title: Johann Ulich

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Johann Ulich, the younger (Wittenberg, 1677-Zerbst, 1742) was a German organist and composer in Zerbst, and music teacher to the princely family.

Ulich was born in 1677 in Wittenberg, Germany.  His father, also called Johann Ulich (1634-1712), was organist and Kantor, director of music for Wittenberg's churches, and teacher at the city school. Ulich studied with his father and then from 1695 at the University of Wittenberg. He was employed at the court in Zerbst from 1708 (although his official contract  is dated 6 March 1709, the accounts of the St. Bartholomäikirche show that he was paid at least one quarterly salary installment and some of the bonuses that all permanent staff there enjoyed annually in 1708). Almost immediately he started composing music for the court; on 24 June 1708, his cantata "Glückselige Stunden! gesegnetes Licht" for the birthday of Princess Sophia (wife of Prince Carl Wilhelm) was performed and, at least for some years, Ulich seems to have been considered the court composer. This changed in 1716 when Johann Baptist Kuch was appointed Capell Director. When Kuch suddenly vanished from Zerbst in 1722, Ulich temporarily seems to have taken charge of music again. This was short lived as the renowned Johann Friedrich Fasch was appointed court Kapellmeister that same year. Ulich was to work under the younger man as "Organist und Cammer Musico" (according to a petition by his widow for financial assistance to bring up the couple's five children) until his retirement.

Surviving Works
Johann Ulich Sr.
 hymns "", first published "Sieben-Fache Welt- and Himmels-Capell" (edited by Michael Schernak) Wittenberg, 1674; it still appears in the standard Lutheran hymnbook, EKG: 251; "Davidisches Berg-Lied ... An statt eines Täglichen Denck-[,] Danck- und Schuld-Opffers ... abgefasset, und ... mit absonderlicher Melodie bethönet" (Wittenberg, 1687)
 wedding music "Wann die goldne Sonne lacht" (Wittenberg, 1674), "Auf die Gottschalckisch-Frimelische Hochzeit ... verfertigte Aria" (Brieg, 1683), "Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gerne" (Wittenberg, 1686), "Wann die goldne Sonne lacht" (Wittenberg, 1700)
 "Deo dicamus gratias" (SSATB, 2 trumpets, "tamburi", basso continuo; Wittenberg, 1682) [See footnote 3]
 funeral music "Jesu meiner Seelen Wonne" (1685)
 cantata "Zweierlei bitt' ich von dir Herr mein Gott"

Johann Ulich Jr.
 three solo cantatas for soprano and basso continuo
 four sonatinas, two fantasies, two suites, and two sonatas for keyboard (one is specifically for organ)
 6 sonatas for recorder and basso continuo (the latter part was rediscovered 2002 in the Russian State Library)

Recordings
"Ihr hellen Sterne des Glücks"; Ina Siedlaczek soprano, Hamburger Ratsmusik, Audite 2013

References

German Baroque composers
1677 births
1742 deaths
18th-century classical composers
German male classical composers
18th-century German composers
18th-century German male musicians


title: Ana Tereza Basilio

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Ana Tereza Palhares Basílio (born 19 October 1967) is a Brazilian judge and lawyer. She was appointed as the alternate judge of the Rio de Janeiro Regional Electoral Court by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff.

Education

Ana Basílio holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Universidade Cândido Mendes in Rio de Janeiro and also holds a post-graduation degree of North American Law from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Career

In 1990, Ana Basílio started her lawyer career working for a Brazilian law firm. She occupied the position of international partner of Baker & McKenzie. From 2006 to 2008, she was a partner of the law firm Andrade & Fichtner Advogados and in 2009, she opened her own law firm Basílio Advogados with four further partners.

From 2011 to 2013, she was the director for the Judicial Electoral School in Rio de Janeiro, which is directly related to the Presidency of Regional Electoral Court. She is responsible for guiding new directions in educating, updating and especiallizing judges, members of Public Electoral Ministry (MPE – Ministério Público Eleitoral), as well as public servants of the Regional Electoral Court (TRE) in Rio de Janeiro.

She was appointed as one of the key references in arbitration of Latin America by Chambers & Partners, in 2013, and named "Lawyer of the Year" by Global Awards 2012, in the categories of civil and labor litigation.

Regional Electoral Court

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reappointed Ana Basiílio to the position of alternate judge of the Rio de Janeiro Regional Electoral Court in 2010.

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff reappointed Ana Basiílio to the position of alternate judge of the Rio de Janeiro Regional Electoral Court in 2013.

References

21st-century Brazilian judges
Brazilian women judges
1967 births
Living people
Universidade Candido Mendes alumni
Brazilian women lawyers
University of Wisconsin Law School alumni
20th-century Brazilian lawyers
21st-century Brazilian lawyers
20th-century women lawyers
21st-century women lawyers
21st-century women judges


title: Los Premios 40 Principales for Best International Video

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The Premio 40 Principales for Best International Video is an honor presented annually since 2013 at Los Premios 40 Principales.

References

Awards established in 2013
Los Premios 40 Principales
Spanish music awards


title: Dzifa Affainie

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Dzifa Affainie (née Smith, born 11 March 1980) is a Ghanaian television presenter and anchor. She was the host of show The Late Nite Celebrity Show on e.tv Ghana.

Early life and education
Affainie was born with the name Deborah Dzifa Klu. Her father later changed the family name to Smith. Affainie had both her early education and secondary education at the St. Mary's Secondary School in Korle Gonno, Accra, where she learned the fundamentals of her trade.

Career
Affainie started her television career in the mid-1990s on Teen Beat on Ghana Television (GTV), where she excelled and won the hearts of many Ghanaians as a teenage TV celebrity. In 2001 at the age of 21, she joined Top Radio as a radio presenter presenting the News and other programmes. In 2003, she moved to TV Africa under the tutelage of Ghana's most celebrated filmmaker Kwaw Ansah. She was the Anchor of TV Africa's prime-time news, Host of TV Africa's celebrated programme Obaa Mbo and also host of Day Break, the station's morning programme.

In 2010, she joined E.tv Ghana as a guest host on 'Celebrity Soccer' a programme created for the 2010 World Cup. After the world cup, she went on to anchor E.tv Ghana's award-winning programme The Late Nite Celebrity Show. She conducted interviews with high-profile celebrities in Ghana and beyond, and her wittiness is legendary. She took on the showbiz name DzifAffainie whilst she was the host of the Late Nite Celebrity Show.  In January 2014, she left E.tv Ghana and teamed up with award-winning television producer Jot Agyeman to produce her own television show Unplugged with Dzifa, a 26-part TV experience created to highlight the movers and shakers in Ghana and Africa. Unplugged with Dzifa is a co-production between IF Media Consult and the Institute of Media Practice.

Personal life
Dzifa is married to Lt. Col (Rtd) Edward Affainie, currently with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. She has 4 daughters. She gave birth to her fourth daughter in September 2013 at the Englewood Medical Center, Englewood, New Jersey, United States of America.

Honours and awards
Affainie has won several awards including Television Presenter of the year 2007 at the Ghana Cultural Awards, Most Promising Television Presenter at the RTP Awards in 2011.

References

External links
Dzifaffanie, the celebrity host
The Queen Of Talk – Dzifa Affainie Returns

Ghanaian television presenters
1980 births
Living people
Ghanaian television journalists
Ghanaian women journalists
Ghanaian women television presenters
St Mary's Senior High School (Ghana) alumni


title: Meenhard Herlyn

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Meenhard Herlyn, D.V.M., D.Sc., is a researcher who works as director of The Wistar Institute Melanoma Research in Philadelphia. Herlyn obtained his D.V.M. degree from the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, in 1970. Following that, in 1976, he earned a D.Sc. in medical microbiology from the University of Munich. In 1976, he joined The Wistar Institute as an associate scientist, focusing on the emerging field of monoclonal antibodies—a groundbreaking technology that now underlies a significant portion of targeted therapeutics. Transitioning to the role of assistant professor in 1981, Herlyn established a renowned laboratory dedicated to studying melanoma biology, which remains highly regarded in the field to this day. His primary research focus is the underlying biology behind melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Over the course of his career, he has been responsible for the use of three-dimensional artificial skin cultures to study tumor and normal cells, a clearer understanding of stem cells and how they relate to cancer, and signaling pathways related to cancer. The Wistar Melanoma (WM) cell lines that Herlyn has used and helped discover in his laboratory are responsible for a better understanding of the major steps of tumor progression in human cases of melanoma.

In 2003, Herlyn helped launch the first International Melanoma Research Congress in Philadelphia, the first scientific meeting specifically aimed at melanoma scientists. This was done in collaboration with the Foundation for Melanoma Research. This collaboration was prompted with his first direct melanoma patient interaction after more than two decades of research on the disease. He also established the Society for Melanoma Research in 2004 and served as its president for three years.

One of the more recent discoveries made by Herlyn's lab found that the diabetes drug phenformin could be used to treat certain slow-growing, drug-resistant tumor cells in melanoma. In December 2013, it was announced that Herlyn and his colleagues had received a five-year, $12.5 million program project grant (PO1) to continue research on melanoma from multiple angles. In May 2013, L'Oréal Paris announced that Herlyn would lead the Melanoma Research Alliance Team Science Award, which provides more than $750,000 over three years to research the prevention, treatment, and potential cures for melanoma.

He is a member of the editorial board of the Cancer and Metastasis Reviews.

