title: 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League squads

text:
This is a list of all participating team squads at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League, played by twenty-eight countries.

Argentina
Coach:   Julio Velascoassistant: Julián Alvares

Australia
Coach:  Jon Uriarteassistant: Daniel Ilott

Belgium
Coach:  Dominique Baeyensassistant: Kris Tanghe

Brazil
Coach:   Bernardo Rezendeassistant: Roberley Leonaldo

Bulgaria
Coach:   Camillo Placiassistant: Dario Simoni

Canada
Coach:    Glenn Hoagassistant: Vincent Pichette

China
Coach:  Zhou Jian’anassistant: Liqun Yang

Cuba
Coach:   Rodolfo Luis Sanchez Sanchezassistant: Victor Andres Garcia Campos

Czech Republic
Coach:  Zdeněk Šmejkalassistant: Jindřich Licek

Finland
Coach:  Tuomas Sammelvuoassistant: Nicola Giolito

France
Coach:   Laurent Tillieassistant: Arnaud Josserand

Germany
Coach:    Vital Heynenassistant: Stefan Hübner

Iran
Coach:  Slobodan Kovaćassistant: Hossein Madani Gh.

Italy
Coach:  Mauro Berrutoassistant: Andrea Brogioni

Japan
Coach:   Masashi Nambuassistant: Koichiro Shimbo

Korea
Coach:   Park Ki-wonassistant: Kim Kyounghoon

Mexico
Coach:  Sergio Hernandezassistant: Ivan Contreras

Netherlands
Coach:   Edwin Benne assistant: Arnold van Ree

Poland
Coach:    Stephane Antigaassistant: Philippe Blain

Portugal
Coach:   Hugo Silvaassistant: Carlos Plata

Puerto Rico
Coach:  David Alemanassistant: Esai Velez

Russia
Coach:  Andriej Woronkowassistant: Sergio Busato

Serbia
Coach:  Igor Kolakovićassistant: Strahinja Kozić

Slovakia
Coach:  Flavio Gulinelliassistant: Marek Kardoš

Spain
Coach:   Fernando Muñozassistant: Carlos Carreño

Tunisia
Coach:  Fethi Mkaouarassistant: Riadh Hedhili

Turkey
Coach:  Emanuele Zaniniassistant: Alper Hamurcu

United States
Coach:  John Sperawassistant: Matt Fuerbringer

References

2014
2014 in volleyball


title: Endothenia nephelopsycha

text:
Endothenia nephelopsycha is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Uganda.

References

Endemic fauna of Uganda
Moths described in 1934
Endotheniini


title: Robert F. Carolan

text:
Robert F. Carolan (born March 27, 1945) is an international judge of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo.

Education and experience
Carolan graduated from St. Mary's University, Winona, Minnesota, United States, in 1967 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1970 from the University of Iowa, College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa.

Legal career
Before his appointment as a jurist, Carolan served as an attorney in the Office of the State Attorney General of Minnesota from 1970 to 1974, and as an Assistant Dakota County Attorney from 1974 to 1979.  In 1979, Carolan was appointed and subsequently elected to the office of Dakota. County Attorney, Hastings, Minnesota, serving in that office from 1979 to 1987.

In 1987, Carolan was appointed by Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich to serve as a judge for the Minnesota District Court of the First Judicial District.

He was an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1990 to 2001.

The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo appointed Carolan in 2002, to serve as an international judge in Kosovo and in 2004 appointed him to serve as Chairperson of the Kosovo Judicial Council.

Carolan also lectured in 2007 at the War Crimes Symposium Judge sponsored by the College of Law of the University of Iowa.

The High Judicial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina appointed Carolan to serve as an International Judge (Appellate Court, War Crimes Chamber) of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (January 2008 - January 2009).

He has conducted numerous trial skills and management courses for practicing lawyers and judges in Minnesota and Kosovo.

Carolan has published an article entitled, "The Role of Hybrid International Courts in Prosecuting War Crimes and Developing Independent Domestic Court Systems: The Kosovo Experiment,"  Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol.17:9, 9-29. Winter 2008.

References

External links

 Biographical Directory of Minnesota Judges
 Judgepedia
 Biography at  Kosovo Constitutional Court
 Latest Appointment in Official Gazette of the Republic of Kosova
 Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Dakota.county.gov
 Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, University of Iowa

American lawyers
Constitutional court judges
Bosnia and Herzegovina judges
Kosovan judges
1945 births
Living people
International law scholars
People from Winneshiek County, Iowa
University of Iowa alumni


title: Endothenia vasculigera

text:
Endothenia vasculigera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

Moths described in 1938
Endotheniini
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo


title: Light of Dawn

text:
Light of Dawn is the second and final album by the hard rock/power metal band Unisonic. It was released on 1 August 2014, with cover art credited to Martin Häusler.

Dennis Ward stated about the album title & artwork: "The song Throne of the Dawn was originally titled Light of the Dawn but the lyrics became another concept during songwriting. However, we still felt strongly about the title and thought that it fit very well to the artwork. Every day has its dawn, a new beginning, a fresh start".

The majority of the songs were written by Dennis Ward, with further input from Michael Kiske and Mandy Meyer. A music video was filmed for the song "Exceptional".

The album entered several international music charts, scoring the highest entries on the Finnish albums chart, German albums chart, Swiss albums chart, Czech albums chart and Japanese albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel
 Michael Kiske - lead vocals
 Kai Hansen - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
 Mandy Meyer - lead & rhythm guitars
 Dennis Ward - bass, backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
 Kosta Zafiriou - drums, percussion

Guest session musician
 Günter Werno - keyboards

Charts

References

External links
 Unisonic official website
 EarMusic official website

2014 albums
Albums produced by Dennis Ward (musician)


title: San Miguel-Team Pilipinas

text:
San Miguel-Team Pilipinas was the basketball team that represented the Philippines in international competitions from 2005 to 2007. The team was organized by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) during the period when the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP), the national sport association for basketball, was suspended by FIBA. The team was sponsored by San Miguel Corporation. San Miguel-Team Pilipinas was succeeded in 2009 by Powerade-Team Pilipinas, sponsored by Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.

The team represented the country in the 2005 FIBA Asia Champions Cup (fifth), the Las Vegas Global Hoop Summit (most exciting performing team), the William Jones Cup (third), and the 2005 Shell Rimula-Sultan Cup of Brunei (Champion). The team was bannered by Asi Taulava, Rommel Adducul, and Ren-Ren Ritualo. The Philippines was suspended by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) due to political conflict between leaders of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP).

In 2006, it finished sixth in the William Jones Cup and fourth in the Al-Emadi International Basketball Tournament, held at Doha, Qatar. The team has recently played in a goodwill series against Lebanon and won the Shell Rimula-Sultan Cup title in Brunei for the second year in a row.

After the FIBA suspension of the BAP was lifted in February 2007, the team underwent intensive training in the United States training camp that was attended before by NBA players. During the said training trip, they also played some tune up games with some NCAA teams.  Next stop for San Miguel–Team Pilipinas was the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2007 held in Tehran, Iran. They played mostly against Arab teams that have two imports while they played without an import. After playing 8 games in 8 days, they finished 4th place in the tourney, a creditable showing as all the other teams played with imports.

List of Players

References

Defunct basketball teams in the Philippines
Basketball teams established in 2005
Basketball teams disestablished in 2007
2005 establishments in the Philippines
2007 disestablishments in the Philippines
Philippines men's national basketball team
San Miguel Corporation


title: Major soil deposits of India

text:
There are seven soil deposits in India. They are alluvial soil, black soil, red soil, laterite soil,  or arid soil, and forest and mountainous soil,marsh soil. These soils are formed by the sediments brought down by the rivers. They also have varied chemical properties. Sundarbans mangrove swamps are rich in marsh soil.

Major soil deposits


title: Vyborg town wall

text:
The Vyborg town wall (, , ) was a defensive structure built around the town of Viborg (today Vyborg, Russia). It was completed during the Swedish era in the 1470s and demolished mainly in the 1860s as Vyborg was a part of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Some minor parts of the wall are still preserved as well as two round towers.

History and construction
The foundations of the Viborg town wall were laid by Erik Axelsson Tott, the stadtholder of Viborg Castle. It was constructed by the same builders who completed the St. Olaf's Castle in 1475–1477. They were most likely invited from Tallinn. The wall was 5–6 meters high and had originally 10 towers with a combination of circular and square designs. Two of them, the Town Hall Tower and the Round Tower, built in 1540s, are still preserved. In the late 16th century the wall was strengthened with several bastions and the so-called "Horn Fortress", located east from the original wall. The only remaining bastion is the Panzerlachs Bastion at the south-west corner of the Horn Fortress.

According to legends, one of the towers exploded during the Russo-Swedish War in 1495 and the Russian invaders escaped in great fear. The incident is known as the Viborg blast.

Gallery

See also
Siege of Vyborg (1710)

Sources
History of the fortresses from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century Castles and Fortifications in Finland

References

External links

City walls
Buildings and structures in Vyborg
Fortifications in Russia
Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Leningrad Oblast


title: Kapala (disambiguation)

text:
A kapala is a cup made from a human skull used as a ritual implement.

Kapala may also refer to:

Kapala (genus), a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Eucharitidae
Kapala, Koutiala, a village in the Cercle of Koutiala of the Sikasso Region in Mali
Kapala, Sikasso, a village in the Cercle of Sikasso of the Sikasso Region in Mali
Frederick J. Kapala (born 1950), United States federal judge

See also

Kappal, 2014 Indian film


title: Tito Torbellino

text:
Tomás Eduardo Tovar Rascón (May 24, 1981 – May 29, 2014), also known by his alias Tito Torbellino, was an American singer known for his work with the regional Mexican music genre. He was from Phoenix, Arizona.

Tovar was murdered as he dined at El Red Restaurant Ciudad Obregón, Mexico, on May 29, 2014, five days after his 33rd birthday. Until this day the murder is still under investigation.

