title: Kapal Mochan

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Kapal Mochan is an ancient place of pilgrimage for both Hindus and Sikhs, 17 km north-east of Yamunanagar city-Jagadhari town, on the Bilaspur road in Yamunanagar district, Haryana, India. It is also called Gopal Mochan and Somsar Mochan. As per Legend, Brāhmanahatya i.e. killing of Brahmin is considered as a major sin, but one who kills a Brahmin and bath here, his Brāhmanahatya sins will be washed.
Nearby Bilaspur, Haryana (not to be confused with Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh) in Yamuna Nagar District which takes its name from the corrupted form of "Vyas Puri", was the ashram of Ved Vyasa rishi where he wrote the Mahabharta on the banks of Sarasvati river near Adi Badri where Sarasvati river leaves Himalayas and enters the plains.

It is one of the most ancient vedic religious site in Haryana along with 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra and Dhosi Hill.

Demographics
 India census, Bilaspur had a population of 9620. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bilaspur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 69% and female literacy of 61%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kapal Mochan Tirth Mela

The place finds mention in the Puranas and the Mahabharata, and was visited by Mahadeva, Rama and Pandavas.

There is historical Mahadev Temple, Gau Bacha Temple and Gurdwara with ancient Pool. Every year, nearly five lakh pilgrims visit the place during the annual, "Kapal Mochan Mela" during November.

As part of INR1200 crore Morni to Kalesar tourism development plan announced in January 2019, Government of Haryana is developing Kapal Mochan Tirth centered around the sacred pond, along with Kalesar Mahadev temple, Panchmukhi Hanuman temple of Basatiyawala, Sharda Mata Temple of Chotta Trilokpur and Lohgarh fort capital of Banda Singh Bahadur.

History

Shiva's visit

Shiva also visited this place after killing Brahma Ji.

Rama's visit
According to local legend, in the Treta Yuga (age) Rama came here in his Pushpak Viman after killing Ravana (a Brahmin from his father's side). From that day this pond is called Surya Kund

Guru Nanak's visit

Guru Nanak stopped here during one of his udasis in 1584 and have spoke to a large gathering disputing the ritual of Sootak (the concept that a newborn baby is born impure). According to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Sootak is there on Mind when it is entangles in vices. Adi Granth states: ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੂੜੁ ॥ ਅਖੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਪਰ ਤ੍ਰਿਅ ਪਰ ਧਨ ਰੂਪੁ ॥ ਕੰਨੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੰਨਿ ਪੈ ਲਾਇਤਬਾਰੀ ਖਾਹਿ ॥. A Gurdwara Sahib is located which commemorates his visit.

Guru Gobind Singh's visit
Guru Gobind Singh visited Kapal Mochan after Battle of Bhangani in 1688 and gave robes of honour (turbans) to soldiers who fought this victorious war against Hill Rulers. He also had discourse with priests of temple on Durga. He gave Hukamnama to temple priests which is still preserved by them. Also, Guru Gobind Singh and his soldiers get temple, rid of those people, who pollute the pond water, by doing toilets on short distances from ponds. In Dasam Granth, Khalsa Mahima (the praise of Khalsa) and Charitar 71 describe a few events happened during Guru Gobind Singh's stay at Kapal Mochan.

Nearby Attractions
Nearby Bilaspur, Haryana (not to be confused with Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh) in Yamuna Nagar District which takes its name from the corrupted form of "Vyas Puri", was the ashram of Ved Vyasa rishi where he wrote the Mahabharta on the banks of Sarasvati river near Adi Badri where Sarasvati river leaves Himalayas and enters the plains. On Jagadhari road lies another popular religious site of Kapal Mochan.

Adi Badri, Amadalpur, Buria, Chhachhrauli, Chaneti Buddhist Stupa and Sugh Ancient Mound are other ancient sites.

References

Archaeological sites in Haryana
Yamunanagar district
Sarasvati River
Hindu holy cities
Hindu temples in Haryana
Shaivism
Gurdwaras in Haryana
Ambala district
Cities and towns in Yamunanagar district
Tourism in Haryana
Tourist attractions in Haryana
Mahabharata


title: Siddham (Unicode block)

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Siddham is a Unicode block containing characters for the historical, Brahmi-derived Siddham script used for writing Sanskrit between the years c. 550 – c. 1200.

Block

History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Siddham block:

References

Unicode blocks


title: Victoria Fleetwood

text:
Victoria Fleetwood (born 13 April 1990) is a rugby union player and personal trainer. She represented  at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

International career
Fleetwood made her England debut in 2011. She made six appearances in the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, which England won. In 2017 she made three appearances for England at the Women's Rugby World Cup, including in the final which England lost to New Zealand.

After the 2017 World Cup, she switched to England 7s, competing for England in the 2018 Commonwealth Games; the team took the bronze medal.

She returned to 15s in 2019 as England won the 2019 Women's Six Nations. She was injured out of the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series, but was named Player of the Match in the Quilter International match versus Italy later that year.

Fleeetwood was again part of the England team as they won the 2020 Women's Six Nations.

Club career
Aged 14, Fleetwood began playing for Leicester Forest. She joined Lichfield aged 17 as part of the Under 18s squad, and later graduated to the seniors team. She continued to play for Lichfield while attending university with teammate Emily Scarratt.

She joined Saracens Women in 2014, then rejoined the team in 2020.

Early life
Born in Hinckley in 1990, Fleetwood has a twin brother named Andrew. She was a junior hurdler and sprinter before switching to rugby.

She attended John Cleveland College and then Leeds Metropolitan University. Alongside rugby, Fleetwood is a successful personal trainer.

In 2017 she appeared on the cover of Stylist magazine as part of a feature on the England Women's Rugby team.

References

External links
 RFU player profile

1990 births
Living people
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
England women's international rugby union players
English female rugby union players
Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Rugby union players from Nuneaton
England international women's rugby sevens players
Saracens Women rugby players
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Rugby union hookers
Rugby union flankers
Alumni of Leeds Beckett University
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for England
English rugby sevens players
Female rugby sevens players
English twins
Barbarian F.C. Women players


title: WXJR-LP

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WXJR-LP was a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Talking Rock, Georgia and serving Central Pickens County, Georgia.  WXJR-LP was last owned and operated by Georgia Mountain Broadcasting Corporation.

References

External links
 WXJR Jasper Radio Online

2014 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Variety radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2014
XJR-LP
XJR-LP


title: Pro Snowboarders Association

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The Pro Snowboarders Association (PSA) is organized to promote and protect the rights and personalities of professional snowboarders.

The Association was created in March 1990 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. At that time, event sponsors and the National Snowboard Association wanted to take control of the professional tour. As one of the four partners inside the International Snowboarding Federation (ISF), the PSA defended rider interests.

The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) was formed in 2002 to replace the ISF.

PSA holds information meetings and a General Assembly. The association commented on the rules and regulations for the ISF Snowboard World Tour. The PSA has the right to reject or modify proposals.

President
1983- Jerome S. Johnson is the President

Superior Body
International Snowboard Federation

Sister Organization
PSA North-America
PSA Asia

References

Snowboarding organizations
Sports professional associations
International professional associations
Snowboarding
Sports organizations established in 1990


title: List of Owenite communities in the United States

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This is a list of Owenite communities in the United States which emerged during a short-lived popular boom during the second half of the 1820s. Between 1825 and 1830 more than a dozen such colonies were established in the US, inspired by the ideas of Robert Owen. All of these met with economic failure and rapid disestablishment within a few years.

The Owenite movement of the 1820s was one of the four primary branches of secular utopian socialism in the US during the 19th century, antedating Fourierism (1843–1850), Icarianism (1848–1898), and Bellamyism (1889–1896).

Background

The communitarian ideas of Welsh reformer Robert Owen (1771–1858) were popularized in the United States by his arrival in America in November 1824. Owen had learned that an already established Rappite religious community at Harmony, Indiana was for sale. He set sail for America with the intention of acquiring it from the Harmony Society and thereby making it a model of his collectivist plans. This initial American community of Owen, a tract of 30,000 acres on the Wabash River which included farmland, dwellings, and factories, would be rechristened "New Harmony" and served as the inspiration for the establishment of other Owenite colonies.

The idea of Owenite communities in the US was boosted by two widely publicized addresses by Owen made before the United States Congress on February 25 and March 7, 1825. The assembled audience included President John Quincy Adams, several members of his cabinet, the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and a number of other invited luminaries.

Owen was assisted in the development of New Harmony by Philadelphian William Maclure, himself a wealthy philanthropist as well as the leading American geologist of the day. Other leading American intellectuals participated in the project, including preeminent zoologist Thomas Say, painter Charles Alexandre Lesueur, pedagogue Francis Neef, and Scottish-born feminist and freethinker Frances "Fanny" Wright, among others.

A brief fad followed seeking the realization of Owen's ideas in practice, resulting in the formation of over a dozen Owenite communities. All of these proved short-lived, either owing to internal dissension or an inability to generate a surplus producing manufactured goods and agricultural products sufficient to retire debts incurred. By about 1830 the Owenite movement in America had vanished with little trace, the established village of New Harmony having long since converted to operation on an individualistic basis.

List

Source: T.D. Seymour Bassett, "The Secular Utopian Socialists," pp. 160-167 (unless otherwise noted).

