title: Dariali Hydropower Plant

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Dariali Hydropower Plant, referred to as Dariali HPP, is a 108 MW run-of-the-river hydropower plant built in 2017 in Georgia. It is located on the Tergi River in Kazbegi Municipality, at less than 1 km from the Russian-Georgian border, 160 km far from Tbilisi.

It is a diversion-type facility, including a small upstream diversion dam, a 5 km-long, 5 m diameter headrace tunnel, and a downstream underground power house.

With an overall installed capacity reaching 108 MW (three vertical Pelton turbines 36 MW each), Dariali HPP was the fourth largest hydropower plant in Georgia on the date of its commission. More importantly, it was the largest to be built in Georgia since its independence in 1991. It is expected to generate an average electricity output of 510 GWh per year for the National Grid, to which it is connected via Dariali 110kV transmission overhead line.

The project was launched in 2011, its funding was approved in May 2014 and boring works started later this year. The underground construction was completed in April 2015, and the whole facility was commissioned in April 2017.

Funding
Total cost of the project was $123 million, fairly close from the initially-planned $120 million, 23% of which correspond to the state contribution.

The agreement on construction was signed between the Government of Georgia and the company Dariali Energy JSC on May 19, 2011. Before EBRD loan approval the company had actively used the domestic (more expensive) resource to boost the project development as much as possible. The company is supported by a top European project engineering conglomerate (Landsvirkjun Power & Verkis) (Iceland) which provides the project's engineering supervision and preparation and implementation of the construction project. Construction and electromechanical contracts have been executed according to FIDIC standards, which makes the employer-contractor relationship the most transparent and effective.

In August 2014, the company Dariali Energy JSC and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed loan agreement for up to US 80 million for the financing of the development, construction and operation of Dariali HPP, which comprises the first project financing and first successful public-private partnership project in energy sector of Georgia. This project is one of the first energy projects in Georgia to rely on limited recourse to the Sponsors and, under an A/B loan syndication structure, could provide a demonstration of new financing methods to other project developers in the market. EMEA Finance's Project Finance Awards 2014 awarded Dariali Energy JSC for the Best water project in Central and Eastern Europe.

Environment
According to the environmental and social policies of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the project was awarded the “A” category. The categorization is based largely on the specific location of the proposed project and sensitive environment connected to the development of hydropower plants in Georgia, in general. The project is in full compliance with EC European Energy Policy adopted in 2007 and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (enacted by Kyoto Protocol in 2005), which appeals to all states to concentrate efforts towards increasing of energy consumption efficiency through increased utilization of renewable energy sources and decrease of environmental degradation.

As a diversion-type run-of-the-river power plant, Dariali HPP required a very limited flooding the upper part of the river (the upstream impounding pond volume is 7,000 m³ ), and a reduced construction magnitude, thus drastically decreasing the environmental impact of the project both in short and long-term perspectives. Dariali HPP features a fish path, which should create close to natural conditions to the local river ichtyofauna (namely brown trout). The company is committed to maintain the biodiversity and for this purpose the Aquatic Biodiversity Action Plan by the Blue Rivers Environmental Consulting company has been developed.

The Project claims to be the first carbon neutral energy project construction in Georgia. In order to compensate for entire lifecycle GHG emissions of the project (construction works and operation), the project includes a reforestation component. 200 hectares of forest are set to be planted by 2021 in the nearby Kazbegi Municipality.

The use of Dariali HPP hydropower instead of new fossil-fueled capacities will cause the reduction of more than 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas annually, and reduce Georgia's dependence on imported fossil fuels.

Local impacts
Electricity demand in Georgia has been on the rise since 2009 and investments in new generation capacity were lagging behind. Georgia has a huge economically viable hydroelectricity generation potential (about 27 TWh/year), although only about a third of it was tapped (8,5 GWh/year) in the 2010s, allowing a large increase in future installed capacity. The Dariali HPP generated electricity will be consumed in winter locally and exported in summer. There are plans to export the electricity to Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Balkan countries, but if Georgia's economy develops further, it will be used to cover domestic needs.

According to the EBRD the project will strengthen the private energy sector in Georgia where state owned generators account for 45% of electricity consumption. Construction of Dariali HPP aimed at developing the hydroelectric potential of the Tergi River.

Income growth of Kazbegi municipality and the whole region is also expected. Construction works generated 420 jobs and plant operation requires another 70, both mostly attributed to local residents.  The facility will make an annual contribution of Lari 2,5 million to the local budget as a result of the property tax. The contractor is also involved in various social activities (for example, it sponsors the children's rugby team in Kazbegi).

Opposition
The critique focuses on the fact that the project will divert about 90% of Tergi’s water leaving an approximate 8 km section of the Tergi River with minimum environmental flow only.

That is particularly problematic since the HPP borders with the territory of the Kazbegi National park. At present the possible impact on biodiversity especially brown trout listed in the Georgia Red List is being investigated and if any, relevant mitigation measures will be developed.  The landscape on this section of the gorge will also change.

One of the more known Georgian NGOs, Green Alternative, has warned already in 2012 about the increased risk of natural disasters due to inadequate analysis of the hydrological regime of the Tergi river and its tributaries, glacial rivers with large fall of stream, significant sedimentation drift and mudflow currents during heavy rain and snowmelt periods. It has filed a complaint against the company Dariali Energy, but it failed to win the cases. There was a case landslide already (in May 2014), when around 1,5 million cubic metres of landmass crashed down the mountainside and deposited in Tergi River, causing human deaths and destroying of the roads. However, there is no confirmation of the contribution of the Dariali HPP construction to this dangerous natural phenomenon.

See also

 List of power stations in Georgia (country)
 Energy in Georgia (country)

References

External links

Buildings and structures in Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Hydroelectric power stations in Georgia (country)
Dams in Georgia (country)
Run-of-the-river power stations


title: Cheryl McAfee (rugby union)

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Cheryl McAfee (née Soon; born 23 September 1975) is a former Australian rugby union player.

History
McAfee represented Australia in both fifteens and sevens. She was a member of the Wallaroos squads to the 2002 and 2006 Rugby World Cups. She was also a member of the 2010 Rugby World Cup squad that finished in third place.

McAfee captained the Australian sevens team to the inaugural women's 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, they eventually won the tournament. She joined the IRB's Rugby Committee in 2012.

In 2021, World Rugby inducted McAfee into its World Rugby Hall of Fame, alongside Osea Kolinisau, Humphrey Kayange, Huriana Manuel, Will Carling and Jim Telfer.

References

1975 births
Living people
Australia women's international rugby union players
Australian female rugby union players
Australian female rugby sevens players
Rugby union scrum-halves
20th-century Australian women
21st-century Australian women
Rugby union players from Auckland


title: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

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Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi (born May 8, 1964, in Durham, North Carolina) is an American disability rights activist and an advocate for Israel. She was the founder of the disability advocacy non-profit RespectAbility. She is also the co-founder and director of the Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund.

She has published articles on disability and criminal justice reform, inclusion in Hollywood, philanthropy, and inclusion in faith communities.

Career

Mizrahi is a writer and co-founder of multiple organizations. She writes columns for the Huffington Post, Times of Israel, and The Mighty and has published on inclusive philanthropy in various publications. She co-founded The DCJCC Community Services Program, Laszlo & Associates, The Israel Project, and Laszlo Strategies.

In 2002, she co-founded the Israel Project and served as its president for 10 years. In 2012, she re-established Laszlo Strategies and advised clients on medical research and education.

Mizrahi’s transition from working on Israeli and Jewish issues to disability issues was widely covered in the Jewish media. She serves on the board of several organizations and co-founded RespectAbility, a disabilities-focused non-profit organization, in 2013. She is the co-author of Disability & Criminal Justice Reform: Keys to Success.

During the 2016 election, Mizrahi and RespectAbility raised awareness of the importance of disability. Their publication, The RespectAbility Report, covered presidential candidates and swing races. Mizrahi has advocated for inclusion in Hollywood to reduce stigmas surrounding disability and promotes diversity for people of color with disabilities. She has published op-eds on employment for people with disabilities in more than 30 states. RespectAbility runs the National Leadership Program to advance a diverse leadership talent pool for the disability movement. However, Mizrahi has faced criticism from some within the disability community for perceived racist commentary on the 2016 election.

Recognition
The Jewish Forward has named Mizrahi as one of the 50 most influential Jews in North America three times, each time for a different body of work. In 2018 they listed her as the second most influential Jew in North America. She was also profiled in a chapter of the book Jewish Sages of Today.

In 2017, she was given a major award for being a role model for women by Culver Academy. In June 2018, she was honoured by Sulam. In September 2019, she was named as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by The Jerusalem Post.

During the 2018 ReelAbilities Film and Art Festival in Houston, she was presented the Bettie and Bernard Farfel Jewish Family Service Award by Jewish Family Services of Houston.

Personal life
Mizrahi is dyslexic and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She is married to Victor Mizrahi, who heads the company Mizrahi Enterprises. She completed her BA at Emory University in Jewish Studies and International Studies. She was profiled in the Emory Alumni Magazine. She did her Junior Year Abroad at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She also has completed executive training at Harvard.

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External links

1964 births
Living people
People from Durham, North Carolina
Jewish American community activists
Emory University alumni
Activists from North Carolina
People with dyslexia
People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
21st-century American Jews
American disability rights activists
American Zionists
Jewish women
American activists with disabilities
21st-century American women
21st-century American philanthropists


title: Dorma, India

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Dorma is a small village or hamlet in Torpa Block, Khunti District, Jharkhand, India. It comes under Domra Panchayath. It is  west from the district headquarters and  from the state capital at Ranchi.

