Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, founded in 1969, is Canada's first Humanistic Jewish congregation. It is based in Toronto, Ontario and is affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism.

Oraynu Congregation is a Canadian voice of Jews who are secularists, humanists, agnostics or atheists, and who express their Jewish identity culturally rather than through prayer. Recent surveys have shown that an increasing number of North American Jews live ever more secular lives and are less likely to believe that God exists. Humanistic Judaism makes sense to thousands of Jews worldwide with organizations now in Israel, the United States, Mexico, Australia, South America, Europe, and in countries of the former Soviet Union.

Humanistic Judaism

Humanistic Judaism was founded in 1963 by Rabbi Sherwin Wine, who first articulated an approach to Judaism based on the humanistic values inherent in Judaism and Jewish writings over the millennia. Congregations are liberal and egalitarian, welcoming intermarried families and the LGBTQ community. Humanistic Jewish communities encourage and motivate people to maintain meaningful ties to Judaism and to give their children a Jewish education.

Humanistic Judaism is one of five denominations within Judaism (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Reconstructionist being the others). It combines attachment to Jewish identity and culture with a human-centered approach to life. It defines Judaism as the historical and cultural experience of the Jewish people. Humanistic Judaism affirms that people are independent of supernatural authority and responsible for themselves and their behavior. The secular emphasis on personal responsibility can lead to a stronger, more committed Judaism.

In an interview with Toronto writer Bill Gladstone, Rabbi Wine stated that “The Judaism of the ancient world is not the Judaism of the modern world. Judaism adapts itself to new environments. It's more accurate to view Judaism as a culture because a culture can accommodate a wide variety of belief systems. Throughout Jewish history, a wide variety of belief systems have risen and fallen on the basis of whether they're appropriate to their time. The reason Judaism has survived is because of its adaptability.”

History
Oraynu began in 1969 as the Secular Jewish Association (SJA). At that time a group of secular Jews in Toronto found a new way to approach their Jewish identity, their Jewish consciousness, and the manner in which they as individuals and as a community could act this out in a meaningful way. They believed there was viability to secular Jewish life beyond strictly political, Yiddishist or Zionist ideology. The small organization attracted new members from a spectrum of Jewish experiences, particularly from the mainstream Jewish community whose focal point for Jewish awareness had been the synagogue and religion. They formed a Sunday School with a curriculum that was in keeping with the new approach.

In 1999, the group renamed itself Oraynu (meaning “our light”) Congregation for Humanistic Judaism and affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism, the North American umbrella organization for secular humanistic Jews.

Oraynu's Congregation
Programs include marking the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah or Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement), other Jewish festivals and memorial days and Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath); adult education and discussions; cultural events (Jewish-themed music, plays and art exhibits); social gatherings, social action groups and tzedakah (giving of time or money, i.e. charity) opportunities.

The Congregation creates its own humanistic services for the Jewish Festivals, including Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Tu Bishvat, Purim, Passover, Yom Hashoah V’Hagevurah and Yom Ha'atzmaut. Holiday liturgy includes philosophical readings, poetry and music, rather than prayer.

Rabbi Karen Levy speaks about what Oraynu stands for “Secular Humanistic Judaism is the smallest movement in the Jewish world today. Yet, our ethical principles -- secularism, equality, democracy, freedom, Jewish rationalism, creativity and social responsibility -- have had as great an impact in the Jewish world as any other set of Jewish ideas in the last 300 years. Our mode of operating is that we have the courage to speak truth to power. The spread of these humanistic ideals brings more justice and well-being into the world.”

Oraynu stands in solidarity with the State of Israel and with Jewish communities in Toronto and around the world.

Oraynu Congregation is a registered Canadian charity. Its legal name is Oraynu
Community for Secular Humanistic Judaism.

Beliefs
Rabbi Denise Handlarski defines what Humanistic Jews believe:

Children's Sunday School
JK to Grade 7, a B’nai Mitzvah program and Oraynu-Tots preschool program

The purpose of the curriculum is to encourage a strong Secular Humanistic Jewish identity in each child by making Jewish culture, values and history come alive. Central to the School's philosophy is the value of Tikkun Olam, making the world a better place.

The program culminates at the end of Grade 7 with a group B’nai Mitzvah ceremony. Adolescents, age 13+, are part of a youth group that meets for discussion, programs and volunteer activities.

The Children's School is funded with support from the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto through the Julia and Henry Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education.

Oraynu Life Cycle Services
Oraynu offers customized life-cycle ceremonies for baby-naming and welcoming/brit tikkun (covenant of repairing the world), Bar or Bat Mitzvah, marriage/renewal of vows (Jewish, interfaith, LGBTQ) and death (funeral/memorial/unveiling) through its ordained clergy. Rabbi Eva Goldfinger, the first Humanist Rabbi in Canada, is Oraynu's Life Cycle Director.

Oraynu was the first Jewish congregation in Toronto offering officiation at interfaith weddings. In a 2014 interview, Rabbi Goldfinger is quoted as saying, “People don't get married for religious reasons; they get married for love and for having children and for getting the support system to have your dreams met. So we need to support that.” She has officiated at more than 2000 interfaith ceremonies. She comments, “You have a choice. You either embrace interfaith couples, or you lose them altogether.”

In an article for the Canadian Jewish News, Rabbi Denise Handlarski wrote, "...we have always been welcoming and celebratory of intermarriage for many reasons, one being that we care about Jewish continuity. This may seem paradoxical because most of us grew up hearing that intermarriage is the greatest threat to Jewish continuity. But it is time to stop debating what might happen as a result of intermarriage and start assessing what is happening. More and more Jews who are intermarrying are choosing to participate in Jewish life and raise children with a Jewish identity."

The congregation offers support group sessions called Intertalk for couples, families and grandparents involved in interfaith or intercultural relationships/families to help the attendees learn about and navigate community and family issues that may arise.

Oraynu has its own Jewish section in a non-denominational cemetery which offers both burial plots and cremation spaces and allows interment with a non-Jewish partner.

References

External links
 Official website
 Society for Humanistic Judaism
 International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism
 Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
 Oraynu Children's School
 UJA Federation of Toronto

Humanist associations
Humanistic synagogues
Jews and Judaism in Toronto
Secular Jewish culture in Canada
Synagogues in Toronto


title: Jordan Hooper

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Jordan Hooper (born February 20, 1992) is an American basketball player. She last played for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was an All-American forward at the college level for the University of Nebraska.

High school
Hooper grew up on a ranch outside Alliance, Nebraska.  As a high school player, she was twice the Gatorade Player of the Year for Nebraska and led Alliance High School to a state title as a freshman in 2007.  In addition to her basketball career, she was also an All-State volleyball player and competed in the long jump for the school's track team.

College career

At Nebraska, Hooper played four years under coach Connie Yori and left the program as one of its all-time greats.  A four-year starter, she led the Cornhuskers to NCAA Tournament berths in each of her last three years (2012, 2013, 2014) – including a trip to the tournament Sweet Sixteen as a junior.  She was named first team All-Big Ten Conference in each of these seasons and capped her career off by being named Big Ten Player of the Year by the league's coaches in 2014.  For her career, she scored 2,357 points (18.0 per game) and collected 1,100 rebounds (8.5 per game).  She became the third player in school history to pass the 2,000 point/1,000 rebound milestone.

In addition to earning conference player of the year honors, Hooper was named a first team All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and a second team All-American by the Associated Press.  She was a finalist for the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award National Player of the Year honors, as well for the Senior CLASS Award for top senior.

Nebraska  statistics

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Professional career
Following her graduation from Nebraska, Hooper was drafted by the WNBA's Tulsa Shock with the first pick of the second round (13th overall) of the 2014 WNBA draft.  She was named to the team's final roster for the 2014 WNBA season.

International career
Following her junior season at Nebraska, Hooper was a part of the United States team in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. Hooper earned her first start in the championship game and delivered. She helped the team get out to an early lead, and ended up with nine points and nine rebounds. She averaged 6.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as the team won the gold medal in the tournament.

References

External links
 WNBA profile
 Nebraska profile

1992 births
Living people
All-American college women's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American women's basketball players
Atlanta Dream players
Basketball players from Nebraska
Beşiktaş women's basketball players
Connecticut Sun players
Dallas Wings players
Chicago Sky players
Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball players
People from Alliance, Nebraska
People from Sheridan County, Nebraska
Small forwards
Tulsa Shock draft picks
Tulsa Shock players
Universiade medalists in basketball
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
United States women's national basketball team players


title: When Harvey Met Bob

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When Harvey Met Bob is a 2010 television film, written by Joe Dunlop, dramatising the relationship between musician Bob Geldof and concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith as they organize the massive fundraising concert Live Aid in 1985. Directed by Nicholas Renton, the film stars Domhnall Gleeson as Geldof and Ian Hart as Goldsmith.

The film was first broadcast on 26 December 2010 on BBC Four and later in Sweden the following year.

Critics praised Gleeson's performance as Geldof, but wrote that Geldof's mixed motives and the true toughness of Goldsmith were insufficiently explored.

Plot
In October 1984, rock musician Bob Geldof is appalled by the plight of starving Ethiopians which he sees on television news. He persuades his pop musician friends to record the million-selling charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Determined to stage a massive live concert, Geldof brings in hard-headed rock promoter Harvey Goldsmith who provides a realistic foil to Bob's wish-list of performers. Preparations are fraught with arguments, and Geldof is disappointed to fail to secure Bruce Springsteen. After addressing his old school, and with only five days before the big event, Geldof gets involved with the complicated matters of finance, logistics and co-ordinating international broadcasters. Geldof gets Prince Charles and Princess Diana to attend simply by asking them. Finally the day of the concerts arrives and, as Paul McCartney sings "Let It Be", Harvey and Bob know they have succeeded.

