The Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act () is a bill that tries to address the severe California drought. The bill would change some environmental regulations and stop or delay a project designed to restore a dried up section of the San Joaquin River (a habitat for some salmon). The bill was considered highly partisan and there are disputes over how much it would solve the water problem, or even intended to solve it, as opposed to an election year ploy unlikely to pass Congress.

It passed the United States House of Representatives on February 5, 2014 during the 113th United States Congress.

Background

California’s interconnected water system serves over 30 million people and irrigates over  of farmland. As the world’s largest, most productive, and most controversial water system, it manages over  of water per year.

California has had water problems for decades. The state is forced to contend with the different needs and wants of the agriculture industry, environmentalists, and everyday home water consumers.

Provisions of the bill
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act has several titles.

Title I: Central Valley Project Water Reliability Title I would amend the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) to include among the Act's purposes: (1) to ensure that water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes is replaced and provided to Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors by December 31, 2018, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable, and (2) to facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with that Act. The bill would redefine "anadromous fish" for purposes of such Act. It would also define "reasonable flows" as water flows capable of being maintained taking into account competing consumptive uses of water and economic, environmental, and social factors.

It would eliminate existing limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to enter into any new contracts for water supply from the CVP. It would direct the Secretary to renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contract, upon request of the contractor, that provides for the delivery of water from the CVP for a period of 40 years (the current contractual term is 25 years). It would require new or renewed contracts to include a provision that requires the Secretary to charge only for water actually delivered.

It would direct the Secretary to take all necessary actions to facilitate and expedite CVP water transfers in accordance with such Act or any other provision of federal reclamation law and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

It would grant the Secretary discretion to modify CVP operations to provide reasonable water flows of suitable quality, quantity, and timing to protect all life stages of anadromous fish.

It would repeal a requirement that not less than 67% of all funds made available to the Restoration Fund under CVPIA be authorized to be appropriated to carry out habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of that Act.

The bill would require the CVP and the California State Water Project (SWP) to be operated pursuant to the water quality standards and operational constraints described in the "Principles for Agreement of the Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of California and the Federal Government," dated December 15, 1994 (Bay-Delta Accord of 1994), without regard to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) or any other law pertaining to the operation of the CVP and the SWP.

The bill would prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce from distinguishing between natural-spawned and hatchery-spawned or otherwise artificially propagated strains of a species in making any determination under ESA that relates to any anadromous fish species that are present in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers or their tributaries and that ascend those rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in the San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean.

The bill would add the Kettleman City Community Services District as an authorized service area of the CVP. The bill would direct the Secretary to enter into a long-term contract for the delivery of up to 900 acre-feet of CVP water for municipal and industrial use.

The bill would direct the Secretary to offer to the Oakdale Irrigation District, the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, and the Calaveras County Water District a contract enabling such districts to collectively impound and store a portion of their Stanislaus River water rights in the New Melones Reservoir in accordance with applicable terms of the Warren Act.

The bill would establish a pilot program to remove non-native predatory fish from the Stanislaus River.

The bill would direct the Secretary, if the San Luis Reservoir does not fill by the last day of February, to permit any entity with an agricultural water service or repayment contract for the delivery of water from the Delta Division or the San Luis Unit to reschedule into the immediately following contract year (i.e., March 1 through the last day of February) any unused CVP water previously allocated for irrigation purposes.

Title II: San Joaquin River Restoration - Title II would direct the Secretary of the Interior to cease any action to implement the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in the litigation entitled Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California.

The bill would amend the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act to eliminate references to such Stipulation of Settlement and to direct the Secretary, beginning on March 1, 2015, to modify Friant Dam operations to release restoration flows in a manner that improves the fishery in the San Joaquin River between Friant Dam and Gravelly Ford. The bill would direct the Secretary, prior to October 1, 2015, to: (1) identify the impacts associated with the release of such restoration flows; (2) identify measures necessary to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water users, landowners, and agencies as a result of such restoration flows; and (3) implement all such mitigation measures identified before such restoration flows are commenced.

The bill would repeat provisions relating to settlement of litigation regarding restoration of the San Joaquin River reintroduction of the California Central Valley Spring Run Chinook salmon into such River.

Title III: Repayment Contracts and Acceleration of Repayment of Construction Costs - Title III would direct the Secretary of the Interior, upon request of the contractor, to convert all existing long-term CVP contracts to contracts that require a contractor to pay the remaining balance of construction at a Treasury rate discount.

Title IV: Bay-Delta Watershed Water Rights Preservation and Protection - Title IV would direct the Secretary of the Interior (notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, federal reclamation law, or the ESA), in the operation of CVP, to: (1) strictly adhere to state water rights law governing water rights priorities by honoring water rights senior to those belonging to CVP, regardless of the source of priority; and (2) strictly adhere to and honor water rights and other priorities that are obtained or that exist under the California Water Code. The bill would require any action taken by the Secretary or the Secretary of Commerce to protect any species listed under the ESA that affects the diversion of water or involves the release of water from any CVP water storage facility to be applied in a manner that is consistent with water rights priorities established by state law.

The bill would direct the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce, in implementing the ESA in the Bay-Delta and on the Sacramento River, to apply any limitations on the operation of CVP or to formulate any reasonable prudent alternative associated with CVP's operation in a manner that strictly adheres to and applies water rights priorities for project water and base supply provided for in the Sacramento River settlement contracts.

The bill would direct the Secretary, subject to the absolute priority of Sacramento River settlement contractors, to allocate water provided for irrigation purposes to existing CVP agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River Watershed.

The bill would direct the Secretary to ensure that there are no redirected adverse water supply or fiscal impacts to those within the Sacramento River or San Joaquin River watershed or to the SWP arising from the Secretary's operation of CVP to meet legal obligations.

Title V: Miscellaneous - Title V declares that: (1) coordinated operations between CVP and SWP, previously requested and consented to by the state of California and the federal government, require assertion of federal supremacy to protect existing water rights throughout the system; (2) these circumstances are unique to California; and (3) nothing in this Act shall serve as precedent in any other state.

The bill would declare that this Act shall not affect the Proclamation of State of Emergency and the associated executive order issued on January 17, 2014, by the Governor of California.

The bill would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to: (1) decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river; and (2) revise provisions concerning the water surface level of Lake McClure in Mariposa County, California.

Congressional Budget Office report
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Budget Office, a public domain source.

H.R. 3964 would amend the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act to change water management plans and environmental restoration goals for the Central Valley region in California. The bill would authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to convert some water service contracts to accelerated repayment contacts, which would increase receipts to the federal government in the first few years after enactment, but reduce receipts in subsequent years. Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that some of those accelerated payments would be financed with bonds exempt from federal taxation, leading to a revenue loss. The bill also would impose a specified timeline for water transfers among the Central Valley Project contractors and would deem certain water transfers to have met the requirements of some environmental laws. CBO expects that those changes would result in more water transfers, leading to additional offsetting receipts of $1 million annually.

Procedural history
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on January 29, 2014 by Rep. David Valadao (R-CA). It was referred to the United States House Committee on Natural Resources. The bill was sponsored by the California Republican congressmen - all 15 of them. On February 5, 2014, the House voted in Roll Call Vote #50 to pass the bill 229-191.

Debate and discussion
The 68 page bill was supported primarily by Republicans. The White House threatened to veto the bill. Republican supporters of the bill argued that the current situation prioritized the well-being of fish over human farmers. They blamed the federal government and environmental legislation for the ongoing water problems.

Some Democrats insisted that the problem was not environmental regulation, but a lack of rain. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) said that "it would be more productive for this body (Congress) to join in a rain dance on the floor today than to pass this bill." California governor Jerry Brown opposed the bill, saying that it "falsely suggests the promise of water relief when that is simply not possible given the scarcity of water supplies." Environmental groups and Democrats opposing the bill have argued that it is a "political power play that undermines years of delicate negotiations." Democrats accused Republicans of pursuing the bill not to solve the water problems, but to gain votes in the November 2014 congressional elections from people in districts hit hard by the drought.

In that sense, Democratic Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer proposed a 31-page emergency drought legislation of $300 million aid, and to speed up environmental reviews of water projects, so state and federal officials have "operational flexibility" to move water from the delta to San Joaquin Valley farms.

See also
List of bills in the 113th United States Congress
Drought in the United States
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
California Water Wars

Notes/References

External links

Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 3964
beta.congress.gov H.R. 3964
GovTrack.us H.R. 3964
OpenCongress.org H.R. 3964
WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 3964
Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 3964
House Republican Conference's legislative digest on H.R. 3964

Proposed legislation of the 113th United States Congress


title: Auburn, Mississippi

text:
Auburn is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. Auburn is approximately  east-northeast of Smithdale near U.S. Route 98.

In 1900, Auburn was home to a high school and masonic lodge and had a population of 57.

A post office operated under the name Auburn from 1890 to 1953.

Notable person
 Edgar Godbold, president of Louisiana College from 1942 to 1951

References

Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi


title: Paraperlucidibaca

text:
Paraperlucidibaca is a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria which belongs to the class Gammaproteobacteria.

References

Moraxellaceae
Bacteria genera


title: Santa Maria Church (Ilocos Sur)

text:
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (), commonly known as the Santa Maria Church, is the parish church of Santa Maria in Ilocos Sur province, Philippines. The church was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 11, 1993, as part of the Baroque Churches of the Philippines, a collection of four Baroque Spanish-era churches.

