title: American Health Care Reform Act of 2013

text:
The American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 (H.R. 3121) is a bill introduced to the 113th United States Congress.

Background
All Republicans in the United States House of Representatives opposed the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) championed by President Barack Obama. After gaining control of the House following the 2010 elections, they moved to "repeal and replace" the ACA. Opponents offered alternatives including the Patient's Choice Act of 2009, Empowering Patients First Act of 2009 and 2013. Rep. Steve Scalise chaired the 175-member Republican Study Committee which produced the draft of the American Health Care Reform Act. Rep. Scalise told reporters, "I think we’ve done a very effective job of pointing out all the things that are bad about the president’s health-care law, but people want to know what we stand for as well."

Provisions of the bill
American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care provisions.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow an income tax standard deduction for a specified percentage of an individual's health insurance costs, regardless of whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions. Excludes the amount of such a deduction from employment taxes.

Allows a taxpayer, for earned income credit purposes, to exclude from earned income any employer contributions to a qualified accident or health plan.

Allows double additional contributions to a health savings account (HSA) if both spouses are age 55 or older and one spouse is not an account beneficiary.

Prescribes special rules for HSA coverage eligibility for certain individuals: (1) participating in a Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Account (MSA), (2) receiving periodic hospital care or medical services for a service-connected disability, (3) eligible for Indian Health Service assistance, or (4) eligible for TRICARE coverage.

Prescribes requirements for interaction of health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements with HSAs.

Prohibits the payment of health insurance premiums from HSAs, with certain exceptions.

Prescribes circumstances in which certain medical expenses incurred before establishment of an HSA may still be qualified expenses.

Prescribes requirements for protection of any HSA in a bankruptcy proceeding.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize additional health opportunity account demonstration programs.

Treats membership in a health care sharing ministry as coverage under a high deductible health plan.

Renames high deductible health plans as HSA qualified plans.

Allows payments from an HSA for: (1) direct primary care service arrangements, (2) certain exercise equipment and physical fitness programs, (3) certain nutritional and dietary supplements, and (4) periodic fees paid to a primary care physician for the right to receive medical services on an as-needed basis.

Increases the maximum limit on contributions to an HSA to match deductible and out-of-pocket expenses limitations.

Prescribes requirements for establishment of child health savings accounts, for which an income tax deduction shall be allowed a taxpayer equal to the aggregate cash amount paid into the account during the taxable year.

Amends the IRC to include in gross income any distributions from an HSA for an abortion.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and the IRC to authorize premium and cost-sharing variances in group health plans based on certain financial incentives for participation (or lack of it) in a standards-based wellness program.

Amends the PHSA to direct the Secretary to provide a grant of up to $5 million to each state for the costs of creation and initial operation of a qualified high risk pool if it has not created such a pool as of September 1, 2013. Limits participation in such a pool to U.S. citizens and nationals.

Declares that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) shall apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state (secondary state), but only if the coverage and issuer comply with conditions of this Act.

Prohibits a health insurance issuer from offering, selling, or issuing individual health insurance coverage in a secondary state if its insurance commissioner does not use a risk-based capital formula for determining capital and surplus requirements for all health insurance issuers.

Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to declare that nothing in it shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance (including the business of dental insurance).

Amends SSA title XI (General Provisions) to require the Secretary to make available to the public Medicare claims and payment data, including data on payments made to any provider of services or supplier.

Authorizes a state to establish a Health Plan and Provider Portal website to standardize information on: (1) health insurance plans available in the state, and (2) price and quality information on health care providers (including physicians, hospitals, and other health care institutions).

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the doctor-patient relationship or the practice of medicine.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to eliminate the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research.

Amends ERISA to prescribe requirements for establishment and governance of association health plans, which are group health plans meeting certain ERISA certification criteria whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations.

Limits the commencement of a health care lawsuit, except in certain cases including fraud or intentional concealment, to three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the injury, whichever occurs first.

Limits to $250,000 the amount of noneconomic damages in such a lawsuit, but allows a claim for the full amount of any economic damages.

Requires the court, in any health care lawsuit, to supervise the arrangements for payment of damages to protect against conflicts of interest that may have the effect of reducing the amount of damages awarded that are actually paid to claimants.

Specifies criteria for the award of punitive damages, limited to the greater of $250,000 or double the amount of economic damages.

Preempts state law with respect to health care lawsuits.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) require any health plan to provide coverage of or access to abortion services; or (2) allow the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, or any other federal or non-federal person or entity in implementing this Act to require coverage of, or access to, abortion services.

Prohibits the use of funds authorized or appropriated by this Act to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes abortion coverage, except: (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) in the case where a pregnant female suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the female in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.

Tax Effects
Eliminate a 3.8 percent tax on investment income for high-income individuals and families. Eliminating the tax would save these taxpayers $158 billion over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Committee on Taxation, the official scorekeeper for Congress. About 90 percent of the benefit from repealing the tax would go to the top 1 percent of earners, who make $700,000 or more, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.

Repeal an extra 0.9 percent Medicare tax on wages above $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for married couples. Repealing the tax would save higher income families $117 billion over the next decade.

Repeal an annual fee on health providers based on market share. Repealing the tax would save health insurers $145 billion over the next decade.

Repeal an annual fee on prescription drugmakers and importers. Repealing it would save pharmaceutical companies $25 billion over the next decade.

Allow taxpayers to deduct out-of-pocket health expenses if they exceed 7.5 percent of their income. The ACA limit is 10%. Taxpayers would save $35 billion over the next decade.

Repeal a 2.3% excise tax on medical device makers and importers. Repealing it would save them $20 billion over the next decade.

Congressional Budget office report
This bill was not analyzed by the Congressional Budget Office.

Procedural history
H.R. 3121 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on September 18, 2013 under the short title "American Health Care Reform Act of 2013" as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act. The bill was introduced by Rep. David P. Roe (R, TN-1). It was referred to the United States House Rules Committee, Committee on Appropriations, Committee on House Administration, Natural Resources Committee, House Judiciary Committee, Education and the Workforce Committee, Ways and Means Committee, and Energy and Commerce Committee on the same day it was introduced. The Energy Committee sent it to the Subcommittee on Health on September 20. The Natural Resources Committee sent it to the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native_Affairs on September 23. On October 15, the Judiciary Committee sent it to both the Subcommittees on Constitution and Civil Justice and Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Debate and discussion
Critics of H.R. 3121 note that it would include repealing the Affordable Care Act in its entirety.

The use of Health Savings Accounts in the American Health Care Act has been criticized as of limited value to low income Americans, who would not be able to take advantage of the provision.

The Act uses state-run high-risk pools to assist people with pre-existing conditions, which could be excluded from insurance coverage upon repeal of the Affordable Care Act. These pools have typically required high rates, which may make them unaffordable for individuals with low incomes. H.R. 3121 would appropriate $25 billion to be spent over 10 years (or an average of $2.5 billion annually) to subsidize the high risk pools. The cost of covering pre-existing conditions was estimated to be between $15 and $20 billion per year, according to a 2010 National Affairs article. The bill would allow individuals to move between insurance plans and not be without coverage, including coverage for pre-existing conditions.

H.R. 3121 would attempt to create a more competitive health care market to control prices. This would be achieved through allowing insurance policies to be sold across state lines, prevent a single insurance carrier from dominating the market in any one state, and provide a website for comparing insurance plans, and prevention of federal funding of abortions. Small businesses would be allowed to pool together to negotiate lower rates. The bill strives to achieve affordable health care and increased access, but without mandates or tax increases.

It has been predicted that allowing purchase of insurance across state lines without national requirements for coverage would create a "race to the bottom." The insurance companies would try to reduce how much they would need to charge for their plans by limiting coverage. If individuals choose to purchase primarily on the cost of the plan, many people could end up with insurance offers very little coverage.

The bill would reform medical malpractice laws, including limiting non-economic damages to $250,000, in an effort to reduce costs of healthcare. Critics have noted that medical liability costs represent only about 2.4% of health care spending, so reforms will have minimal impact.

The Act consists of less than 200 pages, as compared to the 2,700-page Affordable Care Act. Supporters believe this bill to be less complex, and easier to understand and define.

See also
List of bills in the 113th United States Congress

References

External links

Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 3121
beta.congress.gov H.R. 3121
GovTrack.us H.R. 3121
OpenCongress.org H.R. 3121
WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 3121

Proposed legislation of the 113th United States Congress
United States proposed federal health legislation


title: Granite Creek

text:
Granite Creek may refer to:

 Granite Creek (British Columbia), a creek and townsite in British Columbia, Canada
 Granite Creek (Arizona), a tributary of the Verde River in Arizona, United States
 Granite Creek (Black Rock Desert), a stream in Nevada

See also
 20 Granite Creek, an album of Moby Grape


title: Bernardino Bergognone

text:
Bernardino Borgognone (1455/60–1525) was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Milanese school.

Bernardino grew up and worked in the Lombardy region. He was the chief assistant to his brother and fellow painter Ambrogio Bergognone on important projects in Lombardy in the 1490s. Their use of mordant (the adhesive to which the gold leaf is attached) gilding in their art is distinctive. Bernardino's style of painting appears influenced by fellow Lombard painter Vincenzo Foppa.

The National Gallery, London, has one of his works: The Virgin and Child with Two Angels. The name Bernardino can be read on the hem of the Virgin's mantle. This work shows stylistic similarities with his brother Ambrogio at the time of their collaboration at the Certosa di Pavia, composed of the church and convent of the Carthusians. He worked there with his brother furnishing the designs of the figures of the virgin, saints and apostles for the choir-stalls, executed in tarsia or inlaid wood work by Bartolomeo Pola.

References

1450s births
1525 deaths
15th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
16th-century Italian painters
Painters from Milan
Renaissance painters
Fresco painters


title: Charles James Cullingworth

text:
Charles James Cullingworth (1841–1908) was an English gynaecologist and obstetrician.