Cast
 Domhnall Gleeson as Bob Geldof
 Ian Hart as Harvey Goldsmith
 Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Marsha Hunt
 Chris Dunlop as Pete Smith
 Paul Rhys as Paul McCartney
 Lesley-Ann Halvey as Paula Yates
 Ingrid Craigie as Margaret Thatcher

Awards
In February 2011 the film picked up two awards at the 8th Irish Film & Television Awards. In the Television Drama category it won "Best Single Drama" and Domhnall Gleeson won an award for "Actor in a Lead Role".

References

External links

When Harvey Met Bob from BBC Two

2010 television films
2010 films
BBC Film films
British television films
Films set in London
Films shot in London
Paul McCartney
Musical films based on actual events
Films about music and musicians


title: Torneo Gran Alternativa (2014)

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The Torneo Gran Alternativa (2014) was a professional wrestling tournament event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place from January 31 until February 14, 2014, over the course of two CMLL Super Viernes shows, with the finals on the Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show. The Torneo Gran Alternativa (Spanish for "the Great Alternative tournament) concept sees a Novato or rookie team up with an experienced wrestler for a tag team tournament. The rookie winner has often been elevated up the ranks of CMLL as a result of winning the tournament, but there is no specific "prize" for winning the tournament beyond a symbolic trophy. The tournament was won by rookie Cavernario and veteran Mr. Niebla, the success of the tournament led to Cavernario being added to Mr. Niebla's group La Peste Negra

Tournament background
The tournament featured 15 professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers teaming up, some of which may be involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines while others are simply paired up for the tournament. Wrestlers portray either villains (referred to as Rudos in Mexico) or fan favorites (Técnicos in Mexico) as they compete in wrestling matches with pre-determined outcomes. The tournament format follows CMLL's traditional tournament formats, with two qualifying blocks of eight teams that compete on the first and second week of the tournament and a final match between the two block winners. The qualifying blocks were one-fall matches while the tournament finals will be a best two-out-of-three falls tag team match. Each qualifying block started with all 8 Novatos competing in a "seeding" battle royal to determine the brackets for the block. The team of Cavernario and Mr. Niebla defeated Soberano Jr. and Volador Jr. in the finals on February 14. Out of all the Novato participants seven of them had participated in the Gran Alternativa tournament before, primarily the 2013 tournament; Soberano Jr., Oro Jr., Guerrero Negro Jr., Herodes Jr., Espanto Jr., Akuma and Hombre Bala Jr.

2014 Gran Alternativa participants

Tournament results

References

2014 in professional wrestling
CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa
January 2014 events in Mexico
February 2014 events in Mexico


title: Joe Rau

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Joe Rau (born 17 March 1991) is an American wrestler who specializes in Greco-Roman wrestling.

High School career
Rau wrestled for St. Patrick High School (Chicago), but never placed in the state tournament. He was an Illinois state qualifier, two-time conference champion and freestyle state champion.

College career
At Elmhurst College Rau was coached by past NCAA champion Steve Marianetti and won the 184 pound title at the 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. He is a three-time NCAA DIII All-American and 2014 University Nationals Champion. Rau was named Conference Wrestler of the Year, Elmhurst College Athlete of the Year and became two-time place winner at Midlands Championships.

Senior career
Joe Rau is a two-time Senior World Team Member (2014, 2019), and two-time U.S. Open champion (2016, 2019).

In 2021, he placed fifth in several international tournaments in Europe: Grand Prix of Zagreb Open in Croatia, the Olympic Preparation Tournament in Hungary and the ranking tournament Matteo Pellicone in Italy.

In 2020, Rau won gold at the Pan-American Championships and the Pan-American Olympic Qualifier. In doing so, effectively secured the Olympic spot for Team USA at 87 kg for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2019, he became Final X champion after scoring on Ben Provisor in the last seconds of the last finals match. Rau won the U.S. Open and came third at the Dave Schultz Memorial International. He placed fourth at the same tournament in Freestyle.

In 2018, Rau earned gold at the Lavrikov Championships in Russia and the Bill Farrell Memorial International in Freestyle. In Greco-Roman he took third at the Bill Farrell Memorial International. He placed second in the Haparanda Cup in Sweden and the U.S. Open. He came in fourth at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Freestyle.

In 2017, after failing to qualify for the World Team in Greco-Roman, he earned a spot in the freestyle trials by way of a last chance qualifier. Rau became runner-up in the U.S. World Team Trials and U.S. Open.

In 2016, he won Olympic Team Trials, U.S. Open. He took silver at the Grand Prix of Zagreb Open and bronze at Pan-American Games Qualifier. He took ninth at the Second World Olympic Games Qualifier.

In 2015, Rau won the Pan-American Championships as well as a host of other domestic and international tournaments: Senior Nationals & Trials Qualifier, Bill Farrell International Tournament and the Grand Prix Zagreb Open. Additionally he took second at the Dave Schultz Memorial International, third at the Grand Prix of Spain and the Hungarian Grand Prix. He came in fourth in the U.S. Open.

In 2014, Rau became Phase II World Team Trials champion. He competed at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships at 80 kg.  He lost in the first round to Jonas Bossert of Switzerland by fall. He won gold at the University Nationals Championships and Northern Plains Regional Championships.

In 2013, he became the runner-up at the New York AC International Tournament and took fourth place in the U.S. Open.

In 2012, Rau came in third at the Canada Cup in Freestyle.

References

Living people
American male sport wrestlers
1991 births
Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists
21st-century American people


title: Tropical Storm Nakri (2014)

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Severe Tropical Storm Nakri, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Inday, was a large, long-lived, and slow-moving tropical cyclone that produced prolific rains over Japan and South Korea in early August 2014.

Meteorological history

On July 28, the JMA and the PAGASA started to track a tropical depression well east of the Babuyan Islands, with PAGASA naming it as Inday. Gradually intensifying, the JMA upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Nakri the next day. After passing through the Ryukyu Islands, on July 31, Nakri further deepened into a severe tropical storm. The JTWC, although, had only classified this as a "monsoonal disturbance" with winds packing at 40 knots. As Nakri neared the Korean Peninsula, the JTWC had begun warning on the system, although the JMA had already downgraded it to a tropical storm. Six hours later, the JTWC downgraded the system to a depression and stopped warning on Nakri. The JMA continued tracking the system as a tropical depression until it dissipated on August 4.

Preparations

China
As the storm moved over the East China Sea on July 31, alerts were raised for fishermen off the coast of East China. Strong winds and heavy rains were forecast for Zhejiang Province. Waves up to  were forecast for offshore areas. Throughout the Shanghai region, precautionary steps were taken by local authorities to ensure the safety of residents. Flood control personnel were placed on alert and safety examinations of construction sites were conducted. High-speed rail service was suspended from August 1–3 around Beijing.

Japan
On July 31, several flights to and from Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture and ferry service between local islands were canceled. China Airlines flights from Taiwan to Okinawa were also canceled for August 1. Forecasts indicated that upwards of  of rain could fall from Okinawa northward to Kyushu, prompting flood advisories for the region.

South Korea
Residents across South Korea received word of the impending effects of Tropical Storm Nakri on July 31. Meteorologists advised of heavy rain and strong winds for the majority of the country as the storm approached. The storm prompted cancellations of 236 flights at Jeju International Airport. By August 2, typhoon alerts were raised across the whole of South Korea; these were later discontinued on August 4.

Impact
In late July, heavy rains from the incipient low to Nakri extended over the southern Philippines. Hardest hit was Misamis Oriental province on Mindanao where flooding and strong winds damaged crops and homes. Agricultural losses in the province reached 5.13 million pesos (US$117,000); 374 homes were affected by flooding in the area. Evacuations took place in Claveria and Jasaan due to swift currents along a rising river. Approximately 70 million pesos (US$1.6 million) was allocated for relief efforts.

Japan

Torrential rains affected much of Shikoku, Japan, with many areas reporting more than  over a three-day span in early August. The greatest total was in Kochi Prefecture where  was measured in Kami, Kōchi. Rainfall rates on the morning of August 3 reached a tremendous  per hour near Kami, with nearby areas reporting rates up to  per hour. This resulted in a record-breaking 24 hour total of  for the area. Several cities reported all-time record rainfalls from the storm, including Anan and Sakawa. The Yoshino River overtopped its banks and inundated 247 homes in Tokushima Prefecture; the resulting floods killed one person and injured two others. An estimated 540,000 residents were advised to evacuate due to the risk of landslides and further flooding across Kochi Prefecture. Heavy rains also fell across Kyushu, with values peaking at  in Yunomae, Kumamoto.

Landslides in a remote area of Kochi Prefecture stranded 78 children on a camping trip.

In Yamakita, Kanagawa, the normally shallow Nakagawa River abruptly rose to  following heavy rains; three people were killed when their car was overwhelmed by the rising water. In Anan, a landslide at a parking lot killed one person while another landslide in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi killed a man in his home.

South Korea
Tropical Storm Nakri dropped record-breaking rains over southern area of South Korea, especially on Jeju Island which received more than . On August 3 alone,  fell on the island, comparable to the average rainfall which the area sees during the entire year. These rains triggered widespread flooding across the nation. In Cheongdo County, seven died in a flood-related accident in Cheongdo Valley when their vehicle was swept away.

In many areas, the storm alleviated a heat wave that brought temperatures of up to  to the nation.

Powerful winds accompanied the storm, peaking at  on Jeju Island. In Seogwipo, a man was hospitalized after the windows of his home shattered. Approximately 1,600 residences briefly lost power on August 2 on the island. Throughout southwestern areas of the country, gale-force winds downed trees, power lines, and damaged buildings. Portions of a baseball stadium's roof in Gwangju was torn off and scattered across a nearby highway. In North Gyeongsang Province, a tree fell on several people at a camping site, killing two and injuring two others. Airborne debris killed one person in South Jeolla Province.

