title: Althorpe Islands

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The Althorpe Islands are a group of islands in the Investigator Strait, off the south-western tip of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. The group includes Althorpe Island and two rocky islets immediately to its west known as The Boobs. These are located 7.7 km south-southwest of Cape Spencer on the mainland. Closer inshore are Seal Island and Haystack Island, which together with Althorpe Island and The Boobs constitute the Althorpe Islands Conservation Park. A management plan for the Althorpe Islands Conservation Park was adopted in 2009. The islands are uninhabited and can only be accessed by sea or by helicopter.

History
The islands was first sighted by Europeans on Saturday 20 March 1802 from  whilst under the command of Matthew Flinders. They are reportedly named after the family home of George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, also known as Viscount Althorp, in Northamptonshire which is actually spelled as  ‘Althorp'.

Sealers on the cutter Jane and Emma (Captain John Shaw) landed there in October 1851 and took a number of fur seals, Cape Barren Geese and mutton birds.
The lighthouse keepers’ cottages which stand today are of State Heritage significance and remain as evidence of the islands’ past contribution to maritime trade and safety. Construction of the Althorpe Island Lighthouse began in 1877. An accident claimed the life of the foreman of works in 1878, slowing the project's progress. Once complete, the lighthouse was operated and maintained by resident keepers from its first light in 1879 until it was demanned in 1991. C. A. Unbehaun supervised the laying of a submarine telephone cable in 1886 from the Althorpes to Cape Spencer.

The light is now automated and is maintained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

Heritage listings

Althorpe Island has a number of heritage-listed structures:

Althorpe Island Jetty and Railway for Trolley
Althorpe Island Lighthouse
Althorpe Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages

Environment
Althorpe Island was described in 1879 as "no means an abode of bliss, for it is bare and bleak. The vegetation is nothing but scrubby bushes a few inches high, which seem afraid to grow any bigger lest they be blown off; and the flat summit of the now inhabited island rock is swept by the wild winds that chase the rollers into foam on the rocks beneath."

Wildlife
In 1845, the islands were described as being "frequented by penguins and Cape Barren geese". They support significant seabird colonies, including the state endangered white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster). The smaller islets of Althorpe Islands provide haul-out areas for nationally and state vulnerable Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea). In 1888, the islands were referred to as "the retreat of the penguins, gulls and seals".

An early written account of the native wildlife of Althorpe Island was printed in the South Australian Register in 1879:

"Mutton birds make their 'holey' habitations on all sides of the Althorpes; seals sport in secluded spots; swift seagulls and solemn shags make the welkin (whatever instrument that is) ring consumedly; penguins, like little lads in white pinafores, inhabit the nooks and crannies of the rocks... Sharks, sometimes of enormous size, may often be seen meandering softly round the ocean streets."

In 1951, a lighthouse keeper described the native wildlife at Althorpe Island: "Penguins nest there in the mating season, and their young are to be seen in nooks and crannies around the shore. During the summer months, from September to March, mutton birds migrating from Siberia nest on the island in millions, digging their nests in the soil, under bushes and literally covering the ground... Years ago, seals were plentiful on the island, but owing to large scale slaughter during the early days of the State, few, if any, remain."

Little penguin colony
Accounts of little penguins on Althorpe Island were printed in various newspapers from 1845, 1846 1879, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1894, 1897 and 1902.

In 1845, penguins and Cape Barren geese were known to frequent Althorpe Island. In 1883, W. Reddan described Althorpe Island's little penguin colony, stating: "It is extraordinary the number of penguins on this island, they are everywhere." A visit of the Marine Board the following year noted that "Down on the rocks the penguins waddle about in large numbers."

In 1886, the penguins of Althorpe Island were briefly mentioned in The Advertiser: "pairs of whom were found peering with pensive eyes out of holes in the sandy rocks." In 1887, The South Australian Register also described them: "In crevices of the rocks innumerable birds find refuge, and in these and in holes in the sand the queer-shaped penguin also has its habitation."

In 1894, penguins were regarded as abundant along the rocks of the island and in 1897, visitors described "the eerie cry of the penguins" of Althorpe Island.

The steep track from the jetty to the island's summit passes by a cave known as the "Penguin Hotel". In 1902, a visitor described the cave, writing "the whole of the interior was honey-combed by penguins."

Little penguin breeding sites were noted in a 1996 survey of South Australia's offshore islands.

Little penguin decline
The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) colony on Althorpe Island appears to be in decline. This was initially inferred by contrasting historical accounts of their abundance with their relative scarcity, determined by a 2004 survey. In 2004, the population was 132 birds. In 2011, the colony was described as 'declining from “numerous” and “common” in 1982'. A survey conducted in 2013 estimated a population of 84 adult birds by counting burrow activity over half the island's breeding area. This survey's results support the previously inferred decline.

Protected area status
The Althorpe Islands with exception to those areas under the control of the Australian government first  obtained protected area status as a fauna conservation reserve declared under the Crown Lands Act 1929-1966 on 16 March 1967.

See also
List of little penguin colonies

References

Islands of South Australia
Investigator Strait
Uninhabited islands of Australia
Penguin colonies


title: The City (band)

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The City was a studio band active during the mid-1980s. It was formed by Peter McIan at Chrysalis Records after the demise of Men at Work in 1985, using some of the same talent such as the drummer Jerry Speiser.

They released one studio album, titled Foundation, in 1986. It produced one hit song, "Planets in Motion", which was played in heavy rotation on American radio at the time, and was briefly a popular wedding song in the late 1980s. Some of their pieces appeared on MTV, but the band never toured.

The album was released in the UK in 1987.

Personnel
The band consisted of several well-known session musicians of the time:
Billy Trudel - Lead vocals (Warpipes) (Elton John)
Peter McIan - Backing vocals, keyboards (as well as producing the album)
Stuart Mathis (later associated with The Wallflowers) - Guitar
Jerry Speiser (from Men at Work) - Drums and percussion
Wade Biery - Bass

Foundation track listing
1. "Season Of The Heart"
2. "Invisible Man"
3. "Aim For The Heart"
4. "Parallel Lines"
5. "Planets In Motion"
6. "Walk Away"
7. "From This Day On"
8. "Fatal Attraction"
9. "When The Smoke Clears"

References

Alternative rock groups
Chrysalis Records artists


The 1952 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Hampshire was won by the Republican nominees, General Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York and his running mate Senator Richard Nixon of California. Eisenhower and Nixon defeated the Democratic nominees, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois and his running mate Senator John Sparkman of Alabama.

Eisenhower took 60.92% of the vote to Stevenson's 39.08%, a margin of 21.84%. Eisenhower, a war hero and moderate Republican who had pledged to maintain popular New Deal Democratic policies, had wide appeal beyond the boundaries of the traditional Republican coalition. New Hampshire had been narrowly carried by Democrat Franklin Roosevelt three out of four times, although the state narrowly reverted to the GOP in 1948. However Eisenhower's unique personal appeal brought the state decisively back into the Republican column in 1952.

Eisenhower won nine of the state's ten counties. Since Franklin Roosevelt won them in 1932, the counties of Hillsborough County, Strafford County, and Coos County had become reliable New Deal Democratic base counties, voting for Roosevelt all four times as well as for Harry S. Truman. However Eisenhower in 1952 won back Strafford County and Coos County for the GOP, although Stevenson won a majority in Hillsborough County, home to Manchester and Nashua, which had been a reliable Democratic bastion since voting for Democrat Al Smith in 1928.

Carroll County had long been the most Republican county in New Hampshire, voting 60% against FDR all four times and over 70% for Thomas E. Dewey in 1948. Eisenhower would receive over 80% of the vote in the county in 1952. As Eisenhower won a decisive election victory nationally, New Hampshire's results would make the state almost 11% more Republican than the national average.

Results

Results by county

See also
 Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
 United States presidential elections in New Hampshire

References

1952
New Hamp
1952 New Hampshire elections


title: Stafford Creek Corrections Center

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Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) is a Washington State Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Aberdeen, Washington.  The facility opened in 2000, has an operating capacity of 1936 inmates, and supports a mix of minimum, medium, and maximum security levels.

Stafford is one of a number of Washington prisons with an environmental program developed in conjunction with The Evergreen State College.  Inmates plant gardens (though health code restrictions are still being reviewed, preventing the food from being utilized in the institution kitchen), help restore protected wetlands by raising seedlings in prison greenhouses, and similar programs.  Results include an annual cost savings of $200,000 at Stafford from recycling trash, which decreased the amount of trash being hauled away

Notable inmates
Allen Christopher Ivanov, perpetrator of the 2016 Mukilteo shooting.
DeWayne Lee Harris, serial killer originally incarcerated at Clallam Bay Corrections Center
Jesus Mezquia, convicted in the 1993 murder of Mia Zapata. Died in January 2021.
Paul Keller, serial arsonist and convicted murderer from Lynnwood, Washington.

See also
List of law enforcement agencies in Washington (state)
List of United States state correction agencies
List of U.S. state prisons
List of Washington state prisons

References

Prisons in Washington (state)
Aberdeen, Washington
2000 establishments in Washington (state)
Buildings and structures in Grays Harbor County, Washington


title: Jelovec

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Jelovec may refer to:

In Croatia:
Jelovec, Croatia
Jelovec Voćanski in the Municipality of Donja Voća

In Slovenia:
Jelovec, Maribor, a settlement in the Municipality of Maribor
Jelovec pri Makolah, a settlement in the Municipality of Makole
Jelovec, Sevnica, a settlement in the Municipality of Sevnica
Jelovec, Sodražica, a settlement in the Municipality of Sodražica
Jelovec, Majšperk, a hamlet of Jelovice in the Municipality of Majšperk


title: Finlay Forest Industries

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Finlay Forest Industries was a Canadian  forest products company based in Mackenzie, British Columbia.

History
Finlay Forest Industries (FFI) was established in 1970 as a joint venture between Cattermole Timber and two Japanese firms, Jujo Paper and Sumitomo Forestry.  In 1980, operations were purchased by British Columbia Forest Products.  Slocan Forest Products Ltd. and Donohue Inc. acquired FFI in 1994 as equal co-owners.  In 1999, Donohue Inc. completed an $80 million takeover of Finlay Forest Industries. This was followed in 2000, by a $7.1 billion takeover of all Donohue's operations, including their Mackenzie holdings, by Abitibi-Consolidated.  As part of this acquisition, FFI was dissolved as a company with operations now  under the Abitibi-Consolidated brand.

Abitibi-Consolidated operated the two sawmills, including their associated planer mills, the paper mill, and a steam/power plant until
2008 when the 2008 Recession shutdown all manufacturing operations.

