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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL-10
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The PL-10 (, NATO reporting name: CH-AA-9), formerly known as PL-ASR (stands for PiLi-Advanced Short Range), is a short-range, infrared-homing air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by the People's Republic of China. It was designed by Dr. Liang Xiaogeng (梁晓庚) at the Luoyang Electro Optical Center, which is also known as the Institute 612 and was renamed in 2002 as the China Air-to-Air Guided Missile Research Institute (中国空空导弹研究院). Development of the missile commenced in 2004 for use on stealth fighters such as the J-20.
History
The development of PL-10 initiated in 2004, and the design was reportedly approved in 2010. The missile entered production in 2013. The chief designer of PL-10 is Liang Xiaogeng () of the Shanghai Academy of Science and Technology. Pictures of the PL-10, then known as the PL-ASR, appeared on the Chinese internet in 2008. It was observed mounting on a PLAAF Chengdu J-20 in 2015.
Design
The PL-10 is fitted with an advanced multi-element imagining infrared (IIR) sensor that identifies the target based on shape, giving it all-aspect targeting capability, longer target detection range, and enhanced resistance to chaff and flare. It's reportedly very resistant to jamming and electronic countermeasures. The missile is capable of lock-on after launch (LOAL), giving it ability to update target data using datalink while in flight.
The multi-element IIR seeker is capable of +/-90 degree off boresight angles and can be slaved to a helmet-mounted display (HMD). This allows the pilot to track a target beyond the aircraft's radar scan envelope using the missile's high off-boresight capability, achieved by the pilot turning his head towards the target to lock-on, better known as "look and shoot".
Flight is controlled by a thrust-vector controlled solid rocket motor and free-moving control wings on the missile's tail, which facilitate the missile to achieve turn capability of over 60Gs and high angles of
attack. The central portion of the missile has long, thin strakes, which help maintain missile maneuverability in the terminal homing stage after the rocket motor stops firing.
According to the assessment by Royal United Services Institute, the PL-10 provides comparable performance to European ASRAAM and IRIS-T missiles, while offering superior kinematic performances against AIM-9X. According to aviation researcher Justin Bronk, the overall capability of the PL-10 reaches an approximate parity with Western systems and surpasses Russian technologies.
See also
PL-8
PL-9
AIM-9X
ASRAAM
IRIS-T
References
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Air-to-air missiles of the People's Republic of China
Military equipment introduced in the 2010s
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Orla is an unincorporated community in southern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The community is located near the junction of Missouri Route 5 and Route O, east of the Osage Fork Gasconade River and approximately eleven miles south of Lebanon.
History
A post office called Orla was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1954. The name Orla is said to be named after the son of an early settler.
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Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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Manfred Roeder
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Manfred Roeder (6 February 1929 – 30 July 2014) was a German lawyer and Neo-Nazi terrorist. Roeder was a prominent Holocaust denier.
Life
Born in Berlin, Roeder attended the National Political Institute of Education in Plön. As a teenage soldier, he participated of the Battle of Berlin in 1945. After the Second World War he was for a time a member of Germany's CDU party. After leaving the party he forged ties with the far-right political scene in Germany and abroad, including the Ku Klux Klan.
Roeder's career was marked by an abundance of criminal charges, including resistance against state authority, and battery. In 1980 the ("German Action Groups"), a neo-Nazi organisation founded by Roeder, carried out attacks against buildings that housed foreign workers and asylum seekers. Two people were murdered in these attacks. Roeder was classified as a terrorist by German legal authorities as a result of these activities.
In 1997, the British current affairs program Panorama said that in 1995, Roeder had appeared, by invitation, as a speaker at the German military's officer training academy in Hamburg. This scandal, as well as the fact that Roeder had received financial donations from the military, led to the sacking of the academy's commander and the instatement of Rear-Admiral Rudolf Lange as his replacement, with the goal of restoring the good reputation of the academy.
In 1997, Roeder stood as the candidate of the far-right NPD in Stralsund in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern during the parliamentary elections, promoting himself as "Chancellor alternative 1998", but was unsuccessful.
Roeder died on 30 July 2014 at the age of 85.
Criminal record
Because of his integral role in a terrorist organisation Roeder was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 1982. He had planned a fire bomb attack which killed two Vietnamese refugees in August 1980. He was released in 1990, after serving two-thirds of his sentence, for good behaviour and a perceived social rehabilitation.
In 1996 Roeder, together with other far-right extremists, perpetrated an attack on an exhibition in Erfurt detailing the role of the Wehrmacht in Nazi Germany, for which he was charged with property damage and fined DM-4,500. After being sentenced to prison by the state courts of Schwerin and Rostock under Germany's Volksverhetzung law (incitement to hatred), and for other crimes, he was given a further ten months in September 2004 by the state court of Frankfurt for contempt of the state. In February 2005, a further sentencing for the same crime was passed by the court of Schwalmstadt. On 12 May 2005, he began a prison sentence in Gießen, but he was released shortly after on health grounds.
Notes
Much of this article is translated from the German Wikipedia article of 5 March 2007.
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Jeanette Mary Barker (née Laws, born ) is a New Zealand diver who represented her country at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. In more recent years she has competed in international masters swimming and diving championships.
Early life and diving career
Born Jeanette Mary Laws, Barker was born in about 1933, and educated at Napier Girls' High School. She started diving when she was at intermediate school, and competed in both swimming and diving until she was 15 years old, when she decided to concentrate on the latter. After she left school, Laws spent two years living in Auckland and Dunedin where she received specialist diving coaching, while working in accounting.
Representing Hawke's Bay, Laws went on to win the New Zealand national women's diving championship five times—in 1951 and then in four consecutive years from 1953 to 1956—as well as the national women's tower diving title in 1954 and 1955. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Laws finished fifth in the women's 3 m springboard, and fourth in the women's 10 m platform diving events.
Later life
Later in the 1950s, Laws retired from diving to marry Peter Barker and raise a family. She ran her own swimming school for eight years, and returned to competitive swimming and diving in the 1980s, competing at six FINA World Masters Championships.
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Sportspeople from Napier, New Zealand
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The 1930 Homestead Grays baseball team competed as an independent in Negro league baseball during the 1930 baseball season. The team compiled a 45–15–1 () record.
The team featured five individuals who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: manager Cumberland Posey, first baseman Oscar Charleston; catcher Josh Gibson; third baseman Judy Johnson; and pitcher Smokey Joe Williams.
The team's leading batters were:
Second baseman George Scales - .398 batting average, .597 slugging percentage
Catcher Josh Gibson - .374 batting average, .692 slugging percentage
Left fielder Vic Harris - .359 batting average, .576 slugging percentage
Center fielder Chaney White - .348 batting average
First baseman Oscar Charleston - .313 batting average, .576 slugging percentage, 12 home runs, 55 RBIs
The team's leading pitchers were Smokey Joe Williams (11–5, 2.60 ERA), George Britt (9–3, 2.76 ERA), and Lefty Williams (9–1, 4.18 ERA).
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1930 in sports in Pennsylvania
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David Jeff Elias (July 19, 1969 – June 5, 2013) was a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Elias grew up in Transcona, a suburb, now a neighbourhood of Winnipeg. Elias won two Manitoba men's provincial championships, the first in 2002 playing second for Mark Lukowich and the second in 2005 playing third for Randy Dutiaume. At the 2002 Nokia Brier, the Lukowich rink went 6–5, missing the playoffs. At the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, Elias had more success. The Dutiaume rink made the playoffs following an 8-3 round robin record. They would end up losing in the semi-final to Nova Scotia's Shawn Adams.
He was married to Sue Elias and had two children. His mother, Irene won the provincial senior championships in 1999. Elias died of liver cancer in 2013.
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Gypsonoma salicicolana
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Gypsonoma salicicolana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec to Florida, west through Texas to California and north to Alberta.
The length of the forewings is 4.3–6.2 mm. The forewings are dark greyish brown from the base to the antemedial line. The postmedial band is also dark greyish brown and crosses the wing. The median band and subterminal band are paler yellowish brown. The hindwings are uniform greyish brown. The main flight period is May to July.
The larvae feed on leaves of Salix species, including Salix cordata, Salix humilis, and Salix interior.
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Moths described in 1864
Eucosmini
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Bobea timonioides
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Ahakea (Bobea timonioides) is a species of flowering tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It inhabits dry, coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of on the islands of Hawaii and Maui. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
It is a small tree which can grow up to 30 feet tall. The leathery leaves are either 4 or 5 inches long. The green flowers are trumpet shaped and slightly fragrant. The simple leaves have opposite leaf arrangement. The Drupe fruits are purplish to black in color. The flower color ranges from greenish to yellowish to fully white. The flowers can bloom at any time in the year.
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Trees of Hawaii
Bobea
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Siah Pareh (, also Romanized as Sīāh Pareh) is a village in Rudbar Rural District, in the Central District of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 39, in 13 families.
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Arkhan Kaka Putra Purwanto (born 2 September 2007) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persis Solo and the Indonesia national under-20 team.
Personal life
Arkhan Kaka was born in Blitar in East Java. His father, a former footballer who also plays as a striker named Purwanto Suwondo. His father has played for a number of Indonesian clubs, including Arema and Persebaya Surabaya.
Club career
Persis Solo
Arkhan joined a Liga 1 club Persis Solo at 1 February 2022. Before he joined Persis Solo, he started his football career at SSB Tunas Muda Blitar. Then, he had time to strengthen Bhayangkara FC at the Elite Pro Academy U-16 2022. He became one of club's top scorers.
He made his first-team debut on 4 April 2023 after replacing Irfan Bachdim in the 70 minute, which ended 3–1 defeat against Persib Bandung at Pakansari Stadium. At just 15 years old, he was recorded as the youngest player in the Indonesian league history from 1994 to 2023.
International career
In the selection process in May 2021, the process of his struggle to enter the national team squad did not go smoothly. His name was even crossed out by the Indonesia under-17 team head coach, Bima Sakti. Luckily in Elite Pro Academy U-16 2022 Arkhan managed to prove his ability, so that he could pass the selection of the Indonesia under-17 team.
In July 2022, he made his debut on the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship against Philippines U-17 which he scored one goal in that match. Arkhan and his national team won in the final stage against Vietnam U-17 and achieved their champion on the tournament which Arkhan scored a total of two goals.
On 5 October 2022, Arkhan scored a quatrick against Guam U-17 in a 14-0 win at the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.
In January 2023, Arkhan was called up by Shin Tae-Yong to the Indonesia under-20 team for the training centre in preparation for 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. On January 17, 2023, Arkhan made his debut for the team against Fiji under-20 in a 4–0 win.
Career statistics
International appearances
International under-17 appearances
International under-20 appearances
International goals
International under-17 goals
Honours
International
Indonesia U-17
AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2022
References
2007 births
Living people
Indonesian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
Persis Solo players
Indonesia men's youth international footballers
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Footballers from East Java
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Duke Zhuang of Chen (; reigned 699 BC – died 693 BC) was the fifteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period. His ancestral surname was Gui, given name Lin (林), and Zhuang (莊) was his posthumous name.
Lin was a middle son of Duke Huan of Chen, whose brother Chen Tuo murdered Lin's eldest brother Crown Prince Mian and usurped the throne in 707 BC. The army of the neighbouring State of Cai killed Chen Tuo in 706 BC and installed Duke Li of Chen, another brother of Lin, on the throne.
Duke Li reigned for seven years and died in 700 BC. However, it was his younger brother Lin (Duke Zhuang) who succeeded him, instead of his son Chen Wan.
In 698 BC, Chen joined the armies of Song, Qi, Cai, and Wey to attack the State of Zheng. Song led the attack, to avenge an earlier attack on Song by Zheng. The allied forces burned the Qu gate of the Zheng capital and entered the city. In 697 and 696 BC, Chen and other states attacked Zheng two more times.
Duke Zhuang died in 693 BC, after a reign of seven years. He was also succeeded by his younger brother, Chujiu, who was known as Duke Xuan of Chen.
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Nesoryzomys indefessus, also known as the Santa Cruz nesoryzomys or Indefatigable Galápagos mouse, is an extinct species of rodent from the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae from Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It formerly lived on Santa Cruz Island, but is now extinct, probably due to the introduction of black rats. Another related rodent, N. narboroughi, is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of N. indefessus.
Etymology
Its specific name is Latin for "unwearied, indefatigable", but the species was named after its island, which was formerly known as "Indefatigable Island" after a ship with the same name.
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Nesoryzomys
Extinct rodents
Extinct mammals of South America
Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands
Rodent extinctions since 1500
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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Walter Schweidler
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Walter Rudolf Schweidler (born 15 September 1957) is a German philosopher.
Life
Since 2009, Schweidler has occupied the chair for philosophy at the Catholic University of Eichstätt; having previously taught philosophy at the Ruhr University Bochum, the University of Dortmund, and PH Weingarten. He is a student of Robert Spaemann, and was his assistant from 1985 to 1992 at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where he completed graduate and postgraduate studies in philosophy, Catholic theology, political science and law. His master’s thesis on Wittgenstein’s concept of philosophy was published in 1983 (since translated in Italian), his doctoral dissertation, Die Überwindung der Metaphysik (“The Overcoming of Metaphysics”) in 1987 (since translated into Japanese and French), and his habilitation thesis Geistesmacht und Menschenrecht (“Intellectual Power and Human Rights”) in 1994.
Schweidler has lectured extensively abroad in the English-speaking world, with visiting professorships and research stays at the University of Minnesota, Macquarie University, the University of California at Berkeley (Graduate Theological Union), Manoa University in Honolulu and Loyola Marymount University.
Work
In his dissertation supervised by Robert Spaemann, Die Überwindung der Metaphysik, Schweidler deals with the distinction between metaphysical and philosophical thinking. In four paradigmatic investigations of the metaphysical critiques of Rudolf Carnap, Oswald Spengler, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger, he elaborates the characteristics of what he refers to as philosophical “intellectual power”.
Issuing from his lecturing activity in the area of practical, particularly political philosophy, his book Der gute Staat (“The Good State”) was published in 2002. A book similarly directed toward practical philosophical concerns, Über Menschenwürde (“On Human Dignity”), was published in 2012. A further common denominator in Schweidler’s work is the topic of time, in respect to which a systematic collection of his individual works in this area, made over several decades, was published as Das Uneinholbare (“The Uncatchable”) in 2008. Further subjects and areas of research on which Schweidler has published concern contemporary and modern approaches to ethics and political philosophy, the philosophy of law and the theory of human rights, phenomenology, the philosophy of Heidegger in the context of the main currents of the 20th century, metaphysics and the critique of metaphysics; intercultural philosophy and bioethics. The question of what philosophy and what philosophical thought is persists as a recurrent theme in many of his works.
Besides a series on phenomenology, edited together with Jean-Luc Marion, Schweidler is the editor of a series devoted to the East/West exchange of philosophical ideas, West-östliche Denkwege (“West-Eastern Mindsets”).
Honors and awards
In 2006, Schweidler received the German Schoolbook Prize for the work edited together with Robert Spaemann, Ethik: Lehr- und Lesebuch (“Ethics: A Primer”). He is a council member of the International Society for the Study of Time, a corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
Contributions (in English)
"On the Ontological Status of Trust: Robert Spaemann's Philosophy of the Person as a Promise", in Trust: A Philosophical Approach (= Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, vol. 54), ed. by Adriano Fabris (Cham: Springer Nature, 2020), 113-122.
"Time’s Redeeming Urgency", in Time’s Urgency, ed. by Carlos Montemayor and Robert Daniel (Leiden: Brill, 2019), 291-301.
"Wittgenstein, Goethe, and the Metonymic Principle", in Wittgenstein, Philosopher of Cultures, ed. by Carl Humphries and Walter Schweidler (Sankt Augustin: Academia, 2017), 103-114.
"Heideggers 'Dao'", in Transcending Boundaries, ed. by Walter Schweidler (Sankt Augustin: Academia, 2015), 13-63.
"The Culture of Life and its Reasons", in Per una Cultura dell'Amore, ed. by Marcello Pera, Marek Jedraszewski and Walter Schweidler (Sienna: Edizioni Cantagalli, 2015), 129-247.
"The Self-Repeating Origin: Ontological Aspects of Ricoeur's Concept of Hermeneutics", in Hermeneutics and The Philosophy of Religion: The Legacy of Paul Ricoeur, ed. by Ingo Dalferth and Marlene Block (Heidelberg: Mohr Siebeck, 2015), 81-95.
"On the Social Origin of Time in Language", in Origins and Futures: Time Inflected and Reflected, ed. by Raji C. Steineck and Claudia Clausius (Leiden: Brill, 2013), 37-48.
"What is Good Politics", in Politics and Ethics, ed. by S. Jigang, S. Jing and W. Jung (Peking: 2007), 1-10.
"Between Norms and Utility: On the Cultural Differences in the Background of Human Rights", in Die USA als historisch-politische und kulturelle Herausforderung: Vermittlungsversuche, ed. by A. Hauler, W. Kremp, and S. Popp (Trier: Wissenschafts-Verlag Trier, 2003), 87-95.
"European Cultural Identity: A Culture of Norms or Culture of Utility?", in Actas del VI Congreso de Cultura Europea, Pamplona, 25–28 October 2002, ed. by E. B. y Beatriz Elío (Navarra: Thomson Aranzadi, 2002), 417-424.
"Wittgenstein's Anti-Cartesianism", in Wittgenstein – Eine Neubewertung, Akten des Internationalen Wittgenstein-Symposiums Kirchberg am Wechsel 1989, ed. by R. Haller and J. Brandl (Vienna: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1990), 226-230.
Books (in German)
Kleine Einführung in die Angewandte Ethik (Berlin: Springer, 2018).
Über Menschenwürde: Der Ursprung der Person und die Kultur des Lebens. Series Das Bild vom Menschen und die Ordnung der Gesellschaft (VS Verlag, 2012). Chinese translation: 論人的尊嚴：人格的本源與生命的文化 (Beijing: 人民出版社, 2017).
Das Uneinholbare: Beiträge zu einer indirekten Metaphysik (Freiburg-Munich: Alber, 2008).
Der gute Staat: Politische Ethik von Platon bis zur Gegenwart (Stuttgart: Reclam, 2004; 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer, 2014).
Das Unantastbare: Beiträge zur Philosophie der Menschenrechte (Münster: LIT, 2001).
Geistesmacht und Menschenrecht: Der Universalanspruch der Menschenrechte und das Problem der Ersten Philosophie (Freiburg-Munich: Alber, 1994).
Die Überwindung der Metaphysik: Zu einem Ende der neuzeitlichen Philosophie (Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1987). Japanese translation: 形而上学の克服―近代哲学の終焉について (Kyoto: 出版社, 2012). French translation: Au-delà de la métaphysique (Paris: Herrmann, 2015).
Wittgensteins Philosophiebegriff (Freiburg-Munich: Alber, 1983). Italian translation: Il concetto di filosofia in Wittgenstein (Florence: Le Cáriti Editore, 2005).
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Stewart White (born 18 April 1947) is a British journalist and broadcaster, best known for presenting the East Anglian regional BBC News programme Look East for 37 years.
Beginning his career at several local BBC Radio stations, he later became a presenter and continuity announcer for ATV and Central.
In 1984, he became the lead presenter on Look East, where he remained until his sudden departure in September 2021. He became the longest-serving BBC regional news presenter in the UK following Chris Vacher's retirement in 2011.
Early life
He was born and educated in the cathedral city of Salisbury. His first job was at a grocers.
Career
Radio
White's first job for the BBC was a live introduction to a Vietnamese television programme on the BBC World Service. From this he began a career working for BBC Radio, first at Radio Brighton, and later, Radio Derby, where he produced and presented several different programmes.
He left to present the daily mid-morning show on the Birmingham radio station BRMB. There, he interviewed such people as former Prime Minister Edward Heath, actress Joan Collins and singer Michael Jackson. He was also the last journalist in Britain to conduct a live interview with Jackson. Stewart also presented a weekly country music show on the local commercial radio station Mercia Sound in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Television
White made the transition from radio to television by joining ATV as a continuity announcer, and worked on a number of programmes including Star Soccer, Something Different as well as presenting several documentaries.
After ATV became Central Independent Television in 1982, White stayed at the channel, becoming the first human to appear on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image, in back-to-back episodes. For several years, he provided football updates for BBC Radio 5 Live from East Anglia, and presented a weekly programme on BBC Radio Norfolk.
Look East
In 1984, White moved back to the BBC to become a main presenter for Look East. Whilst at Look East, White has been involved in two minor controversies relating to swearing live on air. In July 2002, when White was interviewing a member of the Cambridgeshire County Council, a feed from one of the show's video editors in the production gantry was accidentally broadcast; the editor was shouting multiple expletives at the time. The following month a prerecorded rehearsal of the Look East headlines (which featured White exclaiming "bugger" after making a mistake) was broadcast by mistake.
As presenter of Look East, White has hosted a number regional events, including the east's coverage of Children in Need, and other charitable evenings.
His journalism has won him several awards. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the BBC Nations and Regions Ruby Television Awards in 2006, and has also won a Creative Industries' Media Personality of the Year Award. He won the Royal Television Society Television Personality of the Year in 2003 and Television News Presenter of the Year in 2000. He was nominated for the Royal Television Society Award for Presenter of the Year in 2007, but lost out to Jeremy Paxman. He won the RTS award for Regional Television Presenter of the Year in 2013, and again in 2014.
On 30 September 2021, White suddenly announced his departure from Look East at the end of the 6.30pm programme, after 37 years with BBC East.
In a November 2021 interview with Iain Dale for an LBC podcast, White revealed the only other person who knew about his departure in advance was the editor of Look East, and he left the Norwich studios immediately after that night's programme.
Personal life
White is married with two daughters and a son, and lives in Norfolk and is an avid golf player. He previously lived in Thelveton in South Norfolk from September 1984 when he was 37, off the main A140. He played cricket for Tivetshall. He is 6ft 3.
Both himself and his wife are vegetarians. His wife Jane was the secretary of Brian Clough, and met when in Derby.
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Climont, formerly called "Clivemont" in Old French, and "Winberg" in Old Alsatian, is a conical sandstone peak of the Vosges mountains. The mountain, with a cut-off shape, is known from afar by walkers and modern-day travellers.
Situated today in Alsace to the south-west of the Champ du Feu, Clivemont's 965 metre peak is recognizable from a distance by its trapezoidal shape. The solitary tomb-shaped hill has long been a landmark to the south of the straight voie des saulniers (a salt trading route), at the start of the massif running from Ormont.
Geography
Climont offers an exceptional panorama of the various surrounding valleys. The waterways which originate there include the river Fave in the south-west which flows into the Meurthe above Saint-Dié, the Bruche and several streams such as the winding Climontaise, which flow into Bourg-Bruche and Schirmeck to the north and finally the Giessen river to the south-east which flows towards Urbeis. The 360° view reveals Donon and the Val de Bruche to the north, the Val de Villé to the east, the middle Vosges to the south, and the Saint-Dié basin to the west.
The mountains, which beyond 650 or 700 metres up belong to the territory of the Urbeis commune, are highly prized by hill-walkers. The GR532 walking route passes by the south, and two routes marked by the Vosges Club (Club Vosgien) lead to the summit where a tower stands in memory of Julius Euting, commonly referred to as the "Tour Jules".
Climont has given pleasure to travellers from Lorraine on the Saulniers way, announcing the proximity of the Ungersberg massif and its hills overlooking the Alsatian plain. It is also a useful landmark for mountain-dwellers; its wide-ranging views of over the Saint-Dié basin allow humidity testing of air layers, and wind forecasting in case of unusual wind patterns such as the coldest winter breezes or east winds coming down from the mountains. The cone of Climont is easily identifiable from the Roche Saint-Martin and from the heights of Hadremont north or east of the Kemberg massif, byt also at different height to the south of the Fave valley. Today drivers who take the fast route passing around Saint-Dié or entering the Fave valley in the direction of the Lusse tunnel or the Saales col can contemplate the splendid isolation and magnificent evening lighting of Climont's slopes.
Toponymy and legends
The dialect name, whether of German or Roman origin, means a cut-off shape, referring to the abrupt slopes which fall from Climont's ledged summit. "Winberg" probably comes from a corruption of "Winkberg" or "Winkleberg", just as "Climont" comes from the Latin "clivus mons". The oldest written name for Climont is "cilkenberg", dating from 1195.
Legend associates Climont with celibate, lonely or isolated people, or groups at odds with the norm. Monks and sects, notably Anabaptists, lived on the mountain's slopes. Magical beings living on Climont, spirits of grass, shrubs ad trees said to be the sole examples of their kind, are described as much by their shapes and movements as by their appearances to observers. Paradoxically, a large number of these singular creatures presided over meetings and particularly amorous liaisons. The plants gathered by Saint Jain would have powers of love potions for Tristan and Isolde.
Geology
Climont is a mound bearing witness to sandstone of the Triassic, a vestige resulting from effective erosion pushed onto the pedestal of Permian sandstone. This latter formation basically corresponds to the post-Hercynian peneplain characteristic of the Primary era. In the Saales col, whose flat horizons appear as a peneplain to the eye, there is similarity between the mounds of Climont, Voyemont, Houssot or the hills which continue from Ormont, all to a greater or lesser extent released by erosion. Note that the final and most recent erosion has arisen from the enclosing faults, which emerged transverse to the Alsatian rift and stretch out towards the Saint-Dié area. They have also induced the collapse of Ormont and are active today, creating the sharp relief of the sandstone massif.
The countryside of Climont, shaped at the level of deep layers, is effectively an isthmus between the Permian basin of Saint-Dié and lLe Villé.
The sandstone mass of Climont is neither strongly nor deeply fissured, which has made it resistant to erosion.
The waters on a conical prominence to the west descend via a waterfall towards Le Hang, forming the source of the Bruche. Beneath Le Hang, a dam has allowed a pond to form. Filled by the copious waters in the spring season, it was partially emptied by a floating of lost logs towards Schirmeck et Strasbourg before 1890.
To the west of the hamlet of Climont, going towards Colroy-la-Grande, are the oldest rocks in the Vosges, in the shape of a blade of stones observable at the surface over about 100 meters. These "formations of scales" belong to an old Precambrian pedestal; they are characterized by the shales of Le Villé dating to over 600 million years in the past. These formations, submitted to intense pressures, friction and crushing by the action of faults, contain gneiss with amphibole and garnet, known as Climont gneiss, but also syenitic granite. These crushed rocks or myelonites witness to an ancient metamorphism which occurred well before the shale deposits of Le Villé.
History
A former stubble for cow grazing, once wider and now uncultivated, occupied the landmark summit of the Saulniers path.
Herds of goats appreciated the tough pasture of the slopes, partially exposed and covered with small young oaks, deciduous trees for the most part eclipsing the little surviving softwood, pines on the soil of gullies and firs in the shady basins. At the edges of the mound, particularly under the Easter basin near the houses of the Climont hamlet, meadows, pasture and fields show the agricultural vitality of the mountain communities during cold periods. The hamlet is a separate area to the east of the limits of Urbeis, parish and commune centre. It is traversed by the road linking the Urbeis col with the La Salcée col.
The terram de cilkenbergh cultam and incultam (land of Climont in its cultivated and uncultivated parts) appears in the list of property of the Baumgarten Abbey in 1195. Beyond the property received from the Duke of Lorraine at Fouchy in 1172, The Cistercian Baumgarten Abbey in Lorraine kept a temporary lordship over the ban de Provenchères, extended to the border of Saâles, recorded as the grangiam de Hanso (the Hang Grange, which became simply "Le Hang") and the grangiam de Fossa (The Fosse Grange, which became "La Grande-Fosse"), two other pieces of land in the same list. Oral tradition associates these pieces of land with persistent mining activity. Proper limits of Climont were not known outside the 17th century.
A Mennonite community from 1683, reinforced by anabaptist and then reformed protestants families found a late refuge on the mountain slopes. They lived in relative harmony with the modest Catholic families who had occupied Climont for centuries. According to land, habitat family and community details, an arbitrary initial distinction can be shown between two slopes of Climont, one belonging to Urbeis, and the other to Bourg-Bruche and Saâles. Under the Ancien Régime, this distinction retained an occasional relevance, although both areas were part of the manor of Le Villé.
