title: Harry C. Foster

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Harry Choate Foster (August 27, 1871 – March 5, 1917) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court and as mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was expelled from the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1916 for conduct unbecoming a member of the General Court after he collected money from people interested in pending legislation.

Early life
Foster was born on August 27, 1871, in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He graduated from Gloucester High School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked as a civil engineer and was employed for a time by the Boston Elevated Railway Company.

Political career
From 1898 to 1901, Foster was chairman of the Gloucester Republican City Committee. He was a member of the party's state committee from 1900 to 1901. Foster was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1898. From 1902 to 1903 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate. He represented the 3rd Essex District, which consisted of Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Newbury, Newburyport, Rockport, Rowley, and Wenham. During his second term a Senate committee found Foster guilty of indiscreet, imprudent, and injurious conduct, but no action was taken. He then served as Mayor of Gloucester from 1912 to 1915. In 1915, Foster returned to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Expulsion
On March 1, 1916, State Representative James M. Lyle appeared before the Legislative Committee on Roads and Bridges and accused Foster of collecting money to be used for lobbying a bill compelling the city of Gloucester and the town of Rockport to contribute about $90,000 towards the construction of a new highway through the legislature. Lyle reiterated his accusation at a session later that afternoon and added that he wanted the matter investigated and that he would present evidence at the proper time. Foster admitted to collecting money, but claimed that it was used to employ counsel on behalf of the bill. On March 3, the House voted in favor of two similar resolutions introduced by Lyle and Foster asking for an investigation of Foster by the Rules Committee. On March 16, the Rules Committee recommended to the House that Foster be expelled. In its report to the House, the committee wrote that "by collecting money from persons he knew interested in legislation before said General Court... in the manner and under the circumstances set forth in evidence... is guilty of conduct unbecoming a member of the General Court and guilty of such conduct that it demands his expulstion from said body as a member." On March 17, the House voted in favor of expelling Foster by a voice vote.

Foster would be the last member of the Massachusetts House to be expelled until Carlos Henriquez's expulsion on February 6, 2014.

Death
Foster died on March 5, 1917, in Seward, Alaska, of apoplexy. His body was sent to Gloucester, where it arrived on March 22. The funeral was held on March 25 at the Magnolia Congressional Church.

See also
 1915 Massachusetts legislature
 1916 Massachusetts legislature

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Deaths from cerebrovascular disease


title: Bumayong

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Bumayong is an outer suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

Location

Bumayong is located 12 km North of Lae on Independence Drive up the road from the University of Technology on the Independence Drive loop. A Bailey bridge crosses the Busu River on the road to the villages of Bualu and Situm.

Lutheran Mission Training

There are three main Lutheran training locations in Lae; Martin Luther Seminary in Malahang, Balob Teachers College in Butibum and the Bumayong Lutheran High school

Law and Order

In November 2011, large scale riots broke out in Lae following a petition and march on the Morobe Provincial Admin (Tutumang). The petition addressed four points, namely;
 Lae city Authority Manager to be sacked for giving contracts to outsiders and not Morobeans.
 Highlands PMV bus stop at Eriku to move to 9mile.
 No more street selling in the city as it only breeds criminal activities.
 Check on Lands Dept office and sack its staff for land corruption deals to Asians, outsiders etc.

A Vox populi reported in The National outlines the opinions of residents;

"I call on Luther Wenge to take a bus ride from town to Eriku and see first-hand how the city is like"
"“It is frustrating and scary for me as a woman to catch a PMV from Eriku to work"

The violent riots have crippled Papua New Guinea's main industrial centre with widespread destruction of property and government is warning it may declare a state of emergency.

More than 1000 people were left homeless as many homes in Bumayong were destroyed in two days of riots which left nine people dead.

In 2013 the youths of Bumayong surrendered a large number of weapons including homemade pistols, wire catapults, a grenade and several kilos of Marijuana.

Traditional Land

The land around Bumayong belongs to the village of Yalu  which is located 17 km on the Highlands Hwy. between Lae and the Lae Nadzab Airport. Yalu land begins at Nine Mile settlement to Markham Bridge, over the mountains to West Taraka, Bumayong and Igam Army Barracks to Muya Primary School. Most of the land is occupied by settlers.

Bumayong Lutheran High School

In 1955 a Conch (instrument) band was formed at the Bumayong High School near the Lutheran headquarters. Missionaries in PNG expected all their congregations to learn to sing European hymns and German Lutherans improved singing through innovative use of traditional instrument, the conch-shell trumpet. The conch-shell band preserve German Lutheran hymnody.

Notable people

Gisuwat Siniwim was the former principal of Bumayong Lutheran High School and became a Member of Parliament for the People’s National Congress and Education Vice-Minister.

References

Suburbs of Lae


title: Wrapped in Red (song)

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"Wrapped in Red" is a song by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson. It is the titular song and the opening track from her sixth studio album of the same name. Written by Clarkson, Ashley Arrison, Aben Eubanks, and Shane McAnally, the song is produced by Greg Kurstin, who recorded the track using the Wall of Sound production technique developed by Phil Spector. A soul-pop ballad, "Wrapped in Red" is a Christmas song about unrequited love in the holidays, in which the color red is used as metaphorical device to express someone's truthful feelings, apart from being a quintessential holiday color. "Wrapped in Red" was serviced by RCA Records to Adult Contemporary radio stations as the second single from the album on November 25, 2014.

Lauded for its homage to production sound and vocal performance, "Wrapped in Red" was met with a positive reception from music critics, who regarded it a candidate to be a future holiday classic along with "Underneath the Tree". Boosted by digital sales and radio support following the album's release, the song charted in two Billboard music charts as an album cut.

Writing and composition

After releasing her first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits – Chapter One, in November 2012, Clarkson was approached by her record label, RCA Records, about recording a Christmas album. During that holiday season, she began to write original material for it to avoid writing during the off-season of summer. Written by Clarkson, Ashley Arrison, Aben Eubanks and Shane McAnally, "Wrapped in Red" is a soul-pop Christmas ballad. It is one of the five original songs recorded for the album; the other four being "Underneath the Tree", "Every Christmas", "Winter Dreams (Brandon's Song)" and "4 Carats", all of which are produced by Greg Kurstin. She revealed that its lyrical content was inspired by a scene in the holiday feature film Love Actually (2003), in which one of its characters, Mark (played by Andrew Lincoln) confesses his unrequited love towards Juliet (played by Keira Knightley). The Guardians Caroline Sullivan described it as Clarkson mustering the courage to "risk it all" with someone who may well reject her. The title is derived from being swaddled in the color red, which, apart from being a prominent color associated with Christmas, also expresses an multitude of emotions, such as love, pain, and beauty.

During the song's recording, Kurstin used Phil Spector's Wall of Sound treatments apart from adding sleigh bells to resonate a holiday Memphis soul sound, Several music critics compared its sound to the music popularized by girl groups throughout the 1960s, and singled the track out as the one that resonates the treatment most throughout the album.

Critical response
"Wrapped in Red" has received a positive response from music critics, who praised its homage to the famous Wall of Sound technique and Clarkson's vocal performance. They also considered it as a candidate to be a future holiday classic. Jon Sobel of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer hailed it as one of the two strongest tracks on the album to have a potential for lasting popularity (the other one being "Underneath the Tree") and described it as the one that showcases the emotional power of Clarkson's singing ability the most. Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine described it as "retro" and a welcome addition to shopping-mall playlists. Lisa-Marie Ferla of The Arts Desk described the track as a perfect mix of sleigh bells, love-struck festive clichés and soaring choruses to produce something that could have been written for the Love Actually soundtrack. Crosswalk.com's Christa Banister praised the song's homage to Spector's Wall of Sound as bright and fantastic. Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe described it as a sparkly treat, with a nice melancholy undertone familiar to anyone who knows the holiday blues. In his review of the album, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times described the song as the right combination of vintage and fresh and regarded it as the closest Clarkson can come as the only pop artist with a possibility to create a modern holiday classic along the lines of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (1994).

Chart performance
On the week ending November 16, 2013, "Wrapped in Red" entered the Billboard Holiday Digital Songs chart as an album cut at number five where it spent two weeks on the chart. On the week ending December 28, 2013, it debuted on the Billboard Canada AC chart at number 22 before ascending to number 10 a week after. It also entered the Gaon Singles Chart in South Korea at number 43 on the week ending November 23, 2013. Following its release as a single, "Wrapped in Red" debuted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at number 11 on the week ending December 13, 2014, before rising to the No. 2 spot the following week.

Music video
The accompanying music video for "Wrapped in Red" was directed by Weiss Eubanks in Nashville, Tennessee on October 6, 2014. It premiered on Amazon.com on November 25, 2014. Presented in a vintage-looking tone, the video features various footage from Clarkson's Christmas past, interspersed with scenes of Clarkson performing the song against three backgrounds—white, dark, and red—symbolizing some the colors and atmosphere represented in the song.

Track listing

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the Wrapped in Red liner notes.

Personnel

 All vocals – Kelly Clarkson
 Engineering – Jesse Shatkin, Alex Pasco
 Bass, engineering, guitar, keyboards, record production, and programming – Greg Kurstin

 Mixing – Serban Ghenea
 Engineered for mixing – John Hanes
 Songwriting –  Kelly Clarkson, Ashley Arrison, Aben Eubanks, Shane McAnally

Charts

Radio and release history

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2010s ballads
2013 songs
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Kelly Clarkson songs
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Song recordings produced by Greg Kurstin
Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements
Songs written by Ashley Arrison
Songs written by Kelly Clarkson
Songs written by Shane McAnally
Soul ballads


title: Mohawk–Hudson convergence

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Mohawk–Hudson convergence (MHC) is a mesoscale meteorology phenomenon occurring over the Capital District region of upstate New York, United States. The small convergence zone forms within specific weather conditions sometimes found in the wake of extratropical cyclones shifting east of the area. Given air pressure decreasing with both longitude and latitude, as well as weak synoptic low-level flow, winds are channeled east along the Mohawk Valley and south through the Hudson Valley, converging over Albany. With sufficient moisture in the lower atmosphere, a localized area of precipitation may form where the valleys meet, extending for several miles around Albany. The process manifests primarily in the lowest  of the atmosphere.

