title: The Returned (2013 film)

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The Returned () is a 2013 Spanish-Canadian thriller film directed by Manuel Carballo, written by Hatem Khraiche, and starring Emily Hampshire, Kris Holden-Ried, Shawn Doyle, and Claudia Bassols. When a rare and difficult to obtain medicine that requires daily doses to stave off the effects of a zombie infection runs low, a physician (Hampshire) and her infected husband (Holden-Ried) go on the run to avoid angry demonstrators.

Plot
In the 1980s, a zombie plague spreads worldwide and causes the deaths of an estimated 100 million people. An unprecedented amount of research goes into finding a cure, but the resulting medicine requires daily doses to be effective. If the infected miss even a single dose, they quickly and irrevocably degenerate to a feral zombie state. As the formula can only be extracted from dead feral zombies, there are constant rumors that the supplies will run out. Infected humans, called "the returned", are subject to discrimination and violence from bigoted and fearful uninfected humans.

Kate, a physician who cares for the returned and fundraises to support research to develop a synthetic medicine, has been stocking up on black market doses of the treatment, fearful that it will run out soon. Her husband Alex, a music teacher, became infected when he attempted to assist a man who he thought was having a seizure. Alex comes out as returned to his best friend Jacob, who readily accepts him. When protestors become violent, and the government begins to set up quarantine camps, Jacob and his wife Amber invite Alex and Kate to stay with them outside the city. Alex narrowly avoids both an attempted murder and police searches.

When Kate's source turns up dead, and evidence points toward Amber, Kate instructs Alex to check on their supply of the treatment. Alex finds a single dose and a note from Jacob that apologizes for taking the rest, as Amber has become infected. With only one day left to live as a human, Alex becomes desperate to find a new source. Kate returns to the city and reveals her dilemma to the hospital chief, who gives her the hospital's entire stash. However, the parent of an infected child attempts to steal the container, and in the ensuing fight over it, all the contents are destroyed.

Distraught, Kate returns empty-handed and comforts Alex, who has chained himself to the wall. Alex slowly experiences the symptoms of the change and demands that Kate shoot him in the head. Kate, who had a traumatic experience in her past, when her mother became infected, is reluctant to oblige him, but she kills him off-screen once he turns. As Kate returns to the city to settle her affairs, the hospital chief excitedly tells her that researchers have created a synthesized treatment. Kate falls to her knees in grief.

In the final scene, some months later, a pregnant Kate prepares to assassinate Jacob and Amber at a book tour.

Cast

Production
The Returned began filming on 24 September 2012. Shooting took place in Toronto and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and post-production took place in Spain.

Release
The Returned premiered at Sitges Film Festival. Distributed by Filmax, it was theatrically released on 15 November 2013. LevelFILM released it to US theaters and on video on demand on 14 February 2014. It grossed $335,948 in Spain and $56,341 in Turkey.

Reception
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 58% of 19 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.8/10. Metacritic rated it 47/100 based nine reviews. Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a smart, politically correct upending of the zombie myth, focusing with mixed results on the human rather than on the horror." Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times called it "an admirable shake-up" that degenerates into predictable plot twists that lack suspense. Adam Nayman of The Globe and Mail rated it 2.5/4 stars and wrote, "The Returned doesn’t bring much new to the party, except maybe restraint." Bruce Demara of The Toronto Star wrote that the film's execution does not live up to its potential.

Rob Staeger of LA Weekly wrote, "The film suffers from a series of unsatisfying endings, but it's nonetheless refreshing to see a zombie movie with brains behind the camera instead of on the menu." Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine rated it 1.5/4 stars and wrote, "The Returned proves that the zombie narrative is still capable of subversion, but does so with the laziest, Lifetime-grade intimations of social relevance." Brad McHargue of Dread Central rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "While The Returned is admirable in its attempts to inject social commentary and a unique twist into a stale subgenre, it's just so heavy-handed in attempts to drive the point home that it drowns out the pathos the film so desperately wants to have." Patrick Cooper of Bloody Disgusting rated it 3.5/5 stars and called it "an interesting film bursting with ideas and subtle ways of addressing them." Peter Martin of Twitch Film wrote that the themes are familiar but the "somber, thoughtful mood" makes up for it. Scott Weinberg of Fearnet called it "a smart, intense, and frequently tragic horror story."

See also
 List of Spanish films of 2013
 List of Canadian films of 2014

References

External links

2013 horror thriller films
2013 films
2013 horror films
Canadian horror thriller films
English-language Canadian films
Canadian independent films
Films shot in Greater Sudbury
Films shot in Toronto
2010s romantic thriller films
Spanish horror thriller films
English-language Spanish films
Spanish independent films
Spanish thriller films
Canadian zombie films
2010s supernatural horror films
Canadian supernatural horror films
2013 independent films
Films about viral outbreaks
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
2010s Spanish films


title: Jewels in the Crown

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Summary

Jewels In The Crown is a non-fiction book by English author Ray Hutton. The work explores Jaguar's early success under William Lyons, the man behind the creation of the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922 (Jaguar's predecessor), and Jaguar's struggles following failed changes in leadership. It also covers the several changes in ownership the company experienced between its sale to Ford in 1989 and its sale, as Jaguar Land Rover, to Tata Motors in 2008.

About the author

Ray Hutton has been writing about the motor industry for more than 35 years. A former editor-in-chief of Autocar magazine, his work appears in publications all over the world, including the Sunday Times, Motor Trader, Car & Driver and Overdrive.
Ray is the honorary president of the international Car of the Year Jury and vice president of the UK Guild of Motoring Trophy, awarded by the Guild of Motoring Writers, and, on two occasions, the Bentley International Award.

Reviews
Business Standard News
Book Review

References

Books about cars


title: List of kings of Copán

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This is a list of the kings of the ancient Maya city-state Copán (current western Honduras). The list only includes kings after 426 when K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' reformed Copán.

Copán was ruled by the Yax Kuk Mo dynasty, installed in 426, by Teotihuacan influence and support of the king Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II of Tikal, ruled between the 5th and 9th century. The architectural works (buildings, pyramids, statues, temples, altars and sports centers) built in Copán during the government of the Yax K'uk Mo' dynasty are preserved today, being accessible to the general public. Yax Kuk Mo means First Quetzal Macaw.

Copán was completely abandoned around the year 827 AD.

Notes

References

Copán


title: Ready for Love (film)

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Ready for Love is a 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by Marion Gering and presented by Adolph Zukor for Paramount Pictures. It stars  Richard Arlen, Ida Lupino, and Marjorie Rambeau. It is inspired by the play The Whipping by Eulalie Spence, based on the 1930 novel The Whipping by Roy Flanagan. The film is about school runaway Marigold Tate (Ida Lupino) who "journeys to her retired aunt's home where she soon faces small-town bigotry", and falls in love with handsome newspaper editor Julian Barrow (Richard Arlen).

The film marks the first appearance of Terry, the Cairn Terrier who would go on to appear as Toto in The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Plot summary
Marigold Tate (Lupino) runs away from boarding school to stay with her retired aunt. She faces hostility from the locals, who display bigotry and snobbery towards her. During a witchcraft trial she is forced into a pool of water. The event is covered by newspaper editor Julian Barrow (Arlen), who falls in love with Tate. The couple eventually move to New York, where Barrow gets a job on a newspaper.

Cast
Richard Arlen as Julian Barrow
Ida Lupino as Marigold Tate
Marjorie Rambeau as Goldie Tate
Junior Durkin as Joey Burke
Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Burke
Esther Howard as Aunt Ida
Ralph Remley 	as Chester Burke
Charles Arnt as Sam Gardner
Henry Travers 	as Judge Pickett
Charles Sellon 	as Caleb Hooker

Production
Actress Ida Lupino was stricken with polio soon after filming commenced and was concerned during production that she might have to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.

References

External links

1934 films
American romantic comedy films
1934 romantic comedy films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Marion Gering
Films based on American novels
American black-and-white films
1930s American films
1930s English-language films
English-language romantic comedy films


title: Phytobiini

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Phytobiini is a tribe of minute seed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about 7 genera and 18 described species in Phytobiini.

Genera
These nine genera belong to the tribe Phytobiini:
 Eubrychius
 Euhrychiopsis Dietz, 1896 i g b
 Marmaropus
 Neophytobius Wagner, 1936 i c g b
 Parenthis Dietz, 1896 i g b
 Pelenomus C.G.Thomson, 1859 c g b
 Phytobius Schönherr, 1833 i c g b
 Rhinoncomimus Wagner, 1940 c g b
 Rhinoncus Schönherr, 1825 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

 Gistel, J. 1848: Faunula monacensis cantharologica. (Fortsetzung). Isis von Oken, 1848(7): second to fourth unnumbered pages in the Section Umschlag (front covers).
 Colonnelli, E. 1980: Notes on Phytobiini, with a key to the New World genera (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae). Coleopterists bulletin, 34(3): 281–284.

External links

 bugguide.net

Baridinae


title: Night Lights (Elliott Murphy album)

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Night Lights is the third major label album by singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy produced by Steve Katz and recorded at Electric Lady Studio. It was reviewed by Dave Marsh in Rolling Stone, where he wrote "In 1973 and 1974 it seemed to many of us in New York that it was a tossup whether Bruce Springsteen, the native poet of the mean streets, or Elliott Murphy, the slumming suburbanite with the ironic eye would became a national hero." The album featured guest appearances by fellow Long Island native Billy Joel and former Velvet Underground member Doug Yule. The cover photo of Murphy standing in Times Square early one Sunday Morning was taken by photographer Michael Dakota although stylised by Steven Meisel. The song "Lady Stilletto" was thought to be an homage to Patti Smith.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Elliott Murphy

"Diamonds by the Yard"
"Deco Dance"
"Rich Girls"
"Abraham Lincoln Continental"
"Isadora's Dancers"
"You Never Know What You're In For"
"Lady Stilletto"
"Lookin' For a Hero"
"Never As Old As You"

Personnel
Elliott Murphy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards
Billy Joel – piano on "Deco Dance"
Mike Braun – drums, percussion
Andy Paley - drums, percussion
Michael Brecker, Howard Johnson, Lou Marini, Lew Soloff, Tom Malone - horns on "Deco Dance"
Ernie Brooks – bass
Richard Davis – double bass
Jerry Harrison – organ, piano, ARP string synthesizer
Steve Katz – backing vocals on "Lookin' For a Hero"
Ralph Schuckett – organ, piano, clavichord, horn and violin arrangement
Doug Yule – guitar, backing vocals
Mark Horowitz - pedal steel guitar on "Never As Old As You"
Harry Lookofsky – violin on "Deco Dance"
Technical
Dave Wittman - engineer
Acy Lehman - art direction
Dennis Katz - cover concept
Michael Dakota - photography

References

1975 albums
Elliott Murphy albums
RCA Records albums
albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios


title: Edi Angelillo

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Edi Angelillo (born 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress, television personality and singer. She is sometimes credited as Edy Angelillo.

