title: Sheridan Barnett

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Sheridan Barnett (born 1951) is a British former fashion designer who worked with London boutique Quorum and launched the brand Barnett and Brown with Sheilagh Brown during the late 1970s. He went on to combine own-brand design with freelance work for names such as Jaeger, Norman Hartnell and Reldan, also working as a university academic. Barnett won Bath Museum of Costume's Dress of the Year award in 1983.

Background and early career
Sheridan Barnett was born in Bradford in 1951 and moved to London to study art at Hornsey College of Art and then Chelsea College of Art, completing his studies in 1973. He worked first as a pattern grader with Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell, then hugely influential designers for the boutique Quorum. By this stage the boutique had been sold by Alice Pollock to Alfred Radley.

Later career
Barnett and Sheilagh Brown began a closer design association with Quorum, designing both under their own names and the Barnett and Brown eponym. Their joint label continued to gain in momentum after Quorum closed in 1975. While the label was critically successful, it would later flounder financially. Speaking in 2009 in a film produced for the Super Contemporary exhibition at London's Design Museum, Brown recalled how the duo had set up shop in South Molton Street opposite Browns adding: "We did the clothes that everybody wanted. If they couldn't afford them – they had giant buttons – they would steal the buttons off the clothes. We were in every fashion magazine; we were the feted couple".

By the early 1980s, Barnett had become an established part of what Brenda Polan and Roger Tredre described as London fashion's "creative renaissance", with a peer group that included Vivienne Westwood, Wendy Dagworthy, BodyMap and Katharine Hamnett He won the Dress of the Year award in 1983 – his linen dress and coat was selected by Observer fashion editor Sally Brampton. An article about London Fashion Week in The New York Times in 1984 singled out Barnett – alongside Jean Muir and Zandra Rhodes – as being of world-class calibre, adding: "Sheridan Barnett blends British understatement and a dash of American sportswear in his unobtrusive designs".

Freelance work
Barnett always considered himself a freelance designer and also collaborated with more traditional fashion names, including Jaeger and Norman Hartnell. His collaboration with Hartnell – working alongside the designers Victor Edelstein and Allahn McCrae – was greeted enthusiastically by The New York Times in 1986. "The tailored day clothes by Mr. Barnett are the most impressive, carrying some of the slickness of Italian workmanship in well-made coats and suits." In the 1990s, Barnett worked with Marks & Spencer fashion supplier Claremont.

Alongside his design work, Barnett worked as a tutor at Central Saint Martins, where his students included John Galliano. During his early design career, he also employed Galiano's successor at Christian Dior Bill Gaytten.

References

External links
 V&A collections: coat, hat and veil by Sheridan Barnett with dress by Sheilagh Brown
1976 UK Vogue cover showing Sheridan Barnett jumpsuit from Quorum
Dezeen film with Sheilagh Brown (Barnett's former design partner) for Super Contemporary exhibition at the Design Museum, 2009 – Sheridan Barnett partnership discussed from 5.40

1951 births
Businesspeople from Bradford
British fashion designers
Academics of Central Saint Martins
1970s fashion
1980s fashion
1990s fashion
Living people


title: Diderik Hegermann Rye

text:
Diderik Hegermann Rye (18 May 1832 – 1914) was a Norwegian civil servant.

He was born in Bø i Telemark as a son of lieutenant colonel Johan Mathias Rye and Kristiane Elisabeth Gasmann. He was a nephew of Olaf Rye and Johan Henrik Rye, and brother of Niels Mathias Rye. In 1865 he married naval captain's daughter Kathinka Sofie Diriks (1841–1899).

He graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy as an officer in 1858, and after mastering vessels for the postal service and supervising fisheries he was hired as an assistant in the Norwegian Coastal Navigation Administration in 1866. He was the director of the agency from 1882 to 1909.

He chaired the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue, took part in parliamentary law commissions and was an honorary member of the Polytechnic Society and the . He was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav and the Order of Vasa, and a Knight of the Order of the Polar Star and the Order of the Dannebrog. He died in 1914.

References

1832 births
1914 deaths
People from Bø, Telemark
Royal Norwegian Naval Academy alumni
Royal Norwegian Navy personnel
Directors of government agencies of Norway
Commanders of the Order of Vasa
Knights of the Order of the Polar Star
Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog


title: Unnamed Battery

text:
Unnamed Battery is an historic artillery battery located at West Ashley, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1862, to protect the exterior western lines running from the Stono River on the south to the Ashley River at Bee's Ferry. It has emplacements for two guns. It measures approximately 160 feet by 160 feet with a 10-foot parapet and a 15-foot powder magazine.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Military installations established in 1862
Buildings and structures in Charleston County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina
1862 establishments in South Carolina
Military units and formations established in 1862
American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places


title: Calamotropha unispinea

text:
Calamotropha unispinea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wei-Chun Li and Hou-Hun Li in 2012. It is found in Yunnan, China.

References

Crambinae
Moths described in 2012


title: Calamotropha virginiae

text:
Calamotropha virginiae is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Graziano Bassi in 2014. It is found in Mozambique.

References

Endemic fauna of Mozambique
Crambinae
Moths described in 2014
Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
Lepidoptera of Mozambique


title: Un ticket pour l'espace

text:
Un ticket pour l'espace is a French comedy film directed by Éric Lartigau released in 2006.

Plot
In the year 2005, a contest is organised to convince French people on the interest of space research and its budget. The contest consists of a scratch game with millions of scratchcards, where the two winners will receive tickets for space. The winners leave for the French orbital station with two professional astronauts and a scientist. However, once in space, the adventure takes an unexpected turn. One of the contestants, who cheated to obtain his ticket, is revealed to be a dangerous madman seeking for revenge.

Cast
Kad Merad as Stéphane Cardoux
Olivier Baroux as Colonel Romain Beaulieu
Marina Foïs as Soizic Le Guilvinec
Guillaume Canet as Alexandre Yonis / Alexandre Guérin / Bernard Guérin
André Dussollier as Werburger
Pierre-François Martin-Laval as Poushy
 as Professor Rochette
Frédérique Bel as Miss France
 as Hugo
 as Valérie Mertens
Jacques Lafolye as Charlemagne
 as Yves Bugier
Éric Lartigau as The director
Thierry Frémont as theater professor
Vincent Moscato as vigil
Judith El Zein as Soizic's Colleague
Anne Marivin as female astronaut
Véronique Barrault as press officer
Éric Brats as doctor
 as jailer
 as minister

External links

References

2006 films
French comedy films
French action films
French science fiction films
French parody films
Films set in the future
Miss France in fiction
Films about beauty queens
2000s French films


title: Timeline of Baton Rouge, Louisiana

text:
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Prior to 19th century

 1721Fort established by French.
 1763Period of British West Florida begins.
 1779September: Battle of Baton Rouge at Fort New Richmond, during the Gulf Coast campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
 1783Period of Spanish West Florida officially begins; Baton Rouge fort has been renamed Fort San Carlos.

19th century
 1805 – Spanish Town, first residential area, is established.
 1806 – Beauregard Town, second neighborhood, is established.
 1810 – Baton Rouge becomes part of the Republic of West Florida in September, but by December the republic is annexed by the U.S. into the Territory of Orleans, which in 1812 becomes the state of Louisiana.
 1812-1815 – War of 1812, including the Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans
 1817 – Town incorporated.
 1819 – Baton-Rouge Gazette newspaper begins publication.
 1833 – State Library of Louisiana headquartered in Baton Rouge.
 1835 – Louisiana State Penitentiary in operation.
 1842 – Democratic Advocate newspaper begins publication.
 1849 – Baton Rouge becomes capital of Louisiana.
 1850 – First Capitol building constructed.
 1852 – Louisiana Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind and Magnolia Cemetery established.
 1860 – Andrew Lytle photography studio in business.
 1861 – January 23: Louisiana secession convention held.
 1862
 May 12: City occupied by U.S. federal troops.
 August 5: Battle of Baton Rouge (1862).
 1867 – Baton Rouge National Cemetery established.
 1868 – St. Joseph's Academy founded.
 1869 – Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana relocated to Baton Rouge.
 1870 – Seminary renamed "Louisiana State University".
 1877 – Synagogue dedicated.
 1882 – State capital returns to Baton Rouge, following the Reconstruction Era.
 1897 – Audubon Sugar School of Louisiana State University founded.

20th century

 1905 – Daily State newspaper in publication.
 1909 – Baton Rouge Refinery commissioned.
 1914 – Southern University relocates to Scotlandville, along Scott's Bluff facing the Mississippi River in North Baton Rouge.
 1916 – Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge established.
 1923 – Baton Rouge General Hospital active.
 1924 – Community Coffee in business.
 1926
 New Louisiana State University campus dedicated.
 Baton Rouge High School and Arcade Theatre built.
 Louisiana Municipal Association headquartered in Baton Rouge.
 1928
 City Park Golf Course opens.
 Louisiana State University's College of Commerce established.
 1929 – State Theater built.
 1932 – Current Louisiana State Capitol inaugurated.
 1934 - WJBO radio begins broadcasting.
 1935 – Huey P. Long assassinated.
 1939 – East Baton Rouge Parish Library established.
 1940
 Baton Rouge League of Women Voters founded.
 Population: 34,719.
 1944 – Piccadilly Restaurant in business.
 1947
 City and Parish of East Baton Rouge consolidated.
 Baton Rouge Civic Symphony Orchestra active.
 H. J. Wilson Co. in business.
 1950 – Population: 125,629.
 1953
 June 20–28: Baton Rouge bus boycott held during Civil Rights Movement.
 WAFB-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
 1955 – WBRZ-TV begins broadcasting.
 1960
 Baton Rouge sit-ins, marches, and demonstrations by Southern University students during the Civil Rights Movement.
 Broadmoor High School founded.
 Population: 152,419.
 1961 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge established.
 1962
 January 19: "Protestors force Southern University...to temporarily shut down."
 City Parish Beautification Commission established.
 1963 – Foundation for Historical Louisiana headquartered in Baton Rouge.
 1964 – Baton Rouge Chapter of the Links established.
 1970
 Baton Rouge Zoo established near city.
 Population: 165,963.
 1974 – One American Place (hi-rise) built.
 1976 – Cortana Mall Cinema in business.
 1978 – Comité des Archives de la Louisiane founded.
 1979 – Louisiana Association of Museums headquartered in city.
 1980 - Population: 219,419.
 1981 – LSU Hilltop Arboretum established.
 1982 – City and Parish of East Baton Rouge governments merged.
 1986 – Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge established near city.
 1987 - Richard Baker becomes U.S. representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district.
 1990 – Population: 219,531.
 1997
 Mall of Louisiana in business.
 Datta Temple & Hall of Trinity consecrated.
 1998 – City website online.

