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26720959 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VB%20Berapi%20LP06 | VB Berapi LP06 | The VB Berapi LP06 is the first assault rifle designed and manufactured by Malaysia, and is not related to any previously licensed assault rifles made by VB Berapi. The LP06 is a bullpup assault rifle. It is chambered in the 5.56×45mm NATO round and is fed from a 30-round magazine. Hisham Abd Majid, the director of Vita Berapi in 2006, said that the rifle is designed by Viktor Prykhodko (), a Russian residing in Malaysia.
See also
List of bullpup firearms
List of assault rifles
References
5.56 mm firearms
Assault rifles
Bullpup rifles
Weapons of Malaysia |
20475363 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Tempest%20%282010%20film%29 | The Tempest (2010 film) | The Tempest is a 2010 American fantasy comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. In this version, the gender of the main character, Prospero, is changed from male to female; the role was played by Helen Mirren. The film was written and directed by Julie Taymor and premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 11, 2010.
Although The Tempest received generally mixed reviews from critics, Sandy Powell received her ninth Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.
Cast
Helen Mirren as Prospera – a sorceress and Miranda's mother
Ben Whishaw as Ariel – a spirit who aids Prospera
Djimon Hounsou as Caliban – Prospera's slave who, along with Stephano and Trinculo, plots against her
Felicity Jones as Miranda – Prospera's daughter who falls in love with Ferdinand
David Strathairn as Alonso, King of Naples – Ferdinand's father and Trinculo and Stephano's employer
Tom Conti as Gonzalo – a counsellor to Alonso, who gave aid to Prospera and Miranda
Reeve Carney as Ferdinand – Alonso's son, who falls in love with Miranda
Chris Cooper as Antonio – Prospera's brother and Miranda's uncle
Alan Cumming as Sebastian – Alonso's brother
Alfred Molina as Stephano – Alonso's butler who, along with Trinculo, joins forces with Caliban to plot against Prospera
Russell Brand as Trinculo – Alonso's jester who, along with Stephano, joins forces with Caliban to plot against Prospera
Plot
Prospera, the duchess of Milan, is secretly denounced as a sorceress and usurped by her brother Antonio, with aid from Alonso, the King of Naples, and is cast off in a small boat to die with her three-year-old daughter Miranda. They survive, finding themselves stranded on an island where the human beast Caliban is the sole inhabitant. Prospera enslaves Caliban, frees the captive spirit Ariel and claims the island. After 12 years, Alonso sails back to his kingdom from the marriage of his daughter to the prince of Tunisia, accompanied by his son Ferdinand, his brother Sebastian and Antonio. Prospera, seizing her chance for revenge, with Ariel's help causes a tempest, wrecking the ship and stranding those on board on her island.
Production
The film, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, is written and directed by Julie Taymor. The play's main character is Prospero, who is male in the original play. Taymor explained the casting decision, "I didn't really have a male actor that excited me in mind, and yet there had been a couple of phenomenal females – Helen Mirren being one of them – who [made me think]: 'My God, does this play change? What happens if you make that role into a female role?'" Taymor held a reading and found that the story could accommodate the change of gender without being gimmicky.
In Shakespeare's play, Prospero was the Duke of Milan. In the adaptation, Prospera is the wife of the Duke. She is "more overtly wronged" than Prospero; when the duke dies, Prospera's brother Antonio (played by Chris Cooper) accuses her of killing him with witchcraft. Antonio makes the accusation to be rid of Prospera and claim her royal title. Taymor said, "She had her whole life taken away from her because she was a woman." Prospera wants to prevent the same thing from happening to her daughter.
Principal photography took place around volcanic areas of the big island of Hawaii and Lanai.
Release
The Tempest premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 11, 2010, as the festival's closing film. When Disney sold Miramax Films to Filmyard Holdings, LLC on December 3, 2010, Disney took over distribution through its division Touchstone Pictures. The film was released on December 10, 2010.
Reception
The film has received mixed to negative reviews from critics; Rotten Tomatoes maintains that 30% of 89 reviewers gave a positive review with an average score of 4.69/10. The site's consensus states: "Director Julie Taymor's gender-swapping of roles and some frenzied special effects can't quite disguise an otherwise stagey, uninspired take on Shakespeare's classic." It also has a score of 43 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Entertainment Weekly said the film – "theatrically ambitious, musically busy, and in the end cinematically inert – clearly reflects the authorship of myth-loving director Julie Taymor." USA Today found that "Mirren keeps the film on track. But incomprehensible shouting and pointless shenanigans obscure subtle moments." In a similar vein, Newsweek said "the film's special effects, to a surprising extent, add little to the story", and that "next to the concise power of [Shakespeare's] language, the screen wizardry of even a resourceful director like Taymor seems like rough magic indeed". However, The New Yorker'''s David Denby pointed out the film's strengths, most particularly Helen Mirren's performance as Prospera: "Mirren has the range and power to play a woman with unprecedented control of the elements, and over men, too." Sandra Hall in The Sydney Morning Herald'' is more generous toward Taymor's vision, saying, "In the scene that explains the circumstances of mother and daughter's banishment from the dukedom of Milan, Taymor has skillfully tweaked Shakespeare's lines to take account of her new scenario", and praising the film's visual elements.
Accolades
See also
List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations
References
External links
Films based on The Tempest
2010 romantic comedy-drama films
American romantic comedy-drama films
American fantasy adventure films
American fantasy comedy films
Films directed by Julie Taymor
Films shot in Hawaii
Hawaii (island)
Lanai
Touchstone Pictures films
Miramax films
Golden Harvest films
Films set on islands
Films produced by Robert Chartoff
Films scored by Elliot Goldenthal
2010s English-language films
2010s American films |
20475374 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Armstrong%20%28baseball%29 | Charles Armstrong (baseball) | Charles (Pee Wee) Armstrong (December 13, 1914 – January 27, 1990) was an American professional baseball player and coach.
Early life
Armstrong was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. He attended Central High School in Jackson before attending Mississippi State University from 1934 to 1937, where he lettered in football, baseball and basketball (1934–36). He was All-SEC in 1935 and named Best Athlete in 1937.
Professional career
Armstrong played professional baseball with the Jackson Senators in 1937–38 where he played catcher to future Boston Redsox pitcher and MLB Hall of Famer, Dave "Boo" Ferriss. He coached Mississippi State football in 1938 and was a coach and Athletics Director at Belzoni High School in 1939–40. Armstrong was also a Southeastern Conference football and basketball official in the 1950s and 1960s, and later officiated football and basketball at the junior college level before retiring. He was a lifelong resident of Meridian, Mississippi.
Armstrong is most famous for the 65-yard winning pass he threw to Fred Walters when Mississippi State beat undefeated national powerhouse Army in West Point, New York (13–7) in 1935. Armstrong was inducted into the Mississippi State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1972. In 1976, Armstrong was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
Notes
1914 births
1990 deaths
Baseball players from Louisiana
Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players
Mississippi State Bulldogs football players
Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players
People from Bogalusa, Louisiana
Sportspeople from Meridian, Mississippi
Baseball coaches from Louisiana
American men's basketball players |
26720980 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Strickland%20%28Cavalier%29 | Thomas Strickland (Cavalier) | Sir Thomas Strickland (baptised 16 November 1621 – 8 January 1694) was an English politician and soldier. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War, being knighted for his gallantry at the Battle of Edgehill.
After the Restoration, he was a member of Parliament for Westmorland (1661–77), as well as attending the courts of Charles II and later James II. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he accompanied James II when the latter left for France. He died in Rouen six years later.
Biography
Sir Thomas was the eldest son of Sir Robert Strickland of Sizergh and his wife Margaret Alford, daughter of Sir William Alford of Meaux Abbey. He matriculated from St. Alban Hall, Oxford, at age 16 and then studied at Gray's Inn.
At Edgehill, the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War, Thomas Strickland commanded the regiment of foot while his father Sir Robert Strickland commanded a regiment of horse. For his gallantry, Thomas Strickland was made knight banneret by King Charles I in person, on the field at Edgehill, 23 October 1642.
After the Restoration of Charles II, Sir Thomas was Member of Parliament for the county of Westmorland in the Cavalier Parliament of 1661 until 1676 when he was expelled as a Popish recusant. The Stricklands were a Catholic family, but J.P. Kenyon believes that Sir Thomas was outwardly a Protestant when elected to the House of Commons, and later converted to Catholicism sometime after 1661. Ultimately the Test Act of 1673, requiring them to acknowledge the King as head of the Church, made it impossible for the few remaining Catholics in Parliament to retain their seats. He had not been active in the House, speaking only once (against the impeachment of Clarendon) and declined to speak up in his own defence during the Common debate on whether to expel him. As rewards for his loyalty to the Crown, he was granted the salt duty for 20 years, and given the post of Sub-Commissioner of Prizes. Also, he shared with Sir John Reresby a 14-year monopoly on the production of steel. The anonymous author (probably Andrew Marvell) of Flagellum Parliamentarium, a contemporary publication which listed many of the pensioners of the Cavalier Parliament, described these rewards as bribes, given not for previous loyalty, but for supporting the court party in the post-restoration parliament.
During the Popish Plot, he was vulnerable to attack as an open Papist, but his age and ill health made him an unlikely conspirator and his record of loyalty to the Crown preserved him from danger. A search of Sizergh Castle for arms produced only a few remnants of his Civil War armour, and he further secured his safety by swearing an oath to defend the King against all his enemies, domestic and foreign, even the Pope himself.
Sir Thomas was Keeper of the Privy Purse to Charles II and a member of the Privy Council of James II, and following the downfall of James in 1688 he and his family went into exile with him.
He and his wife remained with the exiled court at Saint-Germain-en-Laye until 1692, and then moved to Rouen, where he died on 8 January 1694, and was buried there. Sir Thomas was succeeded in his estates by his eldest son, Walter, who had been able to recover Sizergh, through the common (though technically illegal) device of creating a trust by which the lands were made over to Protestant neighbours, who later reconveyed them to him.
Family
Sir Thomas Strickland married firstly in 1646, Jane, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Moseley of Ulleskelf, in the county of Yorkshire, and widow of Sir Christopher Dawnay, first of the Dawnay baronets, by whom he had two surviving daughters:
Alice, married Sir Walter Kirkham Blount, 3rd of the Blount Baronets, of Sodington Hall and Mauly, in the county of Worcestershire, but died without issue
Anne, married John Middleton of Stockeld Park, but died without issue.
Sir Thomas married secondly, Winifred (1645–1725), daughter and co-heiress of Sir Christopher Trentham of Rocester Abbey, in the county of Staffordshire, and had issue:
Walter (1675–1715), who inherited Sizergh
Robert (1679–1713) died unmarried
Roger (1680–1704), who was page to the Prince of Conti when he went from France to be elected King of Poland. Roger Strickland died unmarried at 24 years old.
Thomas (1682–1740) who became Bishop of Namur. He was sent as sheriff to Victoria District by the Emperor Charles VI in 1734, and was an unofficial agent of the English government to the Vatican. He died at Namur in 1740 and was buried in his own cathedral.
Notes
References
Attribution
Cavaliers
1621 births
1694 deaths
People from Westmorland
Alumni of St Alban Hall, Oxford
English MPs 1661–1679
Knights banneret of England
English Jacobites
Members of the Privy Council of England |
20475421 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blangkon | Blangkon | A blangkon (Javanese: ) or belangkon (in Indonesian) is a traditional Javanese headgear worn by men and made of batik fabric. There are four types of blangkons, distinguished by the shapes and regional Javanese origin: Ngayogyakarta, Surakarta, Kedu, and Banyumasan.
History
It is believed that blangkon may be as old as the Javanese script, and inspired from the legendary story of Aji Saka. In the story, Aji Saka defeated Dewata Cengkar, a giant who owned the land of Java, by spreading a giant piece of headdress that could cover the entire land of Java. Aji Saka was also believed to be the founder of the Javanese calendar.
Another theory is that the use of blangkon was adopted by the Javanese due to the combined influence of local Hindu and Islamic culture. The Muslim traders who entered Java were people from various places including mainland Arab and Gujarati regions, and the blangkon is sometimes believed to be adapted from turbans; however, this is unlikely because the story of Aji Saka itself predates the arrival of Islam in Java.
Gallery
External links
Java Heritage - Blangkon
Hats
Headgear
Javanese culture
Indonesian clothing |
6905513 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20municipalities%20of%20the%20Province%20of%20Cosenza | List of municipalities of the Province of Cosenza | The following is a list of the 150 municipalities (comuni) of the Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
List
See also
List of municipalities of Italy
References
Cosenza |
44505387 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail%20Daut | Ismail Daut | Ismail bin Daut (12 April 1956 – 4 June 2022) was a Malaysian lecturer and politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Merbok, for one term from 2013 to 2018 representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the Malaysia's former governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
A lecturer by profession, Ismail entered Parliament at the 2013 general election. The seat had been held by Rashid Din of the opposition People's Justice Party (PKR), although PKR's candidate for the 2013 election was Nor Azrina Surip. Ismail defeated her by 4,122 votes, returning the seat to the Barisan Nasional. The Election Court dismissed a petition filed by Nor Azrina challenging the result.
Ismail did not contest to defend his Merbok parliamentary seat in the 2018 general election.
Election results
Death
Ismail Daut accidentally fell down at his home and died.
References
1956 births
2022 deaths
People from Kedah
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
21st-century Malaysian politicians |
26720997 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20A.%20B.%20van%20Buitenen | J. A. B. van Buitenen | Johannes Adrianus Bernardus van Buitenen (21 May 1928 – 21 September 1979) was a Dutch Indologist at the University of Chicago where he was the George V. Bobrinskoy Professor of Sanskrit in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations. He was one of the world's leading Sanskrit scholars. His interests ranged widely over literature, philosophy and philology, but toward the end of his career he focused primarily on the Mahābhārata.
Biography
Van Buitenen studied with Jan Gonda at the Rijksuniversiteit, Utrecht, Netherlands (since 1990 Universiteit Utrecht). He received his doctorate, cum laude, on 23 October 1953 and immediately departed for India where he stayed until 1956 as sub-editor of the " Dictionary of Sanskrit on Historical Principles" project at Deccan College, Poona . From 1959 to 1961 he was Reader in Indian philosophy at Utrecht but found he had little interest in the position or in staying in the Netherlands. As a consequence he happily accepted an invitation to take a position at the University of Chicago and remained there until his death in 1979 at the age of fifty-one. He was appointed associate professor in Sanskrit and Indic studies in 1959 and professor in linguistics in Oriental languages in 1964. After a South Asian languages and civilizations department was formed in 1966, he was chairman for 10 years.
Van Buitenen contributed to the training of several notable scholars in the USA, among them James L. Fitzgerald (Brown University), Walter O. Kaelber, Michael D. Willis, Bruce M. Sullivan (Northern Arizona University) and Bruce Lincoln (University of Chicago).
Van Buitenen was on the board of directors of the American Oriental Society and became a correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1963.
Amongst many publications he edited and translated the first five books of the Hindu epic, "The Mahabharata". They were published in three volumes by the University of Chicago Press. At the time of his death he was working on the fourth of seven volumes.
Publications
Books
Selected articles
References
External links
The University of Chicago
South Asian Language and Civilizations at The University of Chicago
Guide to the J. A. B. van Buitenen Papers 1946–1978 at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
1928 births
1979 deaths
Dutch Indologists
Dutch Sanskrit scholars
Utrecht University alumni
Utrecht University faculty
University of Chicago faculty
Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Writers from The Hague
Sanskrit–English translators
20th-century translators |
20475428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant%20Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Population%2C%20Refugees%2C%20and%20Migration | Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration | The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration is the head of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration reports to the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.
List of the Directors of the Bureau of Refugee Programs, 1979—1994
List of the Assistant Secretaries of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, 1994—Present
Note: officials named in italics served in an acting capacity.
External links
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration at the State Department website
Website of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
References |
26721019 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servreagh%20O%27Folan | Servreagh O'Folan | Servreagh O'Folan, Irish Brehon, fl. 1585.
O'Folan was a member of a Brehon family resident in Conmhaícne Mara in the 16th century. They served as lawyers to members of the Ó Flaithbheartaigh's and other families in the region, but were also a land-owning and merchant family connected with The Tribes of Galway.
Servreagh O'Folan is listed as a Gentleman on a number of fiant in the 1580s.
The Composition Book of Connacht of 1585 listed him as a landowner in Moyrus in the Barony of Ballynahinch, County Galway.
Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, the Chieftain of the O'Flaherty Clan came to Galway City and signed an Official Fiant in 1585 with "the Chief men of his countrie". Servreagh O'Folan was one of the men who signed the Fiant with him.
In a fiant dated 1590, "Sirwrehagh Folain,of Moiris, Gentleman", was given a Royal Pardon following a rebellion in Connacht.
He appears to have also had three sons who were also brehon lawyers.
Soyrbrehagh Og Folain, in an indenture for John Kinge in May 1606, is described as "Soyrbrehagh Og Folain of Ierconnaght in the Co. of Galway atornies for seisin".
Feargananim Folan, in a deed for the O'Flahertys in 1614, FFargananym McServreagh of Moyrish, is described as "our true and lawfull attorney", and signs as Forinan Folan. He is listed as owner of parcels of lands consisting of , and , and was dispossessed of the family lands in 1651.
Nehemias folan of the Newtone, Gentleman, was also a landowner and brehon lawyer. In a document titled "Carta Dermicci O'Halloran(Dermot Ó hAllmhuráin), A.D. 1594", written in Latin, he is described as "in Christo Nehemian Ffolan, generosum, meum attornatum".
Other bearers of the name
Other O'Folan's from County Galway included:
Salamon Folan was active during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, and was cited as one of the group of men led by Colonel Edmond O'Flaherty at the siege of Tromroe Castle in County Clare.
Ferdindo Follin of Moyrus, Carna, County Galway, listed in 1656 as owner of parcels of lands consisting of 3,678 acres (14.88 km2), and 193 acres (0.78 km2). His lands were confiscated for rebellious activities and distributed to Sir Thomas Meredith and Richard Martin of Ballynahinch.
Patrick Folan (Galway), killed at the Battle of Inkermann 5 November 1854, during the Crimean War[5].
John Folan won the Distinguished Conduct Medal for Gallantry while serving in Mesopotamia in 1916 with the 3rd Battalion of the Connaught Rangers.
Cormac Folan of Barna represented Ireland in Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Caleb Folan, is a Republic of Ireland forward, who made his senior debut against Cyprus in October 2008. He plays in the Football League Championship with Hull City, and qualifies for Ireland through his paternal Grandparents who are from Galway.
Thomas Folan of Galway was the Prior of the Dominican Friary in Galway, and was the first recorded King of the Claddagh in the 1850s.
See also
Brehon
Folan
References
BibliographyA History of West or H-Iar Connacht Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh, Irish Archeological Society, Dublin, 1846
Books of survey and distribution Vol. III. County of Galway, 1680
Irish Families, Edward Mac Lysaght, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 1985
The Tribes of Galway'', Adrian James Martyn, Galway, 2001.
External links
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
People from County Galway
16th-century Irish judges
People of Conmaicne Mara |
44505390 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude%20Langer | Gertrude Langer | Gertrude Langer (née Froeschel) (1908–1984) was Austrian-born art critic in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was prominent in the Queensland Art Gallery and other arts organisations.
Life in Austria
Gertrude Froeschel was born in Vienna, Austria in 1908. She commenced study in the History of Art at Vienna University in 1926 being taught by Professor Josef Strzygowski and later attended lectures by Henri Focillon at the Sorbonne. In 1932 she married a fellow student Karl Langer graduating the following year on the same night as he with a Doctorate of Philosophy in Art History. In 1938 before the annexation of Austria by the Third Reich, Gertrude who was Jewish, and Karl left Vienna and travelled via Athens to Australia.
Life in Australia
Karl and Gertrude arrived in Sydney in May 1939 proceeding to Brisbane in July so that Karl could commence work for architects Cook and Kerrison. From the time of their arrival until their deaths the Langers dedicated themselves to a great variety of civic and professional activities. Their combined efforts greatly influenced the development of the arts and design in Queensland especially through such organisations as the Queensland Art Gallery Society, the Australian Council for the Arts and the Vacation Schools of Creative Art in which they fulfilled key roles over many years.
Gertrude was the art critic for The Courier Mail from 1953 until her death, her last review being published on the day she died, 19 September 1984. She was a foundation member of the International Association of Art Critics and was president of the Association's Australian Division from 1975 to 1978. Through her work with the Gallery Society and her personal donations of art works including drawings by Karl she exerted her influence on the collection of the Queensland Art Gallery.
Their home, Langer House, in St Lucia was designed by her husband Karl. The house was sold after the death of Gertrude Langer in 1984. It is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Honours
She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by The Queen on 1 January 1968 for her services as President of the Arts Council of Queensland.
Works
Her works included a book of poems for her late husband Karl:
References
Attribution
Further reading
1908 births
1984 deaths
20th-century Australian journalists
20th-century Australian women writers
Australian art critics
Australian women journalists
Austrian art critics
Austrian journalists
Austrian women journalists
Jewish Australian writers
Jewish women writers
Jewish emigrants from Austria to Australia after the Anschluss
Writers from Brisbane
Writers from Vienna
Australian women art critics
University of Vienna alumni
Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire
Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register |
17337276 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309%20Derby%20County%20F.C.%20season | 2008–09 Derby County F.C. season | The 2008–09 season was Derby County's 110th season in the Football League. It is their 41st season in the second division of English football and their first season in the second tier since the 2006–07 season. They were relegated from the FA Premier League in the 2007–08 season.
Despite relegation from the Premier League the previous season hopes had been high of an immediate return, especially after manager Paul Jewell's summer reconstruction of the squad seeing 16 players come in and 12 leave. However, things did not go to plan and the club spent the majority of the season in the lower reaches of the table. They were bottom of the league going into the August international break, after a 2–0 defeat away to Barnsley left the club with a single point from the first four games of the season. A 2–1 win over Sheffield United was the club's first league win in almost a year, bringing to an end of a 38-game winless sequence, and a run of just one defeat in 11, with 5 wins, lifted the club to the season high of ninth. Form soon dipped again and, after a run of just two wins in 11 matches which left the club 18th in the table, Jewell quit as manager on 28 December 2008 after just over a year in the job. He left with a record of just 13 wins in 58 matches, though he did take the club to their first major cup semi-final in over 30 years when the club reached the League Cup semi-final, where they lost 4–3 on aggregate to eventual winners Manchester United.
His replacement was Nigel Clough, manager of non-league Burton Albion and son of the club's former manager Brian. Despite overseeing two defeats in his first two games, Clough soon turned the club's form around, taking them to the 5th round of the FA Cup and just three defeats in 13 matches, a run which included four consecutive wins. A run of three consecutive defeats in mid April meant that survival was not guaranteed until the penultimate game of the season when Player of the Year Rob Hulse scored the winner in a 1–0 win over Charlton Athletic at Pride Park.
Review
Pre-season
Following the final day of the 2007–08 season, Jewell publicly announced his displeasure with the current squad, promising drastic changes. Within four weeks of the close of the season Derby confirmed five new signings, namely Plymouth defender Paul Connolly, Doncaster midfielder Paul Green, Watford F.C. defender Jordan Stewart and Nottingham Forest winger Kris Commons on frees. Watford's Nathan Ellington joined on a season-long loan (with a view to a permanent deal). In addition to these, the club signed out of contract Tranmere youngster Steve Davies on 12 June 2008 on a Bosman (although as he is under 24, a tribunal fee was set at £275k, with an additional £450k based on appearances and promotion). West Bromwich Albion's Martin Albrechtsen joined for free on 30 June 2008, and Stockport striker Liam Dickinson signed for £750k on 1 July 2008. Sheffield United striker Rob Hulse followed for £1.75m on 21 July 2008, the same day a season long loan deal for FC Porto and Poland international midfielder Przemyslaw Kazmierczak was finalised. On 7 August, just two days before the start of the new season, the club completed its eleventh and twelfth signings of pre-season, in the shape of Swiss-born Serbian U-19 international Aleksandar Prijović, who rejected a new deal with Parma to join the club, for free and Latvian international midfielder Andrejs Perepļotkins on a season long loan from Skonto FC Rīga after impressing on trial at the club. Finally, on 19 August the club signed Dutch attacking midfielder Nacer Barazite on loan until 31 December 2008 from Arsenal.
These thirteen signings all came in addition to Australian midfielder Ruben Zadkovich, who was signed in March. There were also unsuccessful attempts to sign Swansea midfielder Ferrie Bodde and Wigan's Marlon King on a season-long loan. Trials were also given to former Reading winger John Oster (who rejected the offer of a contract), Nigerian midfielder Richard Eromoigbe (whom the club decided not to sign), Australian defender Daniel Piorkowski (who eventually joined Walsall) and French midfielder Julien Sablé. (who, as with Eromoigbe, the club declined to sign)
Four players were initially allowed to leave the club, with the contracts of Michael Johnson, Lee Holmes and Marc Edworthy not being renewed following their completion, and Ben Hinchcliffe's contract being terminated. Andy Todd was told he could leave on a free transfer but is still currently with the club. Players moving out for fees were Kenny Miller, who rejoined Rangers for £2m; club record signing Rob Earnshaw for £2.65m to rivals Nottingham Forest less than a year after joining the club; David Jones, who joined Wolves for £1.2m; Craig Fagan, who returned to Hull City for £750k and Darren Moore, who signed for Barnsley on a free.