Life and career
Born Edilberta Angelillo in Venice, she is the daughter of singers and stage artists who performed with the name Franco & Regina.

Angelillo studied dance, mime and acting, and at 19 years old, in 1979, she made her film debut in Maurizio Nichetti's Ratataplan. The same year, Angelillo debuted on television as an assistant in Rai 1 variety show Domenica in, and recorded her first single as a singer. In 1981, she acted in theatre the play La vita comincia ogni mattina, with Gino Bramieri.

In 1984, after having been an assistant of Pippo Baudo at the Sanremo Music Festival, she focused her activities on stage.

In 1997 she was nominated to the David di Donatello for best supporting actress thanks to her performance in La bruttina stagionata.

References

External links

Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
1961 births
Actors from Venice
Living people
Italian television personalities


title: Euhrychiopsis

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Euhrychiopsis is a weevil genus in the tribe Phytobiini.

References

External links

 bugguide.net

Baridinae genera


title: Mercury-P

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Mercury-P () is a mission concept for an orbiter and lander by the Russian Federal Space Agency to study the planet Mercury. The initial study suggested a launch in 2024,  but because of the crash of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, the implementation period was  postponed to the 2030s.  The letter P in Mercury-P, stands for the Russian word 'posadka', meaning landing.

Mercury-P would be the first soft lander on Mercury. A proposed flight scenario for the mission included a flyby of Venus, the insertion of the spacecraft into the orbit around Mercury and the delivery of a lander on its surface. The Institute of Space Research studied the possibility of "recycling" hardware developed for the Phobos-Grunt, Mars-NET, Mars-96, and Solar Sail spacecraft, with proposed upgrades of the hardware.  , Russian scientists have conducted a preliminary concept study of the project, and compiled a list of the required scientific payload.

References

Russian space probes
Missions to Mercury
Proposed space probes


title: Terrafirma Dyip

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The Terrafirma Dyip is a professional basketball team playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team is owned by Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation and originally played under its affiliate company Columbian Autocar Corporation (under the Kia (Sorento, Carnival, Picanto), Mahindra (Enforcer, Floodbuster) and Columbian (Dyip) brands).

History

On April 10, 2014, Columbian Autocar Corporation, along with Manila North Tollways Corporation (NLEX Road Warriors) and Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. (Blackwater Elite) were approved by the PBA Board of Governors to become expansion teams for the 2014–15 PBA season. Upon entry to the PBA, the three teams will select players from a dispersal draft in July consisting of unprotected current PBA players and free agents. They will also get to pick rookies in the 2014 PBA draft in August.
On June 9, 2014, the team held a press conference, announcing that boxer Manny Pacquiao will coach their team in the 2014–15 season. After announcing his intentions to join the draft, Pacquiao was picked 11th overall in the first round by the Kia team, thus becoming a playing coach.

Columbian Autocar Corporation (2014–2020)
A naming contest was held to determine the team's moniker or name. On August 24, 2014, hours after the 2014 PBA draft, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Ginia Domingo announced that they would take the moniker "Sorento", the name of their top-selling Kia sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States. Prior to obtaining its official moniker, the team was dubbed as "The Kia Kamao" which is a call back to Pacquiao's nickname "Pambansang Kamao".

Kia Sorento/Carnival (2014–15 season)
The Sorento marked their first win in franchise history after they defeated their fellow expansion team Blackwater Elite in the opening of the 2014–15 PBA season at the Philippine Arena. They lost their next ten games and finished 11th in the Philippine Cup.

For the 2015 Commissioner's Cup, the team changed its name to "Kia Carnival" to promote the introduction of the 2015 model of its namesake minivan. The team signed Puerto Rican player Peter John Ramos as their reinforcement.

In the 2015 Governors' Cup, the team selected Senegalese national team center Hamady N'diaye and Taiwanese stalwart Jet Chang as imports. The team created history by having the first Senegalese and Taiwanese imports in the league.

Mahindra Enforcer (2015–16 season)

On July 15, 2015, team managers Eric Pineda and Joe Ramos announced that the team will play the 2015–16 season as the "Mahindra Enforcer". The name change reflects the thrust of the company to introduce the Mahindra automobile brand.

Mahindra Enforcer became the first team in the PBA to have its own training facility, with the unveiling of "The Hardcourt" on March 12, 2016. The Hardcourt, which also contains a swimming pool, and a weights room, is located within the grounds of Azure Urban Resort and Residences in Bicutan, Parañaque. The facility will also have a basketball shooting machine.

For the 2016 Commissioner's Cup, the team signed the American player Augustus Gilchrist as their reinforcement

During the 2016 Governor's Cup, the Enforcers made their best start in their franchise history with 4–0 record. The franchise also made their first ever PBA playoff appearance but they lost to the Meralco Bolts in the quarterfinals.

Mahindra Floodbuster (2016–17 season)
On October 30, 2016, during the draft day, the team announced that the team will play 2016–17 season as the "Mahindra Floodbuster" to introduce the flood-proof variant of the Mahindra Enforcer, the Floodbuster.

Kia Picanto (2017–2018)
On July 6, 2017, seven days before the 2017 Governors' Cup, the team announced that the team will play as the "Kia Picanto" as part of a promotion to introduce a new vehicle model of the same name.

Columbian Dyip (2018–2020)

On April 3, 2018, the PBA announced that the team will play as the "Columbian Dyip" starting in the PBA Commissioner's Cup. This is the third brand to be used by the franchise, after Kia and Mahindra.

Terrafirma Realty franchise (2020–present)
On June 3, 2020, the PBA announced that it has approved Dyip's franchise owner Columbian Autocar Corporation to transfer its franchise to its affiliate company Terra Firma Realty Development Corporation. The name of the team was changed to "Terrafirma Dyip" under the new franchise owner.

In the 2020 Philippine Cup, the only conference of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Terrafirma had a dismal 1–10 win–loss record.

Team roster

Head coaches

All-time roster

Season-by-season records

Records from the 2023–24 PBA season:

*one-game playoffs**team had the twice-to-beat advantage

See also
Terrafirma Dyip draft history

References

External links

2014 establishments in the Philippines
Basketball teams established in 2014


title: Tukumach'ay (Yauli)

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Tukumach'ay or Tuku Mach'ay (Quechua tuku owl, t'uqu a niche in the wall, mach'ay a cave, a niche in the wall Hispanicized spelling Tucu Machay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Tukumach'ay lies southeast of the Antikuna mountain pass and south of Waqraqucha.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Junín Region


title: Charles Griffith (Australian politician)

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Charles James Griffith (August 1808 – 31 July 1863) was a politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the first Victorian Legislative Council, and later, the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Griffith was born in Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland, the fifth son of Richard Griffith, MP, and his second wife Mary Henrietta, née Burgh.

Griffith was educated at the Trinity College, Dublin (M.A., 1832) and called to the Irish bar. He arrived in the Port Phillip District (later to become the colony of Victoria) in 1840.

On 31 October 1851 Griffith was sworn in as a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council, a position he held until resigning June 1852. He was replaced in the council by John Riddell. Griffith was then elected to the council as a member for Normanby, Dundas and Follett, on 1 June 1853, he resigned in April 1854, but was re-elected in June 1854 and held the seat until the unicameral Council was abolished in March 1856.

Griffith was elected to the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly for Dundas and Follett, being sworn in in November 1856. He resigned from the Assembly in 1858.

Griffith died childless on 31 July 1863 at his home in Dandenong Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.

Works

References

1808 births
1863 deaths
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Irish emigrants to colonial Australia
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
People from Kildare (town)
19th-century Australian politicians


title: 2014 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Doubles

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Jonathan Eysseric and Nicolas Renavand were the defending champions, but chose not to compete.

Tristan Lamasine and Laurent Lokoli won the title, defeating Guillermo Durán and Máximo González in the final, 7–5, 6–0.

Seeds

  Guillermo Durán /  Máximo González (final)
  Ruben Gonzales /  Roberto Maytín (quarterfinals)
  Jordan Kerr /  Fabrice Martin (Quarterfianls)
  José Hernández /  Andrés Molteni (first round)

Draw

Draw

References
 Main Draw

Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
2014 Doubles


title: Pachyrhynchini

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Pachyrhynchini is a true weevil tribe in the subfamily Entiminae.

