title: Players Tour Championship 2014/2015

text:
The Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 17 June 2014 and ended on 28 March 2015, with events held across Europe and Asia. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events held in Asia the Asian Tour. The nine regular minor-ranking events concluded with the Finals. Both event five and event six of the European Tour were sponsored by Kreativ Dental.

Schedule

Order of Merit

European Tour

After 6 out of 6 events:

(Top 26 players out of 395)

Asian Tour
After 3 out of 3 events:
(Top 8 players out of 219)

Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 took place between 24–28 March 2015 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It was contested by the top 24 players on the European Tour Order of Merit, and the top eight from the Asian Tour Order of Merit. If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, then the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, then the European Tour Order of Merit took precedence and the next player from the Asian Tour Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.

Notes

References


title: Wagakki Band

text:
is a Japanese band that combines rock music with wagakki and Shigin. Their early songs were adapted from Vocaloid, with their music videos for the songs  and  attracting millions of views on YouTube before their first album was released. In 2015, their first album of original material, Yasou Emaki, debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart and won a Japan Record Award. Their fourth album Otonoe (2018) also won a Japan Record Award. Wagakki Band have performed live in Asia, Europe, and the United States.

History

2012–2013: Conception and early work
Shigin singer and pianist Yuko Suzuhana, having been elected Miss Nico Nama ニコ生 at the 2011 NicoNico Douga Music Festival, formed the band Hanafugetsu in February 2012 alongside shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga and koto player Kiyoshi Ibukuro. In their concerts they would often be joined by other friend musicians, and so Suzuhana conceived a band that would fuse the traditional and modern sides of Japanese culture, leading to the formation of Wagakki Band.

In August 2012 the members of Hanafugetsu met guitarist Shin "Machiya" Oumura, who was a notable session musician with a reputation for fast playing. Around this time, Suzuhana also met drummer Akira "Wasabi" Sasaki at an event by NicoNico Douga. Previous to Hanafugetsu, Ibukuro and Kaminaga were in a folk, visual kei band called Crow X Class with wadaiko player Kurona, who happened to know Wasabi too. These first six members started to perform together around Tokyo and Ibaraki. The band's first song, still under the name Hanafugetsu and published on Suzuhana's personal Youtube page, was an adaptation of the Vocaloid song "Tsuki Kage Mai Ka" (月・影・舞・華, Moon-Silhouette-Dance-Flower) featuring Kanade on shamisen and Shirakami Mashiro on bass. A video of the recording was released in October 2012 and went viral, remaining in the top 3 of the "Played It" category since then.

Bassist Asa, a popular Vocaloid producer and creator of the hit song "Yoshiwara Lament", then officially joined the band in 2013. During a gig in a Shibuya bar, the band was approached by shamisen player Beni Ninagawa, with which Hanafugetsu already performed, and she became the final addition to the band. The formation of the eight members new band was officially announced in March 2013. They initially operated under the name Suzuhana Yuko with Wagakki Band, but by early 2014 the name was shortened to simply Wagakki Band.

2013–2014: Early mainstream success
A video for the first song recorded by all eight current members of Wagakki Band, "Six Trillion Years and Overnight Story" (六兆年と一夜物語), was released in April 2013. In August of that year they played their first live concert at Nico Nico Music Master 2. The music video for "Tengaku" (天樂) was released in October 2013; this video marked the first time guitarist Machiya revealed his face and identity, having him previously performed under his real name, Shin Oumura, only in his alternative-rock band m:a.ture. They then performed at the 10th Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) for three nights in October. At THE VOC@LOID M@STER 27, a Vocaloid convention in November 2013, the band released Joshou (序章), a mini album featuring Vocaloid covers.

Wagakki Band held their first new year's concert, Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2014~Wagakki X Band Gassen~ (和楽器バンド大新年会~和楽器Xバンド合戦~), on January 31, 2014 at Shibuya's Club Asia. On the same day, they released the music video for "Senbonzakura" (千本桜), which instantly became a hit on both Nico Nico Douga and YouTube, expanding their international exposure. Wagakki Band covered Vocaloid songs for their first full-length album Vocalo Zanmai (ボカロ三昧) which was released in April 2014. The album reached no. 5 in the weekly Oricon rankings and stayed in the top 100 for 22 consecutive weeks. After their early Vocaloid works, Wagakki Band has composed original music for their subsequent albums.`

The band held their first overseas performance at Japan Expo 2014 in Paris, France in July, in front of 4,000 attendees. Their first independent concert, Vocalo Zanmai Dai Ensoukai (ボカロ三昧大演奏会), was held later in July at Shibuya's Music Exchange. The music video for Wagakki Band's first original song, "Hanabi" (華火, Fireworks/Flower fire/A flower's burning passion) written by Suzuhana, was released on Nico Nico Douga in July 2014, followed by a retail release. In August they appeared at Japan's a-Nation Festival, followed by an appearance at a-Nation Singapore Premium Showcase Festival in October. The band wrapped up 2014 with the DVD and Blu-ray release of the Vocalo Zanmai Dai Ensoukai concert.

2015–present: International recognition
The band's first hall concert, Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2015 (和楽器バンド大新年会2015), was held at Shibuya Public Hall in January 2015. Their first independent overseas concert, Taipei Dayanchanghui (台北大演唱会), was held in Taiwan in May of that year.  Also in 2015, Wagakki Band headlined a sold-out concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles in conjunction with Anime Expo, with the software persona Vocaloid IA as the opening act. They appeared in their first television commercial for Kirin Mets. Their first original album Yasou Emaki (八奏絵卷, Emaki of an octet playing music) was released in September 2015 and reached number one on the weekly Oricon chart.

On 6 January 2016, the band held its annual New Year's concert, Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2016 Nippon Budokan: Akatsuki no Utage (和楽器バンド大新年会2016日本武道館 -暁ノ宴) at the Nippon Budokan. The concert was attended by approximately 10,000 people. The album Shikisai (四季彩, Colors of the four seasons) was released in 2017, followed by Otonoe (オトノエ) in 2018.

In May 2019, Wagakki Band performed as part of Japan Night 2019 in New York with Hyde, Misia, and Puffy AmiYumi. A month later, the band signed a global contract with Universal Music Japan sublabel Universal Sigma after five years with Avex Group. As part of the deal, the band's management was transferred to the newly-formed . In a press statement published by Suzuhana, the band wanted to challenge themselves in a new musical environment. The EP React, featuring four new songs, was released in December 2019.

On February 16, 2020, the band performed their two days "Premium Symphonic Night Vol.2" concert at Osaka-jō Hall, featuring a full orchestra and a special guest appearance by Evanescence lead vocalist Amy Lee. Lee also collaborated with the band in recording the single "Sakura Rising". The band's fifth studio album Tokyo Singing, which includes the collaboration with Lee, was released in October 2020.

On August 17, 2022, the band released their sixth studio album, and second cover album, Vocalo Zanmai 2 to commemorate their eighth anniversary. Four days later, Suzuhana and Ibukuro announced that they had married on March 4 2020, and were now expecting their first child. On September 22, the band announced they would hold the rest of their Vocalo Zanmai 2 tour without Suzuhana due to her pregnancy and health issues, with the other seven members playing accompanied by Suzuhana's recorded voice or with Machiya, Asa and Beni singing her parts, marking the debut of Beni as a singer. Still hospitalized in isolation, Suzuhana gave birth to a baby girl on November 24, the day before the tour ended.

The band's seventh studio album I vs I was released on July 26, 2023.

Members
  – vocals, piano
  – guitar, vocals
  – tsugaru shamisen
  – koto
  – bass
  – shakuhachi
  – drums
  – wadaiko

Discography

 Vocalo Zanmai (2014)
 Yasou Emaki (2015)
 Shikisai (2017)
 Otonoe (2018)
 Tokyo Singing (2020)
 Vocalo Zanmai 2 (2022)
 I vs I (2023)

Awards

See also
 Vocaloid
Hanafugetsu

References

External links

  (Universal Music Japan)
  (Avex Group)

 Wagakki Band at Oricon

Japanese folk rock groups
Japanese heavy metal musical groups
Musical groups from Tokyo
2013 establishments in Japan
Musical groups established in 2013
Avex Trax artists
Universal Music Japan artists
Female-fronted musical groups


title: 1897 in Uruguay

text:
Events in the year 1897 in Uruguay.

Incumbents
President: Juan Idiarte Borda until August 25, Juan Lindolfo Cuestas

Events

 Revolution of 1897: Blanco forces led by Aparicio Saravia stages an insurrection against the incumbent Colorado Party.

Births

Deaths
August 25 - Juan Idiarte Borda, President, assassinated

References


title: 2000 in Ukraine

text:
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Ukraine.

Incumbents
President: Leonid Kuchma
Prime Minister: Viktor Yushchenko

Events

Births
 July 17 – Miray Akay, actress

Deaths
September 17 – Georgiy Gongadze, journalist

References

2000s in Ukraine
Years of the 20th century in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine


title: No Plan B (album)

text:
No Plan B is the 22nd and final album by contemporary Christian musician Carman. It was released on May 27, 2014, via Norway Avenue Records. This album was produced by Carman, Tre' Corely and Tedd T. The album peaked at No. 66 on the Billboard 200, and at No. 3 on the Top Christian Albums charts.

Critical reception

No Plan B met with generally positive reception from music critics. At CCM Magazine, Andy Argyrakis rated the album four stars out of five, remarking how Carman "returns with a bang". Kelcey Wixtrom of CM Addict rated the album four stars out of five, indicating how "these upbeat, intensive combinations are a change worth exploring!" At 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Jonathan Andre rated the album four stars out of five, commenting that "Even if his new album doesn't chart well when stacked against today's popular artists, No Plan B still has something great about it" because it is one of his "most unique albums".