The Santa Maria Church is an attraction to tourists and Catholics in Ilocos Sur. It is a reminder of the four centuries of Spanish domination of that area and a unique structure with a diversified architectural design of bricks and mortar. It was built on top of a hill a lookout and a citadel as well as a religious center during the early administration of the region by friars and soldiers of Spain.

History
The parish of Santa Maria started as a chapel-of-ease (visita) of Narvacan, its neighboring town to the north, in 1567. The influx of the settlers after the full conquest of the Ilocos Region by the Spaniards greatly increased the population of Santa Maria. The chapel became an independent ministry in 1769 and was dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption. Besides economic progress, evangelical missions were expanded. The mission at Santa Maria, located on a narrow flat plain between the sea and the central mountain range of Luzon, close to the interior settlements, made Santa Maria as the center of both the religious and commercial activities.

According to the legend, before the Santa Maria Church was built on its present site, the Virgin Mary was enshrined at a different place called Bulala. The frequent disappearance of the Virgin Mary from her previous place of enthronement only to be found perched on a guava tree that grew where the present church is located, had led the townspeople to move the church to its present location.

Father Mariano Dacanay, the Ilocano parish priest from September 1, 1902, to May 27, 1922, has another variation of this legend which he assures, was gathered from reliable sources. He relates that the Blessed Virgin was enthroned in another chapel that was formerly erected below the present church and what is now the East Central Elementary School compound. Father Dacanay adds, that from this chapel, the Virgin Mary made her peregrinations to that guava tree on the knoll.

This version of Father Dacanay of the legend gains greater probability if not credence for today, one of the twin structures bearing the features and architectural designs of what could have been a chapel or a church by then obtaining standards remains intact in said school compound and presently used as a classroom for grade school pupils.

Numerous and varying legends or stories about the Virgin Mother have long become part of Philippine religious lore. And if any one of them could be accepted as truth, then it is the blessed Virgin herself who manifested in a miraculous way her preference of a site for her permanent home.

Construction of the present church was started in 1765. In 1810, the bell tower was built during the renovation of the church and furnished with a bell the following year. During the renovation of church complex in 1863, the protective wall around the sides of the hill was constructed. After the bell tower was remodeled the same year, its foundation must have gradually settled down making the imposing structure slightly leaning or tilting as it appears today. The convent was greatly renovated in 1895.

Many foreigners who traveled to the north and saw the church were much impressed by its size and setting calling the church as a cathedral. Henry Savage Landor, an English painter, writer and explorer who visited the Philippines in 1900, says:

At Santa Maria a most picturesque church is to be found, reached on an imposing flight of steps. An enormous convent stands beside the church, upon a terrace some 80 feet above the plaza. There are a number of brick buildings, schoolhouses and office, which must have been very handsome but are tumbling down, the streets being in the absolute possession of sheeps, goats and hogs. A great expanse of level land was now well-cultivated into paddy fields and across it is a road fifteen feet wide, well-metalled and with a sandy surface. Barrios and homes were scattered all around the plain.

The massive and imposing structure of the Santa Maria Church is not only an interesting landmark, but it is also a memorial to the intrepid Christian missionaries who sacrificed and devoted their lives to spread the Christian faith in this region; the natives and the men of technical knowledge who erected the great structure and others who may in one way or another are credited to the building of the Santa Maria Church.

The church was listed as one of the most endangered monuments in the world by World Monuments Fund in the 2010 World Monuments Watch, along with the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and San Sebastian Church (Manila). All of the sites were taken off the list in 2011 after the passage of the National Cultural Heritage Act.

Design
Unlike other town churches in the Philippines, which conform to the Spanish tradition of sitting them on the central plaza, the Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Assumption in Santa Maria are situated on a hill surrounded by a defensive wall on all sides like a fortress. The church is reached by climbing an 85-step stairway of granite rock. The grand three-flight stairway leads to a courtyard in front of the church doorway where a sweeping view of the lower plains and the town of Santa Maria is beheld. A narrow roadway coming from the back of the church also leads up to the courtyard but only used on special occasions.

Façade

The church brick façade has one large portal with three windows. The recessed arched entrance is flanked by a pair of rectangular pilaster dividing the façade into three well-defined planes. The whole façade is then framed on the sides by heavy circular buttresses topped by urn-like finials.

An open pediment in the upper façade is topped by a small cupola. The curvilinear shape of the pediment serves as a graceful finish to the upward movement of the pilasters and the arch entrance. The blind niche, urn-shaped pinnacles and even proportions-overlooking at the top are decorative devices of the upward movement.

Nave

The church follows the standard Philippine layout with the façade fronting a long single nave rectangular building. The church measures about  long and  wide. The thick outer walls have delicately carved side entrances with few openings. The eastern and western side of the outer walls are reinforced by thirteen huge rectangular buttresses each typical of Earthquake Baroque architecture. The first buttress from the front is adorned by a huge relief retelling how the statue of Our Lady of Assumption was found on top of a tree. The relief is visible as one ascends the front stairway. The middle buttress on the eastern wall (back) is built like a staircase for easy maintenance of the roof back when thatched roof was the norm in Philippine churches, before the advent of corrugated galvanised iron (CGI). The lighter CGI roof is also preferred in earthquake-prone areas than tile roof.

Bell tower
The bell tower is freestanding, constructed separate from the church and not parallel to the façade but situated about a third of the wall from the front. The octagonal four-story tower was built wide, with each level narrowing till it reaches the top, typical of earthquake baroque church towers. The top floor is covered by a dome that is capped by cupola. A cross above the cupola tops the structure. Blank walls are arranged alternately with open windows. Other decorative devices, like single pilasters, finials and balustrades indicate that this form is of later vintage. A clock on the third level faces the stairway for the churchgoers to see.

Convent
In front of the church is the convent, partly blocking the frontal view of the façade of Santa Maria Church. The placement of the convent in front of the church and not adjacent is another unusual characteristic of the building, probably dictated by the long narrow hill on which the church is located. It is accessible from the church by an elevated stone walkway. In the early days of the colonization, the convent was the seat of the ecclesiastical administration as well as home of the church clergies. Under the elevated walkway is a gate that leads to the back courtyard with a commanding view of the back countryside.

Cemetery
Another wide stairway, similar to the front, leads down from the courtyard to a brick walkway that leads to an old abandoned cemetery evergreen with brush and weeds. Within the brick fence of the square-shaped cemetery are the ruins of an old brick chapel and old graveyards.

Historical designations

National Historical Landmark
The National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines) installed a marker next to the door of Santa Maria Church following Executive Order nos. 260 on August 1, 1973; 375 on January 14, 1974; and 1515 on June 11, 1978, declaring the Santa Maria Church as a National Historical Landmark.

National Cultural Treasure
With Republic Act No. 10066 - National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 in place, all structures 50 years or older, structures with historical markers, and all structures designed by National Artists (regardless of age) are now presumed to be declared and cannot be demolished or altered without the permission of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). This is an attempt to compile all lists of formally declared cultural and historical structures and sites in the Philippines and make it available to the public via the Internet since the National Museum (NM) and National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), both under the NCCA, maintain their own lists. Santa Maria Church Complex and Cemetery was declared one of the National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines in 2015 by the National Museum.

Miraculous image of Our Lady of the Assumption

The statue of Apo Baket is made of wood in ornate sculptural style with ivory face and hands. It is  tall. Her hands are extended wide, and her head is looking upward portraying her assumption into heaven. Her blue cape is decorated with silver floral designs and her white dress is embroidered with gold thread motif. She stands on a pedestal of cloud surrounded by angels’ heads. This image with her bejeweled dress was kept in an elaborate carved wooden chest believed to have used for cargo in galleon ship. Her feast day is August 15.

References

External links

 Baroque Churches of the Philippines - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Roman Catholic churches in Ilocos Sur
Baroque architecture in the Philippines
National Cultural Treasures of the Philippines
Shrines to the Virgin Mary
Agustin in Manila, San
National Historical Landmarks of the Philippines
Brick buildings and structures
Spanish Colonial architecture in the Philippines
Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia


title: 2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina

text:
The 2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a series of demonstrations and riots that began in the northern town of Tuzla on 4 February 2014 but quickly spread to multiple cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Sarajevo, Zenica, Mostar, Jajce, and Brčko, among others, for social reasons and with the aim of overthrowing the government. The riots were the most violent scenes the country had seen since the end of the Bosnian War in 1995. The rioting largely took place in the entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the same level of unrest or activism did not occur in Republika Srpska.

Some news sources, such as BBC and The New York Times, used the name Bosnian Spring when describing the riots, a terminology taken from other events such the Arab Spring and the Prague Spring.  The Swedish politician Carl Bildt also said that "in some places there has been talk about a Bosnian Spring".

Most of the riots calmed down by 8 February, although protesting continued throughout the days that followed.

By April 2014, the protests had faded away due to decreasing participation. A Balkan Insight article said they "ran out of steam."

Background

After World War II, Tuzla developed into a major industrial and cultural centre during the communist period in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. During the first decade of the 21st century, four former state-owned companies, including furniture and washing powder factories, were sold to private owners who were contracted to invest in and make them profitable. Instead, the new owners opted for asset stripping, stopped paying workers and filed for bankruptcy. The closures left hundreds of workers without jobs in a country that already has a high unemployment rate of between 27%–47%. Although official data show that 27.5 percent of its working population is unemployed, at least another 20 percent of people are estimated to be engaged in the so-called grey economy. An average monthly salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 300 euros at the time (about $350), with one in five citizens living below the poverty line.

