title: Eden Reforestation Projects

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Eden Reforestation Projects (Eden) is a nonprofit NGO that works in developing countries to rebuild natural landscapes destroyed by deforestation. Eden works directly with communities experiencing extreme poverty resulting from the deforestation and destruction of the land that sustains them. The organization employs thousands of local community members and provides them with the education and tools necessary to plant, grow, and protect to maturity, millions of trees each year. Eden currently plants approximately 15 million trees a month, and in 2020 reached over 423 million trees planted of which over 225 million are mangrove trees.

Mission and history

In the fall of 2005, Ethiopia's then President of the Southern Nations Hailemariam Desalegn invited Dr. Stephen Fitch to help run an abandoned nursery and forest restoration project along the Udo Escarpment near Hawassa, Ethiopia.  Dr. Fitch accepted the Prime Minister's offer and began to develop and implement what would eventually become Eden's Employ to Plant methodology: provide sustainable employment to local people to restore and protect their natural environment. Locals at Gallo Argesi were hired as the workforce, and within the first year of operation, over 200,000 trees were planted.  By the end of the project in 2012, 16 million trees had been planted by over 3,500 Eden staff.  Its international efforts have since expanded into other continents and developing countries. Nurseries and reforestation projects with locally hired employees have been established in Madagascar, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nepal, Indonesia, the Philippines, Haiti, Central America, and Brazil. Since its establishment, Eden has planted over 977 million trees across its project sites.

Methodology

Eden is defined by its approach to engaging local communities in planting, maintaining, and guarding new forests. The process begins with communicating with government officials and local communities and prioritizing community needs.  This encourages ongoing commitment to restoring and protecting the forests to protect their own livelihoods. The local community members are then hired to collect seeds, start nurseries, plant trees, and guard the newly emerged forests. Eden employs locals at a fair wage that is consistent with their economy.  These workers are almost always from the ranks of the unemployed. The steady source of income helps them provide for their families, send their children to school, and participate and stimulate the local economy.

Eden focuses on planting native species. The emerging native species forests provide a habitat for wildlife, purify the water, control flooding, and erosion, and replenish the soil.  Eden also prioritizes 10% of the trees to be agroforestry species. The agroforestry species are specifically intended for long-term sustainable community use.  The community members benefit directly from the food, and the trees provide lumber and a fuel source. These same trees also help to reduce the cutting down of the newly restored forests and protected areas.

Recognizing that these new forests are vulnerable, Eden constructs guard towers at planting sites. Local community members are hired to serve as guards – a practice that has enabled more community members to have gainful employment and ongoing investment in the preservation and maintenance of their forests. Protection of the forests has expanded beyond the newly planted forests; in some areas, Eden also protects vital remnant forests that are in danger of being cut down.

Eden's growing success is partly defined by its cost-effective practices. By working in developing nations, hiring local people, and maintaining a simple approach to planting, Eden Projects keeps its overhead costs consistently low, with a price of 0.15 to 0.33 US cents per tree.

Verification process and survival rate

Eden monitors and verifies the progress of its newly planted forest restoration sites. The sites' GPS coordinates are mapped and recorded as a polygon. Photo and video recordings are taken to capture the before, during, and after stages of site planting progress. When possible, Eden uses satellite imagery and drone surveys to provide larger-scale images of planting sites. Each site undergoes an ongoing in-person verification process with trained personnel creating detailed field studies to record tree survival rates, growth rates, and species diversity.

In-person surveys conducted several years after the original planting have demonstrated the challenge in identifying which trees were planted by Eden Projects and which trees naturally regenerated. In Madagascar, Indonesia, and Mozambique, the initial survival rate of mangrove trees planted at restoration projects exceeds 80%. After the first few years, the newly planted mangrove trees began to produce and drop propagules, resulting in a proliferation of natural regeneration. In Nepal, the survival rates are following a similar pattern. The phenomena associated with natural regeneration has dramatically enhanced Eden's original planting numbers.

International impact

Ethiopia
With the second largest population in Africa, Ethiopia has been hit by famine many times due to drought and a depletion of natural resources. The country has lost 98% of its forested regions in the last 50 years, largely due to villagers cutting down forests to cultivate crops on the land and produce charcoal for cooking and heating. Those practices had quickly turned productive land into desert, which led to an increase in poverty for the local communities.

Local villagers were hired to plant and care for trees at the Udo Three Hills Region and soon thereafter at a second Sidama Highlands site.  After nine years, over 16 million trees were produced, planted, and protected at the hands of over 3,500 local village employees. Photographs taken before and after the reforestation show the complete transformation of the project sites from desertified land to healthy emerging forest.

The lessons learned in Ethiopia are what now defines the mission of Eden Reforestation Projects: provide a cost-effective process to alleviate extreme poverty through environmental stewardship.  The success in Ethiopia led to Eden's expansion to other parts of the world, and new project sites are being explored in Ethiopia for opening in 2021.

Madagascar
Famous for its unique biodiversity and lush forests, Madagascar has some of the rarest animal and plant species on the planet.  Tragically, more than 90% of Madagascar's original forests have been destroyed, wreaking havoc not only on plant and animal life but also on the ability of the local people to live sustainably off the land and sea.  Along the coast, entire mangrove estuaries have been cut down, leaving mudflats to wash into the sea and destroying once-productive fisheries.  Many fishers have ended up in indentured servitude in order to survive.

In 2007, Eden Reforestation Projects formed a local workforce that began to restore mangrove forests in the Mahajanga area of Madagascar. Local villagers were hired to clear the estuary, collect massive numbers of propagules, sort them by species, then return to the estuary at low tide to begin planting. Less than a decade later, a thriving mangrove forest had developed. The successful restoration of the mangroves also initiated the return of a healthy aquatic ecosystem:  wildlife such as shrimp, algae, and flamingoes have returned to the newly restored area.

Eden expanded its work to over 60 sites in the northwest. Beginning in 2012, dry deciduous forest restoration systems were added to the equation. By hiring additional local employees, an extensive infrastructure was created, including guardhouses, fire towers, and seed banks.  Eden Projects has also developed a nursery and reforestation leadership training center that emphasizes practical training, where local nursery managers gain hands-on experience in seedling management and effective reforestation techniques.  These managers then partner with local area villages, launch new seedling nurseries, and begin producing, planting, and protecting trees.

Madagascar is now Eden Projects' most prolific tree planting project nation. As of November 2020, over 360 million trees have been planted in Madagascar by Eden Projects employees, with an average of 14 million more trees being planted every month. Thousands of local villagers now have consistent employment and are now able to send their children to school, provide food and clothing for dependent family members, and launch innovative microenterprises.

In 2018, Eden Projects' success in Madagascar began to manage 2 hectares (4.9 acres) of land within the city of Mahajanga as a conservatory for endangered wildlife.  The Eden Nature Center was established, which enables Eden Projects employees to rescue and rehabilitate rare tree species and vanishing animal species. Many of the animals are rehabilitated and then released into newly reforested areas as a means to repopulate the regions. The center also serves as a community educational and research center.

Haiti
Once covered by dense forests, Haiti is now one of the most environmentally degraded countries on the planet.  A mere 2% of its original forests remain, and the United Nations estimates that 30% of those remaining trees are being destroyed every year.  Today the main cause of this deforestation is charcoal production, which is consistently increasing in Haiti because it depends on charcoal as its primary source of fuel.  The consequences have been devastating:  massively destructive hurricanes, landslides, soil erosion, and subsequent declines in agricultural productivity are now hallmarks of the island nation.  Considerable losses in biodiversity have also naturally followed Haiti's deforestation, and the abject poverty experienced by over 50% of Haiti's population has been directly attributed to its environmental degradation.

In 2010, Eden opened nursery sites in 4 distinct provinces, including Jacmel, and began producing trees immediately.  With a focus on agroforestry, Eden Projects partnered with Providence University to begin training the younger generations in environmental care. Agroforestry trees are distributed to schools across project sites, where teachers are trained in the skills needed to start small nurseries and grow the seedlings.  Eden Projects' work in Haiti has been successful: within a few years, the trees planted have become thriving, sustainable school and community forests.
Eden Projects has since expanded its Haiti program to include singling. The singling process – also known as Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration – focuses on restoring native Bayawonn trees that were cut down for fuel wood and charcoal.  As a coppice species, the Bayawonn trees that were cut down did not die; instead, the tree stumps began growing into thorny, bushy shrubs.  Through the process of singling (cutting away all but one or two trunks), the shrubs grow back into thriving trees, and a healthy canopy grows fairly quickly. Eden Projects' singling work in Haiti has resulted in diverse forests reemerging in areas that were once completely deforested and desertified.

Today over 1.5 million trees have been planted in Haiti, with about 300 local farmers employed. In 2020, Eden Projects work in Haiti expanded to the restoration of the nation's disappearing mangrove systems.  Restoring the mangrove habitats is crucial for re-creating the buffer zone that offers protection from hurricanes and for restoring precious wildlife habitat, including coral reefs.

Nepal
Situated between India and China, Nepal is a country that was once widely covered by forests and rich in biodiversity.  Today less than 30% of its forests remain.  The consequences of this environmental degradation have been devastating for local populations.  Millions of Nepalese who rely on the forest for subsistence and as a source of income are now caught in a cycle of impoverishment as they live with increased food and fuel scarcity, erosion and landslides, and lowland flooding.

In 2015, Eden Reforestation Projects opened two nurseries near the southeastern border with India. In partnership with Chitwan National Park and through the support of local leadership and Nepalese employees, Eden Reforestation Projects planted close to 400,000 seedlings in the first year. Within five years, many of the new trees had already reached heights of 20–30 feet.  Ideal climatic conditions contributed to rapid tree growth and the establishment of a healthy canopy.  This accelerated a natural regenerative system resulting in the return of a variety of species that had been absent for many years.  A wide range of tree species have reappeared through natural regeneration, resulting in a robust forest.

