title: British Business Bank

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British Business Bank plc (BBB) is a state-owned economic development bank established by the UK Government. Its aim is to increase the supply of credit to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as providing business advice services. It is structured as a public limited company and is owned by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT, formerly known as the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills or BIS). The bank has its headquarters in Sheffield.

History
The intention to create a business bank was first announced by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, in September 2012 with an initial £1 billion of government funding. The aim was to bring a number of government financial schemes, advice services and expertise together, creating a one stop shop for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to go to. From 1 October 2013, Capital for Enterprise Limited (CfEL), BIS SME policy teams and private sector expertise were brought together within BIS to start the British Business Bank programme. On 2 December 2013 the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced that the bank would be based in Sheffield, as well confirming an extra £250 million of government funding. On 15 October 2014, the bank was granted state aid clearance from the EU Commission and the programme was subsequently transferred from BIS to British Business Bank plc on 1 November 2014.

In 2018 the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) was created to provide long-term equity in advanced technologies relevant to national security, partly modeled on In-Q-Tel in the U.S. The UK intelligence and security agencies, led by the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), will provide guidance to the investments. The kind of technologies previously developed within government have now often been commoditised and are produced in the private sector.

Operations
The bank has taken on all financial schemes previously controlled by Capital for Enterprise Limited (CfEL), such as Enterprise Capital Funds, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee, Business Angel Co-investment Funds and the Small Firms Loan Guarantee. In addition, the bank ran the assessment process to select Bizfitech, Funding Xchange and Funding Options as designated finance platforms for the bank referral scheme.

The bank mainly targets its assistance to companies with a turnover of up to £25 million. The bank does not lend to SMEs directly, but instead works with other financial institutions to increase access to funding, such as by providing part-guarantees for loans.

The bank came under criticism from lender Rebuildingsociety.com in 2014 for its execution of the Funding for Lending scheme, saying it created unfair competition in the UK peer-to-peer lending industry by concentrating financial support via the largest platforms.

After the January 2018 liquidation of Carillion threatened thousands of suppliers, particularly SMEs, £100 million of lending was offered by the British Business Bank alongside a fund established by HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank.

In 2020 the NSSIF was involved in the British Government decision to invest £400 million for a 45% stake in OneWeb, a struggling low Earth orbit satellite communications business. It was reported that the UK would repurpose the satellites for the United Kingdom Global Navigation Satellite System, but by September 2020 that strategy was being reconsidered. The government's stake in OneWeb was diluted in July 2022 when the company was merged into French rival Eutelsat.

In January 2022, as a result of a loan to the club being translated into shares, the bank became a minority interest in Bolton Wanderers F.C..

In February 2022 the bank launched its Sustainability Hub which aimed to alert smaller businesses to the commercial benefits of investing in decarbonisation. The Hub's resources include articles on topics such as creating action plans, sustainable logistics, and how to a build a green supply chain.

Future
Under her manifesto for the 2017 general election, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the bank would take over from the European Investment Bank, after Brexit, receiving the UK funds hitherto earmarked for the European Investment Fund. The British Business Bank would open new offices in Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Newport, and Bristol.

References

External links

British companies established in 2013
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business and Trade
Government-owned companies of the United Kingdom
Finance in the United Kingdom
Development finance institutions
Organisations based in Sheffield


title: Klaus J. Kohler

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Klaus J. Kohler (; born 1935 in Karlsruhe) is a German phonetician.

Selected publications
 Kommunikative Aspekte satzphonetischer Prozesse im Deutschen. In: H. Vater (ed.), Phonologische Probleme des Deutschen. Studien zur deutschen Grammatik 10, 13-39. Tübingen: Gunter Narr (1979).
 Dimensions in the perception of fortis and lenis plosives. Phonetica 36, 332-343 (1979).
 F0 in the production of lenis and fortis plosives. Phonetica 39, 199-218 (1982).
 F0 in the perception of lenis and fortis plosives. JASA 78, 21-32 (1985).
 Invariance and variability in speech timing: from utterance to segment in German. In: J. S. Perkell, D. H. Klatt (eds), Invariance and Variability in Speech Processes, 268-289. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum (1986).
 Parameters of speech rate perception in German words and sentences: duration, F0 movement, and F0 level. Language and Speech 29, 115-139 (1986).
 Computer synthesis of intonation. Proc. 12th Intern. Congr. Acoustics, Toronto, A6-6 (1986).
 Categorical pitch perception. Proc. 11th ICPhS, Tallinn, vol. 5, 331-333 (1987).
 The linguistic functions of F0 peaks. Proc. 11th ICPhS, Tallinn, vol. 3, 149-152 (1987).
 An intonation model for a German Text-to-speech system. Proc. Speech '88, 7th FASE Symposium, Edinburgh., 1241-1249 (1988).
 Macro and micro F0 in the synthesis of intonation. In: J. Kingston and M. E. Beckamn (eds), Papers in Laboratory Phonology I, 115-138. Cambridge: CUP (1990).
 Segmental reduction in connected speech in German: phonological facts and phonetic explanations. In: W. J. Hardcastle, A. Marchal (eds), Speech Production and Speech Modelling, 69-92. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers (1990).
 Form and function of intonation peaks in German; a research project. In: K. J. Kohler, (ed.) Studies in German Intonation. AIPUK 25, 11-27. (1991).
 Terminal intonation patterns in single-accent utterances of German: phonetics, phonology and semantics. In: K. J. Kohler, (ed.) Studies in German Intonation. AIPUK 25, 115-185. (1991).
 A model of German intonation. In: K. J. Kohler, (ed.) Studies in German Intonation. AIPUK 25, 295-360. (1991).
 Glottal stops and glottalization in German. Data and theory of connected speech processes. Phonetica 51, 38-51 (1994).
 Einführung in die Phonetik des Deutschen. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag (2. Aufl. 1995).
 Modelling prosody in spontaneous speech. In: Y. Sagisaka, N. Campbell, N. Higuchi (eds), Computing Prosody. Computational models for processing spontaneous speech. 187-210. New York: Springer (1997).
 Parametric control of prosodic variables by symbolic input in TTS synthesis. In: J. P. H. van Santen, R. W. Sproat, J. P. Olive, J. Hirschberg (eds), Progress in Speech Synthesis 459-475. New York: Springer (1997).
 Investigating unscripted speech: implications for phonetics and phonology. In: Festschrift for Björn Lindblom. Phonetica 57, 85-94 (2000).
 Überlänge im Niederdeutschen? In: R. Peters, H. P. Pütz, U. Weber (eds.), Vulpis Adolatio. Festschrift für Hubertus Menke zum 60. Geburtstag, 385-402. Heidelberg: C. Winter (2001).
 Articulatory dynamics of vowels and consonants in speech communication. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 31, 1-16 (2001).
 Plosive-related glottalization phenomena in read and spontaneous speech. A stød in German? In: N. Grønnum and J. Rischel (eds), To Honour Eli Fischer-Jørgensen. Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague, vol. 31, 174-211. Copenhagen: Reitzel (2001). (Lautmuster deutscher Spontansprache 2.(a))
 (ed.) Progress in Experimental Phonology. From Communicative Function to Phonetic Substance and Vice Versa. Phonetica 62 (2005).

References

External links
 personal Homepage at Kiel University

Phoneticians
Phonologists
Linguists from Germany
1935 births
Living people


title: Jan Wasserbauer

text:
Jan Wasserbauer (born January 5, 1993) is a Czech professional ice hockey player.

Wasserbauer made his Czech Extraliga debut for HC Kometa Brno during the 2012–13 Czech Extraliga season. His last appearance for the club was in the 2014-15 season.

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
Czech ice hockey forwards
HC Kometa Brno players
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč players
BK Havlíčkův Brod players
People from Žďár nad Sázavou
Ice hockey people from the Vysočina Region


title: Markus Scholz

text:
Markus Scholz (born 17 May 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TSV Steinbach Haiger.

References

External links

Living people
1988 births
Men's association football goalkeepers
German men's footballers
VfL Bochum II players
VfL Bochum players
Dynamo Dresden II players
Dynamo Dresden players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
TSV Steinbach Haiger players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Regionalliga players
People from Iserlohn
Footballers from Arnsberg (region)


title: Etna Township

text:
Etna Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:

 Etna Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
 Etna Township, Licking County, Ohio

See also
 Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana


title: Rone (musician)

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Rone (born Erwan Castex, 20 June 1980) is a French electronic music producer and artist.

Early career
Erwan Castex was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He grew up in Paris. His first EP "Bora" came out in 2008 on the French label InFiné. French DJ/Producer Agoria selected the track for his mix compilation "At the Controls", attracting support from the UK (Massive Attack's 3D, Sasha and London's Fabric resident DJ Lee Burridge).

2009–2010: Debut album Spanish Breakfast
In 2009, Rone released a new maxi, entitled "La Dame Blanche". The track was later remixed by LCD Soundsystem's bass player Tyler Pope and Austrian electronic music artist Clara Moto. The same year he brought out his first album Spanish Breakfast, also on Infiné. Electronic Beats ranked him in their top 25 Best Albums of 2009.

2011–2012: Berlin, new inspiration, new album
In 2011, in search of new inspiration, Rone left his hometown Paris for Berlin. This led in spring of 2011 to release of the EP So So So. A second album entitled Tohu Bohu  (Biblical Hebrew expression meaning chaos) followed in October 2012, likewise on Infiné. The album featured the single Let's Go, with vocals by US rapper High Priest from New York's Antipop Consortium
Resident Advisor gave the album 4 out of 5 and Rone won three 2012 Trax Magazine awards : Best French Artist, Best Album and Best Music Video.

Tohu Bohu gave rise to three singles : Parade, Bye Bye Macadam and Let's Go. All three singles were promoted by videos, the most successful, Bye Bye Macadam, having been viewed more than 40 million times on YouTube and been shown on Cartoon Network in Adult Swim's Off the Air episode "Worship".

