title: GoatUp 2

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GoatUp 2 is a platform game for iOS developed by Jeff Minter and Ivan Zorzin of Llamasoft and published via the App Store in 2013. It is the only Llamasoft game so far to include a level editor. The title screen gives the game's full name as "Buck! The story of GoatUp 2", a reference to the arcade game Rainbow Islands, and the game's interface and appearance resemble that platform with the exception that the font is the same Namco Galaga font used in Super Ox Wars.

Gameplay
The player controls a goat, resembling the goat from the original GoatUp, which can freely move and jump around a 2D scrolling level. The objective is to collect a number of flashing objects (which have a different appearance on each level) and then to go to the level exit, represented by a London Underground sign. Enemies exist on the platforms and kill the goat immediately on contact; the goat also has a "hunger" meter, resembling the one included in Sheep in Space, which causes the goat to die if too much time passes without eating grass. Grass is found on most platforms and is eaten automatically but does not reappear once eaten.

Collected objects form a trail behind the goat; other objects collected can also join the trail without contributing to completion of the level. By tapping while the goat is in the air the user can cause the goat to fart, performing a midair jump and also releasing a burst of particles downwards which can harm enemies beneath. There is no limit to the number of midair jumps that can be performed in sequence as long as the player has enough objects available.

The gameplay is based on interactions with these and other objects, which include:
 Chicken Vindaloo, which grants unlimited farting for a period;
 Goat kids, who increase the score multiplier for the stage;
 Gravity redirectors that adjust the direction of gravity;
 The Queen's head, which prevents farting;
 Minotaurs, which award substantial bonus points;
 Cups of tea, which make the goat briefly invulnerable.

Level Editor
GoatUp 2 includes a level editor which allows all items that appear within the main game to be placed. The game also contains a set of levels that serve as a tutorial for both using the editor and designing enjoyable levels. However, the game does not support iCloud or any other networking service, requiring the iOS device to be connected via USB to a computer in order to upload, download or share levels.

User engagement with the Level Editor has been low and few levels have been built or exchanged. Zorzin posted on the Yakyak Llamasoft forum discussing the game that "(Jeff Minter) spent MONTHS testing/debugging that editor (and all the game levels been done with it) .. I think this is the last (Llamasoft) game ever you'd see with an 'editor' in.. This seems a case of 'extra effort did not give any results back'".

Reviews
GoatUp 2 was awarded 9/10 by EuroGamer, and 8/10 by EDGE Online.

References

2013 video games
IOS games
IOS-only games
Llamasoft games
Platformers
Video games about goats
Video games developed in the United Kingdom


title: Never Lose That Feeling

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Never Lose That Feeling is fifth EP release by English alternative rock band Swervedriver. Produced by Swervedriver and Alan Moulder, the EP was released on 18 May 1992. The EP is the band's final release with the original lineup. The title track off the EP, which was included on the US edition of the band's second album Mezcal Head (1993), was released as a single in 1992, peaking at number 62 on UK Singles Chart.

Background
After showing an interest for collaborating with the band, engineer and producer Alan Moulder met the band at Greenhouse Studios, where the EP was recorded. Following the recording, the band embarked a North American tour. Drummer Graham Bonnar left the band while touring. After the mixing and the release of the EP, the band continued with the second leg of touring, which ended up with bassist Adi Vines departing the band.

Guitarist Jimmy Hartridge viewed the title track's riff as "a bit of a bridge between Raise and Mezcal Head in some ways."

Critical reception

Andy Kellman of Allmusic stated that "the EP is pretty much obsolete for those who own A&M's Reel to Real promo EP."

Track listing
All songs written by Swervedriver.
 "Never Lose That Feeling/Never Learn" – 11:50
 "Scrawl and Scream" – 3:50
 "(The Watchmakers) Hands" – 3:30
 "Never Lose That Feeling" – 4:05

Personnel

Swervedriver
 Adam Franklin – vocals, guitar
 Jimmy Hartridge – guitar
 Adi Vines – bass guitar
 Graham Bonnar – drums

Other personnel
 Patrick Arbuthnot – pedal steel guitar (2)
 Stewart Dace - saxophone (1, 4)
 Alan Moulder – mixing; production (1-2, 4); engineering (1-2, 4)
 Philip Ames – engineering (3)
 Swervedriver – production (3)

Chart performances
Single

References

External links

1992 EPs
Swervedriver EPs
Albums produced by Alan Moulder
Creation Records EPs
1992 singles
Creation Records singles
Song recordings produced by Alan Moulder
1992 songs


title: Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal

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Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (Original ; Spanish Title Ni Jing: No Robarás) is a 2013 Spanish and Chinese co-production drama film written and directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi. The film represents one of the rare independent film collaborations between Spain and China, together with the previous film from the directors, Desire Street. The film is based in a true story that happened to a close friend of the directors and it was shot in Chengdu, China, using the local dialect of the region, the Sichuanese Mandarin.

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal uses a realistic approach in terms of style and storytelling and tells the story of a naive Chinese girl who is forced to confront betrayal after she awakes in a remote forest covered in blood.
The film received the award for Best Short Film in the World Premiere at Riverside Saginaw International Film Festival, 2013 and the awards for: Best Actress (Sherry Xia Ruihong), runner up Best Short Film, and a nomination for Best Actor (Yinhui Wan) at the 9th Asturian Film Festival, 2014. The Ni Jing: No Robarás Spanish premiere took place at the prestigious FICXIXON, Gijón International Film Festival in 2013 and the Chinese premiere at the Contemporary Art Museum A4 in Chengdu (Sichuan), one of the most prestigious museums in China.

Plot
Xiaofan, a young Chinese girl who works at a Karaoke Club, awakes one morning in a remote forest with her body covered in blood. As she struggles to find her way out, she tries to understand the dramatic circumstances which got her into the situation, events mainly related to her attractive and unpredictable boyfriend.

Cast
 Sherry Ruihong Xia () as Wu Xiaoxan
 Yinhui Wan () as Chen Zhong
 Wenfen Zuo () as Villager
 Luisa Shun Liu () as Young Villager
 Josef Chen Li () as Car Owner
 Alicia Barbadoux () as Foreign Friend
 Ye Kuang as () Zhong's Friend

Production

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal is the first film shot in China by the directors, after their previous experiences in Los Angeles and South Africa. The principal photography took place in the Summer 2012 and the post-production was completed in 2013.

The film was shot in real locations in Chengdu and surrounding areas, such as:  Chengdu City Center, the more traditional urban areas and mountain restaurants of the Sichuan region, the forest at Qing Chen mountain as well as different roads that connect these locations.

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal is the first part of a trilogy called Invisible Chengdu, directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi, following by Floating Melon (2015) and Sunken Plum (2017). The trilogy focuses on characters that usually are kept underground and discriminated in the Chinese society, and often not well represented in the silver screen.

According to the directors, in Ni Jing: Thou Shalt not steal they "wanted to represent the different ways in which young people confront relationships in Asia. The perspective is very different for males and females, and pressure from the family is really strong. We do not try to teach or give advice on how things should to be handled; our aim is just to make people think about the nature of such issues, and whether they are right or wrong. Even without exploring in depth the social or family pressures that the characters experience when making decisions (mainly for the short format and the specifics of the story), we can see in the film how these pressures affect the personalities of the characters".

Music
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal original soundtrack is composed by Andrea Centazzo. The collaboration between the directors and the composer started in 2008, Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal being the fourth collaboration, following Mei Mei, Toto Forever and Desire Street.  According to the directors, "Andrea Centazzo always show a great interest in the oriental cultura.  He is a great artist that know how to adapt to the stories and create a unique atmosphere, and always keeping his personality in the composition". Ni Jing soundtrack is created from the point of view of the main character, Xiaofan. The music guides the emotional journey of the character through the film, moving from the initial moments of horror and confusion, using electronic music, sound effects and real instruments, until the final scenes with a more romantic themes using melodic compositions based in piano and flute. "The music help to understand the meaning from the emotion that produce".

Reception
The film was well received in the different film festivals and events where it was screened, including some awards. At the world premiere of the film, held in the United States, Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal received the "Best Short Film" award at the 7th Riverside Saginaw International Film Festival, 2014. "Ni Jing: No Robarás" premiere in Spain at FICXIXON, 51st Gijón International Film Festival 2014 and in Perú at the "International Short Film Festival FENACO", 2013. It received three nominations (Best Short Film, Best Actress and Best Actor) at Asturian Film Festival, 2014, being awarded with the first two.  Before the actual official screenings, the producers organised a press event in Chengdu. The press reactions were positive, looking forward to the official screening:

"The film represent very truthfully the local society of Chengdu and the good communication among the directors, that belong to different cultures, creates great results", at the Fenixnet Entertainment News, China.
One of the leading newspapers of the region, Sichuan Daily, cover all the news regarding the festivals and awards received by Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal, quoting "that audiences at the press screening was captivated for the atmosphere and the rhym of the film"
The Chinese premiere was in August 2014 and took place at the Contemporary Art Museum A4 in Chengdu (Sichuan), one of the most prestigious museums in China, in the exhibition ID/EGO dedicated to the filmmakers and including a showcase of pictures and objects used during their shootings, and presenting also their previous feature film Desire Street. Due to the very positive reactions and the good turnout in all the projections, the exhibition was extended for further weeks.

