title: Beth Johnson (American politician)

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Elizabeth McCullough Johnson (1909–1973) was an American politician. She served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate for nearly a decade. Johnson became the first female state senator in Florida history upon her election in 1962. She had previously become the second woman elected to the Florida House, when she was chosen to represent Orange County in 1958.

Johnson was a leading advocate, along with former State Senate President William A. Shands, for the establishment of the University of Central Florida in 1963. She considered it, along with the creation of a statewide planning and zoning system, as her chief legislative accomplishments. Johnson was a member of the League of Women Voters, and was posthumously inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1986.

Senator Beth Johnson Park, a  urban park located near Lake Ivanhoe in Orlando, is named in her honor.

References
General:
 James, Randall. "Morphing Orlando: Into a World-Class City" (2013),
 Weatherford, Doris. Women in American Politics: History and Milestones (2012),

Notes:

In-text:

1909 births
1973 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
Democratic Party Florida state senators
Women state legislators in Florida
People from Butler, Pennsylvania
People from Orange County, Florida
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American women politicians


title: Gymnocerina

text:
Gymnocerina cratosomoides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Gymnocerina. It was described by Bates in 1862.

References

Anisocerini
Beetles described in 1862
Monotypic Cerambycidae genera


title: Vaazhkai (1984 film)

text:
Vaazhkai ( ) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language drama film,  directed by  C. V. Rajendran and produced by Chitra Raamu and Chitra Lakshmanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Ambika and Pandiyan, with Jaishankar, M. N. Nambiar and Raveendran in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Hindi film Avtaar. The film was released on 14 April 1984 and ran for over 100 days in theaters.

Plot
Rajasekar is a hard-working mechanic whose family consists of wife Radha, oldest son Baskar, daughter-in-law Sumathi, youngest son Ramesh and adopted son Kannan. Rajasekar loses the use of one arm in an accident at work and, for the first time in his life, finds himself out of work. He wants to use his insurance payout from the accident to buy the family home and pay for Ramesh's education. Baskar buys the house but registers it in Sumathi's name rather than his mother's name. Ramesh falls in love with Swapna. Her father, rich businessman Seetharaman, is supportive of the couple but wants Ramesh to live in his home and take charge of his businesses. Rajasekar is skeptical of this arrangement as he is worried about Ramesh being dependent on Seetharaman. Ramesh, however, abandons his parents to live with Swapna. Baskar's duplicity also comes to light after a family argument. Utter disappointed in his children, Rajasekar leaves the home with Radha and Kannan. With hard work and determination, Rajasekar becomes a very wealthy man. His sons' fortunes, on the other hand, fall and family is set against each other.

Cast
Sivaji Ganesan as Rajasekar
Ambika as Radha
Pandiyan as Kannan
Jaishankar as David
M. N. Nambiar as Seetharaman
Nizhalgal Ravi as Baskar
Raveendran as Ramesh
Unnimary/Deepa as Sumathi
Silk Smitha as Swapna
V. K. Ramasamy as Baai
Y. Vijaya as Ayesha
Manorama as Kannaatha
Y. G. Mahendra as Anwar
Thengai Srinivasan

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Kaalam Maaralam" is set in Hamsadhvani raga.

Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the acting of Sivaji Ganesan and other actors but panned Ilaiyaraaja's music and concluded even though it is a film similar to the old films of Ganesan, the film is said to be for the motherland who takes joy in crying.

References

External links

1980s Tamil-language films
1984 drama films
1984 films
Films directed by C. V. Rajendran
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam
Indian drama films
Tamil remakes of Hindi films


title: Gymnocerus

text:
Gymnocerus scabripennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Gymnocerus. It was described by Audinet-Serville in 1835.

References

Anisocerini
Beetles described in 1835
Monotypic Cerambycidae genera


title: Homoephloeus

text:
Homoephloeus licheneus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Homoephloeus. It was described by Gahan in 1892.

References

Anisocerini
Beetles described in 1892
Monotypic beetle genera


title: Erin Roger

text:
Erin Roger (born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a senior scientist working for the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) in the area of Citizen Science and Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting. Roger graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2010 with a PhD in ecology. She completed her Bachelor of Science with Honours at Acadia University in Nova Scotia Canada in 2002.

Background

Roger is an ecologist interested in the science-policy interface and how to facilitate the uptake of scientific research into the policy process. She currently works in the area of citizen science, developing and guiding citizen science programs to involve the community in data collection and monitoring projects. Her particular interest is exploring if citizen science can benefit environmental monitoring and policymaking. Roger's PhD research examined how wildlife populations are impacted by roads and how this impact varies at different spatial scales.

Previously Roger worked in the climate change impacts and adaptation section within the Office of Environment and Heritage. The section works on both science and policy related projects in order to quantify projected climate impacts for both humans and other biota and assist in the uptake of adaptation actions across government and the private sector.

Recently Roger completed a secondment from OEH where she was employed as a postdoctoral fellow at Macquarie University, working on a National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) funded project. The aim of the research was to examine the current extent of environmentally suitable habitat for a suite of naturalised, but not yet invasive non-native plants within Australia and to evaluate how projected changes in climate may alter these patterns in the coming decades.

Research and publications

Total citations 190  H-index 6

Roger, E., Laffan, S.W., Ramp, D. (2007). Habitat selection by the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) in disturbed environments: implications for conservation of a common species. Biological Conservation 137: 437-449.
Pollock, B., Roger, E. (2007). Trace elements status of moose and white-tailed deer in Nova Scotia. Alces. 43: 61-78.
Ramp, D., Roger, E. (2008). Frequency of animal-vehicle collisions in New South Wales. In 'Too Close for Comfort'. D. Lunney, A Munn and W. Meikle (Eds.). Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Roger, E., Ramp, D. (2009). Incorporating habitat use in models of fauna fatalities on roads. Diversity and Distributions 15: 222-231.
Roger, E., Laffan, S.W., Ramp, D. (2011). Road impacts a tipping point for wildlife populations in threatened landscapes. Population Ecology 53: 215-227.
Eldridge, D.J, Bowker, M., Maestre, F., Roger, E., Reynolds, J., Whitford, W. (2011). Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis. Ecology Letters 14: 709-722.
Ramp, D., Gates-Foale, C., Roger, E., Croft, D.B. (2011). Suitability of acoustics as non-lethal deterrents for macropodids: the influence of origin, delivery, and anti-predator behaviour. Wildlife Research 38: 408-418.
Roger, E., Ramp, D., Bino, G. (2012). Linking habitat suitability and road mortalities across geographic ranges. Landscape Ecology 27:1167-1181.
Laffan, S.W., Ramp, D., Roger, E. (2013). Using endemism to assess representation of protected areas- the family Myrtaceae in the Great Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Journal of Biogeography 40: 570-578.
Hughes, L., Downey, P., Duursma Englert, D., Gallagher, R., Johnson, S., Leishman, M.,Roger, E, Smith, P., Steel, J .(2013). Prioritising naturalised plant species for threat assessment: developing a decision tool for managers. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, pp. 69.
Duursma DE, Gallagher RV, Roger E, Hughes L, Downey PO, et al. (2013). Next-Generation Invaders? Hotspots for Naturalised Sleeper Weeds in Australia under Future Climates. PLoS ONE 8(12): e84222. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084222

