title: 2014 AFC Champions League final

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The 2014 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2014 AFC Champions League, the 33rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 12th under the current AFC Champions League title.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Australian team Western Sydney Wanderers and Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal. The first leg was hosted by Western Sydney Wanderers at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney on 25 October 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 1 November 2014. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving an Australian club since Adelaide United in 2008, as well as the first to not involve a South Korean representative since the said final.

Western Sydney Wanderers won the match 1–0 on aggregate to become the first Australian team to win the trophy. Wanderers also earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams

Venues

The 2014 AFC Champions League Final is contested in two-legged home-and-away format, held at the home of both finalists. It is the second consecutive year that the AFC adopted such an arrangement, following the success of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final.

Western Sydney Wanderers' home venue, Parramatta Stadium, is a 21,500 seated stadium located in the city of Sydney. The stadium was chosen in preference to the 45,500 seated Sydney Football Stadium and 84,000 seated Stadium Australia. Although the experience during the final was widely praised, the stadium was built in 1985, and the lack of modern facilities saw the Wanderers lobby the NSW Government to replace the stadium with a new one, as an example, because VIP patrons were kept waiting for elevators to their corporate boxes. The stadium was demolished in February 2017 and replaced on the same site by the Western Sydney Stadium.

Only one previous final has been held in Australia. In the second leg of the 2008 final, Adelaide United was defeated by Gamba Osaka 0–2 in Hindmarsh Stadium in the city of Adelaide. Gamba Osaka eventually claimed the title 5–0 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal's home venue, King Fahd International Stadium, is a 61,781 seated stadium located in the capital city of Riyadh. It is also the home ground of several other Saudi Premier League clubs.

In the history of the competition, seven finals have been held in Saudi Arabia and this final was the fifth that Riyadh hosted. The first final hosted by a Saudi Arabian city was the first ever Asian final, the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship, which was won by South Korean side Daewoo Royals 3–1 against Al-Ahli in the city of Jeddah. The next two consecutive finals, the 1986 and second leg of the 1987, were hosted in the Riyadh. The 1986 final was won by Japanese side Furukawa Electric, with Al-Hilal finishing runners-up. The 1987 final was awarded to Yomiuri FC after a walkover by Al-Hilal. Eight years later, Al-Nassr hosted the 1995 final, when Ilhwa Chunma won the match 1–0 in the King Fahd International Stadium. Al-Hilal brought the final back to Riyadh for the 1999–2000 final, in which the club won 3–2 against Japanese side Júbilo Iwata. The first leg of the 2004 final saw Al-Ittihad lose to South Korean side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–3 in the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium (6–3 on aggregate). The second leg of the 2005 final returned to Al-Ittihad's home, when the club was crowned Asian Champions after a 4–2 thrashing of United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain (5–3 on aggregate).

Background
Al-Hilal have made 21 appearances in continental football and been crowned champions of Asia on two occasions, in the 1991 and the 1999–2000 edition of the tournament. The 2014 Champions League was Western Sydney Wanderers first appearance in continental football, with the club only established in 2012.

Both clubs qualified directly to the Champions League group stage through their respective leagues; Al-Hilal finished second in the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League and Western Sydney Wanderers ended their first ever season of competition (the 2012–13 A-League) as league winners.

In the lead-up to the 2014 Champions League both finalists had strong seasons, with both clubs finishing second in their respective leagues (Al-Hilal in the 2013–14 Saudi Professional League and Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2013–14 A-League). Al-Hilal also managed to reach the quarter-finals of the 2014 King Cup of Champions where they were eliminated, and Western Sydney Wanderers reached the 2014 A-League Grand Final which they eventually lost in extra time.

The clubs began competing in the Champions League group stage in February 2014 during mid-season in their domestic competitions, and they continued in the tournament after the end of the 2013–14 football seasons in Australia and Saudi Arabia due to the calendar format of the Asian tournament. For Al-Hilal, the 2014–15 Saudi Professional League started in early August before the resumption of the Champions League quarter-finals, while for the Western Sydney Wanderers, the 2014–15 A-League started in early October, after the Champions League semi-finals and before the final.

Prior to the final, Al-Hilal coach Laurențiu Reghecampf dismissed the Wanderers as "a small team", and frequently promised that Al-Hilal would win the title.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Rules
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Match details

First leg

Team selection

Summary
The first leg was hosted by Western Sydney Wanderers at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney on 25 October 2014.

The game started in a manner that did not reflect the eventual result. Moments after kick off Alfaraj broke into the area on the left flank but couldn't find a team-mate and Western Sydney cleared the ball behind for a corner. Al-Hilal dominated possession and the chances but couldn't find any cracks in the Wanderers defensive armour. Moments before half-time Al Hilal had their best chance of the night after a defensive clearance smashed into Mateo Poljak's face and rebounded for the benefit of Al-Hilal, with Alshamrani being played through on goal but skying his shot.

Supersub Tomi Juric came on in the 58th minute and it took him all of 6 minutes to make his mark on the final, a peach of a cross from Antony Golec on the left wing found Juric up front, the number 9 connecting with a right boot that saw the ball slide under Abdullah Mohammed Al Sudairy to give the Wanderers a priceless goal. Golec later described it as the best cross in his entire career.

As the clock ticked past the 70 minute mark Juric nearly had a brace, he picked up the ball after Digao over-ran it, and Juric went on a mazy run at the defence. Juric opened up enough space for a placed shot from the edge of the penalty area, which beat the keeper but not the woodwork, the ball bouncing away from the path of Mark Bridge who would have been faced with a tap-in.

Al-Hilal had the better of the match but lacked a truly cutting edge and it proved to be their downfall. Without an away goal to show for their trip, the Wanderers will win the Champions League trophy with a win or draw at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. If the Wanderers can continue their streak of scoring in away ACL matches their opponents will need at least three goals to win the tie.

Details

Statistics

Reactions

Second leg

Team selection

Summary
The second leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 1 November 2014.

In the 18th minute Al Hilal had the first chance of the game, swinging a free kick from the left flank that the Wanderers weren't able to get anything on, thankfully for them neither did one of their opponents, a right boot stuck out but agonisingly distant from making contact.

A minute before half-time the first penalty shout of the night was waved away by Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura. Inside the area a ball rolled into the path of the flying Nawaf Al-Abed, Antony Golec clipped the right foot of the attacker but the theatrical leap perhaps weighed the incidence in the favour of the Australians.

After the break it was another stonewall penalty turned down, Salman Al-Faraj latching onto a through ball deep in the right corner of the penalty area and was clearly brought down by Ante Covic but wasn't punished for the indiscretion. Another potential penalty came when the ball was kicked at short range into arms of Brendon Santalab, Nishimura judging that it was ball to hand rather than hand to ball.

The Saudi's pushed on and on, pressing for a goal that would take the game into extra time, and it looked for all money like they had one in the 84th minute. A cutback found talismanic striker Yasser Al-Qahtani, his shot from near the penalty spot had no right to be saved but the big hand of Covic found a way. The ball bounced once before spinning out for a corner just inches away from the goalpost. The save was the biggest moment for an Australian keeper since Mark Schwarzer in the famous shootout against Uruguay.

The Wanderers had precious little attack of their own, the best chance coming from a mazy Vítor Saba dribble that released Labinot Haliti, the shot being blocked desperately. Western Sydney didn't need a goal however, an eventual 6 minutes of injury time passed before the final whistle blew and the Wanderers were officially crowned Champions of Asia.

Details

Statistics

Reactions
Western Sydney Wanderers coach, Tony Popovic, spoke after the match about the win, saying "we were called a small club yesterday, today we are the biggest in Asia."

References

External links
AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com

Final
2014
2014 in Australian soccer
2014–15 in Saudi Arabian football
Western Sydney Wanderers FC matches
Al Hilal SFC matches
International club association football competitions hosted by Australia
International club association football competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia


title: Somewhere Only We Know (film)

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Somewhere Only We Know () is a 2015 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Xu Jinglei. Filming took place in Prague, Czech Republic. The film was released on February 10, 2015.

Plot
Jin Tian (Wang Likun) is a young woman who recently got dumped by her fiancé and lost her grandmother, Chen Lanxin (Xu Jinglei). Feeling heartbroken, she enrolls in a language course abroad and travels to Prague for a change of pace, the city where her grandmother once spent a couple years of her life. In her grandmother's belongings, she finds a letter from 1970, written by Josef Novak, her grandmother's past lover.

In Prague, Jin Tian meets Peng Zeyang (Kris Wu), a young single father who lives with his little daughter and bipolar mother. The two develop a mutual attraction during their journey searching for Josef Novak.

Cast
Kris Wu as Peng Zeyang
Wang Likun as Jin Tian
Xu Jinglei as Chen Lanxin
Gordon Alexander as Josef Novak
Cong Shan as Zeyang's Mom
Sophia Cai Shuya as Ni Ni, Zeyang's daughter
Juck Zhang as Luo Ji
Re Yizha as Shanshan

Production
Principal photography started in June 2014 in Prague and ended in August 2014.

Box office
In mainland China, the film grossed US$37.81 million in its first six days debuting at No. 1 at the box office.

References

External links

2015 films
2015 romantic drama films
Films directed by Xu Jinglei
Chinese romantic drama films
Films shot in the Czech Republic
Heyi Pictures films


title: Not About Angels

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"Not About Angels" is a song by English musician Birdy. It is one of the theme songs for the film adaptation of the book The Fault in Our Stars.

Music video
The music video for the song premiered on YouTube on 12 June 2014.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Birdy (singer) songs
2014 songs
The Fault in Our Stars (film)
Atlantic Records singles


title: Instruments (band)

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INSTRUMENTS (always spelled with all capital letters by the band) is a three-piece music recording ensemble based in Halifax, NS, Canada.

History
J. LaPointe, Jon Hutt, and Daniel MacDonald began playing together in Truro, NS, Canada as early as 1991, formally establishing themselves as The Motes (along with Craig Thibault) in 1994. The foursome released six albums before disbanding in 1998. LaPointe spent 1998 - 2001 playing in North of America, touring extensively and releasing four albums, while Hutt spent that time developing his Recyclone project, releasing three albums and collaborating with Sixtoo, Graematter (Buck 65), and LaPointe once again on the "Numbers" full-length.
LaPointe, Hutt, and MacDonald reconvened as Instruments in 2001. They have since released three full length albums, two 12" EPs, multiple digital downloads, and collaborated with Triune Gods, American rapper Bleubird, and producer Skyrider on releases on Endemik Music and the Japanese label Granma Music. The band does make rare live appearances including a 2012 performance sharing the stage with Yamantaka // Sonic Titan at the Halifax Pop Explosion, and as recent as January 2014 with Wintersleep.