Geography

Dorma is surrounded by Rania Block to the south, Kamdara Block to the west, Murhu Block to the east, and Karra Block to the north. Khunti, Ranchi, Gumla, and Chakradharpur are nearby cities.
It is in the border of the Khunti District and Gumla District. Gumla District Kamdara is west from Dorma.

Physiography
Uneven plains and some rocky mountains lie as this region comes under plateau region of Chotta Nagpur.

Demographics
Hindi is the local language. Most of the population are Munda people, speaking Mundari language.

Transport

Railway
There is no railway station near to Dorma in less than 10 km. However, Hatia Rail Way Station is major railway station 52 km near to Dorma

Roadway
Roads connecting major cities are providing movement for passenger and freight traffic. There is a district road connecting Torpa, Murhu, Govindpur and Ranchi.

Schools and colleges
Colleges near Dorma is St Joseph Intermediate College, Torpa.Nirmala High School Dorma,

References

Cities and towns in Khunti district


title: Center for Advanced Materials

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The Center for Advanced Materials (CAM) is a research center at Qatar University that hosts faculty members and researchers involved in advanced materials research. It provides the opportunities for collaborative research projects between academic and industry experts as well between faculty members and students. The Center for Advanced Materials works under Qatar University's Office of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. CAM's research clusters are broadly grouped into the following areas: Metallurgy, Sustainable Materials,	Corrosion,	Polymer Materials and Renewable Energy Resources.

In 2022, the UNESCO established a Chair on desalination at Qatar University and hosted in CAM to study water security in the Gulf region and to adapt to drought due to climate changes; The Chair contributes to capacity development to meet the UN SDG6.

References

External links
 Qatar University
 Qatar University Newsroom
 Center for Advanced Materials
 WISE Initiative

1973 establishments in Qatar
Organisations based in Doha
Research institutes in Qatar
Educational institutions established in 1973
Qatar University
Education by subject
Science education
Learning programs


title: T H Abdul Jabbar

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T H Abdul Jabbar (born 28 May 1960) is the president of Vazhakkulam Panchayath in Ernakulam District and a leader of Indian National Congress. Abdul Jabbar is the brother of former Kerala food minister T H Musthafa. Abdul Jabbar born in Thottathil House, Marampilly, Perumbavoor. He has completed his schooling from Govt. Boys HSS, Perumbavoor. He has completed his graduation from St.Pauls College, Kalamassery, Kerala and post graduation in Economics from Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Wadala, Maharashtra. Abdul Jabbar married Sabeena Jabbar in 1985 and has three children. Elder son Hyder Shehin Sha is currently running his own business ZAMORIN-GAMA and younger son is doing 2nd year emergency medicine at Baby memorial hospital Calicut. One and only daughter has completed MA, English literature.

References

1960 births
Living people
Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala
People from Ernakulam district


title: Ralph Endersby Harwood

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Sir Ralph Endersby Harwood  (28 March 1883 – 28 February 1951) was Financial Secretary to George V, Edward VIII and George VI.

Early life
Harwood was born on 28 March 1883, the son of Charles Harwood of Shefford, Bedfordshire.  He was educated at Bedford Modern School.

Career
Harwood served as Deputy Treasurer to George V from 1922 until 1935 and Financial Secretary to George V (1935), Edward VIII (1936) and George VI (1937).  He later became a Governor of the London School of Economics.

Family life

In 1903, Harwood married Kitty, the daughter of William Rule Endersby.  They had one son and three daughters.  Sir Ralph was instrumental in the restoration of Seckford Hall, a Suffolk mansion.

Harwood died on 28 February 1951 and is buried in the churchyard of St Leonard's church in Old Warden in Bedfordshire.

There is a photographic portrait of him at the National Portrait Gallery.

References

1883 births
People educated at Bedford Modern School
1951 deaths
Lord High Treasurers
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
People from Shefford, Bedfordshire
Burials in Bedfordshire


title: Everton Bezerra

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Everton Santos Bezerra (born 15 June 1984) is a former Brazilian professional footballer.

On 24 July 2014, he signed for Cypriot club Ethnikos Achna.

References

1984 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian men's footballers
Brasiliense FC players
Grêmio Barueri Futebol players
Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players
Esporte Clube Juventude players
Veria F.C. players
Resende FC players
Ethnikos Achna FC players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Cypriot First Division players
Super League Greece players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus


title: Leluh archaeological site

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Leluh is a major prehistoric and historic archaeological site, encompassing the remains of a city on Lelu Island, a satellite of the larger island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia.  The remains are those of a civilization that peaked around the 14th and 15th centuries, with elements still visible at the time of European contact in the early 19th century.

The rulers of Leluh gradually conquered and thus unified the island of Kosrae. From the capital at Leluh, they ruled the island with a monarchy that archaeologists believe was similar to the kingdoms of Tonga or Hawaii.

The city itself is built of blocks of coral and basalt. It consists of housing, royal tombs and sacred spaces. Housing regrouped the king, his family, the high and low aristocracy and of course the commoner population. The materials used for the construction of housing depended on social class, as did the spatial situation of the people: in the center the King and the aristocracy behind high walls of basalt (similar to those of Nan Madol), to the west, the lower aristocracy in modest houses of coral, and the rest of the population in simple huts.

At the time of European contact, the population of Kosrae was estimated at 6,000 persons; it dropped to 200 in 1870.  In the wake of increased settlement, materials of the city were recycled for other uses over the 20th century.

The site was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and references

Archaeological sites in the Federated States of Micronesia
Ruins in the Federated States of Micronesia
History of Micronesia
Former populated places in Oceania
National Register of Historic Places in the Federated States of Micronesia
 Megalithic monuments
Former monarchies


title: Siam Future Development

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Siam Future Development PCL () is a real-estate development company based in Bangkok, Thailand. Its business is focused on the development and management of shopping malls, especially open-air malls in the community centre category. Its properties include the Esplanade shopping mall, as well as several community and neighbourhood malls under The Avenue and Market Place brands, mostly in Bangkok. It also jointly owns and manages Mega Bangna, a super-regional mall in Samut Prakan Province. The company was established in 1994, and was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 2002, with an authorized capital of 1.480 billion baht.

In 2021, Central Pattana acquired a majority 30 percent stake in Siam Future, previously held by Major Cineplex Group.

References

External links
Official website

Central Group
Retail companies of Thailand
Real estate companies of Thailand
Companies based in Bangkok
Shopping center management firms
Companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand


title: The Captain from Köpenick (1945 film)

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The Captain from Köpenick, also known as I Was a Criminal and Passport to Heaven, is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and based upon the 1931 play The Captain of Köpenick by Carl Zuckmayer and Albright Joseph. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German ex-convict who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain of Köpenick.

The Captain from Köpenick was Oswald's second film version of the story; the first was a 1931 German film also called The Captain from Köpenick. In the intervening years Oswald had fled Nazi Germany for France, then the United States; this was his first American film. It was completed in 1941, but due to difficulty finding a distributor, it was not released until 1945.

Plot

Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt is released from prison after many years of hard labor. His freedom is new to him and, as he tries to navigate this strange new world, he promptly finds himself in the midst of a Prussian catch-22: To get a residence permit (passport), he must have a job, but he can only get a job if he has a residence permit. No one in the Prussian-German bureaucracy feels compelled to help him: everything must go by the book. Out of desperation, Voigt breaks into a police station to forge the much-needed permit and escape the vicious circle.

Unfortunately, Voigt is caught and again has to spend many more years behind bars. The prison's warden subjects the prisoners to the whims of his militarism. The warden loves everything military and has the prisoners re-enact famous battles. When Voigt is released, he still doesn't have his permit, but now he has a deep knowledge of military uniforms, military ranks and military speak that he can use to his advantage. In Berlin he buys and wears a used captain's uniform, then marches towards a platoon of soldiers standing guard and commands them to immediately follow him to Köpenick, a suburb of Berlin. He is so convincing that they actually do! When they arrive, he has the soldiers stage a coup-like takeover of the Town Hall so he can commandeer his much sought-after permit, but is informed by the staff the permits are now only issued in Berlin. After he pockets all of the cash in the municipal treasury, he orders his soldiers to take the train back to their original posts in Berlin and then absconds with the cash.

When Voigt sees wanted posters offering a reward for the capture of the perpetrator of the Koepenick Caper, he goes to the Chief of Police, confesses and returns all the money. The police in the station all erupt in fits of laughter, offer him drinks and congratulate him for the best practical joke they have ever heard of. Voigt is now famous and even the Kaiser wants to hear his story.

Cast
 Albert Bassermann as shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt
 Mary Brian as Mrs. Obermueller
 Eric Blore as Mayor Obermueller
 Herman Bing as City Hall guardian Kilian
George Chandler as Kallenberg
 Luis Alberni as prison guard
 Wallis Clark as Friedrich Hoprecht
 Else Bassermann as Mrs. Marie Hoprecht

Production
The American Film Institute quotes PM's Weekly as citing the budget at $350,000.

The Charleston Daily Mail reported that The Captain Of Koepenick is in production a second time, but although "Oswald is attempting to make the film exactly as before ... now none of his German comics can open their mouths without uttering something with a political meaning.  They say what they said in 1931, but their every utterance is fraught with ideals. Still, Albert Bassermann plays a captain in uniform magnificently. John Hall is producing the picture and it better be good.  Else John Hall, himself, in person, stands to lose a sizeable chunk of his money.  So do Messrs. Bassermann, Oswald, et al." ... "You may never see The Captain Of Koepenick, but we hope it's good enough that you will. The manufacturers compose a brave crew."