21st century

 2001: Bobby Simpson becomes mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish.
 2005
 August 29: Hurricane Katrina.
 First African-American, Kip Holden, becomes mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish.
 Shaw Center for the Arts opens.
 2007: Cinemark 16 Perkins Rowe (cinema) in business.
 2010: Population: 229,493 city; 440,171 parish.
 2011: Cedric Richmond becomes U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.
 2012
 April: Exxon Baton Rouge Refinery pipeline oil spill.
 June 14: Exxon Baton Rouge Refinery benzene leak.
 2016
July 5: Alton Sterling was fatally shot by a police officer, which led to protests in Baton Rouge.
July 9: Protest against police violence.
July 17: 2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers
August: 2016 Louisiana floods submerge thousands of homes throughout the parish

See also
 History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 List of mayors of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 National Register of Historic Places listings in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
 Other cities in Louisiana:
 Timeline of New Orleans
 Timeline of Shreveport, Louisiana

References

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

Published in the 20th century

  + Chronology

 Meyers, Rose.   A History of Baton Rouge, 1699–1812 (1976)

  (fulltext via Open Library)

Published in the 21st century

  (fulltext via Open Library)

External links

 Items related to Baton Rouge, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

Years in Louisiana
Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge


title: Alastair Mackenzie (treasurer)

text:
Alstair Mackenzie (c.1804 – 26 September 1852) was the first Treasurer of Victoria.

Alstair Mackenzie was the only son of General John Mackenzie and Lilias Chisholm from Inverness, Scotland. Mackenzie married Wade Ellen Huyler, daughter of George Huyler, in 1839. He gained the rank of Officer in the service of the 90th Light Infantry. Mackenzie was a magistrate in the Bahamas.
Then he went to Melbourne and became the first Treasurer for the Government of Victoria in 1851. Mackenzie, who was ill for some time, died on Sunday evening 26 September 1852, at his residence in Collingwood, Victoria, at the age of forty-eight years.

References

1804 births
1852 deaths
Treasurers of Victoria
People from Inverness
19th-century Australian politicians


title: Kodagina Gowramma

text:
Gowramma (1912–1939), better known as Kodagina Gowramma, was an Indian writer who wrote in Kannada and lived in Kodagu. She was a feminist and supporter of the Indian Freedom Movement.

Life
Gowramma was born in 1912 to N.S Ramayya and Nanjamma in Madikeri and married to B. T. Gopal Krishna of Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu, then known as Coorg, a province in British India. She invited Mahatma Gandhi to her family house, during his campaign in Coorg, and donated all her gold ornaments towards the Harijan (Dalit) Welfare Fund.

She drowned in a whirlpool, aged 27, on 13 April 1939.

Works
Gowramma wrote in Kannada under the name 'Kodagina Gowramma'. Her stories, such as "Aparaadhi Yaaru" (Who is the criminal), "Vaaniya Samasye", "Aahuthi" and "Manuvina Raani", were modern and progressive. Her story "Manuvina Rani" made her famous. A volume of her best known stories, Gowramma Kathegalu, was issued from Madikeri. A volume of Gowramma's stories was published as Mareyalagada Kathegalu and prefaced by Kannada writer Vaidehi. Gowramma's short stories have been translated by Deepa Bhasthi into English in 2023, published by Yoda Press as "Fate's game and other stories".

Kannada critic and writer MS Asha Devi has said, "She was completely influenced by Gandhi and believed that it was possible for people to change society through love, sacrifice and non-violence. She was boldly experimental. She edited the first woman’s short story collection, called Rangavalli. [...] As for her own stories, DR Bendre described them best when he called them khatu-madura, something which would translate to 'bittersweet' in English. She was one of our most important writers, but then, she never got the credit she deserved."

Influence
Decades later, her works inspired Triveni, a writer in Kannada.   The writer Shanthi K Appanna has cited Gowramma as an inspiration. Poet D. R. Bendre composed a poem "Tangi Gouramma" about her and her death, published in 1958.

Legacy
Family members have created the Kodagina Gowramma Endowment Award to support writers.

References

Kannada-language writers
Women writers from Karnataka
1912 births
1939 deaths
20th-century Indian women writers
20th-century Indian writers
People from Kodagu district
Indian feminist writers
Deaths in British India
Writers from British India


title: Willy Paul

text:
Wilson Abubakar Radido is a Kenyan artist and songwriter from Nairobi. He is the chief executive officer and founder of Saldido international entertainment.

Paul was named male artist of the year at the 2013 Groove Awards alongside his mentor Gloria Muliro, who took the female artist of the year award. Some of his well-known singles are "I do" featuring Alaine from Jamaica, " Njiwa" featuring Nandy from Tanzania, "Hallelujah" featuring Nandy, "Sikireti" featuring Cecil from Jamaica, "Nobody" featuring Yemi Alade from Nigeria, "Mmmh" featuring @rayvanny from Tanzania, "Jigi Jigi, Kanungo, Malingo", and "You Never Know" which earned him recognition and a US tour.

He first gained recognition after recording the song "Rabuka" and later "Sitolia" with Muliro which was an object of controversy after several claims by Willy that he was not earning much from the song because Muliro allegedly owned exclusive copyrights to the song. They settled their differences and recorded another hit song, "Kitanzi". In 2012, he was nominated for the Kisima Music Awards' Male Artist of the year managed by David Grey.

Early life
Wilson Abubakar Opondo Radido was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Radido in September 1993 in Mathare slums. His father was a carpenter, while his wife, was a hairdresser until 2011,Wilson dropped out of school in 2011 due to financial constrain. He took Juakali jobs to generate income to support his mother.

Career
His first hit was "Rabuka". His major breakthrough came in 2010. He later co-authored his first single "Sitolia" with Muliro, which was a reflection of his life history, depicting his struggles and giving himself a renewed hope that God had brought him to the limelight. His first album, You never know launched on 5 December 2013 in a ceremony at KICC, graced by Daddy Owen, Ben Githae, Gloria Muliro, DK Kwenye Beat, Ben Bahati, Bahati, Men Of God (MOG), Size 8, Mr Seed, Shiru Wa GP, Betty Bayo, Danny Gift, DJ Sadic and DJ Mo. The album included, "You never know", "Lala Salama", "Mpenzi" and "Kitanzi".

Paul toured the US in 2014, performing in churches in 12 states. The tour began on 10 March in Sacramento, California. He performed alongside artiste Polly Odotte at the House of Glory Church. He then headed to Neema Gospel Church in Dallas, Texas, and, on 15 March, performed at St Louisiana, Missouri. On 29–30 March, Willy ministered to the audience at Neema Community Church in Overland Park, Kansas. He concluded his tour on 27 April in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Paul beat Bahati with his "Tam Tam" song featuring Size 8 and managed to win 2 Mdundo Awards; Most Downloaded Gospel Artist and Most Downloaded Male Single. He won four nominations for the awards with "Tam Tam", a collaboration with Size 8 released in 2014 granting him Collabo of the Year, Video of the Year, Song of the year and Male Artist of the Year.

He collaborated with hip-hop artist Khaligraph Jones on "Bora uhai". Following “I Do” with Alaine, they married.

Paul has received constant accusations of secularism from various quarters.

Chart performance
"Jigi Jigi" peaked at number one in all major charts in Kenya, including Mdundo Weekly Top 100, the Top 40 Singles Chart, and the Local Top 20 Hits on Music Charts Ke.

Philanthropy
Paul set up a foundation in Kenya to help needy people in the area. He helped children to get access to basic education and healthcare.

Discography

References

External links

21st-century Kenyan male singers
Living people
1993 births


The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM), (), conducts open, independent, scientific risk assessments regarding safe food, food production and the environment upon request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Norwegian Environment Agency. VKM also carries out risk assessments on animal health, plant health, animal welfare and cosmetics for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, and on microbiological products and alien organisms and trade in endangered species (CITES) upon request from the Norwegian Environment Agency. In addition, the Committee makes environmental risk assessments of genetically modified organisms for the Norwegian Environment Agency. The assessments are used as a basis for knowledge of the various ministries in Norway. The assessments also provide a basis for knowledge  which the Norwegian Food Safety Authority uses to provide advice and determine regulations. The committee may raise matters on its own initiative. Risk assessments are made on an independent basis in accordance with internationally established methods. The scientific committee itself is to carry out risk assessments on their own initiative. The risk assessments are used by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Norwegian Environment Agency when giving advice to Norwegian ministries, and when the Norwegian Food Safety Authority is developing new laws and regulations.

Administratively, VKM is subject to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The Scientific Committee is appointed by the Ministry of Health and Care Services for four years at a time. About 100 experts from scientific institutions in the Nordic countries are members of the committee. They are appointed by virtue of their professional expertise and not based on where they are employed. VKM consists of a main committee and eleven expert panels. The main committee deals with general and fundamental issues, interdisciplinary issues and questions that fall outside the expert panels. Work on risk assessments is carried out by VKM's expert panels. If necessary, external experts are consulted. A scientific secretariat is responsible for day-to-day operations.

VKM is the Norwegian focal point for the European Food Safety Authority. (EFSA) EFSA is responsible for scientific advice on food safety and scientific risk assessments on request from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the EU Member States.

