title: Silent Majority for Hong Kong

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The Silent Majority for Hong Kong () is an anti-Occupy Central pro-Beijing political group in Hong Kong. It was founded on 8 August 2013 by members of the pro-Beijing alliance including former RTHK radio host Robert Chow and Professor of Economics at Lingnan University Ho Lok-sang.

The group, which opposed the Occupy Central with Love and Peace movement, released a video on YouTube predicting deaths and chaos if the Occupy Central protests were to proceed, and organised numerous activities opposing the Occupy Central movement under the name Alliance for Peace and Democracy, such as a signature campaign and a march.

Objectives
The Group claims to strive for "democracy without chaos", and to support peace and the implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, but to oppose violence and the Occupy Central Movement. It also supports the 2014 Hong Kong electoral reform consultation, but support the reform proposal to exclude the pan-democracy camp to join the race.

Controversies

Connection with Chinese government
Chow is quoted as saying "China will not deal with people ... it will only deal with [political] parties”. Chow's authoritative threat that political parties supporting the occupy movement risked "fading into political obscurity” led some media and individuals, especially from the pro-democracy camp, to denounce the group as pro-establishment Hong Kong "mouthpiece" for the Chinese Communist Party. As a result of its alleged close connection with the Chinese government, the group has been called by the pro-democracy camp as "Help the [Chinese Communist] Party to speak out" ().

Misrepresentation of survey results
Silent Majority claimed to represent 75% of Hong Kong people based on a University of Hong Kong poll that concluded only 25% of people at the time believed Occupy Central would “succeed” in its objectives. Chow took this to mean 75% of Hong Kong people  were the "silent majority" that supported his group. Although members of the survey team challenged the interpretation, Chow continued to trumpet his assertion.

YouTube video
On 17 June 2014, the group posted a video on YouTube entitled "They can kill the city!", depicting possible repercussions of the Occupy Central movement. The video shows total chaos in Hong Kong should an occupation of Central take place, such as territory-wide traffic jams, automatic weapons and people dying of strokes. Members of the pro-democracy camp and supporters of the Occupy Central movement criticised the group's use of fearmongering tactics and exaggeration in an attempt to scare Hong Kong people from participating in the civil disobedience movement.

References

Political parties in Hong Kong
2013 establishments in Hong Kong


title: Quenuaorco

text:
Quenuaorco (possibly from Quechua kinwa quinoa, urqu mountain, "quinoa mountain") is a mountain in the northwestern part of the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Quenuaorco lies northeast of Choquesafra and the Panta group, and northwest of Choquetacarpo. The nearest town is Vilcabamba northeast of the mountain.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region


title: Sony Pix

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Sony PIX (Formerly known as Set Pix) is an Indian English language pay television movie channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. The channel mainly airs American live action and animated Hollywood movies in English with also dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.

History
Sony PIX Launched in April 2006 as a library re-run English movie channel until 31 March 2011. From 2006 to 2011, the channel broadcast various classic old American English movies. On 1 April 2011, the channel was revamped and started airing new and some popular content from Sony Pictures Entertainment until 2017.

From 2013, Sony PIX signed a deal with MGM Studios to premiere the studio's new titles on television; with this deal Sony PIX aired James Bond films and Hobbit series.

From 2015, Sony PIX signed a deal with NBCUniversal to air Universal Pictures latest releases. Furthermore, in 2018, Sony PIX signed a movie content deal with Warner Bros. Entertainment latest releases.

Programming
Currently, Sony PIX has movie distribution licenses with NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, Disney And Paramount Pictures.

Sony PIX also broadcasts films with the audio feed of Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu Languages.

Sports
Since its launch Sony PIX broadcast FIFA Football events up till 2015.

Premiere nights
Sony PIX holds movie premiere events in selected cities which allows fans to watch movies before their release.

Sony Le Plex HD

Sony Le Plex HD was the second English Movie channel from Sony Pictures Networks India
this channel was discontinued on 31 December 2018 at 00:00 hours

See also
 Sony Le Plex HD
 List of Indian television stations

References

External links

Television stations in Mumbai
Movie channels in India
Television channels and stations established in 2006
Sony Pictures Entertainment
English-language television stations in India
Sony Pictures Networks India


title: Onosma fruticosa

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Onosma fruticosa  is an erect, much branched shrub, 30-100 cm high, young shoots covered with bristles. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, stalkless, oblanceolate, 7-20 x 2-5 mm, thick, margins revolute, with a mixture of short hairs and long scabridulous bristles. Flowers tubular, nodding, solitary, corolla golden yellow, turning brownish with age. Flowers February-May. Fruit of 4 nutlets.

Habitat
Dry hillsides with garigue vegetation on limestone and igneous formations at 0-1100 m altitude.

Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus, locally common in many parts of the island: Akamas (Smyies, Ayios Kononas etc.), Neon Khorion, Paphos, the Oritaes forest (Petra tou Romiou), Aphamis, Oroklini, Dhekelia, Akhna, Cape Greco, Protaras, Stavrovouni, Kotchiatis, Athalassa, Potamia, Agrokipia, the Pentadaktylos range, Cape Apostolos Andreas.

References

External links
http://botany.cz/en/onosma-fruticosa/
http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo254428.htm
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2392818?ref=tpl1

fruticosum
Endemic flora of Cyprus


title: Valerian Gvilia

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Valerian "Vako" Gvilia (, ; ; born 24 May 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Georgia national team. He also has Ukrainian citizenship. Besides Ukraine, he has played in Belarus, Switzerland, and Poland.

Club career
Gvilia is product of youth team system FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. He made his debut for FC Metalurh entering as a second time playing against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 15 August 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League. Gvilia signed a contract with Belarusian club BATE Borisov in early July 2016.

In January 2018, Gvilia signed a three-year deal with Swiss Super League side Luzern.

From 2019 untl 2021, he played for Polish side Legia Warsaw, with whom he won two national championships.

On 31 August 2021, he was announced as a player of the Polish vice-champion, Raków Częstochowa. On 30 January 2023, having not made an appearance for the club since late August 2022, he terminated his contract by mutual consent.

International career
Gvilia was named in Georgia's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Republic of Ireland and Wales in October 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.

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Honours
BATE Borisov
Belarusian Premier League: 2016
Belarusian Super Cup: 2017

Legia Warsaw
Ekstraklasa: 2019–20, 2020–21

Raków Częstochowa
Ekstraklasa: 2022–23
Polish Cup: 2021–22

References

External links
 Profile at FFU Official Site (Ukr)

1994 births
Living people
Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Georgia (country) men's international footballers
Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Emigrants from Georgia (country) to Ukraine
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Switzerland
Men's association football midfielders
Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Ukrainian Premier League players
Swiss Super League players
Ekstraklasa players
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players
FC Minsk players
FC BATE Borisov players
FC Luzern players
Górnik Zabrze players
Legia Warsaw players
Raków Częstochowa players
Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers
People from Zugdidi
Sportspeople from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus


title: Annan River National Park

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Annan River National Park (also known as Yuku Baja-Mulika) is a national park on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Annan River from which the park gets its name, marks the northern and western extent of the park. To the east of the park is Walker Bay in the Coral Sea. The park was gazetted in 2006.

It was created to preserve the diversity of lowland vegetation types in the area. These include marine wetlands, eucalypt woodlands and the semi-evergreen vine thickets of the Dowling Range. It also protects places and species of cultural significance to the tradition owners.

Geography
The  park includes several peaks such as Mount Ellen, Mount Mcintosh, Dowlings Hills and Camp Hill. It is bisected by the Mulligan Highway. Annan River National Park lies within the Cape York Peninsula and Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregions.

Management
The park is jointly managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and the Yuku Baja-Muliku Land Trust.

Environment
There are three wetland areas in the park, covering a  or 6.5% of the park's area.

The park provides habitat for the Bennett's tree-kangaroo. The red-tailed Burdekin plum is a fruit-bearing tree of cultural significance.

Facilities
The park has no facilities.

See also

 Protected areas of Queensland

References

National parks of Far North Queensland
Protected areas established in 2006
2006 establishments in Australia


title: Czech Republic at the 2014 European Athletics Championships

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Czech Republic is competing at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, from 12–17 August 2014. A delegation of 42 athletes were sent to represent the country.

Medals

Results

Men

Track

Field

Combined events – Decathlon

Women

Track

Field

Combined events – Heptathlon

References

Nations at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
2014
European Athletics Championships


title: Aerdeyrn

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Saint Aerdeyrn ( century) was a semi-legendary pre-congregational saint of Wales.
He was a descendant of Vortigern, making him related to the royal house of Powys. He was the brother of Saint Edeyrn and Elldeyrn with whom he is oft associated. His name was derived from the Celtic word for Prince. He built churches in Glamorgan and he is the patron Saint of Llanelldeyrn, Wales.

References

Medieval Welsh saints
5th-century Welsh people
5th-century births
Welsh Roman Catholic saints
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown


The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series is an Emmy award given to television programs that do not "fall into other established categories." Prior to 2000, the category was referred to as Special Class Program and both series and specials competed in the same category. A separate category for singular specials was created in 2000.