Protests

The protests mark the largest outbreak of public anger over high unemployment and two decades of political inertia in the Balkan country of 3.8 million people since the end of the 1992–95 war.

Tuzla

4–5 February
Protests began on 4 February 2014, peacefully, in the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but turned violent the following day when hundreds of demonstrators, mostly former employees of several big companies, such as Dita, Polihem, Guming and Konjuh, clashed with police near the Tuzla local government building demanding compensation and calling on Tuzla officials to intervene instantly. Demonstrators blame local officials for allowing several state firms to collapse between 2000 and 2008 after being privatized, leaving many unemployed.

The protests later spread to various cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Bihać, Mostar, Zenica, Kakanj and the capital Sarajevo.

Due to the recent closures of factories and firms in Tuzla, at least 600 protesters tried to storm the building of the Tuzla local government, accusing authorities of turning a blind eye to the collapse of a number of state firms after their privatization. Some of the protesters threw eggs, flares and stones at the windows of the building and set tires on fire, blocking traffic in the city center. Police eventually forced demonstrators back and cordoned off the building. One of the hundreds of protesters in the city said: "This is the start of the Bosnian Spring," alluding to the ongoing Arab Spring which began in 2010.

The protesters gathered in front of the cantonal government building, requesting compensation and repayments of healthcare and pension payments after the privatized companies for which they worked failed. Local media reports said that some protesters scuffled with police after breaking into the cantonal government building, while others set garbage containers and tires on fire. It was reported that, by the end of the day, a total of twenty-two people, including 17 police officers, had been injured, while 24 were arrested for their involvement in the protests.

As a result of the police brutality the day before, protesters were outraged. The next day, the number of protesters grew enormously; around 6,000 individuals gathered in front of the cantonal government building. The number of injured individuals also rose enormously. According to local newspapers, around 100 policemen were injured, with most of the injuries due to being hit by stones. 11 cars were destroyed and 27 protesters were arrested. Around 20 civilians sustained minor injuries.

6 February
On Thursday, 6 February, the protests spread into multiple cities in the country, at first by people who wanted to show solidarity with the citizens of Tuzla. In the capital city, Sarajevo, protesters clashed with police who had blocked traffic in the city center. Four officers were hospitalized. Over 200 people blocked traffic in Mostar and about 150 Zenica citizens protested in front of their local government building. One of the protestors in Zenica was quoted: "Today we fought for Tuzla, tomorrow we fight for all of us." Protests also broke out in Bihać and Tešanj, among others.

27 people who had been arrested the day before were released. That day also marked the first time since the start of the uprising that police used tear gas on the crowds. More than two dozen people were hospitalized with tear-gas-related injuries.

Schools throughout Tuzla were closed and residents of buildings yelled insults and threw buckets of water at the officers who passed-by in full riot gear. Elderly neighbors banged on their windows and balconies.

7 February

On 7 February, mass crowds began to gather at the same place and in over 20 major cities across the country. People gathered in their city centers to support the protests in Tuzla. According to the official statements, more than 130 people, including 104 police officers, were injured on the third day of anti-government demonstrations in Tuzla alone. After a long day of waiting, 10,000 outraged protesters broke through the last line of police defense around the cantonal government building. Around 100 younger protesters stormed into the building, throwing furniture and papers out of the windows and burning the building afterwards.

Even quick intervention by local fire crews could not prevent the fire from spreading to other floors. The protesters gave them a "calm hour," after which the protests continued in front of the cantonal court. Protesters asked workers of the cantonal court to address them about their plans in freeing the remaining protesters arrested that day and the day before, which included the leader and organizer of the demonstrations. Shortly thereafter, a rain of stones started hitting the cantonal court. The group of 10,000 people started moving towards the municipal building, where all workers were evacuated before the angry mob arrived. The attack on the municipal building included a few short fights between the protesters and the special police units. It included the use of tear gas, which outraged the protesters even more. After the police fell back, protesters started throwing bricks and stones at the building, breaking windows that way. Shortly after burning the municipal building, it was announced that the police forces had switched sides and joined the protesters.

During the unrest on Friday, 7 February, the mayor of Brčko was taken hostage by the crowd for a short while and then released.

In the afternoon, a unit of special police of the Tuzla canton, under commanding officer Dževad Korman, lowered their shields and took off their helmets, which caused a wave of enthusiasm from the crowd, the members of which then approached and shook hands with the special forces members. Both the regular and the judicial police followed suit in front of the court and the prosecution buildings.

8 February
By 8 February, the riots had stopped and all the people had resumed peaceful protests and began clearing the streets of garbage and debris.

Zenica

On 7 February, protestors in Zenica forced their way through a police cordon and set fire to a local government building and surrounding cars. The entire government of Zenica-Doboj Canton announced that they would resign during their next meeting.

On 9 February, late in the night, the government of the Zenica-Doboj Canton analyzed the situation.

On 10 February, protesters gathered again in front of the Cantonal building demanding immediate changes in social politics. Protest representatives held a meeting with the government officials to present their demands. During the protests, the main city boulevard was blocked for traffic.

Sarajevo
7 February

Tear gas and smoke blanketed downtown Sarajevo, where police opened fire with rubber bullets on several thousand protesters who set fire to the headquarters of the capital's cantonal government. Water cannon was also used to disperse protesters who were trying to enter the presidency building.

Dense smoke was caused by the burning of several police cars near the Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was also heavily damaged when the demonstrators set fire to sections of the State Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is located there. Demonstrators also torched and stoned the building of the Centar Municipality, Sarajevo, as well as the seat of the regional government of the Sarajevo Canton.

8–9 February
Peaceful protests with at least 200 people continued at 16:00 on 8 February, protesters demanding release of some young people from prisons that were involved in violent riots days earlier. The protesters called for peaceful protests to continue and demand the change of current government.
Spokesperson for the municipal court of Sarajevo, Alem Hamzić, stated that 33 protesters have been released—adding, "Criminal proceedings will be launched against some ten demonstrators with court likely imposing prohibitive measures. Prohibitive measures include: ban on meeting and communicating, confiscation of passports and identity documents, and they will need to report twice weekly to the relevant police department." Peaceful demonstrations continued throughout the day of 9 February.

10 February
Some time after 10 o'clock in the evening, an explosion in Skenderija shocked the Sarajevo metropolitan area; reports are that there are no casualties.

Bihać

Protests began in Bihać as early as 6 February. On 8 February, over 3,000 disgruntled citizens rallied at the Town Square to express dissatisfaction with the government of the Una-Sana Canton, one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's ten post-war cantons, demanding the resignation of the canton's Prime Minister Hamdija Lipovača and the Minister of the Police.

In front of the local government building, protesters from all over the country were met by police. Protesters shouted "Thieves!" and "We want resignation!" and asked the police to side with them. Police officers confiscated a number of Molotov cocktails. Shops in the city center closed down as a precautionary measure. Hundreds of protesters gathered around Prime Minister Lipovača's home, fighting against the police and demanding resignation. The clash with police injured several people and the crowd later dispersed.

On 10 February 2014, after days of protests that involved at least 3,000 people, the Prime Minister of the Una-Sana Canton Hamdija Lipovača officially resigned.

UDAR in May

On 5 May the anti-government organization under the name of "UDAR", which was already involved in the unrest, announced new protests on 9 May in Sarajevo. The protesters have planned to march from all cities and towns in Bosnia, primarily Tuzla, Zenica and Mostar, as well as other towns. However, any events announced earlier never occurred.

Neighboring countries

Protests were held on 12 February in Belgrade, Serbia, and on 13 February in Zagreb, Croatia, in support of the ongoing political struggle in Bosnia. Two women were reported to have been detained by the police in Zagreb. There were reports of anti-government protests coming from neighbouring Montenegro and also Kosovo.

Resignations

Sead Čaušević, Prime Minister of Tuzla Canton.
Munib Husejnagić, Prime Minister of Zenica-Doboj Canton.
Suad Zeljković, Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton.
Hamdija Lipovača, Prime Minister of Una-Sana Canton.

Damages
Monetary
The estimated cost in all the cities across the country has been estimated by the Klix portal [8 February, during the riots] to be around 50 million KM (≈ €25 million).

Cultural
Large amounts of historical documents were destroyed when sections of the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, housed in the presidential building, were set on fire. Among the lost archival material were documents and gifts from the Ottoman period, original documents from the 1878–1918 Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as documentations of the interwar period, the 1941–1945 rule of the Independent State of Croatia, papers from the following years, and about 15,000 files from the 1996–2003 Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the repositories that were burnt, about 60 percent of the material was lost, according to estimates by Šaban Zahirović, the head of the Archives. Zahirović also mentioned issues with water damage from the firefighting, but said that it could be dealt with. Further, he wanted to clarify that there are four different buildings that store material for the Archives, but "those who claimed that 99.9% of the material was saved were uninformed and wrong." Numerous organizations and foreign archives have offered to help with the restoration, and the Turkish agency TIKA has taken an initiative to assist with the preservation of the remaining documents.

Seven of the rioters in Sarajevo were suspected of having started the fire; two (Salem Hatibović and Nihad Trnka) were arrested. On 4 April 2014, both were released (although still under suspicion of terrorism), on conditions that they don't leave their places of residence and abstain from having any contact with each other. Both were also mandated to report to the police once every week.

Consequences
Economic

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems is believed to have stopped investment into Tuzla Thermal Power Plant, due to city riots and political situation thereafter.

