Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is an NHS trust covering the London Borough of Sutton and north Surrey. It runs two main hospitals: Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital. It also runs a chronic fatigue and pain clinic at Sutton Hospital.  The Trust was formed in 1999, bringing together four hospitals: Epsom, St Helier, Sutton and the former Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton.

Sutton Hospital
The former cottage hospital at Sutton, now known as the Malvern Centre, now houses only a chronic fatigue service, a centre of pain education, phlebotomy and a staff nursery.  Eye services moved from there to the two other hospitals in April 2015.

In 2020 it was announced that a new emergency care facility is to be built in Sutton as part of a £500 million project with six core services moved to the new site.   Merton London Borough Council objected to this because it would move vital health services away from  to residents in the most deprived areas of Merton and into a more affluent place. They asked ask Matt Hancock to refer the proposed decision to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.  In November 2020 Hancock gave the project the go-ahead. Builders will start in spring 2022 and the new hospital should open in 2025.  In 2022 it was reported that the date had been put back to until at least 2027 because the trust was still “waiting for feedback” on the next steps and funding of the project from central government.

Performance

In December 2013 it was announced as one of 29 trusts out of 143 that had, according to the Dr Foster Hospital Guide, a hospital standardised mortality ratio (a measure of how many people would be expected to die with the actual rate of death) of 92.05. Dr Ruth Charlton, the trust's joint medical director, who leads on the Epsom site, added: "It's excellent news to see our ongoing commitment to our patients' safety is really paying off."

The trust is among the safest in the country according to Care Quality Commission indicators measured in 2014.

In 2014 the trust did well on the target of seeing 95% of people who attend accident and emergency departments within four hours. It achieved 95.7%,  despite an 11% increase in A&E attendances in December. Experienced consultants see patients in A&E which reduces the numbers admitted.  In February 2016 it was expecting a deficit of £28.4 million for the year 2015/6.

In 2021 the trust ended its contract with Mitie,  bringing the cleaning and catering contracts back in house to boost workforce equality and support staff from minority ethnic communities.  40% of the cleaning, catering and portering staff are from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

Criticism
In 2013, it was discovered that staff at the hospital and the neighbouring St Helier Hospital were accidentally overpaid by £294,000. A spokesman for the Epsom and St Helier trust responded by saying they "actively pursue overpayments via debt collection agencies who have demonstrated a very successful recovery rate."

Future
Consultants from Deloitte were recorded on a train discussing plans to replace the two Trust hospitals with a single 800-bed super hospital for the area on the former Sutton Hospital site in April 2015.  Chief executive Daniel Elkeles had given assurances that accident and emergency, maternity and children's services would be safe on both sites for the next five years. In response to this story he said "It is right that longer term planning should start now to tackle the serious problems facing local services and local NHS buildings, many of which were built in the 1930s and mean patients are being treated in inadequate conditions."  Jeremy Hunt said: “The Conservative party doesn't support these plans and wouldn't implement them in government. We believe smaller local hospitals have a vital role to play in the future of our NHS."

See also
 List of hospitals in England
 List of NHS trusts

References

External links

NHS hospital trusts
Health in Surrey
Health in London


title: Medal for Service in War Overseas

text:
The Medal for Service in War Overseas () is a military decoration awarded by Colombia. Established in 1952, the medal was awarded in two classes to members of the Military Forces of Colombia who distinguished themselves in action during the Korean War.

Background
The Medal for Service in War Overseas was established by Decree No. 812 of 1952. The medal is for award to members of the Armed Forces who serve in international conflicts overseas. The medal is awarded in two classes, an Iron Cross (Cruz de Hierro) and a Bronze Star (Estrella de Bronce). The Iron Cross was awarded to those members of the armed forces who distinguished themselves by meritorious devotion to duty during combat operations. The Iron Cross could also be awarded with a laurel device for distinguished valor. The Bronze Star was conferred by decree of the National Government to those members of the Armed Forces who served in international war. The medal is awarded by recommendation of the respective theater commander to the General Command of the Armed Forces. The theater commander provides the necessary documentation showing recipients have met the requirements for the medal. The Medal for Service in War Overseas has only been authorized for issue during the Korean War.

Appearance
The Iron Cross is a  wide blackened iron cross pattée with a beaded edge. In the center of the obverse is the coat of arms of Colombia. On the reverse, in the center, is a taeguk with four trigrams and an inscription. Inscribed on the left arm is ACCION DISTINGUIDA DE VALOR and the right arm CAMPANA DE COREA (Korean Campaign).

The Bronze Star is a faceted five-pointed star in bronze.  On the obverse, in the center, is the coat of arms of Colombia surrounded by a wreath. On the reverse in the center is the inscription CAMPANA DE COREA above a taeguk and trigrams.

The medals hang from a ring suspension on an identical distinctive ribbon. The ribbon is white and is edged in yellow, blue and red, the colors of the Flag of Colombia. In the center of the ribbon is a red and blue taeguk and four black trigrams. Additional awards are indicated by a bronze oak leaf attachment on the ribbon.

References

Orders, decorations, and medals of Colombia
Military awards and decorations of the Korean War
Colombia–South Korea relations
Awards established in 1952


title: Blaise Magyar

text:
Blaise Magyar (), also Blaž the Magyar, was a military commander and officer of state in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 15th century. His military career started under the command of John Hunyadi. In the reign of John Hunyadi's son, Matthias Corvinus, he served as Ban of Croatia from 1470 to 1472 and in 1483, Ban of Slavonia from 1470 and 1471 and in 1483, Ban of Bosnia from 1470 to 1471, and Voivode of Transylvania from 1472 and 1475. He died in Kassa (now Košice in Slovakia) in 1490.

Notes

Sources

1490 deaths
15th-century Hungarian nobility
Hungarian generals
Voivodes of Transylvania
Bans of Croatia
Bans of Slavonia
Counts of the Székelys
Year of birth missing


title: Megabasis

text:
Megabasis speculifera is a species of longhorn beetles, the sole member of the genus, Megabasis and the tribe Megabasini of the subfamily Lamiinae.

References

Lamiinae
Monotypic Cerambycidae genera


title: Mesosini

text:
Mesosini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy
 Aemocia
 Aesopida
 Agelasta
 Anagelasta
 Anancylus
 Anipocregyes
 Cacia
 Caciella
 Choeromorpha
 Clyzomedus
 Coptops
 Cristipocregyes
 Demodes
 Elelea
 Epimesosa
 Ereis
 Eurymesosa
 Falsocacia
 Falsomesosella
 Golsinda
 Hypocacia
 Leptomesosa
 Liosynaphaeta
 Mesocacia
 Mesoereis
 Mesoplanodes
 Mesosa
 Mesosaimia
 Metacoptops
 Metipocregyes
 Microcacia
 Mimagelasta
 Mimanancylus
 Mimocacia
 Mimosaimia
 Mnemea
 Mutatocoptops
 Pachyosa
 Paracaciella
 Paracoptops
 Paraereis
 Paragolsinda
 Paraplanodes
 Paripocregyes
 Planodes
 Plesiomesosites †
 Pseudipocregyes
 Pseudochoeromorpha
 Pseudoclyzomedus
 Pseudocoptops
 Pseudoplanodes
 Pseudozelota
 Silgonda
 Sorbia
 Spinipocregyes
 Stenomesosa
 Synaphaeta
 Syrrhopeus
 Therippia
 Trichomesosa
 Zelota

References


title: Bulaqs

text:
The Bulaqs were a Turkic tribe known mainly from Arabic sources, originating from the Lop Nor region. They were a core part of the Karluk confederacy located in the Altai Mountains. Many of them migrated to the Southern Ural, into the neighbourhood of the Volga Bulgars and Magna Hungaria Hungarians. Eventually, they were conquered by the Tsardom of Russia in the late 16th century, whom their last record is from.

According to a hypothesis, many of them settled in the Balkans and the Carpathian Basin with the Bulgars, another Turkic nation. Certain medieval writers, most notably Anonymus, Simon of Kéza and William of Rubruck wrote about a people of this name.

Etymology
According to the dictionary of Mahmud al-Kashgari, their name, Bulaq, means "broad-backed horse"

Károly Czeglédy and Lajos Ligeti deciphered the ethnonym from the Chinese sources (Old Chinese miə̯u-lâk Middle Chinese bu-lâk>Arabic bulaq) as mou-lo 謀落 or mou-la 謀剌. Omeljan Pritsak came to the same conclusion without referring to the previous scholar's works. As already Gyula Németh noted, the mi̯əu-lôk or miə̯u-lâk ~ bulaq is etymologically related to the colour of horses which was a usual tribal designation on the steppe.

Dezső Pais states that the name originates from the Turkic balxu, (bal ("slice")+-ku or -xu suffix) meaning "branch" or "part". This was adopted by the Slavs as blach (singular) and blasi (plural). Turkologist László Rásonyi dismisses this claim and notes that Bulaq meant "white-piebald" horse in some Turkic languages and in Mongolian, while in Chagatai, "white-legged horse".

History

The people formed in the Lop Nor region, from where they migrated away around year zero due to desertification. The Chinese and Arab manuscripts mentioned the tribal names of the Karluks. According to the Chinese sources, the Bulaqs were one of the three core tribes of the Karluk confederation who lived in the Altai Mountains and were among the Western Turkic troops who were defeated in the Tang campaigns against the Western Turks in 650. In 657 CE, the Tang dynasty set up a Yinshan dudufu (district/prefecture; Yinshan mean "the dark mountain", Ildikó Ecsedy considers northern slopes of Tarbagatai Mountains) for the Bulaqs. The other two tribes also received separate prefectures with their chiefs appointed as governors. Between 690s and 718 the three tribes allied themselves with the Göktürks (Second Turkic Khaganate) or Tang dynasty, while in 718 were conquered by Bilge Khagan and the Tang-alinged chiefs were replaced. Between mid-6th and mid-7th century the Karluk tribes migrated between Mongolian plateau, Altai, and regions south and west, depending on the political-diplomatic orientations of the Karluk yabgu. By 766 they were in possession of the cities of Suyab and Talas (in Arabic record: T. w. l. s., in Chinese: To-lo-se) around which formed Karluk yabghu (756–940) and Kara-Khanid Khanate (840–1212).

The later Arabic sources, like Sharaf al-Zaman al-Marwazi depicted a union of nine tribes, including the Bulaq (bdw, bwâwî), Hudud al-'Alam noted that the blâq were one of the Yagma constituent components, "mixed with the Toquz Oghuz", while Al-Kashgari in his 11th century work Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk among the listed Turkic tribes mentioned Bulaq and Elke/Älkä Bulaq. According to him, the Bulaqs became captives of the Kipchaks, but later regained their independence and thus came to be called with the former name. According to Rásonyi the name should be spelled as Ärkä Bulaq.

According to Lajos Tardy the name Ivlach and Ivlat, mentioned by Archbishop Johannes de Galonifontibus in 1404, refers to  William of Rubruck's account, which István Ferenczi related to the Bulaqs. Ferenczi argued that the records of slave sales from Kaffa also suggest that the word "Ivlach" denotes the Bulaqs, as well the Aulâq people, mentioned by Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur with the Russians, Hungarians and Bashkirs. The cartographers Johannes Schöner (1523) and Pierre Desceliers (1553) located the Blaci people north of the Caspian Sea. Rásonyi located Magna Blacia, Magna Bulgaria and Magna Hungaria as neighboring Bashkiria, based on missionaries' works from the Middle Ages. The Bulaqs are mentioned for the last time shortly after their conquest by the Russians in 1592. They lived in modern-day Tomsk Oblast, east of the Bashkirs and the Urals.

