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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclea%20crispa
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Euclea crispa
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Euclea crispa, commonly known as the blue guarri, is an Afrotropical plant species of the family Ebenaceae. The hardy and evergreen plants may form a dense stand of shrubs, or grow to tree size. It is widespread and common in the interior regions of southern Africa, and occurs northward to the tropics. Though some are present near the South African south and east coasts, they generally occur at middle to high altitudes. It is readily recognizable from its much-branched structure and dull bluish foliage colour. Those bearing lanceolate leaves may however resemble the Wild olive, another common species of the interior plateaus.
Range and habitat
It is native to central South Africa (where one of 35 native ebony species), Lesotho, Eswatini, the Zimbabwean plateau and Eastern Highlands, Angola, Zambia, Malawi and uplands of tropical Africa.
It is found in open or thick bush along stream banks, woodland, kloofs, hillsides, open forest, along forest margins and regularly in sheltered rocky places. It is rare in the lowveld where it is limited to rocky areas, or areas of higher rainfall.
Habit
It is a rounded, dense and bushy shrub or tree, reaching a height of 2 to 6 metres (rarely 8 to 20 metres), with a spreading, often symmetrical crown. It is slow-growing like its congeners, and becomes frost and drought resistant with age. In Zimbabwe it is a shrub of 1 to 2 m tall, forming small, dense colonies, or a small tree.
Description
Bole and bark
The bole is single or multi-stemmed and up to 30 cm in diameter. The wood is dark brown, hard and close-grained. The bark varies from grey to brown or blackish, and is smooth in young trees, but rougher in older trees.
Foliage
The plants carry a dense canopy of simple leaves of a dull grey-green colour and a rigid, leathery lineament. Variation in terms of colour, shape, texture and arrangement is however considerable. Foliage colour varies from a greyish green to distinctly blue, and the leaf shape varies from lanceolate to obovate. New branches and foliage are covered in rust-brown scales (gland granules), while mature leaves may be hairy or glabrous. Leaves may be opposite, sub-opposite or rarely alternate. The slender petiole is 1.5 to 2 mm long, and the leaves measure up to 5 x 1.5 cm. The leaf veins are clear and transparent against light, unlike the opaque venation of Wild olive trees. Leaves may also resemble those of the Natal guarri, a species of generally lower altitudes, but the latter's leaves have a finely hairy stalk.
Flowers
The fragrant flowers are produced in summer, from October to February. They are small, waxy, pendulous, yellow to greenish-white and borne in axillary pseudo-racemes, holding 3 to 10 flowers each. Their bell-shaped corollas are deeply lobed, and the ovaries are densely covered in bristles.
Fruit
The roundish, pea-sized berries (4 to 5 mm in diameter) are considered palatable when ripe. They are single-seeded and borne on female trees only. As they ripen, they turn from green to reddish brown, and eventually to black. They are somewhat or very hairy when green, but more or less glabrous when mature. Saplings can be grown quite easily from fresh, plump seed, that is sown soon after harvesting.
Subspecies
var. crispa
Range: very widely distributed in southern Africa
Description: leaves variable but hardly wavy, broadly tapering with rounded apex, or acute apex with rounded tip, margins entire, and generally smaller and narrower than the next
var. ovata
Range: eastern karroid regions (incl. Cradock and Middelburg) to Northern Cape (incl. Kimberley and Kuruman) and southern Free State
Description: leaves wavy, much more ovate and sharply tapering, densely hairy when young, sometimes minutely scalloped, and hardly distinguishable from the Mountain guarri where they overlap
Species interactions and uses
Lichens often grow on older bark. Bees are attracted to the sweet scent of the summer flowers, and larvae of the moths Ectoedemia crispae and Graphiocephala barbitias feed on the leaves. The fruit are eaten by birds and mammals, including antelope, vervet monkeys, mongooses and rats, while the bark and leaves are browsed by Black rhino. A dye extracted from the roots is used for baskets, mats and wool. A medicinal infusion of the root is also used for various ailments, and the fruit or bark are used as a purgative.
Notes
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External links
Trees of Africa
crispa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Rivet
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Joseph Rivet
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Joseph L. Rivet is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently serving as a Bay City Commissioner from Bay City, Michigan's 2nd Ward. He previously served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 97th and 96th districts between 1999 and 2004. Rivet also served as Bay County Drain Commissioner and supervisor of Bangor Township.
Rivet earned both a bachelor's degree and his M.B.A. at Michigan State University. In addition to his elected offices, he was a legislative aide in the Michigan House and the executive director of the Bay County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Rivet was ousted as Bay County Drain Commissioner in November of 2020 by Bay County Road Commissioner Michael Rivard, a rematch of a prior election for the same office held in 2012. In December 2022, after a brief break from public office, in December 2022 Rivet was appointed to the Bay City Commission to serve the remainder of his wife's term. He took that office the following month in January of 2023, and represents the 2nd ward in city hall.
References
1965 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Politicians from Bay City, Michigan
Michigan State University alumni
County officials in Michigan
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artjom%20Artjunin
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Artjom Artjunin
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Artjom Artjunin (born 24 January 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Tallinn.
Career
On 18 June 2018, Artjunin signed a 2-year contract with Bulgarian club Etar.
International career
Artjunin made his international debut for Estonia on 15 November 2013 against Azerbaijan.
Honours
Levadia
Meistriliiga: 2013, 2014
Estonian Cup: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Estonian Supercup: 2010, 2013
References
External links
1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Tallinn
Estonian people of Russian descent
Estonian men's footballers
Estonia men's youth international footballers
Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
Estonia men's international footballers
FCI Levadia U21 players
FCI Levadia Tallinn players
Tartu JK Tammeka players
FC Brașov (1936) players
Miedź Legnica players
JK Tallinna Kalev players
SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players
Meistriliiga players
Esiliiga players
Liga I players
I liga players
III liga players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Estonian expatriate men's footballers
Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Men's association football central defenders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham%20Preceptory
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Witham Preceptory
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Withham Preceptory, one of the smallest Knights Templar preceptories in England, was founded, before 1164, at Temple Hill, near South Witham, Lincolnshire, and was abandoned in the early 14th century. The site of the former preceptory at Temple Hill, South Witham. It 'has been largely under pasture' since the Knights Templar left in 1308.
Founding and establishment
Margaret Percy and Hubert de Rie were "great benefactors, if not founders" of the preceptory, which began as "a simple hall with outbuildings" before 1164. Development in the early 13th century led to a "regularly laid-out farmstead complex" comprising "two halls, a chapel, kitchens and agricultural and industrial buildings". The site, which has the River Witham at the base of the hill, and the river's source, half a mile distant, also included a water-mill, fishponds and "other water-control features".
Chapel
The rectangular chapel, constructed between 1200 and 1220, was unusual for a Knights Templar preceptory, as the Templars typically built distinctive rounded churches, to resemble the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, a practice which "was unique in medieval England". Its size was around , with a stairwell in the northwest corner, that may have led to a bell tower. Two large footings, to the north of the altar, may be evidence of an Easter Sepulchre and a wall safe. During 20th-century excavations, burial remains were found within the chapel: to the south, a body that had once been in a wooden coffin, the coffin having disintegrated over time, and, to the north, a body in a stone coffin without a lid. A possibly corresponding stone coffin lid, dated to 1250, had been used, from around 1550, as part of a nearby footbridge over the River Witham, before being moved to the church of St John the Baptist at South Witham in 1905.
Late 13th century
In the late 13th century the hall and chapel were rebuilt, the farmstead complex was expanded and enclosed by a wall. The preceptory, at its largest, was: "Set about a great court, they had included a gatehouse on the north, a fine range of barns on the west, a domestic complex with hall, chambers, chapel and kitchen on the south-east, and a workshop area, with its ovens and kilns on the east." In total, foundations for eighteen buildings have been located, ranging in size from 4 metres by 8 metres to 10 metres by 24 metres. Remains have also been found for what has been interpreted as a kitchen garden, and also a hall keep, 'intended as a place of refuge in times of crisis'.
Disestablishment and Knights Hospitaller
After the arrest of the Knights Templar in 1308, and the sequestering of their lands by the Crown, records show the preceptory was occupied by eight famuli, or farm servants, twelve ploughmen, a bailiff and three shepherds, all paid from nearby Temple Bruer.
The Knights Templar order was formally disestablished by Pope Clement V, in 1312, and the Witham preceptory was completely abandoned by 1324. The lands passed to the Knights Hospitaller, who, in 1338, held a messuage (dwelling of some kind), eight carucates (units of ploughland) and moiety, in this case half the endowment, of the South Witham church, but are believed to have left the former preceptory uninhabited, and eventually incorporated the landholding into their estate at Temple Bruer.
Later history
In 1563, after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the property, then known as 'Great Temple', was granted, by Elizabeth I, to Stephen Holford in 1562. It was then owned, with 'buildings as it stood', by Thomas, the son of William Wimberley, of South Witham, (originally of Lancashire), and remained with that family 'until 1761, or thereabouts'.
The preceptory site, recorded as uninhabited in the late 18th century, along with the Wimberley's 'mansion, the post-house, and other lands', then passed to Lord William Manners, younger brother of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland. From Manners, it went to a descendant, Lionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart, who held possession in the mid-1800s. Describing the preceptory in 1837, Thomas Moule wrote that the 'foundation of the building only remains, and they extend over several acres'.
During the 1960s, archeological excavations commenced, which, as it had mainly been used for pasture, meant that 'post-medieval disturbance' had 'been minimal'. Items found during the digs included a gilded ring, knights head belt buckle, arrowheads and horseshoes.
A second archeological excavation took place in the area, in April 2002, following preliminary work in December 2000. Evidence from the 11th to 15th century suggest large scale ironwork and bread-making in South Witham to supply local religious houses.
Lincolnshire preceptories
Until their disbandment in 1312, the Knights Templar were major landowners on the higher lands of Lincolnshire, where they had a number of preceptories on property which provided income, while Temple Bruer was an estate on the Lincoln Heath, believed to have been used also for military training. The preceptories from which the Lincolnshire properties were managed were:
Aslackby Preceptory, Kesteven ()
Bottesford, Lindsey ()
Eagle, Kesteven ()
Great Limber, Lindsey ()
Horkstow, Lindsey ()
Witham Preceptory, Kesteven ()
Temple Bruer, Kesteven ()
Willoughton Preceptory, Lindsey ()
Byard's Leap () was part of the Temple Bruer estate.
References
Bibliography
Antram N (revised), Pevsner N & Harris J, (1989), The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, Yale University Press.
Charles G. Addison The History of the Knights Templars (1997)
Larking, L B. and Kemble, J. M (1857), The Knights Hospitallers in England: Being a Report of the Prior Philip de Thame to the Grand Master Elyan de Villanova for A.D. 1338 Camden Society, pp. 153–156
Mayes, P., (2002), Excavations at a Templar Preceptory, South Witham, Lincolnshire 1965-67 (English Heritage: Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph)
Mills, D. The Knights Templar in Kesteven North Kesteven District Council (c.1990)
Sister Elspeth (1906) in Page, William,(ed). A History of the County of Lincoln Volume 2. Victoria County History. pp. 210–213 Houses of Knights Templars: Willoughton, Eagle, Aslackby, South Witham and Temple Bruer.
History of Lincolnshire
Knights Templar
Monasteries in Lincolnshire
1312 disestablishments
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder%20of%20Renisha%20McBride
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Murder of Renisha McBride
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The murder of Renisha McBride, a 19-year-old African American teenager, occurred on November 2, 2013, in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, United States. Renisha McBride crashed her car while intoxicated at a street in Detroit, and then walked to a neighborhood in Dearborn Heights where she knocked on the door of a house. The homeowner, 54 year old Theodore Wafer, shot McBride with a shotgun. Wafer contended that the shooting was accidental and that he thought his home was being broken into after he heard her banging on his door at 4:42 in the morning.
Wafer was convicted of second-degree murder on August 7, 2014, and received a sentence of 17 to 32 years in prison. His sentence was re-affirmed in 2022.
Shooting
Shortly before 1:00 am on November 2, 2013, McBride crashed her car at Bramell and Majestic on the west side of Detroit. A 911 caller reported that a woman had been speeding down the street, struck a parked car, got out of the vehicle, and then left on foot. Police initially considered the incident a low priority, so no officers were immediately dispatched. Forty minutes later, another call was placed indicating that the driver had returned. EMS arrived on the scene, but McBride had again walked away from the scene and was not treated. The owner of the parked car, who encountered McBride and called 911, told police that McBride was "discombobulated" and appeared to be in a "confused state of not knowing where she was and not being able to give a phone number or anything."
Shortly before 4:42 am, McBride was shot by homeowner Theodore Paul Wafer, 54, on the porch of his Dearborn Heights home, more than three hours after she crashed her car about a mile away. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy stated Wafer opened his front door and fired a shotgun blast through a screen door, hitting McBride in her head.
It is unclear what McBride was doing during the three hours between the crash and the fatal shooting. Her family claimed she was looking for help after becoming disoriented by the crash, during which she may have sustained a head injury. Wafer initially stated to police that he thought his home was being broken into and that he had accidentally fired his 12-gauge shotgun.
Legal Proceeding
On November 15, 2013, the Wayne County's prosecutor office announced its decision to prosecute Wafer for second-degree murder, manslaughter, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. Wafer faced a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment for the second-degree murder charge and 15 years for manslaughter, and an additional two years for the felony gun charge.
The trial began on July 21 2014. Wafer was found guilty of all three charges on August 7, 2014. On September 3, 2014, Wafer was sentenced to 17 to 32 years of prison. He received 15 to 30 years for second-degree murder, and a mandatory two-year sentence for the felony firearms charge.
In February 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court ordered that Wafer be resentenced stating that Wafer's double jeopardy rights were violated by being convicted of two things: second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter based on one act. On June 22, 2022, Wafer was sentenced to 17 years. He will be eligible to apply for parole in 2031.
Reaction
McBride's murder is one of several deaths of African-Americans protested by the Black Lives Matter movement.
Comparisons have also been made to the September 14, 2013, shooting death of Jonathan Ferrell. Ferrell, who was African American, was shot 10 times and killed by a white police officer, Randall Kerrick. Like McBride, Ferrell had been involved in an automobile accident. He was allegedly running toward Kerrick when he was shot. Kerrick was charged with voluntary manslaughter. His trial ended in a hung jury and he was not retried.
See also
List of homicides in Michigan
Werner Spitz, defense witness and former Wayne County medical examiner
Shooting of Yoshihiro Hattori
Shooting of Ralph Yarl
Shooting of Kaylin Gillis
References
2013 in Michigan
2013 murders in the United States
Deaths by firearm in Michigan
Crimes in Michigan
Protests in the United States
Black Lives Matter
November 2013 crimes in the United States
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Events in Wayne County, Michigan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi%20Behl
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Ravi Behl
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Ravi Behl (born 10 May 1966) is an Indian actor and television producer belonging to Behl family of Hindi films. He is better known for the 1991 film Narsimha and co-host of dance show Boogie Woogie, that he co-produced with Naved Jaffery for Sony television. He debuted in movies in 1980 with film Morchha, followed by Inteha in 1984.
Early and personal life
He is a son of film producer Shyam Behl. His sister Geeta Behl is an actress who did roles in movies such as Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1968), Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman (1984), Do Premee (1980) and Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai (1981). Ravi's father produced movies, such as Duniya (1968) starring Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, and The Gold Medal (1969) starring Jeetendra, Rakhee Gulzar, and Shatrughan Sinha.
Behl, who remains unmarried, had said in an interview, "A lot of people are surprised that I’m still unmarried. It’s not that I haven’t tried. I was seeing a girl for a long time but unfortunately, our relationship didn’t blossom into marriage. We had our differences."
Professional work
Ravi made his acting debut with Raj Babbar in film Inteha in 1984. He worked in popular films, such as Narsimha with (1991) with Sunny Deol and Urmila Matondkar, Dalaal (1993) with Mithun Chakraborty and Ayesha Jhulka; Agni Sakshi (1996) with Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala; and Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997) with Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon. He also acted in a British TV mini series based on the novel The Far Pavilions.
After his career in movies fade he became the co-producer and host of Boogie Woogie (1996-2014) an Indian Television dance show. Ravi, who was once in financial trouble, Tellychakkar, found financial security through his work in television.
Filmography
Morchha (1980), acting debut
Inteha (1984)
Avinash (1986)
Narsimha (1991),Ravi Rastogi first break as lead pair
Boy Friend (1993)
Dalaal (1993)
Pyar Ka Rog (1994)
The Far Pavilions British TV mini series (1994)
Meri Mohabbat Mera Naseeba (1995)
Agni Sakshi (1996)
Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997)
Boogie Woogie (TV series) (1997-2014)
Sarfarosh-E-Hind (1999)
Salaam Bacche (2007)
Web series
The Night Manager
See also
List of Hindi film families
References
External links
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Living people
Indian television producers
Male actors from Mumbai
Indian television presenters
1966 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Lucky%20Stiff
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The Lucky Stiff
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The Lucky Stiff is a 1949 American comedy crime film directed by Lewis R. Foster, starring Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy, and Claire Trevor. The film is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Craig Rice.
The Lucky Stiff was produced by famous comedian Jack Benny, the only feature film he ever produced, through his production company, Amusement Enterprises.
Plot
Lawyer John Malone (Donlevy) is an ardent admirer of the sultry night-club singer Anna Marie St. Clair (Lamour). After meeting her at the club, he is present when her boss is killed, and she is arrested for the crime. Anna Marie is sentenced to death, so Malone and his secretary Maggie Seaton (Trevor) set out to find the real murderer, who is probably also responsible for a protection racket Malone is investigating.
At the last possible moment, Anna Marie is saved from execution. When she learns that the newspapers have reported that she is dead, she decides to use her status as a "corpse" to her advantage. Millie Dale, her replacement at the nightclub, is also killed. Malone concludes that nightclub owner Eddie Britt has been behind the scheme all along but that Anna Marie, in love with Britt, was also complicit. Police inspector Von Flanagan ends up placing Anna Marie back under arrest, while Malone places a kiss on Maggie.
Cast
Production history
Craig Rice turned many of her novels into films, including Having Wonderful Crime (1945) and Home Sweet Homicide (1946). “The Lucky Stiff,” which was released in 1945, was another addition to the hit mystery series that included the famous character, John J. Malone. Lewis R. Foster wrote and directed the movie, Ernest Laszlo was cinematographer, and the film was edited by Howard Smith. Furthermore, Lewis H. Creber was the art director, Alfred Kegerris was the set decorator, Odette Myrtil was in charge of costumes, music was handled by Heinz Roemheld and David Chudnow, the sound of the film was done by William Fox, and the dance was staged by Eddie Prinz. The film included the song, “Loneliness” by Victor Young and Ned Washington.
The film was released on January 22, 1949, and in April of 1949, a Human Resource news item reported that the film lost $400,000, which caused CBS, who had purchased the production company from Benny, to sue Benny. Additionally, in August 1948 Human Resources had Irmgard Dawson, Crane Whitely, Jack Shea, Bert Stevens, Barbara Stone, and Jim Nolan in the cast for the film, but they were never seen on the released film. Lastly, this film was Billy Vine’s first appearance on the big screen.
References
External links
1949 films
1940s crime comedy films
American crime comedy films
American black-and-white films
United Artists films
Films directed by Lewis R. Foster
Films scored by Heinz Roemheld
Films based on works by Craig Rice
1949 comedy films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
English-language crime comedy films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS%20Lichtenfels
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SS Lichtenfels
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SS Lichtenfels was an early example of a modern heavy-lift ship. She was launched in 1929 in Germany for DDG Hansa. She was equipped with a boom crane capable of lifting fully assembled railway locomotives, which were shipped to India.
In 1941 Lichtenfels was scuttled in the Red Sea as a blockship. In 1950 her wreck was raised and scrapped.
Building
After the First World War a Norwegian company, Skibs A/S Christen Smiths Rederi, developed heavy-lift ships to carry locomotives from Great Britain to Belgium. The company began by having existing ships adapted, but in 1924 Armstrong Whitworth completed the first purpose-built heavy-lift ship for Christen Smith. By the end of 1926 Christen Smith had a fleet of several heavy-lift ships.
With Lichtenfels DDG Hansa began to compete in the heavy-lift market to take fully-assembled locomotives to India. Deschimag built Lichtenfels at its "Weser" yard in Bremen.
Lichtenfels was built with a Maierform bow with a convex profile, which was meant to improve both her speed and her handling. She had a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine plus a Bauer-Wach low-pressure exhaust steam turbine. Exhaust steam from the low-pressure cylinder of the triple-expansion engine powered the turbine. The turbine drove the same shaft as the piston engine by double-reduction gearing and a Föttinger fluid coupling. The combined power of her piston engine and turbine was 785 NHP.
As demand for locomotives from India continued, DDG Hansa ordered three sister ships from Deschimag: Freienfels launched in 1929, Geierfels launched in 1930 and launched in 1931.
Identification
Lichtenfels code letters were QMKB until 1933. In 1934 they were superseded by the call sign DOFY.
Scuttling
On 25 October 1939, while off the Port Sudan Lichtenfels was ordered to Massawa in Italian Eritrea. During the East African campaign she stayed here for 18 months with nine other German merchant ships: Bertram Rickmers, Coburg, Crefeld, Frauenfels, Gera, Liebenfels, Oder, Oliva and Wartenfels.
On 4 April 1941 Lichtenfels and other German and Italian merchant ships were scuttled in an attempt to blockade the harbour. Her wreck was raised and scrapped in 1950.
References
1929 ships
Heavy lift ships
Maritime incidents in April 1941
Scuttled vessels of Germany
Ships built in Bremen (state)
Steamships of Germany
World War II merchant ships of Germany
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Shapiro
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Ryan Shapiro
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Ryan Noah Shapiro (born 1976) is a doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Doctoral Program in History, Anthropology, Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS), a U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) researcher, and an advocate for animal rights.
Work
Shapiro's baccalaureate and graduate studies have dealt extensively with the history of vegetarianism and the animal rights movement. His first publication was an in-depth review of James Gregory's seminal "Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement In Nineteenth-Century Britain". His forthcoming doctoral dissertation is titled "Bodies at War: Animals, The Freedom of Science, and National Security in the United States, 1899-1979" and will focus on the conflict between ethical concerns over animal rights and U.S. national security concerns. In addition to the dissertation, he is also developing a historical map of how the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has handled the animal rights movement. Both projects rely on large amounts of information that, while not necessarily classified, is usually only be made public once formally requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
When agencies of the U.S. Government have refused to process those requests or provided data that is highly redacted or otherwise manipulated, Shapiro has pursued repeated litigation that has been widely publicized.
Shapiro is regarded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as the "most prolific" FOIA requester, and the FBI has claimed that his requests for information through the FOIA are "irreparably damag[ing] to national security."
Politico has called Shapiro “a FOIA guru at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,” leading open government site Muck Rock has called Shapiro “a FOIA super hero,” and Marsh Professor of Journalism at Michigan University, author, and TED Senior Fellow Will Potter has called Shapiro “The FBI’s Worst Nightmare.”
Personal life
Ryan Shapiro was born in 1976 in New York City. Ryan is the brother of Paul Shapiro, former vice president of farm animal protection for the Humane Society of the United States.
In 2005, Stephanie Bain answered a want-ad for a roommate posted by Ryan Shapiro. Although initially platonic, Shapiro would eventually propose to Bain at Ellwood Butterfly Preserve and Beach in Santa Barbara, five years after they first met. In 2011, the Shapiro married Stephenie Bain at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. The reception was vegan and was covered in the "Vegan Weddings 2012" section of VegNews Magazine.
Ryan and his wife live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Activism
Prior to his FOIA activism and his associated legal efforts, Ryan Shapiro was a leader in the movement to ban foie gras in the State of California. Shapiro, along with colleague Sarahjane Blum, produced the documentary "Delicacy of Despair: Behind the Closed Doors of the Foie Gras Industry" and created a website (www.gourmetcruelty.com), both of which expressly advocate for a ban on the production and consumption of foie gras. Through the film and website, as well as his support for anti-foie gras activists and protesters whose efforts included exposé-style investigations of companies such as Hudson Valley Foie Gras in New York and Sonoma Foie Gras in California, Shapiro played an important role in generating support for the anti-foie gras movement that led to California successfully but controversially banning the product. (Hudson Valley Foie Gras is largely the subject of "Delicacy of Despair".)
Litigation
Ryan Shapiro's first lawsuit was directly related to his dissertation research. After in-depth study of FOIA regulations, Shapiro was able to determine that processing a request for information that names a specific individual, an investigation of a group that individual is affiliated with and includes a privacy waiver from that individual forces a response when provided to the FBI. Shapiro's technique initially worked and he began processing hundreds of FOIA requests formatted in that manner. After initial success, the FBI eventually refused to provide further information in a timely fashion. FOIA decisions are typically provided within 20 days from receipt of a request. The FBI told Ryan Shapiro that his requests would take seven years to review before he would be told if his request would be rejected. Shapiro decided to sue the FBI and retained the services of Jeffrey Light, a Washington, D.C. appellate attorney with an extensive background in pro bono civil rights and FOIA cases.
In court, the FBI claimed that due to the volume of requests that they were receiving from Shapiro, there was no way for them to effectively redact the content of released records. Because of the sheer number of requests, even heavily redacted records could be assembled to create a "mosaic", a complete view of the FBI's ongoing investigations into animal rights groups.
Alongside other notable animal-rights activists, Ryan Shapiro was a co-plaintiff in the high-profile Federal lawsuit Blum v. Holder. Alexander Reinert of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and David Milton and Howard Friedman of Howard Friedman PC represented the plaintiffs. The case challenged the constitutionality of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act 18 U.S.C. § 43-2006 (also known as the AETA) which criminalizes certain forms of protest and other actions against animal-using enterprises and their employees that the law purports to be "acts of terrorism". Shapiro and the other plaintiffs argued the measures are draconian violations of First Amendment freedom of speech and freedom of the press protections. Department of Justice lawyers representing the defendant Eric Holder argue that because the plaintiffs were never prosecuted under the AETA, they failed to meet the standard of an "aggrieved party" that would grant them standing to bring the suit. The plaintiffs contended that as animal rights activists, their work depended upon their ability to speak freely about issues impacting animal rights, and that fear of prosecution under the AETA chilled their speech and as a result negatively impacted their ability to perform their work. The case was dismissed on March 12, 2013 after the presiding Judge Joseph L. Tauro sided with the defense and confirmed the plaintiffs lacked standing.
Shapiro and the other parties to the suit acquired new representation from the Center for Constitutional Rights and appealed the decision, arguing their cases before Judges Lynch, Thompson and Kayatta. There was widespread support for the plaintiffs. An amicus brief was filed on their behalf by the New York State Bar Association that confirmed the original arguments in the case and also held that the terrorism provisions robbed AETA defendants of their Fifth Amendment rights to due process. The ACLU also filed an amicus brief, arguing that the terms used by the AETA are not properly defined and as a result the law is so vague it cannot be properly enforced. Despite the arguments, on March 7, 2014, the appellate court affirmed the case's original dismissal based on standing. The court's published opinion elaborated that the case brought by Shapiro and his colleagues was "based on speculation that the Government will enforce the Act" and that "such unsubstantiated and speculative fear is not a basis for standing."
Shapiro and investigative journalist Jason Leopold filed a joint lawsuit on July 26, 2013 against the FBI for ignoring their FOIA requests concerning a possible file on Michael Hastings, a Rolling Stone journalist who died in a fiery high-speed automobile crash on June 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. As the result of the lawsuit, the FBI publicly released 21 pages of internal documents it had compiled on Hastings on September 21, 2013. The documents are available directly through the FBI's website. None of the documents provided allude to Hastings as the target of an investigation, and the FBI claims that the documents represent all of their records on Hastings.
In addition, Shapiro is the sole plaintiff of a lawsuit seeking for a Federal court to force the Department of Justice to comply with an FOIA request for documentation concerning a Federal Bureau of Investigation threat assessment of an alleged plot to assassinate Occupy Houston protesters. On March 12, 2014, the presiding Judge Rosemary M. Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that, while the FBI may have a right to refuse some documents to Shapiro, the justification they have provided to the court is incorrect (in a series of briefs filed between June 16 and June 30, 2013, FBI FOIA chief David Hardy maintained that the documents are exempt from the FOIA because they were compiled for "law enforcement purposes"). As of March 23, 2014 the case remains before the court.
In January 2014, Ryan Shapiro sued the Central Intelligence Agency after they failed to respond to a FOIA request he processed for documents related to Nelson Mandela. The request was processed in order to determine whether the US intelligence community played a role in Mandela's arrest and subsequent imprisonment by pro-Apartheid forces in South Africa. In addition to the CIA, the FBI, the National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency also received FOIA requests from Shapiro. Every other agency responded to the request, although the NSA refused to admit the existence of any records pertaining to Mandela and the DIA responded without processing the request.