Select publications
 Balaburski, G.M., Leu, J.I., Beeharry, N., Hayik, S., Andrake, M.D., Zhang, G., Herlyn, M., Villanueva, J., Dunbrack, R.L., Yen, T., George, D.L., Murphy, M.E.: A modified HSP70 inhibitor shows broad activity as an anticancer agent. Mol. Cancer Res. 11:219-229, 2013.
 Krepler, C., Chunduru, S.K., Halloran, M.B., He, X., Xiao, M., Vultur, A., Villanueva, J., Mitsuuchi, Y., Neiman, E.M., Benetatos, C., Nathanson, K.L., Amaravadi, R.K., Pehamberger, H., McKinlay, M., and Herlyn, M.: The novel SMAC inhibitor birinapant exhibits potent activity against human melanoma cells. Clin. Cancer Res. 19: 1784-1794, 2013.
 Desai, B.M., Villanueva, J., Nguyen, T-T.K., Lioni, M., Xiao, M., Kong, J., Krepler, C., Vultur, A., Flaherty, K.T., Nathanson, K.L., Smalley, K.S.M., Herlyn, M.: The anti-melanoma activity of dinaciclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, is dependent on p53 signaling. PLoS One, 8(3):e59588 doi:10:1371/journal.pone.0059588, 2013.
 Vultur, A., Villanueva, J., Krepler, C., Rajan, G., Chen, Q., Li, L., Gimotty, P., Wilson, M., Hayden, J., Keeney, F., Nathanson, K.L., Herlyn, M. MEK inhibition affects STAT3 signaling and invasion in human melanoma cell lines. Oncogene April 29 [Epub ahead of print], 2013.
 Aird, K.M., Zhang, G., Li, H., Tu, Z., Bitler, B.G., Garipov, A., Wu, H., Wei, Z., Wagner, S.N., Herlyn, M., Zhang, R. Suppression of nucleotide metabolism underlies the establishment and maintenance of oncogene-induced senescence. Cell Rep. 3:1-4, 2013.

References

External links
Dr. Herlyn's lab page on The Wistar Institute's website

Cancer researchers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Silkwood, Queensland

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Silkwood is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Silkwood had a population of 391 people.

Geography
Silkwood is situated on the Bruce Highway roughly halfway between Tully and Innisfail.

The locality is flat land about 10 metres above sea level and is predominantly freehold land used for farming, particularly the cultivation of sugarcane. The north-western border of the locality is Liverpool Creek, which flows eastward to the Coral Sea. The town is roughly central in the locality with the Bruce Highway passing from south to north just east of the town, while the North Coast railway line also passes from south to north through the town, which is serviced by the Silkwood railway station.

History

The town takes its name from the name of the house of  A. J. Daveson, and refers to a local timber.

Silkwood State School opened on 28 August 1916.

Silkwood was the site of significant Italian immigration in the 1940s.

On Sunday 15 December 1940, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cairns, John Heavey, laid the foundation stone for a church to be dedicated to St John the Evangelist. He returned on Sunday 3 August 1941 to perform the blessing and opening of the Gothic-style church. The early priests at the church were Scalabrinians, followed by Augustinian priests. The Silkwood parish was established in 1946.

St John's Catholic School was founded by the parish priest Father Alfred Natali and the Missionary Franciscan Sisters. It opened on 2 February 1948 with students mostly from Italian families who worked in the local sugarcane industry. The Sisters left the school in 1987, being replaced by lay teachers.

In the  the locality of Silkwood had a population of 391 people.

Education

Silkwood State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Japoon Road (). In 2015,  the school had an enrolment of 60 students with 7 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent) with the students divided into 3 classes, years P-2, 3-4, and 5-6. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 62 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

St John's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Harold Street (). It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. In 2016, the school had 64 students with 8 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 67 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

The nearest secondary schools are in Innisfail and Tully.

Amenities
The Silkwood branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 9 Silkwood Jappon Road ().

St John the Evangelist Catholic Church is in Harold Street (). It is within the Silkwood Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.

Attractions

Silkwood Castle is at 18 Margaret Street (). Engineer John Nielsen retired to Silkwood and, in 2009, commenced building himself a home. It was an imposing whitewashed concrete structure, intended to be something different, which has been described variously looking like a "Disney fairytale" and a "mosque". He worked on it for over 20 years until his death.

The former National Australia Bank building in Silkwood is claimed to be the smallest bank building in Australia. It was opened in the 1930s and continued to trade until 1999. It is now a small museum.

Events

On the first Sunday of May, Silkwood celebrates the annual Feast of the Three Saints: St Alfio, St Filadelfo and St Cerino. In 1939, Silkwood resident Alfia Tornabene (née Patti) had just given birth to a daughter in Innisfail Hospital, becoming seriously ill. Her husband Rosario dreamt of the three saints who reassured him his wife would recover, leading Rosario to vow that he would bring statues of the saints from Sicily to Silkwood if his wife recovered. His wife recovered and in 1947-1948 he organised for an old artisan in Giarre, Sicily, to carve the statues from cherry trees near his family's farm in Sicily as recreations of the statues in the main church of Sant'Alfio in Sicily. The first celebration of the feast in Silkwood was in 1950. The festival typically consists of a Mass, a procession of the statues through the streets accompanied by bands, feasting, music, dancing and fireworks.

References

Further reading

External links

 Unofficial Silkwood site
 Feast of the Three Saints
 Town plan, 1975

Towns in Queensland
Cassowary Coast Region
Localities in Queensland


title: Homeland Heritage Park

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Homeland Heritage Park is a historical park in Bartow, Florida, Polk County, Florida. The site includes the 1878 Homeland School building, the 1887 Old Homeland Methodist Church, the former Methodist parsonage and church annex, an English family's log cabin and barn from 1888 and the 1880 Raulerson House. Homeland Heritage Park is located at 249 Church Avenue in Homeland, Florida.

See also
List of museums in Florida

External links
Homeland Heritage Park Polk County

Museums in Polk County, Florida
Bartow, Florida
Open-air museums in Florida


title: Piper kelleyi

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Piper kelleyi is a wild relative of black pepper that grows in Ecuador and Peru. The species is named in honor of American botanist Walter Almond Kelley and is a member of the Macrostachys clade of the pepper genus. Piper kelleyi features long, white, pendulous inflorescences and large leaves. It is mostly restricted to montane elevations and produces secondary compounds that deter most herbivores. The most important secondary compounds discovered from P. kelleyi are a prenylated benzoic acid and 2 chromanes that are unique to this species.

Piper kelleyi was scientifically described on February 7, 2014, in the journal PhytoKeys. The pinkish undersides of the leaves gave this species the nickname "pink belly" in the research team. Several insect species are entirely dependent on Piper kelleyi for survival, including many specialized caterpillars in the genus Eois (Geometridae).

References

kelleyi
Flora of Ecuador
Flora of Peru
Plants described in 2014


title: Minnamoolka, Queensland

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Minnamoolka is a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Minnamoolka had a population of 38 people.

Geography
The Herbert River forms the north-east boundary of the locality while the Burdekin River forms part of the south-east boundary.

The locality is mountainous being part of the Great Dividing Range. There are numerous named peaks. The ridge of the Great Dividing Range passes through the west of the locality. This creates a watershed. Creeks which rise in the north-east of the locality flow north (Gunnawarra) and contribute eventually to the Herbert River which flows into the Hinchinbrook Channel at Macknade/Lucinda in the Shire of Hinchinbrook. Creeks which rise in the south-west are tributaries of the Burdekin which flows into the Coral Sea at Rita Island in the Shire of Burdekin. Meanwhile, the north-west of the locality contributes to the Mitchell River and the south-west to the Gilbert River, both of which flow into the Gulf of Carpentaria at Kowanyama (Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama) and Howitt/Yagoonga (Shire of Carpentaria) respectively.

Kirrama National Park is located in the south of the locality. Part of the Forty Mile Scrub National Park is located in the north-west of the locality.

The Kennedy Developmental Road passes through the locality from the north-west (Forty Mile) to south-west (Greenvale).

Much of the land is undeveloped with some grazing on native vegetation.

Education
There are no schools in Minnamoolka. The nearest primary schools are in Mount Garnet and Mount Surprise. The nearest secondary school is in Ravenshoe. Boarding schools and distance education are other options.

References

Tablelands Region
Localities in Queensland


title: Santiago Feliú

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Santiago Vicente Feliú Sierra (March 29, 1962 – February 12, 2014) was a Cuban singer and songwriter. Born in Havana, he became part of the musical  movement known as nueva trova, which was the Cuban manifestation of the nueva canción movement and included such singers as Frank Delgado and Carlos Varela. Feliú wrote the songs "For Barbara" and "Without Julieta" and recorded 11 albums. His last album, Oh Life, came out in 2010.

On 12 February 2014, he felt severe pain in his chest and died of a heart attack before he could reach the hospital in Havana. He was 51 years old.

See also
List of musicians who play left-handed

References

External links

Santiago Feliu: Melody, naturalness, poetry.  OnCuba magazine, January 29, 2014.

1962 births
2014 deaths
Musicians from Havana
Cuban people of Catalan descent
20th-century Cuban male singers
Cuban songwriters
Male songwriters
21st-century Cuban male singers


title: IMAG History & Science Center

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IMAG History & Science Center (formerly Imaginarium Science Center) is a hands-on science and aquarium museum in Fort Myers, Florida. Exhibits include dinosaurs and fossils, Calusa culture, live native and non-native small animals, aquariums and touch tanks, and interactive displays about science and scientific topics including weather and nanotechnology. The museum offers a summer camp.

The museum was renamed IMAG History & Science Center in March 2017 as a rebranding and reflecting the addition of history at the museum.

References

External links

Museums in Lee County, Florida
Buildings and structures in Fort Myers, Florida
Aquaria in Florida
Science museums in Florida
Natural history museums in Florida
Dinosaur museums in the United States
Tourist attractions in Fort Myers, Florida


title: 1989 Caribbean Series

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The thirty-first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 9 of  with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Leones del Escogido; Mexico, Águilas de Mexicali; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Águilas del Zulia. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán, Mexico.

Summary

Final standings

Individual leaders

All-Star team

See also
Ballplayers who have played in the Series

Sources
Nuñez, José Antero (1994). Serie del Caribe de la Habana a Puerto La Cruz. JAN Editor.

External links
Estadísticas Serie del Caribe 1989 (Spanish)

Caribbean Series
1989
International baseball competitions hosted by Mexico
1989 in Mexican sports
Mazatlán
1989 in Caribbean sport
Caribbean Series


The Japanese American Committee for Democracy (JACD, , Nichibei Minshu Iinkai) was an organization during and after World War II.

History

The Committee was founded in New York in 1940 as the Committee for Democratic Treatment for Japanese Residents in Eastern States. Its first leader was Issei Reverend Alfred Akamatsu.