Reactions

Domestic
—On 7 February 2014, the Federation Prime Minister Nermin Nikšić held a press conference, with prosecutors, and accused hooligans of creating chaos. Bakir Izetbegović, one of the country's three presidents and leader of the Party of Democratic Action said, "I believe that people want a change of power. I believe that within three months we should offer citizens a chance to choose who they trust, because it's obvious that this isn't working anymore." Bosnian minister Zlatko Lagumdžija said, "Now, it is time for citizens to talk and for politicians to listen in silence. We should create a dialogue environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina."
—President Milorad Dodik has expressed that he is "proud of the citizens in Republika Srpska" for not falling for provocations that could make the unrests in the Federation entity of BiH spread further. He has also expressed suspicions that there might be an underlying political project that intends to somehow make the recent unrests expand into Republika Srpska entity of BiH.

Supranational
—Spokesman for the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle called for protesters and police to avoid resorting to violence. On 18 February, Füle, disappointed with the results of talks with the leaders of seven most influential political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina, decided to end his pursuit in trying to make a deal to put the Sejdić–Finci verdict into effect. "It is time for the Bosnia and Herzegovina's institutions to take matters into their own hands and solve the issue. The implementation of the verdict is the key of Bosnia and Herzegovina's advancement to EU membership, but also the protection of the rights of its citizens," Füle said.

International
—High Representative for Bosnia, Austrian Valentin Inzko, said that Austria will increase its number of troops in Bosnia, and if the situation worsens, he will bring in more EU troops.
—Croatia has called for an immediate cessation of violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatian ministry of Foreign and European Affairs stated: 'We are worriedly monitoring the development of events in Bosnia and Herzegovina and calling for urgent cessation of conflicts and violence. We call for all parties to establish a mutual communication because European, stable and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the interest of all its citizens. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a perspective of being an EU member state and should resolve its conflicts in the spirit of one.'
Croatian president Ivo Josipović commented on the riots while away at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. "I wish for our neighbours and friends to have the current situation [in the country] calm down as soon as possible. It's paramount that all of the social problems be solved within the democratic institutions and I hope that will be the case with Bosnia and Herzegovina, too," president Josipović said.

Croatian Foreign and European affairs minister Vesna Pusić said that "Bosnia and Herzegovina has, unlike some other difficult cases at this moment, a guaranteed European perspective; it has a confirmed path in front of it towards European integrates. I think that, even with all of the hardships, it is something which has a wide support as a direction of development for Bosnia and Herzegovina among its citizens, and thus I think it would be necessary to find a method of communication as soon as possible." She added she would be speaking about the situation on 10 February, in Brussels at the foreign affairs ministers' meeting. On 10 February, Pusić suggested to open the "prenegotiations" with Bosnia and Herzegovina to have them join the EU but there is no indication that the consensus has been reached on the matter. The European Commission stated that the implementing of the Sejdić–Finci verdict as the immovable condition of the Bosnia and Herzegovina's path towards the EU is "not the most productive of the ideas." However, they stated that the implementation of the verdict is very important for progress. On the other hand, in the European parliament, Jelko Kacin, Slovenian MEP openly opposed Pusić's suggestion in front of the EU high representative Catherine Ashton, saying he is "against allowing Bosnia and Herzegovina a fast track towards the EU, because it would suit the political elite of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the very act which led its citizens to the edge of the abyss.  Furthermore, the Sejdić–Finci verdict is about human rights, and your country, Croatia, knows all too well it's not possible to skip over steps towards the EU when we're talking about human rights." Kacin also commented it's hard to speak of opening the negotiations when Bosnia and Herzegovina's politicians can't decide whether or not to export milk, since one of the entities refuses to make the veterinary service state-level. "The matter could be resolved in a blink of an eye, but they cannot agree. And if they can't solve even that, how can we even talk about fast tracking?," Kacin said. Upon being asked a question if the EU is thinking about abolishing the Republika Srpska, Pusić said for the press that that isn't the way EU works. "EU is not an officer nor someone who can impose the inner arrangement of the country but it can create the conditions which attract people to the country. Not as a police officer, but through a soft power," said Pusić, adding she would be giving the details of the Bosnia and Herzegovina EU negotiation start plan to the diplomats in the EU institutions and afterwards to the public.
European Parliament member Davor Ivo Stier from the Croatian Democratic Union also commented on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  "When people who set things on fire in Mostar are yelling 'This is Bosnia!,' it incredibly reminds me of the Chetniks during the aggression against Croatia yelling 'This is Serbia.'. When Zlatko Lagumdžija accuses the European parliament because of a resolution which condemns centralism, it is clear just how much the centralist elites are against the European peace project.  Croatia and the EU cannot be passive towards this downward spiral of violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is time to show leadership. End to centralism! End to violence! It's time for a European path of Bosnia and Herzegovina!," he commented the riots in Bosnia and Herzegovina on his Facebook profile.
Prime minister Zoran Milanović visited Mostar, which was criticised in the capital Sarajevo, due to the expectations of the Croatian prime minister first visiting the capital city. In an interview with Večernji list, Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina Fahrudin Radončić said he would prefer if Milanović visited Sarajevo first but believed he had his best intentions in mind.
Robert Bubalo, Večernji lists columnist, wrote how it is peculiar that nobody protested the arrival of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, since "his own government forcefully repressed protests with violence and bloodshed last year, his government which is corrupt and which hunts down intellectuals such as Orhan Pamuk.  No one to even ask him what Erdoğan meant by saying 'Sarajevo is ours and Anatolia yours.' Imagine the reactions in Sarajevo if a celebrity, even a singer, said 'Mostar is ours, Lika is yours.'" He concluded by saying Milanović would be of greater help to Bosnia and Herzegovina as a prime minister of an EU member state, unlike the Turkish Foreign Minister.
—Christian Schwarz-Schilling who was the high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and observed the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnian War on 14 December 1995, has said, "The politics that they have practiced must be stopped immediately. The privileges they [politicians] have enjoyed for too long from old times now must be curtailed. But this would necessitate involvement from the international community. And I don't see that coming. It's just like with Ukraine. There, the international community woke up only after a critical situation arose. The same thing will happen in Bosnia."
—Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn dramatized the current situation further by stating, "We support all those who want stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  The citizens have spoken.  Bosnia is the biggest problem that European Union has in the Balkan region. We must defend the principle that Bosnia is one nation and never to be partitioned into three or four entities. I hope there are enough of those people in the European Union and Bosnia itself who want Bosnia to take the right path."
—Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and current President Aleksandar Vučić said, "There is no need to solve political problems by setting buildings on fire, using violence and beating up police. Serbia wants stability in the region, and thinks that is of essential importance."
—Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu made his appeal during a visit to Sarajevo, stating, "Today is the day to act in Bosnia and we must not wait any longer. Bosnia urgently needs international aid in the form of a new package of political and economic reforms. The Dayton peace agreement was of outmost importance for it helped end the war but it now hampers the functioning of the country."
—The US Embassy in Sarajevo issued a statement stating politicians should listen to the protesters and authorities should end the violence. "The use of violence distracts attention from the fundamental message we see the vast majority of protesters trying to make—that reform is necessary now," the statement said.
—British Foreign Secretary William Hague demands stagnation in Bosnian politics and government to come to an end, stating, "What happened in Bosnia is a wake-up call. We need to focus more efforts on helping Bosnia towards the EU, towards NATO membership, so that the stagnation in Bosnian politics and government can come to an end, and I think it's probably going to become a more important issue over the coming months."

Gallery

See also
Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
History of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cazin uprising
Husino uprising
Spring Revolutions (disambiguation)
List of protests in the 21st century

References

External links

Official website of the main anti-government organization (archive)

Protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Riots and civil disorder in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014 protests
Rebellions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Anarchism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Impact of the Arab Spring


title: List of members of the Løgting, 1988–1990

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List of the members of the Faroese Løgting in the period 1988–1990, they were elected at the general election on 17 November 1988. The parliament had 32 members this period.

List of elected members of the Løgting

 1988
1988 in the Faroe Islands
1989 in the Faroe Islands
1990 in the Faroe Islands
1988–1990


title: East Lincoln, Mississippi

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East Lincoln is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, Mississippi. East Lincoln is approximately  north of Ruth south of U.S. Route 84.

East Lincoln High School was founded in 1923 and was closed in 1957. It was the first consolidated school in Lincoln County. After localized resistance to the consolidation, the principal of the high school was shot and killed by a student. The next year, his successor was stabbed.

References

Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi


title: Ryōgoku Kajinosuke

text:
Ryōgoku Kajinosuke may refer to:

Ryōgoku Kajinosuke I (1874–1949), sumo wrestler, komusubi
Ryōgoku Kajinosuke II (1892–1960), sumo wrestler, sekiwake
Ryōgoku Kajinosuke III (1907–1959), sumo wrestler, sekiwake
Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV (born 1962), sumo wrestler, komusubi


title: Ignacio Ulloa Rubio

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Ignacio Ulloa Rubio (born in Madrid in 1967) is a Spanish Judge and a member of the European General Court.

He studied in Madrid's (Complutense University). He was the Spanish's Secretary of State of Security between 2011 and 2013.
He can speak Spanish, French, English, and has knowledge of German and Arabic. He is married and has two children.