In November 2016, Shapiro and Washington, DC-based FOIA specialist attorney, Jeffery Light, founded the non-profit transparency organization, Property of the People. One project of Property of the People, Operation 45, seeks transparency and accountability from the Trump/Pence administration. As of that month, Shapiro had 12 ongoing FOIA lawsuits against several U.S. government departments and agencies, including the FBI, CIA, IRS, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Justice, Secret Service and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He said he is "genuinely worried about the survival of FOIA itself as a tool under President Trump." Shapiro told The Nation in February 2017 that Light and himself were working full-time on the project since the election of President Trump.
References
External links
MIT profile
Michael Hastings FOIA lawsuit
FBI Documents provided to Al Jazeera and Ryan Shapiro as part of a FOIA request for information related to Michael Hastings
Nelson Mandela FOIA lawsuit
Why Did the FBI Label Ryan Shapiro’s Dissertation on Animal Rights a Threat to National Security? Video interview with Democracy Now!, March 25, 2014
1976 births
Living people
American animal rights activists
Freedom of information activists
People from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingdao%20Grand%20Theatre
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Qingdao Grand Theatre
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Qingdao Grand Theatre () is an opera house in Laoshan District of Qingdao, Shandong province, People's Republic of China.
References
External links
Opera houses in China
Gerkan, Marg and Partners buildings
Buildings and structures in Qingdao
Theatres completed in 2010
Music venues completed in 2010
Tourist attractions in Qingdao
2010 establishments in China
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20Maci%C3%A1n
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Francisco Macián
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Francisco Macián Blasco (born 1 November 1929 in Barcelona, died 23 October 1976) was a Spanish animator. In 1969 he patented an animation technique he called "M-Tecnofantasy", which is similar to rotoscopy.
Works
El mago de los sueños - 1966
References
External links
1929 births
1979 deaths
Spanish animators
Spanish animated film directors
Spanish animated film producers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois%20Xavier%20Gosselin
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François Xavier Gosselin
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François Xavier Gosselin (1861 – May 28, 1916) was a notary and political figure in the Yukon. He served as Gold Commissioner for the Yukon from 1907 to 1912.
He was born in Quebec, where he worked as a notary for 14 years. In October 1898, he came to Dawson City. In January of the following year, Gosselin was named Crown Timber and Land Agent for the Yukon. He died from heart failure at the Yukonia Hotel in Dawson City in 1916.
References
1861 births
1916 deaths
Commissioners of Yukon
Gold commissioners
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitridoborate
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Nitridoborate
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The nitridoborates are chemical compounds of boron and nitrogen with metals. These compounds are typically produced at high temperature by reacting hexagonal boron nitride (α -BN) with metal nitrides or by metathesis reactions involving nitridoborates. A wide range of these compounds have been made involving lithium, alkaline earth metals and lanthanides, and their structures determined using crystallographic techniques such as X-ray crystallography. Structurally one of their interesting features is the presence of polyatomic anions of boron and nitrogen where the geometry and the B–N bond length have been interpreted in terms of π-bonding.
Many of the compounds produced can be described as ternary compounds of metal boron and nitrogen and examples of these are Li3BN2, Mg3BN3, La3B3N6, La5B4N9. However, there are examples of compounds with more than one metal, for example La3Ni2B2N3 and compounds containing anions such as Cl−, for example Mg2BN2Cl.
Structures and bonding
Examination of the crystallographic data shows the presence of polyatomic units consisting of boron and nitrogen. These units have structures similar to those of isoelectronic anions, which have π-bonded structures. The bonding in some of these compounds is ionic in character, such as Ca3[BN2]2, other compounds have metallic characteristics, where the bonding has been described in terms of π-bonded anions with extra electrons in anti-bonding orbitals that not only cause a lengthening of the B–N bonds but also form part of the conduction band of the solid. The simplest ion BNn− is comparable to the ion, but attempts to prepare the compound CaBN analogous to CaC2 calcium carbide failed. The bonding of compounds containing the diatomic BN anion have been explained in terms of electrons entering anti-bonding orbitals and reducing the B–N bond order from 3 (triple bond) in BN2− to 2 (double bond) in BN4−.
Some nitridoborates are salt-like such as Li3BN2, LiCa4[BN2]3 others have a metallic lustre, such as LiEu4[BN2]3. Bonding calculations show that the energy of the valence orbitals of metal atoms of group 2 and lanthanide elements are higher than those of the bonding orbitals in BNx ions which indicates an ionic like interaction between a metal atom and a BNx ion. With lanthanide compounds where extra electrons enter the anti-bonding orbitals of an ion there can be a smaller band gap giving the compounds metal like properties such as lustre. With transition metals the d orbitals can be similar in energy to bonding orbitals in the BN anions suggesting covalent interactions.
For comparison purposes the following are considered to be typical BN bond lengths
References
Boron–nitrogen compounds
Anions
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3%20%28Istanbul%20Metro%29
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M3 (Istanbul Metro)
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The M3, officially referred to as the M3 Kirazli–Kayaşehir Merkez Metro Line (), is a , 13-station rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro system on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It operates between Kirazlı-Bağcılar, extending the service of the M1B line from Yenikapı, to Kayaşehir Merkez. The M3-line is colored light blue on station signs, route signs and the official rapid transit network map.
Construction
The construction of the line began in 2006 following the signing of the related contract in May of that year. By March 2009, the tunnels were completed. The rolling stock was delivered in January 2010, and in December of the same year, the first test run of the trains was accomplished. The line's operation rights were transferred from the İETT bus authority to Istanbul Ulaşım company in June 2011. After the line signalization system was completely installed in March 2012, test runs began in June 2012. On 11 September 2012 the M3-line started operating unofficially. The M3-line went into service officially on 14 June 2013. The Ikitelli-Olimpiyat branch was converted into the M9 in May 29, 2021. The northern extension to Kayaşehir Merkez was opened on 8 April 2023.
Onurkent, Toplu Konutlar and Kayaşehir Merkez stations are bored in situ without removing the ground above, while all other underground stations on the line are built by cut-and-cover method, constructed in a shallow trench and then covered over. The line's tunnels are twin tubes. The line between Kirazlı and Metrokent was constructed by tunnel boring machine (TBM).
Technical features
The M3 line is long, serving 13 stations in total. The operation control center of the M3-line is situated in MetroKent. The rolling stock and maintenance depots are located in Olimpiyatköy beyond Olimpiyat Parkı Terminal, stretching over an area of (). The rolling stock depot is capable of holding 180 cars. The maintenance workshop occupies a covered area of .
The rolling stock was delivered by the French company Alstom. The fully air-contioned cars, costing each 1.149 million, feature seats covered with antibacterial textile material. It is possible to pass from one car to another in a train to enable a homogeneous distribution of the passenger crowd.
A total of 80 cars, 20 sets of four-car trains, are able to transport up to 70,000 passenger per hour per direction between the operating hours from 6:00 h in the early morning to 0:00 h in the midnight. The ride between the terminals Kirazlı and Kayaşehir Merkez takes 26 minutes. The trains run every five minutes during rush hours.
Safety
All the stations are equipped with closed-circuit video system for continuous monitoring of the platforms. High-level fire safety systems, which include automatic fire extinguishers and fire exits, are installed in the metro line, where non-flammable and fireproofing materials were used.
Power supply of the line is provided at two different points. In case of power cut at both supply points, an emergency power system that becomes operational within 15 seconds, ensures running of the trains until the next station. If the backup generator system fails, an uninterruptible power source (UPS) supplies energy for emergency lighting and the electronic devices at the operations control center up to three hours. The signalization of the metro line as well as at the depots and railroad switches, also the vehicle drive-control systems are fully automated. However, they can be handled manually when needed.
Stations
All stations are underground.
Rolling stock
This line is operated by Alstom trains which are visually similar to the AM5-M2 and AM4-M4 trains also built by Alstom that operate on the Budapest Metro. The main difference is that the Istanbul units are equipped with pantographs for overhead line operation only while the Budapest units are equipped with shoegear for third rail operation only.
See also
Istanbul modern tramways
Istanbul nostalgic tramways
Marmaray
Public transport in Istanbul
References
External links
Istanbul Metro
Bağcılar
Başakşehir
Railway lines opened in 2013
2013 establishments in Turkey
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renge-in%20Tanj%C5%8D-ji
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Renge-in Tanjō-ji
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Renge-in Tanjō-ji (蓮華院誕生寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Risshu, or Shingon-Vinaya Buddhism, in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture. It is the head temple of the Shingon Ritsu school in Kyūshū and a branch temple of Saidai-ji (西大寺) in Nara (奈良). It venerates Mahābodhisattva Kōen (皇円大菩薩, Kōen Daibosatsu) as its patron deity. The temple stands on the site of Jōkō-ji Renge-in which was founded either at the end of the Heian period or the beginning of the Kamakura period and burnt down during the wars of the Sengoku period. The first abbot Zeshin Kawahara (1896 - 1977) was instructed through a spiritual communication by Kōen to restore Jōkō-ji Renge-in, which he accomplished in 1930 and renamed it Renge-in Tanjō-ji ("Birth Temple") in honor of the fact that it stands on the birthplace of Kōen.
Addresses
Main Temple: 2288 Tsuiji, Tamana, Kumamoto 865-0065
Oku-no-in: 1512-77 Tsuiji, Tamana, Kumamoto 865-0065
The temple consists of the Main Temple and the Oku-no-in, or the Inner Temple, which is located 2.5 miles north of the Main Temple on Mt. Shōdai.
Abbots
Zeshin Kawahara (1930 - 1977): born in 1896
Shin-nyo Kawahara (1977 - 1992): born in 1926, former abbot of Tōmyō-ji in Saga Prefecture
Eishō Kawahara (1992 - ): born in 1952, also former abbot of Tōmyō-ji
Annual Events
At the temple, the 13th of each month is a festive day and the 3rd and the 23rd subsidiary festive days, and services are held on these days. A service comprises the reciting of Adhyardhaśatikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (理趣経, Rishu-kyō) by the monks and various sutras designated for the lay devotees in Shingon Buddhism by the monks along with the devotees followed by a lecture by the abbot. The 13th of June is set apart as the day of the Great Festival to commemorate the death of Kōen. On the night of the 12th, the marching of the devotees from the Oku-no-in to the Main Temple with lanterns in hand, known as the Descent of the Dragon Fire (龍火下り, Ryūbi-kudari), takes place; a special service is held early next morning.
A Kudoku-gyō (功徳行, Merit-accumulating Practice) is provided once a month in the Five-story Pagoda at the Oku-no-in, where also is held the Great Autumn Festival on November 3 and the Joya-no-kane Service in which the Great Brahma Bell is rung repeatedly on December 31.
Patron Deity
Mahābodhisattva Kōen is venerated as the patron deity. Kōen (皇円) was a Tendai monk in the latter part of the Heian period. Since he was said to have died on June 13, 1169, it is assumed that he was born in 1074.
Kōen was born in Tsuji, Tamana-shō in Higo Province as a great-great-grandson of Kampaku Fujiwara no Michikane (藤原道兼). His father was Fujiwara no Shigekane (藤原重兼), governor of Buzen Province. In his teens, he took the novice's ordination with Kōgaku (皇覚), a master of Sugiu School (椙生流), at Mt. Hiei, and studied Exoteric Buddhism under him. He furthered his education by studying Esoteric Buddhism with Jōen (成円). He started going by the name of Kōen around this time by taking a Chinese character from each of his masters' names. He lived in Kudoku-in on Mt. Hiei and became known as the Acharya of Higo (肥後阿闍梨, Higo Ajari). Hōnen who founded Jōdo-shū, a major school of Pure Land Buddhism, was ordained under Kōen in his last years and became his disciple.
He was also a noted scholar known for his erudition. He wrote Fusō Ryakki (扶桑略記, A Concise History of Japan) which is considered Japan's first chronicle detailing the events (mainly related to Buddhism) from the reign of Emperor Jimmu to that of Emperor Horikawa in the chronological order.
The actual circumstances of his death are unknown. According to the biographies of Hōnen written in the latter part of the Kamakura period, on June 13, 1169, Kōen commenced tantric practice in the form of a draconic deity in Sakuraga-ike Pond in Enshū. Sakuraga Pond is an actual dammed lake in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Timeline
1298 Jōkō-ji of Higo Province is mentioned in the Tōmyō-ji Document.
1581 Destroyed during a war
1929 In the early morning of December 10, Zeshin Kawahara receives a spiritual communication from Kōen ordering him to restore Renge-in.
1930 The Provisionary Main Hall completed on March 21.
1937 The Acharya Hall (阿闍梨堂, Ajari-dō) completed.
1940 The Circular Stone Gate completed.
1950 The World Peace Hall (世界平和祈念大願堂, Sekai-heiwa-kinen-daigan-dō) completed.
1966 The present Main Hall is completed.
1977 The Great Brahma Bell of Oku-no-in (大梵鐘, Daibonshō) is cast.
1978 Oku-no-in was founded on Mt. Shōdai on November 3. The Opening Ceremony performed.
1997 The Opening Ceremony for the Five-story Pagoda.
2005 From April 10 through 14th, the 14th Dalai Lama visits to perform the World Peace Homa Ceremony at the Main Temple and to lecture at the Oku-no-in.
2011 The Great South Gate is completed on May 23. The Opening Ceremony thereof as well as the Awakening Rite for the Four Heavenly Kings statues were performed.
History
Foundation to Destruction
In the Middle Ages, a temple called Jōkō-ji stood on the site of the present Main Temple of Renge-in Tanjō-ji. The Higo Chronicle written in the Edo period states that Taira no Shigemori ordered the construction of Jōkō-ji along with two five-ring stupas (五輪塔), the Great South Gate, and a nunnery named Myōshō-ji (妙性寺). Since Shigemori, who was the eldest son of Taira no Kiyomori, was born in 1138 and died in 1179, Jōkō-ji seems to have been built during the last decades of the Heian period. However, the statement in the Higo Chronicle cannot be supported by surviving contemporary documents.
The oldest document which mentions Jōkō-ji is the Tōmyō-ji Document written in 1298 in the Kamakura period, in which it is stated that "Jōkō-ji of Higo Province was privately built by Shramana Ekū." Although we cannot determine that the "Jōkō-ji of Higo Province" mentioned there is indeed the Jōkō-ji Renge-in of Taira no Shigemori mentioned in the Higo Chronicle or that the former succeeded the latter, it is safe to assume that Jōkō-ji was built either at the end of the Heian period or the beginning of the Kamakura period.
An excavation in the 1960s at the site of the present Main Hall revealed several Buddhist instruments from the Kamakura period. Therefore, it is conjectured that the Main Hall of Jōkō-ji also once stood there or near the site. These objects, designated Municipal Cultural Properties of Tamana in 2008, are on exhibit at Renge-in Tanjō-ji.
According to the old documents of Saidai-ji from the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period, it is unquestionable that Jōkō-ji continued to exist from 1290 at least up to 1478. Since the temple no longer existed in the Edo period, it seems reasonable to suppose that it was destroyed during the wars of the Sengoku period. However, no document thus far has been discovered to corroborate this conjecture.
Restoration to Present
In the first years of the Shōwa period, there were only a few houses, fields, and little woods scattered around on the former site of Jōkō-ji. These woods were believed by the locals to be haunted by a wrathful spirit, and, in 1929, Zeshin Kawahara, a psychic from the neighboring city of Arao, was sought out for his psychic abilities to appease the spirit.
In the early morning of December 10, while reciting sutras in a shanty on the former site of Jōkō-ji, he heard a voice telling him "I am the Acharya Kōen who, 760 years ago from now, was granted a draconic form at Sakuraga Pond in Enshū. Now with my wishes being fulfilled, I grant thee the merit. Rebuild Renge-in for the sake of the salvation of all people." Although Zeshin, who was 34 years old at the time, had never heard either of Kōen or Sakuraga Pond, convinced of the gravity of the spiritual communication, he immediately commenced the restoration of the temple. Aided by the local villagers, a small Main Hall was completed by next March. In the following years, the Acharya Hall, the Dining Hall (食堂), and the Visitors' Center were added. The temple thus restored was named Renge-in Tanjō-ji ("Birth Temple") in honor of Mahābodhisattva Kōen's birthplace on which it stands. The small Main Hall was renovated into the Daigan-dō (大願堂) in 1950, which, in turn, was transformed to the present Main Hall of reinforced concrete in 1966. Thus Zeshin successfully fulfilled Kōen's command; his psychic power as a Mahasiddha was further strengthened over the years due to his innate spiritual abilities and strenuous training, which he applied, under Kōen's protection, for the salvation of the distressed. As the result, the number of devotees gradually increased all over the country.
Upon Zeshin's passing in 1977, Shin-nyo Kawahara took over as abbot. November 3, 1978 saw the Opening Celebration of the Oku-no-in on Mt. Shōdai, which had been under construction at the wish of the former abbot, making Renge-in more accessible not only to the devotees but also to all visitors. As a practitioner of Fuse-gyō (布施行, Almsgiving Practice), he started to support Cambodian refugees. Based on this experience, he founded the nonprofit organization Association for Renge-in Tanjō-ji International Cooperation (ARTIC for short), devoted to providing the needy all around the globe with humanitarian aids. He also founded the Committee for Raising Parent-caring Children, and advocated and encouraged a closer relationship between the parent and the child by inviting elementary and middle school students all over Japan to submit poems on their mothers. The Naikan Institute, where domestic as well as international visitors can practice Naikan (guiding in English is available), was also established during his abbotship.
Eishō Kawahara succeeded Shin-nyo in 1992 and became the abbot as the Third Restorer. Through the ARTIC, he has expanded the temple's humanitarian activities in more various countries such as Sri Lanka, Tibet, and Myanmar. Domestically, he sent teams of volunteers during the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995 and the Great East Japan earthquake of 2011. The 14th Dalai Lama was invited in 2005 to perform the World Peace Homa Ceremony at the Main Temple and to give a lecture at the Oku-no-in. The wooden Five-story Pagoda was completed in 1997 and the Great South Gate in 2011, both using traditional architectural techniques. The Awakening Rite for the statues of the Four Heavenly Kings, works by the Busshi Tsukumo Imamura housed in the Great South Gate, was performed simultaneously with the Opening Ceremony for the Gate.
References
External links
Renge-in Tanjō-ji official website
Oku-no-in homepage
ARTIC official website
Naikan Institute
Buddhist temples in Kumamoto Prefecture
Shingon Ritsu temples
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise%20Barbacena
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Denise Barbacena
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Denise Ysabel Barbacena (born November 2, 1994) is a Filipino actress, singer, comedienne, and popularly known as finalist of the first season of the reality show, Protégé: The Battle For The Big Break, a reality search contest, created by GMA Network as an official protégé of Gloc-9.
She is best known for her collaborations with Gloc-9, such as "Hari ng Tondo" and "Dapat Tama". As an actress, she appears in the gag show Bubble Gang as well as other television series such as A1 Ko Sa 'Yo, Legally Blind and Little Nanay. In film, she became part of the main cast of 1st ko si 3rd.
Career
In 2011, Barbacena became a contestant for the talent search show Protégé: The Battle For The Big Break of GMA Network where she represented Mega Manila. Barbacena was chosen by of Gloc 9 to be his protégé in the said television show. She made it to the finals after singing "Pag-ibig Ko'y Pansinin," which was originally recorded by Faith Cuneta. After being eliminated on November 6, 2011, she landed on the eighth place.
Barbacena was featured in Gloc 9's song "Hari ng Tondo." It was used as a theme song for the 2011 film Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story and their collaboration won the Best Theme Song in the 60th FAMAS Awards. Another collaboration with Gloc 9 happened in 2013 as they were tapped by GMA News and Public Affairs to do "Dapat Tama," an advocacy campaign jingle for public awareness during mid-term Philippine elections in 2013. In 2014, the campaign including the music video of "Dapat Tama" gained merit honors in the 49th Anvil Awards given by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines under the category Public Relations Programs in a Sustained Basis. For winning the Anvil Awards, the Philippine House of Representatives adopted resolution number 1694 commending the achievement of the "Dapat Tama" campaign.
In 2013, Barbacena joined the cast of Bubble Gang where she had done many comedy skits including spoofing Yaya Dub, the character of Maine Mendoza in "Kalyeserye." Incidentally, in 2017, Barbacena recorded the singles "Aking Tadhana" and "To Be Yours, I'm Destined" for the original soundtrack of Destined to Be Yours, which top billed by Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards. In the pilot episode of Destined to be Yours in February 2017, "Aking Tadhana" topped the iTunes PH list of songs.
She also starred in the comedy series A1 Ko Sa 'Yo in 2016. Barbacena was included in the main cast of the indie film 1st ko si 3rd making her film debut.
Personal life
Aside from singing, Barbacena also plays a piano as a hidden talent, and also a comedian.
Discography
Singles
"Hari Ng Tondo" - from the original soundtrack of Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story
"Dapat Tama" (ft. Gloc-9) - GMA Network campaign jingle for Philippine elections of 2013
"Papel" (ft. Joey Ayala & Gloc9 a song finalist for PhilPop Music Festival 2013)
"Aking Tadhana" and "To Be Yours, I'm Destined" from the original soundtrack of Destined to be Yours
"My Jagiya" (with Janno Gibbs) - from the original soundtrack of My Korean Jagiya
"Last Thing I'd Do" - local soundtrack of About Time
"Aking Mundo" - from the original soundtrack of Bolera
"Akin Na 'To" - from the original soundtrack of Abot-Kamay na Pangarap
Filmography
Television
Film
Awards and nominations
See also
Gloc-9
References
External links
1994 births
Living people
Universal Records (Philippines) artists
21st-century Filipino women singers
Filipino women rappers
Singers from Manila
Actresses from Manila
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Protégé (TV series) participants
GMA Network personalities
Filipino women comedians
Comedians from Manila
Filipino sketch comedians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege%20of%20Middelburg%20%281572%E2%80%931574%29
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Siege of Middelburg (1572–1574)
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The siege of Middelburg (1572–1574) lasted over a year during the Eighty Years' War. A Dutch rebel army with the support of the English laid siege to Middelburg, which was being held by Spanish forces under Cristóbal de Mondragón, on 4 November 1572. The Spanish held out and only capitulated on 18 February 1574, when news arrived that a relief effort to save Middelburg was defeated at Rimmerswiel.
Background
Philip II of Spain had inherited the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands upon his accession, but his policies soon led to local discontent. By 1568, William I of Orange, stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht, and other noblemen were dissatisfied with Spanish rule in the Netherlands. A series of revolts emerged against the Spanish authorities, mainly caused by religious and economic impositions on the Dutch population who also sought to end the harsh rule of the Spanish Duke of Alba, governor-general of the Netherlands. The Dutch rebels hoped to expel Alba and his Spanish troops from the country and as a result hostilities increased, leading to the Eighty Years' War.
In April 1572, the Sea Beggars, Dutch rebels captured Brielle which caused a sensation, and a chain reaction of events took place especially on Walcheren island. After Brielle had been captured, this soon led to the seizure of the town of Flushing. Other cities in the province of Zeeland soon joined the rebels, and by mid-1572 only Arnemuiden and Middelburg, on the island of Walcheren, and Goes, on the island of Zuid-Beveland, remained under Spanish control. All of these would be besieged by the Dutch forces under William of Orange, with the support of English troops sent by Elizabeth I.
The rebels wreaked havoc by looting properties and torching churches with many of the villages on the island falling into their hands, and also towns like Arnemuiden and Veere were handed over by the inhabitants sympathetic to the rebel cause.
During the uprising Middelburg still had a strong Spanish garrison and at the end of April 1572 an attempted assault was made consisting of around 1100 Dutch rebels led by Jerome Tseraerts. Due to a lack of resources and support they pulled back after a day of suffering losses where they then resorted to looting the outside of the city. In June another attempt was made again, this time by only a hundred Dutch rebels. Led by Bernard Nicholas the storming attempt was successful as the outer defenses were seized but soon after a sortie by the garrison managed to drive the Dutch out. Middelburg was not yet besieged and the Spanish were able to supply the city without any hindrance. On 4 November nearly 1500 Dutch and English under Jerome Tseraerts and , who just returned from the failed siege of Goes, arrived on the island of Walcheren and then made plans to besiege Middelburg.
Siege
The waterways around the city were soon blocked, which soon caused supplies to run low for the Middelburg inhabitants. The rebels included an English regiment under Thomas Morgan, a few Scots ensigns, and a number of untrained recruits from England.
Tseraerts was commissioned to be Lieutenant-Governor of the whole of the island of Walcheren if he succeeded in his task of taking the city. The rebels soon appeared at the castle of Westhoven, located on the east of the city, Tseraerts led an assault which it captured, then plundered an abbey and then set it on fire. The governor of Walcheren, Antoine of Burgundy, wrote repeatedly to the Duke of Alba, Governor of the Netherlands, on behalf of Philip II of Spain to report on the situation in the city which was becoming increasingly difficult with the siege. Alba ordered Cristóbal de Mondragón to go to Middelburg and destroy the Anglo-Dutch siege positions and restore the supply lines. Mondragón meanwhile was to take over the administration of the city itself and as a result Antoine of Burgundy stepped down to become the mayor of Middelburg.
In early December Sancho d'Avila arrived from Antwerp, the Duke of Alba, ordered him to send reinforcements by sea. He assembled a fleet at Breskens and hoped to capture Flushing from the Beggars and seize the waterways in Walcheren from the rebels. D'Avila also sent some companies via land to Middelburg and managed to supply the city. He was on his way to Flushing but was intercepted and defeated there by Lieven Keersmaker losing five ships.
1573
At the beginning of 1573 the Dutch managed to capture the castle at Popkensburg, just outside the northern part of Middelburg. Meanwhile, within the city walls food shortages were strongly felt as the bitter winter lasted. As well as the population suffering, the Spanish soldiers too had very little in terms of consumption. People in the city that were of little use, such as paupers and people dying of disease, were left outside to save food. In late July after the failure to relieve Haarlem William of Orange took over proceedings from Tseraerts.
On 5 August the nearby was assaulted and captured by the Dutch and English led by Jacobus Schotte and gradually the strong points were being conquered one by one. Around Christmas the food shortage was so dire that between 1000 and 1500 civilians and soldiers died by the end of the year.
1574
The situation was desperate in January 1574 with Middelburg still besieged, the Duke of Alba was recalled by the Spanish king and was replaced by Don Luis de Requesens. De Requesens ordered the relief of Middelburg and he assembled a fleet of seventy ships under Julian Romero at Bergen op Zoom in addition from Antwerp, Sancho d'Avila with a hundred ships would join Romero. The operation however was a fiasco; they departed but before they even got to Middelburg they were set upon by the Sea Beggars who boarded all sides of the ships. Not one ship managed to make it to Middelburg and this was a huge blow to the Spanish.
In early February, the city for at least twelve days had no food; Mondragón sent several messengers to Requesens, but never got an answer back because the messengers with letters were intercepted. On 4 February Mondragón received a personal message from William of Orange; he had to surrender the city within four days. Meanwhile, to add to Mondragón's woes there was a bigger influx of Dutch, English, and Scots troops who now surrounded the city.
Capitulation
The hardened Mondragón refused to surrender and as a sign he set fire to a few houses and sent a messenger to William to let him know that dozens of locations in the city would be set on fire and he would go down fighting. William of Orange came up with a compromise and proposed a negotiation in Fort Rammekens with the conditions; an honorable capitulation and a 'retreat' with arms & colors. Mondragón was now concerned about the inhabitants given the light of recent events of which he was fully aware of the Spanish massacres of the populaces of Haarlem, Naarden, and Zutphen ordered by the Duke of Alba. He pleaded with the Prince that the inhabitants and the clergy were not to be harmed, and when this was agreed both William of Orange and Mondragón signed a transfer on 18 February. On 23 February the now ill-fed poorly-equipped Spanish garrison left the city of Middelburg along with the Catholic clergy.
Aftermath
With the surrender of Middelburg, the whole of the island of Walcheren, which commands the two mouths of the Scheldt, was finally lost to the Dutch and English. The town of Leiden, which had been invested by the Spanish since November 1573, still held out for William of Orange. Mondragón took his defeated and later mutinous army to Beveland and the following year he captured Duiveland and then took Zierikzee. After the siege was over Jacobus Schotte was rewarded by William of Orange and was appointed mayor of Middelburg.
George Gascoigne an English soldier-poet who took part in the siege received a 300 gulden above his pay by William for his part in the Spanish surrender.