Confusion with Vlachs

According to the accounts of William of Rubruck and Roger Bacon, during the Huns migration to Europe "also came the Blacs, the Bulgars and the Vandals. For from that Greater Bulgaria come the Bulgars, who are beyond the Danube near Constantinople. And near the land of Pascatir (Magna Hungaria i.e. somewhere around the Ural Mountains and the Volga River from where came the Huns) are the Iliac (Blachi from greater Blachia, from which came the Blachi in the land Assani between Constantinople and Bulgaria and lesser Hungary), which is the same word as Blac but the Tatars do not know how to pronounce (the letter) B, and from them come those who are in the land of Assan. They call both of them Iliac, the former and the latter".

The remark by Simon of Kéza from his work Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum about the Székelys living in the mountains which they shared with the Vlachs, where mingled with them, and adopted their alphabet, sparked a controversy about the Old Hungarian script (Rovás), while other scholars noticed that Simon did distinguish between Ulahis (Vlachs) and Blackis and identified the Blacki people with the Bulaqs. Moreover, the Old Hungarian script is deemed as related to the Old Turkic script by linguists. Johannes de Thurocz, in his work Chronica Hungarorum called the alphabet of the Székelys "Scythian letters". Prominent Hungarian linguist, Gyula Németh notes in his work A magyar rovásírás that the writings found in the Talas river valley show close similarity.

A diploma of King Andrew II and a letter of Pope Innocent III, both written in 1222, mention the "land of the Blacs" () between the Olt and the Carpathians. In 1223, another diploma of the king "exempts from the Blacs" () and gifts part of this land to the Order of the Cictercians. The document provides details of the territory, no toponyms mentioned originate from the Romanian language. Snorri Sturluson, medieval Icelandic historian, writing about the campaign of Alexios I Komnenos against the Pechenegs, mentioned  in 1122. Pritsak identifies this people with the Cumans, while Ervin Láczay believes that Sturluson referred to the "forest of the Blacs and Pechenegs" (), to which the Transylvanian Saxons were given access in 1224. On a Varangian runestone in Gotland, the  (people) is mentioned.

The first historian to distinguish them was László Réthy (Anonymus az erdélyi oláhokról, 1880). After analyzing dozens of medieval records of Vlachs, (e.g. Anna Komnene who wrote nomadibus, quos Vlachos vulgari lingua vocare solen, "nomads whom common people call Vlachs") he concludes that the Vlach ethonym was used to designate not just the Romanians, but all transhumance populations, including the Bulgarians who he connects Anonymus' blachii and Nestor's Влахом to. Géza Nagy continues his theory, saying that the possible early name of the Bulgarians, alogo ("great", see Alogobotur), was confused by documenters. French sinologist Paul Pelliot also tried to prove that the Illac and Lac recorded by Marco Polo, William of Rubruck and Roger Bacon aren't identical with the Ulac (Vlach).

Anonymus writes about the Blacs "the inhabitants of the land, seeing the death of their lord, giving the right hand of their own free will chose to themselves as lord Tuhutum, father of Horca, and in that place which is called Esculeu, they confirmed their pledge with an oath...". This conforms the Turkic custom, but would've been impossible for the Vlachs.

The archaeological finds confirm the analysis of Transylvanian river names, the Hungarians who settled in Transylvania during the 10th century encountered with a small Turkic group in the southeast, near Küküllő and Olt rivers. László Rásonyi, after protractedly analyzing Transylvanian toponyms and personal names, found the linguistic evidence to prove Bulaq presence there sufficient.

Anonymus mentions the Blacs and Bulgars with a conjunction (), indicating that they are relatives. The Bulaqs and Bulgars are both Turkic peoples.

György Bodor says that diplomas verify that in 1225 the Transylvanian Bulaqs, along with many other border guarding peoples were annexed by the Székely seats and assimilated.

György Györffy wrote in his work  that "regarding the Blak ethnicity, Mongol sources can be brought up to testify that they talk about the Turkic Blak, Ulaq element".

Criticism
According to Romanian historian Victor Spinei, beside the etymological and historical differences between the terms Blaci and Bulaqs, there is not a single historical or archaeological indication for a possible Bulaqs migration towards the Carpathian-Balkan area. Also, it is impossible to explain how such insignificant population was unassimilated for several centuries far from the place of origin. László Makkai wrote that although "there has been some speculation that Anonymus' Blaks were the Turkic people who are mentioned in medieval sources as bearing the same name and living east of the Carpathians, but this hypothesis does not bear the test of scholarly scrutiny". István Vásáry noted that Rásonyi tried to prove the  of Transylvania were not the Vlachs, but Turkic people Bulaqs who were confused with the Vlachs. He said that "in the case of the term , we cannot but conclude that it was used to designate the Vlakhs".

See also
Karluks
Western Turkic Khaganate
Karluk yabghu
Oghuz Yabgu State
Kara-Khanid Khanate

Notes

References

Turkic peoples of Asia
Nomadic groups in Eurasia


title: Clarkson, Maryland

text:
Clarkson is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated in the community from September 14, 1889, to October 31, 1931. Clarkson was the site of strategic simulations by the U.S. Army in 1922 training manuals.

See also
Columbia, Maryland

References

Year of establishment missing
Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Maryland
Unincorporated communities in Maryland


title: Tom McCall Memorial

text:
Tom McCall Memorial is an outdoor bronze sculpture of former Oregon Governor Tom McCall by Rip Caswell, located in Salem, Oregon, in the United States.

Description and history
The  tall portrait statue, which depicts McCall wading through the Umpqua River with a fly rod and a steelhead fish, was commissioned by the Tom McCall Memorial Committee. It was installed along the Willamette River in Riverfront Park, dedicated on September 26, 2008, at a ceremony attended by Governor Ted Kulongoski.

See also

 2008 in art

References

External links
 "Oregon Is An Inspiration" Unit One, Oregon Historical Society
 Statue of Tom McCall Dedicated in Salem Park by Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting (September 26, 2008)

2008 establishments in Oregon
2008 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Oregon
Sculptures of fish in the United States
Monuments and memorials in Salem, Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Salem, Oregon
Sculptures of men in Oregon
Statues in Oregon
Animal sculptures in Oregon


title: Onciderini

text:
Onciderini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, they are prevalent across Europe in nations such as Turkey, and Finland.

Taxonomy

 Agaritha
 Alexera
 Apamauta
 Apocoptoma
 Bacuris
 Bucoides
 Cacostola
 Carenesycha
 Cherentes
 Chitron
 Cicatrodea
 Cipriscola
 Clavidesmus
 Cnemosioma
 Cordites
 Cydros
 Cylicasta
 Delilah
 Ecthoea
 Ephiales
 Esonius
 Eudesmus
 Eupalessa
 Euthima
 Furona
 Glypthaga
 Hesycha
 Hesychotypa
 Hypselomus
 Hypsioma
 Iaquira
 Ischiocentra
 Ischioderes
 Ischiosioma
 Jamesia
 Japi
 Lachaerus
 Lachnia
 Lesbates
 Leus
 Lingafelteria
 Lochmaeocles
 Lydipta
 Marensis
 Microcanus
 Midamiella
 Monneoncideres
 Neocherentes
 Neodillonia
 Neohylus
 Neolampedusa
 Oncideres
 Oncioderes
 Onocephala
 Paratrachysomus
 Paratritania
 Pericasta
 Periergates
 Peritrox
 Plerodia
 Priscatoides
 Prohylus
 Proplerodia
 Pseudobeta
 Pseudoperma
 Psyllotoxoides
 Psyllotoxus
 Sternycha
 Stethoperma
 Strioderes
 Sulpitus
 Taricanus
 Tibiosioma
 Touroultia
 Trachysomus
 Trestoncideres
 Trestonia
 Tritania
 Tulcoides
 Tulcus
 Tybalmia
 Typhlocerus
 Ubytyra
 Venustus
 Xylomimus

References

Lamiinae
Beetle tribes


title: Far from Alaska

text:
Far from Alaska is a Brazilian rock band formed in 2012 in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, and based in São Paulo, São Paulo.

History

Formation and first performances (2012)
All members lived in Natal by the time the band was formed, but only guitarist Rafael Brasil and vocalist Emmily Barreto were born there. Keyboardist Cris Botarelli is from São Paulo, bassist Edu Figueira is from Mossoró (also a Rio Grande do Norte city) and drummer Lauro Kirsch is from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. Beside, all members have previously worked with other bands: Botarelli and Kirsch played together in a band called Planant; she also performed with Barreto in Talma & Gadelha; Brasil played in Calistoga and, together with Figueira and Kirsch, he was part of Venice.

Far from Alaska was formed in 2012, initially as a project of Cris and Emmily for the latter to sing. They called the other three members and considered the band a side project only. In that same year, they won the contest "Som Para Todos", which granted them a distribution contract with Deckdisc and the right to perform at Planeta Terra Festival in São Paulo. That was their second live performance ever, after which they had the chance of speaking to Shirley Manson, vocalist of Garbage, who complimented them two months later.

According to keyboardist Cris Botarelli, the band's name does not mean anything special; it was a mere suggestion of vocalist Emmily Barreto's mother that ended up pleasing the band members after they failed to reach an agreement. At the same occasion, she also explained that the band don't see a problem at writing English lyrics since the public from Rio Grande do Norte (the band's home state) has been receiving it well. In another interview, Botarelli also said that singing in English was a natural decision given that the vast majority of the bands they listen to have English lyrics.

First works: Stereochrome and modeHuman (2012-2014)
In October 2012, the band released their first EP, Stereochrome, with four tracks. It was pre-produced in Natal, recorded at Estúdio Tambor in Rio de Janeiro with Pedro Garcia as the producer and mixed by Chris Hanzsek at Hanzsek Audio in Seattle, United States. In May 2014, it was released their first album by Deckdisc, modeHuman, containing 15 tracks including re-recorded versions of the EP's four songs. One of the tracks, "Dino vs. Dino", was released as a single and received a video recorded at Dunas do Rosado, a protected desert area in Porto do Mangue, 500 km from Natal. A second video was planned for a 2014 release. The track "Thievery" also received a promotional video, and a video for "About Knives" was released in 2015.

In 2014, they played at the FIFA Fan Fest event in Natal, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Moving to São Paulo and Lollapalooza (2014-2016)
By the end of 2014, Figueira said in an interview that the band was going to move to São Paulo for logistical reasons and in order to generate more opportunities. By January 2015, part of the band had already settled in São Paulo.

In 2014, they were announced as part of the line-up of the 2015 Lollapalooza Brasil. Their performance at the festival was well received by the critics.

On 12 March 2015, they announced a new song titled "Relentless Game", co-written and co-recorded with Brasília band Scalene. In the next year, the song would be featured in the soundtrack of Rede Globo's telenovela Rock Story. As of July 2015, some members still kept second jobs aside from music: Brasil was an art director at an agency and Botarelli was a lawyer. Figueira graduated in two universities (including a degree in Architecture), but by that time he was already living out of music only. In August 2017, by the time of the release of their sophomore album, all members were already giving total dedication to music.

In February 2016, they released another new song called "Chills", and also announced plans for a new album for that year.

In March 2016, the band performed at the SXSW festival in Texas, United States.

Unlikely and Download Festival (2017-present)
In the beginning of 2017, they released "Collision Course", a collaborative song with Ego Kill Talent. In the same month, they traveled to the United States where they are expected to work on their second album, to be produced by Sylvia Massy. In February, they revealed the album title, Unlikely, and announced a crowdfunding campaign at Kickante to finance the album. Also in February, they were announced as part of the line up of the French edition of Download Festival. Their performance took place on 10 June, on the same day as bands like System of a Down, Five Finger Death Punch, Slayer and Alter Bridge.

In June, they released Unlikely  first single, "Cobra".

Awards
In 2012 the band won the contest "Som Para Todos", which included a concert at the Planeta Terra Festival in São Paulo and a distribution contract with Deckdisc.