MHC-induced precipitation occurs predominately in the winter. It typically produces low clouds and light snowfall, often locally prolonging significant snow events by several hours. The strongest MHC events may yield snowfall rates approaching 1 in (2.5 cm) per hour. Occasionally, MHC contributes to shower and thunderstorm formation in the warm season. In early August 2008, two days of training thunderstorms over the Capital District were attributed to MHC; the result was locally heavy rain, amounting to over .

A relatively rare variation of MHC, termed "Southern Mohawk–Hudson convergence" (SMHC), occurs in the summer, when a southwesterly wind is present in advance of an approaching cold front. In that scenario, the Hudson and Mohawk valleys may direct the flow to become more southerly and westerly, respectively, yielding the formation of thunderstorms around Albany when conditions permit. As with MHC, SMHC is most pronounced in the absence of mechanisms for strong synoptic ascent over the region. Whereas the effects of the convergence zone are generally insignificant in the winter, SMHC presents more of a forecasting challenge when thunderstorms rapidly develop threaten and to impede travel at Albany International Airport. Thunderstorms associated with SMHC have the potential to become severe.

References

Capital District (New York)
Mesoscale meteorology


title: Boks

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Boks may refer to:

People
Evert Jan Boks (1838–1914), Dutch painter
Joost Boks (1942–2020), Dutch field hockey player
Theodoor Jacobus Boks (1893–1961?), Dutch mathematician

Sports
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks or Boks
Danish Open (tennis), also known as e-Boks Open

See also
Bok (disambiguation)


title: Way Back Home (2013 film)

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Way Back Home () is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Jeon Do-yeon and Go Soo, and directed by Bang Eun-jin. It is based on the true story of an ordinary Korean housewife who was imprisoned in Martinique for two years after being wrongfully accused of drug smuggling at a Paris airport.

This is the first time a Korean film was shot in the Caribbean, as well as the first to feature actual guards and prisoners as supporting characters. Filming took place over three weeks at a women's prison in Martinique.

Plot
Jeong-yeon (Jeon Do-yeon) and Jong-bae (Go Soo) are a happily married couple with a young daughter; they pour their savings into an auto repair shop only to have the rug pulled out from underneath them when a friend of Jong-bae's commits suicide after he is unable to pay his loans. Since Jong-bae acted as his friend's guarantor, the debt now falls onto them. With Jong-bae gradually growing despondent following their financial turmoil, Jeong-yeon makes the hard decision to do a job for a seedy acquaintance. She agrees to deliver diamonds from Paris to Seoul, which she thought would be legal. Jeong-yeon arrives in France, but as soon as she sets foot in Orly Airport she is arrested and police discover more than 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of cocaine in her bag. Being thrown in a French jail is only the beginning of her troubles as legal wranglings and an indifferent Korean embassy in France soon see her shipped off to a penitentiary on the far-flung island of Martinique, a French territory in the Caribbean, where she is jailed for two years without being tried in court. Back in Korea, her husband does his best to get through to the diplomats and secure her passage home.

Cast

Jeon Do-yeon as Song Jeong-yeon
Go Soo as Kim Jong-bae
Ryu Tae-ho as Consul Bang
Bae Sung-woo as Section chief Chu Dae-yoon
Kang Ji-woo as Hye-rin
Joanna Kulig as Yalka
Corinne Masiero as "Hellboy"
Lee Dong-hwi as Gwang-sik
Choi Min-chul as Seo Moon-do
Heo Joon-seok as Soo-jae
Park Hyung-soo as Seoul District Prosecutors' Office detective
Park Yoon-hee as KBC TV reporter Shin Cheol-ho
Park Ji-il as Police officer Lee Soo
Lee Do-kyeong as Department head Joo
Jean-Michel Martial as Martinique judge
Antoine Blanquefort as Martinique prosecutor
Hugues Martel as New defense lawyer Olivier Bécourt
Catherine Baugue as original Martinique defense lawyer
Park Ji-hwan as Ha Tae-gwang
Seo Jin-won as Sang-cheol
Oh Yeon-ah as Lee Soo-ji
Chae Yoo-hee as Ji-hye
Dong Hyo-hee as Jong-bae's older sister
Marie-Philomène Nga as "250 years old"
Feliné Quezada Figueroa as "Gangster #1"
Gastner Legerme as Ducos driving prison officer
Seo Byeong-cheol as Interrogating detective Choi Jo
Kim Mi-kyung as landlady
Son Young-joo as YTN newsreader
Kim Seon-ju as French interpreter
Pascal Vallet as French plainclothes policeman
Kim Su-hyeon as Bang's wife
Lee Sa-bi as KBC TV writer
Kang Myeong-chan as KBC TV cameraman
Jang Gwang as Korean ambassador to France (cameo)
Kim Hae-gon as Deputy driving car owner (cameo)

Background
On 30 October 2004, Jang Mi-jeong was arrested at Orly Airport in France for smuggling a suitcase filled with 17 kilograms (or 37 pounds) of cocaine. Jang said she had no idea what it contained; she had been given a bag by her husband's friend, whom she had known for more than 10 years, and was told it was filled with unpolished gemstones. Jang had agreed to carry the suitcase from Guyana to the Netherlands via France in return for  (). After getting caught at Orly, Jang was jailed near Paris for three months awaiting trial. Then, after being found guilty, she was sent to a prison in French-administered Martinique in the Caribbean. She finally returned to Korea two years later on 18 November 2006. Her friend was eventually arrested as well and sentenced to serve 10 years in jail. Jang's story was later featured on In Depth 60 Minutes, a KBS investigative-documentary show, in 2006. In 2013, Jang published the book Lost Days, recounting her ordeal and her life after returning from prison, particularly her difficult re-adjustment to Korean society and the ostracism she and her two daughters faced.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been criticized by Jang and the filmmakers for its handling of the incident, citing their "diplomatic negligence" and calling them irresponsible when it comes to protecting Koreans abroad. Foreign Ministry officials have insisted that the story in the movie is not the whole truth.

Box office
Way Back Home was released in theaters on 11 December 2013. The film recorded 610,000 admissions on its opening weekend, placing second in box-office sales. It ended up selling a total of 1,854,702 tickets, with a gross of .

Awards and nominations

References

External links

2013 films
South Korean drama films
South Korean films based on actual events
2010s South Korean films


title: Hernando State Bank

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Hernando State Bank was a bank based in Brooksville, Florida. The bank was located in a historic building. In 1985, the bank was acquired by Suntrust Banks. At that time, the bank had 8 branches.

History
The bank was established in 1905 with $15,000 in capital by a group of people including J.C. Burwell, Merchant J. A. Jennings, Sheriff W. E. Law, Turpentine Operators L.B. Varn, G. W. Varn, and G. C. Varn, Aripeka Saw Mill president M. A. Amorous.

The bank headquarters was built that same year. The first president of the bank was James A. Jennings.

In 1907, William McKethan acquired the bank and became its president. His son, Alfred A. McKethan, later took over as president.

In 1985, the bank was acquired by Sun Bank, later Suntrust Banks.

References

Bank buildings in Florida
Buildings and structures in Hernando County, Florida
Commercial buildings completed in 1905
1905 establishments in Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Banks established in 1905
Defunct banks of the United States


title: Worst Day of the Year Ride

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The Worst Day of the Year Ride is the annual cycling event held in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

Description and history

The ride, supposedly timed to the worst weather day of the year, has been called a "statement that bikers in Portland are willing to put tire to road regardless of how awful and depressing the weather may be". Riders pay to participate. It is common for cyclists to wear costumes. Race organizers started a costume contest and the event has been called a "winter Halloween for cyclists". The Worst Day of the Year Ride usually offers two courses, an approximately 18-mile urban route and a 40-mile or longer, more challenging route. The event attracts cyclists from surrounding cities, including Eugene. It has benefited the Community Cycling Center's bicycle programs.

The event's popularity has increased over time. 250 people participated in the inaugural ride. The 2006 ride attracted 1,500 participants. In 2010, the ride was held on Valentine's Day and attracted 3,500 participants, making it the second most popular bike event behind Bridge Pedal, which attracts more than 20,000 attendees (this does not include the city's World Naked Bike Ride, which is not officially sanctioned). In 2014, The Oregonian reported that the ride typically attracts 4,000 participants.

Despite the event's name, according to organizers it "never really rained" for the first thirteen years the race was held. In 2014, the more challenging 45-mile route was canceled "for safety reasons" due to bad weather. Event organizers tweeted, "For the 1st time in 13 years, the ride IS going to be the worst! For safety reasons, the challenge is closing. Urban will remain open", referring to the 18-mile urban route.

This event went on hiatus in 2021.

See also
 Cycling in Portland, Oregon
 Providence Bridge Pedal

References

External links

Annual events in Portland, Oregon
Cycling in Portland, Oregon


title: Joost Boks

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Joost Boks (17 April 1942 – 12 June 2020) was a field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands. He competed  at 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, where his team finished in seventh and fifth place, respectively.

After his career he lived in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada, where he died in 2020.

References

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1942 births
2020 deaths
Dutch male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
Field hockey players from Amsterdam
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title: Navitus Bay wind farm

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Navitus Bay Wind Park was a proposed 970 MW Round 3 offshore wind farm, to be situated off the English coast approximately 10 km south of Dorset and the Isle of Wight. The wind farm was refused planning permission in September 2015.

History and development
Eneco Energie was awarded seabed land rights to develop a Round 3 offshore wind farm by The Crown Estate in 2010. Initial estimates were that around 30% of the  zone could be used for wind farm development, giving a capacity of ~900 MW. An initial "Zone Appraisal and Planning" (ZAP) report was published in December 2010. The report proposed a single  wind farm located in the middle northern part of the development zone, over 8 miles from both Durlston Head (Isle of Purbeck), and The Needles (Isle of Wight), with water depths of . In 2011 the name "Navitus Bay" was chosen by a public poll conducted by Eneco. Eneco (Eneco Wind UK Ltd) and EDF Energy formed a 50:50 joint venture in 2012 to develop the project.

By mid-2012 a cable landfall location had been selected at Taddiford Gap between Barton on Sea and Milford on Sea; with an underground onshore cable route of approximately  connecting to a new substation at Mannington, where a connection at 400 kV to the existing National Grid would be made. (agreed with National Grid October 2011.)