See also
List of unsolved murders

References

1981 births
2014 deaths
American banda musicians
American male singers
American musicians of Mexican descent
American people murdered abroad
Male murder victims
Musicians from Phoenix, Arizona
People murdered in Mexico
Unsolved murders in Mexico


title: Museum Kedaton Sultan Ternate

text:
The Museum Kedaton Sultan Ternate (Palace of the Sultan of Ternate Museum) is a museum of relics from the era of the Sultanate of Ternate. The museum is located in the Village of Soa-sio, North Ternate, Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia.

History

Museum Kedaton Sultan of Ternate is a 1500 square meter building situated on 1.5 acres of land, commissioned on 24 November 1813 by Sultan Muhammad Ali. It was built by a Chinese architect as a palace for the Sultan. The palace was handed over to the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture in 1981 and was inaugurated as a museum in 1982, though it still functions as a residence for the Sultan.

References

Museums in Indonesia
Ternate
Buildings and structures in North Maluku
Tourist attractions in North Maluku


title: Amal Al-Agroobi

text:
Amal Al-Agroobi is an Emirati documentary filmmaker, director, producer and writer. Her career as a director began in 2012 when her first short documentary Half Emirati premiered at Dubai International Film Festival and was nominated for best film. She is also founder and owner of the production company ALAGROOBI Films. Al-Agroobi has raised money for many of her films through crowdfunding.

Early life
Amal Al-Agroobi grew up around Europe to a Syrian mother and an Emirati father from Sharjah. She completed her BSc in Biomedical Sciences from University of Durham and MSc in Neurosciences from University College London. Later on in Abu Dhabi, she worked as a technician in a laboratory. When Al-Agroobi began to take an interest in the cinema industry, she decided to leave her job and sign up in a media training program.

Over the years, Al-Agroobi developed a variety of perspectives in her films, one of them is narrating stories with contemporary Arab focus. Moreover, she created roadmaps that strengthen the connection between the Arab world and the West, and constantly examined cultural intersections.

Career
Al-Agroobi began her cinema career as a director. Her directorial debut was Half Emirati, a short film about Emirati children of mixed cultures facing certain obstacles, which was released in 2012. The film was produced by her own production company Alagroobi films UAE. Half Emirati, which is a documentary was screened in both the Dubai International Film Festival and the Gulf Film Festival.

Her next critically acclaimed project was The Brain That Sings.  The movie received Emirates NBD People's Choice Award in December 2013 at the Dubai International Film Festival. She completed a goodwill documentary for The PCRF charity Climb of Hope, and it was released in 2015.

She has also acted in an episode of The Misfits. Al-Agroobi's social and humanitarian work caused her to work on a TV-web series titled "Proud to be a Sharjonian", showing off her hometown of Sharjah.

Her first fictional narrative short movie was released in 2016 titled "Under the Hat", about a pious mosque prayer caller who begins to lose his voice and turns to his neighbor, a vocalist in a music band, seeking a substitute. The film was the winner of Doha Film Institute grant for the category short movies.

In 2014, her life story was published in a book titled "Those Who inspire" showcasing 60 inspiring Emiratis and again in 2015 in a coffee-table book labeled "Emirati Woman Achievers" where she was one of the 21 people who shared their story of inspiration in the middle east.

In 2019, Al-Agroobi began her sci-fi journey when she published her first sci-fi short film Vanish In Smoke, it tells a story about an advanced world where the aging of minds is reversible. In 2021, she released the second film The Protocol, about an extremely expensive medicine that has the potential to increase life expectancy by 50 years. Both films were created in just 48 hours for the sci-fi London film festival challenge.

In her latest work, Ladies Coffee, she experiments with the horror genre encapsulating Arabic folklore such as coffee-cup reading. The film, currently in post-production, is shot in London and is expected to be released later in 2023.

Awards

References

External links

Emirati film directors
Emirati film producers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: John Graham Nicholls

text:
John Graham Nicholls FRS (19 December 1929 – 13 July 2023) was a British and Swiss physiologist.

Life
Nicholls was an professor emeritus of physiology. He was educated at Berkhamsted School and King's College London. He received his MD from Charing Cross Hospital and a PhD from the Department of Biophysics at University College London in 1955. He worked at University College London, and the universities of Oxford, Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. In 1983 he became professor of pharmacology at the Biozentrum University of Basel. After reaching emeritus status in 1998, he was professor of neurobiology at the International School for Advanced Studies. The International Brain Research Organization named a fellowship in his honor and he was a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Nicholls died on 13 July 2023, at the age of 93.

Work
Nicholls was best known for his research in the field of neurobiology. In invertebrate and mammalian nervous systems he studied synaptic transmission as well as the problem of why neurons in the brain and spinal cord fail to regenerate after injury. For his studies he developed a new type of mammalian central nervous system (CNS) preparation which allowed the investigation of mechanisms involved in neurite outgrowth and CNS regeneration. In later years he started to study how the rhythm of respiration is generated by the nervous system. Additionally, he authored the book From Neuron to Brain, which is in its fifth edition.

Awards & honors
 1988 Fellow of the Royal Society
 2003 John Nicholls Fellowship
 2007 D.Sc. Honoris Causa, University of Trieste
 2010 Society for Neuroscience Award for Education in Neuroscience
 2011 Endowed John G. Nicholls Lecture

Books
Kuffler S., Nicholls JG. From neuron to brain. Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.; 1st edition (12 August 1976)
Kuffler S., Nicholls JG. From neuron to brain. Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.; 2nd edition (1 May 1984)
Nicholls JG., Martin R. From neuron to brain. Sinauer Associates Inc; 3rd edition (September 1992)
Nicholls JG., Martin R. From neuron to brain. Sinauer Associates; 4th edition (15 January 2001)
Nicholls JG., Martin R. From neuron to brain. Sinauer Associates is an imprint of Oxford University Press; 5 edition (7 November 2011)

References

External links
Prof. Dr. John Nicholls, Emeritus, Biozentrum University of Basel

1929 births
2023 deaths
People educated at Berkhamsted School
Alumni of King's College London
Alumni of University College London
Academics of the University of Oxford
Harvard University faculty
Yale University faculty
Stanford University faculty
Biozentrum University of Basel
Academics of University College London
Fellows of the Royal Society
Members of Academia Europaea
English biophysicists


title: Afroploce ealana

text:
Afroploce ealana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

Moths described in 2004
Olethreutini
Moths of Africa
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo


title: Stefan Kovačević

text:
Stefan Kovačević (; born 2 February 1994) is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for Žarkovo.

Club career
Born in Čačak, Kovačević passed youth school of local club Borac. After spending the 2011–12 season on loan at Beograd, he moved to Sloboda Čačak for the next season, where he scored 12 goals on 26 caps in the Serbian League West. In summer 2013, Kovačević signed a professional contract with Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Beograd. During the 2013–14 season, Kovačević made 3 appearances, but missed the mostly time in 2014 because of a knee injury. For the next year, Kovačević moved to Sloboda Užice on loan. At the beginning of 2016, Kovačević moved to OFK Bačka, where he spent the spring half of 2015–16 Serbian First League season, as a loaned player. Later, in summer of the same year, he joined the club as a single player. In January 2017, Kovačević joined FK Inđija.

Career statistics

References

External links

1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Čačak
Men's association football midfielders
Serbian men's footballers
FK Beograd (Serbia) players
OFK Beograd players
FK Sloboda Užice players
OFK Bačka players
FK Inđija players
Serbian First League players
Serbian SuperLiga players


title: Afroploce karsholti

text:
Afroploce karsholti is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.

References

Moths described in 2004
Olethreutini
Moths of Africa


title: Tocană

text:
Tocană, also known as tocăniță, is a Romanian stew prepared with tomato, garlic and sweet paprika. Traditionally, it is consumed with a cornmeal mush named mămăligă. The dish has a history of being consumed by shepherds in the Romanian mountains. Derived from the Latin "toccare" into the modern "toca", the term is sometimes rendered as "tokana" in English.

Variations
Variations include the inclusion of mushrooms in the stew's preparation. Additional variations include the addition or use of meat, such as lamb, and potatoes.

See also

 List of stews
 Tochitură
 Tokány

References

External links
 Tokana (Shepherd's stew). Cookipedia.co.uk.
 Moldavian Mushroom Stew (Tokana). AZCookbook.com.

Romanian stews


title: Jim McMahon (politician)

text:
James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon  (born 7 July 1980) is a British politician, who served as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2021 until 2023. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton since 2015 under the Labour and Co-operative banner.

McMahon was a councillor from 2003 to 2017 and served as Leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council from 2011 to 2016. He also sits on the National Executive Committee on behalf of the shadow frontbench. McMahon became Chair of the Co-operative Party in October 2020. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Transport from 2020 to 2021.

Early life and education
McMahon was born in Miles Platting, Manchester, to William McMahon, a lorry driver and Alicia O'Rourke (Breffni). The family moved from Cheetham Hill when he was a child to Middleton, where he attended secondary school. He left school at the age of sixteen.

Professional career
McMahon started work in 1997 as an apprentice technician at Manchester University, rising to become a senior technician before leaving in 2004. He then joined local government service as a regeneration officer and latterly as a town centre manager.

Political career

Local government

McMahon was first elected as a Member of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council for Failsworth East in a by-election on 20 November 2003. He held various posts on Oldham Council before becoming the council's Labour group leader in 2008 after the Liberal Democrats won control of the authority. At the 2011 local elections, Labour re-gained control of the council and McMahon became its leader. As council leader McMahon sat as one of the 11 members of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority with responsibility for transport.

McMahon was the inaugural chairman of the Co-operative Council Innovation Network and served as the Labour leader of the Local Government Association. McMahon was named the 6th most influential person in local government by The Local Government Chronicle ahead of senior government ministers.

In August 2014, McMahon was elected to represent Labour councillors on the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).

In the 2015 Labour leadership election, McMahon was reported to have supported Liz Kendall's leadership bid. Kendall finished in last place out of the four candidates (Jeremy Corbyn won, followed next by Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper), receiving less than 5% of the vote.