Aftermath

Japan

The torrential rains from Nakri and the subsequent Typhoon Halong resulted in Kōchi Prefecture seeing its wettest month on record. Some areas in the prefecture received more than  during August. The city of Kōchi had its all-time wettest month by August 20, with ; records in the city extend to 1886. The tremendous rainfall left soil overly saturated and on August 20, a heavy thunderstorm triggered a series of devastating landslides near Hiroshima. The disaster killed 74 people and injured 44 others.

See also

2014 Pacific typhoon season
List of wettest tropical cyclones in South Korea
Typhoon Halong (2014)
Typhoon Rusa

References

External links

2014 Pacific typhoon season
2014 disasters in the Philippines
2014 in Japan
2014 in Korea
2014 disasters in China
Nakri


title: WZWK-LP

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WZWK-LP is an oldies/beach music radio station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina, and serving the entire Greenville County region. It is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 101.5 MHz with an FCC authorized ERP (effective radiated power) of 100 watts. The station goes by the name "Oldies Radio Kool-FM"

WZWK-LP started broadcast as a Gold Based adult contemporary station on July 2, 2014, and still provides a locally owned and operated full-service music-based station. WZWK-LP is locally owned and operated by Greenville-based Quality Radio Partners. The transmitter is tower located near the geographic center of the local Greenville population.

WZWK-LP switched to its current oldies format on November 19, 2018, and, after adding the 107.7 frequency, changed its branding to Oldies Radio Kool-FM on October 7, 2019, playing a Carolina-based blend of oldies and classic hits from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

History
WZWK-LP first went on the air as WEZG-LP on July 2, 2014, with a 24-hour mix of songs with "Abigail" as the subject matter. The station frequency, studios and operation were developed by Dave Solomon, a veteran of the radio business since 1979; having owned other radio stations and achieved ratings success as a program director & operations manager throughout the Carolinas (Greensboro, Raleigh, Myrtle Beach & others) for large radio groups like Clear Channel, Entercom, Cumulus and more. Solomon also was one of the creators and sole voice over talent for the SaveNetRadio Music Licensing Campaign, regarding licensing fees paid to SoundExchange, a performance rights organization. His political ads were broadcast on thousands of radio stations coast to coast and quoted in numerous national media. The Copyright Review Board proposed a huge rate increase, SaveNetRadio was victorious via Congress, in the passage of the Internet Radio Equality Act in July 2007. He also serves as the executive director for the Washington, DC advocacy group Low Power FM Advocacy Group (LPFM-FM), who files to protect the licensees of LPFM stations through multiple protective filing at the FCC.

Format change
On January 8, 2016, WEZG-LP changed its callsign to WBWT-LP and adopted the moniker "101-5 The Beat"

On November 19, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WZWK-LP.

References

External links
KoolFM.net

ZWK-LP
WZWK-LP
WZWK-LP
Oldies radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2014
ZWK-LP
2014 establishments in South Carolina


title: Xiao Qingdao

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Xiao Qingdao (; other name: Qin Dao) is an island in Qingdao, China. It is located in the southeast of Zhan Qiao pier.

Xiao Qingdao was a restricted military area until 1987. During the German occupation in 1900, they named "Qingdao" for their leased territory, and built a lighthouse on Xiao Qingdao island. After 1914, the Japanese attacked Jiaozhou Bay and occupied it, and afterwards they renamed Xiao Qingdao to "Kato Island".
Local people named this island "Xiao Qingdao" because it is a small island. "Xiao" means small in Chinese. The area of Xiao Qingdao is 0.024 square kilometers and 17 meters above sea level. Also they called it "Qin Dao" because the shape of the island looks like an ancient musical instrument.

References
 小青岛 青岛新闻网 2011-05-04.
 Former Foreign Colonies and Concessions in China

Tourist attractions in Qingdao
Islands of Shandong
Islands of the Yellow Sea


title: The Ascension (2face Idibia album)

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The Ascension is the sixth studio album by Nigerian singer 2face Idibia. It was released on July 21, 2014, by Hypertek Digital and 960 Music Group. The album is the follow-up to his fifth studio album, Away and Beyond (2012). It features guest appearances from Machel Montano, Vector, Bridget Kelly, Rocksteady, Dammy Krane, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Iceberg Slim, Kim Almarcha, Shurwayne Winchester and Fally Ipupa. 2face enlisted Leriq, Alton Berti, Bolji Beats, Dezay, Dnyce, Fabio Litto, Femdouble, GSol the Producer, Jay Sleek, Kodjo, Masterkraft and Rolly to produce the album. The Ascension debuted at number 12 on the Billboard World Albums chart and received generally mixed reviews from music critics. By having an album debut on the aforementioned chart, 2face became the first Nigerian artist to achieve this feat. The album produced three singles, two of which were released in the months leading up to the album's release. To promote the album, 960 Music Group placed outdoor billboards across 10 densely populated areas of Lagos.

Background and launch
2face began recording the album in 2013. In a press release, 960 Music Group said the album would be released on July 21, 2014. The Ascension was eventually released in two versions: economy and premium. The premium version includes a 16-page insert and is available exclusively at Konga.com, while the economy (or digital) version is available for digital download on Spinlet, iTunes and Spotify. The album's cover art was conceptualized and designed by Janne Kukka and Mole "Tobbie" Balogun.

On July 9, 2014, 2face released a 30-second clip of all the songs on the album. On July 19, he held the album's launch party at Escape in Victoria Island, Lagos. Guests in attendance included Olamide, Tiwa Savage, Niyola, Sasha P, Fade Ogunro, BOJ, Dammy Krane, Tola Odunsi, Ono Bello, Ehiz, Pucado, Jermaine Jackson, Peter Okoye, Onos O and Ruby. MTV Base, in conjunction with Industry Nite, hosted another launch party on July 23, 2014.

Composition
The album's music is predominantly R&B and Afropop, but incorporates elements of soca, zouk and highlife. The Ascension consists of songs whose tempo is naturally fast or slow. 2face dedicated the electro house record "#Aproko" to social media critics. In "Jeje", he samples African China's "Mr. President" and pays homage to afrobeat of the 70s. The songs "International Loving" and "Diaspora Woman" have elements of zouk. Soca's rhythms are evident on "Boulay Boulay" and "Go". The slow tempo ballad "Hate What You Do To Me" has a sensitive theme. "Kiss of Life" is also a slow tempo ballad with soft lyrics.

Singles
The Masterkraft-produced track "Ife Dinma" was released on November 6, 2013, as the album's lead single. It was initially released as a Tony Oneweek single, but surprisingly made the album. The accompanying music video for "Ife Dinma" was directed by Clarence Peters.

The album's second single "Let Somebody Love You" was released on May 26, 2014. The song was produced by Femi Femdouble and features vocals by Bridget Kelly. Its music video was shot and directed in Lagos by Luke Biggins. In April 2014, 2face and Bridget Kelly performed the song during Star Music Trek's visit to Markudi.

The album's third single "Go" was released on June 26, 2014. It features guest vocals by Trinidadian soca singer Machel Montano. In June 2014, both artists performed the song at the 18th annual St. Kitts Music Festival. The music video for "Go" was released by 960 Music on December 5, 2014, and features cameo appearances from Seyi Shay and Niyola.

The album's fourth single "Diaspora Woman" was released on October 23, 2014. Its music video was filmed in Dallas by Moe Musa. Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim played 2face's love interest in the video.

Critical reception

The Ascension received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Chiagoziem Onyekwena of Nigeria Entertainment Today awarded the album 3 stars out 5, stating, "I know 2face set out to make a forward or upward moving album on The Ascension but what he really has done is move sideways, at best. That isn't bad in itself, just not the genre-bending, boundary-crossing, revolutionary album it had the potential to be." Brandon Bridges of Lobatan commended the album's songwriting, diverse sounds, instrumentation, and energetic appeal.

Track listing

Sampling credits
"Jeje" samples African China's "Mr. President"

Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes of The Ascension.

Innocent Idibia – primary artist, writer, performer
Efe Omorogbe – A&R, executive producer
Eric Idiahi – executive producer
Mark Redguard – co-executive producer
Machel Montano – featured artist, writer
Olanrewaju Ogunmefun – featured artist, writer
Bridget Kelly – featured artist, writer
Rocksteady – featured artist, writer
Oyindamola Emmanuel – featured artist, writer
Sir Victor Uwaifo – featured artist, writer
Iceberg Slim – featured artist, writer
Kim Almarcha – featured artist, writer
Shurwayne Winchester – featured artist, writer
Fally Ipupa – featured artist, writer
Femi "Femidouble" Ojetunde – producer, engineer
Olubunmi "GSol the Producer" Afolabi – producer, engineer
Precision Productions and Advokit Productions – producer, engineer
Leriq – producer, engineer
Jay Sleek – producer
Masterkraft – producer
Rolly – producer
Bolaji "Bolji Beats" Salabiu – producer, engineer
Dnyce – producer, engineer
Alton Berti – producer, engineer
Fabio Lancel – producer
Franck "Kodjo" Kpanku – producer
Michael "Dezay" Badibanji – producer
Fooster Zeno – engineer
Willie "O" Oputa Chukwuemeka – engineer, production coordination
Jeremie Tuil – engineer
Pieter Wagner – engineer
Janne Kukka – cover art
TCD Photography – photography
Rhiemen Phenom Omorogbe – production coordination
Francis J Ogbole – production coordination
Bayo Omisore – production coordination
960 Music Group – PR Support
Buzz Warehaus – PR Support
Felicia Alston – PR Support
Now Muzik Entertainment – management
Obaino Music – distribution
YSG Hubs – distribution
Konga.com – distribution
Spinlet – distribution

Charts

Release history

References

2014 albums
Albums produced by Masterkraft (producer)
2face Idibia albums
Albums produced by Leriq
Albums produced by Jay Sleek
2014 in Nigerian music


title: House of Pignatelli

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The House of Pignatelli is the name an old and prominent Neapolitan family of Italian nobility, clergy, men of arts and sciences, whose members occupied significant positions in 18th and 19th century. The family has been regionally prominent since the 13th century. Among various titles, they held the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.