At Jesus Freak Hideout, Mark Rice rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, noting how "No Plan B is undoubtedly a charming and nostalgic record, but unfortunately, its charm and nostalgia is founded in a sound that is in the past for a reason." Matthew Morris of Jesus Freak Hideout rated the album three stars out of five, highlighting how the release is stereotypical Carman doing what he does best, yet says "Therein lies the problem with No Plan B." At Jesus Wired, Jessica Morris rated the album an eight out of ten stars, illustrating how on "No Plan B, Carman is still as bold and uncompromising as ever."

Commercial performance
For the Billboard charting week of June 14, 2014, No Plan B was the No. 15 most sold album in the Top Christian Albums market. During its second week on the chart, the album was the No. 66 best selling album in the entirety of the United States via the Billboard 200, and it was the No. 3 best selling of Christian Albums. This occurred for the charting week of June 21, 2014.

Track listing

Charts

References

2014 albums
Carman (singer) albums


title: Henry Lewis Routt

text:
Henry L. Routt (1824–1881) was a veteran of the Mexican War and a Border Ruffian during the Bleeding Kansas troubles. He was one of those present in the first seizure of the Liberty Arsenal in 1855 and was the leader of the second seizure of the arsenal in 1861 during the American Civil War. For this and other acts he was captured, tried by a military court, sentenced to hang, but spared by Abraham Lincoln.

Biography

Early life
Henry Routt was born in Woodford County, Kentucky. His grave monument and an obituary imply that he was born in 1817 or 1818, although other sources give his date of birth as April 22, 1824.

Pre-war business
Henry was an attorney in Liberty Missouri.  He is described as standing 6 ft 2.5 inches and having wavy, dark red hair.

He did not have red hair, it was dark brown

Mexican War
Routt served as adjutant to Lt. Col. William Gilpin the Santa Fe Trace Battalion of Missouri volunteers during the Mexican War. This unit was formed to keep the Santa Fe trail open. Becoming ill during the campaign, Routt was left with the garrison at Fort Mann (Kansas Territory). When friendly Pawnees approached and entered the Fort, Routt ordered them arrested until the commander returned. When they attempted to flee, nine were killed.

Arsenal seizures
Routt was a participant in the first Liberty Arsenal raid in 1855, when Missouri border ruffians seized weapons from the arsenal to use against Lawrence, Kansas during the "Wakarusa War". The matter was resolved shortly thereafter and most of the weapons were returned to Federal authorities.

He agitated heavily against opponents to slavery. This included an attack with a revolver and Bowie knife on a Union man because the man would not sell his military outfit goods on credit. On April 20, 1861 he led approximately 200 men in yet another seizure of the Liberty arsenal. This time the arms were not returned and were instead used to arm secessionist militia and later Missouri State Guard.

Battle of Lexington
Prior to the Siege of Lexington, before Col. James A. Mulligan arrived and when only a few companies of Home Guard were present, Routt acting as a colonel with around 800 recruits arrived in the vicinity and arrested several prominent Unionists including former Missouri Governor Austin A. King. Routt's force swelled to around 1200 and he demanded the Home Guard's surrender, but they refused. When it was learned that Union cavalry had been dispatched to relieve the post, Routt withdrew and eventually linked with Sterling Price. Routt's recruits were absorbed into other units and he returned home in autumn of 1861.

Capture, trial, and pardon
Routt was arrested March 17, 1862 and tried by a military tribunal for treason and inciting rebellion. He was found guilty of the charges and sentenced to death by hanging. However, Union governor of Missouri Hamilton Rowan Gamble had offered clemency for those who had peacefully returned home. President Lincoln pardoned Routt on April 16, 1862.

Death
Despite his dubious history, Routt became a judge post-war. Henry Routt died peacefully at his home on February 23, 1881.

See also
 Lexington Historical Museum
Clay County Museum, Liberty, MO

Notes

References

 Peterson, Richard C.; McGhee, James E.; Lindberg, Kip A.; Daleen, Keith I; Sterling Price's Lieutenants (rev. ed.), Two Trails Publishing, Independence, MO (2007)
 Santa Fe Trail Research page about Fort Mann (references letters by Routt to Liberty Tribune)

1824 births
1881 deaths
People of Missouri in the American Civil War


title: Matúš Opatovský

text:
Matúš Opatovský (born 22 July 1994) is a Slovak footballer who currently plays as a midfielder.

Club career

AS Trenčín
He made his debut for AS Trenčín on 25 September 2012 against MŠK Žilina, entering in as a substitute in place of Aldo Baéz in the 79th minute of the game.

References

External links
AS Trenčín profile
 Eurofotbal profile

 Futbalnet profile

1994 births
Living people
Slovak men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
AS Trenčín players
Slovak First Football League players
Footballers from Trenčín


The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event, also known as The Sound of Music: 2013 NBC Television Cast, or sometimes simply The Sound of Music, is a soundtrack album for The Sound of Music Live! released by Sony Masterworks on December 3, 2013. Released in CD and digital download formats, the album includes studio recordings instead of live tracks; the live performance was broadcast two days after the album release. A bonus compilation of nine instrumental tracks from the score was available exclusively through Walmart outlets.  The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Billboard Soundtracks.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the soundtrack three out of five stars and did not give much of a positive review. He stated that the soundtrack "is absent the one quality that made the televised musical so interesting: it is not recorded live; it was cut in the studio" and stated that by doing so the cast are showing how they "are throwing themselves into their roles." Erlewine did however praise them for staying true to the original Broadway musical and the film by stating "the arrangements are faithful to either the original Broadway production or, most often, the 1965 film -- which is appropriate" and concluded by stating "This 2013 staging is a nostalgic celebration of one of the most beloved 20th century musicals and it does right by its source material." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock praised Underwood's vocals stating "She really suits musical theater (much like she’s a classical country singer at heart). Her pure and pristine voice simply shines on songs like "The Sound of Music" and "My Favorite Things" (with Audra McDonald). Bjorke also predicted that the album would do well due to Underwood's appearance on the soundtrack and stating her duets with Moyer and Rinehart "are equally strong and beautifully crafted with musical director/conductor David Chase." He also stated that Borle's, McDonald's and Benanti's appearances would "help the soundtrack give fans something to enjoy long after the live event concludes." Bjorke concluded by stating "This is an iconic Broadway production and while there has been some ‘worry’ that they'll mess it up, this soundtrack should easily put those worries to rest and it should give fans excitement that Carrie Underwood could one day headline a Broadway production if she so chooses to do so."

Track listing

Credits and personnel
Credits and personnel:

On instruments

 John Allred – trombone
 Erin Benim – violin
 Keith Bonner – flute, piccolo
 Laura Bontrager – cello
 David Byrd-Marrow – horn
 Sean Carney – violin
 Lynne Cohen – oboe, English horn
 Jason Covey – trumpet
 David Creswell – viola
 Jonathan Dinklage – violin
 Dominic Derasse – trumpet
 Carla Fabiani – viola
 Gareth Flowers – trumpet
 Bill Hayes – percussion
 JJ Johnson – viola
 Susan Jolles – harp
 Steve Kenyon – clarinet
 Shinwon Kim – violin
 Aaron Korn – horn
 Adam Krauthamer – horn
 Michael Kuennen – bass
 Scott Kuney – guitar
 Matt Lehmann – violin
 Jonathan Levine – clarinet
 Elizabeth Lim-Dutton – violin
 Lisa Matricardi – violin
 Nat Mayland – trombone
 Maxim Mostom – violin
 Matt Perri – celesta, organ
 Marcus Rojas – tuba
 John Romeri – flute
 Rich Rosenzweig – percussion
 Sarah Seiver – cello
 Daniel Sullivan – bassoon
 Mineko Yajima – violin

Sounding

 Laura Benanti – lead vocals (tracks 8, 14)
 Christian Borle – lead vocals (tracks 8, 14)
 Michael Campayno – lead vocals (track 6)
 Sophia Caruso – children's group vocals (tracks 5, 7, 12, 18-20)
 Peyton Ella – children's group vocals (tracks 5, 7, 12, 18-20)
 Audra McDonald – lead vocals (tracks 1, 3–4, 13, 21), background vocals (3)
 Jessica Molaskey – lead & background vocals (track 3)
 Stephen Moyer – lead vocals (tracks 9, 14–15, 18-20)
 Michael Nigro – children's group vocals (tracks 5, 7, 12, 18-20)
 Christiane Noll – background & additional lead vocals (track 3)
 Ariane Rinehart – lead vocals (track 6, 17), children's group vocals (5, 7, 12, 18-20)
 Grace Rundhaug – children's group vocals (tracks 5, 7, 12, 18-20)
 Elena Shaddow – background & additional lead vocals (track 3)
 The Sound of Music Television Cast Ensemble – choir/chorus
 The Sound of Music Television Orchestra – orchestral accompaniment  (tracks 1–9, 12-21), All instruments performed by (10-11, 22)
 Carrie Underwood – primary artist, lead vocals (tracks 2, 4–5, 7, 15, 17-20)
 Ella Watts-Gorman – children's group vocals (tracks 5, 7, 12, 18-20)
 Joe West – children's group vocals (tracks 5, 7, 12, 18-20)

 The Nuns of Nonnberg Abbey (background vocals) - Cameron Adams, Margot De La Barre, Wendi Bergamini, Ashley Brown, Stowe Brown, Catherine Brunell, Paula Leggett Chase, Nikki Renee Daniels, Adrienne Danrich, Gina Ferrall, Joy Hermalyn, Leah Horowitz, Autumn Hulbert, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Sydney Morton, Linda Mugleston, Laura Shoop, Georgia Stitt, Rema Webb (tracks 1, 16, 21)

Managerial

 Anixter Rice Music Service - music preparation
 Rob Ashford – stage direction
 David Chase - music direction, music supervisor
 Randy Cohen – keyboard programming
 Reuben Cohen – mastering
 Howard Joines – music coordinator
 Fred Lassen – associate music supervisor
 Jennifer Liebeskind – product development
 Gavin Lurssen – mastering
 Marty Maidenberg – project consultant
 Beth McCarthy-Miller – stage direction
 George Stitt - nun caption
 Janet Weber – recording production manager
 Ian Weinberger – music assistant
 Emily Bruskin Yarbrough - concert master