Winners and Nominees
Winners in bold

Outstanding Daytime Drama Special

1970s
1974
 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("The Other Woman") (ABC)
 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("A Special Act of Love") (ABC)
 CBS Daytime 90 ("Tiger on a Chain") (CBS)
1975
 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("The Girl Who Couldn't Lose") (ABC)
 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("The Last Bride of Salem") (ABC)
1976
 First Ladies Diaries ("Edith Wilson") (NBC)
 First Ladies Diaries ("Martha Washington") (NBC)
 First Ladies Diaries ("Rachel Jackson") (NBC)
1977
 The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (ABC)

Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement

1970s
1978
 Live from Lincoln Center ("Recital Of Tenor Luciano Pavarotti From The Met") (PBS)
 Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (SYN)
 Camera Three (CBS)
 Good Morning America (ABC)
1979
 Camera Three (CBS)
 Beethoven Festival (PBS)
 Cinematic Eye (PBS)

Special Classification - Program Achievements

1980s
1980
 FYI: For Your Information (ABC)
 Giselle (NBC)
 New American Bandstand 1965 (ABC)

Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement

1980s
1981
 FYI: For Your Information (ABC)
 Good Morning America (ABC)
1982
 FYI: For Your Information (ABC)
 The Body Human ("The Loving Process - Women") (CBS)
 The Body Human ("The Loving Process - Men") (CBS)
1983
 New American Bandstand 1965 (ABC)
 FYI: For Your Information (ABC)
1984
 FYI: For Your Information (ABC)
 I Remember It Well: ABC Daytime's 25th Anniversary Minutes (ABC)
 New American Bandstand 1965 (ABC)

Outstanding Special Class Program

1980s
1985
 For Our Times ("To See A World") (CBS)
 ABC Notebook ("Teen Suicide") (ABC)
 New American Bandstand 1965 (ABC)
 For Our Times ("Family Farms") (CBS)
 For Our Times ("Is Anyone Listening?") (CBS)
 For Our Times ("Exiles Who Never Left Home") (CBS)
 The People's Court (SYN)
 Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)

Special Classification of Program Achievement

1980s
1986
 Chagall's Journey (NBC)
 Live from Lincoln Center ("Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with Irene Worth and Horacio Gutierrez") (PBS)
 For Our Times ("Reality Is Becoming") (CBS)
 Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)
 Living in Hope (NBC)
 America's Musical Theater ("Treemonisha") (PBS)
 America's Musical Theater ("The Cradle Will Rock") (PBS)
 New American Bandstand 1965 (ABC)
 The People's Court (SYN)
1987
 ABC Notebook ("The Children of Ellis Island") (ABC)
 Taking Children Seriously (NBC)
 One to Grow On (NBC)
 ABC Notebook ("Learn To Read") (ABC)
 The 700 Club (SYN)
 The People's Court (SYN)gfbukyn bin gim bhgtny

Outstanding Special Class Program

1980s
1988
(Winner unknown)
 New American Bandstand 1965 (SYN)
 For Our Times ("From the AIDS Experience: Our Spirits to Heal") (CBS)
 The People's Court (SYN)
 Soap Opera Digest Awards (NBC)
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
1989
 China: Walls and Bridges (ABC)
 James Stewart's Wonderful Life (HBO)
 Fight Back! with David Horowitz (SYN)
 Siskel & Ebert (SYN)
 Soap Opera Awards (CBS)

1990s
1990
(Winner unknown)
 Fight Back! with David Horowitz (SYN)
 Good Morning America (ABC)
 Siskel & Ebert (SYN)
 Soap Opera Awards (NBC)
 The Berlin Celebration Concert (PBS)
1991
 Live from Lincoln Center ("Yo-Yo Ma in Concert") (PBS)
 Good Morning America (ABC)
 Live from Lincoln Center ("Mozart Bicentennial Birthday Serenade") (PBS)
 Siskel & Ebert (SYN)
1992
 Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment (Disney Channel)
 CNN Newsroom (CNN)
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
 NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam (NBC)
 The Streets (ABC)
1993
 Great Wonders of the World ("Wonders of Nature") (Disney Channel)
 This Island Earth (Disney Channel)
 Live from Lincoln Center ("Chamber Music Society: Masters & Masterpieces") (PBS)
 What Every Baby Knows (Lifetime)
 CNN Newsroom (CNN)
1994
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
 Good Morning America (ABC)
 CNN Newsroom (CNN)
 The Victory Garden (PBS)
1995
 Talk Soup (E!)
 Good Morning America (ABC)
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
 E! News Live (E!)
 CNN Newsroom (CNN)
1996
 World AIDS Day Special (VH1)
 CNN Newsroom (CNN)
 E! News Live (E!)
 Good Morning America (ABC)
 Talk Soup (E!)
1997
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
 Hollywood Moments (AMC)
 CNN Newsroom (CNN)
 E! News Live (E!)
 Talk Soup (E!)
1998
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
 Behind the Screen with Nick Clooney (AMC)
 CNN Newsroom (CNN)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Live from Lincoln Center ("A Celebration of Brahms") (PBS)
1999
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
 Behind the Screen with Nick Clooney (AMC)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Earth Matters (CNN)
 Pop Up Video (VH1)

Outstanding Special Class Series

2000s
2000
 Film Preservation Classics (AMC)
 Behind the Screen with John Burke (AMC)
 CNN Newsroom (CNN)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Pop Up Video (VH1)
2001
 Behind the Screen with John Burke (AMC)
 A Baby Story (TLC)
 Celebrity Homes (E!)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Pop Up Video (VH1)
2002
 Behind the Screen with John Burke (AMC)
 Cool Women in History (WE)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Pop Up Video (VH1)
 Trading Spaces (TLC)
2003
 A Baby Story (TLC)
 Breakfast with the Arts (A&E)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Pop Up Video (VH1)
 While You Were Out (TLC)
2004
 When I Was a Girl (WE)
 Animal Rescue with Alex Paen (SYN)
 A Baby Story (TLC)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls (NBC)
2005
 Starting Over (SYN)
 Animal Rescue with Alex Paen (SYN)
 A Baby Story (TLC)
 Breakfast with the Arts (A&E)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
2006
 A Baby Story (TLC)
 Animal Rescue with Alex Paen (SYN)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Starting Over (SYN)
 Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls (NBC)
2007
 Made (MTV)
 Animal Rescue with Alex Paen (SYN)
 A Baby Story (TLC)
 Judge Judy (SYN)
 Starting Over (SYN)
2008
 Made (MTV)
 Cause Effect (MTVU)
 Instant Beauty Pageant (Style)
 Samantha Brown: Passport to Latin America (Travel)
 Split Ends (Style)
2009
 True Life (MTV)
 Equitrekking (PBS)
 Made (MTV)
 Split Ends (Style)
 We Mean Business (A&E)

2010s
2010
 The Relic Hunter with Ian Grant (Travel)
 Travelscope (PBS)
 Ruby (Style)
 Equitrekking (PBS)
 Laura McKenzie's Traveler (SYN)
2011
 Made (MTV)
 Housecat Housecall (Animal Planet)
 Private Sessions (A&E)
 Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back (Style)
2012
 Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
 Ask This Old House (PBS)
 Made (MTV)
 Pop Up Video (VH1)
 Quiet Campus (MTV)
 Sanjay Gupta MD (CNN)
2013
 Made (MTV)
 Sanjay Gupta MD (CNN)
 Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
2014
 Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
 Ask This Old House (PBS)
 Lucky Dog (CBS)
 Sanjay Gupta MD (CNN)
2015
 The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS)
 Got Your 6 (MTV)
 Intelligence for Your Life (SYN)
 Xploration Earth 2050 (SYN)
2016
 Lucky Dog (CBS)
 Crime Watch Daily (SYN)
 The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS)
 Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
 Xploration Earth 2050 (SYN)
2017
 Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
 Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (Sundance TV)
 Crime Watch Daily With Chris Hansen (SYN)
 Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop (PBS)
 Working in the Theatre (American Theatre Wing)
2018
 Xploration Earth 2050 (SYN)
 The Great Big Show (Great Big Story)
 Lucky Dog (CBS)
 Roman Atwood's Day Dreams (YouTube Red)
 Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
2019
 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (PBS)
 Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (Sundance TV)
 Lucky Dog (CBS)
 Mysteries & Scandals (Oxygen)
 To Life: How Israeli Volunteers Are Changing the World (Freeform)
 Working in the Theatre (American Theatre Wing)

2020s
2020
 The Day I Picked My Parents (A&E)
 Retro Tech (YouTube Originals)
 Returning the Favor (Facebook Watch)
 Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
 Welcome Home (The CW)

References

Special Class Series


title: Fujifilm X-E2

text:
The Fujifilm X-E2 is a digital rangefinder-style mirrorless camera announced by Fujifilm on October 18, 2013. An updated version with minor improvements of the camera, called the Fujifilm X-E2s, was announced on January 15, 2016. Both cameras are part of the company's X-series range of cameras.

Fujifilm X-E2

The Fujifilm X-E2 is mid-range retro-style mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The camera has the same 16MP resolution as its predecessor but a new sensor, the X-Trans CMOS II sensor. It also gets a Wi-Fi support and a new image processor, the EXR Processor II doubling the processing speed.

X-E2 is very similar to its predecessor, the X-E1, having the same body design and control layout.

Key features

 16MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor
 EXR Processor II
 ISO 200-6400, expandable up to 25600 (X-E2) or 51200 (X-E2S)
 7 fps continuous shooting; 3 fps with continuous AF
 Lens Modulation Optimizer
 2.36M dot OLED electronic viewfinder
 3" 1.04M dot fixed-type LCD monitor
 Wi-Fi 4 for image transfer to smartphones or computers
 1080p 60p movie recording with built-in stereo microphone
 2.5mm stereo microphone socket
 Available in silver or black

Fujifilm X-E2s

The Fujifilm X-E2S is a mid-range rangefinder-styled interchangeable lens mirrorless camera with a 16MP camera and X-Trans CMOS II sensor.

The X-E2s is almost identical to its predecessor, the X-E2 camera. Aside from the new firmware, also available for its predecessor, changes include an electronic shutter option, extended ISO to 51200, auto mode, motion detection for slow shutter speeds and an optimised grip along with other minor cosmetic changes. The price at release date is $300 cheaper than the X-E2's.

Key Features

 16MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor
 EXR Processor II
 An 'Auto' button on the rear.
 Maximum ISO boost comes in at 51200
 Tweaked grip, top plate loses the 'Fujinon Lens System' engraving
 Rear four-way controller now defaults to AF point selection
 77-point autofocus system
 1080p 60p video capture
 3" 1.04M dot fixed-type LCD monitor
 2.36M dot OLED electronic viewfinder
 7 fps continuous shooting
 Wi-Fi 4

References

X-E2
Cameras introduced in 2013


title: Miloš Milinović

text:
Miloš Milinović (; born 12 July 1984) is a Serbian football goalkeeper who last played for Swedish club Västanviks AIF.

References

External links

 Miloš Milinović stats at utakmica.rs

1984 births
Living people
People from Inđija
Footballers from Srem District
Men's association football goalkeepers
Serbian men's footballers
FK Inđija players
FK Radnički Nova Pazova players
RFK Novi Sad 1921 players
FK ČSK Čelarevo players
FK Borac Banja Luka players
FK Donji Srem players
FK Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Serbian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden


title: University of Neyshabur

text:
The University of Neyshabur (or Nishapur) () is a public university in Nishapur, Iran. Its main campus consists of three faculties located on the northwest of the residential area of the city. The University of Neyshabur also has an off-campus fine arts faculty. For ease of transportation, a campus bus line is in service between the campus and the site (campus) of the fine arts faculty. Up until its academic independence, the University of Neyshabur had been an affiliate of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.