Awards and nominations
(Awards won are in bold)
 Best Short Film, Riverside Saginaw International Film Festival, 2014
 Best Lead Actress - Sherry Ruihong Xia, Festival de Cine Asturianu 2014 (Asturian Film Festival)
 Best Short Film - Runner Up, Festival de Cine Asturianu 2014 (Asturian Film Festival)
 Best Actor - Yinhui Wan (Nominated), Festival de Cine Asturianu 2014 (Asturian Film Festival)

References

External links

 Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal at Douban (Chinese film website)
 Ni Jing Directors Interview Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi at El Rollo Higiénico, Revista de Arte y Cultura (Spanish)
 Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013) at Flixster
 Ni Jing Trailer at Tudou (Chinese)
 Trailer Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal, YouTube
 Sichuan TV News Screening of Ni Jing in Chengdu at IMDB Video
 Ni Jing's Sherryy Xia Ruihong receive award Best Actress and Ni Jing Runner Up Best Short at Asturian Film Festival at "La Nueva España" Newspaper
 Ni Jing Press Screening in Chengdu, China at Ifeng News Report (Chinese)
 Ni Jing News at 好戏网 FunNET News (Chinese)
 Ni Jing and directors Xu Xiaoxi & Roberto F. Canuto Report  at Sichuan Daily Newspaper (Chinese)

2013 films
2010s mystery drama films
Films set in China
Spanish directors
Chinese mystery drama films
Spanish mystery drama films
Spanish independent films
Chinese short films
2013 independent films
Spanish drama short films
Chinese independent films
2013 short films
2013 drama films
2010s Mandarin-language films


title: Rare earths trade dispute

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The rare earths trade dispute, between China on one side and several countries (led chiefly by the US) on the other, was over China's export restrictions on rare earth elements as well as tungsten and molybdenum. Rare earth metals are used to make lithium ion (li-on) batteries, top of the line neodymium magnets, defense products and many electronics.

The US, EU and Japan argued that the restrictions were a violation of the WTO trade regulations, while China stated that the restrictions are aimed at resource conservation and environmental protection . In 2012, the Obama administration filed a case with the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO . In 2014, the WTO ruled against China, which led China to drop the export quotas in 2015 .

The 2010 episode generated increased investment in rare earth developments outside China.

Products at issue
There are 17 rare earth metals, and their production is a complex multi-stage process. Exports may be in the form of ores or goods at any stage including mined rare earth ores (all containing a tiny mix of rare earths), refined ore concentrates, refined highly pure metals, or products incorporating refined metals (car li-on batteries, magnets or magnet incorporating windmill generators). Figures given for the various stages are widely undefined as to what level export is being addressed and figures may often be misquoted due to the complexity of the topic. Trade disputes can address country interests over costs, competitive industry positions, or strategic supplies, which all have different relevant export levels and time horizons to consider.

Known reserves of rare earths ores are 120 million tones, with China possessing about one-third of these.

The first stage, the mining process yields rare earth ores. More than 60% of rare earth metals (as of 2019) are mined by China and through controlled entities predominantly in Africa. The second stage is the refining process where ores are separated into some pure metals and some concentrates of light rare earths or heavy rare earth metals. The refining process is highly specific to the nature of the ore and target metals, with concentrates produced intended for other refineries to conduct further refining. China refines 85% refines of the global market share. It refines 68% of nickel globally, 40% of copper, 59% of lithium, and 73% of cobalt.

Production of parts and goods is yet another industrial step performed by many different companies. China produces a large share of these goods and accounts for the majority of the worlds exports, especially lithium ion batteries and neodymium magnets. It accounts for most of the global production of mineral-rich components for battery cells, including 70% of cathodes, 85% of anodes, 66% of separators, and 62% of electrolytes   China holds 78% of the world’s cell manufacturing capacity for EV batteries, which are then assembled into modules that are used to form a battery pack.  The country also hosts roughly 75% of the world’s lithium-ion battery megafactories. This makes China the largest consumer of the minerals it refines.

The rare earth elements (or rare earths) are 17 elements that have magnetic and conductive properties. They are used extensively in electronic gadgets such as cellphones, and in national defense equipment. Despite their name, the elements are not so rare, as they can be found widely. However, they are not often found in economically exploitable concentrations. Their mining is also environmentally hazardous. The rare earths were discovered and first put to industrial use in the United States. But lower labor costs and less strict environmental regulations in China have now enabled the country to be the world's predominant supplier of rare earths.

History of the dispute

China had levied duties and implemented quotas on exporting rare earth elements since 2006 . Dispute arose when the Chinese government reduced its export quotas by 40% in 2010, sending the rare earths prices in the markets outside China soaring . The government argued that the quotas were necessary to protect the environment . Critics charged, however, that the move was protectionism in disguise . The difference in prices inside and outside China gave unfair advantage to Chinese firms .

The American news program 60 Minutes broadcast a segment on the dispute in which the news anchor said that, due to the ubiquity of the use of the rare earths, especially in weaponry, the Chinese restrictions posed a national security threat to the US.

China was accused of unofficially banning of rare earths exports to Japan during a diplomatic standoff between the two countries after the 2010 Senkaku boat collision incident, though China denies such reports. Critics pointed at this incident to argue that China was not above using its dominance in rare earths production to gain leverage in international negotiations.

The WTO case

The US brought a case to WTO's Dispute Settlement Body against the Chinese restrictions. The European Union and Japan also joined the case on the US side. The US argued that the Chinese restrictions were in breach of the accession treaty that China had signed when it joined the WTO in 2001. The treaty disallowed export duties and quotas, except for goods specifically listed. Rare earths were not among the goods specifically listed.

China argued that its restrictions were legal because WTO regulations allow countries to impose export duties and quotas for reasons of conservation and to protect plant, animal, and human safety.

The Dispute Settlement Panel ruled against China. Though the Panel acknowledged that countries are allowed to restrict exports for reasons brought up by China, the Panel was not persuaded that the Chinese restrictions served those reasons. It is true that countries have the right to restrict mining for reasons of conservation and safety, but once the material is out of the ground, WTO member governments could not discriminate between domestic and foreign firms in giving access to the mined resource. China's restrictions gave its domestic firms preferential access to the rare earths, which was against the principle of “non-discrimination” that WTO members are obligated to follow.

Response to the WTO ruling
China expressed disappointment with the ruling (NYT) and filed an appeal repeating its conservation argument. The Appellate panel of the WTO, however, upheld the ruling.  The US Trade Representative hailed the ruling as a victory for openness and fairness around the world. China dropped its export restrictions in January 2015.

As a result of the higher prices China charged outside of China prior to the WTO ruling, many rare earth mining companies in the U.S. and Europe were able to raise capital, and in some instances publicly, through stock sales. Chevron Mining spun off the Molycorp-owned Mountain Pass rare earth mine as a free-standing public company in 2008. However, in response to the WTO action and this growth in competition, China dropped the price of rare earths significantly, making these entities less attractive for investment and, in the case of Molycorp, unsustainable, forcing it into bankruptcy in June 2015. In June 2017, the Molycorp mine was sold out of bankruptcy at auction and was purchased by MP Mine Operations LLC, a company in which Shenghe Resources Holding Co., a Chinese minority shareholder, is granted the exclusive right to market all rare earths from the mine.

In popular culture
The rare earths dispute formed part of the storyline in Season 2 of the Netflix series House of Cards (Real Clear World) and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

From February to May 2015, the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum ran an art exhibition titled RARE EARTHS related to the dispute, featuring seventeen commissioned works, one for each element. Contemporary artists from The European Union, China, Mexico, Congo and Russia contributed works. Artist and political activist Ai Weiwei was among the artists who contributed.

See also
List of WTO dispute settlement cases

References

World Trade Organization dispute settlement cases
Foreign trade of China


title: Ammar Nakshawani

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Ammar Nakshawani (; born 1981) is a British Shia scholar, author and orator.

Nakshawani was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2014. He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Middle East Institute and University of Cambridge Centre of Islamic Studies. He previously held the Imam Ali Chair for Shi'i Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Legal Schools at Hartford Seminary.

Early life and education
Nakshwani was born to Emad Nakshawani, the son of Hujjat al-Islam Murtadha Nakshawani (died 1990), who served as a representative of grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei in Kufa. His mother is the daughter of the late sheikh, Muhammad-Taqi al-Irawani. He has an ethnic Azerbaijani background on his father's side . His uncle, Baqir al-Irawani is a jurist and teacher at the Islamic seminary of Najaf. In 1987, his family migrated to England, United Kingdom

Initiatives
Nakshawani serves as the Special Representative to the United Nations for the Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA).  In this role, he promotes women's rights initiatives, social development, and religious tolerance. Nakshawani uses this position to speak out for the preservation of cultural heritage, historical art and architecture, and ancient literature.

Prior to joining UMAA, Nakshawani served as the Visiting Scholar of Islamic Studies, at the University of Cambridge in England. In this position, he performed extensive research and academic analysis of ancient Islamic texts, which he has discussed at a number of academic forums.

Career

In 2014, Nakshawani was included in the list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims (also known as The Muslim 500, an annual publication first published in 2009) in the "Preachers and Spiritual Guides" section.

References

1981 births
Living people
British Shia Muslims
Alumni of University College London
Academics of the University of Cambridge
Shahid Beheshti University alumni


title: José Ferreira (cyclist)

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José Ferreira (born 19 May 1934) is a former Venezuelan cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1934 births
Living people
Venezuelan male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Venezuela
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
20th-century Venezuelan people


title: Laurie Webb

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Laurie Webb (born September 5, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter.

As a songwriter, Webb worked for Curb Records and wrote for artists such as LeAnn Rimes, Marie Sisters, Audra & Alayna, Patsy Moore, Phil Keaggy, Amy Morriss, Heather Miller, Crystal Bernard, Jay Turner, Tamara Walker, Kenny Olson, 3 Track Mind and Emily White (together with Pebe Sebert). As a singer, she appeared on records by Godlikemouse, Faith Rivera, Harry Robinson, Delicious Blues Stew and Romantic Interludes. However, she is best known for her vocal samples on the popular software FL Studio and her songs "Aren't You Clever" and "Dance With Me", which have been remixed by countless DJs.