Following World War II, the committee received its ultimate title and began organizing public demonstrations of Japanese American loyalty. These demonstrations included war bond rallies, blood drives, and art exhibitions. A number of its members also volunteered for the Foreign Language Division of the Office of War Information as translators or writers.

JACD originally had a mixed Issei-Nisei membership and limited its activities to New York City. However, by the mid-1940s, the JACD had transformed itself into a mass Nisei-based organization that urged political action nationwide. By the end of 1944, all Issei board members were asked to resign.

JACD reached out to the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance and endorsed the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. In 1944 the JACD joined the Communist-sponsored National Negro Congress in a fall rally to support the reelection of President Franklin Roosevelt.

Despite the organization's apparent focus, its information discussed a variety of topics. The newsletter promoted rallies, cultural and political events and reported on issues such as "Nisei in the Army" and democracy in postwar Japan. The newsletter also contained JACD business sections such as "Membership Meetings," "Community News," and editorials.

Support for internment
The JACD newsletter stated that most Japanese Americans were loyal, but indicated that the organization remained concerned about the possibility of Fifth columnists. Yoshitaka Takagi, JACD secretary, denounced the internment protesters during the war.

Galen Fisher, of the Committee on National Security and Fair Play, resigned from JACD's advisory board because he disagreed with its "fundamental policy of accepting the evacuation without reservation or right  to criticism."

See also
 Japanese American Citizens League
 Japanese American National Museum
 Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
 Japanese American National Library
 U.S.-Japan Council
 Ayako Ishigaki
 Yasuo Kuniyoshi

References

Further reading

External links
Japanese American Committee for Democracy  From Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project

Japanese-American history
Organizations established in 1940
1940 establishments in New York City
Organizations based in New York (state)
Japanese Resistance


title: Alexander Mokshantsev (ice hockey, born 1995)

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Aleksander Aleksandrovich Mokshantsev (Мокшанцев Александр Александрович; born February 17, 1995) is a Russian ice hockey player for Polska Hokej Liga side STS Sanok. He most recently iced for Yuzhny Ural Orsk. He was previously with Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and Ligue Magnus side Rapaces de Gap.

Mokshantsev made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2013–14 KHL season.

In June 2017, Mokshantsev moved to the UK to sign for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite League. He has since iced with Rapaces de Gap, Dizel Penza, HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk and Yuzhny Ural Orsk.

References

External links

1995 births
Living people
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Russian ice hockey forwards
Nottingham Panthers players
Rapaces de Gap players
Dizel Penza players
KH Sanok players
HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players
Yermak Angarsk players
Yuzhny Ural Orsk players


title: Cardstone, Queensland

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Cardstone is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cardstone had a population of 17 people.

It is  south-west of Innisfail.

Geography
Cardstone is a long thin locality following the valley of the Tully River. The northern part of the locality is mostly bushland, but the southern part is farming land. Cardstone village was built near the Tully River to accommodate workers and families of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The village and was less than  in area. Cardstone was mostly surrounded by the rainforest of the Tully Gorge National Park which forms part of the World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics of Queensland.

History

Construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station on the Tully River commenced in 1952 and the power station commenced operation in 1957. The staff and families were provided accommodation in a small village called Cardstone located about  downstream from the plant. The power station was instigated jointly by the Cardwell Shire Council and the Johnstone Shire Council and the name Cardstone is an amalgamation of those two names.

Although it was desired to have a post office in Cardstone in 1954, no local person could be found to carry out the duties. Cardstone Post Office did not open until 11 January 1955. It closed in 1990 when the village closed.

Cardstone State School opened on 18 February 1957. From 1959 to 1967 it was downgraded to a Provisional School and was closed on 14 December 1990 when the village closed.

During Cyclone Winifred in late January 1986, rainfall of  was measured at Cardstone along the Tully River

In about 1990, the power station became fully automated and could be operated from Townsville, making many of the Cardstone operating staff redundant. As only a small number of maintenance workers would be required to visit the station, it was decided to close down the village and relocate the maintenance workers to Tully. As the area was in the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, the village's buildings, then comprising 29 homes, a single men's barracks, a school and a post office, were sold for relocation. All evidence of the village was bulldozed and the  site was replanted with local native species so that it would revert to its natural state. Mature coconut palms and pine trees grown at the village were chopped down during the environmental rehabilitation as they were not local species. There had been a proposal that the village be retained and used as tourist accommodation, but the Cardwell Shire Council opposed the idea believing it would not be cost-effective.

In the , Cardstone had a population of 17 people.

References

Cassowary Coast Region
Localities in Queensland


title: Yanjian Group

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Yanjian Group is a Chinese construction and engineering company.  It is one of the 250 largest international contractors in 2013 as reported by Engineering News-Record magazine.

Foreign aid projects sponsored by China are a frequent source of work for the company.  The Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre is a theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka built in 2011 by China as a gift to enhance ties with Sri Lanka.   Construction of the 1288 seat venue was handled by the Yanjian Group.  In 2013 in Ghana, it built a six story building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, funded by a no-interest loan from China.   The earlier building on the site had been destroyed by fire.

International contracting for the company is not limited to Chinese aid projects.   In 2013, the government of Uganda based on funding from the World Bank contracted 7 Chinese construction companies including Yanjian to renovate hospitals across the country.  In the first phase of contracting, Yanjian was allocated responsibility for the Nakaseke hospital in a project worth 12 billion Ugandan shillings.

In addition to contracting work, the company develops real estate.  In Brisbane, Australia, it invested in and developed the Midtown Apartments, a 72 million Australian dollar residential tower.

References

Construction and civil engineering companies of China
Chinese companies established in 1952
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1952


title: Voisin Type Bordeaux

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The Voisin Type Bordeaux was an aircraft built by Voisin Frères in 1910, so named because it was used by Juan Bielovucic to make a record-breaking flight from Paris to Bordeaux in France.  The design differed significantly from previous Voisin designs in eliminating the forward-mounted elevator.

Design and development
The Type Bordeaux was a two-bay equal span pusher configuration biplane powered by a Gnome Omega 7 cylinder rotary engine driving an aluminium bladed Voisin propeller mounted at the rear of the uncovered wooden nacelle.  The tail surfaces, carried on four wire-braced steel booms, consisted of a horizontal stabiliser and elevator mounted between the upper pair of booms with a single centrally mounted rudder beneath it.  The structure made extensive use of steel tubing, and the flying surfaces were covered with "Continental" brand rubberised fabric.  Lateral control was effected by large D-shaped ailerons mounted on the upper wing: these were controlled by foot pedals.  The rudder and elevator were activated by a control wheel which was turned to control the rudder and moved forwards and backwards to control the elevator. It had a tricycle undercarriage consisting of a pair of mainwheels mounted on sprung steel struts below the wing and a nosewheel below the front of the nacelle, although the aircraft at rest rested on the two mainwheels and skids mounted at the rear of the lower pair of tailbooms.

The type became famous after a flight between Paris and Bordeaux made in September 1910 by Juan Bielovucic, who intended to compete in an aviation meet being held in Bordeaux and flew there from Paris in order to save the expense of sending the aircraft by rail.  The  flight was made in four stages (Paris–Orléans, Orléans–Châtellerault, Châtellerault–Angoulême and Angoulême–Bordeaux) over three days, in a total flying time of 6 hrs. 15 mins.  This set a new record for cross-country flight, and Bielovucic was given a medal by the Bordeaux Departmental Assembly.

The design was later refined to become the two-seat 1911 Voisin Type de Tourism.

Specifications

References

Notes

Bibliography

Opdycke, Leonard E.  French Aeroplanes Before the Great War  Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1999

External links

Single-engined pusher aircraft
1910s French sport aircraft
Biplanes
B
Aircraft first flown in 1910
Rotary-engined aircraft


title: Kester Cottages

text:
Kester Cottages at Founder's Park is a historic site operated by the Pompano Beach Historical Society in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida. The site includes a local history museum and exhibits from the late 1930s. They constitute the Pompano Beach Historical Museum.

The cottages are two of the perhaps 150 built in Pompano Beach by William L. Kester in the 1930s.   by , they were sturdy and economical. All were one story and painted white, with shutters decorated with the four symbols (♠♣♥♦) from a deck of cards. The price was $950.

Two cottages were donated to the Pompano Beach Historical Society in 1974. They have been moved from their original locations to Founders Park, and serve as museums of past life in Pompano Beach.

They are open to the public by appointment.

References

External links
3D tour, sponsored by the Historical Society of Pompano Beach

Website
Pompano Historical Society website

Museums in Pompano Beach, Florida
Historical society museums in Florida
Buildings and structures in Pompano Beach, Florida
History of Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida
Historic house museums in Florida
1930s establishments in Florida


title: Oktyomtsy

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Oktyomtsy (; , Öktöm) is a rural locality (a selo), the administrative centre of and one of two settlements, in addition to Chapayevo, in Oktyomsky Rural Okrug of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located  from Pokrovsk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 1,552.

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Khangalassky District.

Rural localities in Khangalassky District


title: List of restaurants in Israel

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This is a list of restaurants in Israel. In 2007 there were about 4,400 food and beverage vendors in Israel. By 2012 about 8000 such business were reported. With the highest percentage of vegan population by some estimates, Israel is home to many vegan restaurants.

Restaurant chains

International chains operating in Israel

Israeli international chains
 Aroma Espresso Bar – espresso and coffee chain with 162 branches in Israel and branches in the United States, Canada, Kazakhstan, Romania, and Ukraine.
 Cofix – Israeli coffee house chain selling most items for NIS 5 with locations dispersed over Israel and Russia
 Max Brenner – Israeli chocolate shop and restaurant with 36 branches in Australia, Israel, Japan, Russia, and the US
 Miznon – Israeli chain with a few restaurants around the world.

Foreign chains

 Burger King – operating 12 locations in 2023, out of 19,000 worldwide
 Domino's Pizza – operating 57 locations around Israel out of 19,000 worldwide
 KFC – operates 16 branches in Israel out of 24,000 worldwide
 McDonald's – 225 locations out of 40,000 locations worldwide
 Papa John's Pizza – operates 25 locations around Israel, out of 5,000 locations worldwide
 Pizza Hut – operating 43 locations around Israel out of 19,000 locations worldwide.