Discography
 2005: INSTRUMENTS - Nominal (CD, instrumentslab.com)
 2008: INSTRUMENTS - Nominal (re-release 12" vinyl w/CD, instrumentslab.com)
 2009: INSTRUMENTS - National Laboratory (12" vinyl w/CD, Endemik Music)
 2011: INSTRUMENTS - Assembly Room (CD, Endemik Music)
 2014: INSTRUMENTS - The End of Light by Heat (CD, Endemik Music)
 2015: INSTRUMENTS - Spirit Duplicator (Digital Download, instrumentslab.com)

Also Appears On
 2006: SkyRider - 47:34, Hello Loneliness Instruments remix (CD, Granma Music Japan)
 2006: Chimera - sound and music by Instruments (film)
 2014: Triune Gods - ≠ Three Cornered World, "3 3 3" (12" and CD - Endemik Music/Granma Music (Japan), Dora (France/Europe)
 2007: Bleubird - RIP U$A (The Birdfleu), "rip u$a" and "Drunk on Movement" produced by Instruments (CD - Endemik Music/Granma Music Japan, LP - Hectic Records)

References

Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canadian indie rock groups
2001 establishments in Nova Scotia


title: Comparative army officer ranks of Asia

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Rank comparison chart of armies and land forces of Asian states.

Officers

Warrant officers

See also
 Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas
 Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
 Comparative military ranks of Korea

Notes

References

Military comparisons


title: Martin Powell (puppetry)

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Martin Powell, (fl. 1709–1720; d. 1729) was an Irish master puppeteer and puppet show impresario, who put on a repertoire of satirical and parodical marionette shows that invariably featured the Punch character. He drew audiences first at provincial towns such as Bath, then moving his venue to London. His theatre (dubbed "Punch's Opera" or "Punch's Theatre") established itself in early 1710 at its first location, at the north end of St. Martin's Street intersected by Litchfield St., not quite in Covent Garden. But by 1711 he relocated the theatre to the galleries of Covent Garden, at Little Piazza, opposite St. Paul's Church.

He has been credited with establishing the stock form of the Punch and Judy plays. Charles Magnin, the learned author of the Histoire des Marionnettes en Europe, calls the years of Powell's pre-eminence "the golden age of marionettes in England." It has been commented "Powell is described as a deformed cripple but his powers of satire were considerable," to the extent that the ministry recruited Powell to lampoon the French prophets to diminish their influence among the populace. He not only narrated (spoke the lengthy prologues), with a wand in hand, but was a puppeteer himself, and he is thought to have built his own puppet figures and written the plays himself.

A 20th-century scholar assesses the period of Powell's prominent activity to be 1709–1720, the popularity of his puppetry having waned in the latter years, "his son briefly carried on the tradition in the [1720s]", and he died 1729.

Repertoire

Bath
In Bath (1709), Powell had his success with, e.g., The Creation of the World, which in its Noah's Flood segment featured "Punch and his wife dancing in the Ark." The Creation of the World, was also later put on by Powell at Bartholomew Fair. This puppet show was not exclusive to Powell at the time, and a puppeteer known as "Crawley" staged it at Southwark Fair in 1695, and later at Bartholomew Fair in 1727.

The Children in the Wood, was "presumably performed at Bath".
Mother Shipton, together with The Seven Champions of Christendom and Valentine and Orson.

Covent Garden
Once in London, in an escalated rivalry with Her Majesty's Theatre in Haymarket (i.e., with serious dramas and operas), he arranged various puppet operas, including:

"King Bladud, Founder of the Bath" (1711)
The City Rake (The Town Rake, or Punch turn'd Quaker) (1711)
The History of Sir Richard Whittington ("The True and Ancient History of Sir Richard Whittington, Thrice Lord Mayor of London, and his Cat") (1711)
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (1711)
"Poor Robin's Dream, or the Vices of the Age Exposed" (end of April, 1711?)
Faustus' Trip to the Jubilee (1712) – Spoof of Dr. Faustus
The False Triumph; or, The Destruction of Troy''' (1712)The State of Innocence, or the Fall of Man. (1712)The Unnatural Brother, or the Orphan Betrayed (1712)Orpheus and Erudice (1712)Beauteous Sacrifice (1712) – new play but really a remake of CreationVenus and Adonis, or the Triumphs of Love: a mock opera (1713)Mother Lowse (Mother Louse) (1714)

Response
One contemporary observer who often wrote following Martin Powell's career was Richard Steele, as an editor of the 1709–1710 journal Tatler, or the Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff and later of the 1711 journal Spectator. In the Tatler, Steele assumed the persona of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esquire, writing a (feigned) affront that Powell was mocking Bickerstaff through the puppet Punch. Not much here can be taken at face value, since the venom against Powell is in jest (characterized "bantering allusions"), the purported letter written by Powell to the editor is a "fictitious" fabrication, and in the subtext it is really about a veiled defense of his friend Benjamin Hoadly in his church and state dispute against Ofspring Blackall, Bishop of Exeter.

Following up the bantering allusions to Powell in the Tatler, Richard Steele, in the Spectator (No. 14), made the under-sexton of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, write to complain that his congregation took the warning of his bell, morning and evening, to go to a puppet show set forth by one Powell under the piazzas. "I have placed my son at the piazzas to acquaint the ladies that the bell rings for church, and that it stands on the other side of the garden; but they only laugh at the child." Another correspondent writes describing Powell's show, which he compares favourably with the opera at the Haymarket; "for whereas the living properties at the Haymarket were ill trained, Powell has so well disciplined his pig that in the first scene he and Punch dance a minuet together".

When the fanatics called French prophets were creating disturbances in Moorfields, the ministry ordered Powell to make Punch turn prophet, which he did so well that it soon put an end to the prophets and their prophecies. In 1710, says Lord Chesterfield, the French prophets were totally extinguished by a puppet show.

On 20 April 1710 Luttrell mentions that four Indian sachems who were visiting London went to see Powell's entertainment. In the Groans of Great Britain (1711), formerly considered to be Daniel Defoe's work, Charles Gildon (d. 1724) complains of Powell's popularity, and states that his wealth was sufficient to buy up all the poets of England. "He seldom goes out without his chair, and thrives on this incredible folly to that degree that, were he a freeman, he might hope that some future puppet show might celebrate his being Lord Mayor as he hath done Dick Whittington." Steele, who saw Powell as late as 1729, states that he made a generous use of his money.

Martin Powell's shows lost popularity in within a matter of few years, and dropped out into obscurity after a mention in the anonymous pamphleteer ballad, Bartholomew Fair: An Heroi-Comical Poem (1717).

In 1715, Thomas Burnet wrote a brief biography entitled A Second Tale of a Tub, or History of Robert Powell the Puppet Showman. The substitution of Robert for Powell's real name, Martin, was made to render the obvious satire upon Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford more effective.

Explanatory notes

References
Citations

Bibliography

 Addison and Steele, edd., The Spectator (1711).

 Magnin's Hist. des Marionnettes, pp. 236–44;
 Morley's Bartholomew Fair, p. 315;
 Ashton's Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, passim;
 Swift's Works'', ed. Scott, vii. 143

Irish puppeteers
18th-century Irish people
1729 deaths
18th-century theatre
Year of birth missing


title: 1906 United States elections

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The 1906 United States elections elected the members of the 60th United States Congress. It occurred in the middle of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt's second (only full) term, during the Fourth Party System. Republicans retained control of both houses of Congress.

Democrats won several seats in the House, but Republicans retained a solid majority in the chamber.

In the Senate, Republicans won moderate gains and maintained their commanding majority in the chamber.

This marked the most recent time in which a sitting two-term Republican president retained both chambers of Congress after his second midterm.

See also
1906 United States House of Representatives elections
1906–07 United States Senate elections
1906 United States gubernatorial elections

References

1906 elections in the United States
1906
United States midterm elections


title: The Candymen

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The Candymen (or the Candy Men) were an American pop quintet active 1965–1972 which prefigured the Atlanta Rhythm Section. The group were managed by Dothan, Alabama producer-songwriter Buddy Buie, and included guitarists John Rainey Adkins (who was the mainstay of the live band), plus Barry Bailey and J.R. Cobb, singer Rodney Justo, drummer Robert Nix and keyboard player Dean Daughtry. The band's chart singles included "Georgia Pines" (1967) and "Ways" (1968). They often performed as the backing band of Roy Orbison.

References

External links

American pop music groups


title: Tower climber

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A tower climber specializes in maintenance, installation, and decommissioning of cellular and radio tower components such as coaxial cable, antennas, radios, fiber optic cable and broadcast equipment for cell phones, television, radio, etc.

Description
Tower climbers perform routine inspections and tests on broadcasting towers, and may also be called upon to perform repairs and to provide input when plans for new equipment are being developed.

Along with the installers of the tower antennas, other crews climb the towers to perform condition checks of the towers, guy lines and lighting systems. One of the most demanding aspects of many tower climber jobs is hauling materials and tools up to the proper installation height on the tower. In most cases, the climber scales the tower to the desired height and lowers a rope to a ground crew member who then ties it to a needed part on the ground. The tower worker then pulls the piece up and secures the rope before installing the part onto the tower.

Hazards
Tower climbers may be injured or killed by falling objects, structural collapses and equipment failures. Some of the more frequently encountered hazards include falls from great heights; electrical hazards; hazards associated with hoisting personnel and equipment with base-mounted drum hoists; inclement weather; and structural collapse of towers.

United States
Working on cellphone towers is the deadliest job in the United States, according to a trade publication, and it has been claimed that the tower climbing industry experiences 10 times more death casualties than the construction workers. There were 50 - 100 deaths from falls from communication towers between 2003 and 2011. The head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) once called tower climbing “the most dangerous job in America.”

References

Construction trades workers
Wireless technology people


title: Bloomsbury Group in LGBT history

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The Bloomsbury Group plays a prominent role in the LGBT history of its day.