She has also made some guest vocal appearances on a few instrumental hip-hop songs produced by Newark, New Jersey-based composer Khiam Mincey.

Discography
 2005 – Dance With Me
 2009 – Conscious Mind
 2011–  Optimum Momentum
2019–  Pure Alkaline

References

External links
Official Website

American women singers
Singers from Nashville, Tennessee
Living people
Songwriters from Tennessee
1964 births
21st-century American women


title: José Ferreira

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José Ferreira may refer to:

 José Ferreira (cyclist) (born 1934), Venezuelan cyclist
 José Ferreira (fencer) (born 1923), Portuguese fencer
 José Maria Ferreira (born 1900), Portuguese shooter


title: Kevin Kunz

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Kevin Kunz (born 22 January 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays for Carl Zeiss Jena as a goalkeeper.

Club career
Kunz signed with SSV Jahn Regensburg in January 2020.

References

External links

Living people
1992 births
Men's association football goalkeepers
German men's footballers
SGV Freiberg players
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players
Chemnitzer FC players
SSV Jahn Regensburg players
FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Regionalliga players


title: Llanocetus

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Llanocetus ( "Llano's whale" ) is a genus of extinct toothed baleen whales from the Late Eocene of Antarctica. The type species, Llanocetus denticrenatus, reached gigantic proportions, with the juvenile specimen reaching an estimated  in length; a second, unnamed species, known only from three isolated premolar teeth, reached an estimated total body length of up to . Like other contemporary baleen whales of the Eocene, Llanocetus completely lacked baleen in its jaws. It was probably a suction feeder like the modern beaked and pygmy right whales.

History
Llanocetus was described in 1989 by paleontologist Edward Mitchell based on a partial mandible with two teeth, specimen USNM 183022, and an endocast of the braincase, referred to the same specimen, from the La Meseta Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctica. They were excavated in 1974-75 by a joint team from the Instituto Antártico Argentino, Ohio State University and Northern Illinois University. The complete skull belonging to the holotype specimen was described in 2018 by paleontologists Robert Ewan Fordyce and Felix Marx. It was excavated in the 1980s, with the assistance of Fordyce, and shipped to New Zealand for preparation and study. In 2023 the skull will be transferred to the Smithsonian, reuniting the holotype material. Though Mitchell, based on the size and density of the bone, thought the specimen was an adult, Fordyce and Marx concluded it was a juvenile due to the loss of both epiphyses–which are the surfaces that the vertebra connects to the other vertebrae to–on the single preserved neck vertebra.

Dating to the Late Eocene, it is the second-oldest known baleen whale, behind Mystacodon. However, Mitchell classified it into the new infraorder Crenaticeti as an intermediary between Archaeoceti–the forerunners of modern whale types–and more modern baleen whales, but Crenaticeti was later invalidated in 2016. Phylogenetic analysis grouped Llanocetus into the Eocene family Llanocetidae along with Mystacodon and an as yet undescribed specimen OU GS10897 from New Zealand.

The genus name is in honor of the American biologist George A. Llano who helped Mitchell gain access to the specimen. The species name derives from Latin denti, teeth, and crena, notch, in reference to the tooth shape which is similar to the crabeater seal.

Description
Llanocetus had several ancient characteristics reminiscent of archaeocetes. The dental formula, , indicating number of, in order, incisors, canines, premolars, and molars in one half of a jaw, is similar to basilosaurid archaeocetes. However, the broad snout is unlike archaeocetes. Wearing patterns on the cheek teeth, the molars and premolars, indicate they sheared passed each other while biting, which would have given Llanocetus the ability to slice through flesh, and serration wearing indicates a gripping function. It had wide gaps (diastema) between the teeth. Its teeth had one of the thickest enamel layers of any known baleen whale, 830–890 μm at the top and 350–380 μm at the base, which is also consistent with a shearing action. It had a crest on the mandible which may have supported proper musculature to pucker its lips.

All baleen whales have in their mouth palatal sulci, which carry blood, between tooth sockets, which has generally thought to be indicative of baleen. However, in Llanocetus, these sulci are present within the tooth sockets, meaning sulci are not always indicative of baleen, and the whale probably did not have baleen. Palatal sulci are generally associated with large gums, and this enhanced blood supply in these early whales may have eventually led to the secondary evolution of baleen in later whales.

The estimated minimum length for this juvenile specimen is , comparable to a modern-day adult minke whale, and exceeding the size of most whales until the Late Miocene. For most of the Oligocene and Miocene, whales generally stayed well below  in length. Large size in baleen whales was thought to be linked to the evolution of baleen and bulk feeding behavior, however Llanocetus is evidence that gigantism evolved multiple times in baleen whales. The size of Llanocetus is probably due to its polar environment or potential long-distance traveling.

Paleobiology
Llanocetus, when it was first described, was thought to have been a filter feeder with a similar mechanism to the modern crabeater seal, based on the notched teeth which Mitchell thought fit together to strain food out of the water. However, it is now thought to have been a suction feeder, and similar facial structures are seen in the modern day suction feeding beaked whales and the pygmy right whale. It may have used a combination of suction feeding and raptorial behavior–whereby it used its teeth to hunt prey.

Paleoecology
The La Meseta Formation represents the Eocene, which spans 48 to 34 million years ago (mya). The area probably was a cool-water environment, unlike modern Antarctica, with the still-forming Humboldt Current cycling cold, nutrient-rich water. The specimen was found in what probably was a river delta in a lagoon, protected from waves by shoals. The formation displays a diverse elasmobranch (sharks and rays) assemblage, the most common found being angelsharks, Pristiophorus sawsharks, and sand sharks, mainly cool-water fauna, though some warm-water immigrants were found, such as the zebra shark. Bony fish are not as common. The leatherback sea turtle Psephophorus was found. The most common seabirds were giant penguins.

References

Baleen whales
Prehistoric cetacean genera
Prehistoric monotypic mammal genera
Mammals described in 1989
Fossil taxa described in 1989
Fossils of Antarctica
Marine fauna of Antarctica
Eocene mammals of Antarctica
Eocene cetaceans


title: David Lyman

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David Lyman may refer to:

 David Lyman, creator of NutshellMail, a social network aggregation service
 David Belden Lyman (1803–1884), American missionary to Hawaii


title: David Bishop (gymnast)

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David Bishop (born 13 January 1990) is a New Zealand gymnast. He competed in the Men's floor event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the bronze medal.

David trained at Tri Star gymnastics club in Auckland, coached by David Phillips (a former Commonwealth Games medallist for New Zealand)

References

1990 births
Living people
New Zealand male artistic gymnasts
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Sportspeople from Auckland
Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
Gymnasts at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
21st-century New Zealand people
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games


title: Llanocetidae

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Llanocetidae is an extinct family of ancient toothed baleen whales from the Eocene. It was named by American paleontologist Edward Mitchell in 1989 after describing the Antarctic Llanocetus, but a 2018 study by paleontologists  Ewan Fordyce and Felix Marx included the Peruvian Mystacodon and an undescribed New Zealand specimen OU GS10897.

References

Baleen whales
Eocene cetaceans
Fossil taxa described in 1989


title: Hirne, Yalta Municipality

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Hirne (; ) is a rural settlement in the Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.

Previously, the settlement was known as the Eriklik () village Following the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR published a decree on May 18, 1948 renaming the settlement along with many others throughout Crimea from their native Crimean Tatar names to their current variants.

Hirne is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of . The settlement is located  from Livadiya, which it is administratively subordinate to. Its population was 85 in the 2001 Ukrainian census. Current population:

References

Rural settlements in Crimea
Yalta Municipality


title: Omaha Mammoths

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The Omaha Mammoths were a professional football team based in Omaha, Nebraska.  They were a charter member of the Fall Experimental Football League, which was trying to become the developmental league for the National Football League.  They played their home games at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, home of the College World Series and the former home of the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks.  The Mammoths were the first pro outdoor football franchise to play in Omaha since the Nighthawks.

Despite having the strongest attendance in the FXFL for 2014 and a promise from the commissioner that the team would return, the Mammoths were quietly replaced by the Hudson Valley Fort during the 2015 offseason due to travel costs. Mammoths coach Sandy Buda confirmed the report on July 19. The Mammoths finished their first and only season in second place with a record of 3–1, declining to play a championship game.

Final roster

References

External links

 Official Twitter page

2014 establishments in Nebraska
2015 disestablishments in Nebraska


title: Saturnin Allagbé

text:
Owolabi Franck Saturnin Allagbé Kassifa (born 22 November 1993) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Ligue 2 club Dijon FCO and the Benin national team.

Club career
Prior to joining Niort in the summer of 2014, Allagbé had played his whole career with the Beninese side ASPA Cotonou.

On 22 July 2021, he joined Ligue 2 club Valenciennes on loan. On 10 January 2022, the loan was terminated early following Anthony Racioppi's departure from Dijon.

International career
 he has earned 18 caps for the Benin national football team. He played at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where Benin reached the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links
 Saturnin Allagbé profile at the Chamois Niortais official website

1993 births
Living people
Beninese men's footballers
Benin men's international footballers
People from Collines Department
Men's association football goalkeepers
ASPAC FC players
Chamois Niortais F.C. players
Dijon FCO players
Valenciennes FC players
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Championnat National 3 players
Ligue 2 players
Ligue 1 players
Beninese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France
Benin men's youth international footballers


title: Emilio Vidal (cyclist)

text:
Emilio Vidal (born 2 April 1929) is a former Venezuelan cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1929 births
Living people
Venezuelan male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Venezuela
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
20th-century Venezuelan people


title: Susan Leeman

text:
Susan E. Leeman (born May 9, 1930) is an American endocrinologist considered one of the founders of neuroendocrinology.