Hamlet, farms, and Anabaptist censes of Climont
The hamlet of Climont, at an altitude of 670 metres around a small temple, is part of the Urbeis commune. Its Alsacian name of "Winberg" has been altered to "Weinberg". The use of German by a sizable Mennonite community from 1690 onwards, then a simultaneous mix of Anabaptists and Reformed after intermarriages during the 19th century, has progressively Germanized the old placenames, for instance:
The altitude may seem modest but the permanent cultivation of the fields at the start of the 20th century after the coldest observed temperature in 1850 rarely extends past 600 metres within the Vosges massif. Some gardens and farmed fields in Climont are even higher than the 650 metres in altitude achieved by the Bellefosse cultivations. Other cultivated areas extend from 470 m (on the plain), 500 m (at Bourg-Bruche), 550 m (Natzviller and the clearing at Le Hand on the sun-facing slope belonging to Saales.
In 1760, a manorial map probably raised by the Christiani shows five buildings which are taken to be large farms. Although it has not been possible to count these "censes", they are described a century later, perhaps by the Rebers, as a house built of stone, covered with shingles, containing a kitchen, two bedrooms, a storeroom, shed and barn. Upstairs are two bedrooms, and two rooms characterized by an attic with several compartments, some full of grain and some stuffed with fodder. Three neighbouring buildings contain
the barn, the stable, the pigpen mounted on the haylofts near the fountain.
the oven and the forge.
workers' quarters.
A large farm in Climont might contain six family dwellings. The men were both farmers of oats and grain, and breeders, tending their cattle and managing their hayfields to provide fodder. The workable land represented 105 acres, meadows 96 poles and gardens and orchards 316 feet.
In 1780, an inventory of the bailiwick of the county of Villé mentioned 90 Mennonites, composed of 1 widow, 17 couples, 29 boys and 26 girls. This may have represented the Anabaptists of the ban of Urbeis, of whom the majority lived on the lands of Climont.
En 1796, six farms were sold as national property. This included the white house which belonged to François Joseph Choiseul.
In 1850, 12 dwellings were recorded as well as a house in the forest. The inhabitants had a modest way of life, as suggested by the timid Climont Mennonites who in no way imposed themselves in meetings of the Le Hang council. Jean Dellenbach, a Climont labourer belonging to one of the leading Anabaptist families, left the inventory of his goods with the Boersch notary on 16 February 1848. The total amounted to 223 Francs, of which the following is a part:
A sometimes distant rural exodus had begun on Climont, but those who lived there were persevering and developing non-farming-related pursuits: stonecutting, distilling, and weaving after the arrival of weavers who had relocated their small clothesmaking businesses for economic reasons from the textile towns. During the Second Empire, Joseph Elias, a Jewish trader from Scherviller, sold 11 ares of Climont land to Adam Brua, a weaver. He noted that the land parcel sold was beside Jacques Schlabach, who had left for America, disembarking at New York City or New Orleans.
The number of Mennonites and Reformed on Climont in 1889 was 53. After over a century, three large, prominent and related families controlled the Climont community, Dellenbach (Dellembach), Bacher (Boecher, Becher, Pacher, Pêcheur) and Beller. Without attaching religious claims, they quickly tolerated mixed marriages between Anabaptists and Protestants at the level of elite farmers and proprietors. In 1790, Elisabeth, a 25-year-old Dellenbach girl, married a Protestant from Plaine, provoking the first break in the Anabaptist community's management of the former manorial lands of Villé.
By 1970 there were no Mennonites in the hamlet. A private cemetery with three tombstones hosts the remains of, among others, the last member of the Bacher family who died forty years prior.
Le Hang valley to the west
The valley of Le Hang, containing the source of the Bruche, today forms a vast clearing, mostly within the Bourg-Bruche commune with a part of its western edge in Saales. In 1710, this dry valley was covered with scrub oak in sparse thickets. A crystal glass factory employed a large number of workers and loggers on a seasonal basis. Mennonites from Switzerland employed in this difficult work gradually settled in the valley situated beneath Le Hang. In 1780, 70 anabaptists were hired to work in the clearing of Le Hang for the glass manufacturers.
The tour Julius
Climont's panoramic tower, the "Tour Julius", was built in 1897 by the Strasbourg section of the Club vosgien. Mr. Gérardin, owner of the Climont peak, donated the land required for it to be built.
The tower is built in a square neo-medieval style, corbelled at the top and with a southern oriel. It is 17 metres high, and was inaugurated in October 1897 by the German authorities. It has 78 steps and a commemorative plaque in honour of Julius Euting, a famous orientalist and president-founder of the Club vosgien. The tower cost 4,000 German marks to construct.
Beneath the entry portal, under the portrait of Euting, is posted a quatrain in German with a French translation.
Gennant bin ich der "Juliusturm",
Trotz biet'ich jedem Wettersturm;
Hochwacht halt ich im Wasgauland,
Mit ihm steh'ich in Gotteshand.
Tour "Julius", tel est mon nom,
Je brave les tempêtes en toute saison;
Je veille sur les Vosges de mes hauteurs
Et confie notre sort aux mains du Seigneur !
("I am called the Julius tower - I brave storms in all seasons - I watch over the Vosges from my heights, and I entrust our fate to the Lord").
The tower was renovated in 1986.
Music and folklore
It appears that Climont is known in legend for solitary people and for meetings. Without doubt there existed a plethora of songs, whistles and fiddle-pieces dedicated to the beings of Climont. Current folklore realizes this tradition to a greater or lesser extent, or reinvents it wholesale with German tourists in mind. Gérard Durand, in his album La Climontaise published Kobra, based at the Neuve Eglise, attempted to do this, synthesising polka, waltzes and marches. To stay in a more austere or protestant aesthetic, J. S. Bach's six suites for solo cello are good to listen to there.
Notes and references
External links
Photojournal of an ascent of Climont on foot
Photojournal of an ascent of Climont using snowshoes
Description of a walk
Photo walk-through
Mountains of the Vosges
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The Spingler Building (also Springler Building or 5 Union Square West) is an eight-story Romanesque building at 5–9 Union Square West, between 14th and 15th Streets, in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1897 by William H. Hume & Son, it replaced a five-story building of the same name, which burned down in 1892. The Spingler Building occupies an L-shaped lot wrapping around 15 Union Square West to the north, and is also adjacent to the Lincoln Building to the south.
History
Site and previous structures
The site of the Spingler Building was initially part of a farm owned by Henry Spingler (or Springler). Union Square was first laid out in the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, expanded in 1832, and then made into a public park in 1839. The completion of the park led to the construction of mansions surrounding it, which were largely replaced with commercial enterprises following the American Civil War. Despite this, the Spingler and Van Buren families continued to own the land under the western side of Union Square until 1958, leasing it out to various people. The Spingler Institute for Young Ladies, founded in 1843, was located at 5 Union Square West from 1848 until , at which point it was turned into the Spingler Hotel. The hotel operated from 1864 until about 1878.
By the late 1870s, technological advances in elevator technology and steel framework enabled the construction of taller office buildings. The original Spingler Building, a five-story loft and commercial structure on the site of the hotel, was completed in 1878 at a cost of $115,000. The Spingler Building was a "L"-shaped structure wrapping around the Tiffany & Co. building at 15 Union Square West to the northeast, with a depth of on Union Square West, along its eastern facade, and on 15th Street to the north. The structure housed the Brentano's book store. At the time, The New York Times said: "the block is now occupied by uniform buildings [...] the front is of iron, imposing in appearance, and the shops and lofts are of the first class." In 1892, the structure burned down in a fire that destroyed everything below the second floor, but only caused minor damage to its neighbors: the Lincoln Building (to the south) and 15 Union Square West. The charred walls of the old building remained standing for several years.
Modern building
On July 17, 1895, James L. Libby & Son leased 5–9 Union Square West as well as the adjacent 20 East 15th Street. The "L"-shaped building site covered about and was roughly the same as the old building footprint. On this site, Libby & Son planned to build an eight-story limestone, brick, and terracotta building. The structure was to be designed by William H. Hume & Son. Land clearing began four days afterward, at which point The New York Times reported that the structure would be completed by May 1896. However, the new Spingler Building was not completed until sometime before March 1897, when Libby & Son ran advertisements in the New-York Tribune stating that the building had the "finest stores and lightest lofts in the city".
The Spingler Building was designed for multiple uses, including "stores, showrooms, manufacturing enterprises and industrial lofts," and catered in particular to Union Square's growing garment trade. Among the Spingler Building's first tenants were hatters Cluett, Coon & Co. who were reported to have moved into the building in an August 1897 issue of American Hatter magazine. In 1901, some of the upper-level space was leased to Mark Aronson, whose company manufactured cloaks and suits. This was followed in 1906 by Henry Hart of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, though Hart seems to have moved out the following year. One of the ground-floor stores was occupied in 1910 by the Cleveland Faucet Company. Besides Aronson's firm, other garment companies seem to have occupied the Spingler Building in the early 20th century, including the London Button Company. In the 1970s nylon strings guitars were also sold there , I have one , they were guitars made in Finland and sold at 5 Union Square as imports , Alfred Roldan NYC
In the late 1990s, the supply store chain Staples announced that it would open a location on Union Square West between 14th and 15th Streets, within of space across two floors. The store opened in February 1997 within the Spingler Building at 5–9 Union Square West, where it is still located. Just before the store's opening, a particular point of contention was the presence of several large signs, including a lighted sign with letters; four vertical signs on the facade; and a bright red background behind some of the store windows. The Union Square Business Improvement District had requested that Staples reduce the size of these signs in January 1997, saying that the signs might be visually distracting. The New York City Department of Buildings had approved and then revoked the signs' permits, but even after the permit was rescinded, Staples erected the signs anyway, The dispute resulted in Staples being issued a summons for the New York City Criminal Court, and by the end of the year, the signs had been dismantled.
Description
The Spingler Building is designed in the Romanesque style with classical influences. Its facade was designed with base, shaft, and capital sections, similar to the components of a column. The facade of the two-story base is of limestone; the five-story shaft is made of brick with terracotta detailing; and the one-story capital is made of terracotta.
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Nanobots is the sixteenth studio album from Brooklyn-based alternative rock group They Might Be Giants. Uncharacteristically for the band, the album's title comes from an album track, as the second track shares a title with the album. The album was released on March 5, 2013 on Idlewild Recordings — the band's independent imprint — with Megaforce Records in the US. The album was also separately released on March 8 in Australia through Breakaway Records and on March 11 in Europe, through Lojinx. One week before its physical release, Nanobots was released digitally for streaming in its entirety through the band's SoundCloud, announced by Rolling Stone. Prior to this, "Call You Mom", "Black Ops" and "Lost My Mind" were released through the advance digital Nanobots EP in January 2013. The EP, released through Amazon.com and iTunes, was met with fairly positive responses.
Production
The album, which contains 25 tracks and runs approximately 45 minutes, was recorded in Manhattan and produced by Patrick Dillett. The relatively short run time is accounted for by the fact that the album includes many of what band member John Flansburgh describes as "extremely short songs". Flansburgh adds that "...the songs kind of stand alone. When you listen to the album alone, it has this manic pacing to it with the short songs. It makes for a different kind of listening experience." John Linnell commented that these songs were naturally written as short songs to avoid over-populating them with unnecessary verses and choruses. This distinguishes them from the "Fingertips" suite of songs under one minute long on Apollo 18, as those songs were written specifically with brevity in mind, and were described by Linnell as having been "hyper-arranged".
Artwork
Artwork for Nanobots was designed by Paul Sahre, using collages by artist Sam Weber. Throughout the album artwork, four of Weber's collages are used: Ingres, Hansel, Jester(clown), and Blue Beard 2. The same style was used for the promotional Nanobots EP. The first of these collages, Ingres (prominently featuring the painting The Princesse de Broglie by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres), is used as the album's cover art. The collages were described by Christopher R. Weingarten for Spin as "Max-Ernst-gone-Saw".
Promotion
Before the release of the full album, two tracks from the album were released digitally. "Call You Mom" and "You're on Fire" were made available through Rolling Stone and Stereogum, respectively, in the winter preceding the album's release. A full week before the album's official release date, the entire album was also uploaded to TMBG's SoundCloud. Further emphasizing the availability of free music via the Internet, the band also released a mobile app for iOS and Android devices. The app, which is updated daily, allows the user to stream five They Might Be Giants tracks at a time.
They Might Be Giants played an international tour in support of Nanobots. The tour included shows in North America and Australia. The band also performed in the United Kingdom and Germany during the tour.
Reception
Nanobots has garnered generally positive reviews from critics. It has received an aggregate score of 69 (based on 8 reviews) on Metacritic. Both Heather Phares, writing for Allmusic, and Steven Arroyo for Consequence of Sound indicated approval of the album's selection of tracks that run under a minute long. Reviewers also found Nanobots to be similar to some of the band's earlier material. In particular, the album was compared to Apollo 18, which featured "Fingertips", a series of 21 songs, almost all under 30 seconds long. Longtime music critic Robert Christgau described "Tesla" as "strong as‑-and more soulful than‑-anything in their catalogue", and also cited "Black Ops" and "Replicant" as highlights.
The album debuted at #57 on the Billboard 200. The album also spent a few weeks on the CMJ Radio 200 chart, peaking at #13 in April.
Track listing
Australian bonus CD
The Australian CD, released through Breakaway Records, was packaged with a bonus disc containing seven live tracks.
Personnel
They Might Be Giants
John Linnell – songwriting, vocals, accordion, keyboards, bass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, saxophones, programming
John Flansburgh – songwriting, vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
Backing band
Marty Beller – drums
Dan Miller – guitar, piano on 10
Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
Additional musicians
Stan Harrison – saxophone on 6, saxophones, clarinets and flute on 20
Jon Graboff – mandolin on 13
Jedediah Parish – vocals on 14
Chris Thompson – vibraphone on 19, 24
Robin Goldwasser – vocals on 1, 9, 16, 24
Production
Patrick Dillett – producer
Jon Altschuler – engineer
Paul Sahre – graphic design
Sam Weber – artwork
See also
Nikola Tesla in popular culture
References
External links
Nanobots on This Might Be A Wiki, a They Might Be Giants MediaWiki
They Might Be Giants albums
2013 albums
Idlewild Recordings albums
Albums produced by Pat Dillett
Megaforce Records albums
Lojinx albums
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The Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway, or Xibao Passenger Dedicated Line is a high-speed railway operated by China Railway High-speed between Xi'an and Baoji, in Shaanxi province. It is a section of the Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway, and largely parallels the Xi'an–Baoji section of the Longhai Railway.
Construction work on the Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway started on December 11, 2009. The opening date was 28th Dec, 2013. The total investment of the project is estimated to be CN¥17.967 billion.
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High-speed railway lines in China
Rail transport in Shaanxi
Standard gauge railways in China
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Edward "Monk" Eastman (1875 – December 26, 1920) was a New York City gangster who founded and led the Eastman Gang in the late 19th and early 20th century; it became one of the most powerful street gangs in the city. His aliases included Joseph "Joe" Morris, Joe Marvin, William "Bill" Delaney, and Edward "Eddie" Delaney. Eastman is considered to be one of the last of the 19th-century New York City gangsters who preceded the rise of Arnold Rothstein and the Jewish mob. Later, more sophisticated, organized criminal enterprises also included the predominantly Italian Cosa Nostra.
Stephen Mendillo played Eastman as a henchman for Arnold Rotgstein in the 1988 movie “Eight Men Out”
Early life
Monk was born Edward Eastman in 1875 in the Corlear's Hook section of the Lower East Side of Manhattan of New York City, New York to Samuel Eastman, a Civil War veteran and wallpaper-hanger, and his wife Mary (Parks) Eastman. They were most likely descended from English ancestors of the colonial period. By the time Monk was five, his father had abandoned the family. Mary moved with her children to her father George Parks' home on the Upper East Side.
According to the 1880 United States Census, 5-year-old Edward Eastman lived with his mother and other family on East Seventy-Fifth Street, in Manhattan. The household was headed by his maternal grandfather George Parks, age 68, who worked in a dry goods store. Parks was born in New York, as were both his parents. In addition to Edward, the Eastman family included Mary Eastman, age 35; and her daughters Lizzie, age 10; Ida, age 8; and Francine, age 3. Everyone was born in Manhattan, with the exception of Lizzie, who was born in California. Both George Parks and his daughter Mary Eastman were recorded as having been divorced.
In the 1870 U.S. census, Mary Eastman had been living on Cannon Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan with her husband Samuel Eastman, age 40, born in New York and working as a paper hanger. Living with them were their children Lizzie and Willie, age 3, born in New York. Willie likely died young, as he was not listed with the family in 1880.
In the 1860 census, Samuel Eastman was living as a single man in Manhattan in the household of Thomas McSpedon, from a prominent old NYC family. His mentor's firm, McSpedon & Baker, on Pine Street in New York, was the official printer for the city government. In addition to running his business, McSpedon served as an elected Alderman in NYC and as appointed City Fire Marshall during the mid-19th century. Eastman worked as a paper hanger.
By the 1900 census, Mary Eastman lived in Queens on Curtis Avenue, with her daughters Elizabeth and Francine and their families. Edward Eastman is listed in the same census as a "bird salesman" residing on East First Street in Lower Manhattan, living with and married since 1896 to Margaret Eastman.
Going by the nickname "Monk", Eastman was not recorded as having been arrested until after his grandfather died. At some point, Parks helped his grandson set up a pet shop on Broome Street. For years after being widely known as a gangster, Eastman listed "bird seller" as his occupation on government forms. At some point, he returned to live on the Lower East Side and became involved with the neighborhood gangs made up of poor, young men, often children of immigrants. Operations included a bike rental racket.
Ethnicity
Eastman's ancestry has been a subject of debate by reporters and historians. Because his criminal enterprise involved so many members of Jewish-American organized crime, Eastman is frequently depicted as being Jewish (including by some newspapers of his period). However, researchers have documented that he appears to have been a Protestant of British European descent.
In his book The Jews of Sing Sing, writer Ron Arons notes that none of Monk's sisters (nor his parents) were married in Jewish ceremonies. His maternal grandfather George Parks died in a Baptist rest home. When Eastman was buried, his funeral service was performed by a Methodist pastor.
Criminal career
In 1898, Monk Eastman was arrested and convicted of larceny under the alias William Murray (one of the many Irish aliases which he used). He was jailed for three months on Blackwell's Island. During this time, he belonged to a gang of pimps and thieves known as the Allen Street Cadets.
The writer Herbert Asbury described Eastman as having a messy head of wild hair, wearing a derby two sizes too small for his head, sporting numerous gold-capped teeth, and often parading around shirtless or in My This tatters, always accompanied by his cherished pigeons. He had a broad five-foot-six inch frame. In time, Monk's reputation as a tough guy earned him the job of "sheriff" or bouncer at the New Irving Hall, a celebrated club on Broome Street, not far from his pet shop.
At the New Irving Hall and Silver Dollar Smith's Saloon, Eastman became acquainted with Tammany Hall politicians, who were powerful in New York and deeply involved with the ethnic immigrant communities. They eventually put him and his cohort to work as "repeat voters" in elections and strong-arm men to intimidate the opposition.
Eastman's greatest rival was Paul Kelly (born Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli), an immigrant leader of the majority-Italian Five Points Gang. In 1900, at the turn of the 20th century, Eastman lived at 221 E. 5th Street, about two blocks from Kelly's New Brighton Social Club at 57 Great Jones Street. The warfare between these two gangs reached a fever pitch on September 17, 1903, with a protracted gun battle on Rivington Street among dozens of gangsters. One gang member was killed and a second reported fatally wounded, by a policeman. Numerous innocent civilians were injured. Some 18 members of the Eastman gang were reported as arrested.
Tammany Hall worked closely with both Kelly and Eastman to mobilize their members in elections and patronage schemes. Its officials grew tired of the feuding and the bad press generated when civilians were killed or injured in the gangs' cross-fire. In 1903, Tammany Hall set up a boxing match between Eastman and Kelly in an old barn in the Bronx to settle the feuding. The fight lasted two hours, with both men taking hard punishment before it was called a draw. The politicians pressed the leaders to call a truce and end the street violence.
Prison
On February 3, 1904, Eastman tried to rob a young man on 42nd Street and Broadway in Manhattan. As the man was being followed by two Pinkerton agents hired by the man's family to keep him out of trouble in the city, the agents intervened. Eastman shot at them while escaping, but was caught by policemen responding to the shooting. Tired of bad publicity from Eastman, Tammany Hall refused to help him. Later that year, Eastman was convicted of attempted assault and sentenced to 10 years in prison at Sing Sing penitentiary.
In 1909, Eastman was released after serving five years in prison. During his absence, the Eastman Gang had split into several factions; one of his top men, Max Zwerbach, was dead. Since none of the surviving gang factions wanted Eastman as their leader, he was effectively out of power. For several years, Eastman reverted to petty thievery. During this period, he became addicted to opium and served several short jail terms.
Military service
After the United States entered World War I in 1917, the 42-year-old Eastman decided to join the army. During his military physical, the doctor observed all the knife and bullet scars on Eastman's body and asked him which wars he had been in. Eastman replied, "Oh! A lot of little wars around New York." He served in France with "O'Ryan's Roughnecks," the 106th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Infantry Division.
Final years and death
After his discharge from the army, Eastman quickly returned to a life of petty crime. One of his partners was Jerry Bohan, a corrupt Prohibition agent. On the morning of December 26, 1920, Eastman and Bohan met with other men at the Bluebird Cafe in Lower Manhattan. Around 4:00 am, they argued over money, with Eastman and Bohan particularly at odds. When Bohan left, Eastman followed him and accused him of being a rat. Feeling threatened, Bohan fatally shot Eastman several times with his pistol.
Eastman was buried with full military honors in Cypress Hills Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York. Bohan was later convicted of his murder and served three years in prison.
In popular culture
Eastman's life and exploits were fictionalized in the Jorge Luis Borges short story "El proveedor de iniquidades Monk Eastman" ("Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities"), included in the Borges collection Historia universal de la infamia ("A Universal History of Infamy"). He is also a recurring character in the Molly Murphy mystery series by Rhys Bowen.
In P.G. Wodehouse's 1914 novel Psmith, Journalist the author mentions the real Monk Eastman in passing while giving Eastman's personality, physical appearance, and underworld prominence to the fictional gang leader Bat Jarvis.
A fictionalized version of Monk Eastman was portrayed by actor Brendan Gleeson in the 2002 Martin Scorsese film Gangs of New York.
Stephen Mendillo played Eastman as a henchman for Arnold Rothstein in the 1988 movie “Eight Men Out”
References
Sources
External links
Monk Eastman: The Terror of Lower East Side, New Criminologist
Monk Eastman & the Lower Eastside, Gangster City
New York Times: "'Monk' Eastman Caught after Pistol Battle", New York Times
Neil Hanson's Lecture on Monk Eastman at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
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The 1914 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers finishing fourth in the American League.
Ty Cobb won another batting title with a .368 average. Sam Crawford led the league in RBI and was second in MVP voting.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
Donie Bush
#4 in AL in runs scored (97)
Ty Cobb
MLB leader in on-base percentage (.466)
AL leader in batting average (.368)
AL leader in slugging percentage (.513)
Harry Coveleski
#2 in AL in wins (22)
Sam Crawford
AL leader in RBI (104)
#3 in AL in slugging percentage (.483)
References
1914 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
Detroit Tigers seasons
Detroit Tigers season
Detroit Tigers
1914 in Detroit
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Formula Crane 45
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The Formula Crane 45 was a single-seater racing series held at Autopolis in 1991 and 1992.
History
Owner of the Autopolis circuit Tomonori Tsurumaki ordered 30 Buick powered US built single seater race cars called Sabre FC45 for a race to take place on his circuit's grand opening on November 1990, consisting of a mixture of invited US CART drivers such as Stan Fox, Johnny Rutherford, Dick Simon, Gary and Tony Bettenhausen against local Japanese drivers. The cars were originally built for a spec racing class to have been run by USAC; however, this class was never realized. After the grand opening, Tsurumaki planned on a series with the cars, known as Formula Crane 45. With only a handful of cars during the 1991 and 1992 season the class was not very successful. When Autopolis went bankrupt the assets including the cars were sold to the highest bidder.
1991
1992
Champions
References
Auto racing series in Japan
Formula racing
Formula racing series
Recurring sporting events established in 1991
Recurring events disestablished in 1992
Defunct auto racing series
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The Notes
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The Notes is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago. It was first published in 1976.
References
Novels by José Saramago
1976 novels
20th-century Portuguese novels
Portuguese-language novels
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Emanuele Sella
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Emanuele Sella (born 9 January 1981) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2015 for the , and teams.
Doping
In out-of-competition control testing, on 23 July 2008, Vicenza-born Sella was found to test positive for CERA, the third-generation EPO according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. Sella confirmed that he had used EPO when he was called to testify in front of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 8 August 2008. This resulted in his suspension for a year, starting 19 August 2008.
Career achievements
Major results
2003
1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
2004
1st Trofeo Cittá di Castelfidardo
1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia
2005
1st Overall Brixia Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2b
3rd Gran Premio di Lugano
10th Overall Giro d'Italia
2007
1st Stage 3 Brixia Tour
2008
1st Stage 5 Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 14, 15 & 20
2009
3rd Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà
1st Stage 3
2010
2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
3rd Overall Tour of Austria
2011
1st Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stages 1b & 3
2nd Overall Giro dell'Appennino
2nd Classica Sarda Olbia-Pantogia
3rd Tour de Langkawi
2012
1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
2013
1st Mountains classification, Route du Sud
10th Giro dell'Emilia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
; Voided results = struck through.
References
External links
Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Italian male cyclists
Italian sportspeople in doping cases
Sportspeople from Vicenza
1981 births
Living people
Doping cases in cycling
Cyclists from the Province of Vicenza
21st-century Italian people
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Nocardioides exalbidus
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Nocardioides exalbidus is a rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus Nocardioides which has been isolated from lichen on the Izu Ōshima Island, Japan.
References
Further reading
External links
Type strain of Nocardioides exalbidus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
exalbidus
Bacteria described in 2007
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Svalbard are a British metal band from Bristol, England. Formed in 2011 by co-lead vocalists and guitarists Serena Cherry and Liam Phelan with drummer Mark Lilley, the band's line-up has featured bassist Matt Francis since 2021. Primarily exhibiting a post-hardcore and post-metal sound, the band's style features elements of black metal, crust punk, post-rock and shoegaze.
Following the release of early material compiled on the compilation album Discography 2012–2014 (2015), Svalbard were signed to Holy Roar Records in January 2015. They released two albums, One Day All This Will End (2015) and It's Hard to Have Hope (2018), before parting ways with Holy Roar and moving to Church Road Records three weeks before the release of When I Die, Will I Get Better? (2020), due to sexual misconduct allegations against the label's founder. Svalbard's fourth album and first for Nuclear Blast Records, The Weight of the Mask (2023), was released on 6 October 2023.
History
2011–2013: Formation and early releases
Svalbard was formed in Bristol in 2011 by guitarists Serena Cherry and Liam Phelan, who first met each other in Bath, Somerset, whilst Cherry was touring with her "weird post-rock solo project". They would recruit drummer Mark Lilley shortly thereafter, whilst working on material at a recording studio. The band took their name from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, where the archipelago of Svalbard serves as a fictional setting (especially in Northern Lights). Cherry also said of the band's name:Svalbard [...] is locked in a constant state of change – it is either freezing over in winter, or melting in summer. It never stays the same for long; I feel this is symbolic of the ways in which all art is never “in the moment” but in a state of either becoming, or reflecting upon, what it is going to be next.
Cherry, Phelan and Lilley would hold Svalbard's line-up constant throughout their early releases, and over the course of several line-up changes (particularly in regards to bassists). Svalbard recorded their eponymous debut EP (2012) with bassist Ben Thomas and a vocalist called "Mikey", as neither Cherry nor Phelan wanted to handle lead vocal duties. However, when both members left the band shortly after it was recorded, they decided to split lead vocal duties between themselves. In 2013, the band would record two EPs with bassist Christian Prince, Gone Tomorrow and Flightless Birds, whilst also contributing a cover of "This Is the End" by Victims to the four-way collaborative EP Cover Buzz (2013) with Pariso, MINE and Let It Die.
2014–2019: One Day All This Will End and It's Hard to Have Hope
Svalbard began writing material for their debut album at their practice space in early 2014. Most of the album was written whilst the band were "in between bassists". During this time, Svalbard worked on a collaborative/split EP with Pariso, released on 7 July 2014. Pariso's guitarist, Alex Fitzpatrick, would subsequently sign Svalbard to his independent label, Holy Roar Records, in January 2015. Shortly after signing with the label, Svalbard released the compilation album Discography 2012-2014, featuring all of Svalbard's recorded output up until that point. It was remastered by Brad Boatright and reissued in October 2016. Svalbard's debut album, One Day All This Will End, was released on 25 September 2015. Through Love handled the release in Germany and Halo of Flies in the US. Well-received upon release, the album's first pressing through Holy Roar sold out within the first week of its release. Music videos were released for the tracks "Disparity" and "Expect Equal Respect", the latter advocating for the acceptance of women within extreme music without treating them as anomalies. A split EP with The Tidal Sleep featuring one new song from each band followed on 15 January 2017; a music video for Svalbard's side of the split, "Open the Cages", was released on 12 November 2016.