In 2016, McMahon stood down as council leader and was replaced by his Deputy, Jean Stretton. He resigned his council seat in 2017, triggering a by-election on 16 February 2017.

Parliament
McMahon won the selection to be Labour Party candidate at the 2015 Oldham West and Royton by-election following the death of incumbent Michael Meacher. At the by-election held on 3 December 2015, McMahon was elected Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton, with 62% of the vote – an increase of seven percentage points since the 2015 general election. At the by-election McMahon represented just the Labour Party rather than his later Labour and Co-operative Party affiliation.

He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party until being appointed to serve as Shadow Minister for Local Government and Devolution. He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.

Following Keir Starmer's election as Leader of the Labour Party, McMahon was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Transport. On 29 November 2021 he was reshuffled to the role of shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs. He resigned his post on 4 September 2023 ahead of that day's shadow cabinet reshuffle, citing ill health.

Votes at 16
On being selected to present a Private Members Bill, McMahon moved the Representation of the People (Young People's Enfranchisement and Education) Bill 2017–19, which sought to extend the franchise across the United Kingdom to eligible voters aged 16 and 17. The Bill included measures to introduce citizenship and the constitution education in schools.

The Bill was supported by MPs from all political parties represented in the House of Commons, with the exception of the DUP, with its supporters including then Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn, then Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson, Conservative Party MP Peter Bottomley, then Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Jo Swinson, and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.

The Bill received its Second Reading in November 2017, but did not progress any further. It led to the establishment of the cross party All Party Parliamentary Group on Votes at 16.

Personal life
McMahon lives with Charlene Duerden in Failsworth. They have two children.

Honours and distinctions
In February 2014, McMahon was named "Council Leader of the Year" during the Councillor Achievement Awards hosted by the Local Government Information Unit. He was credited with leading improvements in Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council having redesignated it as a Co-operative Council. Also in 2014, University Centre Oldham conferred upon him Honorary Fellowship, as well as being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).

McMahon was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for "services to the community in Oldham", and was invested by Prince Charles, on 18 December 2015.

In November 2017, he was named as the Youth Voice Champion by the British Youth Council following his work on the Votes at 16 campaign.

References

External links

1980 births
Living people
Councillors in Greater Manchester
English people of Irish descent
Labour Party (UK) councillors
Labour Co-operative MPs for English constituencies
Members of the Fabian Society
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
People from Miles Platting
UK MPs 2015–2017
UK MPs 2017–2019
UK MPs 2019–present
Leaders of local authorities of England
Members of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority


title: Straits Forum

text:
The Straits Forum () is an annual forum between Mainland China and Taiwan which started in 2009. It is the largest non-political platform which promotes grassroots interaction, economic and trade exchanges and cultural integration.

Forums

1st Forum
The first Straits Forum was held in May 2009 in Xiamen and three other cities in Fujian. It introduced eight preferential policies, including building cross-strait common market activities and encouraging mainland tourists to visit Taiwan.

2nd Forum
The second Straits Forum was held on 19–25 June 2010 in Xiamen and eight other regions in Fujian. The forum consisted of opening ceremony and evening party, policy discussion, cross-strait culture and art exchanges and public carnival. It was themed as expanding the communication among the public across the strait, strengthening the cross-strait cooperation and promoting mutual developments, aiming to construct a platform for cross-strait civil, economic and political exchanges. It saw more than 100 cooperation deals signing, mainly to promote people-to-people exchanges and aviation cooperation.

3rd Forum
The third Straits Forum was held on 11–17 June 2011 in Xiamen, Fujian. The forum focused on grassroots exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. The forum included 13 activities, such as cross-strait folk stories, cultural exchanges and Taiwan temple fairs stage. There were also 15 sub-forums hosted by civil society group on both sides which focused on exchanges pertaining labor union, young people, women and folk beliefs and clan exchanges.

4th Forum
The fourth Straits Forum was held on 16–22 June 2012 in Xiamen, Fujian opened by Jia Qinglin. The forum was themed expand civilian exchanges, boost cross-strait cooperation and promote common development. It featured cultural and economic exchanges, grassroots interactions and communication among people from all walks of life. Special workshops were held on the film and music, press and publication and martial arts sectors. Representatives from Taiwan grassroots farmer and fishermen's associations, congresses of rural citizens, grassroots judicial intermediary organs and community development associations for the first face-to-face communications with their mainland counterparts.

5th Forum
The fifth Straits Forum was held on 16–21 June 2013 in Xiamen, Fujian. Mainland China boosted cross-strait exchanges by introducing a set of preferential policies in the field of legal rights, education, culture and tourism. An additional of 11 provincial entry-exit administration departments in Mainland China will accept applications from Taiwanese who reside in the mainland for their entry permits renewal. The mainland will also open 10 more categories of professional qualification examinations to Taiwan residents, support Taiwan graduates from mainland colleges to start their own businesses and provide subsidies for entrepreneurship training to Taiwanese students. There would be 10 cultural exchanges bases set up in Henan, Fujian and Beijing. Another 11 historical sites would also play the role of cross-strait communication bases. A cross-strait copyright trade center and digital publication base working across the strait would be established in Fujian. Tourist from another 13 mainland cities will be eligible to visit Taiwan as individual tourists.

6th Forum
The sixth Straits Forum was held in June 2014 in Xiamen, Fujian. The forum attracted more than 10,000 Taiwanese representatives from various sectors which participated in 18 major activities in different Fujian cities. The activities included the Matsu Culture Week in Putian which attracted more than 8,000 Matsu followers from Taiwan. Taiwanese who attended the forum including People First Party Secretary-General Chin Chin-sheng, New Party Chairman Yok Mu-ming, Non-Partisan Solidarity Union Chairman Lin Pin-kuan and representative of 22 municipality city and county governments.

7th Forum
The seventh 7-day Straits Forum was held on 14–20 June 2015 in Xiamen, Fujian. The theme of the forum is Focusing on Youth and Serving the Community. During the forum, the Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng made an announcement to exempt Taiwanese from obtaining the travel permit in the future whenever they want to visit Mainland China. The booklet-format travel permit will be changed to a card, resembling much like the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents. This is done to facilitate travel between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The policy was to go into effect by 1 July 2015.

8th Forum
The eighth Straits Forum was held on 12 June 2016 in Xiamen, Fujian. The theme of the forum was expanding civil exchange, promoting integration development and promoting the sharing and mutual development in civil sectors in various social lives. The forum was opened by Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Yu Zhengsheng and attended by Kuomintang Vice Chairman Jason Hu and New Party Chairman Yok Mu-ming, as well as 30 civil groups, 11 members of county and city leaders and speakers and 2,000 participants.

9th Forum
The ninth Straits Forum started on 17 June 2017 in Fujian. The forum focused on broadening people-to-people exchanges and deepening integrated development.

10th Forum
The tenth Straits Forum started on 4 June 2018 in Xiamen, Fujian. The forum focused on enhancing people-to-people interaction, economic exchanges and cultural integration across the strait. On 5 June 2018, a general conference was held. It was then followed by a series of activities for the entire week.

11th Forum
The eleventh Straits Forum was scheduled to be held on 15–21 June 2019 in Beijing. It will be hosted by Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang.

See also
 Cross-Strait relations
 Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum
 Cross-Strait Peace Forum

References

External links

Cross-Strait relations
2009 establishments in China
2009 establishments in Taiwan
Organizations established in 2009


title: Cluster straddling

text:
Cluster straddling may refer to:

 Cluster straddling (data storage), a performance and wear leveling problem in computer data storage (f.e. with Advanced format hard disks, or in file systems)
 Cluster straddling (particle systems), a problem in physics (center of mass, cluster analysis)


title: Cosmorrhyncha microcosma

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Cosmorrhyncha microcosma is a species of moth of the  family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, São Tomé & Principe and Uganda.

References

Moths described in 2004
Olethreutini


title: INFITT

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The International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil (INFITT, read In-Fit; Tamil: உலகத் தமிழ் தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப மன்றம் (உத்தமம்)) is a non-profit, non-governmental nodal organization for collaboration among professionals, enthusiasts, government entities, and other international organizations working in the development and standardization of information technology for Tamil language. It has active liaison and collaboration with government entities in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia, and industry bodies like Unicode Consortium.

INFITT conducts regular technical conferences related to Tamil computing, which attract active participation from international researchers and professionals.  These Tamil Internet Conferences (aka TIC) are conducted in Tamil speaking countries like India, Singapore and Malaysia, or international institutions that pioneer in Tamil research. Past conferences have been organized in association with governments of Tamil Nadu and Malaysia, and universities of Singapore, California, Pennsylvania and Cologne.

History
There had been active interaction between various technology professionals and Tamil scholars over the internet well before the creation of INFITT. Some of this collaboration was in standardizing a keyboard layout more suited for computers, and defining an 8-bit encoding scheme to work on then current operating systems which didn't yet support Unicode. International technical workshops and conferences were already being conducted regularly, with patronage from government or universities. The idea of a formal international entity was mooted in private communications among key members preparing for Tamil Internet 2000 Conference and a constitution was drafted.  Establishment of the organization was announced during that conference with the participants of the conference forming the initial general body.

Tamil Internet Conferences
Tamil Internet Conferences bring together scholars and researchers working in Tamil Information Technology from across the world for active discussion and learning. The main aspect of the conferences are the technical section with paper presentations and group discussions.  Some conferences held in locations with significant Tamil population may also have two additional sections, namely, Public Gallery (மக்கள் அரங்கம்), and Exhibition.  Typically, participation in technical conferences only would require paid registration.

The gallery is used for showcasing recent developments in technology. Educational sessions and booths help the visiting public in enabling Tamil in their devices, and learn about job and business opportunities in Tamil computing.

The table below lists 3 precursor events conducted before the formation of INFITT, in the years 1997, 1999 and 2000.  INFITT was established during the conference in 2000, held in Singapore.

