Stevens is an average girl whose widowed mother just remarried. They move in with her new stepfather and three stepbrothers, Adam the oldest, Zach the middle child, and Ben the youngest. Adam is always in a rush due to being captain of the basketball team; Ben is always getting dirty; Zach has a habit of making disgusting food creations, and their father, Ted, is the basketball team coach.
After a disastrous first day at her new school, Zoey downloads an app with the original purpose of controlling the family dog, but after her phone falls into dog food and skates down solar panels, she finds out the app has changed from being able to control her dog to controlling the men in her life. She first finds it freaky, but then realizes how much of an advantage she has and decides to use it as a personal tool.
Zoey uses the app to make things right in her school not forgetting her dance team. Her dance rival, Taylor, becomes suspicious of her while she notices her using the app during dance training. Zoey realizes that using the app against people's advantage isn't going to change anything and decides to quit using the app.
While at the washroom, Taylor steals her phone without her noticing and uses it to make all the men on the basketball court respect and obey her commands. Zoey and her friend Rachel track her down and retrieve the phone from her. Zoey then breaks the phone to pieces, as she learns that she gets to spend more time with her family. After that, a dance competition is held and Zoey's team wins.
In a post-credits scene, two students who were in detention discovered Zoey's phone and it zapped, hinting at a sequel.
Cast
Zendaya as Zoey Stevens, the central character of the film.
Chanelle Peloso as Rachel, Zoey's best friend.
Spencer Boldman as Jackson, Zoey's love interest and former boyfriend of Taylor's.
Emilia McCarthy as Taylor, Zoey's rival, school diva.
Adam DiMarco as Adam Thompson, Zoey's oldest stepbrother who plays basketball.
Louriza Tronco as Yuki, Taylor's best friend.
Lucia Walters as Jeannie Stevens, Zoey's mom. Adam, Zach & Ben's stepmom.
Aleks Paunovic as Ted Thompson, Zoey's stepdad. Adam, Zach & Ben's dad.
William Ainscough as Ben Thompson, Zoey's youngest step brother.
Jedidiah Goodacre as Tripp
Connor Cowie as Zach Thompson, Zoey's middle step brother.
Samuel Patrick Chu as Charlie, Rachel's love interest.
Production
Zapped is produced by Off-Leash Teleproductions, Inc., distributed by Muse Distribution International and MarVista Entertainment and is licensed by ABC Cable Networks and Family Channel.
Broadcast
Zapped was released on demand and Watch Disney Channel on June 23, 2014. It made its debut on June 27, 2014 on Disney Channel in the United States, and Family Channel in Canada. Disney Channel (UK and Ireland) broadcast the film on July 18, 2014.
Reception
The premiere garnered 5.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on cable that night. In the United Kingdom, it got 320,000 viewers including timeshift.
References
External links
2010s fantasy comedy films
2010s teen comedy films
2014 television films
2014 films
American fantasy comedy films
American teen comedy films
Canadian fantasy comedy films
Canadian teen comedy films
Disney Channel Original Movie films
English-language Canadian films
Films based on American novels
Films directed by Peter DeLuise
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
2010s American films
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1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
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The 1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was coached by Forest Evashevski and captained by Don Norton and Ray Jauch. Iowa finished with a 5–4 record, losing more games this season than in the previous three seasons combined (24–3–2).
Schedule
Roster
References
Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons
Iowa Hawkeyes football
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was known as Königsberg (, ) prior to 1945 and Twangste prior to 1255.
Era of Teutonic Order
1255 – Fortress built by Teutonic Knights during Prussian Crusade, on the basis of a Prussian settlement Twangste.
1256 – Settlement formed north of the fortress.
1262 – Prussians begin to besiege castle during the Great Prussian Uprising.
1264 – Settlement developed south of the castle.
1286 – Königsberg chartered.
1300 – Town of Löbenicht built.
1324 – Town of Kneiphof founded.
1333 - Construction of Königsberg Cathedral begins.
1340 – Königsberg joins Hanseatic League.
1377 – Köttelbrücke (bridge) built.
1379 (or 1397) – Schmiedebrücke (bridge) built.
1380 – Cathedral built in Kneiphof (approximate date).
1387 – Kneiphof Town Hall renovated.
15th century
1440 – The city becomes a founding member of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation.
1454
March: Inclusion of the city, in Polish known as Królewiec, within the borders of the Kingdom of Poland following a request of the Prussian Confederation.
March: The local mayor pledged allegiance to the Polish King during the incorporation of the region in Kraków.
March: City authorized by the Polish king to mint Polish coins.
April: City becomes the capital of the Królewiec Voivodeship within Poland.
1455 – Captured by Teutonic Knights during the Thirteen Years' War.
1457 – City becomes capital of the State of the Teutonic Order.
1464 – Georg Steinhaupt becomes mayor.
1465 – Landing force from Polish-allied Elbląg destroyed the shipyard near the Old Town, preventing the Teutonic Knights from rebuilding their fleet until the end of the Thirteen Years' War.
1466 – Second Treaty of Thorn: the city becomes a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Order.
16th century
1519–21 – Polish-Teutonic War. The city opposed the Teutonic Knights' war against Poland and demanded peace.
1520 – Mikolaj Firlej lays siege to the town
1521–24 – Secularization of the Teutonic Order
1523 – Printing press in operation.
1525 – Treaty of Kraków: Königsberg/Królewiec becomes the capital of the Duchy of Prussia, Albert becomes first Duke of Prussia as a vassal of Poland. Treaty confirmed by city representatives.
1529 – Castle Library established
1542 – Pedagogium founded by Albert Hohenzollern in Kneiphof
1544 – Albertina University (Lutheran) founded by Albert, Duke of Prussia.
1545 – Oldest Polish catechism published by Jan Seklucjan.
1547 – Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas published.
1550 – Population: 14,000.
1553 – Oldest Polish translation of the New Testament, by Stanisław Murzynowski, published.
1560 – 28 March: King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland confers university privileges on the Albertina University, on a par with the Jagiellonian University.
1566
Duke Albert attempted to introduce absolutist rule in violation of the Treaty of Kraków.
August–October: Stay and intervention of Polish Royal commissioners, restoration of the previous legal order.
4 October: Decree expanding the rights of Polish rulers and of the nobility and cities in the duchy.
22 October: Decree settling the city's conflict with Duke Albert, instituted by Polish Royal commissioners.
1568 – March: Albert Frederick becomes Duke of Prussia.
1577 – City opposes the regency of George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
1579 – Renewed city resistance to the regency of George Frederick. The city supports the nobility's request to the Polish King to send a Polish Royal Commission to the city.
1580 – Arrival of George Frederick to establish his rule.
1590 – Green Bridge rebuilt.
1594 – Schlosskirche (castle church) dedicated
17th century
1616 – A Catholic church erected by order of King Sigismund III Vasa and the bishop of Warmia
1618 – Duchy of Prussia passes under control of Electors of Brandenburg, August: John Sigismund becomes Duke of Prussia
1619 – December: George William becomes Duke of Prussia
1626 – City walls built.
1629 – City refuses to pay taxes to the duchy.
1632 – King Władysław IV Vasa of Poland supports the city in its dispute with Duke George William.
1635
January: Agreement between the King of Poland and the city, granting the city the right to organize its military defense against a possible Swedish attack in exchange for exemption from taxes.
July: Visit of King Władysław IV Vasa.
July: Jerzy Ossoliński appointed the Polish governor of the duchy by King Władysław IV Vasa.
Jerzy Ossoliński completes the fortification of the city against a potential Swedish attack.
1636 – Visit of King Władysław IV Vasa.
1640 – December: Frederick William becomes Duke of Prussia
1647 – Neurossgarten Church dedicated
1657
Brandenburg Gate built.
Fort Friedrichsburg under construction
City opposes the rule of Elector Frederick William, and sides with Poland.
1662
City sends a letter to King John II Casimir Vasa of Poland, opposing the rule of Elector Frederick William.
8 July: Confederation formed in the city to maintain Poland's sovereignty over the city and region.
27 October: The Brandenburg Elector and his army enter the city.
30 October: Hieronymus Roth, leader of the city's anti-Elector opposition, abducted by Brandenburg forces, and then imprisoned.
1663 – City burghers, forced by Frederick William, swear an oath of allegiance to him, however, in the same ceremony they still also pledge allegiance to Poland.
1688 – April: Frederick becomes Duke of Prussia.
18th century
1701
18 January: Coronation of Frederick I of Prussia in the Schlosskirche.
Capital of Duchy of Prussia relocated from Königsberg to Berlin.
1709 – Plague.
1718
City Library opens.
Poczta Królewiecka Polish-language newspaper begins publication (ceased in 1720).
1724
22 April: Birth of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.
June: City of Königsberg expanded by uniting Altstadt, Kneiphof, and Löbenicht.
Königsberg City Archive is located in the Town Hall (approximate date).
1735 – Math problem "Seven Bridges of Königsberg" presented.
1756 – Synagogue built.
1758
16 January: Russian forces enter city.
24 January: City becomes part of Russia.
1764 – Russian occupation ends.
1765 – Gumbinnen Gate built.
1780 – Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel becomes mayor.
1790 – Königshalle built.
19th century
1804 – 12 February: Death of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.
1807 – French in power.
1809 – Paradeplatz city garden established.
1810 – August Wilhelm Heidemann becomes mayor.
1812 – School of church music founded.
1813 – Koenigsberg Observatory built.
1814 – Carl Friedrich Horn becomes mayor.
1826 – Johann Friedrich List becomes mayor.
1828 – Royal and University Library formed.
1830 – Population: 54,000.
1831 – Polish poet Wincenty Pol interned in the city following the unsuccessful Polish November Uprising. He wrote his first poems there.
1833 – University's Department of Chemistry opens in Neurossgarten.
1838 – Rudolf von Auerswald becomes mayor.
1845
Union Giesserei foundry in business.
New Altstadt Church dedicated.
Art academy opens.
1851 – Grolman Bastion built.
1855
Sailing Club founded.
Rossgarten Gate rebuilt.
1856 – Königsberg Cathedral restored.
1858 – Dohna Tower built.
1860 – Astronomic Bastion built.
1861
18 October: Coronation of William I, German Emperor, in the Schlosskirche.
Albertina University new campus dedicated.
1863–1864 – Arms trafficking for Polish insurgents during the January Uprising in the Russian Partition of Poland, co-organized by Wojciech Kętrzyński.
1867 – Population: 101,507.
1875
Johann Karl Adolf Selke becomes mayor.
Königsberg Stock Exchange built in Vorstadt.
1878 – Königsberger Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) in publication.
1880
Bronsart Fort built.
Population: 140,800.
1883 – High Bridge rebuilt.
1886 – Siemering Museum established.
1889 – Eisenbahnbrücke (bridge) opens.
1890 – Population: 161,666.
1892 – Baltika Stadium opens.
1893 – Hermann Theodor Hoffmann becomes mayor.
1896 – Zoo founded.
1897 – Königsberger Tageblatt (newspaper) in publication.
1898 – Palaestra Albertina established.
1900
Football Club Königsberg formed.
Population: 187,897.
20th century
1900-1945
1901
Queen Louise Memorial Church and Pillau-Königsberg canal built.
(newspaper) in publication.
1903 – Siegfried Körte becomes mayor.
1905 - Population: 219,862.
1906 – Bismarck tower built near city.
1907 – Church of the Holy Family built.
1912 – Stadthalle opens.
1913
New Tragheim Church dedicated.
Kunsthalle Königsberg (art gallery) opens.
1914 – City bombed by Russian forces.
1919
Hans Lohmeyer becomes mayor.
City becomes part of the German Reich.
Population: 260,895.
1920 – 24 April: Consulate of Poland opened.
1921 – Königsberg Devau Airport opens.
1927 – City Hall relocated to Hansaplatz.
1928 – Königsberg City Museum opens.
1929 – Central railway terminal opens.
1931 – Last Polish book in the pre-1945 city published.
1933 – Hellmuth Will becomes mayor.
1934 – Hansaplatz renamed Adolf-Hitler-Platz.
1939
Lasch Bunker built in Paradeplatz.
Population: 368,433.
25 August: The local Gestapo issued an arrest warrant for all Polish teachers in the region.
August–September: Persecution of Poles, incl. mass arrests of Polish students and arrests of local Polish consul Jerzy Warchełowski and attaché Witold Winiarski.
October: The Germans established a forced labour camp for Romani people.
1941 – 1 September: Aerial bombing by Soviet forces begins.
1942 – 24 June: The Nazi SS sends the first deportation of Jews from Königsberg and the province of East Prussia to extermination camps.
1944
August: Aerial bombing by British forces; city extensively damaged.
19 August: The Germans established a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp, in which around 500 Jews were subjected to forced labour.
1945
January: Subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp dissolved.
January: Battle of Königsberg begins.
February: Metgethen massacre.
9 April: Battle of Königsberg ends; Soviets in power.
1946-1990s
1946
April: City becomes part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, per Potsdam Agreement.
City renamed Kaliningrad after Bolshevik Mikhail Kalinin.
City becomes seat of the newly formed Kaliningrad Oblast.
Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts founded.
Kaliningradskaya Pravda newspaper begins publication.
1947 – Kaliningrad Regional Drama Theatre established.
1954 – Pishchevik Kaliningrad football club formed.
1956 – Population: 188,000.
1960 – Theatre on Mira Avenue rebuilt.
1965 - Population: 253,000.
1967 – Kaliningrad State University active.
1979
Khrabrovo Airport terminal built.
Kaliningrad Amber Museum opens.
1985 - Population: 385,000.
1988 – Kaliningrad State Art Gallery established.
1989 – Population: 401,280; oblast 871,283.
1990
Chamber of Commerce founded.
City opens to foreign tourists.
1994 – Kaliningrad State Technical University active.
1996 – Leonid Gorbenko becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
1998 – The Voice from the Pregel Polish-language magazine in publication.
21st century
2001 – Vladimir Yegorov becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
2005
July: 750th anniversary of city founding.
Kaiser Bridge reconstructed (approximate date).
Georgy Boos becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
2007
Alexander Jaroschuk becomes mayor.
Khrabrovo Airport new terminal opens.
2008 – Cathedral of Christ the Saviour consecrated.
2010
30 January: Protest against governor Georgy Boos.
Population: 431,500; oblast 941,873.
Nikolay Tsukanov becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
2012 – Poland-Russia border near Kaliningrad Oblast opens.
See also
History of Kaliningrad
Königsberg
List of monarchs of Prussia, 1525-1701
Timelines of other cities in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia: Pskov, St. Petersburg
References
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and Russian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
Published in the 18th-19th century
Published in the 20th century
Published in the 21st century
in other languages
(bibliography)
External links
Europeana. Items related to Kaliningrad, various dates.
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Kaliningrad, various dates
Links to fulltext city directories for Konigsberg via Wikisource
Years in Russia
Kaliningrad
Königsberg
Kaliningrad
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Frank Marshall (1946 – 2017) was the Anglican Dean of Barbados, based at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels in Saint Michael, Barbados, where he served from his installment in 2005 until his retirement on 30 November 2015.
References
Barbadian Anglicans
Deans of Barbados
People from Saint Michael, Barbados
1946 births
2017 deaths
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Communities Without Boundaries International
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Communities Without Boundaries International (CWBI) is an international non-governmental organization carrying out peacebuilding and sustainable development projects, founded on the philosophy and principles of nonviolence as espoused by Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas K. Gandhi.
CWBI implements its programs with a theory of change seeking to empower individuals and communities. Youth Without Boundaries (YWB) initiative brings together youth (ages 18–35) from around the world to travel and experience other cultures, lifestyles, and challenges their peers around the world face.
In 2013, CWBI joined an alliance of other organizations advocating in issues from labor, civil rights and human rights, education, media, and housing, to march on Washington since Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic 1963 March on Washington.
References
Peace organizations based in the United States
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The Nashville Venom were a professional indoor football team, one of eight franchises of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Venom were members of the American Conference. The team began play in 2014 as an expansion team. The team played at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, which opened in 1962.
The Venom were the second indoor/arena football team to call Nashville home, and the first since the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats (1997–2001 and 2005–07).
After two seasons and the folding of the PIFL, the Venom ceased operations in 2015.
Franchise history
2014
In November, 2012, it was announced that the Venom would be the eighth and final expansion team of the Professional Indoor Football League for the 2014 season. A few days after being introduced it was announced by Managing Partner Jeff Knight that Billy Back would be the first coach in Venom history. The Venom began their inaugural season on March 29, 2014, in Huntsville, Alabama against the Alabama Hammers. Their first home game was on April 5, against the Harrisburg Stampede. The Venom finished the regular season 10-2, the best record in the league, and won the American Conference regular season title. Their nine All-PIFL selected players were the most of any team. In the American Conference Championship Game, the Venom defeated the Columbus Lions 44-39 to advance to PIFL Cup III. On July 12, 2014, the Venom won their first PIFL Cup Championship, defeating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 64-43.
2015
Following the 2015 PIFL season, the league folded and the franchise folded soon afterward.
Players of note
Final roster
Awards and honors
The following is a list of all Venom players who have won league awards:
All-League players
The following Venom players have been named to All-League Teams:
WR Phillip Barnett, Jordan Jolly (2)
OL Chris Thompson, Stanlee Bradley
DL Wayne Daniels, James Frazier, Walter Thomas
LB Cobrani Mixion, Douglas Rippy, Will Johnson
DB Scooter Rogers, Corry Stewart (2), Kenny Veal
K Christian Reed
KR Mike Whittaker
Head coaches
Coaching staff
Season-by-season results
* Season currently in progress
References
External links
2013 establishments in Tennessee
2015 disestablishments in Tennessee
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Vromos Island
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Vromos Island (, ) is a rocky island 600 m long in east-west direction and 260 m wide lying in Perrier Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is separated from Trebishte Island to the south by a 300 m wide passage.
The island is named after Vromos Bay on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.
Location
Vromos Island is located at , 5.07 km east-northeast of Giard Point, 5.21 km south of Masteyra Island and 11.45 km south of Quinton Point. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Vromos Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
Vromos Island. Copernix satellite image
Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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Vrindavani Vastra is a drape woven by Assamese weavers led by Mathuradas Burha Aata during 16th century under the guidance of Srimanta Sankardeva, a Vaishnavite saint and scholar who lived in present-day Assam. The lead weaver Mathuradas Burha Aata a disciple of Sri Sri Madhabdev, who was the first Satradhikar of the Barpeta Satra. Mathuradas Burha Aata along with his 12 assistant weavers wove the Brindavani Bastra. The large drape illustrates the childhood activities of Lord Krishna in Vrindavan. Parts of the original Vrindavani vastra are presently owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Musee Guimet (the Guimet Museum) in Paris. The piece of cloth demonstrates the skillful weaving methods developed during medieval times and such complexity is rarely seen in present-day Assam.
History
Assamese silk weavers depicted scenes from Bhagavatha, Mahabharatha, mainly of the childhood days of Lord Krishalala on silk clothes under the supervision of Saint, scholar, and poet Srimanta Sankardeva and his disciple Madhvadeva during 16th Century. First woven between 1567 and 1569, it was taken to Bhutan and then later to Tibet, where European merchants brought it back to Europe. Presently, it is owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Musee Guimet in Paris. Some reports suggest that the Vrindavani Vastra piece was collected by a reporter of "The Times" (London) and donated to the museum around 1904. Similar silk drapes are also held by other museums like The Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 2004, a similar piece of silk drape, probably designed by Sankaradeva during 16th Century, was put up for auction by the auction house of Christie's in New York, with a reserve price of $120,000. This type of silken-weaving artwork was produced up to around 1715 in Assam and its neighborhood and exported to places like Tibet.
The exhibit owned by British Museum, acquired in 1904 from Tibet, is nine and half meters long and is made up of several pieces of silk drapes depicting Krishna's (or Vishnu's) life. Along with colorful pictorial depictions, it has a portion of a poem written by Srimanta Sankardev woven on it.
There were futile efforts by government agencies of India to bring back the silk drape back to India. During 2013, Assam government, India has requested British Museum to exhibit Vrindavani Vastra at London so that art lovers, researchers, and local people with Assamese heritage can admire the piece of art. This textile is now on display until August 2016 in the exhibition 'Krishna in the garden of Assam: the cultural context of an Indian textile' in Room 91 of the British Museum. Entry is free.
See also
Borgeet
Ankia Naat
Bhaona
Dihanaam
Hiranaam
Kirtan Ghosha
Khol
References
External links
Vrindavani vastra, circa 1570, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Asian objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Textile arts of India
16th century in India
Weaving
Culture of Assam
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The feudal barony of Bampton was one of eight feudal baronies in Devonshire which existed during the mediaeval era, and had its caput at Bampton Castle within the manor of Bampton.
Descent
Domesday Book
The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Baentone as one of the 27 Devon holdings of Walter of Douai, also known therein as Walscin. Walter was also feudal baron of Castle Cary in Somerset. At Bampton he established a castle, the motte of which survives today. The manor was a very large holding of 76 households, and previously to the Norman Conquest of England of 1066 had been held in demesne by King Edward the Confessor. As a manor in the royal demesne it had paid no tax. Walter had obtained it from William the Conqueror in exchange for the manors previously granted to him of Ermington and Blackawton. According to the Book of Fees the member manors of the barony of Bampton included: Duvale, Hele (possibly Hele, Clayhanger), Doddiscombe, Hockworthy, Havekareland (possibly Hawkerland, Colaton Raleigh), and Legh (Lea Barton, Hockworthy). Walter held the manor of Bampton in demesne, but nevertheless he had three tenants who held land somewhere within the manor, namely two men named Rademar, one of whom appears to have been a tenant of several of Walter's Somerset manors. One may possibly have been Rademar the Clerk, Walter's brother. The third tenant was Gerard, thought to have been Walter's steward and his tenant at Bratton Seymour in Somerset. The descent from Walter of Douai was as follows:
Robert of Douai (son), who in 1136 rebelled against King Stephen, when his lands passed to his daughter and heiress Juliana.
Juliana of Douai, who married as her first husband Fulk Paynel (died c. 1165)
Paynel
The Duchess of Cleveland in her Battle Abbey Roll stated of the Paynel (alias Painell, Paganel, Pagnell, etc.) family: "The various accounts of it, either by Dugdale, or the county historians of places where they held lands, are so contradictory to each other, that to endeavour to reconcile them to any degree of correctness would require more consumption of time and expense in the investigation of public records, than would compensate any author for the undertaking."—Banks. I, for one, should be far from coveting such a task, even if I possessed the ability that it would require". The descent of Paynel, feudal barons of Bampton is as follows, according to Sanders (1960):
Fulk Paynel (died c. 1165), husband of Juliana of Douai
Fulk Paynel (died 1208), who in 1180 offered 1,000 marks in payment of feudal relief on his inheritance, but fled England in 1185, when the barony escheated to the crown until restored to Fulk in 1199, on payment of 1,000 marks.
William Paynel (died 1228), son and heir, paid 200 marks feudal relief for his inheritance. He married Alice Brewer, 4th daughter and co-heiress of William Brewer (died 1226), Sheriff of Devon, and widow of Reginald de Mohun (died 1213) feudal baron of Dunster, Somerset.
William Paynel (died 1248), who left as his heir his sister Auda Paynell (died 1261), wife of John de Ballon (died 1275), feudal baron of Much Marcle in Herefordshire.
Ballon
The first members of this family to have come to England were Wynebald de Ballon (c. 1058 – c. 1126), and his brother Hamelin de Ballon (c. 1060 – c. 1090 or 1105/6), sons of Drogo (or Dru) de Ballon, lord of the castle of Ballon, 12 miles north of Le Mans, capital of the ancient province of Maine. From its strength the castle was known as "The Gateway to Maine". Ballon is today a French commune, in the department of Sarthe (72), in the modern region of Pays de la Loire. Maine was invaded and conquered by William Duke of Normandy in the early 1060s, just prior to his invasion of England.
John de Ballon (died 1275), feudal baron of Much Marcle in Herefordshire. He was charged £100 in feudal relief for the lands of his brother-in-law William Paynel. He died without children from Auda Paynel from whose death in 1261 until 1267 the barony passed to the wardship of Edmund of Lancaster (1245–1296), the second surviving son of King Henry III .
