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# Bodyswerve
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# You Are Beautiful at All Times
***You Are Beautiful at All Times*** is the debut album by Yppah, released in 2006 on the Ninja Tune label.
Some of the tracks made it into mainstream culture, as the track \"Again with the Subtitles\" was featured in the film *21* and the track \"It\'s Not the Same\" was featured in the video game *Alone in the Dark*, as well as in the *House* episode \"Last Resort\", all from 2008.
In 2011, the album was also released on vinyl.
## Track listing {#track_listing}
1. \"Ending with You\" -- 3:10
2. \"I\'ll Hit the Breaks\" -- 3:06
3. \"Again with the Subtitles\" -- 2:47
4. \"The Subtleties That Count\" -- 2:22
5. \"We Aim\" -- 3:47
6. \"What\'s the Matter?\" -- 2:23
7. \"In Two, the Weakly\" -- 3:26
8. \"Almost in That Category\" -- 3:49
9. \"Good Like That\" -- 2:36
10. \"Cannot See Straight\" -- 3:30
11. \"It\'s Not the Same\" -- 2:53
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# Luan Bo
**Luan Bo** (born April 16, 1965 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With partner Yao Bin, she was the first pair skater to represent China at the World Figure Skating Championships.
In the closed society of mid-20th century China, Luan and Yao had only photographs from which to learn their moves. At the 1980 World Figure Skating Championships in Dortmund, West Germany, they finished 15th, in last place. They competed at the World Championships twice more in 1981 and 1982, finishing last both times. They represented China at the 1984 Winter Olympics and placed 15th.
She works as a coach. Her current and former students include Ding Yang & Ren Zhongfei, Sui Wenjing & Han Cong, and Zhu Qiuying
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# Panteleymonovsky Bridge
**Panteleymonovsky Bridge** (*Пантелеймо́новский мост*) is a bridge across the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge was erected in 1823 and was named after Panteleymonovskaya Street (now Pestelya Street), which in turn was named after the nearby Church of St. Panteleimon (Pantaleon).
From 1915 until 1923 it was known as \"Gangutskiy Bridge\". In 1923 it was renamed as \"Pestel Bridge\" after Decembrist Pavel Pestel. In 1991 the original name was reinstated.
The bridge is located at the confluence of the Moika River and the Fontanka. It is 43 meters long and 23.7 meters wide.
## History
A wooden bridge stood in this location as early as 1725. In 1748 a Baroque-style bridge was built in its place designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli. This last structure was damaged in the flood of 1777 and was demolished.
In 1823 a narrow suspension bridge (\"chain bridge\") was built by von Tretter and Khristianovich. In the beginning of the 20th century, it was widened and converted into an arch bridge by Ilyin and Pshenitskiy
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# Grinnell Mutual
**Grinnell Mutual** is a property-casualty mutual insurance company and reinsurer based in Grinnell, Iowa, United States.
## Business performance {#business_performance}
Grinnell Mutual is the 110th largest property-casualty insurance company in the U.S. Its products are available in 17 states. Grinnell Mutual is the largest direct reinsurer of farm mutual companies in North America. With its member mutuals, it has over \$210 billion of total reinsured value.
The company has held an AM Best \'A\' (Excellent) rating for financial strength since 1991.
## History
In 1909, the company was formed in Greenfield, Iowa as \"Iowa Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Association\" by John Evans to provide reinsurance for county mutuals in Iowa. In 1933, the company moved to Grinnell, Iowa, and changed its name to \"Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Association\". The name changed again in 1948 to \"Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Company\". The current legal name, \"Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company,\" was adopted in 1963. The company adopted the "Grinnell Mutual" and "[Grinnell Re](https://www.grinnellmutual.com/grinnell-re)\" brands in 2017.
In 2014, Grinnell Mutual was one of first six companies investing in the Global Insurance Accelerator, the first startup accelerator for insurtech.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grinnell Mutual announced the Trust in Tomorrow Premium Payback. This was one of a series of actions in March--May 2020 to assist policyholders affected by the pandemic, including moratoriums on policy cancellations and other actions to help both auto and commercial policyholders through this unsettled time.
## Awards
In addition to its \'A\' rating from AM Best, Grinnell Mutual has been recognized as an Iowa Top Workplace since 2011.
Gallup recognized Grinnell Mutual with its [2021 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award](https://www.gallup.com/workplace/287672/gallup-exceptional-workplace-award-winners-2020.aspx). The award recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures globally.
Forbes ranked Grinnell Mutual the fifth best Iowa employer in their inaugural list of America\'s Best-in-State Employers.
Firsthand (formerly Vault) has recognized Grinnell Mutual\'s co-op [program](https://grinnellmutual.com/about-us/careers/internship-program) as a Top 50 Internship since 2018. In 2020, Vault ranked Grinnell Mutual as the #2 best financial services internship, #3 best internship for real-life experience, and #4 best internship for overall career development.
Ward Group has recognized Grinnell Mutual as a Top 50 Property and Casualty Performer since 2016. Ward Group screens property-casualty insurance companies for safety, consistency, and achieving superior performance on equity, assets, total revenue, growth in revenue, growth in surplus, and combined ratio over a five-year period.
Valchoice named Grinnell Mutual a Best Car Insurance Company in six states: Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Valchoice used data from state insurance commissioners, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, AM Best Company, and S&P to determine their ratings
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# Pat O'Rawe
**Patricia O\'Rawe** (died 12 December 2017) was an Irish republican who formerly served as a politician in Northern Ireland.
O\'Rawe was first elected to Armagh City and District Council in 2001, representing Sinn Féin. At the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, she was elected as a representative in Newry and Armagh. However, she failed to be re-selected at convention by local party members prior to the 2007 election. In April 2007, O\'Rawe resigned from Armagh District Council and was succeeded by Mary Doyle. She died on 12 December 2017
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# Sadamichi Kajioka
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He directed Japanese forces involved in the Battle of Wake Island.
## Biography
A native of Ehime prefecture, Kajioka graduated from the 39th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1911. He placed sixth out of 138 cadets. He served as midshipman on the cruisers `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Aso||2}}`{=mediawiki} and `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Tokiwa||2}}`{=mediawiki}, and after being commissioned as an ensign, on the `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Akitsushima||2}}`{=mediawiki}. His training was in navigation, and after his promotion to lieutenant he served as chief navigator on the `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Kiso||2}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Chikuma|1911|2}}`{=mediawiki} and `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Kasuga||2}}`{=mediawiki}. Kajioka was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1924, and was assigned as chief navigator to the `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Asama||2}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Nachi||2}}`{=mediawiki} and battleship `{{ship|Japanese battleship|Mutsu||2}}`{=mediawiki}.
Kajioka was given his first command of a warship on December 1, 1935, when he was promoted to captain of the `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Nagara||2}}`{=mediawiki}. He subsequently commanded *Kasuga* and *Kiso*.
Kajioka was promoted to rear admiral on November 15, 1940. At the start of the Pacific War, Kajioka was in command of the Wake Island invasion force, consisting of Cruiser Division 18 with the cruisers `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Tenryū||2}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Tatsuta|1918|2}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Yubari||2}}`{=mediawiki}; Destroyer Division 29 (`{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hayate|1925|2}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Oite|1924|2}}`{=mediawiki}); Destroyer Division 30 (`{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kisaragi|1925|2}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Mochizuki|1927|2}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Mutsuki||2}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yayoi|1925|2}}`{=mediawiki}); and transports with the No. 2 Maizuru Special Naval Landing Force.
Overly confident that the island\'s defenses had been reduced by air bombardment, his forces suffered heavy casualties in the first phase of the Battle of Wake Island before being forced to retreat. *Hayate* and *Kisaragi* were sunk, and *Yubari* was hit 11 times by shells fired by the Marine defenders. Perhaps surprisingly for the Japanese Naval Command, he was not relieved of his command after this failure, allowing him a second try. The second assault on Wake Island, reinforced with heavy cruisers and the aircraft carriers `{{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Sōryū||2}}`{=mediawiki} and `{{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Hiryū||2}}`{=mediawiki}, was more successful.
Kajioka was then assigned to command the invasion of Lae, New Guinea, in March 1942. He narrowly escaped disaster when the US Navy launched a counterattack across the Owen Stanley Range, which damaged many ships in the invasion fleet, but after troops and supplies had already been landed.
Kajioka was later in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 as commander of the Port Moresby invasion force. However, the invasion was cancelled before troops could be landed. Kajioka was recalled to Japan, and was sent to the reserves from the end of 1942 through early 1944. He was reactivated, and given command of the No. 6 Escort Division on April 8, 1944. In April and May he commanded the Take Ichi convoy, which suffered heavy losses while carrying two Army divisions from China to New Guinea.
Kajioka was killed in action on September 12, 1944, when his destroyer `{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Shikinami|1929|2}}`{=mediawiki} was torpedoed by `{{USS|Growler|SS-215|6}}`{=mediawiki} east of Hainan. He was posthumously promoted to vice admiral
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# Widowmaker (Image Comics)
**Widowmaker** is a comic book supervillain appearing the Image Comics series *Noble Causes* and *Dynamo 5*. Created by writer Jay Faerber and artist Fran Bueno, Widowmaker first appeared in *Noble Causes* #18 (March 2006), in which she was hired to assassinate Captain Dynamo, which she did with poison. She then took a job from Hunter Blackthorne to attack Race and Liz Noble, only to be double-crossed by the Blackthornes. She spent some time in hiding in a safehouse provided by Slate Blackthorne. Eventually, the person who hired her to kill Captain Dynamo hired her to kill Dynamo 5. To that end, she has formed alliances with various super-criminals in order to fulfill her contract
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# War Music (poem)
***War Music*** is the working title of British poet Christopher Logue\'s long-term project to create a modernist poem based on Homer\'s *Iliad*, begun in 1959. It was originally the name of the first volume of that project, uniting the separately completed *Patrocleia* (Book 16), *GBH* (Books 17/18) and *Pax* (Book 19), which was published in 1981. In 2001, the further sections *Kings* and *The Husbands* were added, covering Books 1--4. It was followed by two additional sections, *All Day Permanent Red* (2003) and *Cold Calls*, the latter of which won the 2005 Whitbread Poetry Award. These were founded on Books 5--9 and were collected with the former sections, still under the collective title *War Music*, in 2016. Also added to this volume was an appendix with Logue's notes and drafts-in-progress for further episodes.
Logue\'s work created controversy among classicists since Logue did not know Ancient Greek and instead based his work on other translations of the *Iliad* and on a word-for-word crib provided by Classical scholar Donald Carne-Ross, who first proposed the project to Logue for the BBC. The new version was given a modernist, Imagist style and omits most of Homer\'s notable stylistic features for a looser structure. The plot and characters are altered in many minor points. Logue\'s performance is also distinguished by colloquialism and strikingly anachronistic images.
In June 2001, Verse Theater Manhattan (VTM) presented a two-man production of \"Kings\", adapted and directed by James Milton. In September 2001, VTM opened a production of \"War Music\" featuring a cast of three women and also adapted and directed by Mr. Milton. The production, in Greenwich Village, closed down because of the 9/11 attack but was revived and went on to play tours of both the Midwestern United States and the United Kingdom. American playwright Lillian Groag was commissioned by the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco, California, to write a musical play based on the material. Groag directed and premiered the play, also called *War Music*, at the ACT in early 2009.
American composer Nathan Currier worked on a version of *War Music* for actors, baritone singer, and mixed ensemble, in collaboration with Christopher Logue, from 2003 until dementia overtook Logue in 2005. Originally commissioned for a premiere in Providence, Rhode Island, by a group called Aurea, with support from the Rhode Island Foundation, the premiere was to have taken place in September 2005 as part of a festival called FirstWorks, but disagreements with the ensemble led to its cancellation, and the work has not been premiered
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# Mycobacterium microti
***Mycobacterium microti*** is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) known as the \'Vole bacillus\', first described as a pathogen of field voles in England.
## Description
Gram-positive, nonmotile, acid-fast rods.
**Colony characteristics**
- Variable colony morphology, buff in colour, either rough or smooth.
**Physiology**
- Slow growth on glycerol-free egg media at 37 °C often requiring incubation for 28--60 days. May adapt tolerance to glycerol. May fail to grow in liquid media.
- Usually susceptible to the first line anti tuberculosis antibiotics isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampin, streptomycin and pyrazinamide.
**Differential characteristics**
Commercially available nucleic acid hybridisation assays are widely used to identify members of the M. tuberculosis complex..
Differentiation between individual members of the M tuberculosis complex is possible using a variety of molecular techniques, and individual strains within a species may be further distinguished using a variety of molecular typing methods.
## Pathogenesis
Cause of naturally acquired generalized tuberculosis in voles and other mammals, including cats and new world camelids such as llamas. Human infections are rare, but do occur in both immunocompromised and apparently immunocompetent patients.
## Type strain {#type_strain}
Strain ATCC 19422 = CIP 104256 = NCTC 8710
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# List of highways numbered 204
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# Mount Nitai
**Mount Nitai** (*הר נתאי*, *Har Nitai*), sometimes spelled **Nitay**, is a mountain in Israel situated west of the Sea of Galilee and north of the city of Tiberias. Har Nitai is named after Nittai of Arbela. The cliffs of Nitai and Arbel are visible when looking southwest from Capernaum on the shore of the Sea of Galillee.
## History
A valley with a stream through it separates Mount Nitai (*Har Nitai*) from Mount Arbel(*Har Arbel*). The valley is called today in Hebrew \'Arbel\' and in Arabic \'Wadi Hamam\' (\"Valley of the Doves\").
On the eastern slope of Mount Nitai, down next to the stream, is an archaeological site, Khirbet Wadi Hamam (Hurvat Vradim is the modern Hebrew name), where an ancient Jewish synagogue has been excavated. The site is identified by some as the ancient Jewish town of Arbel, which moved onto the opposite side of the valley, on the northern side of Mount Arbel, only in the Middle Ages.
Atop Har Nitai is a grove of trees and the ruins of an ancient settlement, identified as the ancient village of Arbel The eastern boundary of the site is marked by the ruins of an ancient wall, and approximately 80 metres east of the wall is a sheer drop-off, or cliff.
In 2018, Severino Caruso, a young French man accompanying groups of pilgrims in Israel, identified Mount Nittai of Arbela as the plausible place where Christ spent a week in retreat with his apostles, far from the tumult of the world, in order to introduce them to specific teaching with a view to their future mission in the Church. His research is based on the descriptions of a Mystic work entitled: "The Gospel as it was revealed to me" by Maria Valtorta, a Catholic mystic, who, through vision and supernatural immersion, would have witnessed all the biblical events in the public life of Jesus of Nazareth, from 1943 to 1947. The descriptions of the work allowed the engineer and researcher Jean-François Lavère to authenticate many of the original places that saw Jesus pass during his public life. Severino Caruso then perceived the historical significance of this discovery, which he made in the Arbel Valley, which confirms that the visions of Maria Valtorta seem to be authentic. He published a testimonial french book on the subject in 2021 entitled: "The Arbel Valley and the election of the twelve apostles" Centro Valtortiano edition
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# Kasukabe High School
**Saitama Prefectural Kasukabe High School** (埼玉県立春日部高等学校 Saitama-kenritsu Kasukabe Kōtōgakkō) is a secondary school located in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. Founded in 1899, the School incorporates the Maltese Cross in its emblem.
The School has developed several student exchange schemes with Melbourne High School, since 1997 with Westfields Sports High School, Australia, and from 2007 with Haddonfield Memorial High School, New Jersey, United States
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# Disk loading
thumb\|upright=1.14\|The MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor has a relatively high disk loading, producing visible blade tip vortices from condensation of the marine air in this photo of a vertical takeoff. In fluid dynamics, **disk loading** or **disc loading** is the average pressure change across an actuator disk, such as an airscrew. Airscrews with a relatively low disk loading are typically called rotors, including helicopter main rotors and tail rotors; propellers typically have a higher disk loading. The V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft has a high disk loading relative to a helicopter in the hover mode, but a relatively low disk loading in fixed-wing mode compared to a turboprop aircraft.
## Rotors
Disk loading of a hovering helicopter is the ratio of its weight to the total main rotor disk area. It is determined by dividing the total helicopter weight by the rotor disk area, which is the area swept by the blades of a rotor. Disk area can be found by using the span of one rotor blade as the radius of a circle and then determining the area the blades encompass during a complete rotation. When a helicopter is being maneuvered, its disk loading changes. The higher the loading, the more power needed to maintain rotor speed. A low disk loading is a direct indicator of high lift thrust efficiency.
Increasing the weight of a helicopter increases disk loading. For a given weight, a helicopter with shorter rotors will have higher disk loading, and will require more engine power to hover. A low disk loading improves autorotation performance in rotorcraft. Typically, an autogyro (or gyroplane) has a lower rotor disk loading than a helicopter, which provides a slower rate of descent in autorotation.
## Propellers
In reciprocating and propeller engines, disk loading can be defined as the ratio between propeller-induced velocity and freestream velocity. Lower disk loading will increase efficiency, so it is generally desirable to have larger propellers from an efficiency standpoint. Maximum efficiency is reduced as disk loading is increased due to the rotating slipstream; using contra-rotating propellers can alleviate this problem allowing high maximum efficiency even at relatively high disc loading.
The Airbus A400M fixed-wing aircraft will have a very high disk loading on its propellers.
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# Disk loading
## Theory
The *momentum theory* or *disk actuator theory* describes a mathematical model of an ideal actuator disk, developed by W.J.M. Rankine (1865), Alfred George Greenhill (1888) and Robert Edmund Froude (1889). The helicopter rotor is modeled as an infinitesimally thin disk with an infinite number of blades that induce a constant pressure jump over the disk area and along the axis of rotation. For a helicopter that is hovering, the aerodynamic force is vertical and exactly balances the helicopter weight, with no lateral force.
The downward force on the air flowing through the rotor is accompanied by an upward force on the helicopter rotor disk. The downward force produces a downward acceleration of the air, increasing its kinetic energy. This energy transfer from the rotor to the air is the induced power loss of the rotary wing, which is analogous to the lift-induced drag of a fixed-wing aircraft.
Conservation of linear momentum relates the induced velocity downstream in the far wake field to the rotor thrust per unit of mass flow. Conservation of energy considers these parameters as well as the induced velocity at the rotor disk. Conservation of mass relates the mass flow to the induced velocity. The momentum theory applied to a helicopter gives the relationship between induced power loss and rotor thrust, which can be used to analyze the performance of the aircraft. Viscosity and compressibility of the air, frictional losses, and rotation of the slipstream in the wake are not considered.
### Momentum theory {#momentum_theory}
For an actuator disk of area $A$, with uniform induced velocity $v$ at the rotor disk, and with $\rho$ as the density of air, the mass flow rate $\dot{m}$ through the disk area is:
$$\dot m = \rho \, A \, v.$$
By conservation of mass, the mass flow rate is constant across the slipstream both upstream and downstream of the disk (regardless of velocity). Since the flow far upstream of a helicopter in a level hover is at rest, the starting velocity, momentum, and energy are zero. If the homogeneous slipstream far downstream of the disk has velocity $w$, by conservation of momentum the total thrust $T$ developed over the disk is equal to the rate of change of momentum, which assuming zero starting velocity is:
$$T= \dot m\, w.$$
By conservation of energy, the work done by the rotor must equal the energy change in the slipstream:
$$T\, v= \tfrac12\, \dot m\, {w^2}.$$
Substituting for $T$ and eliminating terms, we get:
$$v= \tfrac12\, w.$$
So the velocity of the slipstream far downstream of the disk is twice the velocity at the disk, which is the same result as for an elliptically loaded wing predicted by lifting-line theory.
### Bernoulli\'s principle {#bernoullis_principle}
To compute the disk loading using Bernoulli\'s principle, we assume the pressure in the slipstream far downstream is equal to the starting pressure $p_0$, which is equal to the atmospheric pressure. From the starting point to the disk we have:
$$p_0 =\, p_1 +\ \tfrac12\, \rho\, v^2.$$
Between the disk and the distant wake, we have:
$$p_2 +\ \tfrac12\, \rho\, v^2 =\, p_0 +\ \tfrac12\, \rho\, w^2.$$
Combining equations, the disk loading $T /\, A$ is:
$$\frac {T}{A} = p_2 -\, p_1 = \tfrac12\, \rho\, w^2$$
The total pressure in the distant wake is:
$$p_0 + \tfrac12\, \rho\, w^2 =\, p_0 + \frac {T}{A}.$$
So the pressure change across the disk is equal to the disk loading. Above the disk the pressure change is:
$$p_0 - \tfrac12\, \rho\, v^2 =\, p_0 -\, \tfrac14 \frac {T}{A}.$$
Below the disk, the pressure change is:
$$p_0 + \tfrac32\, \rho\, v^2 =\, p_0 +\, \tfrac34 \frac {T}{A}.$$
The pressure along the slipstream is always falling downstream, except for the positive pressure jump across the disk.
### Power required {#power_required}
From the momentum theory, thrust is:
$$T = \dot m\, w = \dot m\, (2 v) = 2 \rho\, A\, v^2.$$
The induced velocity is:
$$v = \sqrt{\frac{T}{A} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \rho}}.$$
Where $T/A$ is the disk loading as before, and the power $P$ required in hover (in the ideal case) is:
$$P = T v = T \sqrt{\frac{T}{A} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \rho}}.$$
Therefore, the induced velocity can be expressed as:
$$v = \frac{P}{T} = \left [ \frac{T}{P} \right ] ^{-1}.$$
So, the induced velocity is inversely proportional to the power loading $T/P$.
## Examples
Aircraft Description data-sort-type=\"number\" \| Max. gross weight data-sort-type=\"number\" \| Total disk area data-sort-type=\"number\" \| Max. disk loading
----------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------
Robinson R22 Light utility helicopter 1,370 lb (635 kg) 497 ft^2^ (46.2 m^2^) 2.6 lb/ft^2^ (14 kg/m^2^)
Bell 206B3 JetRanger Turboshaft utility helicopter 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) 872 ft^2^ (81.1 m^2^) 3.7 lb/ft^2^ (18 kg/m^2^)
CH-47D Chinook Tandem rotor helicopter 50,000 lb (22,680 kg) 5,655 ft^2^ (526 m^2^) 8.8 lb/ft^2^ (43 kg/m^2^)
Mil Mi-26 Heavy-lift helicopter 123,500 lb (56,000 kg) 8,495 ft^2^ (789 m^2^) 14.5 lb/ft^2^ (71 kg/m^2^)
CH-53E Super Stallion Heavy-lift helicopter 73,500 lb (33,300 kg) 4,900 ft^2^ (460 m^2^) 15 lb/ft^2^ (72 kg/m^2^)
MV-22B Osprey Tiltrotor V/STOL 60,500 lb (27,400 kg) 2,268 ft^2^ (211.4 m^2^) 26.68 lb/ft^2^ (129
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# Virginia Falls (Northwest Territories)
Virginia Falls}} `{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Virginia Falls
| alt_name = {{nativename|den|script=Latn|Nailicho}}
| photo = Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories.jpg
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| map = Canada
| map_caption = Location in Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|61|36|26|N|125|44|12|W|type:waterbody_region:CA-NT_scale:30000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Nahanni National Park Reserve]], [[Northwest Territories]], Canada
| elevation = {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}}
| type = Segmented
| height = {{convert|96|m|abbr=on}}
| height_longest =
| average_width = {{convert|259|m|abbr=on}}
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| watercourse = [[South Nahanni River]]
| world_rank = 860
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**Virginia Falls** is a waterfall in Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the South Nahanni River, at an elevation of 500 m. It is located 120 km from the Yukon border.