Release
In his biography of Oswald, Kay Weniger recalled Oswald's problems with shooting good movies in Hollywood: "Of all his films, only his barely screened I Was a Criminal (the U.S. version of his The Captain from Köpenick), with an excellent performance by Albert Bassermann in the leading role, is of any relevance. As U.S. audiences had a hard time relating to themes of Prussian militarism, subservience and lack of democracy, the film went without a distributior for many years and only premiered at the beginning of 1945".

The Captain from Koepenick was screened at the Syracuse Cinefest on 14 March 2013 as Passport to Heaven.

Critical reception
Jan Christopher Horak wrote: "The film is a remarkable achievement for the Director. The Berlin architecture was rendered via documentary footage and studio sets, and the camera uses movement through light and shadow to bring the symbols of power again and again into the picture: In one setting, shadows transform the omnipresent image of the emperor into a portrait of the Führer. Alas, the story of a simple shoemaker [...] up against the Prussian mentality of authoritarian militarism and bureaucratic obedience, the desperation of the permitless worker rejected over and over, all these were foreign to pre-war America in 1941. [...] Unlike Max Adalbert (1931) and Heinz Rühmann (1956) who played the shoemaker as the "little guy", ... Bassermann is angry, always rebelling and defying the powers that be, channelling his own experience as a Nazi exile: A powerful performance, making this film perhaps the most German of all exile films.“

See also
 The Captain from Köpenick (1926 film)
 The Captain from Köpenick (1931 film)
 The Captain from Köpenick (1956 film)
 Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1997 film)

References

External links

I Was a Criminal at AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource
I Was a Criminal at filmportal.de (in german)
Passport to Heaven at the Fritz Bauer Institute

1940s historical comedy-drama films
American historical comedy-drama films
American remakes of German films
American films based on plays
Films based on works by Carl Zuckmayer
Films directed by Richard Oswald
Films about con artists
Films scored by Daniele Amfitheatrof
Films set in 1906
Films set in Berlin
German biographical films
Biographical films about fraudsters
Cultural depictions of Wilhelm Voigt
American black-and-white films
Comedy-drama films based on actual events
1940s English-language films
1940s American films


title: Omnitracker

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Omnitracker is a proprietary business process platform developed by Omninet GmbH in Germany. Omnitracker is developed as modular software for medium and large companies. It is used to track, control and evaluate relevant business processes. The main area of application is the support of ITIL compliant processes, which manages requests, incidents/ errors, customer inquiries from the moment of creation to completion. Omnitracker received certifications of the Federal Association of IT-Mittelstand  and Pink Elephant that covers nine processes.

History
Omnitracker was developed by the privately owned company Omninet GmbH, based in Eckental located close to Nuremberg in 1998. Initially Omninet's focus was on quality management and software development processes. Omnitracker has since expanded across industries and modularly for business process platforms. In 2000, the focus on service management processes according to ITIL has been implemented in the Omnitracker. Numerous international clients  use Omnitracker as mission-critical system in different service and technical processes.
Omnitracker 2012 has been classified by the analyst group, Info-Tech Research Group as a 'Value Champion' software.

Orientation
The Omnitracker platform and applications serve as a far-reaching automation of IT-based workflows and are aimed at B2B customers in all industries such as Industrial companies, service organizations, IT service providers and government agencies. Overall Omnitracker is used by several hundred installations. Notable clients are DB (German Railways), DATEV, Daimler, the German Patent and Trademark Office, SANYO, Siemens, tesa, NATO, Belgian Defence.

Development and sales
The system development and the international support are operated exclusively in the parent company located in Eckental Germany. Sales are made directly through Omninet and via Omninet's partners.

Functions
The multitenant Omnitracker platform consists of a base system, modular base components and clients.
Unlimited user-specific extensions can be configured and controlled via open interfaces. The system has its own graphical workflow editor; rule-based notifications and escalations. The data model as well as the rights and role concept are freely configurable. Reports and statistics can also be automated.

Individual modules
Currently Omnitracker has 12 business process platform based applications, IT Service Management Center V3 (ITSM) - for control of ITIL-compliant IT service management processes and customer service processes, Project Management Center - Project Planning and Control, Stock & Order Management - support the ordering and delivery process, Contract Management Center - to support contract management and Systems Engineering Center - management of software development processes (ALM).

Licensing
The licensing model is modular for the basic server components and concurrent based on (simultaneous) users. Additional to the classic license purchase, an optional license renting and a pay-per-use model (depending on actual usage time) is provided.

References

External links
 Official website

Workflow applications
Integrated development environments
ITIL
System administration
Network management


title: Devon Walker

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Devon Walker (born November 29, 1990) is an American former college football player. He was playing at Tulane University when he was paralyzed from the neck down during a college game following a collision with a teammate. He signed a one-day contract with the New Orleans Saints in May 2014.

Background
Walker grew up in the New Orleans suburb of Destrehan and graduated from Destrehan High School. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, where he graduated in May 2014 with a degree in cell and molecular biology.

Walker is now in pursuit of his Master’s degree in Neuroscience.

Injury
Walker was injured on September 8, 2012 during a game against Tulsa when he collided with a Tulane teammate and injured his C4 vertebrae. He was paralyzed from the neck down. He was a senior at Tulane at the time.

Signing
In May 2014, the New Orleans Saints surprised Walker when they signed him and welcomed him to their rookie minicamp. Devon was signed to a one-day NFL contract as an honorary member of the New Orleans Saints.

As coach Sean Payton said, “He is an outstanding young man, who is not only an inspiration to his coaches and teammates at Tulane, but to all of us. Devon’s character, determination, intelligence and work ethic are everything that we look for in a New Orleans Saint when we sign a player.”

References

1990 births
Living people
Players of American football from Louisiana
American football safeties
African-American players of American football
Tulane Green Wave football players
Destrehan High School alumni
People from Destrehan, Louisiana
Sportspeople from St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
New Orleans Saints players
21st-century African-American sportspeople


title: Allen Tucker (Medal of Honor)

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Allen Tucker (1838 – February 22, 1903) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Tucker received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Tucker's medal was won for his extraordinary heroism during the assault on Fort Gregg during the Third Battle of Petersburg in Virginia, on April 2, 1865. He was honored with the award on May 10, 1894.

Tucker was born in Lyme, Connecticut, and entered service in Franklin, Connecticut. He was buried in at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.

Medal of Honor citation

See also
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: T–Z

References

1838 births
1903 deaths
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
Burials in Connecticut
People of Connecticut in the American Civil War
People from Lyme, Connecticut
Union Army officers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
Military personnel from Connecticut
People from Sprague, Connecticut
Date of birth unknown


title: Ganeor

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Ganeor is a small Village/hamlet in Khunti Block in Khunti District of Jharkhand State, India. It comes under Ganeor Panchayath. It is located south of District headquarters Khunti and 35 km from State capital Ranchi.

Physiography
Ganeor is surrounded by Murhu Block towards South, Karra Block towards west, Bandgaon Block towards South, Torpa Block towards west.
Khunti, Ranchi, Barughutu are Chakradharpur are the nearby cities to Ganeor.

Geography
Ganeor is geographically rich as on the north east lies a pair small Mountains known as "Bhalki pahad".
North is surrounded by large Precambrian rocks which are said to be abode of Tigers known as "Bagh Lata".

Demographics
Hindi is the local language in Ganeor.

Transport

Rail
There is no railway station near to Ganeor in less than 10 km. However Hatia railway station is major railway station 29 km near to Ganeor.

Roadways
Roads connecting major cities are providing movement for passenger and freight traffic. There is a district road connecting Torpa, Murhu, Govindpur, Khunti and Ranchi.

Healthcare
To cater the medical needs of patients, especially those with tuberculosis, people go to:
 Govt. Hospital Khunti
 Ramkrishna Sanatorium

Schools and colleges
For making children literate the state government provides:

 Govt. Basic School
 Jaipal Singh High School
 Birsa College, Khunti
 St. Joseph Intermediate College, Torpa

Place for worship
There is a catholic church in the village, where villagers and nearby people come to offer mass.

References

Cities and towns in Khunti district


title: Pero Blazevski

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Pero Blazevski (born September 28, 1972) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player who played for many clubs in Macedonia like MZT Skopje, Rabotnicki, Kumanovo and many more. He was also member of Macedonia national basketball team.

External links

 :it:Pero Blaževski

References

1972 births
Living people
KB Prishtina players
KK MZT Skopje players
KK Rabotnički players
Macedonian men's basketball players
Shooting guards
Basketball players from Skopje
KK Kansai Helios Domžale players


title: La Venta, Asturias

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La Venta is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in the Asturian municipality of Langreo, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The most important villages are El Carmen and La Venta.
El Carmen hosts an ancient chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Carmen that was an important centre of peregrination at the Nalon Valley.

La Venta has rural landscapes and a population of 300 inhabitants.

Parishes in Langreo
Langreo


title: Ryutaro Umeno

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is a Nippon Professional Baseball catcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League. Since joining the Tigers, he was given the nickname "Ume-chan", and his accurate throws and strong throwing arm earned his throw the nickname "Ume-chan bazooka" whenever he catches a runner stealing.