2013: Tohu Bohu Tour, collaborations and Tohu Bonus
Early in 2013 the US indie band The National asked Rone to add some electronic sequences to their new album "Trouble Will Find Me" on 4AD.  The National's lead singer Matt Berninger said in an interview "Rone's work has brought something fresh to our sound, I’m not saying we re-invented ourselves as a band, but we’ve opened new doors"
The same year, Gabriel & Dresden, Juan Atkins, Clark (musician) and Dominik Eulberg remixed respectively the tracks Bye Bye Macadam, Let's Go, and Parade.  Jean-Michel Jarre selected two of his tracks to feature on the compilation "Infiné by JMJ"
The album Tohu Bohu was later re-released with a bonus disc with 6 unreleased tracks, one of them features John Stanier on drums

2014: Apache EP – North American tour
2014 saw the release of the Apache EP, in April. Simultaneously Rone toured North America for the first time, finishing with an appearance at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival's The Do LaB Stage.
In the same year, Rone made remixes for French pop singer Etienne Daho and Breton (band)

Testing new technologies
He also collaborates with sound engineers from Radio France on binaural versions of the tracks Apache, Quitter la ville and Acid Reflux, reproducing an audio 3D effect.

2015 : Third album: Creatures
After tours around the world, Rone returned to Paris and released his third album, Creatures, on 9 February 2015.
Various artists have collaborated on this album: Étienne Daho, François Marry (leader of pop group Frànçois and The Atlas Mountains), cellist Gaspar Claus, Bryce Dessner
(leader of the group The National, trumpet player Toshinori Kondo.

Rone also releases a 360° Virtual Reality project Quitter La Ville in collaboration with La Blogothèque. The video was one of the first digital simulation clips, making him a pioneer in the Virtual Reality field.

2017: La Philharmonie de Paris / Fourth album: Mirapolis
On 14 January 2017, Rone performed a bespoke piece at the Philharmonie de Paris, for which he invited various guest artists: the drummer John Stanier of the group Battles, the science-fiction writer Alain Damasio, the leader of Frànçois and The Atlas Mountains François Marry.

On 23 March 2017, Erwan Castex received the French honorary decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

On 3 November 2017, Rone released his fourth album Mirapolis. The title was inspired by his childhood memories at the Mirapolis theme park, which closed in 1991. For Mirapolis, Castex pushed further his collaborative work by working alongside film director Michel Gondry who has illustrated the album cover. His fourth album also includes various international collaborators—John Stanier the drummer of the Battles, Kazu Makino from the vocal trio Blonde Redhead, Bryce Dessner the guitarist of The National, and Baxter Dury.

2020 : Room With A View
Invited by Ruth Mackenzie, the artistic director of Théâtre du Châtelet, Rone received a carte blanche for 9 representations, from March 5 to 14.  Rone decided to collaborate with the collective (La)Horde for Room With A View. This project is both a musical and choreographic piece, performed by 18 dancers from the Ballet national de Marseille. This creative project mainly addresses the messages of climate change. Simultaneously, Room With A View become the fifth album of the artist.

In 2020, Rone composed the original soundtrack for the feature film Night Ride. The score has led to his prize for best original soundtrack at the Festival International du film de Saint- Jean-de Luzz and at the Festival de La Baule. Rone also took home the 2021 César Award for Best Original Music.

2021 : Rone & Friends - L(oo)ping
After previous projects being held back due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Rone decided to produce a collaborative album with his vocalists  Odezenne, Georgia, Jehnny Beth, Dominique A, Laura Etchgoyhen, Alain Damasio, Mood, Flavien Berger, Yael Naim, Malibu, Camélia Jordana, Casper Clausen, Melissa Laveaux and Roya Arab.

On 25 and 26 June 2021, Rone released L(oo)ping, an electro-classic concert, held at the Auditorium Maurice-Ravel, accompanied by 81 musicians from the Orchestre national de Lyon, the pianist Vanessa Wagner and the choir Bostgehio, under the direction of the Belgian conductor Dirk Brossé.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Remixes

Collaborations

Filmography
 2010: The Cord Woman (Original soundtrack)
 2014: The Beast (short film) (Original soundtrack)
 2016 : Half Sister, Full Love, Opening credits (Bye Bye Macadam)
 2016 : I, Philip (Original soundtrack)
 2016 : I Want Pluto to be a planet again (Original soundtrack)
 2020 : Night Ride (Original soundtrack)
 2021 : Paris, 13th District (feature film) / 'Les Olympiades (Original soundtrack)

Choreographic pieces
2020: Room With A View, (La)Horde & Rode with the Ballet National de Marseille at the Théâtre du Châtelet

Distinctions
2017:Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
2020: Grand Prix SACEM for electronic music
2021—46th César Awards: Disque d'Or of Cannes Soundtrack Award (Festival de Cannes) for the original soundtrack of Les Olympiades.
2022—47th César Awards: nominated for César Award for Best Original Music for Les Olympiades''.

References

External links
 Rone homepage
 Rone discography on Discogs

1980 births
French electronic musicians
French film score composers
Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3 alumni
Pseudonyms
Living people


title: Martin Dočekal

text:
Martin Dočekal (born December 7, 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.

Dočekal made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Kometa Brno debut during the 2012–13 Czech Extraliga season.

References

External links

1990 births
Living people
Czech ice hockey forwards
HC Kometa Brno players
Sportspeople from Třebíč
Ice hockey people from the Vysočina Region
HC Plzeň players
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč players
HC Vítkovice players


title: T. ehrenbergii

text:
T. ehrenbergii may refer to:

 Tigridia ehrenbergii, a shell flower
 Tolyposporium ehrenbergi, a smut fungus
 Tragacantha ehrenbergii, a terrestrial plant


title: Dannen

text:
Dannen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 Fredric Dannen, American journalist and author
 Funny van Dannen (born 1958), German singer-songwriter

See also
 Danne
 Deneen
 Dineen
 Dinneen
 Dennen (disambiguation)


title: Pavel Jenyš

text:
Pavel Jenyš (born 2 April 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC RT Torax Poruba in the Chance liga.

Jenyš was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the seventh round (199th overall) at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career
Jenyš made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Kometa Brno debut during the 2013–14 season. After his selection by the Minnesota Wild in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Jenyš moved to North America and played a season of junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

On 5 May 2015, Jenyš was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Wild. On 21 November 2018, Jenyš was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Stepan Falkovsky.

With his entry-level contract completed and as an impending free agent from the Kings, Jenyš opted to return to the Czech Republic, agreeing to a one-year contract with original club, HC Kometa Brno, on 5 June 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

1996 births
Living people
Allen Americans players
Czech ice hockey forwards
Iowa Wild players
HC Kometa Brno players
Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
Minnesota Wild draft picks
Niagara IceDogs players
Ontario Reign (AHL) players
Quad City Mallards (ECHL) players
Rapid City Rush players
Sudbury Wolves players
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč players
HC Dynamo Pardubice players
HC Košice players
Ice hockey people from Brno
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States


title: Safety Fund National Bank

text:
The Safety Fund National Bank is a historic bank building at 470 Main Street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.  Completed in 1895, it is a prominent work of local architect H.M. Francis, and one of its only buildings to continuously house a bank since its construction.  The building, now home to a TD Bank branch, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Description and history
The Safety Fund National Bank is located in downtown Fitchburg, on the south side of Main Street between Oliver and Prichard Streets.  It is a five-story structure, with a steel frame originally clad in yellow brick with brownstone trim.  Its bottom two floors have been refinished with granite facing and limestone trime, with a glass-covered projecting marquee at the main entrance.  The upper levels retain Renaissance Revival styling, including rounded arches above the fourth-floor window bays.  Original interior features include a bank vault in the bank offices on the ground floor.

The building was one of many Fitchburg commercial buildings designed by architect Henry M. Francis and was completed in 1895.  It is the only one of three Francis-designed bank buildings to survive in the city.  It underwent major remodelings in 1934 and 1963.  The Safety Fund National Bank (which through mergers and acquisitions became part of BankBoston) was established in 1874, and this was its first permanent home.  In 2000, it became part of TD Bank, which continues to operate a bank branch in the building.  The upper levels have been converted into residential space.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Renaissance Revival architecture in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Fitchburg, Massachusetts


title: Dennen

text:
Dennen may refer to:

Surname
 Brett Dennen (born 1979), American singer-songwriter
 Barry Dennen (1938–2017), American actor, singer, writer
 Alfie Dennen, British technologist
 George E. Dennen (1884–1966), American reporter and politician
 Lyle Dennen, British Anglican priest

Other
 Camp Dennen, found on the shores of Hedges Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)

See also
 Deneen
 Dineen
 Dinneen
 Dannen


title: Tomáš Vondráček

text:
Tomáš Vondráček (born February 16, 1991) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with HC Karlovy Vary in the Czech Extraliga (ELH) on loan from HC Dynamo Pardubice.

Vondráček made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Kometa Brno debut during the 2012–13 Czech Extraliga season.

References

External links

1991 births
Living people
Czech ice hockey forwards
HC Kometa Brno players
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč players
HC Karlovy Vary players
HC Dynamo Pardubice players
HC Plzeň players
Sportspeople from Třebíč
Ice hockey people from the Vysočina Region


title: Lorenz Educational Press

text:
Lorenz Educational Press is an educational publisher based in Dayton, Ohio. The company focuses on educational materials for the K–12 market, including language arts, math, science, social studies, critical thinking, team building, movement and music, and test preparation.  Its parent company, The Lorenz Corporation, has been in the publishing industry since 1890.

History
Lorenz Educational Press was founded in 2008, bringing The Lorenz Corporation into the general education market.  Within its first year, the company acquired two established companies in the educational market: Milliken Publishing and the Teaching & Learning Company.  In 2011, Lorenz Educational Press began distributing Show What You Know Publishing materials.

Imprints
As of February 2014, Lorenz Educational Press has five imprints.

Lorenz Educational Press
The Lorenz Educational Press imprint focuses on supplementary materials that are outside of the core curriculum but can be integrated into those classes. This includes critical thinking, music and movement, team building, and cross-curricular learning.

Milliken Publishing
When the Milliken Publishing Company was purchased by Lorenz Educational Press in May 2008, it had been producing supplementary educational products for over 45 years.  The operation, originally based in St. Louis, Missouri, was moved to Dayton, Ohio after the acquisition.

The materials under this imprint are intended for pre-kindergarten through high school students and cover core curriculum areas, including language arts, math, science, and social studies.