An American adventurer and businessman from Long Island, New York, named Fenley Hunter, under the employ of the Geological Survey of Canada, explored the region during the summer of 1928 and named the waterfall after his daughter.
It has a total drop of 96 m, making it about twice the height of Niagara Falls. It consists of a single drop with an average width of 259 m. The rock in the centre of the falls is called *Mason\'s Rock*, named after Bill Mason, a Canadian canoeist, author, and filmmaker.
The Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome is close by.
## Gallery
<File:Nahanni> - VirginiaFalls.jpg\|View of the falls from below. <File:Virginia> Falls on the South Nahanni River.jpg\|View of the falls from above. <File:Mason's> Rock
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# Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site
**Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site** is a state park in eastern Multnomah County, Oregon, near Troutdale and Corbett, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It is located on the Sandy River, near its confluence with the Columbia River. Broughton\'s Bluff marks the westernmost extent of the Columbia River Gorge at the site.
The site is open for day use only. It offers a developed picnic area and pet exercise area, as well as picnicking and swimming along the Sandy River. A ramp provides boat access to the river, and trails allow rock climbing on Broughton\'s Bluff.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition explored the area along both rivers. The site includes interpretive markers about the expedition and other historic themes.
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site lies within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
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# Stereo (Paul Westerberg album)
***Stereo*** is the fourth solo album by Paul Westerberg. At this point in his career, the former Replacements leader was entering a new phase. He said goodbye to professional studios and big-name producers like Brendan O\'Brien and Don Was, recording the album in his basement by himself. As detailed in the liner notes, Westerberg made no effort to fix imperfections, and even included a song for which the tape ran out before it was over. *Stereo* was packaged with *Mono*, which he credited to his Grandpaboy alter ego. Vagrant Records also had a limited release of *Mono* as a separate album.
The hidden track that closes *Stereo*, \"Postcards from Paradise\", is a cover of a Flesh for Lulu song.
On November 29, 2019, *Stereo*/*Mono* was released as a double LP as part of Record Store Day\'s Black Friday.
## Track listing {#track_listing}
All songs written by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.
### Disc 1: Grandpa Boy *Mono* {#disc_1_grandpa_boy_mono}
1. \"High Time\"
2. \"I\'ll Do Anything\"
3. \"Let\'s Not Belong Together"
4. \"Silent Film Star\"
5. \"Knock It Right Out\"
6. \"2 Days \'Til Tomorrow\"
7. \"Eyes Like Sparks\"
8. \"Footsteps\"
9. \"Kickin\' the Stall\"
10. \"Between Love & Like\"
11. \"AAA\"
### Disc 2: Paul Westerberg *Stereo* {#disc_2_paul_westerberg_stereo}
1. \"Baby Learns to Crawl\"
2. \"Dirt to Mud\"
3. \"Only Lie Worth Telling\"
4. \"Got You Down\"
5. \"No Place for You\"
6. \"Boring Enormous\"
7. \"Nothing to No One\"
8. \"We May Be the Ones\"
9. \"Don\'t Want Never\"
10. Untitled (\"Strike Down the Band\")
11. \"Mr. Rabbit\" (Traditional)
12. \"Let the Bad Times Roll\"
13. \"Call That Gone?\"
14. \"Postcards from Paradise\" (Hidden track) (Rocco Barker, Nick Marsh, Kevin Mills, James Mitchell)
Note: Track listing on *Stereo* is numbered differently as it omits \"Strike Down the Band\" and the hidden track, \"Postcards from Paradise\". It lists only 12 songs. \"Postcards from Paradise\" is located on the same track as \"Call That Gone?\", following a short period of silence
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# David Bromstad
**David Reed Bromstad** (born August 17, 1973) is an American designer and television personality. In 2006, he became the winner of the debut season of *HGTV Design Star*. He has hosted a number of HGTV shows, including *Color Splash*, *Beach Flip* and *My Lottery Dream Home*.
## Early life and education {#early_life_and_education}
Bromstad was born the youngest of four children to Diane Marlys Bromstad (née Krueger) and Richard Harold David Bromstad in Cokato, Minnesota. His mother is of Swedish and German descent, and his father is of Norwegian descent. He has three older siblings, Dean Richard Bromstad, Dynelle Renee Bromstad, and Dyonne Rachael Bromstad. He was always interested in art and design, and while attending Wayzata High School made a decision to pursue a career as a Disney animator. He attended the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, a school known as a starting point for careers with Disney. After graduating, he worked as a Disney illustrator.
## Career
After being placed on leave as a Disney illustrator, he started his own company, Bromstad Studio. At the urging of a friend, Bromstad moved to Miami Beach and tried out for HGTV\'s *Design Star*, a reality show competition to pick a host for a new show on the HGTV cable network. On *Design Star*, Bromstad competed against nine other potential designers, winning the grand prize -- a car, and the chance to host his own show on HGTV. He hosted *Color Splash* on HGTV from 2007 to 2012.
Bromstad was a guest on the second season of *HGTV Design Star*, appearing as a guest judge in the first episode and as moral support to the finalists in \"Challenge 7: Island Dreams\". He was a mentor from Season 6, and host from Season 7.
In 2012, he hosted *Design Star All-Stars.* He appeared on HGTV\'s *Design at Your Door* and was a competitor in the second season of *Rock the Block,* partnered with designer Tiffany Brooks. He has also appeared on *HGTV\'d*, *HGTV Showdown*, and *Bang for Your Buck.*
In 2015, Bromstad began hosting *My Lottery Dream Home*.
## Personal life {#personal_life}
Bromstad is gay.
He owns a home in Orlando, Florida, which was featured on *My Lottery Dream Home: David\'s Dream Home*.
He has a \"tattoo addiction\" and favors designs that speak to his love of family, color, gay pride, and Disney.
He was the first HGTV personality to be named to *Out* magazine\'s Out100 list of prominent LGBTQ people.
## Filmography
- *Design Star* (2006, 2011-2013) - Winner of Season 1, guest on Season 6, host of Seasons 7 and 8
- *Color Splash* (2007-2012) - Host, All episodes
- *Brother vs
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# Hiroki Iikura
**Hiroki Iikura** (*飯倉 大樹*, born June 1, 1986, in Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper `{{Japanese football updater|YokoFMar}}`{=mediawiki} club for Yokohama F. Marinos.
## Club statistics {#club_statistics}
.
Club performance League Cup
------------------ --------------------- -------- -------- ------- ----------------
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps
Japan League Emperor\'s Cup
2005 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
2006 Rosso Kumamoto JFL 26 0 2
Total 26 0 2
2007 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 1 0 0
2008 0 0 0
2009 19 0 2
2010 34 0 2
2011 33 0 4
2012 28 0 3
2013 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0
2015 25 0 3
2016 12 0 2
2017 34 0 4
2018 34 0 3
2019 5 0 0
Total 225 0 23
2019 Vissel Kobe J1 12 0 5
2020 18 0 0
2021 19 0 2
2022 14 0 4
Total 63 0 12
2023 Yokohama F
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# GAU-19
The **GAU-19/A** (**GECAL 50**) is an electrically driven, three-barrel rotary heavy machine gun that fires the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) cartridge.
## Technical specifications {#technical_specifications}
The GAU-19/A is designed to accept standard NATO .50 caliber M9-linked ammunition. The rate of fire is selectable to be either 1,000 or 2,000 rounds per minute. The Humvee armament kit version fires at 1,300 rounds per minute. The average recoil force when firing is 382 lb/ft, 495 lb/ft or 629 lb/ft depending on firing rate. In January 2012, General Dynamics announced they would be delivering a new version designated **GAU-19/B**. It provides the same firepower in a lighter platform, weighing 48 kg and optimized for a firing rate of 1,300 rounds per minute and an average recoil force of 562 lb/ft.`{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716200637/http://www.gdatp.com/Media/2012/2012_01_26.asp GD delivers GAU-19/B]}}`{=mediawiki} - General Dynamics
Both variants can be configured for an ammunition capacity of 500--1,200 rounds. Both variants are reliable to 40,000 mean rounds between failure.
## History
The *GECAL 50* was first manufactured by General Electric, then by Lockheed Martin, and now by General Dynamics. Design work began in 1982. Early prototypes had six barrels, but a three-barreled configuration is now standard. The GAU-19/A was originally designed as a larger, more potent version of the M134 Minigun. Due to the loss of nine helicopters in Grenada, GE started building prototypes of the weapon in both a three-barreled and a six-barreled configuration. The six-barreled version was designed to fire 4,000 rounds per minute, and could be adapted to fire up to 8,000 rounds per minute. The GAU-19 takes 0.4 seconds to reach maximum firing rate. Soon it was recommended as a potential armament for the V-22 Osprey. The magazine would be located underneath the cabin floor and could be reloaded in-flight. However, plans to mount the gun were later dropped. In December 1992 the US Navy issued a letter of qualification for GAU-19/A integration and use on naval aircraft. In 2005, the GAU-19/A was approved to be mounted on the OH-58D Kiowa helicopter. It also could have been used on the Army\'s now cancelled ARH-70.
In 1999, the United States sent 28 GAU-19s to Colombia. Oman is known to use the GAU-19/A mounted on their HMMWVs. The Mexican Navy uses MDH MD-902 series helicopters with the GAU-19/A system mounted for anti-narcotics operations.
In October 2010 General Dynamics began developing the lighter weight GAU-19/B in response to an urgent needs statement issued by the Armed Scout Helicopter Program Office. By April 2011 flight testing had begun and by January 2012, the U.S. Army ordered 30 GAU-19/B versions for use on helicopters. All were delivered by the next month. In August 2012 the GAU-19/B received a safety confirmation from the US Army Evaluation Center for use on the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.
Both GAU-19 variants have been integrated on naval vessels (tripod and remote weapons station), vehicles (turret and remotely operated), and on both rotary and fixed wing aircraft (externally mounted under wing fixed forward and man fired from the aircraft door or cargo ramp). Most recently a self-contained gun pod was developed by Fulcrum Concepts LLC
## Users
- : Used by Drug Enforcement troops, and the Colombian National Police, AH-60L ARPIA III/IV COIN attack helicopter, AC-47T CAS gunship
- : 12 GAU-19B
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- : Used by Japan Coast Guard, on PC *Kagayuki* class
- : Used by the Mexican Air Force and the Mexican Navy on Humvees, UH-60 Black Hawks, and the MD Explorer
- : Used on Army HMMWV.
- : Used on AH6i
- : 4 GAU-19/B for use on AH6i
-
- : Used on S70M Blackhawks, Bell 407 and naval vessels and HMMWVs
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# Lukáš Rakowski
**Lukáš Rakowski** (born 8 September 1982) is a Czech former competitive figure skater. He won two silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and three Czech national senior titles (1999--2001). He reached the free skate at five ISU Championships, achieving his best result, 10th, at the 1998 World Junior Championships.
## Programs
+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
+===========+===========================================================+==========================================================================================+
| 2004--05\ | - Kill Bill | - Desperado |
+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2001--02\ | - Jumping Jack\ | - Hamlet |
| | `{{small| by [[Big Bad Voodoo Daddy]] }}`{=mediawiki} | - Henry V\ |
| | | `{{small| by [[Patrick Doyle]] }}`{=mediawiki} |
| | | - Here on Earth\ |
| | | `{{small| by [[Andrea Morricone]] <br> London Philharmonic Orchestra }}`{=mediawiki} |
+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2000--01\ | | - Xotica\ |
| | | `{{small| by [[René Dupéré]] }}`{=mediawiki} |
+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
## Results
*JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix*
International
-----------------------
Event
Worlds
Europeans
Golden Spin
Nebelhorn Trophy
Nepela Memorial
Schäfer Memorial
Universiade
International: Junior
Junior Worlds
Final
Bulgaria
Czech Rep.
France
Germany
Slovakia
Sweden
National
Czech Champ
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# Jersey Boys: Original Broadway Cast Recording
***Jersey Boys: Original Broadway Cast Recording*** is the cast album for the 2005 Broadway musical *Jersey Boys*, which tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The album was produced by Bob Gaudio, one of the original members of the Four Seasons. Principal vocalists include original Broadway cast members Christian Hoff as Tommy DeVito, Daniel Reichard as Bob Gaudio, J. Robert Spencer as Nick Massi and John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli.
It was released November 1, 2005 by Rhino Entertainment and reached number eighty-five on the *Billboard* 200. In 2006 the album won a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album. In February 2008, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA, and in September 2009, was certified Platinum.
## Track listing {#track_listing}
1. \"Ces soirées-là\" -- 1:16
2. \"The Early Years: A Scrapbook\" -- 8:09
3. \"Cry for Me\" -- 2:23
4. \"Backup Sessions\" -- 1:44
5. \"Sherry\" -- 2:14
6. \"Big Girls Don\'t Cry\" -- 2:17
7. \"Walk Like a Man\" -- 1:52
8. \"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)\" -- 2:28
9. \"My Boyfriend\'s Back\" -- 1:32
10. \"My Eyes Adored You\" -- 2:26
11. \"Dawn (Go Away)\" -- 2:38
12. \"Big Man in Town\" -- 2:05
13. \"Dialogue: A Little Trouble\" -- 0:17
14. \"Beggin\'\" -- 2:50
15. \"Dialogue: See How You Handle It\" -- 0:15
16. \"Medley: Stay/ Let\'s Hang On!/ Opus 17 (Don\'t You Worry \'bout Me) / Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)\" -- 4:39
17. \"C\'mon Marianne\" -- 1:16
18. \"Can\'t Take My Eyes Off You\" -- 3:17
19. \"Working My Way Back to You\" -- 1:48
20. \"Fallen Angel\" -- 2:06
21. \"Rag Doll\" -- 2:14
22
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# Kitch Christie
**George Moir Christie**, better known as **Kitch Christie** `{{post-nominals|country=ZAR|OIS}}`{=mediawiki} (31 January 1940 -- 22 April 1998), was a South African rugby union coach best known for coaching the country\'s national team, the Springboks, to victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He remained unbeaten during his tenure as Springbok rugby coach between 1994 and 1996, including leading the team to a then record 14 consecutive victories. In 2011, he was inducted posthumously into the IRB Hall of Fame, later subsumed into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
## Early life {#early_life}
Born in Johannesburg to a Scottish father and English mother, he was educated at Leith Academy in Edinburgh and the London Institute of Electronics. He picked up his lifelong nickname of \"Kitch\" from his fellow pupils, who named him after Don Kitchenbrand, a South African footballer with Rangers in the 1950s.
## Early career {#early_career}
Christie returned to South Africa after his education, and joined the Pretoria Harlequins club as a flanker. While his playing career was uneventful, during his time with the Harlequins that Christie began developing his coaching skills. It was the start of an enduring association with Quins---broken only by a spell as coach of the Glenwood Old Boys in Durban---during which he coached them to a number of trophies as well as serving as a Northern Transvaal selector.
In 1980, Christie spent the South African winter (Northern Hemisphere summer) in the United States, coaching the Chicago Lions club. Although he spent less than three months in Chicago, he made an impact on the club, leading them to the Midwest regional crown.
In 1992, having been denied the opportunity to coach at Northern Transvaal, Christie accepted an offer from Louis Luyt, then the president of the Transvaal union, to take the reins there. Luyt went on to play an important role in Christie\'s later career.
At Transvaal Christie established himself as one of the finest coaches in South African rugby, leading the team to one of their most successful periods. Transvaal won back to back Currie Cup titles in 1993 and 1994, their first wins in the competition since 1972, as well as winning the inaugural Super 10 title in 1993. In 1993, the team won all four of the competitions they entered (Currie Cup, Super 10, Lion Cup, M-NET Night Series). The team, with Francois Pienaar as captain, later formed the nucleus of the Christie\'s Springbok team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, providing 13 members to the squad.
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# Kitch Christie
## The Springboks {#the_springboks}
In 1994, Luyt was appointed president of the South African Rugby Football Union. The Springboks\' coaching position became vacant in mid-1994, after Ian McIntosh was sacked following a series defeat to the All Blacks in New Zealand. Luyt was convinced that Christie was the man to take over following his success at Transvaal, and in October 1994, Christie accepted the offer to take over from McIntosh.
Christie took over at a pivotal time, with the run-up to the 1995 Rugby World Cup, hosted by South Africa, and the first major competition for the Springboks after their return from international exile with the end of apartheid. Christie had just nine months to transform the team into World Cup contenders.
He began his international coaching career with back-to-back victories at home against `{{nrut|Argentina}}`{=mediawiki} in October 1994, followed by a successful tour to Europe in November 1994, when the team beat `{{nrut|Scotland}}`{=mediawiki} and `{{nrut|Wales}}`{=mediawiki}.
After a comfortable victory in a World Cup warm-up game against Samoa in April 1995, the World Cup campaign got off to a flying start, with the team defeating defending champions and pre-tournament favourites `{{nrut|Australia}}`{=mediawiki} in the opening match at Newlands in Cape Town. Victory in this game seemed crucial, with Christie referring to it as allowing the team to take the \"high road in the competition, avoiding teams such as England and New Zealand until the final.
They went on to win their remaining pool matches, but not without a brutal game against `{{nrut|Canada}}`{=mediawiki} in the final pool match. They then defeated Manu Samoa in the quarterfinals, and eked out a dramatic semifinal win over `{{nrut|France}}`{=mediawiki}. South Africa\'s reward for defeating France was a final against New Zealand, and their sensational wing Jonah Lomu, who had set the tournament alight with his tries, including four in their semi-final against England.
The team\'s defence stood up to the challenge, keeping Lomu off the scoreboard (in fact, he never scored a try against South Africa in his career). The match ended in a 9--9 draw after 80 minutes, sending the teams to extra time, after which South Africa won 15--12. The victory on home soil in 1995 touched people far beyond rugby\'s normal constituency, and will be best remembered for Nelson Mandela, wearing the captain\'s number 6 shirt, embracing the captain Francois Pienaar after South Africa\'s victory, a scene recreated in the movie *Invictus*.
Christie\'s final game in charge of the Springboks was a victory over England at Twickenham on a short tour in November 1995. By this time, his health had deteriorated due to leukemia, which he had been battling since 1979. Francois Pienaar, in his autobiography, recalled how Christie joined the team huddle and stood between Pienaar and James Dalton. \"The usual end to such a Springboks huddle is for the players to squeeze each other and shout \'Bokke\',\" said Pienaar. \"James and I squeezed the coach and discovered later we\'d fractured two of his ribs. He never said a word.\"
In March 1996, Christie stepped down from the Springboks due to ill health and was replaced by Andre Markgraaf.
Christie coached South Africa in 14 tests between October 1994 and March 1996, winning all 14. At the time, this tied 1960s All Blacks coach Fred Allen\'s record for the longest Test match winning streak for a coach. This record was later broken by South Africa coach Nick Mallett.
## Final years {#final_years}
After resigning as Springbok coach in March 1996, Christie\'s treatment went well enough that he was finally able to fulfill a longtime dream of coaching Northern Transvaal, accepting the head coaching job for the 1997 Super 12 season. However, due to ill-health, he was unable to travel with the team to Australasia early in the season, and he was hospitalised a few weeks later after his condition took a turn for the worse. It was there that Christie experienced one of the lowest moments in his career when he was fired as coach by Northerns\' president Hentie Serfontein while he lay in his hospital bed. Christie described this as being fired \"like a dog\".
By the end of 1997, his condition worsened to the point that he sought specialist treatment in the U.S. He was able to return to rugby as a technical adviser to the Falcons in early 1998, but his condition worsened once more, entering hospital for the final time on Easter Sunday of 1998. Christie died on 22 April 1998 in Pretoria, leaving his wife Judy of 19 years, their son Clayton, and his two daughters, Catherine and Caroline, from a previous marriage
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# Mycobacterium monacense
***Mycobacterium monacense*** is a yellow-pigmented, non-photochromogenic species of mycobacterium named after *Monacum*, the Latin name of the German city Munich where the first strain was isolated. It grows in less than a week on solid medium.
Phylogenetic analysis has shown that this strain is most closely related to *Mycobacterium doricum*.
## Description
It is thought to be responsible for a severe, post-traumatic wound infection, reported in a healthy boy.
## Pathogenesis
## Type strain {#type_strain}
- First isolated in Munich, Germany
Strain B9-21-178 = CIP 109237 = DSM 44395
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# Henry Minett
**Henry Minett** (May 30, 1857 -- December 20, 1952) was a career officer of the United States Navy who served during the Spanish--American War. Prior to retirement in 1905, he achieved the rank of captain. He is best remembered as one of the early acting Governors of American Samoa. Minett Islet in Alaska is named for him.
## Early career {#early_career}
Henry Minett was born in Louisville, Kentucky and entered the United States Naval Academy shortly after his 16th birthday, on June 8, 1872. He graduated as a midshipman four years later, on June 20, 1876. In his early naval career, he was assigned first to `{{USS|Swatara|1872|6}}`{=mediawiki}, sailing as part of the North Atlantic Squadron. After being promoted to ensign, he was reassigned to `{{USS|Jamestown|1844|6}}`{=mediawiki} from 1879 to 1881. The *Jamestown* served as the guard ship for the port of Sitka, Alaska. Although he was only an ensign, a small islet in Sitka harbor, Minett Islet, was named for him. On his return from Alaska, Minett was assigned to the training ship `{{USS|New Hampshire|1864|6}}`{=mediawiki} in 1882. In the next several years, Minett also served on board `{{USS|Hartford|1858|6}}`{=mediawiki} and `{{USS|Lackawanna|1862|6}}`{=mediawiki}, before being assigned to the research-oriented Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island and sailed with `{{USS|Marblehead|C-11|6}}`{=mediawiki} for several years around Europe before returning to the United States in 1897. He served on board `{{USS|Wabash|1855|6}}`{=mediawiki}, a receiving ship in Boston Harbor until 1898.