History
In 1992, Neyshabur (/neɪʃɑ:bu:r/) branch campus of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM) with two fields of Food Engineering and Social Sciences Research was established. Subsequently, in 1999, a FUM affiliate of Faculty of Arts began to operate. This faculty was officially authorized to admit students and confer degrees in Painting, Graphic Design and also Sculpture as a new addition in 2003.

In 2006, following the final agreement of Higher Education Office, Neyshabur Faculty of Arts was elevated to Neyshabur Higher Education Complex by adding the Faculty of Letters and Humanities and Faculty of Basic Sciences. Shortly, in 2009, Higher Education Office announced its approval on the definitive disjuncture of Neyshabur Higher Education Complex from FUM. In the following year, the foundation stone was laid through perseverance, organized planning and well-managed steps taken by the respective Chancellor of the Complex and his appointed administrators; accordingly, this task meaning the establishment of a public university, which had been the old dream of the people of this historic great city proved, and soon, it was legally and officially recognized as University of Neyshabur by the given approval to create two Faculties of Agriculture and Engineering. Then, the University of Neyshabur kept running with eight fields of study in bachelor's degree and three buildings.

Now, the University of Neyshabur is running educational and research activities with four active faculties including, Basic Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, and Arts in ten fields of study at undergraduate level including, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Persian Language & Literature, English Language & Literature, Archeology, Sculpture, Painting, Graphic Design, and ten fields of study at graduate level including, Nuclear Physics, Solid Physics, Pure Mathematics, Archeology, Fundamental Particle Physics, Physical Chemistry, Mathematics, Archeology, Persian Language & Literature, Imagery and Art Research.

Faculties
The University of Neyshabur has four faculties:

Faculty of Fine Arts
The first and the oldest faculty, which has been active, is the Faculty of Fine Arts. In 2003, this faculty kept going with the title of Neyshabur branch of Arts Faculty of FUM, and in 2009, after the definitive disjuncture from FUM it joined Neyshabur Higher Education Complex, and later the University of Neyshabur. Currently, this faculty admits students in three fields of study at undergraduate level including, Graphic design, Painting, Sculpture, and two fields of study at graduate level including, Imagery and Art Research with the help of 16 professional and experienced faculty members. At the present time, Art faculty contains more than 5000 square meters physical space including, educational environments, library, gallery, workshops, amphitheater, and cultural places. There are probably no other art and design colleges in eastern Iran with such well-equipped studios as University of Neyshabur which is guided by eminent instructors and researchers. The studios allow crafts to be created in different materials and allow students to use experimental and sometimes high-tech methods.

 Painting Department: This department admits full-time students for bachelor's program in painting with the presence of five faculty members. Master's program of this major is about to be established.
 Graphic Design Department: This department admits undergraduate students in graphic design and graduate students in graphic design, imagery, and animation. The master's program of graphic design is about to be established.
 Sculpture Department: This department admits full-time students at undergraduate level in sculpture with different professions (abstract and figurative areas) with the presence of four faculty members.
 Art Research Department: In 2012, this department was established by admitting graduate students. Currently, it keeps going with the presence of five faculty members.

Faculty of Humanities
This faculty started with the establishment of two fields of study including, English Language & Literature and Archeology. Now, it contains three majors for bachelor's program (Archeology, English and Persian Language & Literature) and two majors for master's program (Archeology and Persian Language & Literature), and fifteen faculty members. At the present time, the training classes of this faculty will be held in Pardis Campus of the university. Completing and using a 3500 square meters building, the classes will be transferred to another place, which will be a suitable place for the development of the faculty.

 Persian Language and Literature Department: This department admits students for both undergraduate and graduate program with the presence of five for full-time assistant professors (with the professions of mystical literature, rumor, and fiction).
 English Language and Literature Department: This department admits students for bachelor's program with the presence of six full-time faculty members (with teaching and literature expertise).
 Archeology Department: This department admits students for both undergraduate and graduate program with the presence of four full-time faculty members (with the professions of prehistoric, historic, and Islamic). According to the uniqueness of this field in northeast universities of the country, and also due to the history of Neyshabur, this major has the potential to develop both quantitatively and qualitatively.
 Facilities of the Faculty of Humanities: English laboratory provides students of this faculty with educational services through using sound system, visual system and satellite network. It also provides necessary facilities for holding audiovisual classes in different departments of this faculty.

Faculty of Basic Sciences
In 2006, the faculty of basic sciences was established by admitting undergraduate students in Physics, which is the most populated faculty of the University of Neyshabur by the extension of the fields of study to three in bachelor's program and six in master's program, and 21 faculty members. This faculty will be transferred to a 4000 square meters building after its completion in a near future.

 Mathematics and Statistics Departments: These departments admit students at undergraduate level (mathematics & physics) and at graduate level (applied mathematics & pure mathematics) with the presence of nine full-time instructors and assistant professors.
 Physics and Chemistry Departments: These departments admit undergraduate students in physics and graduate students in subdisciplines of solid-state physics, nuclear physics, fundamental particle physics and physical chemistry with the presence of twelve full-time instructors and assistant professors.
 Facilities of the Faculty of Sciences: Laboratories: The collection of laboratories of the faculty is in operation in a more than 300 square meters space which has been equipped with advanced appliances. Therefore, students' projects and instructors' research studies can be conducted by means of these facilities. In addition, these laboratories can offer out-of-college research services.

Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of engineering is the newest faculty of the University of Neyshabur which started by admitting students in electrical engineering (with four subdisciplines of telecommunications, power, electronic and control) in 2014. Currently, the department of electrical engineering has five experienced and professional faculty members, and unique laboratory and workshop services. In the near future, a 3600 square meters building will be available for the faculty. Given the existing capacities and capabilities, we hope that this faculty will grow rapidly and efficiently.

 Electrical Engineering Department: This department admits students for undergraduate program with four subdisciplines of telecommunication, power, electronic, and control by the presence of five full-time faculty members.
 Laboratory and workshop facilities of the engineering faculty: Faculty of engineering has a unique collection of laboratory and workshop facilities in a more than 300 square meters space. This collection has been equipped with the newest appliances and advanced industrial and practical facilities which aim to the integration of application-oriented education as well as the promotion of qualitative level of creativity and entrepreneurship in students. The collection of laboratory and workshop facilities of this faculty is ready to have cooperation with industrial companies and to provide out-of-college laboratory services; moreover, these facilities set up projects, students proposals, and instructors' research plans.

Research and facilities

 Institute of Neyshabur Studies: This institute is located in the Faculty of Arts which is established for the future of the University of Neyshabur as a point to express solidarity of diverse activities over history, culture, literature and to qualify these activities at a university level with scientific perspective. This institute will play an important and effective role in recognizing scientific, historical, and cultural city of Neyshabur.
 Institute for Astronomy & Cosmology, University of Neyshabur (IACUN): In order to commemorate, preserve, and propagate the manner of Khayyam, this great thinker, various activities have been done in Neyshabur City including different Astronomical Associations, Astronomical Complexes, and Planetarium of Khayyam, which is one of the largest scientific projects in Iran. This planetarium is the largest in the Middle East. This project has been entrusted to the Directorate of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Khorasan since 2000 and then to Ferdowsi University of Mashhad which has been achieved more than 80% of physical progress so far. However, with all the work done, one can easily feel the place of a coherent astronomical research center that is affiliated with a specialized field. For this reason, the University of Neyshabur, based on its indigenous capabilities and the use of experienced faculty members and experts in this field, has worked hard to establish a specialized astronomy center in order to disseminate the name of Iran and Iranian scholars such as Khayyam. Accordingly, the proposal is presented to establish a research center on astronomy at the University of Neyshabur.
 Library: The library of the university provides the required educational and research services for students and instructors in two separate spaces (Art Faculty and Pardis). The library includes a collection of 2000 books and a rich archive of national and international journals. Equipping the professional library of Hakim Omar Khayyam Neyshabur is one of the major plans of the library.
 Computer site: The computer site of the university provides the required educational and research services for students and instructors with a 350 square meters area in two separate places (Arts Faculty and Pardis) which contains more than 120 computers. Soon, the computer site will be equipped with a server of complex calculations by the development of the central laboratory of university.
 The Central Laboratory: In 2016, the central laboratory was established with the aim of centralized managing of the collection of laboratories and workshops of the faculties of basic sciences and engineering. One of the aims of the central laboratory is to provide out-of-college laboratory and workshop services to industrial companies, research organizations and researchers.

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References

External links
 The University of Neyshabur official website

Buildings and structures in Nishapur
Ney
Education in Razavi Khorasan Province
Buildings and structures in Razavi Khorasan Province


title: Maurandya wislizeni

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Maurandya wislizeni is a scrambling or climbing herbaceous annual native to Mexico and the south western United States (Texas, Arizona and New Mexico) where it grows in sand dunes. It has tubular flowers in shades of blue to violet and white and more-or-less triangular untoothed leaves. It has been placed in a separate genus as Epixiphium wislizeni.

The epithet wislizeni commemorates Friedrich Adolph Wislizenus. It is regularly misspelt "wislizenii".

References

Plantaginaceae
Plants described in 1859


title: Darren Close

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Darren Close is an Australian comics creator. He has primarily self-published comics about his character Killeroo for the last 20 years, most recently the GANGWARS anthology He also founded the OzComics website, which later became a weekly drawing challenge on Facebook.  Among other achievements, the website held an auction to raise funds to help Gary Friedrich, co-creator of the supernatural motorcyclist, Ghost Rider, after he was countersued by publisher Marvel when he tried to regain rights to the character.

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Living people
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title: Zohara Yaniv

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Zohara Yaniv – Bachrach (Hebrew: זהרה יניב-בכרך) (born 1937) is an ethnobotanist, researcher and lecturer in the field of medicinal plants.

Areas of scientific study

Professor Yaniv specializes in the field of Medicinal Plants and in Ethnobotanical research, biochemistry of secondary metabolites, effect of metabolites of higher plants as potential drugs and biodiversity of native plants and its preservation. She also deals with the development of new crops, mainly from oil plants, and studies oil quality of seeds and its effect on nutritional supplements.