Stephen Pearson was expected to move to Birmingham but the move fell through due to Birmingham's unwillingness to sign the player while injured and Pearson rejecting a loan move. Stephen Bywater was the subject of an accepted £200k bid from Tottenham. However, despite taking a medical, Tottenham decided not to sign Bywater. Shortly after the start of the season, these players were joined by Eddie Lewis, whose contract was terminated by mutual consent and Benny Feilhaber who joined Danish side AGF Aarhus on a free. Another, unwanted, departure came with the news of club captain Alan Stubbs' retirement through injury on 20 August.
August
The first game of the new Championship season saw nine of Jewell's summer signings make their debuts (seven starting and two as substitutes), but lost 1–0 to Doncaster. This stretched the club's winless run to 33 matches and saw Jewell express disappointment with his players failing to cope with the pressure. Jewell finally got his first win as Derby manager (not counting an FA Cup third round penalties victory against Sheff Wednesday in January 2008) three days later as Derby beat Lincoln 3–1 in the League Cup first round, with Nathan Ellington getting his first goals for the club with a hattrick. A 1–1 draw with Bristol Rovers four days later saw the club break the league record for longest winless streak, stretching it to 34 matches.
On 14 August 2008 the club finally announced the extent of the club's debt after several months of speculation. The club's new chairman, Andrew Appleby, announced that upon arrival at the club in January 2008, Derby were £31m in debt. This had been reduced by £6m to £25m in the first six months of the new boards tenure, with the aim to reduce it by a further £10m by August 2009, leaving Derby with only the £15m mortgage on the Pride Park Stadium to repay. It was also announced that £10.4m of the 2008–09 season's £11.5m parachute payment has already been spent on players bought the previous summer. These players (such as Kenny Miller and Claude Davis) had still not completely been paid for, with Chairman of Football Adam Pearson stating that "We’ve (Derby County) still got to find £3m this month for Claude Davis, Kenny Miller, David Jones and Benny Feilhaber – so that's another significant investment." He added that "At the minute, the wages are circa £2.5m more than where I’d like them to be on an annual basis, so that needs taking care of." This was followed by a mixed series of results, with two more league defeats (1–0 at home to Southampton and 2–0 away to Barnsley, both clubs previously without a win) leaving the club bottom of the table going into the two-week international break, sandwiching a 1–0 win away to in-form Preston North End in the League Cup second round.
On 29 August 2008 Mears caused controversy when he flew to France to go on trial with Olympic Marseille without the express permission of Derby manager Paul Jewell. Jewell responded, saying that Mears will never play for the club again whilst he is in charge. Following the trial, the clubs agreed that Mears would go on loan to Marseille for the duration of the 2008–09 season, for a loan fee of £160,000, with the French club having the option to buy him for £1.5m at the end of the loan.
September
Following the two-week break for international fixtures, Derby's next match was against Sheffield United. The game generated much media coverage as it was approaching a year since Derby's last league win, a run which saw the club break the English league record for most matches without a win. On 13 September 2008, four days short of the anniversary of the 1–0 win over Newcastle, Rob Hulse scored against his former club as Derby ran out 2–1 winners, earning Paul Jewell his first league win as Derby boss at his 27th attempt. The win sparked an upturn in the club's fortunes and Derby went the whole of September undefeated, including the club's first away win in 18 months with a 2–0 success away to Q.P.R. and a draw at home to league leaders Birmingham City. The form of defender Martin Albrechtsen saw him nominated for the Championship Player of the Month award, though he lost out to Reading's Kevin Doyle.
October
Derby's undefeated run was stretched to six games after a 2–1 win away to Norwich City, which saw Nathan Ellington get his first league goal for the club with an 85th-minute winner. The win meant that Derby had earned more points in six matches than in the whole of the previous season and put them within two points of a play-off place going into the international break. Returning from the international break, The Rams continued their run, taking it to seven games, by beating Plymouth Argyle 2–1 at home. A 3–2 defeat away to Blackpool ended the club's unbeaten streak, but the Rams recovered to earn a point at Coventry City and beat Norwich for the second time in a month, winning 3–1 at home with a performance Paul Jewell described as "Our best yet". Rob Hulse's form during October saw him awarded the Championship Player of the Month award, after he scored four goals in five games, while Paul Jewell earned his first Championship Manager of the Month nomination as Derby boss, though he eventually lost out to Cardiff's Dave Jones.
November
November started with the return of the East Midlands derby against Nottingham Forest to the fixture list, following a three-year absence. The match ended as a 1–1 draw after referee Stuart Attwell disallowed two Derby goals in the final few minutes. Atwell also booked eight players and issued a straight red card to Forest midfielder Lewis McGugan. Jewell was especially vocal in his dismay at Attwell's performance, accusing the 25-year-old official of 'losing control' of the game and 'robbing' the Rams of a victory. The press furore around his display saw Attwell called in for a meeting with Referee's Chief Keith Hackett and was consequently axed from the following week's fixture list. Days after the game Derby manager Paul Jewell said that a member of the Football Association had contacted him and told him that the second goal should have stood. The Attwell controversy overshadowed Derby's run of only one defeat in 11 and their retention of the Brian Clough Trophy. It also stretched Derby's unbeaten streak against Forest to five, having lost just once to their rivals in the last 11 meetings. Following the Forest game however, Derby's form began to stutter – despite two wins over League One clubs Brighton & Hove Albion (4–1) and Leeds United (2–1) in the League Cup, taking Derby to their first quarter-final in the competition since 1989, Derby won just one of their next four league games, a 3–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday that gave them their biggest league win since a 5–1 win over Colchester United in May 2007. The club's dip in form saw Jewell making vocal his desire to bring fresh legs and impetus into a squad being hit by injuries and a busy fixture list, whilst assistant manager Chris Hutchings called for greater 'consistency'. Despite the club's disappointing form they remained in contention for the play-offs. The last week of November proved to be a busy one as the club signed former Southampton defender Darren Powell on a free transfer and brought in West Ham United youngster James Tomkins and Charlton Athletic's Luke Varney in on loan, with Andy Todd, Liam Dickinson, Jay McEveley and Mitchell Hanson going out on loan to Northampton, Blackpool, Charlton and Notts County respectively.
December
Despite these changes the club's poor form carried into December, where defeats by Crystal Palace and Wolves saw the club drop to 18th in the league and claims within the media that Jewell's position as manager was under threat, rumours denied by the club itself. Away from the league, a 1–0 win away to Stoke City in the League Cup saw the club reach the semi-final of a major cup competition for the first time since the 1976 FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United, who, ironically, the club drew to face this time around too. The league form continued to worsen, with defeats against Preston and Ipswich leaving the club just five points clear of relegation and, with pressure from supporters and the media increasing, Paul Jewell resigned as manager on 28 December, with assistant manager Chris Hutchings taking over as caretaker manager. His first move was to recall Liam Dickinson from his loan spell at Blackpool.
January
The resignation of Paul Jewell saw a raft of names being linked with Derby County, including former manager Billy Davies
, Paul Ince, Nigel Clough, Dean Saunders, Aidy Boothroyd and Alan Curbishley.
On the pitch Hutchings first game in charge saw The Rams go 2–0 down in the first 20 minutes away to non-league Forest Green in the FA Cup Third round before eventually winning 4–3, earning the club a draw with local rivals Nottingham Forest in the 4th Round. The club made its first foray into the January transfer window on 5 January 2009 with the signing of Middlesbrough defender Seb Hines on a monthlong loan. The same day Adam Pearson announced that a shortlist of managerial candidates had been written up, with suggestions it contained caretaker manager Chris Hutchings, Burton Albion's Nigel Clough, Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson and former Derby player Dean Saunders, manager of Wrexham, with Clough as the 'top target'. The same day saw Clough officially approached about the position and he was announced as Derby's new manager on 6 January 2008, bringing his backroom staff of Gary Crosby, Andy Garner and Martin Taylor with him from Burton Albion.
Clough was introduced to the Derby support on 7 January, prior to the kick off of the League Cup Semi-final First Leg against Manchester United. The match presided over by Academy Manager David Lowe as a result of Chris Hutchings leaving the club following Clough's appointment and Kris Commons's 30th minute 25-yard strike was enough to give the Rams a 1–0 lead to take into the second leg. The win was their second against Premier League opposition in the competition and put the club in the strange position of beating more Premier League teams in the 2008/09 season than the previous campaign when they had actually been in the Premier League.
Clough's first game in charge was due to be Cardiff City away in the Championship, but it was called off due to a frozen pitch. Clough also announced his intention to cut the squad as he felt it had 'too many players', with his first move being to cancel Latvian winger Andrejs Pereplotkins' loan, release defender Darren Powell when two-month contract expired and loan out Aleksandar Prijović, Giles Barnes, Lewis Price and Claude Davis out to Yeovil Town, Fulham, Luton Town and Crystal Palace respectively. He also cancelled the contract of Guinean left back Mo Camara.
Clough's first game in charge was a home game against Q.P.R. which ended in a 2–0 defeat and saw Derby drop to 20th in the table and followed it up with a 4–2 defeat away to Manchester United in the second leg of the League Cup Semi-final which saw Derby knocked out of the competition 4–3 on aggregate. Derby's second cup match in three days saw them draw 1–1 with rivals Nottingham Forest at Pride Park in the FA Cup Fourth round. His second league match, away to Birmingham City ended in a 1–0 defeat which saw the club drop into the bottom three for the first time since August. Clough's first win came with a 2–1 victory over Coventry City, which saw the club leap to 18th in the table. The match was watched from the stands by Clough's first signing, Chris Porter, who signed for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £400k from Motherwell.
February
Clough earned his first away win as Derby manager with a 3–2 win away at Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup 4th Round replay on 4 February 2009 to book an FA Cup 5th Round tie at home to Manchester United. The win was Derby's first win at the City Ground since October 1971, when the club was managed by Nigel's father Brian, and saw the club come from being 2–0 down after 15 minutes to get the win, earning the Rams the F&C Performance of The Week award. A 3–0 win away at Plymouth Argyle the weekend after was Derby's biggest away win for seven years and saw the club leap up to 16th in the table. The Rams three match winning streak was ended when Man Utd knocked them out of a cup competition for the second time in a month as they ran out 4–1 winners in the FA Cup Fifth round. The Rams returned to winning ways with a 4–1 victory over Blackpool and a 3–1 win away at Nottingham Forest, their second win at their rivals ground in a month, before a 2–1 defeat away to Doncaster Rovers.
March
The first game of March saw Chris Porter grab his first goals for the club since his move from Motherwell in a 2–2 draw at home to Swansea City, a match in which The Rams threw away a 2–0 lead, leaving them just 5 points clear of the relegation zone, though still with games in hand on the majority of their relegation rivals due to the club's various cup successes. Despite only drawing, Clough declared the performance "the best since we have been here. "
Away from the pitch, the same week saw the club take Blackburn Rovers youngster Josh O'Keefe on trial, with a view to a permanent move in the summer when his contract expired., Jordan Stewart's 25-yard strike in the October 2008 win over Sheffield Wednesday nominated for the Football League Mitre Goal of the Year 2008 award and key players Miles Addison and Paul Green seasons ended by injury. Despite these setbacks, the Rams returned to winning ways with a 2–1 victory over play off chasing Bristol City, with Chris Porter scoring his third for the club after just 52 seconds and Rob Hulse grabbing his 15th of the campaign to seal the win just 2 minutes after Bristol City had equalised. The result meant the club had taken 16 points from the last 21 available and took the club to 15th in the table, eight points clear of the relegation places. In an attempt to soften the blow of losing Green and Addison, midfielders John Eustace and Barry Bannan were brought in on loan from Watford and Aston Villa respectively. As Clough stated he felt the club had too many strikers, strikers Liam Dickinson (Leeds United), Aleksandar Prijović (Northampton Town) and Paris Simmons (Lincoln City) and Luke Varney (Sheffield Wednesday) were sent out on loan, though Simmons returned after just 4 days due to an ankle injury. The new signings could not help the Rams record a win in the months remaining fixtures, with draws against Southampton and Barnsley sandwiching a 2–4 defeat away to playoff chasing Sheff Utd.
April
April proved to be a difficult month for the Rams, with 4 of the first six matches of the month coming against clubs in the Top 6. Three ended in defeat – 4–1 away to Cardiff City, 3–2 at home to Wolves and 2–0 at home to Reading. The club did earn a point at home to Burnley, thanks to Paul Connolly's 93rd-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw, but a defeat away at midtable Crystal Palace meant that only a 1–0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday gave Derby three points. It meant a run of only one win in 9 games, but the victory at Hillsborough did take the club over the 50 points marker set by Clough as the target for survival.
The last home game of the season against Charlton Athletic saw Hulse presented with the Jack Stamps Trophy for Player of the Season by 1997 winner Chris Powell. He celebrated by hitting his 18th goal of the season as Derby won 1–0 to guarantee their Championship survival.
With safety assured, Clough began to restructure the squad and backroom staff ahead of the 2009–10 season. In terms of backroom staff, Clough announced his intention to restructure the academy, appointing former Derby players Darren Wassall and Michael Forsyth and Wolves Academy director John Perkins to the backroom staff, to replace the departed Phil Cannon, David Lowe and Brian Burrows. In terms of playing staff it was announced that Andy Todd and Paris Simmons would not have their contracts extended, with loanees Przemyslaw Kazmierczak, Nacer Barazite and Barry Bannan returning to their clubs.
May
The season ended with an experimental line-up, featuring Rob Hulse at centre-half and Stephen Pearson at left back, losing 3–1 away to Watford to finish 18th in the Championship, the club's lowest league finish for three years, eight points clear of the relegation zone. The day after the match, Clough announced his intention to cut the playing staff by up to 17 players.
End of season squad
Up to and including 4 May 2009.
Transfers
Summer (1 July 2008 – 1 September 2008)
In
Permanent
Total spending: ~ £3.25m
Loan
Out
Permanent
Total income: ~ £6.6 million
Loan
January (1 January – 2 February 2009)
In
Permanent
Total spending: ~ £1.4m
Loan
Out
Permanent
Total income: ~ £0.0 million
Loan
Results
Pre season
Cancelled Fixture
A proposed friendly away to Lincoln City, due to take place on 26 July 2008, was cancelled by mutual consent when the two clubs drew each other in the first round of the League Cup.
Football League Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
Last Updated – 3 May 2009
2008/09 Records
Club
Biggest Win – 4–1 v Blackpool (18 February 2009)
Biggest Defeat – 1–4 v Cardiff City (8 April 2009)
Consecutive Victories – 4 (31 January 2009 – 21 February 2009)
Longest Unbeaten Run – 7 (14 September 2008 – 18 October 2008)
Consecutive Defeats – 4 (26 December 2008 – 27 January 2009)
Longest Winless Run – 6 (22 November 2008 – 15 December 2009)
Individuals
End of Season Awards
League
Most league appearances:
Most league Goals:
All Competitions
Most appearances:
Most Goals:
References
Notes
External links
Derby County FC official site
Derby County FC on Soccerbase
Derby County F.C. seasons
Derby County |
17337278 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Craft%20and%20Sarah%20Fain | Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain | Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain are American television screenwriters and producers, mostly working together as partners. They have also written two young adult fiction novels together.
Craft and Fain are from Kansas City, Missouri, and wrote their first piece together when they were 15 years old for their high school newspaper. Both Craft and Fain attended The Pembroke Hill School. Craft graduated from Columbia College in 1993. She is married to producer Adam Fierro and is the sister of writer Gretchen Rubin. Fain graduated from Williams College in 1993.
Works
The Fix
Craft and Fain were executive producers, creators and writers on the limited television series The Fix. On this project they partnered with Marcia Clark, who was a co-executive producer. The Fix aired its ten episodes on ABC.
Angel
Craft and Fain joined Mutant Enemy Productions in 2002, during the fourth season of Joss Whedon's Angel. They penned eight episodes of seasons 4 and 5 and served as the show's executive story editors during its fifth season.
The Shield
After Angel went off air in 2004, Craft and Fain joined the staff of The Shield as co-producers of the show's fourth season. They eventually became producers of the fifth, and supervising producers of the sixth season, also writing several episodes during this time.
Women's Murder Club
In 2007, Craft and Fain created Women's Murder Club, a police procedural drama produced by 20th Century Fox Television and airing on ABC. The show premiered on October 12, 2007, and Craft and Fain also served as its executive producers. After producing the first ten episodes, the show went on hiatus due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, and Craft and Fain were subsequently fired from the project. They were therefore not involved in the final three episodes of Women's Murder Club.
Dollhouse
In 2008, Craft and Fain returned to working with Joss Whedon on his new series Dollhouse as showrunners. The show, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, got a thirteen-episode commitment by Fox and began airing there in February 2009, running for two seasons.
Lie to Me
When the cancellation of Dollhouse was announced, Fox moved Craft and Fain to the writing staff of the new TV series Lie to Me, which surprised Joss Whedon fans. Craft and Fain were under contract to Fox, not Whedon, and they explained that it was a decision by their employers in which they had little say.
Secret Circle
Craft and Fain in 2010 developed a series with Kevin Williamson for The CW based upon The Secret Circle book trilogy by L. J. Smith. Screenwriter Andrew Miller penned the pilot. Secret Circle follows a 16-year-old girl named Cassie, who moves to New Salem and enrolls in a high school there but she soon discovers that she and the other students are witches.
Fantasy Island
Craft and Fain rebooted Fantasy Island for Fox in 2021.
Novels
The duo have written two novels, Bass Ackwards and Belly Up and its sequel Footfree and Fancyloose. The books follow nine months in the life of four teenage best friends, Harper, Becca, Kate, and Sophie.
Happier in Hollywood podcast
On her weekly podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Craft discusses good habits and happiness with her New York-based sister, Gretchen Rubin.
Elizabeth and Sarah started their own spinoff of the podcast, titled "Happier in Hollywood," in May 2017.
References
External links
Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain on Myspace
Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain answer our questions..... Interview with fans of Dollhouse at dollhousetvforum.com
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American women writers
American television producers
American women television producers
American television writers
American women novelists
Living people
Screenwriting duos
Showrunners
American women television writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Williams College alumni
21st-century American screenwriters
Columbia College (New York) alumni |
23577270 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393%20Libyan%20Premier%20League | 1992–93 Libyan Premier League | The 1992–93 Libyan Premier League was the 24th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963. 19 teams contested the league, with Ahly Benghazi the champions. There was no relegation as the league expanded to 21 teams the following season. The league went to a play off match between Tripoli rivals Ahly and Ittihad, as both were level on points after 36 games. Ahly Tripoli won 2–0 to win their 7th league title and their first for 9 years.
League table
Results
Championship Playoff
As Ahly & Ittihad were tied on points, the league title went to a one-off playoff match. The match was played at the 28 March Stadium in Benghazi.
References
Libya - List of final tables (RSSSF)
Libyan Premier League seasons
1
Libya |
44505465 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral%20%28Visage%20album%29 | Orchestral (Visage album) | Orchestral is an album by the British pop group Visage, released on 8 December 2014. It is an album of twelve songs (eleven from the band's back catalogue and one new song), rerecorded with a live symphony orchestra.
An orchestral version of the band's seminal hit, "Fade to Grey", was released as a single in November 2014 ahead of the album.
History
In March 2014, after a year promoting their previous album, Hearts and Knives, Visage were invited to appear at the closing ceremony of the World Ski Jumping Championships in Harrachov. They were backed by the Czech Synthosymphonica Orchestra, headed by Armin Effenberger, whose speciality is mixing classical music arrangements and full orchestras with classic synthesizer music. At the ceremony, Visage performed a ten-song set of their hits with the full orchestra. The album also contains tracks recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Track listing
"The Damned Don't Cry"
"Fade to Grey"
"Dreamer I Know"
"Mind of a Toy"
"Visage"
"The Anvil"
"Never Enough"
"Pleasure Boys"
"Hidden Sign"
"Night Train"
"Love Glove"
"The Silence"
References
Visage (band) albums
2014 albums
August Day Recordings albums |
26721025 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individually%20purchased%20health%20insurance | Individually purchased health insurance | In the United States, individually purchased health insurance is health insurance purchased directly by individuals, and not those provided through employers. Self-employed individuals receive a tax deduction for their health insurance and can buy health insurance with additional tax benefits. According to the US Census Bureau, about 9% of Americans are covered under individual health insurance. In the individual market, consumers pay the entire premium without an employer contribution, and most do not receive any tax benefit. The range of products available is similar to those provided through employers. However, average out-of-pocket spending is higher in the individual market, with higher deductibles, co-payments and other cost-sharing provisions. Major medical is the most commonly purchased form of individual health insurance.
Economics
Premiums can vary significantly by age. In states that allow medical underwriting, an individual's health information may be used in determining whether to cover the individual and the premium to be paid. However, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective since 2014, insurers are prohibited from discriminating against or charging higher rates for any individuals based on pre-existing medical conditions. For individuals who pass individual medical underwriting where it is used, the average premiums they pay are lower than the average paid for employer-sponsored coverage (this comparison is based on the entire premium for employer-sponsored coverage, including both the employee and employer contributions). Factors that may contribute to this include: differences in age; less generous coverage in the individual market (higher beneficiary cost sharing); and a tendency for individual consumers to only buy benefits that they expect to need and use while group coverage may provide some benefits that most beneficiaries do not use. Individual policyholders are also more likely to report being in excellent health than are people covered by employer-sponsored health insurance, which may be a contributing factor. Premiums in the individual market rose less rapidly over the period 2002-2005 than did out-of-pocket premiums in the employer-sponsored market (17.8% versus 34.4%). The increase was larger for family policies than for single policies (25.3% for family policies; the increase for single policies was not statistically significant). These comparisons did not adjust for changes in benefit levels.
Research confirms that the individual health insurance market is sensitive to price. Estimates of demand elasticity in this market vary, but generally fall in the range of -0.3 to -0.1. It appears that price sensitivity varies among population subgroups and is generally higher for younger individuals and lower income individuals. One study found that among individuals who lack other sources of health coverage, the percentage purchasing individual insurance increases steadily with income. However, even among those with incomes four times the federal poverty level, only about a fourth buy individual coverage. The self-employed, who can tax-deduct their premiums, are more likely to purchase than other individuals. The researchers concluded that affordability appears to be a key barrier to coverage in this market, and that any premium subsidies would likely have to be substantial to be effective. The researchers note that other factors such as health status and the complexity of the market can also affect the purchase of individual health insurance, but conclude that they are unlikely to be the primary drivers of low coverage rates.
Many states allow medical underwriting of applicants for individually purchased health insurance. An estimated 5 million of those without health insurance are considered "uninsurable" because of pre-existing conditions. A number of proposals have been advanced to limit the effect of underwriting on consumers and improve access to coverage. Each has its own advantages and limitations. One 2008 study found that people of average health are least likely to become uninsured if they have large group health coverage, more likely to become uninsured if they have small group coverage, and most likely to become uninsured if they have individual health insurance. But, "for people in poor or fair health, the chances of losing coverage are much greater for people who had small-group insurance than for those who had individual insurance." The authors attribute these results to the combination in the individual market of high costs and guaranteed renewability of coverage. Individual coverage costs more if it is purchased after a person becomes unhealthy, but "provides better protection (compared to group insurance) against high premiums for already individually insured people who become high risk." Healthy individuals are more likely to drop individual coverage than less-expensive, subsidized employment-based coverage, but group coverage leaves them "more vulnerable to dropping or losing any and all coverage than does individual insurance" if they become seriously ill.
In August 2008 the Hartford Courant reported that competition was increasing in the individual health insurance market, with more insurers entering the market, an increased variety of products, and a broader spread of prices.
Regulation
Individual health insurance is primarily regulated at the state level, consistent with the McCarran-Ferguson Act. Model acts and regulations promulgated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) provide some degree of uniformity state to state. These models do not have the force of law and have no effect unless they are adopted by a state. They are, however, used as guides by most states, and some states adopt them with little or no change. The primary NAIC models affecting the individual health insurance market are:
The Uniform Individual Accident and Sickness Policy Provision Law (UPPL);
The Accident and Sickness Insurance Minimum Standards Model Act;
The Advertisements of Accident and Sickness Insurance Model Regulation; and
The Unfair Trade Practices Act.
All of these models have been implemented in one form or another by most states.
Federal laws affecting individual health insurance include:
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);
The Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act;
The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act;
The Fair Credit Reporting Act; and
Federal rules governing Medicare supplement policies.
See also
Health insurance in the United States
Health insurance coverage in the United States
Health insurance marketplace
References
Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
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23577271 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goorudee%20Rivulet | Goorudee Rivulet | The Goorudee Rivulet, a perennial river of the Murrumbidgee catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Goorudee Rivulet rises below Bulgar Hill, part of Monaro Range, adjacent to the Snowy Mountains Highway, and flows generally east southeast before reaching its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River, north of Adaminaby. The river descends over its course.
See also
List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
List of rivers of Australia
Rivers of New South Wales
References
External links
Rivers of New South Wales
Murray-Darling basin
Snowy Mountains |
23577273 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growee%20River | Growee River | Growee River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Growee River rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Hefrons Hole, northeast of Rylstone and flows generally northwest then north northeast, then north by west then northeast, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Bylong River near Bylong. The river descends over its course.
The Bylong Valley Way crosses the Growee River at multiple points from below Growee Mountain in the south to near the town of Bylong in the north.
See also
Rivers of New South Wales
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
List of rivers of Australia
References
External links
Rivers of New South Wales
Central Tablelands |
17337296 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden%20Colours%20%28song%29 | Forbidden Colours (song) | "Forbidden Colours" is a 1983 song by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. It appears on the film's soundtrack album and was released as a single on Virgin Records in 1983 (the second collaborative single release by Sylvian and Sakamoto, following 1982's "Bamboo Houses").