Svalbard entered a period of turmoil following touring in support of One Day All This Will End due to the long-term illnesses of Cherry and Phelan and the departure of their bassist. After recruiting bassist Adam Parrish, the band regrouped to record their second album It's Hard to Have Hope in September 2017. Expanding on the heavier and melodic tendencies of One Day All This Will End, the album was noted for its feminist-influenced social and political themes, covering unpaid internships, revenge porn, abortion, animal welfare, sexual assault and long-term illness. Following the album's release on 25 May 2018, Svalbard embarked on tours of Europe and the United Kingdom, which included a performance at the 2018 ArcTanGent Festival and supporting dates with OHHMS and La Dispute. In early 2019, Parrish left Svalbard and was replaced by Alex Heffernan. Heffernan had briefly toured with Svalbard in 2016; although he declined an offer to join the band back then, he would express interest in doing so shortly before Parrish left the band. Afterwards, Svalbard performed at the 2019 Roadburn Festival as part of a Holy Roar Records showcase, before embarking on their first ever tour of Japan with The Tidal Sleep in May 2019.
2020–present: Label changes, When I Die, Will I Get Better? and The Weight of the Mask
In early July 2020, Svalbard announced their third studio album When I Die, Will I Get Better? for a mid-September release through Holy Roar. Three weeks before the album's planned release, the band severed their ties and associations with Holy Roar due to the recent sexual misconduct allegations against its founder Alex Fitzpatrick. The band subsequently signed with Church Road Records and would release the album with them on September 25, as well as arrange refunds for people who preordered the album through Holy Roar. Metal Hammer named it as the 5th best metal album of 2020. On 11 December 2020, Svalbard played their last show with Heffernan, who wanted to concentrate on a career in graphic design, at the Kerrang! K! Pit in London.
On 28 June 2022, Svalbard signed to Nuclear Blast Records. As part of their signing to the label, Nuclear Blast acquired the rights to the band's albums released through Holy Roar. They released their fourth album, The Weight of the Mask, on 6 October 2023.
Musical style and influences
Svalbard's sound has been primarily been described as post-hardcore and post-metal, as well as hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, melodic hardcore, black metal, "blackened hardcore" and post-rock. Whilst Svalbard's output has consistently displayed elements of post-rock, crust punk and black metal, their later albums since It's Hard to Have Hope have been noted for introducing more metal, atmospheric and shoegaze elements. The members of Svalbard have cited bands including Alcest, Mew, Mono, Nasum, Helmet and Slipknot as musical influences.
Since 2014, all of Svalbard's recorded output had been produced by Lewis Johns at the Ranch Production House in Southampton. In a 2023 interview with Echoes and Dust, Cherry said that Johns is "like the fifth member of Svalbard", praising his ability to "[draw] the best out of [the band] musically".
Members
Serena Cherry – lead guitar (2011–present), co-lead vocals (2012–present), backing vocals (2011)
Liam Phelan – rhythm guitar, violin (2011–present), co-lead vocals (2012–present)
Matt Francis – bass (2021–present)
Mark Lilley – drums (2011–present)
Past members
"Mikey" – lead vocals (2011)
Ben Thomas – bass (2011)
Christian Prince – bass (2012–2014)
Tony James – bass (2015–2016)
Zac Birchley – bass (2016)
Adam Parrish – bass (2017–2019)
Alex Heffernan – bass (2019–2020), touring bassist (2016)
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
EPs / split EPs
Singles
Notes
References
External links
Svalbard on Bandcamp
British crust and d-beat groups
Post-hardcore groups
English heavy metal musical groups
Post-metal musical groups
English post-rock groups
Female-fronted musical groups
Melodic hardcore groups
English black metal musical groups
Musical groups from Bristol
2011 establishments in England
Musical groups established in 2011
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St Joseph's GFC (Louth)
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St Joseph's GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is based in the Louth village of Dromiskin, near the county town of Dundalk.
As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Senior Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues.
History
The club was founded in 1961 when members of the two GAA clubs in the parish of Darver and Dromiskin - Darver Volunteers and Dromiskin Unknowns - decided to amalgamate. The new club's first major success came in 1971, when St Joseph's defeated St Patrick's of Lordship in the final of the Louth Junior Championship. In 1983 they overcame Oliver Plunketts in the Louth Intermediate football final. The team progressed to the Louth Senior Football Championship final in 1984, but fell to St Fechin's by five points at the Grove in Castlebellingham.
A further Senior final appearance came in 1994, ending in a two-point defeat to Stabannon Parnells at Haggardstown after a replay. The Joe Ward Cup finally arrived in Dromiskin at the third time of asking in 1996, when St Joseph's triumphed over Stabannon Parnells at Ardee's Páirc Mhuire, by 2–11 to 1–08.
Ten more years would pass until St Joseph's won the Louth Senior Championship for a second time. On a wet day in Dundalk's Clan na Gael Park, the Dromiskin men defeated heavy favourites St Patrick's, who were chasing a third title in four years and whose side contained numerous inter-county players. St Joseph's emerged as 2006 Louth Senior Football Champions by four points, on a scoreline of 2–07 to 0–09.
Honours
Louth Senior Football Championship (2): 1996, 2006
Louth Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1983, 1990, 2016
Louth Junior Football Championship (1): 1971
Louth Intermediate Football League (2): 1982, 1988
Louth Minor Football Championship (3): 1994, 2009, 2010
Louth Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1995
Louth Junior 2A Football League (2): 1983, 2012
Louth Junior 2 Football League Division 4B (1): 2008
Louth Junior 2 Football League Division 5 (1): 2017
Louth Minor Football League (2): 1993, 1994
Louth Minor 'B' Football Championship (1): 2004, 2018
Italics denotes combination team with St Vincent's
Inter-county players
St Joseph's players who have represented Louth at senior inter-county level include:
Jimmy McDonnell
Ollie McDonnell
Jimmy McDonnell Jnr
Pat Mulligan
Alan O'Connor
Stephen Melia
Danny Culligan
David Mulligan
Declan O'Sullivan
David Reilly
J.P. O'Kane
Martin Farrelly
Conal McCaul
Oisín McGuinness
References
Gaelic games clubs in County Louth
Gaelic football clubs in County Louth
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Thule Island
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Thule Island, also called Morrell Island, is one of the southernmost of the South Sandwich Islands, part of the grouping known as Southern Thule. It is named, on account of its remote location, after the mythical land of Thule, said by ancient geographers to lie at the extreme end of the Earth. The alternative name Morrell Island is after Benjamin Morrell, an American explorer and whaling captain. It was espied by James Cook and his Resolution crew on 31 January 1775 during his attempt to find Terra Australis.
Geography
Thule Island is approximately triangular in shape and in area with a long, panhandle-like peninsula called Hewison Point, , extending to the southeast. Steep slopes ascend to a summit caldera with the peak of Mount Larsen at above sea level. Mount Larsen is named after the Antarctic explorer and whaler Carl Anton Larsen. On the southwestern end lies Wasp Point. Off Hewison Point lies the small islet of Twitcher Rock, the southernmost land on Earth except for part of Cook Island, Antarctica and offshore islands considered part of Antarctica.
Thule Island is the westernmost of Southern Thule island group, which also encompasses Cook Island and Bellingshausen Island. It is thought that Thule and Cook may have been a larger single island in the past, and there is evidence for a submerged crater between the two. Steam from the summit crater lake and ash on the flank were reported in 1962. Volcanic heat keeps the crater on Thule Island free from ice. The peak elevation is .
Argentine occupation
Argentina, in order to assert its claim over the South Sandwich Islands, established the summer station Teniente Esquivel at Ferguson Bay on the southeastern coast on January 25, 1955. The station had to be evacuated in January 1956 because of volcanic eruption of Bristol Island to the north. In 1976 it established a military base on Thule Island called Corbeta Uruguay (Port Faraday) in the lee (southern east coast) of the island. The British discovered the presence of the Argentine base the same year but chose to pursue a diplomatic solution to the issue until the breakout of the Falklands War in 1982. The base was occupied by British forces in the aftermath of the war and eventually destroyed later that year.
See also
Cape Flannery
Herd Point
List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
Morrell Point
Wasp Point
References
Notes
Sources
volcano.und.edu
External links
Islands of the South Sandwich Islands
Volcanoes of the Atlantic Ocean
Volcanoes of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Uninhabited islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Volcanic crater lakes
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Jan Feiko Kloppenburg (born 19 June 1974) is a former Dutch international cricketer. He was born in Haarlem, North Holland.
Domestic career
Kloppenburg made his first-class cricket debut in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup game against Ireland at Deventer. He had a match to forget, bagging a pair with the bat and conceding 60 runs from 12 wicketless overs.
International career
Kloppenburg toured England with a Netherlands A side in 1995, but his first tournament of note for his country was the 1998 European Championships, held that year in his home country. He scored only 40 runs in four innings, and took just two wickets, but was part of the side that defeated Denmark in the final at The Hague. He appeared in six of the Netherlands' ten games in the 2001 ICC Trophy, but scored only one half-century and had been dropped by the time the Dutch team beat Namibia in the final.
He made his One Day International debut in September 2002, at the ICC Champions Trophy tournament. He played only one match in this competition, opening the batting against Pakistan but scoring just 7 before being run out by Shahid Afridi. He also took the only Pakistani wicket to fall, that of Imran Nazir. Five months later he played a fuller part in the Netherlands' 2003 World Cup squad, with five appearances in the competition.
Against Namibia he made 121 to become the first Dutch cricketer to score an ODI century, just ahead of team-mate Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk who also passed three figures in the match and with whom he put on 228 for the second wicket, a Dutch record for any wicket in ODIs. Kloppenburg then completed a fine all-round performance by claiming 4/42 with the ball, making him only the sixth player to score a hundred and take four wickets in the same ODI. He adjudged man of the match for his performance as well.
References
External links
1974 births
Living people
Dutch cricketers
Netherlands One Day International cricketers
Sportspeople from Haarlem
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Paul Matavire
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Paul Matavire was a blind Zimbabwean musician and songwriter born in Maranda, Mwenezi District. He rose to prominence in the 1980s when he joined the Jairos Jiri Band based in Bulawayo at the Jairos Jiri Rehabilitation Centre. He was then elected to lead the Jairo Jiri Band, as one of Zimbabwe's finest musicians to emerge after the country gained independence from Britain in 1980. He died at the age of 44, in 2005, at his farm in Rutenga, Masvingo. By the time of his death, he is believed to have been an owner of a large herd of cattle, having spent the last days of his life as a farmer.
Music career
The Jairos Jiri Band are representatives of Jairos Jiri, the Disabled Musicians' Society. They were led by Matavire, who was a social worker, and had been left blind by glaucoma as a child. While his deep lyrics garnered him the nickname of Dr. Love, his songs were also known for their social commentary.
Matavire's music gained popularity due to his humor, the use of rich and deep Shona lyrics, and his willingness to tread on what many regarded sensitive societal issues. His songs touched on anything from religion to marital issues, but still retaining the humor that made it ever so popular. His hit song "Dhiyabhorosi Nyoka" stirred controversy at its release by its reference to the biblical Eve, and women in general, as the root cause of every man's troubles, while at the same time acknowledging the pivotal role women play in society. Matavire's music has remained popular even among the young in Zimbabwe years after his death. He is also remembered for his willingness to experiment with the Shona language in his songs, coining phrases that have remained part of everyday conversation among the Shona-speaking people in the country.
The JJB grew in popularity during the late 1980s, and toured abroad. Their success was interrupted by Matavire's one-year incarceration on rape charges. The band commemorated his 1991 release with the song "Back from College", which narrated his experiences in jail. The band, composed of various musicians under Matavire's leadership, released 13 albums, the latest being 2003's Zimbe Remoto.
Matavire was also known for leading a simple life. Semi-retired before his death, he balanced music with tending goats and cattle in Rutenga where he moved after 2000 when he was awarded a farm by the government. Just like his music, however, Matavire had his own fair share of controversies. These saw him serving a one-year sentence for rape in the early 1990s. At the time of his death, there were media reports of him having ejected a commercial farmer and taken over the farm, including the livestock, during Zimbabwe's controversial land reform programme. For most Zimbabweans, however, Matavire is fondly remembered for his music more than anything else.
Albums
The Sounds of The Jairos Jiri Band (Featuring Angifuni Ukwendiswa) (with Jairos Jiri Band, 1985 LP)
J.J.B. Style (with Jairos Jiri Band, 1986 LP)
Amatshakada (with Jairos Jiri Band, 1988 LP)
Ethno-Rock Zimbabwe (live album of 1988 concert in Stuttgart, Germany with Jairos Jiri Band, 1989 LP)
Matavire Mbune (with Jaios Jiri Band, 1989 LP)
Doctor Love, Volume 2 (1990 LP)
Back From College (1991 LP)
Dhindindi Fulltime (Reissue of Doctor Love Volume 2, 1992 LP)
Akanaka Akarara (with the Hit Machine, 1993 LP)
Gakanje (with the Hit Machine, 1995 LP)
Mapanga Muhomwe (with the Hit Machine, 1995 LP)
Asipo Haapo (with the Hit Machine, 1996 CASS)
Fadza Customer (with the Hit Machine, 1998 CASS)
Govanai (1999 CASS)
Zimbe Remoto (2003 CD)
Gonye Remari (2004, CD)
Paul Matavire, Vol. 3 (2005, CD)
References
1961 births
2005 deaths
20th-century Zimbabwean male singers
Mwenezi (District)
People from Masvingo
21st-century Zimbabwean male singers
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Justin Di Lollo
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Justin Di Lollo is an Australian lobbyist. He is responsible for establishing a Sydney office of the firm Hakluyt and Company.
Early career
Prior to lobbying Di Lollo was a political staffer. He advised multiple MPs within the ALP caucus between 1988 and 1999. He was a staffer to Kim Beazley between 1994 and 1999, while the MP was Minister for Finance, Deputy Prime Minister, and Leader of the Opposition.
Lobbying career
After finishing work as a political staffer Di Lollo worked as a lobbyist for Hawker Britton, eventually becoming a managing director in 2010. His lobbying role included advocacy on behalf of banking, and coal seam gas interests.
STW Group/WPP AUNZ
Di Lollo was the practice director of government-relations firms for the STW Group (ASX:SGN) which was a part-owner of multiple government-relations and public-affairs firms in Australia, New Zealand and south-east Asia.
In 2016 STW Group merged with the Australian and New Zealand businesses of WPP plc following shareholder approval. Di Lollo was Executive Director of WPP AUNZ Government Relations with management over Hawker Britton and Barton Deakin.
Other activities
Di Lollo is a Member of the Council of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia.
See also
Hawker Britton
References
External links
STW Group
Australian political consultants
Australian lobbyists
Australian political writers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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Îles-de-Boucherville National Park
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Îles-de-Boucherville National Park is a provincial park of the province of Quebec. It is administered by Sépaq, the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec, which manages several Quebec parks and wildlife refuges. All provincial parks in Quebec have used the term "national park" since 2002, but there is no connection to the federal national park system, administered by Parks Canada.
See also
Charron Island
Hochelaga Archipelago
Îles de Boucherville
Montreal Archipelago Ecological Park
List of islands of Quebec
References
This article was initially translated from the French Wikipedia.
External links
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park - official site
National parks of Quebec
Tourist attractions in Montérégie
Hochelaga Archipelago
Protected areas of Montérégie
Boucherville
Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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Yukarışevik is a village in the Bayramiç District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 31 (2021).
References
Villages in Bayramiç District
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Ardatovsky Uyezd (Simbirsk Governorate)
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Ardatovsky Uyezd (Ардатовский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Simbirsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Ardatov.
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Ardatovsky Uyezd had a population of 189,226. Of these, 59.6% spoke Russian, 39.4% Mordvin and 0.9% Tatar as their native language.
References
Uezds of Simbirsk Governorate
Simbirsk Governorate
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The women's 400 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20, 21 and 22 July.
Medalists
Results
Final
22 July
Semifinals
21 July
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Heats
20 July
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.
References
400 metres
400 metres at the World Athletics U20 Championships
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Domingos Castro
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Domingos Silva Castro (born 22 November 1963 in Fermentões-Guimarães) is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships. As a marathoner, he won the 1995 edition of the Paris Marathon, clocking 2:10:06, and the Rotterdam Marathon of 1997, in his personal best of 2:07:51. He won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños four times in his career – more than any other athlete. He also came in 2nd place overall in the 1999 New York City Marathon.
At the 1988 Olympic Games, he ran the 5,000m and, as the race unfolded, Kenyan athlete John Ngugi made a substantial leading break. Castro made a brave attempt to chase him and for several laps held on to the silver medal position. In the last lap however, Castro's form started to fade, and in the last 30 metres, West German Dieter Baumann and East German Hansjörg Kunze sprinted past him, taking silver and bronze respectively, robbing a distraught Castro of a reward for his brave run.
His twin brother Dionísio was also a world class athlete in the long-distance events. The two of them represented their native country at the 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) and 1992 Summer Olympics (Barcelona, Spain). Domingos also competed in the 1996 (Atlanta, United States) and 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney, Australia).
Achievements
All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
References
External links
Centario Sporting
1963 births
Living people
Portuguese male long-distance runners
Portuguese male marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Portugal
Portuguese twins
Paris Marathon male winners
World Athletics Championships medalists
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
Sportspeople from Guimarães
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Coleophora retifera is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Algeria.
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Moths of Europe
Moths of Africa
Moths of the Middle East
Moths described in 1922
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Three ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have borne the name RFA Appleleaf:
was a tanker launched in 1916 as RFA Texol, renamed RFA Appleleaf in 1917 and broken up in 1947.
was a tanker launched in 1955 as George Lyras. She was purchased by the RFA in 1959 and returned to her owners in 1970.
RFA Appleleaf (A79) was a Leaf-class tanker launched in 1975 as Hudson Cavalier and taken into service in 1979. She was leased to the Royal Australian Navy in 1989 as , and was sold to them in 1994.
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Perri 6 is a British social scientist. He changed his name from David Ashworth to Perri 6 in 1983. Whilst not an academic at the time, many years later he said he was amused by the notion of "6, P" appearing in academic papers.
6 worked for Demos, a centre-left think tank with close ties to New Labour in the 1990s. Much of 6's recent research is based on the cultural theory of risk, which he refers to as "neo-Durkheimian institutional theory". He has conducted government-backed research for the Information Commissioner's Office, and has written on behalf of the think-tank Demos. He has also contributed to the peer-reviewed Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Social Policy and Society and Public Administration.
6 is currently chair in Public Management at Queen Mary University of London.
Honours and awards
In 2013, he was elected as a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Selected bibliography
6, Perri; Fletcher‐Morgan, Charlotte; Leyland, Kate. "Making people more responsible: the Blair Government's Programme for changing Citizens' behaviour." Political Studies 58.3 (2010): 427–449. abstract
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at Queen Mary University of London
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century social scientists
Academics of Nottingham Trent University
Academics of Queen Mary University of London
British sociologists
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Poyracık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kınık, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,990 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is very close to Kınık. Distance to İzmir is about .
Poyracık is an old town and its history can be traced back to Gambrion of the 4th century BC. It was an important settlement during Pergamon state. In the middle age it became a part of Byzantine Empire. Sasa bey (a Turkmen bey of Aydınoğlu beylik) captured the town and finally it became a part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1937 it was declared a seat of township.
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Neighbourhoods in Kınık District
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The VIP aircraft affair was an Australian political controversy relating to the use of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) VIP aircraft by the Holt government and its predecessor the Menzies government. It occurred in the lead-up to the 1967 Senate election.
In an attempt to avoid negative media coverage, Prime Minister Harold Holt provided vague and inaccurate answers to parliamentary questions about the VIP fleet, notably denying the existence of passenger manifests which might confirm instances of misuse. Air Minister Peter Howson became aware of the inaccuracies and sought to protect Holt, but their statements were soon subjected to further scrutiny, leading to accusations that they had conspired to mislead parliament. The situation came to a head in October 1967, when the opposition moved to call senior public servants before the Senate, but was defused somewhat by the decision on the 25th of October of John Gorton, the Leader of the Government in the Senate, to table the "missing" passenger manifests.
The controversy weakened Holt's popularity and diminished the reputations of Holt and Howson within the Liberal Party. However, its significance was lessened by the drowning death of Holt in December 1967. Gorton's decisive action, although initially harmful to the government, boosted his standing among government senators and may have contributed to his election as Holt's successor.
References
Further reading
1967 in Australia
Political scandals in Australia
1967 in aviation
Transport in Australia
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Wilbur Rounding Franks, OBE (4 March 1901 – 4 January 1986) was a Canadian scientist, notable as the inventor of the anti-gravity suit or G-suit, and for his work in cancer research.
Career
He was born in Weston, Ontario and was a medical graduate at the University of Toronto. As a cancer researcher at the Banting and Best Medical Research Institute at University of Toronto, Franks developed an idea that resulted in the world's first anti-gravity suit or G-suit. Franks had noted that his test tubes often broke when subjected to severe centrifugal force. He had solved the problem by first inserting them into larger and stronger liquid-filled bottles.
In 1940, the anti gravity suit was developed under the name Franks Flying Suit by Wilbur R. Franks and his colleagues at the Banting and Best Medical Research Institute at the University of Toronto. The suit was made with rubber and water-filled pads. It counteracted the effects of high G forces on aircraft pilots, which otherwise would cause them to black out. These suits were used during World War II and all G-Suits worn by air force pilots as well as astronauts and cosmonauts around the world are based on his original designs. When testing his first prototype, Franks stated:
"The suit had been cut to fit me perfectly, standing up. . . . In the airplane I was sitting down, and when the pressure hit I thought it was going to cut me in two. The idea became practical only when we realized that great areas of the body could be left outside the fluid system."
In 1941 fellow Canadian scientist, Dr. Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, died in a plane crash near Musgrave Harbour, Canada while on his way to England to assist Franks in the testing of the suit.
Recognition and awards
Wilbur Franks received an OBE for his work in early 1944 for giving "the Allied forces a tremendous tactical advantage" and "saving the lives of thousands of Allied fighter pilots." With this invention, over five times more pilots survived than they would've without the G-suit. In 1983, Franks was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. Franks work was also noticed in the United States where he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Aerospace Medical Association's Theodore C. Lyster Award and Eric Liljencrantz Award.
Legacy
There is a Wilbur R. Franks Award that is given by the Canadian Society of Aviation Medicine for contributions to aviation medicine. The Wilbur Rounding Franks building located at 17 Wing Winnipeg is the home of the Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aeromedical Training (CFSSAT).
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External links
Banting Research Foundation
Wilbur Rounding Franks archival papers held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
Library and Archives Canada
1901 births
1986 deaths
20th-century Canadian inventors
University of Toronto alumni
People from Weston, Toronto
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
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William Joseph Johnston (January 11, 1924 – October 15, 2010) was an American novelist, primarily known for authoring tie-in novels, although he also wrote non-fiction books and novels unrelated to specific motion pictures or television series.
Biography
Johnston was born on January 11, 1924, in Lincoln, Illinois. He was the son of John and Lucille (Shoup) Johnston, and he attended high school in Springfield, Illinois.
During the World War II, William Johnston served in the Pacific Theater as a radio operator and gunner in the U.S. Navy Air Corps (1942–1945).
On October 24, 1953, Johnston married Anne Korba, an executive secretary. The couple had five children: Phillip Susan, Peter, Thomas, and Kelly. Johnston and his family resided in Massapequa, New York.
Writing career
After World War II, Johnston worked as a disc jockey at radio station WTAX in Springfield, Illinois.
From 1947-1950, Johnston worked as a news reporter for WJOL. He worked as a press agent for Tex McCrary's public relations agency from 1950-1960. During his time working for Tex McCrary, he handled the Lionel trains account. For two years, Johnston served as the associate editor for The Lion—the magazine for the Lions Clubs International. Beginning in 1960, Johnston worked as a free-lance author.
During the span of 1960-1979, Johnston wrote magazine articles and over 100 books, including original novels, movie and TV tie-in novels, and non-fiction. Some of Johnston's tie-in novels involve cartoon characters, and characters from comic strips and comic books. on Johnston wrote novels based on popular television series such as The Munsters, Bewitched, The Flying Nun, Get Smart, The Brady Bunch, Nanny and the Professor, Room 222, Happy Days, and Welcome Back Kotter. Many of Johnston's television tie-in novels were related to sitcoms, but he worked in other genres—except for science fiction.
In contrast to more recent tie-in novelists—who have access to email, fax machines, video recorders, computers, photocopying, and other electronic communications—Johnston and other writers of his era wrote their novels on typewriters and had little access to in-depth information on the shows that were the subject of these novels. Communication was by telephone and regular mail, and these novelists watched the programs on television—just like the viewer at home. These tie-in novelists may have had access to some scripts and possibly some film of the television shows from which to work, but they had little else. Although most television series production took place in California, most of the major publishers were located in New York, as they remain today. This distance made it difficult for novelists and editors to get information from the television production companies on characters, plots, locations, and other aspects of the television programs themselves. In addition, tie-in novelists had to work quickly on their books, and had the challenge of developing characters, plots, and dialogue that related closely enough to the original programs, so as to match the expectations of the readers/television viewers. Generally, Johnston worked quickly and could capture critical elements of the TV shows that he wrote about in his novels.
Johnston's novels not related to film or television tended to be written for adults and frequently had ribald themes.
Johnston was represented by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc. Johnston did not work exclusively for any one publisher, although he published frequently with Lancer, Tempo, Ace, and Whitman. Tempo marketed its books, including those books that Johnston authored, to children and adolescents. Whitman published books for younger children.
Unlike other authors who desired fame, Johnston preferred obscurity. In his article announcing Johnston as the recipient of the Faust Award, David Spencer described Johnston as, "legendary and until now somewhat elusive..." In its entry for Johnston, Contemporary Authors Online includes this quote from him: "I am interested only in writing entertaining stories and remaining as anonymous as possible."
Johnston occasionally used pseudonyms such as the name Susan Claudia for Gothic romance stories. They Came From the Sea (1969) based on the Television series The New People was published under the name Alex Steele Johnston wrote two novels based on the Matt Lincoln television medical drama, The Revolutionist (1970) and The Hostage (1971) using the author name Ed Garth. Johnston also employed a pseudonym, William Howard, for his last book, a novelization of the Bob Guccione-produced film Caligula. Given the controversies related to the movie and given Johnston's association with tie-in novels and younger audiences, Spencer feels that the Johnston chose to use a pseudonym to avoid attracting younger readers to the book.
Critical appraisal
Johnston's novels have attracted little critical attention, although they are well documented in bibliographies by Larson, Peer, and in Contemporary Authors.
Tie-in novels, while popular with readers and profitable for publishers, generally do not attract serious criticism and scholarship. Indeed, they are often dismissed as literature.
During his career, Johnston's novels were infrequently reviewed. For example, Johnston wrote the novelization of a 1978 made-for-TV movie about Martin Luther King Jr., and it received a brief review in Library Journal. The review was generally negative.
Johnston's novels have attracted attention from blog writers who deal with popular culture. For example Morgan wrote about Johnston's Nanny and the Professor, but he felt that Johnston's books had little to do with the spirit and content of the original television series, whereas Caputo felt that Johnston's Fantastic Four novel was consistent with the style in the Marvel comic books.
Johnston's peers have praised Johnston's work as a tie-in novelist, but they seem equally impressed by the sheer number of tie-in novels he produced.
Retirement and death
Johnston retired from writing and, while living in Long Island, went to a school for bartending. Unsuccessful in finding a job in this field due to his age, Johnston opened his own bar, The Blind Pig, in Massapequa, and he ran it successfully.
After running The Blind Pig, Johnston retired a second time, and moved to San Jose, California. It was during his residence in San Jose that he received the Grand Master Scribe Award -- Faust Award—from the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers.
Johnston died in San Jose on October 15, 2010.
Awards
Best First Novel—Edgar Award (1960) -- Mystery Writers of America (awarded for The Marriage Cage (Lyle Stuart, reissued in paperback by Dell)).
Grand Master Scribe Award -- Faust Award (2010) -- International Association of Media Tie-in Writers.
References
1924 births
2010 deaths
People from Lincoln, Illinois
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
Novelists from Illinois
20th-century American male writers
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Loipersdorf-Kitzladen is a town in the district of Oberwart in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
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Fuqing Road () is a station on Line 7 of the Chengdu Metro in China. It was opened on 6 December 2017.