Biography

Early years
Zohara Yaniv was born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1937. After completing three years of military service in nahal, she pursued her botany studies (MSc) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1957–1962).

Researcher at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and the Agriculture Research Center (ARO)

On completion of her PhD studies in plant biochemistry at the Dept. of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York in 1967, Yaniv came to the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Yonkers, N.Y, as a postdoctoral research fellow and stayed there as a researcher for 11 years. Yaniv's research studies involved the ribosomal activities in uredospores of the bean rust fungus and its role in spore germination and senescence with the hope of better understanding the mechanism of obligate parasitism.

During the summers of 1968–1977, she was an instructor in the NSF Student Science Training Program at BTI, and during 1976–1977, she was the director of this program.

In 1978, Zohara moved back to Israel, where she was appointed as a Senior Scientist at the then newly formed Department of Medicinal Plants, at the Agriculture Research Center (ARO), Bet-Dagan, Israel. Yaniv worked there until her retirement in 2002.

Zohara Yaniv's research involved ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants in Israel, as well as studies related to the effect of the environment on secondary metabolites. She was a visiting scientist at the NIH, Bethesda, Maryland (1987), as well as at the University of Paris (1995), and acted as visiting professor at the university in Vienna and at the Academy of Science in Shanghai, China (2001–2000). For six summers she conducted an international course in ethnobotany at MAICH Chania in Crete, Greece.

International cooperation in agricultural research

In 1993 Zohara was appointed as Director of the Unit of International Cooperation of the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO). In this capacity, she was responsible for international PR of the ARO, and was also in charge of fundraising for agricultural research in Israel. Yaniv's activities included arranging Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint collaborations in scientific research between the ARO and universities and research institutions in various countries and supervising international courses conducted at the ARO. Yaniv also supervised the training program of foreign trainees who carry out their training in various institutes with individual scientists at the ARO, as well as in her own laboratory.

Teaching and professional activities

At present, Yaniv is an adjunct Professor in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where she handles the academic study and research of Medicinal Plants. In the last few years, Yaniv has been invited to teach a post-graduate course on the "Biology and Utilization of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants in the Mediterranean Area" at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Chania, Greece.

Yaniv is also founder and chairman of the board of directors of the Israeli Association for medicinal plants (Eilam).

Family

Yaniv is married to Israeli microbiologist Uriel Bachrach.

Selected Books and Book Chapters
 Palevitch, D., Yaniv, Z., Dafni, A., and Friedman, J. 1986. Medicinal plants of Israel – a field survey. Herbs, spices and Medicinal Plants. L.E. Cracker and J. Simon (Eds) Oryx Press. pp. 281 – 345
 Yaniv Z., and Bachrach U. 2002. Roots as a source of metabolites with medicinal activity. In: Plant Roots The Hidden Half. 3rd Edition. Waissel Y., Eshel A. and Kafkafi U. (Eds). M. Dekker, Inc. N.Y.1071–1091
 Yaniv Z. 2005. Medicinal Plants of the Bible. In: VEN. Viennese Ethnomedicine Newsletter. Vol.7, No.2.
 Palevitch, and Z. Yaniv. 2000. Medicinal Plants of the Holy Land. Modan Pub. Tel-Aviv. Israel. 358 pp.
 Yaniv, Z. and U. Bachrach. 2005. Handbook of Medicinal Plants. The Haworth Press. NY.500 pp.
 Yaniv Z, Dudai, N and Bachrach, U. 2012. Artemisia spp. In: Singh, Ram J. (editor.) Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement. Volume 6: medicinal Plants. CRC press.327–352
 Yaniv, Z and N.Dudai. 2014. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East. Springer Press. NY. 337 pp.

Awards

In 2009, Yaniv received the Life and Mastership in Pharmacognosy, Ethnobotany and the History of Ancient Medicine Awarded by the Friends from the University for Peace Foundation, Costa – Rica.

In 2020, Yaniv was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for Lifetime Achievement for her unique contribution to science and the world of medicinal plants in Israel, on behalf of Eilam, the Israeli Association of Medicinal Plants.

References

External links
Articles about Zohara Yaniv:

 www.makorrishon.co.il (המדענית שפיצחה את הסודות של תרופות הסבתא: "Unlocking the Secrets of Folk Medicine"; This in-depth profile of Dr. Yaniv highlights the work she is focusing on to discover potential benefits of plants. Yaniv has spearheaded much of the research done in this field.)

A list of articles written by Zohara Yaniv:

 Факултет - Медицински факултет Универзитета у Нишу
 www.apsnet.org
 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT COMPONENTS FROM SALVIA SCLAREA SEED at Justia Patents site
 Zohara Yaniv in Agricultural Research Organization In Volcani Center site
 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East in Springer site
 Handbook of Medicinal Plants In Amazon site.
 Medicinal Plants of the Holy Land in Simania site.

Ethnobotanists
1937 births
Israeli botanists
Living people
Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem


title: Arthur Tipton

text:
Arthur Charles "Bull" Tipton (June 5, 1882 – January 15, 1942) was an American football player and United States Army officer.  He was a consensus first-team selection to the 1904 College Football All-America Team.

Early years
Tipton was born on June 5, 1882, at Las Vegas in the New Mexico Territory. He attended public schools in Las Vegas, Sacred Heart College in Denver, Braden's Preparatory School.

West Point
In 1901, Tipton enrolled at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.  He graduated in 1905.

While attending West Point, Tipton played for the Army Black Knights football team from 1903 to 1904 and was selected as a consensus first-team center on the 1904 College Football All-America Team.  During the 1904 game against Navy, Tipton kicked a loose ball down the field and fell on it for a touchdown after it crossed the goal line. In response to his maneuver, the Rules Committee amended the rules to disallow such a play.

Military career
After graduating from the academy, Tipton served in the United States Army. He was initially commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 5th Infantry and resigned from the Army in September 1909. He thereafter became engaged in fruit and dairy farming in Sparta Township, New Jersey.

In May 1917, when the United States entered World War I, Tipton returned to the Army as a major, adjutant general, in the reserve corps.  He entered active service in July 1917 and was initially assigned to the Headquarters Central Department in Chicago. From September 1917 to September 1918, he served with the 155th Infantry Brigade at Camp Dix in New Jersey and then in France.  From October 1918 to January 1919, he was a student officer at the Army General Staff College in Langres, France.  From January to April 1919, he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 78th Division.  He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, adjutant general in May 1919 and major of the infantry in July 1920.

After World War I, Tipton continued to serve as G-3, 78th Division, under General J. H. McRae, at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana and at Fort Hayes in Ohio.  He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1924 and served for five years as a professor of military science and tactics at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.  He was also commandant of the R.O.T.C. program at the University of Florida.  From 1931 to 1934, he was in charge of organized reserves at Greensboro, North Carolina.

Tipton retired from the military due to service-related disability in September 1934, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Family and later years
Tipton was married at Newark, New Jersey, in September 1907 to Theodora Coe Tipton.  They had two daughters. In his later years, Tipton resided in Saint Petersburg, Florida.  In approximately 1937, he moved to Gainesville, Florida, where he had previously been the commandant of the R.O.T.C. program.  Tipton died from a heart attack on January 15, 1942, at age 59 in Gainesville.

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People from Sparta, New Jersey
Sportspeople from Sussex County, New Jersey
Players of American football from New Mexico
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Military personnel from New Jersey


title: Odisha State Beverage Corporation

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The Odisha State Beverage Corporation or OSBC is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of Odisha. The OSBC was established on 30 January 2001 with the right and privileges of wholesale trade and distribution of IMFL, Beer and country spirit in the State of Odisha. The Odisha State Beverages Corporation allows the licensed suppliers or manufactures to store their beverages stocks in OSBC warehouses on prepayment of excise duty and import fees.

Odisha State Beverages Corporation has been providing funds for seminars, meetings etc. being arranged for public awareness against illegal liquor trade, identity and
spurious liquor consumption.

References

External links
Right to Information Odisha Website of Odisha State Beverage Corporation (OSBC)

State agencies of Odisha
Drink companies of India
Alcohol in Odisha
2001 establishments in Orissa
Indian companies established in 2001


title: Sniper Elite

text:
Sniper Elite is a tactical shooter video game series developed by Rebellion Developments. It is a third-person tactical shooter that emphasises a less direct approach to combat, encouraging the player as a sniper to use stealth and keep distance from enemy soldiers.

The games follow Karl Fairburne, a German-American Office of Strategic Services operative battling Axis forces during World War II. The series has been met with relatively positive reviews. More than 30 million Sniper Elite games have been sold.

Gameplay
Sniper Elite is a third-person shooter that involves stealth and first-person shooter game elements. Many of the single player levels allow multiple routes for the players to take in order to avoid direct firefights. Set in World War II, the player character, a German-American OSS operative named Karl Fairburne, utilises appropriate weapons for the era. The sniper rifle is the primary weapon throughout the game, though additional side arms (submachine guns and pistols) can be used depending on the situation. In addition to hand grenades, the player can also deploy tripwire booby traps, land mines and dynamite. The player can also shoot the enemies' own grenades to trigger an explosion. Binoculars are used to tag enemies in view, displaying their position and movements to the player. Different postures such as crouching or lying prone can steady a shot, and the player can take a deep breath to "focus" for increased accuracy. Realistic ballistics are optional, taking into consideration factors such as wind direction and strength and bullet drop, potentially altering the outcome of a shot even with the use of the scope. Introduced in Sniper Elite V2 is the "X-Ray Kill Cam", a feature where upon a successful and skilled shot will, in slow motion, follow the bullet from the rifle to the target's point of impact, showing an anatomically correct x-ray of the body part being hit and the damage the bullet causes to the organs and/or bones. In Sniper Elite III, stealth mechanics were reworked. An eye icon squints or opens to denote the player's level of detection by the enemy. Enemy soldiers will also have a circle meter over their heads to indicate alert status. Players are then forced to relocate periodically to prevent detection with a white ghost image to mark their last known position and the enemy will search a wider area.

Games

Novels
Rebellion Developments' book imprint Abaddon Books released a novel inspired by the game, Sniper Elite: The Spear of Destiny written by Jasper Bark. In this book, Karl Fairburne's mission is to stop Nazi SS general Helmstadt from selling a working atomic bomb to the Soviets.