Working Groups
Working groups are the primary mode of coordination for technical discussion within INFITT.  Some of the working groups may be time bound and might close on completion of their objective, while others continue to function to facilitate ongoing discussions and developments.  There were a total of 8 working groups formed so far in INFITT.

Events & workshops
INFITT organizes educational workshops focused to specific target audience.  These workshops range from basic training in using computers in Tamil language, to advanced workshops on research topics.  These are often organized in coordination with colleges and universities.

Organizational structure
INFITT are governed by the 9-member executive committee (EC) which takes all major decisions.  It is headed by a chair who holds the office for a one-year term, who is assisted by a vice chair, executive director and a treasurer.  The EC is elected to hold office for a two-year term by the general council.

The general council consists of 54 elected members.  Members of GC are elected by the general body every two years.  GC has proportional representation for regions and countries with significant Tamil population. The general body consists of all registered members of the organization.

INFITT also has regional chapters for handling activities in specific regions.  Currently there are two active regional chapters in India and Malaysia.  There are also student chapters within major universities.

Membership
Membership of INFITT is open to individuals and organizations. Membership doesn't have any restrictions other than to abide by the rules of the organization and payment of annual membership fee.

Registered students may become members without paying any registration fee.  Student members will enjoy similar benefit as regular members except the voting rights in General Council elections.

Collaborations
INFITT regularly collaborates with various industry organizations and government bodies in setting standards, facilitating development and promoting usage.  INFITT is a liaison member of Unicode Consortium, and worked to develop the Unicode standard in Tamil language.

References

Tamil computing


title: Kosova e Re

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Kosova e Re, also known as the New Kosovo project, is a plan of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo to build a new 500 MW power plant near Prishtina, to rehabilitate the existing Kosovo B power plant and completely shut down the Kosovo A power plant which is considered the largest source of pollution in Kosovo. It also includes the development of a new lignite mine in order to meet the needs of the Kosovo B and the newly constructed power plant. It is estimated to cost US$2 billion.

The government has identified the need for additional generation capacities to address long-term concerns about the country's power supply security. Government policy goals, also presented in all Kosovo Energy Strategies, apart from the plans for new generation electricity capacities, also aim at involving the private sector in the Kosova e Re Power Plant (KRPP) infrastructure project. It includes development, design, construction, financing, ownership, maintenance and operation in accordance with IED Best Available Techniques (BAT).

In 2020, ContourGlobal withdrew from the project and it appears likely that the new power station will not now be built.

History
Plans to address Kosovo's energy situation began in the early 2000s and originally envisioned a 2,000-MW lignite plant that would allow the country to export energy to its neighbours. The government presented the plan in July 2009 and it suggested that all work would be finished by 2015 or at least by 2017. However, the works have not started, mainly because of the opposition from non-governmental organizations. Over the years political and investment setbacks have caused the project to cut down in size.

Financing
To attract investors whom are concerned about political or credit risks, the World Bank offered US$60 million in loan guarantees that would set in if the government failed to meet obligations such as supplying coal or electricity. This means that the World Bank, as well as the biggest shareholder - the United States of America, will need to make an exception in their clean-energy commitments. On the 15th of January 2013, representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) met with Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi, expressing their interest to support the New Kosovo project. However, on December the 10th 2013 the EBRD employed a new strategy which decreased funding for the coal plants, with exception of rare circumstances. If Kosova e Re will meet the criteria of a "rare curcumstance" remains to be seen.

Supporters
Kosovo’s low GDP per capita of US$3,894 makes it one of Europe’s poorest countries. A major obstacle for the economic growth and development of Kosovo is the inadequate and unreliable electricity supply. The country has the world's fifth-largest reserves of lignite which could, with the current consumption levels, supply the country for another 1500 years. Supporters of the project (at the forefront being the World Bank and the U.S. government) see lignite exploitation as the quickest way out of poverty and a way to procure Kosovo’s energy independence and consequently its energy security.

There are also those who support Kosova e Re from the environmental stand point. In the report of Kosova e Re by the Expert Panel of the World Bank, reviewed that the project discovered that particulate matter emissions produced by Kosova e Re would be reduced by more than 90%, Sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide reduced by around 70% and would be carbon neutral, if not carbon reducing, for each MWh produced. Kjorton Bjornson from the European Commission in July 2009 expressed support for the construction of the new power plant with the view to shut down Kosovo A plant. However, the European Parliament resolution on the integration process of Kosovo into the EU stated that the financial aid provided by the EU should be devoted to supporting renewable energy projects to close down its two highly polluting coal plants. It calls on the European Commission to take action to contest plans such as Kosova e Re that run counter to EU climate commitments.

Opposition
Certain groups and organisations are of the view that the new power plant would mean the continuation of traditional coal-based electricity production. Today Kosovo wastes 30% of available energy due to energy efficiency, 37% due to technical losses, the outdated electrical grid and other commercial losses, such as theft. A study by Dr. Daniel Kammen shows that "Kosovo can cover 38% of its energy consumption from renewable sources". He also specified that this scenario, without including the Kosova e Re power plant, would create 27% more jobs than current scenarios. Energy Community commitments cite that Kosovo needs to source 25% of overall energy from renewable sources by 2020, which will be harder to achieve if the new power plant is to be constructed. The Kosovo Civil Society Consortium for Sustainable Development (KOSID) are questioning the necessity of the costly power plant and instead propose energy efficiency programmes, which tackle of energy losses, renewable energy development and the rehabilitation of the existing Kosovo B Power Station. They also raise the issue of the environmental and social impacts the new project would have on Kosovars. There are 835 deaths per year in Kosovo due to air pollution, of which the lignite power plants are responsible for a substantial proportion. A new power station could make matters worse. KOSID also stressed the issue of water and agricultural land shortage and the resettlement of the local population which consists mostly of farmers who will need compensation for the lost land and livelihoods

References

External links
http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/sites/all/files/Kosovo20May2012.pdf
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTENERGY2/0,,contentMDK:22970700~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:4114200,00.html
http://bankwatch.org/our-work/projects/kosova-e-re-lignite-power-plant-kosovo
http://www.kosid.org/

Electric power infrastructure in Kosovo


title: To the Ends of the Earth (TV series)

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To the Ends of the Earth is a three-part BBC television miniseries adaptation of the trilogy of novels of the same name by William Golding. It premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in July 2005, and in the United States on PBS as part of Masterpiece Theatre in October 2006.

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jared Harris, the series was critically acclaimed with The New York Times calling it "an intriguing drama" and The Guardian "the best TV drama of the year by a nautical mile."

A BBC press release quoted Cumberbatch's description of the series as "...a sort of rock and roll 1812 period drama about a young man’s gap year. It’s full of filth, dirt, discovery, sex, drugs, dancing, love, spiritual awakenings and massive sweeping changes!”

Cast
 Benedict Cumberbatch as Edmund Talbot
 Jared Harris as Captain Anderson
 Sam Neill as Mr. Prettiman
 Daniel Evans as Parson Colley
 Jamie Sives as 1st Lieutenant Summers
 Victoria Hamilton as Miss Granham
 JJ Feild as Lieutenant Deverel
 Richard McCabe as Mr. Brocklebank
 Brian Pettifer as Wheeler
 John Singer as Mr. Pike
 Paula Jennings as Zenobia
 Denise Black as Mrs. Brocklebank
 Joanna Page as Marion Chumley
 Charles Dance as Sir Henry Somerset
 Cheryl Campbell as Lady Somerset
 Niall MacGregor as Lieutenant Benét
 Tom Fisher as Askew
 Jonathan Pienaar as Smiles

Production

In 2005 the books were adapted as a BBC drama serial, written in part by the late Leigh Jackson, who fell ill after completing the first film and while working on the second and third. Attwood hired Tony Basgallop to complete the work, crediting him with bringing his own voice to the project. Attwood dedicated the films to Jackson. Attwood had been interested in developing a film adaptation since reading the first novel of the trilogy, Rites of Passage.

The production crew built two ships to film. The company filmed in South Africa at Richards Bay, as they wanted to convey the feel of the tropics. They encountered heavy weather at this location. Whilst filming in South Africa, Benedict, with friends Theo and Denise, went for a weekend driving trip around Sodwana Bay. On the return they broke down and were carjacked. Prior to the event they had been listening to Radiohead's How to Disappear Completely, a song that when Cumberbatch hears it, "reminds [him] of a sense of reality, even humour and with it, a reason to hope that somehow I would survive a small event in a big country and escape to live a fuller life."

Original music was composed by Rob Lane for the production. Heard more than once was a Methodist hymn, "Lord, whom winds and waves obey," with words by Charles Wesley, set to "Nuremberg," alt. from Johann R. Ahle, 1664; from Hymns for the Nation, 1782.

The mini-series also aired in the United States on PBS as part of Masterpiece Theatre in 2006. In 2016, it became available on Netflix and Hulu streaming.

Critical reception
The series received very good reviews. The Guardian said, "The performances are superb ... The best TV drama of the year by a nautical mile." The miniseries earned six BAFTA nominations, including one for Best Drama Serial, and Cumberbatch received the Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s award for Best Performance by an Actor.

When the series aired in the United States on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre, The New York Times said "It’s an intriguing drama, and depressing in a way that seems morally important, but its merits are also staked on its seeming true to life."

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an 81 percent approval rating.

Dedication
The series was dedicated to the memory of the writer, Leigh Jackson, who had been working on the first episode's script when he died of cancer in 2003.

Historical note
The third episode of the series trilogy, which is set in 1812, features Captain Arthur Phillip as Governor of New South Wales, when he was in fact leader of the colony from 1788 to 1792. By 1812 there had been three intervening governors. The historic Scots incumbent in office was Lieutenant Colonel Lachlan Macquarie.

References

External links
To the Ends of the Earth, BBC
To the Ends of the Earth, PBS Masterpiece Theatre
To the Ends of the Earth, Internet Movie Database

2005 British television series debuts
2005 British television series endings
2000s British drama television series
BBC television dramas
2000s British television miniseries
Television shows based on British novels
English-language television shows
Television shows set in South Africa
Television series set in the 1810s


title: Nord's 1st constituency

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The 1st constituency of Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord département.