On May 23, 1886, Minett was promoted to Lieutenant, junior grade. Shortly after, he was transferred to the receiving ship `{{USS|Minnesota|1855|6}}`{=mediawiki} where he served until 1888. After that, he was briefly assigned to `{{USS|Pensacola|1859|6}}`{=mediawiki} before a longer stint on board `{{USS|Omaha|1869|6}}`{=mediawiki}, sailing to Japan. While in Japan, *Omaha* assisted in putting out a large fire at Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama. On his return to the United States, Minett served on board `{{USS|Vermont|1848|6}}`{=mediawiki} in New York Harbor. He was promoted to lieutenant on December 11, 1891.
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# Henry Minett
## Spanish--American War to the Thousand Days War {#spanishamerican_war_to_the_thousand_days_war}
Shortly after the start of the Spanish--American War, Minett was given command of the newly commissioned `{{USS|Viking|1898|6}}`{=mediawiki}. *Viking* began her life as a private yacht, but was armed and pressed into service for the war. In his first months in command, Minett and *Viking* patrolled the waters near Sandy Hook, New Jersey to prevent Spanish attacks on New York. On July 12, 1898, Minett and *Viking* were transferred to Cuba to assist in the naval blockade. Minett\'s duties in Cuba included transporting passengers, orders, and supplies between the blockading ships. On August 16, 1898, four days after the conclusion of hostilities, Minett was ordered to take *Viking* to Norfolk, Virginia where she was decommissioned. Minett saw no combat during the war.
Following the war, Minett was reassigned first to *Yorktown*, then to *Adams* where he was promoted to lieutenant commander, and subsequently made the executive officer of *Concord*. On board *Concord*, Minett was given a test of his command abilities. While sailing en route to a settlement at Unalaska, Alaska, in the Aleutian Islands, Minett\'s commanding officer became seriously ill. Minett assumed command of the vessel and sailed her against orders to Seattle, Washington to get his commander treatment. Minett\'s arrival in Seattle on July 17, 1901, was reported in newspapers across the country and the Navy Department immediately launched an investigation into the violation of orders. After only five days, Minett\'s command judgement was upheld and he was cleared of charges.
Near the end of Colombia\'s Thousand Days War, in November 1901, *Concord* and `{{USS|Iowa|BB-4|2}}`{=mediawiki} were sent south to protect American interests. Colombian liberals had seized the town of Colón, Panama and the Panama Railroad and appeared ready to take Panama City. *Concord* arrived on November 23 and Lieutenant-Commander Minett was placed in command of a battalion of 412 men from the two ships. To reclaim the railroad, Minett launched trains under guard from Panama City, each sporting two American flags. If the Colombian liberals fired on the trains, the Navy would consider this serious enough provocation to reply in force. In this way, the railroad was restored with no major conflicts. During *Concord*{{\'}}s time in Panama, the train was also used to bring wounded Colombian soldiers back to Panama City where they could be treated by Navy doctors. Colón was surrendered to the US Navy on November 30 and the Navy pulled out its ships shortly after.
## American Samoa {#american_samoa}
On January 16, 1903, Minett was acting-governor when the formal reply to the deed of secession arrived from President Theodore Roosevelt. A full military ceremony was held where Minett presented each of the tribal chiefs who had signed the deed with an engraved silver watch and chain. Minett also presented a letter from the president acknowledging his acceptance of the territory. Using Navy officers as a color guard, Minett also formally presented the gift of an American flag to the members of the Fita Fita Guard, the local militia created by Governor Tilley three years earlier.
While Minett was acting as governor, the territory was visited by German Samoa Governor Wilhelm Heinrich Solf, perhaps the first such visit from a governor\'s eastern counterpart. In this meeting, the two governors discussed maintaining friendly relations, but also restricting travel between the two territories. Some natives had been ignoring the partition and going on extended \"visiting parties\" between the zones. Both governors agreed to attempt to curb this practice.
Minett\'s time as governor was also marked by the improving of roads in the territory and by hunger problems.
## Retirement
After retirement, Minett remained at Norfolk Naval Yard on the court-martial board of inquiry. By 1908, he was president of that board.
In 1880, an islet was named in his honor: Minett Islet. Minett was serving at Sitka Sound aboard `{{USS|Jamestown|1844|6}}`{=mediawiki} when the islet was named
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# Momotarō Densetsu
, also known by the abbreviated name ***Momoden***, is a role-playing video game series in Japan featuring the character `{{nihongo|[[Momotarō]]|桃太郎||lit. "Peach Boy"}}`{=mediawiki} from Japanese folklore, as well as other Japanese folklore characters such as Kintarō, Urashima Tarō, and Princess Kaguya (from *The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter*). The first game in franchise, *Momotarō Densetsu*, had shipped 1 million copies in Japan.
Started in 1987, the series was initially produced by Hudson Soft. Konami absorbed the company in 2012. In 2015, a rumor stated that the franchise was acquired by Nintendo, though no official word from either Nintendo or Konami has been given. *Momotarō Densetsu* has many sub-series, including *Momotaro Dentetsu*. As with *Momotaro Dentetsu*, the project supervisor for the *Momotarō Densetsu* series is Akira Sakuma, with illustration by `{{nihongo|Takayuki Doi|土居 孝幸}}`{=mediawiki} and main music production by Kazuyuki Sekiguchi of Southern All Stars.
In addition to the *Momotarō Densetsu* and *Momotaro Dentetsu* series, Hudson has produced several other video games in the Momotarō franchise, including the `{{nihongo|''Momotarō Festival''|桃太郎まつり|Momotarō Matsuri}}`{=mediawiki} series, the `{{nihongo|''Momotarō Thunderbolt''|桃太郎電劇|Momotarō Dengeki}}`{=mediawiki} series, and `{{nihongo|''Momotarō Katsugeki''|桃太郎活劇}}`{=mediawiki}. The franchise has sold `{{nowrap|15 million}}`{=mediawiki} units, including the *Momotaro Dentetsu* spin-off series.
A *Momotarō Densetsu* anime series was also broadcast, which had its own spinoff, `{{nihongo|''PEACH COMMAND: Shin Momotarō Densetsu''|PEACH COMMAND 新桃太郎伝説}}`{=mediawiki}, featuring a different storyline set in outer space. Both series were animated by Knack Productions
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# Mary G. Montgomery High School
**Mary Gillen Montgomery High School** is a high school in Semmes, Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1965, the school is part of the Mobile County Public School System and is one of the largest of the county\'s 18 public high schools. The school is known as \"MGM,\" \"Mary G,\" \"Mary Montgomery,\" or \"Montgomery High\".
The school serves: Semmes and the community of Wilmer, the latter formerly an incorporated municipality.
## Enrollment
MGM draws its students primarily from Semmes Middle School, which is one of the largest middle schools in the state of Alabama. The school serves grades 9--12.
## History
MGM is named after Mary Gillen Montgomery. She was a student, teacher, and administrator in the Mobile County Public School System for 50 years. She was associated with MGM for 39 years.
## Facilities
The campus spans a 60 acre tract bordering US Highway 98 and Snow Road in west Mobile County, Alabama (Lat. 30.7811° N, Long. 88.2775° W). Facilities include a large football stadium, baseball stadium, gymnasium, field house/athletic center, soccer field, fine arts facilities, and a notable horticulture facility and program.
## Army JROTC {#army_jrotc}
The school offers an Army Junior Reserve Officers\' Training Corps program that emphasizes academics and physical fitness. Program participants compete in rifle and drill competitions.
## School uniforms {#school_uniforms}
Montgomery requires school uniforms. Ninth graders wear black shirts and upperclassmen wear white shirts. Students must wear khaki pants
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# Linnzi Zaorski
**Linnzi Zaorski** (born March 3, 1978) is an American jazz singer and songwriter based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In September 2006, she was the subject of a national radio piece by National Public Radio commentator Andrei Codrescu.
## Music career {#music_career}
She started out performing with the New Orleans Jazz Vipers and then formed her own backing band, Delta Royale. In 2002, Zaorski and Delta Royale recorded their self-titled debut album, including standards such as \"The Way You Look Tonight\", \"Stars Fell on Alabama\", and \"Dream a Little Dream of Me\". The album contains seven live tracks recorded at the Spotted Cat in New Orleans and six studio tracks. Zaorski provides vocals, with Delta Royale providing guitar, bass, saxophone, clarinet, and trumpet. No drums appear on the recording.
Recorded in 2004, *Hotsy-Totsy* includes Zaorski\'s first original composition, \"Better Off Dead\", and standards such as \"Hernando\'s Hideaway\" and \"It Don\'t Mean a Thing (If It Ain\'t Got That Swing)\". Delta Royale added violin and washboard and recorded without clarinet or drums. \"Better Off Dead\" was featured in the film *The Mechanic* (2011) with Zaorski appearing as the jazz club singer.
## Critical reception {#critical_reception}
*Offbeat* magazine in New Orleans described Zaorski\'s first songwriting effort as fitting \"snugly in the confines of Depression-era pop music\". Delta Royale has been described as a \"formidable band\".*Gambit* described Zaorski and her debut album as being part of an influential traditional jazz movement in New Orleans that was bringing new energy to the scene
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# Uriel Sebree
**Uriel Sebree** (February 20, 1848 -- August 6, 1922) was a career officer in the United States Navy. He entered the Naval Academy during the Civil War and served until 1910, retiring as a rear admiral. He is best remembered for his two expeditions into the Arctic and for serving as acting governor of American Samoa. He was also commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet.
After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1867, Sebree was posted to a number of vessels before being assigned to a rescue mission to find the remaining crew of the missing *Polaris* expedition in the Navy\'s first mission to the Arctic. This attempt was only a partial success---the *Polaris* crew was rescued by a British ship rather than the US Navy---but this led to Sebree\'s selection eleven years later for a second expedition to the Arctic. That mission to rescue Adolphus Greely and the survivors of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition was a success. Sebree was subsequently appointed as the second acting governor of American Samoa. He served in this position for only a year before returning to the United States. In 1907, he was promoted to rear admiral and given command of the Pathfinder Expedition around the South American coast before being appointed commander of the 2nd Division of the Pacific Fleet and then commander-in-chief of the entire fleet. He retired in 1910 and died in Coronado, California, in 1922. Two geographical features in Alaska---Sebree Peak and Sebree Island---are named for Admiral Sebree.
## Early life and career {#early_life_and_career}
Uriel Sebree was born in Fayette, Missouri, on February 20, 1848, to Judge John Sebree, called \"one of the prominent citizens of old Howard County\" by the *Jefferson County Tribune*, and his wife. Uriel was the first of two sons. His brother, Frank Payne Sebree, became a lawyer. Uriel entered the United States Naval Academy on July 23, 1863, during the American Civil War. After his graduation in 1867, his first assignment was on board `{{USS|Canandaigua|1862|6}}`{=mediawiki}. Over the next few years Sebree won repeated promotion: to ensign in 1868, master in 1870, and lieutenant in 1871. In 1873 he transferred to the ironclad `{{USS|Dictator|1863|6}}`{=mediawiki}.
One episode in Sebree\'s early military history which influenced his later career was his participation in the second *Polaris* rescue mission. The *Polaris* expedition was an 1871 exploration of the Arctic that had aimed to reach the North Pole. The expedition was troubled from the start: its leader, Charles Francis Hall, died in mysterious circumstances before the end of their first winter. The following year, the *Polaris* remained trapped in ice and unable to return home. During a violent storm, the crew was separated into two groups: a small group of explorers was stranded on the now-crippled *Polaris* and the remainder were marooned on an ice floe. These latter 19 survivors were discovered by chance and rescued by the civilian whaler `{{USS|Tigress|1871|6}}`{=mediawiki}. Because of the *Tigress*\'s success, the Navy chartered the ship, temporarily rechristened her USS *Tigress*, and used her to launch a rescue attempt to locate the remainder of the crew. For this attempt the ship would be commanded by a group of eight navy officers, led by Captain James A. Greer, although much of the original civilian crew was retained. Lieutenant Sebree was one of the officers chosen for the mission.
This rescue mission was the first official United States military expedition to the Arctic; previous expeditions, including that of the *Polaris* itself, had been led by civilians. The *Tigress* sailed from New York on July 14, 1873, traveling first to St. John\'s, Newfoundland and then to Godhavn and Upernavik in Greenland before following the coast further north. The crew searched North Star Bay, Northumberland Island, and Hartstene Bay before discovering the first sign of the *Polaris* crew: a camp on Littleton Island where they had wintered, now occupied by Inuit. The missing men, the rescuers were told, had constructed makeshift boats salvaged from their destroyed ship and traveled south. Acting on this clue, the *Tigress* searched the Baffin Island coast to Cumberland Sound, and then the Greenland coast from Ivigtut to Fiskenæsset and the Davis Strait, before returning to St. John\'s for fuel. Once there, they learned that the *Polaris* survivors had been rescued by a British ship and that their search was over. After returning to New York the *Tigress* was transferred back to civilian use.
After this expedition, Sebree was assigned to the screw frigate `{{USS|Franklin|1864|6}}`{=mediawiki} where he remained for three years. In 1878, he was assigned to work with the United States Coast Survey on board the *A. D. Bache*. The following year he was given his first two commands: the *Silliman* and then the *Thomas R. Gedney*, both ships of the United States Coast Survey. He remained on the latter ship for nearly three years before being assigned to `{{USS|Brooklyn|1858|6}}`{=mediawiki} in 1882. In 1883, he was given his first command of a Navy ship, `{{USS|Pinta|1864|6}}`{=mediawiki}, with orders to sail to Alaska.
### Court martial {#court_martial}
On October 3, 1883, prior to leaving for Alaska, the *Pinta* collided with the civilian brig *Tally Ho* off the coast of Nantucket. Sebree was not held directly responsible for the collision, as he was below deck at the time, but it was alleged that he did not do enough to determine whether the other ship was damaged before sailing away. Charges were brought against him in November and in December he was found guilty of \"culpable negligence and inefficiency in the performance of his duty\". He was sentenced to be suspended from rank and duty for three years with an official reprimand from the Secretary of the Navy. Believing the sentence to be too harsh, Secretary William E. Chandler reduced it to a public reprimand only. Sebree was subsequently transferred to `{{USS|Powhatan|1850|6}}`{=mediawiki}, although not as the ship\'s commanding officer.
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## Early life and career {#early_life_and_career}
### Greely Relief Expedition {#greely_relief_expedition}
One month after joining the *Powhatan*, Sebree was transferred again, this time to serve as the executive officer of `{{USS|Thetis|1881|6}}`{=mediawiki} for another trip into the Arctic. In 1881, Army Lieutenant Adolphus Greely had left on an expedition to establish a base at Lady Franklin Bay on northern Ellesmere Island (now part of the Canadian territory of Nunavut). Greely was left with provisions for three years but was to expect supply ships in 1882 and 1883. Both attempts to resupply the expedition failed and, with Greely\'s provisions running low, the Navy prepared an expedition in early 1884 to attempt a resupply or rescue. The expedition was led by Captain Winfield Scott Schley and consisted of lead ship USS *Thetis* (with Sebree as the executive officer and navigator), `{{USS|Bear}}`{=mediawiki}, and the borrowed HMS *Alert*. Many of the officers, including Sebree, were selected for their previous Arctic experience. The *Thetis* left New York on May 1, 1884, and the group slowly progressed through the ice of Melville Bay, chasing clues and records left by the expedition, to finally discover the survivors of Greely\'s camp off Cape Sabine on June 22, 1885. Of the 25 members of the expedition, only 6 survived (one more died on the return journey). The expedition sailed first for Upernavik, Greenland, arriving on July 2, 1884, and then made its way back to the United States, landing at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on August 1, 1884. Schley later reported that a delay of just two more days would have been fatal to the remaining six members of the expedition. Sebree and the other members of the relief expedition gained fame from the voyage. Even ten years later, in 1895, a report by *The New York Times* celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United States Naval Academy listed Sebree as one of the most \"famous\" graduates, despite his relatively low rank.
After his return from the expedition Sebree taught at the Naval Academy for two years before being transferred to the 13th Lighthouse District, to serve as the lighthouse inspector for Oregon and Washington Territory. While stationed there he was promoted to lieutenant commander in March 1889.
### Valparaíso riots {#valparaíso_riots}
In September 1889 he was made the executive officer of `{{USS|Baltimore|C-3|6}}`{=mediawiki}, again under Captain Schley. Both men were still serving aboard the *Baltimore* when its sailors were attacked in Valparaiso, Chile in October 1891, and gave testimony toward the events during the later investigation.
From September 1892 to July 1893, Sebree served as assistant to the inspector of the 3rd Lighthouse District.
Sebree taught at the Academy from 1893 to 1896. At the end of his time there, he was briefly given command of `{{USS|Wheeling|PG-14}}`{=mediawiki} before being put in command of the *Thetis*, which was doing survey work off the coast of California. In 1897 he was promoted to commander. During the Spanish--American War, Sebree again commanded the *Wheeling* in the Pacific for the duration of the war. His assignment was to patrol the coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, far from both the Caribbean and Pacific theaters of the war, and he saw no significant action. After the war, he was transferred to the 12th Lighthouse District as an inspector.
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# Uriel Sebree
## American Samoa {#american_samoa}
On October 9, 1901, Sebree was promoted to captain and received orders to travel to American Samoa to take command of `{{USS|Abarenda|AC-13}}`{=mediawiki} and to be commandant of the United States Naval Station Tutuila. Three days later, he was promoted to captain. At this time the commandant of the naval station was considered the acting governor of the territory as Congress had not yet formalized the U.S. Navy\'s role there. Sebree was the replacement for Commandant Benjamin Franklin Tilley, who had recently had charges brought against him for immorality and drunkenness. While Sebree was in transit to the islands, Tilley was tried and acquitted of the charges against him but the decision to replace him was not changed. Captain Sebree arrived in Samoa and took up his new post on November 27, 1901.
During his administration, Sebree made numerous requests to both Washington and the U.S. Navy that went unanswered. He suggested that the U.S. Congress appoint a committee to visit the islands to create a development plan for the territory, but received no response. Perceived as overly critical by the U.S. Navy, he was relieved of the captaincy of the USS Abarenda to focus solely on his role as Governor. His request for the publicization of his designation as Governor was also ignored. Additionally, he left office without receiving satisfactory responses to his other recommendations, such as establishing a public school system and hiring doctors.
During his administration, Sebree\'s government initiated the prohibition of various Samoan traditions deemed \"generally considered wrong by civilized nations.\" Additionally, his administration intervened in conflicts over chiefly titles, typically endorsing candidates who were more cooperative. In a 1902 statement, Governor Sebree remarked, "the natives are naturally very suspicious of white men... They are, in many ways, like children... the Samoan is naturally lazy."
### Acting governor {#acting_governor}
Unlike Tilley, who had been the first acting governor of the territory, Sebree was very concerned about his legal status. Officially, he was only commandant of the naval station then under construction, although the deed of cession of the territory acknowledged his theoretical authority to govern the people. He was concerned that lawsuits could be brought against him or future acting governors until the situation was clarified and made official by the United States government. To this end, he made a recommendation to the United States Congress to assemble a panel to consider the territory\'s status and requested that an Assistant Secretary of the Navy come to the territory to meet with him. Both requests were refused. A further example of this ambiguity came in March 1902, when Sebree received orders to give up command of the *Abarenda* to give him additional time as commandant and \"governor\". To these orders, he responded that he still had not been officially made \"governor\" and that, if he were to act as a governor, he should be given the proper credentials and legal authority to do so. The Navy did not respond directly to Sebree\'s request, but he was given command of USS *Wheeling* three months later.
Despite his protests, Sebree did act as the governor of the territory. During his administration, the United States Congress approved \$35,000 to pay off debts related to construction costs for the naval station, and planning began for the construction of a lighthouse on Aunu\'u. The Fita Fita Guard, the local militia that Tilley had organized, continued its training, and Sebree arranged to train some members of the force as a military-style brass band. Sebree also attempted to improve local agriculture and even petitioned the Department of Agriculture for assistance, but was turned down.
### Petition for civilian government {#petition_for_civilian_government}
Tensions escalated between foreign traders on Samoa and the local populace, due in part to controls which Tilley had put in place to protect Samoan farmers from exploitation. Dr. David Starr Jordan, a prominent American biologist doing research in the territory, was so concerned by these tensions that he sent a letter to President Theodore Roosevelt asking that a trader not be made governor of the territory, if a civil administration were created. Shortly after, many traders and locals, including a Samoan tax collector, circulated a petition requesting a change in the way the copra crop was taxed and asking for the Navy to cease governing the territory. The petition was sent to members of Congress and the cause was picked up by California representative Julius Kahn and gathered significant press coverage. This movement eventually reached President Roosevelt; his decision was not to act on the petition.
On December 16, 1902, Sebree was granted a leave of absence to return to the United States and care for his wife who had been badly hurt in a fall. In his place, Lieutenant Commander Henry Minett, Sebree\'s executive officer, was made acting commandant of the station and therefore acting governor of the territory. He was also given command of the *Wheeling*. Captain Edmund Beardsley Underwood was selected as Sebree\'s replacement, but that decision was not made official immediately, and Underwood remained in Washington to consult with Sebree and President Roosevelt on the governance of the territory. Underwood\'s selection was not announced until May 1903.
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# Uriel Sebree
## Later career {#later_career}
Following his wife\'s recovery, Sebree returned to service and was given command of `{{USS|Wisconsin|BB-9}}`{=mediawiki} on February 11, 1903. The *Wisconsin* was the flagship of the North Squadron of the Pacific fleet under Robley D. Evans. While under Sebree\'s command, the *Wisconsin* and her crew were evaluated as one of the best, according to annual targeting exercises.
### Nicholson court-martial {#nicholson_court_martial}
In the late summer of 1903, Paymaster Rishworth Nicholson of `{{USS|Don Juan de Austria}}`{=mediawiki} assaulted a German Consul at a ball in Yantai, China. He was promptly brought up on charges of \"drunkenness\", \"scandalous conduct tending to the destruction of good morals\", and \"falsehood\" and taken to the *Wisconsin* for his court martial. Sebree and a group of six other officers found him guilty of the first charge, guilty of a lesser offense for the second charge, and not guilty on the third. His sentence was determined to be a reduction in grade equivalent to one year of seniority. Three of the officers, not including Sebree, wrote a supplementary opinion requesting clemency for Nicholson.