See also

 List of Fourierist Associations in the United States
 Harmony Society

References

Further reading

 Dawn Bakken, "'A Full Supply of the Necessaries and Comforts of Life': The Constitution of the Owenite Community of Blue Spring, Indiana," Indiana Magazine of History, vol. 107, no. 3 (Sept. 2011), pp. 235–249.
 T.D. Seymour Bassett, "The Secular Utopian Socialists," in Donald Drew Egbert and Stow Persons (eds.), Socialism and American Life: Volume 1. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1952; pp. 153–211.
 Gail Bederman, "Revisiting Nashoba: Slavery, Utopia, and Frances Wright in America, 1818-1826," American Literary History, vol. 17, no. 3 (2005), pp. 438–459.
 Arthur Bestor, Backwoods Utopias: The Sectarian Origins and the Owenite Phase of Communitarian Socialism in America, 1663-1829. [1950] Enlarged 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1970.
 Frederick A. Bushee, "Communistic Societies in the United States," Political Science Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 4 (Dec. 1905), pp. 625–664. In JSTOR
 Donald F. Carmony and Josephine M. Elliott, New Harmony, Indiana: Robert Owen's Seedbed for Utopia. University of Southern Indiana, 1999.
 John F.C. Harrison, Quest for the New Moral World: Robert Owen and the Owenites in Britain and America. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969.
 Morris Hillquit, History of Socialism in the United States. [1903] Revised Fifth Edition. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1910.
 William Alfred Hinds, American Communities and Co-operative Colonies, Second Edition. Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Co., 1908.
 Lloyd Jones, The Life, Times, and Labours of Robert Owen. London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1890.
 Carol A. Kolmerten, Women in Utopia: The Ideology of Gender in the American Owenite Communities. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1990.
 George B. Lockwood, The New Harmony Communities. Marion, IN: Chronicle Co., 1902.
 George B. Lockwood with Charles A. Prosser, The New Harmony Movement. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1905. —Revised edition of The New Harmony Communities.
 Hyman Mariampolsky, The Dilemmas of Utopian Communities: A Study of the Owenite Community at New Harmony, Indiana. PhD dissertation. Purdue University, 1977.
 Edward Royle, Robert Owen and the Commencement of the Millennium: Study of the Harmony Community. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 1998.
  Donald E. Pitzer (ed.), Robert Owen's American Legacy: Proceedingsof the Robert Owen Bicentennial Conference. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1972.
 Richard Simons, "A Utopian Failure," Indiana History Bulletin, vol. 18 (Jan. 1941), pp. 98–113. —On Blue Spring Community.
 Renee M. Stowitzky, Searching for Freedom through Utopia: Revisiting Frances Wright's Nashoba. Honors Thesis. Vanderbilt University, 2004.
 William E. Wilson, The Angel and the Serpent: The Story of New Harmony. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1964.
 The New Harmony Gazette. (1825-1828)

1820s in the United States


title: CGR class S1

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The Ceylon Government Railway Class S1 was a class of diesel multiple unit train-set built by English Electric for Ceylon Government Railway.

Description
These units arrived Ceylon, now Sri Lanka in 1938. Three units were given the names Silver Foam (501), Silver Spray (502) and Silver Mist (503). Their inaugural run from Colombo Fort Station to Galle took place on 25 February 1938. These train-sets were used only on the Coastal Line (Sri Lanka). They served the CGR for about 19 years and before being withdrawn and scrapped in 1955.

In 1955, two diesel locomotives named Class M3 589 and 590 were built locally using the prime movers of scrapped S1 sets.

See also

Sri Lanka Railways

References

S1
Train-related introductions in 1938


title: Krakow, Nebraska

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Krakow is an unincorporated community in Nance County, Nebraska, in the United States.

History
A large share of the early settlers being natives of Poland caused the name Krakow to be selected.

References

Unincorporated communities in Nance County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska


title: Merchiston, Nebraska

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Merchiston is an unincorporated community in Nance County, Nebraska, in the United States.

History
Merchiston was a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad.

References

Unincorporated communities in Nance County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska


title: Chenoua

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Chenoua, alternate spelling Shenwa, may refer to:

 Mount Chenoua, a mountain range in Algeria.
 The Chenouas, a Berber population inhabiting Algeria.
 The Shenwa language.


title: Corank

text:
In mathematics, corank is complementary to the concept of the rank of a mathematical object, and may refer to the dimension of the left nullspace of a matrix, the dimension of the cokernel of a linear transformation of a vector space, or the number of elements of a matroid minus its rank.

Left nullspace of a matrix
The corank of an  matrix is  where  is the rank of the matrix. It is the dimension of the left nullspace and of the cokernel of the matrix.

Cokernel of a linear transformation
Generalizing matrices to linear transformations of vector spaces, the corank of a linear transformation is the dimension of the cokernel of the transformation, which is the quotient of the codomain by the image of the transformation.

Matroid
For a matroid with  elements and matroid rank , the corank or nullity of the matroid is . In the case of linear matroids this coincides with the matrix corank. In the case of graphic matroids the corank is also known as the circuit rank or cyclomatic number.

Linear algebra
Matroid theory


title: European route E712

text:
European route E 712 is a European B class road in Switzerland AND France, connecting the cities Geneva — Marseille.

Route

 E25, E21, E62 Geneva

 E70 Chambéry
 Grenoble
 Aix-en-Provence
 E714 Chambéry

External links
 UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
 International E-road network

International E-road network
Roads in Switzerland
Roads in France


title: Llusca Ritti (Corani)

text:
Llusca Ritti (possibly from Quechua llusk'a polished / slippery, rit'i snow, "polished snow" or "slippery snow") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Llusca Ritti lies southeast of the mountains Taruca Sayana and Quello Sallayoc, southwest of the mountain Riti Huasi and north of the mountain Yana Sallayoc.

Intermittent streams originates northeast and southeast of Llusca Ritti. Their waters flow to a lake named Quicho Suytococha and then to the river Lajamayu.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Puno Region


title: Bahra Biscuit Factory

text:
Bahra Biscuit Factory is a part of UNIKAL Foodstuff Production Company based in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Overview
UNIKAL Foodstuff Production Company began production in 1992 in the Azerbaijan food industry's confectionery field, specializing in the production of baked sponge cake products. In 2006 UNIKAL Foodstuff Production Company begun production of the manufacture of sponge cakes at its plant under the trademark "Bahra Biscuit Factory", and for a very short period of time developed in Azerbaijan's confectionery field under the motto "Health product for health food".

Currently Bahra specializes in wholesale of a range of baked products, which includes rolls, biscuits, cakes, cookies and layered products. The company has factories spread across Azerbaijan, in Baku, Sumgayit, Ganja, Shaki, Agsu, Quba, Masalli, Salyan, Hajikabul and Nakhchivan, all under the umbrella trade mark of "Bahra Biscuit Factory". The company's products are only available in Azerbaijan.

Production
The company's products are prepared on machinery made by leading Italian and German companies. The company's products are imported by such European countries as Turkey, Germany, Italy, Denmark and Austria. Bahra Biscuit Factory is also a distributor of products of Backaldrin Company of Azerbaijan. The company produces an assortment of baked product which include b rolls, biscuit pastries, cakes and sponge cakes.

Awards

35th Golden Award
The company won a Golden Award in 2008 in Paris for the "Year's Best Trade Mark" for its breads, buns and sponge cake, and was acknowledged for its production technology. Director of Unikal FPC, N.H. Huseynov, accepted the award at the ceremony.

"Ugur" National Award
In March 2010 Bahra was awarded the "UGUR" National Award for pace of development in Azerbaijan's Economy at an award ceremony held at the Gulustan Palace, which is the main state convention center of the Azerbaijani government. Niftali Huseynov accepted the award presented by the deputy, member of Milli Majlis (parliament), Sabir Hajiyev.

References

External links

 Unikal FPC (official site)

Food and drink companies of Azerbaijan
Companies based in Baku
Azerbaijani brands
Food and drink companies established in 1992
Azerbaijani companies established in 1992


title: European route E713

text:
European route E 713 is a European B class road in France, connecting the cities Valence — Grenoble.

Route

 Valence
 E711 Grenoble

External links
 UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
 International E-road network

International E-road network
Roads in France


title: Odessa Sathyan

text:
Cheeram Veetti Sathyan (10 October 1957 – 19 August 2014), popularly known as Odessa Sathyan was an Indian documentary filmmaker and social activist, known for his involvement in the naxal movements of the seventies in Kerala and his association with Odessa Collective, a people's film movement which was founded by the noted Malayalam filmmaker, John Abraham. He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award, for his musical documentary Balikurup, a film on Malayalam poet, A. Ayyappan.

Biography
C. V. Sathyan was born on 10 October 1957, at Vatakara, in Kozhikode district, in the South Indian state of Kerala, to Cheeramveettil Kunkan and Cheeru. He was attracted by the leftist movement early on in his life and was associated with the social activism, in the district of Kozhikode, in the 1970s. These activities gathered momentum when he joined the naxalite movement.

The next phase of his life started with his association with the renowned filmmaker John Abraham. Together, they launched Odessa Collective, a people's film movement, which made films such as Amma Ariyan, which gained critical and social acclaim. With John Abraham's death, in 1987, the movement lost its steam but Sathyan tried to carry it forward singlehandedly by founding Odessa Movies and keeping the free public screening of films on with a small projector.

Sathyan was married to Jennifer, a college lecturer, and had two daughters, Sandra and Soya. He died on 19 August 2014, aged 56, succumbing to pancreatic cancer at the Kozhikode Medical College. His body was laid to rest at his residence at Narayana Nagar, Kozhikode.

Social activism
Sathyan's social life was kickstarted by the trade union movements of 1970s, in Kerala, when he got actively involved in many of the leftist activities during that time in Kozhikode. He was reported to have been associated with the trade union strikes at Iringalpara and other areas in Kozhikode. Later, Sathyan joined the naxalite movement and became the Kozhikode district Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) and had to undergo imprisonment during the Emergency period of 1975–77. He was said to be one of the leaders of a people's mass trial, conducted by the CPI ML, at the Kozhikode Medical College Campus.

Film career
The friendship with John Abraham influenced Sathyan to join the Odessa Collective initiative. He participated the activities of the movement and the group, by collecting donations from the public, produced Amma Ariyan, widely regarded as the first people's cinema in India, and exhibited the film all over Kerala, free of charge. With John Abraham's death in 1987, the movement withered but Sathyan established Odessa Movies to carry the activities forward. His active association with the movement earned him the nickname Odessa Sathyan.