References

Food safety organizations
Government agencies of Norway
Medical and health organisations based in Norway
Regulation in Norway


title: Barbican Conservatory

text:
The Barbican Conservatory is the second largest conservatory in London, located at the Barbican Centre. It houses more than 2,000 species of plants and trees, as well as terrapins and koi carp. The conservatory covers , and is located on top of the theatre's fly tower.

References

External links

Barbican Estate
Gardens in London


title: Chase Every Dream

text:
"Chase Every Dream" is the first single to be released off Mikey McCleary's album TV Dinners, which features full song versions of some of the most popular advertising jingles he has composed. It was originally a 1-minute track Mikey composed for a Levi's advertising campaign in December 2010. Released as a single on June 16, 2014, it is the 3rd track on TV Dinners.

The music video for this song has been written and directed by Mikey and features celebrities such as Ranveer Singh, Kalki Koechlin, Shraddha Kapoor, Shaan, Sapna Bhavnani, Gabriella Demetriades and Anushka Manchanda along with several other people from around Mumbai.

Background
"Chase Every Dream" was originally composed in December 2010 for a Levi's Curve ID advertisement that featured 3 girls taking a road-trip and then opening a restaurant on a beach. The ad left a lot of people asking for the full song and the name of the artist who had composed the song. Mikey chose to include this track on TV Dinners since it was a tune people would find familiar, but didn't have any lyrics specifically connecting the song with the original brand.

Music video
The song "Chase Every Dream" is about believing in yourself and making your dreams happen regardless of how difficult or crazy they are. Since the song evokes an inspirational feeling, Mikey wanted to make an uplifting video featuring many diverse people. “I've always enjoyed the idea of many people, all lip syncing to one song. It's a simple concept, with a mixture of celebs, friends of mine and also random people we met on the streets of Mumbai” says Mikey. The video features well-known Bollywood actors such as Ranveer Singh, Kalki Koechlin and Shraddha Kapoor singing along to the song. Also seen are singers Shaan and Rachel Varghese, well-known hair-stylist and reality TV star Sapna Bhavnani, model-actress Gabriella Demetriades (who is also seen in Mikey's music video for 'I Don't Know Where i'm Going'), and actor-voiceover artist Ninad Kamat. The music video begins and ends with Mikey strumming a guitar and Anushka Manchanda singing along on a roof-top. The music video also features several other people from around Mumbai including an auto rickshaw driver, tourists, expats, kids and students.

Trivia
This video was shot at various places in Mumbai including Colaba Causeway and Bandra Fort. Mikey's rooftop scenes were shot on top of a building in Bandra.

Ranveer Singh gave his shot in his vanity van, while Kalki Koechlin was shot in her house. Shraddha Kapoor was shot in Mikey's studio.

Several people seen in the video were shot on the streets of Colaba and Bandra including Sapna Bhavnani who was shot in a lane in Bandra village.

Credits

Music
 Arrangement, Composition, Production: Mikey McCleary with assistance from Gaurav Godkhindi
 All instruments played by: Mikey McCleary
 Vocals: Anushka Manchanda
 Lyrics: Senthil Kumar & Mikey McCleary
 Mixing: Mikey McCleary with assistance from Gaurav Godkhindi
 Mastering: Mikey McCleary with assistance from Gaurav Godkhindi

Video
 Director: Mikey McCleary
 Editor: Mikey McCleary, Harshvir Oberai
 DOP: Harshvir Oberai, Aravind Sundar
 Production: Parth Parekh, Ankita Roy, Aravind Sundar

Design
 Cover Image Design: Aravind Sundar

References

2014 singles
Television advertising
2010 songs


title: 2014 Suzhou Ladies Open – Singles

text:
Shahar Pe'er was the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, however she chose not to participate.

Anna-Lena Friedsam won the title, defeating Duan Yingying in the final, 6–1, 6–3.

Seeds

Main draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

References
 Main draw
 Qualifying draw

Suzhou Ladies Open - Singles
Suzhou Ladies Open


title: 2014 Suzhou Ladies Open – Doubles

text:
Tímea Babos and Michaëlla Krajicek were the defending champions, having won the event in 2013, however both players chose not to participate.

Taiwanese duo Chan Chin-wei and Chuang Chia-jung won the title, defeating Japanese duo Misa Eguchi and Eri Hozumi in the final, 6–1, 3–6, [10–7].

Seeds

Draw

References
 Draw

Suzhou Ladies Open - Doubles
Suzhou Ladies Open


title: L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo

text:
The L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo is a French tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor clay courts. The event was upgraded from the ITF Women's Circuit to the WTA 125K series in 2021. It was held in Dinan between 1996 and 2007. The tournament has been held since 1996 and since 2008 in Saint-Malo.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

External links
Official website
ITF search

ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Clay court tennis tournaments
Tennis tournaments in France
Recurring sporting events established in 1996


title: Iris regis-uzziae

text:
Iris regis-uzziae is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Scorpiris. Also known as King Uzziae Iris. Named after the 742BC King of Judah, Uzziah.

One translation of the Latin term 'Iris regis-uzziae' in Hebrew is אִירוּס טוּבְיָה

It is a bulbous perennial.

It was first described in notes from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1978 by Prof. Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (an Israeli botanist). She also then described it in The Iris Year Book 1979.

It can be seen in Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. It also can be found at Kew Botanic Gardens, but confusingly they call it 'Jordan Iris'.

Description
Iris regis-uzziae has 1–2 pale-blue, lilac or very pale green flowers. They can also be described as blueish-white.

The falls are about 4.5 cm long. It flowers in early spring in January and February, after the leaves have emerged from the ground. The leaves have thich white margin. They reach about 4 cm when the bulb flowers.

The 3.5–4 cm long greyish-brown oblong bulbs, grow about  below the surface. They have fleshy-like roots.

It has 4 mm long globose seeds.

Compared to Iris aucheri, it is smaller, has fewer leaves and has a yolk-yellow coloured crest. Compared to iris nusairiensis, it has highest leaf is not dilated and its yellow crest has a white margin.

Biochemistry
As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings.
It has a chromosomal count of 2n = 20, or 2n = 22 (Feinbrun 1978).

Native
It was found on north or west facing rocky slopes  of Southern Jordan and Negev in Israel.

References

External links
Images of King Uzziae Iris

regis-uzziae
Plants described in 1978
Flora of Israel
Flora of Jordan
Flora of Palestine (region)


title: Iris albomarginata

text:
Iris albomarginata  is a species in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial, from the mountains in the former Russian states of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Description
It has bright blue flowers with a white crest. It sometimes has yellow marks on the crest. The falls area white with a yellow centre.

It has 2-5 flowers on a short stem.

It flowers in March–April.

It has smooth dark green leaves between 1 and 2 cm wide and the plant reaches 30 cm (1 ft) in height. It also has a bright white edging to all the leaves. The stem is just visible behind the leaves.

Taxonomy
It was first described by (Russian botanist Boris Fedtschenko) in Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, page 917 in 1904. But it was called Iris coerulea. When Foster was working on irises, he found that Iris coerulea was used to name an Iris pumila hybrid. He then renamed the iris as Iris albomarginata because the leaves of the iris had a white edging. This edging was a characteristic of several of the species in the Scorpiris subgenus section of irises.

It was then re-published as Iris albomarginata in 'Contributions from the Gray Herbarium' of Harvard University in 1936.

Iris albomarginata is an accepted name by the RHS.

Native
Found in Central Asia (within the Tien Shan and Fergana mountains) and the Alayskiy in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It is found on the clay and stone foothills at 2000m above sea level.

Cultivation
It is hardy to USDA Zone: 4.
In the UK, it is better grown in an Alpine house or bulb frame.

Several specimens can be found in Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Propagation
Irises can generally be propagated by division, or by seed growing.

Toxicity
Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Also handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction.

References

External links

albomarginata
Plants described in 1936
Flora of Russia
Flora of Asia
Garden plants of Asia
Flora of Kyrgyzstan
Flora of Tajikistan


title: Iris caucasica

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Iris caucasica (also known as Caucasian iris) is a species of plant in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. Pronounced as 'kaw-KAS-ee-kuh'.

It is a bulbous perennial

It was described in 'Commentat. Soc. Phys.' to Caesareae Universitatis Mosquensis of 1808 by Georg Hoffman.

It was once confused with iris orchioides, but iris caucasica is a smaller plant, with sessile flowers. Also it has leaves that have white margins.

Iris caucasica is an accepted name by the RHS.

Habit
It has a brown ovoid bulb with fleshy roots. It is similar in form to Iris persica.

It has grey green leaves, which are ciliate and that start growing at flowering time. They reach up to 10–12 cm long and l-2 cm wide. The leaves have a faint white margin.

It has between 1–4 flowers per stem, normally pale yellow or green and with winged falls. The falls also have a yellow ridge. The flowers are 5–15 cm (2–6 in) across. It flowers in late spring. It eventually reaches a height of 15 cm (flower and stem). The flowers are not fragrant.

Native
Iris caucasica grows on limestone mountain slopes (at 1200-3500m above sea level) in Turkey and Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the Caucasus mountains. Bieberstein notes seeing it near Tbilisi in the South Caucasus.
It has also been found in Israel and Iran.

Hybrids
In 1892, Michael Foster introduced a hybrid version Iris Caucasica 'Kharput'. Which does not have winged falls. It still has 4–5 flowers per stem, which are greenish-yellow. But they are generally larger than parent plant.

Uses
Iris caucasica (or Sarı nevroz, a local name of Ovacık, Dersim) has been used a folk medicinal plant in Turkey. The flowers have been used in an infusion to treat colds.

References

Sources
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR). (L USSR) [noted as 'Juno caucasica' (Hoffm.) Klatt].
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. (F Turk)
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. (F USSR)
Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. (Iris) 146.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963–. Flora iranica. (F Iran)
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966–. Flora of Iraq. (F Iraq)

External links
 image of iris causica
 Another image and growing tips

caucasica
Plants described in 1808
Flora of Turkey
Flora of Armenia
Flora of Azerbaijan
Flora of the Caucasus
Flora of Israel
Flora of Palestine (region)


title: Iris cycloglossa

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}}Iris cycloglossa''' (sometimes known as the Afghani iris) is a species in the genus Iris'', in the subgenus Scorpiris. It comes from Afghanistan.