Station layout
Gallery
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Railway stations in China opened in 2017
Chengdu Metro stations
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The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 20 and 21 August.
Records
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind:Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.3 m/s, Heat 4: +1.5 m/s
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.
Wind:Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s
Final
The final was held on 21 August at 16:19.
Wind: +1.0 m/s
References
110 metres hurdles
Sprint hurdles at the World Athletics U20 Championships
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Constance Cochrane
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Constance Cochrane (1888-1962), was an American painter. She was an original member of the Philadelphia Ten.
Biography
Cochrane was born in 1888 at the United States Navy Yard in Pensacola, Florida. She attended the Philadelphia School of Design, studying under Elliott Daingerfield, and Henry B. Snell. After completing her studies Brooks set up a studio in Philadelphia.
Between 1921 and 1927 Cochrane lectured at the Philadelphia School of Design. She was an original member of the Philadelphia Ten. She was also a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance and the National Association of Women Artists.
Coming from a naval family, Brooks was known for her seascapes. In 1921 she began visiting Monhegan, Maine, eventually building a studio there.
Cochrane died in 1962.
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1888 births
1962 deaths
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List of wars involving Yugoslavia
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This is a list of wars involving Yugoslavia.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1943)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1943–1992)
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Crazy Lixx is a Swedish rock band formed in Malmö in 2002. The group belongs to the Swedish hard rock scene, with influences from bands like Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Kiss, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe.
History
Foundation and Loud Minority (2002–2009)
Crazy Lixx was founded in late 2002 by Danny Rexon and Vic Zino, in an attempt to bring back 1980s-style glam metal. After Joél Cirera was asked to be the drummer, the core of the band was formed.
They began playing in local clubs and in 2007 released their debut album Loud Minority with the local label, Swedmetal Records. The album, while not a huge commercial success, was well received within the music community, being ranked at #3 in Sleaze Rock's Reader's Top Twenty Albums of 2007.
After only a few shows with the band, Vic Zino left the band in 2009 due to artistic differences. Shortly after, he was invited to replace guitarist Thomas Silver in the band Hardcore Superstar, where he remains to this day.
New Religion, Riot Avenue and Crazy Lixx (2009–2014)
With the line-up reformed, in 2009 Crazy Lixx signed a contract with the Italian label Frontiers Records. In 2010, the band released its second studio album, New Religion.
In April 2012, Crazy Lixx released their third studio album entitled Riot Avenue. This album is rawer than their previous efforts and is sometimes considered somewhat of a dark horse album. Nonetheless, it includes songs considered to be some of their best, from the track opener Whiskey Tango Foxtrot to the album closer, the power ballad Only The Dead Know.
In September 2014, Crazy Lixx announced their fourth studio album would be self-titled and released in Europe on 7 November and in the United States on 11 November on Frontiers Records.
New lineup, Friday the 13th, Ruff Justice and Forever Wild (2015–present)
In August 2015, it was announced through the official website of Crazy Lixx that guitarist Edd Liam and songwriting guitarist Andy Zäta had left the band. The news article said that Edd had personal reasons to do so, while Andy was instead involved with the British band Inglorious. Lead singer Danny Rexon added that "the band's future existence [was] at stake".
Later that month, Crazy Lixx began to look for new guitarists and potential lyricists, allowing anyone to apply for these positions.
In February 2016, the band released a music video for the song "All Looks, No Hooks", featuring new guitarists Chrisse Olsson and Jens Lundgren. The band's first live album was released on 8 May 2016, and consisted of songs recorded in July 2015, which was the last show with guitarist Andreas Zäta Eriksson.
In 2016 it was disclosed that Crazy Lixx would appear at the three-day Rockingham 2016 melodic/hard rock festival, held in Nottingham, United Kingdom. They appeared on Saturday 22 October, fourth in a seven-act line-up headlined by Steelheart.
On 9 February 2017, Crazy Lixx announced an upcoming album titled Ruff Justice, to be released on 21 April of that year. The album contains three songs that also appear in Friday the 13th: The Game. The first album single "XIII", which serves as the theme song for the game, was released on 2 March.
Crazy Lixx's sixth studio album Forever Wild (2019) comprises 10 tracks. Their latest album, Street Lethal, was released in November 2021 with mainly positive reviews.
Band members
Current members
Danny Rexon – vocals, guitar (2002–present)
Joél Cirera – drums (2002–present)
Jens Anderson – bass (2012–present)
Chrisse Olsson – guitar (2016–present)
Jens Lundgren – guitar (2016–present)
Past members
Vic Zino – guitar (2002–2008)
Loke Rivano – bass (2005–2011)
Christian Edvardsson (Edd Liam) – guitar (2010–2015)
Andreas Eriksson (Andy Zata) – guitar (2008–2015)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
References
Musical groups established in 2002
Swedish musical quintets
Swedish glam metal musical groups
Swedish hard rock musical groups
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Langstaff could mean one of the following:
Places
Ontario, Canada
Langstaff, Ontario, a community shared between Vaughan, Ontario and Markham, Ontario
Langstaff GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community
York Regional Road 72, known commonly as Langstaff Road Back in 1966.
Schools
Langstaff Secondary School, a public high school in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
People
James Henry Langstaff (1956), Bishop of Lynn (2004–2010), Bishop of Rochester (2010– )
James Langstaff Bowman (1879–1951), first Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from Manitoba
James Miles Langstaff (1825–1889), reeve of Richmond Hill
John Langstaff (1920–2005), a baritone
Macaulay Langstaff (born 1997), English footballer
Stuart Langstaff, Green Party candidate in 2004 Canadian federal election
See also
Longstaff (disambiguation)
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ABNA
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ABNA may refer to any of the following:
Abna', a group of Persians in early Islamic Yemen
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA), Iran
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Australasian Biospecimen Network Association
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Linda King
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Linda King (born 1940) is an American sculptor, playwright and poet. She is best known for having been the girlfriend of American writer Charles Bukowski for several years in the early 1970s.
Personal life
Born in 1940, King grew up in Boulder, Utah. Marrying early in life, the union ended in divorce after 10 years. During the 1970s, King edited the literary magazine, Purr. King was an actress before she became a sculptor and poet. King has two children.
Relationship With Charles Bukowski
In 1970, shortly after the end of her marriage, King met Charles Bukowski and offered to make a sculpture of his head. He accepted her offer, and they soon became romantically involved. King was 30 years old and Bukowski was about 20 years her senior when they started their relationship. The relationship has been documented as volatile, turbulent and even physically abusive. On one occasion in 1971, Bukowski broke her nose during an argument. On another occasion, King and Bukowski were accommodated at the City Lights apartment in San Francisco, after a reading at the City Lights Poets Theater. By the following morning there was a broken window and a panel smashed in the door, and King had disappeared. Bukowski blamed her for the damage.
Bukowski's first stage debut was as an actor in King’s play Only a Tenant in which she and Bukowski stage-read the first act at the Pasadena Museum of the Artist.
Bukowski and King finally split up for good in 1975, when one night an intoxicated King threw Bukowski's typewriter and books onto the street, angry at his infidelities. The incident is detailed in Bukowski's novel, Women, whose leading character, Lydia Vance, is based on King. The same year, King left Los Angeles for Phoenix, because of what she described as "one extended nervous breakdown".
She said of their relationship:
After Bukowski
King remarried and had a third child. The marriage also ended in divorce. She worked as a bartender, waitress, and, as a part-time care-giver for the elderly. She sold her own traditional portrait busts in clay, and published poems. One in particular, printed in 1997, references Bukowski: "I am the woman who knows for sure that Bukowski's balls were bigger I am the woman who knows that he liked hot chilies in his stew".
In 2004, Phoenix's Paper Heart Gallery featured her paintings, busts and poems, along with documentary films about Bukowski, in a show entitled, Friends and Foes of Charles Bukowski.
In 2009, she sold 60 love letters written to her by Bukowski at auction in San Francisco's PBA Galleries. The same year, in order to be nearer to her grandchildren, King moved from Phoenix into an apartment in the Sunset District of San Francisco. In September 2009, she was one of the three poets in the presentation, Tales of Bukowski & the Late 1960s LA Poetry Scene: A Reading & Report by Key Poet/Participants at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco.
In addition to her bust of Bukowski, King also sculpted busts of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Micheline, Harold Norse, and A. D. Winans. Her play, Singing Bullets, was staged as part of a showcase by Phoenix's Metro Arts Institute.
King has also sold an edition of at least 15 bronzes of Bukowski.
Bibliography
King wrote a book Loving and Hating Bukowski. She also has written seven collections of poetry:
Curled Inside the Curve of His Body…
I Danced With a Man Last Night
The Elephant Chronicles
Exposed
The Savageness of My Discontent
Sweet and Dirty
The World is Not What I Thought
Her poetry has been published in a wide variety of magazines, including The Bukowski Review and Wormwood Review.
References
External links
Linda King Arts Web Site
King reviews Barfly (video)
American sculptors
People from Garfield County, Utah
1940 births
Living people
American women poets
American women sculptors
21st-century American women artists
Poets from Utah
Sculptors from Utah
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John Russell (Virginia politician)
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John Wesley Russell (August 31, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American Republican politician who served two terms as mayor of Fairfax, Virginia, in the Fairfax City Council and one term in the Virginia Senate. He defeated legislative aide Emilie F. Miller to succeed her boss, Senator Abe Brault, in 1983, but he lost the seat in a rematch four years later.
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1923 births
2012 deaths
Politicians from Fairfax, Virginia
People from Madison County, Illinois
Mayors of places in Virginia
Virginia city council members
Republican Party Virginia state senators
20th-century American politicians
University of Illinois alumni
Southern Illinois University alumni
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
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Henci Goer is an American author who writes about pregnancy and childbirth. She is the author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth. Her previous book, Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities is a resource for childbirth professionals. Goer has written consumer education pamphlets and articles for magazines such as Reader's Digest, Birth, Journal of Perinatal Education, Midwifery today with international midwife, and the Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. Previously appearing on ParentsPlace.com as the “Birth Guru,” she is currently a resident expert for the Lamaze Institute for Normal Birth Forum. Now concentrating on writing and speaking, Goer was a doula (labor support professional) for over 30 years and a Lamaze, (private interest) educator for twenty.
In 1993, she received the National Association of Childbearing Centers Media Award, and in 1995 ASPO/Lamaze presented her with its President's Award in recognition of her book, Obstetric Myths and Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature (1995).
Bibliography
Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature. Westport: Bergin and Garvey, 1995.
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth. Perigee Books, 1999.
Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach. Classic Day Publishing, 2012.
Labor Pain: What's Your Best Strategy?: Get the Data. Make a Plan. Take Charge of Your Birth. S Press, 2022
References
External links
Informed Choice In Childbirth Official website
American medical writers
Women medical writers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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Catherine Clare Dalton (born 24 October 1992) is an Irish cricketer who currently plays for Essex in English domestic cricket. She plays as a right-handed batter. Dalton gained Irish citizenship in 2015, and was subsequently named in the Irish national team's squad for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand. She made her Twenty20 International debut in the tournament's final, against Bangladesh, and went on to make 4 appearances in One Day Internationals and 4 in Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland in 2015 and 2016. She has previously played for Middlesex in England and Typhoons in Ireland.
Biography
Catherine Dalton is a fast bowler and top order batswoman who spent 2011 and 2012 on the England Academy. A former West Ham United and recent Tottenham Hotspur footballer, Dalton has focused her efforts on cricket and was rewarded with selection on the prestigious International Cricket Camp, in Potchefstroom, South Africa in 2009.
After a brilliant year with Essex, where she averaged in excess of 100 with the bat in 2010, she was rewarded with selection for the ECB Academy at Loughborough. The ECB has always looked upon Dalton as a fast bowler though as shown with her selection for the England Women's Academy team to tour South Africa in April 2012.
At domestic level, following a lack of opportunities for Essex at county level in 2011, Dalton moved across to play for Middlesex in 2012 and Finchley Women. She plays men's cricket for Hutton CC in Essex.
In 2013, she was named as Middlesex Player of the Year at an awards dinner at Lord's. She finished 5th in the ECB National Batting Averages, and the only non-full International in the Top 10. However, despite this, she didn't gain further England recognition.
Playing for Halstead men's team against Felixstowe on 29 May 2015, Catherine became the first female on record to score a 100 in The Two Counties men's cricket leagues
By the end of the 2015 season, Dalton had gained her Irish citizenship and chosen to commit her International future to Ireland. She was initially called up for the World Cup Qualifiers in Thailand before playing for Ireland in the T20 ICC World Cup in India in 2016.
In 2019 she returned to play at Essex where she opens the batting. In an ECB Premier League match for Finchley CC, she hit an unbeaten 214 vs Bishop's Stortford - ac competition record.
She is a current ECB Level 3 coach and has a 1st Class Honours Degree from St Mary's University College, London. She is also assistant coach at The Ultimate Pace Foundation that has hosted camps in Bangalore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Pune & Hyderabad.
Recently she was appointed as a Bowling Coach of the Rajasthan Cricket Association becoming the first female to have such an honour bestowed for men's cricket.
She is Assistant Head Coach of The National Fast Bowling Academy, which is based at Herts & Essex Cricket Centre, Sawbridgeworth.
On 18 October 2023 Multan Sultans appointed her as fast bowling coach for HBL PSL 2024.
References
External links
1992 births
Living people
People from Leyton
Cricketers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Irish women cricketers
Ireland women One Day International cricketers
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The Moon Lightweight Interior and Telecoms Experiment (MoonLITE), was a proposed British space mission to explore the Moon and develop techniques for future space exploration. If funded, it would have been built by a consortium of UK industry likely including Surrey Satellite Technology, and it was planned to be launched into lunar orbit in 2014. The mission concept emerged from a study run by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (now the Science and Technology Facilities Council) in 2006. In December 2008, the British National Space Centre (part of the UK Space Agency since April 2010) announced that the project was moving to a 12-month Phase A study of the mission systems and the planned penetrators.
Objectives
The mission has both scientific and technological goals. The science goals are concerned with the interior structure, history and current state of the Moon. MoonLITE would deploy four one metre-long penetrators into the lunar surface in order to emplace a global network of seismometers, heat flow sensors and - possibly - volatile detectors. This would allow the internal structure of the Moon to be determined as well as exploring the frequency and origin of moonquakes. It would be the first space mission dedicated to studying the interior structure of the Moon since the experiments emplaced by the Apollo astronauts. Beyond the scientific value, the enhanced knowledge of the seismic environment would support engineering design and safety requirements for a future human lunar outpost.
One of the technological goals is to demonstrate for the first time a lunar telecommunications network able to communicate with four stations on the lunar surface and relay data back to Earth. Such a comms network would be needed for future robotic and lunar explorers, especially for a human outpost located near the South Pole where line of sight communications would be limited. Another objective is to prove the feasibility of penetrators for deploying scientific payloads. Although extensive work has been carried out on the technique in the US and Japan, the only attempt to use penetrators - the Deep Space 2 vehicles aboard NASA's Mars Polar Lander - was unsuccessful. Penetrators could be used at Mars, to deploy a seismic network; at Europa in order to measure the thickness of the ice sheet; and at Enceladus to investigate the fissures discovered by Cassini.
Experimental tests of the penetrators have been carried out by the Mullard Space Science Laboratory and the QinetiQ company in 2008. The use of low-cost satellite technology in planetary exploration is a further goal of the mission.
International collaboration
The American space agency NASA became interested in the project in 2007 during the work of a BNSC/NASA Joint Working Group on lunar exploration. NASA could have contributed various parts to the mission.
Status
, no progress on the project had been announced, and the "MoonLITE" keyword did not appear in a search of the UK Space Agency's official web site.
References
Space programme of the United Kingdom
Missions to the Moon
Cancelled space probes
Science and Technology Facilities Council
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Wangnamyen municipality Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Wang Nam Yen District, Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sa Kaeo F.C.
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This article describes the many variations of the Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle family of weapons produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company. Weapons patterned on the original ArmaLite AR-15 design have been produced by numerous manufacturers and have been used by nations around the world, some of which created their own variations. The tables here are split into a variety of categories, and provide an overview of different subtypes. For purposes of these tables, bold model numbers are weapons used (or previously used) by the U.S. Military while italic model numbers are weapons for commercial or export sale. See Glossary of terms for an explanation of each column.
Colt military models
Colt has been the most visible producer of ArmaLite AR-15 pattern weapons, and the military designations M16 and M4 are heavily associated with the company. Colt has an intricate internal nomenclature system for its models, with a variety of suffixes and prefixes. Colt's systems have generally followed the times and though its model numbers originally came without prefixes, with the need to separate weapons made for civilian consumption from those made for military and law enforcement use, military models became prefixed with the code "R0". For the purposes of this table, the R0 nomenclature is obviated as this terminology did not exist in all cases, but it can be understood to be present. Military/LE models are also easily identified by their three-digit code in contrast to the four-digit codes for civilian weapons.
Colt Armalite AR-15
The original Armalite AR-15 models have the charging handle located on top of the upper receiver, protected within the carrying handle.
Colt M16 Rifle, M4 Carbine based weapons
Colt military models without model numbers
In rare instances some Colt models have been produced without in house model numbers, or at least one which is readily apparent.
Diemaco/Colt Canada models
The Canadian company Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco) licensed production of a rifle (Colt Model 715) and carbine (Colt Model 725), but later went on to produce an entire line of AR-15/M16 pattern weapons developed independently. In May 2005, Colt's Manufacturing Company acquired Diemaco, and the name was changed to Colt Canada.
Non-factory military models
Colt civilian models
Colt's civilian line of semi-automatic Colt AR-15 rifles is identified by a four digit code following a specific prefix. Initially all Colt civilian weapons were listed with an “R” prefix, with this changing to “AR” following the passage of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban in 1994. Colt also produced a line of weapons aimed at target shooters under the “MT” prefix, which stood for Match Target, as well as, the Colt Accurized Rifle, which was the only model to feature the CR prefix. Most recently with the shift in marketing policy by Colt Defense, these weapons have been given the “LE” and "LT" prefix. The "LT" series is modified version of the Colt 6720 featuring a lightweight "pencil" barrel with a free floating rail system. Only 1500 of the "LT" series were produced. Currently, Colt Defense has no line targeted specifically at the private civilian market.
R series models
AR series models
MT and CR series models
LE series models
LT series models
Glossary of terms
Stock
Fixed Stocks
A1: Fixed stock as used on M16 and M16A1. May or may not have a trapdoor to store a cleaning kit
A2: Improved stock used on M16A2. Longer by 5/8"
Tubular: Fixed tubular buttstock, similar to the 2nd Generation retractable unit, using a receiver extension and triangular rear with buttplate
Retractable Stocks
1st Generation: 2-position sliding stock that resembled a shortened fixed buttstock
2nd Generation: 2-position aluminum retractable stock
3rd Generation: 2-position fiberlite retractable stock. Introduced 1985
Canadian 3rd Generation: 4-position fiberlite retractable stock fitted with rubber buttpad
4th Generation: 4-position nylon retractable stock. Introduced 2002, designed by Picatinny Arsenal engineer Lily Ko with reinforced ribs, an angled buttplate, and a rear sling swivel
Retractable ACR: Similar in design to the so-called "Crane Stock" (initially fabricated by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division) essentially a 3rd generation unit with integrated cheek-rest
FPW Wire: Retractable wire stock similar in appearance to the stock used on the M3 submachine gun
Israeli: Rebuilt 3rd Generation stocks with 6 positions instead of 2
Handguards
Triangular: Triangular rifle handguards
Short Triangular: Carbine length triangular handguards
Round: Smooth round rifle handguards
Short Round: Carbine length smooth round handguard
Ribbed: Ribbed round rifle handguards
Short Ribbed: Carbine length ribbed handguards
Square LMG: Special heavy handguards with integral vertical grip for use during sustained fire
FF Tube: Free-Float Tube
M4: Oval carbine handguards with double heatshields
Rail/RIS: Handguards are replaced with a Rail Integration System.
Monolithic Rail Platform (MRP): A variant Rail System made by LMT. It has a free-floating barrel for greater accuracy.
ACR Type: Advanced Combat Rifle Project Handguard
Fire control
S-1: The selector is Safe (S) – Semi-Automatic (1)
S-F: The selector is Safe (S) – Fully Automatic (F)
S-1-F: The selector is Safe (S) – Semi-Automatic (1) – Fully Automatic (F)
S-1–3: The selector is Safe (S) – Semi-Automatic (1) – 3-Round Burst (3)
S-F-1–3: The selector is Safe (S) – Fully Automatic (F) – Semi-Automatic (1) – 3-Round Burst (3). First Generation 4 position group
S-1–3-F: The selector is Safe (S) – Semi-Automatic (1) – 3-Round Burst (3) – Fully Automatic (F). Second Generation 4 position group
Rear sight
A1: "Field sights" in which the rear sight is only adjustable for windage
A2: Rear sight adjustable for both windage and elevation
Flattop: Indicates carry handle and rear sight has been replaced with a MIL-STD-1913 rail. A detachable carry handle can be attached to the rail which features either A1 (Diemaco/Colt Canada) or A2 (Colt) sights
Weaver: Indicates carry handle and rear sight has been replaced with a Weaver-type rail. A detachable carry handle can be attached to the rail which features either A1 (Diemaco/Colt Canada) or A2 (Colt) sights
Barrel Profile
ArmaLite Early ArmaLite AR-15 ultra-lightweight 'Hollywood' turned-down profile barrel, 1:14 twist only
A1: Also referred to as the "lightweight" or "pencil" profile. Government-specified barrel profile increased to between 0.675 and 0.575 inches
A2: Also referred to as the "government" or "gov't" profile. Barrel profile for which the portion of the barrel in front of handguards is thickened to 0.715 inches
HBAR: A barrel that in some portion is thicker than government-profile, usually underneath the handguards
M4: Government barrel profile with small portion reduced to 0.575 inches to mount M203 grenade launcher
M4 HBAR: M4 barrel with portion under handguard thickened for sustained automatic fire
Super Heavy: Special Colt bull target/match barrel
SFW: Special Forces Weapon profile, A2 profile with "fat" portion forward of the sight triangle
Barrel twist
Note: Metric measurements are rounded upwards to the nearest digit.
1:14: 1 right hand twist every 14 inches (356 mm) .222 Remington or .223 Remington (US M193)
1:12: 1 right hand twist every 12 inches (305 mm) .223 Remington (US M193) or 7.62×39mm
1:10: 1 right hand twist every 10 inches (254 mm) 9×19mm NATO
1:9: 1 right hand twist every 9 inches (229 mm) .223 Remington & 5.56×45mm NATO
1:7: 1 right hand twist every 7 inches (178 mm) 5.56×45mm NATO (NATO SS109 & US M855)
Muzzle device
Type 1 Duckbill: Original three-prong flash hider
Type 2 Duckbill: Also referred to as "three prong." A larger three-prong flash hider
A1 or A1 Birdcage: Also referred to as Birdcage flash hider
A2 or A2 Compensator: Birdcage flash hider with bottom slots closed off to act as muzzle compensator and to prevent dust from being blown into the shooters face while in the prone position
3.5" Moderator or 4.5" Moderator: Either the 3.5-inch or 4.5-inch baffled moderators
Conical: A conical flash suppressor
ACR Compensator: Special anti-rise muzzle device developed specifically for the Colt ACR
Factory Compensator: Colt Factory muzzle brake compliant with the restrictions of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban
References
Bibliography
Dockery, Kevin (1997). Special Warfare Special Weapons. Chicago, IL: Emperor's Press. .
Gervasi, Tom (1984). Arsenal of Democracy III: America's War Machine, the Pursuit of Global Dominance. New York: Grove Press. .
Long, Duncan (2001). The Complete AR-15/M16 Sourcebook. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. .
See also
M16
M231 Firing Port Weapon
M4 Carbine
CAR-15
Colt Automatic Rifle
5.56 mm firearms
ArmaLite AR-10 derivatives
Assault rifles
Colt firearms
Colt rifles
Firearms of the United States
Rifles of the United States
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Components of an electrical circuit are electrically connected if an electric current can run between them through an electrical conductor. An electrical connector is an electromechanical device used to create an electrical connection between parts of an electrical circuit, or between different electrical circuits, thereby joining them into a larger circuit. Most electrical connectors have a genderi.e. the male component, called a plug, connects to the female component, or socket. The connection may be removable (as for portable equipment), require a tool for assembly and removal, or serve as a permanent electrical joint between two points. An adapter can be used to join dissimilar connectors.
Thousands of configurations of connectors are manufactured for power, data, and audiovisual applications. Electrical connectors can be divided into four basic categories, differentiated by their function:
inline or cable connectors permanently attached to a cable, so it can be plugged into another terminal (either a stationary instrument or another cable)
Chassis or panel connectors permanently attached to a piece of equipment so users can connect a cable to a stationary device
PCB mount connectors soldered to a printed circuit board, providing a point for cable or wire attachment. (e.g. pin headers, screw terminals, board-to-board connectors)
Splice or butt connectors (primarily insulation displacement connectors) that permanently join two lengths of wire or cable
In computing, electrical connectors are considered a physical interface and constitute part of the physical layer in the OSI model of networking.
Physical construction
In addition to the classes mentioned above, connectors are characterised by their pinout, method of connection, materials, size, contact resistance, insulation, mechanical durability, ingress protection, lifetime (number of cycles), and ease of use.
It is usually desirable for a connector to be easy to identify visually, rapid to assemble, inexpensive, and require only simple tooling. In some cases an equipment manufacturer might choose a connector specifically because it is not compatible with those from other sources, allowing control of what may be connected. No single connector has all the ideal properties for every application; the proliferation of types is a result of the diverse yet specific requirements of manufacturers.
Materials
Electrical connectors essentially consist of two classes of materials: conductors and insulators. Properties important to conductor materials are contact resistance, conductivity, mechanical strength, formability, and resilience. Insulators must have a high electrical resistance, withstand high temperatures, and be easy to manufacture for a precise fit
Electrodes in connectors are usually made of copper alloys, due to their good conductivity and malleability. Alternatives include brass, phosphor bronze, and beryllium copper. The base electrode metal is often coated with another inert metal such as gold, nickel, or tin. The use of a coating material with good conductivity, mechanical robustness and corrosion resistance helps to reduce the influence of passivating oxide layers and surface adsorbates, which limit metal-to-metal contact patches and contribute to contact resistance. For example, copper alloys have favorable mechanical properties for electrodes, but are hard to solder and prone to corrosion. Thus, copper pins are usually coated with gold to alleviate these pitfalls, especially for analog signals and high-reliability applications.
Contact carriers that hold the parts of a connector together are usually made of plastic, due to its insulating properties. Housings or backshells can be made of molded plastic and metal. Connector bodies for high-temperature use, such as thermocouples or associated with large incandescent lamps, may be made of fired ceramic material.
Failure modes
The majority of connector failures result in intermittent connections or open contacts:
Connectors are purely passive componentsthat is, they do not enhance the function of a circuitso connectors should affect the function of a circuit as little as possible. Insecure mounting of connectors (primarily chassis-mounted) can contribute significantly to the risk of failure, especially when subjected to extreme shock or vibration. Other causes of failure are connectors inadequately rated for the applied current and voltage, connectors with inadequate ingress protection, and threaded backshells that are worn or damaged.
High temperatures can also cause failure in connectors, resulting in an "avalanche" of failuresambient temperature increases, leading to a decrease in insulation resistance and increase in conductor resistance; this increase generates more heat, and the cycle repeats.
Fretting (so-called dynamic corrosion) is a common failure mode in electrical connectors that have not been specifically designed to prevent it, especially in those that are frequently mated and de-mated. Surface corrosion is a risk for many metal parts in connectors, and can cause contacts to form a thin surface layer that increases resistance, thus contributing to heat buildup and intermittent connections. However, remating or reseating a connector can alleviate the issue of surface corrosion, since each cycle scrapes a microscopic layer off the surface of the contact(s), exposing a fresh, unoxidised surface.
Circular connectors
Many connectors used for industrial and high-reliability applications are circular in cross section, with a cylindrical housing and circular contact interface geometries. This is in contrast to the rectangular design of some connectors, e.g. USB or blade connectors. They are commonly used for easier engagement and disengagement, tight environmental sealing, and rugged mechanical performance. They are widely used in military, aerospace, industrial machinery, and rail, where MIL-DTL-5015 and MIL-DTL-38999 are commonly specified. Fields such as sound engineering and radio communication also use circular connectors, such as XLR and BNC. AC power plugs are also commonly circular, for example, Schuko plugs and IEC 60309.