Technical and production

 Doug Besterman – orchestration, producer
 David Channing – score editor
 David Chase – conductor, producer, synopsis
 Tyler Hartman – assistant engineer, additional vocal recording
 Steven Malone – children's choirmaster
 Neil Meron – executive producer
 Cathleen Murphy – A&R
 Nate Odden – assistant engineer
 Priscilla Taussig – producer
 Frank Wolf – engineer, mixing, producer, recording
 Craig Zadan – executive producer

Visuals and imagery

 Ted Chapin – liner notes
 Russel Crouse – book
 Autumn de Wilde – photography
 Russ Elliott – photography
 Oscar Hammerstein II – lyricist
 Howard Lindsay – book
 Scott McDaniel – cover design
 Nino Muñoz – cover photo
 Patrick Randak – photography
 Richard Rodgers – composer, lyricist (track 15 only)
 Giovanni Rufino – photography
 Federico Ruiz – design
 Robert Trachtenberg – photography

Sales and chart performance
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 17 with sales of 38,000. On December 21, 2013 the soundtrack debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart. The following week the soundtrack held the number 2 spot on the Billboard Soundtracks chart, as well as its third week on the chart.  It has sold 103,000 copies in the US as of January 2, 2014.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

See also

 Carrie Underwood discography
 List of songs recorded by Carrie Underwood

References

External links

2013 soundtrack albums
Classical music soundtracks
Television soundtracks
The Sound of Music
Trapp family


title: Sajjad Barzi

text:
Sajjad Barzi (; born March 5, 1981, in Tehran) is a retired amateur Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. Barzi has claimed three medals (one silver and two bronze) in the 120-kg division at the Asian Championships (2004, 2005, and 2006), and later finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Barzi trained full-time for Hafti Wrestling Club in Tehran, under his head coach Hassan Babak.

Barzi qualified for the Iranian squad in the men's 120 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing first and receiving a berth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro. Emerging as a surprise medal contender in his category, Barzi quickly edged Hungary's Mihály Deák-Bárdos out of the ring in his opening match, and then grappled Finnish wrestler and four-time Olympian Juha Ahokas by a 2–1 sudden death decision in the round-robin pool to secure him a spot in the knockout rounds. He delivered a stunning maneuver to beat France's Yannick Szczepaniak 3–0 on his quarterfinal match, before being tamed by Russia's reigning world champion Khasan Baroyev in the semifinals. Facing off against U.S. wrestler and defending Olympic champion Rulon Gardner for the bronze medal, Barzi could not throw his formidable opponent off the mat and lost the match 3–0  in overtime.

At the 2006 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Barzi captured the silver medal in his final showdown against the host country's Georgiy Tsurtsumia, producing his marvelous career record to three medals in total (two of which were bronze in 2004 and 2005).

References

External links

Profile – International Wrestling Database

1981 births
Living people
Olympic wrestlers for Iran
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sport wrestlers from Tehran
Iranian male sport wrestlers
20th-century Iranian people
21st-century Iranian people


title: Aeger tipularius

text:
Aeger tipularius is a species of fossil prawn from the Solnhofen limestone.

References

Dendrobranchiata
Crustaceans described in 1822
Prehistoric crustaceans


title: Gertrude Martin

text:
Gertrude Martin (1911 – February 1952) became one of an elite group of women master mosaicists.

Family
Born to George Martin, a retired insurance brokers clerk, and his wife, Harriett. She was baptized at St Peter's Church, Dulwich, on 18 January 1882 and spent her childhood at various addresses in Croydon.

Career
Along with her sisters Margaret and Dora, Gertrude was apprenticed to George Bridge, an artist and worker in mosaics, who had a business premise in Mitcham Park and a studio in Oxford Street.  In 1902 George and his 26 women mosaicists began an extended period of work in Westminster Cathedral.  Gertrude studied mosaics in Ravenna, Milan and Venice, and along with her sister Margaret was employed on some prestigious commissions.  In the 1920s the sisters worked on two arched panels in the Central Lobby in the Houses of Parliament.  Designed by Robert Anning Bell the mosaic depicting St Andrew was completed in 1923 and St Patrick in 1924.  Between 1928 and 1932 Gertrude and Margaret worked at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, designing and producing mosaics in the Baptistry, the Chapel of Holy Spirit, the tympanum above the West Doors and the mural of St Patrick above the entrance to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

Death
Gertrude died at her home in St James's Crescent.

References

1. ^http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/tour_mosaics.php

"Chapters of Gold: The Life of Mary in Mosaics" By Rachel Billington, Publisher: Burns & Oates (October 20, 2005)

External links

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/uk_parliament/8222763693/
 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518233937/http://www.belfastcathedral.org/heritage/artists-and-sculptors/
 http://www.ipernity.com/doc/302051/18737465

 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113557/http://www.focusfeatures.com/photo/london__the_lady_chapel_in_westminster_cathedral
 http://www.margaretalmon.com/my-entry-2/

English artists
Mosaic artists
1911 births
1952 deaths


title: Southern Express (cricket team)

text:
Southern Express (previously known as Ruhuna Red) is a franchise cricket team based in Galle, Sri Lanka.

History
The team first took part in the 2013 Super 4's T20 as Ruhuna Red, after losing two games out of three, the team was eliminated. In 2014 the team was renamed as the Southern Express

Players
Players with international caps are listed in bold.

See also
2014 Super 4's T20
Sri Lanka Cricket

References

Galle
Sri Lanka Premier League teams


title: Master of the Figdor Deposition

text:
Master of the Figdor Deposition (1480–1500), was an Early Netherlandish painter.

Biography
He was named by Max J. Friedlander after the Austrian banker and art collector Albert Figdor for an altarpiece painting he owned and which was displayed in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, but which was destroyed in 1945 during World War II.	This artist is sometimes also called the Master of the Martyrdom of St. Lucy after the backside of the destroyed altarpiece, which is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. On stylistic grounds the painter has been called "Pseudo-Geertgen" or the pupil of Geertgen tot Sint Jans and was probably active in Haarlem.

For the similarity of the alternate name, this artist is sometimes confused with the Flemish Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy.

References

Master of the Figdor Deposition on Artnet

1480 births
1500 deaths
Early Netherlandish painters
Painters from Haarlem


title: Walter Kirwan

text:
Walter Blake Kirwan (1754–1805) was an Irish priest of the Church of Ireland and a noted preacher.

Born in Gort, County Galway in 1754 and raised a Roman Catholic, he studied in the Jesuit school  St. Omer's College, intending to study for the priesthood. Aged 17 he went to St Croix, in the West Indies, then a Danish colony, where his father's cousin was a wealthy businessman. Kirwan reportedly disagreed with slavery and did not like the climate so he returned to Europe.

On the advice of his maternal uncle, the Roman Catholic Primate of Ireland, Archbishop Anthony Blake he went to the University of Louvain, completing his studies for the priesthood with distinction, and following ordination in 1777, he held the chair of Moral and Natural Philosophy. After leaving Louvain he went to London.

In 1785 Kirwn cease to operate as a Catholic priest, and in 1787 joined the established church (Anglican) and was appointed to St. Peter's Church, Aungier Street, Dublin. He became a canon of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin as the prebend of Howth, Co. Dublin, and rector of Church of St Nicholas Without, Dublin (Church of Ireland). In 1800 he was appointed Dean of Killala.

Kirwan married Wilhelmina Richards on 22 September 1798.  They had two sons and two daughters. His son Anthony La Touche Kirwan also became an Anglican priest. He died aged 51, on 27 October 1805 at his home in Mount Pleasant, Dublin.

Kirwan House, an orphanage for girls, was named in his honour due to his fundraising preaching on their behalf. In 1816 a volume of his sermons was published.

References

Converts to Anglicanism from Roman Catholicism
Deans of Killala
Old University of Leuven alumni
Academic staff of the Old University of Leuven
Christian clergy from County Galway
1754 births
1805 deaths
18th-century Irish Anglican priests
19th-century Irish Anglican priests
18th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests


title: Ludwik Turowski

text:
Ludwik Turowski (27 July 1901 – 14 September 1973) was a Polish cyclist. He competed in the tandem event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1901 births
1973 deaths
Polish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Poland
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from Warsaw


title: DYEN

text:
DYEN (107.1 FM), broadcasting as Barangay FM 107.1, is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. The station's studio and transmitter are located at Door 10, 3rd Floor, Centroplex Mall, Gonzaga St., Bacolod.

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Radio stations in Bacolod
Radio stations established in 1997
Barangay FM stations


title: Stanisław Podgórski

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Stanisław Podgórski (7 May 1905 – 15 May 1981) was a Polish cyclist. He competed in the tandem event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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1905 births
1981 deaths
Polish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Poland
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from Warsaw


title: Rajendra Agnihotri

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Rajendra Agnihotri (1938- 2008) was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was member of the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Lok Sabha  representing the Jhansi of Uttar Pradesh. He also served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from 1980 to 1985. He died on 5 June 2008.

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2008 deaths
1938 births
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
India MPs 1989–1991
India MPs 1991–1996
India MPs 1996–1997
India MPs 1998–1999
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1980–1985
People from Jhansi district
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh


title: Hubert Guyard

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Hubert Guyard was a French cyclist. He competed in the tandem event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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French male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for France
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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title: Adolfo Corsi

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Adolfo Corsi was an Italian cyclist. He competed in the tandem event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Italian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Italy
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing


title: Good News Mission

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Good News Mission (GNM; ) is a South Korean Christian-based new religious movement founded in 1971 by pastor Ock Soo Park.  It is one of several new religious movements in Korea referred to as Guwonpa (Salvation sect).

History
The first Good News church was established in 1972 by Ock Soo Park and became a mission when the missionary school was established in 1976. In the early years, Park conducted vocation Bible schools for the youth in the nearby villages, served as a spiritual counselor at Suwon Prison, and went on witness trips to leper colonies. In the early 1990s, the mission sent its first missionaries to Germany and the United States. Missionaries sent to Kenya in the mid-1990s faced problems with religious registration as foreign groups were denied such registration unless sponsored by a native Kenyan church. Eventually, religious registration was granted to them. In the early 2000s, missionaries were dispatched to South Africa, Brazil, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.