The band's debut album, modeHuman, and the track Politks won the Hangar award for the best album and track of the year.

In June 2016, the band won the International Midem Award for the "We are the future" category (for new artists).

Discography

Albums
 modeHuman (2014)
 Unlikely (2017)

EPs
 Stereochrome (EP) (2012)

Singles
 "Dino vs. Dino" (2013)
 "Relentless Game (feat. Scalene)" (2015)
 "Chills" (2016)
 "Collision Course (feat. Ego Kill Talent)" (2017)
 "Cobra" (2017)

Members
 Emmily Barreto - vocals
 Cris Botarelli - synth, lap steel, bass and vocals
 Rafael Brasil - guitar

Ex-Members
 Lauro Kirsch - drums
 Edu Filgueira - bass

References

External links
Official site

Musical groups established in 2012
Brazilian rock music groups
Brazilian stoner rock musical groups
2012 establishments in Brazil
Brazilian alternative rock groups
Musical groups from Natal
Musical groups from São Paulo


title: Flying Tiger Development

text:
Flying Tiger Development, also known as Flying Tiger Entertainment, Flying Tiger Mobile, and FTEGames is an American Developer, publisher, and distributor or video games headquartered in Fullerton, California, US. Founded and incorporated on June 9, 1998, by Johnny Brandstetter, also known as Johnny Turbo from the Turbo Grafx.

Flying Tiger Development is currently developing and publishing games under Flying Tiger Entertainment, and FTEGames.

Flying Tiger also did several interactive DVD gold release menus and mini-games with VIZ EFX a wholly owned subsidiary of FTE,  for Disney in 2000 - 2004; Sleeping Beauty, The Black Cauldron, The Wind in the Willows, Cinderella, and Dumbo while at their old office on Universal Lot.

Relationship with Hudson

John Brandstetter, aka Johnny Turbo[1] CEO of Flying Tiger Entertainment [2]was the original brand manager of the TurboGrafx16[3] and Turbo Duo[4] back when the console launched in the United States in 1989. He was the character they created for the launch of the brand and was featured in many advertisements.

Flying Tiger worked with Hudson Soft Japan directly in 2001, when they entered a joint venture agreement to bring Hudson games to the US mobile market and revive the struggling brand.

During this time, they also established their relationships with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Cricket, Nextel, Tracphone, IUSACELL, EEGASO, Pelephone, O2, Vodafone, Softbank, Virgin, and many other carriers worldwide.

Hudson Soft was run out of Flying Tigers office from 2003 - 2005. bringing success back to Hudson Soft, so in 2006 they parted ways and Hudson opened an office in San Mateo.

The Flying Tiger and Hudson Soft joint venture started with 25 titles, as noted in their Press Release[5] some of the titles published were, Ys Book 1 & 2: The Vanished Omens,  Military Madness, Bomberman, Nuts and Milk, Adventure Island, Bomberland: Battles, Bomberman Special, Lode Runner, Lode Runner 2, Star Soldier, BurgerTime, BurgerTime 2, Nutty's Tale, Tennis Challenge, Planet Bowling, Blazing Lazers, Star Soldier, All-Star Baseball, Cannon Ball, Klondike Solitaire, Mouse Track, Nikkis Cubie, Pinball, Powerful vBall girls, Super Darts, World Cycling, Blue Flame, Putter Golf, Pyramid Crash, Radar Fleet, Space Blast, Hamster Paradise, Goblin's Lair, Horse Race, Beach Volleyball, Free Cell, Power Billiards, The Source Music Hip Hop. and Combat Chess.

Flying Tiger produced and created well known titles over the years including several engines that are still in use today;

Game development

PC
 Kerbal Space Program- (Co-development with Squad for Turbo Charged Edition)
 Real Heroes: Firefighter - (Co-developed with Open-2)

Xbox One
 Kerbal Space Program (Created all original console functionality with Squad)

PlayStation 4
 Kerbal Space Program (Squad)

PlayStation 2

 Growlanser Generations (Working Designs)
 Unison: Rebels of Rhythm and Dance (Tecmo)Hudson Soft (Flying Tiger did motion capture)

PC

 Heavy Gear 2 (Activision)
 Interstate '82 (Activision)
 King of the Hill Block Party (Fox Interactive)

PlayStation

 Time Crisis: Project Titan (Namco)
 Sports Car GT (EA)
 Command & Conquer: Renegade (Westwood)
 Digimon World (Bandai)

Arcade

 Marlboro Racing (Media Partners 2003)

Xbox Arcade

 Arcade Super Track Racing (Media Partners)

Game Boy Advance

 The Three Stooges (Komar)
 M&M’s Party (Majesco)
 Ultimate Book of Spells (TDK Mediaactive)
 No Rules: Get Phat (TDK)

Zeebo
 Toy Raid 2010 (Zeebo)
 Shootin' Gallery

Brew
 Air Raid (FTE)
 Air Raid 2 (FTE)
 Air Raid Plus (FTE)
 Toy Raid Strikers (FTE)
 Toy Raid Elite Forces (FTE/Google)
 Shootin’ Gallery (FTE)
 Shootin’ Gallery 2 (FTE)
 Mobislide (FTE)
 Aurora Base (FTE)
 Ball Frenzy (FTE)
 Ball Buster (FTE)
 Loteria (FTE)
 Rascal Roundup (FTE)
 Hook-Ups Wallpapers (FTE/Hook-Ups)
 Zoo-Cube (FTE/Nalin)
 The Three Stooges

Flying Tiger -  Disney Relationship
 Pirates of the Caribbean (FTE/Disney)
 Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (FTE/ Disney)
 National Treasures (FTE/Disney)
 The Incredibles (FTE/ Disney)

Flying Tiger -  Hudson Relationship
 Military Madness (FTE/Hudson)
 Bomberman ( FTE/Hudson)
 Nutty’s Tale (FTE/Hudson)
 Lode Runner (FTE/Hudson)
 Lode Runner 2 (FTE/Hudson)
 Burger Time (FTE/Hudson)
 Y’s Book 1 (FTE/Hudson)
 Ys Book 2 (FTE/Hudson)
 Star Soldier (FTE/Hudson)
 Planet Bowling (FTE/Hudson)
 Bomberman Special (FTE/Hudson)
 All-Star Baseball (FTE-Hudson)
 Tennis Challenge (FTE/Hudson)
 World Cycling (FTE/Hudson)
 Putter Golf (FTE/Hudson)
 FreeCell (FTE/Hudson)
 Pyramid Crash (FTE/Hudson)
 Nikki’s Cubie (FTE/Hudson)
 Radar Fleet (FTE/Hudson)
 Adventure Island (FTE/Hudson)
 Power Billiards (FTE/Hudson)
 V-Power VolleyBall (FTE/Hudson)
 Cannon Ball (FTE/Hudson)
 The Source Music Hip Hop (FTE/Hudson)
 Nice Darts (FTE/Hudson)
 All-Star Baseball (FTE/Hudson)
 Barbarian's Quest (FTE/ Hudson)

References

Video game publishers
Video game companies established in 1998
Video game companies of the United States


title: Lithospermum molle

text:
Lithospermum molle, the softhair marbleseed, is a species of flowering plant in the forget-me-not family. This species is a narrow endemic, native primarily to the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, where it is found in limestone prairies near cedar glades. There are disjunct populations in similar habitats in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, in northwest Alabama, in Logan and Warren County, Kentucky as well as other small areas of Tennessee. Outside of Tennessee, it is very rare and perhaps no longer exists in Alabama and Kentucky due to habitat destruction. Because of its highly restricted geographic range, this species is considered vulnerable.

This species has been long confused with Lithospermum bejariense, Lithospermum parviflorum, and Lithospermum virginianum, and its true geographic range and morphological distinctiveness are only recently being clarified.

References

molle
Endemic flora of the United States


title: Lost Dimension

text:
is a 2014 video game developed by Lancarse originally for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. It is a tactical role-playing video game with visual novel-like elements, where the choices of the player determine the fate of the game's story, as well as its characters. The game's protagonist is 18-year-old Sho Kasugai, a member of S.E.A.L.E.D., an organisation tasked with stopping a mysterious man named "The End", who wants to destroy the world. A Microsoft Windows version, published by Ghostlight, was released in October 2017.

Gameplay
Lost Dimension is a tactical role-playing video game.  The characters climb the mysterious five-floor Pillar, in which they encounter a number of enemies.  During battles, the characters attack enemies as a group, with each character having unique attacks and abilities. The game's "Assist" feature automatically occurs when an ally is nearby when the player attacks. Each character also has a unique "Gift" special ability, and by obtaining "Gift exp" in battle, new abilities can be unlocked. The "Defer" feature allows the player to pass up their turn to an ally; this can be used to allow the strongest party member to continue to attack, and take advantage of the characters' strengths and weaknesses. There is also a "Berserk" status effect; when a character loses all their sanity points, they become berserk.  Berserk characters gain a boost in attack damage but will hit both allies and enemies alike.

Lost Dimension also has a visual novel-like system where the choices of the player determine the fate of the game's story, as well as its characters.    Of the game's eleven playable characters, five are traitors; one is potentially revealed per floor.  The characters which are traitors are randomly selected, and vary from game to game, although the main character is never a traitor.  The player must use deductive skills to find out who the traitor each floor is. During the "Judgement" phase of the game, the remaining characters vote on whom to "erase", including the player.  It is best for the player to successfully identify the traitor and convince others to vote his way, though if the player chooses wrongly or is ineffective at persuasion, an innocent character will be killed instead.  To determine who the traitor is, protagonist Sho Kasugai uses his psychic ability, "Vision", to look into the future to obtain hints on the traitor's identity. The player can also look into the thoughts of the different characters, as well as question them.  The player can rig teams sent out on missions to attempt to deduce who the potential suspects are, and use "Vision" for confirmation or denial.  As the characters climb the pillar, five team members total will be eliminated in Judgment by the endgame, one on the first three floors, and two on the fourth floor.

Story
Lost Dimension takes place in the near future, with the world in ruin. The game's protagonist is 18 year-old Sho Kasugai, a member of S.E.A.L.E.D., a special group of 17-to-18 year old psychics tasked with investigating a giant pillar that appeared out of nowhere.  Sho has a special ability called "Vision", which grants him the ability to foresee events before they happen, and after he used it to save people from a mass destruction, he was chosen to be a member of S.E.A.L.E.D.  The main antagonist is a mysterious terrorist known as "The End".  The End has caused massacres and destruction that kill over 2 billion people, and is the reason why the United Nations put together S.E.A.L.E.D., in order to kill him.  The End's seeming goal is to destroy the world, and considers the fight against S.E.A.L.E.D. to be a bizarre game.

Alongside Sho, the other, all young adult members of S.E.A.L.E.D. are: Mana Kawai, a woman with psychically-enhanced hand-to-hand combat skills; Marco Barbato, a gunman with psychic powers; Yoko Tachibana, a girl with the gift of telepathy; Zenji Maeda, who can resonate and copy the powers of others; Toya Orbert, a firearms wielder who also sports magnetic powers; Himeno Akatsuki, a pyrokinetic; George Jackman, a swordsman who has psychometric powers; Sojiro Sagara, an ex-doctor who can heal and restore other teammates; Nagi Shishiouka, a gun-user with large mobility that can also levitate; and Agito Yuuki, a knife wielder with agility and the power to teleport.

As the members of S.E.A.L.E.D arrive at the base of the pillar, The End tampers with their memories; they can't recall how they got there, or much of their younger pasts. The party learns that the Pillar is a place that connects between dimensions; The End claims to be from a different plane of existence. The group must now go up the floors of the Pillar; but at the end of each floor, the group is forced to vote off one of the party's traitors in order to succeed. Sho must deduce, during the time he spends fighting alongside his teammate, who the traitor is and also encourage the others to vote them off.