Before the First World War

While still in the Bloomsbury area LGBT activity was all very much in a single group. For example, Duncan Grant, a homosexual with bisexual leanings, had affairs with Maynard Keynes, James Strachey, Adrian Stephen, David Garnett and straight Vanessa Bell.

Names of LGBT people outside the Bloomsbury Group strictly speaking include Mary Garman, Nina Hamnett, Jane Ellen Harrison, Rupert Brooke and Arthur Hobhouse.

D. H. Lawrence had criticised the homosexual tendencies in the Bloomsbury Group, though close to the core members of the group

During and after the First World War
Later the groups differentiated. Keynes married Lydia Lopokova, and gradually ceased having affairs with men. Other groups more or less split according to the location where they started to live.

Most of LGBT men in and around the Bloomsbury Group were conscientious objector during the war: they had to leave London in order to do manual labour on the land.

Lady Ottoline Morrell's circle
Lady Ottoline Morrell's extravagant parties no longer brought the group together, but during the First World War she did provide housing for conscientious objector Aldous Huxley at Garsington Manor, where he was married to Maria Nys after the war. D. H. Lawrence, another visitor of Garsington, befriended Huxley.

Charleston
Also Duncan Grant and David Garnett had to work on the land as conscientious objectors during World War I. They started living with Vanessa Bell in Charleston Farmhouse.

Francis Birrell started a bookshop together with David Garnett later on.

Lytton Strachey and Dora Carrington

Also during the First World War Lytton Strachey and Dora Carrington moved to Tidmarsh Mill House. Later (in a ménage à trois with straight Ralph Partridge) they moved to Ham Spray House.

Roger Senhouse, had been Strachey's last lover

E. M. Forster
E. M. Forster spent his time as conscientious objector in Egypt, and remained there some time after the First World War.

When returning to England his circle of LGBT friends and acquaintances included W. J. H. Sprott, J. R. Ackerley, Christopher Isherwood, Siegfried Sassoon, Forrest Reid and Benjamin Britten.

Virginia Woolf
Virginia and Leonard Woolf first moved to Hogarth House in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, where they set up the Hogarth Press. Later they moved to Monk's House in East Sussex.

Hogarth Press
Katherine Mansfield and John Lehmann were LGBT acquaintances linked to Hogarth Press, the publishing company Virginia Woolf owned with her husband Leonard Woolf.

Orlando
After Virginia Woolf had moved to Monk's House, she would meet Vita Sackville-West, writing her Roman à clef Orlando: A Biography about her. Woolf also met the LGBT people around her, including Harold Nicolson, Sackville-West's husband, Benedict Nicolson, their LGBT son and Violet Trefusis, her former lover.

Other
Composer and suffragist Ethel Smyth was another later acquaintance of Virginia Woolf.

References

Bibliography
 Todd Avery. Radio Modernism: Literature, Ethics, and the BBC, 1922-1938. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.; 1 January 2006. .
 Peter Clarke. Keynes. Bloomsbury Press, 2009. pp. 56, 57. .
 Angelica Garnett. Deceived with Kindness (1984)
 Hermione Lee, Virginia Woolf London: Chatto & Windus, 1996.
 Ian Ousby ed., The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (Cambridge 1995)

 Frances Spalding. Virginia Woolf: Paper Darts: the Illustrated Letters (1991)


title: 1902 United States elections

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The 1902 United States elections elected the 58th United States Congress, and occurred in the middle of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt's first term, during the Fourth Party System. Roosevelt had become president on September 14, 1901, upon the assassination of his predecessor, William McKinley. Republicans retained a majority in both chambers of Congress, while the Populist Party and Silver Republican Party disappeared from Congress.

Reapportionment added twenty nine seats to the House. Democrats picked up several seats in the newly enlarged House, while Republicans made lesser gains. Republicans continued to control the chamber with a slightly diminished majority.

In the Senate, Republicans and Democrats each picked up one seat, while the Populist Party lost both its seats. Republicans maintained a commanding majority in the chamber.

See also
1902 United States House of Representatives elections
1902–03 United States Senate elections
1902 United States gubernatorial elections

References

Primary sources
  1902 Annual Cyclopedia (1903) online; highly detailed coverage of "Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry" for 1902; massive compilation of facts and primary documents; worldwide coverage; 865pp
 Colby, Frank Moore ed. The International Yearbook A Compendium Of The Worlds Progress During The Year 1902 (1903) coverage of each state online
 Democratic Campaign Book, Congressional Election 1902 ... online used by Democrats for facts and arguments during the campaign

1902 elections in the United States
1902
United States midterm elections


title: Sichuan women's volleyball team

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Sichuan Women's Volleyball Club is a professional volleyball team which play in Chinese Volleyball League, located in Chengdu, China.

Team member 2013-2014

Former players
 Chen Jing
 Zhao Jing

Volleyball clubs in China


title: 2014 FEU Tamaraws basketball team

text:
The 2014 FEU Tamaraws men's basketball team represented Far Eastern University in UAAP's 77th men's basketball tournament. The team finished second after losing to NU Bulldogs in the finals in three games.

Departures

Roster

Game summaries

References

FEU Tamaraws basketball seasons
Tam


title: Haxi

text:
Haxi (stylized as HAXI) is a vehicle for hire company that enables users to share transport over short and mid range distances. The name is a portmanteau of "hack" and "taxi". Registered users can be drivers, passengers, or both. Drivers active for more than three days per month need an access pass or a subscription plan. Unregistered users cannot get contact details on other users. No registration is needed to logon. The firm's mobile application facilitates transportation by enabling passengers who need a ride to request one from available "community drivers."

History

Haxi was incorporated by Aleksander Soender, Joonas Kirsebom and Robert Daniel Nagy in February 2014. The service was launched as a web app in Stavanger, Norway December 2013. Applications for Android and iPhone was released in March 2014. Haxi is available in English, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. The company is based in London, Great Britain. Angel investor funding for Haxi was secured in June 2014.

Since December 2013, Haxi has grown to the biggest ridesharing network in Norway. In June 2014, it was estimated that 11,000 Norwegians were using Haxi. By August 2014, that number has risen to 31,000 users with over 2,000 registered drivers in Norway alone.

In September 2014, Haxi surpassed 3,000 registered drivers, and has 42,000 users, with 72% using the app more than once.  At this growth rate, Haxi is expected to become bigger than the whole Norwegian taxi force combined by December 2014. Haxi is mentioned as one of the most interesting companies in the ridesharing market Worldwide. In June 2014, Norwegian Taxi Association CEO, Lars Hjelmeng, estimated that ridesharing via Haxi and social media is generating up to one billion NOK (Norwegian Krone) annually. In March 2017 the total number of active drivers on Haxi passed the 10.000 mark in Scandinavia.

Products

HaxiStar
The HaxiStar - Explorer Version is an electronic roof top sign and light designed by Lars Holme Larsen from Kilo Design in collaboration with Haxi. The lightning device is inspired by a mix of the traditional taxi top sign and gadgets like the Little Tree/Wunderbaum air freshener. It has multiple placement options; roof, dashboard, and rear mirror. The light is controlled by a simple remote control with two settings; pulsing for waiting and steady light for available. HaxiStar was tested among drivers in Norway and Denmark throughout 2016. Haxi drivers with a subscription plan get the HaxiStar device for free.

Business Model
Haxi operates under a freemium business model (basic services are free, while additional features for drivers are offered via access passes and paid subscriptions). Haxi makes its revenues by selling access passes and subscriptions to drivers.

Paid products are currently only active within selected geographical areas.

Accounts and subscriptions

As of February 2018, the three Haxi access passes and subscription types, all offering unlimited access, are:

Controversy

Norway
Since Haxi officially launched in December 2013, there has been much media attention on the topic of illegal taxicab operation in the Norwegian press.

On March 9, 2014, local taxi drivers drove two students from Stavanger to Copenhagen for free as a protest against Haxi.

On August 28, 2014, the Norwegian Taxi Association and taxi operator I-taxi notified the police about a Haxi user for unlicensed taxi operation. The case was later dropped by the police in Grimstad.

On October 7, 2014, the Norwegian Transport Worker Association notified the police in Oslo about Haxi for operating an unlicensed taxi operation. A week later, on October 13, 2014, the police in Oslo informed the Norwegian Transport Worker Association that the case against Haxi was dropped.

From September to November 2014, undercover agents from Stavanger Police booked several rides from Haxi drivers. In December 2014, investigators began to interview drivers and fine them for 8.000 NOK and three months confiscation of the car for breaking the Yrketransportlov. On December 17, 2014, Stavanger Police published a press release saying 3 of 8 Haxi users were official taxi drivers using the service for spontaneous ridesharing. Haxi advised all drivers to decline the fine and offered all drivers financial and legal support to test the case in court. Three Haxi drivers accepted this offer from Haxi and declined to pay the fines.

On May 11, 2015, the trial started against three drivers from the Haxi community in the Stavanger District Court (Tingrett). The three drivers were granted legal aid by the judge because of the principle which is rare in administrative law cases. Main discussion points between the prosecutor, police lawyer, Stian Eskeland and the defendant Torbjørn Kolås Sognefest from Advokatfirmaet Elden were police entrapment, the taxi law Yrketransportloven, double jeopardy, and the definition of public space.

On May 20, 2015, the three Haxi drivers accused of breaking the Norwegian taxi law Yrketransportloven were acquitted by three concurring judges in the Stavanger District Court. Stavanger Police lost the case against the three Haxi drivers because prosecutor Stian Eskeland could not convince the judges that the Haxi app was part of public space. Spontaneous ridesharing via Haxi was announced legal in local media.

On June 2, 2015, the prosecutor Stian Eskeland from the Stavanger Police announced that they have appealed the acquittal of the three Haxi drivers to the Gulating Court of Appeal (Lagmannsrett).

On February 11, 2016, the appeal trial started in the Gulating Court of Appeal in Stavanger Norway against the three Haxi drivers who were acquitted by the Stavanger District Court in May 2015.

On February 15, 2016, the three Haxi drivers were acquitted by the seven concurring judges in Gulating Court of Appeal.

February 29, 2016, Stavanger Police announced the case was appealed for the Supreme Court of Norway. on April 5, 2016, the Supreme Court of Norway accepted the appeal by the Norwegian Prosecuting Authority.