Early Baseball Career

Born in Nakagawa-cho, Fukuoka Prefecture, Ryutaro started playing baseball when he was in 2nd grade, mainly due to the influence of his father who at that time was a coach of the town's little league team. He originally played as an outfielder, but changed his position to catcher when he was in 4th grade.

In middle school, his team, the Nakagawa Sharks, regularly participated in the Japan Baseball League. From 2005 to 2006, he led his team to 2 consecutive overall championships as the main catcher and 4th batter.

Under a baseball scholarship program, he entered Fukuoka Koudai Joto High School where he played as an outfielder until the summer of his sophomore year. He was elected as team captain and returned to the catcher position during the autumn of the same year. He was a year ahead of Masahiro Nakatani, another Hanshin player drafted straight from high school, who also converted from an outfielder to a catcher. He hit a total of 24 home runs in high school.

Ryutaro was supposed to be included in the 2009 amateur draft, but he thought he might not be able to handle the strain from professional matches yet, so he decided to attend Fukuoka University instead. His team regularly competed in the Kyushu University Baseball League, and for four consecutive seasons, made it to the finals. In all his league appearances, he hit a total of 28 home runs, and recorded a batting average of .300. In addition, he was selected as captain of Japan's team to the 2013 USA College Baseball Championships, where Japan won the series 3–2.

In November 2013, his team defeated Nippon Bunri Daigaku in the Kyushu University Baseball League championships. With this, their team represented the Kyushu region in the 44th Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament. Unfortunately, they were eliminated in the first round (November 16), despite Umeno delivering three hits and a solo homer.

Hanshin Tigers
He was Hanshin's 4th pick in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. He was assigned the jersey no. 44, previously worn by famous Hanshin sluggers Randy Bass and Cecil Fielder.

2014

With his notable performance during the pre-season exhibition games and the lack of reliable catchers in the roster, Manager Wada decided to give the rookie a go at the plate. He debuted as a pinch hitter in the March 28 season opener with the Yomiuri Giants in Tokyo Dome, and remained as a catcher until the end of the game. Two days after in the same card, he scored his first hit, again as a pinch hitter in the 6th. This feat of having a Tiger rookie catcher score during the season's opening card was last achieved 45 years ago (1969) by Kōichi Tabuchi.

He first appeared as a starter in an April 20 match with the Swallows, the first time in twelve years that a Hanshin rookie catcher did so, since Ryo Asai. A week later, he hit his first professional home run in the 9th during the match against the BayStars. He is the third rookie catcher to do so in Hanshin history, the first being Kōichi Tabuchi, followed by Shimada Munehiko in 1985, and the second rookie catcher to hit a home run as a pinch hitter, next to Hiroshi Yagi in 1987.

In the May 6 game with the Dragons, with both teams tied at the 12th, no outs and a runner at 1st, he was tasked once again to pinch hit. And to the astonishment of the crowd at Nagoya Dome, he hit a tie-breaking 2-run homerun, earning his team the victory. Even though his appointment that day was a last minute call, he didn't fail to deliver, recording his second homer for the season. He formed a battery with fellow rookie Suguru Iwazaki the next day, the first time since 2002, when both rookies Yuya Ando and Ryo Asai started an official game.

From June onwards, his starts gradually increased, mostly as a catcher for Randy Messenger. He again made Hanshin history on July 1 when he hit 2 consecutive home runs, the 3rd rookie to do so since Akinobu Okada in 1980, and just the 2nd catcher since Tabuchi in 1969. On July 5, he helped Iwazaki pitch 7 shutout innings against the BayStars, making their victory the first in 31 years since a Hanshin rookie battery won an official game. His July streak carried on, and he racked up 2 more homers on the July 8 match against the Carps and the Baystars on the 11th.

The strain from his continued appearances finally caught up with him however, making him lose considerable weight (10 kilos) and brought him to a slump towards the end of the season. And with the revival of veteran catchers Tsuruoka and Fujii, Umeno spent the remainder of the season mostly in the dugout. But even though he only made it to 92 games, he recorded 49 hits, 21 RBIs, and 7 home runs- at least twice that of any Hanshin catcher's home run record for the previous season. Legendary catcher Koichi Tabuchi himself praised Umeno, saying that the young rookie should give it his all to become worthy of wearing Tabuchi's former jersey number, 22. Defense-wise, he boasted a 99.5 fielding percentage and was the only catcher in both leagues to never be charged with a passed ball, a feat that was never accomplished in the past 35 years on NPB.

Though he didn't get any playing time during the off-season Climax Series, he was tasked to pinch hit in the 2nd leg of the Japan Series with the Fukuoka Hawks. In November, he also joined the Hanshin-Yomiuri team in a friendly practice game against USA, in preparation for the 2014 Suzuki All-Star Series.

He received a 9.6 million salary raise on November 21, bringing his annual salary to approximately 18 million for the 2015 season.

2015

This was his first season to start at the season opener in March, and he continued to be the team's main catcher for 13 more games until he went into a slump in April and got taken off the roster. He continued to play in the Western League (farm) games, and on May 31, he together with Fumiya Hojo and Taiga Egoshi notched a historic 3 consecutive home-run feat that was last accomplished in the farm 35 years ago. He managed to get back to the main squad in August, but given the competition with veteran catchers Fujii and Tsuruoka, he hardly got any more play time until the season ended. In 56 game appearances, he finished with an average of 0.239, and notched 18 RBIs including 4 home runs.

He was tasked to catch during the first stage of the post-season Climax Series, but the Tigers did not advance to the final stage despite him contributing 3 hits and 1 run. Because his performance for the regular season was below par, he received a 3 million yen pay cut during the November salary negotiations.

2016

Fujii retired at the end of 2015, but with the breakthrough performance of Ikusei-turned-main squad catcher Fumihito Haraguchi, and the entry of another newly drafted catcher Seishirō Sakamoto, Umeno was faced with more competition and his appearances became even more limited. He finished with a personal low of 12 hits and 4 RBIs out of 37 games for the entire season.

2017

With Haraguchi being groomed more towards first base and Sakamoto suffering from an injury, Umeno finally became the team's main catcher for majority of the games. On the May 6 match with the Carps, he batted in 3 runs and played a big part in biggest come-from-behind win in team history where the Tigers made up for a 9-run deficit in just 2 innings. He continued to produce hits until mid-season, which got him voted as main catcher in his first All-Star game. But as Sakamoto fully recovered in July, the two were again alternated to catch. He fell into a slump in August, and his starts gradually diminished until the season ended in which he finished with only a 0.206 batting average. He got elected as the chief player representative for the 2018 season in November.

2018

Umeno managed to firmly secure the team's main catcher role and appeared in most of the team's games. Despite having a rocky start early in the season (.217 average until June), his hitting picked up in July and by August, he batted 0.338 and racked up 10 RBIs with 4 home runs in 23 games. This earned him the team's MVP of the month award. He was mostly assigned to bat 5th or 6th, and finished the season with a 0.724 OPS, 0.259 average, 100 hits, 47 RBI with 8 home runs in 132 games.  He finished second in the league in caught stealing percentage (32%) and was awarded the Mitsui Golden Glove Award for his exceptional fielding, making him the 3rd home-grown Hanshin catcher to do so, and the first one to win the award despite the team ranking last. His improved performance earned him a 24 million pay raise, almost doubling his previous salary to 50 million yen.

2019

Despite breaking a toe during baserunning on April 2, he notched his 1st home run and 1st career cycle hit (3B-1B-HR-2B) on April 9 which contributed to the team's come-from-behind win against the Baystars, to the sheer delight of the home crowd in Koshien. He consistently delivered in his next outings, and by June he topped the league in catcher caught stealing assists (16) that he was voted by both the fans and fellow NPB players into his 2nd All-star game, becoming the first ever Hanshin catcher to do so. He and Haraguchi hit back-to-back home runs on Game 2 of the series. In the later half of the season however, his performance at the plate went south and he eventually got alternated with catchers Sakamoto and Haraguchi. What he lacked in offense, he made up for in defense and in base stealing which he managed to record 10 successful attempts by August 17 (a feat last accomplished by a Hanshin catcher Keisuke Kanoh in 2009). On September 24, he broke the NPB record for catcher assists when he notched his 120th (he finished the season with 123 assists). He finished the season with 14 stolen bases, 115 hits, 59 RBIs including 9 home runs, and 0.266 average for 129 games. He not only contributed to the team's advance to the post-season playoffs, he also got awarded the Golden Glove award for the 2nd year straight, a feat last accomplished by a Hanshin catcher in 1974. He was given a massive pay raise post-season which doubled his previous salary to 100 million yen, becoming only the 3rd catcher in Tigers history to be paid a 9-digit annual salary (after Akihiro Yano and Kenji Johjima), and the only homegrown catcher to do so.

2020

He had fewer appearances for 2020 as he was once more alternated with catchers Haraguchi and Sakamoto, with the latter getting assigned in most of Haruto Takahashi's starts. On top of that, he injured his right shoulder on September 18 and was taken off the roster for two weeks. Offense-wise, his performance was at par with 2019 as he finished with 29 RBIs, 5 stolen bases, 0.262 batting average and 0.389 slugging percentage in 98 games. Defense-wise, he notched a 99.6% fielding percentage and once more topped the league in assists (68) and putouts (627). This earned him his third Golden Glove award, and became the 1st CL catcher in 19 years to win the award 3 years in a row, last accomplished by Swallows catcher and NPB Hall of Famer Atsuya Furuta in 2001. Post-season, he was assigned jersey #2, and was given a 10 million yen pay raise, bringing his annual salary to 110 million yen.