In December 2012, after public consultation, the wind farm was reduced in size from  to reduce visual impact from coastal areas, with the maximum number of turbines cut from 333 to 218, and the maximum turbine height reduced from . The reduced wind farm had an estimated maximum capacity of around 1100 MW. Design expectations were for turbines of 5 to 8 MW capacity, foundation design was not finalised, but monopile foundations had been excluded from use in the southern half of the site. The offshore development would also include up to three (33 or 66 kV to 132 or 275 kV AC) offshore substations, and a meteorological mast.

In late 2013, Robert Syms (MP for Poole) argued against the project in parliament, citing concerns including impact on the tourism industry; the wind farm was also opposed by group "Challenge Navitus" on the basis that it was too large and inappropriately placed, as well concerns about a potential negative environmental impact. In February 2014, the area was further reduced in scope, to mitigate visual impact to the northeast, with the area reduced to , resulting in 24 fewer estimated turbines, resulting in a reduced maximum capacity of 970 MW.

In May 2014, the application to the Planning Inspectorate was formally accepted. An altered and reduced 630 MW alternative proposal was produced in November 2014.

In May 2015, the developers announced that their preferred plan was to use 121 8MW turbines generating a maximum of 968 MW. They also stated that the alternative plan would have a maximum of 78 turbines (generating up to 624 MW). MHI Vestas was awarded preferred supplier status for the development, with V164-8MW machines being selected.  If it had been approved, construction (of a 900 MW scheme) was expected to take 3 to 4.5 years, split into two or three phases.

In September 2015 planning permission for the wind farm was refused by the Planning Inspectorate, due to the visual impact effect the development would have had on the region – a tourist area which included a World Heritage Site (Jurassic Coast).

References

Sources

External links

 Navitus Bay Wind Park
 Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Park Proposals – Dorset For You

Proposed wind farms in England
Environment of Dorset
Round 3 offshore wind farms


title: Bid Qatar-e Bon Rud

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Bid Qatar-e Bon Rud (, also Romanized as Bīd Qaţār-e Bon Rūd; also known as Bīdqaţār) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 103, in 20 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Bisotun-e Bon Rud

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Bisotun-e Bon Rud (, also Romanized as Bīsotūn-e Bon Rūd; also known as Bīsotūn) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 29, in 8 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Chehel Cheshmeh-ye Koruni

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Chehel Cheshmeh (, also Romanized as Chehel Cheshmeh; also known as Chehel Cheshmeh) is a village in, and the capital of, Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District of Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,164 in 231 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,189 people in 311 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,010 people in 272 households.

References

Shiraz County

Populated places in Fars Province

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Dasht-e Arzhan

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Dasht-e Arzhan (; also known as Dachte-Arjan, Dasht-e Arjan, Dasht-e Arzhaneh, and Dasht-i- Arjan) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District of Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. The village lies in an ecologically important zone, the Arzhan and Parishan Protected Area.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,557 in 585 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,562 people in 721 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,340 people in 693 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.

In the past, the Arjan Plain was ruled by the Kadkhoda of that place called Molamouli, who was tortured by Mushir at that time, and after him was Ali Khan Kushk, who was killed by the Iranian army during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi.

The main language spoken in the village is Persian.

See also
 Lake Arzhan
 Lake Maharloo

References

Shiraz County

Populated places in Fars Province

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Mokhtarabad-e Bon Rud

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Mokhtarabad-e Bon Rud (, also Romanized as Mokhtārābād-e Bon Rūd; also known as Mokhtārābād) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 136, in 32 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Moradabad-e Kolah Siah

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Moradabad-e Kolah Siah (, also Romanized as Morādābād-e Kolāh Sīāh; also known as Morādābād) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 35, in 13 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Qaleh-ye Karbalai Mohammad Ali

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Qaleh-ye Karbalai Mohammad Ali (, also Romanized as Qal‘eh-ye Karbalā’ī Moḩammad ‘Alī) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 32, in 10 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Tall Korehi-ye Bon Rud

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Tall Korehi-ye Bon Rud (, also Romanized as Tall Korehī-ye Bon Rūd; also known as Tall Koreh) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 40, in 9 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Zangeneh-ye Bon Rud

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Zangeneh-ye Bon Rud (, also Romanized as Zangeneh-ye Bon Rūd; also known as Zangeneh) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 787, in 173 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Amirabad-e Sili Zardi

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Amirabad-e Sili Zardi (, also Romanized as Amīrābād-e Sīlī Zardī; also known as Amīrābād) is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 135, in 25 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Eslamabad, Kuh Mareh Sorkhi

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Eslamabad (, also Romanized as Eslāmābād) is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 195, in 36 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Bagdaneh

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Bagdaneh (, also Romanized as Bagdāneh; also known as Bīgdāneh and Yekdāneh) is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 884, in 188 families. It is located in a valley in a mountainous part of the country.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Bahareh, Fars

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Bahareh (, also Romanized as Bahāreh; also known as Bahārā) is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 40, in 6 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Bon Zard, Fars

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Bon Zard (; also known as; also known as Bamzar, Bem Zard, Bom Zard, and Bonah Zard) is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 134, in 27 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Bonduiyeh

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Bonduiyeh (, also Romanized as Bondū’īyeh and Bondūyeh; also known as Bondāreh) is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 250, in 59 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Beneger

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Beneger () is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 398, in 78 families.

References

Populated places in Shiraz County


title: Roger Eddy

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Roger Eddy may refer to:

 Roger Eddy (luger) (born 1946), Canadian former luger
 Roger L. Eddy (born 1958), member of the Illinois House of Representatives


title: Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect

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The Anne Frank Center USA is a nonprofit organization with a focus on civil and human rights activism in the United States.

History
The organization was originally known as the American Friends of the Anne Frank Center, and later the Anne Frank Center USA.  According to the Center, it originated as an affiliate of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Both the House and the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland, are among the Anne Frank Center's worldwide organizational partners. It said on its website that it was founded in 1959 with Anne's father Otto Frank as one of its founders.  That was disputed by The Atlantic, which reported in an April 2017 profile of the group that past staffers and documentation indicate it was actually started in 1977, with no involvement by Otto Frank. After the Atlantic article appeared, the organization provided a document from 1959 which shows that Otto Frank gave permission to use of his name in fundraising literature for the Anne Frank Foundation Inc. in the United States and Amsterdam, and that he was listed as president of the Foundation.

From 2011 to 2016 the center had a small public gallery in lower Manhattan.  In 2016, the board of directors brought in Steven Goldstein as executive director, changed the name to add "mutual respect", and broadened its mission to include an emphasis on "exposing and fighting hate".

It is described by its chairman Peter Rapaport as neither a Jewish nor a Holocaust organization.  While it speaks out against antisemitism, it also criticizes what it sees as sexism, racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and other issues. It is headquartered in New York City and its former executive director was political activist Steven Goldstein, known for his advocacy of LGBT rights as founder of Garden State Equality.

The center received significant press attention in early 2017 due to its criticism of the Trump administration. Following the presidential 2016 election, Liel Leibovitz writing in The Tablet, described it as "one of the loudest voices in the #resistance to Trump."

Criticism of the Trump Administration
In 2016 and 2017 the organization was vocally critical of the Donald Trump Administration, claiming it has failed to counter antisemitism and for his policies concerning refugees and immigrants. In February 2017, after the administration condemned threats against Jewish institutions, Goldstein called Trump's "sudden acknowledgment" of antisemitism " a "Band-Aid on the cancer of anti-Semitism that has infected his own administration."

Goldstein called for Sean Spicer's resignation after his comment that, unlike Bashar al-Assad, "Hitler didn't even sink to the level of using chemical weapons." He called for Sebastian Gorka's resignation in response to allegations that the Order of Vitéz, of which Gorka is a member, is an antisemitic, Hungarian ultranationalist group.

The Atlantic and the daily online Jewish news site Tablet Magazine criticized the center for politicizing Anne Frank's legacy in its criticism of the Donald Trump administration. The magazines said that the media has paid undue attention to the Center because of its use of Anne Frank's name, and The Atlantic said that by "politicizing Anne Frank" it may undermine her legacy.

Abraham Foxman, former head of the Anti-Defamation League, told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz that he believed Frank's name was abused and that "every time I read that he [Goldstein] says something under her banner, I feel uncomfortable." Foxman was himself a hidden child during the Holocaust.

In a Washington Post profile, Goldstein rejected accusations that he is politicizing Anne Frank and called her "one of the greatest feminist and social justice leaders in history.”

Goldstein resigned from the center in September 2017.

References

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 Guidestar listing

1959 establishments in New York City
Organizations established in 1959
Anne Frank
Civil rights organizations in the United States
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Non-profit organizations based in New York City


title: Tassel (surname)

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Tassel is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Emile Tassel, original owner of Hôtel Tassel
George "Corn" Tassel
Richard Tassel (1582–1660), French painter

See also
Van Tassel
Tassell

French-language surnames


title: Salih Vuçitërni

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Salih bej Vuçitërni (8 April 1880 - October 1949) was an Albanian political figure and royalist.

Life
Vuçitërni was born in Vıçıtırın, Vilayet of Kosovo, Ottoman Empire on 8 April 1880. He descended from a Bosnian landowning family. Initially he served as town's hodja. In 1920 he moved to Albania and served as vice-prefect of Tirana. From 1921 to 1925 he served as Assemblyman of the Albanian Parliament representing the region of Dibra. From 1925 to 1928 he was a member of the Senate.

In February 1927, following the review that showed disorder and confusion at the Albanian vakf where he was an administrator, and the failure of the reform on the medreses, Vuçitërni called for a reform on the charity institutions. The call led to controversies.

From May 1928 to 1930 he served as Minister of Public Works () in the government of Kostaq Kota. During the term he was investigated for corruption. From 1928 to 1932 he was elected again in the Albanian Parliament.

He was one of the two trusted men of Ahmet Zogu for reviving the Committee of Kosovo together with Ismet Bey Kryeziu of Gjakova. Once Zogu's strong opponents as Bajram Curri and Hasan Prishtina were gone and Albania was leaning towards Italy, King Zog decided to revive and finance the organization keeping connections with few  pro-Zog irredentists within Kosovo. Nevertheless, the activity of the Committee of Kosovo at that time would be mainly propagandistic.
Vuçitërni was elected as head of a governmental committee responsible for an Agrarian Reform in Albania, a committee which practically did not accomplish anything important beside assisting Kosovar families which were abandoning Kosovo to settle in agrarian areas of central Albania. In 1939 he was elected  by the Italians as Director of SITA, and Italian company responsible for electrical energy and logistics, replacing Qemal Vrioni. In 1942 Vuçitërni would serve as manager of the properties of the Muslim Community in Albania.