According to the church webpage, it currently has 170 churches in South Korea and 838 international churches.

Activities
The organization's activities include religious seminars and missionary activities in different countries. It also organizes youth events, and broadcasts sermons over the radio and the internet.

Controversy
In 2011, 400 volunteer English teachers, including a number of young college students, were led to believe that they were recruited to teach English in Mexico. The preparatory meeting, called "English Camp", included religious lectures on the topic of sin, which took place in ballrooms guarded by security personnel that discouraged members from leaving. Participants who were considered "tardy" were subjected to physical punishment such as being made to do squat-thrust exercises. One of the college students attending the event said, "I was the victim of a scam."

The organisation's activities in Nagaland, India, as well as in Uganda where religious material from the Good News Mission has been used in public schools, have also been questioned.

References

External links

Christian new religious movements


title: Francesco Malatesta

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Francesco Malatesta (5 June 1907 – 16 September 1986) was an Italian cyclist. He competed in the tandem event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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1907 births
1986 deaths
Italian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Italy
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Padua
Cyclists from the Province of Padua


title: Mundi Mundi

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Mundi Mundi Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in New South Wales.

The property is situated approximately  west of Broken Hill and  north west of Menindee.

Mundi Mundi is one of the four original stations in the Barrier Range settled through the early 1870s along with Mount Gipps, Corona and Alberta Stations. The property was established by the Whitting family who were running stock in the area from the 1860s when the property had an occupied an area of . The Whittings were running sheep but also were raising horses. The family were the first Europeans to settle in the Barrier Range and their daughter, Tryphena, was the first European to be born in the area.

John Lewis had cattle stolen from the property in 1901. Lewis still owned the property in 1906 when he and other pastoralists in the area formed the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling. Lewis had also once owned other runs such as Nilpena, Wirrealpa and Nelyambo.

In 1930 the property was carrying 12,000 sheep.

Following a drought in 1943 the station manager, J. D. Kelly, sold off 7,100 sheep from the property leaving a flock of 9,000.

The 1999 Jimeoin film The Craic is set in Mundi Mundi, although the "Mundi Mundi Pub" is actually the nearby Silverton Hotel. In addition, at the beginning of Mad Max 2 (a movie set in a post-apocalyptic world) - a sign with "Mundi Mundi Lookout" can be seen as Max collects petrol.

See also
List of ranches and stations
List of reduplicated Australian place names

References

Stations in New South Wales


title: Alex of Venice

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Alex of Venice is a 2014 American drama film directed by Chris Messina in his directorial debut. It is written by Jessica Goldberg, Katie Nehra and Justin Shilton. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Don Johnson, Katie Nehra, Chris Messina, Derek Luke, Skylar Gaertner. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2014, and has expanded to a few other film festivals.

The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand beginning on  April 17, 2015.

Plot
Alex, a young environmental lawyer in Venice, California, is working hard to support her family. Her stay-at-home husband George, an artist, decides he's unhappy and can't continue taking care of their shy school-aged son Dakota or Alex's aging father Roger. When George leaves Alex, Roger invites her wild younger sister Lily, a clothing designer, to stay with them and help look after Dakota.

Alex needs to deal with an impending legal case against Frank, a property developer with whom she has a brief sexual relationship, as well as her father's increasing forgetfulness. Roger, a former television actor who doesn't want to accept his declining acuity, is cast as the aged manservant Firs in a stage production of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, but he struggles to remember his lines and cues. He also begins to demonstrate confusion, so his daughters take him to a doctor who gives him a brain scan.

Alex loses the legal case, and at a party afterward she takes the drug ecstasy and becomes furious with Lily when she learns that Lily has not taken Dakota to school for a week. Alex calls George and tells him that it's not safe for her to drive; he finds her high and takes her home. The next day Lily apologizes for letting Dakota skip classes. Alex forgives her and thanks her, and she tells her that George is not coming back to her but that she wants to spend more time with Dakota. George tells Dakota he will continue to be his father but won't stay with Alex. Alex tells Dakota that she and George still love him and that this will never change. Later the family attends Roger's performance, which goes well.

Cast
 Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Alex
 Don Johnson as Roger
 Derek Luke as Frank
 Katie Nehra as Lily
 Chris Messina as George
 Skylar Gaertner as Dakota
 Julianna Guill as Anya
 Reg E. Cathey as Walt
 Timm Sharp as Josh
 Matthew Del Negro as James
 Michael Chernus as Trofimov
 Jennifer Jason Leigh as Maureen
 Will McCormack as Lee

Production

Casting
Mary Elizabeth Winstead was cast in the film on June 12, 2013. She said of the script, "I immediately loved it. It was one of those things where I cried like 5 times when I first read it. I just felt really connected to the role and thought it was so beautifully written."

Messina approached Don Johnson to play the role of Alex's father Roger. Johnson said he "wasn't initially won over to play Alex's father," but "Chris wouldn't leave me alone – he came up to my house in North Los Angeles, and I wasn't really looking to work, so I dragged him to my boys' basketball game and made him watch, and he feigned interest." Johnson ultimately agreed, saying he was "intrigued by Messina's infectious passion" and "the material resonated with me because it had different tempos and rhythms."

Upon casting himself in the film, Messina said, "I thought there were a lot of other actors who could've done a better job [...] I was scared to do both (acting and directing), but I wanted to do it to learn what it’d be like. Maybe two weeks out, I was trying to convince Jamie [Patricof, producer] to hire somebody else!" Producers Katie Nehra and Justin Shilton had wanted Messina for the role years ago. "He was our only George," said Shilton.

Filming
Shooting began on June 17, 2013, and wrapped on July 17. Filming took place on location in Venice Beach.

Messina has stated he was inspired and influenced by several filmmakers that he has worked for before. "I would say Woody Allen and Sam Mendes were huge inspirations. [Woody] casts his movies really well and then he kind of lets you go. [...] With Sam Mendes, he said something that I quote constantly. He told me that every actor comes with a gift, and it's the director’s job to let that gift out." Messina has also named Kramer vs. Kramer, Hannah and Her Sisters and the work of John Cassavetes as "models for the film's quiet naturalism".

Messina directed the film back-to-back while shooting The Mindy Project. Of the experience, he said, "That was maybe the dumbest thing – it was grueling, and I would never do that again [...] I’d be on set at Mindy during the day and then editing at night, and constantly on the phone during breaks."

Release
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2014. Alex of Venice was also shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 8, 2014 and at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 6, 2014.

In August 2014, Alex of Venice was picked up by Screen Media Films for release in early 2015. The film was screened in a limited release and through video on demand beginning on April 17, 2015.

Reception

Critical response

Above all, the cast's performance has been highly praised by critics, with Winstead prominently singled out. Ronnie Schieb of Variety said, "Winstead gives an extraordinary performance in this uneven but pleasurably mellow indie." Yazdi Pithavala of Moviewallas.com added, "A great deal of the film’s success lies in the casting of Mary Elizabeth Winstead as the lead." Screen Invasion noted, "Winstead is quietly stunning in all of Alex's various circumstances, from bewildered, overwhelmed and frazzled, to focused, confident and accepting."

Johnson also received praise for his performance, with Lisa Rainwater of Galo Magazine saying, "Johnson's ability to slip into the skin of his characters...has been underrated far too long." Messina's directing has also been commended. The Arts Guild said, "Messina has created a film that does successfully look at a [character's] growth out of chaos".

One reviewer complained that the script "leaves many details behind" and that "the audience is left questioning the plot from the get go"; but also felt that "the performances... make up for the film's ambiguity."

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2014 films
2014 directorial debut films
2014 drama films
2014 independent films
2010s American films
2010s English-language films
American drama films
Films about father–daughter relationships
Films about lawyers
Films scored by David Wingo
Films set in Los Angeles
Films shot in Venice, Los Angeles
Screen Media films


title: Keshav Dev Malviya

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Keshav Dev Malaviya (11 August 1904–27 May 1981) was a leader of Indian National Congress and a union minister of India. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Domariyaganj, Uttar Pradesh. He received his degree in oil technology from HBTI Kanpur (now HBTU Kanpur). He served as a Minister of Petroleum in the 1970s in the Congress government. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Petroleum Industry.

Notes

In honour of K.D. Malaviya, Dibrugarh University, Assam has established a chair for research purpose in the department of Applied Geology, with collaboration with Oil India Ltd. Duliajan in 1991. This chair is dedicated for research in the field of oil and natural gas.

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1981 deaths
1904 births
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
Members of the Cabinet of India
India MPs 1952–1957
India MPs 1957–1962
India MPs 1962–1967
India MPs 1971–1977
People from Basti district
Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers of India
Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh


title: James Melvin Rhodes

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James Melvin Rhodes (June 14, 1916 – April 29, 1976) was an American educational scientist, assistant professor of education and creativity researcher who was the originator of the pioneering concept of the 4 "P"s of creativity.

Biography
Mel Rhodes was born on June 14, 1916, to Waldo and Grace (Davis) Rhodes in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as the second eldest of 7 siblings.

He grew up in Middle Taylor, Cambria, Pennsylvania where his father was a farmer. After graduating from high school he went on to study at Juniata College, Huntingdon from 1934 till 1938 and earned a B.A. degree in 1938 (major in sociology). During these schooldays he was president of the Juniata College choir and the Juniata College class of 1938. Having finished his studies his interest of contacting people confirmed him to work as a field representative for Juniata in the years 1938–1941.

One of the first to be drafted for World War II he served in the military from 1941 until 1946 as a major in the China-Burma-India Theater (CBI). After World War II, Rhodes initially worked as director in charge of personnel at the Johnstown Tribune Publishing company 1946–1947. Thereafter he accepted a position as dean of students and director of admissions and placement at Juniata College 1947–1952. He also continued his studies and earned an MS degree in education (major in psychology) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn State) in 1950.

