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10531634 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferndene%20State%20Reserve | Ferndene State Reserve | The Ferndene State Reserve is a protected area in the Dial Range of northwest Tasmania, Australia. It comprises and is managed by the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. It was established on 2 August 1939 and is described by the Parks and Wildlife Service as a "scenic fern glade".
References
Parks and Wildlife Service; Reserves under the Nature Conservation Act 2002; web publication; retrieved 8 April 2007.
Dial Range Recreation Management Plan ; June 2000; Inspiring Place Consultants and Office of Sport and Recreation Tasmania.
State reserves of Tasmania |
18812519 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chodov%C3%A1%20Plan%C3%A1 | Chodová Planá | Chodová Planá () is a market town in the Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Boněnov, Dolní Kramolín, Holubín, Hostíčkov, Michalovy Hory, Pístov and Výškov are administrative parts of Chodová Planá.
Geography
Chodová Planá is located about northwest of Plzeň. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Teplá Highlands, but the western part with the built-up area lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level.
There are several ponds in the vicinity of the market town. The largest of them is Regent, a pond used for sports and recreational purposes. The pond was founded in 1479.
History
The first written mention of Chodová Planá is from 1319, when it was a property of the knights Ctibor and Oldřich. It was then owned by various knights, and in 1391 and 1413 it was documented as the property of the Teplá Abbey. Its owners often changed until 1560, when Chodová Planá was bought by the Širtingar (German: Schirnding) family.
After the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, the properties of the Širtingar family were confiscated, and Chodová Planá was acquired by the counts of Haimhausen. The estate remained in their possession until the abolition of serfdom in 1848. In 1733, a huge fire destroyed half of the market town, including the church.
Until 1938, Chodová Planá had a Jewish community. Its presence is documented by two remaining Jewish cemeteries.
Demographics
Economy
Chodová Planá is known for the oldest brewery in the west Bohemian region, which is named Chodovar. The first written reference of the brewery is from 1573, however, its much older history is evidenced by cellars from the 14th century, carved in granite rock, still used to brew beer.
The brewery is best known today for its beer spa. Guests can soak in a dark lager/mineral water blend in copper tubs. The beer soak spa treatment is said to have medicinal benefits.
Sport
The town has a sports club, TJ Slavoj Chodová Planá.
Sights
The Church of Saint John the Baptist replaced the old one destroyed by the fire. It was built in the Baroque style in 1748–1754.
The Old Castle in Chodová Planá from 1734 was rebuilt into the cultural house. The New Castle was built in 1906. It includes a spacious park.
In the brewery, there is a small brewery museum.
Notable people
Johann Emanuel Veith (1787–1876), Roman Catholic preacher
Twin towns – sister cities
Chodová Planá is twinned with:
Störnstein, Germany
References
External links
Populated places in Tachov District
Market towns in the Czech Republic
Jewish communities in the Czech Republic |
3758315 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Storms | Tim Storms | Tim Storms (born August 28, 1972) is an American singer and composer. He holds the Guinness World Record for both the "lowest note produced by a human" and the "widest vocal range".
Musical career
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Storms was raised in Waterloo, Indiana. His musical affinity appeared at a young age. Four days after graduating from high school, he returned to Oklahoma to begin his career in Christian music. Since then, Storms has appeared with a number of singing groups, including Freedom, Vocal Union, AVB, Acappella, and Rescue. He also performed with the cast of Branson's "50s at the Hop", was voted Branson's Bass Singer of the Year for three years in a row, and is in the Branson's Entertainers Hall of Fame. Storms joined Pierce Arrow Theater in Branson at the beginning of the 2006 season.
As well as his performances across the United States, Storms has also performed in Brazil, France, Switzerland, Jamaica, and Fiji. In 2012, after auditioning to record with the St. Petersburg Chamber Choir in Saint Petersburg, Storms was selected by composer Paul Mealor, producer Anna Barry and Decca Records to record four songs with the choir. Two of the four songs, "De Profundis" and "The Twelve Brigands", ended up on the Universal/Decca Records release, Tranquility Voices of Deep Calm.
Guinness World Record
Storms' Guinness World Record for the lowest note produced by a human was 0.189 Hz, set in 2012; he had a separate record for greatest vocal range, although most of this range is inaudible.
References
External links
Official Site of Tim Storms Voiceover
1972 births
Musicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Living people
American basses
Singers from Indiana
20th-century American singers
21st-century American singers
20th-century American male singers
21st-century American male singers |
4050333 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette%20tax%20stamp | Cigarette tax stamp | A cigarette tax stamp is any adhesive stamp, metered stamp, heat transfer stamp, or other form or evidence of payment of a cigarette tax. A cigarette tax stamp is a specific example of a revenue stamp.
The 1978 Contraband Cigarette Act prohibits the transport, receipt, shipment, possession, distribution, or purchase of more than 60,000 cigarettes (300 cartons) not bearing the official tax stamp of the U.S. state in which the cigarettes are located.
References
Cigarettes
Tobacco taxation
Revenue stamps |
41735399 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt%20F.%20B%C3%BChler | Curt F. Bühler | Curt Ferdinand Bühler (11 July 1905 – 2 August 1985) was an American librarian and expert of early books who published mainly on the art and history of books printed during the fifteenth century. He took degrees from Yale University (B.A., 1927) and Trinity College, Dublin (Ph.D., 1930). After post-doctoral studies in the University of Munich (1931-1933), he worked as a rare book curator at the Pierpont Morgan Library from 1934, was appointed Keeper of Printed Books in 1948, and remained with the Morgan Library until his formal retirement in 1973. His own collection of manuscripts and early printed books was bequeathed to the same library.
Bühler served as president of both the Bibliographical Society of America (1952-1954) and the Renaissance Society of America (1961-1963), and was a member of many other organizations including the Grolier Club, the Century Association, the Modern Language Association, the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.
Personal life
In July 1971, Bühler married Lucy Jane Ford Schoettle.
Bibliography
1947: The Bible, Manuscripts and Printed Bibles from the Fourth to the Nineteenth Century, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
1949: Standards of Bibliographical Description, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
1960: The Fifteenth-Century Book: the scribes, the printers, the decorators, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
1960: William Caxton and His Critics: A Critical Reappraisal of Caxton's Contributions to the Enrichment of the English Language, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, N.Y.
1973: Early Books and Manuscripts: forty years of research, The Grolier Club, New York
References
1905 births
1985 deaths
American librarians
Fellows of the British Academy
Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America
Yale University alumni
American expatriates in Ireland
American expatriates in Germany
Members of the American Philosophical Society |
45646438 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervantes%20Theater | Cervantes Theater | The Cervantes Theater is located in the city of Guanajuato. The building is of stone in the colonial style, designed by José Martínez Cossi and inaugurated in 1979. It is a venue of the Festival Internacional Cervantino, but also holds other events during the rest of the year.
Description
The theater is a rectangular stone building in colonial style, and includes a large wooden double door on its facade. In front of the building is the Plaza Allende, which contains statues of Don Quijote and Sancho Panza on horseback. Inside, it has a capacity of 430 and a statue of writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
History
The theater was designed by architect José Martínez Cossio and inaugurated on September 1, 1979. The first event held at the venue was a concert by pianist Guadalupe Parrondo. Previously, it was the site of the movie theater Cine Colonial, and the land once belonged to a hacienda dedicated to the smelting of metals.
On the fortieth anniversary of the Festival Cervantino, a time capsule was interred at the base of the Quijote and Panza statues, which included a book documenting the first four decades of the event as well as photographs, letters and more.
Function
The venue is primarily for the Festival Internacional Cervantino, with less-regular events during the rest of the year. These include the Festival de Titerías (puppets) and Andar de Paella, organized by the Universidad Santa Fe as part of a week-long city gastronomy festival. The theatre has hosted plays, operas, concerts, dances, shows for children, festivals, film events, and state and local political events.
References
Theatres in Mexico
Guanajuato City |
53251088 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer%27s%20Devilry | Printer's Devilry | A Printer's Devilry is a form of cryptic crossword puzzle, first invented by Afrit (Alistair Ferguson Ritchie) in 1937. A Printer's Devilry puzzle does not follow the standard Ximenean rules of crossword setting, since the clues do not define the answers. Instead, each clue consists of a sentence from which a string of letters has been removed and, where necessary, the punctuation and word breaks in the clue rearranged to form a new more-or-less grammatical sentence. The challenge to the solver is to find the missing letters, which will spell out a word or phrase that should be entered into the grid.
History
Afrit's first Printer's Devilry puzzle appeared in The Listener on 2 June, 1937 in puzzle 377. Its original preamble, setting out the rules, read as follows:
Other later crossword setters have picked up the form, including Ximenes and Azed, and it has also found use in mixed puzzles that combine several different clue types on a single grid. Ximenes noted that it was one of the most popular non-plain puzzle types and typically set a Printer's Devilry every eight months, while most other puzzle types only appeared annually. The name plays on the term printer's devil, an old term for a printer's apprentice.
Examples
Like a standard cryptic crossword clue, the surface reading of a Printer's Devilry clue has nothing to do with the answer. However, a cryptic crossword clue according to Ximenean rules comprises wordplay and a definition. Neither of these are present in a Printer's Devilry. For example, in the following clue:
the correct answer is INSTATE, which can be slotted into the clue to form a new sentence: "Against a telling remark, an effective riposte is difficult". To produce this sentence, a space is deleted between "a" and "galling", two spaces are added into "instate" and the dash is replaced by a comma.
In his analysis of Printer's Devilry clues, Ximenes noted that it was a popular type, arguably easier than the standard cryptic but with the potential to be made more difficult by concealing the position of the break. A difficult Printer's Devilry clue can therefore involve substantial changes to the structure of the sentence, not just the addition of the clue word, as in:
which must be significantly adjusted to produce the sentence: "When he was dancing at the center, I could not see Jose Limon as ticket expenses there were too high." with the clue word MONASTIC.
However, the letters of the clued word always appear in order, and they always appear consecutively – the sentence is only ever broken in a single place.
In Printer's Devilry clues, the surface can be ungrammatical or nonsensical, but the complete sentence should always be logical and natural. A common mistake when setting Printer's Devilry clues is to do the reverse and contrive a sentence which reads naturally on its surface, but which when combined with the answer produces a sentence that is not idiomatic and therefore is impossible to guess. An example of this, criticized by Ximenes, is:
The answer to this clue is MORALE, producing the sentence "Do all the lines of tram or a level crossing always lack supervision?" – a sentence Ximenes described as "so unnatural that the clue would be almost insoluble". It is also considered poor form for the break to appear at the beginning or end of a word.
References
Crosswords
Word puzzles |
6692003 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper%20Griffin | Jasper Griffin | Jasper Griffin (29 May 1937 – 22 November 2019) was a British classicist and academic. He was Public Orator and Professor of Classical Literature in the University of Oxford from 1992 until 2004.
Early life
Griffin was born on 29 May 1937. He was educated on a scholarship at Christ's Hospital, a private school in Horsham, West Sussex. He read Classical Moderations and Greats at Balliol College, Oxford between 1956 and 1960. He graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts degree. He was Jackson Fellow at Harvard University from 1960 to 1961 where he undertook research in early Latin poets.
Academic career
On his return to the University of Oxford, Griffin became Dyson Junior Research Fellow at Balliol College (1961–63), tutorial fellow in Classics (1963–2004), and senior fellow (2000–04). He is the originator of the word "agostic" used by the organometallic chemist Malcolm Green to describe C-H-M interactions.
Personal life
Griffin's wife of more than fifty years, Dr Miriam T. Griffin (née Dressler), was also a noteworthy classicist. Their three daughters, Julia, Miranda and Tamara, survive them.
Honours
Griffin was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1986.
Publications
Author
Homer: the Odyssey (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987, 2nd edn 2004)
Homer (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980, 2nd edn, London: Bristol Classical Press, 2001)
Virgil (2nd edn, London: Bristol Classical Press, 2001)
The art of snobbery (London: Robinson, 1998)
Latin poets and Roman life (London: Duckworth, 1985, 2nd edn, London: Bristol Classical Press, 1994)
The mirror of myth: classical themes & variations (London: Faber and Faber, 1986)
Homer on life and death (Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1980)
Snobs (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1982)
Editor
Homer: Iliad, Book nine (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995)
Sophocles revisited: essays presented to Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999)
The Oxford history of the classical world (with John Boardman and Oswyn Murray, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986), subsequently published as The Oxford history of Greece and the Hellenistic world (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, 2nd edn 2001, illustrated edn 2001) and The Oxford history of the Roman world (with John Boardman and Oswyn Murray, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, 2nd edn 2001, illustrated edn 2001)
References
External links
Tom Bewley, 'The end of an era', Floreat Domus: Balliol College News Issue 10 (March 2004)
1937 births
2019 deaths
People educated at Christ's Hospital
Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
English classical scholars
Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford
Fellows of the British Academy
Harvard Fellows
Public Orators of the University of Oxford |
20489423 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State%20Pathologist%27s%20Office | State Pathologist's Office | The State Pathologist's Office () is a branch of the Department of Justice in the Republic of Ireland. Its function is to provide independent expert advice on matters relating to forensic pathology and to perform post-mortem examinations in those cases where foul play is suspected (so-called 'state cases'). This function includes providing post-mortem reports to the relevant coroner in appropriate instances, as well as attendance at coroners' inquests and at any court proceedings arising out of the Garda investigation into a death. The office also provides advice to coroners on cases which are not the subject of a criminal investigation, but which nevertheless give rise to complex questions of forensic pathology.
There is one full-time Chief State Pathologist, Dr. Linda Mulligan. She is assisted by two Locum Assistant State Pathologists, Dr. Heidi Okkers and Cork-based Dr. Margot Bolster
Since 2015, the State Pathologist's Office and City Mortuary have been based in a former Garda station in Whitehall, Dublin. In 2010 work had begun on building a new premises at a site in nearby Marino but this was subsequently abandoned.
References
External links
Department of Justice (Ireland) |
49058156 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Barto%C5%A1 | Adam Bartoš | Adam Bartoš (born 27 April 1992) is a Czech male volleyball player. He is part of the Czech Republic men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Tours VB.
References
External links
Profile at FIVB.org
1992 births
Living people
Czech men's volleyball players
Sportspeople from Zlín
Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
Tours Volley-Ball players |
53773215 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Paul%20Verboncoeur | John Paul Verboncoeur | John Paul Verboncoeur is a professor of Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 for contributions to computational plasma physics and plasma device applications.
Verboncoeur received a B.S. from the University of Florida in 1982, a MS and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from UC Berkeley in 1987 and 1992 respectively. He was chair of the Computational Engineering Science Program at UC Berkeley from 2001-2010. Currently, he is president of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
He is the author/coauthor of the MSU (formerly Berkeley) suite of particle-in-cell Monte Carlo codes, and is an Associate Editor for Physics of Plasmas.
Awards
2013 IEEE Fellow
2018 IEEE NPSS Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award
2019 IEEE NPSS Plasma Science and Applications Committee Award
References
Fellow Members of the IEEE
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people) |
36792243 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Aviation%20Nordic%20VII | Norman Aviation Nordic VII | The Norman Aviation Nordic VII is a Canadian advanced ultralight aircraft, that was designed by Jacques Norman and produced by Norman Aviation of Saint-Anselme, Quebec. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
Production is complete and the Nordic VII is no longer available.
Design and development
The Nordic VII was designed to comply with the Canadian ultralight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with its wings made from wood and all surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing has an area of and mounts flaps. The wing is supported by V-struts and jury struts. The standard engines supplied were Subaru EA four-stroke powerplants.
The cockpit width is , wider than the Nordic II. The Nordic VII also has a swept tail, which differentiates it from the Nordic VI. The wing has slightly greater span than the Nordic VI, but less area, giving the Nordic VII a higher stall speed and a lower rate of climb, but a faster cruise speed.
Construction time from the factory supplied kit is estimated at 300 hours.
Operational history
In November 2016 there were two Nordic VIIs on the Transport Canada Civil Aviation Register.
Specifications (Nordic VII)
References
External links
1990s Canadian ultralight aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft |
49820723 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupselia%20beltera | Eupselia beltera | Eupselia beltera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
The larvae are thought to feed on the foliage of Eucalyptus species.
References
Moths described in 1947
Eupselia |
66899680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barucha | Barucha | Barucha is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andreas Barucha (born 1979), German bobsledder
Patrizia Barucha (born 1983), German footballer
Stefan Barucha (born 1977), German bobsledder
See also
Baruch (given name)
Bharucha |
38689285 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%20Lewis%20%28screenwriter%29 | Warren Lewis (screenwriter) | Warren Lewis is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his screenwriting contributions on the films Black Rain (1989, directed by Ridley Scott) and The 13th Warrior (1999, directed by John McTiernan). He also worked as an assistant film director on numerous studio and independent films, including Boaz Davidson's Hospital Massacre (1982), Penelope Spheeris' The Boys Next Door (1985) and McTiernan's directorial debut film Nomads (1986). Lewis has an extensive background in film and video production.
Lewis' original and developed screenplays, television pilots and adaptations include the adaptation of the novel Cold, Cold Heart; The Tale of the Bloodstone Riders, a western set against the background of post Civil War reconstruction Texas; and Dress Blues, a story set in the home front of the Vietnam War and the events of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. A World Away, The Point - A TV drama set in The United States Military Academy And an adaptation of S. Ansky's play The Dybbuk, is casting.
Lewis is an active educator in screenwriting. He is a professor in the screenwriting program at the California State University at Fullerton and teaches beginning and advanced screenwriting at the UCLA Writer's program via UCLA Extension. He is a frequent guest lecturer at University film and writing programs. His academic research on the contributions of Vitagaph Studios (1897-1925) to U.S. film authorship is ongoing.
Lewis is the 2014 recipient of the Person of Letters award from the La Jolla Writers Conference. The jury prize at the Wallachia ( Romania) international film festival and was awarded at the American Screenwriters Conference in 2021.
Biography
Lewis studied media at CUNY, cinema at The State University of New York at Binghamton (now Binghamton University) and is a graduate of New York University. He studied screenwriting at Columbia University with Samson Raphaelson.
In 2000, Lewis married the author Constance Young.
References
External links
(screenplaystreet.com)
American film producers
American male screenwriters
Living people
New York University alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people) |
131058 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menallen%20Township%2C%20Adams%20County%2C%20Pennsylvania | Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania | Menallen Township is a township that is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,515 at the time of the 2010 census.
This American township is named after an older variant spelling of Moyallen, County Down, now in Northern Ireland.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.29%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,974 people, 1,077 households, and 818 families residing in the township.
The population density was . There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of .
The racial makeup of the township was 93.38% White, 0.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.10% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.18% of the population.
There were 1,077 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 26.2% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.2% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 23.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.
For every one hundred females there were 104.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,404, and the median income for a family was $43,615. Males had a median income of $30,786 compared with that of $23,523 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $17,415.
Approximately 7.3% of families and 8.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
Populated places established in 1749
Townships in Adams County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania |
28297069 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor%20Lake%20%28Quebec%29 | Taylor Lake (Quebec) | Taylor Lake is a small lake in Gatineau Park area of Quebec, Canada. It is one of the park's smaller lakes. It is located mostly in the municipality of La Pêche and partly in Pontiac, both in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
External links
Gatineau Park website
Lakes of Outaouais |
2771808 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st%20Brigade%20Combat%20Team%2C%201st%20Infantry%20Division%20%28United%20States%29 | 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States) | The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (aka, "Devil Brigade") is a maneuver brigade combat team in the United States Army. It is the oldest permanent brigade in the Army and has some of the oldest units in the United States Army. Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1st Brigade served in World War I, Vietnam, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Its most notable campaigns include the Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, Picardy, Tet Counteroffensive and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait. Since Desert Storm, the "Devil Brigade" has deployed to Bosnia, Kuwait, and to Korea to participate in a 2nd Infantry Division exercise.
History
World War I
Headquarters and Headquarters Company was constituted 24 May 1917 into the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Brigade, an element of the 1st Expeditionary Division (later redesignated as the 1st Infantry Division).
1st Infantry Brigade
16th Infantry Regiment
18th Infantry Regiment
2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Commanders 1st Infantry Brigade
1917
9 June Colonel Omar Bundy
28 June Brigadier General Omar Bundy
25 August Colonel Ulysses G. McAlexander (ad interim)
30 August Brigadier General Omar Bundy
8 September Brigadier General George B. Duncan
1918
16 January Colonel John L. Hines (ad interim)
21 January Brigadier General George B. Duncan
5 May Brigadier General John L. Hines
27 August Brigadier General Frank Parker
18 October Colonel Hjalmar Erickson (ad interim)
21 November Brigadier General Frank Parker
20 December Colonel Charles A. Hunt (ad interim)
1919
5 January Brigadier General Frank Parker
12 January Colonel Charles A. Hunt (ad interim)
17 January Brigadier General Frank Parker
27 January Colonel William F. Harrell (ad interim)
29 January Brigadier General Frank Parker
16 February Colonel Charles A. Hunt (ad interim)
29 March Brigadier General Frank Parker
1 April Colonel Charles A. Hunt (ad interim)
11 April Brigadier General Frank Parker
25 April Colonel Charles A. Hunt (ad interim)
7 May Lieutenant Colonel Edward R. Coppock (ad interim)
9 May Lieutenant Colonel William F. Hoey (ad interim)
13 May Brigadier General Frank Parker
8 July Colonel William W. McCammon (ad Interim)
18 July Brigadier General Frank Parker
21 July Colonel William W. McCammon (ad interim)
24 July to 3 September Brigadier General Frank Parker
World War II
The 1st Infantry Brigade was stationed in New York City, as part of the 1st Infantry Division until 11 October 1939, when it was inactivated when the division was converted to a Triangular Table of Organization and Equipment.
1st Infantry Brigade, Fort Wadsworth
16th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jay
18th Infantry Regiment, Fort Hamilton
After the army's conversion to the triangular division, only two separate brigades were formed during World War II, the 1st Airborne Infantry Brigade and the 2nd Airborne Infantry Brigade. The 1st Airborne Infantry Brigade was formed at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 20 July 1942 originally as the 1st Parachute Infantry Brigade. The unit changed its name from "parachute" to "airborne" after having the 88th Glider Infantry Regiment assigned to it. After having its units removed and sent to different theatres the brigade was disbanded seven months later.
Cold War
Under the United States Army's pentomic reorganisation, the 1st Infantry Brigade was recreated as an independent unit at Ft. Benning from 1958 to 1962. When the First Brigade rejoined the 1st Infantry Division the brigade was renamed the 197th Infantry Brigade.
Operation Iraqi Freedom
On 23 July 2003, US Army Forces Command alerted the 1st Brigade for deployment to the Iraq Theater of Operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The brigade deployed its main body starting on 2 September, closing in Kuwait by 11 September. Initially attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, the brigade occupied Area of Operations Topeka and conducted Transition of Authority with the 3rd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, on 26 September. On 20 March 2004, CJTF-7 attached 1st Brigade to the 1st Marine Division to continue its offensive operations in AO Topeka.
In the following twelve months, the brigade's offensive operations killed 541 insurgents, wounded 101 more, and detained over 2,081 enemy fighters, including the capture of 18 high-value targets and 20 foreign fighters. The brigade responded to hundreds of small arms and RPG engagements, as well as over 550 IED (improvised explosive device) attacks. In order to disrupt the enemy's ability to conduct operations, the brigade captured 41 heavy machine guns, 175 RPG launchers, 3,134 mortar and artillery rounds, 1,781 rockets, and 17 surface-to-air missiles. In addition to combat operations, the brigade formed and trained the 60th Iraqi National Guard Brigade, including the 500th, 501st, and 502nd ING Battalions. 1st Brigade also sponsored over $23.8 million in civil projects in the Al Anbar province. The BCT returned to Fort Riley in September 2004.