References

Living people
Australian ecologists
Women ecologists
Australian women scientists
University of New South Wales alumni
Acadia University alumni
People from Ottawa
Scientists from Ontario
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Hoplistocerus

text:
Hoplistocerus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:

 Hoplistocerus bonsae Lane, 1966
 Hoplistocerus callioides Gounelle, 1906
 Hoplistocerus dichrous Gounelle, 1906
 Hoplistocerus dives Bates, 1875
 Hoplistocerus gemmatus Bates, 1874
 Hoplistocerus iheringi Gounelle, 1906
 Hoplistocerus lanei Zajciw, 1960
 Hoplistocerus prominulosus Lane, 1950
 Hoplistocerus purpureoviridis Lane, 1938
 Hoplistocerus refulgens Blanchard in Orbigny, 1847

References

Anisocerini


title: Jocelyn Dela-Cruz

text:
Jocelyn Dela-Cruz (born Philippines) is a Principal Environmental Scientist at the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, Australia. She was educated at the University of Sydney (BSc. Hons1 and MSc) and University of New South Wales (Ph.D.).

Background

Dela-Cruz's background in science is diverse. She started her graduate studies as an eco-physiologist, investigating ion and water regulation and nitrogenous excretion in land crabs on Christmas Island. Jocelyn's interest in protecting the marine environment prompted her to undertake a Ph.D. investigating pollutant impacts on water quality and plankton ecology. Soon after, she moved to the United Kingdom to travel and take up a postdoctoral position at the University of Plymouth. It was here that Jocelyn gained skills in developing catchment models and decision support systems to help identify and quantify sources of diffuse pollution. The modelling approaches that she developed were subsequently used for the European Commission Sixth Framework Programme on European Lifestyles and impacts on Marine Ecosystems (ELME). The objective of ELME was to integrate existing knowledge of environmental state changes, sectoral pressures and social and economic drivers into a common modelling platform to inform decisions and policies in the United Kingdom and Europe.

As of 2014, Dela-Cruz's work ranged from being an expert witness for legal prosecutions, conducting audits, responding to pollution incidents, reviewing acts and regulations, and providing advice to other agencies on environmental impacts. Her main research role at this time was to bring together best available data and develop tools for evidence based decision making.

Publications

Scanes P., Dela-Cruz J. and Ferguson A. (2014). Determining ecologically based targets for stormwater quality. Stormwater Australia Bulletin, 204:2-5.
van der Sterren M., Dela-Cruz J. and Walpole S. (2012). Assessment of water sensitive urban design management scenarios to manage the long-term impacts of developments on a coastal saltwater lake, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21–23 February 2012, Melbourne.
Dela-Cruz J. (2011). Coastal Eutrophication Risk Assessment Tool. http://www.ozcoasts.gov.au/nrm_rpt/cerat/index.jsp
Roper T., Creese B., Scanes P., Stephens K., Williams R., Dela-Cruz J., Coade G., Coates B. and Fraser M. (2011). Assessing the condition of estuaries and coastal lake ecosystems in NSW. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting program, Technical report series, Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney. .
Scanes P., Dela-Cruz J., Coade G., Haine B., McSorley A., van den Broek J., Evans L., Kobayashi T. and O'Donnell M. (2011). Aquatic inventory of Nadgee Lake, Nadgee River and Merrica River estuaries. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 132, 169–186.
Dela-Cruz J. (2009). Threat of eutrophication. Wetlands Australia, 17:28.
Littleboy M., Sayers J. and Dela-Cruz J. (2009). Hydrological modelling of coastal catchments in New South Wales. Proceedings of the 18th World IMACS/MODSIM Congress, Cairns, Australia 13–17 July 2009.
Scanes P., Dela-Cruz J., Coade G., Potts J., Haine B., and Carpenter, M. (2008) Protecting estuarine wetlands: Great Lakes Coastal Catchments Initiative. Wetlands Australia, 16:43-45.
Dela-Cruz J., Middleton J. and Suthers I. (2008). The influence of upwelling, coastal currents and water temperature on the distribution of the red tide dinoflagellate, Noctiluca scintillans, along the east coast of Australia. Hydrobiologia, 598:59-75
Dela-Cruz J., Pritchard T., Gordon G. and Ajani P. (2006) The use of periphyton as a means of assessing impacts of point source inorganic nutrient pollution in south-eastern Australia. Freshwater Biology, 51 (5): 951–972.
Jackson E.L., Glanfield S.C., Dela-Cruz J., Langmead O., Arvanitidis C., Attrill M.J., Tyler-Walters H., Mee L. (2006). An objective approach to quantifying loss of seagrass in the Mediterranean: Causal chain analysis and scenario predictions. Biol. Mar. Medit., 13(4): 240–244.
Dela-Cruz J., Macleod C., Haygarth P., Glegg G., Scholefield D. and Mee L. (2003) A decision support tool for international diffuse pollution management. Proceedings of the 7th International Specialised Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Basin Management, 17–22 August, Dublin, Theme 6, pp 146–150. .
Dela-Cruz J., Middleton J. and Suthers I. (2003) Population growth and transport of the red tide dinoflagellate, Noctiluca scintillans, near Sydney Australia, using cell diameter as a tracer. Limnology and Oceanography, 48(2): 656–674.
Dela-Cruz J. (2002). Population dynamics and ecology of the red tide dinoflagellate, Noctiluca scintillans. University of New South Wales.
Dela-Cruz J., Ajani P., Lee R., Pritchard T. and Suthers I. (2002) Temporal abundance patterns of the red tide dinoflagellate, Noctiluca scintillans, along the south-east coast of Australia. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 236: 75–88.
Morris S. and Dela-Cruz J. (1998) The ecophysiological significance of lung-air retention during submersion by the air-breathing crabs Cardisoma carnifex and Cardisoma hirtipes. Experimental Biology Online, 3(10): 1-14.
Dela-Cruz L. (1997). Ion and Water Regulation in Cardisoma (Brachyura, Gecarcinidae). University of Sydney.
Dela-Cruz J. and Morris S. (1997) Water and ion balance and nitrogenous excretion as limitations to terrestrial excursion in the Christmas Island blue crab, Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana). J. exp. Zool., 279: 537-548
Dela-Cruz J. and Morris S. (1997) Respiratory, acid-base and metabolic responses of the Christmas Island blue crab, Cardisoma hirtipes, during simulated environmental conditions. Physiol. Zool., 70(1): 100–115.