However, Rear Admiral Evans, the commander of the Asiatic Squadron, rejected the verdict as inadequate and requested that the court reconsider the decision. The court reconvened and returned the same judgment and sentence. In response, Evans wrote a scathing critique of the process, calling it a \"travesty of justice\" and stating that Nicholson\'s actions were \"less reprehensible than his judges\". This critical essay was required to be posted at every naval base and on every ship in the Pacific and was reprinted in full by *The New York Times* and other civilian newspapers. Evans banned the three officers who had publicly requested clemency from participating in future courts martial. Press reports questioned whether Evans had that authority as the military justice system was intended to be impartial. In late September 1903, the three officers who had been named in the critique filed a protest with Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody stating that Admiral Evans had overstepped his authority by publicly reprimanding them without a court martial and that charges should be brought against him. On November 18, 1903, Moody denied the petition and the sentences were left to stand.
During this controversy, Sebree remained silent on the issue, and it is unknown whether he was a member of the majority or not. Evans commented in his critique that he was unsure who the other supporters of the majority decision were. As criticism swirled around the trial itself, the editors of the magazine *United Service* defended Sebree and stated that he had \"universal esteem throughout the Navy service\" and that he had a \"large experience, sound judgment, even temper and most excellent record\". Following this announcement, Sebree was transferred to the Naval War College in Rhode Island to work as an instructor and as Secretary of the Lighthouse Board.
### Lightship *No. 58* incident {#lightship_no._58_incident}
In December 1905, a storm and mechanical failures caused major problems for the crew of the lightvessel Lightship *No. 58* anchored off of Nantucket. Her crew, led by Captain James Jorgensen, fought for two days to prevent the vessel from foundering, but were ultimately unsuccessful. They were rescued by Captain Gibbs of the *Azalea*. The fallout over this incident caused enough of a stir that the military had to respond to it directly. Under Navy rules, the eleven officers and crew members of the *No. 58* were denied pay while they were recovering from their injuries and until they were posted to new vessels under a regulation that prohibited pay to sailors whose ships had sunk. The sailors appealed to Sebree, as Secretary of the Lighthouse Board, but he did not or could not accommodate them. Instead, the officers were given commendations by Secretary Victor H. Metcalf and \"preference in future appointments\". Admiral Dewey and Captain Sebree made a second recommendation, which was approved, that Captain Gibbs receive a commendation and a pay increase for his service.
### Pathfinder Squadron {#pathfinder_squadron}
Sebree was promoted to rear admiral in 1907 and was given command of a squadron of two ships: his flagship, `{{USS|Tennessee|ACR-10|6}}`{=mediawiki}, and `{{USS|Washington|ACR-11|6}}`{=mediawiki}. This so-called \"Pathfinder Squadron\" would travel from New York to California via Cape Horn. This mission allowed the Navy to show off two of its newest cruisers to South American governments as well as transfer ships to the Pacific Fleet in what was seen as an example of American gunboat diplomacy. Along the way, Sebree had formal meetings with Brazilian President Afonso Pena, Peruvian President José Pardo y Barreda, and United States diplomatic staff in both countries. He also met with representatives in Chile and other countries. When the squadron finally arrived in California, it was joined by `{{USS|California|ACR-6|6}}`{=mediawiki} and participated in public-relations events at West Coast ports. The diplomatic mission over, the Pathfinder Squadron, with the *California* and others, became the 2nd division of the United States Pacific Fleet, with Sebree remaining in command. Rear Admiral William T. Swinburne was placed in command of the full fleet.
On June 5, 1908, Sebree was nearly killed during a speed trial of the *Tennessee* off the coast of California. He had just completed a tour of the starboard boiler room when a steam pipe burst, instantly killing two officers and wounding ten others, three fatally. Witnesses reported that Sebree and other officers had left the boiler room only 50 seconds earlier.
In August 1908, the full Pacific Fleet was dispatched to numerous ports in the Pacific Ocean on a diplomatic mission similar to the one undertaken by Sebree in South America the previous year. On this voyage, Sebree and Swinburne met with leaders and representatives from the Territory of Hawaii, the Philippines, Western Samoa, and Panama. While visiting the Western Samoan capital of Apia, Sebree was presented with a souvenir album of Samoan scenery in honor of his time as governor of neighboring American Samoa.
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# Uriel Sebree
## Later career {#later_career}
### Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet {#commander_in_chief_of_the_u.s._pacific_fleet}
On April 15, 1909, Admiral Swinburne, the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet, announced his retirement, and Sebree was appointed to replace him on May 17. Good public relations remained a major goal of the fleet, and in June, the fleet was displayed at the Alaska--Yukon--Pacific Exposition. President William Howard Taft led the exposition\'s opening ceremony, and many American dignitaries were in attendance.
Sebree\'s final mission before his retirement saw him lead the Pacific Fleet on a tour of ports in east Asia. The fleet left San Francisco on September 5, 1909, sailing west to the Philippines, with only brief stops en route. Speed testing was a major goal of the early part of the voyage and he and his fleet of eight ships broke speed records by sailing to Honolulu in just over four days. Six of the eight ships were able to make the voyage in that time; the *Colorado* and *West Virginia* had mechanical failures which prevented them from completing the voyage on time. On the *Colorado*, those failures led to the deaths of two crewmen due to a steam pipe explosion. From Hawaii, the fleet moved on to Manila where the ships performed target practices and exercises, as well as being cleaned and repainted, before resuming their primary mission by sailing to Yokohama, Japan. In Japan, the fleet dispersed and small groups of cruisers were dispatched to the ports of British-controlled Hong Kong, Wusong in China, and Kobe, Japan. Afterwards, the fleet returned home. Just before Sebree\'s retirement the Pacific Fleet was split into two: a smaller Pacific Fleet and an Asiatic Fleet commanded by Rear Admiral John Hubbard. On February 19, 1910, Sebree officially retired and was replaced as head of the Pacific Fleet by Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber.
Shortly after retiring, Sebree was given a farewell banquet which included British Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener as a notable guest and California Governor James Gillett as toastmaster. In retirement, Sebree continued to attend Navy functions. In 1916, Sebree reported that the United States Navy lagged behind the world\'s other major navies. A single dreadnought, he claimed, could ravage the entire Pacific Fleet which was at that time relying on submarines for defense. The Atlantic Fleet already had dreadnoughts in commission.
Sebree died at his home in Coronado, California, on August 6, 1922. He and his wife, Anne Bridgman Sebree, are buried in Arlington National Cemetery. They had one son, John Bridgman Sebree (1889--1948), who served in the United States Marine Corps.
## Honors and awards {#honors_and_awards}
Sebree Peak and Sebree Island, both in Alaska, are named for the admiral.
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# Uriel Sebree
## Taxon named in his honor {#taxon_named_in_his_honor}
- *Eviota sebreei*, or the common name **Sebree\'s pygmy goby** or **striped dwarfgoby**, is a species of fishes belonging to the family Gobiidae
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# Panti'
In Chickasaw mythology, **Panti** is a fabulous beast with exceptionally lovely teeth which it will exchange for lost baby teeth. It is similar to creatures like the Tooth Fairy and Ratoncito Pérez
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# Westport Airport (New Zealand)
**Westport Airport** is an airport in Kawatiri, Westport, New Zealand `{{airport codes|WSZ|NZWS}}`{=mediawiki}.
Originair has the only scheduled services into Westport, flying to Wellington using eighteen-seat BAE Jetstream 31. Air New Zealand previously had daily flights, operated by Eagle Airways Beechcraft 1900D aircraft, until April 2015, when Sounds Air commenced scheduled flights to and from Westport. In 2002 Air West Coast connected Westport to Greymouth, Christchurch and Wellington; these services were discontinued due to high costs and lack of passengers on 27 June 2008.Air Chathams also operates Saab 340 aircraft flights on an Ad-Hoc basis. Sounds Air operated from Westport to Wellington for 10 years with a 9 seater Pilautus PC-12 until it ceased due to lack of government support and high prices.
## History
The airport had services as far back as 1947 with Air Travel connecting Westport to Nelson and south to Hokitika. Later NAC operated these flights onto Wellington with Dragon Rapide aircraft. In March 1952 the much larger Douglas DC-3s were used on the Westport-Nelson-Wellington route. The year ended 31 March 1966 saw Westport handle 7,557 passengers, an increase from 6,615 the year before. The runway was sealed in October 1970 to allow Friendship flights from Christchurch via Hokitika and onto Nelson and Wellington 6 days per week. Both the northbound and the southbound services flew into Westport in the afternoon. The airport terminal was refurbished in 2007
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# Mycobacterium montefiorense
***Mycobacterium montefiorense*** is a species of bacteria which cause granulomatous skin disease of moray eels. Sequence analysis, of the 16S rRNA gene reveals *M. montefiorense* is most closely related to *Mycobacterium triplex*, an opportunistic pathogen of humans.
M. montefiorense was named after the Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., the medical institution where it was isolated.
## Description
*M. montefiorense* are acid-fast rods which grow on Middlebrook 7H10 media at 25 °C to form small, transparent, slow-growing colonies.
*M. montefiorense* do not grow at temperatures above 30 °C.
The strain ATCC BAA-256 = CCUG 51898 = DSM 44602.
## Pathogenesis
M. montefiorense has been demonstrated to cause granulomatous skin disease of moray eels
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# Clinton High School (Clinton, Illinois)
**Clinton Community High School** is a secondary school located in Clinton, Illinois, USA. Students who attend the school live in Clinton and surrounding towns such as, Wapella, Kenney, Hallsville and Lane.
The superintendent is Curt Nettles and the principal is Jerry Wayne.
In 2012--2013,`{{update inline|date=March 2023}}`{=mediawiki} around 566 students attended Clinton High School. The average class size was about 18.5 students, which is below the state average.
In 2012-13`{{update inline|date=March 2023}}`{=mediawiki} the graduation rate was about 90.5% compared with the state average of 87%. The attendance rate was 93.2%, below the state rate of 94.2.
Clinton had`{{when|date=March 2023}}`{=mediawiki} an average composite score of 197 on the ACT exam
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# Whakatāne Airport
**Whakatāne Airport** `{{airport codes|WHK|NZWK}}`{=mediawiki} is an airport serving the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand, the Eastern Bay of Plenty and the tourist attractions of Mount Tarawera and White Island.
## History
The airport opened on 24 January 1963 with a new sealed runway and a construction cost of 50,000 pounds. It had a 250m runway end safety area (RESA) added to allow larger aircraft such as Saab 340 to land.
Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland with a Saab 340 while Sunair operates from Hamilton, Gisborne and Napier.
The airport houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft, fixed wing tourist flights and commercial helicopter operations.
The \"excitingly different\" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker and completed in 1974. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed the airport terminal as a Category I Historic Place. Air Chathams began serving Whakatāne with the Saab 340 on 29 November 2019
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# List of Iraq War resisters
Some soldiers of the coalition forces have refused to participate in the Iraq War. The following is a list of the more notable military personnel who have refused to participate in the Iraq War, broadly categorized by the reasons they themselves give.
## Objectors who moved to Canada {#objectors_who_moved_to_canada}
### Legal and political {#legal_and_political}
Pursuant to the Treaty between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America on Mutual Legal assistance in Criminal Matters, US authorities can request Canadian authorities to identify, locate, and take into custody of US nationals who have committed a crime that carries a possible sentence of more than a year and subsequently extradite them back to US, pursuant to Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and Canada. However, the government of the United States must promise those extradited will not receive the death penalty, in accordance with the ruling of *United States v. Burns* from the Supreme Court of Canada.
Because of the possibility that deserters have been issued with arrest warrants back in the United States and pursuant to those two agreements above, they are liable for arrest in Canada unless they legalize their status. This can be done by pursuing a refugee claim, about which the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) will hold a hearing and determine the validity of the claim. If refused, the claimant can appeal to the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, and finally the Supreme Court of Canada, if leave is granted.
However, if the refugee claim is refused and subsequent appeals do not overturn the decision made by IRB, the claimant must leave Canada within 30 days under a removal order. If the claimant does not leave Canada within 30 days or failed to confirm departure details with Canada Border Services Agency, it automatically becomes a deportation order, enforceable by any peace officer in Canada.
### Objectors who remain in Canada {#objectors_who_remain_in_canada}
- Peter Jemley
- Dale Landry
- David Sanders
- Kyle Snyder
- Rodney Watson -- On August 5, 2009 he was ordered out of Canada by August 10, 2009, but this was delayed to August 19, 2009. It was again delayed to September 11, 2009. In light of this order of deportation, he appealed to the First United Church in Vancouver for right of asylum. His request was granted and he entered that church on September 18, 2009.
#### Objectors granted stay of deportation pending further decisions {#objectors_granted_stay_of_deportation_pending_further_decisions}
- Corey Glass -- On July 9, 2008, the Toronto Star reported that Corey Glass \"is \[now\] permitted to remain in Canada until the Federal Court makes a decision on \... cases for judicial review.\" He was transferred to the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve ) where he remained under Army jurisdiction until they discharged him.
- Jeremy Hinzman
- Matt Lowell (October 27, 2008 and January 6, 2009)
#### Objectors granted new IRB panel to reconsider applications for permanent refugee status {#objectors_granted_new_irb_panel_to_reconsider_applications_for_permanent_refugee_status}
(\"IRB\" is Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Joshua Key -- On July 4, 2008, Joshua Key won a Federal Court appeal, thus forcing the Refugee Board to re-examine his claim. Joshua Key will have a new hearing in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation\'s July 4, 2008, coverage of the story said that there is now a possibility that he \"could qualify as a refugee\". On June 3, 2009, Key had a new hearing in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
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# List of Iraq War resisters
## Objectors who moved to Canada {#objectors_who_moved_to_canada}
### Objectors deported from Canada or left because of deportation order {#objectors_deported_from_canada_or_left_because_of_deportation_order}
#### Objectors who had applied for legal refugee status {#objectors_who_had_applied_for_legal_refugee_status}
- Robin Long -- On July 16, 2008, the Toronto Star reported that Long \"was ordered out of \[Canada\] last week after he failed to comply with bail conditions imposed when he missed an immigration hearing last year. He was deported yesterday.\"
- Chris Teske -- January 23, 2009, Teske was the first war resister to be forced out of Canada who applied for legal refugee status, did not \"fail to comply with bail conditions\" (as Robin Long did), and yet was still issued a deportation order.
- Clifford Cornell -- In January 2009, Cornell experienced some legal events. On February 4, 2009 Cornell \"was arrested on Wednesday after crossing the border from Canada into Washington State\". On February 23, 2009, Cornell was charged with the crime of desertion with the intent to \"avoid hazardous duty and shirk important service\". On April 29, 2009, Clifford was convicted of desertion and sentenced to one year in prison.
- Kimberly Rivera -- On August 11, 2009, she was granted a new \"Pre Removal Risk Assessment\" hearing with a new officer. However, she was deported on September 20, 2012. She was sentenced to ten months\' imprisonment and a bad conduct discharge.
#### Objectors who had not applied for legal refugee status {#objectors_who_had_not_applied_for_legal_refugee_status}
- Daniel Sandate -- Deported at Niagara Falls, Canada on July 16, 2008, after having been in Canada for over 2 years. He was later court-martialed at Ft. Carson and given an 8-month prison sentence. Sandate released a written statement in prison about his opposition to the war in Iraq. He was released on January 20, 2009, at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, and spoke publicly about his experience at a press conference in Oklahoma City on January 22, 2009.
- James Ashley -- On December 23, 2008, the *Toronto Star* reported the following: \"A 28-year-old man accused of deserting the U.S. army has been caught by Canadian police and turned over to U.S. authorities in Michigan. James Ashley was returned to the United States on Monday at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron. U.S. Customs spokesman Ron Smith says it\'s not clear if police caught Ashley at the bridge or elsewhere in Ontario. Smith says there\'s an arrest warrant for Ashley out of Fort Riley, Kansas.\" It is unclear whether or not Ashley had intended to legalize his status by pursuing a refugee claim with the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, or whether he had yet to do so. (See Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.)
### Objectors who willingly returned to the US without deportation order {#objectors_who_willingly_returned_to_the_us_without_deportation_order}
- Ivan Brobeck -- Refused second tour in Iraq, USMC; returned to the USA to face court-martial for unauthorized absence and missing movement at Quantico in 2006. Ivan was given a 10 month sentence reduced to 63 days due to a pre-trial agreement. Brobeck received a bad conduct discharge.
- Darrell Anderson -- Fled to Canada after 7 months in Iraq. Returned to US without court-martial.
- James Burmeister -- Returned to US, turned himself in to authorities, was convicted of desertion July 16, 2008, and was sentenced to 9 months in prison. He was released October 28, 2008, after three months and 10 days in prison.
## Objectors claiming the war is illegal {#objectors_claiming_the_war_is_illegal}
- Ben Griffin -- British SAS soldier who believes the war in Iraq was illegal and that the government lied about the war\'s conduct. He was allowed to leave the army with no charges filed against him.
- Malcolm Kendall-Smith -- A British unit medical officer for the RAF who refused to deploy on the belief that the war was unlawful. He was charged with and convicted of 5 counts of refusing a lawful order. The judge in his case rejected the defense that the war was illegal, saying that the UK armed forces had full justification under United Nations resolutions to be in Iraq at the time of the charges and that a crime of aggression could not be carried out by such a junior officer.
- Wilfredo Torres
- Ehren Watada
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# List of Iraq War resisters
## Conscientious objectors {#conscientious_objectors}
For purposes of this list, the determination of conscientious objection is made by the individual, not a government. It is frequently the case that individuals and governments disagree on the status.
- Agustin Aguayo (Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience)
- Kevin Benderman -- Served one tour in Iraq then applied for conscientious objector status before his second tour. He was acquitted of desertion and found guilty of missing a troop movement. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison, demoted to private and given a dishonorable discharge.
- Ricky Clousing- US Army soldier
- Diedra Cobb
- Aidan Delgado -- He applied for conscientious objector status in April 2003, which the Army eventually recognized, and he was honorably discharged in April 2004.
- Stephen Funk
- Katherine Jashinski
- Clifton Hicks
- Camilo Mejía
- Pablo Paredes -- A Navy sailor who refused to board the USS *Bonhomme Richard* as it deployed to the Persian Gulf on December 6, 2004. A court martial found him guilty of absence without leave.
- Kimberly Rivera
- Abdullah William Webster (USA Amnesty International prisoner of conscience
## Other
- James Burmeister
- Ghanim Khalil
- Christopher Magaoay
- André Shepherd
- Suzanne Swift
- Carl Webb
## Punishments given to Iraq War resisters {#punishments_given_to_iraq_war_resisters}
Name Country Date convicted Convicted of Sentence Actual prison time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
Stephen Funk United States Sep 6, 2003 Unauthorized absence 6 months 6 months
Camilo Mejia United States May 21, 2004 Desertion 12 months 9 months
Abdullah William Webster (Amnesty International prisoner of conscience) United States Jun 3, 2004 Failing to obey commands from superior and missing brigade\'s movements 14 months 11 months
Kevin Benderman United States Jul 2005 Missing movement by design, desertion with intent to avoid hazardous duty 15 months 13 months
Malcolm Kendall-Smith United Kingdom Apr 13, 2006 Refusal to obey a legal order 8 months plus fine, etc. 2 months plus other penalties
Agustin Aguayo (Amnesty International prisoner of conscience) United States Mar 6, 2007 Desertion 7 months
Ryan Jackson United States May 30, 2008 Desertion 100 days
\*\*\*James Burmeister (Returned to the US without being given a deportation order.) United States Jul 16, 2008 Desertion 9 months 3 months and 10 days
\*\*\*Robin Long (Applied for legal status; given a deportation order.) United States Aug 22, 2008 Desertion with the intent to stay away permanently 15 months 12 months
Tony Anderson United States Nov 17, 2008 Desertion 14 months
\*\*\*Daniel Sandate (imprisonment began July 16, 2008; ended January 20, 2009) (Did not apply for legal status; was deported.) United States Nov 17, 2008 Desertion 8 months 6 months
\*\*\*Clifford Cornell (Applied for legal status; given a deportation order
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# Edmund Beardsley Underwood
**Edmund Beardsley Underwood** (1853 -- April 12, 1928) was a Commodore in the United States Navy. Born in March 1853, at Humboldt Bay, in California, he was the son of U.S. Army Lieutenant Edmund Underwood and Mary Moore Beardsley. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1873. He was Commandant (and therefore Acting Governor) of American Samoa from May 5, 1903 to January 30, 1905. He retired in 1910.
As Governor of American Samoa, Underwood sought to eliminate communal land ownership. He founded a monthly newspaper, *O Le Faatonu*, which was distributed freely for fifty years, providing news about government activities and global events. As Governor, he also tackled the complex issue of land ownership between Tutuila and Upolu residents, who were separated from their lands. Together with Governor Wilhelm Solf of Western Samoa, Underwood attempted to address this problem through potential land exchanges and compensation, but they were unable to reach a resolution.
Governor Underwood visited the Manuʻa Islands in October 1903. During his visit, he discovered that the Tuimanua might agree to cede the Manuʻa Islands to the United States if the U.S. Navy would construct schools there. Seizing this opportunity, Underwood facilitated the provision of school materials to Tuimanua the following year. Edwin William Gurr, the Secretary of Native Affairs, successfully returned with a Deed of Cession for the Manuʻa Islands, signed by the Tuimanua and the Fatatui of Manuʻa. Shortly before the end of Underwood\'s tenure, the term \"Governor\" was officially designated as the title for the commander of the U.S. Naval Station Tutuila.
Racial hierarchies shaped Governor Underwood\'s perception of the relative skills of workers. Underwood's racialized language suggests that carpenters who were local Samoans, did not meet his expectations. He characterized them as \"lazy, indifferent, or migratory,\" a view that reflects long-standing racial stereotypes about Samoan indolence. The idea of Native indolence, prevalent at the time, portrayed Samoans, like other colonized peoples, as lazy, unreliable, and inconstant workers who were unsuitable for complex or long-term labor projects
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# Schnappi's Winterfest
**Schnappi\'s Winterfest** is the second and final album from animated German crocodile, Schnappi. It was released in 2005.
## Track listing {#track_listing}
1. \"Jing! Jingeling! Der Weihnachtsschnappi!\"
2. \"Wichtelweihnacht\"
3. \"Weihnachtsgrüße von Schnappi\"
4. \"Im Weihnachtswald\"
5. \"Tante Billas Weihnachtsvilla\"
6. \"Weihnachtsfest mit Hase Moppel\"
7. \"Flaschenpost\"
8. \"In der Haifischbar\"
9. \"Flockenflug\"
10. \"Schokoweihnachtsmann\"
11. \"Schlittenfahrt\"
12. \"Sternschnapper\"
13. \"Christkind\"
## Charts
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| Chart\"Schnappi\'s Winterfest\", Austrian Albums Chart [Austriancharts.at](http://austriancharts.at/showitem
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# Mycobacterium moriokaense
***Mycobacterium moriokaense***\
Etymology: moriokaense, from Morioka, Japan where the organism was first isolated.