Background
The title of the song is taken from Japanese writer Yukio Mishima's 1953 novel Forbidden Colors; although not directly related to the film, both works include exploration of homosexual themes, specifically resistance to desires through faith in God.
In 1984 the track was re-recorded and released as the B-side to "Red Guitar", the lead single to Sylvian's first solo album Brilliant Trees and was later also included as a bonus track on certain editions of his 1987 album Secrets of the Beehive.
Both Sakamoto and Sylvian have since recorded several interpretations of the song, both instrumental (under the title "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence") and vocal. An orchestral version featuring vocals by Sylvian was included on Sakamoto's 1999 album Cinemage.
Sylvian said in an interview 2012 about the track:
Track listing
All music by Ryuichi Sakamoto; lyrics by David Sylvian on "Forbidden Colours", "Bamboo Houses" and "Bamboo Music".
7": Virgin / VS601 (UK) and 7" Picture Disc: Virgin / VSY601 (UK)
Side one
"Forbidden Colours" – 4:42
Side two
"The Seed and the Sower" – 5:00
12": Virgin / VS601-12 (UK)
Side one
"Forbidden Colours" – 4:42
Side two
"The Seed and the Sower" – 5:00
"Last Regrets" – 2:40
1988 3" CD: Virgin / CDT18 (UK)
"Forbidden Colours" – 4.42
"Bamboo Houses" – 5.26
"Bamboo Music" – 5.38
Chart positions
Personnel
Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, programming
David Sylvian – vocals, lyrics
Production
Ryuichi Sakamoto – producer
Recording and mixing – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Seigen Ono, Shinichi Tanaka
Recording assistant – Michio Nakakoshi
David Sylvian – artwork, cover design
Yuka Fujii – photography
References
1983 singles
Songs written by David Sylvian
Songs written by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Virgin Records singles
David Sylvian songs
1983 songs
LGBT-related songs |
23577284 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20River%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29 | Henry River (New South Wales) | Henry River, a perennial stream of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Henry River rises below Mitchell Hill, on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Bald Nob and flows generally east and north, before reaching its confluence with the Mann River, near Newtown Boyd. The river descends over its course; and flows through the Mann River Nature Reserve.
See also
Rivers of New South Wales
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Northern Tablelands |
17337304 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skimmia%20anquetilia | Skimmia anquetilia | Skimmia anquetilia is a species of shrub that is cultivated for its decorative fruits and bright pink flowers. It is grown mainly in gardens. It can tolerate frost. Several cultivars were created from this species. It is native to the Himalayas. It has been hybridized with Skimmia japonica to make Skimmia × confusa. A recent report on Skimmia anquetilia shows that the leaves of Skimmia anquetilia are rich in antioxidants and can be use as an antioxidant supplement. The leaves combined with turmeric are used for the treatment of swellings and rheumatism. Powder from its bark is used for the healing of burns and wounds. Its leaves are also used for the treatment of headache and smallpox as well as for freshness.
External links
Skimmia anquetilia info
anquetilia |
17337305 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic%20Cooperation%20Agreement | Strategic Cooperation Agreement | The Strategic Cooperation Agreement was concluded on November 30, 1981 between the United States and Israel during the first Reagan administration and coincided with an official visit of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The agreement was signed by Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon and American Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and pledged specific actions from both parties to increase strategic cooperation between them. The main objective was to deter Soviet threats and ‘Soviet controlled forces’ in the Middle East. Israel had aimed for some time at the creation of a more formal bond which would commit the United States to a closer military cooperation. The signing marked the beginning of close security cooperation and coordination between the American and Israeli governments. It was formally reconfirmed at the time of Reagan’s second peace initiative, on April 21, 1988.
The agreement took the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and was an act of the executive branch not subject to Senate ratification. Therefore, it was not a treaty, which requires Senate ratification. Formally, it did not constitute an official alliance. Frequent references of the President and political leaders to Israel as an ally, did not carry with them the weight of a legal commitment to declare or enter a war on Israel’s side in the sense envisioned by the U.S. Constitution.
Politically, the strategic cooperation agreement represented a major policy shift toward Israel regarding American involvement in the Middle East. Since there was no corresponding pact signed with any Arab state, the United States could no longer claim to act as an impartial mediator or arbiter in the Arab Israeli conflicts.
The full text of the understanding is shown in the links below. George Lenczowski, summarizes the main points as follows.
The United States and Israel to form a committee to arrange for joint military exercises and provide for the use of Israeli ports by the Sixth ( Mediterranean) Fleet.
Israel to agree to the pre-positioning on its territory of military supplies for use by the US rapid deployment force.
The United States to resume the delivery to Israel of American cluster bombs (temporarily suspended).
Israel to build, with partial US financial assistance, the Lavi fighter aircraft, which it was free to market abroad. (This provision was rescinded a few years later.)
US aid to Israel for military purposes to be increased by $425 million per year.
Israel and the United States to conclude a trade agreement that would allow to duty-free and tax-free imports and exports for both countries, giving Israel a preferential treatment in comparison with other US trading partners [at that time].
The agreement was developed after a few weeks of discussions between working groups of the Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Defense Department. with input from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), particularly their Director of Research and Information, Steve J. Rosen. The strategic cooperation agreement roused much resentment in the Middle East. The Arab world and the Soviet Union were highly critical of this agreement, which they felt would impair America's ability to deal fairly with the peace process in the Middle East.
External links
Original text at Yale Law School
Original text at Israel MFA
References
1981 in politics
Israel–United States relations
1981 in the United States
1981 in Israel
Ariel Sharon |
17337312 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-spotted%20hawker | Blue-spotted hawker | The blue-spotted hawker (Adversaeschna brevistyla) is the only known species of dragonfly of the genus Adversaeschna in the family Aeshnidae.
Description
The blue-spotted hawker is a large dragonfly with a pair of pale stripes on either side of the thorax. Mature males have blue eyes whilst females have brown eyes.
Distribution and habitat
The blue-spotted hawker is widespread across Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island and some Pacific Islands. Its presence has not been verified in the Northern Territory.
It may be found near ponds and marshes as well as vegetation far from water. It prefers still water but may also be found along calm streams.
Gallery
References
Aeshnidae
Insects of Australia
Insects described in 1842 |
20475441 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/497th%20Combat%20Training%20Flight | 497th Combat Training Flight | The 497th Combat Training Flight is a United States Air Force unit. Its present station is Singapore's Paya Lebar Air Base, where its mission is to provide operational and logistical support to U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft deployed to Singapore for training exercises with the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
History
World War II
Operational training unit, June 1942 – October 1943; replacement training, October 1943 – April 1944.
Cold War
Air defense of West coast, 1953–1955.
Air Defense of Southwest Europe, 1958–1964. In the early 1960s Headquarters, United States Air Force (USAF) implemented Project Clearwater. Clearwater was designed to return overseas Convair F-102 Delta Dagger squadrons stationed overseas to the United States to reduce "gold flow" (adverse balance of payments). This resulted in the 497th being reduced to a paper unit and its planes dispersed to Air Defense Command interceptor squadrons in the US. Although it had originally been intended to inactivate the unit, it was instead transferred to Tactical Air Command as a paper unit.
Vietnam War
Combat in Southeast Asia, 1965–1974; Defense of South Korea, 1974–1988.
Current mission
Combat training in Southeast Asia, 1991–present
Approximately three deployments of USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagles and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons from both active duty and Air National Guard units from around the world are made each year to Singapore under the auspices of Exercise Commando Sling. The squadron supports/participates in regional exercise and global contingencies, and provides housing; morale, recreation and welfare facilities and programs: medical services; force protection to resources and personnel; and legal, financial, communications, and contracting support to assigned and deployed personnel.
The 497th comprises the basic functional elements of a small-scale USAF fighter wing – fighter operations, flightline logistics, community and mission support, and medical services. With a permanently assigned staff of 37 personnel, the 497th represents the entire USAF presence in Singapore. However, six times a year for up to four weeks the unit grows to between 120 and 190 in strength, with the deployment of 6 to 12 F-15 and/or F-16 aircraft and the associated 75 to 150 support personnel. When so configured, the 497th "presence" is transformed into an operational role, to conduct an intense schedule of air-to-air combat training with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).
The 497th also supports USAF fighter rotations to Southwest Asia and several other regional exercises such as Cope Taufan, Cope Tiger, and Cope West. An example of the 497th's "expanding capability" occurred in May 1998 during COMMANDO SLING 98-4 when they also supported the ordered departure of U.S. personnel from Indonesia. Paya Lebar Air Base ramp at that time had 28 USAF F-15s, four USAF Lockheed C-130 Herculeses, four USAF Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers, one Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, one Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, plus all the permanently based RSAF aircraft and aircraft from other nations. All were supported by squadron and RSAF personnel. Additionally, COMMANDO SLING 98-4 was the first time the normally bilateral exercise was expanded to include the Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets.
The 497th commander is also the designated commanding officer for legal jurisdiction over U.S. military personnel in nine Southeast Asian countries. It is a tenant command under Naval Region Singapore and shares space at the Sembawang Terminal with Task Force 73/Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific and a space at Paya Lebar Air Base.
Lineage
Constituted as the 302d Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 13 January 1942
Activated on 10 February 1942
Redesignated 302d Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 July 1942
Redesignated 497th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943
Disbanded on 1 April 1944
Reconstituted on 3 February 1953 and redesignated 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Activated on 18 February 1953
Redesignated 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 25 July 1964
Inactivated on 16 September 1974
Activated on 1 October 1978
Inactivated on 24 January 1989
Redesignated 497th Fighter Training Squadron on 28 October 1991
Activated on 31 October 1991
Redesignated 497th Combat Training Squadron on 1 August 1994
Redesignated 497th Combat Training Flight on 26 October 2006
Assignments
84th Bombardment Group (later 84th Fighter-Bomber Group), 10 February 1942 – 1 April 1944
503d Air Defense Group, 18 February 1953
84th Fighter Group, 18 August 1955
65th Air Division, 5 July 1958
United States Air Forces Europe (attached to 65th Air Division), 1 July 1960
32d Tactical Fighter Wing. 18 June 1964
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 25 July 1964
831st Air Division, 6 December 1965 (attached to 479th Tactical Fighter Wing)
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 8 December 1965 – 16 September 1974
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 October 1978
51st Composite Wing (later 51st Tactical Fighter Wing), 1 January 1982 – 1 January 1988
Thirteenth Air Force, 31 October 1991
36th Air Base Wing, 30 June 2005
36th Operations Group, 15 March 2006 – present
Stations
Savannah Air Base, Georgia, 10 February 1942
Drew Field, Florida, 7 February 1943
Harding Army Air Field, Louisiana, 4 October 1943 – 1 April 1944
Portland Army Air Base, Oregon, 18 February 1953
Geiger Field, Washington, 18 August 1955
Torrejon Air Base, Spain, 21 June 1958
George Air Force Base, California, 18 June 1964
Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 8 December 1965
Taegu Air Base, South Korea, 1 October 1978 – 24 January 1989
Paya Lebar Airbase, Singapore, 31 October 1991 – present
Aircraft
V-72 Vengeance, 1942
A-24 Banshee, 1942–1943
P-39 Airacobra, 1943
P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943–1944
F-94B Starfire, 1953–1954
F-89D Scorpion, 1954–1955
F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1955–1960
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, 1960–1964
F-4 Phantom II, 1964–1988
References
Notes
Explanatory notes
Citations
Bibliography
McMullen, Richard F. (1964) "The Fighter Interceptor Force 1962–1964" ADC Historical Study No. 27, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, CO (Confidential, declassified 22 March 2000)
External links
497th Combat Training Squadron on the NRCS website
497th Combat Training Squadron on the US Embassy in Singapore website
Flights of the United States Air Force
Combat Training 0497
Singapore–United States military relations |
6905518 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron%20beam-induced%20current | Electron beam-induced current | Electron-beam-induced current (EBIC) is a semiconductor analysis technique performed in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) or scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). It is used to identify buried junctions or defects in semiconductors, or to examine minority carrier properties. EBIC is similar to cathodoluminescence in that it depends on the creation of electron–hole pairs in the semiconductor sample by the microscope's electron beam. This technique is used in semiconductor failure analysis and solid-state physics.
Physics of the technique
If the semiconductor sample contains an internal electric field, as will be present in the depletion region at a p-n junction or Schottky junction, the electron–hole pairs will be separated by drift due to the electric field. If the p- and n-sides (or semiconductor and Schottky contact, in the case of a Schottky device) are connected through a picoammeter, a current will flow.
EBIC is best understood by analogy: in a solar cell, photons of light fall on the entire cell, thus delivering energy and creating electron hole pairs, and cause a current to flow. In EBIC, energetic electrons take the role of the photons, causing the EBIC current to flow. However, because the electron beam of an SEM or STEM is very small, it is scanned across the sample and variations in the induced EBIC are used to map the electronic activity of the sample.
By using the signal from the picoammeter as the imaging signal, an EBIC image is formed on the screen of the SEM or STEM. When a semiconductor device is imaged in cross-section, the depletion region will show bright EBIC contrast. The shape of the contrast can be treated mathematically to determine the minority carrier properties of the semiconductor, such as diffusion length and surface recombination velocity. In plain-view, areas with good crystal quality will show bright contrast, and areas containing defects will show dark EBIC contrast.
As such, EBIC is a semiconductor analysis technique useful for evaluating minority carrier properties and defect populations.
EBIC can be used to probe subsurface hetero-junctions of nanowires and the properties of minority carriers .
EBIC has also been extended to the study of local defects in insulators. For example, W.S. Lau (Lau Wai Shing) developed "true oxide electron beam induced current" in the 1990s. Thus, besides p-n junction or Schottky junction, EBIC can also be applied to MOS diodes. Local defects in semiconductor and local defects in the insulator could be distinguished. There exists a kind of defect which originates in the silicon substrate and extends into the insulator on top of the silicon substrate. (Please see references below.)
Recently, EBIC has been applied to high-k dielectric used in advanced CMOS technology.
Quantitative EBIC
Most EBIC images are qualitative and only show the EBIC signal as contrast image. Use of an external scan control generator on the SEM and a dedicated data acquisition system allow for sub-picoamp measurements and can give quantitative results. Some systems are commercially available that do this, and provide the ability to provide functional imaging by biasing and applying gate voltages to semiconductor devices.
References
(Review Article)
(Note: EBIC was performed on advanced high-k gate stack even though it is not obvious by reading the title of the paper.)
Electron beam
Scientific techniques
Semiconductor device fabrication
Semiconductor analysis |
44505546 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visakhapatnam%20Airport | Visakhapatnam Airport | Visakhapatnam Airport is a customs airport in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It also operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Navy airbase named INS Dega. It lies between the city localities of NAD X Road and Gajuwaka. The airport covers an area of 350 acres. The airport has experienced significant growth since the beginning of the 21st century, with the construction of a new terminal and runway and the commencing of international flights. The airport covers an area of 350 acres.
History
In 1981, the airport commenced civilian operations with one flight per day. The original runway was long. A new long and wide runway was inaugurated on 15 June 2007 to accommodate medium-sized and wide-body aircraft, with the installation and calibration of an instrument landing system (ILS) on Runway 28 as well. Used initially only for military operations, the ILS became operational for commercial aircraft from 30 March 2008. A new terminal building was inaugurated on 20 February 2009 and became operational on 27 March that year.
On 17 November 2011, the ICAO airport code was changed from VEVZ to VOVZ.
In September 2022, the Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited (APADCL) and Indian Navy officials have signed a MOU in New Delhi to move the civilian operations of Visakhapatnam Airport to the new Bhogapuram facility. The existing Visakhapatnam Airport is spread across 300 acres, out of which 170 acres will be handed over to the Indian Navy and the remaining 130 acres to Airport Authority of India (AAI) as per the MOU rules.
Facilities
Structure
The passenger terminal can handle 700 arriving and 1300 departing passengers. It covers an area of 31,400 square meters. The airport has a total of 18 parking bays.
Runways
The airport has two runways.
Runway 10/28: , ILS CAT-1 equipped in Runway 28.
Runway 05/23:
Terminals
The passenger terminal was opened in 2009 and can handle 2 million passengers per annum. After seeing greater number of footfall, AAI started upgrading present terminal on either sides adding 10000 sqm to existing structure, making total area to 31000 sqm. The terminal has 20 check-in counters which include 11 immigration and nine customs counters. The terminal has three aerobridges. Also there are plans to increase new services, checkin counters, immigration counters, parking bays to present terminal.
Also new n5 taxi track was opened in terminal to increase flight movements per hour to 15.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
INS Dega naval base
The Indian Navy started aviation operations in Visakhapatnam in the late 1970s, with the construction of four helipads adjacent to the civil airfield. The airport at Visakhapatnam was transferred to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in 1981. Additional hangars, maintenance facilities, and an operations complex were constructed soon after. The air station was called "Naval Air Station, Visakhapatnam".
On 21 October 1991, the air station was renamed and formally commissioned as INS Dega. The base has two aprons and is home to several squadrons: INAS 311, INAS 321, INAS 333, and INAS 350.
References
External links
Airports in Andhra Pradesh
Transport in Visakhapatnam
Buildings and structures in Visakhapatnam
World War II sites in India
Uttarandhra
1981 establishments in Andhra Pradesh |
20475451 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foustown%2C%20Pennsylvania | Foustown, Pennsylvania | Foustown is an unincorporated community in West Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania,
United States.
Foustown is located at (39.9950974, -76.7716341). It lies 502 feet (153 m) above sea level.
References
Unincorporated communities in York County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania |
23577285 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollanders%20River | Hollanders River | The Hollanders River, a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Hollanders River rises within the Moorara Range, on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range southeast of Edith, and flows generally south by west before reaching its confluence with the Kowmung River, near its junction with the Tuglow River, southeast of Shooters Hill. The river descends over its course.
See also
List of rivers of Australia
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
Rivers of New South Wales
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Central Tablelands |
20475453 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carciano | Carciano | Carciano de Jesus Acácio, known as just Carciano, is a Brazilian football defender.
1981 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Villa Nova Atlético Clube players
Ceará Sporting Club players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Primeira Liga players
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Association football defenders
Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia |
44505570 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon%20Newspaper%20Publishers%20Association | Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association | The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association is a trade association for all paid-circulation daily, weekly, and multi-weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Oregon. It represents and promotes newspapers, and encourages excellence in reporting and coverage with an annual series of awards.
History
The organization was established as the Oregon Press Association in 1887. It was renamed the Oregon State Editorial Association in 1909, and adopted its current name in 1936. It currently has about 80 member newspapers plus additional associate member and collegiate member newspapers.
Mission
Besides providing advertising distribution, it also provides aggregation of public notices and other information from its member newspapers, including state and city calls for bids, changes in municipal code, foreclosures, estate claims, forfeited property, probate, summons, and similar information.
It also may sponsor and organize political debates, such as the 2014 governor candidates' debate.
See also
Journalism in Oregon
Oregon Exchanges
References
Further reading
Feature article on ONPA:
External links
1887 establishments in Oregon
Newspaper associations
Organizations based in Oregon
Organizations established in 1887
Trade associations based in the United States |
20475465 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farhod%20Tadjiyev | Farhod Tadjiyev | Farhod Tadjiyev (Uzbek Cyrillic: Фарход Тожиев or Farhod Tojiyev; born 9 April 1986) is an Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a striker who plays for FC Dinamo Samarqand. His name means happiness in Persian. He is the younger brother of Kamoliddin Tajiev and Zaynitdin Tadjiyev.
Club career
He joined Tianjin Teda in February 2010, after Tianjin Teda released his elder brother Zaynitdin Tadjiyev. In 2011–12 he played in Pakhtakor Tashkent. In summer 2012 he moved to Shurtan Guzar.
On 27 January 2013 he signed a contract with Lokomotiv Tashkent. In 2013, he scored 17 goals in 13 first League matches, leading goalscorer list far ahead. After injury he could not play any match in the season. Tadjiyev scored 13 goals in 2014 League for Lokomotiv and became one of the League goalscorers. He was the best Lokomotiv goalscorer in 2013–14 seasons.
He signed a contract with Malaysian T-Team on 24 November 2014. On 28 February 2015 in Malaysia FA Cup Round of 32 match against ATM Tadjiev scored two goals in the 101st and 113rd minutes in a 3–0 victory.
On 28 September 2016, Farhod signed for Machine Sazi F.C. to begin a new chapter in his career in Iran's Persian Gulf Pro League.
International career
Tadjiyev made five appearances for the Uzbekistan national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds.
He was called to Uzbekistan team to play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Lebanon on 26 March 2013.
Farhod's hat-trick against Qatar in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification added to his popularity among Uzbek football fans and gained him much recognition on Asia's international stage.
Career statistics
Goals for Senior National Team
Honours
Club
Pakhtakor
Uzbek League (1): 2007
Uzbek League runner-up (2): 2008, 2009
Uzbek Cup (2): 2009, 2011
CIS Cup (1): 2007
Tianjin Teda
Chinese Super League runner-up (1): 2010
Lokomotiv
Uzbek League runner-up (2): 2013, 2014
Uzbek Cup (1): 2014
Individual
Lokomotiv best goalscorer: 2013, 2014
References
External links
Living people
1986 births
Uzbekistani footballers
Uzbekistani Muslims
Uzbekistan international footballers
Uzbekistani expatriate footballers
Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players
FC Taraz players
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
Expatriate footballers in China
Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in China
Machine Sazi F.C. players
Association football forwards |
23577292 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus%20ad%20rem | Jus ad rem | Jus ad rem is a Latin term of the civil law, meaning "a right to a thing:" that is, a right exercisable by one person over a particular article of property in virtue of a contract or obligation incurred by another person in respect to it and which is enforceable only against or through such other person. It is thus distinguished from jus in re which is a complete and absolute dominion over a thing available against all persons.
The disposition of contemporary civil law jurists is to use the term jus ad rem as descriptive of a right without possession, and jus in re as descriptive of a right accompanied by possession. Or, in a somewhat wider sense, the former denotes an inchoate or incomplete right to a thing; the latter, a complete and perfect right to a thing.
In canon law jus ad rem is a right to a thing. An inchoate and imperfect right, such as is gained by nomination and institution; as distinguished from jus in re, or complete and full right, such as is acquired by corporal possession.
See also
Ius
References
Black's Law Dictionary (Second Edition 1910) (public domain)
2 Bl. Comm. 312
Blackstone, Sir William. Commentaries on the Law of England (2nd ed.); pg. 312.
U.S. Supreme Court: THE CARLOS F ROSES, 177 U.S. 655 (1900).
177 U.S. 655 THE CARLOS F. ROSES. No. 243. Argued January 12, 1900. Decided May 14, 1900.
The Young Mechanic, 30 Federal Case 873, No. 18,180 (Circuit Court, United States District Court for the District of Maine 1855)
Latin legal terminology |
20475497 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe%20Lawanti%20International%20Airport | Gombe Lawanti International Airport | Sani Abacha International Airport is an airport serving Gombe, the capital of Gombe State of Nigeria. It was built along the Bauchi to Gombe road by the village of Lawanti in Akko Local Government Area,Gombe . Planning began in 2005 and was certified for flights in 2008, first International flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Gombe International airport can accommodate cargo planes, Gombe International Airport Lawanti is 3.5 kilometers length and can accommodate as many cargo planes at a time. The airport is fully equipped with modern facilities and is secured and safe for domestic and foreign trips.
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Airlines and destinations
Federal Government's Takeover of the Airport
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted the approval of the takeover of the Gombe Lawanti International Airport by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The information was disclosed after the meeting the Gombe State governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya had with President Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
References
External links
Airports in Nigeria
Gombe State |
23577294 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeegoodbee%20River | Ingeegoodbee River | The Ingeegoodbee River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine regions of the states of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.
Course and features
The Ingeegoodbee River rises in alpine country within the Snowy Mountain Range contained within Kosciuszko National Park, south of Thredbo in New South Wales. The river flows generally southeast by south and then southwest, flowing across the Black-Allan Line that forms part of the border between Victoria and New South Wales, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Suggan Buggan River within the Alpine National Park in Victoria. The river descends over its course.
See also
List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
List of rivers of Australia
Rivers of New South Wales
References
External links
Rivers of Victoria (Australia)
East Gippsland catchment
Rivers of Gippsland (region)
Rivers of New South Wales
Snowy Mountains |
44505584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost%20Quartet | Ghost Quartet | Ghost Quartet is a musical song cycle written and composed by Dave Malloy. The show is described as "a song cycle about love, death, and whiskey. A camera breaks and four friends drink in four interwoven narratives spanning seven centuries"
Synopsis
The story is told by four storytellers who portray multiple characters. It spans seven centuries and does not take place in any chronological order.
Side 1
The musical begins with the storytellers introducing themselves ("I Don't Know").
A Photographer enters a camera shop to buy a new camera, having broken her old one. The Camera Shop Owner shows her a fiddle that belonged to her great-grandmother, Rose, that was made from the breastbone of Rose's sister, Pearl, and tells the story of the two sisters. Rose falls in love with an Astronomer and writes him poetry about the stars. The Astronomer, the editor of a prestigious astronomy journal, steals her work and publishes it under his own name before leaving her for Pearl. Furious, Rose asks a Bear to maul the astronomer and turn Pearl into a crow. In return, the Bear asks for one pot of honey, one piece of stardust, one secret baptism, and a photo of a ghost. It is revealed that Rose performed the baptism in the sea on a baby she abducted from a teenage mother ("The Camera Shop").
Starchild, the baby that Rose abducted and baptized, reflects on being blessed by a stranger and the impact it had on her life ("Starchild").