References

Living people
Australian women scientists
Australian ecologists
Women ecologists
University of Sydney alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: David Barr (playwright)

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David Barr III is an American writer and playwright of African descent.

Career
As an actor, Barr received a Joseph Jefferson Citation for an Actor In A Principal Role for his portrayal of Philip Mbuso in the drama Victims at the Organic Theatre Greenhouse in 1992.

In 1994 he was a principal actor in the Chicago Theatre Company production of Pill Hill, which was the recipient of a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Ensemble. Additional acting accolades that David has received include the Best Actor Award from the Association Of Theatre Artists & Friends in 1989 for his portrayal of Creon in the Stage Left production of Antigone.

Barr's first full-length play was The Death of the Black Jesus, which premiered at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Mo. in January 1995.  (In the theater's pre-season booklet "21st Season of Plays," the title is given as Betrayal of the Black Jesus.) The success of this play led to an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship (1995) and the Black Theater Alliance Awards. The play  was the winner of the National Playwriting Award sponsored by the Unicorn Theatre, and the winner of the Mixed Blood Versus America National Playwriting Contest sponsored by the Mixed Blood Theatre.

His adaptation of the Walter Mosley novel A Red Death had its world premiere in September 1997. It won the 1998 Edgar Allan Poe Award, sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America in the Best New Play category.

Barr's two-act drama, Black Caesar, was the winner of the 1997 Theodore Ward Contest for Playwriting, sponsored by Chicago's Columbia College. PerformInk, Chicago's entertainment tradepaper, published Black Caesar in October 1999.

In January 1999, Barr received his second Illinois Arts Council Fellowship for Playwriting/Screenwriting. His play Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, based on the life of Marian Anderson, was the winner of the 1999 Unicorn Theatre National Playwriting Award. It opened at the Unicorn Theatre in June 1999 and at Pegasus Players in November 2000.

In September 1999, his full-length play The Face of Emmett Till (formerly The State of Mississippi vs Emmett Till) debuted at Pegasus Players. The play was developed with Mrs. Mamie Till Mobley and is based on the life and tragic death of her son Emmett Till and was revived in the fall of 2003, again at Pegasus Players.

2000 To Present

Barr is a co-adapter of The Journal of Ordinary Thought, a stage adaptation of poems and monologues written by members of the Neighborhood Writing Alliance. The Journal of Ordinary Thought had its world premiere at the Chicago Theatre Company in September 1999. It was voted one of the best plays of 1999 by both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. In March 2000 it was named winner of the Festival of Emerging American Theatre (FEAT) National Playwriting Competition, sponsored by Phoenix Theatre Company in Indianapolis, and played there in the spring of 2000.

In 2001, Barr received his third Illinois Arts Council Fellowship for Playwriting/Screenwriting. His play Bronzeville opened at the Pegasus Players Theater, but reviews were negative.

Barr's screen adaptation of the Zora Neale Hurston short story "The Gilded Six Bits" was selected for the 2008 International Black Harvest Film Festival. The film was aired on the Chicago and Gary, Indiana PBS affiliates WTTW and WYIN. The movie was screened at several 2006 and 2007 film festivals across the United States and was named Best Picture at the 2006 Twin Cities Film Festival. It was screened at the annual "Zora Fest" in Eatonville, Florida earlier that same year.

Barr's play The Upper Room was performed at Truman College in 2005.
http://www.btaawards.org/index.html  His Civil Rights docudrama My Soul is a Witness, produced by The Jena Company, New York City toured nationally in 2005 and 2006 and a Pegasus Players production of the work was included in the Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Arts Festival in Chennai, India during the Summer of 2007. My Soul is a Witness subsequently played in the cities of Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai. His second engagement with The Jena Company was the biopic Jackie, Vi, and Lena which toured nationally during the Winter of 2007.

In the Spring 2006 he co-authored the vaudevillian production "Point Of Revue", a composite shot of African American through a collection of short plays and original songs, with several artists including Kia Corthron, Don Cheadle  and Lynn Nottage.

Barr's screenplay Death of Innocence was co-written with Christopher Benson, Associate Professor of African American Studies, and Journalism at the University of Illinois, and with Oscar-winning director James Moll.  It was adapted from a memoir co-written by Benson and the late, Civil Rights activist Mamie Till-Mobley.  It was optioned for development by HBO Films in 2007.

References

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20100603181550/http://www.neiu.edu/~mystery/barr.html

American dramatists and playwrights
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Malevolence (I Declare War album)

text:
Malevolence is the third album by deathcore band I Declare War. It is the last album to feature Jonathan Huber on vocals before his departure, and the first album to feature Chris Fugate on guitar, Brent Eaton on bass, and Ryan Cox on drums.

Track listing

Personnel
I Declare War
Jonathan Huber - Vocals
Evan Hughes - Guitars
Chris Fugate - Guitars
Brent Eaton - Bass
Ryan Cox - Drums
Production
Shawn Carrano - Management
Chris Common - Editing, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Tracking
Alan Douches - Mastering
Colin Marks - Artwork
Alex Wade - Management

2010 albums
I Declare War (band) albums


title: Sarithira Nayagan

text:
Sarithira Nayagan () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by  D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sarada, Prabhu and Radha. It is a remake of the Telugu film Chanda Sasanudu. The film was released on 26 May 1984. This was Yoganand's final film as director before his death in 2006.

Plot

The plot revolves around two siblings who are forcibly separated by the villains in pursuit of their inheritance. Years later, their offspring fall in love and collaborate to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of the male lead's father.

Cast
Sivaji Ganesan
Sarada
Prabhu
Radha
M. N. Nambiar
Thengai Srinivasan
Jaishankar
Jayamalini
R. S. Manohar

Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali.

Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the film's screenplay for being overstuffed and confusing.

References

External links

1980s Tamil-language films
1984 films
Films directed by D. Yoganand
Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
Tamil remakes of Telugu films


title: Bambusa multiplex

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Bambusa multiplex is a species  of bamboo native to China (provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. It is also naturalized in Japan, Iraq, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, the Indian subcontinent, parts of South America, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama).

B. multiplex forms a medium-sized clump with slender culms (stems) and dense foliage. This bamboo is suitable for hedges and live fences since the stems and foliage form a dense growth that create an effective barrier. The height of the stems under ideal conditions is about 10 ft. Propagation is through rhizome offsets and rooted culm (stem) cuttings. Micro propagation too is feasible through axillary bud proliferation.