National chains

 Arcaffe – is a chain of cafes in Israel with 29 outlets across the country
 Big Apple Pizza –  New York City-style pizza chain with 10 locations around Israel
 Black Bar 'n' Burger – burger chain with 14 locations across Israel
 Burgeranch – fast-food chain with 107 restaurants and over 1500 employees in 2010
 Burgers Bar – sit-down, American-style bar restaurant with 30 locations across Israel
 Café Café – Israeli coffee chain with about 65 locations. Went international for a while.
 HaShamen – Shawarma chain with 7 locations around Israel
 Holy Bagel – bagel store chain with 11 locations around Israel
 Roladin – largest bakery chain in Israel, with 43 locations around Israel

Regional, local, and tiny chains
 Abu Hassan – Hummus restaurant with 3 locations in Jaffa
 Beit Haful – a chain of 8 Mediterranean restaurants in Southern Israel
 Mike's Place – American-style bar with 3 locations around Israel
 Papagaio – churrascaria-style restaurant with 2 locations around Israel
 Café Rimon – a chain of 2 locations in Jerusalem and 1 in Beit Shemesh

International chains that failed in Israel
 Cheesecake Factory – operated 8 locations around Israel until 2020. The Rishon store continues as The Factory.
 Dunkin' Donuts – At one time operated 9 branches in Israel, then folded.
 Sbarro – entered Israel in 1995. Had 25 branches at the height of its success, then folded.
 Starbucks – had 20 locations in the greater Tel Aviv region. Pulled out for lack of profitability.
 Subway – had 23 locations around Israel. Closed in 2004.
 Wendy's – operated a few years from 1987, had just a few branches.
 Wimpy – An Israeli branch started in the 1960s. It expanded to Sinai, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and Iran before folding in the 1980s.

Restaurants

Haifa & North
 Falafel HaZkenim, Haifa – famous Israeli falafel restaurant. Briefly had a branch.
 MacDavid – started as a hamburger restaurant in Tel Aviv, grew to 28 branches nationwide, now one restaurant in Haifa.
 HaOgen, Haifa – founded 1942, this is Israel's oldest pub. Since Penguin in Nahariya closed, it is also the oldest restaurant.
 Yonk – Romanian grill since 1948 in Haifa

Tel Aviv & Center
  Anastasia – vegan restaurant in Tel Aviv
 Mashya – fine dining in Tel Aviv
 Herbert Samuel. Kosher fine-dining in Herzliya. Was an Israeli chain of 3 restaurants.
 Spaghettim – Italian cuisine in Petach Tikva. Was a chain with 17 restaurants nationwide in 2010.

Jerusalem & South

 Barood – bar-restaurant in Jerusalem serving Sephardic cuisine
 Eucalyptus – kosher meat restaurant in Jerusalem
 Machneyuda – popular restaurant in Jerusalem
 Sami VeSusu – Romanian cuisine restaurant at the municipal market of Beersheba

Former

 Café Hillel – cafe, espresso bar, and sandwich bar chain that closed down in 2003
 Mișu King of the Kebab - Romanian cuisine in Jaffa.
 Mul Yam – restaurant that was located in Tel Aviv Port. It was founded in 1995 and burned down in 2015.
 Nizahon Restaurant –  Romanian grill in Ashkelon, founded in 1949, closed in 2019
 Penguin – German-Israeli family restaurant from 1940 to 2022 in Nahariya

See also

 Israeli cuisine
 Kosher restaurant
 List of companies of Israel
 List of kosher restaurants
 Lists of restaurants

References

External links

Lists of companies of Israel
Israel


title: Hea Film

text:
Hea Film (; legally Estonian Theatrical Distribution OÜ) is an Estonian film distributor. The company was established by three former staff of Forum Cinemas (a subsidiary of Finnkino). It took over all Baltic rights of The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Studios, Universal and Paramount films.

Activities outside Estonia

Hea Film operates a film distribution business in Latvia through Labs Kino (legally Latvian Theatrical Distribution SIA) and in Lithuania through Du Kine (legally Theatrical Film Distribution UAB).

Distribution rights

References

External links
  of Hea Film
  of Labs Kino
  of Du Kine

Film distributors
Cinema of Estonia


title: Sven Braken

text:
Sven André Marie Braken (born 12 June 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Challenger Pro League club Deinze. He most notably played for MVV, NEC, Livorno and VVV-Venlo.

Career

MVV
Braken was born in Maastricht, and made his professional debut for hometown club MVV on 22 April 2011 in a 2–1 home win over Telstar in the Eerste Divisie, replacing the injured Lance Voorjans in the 40th minute.

He scored his first goal for the club on 23 November 2012, delivering the equalizer on his first touch in the 73rd minute of a league game against Go Ahead Eagles – one minute after coming on as a substitute for Bryan Smeets, as the game ended in a 3–3 draw.

Braken played five seasons for MVV, in which he made 95 appearances and scored 17 goals.

Almere City
On 16 June 2015, Braken joined Almere City after failing to reach an agreement over a contract extension with MVV. He made his debut for the club, also making his first start, on 7 August in a 3–3 home draw against VVV-Venlo in the Eerste Divisie. On 21 September, his second game for City, he scored his first goals for the club, a brace in a 2–2 away draw against Telstar. Braken sustained a knee injury in a league game against Go Ahead Eagles on 23 October, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.

Braken's time with Almere City was marked by injuries, and he only made sixteen appearances during his two years with the club. He proved himself productive in limited time on the pitch, scoring eleven goals.

NEC
On 16 August 2017, Braken signed a four-year contract with NEC, who had recently been relegated from the Eredivisie. There, he was seen as a replacement for outgoing strikers Taiwo Awoniyi, Kévin Mayi and Jay-Roy Grot. He made his debut for the club on 25 August, immediately scoring his first goal in the 11th minute of play in a 1–1 away draw against Go Ahead Eagles. In the following match he scored a brace, bringing his tally to three goals in two appearances.

Loan to Emmen
Braken joined Eredivisie club Emmen on a six-month loan deal on 23 January 2019. Emmen were struggling in the bottom half of the league table and needed a goalscorer, which they found in Braken who was season top goalscorer for NEC with nine goals in 19 appearances. He made his debut for the club on 26 January, replacing Jafar Arias in the 81st minute of a 3–2 away victory against VVV-Venlo. He made his first start for the club on 10 February, also scoring his first goal for Emmen in a 3–2 home win over ADO Den Haag.

Return to NEC
After managing survival in the Eredivisie with Emmen, Braken returned to NEC for the 2019–20 season. He made three more appearances for the club, scoring once, amidst rumours of a transfer to Querétaro, which eventually fell through in July 2019.

Livorno
On 2 September 2019, Braken signed with Italian Serie B club Livorno. He made his debut for the club, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Ascoli in Serie B on 14 September. On 18 January 2020, Braken scored his first goal for Livorno in a 4–4 home draw against Virtus Entella after an assist by Murilo. Livorno would finish bottom of Serie B, which meant relegation to Serie C.

Braken continued playing for the club in its season in Serie C, contributing with 24 appearances in which he scored six goals. Despite his efforts, Livorno suffered its second successive relegation amid financial irregularities. He made a total of 50 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals, as his contract with the club expired after the 2020–21 season.

VVV-Venlo
On 26 June 2021, Braken returned to the Netherlands where signed a two-year contract with recently relegated Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo. He scored his first career hat-trick on 15 April 2022, helping his side to a 3–2 league win over Telstar. With eleven goals in 27 appearances, Braken finished his first season with VVV as club top goalscorer, his most notable a bicycle kick against former club MVV on 4 February 2022. His goal was later awarded Goal of the Season by the Eerste Divisie.

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Braken was appointed team captain of VVV by new head coach Rick Kruys.

Deinze
On 29 April 2023, it was announced that Braken had signed a two-year contract with Belgian second division club Deinze, effective as of June 2023. The deal included an option to extend by a further year.

Career statistics

Honours
Individual
 Eerste Divisie Goal of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Dutch men's footballers
MVV Maastricht players
Almere City FC players
NEC Nijmegen players
FC Emmen players
US Livorno 1915 players
VVV-Venlo players
K.M.S.K. Deinze players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Challenger Pro League players
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Footballers from Maastricht


title: Cowley Beach, Queensland

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Cowley Beach is a beach, coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cowley Beach had a population of 65 people.

Geography
The locality of Cowley Beach is bounded to the north by the Moresby River, to the east by the Coral Sea, and to the south by Liverpool Creek.

	The Australian Defence Force's Cowley Beach Military Training Area () occupies most of the locality includes the northern part of the beach and most of its hinterland as well as the nearby Lindquist Island. This facility is used for amphibious warfare training, and also includes a rocket range and a cantonment area.

Cowley Beach has the following mountains:
 Esmeralda Hill ()
 Georgie Hill ()
Cowley Beach has the following coastal headlands (from north to south):
 Camp Point ()
 Hall Point ()
 Hayter Point ()
 Double Point ()

Cowley Beach has the following beaches (from north to south):

 Robinsons Beach, south of Hayter Point ()
Browns Beach, north of Double Point ()
Cowley Beach, south of Double Point ()
There are a number of offshore islands including (from north to south):

 Lindquist Island ()
 Bresnahan Island ()
 North Barnard Islands (), an island group named by Lieutenant Phillip Parker King of the HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid on 21 June 1819 after his friend Edward Barnard, consisting of:
 Jessie Island ()
 Hutchison Island (, named after Lieutenant (later Captain) Hutchison of the Royal navy who served on the survey vessels HMS Herald from 1856 to 1861 and HM Colonial Schooner Beatrice from 1862 to 1864
 Kent Island (), named after lightkeeper Kent

There are also islands in the Moresby River (from north to south):

 Bradshaw Island ()

 Lily Island ()

 Maizie Island ()

History
The town takes its name from the beach which in turn takes its name from  Ebenezer Cowley, a horticulturist and overseer at Kamerunga State Nursery. Prior to 16 November 1991 the town was called Inarlinga.

In December 1930, a public reserve along the beachfront of Cowley Beach was established. In January 1931 the beach was attracting increasing numbers of holiday makers.

The Cowley Beach Military Training Area was established in 1962 as the Joint Tropical Research Unit, so-called because it operated in collaboration with the British Ministry of Defence.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Cowley Beach had a population of 78 people.