Playing Style
His right arm throw to 2nd base was clocked at 1.93 seconds, and he can throw as far as 115 meters. Hanshin import Randy Messenger, who teamed up with Umeno in most of his starts, praised the rookie's ability to catch even his most difficult pitches.

Personal Trivia
When Umeno was in 4th grade, his 34-year-old mother died of cancer. In her last two remaining months, her last request to her husband was "Please help Ryutaro become a professional baseball player". His father raised both him and his younger  brother singlehandedly, while he carried on with his interior design business. When he made it to the 2013 draft, he thanked his mother during the TBS live conference on October 24. He offered the commemorative ball of his first professional hit on his mother's grave.

References

External links

Career statistics - NPB.jp

Living people
1991 births
Baseball people from Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka University alumni
Nippon Professional Baseball catchers
Hanshin Tigers players
Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic baseball players for Japan
Olympic medalists in baseball
Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics


title: Slaves in the Family

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Slaves in the Family (1998) is a biographical historical account written by Edward Ball, whose family historically owned large plantations and numerous slaves in South Carolina.

Synopsis
The author explores his family origins, dating to his English immigrant ancestors to America and their becoming major planters in South Carolina. Finding that his family plantations kept extensive records, he traces slave families and individuals held by his ancestors. Ball follows the stories of these people over many years as the families dispersed. Over time, his family earned the reputation as "the most prominent of South Carolina plantation owners."

The author explores genealogy and history, via interviewing descendants from both groups. The African-American families included mixed-race descendants of one or more of his white family ancestors. Stories from the black families are intense and varied, practically lacking in any kind of bitterness. The book depicts his family as being not the cruelest of slave owners.

Awards
 National Book Award (1998)
 Ambassador Book Award for American Studies (1999)
 New York Times bestseller

See also
Children of the plantation, a euphemism to describe the mixed-race offspring of enslaved women and their white owners or overseers

References

External links
 PBS
 Macmillan

1998 non-fiction books
American biographies
Ambassador Book Award-winning works
National Book Award for Nonfiction winning works
Books about South Carolina


title: Strombosia ceylanica

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Strombosia ceylanica is a tree in the family Olacaceae. The specific epithet  is from the Latin meaning "of Ceylon".

Description
Strombosia ceylanica grows up to  tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey to brown. The flowers are greenish white. The roundish fruits are pink to purple and measure up to  in diameter. The wood is used in house construction.

Distribution and habitat
Strombosia ceylanica grows naturally in India's Kerala state, Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to  altitude.

References

Olacaceae
Flora of Kerala
Trees of Sri Lanka
Trees of Malesia
Plants described in 1846


title: Aulacodes methodica

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Aulacodes methodica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Peru.

References

Acentropinae
Moths described in 1936
Moths of South America


title: Aulacodes trigonalis

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Aulacodes trigonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in New Guinea.

References

Acentropinae
Moths described in 1906
Moths of New Guinea


title: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

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The men's track time trial cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place on 11 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics. Twenty-one cyclists from 21 nations competed, with each nation limited to one competitor. The event was won by Jacques Dupont of France, the nation's first victory in the event since 1896 and third consecutive podium appearance. Pierre Nihant earned Belgium's first medal in the men's track time trial with his silver; Tommy Godwin similarly took Great Britain's first medal in the event with his bronze.

Background

This was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. None of the cyclists from 1936 returned. Jacques Dupont of France was the French champion and had set an unofficial world record of 1:08.6.

Cuba, Guyana, India, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their fifth appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start. The track's asphalt surface led to slow times.

Records

The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition.

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

References

Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial
Track cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics


title: Heterotoma (bug)

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Heterotoma is a genus of bug from Miridae family.

Species
Heterotoma dentipennis (Bergroth, 1914)
Heterotoma diversipes Puton, 1876
Heterotoma merioptera (Scopoli, 1763)
Heterotoma planicornis (Pallas, 1772)

References
 Biolib

Miridae genera
Hemiptera of Europe
Orthotylini
Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier
Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville


title: Grzegorz Kurec

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Grzegorz Kurec (, , 5 May 1868 in Shipka, Belarus - 6 March 1942 in Berlin, Germany)  was a Polish entrepreneur, architect, and builder of Belarusian origins. He established one of the largest paper factories of the time, Grigiškės, and was the founder of the city of Grigiškės. His son, Włodzimierz, was a pilot and rally driver.

Background
Kurec was born in 1868 into a Belarusian farming family in Shipka village. As a child, he developed an interest in mechanics and worked as an apprentice and metalworker in several factories in Vilnius. He gained valuable experience at the Putilov Company and later through private orders.

Career
In the autumn of 1925, he opened Grigiškės, which had a production capacity of 5 tons of paper per year. However, the factory was nationalized in 1940 when the Soviets took over. The value of all of Kurec's property was estimated to be 8 million litas.

External links
 History of the Kurec's factory
 History of factory on the official site
 W. Wolkanowicz's article about Grzegorz Kurec son. (pol.)

1868 births
1942 deaths
Businesspeople from the Russian Empire


title: Ernest Huddleston

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Captain Sir Ernest Whiteside Huddleston  (18 August 1874 – 10 October 1959) was a British military commander who was Deputy Director and officiating Commander of the Royal Indian Marine. He was later Shipping Surveyor and Adviser to the High Commissioner for India and ADC to the Viceroy.

Early life
Ernest Whiteside Huddleston was born in 1874 at Murree in the Punjab. Like his brother Willoughby Baynes Huddleston, at the age of 7 he was sent to Bedford Modern School which he attended between 1881 and 1888, leaving the school at fourteen to join the Merchant Navy.

Career

Having joined the Merchant Navy in 1888, Huddleston received his certificate as Second mate of a Foreign Going Ship on 30 May 1895. He then joined the Royal Indian Marine initially serving in the Egyptian Campaign. He took the Officer's course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich and in 1897 was in the troopship, Warren Hastings, when she was wrecked at sea off the coast of Mauritius. For his role in the rescue of those on board, Huddleston was awarded the Royal Humane Society's silver medal for gallantry.

Huddleston served in the China Expedition against the Boxer Rising (1901–02). During World War I he served as senior marine transport officer of Bombay. He was promoted to captain in 1918 and was presidency port officer of Madras before being appointed deputy director of the Royal Indian Marine in 1924 and officiating director for some months in 1925.

Huddleston then served in the Indian Civil Service as shipping surveyor and adviser to the High Commissioner for India in London. He was at one point aide-de-camp to the Viceroy, Lord Reading.

Huddleston was placed on the retired list of the Royal Navy in 1934 and was knighted in 1939.

Family life

On 4 August 1904, Huddleston married Elsie Barlow-Smith; they'd met in Bedford as school children. The first child of the marriage was a daughter, Barbara. Trevor, later Bishop of Johannesburg, was born in Bedford on 13 June 1913. His first wife died in 1931 and in 1932 he married Lorna, daughter of W.W. Box of Hampstead.

Huddleston died on 10 October 1959 in Devon.

References

1874 births
1959 deaths
People educated at Bedford Modern School
Royal Indian Navy officers
Knights Bachelor
Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire


title: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

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The men's sprint cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics. There were 23 cyclists from 23 nations, with each nation limited to one competitor. The event was won by Mario Ghella of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint. Reg Harris of Great Britain, heavily favored coming into the event, finished with silver, the first medal for a British cyclist in the sprint since 1920. Axel Schandorff's bronze was Denmark's first medal in the event since 1928. The podium streaks of the Netherlands (five Games) and France (four Games) both ended, with neither nation's cyclist able to advance to the quarterfinals.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. None of the semifinalists from 1936 returned, but Howard Wing of China competed again after the 12-year break occasioned by World War II. The heavy favorite and host nation hero was 1947 World Champion Reg Harris; his biggest rival, Cor Bijster of the Netherlands, had turned professional and could not compete in the Games.

Cuba, Guyana, India, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela each made their debut in the men's sprint. France made its ninth appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

This track cycling event consisted of numerous rounds. Each race involved the riders starting simultaneously and next to each other, from a standing start. Because the early part of races tend to be slow-paced and highly tactical, only the time for the last 200 metres of the race is typically recorded (though the full time for these Games was recorded as well). The distance for the sprint in 1948 was actually 920 metres instead of the standard 1000 metres, to be exactly two laps of the track.

The first two rounds consisted of single races between pairs of cyclists. The berths in the second round were allocated to the winners from each of the races in the first round, and the winners from each race in the repechage round. Starting with the quarterfinals stage, cyclists were paired once again, this time racing against each other two times, with the winner advancing further in the competition. This was the first time that the best-of-three format was used for the quarterfinals and semifinals (having been introduced in 1932 for the final and expanded to the bronze medal match in 1936).

Records

The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.

* World records were not tracked by the UCI until 1954.

No new Olympic record was set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

Round 1

Round 1 heat 1

Rocca won by two lengths.

Round 1 heat 2

Van De Velde won by a wheel. Wing broke his collar bone after the race.

Round 1 heat 3

Roth won by inches.

Round 1 heat 4

Harris won by a length.

Round 1 heat 5

Hijzelendoorn won by half a length.

Round 1 heat 6

Cortoni won by two lengths.

Round 1 heat 7

Schandorff won by a length.

Round 1 heat 8

Bellenger won by two lengths.

Round 1 heat 9

Welt won by half a length.

Round 1 heat 10

Heid won by two lengths.