Conifex Timber purchased all assets in 2010 and presently operates one sawmill.

References

Forest products companies of Canada
Companies based in British Columbia
Renewable resource companies established in 1970
Renewable resource companies disestablished in 2000
Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2000
Nippon Paper Industries
Manufacturing companies established in 1970


title: Mary G. Dietz

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Mary Golden Dietz (born  1951) is the John Evans Emerita Professor of Political Theory at Northwestern University.  She holds a joint appointment in Northwestern's Department of Political Science and its Gender and Sexuality Studies Program. She is the author of many books and articles in feminist theory and the history of philosophy and her work has been translated into French, Spanish, Czech, Turkish, and Japanese. She edited the journal Political Theory from 2005 to 2012. Prior to joining the faculty at Northwestern in 2007, she taught at the University of Minnesota. She announced her retirement in 2022, after which Northwestern named her Professor Emerita.

Education
Dietz graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mount Holyoke College in 1972 with a degree in political science. She did her master's and doctoral work at the University of California, Berkeley during the era of the Berkeley School of political theory when political theorists Hanna Pitkin, Michael Rogin, and Norman Jacobson were all working at Berkeley. While there she developed an interest in the work of Hannah Arendt through graduate seminars with Pitkin. She obtained her PhD in 1982. Her dissertation project was a critical reconstruction and interpretation of the political thought of the French mystic Simone Weil, who she encountered in the New York Review of Books referenced as "the 'other' most famous 'female philosopher' of the twentieth century." This research became her first book Between the Human and the Divine: The Political Thought of Simone Weil (1988). Dietz's study of Weil was one of the first works dealing explicitly with the political aspects of Weil's thinking, and is also noted for her use of psychoanalysis and her incorporation of feminist theory into Weil studies.

Selected bibliography

Books

Between the Human and the Divine: the Political Thought of Simone Weil (Totowa, NJ: Rowman & Littlefield, 1987)
Turning Operations: Feminism, Arendt, and Politics (New York: Routledge, 2002)

Edited books

Thomas Hobbes and Political Theory (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1990)

Selected articles

 “Citizenship with a Feminist Face: The Problem with Maternal Thinking.” Political Theory 13, no. 1 (1985): 19–37.
 “Trapping the Prince: Machiavelli and the Politics of Deception.” The American Political Science Review 80, no. 3 (1986): 777–99.
 “Context Is All: Feminism and Theories of Citizenship.” Daedalus 116, no. 4 (1987): 1–24.
 "Debating Simone de Beauvoir.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 18, no. 1 (1992): 74–88.
 “‘The Slow Boring of Hard Boards’: Methodical Thinking and the Work of Politics.” The American Political Science Review 88, no. 4 (1994): 873–86.
 “Current Controversies in Feminist Theory.” Annual Review of Political Science 6, no. 1 (2003): 399–431.
 “Between Polis and Empire: Aristotle’s Politics.” The American Political Science Review 106, no. 2 (2012): 275–93.
 “Lying as Politics in the Age of Trump.” Public Seminar, October 23, 2018, https://publicseminar.org/2018/10/lying-as-politics-in-the-age-of-trump/.

References

External links
 https://polisci.northwestern.edu/people/core-faculty/mary-dietz.html

21st-century American philosophers
American historians of philosophy
American political philosophers
Feminist philosophers
Northwestern University faculty
University of California, Berkeley alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Mount Holyoke College alumni


title: Battle of Buzenval

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Battle of Buzenval may refer to:
Battle of Buzenval (1870), fought on 21 October, part of the defence of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Buzenval (1871), fought on 19 January, part of the defence of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War


title: IMHS

text:
IMHS may refer to:

Indian Military Historical Society
Indianapolis Metropolitan High School
Institute for Metahuman Studies

See also
IMH (disambiguation)


title: Battle of Buzenval (1870)

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The (First) Battle of Buzenval was part of the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. The besieged troops in Paris, under the orders of General Louis Trochu, made a sortie in the direction of Versailles.

Purpose

Under orders of the governor of Paris, a sortie was made by General Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot in the direction of Rueil with the objective of taking the hamlets of Malmaison, Jonchère, and Buzenval, defended by the 3rd Division of the 5th Prussian Corps, a fraction of the 4th Corps, and a regiment of the Guard Corps.

Composition

The attacking troops were organized into three groups plus reserves:

 The first group, commanded by General Henri Berthaut, had 3,400 infantry, 20 cannons, and a squadron of cavalry to run between the St. Germain railway and upper Rueil.
 The second group, commanded by General Noël, had 1,350 infantry and 10 cannons to operate in the south coast of Malmaison Park and the ravine descending from the woods of St. Cucufa in Bougival. Under orders of the governor of Paris, a sortie was made by General Ducrot in the direction of Rueil with the objective of taking the hamlets of Malmaison, Jonchère, and Buzenval, defended by the 3rd division of the 5th Prussian corps, a fraction of the 4th corps, and a regiment of the guard.
 The third group, commanded by Colonel Cholletou, had 1,600 infantry, 18 cannons, and a cavalry squadron to take a forward position in the old mill above Rueil, and to link and support the left and right columns.
 Two reserve forces were arranged.
 One on the left, under orders of General Martenot, with 2,600 infantry and 18 cannons.
 One in the center, commanded by General Paturel, with 2,000 infantry, 28 cannons, and 2 cavalry squadrons.

The battle
At 1:00 pm, the French military opened fire down the line, concentrating for 45 minutes on Buzenval, Malmaison, Jonchere, and Bougival. In the meantime, the skirmishers and the heads of the French column were approaching their objectives:
 Malmaison to the column Berthaut and Nuel
 Buzenval to the column Cholletou
After the cannonade, the troops marched to the assigned objectives and arrived at the ravine descending from the woods of Saint-Cucufa to the American railroad, bypassing the Malmaison. The left column of General Noel passed the ravine and climbed the slopes that rise to Jonchere, but they soon were halted by under heavy musket fire leaving the woods from the houses, where the Prussians waited to ambush them. At the same time, 4 companies led by Zouaves, under orders of Commander Jacquot, were caught in the corner that forms the Park of Malmaison below the Jonchere, they were able to disengage because of the intervention from the battalion of Seine-et-Marne mobile. This battalion was carried on the slopes above St. Cucufa was its night supported the park of the malmaison, and opened fire on the Prussians who were forced to retreat, thus allowing the 4 companies of Zouavas to enter the park.

Meanwhile, the snipers of the second division (commanded by Captain Favre-Biguet of the Cholletou column) rushed to Buzenval, entered it, and advanced, under the cover of the woods to the border of the Saint-Cucufa forest.

Around 5:00 pm, the night arrived and the fire ceased everywhere, General Ducrot commanded troops to return to their barracks.

In the main, the column of General Martenot was a diversion on the left. A battalion settled on the farm of Fouilleuse, and skirmishers pushed up the ridges, even for a moment holding the redoubt Montretout and heights of Garches. On the right, the 6th Dragoon Regiment, supported by a cavalry battery, was carried in the direction of the Seine between Argenteuil Bezons and fired cannons upon some Prussian positions.

Defense of the gate of Longboyau
During the sortie, the batteries of Commander Miribel, particularly the 4th battery of Captain Nismes, who was positioned close to the gate of Longboyau, were surprised by Prussian elements. The incident, known as Defense of the gate of Longboyau, consisted of the French and Prussians fighting at close range through the bars of the gate. During the fighting, the French lost the commander of the support company, 10 cannoniers, and 15 horses.

Losses
General losses of the French for 21 October 1870 were as follows:
 Officers: 2 dead, 15 wounded, and 11 missing.
 Soldiers: 30 dead, 230 wounded, and 153 missing.
 Total: 443

German losses are unknown.

See also
 Battle of Buzenval (1871)

External links

Battles of the Franco-Prussian War
Buzenval 1870
History of Hauts-de-Seine
1870 in France
October 1870 events


title: DMG interpersonal

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The Christian-evangelical DMG interpersonal (DMG, former: "German Missionary Fellowship") based at Buchenauerhof in Sinsheim,  claims to be one of the largest Protestant missions in Germany. The legal status is a non-profit registered association.  Director and chairman of the Board is Günther Beck.

Aims
The DMG offers young people,  Christian professionals and theologians, the opportunity to serve cross-culturally as a missionary as part of a network of 105 international partner organizations  and churches in 80 countries around the world.
DMG offers a short-term mission program (6–24 months) for mostly young people aged 18 or older, a medium-term commitment (two to four years), long-term assignments (more than two years) as well as a “50-plus program“, which allows older Christians to use their experience and professional knowledge to help people in other countries  In 2018 they had 45 short-terms

The workers seek to live the gospel in word and deed, alleviating suffering, helping people holistically contributing to the circulation of the Bible and to building of Christian communities on four continents. This is done in close partnership and cooperation with the people, churches and Christian organizations on the ground.

History
Founded in 1951 in Beatenberg (Switzerland) as the „German Missionary Fellowship, Association for Charity e. V.“ (DMG), the organization had its first office in a small attic in Stuttgart-Korntal. The first overseas worker Helmut Gaertner was sent to Spain in 1953, where he produced Christian radio broadcasts. Gaertner was later involved in the founding of the ERF-Medien in Germany. By the 1960s, the DMG had around 100 people working worldwide. In 1971 the Christian charity moved to the Buchenauerhof, Sinsheim. Today, around 400 people are employed in various projects around the world. Over the years, DMG built up a network of partnerships with more than 100 churches and nonprofit organizations around the world. DMG supports churches in central Europa in sending Christians to work in the partners projects. In January 2014, DMG was renamed: DMG interpersonal. The new logo was combined with the slogan “so people meet God“.

Work areas
About 405 DMG-workers around the globe are active in the following areas: 'Building Christian communities, pioneering new projects, theological teaching ministry, children's, youth and student mission, relief, famine relief, linguistics, Bible translations, literature production, evangelism, Radio Mission, medical service, agricultural development assistance, flying services, AIDS and hygiene consultancy, assistance for street children, training of teachers, nurses, educators etc.

Global cooperation
In collaboration with 105 local churches and international partner organizations and aid agencies the staff of the German Mission Community works in the following countries and continents:

 Europe: Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece,  Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine.
 Asia: CIS, Central Asia, Mongolia, East Asia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Japan, Pakistan and the Orient.
 Africa: North Africa, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast,  Benin, Ethiopia, South Sudan, DR. Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar,  Angola, Namibia and South Africa.
 America: Canada, USA, Mexico, Haiti, Costa Rica,  Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile.
In addition there are currently around 50 short-term workers with DMG working around the world.
The DMG's workers come from Protestant Landeskirchen, Free churches and from various Christian churches from around 20 countries, mostly from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. These Christian churches send their cross-cultural workers as employees of DMG interpersonal.