A short story written by Scott K. Andrews titled Sniper Elite V2 - Target Hitler was released as an E-Book.

A 2018 comic based on the series, Sniper Elite: Resistance written by Keith Richardson and Patrick Goddard. The story follows Karl Fairburne as he parachutes into occupied France on a mission to destroy a secret weapon, but instead of a silent mission of sabotage he finds the local resistance compromised and the SS waiting to play a deadly game of cat and mouse in the terrified streets of an ancient town.

In 2022, Sniper Elite: Origins was released, featuring three short stories about Fairburne's early adventures.

The Nazi Zombie Army series has also seen multiple E-books and novels, including E-book prequel Nazi Zombie Army: Götterdämmerung in 2014, and novel Zombie Army: Fortress of the Dead and comic mini-series Zombie Army 4: Last Rites in 2020.

Film
On 29 March 2021, Variety reports that a film adaptation of Sniper Elite is in development with Marla Studios' Jean-Julien Baronnet producing along with the game's producer and CEO of Rebellion Jason Kingsley, Gary Graham writing and Brad Peyton directing with the film follows Karl Fairburne engage in a cat-and-mouse chase through the streets of London at the height of the Blitz during World War II, as he tries to save British Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a Nazi assassin.

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Rebellion Developments
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Video game franchises introduced in 2005
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title: Dale Zarrella

text:
Dale Zarrella is a sculptor and painter living in Maui, Hawai'i. Born in Southington, Connecticut, he began sculpting at the age of nine and received his first commission, for a crucifix for St. Dominic Catholic Church, when he was 18. He relocated to Hawaii in 1985. He is best known for his statue of Saint Damien of Molokai, created for the Damien and Marianne of Moloka'i Heritage Center in Waikiki. A second copy of the statue was later presented to Pope Benedict XVI in commemoration of Father Damien's canonization.

Zarrella also serves as a director of the World Turtle Trust, a Hawaiian nonprofit that works to protect the endangered green sea turtle.

Examples of his work are on display at the King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse, St. John's Seminary, the Grand Wailea Resort, and in the Vatican Museums, and have been collected by August Busch IV, Danny DeVito, Carl Weathers, and Fred L. Turner.

References

External links
Dale Zarrella

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Sculptors from Hawaii
People from Southington, Connecticut


title: Maelog

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Maelog was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales and a child of King Caw of Strathclyde.

He was the patron Saint of Llanfaelog, where he built his church.

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6th-century Christian saints
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5th-century births
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title: Long-tailed wren-babbler

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The long-tailed wren-babbler has been split into the following species:
 Naga wren-babbler, Spelaeornis chocolatinus
 Pale-throated wren-babbler, Spelaeornis kinneari
 Chin Hills wren-babbler, Spelaeornis oatesi
 Grey-bellied wren-babbler, Spelaeornis reptatus

Bird common names
Spelaeornis


title: Heterogeneous combustion

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Heterogeneous combustion, otherwise known as combustion in porous media, is a type of combustion in which a solid and gas phase interact to promote the complete transfer of reactants to their lower energy potential products. In this type of combustion a high surface area solid is immersed into a gaseous reacting flow, additional fluid phases may or may not be present. Chemical reactions and heat transfer occur locally on each phase and between both phases. Heterogeneous Combustion differs from catalysis as there is no focus to either phase individually but rather both examined simultaneously. In some materials, such as silicon carbide (SiC), oxide layers, SiO and SiO2, which form on the surface enable the adsorption of water vapor from the gas phase onto the solid lowering partial pressures.  In this regime of combustion, thermal heat released from the combustion byproducts are transferred into the solid phase by convection; conduction and radiation both then conduct heat upstream (along with adverse convection within the gas phase). Heat is then convectively transferred to the unburnt reactants.

Applications

Within the literature, there many applications of heterogeneous combustion which are derived from the unique manner in which this combustion process recirculates heat. These devices may be utilized as either stand alone devices, or in conjunction with other means of energy conversion for highly efficient combined heat and power (CHP) applications. For example, electricity production via both radiative and convective heat exchange with the combustion chamber can be accomplished using Organic Rankine Cycles in a multi step heating process, or using strictly radiative emissions via photovoltaic and thermionic generators.  Heterogeneous combustors may be utilized for small-scale heating purposes, and as oxidizers of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Heterogeneous combustion may also be combined in series and parallel with multiple injection stages for use in gas flares at chemical manufacturing plants or oil wells.

Flame structure

Within a combustion chamber containing porous media, structure of the environment can be assumed as follows. A preheating region exists prior to the surface of the flame front denoted by δp. Preheating length is marked by the beginning of the porous solid where appreciable heat transfer to the gas phase occurs and ends when the solid and gas phase reach equilibrium temperature. The region of chemical heat release, the flame, whose thickness can be given as δL, exists following the preheat region and its length is dependent upon mass flux, surface properties, and equivalence ratio. Beyond the flame, where minimal chemical heat release occurs, heat is convectively transferred from the post combustion gases into the solid. Heat then conducts and radiates through the solid structure upstream through the flame. Within the preheating region, heat is again convectively transferred from the solid structure to the gas.

The flame structure inside the porous matrix has been imaged by using X-ray absorption. To evaluate the temperature within the gas phase, the reacting mixture was diluted with Krypton: an inert gas that has a large X-ray absorption coefficient.

References

Combustion


title: Kothuku Nanappan

text:
Kothuku Nanappan (12 March 1935 – 26 December 1994) was an Indian theater actor, mimicry artist and film actor in Malayalam movies during the 1980s and 1990s. His popular movies are Naadodikkaattu (1987), Aanaval Mothiram (1991), Sarapanjaram (1979), Paavam Poornima (1984) and Chenkol (1993). His role as a supervisor role in the comedy film Nadodikattu (1987) is well noted for his performance.

Personal life
He was born to Saraswathy Antharjanam and G. Shankaran Namboothiri, of Muttathu Madom, Perunna, Changanassery, Travancore, on 12 March 1935. His official name was S. Narayanan Namboothiri.  He had a diploma in Textile Technology from Govt. Polytechnic, Thiruvananthapuram. He worked as a Textile Investigator Textile Commissioner's Office, Mumbai. Later he came back to Kerala to act in movies. He is married to Suseela Devi from Kizhakkedathu House, Varanad, Cherthala in 1962. The couple had two sons. He died on 26 December 1994 on Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Partial filmography
 Lisa (1978)
 Lava (1980)
 Padayottam (1982)
 John Jaffer Janardhanan (1982)
 Aa Raathri (1983)
 Parannu Parannu Parannu (1984)
 Paavam Poornima (1984)
 Aarodum Parayaruthu (Kurutham Kettavan) (1985)
 Kayyum Thalayum Purathidaruthu (1985)
 Dheem Tharikida Thom (1986)
 Nandi Veendum Varika (1986)
 T. P. Balagopalan M A (1986)
 Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (1986)
 Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986)... Joseph
 Nadodikattu (1987) ...  Office Staff
 Asthikal Pookkunnu (1989)
 Kadathanadan Ambadi (1990) ... Beeran
 Aanavaal Mothiram (1991)
 Nettipattom (1991) ... Peethambaran's uncle
 Chenkol'' (1993)

References

 blogspot.in

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Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Indian male film actors
1935 births
1994 deaths
20th-century Indian male actors
Indian male stage actors


title: Fujifilm X-A1

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The Fujifilm X-A1 is a digital rangefinder-style mirrorless camera announced by Fujifilm on September 17, 2013.

The X-A1 differs from its sister model, the X-M1 by using a conventional Bayer pattern filter on its sensor rather than the X-Trans pattern used in most other X-series cameras. As of August 2014, it is the only X-series interchangeable lens camera to do so.

Despite being the budget option, the X-A1 retains the 920k dot tilting rear screen and Wi-Fi offered by the X-M1, yet was launched with an MSRP of $599 with the XC 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OIS standard zoom, which was $100 cheaper than the X-M1.

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X-A1
Cameras introduced in 2013


title: Karl Friederichs

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Karl Friederichs (7 April 1831 in Delmenhorst – 18 October 1871 in Berlin) was a German classical philologist and archaeologist.

He studied philology at the universities of Göttingen and Erlangen, where he was influenced by Carl Friedrich Nagelsbach. In 1853 he obtained his PhD with a dissertation on the Greek chorus in the works of Euripides and Sophocles, Chorus Euripideus comparatus cum Sophocleo. In 1858 he became an associate professor of archeology at the University of Berlin.

In 1868 he was named director of the Antiquarium in Berlin, and during the following year, travelled to Cyprus in order to procure antiquities on behalf of the museum. Beginning in October 1869, he took an extended trip to Palestine, Egypt, Greece, Sardinia, Sicily and Italy.

Selected works
 Praxiteles und die Niobegruppe, nebst Erklärung einiger Vasenbilder, 1855 – Praxiteles and the "Niobe group", along with an explanation of some vase paintings.
 Pindarische Studien, 1863 – Pindaric studies.
 Kunst und Leben. Reisebriefe aus Griechenland, dem Orient und Italien, 1872 - Art and life; Letters from a journey to Greece, the Orient and Italy.
 Contributions to the 8 volume "Geschichte der bildenden Künste" (1866–1879); primary author Karl Schnaase.
 Was the author of a complete description of the Berlin Museum of Casts (1868; edition 2, 1885).
 Published in English: "Greek sculpture : selections from Friederichs' Bausteine"; translated by D. Cady Eaton, New Haven : Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1881-83. (5 volumes):
 pt. 1. Archaic and imitative-archaic art.
 pt. 2-3. Period of the highest development.
 pt. 4. Period of the decline of Greek art.
 pt. 5. Greek-Roman art.

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People of the Antikensammlung Berlin
Directors of museums in Germany


title: Austrofromia polypora

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Austrofromia polypora, commonly called many-pored sea star or many-spotted seastar, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Ophidiasteridae.

Distribution
It has been found at latitudes of between 23.5 and -29.1 degrees, and longitudes of between 151.93 and 167.99 degrees.

Ecology
It has been found at depths of  to .

References

Ophidiasteridae
Animals described in 1916
Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark


title: Translational Research Institute (Australia)

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The Translational Research Institute (TRI) is Australia's first translational medical research institute dedicated to translating scientific discoveries into applications for medical practice.