In June 2016, The Supreme Court of Norway ruled that the Haxi app could not be considered a "public place", and that thus, using Haxi cannot be considered illegal based on the transport law that prohibits offering person transport on a public place.

In June 2017, the three drivers received compensation for unjustified prosecution from Statens Sivilrettsforvaltning

Denmark
In June 2014, Haxi drivers started appearing in Denmark. On the July 10, 2014, the Danish Transport Authority notified the police about Haxi for operating an unlicensed taxi service.

On July 29, 2014, Haxi requested the Danish Transport Authority to revoke the note to the police.

March 21, 2016, Danish Police announced all Haxi investigations were cancelled.

References

External links

Privately held companies of Norway
Ridesharing companies
Road transport in Norway
Online companies of Norway
Transport companies of Norway
Transport companies established in 2014
Transport software


title: Ahmad Niyaltigin

text:
Ahmad Niyaltigin () was a treasurer of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi and later of his son Sultan Mas'ud Ghaznavi. Sultan Masud appointed him governor of Punjab region in 1033. Ahmad Niyaltigin with small detachment of soldiers raided Varanasi, before withdrawing back to Punjab.

In 1034, Governor Ahmad Niyaltigin made daring attack at Varanasi but immediately withdrew back to Punjab region with plunder. Niyaltigin did not remit part of this plunder to Sultan Mas'ud Ghaznavi. Sultan considered it as rebellious act of Governor Niyaltigin. Sultan Mas'ud Ghaznavi commanded General Tilak Rai, one of his Hindu generals to arrest Governor Niyaltigin. Tilak Rai pursued Ahmad with a large body of men, chiefly Indian mercenary, Ahmad Niyaltigin was killed and his head was taken to Ghazni.

See also
 Tijara
 Ahirs
 Pataudi
 Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi
 Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
 Bakhtiyar Khalji
 Moinuddin Chishti
 Ashraf Jahangir Semnani

External links
 The Marriage of Lat Bhairava and Ghazi Miyan
 Mirati Mas’udi by ‘Abdur Rahman Chishti
 Ghaznavid Dynasty, 962–1186 CE

References

Ghaznavid governors
Medieval India


title: Night Mail (2014 film)

text:
Night Mail () is a 2014 Chinese crime suspense thriller film directed by Li Yu. It was released on 20 June 2014.

Cast
Ren Quan
Qiao Renliang
Zhang Yangguoer
Li Yu
Jessie Zhou
Cao Yang
Bai Yao

Reception
The film has grossed $0.95 million in China.

References

2014 crime thriller films
Chinese crime thriller films
Chinese suspense films
2010s Mandarin-language films


title: BeBopBeBopBeBopBeBop

text:
BeBopBeBopBeBopBeBop (sometimes simply referred to as BeBop) is an album of bebop standards by pianist Paul Bley recorded in Denmark in 1989 and released on the SteepleChase label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A surprising album from Bley, long considered an outside player with little, if any, affinity for straight bop. He shatters that myth on this set". The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Bebop is a taxingly inventive and constantly surprising run through a dozen kenspeckle bop tunes".

Track listing
 "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:40
 "My Little Suede Shoes" (Parker) – 7:47
 "Ornithology" (Parker) – 7:06
 "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:23
 "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 6:29 Bonus track on CD
 "The Theme" (Traditional) – 7:35 Bonus track on CD
 "Bebop" (Gillespie) – 2:38
 "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) – 6:32
 "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 4:37
 "Steeplechase" (Parker) – 3:14
 "Barbados" (Parker) – 3:52
 "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:41

Personnel
Paul Bley – piano
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Keith Copeland – drums

References

1990 albums
Paul Bley albums
SteepleChase Records albums


title: 1898 United States elections

text:
The 1898 United States elections occurred in the middle of Republican President William McKinley's first term, during the Fourth Party System. The elections took place shortly after the Spanish–American War. Members of the 56th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Republicans retained control of both houses of Congress.

Democrats picked up several seats in the House at the expense of Republicans and the Populist Party. However, Republicans continued to control the chamber with a slightly diminished majority.

In the Senate, Republicans picked up several seats at the expense of the Democrats, growing the Republican majority. Several Senators continued to affiliate with third parties.

The elections helped Democrats further incorporate the remaining elements of the Populist Party, many of whom had been attracted to the Democratic Party after the 1896 candidacy of William Jennings Bryan. Republican Senate gains helped ensure ratification of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish–American War and left the US in control of Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

See also
 1898 United States House of Representatives elections
 1898–99 United States Senate elections
1898 United States gubernatorial elections

References

1898
United States midterm elections


title: Nat Trives

text:
Nathaniel Trives (born 1934/1935) is an American politician who served as the first African-American mayor of Santa Monica, California, a town then 95 percent white. Trives is a former Santa Monica police officer who served on the Santa Monica City Council from 1971 to 1979.

Biography
Trives was born in Alabama and moved to Richmond, Indiana in 1937 where he was the only Black child at his school. He then moved to Glendale, Ohio near Cincinnati and moved to Santa Monica in 1949. His father worked in commercial real estate. He is a graduate of Santa Monica High School. Trives received his B.S. in criminal justice from Cal State Los Angeles and Master of Public Administration from UCLA. He is an alumnus of Santa Monica College. After school, he served on the Santa Monica Police Department achieving the rank of sergeant and served as president of the Santa Monica Police Officers Association for five years. He was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in 1971 and re-elected in 1975. He served as mayor pro tem from 1973-1975 and mayor from 1975-77. While mayor, he diversified the administration adding minorities to every board and commission. In the late 1970s, he was named a special master and auditor monitor at the US Federal Court for the Northern District of California flying to San Francisco during the week.

Personal life
In 1955 he married Ida Trives at the First Baptist Church in Venice, California. they had one daughter, Toni.

External links
 Mr. Santa Monica

References

Mayors of Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica City Council members
African-American mayors in California
1930s births


title: Zdeněk of Šternberk

text:
Zdeněk of Sternberg (or Zdeněk of Šternberk, , 1410 – 4 December 1476 in Wiener Neustadt) was a Bohemian noble, diplomat and politician from the Sternberg family.

References

Sternberg family
1410 births
1476 deaths


title: Matt Kailey

text:
Matthew Scott "Matt" Kailey (March 17, 1955 – May 18, 2014) was a trans male author, educator, and transgender activist.

Biography
Kailey was born in 1955 in Omaha, Nebraska to Shirley and George "Rod" Kailey. He earned a BA in Sociology and Psychology at Iowa State University and an MA in Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He later moved to Colorado and began a career as a social caseworker.

Kailey began his female-to-male transition at the age of 42, transitioning from a straight woman to a gay trans man. After leaving social work, he became a writer for Out Front Colorado, one of the country's oldest LGBT publications. In 2007 he became its managing editor, making Kailey the highest-ranking trans journalist of an LGBT publication.

Kailey documented his gender transition in his books Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience (2005) and Teeny Weenies and Other Short Subjects (2012). He wrote a guidebook, My Child is Transgender: 10 Tips for Parents of Adult Trans Children. He wrote an award-winning blog, Tranifesto, spoke at numerous conferences, and offered workplace training on transgender issues. He also taught courses in psychology, human sexuality, and transgender studies at Red Rocks Community College and Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Kailey died in his sleep of heart failure on May 18, 2014.

Books
 Our Day Will Come, 2004, iUniverse, Inc., ;
 Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience, 2005, Beacon Press,
 Focus on the Fabulous: Colorado GLBT Voices (editor), 2007, Johnson Books,
 Teeny Weenies and Other Short Subjects, 2012, Outskirts Press,
 My Child is Transgender: 10 Tips for Parents of Adult Trans Children, 2012, Tranifesto Publishing

References

External links
 Matt Kailey's Tranifesto

1955 births
2014 deaths
American gay writers
LGBT people from Nebraska
Activists from Omaha, Nebraska
Transgender male writers
Iowa State University alumni
University of Missouri alumni
American transgender writers


title: Nagod State

text:
Nagod State (also known as 'Nagode' and 'Nagodh') was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. The state was known as 'Unchahara' after Unchehara, its original capital until the 18th century.

History
The Parihar Rajputs of Nagod were descendants of Imperial Parihar dynasty.
Balabhadrasimha, who was the ruler of Nagod and belonged to Pratihara family.
Indian Archaeology Review 2000-’01 published by the Archaeology Survey of India identifying the Nagod dynasty as Pratihara at page 166.

In 1344, the city of Uchchakalpa, present-day Unchahara, was founded by Rajput Raja Veerraj Judeo when he seized the fort of Naro from "the others". In 1720 the state was renamed Nagod after its new capital.
In 1807 Nagod was a tributary to Panna and was included in the sanad granted to that state. In 1809, however, Lal Sheoraj Singh was recognized and confirmed in his territory by a separate sanad granted to him. Nagod State became a British protectorate after the treaty of Bassein in 1820.
Raja Balbhadra Singh was deposed in 1831 for murdering his brother. The state fell into debt and in 1844 the administration was taken over by the British owing to economic mismanagement. The ruler was loyal during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and was granted the pargana of Dhanwahl. In 1862 the Raja was granted a sanad allowing adoption and in 1865 local rule was reestablished.
Nagod State was a part of Baghelkhand Agency from 1871 till 1931, when it was transferred along with other smaller states back to Bundelkhand Agency. The last Raja of Nagod, HH Shrimant Mahendra Singh, signed the accession of his state to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.

Rulers
The Nagod Pratihar dynasty ruling family were members were entitled to a hereditary gun salute of 9 guns. Kunwar Arunoday Singh Parihar|Pratihar, prince of Nagod State claim direct descended of King Mihir Bhoj (44th in line of descendency from the legendary king).

See also
Panna State
Political integration of India
Dewal Pratiharas

References

Princely states of India
Satna district
Rajputs
14th-century establishments in India
1344 establishments in Asia
1950 disestablishments in India
Gun salute princely states
Princely states of Madhya Pradesh


title: 1706 in Spain

text:
Events in the year 1706 in Spain.