Since 2015, Eden Projects has expanded its operations in Nepal to 25 different planting sites spread across geographic locations such as the mountainous region of Nawalparasi, the lowland Terai region, and grassland areas in the central region of the nation.  More than 7 million trees have been planted at Eden Projects' sites in Nepal by 88 full-time employees and ~10,000 seasonal workers.

Indonesia

Comprising over 17,000 islands, Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet and home to about 23% of the world's mangrove forests. It's also consistently ranked in the top 3 countries for highest rate of deforestation. In the last 50 years, Indonesia has lost over 40% of its mangrove forests, affecting not only the environment and species that rely on them but also the communities that depend on this ecosystem for survival. This has particularly impacted native indigenous communities, who have long been without the economic resources needed to care for themselves and their families.

In 2017, Eden Reforestation Projects began working to restore mangrove forests in Indonesia. The local leaders on Biak Island had already recognized the urgent need for forest restoration and had independently launched a small-scale mangrove reforestation effort. Acknowledging that financial and other limitations made them unable to scale up their efforts, they partnered with Eden to initiate large-scale reforestation projects. Eden launched five project sites and hired a local workforce to start planting on Biak Island in Papua.

After one year, Eden's planting efforts exceeded initial expectations, with over 1.7 million trees planted by the local workforce.  This made Indonesia the most productive first-year launch of any new project initiated by Eden Reforestation Projects. Since then, Eden Projects has expanded to other islands and the mainland of West Papua and has also begun to plant agroforestry trees that will provide food stability to the local people.  As of November 2020, over 22 million trees have been planted across 10 project sites in Indonesia, and expansion has continued with the launching of new project sites and 1 million more trees being planted each month.

Mozambique

A former Portuguese colony located on the southeast coast of Africa, Mozambique is home to extensive biodiversity and unique landscapes, with forests that are critical to the country's social, environmental, and economic well-being.  However, more than 8 million hectares – an area the size of Portugal – have been lost to deforestation.  Human activities such as intense demand for firewood and charcoal, transforming forests into farmland, and commercial logging are the leading causes of this massive environmental degradation.  The nation has also been severely impacted by the loss of its mangrove forests, which house diverse ecosystems, sequester large amounts of carbon, and create a natural buffer zone for severe storm systems.  Deforestation in Mozambique has had devastating impacts on local communities, and today Mozambique is ranked as one of the world's poorest economies.

In 2018 Eden Reforestation Projects began exploring potential project sites near the capital of Maputo for reforestation and met with local villagers, who were hired to help restore their environment. A large area along the coast that had been completely stripped of its mangrove ecosystem was identified as the starting point, and with a seed source and a local workforce in place, the project was launched.  Within the first 3 months, over 280,000 mangrove trees had been planted by the local workforce.

Eden Projects has since expanded efforts to additional sites that include terrestrial tree species in addition to mangrove species.  As of November 2020, 8 mangrove sites around the Maputo region are under active restoration management with over 17 million trees planted by Eden Projects in Mozambique.

Kenya

Located on the eastern coast of Africa, Kenya is a country famous for its diverse wildlife and wide range of forest types that have long supported its communities.  Mismanagement of these forests in recent decades has led to massive environmental degradation; human activities such as logging, charcoal burning, and illegal settling to create farmland are some of the major factors of deforestation.  Today only 7% of Kenya is covered by trees. As a result, the country has seen an increase in severe drought and extreme poverty.

In partnership with the Kijabe Forest Trust and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Eden Reforestation Projects began working in two distinct regions of Kenya. The Kijabe Forest is located in the Great Rift Valley, where Eden Projects began implementing a vision of restoring a thriving afromontane ecosystem.  These systems are subtropical regions that are critical for providing a reliable water supply, landslide protection, along with other essential systems for communities and wildlife.  The Lamu County region is located on the coast of Kenya, where Eden Projects' work has focused on restoring mangrove and coastal forest habitats.

With the initial goal of producing 3 million trees within the first year of full operations, Eden Projects hired local leadership and villagers to produce a mix of native species trees. Planting began in March 2020 and in the first month, employees planted over 50,000 trees.  Since then tree production efforts have scaled up, and Eden Projects has initiated plans to expand its work in Kenya by multiplying nursery and planting sites. By November 2020, over 2.4 million trees had been planted in Kenya.

Central America

Central America is a biodiversity hotspot with a wide range of ecosystems that include tropical, dry, montane, and mangrove forests. These forests are home to indigenous people and ecosystems with high numbers of endemic species.  Despite having over 900 terrestrial and marine protected areas in the region, both the environment and people are under severe threat due to continued deforestation.  And while still considered a resource-rich area, Central America has the largest number of people living in extreme poverty in the Americas.

In 2020 Eden Reforestation Projects began working with indigenous communities in Central America to launch reforestation programs in Honduras. In Honduras, Eden has developed a partnership with La Tigra National Park, a protected area with many types of ecosystems and forests as well as critically endangered species.  Working with communities from Montana Grande, one of the most impoverished communities in the area, Eden staff have begun gathering bare roots to reforest native tree species.  Several additional areas have been identified as potential planting sites, as well as 61 communities (with about 31,000 inhabitants) in the area that could work with Eden as the program expands. Eden plans to expand its reforestation work to  include large-scale mangrove and agroforestry programs within Honduras.

Since launching planting sites in Honduras, Eden has planted over 3 million trees and is looking to expand into additional nations throughout Central America.

Rating
As of October 2023, Charity Navigator gave Eden a score of 3 out of 4 stars (based on a rating of 89%). ImpactMatters rated Eden as a 5 out of 5 stars nonprofit based on data from 2017.

References

Further reading

 Agroforestry and Sustainable Resource Conservation in Haiti

Reforestation
Development charities based in the United States
Environmental organizations based in California
Environmental organizations based in the United States
Foreign charities operating in Haiti
Foreign charities operating in Ethiopia
Foreign charities operating in Madagascar
Charities based in California
Organizations based in Los Angeles County, California
Glendora, California
Foreign charities operating in Nepal


title: Force Majeure (Under the Dome)

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"Force Majeure" is the third episode of the second season of the CBS drama series Under the Dome, and the sixteenth episode overall. The episode premiered on July 14, 2014.

Plot
Rebecca Pine (Karla Crome) and James "Big Jim" Rennie (Dean Norris) hold a census at the diner in order to determine how to apportion resources. When the Dome begins to produce red rain that burns exposed skin, Lyle Chumley (Dwight Yoakam), the town barber, tries to convince them that it is one of the ten plagues before an impending apocalypse. He grows torn when Rebecca tries to explain the rain scientifically.

Meanwhile, Junior (Alexander Koch) finds out his mother, Pauline Verdreaux (Sherry Stringfield), is alive. Joe McAlister (Colin Ford) and Elinore "Norrie" Calvert-Hill (Mackenzie Lintz) continue to search for clues regarding Angie McAlister's (Britt Robertson) death, and in doing so find out more about Melanie Cross' (Grace Victoria Cox) past.

Reception

Ratings
The episode was watched by 7.64 million viewers and received an 18–49 rating/share of 1.9/6. This marks a decrease in viewers from the previous episode but an increase in the 18–49 rating. The show placed first in its timeslot and first for the night. Via DVR, 4.33 million viewers watched the episode, bringing the total viewership to 11.97 million and attaining an 18–49 rating of 3.2.

Critical reception
Andrea Reiher of Zap2it gave a mixed to positive review of the episode, saying "There's certainly a chance all of Season 2 has been made up on the fly in between seasons, but I don't think so. I think this is where the show was going and it would have been better if it had gotten there a little faster." She then commented positively on Dwight Yoakam's role, saying "it's great that they had Dwight Yoakam sing a little bit in the episode. There should be a Chester's Mill talent show while he's still guest-starring."

Chancellor Agard of Entertainment Weekly also gave a mixed review, saying "It's hard to tell whether tonight's episode of Under the Dome was better or worse than last week's episode. On one hand, it surprised us all with a Junior story line that was actually interesting. On the other hand, this story line was not given enough attention because the episode spent too much time revisiting the science vs. faith debate through a low stakes crisis of the week—something Under the Dome has tried and failed at before."

Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C+ rating, saying: Despite the overall distastefulness of this episode (honestly, I felt like taking an acid-free shower afterward, but of course had to write this instead), the show still contains enough drama to keep me intrigued past just snark-watching. My whole family was peeking through fingers when Joe opened the locker (our take: what’s in the magical locker depends on who opens it, much like the suitcase in Pulp Fiction). And I want to know more about Sherry Stringfield’s alliance with the evil drunk doctor and the religious barber. I’m even curious about the time wormhole that got expressionless Melanie to arrive in Chester’s Mill in the middle of a lake. Trapped underneath a bunch of hackneyed plots and science versus faith arguments and the blandest romance that ever landed in the center of a TV show, there’s still valuable suspense here. So I just can’t stop watching yet. Just like in a real force majeure, all bets appear to be off."

References

2014 American television episodes
Under the Dome (TV series) episodes


title: Thalía filmography

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The following is the filmography of the Mexican actress Thalía.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Music videos

References

Filmography
Actress filmographies
Mexican filmographies


title: Ninemile Formation

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The Ninemile Shale is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
 Paleontology in Nevada

References

Ordovician geology of Nevada
Ordovician System of North America
Geologic formations of Nevada
Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits


title: Humphreys–Rodgers House

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The Humphreys–Rodgers House (also known as the David C. Humphreys House) is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama.
Since its construction in 1848, it has been expanded and altered at least three times, saved from demolition twice, and moved once.  The house was built by David Campbell Humphreys, a four-term member of the Alabama House of Representatives and anti-secessionist during the Civil War.