The game has a number of endings.  If somehow Sho is "voted off" in the Erasure process, it is an immediate game over, although this is very unlikely if the player is not explicitly angling for it.  If Sho arrives at the top of the Pillar with 1-4 traitors accompanying him, then the player, before they can face The End, must face off against those traitors and then face off against The End (albeit with a significantly smaller party). However, if Sho arrives with 5 traitors (having erased only the 5 innocents), then the player will receive an instant game over where The End mocks Sho, claims he will possess Sho in the past, and that he and the other traitors would save "their" world.

In the normal ending, any undetected traitors defect and attack at the top of the Pillar.  After Sho and his remaining comrades defeat them (if there are any traitors), they defeat The End in a final battle.  The End claims that the traitors were merely trying to save the world, same as the other members of S.E.A.L.E.D, and that his own goal was simply to force Sho to suffer, not to destroy or save any world.  He accuses Sho of sentencing him to death, and causing the deaths of millions, but refuses to elaborate and has a strangely unfazed attitude upon defeat.

After completing the game on a "New Game Plus" (at least the second playthrough) where Sho has maximized his bonds with all of the teammates (bond levels carry over to future playthroughs), a True Ending is unlocked which explains the backstory of the game. Ten years earlier, Earth was facing eventual destruction from a meteor, and scientists implanted powerful "fate materia" into 12 young children in an attempt to clone a new dimension where this disaster would be averted - these were the 11 members of S.E.A.L.E.D., and The End.  This materia was the source of the psychics' powers in-game.  However, the cloned dimension still seemed destined to destruction; the meteor was in it as well.  Six of the fate materia were materia of change, and six of constancy.  The effects canceled out.  A young Sho was asked to divide the group using his precognitive powers and send only those who would allow a new fate to the new dimension - those with the change materia.  Sho and the random five allies had the "change" materia, while The End and the random five traitors were sentenced to stay in the doomed world. Due to The End's ability to travel between dimensions, each of the different permutations for the allies in a playthrough represent a different dimension where Sho chose different allies (but always chose The End as one of those to leave behind). The End rigged the whole erasure system to force a more mature Sho to suffer the weight of his actions in knowingly sending a comrade to their death, and to relive his choices from ten years earlier. After being defeated by the party, The End forgives Sho on the basis of his youth, and the world is saved.

Development
The game is developed by Lancarse, developer of Etrian Odyssey and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, and published by FuRyu, developer of Unchained Blades. The game's story is written by Jun Kumagai, who has worked on the scripts of the Persona 3 movies, as well as a few episodes of Persona 4: The Animation, with Takeshi Oga being head of tower designs and character designs being provided by Yuu Yamashita and Makoto Tsuchibayashi. The game's producer is Hiroyuki Abe. The game was revealed on April 17, 2014, and is scheduled for release on August 7, 2014 in Japan, with players who pre-order the game receiving bonus content such as an alternate costume, as well as an additional quest. Select retailers also offer additional items. A demo of Lost Dimension was released on July 30, 2014, and is free to download.

In 2017, UK-based localization company Ghostlight announced that it would be porting the game to Microsoft Windows, and it was released there in October 2017

Reception

Lost Dimension has a score of 72% on Metacritic.

All four Famitsu reviewers gave the PlayStation 3 version of Lost Dimension a score of 8, for a total of 32/40, while the PlayStation Vita version received scores of 8, 8, 8 and 9, for a total of 33/40. It has a Metacritic score of 72% The Vita version sold 3,868 copies during its first week on sale in Japan, ranking 19th for all video game sales for that week, while the PS3 version failed to enter the top 20 sales chart.

IGN awarded it a score of 7.0 out of 10, saying "Lost Dimension has interesting characters and smart combat, but lacks a compelling story."

References

External links

2014 video games
Atlus games
Nippon Ichi Software games
PlayStation 3 games
PlayStation Vita games
Role-playing video games
Tactical role-playing video games
Video games developed in Japan
Video games about parallel universes
Video games set in the future
Windows games
FuRyu games
Single-player video games
Ghostlight games


title: Lindsay, Montana

text:
Lindsay is an unincorporated hamlet in Dawson County, Montana, United States, located on Montana Highway 200S and the Upper Sevenmile Creek,  west-northwest of Glendive. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59339, a public school, and a cooperative.

The town is named for Willam Lindsay, an Ohio-born businessman and the first rancher and freighter in the region. In the 1920s, the town moved from its original site when the Northern Pacific Railway built its branch line to Circle.

Demographics

References

Unincorporated communities in Dawson County, Montana
Unincorporated communities in Montana


title: 2014 Fordham Rams men's soccer team

text:
The 2014 Fordham Rams men's soccer team represented the Fordham University during the 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.

Roster

As of July 13, 2014

Competitions

Preseason

Regular season

A10 Table

Results

A-10 Tournament

NCAA Tournament

References

Fordham Rams
2014
Fordham Rams, Soccer Men
Fordham Rams


title: ANFA Cup

text:
The ANFA Cup refers to a series of invitational association football knockout tournaments organised by the All Nepal Football Association. Both National football teams as well as football clubs participated in the past.

History
Although Nepal had been playing football with the teams of various neighboring countries and friendly countries but the necessity to invite countries for competitive matches in Nepal was realized only in 1979 and hence ANFA cup football match was introduced. In the first match of ANFA cup Kathmandu XI team was the winner which was held in Chaitra. To encourage young players Federation of Nepal Football Association started ANFA President shield in the year 1981 in which Three Star Club secured the first position.

Series

*Selection of Nepalese players. Effectively a full national team.

See also
ANFA
Football in Nepal

References

Football cup competitions in Nepal
All Nepal Football Association


title: List of people beatified by Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI beatified 870 people. The names listed below are from the Vatican website and are listed by year, then date. The locations given are the locations of the beatification ceremonies, not necessarily the birthplaces or homelands of the beatified.

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Notes

 Later canonized on 21 October 2012.
 Later canonized on 27 April 2014.
 Later canonized on 23 November 2014.
 Later canonized on 17 May 2015.
 Later canonized on 18 October 2015.
 Later canonized on 5 June 2016.
 Later canonized on 16 October 2016.
 Later canonized on 13 October 2019.
 Later canonized on 15 May 2022.

See also
 List of people beatified by Pope John XXIII
 List of people beatified by Pope Paul VI
 List of people beatified by Pope John Paul II
 List of people beatified by Pope Francis

Beatified under Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI


title: For You (Kenny Lattimore song)

text:
"For You" is a song by Kenny Lattimore, issued as the third and final single from his eponymous debut album. The song is his only hit to date on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #33 in 1997. It was written by Kenny Lerum, and produced by Barry Eastmond.  This single received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the song at the 40th Grammy Awards, he lost to  .

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Okuwah Garrett.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

1996 songs
1997 singles
Columbia Records singles
Kenny Lattimore songs
Contemporary R&B ballads
1990s ballads


title: Cadenas de amargura

text:
Cadenas de amargura (English title: Chains of Bitterness) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa in 1991. The story revolves around Cecilia, who at eight-years-old loses both of her parents and is then taken care of by her two paternal aunts, Natalia and Evangelina. As the years pass. Evangelina makes her niece’s life miserable, she is bitter, overbearing, and dismissive of her feelings just as she is to Natalia, whom she holds much power over. Cecilia is desperate to both find the reason as to why her aunt Evangelina is so cold towards her and to find a way to escape from her prison as her desire to be free only increases as she falls in love with a man her aunt disapproves of.

The series stars Diana Bracho, Daniela Castro, Delia Casanova, Raymundo Capetillo, Tina Romero, Cynthia Klitbo, Hilda Aguirre and Raúl Araiza.

Plot
After her parents are killed in an accident, little Cecilia must go live with her aunts, Evangelina and Natalia, both single and very different. Cecilia loves Natalia like a mother, while Evangelina brings her fear. Evangelina is always looking to break the young girl's optimism and resents the young girl.

After a time, Cecilia grows up and is on the brink of turning 18. Her neighbor, Sofia, has become her best friend. Sofia wishes to be like any other girl and have Cecilia as her best friend, but Evangelina always tries to prevent Cecilia from having fun. Meanwhile, Natalia notices Evangelina's mistreatment, but does nothing but watch as Cecilia suffers because she also fears the strong character of Evangelina.

Meanwhile, Sofia has her own issues as she has an estranged father. He abandoned her and her mother for another woman, which causes disdain from Evangelina who disapproves of her neighbors. Both Cecilia and Sofia find love throughout the story.

Sofia falls for a good, noble man named Gerardo, who has just finished his studies and now works in a candy store. He had the option to work in his father's ceramic factory but declines the offer. Meanwhile, Cecilia meets Joaquin, a young accountant, who happens to be Gerardo's friend and co-worker. Joaquin falls for Cecilia who doesn't reciprocate his feelings, but still they become a couple.

Furthermore, she starts to think about her future and which university she should go to with the money her parents left her. Evangelina discovers the secret courtship between Cecilia and Joaquin and begins to devise a plan to end the relationship. Joaquin, not knowing what he's up against, asks for Cecilia's hand in marriage; but Evangelina poisons him, ending any happiness between Cecilia and him.

Cecilia begins to think she will never leave her aunt's home and considers herself a prisoner. She decides to continue her university plans but Evangelina will not tolerate her having a bright future and tells her, her father left no inheritance for her. She begins searching for clues and soon discovers her real heritage.

Evangelina tries to murder her by pushing her down the stairs, but she ends up badly injured instead. Fighting for her life, she is visited by a local parish named Father Julio. Another part of the story is Gerardo and Cecilia slowly fall in love and have to confess their secret to Sofia, while trying not to hurt her as they both care for Sofia.

Julio is a pivotal point as he was Natalia's lover before Evangelina separated them out of jealousy. She made Julio believe Natalia had married another man, while telling Natalia she'd received news via an anonymous telegram that Julio had died.

Julio is actually alive; he is devastated by the news of Natalia being married so he decides to become a priest. Natalia soon discovers she is pregnant; and, with Evangelina's advice, gives the child to her brother and his wife. The child given away turns out to be Cecilia.

The presence of Julio becomes the main trigger to break Evangelina's bitterness and hatred, who after murdering Natalia, is out to ruin Cecilia. Cecilia is unaware of this and just wants a happy life with Gerardo at her side.