Early life
The son of Griffith Cullingworth, a bookseller, and his wife Sarah Gledhill of Eddercliff, he was born on 3 June 1841 in Leeds. Of Wesleyan stock, although he afterwards joined the Church of England, he was educated at Wesley College, Sheffield. On leaving school he was employed in his father's business, but on the latter's death in 1860 entered the Leeds School of Medicine (1861), and at the same time served four years as an apprentice to a general practitioner in Leeds. He became M.R.C.S. in 1865, and licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in 1866.

In Manchester
After 18 months as assistant in a country practice at Bawtry, Cullingworth entered the Manchester Royal Infirmary in 1867 as resident physician's assistant, and later was appointed resident medical officer. In 1869 he set up in private practice in Manchester, and from 1872 to 1882 was police surgeon.

In 1873 Cullingworth began specialist work, on being appointed honorary surgeon to Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester for women and children. In 1881 he graduated M.D. at Durham University, and then gradually dropped private practice, becoming a consultant only. Appointed lecturer in medical jurisprudence at Owens College,  in 1879, he made a success of teaching. In 1885 he was appointed to the chair of obstetrics and gynæcology in Owens College. He was secretary to the board of studies in medicine at Victoria University, Manchester, from 1883, when the university obtained in its charter power to confer degrees in medicine.

Cullingworth worked for the Manchester Medical Society for 19 years, as honorary librarian (1872–8) and honorary secretary (1879–84). In Manchester, too, he helped to found the Medical Chronicle, a monthly magazine providing abstracts of work in medical journals.

In London
In 1888 Cullingworth gave up his posts at Manchester to become obstetric physician at St. Thomas's Hospital, London. He remained on the active staff until 1904, staying on for three years beyond the usual age limit. He was then appointed consulting obstetric physician and made a governor of the hospital. On moving to London he was appointed visiting physician to the General Lying-in Hospital, York Road.

In 1879 Cullingworth became a member of the Royal College of Physicians. In 1887 he was elected a fellow, and in 1902 he was the first obstetric physician to read the Bradshaw lecture, on Intraperitoneal hæmorrhage incident to ectopic gestation. For many years he was active in the Obstetrical Society of London.

Last years
Cullingworth was prominent in the movement for securing the legal registration of midwives. After the Midwives Act 1902 he was appointed to represent the Incorporated Midwives Institute on the Central Midwives Board which was instituted for the proper working of the Act. He received the honorary degrees of D.C.L. from Durham in 1893 and LL.D. from Aberdeen in 1904; he was a member of numerous gynæcological societies at home and abroad.

During his later years Cullingworth suffered from angina pectoris, but continued his work till his death in London on 11 May 1908. He was buried in the St. Marylebone cemetery at Finchley.

Works
Cullingworth did his major professional work on the causation of pelvic peritonitis, which he maintained was secondary to other conditions, and not a primary disease. On this subject he wrote Clinical Illustrations of the Diseases of the Fallopian Tubes and of Tubal Gestation, a series of drawings with descriptive text and histories of the cases (1895; 3rd edition 1902), and an article on pelvic inflammation for Clifford Allbutt, William Smoult Playfair and Thomas Watts Eden's System of Gynæcology. He also published:

 The Nurse's Companion, a Manual of General and Monthly Nursing, 1876;
 A Manual of Nursing, Medical and Surgical (1883; 3rd edit. 1889); and
 A Short Manual for Monthly Nurses (1884; 6th edit. 1907).

On strictly obstetrical and gynæcological topics Cullingworth generally wrote in the Transactions of the Obstetrical Society. He was one of the founders of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynæcology of the British Empire, contributed some papers to it, and during the last two years of his life was its editor.  A paper read before the Obstetrical Society in 1892, entitled The value of abdominal section in certain cases of recurrent peritonitis, based on a personal experience of fifty cases, gave rise widespread debate.

Family
Cullingworth married in April 1882 Emily Mary, daughter of Richard and Harriet Freeman of London, and left one daughter.

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1841 births
1908 deaths
Burials at East Finchley Cemetery
English obstetricians
English medical writers
Medical doctors from Leeds
Medical doctors from Yorkshire
People educated at Wesley College, Sheffield


title: List of North Dakota State Bison in the NFL Draft

text:
This is a list of North Dakota State Bison football players in the NFL Draft.

Key

Selections

Notable undrafted players
Note: No drafts held before 1920

References

North Dakota State

North Dakota State Bison NFL Draft


title: Marjorie Hillis

text:
Marjorie Hillis (1889–1971) was an American author of popular nonfiction books for women in the 1930s. Her book Live Alone and Like It was one of the most popular titles of the decade.

Early life

Born Margaret Louise Hillis in Peoria, Illinois, Marjorie Hillis was the second of three children of Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis (1858-1929), a Congregationalist minister, and Annie Louise Patrick Hillis (1862-1930), herself a published author.    The family moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1899, when Marjorie's father became pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church there, a pulpit once held by the famous abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher.  After completing her education at Miss Dana's School for Young Ladies, a private school in New Jersey, and traveling abroad for a year, Marjorie went to work writing captions for Vogue magazine's pattern book.

Literary career

Hillis eventually became Vogue's assistant editor.  In 1936, she published the year's number eight nonfiction bestseller, Live Alone and Like It,  an advice book for young women on how to live independently.   It was followed in 1937 by Orchids on Your Budget, which became that year's number five nonfiction bestseller.  Orchids on Your Budget, which was subtitled Live Smartly on What You Have, was built around hypothetical “cases” that encouraged women to match their goals with their financial means.

Personal life

In 1939, Hillis married Thomas Henry Roulston, a widower who owned a chain of grocery stores in Brooklyn.  He died in 1949.  She died in 1971.  They are buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Notes and references

External links

Scutts, Joanna (2017). The Extra Woman.
"The Single Lady" Episode of What'sHerName Podcast with guest Joanna Scutts.

1889 births
1971 deaths
Writers from Peoria, Illinois
Vogue (magazine) people
20th-century American writers
20th-century American women writers


title: Tenebrae Vision

text:
Tenebrae Vision is the only album of Canadian industrial band Cyberaktif, which consisted of cEvin Key and Dwayne R. Goettel of Skinny Puppy and former Skinny Puppy member Bill Leeb of Front Line Assembly. For Cyberaktif, Leeb is credited as Wilhelm Schroeder, the stage name he used while in Skinny Puppy. The album was released in 1991 through Wax Trax! and features Blixa Bargeld of German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten.

Background
Tenebrae Vision was accompanied by two singles, Nothing Stays and Temper, both of which were released in 1990 and contain different mixes of the title tracks as well as non-album tracks.
The track "Nothing Stays" was voted the sixteenth-greatest industrial song of all time by COMA Music Magazine in their feature article 101 Greatest Industrial Songs of All Time. It appeared also in different versions on various compilation albums.

According to cEvin Key, Cyberaktif is reminiscent of tape trading in the industrial music scene which the band members started off with. "Cyberaktif is [...] the experience of discovering the whole electronic genre", said Key, "[it] is exploring the enthusiasm we once had for that genre." Bill Leeb described their work as "rehashing old things", but said, "it was different this time because we were a bit more established." About the collaboration with Blixa Bargeld, Leeb reported that he and Key were fans of Einstürzende Neubauten and Bargeld happened to be in Vancouver just at the right time. With Bargeld being "an icon to us" and having "major attitude back then", Leeb remembered the collaboration being both "stressful" and "fun".

Tenebrae Vision features samples from the films The Unholy, Videodrome, Dune, and Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

Track listing

Personnel
Cyberaktif
 cEvin Key – engineering, mixing, production
 Dwayne R. Goettel – assistant engineering, assistant mixing, sampler, keyboard
 Wilhelm Schroeder – vocals, production

Additional musicians
 Blixa Bargeld – vocals (4), piano (4), production (4)

Technical personnel
 Marc Ramaer – editing
 Brian Gardner – mastering

References

1991 albums
Industrial albums by Canadian artists
Wax Trax! Records albums


title: Federal University, Gashua

text:
Federal University Gashua (FUGashua) is a university based in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. It is a learning and research institution that seeks to solve immediate needs of the society and give every person the opportunity to acquire knowledge.

The university was established in 2013 by President Goodluck Jonathan. This was done to give every state of Nigeria (those without a federal university) access to higher education and to give all states equal access to education. Yobe State is listed as one of the educationally disadvantaged with low enrollment in schools and high rate of illiteracy.

In its Education Sector reform and development, the Federal Government of Nigeria, in 2010, approved the establishment of twelve (12) universities in the six geopolitical zones of the country. This was to expand access to tertiary education for Nigerians. For effective take off of the universities, an Implementation Committee which includes National Universities Commission (NUC), the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and other relevant stakeholders was constituted. The Committee held consultations with governors of the states for the new universities and inspected the proposed sites before submitting its report on 15 November 2010. The implementation of the committee's report was in phases. The implementation of the first phase started with the establishment of nine Universities, in February 2011. The implementation of the second phase involved the establishment of three Universities including the FUGashua in February 2013. On 18 February 2013, Professor Shehu Abdul Rahaman was appointed Vice-Chancellor, and Sulu Dauda, Registrar (pioneers).
In June 2015, FUGashua matriculated its 240 pioneer students. Three years after the maiden matriculation, student population grew significantly, and in February 2018, 990 students were matriculated.

Academician
The Academicians of Federal University Gashua.
 Vice Chancellor Professor Maimuna Waziri.
 Deputy Vice Chancellor 1 Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere (a reader in the geography department and the head of the center for research on gum Arabic).
 Deputy Vice Chancellor 2 Deputy Vice-Chancellors. (Is the Director of Advancement and a reader in the English Department).

Dr. Mohammed Attai Yakubu and Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere, respectively, serve as the Deputy Vice-Chancellors for Academics and Administration.