He would be arrested by the Albanian communists in late 1944 and sentenced as war criminal and collaborationist.

Work
Vuçitërni wrote a panegyric booklet called Pikla t'arta heroizmi nga jeta e mbretit dhe nanës mbretneshë (Golden drops of heroism from the life of the king and queen mother), Tirana, 1937.
The most important work left from him were the translation of Evliya Çelebi Seyahatname from Ottoman Turkish.

See also
Ceno Bey Kryeziu
Hasan Prishtina

References

1880 births
1949 deaths
Politicians from Vushtrri
Kosovo Albanians
Albanian people from the Ottoman Empire
Albanian imams
19th-century Albanian politicians
20th-century Albanian politicians
Albanian Sunni Muslims
Members of the Parliament of Albania
Albanian monarchists
Government ministers of Albania
Public Works ministers of Albania


title: Jan Veentjer

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Jan Veentjer (13 February 1938 – 2 April 2020) was a field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands. He competed  at the 1964 Summer Olympics, where his team finished in seventh place.

He died in 2020 at the age of 82 from the consequences of an infection with COVID-19.

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1938 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
Dutch male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Rotterdam
Field hockey players from South Holland


title: Jing Guang Centre

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The Jing Guang Centre (, an abbreviation for "Beijing-Guangzhou Centre") is a  skyscraper in Beijing CBD which was top of the List of tallest buildings in Beijing from 1989 to 2006.

The Jing Guang Centre was also the tallest building in mainland China from completion in 1989 until 1996, when King Tower in Shanghai and Shenzhen's Shun Hing Square were completed. The main tower is composed of 3 parts: hotel, offices and condominium, with a side building of additional office space on the northern side.

Rosewood Beijing Hotel
The hotel section of the centre was originally the Jing Guang New World Hotel Beijing (). The hotel was closed and refurbished in 2012–2013 to become the Rosewood Beijing Hotel. As of 2018 Rosewood Beijing was still owned by listed company New World Development, but managed by private company Rosewood Hotel Group. Rosewood Hotel Group owns both Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and New World brands.

Another New World Beijing Hotel was opened in Wangfujing, on 8 Qinian Street, Chongwenmen, Dongcheng District.

References

External links
Jing Guang Office Building website
Rosewood Beijing official website

Skyscraper office buildings in Beijing
World Trade Centers
Buildings and structures in Chaoyang District, Beijing
Contemporary Chinese architecture
Residential skyscrapers in China
Skyscraper hotels in Beijing


title: Music for Violin and Piano

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Music for Violin and Piano is an album by violinist Mark Feldman and pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, which was released on the Avant label in 1999.

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Mark W.B. Allender notes that "Both Feldman and Courvoisier  each other well as they play in perfect step with one another. Highly recommended".

All About Jazz said "Feldman's playing, crystalline but fluid, evokes an intimate chamber music aesthetic. Courvoisier covers the range from lush chordal progressions to punchy clusters to light prepared-piano tinkles, constantly evolving a florid sense of drama. While the balance of improvisation and composition on this record tilts more toward the latter than usual, it's quite a refreshing change".

Track listing
All compositions by Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman
 "Smoke" - 2:57
 "One Too: Too Romantisch Too / Too Speedy" - 9:15
 "La Goulante de l'Idiot" - 9:15
 "Kit: Les Tenebrides / Murmur / Luna Park" - 13:46
 "Gugging" - 7:35
 "Dog Town Road" - 3:32
 "Valse Nise" - 7:30
 "Terre d'Agala" - 7:34

Personnel
Mark Feldman - violin
Sylvie Courvoisier - piano

References

Avant Records albums
Mark Feldman albums
Sylvie Courvoisier albums
1999 albums


title: NHN Entertainment Corporation

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NHN Corp. () is a South Korean IT company that started its business as a game company called Hangame in 1999.

Currently, its main businesses can be categorized as cloud, fin-tech (cross-border e-commerce, payment), entertainment (game, webtoons, music) and advertisement.

History

It was founded in December 1999 under the name Hangame Communications, Inc. In July 2000, Hangame Communications officially merged with South Korea's largest search engine company, Naver. Upon the merger, the name of the company was changed to "Next Human Network", or NHN, although the two divisions continue to operate under their original brand names. On 1 August, 2013, NHN was re-split into NHN Entertainment Corporation and Naver Corporation for strategic reasons. On April 1, 2019, the company name was changed to NHN again.

NHN has been focusing on cloud services since 2014. It launched the brand TOAST Cloud in 2014 and built its own IDC center in 2015. TOAST Cloud provides cloud services such as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.

Games

Studios and subsidiaries
NHN Bigfoot
NHN PixelCube
NHN Japan Corporation
NHN Global
NHN Singapore
NHN Investment
NHN Bugs Corporation (formerly Neowiz Internet Corporation, acquired from Neowiz Holdings in 2015), which trades under the Bugs! Brand (often stylized as SUPER SOUND Bugs!) held a 15% share of South Korea's music streaming market at the end of 2016, according to an IFPI survey of Internet users.
JPlanet Entertainment (formerly JJ Holic Media)
How Entertainment

References
Specific

General

Software companies of South Korea
Mass media in Seongnam


title: Rutgers Graduate School of Education

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The Graduate School of Education is a degree-granting graduate-level professional school on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.  Established in 1923, the school offers programs for Master of Education (Ed.M.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. As of 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranks Rutgers graduate-level education programmes 47th in the country, and ninth in the Northeastern United States.

References

External links

 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Rutgers University colleges and schools
Schools of education in New Jersey
Universities and colleges established in 1923
1923 establishments in New Jersey


title: Saudi Super Cup

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The Saudi Super Cup () is an annual super cup football match organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Founded in 2013 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2022–23 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of the King Cup and Pro League. The competition was held the week before the season begins in Saudi Arabia from 2013 until 2018. Since the 2019 edition it has been held mid-season.

The current holders are Al-Ittihad, who defeated Al-Fayha 2–0 in the 2022 edition. The most successful team in the competition is Al-Hilal, who won the trophy three times.

History
The idea of having a super cup tournament in Saudi Arabia dates back to 1979 when a two-legged match was held between the 1978–79 Saudi Premier League winners, Al-Hilal, and the 1979 King Cup winners, Al-Ahli. The first leg, which was played in Jeddah, ended in 2–2 draw and the second leg, held in Riyadh, ended in a 4–1 win for Al-Hilal. 20 years later, another super cup match between Al-Hilal, the 1997–98 Saudi Premier League winners, and Al-Ahli, the 1997–98 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners, was held. It was the opening match for the inaugural Saudi Founder's Cup and ended in a 5–2 win for Al-Hilal.

In 2012, Saudi Arabian Football Federation officially decided to launch the tournament following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season. The planned super cup match was set to be held between the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League winners, Al-Shabab and the 2012 King Cup of Champions winners, Al-Ahli. However, the 2012 Super Cup was canceled due to scheduling issues as no appropriate date for the match was found. The tournament was officially inaugurated in 2013 and was played by the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League winners, Al-Fateh, and 2013 King Cup of Champions winners, Al-Ittihad. Al-Fateh won the first official edition of the Saudi Super Cup after beating Al-Ittihad 3–2 after extra time. The 2014 Saudi Super Cup was the first edition to be held in Riyadh. Al-Shabab defeated Al-Nassr 4–3 on penalties in the King Fahd International Stadium. In 2015, the Super Cup was played outside of Saudi Arabia for the first time. The match was between 2014–15 Saudi Professional League winners, Al-Nassr, and 2015 King Cup winners, Al-Hilal. The match was held in Loftus Road in London and ended in 1–0 win for Al-Hilal. The next two editions were also held in London, with the 2016 edition held in Craven Cottage and the 2018 edition held once again in Loftus Road. In 2016, Al-Ahli defeated Al-Hilal 4–3 on penalties. In 2018, Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1 to become the first team to win the trophy twice. The 2017 edition which was supposed to be contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad was the first edition to be canceled. The decision was based on the request of then-Saudi national team manager, Edgardo Bauza, who expressed his desire to change the calendar of the season to help him set the ideal preparation program for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In 2019, the Saudi Super Cup was held in Jeddah for the first time. Al-Nassr defeated Al-Taawoun 5–4 on penalties in the King Abdullah Sports City to win their first title.

On 12 January 2021, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Saudi water company Berain signed a sponsorship deal for the 2020 edition. The match would officially be referred to as "The Berain Saudi Super Cup". On 30 January 2021, Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hilal 3–0 to win their second title. They became the first team to win two consecutive titles and also set the record for the biggest goal margin. On 6 January 2022, Al-Hilal defeated Al-Faisaly, who were making their debut in the competition, 4–3 on penalties to become the most successful team in the competition with three titles.

On 19 February 2022, the SAFF announced that the Saudi Super Cup would expand to four teams with the winners and runners-up of the Saudi Professional League and the King Cup taking part.

Competition rules
 League champions versus King Cup winners. If one team wins both the League and King Cup in a single season, the runner-up of the Pro League participates alongside the League winner.
 The match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each, known as halves. If the scores are level at the end of 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out determines the winner.

Records and statistics

Finals by year

Two-team format

Four-team format

Performance by club

Performance by representative

See also
Saudi Arabia Football Federation
Saudi Professional League
King's Cup

References

External links
 Saudi Super Cup SAFF
 Saudi Super Cup on RSSSF

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National association football supercups


title: Hope Jahren

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Anne Hope Jahren (born September 27, 1969) is an American geochemist and geobiologist at the University of Oslo in Norway, known for her work using stable isotope analysis to analyze fossil forests dating to the Eocene. She has won many prestigious awards in the field, including the James B. Macelwane Medal of the American Geophysical Union.

Her book Lab Girl (2016) has been applauded as both "a personal memoir and a paean to the natural world", a literary fusion of memoir and science writing, and "a compellingly earthy narrative."

Early life and education
Jahren was born in Austin, Minnesota, on September 27, 1969. Her father taught science at a community college and she has three older brothers.  She completed her undergraduate education in geology at the University of Minnesota, graduating cum laude in 1991.