In the , the locality of Cowley Beach had a population of 65 people.

Education
There are no schools in Cowley Beach. The nearest government primary school is Silkwood State School in Silkwood to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail to the north.

Amenities
There is a boat ramp in Bambarook Road (). It is managed by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council.

Attractions
Cowley Beach is a -long beach that extends from Double Point past the town down to the mouth of Liverpool Creek.

References

Towns in Queensland
Cassowary Coast Region
Beaches of Queensland
Localities in Queensland


title: Audite

text:
audite Musikproduktion is an independent classical music record label run by recording engineer Ludger Böckenhoff. Founded in Stuttgart in 1973, AUDITE merged with the Fermate label in 2000, relocating to Detmold in the process, where it is still based today. AUDITE (Listen!, imperative plural of the Latin verb audire = to listen) Musikproduktion is an international provider of classical music sound carriers.

History
The AUDITE label was founded by Friedrich Mauermann in Stuttgart in 1973. Brother of the former manager of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Erich Mauermann, he established his reputation primarily by releasing archive recordings of the Mahler Symphonies under the chief conductor of the time, Rafael Kubelík. In 2000, Mauermann transferred the AUDITE label to Ludger Böckenhoff, who had owned his own music production company, Fermate, since 1991. As a result of the merger, the label was renamed AUDITE Musikproduktion.

Repertoire and awards
Starting from the live recordings of the Mahler Symphonies with Rafael Kubelík and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra which originally represented AUDITE’s core repertoire, the label has gradually developed two focal points whilst maintaining its objective of making available to the public noteworthy repertoire in outstanding interpretations.

Historical archive recordings, issued in close collaboration with the respective broadcasting corporations, remain one of AUDITE's cornerstones. New releases are the other core area, including complete editions (such as Shostakovich String Quartets, Beethoven String Quartets and Piano Trios, Edvard Grieg’s and Robert Schumann's Complete Symphonic Works, Louis Vierne's Organ Symphonies or Felix Mendelssohn's Complete Chamber Music for Strings) as well as new discoveries such as the works of Mendelssohn’s pupil Eduard Franck and his son, Richard Franck.

AUDITE's current catalogue comprises more than 350 titles in CD, SACD and LP formats, available across the globe via respective distributors; in addition, AUDITE releases are available on download and streaming platforms.

AUDITE's recordings have won many awards, including the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, the Cannes Classical Award, the Midem Classical Award, the International Classical Music Award, the Diapason d'Or and Gramophone Editor's Choice. In 2013, AUDITE was voted Label of the Year by the jury of the International Classical Music Awards.

Artists and ensembles
Artists and ensembles/orchestras who have recorded for AUDITE include:

 Balkan Chamber Orchestra
 Elisso Bolkvadze
 Sarah O‘ Brien
 Nicolas Bringuier
 Arthur Campbell
 Maria Canyigueral
 Cappella Murensis
 Cheng² Duo
 Marc Coppey
 Josu De Solaun
 Jean-Baptiste Dupont
 Niek de Groot
 Romain Descharmes
 Christiane Edinger
 Moritz Eggert
 Detlev Eisinger
 Laura Ruiz Ferreres
 Hansjörg Fink
 Roland Glassl
 Gerhard Gnann
 Liana Gourdjia
 Hideyo Harada
 Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann
 Thomas Hoppe
 Judith Ingolfsson
 Jacques Thibaud String Trio
 Hisako Kawamura
 Patricia Kopatchinskaja
 Sergej Koudriakov
 la festa musicale
 Les Cornets Noirs
 Elmar Lehnen
 Alexander Lonquich
 Andrea Lucchesini
 Anna Malikova
 Ulrich Roman Murtfeld
 Martin Neu
 Jimin Oh-Havenith
 Guglielmo Pellarin
 Piano Duo Takahashi|Lehmann
 Camilla Tilling
 Franziska Pietsch
 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
 Sophie Rétaux
 Hans-Eberhard Roß
 Andreas Rothkopf
 Salaputia Brass
 Martin Sander
 Christoph Schickedanz
 Herbert Schuch
 Oren Shevlin
 Ina Siedlaczek
 Staatskapelle Weimar
 Vladimir Stoupel
 Johannes Strobl
 Thüringer Bach Collegium
 Trio Lirico
 Dénes Várjon
 Tilmann Wick
 Carsten Wiebusch
 Edinger Quartett
 Mandelring Quartett
 Quartetto di Cremona
 Schweizer Klaviertrio / Swiss Piano Trio
 Trio Testore
 Elina Vähälä
 WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
 Zagreb Soloists

Artists of archive recordings
Conductors, singers, instrumentalists and ensembles re-released as part of AUDITE’s archive recordings include:

 Claudio Abbado
 Amadeus Quartet
 Géza Anda
 Peter Anders
 Vladimir Ashkenazy
 Wilhelm Backhaus
 Daniel Barenboim
 Berliner Philharmoniker
 Leo Blech
 Karl Böhm
 Jorge Bolet
 Robert Casadesus
 Sergiu Celibidache
 Shura Cherkassy
 Clifford Curzon
 Solomon Cutner
 Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
 Gioconda de Vito
 Dean Dixon
 Jacqueline du Pré
 Christian Ferras
 Annie Fischer
 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
 Kirsten Flagstad
 Leon Fleisher
 Maureen Forrester
 Pierre Fournier
 Nelson Freire
 Ferenc Fricsay
 Wilhelm Furtwängler
 Bronislaw Gimpel
 Friedrich Gulda
 Clara Haskil
 Antonio Janigro
 Armin Jordan
 Herbert von Karajan
 Julius Katchen
 Wilhelm Kempff
 Otto Klemperer
 Paul Kletzki
 Hans Knappertsbusch
 Rafael Kubelík
 Pilar Lorengar
 Lorin Maazel
 Igor Markevitch
 Johanna Martzy
 Edith Mathis
 Barry McDaniel
 Yehudi Menuhin
 Nathan Milstein
 Erica Morini
 Zara Nelsova
 Eugene Ormandy
 Quartetto Italiano
 Michael Rabin
 Karl Ristenpart
 Wolfgang Schneiderhan
 Carl Schuricht
 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
 Schweizerisches Festspielorchester
 Isaac Stern
 Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
 George Szell
 Paul Tortelier
 Fritz Wunderlich
 Pinchas Zukerman

References

External links

 In memoriam Claudio Abbado _ LUCERNE FESTIVAL

German independent record labels
Classical music record labels


title: Chapayevo, Khangalassky District, Sakha Republic

text:
Chapayevo () is a rural locality (a selo) in Oktyomsky Rural Okrug of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located  from Pokrovsk, the administrative center of the district and  from Oktyomtsy, the administrative center of the rural okrug. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 786.

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Khangalassky District.

Rural localities in Khangalassky District


title: East Russell, Queensland

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East Russell is a coastal locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , East Russell had a population of 71 people.

Geography

East Russell is located on the coast, east of Babinda, slightly north of Innisfail and south of Cairns.

The Russell River forms the western border of East Russell.

In the north Russell River meets the Mulgrave River at Mutchero Inlet which marks the northern extent of the locality. Much of the coastal area is protected within the Russell River National Park. Several peaks in the park reach elevations above 600 m.

High Island, Normanby Island, Round Island, Russell Island and several offshore reefs belong to the Frankland Group National Park.

The eastern fringe of the locality has some areas of farming. A strip of houses has developed in the north at Point Constantine.

References

External links

Suburbs of Cairns
Localities in Queensland


title: Alexei Kruchinin

text:
Alexei Dmitrievich Kruchinin (; born June 9, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey Forward. He is currently playing with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career
Kruchinin made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with SKA Saint Petersburg during the 2011–12 KHL season.

During the 2014–15 season, Kruchinin was traded by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, along with Yegor Martynov, to Traktor Chelyabinsk in exchange for the rights to Petri Kontiola on November 23, 2014.

After four years with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Kruchinin was traded after the 2017–18 season, to his original club, SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for financial compensation on June 6, 2018.

Kruchinin played one season with SKA, before returning at the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, to Traktor Chelyabinsk on a one-year contract on 11 May 2019.

References

External links

1991 births
Living people
HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg players
HC Kunlun Red Star players
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Russian ice hockey forwards
Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
Sportspeople from Penza
HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
SKA-Neva players
SKA Saint Petersburg players
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
Traktor Chelyabinsk players
HC Yugra players


The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian: Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио) is a Bulgarian radio orchestra based in Sofia, Bulgaria, affiliated with Bulgarian National Radio.  It gives concerts in the Bulgaria Concert Hall.

History

Founded in 1948, the orchestra's first chief conductor was Vassil Stefanov, who remained affiliated with the orchestra from 1948 to 1988. Other conductors affiliated with the orchestra have included Vladimir Simeonov, Alexander Vladigerov, Vassil Kazandjiev, and Milen Nachev. The orchestra's current chief conductor is Emil Tabakov, since 2008. He is scheduled to conclude his chief conductorship of the orchestra in December 2015. In December 2015, the orchestra announced the appointment of Rossen Gergov as its next chief conductor, effective in January 2016.

The orchestra offers a full annual schedule of events, tours internationally and maintains a large discography of recordings. Notable people in building the orchestra over the years include Vassil Stefanov, Vladimir Simeonov, Michail Angelov, Vassil Kazandjiev, Alexander Vladigerov, Milen Nachev and Rossen Milanov.

Chief conductors
 Vassil Stefanov (1948–1988)
 Alexander Vladigerov (1969–1991)
 Vassil Kazandjiev (1979–1993)
 Milen Nachev (1994–2003)
 Rossen Milanov (2003–2008)
 Emil Tabakov (2008–2015)
 Rossen Gergov (2015–2016)
 Mark Kadin (2016-present)

References

External links
 Official Bulgarian-language homepage of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Musical groups established in 1948
Bulgarian orchestras
Radio and television orchestras
Organizations based in Sofia
1948 establishments in Bulgaria


title: Los Premios 40 Principales for Best Spanish Artist/Group

text:
The Premios 40 Principales for Best Spanish Artist or Group is an honor presented annually at Los Premios 40 Principales. It appeared first on the 2011 edition as a result of the merging of the Best Solo and Best Group categories from the previous editions.

