title: Appleton's Pulpit

text:
Appleton's Pulpit is a historic landmark in Saugus, Massachusetts, United States. It is the location where Major Samuel Appleton is said to have made a speech denouncing the tyranny of Colonial Governor Sir Edmund Andros.

Speech
On September 19, 1687, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Samuel Appleton of Ipswich, Dudley Bradstreet of Andover, and Nathaniel Saltonstall of Haverhill for being "persons factiously and seditiously inclined, and disaffected to his Majesty's government". Two additional warrants were issued on October 3 and October 5. It is believed that during this time, Appleton hid in the home of his son, Colonel Samuel Appleton, who owned the Saugus Iron Works property (in what was then part of Lynn, Massachusetts). While there, Appleton, according to tradition, delivered an address from a rocky cliff near the Iron Works in which he denounced the tyranny of Andros. The place where he is said to have delivered the speech became known as Appleton's Pulpit.

Accuracy
In Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Thomas Franklin Waters disputed the traditional account of events. The October 5 warrant was issued for Samuel Appleton of Lynn for hiding from officers of the law. While it could be inferred that Samuel Appleton was hiding in Lynn and the warrant specified "Samuel Appleton of Lynn" to ensure his arrest, Appleton would testify in his sworn deposition that he was arrested on September 20 and remained in custody until his ultimate release. Therefore, the October 5 warrant was likely for his son, also named Samuel Appleton, who lived in Lynn from 1680 to 1688. Waters also stated that it is improbable that a fugitive from justice would openly harangue the public from a high ledge. However, if the event did take place, Waters contended that it was the younger Appleton who delivered the speech.

Historical markers
Thomas Gold Appleton, a descendant of Samuel Appleton, had a tablet about two and a half feet square fastened to the perpendicular face of the cliff, just below where the speech is supposed to have been made.  It was formally presented to the Town of Saugus in March 1882. The tablet read

In 1930, the Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission erected a number of historical markers around the state. Appleton's Pulpit was one of nine sites in Saugus the commission chose to place a marker, which reads

References

Historic sites in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Saugus, Massachusetts
Appleton family


title: Hilmar High School

text:
Hilmar High School serves students from the rural community of Hilmar and Stevinson, California, United States.

History

Hilmar High School was founded in 1911, and was originally known as Hilmar Colony Union High School. There were 26 students the first year. Classes were originally held on the second floor of an elementary school. The high school moved into its own brick building in 1919, and then to its current campus in 1957.

Future Farmers of America (FFA) has been active at the school since 1930.

It is part of the Hilmar Unified School District, which is a K-12 rural school district with approximately 2277 students. The district operates five schools: Hilmar High School, Irwin and Colony High School, Hilmar Middle School, Elim Elementary School, and Merquin Elementary School.

Extracurricular activities
Much of the community revolves around the high school's sports and agricultural programs.  The school has had particular success with its FFA activities, including several national championships.

Athletics
Hilmar High School belongs to the Trans Valley League in the Sac-Joaquin Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. The school's teams, known as the Hilmar Yellowjackets, compete in: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track, volleyball, swimming  and wrestling.

Notable alumni
 Nate Costa
 Dot Jones

References

External links
 Hilmar High School home page
 Hilmar Unified School District home page
 Merced County Office of Education home page
High schools in Merced County, California

Public high schools in California
Educational institutions established in 1911


title: George Washington Council

text:
George Washington Council may be:

 George Washington Council (New Jersey)
 George Washington Council (Minnesota)


title: Statilia

text:
Statilia is a genus of praying mantis that resembles dead or living grass.  Statilia species live in Australia, Africa, Asia and islands.

Species
The Mantodea Species File lists:
Statilia agresta Zheng, 1987
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Statilia chayuensis Zhang, 1983
Statilia flavobrunnea Zhang, 1984
Statilia maculata Thunberg, 1784
S. maculata maculata Thungberg, 1784
S. maculata continentalis Werner, 1935
Statilia major Werner, 1922
Statilia nemoralis Saussure 1870 - type species
Statilia nobilis Brunner, 1893
Statilia occibivittata Yang 1997
Statilia ocellata Uvarov, 1922
Statilia pallida Werner, 1922
Statilia spanis Wang, 1993
Statilia viridibrunnea Zhang, 1984

See also
List of mantis genera and species
Chinese Mantis

References

External links

Mantidae
Insects of Asia
Mantodea of Africa
Insects of Australia
Insects of Timor
Mantodea genera
Taxa named by Carl Stål


title: London Sketchbook (Mozart)

text:
The London Sketchbook (German: ), K.15 a–ss (Anh. 109b) is a series of 43 untitled pieces and sketches written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart between 1764 and 1765 while in London (see the Mozart family's grand tour). The set of works is denoted by its K number, followed by its respective letter, i.e. 15a, 15b, 15c, etc.

Most pieces are extremely short, normally lasting from 40 seconds to a minute; however, some span as long as four minutes in total (see K. 15t). According to the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, the intended purpose of this book was not for musical exercise, as once thought, rather for the young Mozart, who had just learned how to use pen and ink, to write down his own inspiration without needing anyone's help. Corrections by his father Leopold appear in pencil only.

K.15a–ss

15a – Allegretto in F for Piano
15b – Andantino in C for Piano
15c – Minuet in G for Piano
15d – Rondino in D for Piano
15e – Contredanse in G for Piano
15f – Minuet in C for Piano
15g – Fantasia (Prelude) in G for Organ or Piano
15h – Contredanse in F for Piano
15i – Minuet in A for Piano
15k – Minore in A minor for Piano
15l – Contredanse in A for Piano
15m – Minuet in F for Piano
15n – Andante in C for Piano
15o – Andante in D for Piano
15p – Movement to a Piano Sonata in G minor
15q – Andante in B-flat for Piano
15r – Andante in G minor for Piano
15s – Rondo in C for Piano
15t – Movement to a Piano Sonata in F
15u – Sicilianos in D minor for Piano
15v – Movement to a Piano Sonata in F
15w – Allemande in B-flat for Piano
15x – Movement to a Piano Sonata in F
15y – Minuet in G for Piano
15z – Gigue in C minor for Piano
15aa – Movement to a Piano Sonata in B-flat
15bb – Movement to a Piano Sonata in D
15cc – Minuet in E-flat for Piano
15dd – Andante in A-flat for Piano
15ee – Minuet in E-flat for Piano
15ff – Minuet in A-flat for Piano
15gg – Contredanse in B-flat for Piano
15hh – Rondo in F for Piano
15ii – Andante in B-flat for Piano
15kk – Movement to a Piano Sonata in E-flat
15ll – Presto in B-flat for Piano
15mm – Andante in E-flat for Piano
15nn – Movement to a Piano Sonata in F (fragment)
15oo – German Dance in F for Piano
15pp – Minuet in B-flat for Piano
15qq – Minuet in E-flat for Piano
15rr – Minuet in C for Piano (fragment)
15ss – Fugue in C for Piano (fragment)

Notable recordings

Several recordings have been made of the Sketchbook in recent years. Most are recorded on their intended instrument, the piano. However, in 1991 with the release of the Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 45, Erik Smith orchestrated nearly all of the pieces here for winds and orchestra. With his orchestration he also grouped several pieces together to create a full, multiple-movement work. For example, he arranged K. 15b, a, and f as a single divertimento in C. Hans-Udo Kreuels also did a recording of the Sketchbook in 2003, as well as completing two of the fragmented works, K.15rr, and 15ss.

References

Sources
  Wolfgang Plath. Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, Series IX (Keyboard Music), Workgroup 27 (Keyboard Pieces), Volume 1: Notebooks. Bärenreiter, 1982.

External links

Early keyboard works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Compositions for solo piano
1764 compositions


title: Calliophis maculiceps

text:
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref  =
| genus = Calliophis
| species = maculiceps
| authority = (Günther, 1858)
| synonyms = *Elaps maculiceps Günther, 1858: 232
Elaps melanurus Cantor, 1847 (not Shaw; fide M.A. Smith, 1943)
Calliophis maculiceps punctulatus Bourret, 1934
Callophis [sic] maculiceps — M.A. Smith, 1943: 420
Maticora maculiceps — Golay et al., 1993
Calliophis maculiceps — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 420
Calliophis maculiceps — Cox et al., 1998: 32
__
Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)Elaps atrofrontalis Sauvage, 1877
Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis — Sang et al., 2009
__Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927)Callophis hughi Cochran, 1927
Callophis hughi — M.A. Smith, 1943
Callophis hughi — Taylor, 1965
Maticora maculiceps hughi — Welch, 1994: 75
Calliophis maculiceps hughi — Sang et al., 2009
___Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)Elaps maculiceps Günther, 1858
Maticora maculiceps maculiceps — Welch, 1994: 75
Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps — Sang et al., 2009
___Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve 1961Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961
Maticora maculiceps michaelis — Welch, 1994: 75
Calliophis maculiceps michaelis — Sang et al., 2009
___Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963Callophis maculiceps var. univirgatus M.A. Smith, 1915 (nomen oblitum)
Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963 (nomen novum)
Calliophis maculiceps smithi — Sang et al., 2009
}}Calliophis maculiceps, commonly known as the speckled coral snake or the small-spotted coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. Five subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Geographic range
C. maculiceps is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Subspecies
The following five subspecies are considered valid:

Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)
Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927)
Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961
Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis.