References

multiplex
Indomalayan realm flora
Flora of Indo-China
Flora of Southeast China
Flora of Bhutan
Flora of Nepal
Flora of Sri Lanka
Flora of Taiwan
Flora of South-Central China
Flora of Hainan
Flora of Assam (region)
Plants described in 1832


title: I Declare War (album)

text:
I Declare War is the fourth album) by deathcore band I Declare War, released in 2011. It is the first album to feature Jamie Hanks on vocals since Jonathan Huber's departure.

Track listing

Personnel
I Declare War
Jamie Hanks – vocals
Brent Eaton – bass
Ryan Cox – drums
Evan Hughes – guitars
Chris Fugate – guitars

Production
Shawn Carrano – management
Mike Milford – A&R, layout

External links
 http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-I_Declare_War-l-en.html

2011 albums
I Declare War (band) albums


title: Thor Chuan Leong

text:
Thor Chuan Leong (; born 24 March 1988), better known on the main tour as Rory Thor, is a Malaysian professional snooker player.

Career
Thor, based in Penang, Malaysia represented his country at the 2006 & 2010 Asian Games and in the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and 2013 Southeast Asian Games, in the Southeast Asian Games he won bronze in the snooker singles and doubles and gold in the six red snooker singles.

In 2014, Thor won the ACBS Asian Snooker Championship in May, beating Taiwan's Hung Chuang Ming 7–3 in the final. This victory gained Thor a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2014–15 and 2015/2016 seasons. However, despite the tour starting in May, Thor did not start playing on the tour until February 2015. He played in the Six-red World Championship, but lost all five of his group matches. In his first match in a ranking event qualifier he was beaten 1–4 by Dechawat Poomjaeng. Although Thor lost all four of his matches this season he did push top 16 player Stuart Bingham to a deciding frame in the first round of the Welsh Open.

Thor again failed to win a single match in ranking events during the 2015–16 season; in contrast, he performed successfully in the European Tour events, winning all of his first-round matches and reaching last 16 twice, at the Paul Hunter Classic and the Gdynia Open. As a result, Thor was able to secure his place on the Main Tour for two further seasons by finishing tied 31st on the Order of Merit.

A 5–2 victory over Jack Lisowski saw Thor qualify for the 2016 World Open and he reached the second round by beating Luca Brecel 5–3, before losing 1–5 to Neil Robertson. He also advanced to the last 32 of the Gibraltar Open with wins over Matthew Roberts and Gary Wilson, but lost 3–4 to Igor Figueiredo.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 4 (3 titles)

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

References

External links

1988 births
Place of birth unknown
Living people
Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Malaysian snooker players
Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games
Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games
SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games medalists in cue sports
Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
Asian Games competitors for Malaysia


title: Haitian refugee crisis

text:
The Haitian refugee crisis, which began in 1991, saw the US Coast Guard collect Haitian refugees and take them to a refugee camp at Guantanamo Bay. They were fleeing by boat after Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the democratically elected president of Haiti, was overthrown and the military government was persecuting his followers. The first camp reached a maximum of 12,500 people. It was then reduced to 270 refugees who either had HIV or were related to someone who did. The reduction was the result of the US policy adopting a strict policy of repatriation for both those found at sea and most of those living in Guantanamo. The HIV+ refugees were quarantined in a section of the military base known as Camp Bulkeley and faced human rights violations. They were brought to the United States after US District Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. ruled the camp was an "HIV prison camp."

In 1994, Guantanamo was again used as a refugee camp. This time both Cubans and Haitians were detained. Roughly 50,000 refugees were held at the camp. There were several important court cases and policies made that determined conditions and often location for the refugees. Haitians stopped being held at Guantanamo the mid 1990s. The number of Haitian asylum statuses granted varied throughout the use of the military base as a refugee camp. It was as high 30% in the early 1990s  and as low as 5% in 1994. Those who were repatriated were handed over to Haitian officials who made a file of them including photos and fingerprints labeling them to be Aristide supporters which was a dangerous title to have at the time. Guantanamo was chosen to be a refugee camp because it was in between the US and Haiti and also primarily existed outside the jurisdiction of US constitutional law.

Background

The first "boat people" landed in the US in 1972. This was in response to a brutal dictatorship by François and Jean-Claude Duvalier. As became the standard, Haitian refugees fleeing the dictatorship were met with "arrest, jail, the denial of asylum, and swift expulsion." The administration of US President Jimmy Carter was forced to take a different approach in 1980 because a large wave of Cuban refugees arrived and the US government could not treating the two groups with such different policies. Carter created a new immigration category called "entrants" for Haitians and Cubans "whose fate was to be decided at a later date by legislation" but who were allowed to be in the US.

US President Ronald Reagan changed the policy in 1981 and sent the Coast Guard to intercept and repatriate Haitians fleeing by boat. He jailed the refugees who made it to the United States. Refugees continued to flee during the militant governments that followed the Duvaliers. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was in power for eight months before being overthrown. During this time both human rights abuses decreased  and the number of people trying to leave decreased by one third. Six weeks after Aristide was overthrown, at least 1,500 Haitians had been killed.  The number of refugees fleeing by boat skyrocketed to new levels as did the people fleeing into the Dominican Republic. In the entire decade before Aristide was overthrown, 25,000 Haitians were intercepted at sea; 38,000 were intercepted in the first year after he was overthrown.

The US had well established methods of intercepting, jailing, and repatriating Haitians by the time the largest wave of people seeking refuge arrived. These policies were pursued by multiple US presidents because of American anti-Haitian biases that saw Haitian immigrants as a threat based on a combination of racism, nationalism, xenophobia, classism, and misperceptions that Haitians carried disease at higher numbers than other nationalities.

History

Presidency of George H. W. Bush

The number of Haitian refugees fleeing the country by boat escalated to new levels after Aristide was overthrown. The George H. W. Bush administration opted to continue the policy of repatriation that had been used for Haitian boat people previously when they were fleeing the Duvalier dictatorship. If the refugees made it to US soil, they would be protected from repatriation by international law. The administration began redirecting the refugees to Guantanamo Bay after the Haitian Refugee Center won a court case that established a temporary restraining order against forced repatriation. By November 1991, the Administration had to raise the previous cap of 2,500 refugees at Guantanamo. The camp continued to grow substantially until May 1992 when around 11,300 refugees were being held at the military base. The refugees were held on six subcamps in McCalla Airfield and Camp Bulkeley. There weren't enough supplies. Many refugees slept on cardboard or bare ground and others on cots. Each camp was surrounded in barb wire fencing. Refugees rotated through each camp as they passed or failed each exam on the way to asylum. However, refugees were not told the significance of the movement between subcamps.