Observing the capitulation Gascoigne wrote a poem:
Notes
References
(Dutch)
Sieges involving the Dutch Republic
Sieges involving Spain
Sieges involving England
1572 in Europe
1573 in Europe
1574 in Europe
Conflicts in 1572
Conflicts in 1573
Conflicts in 1574
Siege of Middelburg (1572-1574)
Siege of Middelburg (1572-1574)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Tamil%20films%20of%202014
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List of Tamil films of 2014
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This is a list of Tamil language films produced in the Tamil cinema in India that were released in 2014.
Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainment Tax Act 1939 on 27 September 2011, Gross jumped to 130 per cent of Nett for films with non-Tamil titles and U certificates as well. Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 82.97 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.
Box office collection
The highest-grossing Kollywood films released in 2014, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.
Top film lists
Critics
The Hindu listed a list of their top 20 films in December 2014, revealing the following ventures "stood out": Appuchi Gramam, Arima Nambi, Burma, Goli Soda, Inam, Jeeva, Jigarthanda, Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam, Madras, Nedunchaalai, Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe, Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum, Pisaasu, Poriyaalan, Saivam, Thegidi, Thirudan Police, Vaayai Moodi Pesavum, Velaiyilla Pattathari.
Sify.com listed their pick of top 15 films in December 2014, "purely based on the content and quality of the films": Cuckoo, Goli Soda, Inam, Jeeva, Jigarthanda, Kaaviya Thalaivan, Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam, Madras, Mundasupatti, Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum, Pisaasu, Saivam, Sathuranga Vettai, Thegidi, Vaayai Moodi Pesavum.
Indiaglitz.com picked a list of 12 film which were "appreciated well for its content and also made profits for everyone, who involved in the trade": Aranmanai, Arima Nambi, Goli Soda, Jigarthanda, Kaththi, Madras, Mundasupatti, Naaigal Jaakirathai, Sathuranga Vettai, Thegidi, Veeram, Velaiyilla Pattathari, Yaamirukka Bayamey.
Released films
January - June
July - December
Awards
Notable deaths
References
Tamil
2014
Tamil
2010s Tamil-language films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Cant%C3%B3n
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José Cantón
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José Cantón Landazuri (23 March 1937 – 13 November 2013) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Basauri, Biscay, Cantón played for CD Basconia, Racing de Santander, CD San Fernando (two spells), CF Reus Deportiu, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Cádiz CF during an 18-year senior career. He played in Segunda División with the second, third and last clubs, competing with the remaining in the lower leagues.
Later life and death
Cantón worked as a manager after retiring, exclusively at amateur level, He died on 13 November 2013 in San Fernando, Cádiz, at the age of 76.
References
External links
1937 births
2013 deaths
People from Basauri
Footballers from Biscay
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Segunda División players
Tercera División players
CD Basconia footballers
Racing de Santander players
CD San Fernando players
CF Reus Deportiu players
Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
Cádiz CF players
Spanish football managers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20L.%20Douglas
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Paul L. Douglas
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Paul L. Douglas (1927–2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Nebraska Attorney General from 1975 until his resignation in 1984.
Early life and education
Douglas was born on September 19, 1927, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served two years during World War II, and later in the Korean War. Douglas attended Augustana University and the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Career as prosecutor and state attorney general
Douglas was a local prosecutor in Lancaster County, Nebraska, until he was elected state attorney general in 1974. As a local prosecutor, Douglas was part of the prosecution team on the Charles Starkweather case. He took office as state AG in 1975, and was re-elected in 1978 and in 1982.
In 1984, Douglas was impeached by the Nebraska Legislature for "allegedly lying about his dealings with an insolvent bank (Commonwealth Savings Company of Lincoln) and failing to investigate the institution". He was the only Nebraska official impeached in the 20th century. In accordance with the Nebraska Constitution, the Nebraska Supreme Court conducted the impeachment trial; in a per curiam ruling issued in May 1984, the court found him not guilty, allowing him to remain in office.
Douglas was indicted in June 1984, and was tried in Lancaster County District Court. On December 14, 1984, he was acquitted of obstruction of governmental operations (a misdemeanor) but convicted of perjury (a felony). His law license was then suspended, and he resigned as state attorney general on December 27, 1984. Douglas maintained his innocence and said he would appeal the conviction, but said he resigned because he had always taken the position that an elected official should resign if convicted of a felony, saying, "I see no reason why it should not apply to me." His perjury conviction was overturned by the Nebraska Supreme Court in May 1986.
Subsequent career
Douglas resumed his career as a lawyer, practicing as a sole practitioner in Lincoln, Nebraska, until his death. Among his clients were some Gage County officials sued in the Beatrice Six case. He died in Lincoln, on November 5, 2012, at the age of 85.
Personal life
Douglas was married and was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Lincoln.
References
1927 births
2012 deaths
American perjurers
Impeached state attorneys general in the United States
Nebraska Attorneys General
Nebraska lawyers
Nebraska Republicans
Politicians from Lincoln, Nebraska
Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Military personnel from South Dakota
Nebraska politicians convicted of crimes
20th-century American lawyers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Channing%20Sanborn
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Victor Channing Sanborn
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Victor Channing Sanborn (April 24, 1867 – January 13, 1921) was an American genealogist whose documentation of the Sanborn line and other genealogical studies continue to be reliable source material.
Early years
Victor Channing Sanborn was born in Concord, Massachusetts to Louisa ( Leavitt) and Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, and was named in honor of the poet Ellery Channing. He was prepared for college in the public schools of Concord, graduating from high school at the age of sixteen, but due to poor health was prevented from entering Harvard College as planned. In 1885, however, he spent a term as an unmatriculated student at Cornell University.
Professional life
On January 1, 1886, Sanborn began office work in Omaha, Nebraska, for the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad under the auditor of freight and passenger account. After a few months he was promoted to the passenger department, and for two years served as secretary to P.S. Eustis, general passenger agent.
In 1888, Eustis was transferred to Chicago to take charge of the passenger department of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and Sanborn went with him as his secretary. Two years later, Victor Sanborn was promoted to assistant clerk, and two years after that to chief clerk. He resigned January 1, 1898, and engaged in the real estate business in Chicago, entering the office of Clarance A. Burley. As an attorney involved in real estate, Clarence Burley's goal was to help re-build Chicago following the Great Fire, having watched his family-home burn. Burley and Sanborn were eventually partners in this real estate venture. Although Sanborn remained engaged in the business of real estate for the remainder of his life as an agent with The Kenilworth Company, he received from his father an interest in genealogy.
The Sanborn Genealogical Association was formed in 1853 for the purpose of compiling a family history. The Recording Secretary, Dr. Nathan Sanborn, first published his research in 1856 in the New England Historic Genealogical Register. This article, also published in pamphlet form, was one of the earliest American genealogies printed. Dr. Sanborn died in 1858 and his records were given to the SGA's President, Dyer H. Sanborn, who continued research and extensive correspondence until his death in 1871.
Victor Sanborn became interested in continuing this research. By the age of seventeen, Sanborn had searched the Hampton Falls and Exeter, New Hampshire records, laying the foundation for a book on the Samborne - Sanborn Genealogy in an article for The New England Historical and Genealogical Register of July 1885, when he was eighteen. The first edition of his book, The Genealogy of the Family of Samborne or Sanborn in England and America, 1194-1898, was published in 1887 when Sanborn was twenty years old, receiving favorable reviews from the beginning, including one in The Nation stating, "This is one of those stupendous volumes peculiar to this country, which are without a parallel elsewhere."
Sanborn's continued research and refinement of the Sanborn genealogical record took him to England and the European continent in 1895 and again in 1913, resulting in a source which remains foremost in the study of this family's history into the early twentieth century, and one of the best family genealogies in existence. Sanborn also wrote an authoritative work on his ancestors Stephen Bachiler and Thomas Leavitt.
Victor Sanborn was a member of the New Hampshire Historical Society, the Chicago Historical Society, the Lincolnshire (England) Record Society, and various literary, social, and athletic organizations in Chicago.
Personal life
On May 28, 1891, Sanborn married Louise Wilkinson Kirkland, daughter of author Joseph Kirkland and granddaughter of author Caroline Kirkland; they remained in the Chicago area, building a home in Kenilworth, Illinois in 1900. The couple volunteered actively in local concerns, Victor serving as President of the Village and President of the Kenilworth Club, and Louise as Kenilworth Historical Society President. The Sanborns had at least one son who died in infancy and two daughters who survived through adulthood.
Victor Channing Sanborn died January 13, 1921 of pneumonia, following a short illness. He was fifty-three years old. It seems that while there are grave markers for Victor and Louise in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, these are only memorials and the location of their true burial is Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
Works
Sanborn family in the United States, and a brief sketch of life of John B. Sanborn, 1887 is online at
Notes on the English Ancestry of the Following American Families: Samborne or Sanborn; Bachiler or Batcheller; Blake; Levet, Lovet, Leavitt; Kirtland or Kirkland, 1894, is online at
American and English Sambornes, 1895, is online at
The First Sambornes of Hampton in New Hampshire, 1897, is online at
Genealogy of the family of Samborne or Sanborn in England and America, 1194-1898 (Volume 1), Privately printed for the author by the Rumford Press, Concord, N.H.,1899, is online at
Genealogy of the family of Samborne or Sanborn in England and America, 1194-1898 (Volume 2), Privately printed for the author by the Rumford Press, Concord, N.H.,1899, is online at
Stephen Bachiler and the Plough company of 1630, 1903, is online at
An Unforgiven Puritan — Biography of Rev. Stephen Bachiler, 1903, is online at
Thomas Levet of Exeter and Hampton, New Hampshire, 1913, is online at
The Lincolnshire Origin of Some Exeter Settlers, 1914, is online at
The English Ancestry of the American Sanborns: A Supplement to the Samborne-Sanborn Genealogy, 1916, is online at
The Grantees and Settlement of Hampton, New Hampshire, 1917, is online at
See also
Franklin Benjamin Sanborn
Thomas Parker Sanborn
References
External links
The Significance of Being Frank: the Life and Times of Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, by Tom Foran Clark
Franklin Benjamin Sanborn Papers, 1845–1936, Concord Free Public Library, Concord, Massachusetts
1867 births
1921 deaths
19th-century American people
18th-century American people
People from Concord, Massachusetts
Deaths from pneumonia in Illinois
American genealogists
People from Kenilworth, Illinois
Historians from Massachusetts
Historians from Illinois
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royden%20Lam
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Royden Lam
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Royden Lam (Chinese:林鼎智; born 8 September 1975) is a darts player from Hong Kong.
Career
Royden Lam is best known as a soft tip darts player but also plays steel tip darts. In 2009 he won the Hong Kong Open by beating Liu Cheng from China in the final. In 2010, he lost in the final of the Japan Open to Kyle Anderson and in the quarter-finals of the Asia Pacific Cup to Morihiro Hashimoto. In 2011, he almost managed to qualify for the PDC World Championship, but was defeated by Scott MacKenzie 4–3 in the final of the Chinese qualifier.
In 2013, Lam registered for PDC Qualifying School and earned a Tour Card on the final day. However, he only played in three events during the year which included a 5–3 first round loss against Wayne Jones in the UK Open.
Lam qualified for the 2014 World Championship by whitewashing Deng Yin 5–0 in the final of the Chinese qualifier. He beat world number 65 Gino Vos 4–1 in the preliminary round, before losing by three sets to one against Wes Newton in the first round. Lam made his debut in the World Cup of Darts in June as he represented Hong Kong with Scott MacKenzie. They defeated Norway 5–2 in the first round to face Australia in the second round. Lam lost his singles match against Simon Whitlock, before MacKenzie saw off Paul Nicholson to mean a doubles match was required to settle the tie, which Hong Kong were whitewashed in 4–0.
In the 2015 World Cup, Lam and MacKenzie caused a couple of shocks. First they defeated Wales' Mark Webster and Jamie Lewis 5–3. Lam then beat Ireland's William O'Connor 4–1, but MacKenzie lost 4–3 to Connie Finnan meaning a doubles match was needed to settle the tie which Hong Kong won 4–3 to reach the quarter-finals. However, the Scottish number two seeds of Gary Anderson and Peter Wright proved a step too far as they won both their singles matches 4–2 to eliminate Hong Kong.
In the 2016 World Cup, the Hong Kong pair lost to Ireland 5–4 in the first round. Lam won the Malaysian Open by beating Mark Jumin in the final and the same opponent defeated him in the semi-finals of the South Asian Qualifier for the 2017 World Championship. Lam claimed a two-year PDC Tour Card for 2017 and 2018 when he beat José de Sousa 5–2 in the last round on the second day of Q School and said he would continue to play a mix of events in Asia and Britain. Lam and new teammate Kai Fan Leung were eliminated in the first round of the 2017 World Cup 5–3 by Russia.
World Championship results
PDC
2014: First round (lost to Wes Newton 1–3)
2019: First round (lost to Danny Noppert 0–3)
2022: First round (lost to Keane Barry 2–3)
References
External links
Player profile on darts database
1975 births
Living people
Hong Kong darts players
Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders
PDC World Cup of Darts team Hong Kong
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emal%20Pasarly
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Emal Pasarly
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Emal Pasarly is the multimedia editor for BBC.
Personal life
Emal Pasarly was born in the northern province of Kunduz, Afghanistan, to an upper-middle-class family. As a result of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, his family migrated to neighboring Pakistan. He moved to London in 1993 and began working with the BBC World Service in 1996. He is the son of a well-known Afghan poet Mohammad Seddiq Pasarly, and the brother of classic writer Asadullah Ghazanfar, journalists Esmat Sarwan, Ajmal Pasarly and Nazo Pasarly (now Nazo Essa). He married his wife Fareba in 2003 in London and has two children.
Journalism
Pasarly has been working for the BBC for almost 20 years. He has interviewed a number of well known Afghan and international politicians and opposition figures including David Miliband, a former British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for South Shields from 2001 to 2013, and was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2007 to 2010. His other notable interviews were with Mullah Omar, the leader of the Afghan Taliban movement who controlled Afghanistan from 1994 to 2001 before they were driven out by American and allied forces. Pasarly has interviewed the secretive one-eyed leader Mullah Omar three times by phone in four- or five-minute conversations that were recorded on the spot without prior arrangement. The last such conversation took place late in 2001, after US B-52 bombers had started pounding Taliban-controlled areas. Pasarly later told an Aljazeera reporter about his experience of interviewing Mullah Omar. "The impression I was left with is that he either does not understand the nuances of issues, or that he is too smart and does not want to give clues on his inner thoughts".
Writing
Pasarly also writes fiction in Pashto; he is the author of several books including three novels, 11 collections of short stories, a collection of plays and 6 non-fiction book about online journalism including the History of Afghan cricket. Before joining the BBC Pasarly was the editor of a monthly magazine called DEWA, for Pashto literature in London.
References
External links
BBC Blog.
Asian Cricket council
Afghan literature site which has Emal's bio
Emal Pasarly speaks at London's Frontline Club,2013
Aljazeera quotes Pasarly on Mullah Omar
British Afghan women society mentions Emal Pasarly’s experience on Bilingualism
Head of council for Helmand's tribal elders tells BBC Pashto's Emal Pasarly about the frustrations of local residents.
Emal Pasarly on Afghanistan YouTube ban
Pasarly on Mullah Omar
Pasarly discuses Afghan corruption case
Pasarly talks about Honour killing in Afghanistan
Journalist profile
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/19/afghanistan-cricket-world-cup-guide-game-plan-key-player-and-prediction
1974 births
Living people
Afghan journalists
Afghan television journalists
Afghan television presenters
BBC newsreaders and journalists
Afghan emigrants to England
Afghan expatriates in Pakistan
People from Kunduz Province
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard%20Wetters
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Howard Wetters
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Howard J. Wetters is a former Democratic politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing northern Bay County for most of the 1990s. Wetters also unsuccessfully ran for Bay County Clerk in 2012, challenging the incumbent Cynthia A. Luczak.
References
Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
People from Bay County, Michigan
Michigan State University alumni
Living people
1952 births
20th-century American politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel%20Alonso%20Raya
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Miguel Alonso Raya
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Agustín Miguel Alonso Raya (born 28 August 1954) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD.He served as Deputy of both the LIX and LXII Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Guanajuato.
References
1954 births
Living people
Politicians from Guanajuato
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Guanajuato
Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
People from Salvatierra, Guanajuato
21st-century Mexican politicians
Universidad Iberoamericana alumni
20th-century Mexican politicians
Deputies of the LIII Legislature of Mexico
Deputies of the LVII Legislature of Mexico
Deputies of the LIX Legislature of Mexico
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Workers' Socialist Party (Mexico) politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma%20Convention%20Centre
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Dodoma Convention Centre
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The Dodoma Convention Centre is a convention centre in the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma. It was inaugurated by President Jakaya Kikwete on 9 July 2015.
References
External links
Convention centres in Tanzania
Buildings and structures in Dodoma
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19%20You%20%2B%20Me
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19 You + Me
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"19 You + Me" is the debut single by American country music duo Dan + Shay. It was released in October 2013 as the first single from their debut album for Warner Bros. Nashville. The album, Where It All Began, was released on April 1, 2014. The song was written by Dan + Shay and Danny Orton. It received 59 adds in its first week at country radio, becoming the most added debut single of 2013.
"19 You + Me" peaked at numbers 7 and 11 on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts respectively. It also reached outside the top 40 of the Hot 100 at number 42. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 720,000 units in the United States as of October 2014. It received similar chart success in Canada, reaching number 23 on the Country chart and number 47 on the Canadian Hot 100.
Critical reception
The song received a positive review from Taste of Country which praised the "warm details" and "emotion." It said that "young artists aren't often able to tell stories as effectively as those with a little more age, but Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney can count on vivid lyrics to help them through." It went on to say that "the instrumentation is country with pop leanings" and "they add some missing sensitivity to the current landscape."
Music video
The music video was directed by Brian Lazzaro and shot in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in which they mention Myrtle Beach in the song. Some of the locations they shot at were the Fun Plaza arcade on Ocean Blvd and the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk.
Commercial performance
"19 You + Me" debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of October 26, 2013. It also debuted at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 9, 2013. The song debuted at number 96 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of January 18, 2014. As of October 2014, the song has sold 720,000 copies in the United States. On December 17, 2015, the song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.
"19 You + Me" was certified Platinum by Music Canada in August 2023.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2013 songs
2013 debut singles
Dan + Shay songs
Warner Records singles
Songs written by Danny Orton
Songs written by Shay Mooney
Songs written by Dan Smyers
Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha%20Berenice%20%C3%81lvarez%20Tovar
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Martha Berenice Álvarez Tovar
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Martha Berenice Álvarez Tovar (born 24 December 1975) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PAN. As of 2013 she served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Michoacán.
References
1975 births
Living people
Politicians from Michoacán
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Michoacán
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohd%20Idris%20Jusi
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Mohd Idris Jusi
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Datuk Mohd Idris Jusi is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the Member of Parliament for the Batu Pahat constituency in the state of Johor for one term from 2013 to 2018.
Personal life
He was born in Sungai Dulang, Rengit. He received his primary and religious education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sg Tongkang and his secondary education at Batu Pahat High School.
Career
Before he served as a member of parliament, he was the Assistant Director of National Civics Bureau or Biro Tata Negara (BTN) after worked as a teacher formerly.
Politics
In the 2013 general election, he contested for the Batu Pahat parliamentary seat and defeated former Deputy Minister of Education Mohd Puad Zarkashi with a majority of 1,732 votes. He was dropped as candidate by PKR in the 2018 general election.
Election results
Honours
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Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1994)
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Companion I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1995)
References
Living people
People from Batu Pahat
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
21st-century Malaysian politicians
1945 births
Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Kaser
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Michael Kaser
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Michael Kaser (2 May 1926 – 15 November 2021) was a British economist who specialised on Central and Eastern Europe and the USSR and its successor states. He was Reader Emeritus in Economics at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, and a Fellow of Templeton College, Oxford. He was also Honorary Professor in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham. In a trio of books published between 1965 and 1970 Kaser presented a detailed picture of the workings of the socialist planned economies at enterprise, national and international levels. His work sought to apply Keynesian economic theory to the analysis of the socialist planned economies and he identified the systemic problems that were neglected by the ruling communist parties, and which contributed to the disintegration of the economic system at the end of the 1980s.
Major works
Soviet Economics (1970) gives an overview of the economic system of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from its foundation until the cautious economic reforms of Khrushchev and Brezhnev. The study examines the evolving political priorities of the communist party leadership in the context of the Marxist theoretical framework; the challenges of the Civil War; foreign intervention and the 1941 invasion; post-war reconstruction; and the attempt to gain military and economic parity with the USA. At each point, Kaser describes how the internal dialogue between enterprises, consumers and the state apparatus influenced the strategies adopted for economic growth and agricultural and industrial development. Kaser highlights the contributions made to the internal debate by N. I. Bukharin, G. V. Plekhanov, E. A. Preobrazhensky, N D Kondratiev, A V Chayanov, V. G. Groman, L. V. Kantorovich, Y. G. Liberman, G. A. Feldman, V. V. Novozhilov, Branko Horvat and A. G. Aganbegyan. He is critical of the approaches of Western Marxists (for example, Paul A. Baran and Paul M Sweezy) and of Joan Robinson as presenting an over simplified picture of the way decision-making operated and of tending to conflate state ownership with control over resources. He argues that because the planning procedures had changed little since the first Five Year Plan (1928–32), enterprises were forced to engage in numerous deals over the composition and timing of their supplies and deliveries that in turn manifested itself in both chronic shortages and persistent waste. The "three laws of socialism" promulgated by Stalin, which in effect meant that heavy industry was given preference over the production of consumer goods, along with a high rate of saving and the maintenance of a stable proportion in the shares of national output between agriculture and industry, held back the growth of national income in comparison with market oriented industrial countries, notably the USA. Kaser explains how the invention of mathematical tools to achieve balance in a planned economy were swept aside under Stalin and continued to be viewed with suspicion until the 1960s. Even so, he doubts whether such computerised techniques could in practice generate efficient pricing and assure balanced growth and general economic equilibrium in the USSR.
In Planning in East Europe (1970) Kaser and Janusz Zieliński describe the management of industry in Eastern Europe as comprising typically several tiers of organisation: the central planning and control authorities, the enterprise or combination (or group) of enterprises, the material-technical supply organisations and the banks, and domestic retail and foreign trade organisations. The authors analyse the scope of planning and of markets, the tension between directives and competition, price-setting and the relations between managers and workers. The book covers the context and options for economic reform in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Eastern Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia.
In Comecon (second edition, 1967), Kaser presents the history and prospects of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA), or Comecon, which published the barest minimum about itself. The study includes extracts and summaries of the CMEA charter and principles, its internal organisation and procedures and its approach towards pricing, technical co-operation, investment and integration based upon specialisation and the division of labour within the socialist bloc. The political context of the CMEA's activities are set out, as are the theoretical considerations in which Kaser includes an extended discussion of the role of international and internal markets in the bloc's aim of "developing and consolidating a world economic system of socialism", and intended to include eventually the developing countries of Asia and Africa. Kaser highlights the difficulty facing an economy planned on a national basis has in integrating trading relations and foreign direct investment without devolving decision-making to enterprises and without establishing a clearing mechanism for transactions or introducing currency convertibility. He identifies as a key problem the contradictory objectives set for the CMEA of maintaining a balance of payments, cost-minimization and the development of domestic resources without providing for the transfer capital between richer and poorer CMEA members or the alignment of internal prices with world prices.
Life and career
His father Charles Kaser (1898–1983) was a French-speaking Swiss who settled in Britain as a banker and married an English woman Mabel (1891–1976), who had served on the staff of the UK Delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference. An early facility in the English and French languages was stimulated at home and by his Catholic influenced political interests, to the extent that he learnt Serbo-Croat to attend a youth conference in Zagreb and Belgrade in 1946, where he was one of the few non-communist speakers called to the podium. He attended Gunnersbury Catholic Grammar School and Wimbledon College in London. He completed the Cambridge Economic Tripos in 1943–45 in two years, as required by wartime regulations, where his tutors were A C Pigou and Gerald Shove, and was directed to the Economics Section of the UK Ministry of Works, which was then planning the post-war house building programme. In 1947 he joined the economic research staff at the UK Foreign Office and served as Second Secretary, Commercial Secretariat, at the British Embassy in Moscow. A paper on Soviet price reform published in the Economic Journal (1950) led to an invitation onto the research staff of the UN Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva. Between 1951 and 1963 he participated in missions to five of the Soviet Republics and to all eight Central and East European states. He learnt Russian and Polish in the 1940s and 1950s and later added Albanian, Hungarian and Romanian. In Geneva, he met his wife Elizabeth (b. 1925), a technical editor at the World Health Organization (married 1954) with whom he raised five children. He became Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute for International Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland (1959–63) and a visiting lecturer at the international business school INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France (1958–91).
When the British government funded an expansion of university posts in Soviet and Eastern European studies he gained an appointment (1963) at the University of Oxford jointly with a research fellowship at St Antony's College, then a center for regional studies and with close links into government. On his promotion to a University Readership in Economics (1972), the College elected him a Professorial Fellow. He served on and chaired many University Boards and committees, including the General Board of the Faculties. He served similarly at London, Birmingham and Reading Universities. He held short- and long-term Visiting Lectureships and Professorships in the UK, Europe (Europa Institute, Amsterdam) and the United States (Universities of Michigan and Stanford). Other professional institutions on the committees of which he served included the Royal Economic Society, the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the International Committee for Slavonic and East European Studies. Government service over some forty years included frequent requests for consultancies from Ministries and from the House of Commons and in the mid-1980s briefing sessions for the Prime Minister. He participated in a meeting convened by the Prime Minister in 1984 ahead of a visit by Mikhail Gorbachev, following which Margaret Thatcher made her famous remark that "I like Mr. Gorbachev. We can do business together". From time to time he was also consulted for his expertise not only on the USSR and Eastern Europe, but also on health and education economics. He undertook work for many international organisations – several UN agencies, the European Commission, the IMF, EBRD and NATO – and industry, including Consolidated Gold Fields and the oil and gas companies ENI and Shell, and wrote regularly for The Economist Intelligence Unit and “The Annual Register”. He served on the editorial boards of four professional journals and three trusteeships: the Foundation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, known as Cumberland Lodge; Plater College, Oxford, then a Catholic adult education foundation; and the Keston Institute for the study of religion and communist countries, also based in Oxford at that time.
Kaser was influenced by his father’s Social Christian values and joined the British Liberal Party in 1945 at the General Election of that year. He was awarded the Order of St Gregory the Great by the Holy See in 1990 for his contribution to adult education at Plater College, Oxford. The Berisha government of Albania awarded him the Order of Naim Frashëri in 1995 and the Polish government recognised his contribution with the Knight’s Cross, Order of Merit in 1999. He was instrumental in helping the Polish economist Włodzimierz Brus find a position at Oxford University after being forced to leave Poland in 1972. He assisted numerous students from Eastern Europe in developing their academic careers.
Kaser was an acknowledged Western expert on the socialist countries and maintained good contacts with his peers in those countries, including many reformers. A thorough knowledge of data and sources together with inside information gave his publications weight. He contributed some 370 articles to scholarly journals, authored seven books and edited specialist and general works on economics, economic history, health economics and labour economics. He was the General Editor of the proceedings of the International Economic Association between 1986 and 2008.
Kaser withdrew from active involvement in academic and charitable work as he approached his 80th birthday. He died on 15 November 2021, at the age of 95.
Bibliography
Kaser, M C, Comecon: Integration problems of the planned economies, 1965, Second edition 1967 (Oxford University Press)
Kaser, M C, Soviet Economics, 1970 (World University Library/ Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
Kaser, M C, Zieliński, J, Planning in East Europe: Industrial management by the state, 1970 (Bodley Head)
Brown, A, Kaser, M C, The Soviet Union Since the Fall of Khrushchev, 1975, Second edition 1978 (Macmillan)
Brown, A, Kaser, M C, Soviet Policy for the 1980s, 1982 (Indiana University Press)
Brown, A, Kaser, M C, Smith, G S (editors), The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the Former Soviet Union, 1994 (Cambridge University Press)
References
1926 births
2021 deaths
British economists
Fellows of St Antony's College, Oxford
Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
Russian studies scholars
People from London
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel%20Jonas%20House
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Karel Jonas House
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The Karel Jonas House, also known as Terry B. Vetter House, is a historic residence in Racine, Wisconsin, United States, that was home to journalist, politician, and diplomat Charles Jonas (Czech: Karel Jonáš). It was built in 1878. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1982.
Karel Jonas was born in 1840, the son of a weaver in Malešov, a village in Bohemia, then under the Habsburg Empire. His family was able to educate him, and he became a political journalist associated with the Czech nationalist František Ladislav Rieger. In 1860, Jonas published a critique of the Habsburg education system – primarily how it favored Germans over Slavs. The authorities confiscated all copies, expelled Jonas from school, and he escaped to London.