Early life and education
Susan Leeman was born Susan Epstein in Chicago in 1930. Her mother was born in the United States and her father had emigrated from Russia to New York City. Her father was an academic metallurgist and her mother attended college at George Washington University at a time when few other women did. When Leeman was six weeks old she and her family moved to Columbus, Ohio before moving to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania when she was six. A Jewish family, they were the target of antisemitism.

Leeman received her bachelor's degree from Goucher College 1951 and her master's degree and PhD from Radcliffe College in 1954 and 1958 respectively.

Career
Leeman began her career at Harvard University in 1958 but moved to Brandeis University the following year where she stayed for the next 12 years. In 1972, having not yet received a full position, Leeman returned to Harvard as an assistant professor until 1980. She then left the medical school when she realised that she would not be offered a tenure there either, gaining a tenured professorship in physiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In 1992 Leeman left Massachusetts to help start the pharmacology department at Boston University.

In 1974 Leeman discovered the structure of substance P – a peptide whose discovery won Ulf von Euler the Nobel Prize in 1970. She also discovered another peptide, neurotensin.

As a result of her work Leeman is considered one of the founders of the field of neuroendocrinology.

Awards
Leeman became the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences in physiology and pharmacology in 1991. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1987. In 1993 she won the FASEB Excellence in Science Award and in 2005 won the Committee on Women in Neuroscience's Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award.

References

External links
Susan Leeman's autobiography

1930 births
Living people
American endocrinologists
Women endocrinologists
20th-century American women scientists
Goucher College alumni
Radcliffe College alumni
Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
21st-century American women


title: Emilio Vidal

text:
Emilio Vidal can refer to:

 Emilio Vidal (cyclist) (born 1929), a Venezuelan Olympic cyclist
 Emilio Vidal (wrestler) (born 1897), a Spanish Olympic wrestler


title: Michal Hamuľak

text:
Michal Hamuľak (born 26 November 1990) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for FK Humenné.

Club career

FC Slovan Liberec
He made his SYNOT liga debut for FC Slovan Liberec against SK Dynamo České Budějovice on 27 July 2014.

References

External links
 FC Slovan Liberec profile

 Eurofotbal profile
 MFK Zemplín Michalovce profile
 Futbalnet profile

1990 births
Living people
Slovak men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
ŠK Futura Humenné players
MŠK Novohrad Lučenec players
MFK Vranov nad Topľou players
MFK Zemplín Michalovce players
FC Slovan Liberec players
FC Lokomotíva Košice players
Partizán Bardejov players
Czech First League players
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Sportspeople from Humenné
Footballers from the Prešov Region
2. Liga (Slovakia) players


title: Distillex factory fire

text:
The Distellex factory fire started at the Distillex chemical plant in North Shields, England on 12 April 2002. Distillex Ltd. operated a chemical recovery service, annually recycling 10,000 tonnes (11,023 tons) of oxygenated, hydrocarbon, and halogenated solvents and 1,000 tonnes (1,102 tons) of other chemical wastes produced by manufacturing industries and laboratories. The plant was situated in the middle of a largely residential area.

Fire
The fire was caused by sparks from an angle grinder igniting solvent-contaminated rags in a waste skip. This spread rapidly to a storage area holding 400,000 litres of chemicals. The fire was compounded by chemicals mixing with melting plastic from intermediate bulk containers.

Emergency services response
Northumbria Police immediately declared a Major Incident, and set up a half-mile exclusion zone around the factory, causing the evacuation of around 500 residents. More than 150 police officers were deployed to patrol the exclusion zone while 300 fire fighters tackled the fire. As the fire spread through the factory there were a number of explosions which launched containers and drums into the air and a thick plume of toxic smoke, visible more than 20 miles away, was produced.

Both the Tyne and Wear Metro light rail system, between Tynemouth and North Shields, and the Tyne road tunnel beneath the River Tyne were closed down while the fire was active. A 5-mile (8 km) no-fly zone was also placed over nearby Newcastle International Airport. It took 25 fire appliances 5 hours to bring the fire under control, and damping down continued through the following day.

Investigation
On 15 April 2002, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) began an investigation of the fire. On the same date Chris Nicholls, operations director at Distillex, told BBC Radio Newcastle that the solvents recycling operation would not continue and admitted: "Seeing the aftermath of this incident it would seem it is an inappropriate location for such an operation."

Prosecution
Following the investigation the HSE prosecuted Distillex for 2 breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 for failing to ensure the safety of the public and its own employees. Although Distillex pleaded guilty, magistrates at North Tyneside magistrates court instead referred the case to a crown court judge after deciding the maximum £40,000 fine they could impose was insufficient. In November 2002, at Newcastle Crown Court, Judge Peter Bullock fined the company a total £39,000. Alan Campbell, the MP for Tynemouth, said that the judge had been "far too lenient". He added: "I was there on the day of the fire and saw the damage and disruption it caused to North Tyneside. It was a huge risk to public safety. This is another example of the law being clear, penalties being available and courts failing to use the powers available to them."

Previous incidents
On 30 January 2002, the factory was the source of a release of harmful chemical vapour after a tank containing methyl chloride overheated. The incident was reported at 6.40 am GMT and required 50 firefighters to bring it under control. A 1-mile cordon was set up by police around the factory and residents warned to stay indoors with all doors and windows closed. The Tyne and Wear Metro station at Tynemouth and nearby schools were closed.

References

External links

2002 industrial disasters
2002 disasters in the United Kingdom
2002 in England
21st century in Tyne and Wear
History of Tyne and Wear
Industrial fires and explosions in the United Kingdom
April 2002 events in the United Kingdom
2000s fires in the United Kingdom
2002 fires in Europe


title: List of New York City agencies

text:
In the government of New York City, the heads of about 50 city departments are appointed by the mayor, who also appoints several deputy mayors to oversee entire city agencies and handle specific tasks and projects within their designated portfolios.

The list below is not comprehensive, and there are many smaller agencies, departments, and mayoral offices, some of which exist only for a limited period of time.

Mayoral

 The Department for the Aging (DFTA) provides support and information for older people (those over 60).
 The Department of Buildings (DOB) enforces building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, and inspects new and existing buildings.
 The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) regulates the private carting industry, businesses operating in the City's public wholesale markets, and the shipboard gambling industry.
 The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) protects and promotes safety and well-being of New York City's children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care and education services.
 The Department of City Planning (DCP) sets the framework of city's physical and socioeconomic planning.
 The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) supports City agencies' workforce needs in recruiting, hiring and training City employees; provides overall facilities management for 55 public buildings; purchases, sells and leases real property; purchases, inspects and distributes supplies and equipment; establishes, audits and pays utility accounts that serve more than 4,000 buildings; and implements energy conservation programs throughout City facilities.
 The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) enforces consumer protection laws, licenses businesses, deals with consumer complaints, participates in consumer education, as well as workplace safety, paid sick leave enforcement, and freelancer protection.
 The Department of Correction (DOC, NYCD) is responsible for New York City's inmates, housing the majority of them on Rikers Island.
 The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) supports New York City's cultural life, such as ensuring adequate public funding for non-profit cultural organizations.
 The Department of Design & Construction (DDC) builds many of the civic facilities in New York City, and as the city's primary capital construction project manager, provides new or renovated facilities such as firehouses, libraries, police precincts, courthouses and senior centers.
 The Department of Education (DOE) manages the city's public school system and is governed by the New York City Board of Education.
 The New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) department is responsible for oversight and development of the City's emergency management plans.
 The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) manages the city's water supply.
 The Department of Finance (DOF) is the revenue service, taxation agency and recorder of deeds.
 The Sheriff's Office (Sheriff) is the primary civil law enforcement agency of New York City and the enforcement division of the New York City Department of Finance.
 The Fire Department (FDNY) provides fire protection, technical rescue, primary response to biological, chemical and radioactive hazards, and emergency medical services.
 The Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is responsible for public health along with issuing birth certificates, dog licenses, and conducting restaurant inspection and enforcement.
 The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) provides services to the homeless.
 The Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) is the mayoral agency responsible for developing and maintaining the city's stock of affordable housing.
 The Human Resources Administration (Department of Social Services; HRA/DSS) is the mayoral agency in charge of the majority of the city's social services programs.
 The Department of Investigation (DOI) is a law enforcement agency that serves as an independent and nonpartisan watchdog for New York City government.
 The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law.
 The Law Department (Law) is responsible for most of the city's legal affairs.
 The Department of Parks & Recreation (Parks) is responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents and visitors.
 The Police Department (NYPD) has the primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigations throughout New York City.
 The Department of Probation (DOP) provides supervision for adults and juveniles placed on probation by judges in the Supreme, Criminal, and Family courts.
 The Department of Records & Information Services (DoRIS) organizes and stores records and information from the City Hall Library and Municipal Archives.
 The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is responsible for garbage collection, recycling collection, street cleaning, and snow removal.
 The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) makes it easier for businesses in New York City to start, operate, and grow by providing free services to business owners, strengthening neighborhoods and commercial districts, and linking employers to a skilled and qualified workforce.
 The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) oversees the city's use of existing and emerging technologies in government operations, and its delivery of services to the public.
 The Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for the management of much of the city's transportation infrastructure.
 The Department of Veterans' Services (DVS)
 The Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) supports youth and their families through a range of youth and community development programs, and administers city, state and federal funds to community-based organizations.
 The Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York (OCME) investigates cases of persons who die when in apparent good health or unattended by a physician, such as from criminal violence, suicide, or in any suspicious or unusual manner.
 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City's financial agency, which assembles and oversees the expense and capital budgets for the city.
 The Mayor's Community Affairs Unit (CAU)
 The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) coordinates municipal support for film and television production, including approving film shoots and liaising with government agencies and promoting the industry.
 NYC Media is the radio, television, and online media network of New York City.
 The New York City Office of Workforce Development (WKDEV) coordinates workforce development with economic development.
 The New York City Workforce Development Board (WDB) oversees Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act activities, and is the local board counterpart to the New York State Workforce Investment Board.