In January 2005 the 1st Brigade was again called upon to prepare for deployment for OIF. The brigade spent the majority of 2005 refitting and training for deployment in fall 2005. This training culminated with the brigade's deployment to the Joint Readiness Training Center in August and September 2005.
In January 2006 the 1st Brigade received a mission change and began restructuring in order to better train military transition teams for their deployment.
Several security force companies, or SECFOR companies, began preparing to deploy to Iraq in the fall of 2006.
On 23 September 2009, the brigade officially moved the military transition team mission to Fort Polk, Louisiana, and stood up as a deployable heavy brigade combat team. The last of the MiTTs trained by the brigade completed their mission in October 2010.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On the 24th of February 2022, the same day as the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine started, President Joe Biden extended the 1st Brigade Combat Team's deployment to Europe where it would be used to bolster NATO deterrence in Europe.
Current Organization
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (1st ABCT) (Devil Brigade)
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment Iron Rangers
2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment Dreadnaughts
3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment Burt's Knights
1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment (1-5th FAR) "Hamilton's Own"
1st Engineer Battalion Diehards
101st Brigade Support Battalion (101st BSB) Liberty
References
1st Brigade History, U.S Army (accessed 17 November 2005)
Military units and formations established in 1917
Infantry 001 01
Infantry 001 01
Infantry 001 01
Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 |
72687576 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold%20Cup%20%28India%29 | Gold Cup (India) | The Gold Cup (known as the Hero Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a 4-team women's association football tournament organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It was launched in 2019 with the first edition being held at the Kalinga Stadium in association with the Government of Odisha. The tournament naming rights were purchased by Hero MotoCorp which also sponsors the national team.
The first edition was held in 2019, which was won by Myanmar.
Results
Medal summary
References
External links
Hero Gold Cup
International association football competitions hosted by India
2019 establishments in India
Recurring sporting events established in 2019
International women's association football invitational tournaments |
2137105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Luis%2C%20Pampanga | San Luis, Pampanga | San Luis, officially the Municipality of San Luis (; ), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 58,551 people.
Geography
Barangays
San Luis is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
San Agustín
San Carlos
San Isidro
San José
San Juan
San Nicolás
San Roque
San Sebastián
Santa Catalina
Santa Cruz Pambilog
Santa Cruz Población
Santa Lucia
Santa Mónica
Santa Rita
Santo Niño
Santo Rosario
Santo Tomás
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of San Luis, Pampanga, was 58,551 people, with a density of .
Like other municipalities and cities in Pampanga, its people are mostly Kapampangan.
Religion
Roman Catholicism remains the predominant faith of the townsfolk. Other Christian denominations, such as Iglesia ni Cristo, the United Methodist Church, Members Church of God International, Evangelicals, Ang Iglesia Metodista sa Pilipinas, Baptists, and Born Again Christianity can be found in the municipality.
Economy
Transportation, trade and commerce in San Luis is concentrated at the town center where the public market, cockpit, municipal hall, church, schools, hospital, clinics, and commercial spaces are situated.
Government
Local government
The municipal government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The executive branch is composed of the mayor and the barangay captains for the barangays. The legislative branch is composed of the Sangguniang Bayan (town assembly), Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council), and the Sangguniang Kabataan for the youth sector.
The current mayor of San Luis, Dr. Jayson S. Sagum or also known as Dr. J, and the vice mayor is Mon A. Sagum
Landmarks
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church
Its façade can compare immeasurably with existing Spanish-style church edifices and architectural design. The church is located in a place that used to be called Cabagsac, referring to the proliferation of fruit bats. In fact, today, a fishnet is permanently installed high above the altar precisely to catch thousands of bats that are roosting inside the church. The interior is dark, has an ambience of antiquity and mystery and overpowering odor of bat urine. The main attraction is the three-tower facade, perhaps one of its kind in the country. Not to be missed is the ancient cemetery located in a hidden corner at the back of the church, with some tombstones dating back to the 1800s and bearing the names of the town's prominent families, including the Elizaldes, Ablazos, Francos, Tarucs, among others.
Education
There is a prime school in the town aside from public elementary and high schools.
Notable personalities
Luis Taruc (June 21, 1913 - May 4, 2005), founder and leader of Hukbalahap, was born of peasant folks in the farming town of San Luis, Pampanga.
Gallery
References
External links
San Luis Profile at PhilAtlas.com
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
Philippine Census Information
Local Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Pampanga
Populated places on the Pampanga River |
25228189 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeview%20School%20District%20%28Mercer%20County%2C%20Pennsylvania%29 | Lakeview School District (Mercer County, Pennsylvania) | The Lakeview School District is a small, rural public school district serving parts of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses multiple rural communities, including Fairview Township, New Vernon Township, New Lebanon, Mill Creek Township, Stoneboro, Lake Township, Sandy Lake, Sandy Lake Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Center, and Worth Township. Lakeview School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, Lakeview School District served a district population of 8,462. By 2010, the district's population increased to 8,604 people. In 2009, Lakeview School District residents' per capita income was $16,811, while the median family income was $40,063. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
Lakeview School District operates Oakview Elementary School, Lakeview Middle School, and Lakeview High School. The District provides a full-day kindergarten and preschool.
Extracurriculars
Lakeview School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports programs for middle school and high school students. The high school is a District 10 member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).
Sports
The District funds:
Boys
Baseball - AA
Basketball- AA
Cross Country - A
Football - A (coop)
Golf - AA
Soccer - A
Track and Field - AA
Wrestling - AA
Girls
Basketball - AAA
Cheer - AAAAAA
Cross Country - A
Softball - AA
Track and Field - AA
Volleyball - AA
Junior High School Sports
Boys
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Track and Field
Wrestling
Girls
Basketball
Cross Country
Track and Field
Volleyball
According to PIAA directory January 2018
References
School districts in Mercer County, Pennsylvania |
13617631 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Grav%C3%A9 | Saint-Gravé | Saint-Gravé (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The canal de Nantes à Brest forms part of the commune's northern border; the river Arz forms all of its southern border.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Saint-Gravé are called Gravéens in French.
See also
Communes of the Morbihan department
References
External links
Official website
Mayors of Morbihan Association
Saintgrave |
47208747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%20Canadian%20wildfires | 2015 Canadian wildfires | 2015 Canadian wildfires were a series of wildfires across Canada and Alaska in July 2015 which spread smoke across most of North America. Over two hundred fires were ablaze across British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
Tens of thousand of people had been evacuated and more than of forest had burned. Fire-fighters from Mexico, Western Australia, and New Zealand were sent to assist. The Canadian military also fought the fires. Since the smoke was so dense, warnings had been given across central and Western Canada; additionally, parts of the western United States were also issued air advisories because of the amount of smoke. Wildfires have burned one million hectares (2.4 million acres) in Saskatchewan in the past year according to statistics posted on the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. The words people have used to describe this natural disaster is "extreme, unprecedented, and historic." A majority of the ecosystem where the fire had been burning consists of boreal forests. Circumstances for catastrophic fires were created as a result of the fuel buildup starting in the 1950s caused fire inhibition. This outcome created a change in the landscape-age mosaic. Initially, this fuel buildup was created for closed canopy ecosystems such as the Pinus ponderosa located in the western United States.
Causes
The major factors of the severe wildfire situation were weather conditions, dead grass, winds and lightning. Dead, dry grass were particularly flammable due to high temperatures and lack of rain. Meanwhile, fires spread very quick with forest fuels in windy situations. Moreover, lightning further deteriorated the situation.
Wildfire progression
The wildfire season in Alberta in 2015 was unprecedented and began earlier than before. It started on 1 March and ended on October 31. By May 21, the wildfire hazard in the High Level Wildfire Management Area (HLWMA) was EXTREME. A fire restriction started in effect. As for July 10, the wildfire hazard dropped because of rain. By October 31, HLWMA had 333 wildfires and totalled 1,773 wildfires recorded, which was such a large figure that only had been exceeded twice since 1990, with 491,802 hectares burned.
Response Effort
First Responders
The 2015 fire season pushed the system to its limit in terms of engaging resources in a situation where other jurisdictions were also demanding resources. Fire suppression cost $198,561,059 in total, mobilising just short of 2000 personnel in the 2015 fire season. As a result, they contained 92.7% of wildfire in the first burning period, and 95.6% in the second burning period. The 2015 Fire season and wildfire management program review concluded that fire suppression was 'well-defined and well-executed'.
However, more than 13,000 people were forced from their homes due to northern Saskatchewan blazes, according to Red Cross. The Canadian Red Cross, as of the 9th July 2015, had assisted more than 7,800 people in the province's northern region, with a total of 280 trained Red Cross personnel from across Canada on the ground with many others coordinating from a distance. The Saskatchewan government was forced to bring in a Sikorsky S-64 skycrane from Montana, and the deployment of an immediate response team of 500 members from the Canadian Armed Forces.
Political Response
The political response to the wildfires was mixed. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited a local crew near West Kelowna, B.C. Speaking to the media on the visit, Harper said "We know these are tough and are sometimes dangerous jobs and these efforts really are appreciated by everybody." Looking forward to the future, Harper told reporters that he had spoken with Premier Christy Clark and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall about improving methods of fire fighting.
Impact
Provincial
All provinces in Canada were impacted by forest fires in the 2015 season but the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan experienced unprecedented numbers of wildfires and hectares burned. The province of Alberta had 306 wildfires early in the season, which was 100 wildfires above historic averages and was the first indicator of an early and above normal forest fire season. Higher than normal winter and early spring temperatures in Alberta, as well as low precipitation averages across all the Western Canadian provinces was noted. The province of Saskatchewan experienced 292 wildfires above the 10-year average for the province.
Socioeconomic
During the 2015 wildfires, almost 18,000 people were evacuated in approximately 80 evacuation events. The indigenous peoples make up a large portion of the total number of evacuees - they are disproportionately affected by the wildfires since they often live in remote forest areas. Forests are their main work and food source, and are also important from a cultural standpoint.
The province with the highest number of evacuees for 2015 season was Saskatchewan, including communities of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian band where fires forced 13,000 people to leave their homes – making it the largest evacuation in the Saskatchewan history.
In British Columbia, 1,144 homes were evacuated (approximately 3,432 individuals), and over 50 structures were destroyed, the highest number since 2003, throughout the province, with major losses at Puntzi Lake and Rock Creek during 2015 wildfire season.
Wildfires also resulted in road closures which negatively impacted the oilsands, conventional oil, and gas industry in Alberta. Moreover, the damage to the forests and the forestry industry culminated into a total cost of almost $20 million CAD for remedial reforestation and reclamation work funded by the Alberta province.
Health
Air quality advisories were issued in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan due extensive amounts of smoke and particulates in the air. The air quality advisories encouraged the elderly, infants, and individuals living with chronic illness to remain indoors; healthy individuals were encouraged to avoid outdoor strenuous activities to reduce exposure to wildfire smoke. Two wildfire suppression related fatalities occurred during the 2015 Canadian wildfires.
Environment
Burned soil and tree roots needed a long time to recover with complexly different species. Ashes and deeply burned organic soils which had high heat might smoulder under snow, leading to more fires. Moreover, wildfires produced air pollutants, polluting a quite large area of Canada and the United States.
References
21st-century wildfires in Canada
Canada
Wildfires
Wildfires 2015
Wildfires
Canadian wildfires
Canadian wildfires
Canadian wildfires |
64003224 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine%20Jones%20%28artist%29 | Christine Jones (artist) | Christine Jones (born 1955) is a Welsh artist and ceramicist who won the Gold Medal for art and design at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2000.
Biography
Jones was born in Ammanford in south Wales and studied at the West Surrey College of Art and Design from 1980 to 1983. Jones has combined work as a part-time tutor in continuing education for the University of Wales with her artistic career, in which she has created ceramics and pottery, often using a coiling method rather than the more traditional potters wheel. She won a Welsh Arts Council award in 1989 and awards from it successor organisation, the Arts Council of Wales, in both 1998 and 2006. In 2000 she won the Gold Medal for art and design at the National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Llanelli and her work has featured in a number of group exhibitions in Britain and abroad. These included the Clay into Art exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1999 plus shows at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in 2001 and at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Ruthin Craft Centre in north Wales had solo exhibitions of her work during 2004, 2005 and 2007. Other solo exhibitions included Clay Circles at the Swansea Arts Centre, SAC, in 1985, Form: Coiled and Carved at the Wilson & Gough Gallery in London during 1991 and Still Horizons which was originally at the SAC in 1996 and then toured.
Examples of ceramics by Jones are held by the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea, York City Art Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich.
References
1955 births
Living people
20th-century Welsh women artists
21st-century Welsh women artists
People from Ammanford
Welsh Eisteddfod Gold Medal winners
Welsh women ceramicists |
24424000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C20H22O6 | C20H22O6 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C20H22O6}}
The molecular formula C20H22O6 (molar mass: 358.38 g/mol, exact mass: 358.1416 u) may refer to:
Matairesinol, a lignan
Miroestrol, a phytoestrogen
Pinoresinol, a lignan |
29683952 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th%20New%20Brunswick%20general%20election | 37th New Brunswick general election | The 37th New Brunswick general election may refer to
the 1930 New Brunswick general election, the 37th overall general election for New Brunswick, for the 37th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, but considered the 17th general election for the Canadian province of New Brunswick, or
the 2010 New Brunswick general election, the 57th overall general election for New Brunswick, for the 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, but considered the 37th general election for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. |
49619588 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air%20Staff%20%28Sweden%29 | Air Staff (Sweden) | Air Staff (, FS) is the staff of the Chief of the Swedish Air Force. It was officially established in 1936 as a result of the Defence Act of 1936 and would handle matters of a general nature. The Air Staff's duties included, among other things to assist the Chief of the Air Force with leadership of the Air Force's mobilization, training, tactics, organization, equipment and personnel to the extent that such activity was not directly related to operational activities, which was then handled by the Defence Staff. In 1994, the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters took over the Air Staff's duties. In 2019, the Air Force Staff was re-established, now located in Uppsala Garrison.
History
When the position of the Chief of the Air Force was created in 1925 it had a number of officers at its disposal. The Chief of the Air Force's staff was organized in 1933 in three departments: I (organization, air forces use), II (training and personnel matters) and III (intelligence about foreign air forces, etc.). The Air Staff was organized om 1 July 1936 with the following organizations: Office (1936–1964), Organization Department (1936–), Education Department (1936–), Operation Department (1936–), Operation Department (1936–1964), Aviation Department (1936–1938) and the Intelligence Department (from 1936 to 1937, when its duties were transferred to the Defence Staff). In 1937 a press officer was added, in 1942 a Press Section, in 1957 a Press Detail and the 1964 a Press Department.
In 1942, a Flight Safety and Accident Department (1942–1964) was added, then transferred to the Inspector of Flight Security (Inspektören för flygsäkerhetstjänsten), and a Signal and Weather Department (1942–1944). The latter was divided in 1944 into a Signal Department (1944–1957) and a Weather Department (1944–) for the Armed Forces a joint weather center. In 1945 a Human Resources Department (1945) was added, and in 1948 a Cash Department (1948–1957). The Signal Department was in 1957 renamed the Telecom Department (1957–1964). The same year a Planning Department (1957–) and an Intelligence Department was added.
In July 1964 the Air Staff was reorganized and sections were introduced. Subordinate to the Chief was the Chief Head Office (1964–1975), the Planning Department and the Weather Department (in 1968 transferred to the Inspector of the Weather Service). Section 1 consisted of the Central Department, Signal Communications Department, Traffic Department and the Intelligence Department (from circa 1975 the Intelligence Department (from circa 1975 the Intelligence and Security Department). Section II consisted of the Organizational Department, Education Department, Personnel Department and the Press Department (from 1973 the Information Department) and from 1968 by an ADB (EDP) Department and from 1976 of the Land (Warfare) Inspection (1976–).
The next major reorganization was in July 1981. The Air Staff was from now on called the Chief of the Air Force (Chefen för flygvapnet, CFV). After this reorganization the Air Staff consisted of the Chief, Planning Section FS1, System Section FS2, Human Resources Section FS3 and Education Section FS4, Organic Unit Inspection, Flight Safety Section, Weather Service Management and Administration Department. The Air Staff has also included other units: the Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Air Force with predecessors (1931–1969), Inspector of the Flying Safety Service (flygsäkerhetsinspektören) (1949–), Inspection of Air Surveillance (1948–1964), Inspection for Technical Services (1948–1960), Land Warfare Inspection (1956–1964), the Inspection of Base Service (1960–1964), the Inspection of the Air Force's Volunteer Activities (1961–1964), the Air Force Personnel Delegation (1959–1964), the System Inspector (1964–1981), the Inspector of Weather Service (1968–1981) and the Organic Unit Inspection (1981–).
In March 1976, the Air Staff had about 370 employees. Because of the reorganization in 1981, the Air Staff's workforce was decline from approximately 315 to 225. The last management meeting of the Air Staff occurred on 26 March 1993. The Air Staff was in connection with the Swedish Armed Forces restructuring on 1 July 1994 amalgamated into the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters as the Air Force Command.
Location
The main part of the Air Staff was from 1943 to 1981 located in the building Tre Vapen at Banérgatan 62-64 and at six other places in the Stockholm area. In 1981, it moved to the building Bastionen at Lidingövägen 24 in Stockholm.
The location of the new Air Staff was proposed by the Swedish Armed Forces to be established in Uppsala garrison. There the staff will move in to three larger white buildings in the southern part of the area, which were originally erected in the 1940s for the Royal Swedish Air Force College (Flygkadettskolan, F 20). There were two wings with cadet dwellings and between them a building with lecture halls and administrative premises. Upstairs there was a hall which was also used for parties. A few hundred meters north of the school house lay the cadet mess, a low white building.
Heraldry
The coat of arms of the Air Staff was used from 1937 and 1994. It was later used by the Air Force Command 1994–1997, Air Force Tactical Center 1997–1998, Air Force Center 1998–2000 and the Air Force Tactical Command 2000–2018. Blazon: "Azure, a winged two-bladed propeller or".
Chiefs of the Air Staff
List of Chiefs of the Air Staff:
1936–1942: Bengt Nordenskiöld
1942–1947: Axel Ljungdahl
1947–1957: Gustaf Adolf Westring
1957–1960: Lennart Peyron
1960–1964: Stig Norén
1964–1966: Gösta Odqvist
1966–1970: Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld
1970–1973: Dick Stenberg
1973–1978: Hans Neij
1978–1980: Erik Nygren
1980–1984: Evert Båge
1984–1987: Bengt Lönnbom
1987–1990: Bert Stenfeldt
1990–1994: Bernt Östh
1993–1994: Kjell Nilsson (acting)
2019–2019: Anders Persson
2019–2020: Anders Jönsson
2020–2024: Dennis Hedström
Vice Chiefs of the Air Staff
1943–1948: Karl Silfverberg
1948–1951: Torsten Rapp
1951–1953: Greger Falk
1953–1959: Stig Möller
1959–1961: Gösta Odqvist
1961–1966: Nils Personne
Names, designations and locations
Footnotes
References
Notes
Print
Further reading
Staff (military)
Military units and formations of the Swedish Air Force
Military units and formations established in 1936
Military units and formations disestablished in 1994
Military units and formations established in 2019
1936 establishments in Sweden
1994 disestablishments in Sweden
2019 establishments in Sweden
Stockholm Garrison
Uppsala Garrison |
40135990 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changizi | Changizi | Changizi () may refer to
pertaining to Mughal tribe
a surname of Iranian origin notably borne by
Mark Changizi, an evolutionary neurobiologist
Sebastian Kolze Changizi
Sarnaveh Changizi, a village in Boluran Rural District, Darb-e Gonbad District, Kuhdasht County, Lorestan Province, Iran
See also
Changezi (equivalent in Hindi and Urdu) |
27044297 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak%20Hill%20Cemetery%20%28Lake%20Placid%2C%20Florida%29 | Oak Hill Cemetery (Lake Placid, Florida) | Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Lake Placid, Florida, United States. The city-owned cemetery has over 3,000 interments.
References
External links
Lake Placid Oak Hill Cemetery in Lake Placid, Florida CountyOffice.org
Cemeteries in Florida
Buildings and structures in Highlands County, Florida |
10422573 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromer%20High%20railway%20station | Cromer High railway station | Cromer High railway station was the first station opened in Cromer, Norfolk, in England. It is situated to the south on the outskirts of the town on a steep escarpment. Built initially by the short-lived East Norfolk Railway, the station (along with the line) was incorporated into the Great Eastern Railway, who had operated the services from the beginning. It served as the terminus of Great Eastern Railway services from London and Norwich. Initially named Cromer on opening, it was renamed Cromer High on 27 September 1948.
The station opened on 26 March 1877. Because of steep gradients near the town, the station was built in open fields some distance from the town itself. The station resembled in design Chingford railway station, opened in 1878, another GER branch line terminus.
Closure
On 23 July 1906 a connection was opened between the line to Cromer High and the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between Melton Constable and Cromer Beach stations, allowing through trains from Norwich to run to Cromer Beach. As Cromer Beach was far more conveniently sited in the centre of the town, passenger numbers using Cromer High dropped substantially, although it remained in heavy usage as a freight depot. On 20 September 1954 passenger services ceased at Cromer High, with all traffic diverted to Cromer Beach (renamed "Cromer" in 1969). The station remained open as a freight terminus until 7 March 1960, but was then closed completely and the station demolished. Despite the loss of passenger revenue, the bar attached to the station did not close until 1957. Part of the station site has been redeveloped for housing, but much remains undeveloped; although derelict and overgrown, the former station approach road is also still present. North Norfolk Council is considering converting the station into a site for the use of Travellers.
Cromer High station was situated a short distance away from the Cromer Tunnel, Norfolk's only standard gauge railway tunnel, connecting the Sheringham and Mundesley lines. Although disused since services ceased in 1953, the tunnel remains intact.
See also
Railway stations in Cromer
References
Disused railway stations in Norfolk
Former Great Eastern Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1877
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1954 |
73804822 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20Mnguni | Louis Mnguni | Lulu Louis Aaron Mnguni is a South African politician, diplomat, and former anti-apartheid activist. During the 1980s, he was the chairperson of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Northern Transvaal while lecturing in the philosophy department at the University of the North. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament before joining the diplomatic service in 1999.
Career during apartheid
In the 1980s, Mnguni was a philosophy lecturer at the University of the North. In 1985, he was elected as the inaugural vice-chairperson of the UDF's Northern Transvaal branch, deputising Peter Nchabeleng and serving alongside secretary Joyce Mabudafhasi. When Nchabeleng was detained (and later killed) by Lebowa police, Mnguni acted as UDF regional chairperson.
Mnguni was also frequently detained for his anti-apartheid activism. During the 1986 state of emergency, which was accompanied by a wide-ranging police crackdown, Mnguni became one of the longest-serving detainees; he was detained without trial between June 1986 and February 1989, and was hospitalised twice during that time.
Post-apartheid career
In South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, Mnguni was elected to represent the ANC in the National Assembly. After a single term in the seat, in 1999, he was appointed as the inaugural South African High Commissioner to Mauritius and the Seychelles, where he served from 1999 to 2003. He was appointed as inaugural Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau in 2008, and he later served as High Commissioner to Nigeria from 2013 to 2018.
References
Living people
African National Congress politicians
21st-century South African politicians
20th-century South African politicians
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
South African diplomats
Academic staff of the University of Limpopo
Anti-apartheid activists
Year of birth missing (living people) |
68589087 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alek%20B%C3%A9dard | Alek Bédard | Alek Bédard (born December 12, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Lacolle, Quebec.
Career
Bédard won his first Quebec Junior Curling Championship in 2018, skipping his team of Louis Quevillon, Émile Asselin and Bradley Lequin. This qualified them for the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, held January 13–21 in Shawinigan, Quebec. At the championship, Bédard led his team to a 4–2 round robin record, which was enough to qualify them for the championship pool. They then lost three of their four games, finishing the tournament in seventh place with a 5–5 record. Team Bédard aged out of juniors the following season and began competing on the World Curling Tour. In their three events, they finished runner-up at the Finale du Circuit and reached the semifinals at both the Experience Curling Classic and the Vic Open Assurances Jean Gamache. At the 2019 WFG Tankard, they missed the championship round with a 3–3 record.