Membership
The DMG is member of “netzwerk-m“ (former: “Ring Missionarischer Jugendbewegungen, RMJ)“  (ring of missionary youth movements) and “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Evangelikaler Missionen (AEM)” (association of evangelical missions). It's committed to the guiding principles of the Evangelische Allianz. This binds them theologically and at the principles on the use of donations.

Honors
 Dietrich Schmoll, who was working for the medical service of the DMG for many years, was awarded with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
 Ursula Schmitz, who died in 2009, was a DMG missionary doctor in the Christian hospital “Tank” in northeast Pakistan and worked there for 20 years. 2010 she received posthumously the highest Order of Merit of the Republic of Pakistan.
 Andreas Hahn, a theologian formerly active in Wroclaw, received the Johann-Tobias-Beck-Preis 2010 (award) of the “Arbeitskreis für evangelikale Theologie” (working group awarded for evangelical theology). The prize of 1000 euros was awarded in December 2010.
 Rose Schwarz, who was working for a medical help project in Kenya was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2014.
 Detlef Blöcher, former director until 2018

 Publications of the DMG
 Magazine "DMG-informiert" (DMG-informs), run: 44,000, spread mainly in Central Europe, also known as e-paper
 Books and audio books for children and adults

 References

 External links
 Official Website (German)
 Official Website (English'')

Christian missionary societies
Evangelical organizations established in the 20th century
Christianity in Baden-Württemberg
1951 establishments in Switzerland


title: Gadis jang Terdjoeal

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Gadis jang Terdjoeal is a  1937 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It was directed by The Teng Chun, his first film to recognise native interests.

Plot
Han Nio is in love with Oey Koen Beng. However, Han Nio's mother – hoping for a rich son-in-law to feed her gambling habit – arranges for Han Nio to marry a rich young man named Lim Goan Tek. Though they have a daughter, their life together is unhappy, and ultimately Goan Tek accuses of Han Nio of stealing from him and runs her out of the house. She falls ill and dies soon afterwards, but not before meeting Koen Beng. Learning of how his former lover had been treated, Koen Beng seeks out Goan Tek. However, before he can have his revenge, Han Nio's brother Eng Swan – the real thief – shoots Goan Tek, killing him.

Production
Gadis jang Terdjoeal was produced and directed by The Teng Chun for his company, Java Industrial Film. He had made his directorial debut in 1931 with the film Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang, and his subsequent productions had been based on Chinese legends and targeted at ethnic Chinese audiences. Following Albert Balink's Pareh (Rice) in 1936, The realized the potential of native audiences and began directing works with more modern stories which suited their interests, although characters remained Chinese.

The cast and crew of this black-and-white film is otherwise not recorded.

Release and reception
Gadis jang Terdjoeal was released around 1937. The film is likely lost. Movies were then shot on flammable nitrate film, and after a fire destroyed much of Produksi Film Negara's warehouse in 1952, old films shot on nitrate were deliberately destroyed. As such, American visual anthropologist Karl G. Heider suggests that all Indonesian films from before 1950 are lost. However, JB Kristanto's Katalog Film Indonesia (Indonesian Film Catalogue) records several as having survived at Sinematek Indonesia's archives, and film historian Misbach Yusa Biran writes that several Japanese propaganda films have survived at the Netherlands Government Information Service.

References

Works cited

Dutch East Indies films
Films directed by The Teng Chun
Indonesian black-and-white films


The 1948 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Hampshire was won by the Republican nominees, former Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and his running mate Governor Earl Warren of California. Dewey and Warren defeated the Democratic nominees, incumbent President Harry S. Truman of Missouri and his running mate Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky. Also in the running was the Progressive Party candidate, former Democratic Vice President Henry A. Wallace, who ran with former Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho.

Dewey took 52.41% of the vote to Truman's 46.66%, a margin of 5.75%. Wallace came in a distant third, with 0.85%.

Dewey won seven counties to Truman's three; however, the race was kept close statewide by Truman's victories in the more populous counties of the state.

Since Franklin Roosevelt won them in 1932, the counties of Hillsborough County, Strafford County, and Coos County had become reliable New Deal Democratic base counties, voting for Roosevelt all four times. Truman's most significant victory was winning a majority in populous Hillsborough County, home to Manchester and Nashua, which had been a reliable Democratic bastion since voting for Democrat Al Smith in 1928.

Carroll County had long been the most Republican county in New Hampshire, voting 60% against FDR all four times, and would vote over 70% for Thomas E. Dewey.

As Truman narrowly won an upset victory over Dewey nationally, New Hampshire's result would make the state about ten percentage points more Republican than the national average. Dewey's 52.41% of the popular vote made New Hampshire his fifth strongest state after Vermont, Maine, Nebraska and Kansas.

Results

Results by county

See also
 Presidency of Harry S. Truman
 United States presidential elections in New Hampshire

References

1948
New Hamp
1948 New Hampshire elections


title: 1993–94 NK Rijeka season

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The 1993–94 season was the 48th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 3rd season in the Prva HNL and 20th successive top tier season.

Competitions

Prva HNL

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Prva HNL

Source: HRnogomet.com

Croatian Cup

Source: HRnogomet.com

Squad statistics
Competitive matches only.  Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.

See also
1993–94 Prva HNL
1993–94 Croatian Cup

References

External sources
 1993–94 Prva HNL at HRnogomet.com
 1993–94 Croatian Cup at HRnogomet.com
 Prvenstvo 1993.-94. at nk-rijeka.hr

HNK Rijeka seasons
Rijeka


title: Delia Sheppard

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Delia Sheppard (born July 29, 1960) is a Danish actress, model, singer and dancer.

Career
Sheppard began studying ballet dancing at age 9 and went on to perform in Denmark, France and South Africa. She would most notably dance for the Royal Danish Ballet, Paris Opera and Lido de Paris.

In 1985, she released a 2-track record single in France entitled "Action."

Also while in France, she worked as a fashion model, modeling the fashions of Karl Lagerfeld, Christian Dior, and Jean-Paul Gaultier.

After suffering a back injury, Sheppard moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting. Her acting roles include appearances in such movies as Rocky V, Any Given Sunday, Mirror Images and Night Rhythms. She has also guest starred on TV series such as Northern Exposure and Night Court.

She was Penthouse magazine's Pet of the Month for April 1988. In 2005, in The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema, Linda Ruth Williams cited Sheppard and Kira Reed as examples of actresses who worked "in B-scale erotic thrillers at the fringes of Hollywood, the obvious trajectory for a strip-circuit veteran (DTV [direct-to-video] divas Kira Reed and Delia Sheppard both started as showgirls.)"

In more recent years, Sheppard has worked as a showgirl in Las Vegas, performing in such shows as Splash and Showgirl Follies, Life in Feathers and Rhinestones.

Filmography
2018: Show Dogs
2010: Dinocroc vs. Supergator (TV)
2009: Vampire in Vegas
1999: Any Given Sunday
1994: Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
1993: Sins of Desire
1992: Animal Instincts
1992: Night Rhythms
1992: Secret Games
1992: Mirror Images
1990: Rocky V
1990: Witchcraft II: The Temptress
1990: Haunting Fear
1989: Young Rebels
1974: The Spots on My Leopard

References

External links

1961 births
Danish film actresses
Danish female models
Living people
Penthouse Pets
Danish ballerinas


title: Julie (2006 film)

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Julie is a 2006 Indian Kannada film by Poornima Mohan. The film is a remake of the 1975 Hindi film Julie, which is itself a remake of the 1974 Malayalam film Chattakari. The movie stars Bollywood actor Dino Morea in his Kannada debut and Ramya as a young woman that discovers that she has gotten pregnant after a one-night stand with her childhood sweetheart.

Plot
Julie is a young Christian woman who finds herself pregnant after having sex with Shashi, a Hindu follower and her childhood sweetheart. Faced with the choice of abortion or carrying the child to term, Julie chooses to keep the pregnancy a secret from Shashi and goes to a convent, where she will deliver the child and put it up for adoption. Afterwards Julie returns home in the hopes that Shashi will marry her now that she does not have a baby, as she thought that he would not have shown an interest in her otherwise. Despite her well-laid plans, Julie finds that things aren't so simple as that. Not only does her brother want her to move to England, but she also meets Richard, a man who doesn't care that she has had a baby out of wedlock. Ultimately Julie manages to reconcile with Shashi and live happily ever after.

Cast
 Ramya as Julie
 Dino Morea as Shashi
 Sundeep Malani as Mr. Gupta
 Sihi Kahi Chandru
 Ramesh Bhat
 Chitra Shenoy

Music

Rajesh Ramanath had composed the songs for Julie and also used tunes from the 1975 film.

Reception
Critical and audience reception was largely negative. A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "The final product simply lacks the impact of the original". A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "This remake cannot be compared to the original. It lacks the original’s intensity and tempo".

References

2006 films
2000s Kannada-language films
Kannada remakes of Malayalam films
Indian interfaith romance films
Films scored by Rajesh Ramnath
Indian pregnancy films


title: Brunei–Canada relations

text:
Brunei and Canada established diplomatic relations in 1984. Brunei has a high commission in Ottawa, and Canada has a high commission in Bandar Seri Begawan.

History
Diplomatic relations were established 7 May 1984 following Brunei's independence.

Economic relations
In 2012, Canada's exports to Brunei amounted to $4.3 million with the most export are in machinery, while Brunei's exports to Canada totalled $6.7 million mainly in organic chemicals. The trade relationship includes commerce across a number of sectors and Brunei become a potential market for Canadian companies particularly in oil and gas sectors, information and communication technologies (ICT), agriculture and agri-food, environment, aerospace and education. Other Canadian companies also has shown interest in investment.

Further reading
 Going Global: Brunei/Canada Relations in 2003

References

Canada
Bilateral relations of Canada
Brunei and the Commonwealth of Nations
Canada and the Commonwealth of Nations


title: Dhole Patil College of Engineering

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Dhole Patil College of Engineering, DPCOE, Pune, is an engineering college affiliated to the University of Pune, Pune. NAAC- A+ Grade (3.38CGPA) Established in 2008 by Sagar U. Dhole Patil is a part of Dhole Patil Education Society, DPES. It is the first college in Pune to offer Undergraduate engineering degrees in Automobile Engineering. Located in natural surroundings in Wagholi, its close proximity is to the Kharadi IT Park.