Description

The 1st constituency of Nord covers the centre and south of the city Lille.

In the early years of the Fifth Republic the seat was held by Gaullist parties for the first two decades of the 21st century. It was a comfortable seat for the Socialist Party.  La France Insoumise took the seat in the
2017 election.

Historic Representation

Election results

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Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).

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title: Home Guard (New Zealand)

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The Home Guard was a wartime armed service during World War II that was established with the primary objective of defending New Zealand from the threat posed by the Empire of Japan.

The Home Guard, modelled on its British equivalent, was formed in 1940. Membership was initially voluntary, with a minimum age of 15 but no upper limit. From 1942, membership was compulsory for those in the 35 to 50 age bracket.

One of the key responsibilities of the Home Guard was the mission of destroying any infrastructure, particularly bridges, that could be used by invading Japanese forces. In East Auckland, the Home Guard was predominantly made up of horse-mounted farmers who had been excused from war service. They carried out exercises in 1942 including one in which they tested the time taken to travel from Manukau Harbour to the Waitematā Harbour at Eastern Beach. Farmers with experience from World War I were used to construct beach obstacles such as barbed wire entanglements and to build concrete pillboxes. Eastern Beach had such pillboxes at each end. The long wave radio station at Musick Point was provided with bomb shelters from which emergency radios could be operated. A blackout was imposed and enforced by the Home Guard. The wooden wharf at Bucklands Beach, which was believed capable of aiding a Japanese landing, was demolished in 1942.

Members of the Home Guard who served for 28 days full-time or 6 months part-time were eligible for the New Zealand War Service Medal. At the peak of its membership, the Home Guard had approximately 119,000-123,000 men.

Further reading
Nancy Taylor The Home Front 1986, Vol.1 pp. 450–480
Peter Cook, Defending New Zealand Ramparts on the Sea, Defence of New Zealand Study Group, August 2000,

References

Home front during World War II
Military units and formations of New Zealand
1940 establishments in New Zealand
1943 disestablishments in New Zealand


title: Udjahorresnet

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Udjaḥorresnet (or Wedjaḥorresnet, and many other variants) was an ancient Egyptian high official who lived between the end of the 26th Dynasty and the beginning of the 27th Dynasty. He is mainly known for his efforts in promoting the Egyptian customs to the early Achaemenid kings of the 27th Dynasty.

We know about his remarkable and controversial career thanks to his autobiography, inscribed on a well known statue depicting him; the statue, commonly called Naoforo vaticano (Italian for "Vatican naos-carrier") was originally placed in the temple of Neith at Sais likely in Year 3 of Darius I (c. 519 BCE) and is now exhibited inside the Vatican Museums (more precisely in the Museo Gregoriano Egizio) of Rome.

Biography

Early in his career, during the reigns of pharaohs Amasis II and Psamtik III, Udjahorresnet was a commander of ships (admiral), a physician and a priest of Neith in Sais. He was probably the Commander of the Egyptian Fleet under Amasis II, as one of his title on the inscription of his statue is "Commander of the King's fleet". According to the inscription, he was:

After the defeat at Pelusium in 525 BCE and the subsequent conquest of Egypt by Cambyses II, he eventually was relieved from his military duties.

Nevertheless, his influence grew unexpectedly under the reign of the foreign kings, Cambyses and his successor Darius I: Udjahorresnet apparently became a sort of collaborationist for the Persians, managing to enter in the royal court as chancellor and chief physician. From his statue, it is known that he used his influence to make Cambyses acknowledge and respect Egyptian customs. Acculturated by Udjahorresnet, the pharaoh paid homage to the goddess Neith at Sais, not before having driven out many Persian squatters who had settled within the temple; Udjahorresnet himself composed Cambyses' pharaonic titulary, calling him the Horus Smatawy (”He who unifies the Two Lands”) and the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Mesutire (“Offspring of Ra”). This view of Udjahorresnet (and other Achaemenid Egypt's high officials) being "collaborators" and the interpretation of his inscription are recently challenged by H. P. Colburn as a misconception resulted by earlier scholars' preconceived notion of the Achaemenid rule in Egypt being insidious. In fact, archaeological evidences suggest Udjahorresnet was venerated after his death for some time by at least a part of the Egyptian populace.

After Cambyses' death (522 BCE), Udjahorresnet's mission continued with Darius I: in fact, he even escorted Darius on his return to Susa and before returning to Egypt, he persuaded the new pharaoh to entrust to him the restoration of Per-ankh (the “House of Life”), a well known educational and cultural institution in ancient Egypt.

Udjahorresnet probably died later during Darius' reign. His huge shaft tomb at Abusir was excavated between 1980 and 1993, and found looted in antiquity. It is still a matter of debate if Udjahorresnet was indeed buried here or not; if not, it is possible that he died and was entombed in Persia rather than Egypt.

References

Further reading

External links

The inscription of Udjahorresne

People of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian physicians
Ancient Egyptian treasurers
Ancient Egyptian priests
Court physicians
Admirals
6th-century BC births
Year of death missing
6th-century BC clergy
6th-century BC Egyptian people
Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
6th-century BC physicians
Physicians from the Achaemenid Empire


title: Preventable years of life lost

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Preventable years of life lost (PrYLL) is an epidemiological measure. It is an estimate of the average years a person would have lived if s/he had not died prematurely due to a preventable cause of death.

PrYLL is closely related to potential years of life lost (PYLL) and like PYLL, it gives more weight than mortality rates to deaths that occur among younger people. Unlike PYLL, PrYLL excludes causes of death that aren't deemed to be preventable.

Premature deaths are those that could be avoided through public health interventions such as getting people to take more exercise or stop smoking, or in tackling the wider social determinants of health.
Causes of death can be classified using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes. The United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published lists of ICD codes that are deemed to be avoidable, amenable and preventable. Within this publication, the ONS proposes the following definition for preventable causes of death: “A death is preventable if, in the light of current understanding of the determinants of health, all or most deaths from that cause (subject to age limits if appropriate) could be avoided by public health interventions in the broadest sense”.

History

PrYLL was developed in 2012 by Errol Taylor at The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to highlight the burden to society of accidental injury.

PrYLL features prominently in RoSPA’s Big Book of Accident Prevention and RoSPA’s guidance for local government decision-makers, which was supported by Public Health England(PHE) and funded by the UK Department of Health.

Calculation

To calculate the preventable years of life lost, the analyst has to set an upper reference age. This is essentially arbitrary and can be set, for example, to 65 to capture the whole population up to retirement, or 75 which, in developed countries, corresponds roughly to the life expectancy of the population being studied.

The analyst must then select the ICD codes for causes of death that are deemed by the ONS to be preventable.  The calculation can then proceed in the same way as for years of potential life lost (PYLL).

Significance

In the developed world, mortality counts and rates tend to emphasise the most common causes of death in older people because the risk of death increases with age. Since PrYLL excludes causes that aren't deemed to be preventable and it gives more weight to deaths among young individuals, it is a powerful metric for those who want to draw attention to the premature and preventable loss of human potential. Some might argue that causes of death with the highest PrYLL should attract the greatest share of research and funding for prevention campaigns.

Graph showing percentage of total preventable years of life lost (PrYLL) in 2010, to people in England & Wales up to age 60.

Comparison

This table which contrasts the leading causes of death when measured first by PrYLL and then by the total number of deaths. The rankings are completely different, depending on which epidemiological measure is chosen. Accidental injuries rise from being the fifth cause of death in terms of mortality to the leading cause in terms of PrYLL, while cancers drop from being the leading cause of death to be being second when measured in terms of PrYLL.

References

Actuarial science
Death
Epidemiology


title: Star City Roller Girls

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The Star City Roller Girls was a roller derby league based in Roanoke, Virginia.  Founded in 2006, the league consists of one team which competes against teams from other leagues. SCRG was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in 2011.

References

External links

 Flat Track Stats page

Roller derby leagues established in 2006
Roller derby leagues in Virginia
Sports in Roanoke, Virginia
2006 establishments in Virginia


title: 2014 Specialized–lululemon season

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The 2014 women's road cycling season was the twelfth for the Specialized–lululemon cycling team, which began as the T-Mobile team in 2003. After being part of the team since 2005, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg left the team for her retirement. Also Ellen van Dijk, the top ranked UCI and best rider of the 2013 season left the team, together with Gillian Carleton and Katie Colclough. Chantal Blaak, Karol-Ann Canuel, Élise Delzenne and Tiffany Cromwell joined the team with the last becoming the leader of the team.

Roster

Four riders joined and four riders left the team. After being part of the team since 2005, sprinter Ina-Yoko Teutenberg left the team for retirement after a crash in March 2013. The second important rider who left is Ellen van Dijk who was top ranked in the 2013 UCI World Ranking and 2013 UCI World Cup and was important for the many team time trial victories. Van Dijk signed a contract for three years with the Dutch Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team. Katie Colclough announced her retirement at the age of only 23 and Gillian Carleton left the team after to recover from a depression.

The new riders were the French Élise Delzenne, the Dutch Chantal Blaak, the Canadian Karol-Ann Canuel and the Australian Tiffany Cromwell. Cromwell won the Omloop het Nieuwsblad in 2013 and became the leader of the team.

As of 1 January 2014. Ages as of 1 January 2014.

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season

References

Specialized-lululemon
Specialized-lululemon season
Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling


title: Gann Church

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Gann Church ruin (Swedish: Ganns Ödekyrka) is the ruin of an abandoned church (ödekyrka) in Lärbro socken on the Swedish island of Gotland.  The stone church was built in the 13th century and  presumed abandoned in the 16th century.

History
The stone church structure consists of a chancel, nave and tower. The tower rests on the west wall of the nave. The tower was presumably built in the late 13th century. The church was presumably abandoned as early as in the 16th century. The chancel and arch contain mural paintings.
The church grounds and gardens were preserved in 1924 and are now a tourist destination.