During the 2019–20 season, Team Bédard competed in four tour events but only found success in one, the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, where they reached the semifinals. At the 2020 Quebec Tankard, the team qualified for the championship round with a 5–1 record. They then went 2–1 in their next three games, good enough to earn them a spot in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game. They then defeated Martin Ferland 9–8 in the 3 vs. 4 game, upset Mike Fournier 9–8 in the semifinal and beat Vincent Roberge 7–2 to claim the championship title. Their win earned them a berth to the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario. There, they finished with a 1–6 record, only managing to beat Team Nunavut.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. Curling Québec then decided to select Team Fournier to represent Quebec at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, meaning Team Bédard would not have the opportunity to repeat as back-to-back provincials champions.
Team Bédard had a strong start to the 2021–22 season, reaching the final of the Moosehead Classic. They then won the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec, beating the Jean-Sébastien Roy rink in the final game. They had two more playoff appearances during the season at the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix and the Finale du Circuit where they reached the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. The Quebec Tankard was once again cancelled due to the pandemic and the Fournier rink was appointed as the provinces representatives, ending Team Bédard's season.
Personal life
Bédard is currently a computer science student at the McGill University. He also works as a programmer-analyst for GIRO Inc.
Teams
References
External links
1996 births
Living people
Canadian male curlers
Curlers from Quebec
Sportspeople from Montérégie
McGill University alumni |
35810761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20Langley | Church Langley | Church Langley is part of Harlow, Essex, England.
Church Langley was built from 1992 and was originally named Brenthall Park, consisting of three developers in the Brenthall Park partnership who then sold on some parts to other developers. It was built over thirteen years by sixteen different home builders. The area prior to development was within the Epping district, an area cut off from Epping Forest District Council by the M11 and Harlow Common.
The original marketing compared Church Langley to a village, and this is still referred to in news reports and in social media.
Harlow Council granted permission for 3500 luxury homes to be built between the A414 and M11 north of Potter Street on the condition that the developers incorporate community facilities. Church Langley was named after two ancient footpaths. Church Langley was built on farmland owned by local farmers William and Jon Moen. They were unhappy with the result, having left the design to the relevant developers, calling it "retro-style architecture" with poor road planning. They resolved to exercise firmer control over the Newhall development, also built on their land using the money raised from the Church Langley development.
A concrete water tower is situated to the east of Church Langley and can be clearly seen from the adjacent M11 motorway. This was built in 1993–1994.
Community facilities in Church Langley include a Tesco store and petrol station (with shoe repair and hand car wash), pharmacy, doctor, dentist, children's development centre, community hall (Church Langley Community Centre), pub (the Potters Arms), ecumenical church (Church Langley Church - Church of England, Baptist, URC and Methodist), nursery (Kiddi Caru) and two primary schools (Church Langley Community Primary School and Henry Moore Primary School).
References
External links
Areas of Harlow |
64642502 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Miraculous%20Draught%20of%20Fishes%20%28Jordaens%29 | The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (Jordaens) | The Miraculous Draught of Fishes is a circa 1618–1620 oil painting by the Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens depicting a New Testament episode. It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 618.
The painting was long assumed to be by Peter Paul Rubens, who had treated similar subjects involving the fisherman Simon Peter. Wilhelm von Bode bought it as a Rubens (in London, in 1911), and the Rubens specialist Justus Müller-Hofstede confirmed that attribution in 1969. Only in 1977 did a consensus emerge among art historians that the painting is a work from the end of the early period of the long-lived Jacob Jordaens's career. This was established on compositional as well as chromatic grounds.
The purpose of the painting has never been satisfactorily established. It is too large for an oil sketch, and too rough for an official commission. It may be a modello for a lost, larger and more polished painting, or for a tapestry. It could also have been destined for a predella.
References
External links
La Pêche miraculeuse , presentation on the museum's website
Paintings in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
Paintings by Jacob Jordaens
1610s paintings
Paintings depicting Saint Peter
Baroque paintings
Fish in art |
17522480 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foelgastell | Foelgastell | Foelgastell () is a village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, west Wales. The village has seen much new building of comparatively expensive housing over the past two decades and is within the electoral ward of Gorslas to the west of the social housing area of Cefneithin.
Villages in Carmarthenshire |
38721382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Daily%20Outlook%20Afghanistan | The Daily Outlook Afghanistan | The Daily Outlook Afghanistan is the first independent English newspaper in Afghanistan. It covers national and international news with circulation of 10,000. It is published by Afghanistan Group of Newspapers, an independent media group which also publishes The Daily Afghanistan, the largest Dari and Pashto paper in Afghanistan. The final news releases on the website were on 14 and 15 August 2021, shortly before the fall of Kabul.
Circulation
Daily Outlook Afghanistan mostly goes to embassies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, public places, educational institutions and other organizations. Both papers go to 32 out of 34 provinces. A limited number of copies also go to Pakistan and Dubai.
Free and independent media
The Daily Outlook Afghanistan is the first English newspaper in Afghanistan. Due to its large national circulation, The Daily Outlook Afghanistan receives extensive business advertisements.
External links
Official website of The Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Dari version of The daily Outlook Afghanistan
Daily newspapers published in Afghanistan
2004 establishments in Afghanistan
Newspapers established in 2004
no:Daily Outlook Afghanistan
pl:Daily Outlook Afghanistan |
15553484 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphony%20%28choir%29 | Polyphony (choir) | Polyphony is a small English choir formed by Stephen Layton for one particular concert put on in King's College, Cambridge in 1986. They have released many critically acclaimed recordings, the most recent of which is Esenvalds - Passion & Resurrection. They record and perform a wide range of music mainly on Hyperion Records. Every year they perform Handel's Messiah and Bach's St John Passion in St John's Smith Square to sell-out audiences. Many of their recordings have been Gramophone editor's choice.
Including many talented musicians such as Tom Williams (English counter tenor), Polyphony have performed many times in the BBC Proms and performed works by John Tavener on his 60th Birthday in the Barbican as part of its Great Performers series. They have also premiered and released prominent recordings of the music of Arvo Pärt.
Stephen Layton
The director of Polyphony, Stephen Layton founded the choir in 1986 and has directed it since. He is also the director of the choir of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Recordings
Bruckner: Mass in E Minor and Motets
Whitacre: Cloudburst and other Choral Works
A Christmas Present from Polyphony
O Magnum Mysterium
Lauridsen: Nocturnes
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Part: Triodion
Jackson: Not No Faceless Angel
Tavener: Choral Works
Rutter: Music for Christmas
Rutter: Requiem
Britten: Sacred and Profane
Esenvalds: Passion and Resurrection
External links
Cambridge choirs
Musical groups established in 1986
1986 establishments in England
King's College, Cambridge |
31758998 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehrlein%20Precursor | Gehrlein Precursor | The Gehrlein Precursor is an American, high-wing, single seat glider designed by Larry Gehrlein in 1965 and assembled from Schweizer Aircraft parts.
Design and development
There was just one Schweizer 1-23C built and it was owned and modified by Gehrlein. The aircraft was crashed and rebuilt with new 1-23D wings. The 1-23C's damaged wings were rebuilt and formed the basis for the Precursor. The fuselage for the Precursor started life as a 1963 model Schweizer 1-26A. The two components were reworked by Gehrlein and his two sons, Rod and Jay, in 1965. They took the 1-26A fuselage and mounted the wings from the Schweizer 1-23C, modifying the fuselage, which had mounted the original 1-26 wings in the mid position to accept the 1-23C wings in the high position. The resulting aircraft is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - Racing - Amateur Built - Exhibition category.
The Precursor is of all-metal construction and features a fixed monowheel landing gear, with a small tail caster. Only one Precursor was built.
Operational history
PIlot reports indicate that the Precursor climbs well in thermals and exhibits stable handling.
Gehrlein eventually sold the one-of-a-kind design to Les Stoner of Houston, Texas and today it is owned by Gehrlein's son, Rod, and based in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Specifications (Precursor)
See also
References
1960s United States sailplanes
Homebuilt aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1965 |
16378292 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplozoon%20paradoxum | Diplozoon paradoxum | Diplozoon paradoxum is a flatworm (platyhelminth) from the class Monogenea. It is found in freshwater fishes in Asia and Europe and known for its complete monogamy. This parasite is commonly found on the gills of European cyprinid fishes. It is usually around 0.7 centimeters long (approximately the size of a fingernail) and has bilateral symmetry. It has several hooks at its mouth which it uses to grab on to the gills of a fish. From there it feeds on the blood of the cyprinid.
They exhibit strong seasonal variation in their reproductive activity. Unlike most parasites that produce gametes all year, D. paradoxum gametes are produced primarily during the spring, with the highest production from May to June and continuing through the rest of the summer. The eggs are laid in a freshwater fish's gills. There it hatches into a larval stage (oncomiracidium, diporpa). It remains in that stage unless two larvae come together. Then the two larvae undergo metamorphosis and become fused.
Life cycle
The life cycle of D. paradoxum is unique. A diporpa larva can live for several months, but it cannot develop further until encountering another diporpa; unless this happens, the diporpa usually dies. When one diporpa finds another, each attaches its sucker to the dorsal papilla of the other.The two worms fuse completely, with no trace of separating partitions. The fusion stimulates maturation. Gonads appear; the male genital duct of one terminates near the female genital duct of the other, permitting cross-fertilization. Two more pairs of clamps develop in the opisthaptor (the attachment organ) of each. Adults can apparently live in this state for several years.
According to The New York Times:
Diplozoon paradoxum [is] a flatworm that lives in gills of freshwater fish. "Males and females meet each other as adolescents, and their bodies literally fuse together, whereupon they remain faithful until death," Dr. Barash said. "That's the only species I know of in which there seems to be 100 percent monogamy."
References
Stewart. "Detailed Taxonomy of the Parasitic Helminths ." Path. Online. 28 January 2008.
"Monogeneans and Acanthocephalans." Aber. Online. 28 January 2008.
Diplozoon Paradoxum." Parasitology. Online. 28 January 2008.
Pioneer Middle School Virtual Zoo http://pioneerunion.ca.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=2788&PHPSESSID=22b198a723c353332b58fb3d7178e0fa
Roberts, Larry S. & Janovy, John Jr. (2005), Foundations of Parasitology 7th Ed., 305–306
Polyopisthocotylea
Parasitic helminths of fish
Invertebrates of Asia
Invertebrates of Europe
Freshwater animals of Asia
Freshwater animals of Europe
Taxa named by Alexander von Nordmann
Animals described in 1832 |
4746076 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vachellia%20erioloba | Vachellia erioloba | Vachellia erioloba, the camel thorn, also known as the giraffe thorn, mokala tree, or Kameeldoring in Afrikaans, still more commonly known as Acacia erioloba, is a tree of southern Africa in the family Fabaceae. Its preferred habitat is the deep dry sandy soils in parts of South Africa, Botswana, the western areas of Zimbabwe and Namibia. It is also native to Angola, south-west Mozambique, Zambia and Eswatini. The tree was first described by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer and Johann Franz Drège in 1836. The camel thorn is a protected tree in South Africa.
The tree can grow up to 20 metres high. It is slow-growing, very hardy to drought and fairly frost-resistant. The light-grey colored thorns reflect sunlight, and the bipinnate leaves close when it is hot. The wood is dark reddish-brown in colour and extremely dense and strong. It is good for fires, which leads to widespread clearing of dead trees and the felling of healthy trees. It produces ear-shaped pods, favoured by many herbivores including cattle. The seeds can be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee beans.
The name 'camel thorn' refers to the fact that giraffe (kameelperd in Afrikaans) commonly feed on the leaves with their specially-adapted tongue and lips that can avoid the thorns. The scientific name 'erioloba' means "wooly lobe", a reference to the ear-shaped pods.
It is commonly associated with the long running PBS wildlife program Nature, as the tree is used in the title sequence and program logo.
Gallery
References
External links
erioloba
Flora of South Tropical Africa
Flora of Southern Africa
Trees of Africa
Protected trees of South Africa |
2465936 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti%20Samanta | Shakti Samanta | Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as Anand Ashram (1977), Anusandhan /Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), Anyay Abhichar (1985), Howrah Bridge (1958), Insan Jaag Utha (1959), China Town (1962), Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), An Evening in Paris (1967), Aradhana (1969), Kati Patang (1971), and Amar Prem (1972), Amanush.
He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana (1969), Anuraag (1973) and Amanush, which was also made in Bengali, a language in which he made six films, including an Indo-Bangladesh joint production in 1984.
Early life and education
He was born in the village of Bokra (post office: Raina), in the district of Purba Bardhaman, in the Bengal Presidency of British India. He received his education at Dehradun, staying with his uncle. He graduated in 1944 from Calcutta University.
Career
After completing his education he wanted to become an actor in the Hindi film industry at Bombay, so moved closer to the city. He took a school teacher's job in Dapoli, about 200 kilometres from Mumbai. Shakti Samanta actually wanted to be a playback singer in the beginning. Around 1947, he went to S.D. Burman for an audition. After listening to him Burman told him that he could give him a role in a chorus song, but not in a solo song. So he shifted his energies elsewhere. He eventually joined the film industry in 1948 as an assistant director starting with Satish Nigam in Raj Kapoor starrer Sunhere Din, subsequently he worked with directors like Gyan Mukherjee, and Phani Majumdar at Bombay Talkies, in Tamasha, Baadbaan and Dhobi Doctor.
Eventually he got his break as an independent director when Samanta directed his first feature film, Bahu in 1954, starring Karan Dewan, Usha Kiron, Shashikala and Pran and after the success for his next few films, Inspector (1956), Sheroo (1956), Detective (1957) and Hill Station (1957), he started his own production company, Shakti Films, in 1957, and the first release of his independent banner was the murder-mystery Howrah Bridge, with Ashok Kumar and Madhubala as the lead, with its crooning number 'Aaiye Meherbaan' with music by O. P. Nayyar, sung by Asha Bhosle in a notable Geeta Dutt style, and picturised on Madhubala became a rage, and the film a breakthrough hit; this was a turning point. With Insaan Jaag Utha (1959) starring Sunil Dutt and Madhubala, he wanted to shift to making films on social themes, but when it was unsuccessful, he shifted back to making entertainers for another decade, for returning to social themes, with Aradhana (1969).
In all, Samanta directed 43 feature films, including 37 Hindi, and 6 Bengali films. His best known films include Howrah Bridge, China Town, Kashmir Ki Kali, Sawan Ki Ghata and An Evening in Paris. He is credited for starting the trend of making double version films in Hindi and Bengali with Amanush in 1974, and also made the first co-produced film between India and Bangladesh in 1984.
Samanta was among the directors who worked with Shammi Kapoor in the late 1950s and up to the mid '60s, then with Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, creating a number of classics such as Aradhana, , Anurodh and Amar Prem. However, his movies with Amitabh Bachchan were not major hits.
On some of his films, his brother and wife were producers. He also produced some of the films that his son, Ashim Samanta, directed. In 1985, Shakti Films established 'Aradhana Sound Service', a digital audio post-production facility which works both for Bollywood as well as Hollywood films.
Samanta died of cardiac arrest at his suburban Santa Cruz residence at approximately 5pm on 9 April 2009, while undergoing physiotherapy. He was recovering from a stroke he had suffered two months ago.
Legacy
Three of his classics, Howrah Bridge, Aradhana and Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee, are to be turned into animation films by 'Pritish Nandy Communications'
Awards and recognition
Samanta received Filmfare Awards for "Best Film" for Aradhana, Anuraag and Amanush. He has also received several Lifetime Achievement awards, including the Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2002 and several other awards from Zee and other Indian organisations. Some of his films have been shown at international festivals in Berlin, Tashkent, Moscow, Cairo and Beirut.
Samanta was President of the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association for 5 years, Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for 7 years and was Chairman of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata for 2 years.
Filmography
Director
Bahu (1955)
Inspector (1956)
Hill Station (1957)
Sheroo (1957)
Howrah Bridge (1958)
Detective (1958)
Insan Jaag Utha (1959)
Jaali Note (1960)
Singapore (1960)
Isi Ka Naam Duniya Hai (1962)
Naughty Boy (1962)
China Town (1962)
Ek Raaz (1963)
Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Sawan Ki Ghata (1966)
An Evening in Paris (1967)
Aradhana (1969)
Kati Patang (1970)
Pagla Kahin Ka (1970)
Jaane-Anjaane (1971)
Amar Prem (1971)
Anuraag (1972)
(1974)
(1974)
Amanush (1975)
Mehbooba (1976)
Anurodh (1977)
Anand Ashram (1977)
The Great Gambler (1979)
Khwaab (1980)
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981)
Ayaash (1982)
Awaaz (1984)
Alag Alag (1985)
Aar Paar (1985)
Anyay Abichar (1985)
Andha Bichar (1990)
Dushman (1990)
Geetanjali (1993)
Devdas (2002)
Producer
Balika Badhu (1976)
Achena Atithi (1997)
References
External links
Shakti Samanta Panorama at Indian Auteur
1926 births
2009 deaths
Bengali film directors
Filmfare Awards winners
Hindi-language film directors
21st-century Indian film directors
Film producers from West Bengal
People from Purba Bardhaman district
University of Calcutta alumni
Indian male screenwriters
Bengali Hindus
20th-century Indian film directors
Film directors from West Bengal
20th-century Indian screenwriters
20th-century Indian male writers |
68620209 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markelda%20Montenegro%20de%20Herrera | Markelda Montenegro de Herrera | Markelda Montenegro de Herrera (born 1957) is a Panamanian social scientist working on human rights and gender inequality, and has served as Minister for Women.
Early life and education
She was born on 30 January 1957 in San Lorenzo, Chiriquí Province, Panama. She has a degree in law and political science (1987) and a master's degree in education (2013), both from the University of Panama.
Career
Montenegro's research has focused on human rights and gender inequality, including projects such as "Keys to success for quality education, gender inequality in access to elected office" and "Factors involved in femicide in Panama, in indigenous women Ngäbe- Bugle and Afro-descendants ". She has taught at the University of Panama on topics involving law, gender and human rights, and has worked in other areas such as the country's community library program, the promotion of citizen participation, and gender training. She was a member of the commission which redrafted Panama's criminal code to recognise femicide.
Montenegro was the first director general of the Panamanian Instituto Nacional de la Mujer (National Institute for Women), elected in 2009.
She is the CEO of Centro de Investigaciones Científicas de Ciencias Sociales (CENICS).
She was elected a vice-president of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) for 2013–2015.
In 2014 the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) declared her to be an "Outstanding Woman" in recognition of her work for the women's rights in the region.
Selected publications
References
External links
ORCID record
1957 births
Living people
Women government ministers of Panama
Government ministers of Panama
University of Panama alumni
Panamanian social scientists
21st-century Panamanian women politicians
21st-century Panamanian politicians |
58225115 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura%20Waller | Laura Waller | Laura Ann Waller is a computer scientist and Ted Van Duzer Endowed Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. She was awarded a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Fellowship to develop microscopes to image deep structures within the brain in 2017 and won the 2018 SPIE Early Career Award.
Early life and education
Waller is from Kingston, Ontario. She studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She earned her bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science in 2004 and her Masters in 2005. During her undergraduate study she spent a year at the University of Cambridge as part of the Cambridge–MIT Institute. Her Masters thesis considered the design of feedback loops and experimental testing techniques for integrated optics. In 2010 she completed her doctoral studies under the supervision of George Barbastathis where her thesis investigated developed new techniques to image phase and amplitude. She was a Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) student. She played on the MIT Women's Varsity soccer team and was president of The Optical Society student chapter.
Career and research
Waller works on computational imaging. She joined Princeton University in 2010, where she worked as a research associate and lecturer. She joined University of California, Berkeley in 2012. Her research group focus on phase imaging, super-resolution microscopy and lensless imaging. She is a senior fellow of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science.
Waller was named as one of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellow in 2014. That year she was also awarded a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Data-Driven Discovery Investigator. She is a National Science Foundation CAREER Award holder, allowing her research group to build computational and experimental software for imaging 4D partially spatially coherent light. She has developed machine learning techniques for 3D microscopy. She was awarded tenure at University of California, Berkeley in 2016. In 2017 Waller was awarded an investigator award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Waller was awarded the SPIE Early Career Achievement Award in Academia in January 2018. Through the development of hardware for computational imaging, Waller has made several contributions to biomedical and industrial sciences. Her group develop open source software for imaging. She was one of the MIT EECS Rising Stars for 2018.
Awards and honors
2019 Fellow of The Optical Society
2018 SPIE Early Career Achievement Award in Academia
2016 Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award for Junior Faculty
2016 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Computational Photography
2012 The Optical Society Ivan P. Kaminow Outstanding Early Career Professional Prize
2021 The Optical Society of America Adolph Lomb Medal for important contributions to the advancement of computational microscopy and its applications
References
Canadian emigrants to the United States
MIT School of Engineering alumni
UC Berkeley College of Engineering faculty
American women computer scientists
American computer scientists
Computer engineers
Living people
Fellows of Optica (society)
Women in optics
People from Kingston, Ontario
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women |
7446075 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Human%20Rights%20Council%20%28Morocco%29 | National Human Rights Council (Morocco) | The National Human Rights Council () is a national institution for the protection and promotion of human rights in Morocco. It was established in 1990 as an Advisory Council on Human Rights. Its founding law was amended in 2001 to be in conformity with the Paris Principles, and again in 2011, giving the institution more powers, more autonomy and broad prerogatives to protect and promote human rights in Morocco and also to promote the principles and values of democracy. A new founding law passed in 2018, giving the institution even more powers and a broader mandate (Law #15.76). The Council was thus designated as a national preventive mechanism against torture, as a national disability rights mechanism and a national child redress mechanism.
During its first general assembly in September 2019, the Council unveiled a new Triple P strategy (for the prevention of violations, Protection of human rights, and Promotion of the culture of human rights).
The National Human Rights Council of Morocco is accredited as an “A” status NHRI by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), i.e. in full compliance with the Paris Principles (the international standards adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1993 to frame the work of NHRIs and broadly accepted as the test of their legitimacy and credibility). It draws up annual reports on the situation of human rights and thematic or issue specific reports, monitors places of deprivation of liberty, handles complaints and investigates human rights violations, advises on the harmonization of national legislations with international human rights law, conducts surveys and issues advisory opinions and memoranda on human rights-related issues, etc.
The Council has 12 regional human rights commissions, established with the aim to closely monitor the situation of human rights in the different regions of Morocco. These commissions can receive and handle complaints and investigate about human rights violations. They implement the programs and projects that the Council designs for the promotion of human rights, in cooperation with the local stakeholders.
The National Human Rights Council is also mandated to promote the International Humanitarian Law. It contributes to training and raising awareness programs and develops cooperation partnerships with the International Committee of the Red Cross and all bodies concerned by the international humanitarian law.
The National Human Rights Council of Morocco also monitors the implementation of the international conventions to which Morocco is a party and treaty bodies' recommendations.
References
External links
CCDH Official website
National human rights institutions
Human rights organizations based in Morocco
Organizations established in 1990
1990 in Morocco |
67091559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet%20Park | Emmet Park | Emmet Park, also known as The Strand, is an urban park in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Its most prominent section is located in the northeastern corner of the city's historic downtown area, in what was known as the Old Fort neighborhood, it continues in a dotted fashion for around west along Bay Street to its intersection with Jefferson Street. Monuments occupy several of the individual sections.
History
Formerly known as the Irish Green, established with the help of Wexford native William Kehoe, the park was named in 1902 for Irish orator Robert Emmet, in commemoration of the centennial of his death, although Emmet did not visit Savannah during his life.
Two memorials stand in Emmet Park: an Irish Celtic Cross memorial, a Vietnam War veterans memorial, a Korean War memorial, a Chatham Artillery memorial and a memorial to Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones.