The house was originally a two-story, hall and parlor design with a gable roof.  Prior to 1861, an additional room was added to the west of the entrance, creating a three-room plan with a central hall.  Many Greek Revival details were added to the interior around this time.  The house was extensively modified around 1886, when Augustus D. Rodgers bought the house from Humphreys, who had been appointed a judge on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.  A one-story, two-room ell was added to the rear of the east side of the house, adding an attached kitchen and dining room.  The previous gable roof was replaced with a hipped roof, and a two-story hipped roof portico was added to the façade, giving the house its current Colonial Revival appearance.  By 1913, the ell had been replaced with a central, two-story ell that featured a one-story portico with fluted columns.

By the 1970s, the house was vacant and in disrepair, and the encroaching development of a Coca-Cola bottling plant and the Von Braun Center threatened its demolition.  Efforts by preservationists led the bottling plant to purchase the house and renovate it for use as offices and a Coca-Cola memorabilia museum.  Part of the effort led to the house's listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.  In 1990 the bottling plant needed to expand, and the house faced demolition once again.  The house was purchased by the Alabama Constitution Village and moved to a site one block from the museum.  Today, the house is owned by the City of Huntsville and the property is managed by Global Ties Alabama, who use it for their International Headquarters. The historic Humphreys Rodgers house is available for events both business related and purely social.

References

National Register of Historic Places in Huntsville, Alabama
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
Colonial Revival architecture in Alabama
Houses completed in 1848
Houses in Huntsville, Alabama
Relocated buildings and structures in Alabama


title: Komil Allamjonov

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Komil Ismailovich Allamzhonov (born 18 September 1984) is an Uzbek statesman and public figure. He was Press secretary of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (December 1, 2017 – October 3, 2018), acting director of the Uzbek Agency for Press and Information (November 28, 2018 – February 2, 2019), acting director of the Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (February 4, 2019 – January 29, 2020); and is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Public Foundation for Support and Development of the National Mass Media in Uzbekistan (since January 31, 2020).

Early life and education
Komil Allamjonov was born on September 18, 1984, to a mechanic and a nurse in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.

He graduated from Tashkent State Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan named after M. Uygur (majoring in “Television and Radio Directing”) in 2006; and from Tashkent State Economic University with a degree in Economics in 2010.

Career

Ministry of Emergency Situations and State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan
He worked as a chief specialist of the Information Service in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, then as a chief specialist of the Information Service in the State Tax Committee, from 2005 to 2009 he worked as an Acting head of the Information Service of the State Tax Committee. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Head of the Information Service of the State Tax Committee, i.e. Press-Secretary of the Committee Chairman.

In 2010, he was awarded the “Oltin Kalam” (Golden feather) award as the head of the best press service in the country.

A multifunctional interactive website of the State Tax Committee soliq.uz was developed and launched under the management of Komil Allamjonov. In 2015, the official website of the committee was named “Best Government Website” in the National Internet Contest. In addition, he also successfully carried out such projects as Tax through the eyes of children and Soliq Info newspaper.

During his activity as the Head of the Information Service of the State Tax Committee, he initiated the creation of the republican newspaper “Solik info” (“Tax info”) in Uzbek and Russian languages. During 2013–2016, he served as its editor-in-chief. The newspaper has become a professional consultant not only for accountants and auditors of Uzbekistan, but also for the staff of the country's taxation bodies.

He also initiated the creation of systematic courses to improve the skills of accountants, where lecturers were directly the heads of departments of the State Tax Committee and the Ministry of Finance. The courses were organized both in Tashkent and in the regions of the country.

Under his management the book-album called “O‘zbekiston soliq tizimi – islohot va rivojlanish yo‘lida” (“State taxation system of Uzbekistan on the way of reform and development”) was published. Also, a fundamental book-album called “Tax system of Uzbekistan in the years of independence” (“O‘zbekiston soliq tizimi mustaqillik yillarida”) dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the formation of taxation authorities was published. The publication presents in detail the history of formation and transformation of the tax system in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan from ancient times to the present stage.

He was a member of the working group on development of the Code of Ethics for employees of the taxation authorities of Uzbekistan.

He is a co-author of manuals for educational institutions of different levels: “The ABC of economics and taxes” for grades 1–4, “Lessons on economics and taxes” for grades 5-7 and “Basics of taxation” for grades 8–9. An “Entrepreneurship and the Basics of Business” manual was developed for students of academic lyceums and professional colleges, which includes a special chapter on taxation of business entities. A “Taxes and taxation” textbook has been prepared for universities with a non-economic focus.

From 2009 to 2013, he implemented annual creative show-contests called “Tax Knowledge for Children”, which were held in three stages: district, regional and republican.

Press Secretary of the President
He was assigned as the press secretary for President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on December 1, 2017, succeeding Asadjon Khodjaev. He was also assigned as a Deputy Head of the Head of State's Executive Office.

Reforms of the presidential press service began and the information vector changed under Allamjonov, which were aimed to allow information to be more accessible between the head of state and state bodies for society.

For the first time, a two-way communication was established, allowing not only to generate official reports for the media, but also allowing the media to request the information they are interested in from the state. Allamjonov was involved in the arrangement of media support for Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his trips around the country and abroad. The coverage of these trips has been taken to a whole new level. In addition to the official part, the reports began to include the meeting nuances, and explanations were given about the meaning of the signed documents. The photo content provided to the media has become thematically wider.

In general, Allamjonov made sure that the work of the president's press service became more open, and the media community could receive prompt and complete information about the external and internal activities of the head of state.

He is an author of projects as Cabinet and Exclusive. The Cabinet is a platform where officials and politicians talked about their goals, achieved results and prospects for their future activities. Within the framework of the Exclusive the floor was given to foreign politicians and financiers on issues of cooperation with the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Also, a number of films were shot by the press service of the President of Uzbekistan and with its assistance. Mr. President (Janob Prezident), in which Shavkat Mirziyoyev shares his thoughts about improving the life of the nation, the importance of the openness of the state for society, the role of the family in human life and other issues. Pages of Truth (Ilohiy yo‘l sari), a movie about the life and work of Imam al-Bukhari, the famous founder of enlightened Islam, who is the author of the collection of hadiths Al-Jami al-Sahih (Sahih) recognized in the world as the second book after the Qur’an. This movie is dedicated to the 1245th anniversary of the birth of the scientist. President’s amnesty (President afv etdi) is about the clemency of 2,700 prisoners.

Komil Allamjonov began to be engaged on pages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the opportunity to exchange ideas, including the development of proposals to improve the work of the press service.

Director of the Agency of Information and Mass Communication
Komil Allamjonov was assigned to the position of acting director of the Uzbek Agency for Press and Information (UzAPI) on November 28, 2018.

The Agency developed a draft Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Regarding additional measures for the further development of the information and mass communication in order to implement the tasks set – to create a new infrastructure for interaction between the media and the government, improve the quality of the media content created in the country, and increase the role of mass media in the social-political and social-economic development of the country. The document entered into force on February 2, 2019.

According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan UzAPI was reorganized into the Agency of Information and Mass Communication under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (AIMC). Komil Allamjonov was assigned to the position of acting director of the Agency. The position of the director of the Agency is equal to the first deputy advisor to the President.

Allamjonov was responsible for the development of the state information policy, coordinated the information work of state authorities, ministries, and departments, monitored the implementation of the constitutional rights of citizens to freedom of speech and information, as well as was involved in supporting and assisting in the development of the media, publishing, information and library activities.

As head of the Agency, Allamjonov had a particular focus on enhancing the role of the media in society and ensuring the transparency of public authorities and administration. During this period the following conditions were implemented:
 Press services were created in all government bodies, their activities became more open, the status of press secretaries increased;
 more than 400 press secretaries of government agencies completed advanced training courses at the AIMC;
 128 new media organizations were established;
 registration of mass media radically simplified, this service has begun to be provided in an online format, moving from the category of permissive to notification;
 simplified the accreditation of foreign media in Uzbekistan;
 partnerships with international organizations engaged in the protection of the media and ensuring freedom of speech, such as the OSCE and UNESCO, as well as bilateral cooperation at the interdepartmental level with the relevant bodies of a number of foreign countries like Austria, France, Great Britain, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus, and Russia were established;
 a historic meeting of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev with bloggers and journalists was held;
 the media community has adopted the Professional Ethics Code of Journalists of Uzbekistan;
 a program for the development of national content on the Internet was adopted;
 the decriminalization of libel and defamation in press was initiated;
 Initiated and started the development of regulatory legal acts aimed at further liberalization of media, simplifying the registration procedure for industry members.

In response for a call by Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, to stop blocking media websites in April 2019, owing to the Agency's efforts the following month full access to a number of foreign news resources and websites of human rights organizations was restored in Uzbekistan. These include BBC Uzbek, Voice of America, Amerika Ovozi, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Eurasianet.org, Deutsche Welle, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Reporters sans frontiers, AsiaTerra, Fergana Agency, etc.

This step had a positive impact on improving the international image of the country, which in the next press freedom rating (for 2019) raised at once by 4 positions.

In general, Uzbekistan has risen in the ranking by 13 positions from 2017 to 2020 and today occupies the 156th place.