Genera
 Apocyrtidius Heller, 1908 (Type species: Apocyrtidius chlorophanus Heller, 1908)
 Apocyrtus  Erichson, 1834 (Type species: Apocyrtus inflatus Ercihson, 1834)
 Enoplocyrtus Yoshitake, 2017 (Type species: Enoplocyrtus marusan Yoshitake, 2017)
 Eumacrocyrtus Schultze, 1923 (Type species: Eumacrocyrtus canlaonensis Schultze, 1923)
 Eupachyrrhynchus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Eupachyrrhynchus superbus Heller, 1912)
 Exnothapocyrtus Schultze, 1924 (Type species: Nothapocyrtus cylindricollis Heller, 1912)
 Expachyrhynchus Yoshitake, 2013 (Type species: Expachyrhynchus chloromaculatus Yoshitake, 2013)
 Homalocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: not designated)
 Macrocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Apocyrtus nigrans Pascoe, 1881)
 Subgenus Exmacrocyrtus Schultze, 1924 (Type species: Macrocyrtus erosus (Pascoe, 1873))
 Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Apocyrtus rugicollis Chevrolat, 1881)
 Subgenus Artapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Apocyrtus bifasciatus Waterhouse, 1842)
 Subgenus Dolichocephalocyrtus Schultze, 1925 (Type species: Metapocyrtus dolosus Heller, 1913)
 Subgenus Orthocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Metapocyrtus triangularis Heller, 1913)
 Subgenus Sclerocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Metapocyrtus asper Heller, 1913)
 Subgenus Sphenomorphoidea Heller, 1912 (Type species: Apocyrtus metallicus Waterhouse, 1842)
 Subgenus Trachycyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Apocyrtus profanus Ercihson, 1834)
 Nothapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Nothapocyrtus translucidus Heller, 1912)
 Pachyrhynchus Germer, 1824 (Type species: Pachyrhynchus moniliferus Germer, 1824)
 Pantorhytes Faust, 1892 (Type species: Pachyrhynchus chrysomelas Montrouzier, 1855)
 Proapocyrtus Schultze, 1918 (Type species: Proapocyrtus insularis Schultze, 1918)
 Pseudapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Type species: Pseudoapocyrtus imitator Heller, 1912)
 Schauenbergia Osella, 1977 (Type species: Schauenbergia anophthalma Osella, 1977)
 Sphenomorpha Behrens, 1887 (Type species: not designated)
 Trichomacrocyrtus Yoshitake, 2018 (Type species: Eupachyrrhynchus hieroglyphicus Scultze, 1917)

References

 Schönherr, C.J. 1826: Curculionidum dispositio methodica cum generum characteribus, descriptionibus atque observationibus variis seu Prodromus ad Synonymiae Insectorum, partem IV. Fleischer, Lipsiae: X + 338
 Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A.; Lyal, C.H.C. 1999: A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, Barcelona
 Yap, S. 2008: Checklist of the Metapocyrtus complex (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Pachyrrhynchini) of the Philippines. Asia life sciences, 17 (2): 240-260

External links

Entiminae


title: 2014 Košice Open – Doubles

text:
Kamil Čapkovič and Igor Zelenay were the defending champions, but decided not to compete.

Facundo Argüello and Ariel Behar won the title, defeating Andriej Kapaś and Błażej Koniusz in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4).

Seeds

Draw

Draw

References
 Main Draw

Kosice Open - Doubles
Košice Open


title: Branislav Janković

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Branislav Janković (; born 8 February 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FK Iskra Danilovgrad and the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Grbalj
Janković started his senior career with Grbalj, making over 100 appearances in the Montenegrin First League between 2009 and 2015. After having spent almost five years with the club, Grbalj's director Nenad Maslovar left the club, and a conflict arose between Janković and Grbalj's club president Marko Carević after Janković chose not to renew his contract whose expiration was set for the summer of 2015. As a result, Carević forbid Janković from playing for the rest of the 2014-15 season. At around this time, Red Star Belgrade participated in negotiations with Grbalj for Janković's transfer, but the talks fell through.

Čukarički
After Janković's contract with OFK Grbalj expired in June 2015, he signed with Serbian side Čukarički on a four-year contract, and received the number 8 shirt. He immediately joined the rest of the team on their summer camp in Austria before their Europa League qualifying campaign. Although Čukarički ended up losing to Gabala in the second qualifying round, Janković played as a starter throughout Čukarički's brief Europa League campaign. On April 23, 2016, Janković scored the goal in Čukarički's 1-0 win against Partizan.

Rudar
On January 30, 2017, Janković signed for Montenegrin side FK Rudar, joining the club on a free transfer until the end of the season. In the course of the half-season, Rudar finished in eighth out of 12 teams in the 2016–17 Montenegrin First League. In addition to starting regularly during the season, Janković played in the subsequent relegation play-off with FK Otrant, which Rudar won 3-1 on aggregate.

Sutjeska
On July 9, 2017, it was announced that Janković signed a one-year contract with Sutjeska Nikšić. On May 12, 2018, he scored Sutjeska's only goal in a 1–1 tie with OFK Grbalj. In the summer of 2018, Janković received an offer from a Romanian team, after which he announced that he intended on leaving Sutjeska. However, in January 2019, he appeared at Sutjeska's winter training camp in an apparent return.

International career
Janković represented his country at Under-19 and Under-21 level. He made his full international debut for Montenegro in a friendly against Slovakia on 23 May 2014.

Statistics

Honours
Sutjeska
Montenegrin First League: 2017–18

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kotor
Men's association football midfielders
Montenegrin men's footballers
Montenegro men's youth international footballers
Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers
Montenegro men's international footballers
OFK Grbalj players
FK Čukarički players
FK Rudar Pljevlja players
FK Sutjeska Nikšić players
Montenegrin First League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
FK Arsenal Tivat players


title: Benson House (Wading River, New York)

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The Benson House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wading River Radio Station, is a three-story, red-shingled wood-frame home in Wading River, New York, situated on the North Shore of Long Island, on a  bluff overlooking Long Island Sound.  From 1942 until 1945 it housed an important World War II counterintelligence operation, designed to deceive Germany and Japan about Allied war plans.

In 2018 New York's Historic Preservation Board nominated it to the National Register; it was listed later that year.

History
When an Argentinian Nazi spy defected to the American legation in Montevideo, Uruguay, early in World War II, the Federal Bureau of Investigation decided to create a cover operation to convince the Nazis that he and other spies were still working for Germany. The FBI took over Benson House and moved a special agent, Donworth Johnson, and his family into the house, with a cover story that Johnson suffered from tuberculosis and so needed quiet and fresh air. The illness would also explain his military deferment. Johnson's wife, Betty Ann, cooked meals for her husband and other agents who moved in and out under cover of night.  They worked on the second and third stories of the house.

The main mission of the operation was to broadcast coded radio transmissions to the Germans in Hamburg, supposedly from the Nazi spies.  These transmissions contained a mixture of true and false information. In 1943, counterintelligence designed to keep German troops in northwest Europe and away from the eastern and Italian fronts was transmitted.  In 1944, information designed to confuse the Germans about D-Day plans was transmitted. False information about Allied plans to invade Formosa and the Kuril Islands in the Pacific was also sent, to be passed on to Japanese forces.

Transmissions were also received. Intelligence about German interest in developing an atomic bomb, received in 1942, played a role in President Franklin Roosevelt's decision to develop an American bomb.

In order to carry out the operation, several large shortwave radios were installed in the house. In order not to attract attention due to the large amount of electricity needed to run the radios and associated equipment, a Buick car engine was bolted to the floor of the basement to supply power. A muffler helped deaden the noise.  Large antennas were required to be placed outside, but were hidden by trees, helped by the then isolated location of the house.

Current use
Until recently, very little has been written or publicly known about the building or the operation carried out there. Benson House was named in honor of Mary Benson, who donated funds to the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island to purchase the house after the war.  After it was acquired by the Diocese in 1947, the house was renamed and began its new life as a part of the diocesan summer camp and retreat center, Camp DeWolfe.  On June 7, 2014 - the day after the 70th anniversary of D-Day - the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI and the diocese dedicated a plaque affixed to the house, which explains the building's significance.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Riverhead, New York

References

Further reading
 Raymond J. Batvinis. Hoover's Secret War Against Axis Spies (2014)

Houses in Suffolk County, New York
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Federal Bureau of Investigation operations
Signals intelligence of World War II
World War II espionage
Military deception during World War II
Military communications of the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Riverhead (town), New York


title: Abdasa Assembly constituency

text:
Abdasa is one of the 182 assembly constituency of Gujarat in India. It is a segment of Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency. It has been numbered as constituency number 1.

Areas under Vidhan Sabha Seat
This assembly seat represents the following segments

 Lakhpat Taluka
 Nakhatrana Taluka
 Abdasa Taluka

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022

2020 by-election
A by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Pradhyumansinh Jadeja, resigned from the assembly and Congress party. He won the by-election as the candidate for the BJP.

2017

2014 by-election

2012

2007

2002

1998

1995

1990

1985

1980

1975

1972

1967

1962

See also
 List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Kachchh district

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Politics of Kutch district


title: Glancing Madly Backwards

text:
Glancing Madly Backwards is an album by Swedish progressive rock band Qoph. Released in May 2014, the album contains unreleased and hard-to-find tracks recorded between 1994 and 2004. Several Qoph line ups are represented on the album.

Track listing

Personnel
 Robin Kvist – vocals
 Filip Norman – guitar
 Jimmy Wahlsteen – guitar
 Fredrik Rönnqvist – guitar
 Federico de Costa – drums
 Patrik Persson – bass
 Henric Jordan – bass

Guest musicians
 Karl Asp – saxophone, (on "Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter", "Ögonblick")
 Jens Busch – saxophone, (on "Förförande Rädsla")
 Mats Öberg – moog , (on "Anticipations")
 Nicke Almqvist – harmonica, (on "Metamorphosis")

References

2014 compilation albums
Qoph (band) albums


title: ŽKK Croatia 2006 Zagreb

text:
ŽKK Croatia was a Croatian women's basketball club from Zagreb. Today is called ŽKK Croatia 2006 although the all management and composition changed.

Honours
National Championships – 5

 Croatian Women's Basketball League:
Winners (5): 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005
Runners-up (2): 1994, 1997

National Cups – 6

Ružica Meglaj-Rimac Cup:
Winners (6): 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Runners-up (3): 1996, 2004, 2005

FIBA cup - Final four Napoli, Italy, 2005.

External links
Official website
Official page at facebook.com
Profile at eurobasket.com

Croatia 2006 Zagreb
Sports teams in Zagreb
Basketball teams established in 1974
Women's basketball teams in Yugoslavia


title: Hasta el fin del mundo

text:
Hasta el fin del mundo (previously known as Sangre de guerreras), is a Mexican telenovela premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on July 28, 2014, and concluded on April 19, 2015. The series is produced for Televisa by Nicandro Díaz González and adapted by Kary Fajer, based on the Argentine telenovela produced by Telefe, entitled Dulce amor.