References

Living people
20th-century Spanish judges
1967 births
General Court (European Union) judges
Complutense University of Madrid alumni
Lawyers from Madrid
Spanish judges of international courts and tribunals
Spanish officials of the European Union
Secretaries of State of Spain
21st-century Spanish judges


title: Ginter House

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Ginter House is the historic 1892 former residence of Lewis Ginter. It is owned by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and is home to the provost's office. It was used as Richmond's first public library from 1925 until 1930, was used as part of a school, and was the main administrative building on the Monroe Park, Virginia campus of VCU for more than 40 years. In September 2020, the University’s Board of Visitors voted to de-commemorate several buildings on campus named for members of the Confederacy including the Lewis Ginter house.
The house is now simply known as the "VCU Administration Building".

History
The home was built from 1888 to 1892 for Ginter, a cigarette magnate and philanthropist who developed an area of Richmond's north side and built the Jefferson Hotel. Harvey L. Page and William Winthrop Kent were brought in from Washington, D.C. to design the home. It is three and one half stories high and includes a polygonal three-story tower. It uses brownstone at its base, pecked brownstone on the first floor, patterned brick, and stone panels. The roof employed Spanish tile.

The home has a mahogany library and ironwork done by G. Krug and Sons. Ginter never married and lived in the home with John Pope, his younger business associate and long-time friend, and Ginter's niece Grace Arents. When Ginter died on October 2, 1897, the home and his fortune were left to Arents (1848-1926).

Richmond Public Library and Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health
In 1924, Ginter House became the first site for the newly founded Richmond Public Library. The home's library was used by students of the Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health which was established across the street in 1925 (now Founder's Hall). When the new Richmond library (aka Dooley Library) was opened in 1930, its books were moved to the new location and the Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health purchased Ginter House and property in 1930. It was used for its library, as classroom space and offices. It later became used only for administrative functions. The school became Richmond Professional Institute (RPI). It merged in 1968 with the Medical College of Virginia to become Virginia Commonwealth University.

An east wing was added as part of a WPA project in 1939 and a west wing was added on to the back in 1949.

An example of Richardsonian architecture, it is located on the corner of Shafer Street and West Franklin Street at 901 West Franklin Street. The home features decorative woodwork, ornate fireplaces, stained glass windows, leather wallpaper and wrought iron detailing.

Summer residence
In the late 19th century, Ginter built a large luxurious, Victorian-style mansion in Richmond's North Side for his summer home where he lived with John Pope. Westbrook had a tower, the top floor of which was used by the major as a private barbershop. The home was filled with dark wood paneling in oak, birch, mahogany and cherry. Fireplaces were constructed with imported tile in various designs and colors. It became a psychiatric hospital in 1911. The house was demolished in 1975.

See also
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Bloemendaal (residence)

References

Further reading
Dale Wheary "The Sense of Truth and Beauty: Harvey L. Page Builds a House for Lewis Ginter" from The Architecture of Virginia: Abstracts of the 1994 Architectural History Symposium Department of Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1994.
Mary H. Mitchell and Robert S. Hebb A History of Bloemendaal Richmond Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Inc. 1986.

Houses in Richmond, Virginia
Houses completed in 1892
Virginia Commonwealth University


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text:
Eugnosta matengana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Tanzania.

References

Endemic fauna of Tanzania
Moths described in 1993
Eugnosta


title: Eugnosta meyi

text:
Eugnosta meyi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Namibia.

References

Endemic fauna of Namibia
Moths described in 2004
Eugnosta


title: Eugnosta namibiana

text:
Eugnosta namibiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Namibia.

References

Endemic fauna of Namibia
Moths described in 2004
Eugnosta


title: Eugnosta niveicaput

text:
Eugnosta niveicaput is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.

References

Endemic moths of South Africa
Moths described in 2005
Eugnosta


title: High Noon (Jerrod Niemann album)

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High Noon is the fifth and third major-label studio album by American country music artist Jerrod Niemann. It was released on March 25, 2014 via Sea Gayle Music and Arista Nashville. The album includes Jerrod's second number one hit "Drink to That All Night," as well as a collaboration with Colt Ford.

Critical reception

High Noon received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Country Weekly, Jon Freeman graded the album an A, saying that on the release Niemann "doubles down on the electric approaches he has long favored and comes up with a bag full of surprises." In addition, Freeman writes that "It'll no doubt sound great at every cookout this summer, without sounding like anything else." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album two out of five stars, saying that "Despite the cowboy stance of its title, there isn't much swagger on High Noon: it's all slick, smooth and rather slow; so mellow that even the odes to "Day Drinkin'" and "Beach Baby" barely quicken the pulse." Furthermore, Erlewine states that "Coming after the untrammeled Free the Music, this conservatism is certainly a disappointment but the crushing thing is, High Noon isn't merely cautious, it's boring." At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that the "Single Drink to That All Night may be country's response to EDM, but Niemann's songs hold up even with stripped-down arrangements [...] Except, maybe, for the one that rhymes 'donkey' with 'honky-tonky.'" Gary Graff of The Oakland Press rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, stating that the release is "aptly titled" on which he's "definitely on target with what’s working in country these days, making Niemann at least a distinctive voice in a pack that’s rapidly towing the same line." At Roughstock, Matt Bjorke rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, and according to him the album "should solidify Niemann as a radio star" because the release comes with "plenty of hits" that are "the kind of songs that should be accepted by radio programmers and fans alike, especially since even when he’s featuring interesting melodies, the songs never feel like they are dressed up pop or rock songs."

Track listing

Personnel

 Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
 Smith Curry – steel guitar
 Eric Darken – percussion
 Will Doughty – keyboards, piano
 Fred Eltringham – drums
 Colt Ford – vocals on "She's Fine"
 Paul Franklin – steel guitar
 Derek George – background vocals
 Charlie Judge – keyboards
 Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
 Chris McHugh – drums
 Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 Jerry McPherson – bouzouki, electric guitar
 Phil Madeira – lap steel guitar
 Blair Masters – keyboards, programming
 Lance Miller – background vocals
 Greg Morrow – drums
 Jerrod Niemann – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
 Brad Passans – background vocals
 Danny Rader – accordion, banjo, bouzouki, dobro, acoustic guitar, mandolin
 Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
 Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar, piano, ukulele
 Tim Teague – electric guitar
 Russell Terrell – background vocals
 David Tolliver – animal sounds, background vocals
 Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin

Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200, and No. 3 on the Top Country Albums charts, with sales of 14,000 on its first week.  The album has sold 60,000 copies in the US as of August 2014.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

2014 albums
Jerrod Niemann albums
Arista Records albums
Albums produced by Jimmie Lee Sloas


title: KF Oriku

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Klubi i Futbollit Oriku is an Albanian football club based in Orikum in the Vlorë District. The club currently competes in the Kategoria e Dytë.

History
The club was founded in 1955 by the Orikum Municipality and it was named after nearby Ancient city Oricum, which is called Oriku in Albanian. In their first season they competed in the Albanian Third Division where they finished top of Group A, but lost in the play-off final against Partizani B.

Current squad

Personnel and Staf

References

Football clubs in Albania
Sport in Vlorë
Association football clubs established in 1955
1955 establishments in Albania
Albanian Third Division clubs
Kategoria e Dytë clubs


title: Hamari Adhuri Kahani

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Hamari Adhuri Kahani () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Mahesh Bhatt under the banners of Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studios. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, and Rajkummar Rao. It is based on the love story of Bhatt's parents, Nanabhai Bhatt, Shirin Mohammad Ali and his stepmother Hemlata Bhatt.

The film was released worldwide on 12 June 2015 receiving mixed to positive reviews from critics. As of 2 July, the film's worldwide gross was  on a budget of .

Plot
The film opens with the woman Vasudha (Vidya Balan) stepping off a bus. An elderly man, Hari (Rajkummar Rao), sees a psychiatrist about hallucinations of his wife. His daughter-in-law, Avni, takes him to his wife's funeral. There, he steals her ashes and leaves a diary for his son Saanjh.

The story jumps to the past, where Vasudha is a single mother whose husband has been missing for five years. Bound to tradition, she has been waiting for him since he left her. Vasudha meets Aarav Ruparel (Emraan Hashmi) in one of his hotels, where she works as a floral arranger. Vasudha comes to save him in a mock fire drill, and he offers her a job in his hotel in Dubai, which she refuses at first. However, she later gets to know from police that her husband, revealed to be Hari, murdered five American journalists and is a member of a terrorist group. Worried for her son's future, she accepts the job offer given by Aarav.

Despite knowing about Vasudha's past and her son, Aarav falls in love with her. He tells her about his mother who was a cabaret singer and a single parent, and how she fell in love with a man who tried to commit suicide for failing to save them from poverty. Vasudha shuns his feelings, saying that she belongs to someone else. At his request, she meets Aarav's mother and finally accepts Aarav's love. Vasudha encounters Hari at home, and tells him about Aarav. Hari storms out in anger and is arrested and jailed for being a wanted criminal. Vasudha asks Aarav to save Hari as he is innocent. Aarav tries to save Hari by bribing the home minister, but he reveals that Hari himself admitted to his crime. Vasudha refuses to marry Aarav because Hari's action tells her that he sacrificed his life for them to be together. It is then revealed to Aarav that Hari deliberately accepted his crime so that Vasudha will live in guilt, thinking Hari sacrificed himself for their love.