 Registrar of the University  Dr. Abubakar Mamuda.
 Sociology Department    Dr. Mathias Ojo.
 Department of Islam Studies  Dr. Yunus Jibrin Hassan
 Home Science and Management  Dr. Adekoyeni Oludare.

University Library

Its an academic library that was established in 2013 to support teaching, learning and research to meet the mission, objectives of the university. the library has information resources that support the courses offered which is headed by a University librarian. present university librarian is Dr. Adam Gambo Saleh.

Academic
FUGashua offers over 20 courses in five faculties.

Faculty of Agriculture
Agricultural Economics and Extension Agronomy Animal Science Fisheries and Aquaculture Forestry and Wildlife Management  Home Economics and Management/Economics

Faculty of Art and Humanities
English Language  History and International Studies   Islamic Studies

Faculty of Management Science
Accounting Business Administration  Public Administration

Faculty of Sciences
Biochemistry Biology Chemistry  Physics   Mathematics Computer Science

Faculty of Social Science
Economics and Development Studies                  Geography                                         Political Science                                             Psychology                                             Sociology

References

Yobe State

Federal universities of Nigeria
Universities and colleges established in 2013
2013 establishments in India


title: Nanki-Shirahama Onsen

text:
is a hot spring resort in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is a major resort area for the Kansai region of Japan, and was ranked alongside Atami Onsen and Beppu Onsen as one of the three major seaside hot spring resorts.

History
The hot springs in this area have been used since ancient times and are mentioned on several occasions in the Nihon Shoki. Empress Kōgyoku, Empress Jitō and Emperor Monmu are recorded as having visited during the Asuka period and the Nara period Man'yōshū refers to the springs as the "Muro-no-yu" after the ancient district name within Kii Province in which they are located. The springs were visited by nobility as well as commoners throughout history, and the Edo period "Kii Koku Fudōki" guidebook states that the area had 60 inns for all classes of bathers. However, the hot springs referred to in these ancient texts are not the present Nanki-Shirahama Onsen, but were located in the mountains further inland. The current resort was only developed from 1919, when local volunteers began developing the seaside area in competition to the older springs in the mountains. Up until that time, the seaside of Shirahama had been famous for its white quartz sands, which had also been celebrated in ancient poetry as a metaphor for "whiteness". These sands were exploited commercially for their high silica content for use in glass production and were also exported. Efforts to bore for hot water were successful by 1922, and a local commercial shipping company, the Shirahama Onsen Motor Co., Ltd. began promotion of the area as a resort. This received a boost by a visit of Emperor Showa I 1929. After World War II, the area was promoted as a honeymoon resort and as a destination for group tourism from them 1960s. The opening of Nanki Shirahama Adventure World in the 1990s have gradually changed the focus of the resort towards families.

See also
Three Ancient Springs

External links

 Shirahama Ryokan

Hot springs of Japan
Tourist attractions in Wakayama Prefecture
Hot springs of Wakayama Prefecture
Spa towns in Japan
Shirahama, Wakayama


title: Federal University, Birnin Kebbi

text:
Federal University, Birnin Kebbi is a university based in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria. The Federal University Birnin-Kebbi (FUBK) was established on the 18th of February, 2013, alongside those of Gusau and Gashua by the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the leadership of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, in line with the policy of the Government for establishing a Federal University in each of the states that did not have one across the federation.

Professor Lawal Suleiman Bilbis, FNSMB, a Professor of Biochemistry and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto was appointed as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the University while Ibrahim Abubakar Mungadi, FCAI, was appointed as the Registrar.

Academic activities began in November 2014, for the 2014/2015 academic session with a students’ population of 507 and academic staff strength of 102. Accordingly, maiden and second matriculation took place on 5 March 2015, and 9 February 2016, with a total of 507 and 972 Undergraduate sworn in, respectively.

The University currently has three faculties and a College of Health Sciences and offer a total of twenty-four (24) degree programmes.
The University has six (6) directorates which include, Academic Planning, Physical Planning, Research and Innovation, ICT Directorate,
Entrepreneurship and CSBE Directorate.
The University just recently toward the ends of the year 2017 had the substantive leadership, where the federal government approved the appointment of Prof. Bello Bala Shehu as the new university vice-chancellor; Prof. B.B Shehu is a Medical Practitioner of neural science,
he was also the former Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Abuja.

The university is maintaining two sites, the takeoff site and the permanent site, the takeoff site maintains the School for Basic and Remedial Studies and Females Hostels at Kalgo; whereas, the permanent site maintains the major campus capacity buildings at Unguwar Jeji (a village 4 kilometers away from the takeoff site.)

Library
The university library is established to support the academic activities of the university  through the acquisition and organization of information resources such as books, periodicals, online and offline data bases. the current university Librarian is called Sabiu Lawal and the library used Library integrated management system that ease all the job of the librarians and make information retrievals easy.

Faculties
The University currently operates four faculties.

References

External links

Federal universities of Nigeria
Educational institutions established in 2013
2013 establishments in Nigeria


title: Rich Stotter

text:
Richard Lee Stotter (April 5, 1945 – May 4, 2015) was an American football linebacker who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fourteenth round of the 1968 NFL Draft. Stotter played college football at the University of Houston and attended Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was a consensus All-American in 1967. He died in 2015 at age 70 in Cleveland.

References

External links
Just Sports Stats

1945 births
2015 deaths
Players of American football from Cleveland
American football offensive guards
American football linebackers
Houston Cougars football players
Houston Oilers players
All-American college football players
American Football League players


title: Syro

text:
Syro () is the sixth studio album by Aphex Twin, the alias of British electronic musician Richard D. James, released on 19 September 2014 on Warp. It was James's first album under the Aphex Twin name since Drukqs (2001).

The album was recorded over several years on a wide range of equipment setups. Described by James as "my pop album, or as poppy as it's going to get", it incorporates styles such as techno, synth-funk, breakbeat, acid house, and jungle, as well as edited vocal samples of James and his family.  The artwork features a detailed list of its production and promotional costs. A cryptic viral marketing campaign included an announcement on the dark web and listening events in cities around the world. The album was preceded by the lead single "minipops 67 [120.2]".

Syro received critical acclaim and placed in several international charts, peaking at number 11 in the US Billboard 200 and number 8 in the UK Albums Chart. It was nominated for the Choice Music Prize and the 2015 Mercury Music Prize, and won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

Background
Warp founder Steve Beckett mentioned in 2009 that a new Aphex Twin studio album would "hopefully" be available by the end of the year, though no album was released. In 2010, James said he had completed six studio albums. Among them were two "very non-commercial abstract, modular-synthesis field recordings" completed in 2006, as well as Melodies from Mars, a collection of unreleased material from 1995, which James reworked in 2007.

In 2014, a test pressing of James's unreleased album Caustic Window was listed on Discogs for US$13,500 (£8,050). Members of the internet forum We Are the Music Makers negotiated a deal between the collector, the forum's administrator, James and Rephlex Records, and launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to purchase the album. The campaign raised over $67,000 (£41,000) from 4,124 contributions, with proceeds split between James, Rephlex and the charity Doctors Without Borders. James said the campaign was "really touching, and really sweet" and, upon realising the continued interest in his music, he was inspired to release Syro.

Music

Recording
The album was recorded in six different studios, including James's studio in Scotland, which he spent three years building and which was completed in 2006. One audio engineer spent three months with James, helping him wire together patch panels before the engineer "realised he was doing it all wrong and had to start again". Describing the overall process as "brutal", James referred to the in-studio technical issues as the catalyst for writing new music that would be featured on Syro. James used various audio setups when composing Syros material. Rearranging equipment allowed him to explore more writing possibilities; he said "that will achieve some sort of purpose, so the way I've wired it together becomes the track in itself." James also explained that when composing the "logical thing to do is not change anything and just do another one using the same set of sounds", but during Syros recording sessions he would often "get bored and swap things out". All 12 tracks were written by James in-studio.

According to James, the tracks were written over an extended period; Syro features both archived and more recent compositions, with the album's oldest track around "six or seven years old". A total of 138 pieces of equipment were used on Syro, including synthesisers, samplers, sequencers, processing units, MIDI interfaces, drum machines, vocoders, graphic equalisers and mixing desks. Among the brands James used were Yamaha, SSL, Sennheiser, Boss, Roland, Korg and AKG. Several pieces of equipment were further modified by James himself. In addition to instrumentation, Syro features several vocal tracks. Among them are edited "unintelligible" tracks of James, his wife Anastasia Rybina and his two sons, as well as both his mother and father, who appear on "XMAS_EVET10 [120]". He recorded several additional "poppy" vocals of his parents—none of which were used on Syro—and stored "entire sample packs of their voices" during the process.

Style
Syro incorporates elements of electronic styles including breakbeat, drum and bass, techno, and disco. NME called it a "clutch of hyper-intricate electro-funk jams so crammed with melody it feels like they might at any minute pop and coat you in goo." The Guardian described it as "rooted in an athletic 80s electro-funk", while Vice described it as "time-travel through a meteor shower of eighties synth-funk", with elements of "rave, jungle, breakbeat, ambience, and fond, self-referential glances at the career of Aphex Twin". Vice summarised the sound as "unlike anything else this year - but quite a lot like everything from the past thirty years". The Financial Times said the album ranged from "the chunky ambient techno of the opening track to the prettily pastoral piano melody that ends the album" with "chopped-up hip-hop instrumentals ('Produk 29'), sinister acid house stompers ('180db') and jazzy breakbeat  ('Papat4')". Consequence of Sound noted elements of glitch-hop, chillwave, acid jazz and jungle. Rolling Stone described the album as "thick with Seventies jazz-funk nods" and featuring "future-shock electronics".