## Description
Gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods (2-6 μm x 0.5 μm).
**Colony characteristics**
- Dry, rough and nonpigmented (nonphotochromogenic) colonies.
**Physiology**
- Rapid growth on Löwenstein-Jensen media at 28 °C, 37 °C and 42 °C, but not at 45 °C within 3 days.
## Pathogenesis
- Biosafety level 1
## Type strain {#type_strain}
- First isolated from sputum of a patient with tuberculosis and from soil in Morioka, Japan.
Strain NCH E11715 = ATCC 43059 = CCUG 37671 = CIP 105393 = DSM 44221 = JCM 6375 = VKM Ac-1183
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# Sitionuevo
**Sitionuevo** is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia
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# Gustav Gärtner
**Gustav Gärtner** (September 28, 1855 -- November 4, 1937) was an Austrian pathologist born in Pardubice, Bohemia. In 1879 he earned his doctorate from the University of Vienna, afterwards working in Vienna as an assistant to Salomon Stricker (1834--1898), and later as an associate professor (1890). In 1918 he became a \"full professor\" at the University of Vienna.
In Vienna he conducted scientific studies of kidney functions, experiments dealing with electrical skin resistance and research involving innervation of vessels of the brain. Also, he worked with Carl Koller (1857--1944) involving experiments on the use of cocaine as an anaesthetic in eye surgery.
Gärtner is credited with the creation of a number of medical devices and apparati; one of his better known inventions being a tonometer that contained an inflatable finger cuff for measurement of blood pressure. He developed the eryostat, an electric machine to support adipositas therapy.
He also made contributions in the study of nutrition, mainly in the field of dietetics. The principles of the \"Gaertner diet\" were propagated in his book *Diätetische Entfettungskuren*.
## Written works {#written_works}
- *Ueber die therapeutische Verwendung der Muskelarbeit und einen neuen Apparat zu ihrer Dosirung*, Wien, Im Selbstverlag des Verfassers, 1887. Offprint from Allgemeine Wiener medizinische Zeitung, 1887.
- *Über den Hirnkreislauf*. Vorläufige Mitteilung. 1887. By Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857-1940) and Gustav Gärtner
- *Ueber den elektrischen Widerstand des menschlichen Körpers gegenüber Inductions-strömen*, Wien, A. Hölder, 1889. 529 pages.
- *Ueber einen neuen Blutdruckmesser* (Tonometer). Vortrag, gehalten am 16. Juni 1899 in der k.k. Gesellschaft der Aerzte in Wien, von Gustav Gartner. Wien, M. Perles, 1899. Offprint from Wiener Medicinische Wochenschrift, 1899, 49, No. 30.
- *Ueber einen neuen Apparat zur Bestimmung des Hämoglobingehaltes im Blute*, München, J. F. Lehmann, 1901. 14 pages. Offprint from Münchener medicinische Wochenschrift, 1901, No. 50.
- *Diätetische Entfettungskuren*. Leipzig 1913. Translated into English
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# Tenerife, Magdalena
**Tenerife** is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia
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# Developmental social-pragmatic model
The **developmental social-pragmatic model** (**DSP**) is a developmental intervention that focuses on initiation and spontaneity in communication and following the child\'s focus of attention and motivations. Developmental interventions focus on a child\'s ability to form positive, meaningful relationships with other people when these are hampered by autism spectrum disorders such as autism or Asperger syndrome, or developmental disorders. It aims to build on the child\'s current communicative repertoire, even if this is unconventional; and using more natural activities and events as contexts to support the development of the child\'s communicative abilities.
## Overview
The DSP approach is characterized by the parent or therapist allowing the child to initiate interactions as they are based on the child\'s interests. The environment is also organized in a way to encourage interactions. This can be done by:
- Obstruction (briefly interrupting an activity in a playful way)
- Sabotage (e.g. leaving out a required item needed for an activity)
- Disrupting routines (changing the way a child normally does things)
- Inaccessible items (the child will need the parents help to access an out-of-reach item).
Children on the autistic spectrum typically have trouble picking up the emotional states of others so emotions are exaggerated by the adult. These are often accompanied by verbal labeling; e.g., \"See how happy I am!\"
Other strategies in the developmental social-pragmatic model include:
- Focus on spontaneous social communication within a flexible structure and varied activities
- Using a range of methods such as speech, song and gestures as communication strategies
- Intervention is child-focused in terms of control, turn taking, and reciprocity
- Meaningful activities or events are chosen for their interest and motivation to the child
- A variety of social groupings used to build skills for complex social experiences
- Supports such as visual and gesture cues help the child make sense of activities and interactions
- Emotional expression and affect sharing are seen as central to the interactive and learning process.
DSP put emphasis on developing communication skills within the context of developing relationships and socio-emotional growth, whereas the role of emotions in motivation and learning is minimized in behavioral interventions.
## Research into DSP {#research_into_dsp}
Parents of autistic children using developmental or \'naturalistic\' techniques were reported to be happier, less stressed and felt they communicated better with their child than parents trained in discrete trial training (Koegel et al., 1996). Research indicates that DSP can lay some claim to being an evidence-based treatment. A review of the literature on DSP found that it appeared to be more effective than discrete trial training (Delprato 2001). DSP can improve adult-child interactions (Mahoney & Perales 2003), but little of the research on DSP to date has been rigorous
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# Nightwish discography
This is the discography of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, which consists of ten studio albums, one extended play, six live albums, four compilations, eighteen music videos and twenty singles.
The band was formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, and its current line-up has six members, although Turunen has been replaced by Anette Olzon and later by Floor Jansen, and the original bassist, Sami Vänskä, has been replaced by Marko Hietala, who himself left the band in 2021 to be replaced by Jukka Koskinen, while Kai Hahto has been the band\'s drummer since 2015.
Although Nightwish has been popular in Finland since 1997 when they released their debut album, *Angels Fall First*, they did not achieve worldwide fame until the release of the albums *Oceanborn*, *Wishmaster* and *Century Child*, which were released in 1998, 2000 and 2002, respectively, and their 2004 album, *Once*, sold more than one million copies by the end of 2005, becoming their breakthrough album with hit singles \"Nemo\" and \"Wish I Had an Angel. On 21 October 2005 they played their last concert with Turunen on vocals and in May 2007 Anette Olzon was revealed as her replacement, releasing two albums with the band, including hit singles \"Amaranth\" and \"Storytime\", until her dismissal in 2012. Floor Jansen then became the band\'s lead singer and holds the position to this day, having released three albums with the group. Nightwish\'s most recent studio album, *Yesterwynde*, came out on September 20, 2024.
As of 2024, Nightwish is Finland\'s most successful music act having sold around 10 million albums and singles worldwide, including about 900,000 in Finland, over 1 million in Germany and over 500,000 in the U.S.
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# Nightwish discography
## Albums
### Studio albums {#studio_albums}
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
+=======================================================================================+=======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+======================+==============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+
| FIN\ | AUS\ | AUT\ | CAN\ |
| | Peaks in Australia: | | Peaks in Canada: |
| | | | |
| | - All except noted: | | - *Dark Passion Play*: |
| | - *Imaginaerum*: `{{cite magazine |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1137.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120116045620/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120116-1555/Issue1137.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-01-16 |title=The ARIA Report: Issue 1137 |magazine=[[The ARIA Report]] |date=12 December 2011 |issue=1137 |page=2 |access-date=19 June 2022 |via=[[National Library of Australia]]}}`{=mediawiki}`{{cbignore|bot=medic}}`{=mediawiki} | | - *Imaginaerum*: `{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/312296/nightwish/chart?f=309 |title=Nightwish Chart History (''Billboard'' Canadian Albums) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414091120/http://www.billboard.com/artist/312296/nightwish/chart?f=309 |archive-date=14 April 2016}}`{=mediawiki} |
| | | | - *Endless Forms Most Beautiful*: `{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/312296/nightwish/chart?f=309 |title=Nightwish Chart History (''Billboard'' Canadian Albums) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414091120/http://www.billboard.com/artist/312296/nightwish/chart?f=309 |archive-date=14 April 2016}}`{=mediawiki} |
| | | | - *Human. :II: Nature.*: |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Angels Fall First* | - Released: 30 September 1997 | 5 | --- |
| | - Label: Spinefarm | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP, cassette | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Oceanborn* | - Released: 7 December 1998 | 2 | --- |
| | - Label: Spinefarm | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Wishmaster* | - Released: 19 May 2000 | 1 | --- |
| | - Label: Spinefarm | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Century Child* | - Released: 24 May 2002 | 1 | --- |
| | - Label: Spinefarm | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Once* | - Released: 7 June 2004 | 1 | --- |
| | - Label: Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Dark Passion Play* | - Released: 26 September 2007 | 1 | 42 |
| | - Label: Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP, DD | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Imaginaerum* | - Released: 30 November 2011 | 1 | 57 |
| | - Label: Sony Music, Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP, DD | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Endless Forms Most Beautiful* | - Released: 27 March 2015 | 1 | 15 |
| | - Label: Sony Music, Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP, DD | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Human. :II: Nature.* | - Released: 10 April 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| | - Label: Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP, DD | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Yesterwynde* | - Released: 20 September 2024 | 1\ | --- |
| | - Label: Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP, DD | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| \"---\" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
: List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
**Notes** `{{notelist-ua}}`{=mediawiki}
### Live albums {#live_albums}
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
+==================================================================+===========================================================================================+======================+======+
| FIN\ | AUT\ | BEL\ | CZE\ |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *From Wishes to Eternity* | - Released: April 2001 | 5 | --- |
| | - Recorded: 29 December 2000 in Tampere, Finland | | |
| | - Format: CD, DVD, VHS | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *End of an Era* | - Released: 1 June 2006 | 7 | 41 |
| | - Recorded: 21 October 2005 in Helsinki, Finland | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP, DVD, Blu-ray | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Made in Hong Kong* | - Released: 1 March 2009 | 2 | 26 |
| | - Recorded: 2006--2008 | | |
| | - Format: CD+DVD, LP | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Showtime, Storytime* | - Released: 29 November 2013 | 23 | --- |
| | - Recorded: 3 August 2013 in Wacken, Germany | | |
| | - Format: CD, DVD, Blu-ray | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Vehicle of Spirit* | - Released: 16 December 2016 / 6 January 2017 | --- | --- |
| | - Recorded: 30 July 2015 in Tampere, Finland and on 19 December 2015 in London, England | | |
| | - Format: CD, DVD, Blu-ray | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Decades: Live in Buenos Aires* | - Released: 6 December 2019 | 1 | --- |
| | - Recorded: 30 September 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP, DVD, Blu-ray | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| \"---\" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
### Video albums {#video_albums}
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| Year | Video details | Peak chart positions | |
+==================================================================+=================================================+======================+======+
| FIN\ | AUT\ | GER\ | NLD\ |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *From Wishes to Eternity* | - Released: April 2001 | 7 | --- |
| | - Label: Spinefarm Records | | |
| | - Format: VHS, DVD | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *End of Innocence* | - Released: 6 October 2003 | 4 | --- |
| | - Label: Spinefarm Records | | |
| | - Format: DVD | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *End of an Era* | - Released: 1 June 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| | - Label: Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: DVD, Blu-ray | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Showtime, Storytime* | - Released: 29 November 2013 | 1 | 9 |
| | - Label: Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: DVD, Blu-ray | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Vehicle of Spirit* | - Released: 16 December 2016 / 6 January 2017 | --- | --- |
| | - Label: Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: DVD, Blu-ray | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Decades: Live in Buenos Aires* | - Released: 6 December 2019 | 1 | --- |
| | - Label: Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: DVD, Blu-ray | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Virtual Live Show from the Islanders Arms 2021* | - Released: 11 March 2022 | --- | --- |
| | - Label: Deggael | | |
| | - Format: DVD | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| \"---\" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
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# Nightwish discography
## Albums
### Compilations
+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| Title | Compilation details | Peak chart positions | |
+==================================================================+=================================+======================+======+
| FIN\ | AUT\ | CZE\ | FRA\ |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Tales from the Elvenpath* | - Released: 17 October 2004 | --- | 19 |
| | - Label: Drakkar | | |
| | - Format: CD | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish* | - Released: 17 September 2005 | 1 | 13 |
| | - Label: Spinefarm | | |
| | - Format: CD | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads* | - Released: 27 May 2011 | 45 | 65 |
| | - Label: Sony Music | | |
| | - Format: CD | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Decades* | - Released: 9 March 2018 | 1 | 19 |
| | - Label: Nuclear Blast | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| \"---\" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------------+------+
### Box sets {#box_sets}
+-------------+--------------------------------+----------------------+
| Title | Box details | Peak chart positions |
+=============+================================+======================+
| FIN\ | | |
+-------------+--------------------------------+----------------------+
| *Lokikirja* | - Released: 18 November 2009 | 21 |
| | - Label: Roadrunner | |
| | - Format: CD | |
+-------------+--------------------------------+----------------------+
### Soundtracks
+--------------------------+-------------------------------+----------------------+
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
+==========================+===============================+======================+
| FIN\ | BEL\ | UK\ |
| | | Rock\ |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------+----------------------+
| *Imaginaerum: The Score* | - Released: 9 November 2012 | 12 |
| | - Format: CD | |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------+----------------------+
## Extended plays {#extended_plays}
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
+===============================+==============================================+======================+======+
| FIN\ | AUT\ | FRA\ | GER\ |
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| *Over the Hills and Far Away* | - Released: 25 June 2001 | 1 | 54 |
| | - Label: Spinefarm, Century Media, Drakkar | | |
| | - Format: CD, LP | | |
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
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# Nightwish discography
## Singles
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
+==================================================================+======+======================+======+
| FIN\ | AUT\ | FRA\ | GER\ |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"The Carpenter\" | | 3 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Sacrament of Wilderness\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Walking in the Air\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Sleeping Sun\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Deep Silent Complete\" | | 3 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Ever Dream\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Bless the Child\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Nemo\" | | 1 | 12 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Wish I Had an Angel\" | | 1 | 47 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"The Siren\" | | 3 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Sleeping Sun\" | | 1 | 47 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Amaranth\" | | 1 | 30 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Erämaan Viimeinen\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Bye Bye Beautiful\" | | 5 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"The Islander\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Storytime\" | | 1 | 57 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"The Crow, the Owl and the Dove\" | | 1 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Élan\" | | 3 | 53 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Noise\" | | 22 | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"Perfume of the Timeless\" | | --- | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"The Day of\...\" | | --- | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"An Ocean of Strange Islands\" | | --- | --- |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
| \"---\" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------+----------------------+------+
### Promotional singles {#promotional_singles}
Title{{cite web\|url=<https://www.nightwish.com/releases/yesterwynde%7Ctitle=Nightwish-> Music access-date=20 September 2024\|website=Nightwish.com\|language=en}} Year Album
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- -------
\"Passion and the Opera\" 1998 *Oceanborn*
\"The Kinslayer\" 2000 *Wishmaster*
\"Sleepwalker\"
\"Eva\" 2007 *Dark Passion Play*
\"Amaranth\" (live) 2009 *Made in Hong Kong*
\"Ghost Love Score\" (live) 2013 *Showtime, Storytime*
\"Storytime\" (live)
\"Endless Forms Most Beautiful\" 2015 *Endless Forms Most Beautiful*
\"My Walden\" 2016
\"Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean\" (live) 2019 *Decades: Live in Buenos Aires*
\"Harvest\" 2021 *Human. :II: Nature.*
\"How\'s the Heart?\"
\"Music\"
## Music videos {#music_videos}
Title Year Director
----------------------------------- ------ -----------------
\"The Carpenter\" 1998 Sami Käyhkö
\"Sacrament of Wilderness\"
\"Sleeping Sun\"
\"Over the Hills and Far Away\" 2001 Pasi Takula
\"Bless the Child\" 2002
\"End of All Hope\"
\"Nemo\" 2004 Antti Jokinen
\"Wish I Had an Angel\" Uwe Boll
\"Sleeping Sun\" 2005 Joern Heitmann
\"While Your Lips Are Still Red\" 2007 Markku Pölönen
\"Amaranth\" Antti Jokinen
\"Bye Bye Beautiful\"
\"The Islander\" 2008 Stobe Harju
\"Storytime\" 2011
\"Élan\" 2015 Ville Lipiäinen
\"Endless Forms Most Beautiful\"
\"Noise\" 2020 Stobe Harju
\"Ad Astra\" Ville Lipiäinen
\"Perfume of the Timeless\" 2024
\"The Day of\...\" Stobe Harju
\"Lanternlight\"
## Demos
+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Title | Details | Notes |
+==========================+================================================================+===============================================================================================================================================+
| *Nightwish demo* | - Recorded: December 1996--January 1997 at Huvikeskus studio | Three-track demo with \"Nightwish\", \"The Forever Moments\" and \"Etiäinen\". |
| | - Members: Turunen, Holopainen and Vuorinen | |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Angels Fall First demo* | - Recorded: April--May 1997 at Huvikeskus studio | Three-track demo with \"The Carpenter\", \"Astral Romance\" and \"Angels Fall First\", which eventually became the *Angels Fall First* album
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# Zapayán
**Zapayán** (`{{IPA|es|sapaˈʝan}}`{=mediawiki}) is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia
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# Mycobacterium mucogenicum
***Mycobacterium mucogenicum***\
Etymology: mucogenicum, from the organism\'s highly mucoid appearance.
## Description
Gram-positive, nonmotile, curved and acid-fast rods.
**Colony characteristics**
- Highly mucoid behavior of most strains on solid agar. Smooth and off-white on Middlebrook 7H10 agar
**Physiology**
- Rapid growth on Middlebrook 7H10 at 28 °C to 37 °C, but not at 42 °C, within 2 -- 4 days.
- Susceptible to amikacin, imipenem, cefoxitin, clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin.
- Resistant to isoniazid and rifampin.
## Pathogenesis
- Posttraumatic skin infections,
- catheter sepsis and respiratory isolates without clinical significance except in immunocompromised hosts.
- Biosafety level 2
## Type strain {#type_strain}
- First isolated in 1976 during an outbreak of peritonitis associated with automated peritoneal dialysis machines in the north-western United States. In 2019, a complete genome sequence of *M. mucogenicum* DSM 44124 (isolated from the cause of peritonitis) was sequenced by using the PacBio Sequencing Technology and with the median coverage 101x resulted in to a final genome assembly of size 6,099,273 base pairs is available at the NCBI database with an accession id POTL00000000.
- Strain ATCC 49650 = CCUG 47451 = CIP 105223 = DSM 44625 = JCM 13575
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# Gather 'Round (TV series)
***Gather \'Round*** was an educational series syndicated on numerous PBS stations from September 1, 1978, until January 1, 1979, broadcast in repeats into the early-1980s. The series was a production of CTI/Glad and was shown mainly during weekday in-school telecasts. The programs generally ran for 15 minutes or less. They were hosted/narrated by Paul M Lally and featured the charcoal drawings of Rae Owings. As Lally told stories, Owings would draw pictures with a charcoal pencil, illustrating the story as it was being told. Lally and Owings were also responsible for behind the scenes production work on other shows such as *Cover to Cover* (produced by WETA-TV), and *The Word Shop*
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# Discoveries in Fantasy
***Discoveries in Fantasy*** is an anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in March 1972 as the forty-third volume of its *Ballantine Adult Fantasy series*. It was the seventh such anthology assembled by Carter for the series.
## Summary
The book collects seven tales by four neglected fantasy authors, Ernest Bramah, Donald Corley, Richard Garnett and Eden Phillpotts, with an overall introduction and notes by Carter. The cover illustrates a scene from one of the tales, Donald Corley\'s \"The Bird with the Golden Beak\"
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# Idylls of the Rat King
**Idylls of the Rat King** is a d20 *Dungeon Crawl Classics* adventure written for *Dungeons & Dragons* by Jeffrey Quinn. For character levels 1-3, **DCC #1** pits PCs against a wererat king and his wicked minions. As of 2006, *Idylls of the Rat King* has been reprinted three times. The 3rd printing features the art of classic TSR artist, Jim Holloway. The title is a reference to *Idylls of the King*, a cycle of narrative poems by Alfred Tennyson.
## Plot
In *Idylls of the Rat King*, goblin bandits have taken up residence in an abandoned mine northwest of Silverton. Someone must get rid of them. But this is no ordinary abandoned mine. It was deliberately barricaded generations ago when the Gannu family, founders of Silverton, discovered an unspeakable evil on its lowest levels. And these are no ordinary goblins, for the curse of the Gannu family courses through their veins.
## Publication history {#publication_history}
*Idylls of the Rat King* (2003) was the first adventure in the \"Dungeon Crawl Classics\" line of d20 adventures from Goodman Games.
## Reviews
- *Pyramid*
## Awards
DCC #1 received an Honorable Mention for Best Adventure, ENnies 2003
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# Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship)
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# Zona Bananera, Magdalena
**Zona Bananera** (`{{IPA|es|ˈsona βanaˈneɾa}}`{=mediawiki}) is a municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. Its main town is Prado Sevilla
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# Torrance Transit
**Torrance Transit** is a transit agency primarily serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. In `{{American transit ridership|annualdate}}`{=mediawiki}, the system had a ridership of `{{American transit ridership|CA Torrance total annual}}`{=mediawiki}, or about `{{American transit ridership|CA Torrance total daily}}`{=mediawiki} per weekday as of `{{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}`{=mediawiki}.
## History
Torrance Transit inaugurated service on January 15, 1940 using three leased 1931 Mack-33 buses. The new agency provided primarily municipal transit and maintained a bus terminal in downtown Los Angeles until 1959, when the City Council voted to discontinue bus service entirely. Mayor Albert Isen vetoed the council\'s action, arguing that \"every first-class city has its own bus system.\"
## Routes
### Local routes {#local_routes}
Torrance Transit does **not** operate on Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year\'s Day. Service on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day operates on Sunday schedule, while service on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve operates on a Saturday schedule.