Career and research
Jahren earned her Ph.D. in 1996 at the University of California, Berkeley in the field of soil science. Her dissertation covered the formation of biominerals in plants and used novel stable isotope methods to examine the processes. From 1996 to 1999, she was an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, then moved to Johns Hopkins University, where she stayed until 2008.

At Georgia Tech, she conducted pioneering research on paleoatmospheres using fossilized plants, and discovered the second methane hydrate release event that occurred 117 million years ago. She also spent a year on a Fulbright Award at the University of Copenhagen, learning DNA analysis techniques.

While at Johns Hopkins, Jahren received media attention for her work with the fossil forests of Axel Heiberg Island. Her studies of the trees allowed her to estimate the environmental conditions on the island 45 million years ago. She and her collaborators analyzed depletion of oxygen isotopes to determine the weather patterns there that allowed large Metasequoia forests to flourish during the Eocene. Her research at Johns Hopkins also included the first extraction and analysis of DNA found in paleosol and the first discovery of stable isotopes existing in a multicellular organism's DNA.

Jahren left Johns Hopkins for a full professorship at the University of Hawaii. Her research there focused on using stable isotope analysis to determine characteristics of the environment on different timescales.  On September 1, 2016, Jahren became the J. Tuzo Wilson Professor at the University of Oslo's Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, where she studies how living and fossil organisms are chemically linked to the environment.

Honors and awards
Jahren has received three Fulbright Awards: in 1992 for geology work conducted in Norway, in 2003 for environmental science work conducted in Denmark, and in 2010 for arctic science work conducted in Norway. In 2001, Jahren won the Donath Medal, awarded by the Geological Society of America. In 2005, she was awarded the Macelwane Medal, becoming the first woman and fourth scientist overall to win both the Macelwane Medal and the Donath Medal. Jahren was profiled by Popular Science magazine in 2006 as one of its "Brilliant 10" scientists. She was a 2013 Leopold Fellow at Stanford University's Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. In 2016, Time Magazine named her one of the world's "100 Most Influential People." Jahren  was awarded Australian Society for Medical Research Medal for 2018. She was also elected to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2018.

Support for science awareness

Jahren is an advocate for raising public awareness of science and has been working to lift the stereotype surrounding women and girls in science. One such example included the repurposing of the Twitter hashtag #ManicureMondays. Seventeen magazine originally came up with the hashtag, but focused mainly on manicured and painted fingernails. Subsequently, Jahren encouraged fellow scientists, specifically girls, to tweet pictures of their hands conducting scientific experiments. The idea behind this was to raise awareness of scientific research and to increase the profile of women working in science.

Jahren has also written compellingly about the sexual harassment of women in science. She recommends that people draw strong professional boundaries, and that they carefully document what occurs, beginning with the first occasion of harassment.

References

External links
  (Jahren lab website)
 University of Oslo faculty website
 Cogito interview with Jahren

21st-century American biologists
American geochemists
1969 births
Living people
American women geologists
American women biologists
American women chemists
University of Hawaiʻi faculty
People from Austin, Minnesota
20th-century American biologists
21st-century American chemists
20th-century American geologists
21st-century American geologists
20th-century American chemists
20th-century American women scientists
21st-century American women scientists
UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources alumni
Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
American women academics
Fulbright alumni
Biologists from Minnesota


title: Frank Zweerts

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Guillaum François "Frank" Zweerts (born 29 June 1943) is a retired field hockey player from the Netherlands. He competed  at 1964 Summer Olympics, where his team finished in seventh place. With eight goals in six games, Zweerts was the best Dutch player and one of the best overall scorers at those games.

His younger brother Jeroen competed in field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

References

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1943 births
Living people
Dutch male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Hilversum
Field hockey players from North Holland


title: Zweerts

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Zweerts is a Dutch patronymic surname. it may refer to:
Frank Zweerts (born 1943), Dutch field hockey player
Jeroen Zweerts (born 1945), Dutch field hockey player, brother of Frank

See also
Zwiers, surname of the same origin

Dutch-language surnames
Patronymic surnames


title: 2015 NPSL season

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The 2015 National Premier Soccer League season was the 103rd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 13th season of the NPSL. Sixty eight clubs competed in the semi-professional soccer leagues.

Changes from 2014

New teams

Withdrew / On Hiatus

Standings

Northeast Region

Mid Atlantic Conference

North Atlantic Conference

Keystone Conference

South Region

South Atlantic Conference

South Central Conference

Southeast Conference

Sunshine Conference

Midwest Region

West Region

Golden Gates Conference

Northwest Conference

Southwest Conference

Playoffs

Southeast Conference Playoffs

Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Regional and National Playoffs

Note: Teams in national semifinal were reseeded and paired based on those seeds (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Regional First Round

Regional Semifinals

Regional Finals

National Semifinals

NPSL Championship Game

NPSL League Awards

References

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2015 in American soccer leagues


title: Late Qing reforms

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Late Qing reforms (), commonly known as New Policies of the late Qing dynasty (), or New Deal of the late Qing dynasty, simply referred to as New Policies, were a series of cultural, economic, educational, military, diplomatic, and political reforms implemented in the last decade of the Qing dynasty to keep the dynasty in power after the invasions of the great powers of the Eight Nation Alliance in league with the ten provinces of the Southeast Mutual Protection during the Boxer Rebellion.

Late Qing reforms started in 1901, and since they were implemented with the backing of the Empress Dowager Cixi, they are also called Cixi's New Policies. The reforms were often considered more radical than the earlier Self-Strengthening Movement which came to an abrupt end with China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895. Despite the reforms and other political struggles the revolutionaries led the 1911 Revolution which resulted in the fall of the Qing dynasty.

Names
In China, the reform is most commonly known as New Policies of the late Qing dynasty (清末新政), and is also called Gengzi New Policies (庚子新政), Post-Gengzi New Policies (庚子后新政). After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, in the Republic of China, it was called "Shame-covering reforms" (遮羞变法). In Hong Kong, it was called Late Qing reforms (晚清改革), and in Japan, it was called the Guangxu's New Policies, in reference to Emperor Guangxu (光绪新政).

Politics
In April 1901, the Qing dynasty established the Administration Office to supervise the overall plan for reform, appointing Ronglu, Yikuang and Li Hongzhang as managers, nominating Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi as coordinators. Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi jointly submitted "Three folds for reform" to the imperial government, which includes setting reform direction, learning from Japan and implementing the constitutional monarchy.

Five ministers went abroad to investigate
On January 19, 1904, viceroy of Yun-Gui Ding Zhenduo and Yunnan provincial Patrol Lin Shaonian submitted the application for political reform to the imperial government. At the beginning of the July, Viceroy of Liangjiang Zhou Wei asked for the implementation of the "separation of the three powers" political system.

On July 2, 1905, Yuan Shikai joined with Zhou Wei and viceroy of Huguang Zhang Zhidong to request the imperial government to implement a constitutional government over a twelve-year period. They also asked the government to assign ministers to go abroad to investigate various political formats.

On September 24, 1905, Empress Dowager Cixi decided to assign five ministers: Zhen Prince Zaize, Financial Minister Dai Hongci, Military Minister Xu Shichang, Governor of Hunan Duanfang and Prime Minister of Business Department Shaoying to go abroad. On November 25, the imperial government set up a special institution "Inspection of the political pavilion" to study the constitutional government of each country, and provide guidance on constitutional reform.

In the same year, on December 7, the first group led by Dai Hongci and Duanfang set off at the first stop, the United States, and was met by the US President Theodore Roosevelt. On January 14, 1906, the second group led by Zaize set out. At the end of summer, 1906, the delegation returned to China and submitted a report arguing that “The only way for the state to be powerful is constitutionalism”.

On September 1, 1906, the Empress Dowager Cixi promulgated an imperial decree, announcing preparatory imitation of constitution.

In 1907, the preparatory office of the Zizhengyuan Institute (Parliament) was established, and Ming Lun and Sun Jiaxuan were appointed as the presidents of the Zizhengyuan Institute. Later, Zhang Jiang and Tang Shouqian established a preparatory constitutional guild in Shanghai. After that, various constitutional guilds were established in major cities all around China.

In August 1908, the imperial government published the "Constitutional Outline", "The list of Preparations in next few years", and three appendices including "Civil Rights and Obligations", "The essentials of Parliament", "Election Law Essentials". These proposed laws regulated that the provincial advisory council and Central Advisory Council would be elected in the next year and the constitution was plan to prepared in nine years. On November 14th, 1908, the Emperor Guangxu died, with Empress Dowager Cixi dying the following day.

In 1909, the Qing government held parliamentary elections to the Advisory Council and provincial elections.

In 1909, after Pu Yi, the last emperor of Qing Dynasty, succeeded to the throne, the provincial advisory councils were elected. In 1910, the Zizheng Institute held its first opening ceremony.

In May 1911, the prince regent Zaifeng appointed Yikuang, Prince Qing as the Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet to organize the new cabinet. The head of the new cabinet had 13 members, including eight Manchurians, four Han Chinese, and one Mongolian. As seven of the Manchurians belonged to the royal family, the cabinet was known as a "royal cabinet".

Local administrative reform
In 1902, Shanxi governor Zhao Erxun proposed to reform the local administrative reforms such as the Baojia system, including the establishment of the modern police system and the expansion of local organizational functions.

In 1907, the local official system was promulgated, and the financial power and military power of the governor were reduced. The Ministry of Civil Affairs owned the function of the national patrol.

Local autonomy reform measures
In 1906, Yuan Shikai had already established the local “Autonomous Research Institute” and the Tianjin County Council in Tianjin.
In 1908, the imperial government also began to set up autonomous research institutes in the urban area, and draft the "Regulations of the Provincial Consultative Councils", which was scheduled to be completed in 1914.

Military

Officer training

In 1901, the imperial government abolished the test of traditional Chinese Martial and founded the training system for officers. Then, in 1903, the Central Training Command was established to coordinate the training of the national army.

Ordinance
In 1901, the imperial government established three arsenals in Hanyang, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

Army

In 1905, the Beiyang Army was reorganized into a New Army. The imperial government originally planned to establish 500,000 regular troops in the next ten years, but until the end of 1911 (the collapse of Qing Dynasty), only about 190,000 troops had been well trained.

An edict on 15 July 1909 was passed that established the Ministry of War to control the army.