Old Harbor Light also stands in the park, at its eastern extremity. It was erected in 1858.
The park is a focal point for Savannah's Saint Patrick's Day celebration, one of the country's largest after Boston.
Live oaks
The live oak trees that line the sidewalk between The Strand and Bay Street were first planted in 1857. They replaced rows of Chinaberry trees that were planted in the late 18th century.
Gallery
References
External links
Emmet Park information board, erected in 2003
Photos of Emmet Park
Urban public parks
Parks in Savannah, Georgia
1902 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) |
5310256 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified%20information%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | Classified information in the United Kingdom | Classified information in the United Kingdom is a system used to protect information from intentional or inadvertent release to unauthorised readers. The system is organised by the Cabinet Office and is implemented throughout central and local government and critical national infrastructure. The system is also used by private sector bodies that provide services to the public sector.
The current classification system, the Government Security Classifications Policy, replaced the old Government Protective Marking Scheme in 2014. Since classifications can last for 100 years many documents are still covered by the old scheme.
Policy
Policy is set by the Cabinet Office. The Security Policy Framework (SPF) superseded the Manual of Protective Security and contains the primary internal protective security policy and guidance on security and risk management for His Majesty's Government (HMG) Departments and associated bodies. It is the source on which all localised security policies are based.
The classification system was formerly included in the Manual of Protective Security (MPS) which specified the impact of release and protection level required for each classification. Departments issued localised versions of the content of the MPS as appropriate to their operational needs.
Government Security Classifications Policy
The Cabinet Office issued the Government Security Classifications Policy (GSCP) in 2013; it came into effect in 2014. It replaced the old Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS).
Classifications must be capitalised and centrally noted at top and bottom of each document page, save at OFFICIAL where the document marking is optional. All material produced by a public body in the UK must be presumed to be OFFICIAL unless it is otherwise marked. Like the GPMS, which it superseded, the GSCP classifications are applied only to the confidentiality of the data under classification.
TOP SECRET Information marked as TOP SECRET is that whose release is liable to cause considerable loss of life, international diplomatic incidents, or severely impact ongoing intelligence operations. Disclosure of such information is assumed to be above the threshold for prosecution under the Official Secrets Act 1989.
SECRET This marking is used for information which needs protection against serious threats, and which could cause serious harm if compromised—such as threats to life, compromising major crime investigations, or harming international relations.
OFFICIAL All routine public sector business, operations and services is treated as OFFICIAL. Many departments and agencies operate exclusively at this level.
It is often incorrectly assumed that the OFFICIAL classification replaces the GPMS markings of PROTECT, RESTRICTED and CONFIDENTIAL, however this is not the case, since the criteria on which GPMS markings were applied bear no relationship to the criteria used for GSCP classifications.
It is quite possible, and not uncommon, for data within an OFFICIAL classification to have serious impacts including serious injury in the event of unauthorised disclosure. This is one of the characteristics of the GSCP which differs significantly from the Protective Marking Scheme which it replaced. At the OFFICIAL classification there is a general presumption that data may be shared across Government, however where a need to know principle is identified data may be marked as "OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE"; "OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE COMMERCIAL"; "OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE LOCSEN" or "OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE PERSONAL".
All OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE data must be marked and contain handling instructions identifying why the data is deemed sensitive, how it must be held, processed and transferred.
Government Protective Marking Scheme
The older system used five levels of classification, supplemented with caveat keywords. The keyword was placed in all capital letters in the centre of the top and bottom of each page of a classified document and described the foreseeable consequence of an unauthorised release of the data (a ‘breach of confidentiality’). In descending order of secrecy, these are:
TOP SECRET
Information marked as TOP SECRET is that whose release is liable to cause considerable loss of life, international diplomatic incidents, or severely impact ongoing intelligence operations. Prior to the Second World War, the highest level was "Most Secret"; it was renamed so that both the UK and U.S. operated to a consistent system.
SECRET
This marking is used for information whose side-effects may be life-threatening, disruptive to public order or detrimental to diplomatic relations with friendly nations.
CONFIDENTIAL
The effects of releasing information marked as CONFIDENTIAL include considerable infringement on personal liberties, material damage to diplomatic relations, or to seriously disrupt day-to-day life in the country.
RESTRICTED
Information marked as RESTRICTED is at a level where the release of the material will have effects such as significant distress to individuals, adversely affecting the effectiveness of military operations, or to compromise law enforcement.
PROTECT
Such information will cause distress to individuals; cause financial loss or improper gain; prejudice the investigation of, or facilitate the commission of, a crime; or disadvantage government in commercial or policy negotiations with others. PROTECT should always be used with a descript such as “Commercial”, “Management”, “Personal”, or a similar term.
UNCLASSIFIED
The term "UNCLASSIFIED" or "NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED" may be used in UK Government documents to indicate positively that a protective marking is not needed.
Documents classified under the Protective Marking Scheme still exist and need correct handling. After 100 years all the classifications will have run out but the procedures may still be of interest to historians.
Handling
Access to protectively marked material is defined according to a vetting level which the individual has achieved.
Vetting is intended to assure the department that the individual has not been involved in espionage, terrorism, sabotage or actions intended to overthrow or undermine Parliamentary democracy by political, industrial or violent means. It also assures the department that the individual has not been a member of, or associated with, any organisation which has advocated such activities or has demonstrated a lack of reliability through dishonesty, lack of integrity or behaviour. Finally, the process assures the department that the individual will not be subject to pressure or improper influence through past behaviour or personal circumstances.
Protectively marked material must be accounted for in a manner appropriate to its classification level and disposal must be in accordance with the SPF. The act of destruction or disposal is included in the accounting process.
Descriptors
Protectively marked material may also be marked with a descriptor, or privacy marking, which identifies sensitivities around distribution and handling.
Examples of descriptors include, but are not restricted to:
Budget
Commercial
Honours
Management
Medical
Personal
Policy
Staff
Visits (domestic or foreign royalty and ministers)
Nationality caveat
Protectively marked material may bear a nationality caveat, a descriptor defining to which nationality groups it may be released. By default, material in the UK is not caveated by nationality, the classification being sufficient protection.
Examples of nationality caveats include, but are not limited to:
UK EYES ONLY
CANUKUS EYES ONLY: Canadian, UK or US citizens.
AUSCANNZUKUS: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK and USA (the UKUSA Community, also known as the "Five-Eyes").
BURNING BUSH: Quadripartite discussions (between the US, UK, FRG and France). in particular the restricted format of “Heads of Government Representatives” initiated by Mr Brzezinski in January 1980.
Codewords
Dissemination of already protectively marked material may be further limited only to those with a legitimate need to know using compartmentalisation by use of codewords. Examples of compartmented material would include information about nuclear warheads, fusion, and naval nuclear propulsion. In some cases, the existence of a codeworded compartment is itself classified.
Examples of codewords include, but are not limited to:
LOCSEN: has local sensitivity, and may not be shown to local officials.
NATSEN: has national sensitivity.
DEDIP, DESDEN: may not be shown to certain named officials.
See also
Classified information
DA-Notice
List X site
Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989
Thirty year rule
References
Los Alamos table of equivalent US and UK classifications (dated)
United Kingdom government information
Public policy in the United Kingdom
National security of the United Kingdom |
55978478 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiiwetinoong | Kiiwetinoong | Kiiwetinoong () is a provincial electoral district (riding) in Ontario, Canada which elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created prior to the 42nd Ontario general election from the northern portion of Kenora—Rainy River on the advice of the Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2017. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario approved the new riding on October 24, 2017.
Kiiwetinoong is 68 percent Indigenous, the only riding in Ontario with a majority Indigenous population. The riding name means "North" in Ojibwe.
Unlike most Ontario provincial districts, Kiiwetinoong does not have the same boundaries as a federal district. As well, the riding, with a population of 32,987, is significantly smaller than the average Ontario district (with a population of 110,000) or the average Northern Ontario district (with a population of 76,000). Josh Dehaas, a National Post columnist, has criticized the new riding as violating the principle of representation by population.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
References
External links
Map of riding for 2018 election
Ontario provincial electoral districts
Sioux Lookout |
13757630 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two%20Harbors%20Carnegie%20Library | Two Harbors Carnegie Library | The Two Harbors Carnegie Library, located at 320 Waterfront Avenue, Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States, is a public library building built in 1909 with a $15,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. This was one of over 3,000 libraries in 47 states funded by Carnegie. It was built in the Classical Revival style with brick and sandstone.
References
External links
Two Harbors Public Library
Library buildings completed in 1909
Carnegie libraries in Minnesota
Education in Lake County, Minnesota
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Public libraries in Minnesota
National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Minnesota
1909 establishments in Minnesota |
30857346 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KURS | KURS | KURS (1040 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Catholic radio format. The station is licensed to San Diego, California and is owned by El Sembrador Ministries. KURS is an affiliate of ESNE Radio. ESNE had been heard for five years in the San Diego area at its former home on KNSN 1240 AM from 2009 to September 29, 2014, when Donald Crawford's Crawford Broadcasting and its licensee Kiertron, Inc. purchased KNSN. Prior to becoming a ESNE Radio station, KURS had broadcast a Gospel Music format.
1040 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, so KURS must restrict its power to 360 watts by day, and 61 watts at night.
External links
Official ESNE Radio Website
Catholicism in California
Hispanic and Latino American culture in San Diego
URS
Radio stations established in 1993
URS
1993 establishments in California
URS |
7587125 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy%20Duong | Wendy Duong | Wendy Nicole Duong, née Dương Như Nguyện (also writing creatively under a pen name as Uyen Nicole Duong), is the first Vietnamese-American to hold judicial office in the United States. In 1992, she was appointed Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Houston and Magistrate for the State of Texas. She was then honored by the American Bar Association in New York City as among “Pioneer Women of Color in the Judiciary.” After serving a three-year term, she resigned to become an international lawyer for Mobil Corporation - Asia-Pacific. In 2001, she joined the faculty of University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, as a corporate law and international business transactions professor. A Fulbright Core Program Legal Scholar to Asia and Fulbright Legal Specialist to Russia, Duong also combined her legal career with novel writing, and was scouted by the publishing division of Amazon, Inc., which published her historical fiction trilogy featuring Vietnam’s decolonization, the fall of Saigon, immigrant life, and women’s themes. The third novel, Mimi and Her Mirror, won the Multicultural Fiction International Book Award in 2012. She currently practices law in Houston and writes full-time.
Life in exile
Born in Hoi An, Vietnam to parents who were language professors, Duong and her family escaped the Communist siege of Saigon on a U.S. cargo plane three days before the collapse of the Republic of (South) Vietnam. Then a 16-year-old about to graduate from high school, she in March 1975 had just won South Vietnam’s Presidential Honor Price in Literature, and was expected to be designated as National Valedictorian by the Ministry of Education for her perfect GPA and national ranking.
Education and career
In America, she continued to excel academically. She attended Southern Illinois University on scholarship, and graduated summa cum laude, majoring in journalism, with a minor in French and Vietnamese comparative literature. She became the first foreign-born news editor for the campus newspaper.
Upon graduation, she worked for a Houston advertising firm (founded by Jack Valenti), and decided to pursue law. She then graduated from the University of Houston Law Center with a J.D, cum laude, receiving the Jurisprudence Award in constitutional law. Duong subsequently earned her LL.M. (with a straight-A transcript and published thesis on gender studies) from Harvard Law School.
During law school at the University of Houston, Duong worked full time as Executive Director of Risk Management for the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and became the first Asian-American woman to serve the HISD in an executive position. She also became the first Vietnam-born lawyer to clerk for the federal court in Texas.
Duong then left Texas to begin her law practice with the prestigious law firm of Wilmer Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale) in Washington D.C., during which time she also represented Vietnamese refugees pro bono, with Wilmer’s full support. In 1991, she was selected as regional finalist representing Southwestern states for the White House Fellowship, but withdrew her application due to federal employment restriction. Prior to her judgeship appointment in Houston, Texas, Duong was a special trial attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission Office of General Counsel in Washington D.C., and was recognized by the agency with outstanding-lawyer performance awards.
Later, as an international lawyer and corporate in-house counsel, she handled the multi-million-dollar “Blue Dragon” oil exploration contract offshore Vietnam for Mobil, and was the first Vietnam-born lawyer to join the multinational corporation’s global Major Transaction Group. In private practice, she headed a team of lawyers examining Y2K liability exposure for all international assets of a Texas-based multinational energy company.
Known in the Vietnamese American community for her multi-faceted career, in her younger days she was a singer/dancer, attended the American Academy for Dramatic Arts, and auditioned for the debut of the musical Miss Saigon in New York City and Los Angeles. A self-taught L’Art Brut visual artist, Duong also wrote and published essays on law and culture, law and art, law and technology, human rights, gender studies, corporate law, and international economic law. Among Vietnamese American literary artists, she is the only one who writes and publishes bilingually (Vietnamese/English, both poetry and novels). She combined artistic pursuits with the full-time practice of law for 4 decades, working in major cities of the U.S., Europe, and Southeast Asia. While serving as a professor of corporate and international economic law at the University of Denver, she used her paintings and essays to advocate against human trafficking, and successfully organized a diversity concert featuring classical, Broadway, and Vietnamese music at Hamilton Hall, Lamont School of Music, the first concert of its kind in Denver.
Bibliography
The Fragrance of Cinnamon Duong, Nhu Nguyen, Mui Huong Que (Van Nghe, CA 1999)
Daughters of the River Huong: a Vietnamese royal concubine & her descendants, Duong, Uyen (Ravensyard Publishing, Vienna, VA 2005)
Chin Chu Cua Nang (Her Nine Words) (Van Moi, CA 2005)
Con Gai Cua Song Huong (translator: Linh-Chan Brown, Ravensyard 2005)
BuuThiepCua Nam (translator: Doan Khoach Thanh Tam, Van Moi, CA 2010)
Postcards from Nam Duong, Uyen Nicole (semifinalist, Multicultural Fiction International Book Award 2011) (AmazonEncore)
Mimi and Her Mirror () (AmazonEncore/Lake Union)
Scholarly publications
Bankruptcy Law Comes Into Force in Vietnam, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LAW REVIEW 33 (April 1994).
Vietnam’s Move to the Market: New Business Bankruptcy Law, 16 EAST ASIAN EXECUTIVE REPORTS No. 4, 7 (Apr. 15, 1994).
The Long Saga of the Spratly Islands: An Overview of the Territorial Disputes Among Vietnam, China, and Other ASEAN Nations in the South China Sea, 13 TEXAS TRANSNATIONAL LAW QUARTERLY 26 (November 1997).
The Long Saga of the Spratly Islands “Elongated Sandbanks”: Overview of the Territorial Disputes Among Vietnam, China, and other ASEAN Nations in the South China Sea, CURRENTS [SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW] 47 (Summer 1997).
Gender Equality and Women’s Issues in Vietnam -- The Vietnamese Woman: Warrior and Poet, 10 PACIFIC RIM LAW & POLICY JOURNAL 191 (2001)
The Magic of Digital Signatures in the New Age of Global-E-Commerce, 15 TEXAS TRANSNATIONAL LAW QUARTERLY No. 2, 26 (April 2001).
The Practice of Teaching Law: The Why is More Important Than the How, University of Denver College of Law Alumni Magazine 18 (2003).
Partnership with Monarchs – Two Case Studies: Case One – Partnerships with Monarchs in the Search for Oil: Unveiling and Re-Examining the Patterns of “Third World” Economic Development in the Petroleum Sector, 25 U. PA. J. INT’L ECON. L. 1171 (2004)
Law is Law and Art is Art and Shall the Two Ever Meet? Law and Literature: The Comparative Creative Processes, 15 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERDISCIPLINARY LAW JOURNAL, No. 1, 1 (2005)
Partnership with Monarchs – Two Case Studies: Case Two – Partnerships with Monarchs in the Development of Energy Resources: Dissecting an Independent Power Project and Re-Evaluating the Role of Multilateral and Project Financing in the International Energy Sector, 26 U. PA. J. INT’L ECON. L. 69 (2005)
Following the Path of Oil: The Law of the Sea or RealPolitik – What Good Does Law Do in the South China Sea Territorial Conflicts? 30 FORDHAM INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL, No. 4, 1098 (April 2007)
Ghetto’ing Workers With Hi-Tech: Exploring Regulatory Solutions for the Effect of Artificial Intelligence on “Third World” Foreign Direct Investmen't, 21 TEMPLE INTERNATIONAL & COMPARATIVE LAW JOURNAL, No. 20, 101 (2008)
Effect of Artificial Intelligence on the Pattern of Foreign Direct Investment in the Third World: A Possible Reversal of Trend, DENVER JOURNAL OF INT’L LAW & POLICY (Summer 2008) (paper based on speech at International Law Symposium).
The Southeast Asian Story and its Forgotten “Prisoners of Conscience”: Some Proposed Legal Measures to Combat Human Trafficking, 9 Seattle Journal for Social Justice Issue 2. 679 (Spring/Summer 2011
Revisiting the Build-Operate-Transfer Structure for International Infrastructure Building: A Critique of International Economic Development in Lesser Developed Nations'', Duong, Wendy N. In International Business Law in the 21st Century: Challenges and Issues in East Asia, ed. (2012 Cambridge Independent Press).
See also
List of Asian American jurists
List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
References
External links
Pioneer lawyer to visit Seattle
2006 Scholarship Dinner and National Conference
Dean’s Notes, University of Houston Law Center
The Power of Legal Education, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Celebrating 50 years of Accomplishments
Recent editorial from a Texas newspaper: The Galveston Daily News
Wendy Duong, the First Vietnamese American Judge
The Wing Luck Museum’s Literary Reading
Novelist Uyen Nicole Duong speaks on old and new Vietnam
Conference at a Glance, 2019 Conference Program, NCVAA
Jackie Carpenter-Uyen
Duong, Nhu Nguyen, Ve, The Way Homeward
Mot Coi Mot Minh
“On My Own” L’Art Brut Presentation
1958 births
Living people
Lawyers from Houston
Vietnamese emigrants to the United States
Southern Illinois University alumni
University of Houston alumni
Harvard Law School alumni
American jurists of Asian descent |
3599026 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dak%20Khana | Dak Khana | Dak Khana () is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously a part of Liaquatabad Town, which was disbanded in 2011.
This neighbourhood is near the main post office in Liaquatabad Town. There are several ethnic groups in Dak Khana including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim.
Dak Khana is also an Indian word for Post Office. While not the official name it is the everyday conversational name for Post Office.
Dakkhana.com was also a web based email service that was launched in the summer of 2000. Founded by Teju Srivastav an early Internet Entrepreneur (he had founded an ISP and a web hosting service in Central New Jersey in 1995). Dakkhana.com was one of the earliest web based email services that in addition to English, provided email services in multiple Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali among others. Dakkhana.com was also the first site to provide email in a person’s own handwriting. The technology called H-fonts though unique failed to take off. At its peak before shutting down Dakkhana.com had more than 650,000 users from across the globe.
References
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
Liaquatabad Town |
39193037 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Rodriguez | Samuel Rodriguez | Samuel Rodriguez Jr. (born September 29, 1969) is an Evangelical American Christian leader born to Puerto Rican parents in the United States. He is a pastor, movie producer, author, civil rights activist and television personality. He is the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.
Ministry
At age 16, Rodriguez delivered his first sermon. He quickly grew to be a leading and acclaimed evangelical preacher. In 1992, he became an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal denomination. In 2000, he founded the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC/CONEL), the largest Hispanic Evangelical Christian organization in the world. With over 40,000 Latino Evangelical churches as members, NHCLC/CONEL helps to cultivate a network of Latino leaders in the Christian community.
Rodriguez became a member of the board of the National Association of Evangelicals in 2006.
Books and films
In June 2016, Rodriguez's book, Be Light, reached #1 on the Los Angeles Times Bestseller List. You Are Next, released in 2019, was a Publishers Weekly bestseller.
Persevere with Power, Rodriguez's 2021 release, made both English and Spanish best-seller status on ECPA's Christian Bestsellers Lists, as well as reaching #20 on ECPA's January 2022 Christian New Releases.
Rodriguez released his most recent book in April 2023, Your Mess, God’s Miracle: The Process Is Temporary, the Promise Is Permanent, which reached #15 on ECPA’s July 2023 Christian New Releases.
Rodriguez was the executive producer for the 20th Century Fox motion picture Breakthrough, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song and received a GMA Dove Award for Inspirational Film of the Year.
In 2019, Rodriguez was announced as the executive producer for the Fox Searchlight film Flamin Hot, a true story about the man behind Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The film was produced by DeVon Franklin of Franklin Entertainment and directed by Eva Longoria. The film broke streaming records within the first 3 days of release and Variety named Flamin’ Hot one of its best films of 2023 so far. It is the first movie about a Hispanic person with a Hispanic producer, writer, director, and leading man and woman. It is also the first faith-family movie streaming on both Disney + and Hulu simultaneously.
Political activity
During the George W. Bush administration, Rodriguez advocated for bipartisan discussion on immigration reform. He was brought in as an advisor to President Bush and later also served in an advisory capacity for Presidents Obama and Trump. He participated in President Obama’s 2009 inaugural prayer service at Saint Johns Episcopal Church, reading from the Gospel of Luke. As a spokesperson for Hispanic evangelicals, Rodriguez has been a featured speaker in White House and congressional meetings. He has served on the President's Advisory Council for the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships initiative with the Fatherhood and Healthy Families Task Force and also on the Abortion Reduction Task Force (both under President Obama).
Rodriguez was invited to offer readings and deliver an invocation at the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017. In his remarks, Rodriguez read from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5. On Inauguration Day, Rodriguez was interviewed by CNN. Rodriguez met with Trump administration officials to discuss a comprehensive immigration reform measure that would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
In a letter acquired by Politico in January 2017, Rodriguez was one of several evangelical leaders that pressed President Trump to reconsider the suspension of the refugee resettlement program that temporarily prevented refugees from several countries from emigrating to the U.S. The letter argued that the program provided a lifeline to many oppressed individuals and an opportunity for churches to minister to them.
On January 25, 2017, Rodriguez issued a statement indicating he agreed with President Trump that securing the U.S/Mexico border was vital for the safety of the U.S. He added that he opposed forcibly removing undocumented individuals and families already in the U.S. (with the exception of criminals and drug dealers).
Also in 2017, Rodriguez was involved in a conversation at the White House with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump that led to the creation of the First Step Act, which helps to prevent individuals who have served time from returning to prison. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rev. Rodriguez joined the Heritage Foundation as a spokesperson for the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission.
Rev. Rodriguez signed an amicus brief on behalf of the NHCLC along with the Frederick Douglas Foundation, Dr. Alveda King, Deacon Keith Fournier, Esq., and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler, which was cited in the historical Dobbs v. Jackson case that overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Recognition
In 2008, Newsweek called Rodriguez one of the "Top 12 People to Look For."
In 2009, CNN featured Rodriguez in their “Latinos in America”broadcast special, identifying him as one of the most influential Evangelical leaders in the Latino community.
Presented by the Congress of Racial Equality in 2011, Rodriguez was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award.
In 2013, Rodriguez received a nomination for Time Magazine's "Top 100 Most Influential People." Additionally, in 2013, TIME featured him in their cover story titled “The Latino Reformation.”
That same year, he became the first Latino keynote speaker at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service. Rodriguez has been a part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service four times (2010, 2011, 2013 and 2021); he is the only person to be features on this many occasions.
In 2015, Latino Leaders Magazine included him on their "101 Most Influential Leaders" list as the first evangelical leader to make the list. The Wall St. Journal has called Rodriguez one of the top 12 latino leaders. Rodriguez was also included in Charisma Magazine's "40 People Who Radically Changed Our World" series. He has received honorary doctorates from William Jessup University, Northwest University and Baptist University of the Americas. Rodriguez regularly comments for publications and media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, PBS, Telemundo, NBC and others.