Sathyan made five documentaries and a musical album.
 Ithrayum Yathabhagam (The Path Traversed): a documentary on the life and works of noted Malayalam poet, A. Ayyappan. Sathyan's relationship with the poet was widely known and the documentary was the filmmaker's attempt to look at the poet's life from the perspective of an insider.
 Vettayadappetta Manasu (The Haunted Mind) : The documentary narrates the story of Ramachandran Nair, a police officer who made headlines by confessing on killing the Naxalite leader, Varghese.
 Mortuary of Love: A documentary on emotional and carnal natures of love and sexual exploitation of young girls.
 Agnirekha (The Blazing Course): A documentary on the life of Angadippuram Balakriishnan, a Naxal activist hailed as a martyr by the movement.
 Visudha Pashu (The Holy Cow): In the post production stage, under editing.
 Balikurippu (The Sacrificial Note): A musical on the life of the poet, A. Ayyappan.

Awards and recognitions
His musical documentary, Balikurippu, has received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award in the category musical videos. Balikurippu also won the Special Jury Award, at the 6th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, in 2013.

See also
 John Abraham (director)
 A. Ayyappan

References

External links
 Documentary on the life of Sathyan – Kairali TV video – Part 1
 Documentary on the life of Sathyan – Kairali TV video – Part 2
 Sathyan at the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)
 News report on Madhyamam daily
 News report on Mathrubhumi News
 News report on Kaiali TV (YouTube video)

 Profile write up of Odessa Sathyan in www.malayalasangeetham.info

1957 births
2014 deaths
Indian documentary filmmakers
People from Kozhikode district
Malayali people
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Deaths from cancer in India
20th-century Indian film directors
Film directors from Kozhikode
Activists from Kerala


title: Harvey Barnett

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Tudor Harvey Barnett  (25 December 1925 – 23 June 1995) was an Australian intelligence officer. Barnett was Director-General of Security, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), from 1981 to 1985.

Early life and military service
Barnett was born in Albany, Western Australia to a family of shopkeepers. He attended an Anglican boarding school near Perth, and in February 1944 enslisted in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. At the time of his discharge on 29 May 1956, he held the rank of Lieutenant in the RANVR Special Branch and was stationed at the shore training base HMAS Cerberus.

After the war, Barnett returned to university to complete a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Australia, where he was a contemporary of future Prime Minister Bob Hawke. He spent some time travelling in Europe where he taught in England and Germany.

Intelligence work
On his return to Australia in the mid-1950s, Barnett was recruited into the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), Australia's foreign intelligence agency. He was head of the Australian stations in Singapore, Cambodia and South Vietnam, and later rose to the position of Deputy Director-General of ASIS.

In September 1981, Barnett was appointed Director-General of Security. On 20 April 1983, Barnett requested and was granted an urgent meeting with the newly elected Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, whereupon he briefed him on what he called a 'matter of national security'—ASIO was aware of several meetings between David Combe, the national secretary of the Australian Labor Party, and First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Australia, Valery Ivanov. In what became known as the Combe–Ivanov affair, Hawke resolved to remove any possibility of Combe being recruited by Soviet intelligence. Ivanov was expelled from Australia, and although the second Hope Royal Commission in 1984 established that attempts were being made to recruit Combe, no intelligence breaches had taken place.

Three years after his 1985 retirement from ASIO, Barnett published his memoirs, Tale of the Scorpion ().

References

1925 births
1995 deaths
Directors-General of Security
Officers of the Order of Australia
Royal Australian Navy officers
Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II
University of Western Australia alumni
People from Albany, Western Australia
Intelligence analysts


title: Weakley–Truett–Clark House

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The Weakley–Truett–Clark House, a.k.a. Fairfax Hall, is a historic mansion in Nashville, Tennessee.

Location
The house is located at 415 Rosebank Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee.

History
It was built by Samuel Weakley, an early settler and surveyor, in 1802, in the Federal architectural style. It was later passed on to his brother, Robert Weakley (1764–1845), who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1809 to 1811.

In 1855, it was purchased by Ezekiel Truett, who changed the architectural style to Italianate and classical. The two-story portico with columns were added then. He also established Rosebank Nurseries, one of the oldest nurseries in the South. Later, Rosebank Avenue got its name from the roses he grew.

In 1933, a businessman named Sheffield Clark inherited the house. In 1936–1937, he added bathrooms and two one-story wings. On his mantelpieces, he displayed Civil War memorabilia.

In 1989, a Vanderbilt Professor, Henry Teloh, and his wife, Mary, purchased the house, and continued the care and restoration of it. The Teloh family did extensive restoration of the house after it was heavily damaged by the April, 1998 F-4 Tornado that hit Nashville. Sally Teloh Lott, and her husband, Lee Lott, still own the house as of 2021.

Heritage significance
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee since April 13, 1989.

References

Houses completed in 1802
Houses in Nashville, Tennessee
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places in Nashville, Tennessee


title: Piyush Gupta

text:
Piyush Gupta  (; born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean banker currently serving as the chief executive officer, and director of DBS Group, the largest bank in Southeast Asia by total assets. He is also vice-chairman of the Institute of International Finance, and a board member of Enterprise Singapore.

Early life and education
Gupta was one of three children, born in Meerut, India, to R.S. Gupta and Minnie Gupta. He attended St. Columba's High School before going on to pursue a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. After graduating, he enrolled at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for his postgraduate diploma in management.

Professional career

Career
In 1982 and at the age of 22, Gupta started his career at Citibank India as a management trainee. He did several assignments with Citibank India, eventually being the chief-of-staff to the India head. He moved to Singapore in 1991 as the chief-of-staff to the Asia head, and was posted to Indonesia in 1998, as country manager. In 2000, he left Citigroup to start up a dot-com company, but closed his venture and re-joined Citigroup in 2001. Gupta was country officer in Malaysia from 2002 to 2007, where he helped built up Citigroup's branch network, before assuming the role of country officer in Singapore and the head of the Corporate and Investment Bank in ASEAN. In 2008, Gupta was appointed the chief executive officer of Citibank in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

In 2009, he left Citigroup to join DBS Group as the chief executive officer. As CEO, he received various business awards, and has been credited with growing DBS to become a leading Asian financial services group. Early on in 2013, Gupta also realized that DBS needed to start thinking like big tech. "Our frame of reference had to be Amazon or Alibaba. We had to stop thinking about what others banks will do. We had to start thinking about what big tech will do." This has prompted a culture of pervasive experimentation and innovation at DBS, leading to it being named "one of the most transformed companies" of the last decade.

In 2018, Gupta addressed an audience of top business leaders at the Asia Leaders Series in Zurich, Switzerland, stating that "Few people have come to the recognition that Asia is no longer the factory of the world, it is the marketplace of the world." He then elaborated, "Anybody who wants to allocate capital and is not looking at riding on the Asian growth story over the next 10-15-20 years is really missing a big opportunity."

In 2020, he led DBS to launch two new exchanges, and undertake two acquisitions.
Gupta has come out with the importance of future blockchain driven Web 3.0 world with the cautious conclusion at a panel discussion titled, Global Trends and Web 3.0 at the Singapore FinTech Festival in 2021.

Now, the problem with Web 3.0 is when you take that argument to the next phase, it's not only the intermediaries you start questioning. You don't need a central bank. You don't need the regulators. And by the way, guess what, you don't need nation states. You don't need governments. And then you start getting into this thing that is not a question of technology. That's a question of social politics, and a question of philosophy. Do we as mankind prefer to live in a world where eight billion of us are individual agents, without any organising principles such as countries, states, central banks, regulators and boundary keepers? I would argue that it is very, very hard for us to get there.

Personal life
Gupta enjoys reading and bird watching. He plays golf and badminton, and does crosswords. He is an ambassador for CanKids India, a non-governmental organisation that supports victims of childhood cancer. His wife, Ruchira, is a physiotherapist.

A long-time permanent resident of Singapore, Gupta was naturalized as a Singapore citizen in 2009. Gupta also possesses an Overseas Citizenship of India, a form of permanent residency for former citizens of India.

References

External links
 Profile at DBS Bank
 Executive profile at Businessweek
 Piyush Gupta collected news and commentary at Bloomberg
 Piyush Gupta collected news and commentary at The Wall Street Journal

Living people
1960 births
Indian emigrants to Singapore
Singaporean people of Indian descent
Businesspeople from Uttar Pradesh
Singaporean business executives
Singaporean chief executives
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad alumni
St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni
DBS Bank people


title: 2013 President's Cup (Maldives) final

text:
The 2013 President's Cup (Maldives) Final was the 63rd Final of the Maldives President's Cup.

Route to the final

Match

Details

See also
2013 President's Cup (Maldives)

References

President's Cup (Maldives) finals
Pres


title: Taruca Sayana

text:
Taruca Sayana (possibly from Quechua taruka, luychu deer, sayana stop, whereabouts, a place where you stop frequently, "deer stop") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Taruca Sayana lies southeast of the mountains Llusca Ritti (Cusco-Puno) and Jori Pintay, south of the mountain Ananta Cucho, and northwest of the mountains Llusca Ritti (of Corani) and Quello Sallayoc.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Puno Region


title: Welspun Solar MP project

text:
The Welspun Solar MP project is a 151 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built in Bhagwanpura village, just south of Diken, Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh state, in central India.

Operational since February 2014, it is one of the largest solar power projects in India. The Welspun Solar MP project was constructed at a cost of 1100 crore rupees (about $182,000,000) on  of land. It will supply power at 8.05 rupees per kW·h (13,31 cents/kW·h). Welspun Energy Ltd. (WEL) has built the plant through its subsidiary, Welspun Solar Madhya Pradesh Private Limited (WSMPPL) and is mitigating 216,372 tonnes of carbon emission annually, while giving power to 624,000 homes. The average capacity utilization factor of these solar plants are way above the CREC's 19% norm. The solar PV modules used employ polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic technology with a module capacity of a 235 Wp each and are connected to inverters with an output of 630 kWe each. The generated electricity would be exported to the regional North-East-West-North East (NEWNE) electricity grid in India, after being stepped up to 132 kV. The site, which sits on a 500-meter-high barren land ridge, receives among the highest levels of irradiation in India, with a measured DNI (Direct Normal Irradiance) at about 2076 kW·h/m2. The life time of the Solar PV power plant is estimated in 25 years.