Admission

Admissions to the institute are done through CAP rounds on JEE-Main scores. It is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Courses
DPCOE offers Undergraduate engineering degrees (B.E.), Postgraduate degrees (M.E.) and MBA.

Undergraduate engineering degrees (B.E.) are offered in the following areas:
 Automobile Engineering
 Civil Engineering
 Computer Engineering
 Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
 Information Technology
 Mechanical Engineering

Postgraduate degrees (M.E.) are offered in the following areas:
 VLSI & Embedded System
 Heat Power
 Machine Design Engineering
 Computer Engineering

M.B.A :
 M.B.A

Training and Placement Cell

Training is provided to students to enhance soft-skills, group discussion and aptitude test capabilities as well as interview techniques. DPCOE has recorded ample placements in a very short span of time. Dhole Patil College of Engineering is consistently placing its students in core companies. All major and big brands like Amazon, Oracle, Tech Mahindra, Siemens, TCS, Persistent, Cognizant, WNS, MUST Garment, Markets & Markets, Zensar, Opus, ECS, Tieto, Mphasis, NTT Data, IBM are there big recruiters.

See also
List of educational institutions in Pune

Engineering colleges in Pune
Educational institutions established in 2008
2008 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Alain Deneault

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Alain Deneault (born 1970) is a French Canadian author from Quebec. He is known for his book Noir Canada: Pillage, corruption et criminalité en Afrique and the legal proceedings that followed its publishing.

Biography
Deneault was born in Outaouais, Quebec. He has a research doctorate from Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin, and a PhD in philosophy from Paris 8 University under the supervision of Jacques Rancière. His studies focused on philosophy from nineteenth-century Germany and twentieth-century France, particularly the work of Georg Simmel. He lives in Petite-Rivière-de-l’Île, and he teaches philosophy at the campus de la Péninsule acadienne de l’Université de Moncton.

He has written several books on topics related to international finance, globalization, transnational corporations, and corporate tax havens. In 1999, Deneault was a speaker on globalization at the Millennium Round of the World Trade Organization Conference in Seattle. The book Noir Canada: Pillage, corruption et criminalité en Afrique, written by Deneault, Delphine Abadie, and William Sacher, published in 2008 by Les Éditions Écosociété Inc., concerns the activities of Canadian mining companies in Africa.

Lawsuits
Following the publication of Noir Canada, mining company Barrick Gold sent Écosociété a threatening letter regarding alleged inaccuracies in the book's description of evictions at the Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania in 1996. The book's launch was postponed as a result, but the publisher managed to distribute 1,700 copies. Barrick filed a $6-million lawsuit against the authors and the publisher for libel.

The lawsuit has been considered by some to be a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP). On 12 August 2011 the Quebec Superior Court ruled that "Barrick seems to be trying to intimidate authors", that the suit was "seemingly abusive", and that Barrick must pay the authors and publisher $143,000 to prepare their defense. On 18 October 2011 Barrick, the authors, and the publisher reached an out-of-court settlement that included a payment to Barrick and ceasing publication of the book. Deneault told news media that the authors had agreed to the settlement in order to bring an end to the legal proceedings, so that they could "return to having our discussions back in the public sphere, instead of the courtroom".

In May 2008 a coalition of Quebec organizations formed to push for anti-SLAPP legislation. The Barrick suit against Écosociété (which joined the coalition) helped bring awareness to the cause. On 4 June 2009 Quebec adopted an anti-SLAPP bill called "An Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure to prevent improper use of the courts and promote freedom of expression and citizen participation in public debate".

In June 2008 another mining company, Banro Corporation, sued the authors and publisher for allegedly defamatory content in Noir Canada, for $5 million. The prosecution took place in Ontario courts, despite the fact that fewer than 100 copies of the book were distributed in the province. The publisher appealed to the Supreme Court to repatriate the suit to Quebec, partly because of its newly adopted anti-SLAPP legislation, but was denied. In 2013, the proceedings ended with an out-of-court settlement that involved Écosociété paying compensation to Banro.

In February 2010 Barrick Gold sent a letter threatening legal action to everyone involved in the book Imperial Canada Inc.: Legal Haven of Choice for the World's Mining Industries, an English translation of a book by Deneault and William Sacher, also about the Canadian mining industry.

Bibliography

English translations

References

External links

 Website
Silence is Gold, a 2012 documentary by the National Film Board of Canada about the legal fight surrounding Noir Canada

Writers from Quebec
Living people
Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis alumni
People from Outaouais
1970 births
French Quebecers


title: Fujimura

text:
Fujimura (written: 藤村 lit. "Japanese wisteria village") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

, Japanese actor and voice actor
, Japanese voice actress
, Japanese baseball player
, Japanese baseball player
, Japanese swimmer
Makoto Fujimura (born 1960), American artist
, Japanese operatic mezzo-soprano
, Japanese singer
, Japanese philosophy student and poet
Osamu Fujimura (scientist) (born 1927), Japanese scientist
, Japanese politician
, Japanese actress
, Japanese amateur archaeologist and hoaxer
, Japanese speed skater
, Japanese actor
, Japanese sport wrestler

Fictional characters
, a character in the visual novel Fate/stay night

Japanese-language surnames


title: Mishkat Varma

text:
Mishkat Varma is an Indian television actor known for playing Kabir Kumar in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins.

Early life and family
Varma was born to a Punjabi father, Dilip Varma and South-Indian mother, Uma Varma.  He did his schooling from Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended Mithibai College. He is a trained dancer and was a part of Shiamak Davar's dancing troupe. His elder sister, Mihika Verma is also an actress.

Career
Varma started his career by modelling and appearing in various advertisements. He made his television debut in 2014 with Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya as Raj Purohit. He was nominated for Fresh New Face Male in Indian Telly Awards.

From 2014 to 2015, he portrayed Kabir Kumar in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins opposite Aneri Vajani. His performance earned him a nomination for Male Actor Of The Year in Asian Viewers Television Awards 2015.

In 2016, he played Josy Nair in Bindass's Yeh Hai Aashiqui which reunited him with Vajani. From 2016 to 2017, he portrayed Babbal Pratap in SAB TV's Ichhapyaari Naagin.

In 2018, he played Shaurya in &TV's anthology series Laal Ishq. In 2019, Varma portrayed Viraat in &TV's Shaadi Ke Siyape. From 2019 to 2020, Varma played Shikhar Shergill in Star Plus's Divya Drishti opposite Nyra Banerjee.

In 2022, Varma played Aarav Sanghani in Anandibaa Aur Emily.

Television

Filmography

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

Living people
Indian male television actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Chris Stead

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Chris Stead (born 6 April 1979) is an Australian video games journalist, editor and publisher. He is best known for founding the Australian editions of Game Informer and GamePro magazines and their websites. In 2013 he won the inaugural MCV Pacific Journalist of the Year award. In 2014, he launched Grab It Indie Games Magazine. In 2015 he launched the print and digital book publishing company Old Mate Media.

Early life
Stead was born in Sydney, Australia and is the oldest of five children. He studied Molecular Biology and Genetics at Sydney University, graduating in 2000.

Career

Early career
Stead's first published work appeared in N64 Gamer magazine in 1997. During this time he also contributed to Hyper, PC PowerPlay and GameSpot, amongst others. In 2000, he signed with ACP Magazines as Staff Writer for the launch of Official PlayStation Magazine.

GamePro
In 2003 Stead signed on with IDG to launch the Australian edition of GamePro magazine as senior staff writer, with veteran editor Stuart Clarke. Stead later become deputy editor, and then editor prior to his departure in 2007.

Gameplayer
Soon after departing IDG, Stead signed on with Derwent Howard to launch a new gaming website called Gameplayer as editor-in-chief. After two years, he left the site to contribute to IGN, Official PlayStation Magazine and the Australian version of Official Xbox Magazine.

Game Informer
In 2009, Chris Stead re-signed with Derwent Howard to launch an Australian edition of Game Informer magazine. The magazine picked up the 2011 and 2012 Australian Magazine Award for the Computing & Games category, and the 2013 MCV Pacific Award for Print Publication of the Year. In January 2014, Stead left after completing the 51st issue.

Grab It Indie Games Magazine
In February 2014, Stead released the first issue of Grab It Indie Games Magazine. In October of 2014, Grab It was a finalist in the Digital Magazine Awards 2014, ultimately receiving a highly commended accolade. Eight episodes of the magazine were released, as well as standalone episode based around the game Nihilumbra. The eighth and final episode of Grab It Magazine is notable for also doubling as the indie guide to PAX AUS 2014.

Old Mate Media
In January 2015, Stead began publishing fiction and non-fiction print and digital books under his company name, Old Mate Media. As well as publishing books authored by Stead, the Old Mate Media label provides editing, design and publishing services to independent authors.

Finder
Since February 2015, Stead has been active as an editor for Australian comparison site Finder. In 2016, Stead was nominated for Best Gaming Journalist at "The Lizzies" (IT Journalism Awards).

Books written by Chris Stead
The books written by Chris Stead have been published through Amazon and many other online stores.

 The Little Green Boat (Book 1 The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly Series) -2015
 Follow the Breadcrumbs (Book 2 The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly Series) - 2016
 My Birthday Cake Needs a New Home - 2016
 Fastest Kid in the World (Book 3 The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly Series) - 2016
 A Very Strange Zoo - 2016
 Can You See the Magic - 2016
 Nintendo Switch - The Complete Insider's Guide - 2017
 Adam Exitus (Book 1 Adam X series) - 2017 (written with Nick Adbilla)
 The Making of Monument Valley - 2017
 What is Cryptocurrency: Your Complete Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Beyond - 2018
 Christmas Chimney Challenge (Book 4 The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly Series) - 2018
 Let the Sad Thoughts Out - 2020
 Ultimate at Home Activities Guide for Kids - 2020
 Adam Exiled (Book 2 Adam X series) - 2020 (written with Nick Adbilla)
 Nintendo Switch Gaming Guide - 2020
 Gentle George - 2020 (written with Ken MacKenzie)
 Sony PS5 Gaming Guide - 2020
 Adam Nexus (Book 3 Adam X series) - 2020 (written with Nick Adbilla)

References

1979 births
Living people
Journalists from Sydney
Video game critics


title: Graham Osborne (footballer, born 1947)

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Graham Osborne (born 30 June 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Osborne, a recruit from Toora in the Alberton Football League, was granted a clearance to Melbourne midway through the 1966 VFL season.