In 2015, Rodriguez and his wife, Eva, received The Rosa Parks Courage Award for their civil rights work from the Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute (SYLDI) and the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). The award was granted in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
In 2021, Rodriguez was named in 'Israel's Top 50 Christian Allies' by The Israel Allies Foundation. This exclusive list selects Christian leaders who remain steadfast in their love and support of Israel, which stems from their Christian faith.
In 2022. Deseret Magazine named Rodriguez one of their 20 “New Reformers,” referring to faith leaders “challenging the conservative movement to change,” citing his advocacy for granting immigrants immediate citizenship.
Filmography
References
1969 births
American people of Puerto Rican descent
American evangelists
Living people |
11619112 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Matisyn | Kevin Matisyn | Kevin Matisyn (born September 19, 1979) is an American singer. He is the lead singer for the rock band Parabelle and formerly was the vocalist for Evans Blue.
Biography
Matisyn started listening to Metallica in his early teens and began his first band while at the age of sixteen. In March 2005, he co-founded the band, Evans Blue, which spawned two albums, The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume and The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends. There is also a bootleg Evans Blue collection entitled The Stage is Set for the Revival of Anthem that consists of a number of unreleased demos and an unofficial acoustic compilation entitled The Unplugged Melody.
As of July 28, 2008 he was no longer in the band. He published a post on his MySpace page saying he is "Formerly of Evans Blue". This was confirmed by Evans Blue on their MySpace page.
In 2007, Matisyn formed the band Parabelle. The band has released five albums, A Summit Borderline/A Drop Oceanic (a double album), Reassembling the Icons, Your Starry Eyes Will Never Make Us Even, The Kill Plan, and The Rose Avail. Matisyn and Parabelle have also released two acoustic compilations, These Electric Pages Have Been Unplugged and Air.
In 2013, Matisyn announced that his solo album Alice-Ofelia-Kira was to be released sometime in 2013. This album was released digitally January 7, 2014. The album's physical release was set for February 11, 2014.
Discography
Solo
Alice-Ofelia-Kira (2014)
Evans Blue
The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume (2006)
The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends (2007)
The Unplugged Melody (2007)
The Stage is Set for the Revival of an Anthem (Unreleased)
Parabelle
A Summit Borderline/A Drop Oceanic (2009)
Reassembling the Icons (2010)
These Electric Pages Have Been Unplugged (2011)
Your Starry Eyes Will Never Make Us Even (2012)
Air (2013)
The Kill Plan (2016)
A Summit Borderline (Remastered) (2016)
State By State EP, Vol. 1 (2016)
The Rose Avail (2019)
References
Canadian rock singers
Canadian Christians
Living people
1979 births
21st-century Canadian male singers |
37081722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogonius%20ovatulus | Orthogonius ovatulus | Orthogonius ovatulus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Orthogoniinae. It was described by Ming-Yi Tian and Thierry Deuve in 2003.
References
ovatulus
Beetles described in 2003 |
19704896 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitasking | Multitasking | Multitasking may refer to:
Computer multitasking, the concurrent execution of multiple tasks (also known as processes) over a certain period of time
Cooperative multitasking
Pre-emptive multitasking
Human multitasking, the apparent performance by an individual of handling more than one task at the same time
Media multitasking, using TV, the Web, radio, telephone, print, or any other media in conjunction with another |
15129621 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20of%20Montfort%2C%20Lord%20of%20Tyre | John of Montfort, Lord of Tyre | John of Montfort (; died 27 November 1283) was lord of Toron from 1257 to 1266 and Lord of Tyre from 1270 to 1283. He was the son of Philip of Montfort (lord of La Ferté-Alais, of Bréthencourt, of Castres, of Toron and of Tyre), and his second wife Maria of Antioch-Armenia (the elder daughter of Raymond-Roupen of Antioch and hence Lady of Toron and pretender of Armenia).
When he came of age, he received the lordship of Toron from his father, but the Mamluks conquered it in 1266. On 22 September 1268 he married Margaret, daughter of Henry of Antioch and of Isabella of Cyprus. Margaret was the sister of king Hugh III of Cyprus, who later became king of Jerusalem and negotiated a certain number of alliances with the nobility of the kingdom in order to shore up his pretence against Charles I of Sicily. On the occasion of this marriage, Hugh III confirmed Montfort's possession of Tyre but reserved the throne's right to retake the fiefdom if John and Margaret died without issue.
In 1270 his father was killed by the Assassins, and John succeeded to the lordship and governed Tyre until his death in 1283. He had no children, so Hugh III allowed Humphrey of Montfort to succeed his brother.
Sources
1283 deaths
Christians of Lord Edward's crusade
John
John
Year of birth unknown |
18512187 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne%20Edwards | Dianne Edwards | Professor Dianne Edwards CBE, FRS, FRSE, FLS, FLSW (born 1942) is a palaeobotanist, who studies the colonisation of land by plants, and early land plant interactions.
Early life
Edwards was born in Swansea, South Wales, and spent much of her time at her parents' bungalow on the Gower Peninsula.
Career
Edwards' work has centred on early plant fossils, the majority of which have been retrieved from the UK. Her interest in early plants was initiated after she studied plant fossils preserved in three dimensions in the mineral pyrite (fools' gold).
Much of her later work has centred on the Rhynie chert and charcoalified fossils, large and microscopic, from the Welsh borderlands and South Wales.
Edwards is a Distinguished Research Professor, and former Head of School within the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, at Cardiff University.
She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an honorary Fellow at the University of Wales, Swansea, a Corresponding Member of the Botanical Society of America, and has links with China, consulting for the Beijing Museum of Natural History, and working on fossils from that country.
Discoveries
Among Edwards's most notable works, are the discovery of vascular tissue in Cooksonia, the description and analysis of stomata in early land plants, and very early liverwort-like plants. The charcoalified nature of many of her fossils have enabled her to prove that wildfires took place in the Siluruan period.
She has also worked on several enigmatic fossils such as Nematothallus, Tortilicaulis and Prototaxites.
She is the author or co-author of a considerable number of botanical names of fossil plants, such as Danziella D.Edwards (2006) and Demersatheca C.-S. Li & D.Edwards (1996).
Distinctions
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1996.
President of the Palaeontological Association, 1996-1998.
Awarded the CBE for Services to Botany in 1999.
Trustee of the Natural History Museum, London.
2004 winner of the Lyell Medal.
Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and in July 2010 was appointed as its inaugural Vice-President for Science, Technology and Medicine.
President of the Linnean Society of London, 2012–2015.
PhD honoris causa at the Faculty of Science and Technology at Uppsala University, Sweden, since 2014.
References
External links
Female Fellows of the Royal Society
Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales
Academics of Cardiff University
British palaeontologists
Paleobotanists
Living people
Lyell Medal winners
1942 births
Women paleontologists
20th-century British women scientists
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Fellows of the Royal Society
Fellows of the Linnean Society of London
Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
1057970 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari%C3%A1polis | Mariápolis | Mariápolis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 4,091 (2020 est.) in an area of 187 km2. The elevation is 410 m.
References
Municipalities in São Paulo (state) |
11011033 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meos | Meos | Meo or Meos may refer to:
MenuetOS, or MeOS, an operating system
Microsomal ethanol oxidizing system, an alternate ethanol metabolic pathway
mEos, a variant of the photoactivatable fluorescent protein Eos
Mati Meos (born 1946), Estonian engineer and politician
See also
Meo (disambiguation) |
66826432 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias%20Schuke | Matthias Schuke | Matthias Schuke (born 7 July 1955) is a German organ builder.
Career
Born in Potsdam, Schuke is the son of the organ builder Hans-Joachim Schuke. He attended the "Polytechnische Oberschule 24", now the Eisenhardtschule Potsdam, from 1962 and graduated with a high school diploma. From September 1972 to June 1974, he trained as a cabinetmaker at the Richard Praetsch carpentry workshop in Babelsberg.
In 1974, he began training as an organ builder in the "Volkseigener Betrieb" Potsdamer Schuke Orgelbau, went through the wood workshop, tin workshop, restoration and voicing departments and completed his training in 1977. During this time, Matthias Schuke also completed his Abitur at evening school. From 1977 to 1985 he worked mainly in the field and in voicing. In 1985, he began his training as a master organ builder. In 1988 he passed the master craftsman's examination. His masterpiece, a 4-register chest organ, stands today in the Erlöserkirche Potsdam.
In 1990, Schuke managed to successfully reprivatise the company in the course of the political and economic Peaceful Revolution. and has since been the owner and managing director of
In 1998, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in his capacity as a committed personality in German organ building.
In 2001, his company achieved 1st place in the Technology Transfer Prize of the Technology Foundation of the State of Brandenburg, together with the University of Potsdam. In addition, the company received the Professor Adalbert Seifriz Prize 2001, a nationwide craft prize from the Steinbeis Foundation in Stuttgart with Reimund Gerhard, University of Potsdam.
In 2003, Schuke decided to leave the old, too small workshop premises in the centre of Potsdam and to build a new company headquarters in Werder (Havel). In February 2004, the company moved into the new workshop premises. At the end of November 2017, he announced that he would gradually hand over the company to his sons Johannes (born 1985) and Michael (born 1989). The sons joined the company management in 2018.
During his time as managing director, Matthias Schuke and his company were able to realise major projects in the Erfurt Cathedral, the Zamora, Michoacán, in the Magdeburg Cathedral and in the Königsberg Cathedral. Also worth mentioning are the restorations he carried out on historically valuable organs, e.g. the organs of St Stephen's Church, Tangermünde as well as of St. Peter and Paul Cathedral and of the .
References
Further reading
Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau GmbH: 100 Jahre Alexander Schuke Orgelbau in Potsdam. thomasius verlag – Thomas Helms, Schwerin 1994
External links
Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau GmbH, catalogue raisonné. (Memento 23 April 2004 im Internet Archive) The list contains all new constructions, alterations and repairs by Matthias Schuke, with details of the stops, manuals and pedals.
German pipe organ builders
Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1955 births
Living people
People from Potsdam |
73788634 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Kufus | Thomas Kufus | Thomas Kufus (born 1957) is a German film producer especially known for documentary films.
Life and career
Thomas Kufus was born in Essen in 1957. He began his filmmaking career as a director but switched to producing, becoming known as one of Germany's most influential producers of documentary films. He co-founded the production company zero one film which he since 2008 runs together with .
Among the directors he has produced films for are Lars Kraume, Andres Veiel, Anne Zohra Berrached, Julia Albrecht, Markus Imhoof, Christian Schwochow, Corinna Belz, Arnon Goldfinger and Alexander Sokurov. In 2009 he produced , a project where 80 cameramen each documented 24 hours in Berlin, with 1440 hours of footage broadcast on Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg and Arte.
Kufus has produced four films that received the German Film Award for Best Documentary Film: Black Box BRD (2001), Gerhard Richter Painting (2011), More than Honey (2012) and Beuys (2017). He produced The People vs. Fritz Bauer which received the German Film Award for Best Fiction Film in 2016.
Kufus was chairman of the Deutsche Filmakademie from 2009 to 2015. He received the 2023 .
Selected filmography
Filmography adapted from Filmportal.de.
Mother and Son (1997)
Moloch (1999)
Black Box BRD (2001)
(2003)
(2009)
The Flat (2011)
Gerhard Richter Painting (2011)
More than Honey (2012)
Father and Son (2013)
West (2013)
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)
24 Weeks (2016)
Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late (2016)
Beuys (2017)
The Silent Revolution (2018)
Inside the Uffizi (2021)
Measures of Men (2023)
References
External links
zero one film
1957 births
Living people
Film people from Essen
German film producers
German documentary film producers
German documentary film directors |
2011658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenmon | Tenmon | is the ninja art of understanding and using meteorology as a strategic weapon. It allowed ninja to foresee weather changes and to use them as an advantage. By knowing nature's changes, animal behaviour, or atmospheric/astronomic signs, one could use rainy weather or a hot sunny period as strategic elements to weaken and defeat the enemy.
References
Ninjutsu skills |
11522593 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Catholic%20Archdiocese%20of%20Cape%20Coast | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast | The Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast () is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana.
History
27 September 1879: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon
25 May 1901: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast
18 April 1950: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast
The Archdiocese has been generous in supplying priests for underserved areas of the United States; for example, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas, 16 of the 64 priests are from Ghana. Many have been incardinated into the archdiocese, have become U.S. citizens, and serve as parish pastors.
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Cape Coast.
Bishops
Vicars Apostolic of Gold Coast
Maximilien Albert, S.M.A. (1895-1903)
Isidore Klaus, S.M.A. (1904-1905)
François-Ignace Hummel, S.M.A. (1906-1924)
Ernest Hauger, S.M.A. (1925-1932)
Archbishops of Cape Coast
William Porter, S.M.A. (1933-1959)
John Kodwo Amissah (1959-1991)
Peter Turkson (1992-2009)
Matthias Kobena Nketsiah (2010-2018)
Charles G. Palmer-Buckle (2018-)
Auxiliary Bishops
John Kodwo Amissah (1957-1959), appointed Archbishop here
Matthias Kobena Nketsiah (2006-2010), appointed Archbishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
Joseph Amihere Essuah, appointed Bishop of Kumasi in 1962
Suffragan Dioceses
Sekondi–Takoradi
Wiawso
See also
Catholicism in Ghana
Sources
GCatholic.org
Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Religious organizations established in 1879
1879 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) |
24691686 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saehan%20Motors | Saehan Motors | The Saehan Motor Company was a South Korean automobile manufacturer founded in 1976, which was born on the collaboration of Shinjin Industrial Company and General Motors to introduce their products on the South Korean market. Saehan was born on the former "General Motors Korea", which encountered difficulties when the South Korean market collapsed, following the first round of oil rises in 1973. This joint-venture, 50-50 between GM and Shinjin, consisted on a car assembly plant in Bupyong, a truck assembly plant in Pusan and a foundry at Incheon. In November 1976, Shinjin Motors faced financial problems and sold its 50% stake in Saehan to the Korea Development Bank (KDB). In 1978, the Daewoo Group acquired the equity stake and management rights from KDB. The company was renamed Daewoo Motor Co. in January 1983.
History
The company origins can be traced back to National Motors, a company established in 1937 in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea. Its name was changed to "Saenara Motor" in November 1962. Saenara was assembling and selling Datsun Bluebird P310s. Very first automobile company in Korea, Saenara was equipped with modern assembly facilities, and was established after the Automobile Industry Promotion Policy was announced by the South Korean government in 1962.
Saenara Motor was then bought by Shinjin Industrial in 1965, which changed its name to Shinjin Motor after establishing collaborations with Toyota. Shinjin's range included various Toyota models, such as the Publica, T40 Corona and Crown.
After Toyota's withdrawal from its Korea investment in 1972, Shinjin Motors started a joint venture with American General Motors under the name "General Motors Korea" (GMK). Nevertheless, soon after the alliance, GM showed disconformity with Shinjin's management and in 1976 GM asked the Korean Government (through the US Embassy in Seoul) to find another partner. As the Shinjin Group was experiencing financial problems its shares in GMK were sold to the Korea Development Bank. As a result, the company's name was changed to Saehan Motor Company Ltd". GMK shortly sold their Rekord model under the GMK marque, together with the Holden Torana based Chevrolet 1700. When GMK was renamed to Saehan, the 1700 became Saehan Camina.
Saehan's range was composed of diverse GM models: the Saehan Gemini was based on 1974 Isuzu's Bellett Gemini, then replaced by the Maepsy (known as Saehan Bird for export), which was a development of the Gemini. It had a pickup derivate, the Saehan Max. Saehan also marketed the Opel Rekord E and created later, on this basis, their Royale Series, composed of the Royale Diesel, Royale Automatic and Royale Salon models.
Models
Cars
Camina
Gemini
Maepsy
Rekord
Buses
BU110
BF101
BD101
BL064
Trucks
8t Dump
11t Cargo
Elf
Notes
References
GM Korea
Manufacturing companies based in Seoul
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of South Korea |
50882276 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9lio%20Garcia | Hélio Garcia | Hélio de Carvalho Garcia (March 16, 1931 – June 6, 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He served as governor of Minas Gerais from 1984 to 1987 and again from 1991 until 1995.
Biography
Garcia was born in Santo Antônio do Amparo, Minas Gerais, on March 16, 1931. He received his law degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Belo Horizonte. He began his political career as a state deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais from 1963 to 1967.
Political career
In 1982, Garcia was elected vice governor of Minas Gerais as the running mate of Tancredo Neves during the country's first direct gubernatorial elections since military rule. Neves and Garcia took office as governor and vice governor of Minas Gerais, respectively, on March 15, 1983. Soon after taking office, Governor Neves appointed Garcia as the Mayor of Belo Horizonte. (At the time, the Mayor of Belo Horizonte, the state capital, was still an appointed position, and there was no direct election of mayor. Garcia served simultaneously as both the vice governor of Minas Gerais and the mayor of Belo Horizonte from April 1983 until August 14, 1984.
On August 14, 1984, Governor Tancredo Neves resigned from office to begin his campaign for President of Brazil. Vice Governor Garcia succeeded him as the new Governor of Minas Gerais. Garcia, a member of the PMDB, served his first tenure as governor August 1984 until March 1987.
Garcia was elected governor of Minas Gerais in 1990, this time as a member of the Brazilian Labour Party (PTB). He served as governor from 1991 until January 1, 1995. He then largely retired from politics and returned to his home in Santo Antônio do Amparo. In 1998, Garcia ran for a seat in the Federal Senate, but lost that election.
Garcia had suffered from serious illnesses during his later life, including heart arrhythmia, coronary artery disease and Alzheimer's disease. He was admitted to Segundo o Hospital Unimed hospital in Belo Horizonte on May 28, 2016, for pneumonia and respiratory failure. He died from respiratory failure at the same hospital on June 6, 2016, at the age of 85. His funeral was held at the Parque da Colina Cemetery and Crematorium on June 14. The current governor of Minas Gerais, Fernando Pimentel, declared three days of mourning in the state following his death.
Brazil's interim President Michel Temer called Garcia was one of the pillar who helped Tancredo Neves with the re-democratization of Brazil, in a message posted to Twitter following his death.
References
1931 births
2016 deaths
People from Minas Gerais
National Democratic Union (Brazil) politicians
National Renewal Alliance politicians
Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians
Brazilian Labour Party (current) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais
Governors of Minas Gerais
Vice Governors of Minas Gerais
Mayors of Belo Horizonte
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais |
5359208 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember%20%28Star%20Trek%3A%20Voyager%29 | Remember (Star Trek: Voyager) | "Remember" is the 48th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the sixth episode of the third season. Several guest stars feature as aliens that Voyager encounters and also in flashback/dream sequences. The story focuses on the character B'Elanna Torres, as she begins experiencing intense dreams after an alien deposits them in her mind.
The episode was written by Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky, from a story by Lisa Klink; it was directed by Winrich Kolbe.
This was broadcast on UPN on October 9, 1996.
Plot
The Federation starship Voyager is transporting members of a telepathic race, the Enarans, to their homeworld. Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres begins experiencing intense dreams in which she is a young Enaran woman named Korenna having a forbidden love affair with an Enaran youth, Dathan. The dreams seem real, more like memories, and they become increasingly disturbing and dangerous, forcing Torres to seek answers from the Enaran passengers.
She learns that her dreams are actual memories being projected to her by one of the visiting Enarans, Jora Mirell, formally named Korenna, now an old woman. The memories are of a lover of Korenna in her youth, who was a member of the "Regressives", a group that preferred not to use technology but instead lived a simple life. The Regressives were deported and executed in a program of genocide. The Enarans, however, covered up the genocide by teaching succeeding generations that the Regressives brought about their own demise.
On Voyager, Torres visits Korenna's quarters, and finds her dying from what she claims is a murder to continue the conspiracy. Before dying, she projects the ending of the story to Torres;— how she turned her lover over to the authorities and watched his execution.
Torres confronts the Enarans, but they deny wrongdoing. Though the Prime Directive forbids Captain Janeway from interfering, she casually remarks that the last of the Enaran engineers are packing their equipment. Torres rushes to engineering, where she confronts Jessen, an Enaran woman with whom she had become friends and bemoans the fact that she is unable to project the memories, and thus prove their validity. Jessen tells Torres that she is able to connect their minds—and proceeds to do so with Torres—and the episode closes with the first 'dream' of all, but now Jessen is the main character.
Reception
It has been rated as the best third season Voyager episode then produced by the Jammers Reviews website, with a "sensibly written" script and "wonderfully acted" show; its web creator, Jamahl Episcokan, awarded it 3.5/4 stars. Episcokan notes that:
'Star Trek has always been known to venture into social commentary and allegorical content, and with "Remember" the Voyager team comes up with a winner.'
Doux Reviews gives it 3/4, and it had 7.7/10 on TV.com based on 170 votes as of 2018. In 2019, Den of Geek ranked this the eighth best morality play of the Star Trek franchise.
In 2017, ScreenRant ranked this episode the seventh thematically darkest episode of the Star Trek franchise.
Tor.com gave it a 6/10.
Releases
"Remember" was released on LaserDisc in Japan on June 25, 1999, as part of the 3rd Season Vol. 1 set.
This episode was released on DVD on July 6, 2004 as part of Star Trek Voyager: Complete Third Season, with Dolby 5.1 surround audio. The season 3 DVD was released in the UK on September 6, 2004.
In 2017, the complete Star Trek: Voyager television series was released in a DVD box set , which included it as part of the season 3 discs.
References
External links
Star Trek: Voyager (season 3) episodes
1996 American television episodes
Television episodes written by Brannon Braga |
14665981 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20tallest%20structures%20in%20Italy | List of tallest structures in Italy | This is a list of the tallest structures in Italy. This list contains all types of structures.
See also
List of tallest buildings in Italy
External links
* Diagrams - SkysraperPage.com
Sources
Enav, Ente Nazionale Assistenza al Volo - Italian ATC
Tallest structures in Italy, List of
Italy
Tallest structures |
107487 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brawley%2C%20California | Brawley, California | Brawley (formerly Braly) is a city in Imperial County, California, United States within the Imperial Valley.
The population was 24,953 at the 2010 census, up from 22,052 in 2000. Year-round agriculture is an important economic activity in Brawley. The town has a significant cattle and feed industry, and hosts the annual Cattle Call Rodeo. Summer daytime temperatures often exceed .
History
The Imperial Land Company laid out the town in 1902 and named it Braly in honor of J.H. Braly, who owned the land. After Braly refused to permit the use of his name, the name was changed to Brawley. The first post office at Brawley opened in 1903.
Incorporated in 1908, it was a "tent city" of only 100 persons involved in railroads and the earliest introduction of agriculture. It had a population of 11,922 in 1950, but population growth was slow from the 1960s to the early 1990s.
Geography
Brawley is located in the Colorado Desert and Lower Colorado River Valley regions. The city's elevation, like other Imperial Valley towns, is below sea level.
It is north of El Centro, about 70 miles west of Yuma, Arizona, 95 miles southeast of Palm Springs and 130 miles east of San Diego.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Brawley has a total area of . All is land within the city limits, except for the Alamo River and New River that seasonally flow through the city.
Climate
Average January temperatures in Brawley are a high of and a low of . Average July temperatures are a high of and a low of . On average, 177.0 afternoons during the year have highs of or higher. The record high temperature was on July 1, 1950, and the record low temperature was on January 1, 1919.
Average annual precipitation is with an average of 15 days with measurable precipitation. December is the wettest month of the year, while June is the driest. The wettest year was 1939 with , while the driest year was 1953, in which no measurable precipitation fell in Brawley. The most rainfall in one month was in September 1939. The most rainfall in 24 hours was on October 10, 1932. A rare snowfall in December 1932 brought a total of .
Demographics
2010
At the 2010 census Brawley had a population of 24,953. The population density was . The racial makeup of Brawley was 13,570 (54.4%) White, 510 (2.0%) African American, 241 (1.0%) Native American, 349 (1.4%) Asian, 32 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 9,258 (37.1%) from other races, and 993 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20,344 persons (81.5%).