In 1863 Jonas came to Racine, to edit a new Czech-language newspaper Slavie. Next year he married Kristina Korizek, the daughter of the founder of the paper. Through the Civil War, he and his paper supported the Union cause and the Republican party. In 1870 he returned to Europe to cover the Franco-Prussian War. When that ended in 1871, he slipped back into Prague for six or seven months, and wrote tracts like "Reasons for the Defeat of France" and "Women in Human Society, Especially in England and America." But he had left Austria ten years before without an exit visa and without serving his military obligations, so he soon returned to America.
Back in Racine, he continued publishing, and became the first leader in the Czech-American community. He also worked to help Czech immigrants adapt to the U.S. and the English language. He produced a primer called Spelling Book and First Reader for Czech-Slavic Youth in America, and the first known Czech-English dictionary. As the Republican establishment of the time became more aligned with capitalists and prohibitionists, Jonas's sympathies turned to the Horace Greeley's Liberal Republican candidacy, and then the Democratic Party. In 1876 he won a seat on Racine's common council for the fourth ward, which was largely Czech, and from 1878 to 1880 he served as president of that council. In 1877 he was elected to the Wisconsin assembly, where he advocated for labor causes, focusing on child labor issues.
In 1878 he and Kristina built the house which is the subject of this article. Though the house now looks a bit whimsical and exotic, the original did not. Where the round corner and turret now stand was open space, so the original house had a gabled-ell form, 2-story brick Italianate with segmentally arched windows and deep eaves supported by wooden brackets. The main entry was at the inside corner of the ell. The house was thoroughly dignified and standard for the time.
In 1885 Jonas won a seat on the State Senate. In 1887 his political connections got him placed as diplomatic consul in his beloved Prague, where he advocated expanding U.S. trade with the region and shared American farming techniques with Czech farmers. This patronage position ended with the first Cleveland administration and he returned to Wisconsin. In 1890 Jonas was elected Lieutenant Governor under Governor George W. Peck. In 1894 he resigned that post and was appointed consul to several cities in Europe. Disappointed with his appointments and somewhat estranged from his wife, he died in Germany in 1896.
Peter Stoffel, a merchant, bought the house from Jonas in 1894. Some time between 1901 and 1908, Stoffel filled in the ell, adding the rounded corner and turret, added the 2-story bay on the south side, and the pedimented portico which now shelters the front door.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin
Notes
References
1878 establishments in Wisconsin
Czech-American culture in Wisconsin
Houses completed in 1878
Houses in Racine County, Wisconsin
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Racine County, Wisconsin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Clinical%20Impact%20Award
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National Clinical Impact Award
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National Clinical Impact Awards are awarded within the English National Health Service to consultants and academic GPs who perform 'over and above' the standard expected of their role. In January 2022 reforms were announced. There will be more awards but at lower levels. There are 3 levels rather than 4. They will still run for 5 years. There will be up to 600 awards granted each year with 70 national 3 awards worth £40,000 per year, 200 national 2 at £30,000 per year and 330 national 1 awards at £20,000 per year. For the first time those who work less than full time, mostly women, will get the full value instead of pro-rata. Local award schemes, managed by individual employers, are not affected.
The Clinical Excellence Awards scheme was established in 2003, which superseded the old Merit system that was established in 1948 with the inception of the NHS. There was a similar scheme in the NHS in Northern Ireland, but there has been no award scheme run for several years. In the Welsh NHS there are local commitment awards for consultants and a parallel national clinical impact award scheme. Wales has an additional National 0 award level to that in England, valued at £10,000 a year also for 5 years. In Scotland there is no longer a similar scheme. The prior scheme was run by the Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards. The schemes are intended to reward consultants who deliver a national impact over and above the expectations of their paid roles, thus showing commitment to the NHS.
Administration
The administration of the scheme nationally is in the hands of the Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards. There is a small DHSC Secretariat with the governance of the scheme overseen by a Chair and national Medical Director, both of whom are Public Ministerial Appointees. Since 2018 the Chair has been Dr Stuart Dollow and since 2020 the Medical Director has been Professor Kevin Davies.
Local awards are administered solely by local NHS Trusts and not at any national level. There are 12 levels of award. Levels 1-8 are awarded locally in various formats by employing NHS Trusts, and levels 10-12 (silver, gold and platinum hereafter) were awarded nationally. These national awards have been replaced by the National 1 to 3 awards. Level 9 awards previously could be awarded locally by Trusts with the same value as a national bronze award, which was awarded nationally. In 2016-17 awards were worth £2,986 for level one, £35,832 for bronze, £47,110 for silver, £58,888 for gold and £76,554 for platinum annually. Payments for these awards were pensionable until 2018 for local awards and 2022 for national awards. Consultants have to reapply after 5 years. 25,300 consultants in England and Wales (54%) received a local or national excellence award in 2016-17. Radical changes or abolition were repeatedly suggested as part of the consultant contract negotiations from 2010 and in 2018 radical changes to the local scheme were agreed between NHS Employers and the British Medical Association. New points are now time limited for between one and three years, the award will not be pensionable and will paid annually by lump sum. Legacy awards are unchanged if awarded prior to 2018.
These changes did not apply to the national scheme.
The national scheme was itself reformed in 2022 to change from the 4 level Bronze to Platinum scheme, awarding 300 pensionable awards a year to the National 1-3 non pensionable scheme granting up to 600 awards of a lower value, to increase opportunity and diversity of the recipients.
Applicants provide evidence of national impact that must be dated and be within the last 5 years. The evidence is assessed in five areas:
Domain 1 – Developing and Delivering a high quality service .
Domain 2 – Improving the NHS through leadership.
Domain 3 – Education, training and people development.
Domain 4 – Innovation and Research.
Domain 5 – Additional impact. Other evidence particularly related to NHS priorities or other health objectives
The nature of the scheme is balanced across evidence domains to give equal opportunities to reward academic and non academic clinicians being benchmarked against the expectations of their paid job plan.
The coalition government conducted a review of the scheme whose report was published in 2012.
History
The earlier scheme of distinction awards was established at the foundation of the NHS in 1948 as part of Aneurin Bevan's efforts to win support from doctors by "stuffing their mouths with gold".
The Royal Commission on the National Health Service described the system of distinction awards in 1979. Awards were made on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Distinction, a predominantly professional body traditionally headed by a distinguished doctor. The total value of awards was about £20m per annum, 10% of total consultant remuneration. About half of all consultants received an award during their careers. At any one time, just over a third were award holders. There were four levels of award, with annual values ranging from £2,664 for level C with 3421 beneficiaries to £11,880 for A+ awards of which there were 140. Awards were then secret, and there was criticism that most went to consultants in teaching hospitals and the more glamorous specialities.
In 2015-16 £157 million was paid to 2,948 consultants in England and Wales. In 2016-17 £147 million was paid to 2,779 consultants. 300 awards were made in 2017.
In 2019 the Care Quality Commission suggested that awards should be withheld from doctors at trusts in special measures. This was not a reflection of an official CQC position but it was a question to Main Committee who did not implement this to not disincentivise consultants working hard to improve performance at poor performing Trusts.
References
External links
Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
Ministerial statement on the awards review
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards
National Health Service (England)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo%20Anaya
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Ricardo Anaya
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Ricardo Anaya Cortés (Spanish: [ɾiˈkaɾðo anˈaʝa koɾˈtes]; born 25 February 1979) is a Mexican lawyer and politician, and a member and former president of the centre-right National Action Party (PAN). He held the positions of Federal Deputy in the LXII Legislature of the Congress of the Union in Mexico, President of the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico and leader of the Parliamentary Group of the main opposing party in the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico.
He held the position of National President of the National Action Party until 9 December 2017, when he resigned to run in the 2018 presidential election for the PAN party in political coalition with the leftist parties Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and Citizens' Movement (MC).
Since January 2019 he has been a visiting professor of politics at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
Emilio Lozoya Austin, former head of PEMEX, accused Anaya in July 2020 of receiving a MXN $6,8 million bribe to support energy reform in 2013–2014. Anaya denied the charge and insisted he had supported privatization of PEMEX out of conviction.
Academic background
Ricardo Anaya Cortés holds a Bachelor of Law with honors from the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. He also has a master's degree in Tax Law from Universidad del Valle de México, from which he graduated with honors, and a Ph.D. in Political Science and Social Studies, again with honors, from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He has been a permanent lecturer in Constitutional Law and State Theory in the Law School of Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro.
Labor and party trajectory
Ricardo Anaya is a member of the National Action Party. In 2000, when he was 21 years old, he was PAN's candidate for Local Deputy in the XIV District of Querétaro, which comprised Arroyo Seco and Pinal de Amoles municipalities, and he achieved an increase of more than 400% in votes for his party in relation with the previous election.
He was Private Secretary for the Governor of the State of Querétaro from 2003 to 2009 and he held the position of Human Development Coordinator of the Government of the State of Querétaro from 2008 to 2009.
He was a Local Deputy for the LVI Legislature of the State of Querétaro, where he held the position of Coordinator of the National Action Party's Parliamentary Group, which was the largest one.
He was President of the State Managing Committee of his party in the State of Querétaro from February 2010 to 31 March 2011, and on 1 April 2011 he was appointed Tourism Planning Undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism of the Federal Government by the Mexican President, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.
He was elected Federal Deputy under the proportional representation principle for the LXII Legislature, from 2012 to 2015, where he held the position of President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1 September 2013 to 5 March 2014.
On 30 September 2014, Gustavo Madero Muñoz took leave of absence from his position as PAN's president to lead the list of deputies under proportional representation of his party in the 2015 Election, and therefore, the Permanent Commission of the party appointed Ricardo Anaya Cortés who then held the position of General Secretary of the party, as National President and Fernando Álvarez Monje was appointed as the new General Secretary.
On 20 January 2015, when Madero Muñoz was plurinominal Federal Deputy candidate, he went back to leading the party and appointed Anaya Cortés as the new PAN's Parliamentary Group Coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies, while José Isabel Trejo Reyes who held the position of PAN Deputies’ Coordinator, was elected as the new General Secretary of the party.
In 2015 he was a contender for the National President position in his party, and he won with more than 80% of votes against Javier Corral Jurado.
In 2017 Ricardo Anaya Cortés met the German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the international situation after Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States. Likewise, he gave a lecture at the George Washington University on the relations between Mexico and the United States, where he openly rejected Trump’s idea of building a wall on the border between both countries as "insulting and unacceptable".
Anaya was one of the candidates for President of Mexico in the general elections to be held on July 1, 2018. In polls, Anaya scored second behind Andrés Manuel López Obrador. On July 1, 2018, Anaya came in second, losing the election to López Obrador. Anaya won the state of Guanajuato but lost every other state.
References
External links
Official website of Ricardo Anaya Cortés
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1979 births
Living people
Politicians from the State of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
People from Naucalpan
Politicians from Querétaro
21st-century Mexican politicians
Candidates in the 2018 Mexican presidential election
Autonomous University of Queretaro alumni
Universidad del Valle de México alumni
National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
Academic staff of the Autonomous University of Queretaro
Members of the Congress of Querétaro
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saharonim%20Prison
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Saharonim Prison
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The Saharonim Prison is an Israeli detention facility for African asylum seekers located in the Negev desert. It is the largest of a planned four camps with its total capacity of 8,000 inmates. Together with the Ktzi'ot prison, Sadot prison and the Nachal Raviv tent camp they detain South Sudanese, Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers who crossed the border from Egypt to Israel.
Since 2010 provisions were made to detain the immigrants in the old Ktzi'ot Prison, formally used as a detention camp for Palestinians.
On January 10, 2012 the Israeli parliament (Knesset) voted a controversial amendment bill to the 1954 Prevention of Infiltration Law that made detention for up to three years possible for African immigrants, without trial. In the spring of 2012 the construction of the Saharonim Prison was started, exempt from most local and national regulations, as requested by the Israeli Defense Ministry.
Location
The prison is located in the southern Negev desert, close to the Israeli-Egyptian border.
The region is known for its harsh living conditions both in summer as in winter.
Controversies
On June 24, 2013 a hunger strike was started by 350 mostly Eritrean detainees in blocks 3 and 4 of the prison.
In a letter by one of the hunger strikers that was published in Hebrew, described their encounter with immigration authority officers during the hunger strike:
As of September 2013 there were around 1,800 refugees imprisoned, 1,400 of them in Saharonim and 400 in Ktziot.
In September 2013 the Supreme Court of Israel ruled that imprisoning African migrants for long periods is unconstitutional.
The court also ruled that migrants, refugees and asylum seekers detained in the Ktziot and Saharonim prisons should be released within 90 days and those that cross the border illegally can only be detained for one year in the future.
The Israeli government has responded by passing an amended law to reduce the period of detention to one year and proposed the indefinite detention in "open" detention centers without judicial review.
As of January 2014, some 2,500 asylum seekers are housed at Saharonim and Ktziot prisons, 41 of them are children imprisoned with their parents. Of these, 15 are infants and toddlers up to the age of two, and 26 are children up to the age of 10.
See also
Sudanese refugees in Israel
Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel
References
External links
"Until our hearts are completely hardened." Report on asylum procedures in Israel, Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, April 2012.
Sudanese Refugees in Israel. Jewish virtual library.
The Association of Sudanese Refugees in Israel. Facebook community.
"Plitim". Israeli non-governmental organisation providing support to refugees.
Prisons in Israel
Buildings and structures in Southern District (Israel)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc%20Almon
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Marc Almon
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Marc Almon is a filmmaker based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Almon is best known his work as the producer of the Canadian feature films Blackbird and Weirdos.
Career
Almon was chosen to be a participant in the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op Film 5 program for young directors. He subsequently gained credits as a producer, director and writer on a number of award-winning short films, including The Wake of Calum MacLeod and D’Unee Rive a l'Autre (director: Maxime Desmons), which have screened at international film festivals and have aired on CBC, Global, BBC, Bravo! and the Sundance Channel.
Almon was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2008, won the National Screen Institute Drama Prize in 2010, was a finalist for the TIFF Pitch This! competition, and attended the Rotterdam Lab and Trans Atlantic Partners co-production training program.
Almon's film Blackbird made its debut at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Best Canadian First Feature Award. Blackbird continued to screen and win awards around the world, including the Grand Prix at Cannes Junior 2013.
In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter named Almon a member of the Next Gen: 20 Young Canadian Stars On the Rise in Hollywood.
In 2015, Almon became the chairman of Screen Nova Scotia, an organization which represents Nova Scotia film, television and digital media. In this role he was involved in negotiations with the provincial government about changes to the film tax credit.<ref>"The Rick Howe Show". News 95.7. Apr 14, 2015</ref>
Marc executive produced the film Your Money or Your Wife in 2015 and produced Weirdos in 2016.
FilmographyTransit (2001)The Wake of Calum MacLeod (2006)D'une rive à l'autre (2009)The Fiddler's Reel (2010)Blackbird (2012)Your Money or Your Wife (2015)Weirdos'' (2016)
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Film producers from Nova Scotia
Film directors from Nova Scotia
People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow%20Mother
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Crow Mother
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Crow Mother is a progressive rock band from Riga (Latvia) that was formed in 2012. With five members, in 2012 the band won the chance to perform at the Red Bull Tourbus (a competition for new bands) and in 2013, won "Best Rock Band" at the LMT Summer Sound Festival.
Crow Mother first album Changes that was released in December 2013. In the beginning of 2014 upon releasing its debut album Changes the band went on short tour to London, UK, giving album presentation concerts in 12 Bar Club,Alley Cat Bar,The Dublin Castle pub and Cargo club. In the end of 2014 band released single " Gray Wolf " from the upcoming new studio album.
After a short time, the band released second single "Demons" and in 2016 took part in the TV show Supernova which was also the national selection round for the Eurovision Song Contest in Latvia.
The latest single from Crow Mother is the song "Dirty Van", which was released in August 2016, signaling that the arrival of the second album is near. Dirty Van provides insight on the various adventures of the band while being on the road touring Poland. Neverending highways, broken down car, new friends and long way back home - it's all packed in one lyrical song.
In May 2017, Crow Mother finally released their second studio album The Moment Of Truth. This album includes 11 songs that were recorded during the last 3 years while band members were challenging their creative goals. The Moment Of Truth offers a bit eclectic mix as you can hear and feel different styles colliding throughout the album providing memories from the bands beginnings and giving some insight in modern influences.
Members
Edijs Jurēvics
Jānis Andžāns
Edgars Briedis
Mārtiņš Vilšķērsts
Discography
Albums
The Moment Of Truth (2017)
Changes (2013)
Singles
Dirty Van (2016)
Demons (2016)
Gray Wolf (2014)
Winterland (2012)
White Devil (2013)
Smile Like You Care (2013)
Killing the Love (2013)
Sugar, Blood & Wine (2013)
Festivals
Latvian "Summer Sound festival" (2013)
Polish "UBC CHARLOTTA ROCK FESTIVAL" (2015) KLANG!(2015)
References
External links
Latvian rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2012
2012 establishments in Latvia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa%20policy%20of%20Somalia
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Visa policy of Somalia
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The visa policy of Somalia dictates the use and acquisition of visas in Somalia. In accordance with the law, citizens of all countries require a visa to visit Somalia.
Visa on arrival
Holders of passports issued by any country can obtain a visa on arrival valid for 30 days at the following airports:
Bosaso Airport in Bosaso
Garowe Airport in Garowe
Abdullahi Yusuf Airport in Galkayo
Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu
Kismayo Airport in Kismayo
See also
Visa requirements for Somali citizens
Visa policy of Somaliland
References
Somalia
Foreign relations of Somalia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitts-Inge
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Pitts-Inge
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Pitts-Inge is a historic commercial building located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1820, and is a two-story, Federal style, brick building. Only the right half of the building, with two stories and the bays were part of the original structure.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Inge's Store is a grocery, built in the Federal Style, in 1820 by Johnson W. Pitt, originally as a residence. Its significance is in its style, its metal canopy, and its historic ownership, belonging to and operated by the same family since 1890.
In 1820, Pitt bought two unimproved lots from Joseph Bishop for 100 dollars. Pitt built a house on the lot, and sold it to Lawrence P. Catlett for $1,000 in September 1821. Catlett sold the property for $812.84 in September 1828 to William F. Gooch, who sold it in January 1883 for $700. A brick kitchen was added during this time. In 1841 it was purchased, with improvements, for $2,000 by the Methodist Episcopal Church to be used as a parsonage. The church was forced to sell the house at public auction to Nimrod Sowell for $1,220 in 1842.
In 1850 it was purchased by Harris & Taylor and became an iron foundry. In November 1853 it was sold to Musgrove and Patterson, merchants. When Musgrove and Patterson's business ended, the property was sold for $1,900 to John M. Barksdale and John N. Fry. During their 4-year ownership a smokehouse was added. In 1863, the property was sold to Isaac and Simon Letterman for $4,050. In 1887, the property was sold for $2,500 to Liebichen Levine, who then sold it to George Pinkney Inge for $3,000 in February 1890.
Inge had been born a slave. He worked as a school teacher in Charlottesville, but opened the building at 331-333 West Main for business in July 1891. The Inge family continued to operate the property until it was sold to Leslie C. Lafon in December 1979.
By 1896, the building had doubled in size, with a second wing added. By 1907 a frame porch was added to the rear, and by 1920 more rooms were added, bringing the building to its current shape.
References
External links
Inge's Store, 331-333 Main Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Federal architecture in Virginia
Commercial buildings completed in 1820
Buildings and structures in Charlottesville, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Charlottesville, Virginia
Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Richard
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Patrick Richard
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Patrick Richard (born January 25, 1990) is an American-born naturalised Romanian professional basketball player for Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională. He played collegiately with the McNeese State Cowboys for four seasons before playing professionally in Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Israel, Spain and New Zealand.
College career
Richard played four years for the McNeese State Cowboys. In his senior year, Richard was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year after averaging 17.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest. He led the Cowboys to a second consecutive conference tournament final appearance and a national postseason tournament for the second straight year. He completed his career with 1,625 points – 12th best on the McNeese all-time career scoring list. He became just the seventh Cowboy basketball player in school history to earn an all-American honor after he was named an Associated Press All-American honorable mention. He was also named the Louisiana Player of the Year.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Richard joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On November 2, 2012, he was selected by the Iowa Energy in the seventh round of the 2012 NBA D-League draft. He was waived by Iowa on November 21 prior to playing in a game for them.
In March 2013, Richard signed with the Sandringham Sabres in Australia for the 2013 SEABL season. In 24 games, he averaged 18.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
In August 2013, Richard signed with Matrixx Magixx of the Dutch Basketball League. In April 2014, he was named in the All-DBL Team. In 38 games, he averaged 15.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
In June 2014, Richard signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga. In 32 games, he averaged 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
In June 2015, Richard signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket of the LNB Pro A. In 34 games, he averaged 9.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
In July 2016, Richard signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. In 31 league games, he averaged 11.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He also averaged 12.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 16 BCL games.
On July 25, 2017, Richard signed with Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. In 32 league games, he averaged 11.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He also averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals in four BCL games.
On June 18, 2018, Richard signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2018–19 NBL season. In 26 games, he averaged 11.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
On February 21, 2019, Richard signed with Italian team Reggio Emilia.
On July 22, 2019, he has signed with Cluj in the Romanian League.
Personal
In February 2021, Richard received Romanian citizenship, making him eligible to play for the Romania national basketball team. Responding to his new nationality, he stated: "It is a blessing, I am really happy that I was taken into account to receive Romanian citizenship. I feel really good here, as everyone knows. I can't wait to play for the national team."
Awards and accomplishments
Club
U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Liga Națională: (2021)(2022)(2023)
Romanian Cup: (2020)(2023)
Romanian Basketball Supercup:(2021)(2022)
Individual
BBL All-Star: (2015)
All-DBL Team: (2014)
DBL All-Star: (2014)
Southland Player of the Year: (2012)
2× First-team All-Southland: (2011, 2012)
Third-team All-Southland: (2010)
References
External links
Patrick Richard at mcneesesports.com
Patrick Richard at basketballleague.nl
Patrick Richard at lnb.fr
1990 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
American expatriate basketball people in Romania
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Louisiana
CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (men's basketball) players
Dutch Basketball League players
Joventut Badalona players
Liga ACB players
Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
Matrixx Magixx players
McNeese Cowboys basketball players
Mitteldeutscher BC players
New Zealand Breakers players
Pallacanestro Reggiana players
Reims Champagne Basket players
Sandringham Sabres players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Lafayette, Louisiana
Romanian people of African-American descent
Romanian men's basketball players
Naturalised basketball players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20University%20of%20Maryland%2C%20Baltimore%20County%20people
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List of University of Maryland, Baltimore County people
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Academia
Arts
Maurice Berger – research professor and chief curator of the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture
Jason Burik – Lego artist
Irene Chan – artist and architect
Tim Finin – author, conference organizer
Mantle Hood – ethnomusicologist
Kevin Kallaugher – artist-in-residence, cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun
Kathy O'Dell – art historian
Stuart Saunders Smith – percussionist and composer
William H. Thomas – researcher of geriatric medicine and elder care
Stan Vanderbeek – experimental filmmaker
Fred Worden – filmmaker involved in experimental cinema
Anthropology
Robert A. Rubinstein – cultural anthropologist
Chemistry
Ramachandra S. Hosmane – organic chemist
Education
Mavis Sanders, professor of education and from 2017-2021 director of Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities
Engineering
Keith Bowman – materials scientist and dean of the UMBC College of Engineering and Information Technology
English
Gloria Oden – Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet
Gender and women's studies
Anne Brodsky – Director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program
Carole McCann – researches reproductive politics, cultural politics of gender, sexuality, race and science, and U.S. women's history
Geography and environmental systems
Erle Ellis – ecologist studying human-environmental changes
History
Kate Brown – 2009 Guggenheim Fellow
Warren I. Cohen – diplomatic historian, Sinologist, former president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Health sciences
Anthony M. Johnson – Deputy Director of the Mid-InfraRed Technologies for Health and the Environment project
Alan Sherman – chess team faculty advisor
William H. Thomas – Physician and professor at the UMBC Erickson School of Aging and creator of the Senior Emergency Department
Information technology
Tülay Adalı – Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Tim Finin – computer scientist
Anupam Joshi – expert in computer security
Samuel J. Lomonaco Jr. – computer scientist and mathematician
Andrew Sears – computer scientist focused on issues related to human-computer interaction
Alan Sherman – computer scientist
Journalism
Christopher Corbett – former news editor and reporter with the Associated Press
Law
Rabia Chaudry – attorney for Adnan Syed
Mathematics
Manil Suri – mathematician and writer of a trilogy of novels
Psychology
Stephen E. Braude – parapsychologist and temporal logic researcher
Ellen Handler Spitz – writer and researcher on psychology, children, and the arts
Physics
Chen Yung-Jui – fellow of Optical Society of America and Photonics Society of Chinese Americans
Anthony M. Johnson – ultra-fast nonlinear optics
Valerie Thomas – scientist and inventor
Sebastian Deffner – quantum thermodynamics
Political science
Mary Pat Clarke – member of the Baltimore City Council
Thomas Schaller – talk show host and political commentator
Adam Yarmolinsky – academic, educator, author
Alumni
Arts and entertainment
Dean Alexander – photographer based in Baltimore
Mario Armstrong – radio and television talk show host
Brian Dannelly – director of Saved! and the series Weeds
Shari Elliker – talk show host and radio personality
Steven Fischer – filmmaker
Stavros Halkias – stand-up comedian, podcaster, and co-creator of the Cum Town podcast
Tony Harris – news anchor for Al Jazeera English and Discovery Communications
Robert Mugge – documentary filmmaker
Jeremy Penn – artist, painter
Johnathon Schaech – actor
Scott Seiss – actor, comedian and TikToker
Hadieh Shafie – contemporary visual artist
Brian Shannon - Graphic Designer
Kathleen Turner – Academy Award-nominated actress
Matthew VanDyke – documentary filmmaker, revolutionary, and former journalist
Sherry Vine – Project Runway star
Peter K. Wood – professional magician and illusionist
Music
Lafayette Gilchrist – jazz pianist
Andy Stack – founding member of the band Wye Oak
Business
Drew Westervelt – creator of Hex Performance; NLL attack for the Colorado Mammoth; Major League Lacrosse attack for the Chesapeake Bayhawks Associated Black Charities; former board member of the Baltimore City Public Schools
Chess
Pascal Charbonneau – Canadian Grandmaster
Greg Shahade - chess International Master, founded the United States Chess League
Tal Shaked – chess Grandmaster
Culinary
Duff Goldman – chef, owner of Charm City Cakes, star of the show Ace of Cakes
Geof Manthorne – cake decorator, star of the show Ace of Cakes
Literature
Bassey Ikpi – spoken-word poet, writer, and mental health advocate
Education
James P. Clements – 15th president of Clemson University and 23rd president of West Virginia University
Government and politics
Samuel Ankama – Namibian politician, traditional leader, and educator
Gail H. Bates – member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Jon S. Cardin – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Thomas E. Dewberry (born 1951) – judge and member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Ron Dillon, Jr. – politician and former Chairman of the County Council of Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Mark Doms – Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs for the United States Department of Commerce
Adrienne A. Jones – first African-American female to serve as Speaker Pro Tem in the Maryland House of Delegates
Allan Kittleman – county executive of Howard County, Maryland, and former senate minority whip
Ari Ne'eman – member of the National Council on Disability (Presidential-appointed position) and disability rights advocate
Dan Patrick – Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Victoria L. Schade – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Paul W. Comfort – Head of the Maryland Transit Administration
Medicine
Jerome Adams – Surgeon General of the United States
Sylvia Trent-Adams – Surgeon General of the United States
Diana West – author and lactation consultant
Blair Grubb- Professor of Medicine and researcher on Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Kizzmekia Corbett - viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Social Sciences
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman - writer, activist, economist; co-founder of The Sadie Collective and Black Birders Week.