Round 1 heat 11

Ghella won easily.

Repechage

Howard Wing from China broke his collar bone after finishing his first round race. Manthos Kaloudis from Greece, who had arrived late and missed the first round, took his place.

Repechage heat 1

Lacourse won by two lengths.

Repechage heat 2

Paseiro won by two lengths.

Repechage heat 3

Bazzano won by two lengths.

Repechage heat 4

León won by a length.

Repechage heat 5

Masanés beat replacement rider Kaloudis by two lengths, with Lewis finishing third.

Round 2

The race between Jan Hijzelendoorn from the Netherlands and Leonel Rocca from Uruguay was repeated following a protest from Uruguay after the disqualification of Rocca.

Round 2 heat 1

Ghella won by four lengths.

Round 2 heat 2

There was a crash at the very end of the race, with Hijzelendoorn unable to finish and Rocca disqualified. The Uruguayan team protested the result, however, and the protest was successful. The heat was ordered to be re-run on the next day of competition (two days later). The delay for the appeal led to 40 minutes of inactivity on the track, which the spectators did not appreciate. The result also delayed the start of the later rounds from Saturday to Monday. In the re-run, Rocca won by two lengths.

 Original

 Re-run

Round 2 heat 3

Masanés won by inches.

Round 2 heat 4

Schandorff won easily.

Round 2 heat 5

Van De Velde won by half a wheel.

Round 2 heat 6

Heid won by an inch.

Round 2 heat 7

Bazzano won by one and a half lengths.

Round 2 heat 8

Harris won by a length.

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Ghella won the first race by a length and the second by two lengths.

Quarterfinal 2

Schandorff won the first race by a length and the second by two lengths.

Quarterfinal 3

Harris won both races by a length.

Quarterfinal 4

Bazzano won the first race by a wheel and the second by a length and a half.

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Ghella won the first race by three-quarters of a length and the second by three lengths.

Semifinal 2

Harris won the first race by a length and the second by three-quarters of a length.

Finals

Bronze medal match

Schandorff won the first race by three-quarters of a length and the second by two lengths.

Final

Ghella won the first race by three lengths and the second by one and a half lengths. In the first, Ghella made his attack at the 300-yard mark, passing Harris on the inside (accorded a tactical error to leave space inside by the British cyclist). The final distance between the two was increased by Harris easing off to conserve energy for the second race. Doing so did him little good, however, as in the second race Ghella took the lead and fought off two challenges by Harris in the final two straights.

Final standings

References

External links
Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Sprint, sports-reference.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
Track cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics


Sidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Sidney Park Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1893, and is a brick Late Gothic Revival style church.  It features the only set of octagonal towers in Columbia; each is topped by an octagonal steeple.  The church also has lancet windows and pointed arches, wall buttresses, and a heavy timber truss system. The African-American congregation has a long history of involvement with civil rights activity and connection with the NAACP.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

References

External links

African-American history of South Carolina
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Churches completed in 1893
Churches in Columbia, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina


title: List of number-one albums of 1988 (Spain)

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The List of number-one albums of 1988 in Spain is derived from the Top 100 España record chart published weekly by PROMUSICAE (Productores de Música de España), a non-profit organization composed by Spain and multinational record companies. This association tracks record sales (physical and digital) in Spain.

Number-one albums

See also
List of number-one singles of 1988 (Spain)

References

Number-one albums
Spain
Spanish record charts


title: 2014–15 Liga EBA season

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The 2014–15 Liga EBA season was the 21st edition of the Liga EBA. This is the fourth division of Spanish basketball. Four teams will be promoted to LEB Plata. The regular season started in October 2014 and finished in March 2015. Promotion playoffs to LEB Plata were played in April 2015.

Format

Regular season
Teams are divided in five groups by geographical criteria. Groups A and E is also divided in two. The maximum number of teams in groups A to D was reduced to fourteen. In Group E, ten teams are allowed at sub-group E-A:
Group A-A: Cantabria, Basque Country, La Rioja and Castile and León.
Group A-B: Galicia, Asturias and Castile and León.
Group B: Community of Madrid, Castile-La Mancha and Canary Islands.
Group C: Catalonia and Aragón.
Group D: Andalusia, Extremadura and Melilla.
Sub-group E-A: Valencian Community and Region of Murcia.
Sub-group E-B: Balearic Islands.

Final play-off
The three best teams of each group and the fourth of Group A (champion of the previous season) will play the promotion playoffs. From these 16 teams, only four will be promoted to LEB Plata. The winner of each group can organize a group stage.

The final promotion playoffs will be played round-robin format in groups of four teams where the first qualified of each group will host one of the stages.

Regular season

Group A-A

Group A-B

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Sub-group E-A

Sub-group E-B
The sub-group E-B, also called EBA Baleares was created as a merge of the Balearic groups of EBA and Primera División. CB Andraitx Giwine and CCE Sant Lluís only played the first half as they qualify to the second stage with the four best teams of the sub-group E-A.

Second stage (Group E)

Relegation group (Group E)
Games played between teams of this group in the first round are included.

Promotion playoffs
The 16 qualified teams will be divided in four groups of four teams. The first qualified teams will host the groups, played with a round-robin format. They will be played from 22 to 24 May 2015.

The winner of each group will promote to LEB Plata.

Group 1 – Coín
CB Deportivo Coín will organize this group due to the resignation of Real Madrid B to organize it.

Group 2 – Albacete
Albacete Basket will organize this group due to the resignation of Aracena AEC Collblanc to organize it.

Group 3 – Morón de la Frontera

Group 4 – Andratx

References

External links
Liga EBA at FEB.es

Liga EBA seasons
EBA


title: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

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The men's tandem cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 11 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.

Results

First round
The first round took place on 7 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. The losing pairs competed in the repechage round.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Repechage
The repechage round took place on 7 August. The winners from each plus the fastest losing team advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Quarterfinals
The quarterfinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals
The semifinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat competed for the gold medal. The remaining teams competed for the bronze.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final
The final races took place on 11 August and consisted of two best-of-three series. Italy won the gold medal series against the British team 2–1, while France took home the bronze against Switzerland by winning their series 2–0.

Gold medal race

Bronze medal race

Final standings

References

External links
Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
Track cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics


title: Randolph Cemetery

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Randolph Cemetery is a historic  cemetery for African-Americans in  Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1872 and expanded in 1899.  It was named for Benjamin F. Randolph (1820–1868), who was reburied at the cemetery in 1871. Randolph was a militia leader protecting African Americans when he was assassinated. A memorial in his honor and for other African-American leaders killed was erected. Gravemarkers include both manufactured and vernacular homemade varieties. The cemetery holds eight Reconstruction Era state legislators. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

History
Randolph Cemetery was established as the first cemetery for Columbia's African-American population (up until then, African-Americans has been buried in the local potter's field called Lower Cemetery between the river and the current Randolph Cemetery). The cemetery initially consisted of three acres purchased from Elmwood Cemetery in 1872. An additional acre was purchased in 1899. Today it spans about six acres. But how those additional two acres were acquired is not clear.

The cemetery fell into decline as the descendants of those interred and the owners of the remaining plots moved away, many as part of the Great Migration. The area became wilderness by the middle of the 20th century.

The city of Columbia began to clear it out with bulldozers as part of its urban renewal program in 1959, but the clearing was halted when Minnie Simons Williams, a local resident, drew the city's attention to the historical significance of the cemetery. Williams, along with descendants of the founders of the cemetery, reestablished the Randolph Cemetery Association and were given (through a legal suit) stewardship of the cemetery. The association has organized donations and volunteers to restore and maintain the cemetery.

Notable burials
 Henry Cardozo (1830–1886), state senator
 George Elmore (South Carolina), businessman who challenged South Carolina's whites-only Democratic Party primary system
 William Fabriel Myers (1850–1917), state senator
 William Beverly Nash (1822–1888), state senator
 Robert John Palmer (1849–1928), state representative
 Benjamin Franklin Randolph (d 1868) state senator
 William Simons (d 1878), state representative
 Samuel Benjamin Thompson (1837–1909), state representative
 Charles McDuffie Wilder (1835–1902), postmaster and city council member in Columbia, South Carolina
 Lucius Wimbush (1839–1872), state senator

References

External links

African-American history of South Carolina
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
1872 establishments in South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Columbia, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina


title: P. J. Gillic

text:
P. J. Gillic (born 20 May 1967) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football for his local club Carnaross and was a senior member of the Meath county team in the 1980s and 1990s.
He won two National League titles in 1988 and 1990 and two All-Ireland titles in 1987 and 1988 with Meath.

References

1967 births
Living people
Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers
Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)


title: Cataclysta amboinalis

text:
Cataclysta amboinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hubert Marion in 1917. It is found on Ambon Island.

References

Acentropinae
Moths described in 1917


title: 1968 Australian Tourist Trophy

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The 1968 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mallala Race Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 29 January 1968. The race was open to Group A Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race. It was the twelfth Australian Tourist Trophy.

The race was won by Frank Matich driving a Matich SR3 Repco Brabham. It was his fourth Australian Tourist Trophy victory.