The Report of 1904

A report in the summer of 1904 by the Commission for Army reorganisation published a lengthy plan for the reorganisation of the army. The report called for the regular dispatch of central government officials to the provinces to actually check that imperial decrees were being followed something which was not the case previously. In a concession to the provinces the new armies were to be controlled by the provinces and raised by them but ultimately responsible to the throne and used by the throne when necessary. The 8 banners were not included in the program of reform notably. The report highlighted the need for specialised officers that were educated as well as officers in the staff role and in the frontline role with a preference for academy-trained personnel. The pay of officers was to be increased to cover their cost of living and reduce the need for officers to indulge in corruption to cover their own costs with harsher punishments for corruption. Officers were given detailed regulations and were expected to lead their men,  not their drill instructors, who due to the lack of qualified officers were often employed to instruct the men. The officers therefore were useless in battle and the men had no faith in their officers. The officers were therefore expected to instruct their men. The recruits themselves were to have a literacy rate of 20% along with promotion and demotion being introduced. These literate men were to form the NCOs of the army. A system of pensions and rewards left unenforced since 1737 was to be introduced again in a new manner with rewards for bravery and service, including pensions for the retired, dead and disabled. A western-style system of medical and logistical services was also recommended from the frontline to base hospitals in the interior. The report also called for the standardisation of weapons on a simple durable but modern model of weaponry. The army itself was divided into 3 categories as per the western standard firstly, the standing army then the first-class reserves then the second-class reserves the regulars would serve for 3 years then they would return home and be enrolled in the first reserve for a further 3 years then 4 years in the 2nd reserve with decreasing pay and training per level of service.

The report also called for a new table of organisation the basic organisation was a corps of 2 divisions with each division containing a staff 2 brigades of infantry 1 regiment each of cavalry and artillery 1 battalion each of engineers and transportation men as well as a band. The authorised strength of a division was 748 officers and 10,436 NCOs and privates with 1,328 support staff for 12,512, each corp was to possess 1,595 officers, 23,760 enlisted men, 4,469 horses and mules and 108 guns. It was estimated that each corp would cost 2,778,222 taels per corps or 1,300,000 per division. With 36 divisions this would amount to a minimum expense of 50,000,000 taels annually on the new army.

A new pay scale was also introduced with monthly payments of 1600 taels for a corps commander, 1000 taels for a division commander, 500 taels for a brigade commander. 400 taels for a regimental commander, 180-260 taels for a battalion commander, 58-64 taels for a company commander, 25 taels for Lieutenants, 5.1 taels for sergeants, 4.8 taels for corporals, 4.5 taels for first-class privates, 4.2 taels for privates, 3.3 taels for supernumeraries.

Navy

In 1902, Beiyang Fleet officer Sa Zhenbing proposed four methods for reviving the Imperial Chinese Navy. First, sending naval officers to study in Japan. Second, setting up a naval school in Jiangyin. Third, building Mawei Shipyard as a ship repair base.  Fourth, setting up a naval guard town in Yantai and Fuzhou.

Other aspects
The policies reformed almost every aspect of governmental affairs:
 In education, traditional academies became western-style schools and abolished the imperial examinations. Each province established a military academy.
 A new code and judicial system came in law. The system of fiscal control and tax collection expanded and regularized, an especially important task since the Boxer Indemnity required payments to foreign powers which exceeded the annual income of the national government.
 Local and regional police forces were organized, with model prisons opened.
 Foreign affairs. The foreign affair office was established in 1901, to replace the former Zongli Yamen.

Evaluation
The impact of these reforms varied from place to place. Many regions were virtually unchanged, while the provinces in the lower Yangzi valley had already taken the lead. The province of Zhili (roughly present day Hebei) was a model. With the strong support of the Empress Dowager, Yuan Shikai set up a strong bureaucracy to administer tax collection, local schools and police.

However, there is still debate among the academic community regarding the actual effect that these reforms had on the Chinese people, historian Immanuel Hsü claiming that, apart from the successes in "...the abolition of the civil service examinations… the establishment of modern schools… and the sending of students abroad…”, the reforms were "…essentially a noisy demonstration without much substance or promise of accomplishment…". However, other historians, such as Diana Preston, place much greater weight on the influence of these reforms on the later development of China in its progression towards a more 'developed' society, contending that "…the events of 1900 and their aftermath precipitated reforms that, albeit late [and] grudging, were far-reaching and laid the foundations for a modern state…".

On 22 July 1908 the Qing government issued the Principles of the Constitution (Qinding Xianfa Dagang), modeled on the Japanese Meiji Constitution, which provided for gradual introduction of an electoral system beginning with local elections in 1908, followed in two years by elections for provincial legislatures, then two years later, elections for a national assembly. Special bureaus were set up in each province to prepare for setting up assemblies, directly subordinated to the provincial governor and consisting of scholars and gentry. They set up regulations for carrying out the elections, a timetable for carrying them out, and notices. The first to hold elections for the provincial assembly was the Jiangsu province, in 1909, and elections occurred on time in all provinces except for Xinjiang.

The New Policies also resulted in drastic change of the Manchu policy toward Mongolia from a relatively conservative-protective one to an aggressive-colonial one. Also, after the British expedition to Tibet in 1904 and the Sino-British treaty in 1906, Qing China sent the 1910 expedition to Tibet for establishing direct rule over Tibet.

The New Policies are judged now to have been a substantive beginning for China's reorganization which was destroyed after the death of the Dowager Empress in 1908 by the intransigent stand of conservative Manchus in the Qing court.

See also
 Self-Strengthening Movement
 Hundred Days' Reform
 New Army
 Mongolia under Qing rule
 Tibet under Qing rule
 Xinhai Revolution

References

Citations

Sources

 Shan, Patrick Fuliang (2018). Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal. The University of British Columbia Press. .

Government of the Qing dynasty
Reform in China


title: Abraham Tolentino

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Abraham "Bambol" Ng Tolentino (born February 23, 1964) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Tagaytay and President of the Philippine Olympic Committee. He previously served as representative of Cavite's 8th district from 2019 to 2022 and the 7th district from 2013 to 2019.

Early life and education
Abraham Tolentino was born on February 23, 1964. He is the youngest of the two sons of Atty. Isaac O. Tolentino, who was the longest-serving mayor of Tagaytay. He is the brother of Francis Tolentino, also a former mayor of Tagaytay and incumbent senator.

Tolentino had his primary education at the St. Augustine School in Mendez, Cavite and his secondary education at the St. Anthony School in Malate, Manila. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Major in Management) degree at San Beda College (now San Beda University) and his Master of Science in Fiscal Studies at the Lyceum of the Philippines University. Tolentino took an Executive Course on Leadership, Chaos, Conflict & Courage for the 21st Century at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Executive Course on National Security at the Institute for Extramural and Continuing Studies, National Defense College of the Philippines.

Political career
In 1998, he was elected as City Councilor of Tagaytay and served until 2004. He ran for Mayor in 2004 and won; he was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. In 2013, he defeated Gilbert Remulla as Congressman of the newly-created 7th district of Cavite. He was re-elected in 2016 and in 2019, this time at the newly-created 8th district.

His other positions include:
 Member - Commission of Appointments
 Vice Chairman - Committee of Agrarian Reform
 Chairman - Committee of Agriculture and Food
 Vice Chairman - Committee of National Defense
 Vice Chairman - Committee of Rules and Resolutions

Tolentino also serves as the President of the Philippine Olympic Committee since 2019. On July 10, 2020, Tolentino is one of the 70 representatives who voted to "yes" to deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. On December 16, he was named as one of the Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives.

Tolentino, being term-limited as representative, ran for Mayor of Tagaytay in 2022 and won, running unopposed.

Personal life
He is married to Dr. Agnes Delgado Tolentino, the incumbent vice mayor and former mayor of Tagaytay. They have three children. Their eldest daughter, Aniela Bianca, is the incumbent representative of the 8th district of Cavite. Their second daughter, Athena Bryana, is the incumbent vice governor of Cavite.

He is a Past Grand Master of the Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippines.

He also served as the Secretary-General of FIDE/World Chess Organization, President of ASEAN Chess Zone 3.3, Secretary-General of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, and is currently the President of Philcycling.

References

1964 births
Filipino politicians of Chinese descent
Living people
PDP–Laban politicians
National Unity Party (Philippines) politicians
Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians
United Nationalist Alliance politicians
San Beda University alumni
Lyceum of the Philippines University alumni
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cavite
Mayors of places in Cavite
People from Tagaytay
Filipino city and municipal councilors
Filipino Freemasons
Filipino sports executives and administrators


title: Rendered (radio program)

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Rendered (formerly Destination DIY) was an independently produced American radio program based in Portland, Oregon.

Created and hosted by Julie Sabatier, the show explores do-it-yourself ideas from a wide range of perspectives. Rendered centers around creative people as well as the processes and resources used to create various skills, communities, and ideas.

History
Rendered began as a half-hour monthly show titled DIY, Portland on KBOO Community Radio in 2006. When it began airing on Oregon Public Broadcasting in 2010, it changed its name to Destination DIY and hour-long running time. In September 2014, the show joined the national podcast and radio show network Maximum Fun. In February 2015, the show changed its name to Rendered.  The last episode appeared 8/31/2015.

Format
Each episode features edited interviews with individuals, connected by narrative commentary from Sabatier. Topics include gender and the economy, as well as more traditional DIY topics, such as construction of tiny houses. Sabatier told Portland Monthly magazine that each minute of the show takes about an hour to create, from recording interviews to editing the episode's final cut.

Rendered broadcasts full shows and show segments in the Pacific Northwest through NPR's Northwest News Network and nationwide through Public Radio Exchange. The show is also available as a free podcast. Rendered segments air on several radio stations, including Oregon Public Broadcasting, Austins's KUT, and San Francisco's KALW.

Response
The Portland Mercury described the format of Rendered in an article about Portland podcasts: "Destination DIY goes beyond the crafts 'n' home repair often associated with the term 'DIY' to encompass anything people can do themselves—from home funerals and taxidermy to representing yourself in court. Moreover, the show maintains an artful balance of general interest content and local events." In January 2011, Sunset named Sabatier "Portland's DIY Queen" and wrote that the show "taps into the zeitgeist that is red hot in the West." Radio Survivor reported on Destination DIY's crowd-funding strategy in 2013 and described the show as a "polished production on par with a national public radio program."

Portland television station KGW has reported on two Rendered "Makin' It" parties. Sustainable Business Oregon also reported on the "Makin' It" parties and featured an interview with Sabatier.