Description
It has a small ovate blackish brown bulb, which also has tuberous roots, which are fragile.

It has between 1-3 flowers per stem, that open in succession from the top down in May and June. They are large, (8–10 cm diam) fragrant, (with a clove-like scent), lavender blue flowers that have a white patch on the falls, it also has a yellow raised ridge. It also unlike other species, it has (4 cm long) upright standards.
They have a similar look to Dutch Iris flowers.

The stem is between 20–30 cm tall.
It has also generally 6 shiny, grey-green leaves (that have a thin white margin) that are 1.5 cm wide and grow up to 30 cm long at flowering time. They grow along the stem of the plant.

It has 5–6 cm long brown seeds that do not have an aril.

Taxonomy
It is sometimes known as the 'Afghani iris' in the US.

The name 'cycloglossa' comes from the Greek words, 'tongues arranged in a circle'.

It was first published in Biologiske Skrifter 10(3): 187 by (Norwegian botanist) Per Erland Berg Wendelbo in 1959.
It was first illustrated in 'Flora Iranica' in 1975 by Rechinger.

Iris cycloglossa is an accepted name by the RHS.

Cultivation
It prefers to grow in full sun.

It is hardy to USDA Zone 5.

Propagation
Irises can generally be propagated by division, or by seed growing.

Toxicity
Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Also handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction.

Native
It is only found in a small region near Herat in Afghanistan, at 1450-1700 above sea level.
Compared to other species within the genus, it comes from areas subject to winter-spring floods so the bulb tolerates a lot of water and generally moister growing conditions than many other in the Scorpiris genus.

References

Other sources
Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, . (Ger.)
Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, .

External links
image of the flower
image of the flower

cycloglossa
Plants described in 1959
Flora of Afghanistan


title: Iris fosteriana

text:
Iris fosteriana is a species in the genus Iris, subgenus Scorpiris.

It was named after Michael Foster (a known British Iris expert) by Dr Aitchison, and found in Pendjeh, Turkmenistan.

First described in transactions of the Linnean Society of London in April 1888 and then published by John Gilbert Baker in Botanical Magazine in 1892.

Iris fosteriana is an accepted name by the RHS.

It has many similarities with other iris species in the Xiphium.

Habit
It has a slim bulb (coloured cream) with a long thin neck. Below the bulb are tuberous roots that are white, thin and 6in long. The fragile roots mean that the bulb does not take transplanting very well.

In Spring, (March in the UK) it has 1 or 2 long tubed flowers that are 4–5 cm (1.5 or 2in) wide with downward-turned rich purple (or deep purple) standards and creamy yellow (or pale yellow) falls. The flowers do not produce any scent. After flowering, it produces seeds, but there is no aril (coating) on the seed. The seeds are cube-shaped.

It has deeply channeled mid-green leaves which have a silver edge. Which start growing in early December. By March, they have turned grey near the base, and mid-green at the tops. They reach between 4-8mm wide and grow up to 18 cm long.
The leaves when mature hide the stem.

The plant reaches a total height of approximately 10–15 cm tall when in bloom.

Best grown in the uk, in an alpine house or bulb frame.

Native
Found in the sandy soils of Gulran, Afghanistan, at an altitude of about 4,000 feet. It is also found on the dry steppes (750-2000m above sea level) of North East Iran, near Kopet Dag mountain range. Which also includes the former Russian state of Turkmenistan.

References

External links

fosteriana
Plants described in 1888
Flora of Afghanistan
Flora of Iran
Flora of Turkmenistan
Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker
Taxa named by James Edward Tierney Aitchison


title: Iris graeberiana

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Iris graeberiana is a species in the genus Iris, in the subgenus of Scorpiris.  It is a bulbous perennial.

Description
In late spring, (or April), it has between 4–6 flowers per stem and reaches a maximum height of  tall.

It has pale silvery mauve flowers. It also comes in blueish-lavender, or blue-violet shades.
The flowers are  wide with a wavy, white crest on each fall. Which is surrounded by a pale, boldly veined zone.

The white margined leaves, have glossy mid-green tops, but with greyish green bottoms, which are scattered along the stem. The leaves grow to approximately  tall at flowering time, then they extend to twice this. They are between  wide.

Taxonomy
It was named after Paul Graeber (a plant collector who also collected Iris hoogiana and Tulipa ostrowskiana for the Dutch Van Tubergen company).

It was first published in Botanical Magazine Vol.167 on table 126 by Sealy in 1950.

Iris graeberiana is an accepted name by the RHS,
and the iris is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, since 2003.

Distribution and habitat
It is native to Tajikistan, and Turkestan (parts of the former republic of USSR) in Central Asia.

Cultivation
It is known as one of the more vigorous species, therefore is easier to grow the others in the subgenus. It is also hardy to USDA Zone 5–8.

They are best grown in well-drained soils  in open, stony places or an Alpine house, but some growers recommend outside culture, if sheltered from heavy summer rains. The plant attracts birds and butterflies.

It can be seen growing in Le Grand Clos botanical garden in Bourgueil, France.

Known hybrids
Iris graeberiana 'White fall',
It is thought to have been bred by crossing Iris graeberiana with Iris magnifica.
Iris graeberiana 'Yellow fall',
Iris graeberiana 'Dark Form' ; a more hardy plant but with smaller darker flowers. It is similar to Iris zenaidae but with smaller flowers.

References

Other sources
 S. K. Czerepanov, 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press. (note: listed as Iris graberana Sealy)
 Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, . (Ger.)
 Brian Mathew, 1981. Iris,

graeberiana
Plants described in 1853
Flora of Tajikistan
Flora of Central Asia


title: Chordin-like 1

text:
Chordin-like 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRDL1 gene. Chordin-Like 1 (CHRDL1) is a structural glycoprotein that sits on the X chromosome and specifically encodes Venotropin, which is an antagonistic protein to bone morphogenic protein 4.

Function

This gene encodes an antagonist of bone morphogenetic protein 4. The encoded protein may play a role in topographic retinotectal projection and in the regulation of retinal angiogenesis in response to hypoxia. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described.

CHRDL1 plays important roles in processes such as embryonic cell differentiation, osteogenesis, neurogenesis, tumor and metastasis suppression, and retinal formation. The highest expression of this gene is found in the anterior eye segment and retina as well as in the cerebellum and neocortex. In the neocortex, it peaks at the time of synapse maturation to allow for proper synaptic formation. Therefore, this gene is important in proper formation of the central nervous system and the eyes.

Clinical significance

Mutations in CHRDL1 are associated to Neuhäuser Syndrome,  X-linked megalocornea and  central corneal thickness.

Mutations in this gene may cause a variety of effects on the aforementioned processes. One potential outcome of a CHRDL1 mutation is non-syndromic X-linked megalocornea (XMC) that results from either a missense, nonsense, or frameshift mutation of the gene. XMC is an enlargement of the anterior segments of the eye that may lead to other issues such as cataracts and glaucoma. Another potential outcome is carcinogenic formation. Since CHRDL1 is a tumor and metastasis suppressor, a mutation in this gene may lead to tumor cell formation. The most major effect a mutation could have is on synaptic stabilization. Since the gene limits synaptic plasticity, a mutation may cause issues in proper synapse maturation, leading to a variety of neurological disorders. There is currently a knockout model for this gene that shows disruption may cause altered synaptic events and reduced synaptic GluA2 AMPARs leading to reduced plasticity.

References

Further reading


title: Archie Boyd

text:
Wing Commander Archibald Douglas McNeill Boyd,  (20 June 1918 – 4 April 2014) was a Royal Air Force officer and flying ace of the Second World War, and a businessman.

Early life
Boyd was born on 20 June 1918, in Sheffield, England. He was educated at Harrow School, a public boys boarding school in London. He then matriculated into Trinity College, Oxford to study engineering. While at university, he joined the Oxford University Air Squadron and learnt to fly. His studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War when he volunteered for active service.

RAF career
With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Boyd volunteered for active service in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. His first posting was to No. 600 Squadron RAF flying the Bristol Blenheim. He was promoted to flying officer on 18 April 1940. He flew the Bristol Beaufighter as a night fighter during the Battle of Britain in the later part of 1940. He was promoted to the war substantive rank of flight lieutenant on 18 April 1941. On the night of 16 May 1941 he brought down a Junkers Ju 88 followed by two Heinkel He 111 bombers, one on the night of 10 October and the second on the night of 2 December. He shot down a further 2 aircraft in early 1942, a Heinkel He 111 bomber on the night of 25 January and a Heinkel He 115 on the night of 7 March, thereby reaching the total of 5 aerial victories required to become a flying ace. By then he had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (gazetted 9 January 1942) "in recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy".

He was promoted to temporary squadron leader on 1 June 1942. In March 1943, he was appointed officer commanding No. 219 Squadron RAF in preparation for an overseas posting. His promotion to squadron leader was made war substantive on 24 June 1943. That month, the squadron was posted to North Africa, where it operated from Bône in French Algeria. He scored the first victories for the squadron during that posting by shooting down two Junkers Ju 88 bombers during the night of 30 June into 1 July. He saw action over Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy, and provided air support during the Allied invasion of Italy. During August and September, he shot down one Junkers Ju 88 and two Heinkel He 111 bombers.

In January 1944, the squadron returned to England, where it was re-equipped with de Havilland Mosquito. In March 1944, by then an acting wing commander, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. His squadron provided air cover during the Normandy landings of June 1944. He then served in a role protecting Britain from V-1 flying bombs; he shot his first one down on 15 June. His final posting was as the air attaché to the Republic of Ireland based in Dublin, Ireland.

He left the military in 1946. By the end of the war he had flown 595 sorties.