On a subway station, a Victim is pushed onto the tracks ("Subway").
In 1873, the Usher family is at the side of their teenage daughter, Roxie. Roxie's child, Starchild, has been stolen from her. As a result, Roxie has fallen deathly ill ("Usher, Part 1").
A Soldier reflects on her yearning for death. Rose arrives and seduces the Soldier to take her honey. The Soldier promises not to haunt Rose when she becomes a ghost ("Soldier & Rose").
The four storytellers sing about ghosts ("Any Kind of Dead Person").
Side 2
The Astronomer introduces his character ("The Astronomer").
In the House of Usher, Edgar Usher, Roxie's father, calls a meeting to discuss Roxie's imaginary friend, the revived memory of Roxie's sister who died as a baby. Roxie's parents urge her to forget about her imaginary friend, but Roxie refuses and screams at them ("Family Meeting").
The four storytellers sing a song that personifies four types of whiskey ("Four Friends").
Edgar Usher encourages his son, the Fool, to leave home. The Fool makes plans to do so and leaves, leading his own life in the world ("Fathers & Sons").
In the House of Usher, Roxie cries out for her lost daughter, but is told by her family that she is gone. As a result, Roxie dies. Lady Usher vows to lock the corpse in a vault underneath the bedroom for a fortnight ("Usher, Part 2").
In the Astronomer's treehouse, Rose recites poetry about the stars and the Astronomer writes down her words. Later, the Astronomer and Pearl profess their love for one another ("The Telescope").
Rose searches for Scheherazade, an ancient storyteller. Rose asks for a piece of stardust and Scheherazade gives it to her, telling Rose the story of her life ("Tango Dancer").
Long ago, when Dunyazad, the sister of Scheherazade, was still alive, Scheherazade tells the story of David, the piano player and the ghost of Thelonious Monk living behind a hidden door. It is revealed that Dunyazad remembers nothing but her sister ("Monk").
Side 3
In the House of Usher, a young Roxie asks her mother to read her Arabian Nights ("Lights Out").
It is revealed that the Photographer lost her camera after taking a photo of the Victim in the subway instead of saving her, leading her to throw her camera on the ground in disgust ("The Photograph").
Scheherazade finishes a story and proceeds to talk with her husband, Shah Zaman. Rose discovers the relationship between the Astronomer and Pearl and vows to take revenge. Later, Rose brings the Bear one pot of honey, one piece of stardust, one secret baptism, and a photo of a ghost. The Bear reveals that he never intended to kill the Astronomer and turn Pearl into a crow and tells Rose to take revenge herself ("Bad Men").
In the House of Usher, a now mad Lady Usher hears Roxie awaken from the dead, and her husband tells her stories to soothe her but before he can finish, an undead Roxie breaks into the bedroom and kills her mother. On a subway station, the Victim is distracted and is pushed onto the tracks. The Photographer, now revealed to be Rose, has to make a decision whether she should save the Victim or take a photo of the ghost to give to the Bear. Rose chooses to take the photo and the Victim is killed ("Usher, Part 3").
The four storytellers vow to forgive themselves for their mistakes ("Prayer").
Side 4
Rose laments about her mistakes and understands that she is not a hero ("Hero").
Rose and the Camera Shop Owner talk. The Camera Shop Owner reveals that she is the reincarnation of Pearl, the Soldier, and Lady Usher and reveals to Rose who she is the reincarnation of. Rose leaves the camera shop with the phone number of the Subway Driver written on her arm. Rose and the Subway Driver dance and have two daughters together ("Midnight").
The four storytellers tell the story of how Rose took revenge on Pearl and how Pearl's breastbone was turned into a fiddle ("The Wind & Rain").
Cast and characters
Brent Arnold — The Pusher, Bear, The Fool (or Son), Shah Zaman, Thelonious Monk, cello, guitar, erhu, dulcimer, percussion
Brittain Ashford — Rose Red, Roxie, Starchild, Dunyazad, Rose (the photographer), autoharp, keyboard, percussion
Gelsey Bell — Pearl White, Pearl (the victim), Sheherazade, Soldier, Lady Usher, Camera Shop Owner, metallophone, Celtic harp, accordion, percussion
Dave Malloy — The Astronomer, Edgar Usher, David (the driver), piano, keyboard, ukulele, percussion
Musical numbers
Side 1
1. "I Don't Know"
2. "The Camera Shop"
3. "Starchild"
4. "Subway"
5. "Usher, Part 1"
6. "Soldier & Rose"
7. "Any Kind of Dead Person"
Side 2
1. "The Astronomer"
2. "Family Meeting"
3. "Four Friends"
4. "Fathers & Sons"
5. "Usher, Part 2"
6. "The Telescope"
7. "Tango Dancer"
8. "Monk"
Side 3
1. "Lights Out"
2. "The Photograph"
3. "Bad Men"
4. "Usher, Part 3"
5. "Prayer"
Side 4
1. "Hero"
2. "Midnight"
3. "The Wind & Rain"
Influences
The piece draws on numerous sources of inspiration, including Arabian Nights, Matsukaze (a Japanese Noh drama), Grimms' Fairy Tales, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”, James Joyce's Ulysses, Rosemary Timperley's "Harry," Thelonious Monk’s “Ruby, My Dear,” “Epistrophy,” and “’Round Midnight,” The Twilight Zone (particularly “The After Hours” and “In His Image”), 2001: A Space Odyssey, David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust, Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, Cosmos (both the Carl Sagan and Neil DeGrasse Tyson versions), Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, The Legend of Zelda and Castlevania, Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Bill Willingham’s Fables, Ken Wilber’s A Brief History of Everything, Tina Satter’s Seagull (Thinking of You), Frozen, R. Umar Abbasi’s NY Post photo, and “The Wind & Rain,” a 17th-century English murder ballad.
The music is scored for four voices, cello, guitars, dulcimer, Celtic harp, erhu, autoharp, piano, keyboards and percussion, and is inspired by murder ballads, doo-wop, angular bebop, Chinese folk, Islamic adhan, and the music of Bernard Herrmann and George Crumb.
Productions
The piece premiered in 2014 at the Bushwick Starr. The production starred Brent Arnold, Brittain Ashford, Gelsey Bell, and Dave Malloy, and was directed by Annie Tippe. Christopher Bowser was the production designer and James Harrison Monaco the dramaturg.
The show was remounted at the McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep No More, in January 2015 and ran through May of 2015. Throughout 2015 the show went on tour, playing at various venues in New York State including Mt. Tremper Arts in Mt. Tremper NY (July 2015), American Repertory Theater's Club Oberon in Cambridge, MA (September 2015), San Francisco's Curran Theatre (October 2015), and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (August 2016).
The show was also presented for a month-long engagement at the New York Theatre Workshop in October 2017, where it launched the inaugural season of Next Door at NYTW, a "new works program that provides a creative home for artists and theatre companies who produce their own work" in a 75-seat black box theater space. As stated on Gelsey Bell's Instagram, the run sold out within half an hour. Additional tickets were added for November 2017.
The Chicago premiere of Ghost Quartet was presented from July 12 through August 17, 2019, by Black Button Eyes Productions.
An Australian production premiered in Melbourne's Gasworks Arts Park on August 14, 2019, by the Antipodes Theatre Company featuring David Butler, Melissa David, Patrick Schnur and Willow Sizer. This production was revived in November 2021 at the Meat Market Stables in North Melbourne with returning cast members David Butler, Patrick Schnur and Willow Sizer and new cast member, HaNy Lee.
Ghost Quartet made its Canadian debut in Toronto on October 5, 2019, presented by Crow's Theatre and Eclipse Theatre Company, directed by Marie Farsi and featuring Beau Dixon, Hailey Gillis, Kira Guloien, and Andrew Penner.
Ghost Quartet premiered in London as the inaugural production of the newly refurbished Boulevard Theatre on October 24, 2019, and closed on January 4, 2020.
Critical response
The piece was well received by the New York press; Ben Brantley in the New York Times called it “Rapturous…this happily haunted song cycle speaks in many styles. The voguish term “mash-up” doesn't begin to capture its breadth or its quirky sincerity...Ghost Quartet uses languages as varied as gospel, folk ballads, honky-tonk anthems of heartbreak, electropop, doo-wop and jazz à la Thelonious Monk...directed with unobtrusive cunning by Annie Tippe...Mr. Malloy is infectiously in love with the dark arts of storytelling in all its forms...”
Recordings
On October 31, 2014 the album was released by the ensemble via Bandcamp. On July 1, 2016 a live cast recording from the show's run at the McKittrick Hotel was released. On March 15, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dave Malloy uploaded a full video recording of the same live performance on his YouTube channel.
Awards and nominations
Original Off-Broadway production
Original Cambridge Production
References
2014 musicals
Off-Broadway musicals
Concept albums
Musicals by Dave Malloy
Original musicals
Thelonious Monk
Sororicide in fiction |
44505629 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Yousaf%20%28Pakistani%20politician%29 | Mohammad Yousaf (Pakistani politician) | Mohammad Yousaf (Urdu: محمد یوسف) is a Pakistani politician and Member of Senate of Pakistan, serving as Chairperson-Senate Committee on Petroleum and Resources.
Political career
He belongs to Baluchistan province of Pakistan, and was elected to the Senate in March 2012 on a general seat as Pakistan Peoples Party candidate. He is the chairperson of Senate Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources and member of senate committees of Interior and Narcotics Control, National Food Security and Research, Inter-Provincial Coordination.
See also
List of Senators of Pakistan
List of committees of the Senate of Pakistan
References
External links
Senate of Pakistan Official Website
Pakistan Peoples Party Official Website
Living people
Pakistani senators (14th Parliament)
Pakistan People's Party politicians
Year of birth missing (living people) |
26721057 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen%20Zopp | Jürgen Zopp | Jürgen Zopp (born 29 March 1988) is a retired professional Estonian tennis player. He is Estonia's all-time highest ranked male tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of World No. 71 in 2012.
Career
Zopp started playing tennis at the age of 6 and grew up idolizing Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, and Roger Federer. Zopp had a somewhat successful junior career, reaching the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' tournaments in 2006. In 2008, he would officially turn pro.
Zopp made a breakthrough on the ATP tour in 2012, qualifying for the main draws of the Australian Open, Roland-Garros and Wimbledon boosting his ranking to the point where he didn’t have to go through qualifying by the time the US Open came around. and achieving his first main draw ATP tournament win at the 2012 Bucharest Open establishing himself as a top-100 player in the ATP rankings at world No. 71.
2013-2014 would see a huge dip in form and rankings as his ranking plummeted all the way down to the 300s in 2014. Early 2017 would be the lowest of his career as his ranking dropped to 500 on June 12, 2017. Late 2017 would see a steady increase of form and rankings grabbing a handful of challenger and ITF finals. However still struggling to even qualify for an ATP event.
In qualifying for the 2018 French Open he defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis. Although he lost in the final round of qualifying to Denis Kudla it was enough for him to make the main draw as a lucky loser. In the first round he defeated American seed Jack Sock for his sixth tour level win on clay. He then defeated fellow lucky loser Ruben Bemelmans despite losing the first two sets, therefore reaching a career-best third round at Grand Slam events. He was the first Estonian player to reach the third round of a Grand Slam. His run ended in the third round following a defeat to Maximilian Marterer.
At the 2018 Swiss Open Gstaad, he defeated the 1st seed Fabio Fognini and made it all the way to the semifinals before losing to Matteo Berrettini. 2018 is considered by some to be the best year of his career as he returned to the top 100 for the first time since 2012 and started consistently qualifying for ATP events again.
2019 would see a dip in form and rankings again. He failed to make an ATP event or a challenger final the entire year and his ranking dropped back down to the 400s again by the end of the year.
On December 18, 2020, Zopp announced his retirement from tennis.
Career finals
Singles (17–6)
Doubles (4–7)
Grand Slam performance timeline
References
External links
1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Tallinn
Estonian male tennis players |
20475543 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maykon | Maykon | Maykon Daniel Elias Araújo (born 20 April 1984), known simply as Maykon, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.
External links
1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state)
Brazilian footballers
Association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Paulista Futebol Clube players
América Futebol Clube (MG) players
Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players
Primeira Liga players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
U.D. Leiria players
Cypriot First Division players
AEL Limassol players
North American Soccer League players
Ottawa Fury FC players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal |
44505642 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Bad%20Girl%20in%20Harlem | A Bad Girl in Harlem | A Bad Girl in Harlem is the second studio album by Danish rock band New Politics, released on May 21, 2013 via RCA Records. The three members moved from Copenhagen to Brooklyn, where the material was recorded. Two singles were released, titled "Harlem" and "Tonight You're Perfect". Allmusic.com called the album 'hooky, infectious pop'.
The track "Harlem" was featured in a 2013 Taco Bell commercial, a Windows 8 commercial, several Frozen trailers, Guitar Hero Live, NHL 14 and promotional spots for America's Got Talent.
Track listing
References
2013 albums
New Politics (band) albums
RCA Records albums |
23577297 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis%20River%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29 | Isis River (New South Wales) | Isis River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Isis River rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Crawney Mountain, northeast of Murrurundi and flows generally south, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Pages River near Belltrees, northeast of Scone. The river descends over its course.
See also
Rivers of New South Wales
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
List of rivers of Australia
References
External links
Rivers of the Hunter Region
Upper Hunter Shire
Hunter River (New South Wales) |
44505686 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxopneustes%20maculatus | Toxopneustes maculatus | Toxopneustes maculatus is a rare species of sea urchin found in the Indo-West Pacific.
Taxonomy
Toxopneustes maculatus is one of the four species in the genus Toxopneustes. It belongs to the family Toxopneustidae in the order Camarodonta. It was originally described as Echinus maculatus by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1816, in the second book of his Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres series. The generic name Toxopneustes literally means "poison breath", derived from Greek τοξικόν [φάρμακον] (toksikón [phármakon], "arrow [poison]") and πνευστος (pneustos, "breath"). The specific name maculatus means "spotted" in Latin.
Description
The appearance of living specimens is unknown, but like other flower urchins, it probably has prominent pedicellariae. It is only known from empty "shells" (tests). The tests have a distinctive color pattern with a large bright purple blotch around the entirety of the bottom surface as well as a bright blue-violet band around the middle.
Distribution
Toxopneustes maculatus has a range probably as large as that of the more common Toxopneustes pileolus, but it is exceedingly rare. It is known only from a few specimens recovered from Réunion, Christmas Island, unspecified areas of the Indian Ocean, and the Palmyra Atoll.
See also
Fire urchins
References
Toxopneustidae
Fauna of the Indian Ocean
Fauna of the Pacific Ocean
Animals described in 1816
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck |
44505710 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%20Hloke | Let Hloke | Let Hloke Village Tract is a Village Tract in Tabayin Township of Shwebo District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.Let Hloke Village Tract is subdivided into 6 Villages include Let Hloke (South) Village, Nyaung Pin Thar (Kwet Thit) Village, Sinkyun (Sin Chun) Village, Thit Seint (Thit Seik) Village, Kan Thar Village, and Let Hloke (North) Village. It lies between latitude 22.48098 and longitude 95.52261.
References
Populated places in Sagaing Region
Shwebo District |
20475570 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayniddin%20Tadjiyev | Zayniddin Tadjiyev | Zayniddin Tadjiyev () (born on 21 June 1977) is a retired Uzbek footballer.
Career
Pakhtakor
He started his playing career at Akademiya Tashkent. From 2002 to 2004 he played for Pakhtakor Tashkent. Playing for Pakhtakor he won several Uzbek League championships and the Uzbek Cup. In the 2008 Uzbek League season Tadjiyev scored 17 goals, following the top goalscorer of the season Server Djeparov with 19 goals. In 2009 Pakhtakor qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2009 AFC Champions League and Tadjiyev was the top goalscorer of the club, scoring 5 goals in the tournament. With 13 goals he is currently the best goalscorer of Pakhtakor in AFC Champions League and one of the all-time top goalscorers of the tournament.
Lokomotiv Tashkent
In 2011, he moved to Lokomotiv Tashkent to play in the Uzbekistan First League. In 2011 season he became the best top goalscorer of First League with 30 goals and gained promotion to the Uzbek League with Lokomotiv. Tadjiyev was also the top goal scorer of Lokomotiv in 2012 season, scoring 11 goals. In 2013, he played the first half of season for Lokomotiv, scoring 4 goals in 9 matches. During the Second half of the 2013 season he played for Neftchi Farg'ona.
Dinamo
In 2014, he moved to Dinamo Samarqand. In February 2015 he left Dinamo and signed a contract with FK Buxoro.
International
Tadjiyev has made 18 appearances for the Uzbekistan national football team, including seven FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, scoring a total of 3 goals.
He has scored a total of 100 goals in the Uzbek League and (as of 7 November 2014), 144 goals in all competitions. This gave him entry to the Gennadi Krasnitsky club of Uzbek top goalscorers.
Career statistics
Goals for National Team
Honours
Club
Pakhtakor
Uzbek League (4): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Uzbek League runner-up (3): 2008, 2009, 2010
Uzbek Cup (4): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009
AFC Champions League semifinal (2): 2003, 2004
Individual
Uzbekistan First League Top Scorer: 2011 (30 goals)
References
External links
Living people
1977 births
Uzbekistani footballers
Expatriate footballers in Iran
Uzbekistani Muslims
Uzbekistan international footballers
Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players
FC Kyzylzhar players
Expatriate footballers in China
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in China
Chinese Super League players
Association football forwards |
44505725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna%20McFarlane | Donna McFarlane | Donna McFarlane (born 1958) is a Canadian writer, who was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1994 Governor General's Awards for her novel Division of Surgery. Published by Women's Press of Canada, Division of Surgery was an autobiographical novel about McFarlane's own experience in the medical system after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease.
Born in Quebec and raised in Ottawa, McFarlane graduated from York University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and was working as a librarian at the time of her Crohn's diagnosis. The novel began life as a journal that she kept during her hospital stays, and later submitted to CKLN-FM after Arnie Achtman's documentary series Life Rattle broadcast a story about another woman battling chronic illness. Achtman helped McFarlane organize her notes into a novel, and later became McFarlane's partner.
The doctor in the novel, known only by the name "The Prophet", was based on Mount Sinai Hospital surgeon Zane Cohen.
At the time of her award nomination, she was working as a program coordinator for Windfall, a charity organization that distributed clothing to needy women. She subsequently published a number of short stories in literary magazines, but has not published any further books.
References
1958 births
Living people
Canadian women novelists
20th-century Canadian novelists
Canadian magazine writers
Canadian women short story writers
Writers from Ottawa
Writers from Quebec
Writers from Toronto
20th-century Canadian women writers
20th-century Canadian short story writers |
23577299 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobs%20River%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29 | Jacobs River (New South Wales) | The Jacobs River, a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Jacobs River rises below Purgatory Hill within The Snowy Mountains Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, contained within the Kosciuszko National Park, on the western slopes of Mount Stony. The river flows generally west and then southeast, joined by five minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Snowy River below Stockyard Ridge. The river descends over its course.
See also
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
List of rivers of Australia
Rivers of New South Wales
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Snowy Mountains |
6905528 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Ashanti%20wars | Anglo-Ashanti wars | The Anglo-Ashanti wars were a series of five conflicts that took place between 1824 and 1900 between the Ashanti Empire—in the Akan interior of the Gold Coast—and the British Empire and its African allies. Though the Ashanti emerged victorious in some of these conflicts, the British ultimately prevailed in the fourth and fifth conflicts, resulting in the complete annexation of the Ashanti Empire by 1900. The wars were mainly due to Ashanti attempts to establish a stronghold over the coastal areas of present-day Ghana. Coastal peoples such as the Fante and the Ga came to rely on British protection against Ashanti incursions.
Earlier wars
The British fought three earlier wars in the Gold Coast:
In the Ashanti-Fante War of 1806–07, the British refused to hand over two rebels pursued by the Ashanti, but eventually handed one over (the other escaped).
In the Ga-Fante War of 1811, the Ashanti sought to aid their Ga allies in a war against the Fante and their British allies. The Ashanti army won the initial battles but was forced back by guerilla fighting from the Fante. The Ashanti captured a British fort at Tantamkweri.
In the Ashanti-Akim-Akwapim War of 1814–16 the Ashanti defeated the Akim-Akwapim alliance. Local British, Dutch, Polish, and Danish authorities all had to come to terms with the Ashanti. By 1817, the Ashanti were expanding with an army of about 20,000, so the (British) African Company of Merchants signed a treaty of friendship that recognized Ashanti claims to sovereignty over much of the coast. The African Company of Merchants was dissolved in 1821 and the British government assumed control of the trading forts on the Gold Coast from the merchants.
First Anglo-Ashanti War, 1823–1831
By the 1820s, the British had decided to support the Fanti Fante against Ashanti raids from inland. Economic and social friction played their part in the causes for the outbreak of violence.
The immediate cause of the war happened when a group of Ashanti kidnapped and murdered an African serviceman of the Royal African Corps on 1 February 1823.A small British group was led into a trap which resulted in 10 killed, 39 wounded and a British retreat. The Ashanti tried to negotiate but the British governor, Sir Charles MacCarthy, rejected Ashanti claims to Fanti areas of the coast and resisted overtures by the Ashanti to negotiate.
MacCarthy led an invading force from the Cape Coast in two columns. The governor was in the first group of 500, which lost contact with the second column when they encountered the Ashanti army of around 10,000 on 22 January 1824, in the battle of Nsamankow. The British ran out of ammunition, suffered losses and were overrun. Almost all the British force were killed immediately while 20 managed to escape.
MacCarthy, along with the ensign and his secretary, attempted to fall back; he was wounded by gunfire, however, and killed by a second shot shortly thereafter. Ensign Wetherell was killed while trying to defend MacCarthy's body. Williams was taken prisoner for several months and on his release narrated that he was spared death when an Ashanti sub-chief recognised and spared his life due to a previous favour Williams had shown him. Williams was held prisoner for several months in a hut which also held the decapitated heads of MacCarthy and Wetherell.
MacCarthy's skull was rimmed with gold and was purportedly used as a drinking-cup by Ashanti rulers. An eye-witness stated he "saw ensign Wetherell, who appeared also to have been wounded, lying close to MacCarthy. Some of the Ashantis were attempting to cut off his head, and had already inflicted one gash on the back of his neck; luckily at this crisis an Ashanti of authority came up and recognising Williams, from whom he had received some kindness, withheld the hand of the assailant. On Williams's recovering his senses, he saw the headless trunks of MacCarthy, Buckle, and Wetherell. During his captivity he was lodged under a thatched shed in the same rooms as the heads which, owing to some peculiar process, were in a perfect state of preservation."
Major Alexander Gordon Laing returned to Britain with news of their fate. The Ashanti swept down to the coast, but disease forced them back. The new governor of the Gold Coast, John Hope Smith, started to gather a new army, mainly comprising natives, including Denkyiras, many of the traditional enemies of the Ashanti. In August 1826, the governor heard that the Ashanti were planning on attacking Accra. A defensive position was prepared on the open plain about north of Accra and the 11,000 men waited.
On 7 August, the Ashanti army appeared and attacked the centre of the British line where the best troops were held, which included some Royal Marines, the militia and a battery of Congreve rockets. The battle dissolved into hand-to-hand fighting but the Ashanti force were not doing well on their flanks whilst they looked like winning in the centre. Then the rockets were fired. The novelty of the weapons, the explosions, rocket trails, and grievous wounds caused by flying metal shards caused the Ashanti to fall back. Soon they fled leaving thousands of casualties on the field. In 1831, the Pra River was accepted as the border in a treaty.
Second Anglo-Ashanti War
The second Anglo-Ashanti War took place between 1863 and 1864. In 1863, a large Ashanti force crossed the Pra River in search of a fugitive, Kwesi Gyana. British, African and Indian troops responded but neither side claimed victory as illness took more casualties on both sides than the actual fighting. The Second War ended in 1864 and the result was a stalemate.
Third Anglo-Ashanti War 1873–1874
The Third Anglo-Ashanti War, also known as the "First Ashanti Expedition", lasted from 1873 to 1875. In 1869, a German missionary family and a Swiss missionary had been taken from Togo to Kumasi. They were still being held in 1873.
The British Gold Coast was formally established in 1867 and in 1872, Britain expanded their territory when they purchased the Dutch Gold Coast from the Dutch, including Elmina which was claimed by the Ashanti. The Dutch had signed the Treaty of Butre in 1656 with the Ahanta. The treaty's arrangements proved very stable and regulated Dutch-Ahanta diplomatic affairs for more than 213 years. This all changed with the sale of the Dutch Gold Coast. The Ashanti invaded the new British protectorate.
General Garnet Wolseley was sent against the Ashanti with 2,500 British troops and several thousand West Indian and African troops (including some Fante) and subsequently became a household name in Britain. The war was covered by war correspondents, including Henry Morton Stanley and G. A. Henty. Military and medical instructions were printed for the troops. The British government refused appeals to interfere with British arms manufacturers who sold to both sides.
Road building
Wolseley was appointed on 13 August 1873 and went to the Gold Coast to make his plans before the arrival of his troops in January 1874. On 27 September 1873 a team of Royal Engineers landed at Cape Coast Castle. Their job was to expand the single file track that led to Coomassie, away, into a road that was suitable for troop movements. At the end of each day's march, roughly every a fortified camp would be built with long huts inside a stockade in an area that had been cleared of trees and undergrowth to provide some protection against hostile natives.