Notable members
Antonio Pignatelli, Pope Innocent XII (Spinazzola, 13 March 1615 - Rome, 27 September 1700)
Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte (November 19, 1730 – February 5, 1803)
Ettore Pignatelli e Caraffa, 1st Duke of Monteleone (born Naples, died Palermo, Sicily, 1535)
Faustina Pignatelli Carafa, princess di Colubrano (died Naples 1785) Italian scientist
Francesco Pignatelli (February 6, 1652 – December 15, 1734) Italian cardinal
Francesco Pignatelli (18th century) Vicar General of Naples under Ferdinand IV of Naples
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (April 10, 1851 – February 16, 1948)
Giovanni Battista Pignatelli sixteenth-century Italian riding master
Joaquín Atanasio Pignatelli de Aragón y Moncayo eighteenth-century Spanish noble and ambassador to France
Luciana Pignatelli (1935-2008) Italian fashion icon

References


title: West Indian cricket team in India in 2014–15

text:
The West Indies cricket team toured India in October 2014. The tour was originally scheduled to consist of three Test matches, five One Day International matches and one Twenty20 International match. The ODI series was reduced from five matches to four, after the third match was cancelled due to Cyclone Hudhud.

On the day of the commencement of the series, the West Indies players threatened not to come to the ground unless they were paid their due amount by the WICB. After BCCI intervention, the WICB promised to pay their players and the series started. On 17 October 2014, during the toss time, West Indies ODI captain Dwayne Bravo brought the entire team with him and announced that they are abandoning the rest of the tour because they didn't receive their promised payment from the WICB. Later the BCCI confirmed that the remaining fixtures of the tour after the 4th ODI game had been cancelled, due to an ongoing pay between the West Indies players, the West Indies Cricket Board and the players association. A senior BCCI official confirmed the development, saying the West Indies team management had informed the board of their decision earlier in the day. Sri Lanka have agreed in principle to play five ODIs in November in India following the West Indies abandoning the matches. Subsequently, the BCCI announced that it would suspend all further planned tours of the West Indies until further notice, and would undertake legal action against the WICB for the premature ending of the India tour.

In June 2016, India confirmed they would honour their tour to the West Indies, scheduled to take place the following month.

Squads

Tour matches

List A: India A vs West Indians

List A: India A vs West Indians

First class: Indian Board President's XI vs West Indians

ODI Series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

T20I series

Only T20I

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

References

External links
 Series Page on Wisden
 Series Page on ESPNCricinfo

2014 in Indian cricket
2014 in West Indian cricket
Indian cricket seasons from 2000–01
2014-15
International cricket competitions in 2014–15


title: Alfred Ross (politician)

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Alfred Ross (3 November 1816 – 18 July 1896) was a British merchant, banker and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.

Early life
Ross was born in London, being baptised at St. Mary Whitechapel on 30 April 1817, the son of Robert Ross, "gentleman" of Ebenezer Terrace. After being educated at a private school Alfred Ross in 1833 entered the office of Duncan Dunbar, then one of the largest export merchants and ship owners in London.

Australia
In November, 1841, Ross left London for Sydney to commence business on his own account and also to superintend Dunbar's affairs in Australia and Tasmania. On arriving in Sydney in March, 1842, after a passage of 140 days he entered into partnership with Alexander Campbell, of Sydney, the firm trading as general merchants but in the following year Ross dissolved the partnership, and opened business by himself in Sydney and Launceston, subsequently adding a Melbourne branch of the business. In 1845 Ross joined his business with that of William Westgarth, then in Melbourne, and the firm traded under the name Westgarth, Ross, and Co., which between 1850 and 1860 became a very extensive concern.

In October 1858 James Spowers was admitted as a partner the firm taking the name of Westgarth, Ross, and Spowers. Westgarth, who had returned to the London branch, retired from the partnership in 1863, and the firm then became Ross and Spowers which Alfred Ross continued to carry on until the end of 1886 when he wound up his affairs and finally retired from mercantile life. James Spowers became part-proprietor of The Argus in 1876, and died in 1879 while William Westgarth died in 1890.

Ross, though taking a keen interest in all political and public matters was unable from stress of business to devote much personal attention to politics. Ross was, however, nominated to the Legislative Council by Sir Charles Hotham on 12 August 1854 replacing Edward Stone Parker. Ross retained his seat until March 1856, soon afterwards the new constitution of Victoria as a colony with responsible government was enacted after which he did not again seek to enter Parliament.

Ross was the first chairman of directors of the London Chartered Bank of Australia in 1852 and was largely interested in the opening up of the bank's business, on his own behalf and on that of the late Duncan Dunbar, one of the original founders of the bank in London. Ross resigned his directorship in 1861, when he left the colony for a visit to London. For over 42 years he was a director of the Northern Assurance Company, and for many years was the chairman of the board, a position which he held at the time of his death. In 1869 he was appointed a trustee of the Melbourne Savings Bank, which position he retained until 1880, when he was appointed by the Governor in Council one of the Commissioners of Savings Bank of Victoria, an office which he resigned on visiting Europe in 1888. Ross was one of the trustees under the Edward Wilson trust. Ross was a prominent member of the Church of England, and the site upon which St. John's, Toorak, has been erected once formed part of the grounds surrounding his private residence, and was presented by him to the authorities of the Church of England to be used as an ecclesiastical site.

Ross died at his residence 39 Westbury Street, St Kilda, Victoria on 18 July 1896, he was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery.

References

1816 births
1896 deaths
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Politicians from London
English emigrants to colonial Australia
Burials in Victoria (state)
19th-century Australian politicians


title: Keystone, North Dakota

text:
Keystone is a former unincorporated community (ghost town) in Keystone Township, Dickey County, North Dakota, United States.

History
Keystone was originally built up by settlers from Pennsylvania, and the name taken from that state's nickname, the Keystone State. The beginning of Keystone was about a mile north of where the town was finally established. There was a $3000 () church built in Keystone which was used there as long as the town lasted and then it was moved to Monango.

References

Geography of Dickey County, North Dakota
Ghost towns in North Dakota


title: 2014 college football season

text:
The 2014 college football season may refer to:

American leagues
2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season
2014 NCAA Division II football season
2014 NCAA Division III football season
2014 NAIA football season

Non-American leagues
2014 Japan college football season
2014 CIS football season


title: List of Super Dave episodes

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The following is a list of Super Dave Osborne Show episodes.  The Super Dave Osborne Show, also known as Super Dave, was Canadian/American sketch comedy variety show starring Bob Einstein as fictional stuntman Super Dave Osborne. It ran for five seasons for 97 episodes on Showtime in the US and the Global Television Network in Canada from 1987 to 1991, with each episode approximately 25 minutes long. Reruns started airing on Comedy Gold on September 6, 2011.

Episodes overview
The show would be introduced by announcer Mike Walden using the lighted billboard sign, showing the guest stars and Super Dave's assistants (Fuji and/or Donald) who would be appearing on the show. Typically, after a scene with Super Dave elsewhere in the compound followed by live performances in the studio, an audience member would be asked to turn the show over to Mike, who sported a different outfit every episode. Super Dave, arriving on the compound in a special vehicle, would then either prepare to perform a stunt or give a tour of a new area in the compound. The show would end with the stunt going wrong or an accident happening to him during the tour, leaving the Super one gravely injured (with Mike sometimes asking him if he was all right), giving a farewell speech to the audience.

Season 1 (1987)
The first season of the Super Dave Osborne show was filmed at Glen Warren Studios, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the same studio where episodes of Bizarre were taped.

Season 2 (1988)
Beginning with season two, episodes of the Super Dave Osborne show would be taped in the much larger Markham theatre in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Season 3 (1989)

Season 4 (1990)

Season 5 (1991)

References

External links

Super Dave
Super Dave


title: 2013 college football season

text:
The 2013 college football season may refer to:

 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season
 2013 NCAA Division II football season
 2013 NCAA Division III football season
 2013 NAIA Football National Championship


title: Van Vigyan Kendra

text:
Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK) or Forest Science Centres (FSC) has been established by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. It intends to help disseminate various technologies developed by farmers, forest based industries and forest research institutes.

Functions
The Van Vigyan Kendra caters to the needs of field research of silviculture, tree improvement, soil & water conservation techniques, and afforestation techniques for saline land, techniques for forestry extension, organic farming and composting techniques, sustainable land-use systems and introduction and evaluation of both timber and non-timber species.

There will be emphasis on developing superior planting material to enhance the productivity of Seedlings, which will aid the people associated with forestry and agriculture.

A number of trainings were provided on various themes including Awareness programme on Forestry Research and its utilization and protection of forests.

As of 17th November 2021, a total of 15 people have been selected to undergo a certificate training course on forest fire management under the Department of Environment & Forest, with the guidance of the officers of Arunachal Pradesh Forest Corporation Ltd (APFCL). Trainers and experts from various institutions of the state, including those from the Department of Forest Research Institute, NERIST, Forest department, APFC Ltd, Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK) and others will impart training on the subject.

See also
 Chipko movement
 Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)
 Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
 Social forestry in India
 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kannur (Agriculture Science Centre)
 List of forest research institutes in India
 Rain Forest Research Institute

References

External links
 Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK), Chessa
 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, KVK (Agriculture Science Centres)

Forestry agencies in India
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change


title: 2012 college football season

text:
The 2012 college football season may refer to:

 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season
 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season
 2012 NCAA Division II football season
 2012 NCAA Division III football season
 2012 NAIA Football National Championship


title: Kickapoo Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas

text:
Kickapoo Township is a township in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.