Gallery

See also

List of church ruins on Gotland

References

External links
 Geographic.org

Related reading
Lagerlöf, Erland (1973) Gotlands kyrkor (Uddevalla: Rabén & Sjögren)
Andrén, Anders (2011)  Det Medeltida Gotland. En arkeologisk guidebok (Lund: Historiska Media)
Ruins in Sweden
Church ruins in Sweden
Buildings and structures in Gotland County
12th-century churches in Sweden
Buildings and structures demolished in the 16th century


title: Robert Henderson Blyth

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Robert Henderson Blyth  (21 May 1919 – 18 May 1970) was a Scottish landscape painter and artist.

Life and work

Blyth was born in the Newlands area of Glasgow and studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1934 to 1939. Blyth joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1941 and served with them until the end of the Second World War. During the war Blyth continued to paint and sketch, whilst on active service in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Four paintings from this period were acquired by the War Artists' Advisory Committee. Towards the end of the conflict Blyth's unit, 157 Ambulance, was based in Hamburg much of which had been devastated by RAF bombing raids in 1943. Blyth used the background of a destroyed city in his most famous painting, In the Image of Man. Painted after the war ended the painting's title parodies the Judeo-Christian concept of man made in the image of God and shows a city in ruins behind a bomb damaged crucifix. In 1945 Blyth won the Guthrie Award from the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1946 he painted Existence Precarious, a self-portrait as a soldier in a trench, which is now in the National Gallery of Scotland. Also in 1946 he began teaching at the Edinburgh School of Art and became an artist in residence at Hospitalfield House. In 1954 he moved to Aberdeen to take a post at Gray's School of Art, where he became head of drawing in 1960, a post he maintained until his death in 1970. The Scottish Arts Council organised a memorial exhibition to Blyth which toured Scotland during 1972.

Memberships
 Associate Royal Scottish Academy, 1949
 Member Society of Scottish Artists, 1949
 Member Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, 1949,
 Member Royal Scottish Academy, 1958.

References

External links

1919 births
1970 deaths
20th-century Scottish male artists
20th-century Scottish painters
Academics of Robert Gordon University
Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art
Artists from Glasgow
British Army personnel of World War II
British war artists
People from Newlands
Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers
Royal Scottish Academicians
Scottish male painters
World War II artists
Guthrie Award winners


title: I Saw the Light (film)

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I Saw the Light is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed, written, and produced by Marc Abraham, starring Tom Hiddleston as country music legend Hank Williams and Elizabeth Olsen as his first wife, Audrey Williams. It is based on the book Hank Williams: The Biography by Colin Escott, George Merritt, and William (Bill) MacEwen. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

The film is a biographical dramatization of country and blues singer-songwriter Hank Williams, his life and rise to fame as one of country music's most popular and influential artists.  The title comes from the gospel song of the same name written and performed by Williams. The film was released on March 25, 2016, by Sony Pictures Classics.

Premise
The film revolves around country music singer Hank Williams' rise to fame and sudden death at the age of 29. It also explains his rocky marriage to and eventual divorce from Audrey Sheppard mostly due to his alcoholism and infidelity.

Cast

 Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams
 Elizabeth Olsen as Audrey Sheppard Williams, Hank's wife, manager, and duet partner. Mother of their son, Hank Williams Jr.
 Cherry Jones as Lillie Skipper Williams, Hank's mother.
 Bradley Whitford as Fred Rose, co-owner of Acuff-Rose song publishing in Nashville, who produced Williams' records and co-wrote several songs with Williams.
 Maddie Hasson as Billie Jean, a 19-year-old pursued by Hank after his divorce from Audrey who eventually becomes his second wife and widow.
 Wrenn Schmidt as Bobbie Jett, had a short relationship with Hank after his divorce from Audrey. She gave birth to their daughter, Jett Williams.
 David Krumholtz as James Dolan, a New York journalist.
 Josh Pais as Dore Schary, a movie director, producer and former head of MGM Studios.
 James DuMont as WB Nolan, a music promoter and small-town mayor.
 Casey Bond as Jerry Rivers
 Jayson Warner Smith as Hank Snow
 Michael Rinne as Lum York, bass player in Hank's band, Drifting Cowboys.
 Joshua Brady as Sammy Pruett, lead guitarist in Hank's band, Drifting Cowboys.
 Wes Langlois as Don Helms, steel guitarist in Drifting Cowboys
 Von Lewis as Ray Price, a country singer and roommate of Hank Williams.
 Fred Parker Jr. as Faron Young
 Rob Boltin as Frank Walker, president of MGM Records.

Production

Pre-production
Director Marc Abraham began developing the film in 2009 and adapted the screenplay himself. In June 2014, producers secured the rights to Williams' music for the film after making a deal with Sony ATV. Aaron L. Gilbert with Bron Studios produced the film alongside Brett Ratner's production company RatPac Entertainment, G. Marq Roswell and Abraham. Creative Wealth Media Finance financed the film. On June 12, 2014, British actor Tom Hiddleston who was set to play Hank Williams, posted an image of himself on his Twitter account, dressed as Williams with the title of the film as the caption.

Hiddleston sang his own music for the film, also taking on Williams' southern accent. To prepare for the film and work on his singing and guitar playing, Hiddleston practiced with country singer Rodney Crowell. In July 2014, Crowell signed on to be the executive music producer for the film while Carter Little, who has worked with the Black Keys on The Man With the Iron Fists, signed on to serve as music supervisor. Crowell said of Hiddleston: "After nearly a month spent collaborating with this gifted artist, I'm as respectful of the man's work ethic as I'm mystified by his transformational skills. Without a doubt, the filmmakers chose the right actor for the job."

At the 2014 Wheatland Music Festival, Hiddleston sang "Move It on Over" and "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", promoting the film.

Casting for the film for extras and additional actors begin in September 2014. Casting was done by Legacy Casting and Tracy Kilpatrick of The Casting Office. On September 12, Rolling Stone announced that Elizabeth Olsen would be playing Audrey Williams, Hank's wife, manager and duet partner.

Filming
Principal photography took place in Shreveport, Louisiana, starting in October 2014 and ending in December 2014.

Criticism
Williams' grandson, singer Hank Williams III, has publicly expressed his displeasure for Hiddleston's singing skills. Soon after Hiddleston's performance of "Move It on Over" at the Wheatland Music Festival, Williams posted negative criticism of aspects of Hiddleston's voice on Facebook, along with a video of himself singing his grandfather's hit.

Williams went on to critique Hiddleston's role, saying "To do a Hank Williams movie the way it should be done you need certain aspects in the mix to make right. It goes way beyond having an American to play the role of Hiram Hank Williams Sr. for it to be somewhat natural, it needs to be an American from the South who has eaten, lived and breathed these kind of roles before." On September 11, 2015, soon after Hiddleston posted a film clip on social media, Williams made another statement on Facebook, saying that the film seemed to lack "justice and real foundation."

Conversely, Holly Williams, granddaughter of Hank Williams Sr. and half-sister of Hank Williams III, praised Hiddleston's performance, stating in an interview with Rolling Stone, "Tom really put his whole heart and soul into it. He worked so hard to embody everything about Hank, all of the nuances and who Hank really was. Tom put all his passion into his performance."

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for I Saw the Light was released on March 25, 2016, by Legacy Recordings. Seven of the songs are performed by Tom Hiddleston and the Saddle Spring Boys.

Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released on November 27, 2015, by Sony Pictures Classics. However, on October 16, the release date was pushed back to March 25, 2016, for the limited release, with wide expansion is getting started on April 1.

Reception
I Saw the Light received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 18% score based on 154 reviews, with an average rating of 4.59/10. The site's consensus states: "I Saw the Light boasts a terrifically talented cast, but their performances aren't enough to enliven an unfocused biopic that never comes close to capturing its subject's timeless appeal." Metacritic reports a 47 out of 100 rating based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club criticized I Saw the Light for not having "a spark of insight or psychology to it," and stated "no character in the film ever comes across as more than an accent." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film one of four stars, stating "Not even a singin', boozin' Tom Hiddleston can save this tepid Hank Williams biopic from itself."

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2015 films
2015 independent films
2015 biographical drama films
2015 drama films
American biographical drama films
Biographical films about singers
Bron Studios films
Country music films
Cultural depictions of Hank Williams
Drama films based on actual events
Films based on biographies
Films directed by Marc Abraham
Films produced by Marc Abraham
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title: Veer Bhai Kotwal

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Vithal Laxman Kotwal (alias Bhai)  was a social reformer and revolutionary from Neral, Maharashtra, India. He laid down his life in the freedom struggle of the country. He was killed in an encounter with the British police officer DSP R. Hall while he was underground with his team in the jungle of Sidhagadh on 2 January 1943.

Early life
Vithal Kotwal was born on 1 December 1912 in Matheran, a hill station near Mumbai, in the district Raigad. He belonged to the poor barber family. He stayed there till the fourth grade when he studied in the local school and returned only after he graduated from Pune in 1936. He was the eldest and had three sisters.

Education
After studying till fourth grade in the local school, he shifted to Pune to his aunt Gaurutai Halde, where he stayed till he completed his graduation from Wadia college. He stood first in the entire Pune district in his Vernacular Metric exam.
After he returned to his native place, he studied law in Mumbai and became advocate in 1941.

Family
Vithal Kotwal was married to Indu Tirlapurkar from Pune in 1935. He had a boy named Bharat who died at the age of 22. His daughter Jagruti died within two months when Mr. Kotwal was underground in 1942. His wife Indu Kotwal died in 2012 at the age of 91.