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Route | Terminals | | via |
+=======+============================+==================================+===============================================================+
| 1 | **South LA**\ | **Torrance**\ | Figueroa St, Vermont Av, Torrance Bl |
| | Harbor Freeway station | Del Amo Fashion Center | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2 | **Torrance**\ | **Torrance**\ | Crenshaw Bl, Artesia Bl, Anza Av |
| | El Camino College | Del Amo Fashion Center | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3 | **Redondo Beach**\ | **Long Beach**\ | Carson St, Main St, Pacific Coast Hwy |
| | Redondo Beach Pier | Downtown Long Beach station | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5 | **Torrance**\ | **Torrance**\ | Van Ness Av, Arlington Av, Narbonne Av |
| | El Camino College | Pacific Coast Hwy & Crenshaw Bl | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6 | **Torrance**\ | **Compton**\ | 190th St |
| | Del Amo Fashion Center | Artesia station | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7 | **Redondo Beach**\ | **Carson**\ | Sepulveda Bl |
| | Redondo Beach Pier | Sepulveda Bl & Avalon Bl | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 8 | **Westchester**\ | **Torrance**\ | Aviation Bl, Hawthorne Bl |
| | LAX/Metro Transit Center | Hawthorne Bl & Pacific Coast Hwy | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 9 | **Torrance**\ | **Carson**\ | Lomita Bl |
| | Del Amo Fashion Center | Sepulveda Bl & Avalon Bl | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10 | **Inglewood**\ | **Torrance**\ | Crenshaw Bl, Imperial Hwy, Prairie Av |
| | Downtown Inglewood station | Crenshaw Bl & Pacific Coast Hwy | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 13 | **Redondo Beach**\ | **Compton**\ | Catalina Av, Hermosa Av, Artesia Bl, Victoria Ave, Central Av |
| | Torrance Bl & Broadway | Artesia station | |
+-------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
### Rapid & Express routes {#rapid_express_routes}
+---------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Route | Terminals | | Via |
+=========+=========================+=====================================================================+=========================================================================================+
| Rapid 3 | **Torrance**\ | **Long Beach**\ | Carson St, Avalon Bl, Pacific Coast Hwy |
| | Torrance Transit Center | Downtown Long Beach station | |
+---------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4X | **Downtown LA**\ | **Torrance**\ | **In Downtown LA**: Alameda St, Los Angeles St, Hill St, Grand Av, Olive St, Flower St\ |
| | LA Union Station | Hawthorne Bl & Pacific Coast Hwy `{{small|(weekdays)}}`{=mediawiki} | **Express Portion**: Harbor Transitway\ |
| | | | **In the South Bay**: Vermont Av, Torrance Bl, Hawthorne Bl |
+---------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | **Torrance**\ | |
| | | Torrance Transit Center `{{small|(Saturdays)}}`{=mediawiki} | |
+---------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10X | **Inglewood**\ | **Torrance**\ | Crenshaw Bl, Imperial Hwy, Prairie Av |
| | SoFi Stadium | Torrance Transit Center | |
+---------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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# Torrance Transit
## Bus fleet {#bus_fleet}
### Active fleet {#active_fleet}
In the early 21st century, Torrance Transit\'s fleet was made up of Gillig Phantom (delivered in 1992, 1996, and 1997) and Gillig Advantage (delivered in 2000 and 2002) buses. Each bus is numbered 4\--. The fleet is maintained at the facilities department on Madrona Avenue, constructed in 1986.
In 2010 Torrance Transit began replacing its bus fleet with a purchase of 10 gasoline-electric hybrid New Flyer (NFI) GE40LFRs; 20 compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered NFI C40LFRs were delivered in 2011, joined by 9 more CNG NFI XN40s in 2012. The new buses were delivered with a new paint scheme which marked the start of a rebranding effort by the agency.
+----------------------+---------------+------+---------------------------------+
| Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Year | Notes |
+======================+===============+======+=================================+
| **New Flyer C40LFR** | 300--309 | 2010 | - 2009 models |
+----------------------+---------------+------+---------------------------------+
| | 310--329 | 2011 | - 322-329 are in rapid livery |
+----------------------+---------------+------+---------------------------------+
| **New Flyer XN40** | 330--338 | 2012 | |
+----------------------+---------------+------+---------------------------------+
| | 339--362 | 2016 | - 2015 models |
+----------------------+---------------+------+---------------------------------+
### ZEST
In 1993, Torrance Transit rolled out the Zero Emissions Surface Transit (ZEST) bus, a 25-seat, 29-foot coach which was the largest battery-powered transit vehicle in the United States at the time. ZEST was built by Specialty Vehicle Manufacturing Corporation (SVMC) using a Hughes Aircraft Company-developed powertrain, at a cost of `{{USD|300000|1993|round=-3}}`{=mediawiki}. SVMC in turn had subcontracted the assembly of ZEST to the ACL Technologies division of AAI Corporation, a defense contractor. ZEST had a claimed range of 75 mi or 10 hours of operation, and the battery pack was designed to be easily replaceable to minimize the time spent out of service while charging.
After several years in operation, service was trimmed back from the morning and afternoon peak commutes to just a lunchtime shuttle from employers to restaurants in order to extend its life. In an interview, John Hall with Torrance Transit stated \"\[The battery technology\] is a long way from where it needs to be. Its useful hours \[of service\] are not enough. We have learned a lot making this a worthwhile investment. It has a ways to go before it gets to an everyday transit application.\"
### Hybrids
In 2000, Torrance Transit took delivery of two Orion VI hybrid buses equipped with Lockheed-developed HybriDrive series hybrid powertrains. One of the buses, fleet no. 401, was damaged beyond repair in a fire that occurred on September 25, 2002; nearly four years later in June 2006, Orion Bus Industries agreed to buy back the burned hulk from Torrance for \$80,000. The remaining Orion VI continued to serve through at least 2010, but was dropped from the fleet by 2014.
The ten gasoline-electric hybrid New Flyer GE40LFR buses delivered in 2010 were procured as part of a joint purchase with other California transit agencies, with Montebello Bus Lines serving as the lead agency. Under the terms of the pilot program, the federal government subsidy was increased from 80% to 90% of the cost of each hybrid bus
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# Sana Javed (cricketer)
**Sana Javed** (born 27 March 1983) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 20 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 2005 and 2008, including captaining the side at the 2005--06 Women\'s Asia Cup. She played domestic cricket for Lahore
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# Takers and Leavers
***Takers and Leavers*** is an EP by Dr. Dog. It was released a year before their LP, *We All Belong*, which re-released \"Ain\'t It Strange\" and \"Die Die Die\".
The first 1000 copies had custom covers, which featured various images and assortments of random art. The standard EP was produced later that month.
## Track listing {#track_listing}
## Personnel
Dr. Dog is:
- Toby \"Tables\" Leaman: bass, vocals
- Scott \"Taxi\" McMicken: lead guitar, vocals
- Zachery \"Text\" Miller: keyboards
- Juston \"Triumph\" Stens: drums, vocals
- Francis \"Thanks\" McElroy: rhythm guitar, vocals
Additional Musicians:
- Harmonica John: harmonica on Livin\' A Dream
## Title of EP {#title_of_ep}
The title *Takers and Leavers* is from a poem recited at the end of *Livin\' a Dream*, the final track of the EP.
> Well, I know there\'s always been greed and green acres, and war and peace makers. And then there\'s your takers and your leavers, your havers and your needers.
The poem was written by Dr. Dog\'s Scott McMicken
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# Guy Speranza
**Guy Speranza** (March 12, 1956 -- November 8, 2003) was an American singer best known as New York City-based metal band Riot\'s original frontman from 1975 to 1981.
## Career
Speranza sang on the first three albums of Riot, 1977\'s *Rock City*, 1979\'s *Narita* and 1981\'s *Fire Down Under* and played at the first Monsters of Rock festival in 1980, before leaving the band in 1981.
In 1982, Scott Ian called Speranza to offer him the position as the lead singer for Anthrax. Speranza declined the offer, saying he was done with the music business.
After retiring from music, Speranza worked as an exterminator in Florida until being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, from which he died on November 8, 2003
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# Leeland Dayton Mooring
**Leeland Dayton Mooring** (born June 16, 1988) is an American worship musician, singer and songwriter known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Leeland, as well as serving a brief tenure as an ensemble worship leader with Bethel Music.
Leeland became a Christian at the age of five. He is married to Amanda Louise Mooring. He has two siblings; older brother Jack Mooring and younger sister Shelly Roberts. Jack Mooring is married to Michael W. Smith\'s daughter, Whitney Katherine Smith-Mooring. Leeland co-wrote six songs on *Stand*, Michael W. Smith\'s 2007 release, and wrote a seventh entirely.
## Inspiration
When asked what inspires his songwriting he said, \"A lot of my songs are birthed out of prayer. The ones that we\'ve received the best response from have been the ones God just kind of dropped in my lap while I was spending time in His presence. That\'s my main inspiration.\"
On describing a scene reflecting God\'s glory through nature as said in \"Yes You Have\" said, \"We were driving through Washington. I had my headphones on, listening to some Irish Celtic music. A choir was in the background, and while I was listening, I looked outside the van, and we were driving through beautiful mountains. The culmination of the music and the mountains was just incredible. It shows you how small you are and how much of a human you still are and need God.\"
When pressed about having hard times in his own life, and if there\'ve ever been times when things were overwhelming, like that of which one of the more serious songs from *Sound of Melodies*, \"Too Much\", says, he stated, \"I've always grown up in a strong Christian family, so I've never gone through a lot like a lot of kids have. I'm very blessed with that. But that two-year stint \[on the road\] was some of the best times and some of the most striving times. I was only 11, 12 and 13 during those years. We constantly had to trust God week to week for finances so we could live. The last week we traveled \[as a family\], my mom was put in the hospital and almost had a heart attack. She physically couldn't take it, because we weren't getting a lot of sleep. It was hard on us. I look at the pictures now, and it was by God's grace that she got out and that nothing serious happened. I don't know what I'd do with myself if my mom ever died, because she's the pillar in our lives. I couldn't picture myself without her wisdom, guidance and love.\"
When asked about the story behind \"Carried to the Table\", said, \"One of the evangelists \[my family\] traveled with for two years had a message that spoke about that story of Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel. His message moved me so much that I fell in love with that story and couldn't get it out of my head. He related \[the story\] in the message to how God carries us to the table. Things I can't get out of my head, I make songs out of them. I sat in my room and prayed to God about it. I worked on \[the song\] two days and finally finished it.\"
In 2008, Leeland married his girlfriend, Mandy, who he had been dating for a year and a half.
He has written the song \"Decoy\" with Paramore\'s members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro which is on Paramore\'s live album. He has also co-written the song \"Stronger (Back on the Ground)\" with Jack Mooring and Nick Jonas for the album \"Who I Am\" of Nick Jonas and The Administration.
He co-wrote and contributed vocals to \"Young\" for RaeLynn\'s 2017 debut album, *WildHorse*.
On April 23, 2018, he and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter named Journey Shipp Mooring, via adoption
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# Charles R. Holland
**Charles R. Holland** (born January 21, 1946) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As commander, he was responsible for all special operations forces across every branch in the U.S. Armed Forces. Currently, Holland is the first and the only member of the U.S. Air Force to serve as commander of USSOCOM, and the only SOCOM commander without the experience as a special operator.
## Military career {#military_career}
Holland entered the United States Air Force in 1968 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. His early commands over his career included a squadron and two wings. He flew more than 100 combat missions, including 79 in an AC-130 Gunship in Southeast Asia. He served as Deputy Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command, was Commander of the Special Operations Command, Pacific, commanded the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Florida, and was the Vice Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. His final assignment was commanding USSOCOM at MacDill. He retired November 1, 2003.
## Education
## Assignments
1. August 1968 -- August 1969, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas
2. September 1969 -- November 1969, student, initial C-130E pilot qualification training, Sewart AFB, Tennessee
3. November 1969 -- September 1972, C-130E pilot, 347th and 772nd tactical airlift squadrons, Dyess AFB, Texas
4. October 1972 -- January 1973, student, AC-130E combat crew training, Hurlburt Field, Florida
5. January 1973 -- January 1974, AC-130E/H aircraft commander, instructor pilot, and standardization and evaluation pilot, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
6. February 1974 -- January 1976, Air Operations Staff Officer, Directorate of Airlift, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, West Germany
7. January 1976 -- April 1977, Joint Training Exercise Plans Officer, Military Airlift Center Europe, Ramstein AB, West Germany
8. May 1977 -- December 1978, astronautical engineering graduate student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
9. January 1979 -- May 1983, Chief, Space Shuttle Flight Operations Branch, later, Deputy Director for Policy Planning, later, Executive to the Commander, Space Division, Los Angeles Air Force Station, California
10. June 1983 -- August 1983, student, C-130E requalification course, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
11. September 1983 -- June 1985, Commander, 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Clark AB, Philippines
12. July 1985 -- June 1986, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. June 1986 -- June 1987, Deputy Chief, Airlift and Training Division, Directorate of Operational Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. June 1987 -- June 1988, Chief, Airlift and Training Division, Directorate of Strategic, Special Operations Forces and Airlift, Military Deputy for Acquisition, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
15. June 1988 -- June 1991, Vice Commander, later, Commander, 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
16. June 1991 -- June 1993, Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida
17. June 1993 -- June 1995, Deputy Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
18. June 1995 -- June 1997, Commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
19. July 1997 -- August 1999, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida
20. August 1999 -- October 2000, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
21. October 2000 -- October 2003, Commander, Headquarters U.S
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# Easy Beat (album)
***Easy Beat*** is the second studio album by Dr. Dog. It was released March 15, 2005 on CD and vinyl. It was the first release on Park the Van Records, as well as the band\'s first official release on a record label.
## Recording
The album was written and recorded entirely with 1/4-inch eight track tape at Dr. Dog\'s home studio.
## Track listing {#track_listing}
## Personnel
Dr. Dog is:
- Toby \"Tables\" Leaman -- bass, vocals
- Scott \" Taxi\" McMicken -- guitar, vocals
- Zach \"Text\" Miller -- keyboard
- Juston \"Triumph\" Stens -- drums, vocals
- Andrew \"Trial\" Jones -- guitar
Additional Musicians:
- Jesse Moynihan -- violin
- Bill Moriarty -- mixing
- Uncle Mark -- bowed bass
- Steven Vertel -- mastering
- Brendan Cooney -- string arrangements
- Dimitri Manos -- drums (track 5)
- Dr
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# Uniform swiftlet
The **uniform swiftlet** (***Aerodramus vanikorensis***), also known as the **Vanikoro swiftlet** or **lowland swiftlet**, is a gregarious, medium-sized swiftlet with a shallowly forked tail. The colouring is dark grey-brown, darker on the upperparts with somewhat paler underparts, especially on chin and throat. This species is widespread from the Philippines through Wallacea, New Guinea and Melanesia. It forages for flying insects primarily in lowland forests and open areas. It nests in caves where it uses its sense of echolocation, rare in birds, to navigate.
## Taxonomy
The uniform swift was formally described in 1832 by the French naturalists Jean Quoy and Joseph Gaimard from a specimen collected on the island of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands. They coined the binomial name *Hirundo vanikorensis*. This swiftlet is now placed in the genus *Aerodramus* that was introduced in 1906 by Harry C. Oberholser.
Twelve subspecies are recognised:
- *A. v. aenigma* (Riley, 1918) -- north, central, southeast Sulawesi, Banggai Islands and Sula Islands is. (east of Sulawesi)
- *A. v. heinrichi* (Stresemann, 1932) -- south Sulawesi
- *A. v. moluccarum* (Stresemann, 1914) -- central, south Moluccas
- *A. v. waigeuensis* (Stresemann & Paludan, 1932) -- north Moluccas and Raja Ampat Islands (northwest of New Guinea)
- *A. v. steini* (Stresemann & Paludan, 1932) -- Numfor and Biak (Geelvink Bay islands, northwest New Guinea)
- *A. v. yorki* (Mathews, 1916) -- Aru Islands (southwest of New Guinea), Yapen (Geelvink Bay islands, northwest New Guinea) and New Guinea
- *A. v. tagulae* (Mayr, 1937) -- D\'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, Louisiade Archipelago, Trobriand Islands and Woodlark Island (east of southeast New Guinea)
- *A. v. coultasi* (Mayr, 1937) -- Admiralty Islands and St Matthias Islands (northwest, central north Bismarck Archipelago)
- *A. v. pallens* (Salomonsen, 1983) -- New Hanover Island (=New Hanover), New Ireland and Dyaul (=Djaul) and New Britain (east Bismarck Archipelago)
- *A. v. lihirensis* (Mayr, 1937) -- islands northeast of New Ireland (northeast Bismarck Archipelago)
- *A. v. lugubris* (Salomonsen, 1983) -- Buka to Rennell Island and Makira (Solomon Islands except Tetepare)
- *A. v. vanikorensis* (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) -- Temotu (=Santa Cruz Islands, southeast Solomon Islands) and Vanuatu
## Description
The uniform swiftlet is a gregarious, medium-sized swiftlet with a shallowly forked tail. It is about 13 cm long with a wingspan averaging around 27 cm. It weighs about 11 grams. The colouring is dark grey-brown, darker on the upperparts with paler underparts, especially on chin and throat. It is similar to, and most likely to be confused with, the white-rumped swiftlet or mountain swiftlet.
## Distribution and habitat {#distribution_and_habitat}
This species is widespread from the Philippines through Wallacea, New Guinea and Melanesia. It has been recorded as a rare vagrant to Australia, from Cape York Peninsula and islands in Torres Strait.
The uniform swiftlet forages over lowland forests and open areas. It roosts in caves and sinkholes, mostly in limestone areas. The caves may be as little as 10 m long but are usually much larger. Sometimes man-made tunnels or structures are used.
## Behaviour
### Food and feeding {#food_and_feeding}
This species feeds on flying insects, especially ants.
### Breeding
This species nests colonially in caves where it uses echolocation to navigate. The nest is a shallow cup of mossy material and saliva, usually attached to a vertical surface of a cave wall in the completely dark zone. On Guam, Neckeropsis lepiniana, is used as the nesting material and in Hawaii, a liverwort (*Herberta spp.*) is used. One or two white eggs form the clutch. The incubation period is at least twelve days and the young may take thirty-five days to fledge.
## Status
The uniform swiftlet has a very large range and that they are locally common and in some places abundant within that range. The population has not been quantified but is believed to be stable. The birds face no particular threats, and as a result, the IUCN has listed it as being of \"Least Concern\"
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# Usta art
**Usta art** is the Naqqashi and Manoti art practiced by Usta artisans from the Bikaner district in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan in northern India.[1](https://www.lemonicks.com/asia/india/ajmal-hussain-usta-art-bikaner/)
## History
The term *usta* is derived from Persian word *ustad* or master in a particular art or several arts. During the period of Mughal emperor Akbar. a group of Usta artists came to Bikaner in the royal patronage of Maharaja Rai Singh to perform design work at the famous Junagarh Fort of Bikaner. The craftsmanship and skill of those artists can be seen even today in the Anup Mahal, Phool Mahal and Karan Mahal of Junagarh fort.
*Usta art* is a broad term which is the combination of many different form of arts and techniques. In current times, most popular form seen is Sunehri Munawwati Nakkashi work which means gold emboss work. This form of art is performed on walls, ceilings, glass, wood, marble and artifacts made of camel leather. On all the mentioned surfaces, very fine work is performed using best quality material. During its origin, all the forms of usta art other than paintings were generally seen on walls but during the British period, a need was felt to perform the usta art on such a material which remains light and easy to carry, so the pots which were made of camel leather and were used to carry oil and fragrance in those times became best alternate for doing gold work on them.
Sunehri Munawwati Nakkashi work or gold emboss work is completed in many stages. Firstly smooth surface is prepared by applying natural primer, then measurement is taken for drawing the designs. The designs are drawn on the surface, then *akhbara* or first stage of work is done, in this the floral design is filled, using brush and color. When it is dried, the floral design is embossed through brush by using a paste prepared by mixing pot clay powder, gum, jaggery and \'naushadar\', on this embossed design a layer of yellow paint is applied and is left to harden-dry again, a coat of the yellow paint is applied and when it is dried, the gold foils are applied and the details of emboss are drawn through very fine brush and design is filled with color
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# Floortime
The **floortime** or **Developmental, Individual-differences, Relationship-based (DIR) model** is a developmental model for assessing and understanding any child\'s strengths and weaknesses. This model was developed by Stanley Greenspan and first outlined in 1979 in his book Intelligence and Adaptation.
## Introduction
The Developmental, Individual-difference, Relationship-based (DIR) model is the formal name for a new, comprehensive, individualized approach to assess, understand, and treat children who have developmental delays (including, but not limited to: Autism Spectrum Disorder). Focusing on the building blocks of typical development, this approach is also referred to as the \"Floortime\" or \"DIRFloortime\" approach. However, Floortime is actually a strategy within the DIR model that emphasizes the creation of emotionally meaningful learning exchanges that encourage developmental abilities.
The goal of treatment within the DIR model is to build foundations for typical development rather than to work only on the surface of symptoms and behaviors. Here, children learn to master critical abilities that may have been missed along their developmental track. For example, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has three core/primary problems: (1) establishing closeness, (2) using emerging words or symbols with emotional intent, and (3) exchanging emotional gestures in a continuous way. Secondary symptoms (perseveration, sensory-processing problems, etc.) may also exist. Thus, treatment options are based on particular underlying assumptions. The DIR model is based on the assumption that the core developmental foundations for thinking, relating, and communicating can be favorably influenced by work with children\'s emotions and their effects.
The DIR model was developed to tailor to each child and to involve families much more intensively than approaches have in the past. Through the DIR model, cognition, language, and social and emotional skills are learned through relationships that involve emotionally meaningful exchanges. Likewise, the model views children as being individuals who are very different and who vary in their underlying sensory processing and motor capacities. As such, all areas of child development are interconnected and work together beneficially.
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# Floortime
## Floortime Model Approach {#floortime_model_approach}
The Floortime Model is a developmental intervention focusing on affect and the relationship between child and parent to promote development. It involves meeting a child at his or her current developmental level, and challenging them to move up the hierarchy of milestones outlined in the DIR Model. Once the child connects with the adult, specific techniques are used to challenge and entice the child to move up the developmental ladder.
The DIR/Floortime Model calls for 15 hours/week of parent and clinician-conducted intervention, with the parent implementing the method in 20- to 30- minute sessions for 8--12 times per day. During each Floortime session, the child takes the lead by using pretend play and conversations. Parents and often therapists follow the child with playful positive attention while tuning into the child\'s interests.
The DIR model is based on the idea that due to individual processing differences children with developmental delays, like ASD, do not master the early developmental milestones that are the foundations of learning. DIR outlines six core developmental stages that children with ASD have often missed or not mastered:
- Stage One: Regulation and Interest in the World: Being calm and feeling well enough to attend to a caregiver and surroundings. Have shared attention.
- Stage Two: Engagement and Relating: Interest in another person and in the world, developing a special bond with preferred caregivers. Distinguishing inanimate objects from people.
- Stage Three: Two way intentional communication: Simple back and forth interactions between child and caregiver. Smiles, tickles, anticipatory play.
- Stage Four: Continuous Social Problem solving: Using gestures, interaction, babble to indicate needs, wants, pleasure, upset. Get a caregiver to help with a problem. Using pre-language skills to show intention and become a creative and dynamic problem solver.
- Stage Five: Symbolic Play: Using words, pictures, symbols to communicate an intention, idea. Communicate ideas and thoughts, not just wants and needs.