References

Los Premios 40 Principales
2011 establishments in Spain
Awards established in 2011


title: Mirriwinni, Queensland

text:
Mirriwinni is a rural town and locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. The spelling Miriwinni has also been used historically, but Mirriwinni is the official spelling from 8 October 2010. In the , the locality of Mirriwinni had a population of 447 people.

Geography

The town is south of the centre of the locality. The Russell River forms the eastern and south-eastern boundary, while Babinda Creek forms part of the northern boundary. The foothills of Mount Bartle Frere form the western boundary.

Most of the land in the locality is flat low-lying land (approx 10 metres above sea level) and is used for farming, predominantly growing sugarcane. However, in the western edge of the locality, the land rises to up to 150 metres above sea level heading towards the peaks of Mount Bartle Frere in the adjacent locality of Wooroonooran.

The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south to west, both passing through the town. There is no railway station in the locality, but historically it was served by two now-abandoned stations:

 Miriwinni railway station, in the town ()
 Pawngilly railway station, south of the town ()

There is a network of tramways that transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.

History

The town takes its name from the railway station name, first used by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 February 1915, reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning mountain rock.

Mooliba railway station opened in 1912. It was renamed Moolaba railway station in 1917 and renamed Pawngilly railway station in 1926. The name Pawngilly is an Aboriginal word meaning big hill.

On 20 April 1916, the Cane Beetles March commenced at Mooliba. It was a snowball march to recruit men into the Australian Imperial Force during World War I at a time when enthusiasm to enlist had waned after the loss of life in the Gallipoli campaign. The march began at Mooliba with 4 men, passing through Babinda, Aloomba, Gordonvale, and Edmonton, and ending in Cairns 60 kilometers later with 29 recruits.

Miriwinni Provisional School opened on 16 October 1916 and became Miriwinni State School on 1 March 1918. On 9 July 2012, it was renamed Mirriwinni State School.

Miriwinni Post Office opened on 1 July 1925 (a receiving office had been open from 1915).

In the , the locality of Mirriwinni had a population of 447 people.

Education

Mirriwinni State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3 Whitman Street (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 58 children with 3 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 49 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Mirriwinni. The nearest government secondary school is Babinda State School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Babinda to the north.

Notable residents
 Brad Beven, triathlete

References

Further reading

External links

Towns in Queensland
Suburbs of Cairns
Localities in Queensland


title: Sinsk

text:
Sinsk (; , Siine) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Sinsky Rural Okrug of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located  from Pokrovsk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 976, up from 975 recorded during the 2002 Census.

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Khangalassky District.

Rural localities in Khangalassky District


title: Peter Karow

text:
Peter Karow (born 11 November 1940) is a German entrepreneur, inventor and software developer. He holds several patents in the field of desktop publishing and is known for his work on computer fonts. He contributed with several books and patents to the development of operating systems for computers. He is recognized as the inventor of outline computer fonts.

Career
Born in Stargard, Pomerania, after graduating from high school in 1960 in Schöningen near Braunschweig, he enrolled at the University of Hamburg to study physics. He married in 1969 and has two children. After receiving his PhD in 1971, he co-founded the company URW Software & Type GmbH in Hamburg. In 1975, his Ikarus (typography software) was introduced to members of Association Typographique Internationale in Warsaw. Afterwards, Ikarus was used all over the world for the digitization of fonts. Between 1975 and 1995, URW digitized a large amount of fonts for companies such as IBM, Siemens, Microsoft, Apple Inc., Adobe, Linotype, Monotype, Rudolf Hell and numerous Japanese companies.

Contributions

Digitization of outlines for typefaces (1972) with Ikarus

Printouts of single characters in a height of approximately 10 cm were digitized on a digitizer tablet of Aristo along their outlines, marking various points of support (beginning, corner, tangent and curve) with an accuracy of 1/100 mm. This invention together with a newly developed structure for storing and encoding single characters inside a font made characters, but also any other graphical signs freely scalable for the computer and available for other mathematical operations.

Calculation of the first typeface variations (1973)

After the output for plotters was programmed successfully - to make possible comparing digital output and original -, more software was developed to calculate first variations of fonts, for example italic, outlined and shaded typefaces.

Interpolation of typefaces (1973)

Software that enables to calculate interpolations and extrapolations between one light and one bold font version was than added and made it possible to create fonts such as ultra-light, semi-bold and extra bold variations. This invention drastically reduced time and effort for font manufacturers to create these intermediate fonts and was frequently used, particularly in Japan.

Text embroidery (1975)

In 1975, Peter Karow invented a software program for the company Gunold in Stockstadt, Germany, that made automatic stitching of embroidered text possible worldwide for the first time.

Calculation of bitmap fonts (rasterizing 1975)

In order to display characters by means of electronic devices such as electronic typesetters, dot matrix or laser printers and particularly computer monitors, a fast calculation of bitmaps in any size (resolution) is crucial. In 1965, Dr. Rudolf Hell invented the Digiset, the first electronic typesetter. In 1970, Xerox put into operation the first small laser printer, and three years later the first PC was developed with a graphical user interface that used a bitmap memory for the creation of the video signal.

Character hinting (1975)

Peter Karow realized very quickly that - in the case of coarse resolutions -the mere calculation of bitmaps led to images of letters that appeared distorted through random rasterization. In order to prevent these effects, he invented additional information for letter characteristics such as vertical and horizontal linear or curved strokes or serifs and their classification with regard to upper and lower case letters. This facilitated the creation of improved bitmaps that could then be used as bitmap fonts for dot matrix and laser printers or electronic typesetters.
In 1985, based on this concept, John Warnock and Bill Caxton from Adobe developed “Hinting on the Fly” for PostScript fonts. This enabled the use of generally available fonts on any computer, printer and typesetter.
In 1988, Peter Karow worked as an advisor for Apple Inc. during the development of hinting for TrueType fonts. In 1992, this method of font storage was adopted by Microsoft. Five years later both font storage technologies were combined as OpenType.

Character pair kerning (1981)
From 1981 to 1991, together with Margret Albrecht from Hamburg, Peter Karow devoted himself to the automation of kerning, i.e. the calculation of kerning values for the improvement of typesetting. These values had previously been determined empirically by font designers.

Character grayscaling (1981)

Initially, the graphical user interfaces on monitors were black and white, and consequently the display of small type sizes was very poor due to jagged edges. Peter Karow tried to find an inexpensive solution to enhance the display by means of using grayscale instead of just black and white, but this solution did not immediately gain acceptance. As late as 1995, Adobe took his advice and then used grayscale in its Adobe Acrobat program for the display of texts on monitors. Today, all characters displayed on screens use grayscale for smoothing the edges.

Signus system (1983)

In 1983, the Ikarus Program evolved into the Signus System, a system that makes it possible to cut text, logos and other signs into self-adhesive foil for outdoor advertising. Today, this signage technology is referred to as "computer writing".

Optical scaling of fonts (1991)

Hot metal typesetting in earlier times used the so-called optical scaling, when fonts were cut bolder and wider with decreasing point size. With analogue calculations Peter Karow made it possible to automatically adjust the fonts to certain point sizes. Nowadays, however, this technique is not often used.

Element separation of Kanji characters (1992)

The Japanese company Fujitsu hired Peter Karow and Jürgen Willrodt from Hamburg to develop a method that would automatically break down Kanji characters into single elements. This method made it possible to store the Kanji font using only 20% of the previously needed storage space without any loss of quality after reassembling the elements.

Paragraph justification (1992)

In 1992, Peter Karow developed the Hz-program, the automation of the paragraph justification, together with the well-known typographer Hermann Zapf and Margret Albrecht. The optimization of the paragraph justification was implemented using an algorithm developed by Donald Knuth along with automated kerning and optical scaling. In 1995, the underlying ideas and algorithms were passed along to the company Adobe, which incorporated them into their program InDesign.

Chapter justification (1995)

Analogous to the development of the paragraph justification, Peter Karow and Margret Albrecht started working on an automated chapter justification. They succeeded in having each chapter of a book always start on a right page (recto) and end on a left page (verso) while avoiding widow lines and orphan lines. In 1996, a patent application was filed for this method at the company of Adobe, which has yet to be used in any typesetting program.

AdCyclopedia (1999)

On behalf of the company AdVision digital GmbH in Hamburg, Peter Karow developed the AdCyclopedia, a database for current and historic ads in newspapers, magazines, TV, internet, billboards, movies and emails. In 1999, the GWA headquarters (German Association of Communication Agencies) entered into a cooperation with the company AdVision digital GmbH in order to provide its members and their customers with an effective competitor monitoring tool on the internet. Today, the AdCyclopedia is extended to monitor spendings for advertising (budgets) per product, brand, company, country, and period.

Awards
 2003: Dr. Peter Karow award for Font Technology & Digital Typography of the Dutch Type Library (DTL)

Publications
 Digital Typefaces. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo, 1994,
 Font Technology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo, 1994,
 Typeface Statistics. URW Verlag, Hamburg, 1993,
 PrintWorks. URW Verlag, Hamburg, 1994,
 EuroWorks. URW Verlag, Hamburg, 1994,
 Шрифтовые технологии. Описание и инструментарий. Издательство «Мир», Moscow, 2001,

References and Patents

External links

 Peter Karow – short profile in the University of Macedonia Press (ictvc.org)
 www.advision-digital.de – AdVision digital GmbH produces the AdCyclopedia
  – Two Decades of Typographic Research at URW: a Retrospective
 Hermann Zapf, About micro-typography and the Hz-program (PDF, 230 KiB)

1940 births
Living people
German typographers and type designers
People from Stargard
People from the Province of Pomerania


title: Kathy Szeliga

text:
Kathy Szeliga (born October 10, 1961) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates since January 12, 2011, and as Minority Whip from 2013 to 2021. Szeliga was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 2016 to replace Barbara Mikulski, who retired.

Background
Szeliga was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in October 1961. She is of Polish descent. She was raised in a military family, her father being a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Szeliga married her husband in 1980, and the couple struggled financially at first. Szeliga worked as a dishwasher, a maid, and a housekeeper. She entered college in her 30s, enrolling at Towson State University and graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education. She began working as a teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools and started a construction business with her husband.