Cogan
John de Cogan (died 1302), to whom Edmund of Lancaster surrendered the barony in 1267, was the son of William Cogan, who was a grandson of Fulk Paynel (died 1208), being the son of Fulk's daughter Christiana by her husband Miles de Cogan (died 1182). Miles de Cogan was according to the antiquary Sir William Pole (died 1635) the great soldier and undertaker of the Irish Conquest. John de Cogan was recorded as holding his lands at Bampton by the feudal tenure per baroniam ("by barony") by the service of 1 knight's fee and performed the service in 1277 Risdon stated that at Bampton the Cogans "had...a very stately house and kept great entertainment when they lived here, and having greater possessions in Ireland for the most part dwelt there".
Thomas de Cogan (died 1315), son and heir
Richard de Cogan (1299–1368) On 17 March 1336 Richard Cogan obtained a royal licence to crenellate his mansion-house at Baumton, and to enclose his wood of Uffculme and 300 acres of land for a deer-park. The house is believed by Lysons (1822) to have been near the castle keep, but no remains of the buildings survive. It was the residence of the Cogans and their successors, down to the time of the Bourchiers. He married Mary Montagu, a daughter of William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu (c. 1285 – 1319)
John Cogan (died 1382), who died as a minor in the wardship of the king, was the son of Sir William Cogan (died 1382) by his second wife Isabel Loring, the elder daughter and co-heiress of Sir Nele Loring (c. 1320 – 1386), KG, of Knowstone and Landkey in Devon and of Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, a founding member of the Order of the Garter. John's heiress was his sister Elizabeth Cogan, the wife of Fulk FitzWarin, 5th Baron FitzWarin (1362–1391), who from his mother Margaret Audley, 3rd daughter and co-heiress of James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley (died 1386), feudal baron of Barnstaple, was the heir to the manor of Tawstock which had become the later seat of the feudal barons of Barnstaple, and where the Bourchiers later made their principal seat.
FitzWarin
The FitzWarin family were powerful Marcher Lords seated at Whittington Castle in Shropshire and at Alveston in Gloucestershire. The title Baron FitzWarin was created by writ of summons for Fulk FitzWarine in 1295. The descent of the barony of Bampton in the FitzWarin family is as follows:
Fulk FitzWarin, 5th Baron FitzWarin (1362–1391), husband of Elizabeth Cogan, heiress of Bampton.
Fulk FitzWarin, 6th Baron FitzWarin (1389–1407), son.
Fulk FitzWarin, 7th Baron FitzWarin (1406–1420), son, died aged 14 when his heir became his sister Elizabeth FitzWarin.
Elizabeth FitzWarin, 8th Baroness FitzWarin (c. 1404 – c. 1427), sister, married Richard Hankford, son and heir of Richard Hankford (dvp 1419), son of Sir William Hankford (c. 1350 – 1423), of Annery, Devon, Chief Justice of the King's Bench. Upon her death the barony must have been in abeyance between her daughters Thomasine Hankford (1423–1453) and Elizabeth Hankford (c. 1424 – 1433) until the death of the latter in 1433.
Hankford
Sir Richard Hankford (c. 1397 – 1431) (grandson and heir of Sir William Hankford (died 1422) of Annery, Devon, Lord Chief Justice of England) married as his first wife Elizabeth FitzWarin, 8th Baroness FitzWarin (c. 1404 – c. 1427). Upon her death the barony must have been in abeyance between her daughters Thomasine Hankford (1423–1453), born and baptised at Tawstock, and Elizabeth Hankford (c. 1424 – 1433) until the death of the latter in 1433, when Thomasine became 9th Baroness.
Bourchier
The Bourchier family, the Devon branch of which, seated at Tawstock Court, was later created Earls of Bath, retained the manor of Bampton until at least the time of Risdon (died 1640) who states in his Survey of Devon that "the Earl of Bath is lord of this manor". The descent of Bampton was as follows:
William Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarin (1407–1470), husband of Thomasine Hankeford, 9th Baroness FitzWarin (1423–1453). He was the 2nd son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu (1386–1420) by his wife Anne of Gloucester (1383–1438), eldest daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355–1397) (by his wife Eleanor de Bohun), youngest child of King Edward III. He was summoned to Parliament as Lord FitzWarin in right of his wife and is thus deemed to have become 9th Baron FitzWarin. William Bourchier had three distinguished brothers: Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (1404 – 4 April 1483), eldest brother; John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners (1415–1474), younger brother; and Thomas Bourchier, (c. 1404 – 1486), Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal, youngest brother. His sister Eleanor Bourchier, (c. 1417 – 1474) married John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Thomasine was buried in Bampton Church, and the surviving fragments of a tomb chest there re-set into the north wall of the chancel and displaying in a row within quatrefoils Bourchier Knots alternating with water bougets of the Bourchier arms is said by Pevsner to be that of Thomasine Hankford (died 1453), wife of William Bourchier (1407–1470) William Bourchier died before 12 December 1469 and was buried in the Church of the Austin Friars in London. His will was dated at Bampton 13 February 1466/7.
Fulk Bourchier, Baron FitzWarin (died 1480). (son) He requested in his will to be buried at Bampton near the graves of his parents. He married Elizabeth Dinham, one of the four sisters and co-heiresses of John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham (1433–1501), KG, of Nutwell, Devon. Elizabeth remarried to Sir John Sapcotes, and a stained glass heraldic escutcheon survives in Bampton church showing the arms of Sapcotes impaling Dinham.
John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath (1470–1539), (son) created Earl of Bath in 1536. He married Cecilia Daubeny, daughter of Sir Giles Daubeney and heiress of her brother Henry Daubeney, Earl of Bridgewater. His magnificent tomb with effigies of himself, his wife and their eight children was situated in the Bourchier Chapel of Bampton Church until its destruction after 1770
John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath (1499–1561), (son) who married Elizabeth Hungerford, daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford, and secondly Eleanor Manners, daughter of George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros, by whom he had John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin.
William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (bef. 1557–1623), (grandson, son of John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin, who predeceased his own father). By his time the family had its main seat at Tawstock, and in the church there the 3rd Earl is buried and where survives his magnificent tomb and effigy. He married Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (died 1585)
Wrey
The heir of the Bourchiers was the Wrey family of Trebeigh Manor, St Ive, Cornwall. On the death of Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath (died 1654), the last in the male line, the title became extinct. The co-heiresses to the Bourchier lands became the three daughters of his first cousin once removed Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath (1590–1636). The 3rd daughter, Lady Anne Bourchier (born 1631), married firstly James Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex, the issue of which marriage was soon extinct and secondly to Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Baronet (1628–1668), whose descendants inherited the principal Bourchier seat of Tawstock. The Devon biographer John Prince (died 1723) stated that in his day the most part of Bampton remained the posterity of the former Earls of Bath and was the "noble seat" of Lady Wrey, dowager of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet (died 1696).
Tristram
An old mansion near Bampton Castle, called Castle Grove, was the residence of the Tristram family, who according to Lysons (1822) probably purchased it from the Bourchiers. A mural monument to John Tristram (1668–1722), last of the family to occupy the estate of Duvale within the parish of Bampton, exists in the parish church. In 1822, the site of the castle was the property of Robert Lucas, Esq., heir to the Tristram family.
Arnold
In 1720, the manor of Bampton was owned by William Arnold, gentleman.
Fellowes
In 1720, the manor of Bampton was purchased from William Arnold by William Fellowes (died 1724) and his brother Sir John Fellowes, 1st Baronet (died 1724), Deputy Governor of the South Sea Company. The latter died childless.
The following deeds are held by Norfolk Record Office:
"Deeds re £30,000 for purchase of estate for William Fellowes, his son-in-law, left by will of Joseph Martyn 1715; manors of Eggesford, Chawley, Borriston, Cheldon, Cudlip, East Warlington, Witheridge, Drayton; hundred of Witheridge; capital messuage called Eggesford, and farm and advowson, Devon, and manor of Mountsey and estates, Somerset, Lord Doneralle to William Fellowes 1718".
William Fellowes died on 19 January 1723 and was buried at Eggesford, where a neo-classical monument survives in Eggesford Church.
His elder son Coulson Fellowes (1696–1769), married Urania Herbert, daughter of Francis Herbert of Oakly Park, Shropshire. The marriage settlement dated 1725 required him to transfer to trustees in tail male the following lands:
"Manors of Eggesford, Chawley also Chawleigh, Borrington also Burrington, Cheldon Cudlip East Worlington Witherigges also Witheridge and Drayford, the Hundred of Witherigges, the capital messuage called Eggesford in Eggesford parish and Chawley, other lands in parish of Eggesford, Wembworthy, Chawley, Borrington, Winkley Rings Ash Dowland Rose Ash Crediton, South Tawton, Great Torrington, Cholmley Cheldon Cudlip East Worlington Witheridges and Drayford, parts of the Manor, borough, hundred, rights and lands of Northtawton, the Manor, borough, hundred, rights and lands of Brampton (sic, Bampton), the Manor of Hollacomb Parramore in p. of Wynkley, lands in Winkley and Winkley Town, messuages in Goldsmith Street and Keylane by Key Gate, Exeter, parts of messuages in Moreton Hamstead and Chagford and the advowsons of the churches of Eggesford, Chawley, Cheldon, and East Worlington, Devon, and the Manor of Mountsey also Mounyseaux and lands in Mounseaux and Dullverton, Somerset".
Coulson Fellowes married in 1768 Lavinia Smyth, daughter of James Smyth of St Audries, Somerset, and had children, their elder son being William Henry Fellowes (1769–1837). Henry Arthur Fellowes, the younger son to whom the Devon properties passed, died in 1792.
Wallop/Fellowes
In 1822, the barony was the property of the Honourable Newton Fellowes, (1772–1854) of Eggesford. He was born Wewton Wallop", the younger son of John Wallop, 2nd Earl of Portsmouth (died 1797) and his wife Urania Fellowes, sister of Henry Arthur Fellows (died 1792). He changed his name to Fellowes after having become heir to the Fellowes estates, including Eggesford and Bampton, and eventually inherited the Earldom of Portsmouth as 4th Earl, after the death of his elder brother John Wallop, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth (1767–1853).
Notes
References
Sources
Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004
Hoskins, W.G., A New Survey of England: Devon, London, 1959 (first published 1954)
Risdon, Tristram (died 1640), Survey of Devon, 1810 edition, London, 1810
Gray, Todd & Rowe, Margery (Eds.), Travels in Georgian Devon: The Illustrated Journals of The Reverend John Swete, 1789–1800, 4 vols., Tiverton, 1999
Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen.ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Parts 1 & 2, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985.
Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895.
Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086–1327, Oxford, 1960
Bampton, Devon
Feudal baronies in Devon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collier%2C%20Pennsylvania
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Collier, Pennsylvania
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Collier is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately one mile west of U.S. Route 119 and is about six miles southwest of Uniontown.
The community is named for Hon. Frederick H. Collier, a county court judge.
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Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachydeiroidea
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Brachydeiroidea
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Brachydeiroidea is a superfamily of small to moderately large-sized arthrodire placoderms from the Late Devonian of Europe and Eastern North America.
Brachydeiroids have, in cross section, a highly compressed body, a pointed, sometimes highly elongated snout, and tremendous orbits. The plates of the trunk shield are noticeably shortened: in Synauchenia, the trunk shield and head shield are fused together as a single, immovable unit. The superficial anatomy of brachydeiroids is extremely diverse.
Families
Brachydeiridae
A diverse family of variable forms, restricted to the middle to late Frasnian of Europe.
Leptosteidae
This family is represented by two species in the genus Leptosteus. Leptosteids differ from brachydeirids by having comparatively smaller orbits and more elongated trunk shields.
See also
List of placoderms
References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20McKell
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Mike McKell
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Mike K. McKell is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party, McKell is a member of the Utah State Senate serving the 25th district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 7th District. He also previously served in the Utah House of Representatives, in the 66th district from 2013 to 2021. Spencer Cox, the Governor of Utah, is McKell's brother-in-law.
Early life and career
Martindale-Hubbell has confirmed that attorney Mike McKell maintains the AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability. On November 4, 2013, McKell was admitted in open court to the Supreme Court of the United States Bar. Mike McKell has been named by Utah Business Magazine multiple times as a member of Utah's Legal Elite. In 2014, McKell was selected for his personal injury work. McKell has also been recognized in Super Lawers as a rising star in the Utah legal market.
Political career
2012 Mckell was chosen out of four candidates at the Republican Primary on June 26, 2012. Mckell then defeated Democratic nominee Brian Hauglid in the general election on November 6, 2012, with 10,779 votes (85.8%).
2014 Mckell defeated Scott Woolston in the Republican convention and went on to win the general election held on November 4, 2014, against Zachary Lewis with 5,155 votes (84.4%).
During the 2016 legislative session, Representative McKell served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, and the House Special Investigative Committee. During the interim, McKell served on the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee and the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee. He also served on the Legislative Process Committee.
2020 ran successfully in his move to the Senate to replace Deidre Henderson, who ran successfully for the position of Lt. Governor.
2016 sponsored legislation
McKell also floor sponsored SB0031S01 Tax Commission Levy Process, SB0052S02 Rate Committee Modifications, SB0072 School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Amendments, SB0092 Water Conservation Amendments, SB0110S03 Water Quality Amendments, and SB0138 Health Insurance Coverage for Emergency Care, SB0173S02 State Fair Park Revisions, SB0182S02 Sales and Use Tax Revisions, SB0231 Waste Management Amendments, and SB0246S02 Funding for Infrastructure Revisions.
References
External links
Living people
Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three%20Days%20%28TV%20series%29
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Three Days (TV series)
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Three Days () is a 2014 South Korean action-thriller television series starring Park Yoochun, Son Hyun-joo, Park Ha-sun, Yoon Je-moon, So Yi-hyun, Jang Hyun-sung and Choi Won-young. It aired on SBS from March 5 to May 1, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:55 p.m. for 16 episodes.
Inspired by the "real time" format of American series 24, the narrative of Three Days is divided into three parts; Part 1: The Prelude, Part 2: The Showdown, and Part 3: Judgement, with each segment lasting for 72 hours.
Plot
The President of South Korea goes on holiday at a private villa. In the middle of the night, three gunshots are fired, and the president goes missing. His bodyguards, led by elite agent Han Tae-kyung, have three days to find the president and escort him safely back to the Blue House.
Three Days follows the intertwining fates of those sworn to protect the president, the president himself, his political staff, and the true power players in the shadows who decide whether he lives or dies.
Cast
Main characters
Park Yoochun as Han Tae-kyung
Nam Da-reum as young Tae-kyung
Son Hyun-joo as Lee Dong-hwi, President of South Korea
Park Ha-sun as Yoon Bo-won, police constable
So Yi-hyun as Lee Cha-young, SWAT team agent
Choi Won-young as Kim Do-jin
Yoon Je-moon as Shin Kyu-jin, chief presidential secretary
Jang Hyun-sung as Ham Bong-su, chief of the Presidential Security Service
Supporting characters
Staff of PSS
Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Sang-hee, Chief Director of Presidential Bodyguards
Kwon Min as Chief of the Situation Center
Kim Jung-hak as Moon Sung Min
Jo Young-jin as Blue House's Senior Civil Affairs
Yoon Seo-hyun as president's bodyguard
Kim Min-jae as Hwang Yoon Jae
Park Hyuk-kwon as Goo Ja Kwang
Jin Hyuk as Park Sang Gyu
Kim Hak-sun as Kim Hyo Sun
Seo Gun-woo as president's bodyguard
Joo Yung-ho as president's bodyguard
Kim Han-joon as president's bodyguard
Yoo Sang-jae as team leader of 2nd support staff reporting to the president
Yoo Jung-rae as Jung Rae
Extended Cast
David No as Ahn Kyung-nam
Dong Ha as Killer Yo-han
Lee Dae-yeon as Han Ki Joon (Han Tae Kyung's father)
Go In-bum as Yang Dae Ho
Kim Hyung-kyu as Yo Han
Lee Jae-yong as Choi Ji Hoon
Min Sung-wook as Oh Young Min
Jo Hee-bong as Lee Jae Woong
Jung Won-joong as Kwon Jae Yun
Lee Kyung-young as Kim Ki Bum
Jang Dong-jik as Major Ri Chul Kyu
Jun Jin-ki as Hwang Kyung Joon
Nam Myung-ryul as Min Hyun Ki
Kim Jong-soo as Byun Tae Hoon
Jung Wook as Kwon Yong Han
Park Sung-hoon as Lee Dong Sung
Lee Hyun-wook as Kim Do Jin's right-hand man
Ha Jun as Presidential guard
Jang In-sub as Policeman
Jin Seon-kyu as Tattoo man killer
Kim Hak-sun
Woo Sang-wook
Ahn Ji-hye
Kim Myung-jin
Nam Moon-chul
Heo Joon-suk
Son Jong-hak
Baek Seo-bin
Lee Jae-won
Kim Tae-yoon
Production
Three Days initially encountered pre-production difficulties. After negotiations stalled between production company Golden Thumb Pictures and broadcaster SBS, on December 4, 2013, SBS removed the drama from its February 2014 programming slate. Five days later, SBS changed its mind and placed the drama back in its original airing schedule. But lead actor Park Yoochun, who had already re-adjusted his shooting schedule for the film Haemoo after the supposed cancellation of Three Days''' timeslot, found the schedules of those two projects overlapping, leaving his casting uncertain. On December 20, 2013, a press release confirmed that Park was still the lead actor, and that his scheduling problems had been resolved. Park then underwent training in fighting and defense skills for his role as a presidential bodyguard. He continued filming despite suffering a shoulder injury on set.
Screenwriter Kim Eun-hee (who previously penned Sign and Phantom'') had worked on the show's concept for over two years. Prior to filming, she had already written 6 episodes of the 16-episode series, in order to give the cast ample time to prepare and get into character.
The first script reading took place on November 13, 2013 at SBS Ilsan Production Center. With a budget of , filming of the series began on December 26, 2013, and the broadcasting ended on May 1.
Ratings
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
It aired in Malaysia on ONE TV ASIA via Astro Channel 393 with English, Chinese and Malay subtitles and later on Astro Shuang Xing via Channel 324 and Channel 307 (HD) starting April 12, 2015 at 7.00 PM.
It aired in Indonesia and Singapore on ONE TV ASIA.
In China, the rights to stream the drama online were sold for per episode.
It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV on Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. beginning August 9, 2014.
It aired in Thailand on PPTV HD on Mondays & Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. from June 22 to August 18, 2015.
References
External links
Three Days at Golden Thumb Pictures
Three Days at C-JeS Entertainment
2014 South Korean television series debuts
2014 South Korean television series endings
Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
Korean-language television shows
South Korean action television series
South Korean thriller television series
Television series by C-JeS Entertainment
Television shows written by Kim Eun-hee
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escrit%C3%B3rio%20Central%20de%20Arrecada%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20e%20Distribui%C3%A7%C3%A3o
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Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição
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The Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição (also known as ECAD; can be translated as Central Bureau for Collection and Distribution) is the national copyright collection agency in Brazil. It is made up of six partner organisations: BRAMUS, AMAR, SBACEM, SICAM, SOCINPRO and UBC, as well as associate member organisations ABRAC, ANACIM, ASSIM and SADEMBR.
ECAD also produce a Radio Ranking of music based on radio airplay.
Controversies
In 2012, fifteen officials were indicted after an investigation by the Brazilian Senate found that some at ECAD had allegedly taken money intended for artists and had engaged in price fixing.
Ronaldo Lemos, an academic from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, has said he believes ECAD used legal pressure on their critics and described them as a "litigation machine". Lemos claimed that leaked documents from ECAD showed that they planned to sue him.
References
Copyright collection societies
Music licensing organizations
Brazilian music industry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guojing
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Guojing
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Guojing is a Chinese author and illustrator best known for her children's books. Her debut book The Only Child, a wordless graphic novel, was selected as one of the best illustrated children's books of 2015 by The New York Times and as one of the 10 best picture books of 2015 by Publishers Weekly.
Life and career
Guojing was born in Shanxi, a province in northern China. She became interested in making art thanks to an art class she took when she was ten years old. She has stated that the isolation and loneliness that she felt as she was growing up under China's one-child policy later provided inspiration for her debut book, The Only Child.
She attended Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She has previously worked as a concept artist for animated TV shows and games, but the publication and success of The Only Child allowed her to move to working full time on her own work. She followed the publication of that book with two more books for children, Stormy in 2019 and The Flamingo in 2022. Guojing has stated that The Flamingo, a nearly wordless graphic novel for children, was inspired in part by her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the death of her grandmother and the birth of her first child. She now lives in Vancouver, Canada and has stated that she is working on a science fiction graphic novel about artificial intelligence.
Bibliography
The Only Child (2015)
Stormy: A Story About Finding a Forever Home (2019)
The Flamingo (2022)
References
Chinese children's writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kystatyam
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Kystatyam
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Kystatyam (; , Kıstatıam) is a rural locality (a selo). It is the only inhabited locality and the administrative center of Lensky Rural Okrug of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located from Zhigansk – the administrative center of the district. Its population, as of the 2010 Census was 397, down from 453, which was recorded during the 2002 Census.
References
Notes
Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Zhigansky District.
Rural localities in Zhigansky District
Populated places on the Lena River
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Baker%20White%20%28West%20Virginia%20politician%29
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John Baker White (West Virginia politician)
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John Baker White (August 24, 1868 – June 2, 1944) was an American lawyer, military officer, and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. White served as a captain in the West Virginia National Guard during the Spanish–American War and as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps during World War I. White was a member of the City Council and Board of Affairs of Charleston, West Virginia from 1907 to 1911, and frequently served as the city's mayor pro tempore. He was later appointed a member of the West Virginia Board of Control, where he served as the board's treasurer, secretary, and president at various times.
White was a member of the White political family of Virginia and West Virginia and was the son of Hampshire County Clerk of Court and West Virginia Fish Commission President Christian Streit White (1839–1917) and the grandson of Hampshire County Clerk of Court John Baker White (1794–1862). White was a nephew of West Virginia Attorney General Robert White (1833–1915).
Early life and education
John Baker White was born on August 24, 1868, in Romney, West Virginia. He was the only child of Hampshire County Clerk of Court Christian Streit White (1839–1917) with his first wife Elizabeth "Bessie" Jane Schultze White (1837–1869) and the eldest of his father's five children. He was a grandson of Hampshire County Clerk of Court John Baker White (1794–1862), for whom White was named, and a great-grandson of the prominent Virginia judge Robert White (1759–1831). His uncle Robert White (1833–1915) served as Attorney General of West Virginia. Through his descent from Robert White and Reverend Christian Streit, White was eligible for and attained membership in the Society of the Cincinnati and Sons of the American Revolution.
White received an English education in both the local public schools and at his father's residence in Romney. White further supplemented his education with "broadened courses of reading and private study". Beginning at the age of 13, White attended school from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and worked on his family's farm before and after school, and during holidays. At the age of 16, White left his schooling to work on the farm and in his father's county court clerk office while studying privately at home.
Early political career
White departed his home in Romney for Charleston, West Virginia, where he was entirely dependent upon himself and his own resources. There, White commenced his career in public service in 1886 when he began serving as a messenger in the office of West Virginia Secretary of State Henry S. Walker. He received successive promotions within the Secretary of State's office beginning with clerk, then to stationery clerk, and finally to chief clerk of the office during the latter part of Walker's term in office. White was retained as the chief clerk of the office by Walker's successor, William A. Ohley. White was affiliated with the Secretary of State's office for seven years. He continued to fulfill that position until March 8, 1893, when he was appointed to serve as the private secretary to West Virginia Governor William A. MacCorkle. As a representative of Governor MacCorkle, White traveled across the state to high-profile events, such as the June 1895 strikes at the Crozier Works on Elkhorn Creek in McDowell County, to urge calm and to provide the governor with situational awareness on the strike. White performed as Governor MacCorkle's private secretary for four years until the end of his administration's term in 1897.
During the West Virginia general elections of 1892 and 1896, White was recognized for his leadership efforts in support of the campaigns of Democratic candidates.
Law career
While he was employed at the West Virginia State Capitol, White began studying jurisprudence with legal coursebooks. He undertook his study of jurisprudence in the law firm of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton in Charleston. White was admitted to the bar in 1897 and afterward established a law practice in Charleston. White's practice began arguing cases in county, state, and federal level courts within West Virginia. On December 19, 1901, the West Virginia Secretary of State office issued a charter authorizing $100,000 in capital stock for the incorporation of Midland Railway, of which White was a corporator with one subscribed share of $100.