History
It was named after the Kickapoo people.

References

Further reading

External links

 Leavenworth County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Townships in Leavenworth County, Kansas


title: Moment to Moment (The Jazztet album)

text:
Moment to Moment is an album by Art Farmer and Benny Golson's group, The Jazztet recorded in Italy in 1983 and originally released on the Soul Note label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing
All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated
 "Moment to Moment" - 8:50
 "Along Came Betty" - 6:45
 "Farmer's Market" (Art Farmer) - 5:32
 "Fair Weather" - 5:50
 "Yesterday's Thoughts" - 8:21
 "Ease Away Walk" - 8:21

Personnel
Art Farmer - flugelhorn, trumpet
Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Mickey Tucker - piano
Ray Drummond - bass
Albert Heath - drums

References

Black Saint/Soul Note albums
Art Farmer albums
Benny Golson albums
1983 albums


title: Minasnioc (Caylloma)

text:
Minasnioc (Spanish minas mines, Quechua -ni, -yuq  suffixes, "the one with mines") is a mountain in the north of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts Caylloma and Tapay. It lies north of Surihuiri and Minaspata and northeast of the mountain named Huaillaccocha and Huallatane.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region


title: Sexpot Comedy

text:
Sexpot Comedy is a comedy collective, producing or sponsoring nine podcasts and more than a dozen weekly or monthly live events in Denver, Colorado. It is run by partners Kayvan Soorena Tyler Khalatbari-Limaki (Kayvan Khalatbari), a local entrepreneur, and Andy Juett, a local comedian and producer.

History
In July 2012, Khalatbari combined two of his existing businesses—Sexy Pizza, a Denver-based pizza chain, and Denver Relief, one of Colorado's oldest marijuana dispensaries—to create a comedy showcase called Sexpot Comedy. Staged in one of Sexy Pizza's three locations, these invite-only stand-up shows allowed Denver Relief's medical marijuana patients to smoke while watching sets from some of Denver's comedians.

Shortly after the launch, Juett joined on as a producing partner of Sexpot. Along with the namesake showcase, the Sexpot brand started sponsoring four Denver podcasts (all hosted or co-hosted by area comedians), and several local comedy festivals, open mics, and special events. The brand has since expanded and launched their website in October 2014 which features their network of podcasts and a show calendar.

Podcasts

Featured Podcasts

As of October 2014, Sexpot Comedy sponsors six featured podcasts and three up-and-coming podcasts in their farm league:

My Dining Room Table

Grabbing Lunch with Matt Knudsen

The Narrators

The Unicorn

These Things Matter

Whiskey and Cigarettes

Farm League Podcasts

Werewolf Radar

The Other Side

Empty Girlfriend

Sexpot's Monthly Showcase
The showcase evolved from the first shows held as invite-only parties inside a Sexy Pizza, and moved to the Oriental Theater in December, 2013. The larger iteration of the show has featured guests including: Rory Scovel, Sean Patton, Nikki Glaser, Andy Kindler, and LA comedy group WOMEN, as well as local talent. Comedy Works New Faces winner Jordan Doll hosts and Juett produces the events.

Hosted by Jordan Doll and Andy Juett, every monthly showcase also features pre-show activity during Sexpot Vision with Jim Hickox.

Weirdo Olympics
February 28, 2014 with Nikki Glaser, David Gborie, Ben Kronberg, Sam Tallent and Kevin O'Brien

Vernal Equinox
March 21, 2014 with Rory Scovel, Chris Fairbanks, Andrew Orvedahl, Kristin Rand, and Chris Charpentier

Midnight Run
April 17, 2014 with Andy Haynes, Billy Wayne Davis, Nathan Lund, Noah Gardenswartz, Ian Douglas Terry, and Nathan Lund

Sexpot American Summer
May 30, 2014 with Andy Kindler, Chuck Roy, Bobby Crane, Christie Buchele, and Mara Wiles. Hosted by Alex Falcone.

WOMEN: Sexpot in the City
June 21, 2014 with Jake Weisman, Dave Ross, Pat Bishop, and Allen Strickland Williams

High Plains Comedy Festival Preview
July 18, 2014 with Aparna Nancherla, Ashley Barnhill, Sean Patton, and Ian Douglas Terry

Sexpot at the 2nd Annual High Plains Comedy Festival
August 22, 2014 with Kumail Nanjiani, Chris Fairbanks, The Walsh Brothers, Andy Haynes, Billy Wayne Davis, and Eugene Cordero

Sexpot's Aerial Menagerie
September 19, 2014 with Dan St. Germain, David Huntsberger, Brock Wilbur, Haley Driscoll, and Jay Gillespie

Sexpot's Selfie Showcase
October 24, 2014 with Hampton Yount, Drennon Davis, Sammy Arechar, Anthony Crawford, and Aaron Urist

Recurring Live Shows
In addition to the podcasts and their live components, the Sexpot brand sponsors or produces more than a dozen regular live shows around Denver. As of October 2014, those include:

Boulder Comedy Show
Hosted at Boulder’s Bohemian Biergarten by comic Brent Gill, the Boulder Comedy Show is the city’s only free weekly showcase. Featuring comedians from around the Denver metro area and country.

Cartoons and Comedy
Organizer Christopher Baker brings three local comedians together for a live commentary of Saturday morning cartoons and commercials of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Sexpot also provides cereal and milk for the audience to better capture the Saturday morning nostalgia.

Comics Against Civility
Hosted by Jake Browne and Zac Maas, this game show is a spin on the Cards Against Humanity board game. Panels of local comedians create their own “answer” cards in advance, and audience members submit the “questions.” The comedians then choose from their own cards, with the audience's reaction choosing the winner of each round.

Crom Comedy Festival
An annual alternative stand-up comedy festival that started in Omaha, Nebraska in 2013 and added a second festival in Denver in 2015.  Curated by Ian Douglas Terry, Andy Juett, and Zach Reinert.  Former headliners include Howard Kremer, Ron Funches, Sean Patton, The Grawlix, Rory Scovel, Kyle Kinane, Ben Kronberg, and Brooks Wheelan.

Doom Room
Recent Omaha transplants (and now Denver-based) comedians Zach Reinert and Ian Douglas Terry host this monthly show at 3 Kings Tavern. Local and touring comedians perform stand-up sets on the fly based on topics that pop up on the patented "Screen of Doom".

Governor Jack Watches You While You Sleep
Comedy troupe Governor Jack—one of the longest-running improv and sketch comedy groups in Denver—interviews a visiting improviser before improvising scenes based on the interview answers. Staged at Denver's Voodoo Comedy Playhouse.

Greater Than Social Club
Produced in conjunction with Illegal Pete's Greater Than Collective label, Greater Than Social Club is a modern-day, monthly cabaret-style show at Denver's Lannie's Clocktower. The show combines local and national comedians with alternative bands and is hosted by comedian Kristin Rand.

High Plains Comedy Festival
High Plains Comedy Festival is a comedy festival held each August in Denver. Founded in 2013, it is organized by Denver comedian/writer Adam Cayton-Holland and Sexpot partner Juett, and features a mix of local and national comics in venues throughout the Baker neighborhood.

Lucha Libre & Laughs
This blend of Mexican wrestling and comedy is produced and refereed by comedian and filmmaker Nick Gossert at the Oriental Theater. Local comedians perform stand-up sets before providing color commentary of live pro-wrestling matches.

Offensively Delicious
An annual kick-off event for Great American Beer Festival, Offensively Delicious features unlimited tastings from ten breweries as well as comedy from both the brewers themselves and two comedians.

The 2014 edition featured Nikki Glaser and Adam Cayton-Holland

The Other Side Podcast Live!
A live edition of Bradley Haltom's Other Side Podcast, held every month at Voodoo Comedy Playhouse.

Propaganda!
Host/producer Matt Monroe puts on this monthly showcase at Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret. The show is totally free and regularly features a combination of local and national comedians. The show was named Best Comedy Night in Westword's Best of Denver Award 2014.

Sexpot Open Mic
Host Jeff M. Albright hosts this standup comedy open mic at Goosetown Tavern every Monday night.

Too Much Fun!
The Fine Gentleman's Club (FGC)—consisting of Denver comedians Chris Charpentier, Bobby Crane, Nathan Lund, and Sam Tallent—hosts this free weekly showcase at Denver's Deer Pile performance space. The FGC introduce each show and perform individual standup between their guests’ sets. Past guests have included Brooks Wheelan, Jules Posner, Josh Blue, and Dave Chappelle.

Too Much Funstival
The Fine Gentleman's Club has also put on a loosely organized comedy festival in the fall annually since 2011. The festival mainly consists of local comedians and bands performing at small venues in the Capitol Hill and RiNo neighborhoods.

References

Companies based in Denver
Mass media companies of the United States
American companies established in 2012
2012 establishments in Colorado


Aspen View Public School Division No. 78 or Aspen View Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Athabasca.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Athabasca, Alberta
School districts in Alberta


title: Battle River Regional Division No. 31

text:
Battle River Regional Division No. 31 or Battle River School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Camrose.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Camrose, Alberta
School districts in Alberta


title: Black Gold Regional Division No. 18

text:
Black Gold School Division or Black Gold Regional Schools is a public school authority in Central Alberta, Canada, headquartered in Nisku.

Size
Black Gold School Division (BGSD) is the 7th largest public school division in Alberta with approximately 12,000 students in 32 schools. Formed in 1995, BGSD serves Leduc County, and several municipalities within it, including Beaumont, Calmar, Devon, the city of Leduc, Thorsby, and Warburg.

The division provides education from pre-kindergarten to grade 12, and offers second language instruction, Career and Technology Studies (CTS) programs, as well as specialized support and disabilities services.

Approximately 720 teachers and 634 support staff are employed by the division.