Social Work
As soon as Vithal Kotwal returned to Matheran he got into socio political activities defying his father’s wish to carry on their family tradition. He began helping people when cyclone hit entire western Mumbai shore and fisherman community got displaced. Later in coordination with the local congress leader Rajaram alias Bhausaheb Raut, he got involved in politics and social work.
He helped creating and enrolling common people in the voters’ list in the Matheran area. When he came across to see that landlords cheat peasants due to their ignorance he stated voluntary school for the children of these farmers. He altogether started 42 such schools in the area.
Later, when landlords denied food grain to the farmers at the time of drought, Vithal Kotwal came up with the innovative idea of grain bank for the farmers. With the financial support of Mr. Raut, a few thousand kilos of grain were imported and distributed amongst the farmers. Whoever took a grain loan had to replace it with twenty-five percent extra; whereas the landlords used to charge them double the loan.
Later when he became an advocate he served the poor peasants and downtrodden to fight for their right against the landlords who exploited them.
In 1940 he organized a peasants and workers congregation in Karjat where prominent political activists of the time Achyutrao Patwardhan, S. M. Joshi, Lalji Pendse attended.

Political career
Vithal Kotwal successfully fought the election for Matheran city council and became vice chairman in 1941.

Freedom struggle
Though motivated for the freedom struggle from his college days in Pune, Vithal became influenced by socio communist movement in the country. Hence he was called "Bhai" as an Indian synonym for comrade. He got fully involved and went underground when Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942 asked British to "quit India".  After the arrest of all the major leaders in India, an arrest warrant was also issued in the name of Bhai Kotwal. He went underground the same day, vowing to either "live in my free country or in the heaven". He was vice chairman of Matheran then.

Kotwal Dasta
While underground he formed group of underground mercenaries called "Kotwal Dasta", a parallel government in the Karjat taluka of Raigad district. They were about 50 in numbers including farmers and voluntary school teachers and his cousin brothers Pentanna and Dattoba Halde. They decided to cut down the electric pylons supplying electricity to Mumbai city. From September 1942 through November 1942 they felled 11 pylons, paralyzing the industries and railways.

To counter the menace police announced cash award of rupees 2500 leading to the arrest of Bhai Kotwal. Also a special officer DSP R. Hall and Officer Stafford were called to counter Bhai Kotwal.

When the Krantikari Kotwal Dasta was hiding in the remote jungle of Sidhgadh in Murbad Taluka, he sent a letter for help which fell into the hands of one of the landlords of the area, who turned the letter and the messenger over to Officer Hall.
Krantikari says its Indian soldier

Final encounter
On 2 January 1943 early morning when the Azad Dasta was preparing to shift to another safe place and was waiting for the help to come, R. Hall and Stafford attacked the Dasta members. First to fall was the young Hiraji Patil, son of deputy leader of Azad Dasta Gomaji Patil. Hiraji died on the spot. Bhai Kotwal got injured in the thigh and could not move. Hall killed him point blank.

He was one of the many lesser known freedom fighters who laid down their lives for the freedom of the country. For his brave fight and sacrifice he is now proudly called "Veer Bhai Kotwal", meaning warrior.

In popular culture
On 24 January 2020,a film was released on the life of Bhai Kotwal titled Shaheed Bhai Kotwal.

References

1912 births
1943 deaths
People from Raigad district
Indian communists


title: Stevan Nešticki Tournament

text:
Stevan Nešticki Tournament is a football tournament for players U-17 or U-18. It is traditionally organised by FK Vojvodina at the football pitch of Vujadin Boškov Sports Centre in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is a memorial event in honor of tragically deceased FK Vojvodina`s player Stevan Nešticki. This is one of the stronger competitions in southeast Europe in these categories.

History

References

Football competitions in Serbia
FK Vojvodina


title: Robert Townley Parker

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Robert Townley Parker (1793–1879) was a Unionist Member of Parliament for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Preston.

He was the son of Thomas Townley Parker, Esq. of the cadet brand of the Towneley family of Towneley Hall. He inherited Cuerden Hall, near Preston, Lancashire on his father's death.

He presented a petition related to the Maynooth Grant affair to prevent Roman Catholic Members of Parliament from Voting on Church matters, complaining about duties on English goods in France and Belgium.

Townley Parker was elected Guild Mayor of Preston in 1861–2.

He was also a prominent Freemason. Whereas most Freemasons Lodges are named after areas or moral virtues, Townley Parker had the unusual honour of having not one but two Masonic Lodges named for him; namely Townley Parker Lodge 1032, which currently meets at Cunliffe Hall in Chorley  and Townley Parker Lodge 1083, which meets in Manchester.

References

Article features content from Who's Who of British Members of Parliament - Volume I 1832-1885: A Biographical Dictionary of the House of Commons,

External links

1793 births
1879 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Mayors of Preston, Lancashire
UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1852–1857
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Lancashire
Hulme Trust


title: 2013–14 FC Spartak Moscow season

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The 2013–14 Spartak Moscow season was their 22nd season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the season in 6th, reached the Round of 16 in the Russian Cup and were knocked out 2013–14 UEFA Europa League at the playoff stage by St. Gallen.

Season events
On 18 March, Valeri Karpin left his role as manager of Spartak, with Dmitri Gunko being placed in temporary charge. On 2 April, Gunko was announced as the club's manager until the end of the season.

Following the conclusion of the season, Russian Cup winners FC Rostov were excluded from the 2014-15 Europa League due to financial issues, with Spartak being appointed their replacement. However the decision was later overturned but CAS and Rostov took their place in the Europa League.

Squad

Out on loan

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

Released

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Results by round

Results

Table

Russian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

FC Spartak Moscow seasons
Spartak Moscow
Spartak Moscow


title: Stella (1943 film)

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Stella is a 1943 Argentine romantic drama film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Zully Moreno, Florindo Ferrario and Guillermo Battaglia. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Gregorio López Naguil won the Silver Condor award for Best Production Design.

Cast
Zully Moreno
Florindo Ferrario
Stella Río
Rafael Frontaura
Guillermo Battaglia
Fernando Lamas
María Santos
Mary Parets
Chela Cordero
Carlos Lagrotta

References

External links

1943 films
1940s Spanish-language films
Argentine black-and-white films
Films directed by Benito Perojo
Argentine romantic drama films
1943 romantic drama films
1940s Argentine films


title: Trochus intextus

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Trochus intextus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm. The thick, solid shell has a rather straightly conical shape and is falsely umbilicate. The outlines of the nearly rectilinear spire are nearly straight with an acute apex. The shell contains about eight whorls. The body whorl is obtusely angulated at the periphery. The sutures are scarcely impressed. The color of the upper surface grayish or corneous white, broadly longitudinally striped with red or purplish, the red sometimes covering the whole surface, sometimes reduced to small maculations or narrow lines. The base of the shell contains narrow zigzag radiating red stripes. The sculpture of the upper surface consists of spiral series of very regular, deeply, separated rounded granules or beads, five or six rows on each whorl. On the periphery and base the granules are smaller. On the base of the shell the rows are more separated, and sometimes have minute intercalated beaded lirae. In the interstices; there are 12 to 15 rows of beads on the entire body whorl. The aperture is small, strongly lirate inside the outer lip. The dentate basal margin is thick. The parietal wall is callous, strongly lirate, deep crimson colored. The columella is oblique, irregularly 3 or 4 dentate. The umbilical tract contains a heavy white callus inside and is obsoletely spirally bi- or triplicate.

Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean and off Hawaii.

References

 Kiener, Spec. gen. Trochus, t. 87, f. 2., 1850

External links

 Souleyet, L. F. A. (1852). Tome Deuxième. Mollusques. In: Eydoux, F.; Souleyet, L. F. A. (1841-1852). Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite. Zoologie. 664 pp., 101 pls
 Reeve, L. A. (1861-1862). Monograph of the genus Trochus. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 13, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
 Kay, E.A. (1979) Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4: Mollusca. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publications, 64, xviii + 1–653. page(s): 52

intextus
Gastropods described in 1850


The National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN) is a private-public non-profit organisation in Nigeria . The council's mandate is to improve the attractiveness of Nigeria’s economy as a place to do business in the global marketplace.
The Council's operations are largely driven by the private sector, with government playing a supportive and enabling role. The Council serves as a nexus for the dialogue between business, trade unions, regulatory organisations, academia, international development organisations, think tanks, media and the Nigerian Government. The outcome of this dialogue is actionable recommendations and an implementation strategy for policies that will improve competitiveness and collective prosperity for Nigeria's citizens.

History
The Council was inaugurated by His Excellency  Goodluck E. Jonathan on 4 February 2013. Former bank executive Matthias Chika Mordi was appointed as the inaugural chief executive officer.

Structure
The Council is chaired by the incumbent Minister of Trade and Investment. The position of vice-chair is held by an appointed private sector leader. The CEO heads the secretariat in charge of the council's executive and administrative tracks.

Current membership
Membership on the council is by presidential appointment in consultation with the acting Minister of Trade and Investment.

List of members
Dr. Olusegun Aganga- NCCN Chairman - Hon Minister, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments
Tony O. Elumelu- NCCN Vice-chairman - Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation
Chika Mordi- NCCN CEO - Chairman, UBA Capital
Alhaji Aliko Dangote - Founder Dangote Group
Prof Augustin Esogbue - Professor and Director Emeritus School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Austin Okere - Group CEO, Computer Warehouse Group
Bola Adesola - Managing Director/CEO, Standard Chartered Bank of Nigeria
Frank Aibogun - Publisher, Business Day (Nigeria) Newspaper
Frank Nweke II - Director General, Nigerian Economic Summit Group
Dr. Issac Okemini - AMC Consulting
Chief Kola Jamodu - President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
Dr. Nwnanze Okidigbe - Chief Economic Advisor to the President
Omobola Johnson - Hon. Minister, Federal Ministry of Communication Technology
Dr. Saad Usman - Director, (Osprey Investments) Emir of Jere
Dr. Obadiah Mailafia - Chef de Cabinet ACP Group of States Brussels Belgium
Oba Nsugbe QC, SAN - Joint Head of Pump Court Chambers
Yvonne Ike - Chief Executive Officer, Renaissance Capital West Africa

Advisers to the Council
A cross-section of respected global and Nigerian institutions;.