Military career
In 1888, White volunteered his service in the West Virginia National Guard, where he entered service with the rank of Private. White was gradually promoted and served in the West Virginia National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 2nd West Virginia Infantry Regiment. White and his regiment were dispatched to the scenes of several strikes throughout West Virginia, where he performed as "a special representative" of the governor.
Spanish–American War
At the onset of the Spanish–American War and shortly after his admission to the bar in 1898, White again volunteered for service with the West Virginia National Guard and served throughout the duration of the war. He received his commission from West Virginia Governor George W. Atkinson as captain in command of Company B of the 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment in the United States Volunteers. During his service in the Spanish–American War, White received a promotion to the rank of Major. After a year of serving with his regiment in the war, White received an honorable discharge and vacated the West Virginia National Guard following ten years of service in the guard as a military officer. According to Governor Atkinson in his Bench and Bar of West Virginia (1919), White "served faithfully and efficiently until the close of the war".
World War I
Following the entry of the United States into World War I in April 1917, White tendered his legal services to the United States Army and served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. White had previously attempted to enter the service of the U.S. Army through its various training schools to serve in World War I, but he had been rebuffed each time due to his advanced age of 49. On December 6, 1917, White received "special permission" from President Woodrow Wilson to serve in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps with the rank of major. Upon receiving his commission, White was ordered to London where he served as Assistant Judge Advocate General for United States Armed Forces personnel serving in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. White continued to carry out his duties in London until June 1919, by which time the war was over, when his base section there was closed and he was transferred to the United States military's general headquarters in France.
From France, White deployed to the 3rd Division occupation headquarters in Koblenz, Germany, along the Rhine where he served as the division's Judge Advocate General. While serving in that position in Koblenz, White was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in April 1919. He continued to serve as the Judge Advocate General for the 3rd Division until September 1919, and shortly thereafter White was discharged from the U.S. Army and subsequently transferred to the United States Army Reserve.
For his service to the Allies in World War I, White was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order by George V on behalf of the British Empire. Following his relief from active military service in Europe, White embarked upon a global journey that consisted of Egypt, Palestine, India, Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Java, China, Japan, and the Philippines. He returned to the United States in June 1920 and soon thereafter resumed his law practice in Charleston.
Later political career
Following his service in the Spanish–American War, White ran for election as a Democrat and won a seat on the Charleston City Council. White also concurrently fulfilled a four-year term from 1907 to 1911 as a member of the Charleston Board of Affairs during the period in which Charleston was organized under a commission form of government. While serving on the Board of Affairs, he frequently performed duties as the city's mayor pro tempore. Around 1931, White became a member of the West Virginia Board of Control and was serving as the board's treasurer by 1932. White later served as the board's president for two years. In 1939, Governor Homer A. Holt reappointed White to serve another term on the West Virginia Board of Control ending on June 30, 1941.
Marriage
On August 22, 1939, White married Mary Ann Williamson near Malvern in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Williamson was a native of Berkeley County, West Virginia, but resided in Athens, West Virginia, at the time of her marriage. Williamson was a graduate of Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, of Concord College in Athens, and of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She had been a member of the faculty at Marshall College in Huntington since 1934.
Later life and death
In his later years, White and his wife resided in St. Petersburg, Florida during the winter season. White died of heart failure on June 2, 1944, at 1 p.m. at the age of 75 at his summer camp near Rupert, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The medical certification of White's death stated the cause of his heart failure was due to age and overexertion. White's funeral was held in Charleston, and he was interred in the White family burial plot at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney. At the time of his death, White was residing at Capitol Street in Charleston.
Affiliations and community service
White was a practicing Mason and Knights Templar affiliated with Royal Arch Masonry and the Thirty-second Degree Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. In addition to the Society of the Cincinnati and the Sons of the American Revolution, White was also a member of the Military Order of Foreign Wars, United Spanish War Veterans, American Legion, and the Shriners.
White was also an inaugural stockholder and member in the Henry G. Davis Club, named for United States Senator from West Virginia Henry G. Davis, which received its charter on May 31, 1906. The Henry G. Davis Club was founded "for the study of political economy and the science of self-government; for the education of the young men of the State of West Virginia in these sciences and the promulgation of such information, literature and statistics as will in the judgment of its directors be best suited for such purposes". White also served on the Entertainment Committee for the West Virginia Homecoming Week in Point Pleasant which took place October 7–10, 1909, to celebrate the Battle of Point Pleasant and the unveiling of the monument to that battle.
Legacy
In his Bench and Bar of West Virginia (1919), Atkinson remarked of White's service in Charleston city government: "His chief aim was to render a service that would advance the interests of the people, without showing favors to any class or classes of the citizens of Charleston. His service in that high office marked him as a man of high honor, firmness and probity." Atkinson remarked further of White: "Such men are rarely found in this or any other portion of this wide world which we inhabit."
In 1940, the four-story "Boys Dormitory" at Concord College (presently known as Concord University) in Athens, West Virginia, was renamed "John Baker White Hall" in honor of White, who was then serving as Secretary of the West Virginia Board of Control. White Hall was demolished in 2004 for the construction of Concord University's Rahall Technology Center.
References
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1868 births
1944 deaths
19th-century American lawyers
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American lawyers
20th-century American politicians
American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law
American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
United States Army personnel of World War I
American people of English descent
American people of Scottish descent
American people of Swiss descent
Burials at Indian Mound Cemetery
Businesspeople from Charleston, West Virginia
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
Lawyers from Charleston, West Virginia
Military personnel from Charleston, West Virginia
National Guard (United States) officers
People from Romney, West Virginia
People from St. Petersburg, Florida
Politicians from Charleston, West Virginia
Presbyterians from West Virginia
Robert White family of Virginia and West Virginia
Members of the Sons of the American Revolution
United States Army officers
United States Army reservists
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1957 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
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The 1957 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season.
Schedule
Roster
Rankings
Game summaries
Utah State
Washington State
Indiana
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio State
Game Statistics
Notre Dame
Postseason awards
Alex Karras - Outland Trophy, Consensus First-team All-American, 2nd in Heisman Trophy voting
1958 NFL Draft
References
Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons
Iowa Hawkeyes football
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José Rangel Espinosa
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José Rangel Espinosa (born 19 March 1956) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico. He also served as Deputy during the LIX Legislature.
References
1956 births
Living people
Politicians from the State of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo%20Guerrero%20Martinez
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Pablo Guerrero Martinez
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Pablo Guerrero Martinez (born 3 November 1967 in Ecuador),
is the son of José Guerrero Bermudes and grandson of Julio Martinez Acosta, two well-known personalities in the history of Ecuador.
After a degree in Public and Social Science, he became a Doctor of Jurisprudence and Lawyer of the Courts of the Republic.
He is now a lawyer, journalist, activist, and participant in Ecuador political life.
He is well known because of his candidacy for Concentración de Fuerzas Populares in the presidential election of 2009 and because of his involvement in the attempted 2010 Ecuadorian coup d'état against the government of Rafael Correa and the subsequent crisis in Ecuador.
He is one of the several dissidents that received asylum in Czech Republic; with him, there is also his brother, José Luis Guerrero Martinez.
Pablo Guerrero Martinez case
Ecuador went through a constitutional crisis in September 2010, preceded by the issuance of a new Organic Law of the Public Sector.
Dr. Pablo Guerrero Martínez, at the time those events occurred, kept for nearly a year a television program called Ubícate that aired nightly on Telesucesos and went to the Police headquarters for information. While the President Rafael Correa was in the hospital, where he received first aid after the use of gas product, Dr. Guerrero was invited to have an interview, never aired, in which he denounced the chain communication national government' willing untruthfully, because the President was not kidnapped.
The day after these events, a preliminary investigation with the charge of terrorism began against Dr. Pablo Martinez and other 12 people, who are still on a criminal trial for sabotage and terrorism. They became known as Los Trece (Los Trece).
Dr. Guerrero managed to escape to Europe where he requested political asylum in the Czech Republic and granted the status of political refugee.
The Czech government textually said:
The administrative authority, after having collected and examined all the material that formed the basis for decisions within the framework of this administrative proceeding, has concluded that the criminal proceedings being conducted against the applicant and twelve other persons at home has obvious signs of political persecution and impending doom does not reflect the seriousness of the fault. What is also clear from the above is that the applicant for international protection at home was very active politically and was a publicly known personality was found in opposition to the current president. Taking into account the information gathered by the administrative authority that became the target of criminal prosecution is justified by the very high probability of their political activities, this confirms the above opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, which indicates in his report that according to available information the government and the president influence the decisions of the Ecuadorian courts. The victims of court proceedings are handled journalists, teachers and intellectuals.
Pablo Guerrero currently lives in Prague where he maintains an active involvement in academic forums to advocate for human rights.
Notes
External links
Family's studio Webpage
Pablo Guerrero's blog from Prague. The Exile
1967 births
20th-century Ecuadorian lawyers
Ecuadorian politicians
Living people
21st-century Ecuadorian lawyers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya%27rubids
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Ya'rubids
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The Yarubid dynasty (also Yaruba or Ya'arubi; ) were rulers of Oman between 1624 and 1742, holding the title of Imam. They expelled the Portuguese from coastal strongholds in Muscat and united the country. They improved agriculture, expanded trade and built up Oman into a major maritime power. Their forces expelled the Portuguese from East Africa and established long-lasting settlements on Zanzibar, Mombasa and other parts of the coast. The dynasty lost power during a succession struggle that started in 1712 and fell after a prolonged period of civil war.
Background
Oman has traditionally been divided between the relatively barren and sparsely populated interior and the more populous coastal region. There was often little or no overall government in the interior, and the tribes often fought amongst each other. They shared belief in the Ibadi branch of Islam, distinct from the main Sunni and Shia schools. The coastal region, particularly the northeast coast around Muscat, was more outward looking, with longstanding connections to Mesopotamia and Persia.
After the early days of Islam, the interior tribes were led by Imams, who held both spiritual and temporal power.
The Yahmad branch of Azd tribes gained power in the 9th century.
They established a system where the ulama of the Banu Sama, the largest of the Ibadi tribes of the interior, would select the Imam.
The authority of the Imams declined due to power struggles, and in 1154 the Nabhani dynasty came to power as muluk, or kings, while the Imams were reduced to largely symbolic significance. The Imam had little moral authority since the title came to be treated as the property of the dominant tribe at any time.
In 1507 the Portuguese captured the coastal city of Muscat, and gradually extended their control along the coast up to Sohar in the north and down to Sur in the southeast.
Early rulers
The Al-Ya'ariba trace their descent from Ya'arab bin Kahtan, whom some date to about 800 BC.
The family originated in Yemen and belonged to the Ghafiri faction.
Nasir bin Murshid bin Sultan al Ya'Aruba ( 1624-1649) was the first Imam of the Yaruba dynasty, elected in 1624.
He moved the capital to Nizwa, the former capital of the Ibadhi Imamate.
Nasir bin Murshid was able to unify the tribes with a common goal of expelling the Portuguese.
He built up the Omani army and took the main towns as well as the forts of Rustaq and Nakhal.
His forces threw the Portuguese out of Julfar (now Ras al-Khaimah) in 1633.
In 1643 they took the fort at Sohar.
Nasir bin Murshid was succeeded by Sultan bin Saif (r. 1649-1688), his cousin.
Sultan bin Saif completed the task of expelling the Portuguese.
He captured Sur, Qurayyat and Muscat, expanded the fleet and attacked the Portuguese on the Gujarat coast.
Under Sultan bin Seif and his successors Oman developed into a strong maritime power. In 1660 Omani forces attacked Mombasa, forcing the Portuguese to take refuge in Fort Jesus.
There was continued fighting between the forces of Portugal and Oman in the East African coast in the years that followed.
Bil'arab bin Sultan (r. 1679-1692) succeeded as Imam in 1679 after the death of his father, Sultan bin Saif. This confirmed that the succession was now hereditary, since his father had also succeeded dynastically, while in the Ibadi tradition the Imam was elected.
Most of his reign was occupied in a struggle with his brother, Saif bin Sultan, who succeeded Bil'arab bin Sultan when he died at Jabrin in 1692.
Height of power
Saif bin Sultan ( 1692-1711) invested in improving agriculture. He built aflaj in many parts of the interior to provide water, and planted date palms in the Al Batinah Region to encourage Arabs to move from the interior and settle along the coast.
A large falaj was built to provide water for the town of Al Hamra, and it seems that the Ya'ariba supported major investment in settlement and agricultural works such as terracing along the Wadi Bani Awf.
Saif bin Sultan built new schools.
He made the castle of Rustaq his residence, adding the Burj al Riah wind tower.
In 1696 the Omanis again attacked Mombasa, besieging 2,500 people who had taken refuge in Fort Jesus. The Siege of Fort Jesus ended after 33 months when the thirteen survivors of famine and smallpox surrendered to the Omanis, who now became the dominant power on the coast.
The expansion of Omani power included the first large-scale settlement of Zanzibar by Omani migrants.
The Omanis became known to the Europeans as pirates, and attacked Portuguese bases in western India.
The Omanis also moved into the Persian Gulf, taking Bahrain from the Persians and holding it for several years.
Saif bin Sultan died on 4 October 1711. He was buried in the castle of Rustaq in a luxurious tomb, later destroyed by a Wahhabi general.
At his death he had great wealth, said to include 28 ships, 700 male slaves and one third of Oman's date trees. He was succeeded by his son.
Sultan bin Saif II (r. 1711-1718) established his capital at Al-Hazm on the road from Rustaq to the coast.
Now just a village, there still are remains of a great fortress that he built around 1710, and which contains his tomb.
Civil wars and Persian invasions
When Sultan bin Saif II died in 1718 a struggle began between rival contenders for the Imamate.
One faction supported the young boy Saif bin Sultan II while another supported Muhanna bin Sultan, whom they felt was better qualified to become Imam.
In 1719 Muhanna bin Sultan was brought into Rustaq Fort by stealth and proclaimed Imam.
He was unpopular, and the next year was deposed and killed by his cousin Ya'arub bin Bal'arab.
Ya'arub bin Bal'arab set up Saif bin Sultan II as the Imam and proclaimed himself Custodian.
In May 1722 Ya'Arab took the next step and proclaimed himself Imam.
This caused an uprising led by Bel'arab bin Nasir, a relative by marriage of the deposed Imam.
In 1723 Ya'arub bin Bal'arab was deposed and Bal'arab bin Nasir became the Custodian.
A civil war commenced in which Muhammad bin Nasir seized power and was elected Imam in October 1724.
His rival, Khalf bin Mubarak, stirred up trouble among the northern tribes. In an engagement at Sohar in 1728 both Khalf bin Mubarak and Muhammad bin Nasir were killed.
The garrison of Sohar recognized Saif bin Sultan II as Imam, and he was re-installed at Nizwa.
However, some of the inhabitants of Az Zahirah elected Saif's cousin Bal'arab bin Himyar as Imam.
After early clashes, the rival Imams remained armed but avoided hostilities for a few years. Belarab controlled most of the interior, and gradually gained the ascendancy on land. Saif was only supported by the Beni Hina and a few allied tribes, but had the navy and the main seaports of Muscat, Burka and Sohar.
With his power dwindling, Saif bin Sultan II eventually asked for help against his rival from Nader Shah of Persia.
A Persian force arrived in March 1737.
Saif bin Sultan joined the Persians. They marched to Az Zahirah where they met and routed the forces of Bal'arab bin Himyar.
The Persians advanced through the interior, capturing towns, killing, looting and taking slaves.
They then reembarked for Persia, taking their loot with them.
For a few years after this Saif bin Sultan II was undisputed ruler, but he led a self-indulgent life, which turned the tribes against him.
In February 1742 another member of the Yaruba family was proclaimed Imam, Sultan bin Murshid.
Sultan bin Murshid was installed at Nakhal and began to hound Saif bin Sultan, who again appealed to the Persians for help and promised to cede Sohar to them.
A Persian expedition arrived at Julfar around October 1742.
They besieged Sohar and sent forces to Muscat, but were unable to take either place.
In 1743 Saif was tricked into letting the Persians take the last forts in Muscat.
He died soon after.
The Persians took Muscat and again attacked Sohar.
The Imam Sultan bin Murshid was mortally wounded under the walls of Sohar in mid-1743. Bal'arab bin Himyar was elected Imam in his place.
After enduring nine months of siege in Sohar, the governor Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi negotiated an honorable surrender and was confirmed as governor of Sohar and Barka in return for payment of tribute. In 1744 he was elected Imam.
In 1747, the Afsharid king of Persia, Nadir Shah was assassinated in Khurasan. Chaos fallowed his death. The Persian forces in Oman, as everywhere else in Persian Empire, faced the hierarchical and disciplinary vacuum, leading to massive desertion. Taking advantage of the situation, Ahmad invited the remaining Persian garrison to a banquet at his fort in Barka, where he massacred them.
At first some towns in the interior still adhered to Ya'ariba or other local leaders.
On the coast of East Africa, Ahmad bin Said was recognized as Imam only by the governor of Zanzibar.
Ahmad bin Said only became undisputed ruler of Oman when Bal'arab bin Himyar died in 1749.
The Yaruba family retained some independence.
It was not until 1869 that their last stronghold, the fort of al-Hayam in the Al Batinah Region, was taken by Azzan bin Qais.
Rulers
Nasir bin Murshid (1624–49)
Sultan bin Saif (1649–88)
Bil'arab bin Sultan (1688–92)
Saif bin Sultan (1692-1711)
Sultan bin Saif II (1711–18)
Saif bin Sultan II (1718–19, 1720–22, 1723–24, 1728-42)
Muhanna bin Sultan (1719–20)
Ya'arab bin Bel'arab (1722–23)
Muhammad bin Nasir (1724–28)
Sultan bin Murshid (1742–43)
Bal'arab bin Himyar (1728–37, 1743–49)
References
Sources
Middle Eastern royal families
Omani monarchy
Omani imams
History of Oman
Arab dynasties
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Alejandro Rangel Segovia
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Alejandro Rangel Segovia (born 29 August 1962) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Guanajuato.
References
1962 births
Living people
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Members of the Congress of Guanajuato
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Guanajuato
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CAMP STAG are a 7-piece alternative rock band, formed in 2011 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Their debut single 'Sirens', which they self-released on 16 April 2012, received national airplay courtesy of BBC Introducing on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, and XFM, as well as featuring on BBC TV's Newsround. As a result, the band were one of two acts based in Stoke-on-Trent to be invited to perform on the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday 28 June 2013.
They released an EP entitled 'When The Lights Come Down' on 21 October 2012, and a second single, 'Walking With Broken Bones' on 27 May 2013. During the summer of 2013, they appeared at Glastonbury Festival, Sheffield Tramlines Festival, Kendal Calling, and Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival.
The band released their second EP 'Leviathan' on 26 September 2014, and lead track 'Paper Houses' was chosen by Simon Raymonde as his "Track of the Week" on his Amazing Radio show.
Their debut album, 'Tremolo', was due for release in 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was finally released on 16 April 2021 via their own Northern Dream label.
Discography
Singles
Sirens (2012)
Walking With Broken Bones (2013)
Hide & Seek (2014)
Glory! (2015)
Cold Vision (Northern Dream, 2017)
EPs
When The Lights Come Down (2012)
Leviathan (2014)
Science Fiction (Northern Dream, 2016)
Albums
Tremolo (Northern Dream, 2021)
Line up
Emily Andrews (vocals)
Rich Dooley (guitar, synthesiser)
Ade Harrison (keys)
Tomos Hughes (drums)
Dan Nixon (vocals, guitar)
Alex Shenton (guitar)
Chris Wilson (bass guitar)
References
Musical groups established in 2011
English indie rock groups
Musical groups from Staffordshire
Music in Stoke-on-Trent
2011 establishments in England
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Goten Peninsula
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Goten Peninsula (, ) is the mostly ice-covered peninsula wide and indenting for northwestwards between Perrier Bay and Esquivel (Ricke) Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It ends up in Quinton Point to the northwest.
The peninsula is named after Goten Peak in western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.
Location
Goten Peninsula is centred at . British mapping in 1980.
Maps
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Goten Peninsula. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
Goten Peninsula. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
Peninsulas of Graham Land
Landforms of the Palmer Archipelago
Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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Miley Cyrus videography
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American singer, songwriter, and actress Miley Cyrus has appeared in music videos, films, television series and video games. From 2006 to 2011, Cyrus starred in the television series Hannah Montana as Miley Stewart and her alter ego, Hannah Montana. In 2009, Cyrus starred in the feature film Hannah Montana: The Movie, whose soundtrack included her lead single "The Climb". Her other films included voicing the role of Penny in the animated film Bolt in 2008, The Last Song with Liam Hemsworth in 2010, and LOL with Demi Moore in 2012. Her song "When I Look at You" was part of The Last Song soundtrack with the music video directed by the film's producer, Adam Shankman. She has released 39 music videos and appeared on 12 music videos.
In 2007, Cyrus released her first official music video for the second single "Start All Over" of her debut album Meet Miley Cyrus, the second disc of the dual album Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus. Her second music video for "7 Things", was the lead single from her second studio album Breakout. She then released music videos for her songs "Fly on the Wall" (2008), and "Party in the U.S.A." (2009), which won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video.
In 2010, to transition Cyrus away from the "good-girl" image she had developed through Hannah Montana, she released music videos for the singles "Can't Be Tamed" and "Who Owns My Heart" from her third studio album Can't Be Tamed. Both videos were directed by Robert Hales. She went on to cover the song "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" for the tribute album Chimes of Freedom and released a music video with Johnzo West. In 2013, Cyrus released the music videos "We Can't Stop", "Wrecking Ball", and "Adore You" from her fourth studio album Bangerz. The music video for "Wrecking Ball" won the 2014 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year.
Cyrus has made guest appearances in other artists' music videos including Metro Station's "Seventeen Forever" in 2009, Rock Mafia's "The Big Bang" in 2010, Borgore's "Decisions" in 2012, and Future's "Real and True" and will.i.am's "Feelin' Myself" in 2013. She was also both featured as a vocalist and appeared in the videos for "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks" by Snoop Dogg and "23" by Mike Will Made It in 2013.
Music videos
Guest appearances
Commercials
Filmography
Films
Television
Web
Video games
Notes
References
External links
Videography
Videographies of American artists
Actress filmographies
American filmographies
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The David Adler Estate was the house and property of American architect David Adler in Libertyville, Illinois, United States. It is the house most closely associated with his life and career.
The house is now operated as the David Adler Music and Arts Center.
History
David Adler was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1882 to wealthy clothier Isaac David Adler and Therese Hyman Adler. After graduating from Princeton University in 1904, he studied in Europe at Technische Universität München and École des Beaux-Arts. After completing his schooling in 1911, he moved to Chicago, Illinois to study under prominent country house architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. After six months, Adler opened his own architectural firm in partnership with Henry Dangler in Orchestra Hall.
When David Adler married Katherine Keith in 1916, he decided that they should have a new house. The pair had been living in an apartment in Chicago near Adler's main offices. Over the next two years, Adler remodeled an 1864 farmhouse in Libertyville, and the couple moved in in 1918. Libertyville was close to Lake Bluff and Lake Forest, the location of many of his commissions.
Although famed for his stately country houses, Adler decided to live in a more humble setting. However, the architectural themes that dominated Adler's country houses were present in the farmhouse remodel. The reformed farmhouse was an eclectic mix of styles, predominately Colonial Revival. Adler enclosed the southwest corner porch and connected to an addition that would become the living room. He added a room to the north that would be used as a dressing room and bath for his wife. Adler also extended the dining room in this direction with a projecting bay. He added a Neoclassical dining porch on the east which opened into the living room. At the same time as the initial remodel, Adler added a one-story servants' cottage. Adler also planned the landscape, designing a formal garden to the rear of the property.
Adler constantly experimented with his estate. Over the next thirty years, Adler made over 1300 sketches, documents, and drawings related to the property's design. In 1926, Adler added a five-bay garage with a dogtrot style opening. It serviced a new entrance road that was built to the south which then turned to the west to connect to Milwaukee Avenue. It is topped with a Georgian cupola. In 1934, Adler added a -story extension on the southeast, connecting the servants' quarters to a barn. He expanded the second story of the barn at this time to add more bedrooms and built open porches on the south side of the addition and barn.
The most extensive remodeling after 1918 came in 1941. Adler added a -story wing to the farmhouse connecting it to the servants' cottage and elevated the roof of the cottage. This created new rooms for a large sitting room and a new dining room. He also remodeled the bedrooms of the servants' cottage into a pantry and kitchen at this time.