Funding
Rendered is primarily listener-funded. In 2011, the show funded a year-long season with a Kickstarter campaign that raised $9,750. In 2013, the show relaunched as a monthly podcast after raising $14,801 in an IndieGoGo campaign. The show also lists several business and non-profit sponsors and received Regional Arts & Culture Council grants in 2011 and 2013.

Rendered episodes

Hour-long episodes
 "Representing Yourself" (August 17, 2010)
 "DIY Economy" (August 26, 2010)
 "Doing It Ourselves" (November 9, 2010)
 "DIY Rituals" (Released December 3, 2010)
 "I Made That" (March 24, 2011)
 "DIY Disasters" (January 22, 2012)
 "Conversations" (April 19, 2012)
 "You Are An Authority" (February 21, 2013)
 "Old School DIY" (Released June 25, 2013)
 "Daunting DIY" (July 15, 2013)

Podcast-only episodes
 "Collective Nouns" (October 17, 2010)
 "Economy of Kids" (February 24, 2011)
 "Worm Bin Disaster" (November 15, 2011)
 "Fish Disasters" (November 29, 2011)
 "Chariots of Rubber" (December 12, 2011)
 "Disaster Challenge" (December 7, 2011)
 "DIY Book Tour" (December 21, 2011)
 "High Rocks" (January 25, 2012)
 "Gloria's Secret Cafe" (March 29, 2012)
 "Seattle Maker Faire" (June 4, 2012)
 "The Un-Road Trip" (August 1, 2012)
 "From the XOXO Festival" (September 18, 2012)

Podcast and radio episodes
 "Salty & Sweet" (November 11, 2013)
 "DIY Kids" (January 17, 2014)
 "For the Love of Bees" (February 17, 2014)
 "Figures in Flight"  (March 10, 2014)
 "Love, DIY Style" (August, 2014)
 "Mother of Invention" (September 29, 2014)
 "Teen Inventors" (July 21, 2014)
 "Health Care Hackers" (June 21, 2014)
 "Hvoom with Hvam" (May 19, 2014)
 "The Sweet Science" (April 21, 2014)

Thirty-one older episodes are archived on Radio for All.

References

2010 podcast debuts
Audio podcasts
Arts podcasts
Culture of Portland, Oregon
NPR programs
Mass media in Portland, Oregon
Do it yourself
2015 podcast endings
2006 radio programme debuts
2015 radio programme endings


title: Carmichaelia exsul

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Carmichaelia exsul is a flowering plant in the legume family. It is the only species of the genus Carmichaelia found in Australia. The specific epithet means an exile, with reference to it being the only species in its genus native outside New Zealand.

Description
It is a broom-like shrub, growing to 1–3 m in height. The adult shoots are leafless, ridged, flattened, drooping and spreading. The flowers are white with purple markings, sweetly scented and produced in racemose inflorescences. The pale orange, kidney-shaped seeds are 3 mm long.

Distribution and habitat
The plant is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is a rare inhabitant of rock ledges in the island's southern mountains at elevations of over 400 m. The species is listed as endangered in New South Wales.

References

exsul
Endemic flora of Lord Howe Island
Fabales of Australia
Plants described in 1871
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller


title: List of Charlie's Angels characters

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Fictional characters found in the Charlie's Angels franchise include:

In television

1976 series

Characters in the 1976–81 television series Charlie's Angels include:
 Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) (1976–1981, 2003, 2019) and young Kelly (Tonya Crowe) (1976; season 1)
 Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson) (1976–1979)
 Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett) (1976–1977, regular) (1978–1980, guest star 6 episodes)
 Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd) (1977–1981) and young Kris (Jordan Ladd) (1978; season 3)
 Tiffany Welles (Shelley Hack) (1979–1980)
 Julie Rogers (Tanya Roberts) (1980–1981)
 John Bosley (David Doyle) (1976–1981)
 Charles "Charlie" Townsend (John Forsythe) (voice) (1976–1981, 2000–2003)
 Scott Woodville (David Ogden Stiers) (Charlie's majordomo in the pilot episode)

2011 series
Characters in the 2011 reboot series Charlie's Angels include:
 Kate Prince (Annie Ilonzeh)
 Abigail "Abby" Simpson (Rachael Taylor)
 Eve French (Minka Kelly) and young Eve (Taylor Blackwell)
 Gloria Martinez (Nadine Velazquez) and young Gloria (Anahi Artica)
 Zoe Sinclair / Oswald (Peyton List)  (Villain)
 John Bosley (Ramon Rodriguez)
 Charles "Charlie" Townsend (Victor Garber) (voice)
 Samantha Masters (Erica Durance)
 Ray Goodson (Isaiah Mustafa)
 Victor Simpson (John Terry)

Others spin-off series
Characters that would have been in Angels '89 include:
 Connie Bates (Claire Yarlett)
 Pam Ryan (Karen Kopins)
 Trisha Lawrence (Sandra Canning)
 Bernie Colter (Téa Leoni)

Characters that appeared in the Telemundo Network version called Ángeles in 1998 include:
 Elena Sanchez (Sandra Vidal)
 Adriana Vega (Patricia Manterola)
 Gina Navarro (Cole Pitman)

Characters that appeared in the German version called Wilde Engel from 2003 to 2005 include:
 Christina "Chris" Rabe (Birgit Stauber) (2002-2003)
 Franziska Borgardt (Susann Uplegger) (2002-2003)
 Lena Heitmann (Eva Habermann) (2002-2003)
 Rebecca (Vanessa Petruo) (2005)
 Ida (Tanja Wenzel) (2005)
 Aiko (Zora Holt) (2005)

Characters that appeared in the Taiwanese version called Asian Charlie's Angels in 2004 include:
 Betty (Qu Ying)
 Cindy (Kelly Lin)
 Annabelle (Annie Wu)
 Angie (Christy Chung)

In film
Characters in the first and second installments in the film series, Charlie's Angels (2000) and the sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, include:
 Natalie Cook (Cameron Diaz)
 Dylan Sanders (Drew Barrymore)
 Alexandra "Alex" Munday (Lucy Liu)
 Thin Man / Anthony (Crispin Glover)
 Jason Gibbons (Matt LeBlanc)
 Pete Komisky (Luke Wilson)
 John Bosley (Bill Murray)
 Eric Knox (Sam Rockwell)
 Roger Corwin (Tim Curry)
 Vivian Wood (Kelly Lynch)
 Jimmy Bosley (Bernie Mac)
 Madison Lee (Demi Moore)
 Seamus O'Grady (Justin Theroux)

Characters in the third installment in the film series, Charlie's Angels (2019), include:
 Sabina Wilson (Kristen Stewart)
 Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott)
 Jane Kano (Ella Balinska)
 Rebekah "Bosley" (Elizabeth Banks)
 Edgar "Bosley" Dessange (Djimon Hounsou)
 John Bosley (Patrick Stewart)
 Charles "Charlie" Townsend (Robert Clotworthy) (voice)
 "Charlie", head of agency (Jaclyn Smith) (reveal)
 Ingrid (Hannah Hoekstra)
 The Saint (Luis Gerardo Méndez)
 Langston (Noah Centineo)
 Alexander Brock (Sam Claflin)
 Hodak (Jonathan Tucker)
 Fight Instructor (Ronda Rousey)

References

Lists of fictional characters


The 2014 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship, the men's provincial curling championship for New Brunswick, was held from February 5 to 9 at Curl Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick. The winning team of James Grattan represented New Brunswick at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Teams
The teams are listed as follows:

Round-robin standings

As of Draw 6

Round-robin results

Draw 1
Wednesday, February 5, 2:00 pm

Draw 2
Wednesday, February 5, 7:00 pm

Draw 3
Thursday, February 6, 2:00 pm

Draw 4
Thursday, February 6, 7:00 pm

Draw 5
Friday, February 7, 2:00 pm

Draw 6
Friday, February 7, 7:00 pm

Draw 7
Saturday, February 7, 9:00 am

Playoffs

Semifinal
Saturday, February 8, 8:00 pm

Final
Sunday, February 9, 2:00 pm

References

External links

New Brunswick
Curling competitions in Moncton
Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship
Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship


title: Wildewoman

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Wildewoman is the second studio album by Brooklyn indie pop band Lucius. It was released on PIAS Recordings, Mom + Pop Music and Dine Alone Records to mostly positive reviews, drawing numerous comparisons to the girl groups of the 1960s. Reviewers also praised the album's eclectic mix of musical styles, as well as the vocal performances of lead singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig. The album peaked at number 150 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Packaging and title
The album's cover artwork is a 1964 painting by Belgian pop artist Evelyne Axell, titled Ice Cream. In selecting the image, Wolfe and Laessig drew inspiration from other iconic, provocative album covers including Sticky Fingers and Nevermind. Laessig said "At the time, [Axell] was making a statement that was incredibly bold, and we think our show is bold, we’re strong women. There's nothing shy about the way that we sound and the way we put ourselves out there. It's a strong image. And if you’re looking at fifteen record covers on iTunes, what's going to stick out to you?"

The album title was taken from the song of the same name and was intended to evoke "free-spirited women". It is pronounced analogously to "wildebeest".

Reception

Critical
Wildewoman received generally positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the vocal performances and girl group-inspired sound. In a review for Paste, Hilary Saunders wrote that the album was successful in "reintroducing retro girl-group swag to the 21st century at a time when it's most needed" and went on to call it "one of the most complete indie pop LPs this year". James Christopher Monger of AllMusic praised the album's fusion of styles and the "commanding performances" of Wolfe and Laessig, while Will Hermes' review for Rolling Stone described the album's sound as "fresh" and "thrilling". Writing for Consequence of Sound, Tony Hardy gave the album a more reserved assessment but noted that the band "spins some intriguing sounds".

Wildewoman also appeared on a number of year-end best album lists, including those compiled by Bob Boilen of NPR's All Songs Considered and the music staff at Amazon.com.

Commercial
The album debuted at No. 150 on the Billboard 200 album chart, with 3,000 copies sold in its first week. The album has sold 46,000 copies in the US as of March 2016.

Track listing
All songs written by Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe unless otherwise noted.