Daniel Amsini- former SGA representative and Proud Boys supporter arrested for his involvement in the Jan 6 Capitol Hill insurrection
Technology
Sean Carton – head of the Center for Digital Communication, Culture, and Commerce at the University of Baltimore
Tamara G. Kolda – applied mathematician and Distinguished Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
Joseph Reagle – academic and author focused on technology and Wikipedia
Ralph Semmel – computer scientist and the eighth director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Sports
Baseball
Zach Clark – pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
Wayne Franklin – retired pitcher for the Houston Astros (2000–2001), Milwaukee Brewers (2002–2003), San Francisco Giants (2004), New York Yankees (2005), and Atlanta Braves (2006)
Bob Mumma – UMBC's baseball coach
Jay Witasick – professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball 1996–2007
Basketball
Jairus Lyles – Point guard for Utah Jazz (2018)
Equestrian
Lawrence W. Jennings – Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
Mountain biking
Marla Streb – professional mountain bike racer
Lacrosse
Dan Marohl – National Lacrosse League (NLL) forward for the Philadelphia Wings
Steve Marohl – NLL forward for the Baltimore Thunder and the Pittsburgh Crossefire; Major League Lacrosse (MLL) attack for the Baltimore Bayhawks
Brendan Mundorf – NLL forward for the New York Titans; MLL forward for the Denver Outlaws
Peet Poillon – Professional lacrosse player for the Chesapeake Bayhawks
Jeff Ratcliffe – NLL forward for the New York Titans
Drew Westervelt – Professional lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth
Soccer
Pete Caringi – professional soccer player, played for the Oklahoma City Energy and Baltimore Bohemians
Kadeem Dacres – professional soccer player, played for Louisville City FC
Kevin Gnatiko – professional soccer player, played for Crystal Palace Baltimore
Levi Houapeu – professional soccer player, played for Rochester Rhinos
Brian Rowland – Canadian professional indoor-soccer player; played for the Canada men's national soccer team
Matt Watson – professional soccer player, played for the Chicago Fire Soccer Club
Steve Zerhusen – goalkeeper for the North American Soccer League
Sammy Kahsai – professional soccer player, played as a midfielder for Maryland Bobcats FC
Swimming
Mehdi Addadi – swimmer in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Track and Field
Cleopatra Borel – track & field athlete competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
References
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.T.%20Frank
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A.T. Frank
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Alfred Thomas "A.T." Frank (born October 5, 1966) is an American politician and judge from Michigan currently serving as a judge of the 70th District Court in Saginaw County. He previously served as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing parts of Saginaw and Bay counties. Frank is also a former chairman of the State Tax Commission, an agency of state government responsible for the administration of property tax laws and which assists, advises, educates, and certifies assessing officers.
References
Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
People from Saginaw County, Michigan
Western Michigan University alumni
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School alumni
1966 births
Living people
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American judges
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archiminolia%20oleata
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Archiminolia oleata
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Archiminolia oleata, common name the shining top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.
Description
(Original description by Hedley & Petterd) The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 16 mm. The thin shell is rather large and regularly turbinate with an elevated spire. The base of the shell is flattened. The periphery is subangled. The seven whorls increase gradually in size. They are regularly rounded except a narrow flat step below the suture. Colour of the shell is white beneath, and above pale cinnamon with darker radial streaks on the body whorl. The entire surface is glossy, as if well oiled. The sculpture is closely scored by sharp spiral cuts, which are deepest about the periphery, fainter midway up the whorl and vanish from the base and from the first four whorls. On the penultimate whorl between the insertion of the lip and the suture, there are sixteen of these impressed spirals. The flat interspaces are obliquely ci'ossed by faint irregular growth lines. The aperture is very oblique ovate. Its upper insertion is carried far forward, connected with the lower by a thin dull film of callus. The lip is quite sharp, within a white edge is followed by a brown border anfl that again by a nacreous layer. This sequence again appears along the interior suture. The umbilicus forms a broad open funnel, penetrating to the initial whorl, margined by a beaded funicle which ends in an expansion on the columella base. The interior of the umbilicus is spirally scored like the periphery, and is undercut at the junction of each whorl.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia at occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
References
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1-109
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
External links
C.; Petterd, W. F. (1906). Mollusca from three hundred fathoms, off Sydney. Records of the Australian Museum. 6(3): 211-225.
oleata
Gastropods of Australia
Gastropods described in 1906
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo%20Anaya%20Llamas
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Guillermo Anaya Llamas
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José Guillermo Anaya Llamas (born 2 July 1968) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PAN. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of both the LIX and LXII Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Coahuila. He also served as Senator during the LX and LXI Legislatures.
Biography
He has a law degree and a master's degree in Corporate Law, both from Universidad Iberoamericana Torreón.
He has been elected deputy to the Congress of Coahuila from 1997 to 1999, where he was coordinator of the PAN bench, federal deputy of the LVIII Legislature from 2000 to 2002 representing the VI Federal Electoral District of Coahuila and municipal president of Torreon from 2003 to 2005. He was the Coordinator of Felipe Calderon Hinojosa's campaign in the state of Coahuila. In September 2006 his daughter was sponsored by Felipe Calderon and Margarita Zavala in Torreon, at that time Guillermo Anaya's sister was the wife of Sergio Villareal el Grande's brother, who attended the meeting and recommended Calderon to appoint Genaro Garcia Luna as head of security. In 2006 Anaya was elected Senator for Coahuila for the LX Legislature.
On October 15, 2007, the then governor of Coahuila, Humberto Moreira, who is currently facing harsh criticism for the illicit debt of the state of Coahuila, accused him, together with Senator Ernesto Saro Boardman and the national president of PAN, Manuel Espino, of having links with drug trafficking, which was denied by the senator who demanded Moreira to prove it or retract it, otherwise he would proceed to sue him criminally. Semanario Proceso published a column allegedly confirming Senator Anaya's family ties with one of the main lieutenants of the Gulf Cartel. However, a defamation lawsuit was filed against the author of said article, which resulted in a ruling in favor of Guillermo Anaya in which the accusations were proven to be false.
On December 9, 2007, the national president of the PAN, Germán Martínez Cázares, proposed him for the position of secretary general of the PAN; he ceased in the same, by instruction of the same Martínez Cázares on June 10, 2008 and became vice-coordinator of the PAN bench in the Senate of the Republic, he was replaced in the general secretariat by Deputy Rogelio Carbajal Tejada after ratification by the National Executive Committee.
In 2011 he was candidate for governor for the parties Acción Nacional and Unidad Democrática de Coahuila, in the electoral process to renew the governorship of Coahuila in the elections of that year being defeated by Rubén Moreira Valdez, brother of the then governor on leave of absence Humberto Moreira.
He was a Plurinominal Deputy from 2012 to 2015 in the LXII Legislature of the Congress of the Union of Mexico in which he was a member of the Civil Protection and National Defense Commissions, as well as Chairman of the Public Safety Commission. In 2016 he was elected candidate for Governor of Coahuila for the second time, being nominated by the Coalition "Alianza Ciudadana por Coahuila", formed by the parties Acción Nacional, Unidad Democrática de Coahuila, Primero Coahuila and Encuentro Social towards the Coahuila State Elections of 2017. Being defeated by Miguel Ángel Riquelme. He sought to annul the election with the slogan "Coahula digno".
In 2017, details were disseminated about an account of Guillermo Anaya, in a bank in the tax haven of Barbados.
References
1968 births
Living people
Politicians from Torreón
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Universidad Iberoamericana alumni
Members of the Congress of Coahuila
20th-century Mexican politicians
Municipal presidents of Torreón
Deputies of the LIX Legislature of Mexico
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Coahuila
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty%20Faria
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Betty Faria
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Elisabeth Maria Silva de Faria known professionally as Betty Faria (born May 8, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress.
She is best known for her interpretation of the title character in the 1989 telenovela Tieta.
She (co-won with Zezé Motta on Night Angels) the award for best actress at the 1987 Gramado Film Festival for "Anjos do Arrabalde" (or "Angels of the Outskirts").
Selected filmography
Bye Bye Brasil (1979)
Subway to the Stars (1987)
The Story of Fausta (1988)
Tieta (1989)
Perfume de Gardênia (1992)
A Indomada (1997)
Suave Veneno (1999)
América (2005)
Alma Gêmea (2005)
Duas Caras (2007)
Uma Rosa com Amor (2010)
Avenida Brasil (2012)
Casa da Mãe Joana 2 (2013)
References
External links
1941 births
Living people
Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian telenovela actresses
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doli%20Armaano%20Ki
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Doli Armaano Ki
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Doli Armaanon Ki, ( Palanquin of dreams) (International title: Lies of the Heart), was an Indian television drama series It premiered on 2 December 2013, and ran until 25 September 2015. that aired on ZEE TV Monday through Friday. It stars Neha Marda and Mohit Malik in the lead roles.
Plot
Urmi Singh, a girl in Jhansi, dreams of marrying 'the perfect' man who might be her 'prince charming'. Her marriage is arranged with a wealthy businessman, Samrat Singh Rathore, who is selfish, arrogant, and short-tempered, unbeknownst to Urmi, as she was told by Samrat's best friend, Ishaan Sinha, that he is a gentleman. During the wedding preparations, Urmi's cousin, Trisha, sees many red flags in Samrat, but Urmi ignores her and marries Samrat.
On their wedding night, Samrat shows his true colours and Urmi is devastated. He begins abusing Urmi, as no one in Samrat's family is willing to stand up to him for her because even they fear his temper. His father, Rudra Singh Rathore and his brother, Dewaker, try to help Urmi, but he ignores them and loses his temper. Ishaan discovers he is deceiving Urmi by abusing and cheating on her, so he breaks ties with Urmi and flees abroad. Urmi leaves Samrat's house on the day of Holi and returns to her parents' house, but soon returns after finding out that she is pregnant with Samrat's child.
5 years later
Urmi and Samrat have a son, Shaurya. On Shaurya's birthday, Urmi has an argument with an old man and is surprised to know that he is Samrat's uncle. He helps Urmi to stand up for herself but it angers Samrat. Samrat beats up urmi Badly. Urmi files a case against Samrat acussing domestic Violence finds him cheating on her and leaves with Shaurya. Ishaan returns to India and helps Urmi to get a divorce. Samrat is sentenced to six years in prison.
6 years later
Urmi owns a restaurant with Ishaan's help. Ishaan proposes to Urmi. Samrat returns to take revenge on Urmi and Ishaan. He marries Ishaan's sister, Taani to get closer to them. Urmi is revealed to be pregnant. Samrat tries to kill her but Ishaan dies while saving Samrat. Overcome by guilt, Samrat kills himself. Ishaan's mother, Damini blames Urmi for Ishaan's death.
20 years later
Urmi's children, Shaurya and Ishaani are grown up. Manipulated by Damini, Ishaani hates Urmi believing she killed Ishaan. Shaurya falls in love with Diya and they marry. Ishaani realizes Damini's reality and reconciles with Urmi. Damini is imprisoned. She returns and tries to kill the entire family, but Urmi shoots Damini and the family is reunited.
Cast
Main
Neha Marda (2013-2015) as Urmi Ishaan Sinha (formerly Singh Rathore) – Samrat's ex-wife; Ishaan's widow; Shaurya and Ishaani's mother
Manasi Salvi as Urmi Ishaan Sinha (2015)
Mohit Malik as Samrat Singh Rathore – Shashikala's son; Dirwakar and Aditi's brother; Ishaan's ex-best friend; Urmi's ex-husband; Taani's husband; Shaurya's father (2013–15) (Dead)
Recurring
Siddharth Arora (2013-2014) / Vibhav Roy (2014-2015) as Ishaan Sinha – Anirudh and Damini's son; Taani's brother; Samrat's ex-best friend; Urmi's second husband; Ishaani's father; Shaurya's adoptive father (Dead)
Kunal Karan Kapoor as Shaurya Sinha – Urmi and Samrat's son; Ishaan's adoptive son; Ishaani's half-brother; Diya's husband (2015)
Yash Pandey as Teenge Shaurya Sinha (2015)
Mitansh Gera as Child Shaurya (2014)
Neha Sargam as Diya Sinha/Diya Tiwari – Shaurya's wife; Urmi's daughter-in-law (2015)
Parvati Sehgal as Taani Samrat Singh Rathore/Sinha – Anirudh and Damini's daughter; Ishaan's sister; Samrat's second wife (2015)
Geeta Tyagi as Shashikala Singh Rathore – Diwakar, Samrat and Aditi's mother; Shaurya's biological grandmother (2013-2015)
Hemant Thatte as Gaurav Devi Singh (2013-2015?
Anjali Mukhi as Saroj Devi Singh (2013-2015)
Sameeksha Sud as Asha Gaurav Singh (2014-2015))
Jayant Rawal as Devi Shankar Singh (2013-2015)
Gaurav Rana as Diwakar Singh Rathore(2013-2015)
Vibhuti Thakur as Kanchan Diwakar Singh Rathore(2013-2015)
Saachi Tiwari as Mandira Diwakar Singh Rathore: Diwakar and Kanchan's daughter(2014)
Jeetendra Trehan as Rudrapratap Singh Rathore
Ragini Gakhar as Aditi Singh Rathore Chauhan – Shashikala's daughter; Samrat's sister; Amrit's wife (2013-2014)
Aadesh Chaudhary(2013-2014) / Harsh Vashisht (2014)as Amrit Singh Chauhan – Aditi's husband
Anupam Shyam as Garjan Singh Rathore – Samrat , Diwarkar and Aditi's uncle (2014)
Amita Udgata as Gayatri Singh – Devi's mother; Urmi , Gaurav and Anushka's grandmother(2013-2015)
Guddi Maruti as Snidhu Bua (Urmi's Bua)(2013-2014)
Snigdha Srivastava as Trisha Singh – Urmi, Gaurav and Anushka's cousin (2013-2014)
Massheuddin Qureshi as Mr. Singh -Trisha's father (2013-2014)
Manisha Thakkar as Rashmi Singh Rathore / Rashmi Gaurav Singh (Samrat's cousin)(2013-2014)
Mehendi Jain as Anushka "Anu" Devi Singh – Devi's younger daughter; Urmi's sister(2013-2014)
Shaji Chaudhary as Inspector Anshuman Singh(2014)
Varun Sharma as Karan (Anushka's ex-fiancé and friend)(2014)
Priya Shinde as Urmi 's NRI friend Natasha(2014)
Vertika Verma as Payal (Urmi's friend)(2014)
Deepali Saini as Meena (Urmi's hostel friend)(2014)
Ayush Mehra as Ravi Darshan Tiwari(2014)
Himani Shivpuri as Sushma Tiwari(2014)
Raju Kher as Darshan Tiwari(2014)
Vishal Puri as Niranjan Khanna(2014-2015)
Nidhi Jha as Nidhi Khanna(2014)
Shruti Kanwar as Radha, Kanchan's cousin sister(2014)
Avinash Wadhawan as Anirudh Sinha – Damini's husband;, Ishaan and Taani's father(2015)
Kamya Panjabi as Damini Sinha – Anirudh's wife; Ishaan and Taani's mother(2015)
Swati Nanda as Sanaya Seth (Urmi's Mumbai friend, Samrat's former lover)(2015)
Ayesha Singh as Ratti Sinha(2015)
Shashwita Sharma as Sandhiya Sinha(2015)
Rajesh Balwani as Alok Sinha(2015)
Mehul Kajaria as Sundar Sinha – Ishaan's cousin(2015)
Keith Sequeira as James (blackmailer)(2015)
Neetha Shetty as Kiran, Samrat's love interest(2015)
Vikram Chatterjee as Yash Singhania(2015)
Nalini Negi as Ishaani Ishaan Sinha – Urmi and Ishaan's daughter; Shaurya's half-sister (2015)
Kunal Jaisingh/Shashank Sethi as Chiku Gaurav Singh (Asha and Gaurav's son)(2015)
Kapil Arya as Karan Tripathi(2015)
Pankaj Dheer as Mr. Jaamdar(2015)
Gaurav Chopra as Akash Kumar(2015)
Pallavi Dutt as Sheeba Kumar; Mrs. Akash Kumar (2015)
Mohit Shrivastava as Prathanesh Sharma(2015)
Shahab Khan as Mr Tiwari (Diya's father)(2015)
Sunayana Fozdar as Simran (Mr Akash Kumar's fashion designer)(2015)
Krishnam Sharma as Rahul(2015)
Karan Mishra as Deepak (2015)
Series overview
Production
Initially Mohit Malik rejected the role then Rahil Azam was signed for the show but was eventually replaced by Mohit Malik.
Chhavi Pandey auditioned for Parvati Sehgal's role but was rejected by the makers.
Karan Tacker was approached for Ishaan's role before finalizing Vibhav Roy in it but Karan rejected the role because of some personal issues.
Nikita Sharma was offered a role in the show which was earlier played by Priya Shinde in the show.
Falaq Naaz was chosen for playing the elder Anushka in the show after the five-year leap replacing Mehendi Jain as the younger one which was a strong character of an IPS Officer in the show but the makers scrapped her role because of excess characters in the six-year leap.
Mohit Malik was to play the role of adult Shaurya after leap but he quit the show because of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa.
Saurabh Raaj Jain was offered Shaurya's role which was later played by Kunal Karan Kapoor in the show.
Kanchi Singh was offered Nalini Negi's role but declined it as she thought it was a negative character.
Rajat Tokas was approached for the show but declined the part Gaurav Chopra played the part later.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
2013 Indian television series debuts
Zee TV original programming
Indian television soap operas
Indian drama television series
Hindi-language television shows
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Though%20I%20Know%20the%20River%20Is%20Dry
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Though I Know the River Is Dry
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Though I Know the River is Dry (Arabic: مع آني آعرف آن النهر قد جف) is a 2013 Palestinian short crowd-sourced film directed by Egyptian-British filmmaker and writer Omar Robert Hamilton.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a man's return to Palestine years after making a decision to emigrate to America. The story is told through parallel timelines, interweaved with archival footage.
Critical reception
The film premiered in competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam where it won the Prix UIP and the festival's nomination for Best Short Film at the 2013 European Film Awards. The competition jury stated that "the film is remarkable in the way it connects contemporary political issues with emotional dilemmas. Its cinematographic language builds on the qualities of the photographic composition, the direction of the actors and the subtle and intelligent use of archival material. The result embodies a poetic and restrained approach to questions which unfortunately are becoming more and more commonplace. In a particularly undogmatic manner, it offers multiple readings, while simultaneously sharply addressing historical, political and economical realities.
It won Best Short from the Arab World at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in November 2013. It has been widely well reviewed.
Cast
Kais Nashef
Salwa Nakkara
Hussam Ghosheh
Maya Abu Alhayyat
Awards and nominations
2013 Winner: Prix UIP at the International Film Festival Rotterdam
2013 Winner: Best Short from the Arab World, Abu Dhabi Film Festival
2013 Nominee: Best Short Film, European Film Awards
2013 Nominee: Tiger Award for Short Film International Film Festival Rotterdam
2014 Official Selection: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
See also
List of Palestinian films
References
External links
2013 films
Palestinian drama films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drink%20to%20That%20All%20Night
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Drink to That All Night
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"Drink to That All Night" is a song recorded by American country music artist Jerrod Niemann. It was released in October 2013 as the first single from his third studio album. The album, High Noon, was released on March 25, 2014. The song was written by Derek George, Lance Miller, and Brad and Brett Warren.
On May 19, 2014, a remix of the song, featuring Cuban-American rapper Pitbull, was released.
Content
The song is an up-tempo party song in which the narrator says that he can "drink to that all night". The verses feature Auto-Tuned vocals from Niemann. It is in the key of A minor with a vocal range of G-E.
Critical reception
"Drink to That All Night" received mixed reviews from critics. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, writing that "the party anthem begins like a freight train barreling down some Blue Ridge mountaintop before introducing guitars, vocal effects and a final chorus that’s made for fist-pumping." Dukes also wrote that "the separate influences are deftly applied to – by the end – create a great turn-it-up moment of euphoria." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, calling it "as unique, innovative and risky an artist can get." Bjorke said that the song "has a good natured, feel good vibe to it and quite honestly, it's the kind of song that makes for a fun part of a road trip playlist, a workout playlist, or – of course – a party playlist." Jon Freeman of Country Weekly was less positive, giving the song a "C" and criticizing the "monotone-rapping" of the verses and saying that the song was "surprisingly pedestrian", although he praised Niemann's singing on the chorus and said that the production "tastefully merges touches of electronic music with electric guitars without going off the deep end." Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a "D" stating, "This has a tired theme coupled with the dreaded vocoder effect."
Music video
The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in February 2014.
Commercial performance
"Drink to That All Night" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of October 12, 2013. It also debuted at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 9, 2013. It also debuted at number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of January 18, 2014. It also debuted at number 91 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of January 25, 2014. "Drink to That All Night" reached number one on the Country Airplay chart dated April 26, 2014, becoming Niemann's second number one country hit (following "Lover, Lover" in August 2010). The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 7, 2014. As if June 2014, The song has sold 826,000 copies in the U.S.
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2013 singles
Jerrod Niemann songs
Arista Nashville singles
Songs written by the Warren Brothers
Songs written by Derek George
2013 songs
Songs written by Lance Miller
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Furmark
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Roy Furmark
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Roy M. Furmark (28 September 1931 - 4 January 2001) was an American businessman who played a role in the Iran-Contra affair in a number of ways, including acting as a link between CIA Director William Casey and Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi, who financed the arms deal at the center of the affair. In 1986 the Los Angeles Times reported that Furmark had known Casey and Khashoggi for about 20 years.
Background and early career
Furmark was born in Brooklyn, graduated from Pace College with a degree in accounting, and after working at a number of accounting firms started a private practice in 1964. He began working with John Shaheen in 1966, who would later introduce him to William Casey. In the 1970s Furmark was vice-chairman of the board of the Newfoundland Refining Co., a Canadian venture (which built the Come By Chance Refinery) which Shaheen had been involved in. When the venture collapsed (at the time of its bankruptcy in 1976, it was Canada's largest bankruptcy), Furmark was one of those sued by creditors; the defendants eventually settled out of court in 1982.
Iran-Contra affair
Furmark was a business associate of the Iranian Cyrus Hashemi, and in March 1980 introduced William Casey to Cyrus' brother Jamshid Hashemi in the context of the Hashemis' efforts to support US-Iranian negotiations over the Iran hostage crisis. A business partner of Cyrus Hashemi's, John Shaheen, was a former boss of Furmark's.
Furmark was an associate of Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi, and had been an investor in a Panamanian company, Bayway, which Khashoggi and Hashemi had been partners in. Furmark also received a 10% stake in the World Trade Group for setting up with Khashoggi and Hashemi the planned venture (it never completed any deals) to trade various goods with Iran. In June 1985 Furmark introduced Khashoggi to Manucher Ghorbanifar, after which Khashoggi abandoned Hashemi and worked with Ghorbanifar to arrange the arms deals, and Hashemi became a US Customs informant, leading to the Brokers of Death arms case snaring several Khashoggi business associates.
On 7 October 1986 Furmark told CIA Director William Casey of the diversion of funds from arms sales to Iran, a month before the affair became public. Furmark, testifying to the Congressional Committees Investigating The Iran-Contra Affair in December 1986, said that Canadian investors in the Iranian arms deal were threatening to take legal action, which would expose the arrangement, although he later said that Khashoggi had misled him and it appeared that the money had come from a Cayman Islands bank, which was threatening to sue Khashoggi.
Later life
In 1990 Furmark was sentenced to two years' probation for his role in the attempted sale of stolen Ashland Oil documents to Iran, which was attempting to sue Ashland over unpaid Iranian oil.
References
1931 births
2001 deaths
Iran–Contra affair
Iran hostage crisis
Pace University alumni
Businesspeople from Brooklyn
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandringham%20Sabres
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Sandringham Sabres
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Sandringham Sabres is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Southern Basketball Association (SBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the Sandringham region. The Sabres play their home games at Sandringham Family Leisure Centre.
Club history
Southern Basketball Association (SBA) was founded in 1974 and was located in Waltham Street, Sandringham. The association later moved to Tulip Street, Cheltenham.
In 2000, the SBA entered a team into both the Big V State Championship Men's division (SCM) and Women's division (SCW). Between 2001 and 2008, the Sandringham men made a grand final appearance every year, winning championships in 2002 and 2005. The women on the other hand made grand final appearances in 2003, 2005 and 2006, winning their first championship in their third try.
In 2009, both teams were elevated from the Big V into the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).
In 2019, following the demise of the SEABL, the Sabres joined the NBL1 South. The NBL1 South season did not go ahead in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, the men's team lost in the NBL1 South grand final to the Knox Raiders.
References
External links
SBA's official website
Big V teams
South East Australian Basketball League teams
Basketball teams in Melbourne
Basketball teams established in 2000
2000 establishments in Australia
Sport in the City of Bayside
Cheltenham, Victoria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan%20Chih-ku
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Fan Chih-ku
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Fan Chih-ku or Frank Fan () is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Administrative Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China since 2013. He also serves as the Director-General of the Taiwan Railways Administration.
Education
Fan obtained his bachelor's degree in transportation management from National Cheng Kung University in 1978, master's degree in geotechnical and transportation engineering from Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand in 1985 and doctoral degree in transportation technology and management from National Chiao Tung University in 2004.
References
1954 births
Living people
Asian Institute of Technology alumni
National Cheng Kung University alumni
National Chiao Tung University alumni
Political office-holders in the Republic of China on Taiwan
Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Hsinchu County
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel%20A%C3%B1orve%20Ba%C3%B1os
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Manuel Añorve Baños
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Manuel Añorve Baños (born 15 May 1957) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He serves as a senator of the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing the state of Guerrero. He also is a two-time federal deputy and two-time former mayor of Acapulco.
Life
Añorve was born in Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, on 15 May 1957. Añorve graduated with his law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1981; he would later return to the university to obtain his master's and doctoral degrees. He was the private secretary to the head of the Secretariat of Agrarian Reform from 1981 to 1982. After several years spent earning more degrees, writing a book titled Los Servicios Públicos Municipales (Municipal Public Services), and becoming a state political councilor for the PRI, Añorve returned to the federal government in 1991 as the representative of Banobras in Guerrero. In 1993, he became a city councilor in Acapulco, simultaneously heading up the city's water and sewer commission and serving as the secretary general of the municipal PRI organization there.
In 1996, Añorve was named as the state secretary of finances and administration. A year later, however, Hurricane Pauline slammed into Acapulco and prompted a municipal political crisis that concluded with the resignation of the city's municipal president, Juan Salgado Tenorio. Interim Governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero selected Añorve, his cousin, as the interim municipal president of Acapulco, filling the remaining two years of Tenorio's term. With his term expired, in 1999, Añorve became a state deputy, cutting that term short in order to become a federal deputy in the LVIII Legislature. He was among the PRI's highest ranking officials, becoming the secretary of the board of directors of the Permanent Commission, along with three normal commission assignments.
Añorve resurfaced in 2006 as the coordinator of advisors to the PRI caucus in the Senate. He left that job to run again for mayor of Acapulco, winning a second term and serving from 2009 to 2012. While serving as municipal president, he ran for Governor of Guerrero in 2010.
The PRI named Añorve a proportional representation deputy from the fourth region to the LXII Legislature, in which he served between 2012 and 2015. He presided over the Administration Committee and special commission commemorating the bicentennial of the Congreso de Anáhuac and the Sentimientos de la Nación, and he held secretarial posts on three commissions—National Defense, Jurisdictional, and Oversight of the Supreme Auditor of the Federation—along with two other regular assignments. Añorve made another bid for the PRI gubernatorial nomination in 2015, but the party chose Héctor Astudillo Flores instead.
In 2018, Añorve ran for Senate as the Todos por México coalition candidate; the ticket finished second, sending him to the legislature as the first minority senator.
See also
List of mayors of Acapulco
References
1957 births
Living people
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Guerrero
Municipal presidents of Acapulco
Politicians from Guerrero
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
Members of the Congress of Guerrero
Municipal presidents in Guerrero
20th-century Mexican politicians
Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Guerrero
Senators of the LXIV and LXV Legislatures of Mexico
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Deputies of the LVIII Legislature of Mexico
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%20McDowell%20III
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Harris McDowell III
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Harris Brown McDowell III (born March 15, 1940) is a retired American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate from 1977 to 2021, representing the 1st district. He attended the University of Delaware and Georgetown University, and is the son of former Delaware congressman Harris McDowell.
Electoral history
1976: When Republican Senator Michael Castle left the House District 1 seat open, McDowell won the 1976 Democratic Primary and won the November 2, 1976 General election with 5,806 votes (52.2%) against Republican nominee Kermit Justice.
1980: McDowell won the 1980 Democratic Primary and won the November 4, 1980 General election with 6,354 votes (56.4%) against Republican nominee Sandra Kaufmann.
1982: McDowell won the 1982 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 2, 1982 General election with 7,239 votes (62.5%) against Republican nominee Richard Bugbee and Libertarian candidate Susan Bissell.
1986: McDowell was unopposed for both the September 6, 1986 Democratic Primary and the November 4, 1986 General election, winning with 5,946 votes.
1990: McDowell won the 1992 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 1990 General election with 5,467 votes (59.2%) against Republican nominee Paul Parets.
1992: McDowell and Parets were both unopposed for their September 12, 1992 primaries, setting up a rematch; McDowell won the November 3, 1992 General election with 8,808 votes (63.5%) against Parets.