Bridges were built across streams using trees, bamboo and creepers for ropes and a major bridge across the -wide River Prah was built using pre-manufactured pieces brought from Chatham, England. In total 237 bridges would be built. Some of the camps were larger—Prahsue, next to the bridge had a medical hut and a tower on a mound, stores, forge, telegraph office and post office. It was stocked with 400 tons of food and 1.1m rounds of ammunition. The labour was supplied locally. To start the workers did not know how to use European tools and were liable to vanish into the forest if they heard a rumour that the Ashanti were nearby. Sickness, despite taking quinine daily, claimed the European engineers. Even so, the road progressed. By 24 January a telegraph line reached Prahsue.
The first troops arrived in late December and on 1 January 1874 started marching along the road to the front, half a battalion at a time. The troops comprised a battalion each from the Black Watch, the Rifle Brigade and Royal Welsh Fusiliers, along with the 1st and 2nd West India Regiments, a Naval Brigade, two native regiments, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Marines. By 29 January, the road was more than half completed and they were close to Ashanti outposts. Skirmishing between the two forces began. Wolseley prepared to fight a battle.
Battle
The Battle of Amoaful was fought on 31 January. A road was cut to the village and the Black Watch led the way, forming square in the clearing with the Rifle Brigade, while flanking columns moved around the village. With the pipes playing "The Campbells Are Coming" the Black Watch charged with bayonets and the shocked Ashantis fled. The flank columns were slow moving in the jungle and the Ashantis moved around them in their normal horseshoe formation and attacked the camp to the rear. The Royal Engineers defended themselves until relieved by the Rifle Brigade. Although there was another small battle two days later, the Battle of Ordashu, the action had been decisive and the route to Kumasi was open. There were three killed and 165 wounded Europeans, one killed and 29 African troops wounded.
The capital, Kumasi, was abandoned by the Ashanti when the British arrived on 4 February and was briefly occupied by the British. They demolished the royal palace with explosives, leaving Kumasi a heap of smouldering ruins. The British were impressed by the size of the palace and the scope of its contents, including "rows of books in many languages."
The Ashanti signed the Treaty of Fomena in July 1874 to end the war. Among articles of the treaty between H.M. Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Kofi Karikari, King of Ashanti were that "The King of Ashanti promises to pay the sum of 50,000 ounces of approved gold as indemnity for the expenses he has occasioned to Her Majesty the Queen of England by the late war..." The treaty also required an end to human sacrifice and stated that "There shall be freedom of trade between Ashanti and Her Majesty's forts on the [Gold Coast], all persons being at liberty to carry their merchandise from the Coast to Kumasi, or from that place to any of Her Majesty's possessions on the Coast." Furthermore, the treaty stated that "The King of Ashanti guarantees that the road from Kumasi to the River Pra shall always be kept open..." Wolseley completed the campaign in two months, and re-embarked for home before the unhealthy season began.
Wolseley was promoted and showered with honours. British casualties were 18 dead from combat and 55 from disease (70%), with 185 wounded.
Some British accounts pay tribute to the hard fighting of the Ashanti at Amoaful, particularly the tactical insight of their commander, Amankwatia: "The great Chief Amankwatia was among the killed [...] Admirable skill was shown in the position selected by Amankwatia, and the determination and generalship he displayed in the defence fully bore out his great reputation as an able tactician and gallant soldier."
The campaign is also notable for the first recorded instance of a traction engine being employed on active service. Steam sapper number 8 (made by Aveling and Porter) was shipped out and assembled at Cape Coast Castle. As a traction engine it had limited success hauling heavy loads up the beach, but gave good service when employed as a stationary engine driving a large circular saw.
Before the 1873 war, Wolseley had campaigned for a more comfortable clothing for hot climates and in this war had managed to get his troops kitted out in a better uniform.
Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War
The Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War, also known as the "Second Ashanti Expedition", was brief, lasting only from 26 December 1895 to 4 February 1896. The Ashanti turned down an unofficial offer to become a British protectorate in 1891, extending to 1894. The British also wanted to establish a British resident in Kumasi. The Ashanti King Prempeh I refused to surrender his sovereignty. Wanting to keep French and German forces out of Ashanti territory (and its gold), the British were anxious to conquer the Ashanti once and for all. The Ashanti sent a delegation to London offering concessions on its gold, cocoa and rubber trade as well as submission to the crown. The British however had already made their minds up on a military solution, they were on their way, the delegation only returning to Kumasi a few days before the troops marched in.
Colonel Sir Francis Scott left Cape Coast with the main expeditionary force of British and West Indian troops, Maxim guns and 75mm artillery in December 1895, and travelling along the remnants of the 1874 road arrived in Kumasi in January 1896. Major Robert Baden-Powell led a native levy of several local tribes in the campaign. The Asantehene directed the Ashanti not to resist, but casualties from sickness among the British troops were high. Soon, Governor William Maxwell arrived in Kumasi as well. Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh was unable or unwilling to pay the 50,000 ounces of gold so was arrested and deposed. He was forced to sign a treaty of protection, and with other Ashanti leaders was sent into exile in the Seychelles.
Baden-Powell published a diary of life giving the reasons, as he saw them, for the war: To put an end to human sacrifice. To put a stop to slave-trading and raiding. To ensure peace and security for the neighbouring tribes. To settle the country and protect the development of trade. To get paid up the balance of the war indemnity. He also believed that if a smaller force had been sent, there would have been bloodshed. Prempeh I was banished to the Seychelles. Eleven years later, the Boy Scouts were started by B-P. Later still, after Prempeh was released and returned home, he became Chief Scout of Ashanti.
The British force left Kumasi on 22 January 1896, arriving back at the coast two weeks later. Not a shot had been fired but 18 Europeans were dead and 50% of the troops were sick. Among the dead was Queen Victoria's son-in-law, Prince Henry of Battenberg, who was taken ill before getting to Kumasi and died on 20 January on board ship, returning to England. In 1897 Ashanti territory became a British protectorate.
Fifth War or "War of the Golden Stool"
Technology was reaching the Gold Coast, a railway to Kumasi was started in 1898 but had not progressed far when another war broke out. The railway was to be completed in 1903.
In the War of the Golden Stool (1900), also known as the "Third Ashanti Expedition", on 25 March 1900, the British representative, Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson committed a political error by insisting he should sit on the Golden Stool, not understanding that it was the Royal throne and very sacred to the Ashanti. He ordered a search be made for it. The Ashanti, enraged by this act, attacked the soldiers engaged in the search.
The British retreated to a small stockade, square with loopholed high stone walls and firing turrets at each corner, where 8 Europeans, dozens of mixed-race colonial administrators, and 500 Nigerian Hausas with six small field guns and four Maxim guns defended themselves. The British detained several high-ranking leaders in the fort. The stockade was besieged and the telegraph wires cut. A rescue party of 700 arrived in June, but many sick men in the fort could not be evacuated. The healthier men escaped, including Hodgson and his wife and 100 Hausas, and meeting up with the rescue party, managed to avoid the 12,000 Ashanti warriors and make it back to the coast.
On 14 July a second relief force of 1,000 made it to Kumasi having fought several engagements along the route, relieving the fort on 15 July when they only had a few days of supplies left. The remaining Ashanti court not exiled to the Seychelles had mounted the offensive against the British and Fanti troops resident at the Kumasi Fort, but were defeated.
Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen-Mother of Ejisu, who had led the rebellion, King Prempeh I, and other Ashanti leaders were also sent to the Seychelles. The Ashanti territories became part of the Gold Coast colony on 1 January 1902, on the condition that the Golden Stool would not be violated by British or other non-Akan foreigners. The Ashanti claimed a victory as they had not lost their sacred stool. In September the British sent flying columns out to visit neighbouring peoples who had supported the rebellion, resulting in a number of skirmishes.
The British and their allies suffered 1,070 fatalities in total. The Ashanti casualties are estimated to have been around 2,000. The sacred golden stool, which is depicted on the Ashanti flag, had been well hidden and was only discovered by road workers by accident in 1920. King Prempeh I returned from exile in 1924, travelling to Kumasi by a special train.
Awards
Four awards were made of the Victoria Cross, for Gallantry in the period 1873-74 and two for the 1900 campaign. (see List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign)
An Ashanti Medal was created for those involved in the War of the Golden Stool. This expedition lasted from March – September 1900. It was issued as a Silver or bronze Medal.
Footnote
After the 1896 Expedition, King Prempeh was exiled to the Seychelles. Eleven years later, Baden-Powell created the Boy Scout Movement. King Prempeh was released from exile and restored to Ashanti, and became Patron of Ashanti Scouts.
See also
List of rulers of Asante
History of Ghana
African military systems after 1800
References
Bibliography
Further reading
General
Agbodeka, Francis (1971). African Politics and British Policy in the Gold Coast, 1868–1900: A Study in the Forms and Force of Protest. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. .
McCarthy, Mary (1983). Social Change and the Growth of British Power in the Gold Coast: The Fante States, 1807–1874. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. .
Messenger, Charles, ed. Reader's Guide to Military History (2001) pp. 570–71 excerpt, historiography.
Wilks, Ivor (1975). Asante in the Nineteenth Century: The Structure and Evolution of a Political Order. London: Cambridge University Press. .
Third Anglo-Ashanti War
"The Ashantee War / Capture of Coomassie". The Illustrated London News. No. 1801.—Vol. LXIV. 28 February 1874. p. 194.
"The Ashantee War". The Illustrated London News. No. 1802.—Vol. LXIV. 7 March 1874. p. 218.
"The Ashantee War". The Illustrated London News. No. 1803.—Vol. LXIV. 14 March 1874. p. 242.
"The Ashantee War". The Illustrated London News. No. 1804.—Vol. LXIV. 21 March 1874. p. 266.
"The Ashantee War". The Illustrated London News. No. 1805.—Vol. LXIV. 28 March 1874. p. 290.
"The Return of the Troops". The Illustrated London News. No. 1806.—Vol. LXIV. 4 April 1874. p. 327.
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23577302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyaloperonospora%20arabidopsidis | Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis | Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis is a species from the family Peronosporaceae. It is an obligate parasite and the causal agent of the downy mildew of the plant model organism Arabidopsis thaliana. While H. arabidopsidis has for a long time been subsumed under Peronospora parasitica (now Hyaloperonospora parasitica), recent studies have shown that H. parasitica is restricted to Capsella bursa-pastoris as a host plant. Like the other Hyaloperonospora species, H. arabidopsidis is highly specialized to Arabidopsis thaliana.
References
Further reading
Peronosporales
Water mould plant pathogens and diseases
Eudicot diseases
Arabidopsis thaliana |
20475615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiano%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201987%29 | Baiano (footballer, born 1987) | Wanderson Souza Carneiro (born 23 February 1987), known as Baiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Portuguese club C.D. Nacional.
Club career
Born in Correntina, Bahia, Baiano spent most of his career in his country in the lower leagues. His professional input consisted of six Série B games for Vila Nova Futebol Clube, who finished in 20th and last position.
In late July 2008, Baiano moved to Portugal where he would remain the following decade, starting with C.F. Os Belenenses. He appeared rarely for the Lisbon-based club in his only season, as the team suffered relegation from the Primeira Liga only to be reinstated due to C.F. Estrela da Amadora's financial irregularities.
Baiano signed with fellow league side F.C. Paços de Ferreira in summer 2009, where his performances were eventually noted. He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 19 September 2010, helping to a 2–2 home draw against S.C. Braga.
In the 2011 off-season, Baiano joined Braga on a free transfer. He played 42 competitive matches in the 2015–16 campaign, including the final of the Taça de Portugal, won on penalties against FC Porto after a 2–2 draw in 120 minutes.
On 2 September 2017, free agent Baiano signed for Spanish Segunda División club Rayo Vallecano. He totalled more than 3,000 minutes of action during his only season, helping them return to La Liga after two years.
Baiano joined Alanyaspor of the Turkish Süper Lig on 28 June 2018, after his contract expired.
Honours
Braga
Taça de Portugal: 2015–16
Taça da Liga: 2012–13
Rayo Vallecano
Segunda División: 2017–18
References
External links
1987 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Association football defenders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano players
Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
S.C. Braga players
S.C. Braga B players
C.D. Nacional players
Segunda División players
Rayo Vallecano players
Süper Lig players
Alanyaspor footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey |
23577303 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenolan%20River | Jenolan River | The Jenolan River, a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Jenolan River rises below Black Mount on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range southeast of Oberon, and flows generally southeast and east, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Coxs River below Mount Jenolan. The river descends over its course.
At Jenolan Caves the river flows underground for approximately .
See also
Jenolan Caves
List of rivers of Australia
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
Rivers of New South Wales
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Central Tablelands
Oberon Council |
44505739 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use-of-force%20law%20in%20Missouri | Use-of-force law in Missouri | Use-of-force law in Missouri refers to the law & legal doctrine which determine whether a member of law enforcement in the state of Missouri is justified in the amount of force used to gain control of an unruly situation or person, including situations involving death. In the United States, doctrine about use of force is primarily defined by the individual states, although there have been some Supreme Court decisions of limited scope.
Missouri's legal experts have said the use of force laws in Missouri are considered more officer-friendly than that in other states. Such laws have come under national scrutiny in the wake of the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
Current law governing use of force is specified in Missouri Revised Statutes chapter 563, which differ substantially from the laws of neighboring states.
Background
Use of force
In the course of their duties, law enforcement personnel use force to subdue suspects. The use of force consists of two parts: the amount of force that may lawfully be used on a continuum that includes deadly force; and the circumstances under which it may be used, including the level of imminent threat reasonably perceived by the member of law enforcement and the concern that a fleeing felon may harm the public. Doctrines are intended to balance security needs with ethical concerns for the rights and well-being of intruders or suspects. In the event that members of the public are injured, this may give rise to issues of self-defense as a justification. In the event of death during a reasonable use of force, this may be legally considered a justifiable homicide. The application of excessive force is considered Police brutality.
Use of force national guidelines
State police in the United States are generally given considerable leeway in making the decision about the amount of force needed to save themselves or others. While there is no national definition, the United States Supreme Court has created legal standards for use of force through two key decisions. "Objective reasonableness" is a concept from the 1985 Tennessee v. Garner decision that stated that police officers could not shoot at a fleeing suspect simply to prevent their escape but only if the suspect posed a significant threat of death or serious harm to the community. In the 1989 decision of Graham v. Connor, the court ruled that "the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, and its calculus must embody an allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second decisions about the amount of force necessary in a particular situation." Current local and state doctrines vary in defining these decisions and are tested in civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions on a case-by-case basis. If a case where the use of force has been applied unevenly based on a suspect's race, sex, disability, religion, or national origin, the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice is empowered to bring charges for breaking Federal law governing civil rights. When the Department of Justice investigates a pattern of use of force abuses, it can work with a state or agency to create new policies that align with national law and precedent.
Missouri doctrine
Law enforcement agencies in Missouri exist at the town, county, and state levels and are subject to national guidelines, state laws, and applicable local or county policies. Use of force doctrine is defined in Missouri by state law as well as local policy. From the 1860s, when Missouri became a state, until the 1960s, individual states wrote their own codes, often using common law as a basis. In 1962, the Model Penal Code was published with recommendations to modernize and standardize penal law and criminal law nationally. The code served and continues to serve as a basis for the replacement of existing criminal codes in over two-thirds of the states. Missouri did not incorporate the recommendations. The statutes concerning use of force in Missouri included the stipulation that police officers could use deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect of a felony including the event that the felony was not of a violent nature, such as a crime against property. In 1977, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit struck down these statutes in Mattis v. R Schnarr. The court found that the Missouri statute authorizing the use of deadly force by police attempting to arrest any fleeing felon was unconstitutional as "an arbitrary imposition of death" and violation of due process.
In Tennessee v. Garner, Justice Byron White wrote for the Majority opinion addressing the legal issue as whether the totality of the circumstances justified the deadly force. Because it deprives the suspect of his life, White concluded that deadly force should be applied only when there is a "reasonable suspicion" that a suspect is armed or dangerous. The legal concept derives from a prior decision in Terry v. Ohio (1968) where court recognized law enforcement's right to stop a possible suspect for a brief time and take additional steps to investigate further. In 1989, Graham v. Connor, a similar finding was held; ""the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, and its calculus must embody an allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second decisions about the amount of force necessary in a particular situation." Although Missouri statute still stated that law enforcement could use force including deadly force on any suspect that "has attempted to commit or has committed a felony," the concept of reasonableness was included. "...An officer may only use deadly force as permitted by other justifications such a self defense or when he reasonably believes that such use of deadly force is immediately necessary to effect the arrest and also reasonably believes that the person to be arrested a)Has committed or attempted to commit a felony; or b)
Is attempting to escape by use of a deadly weapon; or c) May otherwise endanger life or inflict serious physical injury unless arrested without delay."
Investigation into possible use of force violation is first conducted internally. A state prosecutor can also apply to judge or grand jury to decide whether there is enough evidence to pursue a prosecution. The application of the standard is interpreted by a jury in criminal cases.
See also
Police accountability
References
Legal concepts
Missouri law
Law enforcement in Missouri
Shooting of Michael Brown |
23577315 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394%20Libyan%20Premier%20League | 1993–94 Libyan Premier League | The 1993–94 Libyan Premier League was the 26th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963. Ahly Tripoli won their 7th league title by beating arch rivals Ittihad 1–0 in the Championship Playoff. The title was Ahly's first for ten seasons.
Overview
The 21 participating teams were split into two groups, one of 11 teams, and the other of 10. The top team in each group would go through to a one-off match to decide the championship.
Ittihad won their group by 12 points from Hilal, while Ahly Tripoli won their group by 6 points from cross-city rivals Madina.
The championship match took place on June 14, 1994, at the 11 June Stadium. Ahly Tripoli defeated Ittihad 1–0 to achieve the national crown.
League standings
Group A
Group B
Playoff
The top team from each group advanced to a one-off playoff match, to be played at the 11 June Stadium. Ahly Tripoli defeated bitter rivals Ittihad through an Idris Mikraaz goal to win their 8th Premier League title.
References
Libya - List of final tables (RSSSF)
Libyan Premier League seasons
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Libya |
6905537 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili%20shrimp | Chili shrimp | Chili shrimp ( or ) is a dish of stir-fried shrimp in chilli sauce (which may use doubanjiang) in Chinese cuisine. It is a part of Sichuan and Shanghai cuisines.
In Japanese Chinese cuisine, ebi-chiri () is derived from Shanghai-style Szechuan cuisine. It consists of stir-fried shrimp in chilli sauce. It has a history in Japan. According to Iron Chef, ebi-chiri was introduced to and popularized in Japan by Chen Kenmin, father of Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi.
In Korean Chinese cuisine, chili shrimp is called kkansyo-saeu (), a named consisting of the word kkansyo derived from Chinese gān shāo () and saeu meaning "shrimp" in Korean, or chilli-saeu () with the English-derived word chilli.
See also
Chili chicken
List of seafood dishes
Japanese Chinese cuisine
Korean Chinese cuisine
Shrimp dishes
Sichuan cuisine |
26721102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salleq%20Island | Salleq Island | Salleq Island (old spelling: Sagdleq) is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the north-central part of the Uummannaq Fjord. The walls of the island feature characteristic multicolor bands of gneiss and granite layers.
Air Greenland helicopters approach Ukkusissat Heliport on the way from Uummannaq Heliport alongside the southern and western wall of the large Appat Island, to then pass above the narrow Appat Ikerat strait separating it from Salleq Island.
Geography
Salleq Island is separated from Uummannaq island and Salliaruseq Island in the south by the central arm of the Uummannaq Fjord; from the Appat Island in the east by the Appat Ikerat strait; from the small archipelago of low-lying skerries of Qeqertat to the north by the Salliup Qeqertallo Ikerat strait.
The island is very mountainous, consisting of an isolated and flooded mountain peak, with precipitous walls falling from the summit () in all directions.
Bird colony
Salleq is a breeding ground for fulmars and other seabirds. The island is also home to the largest colony of black guillemots in the Uummannaq Fjord region, with the population reaching 100.000 in 1949. The island is inaccessible from all sides, and has been a designated nature reserve, with access to the shores forbidden during the summer season: from the beginning of June to the end of August.
References
External links
Volcanic development in the Nuussuaq Basin, West Greenland
Uninhabited islands of Greenland
Uummannaq Fjord |
23577319 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jooriland%20River | Jooriland River | The Jooriland River, a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands and Macarthur regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Jooriland River rises in Bindook Highlands on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range below Mount Egan west of the Yerranderie State Conservation Area, and flows in a meandering course generally east, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Wollondilly River west of the Nattai Tableland upstream of Lake Burragorang. The river descends over its course.
In its lower reaches, the river adjoins the Nattai National Park, part of the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site.
See also
List of rivers of Australia
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
Rivers of New South Wales
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Central Tablelands |
17337330 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20UEFA%20European%20Under-17%20Championship%20squads | 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads | Below are the rosters for the UEFA U-17 Championship 2008 tournament in Turkey. Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.
Players' ages as of the tournament's opening day (4 May 2008).
Group A
Head coach: Albert Stuivenberg
Head coach: Dejan Đurđević
Head coach: Ross Mathie
Head coach: Şenol Ustaömer
Group B
Head coach: Francis Smerecki
Head coach: Sean McCaffrey
Head coach: Juan Santisteban
Head coach: Yves Débonnaire
Footnotes
Squads
UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads |
26721116 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hana%20to%20Yume | The Hana to Yume | is a Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 25th of January, April, July, and October.
The magazine serves as a supplementary issue to the larger magazine Hana to Yume, featuring one-shots or side stories of series running in Hana to Yume. There are series running irregularly in the magazine.
Serializations
Current
Life So Happy (transferred from Hana to Yume in 2018)
W Juliet II
Past
Duel Love: Koi Suru Otome wa Shōri no Megami
Full House Kiss
Gakkō Hotel
Hakuji
Jiujiu (transferred from Hana to Yume in 2010)
Love So Life (transferred to Hana to Yume in 2009)
Pheromomania Syndrome (transferred from Hana to Yume in 2007)
S.A (transferred to Hana to Yume in 2004)
Sarashi Asobi
Toraware Gokko
Yūjō Survival
References
External links
Official website
1999 establishments in Japan
Bi-monthly manga magazines published in Japan
Hakusensha magazines
Magazines established in 1999
Shōjo manga magazines |
23577323 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichopilia%20fragrans | Trichopilia fragrans | Trichopilia fragrans is a species of orchid found from Caribbean to southern tropical America.
External links
Photos
fragrans |
6905540 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manor%20%28department%20store%29 | Manor (department store) | Manor AG is a Swiss department store chain with its headquarters in Basel. It is owned by Maus Frères of Geneva, and is Switzerland’s largest department-store chain. It generated total sales of CHF 3 billion in 2013. Manor has been a member of the International Association of Department Stores since 1968.
Company history
Brothers Ernest and Henri Maus together with Léon Nordmann opened their first department store in Lucerne in 1902, under the “Léon Nordmann” name. The more familiar “Manor” – a combination of the founders’ Maus and Nordmann surnames – did not appear until a new corporate identity was adopted in about 1965.
All the company’s department stores in German-speaking Switzerland have borne the Manor name since 1994, and all the stores in the rest of the country have carried the name since September 2000.
Locations
Manor's mainline stores are located in Basel, Geneva, Lausanne, Locarno, Lugano, Luzern & Zürich plus
Aarau, Albis, Ascona, Bachenbülach, Baden, Balerna, Bellinzona, Biasca, Biel/Bienne, Bulle, Bogis, Chur, Delémont, Emmen, Frauenfeld, Fribourg, Haag, Heerbrugg, Hinwil, Ibach, Kreuzlingen, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Langenthal, Liestal, Marin-Epagnier, Monthey, Morges, Nyon, Payerne, Pfaffikon, Rapperswil, Rickenbach, S. Antonino, Sargans, Schaffhausen, Schattdorf, Schönbühl, Sierre, Sion, Solothrun, Spreitenbach, St Gallen, Thun, Vesenaz, Vevey, Vezia, Wattwil, Winterthur, Wohlen, Yverdon-les-bains, & Zug.
See also
List of Swiss companies
References
Retail companies of Switzerland
Companies based in Lucerne
Companies based in Basel
Switzerland
Retail companies established in 1902
Swiss companies established in 1902 |
23577327 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395%20Libyan%20Premier%20League | 1994–95 Libyan Premier League | Statistics of Libyan Premier League for the 1994–95 season.
Overview
Al-Ahly (Tripoli) won the championship.
References
Libya - List of final tables (RSSSF)
Libyan Premier League seasons
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Libya |
6905546 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothwell%20Lodge%20State%20Historic%20Site | Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site | Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site is a state-owned property located north of Sedalia, Missouri, United States, preserving the 31-room, 12,000-square-foot summer home, Bothwell Lodge, built for Sedalia attorney John Homer Bothwell. The site offers tours and trails for hiking and mountain biking. It is administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
History
John Bothwell purchased the property in 1896, naming it Stonyridge Farm. From 1897 to 1928, Bothwell built the lodge in four phases on top of a rock bluff overlooking a valley. The lodge was intended to be a summer home and is an eclectic combination of various styles with Craftsman influences. One of the eccentricities of the home was an attempt to use a natural cave discovered during construction as a source of natural air conditioning. The limestone used in the home's construction was quarried on site.
A widower for most of his life, Bothwell often invited family and friends to stay at the lodge. It was to this group of individuals that he left the lodge upon his death. The group was named the Bothwell Lodge Club, and the lodge was placed under its control so long as more than five members remained alive. Upon the death of the sixth member (reducing the membership to five), the lodge would be offered to the state. In 1969, the property was officially offered to the state, which accepted the home five years later.
Activities and amenities
In addition to the lodge, the grounds include a garage/home, another separate home, hiking trails, picnicking facilities, and a playground.