Donation and restoration
David Adler died of a heart attack in his sleep in September 1949. The estate was passed to his sister, noted interior designer Frances Elkins. Elkins lived in Monterey, California and had little interest in maintaining a second property. Elkins decided to donated the property to the Village of Libertyville on the condition that it be used as a cultural and recreational center. The village was concerned about maintenance costs and initially would not accept the property. A non-profit organization called the David Adler Memorial Park Association formed in 1951 to rehabilitate the property. By 1956, when Elkins died, the organization had done so well to improve the property's value that the village purchased the house. The building was vacant until 1958, when the Libertyville Arts Center was given the building. The property was again renovated in 1971 by the Libertyville Junior Women's Club and in 1980 by the newly formed David Adler Cultural Center. Former Adler client William McCormick Blair helped to raise $250,000 for renovations and then provided an endowment for the property in his will. The David Adler Cultural Center continues to operate the property today. On November 22, 1999, the estate was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location
The David Adler Estate is in Libertyville, Illinois, roughly north of Chicago. The western facade faces Milwaukee Avenue (Illinois Route 21), a major north–south thoroughfare in the northern suburbs. The estate is just south of Buckley Road (Illinois Route 137). The estate is approximately west from Lake Bluff and Lake Forest. The original property purchase was for , which backed up to the Des Plaines River on the east. The house is near the Mrs. Isaac D. Adler House, which was designed by Adler for his mother in 1934.
See also
List of music museums
References
External links
David Adler Music and Arts Center
National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois
Colonial Revival architecture in Illinois
Neoclassical architecture in Illinois
Libertyville, Illinois
David Adler buildings
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Houses in Lake County, Illinois
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Arts centers in Illinois
Tourist attractions in Lake County, Illinois
Music venues in Illinois
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Terry Carbine
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The Wilkinson Terry Carbine is a semi-automatic, blow-back operated, carbine chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum. It was manufactured by Wilkinson Arms from 1970 to 1998. It featured a cone-shaped flash hider and either wood or synthetic furniture. After the designer, Ray Wilkinson, died, a new company, Northwest Arms, produced the carbine from 2000 to 2005. Some of the Northwest Arms carbines were marked Linda instead of Terry. An updated version of the carbine is now manufactured as the LE-3 carbine. Most 21st century production versions feature a barrel shroud that runs from the barrel nut to the muzzle.
In 2015, Patrick McFarland purchased the Linda tooling, parts and rights and resurrected the company under the original name, Wilkinson Arms, to honor the original inventor.
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Semi-automatic rifles of the United States
Carbines
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Truist Park is a baseball stadium in the Atlanta metropolitan area, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta in the unincorporated community of Cumberland, in Cobb County, Georgia. Opened in 2017, it is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves.
The stadium was constructed in a public–private partnership with a project budget of $622 million. Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority issued up to $397 million in bonds for the project. The county raised an additional $14 million from transportation taxes and $10 million cash from businesses in the Cumberland Community Improvement District. The Braves contributed the remaining money for the park and The Battery Atlanta. In March 2015, a security filing from Braves owners Liberty Media allotted $672 million for Truist Park and $452 million for The Battery Atlanta, which adds up to a total cost of above $1.1 billion. The Braves will spend $181 million over 30 years to help pay off the county's bonds on the project.
The Braves hosted a soft opening for season ticket holders on March 31, 2017, in a preseason game against the New York Yankees. The first regular season game at the park was held on April 14, 2017, against the San Diego Padres.
SunTrust Banks originally bought naming rights to the stadium in 2014. After a merger in 2020, SunTrust became Truist Financial and the ballpark was renamed.
History
Leaving Turner Field
On November 11, 2013, the Braves announced that the franchise would leave Turner Field for a new park after the 2016 season. Turner Field had been the home of the Braves since the 1997 season. It was originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium for the 1996 Summer Olympics, but was designed from the ground up to be converted into a baseball-only stadium after the Olympics ended—even though this eliminated the possibility of its use for other events such as track and field. The stadium was owned by the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA) and leased to the Braves for twenty years. The Braves had full control over the ballpark's operations. Turner Field was a relatively new facility, younger than 13 of the other 29 major league stadiums, but there were numerous issues that led the Braves to seek a new ballpark.
According to vice chairman John Schuerholz, Turner Field needed $350 million in renovations—$150 million for structural upkeep and $200 million to improve the fan experience. Braves executive vice president Mike Plant has stated that capital maintenance would be much less at the new stadium. While Turner Field was designed from the ground up with the Braves in mind, Plant said that it would require higher capital maintenance costs because it was value-engineered for the 1996 Summer Olympics. This has led to higher capital maintenance costs in the long run. Plant estimates that capital maintenance costs at the new stadium will be no more than $80 million after 30 years – less than the $150 million in capital maintenance needed for Turner Field after 17 years.
Braves executives said that fans were unwilling to come to games in Turner Field's later years due to metro Atlanta's infamous traffic congestion. They also claimed that parking around the stadium is inadequate; Turner Field was under-served by about 5,000 parking spaces. In addition, Plant has noted the downtown location "doesn't match up with where the majority of our fans come from." Plant said that while the Braves operated Turner Field, they had no control over the commercial development around the stadium. Other baseball stadiums built in recent years have been accompanied by nearby shopping and entertainment.
According to Plant, the Braves entered talks with the recreational authority to extend the team's original lease in 2013, but those talks broke down. Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed said the city could not afford to support the kind of renovations the Braves desired, especially while already funding a new stadium for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons (what became Mercedes-Benz Stadium).
Planning
In summer 2013, the Braves and the Cobb County Commission Chairman Tim Lee made a short list of possible locations in Cobb County. The location chosen for the park is next to the highway interchange between Interstate 75 and Interstate 285. The Braves claim the location is "near the geographic center of the Braves' fan base." Braves officials announced that the park's capacity would be 41,149, which is approximately 8,000 fewer than Turner Field.
In January 2017, the Braves announced that the new park would have more than 11,000 parking spaces owned or leased by the organization for game day. This is 2,500 more spaces than were available at Turner Field. The Braves further unveiled plans to launch a private shuttle service that will serve managed parking lots and key points of interest in metro Atlanta. The Braves also announced that Waze, the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app, will collaborate with the Braves and Cobb to share data and real-time updates with fans and commuters. Truist Park features a designated ride sharing service drop-off/pick-up zone on Windy Ridge Parkway, adjacent to the ballpark.
In order to reduce traffic congestion, the Braves announced that games played Monday through Thursday would start at 7:30 pm. Games at Turner Field started at 7 pm on those days. There are approximately 30,000 parking spaces within of the stadium.
The baseball stadium occupies of a lot, with the remainder of the space devoted to parking, green space, and mixed-use development. Although the new stadium will be over from the nearest train station, the Braves use a "circulator" bus system to shuttle fans to and from the stadium.
On July 8, 2015, the Braves announced an agreement for Atlanta-based Gas South to remain the official natural gas partner at Truist Park. Under the agreement, Gas South will receive prominent signage in the new ballpark, including a long "Bring the Heat" LED board in left field that will display pitching statistics and fan-friendly messaging throughout the game.
The Battery Atlanta
On November 20, 2013, the Braves unveiled plans to build a $400 million entertainment district that will surround the ballpark. The complex, called The Battery Atlanta, contains a mix of shops, dining, living and workspace in the area surrounding the ballpark. It opened in stages starting in 2017.
Design
The Braves chose Populous to design the new ballpark. Populous has designed 19 of the 30 Major League stadiums currently in use including Marlins Park, Target Field, and Yankee Stadium. The Braves picked Populous over HKS, Inc. who served as a consultant for the Braves prior to the selection of Populous.
On May 14, 2014, the Braves released the first renderings of the new stadium. The ballpark has a southeast orientation. Two factors ended up determining the placement of the park: the topography of the land and the location of gas lines on the property. Before the ballpark was built a comprehensive sun study was conducted by the team and designers that determined the orientation would not be an issue. The ballpark cuts back into a rocky hill, where fans will enter at midlevel and then walk down. The relatively tight site led to a design that's higher than the average MLB ballpark, with fans closer to the action than they were at Turner Field. In fact, the last seat in the upper deck is closer than what it was at Turner.
A key design element is the use of brick. The masonry resembles patterns popular in the Southeast. Braves executive vice president of sales and marketing Derek Schiller says the masonry gives the ballpark's exterior a look of "timelessness." In addition, the Braves decided to use pre-cast stone. Schiller said "It looks custom hand-laid. It's at all of the entryways. It brings the whole scale of the brick way down." According to Schiller, by designing breaks in the masonry like porches, canopies, varying angles and trellises, "it not only creates shade, it also warms the architecture and gives it a different scale."
Earl Santee, managing director of Populous, said his team "was very involved with the master planners of the development. The integration of this building (the ballpark) with those other buildings was really crucial to the success of the project." The result was "a fully integrated experience that's never been seen in baseball before."
Construction
On April 16, 2014, Atlanta Braves and Cobb County officials outlined the timetable for the new stadium's construction. Site clearing was scheduled to begin July 15, 2014 and complete by October 13, 2014. However, site clearing started ahead of schedule after the Cobb County commission vote on May 27, 2014. The Atlanta Braves held a formal groundbreaking ceremony on September 16. The ceremony took place at the site near the northwest intersection of Interstates 75 and 285.
In order to start construction three natural gas lines that ran under the property had to be moved. The high cost of moving the gas lines is one of the key reasons the land had not been developed. The cost to move the lines was $14 million. The pipelines were moved to the perimeter. Two of the lines, which run about underground, are owned by Colonial Pipeline Company, and the third belongs to Atlanta Gas Light Company. The project was completed in early November 2014.
In November 2014, workers started drilling the holes for the pylons around the outside perimeter of the stadium's footprint. According to the Braves vice president of business operations Mike Plant, phase one of construction for both the stadium and mixed-use development began in November 2014 and included infrastructure for the site, such as sewer, water and electrical systems. The retention walls for the underground service level of the stadium were also built. The underground level will have a few hundred parking spaces for players, team doctors, clubhouse staff and management staff. By May 2015, crews had installed all the caissons to stabilize the foundation. With the caissons complete, the crews began to pour concrete for the decks.
On August 27, 2015, the Atlanta Braves held a ceremony for the first brick laid of 775,000 bricks that made up the main exterior at Truist Park. On hand for the ceremony were dignitaries from the Braves, Cobb County government, and ballpark sponsors. The first brick was laid by Eutis Morris, 83, who laid the first concrete block at Fulton County Stadium and placed the first and last bricks at Olympic Stadium, which later became Turner Field. Also laying bricks were former Atlanta Braves player Hank Aaron and the team's first baseman at the time Freddie Freeman. The team also sealed two time capsules. The capsules included a video of the ballpark ground breaking; parts of the Big Chicken; a 1948 World Series program; dirt from both older stadiums; a baseball signed by the 1995 championship team; and recordings from team broadcasters. These time capsules will be opened when the stadium is demolished.
In June 2016, construction started on a pedestrian bridge to connect SunTrust Park with the Cobb Galleria. The bridge spans Interstate 285. To fund construction, Cobb county used $5 million given by the Cumberland Community Improvement District, about $4.5 million in federal grants, $380,000 from the Atlanta Braves and about $159,000 from a special taxing district in Cumberland created to help fund the new Braves stadium's construction.
In July 2016, the installation of the seats for the new ballpark started. Also, the installation of hundreds of LED lights were installed along the edge of the ballpark's canopy from the right-field foul pole to home plate. Additionally, a large, light-up tomahawk was installed. Meanwhile, the metal canopy that covers about 60 percent of these seats was completed. In August 2016, the canopy, lights and seating bowl were completed and the last crane remaining on the field area was removed.
In January 2017, most of the exterior work was complete. The team began moving out of Turner Field the day after the Braves' 2016 season ended, storing equipment temporarily at a warehouse. In December 2016, staffers began moving office equipment and furniture into the new ballpark, and on December 19, team employees began moving into their offices. The playing surface itself started to take shape. The drainage and irrigation systems were installed and covered with layers of gravel, sand and soil. The infield, pitcher's mound and warning track were formed in December 2016. The final layer of topsoil for the grass sod was installed in January.
The Braves received the certificate of occupancy for the entire ballpark on February 24, 2017. With seats, video boards and most other elements already installed, the sod was one of the last missing pieces of the new ballpark. Workers began the installation of of sod on March 4, 2017, a task that took two to three days to complete.
Opening
The 2017 Atlanta Braves season was the team's first in Truist Park. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Yankees 8–5 in an exhibition game on March 31, 2017, in their first game in the ballpark.
On January 25, 2017, the Braves announced that the University of Georgia and University of Missouri would play the first baseball game in Truist Park on April 8, 2017. The Georgia-Missouri game was also the first time the stadium was open to the general public. The teams drew in 33,025 spectators as Missouri beat Georgia 6–1. Missouri's Trey Harris hit the first home run.
The Braves' regular-season opener was held on April 14, 2017. During pregame ceremonies, the Braves unveiled the team's 10 retired numbers on a left-field facade, and seven of the 10 individuals represented—Hank Aaron, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, and John Smoltz—took part in the festivities. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Aaron, with Cox serving as catcher. Aaron had also thrown the ceremonial first pitch for the Braves' first and last games at Turner Field. The Braves would defeat the San Diego Padres 5–2. Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte recorded the first out, first hit, first run, and first home run in the new ballpark. Starting pitcher Julio Teherán, who earned the final win at Turner Field, earned the first win at the new park.
Changes for the 2018 season
Inside the stadium 16 semicircular tables, each with four swivel chairs, replaced the top six rows of seats in sections 122 and 130, which are along the first-base and third-base lines. The change was made because the 80 four-person tables in the stadium's original design, all on the terrace level, sold out quickly the year prior. The Delta Sky360 Club – open to fans in about 1,800 lower-level premium seats between the dugouts, including those at the new tables – was expanded by about . The additional dining and kitchen space was gained mostly by eliminating a media interview room.
Outside the stadium the 264-room, 4-star Omni hotel and the Comcast office building, both of which overlook the stadium, opened during the Braves' offseason. Two-dozen shops and restaurants now are open throughout The Battery. The latest addition is "eat-ertainment" concept Punch Bowl Social. About 75% of the available retail and restaurant space in the mixed-use development will be occupied on the Braves' opening day.
The playing field has been resodded, and the plants that struggled in the low-light "Monument Garden" area have been replaced.
Naming rights
In 2014, Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks bought the initial naming rights to the stadium for 25 years. In February 2019, SunTrust Banks announced a merger with BB&T to create what would become Truist Financial; Braves officials stated that the SunTrust Park name would remain in place during the 2019 season. On January 8, 2020, crews began removing SunTrust Park signs from the stadium. On January 14, 2020, the Braves and Truist Financial formally announced that the ballpark's name would change to Truist Park.
Features
Configuration
The ballpark features an intimate configuration, placing a higher percentage of seats in close proximity to the field than any other ball park in Major League Baseball. Braves executive vice president of sales and marketing Derek Schiller stated that the seating bowl is aimed at putting fans closer to the action, not by reducing the amount of foul territory, but with cantilever designs that push the middle and upper bowls toward the field. The ballpark will also include a wide canopy horseshoeing around the stadium's top and air conditioning on every level to ensure that fans remain cool on hot summer days. The existing topography of the property has been integrated into the design. The Braves are using LED lights for the stadium. LED lights provide better quality for fans in the stands and watching on TV. LED lights will also reduce the time it takes to restore lighting in case of a power outage.
Water feature
Inside the ballpark, in the "batter's eye" area just beyond the center-field wall features three evergreen trees. The area includes boulders and a waterfall/water feature nicknamed "Chattahoochee Falls". The green giant arborvitae is a large, vigorous, fast-growing evergreen—shooting up by as much as 3' per year until maturity. The Braves took inspiration from a similar setup in the same area of the Colorado Rockies' Coors Field. A fountain shoots streams of water into the air, toward the main video board, from the upper pond. The feature comes alive after Braves home runs and wins.
Foul ball protection
The ballpark features an expanded protection from foul balls. The protective netting extends from behind home plate to the far end of both dugouts at Truist Park. Although longer, Truist Park's protective netting is not quite as high as Turner Field's. The screen is high, compared to high at the former stadium. Derek Schiller attributed that difference to the geometry of ballpark and where the cables that hold up the screen are secured to stadium structures. From directly behind home plate, the screen extends down the third-base line and down the first-base line, according to Braves field director Ed Mangan. Schiller said innovations have made protective screens "thinner but in fact stronger," meaning "we're getting the ability to cover the most number of seats with the least view issues as possible."
Playing surface
The Braves selected a type of grass called "Seashore Paspalum, Platinum TE" for the stadium. The Braves replaced Turner Field's Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda grass in the infield in 2012 in hopes the softer, thicker paspalum would slow down the playing surface a bit for the benefit of their infielders. The Bermuda remained in Turner Field's outfield, while the grassed areas of foul territory also were switched to paspalum. At Truist Park, the entire field is paspalum. It is a popular choice for beach golf courses. It also is used at Minute Maid Park
Monument Garden and statues
Unlike Turner Field, Truist Park does not have a stand-alone Braves museum. However, a well-appointed space in the main concourse behind home plate, Monument Garden, displays many highlights of franchise history. The Monument Garden features audio, light and water elements. The Braves partnered with Atlanta-based A-R-T & Associates to create a visual experience for Braves fans. The baseball-centric artwork highlights nostalgic moments throughout Braves franchise history. The 300-piece installation consists largely of original artwork ranging from portraits to action scenes, and complemented by macro photography, oversized vintage baseball cards and a LEGO brick mosaic. The Braves took memorabilia from the Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum & Hall of Fame at Turner Field and incorporated it throughout the ballpark.
The focal point of Monument Garden is a statue of Hank Aaron. The statue was created and unveiled by Atlanta-based artist Ross Rossin. The statue captures the moment on April 8, 1974, at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium when Aaron broke Babe Ruth's long-standing 714 career home-run record. Behind the statue is a sculpture made of 755 baseball bats in honor of Aaron's career home-run total. A video screen plays an Aaron biography. Other statues will be placed throughout the stadium. The bat and ball from his 715th home run are displayed in the Hank Aaron Terrace above left field.
On April 13, 2017, the Braves unveiled a statue of former manager Bobby Cox. The new statue joined two other statues outside the ballpark featuring legends of the Braves franchise. The other statues include Warren Spahn and Phil Niekro.
Technology
The stadium is equipped with a Wi-Fi network that on an average gameday can support 10,000-14,000 concurrent users access. The system is robust enough for everyone in a sold-out ballpark to simultaneously post a selfie. On a Friday or Saturday with big crowds, the system reaches 8.3 terabits of data. The stadium features of single mode fiber optic lines, of CAT6A lines, and 1,350 802.11ac access points: 900 in the ballpark, 450 in the adjacent Battery. There are 1,350 Panasonic televisions that are installed throughout the ballpark.
Public reaction
Announcement and polls
After the new stadium was announced, citizens organized campaigns both supporting and opposing the plan, which was made public only two weeks before the Cobb County Commission voted. More than 80% of county residents supported delaying the vote. Cobb Chairman Tim Lee and Commissioner Helen Goreham insisted that vote could not be delayed because it would threaten the stadium's timeline.
An InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 poll released on November 25, 2013, showed that 59% of registered voters in Cobb County favored building a new stadium for the Braves. However, support fell to 30% of Cobb County voters when they were asked if they'd support funding the stadium with Cobb County tax dollars, with 56% opposed and 14% undecided. On September 8, 2014, the University of Florida's Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sports Management released the first independent scientific poll on Cobb residents' attitude toward the public investment in the stadium. The survey found that 55% of the survey respondents would have supported the stadium in a referendum.
Public hearing and vote
Two weeks after the Atlanta Braves announced the new stadium project, the Cobb County Commission held a public hearing to vote on whether to approve the plan. Residents who both supported and opposed the plan began crowding into the meeting hall hours before the 7 p.m. hearing was to begin, many sporting "Cobb: Home of the Braves" T-shirts. After a one-hour public comment on the new stadium project, the Cobb County Commission voted 4–1 to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Atlanta Braves. On May 27, 2014, the Cobb County commissioners voted unanimously, 5–0, on the operating agreement that bound the county to borrow up to $397 million to build the new stadium.
Appeal and aftermath
Retired businessman Larry Savage, attorney Tucker Hobgood, and Austell resident Rich Pellegrino filed notices of appeal with the Georgia Supreme Court, to argue against issuance of the bonds. Attorneys Lesly Gaynor Murray and Blake Sharpton of law firm Butler Snow, the county's bond counsel, represented Cobb in the Supreme Court. The appeal was heard by the Georgia Supreme Court in February 2015. On June 29, 2015, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the bond authorization. The failed appeal represented the last legal challenge to the SunTrust Park project.
In July 2016, Cobb County commissioner Tim Lee lost his bid for re-election to challenger Mike Boyce. Boyce had called the election a delayed referendum on the stadium deal, but Lee pointed to four other commissioners who were re-elected promoting the Braves.
Ballpark reputation
The ballpark opened to positive reviews. Woody Studenmund of the Hardball Times called the park a "gem" and he was impressed with "the compact beauty of the stadium and its exciting approach to combining baseball, business and social activities." J.J. Cooper of Baseball America praised the "excellent sight lines for pretty much every seat." Cooper also noted that "the Wi-Fi works and it's very fast, even with a park full of smartphone users."
For the first half of the opening season many believed that the new ballpark favored hitters. Fox Sports South announcer Chip Caray speculated that the park favored hitters because "it's a vacuum." In May 2017, Braves manager Brian Snitker said, "Everybody is going to like hitting here, not just left-handers." Despite the speculation, Truist Park is slightly favoring pitchers according to MLB park factors.
Other events
Truist Park has also hosted other non-baseball events such as a college football game on November 17, 2018, between Kennesaw State University and Jacksonville State University. The ballpark has served as a concert venue for numerous musical acts such as Lady Gaga, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Billy Joel.
See also
List of Major League Baseball stadiums
References
External links
Official website
Construction Camera
Construction Time-Lapse Video
Buildings and structures in Cobb County, Georgia
Major League Baseball venues
Atlanta Braves stadiums
Braves
Sports in Cobb County, Georgia
Sports venues completed in 2017
Populous (company) buildings
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José Enrique Reina Lizárraga
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José Enrique Reina Lizárraga (born 12 August 1969) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PAN. He served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Sonora, as well as a local deputy in the LIX Legislature of the Congress of Sonora. He was the mayor of San Luis Río Colorado from 2000 to 2003 and 2015 to 2018.
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1969 births
Living people
Politicians from Sonora
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Autonomous University of Baja California alumni
People from Pitiquito Municipality
Members of the Congress of Sonora
Municipal presidents in Sonora
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Sonora
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Bakhanay (; , Baaxınay) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Lindinsky Rural Okrug of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Zhigansk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 260, down from 285 recorded during the 2002 Census.
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Notes
Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Zhigansky District.
Rural localities in Zhigansky District
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Tanya Rellstab Carreto
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Tanya Rellstab Carreto (born 26 June 1978) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. She served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico, and previously served in the LVI Legislature of the Congress of the State of Mexico.
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1978 births
Living people
Politicians from the State of Mexico
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
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Rossolino nero
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Rossolino nero is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Valtellina region of Lombardy in northern Italy. The grape was once thought to be a clone of Rossola nera but DNA profiling in the late 20th and early 21st century has shown that the two grapes are distinct varieties but are likely related. Around the village of Teglio, a pink-skinned color mutation of Rossolino nero exist that is known as Rossolino Rosa.
Viticulture
Rossolino nero is a mid-ripening vine that can be very vigorous and prone to produce excessive amounts of foliage and suckers if not kept in check with vine training and leaf pulling. While the grapevine has good resistance to downy mildew, it is very susceptible to the viticultural hazards of botrytis bunch rot and powdery mildew.
Relationship to other grapes
For many years Rossolino nero was thought to be a clone of Rossola nera, a red grape permitted to be blended with Nebbiolo in the Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) of Valtellina. Even though DNA analysis has now shown that the two grapes are distinct, the varieties are often found intermixed in field blends and in official Italian grape census, plantings of two are often combined the total calculations. Further DNA profiling has suggested that Rossolino nero and Rossola nera are closely related as parent-offspring with Rossola nera most likely being the parent variety and Rossolino nero the offspring.
Around the village of Teglio in the province of Sondrio near the Swiss border, a pink-berried color mutation of Rossolino nero has been found that is known as Rossolino rosa.