It stars Pedro Fernández, later replaced by David Zepeda, Marjorie De Sousa, María Rojo later replaced by Leticia Perdigón, César Évora, Claudia Álvarez, Diego Olivera as the titular characters, along with Mariana Seoane, Julián Gil, Roberto Palazuelos, and Roberto Vander as the main villains.

Synopsis
Sofía Ripoll (Marjorie De Sousa), a beautiful, intelligent and strong character, is the general manager of the Ripoll chocolate factory, the girlfriend of Patricio Iturbide (Julián Gil) and the older sister of Alexa (Claudia Álvarez) and Daniela (Jade Fraser). When her father passes away, Sofia is in charge of the family business because her mother, Greta Bandy (Olivia Bucio), a widow of Ripoll, decides to dedicate her life to the plastic arts by evading her responsibilities.

Salvador Cruz (Pedro Fernández/David Zepeda) is a simple man, noble and nice; racing driver and mechanic, but because of a sabotage, he loses an important career that ends his dreams, being forced to accept a job as a driver of Sofía. Both feel an immediate attraction, starting a story where they must overcome a series of obstacles, among them Patricio, an ambitious man that under the orders of Gerónimo Peralta (Roberto Vander), uses Sofía in attempts to possess and dismantle the premises where the Ripoll chocolate factory is located. Sofía has another enemy nearby, Silvana Blanco (Mariana Seoane), her supposed best friend, a woman resentful of a past event that marked her against The Ripoll family, is Patricio's lover and both will form an alliance to destroy the chocolate factory while manipulating Sofía and the Ripoll family.

Alexa (Claudia Álvarez) is an extroverted girl, capricious and spoiled by her mother. She returns from Spain because her economic situation is complicated, but she has made her family believe that she has a successful career in the world of cinema. Arriving in the city, Armando Romero (Diego Olivera, friend and compadre of Salvador, is the one who comes to meet her, causing a great attraction in Alexa, who will suffer aggression by the jealousy of Irma (Aleida Núñez), Armando's sentimental partner.

Daniela is the smallest of the sisters, a cute girl who gives light to her home. In a shopping center she meets Lucas Cavazos (Miguel Martínez) who will fill with love the life of the young woman, who is spontaneous and friendly, but has a difficult history due to the abandonment of Rosa, his mother and has been in the care of his grandmother Miguelina (María Prado), who works as cook at the Ripoll mansion. Lucas accepts illicit work in order to get his grandmother on.

The Ripoll sisters, will have an accomplice and counselor, Fausto Rangel (Alejandro Tommasi), butler in the mansion, to whom he dedicates his life in body and soul living next to them the most unusual situations. A secret that Greta holds, could change the life of the Ripoll sisters, especially of Sofia, who despite being a strong woman, will suffer the betrayal and pain of disappointment; nevertheless, his heart will not be able to resist the sweet taste of a new illusion next to Salvador. Sofía, Alexa, and Daniela will seek the path to happiness, each struggling for love, starting a journey that can take them to the end of the world.

Cast

Main
 Pedro Fernández as Salvador Cruz Sánchez / Chava
 Marjorie De Sousa as Sofía Ripoll Bandy
 María Rojo as Guadalupe "Lupita" Sánchez
 César Évora as Francisco "Paco" Fernández
 Claudia Álvarez as Alexa Ripoll Bandy
 Diego Olivera as Armando Romero
 Mariana Seoane as Silvana Blanco
 Julián Gil as Patricio Iturbide
 David Zepeda as Salvador Cruz Sánchez / Chava
 Leticia Perdigón as Guadalupe "Lupita" Sánchez

Secondary
 Roberto Vander as Gerónimo Peralta de la Riva
 Olivia Bucio as Greta Bandy de Ripoll
 Alejandro Tommasi as Fausto Rangel
 Aleida Núñez as Irma Fernández Martínez
 Julio Camejo as Matías Escudero
 Carlos Gascón as Alan Duncan
 María Prado as Miguelina Ávila
 Jorge Ortín as Refugio / Cuco
 Jade Fraser as Daniela Ripoll Bandy
 Miguel Martínez as Lucas Cavazos Valera
 Mariana Van Rankin as Marisol Cruz Sánchez
 Alan Slim as Cristian Blanco / Iker Gálvez
 Nicolás Chunga as Fernando "Nandito" Romero Fernández
 Roberto Palazuelos as Mauro Renzi
 Roberto Ballesteros as Comandante Félix Tavares
 Ricardo Barona as Antonio Manjarrez
 Ivonne Ley as Ceci
 Rafael del Villar as Langarica
 Carlos Cámara Jr. as Octavio Ripoll
 Ximena Herrera as Araceli Fernández
 Sugchey Abrego as Iraís
 Tony Bravo as Javier
 Eddy Vilard as Oliver Peralta
 Emireth Rivera as Morgana
 Rebeca Mankita as Isadora
 Vanessa Arias as Flor

Recurring
 Javier Jattin as Paolo Elizondo
 Arleth Terán as Regina Duarte
 Ricardo Margaleff as Pedro
 Lilia Aragón as Yuba
 Alberto Estrella as Don
 Pedro Moreno as Ranku
 Kuno Becker as Salvador's friend
 Roger Cudney as Mike Stone (Mister Sam)

Mexico broadcast
On July 28, 2014, Canal de las Estrellas broadcast Hasta el fin del mundo weeknights at 9:25pm, replacing Lo que la vida me robó. The last episode was broadcast on April 19, 2015, with Lo imperdonable replacing it the following day.

United States broadcast
On August 18, 2014, Univision broadcast Hasta el fin del mundo weeknights at 9pm/8c, replacing Lo Que La Vida Me Robó. The last episode was broadcast on May 15, 2015, with Lo imperdonable replacing it on May 18, 2015.

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

2014 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
2014 Mexican television series debuts
Television shows set in Mexico City
Television shows set in Miami
Television shows set in Panama
2015 Mexican television series endings
Mexican television series based on Argentine television series
Spanish-language telenovelas


title: Bravos de Nuevo Laredo (Tercera División)

text:
The Bravos de Nuevo Laredo was a soccer club in the Mexican Football League Tercera División in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The team competed in Group XII of the Third Division. The Unidad Deportiva Benito Juárez (Benito Juárez Sport Complex) is their home stadium. The team was affiliated with the Bravos de Nuevo Laredo of the Segunda Division. Local media nicknamed the team "Los Bravitos de Nuevo Laredo." There are was Tercera Division teams in Nuevo Laredo, Estudiantes Tecnológico de Nuevo Laredo being the other.

History
The Bravos de Nuevo Laredo of the Segunda Division were formed in 2004 by a group of business people in Nuevo Laredo, whose objective is to organize a soccer team in the city with aspirations it will become a professional soccer club. In 2012 the owners established the Bravos de Nuevo Laredo of the Third Mexican Division to develop players for their Second Mexican Division team. In 2014, the Second Division team was bought by new owners and renamed Santos de Soledad, for this reason, the Third Division team became the club's main squad, and the secondary team ceased to exist as such.

External links
Mexican Football League Third Division Official Website

Defunct football clubs in Tamaulipas
2012 establishments in Mexico


title: John Hawkins (diplomat)

text:
John Mark Hawkins (born 30 April 1960) is a British diplomat.

Hawkins was educated at Bedford School and at New College, Oxford, where he read Modern History.  He joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1982 and, following diplomatic postings in South Africa, India, Spain and Dubai, he served as British Ambassador to Qatar between 2008 and 2012.

References

1960 births
People educated at Bedford School
Alumni of New College, Oxford
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Qatar
Members of HM Diplomatic Service
Living people
20th-century British diplomats


title: Javier Merida

text:
Javier Merida (born 15 April 1973) is a Spanish athlete most famous for competing in paratriathlon. He was born in Marbella and lost his leg in a traffic accident in 2007, after which he began training for paratriathlon. Some of his more notable successes include several championships of Spanish paratriathlon, a European championship of paratriathlon, as well as being world vice champion in paraduathlon.

One of his accomplishments include being the first disabled person from Spain to cross the English channel in 2013. He mentions that his next goal would be crossing Loch Ness. He also states that he intends to train for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro which will introduce his discipline of paratriathlon for the first time.

Javier Merida is a brand ambassador of Bulgarian company TRYMAX.

References

1973 births
Living people
Paratriathletes
Spanish male triathletes
People from Marbella
Sportspeople from the Province of Málaga


title: Mandvi, Kachchh Assembly constituency

text:
Mandvi is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Kachchh district and is a segment of Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency. It is numbered as 2-Mandvi.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following talukas. This assembly seat represents the following segments:

 Mandvi Taluka
 Mundra Taluka

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022

2017

2012

2007

2002

1998

1995

1990

1985

1980

1975

1972

1967

1962

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Politics of Kutch district


title: Luciana Angiolillo

text:
Luciana Angiolillo (22 December 1925 – 30 November 2014) was an Italian actress and model, known for her career in peplum classic films.

Life and career
Born Luciana Nevi in Rome, Angiolillo started her career as a runway model. She made her film debut thanks to the friendship of Ennio Flaiano, who suggested her to the director Luciano Emmer for the role of an upper class lady in Camilla.  From then she appeared in a number of films, often in stereotypal roles of snobbish bourgeois ladies. Gradually relegated to secondary roles, Angiolillo eventually devoted herself to the direction of a fashion house owned by her.

Angiolillo died on November 30, 2014.

Selected filmography
 Camilla (1954)
 A Woman Alone (1956)
 First Love (1959)
 Wild Cats on the Beach (1959)
 Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
 Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
 Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (1961)
 The Trojan Horse (1961)
 The Easy Life (1962)
 Alone Against Rome (1962)
 Love and Marriage (1964)
 Berlin, Appointment for the Spies (1965)
 Countdown to Doomsday (1966)
 Grand Slam (1967)
 The Wild Eye (1967)

References

External links

1925 births
2014 deaths
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
20th-century Italian actresses
Actresses from Rome


title: Otiorhynchini

text:
Otiorhynchini is a true weevil tribe in the subfamily Entiminae.