Incumbents
Monarch: Philip V

Events
April 3–27 - Siege of Barcelona
April - Siege of Alcantara

References

1700s in Spain


title: Foreshore Road

text:
Foreshore Road is one of the prestigious roads in the city of Srinagar.  The notability of the road lies in the fact that the entire road lies on the banks of Dal Lake. The road starts from Hazratbal, Srinagar and ends at Nishat. The famous Mughal Gardens of Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh are situated on the road. The economy of the people living here greatly depends on tourism. The road is also connected to the Boulevard road. Driving on the road provides glances of the beautiful Dal Lake and views of the sunset can be enjoyed from this road. In the summers the cool breeze of Dal Lake provides respite to the people resting on the roadside. From 13 April every year, government officials open the Mughal Gardens for visitors around the world. Due to this, tourists can be seen on the way to visit these places. The Foreshore and Boulevard roads also host largest number of hotels for tourists in Srinagar and is maintained by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir regularly.

Gallery

See also
 Hazratbal Shrine
 Kashmir University
 National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
 90 Feet Road
 Lal Bazar

References

Transport in Srinagar
Roads in Jammu and Kashmir


title: Chandana Banerjee

text:
Chandana Banerjee (born 1953) is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen. She was the winner of first edition of Femina Teen Princess. She represented India at International Teen Princess 1967 held in Chicago, Illinois on 26 May 1967 and was crowned 1st Runner Up there. After that she became a model in India.

References

External links
 Pageantopolis: Teen Princess

Indian beauty pageant winners
Female models from West Bengal
1953 births
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people


title: Teach-back method

text:
The teach-back method, also called the "show-me" method, is a communication confirmation method used by healthcare providers to confirm whether a patient (or care takers) understands what is being explained to them. If a patient understands, they are able to "teach-back" the information accurately. This is a communication method intended to improve health literacy.

There can be a significant gap in the perception of how much a patient needs information, or how effective a provider's communication is. This can be due to various reasons such as a patient not understanding medical terminology, not feeling comfortable asking questions or even cognitive impairment. Not only does the teach-back method help providers understand the patient's needs in understanding their care, it also allows providers to evaluate their communication skills. Case studies led by the National Quality Forum on the informed consent processes of various hospitals found that those that effectively used the teach-back method benefited in areas of quality, patient safety, risk management and cost/efficiency.

The method
The National Quality Forum describes the practice as follows:
Who should use the method→ Any healthcare providers. E.g. physicians, nurses, healthcare professionals
What should patients teach-back→Information about their diagnosis, treatment plan, medications, risks and benefit of treatment, etc.
When to ask for teach-back→ Early in the care process
Why is it important→Many patients have difficulty understanding medical information.
How→When asked to teach-back, patients should be able to clearly describe or explain the information provided to them.

Depending on the patient's successful or unsuccessful teach-back, the provider will clarify or modify the information and reassess the teach-back to confirm the patient's comprehension and understanding.

Knowledge retention
The cycle of reassessing and teaching back to confirm comprehension has been found to improve knowledge retention and lower readmission rates in heart failure patients.

Beyond healthcare literacy, the teach-back method can be utilized in academic and professional settings as well. Teachers often create feedback loops  in which the instructor asks the student to share what they heard, and promote peer to peer coaching  where students explain what they just learned to other students. Retention is also most positively impacted in participatory learning environments, when students participate in group discussions, practice by doing, and teaching others.

References

Health education
Practice of medicine


title: Stadionul Conpet

text:
Stadionul Conpet is a multi-purpose stadium, frequently used for football. It is located in Strejnicu, Prahova County. It is occasionally the home ground of Astra II and was the home ground of Conpet. The stadium holds 1,732 people.

During the 2010–11 season, Petrolul Ploiești played their home matches at Conpet Stadium because of the rebuilding of their stadium Ilie Oană.

References

Football venues in Romania
Multi-purpose stadiums in Romania


title: CIF Los Angeles City Section

text:
The CIF Los Angeles City Section (CIF-LA) is the governing body of high school athletics for public schools in the city of Los Angeles and some surrounding communities.  All of these schools were once associated with the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is one of ten sections that constitute the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).

History
Official governance for high school sports in this area began in 1913, when the Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Council (SCIAC) was formed.  Previous to that, some individual leagues dated back to the 1890s. The High School Athletic Association of Southern California was formed in 1904 to create a championship in the sport of track and field, precipitating the need for administering all sports. In 1914, the name was changed to the Southern Section also releasing the acronym SCIAC which was taken locally by the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference the following year. In 1917, the CIF took over administering sports statewide and the Southern Section became a part of it. The Southern Section was a behemoth, the largest section covering the most populated southern half of the state. In 1935, the Los Angeles Unified School District split from the section, forming their own Los Angeles City Section.  Private schools within the city limits remained in the Southern Section. Since the advent of charter schools in the Los Angeles area, several high schools are no longer under the direct governance of LAUSD, but remain with the historical leagues and the Los Angeles City Section.

Sports
CIF-Los Angeles City Section sponsors the following sports:

Fall Season
 High School Football
 Cross Country (co-ed)
 Volleyball (Girls)
 Tennis (Girls)
 Water Polo (Boys)
 Golf (Girls)
 Field Hockey

Winter Season
 Basketball
 Soccer
 Water Polo (Girls)
 Wrestling

Spring Season
 Baseball
 Golf (boys)
 Softball
 Swimming & Diving (Co-ed)
 Tennis (Boys)
 Track & Field (Co-ed)
 Volleyball (Boys)

Football leagues
The following is the 2018-2022 league alignment for football.

Coastal Region

Coliseum
 Crenshaw High School
 Dorsey High School
 Fremont High School
 Hawkins High School
 Locke High School
 View Park Preparatory High School
  King Drew Magnet High School

Exposition
 Angelou Community High School
 Jefferson High School
 Manual Arts High School
 Rivera Learning Complex
 Santee Education Complex
 Washington Preparatory High School
 West Adams Preparatory High School

Marine
 Banning High School
 Carson High School
 Gardena High School
 Narbonne High School
 San Pedro High School

Metro
 Jordan High School
 Los Angeles High School
 Maywood Center for Enriched Studies
 Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School
 Roybal Learning Center
 Sotomayor Learning Academies

Western
 Fairfax High School
 Hamilton High School
 Palisades Charter High School
 University High School
 Venice High School
 Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets
  Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES)

Eastern Region

Central
 Belmont High School
 Bernstein High School
 Contreras Learning Complex
 Hollywood High School
 Marquez High School
 Mendez High School

Eastern
 Bell High School
 Garfield High School
 Huntington Park High School
 Legacy High School Complex
 Roosevelt High School
 South East High School
 South Gate High School

Northern
 Eagle Rock High School
 Franklin High School
 Lincoln High School
 Marshall High School
 Torres High School
 Wilson High School

Valley Region

East Valley
 Arleta High School
 César Chávez Learning Academies
 Grant High School
 Monroe High School
 North Hollywood High School
 Polytechnic High School
 Verdugo Hills High School

Valley Mission
 Canoga Park High School
 Kennedy High School
 Panorama High School
 Reseda High School
 San Fernando High School
 Sylmar High School
 Van Nuys High School

West Valley
 Birmingham High School
 Chatsworth High School
 Cleveland High School
 El Camino Real High School
 Granada Hills Charter High School
 Taft High School

References

External links
 CIF Los Angeles City Section website

Los Angeles
High school sports in California
Organizations based in Los Angeles County, California
High school sports associations in the United States
Sports governing bodies in the United States
Sports organizations established in 1935
1935 establishments in California
Sports in Los Angeles


title: 1704 in Spain

text:
Events in the year 1704 in Spain.

Incumbents
Monarch: Philip V

Events
August 1–3 - Capture of Gibraltar
August 24 - Battle of Málaga (1704)
September - beginning of Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar

Births

Deaths

References

1700s in Spain


title: Pukara (Cusco)

text:
Pukara (Quechua for fortress, Hispanicized spelling Pucará) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about  high. It is situated in the Paucartambo Province, Challabamba District, west of Challabamba.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region


title: 1702 in Spain

text:
Events in the year 1702 in Spain.

Incumbents
Monarch: Philip V

Events
August 23-late September - Battle of Cádiz (1702)
October 23 - Battle of Vigo Bay

Births
April 20 - Zenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marqués de la Ensenada, Secretary of State 1748-1754 (b. 1781)

References

1700s in Spain


title: Church of Saint John the Baptist, Ein Karem

text:
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic church in Ein Karem, Jerusalem, that belongs to the Franciscan order. It was built at the site where Saint John the Baptist is believed to have been born.

In 1941–42 the Franciscans excavated the area west of the church and monastery. Here they discovered graves, rock-cut chambers, wine presses and small chapels with mosaic tiling. The southern rock-cut chamber contained ceramic datable to a period stretching from approximately the first century BC till 70 AD, an interval that includes the presumed lifetime of Zechariah, Elizabeth and John. The community living here has been dated by the archaeological findings back to the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods.

Most of the current church structure probably dates back to the 11th century, with the lower courses possibly dating to the Byzantine period (4th-7th century).

History

In 1941-42 the Franciscans excavated the area west of the church and monastery. Here they found Late Roman chambers and graves, and small Byzantine chapels and wine presses. The community living here has been dated by the archaeological findings back to the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods.

French archaeologist Abel (1878–1953) positioned that most of the current church probably dates back to the 11th century, with the lower courses possibly dating to the Byzantine period (4th-7th century).

Late Roman period
The digs west of the main buildings brought to light graves and rock-cut chambers. The southern rock-cut chamber contained ceramic datable to a period stretching from approximately the first century BC to 70 AD, an interval that includes the presumed lifetime of Zechariah, Elizabeth and John.

Byzantine period
The lower courses of the current church possibly date  to the Byzantine period (4th-7th century).

Early Muslim period
The church is mentioned in the Book of the Demonstration, attributed to Eutychius of Alexandria (940): "The church of Bayt Zakariya in the district of Aelia bears witness to the visit of Mary to her kinswoman Elizabeth."

According to French archaeologist Félix-Marie Abel, most of the current church probably dates back to the 11th century (the Fatimid period), with the lowest part of the walls possibly dating to the Byzantine period (4th-7th century).

Crusader period
A Russian pilgrim known as Abbot Daniel visited the village in 1106 and described here two churches. In the one identified by him as "the house of Zechariah .... where the holy Virgin came to greet Elizabeth", he mentions, on the left side, a "small cavern, in which John the Forerunner was born." The grotto seen in the current church at the front of the left aisle must be the same one mentioned by Daniel.