Governance
The Board of Trustees of Black Gold School Division is composed of seven trustees, elected as follows, according to Bylaw No. 1-95:  one from the Town of Beaumont, one from the town of Devon, two from the city of Leduc, and three from subdivisions of the remainder of Leduc County.

The Board of Trustees provide overall direction and leadership to the School Division, and is accountable for the provision of appropriate educational services and programs to resident students in keeping with the requirements of government legislation and the values of voters.

French immersion
Black Gold School Division offers Early French Immersion in its Beaumont and Leduc schools with the objective of providing full mastery of the English language, functional fluency in French, as well as an understanding and appreciation of Francophone culture (including that of the Franco-Albertans). Early immersion means that students begin their immersion experience in Kindergarten or Grade 1 and continue in the program to Grade 12.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


Buffalo Trail Public Schools Regional Division No. 28 or Buffalo Trail Public Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Wainwright.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


Canadian Rockies Regional Division No. 12 or Canadian Rockies Public Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Canmore.

Schools
Canadian Rockies Public Schools' of continuum grades are commonly found in two grade level groupings: kindergarten through grade three being Elementary and grades 7 through 12 being Secondary. Further, Secondary grade groupings can be broken into Middle School (4-8) and Senior High (9-12) schools. However, there are certain schools that include more than one grade level grouping or don't conform to the grouping system.

Elementary schools

Elementary Schools offer instruction from kindergarten to grade three, unless otherwise noted.

 Alpenglow School (K–6)
 Banff Elementary School (K–6)
 Elizabeth Rummel School

Middle Schools
Middle Schools offer instruction from grades four to eight, unless otherwise noted.
 Lawrence Grassi Middle School

Secondary schools
Secondary Schools (combined Junior/Senior High) offer instruction from grade seven through twelve, and offer 10, 20 and 30 level courses, unless otherwise noted.
 Banff Community High School

Senior High Schools
Senior High Schools offer instruction for grades nine, ten, eleven, and twelve, and offer 10, 20 and 30 level courses, unless otherwise noted.

 Canmore Collegiate High School

Combined Schools

Combined Elementary/Middle Schools
Combined Elementary/Middle Schools offer instruction from kindergarten through grade eight, unless otherwise noted.
 Exshaw School

Secondary schools
Secondary Schools (combined Junior/Senior High) offer instruction from grade seven through twelve, and offer 10, 20 and 30 level courses, unless otherwise noted.
 Banff Community High School

Other schools

 Canadian Rockies Outdoor Learning Centre

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

External links

References

Canmore, Alberta
School districts in Alberta


title: Chinook's Edge School Division No. 73

text:
Chinook's Edge School Division No. 73 or the Chinook's Edge Board of Education is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Innisfail.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Clearview School Division No. 71

text:
Clearview School Division No. 71 or Clearview Public Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Stettler.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Elk Island Public Schools

text:
Elk Island Public Schools, or EIPS, is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Sherwood Park.

The division is composed of 43 schools, 17460 students, and the full-time equivalent of approximately 1435 staff, 875 of which are full-time equivalent teaching staff. It is one of the largest divisions in the province.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
Sherwood Park


title: Foothills School Division No. 38

text:
Foothills School Division No. 38 or Foothills School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of High River.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

High River
School districts in Alberta


title: Fort Vermilion School Division No. 52

text:
Fort Vermilion School Division No. 52 or Fort Vermilion School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Fort Vermilion.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

http://fvsdaurora.com

School districts in Alberta


title: Golden Hills School Division No. 75

text:
Golden Hills School Division No. 75 or Golden Hills School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Strathmore.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Grasslands Regional Division No. 6

text:
Grasslands Regional Division No. 6 or Grasslands Public Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Brooks.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Brooks, Alberta
School districts in Alberta


title: High Prairie School Division

text:
High Prairie School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of High Prairie. Located along the south side of Lesser Slave Lake, High Prairie School Division provides educational services to a population of over 23,000 people within its service region. The division operates 12 schools with approximately 3,000 students, 200 teachers, and over 140 support staff.

Board of trustees
The Board of Trustees for High Prairie School Division is made up of 7 elected trustees across 4 wards. Ward 1 covers the hamlets of Falher, Donnelly, and surrounding communities. Ward 2 covers the Town of High Prairie and surrounding communities. Ward 3 covers the hamlets of Joussard and Kinuso and surrounding lake-shore communities. Ward 4 covers the Town of Slave Lake and surrounding communities.

Schools
High Prairie School Division operates 12 schools across northern Alberta. The schools are located in a region from Falher, Alberta to Slave Lake, Alberta.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Horizon School Division No. 67

text:
Horizon School Division No. 67 or Horizon School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Taber.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
Taber, Alberta


title: Lloydminster Public School Division

text:
Lloydminster Public School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan operated out of Lloydminster.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Lloydminster
School districts in Alberta
School divisions in Saskatchewan


title: Northern Lights School Division No. 69

text:
Northern Lights Public Schools, legally known as Northern Lights School Division No. 69, is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Bonnyville.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Northland School Division No. 61

text:
Northland School Division No. 61 is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Peace River.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Palliser Regional Division No. 26

text:
Palliser Regional Division No. 26 or Palliser Regional Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operating out of Lethbridge. The Palliser School Division services approximately 8,400 students across southern Alberta with 15 community schools, 17 Hutterian colony schools, 11 faith-based alternative schools, ten of which are in Calgary on nine different campuses, five outreach programs, an online school, and four Low German Mennonite alternative programs.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Education in Lethbridge
School districts in Alberta
Schools in the Palliser Regional District


title: Parkland School Division No. 70

text:
Parkland School Division No. 70 or Parkland School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Stony Plain.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Maarcos

text:
Mark Kwong, better known under his stage name Maarcos, is an Australian DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner. He was formerly a founding member of the group Those Usual Suspects.

Biography

Early life
Maarcos was born in Malaysia and moved to Australia when he was a child. He studied at Melbourne private school Scotch College before attending Swinburne University of Technology. He played his first club show at 19 and currently resides in New York.

Career
In 2004, Maarcos released his first work, a remix for Inaya Day’s track Nasty Girl.  The track went on to become #1 in the ARIA Club Charts and #18 in the overall ARIA Charts.

He then formed the group Those Usual Suspects with fellow band-members Wei-Shen Mak and Atridge D’Costa.  Their first single ‘Dakka’ was released on Bob Sinclars Yellow Productions and the group became a member of the Africanism All Stars. Their following single ‘Shadows’ peaked at #17 on the Billboard Dance Airplay charts.

As part of Those Usual Suspects, Maarcos also released ‘Walking Alone’, a collaboration with fellow Australian Dirty South on Phazing Records. This track was made ‘Essential New Tune’ by the Swedish House Mafia on their BBC Radio 1 takeover.

As of June 2013, Maarcos had left the group Those Usual Suspects to produce and perform solo. His first single was ‘Blaze’, again on Phazing Records.

On Friday, 11 July 2014 Maarcos announced his new record label Fuze Records. This is a joint venture between Maarcos and Sony Music Australia EDM Director Jon Hanlon. The first single was called ‘Pyro’ and the label will have Maarcos’ releases as well as other artists.

Discography

as Maarcos

Original releases
 Blaze (Phazing Records / Sony Music Australia)
 Pyro (Fuze Records)

Remixes
 Twenty One Pilots - Guns for Hands (Atlantic Records/Warner Music - Fueled By Ramen)
 Style of Eye ft. Soso - Kids (Sony Music / Ultra Music / Basik)
 Helena feat. Shawnee Taylor - Levity (Sony Music / Ultra Music)
 Ellroy Clerk & Russian Nick - Hands Up (Maarcos Edit)(Fuze Records)

as Those Usual Suspects

Original releases
 Greece 2000 (Ministry of Sound / Hussle)
 Shadows ft. Abigail Bailey (Ministry of Sound / Nervous Records)
 Dakka (Yellow Productions / Africanism)
 Palazzo (Ministry of Sound / Hussle
 Animalia (Ministry of Sound / Asterix)
 In This Life ft. Chappell (Ministry of Sound / Asterix)
 Feel The Need (Ministry of Sound / Asterix)
 My Star ft. Yota (Computerscience)
 Walking Alone w/ Dirty South ft. Erik Hecht (Phazing Records)
 Can't Hold On ft. Erik Hecht (Onelove)
 Give It To Me ft. Jay Sebag (Onelove)
 Burn Forever w/ Nordean ft. Erik Hecht (Phazing Records)
 Prophet w/ Nordean (Phazing Records)

Remixes
 Morgan Page & Andy Caldwell ft. Jon Mendelsohn - Where Did You Go (Nettwerk)
 Topher Jones & Amada feat. Ido vs. The World - Hello Chicago (Ultra Music)
 Digital LAB - Frequency (Vicious)
 Bob Sinclar ft. Steve Edwards - Together (Defected Records)
 Kings of Tomorrow feat. Julie McKnight - Finally Defected Records)
 Sgt Slick - Sax Addict (Vicious Vinyl)
 Mark James feat. Hamish - Come With Me (Ministry of Sound)
 The Similou - All This Love (Ministry of Sound)
 GusGus - David (Ministry of Sound)
 Stafford Brothers - Wasted (Ministry of Sound)
 Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Jacksons Last Stand (Ministry of Sound)
 Inaya Day - Nasty Girl (Wei-Shen and Maarcos Remix) (Vinyl Pusher)

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian people of Malaysian descent
Australian DJs
Musicians from Melbourne
Australian record producers
Australian expatriates in the United States


title: Peace River School Division No. 10

text:
Peace River School Division No. 10 or Peace River School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Peace River.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Peace Wapiti School Division No. 76

text:
Peace Wapiti Public School Division No. 76 or Peace Wapiti Public School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Grande Prairie. Peace Wapiti Public School Division provides service to more than 6,000 students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 in 32 schools, including seven Hutterite colony schools and an outreach and online school – Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE) located in Spirit River. High School programs are operated in eight schools – Spirit River Regional Academy, Beaverlodge Regional High School, Eaglesham School, Ridgevalley School, Savanna School, Sexsmith Secondary School, Peace Wapiti Academy and Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE). The Board also operates a group home facility serving students in Northern Alberta.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Grande Prairie
School districts in Alberta


title: Prairie Land Regional Division No. 25

text:
Prairie Land Regional Division No. 25 is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Hanna.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Prairie Rose School Division No. 8

text:
Prairie Rose School Division No. 8 is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Dunmore.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: St. Albert Public Schools

text:
St. Albert Public Schools, formally St. Albert Public School District No. 5565, is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of St. Albert. The board is a member of Zone 2/3. The district was formerly known as Protestant Separate School District No.6. Approximately 8,000 students are enrolled in St. Albert Public Schools.