Genera
Agronus - Calyptops - Catergus - Cirrorhynchus - Dodecastichus - Epitimetes - Homodus - Hygrochus - Kocheriana - Lepydnus - Limatogaster - Meiranella - Neotournieria - Otiorhynchus - Parameira - Parotiorhynchus - Pavesiella - Phaeocharis - Pseudocratopus - Rhynchotious - Sciobius - Sciopithes - Tylotus - †Otiorhynchites - †Otiorrhynchites

References

 Schönherr, C.J. 1826: Curculionidum dispositio methodica cum generum characteribus, descriptionibus atque observationibus variis seu Prodromus ad Synonymiae Insectorum, partem IV. Fleischer, Lipsiae: X + 338
 Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A.; Lyal, C.H.C. 1999: A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, Barcelona. [see p. 167, as valid tribus]

External links

 bugguide.net

Entiminae


title: Alien Encounters (TV series)

text:
Alien Encounters is a science fiction mini series on the Science Channel. The series explores how humanity might react to first-contact with aliens. The fictional series is presented as a documentary intermixed with commentary from scientists and sci-fi writers. The series begins with an alien signal detected by the SETI Institute and follows through alien contact and the creation of hybrids ("Brids") based on alien DNA.

Episodes
The series had the following episodes:

Season 1
There are 2 episodes in the first season.

Season 2
There are 2 episodes in the second season.

Season 3
There are 6 episodes in season three.

Recurring Commentators
Recurring commentators included:

 Anthony D. Call - Narrator
 Ariel Anbar - Director, ASU Astrobiology Program
 Jeffrey L. Bada - Distinguished Professor of Marine Chemistry, UCSD
 David Brin - Astronomer, Author, NASA Consultant
 Paul Davies - Physicist, Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University
 Alan Dean Foster - Author
 David Gerrold - Author, Screen Writer
 Kevin R. Grazier - Planetary Scientist
 Alex Lightman - Author, Entrepreneur, Futurist
 Malcolm Maciver - Neuroscientist, Mechanical Engineer, Northwestern University
 Hakeem Oluseyi - Astrophysicist, Florida Tech
 Nick Sagan - Author
 John Scalzi - Author
 Seth Shostak - Astronomer, SETI Institute
 Joan Slonczewski - Microbiologist, Author
 Jill Tarter - Author, SETI Institute
 Neil deGrasse Tyson -  Astrophysicist, author, and Director of the Hayden Planetarium
 Douglas Vakoch - Psychologist, SETI Institute

See also
 Astrobiology
 Cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact
 First contact (science fiction)
 SETI@home

References

External links

Television series about extraterrestrial life
Science Channel original programming


title: Anjar Assembly constituency

text:
Anjar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is numbered as 4-Anjar.

It is part of Kachchh district.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,

 Anjar Taluka – Entire taluka except village – Varsana
 Bhuj Taluka (Part) Villages – Dhrang, Lodai, Vantra, Dharampur, Jawaharnagar, Lothia, Modsar, Mokhana, Dagala, Naliyeri Timbo, Nadapa, Habay, Chapreli, Boladi, Jikadi, Paiya, Sangada Timbo, Sarspar, Rudrani, Nagor, Trambau, Varnora Nana, Raydhanpar, Varnora Mota, Galpadar, Kali Talavdi, Mamuara, Kanaiyabe, Ukhad Mora, Dhaneti, Vadvara, Padhar, Lakhond, Traya, Purasar, Gado, Bhujodi, Kukma, Reldi Moti, Reldi Nani, Kanderai, Chubdak, Gandher, Saiyedpar, Vavdi, Vadva, Ler, Jadura, Reha Mota, Tharavada Nana, Tharavada Mota, Sakrai Timbo, Hajapar, Harudi, Reha Nana, Sanosara, Sapar Timbo, Bharapar, Baladiya, Kotda Athamana, Jambudi, Kotda Ugamana, Varli, Bandhara Nana, Chakar, Bandhara Mota, Vadzar, Zumkha, Kera, Ghoghra Timbo, Palara.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022

2017

2012

2007

2002

1998

1995

1990

1985

1980

1975

1972

1967

1962

See also
 List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Kachchh district

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Politics of Kutch district


title: Scleria biflora

text:
Scleria biflora is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a tufted annual grass.

Distribution and habitat
Scleria biflora grows widely in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. Its habitat is most frequently in moist, shady places, and sometimes in wet scrubland and in rice fields. It is found from sea level to  altitude.

References

biflora
Flora of China
Flora of Taiwan
Flora of Japan
Flora of tropical Asia


title: Eternity: Our Next Billion Years

text:
Next Billion is a non-fiction book which speculates about the future of mankind written by science writer Michael Hanlon. The book is a combination of non-fiction discussions based on science about what the future might look like, interspersed with more imaginative guesses about what life will look like thousands, and millions of years in the future.

Eternity was published on November 25, 2008 by Palgrave Macmillan as part of the Macmillan Science series.

Reception
Critical reception has been mixed. The SF Site gave a positive review and commented that the book was well suited to general audiences and was a good primer for people looking for an introduction to the book's themes. Michael Brooks was more critical of the work, as he felt that it "covers some fascinating ground, but remains only superficially interesting, an hors d'oeuvre rather than the main course. Faced with the prospect of eternity, that's not enough to satisfy." The Globe and Mail was also mixed in their opinion, writing "At its best, Hanlon's book offers the fascination and sense of wonder of good science fiction. At its worst, it reads like an earnest United Nations report on the challenges to be overcome in the 21st century. Luckily, there's more best than worst here."

References

2008 non-fiction books
Books about science
Futurology books
Palgrave Macmillan books


title: Gandhidham Assembly constituency

text:
Gandhidham is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Kachchh district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and was created after the 2008 delimitation, and is numbered as 5-Gandhidham.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,

 Gandhidham Taluka
 Bhachau Taluka (Part) Villages – Kadol, Manfara, Vamka, May, Kharoi, Ner, Baniari, Morgar, Amardi, Kabrau, Kumbhardi, Bandhadi, Sikara, Meghpar (Kunjisar), Karmariya, Vondhada, Halra, Rampar, Lakhpat, Vijpasar, Vondh, Chopadva, Lunva, Sukhpar, Bhujpar, Chirai Nani, Chirai Moti, Chhadavada, Samakhiari, Piprapati, Bhachau (M).
Anjar Taluka (Part) Village – Varsana.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022

2017

2012

See also
 List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Kachchh district

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Gandhidham
Politics of Kutch district


title: Musakhail

text:
Musakhail can refer to:

 the Musakhel tribe of Afghanistan and Pakistan
 Musakhel District, Afghanistan, part of the province of Khost, Afghanistan
 Musakhel, Khost, the administrative centre of the district of the same name in the province of Khost, Afghanistan
 Musakhail District, Pakistan, part of the province of Balochistan, Pakistan
 Musakhel Bazar, an administrative centre of the district of the same name in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan
 Musakhel, Punjab, a village in Mianwali district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan


title: Rapar Assembly constituency

text:
Rapar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Kachchh district. It is numbered as 6-Rapar.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments

 Rapar Taluka
 Bhachau Taluka rapar(Part) Villages – Dholavira, Kharoda, Kalyanpar, Janan, Ratanpar, Gadhada, Amarapar, Ganeshpar, Bambhanka, Bapurai, Bharudia, Kankhoi, Chobari, Kakarva, Kanthkot, Nara, Gamdau, Toraniya, Jadsa, Adhoi (Pasakayara), Pasa, Vasatva, Shivlakha, Lakadiya, Gharana, Rajansar, Khodasar, Rajthali, Chandrodi, Naransari, Katariya Juna, Katariya Nava, Laliana, Amaliyara, Jangi, Godpar, Vandhiya, Modpar, Lakhapar, Lakhdhirgadh (Alepar), Shikarpur

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022

2017

2014

2012

2007

2002

1998

1995

1990

1985

1980

1975

1972

1967

1962

See also
 List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Kachchh district

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Politics of Kutch district


title: Friedrich Bohl

text:
Friedrich Bohl (born March 5, 1945 in Rosdorf, Göttingen) is a former German politician. From 1991 to 1998 he was the chief of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs. He was the member of Fourth Kohl cabinet and Fifth Kohl cabinet. He succeeded Rudolf Seiters on 26 November 1991.

Biography
Bohl was born in Rosdorf on March 5, 1945. He graduated in law at the University of Marburg in 1964. He finished the first and second legal state examination in 1969 and 1972 respectively. He was also a research associate at the Institute for Commercial and Economic Law at the University of Marburg. He started practising as a lawyer from 1972. He was ordered to notary in January 1999. From 1998 to March 31, 2009 Bohl was on the Executive Board of Deutsche Vermögensberatung (DVAG) responsible for the areas of Group Secretariat, public relations, associations and law. Since March 31, 2009 he has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Vermögensberatung (DVAG). He became a member of the CDU's youth union in 1964. From 1978 to 2002 he was the chairman of CDU's Marburg-Biedenkopf district association. He was a member of Bundestag from 1980 to 2002. From 1970 to 1980 he was a member of Hesse Landtag and was the deputy chairman of the place's CDU association from 1978 to 1980. From 25 May to 26 October 1998 he was the head of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. After the 1998 election he resigned from the federal government on 26 October 1998. He had also been member of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Bureau of the European Union of Germany. He also served as the first parliamentary secretary of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group. From 26 November 1991 to 26 October 1998 he served as the Federal Minister for Special Tasks and Head of the Federal Chancellery.

He was alleged to have destroyed files related to the party funding scandal during his tenure as the chief of the Federal chancellery. At that time he had taken the political responsibility but denied that he had ordered to destroy the documents. No evidences were found against him in the matter. He has served as the  chairman of the supervisory board of the company Hessian craft AG. He was regarded as one of the closest confidants of then-Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl, and the phrase "No Kohl without Bohl" was used in German politics.

In December 2013 he was unanimously elected the chairman of the Joint Board of the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research and the William G. Kerckhoff Foundation. He has 4 children.

He had once been called the "man with the oil can", the chancellor's "messenger and adviser, servant and executioner", "sort of prime minister" serving Helmut Kohl and "more equal than his cabinet colleagues".