See also

 Solar power in India
 List of photovoltaic power stations
 Photovoltaics
 Renewable energy
 Solar energy

References

Photovoltaic power stations in India
Solar power stations in Madhya Pradesh
Neemuch district
Welspun Group
Energy infrastructure completed in 2013
2013 establishments in Madhya Pradesh


title: Chez Tortoni

text:
Chez Tortoni is a painting by the French artist Édouard Manet, painted ca. 1875. The oil-on-canvas painting measures . The painting hung in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, United States prior to its theft in 1990 and it has not yet been recovered. A $10 million reward is offered for the return of Chez Tortoni and the other stolen items.

Description
The painting depicts an unidentified gentleman sitting at a table in the Café Tortoni de Paris while drawing on a sketchpad. A half-empty glass of beer stands on the table.

In popular culture
The painting was featured in a background scene in season 3, episode 1 ("The Birthday") of The Vampire Diaries. It also appeared in season 3, episodes 3 and 5 of the French Netflix series Lupin.

See also

List of paintings by Édouard Manet
List of stolen paintings

References

Paintings by Édouard Manet
Stolen works of art
Food and drink paintings
Lost paintings


title: Mack Horton

text:
Mackenzie James Horton  (born 25 April 1996) is an Australian freestyle swimmer. He is an Olympic gold medallist, World Championships medallist, and Commonwealth Games medallist. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he finished first in the 400m freestyle, winning his first gold medal and became the first male swimmer from the state of Victoria to do so in the Games' history.

Career

2012–2013
Horton first represented Australia at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Honolulu at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, where he won gold in the 1500 metre freestyle in a championship record time of 15:10.07. At the same meet, he finished second in the 400-metre freestyle and 4th in the 800-metre freestyle. He also placed fourth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay with a final time of 7:27.90, tenth in the preliminaries of the 200-metre freestyle with a 1:51.83, and twenty-first in the 100-metre freestyle with a 51.79.

Two months later at the final leg of the 2012 World Cup in Singapore, Horton won the 1500 metre freestyle event in 14:54.25.

At the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, Horton won gold in the 1500 metre freestyle event.

Eight months later at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Dubai, Horton won five gold medals and a silver. He took out the 200 m, 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events and alongside Luke Percy, Regan Leong and Blake Jones won the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay all in new Championships record times. The team of Horton, Leong, Isaac Jones and Jack McLoughlin finished second behind the British in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event.

2014–2016
Horton qualified for his first senior team at the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships where he won the 1500 metre freestyle in 14:51.55 and finished second behind David McKeon in the 400-metre freestyle in 3:44.60, setting two new junior world records. Horton also finished 5th in the 200-metre freestyle in 1:47.36 which also set a new junior world record.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Horton won the silver medal in the 1500 metre freestyle in new junior world record time of 14:48.76 and narrowly missed the podium in the 400-metre freestyle finishing in fourth place in 3:44.91. In the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay event, Horton alongside Thomas Fraser-Holmes, David McKeon and Ned McKendry finished as the fastest qualifies with Horton swimming the anchor leg in 1:49.17. In the final, Horton was replaced by Cameron McEvoy and they went on to win the gold in a new games record time of 7:07.38.

Three weeks later at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, Horton won the silver medal in the 800-metre freestyle in 7.47.73, the bronze medal in the 1500 metre freestyle in 14:52.78 and with McKeon, McEvoy and Fraser-Holmes won bronze in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay in 7:08.55.

In April 2014, Horton became an ambassador for Horton's Heroes Water Polo team (SHWP) with the swimwear brand Speedo and in August 2014, after his breakthrough performances he was named the winner of the Georgina Hope Foundation Rising Star of the Australian Swim Team.

For his first long course World Championships, the 2015 World Aquatics Championships held in August with swimming competition at Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, Russia, Horton won his first world medal in the 800 metre freestyle, finishing third with a time of 7:44.02 that was less than five seconds behind gold medalist Sun Yang of China and silver medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy to win the bronze medal.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Horton represented Australia in the 400 m freestyle, in which he won gold, and the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, in which he finished 4th with his teammates. He finished 5th in the final of the 1500 m freestyle.

2019–2021
At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, Horton won silver in the 400 m freestyle event where he came runner up to Sun Yang. In a controversial "stand-off" Horton refused to shake the hand of Sun or to stand on the winners' podium. Horton had previously called Sun a "drug cheat". On 28 February 2020, Sun was issued an 8-year ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for tampering with the doping control process, with calls to reissue medals from affected events, though the CAS clarified that Sun would not be stripped of any of his medals because "doping tests performed on [Sun] shortly before and after the aborted doping control in September 2018 were negative" and "in the absence of any evidence that [Sun] may have engaged in doping activity ... the results achieved by [Sun] in the period prior to the CAS award being issued should not be disqualified." Horton has been criticised for remaining silent on Australian swimmers who have faced punishments for violating anti-doping rules.

At the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials, Horton came third in the qualification final for the 400m freestyle, failing to qualify behind Elijah Winnington and Jack McLoughlin. Horton would also make it to the final for the 200m freestyle and would come sixth, earning him selection for the 2020 Olympics in the squad for the Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.

2022
The following year, Horton won the silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle, with a 3:44.06, and the bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle, with a 1:46.70, at the 2022 Australian Swimming Championships, held in May in Adelaide, and qualified to represent Australia at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and in swimming competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

A little over three months later, Horton qualified for and was named to the Australia roster for the 2022 World Short Course Championships, to be held in December following the Championships relocation from the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan to his hometown of Melbourne, based on his performances in August at the 2022 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships. Day three of the 2022 World Short Course Championships, contested at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, he ranked fourth in the preliminaries of the 400 metre freestyle with a time of 3:38.09 and qualified for the evening final. Dropping to a 3:37.94 in the final, he placed sixth. The following day, he won a silver medal as part of the finals relay in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, splitting a 1:43.19 for the fourth leg of the relay to help set new Oceanian, Commonwealth, and Australian records in the event with finals relay teammates Thomas Neill, Kyle Chalmers, and Flynn Southam in a time of 6:46.54. In the inaugural men's 800 metre freestyle at a World Short Course Championships, the following day, he placed ninth overall with a time of 7:40.64.

2023
At the 2023 Australian Swimming Championships in April, Horton advanced to the final of the 400-metre freestyle on day one with a time of 3:54.31 in the preliminaries, then finished 0.05 seconds behind sixth-place finisher Joshua Staples in the final to place seventh. He followed up with a placing of fifth in the 800-metre freestyle on day three in 8:08.31. He improved to a third-place finish in the 400-metre freestyle at the 2023 Australian Swimming Trials in June, finishing in a time of 3:46.71 in the final.

International championships (50 m)

 Horton swam only in the preliminaries.

International championships (25 m)

Career-best times

See also
List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
 List of Caulfield Grammar School people

References

External links

  (2016-09-20, 2015-04-21)

1996 births
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Living people
Australian male freestyle swimmers
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Olympic gold medalists in swimming
Olympic swimmers for Australia
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Swimmers from Melbourne
Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Victims of cyberbullying
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Australian people
Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)


title: Methoxyamine

text:
Methoxyamine is the organic compound with the formula CH3ONH2.  Also called O-methylhydroxylamine, it is a colourless volatile liquid that is soluble in polar organic solvent and in water. It is a derivative of hydroxylamine with the hydroxyl hydrogen replaced by a methyl group. Alternatively, it can be viewed as a derivative of methanol with the hydroxyl hydrogen replaced by an amino group. It is an isomer of N-methylhydroxylamine and aminomethanol. It decomposes in an exothermic reaction (-56 kJ/mol) to methane and azanone unless stored as a hydrochloride salt.

Synthesis
Methoxyamine is prepared via O-alkylation of hydroxylamine derivatives.  For example, it is obtained by O-methylation of acetone oxime followed by hydrolysis of the O-methylated oxime:
(CH3)2CNOCH3   +  H2O   →   (CH3)2CO  +  H2NOCH3

The other broad method involves methanolysis of hydroxylamine sulfonates:
H2NOSO3−   +  CH3OH   →  H2NOCH3  +  HSO4−

Reactions
Analogous to the behavior of hydroxylamine, methoxyamine condenses with ketones and aldehydes to give imines.

Methoxyamine is used as a synthon for NH2+.  It undergoes deprotonation by methyl lithium to give CH3ONHLi.  This N-lithio derivative is attacked by organolithium compounds to give, after hydrolysis, amines:
 H2NOCH3  +  CH3Li   →    LiHNOCH3  +  CH4
 LiHNOCH3  +  RLi   →    RNHLi  +  LiOCH3
 RNHLi  +  H2O   →   RNH2  +  LiOH

Uses
Methoxyamine has potential medicinal uses. It covalently binds to apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) DNA damage sites and inhibits base excision repair (BER), which may result in an increase in DNA strand breaks and apoptosis.This agent may potentiate the anti-tumor activity of alkylating agents.

Examples of drugs incorporating the methoxyamine unit are brasofensine and gemifloxacin.

References

External links
 Sigma-Aldrich Methoxyamine Hydrochloride

Hydroxylamines


title: The Fifteen Whispered Prayers

text:
The Fifteen Whispered Prayers (Arabic: مُناجاتُ خَمْسَ عَشَرَةَ), also known as The Fifteen Munajat, is a collection of fifteen prayers attributed to Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (Imam Sajjad), the fourth Imam of Shia Muslims. Imam Sajjad is also the author of Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, another collection of prayers, and some researchers regard the whispered prayers as a supplementary part of the latter collection.

Contents

Every person experiences different feelings towards God throughout life. The Fifteen Whispered Prayers enable a person to recite the prayer which is in most accordance with his present mood and feeling. The prayers start with 'repentance', as repentance is the first step towards a genuine communion with God.