Personal life
In July 1940, Boyd married Ursula Steven. Together they had two sons and one daughter; Archie, John, and Corinne.

References

Notes

Bibliography
 Christopher Shores and Clive Williams, Aces High, published by Grub Street, 1994.
 Christopher Shores, Aces High, Vol.2, published by Grub Street, 1999.
 Andrew Thomas, Beaufighter Aces of World War 2, published by Osprey, 2005.
 Kenneth Wynn, Men of the Battle of Britain, published by Gliddon Books, 1989.

1918 births
2014 deaths
Businesspeople from Sheffield
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
British World War II flying aces
People educated at Harrow School
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
The Few
Royal Air Force pilots of World War II
Military personnel from Sheffield
Royal Air Force wing commanders
20th-century English businesspeople


title: Iris narynensis

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Iris narynensis is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.

It was published in Bulletin of the Jardin of St Peterburg's Botanic Garden 159 in 1905.

The name comes from the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan, where the iris was found.

It is listed in 1995 in Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) by Czerepanov, S. K.

Tony Hall published an article about Iris narynensis in Curtis Botanical Magazine in 2007.

Iris narynensis is an accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society.

It is hardy to United States Department of Agriculture Zones 4-5.

It has been collected and displayed in the Tashkent Botanical Garden.

Habit
Iris narynensis has 1 or 2 dark-violet(or pale violet). It has dark violet falls. The flowers
are up to 7 cm across. It is a very small growing iris, only reaching 5 cm (or 2 in.)

Native
Iris narynensisCorrecting publication info is native to Kyrgyzstan in USSR and Tien Shan Mountains in Central Asia. It has been found in a river canyon at around 600 m above sea level.

References

External links
Image of Iris narynensis

narynensis
Plants described in 1905
Flora of Kyrgyzstan
Flora of Central Asia


title: Iris nusairiensis

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Iris nusairiensis is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial from Syria, it has pale blue or white flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Description
Iris nusairiensis is fairly similar in form to Iris aucheri.

It has a brown bulb with long fleshy storage roots.

It generally has about 6 glossy mid-green, lanceolate leaves rising from the base of the stem.

It grows to a height of  tall.

It has various shades of blue-white flowers, ranging from pale blue/ light blue to white-blue flowers. The flowers all have a pale yellow or yellow crest on the falls. It also has darker blue veining on the hafts.

Taxonomy
It was published by Paul Mouterde in 'Nouvelle Flora du Liban et de la Syrie' (New flora of Libya and Syria) 311, in 1966.

The Latin specific epithet nusairiensis comes from 'Jebel Nusair' (meaning Nusair's mountain) in Syria, near Mount Cassius, part of the Nusair chain.

It has the common name of 'Syriansk junoiris' in Swedish.

Iris nusairiensis is now an accepted name by the RHS, and it was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003 and updated on 3 December 2004.

Distribution and habitat
It is native to temperate areas of western Asia.

Range
It is found in Syria.

Habitat
They are grown on rocky positions.

They can be found at an altitude of  above sea level.

Conservation
It is listed as one of the significant plants in Syria.

Cultivation
Similar to other Juno irises it prefers well drained soils in full sun. It is better to grow in an alpine house or bulb frame in the UK.

It is not a very widely cultivated by specialist bulb growers, so is difficult to obtain.

Another form of Iris nusairiensis was found in SE Turkey, around the Malatya province, similar in form with three very large creamy-white flowers with a large round rich egg-yolk yellow patch on its falls. But some discussions by botanists think it might be a separate species.

References

Other sources
 Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
 Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 157.

External links
Close-up image of Iris nusariensis on flickr
Photo of Iris nusariensis seeds

nusairiensis
Plants described in 1966
Flora of Syria


title: Walkerian

text:
Walkerian is an eponym and may refer to:

Richard Walker (philosopher) (1679–1764), professor of moral philosophy
Alice Walker (born 1944), American author


title: Gymnastics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's uneven bars

text:
The women's uneven bars competition at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China was held on 14 and 16 November 2010 at the Asian Games Town Gymnasium.

Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Results

Qualification

Final

References

Results

External links
Official website

Artistic Women uneven bars


title: Hong Kong Lacrosse Association

text:
The Hong Kong Lacrosse Association is the governing body of lacrosse in Hong Kong. Founded in 1993, HKLA is a member Of World Lacrosse, Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union (APLU), as well as Sports Federation & Olympic Committee Hong Kong, China (SF&OC).

The representative teams organized by the association regularly participates in international and regional tournaments, both in Field lacrosse and Box Lacrosse.

International / Regional Events
World Lacrosse Championship : The Hong Kong Men's Representative Team (HKMRT) has participated in the world ranking tournament since 2002, The WC is a once every 4 years event organized by FIL. The Men's Representative Team participated in the 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championship at Israel in July 2018 and finished with 27th place out of 46 teams.

Women's Lacrosse World Cup : The Hong Kong Women's Representative Team (HKWRT) first participated in the world ranking tournament since 2013, The WC is a once every 4 years event organized by FIL. The Hong Kong Women's representative team is officially ranked 18th in the world.

The Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship (ASPAC): The only Asia bi-annual ranking tournament organized by APLU. Only National teams are invited and Hong Kong first participated in 2005.Currently, The Men and Women's Rep teams are at 4th place out of 8 & 6 teams respectively.

U19 Championship: A once every four years’ event. Hong Kong participated in the U19 Championship for the first time in 2016 for boys and finished 11th out of 14 teams.

Greater China Cup (GCC) started in 2016 in order to promote Lacrosse among Hong Kong, Taiwan and midland China. Hence; the name Greater China Cup. The location of the tournament rotates among the three .

Local Events
Leagues:

HKLA runs five annual Men's and Women's league divided into different level from amateur to elite. League season starts on late Sept./early Oct every year and runs till early May. Presently, there are 6 men's club team and 3 women's club team competing for club trophy. 4 elite men team will battle for the premier league title. 2 men's team completing for the box lacrosse league title. 4 men's and 2 women's teams battling for the 7's league title. Starting 2017, HKLA is organizing a mixed league which is more of a social game rather than competitive as the objective is to build a Lacrosse community.

Hong Kong Lacrosse Open

HKLA organize the Asia's most popular annual tournament for clubs and national teams in Asia since 2002. It attracts the most competitive teams in the region to fly to Hong Kong to participate. Hong Kong Lacrosse Open 2018 was held at Stanley Ho Sports Centre, University of Hong Kong and King's Park Sports Ground from 28 April to 1 May 2018. The tournament is the biggest lacrosse competition happened in Asia region. With 18 teams participating in both Men's and Women's Division, and the firstly held Youth's Lacrosse Festival in Hong Kong attracting 12 teams including 6 local schools and 6 inviting teams within Asian region dividing into U10 and U13 division.

Programs
High Performance Program (HPP) is an elite program for HKLA development. Members participation is by invitation only and would have to go through series of tryouts. It is a 2 years’ program and members are expected to committed to intensive training programs and this is the major source of selection of the Hong Kong Representative team.

Development Academy: The program is designed to attract young players to engage in the sport and provide adequate activities to retain potential players. HKLA will provides regular training and coaching. This programme will serve as talent identification for the Hong Kong Lacrosse Under 19 Representative Team and the High Performance Programme (HPP).

References

Lacrosse in Hong Kong
Lacrosse governing bodies in Asia
1993 establishments in Hong Kong
Sports governing bodies in Hong Kong
Sports organizations established in 1993


title: Iris palaestina

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Iris palaestina (sometimes Iris palestina) is a species in the genus Iris in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial from Asia, including the Palestine region (Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan), Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. It has long, narrow, strap-like leaves, and a short stem. The early blooming, fragrant flowers are greenish-grey/white or yellow-white.

Description
Iris palestina has  ovoid brown bulbs.

Most specimens have up to six leaves, which are  tall at flowering time. They are normally about  wide at the base of the plant. The long, narrow, strap-like leaves have undulate edges with a thin white margin. They are normally shiny green in color, but are glossy on the upper surface.

It has a short stem which is about  high.

It has fragrant flowers between January and February.
Generally, there are one to three flowers per stem. The flowers are greenish-grey/white, but can be yellow-white as well. In southern Israel, some specimens have a slight blue tinge.

The flowers have winged falls. It has a perianth tube around  long.

It has oblong capsules and seeds without arils.

Taxonomy
It is also known as the Palestine iris, and it is known in Hebrew as איריס ארץ-ישראלי (iris eretz Israeli).

Iris palestina was first found in Mesopotamia, part of Syria, and it was first published in Flora Orientalis by Pierre Edmond Boissier in July 1882.

It was originally thought to be a variety of Iris vartanii. It is similar in form to the better known and more decorative Iris planifolia.

Iris palaestina is an accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society. It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003, and then updated on 1 December 2004.

Distribution and habitat
It is native to temperate Asia.

Range
It comes from Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, (including Batha) and Israel. It was found in Golan, Galilee, Mediterranean coast, northern valleys, Carmel, Samarian mountains, Samarian desert, Judean mountains, Sharon and Shefela.

Habitat
It likes open stony soils (with sandstone material) at low altitudes. Normally it is found at coastal sites but is also common within olive groves.

Cultivation
It is hardy to USDA Zone 4.

The iris is not hardy and is generally a poor grower in the UK.
It is better grown in a pot under cover in a greenhouse or bulb frame. It should be potted in well-drained, fertile compost and have a summer rest from watering.

It can be found and seen in Tel Aviv University Botanic Garden.

Cultural uses
It has been used as a medicinal plant in the Middle East for urinary tract infections by boiling the leaves or the rhizomes in water, similar to the use of Iris pallida.

References

Other sources
 Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina Area: 404-410. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
 Feinbrun-Dothan, N. (1986). Flora Palaestina 4: 112-137. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
 Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
 Post, G.E. (1933). Fl. Syria, Palestine & Sinai 2: 583-604. American Press, Beirut.