Located in , in inner-city Brisbane, Queensland, TRI is supported by a grant from the Australian Government ($140 million); and funding from the Queensland Government ($107 million); Queensland University of Technology ($25 million); and The University of Queensland ($10 million) to combine clinical and translational research to advance progress from laboratory discovery to application in patient care.
TRI is a Pty Ltd. company with four shareholders: Queensland Health,
the Queensland University of Technology, The University of Queensland and Mater Medical Research.

History
In 2004 a proposal was submitted to the Queensland Government for the development and construction of TRI. In 2007 this progressed to project design. Five years on and 354 million in funding from the Australian and Queensland Governments, UQ and QUT, TRI became operational and four institutes came together. TRI was established in January 2013 and officially opened in October of the same year by the Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce.

Research
Over 800 researchers and clinicians from TRI’s four shareholders undertake medical research and clinical studies into cancer; inflammation and infection; obesity and diabetes; kidney disease and liver disease; and bone and joint disorders.

TRI research aims to:
 prevent disease and provide protection against infection,
 understand diseases to improve early detection, diagnosis, treatment and recovery,
 reduce the risk of disease spreading,
 relieve symptoms and better manage chronic diseases and trauma.

Researchers
Some of TRI's researchers include:
 Professor Ian Frazer - known for the development of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer.
 Associate Professor Glenda Gobe - Co-director, renal atrophy and regeneration, fibrosis, immunity and inflammation, and kidney cancer.
 Professor Judith Clements - known for Kallikrein proteases in prostate and ovarian cancers.
 Professor Josephine Forbes - specialises in the study of glycation and diabetes.
 Professor David Johnson – known for kidney treatments and transplants.
 Professor Scott Bell - Current TRI CEO, renowned respiratory specialist.

Facilities
Located on the Princess Alexandra (PA) Hospital campus, the seven-story TRI building incorporates four floors of laboratories; and facilities for research support, administration and teaching.

TRI’s core facilities include:
 Clinical Research Facilities
 Cytometry Core Facility
 Histology Core Facility
 Microscopy Core Facility
 Proteomics Facility

Co-located with TRI are the following facilities:
 Patheon Biologics, the first major biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Australia.
 The Pharmacy Australian Centre of Excellence (PACE)
 Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners, an academic health science system

The TRI building
The TRI building was designed by Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill and was built by Watpac, completed in 2012 at the total cost of $354 million. The facility features eight levels: four levels of laboratories, administration and teaching facilities, an auditorium and conference rooms, staff amenities and an "outdoor room" atrium area. TRI is a  building. It stands on the grounds of the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane on the former site of the Vision Australia building, of which the red clay bricks were salvaged and reused as the base of TRI.

The building received several architectural and design awards.

See also

 Health in Australia

References

2013 establishments in Australia
Translational Research Institute
Multidisciplinary research institutes
Queensland University of Technology
Research institutes established in 2013
Translational medicine
University of Queensland


title: Eubriinae

text:
Eubriinae is an aquatic beetle subfamily in the family Psephenidae.

References

External links

 Eubriinae at Tree of Life web project

Byrrhoidea
Aquatic insects
Beetle subfamilies


title: Intiö water tower

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The Intiö water tower () is an unused water tower in Oulu, Finland. The water tower of the Oulu Waterworks is located in the Intiö district.

The Intiö water tower was designed by architect J. S. Sirén and completed in 1927. It is the first water tower of the Oulu Waterworks. A water tower in Myllytulli had been built in 1921, but it was only used by the Veljekset Åström leather factory. The water tower is  tall and capable of holding  of water.

The water tower was closed in 1969 when a new water tower was opened in the Puolivälinkangas neighbourhood. The city of Oulu sold the water tower to a private person in 2015.

References

External links

Buildings and structures in Oulu
Intiö
Towers completed in 1927
Water towers in Finland


title: Jim Hart (artist)

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James Hart  (, pronounced ; born in the early 1950s) is a Canadian and Haida artist and a chief of the Haida Nation.

Biography
Hart was born in Masset, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. His mother, Joan Hart, is the granddaughter of Charles Edenshaw. His father was European, allowing Hart to escape the Canadian Indian residential school system that many Haida of his time were sent to. Instead, he grew up with his grandparents and became a fisherman.

Hart discovered his passion for Haida art in high school. He began carving seriously in 1979. Hart first apprenticed with Robert Davidson in 1978 to help construct a set of totem poles. From 1980 to 1984 he became an assistant to Bill Reid in Vancouver, who by then was too seriously afflicted with Parkinson's disease to do much of his own carving. He began his work with Reid by putting the finishing details on The Raven and the First Man, a centerpiece of the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, and he also assisted on Reid's Spirit of Haida Gwaii / The Jade Canoe.

Hart lives in both Vancouver and Haida Gwaii. In Haida Gwaii, he is known as ˀIdansuu, a hereditary chief name that he received in 1999 after it had earlier been held by Charles Edenshaw. As chief he belongs to the Hereditary Chiefs Council of the Haida Nation.

Works
Hart was the first Northwest Coast artist to use bronze, beginning in 1982, and he has also made works in silver and gold. In 1988, he supervised the construction of the Haida house in the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

A 1995 wood sculpture that Hart considers to be his equivalent of a doctoral thesis, Frog Constellation, depicts two people on the back of a giant frog; it was installed in 2012 on the campus of Simon Fraser University. The Dance Screen, a large wood carving that he began designing in 2009, was installed in 2012 as a temporary exhibit in the Vancouver Art Gallery. Jim Hart's The Dance Screen (The Scream Too) was put on permanent display at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler and inaugurated in 2018. Another of Hart's works, a totem pole called the Respect to Bill Reid Pole, is part of the outdoor Haida village at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
A bronze sculpture by Hart, The Three Watchmen, is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, and is installed outside the gallery in Ottawa.

Awards and honours
Hart was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 2003 and was appointed to the Order of Canada in June 2023. He received a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013.

He holds an honorary doctorate from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and was also awarded an honorary degree from Simon Fraser University in 2017.

References

External links
James Hart, Haida Carver, a one-hour documentary by PBS, originally aired June 18, 2009
Douglas Reynolds Gallery (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

1952 births
Living people
20th-century First Nations sculptors
Canadian male sculptors
20th-century Canadian male artists
21st-century Canadian sculptors
21st-century Canadian male artists
21st-century First Nations people
Artists from British Columbia
First Nations jewellers
Haida woodcarvers
Members of the Order of British Columbia
Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Officers of the Order of Canada
People from the North Coast Regional District


title: Maaya (1972 film)

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Maaya is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Ramu Kariat for Jaya Maruthi, starring Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair in the lead role. Prem Nazir and Sharada also play pivotal roles, supported by Vijayasree, Sujatha, Sankaradi and T. R. Omana playing other important roles. The film was based on an award-winning 1963 novel with the same name by popular novelist K. Surendran.

Plot
Sankarappillai is a local businessman who runs a grocery shop in the village centre. He also owns the little textile shop of the village which his son Raghuvaran Pillai operates. Sankarappillai's family also includes his second wife Eeswari and daughter Gomathy. Sankarappillai is separated from his first wife Kalyani, but visits and supports his daughter Omana in the first marriage.

Gomathy is in love with Madhavankutty an educated, but unemployed young man. Sankarappillai and Eeswary also encourages their relation. Madhavankutty  takes up a job in a newspaper in the town. Raghu wishes to expand the textile business, Madhavankutty introduces Raghu and Sankarappillai to his old classmate Vasukkutty. Vasukkutty's uncle Pankippillai run a bigger textile shop in the town. Though the two head-strong men clash at first, Pankippillai agrees to loan textiles worth Rs 30,000 to Sankarappillai. Vasukkutty  meets Gomathy during a business visit to Sankarappillai's home and falls head over heels for the beautiful girl. Seeking a business advantage, Sankarappillai decides to arrange Gomathy's wedding with Vasukkutty, leaving a heartbroken Madhavankutty to writing.

Sankarappillai's calculations fail when Pankippillai  refuses to honour the loan arrangement even after the wedding. In the meantime, a relation slowly develops between Madhavankutty and Omana. Raghu falls in love with Vasukkutty's sister Kamalam. Gomathy and Vasukkutty visit Sankarapillai with this proposal. Sankarappillai agrees with the condition of Rs 10,000 as dowry from  Pankippillai. During the wedding arrangements, Sankarappillai visits Pankippillai and demands the dowry beforehand. This angers Pankippillai, who refuses to give the money. This cancels the wedding and angers Vasukkutty.

The rest of the story is Sankarappillai's fall, clashing with his own family.

Cast
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Sankarappillai
Prem Nazir as Madhavankutty
Sharada as Gomathy
K. P. Ummer as Vasukkutty
Adoor Bhasi as Raghuvaran Pillai a.k.a. Raghu
Vijayasree as Kamalam
Sujatha as Omana
Sankaradi as Veluppillai
T. R. Omana as Eeswari
Paul Vengola as Anthony
Muthukulam Raghavan Pilla as Beedi Maker
Adoor Bhavani as Kalyani
G. K. Pillai as Pankippillai
Paravoor Bharathan as Mute
Sadhana
Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan as Kumaran
 Muthukulam
 Baby Lakshmi

Songs

This film has popular songs written by Sreekumaran Thampi and composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy.

References

External links

1972 films
1970s Malayalam-language films
Films based on Indian novels
Films directed by Ramu Kariat


title: Corihuayrachina (Vilcabamba)

text:
Corihuayrachina (possibly from Quechua quri gold, wayrachina a special oven for smelting metal, "oven for smelting gold") erroneously also Corihuaynachina, is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District, at a little lake named Corihuayrachina. Corihuayrachina lies south of the Pumasillo massif and west of Padreyoc. The archaeological sites of Corihuayrachina and Choquequirao (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Chuqik'iraw) are west and southwest of the mountain Corihuayrachina.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region


The 2014 South American Basketball Championship for Women was the 34th edition of the tournament. Eight teams featured the competition, held in Ambato, Ecuador from August 14 – 18. Brazil won the tournament, its fifteenth consecutive title and 25th overall.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Classification round

5th–8th classification

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Final round

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

References

External links

Official website

2014 in women's basketball
Women
2014 in Ecuadorian women's sport
International basketball competitions hosted by Ecuador
South American Basketball Championship for Women
August 2014 sports events in South America
Ambato, Ecuador


title: Alistair Graham (disambiguation)

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Alistair Graham (born 1942) is a British civil servant who was Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

Alistair or Ally Graham may also refer to:

Ally Graham (born 1966), Scottish footballer
Ally Graham (footballer, born 1993), Scottish footballer
Alastair Graham (1906–2000), Scottish zoologist and malacologist
Ali G, television character created by Sacha Baron Cohen


title: Nemuri no Mori

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is a 2014 Japanese feature-special directed by Nobuhiro Doi. It is based on the novel "Nemuri no Mori" by Keigo Higashino.