1996: McDowell won the September 7, 1996 Democratic Primary with 2,368 votes (66.2%) against Thornton Carroll, and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 7,883 votes (61.6%) against Republican nominee Gary Linarducci.
2000: McDowell was unopposed for the September 9, 2000 Democratic Primary and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 8,970 votes (63.6%) against Republican nominee Lee Murphy.
2002: McDowell won the September 10, 2002 Democratic Primary with 1,388 votes (63.7%), again against his 1996 challenger Thornton Carroll. Lee Murphy was unopposed for his primary, setting up a rematch; McDowell won the November 5, 2002 General election with 7,646 votes (64.1%) against Murphy.
2006: McDowell won the four-way September 12, 2006 Democratic Primary with 1,477 votes (49.5%) against a field that included Charles Potter, Jr. and Thornton Carroll, his challenger from 1996 and 2002. McDowell won the three-way November 7, 2006 General election with 8,300 votes (64.6%) against Republican nominee Gregory Chambers and Independent candidate Tyler Nixon.
2010: McDowell was unopposed for both the September 17, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 11,862 votes.
2012: McDowell won the three-way September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 2,342 votes (52.2%) against former state Representative David Brady and another challenger. McDowell won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 15,155 votes (85.3%) against Independent candidate Robert Clark and Libertarian candidate Brian Lintz.
References
External links
at the Delaware General Assembly
1940 births
Living people
Democratic Party Delaware state senators
Georgetown University alumni
Democratic Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives
People from Middletown, Delaware
Politicians from Wilmington, Delaware
University of Delaware alumni
21st-century American politicians
20th-century American politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangrasiya
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Rangrasiya
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Rangrasiya (The One Who Colours Me) is an Indian television drama series that aired on Colors TV from 30 December 2013 to 19 September 2014. It starred Ashish Sharma and Sanaya Irani as Major Rudra Pratap Ranawat and Parvati.
Plot
Parvati, affectionately known as Paro, has pure hatred towards Bharat Suraksha Dal, aka BSD officers, holding them responsible for the death of her parents. She was brought up by Thakurain Mala, and has consistent nightmares about her parents' deaths. The corrupt Raja Tejawat arranges Paro's wedding with Varun who plans to smuggle weapons across the border during the wedding procession. The procession is disrupted by BSD officers led by Deputy Commandant Rudra Pratap Ranawat and Varun is killed.
An oblivious Parvati blames Rudra for her husband's death. Rudra suspects that she is a material witness and hopes that she will testify. To prevent this, Tejawat hires goons to murder her. Rudra relocates her to his paternal home but when his malicious aunt Mohini insults Parvati's virtue, Rudra's father covers for them and announces she is Rudra's fiance. Eventually, Parvati emotionally sympathizes with Rudra after learning that his mother eloped with another man, unaware that his mother is the Thakurain. On the day of her wedding to Rudra, Parvati chooses to trust Tejawat and flees with him only to discover the truth behind her marriage to Varun. Upon realizing her mistake, she also becomes aware of her love for Rudra and returns to him.
Parvati tries her best to win over Rudra but in vain. He is accused of domestic violence and loses his job after which in a drunken state, he marries Paro. Rudra is reinstated and initially rejects Paro for betraying him but recognizes that he loves her. The couple go through: Rudra recovering from paralysis of his right arm, the interruptions of his ex-girlfriend Laila and their mutual hesitation to confess their love for each other. They eventually unite and confess their feelings.
Thakurain Mala and Rudra meet again but Rudra has pure hatred towards her. Paro tries hard to unite mother and son and is eventually successful. Touched by his efforts to forgive his mother for her, Paro and Rudra finally consummate their marriage. The family is happy till Rudra receives an anonymous call saying that Paro will be killed. For safety, the family relocates. Varun's younger brother, Shanthanu Kumar enters their house as a bodyguard seeking revenge. Parvati finds out and Rudra comes in time to save her. Shanthanu gets arrested. Later on, Parvati becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy that the couple name Dhruv. Their happiness ends abruptly when Shanthanu escapes from prison and murders Parvati who dies in Rudra's arms. Shantanu is killed by Rudra.
7 Years Later
Rudra lives with his now seven-year-old son, Dhruv and his family. Having quit the BSD, his new assignment is being the bodyguard of Myrah Mehra. Myrah, who is identical in appearance to Parvati, is an NRI and has arrived from the US to pick a venue for her wedding to Rohit Sehgal. Rudra tries to keep his distance from her, in the process becoming hostile. While she is in Rudra's house, Myrah unknowingly falls in love with Rudra and they become friendly. When he rescues her from kidnappers, he recalls how he failed to save Parvati. Under the influence of pain medication Myrah kisses Rudra, who reciprocates, thinking she is Paro, but catches himself just in time.
While Myrah starts to accept her feelings for him, he expresses his frustration over her resemblance to his late wife. Heartbroken, she decides to leave Rudra's life but her fiancé arrives, inspiring jealousy in Rudra. After Myrah helps Maithlee and Samrat adopt a baby, Rudra develops a liking for her. Rudra refuses to confess that he loves Myrah but has a conversation with Paro in a dream where she tells him to move on and be happy. She assures him that she has sent Myrah for him and Dhruv. In a drunken state, Rudra confesses his love to Myrah. She is confused about her feelings for him and chooses to marry Rohit. Rudra writes a letter in which he apologizes for being unable to attend her wedding because he cannot bear the loss. Myrah sends a video that explains her love for Rudra to Rohit, who asks Myrah to pursue it. The show ends with Rudra and Myrah confessing their love and the whole family celebrating.
Cast
Main
Ashish Sharma as Deputy Commandant Rudra Pratap Ranawat: Idealistic Border Security Force Officer; Mala and Dilsher's son; Samrat, Sumer and Sunehri's cousin brother; Parvati's husband; Dhruv's father
Sanaya Irani as Parvati "Paro" Chauhan Ranawat (deceased); Rudra's wife/Myrah Mehra: Parvati's lookalike
Rishi Sonecha/Kapish Chawla as Dhruv Pratap Ranawat: Parvati and Rudra's son
Recurring
Geetanjali Mishra as Maithili Ranawat: Samrat(Rudra's cousin brother)'s wife.
Kali Prasad Mukherjee as Dilsher Pratap Ranawat: Danveer's brother; Mala's husband; Rudra's father
Sadiya Siddiqui as Thakurain Mala Ranawat/Mala Tejawat: Dilsher's wife; Rudra's mother
Sanjiv Jotangia as Danveer Pratap Ranawat: Dilsher's brother; Mohini's husband; Samrat, Sumer and Sunehri's father
Ananya Khare as Mohini Ranawat: Danveer's wife; Samrat, Sumer and Sunehri's mother
Prashant Chawla as Samrat Pratap Ranawat: Mohini and Danveer's elder son; Rudra's cousin brother; Maithili's husband; Sumer and Sunehri's brother.
Udit Shukla as Samay "Sumer" Pratap Ranawat: Mohini and Danveer's younger son; Samrat and Sunehri's brother; Shatabdi's husband
Manasvi Vyas as Shatabdi Ranawat: Sumer's wife
Khushbu Thakkar as Sunehri Ranawat: Mohini and Danveer's daughter; Rudra's cousin sister; Samrat and Sumer's sister
Tarun Khanna as Tagor Param Singh Tejawat: Corrupt smuggler
Vishal Gandhi as Varun Kumar Agnihotri: Shantanu's brother; Paro's ex-husband
Ahmad Harhash as Ranbir Khan Shantanu Brother Paro,s brother in-law (2013) (2014)
Padam Bhola as Aman Deep Singh: Rudra's fellow officer at Border Security Defense
Syed Zafar Ali as General Vaman Kumar "VK" Singh: Rudra's superior officer at the Border Security Defense
Neha Narang as Bindiya "Bindi" Parekh: Parvati's friend
Vishal Karwal as Shantanu Kumar Agnihotri: Varun's brother
Ankita Mayank Sharma as Kajal "Laila" Suri: Dancer; Rudra's former companion
Gurpreet Singh as Rohit Sehgal: Myrah's ex-fiancé
Production
The show was shot extensively across arid terrains of Jaisalmer and dunes of Jodhpur. It was inspired by Shakespeare's Othello and the TV show Guns and Roses.
On 31 May 2014, Rangrasiya had a crossover with TV Show, Beintehaa when Rudra and Paro had travelled to Mumbai for the treatment of Rudra's paralysed hand.
Adaptations
It has been dubbed into Malayalam as Pranayavarnangal, in Tamil as Azhagiya Laila ( My Lovely Fiancee) on Raj TV, in Arabic as " Habibi Daiman" "حبيبي دائما " English "My Love Forever " and in Turkish as Sensiz Olmaz.
Awards
References
External links
Colors TV original programming
2013 Indian television series debuts
2013 Indian television series endings
Indian military television series
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chica%20Xavier
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Chica Xavier
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Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus (22 January 1932 – 8 August 2020), known professionally as Chica Xavier, was a Brazilian actress and producer. Xavier worked in stage, film, and television. She was known primarily for her work in Rede Globo's telenovelas, but was active in stage for 60 years. Xavier was born in Salvador, Bahia. She was married to actor Clementino Kelé.
Xavier started working at 14 years as bookbinder at the Official Press of the State of Bahia. She moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1953 and studied theater with Pascoal Carlos Magno. Her theater debut was on September 25, 1956 at the Teatro Municipal. Xavier acted in Orfeu da Conceição alongside Haroldo Costa, Léa Garcia, Cyro Monteiro, Dirce Paiva, Clementino Kelé, among others. Xavier played the role of Dama Negra, which symbolized Death; she recited verses from Vinícius de Moraes and danced to atabaques, or Afro-Brazilian drumming.
Xavier's film debut was in Assalto ao Trem Pagador in 1962, directed by Roberto Farias. She then worked in several Rede Globo productions. In 1973 Xavier debuted on TV in the telenovela Os Ossos do Barão. She played more than 50 characters on television, and was a cast member in Sinhá Moça, Dancin' Days, Renascer, Pátria Minha, Força de um Desejo, and the miniseries Tenda dos Milagres, where she played the mãe-de-santo Magé Bassã.
Xavier published Chica Xavier canta sua prosa: Cantigas, louvações e rezas para os orixás in 1999. The book had a preface by her friend Miguel Falabella, and was illustrated by her daughter Izabela d'Oxóssi. She was the subject of a biography in 2013 by Teresa Montero titled Chica Xavier: Mãe do Brasil. Xavier was born at a Candomblé terreiro, or temple. She was the leader of a Candomblé religious community in Rio de Janeiro, the Cercado de Boiadeiro.
Filmography
References
External links
1936 births
2020 deaths
Actors from Salvador, Bahia
Afro-Brazilian actresses
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian telenovela actresses
Brazilian film actresses
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek%20Murthy
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Vivek Murthy
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Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden. Murthy is the first surgeon general of Indian descent, and, during his first term as surgeon general, he was the youngest active duty flag officer in federal uniformed service.
Murthy co-chaired President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board from November 2020 to January 2021, alongside former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David A. Kessler and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith. On December 7, Biden announced Murthy would return to the role of U.S. surgeon general. The United States Senate confirmed Murthy to the role on March 23, 2021, by a vote of 57–43. In October 2022, Biden nominated Murthy to be the U.S. representative on the World Health Organization's executive board.
Early life and education
Murthy was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, to immigrants from Karnataka, India. He is the grandson of the late H. C. Narayana Murthy, the former director of Mysore Sugar Company, and son of Florida-based H. N. Lakshminarasimha Murthy and Maithreya Murthy. In 1978, the family crossed the Atlantic to Newfoundland, where his father worked as a district medical officer. When he was three years old, the family relocated to Miami, and his parents established their medical practice.
Murthy was raised and completed his early education in Miami, graduating as valedictorian from Miami Palmetto Senior High School in 1994. He then attended college at Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude in 1997 with a bachelor of arts in biochemical sciences. In 2003, Murthy earned an MD from Yale School of Medicine and an MBA from Yale School of Management, where he received The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.
During his time at Yale, Murthy helped start "The Healer's Art" – a four-week long elective in which medical students discuss critical topics such as what it means to serve as a healer, how to cope with losing a patient, and how to prevent physician burnout.
Career
Undergraduate years
While a Harvard freshman in 1995, Murthy co-founded VISIONS Worldwide, which he led for eight years. The nonprofit organization focused on HIV/AIDS education in the U.S. and India. In 1997, he co-founded the Swasthya Community Health Partnership to train women as community health workers and educators in rural India.
Medical career
Murthy completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. As an attending physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Murthy cared for thousands of patients while assisting in the education of hundreds of undergraduates, medical students, and residents.
In 2008, Murthy founded and served as president of Doctors for America, a group of more than 15,000 physicians and medical students supporting high quality affordable care for all.
In 2011, Murthy was appointed by Barack Obama to serve on the Presidential Advisory Council on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Services. The group advises the National Prevention Council on developing strategies and partnerships to advance the nation's health through prevention. In 2012, Murthy worked as co-chair of Obama's healthcare advisory committee during his re-election campaign.
Murthy is also the co-founder and chairman of TrialNetworks, a cloud-based Clinical Trial Optimization System for pharmaceutical and biotechnology trials that improves the quality and efficiency of clinical trials to bring new drugs to market faster and more safely. He founded the company as Epernicus in 2008, originally, to be a collaborative networking web platform for scientists to boost research productivity.
First term as Surgeon General of the United States (2013-2017)
Nomination
In November 2013, Murthy was nominated by President Obama for the post of United States surgeon general. His nomination met resistance in the Senate by some Democrats, Republicans, and the National Rifle Association regarding previous comments Murthy made declaring gun violence as a threat to public health.
Murthy's nomination received broad support from more than 100 medical and public health organizations in the U.S. He received the endorsements of two former surgeons general: David Satcher and Regina Benjamin. Another former surgeon general, Richard Carmona opposed the appointment based on Murthy's age.
On December 15, 2014, Murthy's appointment as surgeon general was approved in a 51–43 Senate vote.
Tenure
From the beginning of his tenure, Murthy spoke about the importance of creating a culture of prevention in America, one that is grounded in physical activity, nutrition, and emotional well-being. As part of this effort, he issued Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. For the one-year anniversary of the Call to Action, he led a two-week public-private partnership with Fitbit called the Step it Up Challenge that engaged more than 600,000 people to increase their physical activity with an industry record-setting 60 billion steps. He also partnered with Elmo and Top Chef to inform the country about vaccines and healthy eating, respectively.
Murthy's 2016 surgeon general report on e-cigarette use among youths emphasized the vulnerability of young people to the products and recommended that e-cigarettes be incorporated into existing smoke-free policies to prevent youth from accessing e-cigarettes. The report drew heated response from proponents of e-cigarettes, including R Street and other public policy groups.
Murthy also led the United States through several major health crises – including the Ebola and Zika viruses, the Flint Michigan water crisis, and the currently ongoing opioid epidemic. Murthy released the first ever Surgeon General's report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health – which revealed that approximately 21 million Americans suffer from some form of substance abuse disorder. Furthermore, in 2016, Murthy issued a historic letter to 2.3 million fellow healthcare professionals, requesting a pledge to reform the prescription of opiate drugs and the perception of those struggling with addiction. In this letter, Murthy argues that addiction is "a chronic illness, not a moral failing." Additionally, Murthy has worked on the effects of climate change on the country's health.
In a 2016 interview, he stated "by the end of the century, we are looking at an increase of tens of thousands of illnesses and death episodes because of climate change." Murthy has also spoken out against conversion therapy, stating that "conversion therapy is not sound medical practice... we all need to work together to build greater understanding and acceptance throughout our society."
On April 21, 2017, Murthy was relieved of his duties as 19th Surgeon General by President Donald Trump. His deputy surgeon general, Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, was named acting surgeon general. In a parting address, Murthy stated "for the grandson of a poor farmer from India to be asked by the President to look out for the health of an entire nation was a humbling and unique American story. I will always be grateful to our country for welcoming my immigrant family nearly 40 years ago and giving me this opportunity to serve."
Career in private life (2017-2021)
Since 2017, Murthy has appeared on various television and radio shows talking about the problem of loneliness, and he has written numerous articles on the subject. Murthy states he was shocked by how often he encountered people suffering from severe loneliness during his medical career, and argued that loneliness in America has become prevalent enough to count as an "epidemic". Murthy sees loneliness as a root cause that plays a substantial role in many other social problems.
In April 2020 he published a book about what both society and ordinary people as individuals, can do to reduce loneliness in themselves and others, entitled Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World.
Murthy spoke during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. In his speech, described as "uncharacteristically political for a physician who largely eschewed politics" in office, called for stronger leadership amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Second term as Surgeon General of the United States (2021-present)
Nomination
On September 5, 2020, Murthy joined the advisory council of the Biden-Harris Transition Team, which was planning the presidential transition of Joe Biden. On November 9, Murthy was announced as one of the three co-chairs of then-President-Elect Biden's coronavirus advisory board, alongside former FDA commissioner David A. Kessler and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith. Days later, Murthy was named a candidate for United States secretary of health and human services in the Biden administration.
On December 3, 2020, Politico reported that Murthy had been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to return to the role of Surgeon General. His nomination was sent to the Senate on January 20, 2021 and confirmed on March 23, 2021, by a vote of 57–43.
Before his Senate confirmation, Murthy disclosed a total of 1.7 million dollars in consulting for Netflix ($547,500), Airbnb ($410,000), Carnival Cruise Line ($400,000), Estee Lauder ($292,500). He also disclosed hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees from dozens of organizations, for example "$30,000 from Duke University Kenan Institute for Ethics for a speech I gave in January 2021."
Tenure
As surgeon general, Murthy leads a force of 6,700 public health officers, with the mission of delivering exceptional care to medically underserved populations both within the United States and abroad. In July 2021, Murthy publicly stated there is "no value" in incarcerating people for cannabis use. In September 2021, Murthy criticized social media companies over the presence of COVID-19 misinformation on their platforms.
In 2023, Murthy expressed concern about the impact of social media on young users' mental health. As Surgeon General, Murthy has described loneliness and social isolation as a risk to public health akin to smoking.
Murthy has come under fire from Republicans for reportedly seeking to combat "misinformation" with social media, the Washington Examiner reported in May 2023.
Personal life
Murthy is married to Alice Chen, an internist who trained at Yale, Cornell and UCLA, and was the executive director of Doctors for America. They have two children.
On February 18, 2022, Murthy revealed on Twitter that he, his wife, and five-year-old son have all been infected by COVID-19. Earlier in the same week, Murthy revealed that his four-year-old daughter had been infected. All had mild symptoms and no breathing issues.
Awards and decorations
Murthy's awards include:
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
American physicians of Indian descent
Florida Democrats
Harvard University alumni
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows
People from Huddersfield
Obama administration personnel
Surgeons General of the United States
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps admirals
United States Public Health Service personnel
Biden administration personnel
Yale School of Management alumni
Yale School of Medicine alumni
Miami Palmetto Senior High School alumni
American people of Kannada descent
Members of the National Academy of Medicine
21st-century American physicians
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Derek Linnell
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Derek Linnell (born November 15, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Linnell attended University of Alaska Fairbanks where he played NCAA Division I hockey with the Alaska Nanooks. In February 1992 he was forced to leave the team after it was found he was in violation of NCAA rules by playing while in his sixth year of college.
Linnell began his professional career with the 1992–93 season, playing three seasons with the ECHL team, before jumping to the West Coast Hockey League to play the 1995–96 season with the Alaska Gold Kings.
References
External links
1968 births
Living people
Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players
Albany River Rats players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Minnesota Moose players
Raleigh IceCaps players
Ice hockey people from Calgary
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20doping%20cases%20in%20sport%20%28M%29
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List of doping cases in sport (M)
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This is a sub-list from List of doping cases in sport representing a full list of surnames starting with M.
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M
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The cuneiform KÚR sign is used extensively in the Amarna letters. It also has a minor usage in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Its usage in the Amarna letters is due to the letters' topics of "hostilities", "war", or "warfare" in the discord amongst the city-states and the regional discord in the Canaan region. A large subset of the Amarna letters are written by vassal kings in governorship of cities, towns or regions in Canaan.
The sign is a simple two-stroke sign, a horizontal (or slight upward-stroke) with a stroke slashing downwards across its center. The end result cuneiform sign is easily compared to a "squashed-X" alphabetic.
KÚR is used and is defined as a capital-letter Sumerogram (majuscule), and specifically in the Akkadian language has the meaning of "warfare", "hostility", Akkadian nukurtu. Any syllabic cuneiform sign with 'n' or 't' can supply the beginning or end of "nukurtu".
Usage, and Amarna letters list
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the KÚR sign is only used twice and only once for nukurtu, Tablet VI, line 40: "...a battering ram (Akkadian "iašubû") that attracts the enemy-('nukurtu', "hostility", nu-KÚR-ti) land,...."
List usage in Amarna letters
A partial of letters and the spelling of "nukurtu":
nu-KÚR-te, Amarna letter EA 252, 252:9, (i-na nukurtu,, "in warfare"), photo here
nu-KÚR-tu, EA 271, 271:11, obverse
nu-KÚR-tu, EA 273, obverse
nu-KÚR-ut, EA 286, 286:41, reverse
External links
Photo, Amarna letter EA 252, line 9, "in warfare", (i-na nu-KÚR-te)
References
Kovacs, Maureen Gallery, transl. with intro. (1985,1989) The Epic of Gilgamesh. Stanford University Press: Stanford, California. (Softcover ), Glossary, Appendices, Appendix (Chapter XII=Tablet XII) A line-by-line translation (Chapters I-XI).
Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. The Amarna Letters. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. 393 pages.(softcover, )
Parpola, 1971. The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Parpola, Simo, Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, c 1997, Tablet I thru Tablet XII, Index of Names, Sign List, and Glossary-(pp. 119–145), 165 pages.
Akkadian language - three letter syllables
Cuneiform signs
Sumerograms
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat%20of%20the%20Music
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"Beat of the Music" is a song recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on September 30, 2013 as his fourth single and the third single from his debut studio album, Bring You Back (2013). Eldredge co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Heather Morgan. It received mixed reviews from critics who questioned the familiarity in the production and lyricism. "Beat of the Music" gave Eldredge his second consecutive number one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at numbers six and 44 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 510,000 copies in the United States as of July 2014. It achieved similar chart prominence in Canada, reaching number two on the Canada Country chart and number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Shane Drake, and was filmed in Staniel Cay in the Bahamas.
Critical reception
"Beat of the Music" garnered mixed reviews from music critics. An uncredited review from Taste of Country said that "it relies on a chorus that sinks in like a good second glass of wine, complementing just about anything on the radio currently." The review went on to say that "Eldredge holds back some vocally, relying instead on hooky choruses and a charming singing personality" and "the production team take few risks in creating a pleasing sonic backdrop for the singer to tell this story." In his review of the album, Dan MacIntosh of Roughstock called the song "dull" and "generic," writing that "it's the sort of lyric that only seems to make sense in romantic comedy movies, but rarely rings true in real life. It's a familiar, overused plot that just doesn’t resonate as reality."
Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal gave the song an A rating, calling the vocals "flawless" and writing that "this new song is infectious and as soon as it's over, the listeners will instantly want to press the 'repeat' button on their CD and mp3 players. It will inspire his fans to get up and dance along to it."
Music video
The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in January 2014. It was filmed in Staniel Cay in the Bahamas, and features Miami-based actress Katie Luddy.
Chart performance
"Beat of the Music" debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of October 12, 2013. It also debuted at number 46 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 23. On the Billboard Hot 100, it debuted at number 97 the week of February 22, 2014. Seventeen weeks later, it peaked at number 44 the week of June 21, and stayed on the chart for twenty weeks. "Beat of the Music" reached number one on the Country Airplay chart dated June 28, 2014, becoming Eldredge's second consecutive single to do so. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 9, 2016. The song has sold 510,000 copies in the U.S. as of July 2014.
In Canada, the track debuted at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of April 19, 2014. Nine weeks later, it peaked at number 58 the week of June 21, and remained on the chart for fifteen weeks.
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2013 singles
2013 songs
Brett Eldredge songs
Atlantic Records singles
Billboard Country Airplay number-one singles of the year
Music videos directed by Shane Drake
Song recordings produced by Ross Copperman
Songs written by Ross Copperman
Songs written by Brett Eldredge
Songs written by Heather Morgan (songwriter)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight%20Special%20%28Uncle%20Kracker%20album%29
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Midnight Special is the fifth studio album by Uncle Kracker, released on November 20, 2012 under Sugar Hill Records. It his first full-length country album and his first not to involve Kid Rock in any capacity.
As of 2022, Midnight Special is his most recent album.
Track listing
Personnel
Robert Bailey Jr. - background vocals
Mark Beckett - drums
Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
John Catchings - cello
Mark Douthit - saxophone
Dan Dugmore - slide guitar
Nick Garvin - background vocals
Vicki Hampton - background vocals
J. T. Harding - background vocals
Mike Haynes - trumpet
Uncle Kracker - lead vocals
Randy McCormick - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer
Brent Mason - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
Gary Prim - accordion, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer
John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
Bobby Terry - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Michael White - background vocals
Justin Wilson - background vocals
Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Joe Geis - album art
Reception
Critical reception
Reception of the album has been mostly mixed to positive. Allmusic described the album as "a sunny, laid-back ride, a record made for lazy afternoons of day drinking." Roughstock gave the album 4/5 stars and stated "It'd be easy to dismiss Uncle Kracker's first full-length country album as yet another attempt by a pop/rock has-been trying to cash in on mainstream country music's popularity." They also added that Uncle Kracker's transition to Country felt like "A natural one." In a mixed review, Country Weekly noted Uncle Kracker "seeks to have him ingrained further in the genre, despite no hint of country instrumentation." On a more positive note, they added the album is "like tuning in to 1970s AM radio, full of sunny melodies and smooth grooves."
Chart performance
Album
Singles
References
Uncle Kracker albums
2012 albums
Sugar Hill Records albums
Albums produced by Keith Stegall
Country albums by American artists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heligonka
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Heligonka
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The heligonka or helikónka (in Slovak: heligónka) is a Czech, Slovak and a Polish mountains (Beskid Żywiecki region) diatonic button accordion, similar to the Alpine Steirische Harmonika. Like the latter, the heligonka differs from other types of diatonic button accordions by having a supplemented and amplified bass part.
See also
Bandoneon
References
Czech musical instruments
Accordion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea%20Invisible%20Mass%20Search
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Korea Invisible Mass Search
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The Korea Invisible Mass Search (KIMS), is a South Korean experiment, led by Sun Kee Kim, searching for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), one of the candidates for dark matter. The experiments use CsI(Tl) crystals at Yangyang Underground Laboratory (Y2L), in tunnels from a preexisting underground power plant. KIMS is supported by the Creative Research Initiative program of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation. It is the first physics experiment located, and largely built, in Korea.
Other research topics include detector development for a neutrinoless double beta decay search and the creation of an extreme low temperature diamond calorimeter.
History
The KIMS experiment was funded in 2000 to search for WIMP dark matter. To avoid the cost of creating a new tunnel for testing, the Yangyang Pumped Storage Power Plant belonging to Korea Middleland Power Co. in Yangyang, Korea was used. Construction was completed in 2003. The CsI(Tl) scintillating crystal used has a high light yield and is affordable for large mass. After a substantial effort for the initial setup and crystal development, KIMS began recording data in 2004 with one full-size 6 kg crystal. A 4 crystal setup was run in 2005–2006 to optimize the WIMP search. In 2008, the 12 crystal array with 103.4 kg mass was completed and ran until December 2012 for a detector upgrade replacing the PMTs.
Results
The first WIMP cross section search was published in 2006 using the one crystal data. New limits were presented in 2007 and 2012, inconsistent with the DAMA signal reports for masses above 20 GeV. Using 24,324.3 kg•days exposure, low-mass WIMP signals below 20 GeV were disfavored in 2014.
COSINE
The KIMS and DM-Ice groups have joined forces to make a new detector consisting of an array of NaI(Tl) scintillating crystals to confirm or refute the DAMA/LIBRA results. , the 100 kg COSINE-100 experiment had been installed at Y2L. In September 2016, physics data started to be collected. The next version of the COSINE detector, COSINE-200, will be constructed in Yemi Laboratory in Jeongseon County.
The COSINE-100 published its first results on 5 December 2018 in Nature; they concluded that their result "rules out WIMP–nucleon interactions as the cause of the annual modulation observed by the DAMA collaboration". This rejection applies only to WIMPs with one of the 18 tested masses, exhibiting spin-independent interactions with sodium or iodine nucleons, within the context of a standard dark matter halo model.