- Stage Six: Bridging Ideas: This stage is the foundation of logic, reasoning, emotional thinking and a sense of reality.
Most typically developing children have mastered these stages by age 4 years. However, children with ASD struggle with or have missed some of these vital developmental stages.
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# Floortime
## Structure of the DIR Model and the Floortime Approach {#structure_of_the_dir_model_and_the_floortime_approach}
The DIR Model and the Floortime Approach work in two general parts: Assessment and Intervention. Within each of these two categories, there are further steps and strategies.
### Assessment
The initial step for assessment is \[Screening\]. The creator of the DIR Model, Stanly Greenspan, developed a measuring tool, the Greenspan Social-Emotional Growth Chart (GSEGC), to aid parents, caregivers and clinicians in this beginning step of assessment. This tool is a basic 35-item questionnaire that evaluates a child according to the social-emotional milestones he or she has met. This preliminary step is a quick method to screen children for risk or diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).
Following the initial screening process is conducting a \[Comprehensive Functional Developmental Evaluation\]. A child that has been screened with the GSEGC and displays significant developmental delay will then proceed to this step. In this process, a single clinician or clinicians of multiple disciplines (i.e. pediatrics, speech therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, etc.) must spend a significant amount of time observing a child. Specifically, the clinician(s) must be able to characterize how the degree to which a child is able to interact with others as it relates to developmental level.
In the final step of Assessment an \[Individual Developmental Profile\] is created based on the Comprehensive Functional Developmental Evaluation performed on the child. This profile is made to characterize a child\'s socio-emotional capacities. Through this profile, the DIR Model is able to tailor its intervention strategies uniquely to each child.
### Intervention
Once the Assessment phase is completed the Intervention period is initiated. There are four different areas that the Floortime Approach aims its interventions: 1) Home 2) Educational Programs 3) Therapies 4) Play Dates.
First, the strategies and exercises laid out in the Home Intervention are of great importance for a child. It involves three core interactions: floortime; semi-structured, problem-solving interactions; and motor, sensory, perpetual-motor, and visual-spatial physical activities.`{{ums|date=November 2017}}`{=mediawiki} This home intervention, done primarily by the parents and family, is integral to the Floortime Approach.
**INTERVENTION** **ACTIVITY**
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Floortime Play with child by following their lead
Semi-structured Problem Solving Create tasks that build of the child\'s interests to encourage and nurture his or her problem solving skills
Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual-Motor Activities and Visual-Spatial Activities Engage child in activities that are tailored to his or her unique needs as it relates to motor, sensory, and perceptual-motor and visual-spatial activities
`{{ums|date=November 2017}}`{=mediawiki}
Second, interventions can also be applied through Educational Programs. Just as in the Home Interventions, the three core interactions are utilized in schools. Instead of primary caregivers carrying out these interactions it will be the responsibility of the teachers, teacher assistants, or peers. As an added efficiency measure, Individualized Educational Plans (IEP) can be collaboratively created and tailored for a child by his or her primary caregivers, teachers, or clinician. The IEP is developed with the purpose of outlining the goals of improvement for a child\'s specific developmental needs.
Another component of the DIRFloortime Model Intervention is a multi-disciplinary approach through different therapies. According to a child\'s Individual Developmental Profile, primary caregivers or clinicians can determine what types of therapy will benefit a child based on his or her developmental need. .`{{ums|date=November 2017}}`{=mediawiki} Greenspan highly recommends the use of adjuvant therapies including Speech Therapy, provided by Speech Language Pathologists, and Sensory Integration Therapy, provided by Occupational Therapists. As a child\'s primary occupation is play, Occupational Therapy is a particularly relevant field to the Floortime Method.
## Effectiveness
In 2020, Boshoff et al. concluded in their systematic review over nine studies that an increase in children\'s socio-emotional development is observed through various outcome measures and consistent with the focus of the model. Other areas of development have received limited focus by existing studies.
The effectiveness of Floortime was examined in four randomized controlled trials in which the control group receive the usual therapies (e.g., speech therapy, occupational therapy). No evidence of effectiveness has been found across the many trials that have been performed Language function in the Floortime groups did not improve beyond what was observed in the controls. No adverse effects of Floortime have been reported
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# Ryan Fry
**Ryan Bennett Fry** (born July 25, 1978) is a Canadian retired curler currently living in Toronto. He most recently played third on the Mike McEwen team and coached the Rachel Homan team. He currently coaches the Joël Retornaz rink. He previously played third for Team Brad Jacobs, and the team represented Canada and won the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The team also won the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier. Fry won a silver medal at the 2013 World Men\'s Curling Championship.
## Career
Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers \"tuck\" style. Fry skipped a junior men\'s team to the 1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing Manitoba. Fry skipped men\'s teams to the 2005 and 2006 Manitoba Safeway Select (playdown to the Brier) and joined Jeff Stoughton\'s team playing third for the 2006--07 season.
Fry qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics with the Brad Jacobs rink after defeating the John Morris rink in the final.
Fry accompanied the Stoughton rink to the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier in Hamilton where they lost the semi-finals to Glenn Howard\'s Ontario rink. Fry curled 85% in the round robin (second among thirds).
Fry left the Stoughton rink in 2008 to play for Brad Gushue\'s team in St. John\'s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Fry won the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankards with the team, and represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Briers. Fry played with Gushue until moving to Sault Ste. Marie to play with Jacobs in 2012. Fry won his first The Dominion Northern Ontario Men\'s Curling Championship in 2013 with Jacobs and represented Northern Ontario at the Brier for the first time in 2013. This tied Earle Morris\'s record for most provinces represented at the Brier (at three; a feat which has since been duplicated by Earle\'s son John). Fry won the Brier with Northern Ontario and represented Canada at the 2013 Ford World Men\'s Curling Championship where the rink won a silver medal.
The Jacobs rink won the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and went on to win the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Team Jacobs with Fry still at third would lose the 2015 Brier final to Team Canada (skipped Pat Simmons), win a bronze at the 2016 Brier, and lose the bronze medal game to Mike McEwen at the 2017 Brier. The team finished off the podium at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, finishing fourth.
After a November 2018 incident involving \"unsportsmanlike behaviour\" at the Red Deer Curling Classic (where Fry was sparing on a team skipped by Jamie Koe), Fry and others on his team were barred from the event and Fry announced he was taking a leave of absence. Fry missed two events on the team, but would return for the 2019 Canadian Open in January. Fry along with Team Jacobs represented Northern Ontario at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier. The team went 9-2 in the round robin and championship round combined. Jacobs lost the 1 vs. 2 game to Kevin Koe and the semifinal to Brendan Bottcher resulting in the team getting the bronze medal. Team Jacobs announced in March 2019 that Fry would be parting ways with the team after the end of the 2018-2019 curling season. Fry played with the rink for 7 years but would join Team Epping for the 2019-20 season.
Team Epping had a strong start to the year, winning both the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. They had a semifinal finish at the Masters, the first Grand Slam of the season. They missed the playoffs at the next two slams, the Tour Challenge and the National after going 1--3 at both. Team Epping posted a 6--2 record en route to winning the 2019 Canada Cup in Leduc, Alberta. This win qualified them to represent Team Canada along with five other Canadian teams at the 2020 Continental Cup where they lost 22.5--37.5 to the Europeans. They had a strong showing at the Canadian Open where they made it all the way to the final where they lost to the Brad Jacobs rink. At the 2020 Ontario Tankard, they completed their undefeated run throughout the week with an 8--3 win over Glenn Howard. Representing Ontario at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, they finished the championship pool with a 7--4 record and in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Team Wild Card (Mike McEwen) in the first tiebreaker before losing to Northern Ontario (Brad Jacobs) in the second and being eliminated from contention. It would be the team\'s last event of the season as both the Players\' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Team Epping began the 2020--21 season with a win at the 2020 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard. The 2021 Ontario provincial playdowns were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. As the 2020 provincial champions, Team Epping was chosen to represent Ontario at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary. At the Brier, they finished with a 7--5 record.
## Personal life {#personal_life}
Fry\'s father is Barry Fry, winner of the 1979 Brier, the Canadian Men\'s Curling Championship.
Fry attended the University of Manitoba where he graduated with a bachelor\'s degree in Business Administration. He is married to Jessica Szabo. He currently is the co-owner of Gravity Management.
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# Ryan Fry
## Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead
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2006--07 Jeff Stoughton Ryan Fry Rob Fowler Steve Gould
2007--08 Jeff Stoughton Ryan Fry Rob Fowler Steve Gould
2008--09 Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Ryan Fry Jamie Korab
2009--10 Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Ryan Fry Jamie Korab
2010--11 Brad Gushue Randy Ferbey (skip) Mark Nichols Ryan Fry
2011 Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Ryan Fry Jamie Danbrook
2011--12 Brad Gushue Ryan Fry Geoff Walker Adam Casey
2012 Brad Gushue Ryan Fry Adam Casey Geoff Walker
2012--13 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden
2013--14 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden
2014--15 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden
2015--16 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden
2016--17 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden
2017--18 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden
2018--19 Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J
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# Mossy-nest swiftlet
The **mossy-nest swiftlet** (***Aerodramus salangana***) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is found in northern Borneo, the Natuna and the Derawan Islands and Nias island off western Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests
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# Smocking
**Smocking** is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been practised since the Middle Ages and is unusual among embroidery methods in that it was often worn by labourers. Other major embroidery styles are purely decorative and represented status symbols. Smocking was practical for garments to be both form fitting and flexible, hence its name derives from *smock* --- an agricultural labourer\'s work shirt. Smocking was used most extensively in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
## Materials
Smocking requires lightweight fabric with a stable weave that gathers well. Cotton and silk are typical fiber choices, often in lawn or voile. Smocking is worked on a crewel embroidery needle in cotton or silk thread and normally requires three times the width of initial material as the finished item will have. Historically, smocking was also worked in piqué, crepe de Chine, and cashmere. According to *Good Housekeeping: The Illustrated Book of Needlecrafts*, \"Any type of fabric can be smocked if it is supple enough to be gathered.\"
Fabric can be gathered into pleats in a variety of ways.
Early smocking, or gauging, was done by hand. Some embroiderers also made their own guides using cardboard and an embroidery marking pencil. By 1880, iron-on transfer dots were available and advertised in magazines such as *Weldon\'s*. The iron-on transfers places evenly spaced dots onto the wrong side of the fabric, which were then pleated using a regular running stitch.
Since the early 1950s, pleating machines have been available to home smockers. Using gears and specialty pleater needles, the fabric is forced through the gears and onto the threaded needles. Pleating machines are typically offered in 16-row, 24-row and 32-row widths.
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# Smocking
## Methods
Smocking refers to work done before a garment is assembled. It usually involves reducing the dimensions of a piece of fabric to one-third of its original width, although changes are sometimes lesser with thick fabrics. Individual smocking stitches also vary considerably in tightness, so embroiderers usually work a sampler for practice and reference when they begin to learn smocking.
Traditional hand smocking begins with marking *smocking dots* in a grid pattern on the wrong side of the fabric and gathering it with temporary running stitches. These stitches are anchored on each end in a manner that facilitates later removal and are analogous to basting stitches. Then a row of cable stitching (see \"A\") stabilizes the top and bottom of the working area.
Smocking may be done in many sophisticated patterns.
Standard hand smocking stitches are:
A. **Cable stitch**: a tight stitch of double rows that joins alternating columns of gathers.
B. **Stem stitch**: a tight stitch with minimum flexibility that joins two columns of gathers at a time in single overlapping rows with a downward slope.
C. **Outline stitch**: similar to the stem stitch but with an upward slope.
D. **Cable flowerette**: a set of gathers worked in three rows of stitches across four columns of gathers. Often organized in diagonally arranged sets of flowerettes for loose smocking.
E. **Wave stitch**: a medium density pattern that alternately employs tight horizontal stitches and loose diagonal stitches.
F. **Honeycomb stitch**: a medium density variant on the cable stitch that double stitches each set of gathers and provides more spacing between them, with an intervening diagonal stitch concealed on the reverse side of the fabric.
G. **Surface honeycomb stitch**: a tight variant on the honeycomb stitch and the wave stitch with the diagonal stitch visible, but spanning only one gather instead of a gather and a space.
H. **Trellis stitch**: a medium density pattern that uses stem stitches and outline stitches to form diamond-shaped patterns.
I. **Vandyke stitch**: a tight variant on the surface honeycomb stitch that wraps diagonal stitches in the opposite direction.
J. **Bullion stitch**: a complex knotted stitch that joins several gathers in a single stitch. Organized similarly to cable flowerettes.
- **Smocker\'s knot**: (not depicted) a simple knotted stitch used to finish work with a thread or for decorative purposes.
## Organizations
Smocking organizations and groups include the Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA), the Smocking Arts Guild of NSW, and the Embroiderers\' Guild of America
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# Top Gun: The Second Mission
***Top Gun: The Second Mission***, released in Japan as ***Top Gun: Dual Fighters***, is the video game sequel to *Top Gun*, also produced by Konami for NES. It was released in Japan on December 15, 1989, in North America in January 1990, and in Europe and Australia on October 24, 1991.
## Gameplay
The player assumes the role of Maverick in an F-14 Tomcat as he is summoned for a new operation, divided into three missions. The enemy is not explicitly identified but boss characters are all highly advanced Soviet Union prototypes from the time, and the enemy aces have stereotypical Russian-styled names such as \"Gorky\", \"Demitri\", and \"Stalin\". The first mission is to destroy the enemy\'s Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack. The second mission is to destroy an advanced version of a Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter, through an obstacle course through a forest. The third and final mission is to destroy an enemy \"star wars space shuttle\", with two obstacle courses of avoiding lightning bolts and laser beams. Aside from the mission mode, the player can select a one-on-one dogfight mode against seven aces or another player.
The primary weapon of the player\'s F-14 is its auto-cannon with unlimited ammo; one of three types of missile payloads can be attached, named after their real-life counterparts of AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-7 Sparrow, and AIM-54 Phoenix. In the first game, all missiles carried by F-14 are fictional models. In this game, \"better\" missiles like AIM-54s simply have a larger effective lock-on area. Missiles can be used to lock on and destroy ground targets in-game.
Compared to the previous *Top Gun* game, this features greatly improved graphics, in-game music (which appears in both the Japanese Famicom version and the arcade version of the first game), and an easier carrier landing sequence. A one or two player versus mode can dogfight.
## Reception
The game was reviewed by several magazines in late 1991 and early 1992. Gary Meredith of *Game Players* found *The Second Mission* better than Konami\'s previous entries in terms of graphics and control, particularly praising the ability to roll the F14 tomcat
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# Billy Walkabout
**Billy Walkabout** (March 31, 1949 -- March 7, 2007) is thought to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War. He received one Distinguished Service Cross (upgraded from Silver Star), one Bronze Star Medal, one Army Commendation Medal, and one Purple Heart.
## Background and family {#background_and_family}
Walkabout was born on March 31, 1949, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. He was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, belonging to the Blue Holly Clan, *Anisahoni*, and was the son of Warren Walkabout and Bobby Jean Chaudoin Walkabout.
## Military service {#military_service}
Walkabout served as a combat infantryman in Vietnam, serving in Company F (LRP) ( 1 Feb 1969 became L co 75th Inf RGR ) 58th Infantry, which was attached to the 101st Airborne Division. Walkabout distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 20 November 1968 during a long range reconnaissance patrol southwest of Hue.
After successfully ambushing an enemy squad on a jungle trail, the friendly patrol radioed for immediate helicopter extraction. When the extraction helicopters arrived and the lead man began moving toward the pick-up zone, he was seriously wounded by hostile automatic weapons fire. PFC Walkabout quickly rose to his feet and delivered steady suppressive fire on the attackers while other team members pulled the wounded man back to their ranks. Sergeant Walkabout then administered first aid to the soldier in preparation for medical evacuation. As the man was being loaded onto the evacuation helicopter, enemy elements again attacked the team.
Maneuvering under heavy fire, PFC Walkabout positioned himself where the enemy were concentrating their assault and placed continuous rifle fire on the adversary. A command-detonated mine ripped through the friendly team, instantly killing three men and wounding all the others. Although stunned and wounded by the blast, PFC Walkabout rushed from man to man administering first aid, bandaging one soldier\'s severe chest wound and reviving another soldier by heart massage. He then coordinated gunship and tactical air strikes on the enemy\'s positions. When evacuation helicopters arrived again, he worked single-handedly under fire to board his disabled comrades. Only when the casualties had been evacuated and friendly reinforcements had arrived, did he allow himself to be extracted.
## Death
He suffered from complications arising from exposure to the Agent Orange defoliant used in Vietnam. He was waiting for a kidney transplant and took dialysis three times a week. He died of pneumonia and renal failure in a hospital in Norwich, Connecticut, survived by his wife and several children from earlier marriages.
Walkabout was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.
He was honored in a portrait, *Walkabout: A Warrior\'s Spirit,* by Cherokee artist Talmadge Davis
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# Franklin Land District
**Franklin Land District** is one of the twenty land districts of Tasmania which are part of the Cadastral divisions of Tasmania. It used to be Franklin County, one of the 18 counties of Tasmania. Frenchmans Cap mountain is located there. It includes most of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
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# Glee (Bran Van 3000 album)
***Glee*** is the debut studio album by Canadian music collective Bran Van 3000. The Canadian version was released on April 15, 1997, through the Audiogram label, while the international version, slightly altered from the original, was released on March 17, 1998, through Capitol Records. The album contains the hit single \"Drinking in L.A.\" and features hip hop supergroup Gravediggaz on \"Afrodiziak\".
*Glee* was certified gold for sales of 50,000 copies by the Canadian Recording Industry Association on February 24, 1998. The album also won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year at the 1998 Juno Awards
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# Office of the Accountant of Court
The **Office of the Accountant of Court** (*Oifis Cunntasair na Cùirte*) is a public body which is a constituent part of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. The Accountant of Court is administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The Accountant of Court\'s Office formerly dealt with guardianship cases in respect of adults with incapacity. However, following the introduction of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 by the Scottish Parliament, these cases were transferred to the new Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland).
Based in Falkirk, the office of **Accountant of Court**, also known as the **Accountant of the Court of Session** (see Court of Session), was established by the Judicial Factors Act 1849, and their role was further defined by the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
## Remit and jurisdiction {#remit_and_jurisdiction}
### Supervision of Judicial Factors {#supervision_of_judicial_factors}
The Accountant of Court is responsible for ensuring that those appointed by the Courts as Judicial Factor in terms of the Judicial Factors Act 1849 manage the estates in their charge properly.
A Judicial Factor is an Officer of the Court, who is appointed by the Court in complex or difficult cases, where a particular problem has been identified and where the estate (known as the Judicial Factory Estate) is without any other legal protection or administration.
The Accountant of Court will generally superintend the actions of a Judicial Factor and provide them with the necessary guidance and direction required progress a case. In addition the Accountant of Court is also responsible for investigating any concerns or complaints that are raised against a Judicial Factor.
The Accountant of Court is also responsible for supervising Enforcement Administrators appointed by the Courts to recover assets confiscated in terms of the Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995.
### Property due to children under the age of 16 years {#property_due_to_children_under_the_age_of_16_years}
With the introduction of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 the Accountant of Court became responsible for the administration and supervision of property that is due to a minor in Scotland (the age of legal capacity under Scots law is 16). In terms of sections 9 & 13 of sections of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 act, the Accountant of Court has a responsibility to ensure that the funds or property owned by or due to the child are properly administered and managed.
### Consignation of Funds {#consignation_of_funds}
The Court of Session Consignation (Scotland) Act 1895 made the Accountant of Court custodian for all consigned funds for the Court of Session. The Accountant of Court is also responsible for holding unclaimed dividends and unapplied balances lodged relative to liquidation/administration proceedings, dissenting shareholders and Judicial Factories.
The Accountant of Court will hold the funds until such times as the rightful party makes a successful claim and uplifts their funds for a period of 7 years at which point the funds are remitted to the Secretary of State.
### Administration of Child Trust Funds {#administration_of_child_trust_funds}
Under the Child Trust Funds Act 2004 the Accountant of Court was authorised to administer Child Trust Fund accounts on behalf of a child under the age of 16 where there is no person who has parental responsibilities. On 1 October 2017 new regulations were introduced which allowed HM Treasury to transfer authority to administer these Child Trust Funds to The Share Foundation
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# Boyd County, New South Wales
**Boyd County** is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It contains the locality of Coleambally. The Murrumbidgee River is the northern boundary.
Boyd County was named in honour of Benjamin Boyd, entrepreneur (1796--1851)
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# The Animals (American album)
***The Animals*** is the American debut studio album by the British Invasion group, the Animals. Released in late summer 1964, the album introduced the States to the \"drawling, dirty R&B sound (with the emphasis on the B)\" that typified the group.
The album includes several R&B standards, written by the likes of Chuck Berry and John Lee Hooker, as well as the number one single \"House of the Rising Sun\", here presented in its truncated-for-radio form (it would be restored to full length on the February 1966 compilation *The Best of the Animals*, and later CD and digital reissues of *The Animals* would feature the full-length recording). \"I\'m in Love Again\" is incorrectly listed as being written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. It is actually a cover of Jimmy Reed\'s \"In the Morning\", which was penned by Al Smith and Tommy Tucker.
The British album *The Animals* was released a month later, the group\'s debut album there albeit with substantially differing contents
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# Melaleuca, Tasmania
**Melaleuca** is a remote locality (former settlement) in the south-west area of Tasmania, Australia.
Access is only by sea via Port Davey, by air or by foot.
The locality now consists of a couple of buildings and a bird hide where the orange-bellied parrot can be viewed, and is a tourist attraction. Melaleuca has a gravel airstrip, which is used by small aircraft, which service hiking needs and which bring tourists to the remote South West Wilderness region of the state. Two hiking trails meet at Melaleuca: the Port Davey Track and the South Coast Track.
From the 1930s until the area gained World Heritage status, Melaleuca had been the location leased for mining ventures.
## Deny King {#deny_king}
From 1936 until his death in 1991, Melaleuca was home to tin miner Deny King who discovered the extinct shrub, *Banksia kingii* as well as a species of eyebright, *Euphrasia kingii* and the endangered King\'s lomatia or King\'s holly, *Lomatia tasmanica*. King also built the walkers\' accommodation and airstrip and in 1975 was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the community
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# List of mayors of Collingwood
This is a list of **mayors** and chairmen of the City of Collingwood, a former local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and its precedents. It existed from 1855 until 1994 when it merged with the City of Fitzroy and City of Richmond to form the new City of Yarra
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# Halachic Organ Donor Society
The **Halachic Organ Donor Society**, also known as the HOD Society, was started in December 2001. Its mission is to save lives by increasing organ donation from Jews to the general public (including gentiles).