The census reported that 24,779 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 63 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 111 (0.4%) were institutionalized.
There were 7,623 households, 3,827 (50.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,932 (51.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,560 (20.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 543 (7.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 589 (7.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 23 (0.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,346 households (17.7%) were one person and 550 (7.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.25. There were 6,035 families (79.2% of households); the average family size was 3.67.
The age distribution was 8,138 people (32.6%) under the age of 18, 2,670 people (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 6,065 people (24.3%) aged 25 to 44, 5,572 people (22.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,508 people (10.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 30.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
There were 8,231 housing units at an average density of ,of which 7,623 were occupied, 3,970 (52.1%) by the owners and 3,653 (47.9%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.0%. 12,950 people (51.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 11,829 people (47.4%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,052 people in 6,631 households, including 5,265 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 7,038 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 52.8% White, 2.5% Black or African American, 1.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 37.9% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. 73.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,631 households 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.1% of households were one person and 7.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.3 and the average family size was 3.7.
The age distribution was 34.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median household income was $31,277 and the median family income was $35,514. Males had a median income of $34,617 versus $25,064 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,881. About 22.5% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.0% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
82.9% Brawley's residents today are of Mexican and Latino origins ; the town contained White, East Indian, Chinese, Filipino and African American sections in the 20th century.
Economy
Major employers in Brawley include Pioneers Memorial Hospital, and Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo. Spreckels Sugar Company is located outside of Brawley.
Government
In the California State Legislature, Brawley is in , and .
In the United States House of Representatives, Brawley is in .
Brawley is in the 4th Imperial County Board of Supervisors District and is represented by Ryan Kelley.
Education
High-school age students in both Brawley and neighboring Westmorland use the Brawley Union High School District, of which there is one high school, Brawley Union High School.
Brawley also offers Desert Valley High School (10th, 11th and 12th grades), Renaissance (9th and 10th grade), and Del Rio (10th, 11th and 12th grade) all three high schools.
Brawley is also home to Brawley Christian Academy, a private institution.
Children from kindergarten through eighth grade use the Brawley Elementary School District. There are five schools in the Brawley Elementary School District: Barbara Worth Junior High School (serving 7th and 8th grades), Phil D. Swing Elementary School (serving kindergarten-6th grades), Miguel Hidalgo Elementary School (serving kindergarten-6th grades), J.W. Oakley Elementary School (serving kindergarten-6th grades), and Myron D. Witter Elementary School (serving kindergarten-6th grades).
Brawley is located in the Imperial Community College District of which there is one junior college, Imperial Valley College.
San Diego State University operates a satellite campus in Brawley.
Infrastructure
Brawley maintains its own police and fire departments.
Notable people
The Bella Twins, professional wrestlers
Helen Fabela Chávez, Labor Leader
Alan Fowlkes, former pitcher for San Francisco Giants
Joe Hoover, Major League Baseball shortstop, Detroit Tigers
Al McCandless, United States Representative
Mike Mohamed, NFL linebacker, Houston Texans
Sid Monge, MLB pitcher
Barbara O'Brien, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
Sergio Romo, MLB relief pitcher
Don Rowe, MLB pitcher and coach, New York Mets
Howard Rumsey, musician
Rudy Seánez, MLB relief pitcher
Jim Skipper, NFL running backs coach, Carolina Panthers
Steve Taylor, contemporary Christian singer
References
External links
Brawley Chamber of Commerce
Cities in Imperial County, California
Communities in the Lower Colorado River Valley
Imperial Valley
Incorporated cities and towns in California
Populated places in the Colorado Desert
Populated places established in 1908
1908 establishments in California |
46930680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirsium%20durangense | Cirsium durangense | Cirsium durangense, the Durango thistle , is Mexican species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the State of Durango in northwestern Mexico.
Cirsium durangense has pinnately lobed leaves with spines on the tips of the lobes. The leaves have a woolly covering when they are young but this disappears as the leaves mature.
References
durangense
Flora of Durango
Plants described in 1904 |
26078701 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Strauss%20%28soccer%29 | Bill Strauss (soccer) | William Henry Strauss (6 January 1916 – 16 November 1984) was a South African professional footballer.
An outside left, Strauss played for Aberdeen between 1935 and 1946 and Plymouth Argyle between 1946 and 1953.
At Aberdeen, he played a role in the club's run to the 1937 Scottish Cup Final but received an injury in the semi-final and could not take part in the showpiece event, which resulted in defeat to Celtic.
During the war years he made 2 guest appearances for Clapton Orient in 1941–42.
At Plymouth, he made 166 appearances in all competitions during his time at Home Park, scoring 42 goals, before retiring in 1953 at the age of 37.
Strauss also played Minor Counties Championship matches for Devon from 1950 to 1951, scoring a century in 1950 at The Oval against Surrey Second XI.
He died in Plymouth on 16 November 1984.
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
*Games played before league season was suspended
References
Neilson N. Kaufman, historian Leyton Orient, on 15 October 2014
External links
Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
1916 births
1984 deaths
South African men's soccer players
Men's association football wingers
Aberdeen F.C. players
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Saltash United F.C. managers
South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
South African cricketers
Devon cricketers
South African expatriate men's soccer players
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in England
South African expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
South African expatriate sportspeople in England
Sportspeople from Benoni
Soccer players from Gauteng |
6394379 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo%20Zanzi | Italo Zanzi | Italo Andres Zanzi (born May 18, 1974 in New York) is an executive, attorney and entrepreneur.
He is currently Chief Operating Officer of droppTV, which brings together content, streaming entertainment and commerce.
Previously, Zanzi was Chief Commercial Officer, Americas at DT One, a provider for mobile data/airtime transfers.
Between 2016 and 2019, he served as Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Sports for Asia Pacific & the Middle East in Singapore. In this role, Zanzi was responsible for all aspects of the FOX Sports Network, including production, acquisitions, digital platforms, sales and marketing across the region, stretching from Japan to Dubai.
Zanzi joined FOX from Italian Serie A football club A.S. Roma where he was CEO for three and a half years.
Before moving to Italy, Zanzi worked on behalf of the America's Cup Event Authority overseeing media rights sales and future event planning. Until October 2011, Zanzi served as Deputy General Secretary of CONCACAF. In this capacity, Zanzi oversaw the Confederation's revenue generating activities, including the CONCACAF Champions League and Gold Cup, as well as its communications and marketing. He also represented the Confederation on FIFA's Committee for Fair Play and Social Responsibility and Media Committee.
Until November 2007, Zanzi served as Vice President for International Broadcast Sales & Latin American and United States Hispanic Marketing for Major League Baseball. In this capacity, Zanzi managed three of Major League Baseball's business functions - international television and radio sales, Latin American marketing and sponsorship, and United States Hispanic marketing initiatives.
While at MLB, Zanzi negotiated media rights agreements in Latin America, Asia, Europe, Canada, and Oceania. Zanzi also played a role in the organization of the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006. In addition to overseeing media sales for the event, Zanzi served as the principal liaison to the Latin American baseball federations and managed operations of the San Juan, Puerto Rico venue.
Italo Zanzi was the Republican candidate for United States Congress in 2006 in New York's 1st Congressional District (Eastern Suffolk County). Zanzi earned 38% of the vote against a two-term incumbent, the most of any Republican challenger in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and 7th highest nationwide. Zanzi won the endorsement from Suffolk Life, the most widely distributed newspaper in Suffolk County, which wrote, "Zanzi's outlook and enthusiasm are refreshing. He has kept a close eye on the issues that affect the people in the 1st Congressional District, and already has formulated some plans to address these issues. We are confident that if given the chance, Zanzi could effect some real change in government". Zanzi was also praised by Newsday, who while endorsing his opponent, wrote, "Republican challenger Italo Zanzi, 32, is not one to go unnoticed. Zanzi has panache, a top-flight education - including a law degree and a master's in business administration - and a glamour job...". "Zanzi has tremendous potential. Down the road there should be a place for a bright, energetic man like him in public life."
Italo Zanzi was a goalkeeper for the U.S. national handball team from 1997 to 2007. He competed in 75 international matches and won a Bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. At the 2003 Pan Am Games, Zanzi had strong performances against Argentina and Brazil and played a pivotal role in the USA's victories over Mexico (21 saves) and Uruguay in the bronze medal game. He was named the United States Olympic Committee's Team Handball Athlete of the Year in 2000, 2002, and 2004. Before being introduced to team handball in 1996 after the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Zanzi was an accomplished soccer player. He played for the University of Chicago where he was named Most Valuable Player in 1995 and later spent a pre-season with the professional soccer team Club Deportivo Lo Barnechea in Chile. He also served as Assistant Coach for the Emory University men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for South Bronx United, a youth soccer program in New York.
Zanzi received El Diaro's "EL Award" in 2005 which is awarded to top Hispanics in business, politics, and entertainment. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago in 1996, and Juris Doctor and MBA from Emory University in 1999.
References
1974 births
American people of Italian descent
Living people
People from Port Washington, New York
University of Chicago alumni
American chief executives of professional sports organizations
Goizueta Business School alumni
Emory University School of Law alumni
New York (state) Republicans |
58657157 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%20V%C3%A4li | Hugo Väli | Hugo Väli (19 May 1902 – 22 September 1944) was an Estonian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He died in a Soviet prison camp during World War II.
References
External links
1902 births
1944 deaths
Estonian men's footballers
Estonia men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Estonia
Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Footballers from Tallinn
Men's association football forwards
Estonian people who died in Soviet detention
People who died in the Gulag |
62140817 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%20United%20States%20Senate%20election%20in%20Wyoming | 2024 United States Senate election in Wyoming | The 2024 United States Senate election in Wyoming will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Wyoming. Incumbent Senator John Barrasso was appointed to the Senate in 2007 after fellow Republican Craig Thomas died in office. Barrasso won the 2008 special election to complete the term and won full terms in 2012 and 2018. He is eligible to run for a third full term. Primary elections will take place on August 20, 2024.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Reid Rasner, financial executive
Potential
John Barrasso, incumbent U.S. Senator (2007–present)
Endorsements
Fundraising
General election
Predictions
Notes
References
External links
Official campaign websites
Reid Rasner (R) for Congress
2024
Wyoming
United States Senate |
61183776 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Pascon | Paul Pascon | Paul Pascon (13 April 1932 – 21 April 1985) was a Moroccan sociologist whose multidisciplinary work aimed to elucidate French colonialism in Morocco and the capitalism that accompanied it, and the development of Morocco after its independence from France. He was perhaps the first modern scholar to study Gara Medouar, and he was one of the foremost experts on the Moroccan economy and agriculture and its transformation under colonialism and after independence.
Early life
Pascon was a Pied-Noir, "of soldier and settler stock". He was born in Fez, Morocco, the son of an engineer of public works, from whom he inherited a love of the outdoors. Later in life he told his friend Ernest Gellner of his family history: his grandfather, he said, had been a Pied-Noir who had acquired land in Morocco after World War I but never became a successful farmer. One of his ancestors had been involved in the Rif War, and the French-Moroccan conflict of the 1950s also provoked tension. As a result of these involvements he developed "a lifelong devotion to the understanding and advancement of the Moroccan peasant"; later (in 1964) he acquired Moroccan citizenship. He became a scout when he was seven. In 1942 his father was imprisoned in Boudenib and his mother placed in Midelt for opposing the Vichy regime; Paul was placed in a boarding school until the Americans arrived in North Africa.
Career
At age 17, Pascon won a prize for a report on the Ziz and Rhéris rivers, and in 1951 he received his baccalauréat in experimental sciences from the Lycée Gouraud in Rabat. He chose natural science and received his Certificat d'études supérieures préparatoires in 1952. In that year he also visited Gara Medouar; he wrote about his visit in a 1956 article in the journal Hespéris, and it became the subject of a 1956 monograph.
In 1956, Pascon was licensed in natural sciences, and sociology in 1958. After a number of administrative jobs he was hired by Institut agronomique et vétérinaire Hassan-II in 1970, where he worked until his death in a variety of functions, founding and leading units including the Department for Rural Development. His 1975 thesis was an interdisciplinary study (involving history, sociology, and geography, coupled with his own research, including archives from local families and potentates) of the Haouz province of Marrakesh; it was published in 1977, and one critic called it "a major step forward in North African studies. It exemplifies the depth of analysis possible when interdisciplinary techniques, indigenous sources, and a creative mind are brought to bear on a single region". A former communist and Marxist, he let go of those ideologies later in life.
Pascon was also a research associate at Centre national de la recherche scientifique, France, and associate professor at Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium.
Personal life
Paul Pascon was an atheist. Pascon's two children died during the Western Sahara War.
Pascon died on 21 April 1985 in Mauritania after a car accident; he was survived by his widow. In an obituary, his friend Ernest Gellner wrote: "He died at the height of his powers, at a time when he was being quite exceptionally productive. His death is a human tragedy, but it is also an immeasurable loss to scholarship. He was unquestionably one of the most thorough, profound, best informed and penetrating of the students of Moroccan and North African society".
Publications
Le Haouz de Marrakech (Rabat: Editions Marocaines et Internationales, 1977). Pascon's doctoral thesis, in two volumes; an interdisciplinary study. One critic reviewed it as if it were a drama with four main characters: the tribes, which make up the basic human component but in a great variety; the Zawaya, a religious group which also exercised considerable political power; the qaids, local chieftains whose power was structured in a kind of feudalism Pascon called caïdalism; and the city of Marrakesh.
La Maison d'lligh et l'histoire sociale du Tazerwalt (Rabat: Societé Marocaine des Editeurs Reunis (SMER), 1984). A history of the House of Illigh, the family that controlled the area of Tazerwalt from the 17th century on. Pascon was still working on this when he died; it had taken him seventeen years to gain the confidence of the family's patriarch and be allowed access to the family archives. The posthumously published book contains five separate studies on various aspects of the family—from their acquisition of land and the execution of hydrological works in 1640 to 19th-century trade documentation, and an 1825 murder.
Capitalism and Agriculture in the Haouz of Marrakesh (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1986). A translation of the second part of his doctoral thesis, edited by John R. Walt. It studies the history of the Haouz region before, during, and after colonialism, relying on dependency theory rather than Marxism. Land usage is the tool with which to measure how far capitalism penetrated into an agricultural, peripheral society.
References
1932 births
1985 deaths
20th-century atheists
Moroccan atheists
Moroccan sociologists
People from Fez, Morocco
Academic staff of the Université catholique de Louvain |
21237891 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardline%20%28disambiguation%29 | Hardline (disambiguation) | Hardline is a political label.
Hardline, Hard Line or hardliner may also refer to:
Hard Line (album), a 1985 album by American band The Blasters
Hardline (band), an American hard rock group
Hardliner (band), a Canadian hard rock band
Hardline coaxial cable
Hardline (subculture), a militant offshoot of straight edge
Hardline (video game), a video game developed by Cryo Interactive Entertainment in 1996
Battlefield Hardline, a video game published by Electronic Arts in 2015.
Hard Line (political party), a Danish far-right political party.
See also
Hardlines, a business term for retail products including many non-information goods; see :Category:Hardlines (retail)
Softline (disambiguation) |
74675220 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiv%20Shakti%20Point | Shiv Shakti Point | Shiv Shakti Point is the name given by India to the landing site of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander, which touched down about 600 km away from the South pole of the Moon on 23 August 2023. The site was named on 26 August 2023 at the ISTRAC headquarters in Bengaluru after India became the first country to make a successful soft landing on the South Pole of Moon and fourth country to make a successful soft landing on the surface of Moon. The point is located on the coordinates and lies between Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters.
Etymology
The name Shiv Shakti is derived from the names Shiva, who is one of the principal Hindu deities and Shakti, the divine feminine energy, who is often depicted as the consort of Shiva.
Announcement
The name was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 26, 2023 while meeting ISRO scientists in Bangalore. Prime Minister Modi noted that the selection of "Shiva-Shakti" was based on concept of "Shiva" as humanitarian determination and "Shakti" as the capability to actualize these humanitarian ambitions, while further noting that "Shakti" is also a tribute to the women scientists.
Reception
The naming of the point as "Shiv Shakti", sparked a political row in India. It was compared to the Jawahar Point . General people loved the name while senior Indian National Congress leader Rashid Alvi criticised the choice of name with no logic.
However, ISRO chairman S. Somanath said that there is no room for controversy over the naming, and that there have been precedents of names being assigned to lunar features. "It's not the first time such name has been given. Indian names are already there. We have a Sarabhai Crater on the Moon. Each country can give their names. Naming is a tradition. There is no controversy over the matter," he said. Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair also said that the whole controversy was completely based on 'misinterpretation'. He said 'shakti' refers to the 'force' that is behind the creation of this universe. "Our pandits and rishis named it Shiva. Our Puranas gave it a form as people could not understand the concept of the force, and that is how the human form and Kailasa all came. It is a different matter. This underlying principle is known as 'shakti' and we do not have to attribute religious motives to it," he concluded.
See also
Jawahar Point
Tiranga Point
References
External links
Chandrayaan - 3 ISRO official site
Indian lunar exploration programme
2023 on the Moon
Soft landings on the Moon
2023 in spaceflight
2023 in India |
25690210 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wragge%20%26%20Co | Wragge & Co | Wragge & Co LLP was a UK-headquartered international law firm providing a full range of legal services to UK and international clients. Wragge & Co merged with the London law firm Lawrence Graham in May 2014, forming Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co. in 2016, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co merged with the Canadian firm Gowlings to become Gowling WLG.
According to The Lawyer 200 in 2011, Wragge & Co was the 23rd largest law firm in the UK. Twenty of its partners featured among Legal 500s 'leading individuals', while the firm was ranked for 41 different practice areas in Chambers UK 2012. Its 126 equity partners and 500 lawyers advised on deals, projects and disputes from the firm's headquarters in Birmingham and offices in London, Brussels, Guangzhou and Munich. Wragge & Co also had affiliated offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Paris.
History
The original Wragge & Co partnership was formed with George Paulson Wragge and Clement Ingleby in 1834. They set up offices at No. 4 Bennett's Hill. They remained there for 130 years. Following the First World War, Wragge & Co experienced exceptional growth and was considered to be the largest law firm in Birmingham at the time. The partnership merged with Gem & Co in 1935, followed in 1942 by its merger with Crockford & Son. The firm was considered to be at the forefront of technology, being one of the first telephone subscribers in Birmingham.
Some of the firms earliest clients included Lloyds Banking Co, The Birmingham Canal Navigations, and Bishop of Worcester.
Senior partner from 1982 to 1993 was Sir John Patrick Grosvenor Lawrence. He had joined in 1959 and was knighted in 1987. Sir Patrick handed over to John Crabtree who held the post for ten years. Between 1991 and 2002 John's leadership increased the firm's turnover by 650%, from £12 million in 1991 to £77.8 million in April 2002.
In recent years, to help its strategy of increasing revenue through international work, the firm experienced global expansion with offices opening in London, Brussels, Guangzhou and Munich. As a result of a deal with the company's Saudi financier Mohamed Al Mehairi, a new venture in Abu Dhabi was launched in December 2010, with a second office opening in Dubai the following year. Wragge & Co also joined forces with a 10 partner team to open a third affiliated office in Paris.
In 2008 Wragge & Co signed up to take 250,000 sq ft of offices at Two Snowhill, the largest office pre-let in Birmingham. The newly merged Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co relocated its Birmingham office to the brand new development in summer 2014.
On 11 December 2013 Wragge & Co announced a merger deal with City firm Lawrence Graham to create a new law firm – Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co – effective from 1 May 2014.
Main areas of practice
Wragge & Co specialises in the following legal disciplines:
Antitrust
Commercial
Construction and Engineering
Corporate
Dispute resolution
Employment
Finance
Information technology
Intellectual property
Insurance
Pensions
Projects
Public law
Real estate
Tax
Awards
Winner of the Big Tick for Work Inclusion – Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence 2011, 2012 and 2013
'Best Pro bono Partnership' at the LawWorks Awards 2012
One of the Best Workplaces in the UK for 13 consecutive years, Great Place to Work Institute
'Best student marketing campaign' in the TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards
See also
List of largest UK law firms
References
External links
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
Law firms of the United Kingdom
Companies based in Birmingham, West Midlands
Law firms established in 1834
1834 establishments in England
Law firms disestablished in 2014
2014 disestablishments in England
British companies established in 1834
British companies disestablished in 2014 |
33926838 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cile%20Fatiman | Cécile Fatiman | Cécile Fatiman (1771-1883), was a Haitian vodou priestess, a mambo. She is famous for her participation in the vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman, which is considered to be one of the starting points of the Haitian Revolution.
Early life and origins
Cécile Fatiman was the daughter of an enslaved African woman and a white Frenchman from Corsica. She and her mother were sold as slaves at Saint Domingue, while her two brothers disappeared in the slave trade. She is described as having long silky hair and green eyes.
Haitian researcher Rodney Salnave (Bwa Kay Il-Ment) has researched Fatiman's origins. His research has indicated that her father was likely a Corsican prince and a grandson of Theodore Von Neuhoff or Theodore of Corsica, sole king of Corsica. He also believes that her last name, Fatiman, may actually have been a middle name, Attiman, which would have been given after Gregorio Attiman, of Leghorn or Livorno, Italy, who was one of Theodore Neuhoff's pages during his conquest of the Corsican throne in April 1736. This prompted him to state that her full name was most likely Cécile Attiman Coidavid, as she was the daughter of Célestina Coidavid, and the sister of Marie-Louise Coidavid, Queen of Haiti from 1811 to 1820. She was the mother-in-law of Pierre Nord Alexis.
Slave rebellion
In August 1791, Fatiman presided over a ceremony at the Bois Caïman in the role of mambo together with priest Dutty Boukman. Boukman prophesied that the slaves Jean François, Biassou, and Jeannot would be leaders of a resistance movement and revolt that would free the slaves of Saint-Domingue. An animal was sacrificed, an oath was taken, and Boukman and the priestess exhorted the listeners to take revenge against their French oppressors and "[c]ast aside the image of the God of the oppressors." According to the Encyclopedia of African Religion: "Blood from the animal, and some say from humans as well, was given in a drink to the attendees to seal their fates in loyalty to the cause of liberation of Sainte-Domingue." During the ceremony, Cécile Fatiman was possessed by Erzulie Dantor. She was also said to have cut the throat of a pig and offered its blood to the spectators.
A week later, 1800 plantations had been destroyed and 1000 slaveholders killed.
Later life
Fatiman was married to Louis Michel Pierrot, a general in the Haitian revolutionary army and later president. She is reported to have lived to the age of 112.
References
1771 births
1883 deaths
Haitian independence activists
Haitian women activists
Women in 19th-century warfare
Women in war in the Caribbean
Women of the Haitian Revolution
Haitian Vodou practitioners
First ladies and gentlemen of Haiti
People of Saint-Domingue
Haitian people of French descent
Longevity claims |
122773 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytown%2C%20Missouri | Raytown, Missouri | Raytown is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States, and is a suburb of Kansas City. The population was at 30,012 in 2020 census. The mayor of Raytown is Michael McDonough and the mayor pro tem is Ryan Myers. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
History
The area where Raytown now lies was developed throughout the 19th century and early 20th century as pioneers moved westward along the Three Trails in search of available fertile lands and water. It was added to the state of Missouri at a cost of $800 by a treaty signed in 1826. Jackson County, named after President Andrew Jackson, was formed in 1827.
A large section of the county, Township 49, was accidentally not offered for sale when the other townships were, and so was called "The Lost Township". People moved into the township and squatted until the township was surveyed and the land sold in 1843.
The pioneers and travelers moving westward down the Three Trails discovered an area of high, wooded ridges, in the Raytown area, that reminded them of their former homes in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The land was named Blue Ridge, with the bordering bodies of waters called the Big Blue and the Little Blue rivers.