Cast

Main

 Diana Bracho as Evangelina Vizcaíno Lara
 Daniela Castro as Cecilia Vizcaíno Robles
 Delia Casanova as Natalia Vizcaíno Lara
 Raymundo Capetillo as Renato Garza
 Tina Romero as Martha Fernández
 Cynthia Klitbo as Sofía Gastelum Fernández
 Hilda Aguirre as Elena Osuna de Garza
 Raúl Araiza as Gerardo Garza Osuna

Recurring

 Alexis Ayala as Víctor Medina Blanco
 Luis Cárdenas as Salvador de la Peña
 Raúl Magaña as Joaquín de la Peña Barraza
 Aurora Molina as Jovita
 Roberto Montiel as Felipe Andrade
 Marcela Páez as Sister Angélica Sepúlveda
 Raquel Pankowsky as Inés Blancarte
 Gilberto Román as Manuel Alejo
 Cecilia Romo as Mother Superior
 Miguel Córcega as Father José María
 Fernando Luján as Father Julio

Guest stars

 Bolívar Hack as Roberto Vizcaíno Lara
 Ivette Proal as Elsa Robles de Vizcaíno
 Karen Beatriz as Cecilia Vizcaíno Robles (Child)
 Priscila Reyes as Sofía Gastelum Fernández (Child)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

1991 telenovelas
1991 Mexican television series debuts
1991 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico
Televisa telenovelas


title: Parmenini

text:
Parmenini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy
 Adriopea
 Arachneosomatidia
 Athemistus
 Austrosomatidia
 Blaxotes
 Bocainella
 Caledomicrus
 Ceraegidion
 Ceylanoparmena
 Cleptonotus
 Cleptosoma
 Coresthetopsis
 Cupeyalia
 Declivocondyloides
 Deucalion
 Dorcadida
 Echthistatus
 Enotocleptes
 Falsohomaemota
 Gracililamia
 Hexatricha
 Hoplocleptes
 Inermoparmena
 Ipochus
 Luzonoparmena
 Macrocleptes
 Maisi
 Mecynome
 Mesolita
 Microcleptes
 Microsomatidia
 Microtragus
 Mynoparmena
 Myrmeparmena
 Nanilla
 Neocorestheta
 Neohoplonotus
 Neoplectrura
 Neosomatidia
 Ovaloparmena
 Paracondyloides
 Paradeucalion
 Parananilla
 Parmena
 Parmenopsis
 Parmenosoma
 Plaumanniella
 Plectrura
 Rugosocleptes
 Schreiteria
 Sinomimovelleda
 Somatidia
 Somatidiopsis
 Somatocleptes
 Spinhoplathemistus
 Spinosomatidia
 Stenauxa
 Stychoides
 Stychoparmena
 Tangavelleda Téocchi, 1997
 Tricondyloides
 Xylotoloides

References


title: MassKara Festival Queen

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MassKara Festival Queen is a local beauty pageant in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Begun in 1981, it is one of the highlights of a week-long celebration called the MassKara Festival.

List of titleholders

Lin-ay sang Negros
 Meg Urmeneta was 2002 Masskara Festival Queen but represented Sagay in Lin-ay sang Negros 2004. Eventually she was dethroned and was replaced by Hinoba-an's  Blance Marie Brown.
 Jan Nicole Puentevella (2003) represented Bacolod City in Lin-ay sang Negros 2006 and won the title.
 Kristine Alonso, Masskara Festival Queen 2007 1st runner up represented Bacolod City in Lin-ay sang Negros 2008 and was placed 2nd runner up and awarded as Miss Convergys, Miss PNOC-EDC, Miss Boardwalk, Miss Cali, Miss Magnolia, and Miss Super Ferry.
 Alexis Danica Drilon (2011) represented Bacolod City in Lin-ay sang Negros 2014 and won the title.

Stint on National Pageants
 Jewel Mae Lobaton (1993) joined Binibining Pilipinas 1995 and made it to the Top 15. Three years after, she joined Binibining Pilipinas 1998 and was adjudged First Runner-Up. When the winner Tisha Silang was dethroned because of citizenship issue, she took over as the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1998 and went on to represent Philippines to the Miss Universe 1998 pageant in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
 Carmela Arcolas (1995) joined the Miss Philippine Centennial pageant in Clark Pampanga in 1998 and emerged the winner.
 Jona Jarder (1997) made it to the Top 10 of Binibining Pilipinas 2000
 Althea Mauricio joined Binibining Pilipinas 2003 and was adjudged 3rd Place-Best in Talent.
 Kristine Alonso, Masskara Festival Queen 2007 1st runner-up joined Miss Philippines – Earth 2010 representing Bacolod City where she was placed Top 10 of Best in Talent. By 2016 and 2017 consecutively, she was assigned as Team Manager for Miss Earth international pageant.

References

Tourist attractions in Bacolod
Beauty pageants in the Philippines
Culture of Negros Occidental
Recurring events established in 1981


The 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1996 and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on March 29, 1997, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the 50th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 103rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Season Outlook

Pre-season polls
The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB was voted on by writers and broadcasters. The USA Today poll was voted on by coaches and journalists.

The Record poll ceased after three seasons.

Adam Wodon, who hosted a national college hockey talk show called Around The Rinks broadcast on AudioNet, partnered with U.S. College Hockey Online to compile and release a new poll.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

Final regular season polls
The WMPL, WMEB, and Around The Rinks/USCHO polls were released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today poll was released before the conference tournament finals.

1997 NCAA tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

ECAC

Hockey East

* No Distinction was made between First- and Second-Team All-Stars

WCHA

1997 NHL Entry Draft

† incoming freshman

See also
 1996–97 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
 1996–97 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

References

External links
College Hockey Historical Archives
1996–97 NCAA Standings

NCAA


title: Komun Moru

text:
The Komun Moru ruins () are "primitive relics" discovered in Sangwon County, Pyongyang, North Korea. Many of the relics are on display at the Korean Central History Museum in Pyongyang.

The relics were located in a cave, and have been dated to the Upper Paleolithic Age. North Korean archaeologists propose that the Komunmoru cave site should be dated about one million years, but "the evidence for supporting this hypothesis is exiguous". A western sources dates the remains at 600 000 years old.

History
According to North Korea, the cave was discovered and surveyed in 1960s. The site was found to contain stone implements (stone hatchets, trapezoid tools, edged chisels and pieces of various tools) and twenty-nine fossilized animal bones (including the Sangwon horse, a buffalo and a monkey that are now extinct). The other fossils are believed to belong to the Paleozoic Age.

A Japanese report indicates that the site was excavated from 1966 to 1970. The limestone cave contained five levels from the floor upwards. The protected relics in question were found in the fourth layer of the site (from the Lower Paleolithic era). Aside from these, the first, the third and the fourth layers (from the bottom upward) have yielded "rich faunal remains corresponding to (the) early period of (the) Middle Pleistocene". The tools are described as a biface, a trapezoidal heavy tool, a heavy point, a large flake tool and a hammer stone. The stone tools are made of siliceous limestone, while the hammer stones and scrapers are made of vein quartz. Among the features of the tools, heavy flakes and cores were produced by a hurling technique, followed by a few direct percussions to form the cutting edges, with little to no secondary retouches in most cases.

References

National Treasures of North Korea
Archaeological sites in North Korea
Caves of North Korea
North Hwanghae


title: Phacellini

text:
Phacellini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy
 Brachychilus
 Eurycallinus
 Neobrachychilus
 Phacellus
 Piola
 Scolochilus
 Tuberopeplus

References

Phacellini
Beetle tribes


title: Whitaker-Motlow House

text:
The Whitaker-Motlow House is a historic house at 740 Lynchburg Highway in Mulberry, Tennessee, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The house was built in about 1850 by Newton Whitaker, whose family had been among the earliest settlers of Mulberry. It is a two-story brick structure built on an I-house plan. Its design is considered to be transitional between the Greek Revival and Italianate architectural styles, including elements characteristic of each of these styles. A single-bay two-story portico with a bracketed pediment is a prominent feature of the house.

The second story of the house was severely damaged by a tornado in 1909, but was subsequently rebuilt in the same style as the original. Carl and Maria Maroney, who acquired the house in 1987, made major structural repairs and endeavored to restore the historic building, using original materials when possible. In 2011 the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places following research by  Jillian Rael, a graduate student at the University of Alabama, Huntsville.

References

Houses in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Tennessee


title: Phrynetini

text:
Phrynetini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Thomson in 1864.

Taxonomy
 Brachytritus Quedenfeldt, 1882
 Calothyrza Thomson, 1868
 Eurysops Chevrolat, 1855
 Homelix Thomson, 1858
 Mimocalothyrza Breuning & Téocchi, 1982
 Paraphryneta Breuning, 1937
 Paromelix Aurivillius, 1907
 Phryneta Dejean, 1835
 Phrynetoides Duvivier, 1891
 Phrynetopsis Kolbe, 1894
 Pseudhomelix Breuning, 1937
 Stenophryneta Aurivillius, 1907

References

Lamiinae


title: Silence (David Murray and Mal Waldron album)

text:
Silence is an album of duets by saxophonist David Murray and pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Brussels and released on the Canadian Justin Time label. Recorded in 2001, but not released until 2008, six years after Waldron died, the album features some of his last recorded performances.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "these two play as one marvelously, with all the depth and substance you could ever wish for. Listeners should be glad these sessions were unearthed, for they are welcome additions to the legacy of two great creative jazz icons." On All About Jazz, Jerry D'Souza said "The album is sublime, energetic, and, in the final analysis, unforgettable".

Track listing
All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
 "Free for C.T. - 10:47
 "Silence" (David Murray) - 3:34
 "Hurray for Herbie" - 7:57
 "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 12:40
 "Jean-Pierre" (Miles Davis) - 10:07
 "All Too Soon" (Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 7:12
 "Soul Eyes" - 14:17

Personnel
David Murray - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Mal Waldron - piano

References

2008 albums
Justin Time Records albums
David Murray (saxophonist) albums
Mal Waldron albums
Collaborative albums


title: Pogonocherini

text:
Pogonocherini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy
Alphomorphus Linsley, 1935
Callipogonius Linsley, 1935
Cristhybolasius Breuning, 1959
Ecteneolus Bates, 1885
Ecyrus LeConte, 1852
Estoloderces Melzer, 1928
Hybolasiellus Breuning, 1959
Hybolasiopsis Breuning, 1959
Hybolasius Bates, 1874
Hypomia Thomson, 1868
Lophopogonius Linsley, 1935
Lypsimena Haldeman, 1847
Pogonocherus Dejean, 1821
Poliaenus Bates, 1880
Polyacanthia Montrouzier, 1861
Pygmaeopsis Schaeffer, 1908
Soluta Lacordaire, 1872
Spinohybolasius Breuning, 1959
Zaplous LeConte, 1878

References

Beetle tribes


title: Mississippi Highway 792

text:
Mississippi Highway 792 (MS 792) is a road in eastern Mississippi. It starts at U.S. Route 45 (US 45), and travels east. Near halfway of the route, SR 792 turns south and continues to its eastern terminus at MS 388. The highway was designated in 1998, and no major changes have been made since.

Route description

MS 792 is located in southern Lowndes and northern Noxubee counties. In 2012, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated as many as 1,800 vehicles traveling west of Trinity Road and Weyerhaeuser Road, and as few as 540 vehicles traveling south of Bluitt Road. The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3, and is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

MS 792 starts at a T-intersection with US 45, near the Black Prairie wildlife management area. It travels east along Carson Road, going through a small group of trees and farmland. At Gun Club Road, the landscape changes completely into farmland. Near  later, Carson Road intersects Weyerhaeuser Road, that leads to cellulose fiber mills. MS 792 later turns southeastward at Old Macon Road, and crosses over a river. South of Plum Grove Road, the route shifts slightly to the west. Old Macon Road enters Noxubee County, while crossing over a small creek. MS 792 continues south for a few more miles, before ending at MS 388.

History
The route was constructed by 1998, connecting from US 45 to MS 388. MS 792 was fully paved, and no significant changes have happened on the route since.

Major intersections

References

792
Transportation in Lowndes County, Mississippi
Transportation in Noxubee County, Mississippi


title: Polyrhaphidini

text:
Polyrhaphidini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy
 Eudryoctenes
 Polyrhaphis

References

Polyrhaphidini
Lamiinae


title: Polyrhaphis

text:
Polyrhaphis is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:

 Polyrhaphis angustata Buquet, 1853
 Polyrhaphis argentina Lane, 1978
 Polyrhaphis armiger (Schoenherr, 1817)
 Polyrhaphis baloupae Santos-Silva, Martins & Tavakilian, 2010
 Polyrhaphis batesi Hovore & McCarty, 1998
 Polyrhaphis belti Hovore & McCarty, 1998
 Polyrhaphis confusa Lane, 1978
 Polyrhaphis fabricii Thomson, 1865
 Polyrhaphis gracilis Bates, 1862
 Polyrhaphis grandini Buquet, 1853
 Polyrhaphis hystricina Bates, 1862
 Polyrhaphis jansoni Pascoe, 1859
 Polyrhaphis kempfi Lane, 1978
 Polyrhaphis lanei Santos-Silva, Martins & Tavakilian, 2010
 Polyrhaphis michaeli McCarty, 1997
 Polyrhaphis olivieri Thomson, 1865
 Polyrhaphis papulosa (Olivier, 1795)
 Polyrhaphis peruana Santos-Silva, Martins & Tavakilian, 2010
 Polyrhaphis pilosa Lane, 1965
 Polyrhaphis spinipennis Laporte, 1840
 Polyrhaphis spinosa (Drury, 1773)
 Polyrhaphis turnbowi Hovore & McCarty, 1998

References

Polyrhaphidini


title: Little Diane

text:
"Little Diane" is a song written and performed by Dion featuring The Del-Satins.  The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962.  It was featured on his 1962 album, Lovers Who Wander.