The M12 connector, specified in IEC 61076-2-101, is a circular electrical plug/receptacle pair with 12mm OD mating threads, used in NMEA 2000, DeviceNet, IO-Link, some kinds of Industrial Ethernet, etc.
A disadvantage of the circular design is its inefficient use of panel space when used in arrays, when compared to rectangular connectors.
Circular connectors commonly use backshells, which provide physical and electromagnetic protection, whilst sometimes also providing a method for locking the connector into a receptacle. In some cases, this backshell provides a hermetic seal, or some degree of ingress protection, through the use of grommets, O-rings, or potting.
Hybrid connectors
Hybrid connectors allow the intermixing of many connector types, usually by way of a housing with inserts. These housings may also allow intermixing of electrical and non-electrical interfaces, examples of the latter being pneumatic line connectors, and optical fiber connectors. Because hybrid connectors are modular in nature, they tend to simplify assembly, repair, and future modifications. They also allow the creation of composite cable assemblies that can reduce equipment installation time by reducing the number of individual cable and connector assemblies.
Mechanical features
Pin sequence
Some connectors are designed such that certain pins make contact before others when inserted, and break first on disconnection. This is often used in power connectors to protect equipment, e.g. connecting safety ground first. It is also employed for digital signals, as a method to sequence connections properly in hot swapping.
Keying
Many connectors are keyed with some mechanical component (sometimes called a keyway), which prevents mating in an incorrect orientation. This can be used to prevent mechanical damage to connectors, from being jammed in at the wrong angle or into the wrong connector, or to prevent incompatible or dangerous electrical connections, such as plugging an audio cable into a power outlet. Keying also prevents otherwise symmetrical connectors from being connected in the wrong orientation or polarity. Keying is particularly important for situations where there are many similar connectors, such as in signal electronics. For instance, XLR connectors have a notch to ensure proper orientation, while Mini-DIN plugs have a plastic projection that fits into a corresponding hole in the socket (they also have a notched metal skirt to provide secondary keying).
Locking mechanisms
Some connector housings are designed with locking mechanisms to prevent inadvertent disconnection or poor environmental sealing. Locking mechanism designs include locking levers of various sorts, jackscrews, screw-in shells, push-pull connector, and toggle or bayonet systems. Some connectors, particularly those with large numbers of contacts, require high forces to connect and disconnect. Locking levers and jackscrews and screw-in shells for such connectors frequently serve both to retain the connector when connected and to provide the force needed for connection and disconnection. Depending on application requirements, housings with locking mechanisms may be tested under various environmental simulations that include physical shock and vibration, water spray, dust, etc. to ensure the integrity of the electrical connection and housing seals.
Backshells
Backshells are a common accessory for industrial and high-reliability connectors, especially circular connectors. Backshells typically protect the connector and/or cable from environmental or mechanical stress, or shield it from electromagnetic interference. Many types of backshells are available for different purposes, including various sizes, shapes, materials, and levels of protection. Backshells usually lock onto the cable with a clamp or moulded boot, and may be threaded for attachment to a mating receptacle. Backshells for military and aerospace use are regulated by SAE AS85049 within the USA.
Hyperboloid contacts
To deliver ensured signal stability in extreme environments, traditional pin and socket design may become inadequate. Hyperboloid contacts are designed to withstand more extreme physical demands, such as vibration and shock. They also require around 40% less insertion force as low as per contact,which extends the lifespan, and in some cases offers an alternative to zero insertion force connectors.
In a connector with hyperboloid contacts, each female contact has several equally spaced longitudinal wires twisted into a hyperbolic shape. These wires are highly resilient to strain, but still somewhat elastic, hence they essentially function as linear springs. As the male pin is inserted, axial wires in the socket half are deflected, wrapping themselves around the pin to provide a number of contact points. The internal wires that form the hyperboloid structure are usually anchored at each end by bending the tip into a groove or notch in the housing.
Whilst hyperboloid contacts may be the only option to make a reliable connection in some circumstances, they have the disadvantage of taking up greater volume in a connector, which can cause problems for high-density connectors. They are also significantly more expensive than traditional pin and socket contacts, which has limited their uptake since their invention in the 1920s by Wilhelm Harold Frederick. In the 1950s, Francois Bonhomme popularised hyperboloid contacts with his "Hypertac" connector, which was later acquired by Smiths Group. During the following decades, the connectors steadily gained popularity, and are still used for medical, industrial, military, aerospace, and rail applications (particularly trains in Europe).
Pogo pins
Pogo pin or spring loaded connectors are commonly used in consumer and industrial products, where mechanical resilience and ease of use are priorities. The connector consists of a barrel, a spring, and a plunger. They are in applications such as the MagSafe connector where a quick disconnect is desired for safety. Because they rely on spring pressure, not friction, they can be more durable and less damaging than traditional pin and socket design, leading to their use in in-circuit testing.
Crown spring connectors
Crown spring connectors are commonly used for higher current flows and industrial applications. They have a high number of contact points, which provides a more electrically reliable connection than traditional pin and socket connectors.
Methods of connection
Whilst technically inaccurate, electrical connectors can be viewed as a type of adapter to convert between two connection methods, which are permanently connected at one end and (usually) detachable at the other end. By definition, each end of this "adapter" has a different connection methode.g. the solder tabs on a male phone connector, and the male phone connector itself. In this example, the solder tabs connected to the cable represent the permanent connection, whilst the male connector portion interfaces with a female socket forming a detachable connection.
There are many ways of applying a connector to a cable or device. Some of these methods can be accomplished without specialized tools. Other methods, while requiring a special tool, can assemble connectors much faster and more reliably, and make repairs easier.
The number of times a connector can connect and disconnect with its counterpart while meeting all its specifications is termed as mating cycles and is an indirect measure of connector lifespan. The material used for connector contact, plating type and thickness is a major factor that determines the mating cycles.
Plug and socket connectors
Plug and socket connectors are usually made up of a male plug (typically pin contacts) and a female socket (typically receptacle contacts). Often, but not always, sockets are permanently fixed to a device as in a chassis connector , and plugs are attached to a cable.
Plugs generally have one or more pins or prongs that are inserted into openings in the mating socket. The connection between the mating metal parts must be sufficiently tight to make a good electrical connection and complete the circuit. An alternative type of plug and socket connection uses hyperboloid contacts, which makes a more reliable electrical connection. When working with multi-pin connectors, it is helpful to have a pinout diagram to identify the wire or circuit node connected to each pin.
Some connector styles may combine pin and socket connection types in a single unit, referred to as a hermaphroditic connector. These connectors includes mating with both male and female aspects, involving complementary paired identical parts each containing both protrusions and indentations. These mating surfaces are mounted into identical fittings that freely mate with any other, without regard for gender (provided that the size and type match).
Sometimes both ends of a cable are terminated with the same gender of connector, as in many Ethernet patch cables. In other applications the two ends are terminated differently, either with male and female of the same connector (as in an extension cord), or with incompatible connectors, which is sometimes called an adapter cable.
Plugs and sockets are widely used in various connector systems including blade connectors, breadboards, XLR connectors, car power outlets, banana connectors, and phone connectors.
Jacks and plugs
A jack is a connector that installs on the surface of a bulkhead or enclosure, and mates with its reciprocal, the plug. According to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the stationary (more fixed) connector of a pair is classified as a jack (denoted J), usually attached to a piece of equipment as in a chassis-mount or panel-mount connector. The movable (less fixed) connector is classified as a plug (denoted P), designed to attach to a wire, cable or removable electrical assembly. This convention is currently defined in ASME Y14.44-2008, which supersedes IEEE 200-1975, which in turn derives from the long-withdrawn MIL-STD-16 (from the 1950s), highlighting the heritage of this connector naming convention. IEEE 315-1975 works alongside ASME Y14.44-2008 to define jacks and plugs.
The term jack occurs in several related terms:
The registered jack or modular jack in RJ11, RJ45 and other similar connectors used for telecommunication and computer networking
The telephone jack of manual telephone switchboards, which is the socket fitting the original telephone plug
The phone jack common to many electronic applications in various configurations, sometimes referred to as a headphone jack
The RCA jack, also known as a phono jack, common to consumer audiovisual electronics
The EIAJ jack for consumer appliances requiring a power supply of less than 18.0 volts
Crimp-on connectors
Crimped connectors are a type of solderless connection, using mechanical friction and uniform deformation to secure a connector to a pre-stripped wire (usually stranded). Crimping is used in splice connectors, crimped multipin plugs and sockets, and crimped coaxial connectors. Crimping usually requires a specialised crimping tool, but the connectors are quick and easy to install and are a common alternative to solder connections or insulation displacement connectors. Effective crimp connections deform the metal of the connector past its yield point so that the compressed wire causes tension in the surrounding connector, and these forces counter each other to create a high degree of static friction. Due to the elastic element in crimped connections, they are highly resistant to vibration and thermal shock.
Crimped contacts are permanent (i.e. the connectors and wire ends cannot be reused).
Crimped plug-and-socket connectors can be classified as rear release or front release. This relates to the side of the connector where the pins are anchored:
Front release contacts are released from the front (contact side) of the connector, and removed from the rear. The removal tool engages with the front portion of the contact and pushes it through to the back of the connector.
Rear release contacts are released and removed from the rear (wire side) of the connector. The removal tool releases the contacts from the rear and pulls the contact out of the retainer.
Soldered connectors
Many plug and socket connectors are attached to a wire or cable by soldering conductors to electrodes on the back of the connector. Soldered joints in connectors are robust and reliable if executed correctly, but are usually slower to make than crimped connections. When wires are to be soldered to the back of a connector, a backshell is often used to protect the connection and add strain relief. Metal solder buckets or solder cups are provided, which consist of a cylindrical cavity that an installer fills with solder before inserting the wire.
When creating soldered connections, it is possible to melt the dielectric between pins or wires. This can cause problems because the thermal conductivity of metals causes heat to quickly distribute through the cable and connector, and when this heat melts plastic dielectric, it can cause short circuits or "flared" (conical) insulation. Solder joints are also more prone to mechanical failure than crimped joints when subjected to vibration and compression.
Insulation-displacement connectors
Since stripping insulation from wires is time-consuming, many connectors intended for rapid assembly use insulation-displacement connectors which cut the insulation as the wire is inserted. These generally take the form of a fork-shaped opening in the terminal, into which the insulated wire is pressed, which cut through the insulation to contact the conductor. To make these connections reliably on a production line, special tools accurately control the forces applied during assembly. On small scales, these tools tend to cost more than tools for crimped connections.
Insulation displacement connectors are usually used with small conductors for signal purposes and at low voltage. Power conductors carrying more than a few amperes are more reliably terminated with other means, though "hot tap" press-on connectors find some use in automotive applications for additions to existing wiring.
A common example is the multi-conductor flat ribbon cable used in computer disk drives; to terminate each of the many (approximately 40) wires individually would be slow and error-prone, but an insulation displacement connector can terminate all the wires in a single action. Another very common use is so-called punch-down blocks used for terminating unshielded twisted pair wiring.
Binding posts
Binding posts are a single-wire connection method, where stripped wire is screwed or clamped to a metal electrode. Such connectors are frequently used in electronic test equipment and audio. Many binding posts also accept a banana plug.
Screw terminals
Screw connections are frequently used for semi-permanent wiring and connections inside devices, due to their simple but reliable construction. The basic principle of all screw terminals involves the tip of a bolt clamping onto a stripped conductor. They can be used to join multiple conductors, to connect wires to a printed circuit board, or to terminate a cable into a plug or socket. The clamping screw may act in the longitudinal axis (parallel to the wire) or the transverse axis (perpendicular to the wire), or both. Some disadvantages are that connecting wires is more difficult than simply plugging in a cable, and screw terminals are generally not very well protected from contact with persons or foreign conducting materials.
Terminal blocks (also called terminal boards or strips) provide a convenient means of connecting individual electrical wires without a splice or physically joining the ends. Since terminal blocks are readily available for a wide range of wire sizes and terminal quantity, they are one of the most flexible types of electrical connector available. One type of terminal block accepts wires that are prepared only by stripping a short length of insulation from the end. Another type, often called barrier strips, accepts wires that have ring or spade terminal lugs crimped onto the wires.
Printed circuit board (PCB) mounted screw terminals let individual wires connect to a PCB through leads soldered to the board.
Ring and spade connectors
The connectors in the top row of the image are known as ring terminals and spade terminals (sometimes called fork or split ring terminals). Electrical contact is made by the flat surface of the ring or spade, while mechanically they are attached by passing a screw or bolt through them. The spade terminal form factor facilitates connections since the screw or bolt can be left partially screwed in as the spade terminal is removed or attached. Their sizes can be determined by the gauge of the conducting wire, and the interior and exterior diameters.
In the case of insulated crimp connectors, the crimped area lies under an insulating sleeve through which the pressing force acts. During crimping, the extended end of this insulating sleeve is simultaneously pressed around the insulated area of the cable, creating strain relief. The insulating sleeve of insulated connectors has a color that indicates the wire's cross-section area. Colors are standardized according to DIN 46245:
Red for cross-section areas from 0.5 to 1 mm²
Blue for cross-section areas from 1.5 to 2.5 mm²
Yellow for cross-section areas over 4 to 6 mm²
Blade connectors
A blade connector is a type of single wire, plug-and-socket connection device using a flat conductive blade (plug) that is inserted into a receptacle. Wires are typically attached to male or female blade connector terminals by either crimping or soldering. Insulated and uninsulated varieties are available. In some cases the blade is an integral manufactured part of a component (such as a switch or a speaker unit), and the reciprocal connector terminal is pushed onto the device's connector terminal.
Other connection methods
Crocodile (alligator) clips – conductive clamps used for temporary connections, e.g. jumper cables
Board to board connectors – e.g. card-edge connectors or FPGA mezzanine connectors
Twist-on wire connectors (e.g. wire nuts) – used in low-voltage power circuits for wires up to about 10 AWG
Wire wrapping – used in older circuit boards
See also
Adapter
Bent pin analysis
Cable gland
Electrical contact
Electrical network
Electrical termination
Gender of connectors and fasteners
InCa3D
Lightbulb socket
Line splice
Pothead for a termination on a high voltage electric power cable
Tee connector
Tube socket
Twist-on wire connector
Connectors
AC power plugs and sockets
Audio and video interfaces and connectors
Banana connector
Battery holder
Battery terminal
Coaxial power connector
Computer port (hardware)
Crocodile clip
DC connector
DIN connector
Dock connector
D-sub connectors
Edge connector
Elastomeric connector
IEC appliance couplers (IEC 60320)
JST connector
Mini-DIN connector
Optical fiber connector
Phone connector (audio)
Pin header
RCA connector
RJ-XX connector
Flexible electronics
References
General
Foreman, Chris, "Sound System Design", Handbook for Sound Engineers, Third Edition, Glen M. Ballou, Ed., Elsevier Inc., 2002, pp. 1171–72.
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Ginebis corolla
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Ginebis corolla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.
Description
The height of the shell attains 50 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the South China Sea at a depth of 200 m.
References
External links
To Encyclopedia of Life
To World Register of Marine Species
corolla
Gastropods described in 1970
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Revizto
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Revizto (from the Latin revisto meaning visual check) is a cloud-based collaboration software platform designed for BIM collaboration, supporting both 3D and 2D workflows. It enables users to communicate and collaborate with all project stakeholders within a single software environment. The company is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Revizto was founded in 2008 by Arman Gukasyan as Vizerra. Its software technologies have been used by multiple organizations, including the City Government of Barcelona and the XXII Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee.
Locations
Revizto SA, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, is the parent company. Its operatational subsidiary companies include Revizto Pty Ltd in Australia, Revizto, LLC in Armenia, 3DreamTeam Inc in Americas, and Revizto R&D GmbH in Germany.
In 2015, Revizto moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley, California to Lausanne, Switzerland.
Software
Overview
Revizto was introduced in 2011. Originally, it was a viewing and filtering tool, but later developed into a component of technology stack. Its cloud hub aggregates 2D and 3D project data, providing issue tracking, VR, clash detection, and comprehensive mobile device support.
Revizto converts Autodesk Revit BIMs and Trimble SketchUp models into interactive 3D environments with tools for collaboration and issue tracking platform.
Revizto is a cross-platform software that runs on 64-bit Windows, macOS, iOS and Android platforms.
Features
In 2012, to enhance its utility, Revizto added an issue-tracking component inspired by Atlassian's Jira, and debuted at Autodesk University. Subsequently, it expanded its issue tracker and integrated 2D and 3D capabilities, recognizing the ongoing relevance of 2D for contractual documents.
In 2015, an automatic overlay feature for 3D models was added, which increased its usage and led to adoption by larger organizations.
Between 2017 and 2018, Revizto integrated point cloud support and pioneered its accessibility on mobile devices. It also introduced a caching feature, reducing dependency on bandwidth and increasing project accessibility on various devices.
App
In 2023, Revizto unveiled a mobile app at its inaugural global user conference. The is compatible with iOS and Android platforms and provides subscribers access to project data, including sheets and 3D models, and facilitated issue tracking, thereby enabling real-time collaboration and review.
Plugins
Revizto has introduced plugins to extract and optimize data from Revit within Revizto, enabling basic user interaction with design models. The software supports plugins for Revit, ArchiCAD, Tekla Structures, Navisworks, SketchUp, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Vectorworks and MicroStation on its platform.
Supported formats
The supported formats include IFC, OBJ, FBX, PDF, point cloud (RCP and RCS) and BCF files.
Version history
In 2013, Revizto 1.2 was released. This version included new features such as X-ray and transparent views, visibility filtering by object type, real-time chat, and an updated user interface. Improvements to navigation were also made, and onscreen cues with a help screen were added to enhance usability. The software's startup time with large models was reduced, compatibility with PCs was maintained, and the handling of files was extended to include both cloud and standalone options. Free applications for iPad and Android devices were also introduced by the developer.
In 2014, Revizto 3.0 was released, introducing features such as an integrated Issue Tracker with automatic reporting and Revit compatibility; scene merging in the Editor; AutoCAD integration; 2D Map and Ruler functions in the Viewer and Editor; a WebGL Viewer for web use; and the option to add a Watermark in the Viewer.
In 2016, a significant change marked the release of Revizto 4.0 as the Viewer became the main tool for project management, cloud synchronization, and team collaboration. This version saw the Revizto Editor integrated into the Viewer for optional modifications. Non-3D projects now had the capacity to utilize issue tracking, import 2D PDFs, and annotate within these documents. Revizto 4.0 also brought with it scheduled export functions and improvements to the process of merging projects from different computers.
The 2020 release of Revizto 5.0 saw a shift in focus towards data-centric operations. This version enabled users to track issues without relying on specific models. It incorporated features that facilitated integration with various data sources and laid the groundwork for potential in-built clash detection.
Security
Revizto's development process is guided by specific security criteria, including the integration of necessary controls and regular risk assessments, aligned with recognized best practices in systems and project management.
Testing of Revizto components involves static code analysis during development and testing phases. Development, test, and stage environments are isolated from production environments and from each other.
User authentication in Revizto is provided via Single Sign-On (SSO), with support for LDAP and OAuth (Google Workspace) and ongoing work on SAML implementation.
RevUP
RevUP is a three-day conference organized by Revizto. It brings together users, partners, and leaders in the AECO industry from around the world. The event features discussions on technological innovations, collaboration, and industry practices. Activities include panel discussions, keynote speeches, and educational sessions focused on workflows and use cases in the AECO field.
Revizto Field Days
Revizto Field Days are events at which members of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community gather. The focus is on the exchange of strategies related to integrated collaboration platforms and industry best practices in areas such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) Coordination and RealityCapture.
References
Software add-ons
CAD file formats
Companies established in 2008
Companies based in Lausanne
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Aman (song)
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"Aman" (; ) is a song by Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter Dafina Zeqiri featuring Kosovo-Albanian rappers Ledri Vula and Lumi B released as a single on 1 July 2020 by Bzzz Entertainment and Moneyz. The song was written and composed by the three latter and mastered, mixed and produced by producer Deard Sylejmani. An official music video was uploaded simultaneously with the single's release onto YouTube. The single experienced commercial success and peaked at number 4 in Albania and 79 in Switzerland.
Background and composition
Following the announcement of her upcoming studio album, Dafinë moj, Zeqiri uploaded a photo on her social media where she teased "Aman", including a behind-the-scenes shot of the music video. "Aman", which runs two minutes and forty-eight seconds, was composed and written by Kosovo-Albanian musicians Dafina Zeqiri, Ledri Vula and Lumi B. The Albanian-language song was mastered, mixed and produced by Albanian producer Deard Sylejmani. It was made available for digital download and streaming on 1 July 2020 by Bzzz Entertainment and Moneyz.
Music video
Produced by Entermedia, an accompanying music video for "Aman" was premiered onto the official YouTube channel of Dafina Zeqiri on 1 July 2020 at 15:00 (CET). Albanian international fashion designer, Drenusha Xharra, created Zeqiri's outfits in the music video, while hair styling and make-up was done by Albanian make-up artist Arbër Bytyqi. Upon its release, the video entered the YouTube Top 100 chart in Austria and Germany.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal and YouTube.
Dafina Zeqiricomposing, songwriting, vocals
Ledri Vulacomposing, songwriting, vocals
Lumi Bcomposing, songwriting, vocals
Deard Sylejmanimastering, mixing, producing
Track listing
Digital download
"Aman"2:48
Charts
Release history
References
2020 singles
2020 songs
Albanian-language songs
Dafina Zeqiri songs
Ledri Vula songs
Songs written by Dafina Zeqiri
Songs written by Ledri Vula
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Gen. Joshua Barnes House
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Gen. Joshua Barnes House is a historic house located along SR 1326 near Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina.
Description and history
It was built about 1844, and is a two-story, central-hall-plan, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It was built around the nucleus of an earlier, Federal style dwelling built about 1830 and remodeled about 1870. It has a shallow hipped roof and one-story, full width front porch. Attached to the rear of the house is a small one-story Greek Revival frame structure connected by an enclosed breezeway. It was built by Gen. Joshua Barnes, who is considered the father of Wilson County.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1986.
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Federal architecture in North Carolina
Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1844
Houses in Wilson County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Wilson County, North Carolina
Central-passage houses
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Lukovica pri Brezovici
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Lukovica pri Brezovici (; ) is a settlement southwest of Ljubljana in the Municipality of Log-Dragomer in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Geography
Lukovica pri Brezovici is an elongated settlement on both sides of the old road from Ljubljana to Vrhnika. Fat Peak (, ) rises to the north, and the Ljubljana Marsh lies to the south; the village's territory encompasses a large area of the marsh known as Big Bog (). Most of the fields belonging to the village lie to the south, where the soil is boggy, and in places loamy and damp. There are also some fields on the slope of Fat Peak above the village.
Name
Lukovica pri Brezovici was attested in written sources in 1431 as Lukowicz (and as Lukobicz in 1479). The name is probably derived from the common noun luk 'leek, onion, garlic', referring to the local vegetation. The name of the settlement was changed from Lukovica to Lukovica pri Brezovici in 1955. In the past the German name was Lukowitz.
References
External links
Lukovica pri Brezovici on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Log-Dragomer
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2010 World Cup of Curling
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The 2010 Grey Power World Cup of Curling took place at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario from November 3–7, as part of the 2010 World Curling Tour. It was the first Grand Slam event for the 2010–11 curling season.
The 2010 World Cup featured 18 teams competing in 3 groups in a round-robin tournament format, with the top 8 teams advancing to the quarterfinals. The purse for this event was CAD$100,000. The winner of the tournament was the Mike McEwen rink which received CAD$22,500. It was McEwen's first slam title. He defeated Jeff Stoughton 4-2 in an all-Winnipeg final.
Teams
Round robin
Standings
Results
All times shown are in Eastern Standard Time.
Draw 1
Wednesday, November 3, 7:30 pm
Draw 2
Thursday, November 4, 10:00 am
Draw 3
Thursday, November 4, 1:30 pm
Draw 4
Thursday, November 4, 5:00 pm
Draw 5
Thursday, November 4, 8:30pm
Draw 6
Friday, November 5, 10:00 am
Draw 7
Friday, November 5, 1:30 pm
Draw 8
Friday, November 5, 5:00 pm
Draw 9
Friday, November 5, 8:30 pm
Tiebreakers
Saturday, November 6, 11:00 am
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 6, 3:00 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, November 6, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, November 7, 1:00 pm
Notes
External links
Official Site of the Event
WCT Event Site
The WFCU Centre
Masters (curling)
Sports competitions in Windsor, Ontario
2010 in Canadian curling
Curling in Ontario
2010 in Ontario
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2015 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 2015 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 17 May 2015.
In the premier class, Marc Márquez took his third pole position of the season. However, it was Jorge Lorenzo who won his second consecutive race ahead of his teammate Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso completed the podium in third place. Fourth place was battled between Márquez, Andrea Iannone, and Bradley Smith, with Márquez eventually prevailing ahead of Iannone. Both Team LCR riders failed to finish the race; Cal Crutchlow crashed out at Turn 6 and Jack Miller crashed at the Dunlop chicane. Dani Pedrosa also crashed at the Dunlop chicane but remounted to finish in sixteenth.
In Moto3 Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia took his first ever podium, finishing the race in third place behind Romano Fenati and Enea Bastianini.
Classification
MotoGP
Moto2
Moto3
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top six riders and constructors after round five has concluded.
Riders' Championship standings
Constructors' Championship standings
Teams' Championship standings
Note: Only the top six positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
French
Motorcycle Grand Prix
French motorcycle Grand Prix
French motorcycle Grand Prix
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João Garcia Miguel
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João Garcia Miguel (João Miguel Osório de Castro Garcia dos Santos, born in Lisbon, 1961) is a Portuguese theater director, playwright, visual artist and performer. He began his career in the 1990s and is generally characterized as a postdramatic theatre artist. His artistic performances have been described as "hybrid theater asserting an alternative concept of globalization, establishing an invigorating line of work, between the spectacle of society and the society of spectacle". One of the most visible and relevant aspects of Garcia Miguel's theatrical work is the way he reworks classic texts of European theater through disruption and innovation, using interactive technologies. Special Nothing/Especial Nada (2003, with Anton Skrzypiciel and Miguel Borges) presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival was considered by The Herald as "a fabulous blast" and "the inspired springboard for a fascinating window into creative processes and what constitutes 'art'". Burgher King Lear (2006, also interpreted by Skrzypiciel and Borges) was selected as one of the best 2006 Portuguese performances and described as one of the most accomplished and intelligent deconstructions of a classical theater text recently staged, achieving success in Spain, where it was awarded the FAD Sebastià Gash 2008 Prize (Barcelona).
Artistic activity
Garcia Miguel started his professional artistic activity between the late '80s and early '90s while studying at FBAUL-Lisbon Faculty of Fine Arts. He became involved as a founder and participant in many art collectives – exploring artistic areas such as painting, installation and performance.
He is one of the founders of the experimental group Canibalismo Cósmico that creates performances and installations. He was involved in the foundation of Lisbon's ZDB Art Gallery. Between 1991 and 2002 he directed the Theater Association OLHO (Eye). This company has been considered as a fundamental landmark in the renovation of the theatrical language of the late twentieth century in Portugal.
In 2003 Garcia Miguel started working as an artistic director, theater director, actor and artist. He founded an artistic and cultural venue in Lisbon called Espaço do Urso e dos Anjos (The Bear and the Angels Venue). In 2008 he was appointed Artistic Director of Teatro-Cine de Torres Vedras, a theater owned by the municipality of Torres Vedras 40 minutes away from Lisbon center. Garcia Miguel is also affiliated in the Actor's Center, in Rome, Italy.
Garcia Miguel's main artistic project is the rewriting and reinterpretation of classic texts and biographies, including Samuel Beckett, Bertolt Brecht, Miguel de Cervantes, Anton Chekhov, Jean Genet, Peter Handke, Fernando Pessoa, Shakespeare, Sophocles, August Strindberg, Gertrude Stein, Andy Warhol and Virginia Woolf, in addition to the production of original texts.
Garcia Miguel has collaborated with artists and performers such as Andres Beladiez, Alberto Lopes, Anton Skrypiciel, Carlos Pimenta, Chema Leon, Clara Andermatt], Custodia Calego, Edgar Pêra, Francisco Rocha, Lucia Sigalho, Luis Guerra, João Fiadeiro, João Brites, Michael Margotta, Miguel Borges, Miguel Moreira, Nuno Cardoso, Rui Gato, Rui Horta, Sara Ribeiro, Steve Bird and Steve Denton.