Teaching & Learning Company
The Teaching & Learning Company was originally based in Carthage, Illinois, but it was moved to Dayton, Ohio when Lorenz Educational Press purchased the company.   The Teaching & Learning Company had been in business for almost 15 years before it was acquired in November 2008.

This imprint includes supplementary materials for preschool through high school. In 1999, Judith S. Gould and Evan Jay Gould developed the four square writing method.  A series of books based on this method, and written by Judith and Evan Gould and Mary F. Burke, is published by the Teaching & Learning Company.

Show What You Know Publishing
Show What You Know Publishing (SWYK) was originally maintained by Englefield & Associates and based in Columbus, Ohio. In 2011, Lorenz Educational Press became the exclusive distributor for Show What You Know Publishing, moving the headquarters to its office in Dayton, Ohio.

This imprint focuses on test-preparation materials for state tests, such as the Ohio Achievement Assessment, Ohio Graduation Test, State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, Measurements of Student Progress in Washington, the Colorado Academic Standards tests, and the Common Core tests.

In 2012, SWYK launched the web-based program Show What You Know Online, partnering with technology entrepreneurs Robert Ott and Ken Reed  and with Sunburst Digital for national sales and marketing.   The program provides teachers with online assessments and lessons for math and language arts based on either the Common Core State Standards  or the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.  The lessons include videos from Khan Academy, making the program the first educational system to officially license lesson videos from the educational website.

LEP Interactive
LEP interactive focuses on digital products, such as interactive whiteboard software and instant downloads.

References

Educational publishing companies of the United States
Educational book publishing companies
Educational software companies
Test preparation companies
Companies based in Dayton, Ohio


title: Bethania Mission House, Esbjerg

text:
The Bethania Mission House, Esbjerg is located in the centre of Esberg, southwest Denmark. Inspired by Italian architecture, its main gable has a rose window flanked by spires.

Background
As in the rest of western Jutland, Denmark's Inner Mission founded in 1861 received strong support. The movement was influential in temperance work, collective initiatives in rural communities, and efforts to reinforce the Lutheran tradition. Many poor people found in the movement a community where they could be on equal terms with more wealthy members of society, as it stressed the creation of Christian fellowship through a variety of group activities. The organisation's mission houses were used for Bible study groups, meetings and other activities for children, families, adults and the elderly.

Architecture
Designed by Christian Hjerrild Clausen (1866-1941) in the Neo-Gothic style and completed in 1906, it was inspired by Italian religious architecture. Clausen wished to give the building added importance by employing a style normally used for churches. The main gable features a rosette window flanked by two spires. Materials used include brick and sandstone. The building was originally designed to house an auditorium, a library and a chapel. Since 1989, it has been a listed building.

References

Buildings and structures in Esbjerg
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1906
Gothic Revival architecture in Denmark
Houses in Denmark
1906 establishments in Denmark


title: Yuri Koroviansky

text:
Yuri Koroviansky (, , 30 September 1967 – 8 March 2017) was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was 194 cm tall. He was a French citizen from 2011 until his death.

Biography
Koroviansky was born at Horlivka and debuted in 1984 for VC Shakhtar Donetsk.
He finished seventh with the Unified Team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. With the Soviet (or Unified Team) national team he won a World Cup in 1991, the European Championships of 1991  and a bronze medal in the 1991 World League.

Koroviansky played in Greece from 1993 with AO Orestiada (Runner-up of the Greek championship and finished 4th in the CEV Cup final four). After one year in Greece, he signed in Cyprus for Paphiakos Paphos. He subsequently played in France with Tourcoing, Tours, Paris (won the French championship in 1997), Strasbourg, Halluin and he concluded his playing career in 2006 with Cambrai (in French 2nd league).

He was the head coach of youth team in Cambrai.

Honours

Club
1 Soviet Championship (1992)
1 Ukrainian Championship (1993)
1 French Championship (1998)

National team
1 World Cup (1991)
1 European Championship (1991)

References

External links

 Sports-reference.com Profile (archived)

1967 births
2017 deaths
Sportspeople from Horlivka
Ukrainian men's volleyball players
Soviet men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players for the Unified Team
Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Ukrainian volleyball coaches
Sportspeople from Donetsk Oblast


title: Secret Room

text:
Secret Room is a 2013 Nigerian direct-to-video thriller film directed by Eneaji Chris Eneng and starring OC Ukeje, Jide Kosoko, Linda Ejiofor and Lilian Esoro.

Cast
O. C. Ukeje	as Kingsley Ojei
Jide Kosoko	as Ambassador John Furiye
Lilian Esoro	as Edna Ojei
Linda Ejiofor	as Ada Obika

See also
 List of Nigerian films of 2013

References

2012 films
English-language Nigerian films
2010s thriller films
2012 direct-to-video films
Nigerian thriller films
2010s English-language films


title: Stuart Reid (politician)

text:
Stuart C. Reid is a former American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 18 from 2011 to 2015.

Personal life, education, and career
Reid earned his BS and M.Ed from Brigham Young University. Reid worked as a Real Estate Agent and Economic Developer. Stuart serves as the President/CEO of SCReid, LLC, and Reid & Reid Properties, LLC, consultant and development companies that he owns and runs himself. Reid has served as a United States Army Officer. He is the former Ogden City and Salt Lake City Community and Economic Development Director. He has also served as a board number for the Salt Lake International Airport, Ogden Development Foundation, and Ogden Pioneer Days Foundation. Prior to Stuart's public service, he served as a manager of government and community relations for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

, Stuart and his wife Laura had been married for 27 years. They have three children.

Political career

Early career
Reid started his political career as a Salt Lake City Council member, representing district 1. He was elected in 1993, and took office in January 1994. In 1995, he served as the council's chairman. In Salt Lake City's 1995 mayoral election, he, more strongly than any other city council member, backed Deedee Corradini, who won the election. In March 1997, he resigned from the council in order to accept the position leading the city's Department of Community and Economic Development.

In 1999, Reid ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Salt Lake City, advancing to the general election, but losing it by a large margin to Rocky Anderson

Reid served on the Ogden/Weber Chamber Legislative Committee, the Governor's Utah State Fair Park Task Force, and the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors.

Utah Senate
Reid was first elected to the Utah Senate in 2010. He decided not to run for reelection in 2014.

During the 2014 Legislative Session, Reid served on the following committees:
Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee
Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate Education Committee (chair)
Senate Ethics Committee
Senate Rules Committee

Election results
2010 When District 18 Republican Senator Jon J. Greiner left the Legislature and left the open, Reid, running as a Republican was unopposed for the June 22, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,849 votes (60.2%) against Democratic nominee Betty Sawyer, who had run for the Utah House in 1998.
2006 To challenge incumbent Republican Senator Dave Thomas, Reid was unopposed for the 2006 Democratic Primary, but lost the November 7, 2006 General election to Republican nominee Jon Greiner, who had defeated Senator Thomas in the Republican Primary.

2014 sponsored legislation

Pivotal bills
In 2014, the Utah Legislature shot down S.B. 12 bill to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. Had the bill passed, Utah would have been the first state to do so, and Salt Lake City would have been the second major city (after New York City) to raise the minimum age to 21. However, the Utah Senate killed the bill after a 12–16 vote on March 3.

References

External links
Official page at the Utah State Senate

Stuart C. Reid at Ballotpedia
Stuart C. Reid at OpenSecrets

Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Brigham Young University alumni
Politicians from Ogden, Utah
Utah Democrats
Utah Republicans
Utah state senators


title: Marek Čiliak

text:
Marek Čiliak (born 2 April 1990) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender who currently playing for Spartiates de Marseille of the Ligue Magnus.

Playing career
Čiliak made his Czech Extraliga debut playing for Kometa Brno during the 2012–13 Czech Extraliga season.

In his second stint with Brno, Čiliak appeared in 6 seasons before leaving following the 2017–18 season, opting to sign a one-year contract in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Slovak club, HC Slovan Bratislava, on May 30, 2018.

In the 2018–19 season, Čiliak was given starting goaltender duties, collecting just 6 wins through 28 games for Bratislava. With the club out of playoff contention, on January 31, 2019, he terminated his contract and returned for a third stint with Kometa Brno for the remainder of the season. After 8 games with Brno, prior to the commencement of the post-season, Čiliak was signed to a two-year contract extension to remain with Brno on March 11, 2019.

References

External links

1990 births
Living people
Slovak ice hockey goaltenders
HK 91 Senica players
Hokej Šumperk 2003 players
HC Kometa Brno players
HK Nitra players
Orli Znojmo players
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč players
HC Slovan Bratislava players
PSG Berani Zlín players
Ice hockey people from Zvolen
Motor České Budějovice players
HK Poprad players
Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic


title: Ulenge Island Front Range Lighthouse

text:
The Ulenge Island Front Range Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on Ulenge Island in the Pemba Channel under the Tanga Marine Reserves (TMRS) with the IUCN category II located within Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania.

See also

 List of lighthouses in Tanzania

References

Tanga District
Islands of Tanzania
Coastal islands of Tanzania
Uninhabited islands of Tanzania

External links
 Tanzania Ports Authority

Lighthouses in Tanzania
Buildings and structures in Tanga, Tanzania
Lighthouses completed in 1929


title: We Are Incredible

text:
We Are Incredible is Margery Latimer's first novel, published in 1928.  It tells the story of a small-town woman, Hester Linden, and her cult-like influence on a small band of followers, leaving them virtually lifeless.  The novel was partly based on the sometimes manipulative influence that Zona Gale had on Latimer.  Linden's physical appearance is closely modelled on Gale's.

Latimer died a few years after the novel was published, and her works essentially disappeared.  She was rediscovered in the 1980s, and her works have received some critical attention, however, the novel has not been republished.

Plot summary

The novel consists of three parts, each named after a character.  The first two parts are from the viewpoint of a follower of Linden, who remains in the background.  In the third part, Linden becomes central.

Stephen Mitchell

Mitchell is a boarder at the Fry house, consisting of Rex and Myrtle, their young children, Gloria and Deva, and Myrtle's unmarried sister, Dora Weck, who has been something of a financial burden on the Frys since the death of Mrs. Weck.  Mitchell barely eats, and stays out late, to Myrtle's annoyance.  In general, Myrtle finds fault with everything, and the others try to ignore her.