References

Further reading
 Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, p. 384).
 Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, pp. 397–398).
 Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops Herpetological Data Center. xv + 478 pp.
 Günther A. 1858. Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Elaps maculiceps, p. 232).
 Manthey U, Grossmann W. 1997. Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. . (Calliophis maculiceps, p. 420).
 Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, pp. 420–421).

External links
 Photo of Calliophis maculiceps in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

maculiceps
Reptiles of Myanmar
Reptiles of Thailand
Reptiles of Laos
Reptiles of Cambodia
Reptiles of Vietnam
Reptiles described in 1858
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Snakes of Vietnam
Snakes of Asia


title: Pius Anthony Benincasa

text:
Pius Anthony Benincasa (July 8, 1913 – August 13, 1986) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo from 1964 to 1986.

Biography
Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Benincasa was ordained a priest on March 27, 1937, for the Diocese of Buffalo.  On May 8, 1964 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo.  He was consecrated by Bishop James A. McNulty on June 29, 1964. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Celestine Damiano of Camden and Bishop James Navagh of Paterson.  He attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1964-1965).  Benincasa served as auxiliary bishop until his death on August 13, 1986, at the age of 73.

References

1913 births
1986 deaths
People from Niagara Falls, New York
Participants in the Second Vatican Council
Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
Religious leaders from New York (state)
Catholics from New York (state)


title: Ida Valley

text:
The Ida Valley lies east of the  Manuherikia Valley in  Central Otago, New Zealand.  At an altitude of around , the 40 km long flat and wide valley is a relatively dry region with cold winters and hot summers, much like the rest of Central Otago.  The majority of agricultural production in the Ida Valley is lamb, including merino, and also stud cattle.

The valley is named after the Idaburn.  Idaburn flows from Mount Ida in the Ida Range, through the northern section of the Ida Valley, breaks through Raggedy Ridge through the Poolburn Gorge and into Manuherikia River. The Idaburn is joined by the Pool Burn (which drains the southern section of the valley) shortly before entering the Poolburn Gorge.

The largest settlement in the sparsely populated Ida Valley is Oturehua, a small village at the northern end.  Other localities include "Moa Creek", "Poolburn", "Ida Valley" and "Idaburn" which are  groups of a few houses and farms rather than villages.  Poolburn is the location of the local full primary school.

The Ida Valley Omakau Road leads through much of the valley, starting at the locality Idaburn beside  State Highway 85 at the northern end, through Oturehua, the Ida Valley locality towards the centre, the Poolburn locality at the southern end and on to Omakau in the Manuherikia Valley, also on  State Highway 85.

Tourism

The valley has a rich gold mining heritage, with remnants of mines and workings on display in and around Oturehua.

The Otago Central Rail Trail leads through much of the Ida Valley from Idaburn through to the Poolburn Gorge, a scenic section of this cycle trail encompassing two viaducts as well as two tunnels.  Local operators provide bike hire and coach transport for day trips of varying length between Oturehua and Omakau.  Oturehua also provides accommodation options for multi-day bike trips on the rail trail.

The Power Of The Dog

Braeside, a 5500 hectare sheep and cattle farm in the Ida Valley, owned by brothers Al and Graeme McKnight and Philippa Pope, was used for the filming of the movie The Power of the Dog, which starred Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Keith Carradine.

Director Jane Campion chose the venue as the sparsely populated, grassy plains and rocky mountains of Central Otago matched Montana, where the movie was set.  Pre-production preparation included construction of a Western-style barn, homestead, cattle corral, cowboy quarters and saloon.

The movie was nominated for twelve Academy Awards in 2022 and Jane Campion was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director,

References

Populated places in Otago
Valleys of Otago
Central Otago District


The 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan from October 10 to October 17.

China defeated Japan in the finals, 60-53 to notch their fourteenth title, while Korea edged Chinese Taipei in the battle for Third Place, 57-54. China, Japan and Korea will represent FIBA Asia at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women which will be held in Russia.

The championship was divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The two lowest finishers of Level I met the top two finishers of Level II to determine which teams qualified for the top Level of the 2016 Championships. The losers were relegated to Level II.

Qualification

Participating teams

Matches

Level I

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Level II

Qualifying round
Winners are promoted to Level I of the 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women.

Final round
Top three teams qualify to the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

References

2014
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women
2014–15 in Asian basketball
2014–15 in Jordanian basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Jordan
2014 in youth sport


title: H. exigua

text:
H. exigua may refer to:

 Haematobia exigua, a true fly
 Haliotis exigua, an ear shell
 Haminoea exigua, a bubble snail
 Herviella exigua, a sea slug
 Hogna exigua, a wolf spider
 Hydractinia exigua, an athecate hydroid


title: North Fork Correctional Facility

text:
North Fork Correctional Center is a medium to maximum security correctional facility for men located east of Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma.

From its opening in 1998 through 2015, the prison was owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America. From 2006 - 2015, the prison housed prisoners from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as part of an effort to relieve California prison overcrowding. After a year of closure starting in 2015, the facility was reopened under lease and has been operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

It is  from downtown Sayre.

History
It was built for $37 million. This prison had 1,440 prisoners and 270 employees as of 2001, and that year Peter T. Kilborn of The New York Times wrote that the prison "is responsible for lifting Sayre's spirits and reigniting its economy."

The facility housed just under 1,000 prisoners from the state of Wisconsin until August 2003, when Wisconsin ended the contract over a dispute about high long-distance telephone rates involving the prison contractor, the town of Sayre, and telecommunications provider AT&T.  (The prisoners were transferred to CCA's nearby Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga, Oklahoma, which was subsequently closed.)

Richard Bice, was named Chief of Security in 2007. He had previously served as the Chief of Security at Camino Nuevo Correctional Facility in Albuquerque, NM and as a Lieutenant and S.O.R.T Commander at Dawson State Jail in Dallas, TX. Prior to that he served as a Major with the Illinois Department of Corrections. He is retired from the United States Army after a 22 year career.

In October 2011 a riot involving inmates from California resulted in 46 prisoners hurt, with 16 of those sent to local hospitals.  A subsequent prisoners' lawsuit sought to blame the disturbance on poorly trained guards and "reckless understaffing".  In March 2014 inmate Todd Bush was found unresponsive in his cell.  His death was ruled a homicide, and his cellmate moved to segregated housing pending an investigation.

CCA closed the facility in 2015 and returned its population, about two thousand inmates, back to California via its private prisons in Mississippi and Arizona with regards to the individual inmates security rating.  In 2016 the state struck a deal with CCA that provided for an eighteen-month lease at no cost, and the return of state prisoners to state management as of July 1, 2016.  While CCA, now known as CoreCivic, continues to own the facility, the Center has been leased and operated as an Oklahoma Department of Corrections-managed correctional facility.

References

Prisons in Oklahoma
Private prisons in the United States
Buildings and structures in Beckham County, Oklahoma
CoreCivic
1998 establishments in Oklahoma


title: VA-84 (U.S. Navy)

text:
VA-84 was a short-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established on 15 September 1948 and disestablished on 29 November 1949. The squadron's nickname is the Maulers.

Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:
 NAS Oceana – 15 Sep 1948
 NAS Jacksonville – 5 November 1948

Aircraft assignment
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:
 TBM-3E Avenger – Nov 1948
 AM-1 Mauler – 20 Nov 1948

See also
 Attack aircraft
 List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
 History of the United States Navy

References

Attack squadrons of the United States Navy
Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons


title: 2012 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

text:
The 2012 Four Nations Tournament was the eleventh edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in China.

Participants

Venues

Final standings

Match results

References

2012 in women's association football
2012
2012 in Chinese football
2012 in North Korean football
2011–12 in Mexican football
2012 in South Korean football
February 2012 sports events in Asia
2012 in Chinese women's sport


title: Rea (album)

text:
Rea is an album by Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Zürich in 2003 and first released on the Tonus Music label.

Reception
On All About Jazz Budd Kopman noted "Rea has an overall sound in between that of Ronin's Stoa and Mobile's Aer".

Track listing
All compositions by Nik Bärtsch except where noted.
 "Modul 27" (Andreas Hunziker, Nik Bärtsch, Sha, Thomas Tavano) – 10:05
 "Modul 22" – 16:38
 "Modul 18" – 6:45
 "Modul 26" – 18:14
 "Modul 23" – 12:35

Personnel
 Nik Bärtsch – electric piano
 Björn Meyer – bass
 Kaspar Rast – drums
 Andi Pupato – percussion
 Sha – bass clarinet (tracks 1 & 4)
 Thomy Geiger – tenor saxophone (track 4)
 Michael Gassmann – trumpet (track 4)

References

Nik Bärtsch albums
2004 albums


title: Lu Wenji

text:
Lu Wenji (盧文紀) (876-June 7, 951), courtesy name Zichi (子持), was an official of each of the "Five Dynasties" of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (i.e., Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou), serving as a chancellor during the reign of Later Tang's last emperor Li Congke.