Szeliga first got involved with politics in the mid-1990s, organizing opposition against the Maryland School Performane and Assessment Program, a controversial test used to assess schools. She became involved with state politics after a family friend, James M. Kelly, was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates. She worked as a legislative aide to Kelly, then for Delegate John G. Trueschler, and eventually became chief of staff for then-State Senator Andy Harris. She decided to run for Delegate after Del. J. B. Jennings decided to run for the State Senate. She was elected and immediately placed on the Appropriations Committee.

In the legislature
Szeliga was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2011. From 2013 to 2021, she served as the House Minority Whip, making her the highest-ranking elected Republican woman in Maryland.

Committee assignments
 Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2017–present (insurance subcommittee, 2017–2018; public health & minority health disparities subcommittee, 2017–2022; government operations & estates & trusts subcommittee, 2019; government operations & health facilities subcommittee, 2020–present; insurance & pharmaceuticals subcommittee, 2023–present)
 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2014–present
 Member, Appropriations Committee, 2011–2015 (education & economic development subcommittee, 2011–2012; oversight committee on pensions, 2011-15; health & human resources subcommittee, 2013-15)
 Member, House Emergency Medical Services System Work Group, 2012
 Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2015, 2019
 Member, Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-16 (environment subcommittee, 2015–2016; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2015–2016)
 Member, Legislative Policy Committee, 2015–2021
 Member, Marijuana Legalization Work Group, 2019
 Member, Work Group to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland, 2020
 Member, Joint Covid-19 Response Legislative Work Group, 2020–2021

Robocall controversy
In June 2018, Szeliga accused state delegate Richard Impallaria of sending out campaign mailers attacking Szeliga by calling her a closet Democrat. Impallaria initially declined responsibility for this, but after Szeliga emailed him to say she would inform their GOP colleagues about the fliers targeting her, he forwarded the email to every member of the House Republican caucus in which he referred to himself as the "evil genius" responsible for the attacks on Szeliga. The calls misleadingly claimed that Szeliga was a supporter of the transgender community and had voted in favor of a bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of gender identity.

Redistricting lawsuit

In February 2022, Szeliga filed a lawsuit against the state's newly enacted congressional maps, arguing that the maps violated the Maryland Constitution's requirement that districts be compact and respect natural boundaries. On March 26, 2022, Judge Lynne A. Battaglia ruled that the congressional maps were unconstitutional, calling them a "product of extreme partisan gerrymandering". Shortly after the ruling, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones released a statement on Twitter expressing disappointment in the ruling against the maps. Szeliga responded profanely to this statement, in a now-deleted tweet saying "Bitches!! The court is not gonna like to see that. The seven judges that get to see this and make a final decision will not like this press release. That is even better for us". She later apologized for the tweet, saying it was intended to be private and was inappropriate.

2016 U.S. Senate campaign

Szeliga announced in November 2015 that she would be running for the Republican nomination to replace Senator Barbara Mikulski in the 2016 US Senate election in Maryland. She was the first Republican in the 2016 Senate primary to release ads on television. On April 15, Citizens United announced they had bought $25,000 worth of radio airtime to promote Szeliga ahead of the April 26 primary. Szeliga won the primary on April 26, 2016, and faced Representative Chris Van Hollen in the general election on November 8, 2016, in which she was defeated by a landslide 61% – 36% spread.

Political positions
Maryland Matters has described Szeliga as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Maryland House of Delegates.

COVID-19 pandemic
In April 2020, Szeliga co-signed a letter calling on the Maryland Department of Health to share data on the 2,000 inmates released during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In August 2020, Szeliga condemned Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles's decision to block private schools from holding in-person classes during the pandemic, calling it a "blatant abuse of power by an unelected bureaucrat".

In June 2021, Szeliga celebrated Governor Larry Hogan's decision to end early the $300 supplemental weekly unemployment insurance provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Crime and policing
In 2020, Szeliga introduced a raft of anti-crime bills, including bills that would make gun theft a felony and another requiring individuals incarcerated for violent crimes to serve 90 percent of their term before they're eligible for parole.

In 2021, Szeliga opposed Anton's Law, a bill that would allow certain officer misconduct records to be available for public inspection, arguing that the bill would allow the disclosure of unfounded claims against police officers. She also opposed the Police Reform and Accountability Act, an omnibus police reform bill.

During the 2023 legislative session, Szeliga introduced a bill to repeal the Juvenile Justice Reform Act, a bill that was introduced and passed in the previous year's legislative session that restricted the state's ability to charge juveniles for most offenses.

Development initiatives
In September 2017, Szeliga joined delegates Richard Impallaria and Pat McDonough in signing a letter to Harford County Executive Barry Glassman urging him to stop issuing permits for homes being built in Joppatowne, Maryland, after an auxiliary men's organization of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said that its builders would only sell homes in the community to Ahmadi Muslims. Shades and Springs Inc., the company building the homes, denied that they would only sell to Ahmadi Muslims, saying that its homes would be open to all.

In April 2023, Szeliga wrote to the Maryland Department of the Environment to express concerns with a proposal to convert the LaFarge quarry in Middle River, Maryland into an industrial park, asking the agency to study the property before allowing development.

Education
In March 2019, Szeliga opposed a bill that would allow local school districts to decide their class calendar, which undid an earlier executive order by Governor Larry Hogan that mandated a post-Labor Day start for schools statewide.

During the 2021 legislative session, Szeliga introduced a bill to establish a full-time virtual public school. She also opposed the legislature's veto override of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, calling it "financially irresponsible".

In April 2023, Szeliga sent a letter to State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury accusing the Maryland State Department of Education of hiding scores from failing scores by altering data files available on the department's website. An investigation conducted by the state inspector general found no evidence of these claims.

Foreign policy
During her Senate campaign, Szeliga was critical of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Gun policy
In 2013, Szeliga voted against a bill that banned assault rifles and required a person to obtain a license to buy a handgun. In August 2016, during a meeting with gun control activists and gun violence victims, she said she supported stricter enforcement for existing firearms laws but opposed stricter regulations. During the 2018 legislative session, Szeliga introduced the Parishioner Protection Act, a bill that would allow churchgoers to carry firearms. The bill was reintroduced in 2019.

Health care
During her Senate campaign, Szeliga said he opposed the Affordable Care Act, saying that it hurt small businesses. She did not support its repeal, saying that she instead supported making it more workable. Szeliga also said she supported privatizing parts of medical care provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, but opposed a full privatization of the department.

In April 2023, Szeliga voted against a bill to establish a framework for a legal marijuana industry in Maryland following the passage of Question 4, saying she opposed the bill's various provisions in the licensing process and zoning requirements for dispensaries.

Immigration
During her Senate campaign, Szeliga said she opposed building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. During the 2020 legislative session, she introduced a bill that sought to protect Harford County's 287(g) agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In February 2021, Szeliga opposed a bill to extend the state's earned income tax credit to undocumented immigrants.

Minimum wage
Szeliga opposes increases to the minimum wage, calling it a "short-term fix" and saying that low-wage earners are more interested in a career than a bump in salary.

National politics
During her Senate campaign, Szeliga said she opposed shutting down the government over policy disputes.

In June 2016, Szeliga distanced herself from comments made by then-presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump against Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel, a federal judge of Mexican descent, calling them "insulting" and "racist". In October 2016, she said he was "appalled" by a vulgar discussion Trump had on Access Hollywood in 2005 about groping and trying to have sex with women. She later endorsed Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election. Szeliga also attacked Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while serving as United States Secretary of State.

In February 2019, Szeliga assisted Maryland Republican National Committee representative David Bossie in assembling a "Trump 2020 Leadership Team" in Maryland.

In August 2020, Szeliga joined five other Republican state delegates in signing an American Legislative Exchange Council letter against providing additional federal assistance to cash-strapped states and counties, calling it a "bailout" for states that haven't managed their fiscal affairs properly.

In November 2020, Szeliga retweeted posts from House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and a video clip from Tucker Carlson Tonight that questioned the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. In July 2022, Szeliga defended U.S. Representative Andy Harris after the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack said he had met with Trump to discuss a strategy on blocking the results of the presidential election in certain states, comparing it to supporters of Hillary Clinton questioning the results of the 2016 presidential election.

Paid sick leave
In January 2018, Szeliga said she opposed a bill to require employers with more than 15 workers to provide employees with paid sick leave, calling it "overly prescriptive".

Redistricting
In February 2019, Szeliga supported a proposal to create a 2020 referendum to establish an independent redistricting commission in Maryland.

Social issues
In March 2014, Szeliga voted against a bill banning discrimination against transgender people, writing that it would "jeopardize the safety of women and little girls by allowing predators and pedophiles access to the women's bathroom, locker rooms, shower rooms and other similar places." During the 2022 legislative session, she introduced an amendment to the Inclusive Schools Act, a bill to ban public schools and boards of educations from discriminating against students on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex, that would have blocked public schools from discussing gender and sexuality in the classroom. The amendment was blocked by a 95-37 vote. This amendment was criticized by the Maryland State Education Association, who likened it to the "Don't Say Gay" law in Florida.

During the 2019 legislative session, Szeliga introduced a bill with state delegate David Moon that would require legislative sessions to be livestreamed. The bill was withdrawn after House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Miller Jr. said they would begin livestreaming sessions in 2020. On January 30, 2020, the Maryland General Assembly livestreamed its first legislative session on YouTube.

During her Senate campaign, Szeliga said she would reject any Supreme Court nominee that supported abortion rights. In February 2021, she joined state delegates Sid Saab and Dan Cox at a protest against abortion outside the Maryland State House. In February 2023, Szeliga said she opposed a bill that would create a 2024 referendum on codifying the right to abortion access, saying that "Maryland's current abortion laws are radical and should not be enshrined in our constitution". to Later that month, she proposed an amendment to the bill that would ban late-term abortions.

During protests against the murder of George Floyd in June 2020, protesters in the Little Italy neighborhood of Baltimore tore down and threw a statue of Christopher Columbus into the Jones Falls canal of the Baltimore Harbor. Following this incident, Szeliga called to protect the statue, calling its removal "shameful".