The Church of St. John, or of the Magnificat, is mentioned in 1113 AD in Ein Karem.

Mamluk period
In 1480 Felix Fabri reported it as tall, vaulted, and still painted, but turned into a stable for animals.

Ottoman period

17th century
The site of the Crusader church built above the traditional birth cave of St John, destroyed after the departure of the Crusaders, was purchased by Franciscan custos, Father Thomas of Novara in 1621. The Muslim inhabitants forced the Catholics to abandon the site a few times during the 17th century and used the grotto and buildings as stables, even after the Sultan issued a firman confirming Franciscan property over it in 1672, obtained through the influence of the Marquis de Nointel, the French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Only in 1693 did the Franciscans return for good, rebuilt, and fortified the site.

In 1697 Henry Maundrell noted that: "The Convent of St John has been within these four years rebuilt from the ground. It is at present a large square building, uniform and neat all over; but that which is most eminently beautiful in it is its Church. It consists of three Isles, and has in the middle a handsome Cupola, under which is a pavement of mosaic, equal to, if not exceeding the finest works of the Ancients in that kind. At the upper end of the North Isle, you go down seven Marble steps, to a very splendid Altar, erected over the very place where they say the holy Baptist was Born. Here are Artificers still employed, in adding farther beauty and ornament to this Convent."

19th century
James Silk Buckingham visited in the early 1800s, and found the convent "appeared to be superior in comfort and arrangement to that of Jerusalem, and equal to that of Nazareth. The church is one of the most simply beautiful throughout the Holy Land. As the friars are all Spaniards, it partakes more of the style of that nation than any other, in its ornaments."

In 1883,  the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP)  noted: "The Church of the Baptist, in the village itself, is of Crusading origin; but the interior has been covered with encaustic tiles, and none of the older work is recognizable. The dome rises from four heavy piers; the grotto north of the high altar (at the east end of the church), is reached by seven steps; it is said to be the birthplace of St. John. A bad copy of a Murillo is hung on the north side of the church, and much prized by the monks, who are chiefly Spaniards".

British Mandate period
In 1941-42 the Franciscans excavated the area west of the church and monastery.

Design and construction of the upper level of the structure began in 1938, and was completed by Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi in 1939, preserving all extant Byzantine and Crusader remains as part of the new shrine..

Present church plan

Floor plan and legend:
1 (brown): Cave of John the Baptist's birth
2 (yellow): Crusader church (11th-12th century), representing the base of the current church
3 (red): Byzantine-period chapel with tombs and mosaic inscription mentioning martyrs (5th century)
4 (red): Byzantine-period chapel (7th century)
5 (brown): Jewish ritual bath or mikveh (1st century)
6 & 7 (green): Crusader halls (12th century)

Gallery

See also
 Church of the Visitation

References

Bibliography

External links
 St. John Ba Harim, at BibleWalks.com
 Ain Karem: Saint John the Baptist, at custodia.org
Photos of the Mosaic floor of the church at the Manar al-Athar photo archive

St. John the Baptist


title: 1560 in Spain

text:
Incumbents
Monarch: Philip II

Births
Luis de Valdivia, Jesuit missionary (d. 1642)

References

1560s in Spain


title: The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew

text:
The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew () is an oil-on-canvas painting created during 1889 and 1890 by the Russian artist Mikhail Nesterov. It is the first and best known work in his series on Sergius of Radonezh, a medieval Russian saint. The painting is considered "the inaugural work of the Russian Symbolist movement" and is in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

The image of St. Sergius of Radonezh, who had been born Bartholomew, was near and dear to the artist since childhood and was the embodiment of the moral ideal for Nesterov.  Nesterov gave St. Sergius a particularly important role in rallying the Russian people. The painting illustrates an episode from "The Life of St. Sergius" by Epiphanius the Wise:
One day his father sent him to look for a lost foal. On his way he met a monk, a venerable elder, a stranger, a priest, with the appearance of an angel. This stranger was standing beneath an oak tree, praying devoutly and with much shedding of tears. The boy, seeing him, humbly made a low obeisance, and awaited the end of his prayers.

The venerable monk, when he had ended his prayers, glanced at the boy and, conscious that he beheld the chosen vessel of the Holy Spirit, he called him to his side, blessed him, bestowed on him a kiss in the name of Christ, and asked: "What art thou seeking, or what dost thou want, child?" The boy answered, "My soul desires above all things to understand the Holy Scriptures. I have to study reading and writing, and I am sorely vexed that I cannot learn these things. Will you, holy Father, pray to God for me, that he will give me understanding of book-learning?" The monk raised his hands and his eyes toward heaven, sighed, prayed to God, then said, "Amen."

Taking out from his satchel, as if it were some treasure, with three fingers, he handed to the boy what appeared to be a little bit of white wheaten bread prosphora, saying to him: "Take this in thy mouth, child, and eat; this is given thee as a sign of God's grace and for the understanding of Holy Scriptures. Though the gift appears but small, the taste thereof is very sweet."
From that time on Bartholomew could read and write, became a monk, and adopted the name of Sergius.

The artist did his sketches of landscapes in 1899 in the vicinity of the Trinity Sergius Lavra, settling in the village of Komyakovo near Abramtsevo and Radonezh. Abramtzevo became one of his favourite places. There he finished the landscape part and then went to Ufa. The artist was in a hurry, because he was preparing for the XVIII Peredvizhniki exhibition and despite having flu, continued to work actively. One day he felt dizzy, he stumbled (he stood on a small stool), fell and injured the canvas. It was impossible to continue the work, he needed a new canvas, which finally was brought.

The painting, which caused the most contradictory opinions, became a sensation at the XVIII Peredvizhniki exhibition and was bought by Pavel Tretyakov for his gallery. Until the end of his life, the artist was convinced that "The Vision of the Youth Bartholomew" remained his best work. In old age, the artist used to say:
I won't be the one who lives. "Youth Bartholomew" will. If in thirty, in fifty years after my death, he will still be telling people something - that means he is alive, which means, I am alive. Жить буду не я. Жить будет «Отрок Варфоломей». Вот если через тридцать, через пятьдесят лет после моей смерти он ещё будет что-то говорить людям — значит, он живой, значит, жив и я

A later version of the painting, dating from 1922, was sold at Sotheby's in 2007 for $4.3 million (equivalent to $ million in ).

See also
 List of paintings by Mikhail Nesterov

References

1890 paintings
Paintings by Mikhail Nesterov
Religious paintings
Collections of the Tretyakov Gallery


title: Hirudisomatidae

text:
Hirudisomatidae is a family of colobognathan millipedes in the order Polyzoniida. The approximately 20 species occur from Spain to the Himalayas in Eurasia, Japan, and in North America from southwest Canada to central Mexico.

Genera
Catharosoma
Hirudisoma
Hypozonium
Mexiconium
Nepalozonium
Octoglena
Orsiboe

References

Millipede families
Polyzoniida
Taxa named by Filippo Silvestri


title: 1879 in Spain

text:
Events in the year 1879 in Spain.

Incumbents
Monarch: Alfonso XII
Prime Minister: Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Events
April 20 - Spanish general election, 1879

Births
February 20 - Pedro Muñoz Seca
August 14 - Marcelino Valentín Gamazo
November 14 - Antonio Escobar Huertas

Deaths
Juan de Zavala, 1st Marquis of Sierra Bullones

References

1870s in Spain


title: June 2014 Kaduna and Abuja attacks

text:
Between 23 and 25 June 2014, a series of attacks occurred in central Nigeria.  On 23–24 June, gunmen attacked a number of villages in Kaduna State, killing around 150 people.  The attack was blamed on Fulani tribesmen.  On 25 June 2014, a bomb exploded at the Emab Plaza in the national capital of Abuja, killing at least 21 people. In response to the bombing, the Nigerian military raided two militants camps on 26 June, killing more than 100 people.

Background
Over 20,000 people have been killed in Nigeria between 2009 and 2014 during an Islamist insurgency, led by the militant group Boko Haram. Boko Haram opposes the Westernization of Nigeria, which they believe is the root cause of criminal behaviour in the country. The federal government declared a state of emergency in May 2013 in Borno State in its fight against the insurgency. The resulting crackdown, however, has failed to stabilise the country.

Boko Haram's attacks have intensified in 2014. In February, the group killed more than 100 Christian men in the villages of Doron Baga and Izghe. Also in February, 59 boys were killed in the Federal Government College attack in Yobe State.

By mid-April, Boko Haram had been blamed for nearly 4,000 deaths in 2014. Militants then attacked a school and kidnapped 276 girls, of which 57 escaped, in Chibok.  The incident brought international attention on the situation in Nigeria, and Western nations promised to help fight Boko Haram.  However, attacks continued. On 20 May, 118 people were killed in a pair of bombings in Jos. The following day, two dozen people were killed in a raid on a village. Vigilante groups have subsequently formed throughout the North, with modest success in repelling attacks.

Attacks in Gwoza LGA, Borno State, are difficult to confirm due to poor communications.

Additionally, Nigeria has also had attacks by MEND.

Kaduna village attacks
On 23 June 2014, gunmen attacked the villages of Kabamu and Ankpong in Kaduna State, killing 38 people according to vigilante leader Christopher Chisom. Governor Ramalan Yero confirmed the attack, although reported the villages attacked as Fadan Karshi and Nandu. He said 17 villagers had been killed around 10 pm in Fadan Karshi, with two assailants captured or killed.  At 2am, 21 people were killed in Nandu by the same gunmen.  "Many" others were injured, although an exact figure was unavailable.  The president of the Ninzon Progressive Youths organisation said a threatening letter from the Fulani had warned of the attack earlier in the month.

Elsewhere that evening, additional gunmen attacked seven other villages: Dogon-Daji, Gani, Hayin-Kwanta, Kabani, Kabamu, Kobin, and Naidu.  According to Chisom, a total of 123 additional people were killed in the overnight raids: 38 in Kobin, 30 in Kabamu, 21 in Dogon-Daji, 16 in Naidu, 9 in Gani, 5 in Hayin Kwanta, and 4 in Kabani.  The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) also reported that at least 100 people had been killed in the attacks.  According to reports, two of the attackers were wearing police uniforms. No official death toll has been released.