Mitchell is a former follower of Linden (from ten years previously), and Weck is a current follower.

Weck has just gotten engaged to Joe Teeter, who has been sweet on her since high school.  Myrtle approves, since he works at his family's creamery and does well.  A celebration of sorts follows, with Weck uninterested at first.

Mitchell, Weck, and Mark Johns, another former follower of Linden, pay a visit to Amy Hemingway, also a former follower who has returned from living in Paris.  Mitchell and Weck head back to the Frys' along a route that will pass by Linden's house.  When Weck questions the choice of route, Mitchell finds himself succumbing to thoughts of Linden, and he lies down in the wet grass.

Dora Weck

Weck sleeps in, and meditates on how she actually desires Mitchell, not Teeter.  Teeter comes over, but Weck says she's busy.  Mitchell tries to convince Weck to give up on Linden.  Myrtle is encouraging Weck to set a date for her wedding.

Weck and Mitchell go on a picnic together.  A kiss is broken up by mosquitoes, flies, and gnats.  They flee.  Weck tells Mitchell that she loves him.  He says there is no such thing.

While babysitting the Fry children together, Mitchell tells Weck his only interest in her is to liberate her from Linden.  Myrtle comes home early, highly upset because she has all but proven that Rex is having an affair with his stenographer.  Rex sleeps downstairs that night.

That evening, Teeter and Weck are together.  Teeter has made arrangements to have a house ready for the two, but he alternates between worshipping Weck and wondering whether she really has any interest in him at all.  Upon returning home, Weck tries to sleep, but can't, and hears the arguments when Rex comes home.

Next morning Deva is sick.  Weck proves almost useless at being helpful, unable to remember how to make coffee even.  Mitchell again tries to interest Weck in deprogramming.  Teeter again comes by in the morning, this time with news that his parents will give them a new Buick as a wedding present, and that their marriage license will be ready in five days, to appear in that evening's newspaper.

Weck and Mitchell talk again.  Mitchell gets Weck to promise to never return to Linden's, and Weck admits that she will never marry Teeter.  Their conversation is interrupted by screaming from upstairs: Deva has died.

The next morning, during the planning of the funeral, there is a phone call for Weck.  It is from Linden, and Weck leaves to talk to her in person.

Hester Linden

Linden wants Weck to repudiate her upcoming marriage to Teeter.  Weck is uncertain.  Linden berates her maid Agda for wearing glasses, and takes them away.  Linden delivers a short feminist speech in the context of a woman running for mayor of their town.

Mitchell shows up, but Linden can hardly remember him.  She is suspicious that he and Weck may be interested in each other.  They talk, with Mitchell accusing Linden of destroying her followers, and Linden defending her philosophy.  Their confrontation ends with Linden letting Weck and Mitchell leave.

The next morning the two are found dead in Linden's garden, "forever young, now forever beautiful."

Reception

Initial reviews were mixed, mostly favorable, with some reservations.

Further reading

References

1928 American novels
1928 debut novels


title: Sarah Walker (badminton)

text:
Sarah Walker (born 22 November 1989) is an English badminton player. She won the women's singles title at the English National Badminton Championships in 2013 and 2014.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles

European Championships
Women's doubles

European Junior Championships
Girls' doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles

 BWF International Challenge tournament
 BWF International Series tournament

References

External links

 Sarah Walker at Badminton England

1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Basildon
English female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games


title: Louis Martin (Swiss politician)

text:
Louis-Alexandre Martin (7 April 1838 – 15 October 1913) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council (1903/1904).

Further reading

External links

Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland)
1838 births
1913 deaths


title: Malmyzh

text:
Malmyzh () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.

Urban localities
Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast, a town in Malmyzhsky District of Kirov Oblast;

Rural localities
Malmyzh, Amursky District, Khabarovsk Krai, a settlement at the station in Amursky District of Khabarovsk Krai
Malmyzh, Nanaysky District, Khabarovsk Krai, a selo in Nanaysky District of Khabarovsk Krai


title: Whitney Tavern

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Whitney Tavern is a historic 19th century tavern at 11 Patriots Road in Templeton, Massachusetts.  The oldest portion of this rambling wood-frame structure (now a private residence) is a modest "A frame" structure built c. 1782 by Joshua Tucker as a tavern on the main road between Templeton and Gardner (in which town part of the property lies).  The tavern was a major local landmark, sited on a turnpike, until it was sidelined by the advent of the railroads in the mid-19th century.  The building, reduced in size after it closed, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Description and history
The former Whitney Tavern stands on the north side of Patriots Road east of the village center of East Templeton, on a large  parcel that extends north to Gardner Road.  Now largely exhibiting Greek Revival features, the rambling structure has had a long history of alteration.  After its construction c. 1782, in 1790 a full Federal-style house was added onto the west side, onto which another ell was added in 1835.  In 1848 the westernmost portion of the house was separated and moved down the street.

The tavern changed hands from the Tucker family to Jonathan Greenwood Sr. William Whitney wed Greenwood's daughter, Sybil, in 1814 and they took over running the tavern.  Sybil died in 1817, and the property was deeded to William Whitney, whose family continued to operate the tavern until the 1850s.  Lucas Baker (b 1828) married Sibbel Georgianna "Georgie" Whitney (b 1823, William Whitney's daughter from his second marriage, to Dulcenah Turner) in 1857.  In the 20th century the property was in the possession of their son, Lucas Lee Baker (b 1859), who periodically permitted traveling gypsy shows to use the property as a campground.  The property remains in the hands of Whitney-Baker descendants to this day.  The property includes the archaeological remnants of hop kilns used in the manufacture of beer for the tavern.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Buildings and structures completed in 1848
Buildings and structures in Gardner, Massachusetts
Templeton, Massachusetts
Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Greek Revival architecture in Massachusetts


title: Tanga Island Rear Range Lighthouse

text:
The Tanga Island Rear Range Lighthouse is located in the northeastern city of Tanga in Tanzania.

See also

 List of lighthouses in Tanzania

References

External links
 Tanzania Ports Authority

Lighthouses in Tanzania
Buildings and structures in Tanga, Tanzania


title: Odontotrochus chlorostomus

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Odontotrochus chlorostomus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails

This species has several common names: Bland's top shell, floral top shell, Freycinet's top shell, red kelp shell and Tate's top shell.

Description
The size of the adult shell of this species varies between 20 mm and 30 mm. The solid, imperforate shell has a conical shape and is elevated-trochiform,. The first whorls are red, the following reddish-brown, more or less tinged with puff, and in places with olive-green, and sparsely maculate with whitish. The spiral ribs are more or less articulated minutely with whitish. The 8 to 9 whorls are flat or a trifle concave They are acutely carinated with the carina a trifle projecting above the sutures. The upper surface of each whorl is encircled by 10 to 12 spiral lirae. These are only slightly elevated, and show strong, regular oblique striae of increment in the interliral interstices. The base of the shell is flat, with about 10 concentric narrow lirae. These are strongly, regularly radiately striate. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, iridescent and sulcate within. The outer and basal lips are edged with green and are plicate-denticulate within. The green columella is curved, ending in a strong tooth at its base.

Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.

References

 Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannover : Hahniana 46 pp.
 Crosse, H. 1864. Description d'espèces nouvelles provenant de l'Australie meridionale. Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 339–346
 Fischer, P. 1878. Diagnoses Trochorum novorum. Journal de Conchyliologie 26: 62–67
 Tate, R. 1893. Some additions to the list of the Marine Gastropoda of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17(1): 189–202
 Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian Shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs
 Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp
 Ludbrook, N.H. 1978. Quaternary molluscs of the western part of the Eucla Basin. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Western Australia 125: 1–286
 Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp

External links
 Gastropods.com: Odontotrochus chlorostomus

chlorostomus
Gastropods of Australia
Gastropods described in 1843


title: António Xavier Pereira Coutinho

text:
António Xavier Pereira Coutinho (11 June 1851 - 27 March 1939) was a Portuguese botanist and agronomist, born in Santo Estêvão, Lisbon. He published two editions of The Flora of Portugal, and is the scientific authority for a hundred plant taxa, across many families. He died at Alcabideche, aged 87

Publications

References

External links

 Fotografia Photograph of A. X. Pereira Coutinho
 O Distrito de Bragança numa carta de D. A. X. Pereira Coutinho

1851 births
1939 deaths
People from Lisbon
Academic staff of the University of Lisbon
19th-century Portuguese botanists
Portuguese agronomists
20th-century Portuguese botanists


title: Celtis ehrenbergiana

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Celtis ehrenbergiana, called the desert hackberry or spiny hackberry, is a plant species that has long been called C. pallida by many authors, including in the "Flora of North America" database. It is native to Arizona, Florida, New Mexico and Texas, and to Latin America as far south as central Argentina. It grows in dry locations such as deserts, brushlands, canyons, mesas and grasslands.

Celtis ehrenbergiana is the only US species of the genus with thorns. In the US, it is a shrub or small tree up to 3 m (10 feet) tall, with thorns on the branches, although it can grow taller in the tropics. Leaves are small for the genus, less than 3 cm (1.2 inches) long and 2 cm (0.8 inches) wide. Flowers are born in cymes of 3–5 flowers. Drupes are orange, yellow or red, juicy, egg-shaped, about 7 mm in diameter, and edible by humans and wildlife.

References

Flora of Central America
Flora of Arizona
Flora of Southern America
Flora of Florida
Flora of Mexico
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of Texas
ehrenbergiana


title: No Man's Land (video game)

text:
No Man's Land, also known as No Man's Land: Fight for your Rights!, is a 2003 real-time strategy video game for Microsoft Windows developed by Related Designs and published by CDV Software.

Gameplay
The game is set in the new world where the players can play as one of the six factions. Playable factions are the English, Spaniards, American Patriots, American Settlers, Woodland Native Americans, and Prairie Native Americans. Every faction has its own strength and weaknesses and heroes.
The single player contains three campaigns.