On the album's overall sound, James said it is "[his] pop album, or as poppy as it's going to get" and "pleasurable to listen to ... maybe just the composition's changed, but there's no next-level beats on there". He attributed this change in style to the fact he had not used computer-controlled percussion during Syros sessions. James also described the album as capping off an era so that he could begin working on new material, stating that "I don't think these tracks are particularly innovative. Maybe in really subtle ways they are, for me, but there's nothing there that I need to explore more [...] It just totally makes me want to not do anything else in that particular style."

PackagingSyro (pronounced ) is a neologism coined by one of James' children. It is a shortened version of "Syrobonkus", a "nonsense word one of his sons blurted out while listening to [the album]". The majority of the album's track titles are named after the working titles stored on James' hard drives and reference individual pieces of equipment James used in their recording, as well as the tracks' respective BPM values. A comprehensive list of all equipment featured on Syro is included as part of the album's packaging; Creative Review referred to the list as a "disinfographic".Syros cover artwork was designed by the Designers Republic, a graphic design studio that provided designs for previous Aphex Twin releases, including the 1999 single "Windowlicker" and the compilation album 26 Mixes for Cash. The cover art resembles a receipt, with the official Aphex Twin logo and album title printed upon it. According to Creative Review, the receipt on the album cover details the production and promotional costs of Syro, "from courier charges to photoshoot expenses, expressed per disc and tailored for both vinyl and CD versions."

Ian Anderson, the founder of the Designers Republic, noted that the final concept for the album cover was conceived after receiving a number of suggestions from James. Among James' other suggestions for the album's packaging was "the idea of pressing the album or a single track into the fabric of the cover, effectively as a deboss", or using various images of the raw vinyl pucks from which all copies of Syro are pressed. These suggestions were implemented into Syros final LP packaging, with James' wife Anastasia Rybina credited for additional design and "puckography".

Release
Promotion

The promotional campaign for Syro began when a chartreuse-coloured blimp featuring the Aphex Twin logo and the number "2014" appeared over London, England on 16 August 2014. On the same day Aphex Twin graffiti was reported outside Radio City Music Hall and various other locations in New York, United States. Two days later Aphex Twin's official Twitter account posted a link to a hidden service, accessible using the Dark Web software Tor, detailing the album's title and track listing. The service accumulated over 133,000 views in less than a day, according to The Guardian.

In the following week several purported leaks of Syro appeared on YouTube and SoundCloud; Richard D James subsequently denied that any of the leaks were legitimate. "Listening events" for Syro were then organised in various cities in the UK, Belgium, Canada, Netherlands and the US as part of the album's promotional campaign. Beginning on 5 September in London and concluding on 10 September in Utrecht, the events allowed applicants who had won an online lottery ballot to hear the album in its entirety prior to its international release. "minipops 67 [120.2]", Syros opening track, was released as the album's lead single on 4 September. It was made available for stream and as a digital download following its premiere on BBC Radio 1 earlier that day.Syro was released on Warp on 19 September 2014 in Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland; 22 September in the UK and various European countries, including Denmark and Netherlands; 23 September in the US; and 24 September in Japan. The album was released on triple LP, CD and various digital formats, including MP3, AAC, WAV and FLAC. A limited-edition box set version of Syro, featuring a bonus track debossed on perspex vinyl, was released through Bleep.com. Limited to 200 pressings, interested users had to first enter a lottery, "in the interest of fairness", to become eligible.

Commercial performanceSyro placed on the mid-week UK Albums Chart at number 2, selling 9,000 copies fewer than This Is All Yours by alt-J. It subsequently debuted at number 8 on the weekly chart, selling 17,751 copies in its first week of release. Syro is James' first album to reach the top 10 in the chart, and his highest peaking album in the UK to date; Selected Ambient Works Volume II had previously peaked at number 11 in March 1994. Syro also appeared on four other British charts; it placed at number 2 on the Independent Albums Chart and number 7 on the Scottish Albums Chart, as well as reaching number 1 on both the Dance Albums and Official Record Store Albums charts.Syro entered the top 10 in several international charts, including the Irish Albums Chart, the Irish Independent Albums Chart and the Russian Albums Chart, where it debuted at number 10 with first week sales of 10,029. The album entered the weekly Japanese Albums Chart at number 8 and sold 10,553 physical copies in its first week of release. Syro debuted at number 35 on the Belgian Albums Chart in Flanders and subsequently entered the top 10, rising to number 7 in its second week.

On the United States' Billboard charts, Syro placed in the top 10 in several charts, having sold 23,000 first-week copies—22 percent of which were LP copies and responsible for "the largest sales week in 2014 for a dance/electronic album on vinyl", according to Nielsen SoundScan. Syro topped the Vinyl Albums, Dance/Electronic Albums and Tastemaker Albums charts, and entered the Digital Albums chart at number 8 and the Independent Albums chart at number 2. As of February 2015, Syro had sold 54,000 copies in the US.

On 5 March 2015, it was announced that Syro's Japanese bonus track "MARCHROMT30A edit 2b 96" would be released as a 12-inch single on 6 April 2015, backed with alternative versions of the title track and Syro's "XMAS_EVET10 [120] (thanaton3 mix)".

Critical reception
Critical reviews

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Syro received an average score of 86, based on 36 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".Clash editor Mike Diver referred to the album as "an effortless comeback" and described it as "a more immediately engaging collection" than Drukqs (2001) and "an album that plays almost exclusively to its maker's long-established strengths". Writing for The Guardian, Tim Jonze said that "[Syro] doesn't do what some fans will have been hoping, in that it does not completely reshape the sonic landscape in the way Richard D James repeatedly did through the [19]90s ... and yet by sounding simply like a series of Aphex Twin tracks, Syro is still utterly engrossing and remains, somewhat unbelievably, on a completely different planet". NME reviewer Louis Pattison surmised that the album is "a banging reminder of why the Cornish raver is one of music's true innovators". Pattison further stated that "whereas Drukqs sometimes felt alienating or punishing, Syro charms and beguiles … [it is] amazing: bug-eyed, banging rave that sounds quintessentially Aphex while not quite sounding like anything he's done before."

In his review for The Wire, Derek Walmsley wrote positively that "Syro feels like a perfected memory of 80s music," adding "its sweeping melodies, with echoes of 1991's Analogue Bubblebath, could be seen as a return to his roots" but concluded that "Aphex Twin's music seems as new as it ever was." Rolling Stone reviewer Will Hermes stated that the record "answers Daft Punks Random Access Memories with future-shock electronics supplanting nostalgic dazzle … graying snobs once called this 'intelligent dance music.' Even now, few do it better." The Independents Andy Gill called Syro "a collection primarily concerned with the somatic rather than cerebral sides of Richard James' music, overdosing somewhat on staccato, bouncing synth twangs and jittery drum'n'bass beats." Syros closing track "aisatsana [102]" drew comparisons to the works of French composer Erik Satie from both The Independent and Drowned in Sound. Summarising the album, review Tom Fenwick said that "Syro sees a master craftsman return with renewed inspiration. And while it might not technically be James' most innovative album, it way  well be his best … and once you let the hype drain away—what's revealed is pretty much flawless."Resident Advisors Jordan Rothlein described Syro as "freewheeling and playful, but its every warbled note and compositional hard-left betray consideration and technical expertise that didn't come overnight. In terms of impressive twists and turns, they're myriad. Tracks morph, pressurize and reorganize—but never break down, exactly—following a completely unpredictable if utterly natural logic". Writing for AllMusic, Andy Kellman referred to Syro as "one of James' most inviting and enjoyable releases" and said the album is "decked in accents and melodies that are lively even at their most distressed". Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound said Syro "peaks as Aphex Twin's most accessible album since his ambient works". Pitchfork highlighted Syro as part of the publication's "Best New Music"; editor Mark Richardson wrote that Syro "has few extremes, no hyper-intense splatter-breaks or satanic 'Come to Daddy' vocals or rushes of noise. On the other end of the spectrum, Syro doesn't cast James in a quasi-classical light; there's no 'serious composer' tracks … without all that, what's left? Sixty-five minutes of highly melodic, superbly arranged, precisely mixed, texturally varied electronic music that sounds like it could have come from no other artist."

Australian national radio station Double J selected Syro as its "Feature Album" for the week beginning 22 September 2014. The station concluded its review with the statement: "This is another fascinating record from one of the few artists on this planet who can make something very weird sound utterly amazing." Syro was also selected as "Album of the Week" by Mojo and The Sunday Times,  ranked number one on The Washington Posts September list of "best new music", featured among Dazeds "top ten albums of the month" for September, and was the highest-scoring album on Metacritic that month.

AccoladesSyro was featured on several publications' year-end critics' lists. The album fared particularly well in the British press; The Guardian selected Syro as the fourth-best album of 2014, and the album placed at number 9 on the newspaper's reader poll. The Wire named Syro the release of the year, while NME placed Syro at number 4 on its list "Top 50 Albums of 2014", Q ranked the album at number 10 on its "Top 50 Albums of 2014" feature and Uncut selected it as the third-best album on its list of the "Best Albums of 2014". Syro was also featured at number 6 on Dazeds "top 20 albums of 2014" and number 8 on Clashs "Fuss-Free Top 40 Albums Of 2014".

Elsewhere, Syro was featured in Rolling Stone at number 41 on its "50 Best Albums of 2014" list, on Stereogums "50 Best Albums of 2014" at number 33 and Pitchforks "50 Best Albums of 2014" at number 4. Critics on behalf of Billboard selected Syro as the eighth-best album of 2014 and PopMatters placed the album at number 9 on its "Best Albums of 2014" feature, while Resident Advisor ranked it at number 4 on its "Top 20 albums of 2014". In its end-of-year roundup Bleep.com selected Syro as the top album of the 2014, surmising that the album is "a poignant reminder of the relevance of one of the most important artists of our time."Syro won a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015; sales of the album in the US increased 101 percent following James' win. Syro was nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year and shortlisted for the 2015 Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year.