The perpetrators' identity is unclear, although three Fulani herdsmen were arrested in connection with the attack on 25 June.  A CAN spokesperson remarked "I believe that they are terrorists because the Fulani that we live with cannot do this thing." He also said that the chanting indicated the attack was motivated by religion.  Three AK-47s and 158 rounds of ammunition were confiscated in the arrests. The Sanga Local Government Area declared a 24-hour curfew in response to the attacks.

Emab Plaza bombing
An explosion occurred at the Emab Plaza, a busy shopping center, in Abuja just before 16:00 on 25 June near federal government offices. The blast, which occurred during peak traffic hours, resulted in billowing smoke.  An eyewitness reported: "We heard a really loud noise and the building shook ...We saw the smoke and people covered in blood. It was just chaos." According to official reports, at least 21 people were killed in the attack.  The Premium Times reported there were at least 30 deaths with a likelihood of more casualties. More than 50 people were injured in the attack.

A suspect attempting to flee the scene was shot and killed.  A bag he was carrying contained additional explosives.  On 26 June, the Multinational Joint Task Force responded to the attack by raiding two militant camps.  According to the Minister of Defense, roughly 50 militants were killed at each location.  Two soldiers were killed in the raids. President Goodluck Jonathan cut short an African Union meeting to meet with families of the blast victims on 27 June. "Nigerians are struggling, thinking about how to contribute to [the] nation's development and working very hard to take care of their families [while] others are busy to kill people," he remarked.

No claim of responsibility was made, but media reports generally linked the bombing to Boko Haram. A week earlier, government intelligence indicated the group was planning to hijack gasoline trucks and drive them into the capital, strapped with improvised explosive devices.

References

2014 murders in Nigeria
21st century in Abuja
Mass murder in 2014
Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2014
Improvised explosive device bombings in Nigeria
Mass shootings in Nigeria
Boko Haram bombings
Massacres perpetrated by Boko Haram
June 2014 events in Africa
2014 crimes in Nigeria
2010s massacres in Nigeria
2014 mass shootings in Africa


title: Nokia X2 (2014)

text:
The Nokia X2 is an entry-level smartphone which was announced and released by Microsoft Mobile on 24 June 2014. It is the successor of the Nokia X, being the first smartphone running version 2.0 of the Android-based Nokia X platform operating system. The Nokia X family of Android phones was discontinued on July 17, 2014.

Specifications

Display
The Nokia X2 features a 4.3 inch (11 cm) ClearBlack IPS LCD display with WVGA resolution (480x800 pixels) that offers a pixel density of 217 ppi.

Software
Nokia X2 is based on AOSP (Android open source project) and comes with the Nokia X software platform 2.0, the successor of X software platform 1.0. It is a modified version of Android Jelly Bean 4.3 and can run all Android apps except Google service apps like Google Maps, Playstore, Gmail etc. By rooting one can use all Google services. Nokia X Platform 2.0 features a tile-based, customisable app launcher with a notification logging interface called Fastlane and supports multitasking through a card-based app switcher. Nokia X2 comes pre-loaded with Nokia Store, Facebook, Twitter, Outlook, OneDrive, Opera Mini and many more.

Hardware
The device has a 4.3 inch (11 cm) screen size. It is charged over USB, and a 3.5 mm audio jack is also included. It has an 1800 mAh removable battery which gives 23 days on standby, as well as a MicroSD slot and a memory card slot. The rear camera is 5 MP with LED flash, and there's also a 2.0 MP front camera. It has a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor and 1 GB of RAM.

Changes from the past Nokia X phones
Nokia X2 has a lot of changes compared to the original. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 SoC, a significant upgrade from the older 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Play used in the previous Nokia X series. It features hardware back and home buttons, as opposed to the single back button on the past Nokia X devices. OS version has changed to Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 (based on Android 4.3 Jellybean) from 1.0 (Android Jellybean 4.1.2), with the amount of RAM increasing to 1 GB. The screen has changed to a 4.3 inch (11 cm) ClearBlack LCD panel, which is slightly bigger than the Nokia X (1st version) with a 4.0 inch (10 cm) screen.

Discontinuation of the Nokia X Platform
On July 17, 2014, Microsoft devices chief Stephen Elop announced that select future Nokia X devices would be shifted to the Windows Phone platform, effectively making them low-cost Lumia devices. This announcement lead to considerable speculation regarding the future of the Nokia X platform and the X series. However, the Nokia X2 was on sale in certain markets such as Pakistan and Russia as of 31 July 2014, and it will be the last Nokia X family device and the last Nokia-branded Android device. The Nokia N1 introduced in November 2014 and Nokia 6 in January 2017 are the first Nokia-branded tablet and smartphone respectively after the discontinuation of Nokia X family. Meanwhile, in Microsoft, the Microsoft Surface Duo launched in August 2020 as the company's first true Android mobile device.

References

Microsoft hardware
Mobile phones introduced in 2014
X2
Discontinued smartphones


title: Ralph Stanley (album)

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Ralph Stanley is an album by American country singer Ralph Stanley, released in 2002. It was produced by Bob Neuwirth, Larry Ehrlich and T Bone Burnett.

Track listing
"Lift Him Up, That's All" – 4:41
"False Hearted Lover's Blues" – 4:52
"Henry Lee" – 4:43
"Girl from the Greenbriar Shore" – 3:59
"Twelve Gates to the City" – 1:57
"Little Mathie Grove" – 4:30
"Look on and Cry" – 3:38
"I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers" – 1:31
"Calling You" – 3:25
"The Death of John Henry" – 3:59
"Great High Mountain" – 3:42

Personnel
Ralph Stanley – vocals
Stuart Duncan – banjo, violin
Dennis Crouch – bass
Norman Blake – guitar, lap steel guitar, mandocello
Mike Compton – mandolin
Evelyn Cox – harmony vocals
Suzanne Cox – harmony vocals

Chart performance

References

Ralph Stanley albums
2002 albums
Albums produced by T Bone Burnett
Albums produced by Bob Neuwirth
Columbia Records albums


title: Kharsawan State

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Kharsawan State, also spelt Kharsua or kharaswan, (Odia:ଖରସୁଆଁ)was a princely state in India during the era of the British Raj. The state had a privy purse of 33,000 Rs.It was one of the Odia Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj and the major language spoken in the area is Odia.

The capital was the city of Kharsawan and the former area of Kharsawan State is now a part of Jharkhand, where its district is named Seraikela Kharsawan district. Kumar Aditya Narayan Singh Deo and his father Maharaj Kumar Rudra Pratap Singh Deo appreciated the name change of the district.

History

Kharsawan state was founded in 1650. The rulers of Kharsawan are descended from Kunwar Bikram Singh of Porahat, the first ruler of neighbouring Seraikela State. His second son, Kunwar Padam Singh was the founder of Kharsawan. In 1857 Kharsawan estate was recognized as a state.

In 1912 Kharsawan came under the authority of the province of Bihar and Orissa, which had been carved from the eastern districts of Bengal. In 1936 the state was placed under the authority of the Orissa Province. Saraikela, along with 24 other princely states of the Eastern States Agency, acceded to the Government of India on 1 January 1948, with a will to merge the princely state with Orissa province of the Indian Republic.

As a result, both Kharsawan and Saraikela princely states were merged with Orissa in 1948. On 1 January 1948 itself, the tribals of these two princely states, who were in a majority, revolted against the merger with Orissa resulting to the thousands of tribes killed by the Orrisa military police . This was supported by Patayet Sahib Maharajkumar Bhoopendra Narayan Singh Deo, third son of Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo, as a result of which he was imprisoned to ensure the popular movement died down. The central government appointed a commission under Mr. Baudkar to look into the matter. On the basis of the Baudkar commission report, Saraikela and Kharsawan princely states were merged with Bihar on 18 May 1948. These two princely states became part of Jharkhand when the state was separated from Bihar on 15 November 2000. From 18 May 1948 onward, many non-tribal Oriyas of the districts of Saraikela Kharsawan, East Singhbhum, and West Singhbhum have migrated and settled permanently in Orissa.

Rulers

Former rulers bore the title of 'Thakur' until 1917. The title of Raja was granted to Kharsawan rulers in 1902, beginning with Raja Ram Chandra Singh Deo.

The present head of the royal family is Raja Gopal Narayan Singh Deo.

The last ruler of the state, HH Raja Siram Chandra Singh Deo, signed the merger agreement acceding to the Indian Union on 18 May 1948. The Maharaja of Darbhanga used to visit this state to pay respects as the trade route to the east coast ran through the thick jungles of Singhbhum and safety was guaranteed only to those who were in the good books.

Thakurs
1857 – 1863                Gangaram Singh Deo                 (b. 1836 – d. 18..) (personal style Raja from 1860)
1863 – 18..                Ram Narain Singh
18.. –  2 March 1884         Raghunath Singh Deo                (b. 1841 – d. 1884)
 2 March 1884 –  6 February 1902  Mahendra Narayan Singh Deo         (b. 1869 – d. 19..)
 6 February 1902 – 1917         Siram Chandra Singh Deo            (b. 1892 – d. 19..)

Raja
1917 – 15 August 1947         Siram Chandra Singh Deo            (s.a.)

See also
Political integration of India
Saraikela State

References

Bibliography

Princely states of India
History of Jharkhand
Seraikela Kharsawan district
Rathores
1650 establishments in India
1948 disestablishments in India


title: Rolf Scherrer

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Rolf Scherrer (born 24 May 1972 in Willisau) is a retired amateur Swiss freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. Scherrer has achieved a total of eighteen Swiss championship titles, picked up the top eight spot at the World Championships (2002), and represented his nation Switzerland in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Before his wrestling career ended in 2009, Scherrer trained full-time for Ringerclub Willisau under his personal coach Erwin Mühlemann.

Scherrer made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's heavyweight division (97 kg). He lost his opening match 1–7 to Iran's Alireza Heidari, but wrestled his way to overwhelm Turkey's Ahmet Doğu with a vigorous 4–3 verdict. Placing second in the prelim pool and tenth overall, Scherrer's performance was not enough to advance him to the quarterfinals.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Scherrer qualified for his second Swiss squad, as a 32-year-old, in the men's heavyweight class (96 kg) by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bratislava, Slovakia. Unlike his previous Olympics, Scherrer suffered through a disastrous game plan, as he lost two straight matches each to Ukraine's Vadim Tasoyev (1–6), and Russia's Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (0–3), leaving him on the bottom pool and placing sixteenth overall.