Campaigns:
 In the first campaign called The Conquest of a New World the players fight as the Spaniards led by Captain Carnivez against the English and native tribes.
 In the second campaign The called Fight against The Intruders the players take the role of the natives and fight against European intruders. The first half focuses on Magua and the Iroquois fighting against the English. The second half jumps many years ahead in which Grass Wing of the Cheyenne fights against American Settlers and their allied natives.
 The last and third campaign called The birth of a nation follows the Sanders family. The first part follows Jerimiah Sanders and takes place during the English Colonization of America in which English pilgrims fight through Spanish en route and unruly natives on American lands, eventually battling fanatical Pilgrim forces led by his former friend Aaron Harper. The second part follows Samuel Sanders during the American Revolutionary War in which he must lead American forces against the British, even seeking help from Magua, chieftain of the Iroquois. The third and final part follows William "Billy" Sanders as he and his settlers compete to build a railroad before his opponent does while dealing with hostile natives.

Reception

The game received mainly mixed to positive reviews. On Metacritic, it holds an aggregate score of 70 out of 100, based on twelve reviews. On GameRankings, it holds a score of 65.86%, based on fourteen reviews.

References

External links

2003 video games
Real-time strategy video games
Video games about the American Revolution
Video games developed in Germany
Windows games
Windows-only games
Western (genre) video games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
CDV Software Entertainment games


title: Lasse Jensen

text:
Lasse Jensen is a professor of theoretical chemistry at Pennsylvania State University whose works have appeared in such chemistry journals as the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Journal of Chemical Physics and the Chemical Society Reviews, among others. He got his bachelor's degree from University of Copenhagen in 1998 and two years later obtained master's from the same place. Four years later he got his Ph.D. from the University of Groningen and till 2007 worked as a postdoc at the Northwestern University along with George C. Schatz. He is well-recognized by many honors and awards for the theoretical investigations of plasmon-enhanced vibrational spectroscopies and the development of a hybrid atomistic electrodynamics-quantum mechanical model.  As of 2017 he is author or coauthor of over 100 peer-reviewed articles, generating more than 6400 career citations and an h-index of 45. Jensen is a recipient of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

References

External links
Lasse Jensen

Living people
21st-century American chemists
University of Copenhagen alumni
University of Groningen alumni
Northwestern University faculty
Pennsylvania State University faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers


title: 2014–2016 European Nations Cup First Division

text:
The 2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division is the premier rugby union competition below the Six Nations Championship in Europe. It is divided into two tiers; Division 1A and Division 1B.

The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away. From 2009 onward, the title is awarded according to a one-year ranking.

The competition has been slightly altered for the 2014–16 edition. The top tier Division 1A has seen the relegation of Belgium to Division 1B. They have been replaced with Germany, who finished at the top of Division 1B in the 2012–14 season. The bottom tier division 1B has seen the relegation of the Czech Republic to the European Nations Cup Second Division. They have been replaced by Netherlands who won promotion from Division 2A.

The champions of Division 1B will be promoted to Division 1A for the 2017–18 season, while the last placed team in each division will be relegated.

Format
Table points are determined as follows:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
0 point for a loss
1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries in a match
1 bonus point for losing by 7 points or fewer

Division 1A

2015

Table

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses

Games

2016

Table

Games

Combined table (2015–2016)

Note: Portugal is relegated to 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy.

Division 1B

2014–15

Table

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 1 September 2014)

Games

2015–16

Table

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses (as at 1 September 2015)

Games

Combined table (2014–2016)

Pre-tournament IRB rankings in parentheses (as at 1 September 2014)

See also
European Nations Cup (rugby union)
FIRA - Association of European Rugby
Six Nations Championship
Antim Cup

References

External links
FIRA-AER official website

2014-16
Nations Cup
Nations Cup
2014 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2015 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2016 rugby union tournaments for national teams


title: Chan Yat-san

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Chan Yat-san, MBE, JP (; 21 August 1919 – 27 July 2007) was a prominent Hong Kong politician and rural leader. He was a New Territories indigenous inhabitant and chairman of the powerful Heung Yee Kuk, and was dubbed the "King of the New Territories".

Early life
Chan was born in 1919 in the small village of So Kwun Wat near Tuen Mun. His father ran medicine shops and a restaurant while his mother looked after the family fields. In 1940, he worked for colonial government as a food investigator for Tuen Mun and outlying islands. This job was part of an effort to gauge food supplies during the Battle of Hong Kong. Chan fled to Mainland during the Japanese occupation.

After the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, the Kuomintang authorities on Taiwan were anxious to influence rising leaders in Hong Kong. Chan went to Taiwan in 1952 and reportedly studied politics. He had close links with Kuomintang figures in Hong Kong.

Career

Rural politics
He entered local politics and when he became the Chairman of the Tuen Mun Rural Committee in 1954. By 1962, he was elected Chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk. He stepped down as chairman in 1964 but was again elected in 1968 which he held the post until 1978 when he declared his retirement from politics. By then the Kuk had gained the ear and confidence of the government.

Chan helped deliver the backing of rural clansmen during the Hong Kong 1967 Leftist riots when the colonial government was seeking public support. He was given a licence to carry a revolver for protection as the Leftist rioters labeled him as anti-China traitor. Chan was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire afterwards and regained the Chairmanship of the Kuk.

As Chairman of the Kuk, Chan took an interest in Lau Wong-fat who was a talented young man from the Tuen Mun area who showed an aptitude for politics. Lau was subsequently elected Chairman of the Kuk in 1980 and still retained that post until 2015. Tsing Shan Estate, the first public housing estate in Tuen Mun, was renamed San Fat Estate after him and Lau Wong-fat.

Handover period
After Chan stepped down from active politics in 1978, he kept a close eye on current affairs. During the Sino-British negotiations and the Sino-British Joint Declaration, he was concerned with securing the rights and privileges of indigenous villagers after the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China. He was invited by the Chinese government to the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee and became a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

In the 1991 Legislative Council elections after the Tiananmen massacre, he saw the rise of the pro-democracy camp. To counter the liberal movement and assure stability over the handover period, Chan founded the political group Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong and elected as the chairman at the age of 74. In 1993, he was member of the Preliminary Working Committee of the Hong Kong SAR.

Chan died at St Teresa's Hospital on 27 July 2007 at the age of 90.

Personal life
Besides politics, Chan Yat-san was also a businessman and investor. He lived in a mansion in Kowloon Tong and was driven from there to the Kowloon Tong Club in a Rolls-Royce. He played mahjong several times a week. He owned at least six other properties in Kowloon Tong valued at more than HK$700 million.

References

1917 births
2007 deaths
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong
Heung Yee Kuk
Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members
Hong Kong Affairs Advisors
Hong Kong Buddhists
Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong
District councillors of Tuen Mun District

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title: Hubert Rohault de Fleury (architect)

text:
Charles Hubert Rohault de Fleury (2 July 1777 – 1846) was a French architect who was responsible for many public buildings in Paris in the first half of the 19th century.

Early years

The Rohault family originated in Abbeville.
Jean-Baptiste Louis Rohault, a cloth and silk merchant, established himself in Paris on the rue Saint-Honoré in the middle of the 18th century. He married into the nobility. His son, Hubert Jean-Baptiste Rohault de Fleury, born in 1750, was an advocate of the Parliament of Paris and keeper of the records of the Company of the Indies.
Charles Hubert Rohault de Fleury was one of his two sons, born on 2 July 1777.
His brother, Baron Hubert Rohault de Fleury, had a distinguished military career.

Charles Hubert Rohault de Fleury entered the École polytechnique in October 1794, where he elected to study architecture.
He was among the first group of students at the institute, which had just been established by the Convention.
He was taught by Jean-Louis-Nicolas Durand, a theoretician who had great influence on several generations of architects through his teaching and writings.
Durand was the author of Précis des leçons.
Rohault de Fleury later wrote that Durand had drummed into him that beauty in architecture came from economy combined with convenience.

In 1800 Rohault de Fleury won a grand prize in architecture from the Institute of Sciences and Arts, and in 1802 won the first grand prize, the Prix de Rome, which let him travel to Rome.
His prize was awarded for the design of a fairground on the banks of a river in a city.
While functional, the design drew on classical elements of the Doric and Corinthian orders.
He studied in Rome between 1803 and 1806, at the same time as Auguste-Victor Grandjean de Montigny and Auguste Famin, and developed a pronounced taste for Italian architecture.

Career

On his return from Italy in 1806 Rohault de Fleury was named inspector of works of the Arc de Triomphe in the Place de l'Étoile. In 1812 he was named commissioner of roads at the prefecture of police, holding this position until 1840, when he became inspector general of this service.
In 1819 Rohault de Fleury was named an honorary member of the council of civil buildings.
He began the Code de la voire (street regulations), which was completed by his son, Charles. In 1821 and 1822 the council of civil buildings proposed, based on Hubert's report, regulations that did not limit the width of streets but that required that they be in proportion to the height of the buildings.

Hubert Rohault de Fleury was an architect of hospices in Paris from 1817 to 1833.
In 1821 he was made responsible for the gendarmerie and fire brigade barracks, and for the halls and markets of the city. In this position he designed the fish and butter markets in 1821, the fire brigade barracks in the rue de la Paix (1823), conversion of the old hotel of the Marshall d'Ancre into a gendarmerie barracks (1823) and the barracks of the Republican Guard on rue Mouffetard (1824). This last was completed by his son Charles Rohault de Fleury, who was also an architect.
The barracks on rue Mouffetard are his best-known work, and show his love of Italian architecture.

In 1824 Rohault de Fleury was named inspector general of civil buildings in the departments, and became a member of the council of civil buildings.
In the late 1820s he restored the chapel of the Orphelins. He was made a knight of the Legion of Honour in 1828.
In 1828 he was made inspector general of the first division of civil buildings of Paris and also placed in charge of the barracks of the municipal guard and the fire brigade, holding this position until 1837. In 1832 he was named architect for the city's markets.

Hubert Rohault de Fleury died in 1846.
The drawings he brought back from Italy fascinated his grandson Georges Rohault de Fleury, who became a distinguished writer on Italian monuments.