References
Red wine grape varieties
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Emil Cohen (comedian)
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Emil Cohen (1911- February 12, 2000) was an American comedian, humorist and entertainer. He was billed as "America's Foremost American Jewish Humorist". He frequently performed at the Grossinger Hotel in Liberty, New York, in the so-called "Borscht Belt". Cohen's Yiddish humor was well received by the predominantly Jewish audiences in this area.
Cohen was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1911, the son of Julius and Ida (Magidoff). He was raised in Wilmington, Delaware with his sister Rose and his brothers Hym and Phil.
After serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, Cohen became a comedian at the Grossinger Pancoast Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. It was there he met and married Lillian Rothman in 1950. The couple had two sons, Jay and David.
Cohen developed a unique style of humor in which he delivered jokes and stories with a punch line in Yiddish followed immediately by an English translation. His smooth delivery ensured that audience members who only understood English could still appreciate the joke in its authentic style. Cohen was known for his double-entendre Yiddish-English humor, particularly his translation of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address into Yiddish. His humor was inspired by the lives of the Jews of Eastern Europe in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and Cohen worked to preserve the heritage of Yiddish humor.
Cohen was also a gifted raconteur and singer of traditional Yiddish songs, Chassidic melodies, Palestinian songs, and Jewish cantorial selections.
Cohen frequently spoke to groups in support of Jewish philanthropic causes. During his career, Cohen raised tens of millions of dollars for the United Jewish Appeal and Israel Bonds.
Cohen continued to perform until about a year before his death in 2000 at age 88.
Recordings
"Emil Cohen - America's Foremost American-Jewish Humorist" Emco Records #1201.
"Emil Cohen Recorded Live in T'synagogues and T'centers" 1978 Emco Records EM-1202
References
External links
Paid Notice: Deaths COHEN, EMIL. New York Times, February 10, 2002
1911 births
2000 deaths
Comedians from New Jersey
Jewish American comedians
People from Elizabeth, New Jersey
People from Wilmington, Delaware
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
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Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party
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Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party is a folk rock band from Toronto, Canada.
Background
Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party is helmed by bandleader and singer-songwriter Andre (Dre) Flak. The origins of the band come from house parties where Dre and Lonny would play music in Dre's kitchen. The name "Kitchen Party" came from these parties, in the spirit of an east coast Kitchen Party or traditional Céilidh. The Kitchen Party is also a member of Fedora Upside Down, a musical collective begun by Dre and Mark Marczyk of The Lemon Bucket Orkestra. Fedora Upside Down has been described as a "motley assortment of cultural ambassadors" who spend "the summer taking over the city’s streets, parks, restaurants and bars with lively music and raucous dance parties."
In early 2023, Dre suffered a severe brain injury and now draws inspiration from his recovery when writing music.
Red Door, Second Floor
In 2010, the band released their debut album Red Door, Second Floor. The name of the album referred to Dre's Parkdale apartment. The album was produced by John Critchley and was met with favorable reviews. The album had rotation in Canada and in Britain on BBC radio.
Freeman Dre won "Best Songwriter" in the 2010 Now magazine "Best of Toronto Reader's Poll".
Old Town
In 2012, the band released their second album Old Town. The themes of the album reflect Dre's Polish and Irish ancestry, and the immigrant experience in Toronto. The album was produced by Dale Morningstar at The Gas Station studio on Toronto Island and was met with favourable reviews. The album was released at a party hosted at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto.
In 2012, Freeman Dre was nominated a second time for "Best Songwriter" by Now magazine.
During the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, the band produced a song dedicated to the Toronto Maple Leafs entitled Go Leafs, Go!. In 2013, the track "Whatever It Takes" off Old Town was used in a Season 3 episode of the Showcase series Lost Girl.
Vodka/Pickle EP
On November 23, 2013, they released their first single from their new album titled Wickedness, which was met with positive reviews. The single also features a B-side titled Apophenia. The single Wickedness was accompanied by a music video directed by Justin Friesen.
On May 16, 2015 the band released the six song Vodka/Pickle EP.
Reckless Good Intentions
The band began working on a third LP titled Reckless Good Intentions originally scheduled to be released June, 2016. Reckless Good Intentions was released June 9, 2017
Discography
Albums
2010: Red Door, Second Floor, LP
2012: Old Town, LP
2015: Vodka/Pickle, EP
2017: Reckless Good Intentions, LP
Singles
2013: Wickedness
2014: Of All The People
2014: Never Went To Church Much
References
Musical groups from Toronto
Musical groups established in 2010
2010 establishments in Ontario
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ%20Church%20Foundation%20School
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Christ Church Foundation School
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Christ Church Foundation School is a school in Christ Church, Barbados, founded in 1809. The school is situated on an elevation near the southern tip of the island overlooking the sea. It is a co-educational sixth form government secondary school.
It consists of five science laboratories, two computer labs, a business room, two music rooms, three art rooms, two home economics rooms, an electricity lab, a general studies room, a foreign language room, a mathematics room, a language arts room, a technical drawing room, a wood workshop, a metal workshop, a theatre arts room, a physical education office, a library, 27 classrooms, a guidance office, a deputy principal's office, an assembly hall, two staff rooms, and an administration block comprising the principal's office and the secretary-treasurer's office.
There is a school canteen (operated by a concessionaire) which provides lunches daily.
The school operates on a 7 or 8 period day, beginning at 8:35 am and ending at 2:40 pm. The school year is from September to July and consists of three terms - Michaelmas term of 14 weeks, Hilary term of 12 weeks, and Trinity term of 12 weeks. The terms are separated by holiday periods of three weeks (Christmas), three weeks (Easter), and eight weeks (Summer).
Curriculum
At Foundation School, students are prepared for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) of the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC).
CSEC subjects
English
Mathematics
Information Technology
French
Spanish
Mechanical Engineering (Metal Work)
Building Technology (Wood Work)
Building and Mechanical Drawing (Technical Drawing)
History
Geography
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Integrated Science
Electrical and Electronic Technology
Social Studies
Music
Religious Studies
Art
Health and Family Life Education
Principles of Business
Principles of Accounting
Office Administration
Electronic Document Preparation and Management
Food and Nutrition
Physical Education
CAPE subjects
Mathematics
English
Geography
Computer Science
Management of Business
Accounting
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Environmental Science
Communication Studies
Caribbean Studies
History
In the minute book of the committee of management of the Christ Church Foundation School for 1832, there was a copy of a memorandum dated 10 July 1809. It was found under the foundation stone of the original school buildings from that time. It stated that the school building was erected with the aid of subscriptions for the purpose of a school for the poor white children of the Parish. The school was to be supported by the rent of land and a donation from Francis Williams, Esquire. The endowment was not coming from Francis Williams but from his dead brother, Captain John Williams who in his will had bequeathed 100 acres of land and 300 pounds to be used for the establishment of the school. Francis inherited from John and, instead of giving both the land and the money to the school, he gave only the land. In the will of Francis Williams, he expressly stated that the school was intended for the education of boys primarily. Any funding would be given to the boys' school, with the girls receiving whatever was left over. Boys would be educated in the front building and the girls, housed in a building at the rear between the headmaster's quarters and the church wall. The ratio of boys to girls attending the school was set at 2:1.
Reverend Dr. Thomas Harrison Orderson, who was rector of Christ Church Parish Church from 1803 assisted greatly in getting the school started and called some of his Lodge School teachers and asked them to teach at Foundation. Many of Foundation's founding partners were from the Lodge school, including some of Foundation's headmasters.
The foundation stone for The Parochial School, as it was called, was laid on July 10, 1809, by The Honorable John Spooner, President of His Majesty's Council in the Island and Commander-in-chief. The land which John had left for the school was rented as directed by the will. Funds received from its rental were given to the school. It was also used to pay for scholarships, which allowed poor people to attend Foundation.
The school was destroyed by a hurricane on the 11th of August, 1831, and, along with the church, was relocated to the Fort in Oistins, now known as Christ Church District Hospital.
At the time Bishop Coleridge recommended building a separate school for the girls when the boys' school was rebuilt. Provision was therefore made for 12 girls to be admitted to the school.
The first stone for the foundation for the new building was laid on June 1, 1832, by his Excellency, Sir James Lyon, Governor and Commander-in-chief of the island. The new building was built using funds given to the government for the construction of schools on the island. The school was opened on September 19, 1832, with 30 boarders, 18 boys and 12 girls, along with 15 daytime-only students, 8 boys and 7 girls. Lunch consisted of six white biscuits and a glass of syrup. Dinner, dependent on the day of the week consisted of soup, fresh fish, meat, and rice. The daily expense of running the school was provided through the close ties it had with the nearby church. Money was collected from rents, sacramental money, sermons and contributions from the vestry.
On July 10, 1894, the Legislature passed an Act called "The Christ Church Foundation Act". The Act gave land around the island and buildings to the school. A committee was appointed to see after it. The Act removed the "white" color requirement for entrance into the school. As the school continued to grow, more room was required, so in 1898 the committee bought a neighboring house for the girls' school while the boys remained in the current location. The school thus became two separate entities - the Christ Church Boys Foundation School and the Christ Church Girls Foundation School.
1906 saw a momentous change in the school structure. Prior to this date, the school was looked on as a primary or middle school. Teaching only reading, writing and arithmetic along with some religious teaching to children between 7 and 14 years old. After hard work by a man named Samuel Kirton, and despite opposition from the wealthy planters, the school was upgraded to the status of a second grade (Secondary) school. In then taught Languages, Algebra, Geometry, History, and Geography. The age of the students was extended from 14 to 16 and persons wishing to go to Foundation had to pass an entrance examination.
In 1928, the school was officially recognized which allowed the school to receive annual grants from the Government. Miss Bradshaw was the head mistress of the girls' school. The school once again out grew its confines and permission was granted by Canon Farrar, Rector of the parish for the school to use the Memorial School building. The Memorial school at that time housed a mixed primary school. It outgrew itself once more and Miss Bradshaw added another large room to the plant.
During 1945, Mr. Howard Hayden Director of Education at the time tried to repeal the 1906 act and proposed that the two schools be joined into one. This proposal was opposed by most of the teaching staff, as well as those who had known about the poor treatment of the school by the leaders of the country. The shabby treatment of the girls' school was an especially sore point. However constant pressure by Government caused them to change their minds.
Around this time the land which was left to the school by Francis Williams was sold by Government and renamed Parish Land. Samuel Kirton died and left money to pay for persons who have won scholarships to go to Foundation. The first head boy, Frank Broome, was appointed.
In 1957, a new building was proposed to be constructed by Miss Gwilliam of the Colonial Office. The cost of $442,100 was collected from the Colonial Office and Welfare departments. The school was opened on January 14, 1957. On February 16, 1960, the school was visited by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who unveiled a plaque commemorating the newly built school.
The new building, constructed in 1957, was built on a new foundation. The previous generations of Foundation Boys' School was constructed on the land where Christ Church High School, which had closed, used to be. The land is currently being occupied by a community centre which was constructed by the parish church. The previous generations of the Girls' School were situated in a small building, on the pasture by the current school's west gate.
Although occupying the same land and, for the first time, the same building, the school still existed as the Christ Church Foundation Girls' School and the Christ Church Foundation Boys' School. Girls were not allowed on the boys' side and boys were not allowed on the girls' side. The two schools had separate Heads, Deputy Heads and teaching staff. They also had different eating areas and a separate canteen. There were some classes the girls took, (mainly science) which were done over on the boys side, but these were very few.
In September, 1978, the amalgamation process was started. New female students who had passed to Foundation were admitted into the boys side and shared classrooms with boys who had similarly passed for Foundation that year. The remainder of the school remained single sex. The following year the batch of mixed first formers were promoted into second form and a new set of mixed students entered first form. During this time no one was admitted to the girls' school and that school composed only students who had gained entry prior to 1978. Thus, at the end of the school year in July 1982, the entire school was mixed and the Foundation Boys' and Girls' Schools no longer existed. The resulting school was called Christ Church Foundation School.
After the merger began, the Acting Headmistress of the Girls' school, Mrs. Beryl Sealy, resigned and Mrs. Ruby St. John took over the running of the school until it was finally closed in 1982. The Headmaster of the Boys' school and his Deputy were transferred to the corresponding posts at the amalgamated Foundation School. In 1983 the school began to take in their first batch of mixed-gender students including Maryann Redman, Current President of the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union and Alison Hinds and then soon after that other mixed-gender students were taken in and then they later became a permanent part of the school's student role both boys and girls alike.
References
http://www.totallybarbados.com
External links
Website
Schools in Barbados
Christ Church, Barbados
Education in Barbados
Educational organisations based in Barbados
Educational institutions established in 1809
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachydeirus
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Brachydeirus
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Brachydeirus is a genus of small to moderately large-sized arthrodire placoderms from the Late Devonian of Europe, restricted to the Kellwasserkalk Fauna of Bad Wildungen and Adorf.
Species have, in cross section, a highly compressed body, a pointed, sometimes highly elongated snout, and tremendous orbits. The living animals would have superficially resembled modern-day trout or small mackerels. As per the family, the trunk shield is short. The genus is distinguished from other members of the family in that the median dorsal plate of the trunk shield is often keeled, with the keel often very high and prominent.
Species
Brachydeirus carinatus
The type species. The length of the skull of the holotype is 11.7 cm. Has a broad nuchal plate that is convex posteriorly. The dermal bones are decorated with large, concentrically arranged tubercles.
Brachydeirus bicarinatus
There is a postero-median process on the nuchal plate, and a pre-pineal fenestra in this species. The skull of the holotype is 8.5 cm long.
Brachydeirus gracilis
The smallest species in this genus: the skull length of the holotype is 6 cm. Differs from B. minor by having a more steeply arched back, smaller facial plates and a lack of a postpineal fenestra.
Brachydeirus grandis
One of the largest species in this genus: the skull length of the holotype is around 20 cm. Has a postpineal fenestra, an unusually long (for the genus/family) lateral trunk shield, and comparatively small orbits. The dermal bones are decorated with a pattern of small, evenly spaced tubercles.
Brachydeirus magnus
A very large species originally described as a specimen of Anomalichthys. Differs from B. grandis by having a very high, prominent thick keel on the posterior region of the median dorsal plate, and the dermal surface is covered in very large tubercles.
Brachydeirus minor
Another small species: the skull length of the holotype is 7.4 cm long. It differs from B. gracilis by having a posterio-median notch on the nuchal plate, the presence of a postpineal fenestra, and larger facial plates.
See also
List of placoderms
References
Brachydeiridae
Placoderm genera
Placoderms of Europe
Devonian placoderms
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonderland
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Yonderland
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Yonderland is a British sitcom television series that was broadcast on Sky One from November 2013 to December 2016. It was produced by Sioned Wiliam, and was created by, written by and starred the main performers from CBBC's series Horrible Histories.
Plot
33-year-old Debbie Maddox (Martha Howe-Douglas) becomes increasingly bored with her life as a stay-at-home mother, until Elf (a puppet voiced by Mathew Baynton) appears from a portal in her kitchen cupboard, insisting that she is the "chosen one" destined to save Yonderland - which she can reach through the portal in her cupboard. Reluctantly, Debbie agrees, and meets with the Elders of the realm, only to discover that they have lost the scroll that explains what the chosen one is supposed to do. As it turns out, Yonderland is a silly, magical place, threatened by the evil Negatus (Simon Farnaby). It will take all of Debbie's resources to complete each week's quest in time to pick up her children from school - and to find out the secrets of the realm to save Yonderland.
Cast
Most of the cast play multiple roles, both physical performances and voices of puppet characters. The list below is by no means conclusive, but nevertheless lists many of the characters the cast portray. The main cast are as follows:
Martha Howe-Douglas as:
Debbie Maddox, the main protagonist of the series
the voice of Rita, the smartest of the three demons that work for Negatus
Imperatrix, the main antagonist of Series 1 and 2
Mathew Baynton as:
the Elf, Debbie's sidekick
Chief Elder Choop, an elder
Anous, antagonist who works for Imperatrix
Boo, a clown parodying Pennywise the Dancing Clown, who steals cakes
Robot, a secondary character in the series 2 finale
Jim Howick as:
Lord Elder Pressley, an elder with a striking resemblance to the iconic American musician Elvis Presley
the voice of Neil, the leader of the three henchdemons
Crone, who is also a titular character in the episode Game of Crones
Simon Farnaby as:
Negatus, the main antagonist of the show
Vice-Elder Flowers, an elder with a penchant for disrobing
Laurence Rickard as:
Scribe Elder Ho-Tan an elder
the voice of Geoff, the most incredibly idiotic of the three henchdemons
Wizard Bradley, a wizard from the beginning of Series 1
Ben Willbond as:
Nick the Stick, a stick
Wise Elder Vex, an elder who mispronounces Debbie's name as "Deh-beh"
Igor, a minor villain in series 2
Dan Renton Skinner as Peter Maddox, the husband of Debbie Maddox
Clare Thomson as various supporting characters
Stephen Fry as Cuddly Dick, former elder, and Debbie's main adversary in Series 3
Production
On 22 March 2013, Sky1's Lucy Lumsden announced Yonderland, saying: "We are delighted to give the incredibly talented Horrible Histories cast the opportunity to write and star in a brand new show for the whole family on Sky1." The show was co-produced by Working Title Films. Principal filming under former HH director Steve Connelly began the following May.
The show initially grew out of the desire of its creators (Baynton, Farnaby, Howe-Douglas, Howick, Rickard and Willbond) to continue working together after Horrible Histories ceased production in 2012. The new standalone troupe wanted to maintain the sketch-based, character-driven comedy style from their previous series. They quickly settled on the fantasy quest genre, with its emphasis on individual short vignettes within the larger plot, as the logical next step.
At the same time, Baynton and Willbond had been developing a film idea about an ordinary person dragged into a parallel universe – specifically, a nostalgic fantasy adventure using puppetry rather than more modern animation techniques, in the vein of Labyrinth and The NeverEnding Story." This concept in turn naturally lent itself to the casting of sole female troupe member Howe-Douglas as the central heroine, with her five male costars in multiple roles as the different characters she meets in each episode. In terms of writing together for the first time as a troupe, Howick noted to The Guardian that "[By now] we're such a tight unit, we know exactly what the humour is, and what the tone is." Baynton agreed: "It just grew very nicely out of what happens when the six of us are together in a room."
In keeping with the nostalgic, "lo-fi" tone – and in the interest of creating a more richly populated, inventive and potentially surprising world – Yonderland features numerous Muppet-style puppet characters designed and built by longtime Jim Henson associates Baker Coogan, Lifecast and Fiona Cazaly. The final series, which also featured an extra long Christmas episode had a plethora of new puppet characters designed and built by a team headed by Fiona Cazaly, including puppet makers Chris Barlow, Andy Heath, Iestin Evans, Natalie Ellnor and puppet costumes by David Brown. Explaining the decision to keep computer animation to a minimum (save for the portal to Yonderland itself), Rickard said: "Because you can make everything photo-realistic these days, it kind of takes the joy out of it. Even if it's brilliant CGI, you still know it's CGI ... you know it's not there, it's not tangible, and it's the same with comedy."
The first series was considered a critical and popular success, earning solid ratings for its timeslot. On 30 June 2014, Sky announced that the show had been recommissioned for a second series, which was filmed in autumn of the same year and began airing in July 2015.
In January 2016 it was announced that Stephen Fry would be joining the cast of Yonderland, for the third series, as "Cuddly Dick", described in the Radio Times as "a mysterious returning elder".
Series 3 began broadcasting in October 2016 on Sky1.
In February 2017 it was announced that the third season would be the last and the show had been cancelled.
Episodes
Series 1 (2013)
Series 2 (2015)
Series 3 (2016)
Reception
Yonderland met with generally positive reviews, most focusing on its uniquely all-ages nature and nostalgic references to fantasy classics. Writing in the Guardian, Sarah Hughes called the series "perfect family viewing", summing it up as "both supremely silly and very clever indeed – the sort of frothy concoction that looks effortless but is actually very hard to get right... the writing is a wonderful mix of knowing and daft", all of which earned it 16th place in the same paper's ranking of the Top 30 TV shows of 2013. Den of Geek's Rob Smedley called the show "joyously amusing... the clichés are magnificently well handled or hidden by some top gags and a cast who know just how to deliver them."
The Radio Times named the show #28 in its own Top 40 year-end list, saying further of the show's writer/creators that "Characters tended to appear once when they could each have had their own series; this gang have so many ideas and such skill in executing them that, in the long term, Python comparisons might not be out of place." Total Film magazine placed it at #25 in their Top 25 year-end list, agreeing that "It’s basically Labyrinth meets Monty Python. Yes, it’s THAT good. Though it’s essentially aimed at the kiddies, like all the best muppet-y stories, there are jokes for the adults, too." Entertainment website Cultbox UK named it their Best Comedy of the same year, "simply by virtue of being a genuinely funny comedy that the whole family can watch together... There's something for everyone in the Horrible Histories team's madcap fantasy-ribbing recipe of puppets, inventive characters, more puppets, and cheeky humour."
DVD release
The first series of Yonderland was released on Region Two DVD on 17 February 2014, by Universal Pictures UK. The second series was released on 14 December 2015. The third series was released on DVD on 5 December 2016. And the final episode, the Christmas special, was released on 20 November 2017.
References
External links
"Yonderlanders: Celebrating the collective art of Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond"
2010s British sitcoms
2013 British television series debuts
2016 British television series endings
Sky sitcoms
English-language television shows
British fantasy comedy television series
British television shows featuring puppetry
Television series by Working Title Television
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold%20Crichlow
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Harold Crichlow
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Harold Edmund Crichlow was the longest serving dean of Dean of Barbados from 1972 until 2000.
He was educated at Combermere School, Codrington College and St Chad's College, Durham University. After a curacy at Christ Church, Barbados he was Head Master at Christ Church High School before he returned to his alma mater Combermere School. In 1969, he was appointed Chaplain at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus by The Archbishop of the West Indies, Rt Revd Alan Knight and in 1972 was appointed as the first dean of colour of Barbados by Rt Revd Drexel Gomez, a contemporary at St Chad's College, Durham when
Bishop Gomez was appointed by the House of Bishops of the Church of the Province of the West Indies.
Dean Crichlow was a strong proponent of social justice and used his monthly sermons which were broadcast country wide to speak to injustices and their remedy. He hosted programmes in the electronic media on "For Love of Country" and "For Love of Family".
In 1999, in recognition of his services to religion, he was awarded the Gold Crown of Merit (GCM) by the Government of Barbados. After his retirement in 2000, at the mandatory age of 65, he was appointed an independent senator in the Upper House of Parliament and continues to serve as an Independent senator. He was the Deputy President of the Senate of Barbados. He is a Fellow of St Chad's College, Durham.
He was married to Bernice Crichlow Born Lowe with whom he is the parent of two girls Grace Anne and Gloria and granddaughter Claire.
He is now married to Margot Rawlings born Thorington.
In recognition of his service to the Diocese of Barbados, he is styled as Dean Emeritus
References
People educated at Combermere School
Alumni of Codrington College
Christ Church, Barbados
Saint Michael, Barbados
Deans of Barbados
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of St Chad's College, Durham
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin%20Timberlake%3A%20Live%20from%20London
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Justin Timberlake: Live from London
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Justin Timberlake: Live from London is the first live video album by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. It was released on December 15, 2003, by Jive Records. It documents Timberlake's performance at the London Arena on May 18, 2003.
Track listing
Chart positions
Certifications
Release history
References
2003 video albums
Justin Timberlake albums
Albums produced by the Neptunes
Jive Records video albums
Live video albums
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto%20Carlos%20Reyes%20G%C3%A1miz
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Roberto Carlos Reyes Gámiz
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Carlos Reyes Gámiz (born 25 September 1969) is a Mexican politician. A Federal Deputy in the 62nd Legislature, he was later the candidate of the Solidarity Encounter Party for mayor of Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City.
Career
Subdelegate for Social Development in Miguel Hidalgo (1998–2000)
Third Local Deputy, Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (2003–2006)
Candidate for Delegation Head in Miguel Hidalgo (2006)
Secretary-General of the Party of the Democratic Revolution in the Federal District (2007–2008)
Coordinator of Metropolitan Affairs (2008)
Advisor to the Head of Delegation in Iztacalco (2010)
Federal Deputy in the 62nd Legislature (2012–2015)
General Director of Revenue of the State of Michoacán (2016–2018)
Director for Planning and Innovation (2018–2020)
References
External links
https://libreenelsur.mx/busca-reyes-gamiz-tercera-opcion-miguel-hidalgo/
1969 births
Living people
Politicians from Mexico City
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
21st-century Mexican politicians
National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masteyra%20Island
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Masteyra Island
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Masteyra Island (, ) is a rocky island 700 m long in east-west direction and 200 m wide lying in Perrier Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is separated from Anvers Island to the east-southeast by a 1.13 km wide passage.