The Rice-Tremonti Home, which still stands in Raytown today, was built on the Santa Fe Trail in 1844 by Archibald Rice and his family.
William Ray established a blacksmith shop on the Santa Fe Trail in Jackson County in about 1848. The settlement around the blacksmith shop was known first as "Ray's Town" and later as "Raytown" in 1854. (Now Fox's Drugs)
There is now a historical marker in Raytown at the corner of 63rd Street and Raytown Road showing the location of William Ray's shop.
In 1860, residents of Jackson County petitioned the county for a better road to connect southern Jackson County with Independence in northern Jackson County. The result was Raytown Road, which led north from High Grove Road, crossed the Little Blue River at the "rockford" (now inundated by Longview Lake) and joined the Santa Fe Trail at William Ray's blacksmith shop. Many portions of the original Raytown Road still are used today.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 29,526 people, 12,104 households, and 7,701 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 13,276 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 67.7% White, 25.1% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population.
There were 12,104 households, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.97.
The median age in the city was 40.3 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,388 people, 12,855 households, and 8,304 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 13,309 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.2% White, 11.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
There were 12,855 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,949, and the median income for a family was $50,952. Males had a median income of $33,828 versus $26,745 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,634. About 3.1% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Top employers
According to the town's 2014 Chamber of Commerce report, the top employers in the city are:
Education
The Raytown C-2 School District serves the vast majority of Raytown; But the very slim portion of the southern part of Raytown goes to the Hickman Mills C-1 School District.
The Raytown C-2 School District operates public schools, including Raytown High School and Raytown South High School.
Raytown has a public library, a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library.
In popular culture
The 1980s television series Mama's Family took place in the fictional location of Raytown, although the U.S. state where Raytown is located is never mentioned. Based on the accents, it was set in the South or Midwest.
References
External links
The City of Raytown web site
Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce
Cities in Jackson County, Missouri
Cities in Kansas City metropolitan area
Cities in Missouri |
4432974 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temnikov | Temnikov | Temnikov (; , Temnikav; , Čopolt oš) is a town and the administrative center of Temnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,243.
History
The oldest town in the Republic of Mordovia, it was established in 1536. Town status was granted to it in 1779.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Temnikov serves as the administrative center of Temnikovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Temnikovsky District as the town of district significance of Temnikov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Temnikov is incorporated within Temnikovsky Municipal District as Temnikovskoye Urban Settlement.
Notable residents
Dmitri Proshin (born 1974), footballer
See also
Alena Arzamasskaia
References
Notes
Sources
Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Республика Мордовия. Административно-территориальное деление на 1 октября 1997 г. (Republic of Mordovia. Administrative-Territorial Divisions as of October 1, 1997) Типография "Красный Октябрь". Саранск, 1998.
Cities and towns in Mordovia
Temnikovsky District
Temnikovsky Uyezd |
27578309 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%20W.%20Watts | Frederick W. Watts | Frederick W. Watts (7 October 1800 – 4 July 1870) was an English landscape painter influenced by Constable. He has been known as "Frederic William Watts", "Frederick Waters Watts", "William Watts" or "William Frederick Watts".
Life and work
There is a sparsity of information about this painter which has cast uncertainty over his parentage, training, and date of death. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, he was born F. William Watts, in Bath, Somerset on 7 October 1800, and probably baptised, as F. Waters Watts, in St. Albans in Hertfordshire in 1801, the son of William and Mary Watts.
IN 1817, as "William Watts", he is thought to have entered the Royal Academy in London, and won silver medals there between 1819 and 1821. He exhibited at the academy from 1821 to 1860, and at the British Institution from 1823 to 1862. He also showed many paintings at the Suffolk Street Gallery in New Bond Street and at the New Watercolour Society.
Watts lived in Hampstead, London, for much of his life and painted landscapes, "en plein air" all over Britain, having a preference for river scenes. He was strongly influenced by John Constable.
There appears to be some uncertainty over his death with many sources giving it as 1860. However, according to the ODNB, Watts died at home in Hampstead in July 1870, of complications caused by Diabetes.
Notes
External links
Paintings by F W Watts (Art Renewal Center Museum)
19th-century English painters
English male painters
Landscape artists
English watercolourists
1800 births
1870 deaths
19th-century English male artists |
7570624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20crossings%20of%20the%20Genesee%20River | List of crossings of the Genesee River | This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Genesee River in order from its source in Ulysses, Pennsylvania downstream to Lake Ontario.
Crossings list
References
Crossings
Genesee River
Genesee River |
37935491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubah | Kubah | Kubah (literally Cupola or Dome) is an Indonesian novel written by Ahmad Tohari. It follows a poor man named Karman who becomes a member of the Indonesian Communist Party, only to find himself a victim of the ongoing political struggles in 1950s Indonesia. After the Party's destruction he spends twelve years as a prisoner at Buru before returning to his hometown and becoming a devout Muslim.
Tohari's second novel, Kubah was written in two months and based on the events surrounding the Communist Party and the 30 September Movement coup in 1965. Published in 1980 by Pustaka Jaya, Kubah came at a time when literary works with similar themes – the victimisation of Communist Party members – were scarce. The novel has also been characterised as dawah (Islamic preaching). Reception of Kubah was mostly mixed; critics praised the novel for its subject matter and criticised it for its predictability. It received a literary award in 1981, and in 1986 it was translated into Japanese.
Plot
After twelve years imprisoned at Buru Island, the former Communist Party of Indonesia (, or PKI) member Karman returns to Central Java. During his time at Buru, his wife Marni has remarried and the area has modernised considerably, rendering him uncertain where to go. He decides to stay at his cousin's home for a while. Meanwhile, Marni has heard of Karman's release and realises that she still loves him, and would thus feel uncomfortable if he returned to their hometown of Pegaten. However, their grown daughter Tini wishes to meet her father.
In a series of flashbacks, Karman's life is told. He lost his pro-Dutch father during the Indonesian National Revolution and was raised in poverty before going to work for the rich merchant Haji Bakir as a child, babysitting his daughter Rifah. In the two years Karman lived with them, the family raised him to be a devout Muslim; Karman, for his part, was a diligent worker and cared deeply for Rifah. When his uncle returned from the front, Karman was brought back home and educated until junior high school, dropping out for a lack of funds. When he was in his twenties Karman found a job at the local village chief's office with the help of a civil employee named Triman and a teacher named Margo.
Unknown to Karman, both men were PKI members and intent on making him join the party. They gave him communist pamphlets and indoctrinated him in Party philosophy. When Karman was late in telling Rifah his feelings, losing her to another man, the PKI manipulated his emotions to make him leave Islam and hate Haji Bakir. Ultimately this was successful: Karman abandoned his mandatory prayers and began to espouse the Party's politics. After Karman was refused marriage to Rifah a second time, following her husband's death, he had Haji Bakir imprisoned. In this time Karman married Marni, intending to convert her family to communism.
By 1965 Karman had become a respected member of the PKI, although the public knew him as a member of Partindo. However, following the failure of the 30 September Movement (, or G30S) coup in the national capital at Jakarta – orchestrated by the PKI – Karman realised that his position was unsound. He and his fellow PKI members began praying regularly, but many were ultimately killed – including Triman and Margo. Karman escaped from Pegaten hours before soldiers came to arrest him and managed to avoid capture for nearly two months, generally hiding in cemeteries. After his capture Karman was exiled to Buru.
In the present day, Karman has returned to Pegaten to a warm reception. Marni, although she admits that she still loves Karman, insists that she will stay with her new husband; Haji Bakir, Karman's uncle, and Karman's mother have likewise forgiven him. Tini and Haji Bakir's grandson Jabir are betrothed as planned, and, when the villagers renovate the dilapidated mosque, Karman makes the cupola. He receives much praise for his work and finds a sense of belonging in the mosque.
Background and writing
Kubah was inspired by Indonesian history, beginning in the 1940s and continuing until the 1980s. Following the national revolution from 1945 to 1949, the country was set in a state of political turmoil and abject poverty which became increasingly severe towards the end of the 1950s. By the early 1960s the PKI and other leftist parties had the support of President Sukarno, giving them greater power; PKI membership grew quickly in this period, aided by a hyperinflation and widespread poverty.
On 1 October 1965, a group of Indonesian National Armed Forces members calling themselves the 30 September Movement killed six Army generals and announced that the president was under their power; the coup was quashed the following day. Contemporary reports indicated that the PKI had been behind the G30S, a position endorsed by the Indonesian government. As a result, hundreds of thousands of registered and suspected PKI members were killed or exiled over the following decade, effectively destroying the Party. By 1974 Buru held some 10,000 prisoners, while others were held elsewhere or forced to stay abroad. Political prisoners began to be released by the 1970s, but saw systematic discrimination at all levels of society: they found themselves under surveillance and with little hope of employment.
Kubah was the second novel written by Ahmad Tohari, who had been in senior high school when the G30S announced its coup. A devout Muslim who had trained as a doctor and ran a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Central Java, Tohari began to focus on writing when his first novel, Di Kaki Bukit Cibalak (On the Foothill of Cibalak; 1978), won a prize from the Jakarta Arts Council. He finished Kubah in two months, first making a thematic overview for each chapter and then developing it further while writing. He deliberately left the novel's ending open to interpretation, intending for readers to think for themselves.
Themes
Kubah is an early example of literature dealing with the G30S and PKI, although earlier examples exist. Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid described it as the first to deal with reconciliation between PKI members and general Indonesian society after G30S, an issue which was "hyper-sensitive" at the time. The historian Anna-Greta Nilsson Hoadley writes that Kubah explored why a person would be motivated to join the party, emphasizing poverty, cultural pressure, and active propaganda by the PKI. In the end, Karman is ultimately an "innocent victim", who only joined the Party to improve his own standing. Even after his release Karman remains in a state of fear, "marked by a prisoner's vulnerability." The literary critics Maman S. Mahayana, Oyon Sofyan, and Achmad Dian wrote that, in this sense, Karman becomes representative of all PKI members who were arrested following G30S.
Mahayana, writing elsewhere, sees Karman as undergoing an existential quest to establish his identity, seemingly finding an answer in the PKI but ultimately becoming trapped by them. Mahayana indicates that a religious message is evident beginning with the novel's opening, in which Tohari provides a four-line quote from an old Javanese text regarding faith and becoming more explicit later on. He finds Karman's dealing with the raftsman Kastagethek while escaping from the government the most explicit expression of Tohari's intent; unlike Karman, Kastagethek is a devout yet simple man who is happy in his poverty, leading Karman to question his own views before ultimately finding his identity in Islam. Mahayana thus argued that Kubah was meant as dawah, or Islamic preaching, with its message that humans should recognise their status as creatures of God conveyed through characters' dialogue and actions.
Release and reception
Kubah was originally published by the Jakarta-based Pustaka Jaya in 1980; unlike Di Kaki Bukit Cibalak and most of Tohari's later novels, it had not been serialised first. Since 1995 it has been published by Gramedia, seeing four printings . The work was translated into Japanese by Shinobu Yamane in 1986, under the title Shinsei.
The novel's reception was mixed. It was awarded the Buku Utama Prize in 1981 for "increasing knowledge, spreading manners, and maturing Indonesian culture," an award which included a trophy and Rp. 1 million in prize money. Mahayana found it worthy of this prize, praising Kubah use of flashback and the complicated issues it raised. Wahid, at the time an active Islamic intellectual with the Nahdlatul Ulama, wrote in 1980 that Kubah had poorly realised its potential; he characterised it as a beginner's work: lacking suspense, overly moralistic, and predictable.
Tohari's trilogy Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk (The Dancer of Paruk Village; 1981–1985), which has proven to be his most famous, also dealt with the G30S and the PKI. However, unlike Kubah, parts of Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk remained censored until 2003. Numerous novels dealing with G30S and the PKI, written by other authors, have also been published since Kubah.
Explanatory notes
Footnotes
Works cited
1980 novels
Indonesian literature
Novels by Ahmad Tohari
Novels set in Indonesia |
61696569 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular%20Meeruthi | Popular Meeruthi | Syed Aijazuddin Shah (Popular Meeruthi) (Urdu: پاپولرمیرٹھی, ) is an Urdu and Hindi humorist, satirist and poet. He has been performing Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan for the last 45 years all over the world. Popular Meeruthi was awarded Kaka Hatrasi Award for his humorous poetry by HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal
Early life
He was born on 9 August 1953 in Meerut to Syed Nizamuddin Shah and Syeda Akhtari Begum. He went to Faiz-E-Am Inter College in Meerut. While doing his graduation, he was the President of the Students’ Association. He completed his graduation and post-graduation from Meerut College. He was awarded a PhD in Urdu literature from Chaudhary Charan Singh University in 2009 for Mazhayia Shayri, Nafsiyati Mutalia.
Career
He began his career teaching Urdu literature in the Urdu department of Meerut College. After becoming popular with Mushaira, he gave up teaching to pursue it. He recited poems in 'Tamseli Mushaires' organized in Faiz-e-Am inter college. He attended his first international Mushaira in Saudi Arabia in 1989.
Performance
Meeruthi is among very few senior shayars of India. While traveling around the world, he has made promoted Indian culture and the Hindi and Urdu languages abroad. Popular Meeruthi was invited as a guest in The Kapil Sharma Show on the 23 January 2022 episode of Season 3 along with Shailesh Lodha and Sanjay Jhala. Popular Meeruthi was also invited in Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! on Sony SAB TV He has travelled all over the world to attend Mushairas and Kavi Sammelan.
List of publications
Popular Meeruthi has published books in Urdu, Hindi
Haas Kar Guzar Dai, 1993
Nawai e Rafta, 2002
Double Role, 2005
Popular Kalam, 2009
Zikar Fiqar Aur Fun, 2016
Munshi Sher Kha Boom Meeruthi, 2018
Ghalib Aur Main, 2022
References
Living people
1956 births
Urdu-language poets from India
Poets from Uttar Pradesh
People from Meerut district
20th-century Indian poets
20th-century Indian male writers
Indian male poets |
13292680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymchan%20%28urban-type%20settlement%29 | Seymchan (urban-type settlement) | Seymchan () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Srednekansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia. Population:
Geography
Seymchan is located in the Seymchan-Buyunda Depression, which limits the Upper Kolyma Highlands from the east.
The town lies on the right bank of the Seymchan River, near its confluence with the Kolyma, about north of Magadan.
History
The settlement was founded in the late 17th century by Yakuts. Its name derives from the Yakut language word Kheymchen, meaning Polynya. In the 19th century, the trade route between the Kolyma region and the Sea of Okhotsk, the Ola-Kolyma-Trakt was constructed through the settlement.
Economic development of the settlement increased with the opening of the first gold mines in 1931, and the discovery and later exploitation of brown coal reserves at Elgen in 1932, tin reserves in 1937 and cobalt ore in the early 1940s.
The construction of the modern settlement Seymchan began in 1940. During World War 2, an airfield was constructed to allow the delivery of aircraft through the Lend-Lease-Program between the Soviet Union and the USA.
From 1949 until 1955, the sub-settlement Nizhny-Seymchan (later called Kolymskoye and abandoned in 2005), located a few kilometres to the south directly on the Kolyma, was the location of a prison camp of Dalstroy, part of the Gulag camp network. Up to 5,700 prisoners were used in the mining of gold and tin, as well as timber production.
Seymchan was granted urban-type settlement status in 1953.
Economy
The settlement is a regional food processing and timber industry center.
Transportation
Seymchan is connected by road with Magadan through a Kolyma Highway spur.
The Seymchan Airport is located half-way between Seymchan and Kolymskoye, with a paved RWY 18/36. During World War II, the airport was used to distribute American Lend-Lease war material to production facilities within the Soviet Union.
Climate
Seymchan has a severe subarctic climate Dfc, closely bordering the Dfd. Winters are extreme due to the influence of the persistent Siberian High in the months of low sun, although not as cold as Dfd climates such as Oymyakon, Delyankir, Verkhoyansk etc. Summers are short and mild, but sometimes very warm. Precipitation is somewhat higher in the summer but is lowest in the spring. April, which is one of the warmest six months receives less than a third of the precipitation of November, one of the coldest month. As a result, it can technically be classified as Dsc, bordering on the extremely rare Dsd subtype under Köppen Climate Classification.
2007 Mi-8 helicopter crash
Commercial flights from Seymchan to nearby remote areas using the local forest fire protection service's Mi-8 helicopters are routine. On September 15, 2007 one such flight crashed on the Suruktash mountain while on its way to deliver paying passengers to the vicinity of the Burgali River. Six people died, and one, the craft's commander, survived with severe burns. The wreck and the survivor were spotted by another Mi-8, and the victim was flown to Seymchan for transport to a hospital.
Meteorite
The settlement's name was used to identify a huge olivine bearing stony-iron meteorite of over 800 pounds, called the Seymchan meteorite, which was discovered in the bed of a brook in the summer of 1967.
References
External links
Unofficial website of Seymchan
Urban-type settlements in Magadan Oblast
Kolyma basin |
30319613 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angonyx%20papuana | Angonyx papuana | Angonyx papuana is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Papua New Guinea, northern Queensland and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Description
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have forewings that are brown with pale tips, each having a pale band across the middle. They have darker brown hind wings.
Subspecies
Angonyx papuana papuana
Angonyx papuana bismarcki P.B. Clark, 1929 (New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago)
References
Angonyx
Moths described in 1903
Moths of New Guinea
Moths of Australia |
42859378 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina%20Ramialison | Irina Ramialison | Irina Ramialison (born 9 June 1991) is a professional tennis player from France..
On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 243. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 196 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Career
2014
Ramialison received a wildcard for the women's doubles tournament at the 2014 French Open alongside Constance Sibille; they lost in the first round to Madison Keys and Alison Riske. Ramialison also received a wildcard for the singles qualifying of that tournament, only dropping a single game to beat Kristína Kučová in the first round, before falling in the second to Michelle Larcher de Brito in straight sets.
2023
After having not played since the 2020 French Open, Ramialison made a return to professional tennis at the ITF $60,000 event in Burnie, Australia.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)
External links
1991 births
Living people
French female tennis players
French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
Sportspeople from Rennes
21st-century French women |
20539098 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s%20Castle | Lord's Castle | Lord's Castle is a historic house at 211 Hammond Street in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Rufus Lord built the home in 1886 on property purchased from Oel Farnsworth. Lord, who owned a prominent construction business in Waltham, was known for his work on the Company F State Armory at Sharon and Curtis Streets.
The -story masonry house was built as a private residence inspired by Norman castles. Its most prominent feature is a large three-story circular tower with extensive corbelling and crenellations, details that are repeated on the main block of the house. It reportedly took Lord ten years to complete.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts
References
Houses completed in 1886
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Waltham, Massachusetts
Castles in Massachusetts |
1627521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Au | Alex Au | Alex Au Waipang, () also known by his Internet pseudonym as Yawning Bread, is an advocate of LGBT rights in Singapore. Au is a blogger and activist who provides analyses of Singaporean politics, culture, gay issues and miscellaneous subjects on his blog. He is also the co-author of two books, People Like Us: Sexual Minorities in Singapore and a French-language treatise on homophobia entitled L'Homophobie.
He was the owner of Rairua, Singapore's first nude gay sauna.
Biography
Au, of Cantonese descent, was born in Singapore in 1952. He attended the Anglo-Chinese School for his primary and secondary education and obtained his tertiary degree from the National University of Singapore. After graduation, he worked in a managerial position at a British multinational corporation before branching out on his own as the proprietor of several business catering to the gay community, as well as freelance writing. He was one of the founding members, along with Joseph Lo and Dr. Russell Heng, of Singapore's main gay equality lobby group People Like Us, and also the founder and list owner of the Singapore Gay News List (SiGNeL), the first discussion forum for Singapore's gay community. In 2002, he was presented with the Utopia award for outstanding contributions towards the advancement of gay equality in Asia.
In July 2003, Au was identified by the now-defunct Channel i as a gay activist. His views were solicited in the wake of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's recent announcement that the hiring of gays in the civil service would henceforth be liberalized. In the run-up to the 2006 Singapore general election, Au provided extensive coverage of the opposition parties' rallies which were attended by large crowds. Au used his connections with People Like Us and with leading practitioners in the local gay arts scene to organize IndigNation, Singapore's first gay pride month in 2005 and Short Circuit, Singapore's first gay film festival in 2006.
In July 2012, the attorney general's chambers wrote to Au, demanding that he take down and apologize for a June 2012 post in his Yawning Bread blog that criticized the judiciary for showing deference to the executive. Au promptly removed the post. In October 2014, Senior State Counsel Tai Wei Shyong, acting for the attorney-general, urged the High Court to hold Au in contempt of court for two Yawning Bread articles that made it seem that there is a "systemic bias" in Singapore's judiciary against cases involving homosexuality. In his defence, Au's lawyers, Peter Low and Choo Zheng Xi, accused the AG of being "trigger-happy" in taking their client to court on "imputation, innuendo and insinuation". On 22 January 2015, Au was held to be guilty of scandalising the court in respect of one of his two Yawning Bread articles, and cleared of the second charge. The Court of Appeal rejected his appeal on 1 December 2015.
References
External links
The Yawning Bread website
Alex Au web picture archive
The Yawning Bread blog
1952 births
Living people
Singaporean people of Cantonese descent
National University of Singapore alumni
Anglo-Chinese School alumni
Gay writers
Singaporean LGBT writers
Singaporean LGBT rights activists
Singaporean gay men
Singaporean bloggers
Male bloggers
21st-century Singaporean LGBT people |
73466278 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oksana%20Zhdanova | Oksana Zhdanova | Oksana Victorivna Zhdanova (; born February 3, 1993) is a Ukrainian theater, film and television actress.
Biography
Oksana Victorivna Zhdanova was born on February 3, 1993 in Kherson. Her mother, Olena Khokhlatkina is named People's Artist of Ukraine. Her father, Viktor Zhdanov, is a Merited Artist of Ukraine. Both of her parents act in theater. She has a brother. She had her first acting role at age two as an extra at the Kherson Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater, where both of her parents worked at the time. She wanted to become a ballerina at first. However, she got rejected after applying for a ballet school due to her height and figure. In 2010, she moved to Kyiv to study at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. She graduated in 2015. She earned her first television acting role in the series Dvornyazhka Lyalya (). She said that the role was very competitive, having a long casting call. She was doubtful about earning the role, having only acted in student films and theater at that point. She said that at the last minute, she had a sudden phone call announcing that she earned the role. She has been part of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater since 2020.
She speaks Russian, Ukrainian and English.
Credits
Theater
Film
Television
References
Ukrainian theatre people
Ukrainian television actresses
Ukrainian film actresses
21st-century actresses
1993 births
Living people
People from Kherson |
38423741 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khawabi | Khawabi | Khawabi (), also spelled Qala'at al-Khawabi () is a village and medieval citadel in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located 20 kilometers northeast of Tartus and 12 kilometers east of al-Sawda. Khawabi is situated in a hilly area, surrounded by olive groves, in the Coastal Mountain Range. Nearby localities include al-Sawda and to the west, Al-Annazah to the northwest, al-Qamsiyah to the north, Brummanet Raad to the northeast, al-Shaykh Badr to the east, Khirbet al-Faras to the south and Bimalkah to the southwest.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Khawabi had a population of 1,039 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. The village formerly had a significant Ismaili population until the early 20th century, and during the medieval period, its citadel (Qala'at Khawabi) served as a center of the Ismaili community when they were known as the Assassins. The citadel itself has been inhabited since at least the 12th century.
History
Medieval era
Like many of the other castles in coastal Syria, the castle of Khawabi has its origins in the Phoenician era (1200–539 BC). In 985 the Arab geographer al-Muqaddasi noted that Hisn al-Khawabi ("Citadel of Khawabi") was part of Jund Hims ("Military District of Homs") during the Abbasid era. In 1025 the citadel was restored by the Byzantines. Khawabi later came into the possession of one Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Hamid.