In 1948 he was married to Rhoda Catherine Metz, whom he met at Juniata College.

In 1950 he became an elected member of the honorary educational fraternity Phi Delta Kappa and later also of the American Psychological Association (APA).

He resigned as dean of Juniata College in 1952 because of health reasons and went on to Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe (AZ). There he continued his studies and earned his PhD in philosophy (minor in psychology) in 1957; his dissertation was signed on May 16, 1956. During his time at the university he was since 1953 also employed at the student's placement bureau and got promoted in 1956 to director in charge of this institution.

At the completion of his doctorate he accepted a position as assistant professor at the College of Education, University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, in 1957. He was on faculty of the department of education from 1957 to 1971 and served for several years additionally as senator-at-large. Also he served in different positions for the Arizona Education Association (AEA).

Rhodes died in Highlands (Florida), (Sebring area) on April 29, 1976, at the age of 60.

Legacy
Together with his wife he sponsored the J. Melvin and Rhoda Metz Rhodes Scholarship, which was first granted in 1976. According to Juniata's Development office the scholarship is still being awarded.

Work
Rhodes is noted for his pioneering work in the early study and research of Creativity and is best known as the architect of the framework of the 4 "P"s of creativity and its implication specifically for the field of applied creativity.

While he was working on his doctoral dissertation "The Dynamics of Creativity: An Interpretation of the Literature on Creativity with a Proposed Procedure for Objective Research"   he was in search for a universal definition of the term creativity. He did not attain this goal but collected more than 40 definitions, and within these various concepts identified four elementary strands of creativity. This idea was later elaborated in a seminal article "An analysis of creativity" which ever since has been credited as the basis for bringing conceptual clarity and structure into creativity, and was regarded as a viable way to look at creativity and to identify momentous approaches for further research in the field.

Research and theory
Rhodes theory asserts that creativity is not merely an elusive and fuzzy capacity with no predictable structure, but exhibits a clear-cut composition of four essential components and dominant factors which have an impact to any kind of result, solution or idea. In his epoch-making article Rhodes wrote 1961: About five years ago I set out to find a definition of the word creativity. I was interested in imagination, originality, and ingenuity. In time I had collected forty definitions of creativity and sixteen of imagination. But as I inspected my collection I observed that the definitions are not mutually exclusive. They overlap and intertwine. When analyzed, as through a prism, the content of the definitions form four strands. Each strand has unique identity academically, but only in unity do the four strands operate functionally.

This article became the probably most cited single source in applied creativity ever and has established Rhodes' reputation as a pioneering contributor to creativity research, since it not only endowed a seemingly unstructured field with a structure, but delivered a classification system and within it four precise starting-points for classified research about creativity.

4 "P"s of creativity
Rhodes defined four separate strands which have influence on the occurrence of creativity and which represent the essential cornerstones for any kind of creativity research: Person, Process, Press and Product:
 "The term person, as used here, covers information about personality, intellect, temperament, physique, traits, habits, attitudes, self-concept, value systems, defense mechanisms, and behaviour." (p. 307).
 "The term process applies to motivation, perception, learning, thinking, and communication." (p. 308).
 "The term press refers to the relationship between human beings and their environment." (p. 308). This notion and the word "press" are rather common in the field of education.
 "The term product refers to a thought which has been communicated to other people in the form of words, paint, clay, metal, stone, fabric, or other material. When an idea becomes embodied into tangible form it is called a product." (p. 309).

Criticism
The concept itself was copied numerous times, sometimes one-to-one, sometimes simply by replacing one term (e.g.: "place" instead of "press"), many a time without crediting the original author. Some followers also tried to add a fifth or sixth term which starts with a "P" (e.g.: "place", "problem", "preference", "phantasy", "persuasion", "passion", "power" or else). On closer inspection it appears that all terms added so far are already included within the original framework, thus are not to be embodied separately in the concept on an equal footing; in details: "Place" is a part of "press", "problem" is as a starting point a vital part of the "process", "preference" and "power" are linked to "persons", and "phantasy", "persuasion", "passion" are traits and capacities of "persons" too.

Hence the original lean concept shall be still deemed to be valid as the essential structure giving map and as "a system that enables researchers to study smaller manageable components of the complex concept of creativity". This does deliver a sound basis both for researcher and practitioner in the field, to align creativity research endeavours in a comprehensive and comprehensible way by pooling the problems and objects of research.

Significance
Today more than 600.000 entries for the keyword "4 "P"s of creativity" listed on Google and countless citations in the literature display tellingly the enduring importance of this concept to the field of creativity. Further testimonials are major international conferences and research projects which have been organized around the 4 "P"s model.

Practical use
Adjacent to his significant findings for further research in the field, Rhodes, as a result of his work, also arrived at the conclusion for the field of education, that "a body of thought about the nature of the creative process belongs in the arsenal of every teacher and teacher-to-be."

Publications
 James Melvin Rhodes: The dynamics of creativity: An interpretation of the literature on creativity with a proposed procedure for objective research. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Arizona State University, Tempe 1956
 Mel Rhodes: An analysis of creativity. in Phi Delta Kappan 1961, Vol. 42: 305–311
 James Melvin Rhodes: Creativity resides in mental concept. in The Educational Forum, Volume 27, Issue 4, 1963, 477-481

Further reading
 John Haefele: Creativity and innovation. Reinhold Publishing 1962
 Tudor Rickards: Creativity and the management of change. Blackwell Publishers 1999
 Calvin W. Taylor, Frank Barron: Scientific Creativity: Its recognition and development. John Wiley&Sons 1963

References

External links

Creativity researchers
20th-century American educators
American educational theorists
Educational psychologists
Arizona State University faculty
1916 births
1976 deaths


title: Ellen Semple Barry

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Ellen Semple Barry  (née Semple; October 4, 1898 – June 12, 1995) was an American portrait artist whose subjects included Dean Acheson, William S. Paley, Vincent Astor, W. Averell Harriman and Pablo Picasso. Some of her portraits are hung in the National Portrait Gallery. She was married to the playwright Philip Barry.

Biography
Ellen Semple was the daughter of Lorenzo Semple, a Southern lawyer, and Mary Semple.

Portraits hung in the National Portrait Gallery include Lady Bird Johnson, Archibald MacLeish and Eleanor Roosevelt.

References

1898 births
1995 deaths
American portrait painters
20th-century American painters


title: Cycleryon

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Cycleryon is an extinct genus of decapod crustaceans. The type species is Cycleryon propinquus.

These epifaunal carnivores lived during the Jurassic of Germany and France, from 164.7 to 161.2 Ma.

Species
 Cycleryon elongatus Munster, 1839
 Cycleryon orbiculatus Munster, 1839
 Cycleryon propinquus Schlotheim, 1822
 Cycleryon wulfi Garassino and Schweigert, 2004

References

Polychelida
Jurassic crustaceans
Fossils of Germany
Fossils of France
Fossil taxa described in 1965


title: Eduard Isabekyan

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Eduard Isabekyan (; November 8, 1914 – August 17, 2007) was an Armenian painter, founder of thematic compositional genre in Armenia.

Biography

2007 – August 17 Eduard Isabekyan died. Buried in Komitas Pantheon

A separate hall is allotted to Eduard Isabekyan's permanent exhibition in The National Gallery of Armenia (total number of his works retained there is 121). His paintings are stored in many prestigious museums and private collections.

Eduard Isabekyan was elected as an honorary chairman of "Iğdır" patriotic union for the term of his life. During his lifetime the Municipality of Yerevan made a decision to establish a permanent exhibition hall (gallery) for Isabekyan's art. The Eduard Isabekyan Gallery opened on 3 May 2013- at 7a, Mashtots Avenue, in Yerevan.

Career, works

Eduard Isabekyan was the founder of thematic compositional genre in Armenia. The basis of his art is the history of Armenian nation and its future, its proud posture and the ecstatic potential. Isabekyan's works of thematic compositional genre are the achievement of Armenian fine art of the Soviet period. "Young David" (1956, The National Gallery of Armenia), "The Revolt of Haghpat Peasants in 1903" (1957), "Reply to Hazkert" (1960, The National Gallery of Armenia) and other paintings distinguish by their monumental expressiveness, dynamic composition and civic resonance.

A number of Isabekyan's paintings are characterized by organic intercourse of a man and the native nature: "Old Man from Byurakan and the Artavazik Church" (1956), "Aksel Bakunts" (1956), "Derenik Demirtchyan" (1960), "Curly Boy" (1964), "Sayat Nova" (1964). One of the best examples of Armenian portraiture of Soviet period is the "Mother’s portrait" painting (1944).

The thematic center of his landscapes is the epic description of Armenian nature, ancient fortresses and temples: "In the Canyon of Tatev" (1959), "The Oxen Crossing the River by the Bridge" (1959), "Khndzoresk" (1962).

Many paintings are distinguished by artistic saturation: "Horovel" (1956, The National Gallery of Armenia), "Near the well" ("They didn’t come back", 1965), "In the shade of the trees" (1966), "Artavazd’s death" (1966). The illustrations of Derenik Demirchian’s "Vardananq" and Sero Khanzadyan’s "Mkhitar Sparapet" novels are also commonly known.

Isabekyan was the author of a number of drawings and the series of graphics devoted to painter Arpenik Nalbandyan.