In March 2021, Szeliga opposed a bill to remove "Maryland, My Maryland" as the official state song, likening the bill to cancel culture.

Taxes
During the 2019 legislative session, Szeliga introduced the "Commonsense Tax Cut Act of 2019", a bill to lower the state's income tax rate by 0.25%. The tax cut would have cost the state an estimated $400 million.

In March 2021, Szeliga introduced an amendment to eliminate taxes on cable and satellite television services.

In March 2022, Szeliga called on Governor Larry Hogan to provide $1,000 in tax relief to every Maryland resident. In June 2022, she said she supported a suspension of the state's gas tax for the remainder of the year following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Personal life
Szeliga met her future husband, Mark, in Ocean City, Maryland when she was a high schooler. The two moved to Boulder, Colorado when she was 18, and married in 1980. After the birth of her first child, they moved to Perry Hall, Maryland. She is an evangelical Christian.

Electoral history

References

External links
 Official Senate Campaign Site

1961 births
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
American campaign managers
American politicians of Polish descent
American women educators
Candidates in the 2016 United States Senate elections
Educators from Maryland
Living people
People from Baltimore County, Maryland
Politicians from Baltimore
Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Towson University alumni
Women state legislators in Maryland


title: Tyokhtyur, Khangalassky District, Sakha Republic

text:
Tyokhtyur (; , Töxtür) is a rural locality (a selo), the administrative centre of and one of two settlements, in addition to Karapatskoye, in Tyokhtyursky Rural Okrug of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located  from Pokrovsk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 703.

The famous Mount Suullar Myraan is located in the selo, by the Suola River valley.

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Khangalassky District.

Rural localities in Khangalassky District


title: Woopen Creek, Queensland

text:
Woopen Creek is a rural locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woopen Creek had a population of 141 people.

Geography

The Russell River forms the northern boundary of the locality while mountainous regions form its other boundaries. There are two flatter valleys formed by Woopen Creek in the southern part of locality and Vorris Creek in the northern part of the locality. Although the land is predominantly freehold, only the flatter valleys are developed for use for agriculture while the more mountainous areas remain undeveloped. The principal agricultural use is growing sugarcane and bananas.

Although the Bruce Highway does not pass through the locality,

Mount Mirinjo () in the Francis Range is in the southernmost part of locality, close to the boundary with Ngatjan. It is  above sea level compared with approximately  above sea level at the northernmost part of the locality.

History
By 1940, residents of Woopen Creek had agitated for some years to have a school in their district. In November 1941 tenders were called to erect the school. However, the school was not built at this time, probably because the fear of a Japanese invasion in 1942 resulted in the closure of schools in coastal areas and reserving all construction materials exclusively for military purposes. In March 1951 residents made another attempt to establish a school at Woopen Creek. In 1951 the Queensland Government decided relocate the school building from Nerada State School (which closed in 1945) to establish Woopen Creek State School. The school opened on 4 February 1952. It closed on 8 December 1967.

In 2005 the Broken Nose Vanilla farm was established, an example of a wider trend of diversifying the agriculture of the Cairns region.

In the , Woopen Creek had a population of 141 people.

Education
There are no schools in Woopen Creek. The nearest primary schools are Bartle Frere State School in neighbouring Bartle Frere to the north and Mirriwinni State School in Mirriwinni to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Babinda State School (Prep-12) in Babinda to the north-east.

References

Further reading

  — Incorporating Memories of Woopen Creek State School 1952-1967.

External links

Populated places in Far North Queensland
Suburbs of Cairns
Localities in Queensland


title: Danil Romantsev

text:
Danil Nikolaevich Romantsev (Романцев Даниил Николаевич; born June 5, 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career
Romantsev made his KHL debut playing with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2013–14 KHL season.

Romantsev briefly returned to Yaroslavl in a paper trade before returning to Amur Khabarovsk on May 16, 2017, Kapustin in exchange for Alexander Yelesin and Kirill Kapustin.

He played three seasons with HC Sibir Novosibirsk before leaving the club as a free agent following the 2020–21 season. On 7 May 2021, Romantsev agreed to a two-year contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
Amur Khabarovsk players
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Metallurg Novokuznetsk players
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
Russian ice hockey forwards
HC Ryazan players
HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
Sokol Krasnoyarsk players
Sportspeople from Penza
HC Yugra players


title: Yvette Herrell

text:
Stella Yvette Herrell ( ; born March 16, 1964) is an American politician and realtor who served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she served four terms as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 51st district from 2011 to 2019.

Herrell was the Republican nominee for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district in 2018, narrowly losing to Democrat Xochitl Torres Small. She was the Republican nominee for the 2nd district again in 2020, and defeated Torres Small in a rematch. She lost her bid for reelection in 2022 to Democratic nominee Gabe Vasquez.

Herrell has marked many firsts: she is the first Republican Native woman elected to Congress, the first Cherokee woman, the third Native American woman, and the second Native woman from New Mexico elected to the House. She was the only Republican member of New Mexico's congressional delegation during the 117th Congress and the last Republican U.S Representative from the state.

Early life and education
Herrell was born in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. After attending Cloudcroft High School, she earned a legal secretary diploma from the ITT Technical Institute School of Business in Boise, Idaho.

After graduating from ITT, Herrell returned to New Mexico, where she worked as a realtor in Alamogordo. She later worked as a real estate broker for Future Real Estate in Alamogordo.

New Mexico House of Representatives

In 2010, Herrell challenged incumbent District 51 Republican state Representative Gloria Vaughn in the June 1 Republican primary. Herrell won with 846 votes (54.2%), and went on to win the November 2 general election with 3,077 votes (62.9%) against Democratic nominee Susan Medina.

In 2012, Herrell was unopposed in both the June 5 Republican primary, which she won with 2,128 votes, and the November 6 general election, which she won with 7,750 votes.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

In 2018, Herrell was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, and was defeated in a close race by political newcomer and Democratic attorney Xochitl Torres Small. The results were close on election night, with Herrell in the lead at the end of the night and some New Mexico media organizations projecting that she would win. The next day, more ballots were counted, narrowing Herrell's lead, and media organizations rescinded their initial projections. Absentee ballots made Torres Small the winner. Without offering evidence, Herrell alleged possible election fraud before conceding the race.

A 2018 Associated Press review of Herrell's campaign finance disclosure records found that she had failed to disclose that her real estate company earned $440,000 in contracts with two state agencies over five years. Herrell said she had submitted all required paperwork and that the allegations against her represented "an attack on my moral character" orchestrated by one of her opponents in the Republican congressional primary.

2020

Herrell was a candidate for the 2nd congressional district in the 2020 elections. In the Republican primary, she faced businesswoman Claire Chase and businessman Chris Mathys. Herrell won the primary with 45.6% of the vote and faced Torres Small in the November general election.

Herrell won the November general election and took office on January 3, 2021. She campaigned on a stronger southern U.S. border, supporting small businesses, and fighting overly tight government regulation.

2022

Herrell was a candidate for the 2nd congressional district in the 2022 elections. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary and faced Democratic nominee Gabe Vasquez in the general election.

Vasquez won the November general election in a tight race.

Tenure

Defense
In June 2021, Herrell was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.

In September 2021, Herrell was among 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to be drafted.

Immigration
In 2021, Herrell called for the National Guard to be deployed at the United States-Mexico border.

In 2022, Herrell was the main sponsor of a bill to give Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandates temporary political asylum.

Committee assignments
 Committee on Natural Resources
 Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
 Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
 Committee on Oversight and Reform
 Subcommittee on Environment
 Subcommittee on Government Operations
Source

Caucus memberships
 Freedom Caucus
 Republican Study Committee

Electoral history

2018

2020

2022

Political positions
During her campaign for the 2nd district in 2020, Herrell positioned herself as an ally of President Donald Trump. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Trump refused to concede while making baseless claims of fraud, Herrell objected to the certification of Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes in Congress.

Herrell supports repealing the Affordable Care Act. She has argued that health insurance should be left to "free markets".

In an interview with the Albuquerque Journal, she said, "DACA needs to be reformed." She also said she "will not support any legislation that will impede on our Second Amendment" and supports allowing concealed carry on school property.

Herrell opposes abortion. While a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2015, Herrell sponsored a bill that banned late-term abortion with exceptions for instances of sexual abuse, rape, or incest.

She has said that the federal government's role in public education should be limited.

Herrell has said that she supports legislation that improves water rights, private property rights, and the management of public lands.

After Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Herrell voted not to impeach Trump.

In 2021, Herrell voted against the American Rescue Plan that was passed by Congress and signed into law by Biden.

On February 25, 2021, Herrell voted against the Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation by amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to include new protections.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Herrell attended events that did not comply with public health measures to hinder the spread of the virus, such as social distancing and face masks. Explaining why she did not wear a face mask while in a public gathering, Herrell said, "I was at an event, yes; no one in the audience was wearing a mask, so I didn't feel as though I needed to wear one in that particular setting." She criticized the virus mitigation strategies implemented by Democrats in New Mexico.

Personal life
Herrell is a Protestant Christian.

See also
List of Native Americans in the United States Congress
Women in conservatism in the United States
Women in the United States House of Representatives

References

External links

Official page at the New Mexico Legislature

Yvette Herrell at Ballotpedia
Yvette Herrell at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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1964 births
20th-century American businesswomen
20th-century American businesspeople
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century American politicians
20th-century Native American women
20th-century Native Americans
21st-century Native American women
21st-century Native American politicians
American Protestants
American real estate brokers
Businesspeople from New Mexico
Candidates in the 2018 United States elections
Candidates in the 2020 United States elections
Cherokee Nation members of the United States House of Representatives
Christians from New Mexico
Female members of the United States House of Representatives
Living people
Republican Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Native American women in politics
Native American Christians
Native American members of the United States Congress
People from Ruidoso, New Mexico
Protestants from New Mexico
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico
Women state legislators in New Mexico


title: Karapatskoye

text:
Karapatskoye () is a rural locality (a selo) in Tyoktyursky Rural Okrug of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located  from Pokrovsk, the administrative center of the district and  from Tyokhtyur, the administrative center of the rural okrug. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 4.

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Khangalassky District.

Rural localities in Khangalassky District