References
Citations

Sources

1777 births
1846 deaths
19th-century French architects


title: Brown-Davis-Frost Farm

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The Brown-Davis-Frost Farm, now called Lantern House Farm, is a historic farm property at 17 Whitney Street in Jefferson, a village of Holden, Massachusetts.  It has a history dating to the 18th century, and includes one Holden's oldest brick houses.  The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Description and history
The Brown-Davis-Frost Farm is located in a rural area of western Holden.  The  property includes pasture and woodland.  The farm complex is on the west side of Whitney Street, a short way north of its junction with Princeton Street.  The focal point is the farmhouse, a 2-1/2 story brick structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, four end chimneys, and a granite foundation.  The complex also includes a barn, workshop, and garage, the latter now converted into a kennel, as well as a few smaller structures.  The house's main facade is nearly symmetrical, with paired bays on the outside set off from the slightly off-enter central bay, where the entrance is located.  There is no significant ornamentation or trim around any of the exterior elements.

The farmhouse is difficult to date because of its vernacular appearance.  Local historians believe it may have been built as early as 1763 by Isaiah Brown, and as late as 1795, by Ethan Davis, making it one of the town's few 18th-century brick houses.  Brown, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, sold property to Davis in 1799 that may have included this house, and Davis later sold it to Dana Frost.  The farm was, at the time of its listing on the National Register, believed by the then-owner to be the oldest operating farm in Holden.

See also
Willard-Fisk House, another 18th-century brick house on Whitney Street
National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Holden, Massachusetts


title: Pyarey Afzal

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Pyarey Afzal or Pyaare Afzal  () ( ) is a 2013 Pakistani romantic drama serial that aired on ARY Digital. Directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, the drama was produced by Humayun Saeed and Shazad Nasib's Six Sigma Entertainment. The drama starred Hamza Ali Abbasi and Ayeza Khan in lead roles.

Often cited as one of the greatest Pakistani dramas of all time, Pyarey Afzal won many people's choice awards from Dawn readers in 2014. At the annual Lux Style Awards, Pyarey Afzal won five awards from seven nominations, including Best TV Play, Best Director for Baig, Best Actor for Abbasi and Best Actress for Khan. Pyaray Afzal also aired in India on Zindagi Channel under the same name. The Express Tribune stated Indian viewers liked "The script, dialogue delivery, background score and overall finesse".

Plot
The story starts in the city of Hyderabad where the protagonist Afzal Subhan (Hamza Ali Abbasi) son of Maulvi Subhanallah (Firdous Jamal) is playing Cricket. Afzal spends his time playing sports, cards and betting which his father despises. He has a crush on Farah Ibrahim (Ayeza Khan), the mill owner's daughter, and claims to receive letters from Farah which he reads in front of his friends, although he refuses to disclose the name of the girl. Farah on the other hand is to marry Mahtab (Umer Naru), a family friend, but she does not want to marry him. Farah along with her sister Lubna (Sana Javed) hires Afzal to be Farah's love interest so that she can convince her parents that she loves another person, which they succeed in doing so. Meanwhile, Afzal falls in love with Farah, and his sister (Anoushay Abbasi) convinces his parents to take marriage proposal to Farah's parents. In the family meeting Farah humiliates and insults Afzal. Heartbroken Afzal leaves Hyderabad for Karachi vowing to never return.

Afzal arrives in Karachi and lives with Babu Hameed (Alie Sheikh) in a rented room. The house is owned by a landlady and her daughter Yasmeen (Sohai Ali Abro). Afzal witnesses an incident in which Wali, Yasmeen's gangster cousin harasses her to marry him. Afzal fights Wali who vows to take revenge and returns after a few days with his men and shoots Afzal. Yasmeen is moved by what Afzal has done for her and falls in love with him. Wali taking advantage of Afzal's absence comes to Yasmeen's house again. Babu Hameed attempts to shoot Wali but gets shot instead. Afzal receives the news of Babu Hameed's death and decides to take revenge. Afzal's parents came to Karachi in order to meet him but he runs away before they met him. Undercover Police gets interested in Afzal and decided hire him as a vigilante and pays him to create a gang for targeted killing the criminals. Their first target was Wali and he was assassinated.

Afzal becomes infamous gangster and nobody knows that he actually works for the undercover police. Meanwhile, Farah's psychologist Sibtain proposes to Farah who agrees reluctantly. When Afzal is informed he also decides to get engaged with Yasmeen on the same day as Farah's engagement. Farah's engagement is cancelled when Maulvi Subhanullah has a heart attack. When Afzal hears about his father's heart attack he returns to Hyderabad with Yasmeen. Afzal's parents are initially reluctant to accept him but Yasmeen successfully resolves his issues with his parents. Afzal receives a call from the undercover Police to resume his target killing but he informs them that he no longer wants to be their target killer. Yasmeen is curious about the Farah who writes letters to Afzal.  Afzal, unable to express his feelings to Farah had written letters from Farah to himself. Yasmeen goes to Farah and confronts her. She realizes that Farah is also in love with Afzal. She breaks her engagement with Afzal and decides to go back. Farah calls Afzal and admits to loving him. The police shoots Afzal while they are having this conversation because he had left the undercover police and they had warned him a long time ago that he can not leave his post. As Farah confesses to loving him, Afzal succumbs to his bullet wounds as the drama ends.

Cast

Main
 Hamza Ali Abbasi as Afzal Sub'han Allah
 Ayeza Khan as Farah Ibrahim
 Sana Javed as Lubna Ibrahim
 Sohai Ali Abro as Yasmeen

Recurring
 Saba Hameed as Ruqaiyya Sub'han Allah
 Firdous Jamal as Maulvi Subhan Allah
 Aliee Shaikh as Babu Hameed
 Anoushey Abbasi as Arfa Subhan Allah
 Saba Faisal as Irsa Ibrahim
 Shehryar Zaidi as Sheikh Ibrahim
 Farah Nadeem as Yasmeen's mother
 Vasay Chaudhry as Dr. Sibtain
 Umer Naru as Mehtab
 Birjees Farooqui as Mehtab's mother
 Malik Raza as Wali
 Saqib Sameer as Babloo

Soundtrack

The title song of the series "Pyar Ko Pyar Mila" is a remix of a song of the same name of the 1967 Bollywood film Pyaasa.

Reception

Critical reception
While reviewing the series, Dawn praised the female portrayal and dialogues, but mentioned some writing faux.

In July 2017, it was listed among the 10 iconic Pakistani TV dramas by DAWN Images.

Accolades

References

External links

Pakistani drama television series
ARY Digital original programming
Urdu-language telenovelas
2013 Pakistani television series debuts
2014 Pakistani television series endings
Television series set in Hyderabad, Sindh
Films directed by Nadeem Baig (director)


title: Ras Kazone Rear Range Lighthouse

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The Ras Kazone Rear Range Lighthouse is located in Tanga Region in northeastern Tanzania.

See also

 List of lighthouses in Tanzania

References

External links
 Tanzania Ports Authority
 Picture of Ras Kazone Rear Range Lighthouse

Lighthouses in Tanzania
Buildings and structures in Tanga, Tanzania


title: 1943 Taça de Portugal final

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The 1943 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1942–43 Taça de Portugal, the 5th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 20 June 1943 at the Campo das Salésias in Lisbon, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Benfica and Vitória de Setúbal. Benfica defeated Vitória de Setúbal 5–1 to claim their second Taça de Portugal.

Match

Details

References

1943
Taca
S.L. Benfica matches
Vitória F.C. matches


title: Eunice, Arkansas

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Eunice (also Eunice Landing and Railroad Township) is a ghost town on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States.

The settlement was completely destroyed by the Union Army during the American Civil War.

History
Eunice was the eastern terminus of the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad, the first railroad chartered in Arkansas.  Construction of the line began in 1852, and by the start of the Civil War,  of track had been laid west from Eunice.  The railroad was completed after the war, but was abandoned in 1875 after flooding on the Mississippi River damaged the railbed and bridges.

Arkansas Highway 208 between Eunice and Halley was built on top of the abandoned railbed.

Civil War
On June 14, 1863, Confederate rebels at Eunice fired artillery onto the Union gunboat USS Marmora.  The Marmora returned fire, and then anchored at Eunice.  The next morning, the union gunboat Nebraska was fired upon as it approached Eunice.  Both the Marmora and Nebraska bombarded the town with artillery, and then sent a party ashore.  The soldiers set fire to stores, houses, and the railroad depot, destroying the town.  The commander of the Marmora reported: "not a single vestige of the town of Eunice remains".

No rebels were found.

Today
The Yellow Bend Port—a modern industrial port, harbor and turning basin—is located on the original townsite.  Nothing remains of Eunice.

References

Unincorporated communities in Chicot County, Arkansas
Ghost towns in Arkansas
Arkansas in the American Civil War
Populated places destroyed during the American Civil War
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas


title: Tanga Entrance Lighthouse

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The Tanga Entrance Lighthouse is located in Tanga Region in northeastern Tanzania.

See also

 List of lighthouses in Tanzania

References

External links
 Tanzania Ports Authority

Lighthouses in Tanzania
Buildings and structures in Tanga, Tanzania


title: List of military squadrons and aircraft based at Moffett Field

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1931–1935: The USS Macon years

1935–1943: Army Air Corps Training Base Sunnyvale, CA

1942–1947: WWII Blimps and Gas Balloon operations

1943–1953: Naval Patrol heavier than air operations

1945–1967: NATS, MATS & MAC

1953–1963: US Navy's first Master Jet base – Carrier Squadrons

1963–1994: US Navy's West Coast P-3 Orion Center

Current

See also
 List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
 List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
 List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)

References

Moffett Federal Airfield


title: Stanislaus P. Franchot

text:
Stanislaus Pascal Franchot II (January 30, 1851 – March 24, 1908) was an American civil engineer and politician from New York.

Life
He was born on January 30, 1851, in Morris, Otsego County, New York, the son of Congressman Richard Franchot (1816–1875) and Ann (Van Vranken) Franchot (1822–1881). He attended the common schools in Schenectady, and graduated C.E. from Union College in 1871. On May 7, 1874, he married Annie Powers Eells (1852–1935); and they had four children, among them Assemblyman Nicholas V. V. Franchot II (1884–1938).

About 1898, he removed to Niagara Falls, and was general manager of a company which manufactured chemicals.

Franchot was a member of the New York State Senate (47th D.) in 1907 and 1908.

He died on March 24, 1908, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, after an operation.

New York Superintendent of Public Works Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot (1855–1943) was his brother.