Background
Lu Wenji was born in 876, during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang.  He was from the Tang dynasty's capital Chang'an.  His grandfather Lu Jianqiu () served as a military governor (Jiedushi), while his father Lu Siye () served as You Bujue (), a low-level consultant at the legislative bureau of government (中書省, Zhongshu Sheng).

During Later Liang
At some point, Lu Wenji passed the imperial examinations in the Jinshi class.  (It is not clear whether this was while Tang still existed, or during the succeeding Later Liang.)  In any case, he eventually served as the deputy minister of justice (刑部侍郎, Xingbu Shilang) and imperial scholar at Jixian Hall ().

During Later Tang

During Li Siyuan's reign
In 926, during the reign of Li Siyuan, the second emperor of the succeeding Later Tang, Lu Wenji was commissioned as the deputy chief imperial censor (御史中丞, Yushi Zhongcheng).  (He had, prior to that, served as the deputy minister of civil service affairs (吏部侍郎, Libu Shilang).  At that time, the customs were that the other officials would go the office of the imperial censors to congratulate the new deputy chief.  The circuits' liaison officers at the capital were expected to go, present their name cards to the clerks of the deputy chief, and receive tea and wine from the deputy chief to thank them for coming, without actually meeting with the deputy chief.  Lu's staff members, however, informed him that the previous Tang regulations were that the liaison officers were to actually meet with and bow to the deputy chief to congratulate him.  Lu, wanting to emulate proper Tang customs, had the clerks escort the liaison officers into the hall, where Lu was seated, and bow to him.  The liaison officers felt humiliated, and they complained to Li Siyuan's chief of staff (Shumishi) An Chonghui.  An pointed out that he himself was unfamiliar with Tang regulations, and referred them directly to the emperor.  When they went to complain to Li Siyuan, Li Siyuan, after consulting with the chancellor Zhao Feng, who pointed out that these liaison officers were merely low-level officers at their circuits entrusted to deliver messages, stated in anger, "These are just functionaries and soldiers.  How dare they disrespect my judicial official!"  He had them caned and ejected.  At Lu's request, Li Siyuan also issued an edict reinstating the Tang regulations for performance review for officials — which also included self-evaluations for generals, chancellors, and the emperor himself.  However, the edict was not actually implemented.

After about a year, Lu was made the minister of public works (工部尚書, Gongbu Shangshu).  Thereafter (apparently in 928), the chancellor Cui Xie, with whom Lu had a contentious relationship, made the official Yu Ye () the deputy minister of public works.  Lu was angered, because Yu Ye's name coincided with that of his own father Lu Siye.  When Yu reported to the ministry of public works and tried to meet with him to greet him, Lu refused to receive him, and avoided meeting him by repeatedly taking off days.  Thereafter, there was an occasion when Yu was sent by Li Siyuan to be an emissary to Zhangwu Circuit (彰武, headquartered in modern Yan'an, Shaanxi); even before Yu departed then-capital Luoyang, however, Lu resumed his duties.  Yu, in anger at this disrespect, committed suicide by hanging after he fell drunk.  When this incident became known, Li Siyuan exiled Lu by demoting him to be the military advisor to the prefect of Shi Prefecture (石州, in modern Lüliang, Shanxi).

At a later point, Lu was recalled to Luoyang, and he thereafter served successively as the director of the archival bureau (祕書監, Mishu Jian), and then the minister of worship (太常卿, Taichang Qing).  In 933, as of which time he was again serving as the minister of public works, he and Lü Qi () were sent as emissaries to Xichuan Circuit (西川, headquartered in modern Chengdu, Sichuan), then ruled by the major warlord Meng Zhixiang, to create Meng the Prince of Shu.  On their journey to Xichuan, they went through Fengxiang Circuit (鳳翔, headquartered in modern Baoji, Shaanxi), where Li Siyuan's adoptive son Li Congke was then serving as military governor.  Lu impressed Li Congke with his impressive appearance and ability to speak.

During Li Congke's reign
In 934, Li Congke overthrew then-emperor Li Conghou (Li Siyuan's biological son and successor), and became emperor.  At that time, the leading chancellors were Liu Xu and Li Yu, but they were often arguing with each other and not getting much done in terms of governance.  Li Congke was not happy about this situation and considered replacing them.  When he consulted with his close associates, they recommended Yao Yi, Lu Wenji, and Cui Jujian ().  Because Yao, Lu, and Cui each had their strengths and weaknesses, Li Congke could not decide on whom to commission.  He therefore wrote their names on pieces of paper and placed the paper in a crystal bottle.  After offering incense to heaven, he used chopsticks to take the paper out of the bottle.  Lu's name was taken out first, followed by Yao.  He therefore commissioned Lu and Yao as chancellors (with Lu's commission coming first).  In the commission, Lu received the titles of Zhongshu Shilang (中書侍郎, deputy head of the legislative bureau) and the chancellor designation Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi ().

In 935, there was an incident where the official Shi Zaide (), who was said to be blunt and daring, submitted a number of petitions attacking the capabilities of a number of officials and generals, suggesting to Li Congke that he test these officials and generals and demote the ones who were not capable.  This drew much anger among the criticized officials.  Lu, as well as the consultants Liu Tao () and Yang Zhaojian (), all suggested that Shi be punished.  Li Congke, however, believed that this would discourage open discussions about the affairs of state, issued an edict rejecting their request to punish Shi.

Meanwhile, Li Congke believed that the chancellors were not giving him good advice, and was often urging them to do so.  Lu and the other chancellors blamed the situation on the fact that they did not, unlike the chancellors during Tang, get a chance to meet with just the emperor at Yanying Hall (), and asked that the Yanying Hall meetings be reinstated.  Li Congke, however, found this to be unnecessary, and issued an edict stating that he would be willing to meet with them whenever they wanted, and that the Yanying Hall meetings would be unnecessary.

In 936, Li Congke's adoptive brother-in-law Shi Jingtang the military governor of Hedong Circuit (河東, headquartered in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi) rebelled, with aid from Later Tang's northern rival Khitan Empire.  Li Congke sent the general Zhang Jingda against Shi, but the combined Khitan/Hedong forces defeated Zhang and subsequently put him under siege.  Li Congke, distressed about the situation, stated to Lu, "We had previously heard that you, Lord, has the ability to be chancellor, and therefore we made you the leading chancellor despite opposition from others.  Now we are facing this disaster.  Where are your good strategies?"  Lu only could apologize and had nothing further to say.  Li Congke, at that time, was himself hesitant to engage Shi, and Lu, sensing this, proposed, along with Zhang Yanlang, that the chief of staff Zhao Yanshou be sent to rendezvous with his adoptive father Zhao Dejun the military governor of Lulong Circuit (盧龍, headquartered in modern Beijing), to combat the Khitan/Hedong forces.  Li Congke agreed.  The result was a disaster, however, as Zhao Dejun was more interested in gaining Khitan support for his own desire to be emperor, and did not fully intend to aid Zhang.  Eventually, Zhang's army ran out of food, and Zhang's deputy Yang Guangyuan assassinated him and surrendered.  The Khitan/Hedong forces then defeated Zhao.  Believing that all was lost, Li Congke committed suicide with his family, ending Later Tang.  Shi, whom Khitan's Emperor Taizong had declared emperor of a new state of Later Jin, entered Luoyang and took over Later Tang's territory.

During Later Jin
Upon Shi Jingtang's entry into Luoyang, he largely pardoned the Later Tang officials and retained them in his government.  Lu Wenji, however, was removed from his post as chancellor, and made the minister of civil service affairs (吏部尚書, Libu Shangshu).  He was later further removed from this relatively substantive post and given the ceremonial post of Taizi Shaofu ().  During the reign of Shi Jingtang's nephew and successor Shi Chonggui, he was given the higher ceremonial post of Taizi Taifu ().

During Later Han
During the reign of Liu Zhiyuan, the founding emperor of the subsequent Later Han, Lu Wenji received the title of Taizi Taishi ().  At that time, the capital was at Kaifeng, but many officials not directly involved in imperial governance were given offices at Luoyang.  It was said that their conduct was often not proper, and that, while the branch government at Luoyang had imperial censors stationed at them, the imperial censors were not effective in correcting their behavior.  Liu put Lu in charge of overseeing the situation and reorganizing these Luoyang officials more effectively.  Subsequently, the imperial censor Zhao Li () submitted a list of officials that he believed were not engaged in proper behavior, including taking excessive leaves on alleged illnesses.  After Liu's chief of staff Yang Bin received this list, he forced the officials Zhao accused into retirement.  As Lu was also overseeing the behavior of these Luoyang officials, he ran into frequent conflicts with Yang on this issue, and therefore Lu requested a leave on account of illness — and then was accused by the censors of improperly claiming a sick leave.  He therefore was then ordered into retirement with the title of Taizi Taishi.

During Later Zhou
After Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the subsequent Later Zhou, took the throne, he sent an emissary to Lu Wenji's mansion to bestow the title of Sikong (司空, one of the Three Excellencies) on Lu.  Lu died later that year and was given posthumous honors.  It was said that throughout his career, Lu accumulated great wealth, but upon his death, his son Lu Guiling () spent it all within a span of several years, and that Lu Wenji thus became a cautionary tale for many, against excessive accumulation of wealth.