Professor Michael Porter of the Harvard Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness
Baroness Lynda Chalker of the Honorary International Investors Council
Dr. Juan E. Pardinas, Director, of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness
Dr. Wiebe Boer of The Tony Elumelu Foundation

Activities

Working groups
The NCCN initiated four working groups. The working groups draw membership from the NCCN council, the Nigerian private sector, international development bodies and consulting firms. The working groups are set up to develop recommendations and facilitate the implementation of changes to improve Nigeria’s competitiveness and performance in global rankings.

National and Sub-National Report
The National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria’s (NCCN) “National Competitiveness Report” will expand on the framework and methodology used in the World Economic Forum’s – Global Competitiveness Report and the World Bank’s – Doing business report to provide insight into the challenges to improved competitiveness and assess the regulation surrounding the ease with which businesses are able to set up and operate in Nigeria.
The hope is that these reports will focus discourse around competitiveness issues and provide a platform for policy changes that will result in increased competitiveness.

References

Business organizations based in Nigeria


title: Concord and Claremont Railroad

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The Concord and Claremont Railroad was an American railroad company during the mid-nineteenth century in New Hampshire spanning from Concord to Claremont.

History
Chartered on June 24, 1848, the Concord and Claremont Railroad was established and construction had begun on November 19, 1848. Approximately ten months later, on September 21, the railroad was opened from Concord to Warner.

The very first train to travel the line left Warner and had approximately 500 passengers aboard the 9 passenger coaches. On the return trip from Concord, the train carried about 800 passengers on the 18 passenger coaches, which required a second locomotive pushing from the rear. The original railroad line was only  long, but it was soon extended through Bradford, adding  to the line.

In 1852, the railroad filed for bankruptcy; it was merged in 1853 with the New Hampshire Central Railroad, forming what was known as the Merrimac and Connecticut Rivers Railroad Company. In 1874, the Sugar River Railroad, which built and ran its rail line from Newport to Claremont, merged with the Contoocook Valley Railroad and again created the Concord and Claremont Railroad, under the control of the Northern Railroad.

In 1887, the Boston and Maine Railroad absorbed the Concord and Claremont, and the line was now known as the Claremont Branch of the Boston & Maine.

Independent shortline
The Claremont and Concord Railway was established in 1954 when shortline railroad operator Samuel Pinsly purchased  of track between Claremont Junction and Concord from the Boston and Maine Railroad. A succession of abandonments between 1960 and 1977 cut the line back to just  between Claremont and Claremont Junction.

Passenger rail on the line had a surprising rebirth for eight weeks in the summer of 1961. Between July 22 and September 17, the tracks between Bradford and Sunapee were used by F. Nelson Blount and his Monadnock, Steamtown & Northern Railroad, a tourist excursion railroad. Blount approached Pinsly when his planned operations on the Boston & Maine's Cheshire Branch did not materialize quickly enough for the 1961 season. The operation utilized a former Canadian National Railway 4-6-4T steam locomotive, #47, and several former Boston & Maine wooden coaches. The steam operation came to an early end on August 25 when the locomotive was removed from service on account of missing maintenance paperwork, which had been disposed of by the Canadian National when they retired #47 in 1958. A diesel replacement was used for an additional seven days, but was not popular. This was the last regularly-scheduled passenger service on the Claremont Branch.

In 1988, the line was sold to a local lumber dealer that renamed the operation Claremont-Concord Railroad. In 2015 the railroad was acquired by Genesee and Wyoming Industries and integrated into its New England Central Railroad.

Abandonments
Difficult economic times and the advancement of the automobile forced many railroads to close rail lines. The Boston & Maine Railroad was to sell off the rights to many of the lines and rights of way it held, including the Claremont Branch, sold to an independent operator in 1954, this time as the Claremont and Concord Railway.  Once this had taken place, the Claremont and Concord's abandonments took place from east to west:

1960: 9 miles, W. Concord - west to Contoocook
1961: 17.6 miles, Contoocook - west to Bradford
1964: 16+ miles, Bradford - northwest to Newport
1977: 11 miles, Newport - west to Claremont
1988: 1.5 miles within Claremont
1988: 3 mile section - Electric Claremont Railway (opened in 1903)
2008: 1 mile section - Concord to West Concord (This section was not sold to Sam Pinsly; it was served by the Boston & Maine as far as Swenson Granite into the 1980s. A few hundred yards was used by New England Southern Railroad for car storage in the 2000s).

Present uses
The Claremont Concord Railroad now operates  between Claremont Junction on the main line to Claremont as a subsidiary of New England Central Railroad, itself a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Industries.

 of the line between Claremont and Newport is now the Sugar River Recreational Rail Trail, owned and managed by the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation.

The Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail is currently under construction along portions of the rail line between Concord and Newbury.

References

New Hampshire railroads
Defunct New Hampshire railroads
New Hampshire transportation-related lists
Rail trails in New Hampshire
Hopkinton, New Hampshire


title: All Systems Gone

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All Systems Gone is a 1999 album by Presence, a project from producer Charles Webster featuring vocalists Shara Nelson and Sara Jay, both of whom had previously worked with Massive Attack, and Steve Edwards, formerly a member of Cloud 9, released on the Pagan label in the UK.

Recording
Webster had recorded under the name Presence since the 1995 single "My Baby" and had a UK hit in 1998 with "Sense of Danger", which reached no. 61 on the UK Singles Chart. This was followed a year later by "Future Love", which peaked at no. 66. Both hit singles were included on the album, along with singles "The Strength" and "Better Day". Unlike much of the genre, the album is very song-based, with Webster explaining "I wanted to make a proper album as opposed to a strict house album. I wanted the songs to have depth and emotion." Nelson said of the collaboration "Charles' songs really stood out from the tracks I tend to receive. They were dance-based, but they had real depth and soul, which is very unusual."

Reception
The album received much critical acclaim with DJ magazine giving it an 11/10 rating, and Allmusic calling it "Probably the first classic record of the 21st century." NME awarded it a 7/10 rating, describing it as "a collection of subtle, soothing, densely-textured compositions". Billboard reviewer Michael Paoletta described it as "beautifully awash in melancholic melodies, soulful vocals, and atmospheric landscapes".

Track listing

References

1999 albums


title: Lake Border Moraine

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The Lake Border Moraine (also called the Lake Border Morainic System) is a complex group of moraines bordering the southern end of Lake Michigan. It can be traced north along the eastern shore of the lake basin and across the highlands between the northern Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay. It continues around the Saginaw Basin into the "thumb" of Michigan, and south through southeastern Michigan on the eastern side of the "thumb." Along Lake Michigan, north to Holland the system is close to the shore. From Holland north to Oceana County it is  to  east of the shore. In Oceana County it forms the prominent "clay banks" along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. It again bears inland from Hart, where more recent moraines reside between it and Lake Michigan. It runs north of the great interlobate moraine that exists between the Lake Michigan and Saginaw lobes of the Laurentian ice sheet.  A little north of Cadillac turns to the east. A short distance from Cadillac, it splits with the southern ridge or outer member heading to the Saginaw basin. The northern ridge heads towards Lake Huron, but turns south before reaching the shore. In Newaygo and Lake counties it rest on an earlier interlobate moraine. It separates in Wexford and Missaukee counties to continue south along the west side of the Saginaw basin.

Topography
The outer members of the Lake Border morainic system reach their greatest height immediately north and west of Cadillac, where they attain an altitude of  above sea level. The outermost ridge for  west from the line of Missaukee and Wexford counties stands above . The south the ridge declines from here, but much of it is above .  South of Big Rapids there are a few high spots above .  These continue south to Baldwin. The ridges south of Muskegon River are just under . The steep declines become more gradual towards the south near South Haven where the lake ridges are less than  above sea level.
The ridge runs west across Oceana County nearly to Lake Michigan.  It has high points of  above sea level and some areas above .  This is more than  above Lake Michigan
The inner ridge is highest in the north near Gaylord.  Here, it is nearly  high. It lowers steadily to the southwest, but remains above the  through Antrim and Kalkaska counties.  It remains above  through Kalkaska, and drops to  as it passes through Grand Traverse County. To the south, it remains near  through Grand Traverse County and on to Manistee County. South of Manistee River the ridges on the inner border fall below  with the general surface below

Relief
Near Cadillac the ridges have a relief of  or more above the outwash plain in Wexford County. The inner border is  to  in Wexford County and about  in Lake and Newaygo counties. West from Newaygo County and across Oceana County, the relief is  or more above the plains. A slender moraines south from the Muskegon River is less than , become barely  above the lake at its south end

See also
Glenwood Shoreline
Lake Chicago
List of glacial moraines

References

The Illinois Ice Lobe; Frank Leverett; U.S. Geological Survey, Monograph, #38; Government Printing Office; Washington, D.C.; 1899
 Chapter X, Later Moraines of the Lake Michigan, Saginaw, and Huron-Erie Lobes, Lake Border Morainic System of Lake Michigan Lobe; Frank Leverett The Pleistocene of Indiana and Michigan, History of the Great Lakes; Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, Vol. LIII; Frank Leverett and Frank B. Taylor; Washington, D.C,; Government Printing Office; 1915

Moraines of the United States
Geological history of the Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Geology of Indiana
Geology of Michigan
Moraines of Indiana


title: India Elements

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India Elements is an event and artist management company founded in 2009 with headquarters in Cochin, India. The company specializes in live music and cultural events around the world.

History

India Elements was founded in 2004 by Manoj K Varghese, who managed the company as a cultural facilitator. In 2009, it expanded into an organized event and artist management firm.

Charity
The firm and its founder Manoj K Varghese, who had been the secretary to celebrated artist M.F Husain, is actively involved in charity events. He was the chairman of the Kerala Auxiliary Force, which is a non-profit organization that takes care of the needy. The firm regularly holds charity events that include blood donation camps, charity events for the Dalits, helping Non Resident Indians, healthcare events, and charity music events.

Notable events

References

External links
 Official Website

Event management companies of India