The song was arranged by Glen Stuart.

The song was ranked number 86 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1962.

Other versions
Rivers Cuomo released a version on his 2007 album Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo which featured the band Sloan.

References

1962 songs
1962 singles
Songs written by Dion DiMucci
Dion DiMucci songs
Sloan (band) songs
Laurie Records singles


title: Mildred, Montana

text:
Mildred is an unincorporated community in Prairie County, Montana, United States. Mildred is located along a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad line  east-southeast of Terry. It was platted in 1908.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mildred has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Mildred was  on July 15, 2002, while the coldest temperature recorded was  on December 22, 1989.

References

Unincorporated communities in Prairie County, Montana
Unincorporated communities in Montana


title: Pretiliini

text:
Pretiliini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It contains a single genus, Pretilia, and a single species, Pretilia tuberculata.

References

Lamiinae


title: Pteropliini

text:
Pteropliini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy

 Abaraeus Jordan, 1903
 Abryna Newman, 1842
 Acanthetaxalus Breuning, 1961
 Acronia Westwood, 1863
 Agniolophia Breuning, 1938
 Albapomecyna Breuning, 1980
 Alidopsis Breuning, 1954
 Alidus Gahan, 1893
 Anaches Pascoe, 1865
 Anobrium Belon, 1902
 Aprophata Pascoe, 1862
 Ataxia Haldeman, 1847
 Atybe Pascoe, 1864
 Baraeus Thomson, 1858
 Batrachorhina Chevrolat, 1842
 Brachyale Breuning, 1963
 Cairnsia Blackburn, 1895
 Callimetopus Blanchard, 1853
 Catafimbria  Aurivillius, 1922
 Cenodocus J. Thomson, 1864
 Cicatripraonetha Breuning, 1980
 Cobria Pascoe, 1865
 Corrhenes Pascoe, 1865
 Corrhenispia Breuning, 1938
 Corrhenodes Breuning, 1942
 Cristodesisa Breuning, 1959
 Cryptocranium Audinet-Serville, 1835
 Cubilia Jordan, 1897
 Cubilioides Breuning, 1940
 Cyardium Pascoe, 1866
 Cyphoscyla Thomson, 1868
 Dasyerrus Pascoe, 1865
 Daxata Pascoe, 1864
 Demodioides Breuning, 1947
 Depsages Pascoe, 1865
 Desisa Pascoe, 1865
 Desisella Breuning, 1942
 Desisopsis Hüdepohl, 1995
 Diexia Pascoe, 1865
 Dystasia Pascoe, 1864
 Dystasiopsis Breuning & de Jong, 1941
 Eczemotellus Heller, 1924
 Eczemotes Pascoe, 1864
 Eczemothea Schwarzer, 1926
 Egesina Pascoe, 1864
 Emphytoecia
 Emphytoeciosoma Melzer, 1934
 Eosthenias Breuning, 1961
 Epectasis Bates, 1866
 Epopaea Thomson, 1864
 Epopea Thomson, 1864
 Esaete Galileo & Martins, 2002
 Esthlogena Thomson, 1864
 Esthlogenopsis Breuning, 1942
 Etaxalus Pascoe, 1865
 Exarrhenodes Breuning, 1938
 Exarrhenus Pascoe, 1864
 Falsoprosoplus Breuning, 1974
 Falsoterinaea Matsushita, 1938
 Falsozorilispe Breuning, 1943
 Faustabryna Breuning, 1961
 Gibbomesosella Pic, 1932
 Grammoechus J. Thomson, 1864
 Hathliodes Pascoe, 1866
 Hathliolophia Breuning, 1959
 Heterotaxalus Heller, 1926
 Ischioplites Thomson, 1864
 Ischnia Jordan, 1903
 Latabryna Hüdepohl, 1990
 Leptomesosella Breuning, 1939
 Lychrosimorphus Pic, 1925
 Macropraonetha Breuning, 1961
 Marmylaris Pascoe, 1866
 Menyllus Pascoe, 1864
 Mesiphiastus Breuning, 1959
 Mesosella Bates, 1884
 Metagnoma Aurivillius, 1925
 Micropraonetha Breuning, 1939
 Milothris Dejean, 1835
 Mimabryna Breuning, 1938
 Mimacronia Vives, 2009
 Mimaspurgus Breuning, 1957
 Mimatossa Breuning, 1943
 Mimectatosia Breuning, 1959
 Mimiphiastus Breuning, 1978
 Mimischnia Breuning, 1971
 Mimodesisa Breuning & de Jong, 1941
 Mimomenyllus Breuning, 1973
 Mimoniphona Breuning, 1940
 Mimoprosoplus Breuning, 1970
 Mimosaperdopsis Breuning, 1959
 Mimosthenias Breuning, 1938
 Mimotropidema Breuning, 1958
 Mindanaona Özdikmen, 2008
 Mispila Pascoe, 1864
 Mispilodes Breuning, 1938
 Mispilopsis Breuning, 1938
 Moron Pascoe, 1858
 Mussardia Breuning, 1959
 Nipholophia Gressitt, 1951
 Niphona Mulsant, 1839
 Niphonatossa Breuning, 1967
 Niphopterolophia Breuning, 1964
 Niphosoma Breuning, 1943
 Niphotragulus Kolbe, 1894
 Niphovelleda Breuning, 1940
 Notocorrhenes Breuning, 1959
 Ophthalmocydrus Aurivillius, 1925
 Parabryna Hüdepohl, 1995
 Paracoedomea Breuning, 1942
 Paracomeron Heller, 1913
 Paracorrhenes Breuning, 1978
 Paradaxata Breuning, 1938
 Paradesisa Breuning, 1938
 Paradiexia Heller, 1923
 Paralophia Aurivillius, 1924
 Paramenyllus Breuning, 1938
 Paramesosella Breuning, 1940
 Paramispila Breuning, 1959
 Paramispilopsis Breuning, 1947
 Paramoron Aurivillius, 1908
 Paramussardia Breuning, 1965
 Paramussardiana Breuning, 1979
 Paranaches Breuning, 1959
 Paraniphona Breuning, 1970
 Parapeleconus Breuning, 1970
 Paraphemone Gressitt, 1935
 Pararhytiphora Breuning, 1938
 Parastesilea Breuning, 1959
 Parasthenias Breuning, 1938
 Paratybe Téocchi & Sudre, 2003
 Parazosmotes Breuning, 1959
 Parepectasoides Breuning, 1979
 Paretaxalus Breuning, 1938
 Parexarrhenus Breuning, 1938
 Penthea Laporte de Castelanu, 1840
 Pentheopraonetha Breuning, 1960
 Phemonoides Breuning, 1940
 Phemonopsis Breuning, 1948
 Phesates Pascoe, 1865
 Phesatiodes Hüdepohl, 1995
 Piliranova Breuning, 1960
 Platycranium Aurivillius, 1917
 Prosoplus Blanchard, 1853
 Protorhopala Thomson, 1860
 Pseudabryna Schultze, 1916
 Pseudalidus Breuning, 1959
 Pseudaprophata Breuning, 1961
 Pseudelasma Breuning, 1968
 Pseudeuclea Schwarzer, 1931
 Pseudodoliops Breuning, 1947
 Pseudolophia Breuning, 1938
 Pseudomenyllus Breuning, 1970
 Pseudomiccolamia Pic, 1916
 Pseudomoron Breuning, 1965
 Pseudomussardia Breuning, 1974
 Pseudoparmena Breuning, 1956
 Pseudotaxalus Breuning, 1938
 Pterolamia Breuning, 1942
 Pterolophia Newman, 1842
 Pteroplius Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville in Lacordaire, 1830
 Pterotragula Teocchi, 1991
 Rhaphiptera Audinet-Serville, 1835
 Rhaphipteroides Touroult & Tavakilian, 2007
 Rhytiphora Audinet-Serville, 1835
 Scaposodus Breuning, 1961
 Sesiosa Pascoe, 1865
 Similosodus McKeown, 1945
 Sodopsis Breuning, 1961
 Soridopsis Breuning, 1940
 Sotades Pascoe, 1864
 Spinegesina Breuning, 1974
 Spinetaxalus Breuning, 1981
 Spinopraonetha Breuning, 1960
 Spinosodus Breuning & de Jong, 1941
 Squamosaperdopsis Breuning, 1959
 Stesilea Pascoe, 1865
 Sthenias Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
 Sybropis Pascoe, 1885
 Sybropraonetha Breuning, 1960
 Symphyletes Newman, 1842
 Synelasma Pascoe, 1858
 Synixais Aurivillius, 1911
 Thaumasesthes Fairmaire, 1894
 Thita Aurivillius, 1914
 Tigranella Breuning, 1940
 Tricheczemotes Breuning, 1938
 Trichepectasis Breuning, 1940
 Trichohathliodes Breuning, 1959
 Tricholophia Breuning, 1938
 Trichoniphona Breuning, 1968
 Trichopenthea Breuning, 1959
 Trichoprosoplus Breuning, 1961
 Trichopterolophia Breuning, 1960
 Trichovelleda Breuning, 1970
 Tuberculetaxalus Breuning, 1980
 Xiphohathlia Breuning, 1961
 Xiphotheata Pascoe, 1864
 Xynenon Pascoe, 1865
 Zaeera Pascoe, 1865
 Zaeeroides Breuning, 1938
 Zaeeropsis Breuning, 1943
 Zosmotes Pascoe, 1865
 Zygrita Thomson, 1860

References

Beetle tribes


title: Willard, Montana

text:
Willard is an unincorporated community in Fallon County, Montana, United States. Willard is located on Montana Highway 7,  south-southwest of Baker. The community had a post office until September 9, 1995; it still has its own ZIP code, 59354.

The post office was established in 1910 on the stage road between Baker and Ekalaka.

References

Unincorporated communities in Fallon County, Montana
Unincorporated communities in Montana


title: Sony Alpha 290

text:
The Sony α290 (DSLR-A290) is a Sony entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) introduced in 2010. The 14.0 megapixel α290 is available in the United States in two kit versions, one with a DT 18-55mm SAM (smooth-autofocus-motor) Sony lens and the other with the same DT 18-55mm SAM lens and a DT 55-200mm SAM Sony lens.

The Sony α290 has a 9-point AF system and takes all Sony α/Minolta AF mount lenses. The 14.0 megapixel APS-C (23.5 mm × 15.7 mm) sized CCD sensor has a max ISO of 3200, however when using ISO 800 the photos start to get noisy and 1600 and 3200 have very bad noise. The Sony α290 has a BIONZ image processor and can take approximately 2.5 frames per second. The Sony α290 includes Creative Style, or preset color settings; BRAVIA Sync with a built in HDMI plug, and anti-dust technology. The Sony α290's anti-dust system is a charge protection coating on a low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism. The α290 also features Sony's SteadyShot INSIDE in-body stabilization.