Track listing
All tracks written and produced by Richard D. James.

Personnel
All personnel credits adapted from Syro''s album notes.PerformerRichard D James – piano, synthesizers, keyboards, drums, percussion, vocoder, programming, productionTechnical personnelMandy Parnell – mastering (2–13)
Beau Thomas – mastering (1)Design personnel'''
The Designers Republic – design, cover art
Anastasia Rybina – design, "puckography"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

 (press release) at Warp

2014 albums
Acid techno albums
Aphex Twin albums
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album
Warp (record label) albums
Albums with cover art by The Designers Republic
Intelligent dance music albums


title: German School of Connecticut

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The German School of Connecticut, also known as GSC, is a private nonprofit Saturday school founded in 1978 with a student body of 350. A professional teaching staff, most of whom are native German speakers, provide three contact hours on each of thirty Saturdays during the traditional September – May school year. Classes are held on two campuses: Stamford and West Hartford, for ages ranging from preschool to high school as well as adults. Students learn, improve or maintain German language skills while celebrating German, Austrian and Swiss cultures.

In 1982, it was the first German-language school in the United States to be selected by the German Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs and Central Agency for Schools Abroad (Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen) to administer the official Sprachdiplom I examination, and the following year added the Sprachdiplom II. These annual exams test the equivalence of ten and twelve years of German language study, equalling proficiency on the B1/A2 and C1/B2 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, respectively.

The school receives support from the German government, as well as local businesses and donors. In 2009, the school became one of the 66 US partner schools with the German government in the PASCH program. It is a member of the  World Association of German Schools Abroad  and also a founding member of the German Language School Conference.

High school credits
As of July 1, 2008, Connecticut students studying World languages in community schools such as the German School of Connecticut are eligible to receive high school foreign-language credit for their studies.

Target market
Many students and graduates of German School of Connecticut realize the advantage of studying one of Europe's leading languages. Some plan to study in a German-speaking country of Europe, others on splitting their future studies between universities in the US and a German-speaking country. Some study to gain a professional advantage. Certain high school students have the opportunity to take a special German-language exam, the "Sprachdiplom", which fulfills the language requirements for direct entry at a German university. High school students can also prepare for the American Association of the Teacher of German exam, or the Advanced Placement German Language exam, earning one or more US college credits.

References

External links

Private schools in Connecticut
German-language schools
1978 establishments in Connecticut
Educational institutions established in 1978


title: Cape Falcon Marine Reserve

text:
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve in Oregon, USA,  is a protected area located between Manzanita and the unincorporated community of Falcon Cove Beach in Tillamook and Clatsop Counties on the northern coast of Oregon. It is off the shore of Oswald West State Park. The marine reserve is part of Oregon's network of five marine reserves spread down the coastline. Its restrictions went into effect on January 1, 2016.

Cape Falcon Marine Reserve is the second largest in Oregon's system with 12.4 square miles of ocean habitats in the marine reserve and an additional 7.6 square miles in two types of marine protected areas (MPAs).  In the marine reserve, no take of any marine resources is allowed. This includes no harvest of any species (i.e. no fishing, or gathering of kelp or mussels) and no ocean development. However, safe passage and anchoring of boats are allowed as long as fishing gear are not deployed. In the Cape Falcon Shoreside MPA (Falcon Cove sandy beach) only fishing from the beach is allowed. In the West MPA, only salmon fishing by troll, and crabbing, are allowed.

See also

 List of marine protected areas of Oregon

References

External links
http://oregonmarinereserves.com/

Protected areas of Oregon
Protected areas of Clatsop County, Oregon
Protected areas of Tillamook County, Oregon


title: Ignatius Ajuru University of Education

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Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, (IAUE) is a Nigerian university previously known as Rivers State College of Education from June 1971- October 2009.

History of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education

Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, (IAUE) was previously known as Rivers State College of Education from June 1971- October 2009.

Rivers State College of Education was created as an autonomous body With the  College reaching an attainment of full maturity, as it became well placed to play a more dynamic role to the society. The sole purpose of establishing  the college with  a Governing Council which is responsible for the recruitment of staff and for the general and overall administrative and financial control of the institution. Following the transformation, Mr. E. Aguma, who was appointed Principal in January 1975, became the first Provost of the College while Dr. E.T. Green succeeded Mr. Alagoa as the Chairman of Council in June 1975. After an interregnum was created by the change of Government in the country in July 1975, a new Governing Council with Dr. F.A. Eke, as Chairman, and a new Provost, Mr. R.I.C. Koko, were appointed in November of the same year.

The first provost of the then college was Mr. E. Aguma in 1975 after the college was conferred as an autonomous body following successive transformations in the college at the time.

The college moved to its permanent site at Rumuolumeni in January,1977 although some essential facilities were still lacking on the campus. This bold step was a definite milestone in the life of the institution, because physical presence on the spot has placed it in a better position to make further plans for its continued growth and improvement of existing facilities.  A unique event in the history of the College occurred on 11th March 1978 on the occasion of its official opening and first graduation ceremony of 462 students, who  received their diplomas on the successful completion of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programme, consisting of four sets who passed their diploma exams between 1974 and 1977. On May 28, 1982, the College happily matriculated the pioneer students of the degree programme. By the end of the 1983/1984 academic session, a total of 3,169 students had successfully passed through the various programmes of the College. Out of the total figure, 2,504 students went through the NCE Programme, 531 students passed through the ACE programme and 134  students in the B. Ed. programme. It is of worthy to note that, out of all the Colleges of Education affiliated to the University of Ibadan, Rivers State College of Education was the only one offering the Bachelor of Education degree programme.

By 1980, the Government declared her intention  to initiate degree programmes in educational fields through Colleges of Education and the Rivers State Government decided to sponsor the programme in order to increase the number of teachers in the State. Prof. G.O.M. Tasie was appointed Provost of the College and was taxed with the duty of upgrading the college to a degree-awarding institution. The 1981/82 academic year witnessed the actual admission of candidates for degree programmes in Rivers State College of Education after his appointment. Note that, of  all the Colleges of Education affiliated to the University of Ibadan, Rivers State College of Education was the only one offering the Bachelor of Education degree programme. The Rivers State Government decided  to convert Rivers State College of Education into a university in 2009  to further provide opportunities for high quality education for Nigerians especially indigenes of the State. Given that the college had for a long time been awarding degrees in affiliation with the University of Ibadan, the transition from a college of education to a university should be easy for the institution. In addition, many graduates of the extinct Rivers State College of Education yearned  to improve their academic qualifications through the acquisition of university degrees, preferably within the environment they were acclimatized to. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education was established by the University of Education Law No. 8 of 2009 of the Rivers State Government passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly on 15 October 2009 and was approved by His Excellency, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, the then Executive Governor of Rivers State on 20 October 2009. IAUE became the second state-owned University.  The current Vice-Chancellor of IAUE is Prof. Okey Onuchukwu

Programmes
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education offer the following programmes:

 Basic Studies
 Post Graduate School
 College of Continuing Education

Faculties

There are currently six faculties of study in the University.
 Faculty of Humanities
 Faculty of Social Sciences
 Faculty of Education
 Faculty of Business Studies (Management Sciences)
 Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
 Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education

Departments
FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES (MANAGEMENT SCIENCES)

Department of Accounting (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Financial Accounting
 Public Finance
 Taxation

Department of Management (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Entrepreneurship Studies
 Human Resource Management
 Industrial Relations
 Organizational Behaviour
 Production Management

Department of Marketing (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Marketing

Department of Office and Information Management (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Office and Information Management

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Department of Curriculum Studies and Instructional Technology (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Adult Education
 Curriculum Studies
 Educational Technology
 Language Education
 Library and Information Science (BLS, PGDL, MLS MPHIL/PhD and PhD)
 Science Education

Department of Educational Foundations (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 History and Policy of Education
 Philosophy of Education
 Sociology of Education

Department of Educational Management (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Administration of Higher Education
 Economics of Education
 Educational Administration
 Educational Leadership and Policy
 Educational Planning

Department of Primary Education Studies (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Early Childhood Education
 Primary Education

Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Educational Psychology
 Guidance and Counselling
 Measurement and Evaluation
 Special Education

Department of Library and Information Science  (PGDL, MLS, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Library and Information Science

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

Department of English and Communication Art (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Communication
 Language
 Literature

Department of Fine and Applied Arts (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Art Education
 Art History
 Ceramics and Textile Design
 Graphic Design and Art Education
 Metal Design
 Painting
 Sculpture

Department of French and International Studies (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 African Literature
 French Language/Linguistics
 French Literature
 Translation Studies

Department of Religious and Cultural Studies (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 African Traditional Religion
 Biblical Studies
 Church History
 Comparative Religion
 Sociology of Religion

Department of History and Diplomatic Studies (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 African History
 Diplomacy and International Relations
 History and International Relations
 Political and Social History

Department of Music (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 African Music
 Conducting and Music Directing
 Music Performance
 Theory and Composition

FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES

Department of Biology (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Entomology and Pest Management
 Environmental Biology
 Environmental Parasitology
 Food and Industrial Microbiology
 Hydrobiology and Fisheries
 Plant Ecology
 Plant Physiology

Department of Chemistry (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Analytical Chemistry
 Environmental Chemistry

Department of Computer Science (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Computer Science
 Information Technology

Department of Human Kinetics, Health and Safety Studies (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Community Health
 Exercise Physiology
 Occupational Health and Safety
 Rehabilitation Therapy
 Reproductive Health
 Sports Administration and Marketing
 Sports Management
 Sports Medicine
 Sociology of Sports

Department of Integrated Science (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Basic and Environmental Science
 Basic Interpretations

Department of Mathematics and Statistics (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Mathematics
 Statistics

Department of Physics (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Applied Geophysics
 Environmental and Radiation Physics
 Solid State Physics/Electronics
 Theoretical Physics

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Department of Economics (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Developmental Economics/Planning
 Environmental Economics
 International Economics
 Monetary Economics

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Environmental Management
 Geomorphology
 Regional Development Planning
 Rural Development and Resource Management

Department of Sociology (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Criminology and Security Studies
 Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
 Peace and Conflict Studies
 Sociology of Development
 Social Works and Social Welfare Administration

Department of Political Science (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Developmental Studies
 International Relations
 Local Government Administration
 Politics and Governance
 Political Theory
 Public Administration

FACULTY OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (PGD, MSc, MSc.Ed, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

Department of Agriculture

 Agricultural Economics
 Agricultural Education
 Agricultural Extension
 Agronomy
 Animal Production
 Crop Science
 Fisheries and Aquaculture
 Soil Science

Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management (PGD, MSc, MSc.Ed Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Clothing and Textile
 Food and Nutrition
 Home Management
 Human and Family Development

Department of Industrial Technical Education (PGD, MSc, MSc.Ed, Mphil/PhD and PhD)

 Automobile Technology
 Building Technology
 Electrical/Electronics Technology
 Mechanical Technology

Address
P.M.B. 5047

Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt

Rivers State, Nigeria.