The Whispered Prayer of the Repenters
The Whispered Prayer of the Complainants
The Whispered Prayer of the Fearful
The Whispered Prayer of the Hopeful
The Whispered Prayer of the Desirous
The Whispered Prayer of the Grateful
The Whispered Prayer of the Obedient Toward God
The Whispered Prayer of the Devotees
The Whispered Prayer of the Lovers
The Whispered Prayer of the Mediation Seekers
The Whispered Prayer of the Utterly Poor
The Whispered Prayer of the Enlightened
The Whispered Prayer of the Aware
The Whispered Prayer of the Asylum Seekers
The Whispered Prayer of the Ascetic

Background
In the time of Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Islam was characterized by ignorance and corruption. Yazid and Marwan Ibn Hakam, who proclaimed themselves Amir al-Mu'minin, the leaders of Muslims, were, in fact, twisting the teachings of Islam. Nevertheless, no Muslim dared challenge their reign. The uprising of Imam Husayn ibn Ali against Yazid was mercilessly crushed. In a bloody encounter known as Battle of Karbala, all of Imam Husayn's men were slain except his young son, Ali, who was severely ill during that battle. At such a time when all freedom movements had been crushed and no one felt safe to speak out, prayer was the only vehicle to promote the true essence of Islam without arousing the caliph's ire.

Analysis
Muhammad Jamaluddin al-Makki al-Amili, known as al-Shaheed al-Awwal (the first martyr) is said to have collected and added the fifteen prayers to the Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya in his book Al-Lum'at al-Dimashqiyya (The Damascene Glitter). Afterwards, most scholars who have written about the fifteen whispered prayers, considered them as a complementary section of the Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, while some others distinguished between the 54 supplications which makes the main body of Sahifa, and the added part which consists of the fifteen whispered prayers. According to Chittick the original fifty-four supplications "show an undeniable freshness and unity of theme and style, while the latter… add a certain orderliness and self-conscious artistry which may suggest the hand of an editor." Nevertheless, these prayers have come to the attention of Shiites by Muhammad Baqir Majlisi who has narrated them in the authority of some companions of Imam Zayn al-Abedin from the Imam.

See also

Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
Supplication of Abu Hamza al-Thumali
Nahj al-Balagha
Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah
Al-Risalah al-Huquq
Al-Sahifat al-Ridha
List of Shia books

Notes

References

External links
Fifteen Whispered Prayers-Arabic Audios
Fifteen Whispered Prayers-English Audios
Whispered Prayer of the Repenters-English Lectures

Prayer books
Shia Islam
Shia literature
Shia prayers
Salah terminology


title: Iván Simonovis

text:
Iván Antonio Simonovis Aranguren (born 3 March 1960 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan criminal science expert and security consultant, who served as security chief during the Llaguno Overpass events of April 2002 in Caracas.

Biography
Coming from a working-class family he started his career as a detective in 1981. He created the first Venezuelan police tactical team (BAE – ) in collaboration with other international law enforcement units like the German GSG 9 and various American Police Forces. Simonovis successfully led the rescue operation during the 1998 Cúa hostage crisis to save a woman held hostage by an armed robber. Simonovis later also served as security chief of the Metropolitan District of Caracas. Simonovis invited New York City Police Department chief William Bratton to Caracas to help with the criminality.

Arrest
He was arrested in November 2004 and accused by the Hugo Chávez government of the violence that took place in Caracas during April 2002, under the order of pro-Chávez judge Maikel Moreno. In 2009, he was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in the notorious Ramo Verde Prison in the outskirts of Caracas. Due to the severe conditions in which he was held, his health deteriorated. He suffers from advanced osteoporosis because of sun deprivation for many years. Due to his deteriorating health, he requested humanitarian pardon on several occasions, all denied by the Venezuelan government. Simonovis was considered a political prisoner by human rights advocates.

On 16 April 2012, former Supreme Tribunal of Justice judge Eladio Aponte Aponte wrote an open letter from San José, Costa Rica, in which he confessed having received orders and being pressured by president Hugo Chávez to convict Simonovis without rights, as well as Caracas Metropolitan Police officers Henry Vivas and Lázaro Forero, applying the maximum sentence for their participation during the Llaguno Overpass events. In September 2014, Simonovis was granted house arrest to receive medical treatment.

Release
During the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, Simonovis escaped house arrest in May. Juan Guaidó, recognized by the National Assembly as the acting president of Venezuela, said that security forces loyal to him released Simonovis. Guaidó claims that the pardon was requested during the events of 30 April and that Simonovis was freed as part of "Operation Freedom" (). The Maduro administration did not comment on Simonovis' whereabouts. In an interview for El Pitazo, lawyer Joel García stated that Simonovis had left the country. According to his wife, Simonovis was threatened with being brought back to prison before he escaped. Simonovis wore an ankle monitor and was surveyed by Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) forces.

In June 2019, Simonovis published on Twitter a photo of himself next to the Equestrian of Simón Bolívar in Washington, D.C., United States. During an interview for Associated Press, Simonovis explained how during his escape he had to jump a 25 meters wall, break his ankle monitor, ride a boat whose motor later broke down and piloted a plane to get to United States. Leopoldo López, opposition leader that also was released on 30 April, contacted US and other foreign government officials to request help, and grant passage and entry to Simonovis. His wife published messages in Germany to divert the authorities.

As he arrived in Washington, Simonovis said that he would work with U.S. authorities to investigate cases of corruption, drug trafficking and alleged links to terrorist groups by Venezuelan officials. As of end June, Maduro administration had not released any statement on Simonovis escape.

See also
 Detention of Maria Lourdes Afiuni
 Leopoldo López

References

External links
Opinion page in El Nacional newspaper (in Spanish)

Escapees from Venezuelan detention
1960 births
Living people
Venezuelan escapees
Venezuelan police officers
People from Caracas


title: Pinchem, Kentucky

text:
Pinchem, Kentucky may refer to two unincorporated communities:

Pinchem, Clark County, Kentucky
Pinchem, Todd County, Kentucky


title: Roaring Spring (disambiguation)

text:
Roaring Spring may refer to:

Roaring Spring, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Trigg County
Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, a borough in Blair County
Roaring Spring (Gloucester, Virginia), a historic home located near Gloucester, Gloucester County


title: Brent Primus

text:
Brent Primus (born April 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing for Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Lightweight World Champion. As of March 14, 2023, he is #4 in the Bellator Lightweight Rankings.

Background
Born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, Primus attended Sheldon High School, where he played soccer and helped the team tie South Eugene High School for the co-state title. He later began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning his black belt in only six years.

Primus had a tumultuous childhood and teenage years, having never seen his real father outside of a prison, except for catching him on an episode of “Cops” once as a child. At the age of 13, he found himself homeless after being kicked out of the house by his step father. After this, he bounced around from home to home until he began selling pounds of weed to finance himself. At 15, Primus had his own house from these proceeds. At age 16, his home was raided by rival gangsters, with Primus held up at gunpoint. At 18, his home was raided by police and Primus was sent to jail. During this time, Primus was partying and finding himself in fights on a weekly basis, leading to one of Primus’ friends to sign him up for an amateur fight, which lead him onto his career in MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career
Primus compiled an amateur record of 5-1 before making his professional debut in September 2010, defeating Chris Ensley via first-round submission. In his second pro bout, Primus defeated Roy Bradshaw via submission in the first round on May 12, 2012.

Bellator MMA
Primus signed with Bellator in 2013. He made his debut for the organization on September 27, 2013, at Bellator 101 against Scott Thometz. Primus won via rear-naked choke submission at 3:48 in the first round, improving his record to 3–0.

Primus had his second bout with the organization on November 22, 2013, at Bellator 109. He defeated Brett Glass by rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

In his next bout, Primus faced Chris Jones at Bellator 111 on March 7, 2014. Primus won via TKO in the first round, which marked the first time Primus had finished an opponent that was not by rear-naked choke.

After nearly a year-and-a-half away from the sport, Primus returned to face Derek Anderson at Bellator 141 on August 28, 2015.  He won the fight by split decision.

Primus next faced Gleristone Santos at Bellator 153 on April 22, 2016. He won the fight by split decision.

Bellator Lightweight World Champion
With an undefeated streak of five wins in Bellator, Primus faced Bellator Lightweight champion Michael Chandler at Bellator NYC on June 24, 2017. At 2:22 in the first round, the bout was temporarily halted by the referee to check on Chandler, whose left ankle was visibly injured. The bout was stopped in favor of Primus via TKO, awarding him the Bellator Lightweight World Championship and pulling off one of the biggest upsets in Bellator history.

Primus was expected to make his first title defense against Chandler in a rematch at Bellator 197 on April 13, 2018. However, he pulled out of the fight due to a knee injury. As a result, Brandon Girtz stepped in as a replacement.

The rematch between Primus and Chandler finally took place in the main event of Bellator 212 on December 14, 2018. Primus was out-wrestled for the better part of the fight, and despite landing similar leg kicks to those that stopped Chandler in their first fight and dropping Chandler with a punch in the second round, Primus was defeated by Chandler via unanimous decision.

Post-title era
As the first fight after losing his title, Primus faced Tim Wilde at Bellator: Birmingham on May 4, 2019. He won the fight via gogoplata in the first round.

Primus was expected to face Peter Queally at Bellator 240 on February 22, 2020. However, Queally was forced to withdraw from the bout due to knee injury and was subsequently replaced by Chris Bungard. Primus won the bout via neck-crank submission in the 1st round.

On April 17, 2021, Primus announced signing a new 6-fight contract.

Primus faced Islam Mamedov on July 31, 2021, at Bellator 263. He lost the bout via split decision.

Primus faced Benson Henderson on October 16, 2021, at Bellator 268. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Primus faced Alexandr Shabliy at Bellator 282 on June 24, 2022. He lost the bout via TKO in the second round.

Lightweight Grand Prix
After an original contestant of the $1 million Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix, Sidney Outlaw, was suspended for a positive drug test, Primus replaced him for the quarter-final bout against Mansour Barnaoui on May 12, 2023, at Bellator 296. Primus won the back-and-forth bout by unanimous decision.