Notes and references

 Old History of the Five Dynasties, vol. 127.
 New History of the Five Dynasties, vol. 55.
 Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 278, 279, 280.

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951 deaths
Politicians from Xi'an
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Lu clan of Fanyang


title: 1999 Sydney International – Men's singles

text:
Karol Kučera was the defending champion but lost to Àlex Corretja in the semifinals.

Todd Martin won the title, defeating Corretja 6–3, 7–6(7–5) in the final.

Seeds

  Àlex Corretja (final)
  Patrick Rafter (first round)
  Carlos Moyá (second round)
  Karol Kučera (semifinals)
  Greg Rusedski (first round)
  Richard Krajicek (second round)
  Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
  Todd Martin (champion)

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

External links
 Main draw

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Singles


title: Chang Fan

text:
Chang Fan () is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Political Deputy Minister of Finance since 17 February 2014 until 20 May 2016.

Early life
Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in science from Chung Yuan Christian University. He then obtained his master's degree in urban and regional planning from National Chung Hsing University and doctoral degree in land economics from National Chengchi University.

Political career
He formerly served as the section chief, specialist, deputy chief and chief of the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. He also served as researcher, senior executive and senior secretary at the Legislative Yuan. He served as the deputy director-general of the National Property Administration of the Ministry of Finance where he made outstanding contributions to the public land development projects. He finally became the acting commissioner of the urban and rural development department of the New Taipei City Government.

See also
 Ministry of Finance (Republic of China)

References

Taiwanese Ministers of Finance
Living people
Chung Yuan Christian University alumni
National Chung Hsing University alumni
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title: Giovanni Zanardi

text:
Giovanni Zanardi (1700 in Bologna – 1769) was an Italian painter of quadratura during the late Baroque period.

Biography
He studied under Stefano Orlandi, and became known as lo zoppetto dell'Orlandi. He traveled to Malta to paint the church of San Giovanni Battista, Bologna. Returning to Bologna, he worked briefly again with Orlandi in a ceiling of the Aldrovandi palace. He also helped fresco the Bolognese lodgings of the Stuart English pretender in 1720.

He helped restore the frescoes in the Palazzo de' Zamboni for the Princess of Mirandola. Along with Antonio Dardani, he helped decorate the Teatro Reggio of Modena. With the figure painter Coletti, he helped decorate the palazzo di delizia of Rivabella. In 1723, back in Bologna, he painted with Francesco Monti the ceiling of the sacristy of the oratory of the Casa Bianchini al Lavino.

Along with Leonardo Sconzani, he painted a canvas remembering the funeral celebrations for the Senator Ranuzzi held in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bologna, in 1725. Together they also collaborated in the chapel of the Oratorian Church in Forlì till 1726. He was made an honorary academic in the Accademia Clementina in 1767.

He was very prolific in Bologna and surrounding towns, painting in the following sites:
Chapel of the Cappuccini in Cartel Pietro
Boccaferri Palace
Villa of Marchese Paparini
Chapels in the church of Castello San Giovanni (Nicola Bertuzzi painted figures)
Burial chapel of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bologna (with Francesco Monti)
Burial chapel for the poor of Bologna
Oratorian church in Brescia (1738)
House of Count Girolamo and Luigi Avogadro in Bologna
Church of Santo Spirito (Benedictines) in Bologna
House of Count Federico Martinengo in Bologna
Casa Suardi in Bologna
Church of Sale Marasino on the shores of Lago d'Iseo
Chapel of the Rosary in the parish church of Urago d'Oglio
Ceiling of the Church of the Carmelitans of Urago
Ceiling of the church of Terra di Grumello (1760)
Theater in the College of the Somaschi Brothers

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1700 births
1769 deaths
18th-century Italian painters
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title: Pyxus International

text:
Pyxus International, Inc. is an international storage, sales, distribution company and is a publicly held independent leaf tobacco merchant. The company generates revenue primarily by selling leaf tobacco and relevant processing fees charged from tobacco manufacturers worldwide. , the company’s enterprise value is $1.27 billion.  The company operates more than 50 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Its customer base include  tobacco manufacturers in United Kingdom, Japan, China, U.S., Southeast of Asia region and elsewhere.

History
Alliance One International was established in 2005, as a result of the corporate merger between Dimon Incorporated and Standard Commercial Corporation. The company changed its name to Pyxus International in 2018.

Dimon was founded in 1995, and later in 1997 it acquired Intabex Holdings Worldwide, which was the world's fourth-largest leaf merchant at the time. The company’s acquisition of Intabex was considered as the biggest one of that kind in the leaf history.

Standard Commercial Corporation, established in 1910, operated tobacco leaf business in Mediterranean area. It was the third-largest leaf merchant of the world prior to the merger with Dimon.

On June 15, 2020, Pyxus International Inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company's debtors emerged from bankruptcy on August 24, 2020.

Operations
In December 2013, the company announced the expiration of its offer to exchange up to $735 million of 9.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021.

On February 8, 2018, the company announced investments in two Canadian cannabis growers and a United States-based hemp producer.

Bribery and internal controls violations
In 2010 Alliance One pleaded guilty to paying bribes to government officials, as well as ancillary violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), through two foreign subsidiaries of the predecessor firms before the merger. Alliance One agreed to pay criminal penalties totaling $9.5 million and to retain independent monitors for a period of three years, and simultaneously settled a parallel civil complaint filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), disgorging $10 million in profits. The civil case additionally included internal controls violations.

Thailand
Thai sales agents employed by Dimon and Standard subsidiaries based in Switzerland and Brazil, respectively, had paid bribes totaling $1.9 million to officials of the Tobacco Authority of Thailand in order to secure sales contracts. The bribes had been coordinated among Dimon, Standard and a third competitor, Universal Corporation. The illicit payments flowed from 2000 to 2004, at which point the corporation

Kyrgyzstan
A Kyrgyz subsidiary of Dimon had paid bribes to officials in the tobacco control agency, state government akims, and tax authorities.

Kenya
When the Kenyan subsidiary was restructured and the majority of management replaced in 2015, Pyxus discovered that material weaknesses and management override of controls led to recording of fictitious sales and an aggregate $39 million overstatement inventory, receivables and other assets. This violated filing and record keeping requirements of section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act. Through an administrative proceeding, the SEC ordered the company to stop violating these requirements.

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title: J. exigua

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J. exigua may refer to:

 Jaminia exigua, a sea snail
 Janthina exigua, a violet snail
 Jardinella exigua, a freshwater snail


title: Albert Frick (politician)

text:
Albert Frick (born 21 October 1948) is a politician from Liechtenstein who has served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein since 2013.

Career
From 1972 to 1991 Frick was a sport teacher in various schools throughout Liechtenstein, including the state school in Vaduz. He was a member of the chef de mission of the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 summer Olympics.

From 1991 to 2011 he was a member of the member of the Schaan municipal council and from 2003 to 2007 deputy head.

Frick was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 2009. He is a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party. Since March 2013, he is the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein.

He has been the head of the Liechtenstein delegation at the International Parliamentary Union since 2021.

Personal life
Frick married Elisabeth Schwab (24 July 1947 – 3 October 2009) on 9 October 1971 and they had three children together. He remarried on 2 July 2022 to Cornelia Lang, head of financial control in Liechtenstein.

References

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Speakers of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
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title: Eisenhower Tree

text:
The Eisenhower Tree was a loblolly pine located on the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. In the 1950s it was named after U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower who unsuccessfully lobbied to have it taken down after it interfered with his golf game. Due to its size, history, and location on a prominent golf course, it is considered iconic of the Augusta golf course and is one of the most famous trees in American golf. It was called "among the most famous landmarks in golf" by Cindy Boren in The Washington Post and "arguably the most famous tree in golf" by Martin Dempster of The Scotsman. In February 2014, the tree was removed after suffering extensive damage from a major ice storm.

Description and origins
The tree species was a native loblolly pine. It stood about  tall and was wider than is typical. It was located on the 17th hole at the Augusta National Golf Club, approximately  from the Masters tee on the left side of the fairway. It was estimated to be 100 to 125 years old at the time it died.

Eisenhower was an Augusta National member who spent considerable time at the club. Indeed, in November 1952 when President-elect Eisenhower needed to be briefed by an atomic energy official on highly classified nuclear matters, including that the first successful hydrogen bomb test had been held, a secret meeting was held in the manager's office within the clubhouse at Augusta National.

But as much as he liked Augusta National, Eisenhower hit the tree on the 17th fairway while playing golf so many times that, at a 1956 club meeting, he proposed that it be cut down. Not wanting to offend the president, the club's chairman, Clifford Roberts, immediately adjourned the meeting rather than reject the request. The tree was linked to Eisenhower ever since; when Eisenhower ran for President, there were bumper-stickers that read "Ben Hogan For President. If We're Going To Have A Golfer--Let's Have A Good One!"

Golfing history

The Eisenhower Tree has played a prominent role in the annual Masters Tournament. One year, the Tree came into play as Tommy Aaron hit a shot off the 17th tee which became known as the "Lost Ball Incident". The ball could not be located and a drop was given. The next day according to Aaron, while playing on the 17th again, the ball apparently fell from its perch within the tree. Jack Nicklaus stated "I'm not sure I believe it."