The Crusaders, who referred to the citadel as La Coible, acquired Khawabi from Ibn Hamid in 1111 and assigned its governorship to a local lord. However, author and expert in Ismaili studies, Peter Willey, writes that there is no evidence the Crusaders ever held it though they did refer to it as Coible and considered it an endangerment to their coastal mountain positions. A short time following the Nizari Ismailis' capture of Masyaf in 1141, they proceeded to conquer Khawabi. By the time the Ismailis' chief Rashid al-Din Sinan renovated the citadel into a formidable possession in 1160, Khawabi had developed into an Ismaili center. Part of Sinan's renovations included the construction of a tower at the citadel's entrance and the replacement of some walls. Khawabi became geo-strategically important for the Ismailis since it provided further defense for other Ismaili mountain fortresses to its southwest.
After the Ismailis assassinated Raymond, the eldest son of Bohemond IV, prince of Antioch at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa in Tartus, Bohemond and a reinforcement of Templars assaulted Khawabi in 1214. The Ismailis requested aid from the Ayyubid ruler of Aleppo, az-Zahir Ghazi, who in turn appealed to his rival and uncle al-Adil, the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. Az-Zahir's relief army was dealt a major setback when the Muslim force was nearly destroyed in a Crusader ambush at Jabal Bahra, on the approaches of Khawabi. However, after al-Adil's son, al-Mu'azzam of Damascus, launched several raids against Bohemond's district of Tripoli, destroying all of its villages, Bohemond was compelled to withdraw from Khawabi and issue an apology to az-Zahir.
The Ismailis maintained their control over Khawabi until the beginning of the Mamluk era in Syria. In 1273 the Mamluk sultan Baibars annexed and destroyed the citadel. From that point on, although the Ismailis had continued to live in the area with limited autonomy under Mamluk rule, the dismantled fortress was no longer used for military purposes. The remainder of the castle's infrastructure was adapted for agricultural or domestic purposes. In 1484 the Mamluk sultan Qaitbay ended the tax on loom products, cattle slaughtering and shoe repairing for Khawabi and nearby al-Kahf.
Ottoman era
During the Ottoman era (1516–1918), the Khawabi citadel became a center of the Nahiyah Havabi ("Sub-District of Khawabi.") It was originally part of the Sanjak of Tripoli, part of the larger Tripoli Eyalet. In 1563 Khawabi was separated to form the Sanjak of Jableh, along with several other subdistricts in the coastal mountain range. The Sha'ir family from Tripoli served as the governors of Khawabi in the 18th century after being driven out of Batroun.
In 1831 the citadel and its nahiyah became one of the 13 subdistricts of the Sanjak of Latakia, then under the authority of the governors of Acre. In 1865 Khawabi was reassigned to the Sanjak of Marqab, part of the larger province of Tripoli. The Ottomans constructed a mosque in 1892–93 named after Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The administrative region of Khawabi contained a mixture of religious sects according to the Ottoman census of 1878, with Alawites constituting 47% of the population which was 1,837, Ismaili Muslims made up 19% of the population, Greek Orthodox Christians 15%, Sunni Muslims 14% and Maronite Christians 5%.
Modern era
In 1918–19, during the initial period of French Mandate rule that soon followed the Ottoman defeat in Syria, the center of the nahiyah was transferred to al-Sawda by the French authorities as a consequence of Khawabi's participation in the anti-French Syrian Coastal Revolt led by Sheikh Salih al-Ali, an Alawite sheikh from the area. Sheikh al-Ali had used the citadel to store weaponry during the revolt. Most of its Ismaili inhabitants had been evacuated to nearby villages while a smaller number had emigrated the Ismaili-majority towns of Masyaf and Salamiyah in the vicinity of Hama. The French authorities set fire to the citadel to punish the fortress village for its use against the French occupation.
During the French Mandate, Khawabi became overshadowed by al-Sawda, with people traveling to the latter town for commercial transactions instead of Khawabi as in Ottoman times. While Khawabi rapidly declined, al-Sawda became a dynamic regional center having a clinic, a secondary school and a wide range of shops. The Ismaili population in the village had been gradually declining and by 1930 none of the original inhabitants remained. Today Khawabi's inhabitants are mostly Sunni Muslim. Most of the Ismaili residents fled the village following disputes with the Sunni Muslim residents over land and livestock. The dispute ultimately prompted the Sunnis to invite Alawite militias, who were also in conflict with the Ismailis during that time, to assault the community. About 100 residents were killed and thousands more in the area fled to Tartus. Most of Khawabi's former Ismaili inhabitants relocated to the nearby hamlet of Aqir Zayti. There are two other Ismaili hamlets in Khawabi's vicinity: Awaru (to the west) and Brummanet Raad to the northeast.
Between 1970 and 1998 much of the strongly-built area of the fortress's northern end was dismantled. The current inhabitants, who split into eight main families, own their homes in the village and are largely self-sufficient. Though they are connected to electricity, there were no telephone lines in 1998. A house adjacent to the central citadel serves as the residence of Khawabi's community headman. The citadel is currently registered as private property by the Syrian Directorate of Antiquities and Museums.
Fortress architecture
Qala'at Khawabi measures 350 meters by 200 meters, having a total area of roughly 70,000 square meters. It has a single entrance which is preceded by two flights of shallow stairways acquainted for cavalry. The first flight consists of 20 steps, leading to the second flight which has 40 steps into the still-preserved gatehouse at the northern end of the fortress. The gatehouse has a double entrance protected by archways and its upper floor's windows have been enlarged.
The fortress consists of two principal sections, Harat Rashid al-Din Sinan (referred to as Bayt al-Agha by locals) and Harat al-Saki. The former occupies the upper area of the citadel and many of its historic characteristics, with the exception of its cellars and stables, virtually disappeared with the construction of new housing in the 1990s. The visible parts of the wall in this section consist of thin reinforced concrete, typical of the architectural designs of the late Ottoman era. Harat al-Saki retains much of its historical character, with its ruined residences, medieval walls and cellars. Although a number of residents of the citadel have built new homes by dismantling some parts of the walls, most of Harat al-Saki's residents have built relocated outside of the citadel walls.
The eastern part of Qala'at Khawabi contains the fortress's main defenses, although its northern end is also strongly buttressed. The latter part of the fortress possesses chambers meant for water storage. In the center of the fortress stands the citadel which is protected by double-walls. A narrow north–south path, from which two alleyways to the eastern and western sections branch out, runs through the middle of the fortress. Willey considered the remaining stone masonry of the outside walls to be "fine," disagreeing with Syrian architecture expert Ross Burns' generally unfavorable opinion of Khawabi's stonework.
References
Bibliography
Burns, Ross (2009) The Monuments of Syria: A Guide (third edition) I.B. Tauris, London, page 140,
Archaeological sites in Tartus Governorate
Castles in Syria
Populated places in Tartus District
Castles of the Nizari Ismaili state |
39599780 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20Nieto-G%C3%B3mez | Anna Nieto-Gómez | Anna Nieto-Gomez (also rendered as NietoGomez) is a scholar, journalist, and author who was a central part of the early Chicana movement. She founded the feminist journal, Encuentro Femenil, in which she and other Chicana writers addressed issues affecting the Latina community, such as childcare, reproductive rights, and the feminization of poverty.
Early life
Anna NietoGomez was born in San Bernardino, California on March 30, 1946, the eldest of three. NietoGomez is a third-generation Chicana on the maternal side of her family while having roots in New Mexico back to the 1600s on her father's side of the family. Her mother, a high school graduate, began working for the Santa Fe Railroad at the age of eighteen in 1944. NietoGomez learned the value of independence from her father, a man who grew up witnessing his single mother struggle to raise him. Her father, a World War II veteran, taught NietoGomez how to cook and sew since he believed a woman should be able to survive on their own.
From an early age, NietoGomez was very aware of the discrimination, both from racism and sexism, that existed in her segregated community. Much of this early awareness stemmed from her own family. For example, as a young girl NietoGomez disliked how her grandfather treated her grandmother; she went on a meal strike in order to negotiate a behavior change from him. According to NietoGomez, "my grandma would not eat at that table until everyone was finished-like a servant, like she wasn't family-so that didn't seem right since neither my father nor my other grandfather treated their wives this way."
College years
In 1967, NietoGomez began attending California State University at Long Beach and became involved in the Mexican-American students rights movement, founding Hijas de Cuauhtémoc in 1971, a feminist-centered Chicana newspaper. NietoGomez and the women's group, also named Hijas de Cuauhtémoc, "took their name from a Mexican feminist organization that worked against the Porfirio Díaz dictatorship in Mexico," and also addressed issues ignored by the Chicano population, including those to do with gender and sexuality. Her contemporaries in the group included Adelaida Del Castillo, Sylvia Castillo, Leticia Hernandez, and Corinne Sanchez.
During this time NietoGomez was also involved in el Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán,(MEChA). Much of NietoGomez’s activism was met with resistance from male Chicano activists who felt Chicana feminist groups were either trivial or harmful to the broader movement. Though she was elected to president of the student organization, she was hung in effigy by male students who felt a woman should not represent their organization. Male Chicano activists also commonly tried to delegitimize Chicana feminists by comparing them to white American feminists. Nieto-Gomez called those comparisons “divisive and threatening to the strength of the movement.”
Career
Later NietoGomez would serve at California State University, Northridge, in the Department of Chicano Studies, where she challenged sexism directly through the Chicano studies classes she taught. While at Cal-State Northridge, NietoGomez created the curriculum for critical Chicana studies courses on the topics of family, global identity, history, and contemporary issues. In the Spring of 1973, Hijas de Cuauhtémoc developed into Encuentro Femenil, considered the first Chicana scholarly journal. Encuentro Femenil published poetry and articles based on issues affecting the Chicana community, though publication stopped within two years. Her publication record also included 16 articles, many now classic works on Chicana feminism.
NietoGomez was denied tenure at California State University, Northridge in 1976, due to what she considered her political stance. After a lengthy battle to appeal the tenure decision, NietoGomez resigned on September 3, 1976. NietoGomez's tenure battle and professorship in general demonstrate not only the power dynamics and pitfalls in white male-dominated institutions, but also within the Chicano movement of the time.
Selected works
Encuentro Femenil
The Needs of the Chicano on the College Campus (1969)
References
1946 births
Living people
American women journalists
Chicana feminists
Hispanic and Latino American women journalists
People from San Bernardino County, California
Journalists from California
American people of Mexican descent
Neomexicanos
21st-century American women |
27193034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%20State%20Route%20170 | Alabama State Route 170 | State Route 170 (SR 170) is a state highway that serves as an east-west connection between Wetumpka and Eclectic through Elmore County. SR 170 intersects US 231 at its western terminus and SR 63 at its eastern terminus.
Route description
SR 170 begins at its intersection with US 231 in Wetumpka. SR 170 then generally travels in a northeasterly course in intersecting SR 14 prior to leaving Wetumpka en route to its eastern terminus at SR 63 in Eclectic.
Major intersections
References
170
Transportation in Elmore County, Alabama |
13205230 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Coast%20Cartel | North Coast Cartel | The North Coast Cartel () was a drug cartel operating in northern Colombia between in 1980 and 2010, mostly controlling the area of the Colombian Caribbean coast illegal drug trade flow from other regions of Colombia and neighboring countries and local production. Its operations center was the city of Barranquilla. Other name was the Barranquilla Cartel (Spanish: Cartel de Barranquilla).
History
The leader of this cartel was Alberto Orlandez Gamboa El Caracol (The Snail), who in a vendetta eliminated the Valdeblanquez family. He was arrested on June 6, 1998 and extradited later to the United States where he pleaded guilty for numerous drug-related crimes. Its members were Jose Reinaldo Fiallo Jacome El Nano, Jairo Duran Fernandez El Mico Duran (The Monkey), the congressman for the department of Magdalena Alex Duran Fernandez, brother of El Mico Duran, Cruz Antonio Gonzalez Peña Crucito Gonzalez, Gustavo Salazar Bernal, Alexander Enrique Batalla El Alto (The High) or Alex and The Nasser Arana family. This family was led by Julio Cesar Nasser David a.k.a. El Turco (The Turkish) and his ex-wife Sheila Arana W.
Other notable members of the North Coast cartel were the Nasser Arana family clan who owned several assets in Barranquilla and numerous properties in Barranquilla and The Coast, including the luxurious Hotel El Prado, which is now property of the Colombian government and next to enter into an open tender process. The most prominent members of the clan were Julio Cesar Nasser David and his ex-wife Sheila Arana W (divorced in 1984). She was captured in Switzerland and then extradited to the United States in September 1994. She accepted being responsible for sending to the United States some 30 shipments of cocaine and marijuana between 1976 and 1994, totalizing over a million of tonnes of drugs in that country. Her ex-husband was also covered by the extradition but he died of natural causes, on January 13, 2000 in the prison of La Picota in Bogotá.
After serving time in prison, their son Jorge "Tito" Nasser was killed by gunmen in Barranquilla exiting a local gym 20 days after his acquittal. Carlos Alberto Nasser was captured in 1998. Claudia Nasser and Carlos Alberto "Capeto" Nasser were found guilty of money laundering and illegal enrichment. In 2001 Carlos Alberto "Capeto" Nasser Arana and his sister Claudia Nasser Arana was acquitted for an especialized judge of Bogotá.
Other members
José Reinaldo Fiallo Jácome, aka "El Nano": ordered the murder of the vallenato singer of the Binomio de Oro band, Rafael Orozco Maestre , which occurred on June 11, 1992 in Barranquilla, and was committed by his bodyguard Sergio Gonzalez, aka "Tato". Both Fiallo and Gonzalez were killed in a restaurant in Medellín on November 18, 1992 on the orders of Pablo Escobar.
Jairo (a.k.a. El Mico) and Álex Durán Fernández: Jairo married with then Miss Colombia Maribel Gutierrez in 1991 and Alex was a congressman by Magdalena department. In January 1992, the Duran brothers were defendants of narcotrafficking and money laundering by Spanish justice. Between October 1992 and February 1993 respectfully Jairo and Alex Duran were killed in a purge.
Cruz Antonio Gonzalez Peña a.k.a. Crucito Gonzalez, killed in a bar called Champagne Vallenato in Barranquilla with other 6 people by gunmen, he was a collaborator of Alberto Orlandez Gamboa a.k.a. "El Caracol".
Rafael De La Torre Rojas a.k.a. El Burro (The Donkey) born in Barranquilla believed to be mentor and collaborator of El Caracol played a major role in the founding of the cartel. Actually believed to reside in Miami, Florida or Paterson, New Jersey.
Gustavo Salazar Bernal, killed in Cartagena on August 30, 2001 by gunman Jhon Fredy Orrego Marín who was associated to the Norte del Valle Cartel. He was killed for being responsible for "losing" a shipment of drugs property of "Los Mellizos" (The Twins) with destiny to Europe. His brother Fernando Salazar Bernal was also killed by the Norte del Valle Cartel.
Alexander Enrique Batalla, a.k.a. "Jesucristo", "El Alto" (The High) or "Alex", older collaborator of El Caracol, and boss of an old organization of traffic of heroine with aeronautical technics in airports of Colombia and United States for introduce drugs in that country. He was extradited in 2010.
See also
Narcotrafficking in Colombia
Hugues Rodriguez Fuentes
Rodrigo Tovar Pupo
References
External links
US Office of the Treasury - some Nasser Arana clan assets
Disbanded Colombian drug cartels
Organized crime groups in Venezuela
Colombian Mafia |
23144331 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th%20Kansas%20Militia%20Infantry%20Regiment | 11th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment | The 11th Kansas Infantry Regiment was a militia infantry regiment from Kansas that served in the Union Army between October 9 and October 29, 1864, during the American Civil War.
Service
The regiment was called into service on October 9, 1864, to defend Kansas from Maj. Gen. Sterling Price and his men. After pursuing Price, the regiment provided border protection between Coldwater Grove to Fort Scott. On October 29, 1864, it was disbanded.
See also
List of Kansas Civil War Units
References
Bibliography
Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. .
Units and formations of the Union Army from Kansas
1864 establishments in Kansas
Military units and formations established in 1864
Military units and formations disestablished in 1864 |
56252749 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maanaseega%20Kadhal | Maanaseega Kadhal | Maanaseega Kadhal is a 1999 Tamil-language film, written, directed and produced by actor Ravichandran, under his real name of B. S. Raman. The film stars Hamsavardhan and Sushva, while Ravichandran himself and Vaiyapuri portrayed supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Deva and the film opened to negative reviews in November 1999.
Cast
Hamsavardhan as Hamsavardhan and Madhan
Sushva as Hamsavardhini
Nizhalgal Ravi
Rocky
Madhan Bob
Vaiyapuri
Master Mahendran
Ravichandran
Kottai Perumal
Manoj
K. Natraj
Production
The film marked the acting debut of Hamsavardhan, son of veteran Tamil actor Ravichandran. Ravichandran also made his directorial debut with this film.
Soundtrack
Lyrics were written by Kalidasan, Chidambaranathan, Na. Muthukumar and Bhavanidasan.
Release
Post-release, critic Balaji Balasubramaniam wrote "a lead pair that is — to put it nicely — not easy on the eyes, wooden performances, a laughably bad script, cheap comedy and a climax that is lifted from Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) are only some of the things that are wrong with this movie" and that "with some unbearable songs and song sequences and you have yourself the leading contender for the worst movie of the year". In contrast, a reviewer from ChennaiOnline.com wrote "Not much was expected of the film, with great publicity surrounding it, but surprisingly it has turned out to be a fairly engaging entertainer". The critic added "the takings are slightly old fashioned, but there are some twists and turns in the script" an "the second half could have been better worked out".
References
1999 films
1990s Tamil-language films
Indian romance films
Films scored by Deva (composer)
1990s romance films
1999 directorial debut films |
31862747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Forrest%20%28poet%29 | William Forrest (poet) | William Forrest (fl. 1581) was an English Catholic priest and poet.
Life
Forrest is stated by Anthony Wood to have been a relative of John Forest, the Franciscan friar. He received his education at Christ Church, Oxford, and he was present at the discussions held at Oxford in 1530, when Henry VIII desired to procure the judgment of the university in the matter of his divorce; he appears to have attended the funeral of Queen Catherine of Aragon at Peterborough in 1536. He was an eyewitness of the erection of Wolsey's Cardinal College on the site of St Frideswide's Priory, and he was appointed to a post in the college as refounded by the king.
In 1553 he came forward with congratulations on the accession of Queen Mary, and was soon afterwards nominated one of the queen's chaplains. Of his career after the death of Mary nothing certain is known. He was probably protected by Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, to whom he dedicated his "History of Joseph" shortly before the duke's execution in 1572.
Forrest remained a Catholic. This is shown by the fact that the two dates "27 Oct. 1572, per me Guil. Forrestum," and "1581" occur in a volume (Harley MS 1703) containing a poem which in a devout tone treats of the life of the Blessed Virgin and of the Immaculate Conception. But he was not papalist, and in one of his poems he speaks strongly of the right of each national branch of the church to enjoy self-government.
He was well skilled in music, and had a collection of the compositions then in vogue. These manuscripts came into the hands of William Heather, founder of the musical praxis and professorship at Oxford, and are preserved in the archives there. Forrest was on terms of friendship with Alexander Barclay. There is a portrait of him in the Royal MS. 17 D. iii. He is represented as a young man in a priest's gown, and with long flowing hair not tonsured.
Works
In 1548 he dedicated his version of the treatise De regimine Principum to the Duke of Somerset, and also in 1551 his paraphrase of some of the Psalms. In 1558 Forrest presented to Queen Mary his poem of "The Second Gresyld."
His poetical works are:
"The History of Joseph the Chaiste composed in balladde royall crudely; largely derived from the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. In two parts." Dedicated to Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk, and dated as having been finished 11 April 1569, but said by the author to have been originally written twenty-four years before. The first part, written on vellum, is in the library of University College, Oxford, and the second part is in the Royal manuscripts, British Library, 18 C. xiii. A copy of both parts in one folio volume of 286 pages, written on paper, was collected by Sir Thomas Phillipps.
"A Notable Warke called the pleasant Poesie of princelie Practise, composed of late by the simple and unlearned Sir William Forrest, priest, much part collected out of a booke entitled the "Governance of Noblemen", which booke the wyse philosopher Aristotle wrote to his disciple Alexander the Great." This work, written in 1548, and dedicated to the Duke of Somerset, was intended for the use of Edward VI. A long extract from it is printed in "England in the Reign of Henry VIII. Starkey's Life and Letters" (Early English Text Society), 1878, pt. i. p. lxxix seq. The treatise referred to in the title, "De regimine Principum," was written by Ægidius Romanus.
A metrical version of some of the Psalms, written in 1551, and also dedicated to the Duke of Somerset.
"A New Ballade of the Marigolde. Imprinted at London in Aldersgate Street by Richard Lant" [1553]. Verses on the accession of Queen Mary. The ballad was reprinted by Thomas Park in the second edition of the "Harleian Miscellany" (1813).
Pater Noster and Te Deum, versified as a prayer and a thanksgiving for Queen Mary. In the first edition of John Foxe's Actes and Monuments (1563).
"A true and most notable History of a right noble and famous Lady, produced in Spain, entitled The Second Gresyld, practised not long out of this time, in much part Tragedious, as delectable both to Hearers and Readers," folio. In the manuscripts of Anthony Wood in the Bodleian Library; it was given to Wood by Ralph Sheldon of Weston Park, Warwickshire. The work, which was finished 25 June 1558, is a narrative in verse of the divorce of Queen Catherine of Aragon. Wood extracted some passages for his English "Annals of the University of Oxford." These are printed in John Gutch's edition of the "Annals" (1796), ii. 47, 115. The ninth chapter was contributed by Philip Bliss in 1814 to Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges's "British Bibliographer," iv. 200. The entire poem was printed by the Roxburghe Club, with the title of "The History of Grisild the Second," London, 1875, edited by William Dunn Macray.
"An Oration consolatorye to Queen Marye." At the end of the preceding work.
Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, being a poem in praise of her and in honour of the Immaculate Conception, followed by miscellaneous, moral, and religious verses, dated from 1572 to 1581.
References
Attribution
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
16th-century births
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
16th-century English poets
16th-century English Roman Catholic priests
English male poets |
42078135 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur%20Act%201337 | Fur Act 1337 | The Fur Act 1337 (11 Edw. 3. c. 4) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward III.
The Act limited the class of people who might wear fur to earls, barons, knights, prelates of the Church of England, and those who expended one hundred pounds at least by the year.
Notes
Acts of the Parliament of England
1330s in law
1337 in England |
21279178 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachloris%20uncinata | Anachloris uncinata | Anachloris uncinata, the hook-winged carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1863 and is found in the southern half of Australia.
The wingspan is 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Hibbertia obtusifolia and Hibbertia stricta.
References
Hydriomenini
Moths of Australia |
12405888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amytis%20of%20Babylon | Amytis of Babylon | Amytis of Babylon (c. 630-565 BCE; Median: ; Ancient Greek: ; ) was a Queen of Ancient Babylon. She was the daughter of the Median king Cyaxares, and the wife of Nebuchadnezzar II.
Name
The female name is the Latinised form of the Greek name (), which perhaps may reflect (with vowel metathesis) an original Median name , meaning "having good thought," and which is an equivalent of the Avestan term ().
Life
Amytis was the daughter of Cyaxares, and the sister of Astyages. Amytis had a niece, also named Amytis, from her brother Astyages.
Amytis married Nebuchadnezzar to formalize the alliance between the Babylonian and Median dynasties.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Tradition relates that Amytis' yearning for the forested mountains of Media led to the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, as Nebuchadnezzar attempted to please her by planting the trees and plants of her homeland. Historical evidence, however, does not lend support to this tradition.
References
Bibliography
Median people
Babylonian people
Neo-Babylonian Empire
6th-century BC women
Ancient queens consort
Ancient Mesopotamian women
7th-century BC Iranian people
6th-century BC Iranian people
Chaldean dynasty
Median dynasty
Hanging Gardens of Babylon |