History
Protestant Separate School District No. 6 was founded on April 1, 1958. The board was founded as a result of a meeting called by Dr. William Cuts in February earlier that year. The demographics of St. Albert at that time was made up largely of protestants who desired their own school board, and so the group voted to form a separate district.

The opening of Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School, the board's first school, was set for that fall, but was delayed due to disagreements between the architect of the school and the province. For the first four months of that school year, the district's first 98 grade 1 through 7 students took their classes in the basement of St. Albert United Church instead. The school opened the next year in January of 1959.

By 1961 Alexander Mackenzie school was unable to handle the needs of the rising population of St. Albert, and so a second school, Sir George Simpson Junior High School, was built across town. Construction of a high school began in that same year, and in 1963 Paul Kane High School opened its doors. The high school was built to meet the needs of students whose only other option was the St. Albert Catholic High School. The elementary schools Leo Nickerson and Robert Rundle were built shortly after in 1964 and 1965, respectively.

In 1973 Paul Kane also found its student body to be growing to unmanageable numbers, and so a new school was built across the way from its current location. The old building became Lorne Akins Junior High. Ronald Harvey Elementary School later opened in 1976, and William D. Cuts Junior High School and Wild Rose Elementary School opened in 1978.

Elmer S. Gish Elementary School opened in 1981, followed by Keenooshayo Elementary School. Bellerose Composite High School was then built later in 1988, diverting some of the stress from Paul Kane.

Muriel Martin Elementary School was built in 1991, and was the only new school built until 2016, which saw the opening of Lois E. Hole Elementary School. Outreach High School, however, was opened in the interim, taking over the former office of the district headquarters, which had relocated. The district also offers a St. Albert Public Preschool program at a site on McKenny Avenue, as well as at its headquarters and the Wild Rose and Keenooshayo elementary schools.

In 2018 the Alberta government announced that Paul Kane would be replaced in 2022, making it the third building the school will have had since it first opened nearly sixty years ago.

Publification
The Protestant School Board became public in 2012 and was renamed to St. Albert Public School District No. 5565 after being asked to do so by the Alberta Government, making it the primary board for St. Albert. The district is also called St. Albert Public Schools locally. The move meant that more funds could be allocated to the district.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
St. Albert, Alberta


St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1 or St. Paul Education is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of St. Paul.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
County of St. Paul No. 19


title: Alexander Palmer MacEwen

text:
Alexander Palmer MacEwen (1846–1919) was a British businessman in China and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Biography
MacEwen was head of the Holiday, Wise & Co., agent and member on the consulting committee of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Union Insurance Society of Canton. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as the representative of the chamber in April 1886 during the absence of Thomas Jackson, and from 1887 after Jackson's retirement until 1890 when left for England.

He had advocated for the establishment of a municipal council, letting the local community to manage their own affairs, and also an unofficial majority in the Legislative Council for many years. The suggestions were later taken by the Petitioners, consisting of many local business leaders, to the Colonial Office in 1893 and was eventually rejected by Lord Ripon, the then Secretary of State for the Colonies.

During his stay in Hong Kong, he was also President of the Victoria Recreation Club and member of the Hong Kong Golf Club.

He later moved to Shanghai and became Chairman of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce and also member of the Watch and Defence Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Council until he returned to Hong Kong in 1896.

In 1902, he was elected Vice-President of the Hastings and St. Leonards Conservative Association. He returned to England to take the office at Hollington in Sussex.

His daughter, Mary Ethel Winifred MacEwen married Sir Sidney Barton.

References

1846 births
1919 deaths
British businesspeople
British expatriates in China
British expatriates in Hong Kong
Chairmen of HSBC
Jardine Matheson Group
Hong Kong businesspeople
Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
19th-century British businesspeople


title: Sturgeon School Division No. 24

text:
Sturgeon School Division No. 24 or Sturgeon School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Morinville.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Wild Rose School Division No. 66

text:
Wild Rose School Division No. 66 or Wild Rose School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Rocky Mountain House.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


title: Wolf Creek School Division No. 72

text:
Wolf Creek School Division No. 72 or Wolf Creek Public Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Ponoka.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Ponoka, Alberta
School districts in Alberta


The 2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Rick Ray, in his third season at Mississippi State. The team played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Auburn.

On March 21, head coach Rick Ray was fired. He had a three-year record of 37–60.

Before the season

Departures
The Bulldogs lost eight players from the 2013–14 team.

Recruits

The Bulldogs also added two walk-ons, Isaiah Butler and Jeffery Johnson, who will be classified as seniors for the season.

Roster

Schedule and results

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See also
2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team

References

Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball seasons
Mississippi State
Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball
Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball


title: 2014 European Curling Championships

text:
The 2014 European Curling Championships were held November 22 to 29 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. Switzerland last hosted the European Curling Championships in 2010, when it was also held in Champéry. The Group C competitions was held in October at the PWA Silverdome in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.

At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams will go to the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship in Sapporo, and the top eight men's teams will go to the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax.

This edition of the European Curling Championships marks the first appearance of Israel at an international curling event. The Israeli men's curling team will compete in the Group C tournament in Zoetermeer.

Men

Group A
The Group A competitions will be contested in Champéry.

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Russia were eliminated from the tiebreaker by virtue of their head-to-head record against the other teams.

Playoffs

Bronze Medal Game
Friday, November 28, 19:30

Gold Medal Game
Saturday, November 29, 15:00

Group B
The Group B competitions will be contested in Monthey.

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Team France did not attend the Group B tournament, and were given automatic forfeits for each of their games.

Playoffs

Bronze Medal Game
Friday, November 28, 10:00

Gold Medal Game
Friday, November 28, 10:00

Group C
The Group C competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Playoffs

Women

Group A
The Group A competitions will be contested in Champéry.

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Playoffs

Bronze Medal Game
Friday, November 28, 19:30

Gold Medal Game
Saturday, November 29, 10:00

Group B
The Group B competitions will be contested in Champéry.

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Playoffs

Bronze Medal Game
Friday, November 28, 10:00

Gold Medal Game
Friday, November 28, 10:00

Group C
The Group C competitions will be contested in Zoetermeer.

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Playoffs

References
General
Specific

External links

2014 in curling
2014
Curling competitions in Switzerland
2014 in Swiss sport
Sport in Valais
International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland
November 2014 sports events in Europe


title: College of Engineering, Aranmula

text:
The College of Engineering, Aranmula (AEC) is a college in Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India. It is affiliated with the Kerala Technological University (KTU).It was founded in 2014, as part of the Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE).It is the 8th Engineering College under the Co-operative Academy of Professional Education. CAPE was formed to establish educational institutions to provide education and training, research and development, and consultancy. The society is promoted by the Co-operation Department of the government of Kerala and is an autonomous society.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has given approval for the conduct of the courses. The state government has sanctioned the 4 B.Tech degree courses.

Admission is through Central Counselling by the government of Kerala. Candidates are admitted based on the Common Entrance Examination. 50% of the seats are treated as government seats, and the balance 35% as Management Quota. 15% of the seats are reserved for NRIs.

About CAPE
The Co-operative Academy of Professional Education is promoted by the Co-operation Department of the Government of Kerala and is an autonomous society under Government of Kerala. The Society is registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act, 1955 on the basis of the Memorandum of Association and the Rules as approved by the Government of Kerala. The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. Oommen Chandy is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Society. The Hon'ble Minister for Co-operation, Khadi and Village Industries, Shri.C.N.Balakrishnan is the Ex-officio Vice Chairman of the Society and the Chairman of its Board of Governors.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IEDC)
EDC is a non-profit separate independent central facilitating centre within the institution formed to promote the Innovation and entrepreneurship among the students. The formal Inauguration of IEDC was held on 3 March 2016 by Shri. Adv. Sivadasan Nair M.L.A. After the inauguration function a keynote address by Mr. Anoop P Ambika (Chief Executive Officer-Cognub decision solutions Secretary - Group of technology companies, Technopark). The function was felicitated by Mr. Vishal & Mr. Akshai, Kerala Start Up Mission (Formerly Technopark Technology Business Incubator, T-TBI).

Courses

The college offers B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) degrees in 4 streams as shown in the following table.

See also
 Kerala Technological University
 List of Engineering Colleges in Kerala

External links
Engineering Colleges in Kerala
Engineering Colleges under CAPE

References

Engineering colleges in Kerala
Universities and colleges in Pathanamthitta district
Educational institutions established in 2014
2014 establishments in Kerala


title: Bendyshe Layton

text:
Bendyshe Layton (died 17 January 1918) was a British businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

He was with the firm of Gibb, Livingston & Co., one of the leading trading firms in the East during the late nineteenth century. He later started his own business firm, Layton & Co., as a bill and bullion broker.

In 1888, he was nominated by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce to sit temporarily in the Legislative Council during the absence of A. P. MacEwen.

He left Hong Kong in around 1913 or 1914 due to his health issue and lived in Britain until his death on 17 January 1918.

He had a son named G. B. Layton, who succeeded him as the head of the Layton & Co.