When the course was redesigned in 1999 to be more challenging, there were concerns about the tree blocking players but it proved not to be a hindrance.

In 2011, Tiger Woods was playing a shot from underneath the Eisenhower and damaged his left knee and Achilles tendon when he slipped on some pine straw.  The injuries sidelined him until August 2011 and his world ranking dropped to 58th.

Damage and replacement

In February 2014, the Eisenhower Tree was removed after suffering extensive damage during a major ice storm. "The loss of the Eisenhower Tree is difficult news to accept", Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said. "We obtained opinions from the best arborists available and … were advised that no recovery was possible." The storm occurred two months before the Masters Tournament.  A remnant of the tree was donated to the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas and is on display.

The loss of the tree brought tributes. Jack Nicklaus said, "The Eisenhower Tree is such an iconic fixture and symbol of tradition at Augusta National. It was such an integral part of the game and one that will be sorely missed."

There is another tree named after Eisenhower, located at Dalmeny Golf Club in Scotland, planted by the President during a visit to Edinburgh to receive the freedom of the city in 1946. On hearing of the death in Augusta, the club offered to provide an acorn to plant a new oak tree.

A few yards beyond the Eisenhower Tree, another tree was planted a number of years ago. This tree was also removed due to the ice storm.

See also
 List of individual trees

References

Further reading
 Posnanski, Joe (February 17, 2014). "In Memoriam: Eisenhower's Tree". The Golf Channel. Accessed March 2014.

External links

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2010s individual tree deaths
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Masters Tournament
Individual trees in Georgia (U.S. state)
Dwight D. Eisenhower


title: List of administrative divisions of Ili

text:
Ili, an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China located in Xinjiang, is made up of the following administrative divisions.

The following table lists only the prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Ili.

Ili


title: Hero (2015 Hindi film)

text:
Hero is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film written and directed by Nikkhil Advani, co-written by Umesh Bist, and produced by Salman Khan and Subhash Ghai under Salman Khan Films and Mukta Arts, with Eros International serving as distributor. A remake of Ghai's 1983 blockbuster film of the same name, which starred Jackie Shroff, the film stars debutantes Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty, son of actor Aditya Pancholi and daughter of actor Sunil Shetty respectively. Aditya Pancholi has an important role in the film himself.

The film was released on 11 September 2015 worldwide. The film garnered mixed to negative reviews.

Playizzon, an Indian mobile video game developer, also released Hero: The Official Game an action game based on the film.

Plot

Sooraj Kaushik is a gangster from Mumbai who meets Radha Mathur, daughter of the city's Chief of Police, IG Shrikant Mathur, during a party.

Sooraj, under instructions from his gangster father, Suryakant 'Pasha' Ranade, pretends to be a police officer and kidnaps Radha because Shrikant presented evidence against Pasha in court. Radha believes the ruse and leaves the city, travelling to an isolated location in Jammu with Suraj and his friends.

During these days, they slowly fall in love. While in Mumbai Pasha uses the kidnapping to threaten Mathur. Soon, the group is discovered by the police led by Radha's brother, Dheeraj. The couple escape although Radha believes they are being attacked by Pasha's men, and in the ensuing chase, Sooraj is shot in the arm while trying to jump over a broken bridge and they both fall into the water. This leads the police and the world to believe both Radha and Suraj are dead. Both Radha's family and Pasha are enraged by the news and the latter swears to avenge Suraj's death.

Unaware of all this the couple are rescued by some Buddhist monks. Sooraj, who was severely injured, remained unconscious and Radha stays by his side and confesses her feelings. Sooraj who has fallen in love with Radha as well confessed to her that he had kidnapped her and that he was Pasha's henchman. She has, however, fallen in love with him and asks him to surrender.

When they return to the city Sooraj is coldly intercepted and held at gunpoint by Shrikant. During a fatal attempt on Pasha's part to escape a trial, he is sent to jail for two years. This decision leaves Pasha feeling betrayed. Due to the disapproval of their father over Sooraj and Radha's relationship, Dheeraj asks her to go to Paris, hoping the lovers could reunite once Sooraj is released from prison. To make this happen Dheeraj also lies to his family that he planned to set up a blind date between Radha and his old friend Ranvijay.

One and a half years later, the court reduces Sooraj's sentence on the grounds of good behaviour. Sooraj is out of jail and is ready to start a new life with Radha, but to live a life, he needed to earn. So he creates a fitness center for living with support from Radha and Dheeraj. All seemed to be going well until one day Dheeraj's wife, meets Ranvijay and brings him home. Dheeraj had been lying to his family that Radha and Ranvijay were a couple so that they wouldn't coerce Radha into a marriage she didn't like. Unbeknownst to the family,  Ranvijay is a smuggler and a criminal, who strikes a deal with Pasha to separate Sooraj and Radha. Slowly he wins the approval of Radha's family and further turns them against Sooraj.

Shrikant decides to accept Ranvijay as his son-in-law and get enraged when he finds out that Radha and Sooraj were still a couple. Despite several attempts by the couple and Dheeraj, he remains stubborn about their relationship. Ranvijay uses this situation to break Radha's and Sooraj's love.

In a last ditch attempt to convince her father, Radha and Sooraj narrate their love story to Shrikant and Dheeraj about what happened in a musical theatre performance, but Shrikant still refuses to accept Sooraj due to his former life as a goon. Instead, he informs Dheeraj that he would be willing to consider their relationship only if Sooraj agrees to become a state witness and confesses against Pasha. When Dheeraj proposes this to Sooraj, he calmly rejects the offer stating that becoming a state witness against Pasha just to marry Radha is degrading to their love, moreover the adds that he is not willing to betray his father. The same day. Ranvijay, waiting for the right opportunity, arrives after Dheeraj leaves and stabs Sooraj. In the morning, Pasha arrives intending to kill Sooraj for his betrayal, but Radha arrives at the scene and tells him that Sooraj would rather leave her and go to prison than betray Pasha. Pasha and Sooraj reconcile. However, Ranvijay still holds a grudge against Sooraj and kills Pasha's men. He tries to kill Pasha and Sooraj. A fight ensues, and Ranvijay is shot by Shrikant who arrives at the scene and finally chooses to accept Sooraj. Radha and Sooraj reunite and get married.

Cast
 Sooraj Pancholi as Sooraj Kaushik, Radha's love interest and Pasha's son
 Athiya Shetty as Radha Mathur Kaushik, Sooraj's love interest and Shrikant's daughter
 Aditya Pancholi as Suryakant 'Pasha' Ranade, Sooraj's father
 Tigmanshu Dhulia as IG Shrikant Mathur, Radha's father
 Sharad Kelkar as Dheeraj Mathur, Radha's brother
 Anita Hassanandani as Ruchi Mathur, Dheeraj's wife
 Vivan Bhatena as Ranvijay Shekhawat
 Chetan Hansraj as Changhezi
 Randeep Kumar Jha as Rathudi
 Anil Mange as Salim
 Trishaan as Gangu
 Ashish Verma as Mangesh
 Salman Khan in a special appearance in the music video of the song "Main Hoon Hero Tera"

Production
In May 2013 it was announced that Subhash Ghai is all set to remake his 1983 blockbuster Hero, which will be re-edited and re-written. On 6 August 2013 it was announced that Nikhil Advani is all set to direct and re-write the script for the film, which Salman Khan is producing. On 19 September 2013, Khan announced the launch of his own production house Salman Khan Films, which was to debut with the remake, though the 2014 Canadian film Dr. Cabbie and the 2015 Kabir Khan-directed Indian film Bajrangi Bhaijaan actually marked Khan's production debut. On 7 January 2014, it was reported that Khan set the film to start production on 18 February, and the film would be released on 12 December 2014.

On 10 February 2014, it was reported that Ghai, who helmed the original, had approved the script re-written by Advani and his co-writer Umesh Bist. Ghai said "I think they've done a fantastic job of contemporising my script to suit today's tastes".

Casting
On 14 August 2013 news told that Govinda and Vinod Khanna will also star in the remake film. On 25 October 2013 Ghai said "Yes, Salman may make a special appearance but he will primarily be working as the producer of the film"  and he will be singing the title song of the film. On 9 February 2014 it was confirmed that Athiya Shetty will make her acting debut in the remake film opposite Sooraj Pancholi, another debutante. Pancholi's father Aditya Pancholi, a lead actor of the 1980s and 1990s, was also cast in the film.

Filming
On 19 September 2013 it was announced that both Pancholi and Shetty are currently undergoing training to start the film's production. On 7 January 2014 Khan set the film to start shooting on 18 February. Later Advani began the film's principal photography on 16 February 2014 at the Gateway of India.

Critical reception
Mohar Bash from Times of India gave 3* to the film stating that "Sculpted as a full throttle masala entertainer, Hero is plot-heavy. And while you are well acquainted with the story, Nikhil and Salman's sensibility works as midas touch, giving the film a different texture. It is slick and never allows its viewers to feel restless. For its 132 minutes' crisp runtime."

Bollywood Hungama gave 2/5* to the film stating that "On the whole, HERO fails the litmus test of rehashing a classic for the Generation Next. It appeals in very small measures and is not an ideal weekend entertainer. If you a die-hard Salman Khan fan, you may want to patronise, else avoid."