An international round table with representatives of the OSCE and permanent representatives of the OSCE participating States to discuss urgent issues of freedom of speech in the country was held on October 11, 2019, in Samarkand. This was the first event on this subject held in Uzbekistan. The event was organized by the Agency of Information and Mass Communication under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Allamjonov initiated work to popularize reading in the country and develop information and library activities. During this period, the Agency began work to restore the network of libraries throughout the country and open new information and library centers. The most significant achievements in this area include the following:
 holding (for the first time) the Book Caravan campaign during which 1.5 million books were distributed;
 beginning of construction of 186 libraries throughout the Republic;
 creation of the National General Education Electronic Library (UZNEL);
 complete reconstruction of the Nodirabegim city library in Namangan city;
 implementation of the Library buses project to provide residents of remote and hard-to-reach settlements with books;
 raising the status of librarians and establishing an official Day for the workers of the information and library sector of Uzbekistan.

Under the management of Allamjonov active work began to support publishing and printing activities.

More specifically, a project has been implemented for the complete reconstruction and technical modernization of the publishing house printing literature in Braille for the blind and visually impaired, a number of cardinal measures have been taken to increase the financial stability of the publishing houses, which are part of the Agency. The country's only college for training specialists for the printing industry was repaired and modernized.

At the initiative of Allamjonov and with his active assistance the implementation of the Ko‘ngil ko‘zi project started in order to create favorable conditions for providing blind and visually impaired people with educational, artistic, scientific and other literature, as well as improving conditions in specialized educational institutions of the Republic. Owing to the project, students gained access to books in different subjects printed in Braille, there have been positive changes in the material and technical base of special boarding schools for the blind and visually impaired.

In February 2019 with the participation and support of Allamjonov the Bolalik kunlarimda project was launched in order to preserve and transfer to future generations samples of folklore, to promote the cultural heritage of the Uzbek people, as well as to create a media product for visually impaired and blind children. As part of the project, famous artists and musicians provide a voice to Uzbek fairy tales and fairy tales of the other nations, which are loaded with free access for everyone on a special telegram channel.

As the head of the AIMC, Allamjonov took part in the preparation of several legislative acts regarding media, freedom of speech, education and other topics.

Public Foundation for Support and Development of the National Mass Media
In January 2020, a group of journalists and bloggers who initiated the establishment of the Public Foundation for Support and Development of the National Mass Media in Uzbekistan, proposed Allamjonov to hold the office as chairman on the Board of Trustees. On January 31, 2020, the meeting of the founders approved his assignment.

Entrepreneurship

Allamjonov is the founder of a number of projects, including AvtoTest innovative driving school and the Milliy TV channel. On September 8, 2017, Milliy TV channel held the O‘zbegim festival, where the largest pilaf was prepared, which was officially included in the Guinness Book of Records.

Awards
 Oltin Qalam (Golden pencil) National award
 Commemorative pin dedicated to 20 years of independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan
 Commemorative pin dedicated to 25 years of independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Personal life
Married, a father of 4 kids.

References

External links

Official Website

1984 births
Living people
Politicians from Tashkent
Businesspeople  from Tashkent


title: Is Democracy Possible?

text:
Is Democracy Possible? The Alternative to Electoral Politics is a book by the Australian philosopher John Burnheim which outlines an alternative to electoral democracy. Originally published in 1985, the work was subsequently published with a new introduction in 2006, and again as a kindle e-book in 2014.

Summary

There are three central components to the position elaborated in the book, each of which marks a radical departure from traditional and contemporary analyses of the problems that confront us.

The first two components comprise the anti-state and the anti-communalist nature of the position to be developed. Burnheim is against giving sovereignty to any geographically or ethnically circumscribed group, a position which runs against the major tradition of political philosophy and the course of political history. Individuals in Burnheim's polity would see themselves as part of many diverse social activities and functional communities rather than any simple inclusive community. In this sense, despite the turn away from communalist understandings of the political sphere, collective identities remain centrally important to Burnheim. The third component concerns the introduction of Burnheim's notion of demarchy, most notably his rejection of electoral democracy in favour of statistical representation.

Against the state

First, Burnheim rejects the centrality of the state, both to political thought and to the practical overcoming of our current situation. Centrally controlled multi-function agencies provide the current model for the exercise of political and administrative power, from the nation state down to municipal local government. This model undermines the ability of decision makers to grapple with the solution of problems at the level at which they may be resolved effectively.  Decisions currently made within such multifunction agencies could be taken instead by autonomous, specialised agencies coordinated by negotiation amongst themselves. In the modern world many of these authorities would need to have global scope.

Against communitarian alternatives

Second, democratic practice does not require participation by the people as a whole. What is required is that all those individuals materially affected by decisions in a given functional area should be represented and that they have the opportunity to participate in those decisions. This raises the problem of what interests in any given case are to be accepted as legitimate. Burnheim notes that this problem is hardly ever addressed by democratic theorists. That each person should have the opportunity to influence decisions on any matter affecting their legitimate interests seems straightforward, but Burnheim insists that the converse thesis also holds and is generally ignored in discussions of democratic practice: nobody should have input into decisions where they have no legitimate material interest. If this requirement is shelved the result simply is tyranny, "in the strict sense". Burnheim adds that all present forms of democracy, as well as all proposed forms, not only permit but encourage such tyranny. The practice of vote trading by political operatives is the result - trading my vote on an issue upon which I have no interest for another vote on an issue that concerns me deeply.

Demarchy: statistical representation

The third component contains the perhaps startling separation of democracy from electoral representation.  The history of modern democracies has been the spread of competitive elections and the ever-widening electoral base. Universal adult suffrage is now taken as a given but the history of its achievement was a history of struggle. For Burnheim the very process of electoral representation leads to poor decisions determined by power-trading rather than the needs of those most affected. Democracy is possible only if decision makers are a representative sample of the people concerned. This would mean abandoning elections in favour of the ancient principle of choosing by lot so that decision-making bodies would statistically representative of those affected by their decisions. Coordination between diverse authorities would be by negotiation, or, if necessary, arbitration, rather than by centrally imposed decisions. What is hoped is that just as the market supplies our needs for private consumption goods by decentralised processes, our needs for public goods could also be supplied in highly flexible and responsive decentralised ways.

Initially such a polity might begin to emerge from the well-established practice of setting up citizen juries to advise on policy in specific matters. In the longer term the structuring of committees and their procedures would be open to challenge from those who thought their interests under-represented, and such disputes would be decided by tribunals chosen by lot from a pool of people nominated by their peers on operating committees as having the requisite qualities to carry out a judicial role.

Table of Contents 2014 Edition

 Preface to the 3rd Edition
 Introduction
 a. A first approach to the issues
 b. Functional autonomy
 c. Statistical representation
 d. Assumptions
 e. The argument
 1. Democracy and the State
 a. The state is unnecessary
 b. Why we should get rid of the state
 c. Democracy versus the state
 2. Democracy and bureaucracy
 a. Can we do without bureaucracies?
 b. Private bureaucracies
 c. Control, command and service
 3. Democracy and representation
 a. Voting
 b. Electoral politics
 c. The alternative to electoral democracy
 4. Democracy and markets
 a. Public and private goods and evils
 b. Markets in land, money, labour and commodities
 5. Is democracy possible?
 a. The conditions of demarchy
 b. Strategies of change
 c. Demarchy outside government
 d. Objections to demarchy
 e. The promise of demarchy
 Appendices
 a. Preface to the 2nd edition 2006
 b. Preface to the 1st edition 1985

References

External references

 Burnheim J "Is Democracy Possible? Online Content" SETIS University of Sydney.

Books about democracy
1985 non-fiction books


title: Jacks Peak Formation

text:
The Jacks Peak Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
 Paleontology in Nevada

References

Ordovician geology of Nevada
Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits


title: Star Peak Group

text:
The Star Peak Group is a geologic group in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period. The group is named for Star Peak.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
 Paleontology in Nevada

References

Geologic groups of Nevada
Triassic System of North America


title: White Narrows Formation

text:
The White Narrows Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada that preserves fossils.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
 Paleontology in Nevada

References

Geologic formations of Nevada


title: Puget Group

text:
The Puget Group is a geologic group in Washington (state). It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

Two key formations include the Renton Formation and the Tukwila Formation.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Washington (state)
 Paleontology in Washington (state)

References

Geologic groups of Washington (state)
Paleogene stratigraphic units of North America


title: Alexis Gougeard

text:
Alexis Gougeard (born 5 March 1993 in Rouen) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team VC Rouen 76.

He specializes in time trials and track cycling. He became professional in 2014, as a member of the  team. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España, where he took his first grand tour stage win on the nineteenth stage, making a winning attack from a breakaway group.