The Sony α290 takes the Sony NP-FH50 rechargeable battery and can take about 500 photos on a full charge (according to Sony). The viewfinder on the Sony α290 has a 95% field of view and has .83x magnification (with a 50 mm lens at infinity) is arguably superior to its sister, the Sony α390, which is almost the same camera except its bigger-tilt screen and live preview.

A disadvantage to the Sony α290 is its proprietary hot shoe, or where an external flash unit attaches. The Sony α290, like all other Sony Alpha DSLRs, has the iISO flash shoe.

The Sony α290 officially succeeded the Sony α 230, and brought about the return of several features.  It also includes a new "HELP" system, to assist new users.  Like the α230, the α290 will take both a Memory Stick PRO Duo or an SD/SDHC card.

The camera weighs approximately  without the battery, memory card, lens and other accessories and has the approximate dimensions of 128 mm × 97 mm × 86 mm (W/H/D).

The Sony α290 has a standard USB 2.0 port along with its mini HDMI port. The camera sends a review image to HDMI output immediately after taking a photo. There is no need to switch to playback mode to review.

The flash on the α290 is a standard pop-up with a recycling time of approximately 4 seconds. The hot shoe is, like most other Sony Alpha camera, a proprietary iISO.

The Sony α290 has a capability to work with infrared remote control and also wired remote. Remote control is sold separately, and is enabled through the Drive mode menu by selecting 'Remote Commander'.

The Sony α290 has a capability to take power from AC Power Supply, model AC-PW10AM. This power supply is sold separately.

References

External links
 http://mhohner.de/sony-minolta/onebody/a290
 http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/26318/sony-alpha-290/

290
Digital cameras with CCD image sensor


title: Mia Cooper

text:
Mia Cooper may refer to:

Mia Cooper (violinist), Irish violinist with the Michael Nyman Band
Mia Cooper (singer), Nevada singer on The First Ten Years (Gabin album)
Mia Cooper, List of The Shapeshifter characters


title: Canandaigua Street Railroad

text:
Chartered in 1886, the Canandaigua Street Railroad was a local streetcar line serving the lakeside city of Canandaigua, New York beginning in 1887. The railroad was sold to the Canandaigua Electric Light and Railroad which rebuilt and electrified the line in 1892. The Ontario Light and Traction Company purchased it in 1900, and leased the line to the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway in 1903. In 1905, the line came under the control of the Mohawk Valley Company, and in turn, New York State Railways in 1909. Operation was converted to bus operation some time in the 1920s, but this service ended when the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway shut down on July 31, 1930. The lease of the former Canandaiua lines was allowed to lapse.

Early history (1887–1905)
The line began operating as a horse car line on September 6, 1887, with a two-mile extension following a month later. Stretching from the steamship wharf at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, the line ran along Main Street to the western edge of town. A branch to the fairgrounds was opened in 1889. All cars met the steamships that brought passengers across Canandaigua Lake. The railroad closed in July 1892, and was sold to the Canandaigua Electric Light and Railroad Company which electrified and rebuilt the lines for streetcar operation in 1893. A hydro-electric plant in Littleville provided the power for the streetcar line.

The Ontario Light and Traction Company purchased the line on June 1, 1900, maintaining local service in the city. In 1901, the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway was chartered to build a new interurban line between Rochester and Geneva. Headquartered in Canandaigua, the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway leased the Ontario Light and Traction line in 1903 to gain access through the city limits. At this time the power plant in Littleville and the substation on Phoenix Street were abandoned because the Rochester and Eastern had built a larger power plant of its own in Canandaigua. In 1905 the branches serving the fairground and the steamship wharf were abandoned.

Control by New York State Railways (1906–1930)
The New York Central Railroad began taking an interest in the streetcar and interurban railways springing up along their territory. The Mohawk Valley Company was formed in 1905 to take control of the Rochester Railway Company, the Rochester and Sodus Bay Railway, and the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway. In 1909 these properties were combined to form New York State Railways, and the Canandaigua route became part of the Rochester Lines. In 1917, the electric utility properties of the Ontario Light & Traction were sold to the Rochester Railway and Light Co., leaving the railway property in control of New York State Railways.

The Canandaigua line was never particularly busy, as two streetcars were assigned to the line to handle all of the traffic. Known locally as "The Dinky," streetcars would run from the Orphans Asylum down to the lake and back. Sometime in the late 1920s, local city operation was converted to bus, but continued to be operated by New York State Railways. The Great Depression brought fewer customers and increased competition from better highways and more automobiles joining the roads. When the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway shut down for good on July 31, 1930, the lease of the Ontario Light and Traction was allowed to lapse. Ontario Light and Traction did not resume independent operation, and the streetcar era came to a close in Canandaigua.

References

Streetcars in New York (state)
Defunct New York (state) railroads
Railway companies established in 1886
Railway companies disestablished in 1900
American companies disestablished in 1900


title: Saperdini

text:
Saperdini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy
 Bifidunguiglenea Lin & Tavakilian, 2012
 Cagosima Thomson, 1864
 Callundine Thomson, 1879
 Chlorisanis Pascoe, 1867
 Clavoserixia Breuning, 1954
 Conizonia Fairmaire, 1864
 Coptosia Fairmaire, 1864
 Cristoberea Breuning, 1954
 Cyaneophytoecia Breuning, 1950
 Dyenmonus Thomson, 1868
 Dystomorphus Pic, 1926
 Elongatoserixia Breuning, 1982
 Entelopes Guérin-Méneville, 1844
 Eudaphisia Pic, 1926
 Eutetrapha Bates, 1884
 Glenea Newman, 1842
 Gleneonupserha Breuning, 1949
 Glenida Gahan, 1888
 Gracilinitocris Breuning, 1950
 Hemicryllis Aurivillius, 1922
 Heteroglenea Gahan, 1897
 Kabylophytoecia Sama, 2005
 Leuconitocris Breuning, 1950
 Linda Thomson, 1864
 Loboberea Breuning, 1950
 Malloderma Lacordaire, 1872
 Mallosia Mulsant, 1863
 Mallosiola Semenov, 1895
 Mandibularia Pic, 1925
 Mecas LeConte, 1852
 Menesia Mulsant, 1856
 Menesida Gahan, 1907
 Metallonupserha Breuning, 1980
 Micromandibularia Pic, 1936
 Mimocagosima Breuning, 1968
 Mystrocnemis Quedenfeldt, 1882
 Nedytisis Pascoe, 1866
 Neonitocris Breuning, 1950
 Neoserixia Schwarzer, 1925
 Neoxantha Pascoe, 1856
 Nupserha Thomson, 1860
 Nupserhoglenea Breuning, 1963
 Oberea Mulsant, 1839
 Obereopsis Chevrolat, 1855
 Ossonis Pascoe, 1867
 Oxylia Mulsant, 1863
 Pannychella Gilmour, 1962
 Pannychina Gilmour, 1962
 Parablepisanis Breuning, 1950
 Paradystus Aurivillius, 1923
 Paraglenea Bates, 1866
 Paramallosia Fuchs, 1955
 Paramenesia Breuning, 1952
 Paranitocris Breuning, 1950
 Paraschoenionta Breuning, 1950
 Paraserixia Breuning, 1954
 Parastenostola Breuning, 1952
 Parathyestes Breuning, 1980
 Pardaloberea Pic, 1926
 Parentelopes Breuning, 1954
 Pareutetrapha Breuning, 1952
 Parobereopsis Breuning, 1956
 Phytoecia Dejean, 1835
 Poecilobactris Kolbe, 1897
 Praolia Bates, 1884
 Pseudochlorisanis Breuning, 1954
 Pseudoconizonia Breuning, 1956
 Pseudoglenea Gilmour & Breuning, 1963
 Pseudolinda Breuning, 1954
 Pseudonitocris Breuning, 1961
 Pseudonupserha Aurivillius, 1914
 Pseudophytoecia Breuning
 Pseudoschoenionta Breuning, 1954
 Pseudothyestes Breuning, 1980
 Saperda Fabricius, 1775
 Saperdoglenea Breuning, 1964
 Savang Breuning, 1963
 Schoenionta J. Thomson, 1868
 Scytasis Pascoe, 1867
 Serixia Pascoe, 1856
 Serixiophytoecia Breuning, 1950
 Spinoberea Breuning, 1954
 Stenostola Mulsant, 1839
 Stibara Hope, 1840
 Striophytoecia Breuning, 1969
 Thermistis Pascoe, 1867
 Thyestilla Aurivillius, 1923
 Trichonitocris Breuning, 1961
 Vespinitocris Breuning, 1950
 Zosne Pascoe, 1866

incertae sedis
 Saperda bilabilis Newman, 1850
 Saperda mellancholica Montrouzier, 1855
 Saperda punctata Montrouzier, 1855

References

Lamiinae


title: Tapeina

text:
Tapeina is a genus of Neotropical longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Lamiinae. It is the only genus in the tribe Tapeinini.

Species
 Tapeina bicolor Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville in Latreille, 1828
 Tapeina coronata Lep. & Aud.-Serv.in Latreille, 1828
 Tapeina dispar Lep. & Aud.-Serv., 1828
 Tapeina erectifrons Thomson, 1857
 Tapeina hylaeana Marinoni, 1972
 Tapeina melzeri Zajciw, 1966
 Tapeina paulista Marinoni, 1972
 Tapeina rubronigra Marinoni, 1972
 Tapeina rudifrons Marinoni, 1972
 Tapeina transversifrons Thomson, 1857

References

Lamiinae


title: ELMUS

text:
ELMUS is a Canadian Electronic Music Laboratory, established by Hugh Le Caine after World War II. Funded by Canada's National Research Council, twenty-two new instruments were built over the next twenty years.

Laboratories in Canada
Music organizations based in Canada


title: Seok-ju

text:
Seok-ju, also spelled Seok-joo or Sok-ju, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "seok" and 56 hanja with the reading "ju" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:
Kim Seok-ju (1634–1684), Joseon Dynasty Neo-Confucian scholar
Na Seok-ju (1892–1926), Korean independence activist who bombed the Oriental Development Company
Kang Sok-ju (born 1939), North Korean politician and diplomat
Ha Seok-ju (born 1968), South Korean football player

Fictional characters with this name include:
Kim Seok-joo, from 2014 South Korean television series A New Leaf

See also
List of Korean given names
Shin Suk-ju (신숙주; 1417–1475), Joseon Dynasty official and soldier

References

Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names


title: Randall Rossilli Jr.

text:
Dr. Randall Rossilli Jr. (born January 11, 1968) is media entrepreneur and educator.

Rossilli has been nominated for four Emmys, winning one in 2009. He has also won the New York International Film Festival for his contributions to the Social Documentary, Presumption of Guilt. He was the founder and President/CEO of Nightstand Creations, Inc. as well as Nightstand Studios and the Nightstand Music Group.  He is currently the teacher of Broadcast Journalism, and oversees PVTV for Passaic Valley Regional High School in Little Falls, NJ.

Early life
Rossilli was born January 11, 1968, in Clara Maas Hospital in Belleville, New Jersey, to Randall Rossilli, a self-employed entrepreneur who owned his own flooring business, and Patricia Rossilli, a legal secretary who would become a stay-at-home mom. Raised in Newark, New Jersey, Randy would be the oldest of the three children born to Randy and Patti.  When Randy was 3, his parents had his sister, Karen, and nearly four years later they had his younger brother, Michael.  At the age of 12, his parents moved him and his siblings from Newark, 15 miles outside of the city to East Hanover Township, New Jersey.  Although relatively poor, Rossilli’s parents paid for many years of guitar lessons.  He would continue his guitar studies into his college years.