In the semifinals, Primus faced reigning champion Usman Nurmagomedov on 7 October 2023, at Bellator 300. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Championships and awards
Bellator MMA
Bellator Lightweight World Championship (One time)
MMAJunkie.com
2019 May Submission of the Month

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align=center|12–4
|Usman Nurmagomedov
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 300
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|San Diego, California, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|12–3
|Mansour Barnaoui
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 296
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Paris, France
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|11–3
|Alexandr Shabliy
|TKO (punches)
|Bellator 282
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:22
|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11–2
|Benson Henderson
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 268
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–2
|Islam Mamedov
|Decision (split)
|Bellator 263
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Los Angeles, California, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10–1
|Chris Bungard
|Submission (neck crank)
|Bellator 240
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:55
|Dublin, Ireland
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9–1
|Tim Wilde
|Submission (gogoplata)
|Bellator: Birmingham
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:20
|Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|8–1
|Michael Chandler
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 212
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8–0
|Michael Chandler
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|Bellator NYC
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:22
|New York City, New York, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center|7–0
| Gleristone Santos
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 153
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center|6–0
| Derek Anderson
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 141
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Temecula, California, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|5–0
|Chris Jones
|TKO (punches)
|Bellator 111
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:45
|Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4–0
|Brett Glass
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Bellator 109
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:20
|Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3–0
|Scott Thometz
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Bellator 101
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:48
|Portland, Oregon, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2–0
|Roy Bradshaw
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Midtown Productions: Midtown Throwdown 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:42
|Eugene, Oregon, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
|Chris Ensley
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|BKP: Springfield Throwdown 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:05
|Springfield, Oregon, United States
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Submission grappling record
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:80%; text-align:left;"
|-
| colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" | ? Matches, ? Wins (? Submissions), ? Losses (? Submissions), 0 Draws
|-
!  Result
!  style="text-align:center;"| Rec.
!  Opponent
!  Method
!  Event
!  Division
!  Date
!  Location
|-
|Loss
|style="text-align:center;"|3–5–0
| Craig Jones
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|Submission Underground 19
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|December 20, 2020
|Portland, Oregon, U.S.
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|3–4–0
| Jake Shields
| Submission (armbar)
|Submission Underground 14
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|May 31, 2020
|Portland, Oregon, U.S.
|-
|Loss
|style="text-align:center;"|2–4–0
| Gabriel Rollo
| Points
|Pan Am Jiu Jitsu 2013
|
|May 23, 2013
|-
|Loss
|style="text-align:center;"|2–3–0
| Bernardo Faria
| Armlock
|Pan Am Jiu Jitsu 2013
|
|May 23, 2013
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|2–2–0
| Oliver Geddes
| -
|Pan Am Jiu Jitsu 2013
|
|May 23, 2013
|-
|Loss
|style="text-align:center;"|1–2–0
| Otavio Sousa
| -
|Pan Am Jiu Jitsu 2012
|
|May 30, 2012
|-
|Loss
|style="text-align:center;"|1–1–0
| Murilo Santana
| Points
|Pan Am Jiu Jitsu 2012
|
|May 30, 2012
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|1–0–0
| Chris Atkins
| Choke
|Pan Am Jiu Jitsu 2012
|
|May 30, 2012
|-

See also
 List of current Bellator fighters
 List of male mixed martial artists

References

Living people
1985 births
American male mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists from Oregon
Sportspeople from Eugene, Oregon
Lightweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Bellator MMA champions
American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Submission grapplers


title: Gharida Farooqi

text:
Gharidah Farooqi () is a Pakistani television host and anchorperson who was once part of Pakistan biggest media group, Geo News.

Gharidah has worked with PTV Home, ATV (Pakistan), Dunya TV, Geo News, Samaa TV (in 2012) and is currently (in 2017) a Senior Anchor Person at Express News. Gharidah Farooqi has hosted current affairs TV program "G for Gharidah" (جي فار غريده) since 2015.

In September 2015, Farooqi interviewed Rana Sanaullah Khan, Law Minister in the provincial government of Punjab, Pakistan on her TV show G for Gharida.

In June 2016, on her TV show G for Gharida, Farooqi interviewed Maryam Nawaz on the progress of her father, the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after he underwent an open heart surgery.She took master's degree from Lahore.

Child abuse incident
On 25 July 2017, Lahore police recovered a fifteen year old maid from the home of Farooqi, where she was kept in illegal detention and was tortured. On 23 August 2017, Farooqi reached a settlement with the mother of the maid.

Sex Scandal
On 26 September 2021 some sexually explicit videos were posted online that allegedly showed politician Zubair Umar, elder brother of Asad Umer was having an affair with two different women. While one remained unidentified, the other woman was blamed to be Gharida, without any proof. There were no solid evidence provided citing that she was the woman in those video but netizens still used it as a tool of defamation against the journalist.

References

External links
 Watch G for Gharida TV show on YouTube of 8 April 2017
 Watch G for Gharida TV show of 15 July 2017

1978 births
Living people
Pakistani television talk show hosts
Pakistani women journalists
Pakistani television newsreaders and news presenters
Women television journalists
Sex scandals
Political sex scandals
Violence against children
Child abuse incidents and cases


title: 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's javelin throw

text:
The men's javelin throw at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.

Medalists

Results

F12

F34

F37/38

F41

F42

F44

F46

F54

F56

F57

See also
List of IPC world records in athletics

References

Javelin Throw
Javelin throw at the World Para Athletics European Championships


title: 2013 Maldives FA Cup final

text:
The 2013 Maldives FA Cup Final is the 26th Final of the Maldives FA Cup.

Route to the final

* Victory Sports Club withdraw from 2013 FA Cup and the match awarded New Radiant a 2–0 win.

Match

Details

See also
2013 Maldives FA Cup

References

Maldives FA Cup finals
FA Cup


title: Big Vein

text:
Big Vein may refer to:

Big Vein, Virginia, an unincorporated community
The Big Vein, a seam of coal in Maryland


title: N-Methylhydroxylamine

text:
N-Methylhydroxylamine or methylhydroxylamine is a hydroxylamine derivative with a methyl group replacing one of the hydrogens of the amino group. It is an isomer of methoxyamine and aminomethanol. It decomposes in an exothermic reaction (-63 kJ/mol) into methane and azanone unless stored as a hydrochloride salt.

The compound is commercially available as its hydrochloride salt. This can be produced by electrochemical reduction of nitromethane in hydrochloric acid using a copper anode and a graphite cathode.

See also
 Methoxyamine

References

External links
 Sigma-Aldrich N-methylhydroxylamine hydrochloride

Hydroxylamines


title: 2014 Hiroshima landslides

text:
On 20 August 2014, Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan was struck by a series of landslides following heavy rain. The rain triggered 166 slope failures which included 107 debris flows and 59 shallow slides. The landslides hit residential areas including Kabe, Asakita Ward, Yagi, Yamamoto, Midorii, and Asaminami Ward. Of these areas, the Asakita and Asaminami Wards in Northern Hiroshima were hit the hardest.

Following the rainfall, Hiroshima issued an evacuation advisory at 4:15 am. Mayor Kazumi Matsui confessed regret over the advisory's late issuance and recommended that the city study the incident to improve the process. Under the law which took effect in 2001, prefectural governments and other authorities must carry out on-site research to designate areas for which evacuation plans and hazard maps will be created. In Hiroshima there are about 32,000 possibly dangerous areas, the highest of all 47 prefectures. There were 44 injuries and 74 deaths. According to the police, the deaths included three boys aged two, three and eleven.

Landslide characteristics
The debris flows covered a 10 km by 2 km region that ran from NE to SW. The most impacted area was Yagi 3-Chrome, located near the Midorigaoka prefecture. Within this area, landslides and debris flows occurred behind the Abu-no-Sato housing complex, Mitsuhiro Shine, and Midorigaoka prefectural apartments. The characteristics of some of these flows are described below.

Midorigaoka debris flow
The Midorigaoka debris flow, located in the Asaminami Ward, entered the residential area and spread out across a large area while continuing for a considerable distance. It consisted of mainly coarse granite. This material was transported out of the terminal area of the channel, and deposited into the residential area. Within these deposits, fine granite soil particles were found.  After 10 days from the event, large amounts of water was found near the source of this flow, resulting in muddy conditions. Overall, around 33,000m3 of soil mass was generated by the debris flow.

Abu-no-Sato debris flow
The Abu-no-Sato debris flow, located in the Asaminami Ward, consisted of two separate channels. They came to a stop before the residential area, and was about 5m wide and 30m long. It consisted of metamorphic and sedimentary rocks (e.g., hard hornfels rock), with very little granite. The flows went through a narrow gully, then dropped down almost vertically for approximately 5m. Through its travel, the flow picked up various debris which resulted in the deposits consisting of fractured hornfels and colluvium.

Causes

Rainfall
The main triggering cause for the event was the highly intense, short duration rain that occurred in the area. Due to the warm, moist air from the Akisame front which passed over the western Shugoku Mountains, cumulonimbus clouds began to develop in the northwest of Hiroshima City. These rainy conditions were unusual, highly extreme, and difficult to predict. Following the torrential rain, in which over 200mm of cumulative rainfall fell, several landslides were triggered near a mountain beside the city of Hiroshima. Asakita-ku was the hardest-hit ward. It received  of rain from 1:30 am to 4:30 am causing two landslides which occurred between 4 am and 6 am. This significant volume of rain hit the surface, resulting in constrained groundwater in the water-bearing layer and a development of a head. The layer then collapsed as a result of the confined water pressure's uplift force.

Geological conditions
As there were faults, fracture zones, and joints in the area, there were several locations with significant permeability. Due to the heavy upstream rainfall, the groundwater in these places turned into artesian water. As a result, the slopes experienced destabilization.

The Midorigaoka debris flow was composed of coarse granite, which easily develops sheeting joints and micro-sheeting joints. These joints in weathered granite make the area more easy to erode away. As a result, the volume of the flow increased in size and energy as it flowed down the gully. The deposits were also rich in fine granite soil particles which can decrease the permeability of the flow and cause greater mobility. Due to these characteristics, the flow traveled far and had a great spread. Yagi 3-Chrome, which had the most damage reported, lies between an area composed of granite.