Exhibitions

1931 – Exhibition of young Armenian artists
1935 – "House of Red army" presented several graphic compositions (sketches of meetings, a self-portrait)
1943 – Exhibited his works that were accomplished during the army in Armenia and Moscow
1947 – 1st Personal exhibition,Yerevan, Armenia
1964 – Personal exhibition celebrating his 50th birthday
1965 – Personal exhibition in Tbilisi and Bulgaria
1967 – Participated in exhibition in Montreal
1970 – "Urartu till today" exhibition, Paris
1974 – Morocco, personal exhibition
1988 – Personal exhibition, Central House of Artists, Moscow
2004 – Personal exhibition, Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan
2006 - Personal exhibition, "Academy" Gallery, Yerevan
2014 – Personal exhibition (devoted to the 100th anniversary of Edurad Isabekyan) National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan

Awards

1956 – Announced the honored worker of arts
1963 – Announced the People's Painter of Armenia
2001 – Is awarded the "Mesrop Mashtots" medal by the Armenian Catholicos
2002 – Becomes an honorable citizen of Yerevan
2004 – Is awarded the "St.Sahak-St.Mesrop" medal by the Armenian Catholicos

See also
List of Armenian artists
List of Armenians
Culture of Armenia

References

External links

 Official site
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 Էդուարդ Իսաբեկյանի արվեստը
 ՆԿԱՐԻՉԸ՝ Էդուարդ Իսաբեկյան
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1914 births
2007 deaths
20th-century Armenian painters
People from Iğdır
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts alumni
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Armenian painters
Soviet painters
Burials at the Komitas Pantheon


title: Ambon of Henry II

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The Ambon of Henry II (German: Ambo Heinrichs II.), commonly known as Henry's Ambon (Heinrichsambo) or Henry's Pulpit (Heinrichskanzel) is an ambon in the shape of a pulpit built by Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor in the Palatine chapel in Aachen (now Aachen Cathedral) between 1002 and 1014. It is among the most significant artworks of the Ottonian period.

Originally, the Ambon probably stood on the central axis of the Octagon, in front of the high altar. After the expansion of the Choir was completed in 1414, the Ambon was moved to the south side of the first bay. The wooden staircase was built in 1782. The ambon underwent restoration work in 1816/7, 1924, and 1939. The ambon remains in liturgical use on high feast days.

Description

Construction, decoration and arrangement

The ambon has a trefoil floorplan. The wall of the central portion is divided into nine rectangles decorated with lacquer by borders of filigree and precious stones (only one of these borders is original), five of which have a crux gemmata in the shape of a Greek cross. Costly materials decorate these panels – three are original, two are later. The original pieces include an ancient agate bowl, which probably dates from the third or fourth century AD. How Henry II came into possession of this agate bowl is not known for certain, but the sources report that Byzantine delegations brought him gifts. According to one view in the scholarship, it was part of the dowry of Theophanu – the bride of Otto II. There is also a rock crystal cup and bowl which are probably Eastern work of the late tenth or eleventh century AD. Such rock crystal work found very great popularity north of the Alps and was soon imported from the Eastern Mediterranean in great quantity. A green ribbed bowl and another agate bowl are later additions. Agate and Chalcedon chessmen surround the crockery. In the other four panels there are chased copper reliefs depicting the Four Evangelists writing the gospels. Only the panel showing Matthew (upper left) is original; the other three reliefs were cast from plaster models in the 1870s. Both the central wall and the columnar bulges on each side are decorated with many bronze panels decorated with foliage patterns.

There is very unusual decoration on the side portions – six convex ivory tablets made in Alexandria or elsewhere in Egypt in the sixth century AD. The top tablets on both sides show martial victory scenes. On each, two Genii crown the central figure. In the right panel, the warrior stands ready for battle while in left panel he is on horseback, striking an armoured dragon in the heart with a lance. Another tablet shows the Nereids, the daughters of the Greek sea god Nereus and his wife Doris and attendants of Poseidon riding on marine animals. On a fourth panel there is a crowned, finely dressed goddess holding a ship in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left, which flows into a small temple with a small child looking out. The dome of this temple is decorated with angels playing music. This goddess could be seen as a personification of the city of Alexandria or of Tyche, the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of chance, controlling the ship of life. Her crown and the child also allow an identification with Isis, the Egyptian goddess of love and the sea, who is often depicted as a mother goddess, holding her son lovingly in her hands. A Maenads dancing to the sound of the aulos and pan pipes of Pan at the feet of the goddess looks forward to the panel below depicting Dionysus, the Greek wine-god, known for his unbridled, intoxicating revels. Casually leaning on a column with his legs crossed, he grasps the vine leaf surrounding him and swinging a pot over his head pours a wid arc of wine down a lion's throat. A small angel and other fantastic creatures pass by. The drunk god is found in very similar circumstances on two of the six tablets.

The use of ancient motifs and elements in art is a major justification for the (not undisputed) term "Ottonian Renaissance" to which the ambon, with its unique design, can be assigned.

Inscriptions
On the upper and lower bands of the ambon, running from the left side all the way to the right, is a metrical dedication inscription which identifies Henry II (called "Pious King Henry") as the donor in four Leonine verses directed to the Virgin Mary. Only fragments of the original text survive, but in the restorations of 1939 it was possible to restore it using written sources, so that the full verse is now readable:

The inscriptions of the Four Evangelist reliefs are also in Leonine hexameters. The couplets say:

Theological and symbolic message
The reuse of profane art and culture for its own purposes was common in Christianity from the beginning. Thus the message of the triumph of the Christian message over heathenism can also be seen in the use of the panels in the ambon: previously worldly artworks were made into constitutive parts of the ambon as a sacred place for the proclamation of the Good News. On another view, the Ambon of Henry II could be understood in its entirety as an eclectically designed attempt to put its foreign elements of diverse origin in the context of the Medieval Christian world view and to integrate them in this single object.

References

Bibliography
Critical Editions of the Inscriptions
 Karl Strecker with Norbert Fickermann (ed.): Die Ottonenzeit (= MGH Poetae Latini, Vol. 5, 2). Hiersemann, Leipzig 1939, p. 357 (Digitalised).
 Helga Giersiepen: Die Inschriften des Aachener Doms (= Die Deutschen Inschriften, Vol. 31). Reichert, Wiesbaden 1992, , pp. 17–18 No. 19 (Online).

Art Historical Studies
 Erika Doberer. "Studien zu dem Ambo Kaiser Heinrichs II. im Dom zu Aachen." In: Karolingische und ottonische Kunst. Werden, Wesen, Wirkung. Steiner, Wiesbaden 1957, pp. 308–359.
 Horst Appuhn. "Das Mittelstück vom Ambo König Heinrichs II. in Aachen." Aachener Kunstblätter 32, 1966, pp. 70–73.
 Ernst Günther Grimme. Der Aachener Domschatz. 2nd Edition. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1973, pp. 38–43.
 Ernst Günther Grimme. Der Dom zu Aachen. Architektur und Ausstattung. Einhard, Aachen 1994, pp. 107–114.
 Herta Lepie, Georg Minkenberg. Die Schatzkammer des Aachener Domes. Einhard, Aachen 1995, pp. 38–39.
 Wolfgang Cortjaens. "Die Evangelistenreliefs vom Ambo Heinrichs II. ein „Modell-Fall“ des 19. Jahrhunderts." Aachener Kunstblätter 61, 1995/97 (1998), pp. 429–447.
 Silke Schomburg. Der Ambo Heinrichs II. im Aachener Dom. Dissertation, Technische Hochschule Aachen 1998.
 Herta Lepie, Ann Münchow. Elfenbeinkunst aus dem Aachener Domschatz. Imhof, Petersberg 2006, , pp. 26–58.
 Ernst Günther Grimme: Der goldene Dom der Ottonen. Einhard, Aachen 2001, , pp. 69, 72–80.

Theological Studies
 Albert Damblon. Ab-kanzeln gilt nicht. Zur Geschichte und Wirkung christlicher Predigtorte. (= Ästhetik – Theologie – Liturgik, Vol. 27) LIT, Münster 2003, , S. 24–27 (Excerpts on Google Books).
 Hans Jürgen Roth. Ein Abbild des Himmels. Der Aachener Dom – Liturgie, Bibel, Kunst. Thouet, Aachen 2011, pp. 75–82.

External links

 Entry at the Marburg Picture Index

11th-century sculptures
Aachen Cathedral
Ottonian metalwork
Ottonian sculptures
Christian religious furniture
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Pulpits


title: Ramu (1966 film)

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Ramu () is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and written by Javar N. Seetharaman. The film mainly stars Gemini Ganesh and K. R. Vijaya, with Ashokan, Nagesh, V. K. Ramasamy, O. A. K. Thevar and Master Rajkumar—as the titular character—in supporting roles. A remake of the Hindi film Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein (1964), it revolves around a boy who loses his speech after witnessing his mother's death, and his father attempts to restore his son's speech.

Ramu was produced by Uma Productions, a subsidiary of AVM Productions, and predominantly shot in the village of Kaduvetti, Tamil Nadu. It was released on 10 June 1966 and became a commercial success, winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and received positive reviews. The film was remade in Telugu with the same title in 1968 by the same studio and director, with Rajkumar reprising his role.

Plot
Raja, a soldier in the Indian Army, returns to his village to be with his wife Seetha and son Ramu. He receives a telegram ordering him to report for duty and has to leave. During the war, Raja sees his superior wounded before dying in Raja's arms after mentioning his unmarried daughter. In Raja's absence, dacoits invade Raja's village and torch several houses, including Raja's. Ramu, who witnesses his mother's death in the fire, loses his speech due to trauma. After reuniting with Ramu, Raja learns of his wife's death and son's loss of speech. They leave the village to seek treatment for Ramu; they pass through a village where a woman named Seethalakshmi, or Lakshmi, whose father has recently died, lives alone. Ganganna, her maternal uncle, has two sons; Rangan, who is as unscrupulous as his father, and Muthu, who is sympathetic.

Ganganna, avaricious for Lakshmi's wealth, orders her to marry Rangan; she refuses and Ganganna harasses and persuades her. When Ramu accidentally drops firewood, Rangan slaps Ramu. Raja beats Rangan, but he is knocked unconscious; Lakshmi then nurses him back to health. Ganganna prevents workers from tilling Lakshmi's land so Raja helps her by hiring a tractor and completing the work. Raja helps Lakshmi manage her farm and she gradually becomes attracted to him. Lakshmi becomes close to Ramu, who reciprocates. Raja, however, refuses to return Lakshmi's feelings as he still grieves for his wife. Raja saves Lakshmi from an attempted molestation by Rangan and discovers she is his deceased superior's daughter.