Musical influences
Rossilli became interested in music at an early age and attributes his decision to take guitar lessons to seeing Harry Chapin perform on a popular children’s show, Wonderama, hosted by Bob McAllister.  Chapin’s storytelling style and social conscience still drive him today.  In addition to Chapin, his style and interests as a producer and music have been shaped by a diverse collection of artists varying from singer songwriters like Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and James Taylor, to the horn-driven Rock and Funk sounds of Huey Lewis and the News and Earth Wind and Fire, to a wide collection of country and R&B artists.  He has released more than 25 songs on Apple's iTunes internationally (2)

Education
Rossilli attended Hanover Park High School and graduated in 1986. In high school, he became involved in the theater and music programs.  He received his BA in communication - radio/television/audio production from William Paterson University, where he met his wife, Jenny, who was studying to be a speech pathologist. Eventually he went back to school to become a teacher and later received his master's degree in education and administration from Seton Hall University. Ultimately, Randy earned his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Northcentral University.

Education career
Rossilli spent four years as a middle school English and social studies teacher before being asked to become a supervisor, building principal and later district-level director.  He initially left education to work his media craft full-time, and returned for one year as principal of a small private hearing-impaired school, while his production facilities, Nightstand Studios, were being built.

During his career in education he was named one of the Top-25 Technology Educators in North America by being awarded the Apple Distinguished Educator Award.

In 2017, Rossilli decided to return to the classroom, accepting a position to teach high school broadcast journalism at Passaic Valley High School, in Little Falls, New Jersey.

Since July 2019, Rossilli has been principal at Celebrate the Children School in Denville, New Jersey.  Celebrate the Children is a premier school for children with autism and alternative learning needs. It employs the unique, relationship-based DIR/Floortime™ model to engage children in social-emotional growth, while ensuring they also receive their state-required academic mandates.

Rossilli is also an adjunct professor of media at the County College of Morris in Randolph, NJ.

Critical success
Rossilli has been nominated for four Emmy Awards - three Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards as Director, Producer (2010 December Miracles) (3) and for Outstanding Programming, and he won the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Emmy award for Outstanding Program or special for Children/Youth/Teens for the pilot of his property The Adventures of Young Thomas Edison, (1) (4)  for which is wrote, directed, composed and performed the music, edited, and designed the puppet and animated characters, as well as lending his voice to a handful of characters.  Subsequently, he was nominated for a New York Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for his public television special Lil’ Grusome and the Nutshell Gang.

In addition to these productions, he also was recognized at the New York International Film Festival for his work as editor and co-producer of the Social Documentary Presumption of Guilt.

Business endeavors and personal life

From 2016-2017, Rossilli consulted with MJH Associates in Cranbury, NJ.  As their Director of Studio Operations and New Media, he helped design, build, and roll out their multimillion-dollar in-house television and recording studios.
Rossilli runs Nightstand Studios and Nightstand Creations, Inc. in Fairfield, New Jersey. He is married, has two children, and lives in Livingston, New Jersey.

References and links

 Randy Rossilli, Jr. on iTunes
 The Animator of Verona
 Emmy Nominations for Verona Animator
 2008 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Recipients
 Nightstand Studios/Nightstand Creations
 Detailed Interview and Bio of Randy Rossilli, Jr. - Circle Magazine

References

Educators from New Jersey
Hanover Park High School alumni
People from Belleville, New Jersey
People from East Hanover, New Jersey
People from Newark, New Jersey
William Paterson University alumni
Seton Hall University alumni
American chief executives
Regional Emmy Award winners
Living people
1968 births


title: Tetraopini

text:
Tetraopini is a tribe of longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy
 Mecasoma
 Phaea
 Tetraopes

References

Lamiinae


title: Tetropini

text:
Tetropini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Genera
 Tetrops
 Lenotetrops

References

Lamiinae


title: Love Came to Me

text:
"Love Came to Me" is a song written by Dion DiMucci and John Falbo and performed by Dion featuring the Del-Satins.  The song was arranged by Glen Stuart.  It was featured on his 1963 album, Love Came to Me.

Chart performance
"Love Came to Me" reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the R&B chart in 1962.

References

1962 songs
1962 singles
Songs written by Dion DiMucci
Dion DiMucci songs
Laurie Records singles


title: Xenofreini

text:
Xenofreini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.

Taxonomy
 Curiofrea
 Oroxenofrea
 Xenofrea

References

Lamiinae


title: 2014 in Hong Kong

text:
The following lists events from 2014 in Hong Kong.

Incumbents
 Chief Executive - Leung Chun-ying

Events

February
 February 14 - The 2014 Hong Kong Marathon took place. Feyera Gemeda and Rehima Kedir won the men's and women's races in 2:15:05 and 2:34:53 hours, respectively.

March
 March - Hongkonger and Hong Kongese were officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
 March 28-30 - 2014 Hong Kong Sevens, a rugby tournament, took place. There were four knockout stages in the tournament and each team that won its knockout stage was declared a champion.

April
 April 13 - 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards took place.

July
 July 1 - An annual Hong Kong March took place. The march featured protest that demanded rights of citizens: democracy, universal suffrage, freedom of speech, etc. Organizers of the march said over 500,000 protesters participated.
 July - Occupy Central with Love and Peace is a proposed nonviolent occupation protest for universal suffrage. Its date is unknown, but it is scheduled for July.

September
 September 22-26 - Student groups initiated large-scale class boycott campaigns.
 September 27 - Occupy Central with Love and Peace officially started.

November
 November 11 - Following a court injunction authorising the clearance of protest sites, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are warned they could face arrest if they do not leave the sites.
 November 18 - Hong Kong authorities start dismantling a protest site in Admiralty following a court order.
 November 25 - Hong Kong authorities start clearing away barricades in the district of Mong Kok.
 November 26 - More than 80 people are arrested as police dismantle a protest camp in the Mong Kok commercial district. Student leaders Joshua Wong and Lester Shum are amongst those arrested.
 November 27 - The Hong Kong Police Force arrests eleven more people in a second night of violence after removal of a camp in Mong Kok and seven police officers are arrested for alleged assault of a protester on October 15.
 November 29 - Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators clash with police in the Mong Kok district as they try to reclaim their former protest site.

December
 December 1 - Pro-democracy demonstrators and the Hong Kong Police Force clash outside the headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong. Dozens of people are arrested.
 December 2 - C. Y. Leung, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, warns pro-democracy activists not to return to the streets after yesterday's clashes.

Deaths

January
 5 January - Peter Rull Sr., 91, Hong Kong Olympic sport shooter.
 7 January - Run Run Shaw, Hong Kong filmmaker and entrepreneur (b. 1907)

February
 4 February - Wu Ma, 71, Chinese-born Hong Kong actor and director, lung cancer.

May
 25 May - Tang Yuhan, 101, Hong Kong oncologist.
 30 May - Joan Lorring, 88, British Hong Kong-born American actress (The Corn Is Green, Three Strangers).

June
 4 June - George Ho, 94, American-born Chinese Hong Kong media owner (Commercial Television and Radio), recipient of the Gold Bauhinia Star (2001).

July
 4 July - Li Fook-wo, 97, Hong Kong politician and banker (Bank of East Asia).
 14 July - Sir Jimmy McGregor, 90, British colonial politician, member of the Hong Kong Executive Council (1995–1997) and Legislative Council (1988–1995).
 24 July - Ian Rees Davies, 72, British dentist and university administrator, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (2000–2002).
 25 July - Cheng Yang-ping, 84, Hong Kong simultaneous interpreter, Chief Interpreter (1972–1986) and Chief Conference Interpreter (1986–1987) of the Hong Kong Government.

August
 16 August - Tsang Shu-ki, 64, Hong Kong economist and social activist (Meeting Point).

September
 13 September - Marvin Cheung, 67, Hong Kong accountant and politician, Chairman of the AAHK (2008–2014), unofficial member of the Executive Council (2005–2012), leukemia.

November
 16 November - Sik Kok Kwong, 95, Hong Kong Buddhist monk, President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association (1966–2014).
 20 November - Jimmy Heung, 64, Hong Kong film producer and director, cancer.

December
 27 December - Ronald Li, 85, Chinese stockbroker, Chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1986–1987), cancer.
 29 December
 Hari Harilela, 92, Indian-born Hong Kong hotelier.
 Jenny Pat, 33, Hong Kong art dealer, accidental drug overdose.

See also
List of Hong Kong films of 2014
2014 Hong Kong electoral reform consultation
Hong Kong at the 2014 Winter Olympics
2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League
2013–14 Hong Kong FA Cup

References

Years of the 21st century in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong


title: Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway

text:
The Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway (R&ER) was an electric interurban railway in New York State, USA, connecting Rochester, Canandaigua, and Geneva.

History
The company was chartered in 1901, the investors being mostly from Rochester. Service between that city and Canandaigua began in 1903, the power house and car barn being erected in the latter place. Completion to Geneva was in 1904. A spur line to Fairport was begun, but abandoned unfinished.

In 1905 the line came under control of the New York Central Railroad (NYC) through its Mohawk Valley Company subsidiary. In this period, Canandaigua was provided with a limited local streetcar service using one car.

The R&E was consolidated with the Rochester Railway Company and the Rochester and Sodus Bay Railway in 1909 to form New York State Railways which was wholly owned by New York Central. One change was that the power house was shut down, and electricity purchased from the local public utility company owing to economies of scale.

In its early years, the line attracted a heavy leisure traffic of people wishing to visit the Finger Lakes, but this was especially vulnerable to automobile competition. Ridership declined sharply through the 1920s, but nevertheless the interurban was re-routed to link up to the Rochester Subway at Rowlands in 1928, providing a faster and more direct route to serve downtown Rochester.

The effort was wasted, as New York State Railways petitioned to abandon the R&E in 1929. Months later, legal permission was granted to end all service on July 31, 1930. The line was dismantled soon after, and there was no successor.

Route
Before 1928, the R&ER used the Rochester Railway Company streetcar tracks, and left the city on Monroe Avenue. In that year, it briefly connected with the Rochester Subway at Rowlands, at the south-east end of Monroe, before shutting down for good. The terminus in this short period was the City Hall subway stop.

The first major stop after Rochester city limits was Pittsford, whence the R&ER closely paralleled the NYC line to Canandaigua on the latter's north side. Stops were at Bushnell's Basin, Fishers, Victor, Mertensia (actually at Hathaway Corners) and Paddleford. In Canandaigua the line ran down Main Street, and the car barn was at the end of a stub line left when the main line turned east to Geneva.

The location of the car barn at the end of this stub line at the south end of Canandagua's Main Street meant that the city's local trolley service could shuttle from there to the city limits at the north end of Main Street and back again, without getting in the way of the interurban cars.

The main line then ran due east, with main stops at Hopewell, Seneca Castle, Gates and Pre-emption. It terminated in Geneva next to the City Hall on the north side of the Castle Street, halfway between Geneva and Exchange Streets.

At Geneva, the line connected with the Geneva, Seneca Falls and Auburn Railroad which took folk to Seneca Falls and to a terminus on the Cayuga Lake shore where there was an amusement park (it never got to Auburn). This little company also ran the Geneva streetcars.

In 1905, the R&ER was proposing a loop line from Mertensia through Shortsville, Clifton Springs and Phelps to Geneva, but this was abortive -although it appeared on its publicity maps.

The line had interchanges with the NYC, and also with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Canandagua and the Lehigh Valley Railroad at Geneva. However it was never able to develop any substantial carload freight traffic although, like most interurbans, it handled LCL (less-than-carload) freight in the baggage compartments of its cars.

References

Streetcars in New York (state)
Transportation in Rochester, New York
Defunct New York (state) railroads
Railway companies established in 1901
Railway companies disestablished in 1930


title: Luis Eduardo Díaz Granados

text:
Luis Eduardo Díaz Granados Torres (born 15 July 1970) is a Colombian businessman and politician, currently serving in the Senate of Colombia. He was previously elected to two terms in the Chamber of Representatives.

References

Living people
1970 births
Colombian politicians

Diaz Granados family