The Abu-no-Sato debris flow was composed of hard horfels rock, which is large in size. Thus, the permeability was quite high, resulting in less transportation. The flow deposits, then, did not reach the residential area, but were found at the bottom of the wide and gently-sloped gully. However, deaths still occurred in the area due to a collapse of an old debris flow deposit terrace that mobilized boulders and trees into the complex area.

Casualties

As of 20 September 2014, at least 70 people have died as a result of the landslides. One of the dead was a rescue worker killed after the hillside collapsed a second time. Two children, aged 2 and 11, died in a mudslide in Asaminami-ku around 3:20am.
The number of casualties was initially feared to be 100. The number missing was reported to be 52 on the morning of 22 August, but in the afternoon it was revised to 47, then to 46 on the morning of the 23rd, and later on the morning of the same day to 43.
On 9 September, police announced that they had found one body, which has since been identified. Another body was found on 18 September, which has since then been also identified.

On 23 August, Hiroshima city was considering publishing a list of missing persons to speed up safety confirmation. A missing persons list with 28 names in it was published on 25 August. As of 19 September, all bodies of 28 of those listed have been found and identified.

Burials for two of the youngest victims – eleven years old and two years old – and the firefighter, were conducted on 22 August.

Buddhist memorial service was held on 23 September and Shijukunichi service for ten victims on 28 September, for several others on 4 October and officially on 7 October.

Rescue efforts
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe directed the military to deploy hundreds of personnel to assist the local rescue teams. Japanese Red Cross and the NPO Peace Winds Japan also sent staff, and an estimated 1,300 people have volunteered.  Disaster Volunteer of Hiroshima City decided to discontinue activities on 24 August. Volunteers continued later, but stopped temporarily on 4 September because of bad weather.

An estimated 2,000–3,600 rescuers consisting of firefighters, police and members of the Self-Defense Force took part in searching and clearing debris despite rain and dangerous conditions that hampered and sometimes halted their efforts. There was also ongoing risk for a secondary disaster, and more rain was forecast for the area. Consequently, residents on Asakita and Asaminami were told to evacuate. Because schools were being used as shelters, several had to postpone the start dates. All elementary school shelters were closed 1 November.

Evacuation advisories were partially lifted for Asaminami-ku on Sunday, 31 August, allowing about 14,400 persons (around 5700 households) to return to their homes.

Number of persons and households in shelters, by date:

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe planned to visit the disaster area on the morning of 24 August, but bad weather postponed his visit by one day.

The Emperor and Empress visited Hiroshima 3 December, and observed damage and met survivors, SDF personnel, firefighters, police and volunteers.

5 September Cabinet of Japan meeting estimated that 900 million yen is needed for Hiroshima's recovery. (The valuation of the damage caused by the landslide is incomplete.)

Hiroshima prefectural and municipal governments decided to provide 157 public housing units, for evacuees, free of charge. Officials were forced to hold a lottery after 284 households applied.  Local governments are also preparing to build temporary housing for those who lost their homes. The procedures will begin on 28 August, which is also the earliest day tenants can move in. According to the city, municipal housing is provided rent-free for up to a maximum six-month stay, as a general rule.

On 2 September, officials issued a new evacuation advisory to parts of Asaminami-ku, fearing that a nearby slope might collapse and cause more damage. This affected around 2,520 persons(about 980 households).

Voluntarily evacuation order was issued 24 September to districts of Asakita and Asaminami-ku because Typhoon 16.
At next day, part of it was cancelled.

On 1 October and further 7 October and 17th, evacuation advisories were cancelled for several parts of area.

On 20 November, last evacuation advisory was cancelled and 42 people (16 households) were able to return to their homes.

The last shelter was closed 25 December.

See also
2018 Japan floods
2020 Kyushu floods
List of landslides

Notes

References

External links

Pictures by Geospatial Information Authority
Pictures by Pasco Corp.
Pictures by Kokusai Kogyo Co.
Pictures by アジア航測

Hiroshima landslides
Hiroshima landslides 2014
History of Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima landslides
Hiroshima landslides


title: Ayşe Hatun (wife of Selim I)

text:
Ayşe Hatun (1476–1539) was a daughter of Meñli I Giray and an (alleged) consort of Selim I.

Biography

Ayşe Hatun was married firstly in 1504 to Selim's brother Şehzade Mehmed, Sancak Bey of Kefe, son of Ferahşad Hatun and became widow by his death in 1507.

Her marriage was one of only two examples of marriages between the Ottoman dynasty and the Giray dynasty; the other one was between Selim's daughter to Saadet I Giray.

After her first husband's death, the Crimean princess entered in 1511 the harem of her husband's brother, the future Sultan Selim I (1513–20), when he was the governor of Amasya, thus securing for him, in the person of her powerful father, a valuable ally in the prince's struggle for the throne.

See also
List of consorts of the Ottoman Sultans

References

16th-century consorts of Ottoman sultans
1476 births
1539 deaths
People from Crimea
Crimean Khanate


title: Troy, Kentucky

text:
Troy is an unincorporated community that straddles Woodford County and Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the junction of KY 33 and KY 1267. A post office with the name Troy operated at this location from 1859 to 1909. The town may have been named for the town of the same name in New York. The structures in Troy consist of a cluster of farm outbuildings and a few stately houses lining KY 33. The town is surrounded by rolling pastures and sunny fields.

References

Unincorporated communities in Woodford County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Jessamine County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky


title: 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's long jump

text:
The women's long jump at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.

Medalists

See also
List of IPC world records in athletics

References

long jump
2014 in women's athletics
Long jump at the World Para Athletics European Championships


title: Quello Sallayoc

text:
Quello Sallayoc (possibly from Quechua q'illu yellow, salla large cliff of gravel, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a yellow cliff of gravel" or "the yellow one with a cliff of gravel") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Quello Sallayoc lies south-east of the mountains Llusca Ritti (Cusco-Puno), Jori Pintay and Taruca Sayana, west of the mountain Riti Huasi and northwest of the mountains Yana Sallayoc and Llusca Ritti (of Corani). Its ridge stretches to the northeast.

An intermittent stream originates south-east of Quello Sallayoc. Its waters flow to the lake Quicho Suytococha (Khichu Suytuqucha) and then to the river Lajamayu (Laq'amayu).

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Puno Region


title: Rakesh Sethi (banker)

text:
Rakesh Sethi () is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank. Prior to this, Sethi was an executive director at Punjab National Bank. He joined Allahabad Bank in March, 2014 and will serve until 2017. He was preceded by Shubalakshmi Panse.

Background
He started his banking career from Andhra Bank as an Officer in 1978. Rakesh Sethi in his 34 years of experience served as a National Banking Group General Manager at Bank of India, General Manager of Andhra Bank, Director of Andhra Bank (since 26 December 2008).

Rakesh Sethi was also the Chairman of the Board at JSC Subsidiary Bank Punjab National Bank Kazakhstan since 6 April 2012, An Executive Director of Union Bank of India since August 2013. He serves as a Nominee Director of India Factoring and Finance Solutions Pvt. Ltd. He served as an Executive Director of Punjab National Bank from 1 January 2011 to 11 March 2014. He served as a Non-Executive Director of PNB Gilts Ltd. from 24 October 2011 to 9 January 2013.

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Indian bankers
Indian chairpersons of corporations
Osmania University alumni


title: Frederick Howard (British Army officer)

text:
Major Hon. Frederick Howard (6 December 1785 – 18 June 1815) was a British Army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was killed at the Battle of Waterloo.  He is the "young, gallant Howard" mentioned in Lord Byron's poem "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage".

Biography
One of 10 children, Howard was the third of four sons of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, and Lady Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 1st Marquess of Stafford. His eldest brother, George, succeeded their father as the 6th Earl of Carlisle in 1825, his elder brother William Howard  was a Conservative MP, and his youngest brother, the Very. Rev. Henry Howard, was Dean of Lichfield.  He had six sisters, including Elizabeth, Duchess of Rutland.

Howard, who commanded a squadron of the 10th Hussars in Vivian's Brigade, was killed leading a charge at the very end of the Battle of Waterloo.  It is likely he was the last Anglo-Allied officer to be killed. He was buried at Waterloo, but on 3 August 1815 his body was disinterred and re-interred in Streatham. In 1879, his remains were moved again and re-interred in the family mausoleum at Castle Howard, Yorkshire.

Family
On 6 August 1811, Howard married Frances Susan Lambton, the only daughter of MP William Henry Lambton, of Lambton Hall, Durham, and sister of the 1st Earl of Durham. They had one son before his death, Frederick John Howard (1814–1897), and a second son, Villiers Frederick Francis Howard (16 November 1815 – 30 November 1823), who was born after his father's death but died in childhood.

After his death, his widow remarried Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish in 1819, and had a further six children.

References

Further reading

1785 births
1815 deaths
Frederick
People of the Battle of Waterloo
Younger sons of earls
British military personnel killed in action in the Napoleonic Wars
10th Royal Hussars officers


title: 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's high jump

text:
The men's high jump at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.

Medalists

Results

T12

T42

T44

T47

See also
List of IPC world records in athletics

References

high jump
High jump at the World Para Athletics European Championships


title: Whittleford Park

text:
Whittleford Park is a 43 hectare greenspace located between Stockingford and Camp Hill in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Although its development as a public park by Warwickshire County Council only started in 2005, it has a long industrial history, being the site of coal mining, and brick and tile making.

History
Surface mining was once undertaken on the site, before large collieries such as Nuneaton Colliery, Stockingford Colliery, Ansley Hall Colliery and Haunchwood Colliery took over. Tramways connected most of the pits with the local canal wharfs and the mainline railways. The final pit closed in 1970, and the site was cleared shortly afterwards.

Areas within Whittleford Park
Haunchwood includes remnants of ancient woodland that used to span Barpool Valley.  It is full of silver birch, willow, coppiced hazel, oak, ash, holly and blackthorn.  In spring it is carpeted with wild garlic and bluebells.  The woods are home to varied wildlife such as squirrels, jays, foxes, green woodpeckers, muntjac deer and rabbits.