Major results

2011
 1st  Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
 1st  Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
1st Stage 1
 2nd  Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
 2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2012
 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
 3rd Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
2013
 1st Prologue Tour de l'Avenir
 2nd Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
1st Stage 1
 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
 5th Time trial, Mediterranean Games
 7th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
 10th ZLM Tour
2014
 1st Classic Loire Atlantique
 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
2015
 1st  Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole
1st  Young rider classification
1st Prologue
 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 19
 Combativity award Stage 19
 1st Classic Loire Atlantique
 1st Stage 3 Four Days of Dunkirk
 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st  Young rider classification
 5th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
2016
 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2017
 1st Polynormande
 1st  Mountains classification, Tour de Wallonie
 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
 4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
2019
 1st  Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
1st Stage 3
 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
 6th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  Combativity award Stage 16 Tour de France
2020
 5th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2021
 9th Polynormande
2023
 1st Grand Prix de Buxerolles

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
French male cyclists
French Vuelta a España stage winners
Sportspeople from Rouen
European Games competitors for France
Cyclists at the 2015 European Games
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for France
Cyclists from Normandy
21st-century French people


title: Mowich Group

text:
The Mowich Group is a geologic group in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
 Paleontology in Oregon

References

Jurassic System of North America
Geologic groups of Oregon


title: Butte Creek Formation

text:
The Butte Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

See also
 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
 Paleontology in Oregon

References

Geologic formations of Oregon
Neogene stratigraphic units of North America
Formations


title: Umpqua Group

text:
The Umpqua Group is a geologic group in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
 Paleontology in Oregon

References

Paleogene geology of Oregon


title: JS Hiei

text:
JS Hiei (DDH-142) was the second ship of the Haruna-class helicopter destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

Overview

These ships were Japan's first helicopter-equipped destroyer (DDH), and their greatest feature was that it can carry and operate three helicopters in spite of its 5000t class. Such ships, including the development-improved Shirane-class destroyer, can be said to be the only one in the world to this day, and strongly reflect Japan's special military ideology. In terms of equipment, it was the first self-defense ship to be equipped with a fin stabilizer to stabilize its attitude during helicopter operation, and a landing restraint device (bear trap) was installed to improve the safety and efficiency of flight work on a swaying ship.

Until the introduction of the Kongō-class destroyer (Aegis ship), this class (including the Shirane-class destroyer) were the largest escort ship of the JMSDF.

Construction and career
Hiei was laid down on 8 March 1972 and launched on 13 August 1973 by IHI Corporation Tokyo Shipyard. She was commissioned on 27 December 1974, into the 1st Escort Corps and deployed in Yokosuka.

From July 3 to August 17, 1978, she participated in Hawaii dispatch training with her sister ship JDS Haruna, JDS Kuroshio and eight P-2J aircraft.

JDS Hiei, JDS Amatsukaze and eight P-2Js were dispatched to the United States from January 25, 1980, and participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 1980 exercise between February 26 and March 18. They were the first ships to participate from Japan. Returned to Japan on April 2.

On March 30, 1983, the 51st Escort Corps was abolished and became a ship under the direct control of the 1st Escort Corps.

On March 30, 1984, she was incorporated into the 4th Escort Corps as a flagship.

The FRAM refurbishment carried out from August 31, 1987 to March 13, 1989 improved anti-submarine search capability, individual ship air defense capability, combat command / information processing capability, and electronic warfare capability. However, the cost-effectiveness of FRAM refurbishment was not efficient, and similar large-scale refurbishment was only carried out on two Haruna-class vessels.

On March 2, 1995, due to the relocation of the 4th Escort Group Command to Kure, the homeport was transferred to Kure.

In 1996, she participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 1996.

From May 11 to August 12, 1999, she participated in the US dispatch training with JDS Myōkō and JDS Amagiri.

Participated in the Japan-Russia search and rescue joint training conducted off the coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia from September 1 to 11, 2000 with JDS Hamagiri.

From May 16 to August 3, 2001, participated in the US dispatch training with the JDS Chōkai and JDS Samidare.

On September 17, 2002, based on the Act on Special Measures Against Terrorism, dispatched to the Indian Ocean with JDS Samidare. Engaged in missions until December of the same year, and returned to Japan on January 26, 2003.

On October 28, 2003, she was dispatched to the Indian Ocean along with JDS Akebono and JDS Tokiwa. Engaged in missions until January 2004 and returned to Japan on March 3.

From June 6 to 10, 2005, she visited Vladivostok, Russia, and participated in the Japan-Russia search and rescue joint training off the coast of Vladivostok on the 10th.

In 2006, she participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 2006.

On March 26, 2008, the escort corps was reorganized and transferred to the 4th Escort Corps.

From July 23 to 27, 2010, participated in the Japan-Russia search and rescue joint training SAREX off the coast of Vladivostok, Russia, with JS Jintsū.

On March 16, 2011, she was decommissioned. Her final affiliation was the 4th Escort Corps and the homeport was Kure. The commissioning period was 36 years and 3 months, which is the longest among the ships of the Maritime Self-Defense Force in history, with a cruising distance of about 44 laps around the Earth and a voyage time of about 79,000 hours.

Gallery

Citations

References

 hazegray.org: Hiei DDH 142
 globalsecurity.org: DDH Haruna Class

Haruna-class destroyers
Ships built by IHI Corporation
1973 ships


title: Mr Gay World 2014

text:
Mr Gay World 2014, the 6th Mr Gay World competition, was held in Rome, Italy on August 31, 2014. At the end of the event Chris Olwage, Mr Gay World 2013 from New Zealand  crowned Stuart Hatton Mr. Gay U.K., his successor as Mr Gay World 2014.

Results

Special awards
 Mister Gay World Congeniality Winner 2014
 Mister Gay World Art Challenge Winner 2014
 Mister Gay World Online Voting Winner 2014
 Mister Gay World Sports Challenge Winner 2014
 Mister Gay World Photogenic Winner 2014
 Video Presentation Challenge Winner 2014
 DNA Photoshoot Challenge Winner 2014
 Written Test Challenge Winner 2014
  -  Christepher Wee
 Special Challenge Winner (Baking) 2014
  -  Sushant Divgikar

Contestants
32 delegates have been confirmed:

National pageant notes

Debuts

Returning countries
Last competed in 2010:

Last competed in 2011:

Last competed in 2012:

References

2014
2014 beauty pageants
Beauty pageants in Italy
2014 in Italy
2014 in LGBT history
August 2014 events in Italy
2010s in Rome


title: Asher Raboy

text:
Asher Raboy (born January 14, 1957) is an American composer, conductor and educator living in Napa, California.  He is the Resident Artist in the Department of Music for Pacific Union College.  He was music director of the Napa Valley Symphony for twenty years, conductor of the Diablo Ballet for four and has been music director, assistant or guest conductor for a number of other ensembles. He has worked in opera, theater, symphony (classical and pops) and ballet.

Early life and education

Asher Samuel Raboy was born in Park Forest, Illinois (a suburb on the south side of Chicago). His father is of Russian-Jewish descent, and his mother is descended from New England Puritans.  Both were physicists.  Asher was the middle of seven children.

Raboy began studying the piano at the age of five. He later developed an interest in orchestral scores, and conducted a number of bands and orchestras throughout his childhood.

Raboy began composing in junior high school,  and created pieces for each of his siblings for their piano recital.

Asher attended the State University of New York at Binghamton (now Binghamton University) where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978.  He studied composition with Ezra Laderman, and, during that time, apprenticed as a conductor and vocal coach with Peyton Hibbitt at the Tri-Cities Opera Company.   He went off to Carnegie-Mellon University for his Masters of Fine Arts (1981), studying conducting with Robert Page and Istvan Jaray, and composition with Leonardo Balada.

Career
Raboy returned to Binghamton University to study physics and mathematics while continuing his search for employment.  John Covelli appointed him Conducting Assistant of the Binghamton Symphony (now called the Binghamton Philharmonic).  He moved on to work as Assistant Conductor with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic under Imre Pallo, and then was appointed Music Director of the Napa Valley Symphony

In 2008 Raboy became a college professor.  He wrote a number of scripts and arrangements specifically for young people, and performed concerts for students in pre-school and grade school.

Conducting
While with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic in Upstate New York, he conducting classical concerts for the Albany Symphony Orchestra, performing on a barge on the Hudson River to celebrate the birthday of Troy, and touring the capital area performing for children.  During this time he worked briefly with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, and then became the co-founder and co-music director for the New Paltz Youth Symphony (now called College-Youth Symphony of SUNY New Paltz).

Raboy became conductor of the Napa Valley Symphony Orchestra in 1990, and remained so for twenty years until 2012.  He conducted the Diablo Ballet for four years, was the Assistant Conductor with the Santa Rosa Symphony, founded the Napa Valley Youth Orchestra, and guest conducted theater, ballet and symphony productions. He also worked for the Columbus Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra, Nevada Festival Ballet, California Symphony, Springfield (Missouri) Symphony Orchestra, Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, Belleayre Music Festival Orchestra, Rohnert Park Chamber Orchestra and the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra.

Composing

Raboy has composed or arranged nearly sixty works. been an energetic composer. His orchestral works have been performed by the Napa Valley Symphony.  His early works include his Piano Sonata and his first orchestral composition, Gymnopedies, Or the Presence of the Goddess.  In the mid 1980s, as his conducting began to demand more of his time, Raboy spent less time composing, switching to smaller forms.  Then, in 1992 he returned to orchestral work, and created a number of pieces, including Piano Concerto, Orchestral Dances, The Coming Storm, The Journey, and A Mystic Valley.

Raboy has composed violin pieces to be performed by his wife, violinist Katy Brownell.  He recently completed My Love by the Ocean (A Love Song for Katy), and is currently working on a new sonata for two violins.