He played 146 league games for Melbourne, from 1966 to 1977. His career tally of 18 Brownlow Medal votes all came in 1976.

From 1978 to 1982, Osborne played with Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He won their best and fairest award in 1979, despite missing eight games.

References

1947 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Melbourne Football Club players
Sandringham Football Club players
Living people


title: Graham Osborne (footballer, born 1963)

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Graham Osborne (born 10 February 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Osborne started his career at Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and was a member of the Preston team that defeated Geelong West in the 1983 VFA Grand Final.

He had to wait until the 1984 VFL finals series to make his Fitzroy debut, which came against Collingwood in an elimination final. This made him the first Fitzroy player, since Charlie Chapman in 1924, to make their league debut in a final. Fitzroy lost the match by 46 points.

From 1984 to 1989, Osborne made 37 appearances for Fitzroy. He finished his career with a reserves premiership in 1989.

His younger brother, Richard Osborne, played 187 games with Fitzroy and kicked 411 goals.

References

1963 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Fitzroy Football Club players
Preston Football Club (VFA) players
Living people


title: QPQ

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QPQ may refer to:

 Quid pro quo, Latin phrase meaning something for something
 Quench polish quench (QPQ), a process for hardening steel


title: List of magazines in Albania

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Following the collapse of the communist regime in Albania in 1991, the number of magazines increased. It was 71 in 2001 based on the data of the Albanian Media Institute in Tirana. In the following year it was 70. In terms of frequency, the magazines were mostly weekly, bimonthly and quarterly.

The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Albania. They may be published in Albanian or in other languages.

A

 AKS
Albania
 Albanian Journal of Natural and Technical Sciences
Albanian Observer
Albania Today
 Aleph

D
Drita

F
Fiamuri Arbërit
Fjala e Tokësorit

G
Gjuha Jonë
Gazeta e Pavarur

H
Hosteni
Hylli i Dritës

K
Klan
 Kritika
Kultura Popullore

L
 Les lettres albanaises

M
Mapo
Mehr Licht
Monitor

O
OK! Albania

P
Përpjekja
Përpjekja shqiptare

S
Spekter
Studia Albanica
 Studime Filologjike
 Studime Historike

See also
List of newspapers in Albania

References

Magazines
Albania


title: Jopie Troost

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Josephina Johanna "Jopie" Troost (born 19 September 1942) is a retired Dutch swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. A medal favorite, the Dutch team was disqualified in the heats for a premature start by Sieta Posthumus. Troost was part of 4 × 100 m freestyle relay teams that set three national records in 1958.

References

1942 births
Living people
Swimmers from Amsterdam
Dutch female freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands
Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
20th-century Dutch women


title: Pinctada fucata

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Pinctada fucata, the Akoya pearl oyster (), is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pteriidae, the pearl oysters. Some authorities classify this oyster as Pinctada fucata martensii (Gould, 1850). It is native to shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific region and is used in the culture of pearls.

Description
Pinctada fucata has two valves connected by a long straight hinge. The length of the shell is slightly greater than its width, and the latter is about 85% of the length of the hinge. The right valve is flatter than the left and there are hinge teeth in both valves. The anterior ear is larger than that in other members of the genus and there is a slit-like notch for the byssus threads to pass through at the junction of the ear and the rest of the shell. The posterior ear is large. The outer surface of the valves is scaly and reddish or golden brown with pale radiating streaks. The inner surface of the valve is lined with a thick layer of golden-yellow nacre with a metallic sheen.

Distribution
Pinctada fucata is native to the Indo-Pacific region. Its range includes the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and coastal waters of India, China, Korea, Japan, and the Western Pacific Ocean. It has been introduced in coastal waters of Venezuela

Biology
Like other bivalve mollusks, Pinctada fucata is a filter feeder. Water enters the shell through an opening in the mantle, passes over the gills where food particles are filtered out and gas exchange takes place, and passes out through another opening. These pearl oysters feed on infusorians, foraminifers, radiolarians and other small planktonic organisms.

The sexes are separate in Pinctada fucata and gametes are released into the sea where fertilisation takes place. In India, spawning peaks from June to September and again in November and December, during the monsoon periods. The developing larvae pass through a veliger stage and after about twenty-four days settle on the seabed and become juvenile oysters known as spat.

Pearl culture
Japan and Australia are the largest producers of cultured pearls. The process takes place within the tissues of living oysters, the species Pinctada fucata and Pteria penguin being mainly used for this purpose in Japan and Pinctada maxima in Australia. The oyster spat is grown in mesh baskets immersed in the sea for two or three years until large enough to seed. Then a tiny mother-of-pearl bead is inserted into the shell and layers of nacre become deposited around this. The oysters are kept in wire nets suspended from rafts while both oysters and pearls grow. Readiness for harvest is often determined by x-ray. Not only is the pearl gathered, but the nacre lining the inside of the valves of the shell is used in jewelry and in the manufacture of ornamental objects.

As food
Akoya oysters can be eaten raw, cooked or cured. Its flavor is subtle when eaten raw, and more buttery and creamy when cooked. The texture is described as similar to abalone.

References

Pteriidae
Bivalves described in 1850


title: Next Entertainment World

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Next Entertainment World (Korean: 넥스트엔터테인먼트월드, Acronym: NEW) is a South Korean media content production and distribution company. The film investment and distribution business was founded in 2008 by former Showbox president Kim Woo-taek. NEW has since evolved into a comprehensive entertainment company with subsidiaries venturing into other industries including music, sports, production, management, international distribution, and cinema.

History
Domeo Holdings was the name of the holding company established in 2008. In 2012, it changed its name after a merger through absorption with the wholly owned subsidiary Next Entertainment World. The music distribution corporation Music&NEW was established in 2012. In 2013, global distribution corporation Contents Panda was established. In 2014, Huace Media Group invested $52.7 million, and NEW was listed on KOSDAQ. In 2015, NEW set up sports corporation Bravo&NEW and Korea-China joint venture Huace&NEW. 2016 marked the establishment of contents production corporation Studio&NEW. The Cine Q movie theater branch opened in 2017. In 2019, NEW established VFX company eNgine and digital contents business New ID.

Business

Movie&NEW

Movie&NEW (stylized in all caps) is NEW's film investment, distribution, marketing, and public relations division. Notable distributed works include Miracle in Cell No. 7, The Attorney, Train to Busan, The Villainess, and Peninsula.

In March 2021, NEW's film division signed a three-year contract with Hollywood investment company Library Pictures International.

Music&NEW

Music&NEW (stylized in all caps) is the music production, management, and distribution business.

Studio&NEW

Studio&NEW (stylized in all caps) is a film and drama media content production company that has also expanded to management. Notable productions include the 2016 premiere project Descendants of the Sun and The Great Battle. The studio has attracted more than ₩56 billion (USD$47 million) in investment within five years of establishment.

In April 2021, Studio&NEW signed a five-year contract with OTT streaming service Disney+ with a commitment of supplying at least one project per year. Local media named Moving, a live adaptation of Kang Full's webtoon, and Star original series Rookie Cops as shows that are in the works.

Others
Source:
 Bravo&NEW focuses on sports broadcasting rights distribution, athlete management, and event planning.
 Cine Q is NEW's movie theater brand.
 Contents Panda handles global copyright distribution and has distributed more than 660 works. Efforts are being made to sign overseas remakes.
 eNgine provides visual effects services and has signed business agreements with 3D graphics companies Wysiwyg Studios and Vive Studios.
 New ID is the digital content or platform subsidiary. It has partnered with global content platforms such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Vizio, Amazon, and Roku to launch digital broadcasting channels. It has also partnered with major broadcasters such as MBC Plus, KBS World, SBS Contents Hub, YG Entertainment, Starship Entertainment, and SK Telecom to provide solutions to export Korean wave content.

References

External links

Mass media companies established in 2008
Mass media companies of South Korea
Film distributors of South Korea
Film production companies of South Korea
Television production companies of South Korea
Companies based in Seoul
Companies listed on KOSDAQ
Sports management companies
Talent agencies of South Korea
South Korean companies established in 2008
South Korean brands


title: Army of the East

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Army of the East may refer to:

 Armée de l'Est, a French army active during the Franco-Prussian war
 Eastern Army (Spain), also translated as the Army of the East; active during the Spanish Civil War
 Armée d'Orient (disambiguation), a number of historic units in the French army


title: Rini Dobber

text:
Catharina Clasina "Rini" Dobber (born 1 January 1943) is a retired Dutch swimmer. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke, but failed to reach the final. Dobber set three national backstroke records in 1959–1960.

External links

 Rini Dobber. sports-reference.com
 100 meter rugslag,
 200 meter rugslag. zwemmenindepolder.nl

1943 births
Living people
Dutch female backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands
Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Swimmers from Amsterdam
20th-century Dutch women


title: Kiyomi Watanabe

text:
is a Japanese-Filipino judoka who has represented the Philippines in international competitions including the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education
She was born on August 25, 1996 in Cebu City to a Filipino mother from Mandaue and a Japanese father. She spent some part of her childhood in Cebu City and studied at St. Paul Learning Center. She moved to Japan when she was eight years old.

Watanabe entered Waseda University to obtain a degree in sports science. She was a second year student by February 2016.

Career

Philippines
She first competed for the Philippines at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

She won a gold medal for the Philippines at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in the women's 64 kg event. She also won a bronze at the 2013 Asian Youth Judo Championship in Hainan, China.

As of December 2013, she ranks fourth in her weight division in Japan. Her mother, Irene Sarausad has assured that her daughter will continue in representing the Philippines.

Watanabe won the Philippines' first gold medal at the Asian Youth Judo Championship during the tournaments 2014 edition held in December 13–14 in Hong Kong.

In order to qualify in the 2016 Summer Olympics, Watanabe competed in the Paris Grand Slam in February 2016 and will compete at the Asian Judo Senior's Championship held in Uzbekistan on April of the same year. Watanabe ended as one of the top 16 judokas at the tournament held in Paris.

On February 12, 2017 at the Grand Slam Paris, Watanabe won a bronze medal after defeating Lucy Renshall of the United Kingdom in the under 63 kilogram event. The medal was the first for the Philippines in the IJF World Judo Tour. She later settled for silver after losing to Austrian Kathrin Unterwurzacher in the final of the same category at the 2017 European Women's Open Tournament in Austria. Watanabe breached the top 25 of the Judo world rankings which was released by the International Judo Federation in the same month. She was ranked 23.

The Philippines' first silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games was from Watanabe who lost to Nami Nabekura of Japan in the women's -63 kg final.

Watanabe qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan via a continental quota. In preparation for the games, she has trained with her coach in the Yamanashi Prefecture and also sparred with male judokas at Waseda University. Competing in the Women's −63 kg, Watanabe failed to progress beyond the Round of 32 since she was eliminated via an ippon by Cristina Cabaña of Spain.

Tournaments in Japan

Watanabe won a silver at the 2014 All Japan High School Judo Championship. She later won gold medals at the All Japan College University Championship and All Japan Teams Championship in 2015.

References

External links

1996 births
Living people
Filipino female judoka
Filipino people of Japanese descent
Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games
Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
Asian Games medalists in judo
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Sportspeople from Cebu City
Waseda University alumni
SEA Games medalists in judo
SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for the Philippines


title: 2014 Astana Challenger

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The 2014 Astana Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition  and part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money on 17–23 February 2014.

Men's main draw entrants

Seeds

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  Kuatbek Abiyev
  Timur Khabibulin
  Karen Khachanov
  Denis Yevseyev

The following players used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw :
  Gilles Müller

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  Aleksandre Metreveli
  Nikoloz Basilashvili
  Victor Baluda
  Alexey Vatutin

Champions

Singles

  Andrey Golubev def.  Gilles Müller 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

  Sergey Betov /  Alexander Bury def.  Andrey Golubev /  Evgeny Korolev 6–1, 6–4

External links
 Official website

2014 Astana Challenger
Astana Challenger
Hard court tennis tournaments
2014 in Kazakhstani sport


title: Northwestern Mutual

text:
Northwestern Mutual is an American financial services mutual organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The financial security company provides consultation on wealth and asset income protection, education planning, retirement planning, investment advisory services, financial planning trust and private client services, estate planning and business planning. Its products include life insurance, permanent life insurance, disability income, and long-term care insurance; annuities; investments; and investment advisory products and services. Northwestern Mutual ranked No. 90 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue and is in the top 30 by assets held. The firm distributes a portion of its earnings to eligible policyholders as annual dividends.

History
On , Northwestern Mutual was founded as the Mutual Life Insurance Company of the State of Wisconsin. Originally located in Janesville, Wisconsin, the fledgling company relocated to Milwaukee in 1859. Shortly after, the company experienced its first two death claims, when an excursion train traveling from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to Chicago derailed, killing 14 people, two of whom were policy owners. With losses amounting to US$3,500 (), while the company possessed only US$2,000 in funds (), company President Samuel Daggett and Treasurer Charles Nash personally lent the money to pay the claims immediately, making up the difference of US$1,500 ().

In 1864, the company paid its first dividends to policy owners. It again paid dividends at three year intervals, in 1867 and 1870, and two years later, as of 1872, started doing so annually.

By 1865, the company was operating throughout the Midwest and had entered the market along the East Coast, and the board of trustees changed the company's name to The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Throughout the early years of the 20th century, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company focused on life insurance. At the same time, the company worked to increase its accountability. In 1907, company leaders invited policy owners who were not trustees to probe into finances for accountability. This practice has continued to the present day; members of the Policy owners’ Examining Committee have unrestricted access to evaluate Northwestern Mutual's operations, management and strategic plans independently.

In the mid-20th century, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company invested in the iron and minerals industries on a large-scale basis, including the construction of a freighter, the first such investment by any American life insurance company. In 1958, the company launched the iron ore carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald, named for longtime executive and newly elected company chairman Edmund Fitzgerald. At  and 13,632 gross tons, the vessel was the largest ship on the Great Lakes for thirteen years, until 1971. The Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior, killing all 29 men aboard. The disaster was immortalized the next year by songwriter Gordon Lightfoot in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". The sinking led to changes in Great Lakes and national shipping regulations and practices that included mandatory survival suits, depth finders, positioning systems, increased freeboard, and more frequent inspection of vessels.

In 1969, the company began offering disability insurance. Less than a decade later, a series of retirement annuities were introduced for the employee benefits market. In the 1990s, the company saw further growth with the introduction of its long-term care insurance. In 2000, to reflect this broadening of its product offerings, the company changed its name again, shortening it to simply Northwestern Mutual.

In 2001, the company continued to expand its product and service offerings by launching a wholly owned subsidiary known today as Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (NMWMC), a federal savings bank. Through NMWMC, the company offers a range of financial planning products and services, including investment management, fee-based financial planning, business retirement plans, and trust and private client services.

In 2015, Northwestern Mutual began construction of Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons in downtown Milwaukee; the skyscraper opened in 2017.

Also in 2015, Northwestern Mutual bought financial planning company LearnVest for over $250 million. In 2018, Northwestern Mutual reduced underwriting time and introduced an online digital platform for clients. The company registered the .northwesternmutual top-level domain, which, at 18 characters, is currently one of the longest TLDs. From 2015 to 2020, Northwestern Mutual served as the presenting sponsor of the Rose Bowl Game, an NCAA Division I college football bowl game played annually on New Year's Day.

As of 2021, the company has $308.8 billion in assets, $31.1 billion in revenues, and $2 trillion worth of active life insurance protection. Through its wealth management and investment services businesses, the company manages $200 billion of investments owned by its 4.75 million clients.

Subsidiaries
The company's services and products are offered through several subsidiaries:

 Mason Street Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisor for Northwestern Mutual Series Fund variable annuity and variable life products.
 Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company offers Northwestern Mutual's long-term care insurance.
 Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company manages Northwestern Mutual's investments in public and private debt, private equity and real estate.
 Northwestern Mutual Investment Services is the company's broker-dealer, which is also a registered investment advisor and member FINRA and SIPC.
 Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company provides financial planning, investment advisory and trust services, and is a federal savings bank.

Financial ratings
Northwestern Mutual has the highest financial strength ratings currently awarded to U.S. life insurers by all of the major rating agencies.

Controversies
In 2023, authorities in New Hampshire investigated multiple Northwestern Mutual brokers based at Northwestern Mutual Northern New England based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The brokers were accused of misleading marketing practices, and Managing Partner Scott Christensen was investigated by the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation and FINRA for failing to properly supervise the brokers in his office. At least one employee was found to have asked an acquaintance to make client calls despite having no financial licensure and no status as an employee or contractor with Northwestern Mutual. Another employee was permitted by the company to resign while being investigated internally for sending unauthorized client emails. Northwestern Mutual settled the case for $400,000.

Investment and innovation
Since launching in 2017, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Northwestern Mutual's venture capital arm, has invested more than $50 million in 18 tech startups.

In 2019, the company partnered with Accenture, Advocate Aurora Health, Johnson Controls, Kohl's and Rockwell Automation to form the MKE Tech Hub Coalition, an effort focused on attracting and retaining tech talent in the Milwaukee region.

In June 2020, Northwestern Mutual also reported a $1.6 million pledge to All-In Milwaukee to finance the latest Talent of the Future initiative over the next four years, through its Foundation and in collaboration with the Diversity and Inclusion department.

Research
Northwestern Mutual regularly publishes research examining U.S. adults’ attitudes and behaviors toward money, financial decision-making and caregiving.

Awards and honors
Northwestern Mutual was ranked No. 368 among America's Best Employers 2021 by Forbes.

See also
 List of tallest buildings in Milwaukee

References

Financial services companies established in 1857
Mutual insurance companies of the United States
Life insurance companies of the United States
Companies based in Milwaukee
American companies established in 1857
1857 establishments in Wisconsin
Companies based in Wisconsin


title: Fox (Hungarian TV channel)

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Fox was a basic cable television channel broadcasting in Hungary, operated by Fox Networks Group and launched on 4 February 2014.

History
The launch of Fox in Hungary was announced in October 2013 together with Fox Life and Fox Crime. At the time sister channels National Geographic Channel, NatGeo Wild, and Baby TV were available in Hungary, while Fox was available in several other territories including Austria, the UK, the U.S., Italy, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Germany, North Africa, and Latin America, Fox Life and Fox Crime also being available in territories like Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Croatia. Rodrigo Crespo was chosen as the official voice of the channel. The official YouTube channel of the Hungarian Fox was created in December 2013, while its Facebook page and official site were created in January 2014.

The channel was launched on 4 February 2014 exclusively on the digital platforms of Magyar Telekom, ten days before the Hungarian version of Paramount Channel. Its advertising airtime was sold by Atmedia from 1 March 2014.

On February 1, 2018, Fox announced to launch Fox+, a video on demand service for the Hungarian Fox.

Fox Hungary was shut down on 1 May 2018, After the channel showed a Fox+ Commercial, then played an ident, and froze, The channel ceased operations then.

Fox+ was eventually discontinued a few months before the launch of Disney+ in Hungary, with its content migrating towards the streaming service when it launched on June 14, 2022.

Programs

Primetime

Reality show/Documentary
 Man Up
 Hook It Cook It
 Tales from the Bush Larder
 Top Tables, Top Cities
 The Wine Quest: Spain
 World's Best Chefs

References

External links

Television networks in Hungary
Defunct television channels in Hungary
Television channels and stations established in 2014
2014 establishments in Hungary
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2018
Mass media in Budapest


title: The Journey (2014 Malaysian film)

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The Journey (一路有你 or Yī lù yǒu nǐ) is a 2014 Malaysian Chinese-language comedy-drama film directed by Chiu Keng Guan and written by Ryon Lee. The film stars Ben Andrew Pfeiffer, Lee Sai Peng and Joanne Yew Hong Im. The story follows a father that finally allows his daughter to wed an English lad with a condition that he shall follow him on a journey around the nation to deliver their wedding invitation. The Journey was also invited to be screened at the 16th Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.

The Journey won four awards from six nominations on 27th Malaysian Film Festival (including Best non-Malay language film). As of December 2019, The Journey is currently ranked the tenth-highest grossing Malaysian film of all-time.

The movie is also available in original and dubbed-in-Malay versions on Astro First.

Plot
Uncle Chuan is a conservative father with a rigid set of rules. When his daughter Bee (Joanne Yew) returns home after spending most of her formative years in England with her fiancée Benji, Uncle Chuan refuses to give his blessing. With cultural differences and a language barrier that could potentially damage the union between Benji and his loved one, he feels that something must be done quick. Uncle Chuan reluctantly allows them to marry but on one condition — the wedding ceremony has to be in the traditional way.

Despite their lack of understanding towards one another, Benji and Uncle Chuan embark on a nationwide journey to hand-deliver wedding invitations to the latter's childhood friends. Throughout the journey, the two learn valuable lessons about accepting each other's differences.

Cast
Ben Andrew Pfeiffer as Benjamin Harris/Benji
Lee Sai Peng as Goh Chee Chuan
Joanne Yew Hong Im as Goh Bee Yong
Supporting Cast
Siow Ho Phiew as Lian Pak Cik
Lim Yew Beng as Lim Dan
Khok Eng Loy as Tan Ah Kao
Lim Yen Seng as Choo Chong Meng
Tan Boon Hua as Cheong Dong Kin
Chong Nyuk Ling as Lim Kee Huat
Yeoh Ah Seng as Chew Hok Heng
Hui Swee Meng as Khow Soon Choy
Sherry Aljefri as Fatimah Binti Ahmad
Charlie Chang as Low Boon Cheng
Huan Yong as Rambo Chew
Ng Chooi Hong as Auntie Gao
Justin Ng Zi Xuam as Choo Chee Hin

Production
Principal photography were held on various locations across Malaysia. These include the Cameron Highlands, Chew Jetty and Pinang Tunggal Railway Bridge in Penang (the latter which has since been dismantled), Aur Island, Kuala Lumpur, Baling in Kedah, Ipoh, and Sabah.

The film also features a real life Chingay procession in Johor Bahru, in which director Chiu had to incorporate into the film due to its small budget.

Release

Home media
The Journey was released by Multimedia Entertainment in DVD formats on 20 March 2014. Alternatively, the film was also released shortly after finishing its theatre run on Astro's on-demand film service Astro First, Mandarin & Malay Language which included a behind-the-scenes documentary namely Chasing for Dream as an additional bonus feature. The film was also released in Singaporean theatres on the same day.

Reception

Box-office
The film grossed RM2.2 million at launch, easily setting the record for best opening weekend by a Malaysian Chinese production. It went on to gross RM3.7 million after 6 days of release. By the 11th day, it had grossed a total of RM6.6 million. The film was a critical success and with good word of mouth, it officially became the highest grossing local Malaysian Chinese movie production on 12 February 2014 with a gross of RM7.6 million, surpassing the previous record which was held by Ah Beng: Three Wishes (RM7.56 million). As of 16 February, the film had grossed RM9.8 million, making it the first local Malaysian Chinese movie production set to break the RM10 million barrier. Local cinema operators added additional screens to meet the high demand which resulted in sold out screenings across the Klang Valley, Penang and Johor. On 20 Feb, the film was only RM0.2 million behind Ombak Rindu, grossing a total of RM10.70 million, the first local Chinese production to hit the RM10 million milestone.

Owing to the tremendous success of the film in Malaysia, the production company contemplated an earlier release of the film in Singapore. On the fourth weekend ending 23 February 2014, The Journey officially became the highest grossing local production ever in Malaysia's box office history, having amassed a gross of RM12.92 million, beating the previous record holder, KL Gangsters RM11.74 million. In its final theatrical run, the film raked in a total of RM16.87 million. That achievement would later be surpassed by 2015's Polis EVO with its collective gross of RM17.74 million.

Accolades

See also
List of Malaysian films of 2014
Cinema of Malaysia

References

External links

2014 films
2014 comedy-drama films
Films set in Malaysia
Films shot in Malaysia
Malaysian comedy-drama films
2010s road movies
Astro Shaw films
Films directed by Chiu Keng Guan
Chinese-language Malaysian films


title: Gregor J. Bock

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Gregor J. Bock (November 2, 1907 – October 17, 1991) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography
Bock was born on November 2, 1907, in Muscoda, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bock later became Fire Chief of Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin and Deputy Sheriff of Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He died on October 17, 1991.

Political career
Bock was elected to the Assembly in 1964 and re-elected in 1966 and 1968. Bock sought a fourth term in 1970, but was defeated by Phil Leyda in the party's nomination, and his seat ultimately went to the Democratic candidate, Joanne M. Duren. Previously, he was mayor of Highland and president of the Highland School Board from 1939 to 1943, and postmaster of Highland from 1941 to 1951. He was a Republican.

References

People from Muscoda, Wisconsin
People from Iowa County, Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Mayors of places in Wisconsin
School board members in Wisconsin
Wisconsin postmasters
American fire chiefs
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
1907 births
1991 deaths
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American firefighters


title: Graham Osborne

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Graham Osborne may refer to:

 Graham Osborne (footballer, born 1947), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne
 Graham Osborne (footballer, born 1963), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy


title: Nanoblock

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is a line of construction toys manufactured by Kawada, a toy company based in Tokyo, Japan.

History
Nanoblock was first introduced into the Japanese market in 2008 by Kawada. Nanoblock is distributed overseas by local companies, including Schylling in the United States and Mark's Europe in France and Benelux. In 2012, imports of Nanoblock reached 31 countries.

In 2010, Nanoblock won an Outstanding Performance Award in the High Target category at the Japan Toy Awards for the deluxe edition set based on Neuschwanstein Castle. The following year, Nanoblock won the Grand Prize in the High Target category at the 2011 Japan Toy Awards for their model of the Tokyo Skytree. In 2012, Nanoblock won the Brand License Award at the 2012 Licensing of the Year Awards.

Sets
The Nanoblock range includes original designs and licensed sets. Kawada is currently releasing four original series. The Miniature collection series features miniatures designs of animals, musical instruments and Christmas themes. All sets contain around 80-150 pieces. The Sights to See series includes designs of world landmarks and notable buildings with sets ranging in size from 200-600 bricks. The Advanced Hobby series also features notable buildings and landmarks but on a larger scale. The sets in the series are all over 2000 pieces. The largest set is Neuschwanstein Castle deluxe edition, with 5,800 pieces. The fourth series is aimed at girls with themes including weddings and birthdays.

Kawada has created sets based on various licenses including The Adventures of Tintin, Pokémon, Shaun the Sheep and Sanrio characters including Cinnamoroll, Hello Kitty, KeroKeroKeroppi and My Melody. A series of sets based on Disney characters is sold exclusively at the Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks. In 2013 it was announced Kawada would produce two sets based on Capcom's Mega Man video game franchise as part of the series' 25th anniversary. In 2015, four sets based on characters from the video game franchise Street Fighter were released. The four characters produced were Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile and Dhalsim. Also in 2015, camera giant Nikon partnered with Kawada to recreate its Nikon F camera in a set.

Design
Nanoblocks are similar in design to a Lego brick but smaller, with the smallest brick being 4 mm × 4 mm × 3 mm, not including the stud.  The bricks are  the size of Kawada's Diablock line of bricks. The underside of the bricks are different from Lego bricks because they use a dividing flange, known as the double-ridged backing system, instead of the tube system that Lego employs. The bricks are made using ABS plastic and there are eleven different types, the biggest being an 8×2 brick and the smallest a single stud brick.

Nanoblock sets typically include spare pieces.

Reception
Wired described Nanoblock as an affordable alternative to Lego, but noted the small pieces were easily lost.

References

External links
Official website

Products introduced in 2008
Construction toys
Japanese brands
Japanese inventions


title: Processor Control Region

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Processor Control Region (PCR) is a Windows kernel mode data structure that contains information about the current processor. It can be accessed via the fs segment register on x86 versions, or the gs segment register on x64 versions respectively.

Structure
In Windows, the PCR is known as KPCR. It contains information about the current processor.

Processor Control Block
The PCR contains a substructure called Processor Control Block (KPRCB), which contains information such as CPU step and a pointer to the thread object of the current thread.

See also
Process Environment Block
Process control block

References
http://www.nirsoft.net/kernel_struct/vista/KPCR.html
http://www.nirsoft.net/kernel_struct/vista/KPRCB.html

Windows NT kernel
Data structures by computing platform


title: 2014 ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open

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The 2014 ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the first edition of the tournament for the men and for the women. It was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money in the men's event and $25,000 in the women's event. It took place in New Delhi, India, on 17–23 February 2014.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

 1 Rankings as of 3 February 2014

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  Saketh Myneni
  Karunuday Singh
  Ramkumar Ramanathan
  Sanam Singh

The following players received special exempt into the singles main draw:
  Ilija Bozoljac

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  Axel Michon
  Daniel Cox
  Rui Machado
  Chen Ti

Champions

Men's singles

  Somdev Devvarman def.  Aleksandr Nedovyesov, 6–3, 6–1

Women's singles

  Wang Qiang def.  Yuliya Beygelzimer, 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

  Saketh Myneni /  Sanam Singh def.  Sanchai Ratiwatana /  Sonchat Ratiwatana, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Women's doubles

  Nicha Lertpitaksinchai /  Peangtarn Plipuech def.  Erika Sema /  Yurika Sema, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

External links
Official Website

ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open
ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open
Sports competitions in Delhi
ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open
ONGC–GAIL Delhi Open


title: Toshihiko Kojima

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is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Biography

Filmography

Television dramas
 Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (Sakurada)

Television animation
Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Hyogo Todo)
Space Warrior Baldios (1980)
Lucy of the Southern Rainbow (1982) (Frank Princeton)
Bismark (1985) (Jean-Paul Marcel)
Little Women (1987) (John Brooke)
Patlabor (1989) (Kaihou)
Little Women II: Jo's Boys (1993) (John Brooke)
My Patrasche (1993) (Benois)
Zenki (1995) (Kyoji Goto)
Detective Conan (1996) (Doctor)
Cinderella Monogatari (1996) (Marquess)
Berserk (1998) (Military Officer D, Minister A)
Detective Conan (1998) (Wataru Takanashi)
Master Keaton (1998) (Fumio Hisayama)
Arc the Lad II (1999)
Detective Conan (1999) (Yoshiteru Araide)
Detective Conan (2000) (Kenzo Shiozawa)
Detective Conan (2001) (Kanenari Mochizuki)
Elfen Lied (2004) (Detective A)
Mezzo DSA (2004) (Ando)
Detective Conan (2005) (Senkichi Matsuura)
Cluster Edge (2005)
Monster (2005) (Detective Janda)
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage (2006) (Vasili Laptev)
Tales of the Abyss (2008) (Sesemann)
Giant Killing (2010) (Kurashige)
Gundam Reconguista in G (2014) (Zucchini)
Psycho-Pass 2 (2014) (Masuda)

OVA
Laughing Target (1987) (Classics teacher)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1992) (Asadora Chartian)
Master Keaton (1998) (Harold Smith)

Theatrical animation
Patlabor: The Movie (1989) (Kaihou)
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) (Kaihou)
WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002) (Kaihou)

Video games
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2002) (Japanese dub (Jan Dodonna))
God of War (2005) (Japanese dub (Zeus))
Boku no Natsuyasumi (2006) (Vice-principal)
God of War II (2007) (Japanese dub (Zeus))

Dubbing

Live-action
François Berléand
The Transporter (Inspector Tarconi)
Transporter 2 (Inspector Tarconi)
Transporter 3 (Inspector Tarconi)
Le Concert (Olivier Morne Duplessis)
Transporter: The Series (Inspector Tarconi)
Richard Jenkins
Blue Steel (Dawson)
Burn After Reading (Ted Treffon)
Friends with Benefits (Dylan Harper, Sr)
Jack Reacher (Alex Rodin)
Killing Them Softly (Driver)
Tom Wilkinson
Shakespeare in Love (Hugh Fennyman)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Father Richard Moore)
The Green Hornet (James Reid)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (IMF Secretary)
Unfinished Business (Timothy McWinters)
15 Minutes (Deputy Chief Declan Duffy (James Handy))
The Amazing Spider-Man (Gustav Fiers (Michael Massee))
The Amityville Horror (1982 NTV edition) (Jeff (Michael Sacks))
Annie (Waiter at Domani  (Ray Iannicelli))
The Art of War (Ambassador Wu (James Hong))
Blood Father (Tom 'Preacher' Harris (Michael Parks))
The Brave (Larry (Marshall Bell))
Clear and Present Danger (James Cutter (Harris Yulin))
Con Air (2000 TV Asahi edition) (Devers (John Roselius))
Coneheads (Gorman Seedling (Michael McKean))
The Corruptor (Sean Wallace (Brian Cox))
Daylight (Norman Bassett (Barry Newman))
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1998 Fuji TV edition) (Bill Jarvis (Michael Cristofer))
Escape from L.A. (President (Cliff Robertson))
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Gilbert Bingley (Peter Breitmayer))
Fearless Hyena Part II (Ching Chun-nam / Old Chan (James Tien))
The Fountain (Grand Inquisitor Silecio (Stephen McHattie))
Freedom Writers (Steve Gruwell (Scott Glenn))
Frida (Leon Trotsky (Geoffrey Rush))
Friends (season 2 onward) (Jack Geller (Elliott Gould))
Gambit (The Major (Tom Courtenay))
The Goonies (Irving Walsh (Keith Walker))
A Hidden Life (Judge Lueben (Bruno Ganz))
Hill Street Blues (Officer Andy Renko (Charles Haid))
Howard the Duck (1992 TBS edition) (Lieutenant Welker (Paul Guilfoyle))
I Am Sam (Robert (Stanley DeSantis))
In the Mood for Love (Mr. Ho (Kelly Lai Chen))
Jobs (Arthur Rock (J. K. Simmons))
Judge Dredd (Judge Esposito (Peter Marinker))
K-19: The Widowmaker (Dr. Gennadi Savran (Donald Sumpter))
Kramer vs. Kramer (2009 Blu-Ray edition) (Jim O'Connor (George Coe))
L.A. Confidential (Pierce Morehouse Patchett (David Strathairn))
Lethal Weapon (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Michael Hunsaker (Tom Atkins))
Lincoln (William H. Seward (David Strathairn))
Métal Hurlant Chronicles (Kern (Rutger Hauer))
Michel Vaillant (Henri Vaillant (Jean-Pierre Cassel))
Miss March (Hugh Hefner)
A Moment to Remember (Mr. Kim (Park Sang-gyu))
Monsoon Wedding (Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah))
The Monuments Men (President Harry S. Truman (Christian Rodska))
The Natural (Max Mercy (Robert Duvall))
The Negotiator (2001 TV Asahi edition) (Chief Al Travis) (John Spencer))
The NeverEnding Story (Teeny Weeny (Deep Roy), Mr. Bux (Gerald McRaney))
Nowhere Boy (George Toogood Smith (David Threlfall))
Point of No Return (Victor 'The Cleaner' (Harvey Keitel))
The Prestige (John Cutter (Michael Caine))
The Punisher (Dino Moretti (Bryan Marshall))
The Purple Rose of Cairo (Henry (Edward Herrmann))
Red (Alexander Dunning (Richard Dreyfuss))
The Rock (1999 NTV edition) (Lonner (Xander Berkeley))
The Rock (2000 TV Asahi edition) (James Womack (John Spencer))
Screamers (2000 Fuji TV edition) (Secretary Green (Bruce Boa))
Single White Female (Mitchell Myerson (Stephen Tobolowsky))
The Social Network (Gage (David Selby))
Some Kind of Beautiful (Gordon (Malcolm McDowell))
The Sound of Music (50th Anniversary edition) (Franz (Gil Stuart))
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley))
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Mas Amedda (David Bowers))
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (Mas Amedda (David Bowers))
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (Mas Amedda (David Bowers))
Stealing Cars (Philip Wyatt (William H. Macy))
Time Bandits (1988 TV Asahi edition) (Compere (Jim Broadbent))
True Crime (Alan Mann (James Woods))
Twixt (Bobby LaGrange (Bruce Dern))
Unknown (Ernst Jürgen (Bruno Ganz))
Vegas Vacation (Cousin Eddie Johnson (Randy Quaid))
Virus (J. W. Woods Jr. (Marshall Bell))
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Dr. Masters (Austin Pendleton))
The Young Pope (Cardinal Michael Spencer (James Cromwell))

Animation
The Adventures of Tintin (Allan Thompson)
Batman: The Animated Series (Frederick)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Mas Amedda)

References

External links

1940 births
Living people
Japanese male video game actors
Japanese male voice actors
Male voice actors from Chiba Prefecture


title: Clayton (name)

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Clayton is both an English surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Science and academia

Surname
 Anita H. Clayton, American researcher
 Ruth Clayton (1925–2003), British medical researcher

Historical

Surname

Augustin Smith Clayton (1783–1839), jurist and politician from Georgia, USA
Bertram Tracy Clayton (1862–1918), U.S. congressman and army officer killed in World War I
Boyce G. Clayton (1929–2020), Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
Christopher Clayton, Royal Navy pilot and admiral
Christopher Clayton (businessman) (1869–1945), British scientist, industrialist and Conservative politician
Gilbert Clayton (1875–1929), British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator
Hilda Clayton (1991–2013), U.S. Army specialist and war photographer
Henry Clayton (disambiguation), several people
Iltyd Nicholl Clayton (1886–1955), British Army officer
John Clayton (disambiguation), several people
Joseph Clayton (1868–1943), English freelance journalist and biographer
Joshua Clayton (1744–1798), physician, governor and U.S. senator from Delaware
Nathaniel Clayton (1833–1895), British politician
Pat Clayton (1896–1962), desert explorer
Powell Clayton (1833–1914), Arkansas Governor, Senator and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Preston C. Clayton (1903–1996), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
Robert Clayton (disambiguation), several people
Sarah Clayton (1712–1779), English industrialist
Thomas Clayton (1777–1854), lawyer and U.S. senator from Delaware
Thomas J. Clayton (1826–1900), lawyer and judge from Pennsylvania
Tubby Clayton (1885–1972), Anglican clergyman, army chaplain and founder of Toc H
Walter F. Clayton (1865–1942), New York politician
William Clayton (disambiguation), several people

Given name

Clayton Cosgrove (born 1969), New Zealand politician
Clayton D. Potter (1880–1924), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Clayton Yeutter (1930–2017), American politician and Secretary of Agriculture

Cultural and artistic

Surname

Adam Clayton (born 1960), bassist in U2
Beth Clayton, American mezzo-soprano
Bob Clayton (1922–1979), American game show announcer
Buck Clayton (1911–1991), American jazz trumpeter
Cameron Clayton (born 1993), American drag queen under the stage name Farrah Moan
Constance Clayton (1933–2023), American educator and civic leader
Doctor Clayton (1898–1947), American blues singer
Ellen Creathorne Clayton (1834–1900), Irish author and artist
Jamie Clayton (born 1978), American actress and model
Jan Clayton (1917–1983), American actress
Jay Clayton (critic) (born 1951), literary critic and professor
Jay Clayton (musician) (born 1941), jazz singer
Klariza Clayton (born 1989), English actress and singer
Merry Clayton (born 1948), American singer
Peter Clayton (1927–1991), BBC jazz presenter, jazz critic, and author
R. Gilbert Clayton (1922–2013), American film set designer and actor
Willie Clayton (born 1955), American blues singer and songwriter

Given name

Clayton Chitty (born 1985), Canadian actor and model
Clayton Christensen (1952–2020), American academic and business consultant
Clayton Hickman (born 1977), British scriptwriter and magazine editor
Clayton Howard (1934–2017), British make-up artist
Clayton Moore (1914–1999), American actor best known for playing the Lone Ranger in a television series of the same name
Clayton Rohner (born 1957), American film and television actor

Sport

Surname
Adam Clayton (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
Andrew Clayton (born 1973), English freestyle swimmer
Custio Clayton (born 1987), Canadian boxer
Derek Clayton (born 1942), Australian marathon runner
Jim Clayton (rower) (1911–1992), New Zealand rower
Jonny Clayton (born 1974), Welsh darts player
José Clayton (born 1974), Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
Josh Clayton (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
Mark Clayton (American football, born 1961), American football player
Mark Clayton (American football, born 1982), American football player
Max Clayton (born 1994), English footballer
Michael Clayton (American football) (born 1982), American football player
Royce Clayton (born 1970), Major League Baseball player
Scott Clayton (born 1959), Australian rules footballer
Tom Clayton (jockey) (–1909), Australian jockey

Given name

Clayton Michel Afonso (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
Clayton Andrews (born 1997), American professional baseball player
Clayton Bezerra Leite (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
Clayton da Silveira da Silva (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
Clayton Donaldson (born 1984), English-Jamaican footballer
Clayton Fernandes Silva (born 1999), Brazilian footballer
Clayton Keller (born 1998), American ice hockey player
Clayton Kershaw (born 1988), American professional baseball player
Clayton Lambert (born 1962), West Indian cricketer
Clayton Murphy (born 1995), American athlete
Clayton Nascimento Meireles (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Clayton Oliver (born 1997), Australian rules footballer
Clayton Richard (born 1983), American professional baseball player
Clayton Thorson (born 1995), American football player
Clayton Tonnemaker (1928–1996), American football player
Clayton Tune (born 1999), American football player

Fictional characters
Michael Clayton, title character in the 2007 Oscar-nominated film of the same name
Clayton, a character and the main antagonist in the 1999 Walt Disney's animated film Tarzan
Clayton Endicott III, character in the American television series Benson
Clayton Farlow, oil baron in the American television series Dallas

See also
Justice Clayton (disambiguation)

English-language surnames
English toponymic surnames
English masculine given names
Masculine given names
Given names originating from a surname