Koimoi gave 2.5/5* to the film stating that " Hero is a complete throwback of the 'Ek Gunda Ek IG Ki Beti Se Kaise Pyaar Kar Sakta Hai' era. Nikhil Advani misses out on presenting a completely entertaining plot. All the elements seem scattered and hence there is neither enough romance nor action nor drama. The screenplay is a little hotchpotch and that is what affects the film badly."
Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN gave 2/5*, stating that "This is lazy, indifferent filmmaking, and a colossal bore for most of its running time. A video featuring Salman Khan singing the terrific title track at the end is too little too late. I'm going with two out of five."

Indian express gave 0/5* to the film stating that "This stale story is transported to 2015 for reasons best known to the filmmakers. If you are giving us a brand new pair, what is to stop you from giving us a brand new plot? And if you do have to remake that 80s show, why can't you do a better job?"

Martin D'souza from Glamsham gave 0/5* to the film stating that "This film is just an extended promo for two star kids of the industry who have got the backing from Salman Khan, Subhash Ghai and Eros International; not necessarily in that order."

Vishal Thakur of the Hindi daily Hindustan gave the film a 1.5/5 rating and criticised the film's plot and acting.

Box office

India
The film netted  on its opening day.
On its second day the film collected  to take its two-day total to .
Its first weekend collection stand at .
On its fourth day, the film collected  nett.
The film collected  on its fifth day of release.
The film collected around  net in its first week.

Soundtrack

The music for Hero is composed by Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan and Sachin–Jigar while lyrics are by Kumaar and Niranjan Iyengar. This was the first film, the other being the 2019 film Batla House, where Advani had not worked with Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, though they were at parallel with Advani's successive release, Katti Batti. The first song Main Hoon Hero Tera in Salman's voice, composed by Mallik and arranged & produced by Meghdeep Bose, was released on 9 August 2015 and it received more than 55 million views. The soundtrack was released on 14 August 2015 by T-Series.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Hero on Bollywood Hungama

2015 films
Remakes of Indian films
Indian romantic action films
2010s romantic action films
Films scored by Jassi Katyal
Films scored by Amaal Mallik
Films scored by Sachin–Jigar
Films shot in Mumbai
Films directed by Nikkhil Advani
Fictional portrayals of police departments in India
Films adapted for other media


title: James Louis Schad

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James Louis Schad (July 20, 1917 – March 27, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Camden from 1966 to 1993.

Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, James Schad grew up in Vineland, New Jersey where he graduated from Sacred Heart High School.  He studied for the priesthood at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and was ordained a priest on April 10, 1943, for the Diocese of Camden.

His pastoral assignments as a priest and bishop included St. Rose of Lima parish in Haddon Heights, St. Anne's parish in Westville, Most Holy Redeemer parish in Westville Grove, Maris Stella parish in Avalon and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden.

On October 18, 1966 Pope Paul VI appointed Schad as the Titular bishop of Panatoria and Auxiliary Bishop of Camden.  He was consecrated by Archbishop Celestine Damiano of Camden on December 8, 1966. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop James Hogan of Altoona-Johnstown and Auxiliary Bishop Pius Benincasa of Buffalo.

Schad served as auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on January 26, 1993.

He died of renal failure at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden on March 27, 2002, at the age of 84. He was buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Vineland, New Jersey.

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2002 deaths
Clergy from Philadelphia
People from Vineland, New Jersey
St. Mary's Seminary and University alumni
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
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Catholics from New Jersey


title: Schad

text:
Schad is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Brenda Schad (born 1974), American model
Christian Schad (1894-1982), German painter
Isabelle Schad (born 1970), German dancer and choreographer
James Louis Schad (1917-2002), American Catholic bishop
Jocinei Schad  (born 1990), Brazilian football player
Joe Schad (born 1974), American sports writer
Mike Schad (born 1963), American football player
Tobias Schad (born 1991), German rower

See also
Schad v. Arizona


title: Cat Barber

text:
Anthony Ynique "Cat" Barber (born July 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). He played three seasons of college basketball for NC State, where he earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors as a junior.

High school career
Barber grew up in the same area of Virginia as National Basketball Association (NBA) star Allen Iverson. Barber has even drawn comparisons to the former superstar in both his appearance and style of play. A standout player for Hampton High School, Barber averaged 21.0 points per game in his sophomore campaign. In 2011, Barber was named to the All-Eastern Region's first team in the Peninsula District as the only underclassman. Barber led his school to a 27–6 record and a Virginia State Title in 2012. During his championship junior season, Barber averaged 21.3 points per game, earning him Class AAA Player of the Year honors. His senior year solidified his legacy at Hampton, posting a 22–6 record and averaging 20.2 points per game. He finished his high school career with 2,097 points total. During his high school years, Barber played AAU basketball under Boo Williams.

Barber was selected to the McDonald's All American Game. The 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was held in Chicago's United Center where Barber recorded 11 points, 4 assists and 2 steals. Barber was also able to capture a bronze medal in the 2012 Nike Global Challenge.

College career
Barber was ranked fourth among point guards in the 2013 recruiting class, and was a highly coveted recruit. On September 15, 2012, Barber signed with North Carolina State University to play for the N.C. State basketball team after being recruited by assistant coach, Rob Moxley. In his recruitment process, Barber also looked at attending the University of Kansas or the University of Alabama.

In 2015–16, Barber was named first-team All-ACC and led the conference with averages of 24 points and 39 minutes played per game. He was also named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy. Over the course of his three seasons with the Wolfpack, he appeared in 104 games and posted averages of 15 points, four assists and three rebounds in 31 minutes per game.  Barber finished his college career ranking 13th all time in NC State history in scoring with 1,507 points in just 3 years.

On March 22, 2016, Barber declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.

Professional career

Delaware 87ers (2016–2017)
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Barber joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On August 31, 2016, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, but was waived on October 24 after appearing in two preseason games. Five days later, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the 76ers.

Greensboro Swarm (2017)
On February 3, 2017, Barber was traded to the Charlotte Hornets affiliate Greensboro Swarm in exchange for guard Aaron Harrison.

New Basket Brindisi (2017)
On July 26, 2017, Barber signed with New Basket Brindisi in Italy. On November 21, 2017, he parted ways with Brindisi after appearing in seven games.

Return to the Swarm (2017–2018)
On November 29, 2017, Barber returned to the Greensboro Swarm for a second stint. In 29 games played for the Swarm, Barber averaged 16.9 points, 4.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.

Ironi Nahariya (2018)
On March 27, 2018, Barber signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the season. On April 25, 2018, Barber recorded a season-high 25 points, shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, along with five assists in a 77–81 loss to Hapoel Gilboa Galil.

Third stint with the Swarm (2018–2019)
For the 2018–19 season, Barber re-joined the Greensboro Swarm.

Erie BayHawks (2019)
On February 21, 2019, Barber was traded to the Erie BayHawks for John Gillon.

Return to Ironi Nahariya (2019)
On March 28, 2019, Barber returned to Ironi Nahariya for a second stint, signing for the rest of the season. On April 15, 2019, Barber recorded a career-high 36 points, shooting 11-of-22 from the field, along with three rebounds and two assists in a 93–96 overtime loss to Hapoel Gilboa Galil. In 10 games played for Nahariya, he averaged 16.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

College Park Skyhawks (2019–2020)
On November 8, 2019, Barber returned to the G League to play for the College Park Skyhawks. He was named G League player of the week on February 3, 2020, after averaging 26 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game in three games. He posted 29 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals in a loss to the Raptors 905 on March 10.

Mitteldeutscher (2021)
On February 18, 2021, Barber signed with Mitteldeutscher of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

Guelph Nighthawks (2021)
On April 15, 2021, Barber signed with the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.

Atlanta Hawks / Return to College Park (2021–2022)
In October 2021, Barber rejoined the College Park Skyhawks. In 14 games, averaged 13.1 points, a team-high 5.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 26.3 minutes per game (.445 FG%, .367 3FG%, .759 FT%).

On December 25, 2021, Barber signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks. and was re-acquired by College Park on January 4.

Return to the Nighthawks (2022)
On May 12, 2022, Barber was reacquired by the Guelph Nighthawks.

Budivelnyk (2022)
On August 11, 2022, Barber signed with BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League.

Third stint with College Park (2022–2023)
On December 27, 2022, Barber was reacquired by the College Park Skyhawks.

Scarborough Shooting Stars (2023)
On April 11, 2023, Barber signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars.

Porto (2023–present)
On July 16, 2023, Barber signed with Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.

Personal life
The son of Pamela Barber, he has an older sister and a daughter. He majored in social work.

Barber's older sister, Pam, is credited with giving him the moniker "Cat" due to his quick and agile movements as a child.