References

External links

1972 births
Living people
Olympic wrestlers for Switzerland
Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Swiss male sport wrestlers
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
People from Willisau
Sportspeople from the canton of Lucerne
21st-century Swiss people


title: Qhispi Rumiyuq (Paucartambo)

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Qhispi Rumiyuq (Quechua qhispi rumi, obsidian (qhispi, q'ispi, qispi glass, transparent, rumi stone, literally glass stone or transparent stone), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with obsidian", Hispanicized spelling Quesperumiyoc) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about  high. It is situated in the Paucartambo Province, Challabamba District, northwest of Paucartambo.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region


title: 1890 United States elections

text:
The 1890 United States elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Benjamin Harrison's term. Members of the 52nd United States Congress were chosen in this election. The Republicans suffered major losses due to the Panic of 1890 and the unpopularity of the McKinley Tariff. The Populist Party also emerged as an important third party.

Republicans suffered massive losses to Democrats in the House, and the Democrats took control of the chamber.

In the Senate, Democrats made minor gains, but Republicans kept control of the chamber. The Populists joined the Senate for the first time, electing two senators.

See also
1890 United States House of Representatives elections
1890–91 United States Senate elections

References

Further reading
 Cooper, William J. "Economics or Race: An Analysis of the Gubernatorial Election of 1890 in South Carolina." South Carolina Historical Magazine 73.4 (1972): 209–219. online
 Holmes, William F. "The Southern Farmers' Alliance and the Georgia Senatorial Election of 1890." Journal of Southern History 50.2 (1984): 197–224.
 Jensen, Richard J. The Winning of the Midwest: Social and Political Conflict, 1888-1896 (1971). pp. 89–153. online
 Reed, Thomas B. "The Federal Control of Elections." The North American Review 150.403 (1890): 671–680. online
 Valelly, Richard M. "Partisan Entrepreneurship and Policy Windows: George Frisbie Hoar and the 1890 Federal Elections Bill." in Formative Acts: American Politics In The Making. (2007): 126–149.
 Wyman, Roger E. "Wisconsin ethnic groups and the election of 1890." Wisconsin Magazine of History (1968): 269–293.

1890 elections in the United States
1890
United States midterm elections


title: Sphaeroma

text:
Sphaeroma is a genus of aquatic isopod crustaceans, part of the family Sphaeromatidae.

Species
 Sphaeroma annandalei
 Sphaeroma bigranulatum
 Sphaeroma boryi
 Sphaeroma conglobator
 Sphaeroma curtum
 Sphaeroma dumerilii
 Sphaeroma emarginatum
 Sphaeroma exosphaeroma
 Sphaeroma felix
 Sphaeroma gasparellai
 Sphaeroma gayi
 Sphaeroma globicauda
 Sphaeroma granti
 Sphaeroma intermedium
 Sphaeroma laevigatum
 Sphaeroma laurensi
 Sphaeroma mukaii
 Sphaeroma papillae
 Sphaeroma pentodon
 Sphaeroma peruvianum
 Sphaeroma plumosa
 Sphaeroma podicipitis
 Sphaeroma prideauxianum
 Sphaeroma propinqua
 Sphaeroma quadridentatum
 Sphaeroma quoianum
 Sphaeroma retrolaeve
 Sphaeroma rotundicaudum
 Sphaeroma serratum
 Sphaeroma shimantoensis
 Sphaeroma sieboldii
 Sphaeroma silvai
 Sphaeroma sinensis
 Sphaeroma terebrans
 Sphaeroma tomentosum
 Sphaeroma triste
 Sphaeroma tuberculata
 Sphaeroma tuberculatum
 Sphaeroma wadai
 Sphaeroma walkeri
 Sphaeroma venustissimum

Sources

Links

Sphaeromatidae


title: Cult MTL

text:
Cult MTL is an English language arts, culture and news website and monthly print publication, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first print edition appeared on 7 September 2012. It was created only a few months after Montreal's last English-language alternative weekly, Montreal Mirror, was unceremoniously closed by its parent company, Quebecor.  The founding editors of Cult MTL were also involved with the Mirror. In August 2013 the print version of the magazine was started.

See also
List of magazines in Canada

References

External links

2012 establishments in Quebec
Cultural magazines
Independent magazines
Magazines established in 2012
Magazines published in Montreal
Monthly magazines published in Canada
News magazines published in Canada
Online magazines published in Canada
Visual arts magazines published in Canada


title: Immunoediting

text:
Immunoediting is a dynamic process that consists of immunosurveillance and tumor progression. It describes the relation between the tumor cells and the immune system. It is made up of three phases: elimination, equilibrium, and escape.

Definition

Immunoediting is characterized by changes in the immunogenicity of tumors due to the anti-tumor response of the immune system, resulting in the emergence of immune-resistant variants.

Phase 1: Elimination

The elimination phase, also known as immunosurveillance, includes innate and adaptive immune responses to tumour cells. For the innate immune response, several effector cells such as natural killer cells and T cells are activated by the inflammatory cytokines, which are released by the growing tumour cells, macrophages and stromal cells surrounding the tumour cells. The recruited tumour-infiltrating NK cells and macrophages produce interleukin 12 and interferon gamma, which kill tumour cells by cytotoxic mechanisms such as perforin, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligands (TRAILs), and reactive oxygen species. Most of the tumor cells are destroyed in this phase, but some of them survive and are able to reach equilibrium with the immune system.

The elimination phase consists of the following four phases:

The first phase involves the initiation of an antitumor immune response. Cells of the innate immune system recognize the presence of a growing tumor which has undergone stromal remodeling, causing local tissue damage. This is followed by the induction of inflammatory signals which is essential for recruiting cells of the innate immune system (e.g. natural killer cells, natural killer T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells) to the tumor site. During this phase, the infiltrating lymphocytes such as the natural killer cells and natural killer T cells are stimulated to produce IFN-gamma.

In the second phase, newly synthesized IFN-gamma induces tumor death (to a limited amount) as well as promoting the production of chemokines CXCL10, CXCL9 and CXCL11. These chemokines play an important role in promoting tumor death by blocking the formation of new blood vessels. Tumor cell debris produced as a result of tumor death is then ingested by dendritic cells, followed by the migration of these dendritic cells to the draining lymph nodes. The recruitment of more immune cells also occurs and is mediated by the chemokines produced during the inflammatory process.

In the third phase, natural killer cells and macrophages transactivate one another via the reciprocal production of IFN-gamma and IL-12. This again promotes more tumor killing by these cells via apoptosis and the production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates. In the draining lymph nodes, tumor-specific dendritic cells trigger the differentiation of Th1 cells which in turn facilitates the development of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells also known as killer T-cells.

In the final phase, tumor-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells home to the tumor site and the cytotoxic T lymphocytes then destroy the antigen-bearing tumor cells which remain at the site.

Phase 2: Equilibrium

The next step in cancer immunoediting is the equilibrium phase,  during which tumor cells that have escaped the elimination phase and have a non-immunogenic phenotype are selected for growth. Lymphocytes and IFN-gamma exert a selection pressure on tumor cells which are genetically unstable and rapidly mutating. Tumor cell variants which have acquired resistance to elimination then enter the escape phase. It is the longest of the three processes in cancer immunoediting and may occur over a period of many years. During this period of Darwinian selection, new tumor cell variants emerge with various mutations that further increase overall resistance to immune attack.

Phase 3: Escape
In the escape phase, tumor cells continue to grow and expand in an uncontrolled manner and may eventually lead to malignancies. In the study of cancer immunoediting, knockout mice have been used for experimentation since human testing is not possible. Tumor infiltration by lymphocytes is seen as a reflection of a tumor-related immune response. There is increasing evidence that biological vesicles (e.g., exosomes) secreted by tumour cells help to foster an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment.
During the escape phase, tumor cell variants selected in the equilibrium phase have breached the host organism's immune defenses, with various genetic and epigenetic changes conferring further resistance to immune detection. There are several mechanisms that lead to escape of cancer cells to immune system, for example downregulation or loss of expression of classical MHC class I (HLA-A, HLA-B- HLA-C) which is essential for effective T cell-mediated immune response (appears in up to 90% of tumours),  development of cancer microenvironment which has suppressive effect on immune system and works as an protective barrier to cancer cells. Cells contained in tumor microenvironment are able to produce cytokines which can cause apoptosis of activated T lymphocyte. Another mechanism of tumor cells to avoid immune system is upregulation of non-classical MHC I (HLA-E, HLA-F, HLA-G) which prevents NK-mediated immune reaction by interaction with NK cells.  The tumor begins to develop and grow after escaping the immune system.

Immunoediting in HIV
Recent studies suggest that cells harboring the HIV reservoir may also be undergoing a process of immunoediting, thereby contributing to the increased resistance of these cells to be eliminated by host immune factors.

See also

 Cancer immunology

References

Immunology
Oncology


title: 1888 United States elections

text:
The 1888 United States elections occurred during the Third Party System, and elected the members of the 51st United States Congress. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming were admitted during the 51st Congress. This election was the first time that one party had won a majority in both chambers of Congress since the 1874 elections.

In the Presidential election, Democratic President Grover Cleveland was defeated by Republican former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana. At the 1888 Republican National Convention, Harrison was nominated on the eighth ballot, defeating Ohio Senator John Sherman, former Governor Russell A. Alger of Michigan, and several other candidates. As in 1876, the Republican candidate won the presidency despite the Democratic candidate's greater share of the popular vote, albeit, also as in 1876, with widespread allegations of voter suppression and fraud aimed at Republican black voters in the South. This situation would not be repeated until the 2000 election. Despite the popular vote margin, Harrison won a comfortable majority of the electoral college, and took most of the states outside the South.

Despite the close presidential race, Republicans picked up several seats in both houses of Congress. Republicans won major gains in the House, re-taking the majority for the first time since the 1882 elections. In the Senate, the Republicans won major gains, growing their majority in the chamber.

See also
1888 United States presidential election
1888 United States House of Representatives elections
1888–89 United States Senate elections

References

1888 elections in the United States
1888