External links
Various images of the plant
Large close-up image of the flower

palaestina
Plants described in 1882
Flora of Lebanon and Syria
Flora of Palestine (region)
Flora of Turkey
Medicinal plants


title: Robert Herdman

text:
Robert Inerarity Herdman RSA RSW (17 September 1829 – 10 January 1888) was a Victorian artist specialising in portraiture and historical compositions. He is also remembered for a series of pastoral scenes featuring young girls.

He received commissions from most Scottish city councils, and is work is found in many galleries including the Royal Scottish Academy and National Portrait Gallery, London.

He was elected an Associate of the RSA in 1861 and became a Fellow in 1863. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and British Institution in London 1861–1887. He exhibited in Philadelphia in 1876 and Paris in 1878.

Life
Herdman was born in Rattray near Blairgowrie in Perthshire. He is known to have originally studied divinity at the University of St. Andrews but abandoned this and came to Edinburgh in 1847 to train under Robert Scott Lauder as an artist. He was a friend of Professor John Stuart Blackie, who instilled in him a love of the Celtic Revival reflected in his later works.

He lived mainly in Edinburgh. In the 1860s he lived at 32 Danube street. In the 1880s he is listed as living at 12 Bruntsfield Crescent

He died in Edinburgh and is buried there in the Grange Cemetery on the outer side of the northern slope to the central vaults.

Family

He was married to Emma Abbott. Their son William Abbott Herdman FRSE was an eminent oceanographer who served on the Challenger Expedition.

His son Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922) was also an artist.

Public works
This list is derived from multiple sources,

"After the Battle", "A Riverbank at Corrie, Arran", and a portrait of Baroness Shand (1867), National Gallery of Scotland
Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley (1794–1888), Hampshire County Council Arts and Museums collection
"Sleep", Leeds Museum
"Morning", "Evening", "Pleasures of Hope" and "Lochiel's Warning", Glasgow City Museum
Sir James David Marwick (1826–1908), Town Clerk of Glasgow, Glasgow City Museum
Sir William Collins (1817–1895), Lord Provost of Glasgow 1877-80, Glasgow City Museum
Rev George S. Burns, Minister of Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow City Museum
Sir James Watson (1801–1889), Lord Provost of Glasgow 1871-4, Glasgow City Museum
Peter Clouston, Lord Provost of Glasgow 1860-3, Glasgow City Museum
"The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots", Glasgow City Museum
"A Sprig of Arran Heather", Broughty Castle Museum
"A Pilot" (river pilot), "Wae's Me" and "Fern Gatherer", Dundee City Council
George Rough, Lord Provost of Dundee, Dundee City Council
Sir James Falshaw, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1874-7, Edinburgh City Chambers
"The Time of Primroses", "The Arrochar Gleaner" (1862) and "A Fountain Group, South Italy", Aberdeen Art Gallery
Self-Portrait (1883), Aberdeen Art Gallery
Alexander Laing LLD, Newburgh, Fife Council
Sir Joseph Noel Paton, Fife Council
John Campbell Shairp, University of St. Andrews
John Tulloch (1823–1886), University of St. Andrews (two paintings)
"Bonny Bell", "St. Columba Rescuing a Captive" and "Nary Queen of Scots meeting John Knox at Holyrood Palace", Perth and Kinross Council
Sir Theodore Martin, National Portrait Gallery, London (1876)
"Gathering Ferns", Melbourne, Australia
"Who Still Dreams can Hear the Heavenly Harps", Greenock Art Gallery
"La Culla" Royal Scottish Academy

Other known portraits
The Rev William Scott-Moncrieff
Jane Amelia Wilson (later Mrs. Balfour-Melville)

References

1829 births
1888 deaths
People from Blairgowrie and Rattray
Alumni of the University of St Andrews
Scottish artists


The 2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2015 World Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.

It was originally scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 11 to 18, 2015; with less than two weeks' notice, the event was deemed to have been cancelled after the event promoters allegedly cited "security fears" as justification for doing so. In response, Minister of Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin claimed the event's cancellation was down to the promoters' failure to attract sponsorship and accused them of attempting to blackmail the Malaysian government with a demand for event funding (including RM3.5 million ($850,000) for private security arrangements) as a result.

Upon settling an agreement with the new event promoters, the PSA confirmed the tournament was rescheduled to take place at the National Squash Centre between 25 and 30 April 2016 inclusive. It is the second time in three editions the tournament has been held after its designated year.

Nour El Sherbini won her first World Championship title, beating Laura Massaro in the final.

Prize money and ranking points
For 2015, the prize purse was $185,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:

Seeds

Draw and results

See also
World Championship
2015 Men's World Open Squash Championship

References

External links
World Championship 2015 website

World Squash Championships
Women's World Open Squash Championship
Squash tournaments in Malaysia
International sports competitions hosted by Malaysia
2015 in Malaysian women's sport
Sport in Kuala Lumpur
2015 in women's squash


title: Stephen Scott (rugby union)

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Stephen John Scott (11 September 1955 – 16 June 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Scott represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1980 tour of Australia and Fiji. He played four matches on that tour but did not play in any internationals.

Scott died in 1994 and his ashes were buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery in Nelson.

References

1955 births
1994 deaths
Rugby union players from Christchurch
People educated at Shirley Boys' High School
New Zealand rugby union players
New Zealand international rugby union players
Canterbury rugby union players
Rugby union scrum-halves
Burials at Wakapuaka Cemetery


title: Gundugutti Manjanathaya

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Gundugutti M. Manjanathaya was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. Born as G. M. Manjanath, he was a prominent coffee planter and lived in the village of Gundugutti in Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu district.

Freedom Movement
In 1934, Pandyanda Belliappa, another prominent freedom fighter, and Gundugutti Manjanathaya succeeded in persuading Mahatma Gandhi to tour Coorg for his cause of gaining donations towards the Harijan welfare fund. They accompanied him into Coorg and he stayed at Gundugutti Manjanathaya's house for one evening. It was here that Mrs. B. T. Gopal Krishna, better known as Kodagina Gowramma, a famous Kannada woman writer and his relative, donated her jewellery for the cause and invited the entourage to her house. During the 1942 Quit India Movement Manjanathaya's eldest son Gundugutti Narasimhamurthy organised a Seva Mandal in Madikeri to inspire the youth.

Politics
In 1947 Coorg was a separate state in South India. Coorg had two MPs in the Union Parliament then, besides having a state legislative body. Manjanathaya was elected MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) of the State of Coorg (now Kodagu), between the years 1952-1957 and represented Sunticoppa I constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress party. In 1956 the State Reorganisation Act was passed. Coorg was merged with Mysore and the legislative body at Mercara dissolved. In 1967 G.M. Manjanathaya represented the Swatantra Party and defeated INC candidate C.K. Kalappa in Somwarpet in the Mysore State (Old name for Karnataka) Elections.

Legacy
You can also locate a high school called Gundugutty school, named after its founder GMM.

References

Indian independence activists from Karnataka
People from Kodagu district
Gandhians
Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
Coorg State politicians
Coorg State MLAs 1952–1956


title: Gymnastics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's balance beam

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The women's balance beam competition at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China was held on 14 and 17 November 2010 at the Asian Games Town Gymnasium.

Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Results

Qualification

Final

References

Results

External links
Official website

Artistic Women balance beam


title: Little River (Cathedral Range)

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The Little River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Little River rise below the Cathedral Range and descend to flow into the Acheron River at .

Location and features
The river rises in the Blue Range below Tweed Spur within Cathedral Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, within the Cathedral Range State Park and flows generally northwest, through the Rubicon State Forest and a rugged state park as the river descends, before reaching its confluence with the Acheron River at Taggerty. The river descends  over its  course.

The river is crossed by the Maroondah Highway, near its mouth at .

See also

References

Goulburn Broken catchment
Rivers of Hume (region)
Tributaries of the Goulburn River


title: Los Angeles Park Ranger Division

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The City of Los Angeles Park Ranger Division is a Park Ranger division serving the City of Los Angeles, California parks. The headquarters of the City of Los Angeles Park Rangers is located at the Griffith Park visitor's center. The division is a specialized agency controlled by the Department of Parks and Recreation and employs 22 Park Rangers who are sworn peace officers under 830.31 of the California Penal Code.

Overview
The City of Los Angeles Park Rangers provides public assistance and emergency services in Los Angeles City parks, including first aid, park policing, search and rescue, and are trained wildland firefighters. They have various responsibilities in public parks and provide not only emergency and public safety services but also informational services at several parks. Park rangers receive law enforcement training and have certified peace officer status in California. All Park Rangers are required to obtain a Basic P.O.S.T certificate to remain employed.  Park Rangers attend the Los Angeles Police Department's academy.  The Ranger Division is a participating agency in P.O.S.T which sets the standards of training for peace officers.  In 1996 due to spikes in violent crime in city parks patrolled by the Rangers, the union representing the rangers requested that the Rangers be trained to carry semi-automatic handguns similar to the police but the request was eventually denied due to opposition from the LAPD and the Parks Department.  In 2000 the Parks and Recreation Department and the LAPD attempted to change the duties of the Park rangers by signing an agreement that would make the LAPD responsible for all arrests made in city parks and that Rangers would only be allowed to make arrests if someone's life was in danger. After strong opposition from the Park rangers, the city council eventually rejected the proposed agreement and Park rangers continued with their original peace officer status.

Park Rangers wear gray uniform shirts and forest green pants, with a gold-colored metal oval shield badge.  Security Officers assigned to the Park Ranger division wear similar shirts with dark brown pants. They are issued a gold-colored metal "pinched shield" eagle-top badge, a design used by many other city departments.  Both classifications wear straw campaign hat-style ranger hats.