The island is named after the ancient Thracian settlement and fortress of Masteyra in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Masteyra Island is located at , 6.58 km south of Quinton Point, 4.21 km north of Vromos Island and 7.55 km east-northeast of Giard Point. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Masteyra Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
Masteyra Island. Copernix satellite image
Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izikhothane
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Izikhothane
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Izikhothane (Ukukhothana), or rather Skhothane , refers to South African showmanship or dance battles in which individuals or groups of individuals compete against each other in front of large crowds to determine which party is wealthier. These 'battles' are performed using material items such as money, mobile phones, clothes, alcohol or foods. In most instances a battle is won by the intentional destruction or wastage of one's own expensive items to demonstrate the lack of concern for such material possessions due to the ability to afford more of the same. A competitor's chances of victory are improved by having items that are more expensive than those of their opponent it can be money or clothes. Some of the Izikhothanes are from Botswana (Fearless Mosha).
Origin
The word "Izikhothane" is a slang word that originates from the Zulu word "Osikhotheni". Osikhotheni means people who live in the bushes/bundus, and that is derived from the Zulu word "Isikhotha" which means "bush". The singular form of this Zulu word is called "usikhotheni". This term is township slang for hustlers who live a lavish lifestyle (nice expensive clothes etc.) without having a job or owning a business. You can call them modernised beggars who live by using illegal ways to satisfy their hunger for their lavish lifestyles.
Izikhothane originated in the early 2000s in the South African townships of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan previously known as the Eastrand, but mainly started in Katlehong, one of the townships in Eastrand. The act remained largely unnoticed until it gained popularity in 2011 and 2012. A similar trend called uSwenka existed in South Africa in the 1950s where migrant workers and labourers dressed themselves in their finest suits and shoes to compete in contests. The winner of these contests would win money, household necessities or livestock, which they would send back home to their families.
Practices
The Izikhothane are usually from impoverished backgrounds and spend beyond their financial means to purchase high-end designer apparel, prestige branded alcohol, luxury food items, and expensive accessories including jewellery and mobile phones. These items are then destroyed or disposed of in an attempt to create a perception of opulence and thereby gain social status.
In Eastern Cape this culture is mostly joined at 11 to 18 years old. The purpose of the culture is to impress and making your clan famous. The members make battles of showing off tags and dancing with other groups to make themselves famous. In P.E. the culture mostly includes music in it. The members end up dissing each other's in terms of challenging. In Eastern Cape a Clan called Kallawa Jewish is the most famous group in the Eastern cape and also Skeem Seh Njabulo, in Jeffreys Bay is Smart Fellaz. Hankey got the elderly clan called Mpolo Trend. The members get money in different ways. Uitenhage got a clan called smart Vegas that is really famous. Eastern cape got the mostly talented clans for example Innocent Squad (also known as Obhuti abamsulwa) is one of the clan with its own recording studio (Omthina fam). As the Producer and the member of the clan meets Young Talents International, he said "I am very glad to be in my clan. My wish is us to be the example of our fellow clans. Grow and glow.Be wise,stop wasting and save for the future" said Blessing Brighter mostly known as Jostar. In other ways community don't support this culture but it never stopped. In Eastern Cape, Carvela is mostly worn in terms of showing you afford. They always show themselves in Public places for attention and makes Saturday a big day for them.
The ability to afford expensive clothing is fundamental to Izikhothane and one's reputation is determined by this expression. The Izikhothane sometimes demonstrate this by buying two pairs of the same high-end brand of shoe in different colours and then wearing one shoe of each colour to indicate that two pairs of the same expensive shoe can be afforded. Another tactic in battle is to wear expensive clothing in layers and then destroy one layer at a time thereby destroying more clothes than the opponent. Price tags are sometimes retained on the clothing so that competitors can flaunt the cost of their items.
Battles
The aim of the dance battle is to show more abundance than your opponents as this determines the winner of the battle. There is no tangible reward for winning an Izikhothane battle, just the recognition and affection from the audience that witnesses the battle.
Izikhothane battles occur predominantly across South Africa's townships. The act or battle is performed in a public place such as a park or any open space so that large crowds may gather to witness the event.
Competitors were predominantly males aged between 12 and 25 years. The popularity of Izikhothane also started to attract female youth (Material.Mix and Material.Prix). Izikhothane groups compete against each other in inter- or intra-township battles. A group's identity and reputation is upheld by its members' wasteful extravagance.
To perform in an Izikhothane battle, a contestant must purchase expensive items such as clothing, shoes, alcohol and exorbitant accessories. Loud, colourful, branded items are a necessity. The more a competitor's gear costs, the more dominant they are able to be in the battle. Once at the battle venue, the contestant calls out an opponent. Thereafter these two competitors dance around, showing off their expensive material items to each other and to the crowd. To win the battle, a contestant may be required to destroy their items such as tearing up cash notes, burning or tearing up their designer branded clothing, pouring out expensive alcohol or custard onto the ground and submerging their mobile phones in water. The champions are decided by the crowd whereby the crowd cheers for the Izikhothane that impressed them the most with their abundance of wealth as depicted by the destruction of their high-value items.
See also
Competitive altruism
Koha, a similar concept among the Māori
Moka exchange, a similar concept in Papua New Guinea
Potlatch
Potluck
Pow wow, a gathering whose name is derived from the Narragansett word for "spiritual leader"
Notes
References
External links
Izikothane on 3rd Degree – Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3—YouTube videos of current affairs investigative journalism on eNCA news channel
South African culture
South African English
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%20Atlantic%2010%20men%27s%20soccer%20tournament
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2013 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
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The 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the tournament. Held from Nov. 14-17, it determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The George Mason Patriots defeated the defending champions, the Saint Louis Billikens in the final, thus advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.
The tournament was hosted by the University of Dayton and all matches were contested at Baujan Field.
Qualification
The top eight teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. The top seeded teams included George Mason, Saint Louis, VCU and La Salle.
Bracket
Schedule
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
A-10 Championship
Statistical leaders
See also
Atlantic 10 Conference
2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%20FloteBote
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Harris FloteBote
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Harris Boats is a North American luxury pontoon boat brand. It is a subsidiary of the Brunswick Corporation and a division of the Brunswick Boat Group. Harris Boats pontoons are manufactured in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Brunswick Boat Group Fort Wayne Operations facility.
History
Brothers Pete and Ernie Harris established their manufacturing business, Harris Manufacturing, in the 1940s and 50's. While looking for a way to expand their business, inspired by an increasing number of individuals building early pontoon boats on 55-gallon barrels and drop tanks from airplanes, the brothers founded Harris FloteBote Marine in 1957.
The original Harris FloteBote pontoons were 20-feet in length with steel tubes. Dealers were not receptive to the large boats occupying the extra showroom space, as they were accustomed to typical 16-foot runabouts. In order to gain visibility in the marine industry the Harris brothers would showcase their boats first hand to people around Eastern Indiana and South-eastern Michigan lakes. This tactic successfully built a positive reputation through word-of-mouth. Harris FloteBote revamped the early pontoon boat industry in the 1960s by installing upholstered pontoon seats and furniture on their pontoon boats.
Harris Flotebote adopted aluminum tubes around 1968, when welding equipment big enough to accommodate the material became available. In the 1970s Harris Flotebote pontoons were early adopters of sterndrives, and had motor-pods capable of holding engines as powerful as 140 horsepower—which enabled Harris Pontoons to pull water-skiers, an early innovation for pontoon boats. The splash guard added to the front of the pontoons, referred to as a “dolphin-nose cone” were implemented in 1959, this design feature has become standard within the industry.
In 2005 Harris-Kayot was purchased by Brunswick Corporation.
To meet market demand, Brunswick Fort Wayne Operations, the producer of Harris FloteBote expanded their production facility in June 2013 to a 360,000-square foot manufacturing campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Harris FloteBote pontoons will have been produced in the region for over 50 years.
Awards
Recipient of the J.D. Power and Associates award for "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Pontoon Boats.” Ranking was determined based on responses from consumers who purchased a Harris FloteBote during model year 2005 and 2006.
National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has awarded Harris FloteBote with eleven Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Awards since it began participating in the program. This indicates positive customer satisfaction surveys of greater than 90% in a given year.
The Harris FloteBote 2013 Crowne 250 was a recipient of the NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association) Innovation Award for Pontoon and Deck boats at the 2013 Miami International Boat Show
References
Brunswick Boat Group
Companies based in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1957
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Dixon%20%28priest%29
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William Dixon (priest)
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William George St Clair Dixon, CBE (born October 9, 1939) was the Dean of Barbados from 2000 until 2004.
He was educated at the University of the West Indies and ordained in 1975. He was Priest in charge then Rector at St. Christopher, Barbados from 1977 to 2000.
References
1939 births
University of the West Indies alumni
Christ Church, Barbados
Saint Michael, Barbados
Deans of Barbados
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Living people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tian%20Houwei
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Tian Houwei
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Tian Houwei (; born 11 January 1992) is a badminton player from China. He was the 2009 World and Asian Junior Champions in the boys' singles event. Tian was part of the Chinese national team that won the silver medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade and 2014 Asian Games.
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's singles
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's singles
BWF Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Superseries Premier tournament
BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's singles
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
External links
1992 births
Living people
Badminton players from Fujian
Sportspeople from Fuzhou
Chinese male badminton players
Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Universiade silver medalists for China
Universiade medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
21st-century Chinese people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314%20Skoda%20Xanthi%20F.C.%20season
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2013–14 Skoda Xanthi F.C. season
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Skoda Xanthi are a Greek football club which are based in Xanthi. During the 2013/14 campaign they will be competing in the following competitions Greek Super League, Greek Cup, Uefa Europa League.
Greek Super League
League table
Matches
References
Xanthi F.C. seasons
Skoda Xanthi F.C.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratitidae
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Ceratitidae
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Ceratitidae is an extinct family of ammonite cephalopods.
Fossils of Ceratitidae are found in the Triassic marine strata throughout the world, including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania.
Selected genera
Subfamily Ceratitinae Mojsisovics 1879
Acanthoceratites Schrammen 1928
Alloceratites Spath 1934
Ceratites de Haan 1825
Eogymnotoceras Bucher 1988
Latemarites Brack and Rieber 1993
Subfamily Nevaditinae Tozer 1994
Alkaites Balini et al. 2006
Chieseiceras Brack and Rieber 1986
Detoniceras Manfrin and Mietto 1991
Nevadites Smith 1914
Paranevadites Tozer 1994
Xenoprotrachyc
Subfamily Paraceratitinae Silberling 1962
Brackites Monnet and Bucher 2005
Ceccaceras Monnet and Bucher 2005
Eutomoceras Hyatt 1877
Halilucites Diener 1905
Jenksites Monnet and Bucher 2005
Kellnerites Arthaber 1912
Marcouxites Monnet and Bucher 2005
Paraceratites Hyatt 1900
Parakellnerites Rieber 1973
Repossia Rieber 1973
Rieberites Monnet and Bucher 2005
Rieppelites Monnet and Bucher 2005
Ronconites Balini 1992
Rossiceras Fantini Sestini 1994
Semiornites Arthaber 1912
Silberlingitoides Monnet and Bucher 2006
Stoppaniceras Rieber 1973
References
The Paleobiology Database
Ceratitida families
Triassic ammonites
Triassic first appearances
Triassic extinctions
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhurima%20Tuli
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Madhurima Tuli
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Madhurima Tuli (born 19 August 1986) is an Indian actress and model. Her works in Hindi television include the fiction dramas Kasturi, Parichay, Kumkum Bhagya, Chandrakanta and Qayamat Ki Raat and the reality shows Nach Baliye 9 and Bigg Boss 13. She also starred in big Hindi films such as Baby (2015), Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015) and Naam Shabana (2017).
Early life
Tuli was born in Odisha on 19 August 1986. She hails from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She won the Miss Uttraranchal Contest when in college. Her father works for Tata Steel, her mother works for an NGO, and she has a younger brother Shrikant Tuli. who owns a Music Label SVMT Music.
Career
Tuli made an early debut in the Telugu film Saththaa (2004) opposite Sai Kiran. She moved to Mumbai and studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting School, worked as a model doing advertisements for brands like Godrej, Fiama Di Wills, Airtel, Lenovo, UltraTech Cement, Domino's Pizza and Karbonn Mobiles.
In 2008, she played a supporting role as the pretty girl Satya in Homam, an Indian thriller written and directed by J. D. Chakravarthy, and to some extent inspired by the 2006 Hollywood movie The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese.
Toss (2009) was her next film in the role of Sherry, and after the small role as Bindiya in Zee TV's supernatural soap opera Shree (2008-2009), Tuli played the aspiring model Kushi in STAR One's TV series Rang Badalti Odhani (2010-2011).
Tuli had a lead as newly married Rukmini in Kaalo (2010). It was screened at the 6th Annual South African Halloween Horror Festival in Cape Town, where it won the best feature film and best cinematography award. Together with Dino Morea as her partner, she took part in the third season of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, a reality show filmed in Brazil and broadcast by Aapka Colors
Tuli had a leading role in Cigarette Ki Tarah (2012) along with Prashant Narayanan, and as the female lead Natasha in Anik Singal's English language short film Lethal Commission (2012).
She starred in the film Maaricha (2012), directed by K. Sivasurya. The film was simultaneously made in Kannada and Tamil and had Mithun Tejasvi playing the lead actor opposite Tuli.
Tuli played Gunjan Dutta in the Hindi thriller 3D film Warning (2013). She was seen playing the lead role in the film Nimbe Huli, directed by Hemanth Hegde and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film had Hegde playing the lead role along with Tuli, Komal Jha and Nivedhitha. She also played the role of Anjali Singh Rajput (wife of Akshay Kumar) in the 2015 action film Baby. Tuli participated in Zee TV's reality show I Can Do That. She also played the antagonist role of Tanu in Kumkum Bhagya on Zee TV. Later she reprised her role of Anjali Singh Rajput in Naam Shabana—a spin-off of Baby (2015)—with Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Taapsee Pannu, and Manoj Bajpayee. Her first Hollywood venture came in 2017 where she played the younger version of Shabana Azmi (Maharaja Duleep Singh's mother) in the film The Black Prince, which is based on the last king of the Sikh Empire Maharaja Duleep.
She then portrayed Princess Chandrakanta in Colors TV series Chandrakanta.
Personal life
Tuli met actor Vishal Aditya Singh on the sets of her show Chandrakanta in 2017 and later dated him. They broke up after a year of dating in 2018.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
Music videos
Theatres
See also
List of Hindi television actresses
List of Indian film actresses
List of Indian television actresses
References
External links
1986 births
Living people
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Hindi television
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses from Uttarakhand
Actors from Odisha
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Indian television actresses
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalotina%20Island
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Kalotina Island
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Kalotina Island (, ) is a rocky island lying 470 m north of Quinton Point, Goten Peninsula on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature is 630 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 350 m wide, and separated from Temenuga Island to the east by a 140 m wide passage.
The island is named after the settlement of Kalotina in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Kalotina Island is located at . British mapping in 1980.
Maps
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Kalotina Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
Kalotina Island. Copernix satellite image
Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo%20Fari%C3%B1a
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Leonardo Fariña
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Jorge Leonardo Fariña (born 5 October 1986) is an Argentine who was implicated in the political scandal known as "the K money trail" involving entrepreneur Lázaro Báez.
Until Fariña became the target of a probe into money laundering in 2013, he was known to the Argentine public chiefly as the husband of famous model Karina Jelinek, who separated from him after the scandal broke. Because of his high-level involvement in the money manipulations and his marriage to Jelinek, Fariña attracted a great deal of media attention and was identified as the “man most wanted by the [TV interview] programs.” The controversy swirling around both his personal and professional life caused La Nación to state that he was at the center of one of the “scandals of the year.”
As of mid 2014, Fariña is in prison awaiting trial.
Early life and education
Fariña grew up in a working-class neighborhood in La Plata.
He attended the to obtain the degree of accountant, however he dropped out. In June 2013, La Nación stated that Fariña had been “a student of accounting until three years ago,” but in the same publication it stated that he dropped it out.
Early in his career, he worked at Dow Agrosciences Argentina.
Career
Due to personal connections, Fariña quickly rose to a pivotal role in the orbit of President Néstor Kirchner and businessman Lazaro Báez, playing various roles in Kirchnerite business activities and financial transactions that would later become the subject of investigation and prosecution. He was part of a circle of high-earning and high-living young men surrounding Kirchner, but was reportedly the only one who was able to “maintain his expensive tastes and expenses” after Kirchner's death. The article described Fariña's connection with powerful leaders as “inexplicable” to “many of those who interacted with him.” Fariña would later be described in La Nación as having been “bold and arrogant” and “unpolished” by the usual “corporate standards,” and as having exuded an air of mystery. Even as he “moved millions,” he “could owe 500 to 1000 pesos to several friends.”
Fariña opened a consulting firm named Andrómeda, but other businessmen suspected the legality of his operations, noting that Andrómeda did not have a landline phone or a corporate e-mail address. The only contact information available for the firm consisted of Fariña's own cell phone and his e-mail address at gmail.com.
In late 2010, Fariña approached businessmen and Kirchner intimate Carlos Molinari, head of the firm Rei Fiduciaria, with the idea of starting a luxury-car rental agency. Molinari approved of the idea and gave money to Fariña to purchase a fleet of luxury cars and rent them to millionaires. The company paid for Fariña's and Jelinek's wedding.
In February 2013 Fariña was detained at the airport in Ezeiza with $20,000 he was planning to take to Chile.
Marriage to Karina Jelinek
Fariña gained celebrity as the husband of the famous model Karina Jelinek, whom he met at a party where they were introduced by mutual friends. “We met in Punta del Este,” she later recalled. “Leo won me over with his nature…. He treated me like a queen.” Jelinek was “struck by the high standard of living of a man who was just over 24 years old” and who, despite his humble upbringing, already owned “several high-end cars” and “an apartment on Avenida Del Libertador” and enjoyed “trips to Miami on private jets.” She said, however, that his millionaire status did not matter to her; what mattered was that he was “sweet.” Three and a half months later she proposed to him at a bowling alley. Three hundred and fifty guests, including leading politicians, businessmen, models, actors, and journalists, attended their 2011 wedding at the luxurious Palermo Tattersall.
Accusations and investigations
On April 14, 2013, Periodismo para todos (Journalism for All), an investigative-journalism series on Argentinian TV hosted by Jorge Lanata, presented an episode entitled “The K money trail” that included hidden-camera footage on which Fariña described in detail the financial maneuvers whereby Lázaro Báez, a businessman close to the Kirchners, managed to transfer about 55 million euros from Argentina to Switzerland. Fariña said he had aided in this money-laundering operation, and it was established that the link between Báez and Fariña was Molinari, who was described as the “protector” of Fariña.
Fariña claimed in an April 16 interview on the Intrusos program, hosted by Jorge Rial, that he was not involved in money laundering. He called Lanata an “anti-government operator” and accused him of “haughty arrogance.” Fariña said that he had met Báez's son Martin through his work as a financial advisor to Austral Construcciones SA, that he had thereafter held meetings with the elder Báez and given him advice, and that he had subsequently met Néstor Kirchner through Báez. Fariña also maintained that he had known all along that he was being recorded on the Lanata show: “Lanata wanted fiction, so I gave him fiction,” he claimed. In reply to Fariña, Lanata said: “I love everything you’re saying…because it enhances what we will show next Sunday.”
On April 17, 2013, La Nación stated that Fariña had been the subject of an official report, issued a year and a half earlier, on a “suspicious operation.” On the same date, La Nación reported that in November 2010, at a meeting with a company involved with a multibillion hydroelectric project, Fariña had been presented as a representative of the Development Bank of China, and, to the surprise of his interlocutors, had exhibited knowledge of information that was supposedly known only to the Ministry of Strategic Planning. Also on April 17, La Nación reported that on March 10, Federal Judge Adolfo Ziulu, in response to a complaint by the tax authorities, had issued a restraint on alienation of properties against Fariña in the amount of 314,686.52 pesos (US$38,000). It was additionally reported on April 17 that Fariña had again been caught on hidden camera, this time on the Rial program, during which he had been recorded while the program was on a commercial break. Fariña said during this break that he did not talk about his business activities to his wife “because it’s a danger.”
La Nación reported on April 19, 2013, that federal prosecutor Ramiro Gonzales had asked federal judge Sebastian Casanello to order an investigation into alleged money laundering by Fariña and Elaskar. The transactions in question, which involved sums adding up to some 20 million pesos (US$2.4 million), were not those that the two men had admitted on Lanata's show to carrying out on behalf of Báez, but other activities that had taken place in 2010 and 2011. Proselac, the Office of Economic Crime and Money Laundering, had received three reports of suspicious transactions from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), headed by José Sbattella. Much of the FIU's attention was focused on Fariña's cash purchases of “high-end cars.” The report stated that on the evening of April 18, the offices of Elaskar's firm SGI had been raided, as had Fariña's offices in his home in La Plata, and that documents had been seized at both places.
It was reported on April 27, 2013, that, according to sources in the aviation sector, Fariña had flown several times, always at night, to Punta del Este, Uruguay, “in different private planes.” Moreover, Fariña had used airports where the customs controls were less strict. Media reports on April 28 stated that Fariña had also traveled frequently on private planes to the United States, Mexico, Italy, Panama, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina during the previous three years, in some cases returning within hours, a pattern of activity that had raised the suspicions of investigators. According to the manifest of one flight, Fariña had been the only passenger, and the cargo had consisted of “personal effects.”
On April 30, 2013, Báez filed legal actions with federal judge Sebastian Casanello against both Fariña and Elaskar for having defamed him on Lanata's program.
On May 30, 2013, it was reported that Casanello had ordered Elaskar and Fariña to testify in court about money laundering on their part, evidence of which had been collected by the FIU on the orders of prosecutor Carlos Gonella. On June 3, Fariña failed to present himself in court for a scheduled inquest, of which his lawyer Ivan Mendoza had requested a postponement. In early June, Maximiliano Acosta testified in court that he, Fariña, and Maximiliano Goff, during a January 2011 stay in Uruguay, had been offered the right to purchase a 150-hectare plot of Uruguayan beachfront property, called The Entrevero, which Acosta had ended up buying as a front man for Daniel Perez Gadin, an associate of Báez. Also involved in the transaction were Carlos Molinari and his son Matthias, who planned to build a real-estate development on the site. Although promised a sizable commission, Acosta received nothing, and later received death threats, presumably from persons close to Báez, as a result of which he moved to Uruguay. On June 5, 2013, Acosta requested judicial protection for himself and his family.
On June 6, Casanello froze Fariña's and Elaskar's assets and ordered them to appear in court for questioning on June 10. Both men presented themselves in court on that date and spent several hours answering the judge's questions. Fariña repeated his claim that he had known Lanata was doing a hidden-camera program and that everything he had said on the program was “fiction.” Fariña admitted having bought land in Mendoza at Báez's request, but denied having transported bags of money for Báez and said that his numerous flights to Uruguay had been “sightseeing trips.” Both he and Elaskar denied that Báez had run a money-laundering operation, and both accused Lanata of promulgating lies in an effort to overturn the government.
Testifying again before Casanello in June 2013, Fariña said that he was an auditor for Austral Construcciones, a firm owned by Báez, and that he worked under Molinari, who paid him a monthly salary of 70,000 pesos (US$8,460). It was reported on June 12, 2013, however, that Fariña's official earnings could not account for the amount of money he had spent in recent years on various high-ticket items, such as his apartment in Buenos Aires and a number of cars, including two Ferraris, an Audi, and a BMW. It was also reported that Fariña had told Casanello that his flights to Mexico and Uruguay had been paid for by Molinari. In addition, Fariña said that Molinari's car-leasing firm had paid him several hundred thousand pesos in commissions. He outlined various other business activities in which he had been involved with Lazaro and Martin Báez. A June 16 report indicated that details of Fariña's financial relationship to SGI had been uncovered. On June 17, a complaint was filed against him for tax evasion.