References
External links
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site Map Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Missouri State Historic Sites
Protected areas established in 1974
Historic house museums in Missouri
Museums in Pettis County, Missouri
Protected areas of Pettis County, Missouri |
6905556 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared%20cirrus | Infrared cirrus | Infrared cirrus or galactic cirrus are galactic filamentary structures seen in space over most of the sky that emit far-infrared light. The name is given because the structures are cloud-like in appearance. These structures were first detected by the Infrared Astronomy Satellite at wavelengths of 60 and 100 micrometres.
See also
Cosmic infrared background
References
External links
Molecular Hydrogen in Infrared Cirrus, Kristen Gillmon, J. Michael Shull, 2006 Abstract
PDF Paper
The Physics of Infrared Cirrus, C. Darren Dowell, Roger H. Hildebrand, Alexandre Lazarian, Michael W. Werner, Ellen Zweibel
Interstellar media |
26721117 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant%20Standard%20Buffet | Restaurant Standard Buffet | A Restaurant Standard Buffet (RSB) is a type of rail passenger car that operates on railway lines within the United Kingdom.
Mark 4 RSB
The British Rail Mark 4 converted coaches comprise 30 standard class seats placed round tables in an airline style formation. They were manufactured as Restaurant First Buffets by Metro-Cammell, Washwood Heath as part of the InterCity 225 sets for use on the East Coast Main Line. When refurbished by GNER as part of its Project Mallard in the mid-2000s, the first class seating was replaced by standard class seating and they thus became Restaurant Standard Buffets.
There are no plug sockets at these seats due to the high power usage of the catering equipment in the coach. The buffet counter is equipped with a coffee machine, panini toaster, and a large fixed fridge.
The coaches were originally built to provide on board catering and crew accommodation. The kitchen was equipped with 2 fan ovens, 2 removable refrigerators, a 4 ring hob, extractor fan system, microwave, dishwasher, panini (sandwich) toaster, hot water still and water steriliser.
Originally operated by InterCity, all passed to successive InterCity East Coast franchisees GNER, National Express East Coast, East Coast, Virgin Trains East Coast and London North Eastern Railway. Withdrawals commenced in 2019 as the Class 801s entered service. Some will see further use with Grand Central and Transport for Wales Rail.
References
British Rail coaching stock
Passenger railroad cars |
6905560 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command%20Training%20School | Command Training School | Command Training School of the Royal New Zealand Air Force is the unit responsible for training officer cadets. Graduates are then commissioned as Officers on the completion of their Initial Officer Training Course.
Formerly located at RNZAF Base Wigram, CTS was relocated to RNZAF Base Woodbourne when Wigram was decommissioned in 1995.
Officer Cadets wear distinctive insignia on their uniforms. Their shoulder rank badge consists of a white band that takes up about half the slip-on rankslide. On their service uniform white square tabs are placed on the service uniform jacket collar. The flight cap bears a white flash, but the service hat is the same as that worn by commissioned officers.
Like the enlisted recruits at Command Recruit Training Squadron, CTS Officer Cadets do ten days in-field training at RNZAF Dip Flat.
Units and formations of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Air force academies |
6905568 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20municipalities%20of%20the%20Province%20of%20Crotone | List of municipalities of the Province of Crotone | The following is a list of the 27 municipalities (comuni) of the Province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy.
List
See also
List of municipalities of Italy
References
Crotone |
17337334 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early%20Bird%20%28short%20story%29 | Early Bird (short story) | "Early Bird" is a science fiction short story written in 1973 by Theodore R. Cogswell and Theodore L. Thomas. The story was first published in Astounding: The John W Campbell Memorial Anthology. It takes place within the same universe as Cogswell's 1952 novel The Spectre General and features the character Major Kurt Dixon of the Imperial Space Marines.
Synopsis
After the Marines have defeated the Galactic Protectorate, the Empire's trade routes start being invaded by the Kierans. The Kierans are an alien race that use ships equipped with a seemingly invincible weapon that clouds the brains of the crew of the ships that try to follow them. Major Kurt Dixon is given command of a scout patrol that follows a Kieran ship to its home base, but he is "fogged" and left unconscious.
Dixon's ship is equipped with an experimental computer that generates a cybernetic personality to support him on long lonely space patrols. The computer, known as Zelda, manages to land the ship on an uncharted planet, inhabited by huge organo-metallic creatures that prey on each other with awesome weaponry and computerised defences.
Whilst the ship is disabled on the planet, it becomes a part of a mating process between two of these creatures. The 'sperm' of one creature homes in on the 'egg' laid by another creature. As part of a 'selection of the fittest' process, Dixon and his ship are modified, acquiring vastly improved mental and physical powers. Dixon discovers that he can now out-manoeuvre the Kierans. He realises that the entire patrol fleet can do the same thing; the newly improved fleet then proceeds to defeat the Kierans.
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6905571 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorseddau%20Tramway | Gorseddau Tramway | The Gorseddau Tramway was a narrow gauge railway built in Wales in 1856 to link the slate quarries around Gorseddau with the wharves at Porthmadog. It was an early forerunner of the Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway and subsequently the Welsh Highland Railway.
Tremadoc Tramway
The Tremadoc tramway (sometimes known as the Llidiartyspytty Railway) was built by William Madocks sometime before 1842, and possibly as early as the 1830s. It connected the ironstone mine at Llidiart Yspytty to Porthmadog harbour. Little is known about the operation of the railway, though it is believed to have been horse worked with similar track and rolling stock to the nearby Nantlle Railway. The ironstone mine was not successful, so the tramway was extended to serve a nearby slate quarry, which was owned by the Bangor & Portmadoc Slate & Slab Co. Ltd.
In 1856, the Bangor & Portmadoc Slate & Slab company requested tenders to extend the line to the Gorseddau slate quarry (known at the time by its local Welsh name, Gorsedda), at Glan Bwll. The engineer was James Brunlees, who was based in Manchester. The extended railway, completed in 1857, was known as the Gorsedda Tramway.
Route and operation
From the wharves at Porthmadog harbor the line curved through the town and ran alongside the Y Cyt canal to Tremadog. From there a reversing neck marked the beginning of the extension towards Gorseddau. The route headed west through the village of Penmorfa where it passed under the main road in a short tunnel. Along this stretch gradients reached a maximum of 1 in 23. At Henefail the line turned north past Ynys-y-Pandy and on to Gorseddau where a short incline lead into the quarry. The line ran a total distance of just over 8 miles and rose 900 feet in that distance. Down loads were worked by gravity.
The line was horse operated using wagons and a passenger carriage supplied by the Boston Lodge works of the Ffestiniog Railway.
Takeover
In 1863 the Croesor Tramway was built, connecting the slate quarries of the Croesor valley with Porthmadog. This narrow gauge tramway crossed the Gorseddau on the level on the edge of Porthmadog and served the same wharves.
In 1871 notice was given by the owners of the Gorseddau Tramway that they intended to replace the tramway with a new railway between Gorseddau and Porthmadog of narrow gauge. This would allow common rolling stock to be used between the Croesor and Gorseddau tramways and the Ffestiniog railway, all of which delivered slate to Porthmadog harbour. An Act of Parliament was authorized on 25 July 1872 and the Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway was created, replacing the Gorseddau Tramway.
References
Further reading
External links
Interactive Map at Live.com
Welsh Highland Railway
3 ft gauge railways in Wales
Industrial railways in Wales
Railway lines opened in 1856
Railway companies disestablished in 1872
Rail transport in Gwynedd
Horse-drawn railways
Porthmadog
Dolbenmaen
1856 establishments in Wales
1872 disestablishments in Wales |
44505742 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEV%20%28disambiguation%29 | IEV (disambiguation) | IEV is the IATA code of Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany).
IEV may also refer to:
International Electrotechnical Vocabulary, technical term collection, managed by IEC
Indo Europeesch Verbond, a social movement and political organisation founded in 1919 |
44505751 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arayoor%20Sree%20Mahadevar | Arayoor Sree Mahadevar | Arayoor Major Sree Mahadevar Temple (ആറയൂർ ശ്രീ മഹാദേവർ) is one of the major worship places in Arayoor in Thiruvananthapuram district, very close to Tamil Nadu border. It is a Shiva temple. Arayoor Shiva is fondly called Arayoorappan. The temple comes under the control of Travancore Devaswom Board.
The Upaprathistas are Sree Ganesh, Durga, Murugan, Nandikesan, Lord Ayyappa, Bhoothathan, Nagaraja, and Yakshiyamma.
Festivals
Arayoor Temple festival is one of the grandest festivals in Neyyattinkara Taluk, normally celebrated during February and March months.
The festivities starts with Thrikkodiyettu (Hoisting of the Temple Flag ) on the first day. The traditional Ghoshayathra is on the 9th-day of the festival. Aarattu festival is the closing ceremony of the ten-day festival. On the Tenth day around evening, in a Solemn Ceremony the Flag is lowered and the Deity is then taken for the Aarattu (Holy Bath) in the nearby temple pond. A variety of cultural programmes are also arranged during these days.
Temple timings
The temple opens daily at 04:30 AM, closes at 10:30 AM, reopens at 05:30 PM and closes at 8.30 PM
External links
http://indiankshetras.com/aarayoor-major-sree-mahadevar-temple-Thiruvananthapuram-kerala-indiankshetra-360degree-photography-panorama?filter_name=arayoor
https://web.archive.org/web/20150403222049/http://ambalangal.com/Thiruvananthapuram.asp?PageNum=4&place=Thiruvananthapuram&district=
http://www.shaivam.org/gallery/image/temples/spke-tvm-araiyur.jpg
https://web.archive.org/web/20150403131817/http://arayoorsreemahadevatemple.in/
http://www.facebook.com/arayoorsreemahadevar
ആറയൂർ ശ്രീ മഹാദേവക്ഷേത്രം
Shiva temples in Kerala
Hindu temples in Thiruvananthapuram district |
44505774 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%20So-ang | Jo So-ang | Jo So-ang (조소앙, 30 April 1887 – 10 September 1958) was a politician and an educator in Korea under Japanese rule. He participated in the Korean independence movement.
He participated in drawing up a draft of the proclamation of the independence of Korea in 1918 while he was studying in Japan, and after 1919, worked for the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea as the secretary of the provisional government and head of the Korean Independence Party. He also organized the society of policies on current affairs with Kim Gu and Yeo Unhyeong, contributing to establish the theories on diplomacy of the provisional government. In the political scene of liberated Korea, he was one of the right politicians, who stuck to the legitimacy of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. In 1948, he visited Pyongyang to attend the joint conference of leaders of parties and social groups in the entire nation with Kim Gu and Kim Gyusik, which was turned out to be a failure. He abandoned his direction for North-South Korea's cooperation, leading to one-sided establishment of Republic of Korea in favor.
He ran for a representative of the national assembly and was elected in 1950. In the same year when the Korean war broke out, he was abducted and taken to North Korea.
Role in the Independence Movement
Diplomatic Activity
Jo So-ang served roles in the national government, the political structure of the Provisional Government, and in public relations. The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was established on April 13, 1919, following the March 1st movement. The interim government resisted Japan's colonial rule of Korea and supported the Korean independence movement. In the midst of dividing political alliances, Jo So-ang remained loyal to the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea and was elected as their secretary and diplomatic correspondent. Making him in charge of the interim government's remittances, propaganda, and public relations work. In May 1919, Jo traveled to Europe in order to attend the International Socialist Conference to appeal international support and recognition for South Korea's independence movement. In March 1921, after attending the Communist Party Congress in Moscow, Russia, he returned to Beijing with critical views on communism. Jo would incorporate his views and experience with communism when writing his political theories and teachings.
Legislative Activity
In 1930, based on his “Three Principles of the Equality” Jo So-ang wrote up a draft establishing what is renowned as a national and social democracy. He argued that in order to achieve social democracy, equality between individuals, equality between ethnicities, as well as the equality between nations must be attained. Following this principle, he suggested that to acquire equality amongst individuals it must be through immediate political equality such as free and equal elections. Next, in his theory, he advocated for the equality between ethnicities. Equality between ethnicities would be achieved through equal economic developments and equal educational opportunities. For the betterment of the nation as a whole, Jo so-ang presumed that the political system should be based on a parliamentary democracy in which the execution of the assimilation of lands, production of facilities/institutions, along with a mandated educational regime should be held at the expense of the socio-economic system. In 1941, not long after the “Three Equality Principles” was accepted by the Korean Provisional Government, the theory became known as the “Fundamental Governing of National Reconstruction”. Not only did his theories guide the Korean Independence Party during the occupation, but also served as the main foundations of legislation for the country post-liberation.
1887 births
1958 deaths
Hongik Ingan
Korean politicians
Liberalism in South Korea
Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
Haman Jo clan
Three Principles of the People |
44505776 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.%20truncatus | B. truncatus | B. truncatus may refer to:
Bulinus truncatus, a freshwater snail species found in Senegal
Boreotrophon truncatus, the bobtail trophon, a sea snail species
See also
Truncatus (disambiguation) |
26721130 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharmin%20Meymandi%20Nejad | Sharmin Meymandi Nejad | Sharmin Meymandi Nejad (/ʃɑːrˈmiːn meɪmænˈdi neˈʒɑːd/ born March 30, 1970 in Tehran) is a popularly acclaimed Iranian writer, playwright, director and researcher of social sciences. Meyamandi Nejad is mostly known for being the founder of Society of Students Against Poverty. An NGO which is mainly dedicated to children's and women's right.
Early life and academic background
His father, Professor Mohammad Hossein Meymandi Nejad, was a famous scientist and author of more than 100 books and his mother was Fateme Lord.
After finishing Highschool, in 1991 Maymandi Nejad attained a perfect score on the universities entrance exam and was admitted to the Faculty of Fine Arts at University of Tehran, from which he gained a B.A in dramatic arts. Following this, he continued his graduate studies at the same university in dramatic literature. He eventually graduated in 1998.
Works
Plays
Since the beginning of his academic education, Sharmin took an interest in writing plays and soon he became one of the most acclaimed young playwrights in Iran.
Sharmin made his writer-director debut in 1993, with the critically well-received play called Mehr-e-Giah. This play was held for 45 days in Charsoo Hall in City Theater in Tehran (Shahr Theater).
At that time, Charsoo Hall was only allocated to recognized directors. Therefore, this very first job made Maymandi Nejad very famous among his colleagues.
Sharmin wrote and directed several other plays including:
Dorj-e-Meshkin: 1994, writer-director, charsoo hall
Ahh! Sooske aziz salam! (Ahh! Hello Dear Beetle!): 1995, writer-director, Molavi hall, Student Theater festival
Akharin Navadeye Namrood (The Last Descendant of Namrood): 1995, writer-director, Theatre Shahr hall no.2, Special Part Fadjr International Theater Festival
Naghle Ghole Aasheghan (Citation of Lovers): 1995, writer, Theatre Shahr Main hall
Ghesseye Eshgh (Love Story): 1996, writer, Tarbiat Modarres University Hall
Hameye Farzandane Khorshid (All the Children of the Sun): writer-director, Theatre Shahr hall no.2, Special Part Fadjr International Theater Festival
University lectures
He held theatre-therapy classes from 1996 to 1999 in Alzahra University and workshops on hypnosis and its application in helping children diagnosed with cancer.
Sharmin lectured from 2004 to 2006 at Islamic Azad University of Art & Architecture. At the same time, he taught Basics of Acting at University of Tehran's Fine Arts College.
Books
Published
Mehr-e-Giah – Play – 1999 – Jahad Daneshgahi
All the Children of the Sun – Play – 2000 – Namira Publication
Contemporary Iranian Literature – Selected Plays – 2001 – Neyestan Publication
Dorj-e-Meshkin – Play – 2003 – Golpar Publication
When Alladin had No Magic Lantern and the Tales of Old Shahrzad in New York – Play – 2004 – Namira Publication
The Secret of Sultan's Harem – Play – 2005 – Namira Publication
Museum of Death – Novel – 2009 – Albourzfar Danesh Publication
Ready to Publish
Pathway of the Prophets – Collection of letters
The Inverse of a Butterfly is a Butterfly – Novel
Apocalypse of Shahrzad – Play
Teymoor Shah – Play
Children of Helle – Screenplay
Awards
2003 - Center of Dialogue among civilizations Prize
2005 - First Prize for playwriting in Biennial Drama Festival
Researches
Ways of Teaching Theater to Orphan Children and its Therapeutic Influence – 1995 – Shahid Ghoddoosi Behzisti
Linguistic and Symbols in Divine Books – 1999
Typology of spurious jobs of children - 2014 - child labour in Iran seminar in University of Tehran
Philosophy of Romani people – 2016
Humanitarian Works
Sharmin is the founder of an NGO called Imam Ali Popular Students Relief Society, also known as the Society of Students Against Poverty. This NGO is now (2021) active all around the country with more than 10 thousand volunteers serving more than 6800 women and children. Imam Ali Society is also active in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Society of Students Against Poverty
Society of Students Against Poverty(Imam Ali Society), is the first nonpartisan, student NGO in Iran. It was founded in 1999 and had its first official office in Sharif University of Technology in 2000. The major activities are focused on social issues, especially ones affecting children. It has 44 centres in deprived areas and slums all over the country where working children and underprivileged women benefit from medical and educational services, including literacy, languages, art and music, sports, etc. There are also different projects and seminars held frequently designed based on the national and religious ceremonies. These projects are trying to create a tie between ceremonies and social volunteering movements.
Rahyaft
In 1996, Sharmin started teaching a series of classes called "Rahyafti Be Daroun"(Acceding Inside) in Sharif University.
The main goal of these classes is to help other people with the knowledge, experience and exercises in the process of studying these syllabuses in order to train altruistic, committed and pragmatist social activists who are effectively active in solving social issues.
This class is now being held as a course for new members to help them integrate with Imam Ali society as a smart charity.
Sharmin Meymandi Nejad is the initiator of Smart Charity in Iran. A Smart Charity Organization refers to a system in which all members act with a holistic approach where they consider the issues as symptoms and evaluate the real causes. Finally, they present solutions to lead charitable activities towards eliminating the root causes in every case. These solutions are given by university students with case-related expertise and are developed based on students' theoretical and experimental researches.
Rahyaft covers the following syllabus:
Theology, vases and origins of the world's live religions
Cosmology, origin and initiation of the world in accordance with religions and science.
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
Linguistics, the origin of different languages, comparison of eastern and western languages, and the effect of the language on the way we think.
Mythology
History of religion
Social work
Symbols, tt will be possible if we stop word-thinking and begin to concentrate our attention on the symbols and concepts.
Healing methods
Saving teenagers sentenced to death
Since 2006, Sharmin has actively helped young offenders. In this regard, he started collaborating with Tehran Penitentiary Center and reviewed the judiciary cases of children and teenagers in that centre. During a period till 2008, 70 teenagers were released through "Teflan-e-Moslem" program of the Society of Students Against Poverty some of whom were arrested on felony charges and were sentenced to death. later, Sharmin trained some social workers of Imam Ali Society and formed a team for "Teflan-e-Moslem" program. This team has saved 50 teenagers from execution ever since.
Theater for disadvantaged children
Sharmin has written and directed plays with social themes in order to raise awareness about social issues. These plays have been Performed by underprivileged children. Some of these plays are:
Teymour: 2011, writer-director, House of arts of Imam Ali Society
Haftomin barkhoon khane Rostam (7th bloody passage of Rostam): 2013, writer-director, Social and Cultural Student Center of University of Tehran
Tasmime jome siahe Kobra (The decision of Kobra on the Dark Friday): 2014, writer-director, House of arts of Imam Ali Society
Ejdeha bar doush (ِSerpent on shoulder): 2015, writer-director, Milad tower Conference Hall
Gharibkhani: 2016, writer, University of Zanjan, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Artistic forum of Sari, and University of Isfahan
References
External links
Imam Ali Society website
Collection of Sharmin's Speeches
(Arabic) ISNA
Imam ALi Religious Arts Museum website
Narrow Escape: a documental by Thomas Erdbrink. Starring Sharmin Meymandi Nejad efforts
BBC World Service: Seeking forgiveness on Iran's death row
Brookings: Sharmin discusses the social and cultural implications of public executions
16- Goodreads: books by Sharmin Meymandi Nejad
Guardian
Mercy and Social Media Slow the Noose in Iran
Iranian dramatists and playwrights
Iranian theatre directors
People from Tehran
1970 births
Living people |
23577328 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kedumba%20River | Kedumba River | The Kedumba River, a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Blue Mountains and Macarthur regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Kedumba Creek rises on the eastern side of Walford Park, Katoomba and flows generally south over the Katoomba Cascades, Katoomba Falls, and off the Blue Mountains Range, becoming the Kedumba River below the Three Sisters flowing through the Jamison and Kedumba valleys within the Blue Mountains National Park, before reaching its confluence with the Coxs River within Lake Burragorang. The river descends over its course.
See also
Gandangara people
List of rivers of Australia
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
Rivers of New South Wales
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Rivers of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales) |
26721138 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Mackworth%20Young | William Mackworth Young | Sir William Mackworth Young (15 August 1840 – 10 May 1924) was a member of the Indian Civil Service, who became Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab 1897–1902.
Young was the son of Captain Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet. He attended Eton and King's College, in Cambridge, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1863 and a master of arts in 1866. Young joined the I.C.S. in Bengal in 1863, subsequently holding the title of Financial Commissioner of the Punjab from 1889 to 1895 and Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab 1897–1902. He stepped down in early March 1902, and left Bombay for the United Kingdom on 8 March 1902. He also briefly served as a vice-chancellor of University of the Punjab.
Young also served as a member of the Imperial Legislative Council in 1893.
His sons included Gerard Mackworth Young (1884-1965), Sir Hubert Winthrop Young (1885-1960), and Sir Mark Aitchison Young
(1886-1974).
References
Governors of Punjab (British India)
1924 deaths
Indian Civil Service (British India) officers
Members of the Imperial Legislative Council of India
1840 births
Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
23577329 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerripit%20River | Kerripit River | Kerripit River, a perennial river of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter district of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Kerripit River rises below Careys Peak in the Barrington Tops within the Great Dividing Range, in the Barrington Tops National Park, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence with the Barrington River, north northwest of the village of Berrico. The river descends over its course.
See also
Rivers of New South Wales
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
List of rivers of Australia
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Rivers of the Hunter Region
Mid-Coast Council |
23577332 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396%20Libyan%20Premier%20League | 1995–96 Libyan Premier League | Following are the statistics of the Libyan Premier League for the 1995–96 season. The Libyan Premier League () is the highest division of Libyan football championship, organised by Libyan Football Federation. It was founded in 1963 and features mostly professional players.
Overview
Al Shat Tripoli won the championship.
References
Libya - List of final tables (RSSSF)
Libyan Premier League seasons
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Libya |
26721141 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Jerrold | Walter Jerrold | Walter Copeland Jerrold (3 May 1865 – 27 October 1929) was an English writer, biographer and newspaper editor.
Early life
Jerrold was born in Liverpool, the son of Thomas Serle Jerrold and Jane Matilda Copeland (who were first cousins), and one of 11 children. His family had strong theatrical connections: Both his grandfather Douglas William Jerrold and uncle William Blanchard Jerrold were notable dramatists, and his great grandfather Samuel Jerrold was an actor and theater manager.
Career
Jerrold spent most of his life in London, starting work as a clerk in a newspaper counting-house, and going on to become deputy editor of The Observer. He edited many classic texts for the newly founded Everyman's Library, wrote biographies, travel books (for the "Beautiful England" series - published by Blackie and Son Limited), edited children's books, and produced stories for children under the name of Walter Copeland.
Family
On 23 July 1895 he married Clara Armstrong Bridgeman (2 December 1861 – 1937) at Kensington Register Office. Clara was also a published author writing under the name Clare Jerrold, which included a three-volume set on the life of Queen Victoria. Together they had one son and five daughters all named after Greek mythological characters. Oliver (27 September 1896 – 3 June 1897), their first born, died in infancy. Ianthe (1898–1977), the oldest daughter, became a renowned fiction writer of twenty-one novels. Twins, Daphne (1899–1972) and Phyllis (1899–1975), attended the Slade School of Art and became painters and book illustrators. Hebe (1900–1987) was a poet and book illustrator. The youngest daughter, Althea (1902–1973) was also a talented writer and poet whose talent was overshadowed by her equally talented older siblings.
Books (selected)
Biographical
Thomas Hood: His Life and Times (London: Alston Rivers, 1907)
Michael Faraday: Man of Science (London: S.W. Partridge & Co, 1891)
Charles Lamb (London: George Bell & sons, 1905)
Douglas Jerrold, Dramatist And Wit (Hodder and Stoughton, 1914)
Earl Kitchener of Khartoum ( W.A. Hammond, 1916)
Children
The Big Book of Fables (Lamboll, London 1987)
Travel
Surrey (J. M. Dent and E. P. Dutton, 1901)
Highways and Byways in Kent (Macmillan & Co., 1907)
Shakespeare Land (Dana Estes & Co. Boston)
Norwich and the Broads (Blackie & Son, 1910)
The Thames (Blackie & Son, 1910)
Hampton Court (Blackie & Son, 1912)
Folkestone and Dover (Blackie & Son, 1920)
The Heart of London (Blackie and Son, Ltd, 1924)
Through London's highways (Blackie and Son, Ltd, 1924)
In London's by-ways (Blackie and Son, Ltd, 1925)
Rambles in Greater London (Blackie and Son, Ltd, 1925)
Anthology
A Century of Parody and Imitation, ed. with Robert Maynard Leonard (H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1913; reprinted by Ulan Press, 2012)
References
External links
Walter Jerrold (Randomhouse.com listing).