The organization recognizes the legitimate debate in Orthodox Jewish law surrounding brain stem death and offers a unique organ donor card that allows people to choose between donating organs at brain stem death or alternatively at cessation of heart beat (asystole). It currently has thousands of members, including more than 350 Orthodox Rabbis and several Chief Rabbis. It has delivered educational lectures that have encouraged more than 34,000 Jews to donate organs
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# Lyttelton road tunnel
The **Lyttelton road tunnel** runs through the Port Hills to connect the New Zealand city of Christchurch and its seaport, Lyttelton. It opened in on 27 February 1964 and carries just over 10,000 vehicles per day as part of State Highway 74.`{{Not verified in body|date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki}`{{Obsolete source|reason=The source appears to have been rewritten and restructured since 2011. No longer the best URL as a source of information. |date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki}
At 1970 m, it was the longest road tunnel in New Zealand from its opening until 2 July 2017,`{{Failed verification|date=December 2020|reason=The cited source only says the Waterview Tunnel is the longest in NZ. No mention of the Lyttelton Tunnel being longest before July 2017.}}`{=mediawiki} when it was superseded by the Waterview Tunnels.`{{Not verified in body|date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki}
While the tunnel itself was not damaged due to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the Heathcote tunnel canopy was destroyed. The nearby Tunnel Control Building --- a Category I heritage building -- suffered significant damage and was closed, before finally being demolished in 2013. Construction of a new control building was completed in 2014.`{{Full citation needed|date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki}
## History
### Early settler efforts {#early_settler_efforts}
When the first Europeans settled in Canterbury in the 1850s`{{Disputed inline|History section needs better citations|date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki} with no deepwater ports available other than on Banks Peninsula, they had to transport their produce from the plains to Heathcote, near Sumner.`{{Dubious|History section needs better citations|date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki} From there it was taken by longboat and lighter around Lyttelton Heads to ships waiting in Lyttelton harbour.`{{Dubious|History section needs better citations|date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki} The only other route was via the Bridle Path that was constructed in 1850 and was used by the early European settlers as a route from the port to new settlements on the northern side of the Port Hills. Although very steep, it was the only means of traversing the hills. In 1851 a Select Committee enquired into the best means of access to the sea.`{{Dubious|History section needs better citations|date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki} Among the options a road tunnel was considered and rejected, one reason being that horses would catch cold coming from the hot plains into a cold tunnel. Instead `{{clarify|date=December 2020 |reason=Which road path? Was it down the eastern or western side of the Sumner valley? There were several alternatives. And road construction began in 1849 but was stopped in 1850. |text=a road via Evans Pass}}`{=mediawiki} which is near the eastern end of the Port Hills, was selected`{{Dubious|History section needs better citations|date=December 2020}}`{=mediawiki} to connect Sumner and Lyttelton, and was completed in 1857 at a cost of £30,000.
The Evan\'s Pass soon proved unsatisfactory as the transportation needs of the province increased, which lead to the construction of the rail tunnel which linked Lyttelton and Christchurch by 1867. At this time, Canterbury\'s total population was only 10,000.
Two more road links, steeper and longer than the `{{clarify|date=December 2020 |reason=What first is meant here? Bridle Path or Sumner Road? There are also roads down Mount Pleasant and Moncks Spur.|text=first}}`{=mediawiki}, have been built; one which reaches Lyttelton via Dyers Pass by way of the head Lyttelton harbour at Governor\'s Bay, and an even longer one through Gebbie\'s Pass. In spite of its length, valuable heavy transport had to sometimes use Gebbie\'s Pass as frosts in winter could made the other two roads unsafe.`{{Failed verification|date=December 2020|reason=Where in the bill is this mentioned? Cannot find any mention of Gebbies Pass or frost in the bill. Bill is relevant to the project, so may have become disassociated from the original text.}}`{=mediawiki}
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# Lyttelton road tunnel
## History
### Alternative options {#alternative_options}
The introduction of motor vehicles to New Zealand highlighted the need for a better road connection. Two alternatives, a road tunnel or canal, became the subject of considerable argument. In 1919 the Australian firm of Smith, Timms and Kidman offered to construct a road tunnel in three years for £700,000 or about £624,000 if the proposed tramline was eliminated, but the scheme lapsed.
By 1920 the Christchurch-Lyttelton Tunnel Road League (which by 1922 had become the Port and City League) had been established to push for the building of a tunnel.
There was also a Port Christchurch League which advocated for a port at the estuary of the Heathcote and Avon rivers. Sir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister and Minister of Railways in 1929, arranged a Government grant of £1,000 to the Port and City League, to set up a commission to investigate the matter provided; a similar sum was raised by the League. This was regarded by the League as a significant gesture of official backing. The resulting \"Direct Access to the Sea Commission\" concluded in July 1930 that they could not recommend the adoption of the proposals for either a road tunnel or a port at Christchurch as this would cause \"serious hardship to traders and the farming community\".
The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce campaigned through the 1930s and 1940s for a road tunnel but without success until 1944, when Bill MacGibbon (deputy chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board and prominent in the movement to build a tunnel) was able to convince the New Zealand government to allow the Ministry of Works to prepare plans.
In April 1937, a conference convened by Canterbury Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Prime Minister Michael Savage, which had 28 public bodies in attendance, made a recommendation for the construction of a road tunnel. The advent of the Second World War, however, put a stop to all but essential construction projects. In 1943, a conference attended by 19 public bodies resulted in the establishment of a Tunnel Road Promotion Committee. In 1944 the Minister of Works, Bob Semple, met deputations from both the Tunnel Road Promotion Committee and the Canal League. He considered that the canal scheme, then estimated to cost £5,000,000, had no hope of success, whereas he was very favourably impressed with the road tunnel scheme, then estimated to cost £750,000.
Progress was still slow though in June 1949 a Gazette notice was issued authorising the construction of a motorway as a tunnel road. This was followed in 1952 by a survey defining the limits of the land required.
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# Lyttelton road tunnel
## History
### Establishment of the Road Tunnel Authority {#establishment_of_the_road_tunnel_authority}
The years following the end of the Second World War saw no further progress until in 1953 Sidney Holland, the member of parliament for Fendalton in Christchurch and also more critically prime minister, sponsored the Christchurch-Lyttelton Road Tunnel Bill, which established a seven-man authority to construct and control a road tunnel with authority to raise the raise loan, construct the tunnel and pay back the loan by levying tolls. The bill was subsequently passed into law in October 1956 with the Government guarantying the repayment of any loans raised by the Road Tunnel Authority.
By 1956 the MOW estimated the project would cost £2.515 million. The Ministry of Works and Development (MOW) were appointed as consulting engineers to the Road Tunnel Authority; with the assistance of the Civil Engineering Department of Canterbury University they began the design of the road tunnel. A drilling programme was carried out in the proposed portal areas to locate bedrock. Various options were considered with an early tunnel design having a width of 37 ft, consisting of a 24 ft wide roadway with a 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) wide cycle track on either side. As the cycle tracks were estimated to raise the cost by £500,000 they were dropped. The final design called for a 24 ft wide roadway with 2 ft wide kerbs on either side for use by maintenance personnel and to assist in keeping motor vehicles from scrapping the tunnel walls.
Following discussions about the route and the width of the tunnel which allowed finalisation of the estimated cost the newly created Road Tunnel Authority under the chairmanship of Bill MacGibbon (ca. 1891 -- 1962) applied to the Local Authorities Loans Board in 1959 for approval to raise a loan, only for it to be turned down. The reason given was that if the planned new harbour facilities at Lyttelton were not available before the tunnel opened then there would be insufficient freight moving through the tunnel in its early years to generate the toll revenue need to service the loan. After the sending of a deputation to the Prime Minister (Walter Nash) and the Minister of Finance (Arnold Nordmeyer) and then a written assurance from the Road Tunnel Authority that the tunnel would not be completed prior to the completion of the harbour upgrades, approval was given in March 1960 for the raising of a loan of £3,250,000. So far £2,652,330 had been raised, most of it in parcels at 4.875% and 5%.
### Call for tenders {#call_for_tenders}
With the design and specifications completed by August 1960 the MOW called for tenders to undertake the project, which as a result of their detailed design they estimated would cost £3,500,000. The contract called for the work to be priced on linear footage basis, which put the onus on the contract bidders to determine the likely ground conditions, which would impact on how long it would take to dig the tunnel. Fortunately, the records from the construction of the rail tunnel between 1861 and 1867 were still available.
Tenders were received in January 1961 for building the tunnel from seven companies, the prices varying from £1,770,431 to £3,774,117, with all but two being a combination of a New Zealand contractor and an international contractor. As the Road Tunnel Authority had reserved the right to tile the tunnel surfaces if funds permitted, it decided to exercise this option and awarded a £1,947,748 contract which included tiling of the tunnel on 28 January 1961 to the lowest bidder, a 60/40 joint venture of New Zealand-owned Fletcher Construction and Kaiser Engineers and Constructors of the United States of America.
In addition, a motorway was to be built from Ferry Road to the Heathcote Underpass near the Heathcote portal, a distance of some `{{frac|2|1|2}}`{=mediawiki} miles (5 km). This required the construction of bridges over the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River and the Lyttelton railway line, an interchange and underpass system at the bottom of Horotane Valley. This work cost approximately £530,000 and was paid for by the National Roads Board.
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# Lyttelton road tunnel
## History
### Construction
The contract specified the project had to be completed within three years, irrespective of whether the tunnel was fully lined with tiles or not. With it expected to take six months to import the equipment and material and establish on site, then allowing nine months at the end of the schedule to tile the tunnel, Fletcher-Kaiser\'s project manager Jack (J.G.) Smith estimated they only had 21 months to dig and concrete the tunnel. Whereas the law had previously required that when digging tunnels that all workings were opened from each end and that no internal combustion engines could be used within the tunnel, the 1960 Quarries Act allowed a diesel engine fitted with scrubbers to be used and had no requirement for the workings to be open end to end. Having identified that it was more advantageous than digging from Lyttelton, Fletchers-Kaiser dug the tunnel from the Heathcote end. Fletcher-Kaiser employed Burnett Motors of Ashburton and Isaac Construction of Christchurch to excavate the `{{frac|1|1|4}}`{=mediawiki}-mile-long (2 km) approach road to the tunnel from the nearest road at the bottom of the Heathcote valley.
Work on digging the tunnel had been underway for a month with 180 ft excavated by the time the ceremonial \'firing of the first shot\' to officially signal work on the tunnel took place on 9 September 1961.
Within a short time the tunnel was progressing at a rate of 23.2 ft per day, working three shifts, six days a week. The tunnellers received a basic hourly wage of 7s −2d per hour. Despite the use of water exhaust scrubbers on the diesel-powered excavation equipment it was still found necessary improve the ventilation by locating near the rock face two 200 hp 5 ft 6 in diameter fans capable of exhausting 100,000 cubic feet per hour via a flexible 6 ft diameter flexible plastic pipe to the portal. Although by the time the tunnel having reached the 60% point it was found that the clearing of flumes and smoke was becoming a problem. Despite the use of several auxiliary fans it was found necessary to drive a small 7 ft by 4 ft ventilation tunnel for the Lyttelton end to connect with the main heading. Once the connection had been made at the 1160 ft from the Heathcote end one of the main ventilation fans was moved to the Lyttelton end. Despite the cost of driving the ventilation tunnel, it was found that it speeded up the driving of the main tunnel by allowing a more effective cutting, reducing the amount of explosives being used and more quickly clearing the smoke and flumes after blasting.
It was found necessary to support with steel framework only 8% of the tunnel due to unstable ground conditions. In all other areas, either rock bolts or a combination of steel mesh and sprayed concrete were used to restrain potential loose rock. A total of 1,400 rock bolts were used.
Despite being delayed by wet weather at the start of the work the excavation of the tunnel was completed on 18 August 1962, within both the time and budget. Work moved to concreting the interior of the tunnel. Concrete for the tunnel was supplied from a temporary concrete mixing plant established by Certified Concrete on a rail siding 2 mi from the tunnel portal. A minimum of four agitator trucks conveyed concrete from the plant to the tunnel. Over 45,000 cubic yards (34,405 cubic metres) of concrete were placed within the tunnel with a further 4,500 cubic yards (3,440 cubic metres) placed outside. After the tunnel\'s concrete walls had been sandblasted they were lined with 306,000 sq ft of tiles imported from overseas using a newly invented epoxy glue made by Fletcher industries using technology sourced from the Australian company of A C Horn. Ventilation buildings were constructed at both ends of the tunnel in each of which were located one fresh-air and one exhaust fan, both 12 ft in diameter.
The final price awarded to Fletchers and Kaiser including all variations was £2,112,542, 8.5% above the original contract award though it took four years before the Road Tunnel Authority paid it all.
By the time the purchase of property, construction of the Lyttelton Tunnel Control Building, the consultant\'s fee of the Ministry of Works and loan interest during construction were included the total cost (excluding the motorway) was £2.7 million.
### Opening
On the first night that cars were allowed through the queue stretched from the tunnel, down Ferry Rd and into Barbadoes Street as far back as the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch.
When the tunnel officially opened on 27 February 1964 by Governor-General Sir Bernard Fergusson it was hailed by the local community as \"the new gateway for the Port to the Plains\" and a significant development in the history of the region.
A 20-cent toll levied to use the tunnel was abolished by the Christchurch-Lyttelton Road Tunnel Authority Dissolution Act 1978, which became effective on 1 April 1979.
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# Lyttelton road tunnel
## History
### Service history {#service_history}
The original Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration Building, designed by Christchurch architect Peter Beaven, was a Category I listed heritage building and one of the youngest buildings recognised by the trust. Following its demolition as a result of damage sustained in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, a new control building, constructed to 180% of the Building Code to withstand future earthquakes, was completed in 2014 at a cost of \$1.5 million.
, the tunnel has an AADT (average daily traffic volume) of 10,755 vehicles/day, of which 12.3% are heavy goods vehicles.
## Incidents
In August 2008, the tunnel was closed to northbound traffic due a landslide in bad weather conditions. The tunnel was also closed temporarily following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and subsequent aftershocks to allow for structural integrity inspections to take place. Service generally resumed within 20 minutes of each aftershock.
The tunnel was again closed following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The tunnel canopy was severely damaged by rockfall and was demolished within days. Following initial engineers\' inspection the tunnel reopened to emergency vehicles later the same day. Access was limited to Lyttelton residents only from 26 February before fully reopening. The Tunnel Control Building was also badly damaged and deemed unfit for occupation.
It was subsequently demolished in early 2013, and a new purpose-built Lyttelton Tunnel Control Building for managing the tunnel\'s operation and maintenance was constructed and completed in June 2014. A community celebration was held on 31 August 2014 to jointly open the new Lyttelton Tunnel Control Building and commemorate the tunnel\'s 50th anniversary. To manage the operation and maintenance of the tunnel the Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration building designed by Christchurch architect Peter Beaven was constructed at the Heathcote end of the tunnel. The distinctive building was given a New Zealand Historic Places Trust Category 1 listing in 2008.
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# Lyttelton road tunnel
## Operation
Cyclists are not allowed to use the tunnel, although for many years they were allowed to pass through on one day a year. For example, the 2001 tunnel ride was held in conjunction with the 3rd NZ Cycling Conference. However, since 2007 Christchurch buses have been equipped with bicycle carriers to allow cyclists access between Heathcote and Lyttelton.
## Images
<File:Lyttelton_Tunnel_under_construction,_1964.jpg%7CSouthern> (Lyttelton) portal of the Lyttelton road tunnel under construction in 1964 <File:Lyttelton> Tunnel (North Entrance).jpg\|Northern (Heathcote) portal of the Lyttelton road tunnel in 2010 <File:Lyttelton> Tunnel (South Entrance)1.jpg\|Southern (Lyttelton) portal of the Lyttelton road tunnel in 2010 <File:Inside> Lyttelton Tunnel (North Entrance).jpg\|Inside Northern (Heathcote) portal of the Lyttelton road tunnel in 2010 <File:Lyttelton> Tunnel portal from Bridle Path
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# Bland County, New South Wales
**Bland County** is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia. It contains the town of Temora.
Bland County was named in honour of William Bland who was a medical practitioner and politician between (1789--1868)
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# Kamil Rustam
**Kamil Rustam** is a guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter and producer whose musical career has made known as a prolific musician in many different styles.
Rustam was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and moved at an early age to Paris, France where he worked extensively for most of the top pop French artists, earning the 1985 \"Les Victoires de la Musique\" for Producer of the Year with his fellow producing partners Manu Katché and Gabriel Yared. He was also nominated as Best Studio Musician at the 1986 and 1987 \"Les Victoires de la Musique\". In 1996, he moved to Los Angeles where he has been busy working in the American entertainment industry. In 2021 he joined the house band of the French Edition of *The Voice* The Voice (French TV series) and divides his time between the U.S. and France.
## Career
Session musician
Kamil Rustam made himself famous for being able to play whatever style required and quickly became one of the most sought-after session guitarists in France in the 1980s and 1990s, earning him 2 nominations for Best Session Musician at the 1986 and 1987 \"Les Victoires De La Musique\".
Producing / arranging career
Kamil Rustam started his producing career when schoolmate Patrick Bruel asked him in 1984 to produce his first single \"Marre de cette nana la\" which sold over a million copies. He then produced numerous albums for best-selling French artists like Florent Pagny, Patricia Kaas and Phil Barney, and eventually got awarded Best Producer at the 1985 \"Les Victoires De La Musique\" for Michel Jonasz\'s album *Unis vers l\'uni*.
Band *Preface*
From 1985 to 1988 Kamil Rustam was full-time member of the band **Preface**. The band included Manu Katché on drums and lead vocal.
## Cosmopolitain
Kamil Rustam released his debut album, *Cosmopolitain*, on October 20, 2017. The album contains instrumental compositions written in collaboration with keyboardist Arnaud Dunoyer, as well as an updated arrangement of Squeeze\'s 1981 hit song \'Tempted\'. The album mostly maintains its sound, style and structures within a jazz fusion vein, yet Rustam exhibits his vast knowledge of various musical genres throughout. Contributors to the album include notable session musicians such as keyboardist Randy Kerber, acoustic bassists Mike Valerio, Laurent Vernerey and Tim Lefebvre, electric bassists Hadrien Feraud and Richard Bona, plus drummers Manu Katche, Vinnie Colaiuta and Peter Erskine. The album also includes guest appearances by soloists such as Bob Reynolds on sax, Mike Cottone on trumpet, Marc Berthoumieux on accordion and Philippe Saisse on vibraphone.
Rustam had previously recorded with legendary saxophonist Michael Brecker back in 1997 and the track \'New Amsterdam\' had been rerecorded around Brecker\'s inspired and melodic soloing, ten years after his untimely passing.
The lead track \'Sand Dunes\' had been made available in video form prior to the official release and has accumulated over one hundred thousand views since April 2017.
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# Kamil Rustam
## Artists collaboration {#artists_collaboration}
List of Artists Kamil Rustam has recorded written or performed with:
- Matt Pokora
- CeCe Winans
- Velton Ray Bunch
- El DeBarge
- Gerry Goffin
- Barry Goldberg
- Vladimir Cosma
- Slimane (singer)
- Marc Lavoine
- Zaz
- Louane
- Anne Sila
- Aaron Neville
- Brent Jones
- Christophe
- Ruben Studdard
- Gabriel Yared
- Julien Doré
- H.B. Barnum
- Kendji Girac
- Nolwenn Leroy
- Jennifer Holliday
- B.B. King
- Michael Brecker
- Patrick Fiori
- Yael Naïm
- Charles Aznavour
- Zazie
- Johnny Hallyday
- Patrick Bruel
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Michel Berger
- Jean-Jacques Goldman
- Michel Jonasz
- Romano Musumarra
- Maurane
- Manu Katché
- Michael Bland
- MC Solaar
- David Foster
- Gabrial McNair
- Guy Roche
- Shy\'m
- Cory Rooney
- Pino Palladino
- David Hallyday
- Humberto Gatica
- Jody Watley
- Patricia Kaas
- Lââm
- Bonnie Tyler
- Ben Vereen
- Florent Pagny
- Francis Cabrel
- Celine Dion
- Jennifer Lopez
- Amel Bent
- Barbra Streisand
- Peter Gabriel
- Alejandro Sanz
- Shaggy
- Christophe Maé
- Charlotte Church
- Josh Groban
- Toni Braxton
- Enrique Iglesias
- Cher
- Merwan Rim
- Nolwenn Leroy
- Vince Gill
- Leslie
- Youssou N\'Dour
- Kelly Clarkson
- Bruce Willis
- Snoop Dogg
- Vitaa
- Anastacia
- Chrissie Hynde
- Sinéad O\'Connor
- Jessica Simpson
- Aaron Neville
- France Gall
- James Ingram
- En Vogue
- Oleta Adams
- Vanessa Paradis
- Chimène Badi
- Francis Cabrel
- Deniece Williams
- Stephanie Mills
- Peabo Bryson
- Jeffrey Osborne
- Jon Secada
- Sofiane Pamart
- Juliette Armanet
- Patrice Rushen
- Marc Lavoine
- Nolwenn Leroy
- Calogero
- El DeBarge
- Tina Arena
- Claudio Capeo
- Lara Fabian
- Caroline Campbell
- Natasha St-Pier
- Stevie Wonder & John Mayer
## Music and performances for films {#music_and_performances_for_films}
List includes songs and soundtrack
- 1988: *Preuve d\'amour* [1](https://us.imdb.com/title/tt0095898/)
- 1998: *Black Mic Mac 2* [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094751/)
- 1995: \'\'Les Truffes :fr:Les Truffes
- 1997: *La vérité si je mens* [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120471/)
- 1998: *Taxi*
- 1999: *The Bone Collector*
- 2000: *Rugrats In Paris* [4](https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181120/http://www.nick.com/all_nick/movies/rugrats_paris/?_requestid=1799091)
- 2000: *Under Suspicion*
- 2002: *The Wild Thornberrys Movie*
- 2003: *Rugrats Go Wild*
- 2006: *Blood Diamond*
- 2007: *The Neighbor* [](http://imdb.com/title/tt0978670/)
- 2008: *Dark Streets* [](http://imdb.com/title/tt0772165/)
- 2009: *The Ministers* [](http://imdb.com/title/tt0880570/)
- 2010: *Lullaby for pi* [](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352380/)
- 2012: *Clash* [](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2148846/)
- 2020: *Le Lion* [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9908390/)
- 2020: *Divorce Club* [6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9303772/)
- 2020: *C\'est Magnifique* [7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10375632/)
- 2020: *Call Of Duty Mobile Season 6* [8](https://www.youtube
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