See also

 List of law enforcement agencies in California
 Los Angeles Police Department
 Law enforcement in Los Angeles County

References

External links
Los Angeles Park Ranger Division

Government of Los Angeles
Specialist police departments of California
Park police departments of the United States


title: Garth L. Nicolson

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Garth L. Nicolson (born October 1, 1943) is an American biochemist who made a landmark scientific model for cell membrane, known as the Fluid Mosaic Model. He is the founder of The Institute for Molecular Medicine at California, and he serves as the president, chief scientific officer and emeritus professor of molecular pathology. He is also Conjoint Professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Newcastle, Australia. During the outbreak of the Gulf War syndrome, he was the leading authority on the study of the cause, treatment and prevention of the disease. He was appointed chairman of the Medical-Scientific Panel for the Persian Gulf War Veterans Conference. On suspicion of the bacterium that caused the disease as a product of biological warfare, he made extensive scientific investigations and served as authority to the United States House of Representatives. For his service he was conferred honorary Colonel of the US Army Special Forces and honorary US Navy SEAL.

With S.J. Singer, Nicolson published a paper titled "The fluid mosaic model of the structure of cell membranes" in 1972, which is now regarded as a classic paper in cell biology.

With over 600 scientific papers, the majority of Nicolson's research is in cancer biology and cellular properties related to aging.

Biography

Nicolson was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1965 with a major in chemistry. He joined research in biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, from where he earned his PhD in 1970. He was a USPHS Predoctoral Fellow from 1967 to 1970. During 1970–1971 he worked as senior research associate in the Armand Hammer Cancer Centre of the Cancer Council Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla. He became head of the Cancer Council Laboratory, as well as director of Electron Microscopy Laboratory in 1972. In 1974 he took the chair of the department of cancer biology, the post he held till 1976. In 1975 he was appointed professor in the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology at the University of California, Irvine. In 1978 he additionally became professor in the department of physiology and biophysics at the College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine. In 1980 he was conferred the post Florence M. Thomas Professor of Cancer Research at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, where he worked for seven years. Between 1980 and 1996 he was also professor at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Texas Health Science Center; as well as David Bruton Jr. Chair in Cancer Research, professor and chairman of tumor biology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. He was also professor in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Texas Medical School from 1982 to 1998. During 1981–1998 he was adjunct professor in the department of pathology at the school of veterinary medicine, Texas A & M University. From 1989 to 1999 he was professor in the department of internal medicine at the University of Texas Medical School. In 1996 he founded The Institute for Molecular Medicine at Huntington Beach in 1996. He became its president, chief scientific officer and research professor of molecular pathology. He also serves as professor of integrative medicine at Capitol University of Integrative Medicine. Since 2003 he is also the conjoint professor in the faculty of science and technology at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
He is a founding editor of the editorial board of the Cancer and Metastasis Reviews.

Contributions

Fluid Mosaic Model of cell membrane

While working as research associate at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Nicolson collaborated with S.J. Singer at the University of California, San Diego. They made a seminal model for the structure of cell membranes, which they named the Fluid Mosaic Model, and published in a 12-page paper in the February 18, 1972, issue of Science. It was the first model in cell biology to be based on thermodynamics properties. Earlier descriptions of the cell membrane had serious inconsistencies with observed properties of the lipid bilayer. According to the Fluid Mosaic Model, in contrast to other models, the cell membrane is composed of a single lipid bilayer which is associated with two groups of proteins. Peripheral proteins are located on the surface, while integral proteins are embedded the lipid layer. The proteins are highly varied, thus, creating a mosaic pattern. Majority of the membrane is composed of phospholipids, which exhibit fluidity like oil. The phospholids are not just stationary, but are able to move, and the proteins can move in the fluid lipid layer. These properties give the membrane flexibility. The model turned out to be the foundation of modern understanding of cell membrane structure and functions. Although its basic assumptions are still true, the dynamic nature has been underestimated, and more information have been incorporated with new discoveries.

Gulf War syndrome and controversy

After the Gulf War of 1990–1991, a number of war veterans suffered from similar illness, popularly dubbed Gulf War syndrome. They indicated symptoms like chronic fatigue, headaches, memory loss, muscle pain, nausea, gastrointestinal problems, joint pain, lymph node pain, increased chemical sensitivities and other signs and symptoms. Nicolson became one of the leading experts in the investigation of the cause and cure of the disease. Initially the US government disregarded the illnesses as the aftermath of the Gulf War, such as exposure to biological or chemical warfare. Nicolson and his wife Nancy became the main voice to raise the problem. They identified the causal pathogen as Mycoplasma fermentans, which was a different strain from the natural pathogen, raising the possibility that it was man-made biological weapon. They successfully treated patients with multiple courses of specific antibiotics, such as doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, azithromycin, clarithromycin or minocycline. Nicolson's "Written Testimony" to the US Senate in 1998 states that: "We consider it quite likely that many of the Desert Storm veterans suffering from the GWI signs and symptoms may have been exposed to chemical/biological toxins (exogenous or endogenous sources of these agents) containing slowly proliferating microorganisms (Mycoplasma, Brucella, Coxiella, etc.), and such infections, although not usually fatal, can produce various chronic signs and symptoms long after exposure." While other researchers found negative results for Mycoplasma infection, Nicolson's team found definite high prevalence of Mycoplasma infections.

Awards and recognitions

 Annual Award of the Common Cause Medical Research Foundation of Canada, in 2006
 Innovative Medicine Award of Canada, in 2002
 Stephen Paget Award from Metastasis Research Society, in 1998
 Albert Schweitzer Award, in 1998
 Indo-American Society for Health & Laboratory Professionals Award, in 1996
 Colonel (Honorary) of the U. S. Army Special Forces, in 1995
 SEAL (Honorary) of the U.S. Navy Special Forces, in 1995
 Burroughs Wellcome Medal from the Royal Society of Medicine Foundation, London, in 1991
 Outstanding Faculty Award from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, in 1991
 U.S. National Cancer Institute U.S.S.R. Scientist Exchange Award for Collaborative Research on Molecular and Genetic Aspects of Tumor Metastasis, in 1991
 NCI/NIH Outstanding Investigator Award, in 1987
 President of the Metastasis Research Society, 1988–1990 (Secretary-Treasurer, 1990–1998, and Vice President, 1986–1988)
 Member, board of directors of the American Association for Cancer Research, 1985–1988
 Annual Award of the Japan Histochemical Society, in 1976
 Upjohn Biology Education Award, in 1976
 Presidential Award of the Electron Microscopy Society of America, in 1971

References

External links
 The University of Sidney
 Activities at The Institute for Molecular Medicine
 Letter from Professor Garth Nicolson … to Mr. Gary Wade
 Dr. Nicolson's treatment page (letter to Joe Miller)

1943 births
Living people
American biochemists
Cell biologists
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
University of California, San Diego alumni
University of California, Irvine faculty
University of Texas faculty
Texas A&M University faculty
Salk Institute for Biological Studies people


title: Ernest David Marquand

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Ernest David Marquand (1848–1918) was an English botanist, perhaps best known as the author of Flora of Guernsey. His son was the noted botanist Cecil Victor Boley Marquand.

Ernest Marquand was educated in New York, and worked mostly in herbaria, notably at the British Museum. He also collected in the Channel Islands and Germany, often with Airy Shaw.

Selective publications
 1897. Additional Guernsey fungi. 7 pp.
 1891. The cryptogamic flora of Kelvedon and its neighbourhood, together with a few coast species
 1891. The flora of Guernsey. 23 pp.
 1897. The fungi of Guernsey. 19 pp.
 1901. Flora of Guernsey and the Lesser Channel Islands; Namely Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, and the Adjacent Islets. with Five Maps. Ed. General Books. 388 pp. Republished 2009
 1904. The spiders of Guernsey. 17 pp.
 1905. The Guernsey dialect and its plant names. 17 pp.
 1908. The Guernsey dialect names of birds, fishes, insects, &c. 20 pp.

References

 Marqaund, E. D. (Republished 2009). Flora of Guernsey and the Lesser Channel Islands: Namely Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, And The Adjacent Islets. With Five Maps. 524 pages. Nabu Press.

1848 births
Botanists with author abbreviations
English botanists
1918 deaths


title: Union Depot and Freight House (Anniston, Alabama)

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The Union Depot and Freight House in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, Alabama
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1885
Buildings and structures in Anniston, Alabama
Railway freight houses on the National Register of Historic Places
Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
Transportation buildings and structures in Calhoun County, Alabama
Anniston
Former railway stations in Alabama


title: List of motels

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This is a list of motels. A motel is lodging designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles. Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, coined in 1925 as a portmanteau of motor and hotel or motorists' hotel, referred initially to a type of hotel consisting of a single building of connected rooms whose doors faced a parking lot and, in some circumstances, a common area; or a series of small cabins with common parking. Several large motel chains exist, while conversely others are small businesses with one location that are privately owned. The first motel in the world is the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, California.

Several historic motels are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation.

Motels

Motels that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places are denoted in the table below in the NRHP listed column.

See also

 Inn
 List of hotels in the United States
 List of largest hotels in the world
 Lists of hotels – an index of hotel list articles on Wikipedia
 Lodging
 Magic Fingers
 Motel era in Toronto

References

External links


title: Marguerite Standish Cockett

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Marguerite Standish Cockett, M.D. (August 7, 1878 – April 19, 1954), was an archer, author, artist and World War I ambulance driver.

Biography
She was born on August 7, 1878, in Cooperstown, New York, to Willard A. Cockett and Ollie Wood. She graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1905. She was a resident physician at New England Hospital from 1905 to 1906. She did her specialty training in ophthalmology in Paris and London from 1909 to 1910.

On August 24, 1916, she participated in the 38th National Archery Association tournament at Hudson County Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.

During World War I she started a female ambulance driver group with Hope Butler for the Twentieth French Army Corps where they served in Serbia.

She moved back to Cooperstown, New York, in 1919. She lived with Marjorie Jackson, and together they operated an antique store they started in 1922.

She died on April 19, 1954, in San Diego, California.

References

External links
Marguerite Standish Cockett at Corbis

1878 births
1954 deaths
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania alumni
People from Cooperstown, New York
American ophthalmologists
Women ophthalmologists


title: Nikhilanand Panigrahy

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Dr. Nikhilanand Panigrahy  is a popular Indian Science writer and columnist from Odisha, who popularized science in the Odia language. He has been contributing regularly to a variety of prominent Oriya news papers and magazines since 1973.