English male journalists
English book editors
English biographers
English children's writers
English travel writers
1865 births
1929 deaths
Male biographers |
44505781 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardar%20Fateh%20Muhammad%20Muhammad%20Hassani | Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani | Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani (Urdu: سردار فتح محمد محمد حسنی) is a Pakistani Politician and was member of Senate of Pakistan, was serving as Chairperson-Senate Committee on Ports and Shipping.
Political career
He belongs to Baluchistan province of Pakistan, and was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in March 2012 on a general seat as Pakistan Peoples Party candidate. He is the chairperson of Senate Committee on Ports and Shipping and member of senate committees of Interior and Narcotics Control, Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization and Industries and Production.
See also
List of Senators of Pakistan
List of committees of the Senate of Pakistan
References
External links
Senate of Pakistan Official Website
Pakistan Peoples Party Official Website
Living people
Pakistani senators (14th Parliament)
Pakistan People's Party politicians
Year of birth missing (living people) |
6905576 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen%20Tarry | Ellen Tarry | Ellen Tarry (September 26, 1906 – September 23, 2008) was an African-American journalist and author who served as a minor figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Her Janie Belle (1940) was the first African-American picture book, and her other works include further literature for children and young adults as well as an autobiography.
Biography
Tarry was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Although raised in the Congregational Church, she converted to Catholicism in 1922, after years of attending the St Francis de Sales school for girls on the former Belmead plantation property in Virginia. She was taught there by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.
She thereafter attended Alabama State Normal School, now Alabama State University, and became a teacher in Birmingham. At the same time, she began writing a column for the local African-American newspaper entitled "Negroes of Note", focusing on racial injustice and racial pride.
In 1929, she moved to New York City in hope of becoming a writer. There she befriended such Harlem Renaissance literary figures as Langston Hughes, Claude McKay and Countee Cullen. She was the first "Negro Scholarship" recipient at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City, where she met and became friends with Margaret Wise Brown and was influenced by the "here and now" theory of picture book composition.
Tarry published four picture books: Janie Belle (1940), illustrated by Myrtle Sheldon), 1942's Hezekiah Horton (illustrated by Oliver Harrington), 1946's My Dog Rinty in collaboration with Caldecott Medal winner Marie Hall Ets (photographs by Alexander and Alexandra Alland), concerning a Harlem family and their mischievous pet, and 1950's The Runaway Elephant (again illustrated by Harrington), which continued the relationships started in Hezekiah Horton.
Tarry's The Third Door: The Autobiography of an American Negro Woman (from 1955) tells of her life in the South (including her time at the SBS school in Virginia), her migration to New York City, her friendship with McKay, and her deep commitment to Catholicism. In 1942, Tarry was one of the first two co-directors along with Ann Harrigan Makletzoff, at the request of Catherine de Hueck Doherty, of the Chicago branch of Friendship House, a Catholic outreach movement promoting interracial friendship. It offers a thoughtful eyewitness view of life in Alabama and Harlem from the 20s through the early 50s, a pivotal era in the evolution of race relations. Her involvement with USO during the Second World War opens a window on the experience of mobilization and the later integration of the military. The book's concluding chapter recounts a drive from Harlem to Birmingham and back in the immediate aftermath of the 1954 Supreme Court desegregation decision.
Tarry's biographies include Katherine Drexel: Friend of the Neglected, Pierre Toussaint: Apostle of Old New York, The Other Toussaint: A Post-Revolutionary Black, and Martin de Porres, Saint of the New World.
Tarry died on September 23, 2008, three days before her 102nd birthday.
Personal life
She had one daughter, Elizabeth Tarry Patton, from a brief marriage.
See also
Friendship House
References
Confirmation of death
External links
Excerpt from Project Muse
Article by Ellen Tarry on A. Philip Randolph
Review of The Other Toussaint: A Post-Revolutionary Black
Review of The Third Door: The Autobiography of an American Negro Woman
Article which mentions her from 2006
1906 births
2008 deaths
American centenarians
Alabama State University alumni
Bank Street College of Education alumni
Converts to Roman Catholicism
African-American women writers
African-American writers
American writers
African-American centenarians
Women centenarians
20th-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
20th-century American people
African-American Catholics
21st-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women |
26721160 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Strickland | Robert Strickland | Sir Robert Strickland of Sizergh (1 January 1600 – April 1671) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in the Parliament of 1624. He supported King Charles I during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Biography
Strickland was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Strickland of Sizergh Castle, Helsington, Cumbria, and his second wife Margaret Curwen, daughter of Sir Nicholas Curwen and sister of the politician Sir Henry Curwen. He matriculated from Trinity College, Cambridge at Easter 1615.
In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland in the Happy Parliament.
In 1638, Strickland received a colonel's commission from Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of the county of York, to command 900 militia in the North Riding for Charles I during the Bishops' War. In 1640, he received the King's commission from Algernon, 10th Earl of Northumberland to raise a regiment, accoutre it, and march it to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In the English Civil War, he received a third commission to command a troop of cavalry which he is said to have supported largely at his own expense. At the battle of Edgehill, he himself commanded the cavalry, and his son Sir Thomas Strickland commanded the regiment of foot soldiers.
Strickland lived to welcome the Restoration of King Charles II: and in the year after the Restoration, he was constituted by Thomas Viscount Fauconberg one of the Deputy Lieutenants of the North Riding of Yorkshire. He died in 1671 and was succeeded at Sizbergh by his elder son Sir Thomas Strickland.
Family
Strickland married Margaret Alford, eldest of the three daughters and co-heiresses of Sir William Alford of Meaux Abbey and Bilton, Yorkshire and his first wife Elizabeth Rookes, and had issue, besides his eldest son Sir Thomas Strickland, another son Walter Strickland, and two daughters, Dorothy, who married Wiliam Grimstone, and Theresa, who married as his second wife John Stafford-Howard, younger son of William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford.
In the year 1646, an indenture was made between Sir Robert Strickland, and Margaret his wife, Sir Thomas Strickland, their eldest son and heir apparent, Thomas Strickland second brother of Sir Robert, and Walter Strickland third brother of Sir Robert, of the one part; and Sir John Mallory (1610-1655) of Studley Royal, and Richard Aldbrough esquire, of the other part; containing covenants of an intended settlement upon the marriage of Sir Thomas, with Jane Moseley, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Moseley of Ulleskelf, and widow of Sir Christopher Dawnay, first of the Dawnay Baronets of Cowick. Thomas and Jane had two surviving daughters; she died before 1675. Thomas remarried Winifred Trentham, by whom he had four sons.
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Attribution.
Cavaliers
1660 births
1671 deaths
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
English MPs 1624–1625
East York Militia officers |
23577336 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowmung%20River | Kowmung River | The Kowmung River (Gandangara: Barnalay), a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Kowmung River is formed by the confluence of the Tuglow and Hollanders rivers near the locality of Tuglow, east southeast of the village of Shooters Hill. The river flows generally southeast and northeast, joined by seven minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Coxs River west of Mount Cookem. The river descends over its course.
Approximately seventy per cent of the river's catchment lies within the boundaries of the Blue Mountains and Kanangra-Boyd national parks.
Much of the surrounding country is rugged, with steep cliffs and gorges. It is mostly covered by eucalyptus forest with some rainforest in deep ravines. The river is possibly home to the threatened Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica), while the surrounds are home to the endangered species the brush-tailed rock wallaby (Petrogale penicillata), stuttering frog and south-eastern petaltail. Endangered flora found include Hakea dohertyi, Trachymene saniculifolia and Diuris aequalis.
Nomenclature
The river's name appears to be derived from the local Aboriginal word gummung meaning "sore eyes", likely a term for the condition trachoma. This is possibly because a plant, Centipeda cunninghamii, used by the local people to cure the condition grew along the riverbanks. Surveyor H.C. White recorded the Kowmung name in 1833; however, the Gandangara people called the river Barnalay elsewhere along its course.
In his attempt to cross the Blue Mountains in 1802, Francis Barrallier came to the river and followed it to Christys Creek before turning back due to a lack of supplies. Following in Barrallier's footsteps in 1806, George Caley came to the river and named it the Dryander.
See also
List of rivers of Australia
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
Rivers of New South Wales
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Rivers of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
Central Tablelands
Oberon Council |
6905583 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic%20plexus | Hepatic plexus | The hepatic plexus, the largest offset from the celiac plexus, receives filaments from the left vagus and right phrenic nerves.
It accompanies the hepatic artery, ramifying upon its branches, and upon those of the portal vein in the substance of the liver.
Branches from this plexus accompany all the divisions of the hepatic artery.
A considerable plexus accompanies the gastroduodenal artery and is continued as the inferior gastric plexus on the right gastroepiploic artery along the greater curvature of the stomach, where it unites with offshoots from the lienal plexus. Cystic plexus is the derivation of hepatic plexus.
References
External links
Nerve plexus
Nerves of the torso
Vagus nerve |
26721163 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20Pride%20%28festival%29 | Northern Pride (festival) | Northern Pride is the biggest LGBT Pride festival in the North East of England, hosted in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is held in July every year on the Town Moor, just outside the City Centre. The event is free for all who attend and offers music, stalls and a safe space for LGBT+ people, their families and friends. Northern Pride is a celebration of LGBT+ culture, history and societal diversity.
Northern Pride presents Newcastle Pride each year which is a 3-day festival on Newcastle Town Moor and in Times Square in the Centre for Life. Along with the Main Stage the festival offers a Family Zone, Youth Zone, Trans Zone, Women's Zone, Steve Paske Health Zone, Cabaret Tent, Sports Zone. Bear Zone, Dance Tent, Market Stalls and Fair ground. In the run up to the Pride weekend Northern Pride holds a number of satellite events and just after the Pride weekend they hold the ever-popular Paws with Pride pet show.
History
Building on the previous work of the organisation 'Pride On Tyne', the Northern Pride committee converted to a not for profit limited company in January 2009, having successfully hosted a Pride event in July 2008.
Since conception, the event has grown over the two years - with approximately 4,000 people in attendance in 2008 and 6,000 attending in 2009. Northern Pride presents Newcastle Pride 2013 had 28,000 visit it for the 1 day festival. 2014 saw Newcastle Pride triple in size and become a 3-day festival over 2 sites while still remaining a free festival attracting 65,000 visitors.
Headliners for the 2015 event were Belinda Carlisle and B*Witched with Lucy Spraggan, Kitty Brucknell and Heather Peace also appearing on the bill.
The 2016 event included performances from Lorraine Crosby, Jordan Gray, Hazell Dean, Heather Peace, Tina Cousins, Jake Quickenden, Five, Sonia and Heather Small.
Funding
The event attracts sponsorship from private organizations and local authorities. Northern Pride has built excellent relationships with trade unions who support the event.
Management
The committee is made up of volunteers, (re)elected at annual general meetings by the organisation's membership.
The current committee are:
References
External links
Northern Pride
LGBT events in England
Culture in Newcastle upon Tyne
Tourist attractions in Newcastle upon Tyne
LGBT festivals in the United Kingdom |
17337367 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel%20Tucker | Rachel Tucker | Rachel Kelly Tucker (born 29 May 1981) is a Northern Irish West End and Broadway actress, best known for her portrayal of Elphaba in the hit musical Wicked. She most recently starred in Come from Away on Broadway, having originated the role on the West End. She has also starred in various other musicals and plays, including one alongside Sting (The Last Ship).
Early life and career
Tucker was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and grew up singing on the cabaret circuit from the age of nine with her father, Tommy (Tucker) Kelly and sister Margaret Kelly under the group's name Tucker Kelly and the Kelstar. She was a member of the Arts Youth Theatre during the late 1990s featuring in shows such as Ecstasy and Our Day Out. She then went on to feature in Michael Poyner's version of the Rockin Mikado as Katisha. In 2001, she competed in the Irish version of Popstars, featuring prominently in episode 3 where she is featured singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Her contestant number was B0161. She also featured as a contestant with sister Margaret on Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music singing "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!". She also competed in the talent show Star for a Night making the final with her performance of "Kids".
Tucker trained at the Royal Academy of Music. She worked with Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead in the 2005 United Kingdom tour of the Rock musical, Tommy as Sally Simpson. In December 2007, Tucker appeared as Dorothy Gale in the Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of The Wizard of Oz at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. The Stage described her performance as "looking and sounding uncannily like the legendary Garland". For her performance, she was nominated for an award in the 2008 TMA Awards. Tucker recorded a version of the civil rights anthem "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" which was used in a television advertisement for Libresse in 2005 entitled "March".
I'd Do Anything
Tucker was chosen as one of the twelve finalists on the show in which began in March 2008, appearing each week in the live show on Saturday evenings and the results shows which aired each Sunday. She made it to the semi-finals in week nine where she was eliminated on 25 May. In week six, she was in the bottom two with Sarah Lark, with Tucker having received the lowest number of viewers votes. In the results show on 4 May 2008, they sang "As If We Never Said Goodbye", from the musical Sunset Boulevard. Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Tucker and eliminate Lark, saying: "I have to think as a producer and I do think Rachel was rock solid."
Tucker was once again in the bottom two in week eight, the quarter-final stage of the series. She was in the sing-off for a second time, this time with Niamh Perry, with Perry having received the lowest number of viewers votes. They sang "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" from the musical Evita. Lloyd Webber chose to save Tucker and eliminate Perry.
At the semi-final stage, week nine, Tucker was in the bottom two for a third time, together with Samantha Barks, who had received the lowest number of viewers votes. They sang "Memory" from the musical Cats. Cameron Mackintosh joined the judging panel for this episode. Lloyd Webber chose to save Barks and eliminate Tucker saying: "Last night Cameron and I were both saying that we thought both of you would be fantastic Nancys and now here am I faced with this. But I've got to make a decision and I've got to think of where the show ultimately for Cameron is going to go and I think I have to go with you Samantha. A week after the show, Lloyd Webber said: "The fact is Cameron wanted Rachel to stay. He wanted Rachel and Samantha in the final from the beginning of the series. Rachel did a fantastic performance but I had to face up to the fact that she wouldn't have gone any further. What I may think professionally is sometimes different to what the public want. I saved Rachel three times and she still ended up in the bottom two."
Performances on I'd Do Anything
West End and Broadway stardom
In July 2008, Tucker took part in a private workshop performance of the first act of the sequel to The Phantom of The Opera (Love Never Dies) at Andrew Lloyd Webber's private Sydmonton Festival near his estate in Hampshire, in which she sang the role of Meg Giry. On 2 August 2008, in Belfast, she performed at the Gay Pride Festival. She sang a medley which included excerpts from Cabaret, "All That Jazz", "Maybe This Time" and "Don't Rain on My Parade". On 13 September 2008, she performed alongside fellow I'd Do Anything finalist Niamh Perry at the Proms in the Park, held at Belfast City Hall as part of the nationwide celebration of the BBC Last Night of the Proms. The following day, she performed at Andrew Lloyd Webber's Birthday in the Park' show in Hyde Park, London, singing "Light at the End of The Tunnel" from Starlight Express. In November 2008, Tucker filmed a West End special of The Weakest Link in which she was voted off first. The show was aired on BBC1 during the 2008 Christmas schedule. In late 2009, she was a judge on amateur comedy show Find Me the Funny and presented The Friday Show, a six-part entertainment series with Eamonn Holmes, both for BBC Northern Ireland.
We Will Rock You
From 22 September 2008, for one year, Tucker played Meat in the jukebox musical We Will Rock You, at the Dominion Theatre, London, under the direction of Christopher Renshaw. A review of the opening night performance of the show in The Stage newspaper said of Tucker's debut that she had "found the perfect stage for her large voice. Her rendition of "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" is one of the highlights of a first act that works on many levels." Tucker was also the first understudy to Sabrina Aloueche for the role of Scaramouche, and played the role on many occasions to cover Aloueche's holidays.
Wicked
Tucker starred as Elphaba in the West End production of the musical Wicked, at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, under the direction of Joe Mantello. She replaced Alexia Khadime on 29 March 2010, starring opposite Louise Dearman (also her debut) as Glinda. Fans and critics alike have since praised Tucker's performance. For the entirety of her run, Nikki Davis-Jones was her understudy, and went on during Tucker's holidays and other absences. On 1 August 2011, it was revealed that she had extended her contract with the production into October 2012. In June 2012, she succeeded Kerry Ellis as the longest-running West End Elphaba.
For her portrayal of Elphaba, Tucker won a 2011 WhatsOnStage.com Award in the category of Best Takeover in a Role. She performed "The Wizard and I" at West End Live 2010 and 2012 Laurence Olivier, and "Defying Gravity" at Pride London. On 13 February 2011, she performed "Defying Gravity" as part of a theatre-themed episode of Dancing on Ice for ITV. Tucker also sang the same hit song at West End Live 2011 which was held at Trafalgar Square.
On 10 September 2011, Tucker was joined on stage by Stacey Solomon to sing "For Good" at the end of the show. This was in aid of BBC Children in Need Pop Goes the Musical, where a whole host of celebrities graced the stages of the West End of London to raise awareness for the charity's 2011 appeal. On 19 March 2012, Tucker won the West End Frame Award for Best Performance of a Song in a Musical for her performance of "Defying Gravity".
On 2 August 2012, it was announced that Tucker would be replaced by her former co-star Dearman, who is the only actress to have ever played both Elphaba and Glinda in the musical. Tucker was departing for maternity leave and exited the show at the scheduled cast change on 27 October 2012, as announced, after over 900 performances. Dearman took over the role on 29 October 2012.
On 18 August 2015, it was announced that Tucker would reprise the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production. She succeeded Caroline Bowman on 15 September 2015 at the Gershwin Theatre. Tucker played her final performance on 30 July 2016 and was replaced by Jennifer DiNoia. For her performance in the Broadway production, Tucker was the recipient of the 2016 Best Female Replacement Award at the 2016 Broadway.com Audience Awards.
On 20 May 2016, it was announced Tucker would be returning to the West End production of Wicked, leading the show's 10th Anniversary Cast in London. She replaced Emma Hatton on 5 September 2016 and played a strictly limited run as Elphaba until 28 January 2017. She was replaced by Willemijn Verkaik.
With over 1,000 performances both in the West End and on Broadway, Tucker remains one of the longest-running Elphabas in the show's history.
Farragut North
Tucker starred in Farragut North playing the role of Ida, which premiered in London at the Southwark Playhouse on 11 September 2013. Produced by Peter Huntley, in association with Daniel Krupnik and Southwark Playhouse, Directed by Guy Unsworth and with original music by Jude Obermüller, the production also starred Max Irons in the role of Stephen, and features Shaun Williamson, Aysha Kala, Josh O’Connor, Alain Terzoli and Andrew Whipp.
The Last Ship
On 12 February 2014, it was announced via Tucker's Twitter account that she will be making her Broadway debut in Sting's new musical The Last Ship which began at the Neil Simon Theatre on 30 September 2014. The musical follows the story of shipbuilders in the North East of England using music from Sting's album of the same name. It also starred Michael Esper and Jimmy Nail. The production closed on 24 January 2015.
Rachel Tucker: Back from Broadway
On 19 April 2015, Tucker hosted two performances, one at 3pm and one at 7pm, at the St James theatre in London with the 7pm show being completely sold out. The special guests that appeared to sing songs with Tucker were George Macguire and Giles Terera, as well as a special performance with her own sister. Tucker sang 24 of her favourite songs, and also talked about her recent experience on Broadway.
Communicating Doors
It was announced in Spring 2015, that Tucker was in rehearsals for an off-West End show called Communicating Doors at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The show began on 7 May 2015 and closed on 27 June 2015.
UK Tour
In January 2017, it was announced that Tucker would be performing three intimate concerts at 'Live at Zédel' in London towards the end of March. The concerts were directed by Tucker's husband, Guy Retallack, with musical director Kris Rawlinson. The concerts sold-out quickly to which Tucker and Rawlinson subsequently announced another performance date on the same week. The concerts were very successful with fans and critics alike praising the performances of both Tucker and Rawlinson. At the start of March 2017, the pair announced that the collection of concerts would become an 11-date UK tour, visiting cities and towns such as Belfast, Cardiff, Bury St. Edmunds and Birmingham. The tour commenced in Belfast on 13 May and finished in Birmingham on 10 June. It was also announced that the pair would be visiting New York in September to perform the same concert.
During the tour, Tucker and Rawlinson announced via Facebook that the pair would be producing an album, 'On the Road', which would be a compilation of some of the songs that the pair performed on tour. The album was only available as a physical copy and could be bought online or at the remaining tour dates. The first 250 albums ordered online were signed and numbered by Tucker herself and were sent out a few weeks later.
Come From Away
It was announced on 10 October 2018, that Tucker will be playing the roles of Beverley and others in the London production of Come from Away from February 2019. She received a Laurence Olivier Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for this role.
On 10 January 2020, it was announced that Tucker would leave the London production on 8 February 2020 alongside 9 other cast members. It was then announced on 22 January that she would reprise her roles as Beverley and others in the Broadway production from 3 March 2020 onward. Prior to this, Tucker performed in a concert performance of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen on the 23 February 2020 at the London Coliseum in aid of Leukaemia UK.
John & Jen
In April 2021, it was announced that Tucker would star alongside Lewis Cornay in a new and updated production of Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald's 1995 musical John & Jen. The show was directed by Tucker's husband, Guy Retallack, and had a limited run from July 28, 2021 to August 21, 2021. John and Jen received praise from critics, with Theatre Weekly writing that the two leads had "an exquisite chemistry" and that Tucker was "unsurprisingly, incredible in the role of Jen" while Gay Times wrote "We were expecting big things from West End and Broadway star Rachel Tucker and she truly delivers" noting also that the production was "easily one of the most ambitious and polished musicals we’ve seen in a studio theatre".
Filmography
Television
Theatre Credits
Recordings
"Rain On Me" on the album More with Every Line - The Music of Tim Prottey-Jones (December 2010)
On 25 March 2013, it was announced that Tucker had been signed to Big Hand Recordings in a joint venture with Elate Studio and would release her debut solo album on 22 July 2013.
The Reason
On 11 August 2013, The Reason was released digitally and physical copies began to ship.
On 17 July 2013, it was announced that there will be a delay with the album release, with the new release date expected to be 12 August. The album launch concert went ahead on 25 July, effectively meaning those that had pre-ordered the album were not the first to hear the songs as planned.
On the Road
On 16 November 2017, On the Road was released digitally on iTunes.
Lessons
On 21 May 2021, Tucker's EP, Lessons was released digitally and on CD.
Personal life
On Valentine's Day 2008, Tucker was engaged to theatre director Guy Retallack. The couple married in 2009 and have one son, Benjamin, born in February 2013.
References
External links
Official Website
Rachel Tucker Fan Blog
Rachel Tucker's cast page at Wicked the Musical
Musicians from Belfast
Women singers from Northern Ireland
Musical theatre actresses from Northern Ireland
Living people
1981 births
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music |
26721164 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council%20of%20Baptist%20Churches%20in%20Northern%20India | Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India | The Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India is a Baptist Christian denomination in India. It belongs to the Baptist World Alliance. The Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India belongs to the National Council of Churches in India. Furthermore, it is a member of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation. The Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India is another denomination.
References
Baptist denominations in India
Affiliated institutions of the National Council of Churches in India |
23577338 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krui%20River | Krui River | Krui River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Krui River rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Oxleys Peak, at Mount Palmer and flows generally southwest, joined by six minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River near Comiala Flat. The river descends over its course.
Near the village of Collaroy, the Golden Highway crosses the Krui River.
See also
Rivers of New South Wales
List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
List of rivers of Australia
Goulburn River National Park
References
External links
Water Sharing Rules: Krui River Water Source from the NSW Office of Water
Rivers of New South Wales
Rivers of the Hunter Region
Upper Hunter Shire |
26721167 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri%20Manmatha%20Karuneshvarar%20Temple | Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple | Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple () or Sivan Temple is a Hindu temple for Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Sivan or Shiva as the presiding deity located on Kallang Road in Singapore.
History
The temple was established on 1 January 1888 on a lease from the Governor of the Straits Settlements for the Tamil community as a place of worship, this temple is known to its devotees as the Kallang Gasworks Sivan Temple.
It was established soon after the Municipal Gasworks of depot was set up in Kallang Road. The large number of Hindu employees started a shrine and installed the main deity to seek its protection as well as to sustain their Hindu traditions and values.
In 1909, the site, an area of , was granted on government lease for 99 years made in favour of four persons; Soona Veloo Vendir, Nagalingam Kathiraysonm, Annamalai Mecppa Komarasamy and Veerapatra Mudaliar. In 1934, after their death, the sons of A.V. Irullappa Pillay, V. Pakirisamy Pillai and V. Narayanasamy Pillai funded the reconstruction of the temple in memory of their late father at the request of the Hindu devotees. Although the lease was renewed in 1909, the plan to build a concrete mandapam (main hall) ran into financial difficulties. In March 1937, three trustees were appointed by the Chief Justice of Singapore; they were V. Pakrisamy, V. Narayanasamy and Balakrishna Murugase Thirunalam. After the consecration ceremony on 19 August 1937, a Committee of Management was formed with A.V. Irullappa Pillay, a foreman of the Municipal Gas Works, as chairman.
Further renovations were carried out in 1974 and the sons of V. Parkirisamy and grandsons of V. Narayanasamy are now managing the Temple.
Though there were not many Hindus in Kallang and Kampong Bugis, the Hindu employees of the Gas Depot had living quarters close to the Depot and so they built the shrine. At that time Indians were concentrated in Tanjong Pagar and Serangoon area.