Plot
A man is found dead in an office of the Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect, who a dancer in the company, is found lying down unconscious in the same room. According to the suspect, the man was a robber who had tried to attack her. She insists that in self-defence, she hit him on the head and killed him. After a series of investigations, suspicions surrounding her clam begins to surface. Later on, the director of the Takayanagi Ballet Company is poisoned to death. Are the cases related?

Cast
 Hiroshi Abe as Kyoichiro Kaga
 Satomi Ishihara as Mio Asaoka
 Kei Otozuki as Akiko Takayanagi
 Haruka Kinami as Haruko Saito
 Eiko Otani as Yasuko Morii
 Akira Emoto as Saisuke Ota
 Asahi Uchida as Toshiyuki Kazama

Special Appearance by Yukie Nakama
At the beginning of the story, Kaga attends a ballet show with an omiai date arranged by his boss. His date, named Yamada, is played by Yukie Nakama. This is a cross reference to Hiroshi Abe and Yukie Nakama's respective lead roles as Jiro Ueda and Naoko Yamada in the famous mystery comedy series Trick. Kaga falls asleep and snores aloud during the show, which causes Yamada to turn him down. She does not appear in the story again.

See also
 Shinzanmono
 The Wings of the Kirin

References

External links

Films directed by Nobuhiro Doi
2014 television films
2014 films
Japanese television films
Films based on Japanese novels
Films based on works by Keigo Higashino
TBS Television (Japan) original programming
Television shows based on works by Keigo Higashino
2010s Japanese films


title: Coal gasification commercialization

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Coal gasification is a process whereby a hydrocarbon feedstock (coal) is converted into gaseous components by applying heat under pressure in the presence of steam. Rather than burning, most of the carbon-containing feedstock is broken apart by chemical reactions that produce "syngas." Syngas is primarily hydrogen and carbon monoxide, but the exact composition can vary. In Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) systems, the syngas is cleaned and burned as fuel in a combustion turbine which then drives an electric generator. Exhaust heat from the combustion turbine is recovered and used to create steam for a steam turbine-generator. The use of these two types of turbines in combination is one reason why gasification-based power systems can achieve high power generation efficiencies. Currently, commercially available gasification-based systems can operate at around 40% efficiencies. Syngas, however, emits more greenhouse gases than natural gas, and almost twice as much carbon as a coal plant. Coal gasification is also water-intensive.

According to the Gasification and Syngas Technologies Council, a trade association, there are globally 272 operating gasification plants with 686 gasifiers and 74 plants with 238 gasifiers under construction. Most of them use coal as feedstock.

As of 2017 large scale expansion of the coal gasification industry was occurring only in China where local governments and energy companies promote the industry for the sake of jobs and a market for coal. The central government is aware of the conflict with environmental goals. For the most part the plants are located in remote coal rich areas. In addition to producing a great deal of carbon dioxide the plants use a great deal of water in areas where water is scarce.

Wabash River IGCC

Bituminous coal gasification to produce electricity

The Wabash River Coal Gasification Repowering Project was a demonstration of advanced integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology, a joint venture between the Wabash River Coal Gasification Project Joint Venture and the U.S. Department of Energy. The term “repowering” refers to the IGCC plant’s replacing a dated conventional pulverized coal power plant. Construction began in July 1993 near West Terre Haute, Indiana, followed by operational startup in November 1995. The project demonstration phase was completed and turned over for commercial operation in December 1999.

The gasification technology utilized at Wabash River IGCC was developed originally by Dow Chemical, and was subsequently transferred to Destec, a partially held subsidiary of Dow Chemical. The technology was later acquired by ConocoPhillips. CB&I currently licenses this process technology under the name E-GAS™.

The Wabash River IGCC Power Plant is designed to use a variety of local coals, including high-sulfur Midwestern bituminous coals such as Illinois No. 6. In addition, petroleum coke and blends of coal and coke are consumed, in the range of about 2,500 TPD to generate about 262 MWe net output of electricity.

Plant design was conducted with the goal of outperforming the Clean Air Act (CAA) emission standards, which limit sulfur dioxide (SO2) at 1.2 lb/million Btu of fuel input and NOx at 0.15 lb/million Btu. Demonstrated emissions are far better than these targets. Despite power generation at the Wabash River complex being almost three times that of the original unit, the total emissions are a fraction of the pre-powering values as a result of the IGCC system. Particulate emissions are negligible.

Tampa Electric IGCC

Bituminous coal gasification to produce electricity

Construction began on this IGCC unit at Tampa Electric Company's Polk Power Station (Polk County, Florida) in October 1994, followed by operational startup in September 1996. The project ran for four years as a demonstration, and continues to operate as a power production facility for Tampa Electric.
The plant uses GE Energy's (formerly owned by Texaco), entrained-flow, oxygen-blown gasifier to produce syngas from coal or petroleum coke which feeds a combined-cycle turbine system to produce electricity. The IGCC unit consumes 2,200 TPD of bituminous coal, producing 260 MW of electricity.

The following table quantifies the emissions from the Polk Power Station, with comparison to emissions associated with conventional technologies for electricity generation from coal. Typical of electricity generation based on coal gasification with combined cycle generation, emissions of pollutants are far lower than those of conventional technologies. For example, notwithstanding the IGCC unit is fueled by high-sulfur coal and/or petroleum coke, sulfur emissions are very low as a benefit of the MDEA amine gas treating system that removes H2S from the syngas fueling the combustion turbine.

Duke Energy Edwardsport IGCC Project

Bituminous coal gasification to produce electricity

Duke Energy began construction on an IGCC plant in Edwardsport, Indiana in 2008, which began commercial operations in June 2013. The IGCC-based unit at Edwardsport will consume 1.7-1.9 million tons of coal per year to generate 618 MW of base-load electricity. It uses GE gasification technology, GE 7FB combustion turbines, and a GE steam turbine. The IGCC plant replaces a now demolished 160 MW coal-fired power plant at the site, and while it can produce nearly four times the power of the unit it replaced, it has far lower emissions of SO2, NOx, and particulates. There is potential for carbon capture and geologic sequestration in the context of the Edwardsport IGCC project, with space reserved at the site for CO2 capture equipment. Also, Duke initiated a front-end engineering and design study for carbon capture and filed a $121 million request with Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for detailed characterization of deep saline aquifers, depleted oil or gas fields, and enhanced oil recovery. Schlumberger Carbon Services is to begin site assessment for deep saline sequestration near the plant.

Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport Plant

Coal gasification to produce chemicals

One of the earliest and most notable coal gasification-based chemical plants in the United States is owned and operated by Eastman Chemical Company and based in Kingsport, Tennessee. Known as the Eastman Integrated Coal Gasification facility, it first opened in 1983 and is designed to process syngas from the gasification of Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky coal, using Texaco gasifiers (now GE gasifier technology). The intermediate products of syngas conversion are methanol and CO; these are further converted into products consisting of 500 million pounds per year of acetyl chemicals including acetic anhydride and acetic acid, enough to supply half of Eastman’s raw acetyl needs. Acetyl chemicals are important to many of Eastman’s products, but especially those at the Kingsport site, where five of seven manufacturing divisions rely on acetyls as a raw material. The success of the operation led to a decision to expand the plant capacity to an excess of 1 billion pounds per year to meet all of Eastman's needs.

The process configuration at Eastman is fairly complex, as a consequence of the feedstock requirements associated with multiple chemical syntheses involved. Part of the syngas resulting from the gasification of feed coal is shifted, and a Rectisol process is utilized for sulfur removal and CO2 removal. Recovered CO2 is sold for use in making carbonated beverages.

Great Plains Synfuels Plant

Lignite gasification to produce synthetic natural gas or ammonia

The Great Plains Synfuels Plant (GPSP) in Beulah, North Dakota has been in operation since 1984 producing synthetic natural gas (SNG) from lignite coal,  and remains the only coal-to-SNG facility in the United States. GSPS is operated by the Dakota Gasification Company. In addition to the production of SNG, the plant also produces high purity carbon dioxide, which is distributed through a pipeline to end users in Saskatchewan, Canada (Apache Canada at the Midale field and Cenovus Energy at the Weyburn field, until that asset was sold to Whitecap Resources in 2017) for enhanced oil recovery operations.

Operational profitability of the GPSP is affected by the market price of natural gas, with which SNG competes. In response, an anhydrous ammonia synthesis unit was added to the process train at the plant in the 1990s, diversifying the plant's product line away from synthetic fuels (SNG), with a substantial capacity to produce anhydrous ammonia, a feedstock for fertilizer production. The plant can shift production to higher value products, depending on fluctuating market conditions.

Kemper County Energy Facility

Lignite coal gasification to produce electricity

Southern Company Services/Mississippi Power started construction on a new IGCC plant located in Kemper County, Mississippi in December 2010. Construction for the Kemper project is 75% complete as of January 2013. Start of commercial operations for the plant is scheduled for 2016, in which the plant will convert 12,000 tons of local Mississippi low-rank coal per day (large reserves of 4 billion tons of mineable lignite are located near the plant) to produce 582 MW (net) of electricity. The new plant will utilize KBR's TRIG™ gasifier technology, suitable for utilization of the local lignite resources; two of the gasifiers will operate in air-blown mode at the Kemper County plant.

TRIG™ and related systems for gasification of low-rank coal had been developed by KBR and Southern Company in conjunction with DOE at the Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF) in Wilsonville, Alabama, which comprised an engineering-scale demonstration of TRIG™ and associated critical subsystems. This provided the engineering and operational basis for the full-scale plant now being constructed in Kemper County.