In order to free Vasudha out of her guilt, Aarav travels to Bastar, where Hari is accused of killing, to prove his innocence. Aarav meets Father Dayal, who reveals Hari's innocence. On the way back to Mumbai, Aarav smells the scent of the flowers that caused him to meet Vasudha. Following the scent, he goes into the jungle, not knowing that the place has mines. He accidentally steps on one of the mines. Realizing his predicament, Aarav smiles just before taking his foot off. Vasudha receives the news of Aarav's death and leaves Hari, who searches for her for two years. After finding her, she reveals to him that she knows about his fake sacrifice and tells him that she is not afraid of any tradition. He warns her that she will come back to him one day. Hari waits for Vasudha twenty-one years in vain.

Back in the present, Vasudha wants to be reunited with Aarav where he died. Hari takes Vasudha's ashes to scatter them in the forest of Bastar, where Aarav died. Thus, Aarav and Vasudha reunite after death.

Cast
 Emraan Hashmi as Aarav Ruparel
 Vidya Balan as Vasudha Prasad
 Rajkummar Rao as Hari Prasad
 Sara Khan as Naila
 Suhasini Mulay as Mrs. Prasad
 Narendra Jha as ACP Patil
 Prabal Panjabi as Apurva
 Uday Chandra as Jeevan Rane
 Madhurima Tuli as Avni Prasad (cameo appearance)
 Namit Das as an adult Saanjh Prasad (cameo appearance)
 Amala Akkineni as Rohini Ruparel (cameo appearance)

Production

Development
On 23 October 2013, Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studios extended their association and announced a three-film deal, City Lights, Hamari Adhuri Kahani and Mr. X. It was then revealed that the film will be directed by Mohit Suri, and will release on 7 November 2013. Initially it was decided the cast will start filming in May–June 2014, however the dates shifted to October 2014, owing to Emraan Hashmi's son's illness. In February 2014, in an interview with Bombay Times, producer of the film Mahesh Bhatt revealed that the story of the film will be written by himself and it is based on the love story of his parents, Nanabhai Bhatt, Shirin Mohammad Ali and his stepmother. In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, Suri said Vidya Balan had to lose weight for the film and get into shape. Before the development of the film, rumours spread that Balan opted out of the film "as she needs some time for herself" and her character is replaced by Shraddha Kapoor. On 14 March 2014, Bhatt refutes the news and confirmed that Balan "is still on board". On 13 June 2014, reports finalising the release date of film – 12 June 2015 – was released.

Casting
The leading cast of Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan was finalised on 23 October 2013, marking their third collaboration after The Dirty Picture (2011) and Ghanchakkar (2013). On 12 February 2014, it was confirmed that Rajkummar Rao will be joining the cast of the film. On 6 October 2014, it was suggested that Rao will be playing the role of the husband of the character portrayed by Balan, to which he confirmed that he plays a "pivotal role but not in terms of screen time". On 15 December 2014, it was reported Amala Akkineni will be seen in a cameo appearance in the film, and she will be singing and enacting the title song of the film. On 26 December 2014, it was revealed that Sara Khan will also be joining the cast of the film.

Filming
Initially, the first schedule was planned to be widely shot in Cape Town, South Africa. Filming began in Kolkata on 2 October 2014. A portion of the climax scene of the film was shot on 3 October 2014, where Balan and Hashmi joined the immersion processions on the city's crowded roads overlooking the Howrah Bridge. The other portion of the scene was shot on 5 January 2015, inside a bardy style old house in Kolkata.

After wrapping shooting in Kolkata, it was reported that the crew of the film started filming in Dubai for a total of sixteen days. The schedule was planned for a month back but shifted due to the weather conditions in the area. On 20 October 2014, Balan and Hashmi were spotted shooting scenes at Dubai International Airport and further shoots took place around the city, including on Sheikh Zayed Road, Business Bay, Heritage Village, and other locations around Bur Dubai, Jumeirah and Dubai Marina. After Dubai schedule, the team resumed their shoot in Cape Town before visiting back to Dubai for a further two days of shooting. Most of the scenes for the two days shooting took place in Meena Bazaar along with its views of the dhows on Dubai Creek.

The final scene of the United Arab Emirates schedule, was shot on 17 November 2014, in Miracle Garden and Suri added that though the city was generally treated for its high-tech buildings and modern landscapes, he wanted to romanticise it and show its softer side. The film also features Abu Dhabi's Qasr Al Sarb desert resort. The team shot the rest of the film in Mumbai. The shooting for the film was completed during the mid-January 2015.

Soundtrack

The music for the film is done by Jeet Gannguli, Mithoon, Ami Mishra and Zubeen Garg. The song "Yeh Kaisi Jagah" was recorded at Zubeen's studio Sound & Silence. Zubeen programmed track music and helped to compose the song. Lyrics are penned by Rashmi Virag, Sayeed Quadri, Kunaal Vermaa. "Zaroori Tha" song from the film was originally a soundtrack of singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's album Back 2 Love. The album was named "Best Bollywood Album of June 2015" by Deccan Music.

Release
Hamari Adhuri Kahani released worldwide on 12 June 2015.

Reception
Meena Iyer of The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, stating that the film "lacks soul" but praised the lead cast and described music as a "soothing balm".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

2015 films
Films set in Chhattisgarh
Films scored by Jeet Ganguly
Films scored by Mithoon
Films scored by Ami Mishra
Films scored by Zubeen Garg
Films set in Kolkata
Films set in Dubai
Films set in Mumbai
Films shot in Kolkata
Films shot in the Western Cape
Films shot in Dubai
Films shot in Abu Dhabi
2010s Hindi-language films
Indian romantic drama films
2015 romantic drama films
Fox Star Studios films
Films directed by Mohit Suri
Films about adultery in India
Durga Puja in popular culture


title: Abarca (surname)

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Abarca is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Agustín Abarca (1882–1953), Chilean painter
Alisson Abarca (born 1996), Salvadoran model
Anabel Abarca, American politician from Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Apolonia Muñoz Abarca (1920–2009), American health professional
Carlos Abarca (1900–?), Chilean Olympic boxer
Claudio Abarca (born 1994), Chilean footballer
Cristián Abarca (born 1989), Chilean footballer
Damaris Abarca (born 1990), Chilean lawyer
Diego Abarca (born 2005), American footballer
Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca (1633–1697), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Comayagua
Joaquín Abarca (1780–1844), Spanish prelate
Josep María Abarca (born 1974), Spanish water polo player
Josué Abarca (born 2000), Costa Rican footballer
Juan Abarca (born 1988), Chilean footballer
Luis Abarca (born 1965), Chilean footballer
Luis Flores Abarca (born 1982), Chilean footballer
Maria de Abarca (died 1656), Spanish painter
Mariano Abarca (1958–2009), Mexican community activist
Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca (1776–1846), Governor of Cuba from 1832 to 1834
Obdulia Torres Abarca (born 1961), Mexican Democratic Revolution party politician
Pedro Abarca (1619–1693), Spanish Jesuit theologian
Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of Aranda (1718–1798), Spanish statesman and diplomat
Ricardo Abarca (born 1986), Mexican actor and singer
Salvatore Abarca (born 1986), Chilean footballer
Ximena Abarca (born 1981), Chilean pop singer

See also
Abarca (disambiguation)

Spanish-language surnames


title: Turoctocog alfa

text:
Turoctocog alfa (trade name NovoEight) is a recombinant antihemophilic factor VIII used for the treatment of and prophylaxis of bleeding patients with haemophilia A. It is marketed by Novo Nordisk. It was approved in the United States, the European Union, and Japan in 2013.

Medical uses
Turoctocog alfa is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of bleeding in adults and children with haemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency).

Turoctocog alfa pegol is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of bleeding in adults and children twelve years and above with haemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency).

In the safety and efficacy trial for prevention and treatment of bleeds, in hemophilia patients the success rate for treatment of bleeds was 84.5% (excluding bleeds for which there was no outcome reported) and out of a total of nine surgeries in nine patients performed during the trial, haemostasis was successful in all the surgeries and no treatment failures were reported. It is also used for perioperative management and routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes. Turoctocog alfa is not indicated for the treatment of von Willebrand disease.

Benefits and risks
In a study conducted with 150 patients aged twelve and above, adolescents after using turoctocog alfa as a treatment, had an average of 5.55 bleedings per year while the adults had an average of 6.68 bleeding per year. According to data, turoctocog alfa was considered an 'excellent' treatment for 403 out of 499 bleeding episodes.
In another study involving 63 patients aged less than twelve years, children had an average of 5.33 bleedings per year after using turoctocog alfa as hemophilia treatment. In this study too turoctocog alfa was considered as an 'excellent' treatment for 116 out of 126 bleeding episodes.

Alongside the benefits, a few of the common turoctocog alfa adverse effects would be injection site reaction, pyrexia and augmented liver enzyme levels. Rare cases of allergic reactions have been reported as well. There is a possibility of patients developing hypersensitivity to the drug since it contains traces of hamster proteins. Activity-neutralising antibodies may be developed whereby expected plasma factor VIII activity levels may not be achieved and thus the bleeding would not be controlled as needed.

Preparation
As cell culture, Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO) are used in order to acquire proper processing of factor VIII protein, that has demonstrated good efficacy in thrombin generation and clot formation in preclinical evaluations in murine (mouse) and canine (dog) models of hemophilia A and in patient-derived whole blood.

Difference between NovoSeven and NovoEight
Even though both treatments are plasma-derived and recombinant analogues of blood clotting factors, NovoSeven is developed as a congenital FVIIa analogue for hemophilia A and B patients while NovoEight (turoctocog alfa) is for congenital FVIII deficiency. NovoSeven is called a bypassing agent because it skips the need for factor VIII or IX in people with inhibitors and activates factor X directly.