In November 2021 new results from COSINE-100 experiment from 1.7 years of data collection have also failed to replicate the signal of DAMA.
In August 2022 COSINE-100 applied an analysis method similar to one used by DAMA/LIBRA and found a similar annual modulation suggesting the signal could be just an statistical artifact supporting an hypothesis first put forward on 2020.
References
External links
Official page (English)
Experiments for dark matter search
Science and technology in South Korea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen%20Chien-liang
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Chen Chien-liang
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Chen Chien-liang () is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Deputy Minister of the National Development Council of the Executive Yuan since 22 January 2014.
Education
Chen obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in economics from National Chengchi University in 1987 and 1989 respectively. He then obtained his doctoral degree in economics from University of California, Los Angeles in 1995.
See also
National Development Council (Republic of China)
References
Living people
Ministers of National Development Council of the Republic of China
National Chengchi University alumni
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Vito
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Robert Vito
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Robert Vito was an American television correspondent and bureau chief for CNN, his role as bureau chief covered Los Angeles, Miami, Rome and Detroit.
Career
In 1968, he became a general assignment reporter at WAEO-TV, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. On November 17, 1968, an airplane with three passengers crashed into the transmission tower, killing all three passengers. The station was knocked off the air for nearly a year. Vito was hired by Milwaukee-based WISN-TV in 1969, working as an investigative reporter under the name "Bob Viverito." He left WISN in 1973 to take a job with WWJ-TV to do "investigative reporting and some anchoring." In 1975, Vito interviewed former Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa; it would be Hoffa's last interview, as he disappeared two weeks later. He left WWJ-TV and joined CNN, becoming the first Detroit bureau chief in 1982. He later became CNN's bureau chief expanding in Rome, Los Angeles, and finally, Miami.
In 1999, Vito retired from CNN and became a jury consultant for a Florida legal consulting firm.
Achievements
Over the years, he has received numerous awards, including numerous Emmys and two Cable ACE awards.
Personal life
Vito was widowed in 2012, after his wife, Nancy, died from cancer. He died from cancer a year later on 13 November 2013. He is survived by his son and grandson.
References
2013 deaths
People from Milwaukee
People from Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Journalists from Wisconsin
CNN people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele%20Serrano
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Emanuele Serrano
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Emanuele Serrano (Chieti, Region of Abruzzo, active in late 19th-century) was an Italian sculptor, mainly in terracotta.
In 1880 at the fourth Mostra Nazionale of Fine Arts in Turin, he exhibited a terracotta group depicting: Il ritorno della sera di contadini Abruzzesi (Peasants from Abbruzzo returning at night). Other similar works are: Mincuccio il figlio mio; Le canzoni d' amore; La Vendemmia, exhibited at Milan, in 1881. In 1883 at Rome, he exhibited: Carminantonio lu capraro and Uva e fichi. In Turin, in 1884, he displayed a bust: Pepaolotto, exhibited then in 1889 at the Florentine Exhibition of Fine Arts, alongside his sculpture Si rimira. Both these were exhibited that year at the Exposition of Paris, with the latter winning a prize. At Exhibition of Fine Arts in Florence he exhibited a rural procession titled: Viva Maria. He completed a terra cotta half bust of a boy with a chicken: Fanciullo con gallina and a peasant Narcisa.
References
Italian potters
19th-century Italian sculptors
Italian male sculptors
19th-century Italian male artists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Freer
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Henry Freer
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Thomas Henry Freer (1833–1904) was Archdeacon of Derby from 1891 to 1904.
Born in Birmingham, he was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 1861 and priest in 1863.
He was a teacher at Wellington College from 1861 to 1875; Rector of Sudbury from 1877 and Canon of Southwell from 1890.
He died on 26 June 1904.
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1833 births
Clergy from Birmingham, West Midlands
People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Archdeacons of Derby
1904 deaths
People from Sudbury, Derbyshire
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European Ramblers' Association
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The European Ramblers Association (ERA; ; ) is a network organisation working for promotion of walking, hiking, creating trails, exchange of the know-how over the borders and secure the rights of free access to nature for the walkers. Through this work, ERA also cares for protecting and developing of European cultural heritage and for strengthening of mutual understanding between European citizens.
Already at the beginning of its existence, ERA started creating a network of European long-distance paths maintained by its member organisations to make it possible to walk all over Europe on foot to strengthen the connection people to people over the borders. From 2017 the network consists of 12 E-paths and covers more than 70,000 km crisscrossing Europe. An E-path is a long-distance path crossing a minimum of 3 European countries. Marking and maintenance of the path is the responsibility of the member organisations.
References
Hiking organizations
Hiking governing bodies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso%20Reece%20Dousdeb%C3%A9s
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Alfonso Reece Dousdebés
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Alfonso Reece Dousdebés (Cotocollao, 1955) is an Ecuadorian journalist, TV reporter, and novelist.
He studied law and sociology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.
He worked as a reporter since 1980 for the television channels Ecuavisa and Teleamazonas. In 1990 he decided to become a print journalist and has since worked for many leading journals of Ecuador, among which are 15 Días, Vistazo, SoHo, Mango and Mundo Diners. An article in the latter magazine earned him the Jorge Mantilla Ortega Prize from El Comercio in 1998.
He is currently a columnist for the newspaper El Universo.
Novels
1996: El Numerario, finalist of the III Biennial Novel Contest (Ecuador).
2007: Morga
2013: Todas las aves
References
1955 births
Ecuadorian novelists
Ecuadorian journalists
Male journalists
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador alumni
Living people
People from Quito Canton
20th-century novelists
21st-century novelists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary%20Rage
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Calgary Rage
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The Calgary Rage are a women's football team in the Western Women's Canadian Football League's (WWCFL) Western Conference. They are based in Calgary, Alberta.
Team history
The team was first founded as the Calgary Rockies in 2009, and played exhibition games against the Edmonton Storm and Manitoba Fearless. In 2010, the Rockies, Storm, and the newly founded Lethbridge Steel joined together to form the Alberta Female Football League (AFFL), which played for one season. In 2011, the Rockies changed their name to the Calgary Rage, and the AFFL was absorbed by the WWCFL, which included the Fearless and new teams in Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon. The WWCFL began play in 2011 with seven teams in two conferences, with the three Alberta-based teams competing in the Western Conference.
The Rage got off to a slow start, winning just six games in their first five seasons and getting eliminated by their rivals from Edmonton in the playoffs each year they qualified. They had a breakthrough season in 2017, posting an undefeated record through the regular season, finishing atop the Western Conference for the first time and proceeding all the way to the WWCFL Championship final, where they faced the Regina Riot. They lost the final by a score of 53–0. They were again eliminated from contention by the Riot in 2018 after the league adopted a cross-conference playoff format. The Rage posted a fourth consecutive winning season in 2019, but lost to the Steel in the first round of the playoffs.
The WWCFL cancelled its 2020 and 2021 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when play resumed in 2022, the Rage picked up where they left off and continued to post winning records. The team also changed its recruitment strategy, and consequently saw its roster grow from 25 players in 2022 to 43 in 2023. After being eliminated in the Semi-Final in 2022 by the Fearless, the Rage posted their second undefeated season and made their second trip to the WWCFL Championship in 2023. They were again shut out in the title match, this time by the Saskatoon Valkyries.
Year by year
IFAF competitors
The following lists women from the Calgary Rage who have competed in the IFAF Women's World Championship as members of Team Canada.
Community involvement
Many Rage players volunteer as ushers at Calgary Stampeders home games. More players are getting involved with coaching around Calgary with different levels of programs ranging from pee-wee football to high school. On 1 September, 2013, several members of the Rage roster participated in the Calgary Pride Parade.
See also
Women's gridiron football
References
Rage
Women's sports in Canada
Women in Alberta
2009 establishments in Alberta
Sports clubs and teams established in 2009
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pap%C3%A9is%20Avulsos%20de%20Zoologia
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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in systematics, paleontology, evolutionary biology, ecology, taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, functional morphology, molecular biology, ontogeny, faunistic studies, and biogeography. It is published by the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo and hosted by SciELO.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed by Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS, DOAJ, Portal de Revistas da USP, SciELO, Scopus, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory and The Zoological Record.
References
External links
Zoology journals
Academic journals established in 1941
Creative Commons-licensed journals
Multilingual journals
University of São Paulo
Academic journals published by museums
English-language journals
Portuguese-language journals
Spanish-language journals
Academic journals published by universities of Brazil
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Land%20of%20Sunshine
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The Land of Sunshine
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The Land of Sunshine was a magazine published in Los Angeles, California, between 1894 and 1923. It was renamed Out West in January 1902. In 1923, it merged into Overland Monthly to become Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, which existed until 1935. The magazine published the work of many notable authors, including John Muir, Jack London, Mary Hunter Austin, Sharlot Hall, Grace Ellery Channing, and Sui Sin Far (Edith Maude Eaton). The Land of Sunshine was also known for its "lavish" use of illustrations, many of which were halftone photoengravings. In the words of Jon Wilkman, the magazine "extolled the wonders of Southern California and had a major influence on the region’s early image and appeal to tourists".
History
The Land of Sunshine was first published by the F. A. Pattee Publishing Company in June 1894 as a quarto measuring . It was originally ghost-edited by Charles Dwight Willard, while Harry Ellington Brook and Frank A. Pattee were both also involved in the creation and publication of the magazine. Willard was secretary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce while he edited The Land of Sunshine, which from its inception was supportive of commercial interests in Los Angeles and San Diego to the extent that it would have caused a clear conflict of interest controversy if Willard was publicly linked to the magazine. According to Edwin Bingham, in its first volume The Land of Sunshine developed a long-standing dichotomy between covering regional commerce and culture. From its beginning, the magazine also took concerted measures to increase its circulation, including both imploring its readers to share copies with their friends and supplying public libraries around the United States with issues of the magazine.
At the end of 1894 Charles Fletcher Lummis was publicly named editor of The Land of Sunshine, and the first issue produced under his control was January 1895. Lummis promised that the magazine's coverage of Southern California would be "concise, interesting, expert, accurate" to the extent that it would be trusted by Eastern readers. He also placed an increased emphasis on the cultural and intellectual content of the magazine. According to the Los Angeles Times, he transformed the magazine from a "Chamber of Commerce promotional sheet" into a "sterling literary magazine" in which he voiced his own opinions about everything from art and philosophy to politics and current events. Perhaps his favorite subjects, however, were championing Native American rights and criticizing the Federal Indian Policy. Lummis was regarded as an "impulsive firebrand" as a thinker and a writer, and his ideas, both in The Land of Sunshine and other works, often had a polarizing effect on other writers and academics. In June 1895, the magazine was reduced to dimensions of , although its total number of pages grew.
In 1898, Lummis expanded the scope of the magazine to include the entire West, which he defined as anything "which is far enough away from the East to be Out from Under". This was accentuated by the magazine's change of name to Out West in January 1902. During his tenure as editor, Lummis maintained relations of various kinds with other periodicals, both in the Western United States and the country at large: this included amicable relations with The Nation and The Dial, an antagonistic relationship with Overland Monthly, and a more complex relationship with The Argonaut, as Lummis lauded the latter's anti-imperialist stance but criticized it for at times being anti-Catholic.
Lummis edited the magazine by himself until the February 1903 issue, when he was joined by Charles Amadon Moody: together, they would edit the magazine until Lummis departed in November 1909. According to Bingham, the magazine's influence and reputation as one of the Pacific Coast's premier publications ended with Lummis' departure. Out West subsequently witnessed a succession of editors that included C. F. Edholm, George Wharton James, and Lannie Haynes Martin, and it "ceased to appear with any regularity" after its June 1917 issue. In May 1923, it was consolidated with Overland Monthly to form Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, which remained in publication until July 1935.
Publication and circulation
At the beginning of its existence, The Land of Sunshine was printed and bound by Kingsley-Barnes and Neuner Company in the Stimson Building while its photoengraving needs were handled by a variety of local companies. In 1898, the magazine began in-house publication in a building on South Broadway that combined editorial and printing functions, which by late 1901 boasted six job presses and four cylinder presses, one of which was an Optimus cylinder used principally for printing illustrated pages. In April 1904, the printing of the magazine was once again physically separated from its editorial offices, and this arrangement persisted until Lummis departed in 1909.
Initially, The Land of Sunshine was published by the F. A. Pattee Publishing Company, but in August 1895 these duties were assumed by the newly incorporated Land of Sunshine Publishing Co., which at its inception consisted of W.C. Patterson (president), Lummis (vice president), Pattee (secretary and business manager), H.J. Fleishman (treasurer), Charles Cassat Davis (attorney), and Cyrus M. Davis. While Willard initially had the largest individual financial stake in the magazine, Lummis eventually bought him out with financial backing from Phoebe Hearst, the mother of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. Lummis retained his interests in the magazine until his departure from it in 1909.
The Land of Sunshine'''s circulation reached 9,000 in December 1895, which its publishers claimed was "the largest certified regular circulation of any western monthly". In July 1899, the magazine's average circulation was 9,147. The magazine enjoyed its highest circulation in 1903 (10,766) and 1904 (an estimated 15,000). Measuring the circulation of Out West after 1903 is challenging because the actual figures were not kept or provided to newspaper directories, which resorted to consistently estimating its circulation at between 7,500 and 12,500 after 1904.
In the United States, most of the magazine's subscribers were in California, followed in decreasing order by the Arizona Territory, New York, Massachusetts, and the New Mexico Territory. The Land of Sunshine counted Theodore Roosevelt as one of its subscribers, and he told Lummis that during his Presidency it was the only magazine that he "took time to read". The magazine also had some semblance of an international scope: in January 1907, Out West claimed subscribers in England, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Japan, France, Sweden, Brazil, New Zealand, Mexico, Greece, Siam, and North China.
Contributors
Throughout its early existence, The Land of Sunshine had difficulty securing contributions from freelance writers, largely because of its specific focus on Californian and Western themes and its inability to pay standard rates. The issue was so acute when Lummis began editing the magazine that he often contributed a "disproportionate" amount of content, which sometimes resulted in him resorting to contributing under transparent pseudonyms such as C. Arloz and C. R. Lohs, references to his nickname Don Carlos.
In an effort to recruit writers for the magazine, Lummis organized a "syndicate of established writers" interested in writing Western content and paid them with stock certificates in the Land of Sunshine Publishing Co. in lieu of cash payments. Members of this syndicate, which included different types of writers as well as artists, included George Parker Winship, Frederick Webb Hodge, Maynard Dixon, William Keith, Ina Coolbrith, Edwin Markham, Theodore H. Hittell, David Starr Jordan, Ella Higginson, John Vance Cheney, Charles Warren Stoddard, George Hamlin Fitch, Washington Matthews, Charles and Louise Keller, Charlotte Perkins Stetson, Joaquin Miller, Elliott Coues, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Sharlot Hall, and Mary Hunter Austin. Grace Ellery Channing was also a prominent contributor to The Land of Sunshine''.
Over the history of the magazine, Lummis contributed the most content: a total of more than 250 essays, articles, poems, and stories. After him, the next most frequent contributors were William E. Smythe (with 48 total contributions), Sharlot Hall (42), and Julia Boynton Green (23). In addition to writing for the magazine, Lummis also founded two organizations of similar scope and purpose: the Landmarks Club, which was dedicated to preserving the Spanish missions in the region from further deterioration, and the Southwest Society, which ultimately evolved into the Southwest Museum of the American Indian.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haines%20Township
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Haines Township
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Haines Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:
Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Haines Township, Marion County, Illinois
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Addyman
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Peter Addyman
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Peter Vincent Addyman, (born 12 July 1939), known as P. V. Addyman, is a British archaeologist, who was Director of the York Archaeological Trust from 1972 to 2002. Addyman obtained a degree in archaeology at Cambridge University, after which he lectured at Queen's University Belfast and the University of Southampton, while also conducting excavations. In 1972 he was offered the directorship of the newly founded York Archaeological Trust, the creation of which he had proposed; along with excavation work in York, he oversaw the development of the Jorvik Viking Centre, the Archaeological Resource Centre, and Barley Hall. In 2000 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Early life and education
Peter Vincent Addyman was born on 12 July 1939 to Erik Thomas Waterhouse Addyman and Evelyn Mary (née Fisher), and was brought up in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire (now North Yorkshire). As a child he assisted with excavations at the York Museum Gardens—"digging holes all around the Museum Gardens in a way we'd never be able to do now," as he described it, and sifting through spoil heaps to find artefacts. He attended Sedbergh School and Norwood College, at which point he and some schoolmates discovered at Underbank, near Sedbergh, a medieval village; they published a report of their excavation in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal before graduating. After Norwood Addyman moved on to Peterhouse at Cambridge University, obtaining a degree in archaeology, and in 1960 directing excavations at Maxey. He took the tripos in 1961 at the same time as fellow scholar Martin Biddle.
Career
Following his time at Cambridge Addyman worked at Queen's University Belfast, from 1962 to 1964 as an assistant lecturer in archaeology, and from then until 1967 as a lecturer. From 1967 until 1972, he taught as a junior lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Southampton. During this time he variously directed excavations at Lydford (1964–1967), Ludgershall Castle (1964–1972), and Chalton (1970–1972).
Addyman's path was bent towards academia, when in 1971 he was commissioned to analyse the impact of a proposed road in York. His resulting report suggested the city establish an archaeological unit for excavations, suggesting it would serve both educational and touristic purposes. The money was found for the unit; he was offered the directorship; and from its founding in 1972 until 2002, Addyman served as the director of the York Archaeological Trust. During that time he was responsible for archaeological excavations in York, and directed the development of the Jorvik Viking Centre, the Archaeological Resource Centre, and Barley Hall. Addyman and the Trust oversaw the publication of more than 60 volumes about the archaeology of York, and added tens of thousands of items to their collection. The Anglo-Saxon Coppergate helmet was discovered during the excavations for the building of the Jorvik Centre, inspiring several of Addyman's publications.
Addyman retired from the York Archaeological Trust on 30 September 2002, exactly 30 years after taking charge. "Archaeologists retire to do archaeology," he said at the time; he is currently the chairman of the Malton Museum Foundation, a position he has held since 2012, the president of the York Civic Trust, and since 2007 the director of Continuum Group Ltd.
In addition to his primary occupations, Addyman has served in various capacities for many different organisations. From 1981 to 1983 he served as the vice-president of the Council for British Archaeology, and from 1992 until 1995 as its president. He was also the vice-president of the Royal Archaeological Institute from 1979 until 1983. In addition to his current chairmanship, he was the chairman of the Standing Conference of Archaeological Unit Managers from its 1975 founding until 1978, the Institute of Field Archaeologists from 1983 to 1985, Cultural Resource Management Ltd from 1989 to 1995 (and director from 1979 to 1995), the Standing Conference on Portable Antiquities from 1995 to 2005, the Standing Conference on London Archaeology from 2005 to 2007, the Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust from 2006 until 2016, and York Civic Trust from 2012 until 2015, and thereafter as the president. Addyman was a member of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England from 1997 to 1999, the Ancient Monuments Advisory Committee from 1998 to 2001, the Places of Worship Panel from 2001 to 2004, and, currently of English Heritage. From 1984 to 2007 he was the academic director of Heritage Projects Ltd, and he was the president of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society from 1999 to 2005 and the Yorkshire Philosophical Society from 1999 until 2013. He also served as a trustee of the National Coal Mining Museum from 1995 until 2002, and as governor of the Company of Merchant Adventurers of York from 2006 to 2007.
In 1998 he was made an honorary professor at both the University of Bradford in and the University of York. Bradford had previously awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science in 1984, and York a DUniv in 1985.
Honours
In 2000 Addyman was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and in 2004 a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA), a position to which he was elected on 2 March 1967. In 2015 he was one of four individuals awarded the President's Medal by the British Academy, alongside Darren Henley, Elizabeth Livingstone, and Michael Wood.
In 2008, Addyman was named an Honorary Freeman of the city of York. It is for those who have served York with distinction, or with notable links to the city; others who have received the award include Joyce Pickard, Sir Ron Cooke, and Dame Janet Baker. Addyman was given a vellum scroll, and the right to drive three sheep or beasts over the historic Ouse Bridge, and to graze three beasts on Knavesmire in the city. As he said when receiving the award, "These are very useful things and I expect to use these prerogatives very soon."
Sackler Lectures
In 2012, Raymond Sackler and his wife Beverly endowed a series of lectures in Honour of Norman Hammond. These lectures are held annually at Peterhouse, Cambridge, UK and are co-hosted by the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
The first Raymond and Beverly Sackler distinguished lecture in Archaeology in Honour of Norman Hammond was given at Peterhouse on 4 November 2015 by Peter Addyman on "Creating Heritage: Vikings, Jorvik and Public Interest archaeology.
Personal life
In 1965 Addyman married Shelton "Shelly" Addyman (née Oliver). She died on 25 November 2016; the two had met while he was excavating an Anglo-Saxon village in Devon as a research assistant at Queen's University Belfast, and she was a doctoral student from Atlanta, Georgia. He has one son, Tom, and one daughter, Sue, in addition to grandchildren Oscar, Oliver, Harry, and Tatiana. As recreations Addyman enjoys gardening, watercolours, and travel.
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1939 births
Living people
British archaeologists
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Recipients of the President's Medal (British Academy)
People from Harrogate
People educated at Sedbergh School
Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge
Academics of Queen's University Belfast
Academics of the University of Southampton
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Anglo-Saxon studies scholars
People of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Members of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society
Medieval archaeologists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20things%20named%20after%20Erwin%20Schr%C3%B6dinger
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List of things named after Erwin Schrödinger
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This is a list of things named after the Austrian theoretical physicist Erwin Schrödinger.
Quantum physics
Einstein–Schrödinger equation, see Wheeler–DeWitt equation
Schrödinger's cat, a thought experiment devised by Schrödinger that illustrates what he saw as the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics applied to everyday objects
Schrödinger equation, an equation formulated by Schrödinger that describes how the quantum state of a physical system changes in time
Schrödinger–Pauli equation
Schrödinger field, a quantum field which obeys the Schrödinger equation
Schrödinger–HJW theorem, a result about density matrices
Schrödinger method, a method used to solve some problems of distribution and occupancy
Schrödinger operator, see Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)
Schrödinger paradox, the paradox that living systems increase their organization despite the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Schrödinger picture, a formulation of quantum mechanics in which the state vectors evolve in time, but the operators (observables and others) are constant
Schrödinger's pure-affine theory
Schrödinger–Newton equation
Rayleigh–Schrödinger perturbation theory
Robertson–Schrödinger relation
Related mathematical concepts and equations
Logarithmic Schrödinger equation
Nonlinear Schrödinger equation
Schrödinger functional
Schrödinger group, the symmetry group of the free particle Schrödinger equation
Astronomy
Schrödinger (crater), a lunar impact crater
Vallis Schrödinger, a long, nearly linear valley that lies on the far side of the Moon
13092 Schrödinger, a main belt asteroid
Other
Schrödinger logic
The Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematical Physics
Erwin Schrödinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (1956)
Schrödinger Medal
Schrödinbugs, a type of software bugs, related to Heisenbugs, that manifest themselves in running software only after a programmer notices that the code should never have worked in the first place.
"Schrödinger" – A Dirac codec implementation developed by David Schleef.
Schrödinger (company), a scientific software company
Schrödinger (Hellsing), a fictional character in the Hellsing manga series by Kouta Hirano
Popular culture
Schrödinger's Cat trilogy
See also
Schrödinger (disambiguation)
References
Schrodinger, Erwin
Erwin Schrödinger
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi%20Swank
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Heidi Swank
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Heidi Ann Swank (born 1968 in Prescott, Wisconsin) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly, who represented 16th district from February 4, 2013, to November 4, 2020.
Education
Swank graduated from Prescott High School and earned her BA from Hamline University. She earned her MA and Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
Elections
When Democratic Assemblyman John Oceguera ran for the United States House of Representatives and left the District 16 seat open, Swank won the three-way June 12, 2012 Democratic primary and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 9,649 votes (71.43%) against Republican nominee Ben Boarman.
References
External links
Official page at the Nevada Legislature
Campaign site
Date of birth missing (living people)
1968 births
Living people
Hamline University alumni
Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly
Northwestern University alumni
Politicians from Las Vegas
People from Prescott, Wisconsin
Women state legislators in Nevada
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond%20Rebels%20%28Dixie%20League%29
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Richmond Rebels (Dixie League)
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The Richmond Rebels were an American football team based in Richmond, Virginia that played in the Dixie League in 1946 and the American Association from 1947 to 1950. The squad played in the playoffs from 1948 to 1950. It won the league championship in 1949 and 1950, the league's final season. They were Chicago Bears affiliates from 1948-1950.
Another team by that name played in the Virginia-Carolina Football League in 1937.
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Defunct American football teams in Virginia
American football teams established in 1946
American football teams disestablished in 1950
1946 establishments in Virginia
1950 disestablishments in Virginia
American football teams in Richmond, Virginia
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Charles Sims (American football)
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Charles Edwards Sims (born September 19, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Houston and West Virginia.
Early years
Sims attended Westbury High School in Houston, Texas, where he played football and ran track. He was named District 21-4A MVP and first-team All-District as a junior after rushing for 1,018 yards and 17 touchdowns, while adding 37 receptions for 425 yards and two scores. In track & field, Sims posted personal-bests of 11.15 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 6.70 meters (21-10.5) in the long jump.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Sims was rated as the 74th best running back prospect of his class.
College career
Sims attended the University of Houston from 2009 to 2012, graduating in the spring. As a freshman, he was the Conference USA Freshman of the Year after rushing for 698 yards and nine touchdowns. He was redshirted in 2010 for academic reasons. He returned in 2011 and was a first-team All-Conference USA after rushing for 821 yards on 110 carries and nine touchdowns. During his final season at Houston in 2012, he was the Andre Ware Offensive MVP and a second-team All-Conference USA selection after rushing for 851 yards on 142 carries with 11 touchdowns.
For his senior year in 2013, Sims transferred to West Virginia University. He was named the team's starter before the season. He rushed for 1,095 yards on 208 carries (5.3 avg) and 11 touchdowns, while catching 45 passes for 401 yards and three touchdowns. He was named a first-team All-Big 12 while adding the honor of Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year.
Career statistics
Professional career
Sims was considered one of the top running back prospects in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was drafted in the third round (69th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the 2014 season, he finished with 66 carries for 185 yards to go along with 19 receptions for 190 yards. In the 2015 season, he finished with 107 carries for 529 rushing yards to go along with 51 receptions for 561 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
On October 10, 2016, Sims was placed on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury in Week 4 against the Denver Broncos. He was activated off injured reserve on December 10, 2016 prior to Week 14. He was placed back on injured reserve on December 28, 2016. Overall, in the 2016 season, he finished with 51 rushes for 149 yards and a rushing touchdown to go along with 24 receptions for 190 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. In the 2017 season, he finished with 21 carries for 95 yards to go along with 35 receptions for 249 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.
On April 26, 2018, Sims re-signed with the Buccaneers on a one-year contract. On August 23, 2018, he was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. On August 30, 2018, he was released with an injury settlement.
Career statistics
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External links
Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
West Virginia Mountaineers bio
Houston Cougars bio
1990 births
Living people
Players of American football from Houston
American football running backs
Westbury High School (Houston) alumni
Houston Cougars football players
West Virginia Mountaineers football players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20educational%20institutions%20in%20Rajbiraj
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List of educational institutions in Rajbiraj
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This list provides the list of various educational institutions in city of Rajbiraj, Saptari District, Nepal.
Rajbiraj is home to several educational institutions for pre-primary, primary, secondary, high-secondary, senior-secondary, graduate and post-graduate studies. Rajbiraj is an educational hub of Eastern Region of Nepal. The important point to note in the list is significant rise of Nursing colleges & +2 colleges in the city which attracts the student from neighbour district & Eastern region of Nepal.
Purbanchal University affiliated College
Caliber International College
Laxmi Ballav Narsingh Bahumukhi Campus, Rajbiraj
Saptarishi Health Science College, Rajbiraj
Saptarishi Multiple Science College, Rajbiraj
Unique Educational Academy Pvt. Ltd., Rajbiraj
Tribhuvan University affiliated College
Mahendra Bindeshwori Multiple Campus, Rajbiraj
World Vision Modern Campus, Rajbiraj with B.Ed. & B.B.S.
Engineering College (under-construction) in the premises of Ma Bi Bi Campus
Rajbiraj Model Campus with BBS
Technical Institution & CTEVT Affiliated colleges
Chinnamasta institute of technology
College of Software and Engineering College
Jagadamba Technical Institute
Nepal Softech College Of Computer Engineering
Rajdevi Technical Institute
Udayapur Technical Training School
Medical Colleges
Sai Krishna Medical College & Hospital (SKMCH)
Unique College Of Medical Science & Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
Ram Raja Prasad Singh Academy of Health Sciences (under construction)
Nursing Colleges
Chinnamasta Nursing College
Jagadamba Medical institute
Sai Krishna Nursing College
Unique College Of Medical Science & Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
Ramraja Prasad Singh Nursing College : It is inside the zonal hospital premises which is under-construction.