Bush announced that the US would begin slowly emptying the refugee camps and instead solely return the Haitians trying to escape persecution back to Haiti through Executive Order 12,807 called the Kennebunkport Order in May 1992.  The order did not screen the Haitians for potential to seek asylum as earlier policies technically required. The administration expressed fears of the camp inspiring Haitians to try to leave and favored a harsher policy to discourage escaping by boat.  As the claims of the refugees at Guantanamo were processed,  the refugees were slowly relocated, brought to the US, or often repatriated throughout the end of Bush's presidency.  From its beginning until March 1992, 34,000 refugees had passed through the camp. Permission to pursue asylum in the US was given to roughly a third of them.  A small group of refugees was kept at Guantanamo. The remaining refugees at Guantanamo were approved for filing for asylum but tested positive for HIV or had family of those who tested positive and therefore continued to be held at Guantanamo at a section of the base known as Camp Bukeley.

Presidency of Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton had campaigned against the forced repatriations during the 1992 US presidential race. He changed his mind shortly before taking office in 1993 and instead continued the Kennebunkport Order policy of forced repatriation. He wanted to stabilize Haiti and reinstall Aristide through force in part to discourage more people from fleeing. Meanwhile, 270 refugees remained in Camp Bulkeley due to their connection to HIV. They were brought to the US after a legal battle headed by the Haitian Centers Council. The HIV camp closed on July 18, 1993.

Less than a year later, Guantanamo was again opened to hold refugees in June 1994. The new camp held first Haitians then Haitians and Cubans. Cubans only began to be sent to Guantanamo after Clinton reversed a nearly 30-year-old policy of immediate amnesty for Cubans arriving to the US. However, the Cubans were treated noticeably better than the Haitians. In an effort to decrease the size of the camp, the US tried to convince other countries in the Caribbean or Latin America to accept either Haitian or Cuban refugees. Up to 21,000 Haitians were held in Guantanamo at one time during this wave of the Haitian refugee camp. More than 30,000 Cubans were detained at once at the camp. The main problem for the camp in sustaining so many people was primarily infrastructure such as water, electricity, and sewage, not space. Roughly 10,000 Haitians agreed to return home after President Aristide was returned to power in October 1994. However, 6,000 were forcibly repatriated against their wishes. By December 1994, 5,000 Haitian refugees were still at the camp. The UNHCR voiced disapproval of the US policy of forced repatriation of Haitians and suggested it was outside international refugee law in early 1995. Haitians remained at Guantanamo until at least May 1995.

Controversy

Camp Bulkeley HIV quarantine
Camp Bulkeley began under US President George H. W. Bush in late 1991 and ended under Bill Clinton 1993. Camp Bulkeley was used to hold 270 refugees approved for asylum who tested positive for HIV or were related to someone with HIV at the camp. The presence of HIV/AIDS meant they were not allowed to come to the US according to a 1987 law. Simultaneously, they could not be repatriated to Haiti due to international law protecting approved asylum seekers.  The US said the camp was a humanitarian endeavor.

Karma Chavez wrote, "These refugees lived in deplorable conditions, were subjected to violence and repression by the US military, deprived of proper medical care, and left without any legal recourse of rights." According to the research of A. Naomi Paik, the food was rotten and the camps were squalid and lacked proper infrastructure for sanitation. Boredom filled each day. Medical procedures happened without consent administration of including Depo Provera, a long term birth control. "The refugees question[ed] whether the U.S. state intended for them to live longer or die sooner," wrote Paik.

The treatment of these refugees is part of a larger discrimination against Haitians though a Center for Disease Control enforced association with the disease and the nationality. The CDC identified the Haitian nationality as being an at-risk group of HIV. ACT UP was a major advocacy group for ending the detention of HIV+ Haitians in Guantanamo.

On March 26, 1993, U.S. District Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. ruled that the "government either had to provide medical treatment for those with the AIDS virus or send them where they could be treated" for what he famously deemed a "HIV prison camp." The Clinton Administration that replied saying 36 refugees with HIV would be brought to the US. As the first part of the follow-through on Judge Johnson's ruling in early April 1993, 20 Haitians, 16 with HIV and 4 relatives came to the US. Those with low immune cell counts received the highest priority for leaving the detention camp. In early June 1993, Judge Johnson ordered that the remaining refugees be taken away from Guantanamo within ten days to two weeks. The camp finally closed on July 18, 1993. Half of the Haitian survivors of Camp Bulkeley had died by 2013.

In January 2010 United States Air Force reservists were deployed to help victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and some of those reservists worked to prepare the Guantanamo base to receive more Haitian refugees.

Differing treatment of Cubans and Haitians

Largely due to the politics of the Cold War, the US supported the Haitian government under the Duvaliers and simultaneously did not support the Cuban government under Castro. Because of these international relations, the US encouraged Cuban refugees to come to the US but denied this option to Haitian refugees. The US called the Haitian refugees "economic migrants" and was therefore able to reject asylum obligations. Also, there was racial discrimination separating the treatment of Haitians and Cubans as found in the US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit with Haitian Centers Council v. McNary in 1992. The treatment of the two groups was frequently compared.

The special treatment of Cuban refugees decreased when they were being held at Guantanamo. Nevertheless, considerable disparities continued. The Cubans had the advantage of having a strong political block already in the US that advocated for the Cubans in Guantanamo. For example, the US said it would encourage voluntary repatriation for Cubans; however, Haitians were forced to repatriate. In another example, 200 Haitian unaccompanied children were left at Guantanamo long after the Cuban children of the same position were brought to the US. Very few of the Haitian unaccompanied minors were allowed to enter the US. By April 1995, only 23 of about 300 children had been accepted. All of the unaccompanied Cuban children were admitted to the US. HIV testing was not required for Cubans or other non-Haitian groups emigrating to the US but was mandatory for Haitians immigrating to the US.  The differences between the two groups challenged the treatment both groups were receiving.

See also
 Cuban refugees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

References

Further reading

External links

1990s in Haiti
1990s in Cuba
1990s in the United States
Haitian-American history
Refugee crisis
Presidency of George H. W. Bush
Presidency of Bill Clinton
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base


title: Saint Isan

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Saint Isan was a 6th-century saint of South Wales and Patron Saint of Llanishen in Cardiff, Wales.

He was said to have been a follower of the 6th-century Celtic teacher St Illtyd.
In A.D. 535 he and Saint Edeyrn came eastwards from the small religious settlement of Llandaff, aiming to establish churches, in the area around Caerphilly mountain. The sites they choose had fresh water from the Nant Fawr stream.

Isan founded his church on the site of the modern-day Oval at Llanishen.

His co-worker Edeyrn was reputed to have travelled widely, and as a result there are churches in North and South Wales dedicated to his memory. St Edeyrn gathered together a community of about 300 that lived and worshipped in the Llanedeyrn area.

Isan is remembered in churches at Llanishen, Monmouthshire and Llanishen, Cardiff.