Works

Orchestral works

Original work without soloists
 The Seduction of Enkidu
 The Journey
 The Coming Storm
 For the Start of a New Life (A Fanfare)
 A Mystic Valley
 Orchestral Dances
 The New Age
 Phoenix
 King Lear (Tone Poem)
 Of A Distant Love
 Gymnopedies or The Presence of the Goddess (A Suite for Small Orchestra)

Original work with soloists
 Love Song for Marguerite
 Piano Concerto
 Three Small Musicians
 Clarinet Concerto

Orchestral arrangements without soloists
 De Colores
 Yankee Doodle
 Shalom Chaverim/Dona Nobis Pacem

Orchestral arrangements with vocal solos (with and without chorus)
 The Lord is my Light (Frances Allitsen)
 Alleluia (Ferdinand Hummel)
 I Got A Letter	(Traditional)
 Never Mind Bo Peep, We Will Find Your Sheep from Babes in Toyland
 I Want What I Want from Mlle. Modiste
 Sadie Salome Go Home (Edgar Leslie and Irving Berlin)

Orchestra arrangement with chorus (but no soloists)
 Centenary Hymns (Abide With Us and In the Beauty of Holiness)
 There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob (Mendelssohn)

Wind ensemble and band works

Original works
 Dances for Winds
 Fanfare for the Pony Express
 For the Start of a New Life (A Fanfare)
 Phoenix
Lyman Park
 Maine Community Band March (with Nathan Raboy)

Arrangements for wind ensemble and band
 Centenary Hymns (Abide With Us and In the Beauty of Holiness)

Chamber music

Original work
 My Love by the Ocean (A Love Song for Katy)
 Gypsy Ballads
 A Love Song for Marguerite
 Sonata for Mallet Percussion
 Essay for Amplified Cello
 Duo for 2 Trombones and 2 Trumpets
 Four Processional Dances for Solo Flute
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
 Piano Sonata

Arrangements for chamber ensemble
 Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake)
 Pavane (Fauré)
 Meditation from Thaïs
 Liebestraum (Liszt)

Solo vocal work

Original work
 If Ever Two Were One (Poem by Anne Bradstreet)

Choral work

Original work
 It’s Cold in Santa Barbara (a Christmas carol)
 If Ever Two Were One (Poem by Anne Bradstreet)
 Lord, I need you (church anthem)

Arrangements for chorus
 Shalom Chaverim/Dona Nobis Pacem

Stage works

 The Ill-Fated Princess (An opera for an audience of young people)

References

External links
Faculty of Pacific Union College, retrieved August 7, 2014

1957 births
Living people
21st-century American composers
American male conductors (music)
Pacific Union College faculty
Binghamton University alumni
Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni
21st-century American conductors (music)
21st-century American male musicians


title: Mel Pinto

text:
Mel Pinto (September 9, 1923 – March 28, 2021) was one of the first importers of European racing bikes into the United States in 1958 when he opened Mel Pinto Imports in northern Virginia and began selling Gitane bicycles on consignment. Later, Pinto was the first to import Shimano’s Dura-Ace components into the U.S.

In 1960, Pinto became a founding member of the Federation of Washington Area Bicycle Clubs, now known as the National Capital Velo Club, and in 1963 revived the moribund National Capital Open bicycle race in Washington, D.C., reestablishing it as an annual event on The Ellipse until the race's demise in 1988.

Pinto sold Mel Pinto Imports in 2009 and resided in Virginia outside of Washington, D.C. until his death in 2021.

References

1923 births
2021 deaths


title: Aldrich Mountains Group

text:
The Aldrich Mountains Group is a geologic group in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.

See also

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
Paleontology in Oregon

References

Geologic groups of Oregon
Triassic System of North America


title: Tyee Sandstone

text:
The Tyee Sandstone is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
 Paleontology in Oregon

References

External links
 Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Holly C. Wagner, and Norman S. MacLeod: Rhythmic-bedded Eugeosynclinal Deposits of the Tyee Formation, Oregon Coast Range. Kansas Geological Survey 1964.

Geologic formations of Oregon


title: Sue Hines

text:
Sue Hines (born 1959) is an Australian children's author, radio presenter and watercolourist. Born in London, she emigrated to Sydney in 1966.

Sue completed her secondary schooling at Cabramatta High School in south-western Sydney. In 1976, she appeared as a contestant on the daytime television talent show Pot of Gold on the Seven Network, where she performed an original song entitled 'Newspapers', and in 1977 she spent a year in Japan as a foreign exchange student. Sue studied at Macquarie University while raising her two young children as a solo parent and began her teaching career at Cherrybrook Technology High School when the school opened in 1992. In the mid-1990s she moved to Goulburn and then to Canberra, where she taught English and ESL at a number of secondary schools. In 2012 she moved to Mallacoota in East Gippsland and worked as a part-time teacher at Cann River P-12 College, the state's smallest school.

Sue has written three young adult novels and short stories for younger readers and has taught seminars in creative writing for secondary school students. Her first novel, Out of the Shadows, was awarded the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 1998 Award Prize for Children's Literature (Older Readers). More recently, she has been one of the judges for the E.J. Brady Mallacoota Prize Short Story Competition since 2013. In 2016, Sue became a regular presenter on the local radio station 3MGB-FM.

Works

Young adult novels
Out of the Shadows (1998)
The Plunketts (2000)
The Water Boy's Story (2008)

Stories for younger readers
'Spiders!' in Spider Mania (2001)
'Nuts!' in Greening the Earth (2002)
'And Then I Woke Up' in Fright Night (2002)

Awards
1998 Family Award for Children's Literature (Older Readers)

References

External links
 Austlit author profile
 'The Occasional Adventures of Betty' blogs

1959 births
Living people
Australian children's writers
Writers from Sydney
Australian women children's writers
Artists from Sydney


title: Altamira Formation

text:
Altamira Formation may refer to:
 Altamira Shale, a Neogene geologic formation of California, United States
 Altamira Formation, Spain, a Cenomanian geologic formation of Spain
 Altamira Formation, Dominican Republic, an Early Miocene geologic formation of the Dominican Republic


title: Asuncion Group

text:
The Asuncion Group is a geologic group in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
 Paleontology in California

References

Geologic groups of California
Cretaceous System of North America


title: Pobre señorita Limantour

text:
Pobre señorita Limantour (English title: Poor Miss Limantour) is a Mexican telenovela broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas in 1987. Was starring Víctor Cámara in his debut in Mexican telenovelas, Ofelia Cano in her only starring in soap operas and Manuel Saval and Úrsula Prats in antagonistics. It also marked the debut of Thalía in Mexican telenovelas. It is based on the soap opera "Regina Carbonell" Inés Rodena original.

Plot
Regina Limantour is an honest young woman who lives with her aunt and her sister Doris. Bernarda is a cruel woman having fun humiliating and mocking Regina, calling her "Poor Miss Limantour". On the death of Bernarda, Regina is animated by Pilar a woman who has taken a liking to the girl, to get better and become what she craves, a nurse. Regina listens to her advice and finally manages to get her career going. Regina starts working in a hospital where she meets a future doctor: Julio Adrián Montesinos, a rich young man who falls in love despite the warnings of her coworkers, and Julio Adrian has a reputation for womanizing and irresponsible.

However, their love will face many hurdles, the biggest of which is named Greta Torreblanca, an unscrupulous woman who becomes obsessed with Julio Adrián and will do anything just to separate it from Regina. In this love triangle Armando, a young doctor who falls for Regina and honestly struggles to win her love, because she believes that Julio Adrián does not deserve that, true to its bad reputation, like to make fun of women adds.

Same story in the same dramatic intensity, which are protagonists Doris's sister Regina, and a wealthy man Augusto Soledad married father of two children, Dina and Pepito develop. Doris is a young, ambitious, manipulative and as cruel as was his aunt Bernarda becomes Augusto lover who constantly demands money and gifts to tell you to leave your family and marry her. Infidelity causes family break Augusto, Augusto and Soledad are no longer spoken, and Dina, a whimsical young girl blindly idolizes his father and despises the efforts of his mother to try to keep her family together.

Finally, catastrophe will befall the family when her father discovers that Dina keeps an affair with his half-sister! Because Soledad had an affair in the past which was born Doris. When the secret comes to light, the impact is so great that it causes his father seriously ill and unleash a terrible tragedy.

Cast
 Ofelia Cano as Regina Limantour
 Víctor Cámara as Julio Adrián Montesinos
 Úrsula Prats as Greta Torreblanca Halcon
 Thalía as Dina
 Roberto Ballesteros as Germán Limantour
 Alicia Rodríguez as Soledad
 Silvia Derbez as Pastora
 Aurora Molina as Pilar
 Patsy as Doris
 Ana Luisa Peluffo as Mariana Halcon Vda. De Torreblanca
 Manuel Saval as Armando Perea
 Beatriz Sheridan as Bernarda
 Julieta Egurrola as Antonieta Altamar Barragán Vda. del Castillo/Flora Altamar Barragán
 Fabiola Elenka Tapia as Clarita
 Juan Peláez as Augusto
 Rafael Rojas as Alfonso
 Nerina Ferrer as Sor Angelina
 Christopher Lago as Pepito
 Raúl Meraz as Raymundo
 Rebeca Mankita as Caty
 Marcela Páez as Luz María
 Fernanda Ruizos as Valeria Limantour
 Queta Lavat

References

1987 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
1987 Mexican television series debuts
1987 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico


title: Forbes Formation

text:
The Forbes Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
 Paleontology in California

References

Cretaceous California


title: Japanese warship Teibō

text:
may refer to:

 Japanese warship Teibō No. 1, a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, former Chōshū Domain Navy.
 Japanese warship Teibō No. 2, a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, former Chōshū Domain Navy.

Imperial Japanese Navy ship names
Japanese Navy ship names


title: Rosario Group

text:
The Rosario Group is a Late Cretaceous geologic group in southwestern California (United States) and northwestern Baja California (Mexico). In older literature it was named Rosario Formation.

The Cretaceous aged formations of the Rosario Group include the Point Loma Formation, Cabrillo Formation and Lusardi Formation, in ascending order.

The sedimentary structures of the Rosario Group apparently were formed in a nearshore shelf environment, probably a local embayment.

Fossils
Some incomplete dinosaur fossils have been discovered in the Point Loma Formation dating back to the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California

References

Further reading
 JSTOR.org: "Dynamics of Late Cretaceous Rocky Shores (Rosario Formation) from Baja California, Mexico"; by Halard L. Lescinsky, Jorge Ledesma-Vázquez and Markes E. Johnson; SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology; PALAIOS, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr., 1991), pp. 126–141.
  SDSU.edu:  "Paleocurrent analysis of the Cretaceous Rosario Formation"; Bailey, Stephen Milton; 1966-08-10.