Career statistics

NBA

|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta
| 3 || 0 || 4.3 || .000 || — || .000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 3 || 0 || 4.3 || .000 || — || .000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0

College

|-
| align="left" | 2013–14
| align="left" | NC State
| 36 || 18 || 24.2 || .401 || .261 || .696 || 2.0 || 3.5 || .6 || .0 || 8.5
|-
| align="left" | 2014–15
| align="left" | NC State
| 35 || 33 || 31.7 || .439 || .380 || .733 || 3.3 || 3.7 || .8 || .0 || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 2015–16
| align="left" | NC State
| 33 || 33 || 38.7 || .434 || .361 || .865 || 4.6 || 4.5 || .6 || .1 || 23.5
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 104 || 84 || 31.3 || .428 || .347 || .793 || 3.3 || 3.9 || .7 || .0 || 14.5

References

External links

NC State Wolfpack bio
College stats @ sports-reference.com

1994 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
American men's basketball players
Atlanta Hawks players
Basketball players from Hampton, Virginia
BC Budivelnyk players
College Park Skyhawks players
Delaware 87ers players
Erie BayHawks (2017–2019) players
Greensboro Swarm players
Guelph Nighthawks players
Hampton High School (Virginia) alumni
Ironi Nahariya players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Mitteldeutscher BC players
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
New Basket Brindisi players
Point guards
Scarborough Shooting Stars players
Sportspeople from Newport News, Virginia
Undrafted National Basketball Association players
United States men's national basketball team players


title: Lee E-jun

text:
Lee E-jun (, born 27 April 1969) is a Taiwanese singer.

Lee has released over thirty albums in Cantonese, Mandarin and Hokkien. She is best known for singing the theme songs for many television dramas adapted from Chiung Yao's novels, such as My Fair Princess (1998).

Discography

Studio albums
1987: Ping ju (萍聚)
1988: Cherish Goodbye (珍重再見)
1988: You Are the Love of My Whole Life (你是我畢生的愛)
1988: Li Hualing (李華苓)
1989: Meeting Again (再回首)
1994: Black Rose (黑玫瑰)
1995: Promise (諾言)
1995: Can Lift Up, Can't Put Down (舉得起放抹落)
1996: Who Can Forbid My Love (誰能禁止我的愛)
1996: I'm Not Drunk (我没有醉)
1997: Tear's Drizzle (泪的小雨)
1998: Promising Lies (誓言謊言)
1999: You Love Her So Much (你那麼愛她)
1999: Yi wang qing shen (翊往情深)
2000: Fall in Love with a Lonely Man (愛上孤獨的男人)
2000: He ri jun zai lai (何日君再來)
2001: Rebirth (重生)
2001: Headwind, Tailwind (逆風順風)
2002: Obsessed (沉迷)
2005: Forever Love (永恒的愛)
2005: Be Brave to Love (勇敢的愛)
2006: Tian huang di lao (天荒地老)
2006: Hai ku shi lan (海枯石爛)
2011: Men Bad (男人坏)
2012: Fall in Love with Loneliness (愛上寂寞)
2013: You Bet You Pay (願賭服輸)

References

1969 births
Living people
Taiwanese Buddhists
Taiwanese women singers
Musicians from Taipei
Taiwanese Hokkien pop singers
Taiwanese Mandopop singers


title: Berger-Kiel House

text:
The Berger-Kiel House is a log house located at 931 N. 6th St. in Mascoutah, Illinois. The house was built circa 1863-64 for German immigrant Jacob Berger and his family. The log house was built in a traditional manner using dovetail notching and has a hall and parlor layout. A wooden frame addition was placed on the house circa 1868–72. Log houses such as this one were popular among low-income families as an inexpensive house type in wooded rural areas. The Berger-Kiel House is one of the few log houses remaining in the Mascoutah area. While it was originally located at 8910 Illinois Route 4, it was moved to its current site during the construction of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1999.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Houses in St. Clair County, Illinois
Log houses in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in St. Clair County, Illinois
Relocated buildings and structures in Illinois
Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois


title: John Toothill (industrialist)

text:
Sir John Norman Toothill CBE (11 November 1908 – 5 July 1986) was an English electrical engineer who rose to be Managing Director of Ferranti.

He was the author of the ground-breaking Toothill Report of 1961 and was one of the creators of the modern Scottish electronics industry.

Life
He was born on 11 November 1908 at 13 Trafford Road in Leicester, the only son of John Harold Toothill, an engineer's fitter, and his wife, Helena Gibbins.

Educated at Beaminster Grammar School in Dorset, Toothill left school at the age of seventeen to be apprenticed to Tilling Stevens Ltd, a company in Maidstone which made buses. From there he moved on to Hoffman Manufacturing and then to Harris Lebus, a furniture manufacturer. In 1935 he was appointed as chief cost accountant to Ferranti, which was then a company making electrical instruments, and in 1942 became manager of its new works in Edinburgh. He remained as general manager of Ferranti Scotland until 1968, promoting the company's development into precision engineering and playing a large part in the creation of a Scottish electronics industry. He remained a director of Ferranti until 1975 and in the 1970s and 1980s was also a director of R. W. Toothill Limited, W. A. Baxter & Sons Limited, Fochabers, Moray. He was chairman of AI Welders of Inverness and of Highland Hydrocarbons from 1979 until his death.

In 1947 Toothill was chosen as chairman of the Research Committee of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, and later chaired its Finance Committee. In 1956 he became a director of Ferranti. He was appointed to an Inquiry into the Scottish Economy, and in 1961 his Toothill Report on the Scottish Economy was published, recommending new investment in the country's less prosperous areas. In the 1964 New Year Honours he was knighted.

Honours
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1955
Companion, Institution of Electrical Engineers
Honorary Companion, Royal Aeronautical Society
Knighthood, 1964
Honorary LLD, University of Aberdeen, 1966
Honorary DSc, Heriot-Watt University, 1968
Honorary DSc, Cranfield Institute of Technology, 1970

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1908 births
1986 deaths
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
English knights
People educated at Beaminster Grammar School
20th-century English businesspeople


title: John E. Stambaugh

text:
John Evan Stambaugh (August 24, 1939, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – June 6, 1990, in Williamstown, Massachusetts) was an American classical scholar and professor at Williams College.

Stambaugh was educated at Trinity College and then at Princeton University, earning a Ph.D. in 1967. Stambaugh taught at Williams from 1965 until 1990 and was a specialist in the field of Greco-Roman religion as well as early Christianity. In addition to teaching at Williams, Stambaugh was a fellow of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece. and a faculty and managing committee member and chair of the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome, Italy.

Publications

Books
 1972. Serapis under the early Ptolemies. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
 1988. The ancient Roman city. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Articles
 1978. "The Functions of Roman Temples." In Religion (Heidentum: Römische Religion, Allgemeines)  ANRW II.16.1, edited by Wolfgang Haase, 554–608. Berlin: Walter De Gruyter.

Biography
 Fuqua, C. 1994. "Stambaugh, John Evan." In Biographical dictionary of North American classicists, edited by W. Briggs, 609–10. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press.

References

1939 births
1990 deaths
American classical scholars
Princeton University alumni
Williams College faculty


title: Deepak Shirke

text:
Deepak Shirke (born 29 April 1957) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He has been involved with more than 100 Hindi films, usually playing the role of the villain. Shirke has also worked in the Hindi television industry in the crime series C.I.D. as ACP Digvijay which aired on Sony TV.

Filmography
His career extends from late 1980s to 2014 of which the best known films are Daag: The Fire, Anth, Tirangaa, Ishq, Judwaa, Bhai and Sarkar. He played the character of Constable Gaikwad in the Bharatiya Digital Party made web-series Pandu.

References

20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Indian male television actors
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1957 births


title: 601 Squadron (Portugal)

text:
601 Squadron "Lobos" (Esquadra 601) is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare squadron of the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF), currently based at Beja Air Base. It operates the Lockheed P-3C CUP+ Orion.

Roles and missions
The squadron's main mission is the maritime patrol, as well as both the anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW). It also has assigned search and rescue (SAR), and mine laying as its secondary missions.

History
Officially formed in March 1986, 601 Squadron's creation originated from the acquisition of six former-Royal Australian Air Force P-3B Orion aircraft by Portugal. These six aircraft were upgraded by Lockheed and OGMA and re-designated as aircraft of the P-3P variant.

Portugal had lacked a dedicated aircraft for maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare since 1977, when its fleet of Lockheed P-2 Neptune was retired and 61 Squadron was disbanded. As such, until the entry in service of the P-3 Orion, the Portuguese Air Force relied on CASA C-212 Aviocar aircraft, from 401 and 502 Squadron, and on Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, from 501 Squadron, for maritime patrol and SAR missions. 601 Squadron is the heir of the traditions of the PoAF's previous maritime patrol squadrons, mainly 61 Squadron, 62 Squadron, and 91 Squadron.

On August 7, 1988, the first P-3P was delivered at Air Base No. 6 (, BA6), at Montijo, Portugal, where the squadron was based. For the next two years all of the squadron's activity was dedicated to the training and qualification by Lockheed of the air crews. After 1990 the squadron was certified to instruct and certify as instructors its own personnel.

The squadron participated in Operation Sharp Guard, which occurred from June 1993 to October 1996, in the blockade of Yugoslavia, having performed 576 missions and a total of 3,712 flight hours.

In June 1998, with the start of the Guinea-Bissau Civil War, 601 Squadron supported the evacuation of Portuguese and other foreign nationals from Guinea-Bissau by the Portuguese Armed Forces.

Since 2003 the squadron also participates in Operation Active Endeavour, in the surveillance and control of illegal shipping in the Mediterranean Sea.