In early July 2013, a court rejected Báez's suit against Fariña for allegedly defaming him on Lanata's program. Appearing in early July on a TV interview show, Fariña repeated his claim that he had not been telling the truth on Lanata's program. He said that his standard of living had “not changed since I met Karina,” that he had never committed a wrongful act, and that he was “proud” to have known and worked with Báez. He asked Lanata for the “right to reply,” charging the journalist with manipulating his on-camera testimony. “I have been mistaken in many things,” he said, “but I'm not a criminal.” In September 2013, Casanello ordered a raid on Molinari's firm Rei Fiduciaria, in order to determine the legitimacy of Fariña's claim that his lavish lifestyle could be accounted for by his income from Rei Fudiciaria.
Separation and divorce
Fariña's marriage to Jelinek was the frequent subject of headlines in the Argentinian press in the months following Lanata's program. On April 18, 2013, La Nación reported that Jelinek's life had “become an inferno” since the program aired. “I love him, he's my husband,” she told reporters, but added that she and Fariña were “now at an impasse.” An April 23 article reported that Fariña and Jelinek were still living together, despite everything. It was reported on May 22, 2013, that Jelinek, in the next few hours, would be flying to Miami “to get away from journalistic harassment, rethink her relationship with Leo Fariña, and make some decisions relating to her future career.” Fariña was reportedly “very angry” and felt abandoned in a moment of crisis. According to a June 18 report, Jelinek had said that she still loved Fariña but that their marriage was in a “stalemate.” Asked in an early July TV interview if she knew about the investigation into the K money trail, Jelinek said that she knew “nothing about politics,” but asserted that she believed in her husband and denied having separated from him. Fariña showed on camera some of his 19 tattoos, including one that read: “Only God can judge me.”
On August 28, 2013, Jelinek ended the marriage, reportedly motivated less by his legal troubles than by his extramarital indiscretions during travels abroad. “Lately he changed a lot,” she explained, “and I was very neglected as a woman. He didn’t even want me to accompany him on his trips; there was always some excuse.” In a September 2 interview, she called Fariña an “idiot” (boludo) and affirmed that they were now separated. Although she had supported him over the money-laundering charges, recent revelations about his infidelities had caused her to distrust him fully. In reaction, Fariña gave a phone interview to Jorge Rial on Intrusos in which he accused Jelinek of breaking a “pact” she had with him and trying to commit extortion against him. He made lewd remarks publicly about Jelinek, which she completely dismissed.
Jelinek filed for divorce and in September went to court to ask that his estate be preserved intact in expectation of liens that she expected to file. “I don’t want to lose any more,” she said. She also asked for police protection, telling prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan that she felt threatened because she claimed Fariña was prone to violence, a charge Fariña denied. The couple's first settlement hearing was held on September 24. La Nación noted that although Fariña's public identity had been that of a millionaire, he had in fact “nothing in his name.” The couple could not come to any agreement at the first hearing, after which Jelinek told the press that Fariña was a “pathological liar” and “psychopath.” A second divorce hearing was held on September 30. In late September came reports that Fariña was involved with Uruguayan model Mónica Farro and that model Magali Mora was expecting his child. On December 1, Fariña tweeted a picture of him and his new fiancée, Macarena Perez, writing that they were “so happy.” The divorce from Jelinek was finalized in February 2014.
Vehicles
On November 27, 2013, Fariña was involved in a near-accident in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires and was taken into police custody after the police ascertained that the BMW he was driving was not the same one for which he presented ownership documents. Fariña's lawyer Rodolfo Baqué told reporters that the vehicle belonged to a friend. The friend turned out to be Juan Ignacio Suris, who in December was charged with being the head of a drug-smuggling gang and arrested in January 2014.
In January 2014, shortly after marrying Macarena Perez, Fariña was again detained by the police for driving a vehicle, this time an Audi, for which he did not have the proper papers. Shortly thereafter, authorities ascertained that Fariña had not paid taxes on the car and that his summer home in Pinamar, in another apparent tax dodge, was officially listed as vacant land. The car was seized so that authorities could auction it to cover a portion of Fariña's tax debt. In March 2014, Federico Holjevac, son of a Croatian businessman who was under investigation for fraud, claimed ownership of an impounded Ferrari that he said he had bought from Fariña and that, the FIU believed, had perhaps been transferred as part of a money-laundering operation. La Nación reported on March 10, 2014, that the FIU had submitted reports to Casanello outlining Fariña's possession of luxury items registered in other people's names in order to avoid taxes. The FIU was also looking into the question of whether business activities by Suris were connected to money laundering by Fariña.
Arrest and pre-trial detention
On March 25, by order of Judge Manuel Blanco of La Plata, Fariña was arrested for tax evasion in a hotel in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires. La Nación reported on March 30 that the Fariña scandal was “expanding and branching off.” On April 9, the newspaper reported an October 22, 2013 phone call in which Fariña proposed transferring $90 million from a bank in Portugal to Central America via Liechtenstein and other countries.
On April 11, 2014, Blanco indicted Fariña on charges of tax evasion and aggravated fraudulent fiscal insolvency. Blanco stated that the court had gathered ample evidence to support the charges. The “courtroom walls,” stated La Nación in April 2014, were “closing in on Fariña.” In May, Casanello indicted Fariña and Elaskar for money laundering related to Báez's operations. Fariña was accused of laundering 35 million pesos (US$4.2 million). Casanello seized Fariña's residence at Avenida del Libertador as well as several cars, property in Mendoza, and shares in three firms.
In a May 2014 police operation against a drug gang, a BMW belonging to Fariña was confiscated along with large amounts of marijuana and cocaine. Also in May, Blanco refused for the second time to release Fariña from jail; in June, the Federal Court of Appeals of La Plata, consisting of judges Carlos Nogueira, Antonio Pacilio, and Carlos Vallefín gave its approval to Fariña's continued pre-trial detention.
References
Argentine television personalities
National University of La Plata alumni
Prisoners and detainees of Argentina
Living people
1986 births
Kirchnerism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriela%20Cerrano
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Gabriela Cerrano
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Gabriela Cerrano (born 31 May 1977) is an activist in the Workers' Party (Argentina) who was elected as a provincial senator in Salta Province in November 2013.
In 2014 Cerrano intervened in a legal dispute over whether a 14-year-old girl raped and beaten by her stepfather was entitled to have an abortion. Cerrano went to the hospital where she was being held and demanded her transfer to another hospital to carry out the abortion.
External links
interview shortly after her election
Living people
Workers' Party (Argentina) politicians
People from Salta Province
21st-century Argentine women politicians
21st-century Argentine politicians
1977 births
Women's rights in Argentina
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universities%27%20China%20Committee%20in%20London
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Universities' China Committee in London
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The Universities’ China Committee in London (UCCL) is an educational grant-giving charitable trust established in 1925, and formalised by Royal Charter in 1932. Its mission is to provide for "two way flow of academic exchange between China and the UK", and "the encouragement of China-focused studies in the UK". The UCCL contributes towards The Great Britain-China Educational Trust (GBCET) Chinese Student Awards, which is a charitable fund supporting Chinese students' costs of study in the UK.
In addition to its contribution to GBCET, the UCCL also administers its own awards. Recipients of these awards are "Chinese scholars who seek to make research visits to the UK or to British-based scholars working on, or studying, relevant subjects at UK universities who wish to undertake visits to China for specific research or lecture reasons." It also supports academic conferences and the promotion and teaching of Chinese and other Chinese studies in the UK".
The present executive director of the UCCL is Lindsay Jones. Lindsay studied Japanese at Oxford University before embarking on a 20+ year career in finance, working in investment banking and hedge funds in London, Hong Kong, Sydney and Geneva.
References
Educational charities based in the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakjur
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Bakjur
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Bakjur was a Circassian military slave (mamluk or ghulam) who served the Hamdanids of Aleppo and later the Fatimids of Egypt. He seized control of Aleppo in 975 and governed it until 977, when the rightful Hamdanid ruler, Sa'd al-Dawla, regained it. Given the governorship of Homs, in 983 he went over to the Fatimids and launched an attack on Aleppo, which was defeated through the intervention of Byzantine troops. Bakjur then became governor of Damascus for the Fatimids until 988. He made a last attempt to capture Aleppo in 991, which again was defeated thanks to Byzantine assistance. Bakjur was captured by Sa'd al-Dawla and executed.
Life
Bakjur was a Circassian military slave (mamluk or ghulam), originally recruited by the Hamdanids. By 969, he had risen to be the deputy of Qarquya, the powerful chamberlain (hajib) of the emir Sayf al-Dawla. After the latter's death in 967 Qarquya took over rule of Aleppo, effectively dispossessing Sayf al-Dawla's son Sa'd al-Dawla, who after long wanderings managed to find refuge in Homs.
In 975, Bakjur deposed and imprisoned Qarquya and seized Aleppo for himself. This encouraged Sa'd al-Dawla to attempt to recover his father's capital. Aided by some of his father's ghulams, and, crucially, the powerful Banu Kilab tribe living around Aleppo, Sa'd al-Dawla besieged Aleppo and captured it. Qarquya was set free and again entrusted with the affairs of state until his death a few years later, while Bakjur was given the governorship of Homs in compensation. Sa'd al-Dawla had recovered control of his emirate, but his position was precarious: Aleppo was situated between two great powers, the Byzantine Empire and the Fatimid Caliphate, who vied for control over the Hamdanid emirate, and northern Syria with it. Since 969, Aleppo had been tributary to the Byzantines, a fact Sa'd al-Dawla resented. On the other hand, he was dependent on Byzantine aid to prevent the Fatimid caliph, al-Aziz, from annexing the emirate outright. As a result, his policy vacillated between the two powers.
In 983, Bakjur quarrelled with Sa'd al-Dawla and went over to the Fatimids. The Fatimids supplied him with an army, with which he attacked Aleppo in September. Sa'd al-Dawla was forced to appeal to the Byzantine emperor Basil II for help, and the Fatimid siege was raised by an army under Bardas Phokas the Younger. The Byzantines then proceeded to sack Homs in October. The city was returned to Hamdanid control, while Bakjur fled to Fatimid territory.
Bakjur now appealed to al-Aziz, and requested the governorship of Damascus. This request produced a rift between the Caliph al-Aziz, who favoured expansion in Syria and saw in Bakjur a tool for capturing Aleppo, and his long-serving vizier, Yaqub ibn Killis, who was opposed to this policy and moreover wished to maintain the incumbent governor, Baltakin, a protégé of his. Powerful interests within the city, especially the Jews under Manasseh ibn al-Qazzaz, and the Turkish military establishment also opposed Bakjur's appointment due to his relation with the local Arab tribal leaders, particularly the Banu Tayy under Mufarrij ibn Daghfal. In the end, al-Aziz overrode any objections and ordered the city handed over to Bakjur (December 983).
Bakjur's tenure in Damascus was troubled due to the opposition he faced, and the brutal measures with which he repressed it made him unpopular. Already soon after his assumption of the governorship he executed one of Manasseh ibn al-Qazzaz's Jewish supporters, while in 987 a plot, sponsored by Ibn Killis, to unseat him resulted in a wholesale slaughter of Bakjur's opponents in the city. Finally, in spring 988 Ibn Killis persuaded al-Aziz to depose Bakjur, and dispatched an army under Munis against Damascus. Bakjur and his Arab ally Mufarrij skirmished with Munis' Fatimid troops and their Arab tribal allies for about two months, before Munis scored a major success at a battle in Dariya, south-east of Damascus. Disheartened, Bakjur obtained a promise of pardon and free passage, and left for Raqqa on the Euphrates on 29 October. He was replaced by another of the protégés of Ibn Killis, the ghulam Ya'qub al-Siqlabi.
From Raqqa, he continued to plot against Sa'd al-Dawla, hoping to regain control of Aleppo. Sa'd al-Dawla, again with Byzantine assistance, was able to defeat and capture Bakjur at Na'ura east of Aleppo in April 991, and later had him executed.
References
Sources
991 deaths
Circassians
Fatimid governors of Damascus
Ghilman
People from the Hamdanid emirate of Aleppo
Homs
People of the Arab–Byzantine wars
Executed military personnel
Year of birth unknown
Defectors
10th-century people from the Fatimid Caliphate
Slaves from the Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid ghilman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galena%20%28singer%29
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Galena (singer)
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Galina Vicheva Gencheva () known professionally as Galena (), is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer.
Biography and personal life
Galena was born May 21, 1985, in the village of Smyadovo, Bulgaria. She has studied folk singing at the music school of Shumen for 4 years. Two years after that she moved town and continued her music education in Dimitrovgrad.
In February 2008, Galena was engaged to her boyfriend Galin. On June 22, 2009, they had their first child, Stefan. On February 17, 2017, they welcomed a second son - Aleksandar.
Career
2003–2006: The beginning: Galya and Galena
Galena was discovered by the singer Milko Kalaydzhiev. She started her career under the stage name Galya () and recorded her first single "Можеш ли" (lit. Can You?) in 2003.
Her debut studio album was named after her - Galena () and was released under the Payner Music label on 21 May 2006 - the singer's 21st birthday. The album consists of 12 songs, 3 of which unheard before.
On 31 October 2007, a short pornographic video with her in it was leaked on the internet. The clip was quickly gaining popularity in Bulgarian media - thousands of views, articles in online and traditional media. One of the most popular magazines at the time Blyasuk () called it "Hit of the year".
On 12 September her second album „След 12“ (lit. After Midnight) was released, and she introduced her single "Неплатена сметка" (lit. Unpaid Bill) on Planeta TV's Christmas programme.
2010–2011: "Aз" (lit. Me)
2012–2015: "Кой" (lit. Who)
2016–Present
Galena has since collaborated with a great number of Bulgarian artists including Niki Nankov, Malina, Preslava and Andrea and is currently one of the most popular singers in the country.
From 2021 to 2022, Galena was a coach on The Voice of Bulgaria. In her first series as a coach, Petya Paneva, a member of her team, won the competition on 12 December 2021. On 5 May 2022, it was announced that Galena would return as a coach in September 2022. On 5 December, a day after the finale of the ninth season, Galena announced she would not be returning to the show.
Other projects
In 2013 she created her own line for Beyond, called G Spot - Galena for Beyond. The singer is working in collaboration with her stylist Dobromir Kiryakov and Borche Ristovski.
Awards
Planeta TV Awards
Following is a list of awards Galena won under the Planeta TV Awards.
Nov Folk Magazine Awards
2007: Best young performer
2008: Best cover version
2009: Best Video of the Year
2010: Song of the Year (for "Тихо ми пази")
2011: Album of the Year (for Аз), Best stage act
Others
2006: Скопски филиграни, Macedonia – second Award of the Audience
2010 and 2011: Pop act of the year by Signal.bg readers
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
2006: Galena
2008: След 12
2010: Официално Забранен
2011: Аз
2015: Кой
Compilation albums
2013: Златните Хитове На Галена (Golden Hits of Galena)
Video albums / DVDs
2008: Galena Best Video Selection
2011: Az DVD
Singles
2014: "Body Language"
Videos / Songs
From album Galena:
2004: Само миг
2005: Дъждовно реге
2005: Екстаз
2006: Чупката
From album След 12
2006: Душата ми крещи
2007: Намерих те (with Boris Dali)
2007: Вземи си дъх
2007: Утешителна награда
2008: Нищо общо (with Expose)
2008: Сама (with DJ Damyan)
2008: Страст на кристали (with Ustata)
2008: След 12
2008: 100 пъти
From album Официално Забранен:
2008: Знам диагнозата
2009: Дяволът ме кара
2009: Нещастница
2009: Мой (with Malina feat. Fatih Ürek)
2009: За последно
2009: Лоша ли съм
2010: На две големи
2010: Тихо ми пази
From album Аз:
2010: Запали
2010: За пари
2010: Аларма (with Malina and Emilia)
2011: С кое право
2011: Хайде, откажи ме (with Preslava)
2011: Да ти го дам ли
2011: DJ-ят ме издаде (Remix)
2011: Неудобни въпроси (with Gamzata)
2011: Създай игра (with Kristo)
2011: След раздялата
2011: Ще се проваля
2011: Искам да останем будни
2011: Знам как
2011: Мразя да те обичам
2011: Тоя става
2011: Не пред хората
From album Кой:
2013: Vatreno, vatreno (with MC Stojan)
2013: Кой (with Fiki)
2014: Хавана Тропикана (with DJ Jivko Mix)
2014: Боже, прости (with Fiki)
2015: Пантера (with Sergio)
2015: В твоите очи (with Desi Slava)
2015: Te quiero (with Akcent)
Various
2003: Можеш ли
2009: Много сладко (with Malina)
2010: Блясък на кристали (with Andrea)
2012: Спри ме
2012: Много ми отиваш
2012: Пак ли
2013: Бутилка (with Preslava and Boris Dali)
2013: Истински щастлива
2013: Дай ми
2014: Body language
2015: Стара каравана
2015: Една жена
2015: Коледа (with Tsvetelina Yaneva and Galin)
2016: Да ти олекне.
2016: Пей сърце (with Tsvetelina Yaneva feat. Azis)
2016: #МамаУраган
2017: Moro mou (Бебето ми)
2017: #TheBo$$
2017: Изневериш ли ми (with Fiki)
2017: #JustShow
2018: #GiveMeLove
2018: Маракеш (with Tsvetelina Yaneva)
2018: Феноменален
2019: Сърце
2019: Добре ли си (with Mile Kitić)
2019: Паника
2019: Ламборгини (with Fiki)
2020: 100 живота
2020: Красиви лъжи (with Krisko)
2020: Куршум (with Donika and Medi)
2020: Кавала кючек (with Krisko)
2021: Къде беше ти
2021: Скандал (with Medi)
2021: Ти не си за мен
2021: Тръпката (with Krisko)
2021: А+Г=ВНЛ (with Azis)
2022: Еуфория
2022: Welcome to Bulgaria (with DJ Damyan)
2022: Честит рожден ден
2022: Не си ме давай (with Sabi)
2023: Името ти
2023: Горчиво
2023: Абракадабра (with Tea Tairovic)
References
External links
Official website
21st-century Bulgarian women singers
Bulgarian folk-pop singers
1985 births
Living people
Bulgarian folk singers
Payner artists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia%20Vaquero
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Julia Vaquero
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Julia Vaquero Sousa (born 18 September 1970 in Chamonix, France) is a retired Spanish athlete who competed in the long-distance events. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as four World Championships.
Although born in France, at the age of two months she returned to her native A Guarda in Galicia. She is considered one of the best Galician athletes of all time.
Competition record
Personal bests
800 metres – 2:09.74 (1989)
1500 metres – 4:17.37 (Segovia 1992)
2000 metres – 5:47.81 (Nice 1996) NR
3000 metres – 8:41.23 (Nice 1996)
5000 metres – 14:44.95 (Oslo 1996) NR
10,000 metres – 31:14.51 (Barakaldo 1997)
15 kilometres – 49:33+ (Uster 1998) NR
20 kilometres – 1:06:43+ (Uster 1998) NR
Half marathon – 1:10:33 (Uster 1998)
Notes
References
External links
1970 births
Living people
Spanish female long-distance runners
Spanish female middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Spain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Sportspeople from Chamonix
Sportspeople from Galicia (Spain)
20th-century Spanish women
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20ferruginata
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Bidorpitia ferruginata
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Bidorpitia ferruginata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Pastaza and Napo.
The wingspan is about 18 mm for males and 23–24 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is cream ferruginous with ferruginous suffusions and slightly darker diffuse strigulation (fine streaks) in the dorsal area. The markings are ferruginous. The hindwings are pale brownish orange.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin ferruginus (meaning rust coloured, ferruginous).
References
Moths described in 2007
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inget%20stoppar%20oss%20nu
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Inget stoppar oss nu
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"Inget stoppar oss nu", also known as "Inget kan stoppa oss nu" or "I natt, i natt", is a song written by Lasse Holm and Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and originally intended to be performed by Haakon Pedersen at Melodifestivalen 1987. The song never entered the contest, but instead he recorded it for the album Nattens drottning from 1989.
Dansband standard
In the springtime of 1989, the song was recorded by Canyons orkester for Mariann Grammofon, (number: tmcs045). The song also topped Skånetoppen in 1990. In 1990, it was also recorded by Trastinis (B-side). A live recording by Stefan Borsch orkester on the 1990 video album Te' dans me' Stefan Borsch orkester was also done.
In 1991, Black Jack scored a major hit with the song, releasing it as a single in 1990, with "I ett lusthus" as B-side. It was also recorded for the 1990 movie soundtrack album Black Jack in 1990 from the film Blackjack ant for the film with the same name.
In 1991, Kikki Danielsson also recorded the song on the album "Vägen hem till dej", and the same year Drifters with Marie Arturén recorded the song as a B-side for the single "Säg varför". Även Leif Norbergs (single) and Mats Bergmans recorded the song the same year. In the same year, the song was also recorded by Contrazt, Tottes and Cheeries, while Christie. recorded the song the upcoming year
In 2001, Halländers recorded the song.
At Dansbandskampen 2008 the song was used during the finals, and performed by Larz-Kristerz and Scotts, where Larz Kristerz won. Scotts performed the song using an acoustic arrangement, which in 2009 was at the album Längtan. It was also recorded by CC & Lee for the album Gåva till dig in 2009.
At Dansbandskampen 2010, the song was performed Jeppez & the Cowboys. Before the penultimate program the song was performed, outside any competition, by Elisas, Patrik's Combo and Willez.
Other recordings
Black Ingvars recorded a 1995 recording at "Inget stoppar oss nu" on the album "Earcandy Six", and the same year Flintstens med Stanley also recorded the song.
At Körslaget 2009 the song was performed by Stefan Nykvist's choir from Älvdalen.
Anne-Lie Rydé recorded the song on the 2010 album Dans på rosor.
References
1987 songs
Kikki Danielsson songs
Swedish songs
Swedish-language songs
Songs written by Lasse Holm
Songs with lyrics by Ingela Forsman
Scotts (band) songs
Drifters (Swedish band) songs
Anne-Lie Rydé songs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fari%C3%B1a
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Fariña
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Fariña is a last name, held by many people.
The death of Carlos Fariña in 1973 is a Chilean political scandal
Leonardo Fariña, Argentine TV personality
Luis Fariña, Argentine football player
Mimi Fariña, American singer
Richard Fariña, American writer and folksinger
Other uses
Fariña (TV series), a 2018 Spanish TV series
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20ceramica
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Bidorpitia ceramica
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Bidorpitia ceramica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province and Napo Province).
The wingspan is about . The ground colour of the forewings is cream ferruginous, suffused and strigulated with rust. The markings are rust. The hindwings are cream to the middle and pale ochreous orange on the periphery.
Etymology
The species name refers to the colouration of the forewings and is derived from Latin ceramia (meaning red coloured).
References
Moths described in 2006
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS%20Health%20Check
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NHS Health Check
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The NHS Health Check is a preventive healthcare programme offered by Public Health England. The programme invites adults aged between 40 and 74 in England for a health check-up every five years to screen for key conditions including heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and stroke. Local authorities are responsible for the commissioning of the programme, with GPs being the most common provider, followed by community outreach and pharmacy providers.
Creation and criticism
In January 2008, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that preventive healthcare was planned to be offered throughout England to "monitor for heart disease, strokes, diabetes and kidney disease–conditions which affect the lives of 6.2 million people, cause 200,000 deaths each year and account for a fifth of all hospital admissions."
Some, such as the Glasgow GP Margaret McCartney, have criticised the programme of health checks as being without evidence of effectiveness. However, the head of health and wellbeing at Public Health England Kevin Fenton defended the programme, claiming it was evidence-based.
A study published in 2014 in the British Journal of General Practice found no significant differences in the change to the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic kidney disease or atrial fibrillation in general practices providing NHS Health Checks compared with control practices.
On 22 May, 2023, the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, presented a plan to bring the National Health Service (NHS) “back on its feet” in the event that his party wins the general election. Starmer pledged to reduce deaths from heart diseases, cancer, and suicide in England. He made a commitment to reduce heart diseases and strokes by 25% over the next 10 years, along with reducing A&E waiting times and lowering suicide rates over the next five years.
Costs and take-up
Peter Walsh, deputy director of the Strategy Group at NHS England admitted that take-up of the checks was poor in January 2016, after a study showed that 20% of those eligible aged 60–74 attended and 9.0% of those between 40 and 59.
In May 2016 researchers from Imperial College London concluded that the checkup reduced the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease by 0.21%, equivalent to one stroke or heart attack avoided every year for 4,762 people who attend. The programme cost £165 million a year.