Turoctocog alfa pegol
In February 2019, the FDA approved antihemophilic factor (recombinant), glycopegylated-exei (turoctocog alfa pegol) (Esperoct) for the treatment of hemophilia A. Turoctocog alfa pegol was approved for medical use in the European Union in June 2019.

References

Recombinant proteins


title: Duffee, Mississippi

text:
Duffee is an unincorporated community located in Newton County, Mississippi, United States. Duffee is approximately  east-southeast of Little Rock south of Mississippi Highway 494.

History
Duffee, first known as Liberty and later as Rue, was established as a religious community of Baptists from the Liberty Church shortly after the American Civil War. It was a quiet community in its first thirty years, gaining some commerce when the Buckwalter Lumber Company of Union, Mississippi established a railroad through the village and, in 1906, was renamed from Rue to Duffee for a railroad surveyor. In 1915, a depot was constructed on the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad which opened the following year. By 1916, the place had two churches, a school, and a mill. In 1918, it had a recorded population of 85. After the Great Depression, most of the inhabitants fled to find work elsewhere and the community suffered greatly in part. The community then saw a small resurgence in 1937 with the founding of the Columbus Planing Mill.

The first post office established here was called Rue, which ran from 1902 to 1906. Another post office operated under the name Duffee from 1914 to 1959 and later, under the name Duffee Rural Station from 1959 to 1969.

References

Unincorporated communities in Newton County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi


title: Tianjin Open

text:
The Tianjin Open is an International-level WTA tennis event held at the Tianjin International Tennis Center. The venue has a center court that seats 3,500 people, as well as 12 outdoor courts with lights, four indoor courts and a tennis club.

There are nine WTA-level tournaments in mainland China: WTA Finals in Shenzhen, WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, Premier-level stops in Beijing, Wuhan and Zhengzhou, and International-level stops in Shenzhen, Nanchang, Guangzhou and Tianjin.

Results

Singles

Doubles

See also
List of tennis tournaments

References

WTA Tour
Hard court tennis tournaments
Tennis tournaments in China
Sport in Tianjin
Recurring sporting events established in 2014


title: Registry of Research Data Repositories

text:
The Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data.org) is an open science tool that offers researchers, funding organizations, libraries, and publishers an overview of existing international repositories for research data.

Background

re3data.org is a global registry of research data repositories from all academic disciplines. It provides an overview of existing research data repositories in order to help researchers to identify a suitable repository for their data and thus comply with requirements set out in data policies.
The registry went live in autumn 2012.

Content

In 2023 the registry lists over 3000 research data repositories from around the world covering all academic disciplines. They are described in detail using the re3data.org schema.
The service makes all metadata in the registry available for open use under the Creative Commons deed CC0.

Features

The majority of the listed research data repositories are described in detail by a comprehensive schema, namely the re3data.org Schema for the Description of Research Data Repositories.
Information icons support researchers to identify an adequate repository for the storage and reuse of their data.

Inclusion criteria

A repository is indexed when the minimum requirements for inclusion in re3data.org are met: the repository has to be run by a legal entity, such as a sustainable institution (e.g., library, university) and clearly state access conditions to the data and repository as well as the terms of use. Additionally, an English graphical user interface (GUI) plus a focus on research data is needed.

Partners and cooperation

re3data.org was initiated as a joint project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Current partners in re3data are DataCite, the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Helmholtz Open Science Office of the Helmholtz Association, the KIT Library at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Libraries of the Purdue University.

Several publishers, research institutions and funders refer to re3data.org in their editorial policies and guidelines as a tool for the identification of suitable data repositories, such as Springer Nature the European Commission or the National Science Foundation (NSF).

See also

Data curation
Data sharing
Scientific data archiving

References

External links
 Official website

Internet properties established in 2013
2013 establishments in Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Purdue University
Humboldt University of Berlin
Academic publishing
Electronic documents
Identifiers
Index (publishing)
Open science
Creative Commons-licensed websites


title: Lila & Eve

text:
Lila & Eve is a 2015 American crime drama film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Patrick Gilfillan. The film stars Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and was released in North America on July 17, 2015, in a limited release and through video on demand by Samuel Goldwyn Films. This marks the second time Davis and Lopez acted in a film together, the first being the Steven Soderbergh film Out of Sight in 1998.

Plot
Lila, a single mother living in Atlanta, struggles after the murder of her son Stephon in a drive-by shooting. Faced with indifference from the police force and barely able to take care of herself and her younger son Justin, Lila joins a support group for mothers of murdered children. There, she meets Eve, whose daughter died. Eve sits off to the side without participating. Eve seems less interested in moving on with her life than in seeking revenge.

Lila chooses Eve to be her sponsor, and one night, while engaging in therapeutic home redecorating, they find a gun in Justin's book bag. This discovery horrifies Lila but inspires Eve to suggest they investigate Stephon's murder themselves. The two women find someone with the information they seek. When he pulls a gun on them, Eve shoots him dead, and they flee.

When it seems as if they have gotten away with the shooting, the two women move up the underworld chain of command to discover who ordered the drive-by. With the death of the drug dealer, Alonzo Troys, who actually pulled the trigger, they come to the attention of Ojeda, the hired gun of the kingpin of the criminal organization. As the bodies begin piling up, Lila becomes increasingly unsure of the morality of their actions, while Eve becomes bolder and more daring. Finally, a rift develops between the two women and Eve suddenly disappears.

Around this time, their actions pique the interest of Detective Holliston, the cop assigned to Lila's case. It appears to be only a matter of time before he puts two and two together and figures out who is behind the killings. Lila and Justin are on the way to school one morning when, while sitting at a stop sign, a van containing armed men drives up beside them. Before the men can shoot, Lila pulls out into traffic and is involved in a car accident. This saves their lives when witnesses aid, stopping the gunmen from finishing them off.

After Lila gets out of the hospital, she and Eve make up. They rig Lila's house with explosives and set up a trap to lure local criminal kingpin, Miguel Alejandro, and his henchmen to come after her by shooting at his home. After he threatens to kill her, and she drops off Eve, Lila visits Ben, her neighbour. When he questions her about Eve, she shows him pictures from her phone, only to be confused when Eve appears in none of them. During the course of the night, Lila realizes that Eve is a figment of her imagination. Lila has done everything herself and is responsible for all the drug dealers' murders. In a late night conversation in the street, "Eve" talks her into finishing the job so  she can move on and keep Justin safe.

Ojeda poses as a cable installer and breaks into Lila's house. Finding it empty, he invites Alejandro to wait for her arrival at the house. Lila watches them via a laptop's webcam at Ben's house. When Alejandro and another henchman arrive, Lila asks Ben to take care of Justin while she takes care of things at home. Lila walks across the street with Eve and lights a fuse at Eve's urging. When Eve tells her that she cannot stop it, Lila throws herself into the blast. Lila is blown onto the front yard, and the house burns as Ben arrives to take care of her.

Detective Holliston fails to convince his partner, Detective Skaketti, that Lila is responsible. Undeterred, Holliston approaches Lila at a support meeting once she is released from the hospital. When Holliston threatens to take in Ben and Justin if she does not cooperate, the other mothers, who have collected donations to assist Lila, stop her from confessing and volunteer alibis. Holliston recognizes that grieving mothers are a strong alibi and leaves.

Ben says goodbye to Justin and Lila as they leave Atlanta for a new life elsewhere. As she is driving down the road, Justin asks his mother if she is okay, and she replies that she will be.

Cast

 Viola Davis as Lila Walcott
 Jennifer Lopez as Eve
 Shea Whigham as Detective Holliston
 Chris Chalk as Alonzo Troys
 Julius Tennon as Ben
 Andre Royo as Detective Scaketti
 Aml Ameen as Stephon Walcott
 Yolonda Ross as Patrice
 Diarra Kilpatrick as Maya
 Ron Caldwell as Justin Walcott
 Michole Briana White as Mae
 Germaine Brooks as Donelle
 Quinton Garvin as Teo Colon
 Teddy Williams as Leo Colon
Gino Vento as Aza Colon
 David De Vries as Police Chief Parker
 Will Brittain as Bradley
 Rey Hernandez as Ojeda

Production
In December 2013, Jennifer Lopez and Viola Davis joined together to star in the independent drama Lila & Eve. On January 23, 2014, Yolonda Ross joined the cast of the film, as a member of a "Mothers of Lost Children" support group, which helps women who have lost children to violence. On January 27, 2014, Lifetime Films (the motion picture division of the Lifetime TV channel) and A+E Studios has signed on to produce the film along with JuVee Productions and ChickFlick Productions. On February 6, 2014, Aml Ameen joined the cast of the film, as Lila's older son, Stephon.

Filming
Filming began on January 21, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Release
Lila & Eve premiered on January 30, 2015, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. On February 26, 2015, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired the North American rights to the film. The film was released in the United States on July 17, 2015, in a limited release and through video on demand.

Reception
Lila & Eve received generally mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 35% of critics have given the film positive reviews and a rating average of 4.8/10 based on 34 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Lila & Eve gets some mileage out of its formidable stars, with Viola Davis in particular proving that she will commandingly commit to any material, but this is a revenge flick served stale due to a lackluster script." On Metacritic the film holds an average rating of 45 based on 16 reviews.