References

1851 births
1908 deaths
Politicians from Niagara Falls, New York
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
People from Morris, New York
Union College (New York) alumni
19th-century American politicians


title: Japanese destroyer Kasumi

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Two ships of the Japanese Navy have been named Kasumi:

 , an  launched in 1902 and broken up in 1920.
 , an  launched in 1937 and sunk in 1945.

Imperial Japanese Navy ship names
Japanese Navy ship names


title: Manning-Ball House

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The Manning-Ball House is a historic house at 370 Manning Street in Jefferson, a village of Holden, Massachusetts. It is estimated to have been built c. 1790, and is a well-preserved vernacular four-bay Cape style house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1995.

Description and history
The house is set on the west side of Manning Street, in the northeastern part of the rural town of Holden. The main house is a -story wood-frame structure, four bays wide, with a side gable roof, central chimney, and stone foundation. Modern additions extend the house to the right and rear. The main entrance, in the bay second from left, is flanked by sidelight windows, with otherwise simple framing topped by a cornice. The interior of the main block has retained much original detail, including its fireplaces, wide wainscoting, and wide pine flooring in the kitchen. The floor plan is a central hall plan modified because the house is not a typical five bays wide, with a larger parlor and a smaller hall space on either side of the chimney, and the kitchen behind. Modern facilities have been built into the ells.

The house was built c. 1790 by Captain Israel Manning, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Manning's son sold a portion of his father's original tract, with this house, to Josiah Ball, who had married his sister. The house remained in the hands of Ball descendants until 1947. At some point in the 20th century it was converted into a two-family, but has since been restored to single-family use. The house is unusual in Holden as a four-bay Cape, and is well-preserved for its age.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Houses completed in 1790
Holden, Massachusetts


title: Begin Again (Kloq album)

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Begin Again is the second album by British electronic rock band KLOQ, released 8 October 2013. The album was released via Metropolis Records.

The album reached No. 1 in its 13th week in the European Alternative Charts and also reached No. 1 on the Rockadia new release chart in its first week.

Track listing

Personnel
Dean Goodwin – lead vocals (all tracks except "Jenny")
Oz Morsley –  Synths and Programming
Tim Jackson (Bass player) – bass
Alex Baker – drums
Roy 'Buster' Foster - guitars
Jason Aldridge - guest vocals (Jenny and Crash)

References

2013 albums
KLOQ (band) albums


title: Eugenia uruguayensis

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Eugenia uruguayensis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to Brazil though Northeastern Argentina.

References

uruguayensis
Flora of Uruguay


title: Miss India Worldwide India

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Miss India Worldwide India is a national beauty pageant in India that sends its winner to Miss India Worldwide. The incumbent titleholder is Apeksha Porwal from Mumbai who was 1st runner up in Miss India Worldwide 2015 held in Mumbai, India

History
India has been participating in Miss India Worldwide pageant since its inception in 1990.

The Pageant
Karminder Kaur Virk became first Indian as well as Asian delegate to win Miss India Worldwide pageant in 1994.
In 1996 Sandhya Chib won Miss India Worldwide and became second Indian delegate to win the crown. India has won five Miss India Worldwide crowns Karminder Kaur Virk(1994), Sandhya Chib(1996), Aarti Chabaria(1999), Purva Merchant(2003), Shagun Sarabhai(2008).

Titleholders

 Apeksha Porwal was Femina Miss India Delhi 2015 and was selected by Femina miss india 2015

Winners Notes
 Karminder Kaur Virk became 1st runner up in Femina Miss India 1993 and participated in Miss World 1993.
 Sandhya Chib won Femina Miss India 1996 & participated in Miss Universe 1996. She was Top 10 finalist at the Miss Universe 1996 competition.
 Ritu Singh later won Femina Miss India World title in 1991 and represented India at Miss World 1991 where she was among top 6 finalists.
 Miss India Worldwide India 2014 - 2nd Runner Up, Audrey D'silva later participated in Indian Princess beauty pageant held in Rangsit University in Thailand and was crowned Best Body award winner.

See also
 Femina Miss India

References

Beauty pageants in India
Indian awards


title: Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden

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The Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden is a memorial space in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks in Beverly Hills, California at the corner of North Rexford Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard/Burton Way. Dedicated on September 11, 2011, exactly ten years after the attack, it is centered on a 30-foot bent steel beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. It was entirely funded by private donors. It forms part of the grounds of the Beverly Hills Fire Department.

History

The memorial commemorates the victims of the September 11 attacks as well as the heroism of first responders, firefighters and law enforcement officers that day.

The project was initiated in 2009, when Beverly Hills Fire Chief Timothy J. Scranton announced they had acquired a 30-foot, 1,900-pound bent floor beam taken from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. Around the beam, there are curved granite benches, meant for visitors to reflect upon the tragedy. Behind the beam, there are replicas of the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and the field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. There are also stainless steel plaques with the names of the 2,977 lives lost that day. Construction of the monument was overseen by McCoy Construction. It was entirely funded by private donors, who collectively gave over US$600,000. Their names are inscribed on the monument, as can be seen on the picture.

The monument was dedicated on the tenth anniversary of the attacks in 2011. To mark the dedication, commemorative challenge coins were created. The memorial is open to the public every day. Since 2011, the annual 9/11 memorial concert in Beverly Hills has taken place near the memorial garden. In 2013, the concert was performed by the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic Orchestra.

See also
 List of public art in Los Angeles

References

Buildings and structures in Beverly Hills, California
Memorials for the September 11 attacks
Monuments and memorials in California
2011 establishments in California


title: Deokcheon station

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Deokcheon Station is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 and Line 3 located in Deokcheon-dong, Buk District, Busan. The subname in parentheses is Busan Institute of Science and Technology.

Gallery

See also
 Busan Institute of Science and Technology

References
 Cyber station information, Line 2 from Busan Transportation Corporation
 Cyber station information, Line 3 from Busan Transportation Corporation

Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1999
Busan Metro stations
Buk District, Busan
Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2005


title: Atlantic Geoscience Society

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The Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS), or Société Géoscientifique de l'Atlantique, is a scientific association for earth scientists working or interested in the Atlantic provinces. The membership comprises professional geologists in industry and academia, students, and interested members of the public. The society is affiliated with the Geological Association of Canada, the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and is a member of the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences.

The society publishes the geological journal Atlantic Geology.

Recent presidents
The presidents since 2010:
 2010–2011: Grant Ferguson, Saint Francis Xavier University
 2011–2012: Jim Walker, Department of Natural Resources (New Brunswick)
 2012–2013: Elisabeth Kosters, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
 2013–2014: Grant Wach, Dalhousie University
 2014–2015: Cliff Stanley, Acadia University
 2015–2016: President: John Calder, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
 2016–2017: Bob Grantham, Stewiacke
 2017–2018: Robin Adair, Zorayda Consulting Ltd.
 2018–2019: Lynn Dafoe, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic
 2019–2020: Martha Grantham, Stewiacke
 2020–2021: Dave Lentz, University of New Brunswick
 2021–2022: Anne Marie Ryan, Dalhousie University

Medals and awards
The Atlantic Geoscience Society recognizes geological contributions with two individual awards:
 Gesner Medal
 Laing Ferguson Distinguished Service Award

Achievements at its annual colloquium are recognized with other awards:
 Rob Raeside Award for Best Undergraduate Student Poster
 Graham Williams Award for Best Student Poster
 Sandra Barr Award for Best Graduate Oral Presentation
 Rupert MacNeill Award for Best Student Paper

References

Scientific organizations based in Canada
Geology societies


title: Murashi

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Murashi () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.

Urban localities
Murashi, Kirov Oblast, a town in Murashinsky District of Kirov Oblast;

Rural localities
Murashi, Novosibirsk Oblast, a selo in Ust-Tarksky District of Novosibirsk Oblast
Murashi, Perm Krai, a village in Permsky District of Perm Krai


title: Nyenga

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Nyenga, may refer to one of the following:
 Nyenga, Kenya, a settlement in Nyanza Province, western Kenya
 Nyenga, Uganda, a village in Buikwe District, Central Uganda


title: Paper Planes (film)

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Paper Planes is a 2015 Australian 3D children's drama film directed by Robert Connolly, which he co-wrote with Steve Worland and co-produced with Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles. The film stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman, and Ed Oxenbould. The film tells a story about Dylan, a young boy who lives in Australia, who finds out that he has a talent for making paper planes and dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.

It opened in Australian cinemas on 15 January 2015 on 253 screens by Roadshow Films. It grossed A$9.61 million at the Australian box office by the end of its run. The story is loosely inspired by an episode of Australian Story called "Fly With Me", and was the centre of a second episode, "The Meaning of Life". Paper Planes was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment.

Cast
 Sam Worthington as Jack Webber
 Ed Oxenbould as Dylan Webber
 Ena Imai as Kimi Muroyama
 Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke as Jason Jones
 Julian Dennison as Kevin
 David Wenham as Patrick Jones
 Deborah Mailman as Maureen Prescott
 Peter Rowsthorn as Mr. Hickenlooper
 Terry Norris as George "Grandpa" Webber
 Mark Mitchell as Mr White

Production
On 9 November 2013, filming had begun in Perth in Western Australia and in Tokyo with Robert Connolly directing. Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Julian Dennison, and Ed Oxenbould star in the film.

Principal photography took place in both country and metro Western Australia, though the film states the setting as being in New South Wales (given they "drive down to Sydney"). Locations used for filming include an abandoned school in Roleystone, an old house in Baldivis, HBF Stadium (previously known as Challenge Stadium until 2014), Whiteman Park, the Perth Zoo, and the Aviation Heritage Museum in Bull Creek.

Release
Paper Planes was released in theaters throughout Australia on 15 January 2015, and on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment.

Critical response and box office
This film holds an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews. By the end of its run, it had grossed A$9.61 million at the Australian box office.
Simon Weaving of Screenwize called the film, "a wholesome, feel-good tale of a primary school underdog who dreams of getting to the world paper plane championships in Japan."
Jim Schembri of 3AW wrote in his review, "In one of the great career gear shifts in recent memory, Melbourne director Robert Connolly, who gave us such searing dramas as The Bank, Three Dollars, and Balibo, delivers an adorable family film that is uplifting, warm, winning, and most of all, funny."
Fiona Williams of sbs.com.au says, "there's a lot to like in Paper Planes'  ideas about ingenuity and resilience, and that may bode well for getting bums off the beach and onto seats in the film's late summer school holiday release period."