 The  Mayor's Office of Ethnic and Community Media (MOECM) focuses on the diverse array of media outlets serving New York City, and oversees and supports city agency marketing.

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Non-mayoral
 The New York City Office of the Actuary (NYCOA) provides actuarial information and services for the five major New York City Retirement Systems and Pension Funds.
 The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) conducts administrative hearings, overseeing the operations of four tribunals: the OATH Tribunal, the Environmental Control Board, the Health Tribunal, and the Taxi & Limousine Tribunal.
 The New York City Banking Commission administers banking programs.
 The New York City Board of Correction (BOC) regulates conditions of confinement, correctional health, and mental health care in city correctional facilities.
 The New York City Board of Elections
 The New York City Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) regulates land use, development, and construction by reviewing and deciding on variances, special permits, and appeals from zoning, building, and fire regulatory decisions.
 The Campaign Finance Board (CFB) is an independent, nonpartisan agency gives public matching funds to qualifying candidates in exchange for strict contribution and spending limits and a full audit of their finances.
 The New York City Clerk is the city clerk and clerk of the City Council.
 The New York City Marriage Bureau provides marriage licenses, domestic partnership registration, civil marriage ceremonies, registration of marriage officiants, and copies and amendments of marriage records.
 The New York City Civil Service Commission (CSC) is the local civil service commission and hears appeals by city employees and applicants that have been disciplined or disqualified.
 The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is the board tasked with investigating complaints about alleged misconduct on the part of the New York City Police Department.
 The New York City Office of Collective Bargaining (OCB) regulates labor relations disputes and controversies with city employees, including certification of collective bargaining representatives, mediation, impasse panels, and arbitration.
 The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) is the city ethics board that enforces the Conflicts of Interest Law, Annual Disclosure Law, and Lobbyist Gift Law.
 The New York City Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) regulates use of city-owned property.
 The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) enforces the city's Human Rights Law.
 The Independent Budget Office (IBO) is a publicly funded agency that provides nonpartisan information about the city's budget and local economy to the public and their elected officials.
 The New York City In Rem Foreclosure Release Board is authorized to reverse property tax foreclosures/seizures.
 The Latin Media & Entertainment Commission (LMEC) advises the Mayor on business development and retention strategies for the Latin media and entertainment industry.
 The New York City Loft Board regulates the legal conversion of certain lofts from commercial/manufacturing to residential use.
 The New York City Procurement Policy Board (PPB) regulates the procurement of goods, services, and construction that uses city money.
 The New York City Public Design Commission (Art Commission) reviews permanent works of art, architecture, and landscape architecture proposed on or over city-owned property.
 The New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) regulates rents in the city.
 The New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal conducts administrative hearings and hears appeals regarding city-administered taxes (other than real estate taxes).
 The New York City Tax Commission reviews city-administered real estate taxes.
 The Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) regulates medallion (yellow) taxicabs, for-hire vehicles (community-based liveries and black cars), commuter vans, paratransit vehicles (ambulettes), and certain luxury limousines.

Other

Other state agencies, authorities and other corporations include:

 City University of New York
 New York City Panel for Educational Policy
 New York City Economic Development Corporation
 New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
 New York City Housing Authority
 New York City School Construction Authority
 New York City Soil and Water Conservation District

See also
 New York State Financial Control Board
 Rules of the City of New York

References

Agencies
New York City


title: It Was Always You

text:
"It Was Always You" is a song by American band Maroon 5. It was released through 222 and Interscope Records on July 29, 2014, as the first and only promotional single from their fifth studio album V (2014).

Composition and recording

"It Was Always You" was written by Maroon 5's lead singer Adam Levine, Sam Martin, Jason Evigan, Marcus Lomax, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson. It was produced by Jason Evigan and The Monsters and the Strangerz. The upbeat ballad, lyrically about friends becoming lovers, features Levine singing such lyrics as: "Woke up sweating from a dream / With a different kind of feeling", "Hazel eyes, I was so color blind", "It was always you / Can't believe I could not see it all this time, all this time", "Now I know why my heart wasn't satisfied, satisfied" and "All my hidden desires finally came alive" in his signature falsetto, belted over synthesizers. E! Online's Chima Simone noted that these lyrics might refer to Levine's wife Behati Prinsloo. "Sometimes what you’re looking for is right in front of you," MTV News' Christina Garibaldi noted as the song's central message. Levine is joined on the song by fellow Maroon 5 members: keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael (who did not perform on the band's 2012 album Overexposed), drummer Matt Flynn, bassist Mickey Madden, keyboardist PJ Morton and lead guitarist James Valentine.

In a departure from the band's usual pop rock songs and their previous pop-leaning single "Maps", "It Was Always You" incorporates electronic synthesizers (opening with "jittery synths", according to Idolator'''s Mike Wass) and is an electropop song. Its sound has been compared to 1980s music. While noted as a different musical style for the band, Wass described it as "unmistakably Maroon 5". Carolyn Menyes from Music Times explained: "This song takes the band's new poppy direction and makes it dark, with yearning vocals and deep twists".

 Live performances

On August 26, 2014, Maroon 5 performed "It Was Always You" for the first time at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California. On August 30, 2014, the song was performed on ESPN Saturday Night Football, with the accompanying performance video being released the same day.

The band also performing with the track live on The Today Show'' at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, on September 1 and the 2014 iTunes Festival at the Roundhouse in London on September 11, respectively.

The track has been performed 48 known times by the band.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

2014 singles
2014 songs
2010s ballads
Maroon 5 songs
Songs written by Adam Levine
Songs written by Jason Evigan
Songs written by Sam Martin (singer)
Songs written by Marcus Lomax
Songs written by Stefan Johnson
Songs written by Jordan Johnson (songwriter)
Song recordings produced by the Monsters & Strangerz
222 Records singles
Interscope Records singles
Electropop ballads
Torch songs


The Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Retention Pond is a retention pond originally constructed by the St. Louis, Wichita, and Western Railway Company as a supply pond for the Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank. It served the St. Louis, Wichita & Western Railway, and supplied the water tank, which was used to refill the boilers of steam locomotives on that line. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. From the year of construction until about 1955, when the railroad switched to diesel locomotives, this watering station was essential to railroad transportation.

The pond is constructed of concrete and metal, and contains a pumphouse with a pump. As the tower was made redundant by the switch to diesel locomotives, the pond and water tank remained vital to the Beaumont community. The pump station was kept active and pipe was laid throughout the town for potable water supply. The tower continued to hold water and was in limited use until 1988.

See also
 National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Kansas

References

Transport infrastructure completed in 1886
Buildings and structures in Butler County, Kansas
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Kansas
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
Ponds of the United States


title: Remington R5 RGP

text:
R5 RGP (Remington Gas Piston) is a carbine that was designed and manufactured by Remington Arms. It is an AR-15 type rifle which uses a unique mid-length gas piston operating system in an attempt to improve the reliability of the weapon, and featured a monolithic upper, as the upper receiver and handguard were machined as a single piece.

The R5 was available from Remington until some time prior to 2016. A Remington representative compared it to the expensive HK 416, and that how the R5 was double the price. It is assumed that the weapon did not sell as expected and was thus removed from offer.

User

See also
 Heckler & Koch HK416
 LWRC M6
 Barrett REC7
 SIG Sauer SIG516

References

Further information

External links
 Official Remington R5 image gallery

Remington Arms firearms
5.56 mm assault rifles
ArmaLite AR-10 derivatives
Assault rifles of the United States
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2006
Short stroke piston firearms


title: Kuibysheve, Yalta

text:
Kuibysheve (; ) is a rural settlement in the Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.

In 1928, the settlement was known as the Isar village (), belonging to the Ay Vasil Settlement Council of the Yalta Raion. Following the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR published a decree on May 18, 1948 renaming the settlement along with many others throughout Crimea from their native Crimean Tatar names to their current variants.

Kuibysheve is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of . The settlement is located  from Yalta. Its population was 62 in the 2001 Ukrainian census. Current population:

References

Rural settlements in Crimea
Yalta Municipality


title: Luis Zárate (cyclist)

text:
Luis Zárate (25 November 1940 – 7 September 2020) was a Mexican cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1940 births
2020 deaths
Mexican male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Mexico
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Morelia


The 2015 America East men's basketball tournament took place March 4, 8 and 14, 2015. For the 2015 and 2016 tournaments, the entire tournament took place on campus sites with the higher-seeded school hosting each game throughout the championship. The winner of the championship, Albany, earned an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results

* denotes number of overtime periods

See also
America East Conference
2015 America East women's basketball tournament

America East Conference men's basketball tournament
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball season


title: Matti Herronen

text:
Matti Herronen (born 19 January 1933) is a Finnish former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1933 births
Living people
Finnish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Finland
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Kokkola


title: Mercado Roma

text:
Mercado Roma ("Roma market") is a public market in the format of a gourmet food hall located on Querétaro street in the Colonia Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. The market stalls offer organic and other food products for sale; stands and counters where visitors can eat a variety of cuisines (pozole, tacos, tapas, hamburgers). Some of the stands are from restaurants or shops well known outside the market, such as Que Bo! chocolates, Azul Mexican food and Butcher's hamburgers.