Film critic Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Lila & Eve is a standard-issue female vigilante thriller that's skillfully elevated by the performances of leads Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez." Dann Gire from The Daily Herald wrote that the empathy from Viola Davis elevates the film.

References

External links

2015 crime drama films
2015 independent films
2015 films
2010s American films
2010s English-language films
2010s female buddy films
2010s vigilante films
American crime drama films
American female buddy films
American films about revenge
American independent films
American vigilante films
Fictional portrayals of the Atlanta Police Department
Films directed by Charles Stone III
Films set in Atlanta
Films shot in Atlanta
Girls with guns films
Samuel Goldwyn Films films


title: Santa Maria in Monticelli, Rome

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Santa Maria in Monticelli is a church in the rione of Regola in Rome, sited on the street of the same name. A church was founded at the site in the 12th century and reconsecrated by Innocent II in 1143. It was known as Sancta Maria in Monticellis Arenulae de Urbe, in a bull by Urban IV in 1264. Little remains of the medieval church, except for the bell-tower. The church was entirely reconstructed in 1716 by Matteo Sassi, on a commission by Clement XI, and in 1860 by  Francesco Azzurri.
The church is the home to the Curia Generalizia dei Padri Dottrinari.

The church contains a baroque fresco of the Flagellation attributed to Antonio Carracci; a 13th-century painted wooden crucifix attributed to Pietro Cavallini; a Madonna and child with saints by Sebastiano Conca; and a Head of the Redeemer in mosaic fragments of the 12th century. Near the sanctuary of the church is the contemporary shrine of Blessed César de Bus, the French founder of the "Priests of Christian Doctrine" and the patron saint of catechists.

Bibliography
 M. Armellini, Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX, Roma 1891
C. Hulsen, Le chiese di Roma nel Medio Evo, Firenze 1927
 F. Titi, Descrizione delle Pitture, Sculture e Architetture esposte in Roma, Roma 1763

12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1716
Roman Catholic churches in Rome
Churches of Rome (rione Regola)


title: Eugnosta parmisella

text:
Eugnosta parmisella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.

References

Endemic moths of South Africa
Moths described in 2005
Eugnosta


title: Adventures of Zatoichi

text:
is a 1964 Japanese chambara film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).

Adventures of Zatoichi is the ninth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi.

Plot
Outside of town, a man asks Ichi to give a letter to a maid called Sen at Musashi Inn. Ichi does this and there  shares a room with a young woman called Saki. Saki is looking for her father, the headman of a nearby village disappeared while protesting against the harshness of new government intendant Gorota Kajime.

With the support of the new intendant, local crime boss Jinbei demands an extortionate 40% of the takings of all the town vendors who have come to town. Worried that a man called Shinsuke has escaped, the boss's henchmen plan to take his sister Sen to Jinbei but Ichi intervenes.

At night Ichi overhears a meeting between Sen and the man who gave Ichi the letter: Shinsuke. To cover up the crimes of Jinbei and the intendant, Shinsuke was told to kill a man but Shinsuke was double-crossed and sent to gaol. He plans to kill Jinbei.

Ichi goes to Jinbei's gambling house and again (like the last film) spectacularly cuts weighted dice in two and retrieves the genuine, fair dice from their hiding location in the thrower's top-knot. Ichi is taken to a back room where the boss and the intendant are playing go. A skilled retainer, Gounosuke, acting as the intendant's bodyguard tests Ichi in an impromptu iaijutsu display. The end of Ichi's sword-cane handle is cut off and Ichi asks to be excused. After he leaves the go table, a foot thick block of solid wood, falls in half.

Tired of waiting for her companion Gosuke, Saki decides to travel to Shimokawa and is abducted by Jinbei's men. Ichi followed her and his reputation prompts the men to release her. Ichi and Saki return to the inn where Gounosuke is waiting and demands a rematch. Ichi declines but Gounosuke insists until Ichi cuts in mid air a spinning top thrown at Gounosuke; the top remains spinning after it hits the ground then splits in two. Gounosuke accepts an invitation to drink. Gonosuke says as the third son of a minor lord he couldn't expect much more than his lowly job. All he wants is to meet someone who can beat him in a duel. Ichi just wants to celebrate by worshipping the new year's sun on Mount Myogi but Gounosuke insists on a duel.

Walking about town Ichi meets the town drunk. Over sake the old man relates how he had a son who would be about Ichi's age but that he lost him nearly 30 years ago as a young boy while worshipping the new year's sun on Mount Myogi. The old man gives his name as Giju and Ichi looks surprised and later says to himself that, despite the similarities between his childhood and Giju's story, Giju couldn't be the right name.

At night Ichi he accompanies Sen to see Shinsuke. Ichi calls Shinsuke a fool for treating his sister so badly. Jinbei's men followed Ichi who fights them. Shinsuke nearly escapes but is mortally stabbed, as he dies he confesses to Sen that he killed the headman.

Just after her companion returns, Ichi tells Saki of her father's death and that she should go home as Jinbei plans to kill her. He hires Giju to guide her around checkpoints to escape but Giju is paid by Jinbei and betrays her.

Two young boys tell Ichi Giju betrayed Saki. Ichi confront Giju but spares him because Giju reminds him of his own father. As he leaves Ichi is attacked by six swordsmen. Sensing their attack he kills five and the sixth throws himself to the ground to avoid being attacked.

Ichi goes to the guardhouse, frees Saki then duels Gounosuke as a gentle snow falls. He fights dozens of guards and kills many as well as Jinbei and the intendant. At dawn he worships the new year's first sun light before walking off alone.

Cast
 Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi
 Eiko Taki as Osen
 Miwa Takada as Saki
 Mikijiro Hira as Gounosuke
 Kichijiro Ueda as Boss Jinbei
 Akitake Kono as Gorota Kajima
 Koichi Mizuhara as Kamazo
 Ikuko Mori as Hanokama

Reception

Critical response
Adventures of Zatoichi currently has three positive reviews, and no negative reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.

References

External links

Zatoichi sekisho yaburi  review by Brian McKay for eFilmCritic.com (20 April 2004)
"Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 9 - Adventures of Zatoichi", review by J. Doyle Wallis for Home Vision Entertainment (19 August 2003)
Review: Adventures of Zatoichi (1964) " by Thomas Raven for freakengine (27 November 2011)

Japanese adventure films
1964 films
Zatoichi films
Daiei Film films
Films set in Japan
Films shot in Japan
1960s Japanese films


title: Eugnosta xanthochroma

text:
Eugnosta xanthochroma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.

References

Endemic moths of South Africa
Moths described in 1993
Eugnosta


title: Turn It Up (Josh Thompson album)

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Turn It Up is the second studio album by American country music artist Josh Thompson. It was released on April 1, 2014 via Show Dog-Universal Music. The album includes the single "Cold Beer with Your Name on It".

Track listing

Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.

 Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7)
 Perry Coleman - background vocals (track 2)
 Shannon Forrest - drums (all tracks), drum programming (track 1)
 Paul Franklin - steel guitar (track 3)
 Tania Hancheroff - background vocals (track 2)
 Wes Hightower - background vocals (all tracks except 2)
 Steve Hinson - steel guitar (tracks 8, 9)
 Justin Levenson - percussion (tracks 8, 9)
 Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 8, 9), mandola (track 8)
 Rob McNelley - electric guitar (all tracks)
 Russ Pahl - steel guitar (track 6)
 Michael Rhodes - bass guitar (tracks 4-6, 10)
 Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (tracks 1, 8, 9)
 Bobby Terry - acoustic guitar (tracks 4-6, 10)
 Josh Thompson - lead vocals (all tracks)
 Jimmy Wallace - clavinet (track 2), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 1-3, 7, 8), keyboards (tracks 4-6, 10), piano (tracks 3, 8), Wurlitzer (tracks 3, 9)
 Glenn Worf - bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7)

Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200 and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 9,000 copies sold in its first week in the US.  The album has sold 25,000 copies in the US as of July 2014.

Album

Singles

References

2014 albums
Josh Thompson (singer) albums
Show Dog-Universal Music albums
Albums produced by Mark Wright (record producer)


title: Eugnosta vecorda

text:
Eugnosta vecorda is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.

References

Endemic moths of South Africa
Moths described in 1993
Eugnosta


title: 2014 Tianjin Open

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The 2014 Tianjin Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament, and part of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place in Tianjin, China between 6 and 12 October 2014.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

 1 Rankings are as of September 29, 2014

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  Liu Fangzhou
  Francesca Schiavone
  Wu Ho-ching

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
  Elizaveta Kulichkova
  Shahar Pe'er

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
  Daniela Hantuchová (left knee injury) → replaced by  Romina Oprandi
  Johanna Konta → replaced by  Duan Yingying
  Yaroslava Shvedova → replaced by  Magda Linette
  Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by  Anastasia Rodionova
  Yanina Wickmayer (allergic infection) → replaced by  Zhang Ling
  Aleksandra Wozniak → replaced by  Hsieh Su-wei
  Vera Zvonareva → replaced by  Zheng Saisai
During the tournament
  Romina Oprandi (viral illness)

Retirements
  Peng Shuai (exhaustion)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

1 Rankings are as of September 29, 2014

Withdrawals
During the tournament
  Romina Oprandi (viral illness)

Champions

Singles

 Alison Riske def.  Belinda Bencic, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

 Alla Kudryavtseva /  Anastasia Rodionova def.  Sorana Cîrstea /  Andreja Klepač, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–8]

External links

Tianjin Open
Tianjin Open
Tianjin Open