+2 Colleges with Graduation
Caliber International College
Happyland Higher Secondary School
Chinnamasta Higher Secondary School
Kshitiz Education Foundation
Mission Higher Secondary School
Oxford International College
Laliguraans Higher Secondary School
Rajbiraj Model Higher Secondary
Janaki Higher Secondary School
Rajdevi Thakodevi Jogendra Bhagat Uchha Madhyamik Vidhyalaya
Public Bindeshwori Uchha Madhyamik Vidhyalaya
World Vision Modern Secondary School& Campus
Schools
Happyland secondary school
Janki higher secondary school
Little Flower Secondary School
Premier Secondary Boarding School
little angels modern secondary school
Durga Secondary School
Global English Boarding School
Green boarding secondary school
Green secondary school
Kankalini Academy Rupani Road Rajbiraj
Kesho anirodha Ma.Bi.
Laxmi English Boarding School Rajbiraj-5. Saptari
Maa Sarawati English School
Manokamna Higher S. School
New Rose Public English School
New Sunlight English School
New sunshine english academy diman-4 saptari
Peace Zone Model School
Rajdevi Secondary School
Saptarsihi Educational Academy
Shanti Niketan Educational Academy
Shiva International Boarding Secondary School
Universal Academy
World Vision Modern Sec. School & Campus
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Saptari District
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Act to Restrain Abuses of Players
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The Act to Restrain Abuses of Players (1606) was a censorship law passed by the English Parliament, and introduced fines for plays which 'jestingly or profanely' used the names of God or Jesus. Plays written after 1606 avoided such terms as a consequence of the act, and new editions of older plays removed profane words. Some scholars have argued that the Act had an important influence on the revision and publication of the plays of William Shakespeare.
Text of act
{{boxquote|An Act to restrain Abuses of Players
For the preventing and avoiding of the great Abuse of the Holy Name of God in Stage Plays, Enterludes, May Games, Shews and such like; Be it enacted by our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty, and by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That if at any time or times after the End of this present Session of Parliament, any Person or Persons do or shall in any Stage-play, Enterlude, Show, May-game or Pageant, jestingly or profanely speak or use the holy Name of God, or of Christ Jesus, or the Holy Ghost, or of the Trinity, which are not to be spoken but with Fear and Reverence, shall forfeit for every such Offence by him or them committed Ten Pounds;{{efn|Note that when this Act was passed, a pound in money was the value of a pound weight of silver.}} the One Moiety thereof to the King's Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, the other Moiety thereof to him or them that will sue for the same in any Court of Record at Westminster, wherein no Essoin, Protection or Wager of Law shall be allowed.}}
Impact on dramatic works
Many scholars and editors have argued that the act had a significant impact on English early modern drama. The need to comply with the act has been used to explain differences in editions of plays published before and after 1606, such as Othello by William Shakespeare and Volpone by Ben Jonson. However, Barbara Mowat has expressed reservations about the extent of the act's influence. She has highlighted the fact that the act only applied to dramatic performances'', and thus changes to printed editions of dramatic works may have stemmed from other influences. These influences may have included changing cultural attitudes towards swearing, alterations made by particular scribes (such as Ralph Crane), and the desire to avoid offending particular individuals, such as Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels from 1624 to 1642.
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Further reading
External links
Text of the Act (starts at page 678 of the original book)
1606 in English law
1606 in law
Acts of the Parliament of England
Censorship
History of theatre
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The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven: A True Story is a best-selling 2010 Christian book that purported to tell the story of Alex Malarkey's experiences in heaven after a traffic accident in 2004. It was published by Tyndale House Publishers in 2010. Alex's father Kevin Malarkey is credited as a co-author along with Alex, although Kevin holds sole copyright. Alex later admitted in writing the story was made up and he never went to heaven. The book was then pulled from publication by its publisher. The book was a commercial success, selling over a million copies. It was adapted into a television film in March 2010.
Since publication, Alex Malarkey and his mother Beth have disavowed the book. Alex commented online in 2011 that it was "one of the most deceptive books ever", and wrote an extensive repudiation in an open letter to Christian bookstores in 2015, describing his near-death experience as a fabrication. As a result, Tyndale House removed the book from print, and many Christian bookstores removed it from their shelves.
Accident and recovery
On November 14, 2004, six-year old Alex Malarkey and his father Kevin were involved in a car accident on a highway near Rushsylvania, Ohio. He suffered various injuries in the accident, including a severe spinal injury, severe neck injuries, and brain trauma, was left a quadriplegic, and was in a coma for two months. During his recovery, Alex told his parents stories of visions of heaven that he had supposedly seen —the parents recounted some of these on a recovery blog but these did not attract significant media attention.
In 2009, Alex Malarkey, aged 10, became the youngest person to have the surgical procedure first carried out for Christopher Reeve to allow him to breathe on his own without a ventilator. Later in 2009, he was able to stand upright in a supporting frame and, with helpers moving his legs, to walk on a treadmill.
Summary
The book describes supernatural visions and experiences that purportedly occurred to Alex immediately after the accident and during his recovery. These include an out-of-body experience where he saw his father being caught and carried to safety by an angel after flying out of the window of the car. The book says that soon after that he felt an angel take him through the gates of Heaven, which he describes as being "tall", to meet Jesus, who appears through a "hole in heaven". The devil also features multiple times. The book recounts several trips to heaven and back.
Tyndale House promoted the book as "a supernatural encounter that will give you new insights on Heaven, angels, and hearing the voice of God".
Publication and reception
Beth Malarkey later stated that her husband Kevin got the idea for writing the book after the media attention received in 2009 regarding Alex's surgery and that she resisted him bringing literary agent Matt Jacobson to meet their son. A book deal was signed by the end of the year, which gave Kevin exclusive copyright. Kevin was the book's main promoter, giving many talks and interviews.
Books about purported visits to Heaven make up a popular and highly lucrative genre of religious books in the United States. The 2004 book 90 Minutes in Heaven spent over five years on the New York Times best-seller list and sold over six million copies, while the book Heaven Is for Real has sold over 10 million copies and the film adaptation earned $101 million at the box office. The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven sold 112,386 copies in the first year, and received a platinum award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association in 2013 for over a million sales.
According to paranormal researcher Benjamin Radford, part of the reason that the story was so well-received and accepted among its American Christian audience is that it reinforced their existing narratives and beliefs. By sticking closely to a widely accepted interpretation of heaven, God and demons, Malarkey was assured that his story would meet his audience's expectations and be popular.
Repudiation
In November 2011, Alex commented on a fanpage regarding the book that it was "1 of the most deceptive books ever." This comment was deleted by the page's moderators shortly afterwards and Alex was banned from the page.
In November 2012, Alex's mother, Beth Malarkey, wrote several blog posts saying that her family is not in agreement with the content of the book. She expressed frustration with several people calling and visiting their home over the years, saying, "[Alex] is just a boy not a statue to be worshipped or person with some supernatural gifts," and, "He does not go to Heaven, have conversations with supernatural beings, and whatever visions/experiences he has had or had not had, is up to him as to what he will do with those." Later that month, she claimed the book's account had been embellished, adding that, "The truth is getting twisted, distorted, and packaged to be sold to the highest bidder." Beth and Kevin Malarkey have become estranged since the book was published.
On May 9, 2014, Beth Malarkey appeared on the Christian radio show, The Bible Answer Man, and said that the book is deceptive and embellishes the story of the accident. Beth Malarkey said Alex is still a quadriplegic, and cannot legally receive any money from the book. She also began communicating with Phil Johnson, the executive director of John F. MacArthur's media ministry, Grace to You, in hopes of communicating her story. Johnson said that Beth had told him she and Alex had been trying to publicize for some time that the book was "an exaggeration and an embellishment." Johnson subsequently revealed in his blog, The Spurgeon Archive, that Beth Malarkey had sent Tyndale "a stack of correspondence" in which she stated that Alex not only received no royalties from the book, but that Kevin "neglects his duties as a husband and a father" and was "not even adequately supporting his family financially." She had also revealed this to apologist Justin Peters, who proceeded to e-mail LifeWay leaders Ed Stetzer and Thom S. Rainer. They responded, but the book would not be withdrawn from LifeWay stores for another eight months
On January 13, 2015, Alex Malarkey released an open letter to Christian publishers and bookstores via the Christian Apologetics blog known as Pulpit and Pen, confessing that the entire account of his journey to Heaven was fictional, and implored them to remove the book from their stores. In his letter he notes:
On January 15, 2015, Tyndale House confirmed it would be withdrawing the book.
Kevin Malarkey did not speak publicly after his son retracted the book's claims and rebuffed efforts by journalists to contact him until a Slate interview in 2019. He told Ruth Graham that he stood by the book. He had not spoken previously because, after prayer, he believed God did not want him to since it would harm his children. He claimed that royalties from the book had come to approximately a million dollars, half of it from the advance, but most of it had been spent on Alex's care, or given to his church and other Christian charities, and none of it was left.
Lawsuits
In 2018, Alex Malarkey filed a lawsuit against Tyndale House, the main publisher based in suburban Chicago, accusing them of charges including defamation and exploitation, seeking an award at least equivalent to the book's profits. That same year Kevin and Beth ended their marriage, with Beth getting custody of Alex (now an adult) and the couple's other children going to live with their father. Beth says she and Alex are in a difficult financial situation and cannot guarantee that they will be able to remain in their house; she would like an accounting of how Kevin spent the money from the book.
See also
23 Minutes in Hell, 2006 book by Bill Wiese recounting what the author believes were his experiences in Hell in 1998
Eben Alexander, author of the 2012 book Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
Howard Storm, author of the book My Descent Into Death about his near-death experience
List of religious hoaxes
Pam Reynolds case
Media magnate Kerry Packer, on his experience of being clinically dead for six minutes after a heart attack.
"Bart's Not Dead", a 2018 episode of The Simpsons in which Bart claims to have seen heaven after a near-death experience
References
External links
Official Book Site (archived at Internet Archive)
Dancing Past The Dark website (by Nancy Evans Bush)
2010 non-fiction books
Christian literature
Heaven in popular culture
Literary forgeries
Books about near-death experiences
Recalled publications
Religious hoaxes
Tyndale House books
Controversies in Christian literature
Non-fiction books adapted into films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall%20Township
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Hall Township
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Hall Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:
Hall Township, Bureau County, Illinois
Hall Township, Dubois County, Indiana
See also
White Hall Township, Greene County, Illinois
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41091231
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20King%20%28politician%29
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Joseph King (politician)
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Joseph King (31 March 1860 – 25 August 1943), was a British Liberal Party politician who later joined the Labour Party.
Background
He was the eldest son of Joseph King of Liverpool and his wife Phoebe (née Powell). He was educated at Uppingham School, Trinity College, Oxford, (where he was awarded a BA in 1883 and an MA in 1886) Airedale College, Bradford, University of Giessen and University, Berlin. He married, in 1887, Maude Egerton. They had one daughter. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1889. Maude died in 1927. He married for a second time in 1928, to Helena G. Martins.
Political career
King was Liberal candidate for the New Forest Division of Hampshire at the 1892 General Election, coming second.
He did not contest the 1895 and 1900 General Elections. In 1904 he contested the 1904 Isle of Thanet by-election as a Liberal Party candidate, coming second. At the 1906 General Election he was Liberal candidate again at Thanet, coming second.
At the January 1910 General Election, King was elected Liberal MP for North Somerset , holding a seat for the party that was gained from the Conservatives in 1906. He was re-elected in December 1910.
Following the outbreak of World War I, King joined the Union of Democratic Control, a group of Liberal and Labour politicians who were critical of the secret diplomacy that they blamed for the conflict. He argued that Britain was obliged to protest at the German invasion of Belgium but not to go to Belgium's aid. He was a pacifist and opposed military conscription. His constituency was abolished as part of the 1918 boundary changes.
Support for the Soviet Union
He was sympathetic to the Bolsheviks, raising the matter of Trotsky's 1917 detention in a debate in 1918:
"Mr. KING asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that after the Russian revolution Mr. Trotsky was arrested by British authorities and placed in a camp with German prisoners at Halifax; that he was charged with being a German agent; and whether, in order to remove any ground for suspicion or he will now instruct our Ambassador or Chargé d'Affaires in Petrograd to convey to Mr. Trotsky the British Government's regret for this incident?
"Mr. BALFOUR: Mr. Trotsky was detained at Halifax on suspicion of being a German agent. The answer to the last part of the question is in the negative."
In 1919 he published a pamphlet called Three Bloody Men, in which he blamed the Whites for starting the violence and condemned the British government for encouraging them. Denounced the Whites for having removed the lawful Provisional Government and alienated many anti-Bolsheviks.
In 1920 he contested the 1920 Ilford by-election as a Labour Party candidate.
At the 1923 General Election King was Labour candidate at York, coming second.
In 1933 he published The German revolution, its meaning and menace, warning about Hitler.
Arts
King played a key role in the Peasant Arts movement in Haslemere, Surrey. A number of the items produced are in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Bibliography
The School Manager (1903)
Electoral Reform: An Inquiry into our System of Parliamentary Representation, T. Fisher Unwin (1908)
Chapter 1. Houses, The Management of Private Affairs, King, Bigham, Gwyer, Cannan, Bridge & Latter, Clarendon Press (1908)
Filius Nullius (Nobody's Child) (1913) A pamphlet
The Russian Revolution: The First Year, Pamphlet, Union of Democratic Control (1918)
Soviets and Soviet Government, How it Arose in Russia, How it Works There, How it has been Imitated Elsewhere, and the Chances of Success for Soviets in Other Countries, Pamphlet (1919)
Three bloody men: Mannerheim, "the Butcher" Denikin, the K.C.B., Koltchak, "the Bloody One." (1919)
Russia and her allies: An account of British policy towards Russia, and of the military intervention of the allies, against the Soviet government, with…now ranged against it, Pamphlet (1919)
The collapse of Germany (1923)
Peasant Arts (1927)
The German revolution, its meaning and menace, Williams and Norgate (1933)
Invasion today, Watts & Co. (1941)
External links
British Pathe has newsreel footage of King standing outside the Ilford election count.
Election At Ilford 1920 - British Pathé
The Russian Revolution: The First Year - photo-reproduction of the pamphlet
Three bloody men - photo-reproduction of the pamphlet
Sources
References
1860 births
1943 deaths
Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
People from Haslemere
Politicians from Liverpool
UK MPs 1910
UK MPs 1910–1918
Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
English socialists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallock%20Township
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Hallock Township
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Hallock Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:
Hallock Township, Kittson County, Minnesota
Hallock Township, Peoria County, Illinois
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41091256
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20Prewitt
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Kenneth Prewitt
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Kenneth Prewitt (born March 16, 1936) an American academic who is the Carnegie Professor of Social Affairs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, where he is also director of the Scholarly Knowledge Project. He was Director of the United States Census Bureau from 1998 to 2001.
Biography
Prewitt was born March 16, 1936, in Alton, Illinois. He graduated from Alton High School in 1954 and then attended DePauw University for one year before transferring to Southern Methodist University. Prewitt received a B.A. in 1958 from Southern Methodist; a M.A. in 1959 from Washington University in St. Louis, and a 1963 Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University with a thesis "Career patterns and role-orientations: an inquiry into the political behavior of city councilmen" and was a Danforth Fellow at the Harvard Divinity School from 1959 to 1960.
He was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in 1965, rising to the rank of first Associate and then Full Professor. From 1998 to 2000 he was the Director of the Census Bureau from 1998 to 2001 and Director of the National Opinion Research Center. He has also served as president of the Social Science Research Council, as senior vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and as Dean of the Graduate School at the New School University. Since 2015, he has been the president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Prewitt has two children by his first marriage, and is now married to Susan Mullin Vogel, an art historian, museum curator and leader, and filmmaker.
Honors
He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and the Russell Sage Foundation. He has received a Guggenheim fellowship and a Lifetime Career Award from the American Political Science Association,. He also has received honorary degrees from Southern Methodist University and from Carnegie Mellon University.
Publications
Books
Kenneth Prewitt. What is Your Race? The Flawed Effort of the Census to Classify Americans Princeton University Press, 2013. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 207 libraries
Kenneth Prewitt; Thomas A Schwandt; Miron L Straf, eds.. Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy National Research Council of the National Academies, 2012 . free download
Kenneth Prewitt, ed. The federal statistical system : its vulnerability matters more than you think (Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 631) Sage Foundation, 2010/
Kenneth Prewitt. The Hard Count: The Political and Social Challenges of Census Mobilization Russell Sage Foundation, 2010
Kenneth Prewitt., ed. The Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations: United States and European Perspectives. New York: R. Sage Foundation, 2006
Prewitt, Kenneth. The Recruitment of Political Leaders: A Study of Citizen-Politicians. Westport Conn: Greenwood Press, 1981
Prewitt, Kenneth, and Sidney Verba. An Introduction to American Government. New York: Harper & Row, 1974. 9780060452841; 2nd ed, 1977; 3rd ed. 1979; 4th ed. 1983 (this and subsequent eds. with Robert Holt Salisbury); 5th ed. 1987; 6th ed. 1991.
Abridged version publ.as Principles of American Government 1975.
Prewitt, Kenneth, and Alan Stone. The Ruling Elites: Elite Theory, Power, and American Democracy. New York: Harper & Row, 1973. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 631 libraries
Prewitt, Kenneth. Education and Political Values: An East African Case Study. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1971 OCLC 643528
Other publications
He has also published 100 articles and book chapters.
References
External links
Official CV at Columbia
1936 births
Living people
People from Alton, Illinois
DePauw University alumni
Southern Methodist University alumni
Washington University in St. Louis alumni
Stanford University alumni
Columbia University faculty
Columbia School of International and Public Affairs faculty
University of Chicago faculty
The New School faculty
Social Science Research Council
Fellows of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Clinton administration personnel
Harvard Fellows
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41091257
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Kilimanjaro%20International%20Convention%20Centre
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Mount Kilimanjaro International Convention Centre
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The Mount Kilimanjaro International Convention Centre (MKICC) is a proposed convention centre in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha.
References
Convention centres in Tanzania
Buildings and structures in Arusha
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41091264
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRJ%20%28Lebanon%29
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NRJ (Lebanon)
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NRJ Lebanon is a radio station founded in 2006 by Jyad (Jihad El Murr) which is also part of the RML Group. NRJ Lebanon has one main frequency in Lebanon which is FM 99.1.
NRJ Lebanon targets young audience, trendy and up to date in music, NRJ programs are mainly in English with major British presenters, except for few live shows from NRJ France and some interviews made by NRJ France for international artists.
Current Hosts
Sarah Gharzeddine
Steve Peters
From 2011 to 2013, Jack Sleiman was the host and producer of “The Jack Sleiman Show” at NRJ Lebanon.
Shows
Energy Morning Live with Sara from Monday to Friday starting from 7:00 AM till 10:00AM
Energy Top 20 with Steve Peters every Friday starting from 7:00PM till 8:00PM
EuroHot 30 hosted by Steve Peters every Sunday starting from 7:00PM till 8:00PM
NRJ Extravadance every Friday & Saturday starting from 8:00PM till 3:00AM
NRJ Music Tour
NRJ Music Tour is a once a year event bringing a selection of artists each year to perform in Lebanon.
DJs perform on NRJ Extravadance
References
Radio stations in Lebanon
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41091275
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred%20Gilbert%20Thesiger
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Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger
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Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger DSO (25 March 1871 – 31 January 1920) was a British officer and diplomat, who was British Minister in Ethiopia from 1909 to 1919.
Background and early life
Thesiger was born into a well-connected family of politicians, officers and diplomats. He was a younger son of the 2nd Baron Chelmsford by Adria Fanny Heath, daughter of Major-General John Coussamker Heath. His father was a General, his grandfather the 1st Baron Chelmsford was twice Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom, and his elder brother Frederic Thesiger had a distinguished career as colonial governor, became Viceroy of India and was created Viscount Chelmsford. Lieutenant-General Sir Eric Thesiger was a younger brother.
Career
In 1896 Thesiger stayed in the Vice-Consulate in Van, Eastern Turkey, to learn Turkish. Between 1897 and 1900 he was Vice-Consul to Taranto.
Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, Thesiger volunteered for active service and was attached as a lieutenant to the 59th Company of the 15th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, on 24 March 1900. The company had left the United Kingdom for South Africa in the SS Mahratta in early March 1900. After arrival, he fought with the battalion between 1900 and 1901, and was mentioned in despatches. For his services he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1900 and promoted to the rank of captain. He resigned his commission in December 1901, and was granted the honorary rank of captain in the army.
Following his return to Europe, he re-entered the diplomatic service, and held the following offices:
1901-1906: Vice-Consul to Belgrade
1906-1908: Consul to St. Petersburg
1908-1909: Consul to Boma, Congo
While British Vice Consul to the Congo he spent three months in the Kasai basin and reported to the British Parliament on incidents of starvation and brutality in the region while people were put to work as slaves on rubber plantations in the Belgium-controlled Congo Free State.
From 1909 until 1919 he was Consul-General at Addis Ababa, with the local rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of the Emperor.
He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was decorated with the award of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia (1st Class).
Family
Thesiger married Kathleen Mary Vigors, aged 29, daughter of Thomas Mercer Cliffe Vigors, at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, in London, on 21 August 1909. They had four children:
Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, b. 3 June 1910, d. 24 August 2003
Colonel Brian Peirson Doughty-Wylie, b. 4 October 1911, d. 1982
P/O. Dermot Vigors Thesiger, b. 24 March 1914, d. 28 April 1942
Captain Roderic Miles Doughty Thesiger, b. 8 November 1915, d. 5 March 2005
Thesiger lived at The Milebrook, Bucknell, Powys, Wales.
Styles
Mr Wilfred Thesiger (1871–1878)
The Hon Wilfred Thesiger (1878–1920)
References
Congo - King Leopold's Ghost, Hochschild (Adam) Ch.17 p. 262
External links
1871 births
1920 deaths
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ethiopia
Imperial Yeomanry officers
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Wilfred Gilbert
Younger sons of barons
Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Ethiopia
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41091276
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadtime%20Stories%20%28TV%20series%29
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Deadtime Stories (TV series)
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Deadtime Stories is an anthology horror-fantasy television series written by Annette Cascone and based on the book series of the same title (created by Annette and Gina Cascone). It premiered on Nickelodeon on November 2, 2012, and aired through November 14, 2013.
Premise
The series stars Jennifer Stone as "The Babysitter" who reads the Deadtime Stories to the children while babysitting. Piper Reese stars in the recurring-turned-lead role of Nancy Patanski, the neighborhood tough girl who ended up facing off with Giggles the Killer Clown while babysitting in Who's Giggling Now.
Episodes
Broadcast
Deadtime Stories aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from October 3 to November 14, 2013. The show aired on TVOntario's Programming block called TVOKids in Canada in 2012, and on CITV in the UK in 2013. It later aired on Disney XD in Canada.
References
External links
2010s Nickelodeon original programming
2010s American horror television series
2012 American television series debuts
2013 American television series endings
2010s American anthology television series
American fantasy drama television series
Television series by DHX Media
Television series by Cookie Jar Entertainment
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41091312
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janakbar
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Janakbar
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Janakbar (, also Romanized as Jānakbar) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 268, in 74 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091313
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilova%20Dashtan
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Gilova Dashtan
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Gilova Dashtan (, also Romanized as Gilva Dashtan, Gīlvā Dashtān and Gīlovā Dashtān; also known as Gīlovā and Gīlvā) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District of Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,990 in 600 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,929 people in 702 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,706 people in 638 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.
References
Rasht County
Populated places in Gilan Province
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091314
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garaku%2C%20Rasht
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Garaku, Rasht
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Garaku (, also Romanized as Garākū) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 379, in 111 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091315
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Jes%C3%BAs%20Aquino%20Calvo
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Juan Jesús Aquino Calvo
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Juan Jesús Aquino Calvo (born 27 August 1975) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PAN. As of 2013, he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Chiapas.
References
1975 births
Living people
Politicians from Chiapas
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Panamerican University alumni
Members of the Congress of Chiapas
People from Ocosingo
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Chiapas
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41091317
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurbijarkol
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Jurbijarkol
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Jurbijarkol (, also Romanized as Jūbījārkol and Jowbījārkol; also known as Dzhodzherkul, Jojarkul, Jowbejārkol, Jowjarkūl, and Jūbjārkol) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 357, in 108 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091319
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendavaneh-ye%20Pordesar
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Hendavaneh-ye Pordesar
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Hendavaneh-ye Pordesar (, also Romanized as Hendavāneh-ye Pordesar; also known as Hendavāneh-ye Desar) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 572, in 173 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091320
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenar%20Sar
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Kenar Sar
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Kenar Sar (, also Romanized as Kenār Sar; also known as Kenārehsar, Kenar Sare Kooch Esfahan, Kenār Sīr, Kinārehsar, and Kinerser) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,578, in 469 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091322
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamudan
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Mamudan
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Mamudan (, also Romanized as Māmūdān) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 403, in 122 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091323
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir%20Musa%2C%20Gilan
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Pir Musa, Gilan
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Pir Musa (, also Romanized as Pīr Mūsá and Pir Moosa) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 426, in 129 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091325
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudkol
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Rudkol
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Rudkol (, also Romanized as Rūdkol and Rood Kal; also known as Rud-Gul and Rūd Kad) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 139, in 41 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091326
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirayeh%2C%20Rasht
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Shirayeh, Rasht
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Shirayeh (, also Romanized as Shīrāyeh) is a village in Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 990, in 292 families.
References
Populated places in Rasht County
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41091333
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthy-Dundon
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McCarthy-Dundon
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The McCarthy-Dundon's is a criminal gang based in Limerick City, Ireland. Their main base is Ballinacurra Weston on Limerick's southside but they also have a strong presence in Southill and in the northside suburb of Moyross. The gang, involved in drug dealing, extortion and armed robbery, have been central players in the Limerick feud, which has claimed up to 13 lives. The feud, which involves several criminal families, mainly the McCarthy-Dundons, the Ryans and the Keane-Collopy gang from St. Mary's Park, has been ongoing since 2000.
The gang have also been responsible for the high-profile murders of several innocent people unconnected to gangland, including night club bouncer Brian Fitzgerald, shot dead in 2002, the murder of Shane Geoghegan, shot in a case of mistaken identity in 2008 and businessman Roy Collins, who was murdered in 2009.Gardaí suspect the gang helped organise the murder of Baiba Saulite in 2006. The mother-of-two was shot dead outside her home in Swords, Dublin by a lone gunman. It is suspected the murder was ordered by her ex-husband, Lebanese gangster Hassan Hassan. While in prison he approached gang members to help organise the murder.
Two gang members were convicted in 2008 of conspiring to possess weapons after a joint operation between Gardaí and undercover agents from the Serious Organised Crime Agency in the UK. Glen Geasley (27), and Sean Callinan (21) were jailed after a plot to import weapons to be used against the gang's rivals. The weapons included rocket launchers, AKM assault rifles and uzi submachine guns.
The Criminal Assets Bureau seized two bullet-proof BMW's from gang members in 2009. The cars, worth €150,000 and registered to brothers and senior gang members, Wayne and Gerard Dundon, were imported from Germany where they had been modified with bullet-proof glass and reinforced armoured doors.
In recent years, the leaders of the McCarthy-Dundon's, Wayne, John and Dessie Dundon, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for different murders, resulting from gang members and relatives of the brothers becoming supergrasses like Thomas ONeill. Their brother Gerard Dundon was jailed for four years in 2018 after he was found guilty of possessing a restricted firearm without a license. A bench warrant for the arrest of their sister Annabel Dundon was issued in 2011 after she was accused of threatening to kill another woman. However, the charges against her were eventually withdrawn by the DPP in 2017 because she had been living outside of the jurisdiction of Ireland for a number of years. The gang has had no real power on the streets of Limerick City since 2010.
References
Further reading
Williams, Paul. "Crime Wars". Merlin Publishing, 2008.
Williams, Paul. "Badfellas". Penguin Ireland, 2012.
Duggan, Barry. "Mean Streets:Limerick's Gangland." O'Brien Press, 2009.
Thompson, Tony. "Gang Land:From Footsoldiers to Kingpin, the Search for Mr. Big." Hodder & Stoughton, 2011.
Williams, Paul. "Murder Inc." Penguin Publishing, 2014.
Limerick (city)
Irish drug traffickers
Organised crime groups in Ireland
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