References

Medieval Welsh saints
6th-century Christian saints
6th-century births
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
6th-century Welsh people


title: Ought (band)

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Ought was a post-punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consisted of Tim Darcy (vocals, guitar), Ben Stidworthy (bass guitar), Matt May (keyboards) and Tim Keen (drums).

History
Ought was formed in 2011 when its members began living together in a communal band practice space and recorded their earliest material. The band's first EP, New Calm, was released in 2012. After signing with Constellation Records, a full-length album, More than Any Other Day, was released in 2014. The album achieved critical acclaim, including a Best New Music accolade from Pitchfork Media. It was noted in numerous year-end lists for 2014 including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Drowned In Sound, Loud and Quiet, Exclaim!, The Crack and Paste. The album reached #20 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in the United States.

In October 2014, the band released Once More with Feeling, an EP of B-sides from More Than Any Other Day and re-recordings of earlier songs. Sun Coming Down, the band's second full-length album, was released in September 2015.

The band worked with the French producer Nicolas Vernhes on its third studio album, Room Inside the World, which was released on 16 February 2018.

Ought announced its disbandment in November 2021. A new band with Darcy and Stidworthy as members, Cola, was announced on the same day, along with the release of tis first single "Blank Curtain".

Side projects
Darcy released his first solo album, Saturday Night, in 2017.

Members
Tim Darcy – guitars, vocals
Matt May – keyboards
Ben Stidworthy – bass guitar
Tim Keen – drums, violin

Discography
Studio albums
More than Any Other Day (Constellation Records, 2014)
Sun Coming Down (Constellation Records, 2015)
Room Inside the World (Merge Records / Royal Mountain Records, 2018)

EPs
New Calm (self-released, 2012)
Once More With Feeling EP (Constellation Records, 2014)
Four Desires (Merge Records, 2018)

References
Footnotes

Further reading
Biography at AllMusic
Review at Rolling Stone

External links
Merge Records website

Canadian indie rock groups
Constellation Records (Canada) artists
Musical groups from Montreal
Canadian post-punk music groups
Canadian musical quartets
Musical groups established in 2011
Musical groups disestablished in 2021
2011 establishments in Quebec
2021 disestablishments in Quebec
Merge Records artists


title: Alex Claudio

text:
Alexander Claudio (born January 31, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels and New York Mets. Claudio pitches in an unorthodox sidearm manner.

Career

Texas Rangers
Claudio attended Isabel Flores High School in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Claudio was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 27th round of the 2010 MLB draft.

Claudio spent his first professional season of 2010 playing for the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, going 0–1 with a 6.60 ERA in 15 innings. He split the 2011 season Between the AZL Rangers and the Spokane Indians of the Low–A Northwest League, going a combined 5–0 with a 1.91 ERA over 28 innings. He returned to the AZL Rangers in 2012, going 4–0 with a 1.79 ERA over 45 innings. Following the 2012 season, Claudio converted from a traditional over the top pitching delivery to a sidearm delivery.

Claudio played for the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League in 2013, going a combined 4–6 with a 1.83 ERA over  innings. He split the 2014 minor league season between the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the High–A Carolina League, Frisco, and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, combining to go 6–3 with a 1.66 ERA over  innings.

The Rangers selected Claudio's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on August 13, 2014. He pitched a scoreless inning, and struck out Kevin Kiermaier for his first major league strikeout in his debut that night. He went 0–0 with a 2.92 ERA over 12 innings for Texas in 2014.

Claudio split the 2015 season between Texas and Round Rock. With the Rangers, he went 1–1 with a 2.87 ERA over 15.2 innings. With Round Rock, he went 3–1 with a 2.93 ERA over 40 innings. Claudio once again split the season between Texas and Round Rock in 2016. With the Rangers, he went 4–1 with a 2.79 ERA in  innings. With Round Rock, he went 0–0 with a 0.55 ERA in 16 innings.

Claudio was named the 2017 Texas Rangers Pitcher of the Year, following a season where he posted a 4–1 record with a 2.50 ERA, 56 strikeouts, and 11 saves over  innings in 70 games.

In 2018, Claudio went 4–2 with a 4.48 ERA over 68 innings. Right-handed batters had a higher batting average against him, .359, than against all other MLB pitchers in 30 or more innings.

Milwaukee Brewers
Claudio was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on December 13, 2018, in exchange for a competitive balance Round A draft pick. In 2019, he posted a 2–2 record with a 4.06 ERA over 62 innings. He led all major league pitchers in games played (83). Claudio was non-tendered and became a free agent on December 2, 2019. He re-signed with Milwaukee on a one-year contract on December 9, 2019. Claudio made 20 appearances for the Brewers in 2020, recording a 4.26 ERA with 15 strikeouts and 6 walks in 19.0 innings of work. On December 2, 2020, Claudio was non-tendered by the Brewers and became a free agent.

Los Angeles Angels
On December 16, 2020, Claudio signed a one-year, $1.125 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels. On July 25, 2021, Claudio was designated for assignment by the Angels after struggling to a 5.51 ERA across 41 appearances. He was released on July 30, 2021.

Boston Red Sox
On August 10, 2021, Claudio signed minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox. He was assigned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.
Claudio made 8 appearances for Worcester, recording a 6.17 ERA with 13 strikeouts. On September 21, the Red Sox released Claudio.

New York Mets
On January 13, 2022, Claudio signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. He had his contract selected on September 7. On September 30, Claudio was designated for assignment. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Syracuse Mets on October 6, and elected free agency less than a week later on October 12.

Milwaukee Brewers (second stint)
On January 3, 2023, Claudio signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the year, where he posted a 3.00 ERA with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks in 7 appearances. On April 24, 2023, Claudio was selected to the active roster. He only made one appearance for the Brewers, allowing no runs on two hits with no strikeouts in  of an inning. On May 27, Claudio was designated for assignment following the promotion of Andruw Monasterio. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Nashville two days later. On October 13, Claudio elected free agency.

International career
Claudio was a member of the 2017 Puerto Rico national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

See also
 List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
People from Juncos, Puerto Rico
Baseball players from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
Texas Rangers players
Milwaukee Brewers players
Los Angeles Angels players
New York Mets players
Arizona League Rangers players
Spokane Indians players
Hickory Crawdads players
Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
Frisco RoughRiders players
Round Rock Express players
Leones de Ponce players
Indios de Mayagüez players
Worcester Red Sox players
Nashville Sounds players
2017 World Baseball Classic players


title: Dannevirke, Nebraska

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Dannevirke is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Nebraska, United States.

History
A post office was established at Dannevirke in the 1880s. A majority of the early settlers being natives of Denmark caused the name of Dannevirke, for the old Danish fortification, to be selected.

References

Danish-American culture in Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska


title: Nysted, Nebraska

text:
Nysted is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Nebraska, United States.