Awards

 1990: Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
 1997: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
 1998: Grand Cross of the Portuguese Order of Merit

See also
 Fourth Kohl cabinet
 Fifth Kohl cabinet

References

Bibliography

1945 births
Living people
Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians
Members of the Bundestag for Hesse
Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002
Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998
Members of the Bundestag 1990–1994
Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990
Members of the Bundestag 1983–1987
Members of the Bundestag 1980–1983
People from Göttingen (district)
Recipients of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Heads of the German Chancellery


title: 2014 Topshelf Open – Men's singles

text:
Nicolas Mahut was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Roberto Bautista Agut.
Bautista Agut went on to win the title, defeating Benjamin Becker in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky loser
  Paolo Lorenzi

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

References
 Main Draw
 Qualifying Draw

Topshelf Openandnbsp;- Singles
2014 Men's Singles


title: Threads (David S. Ware album)

text:
Threads is an album by saxophonist and composer David S. Ware's String Ensemble which was recorded in 2003 and released on the Thirsty Ear label.

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "Threads is easily Ware's classic thus far in that it showcases the musician at the height of all of his powers: improvisational, compositional, and as an arranger and bandleader. This is Ware's masterpiece and the first really new compositional statement in jazz in years" The Guardian's John Fordham stated "Some fascinating free-improv, often against startlingly tender and conventionally-harmonised textures, though unlikely to suit a Friday night at Ronnie's".

PopMatters observed "if Threads won’t immediately make Ware as well known as a composer as he is as a player, it definitely serves as a loud call that his skills don’t end with his saxophone". The All About Jazz review said "While some may question this seemingly off-kilter group of selections, it seems that Ware is once again searching for some new musical plane that may be unknown but definitely makes the journey interesting". JazzTimes noted "It's hard not to think of Ware as a guest star on Threads, at least on first listen. However the music's power ends up taking over, making the album likely to become one of the most significant offerings in the saxophonist's career".

Track listing
All compositions by David S. Ware except as indicated
 "Ananda Rotation" (Matthew Shipp, Ware) - 6:39
 "Sufic Passages" - 9:02
 "Weave Part 1" (Guillermo E. Brown, Ware) - 3:21
 "Threads" - 13:00
 "Carousel of Lightness" - 9:02
 "Weave Part 2" (Brown, Ware) - 3:41

Personnel
David S. Ware - tenor saxophone
Matthew Shipp - piano, Korg Triton
Daniel Bernard Roumain - violin
Mat Maneri - viola
William Parker - bass
Guillermo E. Brown - drums

References

2003 albums
Thirsty Ear Recordings albums
David S. Ware albums


title: Felli, Grevena

text:
Felli () is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform, it was a part of the municipality of Grevena, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 1,035 residents in the village and 1,094 residents in the community. The community of Felli covers an area of 57.857 km2.

Administrative division
The community of Felli consists of two separate settlements:
Eleftherochori (population 59)
Felli (population 1,035)
The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.

Population
According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Felli was 1,035 people, an increase of almost 285% compared to the previous census of 2001. This increase is due to the opening of a prison in 2008, having a capacity of 600 prisoners.

See also
 List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

References

Populated places in Grevena (regional unit)
Grevena
Villages in Greece


title: 2014 Topshelf Open – Men's doubles

text:
Max Mirnyi and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but Mirnyi chose not to participate. Tecău played alongside Jean-Julien Rojer and successfully defended the title, defeating Santiago González and Scott Lipsky in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–3).

Seeds

Draw

Draw

References
 Main Draw

Topshelf Openandnbsp;- Doubles
2014 Doubles


title: Frederic King

text:
Frederic King (3 January 1853 – 20 May 1933) was an English baritone and voice teacher. A singer who specialized in the concert repertoire, he was particularly celebrated as an interpreter of the title role of Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah and the role of Mephistopheles in Berlioz's La damnation de Faust, the latter of which he performed for the work's English premiere at Royal Albert Hall in 1882. He is also remembered for performing works composed by Arthur Sullivan for the Leeds Festivals of 1880 and 1886.

After retiring from performance in 1890, he had a highly regarded career as a teacher of singing at the Royal College of Music for 42 years.

Early life and concert career
Born in Lichfield, the son of Thomas and Mary King, Frederic King was baptised on 13 January 1853 at St Michael on Greenhill in Lichfield. He worked in an auction house before beginning his singing career. He was trained as a vocalist at the National Training School for Music (NTSM) in the 1870s; a precursor to the Royal College of Music. He studied singing with Albert Visetti at the NTSM, and his other teachers at that school included Ebenezer Prout (harmony), William Henry Monk (choral music), Eaton Faning (piano), and Stephen Kemp (piano).

While obituaries stated that he made his professional singing debut in a ballad concert at St James's Hall in 1878, King had appeared earlier as a featured baritone soloist at the Prince of Wales Theatre in a professional production of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in 1876, and that same year had performed professionally as a baritone in concerts in the Assembly Room of the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Shortly after joining the roster of singers managed by Messrs Harrison, he appeared in concert at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in February 1879; and it was reported in the press that this was his professional debut. His performance at the festival included a duet from La favorite sung with Zelia Trebelli-Bettini. Later that year he was the bass soloist in the premiere of Prout's cantata Hereward at St James's Hall on 4 June 1879.

King created the role of Callias, the Priest of Apollo, in the first performance of Arthur Sullivan's oratorio The Martyr of Antioch at the triennial Leeds Festivals in 1880. At that same festival he replaced an ailing Charles Santley in the title role of Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah and in performances of Joseph Haydn's The Creation, the latter of which included soprano Emma Albani and tenor Edward Lloyd. He returned to the Leeds Festival for performances in 1883 and 1886. At the 1886 festival, he sang the role of Lucifer in the first performance of Sullivan's cantata The Golden Legend (1886). Reviewing King's performance in the latter work, Herman Klein, in Musical Notes, called him:
...a talented and conscientious artist, who invested his music with all the dramatic significance and sardonic humour of which it was susceptible. Truth to tell, there is not much diabolical in Longfellow's fiend, and it would seem as though Sir Arthur Sullivan had sought on occasion to atone for his comparative mildness by applying a background of orchestration worthy in its sonority of Berlioz or Wagner. Whether Satan could make himself heard in Pandemonium may be an open question, but undoubtedly there are moments in The Golden Legend when Lucifer's human representative, be his voice ever so stentorian, is bound to be inaudible. All that artistic singing could do to lend the character its proper prominence was done by Mr. King.

King performed in the Triennial Handel Festivals in 1880, 1882, and 1885. He sang the role of Mephistopheles in the English premiere of Berlioz's La damnation de Faust at the Royal Albert Hall in 1882. He retired from performance in 1890.

Later years
King married Eva  Hume (born 1863) in London in 1882, and they had two children, Mary Eva Oakley King (1883–1955) and Ernest Archibald Frederic King (1888–1973).

On retiring from the concert platform King taught singing at the Royal College of Music for 42 years, from 1889 to 1931. Among his students were Norman Allin, Miriam Licette, Muriel O'Malley, Robert Radford, David Brazell, William Samuell and Herbert Heyner. After his retirement from the Royal Academy of Music he continued to give lessons privately, the last being just before he was taken ill a week before his death.

King died in May 1933 aged 80 at his home in Hampstead after a short illness. His funeral service took place at Golders Green Crematorium on 22 May 1933. In his will he left his widow and children £1,375.

References

1853 births
1933 deaths
People from Lichfield
English baritones
Golders Green Crematorium
People associated with Gilbert and Sullivan
Voice teachers


title: Rochore Constituency

text:
Rochore Constituency was a constituency in Singapore that existed from 1951 until 1988. The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955, in the Legislative Assembly from 1955 until 1965, and in Parliament from 1965 until 1988. It elected one member of Parliament.

The constituency was formed in 1951 by merging parts of the Municipal North–East Constituency and the Municipal South-West Constituency. The first election was won by Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj of the Labour Party.

In 1955, parts of the constituency were carved out to form Cairnhill, Kampong Kapor and Stamford constituencies. The constituency was won by Tan Theng Chiang of the Labour Front.

In 1959, parts of the constituency were separated to form Crawford and Kampong Glam constituencies. It was then won by Toh Chin Chye of the People's Action Party. Toh will remain the Member of Parliament of the constituency till it merged into Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency in 1988.

Member of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Historical maps

References

Singaporean electoral divisions


title: 2014 Topshelf Open – Women's singles

text:
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but she retired in the second round against Annika Beck.
Qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe won her maiden WTA title, defeating Zheng Jie in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

References
 Main draw
 Qualifying draw

Topshelf Openandnbsp;- Singles
2014 Women's Singles


title: Eleftherochori, Grevena

text:
Eleftherochori () is a village of the Grevena municipality. Before the 1997 local government reform it was a part of the community of Felli. The 2011 census recorded 59 residents in the village.

See also
 List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit

References

Populated places in Grevena (regional unit)
Grevena


title: 2014 Aegon International – Men's singles

text:
Feliciano López was the defending champion and successfully defended the title, defeating Richard Gasquet in the final, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5.

Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Qualifiers

Lucky losers
  Víctor Estrella Burgos

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

References
 Main Draw
 Qualifying Draw

Aegon Internationalandnbsp;- Singles
2014 Men's Singles


title: 2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

text:
The 2014–15 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.

Promotion and relegation 2013–2014 season
Teams promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2014
 Pasaquina

Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño  - Apertura 2014
 Firpo

Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2014
 Marte Soyapango (Later bought the spot of Turin FESA)
 ADI

Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2014
 Atlético Comalapa
 C.D. Audaz

Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2014
 Turin FESA (Sold their spot to Marte Soyapango)

Teams

Personnel and sponsoring

Apertura

Apertura 2014 Group standings

Grupo Centro Occidente

Grupo Centro Oriente

Second stage

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Guadalupano won 3-1 on aggregate.

Individual awards

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring

Clausura 2015 Group standings

Grupo Centro Occidente

Grupo Centro Oriente

Second stage

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Real Destroyer won 5-2 on aggregate.