The plant will capture and sequester 65% of the CO2 it produces through enhanced oil recovery. Emissions controls will remove over 99% SO2 and P25, at least 90% Hg, and limit NOx emissions to less than 0.07 lb/million Btu.

The Kemper County IGCC project is estimated to cost $4.7 billion, but the Kemper plant will be the cheapest plant to operate once it's up and running. Mississippi Power has received a $270 million grant from the Department of Energy and $412 million in investment tax credits approved by the IRS through the National Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008.

The Gasifier component of this project has been canceled.

Sasol

Sasol, in South Africa, operates commercial gasification plants in Secunda, Mpumalanga and in Sasolburg.

Proposed Coal Gasification

During the 2011 session of the Illinois legislature proposals to provide financial support for state-of-the-art coal gasification plants in Chicago and Southern Illinois were considered. The bills require Illinois utilities to purchase gas at fixed rates from the plants for 30 years. The Chicago plant to be built by Chicago Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Leucadia National Corporation, is budgeted to cost $3 billion. It would be located in an existing industrial area on the Southeast Side on Burley Avenue near 116th Street. In addition to coal the plant would use coke, an oil refinery byproduct, as feed stock. Carbon dioxide produced during the project would be sequestered. The bill to build the Chicago plant was passed by the legislature but vetoed by the Illinois governor Pat Quinn who cited cost issues. Due to uncertainty about natural gas supplies and prices alternative financing is doubtful. Another plant, Indiana Gasification, LLC also a Leucadia National Corporation subsidiary and with a similar business plan, is proposed for Rockport, Indiana where the state has agreed to purchase gas for 30 years at a fixed price.

During sometime in late 2011 to early 2012, around 18 coal exploitation licenses were given by the coal association to create new coal gasification plants around the island of Great Britain, with the largest being in Swansea Bay, where up to 1bn tonnes of coal sits underneath the water. If these licenses pass, The UK could be a major coal power in the world once more.

Since 2012 Ukraine is gradually switching from natural gas-based to coal gasification technologies developed by China.

References

Coal technology


title: Lovability (album)

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Lovability is the first Korean studio album released by Korean pop boy band, ZE:A. It was released on March 17, 2011.

Background

ZE:A held a showcase to promote the release of the album. Televised music promotions followed shortly after that and lasted for roughly a month.

ZE:A's leader, Moon Junyoung, was absent from some of the promotional activities due to an orbital fracture that he sustained.

Promotions for their song Be My Girl were halted as the song was banned for presumably being "unfit for minors and will no longer be sold to those under the age of 19" as stated by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. The lyric line that induced the ban was the line "Be my girl tonight." within the song was ruled to suggest sexual content.

Track list

References

External links
Music Daum Page

ZE:A albums
2011 albums


title: Andrew of Hungary, Prince of Halych

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Andrew of Hungary (, ;  1210January 1234) was Prince of Halych–Volhynia between 1227 and 1230, and between 1231 and 1234, and Prince of Zvenyhorod in 1226.

Early life
Andrew was the youngest (third) son of King Andrew II of Hungary and his wife, Gertrude of Merania. He was born around 1210, according to historian Gyula Kristó. Mór Wertner placed the date of his birth in the period between 1210 and 1212. He was infant, when his mother was assassinated in the autumn of 1213. His name is first mentioned by a letter of Pope Honorius III in February 1217. The infant Andrew's nanny was Alice of French origin, a lady-in-waiting of Queen Yolanda of Courtenay, his father's second spouse.

His betrothal to Isabella, a daughter of Leo I, King of Cilicia was decided by their parents during his father's return from the Holy Land in early 1218. Andrew II and Leo I intended them to become joint heirs to the Armenian (Cilician) throne. Pope Honorius confirmed their engagement in 1219. However, their betrothal was later broken in favor of a more advantageous marriage between Isabella and Philip of Antioch for her bridegroom.

Following his older brother Coloman was captured after Mstislav Mstislavich and his Cuman allies defeated the Hungarians near Halych in August 1221, Andrew II entered into negotiations with Mstislav and they reached a compromise in late 1221 or early 1222. The Hungarian king renounced Halych and arranged a marriage alliance between his youngest son, Andrew, and Mstislav's daughter Elena (also known as Maria) in order to secure Coloman's release. Coloman also had to abandon all claim on Halych in favor of the approximately eleven-year-old Andrew. Their father tried to obtain a papal exemption from these conditions and asked for the transfer of the royal title of Coloman to Andrew, but Pope Honorius refused the request.

Prince of Halych
After 1222, Andrew disappears from contemporary records in Hungary. His subsequent role in Halych as puppet ruler of his father is narrated only by the Galician–Volhynian Chronicle. Therefore, some Hungarian historians questioned the narration of the Old Ruthenian work, considering the young Andrew died in 1224 at the latest and his betrothal with Mstislav's daughter never took effect. Mór Wertner proved that a charter of Coloman implicitly suggests that Andrew was still alive around 1230 or 1231.

First reign
Danylo Romanovych – son-in-law of Mstislav – refused the agreement between Mstislav and the Hungarians. He sought assistance from the dukes of Poland to enforce his aspirations to the Galician throne. Following the Battle of the Kalka River (1223), Mstislav's influence and authority had declined in the southern part of Rus'. Pro-Hungarian boyars demanded a Hungarian military intervention against Mstislav. Under duress, Mstislav was forced to transfer power to prince Andrew over Przemyśl in 1224 or 1225. Andrew II launched a campaign against Mstislav Mstislavich in late 1226 because the latter refused to grant Halych to Andrew's youngest son despite their previous compromise. The Hungarians besieged and captured Przemyśl, Terebovl, and other fortresses in Halych. However, – after Danylo and Vasylko Romanovych decided to support Mstislav – his troops were routed at Kremenets and Zvenigorod, forcing him to withdraw. Despite his victories, Mstislav ceded Halych to Andrew's namesake son in early 1227, following diplomatic negotiations. A leading pro-Hungarian boyar Sudislav administered the province on behalf of the young Andrew.

Both Leszek the White and Mstislav died by 1228, leaving Danylo to face the Hungarian rule in Halych alone. Sudislav convinced Vladimir IV Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev and Mikhail Vsevolodovich, Prince of Chernigov to acknowledge Andrew's rule in Halych–Volhynia. His reign was supposed to prepare the incorporation of the Orthodox Church in Halych to the Hungarian ecclesiastical organization, but no steps were taken in this direction due to political instability. By 1230, the Romanovych brothers took control over whole Volhynia. Consolidating his rule and foreign relations, Danylo launched a military campaign against Andrew's territory in 1230 (the Galician–Volhynian Chronicle incorrectly put the year of attack to 1229). Besieging and capturing the capital Halych, Danylo seized the province by March 1230. Andrew was captured and taken prisoner, but Danylo soon released him and the young prince fled to Hungary, accompanied by Sudislav.

Sometime before 1232, there was a brief skirmish between Andrew and Coloman because of their conflicting interest in Halych. After 1221, Coloman never gave up his claim over the principality and remained in the neighboring Szepesség (today Spiš, Slovakia) for years. Only a single reference in a charter of Duke Coloman from 1232 mentions their conflict in passing. The document claims that Andrew had attacked the "realm" of Coloman led by false advisers. It is unlikely that Andrew invaded Slavonia, which Coloman governed after 1226, because of the geographical distance and Andrew's constantly difficult situation in Halych. As Slovak historian Nataša Procházková considered Andrew invaded Coloman's lands in Szepesség sometime between 1222 and 1226, and only a brief skirmish occurred between them. Historian Attila Zsoldos considered the confrontation took place in the first half of 1231, after Andrew was driven from Halych (see below). Zsoldos argued the skirmish was part of wider conflict between Andrew II and his elder sons, Béla and Coloman, who strongly opposed his economic reforms and internal policy. Robert, Archbishop of Esztergom mediated the peace in the dynastic conflict.

Second reign
Only a smaller faction of the local boyars supported Danylo's realm in Halych, several conspiracies and assassination attempts took place against him within a year. The eldest brother Béla decided to help Andrew to regain his throne. He crossed the Carpathian Mountains and laid siege to Halych together with his Cuman allies led by Bortz in 1230 (or 1229, if GVC is correct), but he could not seize the town and withdrew his troops. Duke Andrew and Sudislav departed for Hungary again. In the second half of 1231, Andrew II and Béla jointly invaded Halych in order to restore his youngest son, Andrew, to the Galician throne. The Hungarian army captured the forts of Yaroslavl (present-day Jarosław, Poland) and Halych. Leader of the Hungarian army, a certain Martinis was killed during the conflict. Andrew II concluded a peace with Danylo at Volodymyr (Vladimir); the young Andrew was restored to the Galician throne.

A significant number of Hungarian military force remained in Rus' to support and consolidate Andrew's instabil rule. Andrew plausibly formed an alliance with Mikhail Vsevolodovich of Chernigov in order to attack Vladimir IV Rurikovich, but the latter routed them at Beloberezhye along the river Sluch in the winter of 1232–1233, according to Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky. Thereafter, Vladimir Rurikovich laid siege to Halych in the spring of 1233. Andrew requested reinforcements from Hungary; a considerable army led by Denis Türje arrived to the province in the autumn of 1233. Despite the internal conflicts with the church, Andrew II also prepared to departure for Halych too but had to continue his negotiations which led to the oath of Bereg. However, the Hungarians were defeated by Vladimir Rurikovich and his Cuman allies led by Köten near Peremil in Volhynia. Andrew lost the support of boyars completely. Taking advantage of the situation, Danylo Romanovych seized all of Halych–Volhynia, excluding the capital Halych, which remained under Hungarian control. During a nine-week siege, the defenders were starved out and skirmishes with Frederick the Quarrelsome along the Austrian border hindered Andrew II to send subsequent relief army. According to the Galician–Volhynian Chronicle, Duke Andrew starved to death at the very beginning of 1234, which closed the conflict and King Andrew II's series of attempts to seize Halych–Volhynia for the Hungarian Crown.

References

Sources

Primary sources

The Hypatian Codex II: The Galician-Volynian Chronicle (An annotated translation by George A. Perfecky) (1973). Wilhelm Fink Verlag. LCCN 72-79463.

Secondary sources

People from Galicia–Volhynia
Princes of Halych
House of Árpád
13th-century Hungarian people
1210s births
1234 deaths
Deaths by starvation
Sons of kings