His work has been exhibited in France, England, Wales, Germany, Senegal, Norway and Spain. Since 1995 Garcia Miguel has regularly presented his work in the most important theatre venues of the country: Centro Cultural de Belém – CCB (1995, 2000, 2008, 2010), Teatro Nacional São João /PONTI Festival, Teatro Carlos Alberto (1999, 2005, 2006, 2010), Teatro Rivoli (2001), ACARTE/ Centro de Arte Moderna]/FCG (2002, 2003), Nacional Theatre D. Maria II/Teatro da Politécnica (2007), Teatro Maria Matos (2009), Teatro A Comuna (2009), Culturgest (2010), amongst many others. He regularly participates in National and International Festivals such as Festival Internacional de Almada, Festival A8, P.O.N.T.I. in Porto, Citemor in Montemor-o-Velho, Festival Les Bernardines (2002, 2004), Marseille, Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Festival de Almagro, Festival AltVigo, MadFeria de Madrid, among others.
Style and artistic approach
The search for an experimental poetic language is one of the most important features of Garcia Miguel's work. As Fred Kahn described in 2004 in an article published in UBU – European Stages Journal, dedicated to the Portuguese Theater scene: “João Garcia Miguel is an artist of globalization. His work is an attempt at presenting a clean and clear transcript of what the global existence of the individual's global existence, by which we can understand a being connected to others on multiple levels, living in a global environment open to infinite influences, each vaguer than the other. (…) He is therefore a man working on multiplication rather than scattering. His career has been quite atypical and may wrongly be classified as chaotic, but in truth it shows a constant search for a unique poetic language."
After several years exploring the complexity of scenic machinery Garcia Miguel started a new area of dramaturgical and scenographic research based on the creation of a technology that expands the "phenomenal body of the actor" on stage.
Garcia Miguel displays a taste for risk, for provocation, obscurity and the enlightenment of crossing boundaries, the enchanted machinery, baroque conceptualism and a sophisticated sense of humor. He acquired a nickname—The Bear. He uses contradiction as a methodological element and puts himself frequently in antagonistic positions as an instrumental resource for the development of aesthetic perspectives. He seeks a theater that works like a hallucinogenic.
The Anarchist Banker
The first work that clearly explored his new approach was The Anarchist Banker based on a story by Fernando Pessoa, premiered in Lisbon in 2009. At a table in a restaurant, two friends talk about the social situation and one of them says that, paradoxically, he became a banker because he was politically an anarchist. The absurdity of the situation, the lack of theatricality and the mental flirtation of this character, lead, according to Garcia Miguel, to a portrait of life that most listeners know and has many similarities with reality shows. The effect of expansion of the performer’s body was created by extreme close-ups using web-cams installed very closed to the actor’s body, projected on big screens.
The Son of Europe
In The Son of Europe (2010), based on Peter Handke’s piece Kaspar, Garcia Miguel and his team created a three-dimensional device that increased the perception of the rhythm and audio visual impulses created by the actors, using four video projectors and four web-cams. The images captured by the cameras in real time were then edited through a matrix software system.
With this kind of experiment, Garcia Miguel creates new ways of public involvement with the performance.
Romeo and Juliet
Garcia Miguel employs a ritualistic and post-dramatic logic in this work. He seeks a new way of reading Artaud’s ideas about experimental theater, updating them with the new challenges imposed by the fluidity and ambivalence of the contemporary world (Zigmunt Bauman). This is visible in his staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (2011). His approach to the piece relates directly to the ways contemporary theater has been reinventing itself. The role of the characters Romeo and Juliet is not, in Garcia Miguel’s piece, to tell us a story, but to serve as mirrors that produce cultural-aesthetic reflexivity to think about the social drama (Victor Turner) that loving and being loved represents in the present society. In this staging, using only the two main characters, we see the lovers as shamans engaged with the contradictions of the present society.
Teaching and research
Since 2002 Garcia Miguel has been developing new research strategies in the artistic field, teaching and investigating in an academic context. His master's degree in Culture and Communication Technologies led him to create an introductory study that hybridizes visual culture and the performing arts. Since 2007, he attended a PhD Program in Theater and Visual arts at the University of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) and the Lisbon Fine Arts Faculty. He worked with students from the main Portuguese performing arts schools and more recently in the UK (Aberystwyth Arts Centre) and Norway (Norwegian Theatre Academy).
Awards
Prize FAD Sebastiá Gasch Performance Arts, for the direction of the show Burgher King Lear, Barcelona, 2008.
Honours for the Award Maria Helena Perdigão, ACARTE, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian for direction of the show EL- Carrying on shoulders in a quarter time syncopated, 1992
Award Theater of a Decade with the show EL- Carrying on shoulders in a quarter time syncopated march, OLHO Theatre Company, 1992.
Award for the best scenography, best original soundtrack and honours for the show Humanauta, OLHO Theatre Company, 1994.
Award for the best scenography, wardrobe and original soundtrack with the show Warrior, OLHO Theatre Company, 1995.
Works (Selection 2011-2003)
Romeu and Juliet – staging and adaptation of William Shakespeare's text, premiered in Lisbon October 2011.
Look at me now, Here I am, – staging and adaptation of Gertrude Stein's texts about Picasso and Matisse, premiered in Fredrikstad in July 2011 at NTA – Norwegian Theatre School.
"Mother Courage – staging of Bertolt Brecht's piece, premiered in Lisbon, at CCB, January 2011.Cherry Orchard – staging of Anton Chekhov's work at the Arts Center of Aberystwyth and Swansea Theater of Tallinn, premiered October and November 2010.Son of Europe – writing and staging based on Peter Handke's "Kasper", premiered in Oporto, FITEI, June 2010.Waiting for Godot – staging of Samuel Beckett's piece, premiered in Azores April 2010.The Anarchist Banker – staging of Fernando Pessoas's text and additional writing, premiered in Lisbon, at Maria Matos Theatre, in December 2009.Blood /Antígona's studies – staging and adaptation of Sophocles' piece, premiered in Lisbon, at Comuna Theatre, July 2009.The Maids – staging, translation and adaptacion from Jean Genet's piece, premiered in Lisbon, at CCB, September 2008.The Old House – staging of the Portuguese writer Luiz Pacheco's text, premiered in Palmela, Portugal, July 2008.Made in Éden: an Ode to my dead friends – staging and dramaturgy of Epístolas de Guerra from Adolfo Luxúria Canibal, premiered in November 2007 Politécnica Theatre, Lisbon.Making good use of death – Directing (with Miguel Borges) of Pier Paolo Pasolini's texts, premiered in Lisbon, July 2007 at Casa D’Os Dias da Água.Burgher King Lear – staging and dramaturgy based on William Shakespeare King Lear, premiered in Black Box (Montemor-o-Novo) November 2006.Story of a Lier – staging and adicional writing based on Ibsen's Peer Gynt, premiered in Casa de Teatro in Sintra, June 2006.Delivery – staging and adicional writing (with Luís Vieira) based on different texts by Strindberg. Casa de Teatro de Sintra, Dezembro 2005 e Casa D’Os Dias da Água, Janeiro de 2006Ruins – staging and adicional writing (with Luís Vieira) based on different texts by Strindberg, premiered in Teatro Carlos Alberto – Porto, June 2005. Co-production with Teatro Bruto and TNSJ.The Waves – acting and co-creation with Clara Andermatt and Michael Margotta based on Virginia Woolf's book, premiered in Oeiras July 2004.Special Nothing – Staging and writing based on Andy Warhol's diaries. Premiered in Capitals, Lisbon September 2003. Presentation at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, August 2006.
References
Bartolomeu Costa, Tiago (25 March 2011) "A Geração do Meio". Ípsilon – Jornal Público.
Borges, Vera (2007). O Mundo do Teatro em Portugal. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.
Kahn, Fred (October 2004). “Portuguese innovator directors and choreographers: Joao Garcia Miguel”. UBU – European Stages nº 33.
Lampereira, Antón & Sotelo, Vanessa (Outono 2010). "XXXIII Festival de Expresión Ibérica de Teatro de Porto". RGT – Revista Galega de Teatro nº 64.
Leão, Tela (August 2007). "Theatre Beyond the words". Revista Atlantis.
Sesma Sanz, Manuel (Junio 2010). "Intelectuales artistas que cuestionar". ARTEZ – Revista de Artes Escénicas nº 159.
Sesma Sanz, Manuel (Junio 2010). "Poetica de los espacios". Primier Acto – cuadernos de investigaciòn teatral'' nº 334.
External links
Personal website
João Garcia Miguel on Youtube
Facebook member
1961 births
Living people
Portuguese theatre directors
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Brodie%20%28Scottish%20cricketer%29
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James Brodie (Scottish cricketer)
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James Lothian Brodie (17 October 1893 — 2 July 1939) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Brodie was born at Glasgow in October 1893. He served in the First World War in the British Army, initially as a warrant officer with the rank of lance sergeant in the York and Lancaster Regiment. In February 1917, he was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry. In May of the same year, he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry whilst leading a platoon. He was appointed an acting captain while commanding a company in April 1918, followed by promotion to acting lieutenant in August 1918.
After the war he played club cricket for Clydesdale Cricket Club and was selected to play for Scotland in 1924, playing two first-class matches against Ireland at Dundee and Wales at Swansea. He made a third appearance the following year against Lancashire at Old Trafford during Scotland's tour of England. In his three matches, Brodie scored 57 runs at an average of 11.40, with a highest score of 20. Outside of cricket, Brodie was a soft goods agent in Glasgow and was a partner in the business Brodie and Colvin. In July 1934, he was convicted of customs offences at Dover Police Court and was ordered to pay £480. Brodie died at Glasgow in July 1939.
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1893 births
1939 deaths
Cricketers from Glasgow
British Army personnel of World War I
York and Lancaster Regiment soldiers
Highland Light Infantry officers
Recipients of the Military Cross
Scottish cricketers
20th-century Scottish criminals
Military personnel from Glasgow
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Deep Creek Railway Bridge
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Deep Creek Railway Bridge is also known as Chowey Bridge. It is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Mungar-Monto railway line in Didcot, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1905 by day labour. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
History
The Mungar-Monto railway line was built only as far as Degilbo before the financial depression of the early 1890s halted the rail construction program. Construction resumed on the Degilbo to Wetheron extension in February 1905 under the Railway Department's day labour program. The Deep Creek Railway Bridge was designed in the office of William Pagan who was Chief Engineer at the time. The Construction Department's Resident Engineer on site was Richard Ernest Sexton who later became Chief Engineer for Railways. William Pagan inspected the extent of the construction and preparatory work on the bridge in March 1905. The bridge was completed and the line opened by 21 December 1905. Pagan described the bridge in his annual report for that year as "a concrete bridge of somewhat novel design".
The bridge represented a substantial development in concrete arch bridge design. It followed the spans used in Swansons Rail Bridge on the Main Line near Toowoomba and the span at Petrie Terrace road overbridge. It was followed by two substantial concrete arch bridges on the Main Line near Lockyer.
Description
Deep Creek bridge is a concrete viaduct with an concrete arch flanked by two smaller arches, with the track run on sleepers and ballast in a trough. It has the date of construction, 1905, cast into the sides.
It consists of:
Embankment
1 x concrete arch, ballasted top, concrete abutment, common concrete abutment.
1 x concrete arch with 4 x spandrel arches, ballasted top, common concrete abutments
1 x concrete arch, ballasted top, concrete abutments, common concrete abutment.
Heritage listing
Deep Creek Railway Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.
This concrete arch bridge has the third longest span of its type in Queensland and was the third bridge of its type to be constructed in Australia. The bridge frames the rocky valley of the creek and its innovative design was associated with the Chief Engineer, William Pagan.
The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.
This concrete arch bridge has the third longest span of its type in Queensland and was the third bridge of its type to be constructed in Australia.
The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.
The bridge frames the rocky valley of the creek and its innovative design was associated with the Chief Engineer, William Pagan.
The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.
The bridge frames the rocky valley of the creek and its innovative design was associated with the Chief Engineer, William Pagan.
The Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers listed
Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges in October 2016. A total of 12 bridges that are situated on the Mungar to Mundubbera rail line, including the Chowey Bridge, are recognized with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the “best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia”.
References
Attribution
External links
Queensland Heritage Register
North Burnett Region
Railway bridges in Queensland
Arch bridges in Australia
Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register
1905 establishments in Australia
Bridges completed in 1905
Mungar Junction to Monto railway line
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USS Waxbill (MHC-50)
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USS Waxbill (MHC-50/AMCU-50/AMS-39/YMS-479/PCS-1456) was a acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines placed in the water to prevent ships from passing.
History
The second U.S. Navy ship named for the waxbill bird, the ship was originally the wooden-hulled, unnamed motor minesweeper YMS-479. Laid down as PCS-1456 on 28 April 1943 at Tacoma, Washington, by the Mojean and Ericson Shipbuilding Corp., the ship was reclassified as a motor minesweeper, YMS-479, on 27 September 1943. Launched on 30 September 1943, YMS-479 was commissioned at the Mojean and Ericson yard on 20 July 1944.
After fitting out at the Todd Pacific Shipyard, Tacoma, Washington, the new minecraft departed the Seattle, Washington, area on 13 August. Making port at Long Beach, California, on 17 August, she conducted shakedown out of that port until 8 September, when she shifted to San Diego, California, for training in antisubmarine warfare tactics. She departed San Diego on 25 September, when she sailed with as screen for tank landing ships , , and , bound for the Hawaiian Islands.
After arriving at the Section Base, Pearl Harbor, on 6 October, YMS-479 had begun patrolling off Kauai by the end of the month. She operated in the Hawaiian chain through February 1945, providing local escort services for ships conducting maneuvers and exercises off Maui, Kauai, or Oahu, ranging from attack transports to LSTs. During that time, she also carried out patrols and periodically tested her sweep gear.
Assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet on 6 March, the motor minesweeper departed Pearl Harbor on 23 March, bound for the Marshall Islands. She subsequently operated out of Eniwetok, Kwajalein, and Majuro through the end of the Pacific War in mid-August 1945.
Departing Kwajalein on 10 December, YMS-479 arrived at Pearl Harbor on Christmas Day and subsequently operated in the Hawaiian Islands into 1946. Departing Pearl Harbor on 20 February in company with , YMS-479 arrived at San Francisco, California, on 1 March and began preparations for inactivation. YMS-479 was accordingly decommissioned on 6 August 1946 and was placed in the San Diego group of the Reserve Fleet.
Named USS Waxbill and reclassified as AMS-39 on 18 February 1947 while still in reserve, the minecraft was taken out of "mothballs" on 5 January 1949; and work began to ready her to resume duty. On 19 January, Waxbill was placed "in service" and, within a week, she was assigned to the 13th Naval District. She served as a U.S. Naval Reserve training ship, attached to the Navy and Marine Corps Training Center at Seattle, Washington, where she served through the spring of 1950.
With the onset of the Korean War in June and consequent American support for the United Nations intervention to aid the embattled South Koreans, the Navy expanded accordingly. Waxbill was recommissioned, albeit "in reserve," on 1 September 1950. Ultimately, she was placed in full commission on 25 September.
Duty in the inhospitable Korean waters soon beckoned Waxbill. The minecraft departed San Diego, California, on 27 February 1951, bound for the Far East. After stopovers at Pearl Harbor and the Japanese ports of Sasebo and Yokosuka, Japan, Waxbill commenced her tour of Korean War service on 12 May in operation area "S". She participated in combat minesweeping operations off Wonsan, Pusan, Inchon, Kyoshin Tan, and To Jang Po into 1953. Her operations took her to both coasts of the Korean peninsula—east and west—and she swept over 40 mines, earning the Korean Presidential Unit Citation for her often hazardous and unsung mine-sweeping chores. During that time, she operated out of Sasebo and, in between deployments to Korean waters, visited such Japanese ports as Kobe, Nagasaki, Yokosuka, Moji, and Fukuoka.
Waxbill remained in the Far East even after hostilities in Korea ceased. She was reclassified as coastal minehunter AMCU-50 on 1 February 1955, and, only six days later, again reclassified MHC-50. After her conversion to a coastal minehunter, she departed Yokosuka, Japan, on 10 August, bound for the United States.
Sailing via Midway Island, Pearl Harbor, and Long Beach, California, Waxbill made port at San Francisco, California, on 8 September. She operated off the coast of southern California into 1958, visiting, in the course of that deployment, such ports as Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and San Diego.
Placed "in commission, in reserve," status on 1 May 1958, Waxbill was placed in the Stockton, California, group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet, on 16 May, and was ultimately placed out of commission, in reserve, on 30 June 1958.
While exact details of the ship's ultimate fate are lacking, it is known that Waxbill was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959.
Awards and honors
Waxbill received six battle stars and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for Korean War service.
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PCS-1376-class minesweepers
YMS-1-class minesweepers of the United States Navy
Ships built in Tacoma, Washington
1943 ships
World War II minesweepers of the United States
Korean War minesweepers of the United States
Harkness-class minehunters
Cold War minehunters of the United States
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Kolartsi is a village in Tervel Municipality, Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria. Olympian Georgi Keranov was born here.
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Villages in Dobrich Province
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Shadowbane
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Shadowbane was a free-to-play fantasy role-playing video game (MMORPG) created by Wolfpack Studios and published on March 25, 2003 by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X platforms. Originally commercial and subscription-driven, Shadowbane was launched in March 2003, and was the creation of text-MUD veterans J. Todd Coleman, James Nance, Josef Hall, Patrick Blanton and Robert Marsa and a team of 45 programmers, designers and artists. It closed on July 1, 2009.
Shadowbane was a top-10 best selling PC game at launch, and had two noteworthy aspects. First, the majority of the game world allowed for open player versus player combat, making it an early pioneer title in the PvP MMO genre. Second, it was the first major MMO to offer dynamic world content as a primary feature of the game. Most MMOs are static, meaning the world itself does not change based on player actions. Dynamic worlds allow player to change the game world itself; morphing terrain, building and destroying buildings and fortifications, and setting up patrol paths for player-hired AI combatants. The game was considered a "cult hit" and sustained a small base of followers, but technical issues plagued the game at launch and failed to retain much of the early fanbase shortly afterward.
After the sale of Wolfpack Studios to Ubisoft in March 2004, the live service was transitioned to a new management and (largely new) development team, led by Frank Lucero and Ala Diaz. This team later splintered off to become Stray Bullet Games in June 2006, and Mark Nuasha was brought in to run the organization. On March 15, 2006 the game was made free-to-play. A system of short ads was introduced on March 6, 2007 to fund operating costs, which are displayed when the game is opened or closed and when a character dies (with at least 10 minutes between death ads). On March 19, 2008, all servers were closed to prepare for the "Shadowbane Reboot," a relaunching of the game to capitalize on stability and performance gains hindered by previously existing data. All player characters and cities were deleted in this reboot. On March 25, 2008, the fifth anniversary of the game's launch, two servers were brought online followed by a third due to overpopulation. The game was closed the following July.
The regular game took place in a dark fantasy world called Aerynth (the world will sometimes depend on the servers, many of which have unique world maps). Gameplay features many aspects typical of role-playing video games, such as experience points, character classes, and fantasy races. Character creation was fairly extensive, allowing for detailed, differentiable characters to be created.
Gameplay
Shadowbane was notable for emphasizing player-versus-player combat, implementing non-conventional races and specializing in siege warfare (players building cities and trying to raze enemy players' cities) whereas a significant number of MMORPGs released since Ultima Online usually restrict player killing to certain areas of the game or special dedicated PvP servers. The game also featured a seamless world map, and made no use of instancing.
Players were also allowed to own cities and capitals and most of the property and cities in Shadowbane were player owned. In effect, Shadowbane's war status was decided by the players rather than the game company. Whether a guild city went to war with another guild city was entirely up to the leaders. A government system was also implemented in the game. It ensured players were in total control of the Shadowbane world.
Though there were no quests in the game, Shadowbane featured PvP, Nation, and Siege Warfare systems, which offered players a wide range of in-game opportunities. There were twelve races available in the game. There were four basic classes; Fighter, Healer, Mage and Rogue. Not all races could use every class. At 10th level, each character had to choose to promote to a specific profession, such as a Ranger or Assassin. Two classes, Fury and Huntress, were for female characters only whilst the Warlock was for male characters only. Which professions were available was dependent on the race, gender and base class of the character. In addition, each character could take up to four disciplines, from a list of over thirty, though as with Professions, access was limited by race, class and current profession. The level hard cap was level 75, and until level 70 the fourth discipline slot was locked.
After shifting to free to play system, Ubisoft used an ad-based revenue generation system consisting of short ad videos at game start, game close and character death. Ads played on character death were limited to no more than one instance in ten minutes.
Closure
On April 17, 2009, it was announced that Shadowbane would shut down its servers on May 1, 2009. Shadowbane fans petitioned against the announced shutdown, and obtained a reprieve when, on April 29, 2009, the planned shutdown was postponed to July 1, 2009. There was no further postponement.
On April 13, 2012, Chinese gaming company Changyou announced it had acquired the intellectual property rights and source code to Shadowbane with the intent of developing a new version of the game, which would be titled World of Shadowbane.
Announcement of re-opening
Around April 20, 2020 Changyou announced that Shadowbane is going to re-launch. Currently the game is in server testing phase, first two-week test server opening on April 29, 2020 and second month-long test server opening on May 20, 2020.
Reception
The original Shadowbane received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
The game sold over 120,000 units by the end of March 2003.
The Rise of Chaos
The Rise of Chaos received "mixed" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
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Inactive massively multiplayer online games
2003 video games
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games
MacOS games
Ubisoft games
Video games scored by George Sanger
Video games developed in the United States
Video games with expansion packs
Windows games
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Bielino, Wyszków County
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Bielino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rząśnik, within Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Rząśnik, north of Wyszków, and north of Warsaw.
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Villages in Wyszków County
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Javad Hashemi
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Javad Hashemipour Asl (, born 17 January 1966) is an Iranian actor, film director, writer and composer.
Early life
He was born on 17 January 1966 in Tehranpars, Tehran. He was graduated from Tehran University college of arts in 1994. He was married in 1991. He has one son, Mohsen (born 12 January 1995) and one daughter, Fatemeh Sadat (born 19 April 2000).
Acting career
Hashemi began professional acting on theater in 1980. His first feature theatre role was Haj Ebrahim-Haj Ashoora(1980, Kamaloddin Ghorab) in Tehran City Theatre. After Haj Theatre, he continued roles in theatre and working for Ministry of Education. He began acting in cinema with Parvaz Dar Shab (1987, Rasoul Mollagholipour). He attended in his more than 43 movies so far and long and short series. He mostly roled as a Basiji in movies that he acted.
Political career
He supported Mir-Hossein Mousavi in 2009 presidential election. During 2009-10 election protests, he directed and acted in a political theatre named Farzande Edalat with presence of a number of politicians such as Mohammad Khatami, former President. He read a poetry for Khatami and said that "I learned that the desires of the child against the dictatorship, I tell in theatre".
Filmography
Film
The Flight in the Night (1987)
Simorgh (1988)
Ensan Va Aslahe (1989)
Ofogh (1989)
Almas Banafsh (1990)
Sokoot (1990)
The Glass Eye (1990)
Taghib Sayeha (1991)
Hemaseye Majnoon (1992)
Khaste Nabashid (1992)
Sajadeye Atash (1993)
Akharin Shenasayi (1993)
Lak Posht (1996)
Soraat (1996)
Yas haye Vahshi (1997)
Jane Sakht (1997)
Teror (1997)
Parvaze Rooh (1998)
Take A Look At The Sky Sometimes (2003)
Rahe Tey Shode (2004)
Ekhrajiha 1 (2007)
Pesar Tehrooni (2008)
Ekhrajiha 2 (2008–2009)
Footballers (2009)
Ekhrajiha 3 (2011)
Ta door Dast (2011)
Avaz por Jebrail (2011)
Octopus1: White Forehead 1 (2012)
Meraji ha (2014)
Stupid Philosophers (2016)
Hashtag (2017)
White Forehead 2 (2018)
White Forehead 3 (2019)
Tornado (2019)
Cats City 2 (2020)
Mansour (2021)
Television
Khaste Nabashid (1989, TV film)
Rozanei be sepideh (1990, TV series)
Ghabileye Eshgh (1991, TV series)
Rouhollah (1992, TV series)
Simorgh (1993, TV series)
Teror (1995, TV series)
My Best Summer (1996, TV series)
Jang Ahkam (1997, TV theatre)
Raze yek Khazan (1998, TV series)
Rahe Derakhshan (1998)
Yade Ayam (1998)
Entezar Sorkh (1998, TV series)
Revayat Enghelab (1998, TV documentary)
Narges (1998, TV series)
Children of Heaven (1999, TV series)
Booye Khak (1999, TV series)
Monologue haye mokhtalef (1999, TV series)
Monologue haye enghelab (2000, TV series)
Monologue haye azadari (2000, TV series)
Younes (2000, TV series)
Alert (2000)
Yaldaye Ghadr (2000)
Bazihaye Penhan (2000, TV film)
Kolbeye Sefid (2000)
Zendegi Raz Hasti (2001)
Dolat Eshgh (2001, TV film)
Mazloome Aval (2001)
Tan Ha (2003)
Afsoon (2003, TV series)
Doet (2003, TV film)
Rain City (2003, TV series)
Soroude Khak (2004, TV series)
Help Me (2004, TV series)
Sayeye Aftab (2004, TV series)
Gheseye Tarikh (2004, TV series)
Aroose Koohestan (2005, TV film)
Jazireye X (2005, TV series)
Pool Kasif (2005, TV series)
Path Taken (2005, TV film)
Jashne Ramazan (2005, TV program)
Hadis Bidari (2005, TV series)
Zaersaraye Momtaz (2005, TV series)
Zendegi Besharte Khandeh (2005, TV film)
Fox (2006, TV film)
Cannibal (2006, TV series)
Az Nafas Oftadeh (2006, TV series)
5 Minutes To Border (2007, TV theatre)
Rahiye Ashegh (2008, TV film)
Bachehaye Koocheye Davazdahom (2008, TV film)
Khat Shekan (2008, TV series)
Yatimane Koofeh (2008, TV series)
Didar (2008, TV series)
Power of Love (2009, TV film)
Mokhtarnameh (2010, TV series)
Darvazeye saat (2010, TV theatre)
Rich and Poor (2010, TV series)
Shekarchiye Ensan (2010, TV film)
Neshaniye Sevom (2010, TV film)
Foggy Tabriz (2010, TV series)
Moj va Sakhreh (2011, TV series)
Tekiyeye bachehaye mahalye ma (2011, TV series)
White Situation (2011, TV series)
Stay Awake (2012, TV series)
Merajiha (2013, TV series)
After That Night (2013, TV film)
Gedan (2013, TV film)
The Enigma of The Shah (2015–2017, TV series)
Shiyooe (2015, TV series)
Mahaleye Golbolbol (2015, TV series)
Loneliness of Leila (2015, TV series)
Zendeh Rood 98 (2019, TV program)
Shahrag (2020, TV series)
Dadestan (2021, TV series)
Neshan Eradat (2021, TV program)
Raz Natamam (2021, TV series)
Home video
Composer
Film
Parvaze Rooh (1997)
Balhaye Sepid (1998)
Another One's House (2017)
White Forehead 3 (2019) (playback singer)
Television
Bouye Sibe Kaal (1995, TV film) (end title singer)
References
External links
1966 births
Living people
Iranian male actors
Iranian male writers
Iranian screenwriters
Iranian film directors
Male actors from Tehran
Iranian male film actors
Iranian male stage actors
Iranian television presenters
Iranian male television actors
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2017 Apia International Sydney – Men's doubles
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Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Wesley Koolhof and Matwé Middelkoop, 3–6, 5–7.
Seeds
Draw
Draw
External links
Main draw
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej%20%C5%9Awi%C4%85tek
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Andrzej Świątek
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Andrzej Świątek (born 7 January 1958) is a Polish former ice hockey player. He played for Podhale Nowy Targ, Zagłębie Sosnowiec, and IFK Arboga IK during his career. Świątek also played for the Polish national team at the 1988 Winter Olympics and several World Championships.
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External links
1958 births
Living people
IFK Arboga IK players
Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec players
Olympic ice hockey players for Poland
Ice hockey people from Nowy Targ
Podhale Nowy Targ players
Polish ice hockey defencemen
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
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MacKenzie Art Gallery
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The MacKenzie Art Gallery (MAG; ) is an art museum located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The museum occupies the multipurpose T. C. Douglas Building, situated at the edge of the Wascana Centre. The building holds eight galleries totaling to of exhibition space.
The museum originates from a private collection donated to Regina College (later the University of Regina) from Norman MacKenzie. In 1953, the college established the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery in order to exhibit works from that collection. In 1990, the art museum was incorporated as an independent institution from the university, and moved into the T. C. Douglas Building at the southwestern edge of Wascana Centre.