Vale View And Hawthorn Common, once devoted to clay holes, are now areas for sport, recreation.  They are set among meadowland, abundant with butterflies and bees feeding on the wild flowers and grasses.

Gorse Valley contains one of the largest areas of original bluebell woodland in the park, and an area of gorse that has countrywide importance.

Barpool Valley Barpool and Whittleford brooks run through the centre of the park, sustaining the wetland habitats of the flood plain.  The marshlands considered are one of the park's main assets.

Development of the site
In 2006 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council gave permission for part of the Whittleford Park site to be used for housing.

Whittleford Park is classified as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) in the Heart of England.

For the past 10 years the park - now owned by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council - has used a small group help to look after the park.  The group has both a Facebook page as well, as a blog for those interested in getting involved.

References

Nuneaton
Parks and open spaces in Warwickshire
Urban public parks


title: Plenary of Members of Parliament of Valencia

text:
The Plenary of members of Parliament of the Valencian Country (in Valencian: Plenari de Parlamentaris del País Valencià) was the body formed and made up of the 41 Deputies to Congress and Senators elected in the first elections held in 1977 after Francoist Spain in the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia to give political autonomy to the Land of Valencia.

The Plenary met for the first time on August 6, 1977, in Valencia, presided over by the Socialist Joaquin Ruiz Mendoza, a meeting attended by the 29 Deputies and 12 Senators elected two months earlier who represented the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (13 Deputies and 7 Senators), Union of the Democratic Center (11 Deputies and 5 Senators), the Communist Party of Spain (2 Deputies), the Popular Socialist Party (1 Deputy), the Independent Candidacy of the Center (1 Deputy), and Popular Alliance (1 Deputy). At this first meeting the production of a Statute of autonomy was agreed upon, within the framework of a new Spanish Constitution that they aspired to, but did not even known if it would be addressed, as well as achieving a provisional pre-autonomic regime as a culmination of the legal process. Also agreed upon was the name, Plenario de Parliamentarios del País Valenciano (Parliamentary Plenary of the Valencian Country), unlike in other autonomous communities where they were named as Parliamentary Assemblies. The term "Valencian Country" was used and accepted by everyone being part of it, but this would later be a problem for its incorporation to autonomous status.

At the same meeting in Valencia, the Plenary agreed to convene a demonstration in support of the pre-autonomy process and the parliamentary initiative, on 9 October, two months later, in the city of Valencia, linking the process with the historic date. On the day of the announcement, more than half a million people attended the demonstration.

After the first meeting in August in Valencia, three others were held in Castellón, Alicante and Orihuela before the end of 1977. The meeting in Alicante formed the first group of parliamentarians who initiated the talks with the government for the establishment of a pre-autonomic system; the Orihuela meeting approved the substance of the aforementioned system. In 1978 there were two key meetings, held in February in Segorbe and Peñíscola, where the Spanish government was urged to quickly approve pre-autonomic regulations.

On March 1, 1978 the Plenary reached an agreement with the central government that a pre-autonomic system would be established. Ten days later the Council of Ministers agreed to it and six days after that two basic rules, a Royal Law Decree and a Royal Decree of development, were published.

In 1978, the autonomy process was initiated in Morella, culminating what would become the Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community. The President of the Valencian Generality, Josep Lluís Albinyana, convened a meeting of the Council of the Valencian Country on December 29, 1978, which was prevented by a heavy snowfall, and finally held on January 9, 1979. In that cold fifteenth-century Gothic hall of the Morella City Council, the proposal of President Albinyana was agreed upon, and by unanimous agreement of the parties PSOE, UCD, PCE, PSP and AP, the autonomy process, of the then officially named "Valencian Country", was initiated, in accordance with Article 151 of the Spanish Constitution, "in order to achieve the most perfect institutionalization of the Valencian community, for obtaining the maximum possible powers of self-government".

Autonomic regime

Bibliography
 Various Authors, Les Corts Valencianes. Ed. President of the Valencian Parliament, Valencia 1989. .

References

1977 establishments in Spain
Members of the Corts Valencianes


title: Star Light (short story)

text:
Star Light is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov.  It was first published in the October 1962 issue of Scientific American and reprinted in Asimov's 1968 collection Asimov's Mysteries.

Plot summary
Arthur Trent is a starship pilot and the young accomplice of Brennmeyer, an elderly and brilliant researcher. Brennmeyer has been planning a crime for thirty years. They have stolen a quantity of a valuable substance called krillium that is needed to build robots, and can be sold for millions on any civilized world. Due to the size of the galaxy and the lack of any central government, no cooperation between police of different planets is possible except for the closest ones. So, as long as they are far enough from the point of origin, no search shall be possible; nor shall there be any reason for the locals to believe that the krillium was illegally obtained.

Brennmeyer has compiled extensive data on stars and inhabited planets for many thousands of light-years around. He plans a randomly directed jump through hyperspace, which shall place them well beyond the reach of the police. Then, another jump shall be made toward the closest planet in Brennmeyer's database. (They shall jump randomly because the time required to compute an ordinary jump is long enough that the police would catch them before the computation was complete, and also because there shall be no chance of anyone knowing their destination.) He has engaged Trent to pilot their getaway ship, since he cannot do so himself. Trent, however, does not wish to share the wealth. He murders Brennmeyer with a knife and flees by himself, confident that the ship's automatic search-and-compare program shall locate a usable star and planet for him. He leaves all the evidence for the police to find, since he is sure that they shall not be able to catch him.

He makes the jump, then waits for the computer to match the local stars to its stored patterns, based on its selection of a bright, nearby star. Much time elapses, however, without a match being found. Trent realizes, to his horror, that the star must be a recent nova, which distorts the pattern into one that the computer shall never be able to find in its maps. He lacks the knowledge to override the search procedure, and his life support shall not last indefinitely. The story ends with Trent wishing that he had kept the knife.

External links

Short stories by Isaac Asimov
1962 short stories


title: Formal case

text:
The formal case is a grammatical case that transmits a sense of making a condition as a quality. It can be found in the Hungarian language, more commonly referred to as the essive-formal case.

Grammatical cases


title: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

text:
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre () is the oldest and largest professional theatre company in Hong Kong. Founded in 1977, it is registered as a non-profit organisation: some of its funding comes from the government. Among its repertoire are many well-known Chinese and international stage works. Most are performed in Cantonese. The theatre company also aims to bring new Western theatre concepts and skills to the audience.

References

External links
Official website
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

Theatre companies in Hong Kong
Culture of Hong Kong
Entertainment companies of Hong Kong
1977 establishments in Hong Kong


title: 2012 KBS Drama Awards

text:
The 2012 KBS Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network for the year of 2012. It was held on December 31, 2012 and hosted by actors Yoo Jun-sang, Lee Jong-suk and actress Youn Yuh-jung.

Nominations and winners
(Winners denoted in bold)

References

External links
KBS 2012 Awards

KBS Drama Awards
KBS Drama Awards
KBS Drama Awards


title: Orientative case

text:
The orientative case (abbreviated ) is a grammatical case that transmits the sense of something oriented towards another. It can be found in the Chukchi and Manchu languages.

Grammatical cases


title: 2014 Rose of Tralee

text:
The 2014 Rose of Tralee was the 55th edition of the annual Irish international festival held on 15–19 August 2014. The international finals of the competition were broadcast live by RTÉ One television on 18–19 August.

The Philadelphia Rose, Maria Walsh, was crowned the winner of the competition on 19 August. She was a 27-year-old native of Boston in the United States who moved to Shrule, County Mayo in Ireland in 1994. After her college education, she emigrated to New York City in the United States then moved to Philadelphia in 2011.

She had been the favourite with the bookies, with Paddy Power offering odds of 2/5 for her to take victory.

Walsh revealed that she was a lesbian five days after her coronation.

References

External links
Official Site
Official 2014 Rose of Tralee Programme

Rose of Tralee
Rose of Tralee
Rose of Tralee
Rose of Tralee


title: Revertive case

text:
The revertive case is a grammatical case that transmits the sense of something going backwards to another. It can be found in the Manchu language.

Grammatical cases


title: Self Made (film)

text:
Self Made (Hebrew: Boreg) is a 2014 Israeli film directed by Shira Geffen.

Synopsis
The film follows an Israeli artist (Michal) and Palestinian DIY store clerk (Nadine) who swap their lives because of a mix-up at a border security checkpoint.

Cast

Zidane Awad as Ebrahem
Sarah Adler as Michal
Samira Saraya as Nadine
Doraid Liddawi
Na'ama Shoham
Ziyad Bakri

Critical reception
The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Jerusalem Film Festival. It was also shown at the opening night of the AICE Israeli Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.

In a review for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Clarence Tsui said the film was full of "black humor" and "surreal episodes to talk about gritty issues in reality." She added, "What Geffen is trying to put across is how an individual's appearance is just a façade." She concluded that it was, "an entertaining and pensive thought about the straitjackets imposed on women or maybe just about everyone else too."

References

2014 films
Israeli drama films


title: Los Ángeles (band)

text:
Los Ángeles were a Spanish pop group active 1963-1976. Originally the band was known as Los Ángeles Azules (The Blue Angels), the "Azules" was dropped when contracted by Hispavox, a major Spanish label, in 1967.

On September 26, 1976, the band were on their way to Madrid after playing in Tarragona the previous day. The car, which was carrying Poncho Gonzalez (drummer) and Jose Luis Avellaneda (guitarist), crashed in Motilla del Palancar, killing both band members. Carlos Alvarez, the other guitarist, suffered serious injuries that would keep him hospitalized for a long time. The bassist, Paco Quero, also survived.

Discography
 Los Ángeles (1967)
 Pequeñas cosas (1972)

Singles
 98.6
 Dime, dime
 Mañana, mañana
 Créeme
 Momentos
 Mónica
 Abre tu ventana
 Raquel
 Nada va a cambiar el mundo
 Quiero que seas tú
 Pequeñas cosas

References

Spanish musical groups