"Wildewoman" – 4:11
"Turn It Around" – 3:28
"Go Home" – 3:19
"Hey, Doreen" – 4:41
"Tempest" – 4:09 (Laessig/Molad/Wolfe)
"Nothing Ordinary" – 3:01
"Two of Us on the Run" – 4:35
"Until We Get There" – 3:28 (Laessig/Molad/Wolfe)
"Don't Just Sit There" – 3:51
"Monsters" – 3:29
"How Loud Your Heart Gets" – 5:38

Personnel

Lucius
Jess Wolfe – Lead vocals
Holly Laessig – Lead vocals
Dan Molad – Drums
Peter Lalish – Guitar
Andrew Burri – Guitar

Additional musicians
Alan Hampton – Bass
Adam Christgau – Percussion
Gabriel Duncan – Guitar, Vocals
Jessica Martins – Backing vocals
Blake Mills – Guitar
Leital Molad – Backing vocals
Shelley Molad – Backing vocals
Chris Morrissey – Bass
Michaela Neller – Backing vocals
Sydney Price – Backing vocals
Rich Hinman – Guitar
Heather Robb – Backing vocals
Eric Robertson – Tenor guitar

Production
Lucius – production, engineering
Tony Berg – additional production
Steve Wall – additional production, engineering
Shawn Everett – engineering, mixing
Jacob Goldman – engineering
David Kahne – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Chart performance

References

2013 albums
Lucius (band) albums


title: Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail

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The  was a privately owned monorail system connecting Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station to the main gate of the Mukōgaoka Yūen amusement park.

History
Odakyu opened both the Odakyū Odawara Line electric railway from Tokyo to Odawara and the Mukōgaoka Yūen amusement park in 1927.  Initially, the park was connected to the nearest station by a miniature railway, but plans to build a major road across the line led Odakyu to replace it with a monorail.

Built for ¥200 million ($550,000 in 1966 dollars), the short 1.1-km line was the first monorail built by the Nihon-Lockheed Monorail Company, a joint venture of aerospace company Lockheed with Kawasaki Aerospace Company.  A trip lasted only three minutes, with the line's single two-car train running every 15 minutes during park opening hours.  At ¥100/160 one-way/return, the fare was cheaper than the regular city bus (¥200), and was thus used by some local residents as well.

By the end of the 1990s, the line was serving only on average 900 passengers a day.  Cracks were discovered in the vehicle in February 2000, leading Odakyu to suspend operations and eventually decide that the estimated ¥380 million replacement cost could not be justified.  The amusement park closed shortly afterwards in 2002.

References

Monorails in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1966
Railway lines closed in 2001
Defunct monorails
1966 establishments in Japan
2001 disestablishments in Japan


title: Fish stock

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Fish stock or stock fish may also refer to:
Fish stocks are subpopulations of a particular species of fish.
 Fish stock (food), liquid made by boiling fish bones with vegetables, used as a base for fish soups and sauces
 Fish stocking, the practice of raising fish in a hatchery and releasing them into a river, lake, or ocean
 Stockfish, unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air
 Stockfish (chess), an open source UCI chess engine


title: Clay County Historical Society Museum

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Clay County Historical Society Museum is a local history museum in a historic building in Liberty, Missouri. The museum building dates to 1865. It was a drug store and a doctor's office until 1963, when it was turned into a museum.

Exhibits
The Clay County Historical Museum houses art, antiques, and collector's items reflecting the early history of Clay County, Missouri. The exhibits are displayed in separate rooms, each named according to its contents. The main rooms are The Country School, Old Fashioned Parlor, Kitchen, Minerals, Gems, Library, Chapel, Musical Instruments, Military, Primitive, Bedroom, Clothing and Children's Toy Room. The museum also has a library, which has collections of newspaper files, area wide genealogies, area maps, reference books and microfilm.

According to the museum's website, "The main floor is divided by a glass partition with vintage display cases filled with china, toys, railroad artifacts and apothecary paraphernalia. Behind the partition the visitor will find letters by the Jesse James family; Civil War, WWI and WWII items; antiques quilts; and Native American artifacts."

References

External links
 Clay County Historical Society Museum

Museums in Clay County, Missouri
History museums in Missouri
1963 establishments in Missouri
Liberty, Missouri


title: Hero Karizma ZMR

text:
The Hero Karizma ZMR is a motorcycle manufactured by Hero MotoCorp in India. It was launched as a cosmetic upgrade to Karizma R in September 2009. There is no difference between its engine and that of its predecessor Karizma R. The minor differences lie in the design of fairing, headlights, addition of digital speedometer, rear disc brake, rear swingarm suspension, oil cooler and the fuel-injection system instead of the carburettor.

The latest updated model was launched in 2014 which had an upgraded engine had and a totally new design.

References

External links
Official website

Motorcycles introduced in 2009


title: Alfredo Juraidini

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Alfredo Juraidini Riloba (born 19 September 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Mexican at birth, Juraidini also obtained Lebanese citizenship through his origins.

Club career
Juraidini made his professional debut with Puebla against Altamira on 7 August 2013. He scored his first goal with the club in the Clausura 2014 Copa MX against Atletico San Luis, on 2 February 2014. After trialing with River Plate Asunción, Juraidini signed for the club. The player returned to Puebla on 1 July 2016. Juraidini moved on a short-term loan to Potros UAEM during the 2018 Ascenso MX Clausura.

On 16 January 2019, Juraidini moved to Lebanese Premier League side Salam Zgharta to compete in the second leg of the 2018–19 season. On 28 August 2019, he joined Ansar on a one-year contract for the 2019–20 season.

On 5 September 2020, Juraidini moved back to Mexico, joining Atlético Capitalino in the newly formed Liga de Balompié Mexicano. He returned to Lebanon on 17 January 2021, joining Shabab Sahel to play in the second half of the 2020–21 season. In 2022, he played for Tlaxcala.

Honours
Puebla
 Copa Pachuca: 2013
 Copa MX: 2015
 Supercopa MX: 2015

References

External links

 Alfredo Juraidini at Club Puebla

1993 births
Living people
Mexican people of Lebanese descent
Lebanese people of Mexican descent
Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
People from Teziutlán
Footballers from Puebla
Men's association football fullbacks
Club Puebla players
Club River Plate (Asunción) footballers
Salam Zgharta FC players
Al Ansar FC players
Atlético Capitalino players
Shabab Al Sahel FC players
Potros UAEM footballers
Tlaxcala F.C. players
Liga MX players
Liga de Balompié Mexicano players
Ascenso MX players
Lebanese Premier League players
Mexican expatriate men's footballers
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
Mexican men's footballers


title: I-4K

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I-4K is a satellite bus being developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It will be a standard bus for  class communication satellites; the I in I-4K stands for INSAT, a group of communication satellites developed and launched by ISRO. The I-4K spacecraft bus can supply DC power of 10 to 15 kilowatts.

List of satellites being developed with I-4K bus
 GSAT series

See also

 Comparison of satellite buses

References

Indian Space Research Organisation
Satellite buses


title: Elers

text:
Elers is a surname, and may refer to:

 George Elers (1777–1842), British army officer
 George Elers (cricketer) (1867–1927), English cricketer
 John Philip Elers (fl. 1690–1730), English potter

See also
Elers' Kollegium, student residence located in the medieval part of Copenhagen


title: 2013 Saudi Super Cup

text:
The 2013 Saudi Super Cup was the inaugural edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual Saudi football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. Al-Fateh won the match 3–2 after extra time. It was played on 17 August 2013 by Al-Fateh, the winners of the 2012–13 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Ittihad, the winners of the 2013 King Cup of Champions. The match was held at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Al-Fateh defeated Al-Ittihad 3–2 after extra time to inaugural champions of the Saudi Super Cup.

Venue
The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue on 12 July 2013. This was the second domestic final to be held in the stadium.

The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was opened in 1986. The stadium was used as a venue for the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and hosted the final. It also hosted the 2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final. Its current capacity is 33,000 and it is used by Al-Wehda as a home stadium.

Background

In 2012, Saudi Arabian Football Federation officially decided to launch the Saudi Super Cup following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season. The planned super cup match was set to be held between the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League winners, Al-Shabab and the 2012 King Cup of Champions winners, Al-Ahli. However, the 2012 Super Cup was canceled due to scheduling issues as no appropriate date for the match was found. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation decided to postpone the tournament and hold it in 2013.

Al-Fateh qualified by winning the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League, with 2 games to spare, following a 1–0 home win over Al-Ahli. Al-Ittihad qualified by winning their eighth King Cup title by defeating Al-Shabab 4–2 in the final. This was the 11th meeting between these two sides in all competitions. Both Al-Fateh and Al-Ittihad won four times each, while two draws occurred between them.

Match

Details

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Statistics

See also
 2012–13 Saudi Professional League
 2013 King Cup of Champions

References

Saudi Super Cup
2013–14 in Saudi Arabian football
Sports competitions in Saudi Arabia
August 2013 sports events in Asia
Al Fateh SC matches
Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) matches


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Motor Trader Online is a motoring guide in Malaysia. Started in 1998, the magazine is published by PROTO Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Motor Trader Magazine's website lists over 41,000 cars, both new and used, in Malaysia.

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Since 2012, Motor Trader has been the content provider for the Yahoo! Malaysia Autos page.

References

External links

Used Car for sale

1998 establishments in Malaysia
Automobile magazines
Automotive websites
Magazines established in 1998
Magazines published in Malaysia
Weekly magazines
English-language magazines


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Music for Violin Alone is an album by violinist Mark Feldman which was released on the Tzadik label in 1995.

Reception

In her review for Allmusic, Joslyn Layne notes that "Music for Violin Alone is the debut date as leader for virtuoso violinist Mark Feldman, who has performed as a sideman with countless musicians, in genres ranging from country to avant-garde jazz. Here he performs original, classically styled pieces that exude high drama". On All About Jazz Karla Cornejo Villavincencio said "The whole record is dedicated to the solo violin and the attention is well-deserved, Feldman's playing easily keeping the listener enraptured".

Track listing
All compositions by Mark Feldman
 "Etude" - 2:18
 "Jeté" - 8:52
 "Calista" - 5:52
 "Sul G" - 1:57
 "Molly" - 1:33
 "Caprice" - 1:49
 "Fantasy for the Violin" - 5:32
 "Elergy" - 6:37
 "Stalker" - 2:03
 "The Tri Five" - 2:35
 "4 Spiker" - 4:01

Personnel
Mark Feldman - violin

References

Tzadik Records albums
Mark Feldman albums
1995 albums