Ramu visits a nearby forest and becomes acquainted with a former Tamil teacher. Rangan and Ganganna ask Sangili, a dacoit, to kill Raja. Ramu recognises Sangili and tells his father that he is responsible for Seetha's death. Raja then forces him to leave the village. Sangili returns to kill Raja but is eventually arrested. The physician treating Ramu recommends he be taken to an ear, nose, and throat specialist in Madras, who advises psychological treatment but the psychologist is unable to offer a solution. Raja becomes dejected; after being robbed by a passerby, he attempts suicide with his son but both listen to a prayer about Krishna, reconsider and return to Lakshmi's village. Lakshmi insists they continue living with her; they agree.

One night, Rangan secretly harvests crops from Lakshmi's land and his own, and frames Raja for doing so. Raja is arrested and Ramu's dog is tied in one of Rangan's houses because it witnessed Rangan harvesting. Ramu enters the house to free it but is also tied up. The Tamil teacher, searching for Ramu, enters the house and sees Ganganna, who earlier cheated on his daughter, leading her to drown herself in a well. The teacher intimidates Ganganna, who falls into the same well. When Rangan tries molesting Lakshmi, the dog escapes and brings Raja to the house; he fights Rangan and a fire breaks out, causing Lakshmi to faint. Before the fire can engulf her, Ramu suddenly regains his speech and shouts at Lakshmi, who awakens, and they safely evacuate. Police arrest Rangan and the teacher admits to having killed Ganganna. Later, Raja plans to leave the village with Ramu, who refuses to leave Lakshmi. Raja agrees to marry Lakshmi and remain in the village.

Cast

Production

Development
While in Bombay for the production of the film Do Kaliyaan (1968), M. Saravanan of AVM Productions chanced upon a film banner featuring Kishore Kumar and a boy. Saravanan learned the Hindi film was Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein (1964), and Chinna Menon, the manager of AVM's Bombay branch, told him it was unsuccessful but he was convinced the story was different. After enquiring further about the story, he learned it was about a mute boy. Saravanan asked Menon for a print of Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein to watch but Menon did not take the request seriously. Subramaniam of Venus Pictures had bought the rights to remake the film in Tamil for  but later sold the rights to Saravanan for the same amount plus .

Saravanan screened Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein for his father A. V. Meiyappan; brothers Murugan and Kumaran; directors Krishnan–Panju; screenwriter Javar N. Seetharaman and director A. C. Tirulokchandar. Krishnan–Panju detested the film and Seetharaman believed a film featuring a child in a prominent role could only succeed if the child had powerful dialogue, evidenced by the success of AVM's Kalathur Kannamma (1960), whereas the boy in Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein is mute. Saravanan suggested writing the cause of the boy's muteness, an idea Seetharaman accepted and began writing the screenplay. Tirulokchandar was finalised as director, and paid . After the title Ramu was finalised, Saravanan's friends had misgivings but he refused to change the title. The film was produced by Murugan, Kumaran and Saravanan under Uma Productions, a subsidiary of AVM. Cinematography was assigned to T. Muthusamy and D. Rajagopal, and art direction to A. K. Sekhar.

Casting and filming

After Kalathur Kannamma, AVM had not approached Gemini Ganesh for any film. When Ganesh met AVM and asked why, AVM said they could not afford to meet Ganesh's financial demands, which was substantially higher than the – they were paying other actors. Ganesh said he would be willing to act for any amount. Though Murugan, Kumaran and Saravanan planned to cast Jaishankar, whom they felt was the right person to subdue the dacoits onscreen, Meiyappan felt Ganesh could better convey the character's grief for his wife's death and his son's loss of speech; they agreed with their father's choice of Ganesh.

K. R. Vijaya was cast after the producers were impressed with her performance in Karpagam (1963). Yogendrakumar, later known as Master Rajkumar, was chosen to play the title character from over 100 children who screen-tested. This was his first Tamil film; he had previously appeared in several Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam films. Meiyappan felt the name Yogendrakumar was not appealing to Tamil audiences and gave him his new name. Ramu was mostly filmed in the village of Kaduvetti, Tamil Nadu. The climax scene, depicting Ramu and Seethalakshmi in a burning room, was filmed over five days; kerosene was used to light the fire. When the fire was weakening, more kerosene was added, leading to increased fire. Vijaya was quickly helped out but Rajkumar was tied up so Tirulokchandar ran in and saved him. After R. G. Gope edited the film, the final length was , amounting to 149 minutes.

Soundtrack
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The lyrics of all songs were penned by Kannadasan. The song "Nilave Ennidam" is set in the Hindustani raga Bageshri, and "Kannan Vandhan" is set to Yaman. During the recording of this song, the original singer was unable to match the "weighty" singing of co-performer Sirkazhi Govindarajan, so he was replaced with T. M. Soundararajan.

Release, reception, and legacy
Ramu was released on 10 June 1966. The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Kalki appreciated Tirulokchandar's direction, Seetharaman's writing, and called Ramu a pleasing family film. Kumar, after watching the film, said it made him realise how weakly he had written the original film, and appreciated Seetharaman for making a superior product. His brother Ashok appreciated Seetharaman for making "suitable changes" that made the Tamil film more successful.

Ramu was remade in Telugu under the same title in 1968 by the same studio and director, with Rajkumar reprising his role. K. Bhagyaraj said the inspiration for the story of his film Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) was a poster of Ramu, which he had seen as a child. The poster of Ramu featured the protagonist with his motherless son. Bhagyaraj wondered how it would be if he were in that position and prepared the story of Mundhanai Mudichu. Unlike Ramu, the protagonist's son was changed from a preteen to an infant.

References

Bibliography

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1960s Tamil-language films
1966 drama films
1966 films
AVM Productions films
Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners
Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar
Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
Films with screenplays by Javar Seetharaman
Indian drama films
Tamil films remade in other languages
Tamil remakes of Hindi films


title: Loliem-Polem

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Loliem-Polem is a village located in the southernmost tip of the Canacona taluk, in Goa, India, bordering Karwar taluka of Karnataka state.

Location
Loliem-Polem is surrounded by Karwar Taluk towards south, Quepem Taluk towards north, Salcete Taluk towards north.

History
Loliem, earlier under the Kadamba kings of Banavasi, was actually known as Loha-halli (a Kannada word) as the village had metallurgical artisans who would manufacture idols of Hindu gods and goddesses by using iron and aluminium according to the Canara Gazetteer. Later, it became a Portuguese colony and the name was changed to Loliem.

Loliem-Polem had a Portuguese immigration check-post to monitor all arrivals-departures by road route staffed by European officers till 1961, when Goa was incorporated into the Indian Union.

Geography
Loliem comprises seven wards (village segments) -- namely, Iddar, Karay, Kajalker, Shelli, Polem, Peddem and Maxem. For administrative purpose, the wards of Shell and Peddem are divided into two parts each, thus forming a total of nine wards.

Polem beach

Polem beach is located in the village, it is a popular tourist attraction. Trek to Moon beach and Dabel beach start from this beach.

Achievements
 Loliem-Polem has been adjudged the best panchayat in the Goa state and in the country twice during the last panchayat term.
 Union ministry of Human resources development (MHRD) inspected a site in Loliem to set up the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Goa. The three-member team to inspect the Loliem site for the IIT Goa, found the plot to be meeting all the necessary criteria. The IIT Goa campus will resemble a modern, mini township, which will be constructed in a manner that retains the greenery around. When the IIT has come up, a lot of development will taken place, generating self-employment opportunities for the locals. Land approximately 280 acres or 11.2 lakh sq ms was shortlisted by an MHRD team over Shristhal and Poinguinim in Canacona. As of June 2016, however, news reports stated that a local citizens' committee had opposed the siting of an IIT campus in their village.
As of 2021 the IIT campus has been moved away from loliem after heavy opposition from the locals.

Reaching there

 By Road: It is located 37 km towards south from district headquarters Margao, 70 km from state capital Panaji.
 By Train: The railway station at Loliem falls under the jurisdiction of the Konkan Railway. It is the last station in Goa before Asnoti railway station of Karnataka state. The other two railway stations falling under Canacona Taluka on Konkan Railway route before Loliem-Polem are Balli, Canacona.

References

Villages in South Goa district


title: 2004–05 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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The 2004–05 season saw Sheffield Wednesday compete in Football League One where they finished in 5th position with 72 points. They went on to beat Hartlepool United in the 2005 Football League One play-off final.

Final league table

Results
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend

Football League One

Football League One play-offs

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

Squad statistics

References

External links
 Sheffield Wednesday 2004–05 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. seasons
Sheffield Wednesday


title: Tambja verconis

text:
Tambja verconis, common name Verco's nudibranch, is a species of brightly coloured "sea slug", more correctly a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.

This is the type species of the genus Tambja.

References

External links

Gastropods described in 1905


title: List of Serbian football transfers summer 2014

text:
This is a list of transfers in Serbian football for the 2014 summer transfer window.
Only moves featuring a Serbian SuperLiga side are listed.
The order by which the clubs are listed is equal to the classification at the end of 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga.

Serbian SuperLiga

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See also
Serbian SuperLiga
2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga

References

External links

Serbian SuperLiga
2014
transfers


title: Bangalore railway division

text:
Bangalore railway division is one of the three railway divisions under South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed in 1971 and its headquarter is located at Bangalore in the state of Karnataka of India.

Mysuru railway division, and Hubballi railway division are the other railway divisions under SWR Zone headquartered at Hubballi.

The overall in charge of Bangalore Division, the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) is Shyam Singh.

List of railway stations and towns
The list includes the stations under the Bangalore railway division and their station category.

Stations closed for Passengers -

Thanisandra Station

References

Divisions of Indian Railways
1951 establishments in Mysore State


title: Telin Singapore

text:
Telin Singapore was incorporated on 6 December 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia International. As a member of TELKOM Group, Telin's strategic focus is to provide Infocom and connectivity services from Indonesia and beyond. Telin was awarded a Facilities-Based Operator (FBO) License in May 2008 from Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. Telin's goal is to increase the operating reach and services footprint for TELKOM Group. Telin Singapore was previously jointly owned by Telkom and Singtel with 60% and 40% stakes respectively.