References

External links

Official website

Colonia Roma
Food halls
Retail markets in Mexico City


title: Actor Ichikawa Ebijūrō as Samurai

text:
Actor Ichikawa Ebijūrō as Samurai is an ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print by Osaka-based late Edo period print designer  (fl. c. 1822-1830). The print depicts a scene from a kabuki play featuring Osaka actor  in the role of a samurai. One impression of the print belongs to the permanent collection of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japanese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.

Print details
 Medium:  woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
 Size: {{Nihongo|ōban tate-e|大判竪絵|}}
 Format:  single sheet print
 Genre: ,  actor print
 Japanese title: 「判官代輝国」「市川蝦十郎」
 Exhibit title: Actor Ichikawa Ebijūrō as Samurai Date: 3rd month of 1823
 Signature: Shunsho ga [春曙画]
 Publishers' marks: Tenki [天キ] (Tenmaya Kihei), Yamaichi [山市]
 Censor seal: none
 Date seal: none
 Credit line: none

Artist
 (fl. 1822–1830) was a Japanese ukiyo-e designer in Osaka. He was a member of the Shunkōsai Fukushū school, and a student of . He used the gō art names  (1822–1824),  (1824-1830), . He was not very prolific, and all of his few surviving images are yakusha-e kabuki actor portraits.

Medium and genre
Hokuchō's works are categorized as , a term used to distinguish prints produced in the Kamigata area (Kyoto and Osaka) from those produced in Edo. Kamigata-e were mainly  images of kabuki actors, and were produced almost exclusively by amateur "talented kabuki fans" promoting their favourite actors.

Publisher

The print displays two publisher seals. On the right is the mark of  or , commonly known as . The firm operated in Osaka from 1816 into the 1850s, and published works by Gigadō Ashiyuki, Konishi Hirosada, Shunbaisai Hokuei, Sadamasu and Ryusai Shigeharu among others. Tenki used various  publisher seals. This version features the kanji character 天 (ten) followed by the katakana character キ (ki) within a rectangle.

On the left, is one of at least three variants of the hanmoto used by , which, between 1822 and 1824, produced images by artists such as Ashiyuki Gigadō, Hokushū, Kunihiro and Shibakuni. The seal on this print is the kanji character 市 (ichi) under a stylized double mountain (pron. yama).

Subject

Ichikawa Ebijūrō I
The inscription to the right of the figure names him as actor Ichikawa Ebijūrō [市川蝦十郎] in the role of Hangandai Terukuni [判官代輝国]. The date of the print indicates that this is Ebijūrō I (c. 1777–1827), the first of seven generations of actors whose line ended in 1929.

Born in Osaka, Ebijūrō I was a  (male role) and  (villain role) performer who appeared on the Osaka, Kyoto and Edo stages. He is noted for performing up to seven roles within a single play, as well as for impressive  fight scenes and  costume changes.

Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
The print depicts a scene from the  history play  (The Secrets of Calligraphy), "one of the 3 great masterpieces of Gidayū-kyōgen" (義太夫狂言).Gidayū kyōgen: "Drama originally written for the puppet theater (ningyō jōruri, commonly called Bunraku) and adapted to Kabuki" (Shōriya "Glossary D-G"). Originally written in 1746 for the  puppet theatre by Takeda Izumo I, Miyoshi Shōraku, Namiki Senryū I and Takeda Izumo II, it was first staged for kabuki the following year. The five-act play centres on , a tragic hero from the Heian period. Hangandai Terukuni is a minor character who acts as Sugawara's escort and as a representative of the retired Emperor Uda. Hokuchō's print commemorates a performance of the play at Osaka's Kado no Shibai theatre in the third month of 1823.

Image
Ebijūrō is captured in a dramatic mie pose. He stands barefoot, feet planted wide apart, body bent forward at the waist. With a serious expression, he stares into the distance with his body angled in three quarter profile to the right. He appears to have been startled into a defensive pose. His right hand is raised above his head, and in the top-right corner of the image is a -type fan in mid-flight subsequent to having been tossed into the air. His left hand grips the sheath of one of the two swords on his left side, the customary position for samurai.

He wears a dark outer-kimono from which his arms have been removed to increase his mobility. On the upper half of the kimono hanging down below his waist is the character "輝", which starts the name ". His yellow under-kimono is patterned with butterflies or moths. His hair is arranged in a chonmage top-knot, and the string visible around his head indicates that his eboshi hat has been knocked back.

The print's background is completely blank and coloured yellow, which was a particularly common choice for Hokuchō.

Inscription
Along the right side of the print is an inscription written in a style of Japanese calligraphy known as cursive script. , which translates literally as 'grass writing', is a highly stylized form of writing which is typically difficult for those not specifically trained to decipher. Hokuchō's inscription appears as five vertical columns at various heights containing two or three kanji or hiragana characters each. It is read from top to bottom, right to left. A partial transcription is as follows:

 風 侍　や　（kazezamurai ya）
　　志　?　? (kokorozashi ? ?)
　　　　疎　? (utou ?)
 ? 役　目　（? yakume）
 ?　升 (? masu)

Copies in other collections
Versions of this print belong to the permanent collections of the following institutions:

Related images
Hangandai Terukuni is a popular subject in late Edo period ukiyo-e. He appears in many prints including:

See also
 Ryūsai Shigeharu - kamigata-e artist
 Utagawa Kunimasu - kamigata-e artist
 Konishi Hirosada - kamigata-e artist
 Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II) - kamigata-e print in same collection
 View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu) - kamigata-e print in same collection
 Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu) - kamigata-e print in same collection
 Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu) - kamigata-e print in same collection
 Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei) - kamigata-e print in same collection
 Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada) - kamigata-e print in same collection
 Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) - kamigata-e'' print in same collection

Notes

External links

References

Kabuki
Ukiyo-e works
Collections of the Royal Ontario Museum
Edo-period works


title: 2014 Copa Serrana

text:
The 2014 Copa Serrana (also known as the 2014 Copa Paulo Sérgio Poletto in this edition, in posthumous tribute) was the 2nd season of the Copa Serrana, a domestic cup in Rio Grande do Sul football, which is a knockout cup competition. The tournament began on 3 August and ended on 16 November with the final second leg.

In this year, seven clubs located in the mountainous region and northern of the state decided to participate in the Copa Serrana, which varies in number of participants according to the interest of clubs in the first, second and third divisions of the Campeonato Gaúcho. This time, Juventude decided to play the competition with the first team squad of his academy, the under-20s team, because of his participation in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

The current holders are Passo Fundo, having won the title in the last edition, being the first champion in history. However, decided to not play the competition this year.

Format
In the first stage, all teams face off in round-robin, which will qualify the top four for the next phase, known as the semi-finals. At this stage, the first placed facing the fourth place and second place playing against the third placed in two matches each. The winners face off in the final two matches to define the winner of the competition.

The 2014 Copa Serrana winners qualify for the 2014 Super Copa Gaúcha, where it will have the opportunity to qualify for 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The winner of the Super Copa Gaúcha also dispute the 2015 Recopa Gaúcha, against the winner of 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho at the beginning of next season.

Clubs
The following seven clubs compete in the Copa Serrana during the 2014 edition.

First round

Standings

Matches

Records and statistics

Goalscorers
Are exposed here the goalscorers of the competition.

References

External links
FGF website. Federação Gaúcha de Futebol.

Football competitions in Rio Grande do Sul
State football cup competitions in Brazil
2014 domestic association football cups


title: Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres (T54)

text:
The Women's 1,500 metres (T54) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at Hampden Park between 29 and 31 July 2014. The event was open to Para-sport wheelchair athletes competing under the T54 classification.

Results

First round
The first round consisted of two heats, with qualification to the finals for the first three in each heat and the four fastest losers over the two heats.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final

References

Women's 1500 metres (T54)
2014 (T54)
2014 in women's athletics


title: Kahootz Toys

text:
Kahootz Toys was a toy company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, best known for the relaunch of the classic toy Spirograph.

Kahootz founded in January 2012 by Doug Cass, Colleen Loughman, Joe Yassay, and Brent Oeschger after their previous company, Giddy Up, was sold.  Kahootz' initial product offerings were Spirograph and Pomz. In a 2013 interview, Cass stated that they brought back the Spirograph because they saw an opportunity for success in the nostalgia market and felt that it would do well. The first shipment of Spirograph arrived just before Christmas in 2012.

The Spirograph (along with Kahootz' Lite-Brite) was exhibited at the 2013 Sweet Suite 13 show in Chicago, Illinois and the 2014 American International Toy Fair in New York City, New York. Since then, Kahootz Toys has expanded and released numerous new products and lines.

In 2019 Kahootz launched Y'Art™, a brand of craft kits that allows consumers to color-by-number with yarn. The craft kits were debuted at Toy Fair of the same year and led to the puppy kit winning the ASTRA Best Toys for Kids award in the Arts & Crafts: 7+ category.

Kahootz was acquired by PlayMonster in November 2019.

Brands

 Spirograph
 Y'Art
 Fashion Plates
 LatchKits
 Waterfuls
 Colorforms
 Fashion Press
 Stitchkits
 Popoids
 Plasticine
 HypnoGizmo
 Action Plates
 Rotodraw
 Creative Galaxy
 Romper Room
 Lite-Brite (discontinued)
 Pomz (discontinued)

Awards

References

External links

Toy companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Michigan
Companies based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
American companies established in 2012
Toy companies established in 2012
2012 establishments in Michigan
2019 mergers and acquisitions
Defunct toy manufacturers


title: Masquers Club

text:
The Masquers Club is a private social club for actors in Los Angeles, California. It was created in 1925 by actors from New York City who had left Broadway to act in motion pictures. It was similar to the Lambs Club in New York. The Club produced thirteen short subjects, the most famous of which, The Stolen Jools, featured seven Oscar-winning performers. Raymond Griffith died there in 1957.