Individual awards

Aggregate table

Grupo Centro-Occidente

Grupo Centro-Oriente

External links
 https://archive.today/20130807152309/http://www.futbolsv.com/category/segunda-division/
 http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/category/nacional/segunda-division-nacional/
 http://www.edhdeportes.com/futbol-nacional/segunda-division/

Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño seasons
2014–15 in Salvadoran football
EL Sal


title: 2014 Aegon International – Men's doubles

text:
Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot, 5–7, 7–5, [8–10].

Seeds

Draw

Draw

References
Main draw

Aegon Internationalandnbsp;- Doubles
2014 Men's Doubles


title: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

text:
The men's single sculls competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico. The event was held from 15 to 19 October. There were 17 competitors from 17 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Jan Wienese of the Netherlands, with Jochen Meißner of West Germany taking silver and Alberto Demiddi of Argentina earning bronze. It was the first medal in men's single sculls for each of the three nations. The Soviet Union's four-Games winning streak in the event ended; three-time champion Vyacheslav Ivanov was left off the team in favor of Viktor Melnikov; Melnikov finished fourth in his semifinal and did not reach the main final.

Background

This was the 15th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.

Three of the 13 single scullers from the 1964 Games returned: two-time silver medalist Achim Hill of the United Team of Germany (now competing for East Germany), fourth-place finisher Alberto Demiddi of Argentina, and twelfth-place finisher Vaclav Kozak of Czechoslovakia. The field was unusually open with many top-flight scullers absent. The Soviet Union sent Viktor Melnikov rather than three-time reigning gold medalist Vyacheslav Ivanov. The United States had John Van Blom rather than reigning World Champion Donald Spero. Great Britain was represented by Kenny Dwan instead of reigning Diamond Challenge Sculls winner Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh. The most accomplished competitors present were Hill and Demiddi (who had also won the Pan American Games). Roger Jackson of Canada and Kozak were Olympic champions, but in other events (1964 coxless pairs for Jackson, 1960 double sculls for Kozak).

Cuba and Romania each made their debut in the event; East and West Germany competed separately for the first time. Great Britain made its 13th appearance, most among nations, after missing only its second edition of the event in 1964.

Competition format

This rowing event was a single scull event, meaning that each boat was propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower used two oars, one on each side of the boat. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.

The tournament, with more rowers than the previous few Games, expanded back to four rounds: three main rounds and a repechage. The competition continued to use the six-boat heat standardised in 1960 as well as the "B" final for ranking 7th through 12th place introduced in 1964.

 Quarterfinals: Three heats of 5 or 6 boats each. The top two boats in each heat (6 total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining boats (11 total) went to the repechage.
 Repechage: Two heats of 5 or 6 boats each (though a nonstarter meant one heat had only 4). The top three boats of each heat (6 total) rejoined the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals. The other boats (5 total, including the nonstarter) were eliminated.
 Semifinals: Two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each heat (6 total) advanced to Final A, the remaining boats (6 total) went to Final B.
 Final: Two finals. Final A consisted of the top 6 boats. Final B was intended to place boats 7 through 12, though only 5 boats started.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

Results

Quarterfinals

The first two rowers in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals. The others competed again in the repechage for the remaining six spots in the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

Quarterfinal 2

Quarterfinal 3

Repechage

The three fastest rowers from each repechage heat advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage heat 1

Repechage heat 2

Semifinals

The first three rowers from each semifinal advanced to Final A, while the rest advanced to Final B.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Finals

Final A was for the top six rowers, who still had a chance to get the medals. Final B was used to determine the 7th until 12th place of this rowing event.

Final B

Final A

Results summary

References

Sources

Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics


title: Eleftherochori

text:
Eleftherochori () is the name of several villages in Greece:

 Eleftherochori, Grevena, a village in Grevena municipality
 Eleftherochori, Ioannina, a village in Dodoni municipality
 Eleftherochori, Kilkis, a village in Kilkis Prefecture
 Eleftherochori, Magnesia, a village in Feres
 Eleftherochori, Pella, a village in Pella municipality
 Eleftherochori, Phthiotis, a village in Lamia municipality
 Eleftherochori, Trikala, a village in Pyli municipality


title: Marion Gering

text:
Marion Gering (June 9, 1901 in Rostov-on-Don – April 19, 1977 in New York City) was a Russian-born American stage producer and director. He moved to the United States in 1923 as an artist. He became involved in the theatrical community in Chicago, founding the Chicago Play Producing Company.

His production of Georg Kaiser's Gas, which was presented at the Goodman Theatre on January 28, 1926, was particularly successful. In 1927, he began producing plays in New York City, and married actress Dorothy Libaire in 1930.  In 1928 he co-produced and staged Aurania Rouverol's Skidding, which was later adapted as the Andy Hardy film series.

Gering became a Hollywood film director for Paramount Pictures in 1931, directing Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard in I Take This Woman on his debut. In 1932 he directed Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, and a young Cary Grant in Devil and the Deep. He collaborated several times with producer Albert Lewis, producing films together like Ready for Love and later stage productions like The Walking Gentleman at the Playhouse Theatre. In 1935 he directed George Raft and Carole Lombard in the film Rumba, inspired by the success of Bolero the previous year, but it wasn't as successful. Gering's stint with Paramount came to an end in 1936, and he then joined Columbia Pictures between 1937 and 1939,  and directed the 1937 British picture Thunder in the City for the Atlantic Film Company. His film career came to a halt by the end of the decade.  He tried in the subsequent period, albeit in vain, to build on his previous accomplishments as a theatre producer and to pursue film directing in Europe.

Between 1947 and 1949, he attempted to relaunch his film career in Cuba but with little success. In 1950, he briefly returned to film directing  Michael Whalen, Doris Dowling and Tommy Wonder in the musical drama Sarumba. He later reportedly worked as a technical assistant and caretaker in colleges. He directed the sexploitation film Violated Paradise (1963).

Filmography
I Take This Woman (1931)
24 Hours (1931)
Ladies of the Big House (1931)
Devil and the Deep (1932)
Madame Butterfly (1932)
Pick-Up (1933)
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
Good Dame (1934)
Thirty-Day Princess (1934)
Ready for Love (1934)
Rumba (1935)
Rose of the Rancho (1936)
Lady of Secrets (1936)
Thunder in the City (1937)
She Married an Artist (1937)
Sarumba (1950)
Violated Paradise (1963)

References

External links

1901 births
1977 deaths
Russian film directors
American film directors
Russian theatre directors
American theatre directors
American theatre managers and producers
People from Rostov-on-Don
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
20th-century American businesspeople


title: Marina Perzy

text:
Marina Perzy (born 30 August 1955) is an Italian radio and television presenter, showgirl, actress, writer and television author.

Life and career
Born in Milan, Perzy made her debut in 1978, as an assistant of Corrado in the RAI television show Domenica in. She hosted a large number of radio and television programs, notably the long-running sport talk-show La Domenica Sportiva. She also starred on several comedy plays, and appeared in a number of films and TV-series. In the mid-1980s she was a protagonist of gossip columns for a sentimental relationship with footballer Walter Zenga.

References

External links

1955 births
Actresses from Milan
Living people
Italian television personalities
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses


title: 2014 Aegon International – Women's singles

text:
Elena Vesnina was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Madison Keys.

Keys went on to win her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

References
 Main Draw
 Qualifying Draw

2014 WTA Tour
2014 Women's Singles


title: Ligier JS19

text:
The Ligier JS19 was a Formula One racing car manufactured and raced by Équipe Ligier during the 1982 Formula One season.  Powered by a Talbot-badged Matra V12 engine, the JS19 was driven by Jacques Laffite and Eddie Cheever.

Development
The JS19 was designed by Michel Beaujon under the technical direction of Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who had retired as a driver from Formula One the previous year. It was provided with a Matra MS81 V-12 badged as a Talbot. The chassis had side pods which enclosed the rear suspension linkage, which minimised disruption to the air flow, and had skirts running their full length for maximum ground-effect.  However, when introduced for its first race, the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix, the team was forced by race officials to remove the portion of the skirts behind the rear-wheel centreline (a subjective interpretation of the rules not clarified in written bulletins), which resulted in a loss of downforce that affected the cars' performance. The team used the JS17B, with which it had started the first five races of the season, for the following races in the United States and Canada while the aerodynamics of the JS19 were reworked in wind tunnel testing. A single JS19 was present for the Dutch and British races while the other was in the wind tunnel. Two cars were present from the French Grand Prix onwards.

Racing history
The Ligier team had raced the JS17B, an update of the 1981 car, for the early part of the year before introducing the JS19 at Monaco. The team drivers, Eddie Cheever and Jacques Laffite, qualified 16th and 18th on the grid, respectively, but both retired from the race. When the team were down to a single JS19 for races, Cheever attempted to qualify for the Dutch race but failed when he crashed heavily, damaging it beyond repair. Laffite qualified a new JS19 20th at the following race in Britain but retired with gear box issues. Both drivers made the grid in France and went on to finish the race albeit well out of the points. Qualifying was a little better in Germany with Cheever 12th on the grid, the team's best placing so far with the JS19. Both drivers retired from the race with handling issues.

Laffite took third place in Austria for the car's first points of the season. He retired from the remaining races of the season. Cheever retired in Austria and was not classified in the Swiss Grand Prix. He scored a point for sixth in Italy and followed this up with a third in the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas, having qualified fourth on the grid. Ligier finished the year with 20 points, nine of which were scored with the JS19, for eighth in the Constructor's Championship.

Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

* 11 points scored with the JS17B

Notes

References

Ligier JS19


title: Mining pool

text:
In the context of cryptocurrency mining, a mining pool is the pooling of resources by miners, who share their processing power over a network, to split the reward equally, according to the amount of work they contributed to the probability of finding a block. A "share" is awarded to members of the mining pool who present a valid partial proof-of-work. Mining in pools began when the difficulty for mining increased to the point where it could take centuries for slower miners to generate a block. The solution to this problem was for miners to pool their resources so they could generate blocks more quickly and therefore receive a portion of the block reward on a consistent basis, rather than randomly once every few years.