While the film performed strongly at the box office domestically in Australia, it was less successful in its international debut (U.K./Ireland,) opening at number 47 and earning £4,381 in its opening weekend (23–25 October 2015.)  The film was released in Spain on 1 January 2016 (the film's only European theatrical release as of February 2016) and opened at number 29 with a gross of US$7,577 from 21 screens, for a per-theater average of $361.

Awards

Soundtrack
 "Paper Planes"
 "Beauty in the World"
 "Ready to Launch"
 "Flight Research"
 "My Journey Starts Here"
 "Dog Fight"
 "A Bird That Cannot Fly"
 "Pavane"
 "Take Your Positions"
 "Do Emus Dream of Flying?"
 "The Final Challenge"
 "Is There a Movie on This Flight?"
 "Tokyo by Night"
 "The Competition"
 "For as Long as it Takes"
 "Learn to Live"

Book
Steve Worland, who co-wrote Paper Planes, novelised the screenplay into a best-selling book for young readers. It was published on 2 January 2015 through Puffin Books. It includes directions on how to fold a paper plane, photographs from the film, and notes about the production.

References

External links

 Paper Planes scene clips and featurette at SBS Movies

2015 films
Australian children's drama films
Australian 3D films
Paper planes
Films directed by Robert Connolly
Films scored by Nigel Westlake
Films shot in Perth, Western Australia
Films shot in Tokyo
Films set in Sydney
2015 drama films
2010s English-language films
Screen Australia films
Roadshow Entertainment films


title: Suère

text:
Automobiles J. Suère was a French manufacturer of automobiles between 1909 and 1931.

The business
The company was started in Paris manufacturing engines branded under the "Velox" name.   Automobiles were added in 1909, and, following the war, continued to be produced in modest volumes till 1931.

The cars
The first Suères were an 8CV  with an engine capacity of 763cc and a 4-cylinder 10CV of 1592cc bought in from Ballot.

After the war the manufacturer announced an ambitious 1408 cc V8 engined car.  The car sat on a  wheelbase, and appeared at the 15th Paris Motor Show in October 1919 with a 2-seat  "Torpedo" type body and a 17,500 franc manufacturer's price.   Little more was heard of this car, however, and during the early 1920s the manufacturer focused on 4-cylinder models.   At the Motor Show in October 1924 they were exhibiting their 4-cylinder "Type D" with 1843 cc and priced in bare chassis form at 14,100 francs.    "Torpedo" bodied and "Landaulet" versions were also listed, respectively at 20,000 francs and 25,000 francs.

By the time of the 22nd Paris Motor Show in October 1928 Suère were listing three models, all of them powered by side-valve engines, as follows:
 Suère "8CV" 1.2-litre: wheelbase Prices: 4-seater "Torpédo", 17,000 francs; "Conduite intérieure" (saloon/sedan) 20,000 francs
 Suère "10CV" 1.85-litre: wheelbase Prices: 4-seater "Torpédo", 20,550 francs; "Conduite intérieure" (saloon/sedan) 28,000 francs
 Suère "14CV" 2.4-litre: wheelbase Prices: 7-seater "Torpédo", 20,200 francs

The final offering was the 3200cc straight-eight Model R of 1930, which never progressed beyond the prototype stage.

Reading list
 Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag, München 2008, .
 George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P–Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, . (English)
 George Nick Georgano: Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

External links

 Internetseite über Suère (English and Dutch); retrieved, 21 February 2013)

Sources and notes

Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1905
1905 establishments in France


title: Ralph Okerlund

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Ralph Okerlund is an American politician and a Republican and a former member of the Utah State Senate that represented District 24 from 2009 to 2020. He was the Senate's majority leader from January 28, 2013 to 2020.

Personal life, education, and career
Okerlund earned his AA from Dixie State College (now Utah Tech University) and his BS in political science from the University of Utah. He has worked in agriculture. Okerlund is married to his wife, Cindy and they have three children.

Background
Monroe City Council
Monroe City Mayor
Sevier County Commissioner
Commissioner of the Year
President of the Utah State Association of Commissioners and Councilmen
President of the Utah Association of Counties

Political career
Before he was a senator, Okerland was on the Monroe City Council, served as Monroe City Mayor and the Sevier County Commissioner, was president of Utah State Association of Commissioners and Councilmen, and was president of Utah Association of Counties. Senator Okerlund was elected to the Senate in 2008.

In 2016, Senator Okerlund served on the following committees:
Executive Appropriations Committee
Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

During the 2014 General Session, Senator Okerlund was conducting a meeting with House and Senate GOP leaders when he stepped out into the hallway and apparently passed out. He said he had felt light-headed. He was not able to return for the last two days of the session.

Elections

Legislation

2016 sponsored bills

Senator Okerlund was the Floor Sponsor for the following bills:
 H.B. 31 Enterprise Zone Amendments
 H.B. 52 Office of Outdoor Recreation Amendments
 H.B. 86 Postretirement Employment Restrictions
 H.B. 110 Election Law Changes
 H.B. 154 County Personnel Requirements
 H.B. 169 Little Sahara State Park Designation
 H.B. 217 Small School Funding
 H.B. 219 Resource Management Planning
 H.B. 266 Unclaimed Capital Credits Amendments
 H.B. 283 Public Utility Easement Amendments
 H.B. 287 Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands and Private Donations for Public Lands Litigation
 H.B. 341 Interlocal Cooperation Act Amendments
 H.B. 479 Jail Contracting Rate Amendments
 HCR 2 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act
 HJR 5 Joint Rules Resolution on Redistricting Standards

Notable legislation
In 2014, Senator Okerlund sponsored S.B. 88 Substitute Child Interview Amendments, which clarifies the right of child victims to keep confidential their interviews that are conducted at a Children's Justice Center, including video and audio recordings, and transcripts of those recordings. This bill helps protect children who have suffered from abuse. It was passed and signed by the Governor.

References

External links
Official page at the Utah State Senate

Ralph Okerlund at Ballotpedia
Ralph Okerlund at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

21st-century American politicians
Utah Tech University alumni
Living people
People from Monroe, Utah
Place of birth missing (living people)
University of Utah alumni
Republican Party Utah state senators
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Iris Hanika

text:
Iris Hanika (born 1962) is a German writer. She was born in Würzburg, grew up in Bad Königshofen and has lived in Berlin since 1979, where she studied Universal and Comparative Literature at the FU Berlin. She was a regular contributor to German periodicals like Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (freelancer of the Berliner Seiten) and Merkur (2000–2008: column Chronicles). Hanika won the LiteraTour Nord prize and the EU Prize for Literature for her novel Das Eigentliche (The Bottom Line). In 2020, she was awarded the Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis for her novel Echos Kammern. In 2021, she won the Leipzig Book Fair Prize. Hanika wrote previously mainly short non-fictional texts, later novels, including two books on psychoanalysis.

Awards
 2006 Hans Fallada Prize
 2010 European Union Prize for Literature for Das Eigentliche
 2011  for Das Eigentliche
 2017/2018 Villa Massimo
 2020 Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis for Echos Kammern
 2021 Leipzig Book Fair Prize for Echos Kammern

Works

References

Further reading

External links

1962 births
German women writers
Living people


American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) is a United States-based professional society for health care professionals in the field of occupational safety and health. ACOEM is the pre-eminent physician-led organization that champions the health of workers, safety of workplaces, and quality of environments.

History
The American Occupational Medical Association was created in 1916. The American Academy of Occupational Medicine was created in 1946. In 1988, both organizations were merged to form the present day American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Background
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) is dedicated to promoting the health of workers through preventive medicine, clinical care, research, and education. It is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. ACOEM membership consists of physicians and allied health professionals in a variety of medical practices. ACOEM develops policies and position statements on issues related to occupational and environmental medicine. While a national organization, ACOEM is composed of regional component societies in the United States and Canada, whose members hold regular scientific meetings and networking events. ACOEM hosts its annual American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) each spring. ACOEM offers continuing education courses including Foundations in Occupational Medicine, Occupational Medicine Board Review, and Impairment and Disability Evaluation, and offers training for MRO Drug/Alcohol Testing and Commercial Driver Medical Examiners.

ACOEM mission
ACOEM provides leadership to promote optimal health and safety of workers, workplaces, and environments by:
 educating health professionals and the public;
 stimulating research;
 enhancing the quality of practice;
 guiding workplace and public policy; and
 advancing the field of occupational and environmental medicine.

OEM mission
Occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) is the medicine specialty devoted to prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness and disability, and promotion of health and productivity of workers, their families, and communities.

ACOEM, an international society of more than 4,500 occupational physicians and associated professionals, provides leadership to promote optimal health and safety of workers, workplaces, and environments.

Publications
ACOEM publishes the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM), a scientific, peer-reviewed monthly publication in the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine offering clinically oriented research articles and technical reports. ACOEM has several electronic newsletters, including ACOEM E-News, MRO Update newsletter, and CDME Review newsletter. ACOEM also publishes the online Guidance for the Medical Evaluation of Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs), and the Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines.

ACOEM authors position papers providing guidance for a variety of topics such as spirometry, noise-induced hearing loss, obesity, workplace drug screening, confidentiality of medical information, depression screening, and reproductive hazards. ACOEM has also established a Code of Ethical Conduct to guide occupational and environmental physicians.

American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC)
The American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) is the premier professional meeting for physicians and other health professionals who have an interest in the fields of occupational and environmental medicine (OEM). It is also the annual membership meeting for ACOEM's members. More than 1,300 people from around the globe convene to learn from each other, share knowledge, and connect through shared experience at AOHC, the largest gathering of occupational and environmental health professionals in the world.

Future AOHC conferences
 2020: Washington, DC
 2021: Austin, TX
 2022: Salt Lake City, UT
 2023: Philadelphia, PA

References

External links

 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
 ACOEM Guidelines
 Occupational and Environmental Health Foundation (OEHF)
 Excellence in Corporate Health Achievement Award (eCHAA)
 American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC)
 Guidance for the Medical Evaluation of Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs)
 Medical Review Officer Center (MROs)
 Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Center (CDMEs)

Medical associations based in the United States
Occupational safety and health
Environmental social science
Medical and health organizations based in Illinois