Filmography

 Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933)
 The Moonshiner's Daughter (1933)
 Lost in Limehouse (1933)
 Thru Thin and Thicket, or Who's Zoo in Africa (1933)
 The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass (1932)
 Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure (1932)
 The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge (1932)
 Rule 'Em and Weep (1932)
 The Wide Open Spaces (1931)
 The Great Junction Hotel (1931)
 Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931)
 Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
 The Stolen Jools (1931)

References list

External links
 Official website

Theatrical organizations in the United States
Organizations established in 1925


title: Atatürk Monument

text:
Atatürk Monument () is a monument or memorial dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. It may refer to:

Atatürk Monument (İzmir), a monument in İzmir, Turkey
Atatürk Monument (Mersin), a monument in Mersin, Turkey
METU Atatürk Monument, Ankara

Other uses
Kemal Atatürk Memorial, Canberra, a monument in Canberra, Australia
Republic Monument, a monument in İstanbul, Turkey
Statue of Honor, a monument in Samsun, Turkey
Victory Monument (Ankara), a monument in Ankara, Turkey
Atatürk and Şerife Bacı Monument, a monument in Kastamonu, Turkey


title: Alexander Laing (Scottish poet)

text:
Alexander Laing (1787–1857) was a Scottish verse writer, known as the Brechin poet.

Life
Laing was born at Brechin, Angus, 14 May 1787; his father was an agricultural labourer. Laing spent only two winters at school, and when eight years old became a herdsman. At the age 16 he was apprenticed to a flax-dresser, and followed this occupation for fourteen years, when an accident permanently disabled him.

Laing afterwards earned a living as a pedlar, and died at Brechin, 14 October 1857.

Works
Laing wrote in Lallans, and contributed to local newspapers and to the following poetical miscellanies:

The Harp of Renfrewshire, 1819;
John Struthers's The Harp of Caledonia, 1819;
Robert Archibald Smith's The Scotish [sic.] Minstrel, 1820;
Alexander Whitelaw's Book of Scottish Song, 1844; and
Whistle Binkie, 1832–47.

Laing also furnished anecdotes to the Scottish story-book The Laird of Logan, 1835. In 1846 he published a collection of his poetry under the title Wayside Flowers, of which a second edition appeared in 1850. He edited popular editions of Robert Burns and Robert Tannahill, supplied notes to Allan Cunningham's Scottish Songs, 1825, and biographical notices to the Angus Album, 1833.

Notes

Attribution

1787 births
1857 deaths
Scottish poets
People from Brechin
Lallans poets


The 2014–15 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by fourth year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Agganis Arena, with early season games at Case Gym, and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette.

Previous season
The Terriers finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to American. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Illinois.

Roster

Schedule

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References

Boston University Terriers men's basketball seasons
Boston University
Boston
Boston


title: Michael McCormack (Gaelic footballer)

text:
Michael McCormack (1943 - 13 January 2002) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back at senior level for the Tipperary county team.

Born in Kilross, County Tipperary, McCormack first played competitive football and hurling during his schooling at Abbey CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 football and intermediate and senior hurling teams. He made his senior football debut during the 1965 championship. McCormack went on to play a key role over the next few years, and won one National League (Division 2) medal.

At club level McCormack was a two-time football championship medallist with University College Cork as well as claiming a hurling championship medal with the college. He later won a second hurling championship with St Finbarr's. McCormack began his club career with Aherlow.

His son, Fergal, was an All-Ireland medallist with the Cork hurlers while his brother-in-law, Mick O'Connell, played for Kerry and is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all-time.

McCormack's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1971 championship.

Honours

Team
Abbey CBS
Dr. Harty Cup (1): 1959

University College Cork
Cork Senior Football Championship (2): 1963, 1964
Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1963
Fitzgibbon Cup (4): 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967
Sigerson Cup (1): 1967

St Finbarr's
Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1968

Tipperary
National League (Division 2) (1): 1970-71

References

1943 births
2002 deaths
Dual players
Aherlow Gaelic footballers
Aherlow hurlers
St Finbarr's Gaelic footballers
St Finbarr's hurlers
UCC hurlers
UCC Gaelic footballers
Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers
Tipperary inter-county hurlers


title: Yalta Raion

text:
The Yalta Raion (; ) is a prospective raion (district) of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. It was first created in 1920s inside the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and it was reorganized into the Yalta Municipality in 1948.

It was recreated again on September 7, 2023 from the territories of the Alushta and Yalta municipalities.

The administrative center is the city of Yalta.

References

See also
 Administrative divisions of Crimea

History of Crimea
History of Yalta
Ukrainian raions established during the 2020 administrative reform


title: Diane Corner

text:
Diane Corner OBE (born 29 September 1959) is a former British diplomat who is deputy head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

Career
Diane Louise Corner was educated at Winchester County High School for Girls, Peter Symonds College and the University of Bristol. She holds degrees in both French and Politics. She joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982 and served at Kuala Lumpur, Berlin, Harare and in the Cabinet Office on secondment, as well as in the FCO. In 2000 she completed the Senior Course at the NATO Defence College in Rome. She was acting High Commissioner to Sierra Leone 2008–09, High Commissioner to Tanzania 2009–13 and Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo 2013–14. She was appointed to her present post in July 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Deputy Special Representative. which she left in June 2017. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours list.

References

1959 births
Living people
British women ambassadors
People educated at Peter Symonds College
Alumni of the University of Bristol
High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tanzania
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Republic of the Congo
British officials of the United Nations
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Sierra Leone
Consuls-General of the United Kingdom to Jerusalem
NATO Defense College alumni


title: Notre-Dame de Paris (ballet)

text:
Notre-Dame de Paris is a ballet by French choreographer Roland Petit. It was premiered by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1967. The ballet is based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

It was the first work Petit created for the Paris Opera Ballet, which he had left 20 years earlier.

This ballet was very successful and continues to be performed to the present, including a series of performances at the Opéra national de Paris at the end of the 2013–2014 season, at the Opera Bastille and a production in 2013 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

 Music  Maurice Jarre
 Libretto  after Victor Hugo
 Sets  René Allio
 Costumes  Yves Saint Laurent

 Original cast
 Esmeralda: Claire Motte
 Quasimodo: Roland Petit
 Frollo: Cyril Atanassoff
 Phoebus: Jean-Pierre Bonnefous

References

Compositions by Maurice Jarre
Ballets by Roland Petit
1967 ballet premieres
Works based on The Hunchback of Notre-Dame


title: Staré Město (Karviná)

text:
Staré Město (, , lit. "old town") is a district of the city of Karviná in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on the right bank of the Olza river, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and has a population of 855 (2001).

History
It could have been first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Cula sunt XL mansi, de quibus monachi de Orlavia XVI) mansos ab antiquo habent, reliqui vero spectant ad mensam episcopalem. It meant that the village had 40 smaller lans, and that it was from long time obliged to pay a tithe from 16 of the lans to the Benedictine abbey in Orlová, and from the rest to bishops. So it was obvious that the village was much older, probably it could have been established in the 12th century, or even in the tribal era, when the Golensizi tribe dwelled in the area. It could have been also (re)settled by Benedictine abbey after it was founded in Orlová in 1268. It was later mentioned as Czulaw in 1439. It became a seat of a Catholic parish, which was mentioned in the register of Peter's Pence payment from 1447 among 50 parishes of Teschen deaconry as Czula. Afterwards this name disappears in sources, and the large and developed village is often regarded to be lost in the following centuries. Its connection to Staré Město is uncertain and disputed, however it had to lay somewhere not far from it.

Concurrently to the Cula/Kula/Czula village Staré Město was first mentioned in 1406 as Antiqua Civitate prope Freyenstad civitatem, later in 1434 as Altstadt, in 1447 as Stari Frystath and in 1450 as Stare miesto. The name, Old Town, indicates that it could have been originally intended to be the ground for the location of the town of Frienstad (Fryštát), but as it soon proved to be prone to flooding the town was located on the grounds of Ráj (Ray) village instead.

Politically the area belonged initially to the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz and Castellany of Cieszyn, which was in 1290 formed in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.

Ondra Foltýn, who sparked a peasant revolt in 1766 which led to a partial abolishment of socage in the region, was born here.

After the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire, a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was subscribed at least since 1880 to political district and legal district of Freistadt.

According to the censuses conducted in 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1910 the population of the municipality grew from 1,150 in 1880 to 2,864 in 1910. In terms of the language spoken colloquially the majority were Polish-speakers (between 91.5% and 93.8%), accompanied by German-speakers (at most 138 or 6.1% in 1890) and Czech-speakers (between 1.9% and 3.1%). In terms of religion, in 1910 the majority were Roman Catholics (95.1%), followed by Protestants (112 or 3.9%) and Jews (25 or 1%).

After World War I, the fall of Austria-Hungary, the Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became a part of Czechoslovakia. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938 together with the Zaolzie region it was annexed by Poland, administratively organised in Frysztat County of Silesian Voivodeship. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia. In 1948 it was merged with Fryštát and a few other settlements to form a contemporary town of Karviná.

References

Karviná
Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic


title: Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

text:
The Men's singles at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, was part of the lawn bowls competition, which took place between 27 July and 1 August 2014 at the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre.

Sectional play

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Gold medal match

Bronze medal match

References

Women's fours


title: LANDR

text:
LANDR Audio is a cloud-based music creation platform developed by MixGenius, an artificial intelligence company based in Montreal, Quebec. Since launching with its flagship automated mastering service in 2014, LANDR has expanded its offerings to include distribution services, a music samples library, virtual studio technology (VSTs) and plug-ins, a service marketplace for musicians, and online video conferencing.