In June 2007, a squadron's P-3P operated from Malta in support of Frontex.

On February 19, 2008, the squadron was relocated to Air Base No. 11 (, BA11), in Beja.

From April 22, 2010, to late August 2010, the last operational P-3P of 601 Sqn. operated from Mahé while participating in Operation Atalanta. During this mission the squadron performed 40 missions and a total of 320 flight hours.

In August 2010 the first of five P-3C Orion aircraft purchased from the Royal Netherlands Navy, to replace the six P-3P then in service with the PoAF, arrived in Beja. These aircraft were upgraded by Lockheed Martin, having been refurbished, received new wings and the Capability Upkeep Program Plus (CUP+) upgrade.

On April 17, 2011, the squadron executed its first operational deployment with the new P-3C CUP+ aircraft during Operation Ocean Shield.

On October 13, 2011, a P-3P with the serial number 14805 performed its last flight in Beja, thus also performing the last flight of the P-3P fleet in service with the air force.

Since the squadron's activation it has also participated in numerous other national and international exercises, most notably: Ocean Safari, Dogfish, Strong Resolve, Linked Seas, Noble Manta, Sharkhunt, Grampus, and Real Thaw.

See also
 Anti-submarine warfare
 Portuguese Air Force
 Portuguese Naval Aviation
 List of aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force
 401 Squadron
 502 Squadron
 Netherlands Naval Aviation Service

References

Bibliography

Portuguese Air Force aircraft squadrons
Military units and formations established in 1986
Military of Portugal


title: 601 Squadron

text:
601 Squadron or 601st Squadron may refer to:

 No. 601 Squadron RAF, of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force
 601 Squadron (Israel), of the Israeli Air Force
 601 Squadron (Portugal), of the Portuguese Air Force
 601st Bombardment Squadron, of the United States Air Force


title: Richard Howell (basketball)

text:
Richard Howell (born September 26, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack.

High school career
Howell attended Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. As a senior, he averaged 16.5 points per game as he went on to be selected to the Georgia 5A All-State first team. He played AAU basketball for the Worldwide Renegades alongside his future teammate at N.C. State, Lorenzo Brown.  Coming out of high school, Howell was rated by Scout.com as the 16th best power forward in the nation.

College career
In his freshman season at North Carolina State, Howell missed the first five games of the season due to a knee injury sustained during pre-season. In 30 games, he averaged 4.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 13.6 minutes per game.

In his sophomore season, he finished fifth in the ACC in offensive rebounds, pulling down 2.8 per game. In 30 games, he averaged 7.4 points and 6.5 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game.

In his junior season, he finished third in the ACC in rebounding. In 37 games, he averaged 10.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.0 minutes per game.

In his senior season, he was named to the All-ACC first team. In 35 games, he averaged 12.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 31.6 minutes per game. He was regarded as a very important member of the 2012–13 Wolfpack.

College statistics

|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | NC State
| 30 || 1 || 13.6 || .460 || .182 || .574 || 4.6 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | NC State
| 30 || 8 || 18.2 || .518 || .400 || .648 || 6.5 || .9 || .8 || .5 || 7.4
|-
| align="left" | 2011–12
| align="left" | NC State
| 37 || 37 || 27.0 || .489 || .000 || .636 || 9.2 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .3 || 10.8
|-
| align="left" | 2012–13
| align="left" | NC State
| 35 || 35 || 31.6 || .570 || .000 || .648 || 10.9 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .9 || 12.7
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 132 || 81 || 23.2 || .518 || .222 || .633 || 8.0 || 1.1 || .8 || .5 || 9.2

Professional career

NBA and D-League (2013–2014)
After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Howell joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2013 NBA Summer League, and had a short stint with French club BCM Gravelines.

On September 13, 2013, Howell signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. However, he was later waived by the Trail Blazers on October 22 after appearing in one preseason game. On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Trail Blazers. On January 29, 2014, he was waived by the Stampede. In 20 games for the Stampede, he averaged 18.0 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Philippines and Italy (2014–2015)
On January 30, 2014, Howell signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters as an import for the 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup. In his first game for the Texters, Howell recorded a career-high 30 rebounds, surpassing his previous record of 20, in an 85–72 victory over the Alaska Aces. In 15 games for the Texters, he averaged 19.6 points, 18.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

On July 30, 2014, Howell signed with Juvecaserta Basket of Italy for the 2014–15 season. On November 20, 2014, he was released by Juvecaserta after appearing in just four games.

On January 13, 2015, Howell re-signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup. However, on February 18, he was released by the club despite leading his team to a 4–1 record through five games. In five games, he averaged 15.8 points, 15.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

Return to D-League (2015)
On March 6, 2015, Howell was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. In eight games for the Spurs, he averaged 8.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

Dominican Republic (2015)
On June 19, 2015, Howell signed with Leones de Santo Domingo for the rest of the 2015 LNB season. In six games for Leones, he averaged 11.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Israel (2015–2019)

Ironi Nahariya (2015–2016)
On August 11, 2015, Howell signed with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On January 24, 2016, Howell recorded a season-high 27 points, shooting 12-of-17 from the field, along with eight rebounds in a 94–87 win over Bnei Herzliya. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 17 MVP. Howell helped Nahariya reach the 2016 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost Hapoel Eilat. In 34 games played during the 2015–16 season, Howell averaged 15.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2016–2017)
On July 21, 2016, Howell agreed terms with Maccabi Tel Aviv, but eventually the deal fell through. One week later, Howell signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv. On December 1, 2016, Howell was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in November.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2017–2018)
On April 13, 2017, Howell parted ways with Hapoel Tel Aviv and joined Hapoel Jerusalem, signing a one-year deal. He helped lead Jerusalem to the 2017 Israeli League championship.

On May 27, 2018, Howell recorded 22 points, shooting 11-of-13 from the field, along with six rebounds and two steals in a 99–80 win over Ironi Nes Ziona. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 33 MVP. On June 3, 2018, Howell recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with nine rebounds, two assists and four steals in a 107–105 playoff win over Hapoel Gilboa Galil. Howell helped Jerusalem reach the 2018 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Holon.

In September 2018, Howell was suspended by the Israeli anti-doping agency for three months after he tested positive to Cannabis use during the Israeli League playoffs.

Return to Hapoel Tel Aviv (2018–2019)
On November 10, 2018, Howell returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv for a second stint, signing a one-year deal. On November 25, 2018, Howell recorded a double-double with a season-high 22 points and 10 rebounds in his second game with Hapoel, shooting 9-of-15 from the field, to go with five assists in a 90–78 win over Ironi Nes Ziona. In 26 games played for Hapoel, he averaged 12.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Howell helped the team reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

Return to the Philippines (2019)
In June 2019, Howell signed with the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association as a replacement for Robert Dozier as the team's import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup. In 9 games played for the Fuel Masters, he averaged 22.7 points, 16.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game

Return to Israel (2019–present)
On October 20, 2019, Howell signed with Hapoel Holon. He averaged 8.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season. He returned to Hapoel Holon for the 2020–21 season, but injury saw him miss most of the season.

In October 2022, Howell signed with Hapoel Haifa. He played one game before leaving the team. In January 2023, he joined Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit.

National team career
On April 6, 2017, Howell received an Israeli passport. In September 2017, Howell made his debut for the Israeli national team at EuroBasket 2017 tournament, where he averaged 17.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game.

References

External links
NC State Wolfpack bio
RealGM profile
NBA D-League profile

1990 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American men's basketball players
Austin Spurs players
Basketball players from Marietta, Georgia
Centers (basketball)
Doping cases in basketball
Hapoel Holon players
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
Idaho Stampede players
Ironi Nahariya players
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
Israeli men's basketball players
Israeli people of American descent
Juvecaserta Basket players
Lega Basket Serie A players
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters players
Power forwards (basketball)
TNT Tropang Giga players
Hapoel Haifa B.C. players
Naturalised basketball players


title: Virginia Beach Neptunes

text:
The Virginia Beach Neptunes were a proposed American professional baseball team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They were planned to be a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. They would have been the second professional baseball club in the Hampton Roads region after the Norfolk Tides of the International League (AAA).

Virginia Beach Professional Baseball, LLC, was awarded an Atlantic League franchise in April 2013 "after more than three years of effort".  In February 2014 the city council approved the team's ballpark proposal with completion expected by April 2015.  It was announced in April  2015 that the Neptunes would play their home games at Wheeler Field beginning in the 2016 season, but it was later reported that the stadium would open in 2017. A May 2016 report suggested that the team would not be ready even for the 2017 season. A July 2017 reply from the team's Facebook account said, "We are still working diligently to make this happen." (That reply was later deleted, as was their Facebook account.)

The "Neptunes" name alluded to Virginia Beach's location on the Atlantic Ocean, which was commemorated by a  bronze statue of Neptune on September 30, 2005. It was sculpted by Paul DiPasquale and established by the city's annual Neptune Festival with private donations. They would have been the second sports team in the Hampton Roads region to name itself after Neptune; the Norfolk Neptunes, a popular minor league football team in the late 1960s, also used the name.

References

External links

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

Sports in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Baseball teams established in 2014
2014 establishments in Virginia
Defunct baseball teams in Virginia