Photo Gallery

References

Universities and colleges in Port Harcourt
Public universities in Nigeria
Teachers colleges


title: Flavia Fortunato

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Flavia Fortunato (born  16 March 1964) is an Italian singer, actress and television presenter.

Life and career
Born in Cosenza, Fortunato studied dance and artistic gymnastics for ten years, and  performed artistic gymnastics at a competitive level, becoming a regional champion. She made her debut as a singer in 1982, with the single "Delirio". In 1983 she was entered into the Sanremo Music Festival with the song  "Casco blu", reaching the finals; the single peaked at number 11 on the Italian hit parade in 1983. The same year she debuted as television presenter, hosting the RAI musical show Discoteca festival.

During the 1980s, Fortunato was a constant presence on television, as hostess as well as musical guest in popular variety shows. She also entered the Sanremo Music Festival five more times between 1984 and 1992. In 1989 she made her acting debut on stage, starring alongside Lando Buzzanca in L'opera da tre soldi. In the 1990s, she focused on theater and television, then she gradually moved away from show business to devote herself to her family.

Discography

 Album
     1984 - Flavia (Five Record, FM 13529)
     1986 - Verso il 2000 (Pipol, PLP 00444)
     1990 - Piccole danze (Fonit Cetra, LPX 253)
     1991 - Le donne chi sono (Fonit Cetra, LPX 262)

 Singles
     1982 - "Delirio/Sola" (Yep, 5390-749)
     1982 - "L'amore è/Non piangerò" (Yep, 5390-758)
     1983 - "Casco blu/Promessa d'amore" (Yep, 5390-760)
     1983 - "Rincontrarsi/Se tu vuoi" (Yep, 5390-762)
     1984 - "Aspettami ogni sera/Stella di chi" (Yep, ZBYE-7353)
     1985 - "C'è una ragione/Come stai" (Five Record, FM-13087)
     1986 - "Verso il 2000/E mi manchi un po' di più" (Pipol, PNP-00663)
     1986 - "Nuovo amore mio/Un angelo" (Pipol, PNP-00665)
     1987 - "Canto per te/Attimo blu" (Yep, YNP 00993)
     1988 - "Una bella canzone/Anna non lo sa" (Fonit Cetra, SP 1863)
     1992 - "Per niente al mondo (parte 1)/(parte 2)" (Columbia, 657843) (with Franco Fasano)

References

External links

 Flavia Fortunato at Discogs

People from Cosenza
1964 births
Italian pop singers
Italian composers
Italian women singers
Living people
Italian stage actresses
Italian television presenters
Italian women television presenters


The 2014–15 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Coppin State.

Roster

Schedule

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References

Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball seasons
Bethune-Cookman


title: Cut (EP)

text:
Cut is the third Mandarin solo mini album by Aaron Yan of Taiwanese Mandopop quartet boy band Fahrenheit. It was released by HIM International Music on June 27, 2014. The EP consists of six songs performed by Yan.

Track listing

Music videos

References

2014 EPs
Mandopop EPs
HIM International Music albums
Aaron Yan albums


title: Karosa B 731

text:
Karosa B 731 is an urban bus produced by bus manufacturer Karosa from the Czech Republic, in the years of 1982 to 1996. It was succeeded by Karosa B 931 in 1996.

Construction features
Karosa B 731 is a model of the Karosa 700 series. The B 731 is derived from the Karosa C 734 intercity bus, and also unified with city bus models such as the B 741 and the B 732. The body is semi-self-supporting with frame and engine with automatic gearbox in the rear part. The engine drives only the rear axle. The front axle is independent, while the rear axle is solid. All axles are mounted on air suspension. On the right side are three doors (first are narrower than middle doors). Inside are used leatherette seats, plastic Vogelsitze or Fainsa seats. The driver's cab is separated from the rest of the vehicle by a glazed partition (first series produced until 1984 didn't have partition). In the middle, or in the rear part is room for a pram or wheelchair.

Type B 731 (as well as whole 700 series) underwent during its long production many changes and modifications. Among the most significant belonged replacing of the noisy rear axles Rába with another that has not produced so much noise, change of the engine mounting and change the location of alternator, use of several types of engines LIAZ, initially aspirated, turbocharged later. In newer buses have also been used automatic gearbox Voith (apparently from 1991) instead of the product of Praga. Began to be mounted exhaust gas catalysators EKOS and between 1993 and 1994, the buses were equipped with intercooler and intake air (due to meet emission standards Euro1), which also led to modifications of the body – behind the third door was placed the intake grille. In the last buses from the year 1995 appeared motor Renault. These buses were numbered B 731.1659 and were produced in only 50 pieces. Due to the assortment offered gearbox with retarder to the engines LIAZ cars were B 731 since 1994 produced with extended rear (the very first bus with a very similar rear was already made in 1992, it was a prototype B17). These were types B 731.1667 and B 731.1669 with LIAZ engines and Voith gearbox with integrated retarder. The rear panel is identical to then produced 900 series.

Production and operation
In 1981 started serial production, which continued until 1996.

Currently, number of Karosa B731 buses is decreasing, due to supply of new low-floor buses, for example by SOR NB 12 made in Czech Republic. Last Karosa B731 in Prague was retired on 12 September 2014.

Historical vehicles

 DP Ostrava (bus no. 6160) year 1986
 DP Praha (bus no. 3709) year 1985
 PMDP Plzeň (bus no. 348) year 1986
 DP Bratislava (1 bus B 731.04, formerly KHA SAD Bratislava and SAD Nové Zámky)
 DSZO Zlín (bus no. 655), year 1991
 DP Pardubice (bus no. 129)

Private collections:
 Civic association for saving historic buses and trolleybuses Jihlava (5 buss, one of Jihlava reg. No. 301 and one Pardubice reg. No. 18)
 ŠKODA-BUS club Plzeň (bus no. 385, year 1988)
 MHDT o.s. (Prague buses no. 7186 and 7227, both from the year 1995)
 Private collector (1 bus reg. No. 127, ex DP Opava)
 Private collector (1 bus reg. No. 270, ex DP České Budějovice)
 Private collector (bus B 731.04 ex DP Praha no. 2819)
 Private collector (Prague bus no. 7211)

See also

  Article about Karosa B731 and B732 in Bratislava
 Article about Karosa B731 in Prague
 Photogallery of Karosa B731 in Brno
 Info about Karosa B 731 a B 732
 Page about major repairs of Karosa B 731.1659 in Prague
 List of buses

Buses manufactured by Karosa
Buses of the Czech Republic
Vehicles introduced in 1982


title: Federal Polytechnic, Mubi

text:
Federal Polytechnic, Mubi is a polytechnic based in Mubi, Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria.

The Federal Polytechnic, Mubi is one of the seven Federal Polytechnics established by Decree No. 33 of 1979. It opened in August of the same year as the Federal Polytechnic, Yola, on the rocky side of the north bank of Benue River. Following a Presidential directive, the Polytechnic was relocated to Mubi in October 1982 but still maintain its site in Yola as Consultancy Services Unit.

In Mubi,  the institution inherited the building of the defunct Federal School of Arts and Sciences. At present the infrastructures so inherited are being renovated and refurbished to suit Polytechnic requirement. More recently,  complete new science and engineering laboratories, workshops and studio have sprung up with heavy machines telling the tales of modem technology. A standard lecture theater, a library complex, a duplex Office block for the School of Business and General Studies, a block of offices and classrooms for the department of Basic & Applied Sciences, Agricultural Science complex, Food Science & Technology complex and an additional female hostel block among others, are now also in place.

On its movement to Mubi, it took over the facilities of the defunct Federal School of Arts and Science. The Polytechnic commenced operations with programs in Preliminary Studies in the Sciences and Management. The products of these programmes formed the bulk of the candidates admitted for the pioneer National Diploma Programames in the ten Departments of the Polytechnic as at then. These were Agricultural Technology, Food and Chemical Technology, Instrumentation and Analysis, Hotel and Catering Management, Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Secretarial Studies and Business Administration and Management. The National Certificate in Education (NCE) was later introduced in 1982.

The programs in the Polytechnic continued to grow modestly but steadily such that by 2006 the institution had fourteen academic departments and over 3000 students, well above the initial 138 students. Since August 2007, under the progressive leadership of Dr. Mustapha Mohammed Barau, the Polytechnic experienced a monumental growth. As at the 2009/2010 academic session the institution had a students population of well over 14,000 and 36 accredited programs with most modern infrastructure to match. A plan for additional school and seventeen academic departments has reached an advanced stage. The number of staff, which at inception was ten has also grown to about two thousand.

The Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, the foremost educational institution of its type in the North-east sub-region, operates school system running various programs in several disciplines at the levels of Higher National Diploma, Higher Diploma, National Diploma, Diploma and Certificate. There are also Sandwich programs offered during the long vacation in addition to the planned Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree program. The Polytechnic has six schools and a Center for Entrepreneurship Education.

Since inception, the Polytechnic has endeavored to empower so many with both the technical and entrepreneurial skills needed to fight and alleviate poverty.

A massacre occurred at the Polytechnic on 1–2 October 2012.

References

1979 establishments in Nigeria
Education in Adamawa State
Educational institutions established in 1979
Mubi
Federal polytechnics in Nigeria


title: John Hegarty (advertising executive)

text:
Sir John Hegarty (born 1944) is an advertising executive and a founder of the agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty.

Education

Hegarty was educated at Finchley Grammar School (now Finchley Catholic High School), in the North London suburb of North Finchley, followed by the London College of Printing (now London College of Communication).

Career

He joined Cramer Saatchi in 1967, and was a founding shareholder when it became Saatchi & Saatchi. In 1973. he co-founded the London office of TBWA, and then in 1982 started Bartle Bogle Hegarty.

He has published two books: Hegarty on Advertising: Turning Intelligence Into Magic and Hegarty on Creativity.

Honours

He was a President of D&AD in 1989 and in 1994 was given the President's Award.
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 23 June 1991.

He was knighted for his services to the advertising and creative industries in 2007.

Hegarty is a Trustee Emeriti of The Design Museum.

Bibliography

References

External links
Meet the Author: Sir John Hegarty on creativity in advertising - BBC video interview

1944 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
British advertising executives
Businesspeople awarded knighthoods
Knights Bachelor


title: Foundation College of Technology

text:
Foundation College of Technology is a privately owned polytechnic located at Ikot Idem Offikono Road, Ikot Ekpene Akwa Ibom State, in southeastern Nigeria.

Background
The institution was founded in 2013. It was granted the accreditation of all its programmes in 2014 by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) with the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) listing it as one of the institutions for prospective candidates to choose for admission. The programmes of the institution are targeted towards producing graduates that can serve in the lower and middle cadre of hi-tech workplaces or lead in start-ups in the field of technology.

Courses
The institution offers various courses under the following departments;

 Computer Software Engineering Technology
 Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
 Management Technology
 Networking and System Security
 Petroleum Engineering Technology

See also
 List of Polytechnics in Nigeria

References

External links
 http://foundationpoly.com.ng/

Education in Akwa Ibom State
Polytechnics in Nigeria


title: 20 Years of Hell

text:
20 Years of Hell is a series of EPs released by Anti-Flag. In honor of the band's 20th anniversary, they released the EPs via a subscription service. Each EP, which was released digitally and as a 7", is a split, featuring two songs by Anti-Flag, both of which are re-recordings of previous Anti-Flag songs, with the exception of the last EP which features one re-recording and one new song, and two songs by a new band.

Vol. I
The first volume was released on July 21, 2013.
Track listing

Vol. II
The second volume was released on October 3, 2013.
Track listing

Vol. III
The third volume was released on July 21, 2013.
Track listing

Vol. IV
The fourth volume was released on February 18, 2014.
Track listing

Vol. V
The fifth volume was released on June 4, 2014.
Track listing

Vol. VI
The sixth and final volume was released in July 2014
Track listing

References

Anti-Flag albums
2013 EPs
2014 EPs
EP series
A-F Records albums


title: Puʻukaʻoku Falls

text:
Puʻukaʻoku Falls is a waterfall in Molokai, Hawaii. It is the 8th tallest waterfall in the world.

See also
List of waterfalls by height

References

Waterfalls of Hawaii (island)


title: Federal Polytechnic, Oko

text:
Federal Polytechnic, Oko is a Nigerian polytechnic located in Oko,  Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State. The institution was founded in 1979, and was previously named the College of Arts, Science and Technology.

Federal Polytechnic, Oko is one of the developing tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It has functional memoranda of understanding with multiple universities located both in Nigeria and internationally.

On February 4, 2019, Dr. Francisca Unoma Nwafulugo was the first female substantive Rector to be appointed at Federal Polytechnic, Oko. She was appointed by the Nigeria's Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. Prior to her appointment, she was a Chief Lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kaduna Polytechnic.

Faculties/Schools
Presently, there are 8 academic faculties/schools in the polytechnic.

School of Engineering Technology
 Civil Engineering
 Mechanical Engineering
 Electrical Electronics Engineering
 Agricultural Engineering
 Computer Engineering
 Agricultural Technology
 Chemical Engineering

School of Environmental Design and Technology
 Architecture
 Building Technology
 Estate Management
 Urban and Regional Planning
 Quantity Surveying
 Surveying and Geo-informatics

School of Applied Science and Technology
 Science Laboratory Technology
 Home and Rural Economics
 Food Technology
 Mathematics and Statistics
 Hospitality Management and Tourism
 Computer Science

School of Arts, Design and Printing Technology
 Fashion Design & Clothing Technology
 Printing Technology
 Fine and Applied Arts

School of Business Studies
 Business Administration & Management
 Public Administration
 Office Technology and Management
 Marketing
School of Information Technology
 Mass Communication
 Library and Information Science

School of Financial Studies
 Accountancy
 Banking and Finance
 Insurance

School of General Studies
 Natural Science
 Social Science
 Languages

Campus
The Polytechnic has three campuses located across Nigeria.

 The main campus is at Oko which occupies a total land area of 89 hectares or approximately  acres.
 Ufuma campus occupies a total land area of 52 hectares or approximately 129 acres.
Atani campus has a total area of 40 hectares.

References

External links

Federal polytechnics in Nigeria
Education in Anambra State


title: Love Is the Law (Charlene Soraia album)

text:
Love Is the Law is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Charlene Soraia. It was released on 11 September 2015 by Peacefrog Records. The album features the singles "Ghost", "Broken", "Caged", and "I'll Be There".

Singles
 "Ghost" was released as the album's lead single on 18 March 2013. This song was co-written by the performer's ex-boyfriend, Jon Allen.
 "Broken" was released as the album's second single on 4 August 2013. This song was co-written by Ricky Ross and Francis White.
 "Caged" was released as the album's third single on 21 July 2014. This song was co-written by Jim Eliot.
 "I'll Be There" was released as the album's fourth single on 9 March 2015.

Track listing

References

External links
 Official website
 Charlene Soraia on Facebook
 Charlene Soraia on Twitter
 Charlene Soraia's YouTube Channel
 Charlene Soraia's VEVO YouTube Channel

2015 albums
Charlene Soraia albums
Peacefrog Records albums


title: Rosemary Lehmberg

text:
Rosemary Lehmberg (born ) is a former District Attorney of Travis County, which includes the capital city of Austin, Texas. She began working in the District Attorney's office in 1976. She headed many Divisions of the DA's office, establishing the Travis County Children's Advocacy Center, and was called "The Best Lawyer for Children's Issues" by The Austin Chronicle. In 2009, she became the first female District Attorney in Travis County. Lehmberg served eight years as Travis County’s district attorney before retiring in January 2017.

In 2013, she was arrested for and pleaded guilty to drunk driving. She was sentenced to forty-five days in jail. According to Lehmberg's lawyer, David Sheppard, Lehmberg's sentence was "without doubt the harshest sentence anyone has ever received for first time DWI" in Travis County. Video of her detainment and extremely inebriated and aggressive behavior was released to the public. Governor Rick Perry demanded Lehmberg's resignation, and stated that if she did not step down, he would use his line-item veto power to cut all funding to the Public Accountability Office, which is under Lehmberg's authority. Lehmberg refused, and Governor Perry vetoed the office's funding. Perry was indicted for this action but was later cleared of all charges.

Biography

Career
Born in Taylor, Texas, Lehmberg graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in Natural Sciences and received her J.D. degree from Saint Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. She ran a private practice until 1976 when she began working for the DA's office in Travis County. She worked in the 167th District Court as a trial attorney, was promoted multiple times and headed specialized legal divisions. She became the Director of the Family Justice Division in 1988, and started the Travis County Children's Advocacy Center (since the Center for Child Protection). She was named the Best Lawyer for Children's Issues by The Austin Chronicle. She was the First Assistant District Attorney from 1997 to 2009, and became the first female District Attorney in Travis County in 2009.

In 2010, Lehmberg stated that the Hate Crimes Task Force she had started would be expanded due to the beating of two gay men in Austin, a case which remained unsolved. In 2011, Lehmberg denied that the sentencing of former House Representative Tom DeLay to three years in prison was a form of political payback by her office. DeLay's conviction was reversed on appeal; the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that prosecutors had insufficient evidence to prove their case.

Arrest
In April 2013, motorists saw Lehmberg driving in a bike lane for over a mile on southbound FM 620, and at one point veering into oncoming traffic on Comanche trail. When pulled over at an Austin church parking lot, police discovered vodka on her passenger side seat. Her blood alcohol level was .239, three times the legal limit. Lehmberg was taken into custody and while incarcerated officials claimed she was "uncooperative" and "aggressive" and had to be restrained with leg irons, handcuffs, and a spit mask. However, officers have stated they did not observe any spitting, and one jailer stated it was used to protect her identity. Video of her detention were released to the public by an Austin radio station.

DA Lehmberg was charged with a DWI, to which she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 45 days in jail and a $4,000 fine, ultimately serving 22 days of that sentence. Her driver's license was suspended for 180 days and she waived her right to appeal. Lehmberg wrote a letter from jail to residents of Travis County apologizing for her behavior, vowing to get professional help and to not seek a third term in 2016. A few days after the arrest, Austin attorney Kerry O'Brien filed a civil lawsuit to remove Lehmberg from office under a rarely used state law that allows for removal of certain public officers for "intoxication." In June 2013, Rick Reed, former prosecutor, filed a criminal complaint against Lehmberg for abuse of office, due to her threats and apparent attempts to obtain special treatment on the night of her arrest. The grand jury eventually concluded her actions while in custody did not constitute official misconduct and Lehmberg was no-billed. The civil suit went to trial in December 2013, and the judge declined to remove her from office.