Early life and education
Nikhilanand was born on 20 December 1947 in a pious Brahmin family in the village of Dhanantar near Aska in Ganjam district of Odisha in India. He was born to Padmanav Panigrahy and Annapurna Panigrahy. He grew up in a disciplined family environment. He had primary education at village school in Dhanantara. Then he was admitted into Harihara High School, Aska and successfully completed matriculation in 1961. He took up  Bachelor of Science(B.Sc) with Physics Honours in Khallikote College, Berhampur and was awarded the bachelor's degree with distinction and Honours by Utkal University in 1965. Then he completed M.Sc in Physics with specialization in X-rays from the then prestigious Regional Engineering College (REC), now known as National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela. He earned Ph.D. under the guidance of Prof Prashanta Kumar Mishra. His Ph.D. thesis was about theoretical Solid State Physics. He retired as Director of ''Odisha State Bureau of Text Book Preparation and Production".

Literary Activities
He began his writings in early age. He took an interest in Literature, science and physics from very early on in his life. He derived inspiration from scientists, writers and other eminent personalities. Over 1500 research papers, articles, stories, features written in leading newspapers, magazines, journals of national and international level which include The Samaj, Dharitri, Sambad, Prameya, Anupam Bharat, Bigyan Diganta, Science Horizon, Paurusha, Jhankar, Barttika, Yojana, Utkal Prasanga, Orissa Review and Katha etc.

Publications
Mentioned below:

Story
 Cartoon, Friends Publishers, Cuttack 1973
 Ladhua Mendhara jeevani, Konark Publishers, Cuttack 1989
 Chudamani, Biswa Books, Cuttack 1991
 Lipimayara Prajapati, Cuttack 2012
 Prithvi Baharaku Rasta, Annapurna Publishers, Berhampur 2015
 Janta, Odisha Book Emporium, Cuttack 2016
 Rama Lakhmana Sita nathiba Ramayana, Odisha Book Emporium, Cuttack, 2020
 Paraspara, Dakshya Books, Bhubaneswar, 2021

Novel
 Jatha Rabanasya Mandodari, Friends Publishers, Cuttack 1976
 Nahin Nahinra Bandhan, Friends Publishers, Cuttack 1981
 Radha Charit Adha Sata, Friends Publishers, Cuttack 1984
 Purbatan Pilati Jaha Kahe, Annapurna Publishers, Berhampur 2011
 Trikala, Odisha Book Emporium, Cuttack 2014
 Jane Vidhava ra Atma Katha, Sarthak publisher, Berhampur 2017
 Lekhaka ra sesha niswasa, Odisha Book Emporium, Cuttack 2018
 Ek Jatila Prema Kahani, Dakshya Books, Bhubaneswar, 2021
 Deha:Eka O Ekadhika, Annapurna Publishers, Berhampur, 2022
 Yamaku danda duare mana Sraddha Prakasana, Cuttack, 2023

Science

 Aama Pain Bigyana, Sudhanshu Prakashini, Cuttack 1990
 Gyana Bigyana, Friends Publishers, Cuttack 1991
 Atindriya Bigyana, Sudhanshu Prakashini, Cuttack 1997
 Bigyana Jugare Jeevana Jatra, Prachi Sahitya Pratistana, Cuttack 2001
 Adhunika Jugare Bigyana, Prachi Sahitya Pratistana, Cuttack 2002
 Sampratikatara Anuchintare Bigyana o Baigyanika, Text Book Bureau, BBSR, 2007
 Aama Samastanka Pain Bigyana, Annapurna Publishers, Berhampur 2010
 LanjaTara, Annapurna Publisher, Berhampur 2012
 Sarbajanina Bigyana, Odisha Book Emporium, Cuttack 2014
 Pratikhena Bigyana Prajukti Vidya, The Book Point, Bhubaneswar, 2017
 Bigyanara Bahubidha Sparsha, Book Point, Bhubaneswar, 2020
 Asamapta Biswayudha, Odisha Book Emporium, Cuttack, 2022
Bigyana ra Kaya O Chaya re Aame, Odisha Book Emporium, Cuttack, 2023

Essays
 Ataphala, Annapurna Publisher, Berhampur 2013
 Sarbanama, Saraswata Sahitya Sanskrutika Parishad, Jaipur 2010
 Priya Mahasaya Namaskara, Lucky Publication, Berhampur 2011
 Singnapura r Khola Ghara, Lucky Publications, Berhampur 2013
 Dhinki Bahanare Biswa Vramana, Lucky Publishers, Berhampur 2015
 Sampratika Itihasa ra Anupama Dhara, Odisha Book Emporium, Cuttack, 2021
 Samaya Srote re Bichalita Nabika, Anapurna Publisher, Berhampur, 2021
 Sayana Khakya re Ujagara, Aultra Impression, Cuttack, 2022

Ramya Rachana
 Kumbhakarna, Balighara, Chandikhola Chaka 1998
 Chehra Chori, Lucky Printers, Berhampur 2001
 Ashrama re Basanta Rutu, Lucky Printers, Berhampur 2006
 Matra Lanjatiye Nahi Boli, Annapurna Publishers, Berhampur, 2007
 Jane Napansukar Main Main, Pratichi Prakasana, Berhampur 2008
 Chasama o Prachakhyu, Annapurna Publishers, Berhampur 2008
 Prajapati, Lucky Printers, Berhampur 2009
 Prarthana Hasibaku...Kandibaku Madhya, Asha Pustakalaya, Berhampur 2010

English
 With Eyes From Eye-Bank 1983, Writer's workshop, Kolkata
 Spectrum of a Thinking Mind,2017, Sanbun Publisher, Delhi

Hindi
 Ek Vidhva Ki Atmakatha, 2020, Sathiya Sansthana, Gazhiabad( translated)

Text Books
 +2 Physics-2004(Vol-I), Odisha State Bureau of Text Book Preparation and Production, Bhubaneswar
 +2 Physics-2005(Vol-II), Odisha State Bureau of Text Book Preparation and Production, Bhubaneswar
 Astrology Glossary-2006, Odisha State Bureau of Text Book Preparation and Production, Bhubaneswar

Awards and honors
Sreshtha Galpika, Phalgu Sahitya Sansad, Berhampur, 1988
Rajiva Smaraki Puraskara (Lalita Nibandha, Jhankar), Prajatantra Prachara Samidhi, Cuttack, 2000
Jibana Ranga Puraskara (Prabandha), Cuttack, 2002
Kapileswara Smaraki Saman (Pabandha, Ramya Rachana), Kalinga Sahitya Samaja, Berhampur, 2004
Ganjam Zila Pustaka Mela Samiti (Prose), Berhampur, 2006
Odisha Sahitya Academy (Bayojyesto Prabina Sadhaka, Saraswrata Sambardhan), Bhubaneswar, 2011
Kanta Kabi Puraskaraa, Hasya Vikas Kendra, Cuttack, 2011
Sashi Lekhaka Samana, (Stamvakara, Su Lekhaka), Mahanadi Vihar, Cuttack, 2012
Mahanadi Saraswata Sammana Cuttack (Galpa), 2012
Prabha Patel Baniputra Samana, Utkal Sahitya Samaja (Essay, Ramya Rachana), Cuttack 2012
Bartika Puraskara, Saraswata Sahitya Sanskrutika Parishad, Jajpur, 2013
Chabiraya Smruti Samana (Hasya au Byanga Sahitya) Fakir Mohan Sahitya Parishad, Balasore, 2014
Stambhakara, Biswa Sambad Kendra, Odisha Brahmapur Branch, 2014
Pustaka Mela Sarbocha Saman, Mahanagar Pustaka Mela, Berhampur, 2016
Dr B C Panda Award for environmental and science communication, Odisha Environmental Society, Bhubaneswar, 2019
Rayasaheb Banavihari Mohanty Samman, (Janapriya Bigyana Rachana), Bigyana Prachara Samiti, Cuttack, 2020
Prof. Hari Hara Das Smruti Phalgu Sahitya Galpa Samman, 2023

References

External links

1947 births
Living people
Odia-language writers
Writers from Odisha
People from Ganjam district
20th-century Indian essayists
20th-century Indian short story writers
20th-century Indian novelists
Indian popular science writers


title: John Stow (priest)

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The Ven. John Waters Stow, MA (17 January 1912 – 3 July 1971) was Archdeacon of Bermuda from 1951 until 1961.

He was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Ripon College Cuddesdon;  and ordained in 1938.  After  a curacy in East Wickham he was a Chaplain in the RNVR from 1939 to 1944 when he moved to Portsmouth to serve a second curacy at St Mary, Portsea. He was Rector of St. George, Bermuda from 1947 to 1961;  and then of Hatfield until his death.

References

1912 births
1971 deaths
Alumni of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
20th-century Anglican priests
Archdeacons of Bermuda
Royal Navy chaplains
World War II chaplains


title: Dr Iggy

text:
Igor Todorović (born 22 November 1970, in Belgrade), known as  Dr Iggy is a Serbian Eurodance musician. He celebrated his birthday with a concert at the Sava Center 1996. Besides "Oči boje duge", his most popular songs are "Nikad", "Kao pre", "Pusti me da živim", "Uzalud se trudiš", "Biću tu", and more.

Discography

Albums

Dr Iggy released the following albums:
 Oči boje duge (1995)
 Kao pre (1996)
 Kada reči nisu potrebne (1998)
 Zbog tebe (2000)
 Sve (2002)

References

External links
 Dr Iggy on Myspace
 Dr Iggy on Facebook

1970 births
Singers from Belgrade
Serbian pop singers
Eurodance musicians
Living people


title: Gymnastics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's floor

text:
The women's floor competition at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China was held on 14 and 17 November 2010 at the Asian Games Town Gymnasium.

Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Results

Qualification

Final

References

Results

External links
Official website

Artistic Women floor