History
Nysted was founded in 1883. A majority of the early settlers being natives of Denmark caused the name Nysted to be selected.

A post office was established at Nysted in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.

References

Danish-American culture in Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska
Populated places established in 1883
1883 establishments in Nebraska


title: John Deere Powershift transmission

text:
The John Deere PowerShift transmission was an eight-speed semi-automatic transmission without a torque converter, used in John Deere  tractors, including the iconic John Deere Model 4020. The Powershift is not to be confused with similar John Deere transmissions (including the Quad-Range and the  PowrQuad), or with the Ford Ultra Command Powershift or the Allis Chalmers Power Director.

References

John Deere


title: Angela Savage

text:
Angela Savage (born 1966) is an Australian author.

Biography
Savage was born in Melbourne and educated at Siena College, Camberwell. She graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1989 with a BA (Combined Honours) in Criminology and the History and Philosophy of Science. She has worked for the Australian Red Cross in Southeast Asia, 1993–1998; for Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia in the South Pacific, 2000–2002; for the Victorian Council of Social Service, 2002–2007; and for the Association of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres (Melbourne, Victoria), 2009–2014.

Career
Savage won the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2004 for Thai Died. Her first novel, based on this manuscript (Behind the Night Bazaar, Text Publishing, 2006), was shortlisted for the 2007 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction. Her second novel (The Half-Child, Text Publishing, 2010) was shortlisted for the 2011 Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction. In 2011 she won the Scarlet Stiletto prize for Australian women's short crime fiction, awarded by Sisters in Crime Australia, for 'The Teardrop Tattoos'. Her third novel (The Dying Beach, Text Publishing, 2013) was shortlisted for the 2014 Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, and the Sisters in Crime Australia 14th Davitt Awards for Australian Crime Writing by Women (Best Adult Novel). She contributed an essay to the collection, If I Tell You...I'll Have To Kill You: Australia's leading crime writers reveal their secrets (Michael Robotham ed., Allen & Unwin, 2013).

Books
 Behind the Night Bazaar, Text Publishing, 2006
 The Half-Child, Text Publishing, 2010
 The Dying Beach, Text Publishing, 2013
 Mother of Pearl, Transit Lounge Publishing, 2019

Other
Christos Tsiolkas dedicated his fifth novel, Barracuda (Allen & Unwin, 2013), to Savage.

Notes

External links
 Angela Savage author website

1966 births
Living people
Australian crime writers
University of Melbourne alumni
Scarlet Stiletto award winners


title: Josephine Forbes

text:
Josephine Forbes (born 20 August 1970) is an Australian scientist listed in the Stanford University most influential scientists across all disciplines globally both over her career and annually for many years. This Wikipaedia page was posted as part of a "Wiki bomb" by the Australian Academy of Science of the top 100 women scientists in Australia of the time in 2014.

Research
One of the most striking things about COVID-19 is that millions of people have lost their lives to COVID-19 since we first saw this disease emerge in late 2019. What you may not know about is the other silent pandemic which is killing approximately 4 million people every year. You may not think that diabetes is very serious, but these startling numbers are the reality of health care professionals and individuals with diabetes globally. Diabetes is bursting health care budgets in most nations. These are the numbers that keep Professor Josephine Forbes awake at night......

 As of 2023, diabetes, a global pandemic, affects ~570 million individuals, costing ~US$950b (IDF Atlas, 9th Edition), where 50% of these individuals will develop kidney disease, having a profound effect on their lives. Despite the use of best practice therapies, the absolute numbers of affected individuals continues to grow, highlighting the urgent ongoing and unmet need for the development/translation of novel therapies. Dr Forbes’ innovative and health outcome focussed research program has enabled (a) better understanding of disease development/progression; (b) identified therapeutic targets and timepoints to use them and (c) translated these novel intervention therapies into clinical trials via clinical/industry collaboration with >10 biotech companies. This program now extends to vulnerable populations including youth with diabetes and First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples who are disproportionately affected by diabetes and kidney disease.

Biography
Professor Forbes currently leads a team of researchers and supervises numerous students, in addition to being a Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland and a principal research fellow in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Her team are based at Mater Research which is a world-class medical research institute based at South Brisbane, and the Translational Research Institute, Australia and part of the Mater Group. Josephine is program leader for Mater's Chronic and Integrated Care Program, building greater understanding of the biological basis of a broad range of chronic diseases, and developing preventative strategies and innovative treatments to improve patient outcomes. Josephine is also the President-elect of the Australian Diabetes Society and on teh Steering Committee of the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovation (ACADI).

Education
Forbes was awarded her PhD in Nephrology in 1999 from the University of Melbourne, for research carried out at the Royal Children's Hospital. She is currently an NHMRC Leadership Fellow and has held research grants from the NHMRC of Australia, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and the National Institutes of Health (USA).

Awards
Forbes has received many awards in recognition of her research:

 2002: Young Researcher Award, International Diabetes Federation
 2006: Millennium Award for T1 Diabetes, Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART)
 2008: Young Tall Poppy Award, Australia Institute of Policy and Science
 2010: The Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research
 2010: NHMRC Achievement Award for highest ranked Career Development Award
 2014:  Women in Technology Life Science Award
 2016:  World Science Festival - Women in STEM Prize; Judges Choice, http://www.chiefscientist.qld.gov.au/science-comms/programs-events/partner-up-queensland/2016-events
 2017:  TJ Neale Award for Outstanding Contribution to Nephrological Science, Australian And New Zealand Society of Nephrology https://www.nephrology.edu.au/awardsfellowshipsandgrants/award-recipients.asp
 2017:  Sr Regis Mary Dunne Medal for Outstanding Research Contribution to Mater Group. https://www.materresearch.org.au/News-and-events/Research-News/October-2017/Mater-Research-2017-Awards-for-Research-Excellence
2021: Women in Technology. Outstanding Achiever in Science Award. Australia. https://wit.org.au/awards/2021-wit-awards-winners/

Fellowships

 JDRF Post Doctoral Research Fellowship, 2002-2004
 JDRF Career Development Award, 2005-2009
 NHMRC, RD Wright Career Development Award, 2005-2009
 NHMRC, Career Development Award level 2, 2010
 NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship, 2011-2015
 NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship, 2016-2020
 NHMRC Leadership Award/Fellowship Level 2, 2022-2026

References

External links
Mater Research staff profile
The Translational Research Institute staff profile
The Conversation profile
Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity ENDIA website

Living people
Australian women scientists
1970 births


title: Hislop Park

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Hislop Park, also known as Hislop Reserve, is a park in the suburb of Balwyn North, Melbourne, Australia. It is situated between Balwyn Road and the North Balwyn Tennis Club in a portion of a valley through which the Glass Creek runs, now largely through underground drains. It has a number of entrances accessible on foot, including from Albury St and Balwyn Road. The park contains three informal ovals, which are used by sporting clubs throughout the year.