Post-incarceration events
Then Texas Governor Rick Perry demanded Lehmberg step down from her position or he would veto $7.5 million of State funding for the Public Corruption office which Lehmberg worked for.
Meetings were held between Travis County officials and Governor Perry's representatives in order to reach an agreement to keep the funding going. Perry's representatives indicated that if Lehmberg stepped down, funding would be restored and her top lieutenant would be allowed to succeed her. Later the offer was changed, so she would be allowed to work at the DA's office in another capacity. When Lehmberg refused, Perry vetoed the office's funding, stating "The person charged with ultimate responsibility of that unit has lost the public's confidence." Travis County helped to pay for the office's funding, but several staffers were laid off.

As a result of the veto, a group called Texans for Public Justice filed an ethics complaint against Governor Perry, claiming the veto was an illegal attempt to coerce a public official to resign. Lehmberg was not involved in reviewing the ethics complaint and a special prosecutor was appointed to review the claims instead.  On August 15, 2014, a grand jury indicted Perry on two counts. Perry vowed to fight the prosecution, and on February 22, 2016, more than a year after he left office, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Perry's pretrial habeas petition and dismissed all criminal charges against him.

Attorney Kerry O'Brien filed a complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission on August 8, 2014, alleging that during Lehmberg's 2013 legal battles she paid her attorney using improper and unreported campaign contributions.

References

1940s births
Date of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American criminals
American female criminals
Living people
County district attorneys in Texas
Crime in Texas
Criminals from Texas
Texas Democrats
People from Taylor, Texas
People from Travis County, Texas
University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences alumni
St. Mary's University School of Law alumni


title: Raffaello Botticini

text:
Raffaello Botticini (1474–after 1520) was an Italian Renaissance painter active in Florence and its environs.

Raffaello was trained by his father, the more famous Francesco Botticini, whose workshop he inherited. The Tabernacle of the Sacrament for the collegiate church of Sant'Andrea in Empoli, commissioned from Francesco in 1484 and delivered in 1491, was completed by Raffaello in 1504.  This work is now in the church's adjoining museum. Raffaello painted other pictures for various churches in Empoli, including two panels of Saint Jerome and Saint Sebastian dated 1500 (now also at the collegiate museum) and an altarpiece of the Pietà (1508) for the chapel of the Compagnia della Veste Nera, destroyed in 1944. These panels show the strong influence of Raffaello's father as well as of Domenico Ghirlandaio and his pupils, Bastiano Mainardi and Francesco Granacci.

Other works by Raffaello Botticini include about a dozen paintings of the Virgin and Child. Some of his later altarpieces include the Nativity with Saints Martin and Barbara (1512) for the church of Santi Martino e Barbara in Castelfranco di Sotto (now Saint Petersburg, Hermitage Museum); the Annunciation with Saints Andrew and Francis (1513) for San Salvatore, Fucecchio (now in that town's Museo Civico); and the undated Madonna and Child with Saints Peter, Matthew, Justus and John the Baptist for the church of Santi Martino e Giusto in Lucardo, in the municipality of Montespertoli (in situ).

Raffaello died sometime after 1520.

References
 Zeri, Federico. “Raffaello Botticini,” Gazzette des Beaux-Arts, LXXII (1968): pp. 159–170.
 Proto Pisani, Rosanna Caterina, ed. Museo della Collegiata di Sant'Andrea di Empoli (from the series "Piccoli Grandi Musei"). Florence: Polistampa, 2006.
 Proto Pisani, Rosanna Caterina and Nesi, Alessandro, eds. Museo d'Arte Sacra di Montepsertoli  (from the series "Small Great Museums"). Florence, Polistampa, 1995.

Notes

1474 births
1520 deaths
15th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
16th-century Italian painters
Italian Renaissance painters
Italian Roman Catholics


title: Castle folk (Kingdom of Hungary)

text:
The castle folk (,  or civis) formed a class of freemen who were obliged to provide well-specified services to a royal castle and its ispán, or count, in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. They were peasants living in villages formed in the lands pertaining to the royal castle. They tilled their estates collectively.

References

Sources

Medieval Kingdom of Hungary


title: Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu

text:
Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu (1927 – 23 June 2022), usually referred to as Mahmut Effendi and known to his disciples as "Efendi Hazretleri", was a Turkish Sufi Sheikh and the leader of the influential İsmailağa jamia of the Naqshbandi-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah centred in Çarşamba, Istanbul.

Early life
Ustaosmanoğlu was born in a village imam in Miço (now Tavşanlı) village of the Of district. He became a hafiz under his father by the age of 6 and continued his madrasa education, gaining his ijazah by the age of 16. Afterward he married his cousin and started his work as an imam.

Naqshbandi order
In 1952, Ustaosmanoğlu met Ahıskalı Ali Haydar Efendi (Gürbüzler), a Naqshbandi sheikh who became his murshid. Ali Haydar Efendi appointed him as the imam of the İsmailağa Mosque in 1954. By the year 1960, Ustaosmanoğlu's life had its greatest turn after Ali Haydar Efendi's demise and he became the leader of the path (tariqa). In 1996, he retired as the imam of the İsmailağa Musjid.

Later life
Ustaosmanoğlu tried to keep a low profile in the following years, especially after the 1997 memorandum, but his relations came under the public spotlight with a series of internal strife in the sect. His son-in-law Hızır Ali Muratoğlu was murdered in 1998 and in 2006, a retired imam named Bayram Ali Öztürk was murdered in the mosque and the man who stabbed him to death was lynched by the congregation.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was known to maintain close relations with Ustaosmanoğlu. Erdoğan paid a highly publicised visit to Ustaosmanoğlu the night before the presidential election in 2014.

Ustaosmanoğlu passed away on 23 June 2022, after two weeks of hospitalization for an infection.

Khalid’îyyah, İsmailağa jamia and tarīqah silsila

References

1929 births
2022 deaths
People from Of, Turkey
Turkish Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
Turkish Sufis
20th-century imams
21st-century imams


title: Constantine Margarites

text:
Constantine Margarites () was a senior military officer and courtier of the Empire of Nicaea in the mid-13th century.

His life is only known from the brief, and very hostile, references to him in the History of George Akropolites. Akropolites disparages Margarites, as well as many other of the low-born "new men" who rose to prominence as favourites of Theodore II Laskaris (ruled 1254–58), as opposed to the traditional aristocracy which customarily monopolized high offices. According to Akropolites, Margarites was born in the theme of Neokastra in northwestern Asia Minor, a "peasant born of peasants, reared on barley and bran and knowing only how to grunt". He joined the thematic army and rose to the rank of tzaousios. His skill impressed the Nicaean emperor John III Vatatzes (r. 1222–54), who placed him in his own bodyguard, and later raised him to the post of megas tzaousios. Apparently on his accession, John's son Theodore II Laskaris made him archon tou allagiou, i.e. commander of the imperial bodyguard (allagion), and later even raised him to the new post of megas archon.

In Akropolites' account, he appears in the context of Theodore's winter campaign of 1255 in the Balkans against Bulgaria, where he and the protosebastos Manuel Laskaris were placed in command of the forces of the theme of Didymoteichon to keep watch over the Bulgarian frontier, but not engage in any expeditions of their own, while the emperor himself returned to Asia Minor. In the spring of 1256, however, the Bulgarians, learning of the emperor's absence, invited a raiding party of 4,000 Cumans to invade the Nicaean holdings in Thrace. As the Cumans approached Didymoteichon, Margarites and Laskaris disregarded the emperor's instructions to avoid a direct confrontation, and engaged the raiders. As Akropolites narrates, the swift Cuman horse-archers were able to unhorse and defeat the heavily armoured and slower Nicaeans, who broke and fled. Laskaris was able to find refuge in Adrianople, but Margarites and the other commanders of the army were captured. Akropolites reports that the prisoners were sold to the Bulgarians and that the Cumans fled north when they learned that Theodore II had crossed the Hellespont and was advancing on them, but the other contemporary historian, Theodore Skoutariotes, contradicts this, saying that a small Nicaean detachment was able to catch up with the Cumans, defeat them and liberate the prisoners.

References

Sources

13th-century Byzantine people
Byzantine generals
People from the Empire of Nicaea
Byzantine prisoners of war
History of Didymoteicho


title: Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi

text:
Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi is a polytechnic located in Bauchi, a traditional emirate and the capital of Bauchi State, North-East of Nigeria.

Background
Federal Polytechnic Bauchi was established in July 1979 through Decree 33(Act 33) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria alongside six other institutions with a mandate to run full-time and/or part-time programmes on Technology, Applied Science, Commerce, Management and in other relevant fields needed for driving the development of Nigeria. It is situated at Gwallameji village, Bauchi - Dass Road. The current Rector of the polytechnic is Alh. Sani Usman. The institutions which offers programmes leading to the award of National Diploma and Higher National Diploma was granted approval in 2020 to run nine degree courses in affiliation with Abubakar Tafewa Balewa University, Bauchi.

Courses
The institution offers the following courses;

 Accountancy
 Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Technology
 Agricultural Technology
 Animal Health and Production Technology
Architectural Technology
Banking and Finance
Building Technology
Business Administration and Management
Chemical Engineering Technology
Computer Science
Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Estate Management and Valuation
Food Technology
Hospitality Management
Leisure and Tourism Management
Mass Communication
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Office Technology and Management
Public Administration
Quantity Surveying
Science Laboratory Technology
Statistics
Surveying and Geo-informatics

See also
List of Polytechnics in Nigeria

References

External links
Welcome
Nigeria Federal Polytechnic Bauchi
Federal Polytechnic Bauchi

Federal polytechnics in Nigeria
Education in Bauchi State