Lord Siva is the destroyer while his consort, Parvati, is looked upon as an almighty Mother figure that pleads to Lord Siva on the behalf of mankind and creatures. However, even though he represents destruction, Lord Siva is viewed as a positive force or even the Destroyer of Evil, since creation follows destruction. Lord Siva has five jobs creator, preserver, destroyer, hiding the sins and blessing.
See also
List of Hindu temples in Singapore
References
External links
Heritage Trails
Streetdirectory website
Hindu temples in Singapore
Indian diaspora in Singapore
Kallang
Tamil Singaporean |
44505783 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana%20%C3%81vila | Mariana Ávila | Mariana Ávila (born Mariana Ávila de la Torre on April 15, 1979) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Early life
Ávila was born in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico. She started her acting career when she was six years old in a stage play called El pájaro azul. At 12, she got the starring role in Little Orphan Annie" in which she had to sing and dance. At 14, she performed in Cinderella and in the TV show El club de Gaby''.
She studied acting in the juvenile workshop of Pedro Damián and in 1996 in the CEA (Artistic Training Center at Televisa). Currently she is part of a musical group called "Mamá no sabe nada" produced by the record company Melody.
Filmography
References
External links
1979 births
Living people
Mexican child actresses
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican film actresses
Actresses from Mexico City
20th-century Mexican actresses
21st-century Mexican actresses
Singers from Mexico City
21st-century Mexican singers
21st-century Mexican women singers |
44505794 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncatus | Truncatus | Truncatus may refer to:
The common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Bulinus truncatus, a freshwater snail species found in Senegal
Boreotrophon truncatus, the bobtail trophon, a sea snail species
Neuroxena truncatus, a moth species found in Ghana
Notonomus truncatus, a ground beetle species
See also
C. truncata (disambiguation) |
26721172 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20King-Hamilton | Alan King-Hamilton | Myer Alan Barry King-Hamilton QC (9 December 1904 – 23 March 2010) was a British barrister and judge who was best known for hearing numerous high-profile cases at the Old Bailey during the 1960s and 1970s. These included the trial of Janie Jones in 1974 and the 1977 blasphemous libel trial against Gay News and its editor, Denis Lemon, for publishing "The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name", a poem by James Kirkup.
Early life and career
King-Hamilton was born Myer Alan Barry Harris in West Hampstead, London on 9 December 1904, the youngest child and only son of solicitor Alfred Harris (1871-1959) and Constance Clyde Druiff (1877-1963). His father changed the family surname to King-Hamilton in 1916. King-Hamilton attended York House prep school and briefly The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, but completed his schooling at Bishop's Stortford College. He read law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, receiving a third-class BA degree in 1927. He later commented that "it is not essential or even important to get a First, or even a Second, to succeed at the Bar." Hamilton took his MA in 1929, the same year in which he was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple.
In 1935, he married Rosalind Irene Ellis (1906–1991), with whom he had two daughters. During his first few years at the Bar, King-Hamilton specialised in road traffic law before branching out into other areas.
Military service
In 1939 King-Hamilton became a censor with the Ministry of Information and by 1945 had achieved the rank of squadron leader in Royal Air Force Intelligence. Upon demobilization he returned to his legal career.
Judicial career
After being appointed QC in 1954, King-Hamilton was appointed Recorder of Hereford from 1955 to 1965, of Gloucester from 1956 to 1961 and of Wolverhampton until 1964. In that year he was appointed an additional judge of the Central Criminal Court, which lead to his most notable reported cases.
Emil Savundra trial
Emil Savundra ran a fraudulent insurance company and had been exposed on television by David Frost. His 1968 trial for fraud, under King-Hamilton, led to his conviction and imprisonment for eight years. Despite this, King-Hamilton described Savundra as "What a man. How could one not admire his spirit?" in his memoirs, and would have had him as an imaginary dinner party guest, along with Cleopatra, Dame Edith Evans and others.
Janie Jones trial
King-Hamilton also presided over the 1973 trial of Janie Jones, a pop singer and madame, on charges of procuring women to become prostitutes, blackmail and perverting the course of justice. After the jury convicted her on the first and third charges, King-Hamilton sentenced Jones to seven years imprisonment, describing her as "the most evil woman he had ever met". Jones's own recollection was that he had said "of all the women I've ever tried, you are the most evil. I thought one woman was really evil, but you leave that woman in the shade."
Peter Hain trial
In 1976 Peter Hain, then leader of the Young Liberals, was charged with the robbery of £490 from a branch of Barclays Bank in Putney. He was acquitted on the ground of mistaken identity and later accused King-Hamilton of bias against him.
Gay News trial
A poem, The Love that Dares to Speak its Name, was published in the 3 June 1976 issue of Gay News. The poem, written from the viewpoint of a Roman centurion, graphically describes him having sex with Jesus after his crucifixion, and also claims that Jesus had had sex with numerous disciples, guards, and even Pontius Pilate.
Christian morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse initiated a private prosecution following the refusal of the Director of Public Prosecutions to take action. The trial, under the name Whitehouse v Lemon was heard by King-Hamilton at the Old Bailey on 4 July 1977, with John Mortimer QC and Geoffrey Robertson representing Denis Lemon and John Smyth representing Whitehouse. On Monday 11 July, the jury found both defendants guilty. Gay News Ltd was fined £1,000 and Lemon fined £500 and sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for two years. King-Hamilton said that "it had been touch and go whether he would send Lemon to jail immediately. He would later say "It was a difficult summing up to prepare but I felt as if I had an influence over my left shoulder, I felt that I was being guided to put it helpfully to the jury... the previous prosecution was back in the early 1920s and did not give me much help."
After retiring in 1979, King-Hamilton acted as an arbitrator in the Channel 4 television series Case on Camera. He died on 23 March 2010 at the age of 105, survived by both his daughters.
References
1904 births
2010 deaths
Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
English King's Counsel
English centenarians
English Jews
20th-century English judges
Men centenarians
People educated at Haberdashers' Boys' School
People from West Hampstead
Place of death missing
20th-century King's Counsel
Royal Air Force officers
Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
Presidents of the Cambridge Union
Lawyers from London |
20475641 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh%20Boy%20Records | Oh Boy Records | Oh Boy Records is an independent American record label founded in 1981 by singer John Prine, his manager Al Bunetta, and their friend Dan Einstein. The label has released more than 40 audio and video recordings by singer-songwriters Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Daniel "Slick" Ballinger, Shawn Camp, Dan Reeder, and Todd Snider, along with a dozen reissues of classic country music artists. Oh Boy Records also manages two subsidiary labels, Steve Goodman's Red Pajamas Records and specialty label Blue Plate Music. Oh Boy is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
History
Al Bunetta was a talent manager with Paul Anka's management company CMA, working with artists such as Bette Midler, Al Green, and The Manhattan Transfer. When Anka signed John Prine and Steve Goodman to management contracts in 1971, Bunetta became the manager for both of them. In 1980, Prine finished his recording contract with Asylum and moved to Nashville. Rather than sign with another major label, he decided to start one of his own, and was joined by Bunetta and associate Dan Einstein. The new Oh Boy label's first release was a red vinyl Christmas single with Prine singing "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" on the A-side and "Silver Bells" on the B-side. The first full-length release was Prine's Aimless Love in 1984. Around 1989, Sony offered to buy Oh Boy Records, but Prine decided to keep the label independent and turned down the offer.
Recent projects
In 2000, the label began reissuing a series of classic country music artists titled Oh Boy Classics Presents... These are remastered versions of the original recordings. The first three artists in this series were Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, and Merle Haggard. In 2007, Oh Boy released Standard Songs for Average People, an album of classic country duets by Prine and bluegrass singer Mac Wiseman. In February 2010, singer-songwriter Dan Reeder released his album This New Century, using instruments he made himself.
The release of a new Prine live album in 2010, In Person & On Stage, was followed by Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows, a tribute album of Prine songs performed by artists such as Sara Watkins and Old Crow Medicine Show. Both of these 2010 releases debuted at number one on the Billboard Folk Album charts.
In April 2018, John Prine released Tree of Forgiveness produced by Dave Cobb. This was Prine's first album of original works in 13 years. Guest artists on the album include Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, and Dan Auerbach.
In 2019, the label signed singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldon. The female outlaw country singer is Oh Boy's first artist signing in 15 years.
In December 2019, Oh Boy Records signed Sacramento, California-based indie folk-singer Tré Burt. Burt was introduced to the label by Jody Whelan, who had discovered the folk singer's album Caught It from the Rye.
In June 2020, Oh Boy Records signed Ohio-based country singer Arlo McKinley, marking him as the last signee by John Prine.
Discography
See also
List of record labels
References
External links
Official site
American independent record labels
Old Town School of Folk musicians
Record labels established in 1981 |
44505796 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3%20Misa | G3 Misa | Guillermo Vicente Misa III, nicknamed "G3" is a Filipino singer/songwriter and recording artist based in Los Angeles. He is also the former lead guitarist of the band Introvoys.
He is known for the song "Habangbuhay", his carrier single from his 2014 solo album "Never Look Back". The music video for "Habangbuhay" features singer/actress Geneva Cruz as his leading lady.
G3 comes from a family of musicians. Jim Paredes of APO Hiking Society is his uncle. G3 started playing acoustic guitar at the age of 13 when his dad, GV Misa (singer/actor/commercial model) taught him some 3 chord Beatles and Beach Boys songs. At age 15, he played the electric guitar and formed his first band 'Trial and Error' along with his classmates from De La Salle Santiago Zobel School. He continued on to play in various bands during his college days. G3 was a member of the bands Violent Playground, Spinning Jenny, Mystery and Shanghaied. He would occasionally play guitar for the band Rivermaya whenever Rico Blanco would get sick.
In 1991, G3 along with Vanessa Garcia of the band Prettier Than Pink put up a studio called "Session Band Rehearsal & Recording Studio" located at the basement parking of Makati Cinema Square. It was where bands like Rivermaya formed. Razorback and Wolfgang also rehearsed and recorded demo material at Session Studio.
Violent Playground (1993)
In 1993, G3 was invited to be the guitarist of Violent Playground. The line up was RJ Oca on vocals, Raton del Gallego on guitar, Boom Jose on drums and Mali Andres on bass. They played regularly at "Weekends Live" at the Atrium of Makati.
Shanghaied (1994)
In 1994, G3 joined the alternative rock band "Shanghaied", which recorded a cover of the hit song, "Batugan", by Labuyo from the compilation album "Mga Himig Natin – Pinoy Rock Revisited" under Vicor Records. Batugan became the number one song for 6 straight weeks at DWLA 105.9 radio. Other chart toppers included "Laklak" by The Teeth and "Lakas Tama" by Siakol. They also released their own version of "Little Drummer Boy" as part of a Christmas compilation album called "Christmas on the Rocks" under Viva Records.
Mystery (1997)
In 1997, G3 got a call from his former classmate, Paco Arespacochaga to join his band Mystery. He went to Pink Noise recording studio thinking he would audition for guitars but he was asked to sing instead. His vocal audition made it straight into Mystery's album "Jigsaw" released under Star Records. They also released a music video for their single "Someday me and you" produced by Star Cinema. G3 also appeared as a guest along with his bandmates in the TV show Gimik.
Career change (2000)
G3 had a passion for computer programming. He would always bring a programming book to a gig and read it during breaks. In 1995, he developed a Billing and Collection system as well as a Payroll system for his own business, Session Band Rehearsal and Recording Studio. In 2000, G3 left Mystery to pursue a software engineering career. He started as a software developer in Fujitsu Philippines where he learned Java, C# and SQL. In 2002, he became the Application Development Manager for Jollibee Foods Corporation, one of the biggest companies in the Philippines. In 2007, he migrated to Los Angeles to become a Lead Software Developer for Myspace. In 2012, he worked for Fandango, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal as a Software Architect. In 2015, he joined ADP as a Principal Applications Developer. Currently, G3 is a Senior Software Engineer at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. In 2017, he married Sharmila Benedicto, a dentist.
Introvoys (2008 - 2016)
In Los Angeles, G3 got a call again from Paco Arespacochaga, asking if he could be the guitarist for Introvoys which was also now based in Los Angeles. G3 gladly agreed and is now actively writing songs, recording and performing with the band Introvoys. They released their latest album called "Where we left off" in January 2015. G3 wrote the songs "I don't wanna lose you" and "Sekreto" and co-wrote "Paradise", "Let's Dance", "Healing Hearts", "Why" and "Swim to the Sky".
Solo album (2014)
On November 12, 2014, G3 released his debut solo album entitled "Never Look Back" published by Claymind Music. His carrier single "Habangbuhay" featured Filipina singer and actress Geneva Cruz on its music video which was filmed in Los Angeles. G3 and Geneva are long time friends. Way back in 1999, G3 composed the song "How Can I Forget?" which was part of her album "On Fire". The Habangbuhay music video was directed and edited by Paco Arespacochaga. All 10 tracks in G3's album were composed, arranged, performed and recorded by G3 himself in his home studio.
Gear and Equipment
G3 Misa mainly uses a Fender Telecaster and a Fender Stratocaster for live shows. He is also seen using a PRS Custom, a Gibson Les Paul, a Gibson ES-335 and a Gibson ES-175 on some occasions. For acoustic playing, he uses a Taylor 314CE. His guitar pedals include a Wampler Dual Fusion, a Wampler Tape Echo, a Wampler Faux Spring Reverb, a Dunlop 535Q Crybaby Wah, an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, a Digitech Harmony Man and a Digitech Drop. G3 plugs into an Avalon VT-737sp Tube Preamp which goes straight into a Behringer X32 mixer. When not using In-Ear monitors, G3 uses a Fender Twin Reverb '65 Reissue or a Mesa Single Rectifier with 4x10 Mesa oversized cab.
Live Session Performances
See also
Introvoys
References
External links
21st-century Filipino male singers
Filipino guitarists
Living people
Musicians from Manila
De La Salle University alumni
Filipino songwriters
Filipino expatriates in the United States
Filipino people of Basque descent
20th-century Filipino male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Filipino drummers
Filipino pianists
Filipino bass guitarists |
26721183 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sule%20Ahman | Sule Ahman | Sule M. Ahman is a retired army officer who was appointed Military Administrator of Enugu State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of general Sani Abacha.
During the military coup of 27 August 1985, when General Ibrahim Babangida became head of state, Major Sule Ahman lent support in his position in Supply and Transport in the Ikeja Cantonment.
As military administrator of Enugu State, Colonel Ahman inaugurated the 22nd General Assembly of Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria, held in Enugu in 1997. In his address, Ahman urged the Chief Executives to help educate and enlighten the public, to ensure the success of the nation's transition programme.
Ahman initiated a policy that only indigenes should be employed in the public service of Enugu State.
Non-indigenes were summarily dismissed.
He was also responsible for a major overhaul to the charter of the Enugu State Environmental Protection Agency which his predecessor Colonel Lucky Mike Torey had established in 1995, increasing its power and the scope of its duties.
References
Living people
Governors of Enugu State
Year of birth missing (living people) |
44505808 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian%20Creek%20Settlement%2C%20Indiana | Indian Creek Settlement, Indiana | Indian Creek Settlement is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana, in the United States.
The community took its name from Indian Creek.
References
Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana |
44505810 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.%20truncatus | N. truncatus | N. truncatus may refer to:
Neuroxena truncatus, a moth species found in Ghana
Notonomus truncatus, a ground beetle species
See also
Truncatus (disambiguation) |
26721189 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.%20342%20Squadron%20RAF | No. 342 Squadron RAF | The No. 342 Squadron also known in French as ''Groupe de Bombardement n° 1/20 "Lorraine", was a Free French squadron in the RAF during World War II.
History
No. 342 Squadron was formed on 7 April 1943 at RAF West Raynham with personnel from the Free French Air Forces (Forces aériennes françaises libres) transferred from the Middle East, in particular the personnel of the French escadrilles "Metz" and "Nancy". The squadron was part of No. 2 Group RAF of RAF Bomber Command and equipped with Douglas Mk IIIA Bostons (aka Douglas A-20C Havocs). They later moved with their sister squadron No. 88 Squadron to RAF Hartford Bridge.
While flying Bostons, the aircraft of the Squadron featured in the film The Way to the Stars.
The squadron flew low-level bombing and strafing missions (nicknamed "hedgehopping"), over France and the Netherlands, in particular against V-1 bases in Northern France and selected sites connected with the preparation for the Allied invasion.
In October 1944 the squadron relocated to France from where it continued to support the Allied advance. In March/April 1945 the Bostons were replaced by North American B-25 Mitchells and the squadron relocated to the Netherlands. The squadron was transferred from RAF control to the French Air Force ( Armée de l'Air ) on 2 December 1945.
See also
Free French Flight
List of RAF squadrons
References
Notes
Bibliography
Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. .
Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). .
Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (2nd edition 1976). .
External links
Squadron histories for nos. 310–347 sqn on RAFweb
Squadron histories for nos. 341 sqn at Royal Air Force website
Squadron Histories
Pathé News film of a 342 squadron raid on a power station near Paris
341 Squadron
Companions of the Liberation
Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 |
44505823 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Lewtas | Ian Lewtas | Ian Lewtas (born 25 February 1954) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL).
References
External links
1954 births
Living people
Geelong Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) |
6905585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumbacher | Grumbacher | Grumbacher is a US brand of art materials. Grumbacher offers products for artists including acrylic paints, oil paints, watercolor paints and other painting media, as well as brushes.
Overview
The company was founded in 1905 by Max Grumbacher. It became a subsidiary of Sanford L.P., a Newell Rubbermaid company, until September 2006, when it was acquired by Chartpak, Inc., an art materials and office products company headquartered in Leeds, Massachusetts.
Grumbacher markets both collegiate- and professional-grade artist products.
The collegiate grade products carry the "Academy" name branding. The Academy line currently consists of oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints as well as three brush lines.
The Grumbacher professional product line consists of "Grumbacher MAX", a water-mixable oil paint, which means it can be diluted using water instead of conventional solvents; there are 60 "MAX" colors available. The line also markets "Grumbacher PRETESTED" oil paints (90 colors), which are conventional linseed-oil based paints for professional artists' use. The professional line was rounded out in the spring of 2008 with the return of "Grumbacher FINEST" watercolors (54 colors).
Along with the manufacture of paint, Grumbacher currently produces nine brush lines and a full line of media, grounds, solvents, varnishes and artist accessories.
Grumbacher's current range of watercolors includes the Academy watercolor line, a student line in 7.5ml tubes, and the Finest line, a professional grade of watercolors in 14ml tubes. The colors in both lines offer a diverse palette and are as rich and light-fast as most competitive grade lines. Grumbacher also recently released a superior professional-grade line, called Grumbacher Finest, which had a brief stint as a brand until its name change to Prismacolor watercolors after Grumbacher's acquisition by then new owners Sanford L.P.
References
External links
Paint and coatings companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies established in 1905
Companies based in Massachusetts
Art materials brands
Artists' acrylic paint brands
Watercolor brands
Oil paint brands
American companies established in 1905 |
26721194 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Cameron%2C%20Lord%20Cameron | John Cameron, Lord Cameron | John Cameron, Lord Cameron, KT, DSC, PRSE, FBA (8 February 1900 – 30 May 1996) was a Scottish judge and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1973 to 1976.
Life
Cameron was born in London, the son of John Cameron SSC NP, a solicitor from Edinburgh. The family lived at 13 South Charlotte Street just off Charlotte Square.
He attended Edinburgh Academy from 1910–17. He then studied law at the University of Edinburgh. This was interrupted by the First World War during which he served as a midshipman in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He resumed his studies after the war and qualified as an advocate in 1924. In 1936 he rose to be King's Counsel. In the Second World War he returned to the RNVR, this time as a lieutenant-commander, and participated both in the evacuation at Dunkirk and the D-Day landings.
In 1945 he was made Sheriff of Inverness and served in this role until 1948. He returned to Edinburgh in 1948 to serve as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. He was knighted in the 1954 Queen's Birthday Honours List and elected a Senator of the College of Justice on 5 July 1955. All Senators of the College (which includes the Supreme Courts of Scotland) have the honorific, The Honourable, and use the title Lord or Lady along with a surname or a territorial name.
In March 1969, the O'Neill ministry appointed Cameron chairman of a commission into the causes of "the violence and civil disturbance in Northern Ireland on and since 5th October 1968", whose other members were Professor Sir John Biggart, C.B.E. and James Joseph Campbell, M.A., Head of the Education Department at St. Joseph’s College of Education, which trained male Catholic teachers, and Director of the Institute of Education at Queen’s
University Belfast. Campbell was also the author of Orange Terror: The Real Case Against Partition (1943) by Ultach (Ulsterman). The resulting "Cameron Report", titled Disturbances in Northern Ireland, was published in September 1969.
Lord Cameron continued as Senator of the College of Justice until 1985. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1949. He became their Vice-President in 1970 and President in 1973. In 1955 he became chairman of the influential conservationist organisation the Cockburn Association, retaining this position until 1968.
Lord Cameron, who had been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross as a naval officer, was also appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle in 1978.
He died in Edinburgh on 30 May 1996, aged 96.
Family
He married twice, firstly in 1927 to Eileen Dorothea Burrell, then following her death in 1943 he remarried in 1944 to Iris Shepherd. His son Kenneth served as Lord Advocate from 1984-89.
His daughter, Katharine Lindsay Cameron, married David Bruce Weir, Lord Weir.
References
Sources
Citations
1900 births
1996 deaths
Lawyers from Edinburgh
People educated at Edinburgh Academy
20th-century Scottish lawyers
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Knights Bachelor
Knights of the Thistle
Deans of the Faculty of Advocates
Presidents of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
20th-century King's Counsel
Scottish sheriffs
Royal Navy officers of World War I
Royal Navy officers of World War II
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
Cameron
Scottish sailors
English people of Scottish descent
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War I
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
Honorary Fellows of the British Academy |
26721203 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson%20T.%20Browne | Watson T. Browne | Watson T. Browne is an English singer, who was once the lead singer of the 1960s group The Explosive, and he released some recordings as Watson T. Browne & The Explosive. He had a hit in the 1980s with "Searching for a Star". He also had a hit in Scandinavia with "I'm on the Road Again".
Biography
The early days of Browne's career were in the Abbey Road Studios. His early recordings appeared on the Bell, Decca and President labels. He later moved to Europe and had a long career there. He has also lived in Tel Aviv, Israel. There he collaborated with Israeli band, The Fat & The Thin, and sung lead on side one of their single with "I Say A Little Prayer" in 1972. After time having lived in Italy and Germany, he returned to the UK where he now lives.
Among the recordings he has made, he had success with "Searching for a Star", "I'm on the Road Again" and "Some Loving", which sold well in the United States. "Searching for a Star" appeared on Ulli Wengers One Hit Wonder Vol. 3 compilation album.
Discography
Singles
Watson T. Browne and the Explosive
"Some Loving" / "Home Is Where Your Heart Lies" – President PT207 – 1968
"Crying All Night" / "I Close My Eyes" – President PT221 – 1968
The Fat & The Thin featuring Watson T Brown
"I Say A Little Prayer" / "What Is Gonna Happen To Me" – Hed-Arzi 45-604 – 1972 (Israel)
Watson T. Browne
"Some Lovin'" / "Home Is Where Your Heart Lies" – Okeh 7320 – 1969
"Little Loving" / "Lookin' For A Rainbow" – Jupiter Records 6.14001 AC
"I'm on the Road Again" / "Feeling Bad" MAM 16
"Without You" / "God Made His Children" – MAM 40
"Searching for a Star" / "Brother of Mine" – RCA PB 5640
"Somebody's Changing My Sweet Baby's Mind" / "What Can I Do" – Seven Sun SSUN 2 – 1972
"Save The Last Dance For Me / Will You Love Me Tomorrow" – Bell 1109 – 1970
Albums
Watson T. Browne
The Best of Watson T Browne
Compilation albums
Hide and Seek: British Blue Eyed Soul 1964–1969 – "I Close My Eyes" – Watson T. Browne & The Explosive
Ulli Wengers One Hit Wonder Vol. 3 – Watson T. Browne – "Searching for a Star"
References
External links
[./Http://watsontbrowne.wixsite.com/2021 http://watsontbrowne.wixsite.com/2021]
45 Discography for President Records – UK
Watson T. Browne official website
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English male singers
English soul singers
English pop singers |
6905588 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwoodhill | Cottonwoodhill | Cottonwoodhill is the debut album by Brainticket.
The LP's original inner sleeve warns: "After Listening to this Record, your friends may not know you anymore" and "Only listen to this once a day. Your brain might be destroyed!"
Track listing
"Black Sand" (Ron Bryer, Joel Vandroogenbroeck) – 4:05
"Places of Light" (Bryer, Dawn Muir, Vandroogenroeck) – 4:05
"Brainticket, Pt. 1" (Bryer, Kolbe, Muir, Vandroogenbroeck) – 8:21
"Brainticket, Pt. 1: Conclusion" (Bryer, Kolbe, Muir, Vandroogenbroeck) – 4:36
"Brainticket, Pt. 2" (Bryer, Kolbe, Muir, Vandroogenbroeck) – 13:13
Personnel
Brainticket
Ron Bryer – guitar
Werner Frohlich – bass, bass guitar
Hellmuth Kolbe – keyboards, sound effects
Cosimo Lampis – drums
Dawn Muir – vocals
Wolfgang Paap – percussion, tabla
Joel Vandroogenbroeck – organ, flute, keyboards, vocals
Technical
Hellmuth Kolbe – producer, engineer, electronics, supervisor, generator
References
External links
[ Cottonwoodhill] at Allmusic
Brainticket albums
1971 debut albums
Bellaphon Records albums |
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