The MacKenzie Art Gallery's permanent collection has over 5,000 works spanning over 5,000 years of Canadian history. In addition to exhibiting works from its collection, the museum has also organized, and hosted a number of travelling arts exhibitions.
History
The art museum originates from the collections of Norman MacKenzie, who bequeathed his collection to the Regina College (later the University of Regina) in 1936. The college established an art museum to exhibit Mackenzie's collection in 1953, known as the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery. The establishment of a museum that year makes the Mackenzie Art Gallery the oldest public art museum in the province of Saskatchewan.
In 1990, the museum was incorporated as an institution independent of the University of Regina, although maintains partnerships with the university. In the same year, the museum moved to its present building. The museum continues to act as custodians for the art collection owned by the University of Regina, although those works are owned by the university, with the museum maintaining its own permanent collection, originated from the Norman MacKenzie collection.
In 1998, the MacKenzie Art Gallery became the first public art museum in Canada to appoint an indigenous Canadian as its head curator.
In August 2018, the museum received its largest donation in its history, a C$25 million anonymous donation. The donation was endowed to the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation, which helps to manage and disperse the funds on the museum's behalf. The museum has set the fund aside to help support the museum's annual budgets, programs, as well as fund the construction of a cafe, and event space.
The museum underwent several changes in 2019, including the launch of a re-branding campaign in May, unveiling a new logo for the institution. The museum also announced its commitment towards increasing its support for Indigenous Canadian artists, as well as expanding its usage of the French language, one of the country's two official languages. In June, the museum began charging adult visitors admission to access the second floor galleries of the museum, although other parts of the museum grounds remained free for visitors. However, shortly after announcing the introduction of admission fees, the museum announced it would offer free admission to the second floor gallery 12 days each year, over the next five years. The free admission program was funded through a C$1 million private donation to the museum.
In 2019, a sculpture holding a bowl of rice, thought to represent Vishnu, was identified by Winnipeg-based artist Divya Mehra was potentially stolen from an active temple in 1913. Siddhartha Shah of the Peabody Essex Museum later confirmed her findings, and that the sculpture actually depicted Annapurna. In 2021, the Annapurna sculpture was repatriated to Government of Uttar Pradesh. The sculpture was ceremonially installed at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on 15 November 2021.
Architecture
The museum property is situated at the southwestern edge of Wascana Centre, an urban park centred around an artificial lake, and Wascana Creek. The museum's building is a multipurpose space, with parts of the building space dedicated to museum use, whereas other parts are used as office space for several provincial departments and ministries. The building is approximately , although some portions of the building are not used by the museum. The building contains eight galleries, which includes of exhibition space. In addition to its exhibits, the museum also maintains technical areas including a conservation lab, workshop, preparation rooms, a 185-seat theatre, storage facilities, gift shop and conference rooms.
The museum's white Tyndall stone facade building was originally erected as a government office building in 1978, and was named after former Premier of Saskatchewan, Tommy Douglas. The museum did not move into the building until 1990. In September 2002, the museum completed a C$8.3 million renovation, which saw the removal and reinstallation of the building's Tyndall stone facade, to install vapour barrier seals; replacement of all windows, and replacement of the roof's membrane. The renovations to the building was conducted in order meet environmental sensitivity needs for the exhibition of certain artworks.
In addition to the building, the museum also maintains an outdoor sculpture garden located southwest of the building's main entrance. The sculpture garden was opened on Canada Day in 1999. The sculpture garden exhibits works from the museum's permanent collection, as well as other works on long-term loan from the Saskatchewan Arts Board.
Permanent collection
As of 2019, the museum's permanent collection holds over 5,000 works, spanning a period of 5,000 years. The museum's mandate includes providing the public with an encyclopedic range of different forms of culture and visual arts. However, its collection maintains a large focus on art from Canada, particularly indigenous Canadian artists, artists from Saskatchewan, as well as artists from the rest of Western Canada.
The museum's permanent collection originates from the private collections of Norman MacKenzie, bequeathed to the museum in 1936. In 1953, the college opened a museum to exhibit the works. The museum's collection continued to expanded, with the museum and its collection later being incorporated as an institution independent of the university in 1990. The museum's permanent collection includes works by Saskatchewan-based artists, Joe Fafard, and David Thauberger; in addition to non-Canadian artists like Hans Hoffman, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, and Andy Warhol.
The museum was one of the first Canadian art museums to exhibit works from indigenous Canadian as pieces of fine art, exhibiting its first piece in 1975. In January 2019, the museum received a donation of 1,000 works by contemporary indigenous artists from Canada and Native Americans in the United States, with the donation partly made because of the MacKenzie's early history with the exhibition of indigenous works. The donors, Thomas Druyan and Alice Ladner, further announced that their remaining collection, as well as any works acquired by them since their donation, would be gifted to the museum upon their deaths.
The museum also has a number of outdoor artworks in its permanent collection, most of which are exhibited at the MacKenzie Sculpture Garden, situated south of the museum building. The sculpture garden includes the Bronze Mother and Child II statute by Jacques Lipchitz. As a part of the museum's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Canada in 2017, the museum commissioned for an outdoor art display by indigenous Canadian artists; budgeted at C$315,000, most of which was paid for by the Department of Canadian Heritage. The museum intended for the commissioned work to reflect on the country's national commemoration, efforts on reconciliation, and intercultural relations. The artwork was installed in May 2018, on the exterior facade of the building, facing Albert Street. Titled Kâkikê/Forever by Duane Linklater, the piece is made up of large custom-built acrylic letters made of LED lights and aluminum and read "As long as the sun shines, the river flows.
Publications
The art museum has issued a number of publications. A selected sample of these publications include:
See also
List of art museums
List of museums in Saskatchewan
Michelle LaVallee, artist, curator, and educator
References
External links
Art museums and galleries in Saskatchewan
Museums in Regina, Saskatchewan
Art museums established in 1953
1953 establishments in Saskatchewan
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Driefontein mine
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The Driefontein mine is a large mine located in the northern part of South Africa in Gauteng. Driefontein is an important gold producer and represents one of the largest uranium reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 238 million tonnes of ore grading 0.0053% uranium.
History
In 1937, aided by a magnetometer, Dr Rudolf Krahman discovered vast gold deposits of the West Wits Line near Carletonville South Africa, including those developed as the Driefontein and Kloof (later KDC) mines.
In 1999, Gold Fields acquired Driefontein through the purchase AGA’s 21.5% shareholding, then making Gold Fields the world’s second largest gold producer. Gold Fields Ltd held full interest in GFI Mining South Africa (Proprietary) Limited which fully owned Driefontein.
On 30 August 2005, Driefontein officially poured its 100 millionth ounce of gold.
In 2006, Driefontein successfully converted its "old order mining licence"to new order MR" and its 9 Shaft completion project was approved.
In 2012, Gold Fields Limited unbundled its subsidiary, GFI Mining South Africa Proprietary Limited (“GFIMSA”), which was then renamed Sibanye Gold Limited (“Sibanye Gold”), [later Sibanye-Stillwater], and consisted of the KDC (formerly Kloof) and Beatrix mines, as well as an array of support service entities in South Africa.
References
Uranium mines in South Africa
Economy of Gauteng
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2013–14 Premier Arena Soccer League season
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The 2013–14 Premier Arena Soccer League season consists of 43 teams grouped into 6 divisions across the US. The Premier Arena Soccer League continues to serve as the developmental league to the Professional Arena Soccer League.
Standings
As of March 5, 2014
(Bold Division Winner, automatic National Finals Qualifier)
Division Playoffs
Northwest Division Semifinals
Sat. Feb. 22, 7pm: Kitsap Pumas 11, Yamhill County Crew 5
Sat. Feb. 22, 8pm: Tacoma Galaxy 8, Arlington Aviators 4
Division Championship "Friendly" (Tacoma is official Division Champion regardless of outcome, as Kitsap is unable to travel to Nationals)
Sat. Mar. 8, 8:30pm: Tacoma Galaxy 10, Kitsap Pumas 2
South Central Division Semifinals
Sat. Mar. 1, 4:30pm: Vitesse Dallas 6, Austin FC 5
Sat. Mar. 1, 5:30pm: Texas Xtreme 12, Austin Gunners 4
Finals
Sun. Mar. 2, 1:00pm: Vitesse Dallas 8, Texas Xtreme 5
2013-14 PASL-Premier Finals
The finals will be played in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on March 15–16, 2014. Matches will be played at both the Grand Sports Arena and the Sears Centre.
Preliminary Round: Sat. March 15, 2014
@ Grand Sports Arena
9:00am - Chicago Mustangs Premier 6, Illinois Fire 0
9:00am - Tacoma Galaxy 3, Vitesse Dallas 3
9:45am - River City Saints 4, Springfield Demize 4
9:45am - Colorado Blizzard 7, FC Indiana Lions 6
10:30am - Tacoma Galaxy 8, Illinois Fire 4
10:30am - Vitesse Dallas 5, Chicago Mustangs Premier 1
11:15am - Colorado Blizzard 3, Springfield Demize 2
11:15am - River City Saints 6, FC Indiana Lions 2
@ Sears Centre
1:00pm - Vitesse Dallas 8, Illinois Fire 2
1:45pm - Chicago Mustangs Premier 3, Tacoma Galaxy 1
2:30pm - FC Indiana Lions 4, Springfield Demize 3
3:15pm - River City Saints 5, Colorado Blizzard 3
Knockout Round
Sun. March 16, 2014 Semifinals (@ Sears Centre)
11:00am - Vitesse Dallas 5, Colorado Blizzard 1
Noon - Chicago Mustangs Premier 5, River City Saints 1
Finals (@ Sears Centre)
1:15pm - Chicago Mustangs Premier 7, Vitesse Dallas 4
References
2013-2014
Premier
Premier
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Turk Van Lake
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Vanig Rupen Hovsepian (June 15, 1918 – September 1, 2002), better known as Turk Van Lake, was an American arranger, composer and jazz guitarist.
Born in Boston, he studied composition at the Boston Conservatory and went on to play with Charlie Barnet, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and with the Benny Goodman Orchestra.
In the 1950s he wrote for Metronome magazine.
Until his retirement in 1993, he was as an adjunct music professor at the College of Staten Island.
Van Lake was the first guitar teacher of Reeves Gabrels the lead guitarist for David Bowie and Tin Man
Discography
As sideman
Georgie Auld, Handicap (Musicraft, 1990)
Charlie Barnet, Sky Liner (MCA, 1976)
Terry Gibbs, Swingin' with Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra (EmArcy, 1956)
Terry Gibbs, Vibes On Velvet (EmArcy, 1956)
Benny Goodman, Happy Session (Columbia/CBS, 1959)
Herbie Mann, Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (Atlantic, 1965)
Big Miller, Did You Ever Hear the Blues? (United Artists, 1959)
Sarah Vaughan, In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy, 1956)
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Clean Head's Back in Town (Bethlehem, 1957)
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Cassel (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Built on a prominent hill overlooking French Flanders, the town has existed since Roman times. It was developed by the Romans into an important urban centre and was the focus of a network of roads, which are still in use today, that converge on the hill. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Cassel became an important fortified stronghold for the rulers of Flanders which was repeatedly fought over before finally being annexed to France in the 17th century. It was the headquarters of Marshal Ferdinand Foch during part of the First World War. In 1940, during the German invasion of France, Cassel was the scene of a fierce three-day battle between British forces (led in part by Major Ronald Cartland, MP) and German forces which resulted in much of the town being destroyed.
The town, which was rebuilt following the war, is a popular destination for visitors to French Flanders. It is renowned for its extensive views from the summit of Mont Cassel and is the location of the Nord department's principal museum of local art, history and folklore. It is also the home of the legendary giants Reuze-Papa and Reuze-Maman, which are paraded in effigy each Easter during the town's annual carnival.
Geography
The town of Cassel is situated at the top of Mont Cassel (), a prominent hill located in the local Houtland region about from the sea. The hill rises to a height of above sea level. Its geological composition comprises limestone capped with a very hard ferruginous layer of rock.
History
Ancient times
The hill of Mont Cassel was occupied during the late Iron Age by the Menapii, a Belgic tribe, who made it the capital of a large territory extending from modern Calais to as far as the Rhine. The hilltop was probably used as an oppidum or hill fort. The Menapii fought against Julius Caesar but were forced to submit to Rome in 53 BC. They rebelled along with their neighbours, the Morini, in 30 or 29 BC. The Roman governor of Gaul, Carrinas, successfully quelled the rebellion and the territory of the Menapii was subsequently absorbed into the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. Cassel was redeveloped as Castellum Menapiorum, the urban centre or civitas of the Menapii; the modern town takes its name from the Roman settlement.
From the 1st century AD onwards, Cassel developed into a key urban centre for the whole region with an extensive road network converging on the hill. Towards the end of the 3rd century, however, repeated invasions of Germanic tribes caused devastation throughout the region and at least 80% of settlements in the area are thought to have been abandoned, accompanied by a general economic decline. Cassel was fortified with a circuit of walls at around this time but suffered its own decline, which was reflected in its loss of status as a regional capital; Tournai took over as the capital of the newly constituted Civitas Turnacensium.
Medieval period
Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, Flanders became part of the Merovingian realm of Neustria. In the 9th century it became part of West Francia, forming a pagus within the kingdom of Charles the Bald. In 864, Cassel passed into the hands of Baldwin Ironarm, who expanded his holdings to become the first count of the County of Flanders. At the time, the town was on the edge of a deep bay of the North Sea, making it vulnerable to raids by the Vikings, who attacked and destroyed it in the 9th century. It was rebuilt by Baldwin's grandson, Arnulf I, in the 10th century.
In 1071, the sixth Count of Flanders, Arnulf III, was killed in the first Battle of Cassel by the forces of Robert the Frisian in a dispute over the succession to the title of count. Although Arnulf was numerically superior and was supported by King Philip I of France, Robert was able to defeat his rival's army and took the title of Count of Flanders with the acquiescence of Philip I after a further five years of struggle. The town was re-fortified, possibly by Robert, with a castle and a new set of walls built on the remains of the old Roman walls. The castle does not survive today—it was already in ruins by the early 18th century—but is depicted on old engravings as a large square tower, the Tour Grise, dominating the western flank of the hill.
Cassel was the capital of a chatellany (an administrative district) during the Middle Ages, serving as the administrative centre for an area comprising about fifty towns and villages. It was the site of a second battle that took place on 23 August 1328 involving Philip VI of France and a rebel force led by Nicolaas Zannekin. The rebels had driven the ruling Count Louis I out of Flanders and sought to press their advantage by occupying Cassel and attacking the French royal army nearby. Although they achieved some initial successes, the rebels were decisively defeated when William I, Count of Hainaut lent his support to the French side.
Early modern period
By end of the 16th century Cassel had become a border town between France and the Spanish Netherlands. The French repeatedly fought with Spain and later the independent Dutch Republic for control of the town; in March 1645, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, seized it but lost it again to the Spanish a few months later. In 1658 Turenne expelled two Irish regiments in the pay of the Spanish who were garrisoning Cassel. The French captured the town in July 1676 under Louis de Crevant, Duke of Humières and strengthened the castle. The following year, a third battle of Cassel took place just west of the town on 11 April 1677 when a French army under François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg and Philippe I of Orléans defeated Dutch forces commanded by the Prince of Orange, later to be William III of England. The battle took place after King Louis XIV of France besieged the Dutch-held town of Saint-Omer during the Franco-Dutch War. William sent an army to relieve Saint-Omer but was defeated at the village of Zuytpeene just to the west of Cassel, losing 7,000–8,000 men killed or wounded and another 4,000 taken prisoner. Saint-Omer fell a week later.
Cassel was annexed to France the following year under the terms of the Treaty of Nijmegen, which ended the war. The annexation led to the town's defences being dismantled; it was considered indefensible, as it was within easy firing range of the nearby Mont des Récollets, and it would have cost far too much to fortify both hills. In addition, the revised frontier following the treaty was now a significant distance from Cassel and without the proximity of the border, the town was no longer seen as having much strategic significance.
During the French Revolutionary Wars, Cassel is said to have been the hill up which the Grand Old Duke of York marched his 10,000 men before he "marched them down again". While it is true that Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, did command an army in the Flanders Campaign of 1793 and was probably in the vicinity, the link with Cassel is considered dubious as the eponymous nursery rhyme appears to have originated well before the Revolutionary Wars.
19th century
The population of Cassel grew to about 4,200 people by the mid-19th century. Benjamin Disraeli, later to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, stayed there for a month in September–October 1845 and wrote in a letter to his sister Sarah that he considered it "an extremely savage place; few of the inhabitants, & none of the humbler classes, talk French, there is no library, bookseller's shop, nor newspaper of any sort ... It is quite French Flanders, their provisions come from Holland, the Hotel de Ville was built by the Spaniards, the carillons are perpetually sounding, & religion is supreme."
In 1848, Cassel gained a railway connection when the Lille-Dunkirk line was built. The station is, however, at the foot of the hill at Oxelaëre some from the centre of Cassel. To link the two places, an electric tramway was built under the auspices of the Compagnie des Tramways de Cassel, which operated between 1900 and 1934. It was replaced by a bus link which still operates today.
20th century
Cassel served as the headquarters of Marshal Ferdinand Foch during the early part of the First World War, between October 1914 and May 1915. Foch had previously been based at Doullens north of Amiens, but removed his headquarters to Cassel to take advantage of its strategic position near the northern end of the Western Front and to be closer to the Belgian headquarters at Veurne. From 1916 to 1918, Cassel was the headquarters for the British Second Army under Sir Herbert Plumer. The town avoided significant damage during the war, though it came under occasional shellfire when the Germans advanced to within during the Battle of the Lys in April 1918.
In the Second World War, the 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and the 4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry held Cassel for three days as part of the defensive screen around Dunkirk during the Battle of Dunkirk and evacuation (27 May 1940 – 30 May 1940). The British forces had prepared a defence on the hilltop, emplacing anti-tank guns and barricading the narrow streets of the town. After scoring initial successes against the tanks of Panzer Regiment 11, which had made the mistake of advancing without infantry support, the British garrison was heavily attacked from the ground and the air by German forces. Much of the town was reduced to ruins by bombing. Most of the garrison's members were killed or captured by the Germans during the fighting or the subsequent attempted breakout towards Dunkirk, but the defence they had put up played an important role in holding up the Germans while the Dunkirk evacuation was taking place.
Heraldry
Sights and culture
The Jardin des Mont du Récollets provides expansive views over the plains of Flanders and beyond; on a clear day it is possible to see the North Sea, the English coast and the belfry of Bruges. It used to be said that from Cassel one could see five kingdoms: France, Belgium, Holland, England and Heaven. The garden also hosts an equestrian statue of Marshal Foch and the Monument des Trois Batailles, commemorating the battles of 1071, 1328 and 1677. Just below the gardens is the Porte du Château of 1621, the last substantial part of the old castle to remain standing. The city walls no longer stand but footpaths and streets still trace their former course.
The Kasteel Meulen ("Castle Windmill") is a post mill situated on the highest point of Mont Cassel on the site of the former castle. A windmill constructed here in the 16th century burned down on 30 October 1911. It was replaced in 1947 by an 18th-century windmill that was moved from nearby Arnèke, one of around twenty that once existed in the area. The mill is open to the public and still operates daily during the high season.
The Hôtel de la Noble Cour (also known as the Landshuys) off Cassel's Grande Place houses the Musée de Flandre, which opened in 2010. The museum presents the art, history and folklore of the French Flanders region. Built in the 16th century under Spanish rule, the mansion's stone-built façade (unusual for Flanders) is decorated in a French Renaissance style and has unusual carvings of grotesque heads, mythical beasts and other figures. The building originally housed the "Noble Court" of the Lords of Cassel, who had authority over a swathe of territory from Ypres in modern Belgium to Saint-Omer.
The Collégiale Notre-Dame de la Crypte is Cassel's main church, built in brick. Parts date from the 11th century but the main part is a 16th-century Gothic structure of a design known as a hallekerk or hall-church, peculiar to Flanders and Artois. It comprises a huge rectangular space with three gables, three aisles, three apses and a square tower over the transept. During his stay in Cassel during the First World War, Marshal Foch regularly prayed here.
Events
Like several other Flemish towns, Cassel commemorates legendary giants in annual processions. The town's two giants are Reuze-Papa (Father Giant, also known as Le Reuze) and Reuze-Maman (Mother Giant, also known as La Reuzaine). They are and in weight and and high, respectively. The current effigies date from 1827 and 1860 respectively, though the tradition dates from the 16th century (when Reuze-Papa was known as Titenka). Reuze-Papa is depicted as a bearded man wearing a Roman-style breastplate and helm, while Reuze-Maman used to be depicted as a shrimp fisher carrying a basket on her back but is now shown wearing a diadem, a red robe and a golden shawl. The couple had their first child, Kint'je, in 1900, followed by Pietje, Boutje and a baby daughter, Meisje. They are escorted by six bodyguards named Allowyn, Dagobert, Gélon, Goliath, Roland and Samson, who all wear Roman dress. The giants commemorate a tradition that the hill of Cassel was created when a couple of giants were carrying a huge mound of earth but tripped, spilling the earth on the ground and forming the hill. The figures make their appearances each year around Easter, when they are paraded around Cassel during the annual carnival. For the rest of the year they are looked after by the association of the amis du Reuze. They are registered as UNESCO "intangible cultural heritage" treasures.
Gallery
See also
Communes of the Nord department
French Flemish
References
Communes of Nord (French department)
Menapii
French Flanders
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Frederick Hart
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Frederick, Freddie or Fred Hart may refer to:
Frederick Hart (politician) (1836–1915), member of the Queensland Legislative Council
Frederick Hart (sculptor) (1943–1999), American sculptor
Fred Hart (engineer) (1914–2008), British automotive engineer
Fred J. Hart (businessman) (1888–1976), American farmer and businessman in the field of radionics
Fred J. Hart (politician) (1908–1983), American businessman and politician in Illinois
Freddie Hart (1926–2018), stage name of Frederick Segrest, American country musician and songwriter
See also
Frederick Hartt (1914–1991), professor of history of art
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Troldkirken is a Stone Age long barrow near the village of Sønderholm, Denmark.
It was constructed during the Funnelbeaker culture 5–6.000 years ago and is marked out by 47 megaliths. Placed on the top of the barrow is a polygonal chambered dolmen with a large capstone. The whole monument is some 50 metres long.
The name Troldkirken means both Church of the Troll and Church of Sorcery in Danish. There are several tumuli and dolmens in the area.
The barrow has been a protected site since 1809, and was one of the first prehistoric relics to be protected by law in Denmark. Today The Historical Museum of Northern Jutland in Aalborg attends the barrow.
Myths
There are several myths surrounding Troldkirken and its peculiar name. One of them states that it appeared when nearby trolls was angered by the noisy church bells in Sønderholm Church. They grabbed some huge stones and threw them at the church, but missed. Another story says that a man once witnessed "the subterraneans" conduct a form of ceremony inside the dolmen.
Sources and references
Svend Aa. Reerslev: Sønderholm – Landsbyen med de to kirker, Aalborg Amtstidendes Trykkeri, 1961 (2. oplag 1975).
Troldkirken Danish Agency for Culture
External links
The Historical Museum of Northern Jutland
Aalborg Municipality
Archaeological sites in Denmark
Megalithic monuments in Denmark
Funnelbeaker culture
Dolmens
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McColm Cephas (born 30 September 1978) is a Liberian former footballer who played as a forward. He has earned two caps with the Liberia national team.
Career
Cephas attended Virginia Commonwealth University where he played for the men's soccer team in 2002 and 2003.
He played two World Cup 2006 qualifying games for Liberia in 2004.
In 2007, Cephas signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. He scored only one goal in fourteen league games, but more significantly, he scored the only goal as Carolina upset the Chicago Fire, holders of the cup, in the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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1978 births
Living people
Liberian men's footballers
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A-League (1995–2004) players
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Richmond Kickers players
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Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vésuve in honour of Mount Vesuvius:
Ships
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Vésuve (1793), a gunbrig, lead ship of her class. Captured in 1795 and taken into the British Royal Navy as HMS Vesuve; sold 1802.
, a tartane.
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, a bomb vessel, lead ship of her class.
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Notes and references
Notes
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Fagerås is a locality situated in Kil Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 427 inhabitants in 2010.
References
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Populated places in Kil Municipality
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Khairpur cricket team, from the town of Khairpur, Pakistan, in the district of Khairpur in the north of Sindh province, played in the Pakistan domestic first-class cricket competitions between 1958–59 and 1973–74. The team no longer plays first-class cricket.
First-class history
Khairpur made their debut in the 1958–59 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, playing Quetta in Sukkur. Khairpur won a low-scoring match by four wickets. Tahir Ali took 5 for 36 and 2 for 27, and Iqbal Sheikh took 3 for 31 and 5 for 23. Khairpur lost their next match and drew their third.
In 1959–60 they played only one match, losing to Hyderabad after being dismissed for 57, which was their lowest-ever total, in the first innings. In 1960–61 they formed a combined team with Hyderabad, which competed in the Ayub Trophy as Hyderabad-Khairpur, losing one match and drawing the other.
Resuming as an independent entity in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, Khairpur won their first match in 1961–62, beating Bahawalpur by 8 runs in another low-scoring match. Faqir Aizazuddin, the captain, top-scored in each innings with 29 and 53, and Tahir Ali took 3 for 24 and 4 for 31. Khairpur lost their next two matches. In the match against Lahore B they reached 150 for the first time, eventually being dismissed for 242.
They began 1962–63 with their highest-ever total, 321, against Multan, although in the end they narrowly escaped with a draw. Once again Aizazuddin top-scored in each innings, making 89 and 24, as well as taking three wickets. They won their next match, against Bahawalpur, by two wickets, thanks to outstanding performances by Aizazuddin, who made 31 and 101 (Khairpur's first century), and Abdul Aziz, who took 7 for 66 and 5 for 97.
They lost their next four matches over three seasons by large margins. Their only appearance in 1966–67 was in a combined Hyderabad-Khairpur-Quetta team, which lost its only match to East Pakistan in the Ayub Trophy.
In 1967–68 Khairpur played one match, a draw. In 1968–69 they began with a 200-run victory over Quetta in Sukkur. Aged only 12 years and seven months, and batting at number eight, Mohammad Akram made 111 in the first innings on his first-class debut. Tahir Ali took 6 for 44 and 4 for 51. In their next match they were trounced by Karachi, for whom Pervez Sajjad took 15 wickets in the match for 112 runs.
Khairpur began 1969–70 with what was to be their last victory, and their only innings victory, when they beat Hyderabad Whites in Sukkur by an innings and 29 runs. Tahir Ali took 6 for 38 and 4 for 39, and Abdul Aziz took 4 for 27 and 5 for 68. They lost their three other matches that season by an innings.
Khairpur's last 10 first-class matches resulted in eight losses by large margins and two drawn matches that ended with Khairpur nine wickets down in their second innings and a long way short of their target. But there were still some notable individual performances. Zafar Mahmood made 106 and 39 in the draw against Karachi Whites in 1971–72. In Khairpur's final first-class match, in 1973–74, Mohammad Akram, still only 17 years old but now batting at number three, top-scored in each innings with 39 and 102, although Khairpur still lost by an innings to Commerce Bank.
In their 28 first-class matches between December 1958 and December 1973 (not counting the three by combined teams) Khairpur won five, lost 17 and drew six.
Several Khairpur players later played for the neighbouring team of Sukkur when it assumed first-class status in the 1974–75 season.
Notable performances
Faqir Aizazuddin captained Khairpur in nine matches in the 1960s, three of which they won. He also played for a number of other teams, and toured England with Pakistan in 1967, but did not play any Tests. For Khairpur he made 595 runs at an average of 29.75, and took 12 wickets at 38.25. Zafar Mahmood was Khairpur's leading run-scorer, with 623 runs at 27.08 in 13 matches. Mohammad Akram made 464 runs at 27.29, and scored two of Khairpur's four centuries; he later played a few matches for Sukkur during its period as a first-class team between 1974 and 1987.
Tahir Ali played 24 matches for Khairpur, taking 98 wickets at an average of 19.64 with his left-arm spin and making 437 runs at 12.85, a useful contribution in a weak batting side. When a Khairpur Commissioner's XI played a first-class friendly match in Sukkur in 1967–68, he was the only Khairpur player selected; most of the others were Test players. He was Khairpur's leading wicket-taker. In 13 matches for Khairpur, Abdul Aziz took 60 wickets at 23.96 with his off-spin.