A retrospective observational study by the Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London found that take up in an ethnically diverse and socially deprived area of East London had increased from 7.3% of eligible patients in 2009 to 85.0% in 2013–2014. New diagnoses of diabetes were 30% more likely in attendees than nonattendees, hypertension 50%, and Chronic Kidney Disease 80%.
In August 2019, Matt Hancock announced that the checks would be more tailored to individuals’ risks.
In the five years from 2016 to 2021, the average uptake of an NHS Health Check following an invite was 46.5%. In the same period, there were stark inequalities in uptake between the regions of England, particularly in areas of London, the North West, and the West Midlands.
Elsewhere in the UK
Scotland
In Scotland, the Keep Well programme was introduced in October 2006 to screen for cardiovascular diseases and associated risk factors, with a focus on reducing health inequalities. Those over 40 years old were invited for a Keep Well check at least every five years. The programme operated in several waves, each with updated requirements and specifications, and its effectiveness was judged to be mixed. In December 2013, the Scottish Chief Medical Officer announced the Government would discontinue funding for the Keep Well programme. The programme subsequently ended in March 2017.
See also
NHS in England
References
External links
NHS Health Check
The Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2013
National Health Service (England)
Preventive medicine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20boliviana
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Bidorpitia boliviana
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Bidorpitia boliviana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bolivia.
References
Moths described in 1991
Euliini
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41050855
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20cryptica
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Bidorpitia cryptica
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Bidorpitia cryptica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Venezuela.
References
Moths described in 1991
Euliini
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41050865
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Msalato%20International%20Airport
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Msalato International Airport
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Msalato International Airport () , is a proposed international airport project intended to serve the Tanzanian capital city of Dodoma located in Dodoma Region.
Location
The planned airport would be located in Msalato Ward, approximately , by road, north of the central business district of the city of Dodoma. The airport would occupy of real estate.
Overview
Dodoma Airport, which serves the capital is located within the municipality and cannot accommodate larger aircraft. Due to the location of Dodoma Airport, it cannot be expanded easily. The government of Tanzania plans to construct an intentional airport in Msalato, to handle large passenger and cargo aircraft to carry politicians, diplomats, tourists and businesspeople together with their luggage.
Construction
After considering available alternatives, the Tanzanian government has decided to build a new greenfield international airport to serve the capital city of Dodoma, using money borrowed from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The infrastructure involved includes a three storied terminal building for departing and arriving passengers, with capability of 1,500,000 arrivals annually. One main runway measuring long, and wide, with two taxiways, 2 parking aprons which can accommodate multiple A330 aircraft simultaneously. Also, arrival and departure gates, fencing, airport roads and car parking yards. Other operations infrastructure includes a control tower, radar equipment, a fire station and associated fire-fighting equipment, an aircraft fueling station, a water supply and distribution system, a dedicated electricity supply system with back-up (an alternative when the primary goes out) and a meteorology station.
Funding
The table below outlines the sources of financing for Msalato International Airport. * Note: All amounts in millions in United States Dollars.
See also
Dodoma Airport
References
External links
Tenders To Construct Msalato International Airport Postponed Until 14 July 2021
Proposed airports in Tanzania
Dodoma
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41050868
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20megasaccula
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Bidorpitia megasaccula
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Bidorpitia megasaccula is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Guatemala.
References
Moths described in 1991
Euliini
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41050877
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20poolei
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Bidorpitia poolei
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Bidorpitia poolei is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Venezuela.
References
Moths described in 1991
Euliini
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41050890
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20dictyophanes
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Bidorpitia dictyophanes
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Bidorpitia dictyophanes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Colombia.
References
Moths described in 1926
Euliini
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41050900
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20exanthina
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Bidorpitia exanthina
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Bidorpitia exanthina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
References
Moths described in 1931
Euliini
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41050908
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temenuga%20Island
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Temenuga Island
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Temenuga Island (, ) is a rocky island lying 660 m northeast of Quinton Point, Goten Peninsula on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Temenuga is 620 m long by 450 m wide, and is separated from Kalotina Island to the west by a 140 m wide passage.
The island is named after the settlements of Temenuga in Northern and Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Temenuga Island is located at . British mapping in 1980.
Maps
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Temenuga Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
Temenuga Island. Copernix satellite image
Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene%20therapy%20for%20epilepsy
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Gene therapy for epilepsy
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Gene therapy is being studied for some forms of epilepsy. It relies on viral or non-viral vectors to deliver DNA or RNA to target brain areas where seizures arise, in order to prevent the development of epilepsy or to reduce the frequency and/or severity of seizures. Gene therapy has delivered promising results in early stage clinical trials for other neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, raising the hope that it will become a treatment for intractable epilepsy.
Overview
Epilepsy refers to a group of chronic neurological disorders that are characterized by seizures, affecting over 50 million people, or 0.4–1% of the global population. There is a basic understanding of the pathophysiology of epilepsy, especially of forms characterized by the onset of seizures from a specific area of the brain (partial-onset epilepsy). Although most patients respond to medication, approximately 20%–30% do not improve with or fail to tolerate antiepileptic drugs. For such patients, surgery to remove the epileptogenic zone can be offered in a small minority, but is not feasible if the seizures arise from brain areas that are essential for language, vision, movement or other functions. As a result, many people with epilepsy are left without any treatment options to consider, and thus there is a strong need for the development of innovative methods for treating epilepsy.
Through the use of viral vector gene transfer, with the purpose of delivering DNA or RNA to the epileptogenic zone, several neuropeptides, ion channels and neurotransmitter receptors have shown potential as transgenes for epilepsy treatment. Among vectors are adenovirus and adeno-associated virus vectors (AAV), which have the properties of high and efficient transduction, ease of production in high volumes, a wide range of hosts, and extended gene expression. Lentiviral vectors have also shown promise.
Clinical research
Among challenges to clinical translation of gene therapy are possible immune responses to the viral vectors and transgenes and the possibility of insertional mutagenesis, which can be detrimental to patient safety. Scaling up from the volume needed for animal trials to that needed for effective human transfection is an area of difficulty, although it has been overcome in other diseases. With its size of less than 20 nm, AAV in part addresses these problems, allowing for its passage through the extracellular space, leading to widespread transfection. Although lentivectors can integrate in the genome of the host this may not represent a risk for treatment of neurological diseases because adult neurons do not divide and so are less prone to insertional mutagenesis
Viral approaches in preclinical development
In finding a method for treating epilepsy, the pathophysiology of epilepsy is considered. As the seizures that characterize epilepsy typically result from excessive and synchronous discharges of excitatory neurons, the logical goal for gene therapy treatment is to reduce excitation or enhance inhibition. Out of the viral approaches, neuropeptide transgenes being researched are somatostatin, galanin, and neuropeptide Y (NPY). However, adenosine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and GABA receptors are gaining more momentum as well. Other transgenes being studied are potassium channels and tools for on-demand suppression of excitability (optogenetics and chemogenetics).
Adenosine
Adenosine is an inhibitory nucleoside that doubles up as a neuromodulator, aiding in the modulation of brain function. It has anti-inflammatory properties, in addition to neuroprotective and anti-epileptic properties. The most prevalent theory is that upon brain injury there is an increased expression of the adenosine kinase (ADK). The increase in adenosine kinase results in an increased metabolic rate for adenosine nucleosides. Due to the decrease in these nucleosides that possess anti-epileptic properties and the overexpression of the ADK, seizures are triggered, potentially resulting in the development of epileptogenesis. Studies have shown that ADK overexpression results from astrogliosis following a brain injury, which can lead to the development of epileptogenesis. While ADK overexpression leads to increased susceptibility to seizures, the effects can be counteracted and moderated by adenosine. Based on the properties afforded by adenosine in preventing seizures, in addition to its FDA approval in the treatment of other ailments such as tachycardia and chronic pain, adenosine is an ideal target for the development of anti-epileptic gene therapies.
Galanin
Galanin, found primarily within the central nervous system (limbic system, piriform cortex, and amygdala), plays a role in the reduction of long term potentiation (LTP), regulating consumption habits, as well as inhibiting seizure activity. Introduced back in the 1990s by Mazarati et al., galanin has been shown to have neuroprotective and inhibitory properties. Through the use of mice that are deficient in GalR1 receptors, a picrotoxin-kindled model was utilized to show that galanin plays a role in modulating and preventing hilar cell loss as well as decreasing the duration of induced seizures. Conducted studies confirm these findings of preventing hilar hair cell loss, decreasing the number and duration of induced seizures, increasing the stimulation threshold required to induce seizures, and suppressing the release of glutamate that would increase susceptibility to seizure activity. Galanin expression can be utilized to significantly moderate and reduce seizure activity and limit seizure cell death.
Neuropeptide Y
Neuropeptide Y (NPY), which is found in the autonomic nervous system, helps modulate the hypothalamus, and therefore, consumption habits. Experiments have been conducted to determine the effect of NPY on animal models before and after induced seizures. To evaluate the effect prior to seizures, one study inserted vectors 8 weeks prior to kindling, showing an increase in seizure threshold. In order to evaluate the effects after epileptogenesis was present, the vectors were injected into the hippocampus of rats after seizures were induced. This resulted in a reduction of seizure activity. These studies established that NPY increased the seizure threshold in rats, arrested disease progression, and reduced seizure duration. After examining the effects of NPY on behavioral and physiological responses, it was discovered that it had no effect on LTP, learning, or memory. A protocol for NPY gene transfer is being reviewed by the FDA.
Somatostatin
Somatostatin is a neuropeptide and neuromodulator that plays a role in the regulation of hormones as well as aids in sleep and motor activity. It is primarily found in interneurons that modulates the firing rates of pyramidal cells primarily at a local level. They feed-forward inhibit pyramidal cells. In a series of studies where somatostatin was expressed in a rodent kindling model, it was concluded that somatostatin resulted in a decreased average duration for seizures, increasing its potential as an anti-seizure drug. The theory in utilizing somatostatin is that if pyramidal cells are eliminated, then the feed forward, otherwise known as inhibition, is lost. Somatostatin containing interneurons carry the neurotransmitter GABA, which primarily hyperpolarizes the cells, which is where the feed forward theory is derived from. The hope of gene therapy is that by overexpressing somatostatin in specific cells, and increasing the GABAergic tone, it is possible to restore balance between inhibition and excitation.
Potassium channels
Kv1.1 is a voltage-gated potassium channel encoded by the KCNA1 gene. It is widely expressed in the brain and peripheral nerves, and plays a role in controlling the excitability of neurons and the amount of neurotransmitter released from axon terminals. Successful gene therapy using lentiviral delivery of KCNA1 has been reported in a rodent model of focal motor cortex epilepsy. The treatment was well tolerated, with no detectable effect on sensorimotor coordination. Gene therapy with a modified potassium channel delivered using either a non-integrating lentivector that avoids the risk of insertional mutagenesis or an AAV has also been shown to be effective in other models of epilepsy.
Optogenetics
A potential obstacle to clinical translation of gene therapy is that viral vector-mediated manipulation of the genetic make-up of neurons is irreversible. An alternative approach is to use tools for on-demand suppression of neuronal and circuit excitability. The first such approach was to use optogenetics. Several laboratories have shown that the inhibitory light-sensitive protein Halorhodopsin can suppress seizure-like discharges in vitro as well as epileptic activity in vivo. A draw-back of optogenetics is that light needs to be delivered to the area of the brain expressing the opsin. This can be achieved with laser-coupled fiber-optics or light-emitting diodes, but these are invasive.
Chemogenetics
An alternative approach for on-demand control of circuit excitability that does not require light delivery to the brain is to use chemogenetics. This relies on expressing a mutated receptor in the seizure focus, which does not respond to endogenous neurotransmitters but can be activated by an exogenous drug. G-protein coupled receptors mutated in this way are called Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs (DREADDs). Success in treating epilepsy has been reported using the inhibitory DREADD hM4D(Gi), which is derived from the M4 muscarinic receptor. AAV-mediated expression of hM4D(Gi) in a rodent model of focal epilepsy on its own had no effect, but when activated by the drug clozapine N-oxide it suppressed seizures. The treatment had no detectable side effects and is, in principle, suited for clinical translation. Olanzapine has been identified as a full and potent activator of hM4D(Gi). A 'closed-loop' variant of chemogenetics to stop seizures, which avoids the need for an exogenous ligand, relies on a glutamate-gated chloride channel which inhibits neurons whenever the extracellular concentration of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate rises.
CRISPR
A mouse model of Dravet syndrome has been treated using a variant of CRISPR that relies on a guide RNA and a dead Cas9 (dCas9) protein to recruit transcriptional activators to the promoter region of the sodium channel gene Scn1a in interneurons.
Non-viral approaches
Magnetofection is done through the use of super paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles coated with polyethylenimine. Iron oxide nanoparticles are ideal for biomedical applications in the body due to their biodegradable, cationic, non-toxic, and FDA-approved nature. Under gene transfer conditions, the receptors of interest are coated with the nanoparticles. The receptors will then home in and travel to the target of interest. Once the particle docks, the DNA is delivered to the cell via pinocytosis or endocytosis. Upon delivery, the temperature is increased ever so slightly, lysing the iron oxide nanoparticle and releasing the DNA. Overall, the technique is useful for combatting slow vector accumulation and low vector concentration at target areas. The technique is also customizable to the physical and biochemical properties of the receptors by modifying the characteristics of the iron oxide nanoparticles.
Future implications
The use of gene therapy in treating neurological disorders such as epilepsy has presented itself as an increasingly viable area of ongoing research with the primary targets being somatostatin, galanin, neuropeptide y, potassium channels, optogenetics and chemogenetics for epilepsy. As the field of gene therapy continues to grow and show promising results for the treatment of epilepsy among other diseases, additional research needs to be done in ensuring patient safety, developing alternative methods for DNA delivery, and finding feasible methods for scaling up delivery volumes.
References
Epilepsy
Gene therapy
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41050924
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidorpitia%20arbitralis
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Bidorpitia arbitralis
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Bidorpitia arbitralis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is rust brown with refractive strigulation (fine streaks). The markings are browner. The hindwings are orange, but paler basally.
Etymology
The species name refers to an arbitrary identification of the species, as Bidorpitia ceramica is known from a male only.
References
Moths described in 2010
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41050955
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroxena
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Rubroxena
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Rubroxena is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. It consists of only one species, Rubroxena rubra, which is found in Ecuador (Azuay Province).
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is reddish rust, preserved mostly along the termen, costa and along the anal veins and dorsal arm of the median cell. The hindwings are orange, but brown on the periphery and along some veins.
Etymology
The generic name refers to the coloration and is derived from Latin ruber (meaning red) and the name of the related genus Chrysoxena. The specific name refers to red colouration of the forewings and is derived from Latin rubra (meaning red).
See also
List of Tortricidae genera
References
Euliini
Tortricidae genera
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41050966
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machitis%20Terpsithea%20F.C.
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Machitis Terpsithea F.C.
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Machitis Terpsithea F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Terpsithea, Larissa.
The club was founded in 1971. They will play in Football League 2 for the season 2013-14.
Honors
Larissa FCA Championship:
Winners (1): 2012-13
Larissa Super Cup
Winners (1): 2013
Reference section
Football clubs in Thessaly
Sport in Larissa
Association football clubs established in 1971
1971 establishments in Greece
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41050969
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay%20Bulger
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Jay Bulger
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Jay Bulger (born August19, 1982) is an American film director and writer from Washington, D.C.
Biography
Bulger attended Fordham University in the Bronx, where he boxed in several New York Golden Glove tournaments. Photographs of his fighting launched him onto the cover of Vogue and then modelling for brands such as Armani, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Kenneth Cole, and Hermès.
He has directed music videos and commercials for bands such as The Hold Steady, Nightmare of You, Permanent Me, and Playradioplay; and brands such as Pepsi and Disney.
An article entitled "The Devil and Ginger Baker" in Rolling Stone, became the premise for his documentary Beware of Mr. Baker, and in the spring of 2010, Bulger returned to South Africa with a small film crew to finish making the film. Beware of Mr. Baker premiered at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.
In 2014, Bulger directed the album, The Process with Chad Smith, Bill Laswell, and Jonathan Batiste. For his second feature, Counterpunch, Bulger set out to capture the state of boxing in the United States. As boxing's popularity declines, three fighters at different stages of their career persevere in order to pursue their dreams of becoming champions. The film earned Bulger and Netflix an Emmy nomination. In his third feature, Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue, Bulger retraced Paul Bowles’ 1959 expedition throughout Morocco, in which he set out to record the country’s various tribes and their music. The film is set to be released in fall 2019.
In 2018, Bulger played the lead role of Hunter S. Thompson in the film Freak Power, directed by Bobby Kennedy III.
References
https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/action-battle-for-aspen-finally-in-production/article_29ccd918-b942-11e8-83d6-3366c6fc8c58.html
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jm559b/guitar-moves-with-doueh-master-guitarist-of-morocco
https://www.ringtv.com/534801-boxing-documentary-counterpunch-vies-sports-emmy
https://www.musictimes.com/articles/14225/20141103/tale-chad-smith-jon-batiste-john-zorn-dave-lombardo-miles.htm
1982 births
Living people
American film directors
Fordham University alumni
Film directors from Washington, D.C.
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41050985
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar%20Dahlen
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Gunnar Dahlen
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Gunnar Dahlen (28 April 1918 – 21 May 2004) was a Norwegian football player. He was born in Verdal, and played for the sports club SK Freidig. He played for the Norwegian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was capped 19 times, scoring four goals, for Norway between 1947 and 1952.
References
External links
1918 births
2004 deaths
People from Verdal
Norwegian men's footballers
Norway men's international footballers
Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Norway
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Trøndelag
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41050990
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1l%20Reg%C5%91s
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Pál Regős
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Pál Regős (; 7 March 1926 in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary – 18 July 2009 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian pantomimist, choreographer, and director of Szkéné Theatre.
Biography
He studied at the theatre school of Kálmán Rózsahegyi. He played with movement parodies between 1945 and 1948. Later up to 1953 he was an ice dancer. From 1957 till 1966 he played at Magyar Jégrevű as character solo. This time he learnt pantomime. He found Commedia XX Pantomim in 1962, their first show was in 1964. He directed some kind of movements at National Theatre. He made programmes between 1970 and 1973 every summer at the Vörös Sün Ház in the Buda Castle. He founded the pantomime group of Budapest University of Technology and Economics at Szkéné Theatre in 1973. He organised the international meeting of movement theatres. He was the leader of the international project of movement and dance from 1985 to 2005.
References
Sources
Hermann Péter: Ki Kicsoda 2002 CD-ROM, Biográf Kiadó
Színházi Lexikon
External links
Elhunyt Regős Pál pantominművész
Terasz.hu
Hungarian choreographers
Hungarian theatre directors
1926 births
2009 deaths
Hungarian male stage actors
Male actors from Budapest
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41050993
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptyongnathosia%20oxynosocia
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Ptyongnathosia oxynosocia
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Ptyongnathosia oxynosocia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to Ecuador (Loja Province).
References
Moths described in 2002
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Tortricidae of South America
Euliini
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41051010
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guenerina
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Guenerina
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Guenerina is a song written by singers Paul Sahlin and Monica Forsberg. The song stayed at Svensktoppen for 11 weeks from 17 April- 10 July 1977, topping the chart seven times.
The song originally applied for Melodifestivalen 1977, but was rejected.
In 1977 Nils Dacke recorded the song for the album Nils Dacke spelar partyorgel.
In 1978 Vikingarna recorded the song on the album Export, to promote the band outside Sweden, with lyrics in English as Don't Cry in the Sunshine, written by Thomas Minor.
In 1992 the song was also recorded by Matz Bladhs on the album Leende dansmusik 92, when Paul Paljett was the band's lead singer.
In 1997 Ronnix recorded the song for the album Ronnix.
At Dansbandskampen 2008, the song was performed by Jannez. Their recording also became available for the 2008 Dansbandskampen compilation album, and the 2009 Jannez album with the same name.
References
1977 songs
Swedish songs
Swedish-language songs
Vikingarna (band) songs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Weidemaier
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Mark Weidemaier
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Mark Peter Weidemaier (born January 17, 1955) is an American baseball manager for the Bismarck Larks of the Northwoods League. He was formerly a member of the Washington Nationals coaching staff and has also served as a scout during his baseball career.
Early years
Weidemaier attended Upper Arlington High School in Upper Arlington, Ohio, graduating as a two sport letterman (basketball and baseball) in 1973. He played college baseball for Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, where he was twice selected to the All West Tennessee College All Star Team as named by The Jackson Sun. In 2022, Weidemaier was inducted into Union University's Sports Hall of Fame. He then served as an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team while he attended Ohio State University, earning a master's degree in Sports Administration.
Scouting
Upon graduation in 1982, he accepted a position as a minor league coach in the Kansas City Royals organization. From 1984 to 1987, he worked for the California Angels as a scout and minor league coach. During this period he additionally headed up the Angel's baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, participating as well in winter ball as bench coach for the Venados de Mazatlán (Mazatlán Deer) in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico (Mexican Pacific League). Weidemaier next piloted the then named Algodoneros de Torreon of the Mexican League, today's Algodoneros de Unión Laguna, for latter part of the 1988 season (replacing Alfredo Rios). The year 1989 saw Weidemaier with the Prince William Cannons (18-23, before being replaced by Stump Merrill).
Weidemaier then transitioned to a player development role as a New York Yankees serving in that capacity from 1989 to 1990. He departed the Yankees to become the Director of Player Development for the Mexican League Academy (Pasteje) located in Atlacomulco, coaching future MLB stand-outs including Juan Castro and Ismael Valdez. From 1991 to 1995, he was a Cleveland Indians scout covering the eastern United States and Latin America. Over the course of his scouting tenure, players signed by Weidemaier included big leaguers such as Paul Sorrento, Herbert Perry, and Jonathan Nunnally.
From 1996 to 1998, he was elevated to an advance scout role in the Chicago White Sox organization. He continued as an advance scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1999 to 2006, and was special assignment scout from 2007 to 2008, then was advance scout again as well as special assistant to the general manager in 2009–2010. Several examples of Weidemaier's scouting reports are part of the digital archive being assembled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Coaching
Weidemaier worked as an advance scout with the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2011 through 2013. After the 2013 season, Diamondbacks coach Matt Williams was named manager of the Washington Nationals, Weidemaier joined the Nationals on Williams' staff as the team's defensive positioning coach. Following the 2015 season, the Nationals fired Williams and the entire coaching staff.
Mark next accepted a position with the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (Veracruz Red Eagles) in the AAA Mexican League during the 2015–2016 season. As field manager, he led the team through the season coaching, recruiting and signing players. With the end of the Mexican winter league, Mark coached first in the MLB Coaching Development Program both in the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas during the spring of 2016, and then for Team USA Baseball in the early Summer of '16. Beginning mid-2016, Mark was brought on board by the Samsung Lions of the KBO League and served a dual role as scouting coordinator / assistant coach for the remainder of the '16 season and the entire 2017 season.
In April 2018, Mark resigned from the Samsung team upon being hired by the Cincinnati Reds into an advance scouting role, under manager Jim Riggleman. Though the Reds started strong, they ultimately went 67-95 for the season and Riggleman and his staff were subsequently let go by the Red's front office. Mark then briefly managed the Westside (Detroit) Wooly Mammoths in the United Shore Professional Baseball League in 2019 before returning to South Korea with the Kia Tigers in late 2019. For the next two seasons, Weidemaier served as bench coach for the team working for team manager Matt Williams.
As of 2022, Weidemaier returned to the Mexican League. In late-2021, he was announced as the new manager of the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos. He managed the first ten games of the season, after which he parted ways with the team for what the club cited as personal reasons. By mid-Summer, Weidemaier came on board with the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB). He served as the pitching coach for the Ducks, based on Long Island in Central Islip, New York.
In late-2022, Weidemaier announced his return to the Mexican League as new manager of the Saraperos de Saltillo. He was fired on May 4, 2023, following a 6–6 start to the season.
In September 2023, Weidemajer was announced as the manager of the Bismarck Larks for the summer collegiate wood bat league, the Northwoods League.
References
External links
1955 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball people in South Korea
Arizona Diamondbacks scouts
California Angels scouts
Chicago White Sox scouts
Cleveland Indians scouts
Los Angeles Dodgers scouts
Minor league baseball managers
Ohio State Buckeyes baseball coaches
Place of birth missing (living people)
Washington Nationals coaches
American expatriate baseball people in Mexico
Union Bulldogs baseball players
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