In June 2015, Telin Singapore started construction of a US$115 million Telin-3 data centre in Jurong, Singapore.

In 2018, Telin Singapore partnered with Campana Group to develop internet connectivity between Myanmar and Singapore.

References

External links
 Telin Singapore official website

2007 establishments in Singapore
Telkom Indonesia
Companies of Singapore


title: FaithLife Financial

text:
FaithLife Financial, formerly the Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada, is a Christian fraternal benefit society which provides insurance and investment services to its members. Originally established to serve the Lutheran community, membership eligibility was expanded to all Christians in 2004. In October 2022, FaithLife Financial rebranded to Serenia Life Financial.

History

FaithLife Financial is a Fraternal Benefit Society and was founded in 1972, as Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada. The Society was sponsored by two competing American fraternal societies: Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood both of which had been operating in Canada since the late 1920s. The Canadian government granted Letters Patent (petition signing shown above) on June 28, 1972, to formally create Lutheran Life Insurance Society (the "Society"). On July 21, 1972, the Board of Directors enacted Bylaw Number One, which regulates the operation of Lutheran Life.

The Society began operations on January 2, 1973, from its Head Office on the 12th floor of the Marsland Centre in Waterloo, Ontario. On December 31, 1972, Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood withdrew from Canada. They provided $26.4 million in Canadian assets and more than $167 million of in force life insurance.

In August 1989 Society staff moved into the newly constructed head office located at 470 Weber Street N. Waterloo, Ontario.

The Society opened Membership to the broader Christian community in July 2004. To reflect its growing Christian membership, it adopted the trade name FaithLife Financial in March 2005. In December 2008, FaithLife Financial was officially adopted as the legal name.

Operations

FaithLife Financial is licensed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.

References

Philanthropic organizations based in Canada
Mutual organizations
Christian organizations established in 1972
1972 establishments in Ontario
Life insurance companies of Canada
Investment companies of Canada
Companies based in Waterloo, Ontario
Lutheranism in Canada


title: Type 2 connector

text:
The IEC 62196 Type 2 connector (often referred to as Mennekes for the company that designed it) is used for charging electric vehicles, mainly within Europe, as it was declared standard by the EU. Based on widespread red IEC 60309 three phase plugs with five pins, which come in different diameters according to maximum current (most common are 16 A and 32 A), a single size was selected, as maximum possible power will be communicated to the car via two additional communication pins and by a simple resistor coding within the cable. The onboard charger inside the car has to limit the current accordingly.

The connector is circular in shape, with a flattened top edge; the original design specification carried an output electric power of 3–50 kW for charging battery electric vehicles using single-phase (230V) or three-phase (400V) alternating current (AC), with a typical maximum of 32 A 7.2 kW using single-phase AC and 22 kW with three-phase AC in common practice. The plugs have openings on the sides that allow both the car and the charger to lock the plug automatically to prevent unwanted interruption of charging, or theft of the cable.

As modified by Tesla for its European Supercharger network (up to Version 2), it is capable of outputting 150 kW using direct current (DC) via two pins each, with a switch inside the Tesla Model S or X car selecting the required mode. Since 2019, Tesla has adopted the CCS2 connector on their Version 3 Superchargers, including a second cable for CCS support on Version 2 Superchargers, on all European models of the Model 3 and Y, with a hardware upgrade and adapter for pre-2019 Model S and X vehicles, and since 2022 on Model S and X as the new connector.

History, overview, and peer connectors
The Type 2 connector system was originally proposed by Mennekes in 2009. The system was later tested and standardised by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) as VDE-AR-E 2623-2-2, and subsequently recommended by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) in 2011. In January 2013, the IEC 62196 Type 2 connector was selected by the European Commission as official AC charging plug within the European Union. It has since been adopted as the recommended connector in most countries worldwide, including New Zealand. When passing AC, the maximum power of the Mennekes connector is 43 kW. The IEC 62196 Type 1 connector (codified under SAE J1772) is the corresponding standard for single-phase AC charging in the United States, Canada, and South Korea. J1772 has a maximum output of 19.2 kW.

In North America, the same Type 2 physical connector is used for three-phase AC charging under the SAE J3068 standard, which uses Local Interconnect Network (LIN) for control signaling based on IEC 61851-1 Edition 3 Annex D. J3068 increases the maximum output to 166 kW using three-phase AC.

The same physical connector is also used in China under the Guobiao standard GB/T 20234.2-2015 for AC-charging, with gender differences for the vehicle and electric vehicle supply equipment. GB/T 20234-2 specifies cables with Type 2-style male connectors on both ends, and a female inlet on vehicles—the opposite gender to the rest of the world, and with different control signalling.

The Combined Charging System Combo 2 "fast charging" connector uses the signaling and protective earth pins of the Type 2 connector and adds two pins for rapid charging, with direct current power supplied at rates up to approximately 350 kW.

Description

As specified by IEC 62196, cars are fitted with a standardised male vehicle inlet, whilst charging stations are fitted with a female socket outlet, either directly on the outside of the charging station, or via a flexible cable with permanently attached connector on the end. When the charging station is equipped with a permanently fixed cable, the connector end of the cable can be attached directly into the vehicle inlet, similar to using a petrol pump and when no fixed cable is available, a separate male-to-female cable is used to connect the vehicle, either using the charging station, or from a traditional IEC 60309-2 industrial connector.

The Type 2 connector system was originally proposed by Mennekes in 2009 leading to the colloquial name of Mennekes.  The system was later tested and standardised by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) as VDE-AR-E 2623-2-2, and subsequently recommended by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) in 2011.  , Type 2 is intended to replace the previous vehicle connectors used for AC charging within the European electric vehicle network, displacing both Type 1 (SAE J1772) and Type 3 (EV Plug Alliance Types 3A and 3C; colloquially, Scame) connectors. For DC charging, the Combo 2 socket (Type 2 supplemented with 2 DC pins) shall become standard in cars, replacing Type 4 CHAdeMO. The transition period is scheduled to last until 2020.

The IEC 62196 Type 2 connector is used in a slightly modified form for all European Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles, and the European Tesla Supercharger network. As of 2017 Tesla is the only automaker which offers charging with alternating current and direct current based on the IEC 62196-2 specification. For charging with direct current the specification IEC 62196-3 Combined Charging System (CCS) is favored in Europe.

Pins

The connectors contain seven contact places: two small and five larger.  The top row consists of two small contacts for signalling, the middle row contains three pins, the centre pin is used for Earthing, while the outer two pins used for the power supply, optionally in conjunction with the two pins on the bottom row which are also for power supply.  Three pins are always used for the same purposes:

 Proximity pilot (PP): pre-insertion signalling
 Control pilot (CP): post-insertion signalling
 Protective earth (PE): full-current protective earthing system— diameter

The allocation of the four normal power supply pins vary depending on the mode of operation.  They are allocated as:

Some vehicle inlets may contain the extra connections to allow the CCS DC-only charger (high-current DC) to be inserted.

Communication takes place over the CP/PP signalling pins between the charger, cable, and vehicle to ensure that the highest common denominator of voltage and current is selected.

The signalling protocol is identical to that of Type 1 connectors as described in the SAE J1772 standard.

Gallery

See also
 IEC 62196, for information about the specification
 CHAdeMO and CCS Combo, for rapid charging.
 SAE J1772, or Type 1 connector, the equivalent AC connector used in North America, South Korea and Japan
 OpenEVSE

References

International Electrotechnical Commission
Electrical power connectors
DC power connectors
Plug-in hybrid vehicle industry
Charging stations
Automotive standards


title: Devi Bux Singh

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Devi Bux Singh (born 14 May 1940) is an Indian politician. He is a former member of the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms. He is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1989.

References

India MPs 1998–1999
Living people
1940 births
People from Unnao district
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
India MPs 1991–1996
India MPs 1996–1997


title: Marko Spasojević

text:
Marko Spasojević (; born 3 October 1990) is a Serbian football midfielder.

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External links

1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Kruševac
Men's association football midfielders
Serbian men's footballers
FK Napredak Kruševac players
RFK Novi Sad 1921 players
FK Kolubara players
FK Jedinstvo Užice players
Serbian SuperLiga players


title: List of mayors of Fayetteville, North Carolina

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The office of the Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, currently held by Mitch Colvin since 2017, is the chief legislator of the city of Fayetteville, though as a first among equals, as Fayetteville is a Council-Manager city.

The Mayor of Fayetteville is elected for a two-year term. The city's mayoral and municipal election are held during off-years. The mayoral election is nonpartisan.

The Story of Fayetteville and the Upper Cape Fear
All twelve consecutive Mayors who have held office since 1961 have signed a copy of "The Story of Fayetteville and the Upper Cape Fear." The book, which was published in 1950, was written by John Oates.

Mayors of Fayetteville since 1961

See also
 Timeline of Fayetteville, North Carolina

References

Fayetteville


title: Charlton Hall Plantation House

text:
Charlton Hall Plantation House is a historic plantation house located near Hickory Tavern, Laurens County, South Carolina. It was built about 1847, and is a two-story, three bay brick residence in the Greek Revival style. It has a low hipped roof. Also on the property are a contributing blacksmith shop/shed, a smokehouse, and a frame shed.  It was the home of George Washington Sullivan, Sr., (1809-1887), a prominent farmer and public servant of Laurens District before, during, and after the American Civil War.

The 1849 Last Will and Testament of Joseph Sullivan bequeathed “one tract of land,  to contain four hundred acres including the Hickory Tavern” to his minor son, Milton A. Sullivan.  George W. Sullivan was named as the trustee “until my son Milton A arrives of age.”

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

References

Plantation houses in South Carolina
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Houses completed in 1847
Greek Revival houses in South Carolina
Houses in Laurens County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Laurens County, South Carolina
1847 establishments in South Carolina