Notable cricketers
Faqir Aizazuddin
Mohammad Akram (cricketer, born 1956)
Razaullah Khan
Naseer Malik
Ahmed Mustafa
Shakoor Rana
Current status
The team has continued to play at sub-first-class level. Currently it takes part in the Inter-District Senior Tournament, a three-day national competition.
Grounds
Khairpur has never played its matches in the town of Khairpur. During its first-class period it played three matches at the Municipal Stadium in Sukkur, about 30 kilometres to the north, winning all three.
References
Other sources
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1960 to 1974
External links
First-class matches played by Khairpur at CricketArchive
Former senior cricket clubs of Pakistan
Pakistani first-class cricket teams
Cricket in Sindh
Cricket Team
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James Brown Clay (November 9, 1817 – January 26, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Kentucky's 8th congressional district from 1857 to 1859.
Early life and education
Born in Washington, D.C., while his father, Henry Clay, was serving in the United States Congress, James Brown Clay was named for the husband of his maternal aunt, James Brown. His brothers were Henry Clay, Jr. and John Morrison Clay. Clay attended a boys' school associated with Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio (founded by family friend Bishop Philander Chase). Later, Clay attended Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.
Career
He worked at a countinghouse in Boston from 1832 to 1834 before studying law and being admitted to the bar. He practiced law with his father in Lexington, Kentucky.
Clay served as chargé d'affaires to Portugal from August 1, 1849, to July 19, 1850. He farmed in Missouri in 1851 and 1852 before returning to Lexington. Clay had been a lifelong member of the Whig Party. But when the Whig Party disintegrated following Henry Clay's death, and due to the controversy surrounding the Kansas–Nebraska Act, Clay joined the Democratic Party. He was elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). Clay did not run for renomion in 1858 and declined an appointment by President James Buchanan to a mission to Germany. His father having died, Clay returned to Lexington and farmed using enslaved labor, and his household also included three male boarders. In the 1860 census he owned a dozen slaves in Fayette County (surrounding Lexington).
Clay was a member of the Peace Conference of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., an attempt to prevent the impending American Civil War. During the Civil War Clay supported the Confederacy and was commissioned to raise a regiment. Ill-health from tuberculosis prevented Clay from doing so.
Personal life
In 1843, Clay married Susan Maria Jacob, the daughter of Louisville's first millionaire and sister of its later mayor, Charles Donald Jacob. The couple eventually had ten children.
Death and legacy
Clay died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he had gone for his health. He is interred at his family plot in Lexington Cemetery.
See also
Henry Clay
Ashland (Henry Clay home)
Clay family
Henry Clay, Jr.
Susan Clay Sawitzky
Thomas Clay McDowell
References
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
On Clay's service as American chargé d'affaires to Portugal, see Sara B. Bearss, "Henry Clay and the American Claims against Portugal, 1850," Journal of the Early Republic 7 (Summer 1987): 167–80.
External links
James Brown Clay's official Congressional biography
The Filson Historical Society
Clay Family Papers at the Library of Congress
Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate
1817 births
1864 deaths
19th-century American diplomats
Ambassadors of the United States to Portugal
Transylvania University alumni
Kentucky lawyers
American people of English descent
Kenyon College alumni
American racehorse owners and breeders
Henry Clay family
Kentucky Whigs
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
19th-century American politicians
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Jose Morey is a Puerto Rican physician. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Ad Astra Media.
Morey is known as an intergalactic doctor. He has served as an associate professor of radiology and internal medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
He is an Eisenhower Fellow.
Early life and education
Morey was born into a Puerto Rican family.
He received his medical degree from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. Later, he studied at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He did his fellowship from the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
Morey started his career as a radiologist in Eastern Virginia. Later, he joined University of Virginia’s radiology department as an assistant professor of radiology and biomedical imaging. He has also served as a director of informatics for Medical Center Radiologists in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Morey has made a name for himself throughout the scientific community for being a leader in the innovation of biotechnology, AI applications, and aerospace. He is frequently featured in publications and television including Univision, CNBC, and NASA360. He is a keynote speaker, novelist, writer (featured in the Wall Street Journal and previously writing for Forbes Technology Council), and consultant. Notably, Morey has deemed Puerto Rico the potential, "Silicon Island," citing increased interest and opportunities in STEM fields from a growing tech industry, that Morey considers necessary for a transformation into an economic leader.
Morey has served as chief medical innovation officer of Liberty BioSecurity. He has also served as an advisor to MIT Solve and NASA iTech.
He formerly was an associate chief health officer for IBM Watson.
Morey is an Eisenhower Fellow with the 2020-2021 Zhi-Xing Fellows Program.
He is also a faculty member of the Singularity University.
Morey has had the honor of sitting on several nationally recognized medical and STEAM related boards. Statewide, he is on the board with the Medical Society of Virginia and appointed Director as of 2023, and features as a guest speaker, the Informatics Leadership Council of the American College of Radiology, Virginia Chapter, and Virginia Health Information (VHI). He is on the advisory boards for MIT Solve, a platform for social impact, and MIT Ideas, a yearly social impact competition for MIT students, SciTech, a nonprofit for aerospace research, and the National STEM Honor Society. Further boards Morey features on include: SOMOS Inc., Immertec, Predictiv Care, Cemvita Factory, MaaPaa Organization, and the WHRO Board of Directors. He is a cofounder and currently sits as Chief Health Officer of Ever Medical Technologies; and, in 2021, helped to launch Ever Healthcare, their online medical outreach platform, in Thailand. As of the summer of 2023,
Additionally, Morey has served as a business advisor and works closely with a variety of international institutions, including:
Tampa Bay Waves: A Florida based nonprofit for tech startups
The African Innovation Alliance: who are transforming the African continent's economic growth through creative integrations of developmental and space-level technology
I-Corps Puerto Rico: A group of researchers and engineers developing new tech businesses
US Polish Alliance for Innovation: A nonprofit based on professionals representing the fields of science, culture, and business to build relations between the two nations.
United Nations World Food Program: The world's largest humanitarian organization using food security to build peace, stability, and prosperity
As a member of the Chief Engineering Council for Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Morey directs engineering technologists to design and develop new properties, including the world's first augmented reality train windows.
Morey is an advisor for NASA iTech, developing technologies and AI to be used towards the 2030 Mars Mission and the NASA Space Breathing Initiative. He has directed international teams of engineers to develop a database with NASA and NetApp for rapid COVID-19 response measures, now integrated into the US National Emergency Broadcast System. They have programmed AI to determine the best medical procedures in combatting and treating COVID-19. Morey has also served as a representative of the Polish Space Agency.
Morey has served as an advisor to the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology on their Kaggle CORD19 Project, in collaboration with high-ranking research universities, foundations, Microsoft, and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Morey aided these parties in the development of an AI platform to analyze material on the Coronavirus family and COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, his novel, LatinX Business Success, co-authored with Frank Carbajal (president of Es Tiempo LLC), was released by Wiley Publishing, and became a #1 seller on Amazon.
Publications
The Future Shock of Medicine: How AI will Transform Disease, Death and Doctors
Biofilms-Impacts on Human Health and Its Relevance to Space Travel
Machine Learning in Radiology: Applications Beyond Image Interpretation
Radiology's Emerging Role in 3-D Printing Applications in Health Care
Latinx Business Success: How Latinx Ingenuity, Innovation, and Tenacity are Driving Some of the World's Biggest Companies
Personal Business
Morey is known as the first intergalactic doctor, and in 2019, Morey founded and became CEO of Ad Astra Media LLC in Virginia. The company focuses on providing role models to kids in underserved communities, and creating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) content to encourage diversity and inspire future innovators in these fields. The company has currently released nine books in four languages and has an ongoing comic series in which Morey stars as Doctor Intergalactic himself.
Ad Astra Media has partnered with a number of global businesses and foundations. Ad Astra maintains a partnership with the PAST Foundation to produce educational modules and co-created two books in 2022: Good Night Little Computer Programmer and Good Night Little Mining Engineer. They also work with their local PBS and WHRO stations to build content. and have been certified by the Space Foundation in education.
References
External links
Jose Morey Interview
21st-century Puerto Rican physicians
Puerto Rican business executives
University of South Florida alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American businesspeople
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique%20Loiseau
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Dominique Loiseau
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Dominique Loiseau (16 February 1949 – 18 September 2013) was a French and Swiss watchmaker who worked at the highest levels of complex horology from the mid 1970s onwards He was the creator of several notable timepieces, including six Montres de Sables, the Rose de Temps clock, the Renaissance or Capriccio pocket watches and the Blancpain 1735 wristwatch. In 2011 he presented, the Loiseau 1f4, one of the most complicated automatic watches with eight patents. Loiseau announced in 2012 a collaboration with Swiss watch manufacturer Girard-Perregaux.
His life
Loiseau was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. Originally, Dominique ignored his father's desire that he continue the family's watchmaking tradition of father and grandfather alike, beginning instead his life as an academic with studies of literature, art and history, later obtaining a degree in philosophy at the University of Paris at Nanterre. By pure coincidence, the period of his studies there were centered within the hotbed episode of French student revolution marked by the May 1968 protests that would later spread across the nation, changing French society forever....and Dominique Loiseau himself.
His experiences during this revolutionary period in contemporary European history made him think again about the future and his father's respect for ‘creating with one’s own hands’. This led him to the decision to study watchmaking at the renowned l’Ecole d’horlogerie d’Anet at Dreux in France later followed by a study at the Technicum de La Chaux-de-Fonds, in Switzerland. Shortly after completing these studies, he was appointed head of restoration at the musée international d'horlogerie in la Chaux-de-Fonds where he worked for three years, later embarking on a large series of high-profile restorations with his own company, among which was the restoration of the Pierre Jaquet-Droz automata La Musicienne.
In the end, what would fire his spirit would be the creation and design of clocks, pocket watches and wristwatches to the highest standards of horology, which he would invent and construct from a blank canvas. Working behind the scenes for various high level brands, he went on to create one masterpiece after another in quick succession: the Renaissance, a Grande Sonnerie complication pocket watch; the free-form Cappriccio tourbillon pocket watch; the highly complex Rose des Temps table clock; the 6 Montres des Sables, a series of pocket watches each with a different complication; the Alpha-Omega automaton; and the widely acclaimed Blancpain 1735, recipient of numerous prizes and accolades.
See also
Girard-Perregaux
Blancpain
References
Sources
Legendary Watchmaker Dominique Loiseau Joins Girard-Perregaux
Dominique Loiseau on Girard-Perregaux: The WatchTime Q&A
La Rose des temps, book by Dominique Loiseau, Nicolas Peter and Jurg Donatsch. 1984. Edited by Omega (Biel)
Financial Times ‘Inspired’ partnership puts industry on watch, watches and Jewelry report March 7, 2012
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20120930235539/http://www.atelier-loiseau.ch/dominique_loiseau.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20121025200932/http://www.girard-perregaux.com/news/news-details-en.aspx?id=436
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2013 deaths
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French watchmakers (people)
Swiss watchmakers (people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younan%20Labib%20Rizk
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Younan Labib Rizk
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Younan Labib Rizk (27 October 1933 – 14 January 2008) was a prominent Egyptian historian and literary figure. He was a professor of history at Ain Shams University in Cairo; and was also appointed a member of the History Committee of the Supreme Council for Culture. He was formerly Director of Historical Studies at the Institute of Research and Arab Studies. Rizk was a prolific writer with a weekly column appearing in Al-Ahram newspaper where he founded and headed the History Studies Centre. He was the author of several esteemed publications which rendered him an authority on Modern History, which was the subject of his MA and PhD degrees in 1963 and 1967 respectively. Rizk received numerous awards and medals, including State Incentive Award in Social Sciences in 1995. On the national level, he played a significant role in the dispute over Taba with Israel in 1986–88. The issue was subject to international arbitration and was ruled in Egypt's favor.
Early life and education
Rizk was born into a middle-class family and lived his childhood in a popular district in Cairo "Azbakeya" in a house built by his grandfather, Rizk Bek Ibrahim, in 1912. After his retirement as chief of Azbakeya police force, his grandfather bought a farm in Kafr El-Sheikh, where Rizk used to spend all his summers with his cousins. Orphaned at six, when his father died after a brief illness and was shortly followed by his grandfather, Rizk had to endure a strict discipline imposed by his mother, who was left on her own to take care of the family. Such an environment was most likely a pushing force that led him early in his life to discover Soor Elazbakeya (the fence of Azbakeya) which is known as a major used books market where Rizk used to spend hours and hours to satisfy his passion for reading.
After some hesitation following his graduation from high school, Rizk joined the Faculty of Science at Ibrahim Pasha's University, which was the name of Ain Shams University when it was first established. Later and following his passion, he changed his major to humanities at the same university with a concentration in History. He obtained his BA in history in 1955. At first, Rizk was looking into a career in journalism; however, he ended up taking a job as a high school teacher in Ismailia where he remained until 1959, when he moved back to Cairo to work in Khalil Agha High School for the following six years. During this period, he finished his MA degree in 1963 in Sudan Modern History and, four years later in 1967, he obtained his PhD degree. Rizk progressed into his academic career until he became a professor of Modern History at Ain Shams University in 1979.
National Role
During the years 1986 to 1988, Rizk was appointed by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a member in the negotiation team over Taba with Israel, with the responsibility of identifying the historical evidence which supports Egypt's right to Taba. Rizk prepared the historical chapters in the legal documentation, which played a significant role in the international arbitration process in 1988. Rizk recorded his experience in his book "Taba" issued in 1989 and he also participated in the preparation of "the White Book" issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Taba.
Rizk also participated in the negotiation with the Sudanese Team over Hala'ib during the years 1992–1993.
He was appointed as a member of the Shura Council for two consecutive periods in 1995 and 2001.
Works
Party Life in Egypt under the British Occupation 1882-1914, 1970
Press Freedom in Egypt 1798-1924, 1973
Sudan in the Egyptian-British Negotiations 1930-1936, 1974
The Unity of the Nile Delta between the Treaty and Changing the Colonial Existence, 1975
The History of the Egyptian Ministries 1878-1953, 1975
Sudan under the First Dual Government 1899-1924, 1975
Egyptian Parties pre the 1952 Revolution, 1977
Egyptian-African Relations, 1977
The Wafd and the Black Book, 1978
The Problem of the Sudanese South, 1981
The Historical Origins of the Taba Case, 1983
The History of the Egyptian Parties 1907-1984, 1984
Egypt Foreign Affairs Ministry 1826-1937, 1989
Taba, 1989
The Story of the Egyptian Parliament, 1991
Historical Readings on the Gulf War, 1991
Arabic-Turkish Relations, 1991
Civil Egypt - Chapters in Origin and Development, 1993
References
1933 births
2008 deaths
Academic staff of Ain Shams University
Egyptian journalists
Egyptian columnists
Writers from Cairo
20th-century Egyptian historians
20th-century journalists
Ain Shams University alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arun%20Kumar%20Sinha
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Arun Kumar Sinha
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Arun Kumar Sinha is an Indian politician and a Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Bihar. Sinha has won the Bihar Legislative Assembly election in 2005, 2010, 2015 and in 2020 from Kumhrar Assembly constituency. His son Ashish Sinha is an Indian Cricketer, Politician and Advocate.
References
Living people
1951 births
Bihar MLAs 2020–2025
Bihar MLAs 2015–2020
Bihar MLAs 2010–2015
Bihar MLAs 2005–2010
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FELDA%20Taib%20Andak
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FELDA Taib Andak
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FELDA Taib Andak or Kampung Taib Andak is a settlement in Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia. It is the earliest FELDA settlement in Johor, opened in 1960. This small town is located about 6 km from Kulai town. FELDA Taib Andak is easily accessible via Jalan Kulai-Kota Tinggi.
The FELDA settlement was named after the name of the second chairman of FELDA, Tan Sri Taib Andak.
The chief leader of this village is YBhg Tuan Haji Mohd Hanafiah bin Haji Hussain since 2001.
Notable residents
Que Haidar - popular actor in Malaysia
Mawi - popular Malaysian singer
Kulai District
Federal Land Development Authority settlements
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department%20of%20Alternative%20Energy%20Development%20and%20Efficiency
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Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency
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The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) is a department of Thailand's Energy Ministry. It is responsible for driving Thailand's move to renewable energy production while reducing the nation's overall energy consumption.
History
7 January 1953: Created as the "National Energy Authority" under the Office of the Prime Minister
23 May 1963: Moved to the Ministry of National Development
1 October 1971: Renamed "National Energy Administration" (NEA) and returned to the Office of the Prime Minister
24 March 1979: Moved to the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Energy
13 February 1992: Renamed the "Department of Energy Development and Promotion" (DEDP)
3 October 2002: Assumed its present name, the "Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency" reporting to the Energy Ministry
Budget
DEDE's budget for FY2019 is 1,093 million baht. The department employed 425 staffers
Vision
DEDE's vision is "To become a leader in alternative energy development and energy efficiency in Asia by 2036."
Thailand's energy plans
Thailand's "Energy Efficiency Plan 2015" (EEP2015) and "Alternative Energy Development Plan 2015-2036" (AEDP2015) lay out the nation's plans to conserve energy and move to renewable energy. Both plans have the same period, ending in 2036. AEDP's goal is for renewable energy to contribute 30% of Thailand's total energy production by 2036. AEDP2015 aims to use renewable sources to produce 19,684 megawatts (MW) of power by 2036: 6,000 MW from solar energy, 5,570 MW from biomass, 3,002 MW from wind power, and 2,906 MW from hydropower. The remainder will be generated using other means, such as 550 MW from garbage; 600 MW from waste and waste water; 376 MW from small hydropower plants; and 680 MW from energy crops. The goal of EEP2015 is to reduce energy intensity (EI) by 30% by 2036 (base year 2010).
References
Environmental agencies in Thailand
Government departments of Thailand
Ministry of Energy (Thailand)
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Redevelopment agency
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A redevelopment agency (RDA) is a government body dedicated to urban renewal. Typically it is a municipal level city department focused on a particular district or corridor that has become neglected or blighted (a community redevelopment agency or CRA). In many cases this is the city's original downtown that has been supplanted in importance by a regional shopping center. Redevelopment efforts often focus on reducing crime, destroying unsuitable buildings and dwellings, restoring historic features and structures, and creating new landscaping, housing and business opportunities mixed with expanded government services and transportation infrastructure.
At one time, California had as many as 400 redevelopment agencies supported by tax increment financing. The 2008–2012 California budget crisis led to the dissolution of all redevelopment agencies in the state by February 1, 2012. Each redevelopment agency was replaced by a "successor agency to the redevelopment agency" that managed the wind-down process under the auspices of the California Department of Finance.
Examples
The Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency has created many project that have led to jobs growth and city beautification.
The city of Richmond, California used its agency to refurbish Macdonald Avenue, Macdonald 80 Shopping Center the city's downtown and a transit village at the Richmond BART/Amtrak station and the creating of the Richmond Greenway among many other projects.
The city of Fremont, California engaged in a redevelopment of Irvington station, focused on transit oriented development.
The San Jose Redevelopment Agency redeveloped about 16% of the city's area, including Downtown San Jose.
References
Redevelopment
Urban planning in the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene%20Forte
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Marlene Forte
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Ana Marlene Forte Machado, better known as Marlene Forte, is a Cuban actress and producer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Carmen Ramos on the television soap opera Dallas (2012–2014). Forte also had recurring roles in Fear the Walking Dead, The Fosters and Altered Carbon. Her notable film credits including A Haunted House (2013), El Chicano (2018), Knives Out (2019), and The Way Back (2020).
Life and career
Forte was born in Havana, Cuba. She studied English literature at Rutgers and education at Montclair State University. She has appeared in many independent films since the early 1990s. She received an Imagen Award nomination for performance in the 2008 film Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story. On television, Forte appeared in recurring roles on Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Crossing Jordan, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Her film appearances include the transporter chief in the 2009 Star Trek reboot and Mrs. Glass in Real Women Have Curves.
In 2012, Forte was cast on TNT's revamped Dallas, playing Carmen Ramos, longtime Ewing family housekeeper and mother to Elena (played by Jordana Brewster). She played another housekeeper in the 2013 comedy film, A Haunted House, and co-starred in the Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club (2014). After Dallas, Forte had recurring role as Elena Gutierrez in the ABC Family drama series, The Fosters from 2015 to 2017.
In 2016, Forte played Celia Flores, the main antagonist during the first half of season 2 of the AMC horror drama series, Fear the Walking Dead. In 2018, she was cast as Alazne Ortega for the first season of the Netflix science fiction drama series, Altered Carbon. Her other television credits include Claws, Mayans M.C., Runaways, Superstore and The Conners. Forte also played supporting roles in the 2018 superhero film El Chicano as Raúl Castillo's character' mother, 2019 mystery crime comedy Knives Out as Ana de Armas' mother, and 2020 drama film The Way Back. In 2021, she appeared in the Netflix vampire film Night Teeth.
In 2022, Forte starred and produced horror thriller film Hypochondriac that premiered at the South by Southwest festival.
Personal life
Forte married screenwriter Oliver Mayer in 2006. They live in Los Angeles, California. They have no children together, but Forte has daughter Giselle Rodriguez, who works as producer, from a previous relationship. Forte is the sister of former HSN host Lesley Ann Machado.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Living people
American entertainers of Cuban descent
American film actresses
American soap opera actresses
American television actresses
Cuban emigrants to the United States
Actresses from Havana
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo%20Precision%20Industries%20K4
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Daewoo Precision Industries K4
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The Daewoo Precision Industries K4 is a 40x53mm high-speed Automatic Grenade Launcher in use with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
The K4 was developed as a complement to the K-201 hand-held grenade launcher (attachable to the K2).
History
The K4 was first developed in 1994.
Design
It has a weight of 34.4 kg (empty, without accessories) and can fire up to 325 rounds per minute with a firing range of 1.5 km. When needed to be used during night operations, a KAN/TVS-5 night vision scope can be attached onto the receiver.
The K4 is said to visually resemble the Mk 19 AGL.
Users
: Small numbers used by Iraqi special forces on Humvees.
: First export customer, purchased the K4 in 2009.
: Purchased since 2011.
: Several hundred K4s ordered in 2022.
: 17 K4s transferred according to a 2019 SIPRI small arms report.
See also
Mk 19 grenade launcher
References
Automatic grenade launchers
40×53mm grenade launchers
Post–Cold War weapons of South Korea
Weapons of South Korea
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1993
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%20Open%2088%20Contrex%C3%A9ville%20%E2%80%93%20Doubles
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2011 Open 88 Contrexéville – Doubles
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Nina Bratchikova and Ekaterina Ivanova were the defending champions, but both chose not to participate. Valentyna Ivakhnenko and Kateryna Kozlova defeated Erika Sema and Roxane Vaisemberg in the final, 2–6, 7–5, [12–10].
Seeds
Draw
Draw
References
Main Draw
Open 88 Contrexeville - Doubles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard%20D.%20Becker
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Howard D. Becker
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Howard Daniel Becker (1914 in Albany, New York, United States – 1995 in Pennsylvania, US) was an American painter and watercolorist. He served in World War II in 6th Port Headquarters as documentary artist, assigned by Col. R. Hunter Clarkson, painting and sketching the history of the occupation and reconstruction of the Port of Marseille. His watercolor painting "Assembly Plant", Cazes, Morocco, 1946, appears in "Soldiers Serving the Nation," a book of the works of artists in the field during World War II, drawn from The US Army Art Collection edited by General Gordon R. Sullivan, U.S. Army Chief of Staff. Several of Becker's pieces were retained by the Historical Properties Section in Washington, D.C..
Early life and education
Howard D. Becker was born in Albany, New York in 1914. He graduated from the Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, New York in 1935.
World War II
Becker was drafted April 26, 1941. He reported to Camp Blanding, Florida with the 57th Quartermaster Regiment. While in at Camp Blanding, Beckers watercolor "Convoy In Dixie" was exhibited as part of a soldiers' art show in the Society of Four Arts library, and purchased by Frederick Gunster, president of the Four Arts, and his wife.
In April 1943, Becker left for North Africa with the 6th Port Headquarters, with the rank of corporal, technician 5th grade.
Commander R. Hunter Clarkson assigned Becker to the unit as an artist, commissioning him to paint port activities and scenes of Army life. May 3, 1944, he arrived in Naples, Italy followed by the south of France on September 4, where he continued painting the restoration of the port of Marseille and Army scenes. In May 1945, he visited an American camp where he created an exhibition of German art from selected artists from the German prisoners.
Exhibitions of Becker's work included an exhibition at Oran, Cpl Becker's watercolors on Oran and its environs, the property of the U.S. Army, were displayed for the civilian population of Oran as a gesture of goodwill.
Becker was discharged October 7, 1945, at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Career
Returning from the war, Becker lived at the Taos art colony and travelled through the Southwest where he painted and held art exhibitions. Becker set up residence in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, where he painted historical scenes, old farms, covered bridges, and country churches. Becker's work has been shown in exhibitions, including The Wayne County Historical Society.
Recognition
The 6th Port was Awarded the Meritorious Service Plaque for Superior Performance in Control and Execution of its Port Missions, 1945.
Alliance of UDH rewarded Becker posthumously in 1997 his outstanding contributions to the preservation and appreciation of the Heritage of the Upper Delaware Valley.
Honesdale Historical Society Museum opened with a retrospective exhibition of 40 selected works.
Three of Becker's oil paintings were exhibited at the prestigious, totally dedicated to "Architecture in the State Landscape" exhibition, and presented by Governor and Mrs. Edward G. Rendell in their Governor's Residence, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Exhibitions
The World War II Art of Howard D. Becker, Torrey Building, Pennsylvania, 1995
The Artistic Vision of Howard D. Becker, Wayne County Historical Society, Honesdale
Personal life
Becker was married to Elsa Garratt Becker, an artist who illustrated for Highlights for Children Magazine. They had one son, Peter.
References
1914 births
1995 deaths
Painters from Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni
American muralists
20th-century American painters
American male painters
American watercolorists
Federal Art Project artists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amory%20%28name%29
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Amory (name)
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Amory is both an English given name – derived from the Old German name Amalric via the French form Amaury – and a surname derived from it.
Given name
Slats Gill, real name Amory Gill (1901–1966), American sports coach
Amory Hansen (1887–1961), Danish tennis player
Amory Nelson Hardy (1835–1911), American photographer
Amory Holbrook (1820–1856), American lawyer and politician
Amory Houghton (1899–1981), American diplomat
Amo Houghton (1926–2020), American diplomat; son of Amory Houghton
Amory Lovins (born 1947), American physicist
Amory Kane, otherwise Jack Kane (born 1946), American musician
Amory Dwight Mayo (1823–1907), American Unitarian clergyman
Surname
Alan Amory, South African academic
Anthony Amory (born 1963), Bermudan cricketer
Cleveland Amory (1917–1998), American author
Estelle Mendell Amory (1845–?), American author, educator
Katharine Greene Amory (1731–1777), Boston diarist
Patrick Amory (born 1965), American recorded music historian
Peter Amory (born 1962), English actor
Samuel Amory (1784–1857), English lawyer
Thomas Amory (disambiguation)
Vance Amory (1949–2022), Prime Minister of Nevis
See also
Amory Blaine, a fictional character
Amory Lorch, a fictional character from the A Song of Ice and Fire books.
Heathcoat-Amory
Viscount Amory
References
English-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
English-language surnames
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966%20Davis%20Cup%20Europe%20Zone
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1966 Davis Cup Europe Zone
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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup.
32 teams entered the Europe Zone in total. For this year's tournament the Europe Zone was split into two sub-zones, with the winners of each sub-zone going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone.
Brazil defeated France in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated South Africa in the Zone B final, resulting in both Brazil and West Germany progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.
Zone A
Draw
First round
France vs. Romania
Finland vs. Canada
Czechoslovakia vs. Austria
Portugal vs. Israel
Poland vs. Sweden
Turkey vs. Egypt
Spain vs. Yugoslavia
Denmark vs. Brazil
Quarterfinals
France vs. Canada
Czechoslovakia vs. Israel
Poland vs. Egypt
Spain vs. Brazil
Semifinals
France vs. Czechoslovakia
Poland vs. Brazil
Final
France vs. Brazil
Zone B
Draw
First round
Luxembourg vs. Switzerland
West Germany vs. Norway
Hungary vs. Greece
Great Britain vs. New Zealand
Italy vs. Soviet Union
Monaco vs. Morocco
Netherlands vs. Ireland
Belgium vs. South Africa
Quarterfinals
Switzerland vs. West Germany
Hungary vs. Great Britain
Netherlands vs. South Africa
Semifinals
West Germany vs. Great Britain
Italy vs. South Africa
Final
West Germany vs. South Africa
References
External links
Davis Cup official website
Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Europe Zone
Davis Cup
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