History
MixGenius launched an automated mastering service in 2014 under the name LANDR, meant to represent the left and right audio channels. The engine, developed through several years, was built by analyzing thousands of mastered tracks and by doing research and analysis on the workflows of mastering engineers. The engine performs the standard mastering processes, such as equalization, dynamic compression, audio excitement or saturation, and limiting/maximizing.

The company, now mainly referred to as LANDR Audio, continues to add services to their platform with the goal of bridging the gap between DIY musicians and the professional music market under CEO Pascal Pilon.

LANDR has also created educational materials to help musicians improve their music production skills. Their educational content is disseminated through their blog, social media, and YouTube channel.

Product timeline

 2014: AI mastering
 2017: Music distribution
 2018: Music samples library
 2019: Rent-to-own VSTs and plug-ins
 2020: Collaboration tools & services marketplace
 2021: Proprietary VSTs and plug-ins

Products and services

AI Mastering
Traditional music mastering is a post-production process by which a mastering engineer cleans up and normalizes an audio track to achieve a uniform and consistent master recording from which copies can be reliably made. The LANDR AI engine recreates this process to produce release-ready masters that conform to, both, physical and digital distribution quality standards.

The LANDR engine analyzes uploaded tracks and creates a mastering chain catered to the style and genre of that track. Users can then use presets or choose to customize their masters using various settings and features. Users can also choose the file format of their final master or master in batches for consistent sound across multi-track releases. The engine offers various output formats, though WAVs are the standard choice for music distribution.

Music distribution
LANDR Distribution allows users to release and monetize their music on digital streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and TikTok. LANDR users can currently distribute to 70 digital service providers (DSPs) and aggregators resulting in a full stable of over 150 digital streaming stores and platforms. LANDR has also been named a preferred partner of both Apple Music and Spotify since 2020.

Audio samples
The curated library hosts over one million samples from various third-party providers and is updated weekly with new content.

The Samples marketplace also hosts AI-led tools to help users search and preview samples in context. Selector suggests complementary samples to users as they browse. Creator, a browser-based audio interface, allows users to preview and play with samples while they browse the library. Tracks made with Creator can also be shared directly to TikTok.

In 2021, LANDR launched a proprietary Samples plug-in to allow users to browse and preview the Samples library from within their preferred digital audio workstation (DAW).

VSTs & plug-ins
LANDR hosts a variety of free, subscription-based, and rent-to-own VSTs and plug-ins for DAWs. The rent-to-own program allows users to pay a monthly fee over a set period of time before owning their product license outright.

Network and marketplace
Aimed at music professionals and DIY creators alike, the LANDR Network service marketplace allows users to create profiles, upload music, and connect with fellow artists and professionals to buy and sell their services. It also offers online collaboration tools like Sessions, video conferencing that allows users to sync and share DAW audio, and Projects, a collaborative, online workspace.

Reception
LANDR won the Technovation Award at Canadian Music Week in 2014 and has continued to grow in popularity since. The company was number 18 on CNBC's February 28, 2017 edition of their "Upstart 25" lists.

In a Pitchfork feature about mastering, Jordan Kisner noted that responses from users of LANDR were mixed, reasoning that they found the site's technology to not be "flexible or intelligent" and that "You get what you pay for: a computer algorithm, rather than a live engineer with taste and experience." However, despite hesitancy from the community to embrace artificial intelligence in music production spaces, LANDR received positive feedback from industry leaders like Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Tiga, and Nas. Notably, the engine was utilized by Gwen Stefani’s team at the 2016 Grammys, cementing its place as a professional audio production tool.

As of April 2021, LANDR maintains a 4.4 ("Excellent") average rating on Trustpilot.

References

Music industry
Music production
Music production companies
Music production software
Music promoters
Services marketing
Music streaming services
Audio engineering
Sampling (music)


title: Carolyn Steedman

text:
Carolyn Kay Steedman, FBA (born 20 March 1947) is a British historian, specialising in the social and cultural history of modern Britain and exploring labour, gender, class, language and childhood. Since 2013, she has been Emeritus Professor of History at University of Warwick, where she had previously been a Professor of History since 1999. Steedman graduated from the University of Sussex with an undergraduate degree in English and American Studies in 1968, and then completed a master's degree at Newnham College, Cambridge, in 1974. She was a teacher from then until 1982, when she joined the Institute of Education in the University of London as a researcher; for the 1983–84 year, she was a Fellow there, before lecturing at the University of Warwick, where she was appointed Senior Lecturer in 1988, Reader in 1991 and Professor of Social History in 1995. For the year 1998–99, she was Director of Warwick's Centre for Study of Social History. Steedman returned to Newnham College to complete her doctorate, which was awarded in 1989.

Honours
In 2011, Steedman was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.

Selected works

 The Tidy House (London: Virago, 1982).
 Policing the Victorian Community (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984).
 (Edited with Cathy Urwin and Valerie Walkerdine) Language, Gender and Childhood (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985).
 Landscape for a Good Woman (London: Virago, 1986).
 The Radical Soldier's Tale: John Pearman, 1819-1908 (London: Routledge, 1988).
 Margaret McMillan. Childhood, Culture and Class in Britain (London: Virago, 1990).
 Past Tenses. Essays on Writing, Autobiography and History (London: Rivers Oram, 1992).
 Strange Dislocations. Childhood and the Idea of Human Interiority, 1780–1930 (London: Virago, 1995).
 Dust (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001).
 Master and Servant. Love and Labour in the English Industrial Age (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007).
 Labours Lost. Domestic Service and the Making of Modern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
 An Everyday Life of the English Working Class. Work, Self, and Sociability in the Early Nineteenth Century (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).
 The Radical Soldier's Tale. John Pearman, 1819–1908 (London: Routledge, 2016).

References

Living people
1947 births
British historians
Alumni of the University of Sussex
Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge
Academics of the University of Warwick
Fellows of the British Academy


title: Zivi Tzafriri

text:
Zivi Tzafriri () 8 July 1927 - 1 November 1956, was an Israeli Armor Corps officer who was killed during the Sinai War.

Early years
Zivi Tzafriri was born in Ein Harod in British Mandate of Palestine to Ya'akov and Batia Tzafriri. The family moved to kibbutz Givat HaShlosha while Tzafriri was a child. He attended Ohel Shem high school in Ramat Gan, and late the Regional agricultural high school in Givat HaShlosha.

Military years and death
In 1945 Tzafriri joined the Palmach, and joined the IDF upon its establishment. He fought in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in the central and Jerusalem fronts, and was wounded during the battle over Ramat Rachel, and once again during the Battle of Latrun. During the war Tzafriri was transferred to the Armor Corps. After the war Tzafriri retired from the army and returned to Givat HaShlosha. In 1950 Tzafriri was re-enlisted to the army as an officer in the Armor Corps.

In 1956, during the Sinai War, Tzafriri took part in the battle over Rafah. He was wounded during the battle, but carried on fighting. His Armoured personnel carrier was shelled and Tzafriri, along with his 9-man crew, was instantly killed.

Family
In 1953, he married his wife, Odeda, and settled in Einat.

Remembrance
Beit Zivi in Einat, Zivi Hall (Ulam Zivi) in Ohel Shem school are named after Tzafriri. After his death, his father issued two yearly scholarships to Mikveh Israel school, to Ohel Shem students  and erected a fund for Hebrew University of Jerusalem students.

In football, Tzafriri was memorialized through several cups given in his honor, including the first ever Israel Super Cup, played between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva in 1957. The sports compound in Kiryat Shalom, home of Hapoel Kiryat Shalom, is also called after him.

External links
 Zivi Tzafriri, Kibbutz Einat Site
 Zivi Tzafriri, Palmach Site

References

Palmach members
Jews from Mandatory Palestine
Israeli military personnel killed in action
Kibbutzniks
1927 births
1956 deaths


title: Jun Hatanaka

text:
was a Japanese manga artist and woodblock artist. Born in Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture,  marked his debut as a professional manga artist in 1977. Two years later, his most well-known work, Mandaraya no Ryouta, began to be published in Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's Weekly Manga Sunday magazine. He also served as an instructor in Tokyo Polytechnic University's Department of Manga before he died on June 13, 2012, from an abdominal aortic aneurysm in Chōfu, Tokyo.

Works
 (Weekly Manga Sunday, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha)
 (Weekly Manga Sunday, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha)
 (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
 (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
 (Big Gold, Shogakukan)
 (Big Gold, Shogakukan)
 (Shōsetsu Shinchō, Shinchosha)
 (Comic Tom, Ushio Shuppan)
 (Monthly Comic Bingo, Bungeishunjū)
 (Jitsuwajidai, Media Boy)
 (Garo, Seirindō)

References

1950 births
2012 deaths
Artists from Fukuoka Prefecture
Manga artists from Fukuoka Prefecture
People from Kitakyushu


title: Texas Outlaws (football)

text:
The Texas Outlaws were a proposed professional football team based in Austin, Texas.  They were to be members of Fall Experimental Football League.  The team was owned by former NFL players Tommie Harris and Eric Bassey. They announced that the team colors were to be platinum and black, but had yet to announce a home stadium.  They shared the mascot name with another team in Austin, the Austin Outlaws of the Women's Football Alliance.

The Outlaws did not play in FXFL's inaugural 2014 season. As of the end of the 2014 season, the team was still being considered as a possibility for 2015, however, they were not included in that season's schedule and were assumed to have folded. The FXFL itself also ceased operations during the 2015 season.

Former FXFL CEO Brian Woods brought minor league football to Austin in 2018 when he held that year's edition of The Spring League, another development league he founded, to the city.

References

American football teams in Austin, Texas
American football teams established in 2014
2014 establishments in Texas
Fall Experimental Football League teams