History

 November 2010:  Slush launched in 2010 and is the first mining pool.<
 2011–2013:  The era of deepbit, which at its peak held up to 45% of the network hashrate.
 2013–2014:  Since the introduction of ASIC, and when deepbit failed to support the newer stratum protocol, GHash.IO replaced deepbit and became the largest.
 2014–2015:  F2Pool, which launched in May 2013, overtook GHash.IO and became then the largest mining pool.
 2016–2018:  Rise of Bitmain and its AntPool. Bitmain also controls a few other smaller pools like BTC.com and ViaBTC.
 2019–2020:  The launch of Poolin. Poolin and F2Pool each held about 15% of the network hashrate at this time period, with smaller pools following.
 2020:  Binance launches a mining pool, following Huobi and OKex. Luxor launches a US-based mining pool..
 2022:  Cruxpool launches the first french mining pool. PEGA Pool launches the first eco friendly focused mining pool. But at the end of summer 2023, PEGA Pool announced the closure of its mining operation.

Mining pool share
Share is the principal concept of the mining pool operation. Share is a potential block solution. So it may be a block solution, but it is not necessarily so. For example, suppose a block solution is a number that ends with 10 zeros and, a share may be a number with 5 zeros at the end. Sooner or later one of the shares will have not only 5, but 10 zeros at the end, and this will be the block solution.

Mining pools need shares to estimate the miner's contribution to the work performed by the pool to find a block. There are numerous miner reward systems: PPS, PROP, PPLNS, PPLNT, and many more.

Mining pool methods
Mining pools may contain hundreds or thousands of miners using specialized protocols.  In all these schemes  stands for a block reward minus pool fee and  is a probability of finding a block in a share attempt (, where  is current block difficulty). A pool can support "variable share difficulty" feature, which means that a miner can select the share target (the lower bound of share difficulty) on their own and change  accordingly.

Pay-per-Share

The Pay-per-Share (PPS) approach offers an instant, guaranteed payout to a miner for their contribution to the probability that the pool finds a block. Miners are paid out from the pool's existing balance and can withdraw their payout immediately. This model allows for the least possible variance in payment for miners while also transferring much of the risk to the pool's operator.

Each share costs exactly the expected value of each hash attempt .

Proportional

Miners earn shares until the pool finds a block (the end of the mining round). After that each user gets reward , where  is amount of their own shares, and  is amount of all shares in this round. In other words, all shares are equal, but its value is calculated only at the end of each round.

Pooled mining
Pooled mining (BPM), also known as "slush's system", due to its first use on a pool called "slush's pool', uses a system where older shares from the beginning of a block round are given less weight than more recent shares. A new round starts the moment the pool solves a block and miners are rewarded Proportional to the shares submitted. This reduces the ability to cheat the mining pool system by switching pools during a round, to maximize profit.

Pay-per-last-N-shares

Pay-per-last-N-shares (PPLNS) method is similar to Proportional, but the miner's reward is calculated on a basis of N last shares, instead of all shares for the last round. It means that when a block is found, the reward of each miner is calculated based on the miner contribution to the last N pool shares. Therefore, if the round was short enough all miners get more profit and vice versa.

Solo Mining Pool

Solo pools operate the same way as usual pools, with the only difference being that block reward is not distributed among all miners. The entire reward in a solo pool goes to the miner who finds the block.

Peer-to-Peer Mining Pool
Peer-to-peer mining pool (P2Pool) decentralizes the responsibilities of a pool server, removing the chance of the pool operator cheating or the server being a single point of failure. Miners work on a side blockchain called a share chain, mining at a lower difficulty at a rate of one share block per 30 seconds. Once a share block reaches the network target, it is transmitted and merged onto the blockchain. Miners are rewarded when this occurs proportional to the shares submitted prior to the target block. A P2Pool requires the miners to run a full node, bearing the weight of hardware expenses and network bandwidth.

Geometric method

Geometric Method (GM) was invented by Meni Rosenfeld. It is based on the same "score" idea, as Slush's method: the score granted for every new share, relatively to already existing score and the score of future shares, is always the same, thus there is no advantage to mining early or late in the round.

The method goes as follows:
 Choose parameters  and  (fixed and variable fee).
 At the start of every round, set . For every worker , let  be the worker's score for this round, and set .
 Set , where . If the difficulty changes during the round,  needs to be updated.
 When worker  submits a share, set , and then .
 If the share is a valid block, end the round. For every worker  pay

Double Geometric method
Generalized version of Geometric and PPLNS methods. It involves new parameter:  ("cross-round leakage"). When  this becomes the Geometric method. When  this becomes a variant of PPLNS, with exponential decay instead of a step function.

 Choose parameters , , and .
 When the pool first starts running, initialize . For every worker , let  be the worker's score, and set .
 Set . If at any point the difficulty or the parameters change,  should be recalculated.
 When worker  submits a share, set  (where  is the block reward at the time it was submitted), and then .
 If the share is a valid block, then also do the following for each worker : Give him a payout of , and then set .

Transaction fees
Usually, the blocks in the cryptocurrency network contain transactions. Transaction fees are paid to the miner (mining pool). Different mining pools could share these fees between their miners or not. Pay-per-last-N-shares (PPLNS), Pay-Per-Share Plus (PPS+) or Full Pay-Per-Share (FPPS) are the most fair methods where the payouts from the pool include not only the block subsidy but also the transaction fees.

Multipool mining

Multipools switch between different altcoins and constantly calculate which coin is at that moment the most profitable to mine. Two key factors are involved in the algorithm that calculates profitability, the block time, and the price on the exchanges. To avoid the need for many different wallets for all possible minable coins, multipools may automatically exchange the mined coin to a coin that is accepted in the mainstream (for example bitcoin). Using this method, because the most profitable coins are being mined and then sold for the intended coin, it is possible to receive more coins in the intended currency than by mining that currency alone. This method also increases demand on the intended coin, which has the side effect of increasing or stabilizing the value of the intended coin.

Some companies that sell hash power may do so by aggregating the work of many small miners (for example, NiceHash), paying them proportionally by share like a pool would. Some such companies operate their own pools. These can be considered multipools, because they usually employ a similar method of work switching, although the work they assign is determined by customer demand rather than "raw" profitability.

PoC mining

Similar to other mining technologies, the PoC, PoC+, PoS Proof of Space method allows the computing to be performed beforehand and all answers are stored on a miners hard drive, the heavy energy consumption for PoC is not required like it is for PoW mining and therefore PoC is almost always a more environmentally friendly blockchain choice. When mining happens the miner simply "looks" through the pre-stored answers and submits the best one found to the network, with minimal energy used to read the hard drives. Due to the low hardware specification requirements of the PoC mining process, this type of mining can be conducted on a regular PC still being used for other day-to-day tasks.  The first PoC blockchain was brought online in 2014 and is known as Signum today, with other PoC chains coming out much later, examples: Chia, Flax, and BitcoinHD. The network difficulty, as well as other network and mining status information, can be viewed on any of the public mining pool dashboards, example: Mining Pool Dashboard  A list of current PoC, PoS, PoC+ type mining pools are also tracked by some third party "Mining Pool Stats" pages, an example of one is Mining Pool Stats.

See also

 Cryptographic protocol
 Digital currency exchanger
 Electronic money

References

External links
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title: Banner Mania

text:
Banner Mania was a banner making program for IBM PC compatible computers, enabling the user to create banners, posters, signs and logos. It was released by Broderbund in 1989 and was developed for Pixellite Group by Presage Software Development and written by Christopher Schardt and Dane Bigham.

Banner Mania allowed the user to create and print multi-page banners, with 19 different fonts and effects in 16 colors.

Requirements
The PC version basic requirements were a 8088 based computer running MS-DOS 2.0 or PC DOS 2.1. A license cost $35 in 1991.

MDA, CGA, Hercules, TGA, EGA and VGA graphic modes are supported.

A version for the Apple II also existed. A Mac version was announced in 1990, selling for $59.95.

References

1989 software
Desktop publishing software
DOS software


title: Bʼalam Nehn

text:
Bʼalam Nahn was the seventh ruler of Copan after the reformation initiated by Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ. His nicknames were Jaguar Mirror and Waterlily-Jaguar. Bʼalam Nehn (often referred to as Waterlily Jaguar) was the first king to actually record his position in the dynastic succession, declaring that he was seventh in line from Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ. Stela 15 records that he was already ruling Copán by AD 504. Bʼalam Nehn is the only king of Copán to be mentioned in a hieroglyphic text from outside of the southeastern Maya region. His name appears in a text on Stela 16 from Caracol, a site in Belize. The stela dates to AD 534 but the text is not well understood. Bʼalam Nehn undertook major construction projects in the Acropolis, building over an early palace with a number of important structures.

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6th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
544 deaths
Year of birth missing
6th century in the Maya civilization


title: BalladWare

text:
BalladWare is an album by saxophonist and composer David S. Ware's Quartet which was recorded in 1999 but not released on the Thirsty Ear label until 2006.

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "This is a gorgeous and moving recording, one that may show Ware's snobbish, academic detractors that it's time to shut up and listen, but it doesn't matter. What's here is a document of another of Ware's many facets as a leader, soloist, and composer. For the curious, it is also a solid introduction to the man and his work. This is the sound of tenderness and an open heart: come on in". PopMatters observed "This release contains more soul in a couple of randomly chosen seconds than most of today’s singers could muster in an entire career. You want to know the trick of it? David S. Ware ain’t fooling around here. He means every single moment of it".

The All About Jazz review said "Not just an exercise in restraint, BalladWare is a melancholy investigation of roads rarely traveled, and quite rich in simmering detailit seems that Ware is once again searching for some new musical plane that may be unknown but definitely makes the journey interesting".

Track listing
All compositions by David S. Ware except as indicated
 "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 9:18
 "Dao" - 10:34
 "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 7:50
 "Godspelized" - 8:29
 "Sentient Compassion" - 8:21
 "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 9:16
 "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 15:29

Personnel
David S. Ware - tenor saxophone
Matthew Shipp - piano
William Parker - bass
Guillermo E. Brown - drums

References

2006 albums
Thirsty Ear Recordings albums
David S. Ware albums