Results

Race statistics
 Race distance: 47 laps, 75 miles
 Pole position: Frank Matich, 1:14.5
 Number of starters: 11
 Winner's race time: 64:37.3
 Fastest lap: 1:16.5, Frank Matich, (Matich SR3) - lap record for Sports Cars

References

Further reading
 Matich all the way in Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Manual, April 1968, pages 42 & 43
 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 168

Australian Tourist Trophy
Tourist Trophy
Motorsport in South Australia


title: Elmwood Cemetery (Columbia, South Carolina)

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Elmwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1854, and expanded in 1921.  The older section is heavily wooded and has a section devoted to Confederate dead.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

References

External links

Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
1854 establishments in South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Columbia, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina


title: Parang Chandong

text:
Parang Chandong (also spelled as Parang Candong, Parang Candung, Duku Candong or Duku Candung) is a traditional chopper used by the Dayak people (Iban people) of the Baram River in Borneo.

The Parang Candung is also the primary weapon of Sari Panji, a character in the Rajé Ngalam tale of Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Recently in the west, the Parang Chandong was popularized by Raymond Mears and is sometimes referred to as Ray Mears Parang.

This parang is also not to be confused with the Candung in Lampung language, which refers to another type of golok in Lampung, Indonesia.

Description
The blade's edge is convex. The back is concave and curves towards the edge at the point. The centre of gravity lies near to the tip. The wooden scabbard's two parts are held together by means of rattan strips. The scabbard may be finely decorated, for instance with open-work carvings of floral motifs.

See also

Buko (cleaver)
Parang Latok

References

Indonesian culture
Weapons of Indonesia
Weapons of Malaysia
Machetes
Borneo


title: Terms of My Surrender

text:
Terms of My Surrender is an album by John Hiatt, released in July 2014 through the record label New West Records. It was produced by Doug Lancio. The album was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2014.

Track listing
All tracks written by John Hiatt.
 "Long Time Comin'" – 4:12
 "Face of God" – 3:42
 "Marlene" – 3:01
 "Wind Don't Have to Hurry" – 3:47
 "Nobody Knew His Name" – 4:25
 "Baby's Gonna Kick" – 4:07
 "Nothin' I Love" – 4:23
 "Terms of My Surrender" – 3:29
 "Here to Stay" – 3:55
 "Old People" – 4:30
 "Come Back Home" – 3:07

Personnel
 John Hiatt – vocals, guitar, harmonica
 Doug Lancio – banjo, guitar, mandolin
 Nathan Gehri – bass
 Jon Coleman – keyboards
 Kenneth Blevins – drums, percussions
 Brandon Young – background vocals

Chart performance

References

John Hiatt albums
New West Records albums
2014 albums


title: Terry Ferguson

text:
Terry Ferguson is an Irish former sportsperson who played Gaelic football for the Gaeil Colmcille CLG club and at senior level for the Meath county team in the 1980s and 1990s.

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Gaelic football backs
Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers
Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)


title: North Columbia Fire Station No. 7

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North Columbia Fire Station No. 7 is a historic fire station located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1948, and is a two-story, brick, transitional Art Moderne / International style building.  It features metal window frames, flat roof, and corner ribbon windows.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

Fire stations completed in 1948
Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Columbia, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina
1948 establishments in South Carolina


title: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

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The men's team pursuit cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place on 7 to 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.

Results

First round
The first round took place on 7 August. The winning team from each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. Since the number of teams made it impossible for the Finnish team to compete against another team, it was determined that their time must beat that of the fastest losing team in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals. Since Australia's 5:06.05 time beat Finland's 5:17.4 time, Australia advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Quarterfinals
Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals
Heat 1

Heat 2

Final
Gold medal race

Bronze medal race

Final standings

References

External links
Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit
Track cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics


title: Kholapota

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Kholapota  is a village and a gram panchayat in Basirhat II CD Block in  Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal in India. It belongs to the Presidency division.

Geography
It is located 35 kilometres east from district headquarters Barasat. 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the state capital Kolkata. Kholapota is surrounded by Baduria Block on the north, Basirhat I Block on the east, Haroa Block on the south and Deganga Block on the west. Taki, Barasat, Basirhat, and Hasnabad are nearby cities of Kholapota. The nearest Railway station is Champapukur railway station.

Demographics
In the 2011 Census of India Kholapota has not been identified as a separate place. The population is obviously included in that of some other place, but it is not indicated in the census records.

Economy

Banks
There are branches of the State Bank of India, Bank of India and UCO Bank, at Kholapota.

Transport
SH 2 and SH 3 meet at Kholapota, follow a common route for a short distance and then separate out.

Education
Kholapota P.K Haldar girls high school and Kholapota Sri Abrabindo Tapoban Pathmandir are the two schools of the village.

References

Villages in North 24 Parganas district


title: Nymphicula cyanolitha

text:
Nymphicula cyanolitha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Fiji.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The base of the forewings is brown with a white subbasal fascia and a yellow antemedian fascia, edged with brown. The medial area is scattered with brown scales and the terminal area is orange. The base of the hindwings is brown. The subbasal fascia is white and the antemedian fascia yellow.

References

Nymphicula
Moths described in 1886


title: Cataclysta hexalitha

text:
Cataclysta hexalitha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Fiji.

References

Acentropinae
Moths described in 1886


title: Ted Horlick

text:
Vice-Admiral Sir Edwin John Horlick  (28 September 1925 – 12 November 2021) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Director-General of British Ships from 1979 to 1983, and as Chief Naval Engineer Officer from 1981 to 1983.

Career
Edwin John Horlick was born on 28 September 1925. He was educated at Bedford Modern School.

Horlick joined the Royal Navy in 1943.  He was Squadron Engineering Officer in the 2nd Frigate Squadron (1960–63) before joining the Ship Department at the Ministry of Defence (1963–66).

Horlick was First Assistant to the Chief Engineer at HM Dockyard, Singapore between 1966 and 1968 and Assistant Director of Submarines between 1969 and 1972.  He completed the Senior Officer’s War Course in 1973 and thereafter was Fleet Marine Engineering Officer, Staff of Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet between 1973 and 1975.

Horlick attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1976 and was later made Director of the Project Team for Submarine/Polaris between 1977 and 1979. Promoted to vice-admiral on 27 September 1979, he was Director General of Ships between 1979 and 1983.  In 1982 Sir Ted delivered a paper on Submarine Propulsion in the Royal Navy at the fifty-fourth Thomas Lowe Gray Lecture delivered to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London on 26 January 1982.

Horlick was Chief Naval Engineer Officer between 1981 and 1983.  He was invested KBE in 1981.

Personal life
Horlick married Jean Margaret Covington who predeceased him; they had four sons. He died on 12 November 2021, at the age of 96.

References

1925 births
2021 deaths
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
People educated at Bedford Modern School
Royal Navy vice admirals
Royal Navy officers of World War II


title: Joy Todd

text:
Joy Todd (born Feb 1935, died February 18, 2014) was an American casting director.

She worked on several films with director Sidney Lumet, including Network, Prince of the City, The Verdict, Garbo Talks, Family Business, and Q&A. She also worked on several films starring Sylvester Stallone, including Rocky II, Rocky III, Cobra, Rambo III, Lock Up, and Demolition Man.

In addition, Todd was casting director for Paul Mazursky's Moscow on the Hudson (in which she also appeared) and Scenes from a Mall as well as the 1994 American Civil War drama Gettysburg and its 2003 prequel, Gods and Generals. She also did casting work on Ghostbusters, was one of the casting directors on Sergio Leone's acclaimed Once Upon a Time in America and helped cast extras in such films as Kramer vs. Kramer, Sea of Love and Hudson Hawk.

Todd died of natural causes in San Diego, California on February 18, 2014.

References

External links

2014 deaths
American casting directors
Women casting directors
1935 births


title: Conrad IV of Tann

text:
Conrad IV of Tann (), also "of Thann" or "of Dahn", (died 1236) was the 48th Bishop of Speyer, holding office from 1233 to 1236.

Familial connexions
Conrad came from the von Dahn family who, as episcopal ministeriales, owned estates in the southern Palatinate. The three castles of the Dahn as well as Neudahn Castle were initially all owned by the family.

Life

Conrad of Dahn, brother of the castellan, Frederick I of Dahn, was the cathedral canon in Worms, curator (Domkustos) of St. Cyriakus in Worms-Neuhausen, and provost of the chu

Literature
 Hans Ammerich: Das Bistum Speyer und seine Geschichte, Vol. 2: Von der Stauferzeit (1125) bis zum Beginn des 16. Jahrhunderts; Kehl am Rhein, 1999; . especially pp. 4–6.
 Gatz: Die Bischöfe des Hl. Röm. Reiches 1198-1448, p. 743
 Ludwig Stamer: Kirchengeschichte der Pfalz, Vol. 2; Speyer, 1949
 Sigmund Joseph Zimmern: Artikel Speyer in: Wetzer und Welte’s Kirchenlexikon oder Encyklopädie der katholischen Theologie und ihrer Hülfswissenschaften, Vol. 11; Freiburg: Herder’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1882–1903; col. 596

External links
 Bishop Conrad IV of Tann in the Saarland Biographies

References

13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bavaria
Roman Catholic bishops of Speyer
1236 deaths
Year of birth unknown


title: Manjam.com

text:
Manjam was a social networking website that used GPS technology and social discovery to connect mutually attracted gay and bisexual men. With a large proportion of Manjam users based in Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, the website was translated into 28 different languages. In order to support users from these locations, Manjam had focused on translating the site into right-to-left languages such as Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu. To date, Manjam is the first gay social web application targeted exclusively for communities speaking these languages. The site was active from 2004 to 2016, when it shut down.