Geologic groups of California
Geologic groups of North America
Geologic formations of Mexico
Cretaceous California
Cretaceous Mexico
Upper Cretaceous Series of North America
Geology of San Diego County, California
Geography of San Diego
Natural history of Baja California


title: Great Valley Group

text:
The Great Valley Group is a proposed and widely-accepted renaming of the Great Valley Sequence, a geologic group in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
 Paleontology in California

References

Jurassic System of North America
Geologic groups of California


title: Wildcat Group

text:
The Wildcat Group is a geologic group in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
 Paleontology in California

References

Geologic groups of California
Neogene stratigraphic units of North America


title: Owens Valley Group

text:
The Owens Valley Group is a geologic group in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
 Paleontology in California

References

Geologic groups of California
Permian System of North America


title: James Brown (Elvis impersonator)

text:
James "The King" Brown (born 1968) is a Belfast-born Elvis Presley tribute act known for his covers of songs done in the style of Elvis. In the vein of "songs that Elvis should have done," Brown often performs songs by other artists such as "Whole Lotta Rosie", originally by AC/DC, and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", originally by Queen.

Career
Initially a career Belfast postman, Brown became a singer after the positive reaction he received performing "Suspicious Minds" and "The Wonder of You" at a bar in Belfast, and attracting the attention of local singer-songwriter, record producer & former Energy Orchard frontman Bap Kennedy.

Brown's first album, Gravelands was originally recorded for and released by the London-based Dressed To Kill label in 1997 before being licensed to EMI Electrola in 1998. The album contained his biggest hits "Come as You Are" by Nirvana and "Whole Lotta Rosie" by AC/DC. Gravelands would go on to sell half a million copies. In 2000, Brown released his second album Return to Splendor which contained the hit "Under The Bridge" originally by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Brown also toured with the Fun Lovin' Criminals and Stereophonics. Due to a management dispute in 2000, he parted ways with his band. Thanks to music producer Zeus B. Held, Brown gained a new set of German backing instrumentalists, mostly from Freiburg. Brown's cover of Roger Miller's 1964 single "King of the Road" was featured in a 2001 Audi commercial on German TV and subsequently released as a single.  In 2005 Brown released his third studio album Any Way You Want Me via Browman Records – his first with original songs rather than cover versions.

In 2009 Brown recorded "When the Rebel Comes Home", "Waiting for this Moment" and "Until it Happens" at Ardent Studios for the film Lonely Street (2009). In April 2014 he released Return to Gravelands, a 'best of' album consisting of tracks from his first three albums and the three otherwise unavailable contributions from Lonely Street. This was accompanied by a European tour of the same name, culminating in a one-off performance at Belfast's Empire on 9 May. Brown continues to perform live in Northern Ireland but occasionally travels to other countries throughout Europe,mainly Germany, to perform" September 2020 saw the release of the second Willow Springs (a project by fellow NI musician, Mark Crockard) album "Night-time Radio" featuring two original songs written for Jim - "Hello Friend" and "To be with you".

Personal life
Brown is married, with five children, and lives in Newtownabbey.

Discography

References

External links

1968 births
Elvis impersonators
Musicians from Belfast
Male singers from Northern Ireland
Living people
People from Newtownabbey


title: San Timoteo Formation

text:
The San Timoteo Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
 Paleontology in California
 Mt. Eden Formation

References

Geologic formations of California


title: Ladrones Formation

text:
The Ladrones Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Carboniferous Alaska


title: Lisburne Group

text:
The Lisburne Group is a geologic group in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Geologic groups of Alaska
Carboniferous System of North America


title: Nanushuk Group

text:
The Nanushuk Group or Nanushuk formation is a geologic group in Alaska in westernmost National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). Oil in these rocks likely was generated beneath Western North Slope and migrated northeastward into NPR-A. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Underneath the Nanushuk lies the Torok Formation.

Geology
The Nanushuk Formation together with the Torok Formation below it forms a huge wedge of sediment deposited in a deep water basin and stretches from north of the Brooks Range beneath the Alaska North Slope to the adjacent offshore. It was deposited in shallow water and includes potential reservoirs in deltaic, shoreface, and fluvial sandstones. The USGS found large-scale folds and faults in the South of the formation and evidence, that the rocks have been heated to temperatures at which oil is converted to natural gas.

History
Before 2015, over a period of more than 50 years about 150 oil exploration wells had been drilled into the Nanushuk and Torok Formations, yet oil production had had almost zero success finding one small oil pool with less than 50 million barrels in place. Nanushuk as a legitimate play was ignored.

In 2015 this status changed as the European Energy Company Repsol, discoverer ⁸of the super giant Vaca Muerta play, accompanied by the non operating partner Armstrong and led by the godfather of the Vaca Muerta success, announced it had discovered the Pikka oil pool in the Nanushuk Formation.

This discovery was based upon a critical revaluation of a well drilled to deeper objectives in 2013. This well had been briefly tested with a thin section of clean sands being opened to flow. The test was curtailed due to the imminent closure of the North Slope at the end of the winter drilling season. Only water was produced to surface during the flow period but oil was recovered during well kill operations.

Analysis of the limited test data revealed that the at least 5 MilliDarcy Formation had not been open sufficient time to get oil to surface after recovering drilling fluids lost to the formation.

Examination of core photographs from the Nanushuk revealed that, apart from some limited thickness clean sand bodies, typical in this sedimentary environment, the main section consisted of a thick sequence of siltstones interbedded by clean sand
s with individual lithologies not normally exceeding 6 inches (15 cm).

More remarkable was the pervasive presence of bioturbation with worm burrows crossing between the silts and sands.  Under normal circumstances vertical flow would be much reduced in stacked silt and shale sequences but the bioturbation was sufficient to guarantee efficient vertical recovery.

Another effect of the stacking was to suppress the electric log responses and it was determined that the original log analysis work had failed to recognize the true nature of the formation. More detailed and less pedestrian petrophysical analysis showed potential throughout the Nanushuk and extending into the underlying Torok.

Given the short drilling window it was decided that a new vertical well would be drilled, cored, logged and tested at the same time as a horizontal well was constructed, fractured and tested as a twin to the original well. Both wells proved the existence of the biggest conventional discovery for decades in the USA.

In 2017, ConocoPhillips announced discovery of the Willow oil pool in the Nanushuk Formation with estimated resources of more than 300 MMBO.
As of 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated that there were 8.7 billion barrels of oil and 25 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Nanushuk and Torok Formations, much more than previously estimated.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Further reading

Cretaceous Alaska


title: 2014 Malaysia Cup group stage

text:
The 2014 Piala Malaysia group stage featured 16 teams. The teams were drawn into fourth groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the 2014 Piala Malaysia quarter finals.

Groups
The matchdays were 13–23 August, and 26 August–3 September 2014.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

References

External links
2014 Piala Malaysia, SPMB

2014 in Malaysian football
Malaysia Cup seasons


title: Candy Hearts (band)

text:
Candy Hearts was an American pop rock band from New Jersey and New York, formed in 2009 by singer/guitarist Mariel Loveland and guitarist Kris Hayes. As the band’s primary songwriter, Loveland was the only member to see through every one of its incarnations.

Background
The band's first collection of demos, "Ripped Up Jeans and Silly Dreams", was released for free online in 2010 but never saw a physical release. It featured Loveland, Hayes (who also played bass on the recording) and drummer Louie Aronowitz. Aronowitz later left the band, and was replaced by drummer Nick Noto. They added bassist Greg Baldwin, and Hayes switched from the live bass player to lead guitar. Noto then left the group in 2011 and was replaced by Christina Picciano. A new song, "What I'm Made Of," was released for free on their Bandcamp page the same year. The band also released a split seven-inch with Sister Kisser, which featured two new songs. Baldwin departed after the sessions, and was replaced by Christian Migliorese.

This line-up would go on to record the band's second album, titled Everything's Amazing And Nobody's Happy on Kind of Like Records. Picciano was the next member to depart in early 2012, and was replaced by Matthew Ferraro. An acoustic EP, titled simply Acoustic EP, was released in March 2012. The song featured acoustic versions of the band's songs, and was released to raise funds for further recording and studio time. In the coming months, the band teamed up with producer and New Found Glory guitarist, Chad Gilbert, to record their EP "The Best Ways to Disappear". The EP was rated #2 on Kerrang's list of "Top EPs of 2012."

In April 2013, Migliorese was replaced by John Clifford. The band also released a seven-inch, entitled Miles & Interstates, via Bridge Nine Records that year. Kerrang rated the single, "Miles & Interstates," as #40 in their list of "101 Songs that Rocked 2013." 2014 saw Hayes, the only other original member of the band, depart to start a family and to be a stay-at-home dad. He was not replaced, converting the band into a trio.

In June 2014, the band released their third album, All The Ways You Let Me Down. The album was again produced by New Found Glory band member Chad Gilbert. and charted on Billboard at #8 (Alternative New Artist Chart) and #32 (Heatseekers Chart). The band went on a tour in the spring of 2014 with We Are In The Crowd, William Beckett, State Champs, and Set It Off. In the summer of 2014, the band embarked on a tour with Seaway, Stickup Kid, and Driver Friendly. Loveland would later speak negatively of this tour, accusing Seaway's manager of abusive behaviour.