References

1918 deaths
British businesspeople
British expatriates in Hong Kong
Hong Kong businesspeople
Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Year of birth missing


East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools Regional Division No. 16 or East Central Alberta Catholic Schools is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Wainwright.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41 or Elk Island Catholic Schools is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Sherwood Park.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
Sherwood Park


Evergreen Catholic Separate School Division or Evergreen Catholic Schools is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Spruce Grove.

Schools
Spruce Grove
St. Joseph Catholic School Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 4,
St. Marguerite Catholic School Kindergarten to Grade 4,
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School Grades 9-12,
St. Teresa Catholic Learning Centre Grades 7-12,
St. Thomas the Aquinas Catholic School Grades 5-8
Stony Plain
St. John Paul II Catholic School Kindergarten to Grade 8
Westlock
St. Mary School Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12
Hinton
St. Gregory Catholic School Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 4,
Father Gerard Redmond Community Catholic School Grades 5 to 12
Devon
Holy Spirit Catholic School Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
Spruce Grove


title: Bangsamoro Government Center

text:
The Bangsamoro Government Center, also known as the Bangsamoro Office, is a complex of government buildings in Cotabato City, Philippines. The complex serves as the office of the regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Background
The Bangsamoro Government Center complex houses the offices of various instrumentalities of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao local government including the Offices of the Wali and the Chief Minister, the Parliament, ministries and other agencies under the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

It formerly served as the executive office of Regional Governor of the now defunct-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Nicknamed as the "Little Malacañan of the South", it was built in 1976 by then-President Ferdinand Marcos. The building was formerly known as the Office of the Regional Governor (ORG). The building was renamed as the Office of the Bangsamoro People upon the completion of its seven-month renovation on July 30, 2014. The building also includes a  prayer room.

The Bangsamoro government is set to move out of the Bangsamoro Government Center after the passage of Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 37. which moved the seat of government of the region from Cotabato City to Parang in Maguindanao del Norte.

Complex
The Bangsamoro Government Center complex has the following  features:
Executive Building
Regional Legislative Assembly Building – meeting place of the defunct ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly
Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex – Meeting place of the Bangsamoro Parliament and hosts the Bangsamoro Museum

References

Buildings and structures in Cotabato City
Local government buildings in the Philippines
Landmarks in the Philippines


Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 28 or Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Grande Prairie.

Schools

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Grande Prairie
School districts in Alberta


title: House of Acquaviva

text:
The House of Acquaviva is an aristocratic  Italian family from Naples. The head of the family was Duke of Atri in the Abruzzo from the 15th century, and Count of Conversano after an Orsini family marriage in 1546, among other titles.

History
The Acquaviva family (since 1481 Acquaviva of Aragon) was an Italian noble family, one of the seven great families of the Kingdom of Naples. Among their titles are those of: Dukes of Atri and Counts of San Flaviano (of Giulia since 1481); then also Counts of Conversano, Counts and then Dukes of Nardò, for one branch, and Counts and then Princes of Caserta for the other.

In 1195 Rinaldo of Acquaviva, was feudal lord of various lands in the region of Teramo in Abruzzo. In the following decades the family established important relations with the Angevin kings. In 1284 Riccardo di Acquaviva was the executioner of Terra di Otranto in the service of Charles I of Anjou.

Dukes of Atri

In 1393 Antonio di Acquaviva, who was the first to hold, by concession of Charles III of Naples, the titles of Count of San Flaviano and Montorio. He purchased  from King Ladislaus the cities of Atri, with the title of Duke, and Teramo for 35,000 ducats. Andrea Matteo I, son of Antonio, was 2nd Duke of Atri, 2nd Count of San Flaviano. He died, stabbed in Teramo, on 17 February 1407. The titles and possessions passed to his sons, first Antonio, then Pierbonifacio and finally, in 1443, with the death of the son of the latter, Andrea Matteo II, to his third son Giosia († 1462), 6th Duke of Atri and 6th Count of San Flaviano.

Giulio Antonio I, son of Giosia and seventh Duke of Atri, commanded the fleet that supported the Neapolitan army of King Ferrante of Aragon, which had joined the coalition formed by Pope Sixtus IV against the Republic of Florence in 1478. For his service he was awarded the Order of the Ermine. The following year, he received the honour of being able to add the name of Aragon to his surname and to add to the family coat of arms the colors of the royal house. During the campaign for the reconquest of Otranto in 1481, he lost his life in an ambush at Serrano. He was succeeded by his elder son, writer Andrea Matteo III (1456–1528), eighth Duca d'Atri.

Andrea Matteo Acquaviva d'Aragona III 8th Duke of Atri, was the elder surviving son of Giulio Antonio Acquaviva I and his wife Caterina Orsini del Balzo. He fought for King Ferrante of Naples in the War of Ferrara in 1482; and against him three years later during the Conspiracy of the Barons. Upon the defeat of the conspirators, Duke Andrea was spared due to the intervention of his father-in-law, Antonio Piccolomini, who happened to be the King's son-in-law. Andrea Matteo left the Duchy of Atri to his eldest son Giovan Francesco, the county of Gioia to his second son Giannantonio Donato, and the county of Conversano and the fiefdoms of the Ratta in Caserta to his son Giulio Antonio II.

Gian Girolamo (1521-1592), was eldest son of Giannantonio Donato. He became the 10th Duke of Atri and 17th Count of Conversano; he was father of two cardinals, Giulio and Ottavio. In 1575[7] he divided the Duchy of Atri and the County of Conversano between his sons Alberto (11th Duke) and Adriano (18th Count).  In 1598, the line of the Counts of Conversano merged with that of the Dukes of Nardò with the marriage between the 19th Count Giulio Antonio and his cousin Caterina Acquaviva, daughter and heir of Duke Belisario II.

Dukes of Nardò
Belisario Acquaviva (c. 1460–1528), was a younger son of Giulio Antonio Acquaviva d' Aragona. Unlike his brother, the 8th Duke of Atri, who supported the French,  Belisario fought against Charles VIII of France, and was rewarded by King Ferdinand II of Naples with the fief of Nardò and the title Count. He was later made Duke of Nardò by Charles V. Belisario was hence able to not only preserve his own patrimony, but to procure the restitution of his brother's. Both of his sons, Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva and Giovanni Battista Acquaviva, served as Bishop of Nardò.

Notable members
 Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva Bishop of Nardò (1521–1532) who resigned to get married.
Claudio Acquaviva (1543–1615), fifth general of the Society of Jesus
Francesco Acquaviva (1665 – 1723), cardinal.
Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d'Aragona, (between 1490 and 1495-1546), cardinal
Giulio Acquaviva d'Aragona (1546–1574), cardinal, brother of Rudolfo, nephew of Claudio and Giovanni Vincenzo.
Rodolfo Acquaviva (1550–1583), Jesuit missionary and martyr in India
 Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona

References


title: Roussopoulos

text:
Roussopoulos () is a Greek surname and may refer to:

Athanasios Roussopoulos (1903–1983), Greek scientist
Carole Roussopoulos (1945–2009), Swiss film director and feminist
Dimitrios Roussopoulos (born 1936), political activist, ecologist, and writer
Theodoros Roussopoulos (born 1963), Greek politician

Greek-language surnames
Surnames


Holy Family Catholic Regional Division No. 37 is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Peace River.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 150 or Lakeland Catholic Schools is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Bonnyville.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta


Living Waters Catholic Regional Division No. 42 or Living Waters Catholic School Division is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Whitecourt.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
Whitecourt


Medicine Hat Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 20 or Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Medicine Hat.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

Medicine Hat
School districts in Alberta


Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39 or Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Red Deer.

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is a publicly funded school Division with an elected Board of Trustees and governed by the Alberta Education Act.  It's serves over 9,200 students in 19 schools including an online school and an outreach school. It also serves approximately 600 students in a home education program. Its schools are located in Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, Blackfalds. Rocky Mountain House, Innisfail and Olds.

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools also has an International Student Services program. Since its inception in 2004, the RDCRS International Student Services program has hosted students from a variety of countries, with the majority coming from Latin America, Asia and Europe.

Schools

 Elementary
 École Camille J. Lerouge School (K–9)
 École Mother Teresa School (K–5)
 École Our Lady of the Rosary School (PreK–2)
 Father Henri Voisin School (K–5)
 Holy Family School (K–5)
 Maryview School (PreK–5)
 St. Elizabeth Seton School (K–5)
 St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School (PreK–5)
 St. Martin de Porres School (K–5)
 St. Patrick's Community School (K–9)
 St. Teresa of Avila School (PreK-5)
 Middle school
 École Camille J. Lerouge School (K–9)
 St. Francis of Assisi Middle School (6–9)
 St. Gregory the Great Catholic School (K-9)
 St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School (6-9)
 St. Patrick's Community School (K–9)
 St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School (6–9)
 Secondary/High school
 École Secondaire Notre Dame High School (10–12)
 St. Joseph's High School (10-12)

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

International Student Services

Red Deer, Alberta
School districts in Alberta


title: Bordeaux, Nebraska

text:
Bordeaux is an unincorporated community in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States.

History
Bordeaux took its name from Bordeaux Creek. A post office was established at Bordeaux in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1896.

References

Unincorporated communities in Dawes County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska


East Central Francophone Education Region No. 3, known in French as , is a French first language authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of St. Paul.

 the board operates five schools in Plamondon, Lac la Biche, St. Paul, Bonnyville, and Cold Lake.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
County of St. Paul No. 19
French-language school districts in Canada


Northwest Francophone Education Region No. 1, known in French as Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest No. 1, is a French first language authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of St. Isidore.

 the school operates 3 schools in Peace River, Grande Prairie, and Falher.

See also
List of school authorities in Alberta

References

External links

School districts in Alberta
French-language school districts in Canada
Northern Alberta
Peace River Country
French-language schools in Alberta