History
Manjam was founded in October 2004 and was headquartered in London, England. According to its founders, the primary aim of Manjam was to give people in countries where same-sex relationships is criminalized the freedom to connect and express ideas openly without prejudice. According to the news website Techcrunch, Manjam offered listings for accommodation, business, and personal profiles. Free membership allowed users to access the listings, including IM, video, and audio messaging. In countries where many LGBT people experienced abuse, discrimination, honor killings, and murder, a survey of gay Iraqis by Michael Luongo found that Manjam was one of the most frequently used websites to facilitate social interaction.

In 2016, the website shut down and ended all operations.

Technology
Manjam was a cross-platform web application, accessible via the mobile devices web browser. It did not require downloading onto the user's mobile device in order to be accessed. Built using open standards such as HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3, the Manjam web app was designed to work seamlessly across all smartphone, tablet and desktop devices. The web app drew on location-based technology that allowed users to set a specific location and search any other users within their local radius. Manjam used responsive web design to adapt to different screen sizes automatically, thus enabled users to access data across all modern browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and was fully compatible with Apple iOS, Google Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.

Membership
Since launching in 2004, more than 2 million members had registered to use the service. 1 million of which were based in Europe. Membership access to Manjam was free, however the site also provided users with a premium subscription-based service called Manjam Gold. Upgrading to Gold granted users access to enhanced features and superpowers such as priority listing, unlimited chat, unlimited contacts, and unlimited views.
As of the year 2017, the website is officially closed and is non-functional.

Visibility
According to web traffic data site Alexa Internet, Manjam achieved high online visibility in Middle Eastern countries such as Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Qatar.

See also
 Homosocialization

References

External links
 Official website

Android (operating system) software
BlackBerry software
Gay men's websites
LGBT online dating services
Geosocial networking
IOS software
Mobile social software
Windows Phone software
Online dating services of the United Kingdom


title: 6th Infantry Regiment (Greece)

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The 6th Infantry Regiment "Himarra" () was a historic unit of the Hellenic Army.

History
The regiment was formed in 1877 in Arta. It fought in the Epirus front of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. During the First Balkan War of 1912–13 it took part in the battles of Sarantaporo, Giannitsa and the operations in western Macedonia and Northern Epirus, advancing as far as Kleisoura. The regiment also fought in the Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas and the other operations of the Second Balkan War (1913).

In 1918 it fought in the Macedonian front of World War I under French command, while in 1920 it took part in the operations in Eastern Thrace, before being transferred to the front in Asia Minor, where it remained until the Greek retreat in 1922. During the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41, the regiment captured Argyrokastro and Himarra. It was disbanded after the German invasion of Greece and the surrender of the Greek Army in April 1941.

After the end of World War II, on 16 March 1946 a training centre for new recruits (Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Νεοσυλλέκτων, ΚΕΝ) was established at Corinth, which on 20 September 1965 received the designation "6th Infantry Regiment". On 23 November 2000, the regiment received the honorific name "Himarra". For its wartime service, the regiment had been twice decorated with the highest Greek military distinction, the Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour, the first time on 19 June 1921 for the Asia Minor Campaign, and the second on 28 May 1941 for the Greco-Italian War.

The regiment and the training centre were disbanded in February 2013.

References

1877 establishments in Greece
2013 disestablishments in Greece
Military units and formations established in 1877
Military units and formations disestablished in 2013
Infantry regiments of Greece
Commander's Crosses of the Cross of Valour (Greece)
Military units and formations of Greece in the Greco-Italian War
Corinth
Military units and formations of Greece in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Military units and formations of Greece in the Balkan Wars


title: Ordinary World (novel)

text:
Ordinary World () is a novel by Chinese author Lu Yao. It consists of three volumes with a total of 1.1 million Chinese characters. In 1991, it won the Mao Dun Literature Prize and was honored with the title "a bright pearl of the Mao Dun Literature Prize crown".

Plot

Volume 1
Written between 1982 and 1986, the narrative takes place between 1975 and 1978.

The story begins in the autumn of 1975, a year before the end of the Cultural Revolution, in Shaanxi province in China (the author's hometown). Shaoping Sun, an ordinary teenager from a village located on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, northwestern China,  goes to the county of YuanXi to attend high school. His humble descent makes him shy and diffident. He falls in love with his classmate Hongmei Hao, a girl of upper-class descent. This is seen as problematic during the Cultural Revolution. Their relationship is revealed by their classmate Yuying Hou, and the abashed Hao has no choice but to end the liaison. She then quickly begins another relationship with her  monitor, Yangmin Gu, a young man whose family is relatively better off than Sun's. After Sun's graduation from, he goes back home and becomes a teacher at the local village school and makes friends with Xiaoxia Tian, daughter of Fujun Tian, the vice president of the county's revolutionary committee.

Sun's elder brother, Shao'an, who has been working in the field after his graduation from primary school, falls in love with his childhood friend Runye Tian, daughter of Fujun's brother, Futang, who disdains this relationship. Shao'an's aunt arranges for him to meet Xiulian, the daughter of one of her very distant cousins. The two quickly start seeing each other and go back to Shao'an's native village to prepare for a wedding. Runye then obeys her father and marries Xiangqian Li.

Volume 2
Written between 1982 and 1987, the narrative takes place between 1979 and 1981.

After the eleventh Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee Third Plenary Session in 1976, the CPC decides to end the Cultural Revolution established in 1966 and to modify various concepts associated with Maoism. The new governor of Shaanzi province proposes a new Household Contract Responsibility System, which contradicts the core of Maoism. Futang, a loyal Maoist, opposes the new system but fails; he is depressed by the great turning point of the nation. Shao'an then establishes a brick factory and becomes the wealthiest person in the village. Shaoping goes to a nearby city to find opportunity and finally becomes a miner in a mine. He begins seeing Xiaoxia, who becomes a journalist after her graduation from the local university. Runye's life after her marriage to Xiangqian is not happy. She bluntly rejects his advances. However, after he loses both his legs in a traffic accident, she finally warms up to him. Shaoping's younger sister, Lanxiang, manages to be enrolled in the astronomy program at the Northern University of Industry.

Volume 3
Written between 1982 and 1988, the narrative takes place between 1981 and 1985.

Shaoping is promoted in the mine, but his girlfriend, Xiaoxia, dies while reporting a flood in the province. Shao'an's factory is ruined by a fake technician and he desperately finds himself in debt. However, with the assistance of his friends, he manages to re-establish the factory and becomes the most productive person in the whole region. However, he is later wounded and disfigured in an accident at the mine. During his recovery in the provincial capital, his sister's friend Xiu Jin expresses her feelings towards him. After careful consideration, Shaoping decides that he, a disfigured miner, should not marry Xiu, a university student who has great expectations in the future.

Themes
The stories chronicled in the novel, which takes place between 1975 and 1985, reflect the drastic political and economic changes happening in China from the end of the Cultural Revolution to the early period of Reform and opening policies championed by then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. The characters involved in the novel span a broad range of the socioeconomic spectrum. While the protagonists, the Suns, represent the changing life situation of common people in the underdeveloped countryside, the readers also get a personal glimpse of high-level decision-making processes and personal struggles of higher officials through the experience of Fujun, Futang's younger brother.

References

External links
 Ordinary World online reading (Simplified)
 Ordinary World online reading (Traditional)

20th-century Chinese novels
Mao Dun Literature Prize
Novels set in Shaanxi
Chinese novels adapted into television series


title: WACOM

text:
Wacom or WACOM may refer to:
 Wacom, a Japanese producer of graphics tablets and related products
 WACOM (WAter COmpetences Model), a European educational project
 World Apostolic Congress on Mercy


title: Kailash Chawla

text:
Kailash Chawla (born 1948) is an Indian politician who is a leader of Bharatiya Janta Party from Madhya Pradesh. He is a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elected from Mandsaur district. He served as cabinet minister in Patwa ministry.

Notes

References
http://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=660

https://nocorruption.in/politician/kailash-chawla/

1948 births
Living people
People from Mandsaur district
State cabinet ministers of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2013–2018
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh


title: Himmat Kothari

text:
Himmat Kothari (born 3 February 1947) is an Indian politician.

He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party from Madhya Pradesh, and currently serves as chairman of the state finance commission. He is a six time legislator who also served as the state home minister. He was first elected to the legislative assembly in 1977 from Ratlam city. He was re-elected in 1980, 1985, and 1990. He was sworn in as Cabinet minister in the Patwa ministry (1990-1992) and was given the portfolio of PWD department. He was re-elected in 1998 and 2003. He was sworn in as cabinet minister in Babulal Gaur ministry on 1 June 2005 and was given the department of forest and cooperative. He was sworn in as cabinet minister in the Shivraj Singh Chauhan ministry and was given the portfolio of forest and transport. He was given the department of Home and transport in 2007. He was given the best minister award in 2008. He was made the chairman of the state finance commission in 2014.

He is also the only minister who has no corruption charges against him. Even people from the opposition party admire this.

Political career
1977 - elected to legislative assembly from Ratlam city
1980 - elected to legislative assembly from Ratlam city
1985 - elected to legislative assembly from Ratlam city
1990 - elected to legislative assembly from Ratlam city
1990 - cabinet minister (PWD department)
1998 - elected to legislative assembly from Ratlam city
2003 - elected to legislative assembly from Ratlam city
2005 - cabinet minister (forest & cooperative)
2005 - cabinet minister (forest & transport)
2007 - cabinet minister (home & transport)
2008 - best minister award
2014 - chairman state finance commission

References

1949 births
Living people
State cabinet ministers of Madhya Pradesh
People from Ratlam
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1977–1980
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1980–1985
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1985–1990
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1990–1992
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1998–2003
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2003–2008
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh