title: Chicago Aces

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The Chicago Aces were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT) founded by Jordon Kaiser. The Aces played only one season before being contracted by WTT on February 1, 1975. The Aces had 15 wins and 29 losses and finished in last place in the Gulf Plains Section.

Team history
The Aces were founded as a WTT charter franchise in 1973, by Chicago brothers Jordon H. and Walter Kaiser who were involved in general contracting and real estate development. The team began play with the league's inaugural season in 1974 season. The Aces played their home matches in at the Lakeshore Racquet Club in Chicago which was built and owned by the Kaiser brothers. In addition to his responsibilities with the Aces, Jordon Kaiser was initially executive vice-president of WTT. He later became league president and then resigned from that position on August 30, 1974.

WTT teams each had the opportunity to draft 20 players before the inaugural season. The Aces' top draft choice was Marty Riessen who was from Hinsdale, Illinois. As a high school player, Riessen became the first player to win the state of Illinois singles title four times. He played collegiate tennis for the Northwestern Wildcats and reached the NCAA singles final three times, losing all three. He also reached the NCAA doubles semifinals twice with partner Clark Graebner. Between 1963 and 1973, Riessen had been a member of the United States Davis Cup team four times. The Aces were counting on Riessen to be their player-coach and the centerpiece of their team. Less than a week before the start of the season, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Riessen was going to sign with the Aces. While the team did not officially disclose what offer it had made to Riessen, Aces public relations Ralph Leo representative said, "Marty is a good guy. I’ve known him since he was a small child. He wants to play for us, but there are lawyers involved, and you know what that means. He may sign today, he may sign tomorrow. I have been told, unofficially — I haven’t seen the contract — that Marty has been offered a half-million dollar contract over three years. Now that’s pretty good money." Riessen's attorney had prepared his own contract for the team to sign. Days before the season started, Riessen said, "They have a contract in their office. If they sign it, they can have me. Actually, I’d love to be the player-coach for the Aces. All they have to do is agree to terms." Riessen would not disclose the terms of the contract he had submitted to the Aces. But he did say, "The top players are getting between $50,000 and $100,000 for three months, and I consider myself a top player." Despite the enthusiasm he seemed to display for the role of player-coach, Riessen did not sign with the Aces. The team was so certain he would sign that it used his name and image to promote its matches. Donald Dell, Riessen's attorney, said that he advised his client to sue the Aces over this.

Without Riessen, the Aces turned to Butch Buchholz whom they had signed on May 1, to be their player-coach. Including Riessen, the Aces failed to sign any of their top four draft choices and only signed three of their 20 total picks. Players in the fold for the Aces included Ray Ruffels, Janet Young, Sue Stap, Kim Warwick, Graham Stilwell and Tam O'Shaughnessy. Stap was 19 years old at the time and expected to be the Aces' top female player and shoulder most of the women's singles burden.

The Aces struggled all season and finished with 15 wins and 29 losses, last place in the Gulf Plains Section. In addition to the poor showing on the court, the Aces didn't fare well at the gate. There were complaints from players that they were owed salary payments. The team announced that it was up for sale, and there were ongoing negotiations with several groups of investors including one in Atlanta. The team acknowledged the late payment of salaries and said that the statuses of player contracts would be settled after the team was sold.

At the WTT owners meeting on February 1, 1975, each team was required to post a $500,000 letter of credit. Since the Aces failed to do so, the team was contracted by WTT. A dispersal draft was conducted to distribute the players among the remaining teams in the league.

At least one player, Stap, ended up in litigation with the Aces over non payment of compensation. Portions of the court's decision in the case were precedent-setting. As of 2014, the case has been cited at least nine times by Illinois courts.

1974 roster
Chicago Aces roster for the 1974 season:
  Butch Buchholz, Player-Coach
  Tam O'Shaughnessy
  Ray Ruffels
  Sue Stap
  Graham Stilwell
  Janet Young
  Kim Warwick

Buchholz is the only Aces player enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

References

External links

 Official World TeamTennis Website

Defunct World TeamTennis teams
1973 establishments in Illinois
Tennis in Chicago
Aces
Sports clubs and teams established in 1973
1975 disestablishments in Illinois
Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1975


title: Xande Silva

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Alexandre "Xande" Nascimento da Costa e Silva (born 16 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United on loan from Dijon.

In his career, he played for Vitória de Guimarães (first team and reserves), West Ham United, Aris, Nottingham Forest, Dijon and Atlanta United.

Silva was a youth international for Portugal.

Club career

Vitória Guimarães
Born in Porto, Silva joined Vitória de Guimarães' academy at the age of 17 after a five-year spell at Sporting CP. He started his senior career with the former's reserves, making his Segunda Liga debut on 17 August 2014 by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against Oliveirense. He scored his first goal in the competition the following 18 January, helping the hosts beat Benfica B 4–1.

Silva's first appearance in the Primeira Liga took place in the penultimate match of the season, and he played 11 minutes in a 0–0 home draw with Benfica after replacing Otávio. His maiden league goal occurred on 7 December 2015, in a 3–1 home defeat of Rio Ave.

West Ham United
Silva joined West Ham United for an undisclosed fee on 2 August 2018, signing a three-year contract and being recruited initially for the under-23 team. He scored a four-minute hat-trick on his Premier League 2 debut 11 days later, against Tottenham Hotspur.

Silva made his Premier League debut on 30 December 2018 in a 2–0 away defeat to Burnley, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marko Arnautović. He missed the start of the 2019–20 season due to illness; rushed into hospital in Portugal, he underwent emergency bowel surgery from which he was recuperating.

On 5 October 2020, Silva was loaned to Aris for the season. He scored his first goal in the Super League Greece on 2 December, his individual effort capping the 3–0 win at AEL.

Nottingham Forest
On 31 August 2021, Silva joined EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. His maiden appearance took place on 15 September, when he replaced Lyle Taylor midway through the second half of an eventual 0–2 home loss against Middlesbrough.

Dijon
On 2 August 2022, Silva signed a three-year contract with Dijon for an undisclosed fee. Exactly one year later, he was loaned to Atlanta United of Major League Soccer for the remainder of the campaign.

International career
Silva was capped by Portugal at every youth level between under-15 and under-20. He was part of the under-17 squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2014 UEFA European Championship, and was named in the Team of the Tournament.

Two years later, Silva helped the under-19 team to the semi-finals of the 2016 European Championship in Germany. He was then selected by under-20 manager Emílio Peixe for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored in the quarter-final against Uruguay, which they lost after a penalty shootout.

Personal life
Silva's father, Joaquim, was also a footballer. Also a forward, he spent most of his career in China and Portugal and represented the Angola national team.

Career statistics

References

External links

Portuguese League profile

1997 births
Living people
Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
Black Portuguese sportspeople
Portuguese men's footballers
Footballers from Porto
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football forwards
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Vitória S.C. B players
Vitória S.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
West Ham United F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Super League Greece players
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
Ligue 2 players
Dijon FCO players
Major League Soccer players
Atlanta United FC players
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States


title: Esco Sarkkinen

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Esco "Sark" Sarkkinen (April 9, 1918 – February 28, 1998) was an American football player and coach.  He played college football at Ohio State University from 1937 to 1939 and was a consensus first-team end on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.   He also served as an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1946 to 1978.

Parents
Sarkkinen's parents, Eino Sr. and Rauha "Rose" Sarkkinen, were Finnish emigrants; his father was from Oulu and had emigrated to New York City in 1914, and his mother had emigrated to the United States in 1904.

References

1918 births
1998 deaths
American football ends
Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football players
Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
All-American college football players
People from Conneaut, Ohio
People from Lake County, Ohio
Players of American football from Ohio
American people of Finnish descent


title: Urban Renaissance Agency

text:
, also known as UR (, ), is a semipublic Independent Administrative Institution, and is an agency responsible for Japanese housing. It provides housing at rates pegged to the market, but without the fees associated with private renting in Japan (key money, renewal fee) or the need for a guarantor. As of 2014, it managed around 750,000 rental properties across Japan.

History
It was founded in 1955 as the Japan Housing Corporation (Nihon Jūtaku Kōdan) to address the country's housing shortage due to post-war urbanisation. It was combined with other government organisations including the Japan Regional Development Corporation and semi-privatized in 2004 during the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2001–06). The agency gave rise to the development of Danchi housing found in urban areas of post-war Japan.

References

External links
  (English)
 Profile (English)

Organizations established in 2004
2004 establishments in Japan
2004 mergers and acquisitions
Independent Administrative Institutions of Japan
Companies based in Yokohama


title: Liam Hughes (footballer, born 1992)

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Liam Michael Hughes (born 10 August 1992) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for  club Worksop Town. He previously played for Cambridge United in the Football League and for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premiership, as well as for several non-league teams.

Club career
Born in Rotherham, Hughes joined Cambridge United's youth setup from Scunthorpe United in 2007, aged 15. Initially a defender, he was converted to a more attacking role during his time at the Academy, and made his first-team debut on 9 November 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw at home to Grimsby Town.

On 4 April 2011 Hughes signed a two-year professional deal with Cambridge United, but struggled to appear regularly as a starter. On 21 November 2012 he was loaned to Corby Town for a month, and after scoring six goals in five matches he returned to Cambridge.

Hughes signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club on 30 January 2014. He was a member of the starting eleven for the 2014 FA Trophy Final as Cambridge beat Gosport Borough 4–0, and his headed goal opened the scoring in that season's play-off final in which Cambridge beat Gateshead 2–1 to gain promotion to the Football League. He played his first Football League match on 16 August, starting in a 2–1 loss away to Portsmouth. His contract with Cambridge United was cancelled by mutual consent on 30 January 2016, and Hughes signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle of the Scottish Premiership two days later.

In June 2016 he joined Barrow. He moved on to Guiseley in November 2017, before signing for Billericay Town in February 2018.

On 16 May 2018 he joined Darlington. He left by mutual consent on 7 March 2019 and signed for Gainsborough Trinity the same day.

Hughes left Gainsborough in July 2019 and signed for Stratford Town, once again linking up with Darlington manager Tommy Wright. He left Stratford in October and signed for Bradford Park Avenue; he made his debut on 12 October in a 3–2 defeat at home to Hereford. In February 2020, he joined Frickley Athletic on dual registration.

Hughes signed for Matlock Town ahead of the 2020–21 season, and spent two years with the club, less a month on loan at Kettering Town while the Northern Premier League was under lockdown in early 2021.

He then moved on to Worksop Town for the 2022-23 season. In Hughes' first season at the club he finished as top scorer with 42 goals in 45 appearances, helping Worksop win the NPL East Division title. He was named in both the East Division and Media-voted Teams of the Season and won the East Division Player of the Season and the Supporters' Player of the Season.

Personal life
In an interview with BBC Sport, Hughes revealed his struggles with drug addictions, self-harm and an attempted suicide during his career. Hughes was attacked and robbed of £350 on 25 December 2018, the day before he played for Darlington and scored in a 5–1 win over York City. Hughes is a father to three daughters from a previous relationship, and will marry his new partner in July 2024.

Career statistics

Honours
Cambridge United
FA Trophy: 2013–14

Worksop Town
Northern Premier League East Division: 2022-23

References

External links
Profile at the Cambridge United F.C. website

1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Rotherham
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
Corby Town F.C. players
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
Barrow A.F.C. players
Guiseley A.F.C. players
Billericay Town F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
Stratford Town F.C. players
Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
Frickley Athletic F.C. players
Matlock Town F.C. players
Kettering Town F.C. players
Worksop Town F.C. players
National League (English football) players
English Football League players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Isthmian League players
Northern Premier League players
Southern Football League players


title: Matinées musicales

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Matinées musicales is a 1941 composition by Benjamin Britten using music composed by Gioachino Rossini in and around the 1830s. The suite is a successor to Britten's earlier suite based on Rossini, Soirées musicales (1937).

History
In 1935 Benjamin Britten had composed the music for a five-minute short film by Lotte Reininger, called The Tocher. Using themes from works by Rossini composed a little over a century earlier, Britten wrote a score for boys' voices, woodwind, piano and percussion. He later reworked the music for a full orchestra and added two more movements based on Rossini. The expanded suite, titled Soirées musicales, was premiered in 1937 and was used by the choreographer Antony Tudor for a new ballet, Soirée musicale, the following year.

In 1941 Lincoln Kirstein wanted a new ballet for a South American tour by the American Ballet. Britten composed another suite after Rossini called Matinées musicales, joined it to the Soirées musicales music and added the overture to La Cenerentola as a finale. The resulting ballet, choreographed by George Balanchine, was called Divertimento. The premiere of Soirées musicales had taken place close to home (London); the first performance of the music of Matinées musicales took place on 27 June 1941 in the Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), under the ballet orchestra's conductor, Emanuel Balaban.

Music
The music is inspired by compositions of Gioachino Rossini in the same way the Soirées were. And again there are five sections:
 March (from William Tell, act 1, "")
 Nocturne (from Rossini's Soirées Musicales, nr. 10 "La pesca")
 Waltz (from Rossini's Soirées Musicales, nr. 4 "L'orgia")
 Pantomime (from Rossini's Soirées Musicales, nr. 2 "Il rimprovero")
 Moto perpetuo (Gorgheggi e solfeggi)

Orchestration
2 flutes and 1 piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns (of which 2 ad lib), 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone or tuba
 timpani, 2 percussionists (for a side drum, tenor drum, bass drum, woodblock, triangle, tambourine), 1 harp or piano, 1 celesta or piano
 violins, violas, cellos, double basses

References and sources

References

Sources

Compositions by Benjamin Britten
Orchestral suites
1941 compositions
Arrangements of classical compositions


title: The Castle, Macclesfield

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The Castle is a Grade II listed public house at 25 Church Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK11 6LB.

It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.

It was built as houses in the late 18th century, which were converted into a pub in the 19th century. It closed in early 2014 and was for sale for some years. It re-opened on 24th September 2021 with new owners and a new lease of life.

See also

Listed buildings in Macclesfield
Macclesfield Castle

References

Grade II listed pubs in Cheshire
National Inventory Pubs
Macclesfield


title: Brian Shorland

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Francis Brian Shorland  (14 July 1909 – 8 June 1999) was a New Zealand organic chemist.

Biography
After a BSc and a MSc in organic chemistry he worked for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, before earning a scholarship to go to the University of Liverpool for a PhD under Thomas Percy Hilditch, studying fish liver oils and fats from farm animals.

After his retirement in 1969, he held several honorary posts at Victoria University of Wellington. He died on 8 June 1999 and was cremated at Karori Crematorium.

Honours and awards
He was awarded a DSc by the University of Liverpool in 1950 and an honorary DSc by Victoria University of Wellington in 1970; a Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1951 and the Hector Medal in 1955. In the 1959 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his role as director of the Fats Research Institute, and in 1990 he received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.

Shorland Medal

In 1999 the New Zealand Association of Scientists established the Shorland Medal in Shorland's honour. It is awarded annually in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society."

References

Further reading

 Cameron, Joan (2014). Brian Shorland : Doyen of New Zealand science

1909 births
1999 deaths
Organic chemists
New Zealand chemists
People associated with Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand)
Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Victoria University of Wellington alumni
Academic staff of Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand
20th-century New Zealand scientists


title: The Peace of Roaring River

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The Peace of Roaring River is a lost 1919 American silent Western film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and starring Pauline Frederick. Hobart Henley and Victor Schertzinger directed the production.

Plot
As described in a film magazine, Hugo Ennis (Holding), a man's man, refuses to capitulate to the wooing of Sophy McGurn (Barker), the postmistress, which arouses her resentment. She puts an advertisement in a matrimonial newspaper and answers the replies in his name. This causes little Madge Nelson (Frederick) of Omaha, Nebraska, to come to the little town. Her recent illness has left her penniless and friendless. She goes to Ennis' cabin. Ennis returns, thinks he smells a blackmailing scheme, and during the argument that follows is shot by Madge. Madge summons a doctor and saves the life of Ennis. Sophy leads a delegation of the town's women to drive Madge out of the community. Ennis recovers consciousness and, discovering that he loves Madge, persuades her to stay. He outwits the designing Sophy and marries Madge.

Cast
 Pauline Frederick as Madge Nelson
 Hardee Kirkland as Nils Olsen
 Corinne Barker as Sophy McGurn
 Lydia Yeamans Titus as Landlady
 Eddie Sturgis as Kid Follansbee
 Thomas Holding as Hugo Ennis

References

External links

1919 films
1919 Western (genre) films
1919 lost films
1919 drama films
Films directed by Hobart Henley
Films directed by Victor Schertzinger
English-language Western (genre) films
Goldwyn Pictures films
American black-and-white films
Lost American Western (genre) films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films


title: Hapoel Merhavim F.C.

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Hapoel Merhavim () is an Israeli football club based in Merhavim Regional Council. The club is currently in Liga Bet South B division.

History
The club was founded in 1957, and reached Liga Bet, the third tier of Israeli football at the time in the 1959–60 season, which was the first season Liga Bet consisted four regional divisions. The club relegated to Liga Gimel after bottom finish in Liga Bet South B division in the 1964–65 season.

The club made a return to Liga Bet in the 1969–70 season, and after another relegation in the 1970–71 season, the club made an immediate return to Liga Bet, and started their best period to date, after fourth-place finish in the 1972–73 season, and third-place finish in the 1974–75 season, six points short from promotion to the second tier of Israeli football. The club also made an upset in the 1972–73 Israel State Cup, after they eliminated Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv by a result of 3–2 in away match.

Following the creation of Liga Artzit in 1976, Merhavim became a fourth tier club, and played most of their seasons in Liga Bet. The club returned to the third tier, this time to Liga Alef, after they achieved promotion in the 1993–94 season. they were relegated back to Liga Bet at the end of the 1995–96 season.

The club relegated to Liga Gimel, the fifth and lowest tier of Israeli football in the 2012–13 season, after losing in the relegation play-offs to F.C. Dimona and Tzeirei Rahat. However, they made an immediate return to Liga Bet, after winning Liga Gimel South division in the 2013–14 season.

Honours

League

External links
Hapoel Merhavim  The Israel Football Association

References

Merhavim
Merhavim
Association football clubs established in 1957
1957 establishments in Israel


title: Michel Ducros

text:
Michel Ducros (born 1949) is a French entrepreneur at the head of the French delicatessen company Fauchon, and yacht services company Monaco Marine. He is the former chairman and CEO of Ducros, a family business based on spices and mixed herbs, and still invest in several international companies.

Early life
Born in 1949 in Kehl, southwest Germany, from a father officer in the French army and a mother teacher, Michel Ducros was raised in Buis-les-Baronnies, a village in the Drome region of the southeast of France, where his grandfather harvested lime-tree leaves and lavender, used in herbalism. In 1963 his father Gilbert Ducros, and his uncle Marc Ducros, founded the eponymous family business that sold spices and mixed aromatic herbs.

Career path

At Ducros Company (1971 to 1992)
After he graduated from college in Paris, Ducros joined the family business in 1971, where he was successively sales manager, and then marketing director between 1971 and 1985, and launched the first TV advertising campaign of the company. He created foreign branches in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and Canada, and the company became the first spices brand in Europe. He became chairman of the company in 1986, until the sale of the Ducros company in 1992 to the Italian group Ferruzzi.

He created in 1976 the brand Vahiné, which became within ten years the first brand of ingredients for home-made pastry, and in 1981 the brand La Tisanière, the first French brand for herbal tea.

At Monaco Marine (since 1995)
Passionate sailor and dissatisfied with artisanal maintenance services, Ducros founded the company Monaco Marine in 1995, through the acquisition of a small company "PowerBoat" servicing yachts in the port of Monaco, which offered a marina service for berths, winter storage, and maintenance. Monaco Marine developed a network of shipyards in Saint Laurent du Var, Beaulieu sur Mer, Antibes and Cogolin, all in the south of France. He entered in 2002 into a partnership with the public company of the port of La Ciotat to build the largest dry paint shed in Europe and a maintenance and refit network for mega-yachting industry, inaugurated in September 2007. In 2012, Monaco Marine acquired a long-standing family shipyard in the region, based in Antibes. Monaco Marine launched in 2016 a new shipyard in La Seyne, in the Toulon bay, that should open in September 2017.

Michel Ducros developed steadily Monaco Marine over the years : Monaco Marine had sales of 31 million Euros ($40 million) in 2003 and 50 million Euros ($60 million) in 2015, with nearly 200 employees.

At Fauchon (since 1998)

Ducros invested in Fauchon in 1998 along with other shareholders. He took first a minority interest (10%) in the company, and, at the request of the shareholders, will buy out most of the other shareholders until 2009, including the minority shareholdings, till holding almost all the capital. He became chairman and CEO of Fauchon in January 2004.

When he took the CEO job in 2004, Fauchon is on the verge of bankruptcy. Michel Ducros immediately attended to redress the operating imbalance, and repay the debts. Loss-making assets are sold and Fauchon cut back its workforce.

Michel Ducros set up a new Executive Committee to resolve the company's situation and organized the repositioning and new branding strategy, while developing the international presence. Balanced in 2009-2010 and out of debts, the brand increased its revenue, mainly abroad. Fauchon posted in 2013 an operating profit of €900,000 on sales of €50 million, with nearly thousand employees.

Eleven years after the takeover of Fauchon, Michel Ducros still strengthen the group and pursue the international development of the brand, which succeed its installation in the Middle East, where there are, in May 2016, 25 stores and restaurants.

In September 2015, Michel Ducros opt for a new strategy for Fauchon, and set up a joint venture to establish and manage its first five-star hotel in downtown Paris, Place de la Madeleine. It should open in January 2018 and aims to become the reference for the next Fauchon Hotels in the world.

Investment and shareholding
After the sale of the Ducros's family spice business by his father and his uncle, Michel Ducros started his own investments, taking a majority shareholding of a French lighting fixture retailer, Laurie Lumière, that he developed between 1991 and 2008.

He founded his own investment Holding, Eucelia Investments SA, in 1992, which enable Michel Ducros to create Monaco Marine and take stakes in Fauchon.

Michel Ducros develop companies in many fields, as real estate and frozen mushrooms, through the companies Immovalor S.C.A. and Magda SAS.

Public life

Ducros is a resident of Yens, Switzerland. He is married to a French tax lawyer and he has four children. He appointed his son Tanguy at the head of the Monaco Site of his Monaco Marine Company. Ducros also hired his son-in-law, Samy Vischel, to run the Fauchon's expansion in the Middle East, India, Russia and Africa.

In 2010, Ducros is suspected for influence peddling, as part of a housing project and a retirement home in the town of La Ciotat. Twenty people have already been indicted and the case is still open.

Sources

External links
These are the main links to the companies specifically cited in the article above:
 Fauchon
 Monaco Marine

1949 births
Living people
French businesspeople
French expatriates in Monaco


title: Old Salt Lake Tabernacle

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The Old Salt Lake Tabernacle, was a tabernacle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that was built in 1852 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. It stood on Temple Square where the Salt Lake Assembly Hall now stands. The building was 126 feet long and 64 feet wide and seated 2,500. It was constructed of adobe bricks. It was also called the Old Tabernacle and the Adobe Tabernacle. It was the original home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Improvements were made in 1860s, but it was demolished in 1877 and replaced with the Assembly Hall, a larger structure.

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19th-century Latter Day Saint church buildings
Religious buildings and structures in Salt Lake City
Churches completed in 1852
Tabernacles (LDS Church) in Utah
Temple Square
1852 establishments in Utah Territory
Demolished buildings and structures in Utah


title: Shorland Medal

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The Shorland Medal is awarded annually by the New Zealand Association of Scientists in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society." The medal was established in 1999 and named after Brian Shorland, a New Zealand organic chemist.

Recipients

References

External links

 Shorland Medal, New Zealand Association of Scientists

New Zealand science and technology awards
Awards established in 1999
1999 establishments in New Zealand


title: Wood science

text:
Wood science, commonly referred to as wood sciences, is a scientific discipline that predominantly investigates elements associated with the formation, composition and macro- and microstructure of wood. It additionally delves into the biological, chemical, physical, and mechanical properties and characteristics of wood, as a natural lignocellulosic material.

A deep understanding of wood plays a pivotal role in various endeavors, such as the processing of wood, the production of wood-based materials like particleboard, fiberboard, OSB, plywood and other materials, as well as the utilization of wood and wood-based materials in construction and a wide array of products, including pulpwood, furniture, engineered wood products such as glued laminated timber, CLT, LVL, PSL, as well as pellets, briquettes, and numerous other products.

History
Initial comprehensive investigations in the field of wood science emerged at the start of the 20th century. The advent of contemporary wood research commenced in 1910, when the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) was established in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. The Forest Products Laboratory played a fundamental role in wood science providing scientific research on wood and wood products in partnership with academia, industry, local and other institutions in North and South America and worldwide.

In the following years, many wood research institutes came into existence across almost all industrialized nations. A general overview of these institutes and laboratories is shown below:
 1913: Institute of Wood and Pulp Chemistry Eberswalde (today's Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development), Germany
 1913: Forest Products Laboratory Montreal, Canada
 1918: Forest Products Laboratory Vancouver, Canada
 1919: Forest Products Laboratory Melbourne, Australia
 1923: Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Great Britain
 1929: Institute for Wood Science and Technology, Leningrant, St. Petersburg, USSR
 1933: Centre Technique du Bois, Paris, France
 1942: Laboratory of Wood Technology Helsinki, Finland
 1943: Wood Department of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing, (today's Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology), Switzerland
 1944: Swedish Forest Products Research Laboratory, former TRÄTEK (today's Research Institutes of Sweden), Sweden
 1946: Latvian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvia
 1946: Institute for Wood Research, iVTH (today's Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research), Germany
 1947: State Wood Research Institute Bratislava, Slovakia
 1947: Forest Research Institute – Rotorua (today's Scion), New Zealand
 1948: Austrian Wood Research Institute Vienna (today's Holzforschung Austria), Austria
 1950: Federal Institute for Forestry and Forest Products (today's Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute), Germany
 1952: Institute for Wood Technology and Fibers (today's Institute for Wood Technology Dresden), Germany
 1952: Institute for Wood Research and Wood Technology (today's Wood Research Munich), Germany
 1954: Faculty of Wood Technology, Poznan University (today's Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology at Poznan), Poland

From the '60s, the founding of research institutes in the field of wood sciences continued in many universities, and also universities of applied sciences and technological universities. Today, the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS), a recognised and non-profit assembly of wood scientists, represents worldwide the scientific area of wood science and its associated technological domains.

Sub-areas

The field of wood science can be categorized into three distinct sub-areas, which include:
 Wood biology, a subset of wood science which focuses on the formation, structure and composition of wood tissues. It involves investigations conducted at the macroscopic, microscopic, and molecular levels. Additionally, this sub-field encompasses wood anatomy which involves the (macroscopic - microscopic) identification of various wood species.
 Wood chemistry, whose primary focus is the analysis of the chemical constituents comprising wood, with specific emphasis on cellulose, lignin, hemicelluloses, and extractives, as well as on the various products derived from these components. It is also explores potential uses for pulp and paper production, the utilization of wood and wood waste, the generation of energy and chemicals from pulping byproducts, and the conversion of biomass.
 Wood physics, which constitutes an essential component of the field of wood science, building upon discoveries in wood chemistry, wood anatomy (xylem), and biology, as well as principles from classical physics, mechanics, and materials strength. Wood physics encompasses critical research areas including: a) examining wood behaviour in relation to moisture, which involves fundamental aspects of moisture absorption, swelling, and shrinkage, b) investigating the impact of temperature on wood properties, encompassing heat conduction and heat storage, and c) assessing the mechanical, rheological, and acoustic properties and qualities of both wood and wood-based products.

Scientific journals
Below are some of the significant scientific journals within the realm of wood science and wood technology:
 Holzforschung
 European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
 Wood Science and Technology
 Wood Material Science and Engineering
 Cellulose
 Mokuzai Gakkaishi
 Journal of Wood Science
 BioResources
 IAWA Journal
 Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
 Wood Research
 Journal of Wood Chemistry & Technology
 Forest Products Journal
 Wood and Fiber Science
 International Wood Products Journal
 Drvna Industrija (Wood Industry)
 Drewno
 Iranian Journal of Wood and Paper Industries

Further reading
 Peter Niemz, Alfred Teischinger, Dick Sandberg (2023). Springer Handbook of Wood Science and Technology, Springer 2023, ISBN 978-3-030-81314-7.
 George Tsoumis (2009). Science and Technology of Wood - Structure, Properties, Utilization. Publishing House Kessel, ISBN 9783941300224.
 Callum A.S. Hill (2006): Wood Modification: Chemical, Thermal and Other Processes. Wiley 2006, ISBN 0-470-02172-1.
 Franz F.P. Kollmann, Edward W. Kuenzi, Alfred J. Stamm (1975). Principles of Wood Science and Technology II., Springer 1975, ISBN 978-3-642-87933-3.

References

External links
 Google Scholar Wood Science and Technology
 The International Academy of Wood Science IAWS
 International Society of Wood Science and Tecnology
 InsideWood North Carolina State University
 dataholz.eu Holzforschung Austria
 The main tropical wood species CIRAD France
 Wood Handbook Forest Products Laboratory - Madison
 delta-intkey.com
 The Wood Database

Wood
Wood sciences
Materials science


title: Vriner's Confectionery

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Vriner's Confectionery is a historic confectionery store located at 55 Main Street in Champaign, Illinois.

History

The building was constructed in 1890 as a clothing store; Vriner's opened in the building in 1898. One of five or six candy shops operating in Champaign at the turn of the century, Vriner's was the longest-lived. The shop was located next to a vaudeville theater and near Champaign's railroad station, and it became popular with patrons of both. The store also led to an influx of Greek immigrants to Champaign, as Vriner's promised jobs to many of the new immigrants.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983. The confectionery store closed in 1997; while the Vriner family still makes candy, they no longer have a permanent storefront. A country bar now occupies the building.

References

Buildings and structures in Champaign, Illinois
Commercial buildings completed in 1890
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Confectionery companies of the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Champaign County, Illinois


title: Markham Building

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The Markham Building is a building in Johannesburg, South Africa,  which when completed in 1897 was the tallest building in the city. The six story building has a clock tower housing a large clock imported from Scotland with four faces North, South, East and West.  Known as Markham's Folly, because it stood out clearly in the centre of Johannesburg. In the clock tower there was an artist studio. The building was saved from demolition in 1978

History
Built in the late Victorian style of architecture the building was owned by Henry William Markham who arrived in Cape Town from England in 1873 . He set up a successful outfitter's business and in 1895 he then decided to open a branch in Johannesburg. After Henry's death his son in law took over the business.

Architecture
The Markhams Building was designed by George Ransome, a Cape Town architect who had previously designed the Cape Town Markhams store. The building features a Second Empire style roof, quite unique in Johannesburg. The plate steeply slanted plate metal roofing and porthole windows give the building a Parisian feel.

References

Buildings and structures in Johannesburg
Heritage Buildings in Johannesburg


title: Kenny McEvoy

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Kenneth McEvoy (born 4 September 1994) is a retired Irish professional footballer.

McEvoy started his career with Tottenham Hotspur, and had loan spells at Peterborough United, Colchester United, Stevenage and York City. He joined York permanently in January 2016, before being released at the end of the 2015–16 season. He signed for hometown club Waterford in early 2017 but departed the club in August of that year.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur
McEvoy was born in Waterford, County Waterford. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy in July 2011. Since joining the Tottenham Academy, McEvoy quickly make an impact for the team, where he played for the under-18 team and scored eight goals in twenty-two appearances in the 2011–12 season.

In the middle of the 2012–13 season, McEvoy was promoted to the under-21 team and first featured for the reserve team when he appeared as an unused substitute against Liverpool U23 on 11 February 2013. He then made his Tottenham Reserve debut against Arsenal U21 on 23 February 2013, setting up one of the goals, in a 4–2 win. His first goal came on 11 March 2013, in a 4–0 win over West Bromwich Albion Reserve. At the end of the 2012–13 season, McEvoy went on to make eleven appearances and scored three times.

In the 2013–14 season, McEvoy continued to feature for the under-21 team and scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Leicester City U23 on 21 October 2013. In November 2013, McEvoy was called up by the first team for the first time ahead of the UEFA Europa League match against Tromsø in Norway, but was used as an unused substitute. Following this, McEvoy scored two goals in the next two matches on 13 December 2013 and 14 January 2013 against Fulham U23 and Newcastle United U23. Then, in February 2014, McEvoy was featured again in the first team, where he was once again as an unused substitute in a UEFA Europa League match against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 20 February 2014. As the 2013–14 season progressed, he went on to make eighteen appearances and scoring five times.

After being recalled by his parent club on 11 November 2014, whilst on loan at Peterborough United, McEvoy returned to the club's reserve team, where he started the whole game, in a 2–0 win over Fulham U23. Shortly being recalled once again by his parent club, whilst at Colchester United, McEvoy scored on his return for the club's reserve team, in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United U23 on 3 March 2015. He scored again for the team, several weeks later on 23 March 2015, in a 3–1 loss against Leicester City U23. Having spent the whole season on loan in the 2014–15 season, McEvoy went on to score two goals in ten appearances. For his performance, McEvoy signed an 18-month contract.

In the 2015–16 season, McEvoy went on to make five appearances and scoring three times for the reserve team, including a brace against Leicester City U23 on 21 September 2015. He also scored against Manchester City U21 on 14 August 2015.

Loan spells
McEvoy joined League One club Peterborough United a youth loan for the 2014–15 season on 24 July 2014. On 9 August 2014, he made his senior debut against Rochdale. McEvoy scored his first goal a week later, with a deflected shot in a 3–2 home win over Milton Keynes Dons. He was recalled by Tottenham on 11 November 2014, having made eight appearances for Peterborough.

On 30 January 2015, he joined Colchester United of League One on a youth loan until the end of 2014–15, but only managed one appearance before being recalled by Tottenham.

On 26 September 2015, McEvoy joined League Two club Stevenage on a one-month loan. He made his Stevenage debut against Cambridge United on the same day, coming on as a seventy-first-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat. This was his only appearance for Stevenage before the loan expired.

York City

On 25 November 2015, McEvoy joined League Two club York City on loan until 2 January 2016. He made his York City debut on 28 November 2015, three days after signing for the club, making his first start, in a 5–1 loss against Accrington Stanley. Having impressed manager Jackie McNamara in his four appearances for York, McEvoy joined the club on a permanent contract for the rest of 2015–16 on 5 January 2016.

McEvoy's first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came on 16 January 2016, making a start, in 1–0 loss against Newport County. Several weeks later, on 30 January 2016, he scored his first York City goal, in a 2–1 win over Stevenage. His second goal came on 30 April 2016, in a 4–1 loss against Bristol Rovers. After seeing the York City relegated from the League Two, McEvoy went on to make twenty appearances and scoring twice for the team.

He was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16.

South Normanton Athletic and Waterford
After leaving York City, McEvoy moved to East Midlands Counties League club South Normanton Athletic, where he briefly stayed there, as he made twelve appearances and scoring seven times in all competitions.

After leaving South Normanton Athletic, McEvoy was linked a move back to his hometown country, with a tug of war between Waterford and Sligo Rovers expressed interests in him. McEvoy signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on 25 January 2017 and made his Waterford debut on 24 February 2017, playing the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Athlone Town. Kenny scored his first goal for Waterford against Cobh Ramblers in a crucial 2-1 victory at the RSC. After featuring 18 times for Waterford, McEvoy left the club by mutual consent, after committing to a full-time job in England.

On 10 August 2017, McEvoy re-signed for South Normanton Athletic, with the club now in the Midland League Premier Division.

International career
McEvoy has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Style of play
McEvoy plays as a winger and has been praised for his pace and crossing.

Personal life
In June 2015, McEvoy married his wife, Toni and became a father when his wife gave birth to a baby girl named Dolly on 26 September 2016.

McEvoy earned attention from both the British and Irish media, due to his resemblance of his then teammate Gareth Bale.

Career statistics

References

External links

Kenny McEvoy profile at the Football Association of Ireland website

1994 births
Living people
Association footballers from Waterford (city)
Association footballers from County Waterford
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football wingers
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Peterborough United F.C. players
Colchester United F.C. players
Stevenage F.C. players
York City F.C. players
South Normanton Athletic F.C. players
Waterford F.C. players
English Football League players
East Midlands Counties Football League players
League of Ireland players


title: The Bleeding Wolf, Scholar Green

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The Bleeding Wolf is a Grade II listed public house at 121 Congleton Road North, Scholar Green, Cheshire ST7 3BQ. The unusual name is said to arise from a legend in which King John rewards a local forester for saving him from a wolf.

It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.

The pub was designed in vernacular revival style and was built in 1936 for Robinson's Brewery of Stockport, replacing an earlier pub on the site. It was provided with a car park.

See also
Listed buildings in Odd Rode

References

External links

National Inventory Pubs
Grade II listed pubs in Cheshire
Thatched buildings in England
1934 establishments in England


title: Hemaraj

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The hemaraj () is a creature found in Thai and possibly South Asian mythology.

It is said to be the combination of a hem (an ill-defined creature in and of itself; usually likened to a swan but sometimes depicted more like a crocodile) and a lion.

See also
Wat Nanchang, an archaeological site in northern Thailand at which a stucco hemaraj was discovered.

References

Thai legendary creatures


title: Battle of Rafajlowa

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The Battle of Rafajlowa took place in the night of January 23–24, 1915, during World War I. The 2nd Brigade, Polish Legions, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Army repelled a night raid of the Russian Imperial Army, which was aimed at blocking all passes through Gorgany mountain range in Eastern Carpathians. The battle took place in the village of Rafajlowa, Austrian Galicia (now the village is called Bystrytsia, and belongs to Ukraine).

Background
In late September 1914, 3rd Legions Infantry Regiment, which was part of forces of General Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin was sent to the Eastern Carpathians, in order to prevent Russian advance into Hungary and Transilvania. 1st and 4th Battalion of the Regiment were stationed in the mountain village of Ust-Chorna, which lies in the Gorgany range. On October 16, 1914, both units were sent to the area of Brustura (today: Lopuchiv, Ukraine). Rafajlowa, which lies on the other side of the range, was an important strategic point, and gateway to the attack towards east and south.

On October 12, Rafajlowa was captured by a battalion commanded by Captain Józef Haller. Further objectives of Polish forces were to build a road through the Gorgany and initiate an offensive towards Nadworna, in order to pull enemy forces out of the valley of the Stryi River.

Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, tasked with construction of the road, managed to build it in record time of 50 hours. The road, which came to be known as "The Legions Road" connected Teresva, Kingdom of Hungary (now Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine) with Rafajlowa (now Bystrycia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine), which at that time was located on northern, Galician side of the mountains. Construction began on October 16, and was overseen by engineer and colonel Jan Sluszkiewicz. Mountain road was paved with 4-meter wooden planks, 28 bridges were constructed: some of them were 50-meter long. The length of the road was over 7 kilometers, and 5000 cubic meters of wood were used.

On October 19 the 2nd Brigade began to cross the mountains. The journey lasted 3 days, by October 22 in the evening, the headquarters with all officers, artillery and cavalry had reached Rajalfowa on the northern, Galician side of the range. Polish soldiers continued their advance northwards, capturing villages in the area.

The battle
The battle of Rafajlowa can be divided into three smaller battles, which took place in late 1914 and early 1915. The largest one was in the night of January 23/24, 1915.

In mid-January 1915, news of a planned Austrian offensive reached Polish soldiers. Since Rafajlowa was regarded as a strategic point, the Russians were keen to forestall Austrian advance and attack first. Furthermore, on January 20 Józef Haller left for a short leave.

On January 24, at 00:45, two Russian battalions, reinforced with Cossacks and artillery (altogether 4000 men) began the attack. They quickly captured first two lines of Polish trenches and a hospital building. For unknown reason, Russians decided then to stop their advance, and Poles, commanded by Captain Henryk Minkiewicz, took advantage of this. They regrouped and attacked the trenches, taking the enemy by surprise. Both sides used bayonets, and the battle continued until morning, when Polish reinforcements attacked from both sides, forcing Russians to retreat from Rafajlowa.

Several traces of fighting can still be seen in Rafajlowa, including parts of the Legions Road and trenches. Furthermore, near former Roman Catholic church there is a commemorative obelisk. A Legions Cross was erected on the Pantyr mountain, there also is a field cemetery. Polish losses in the battle are unknown, they range from 5 to 40.

Sources

 Henryk Lewartowski, Bolesław Pochmarski, J. A. Teslar: Szlakiem bojowym Legionów. Krótki zarys organizacyi i dziejów 2 Brygady Legionów Polskich w Karpatach, Galicyi i na Bukowinie. Oprac...oficerowie Legionów Polskich. Nakł. Funduszu Wdów i Sierot po Legionistach, Lwów 1915.
 Stanisław Czerep: II Brygada Legionów Polskich. Bellona, 1991. .

See also
 2nd Brigade, Polish Legions
 Polish Legions in World War I
 First Cadre Company
 Polish Military Organisation

External links

Battles of World War I involving Poland
Battles of the Eastern Front (World War I)
Polish Legions in World War I
Battles of World War I involving Austria-Hungary
Battles of World War I involving Russia
Military history of Ukraine
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
1915 in Austria-Hungary
Conflicts in 1915
January 1915 events


title: Rui Ramos (footballer)

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Rui André Oliveira Ramos (born 6 February 1995 in Valongo) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Leixões S.C. as a midfielder.

Football career
On 17 August 2014, Rui André  made his professional debut with Leixões in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against Benfica B.

References

External links

Stats and profile at LPFP

1995 births
Living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Liga Portugal 2 players
Leixões S.C. players


title: Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

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The mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event in swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics took place on 17 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing, China.

Results

Heats
The heats were held at 11:22.

Final
The final was held at 18:51.

References

Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Youth Olympics


title: Rashad Daghly

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Rashad Daghly (, born April 5, 1984, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR), also known as Rashad Vagif oglu Amirov, is an Azerbaijani meykhana performer.

Daghly gained popularity under the mentorship of Nizami Remzi and participated in the "De gelsin" meykhana competition in 2001 and 2011, which aired on Azerbaijani TV channels.

In 2010, Daghly married Naila Suleymanzadeh, and they have two children. However, their marriage ended in August 2019 after Suleymanzadeh filed for divorce, citing domestic disputes, and filed a petition with the Xetai District Court.

Daghly appeared on the ANS TV reality show "Mashin Show" in 2015 but was involved in a car accident in June 2016 on the Baku-Qazakh highway, resulting in a broken arm for him and leg injuries for the car's owner, Perviz Bulbule.

On November 9, 2022, Daghly was involved in a fatal altercation with Iskender in the Qaradag district of Baku. During an argument, Daghly reportedly stabbed Iskender 14 times, causing him to suffer a heart attack and die. Daghly threw Iskender's body out of the car and fled the scene but later turned himself in to the police, confessing to the crime. Daghly claimed that he had acted in self-defense, stating that he was being blackmailed by I. Mehtiyev. The Qaradag District Court subsequently charged Daghly with murder with intent under Article 120.1 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to four months in prison.

References

1984 births
21st-century Azerbaijani male singers
Meykhana musicians
Living people


title: Wat Nan Chang

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Wat Nan Chang (; "Nan Chang's Temple") is a ruined 16th or 17th century temple in the Wiang Kum Kam archaeological complex near modern Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.

Excavated from 2002 to 2003, the temple primarily provides evidence of ancient flooding in the region, having been inundated by some 1.8 meters of sediment. It is speculated that it was built to face a now dried up route of the Ping River, a major transportation and trade route of historic periods.

Notably within the 'Wiang Kum Kam archaeological group, the site includes structures from two different historic periods that had been built directly on top of one another. It also faces north, whereas most of the other temples in the group face east.

A stucco of a makara (a mythical sea creature from Indian mythology, blending crocodile, dolphin and elephant features) with a nāga protruding from its mouth was found associated with a stairway. Under the middle of the main pedestal base for the main Buddha image in the vihara, three additional stuccos were found of a qilin (Chinese mythical creature), a hemaraj (an apparently either uniquely Thai or rare South Asian mythical lion/swan creature) and a lion.

In addition, Chinese ceramics of the Ming dynasty were found in two groups, demonstrating a trade relationship between Wiang Kum Kam and China.

See also
Ayutthaya Kingdom
Zheng He
Wiang Kum Kam

References

 Oliver Hargreave: Exploring Chiang Mai, City, Valley & Mountains. Within Books, 4th Edition, 2013.

Nan Chang
17th century in Chiang Mai


title: Ashes of Embers

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Ashes of Embers is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Kaufman and Edward José. It was produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Pauline Frederick is the star of the picture. She plays two characters who are possibly twin sisters.

Cast
Pauline Frederick as Laura Ward / Agnes Ward
Earle Foxe as Richard Leigh
Frank Losee as William Benedict
J. Herbert Frank as Daniel Marvin
Maggie Halloway Fisher as Mrs. Ward
Jay Wilson as Detective

References

External links

1916 films
American silent feature films
Lost American drama films
Films directed by Edward José
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Joseph Kaufman
Silent American drama films
1916 drama films
American black-and-white films
1916 lost films
1910s American films


title: What Goes Around (Statik Selektah album)

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What Goes Around is the sixth studio album by East Coast hip hop producer Statik Selektah. The album was released on August 19, 2014, by Duck Down Music Inc. and Showoff Records. The album features guest appearances from Lil' Fame, Joey Badass, Freddie Gibbs, Styles P, Talib Kweli, Action Bronson, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Snoop Dogg, Dilated Peoples, Ab-Soul, Jon Connor, Logic, Ransom, N.O.R.E., Termanology, Reks, Sheek Louch, Pharoahe Monch, Crooked I, Heltah Skeltah, B-Real, Boldy James, Astro, and Posdnuos among others.

Background
In an August 2014 interview with MTV News, Statik Selektah said the album was inspired by a March 2010 visit to one of Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy recording sessions in Hawaii, saying: "The first beat I played him was the Nas one; Kanye sat there and listened for like 10 seconds and he pressed stop and he was like: ‘It’s cool, but jazz is dead′. I was just happy to be there, but the way he said that to me always stuck in mind. This album was definitely inspired by that."

Critical response

What Goes Around received universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "With two production showcase albums in just one year, Statik Selektah runs the risk of spreading himself thin, but there's no evidence on that on the prime What Goes Around. From the title track/hypeman opener to the brilliant, Beach Boys-borrowing closer "God Knows" with MCs Bun B, Jared Evan, and Pos from De La Soul, this scattered, roulette wheel-spin of an album offers club cuts, throwbacks, and sullen street numbers all of top quality. The flow of it all isn't perfect, but the short runtime for the tracks and the mixtape style of butting one cut right to the next make this feel like a purposeful whirlwind." Andrew Gretchko of HipHopDX stated, "If Extended Play was Statik Selektah’s way of stating that he could compete with Hip Hop’s best, What Goes Around… is his way of letting the world know that Hip Hop’s Golden Age is alive and well. And while the compilation deejay/producer album tends to have it’s [sic] share of woes as too many cooks spoil the broth, Statik Selektah balances out this tendency with solid production that invokes images of the days of Hip Hop yore." Mark Bozzer of Exclaim! stated, "If a negative can be found in the album, it's that due to the sheer amount of different emcees all clamouring for the mic, the album lacks a cohesiveness; however, who cares about that when you can easily bounce from banger to banger on this dope record? Statik continues to bring it and this album reaffirms that."

Henry Mansell of XXL said, "Although the stellar moments heavily outweigh the flaws, criticisms surrounding Statik’s latest effort ultimately lies in the project’s length. Like so many of its predecessors, What Goes Around is a generous offering weighing in at just shy of 70 minutes delegated over 20 tracks. Yet with over 30 guest appearances, it leaves listeners somewhat fatigued and slightly agitated, hopping from artist to artist."

Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 77 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 3,818 copies in the United States.

Track listing
All tracks produced by Statik Selektah.

Charts

References

2014 albums
Statik Selektah albums
Albums produced by Statik Selektah


title: Fridalen Church

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Fridalen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Fridalen neighborhood in the borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Fridalen parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a rectangular style in 1937 using designs by the architect Peter Andersen. The church seats about 450 people.

History
Construction on the new Fridalen Church took place in 1936-1937, just before the outbreak of World War II. The building was designed by Peter Andersen. It is built of plastered and whitewashed masonry and has a rectangular floor plan with a nave in the north and a choir in the south. The new building was consecrated on 6 May 1937. In 1952–1962, the choir area was enlarged, including a new sacristy and office area.

See also
List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

Churches in Bergen
Rectangular churches in Norway
Stone churches in Norway
20th-century Church of Norway church buildings
Churches completed in 1937
1937 establishments in Norway


title: Omari Sterling-James

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Omari Shaquil Jabari Sterling-James (born 15 September 1993) is a footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Ebbsfleet United and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.

He previously played in the Football League for Cheltenham Town and Mansfield Town, and in non-League football for Alvechurch, Redditch United, Oxford City, Gloucester City, Solihull Moors, Brackley Town and Kettering Town and in 2021 he signed for Ebbsfleet United. Born in England, Sterling-James plays international football for Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Career
Sterling-James began his career with Birmingham City, and was released in the 2012 summer. Shortly after he moved to Midland Football Alliance club Alvechurch, and scored 11 goals in his first season.

In September 2013 Sterling-James moved to Redditch United of the Southern League. He appeared regularly with the side, also scoring 13 goals during the whole campaign.

During a trial with League Two club Cheltenham Town, Sterling-James impressed in the pre-season friendlies and on 21 July 2014, he signed a six-month deal.

He made his professional debut on 12 August in the League Cup, as a late substitute in a 2–0 loss away to Brighton & Hove Albion. In December, he signed an extended deal to run until June 2016. He made 22 league appearances, scoring once, in Cheltenham's 2014–15 season, at the end of which the team were relegated to the National League.

Sterling-James spent the first half of the following season on loan at Oxford City of the National League South. In December 2015, Cheltenham confirmed that he was one of seven players whose contracts would not be renewed. On his return to his parent club, he made one appearance, in the FA Trophy, before joining National League North club Gloucester City on 4 February 2016 on loan until the end of the season.

Sterling-James signed for Solihull Moors, newly promoted to the National League, in July 2016. He scored, and was named man of the match, on his debut in a 3–1 victory over Sutton United. At the end of December he signed a new contract, and he finished the season with 9 goals from 46 appearances.

Although Moors wanted to keep Sterling-James at the club, he was determined to return to the Football League, and he signed for League Two club Mansfield Town on a free transfer. By mid-January 2018, he had failed to score in twenty appearances, only two of which were league starts, and he rejoined Solihull Moors on 22 March on loan until the end of the season. He played in three more Mansfield matches before a proposed loan move to Boston United fell through and he finished the 2018–19 season on loan to Brackley Town of the National League South, where he played little. On his return to Mansfield he again struggled for game time, joined Kettering Town on loan shortly before the National League was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was released when his contract expired.

Sterling-James signed for Kidderminster Harriers in September 2020, He played in all but one of their National League North matches before the season was ended early because of COVID-19. He was a regular in Kidderminster's side in 2021–22, and contributed to their FA Cup run: entering at the second qualifying round, they beat Championship team Reading to reach the fourth round, in which they led Premier League team West Ham United until stoppage time before losing in extra time.

International career
Sterling-James received his first international call-up to the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team for friendly against Armenia and Georgia on 4 and 7 June 2017. He played in both gamesboth defeats, He scored his first goal for Saint Kitts and Nevis in a 10–0 win against Saint Martin in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying rounds.

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first. Score column lists the score after each Sterling-James goal.

References

External links
Cheltenham Town profile via archive.org

1993 births
Living people
English sportspeople of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent
Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
Black British sportsmen
English men's footballers
Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Alvechurch F.C. players
Redditch United F.C. players
Cheltenham Town F.C. players
Oxford City F.C. players
Gloucester City A.F.C. players
Solihull Moors F.C. players
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Brackley Town F.C. players
Kettering Town F.C. players
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players


title: Adjustments of theodolite

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Adjustments of theodolite may refer to:
 Permanent adjustments of theodolite
 Temporary adjustments of theodolite

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title: Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores

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Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc. was an American retail company that sold home appliances, lawn and garden equipment, apparel, mattresses, sporting goods, and tools. The company had four subsidiary store formats: Sears Hometown, Sears Outlet, Sears Hardware and Appliance, and Sears Home Appliance Showrooms. Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores is based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores was founded in April 2012. The company was a spun off from Sears Holdings in 2012. By May 2019, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores and its independent dealers and independent franchisees operated a total of 639 stores across 49 states as well as in Puerto Rico and Bermuda. On June 3, 2019, it was announced that Transform Holdco would acquire Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores. As per the deal, Sears Hometown needed to divest its Sears Outlet division to gain approval. The company ceased to exist on October 23, 2019, when Franchise Group acquired the Sears Outlet division and Transform Holdco acquired the rest of the company.

The company's former subsidiary, Sears Hometown remained in business as an American retail brand of hardware and appliance stores and a Transform Holdco subsidiary with most stores being locally owned and operated franchises.

History
Sears Holdings spun off Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores in 2012 to attempt to restore profitability and raise shareholder confidence. Sears Holdings spun off more than 1,100 Hometown and 122 outlet stores. Hometown stores are small hardware and appliance stores operated by independent retailers. Outlet stores sell Sears merchandise at discount. Outlet stores are approximately 18,000 square feet and equipped with items such as home appliances, lawn and garden equipment, apparel, mattresses, sporting goods and tools. Outlet stores sell discontinued, used, cosmetically blemished or reconditioned merchandise with new parts.

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores partnered with the National Volunteer Fire Council in November 2013 to raise money for local fire departments. The objective of the campaign was to provide firehouses with funds to improve resources for training, equipment, and financial support.

When former parent Sears Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 15, 2018, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores was not affected due to having been spun off from Sears since 2012.

In April 2019, it was announced that Transform Holdco would acquire the company as a result of its subsidiary Sears opening up 3 Sears Home & Life stores by May 2019.

However it was reported a few days later that Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores acquisition offer was rejected, as a result, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores might face liquidation, having a similar fate to Sears Holdings but which got acquired by ESL Investments a few months ago, but its biggest shareholder Eddie Lampert is trying to save the company from liquidation and hopefully continue the acquisition process.

In June 2019, it was finally announced that Transform Holdco will acquire the remaining shares in the company. As per deal, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores might need to divest its Sears Outlet division to gain approval. At the time announcement, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores had 491 Hometown stores and 126 Outlet stores in 49 states, Puerto Rico and Bermuda.

In August 2019, Franchise Group, the parent of Liberty Tax, announced plans to acquire Sears Outlet division from Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores to help fulfill Transform Holdco's requirement in Transform Holdco's acquisition of Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores.

On October 23, 2019, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores completed its sale of Sears Outlet and Buddy's Home Furnishing businesses to Franchise Group. Transform Holdco completed the acquisition of the remainder of Sears Hometown at the end of the same business day. Stores that were acquired by Franchise Group were re-branded into American Freight stores.

On December 13, 2022, Sears Hometown filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It was later revealed that all remaining Sears Hometown stores would be liquidated and permanently closed.

Finances

Subsidiaries

Sears Hometown Stores

Sears Hometown stores were independently owned stores that sell Sears merchandise. In 2013, 70–80% of Hometown stores were independently owned.
Formerly Sears Dealer Stores, they are a chain of smaller stores that operate as a store where the proprietor owns or leases the real estate while Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores handles the marketing and owns the inventory, and there are no franchising fees levied against the store proprietor. These stores are usually located in smaller markets that do not support full-sized Sears. They are signed as Sears and are usually free-standing or located in strip malls. They primarily concentrate on hardware, appliances and lawn-and-garden supplies. Most of Hometown Stores carry Sears brand products, such as Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard, as well as a wide assortment of other national brands. Primarily independently owned and averaging 8,500 square feet, Hometown Stores are designed to serve customers within their local communities. By August 2019, there were 393 Hometown Stores in operation just prior to their sale to Transform Holdco. In May 2022, it was announced that roughly 100 more Sears Hometown stores would close permanently, This came shortly after the company announced plans to close 70 Hometown stores. By September 2022 the number of remaining stores was less than 150.  On December 13, 2022, Sears Hometown filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It was later revealed that all remaining Sears Hometown stores would be liquidated and permanently closed.

Sears Outlet Store

An outlet version of Sears department stores located in various retail locations across the U.S., as well as online. The stores sell appliances, apparel, mattresses, sporting goods, tools, and lawn and garden equipment. Sears Outlet provides in-store and online access to new, one-of-a-kind, out-of-carton, discontinued, obsolete, used, reconditioned, overstocked, and scratch-and-dented merchandise at a discounted price (at twenty to sixty percent off regular retail price)  Each store, on average, is larger than 18,000 square feet in size.

In 1968, Sears opened a surplus store in Kansas City. In 1994, the surplus stores were renamed to Sears Outlet. In 1995, Sears Outlet restructured in order to manage repairs and product distribution from a centralized location. To do this, they established a series of facilities known as Outlet Repair and Distribution Centers. In 2015, there were 22 of these centers in operation. In 2008, apparel was introduced to Sears Outlet stores and served as a liquidation outlet for Lands' End. In 2009, SearsOutlet.com was launched as an e-commerce platform allowing customers to purchase items online and in 2011, nationwide delivery was offered.

In 2012, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores was spun off from Sears Holdings.
At the time of the separation, there were 122 Sears Outlet Stores in operation. By February 2014, Sears Outlet stores had expanded its operations to 143 locations. The majority of Sears Outlet stores are company-operated (115) and 28 Sears Outlet stores are locally owned and operated by franchisees. Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores initiated a program to franchise Sears Outlet stores in 2012. In 2013, home appliances made up 78% of Sears Outlet's sales revenue and total revenue from Sears Outlet stores was $610 million. In 2014, Sears Outlet partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to support children with life-threatening conditions. By August 2019, 127 Outlet Stores were in operation. In 2019, it was reported that this division might need to be divested as per acquisition by Transform Holdco. And which in August 2019, the company agreed to sell this division to the Franchise Group, the parent company of Liberty Tax. The sale of the division to the Franchise Group was finalized on October 23, 2019.

Two months later, the Franchise Group acquired American Freight in December 2019 and later rebranded its Sears Outlet stores as American Freight by April 2020.

Sears Home Appliance Showroom
Home appliance showrooms display merchandise in-stores. The stores have an internet kiosk where customers are able to view similar products, price match, and order products not available in the store. Averaging 5,000 square feet with a primarily appliance showroom design   As of October 2019, there are currently 15 locations in operation.

Sears Appliance and Hardware Store
Sears appliance and hardware stores were hardware stores that carry the entire line of Sears hardware and appliances. averaging nearly 28,000 square feet in size, are primarily located in suburban markets. All locations were closed by June 2019.

Awards
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores received the Customer Engagement award from the online publication Retail TouchPoints for their interactive in-store campaign.

References

External links

 Sears Hometown Stores
 Sears Outlet
 Sears Home Appliance Showroom
 Sears Hardware Stores

Retail companies established in 2012
Retail companies disestablished in 2019
American companies established in 2012
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2022
2012 establishments in Illinois
2019 disestablishments in Illinois
Companies based in Cook County, Illinois
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Retail companies of the United States
Corporate spin-offs
2019 mergers and acquisitions