In the fall of 2014, the band toured with New Found Glory in the United States, Ireland, and England. Later that year, Billboard named them one of the top ten pop punk bands that people need to know. and NJ.com voted them one of the 35 bands you need to hear in 2015  In December 2014, Spin Magazine named Candy Hearts' single "I Miss You" one of the Best Songs Of 2014. All The Ways You Let Me Down was also voted as one of the best pop albums of 2014 by Billboard  and one of the top albums of 2014 by The Houston Chronicle.

On May 5, 2017, Loveland announced that she would be continuing as a solo artist under the name Best Ex. She described the change to Billboard as "taking everything that Candy Hearts is — everything that I am — and giving it a breakup makeover."

Influences
The band cites several, across the board influences. Loveland has cited acts such as The Breeders, Juliana Hatfield and Taylor Swift as influences.

Members
Final line-up
Mariel Loveland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2009–2017)
Matthew Ferraro – drums (2012–2017)
John Clifford – bass (2013–2017)
Bobby Vaughn – lead guitar, backing vocals (2014–2017; touring)

Former members
Kris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals (2009–2014), bass (2009–2010)
Louie Aronowitz – drums (2009–2010)
Nick Noto – drums (2010–2011)
Greg Baldwin – bass (2010–2011)
Christina Picciano – drums (2011–2012)
Christian Migliorese – bass (2011–2013)

Discography
Studio albums
Ripped Up Jeans and Silly Dreams (2010)
Everything's Amazing & Nobody's Happy (2011)
All the Ways You Let Me Down (2014)

EPs
Acoustic EP (2012)
The Best Ways to Disappear (2012)
Miles & Interstates (2013)
Acoustic Hearts (2015)

Splits
Sister Kisser/Candy Hearts (2011)

References

External links
Official website
Bandcamp
Facebook
Twitter
AllMusic

Musical groups established in 2009
2009 establishments in New Jersey
Musical groups from New Jersey


title: Whirlwind Creek Group

text:
The Whirlwind Creek Group is a geologic group in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Geologic groups of Alaska
Devonian System of North America


title: Paul Bilokapic

text:
Paul Bilokapic (born 8 August 1976) is an Australian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Club career
After playing youth football for Yaralla, he moved to Sydney Croatia (later Sydney United) where he played until the end of the 1997–98 National Soccer League season. After two seasons with Northern Spirit FC, he returned to Sydney United, where he played until the end of the 2002–03 National Soccer League season.

International career
Bilokapic made his full international debut for Australia in February 1998 in a friendly match against Chile.  He made two appearances for Australia, both in 1998.

Personal life
He is the uncle of Nicholas Bilokapic who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Peterborough United.

References

External links

1976 births
Australian men's soccer players
Australia men's international soccer players
Australian people of Croatian descent
North West Sydney Spirit FC players
Sydney United 58 FC players
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Wollongong United FC players
Place of birth missing (living people)


title: ESC Reporter

text:
ESC Reporter was an independent news website that focuses on the theme of the Eurovision Song Contest. Created in January 2013, the website was one of many in the long list of websites covering the Eurovision Song Contest.

In the fall of 2013, an interview with the Ukrainian singer Kamaliya was published in the newspaper Kyiv Post, one of the largest English-language newspapers in Ukraine. The interview was also featured on the official website of Kamaliya and translated into Ukrainian for the newspaper Pravda.
ESC Reporter was recognized by the EBU as an accredited news source.
Since its creation, ESC Reporter had interviewed many Eurovision participants, including Eldar Gasimov (Ell & Nikki - Azerbaijan 2012), Conchita Wurst (Austria 2014), Aram Mp3 (Armenia 2014), Mei Finegold (Israel 2014), and Ruth Lorenzo (Spain 2014).

References

External links

Internet properties established in 2013
European news websites
Companies based in Copenhagen
American entertainment news websites


title: Tuxedni Group

text:
The Tuxedni Group is a geologic group in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Geologic groups of Alaska
Jurassic System of North America


title: Mission Possible

text:
Mission Possible is a community economic development agency founded in 1992 and operating in Vancouver Downtown Eastside district. Mission Possible supports individuals who are challenged with poverty to navigate their journey to a sustainable livelihood. Mission Possible runs two social enterprises, MP Maintenance and MP Neighbors, offering empowerment through opportunity. This is done through employment training and individual coaching in the Employment Readiness Program, and by offering transitional work opportunities in social enterprises.

Services and Social Enterprises

Mission Possible is organized into these departments:

 Employment Readiness Program (ERP) - Supports individuals experiencing barriers to employment. Offers skills training, work experience, and employment support, such as creating a resume and getting references. The ERP functions as a stepping stone for transitioning into a more permanent employment opportunity.
 MP Maintenance - Provides training and direct short-term employment in property maintenance tasks such as window washing, graffiti removal, painting, and general grounds clean-up. It is a full-service exterior property cleaning company committed to employing individuals with barriers to employment.
 MP Neighbors - A community-based solution to community safety and security. Crews complete regular neighborhood routes in the Downtown Eastside, providing outreach and referral services to people on the streets, checking in with businesses, and building connections between these diverse groups. Additionally, the Neighbors program does needle pick-up, a service that helps Vancouver become cleaner and safer.
 Power Breakfast - Offers a weekend meal service for Downtown Eastside community members who wish to build connections to Mission Possible without immediately joining the Employment Readiness Program.

References

External links
 A CNN interview with Executive Director Brian Postlewaite explaining Mission Possible philosophy and purpose.
 Mission Possible is supported by local business.
 University of British Columbia.
 Trinity Western University Magazine.
 The Province Newspaper.

Organizations based in Vancouver


title: Yashraj Kapil

text:
Yashraj Abbad is an Indian actor from Beed. He performs on Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin, and also in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. YashRaj Abbad is an owner of Zenolex Technology Pvt Ltd.

Early life
Yashraj is originally from Beed. He started learning acting at age 11. His parents left Majalgaon and moved to Pune to support his training.

Reality shows

Filmography

References

2003 births
Living people
Indian actors


title: Beaver Bay Group

text:
The Beaver Bay Group is a geologic group in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Paleogene stratigraphic units of North America
Geologic groups of Alaska


title: Colville Group

text:
The Colville Group is a geologic group in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Geologic groups of Alaska
Paleogene stratigraphic units of North America


title: Etivluk Group

text:
The Etivluk Group is a geologic group in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Geologic groups of Alaska
Permian System of North America


This is a List of clubs in the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, including all clubs and their final placings from the inaugural season 1978–79, then under the name of Amateur-Oberliga Südwest, to the current one. The league, is the highest football league in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate (German: Rheinland-Pfalz) and Saarland. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.

Overview
The league was formed in 1978 to replace the three regional amateur leagues that existed in its place until then as the third tier in Rhineland-Platinate and Saarland. Originally it carried the name Amateur-Oberliga Südwest. In 1994, when the Regionalliga Süd was formed, the league changed its official name once more to Oberliga Südwest, and became a tier four league. In 2012, the Regionalliga Süd was replaced by the Regionalliga Südwest and the league was renamed Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar to avoid confusion, but little else changed for the Oberliga otherwise.

League timeline
The league went through the following timeline of name changes, format and position in the league system:

List of clubs
This is a complete list of clubs, as of the 2022–23 season, sorted by the last season a club played in the league:

Key

Notes
 1 1. FC Saarbrücken II was withdrawn from league football at the end of the 2014–15 season.
 2 Röchling Völklingen withdrew from league football during the 2021–22 season.

League placings
The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings.

Amateur-Oberliga Südwest
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier three Amateur-Oberliga Südwest from 1978 to 1994:

Oberliga Südwest
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier four (1994–2008) and five (2008–2012) Oberliga Südwest:

Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier five Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar (2012–present):

Key

References

External links
  Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables
  Weltfussball.de Round-by-round results and tables of the Oberliga Südwest from 1994 to 2012
  Weltfussball.de Round-by-round results and tables of the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar from 2012 onwards
  kicker.de: Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar

Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
Football competitions in Rhineland-Palatinate
Football competitions in Saarland

Rheinland-Pfalz Saar


title: Sadlerochit Group

text:
The Sadlerochit Group is a geologic group in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska
 Paleontology in Alaska

References

Geologic groups of Alaska
Triassic System of North America


title: Burji La

text:
Burji La () is a natural pass in the Karakoram mountains between Skardu and Deosai National Park in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Its elevation is 5000 meters. It is famous especially for its beautiful panoramic view of many mountain peaks, including that of K2, Nanga Parbat, Masherbrum, Chogolisa, Laila Peak, Golden Peak, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum IV and a part of Broad Peak mountain.

See also
Machulo La

References

External links

Mountain passes of Gilgit-Baltistan
Mountain passes of the Karakoram


title: Angelo Mozzillo

text:
Angelo Mozzillo (24 October 1736 in Afragola – May 1810, in Nola) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque, active near Naples, Italy.

He initially trained with a Giuseppe Bonito (Peppariello). After 1758, he left Afragola and moved to Nola. He then moved to study in the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples under Giuseppe Bonito and Paolo de Maio. In Nola, he painted several painting: an Immaculate Conception for the Cappella Nuova; a San Nicola di Bari, and a St Francesco di Paola. He also painted for the church of San Raffaele, Naples.

References

1736 births
Year of death unknown
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Rococo painters
Painters from Naples
18th-century Italian male artists


title: Man-sik

text:
Man-sik, also spelled Man-shik, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "man" and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:
Cho Man-sik (1884–1950), Korean independence activist
Chae Man-sik (1902–1950), Korean novelist
Kim Man-sig (1940 or 1942 – 2013), South Korean fencer
Jung Man-sik (born 1975), South Korean actor

See also
List of Korean given names

References

Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names