See also
 Balwyn North

References

Parks in Melbourne
City of Boroondara


title: Jane Visvader

text:
Jane Visvader  is a scientist specialising in breast cancer research who works for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia.  She is the joint head of the Breast Cancer Laboratory with Geoff Lindeman.

Education
Visvader holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Adelaide having studied structure and function of citrus exocortis viroid

Career and research
After her PhD, she was a postdoctoral researcher with Inder Verma (Salk Institute, San Diego) and Jerry Adams (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)). She worked at the Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston before returning to Victoria in 1997 to establish a Breast Cancer Laboratory at WEHI.

Visvader has published work investigating the role of cells of origin in cancer and in particular focuses on the role of stem cells, which she believes may be a key to understanding breast cancer.

Patents
Visvader is a named inventor on five patents relating to cancer research focused on stem cell isolation and diagnostics.

Method Of Cell Isolation, Application number: 20080038230
Differentiation and/or proliferation modulating agents and uses therefor, Application number: 20060166917
Novel phosphoprotein, Application number: 20060148032
Method of diagnosis and treatment and agents useful for same, Application number: 20050048528
Differentiation and/or proliferation modulating agents and uses therefor, Application number: 20030175971

Recognition
2020 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
2019 Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction (Joint with Geoff Lindeman)
2017 Victoria Prize for Science & Innovation (Joint with Geoff Lindeman)
2016 National Health and Medical Research Council Elizabeth Blackburn Fellowship
2016 Lemberg Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2016 Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
2014 Royal Society of Victoria Research Medal for Scientific Excellence in Biomedical & Health Sciences.
 2012 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
2008 GlaxoSmithKline Award for Research Excellence (Joint with Geoff Lindeman)

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian women academics
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
Australian women scientists
Cancer researchers
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
Female Fellows of the Royal Society
WEHI alumni


title: Sally Norton

text:
Sally Norton (born 1973) is an Australian plant scientist and national Leader of the Australian Grains Genebank, Agriculture Victoria, in Horsham. Norton has over 20 years' experience in the collection, characterisation and management of plant genetic resources in seedbanks, specialising in crop wild relatives. She is working to establish the Australian Grains Genebank as the national focal point for access to grains germplasm for use in Australia's research and grain crop breeding programs.

Early life and education
Norton was born in Brunswick, Victoria in 1973. She attended Padua College, Mornington, and received a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from La Trobe University in 1997. She was awarded a PhD from Southern Cross University in 2007 for her work evaluating the genetic relationships of tertiary genepool and cultivated Sorghum.

Career
Norton began her career with the Australian Tropical Crops and Forages Collection, Biloela, with the then Queensland Department of Primary Industries. Norton worked as a scientist and curator, with a focus on the improvement of seedbank conservation practices for Australia's tropical crop wild relatives.

In 2013, Norton took on the role as national Leader for the Australian Grains Genebank located in Horsham, Victoria. The Australian Grains Genebank was established in 2013 through co-investment of $6 million by the Grains Research and Development Corporation and the Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries and shares resources with a global network of seedbanks, including Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

References

Australian women botanists
21st-century Australian women scientists
Living people
1973 births
Scientists from Melbourne
Southern Cross University alumni
La Trobe University alumni
People from Brunswick, Victoria


title: Gozo Channel Line

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The Gozo Channel Company Limited, commonly known as Gozo Channel Line or the Gozo ferry (), is a Maltese company founded in 1979 that operates ferry services between the islands of Malta and Gozo using Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferries. Crossings happen throughout the day all-year round including weekends, public holidays, and night services.

The company's ferry services are the main connection between the two islands and it is used by millions of Gozitans, Maltese and tourists every year. It currently operates three identical ferries, all of which were built between March 2000 and March 2002. In addition to the normal services of foot passengers and car passengers, Gozo Channel also offers services for cargo vehicles and hazardous cargo.

Predecessors
A ferry service connecting the islands of Malta and Gozo has existed for centuries, with records indicating that dgħajjes tal-latini were used as ferries as early as 1241 from the harbour of Mġarr. Dgħajjes tal-latini, also known as Gozo boats, remained in use until after the Second World War. A few survive to this day, such as the Maryanne operated by Captain Morgan Cruises, although this does not have any masts.

Despite this, the first regular passenger service between the islands was only inaugurated on 13 June 1885, when O.F. Gollcher & Sons Ltd provided an official mail service using the vessel Gleneagles. By the end of the 19th century G.P. Sammut & Co and Francesco Pace were also offering ferry services. These three companies had stopped operating services by 1923, when the Malta Steamship Co Ltd took over with two vessels. In the late 1920s and 1930s Bernard Zammit and the Joseph Gasan, Giovanni Dacoutros & Grech Family started their own ferry services. More companies were formed after the war, including Joseph Gasan (1947–57), the Magro Family (1948-70), the Magro & Zammit Families (1958–68) and the Malta Aliscafi Ltd (1964–68). At some points there was only one company operating services in the Gozo Channel while at other times there were more at the same time.

E. Zammit & Sons Ltd was formed in 1966, and by 1970 it was the only company offering ferry services across the Gozo Channel. It operated four vessels until Gozo Channel Company Limited was formed in 1979.

The following ships were used as ferries from Malta to Gozo between 1885 and 1978:

History

Gozo Channel Company Limited was formed to operate ferry services in 1979. The four ships of E. Zammit & Sons Ltd were taken over by the new company, and two more vessels were purchased later in the year. The MV Għawdex began operating services to Sicily from 1981 onwards, but these stopped in 1995.

Hovermarines or catamarans were used for express services between Malta and Gozo from 1988 to 2002. By 1990 the company was carrying 1.93 million passengers and 370,000 cars annually. By the mid-1990s a modernization program started and three brand new ships were built from 2000 to 2002. Mġarr ferry terminal was later completely rebuilt from 2001 to 2008. The terminal at Ċirkewwa was also rebuilt in the next few years and was completed in 2013.

Gallery

References

Notes

Gozo
Ferry companies of Malta
Transport companies established in 1979
1979 establishments in Malta
Gozo Channel


title: Maninder Singh (actor)

text:
Maninder Singh is an Indian actor. He played Indian independence activist Ananta Singh in the film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010). He played the lead role in the suspense thriller television show 2612 (2012) as Randeep Rathore and reprised the same role in the next season titled as 2613. In 2014, he was also seen in the popular television show  CID  portraying Senior Inspector Dushyant Hemraj. He was also seen in Zee TV's Sanyukt. He was last seen in Star Bharat's Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal?.

Filmography

Television

Awards

References

External links

Indian male television actors
Male actors in Hindi television
Male actors in Hindi cinema
1980 births
Living people