title: Didi Tera Devar Deewana

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"Didi Tera Devar Deewana" () is a 1994 Hindi-language filmi song performed by Lata Mangeshkar and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam for the soundtrack of the 1994 Indian musical romantic drama film Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!. The track was composed by Raamlaxman, while lyrics were written by Dev Kohli. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! was written and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya and produced under the banner of Rajshri Productions. The music video of "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" shows the film's ensemble cast and leads Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan dancing at a baby shower ceremony.

The song became very famous after its release, with it reaching various music charts and bagging the Filmfare Special Award for Mangeshkar. The purple jaded satin saree designed by Anna Singh and sported by Dixit in the video trended in the markets, being also merchandised. Dixit's dance and looks throughout the clip were met with highly positive reviews. After watching the song's video, artist M. F. Husain found his muse in Dixit and went on to paint a series of paintings on her. The song is also featured on the dance rhythm video game Just Dance 3 with the song credited as Kurio ko uddah le jana by Bollywood Rainbow.

Music video
The video of the song features the majority of the film's cast at a celebration event where this song is being performed. To entertain the attendees that have arrived at Pooja's (Renuka Shahane) baby shower, her sister Nisha (Madhuri Dixit) and her husband's cousin Rita (Sahila Chadha) arrange a comic skit. While Nisha is presented as a pregnant lady with a pillow stuffed belly, Rita is seen in a young man's get-up which resembles that of Prem (Salman Khan), Pooja's devar (younger brother-in-law). Throughout the song's lyrics, Nisha tells everyone of how Prem is deewana (crazy) and always tries to woo girls. The fake Prem, i.e. Rita, enacts the same alongside by flirting and teasing all the ladies, especially Nisha. He also hits Nisha's bum with a marigold flower using a slingshot. Afterwards, the fake Prem is shown being beaten by all the ladies present. Just then, the real Prem, who was secretly watching the comic skit, comes in and hits Nisha's bum again with a marigold flower. Following this, Prem jumps off the balcony and hangs onto the chandelier. Afraid of being caught red handed in imitating him, Nisha and Rita try to run away. Surprisingly, Prem begs pardon for his behaviour towards Nisha. The video ends with Prem faking a pregnant lady in lingerie. The clip has a large group of female dancers dancing in-sync in the background. Amongst the prominent star cast of the film, Bindu, Himani Shivpuri, Priya Arun and Laxmikant Berde are also seen throughout the video.

Production
Written by Dev Kohli, the song is composed by Raamlaxman and performed by Lata Mangeshkar and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! was Sooraj R. Barjatya's second film, following Maine Pyar Kiya, which also featured Kohli, Raamlaxman, Mangeshkar and Balasubrahmanyam. Raamlaxman had earlier been known for his association with the Marathi films of Dada Kondke. He had about 50 sessions with Barjatya, while the finishing of the script, and finalizing the music and recording of all songs took 3 months. According to The Times Of India, "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" is inspired by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's song "Saare Nabian". When Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! was released in Pakistan, the words "Hai Raam" were omitted from the lyrics.

The film marked the beginning of Bollywood's family films in the 1990s and narrated a story of an Indian elite family. The sets of Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! mixed the contemporary designs, also saturating it with Hindu iconography and the palatial architecture was shown to be filled with people. The music video for "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" is cited as the best example to showcase the grandeur of the sets. The sequence which portrays Prem hanging on a chandelier gives the whole top view of a room full of women sporting traditional clothes. To picture various perspectives, tracking shots and a variety of camera angles have been used.

Reception

The song gained instant fame upon its release, bringing sales of over , and topping the Philips Top 10, BPL Oye! and Superhit Muqabla before the film was released. Furthermore, the music production house HMV sold over 30 lakh tapes.

Lata Mangeshkar, who debuted in the 1940s as a singer, had reduced her playback activity in the 1990s, performing only selected songs. She recorded more than 10 songs for Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Since the inception of the Best Playback Singer category at the Filmfare Awards in 1959, Mangeshkar dominated the Female Playback Singer category until 1969, when she chose to part the award with fellow singers, for encouraging them. Following this, "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" was praised on public demand with a Special award during the Filmware Awards ceremony. At the 42nd National Film Awards, Jay Borade won the Best Choreography award for all the songs featured in the film. The official citation of the award was: "For a graceful and aesthetically pleasing choreography, contemporary and yet traditional in its adherence to Indian cultural practices."

Legal issues
In 1995, the Gramophone Co. of India, which owned the audio copyrights of the song, filed suit against Super Cassette Industries for bringing audio cassettes in market titled "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun", which were packaged with the same cover sleeve of Gramophone Co. India's publishings. The Delhi High Court ruled in favour of Gramophone Co. India, directing that Super Cassette Industries must not use similar packing for their product. Furthermore, they highlighted that "the record is not from the original soundtrack, being only an alternative version."

Legacy

Dixit draped a bright purple jaded satin saree with a backless khidki-blouse; the saree was reported to have cost . A scene in the film which portrays her walking down the stairs with Khan remaining stunned gaping at her was pointed out as an "iconic scene". Designed by Anna Singh, the saree was described as one of the "most talked-about saris" by both The Tribune and The Times of India. It became popular and was made available for purchase in various shops around the world, with it selling in large numbers. Dolls sporting this outfit were also marketed. It also set a trend for purple colour in wedding seasons. With increasing appeal, the subsequent film's poster showed only Dixit in the purple saree whereas initially she was placed besides Khan. In 2012, the romantic comedy film Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi also used the same saree in their film's poster.

Painter Maqbool Fida Hussain found his muse in Madhuri Dixit after watching the part of Hum Aapke Hai Koun...! where "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" is performed. He went on to watch the film 67 times. About Dixit's dance in the song Hussain confessed, "That movement of the hips is out of this world. I have never seen such a dancer, and I have seen the best. Her words are transformed into body language." He painted a series of paintings inspired from Dixit. Madhuri as Menaka with Vishwamitra, Madhuri as Radha with Nand Lala, Madhuri playing tennis at Wimbledon were some of those paintings. The Menaka painting was inspired from the famous painting of apsara Menaka as painted by Raja Ravi Verma. Another painting also showed Dixit with Meryl Streep leaning over a bridge in Madison County and Clint Eastwood on horseback below. The painting Nautanki showed Dixit with a backless blouse turning behind like the step in "Didi Tera Devar Deewana", however this time sporting a nine yards Maharashtrian saree.
Hussain formed a collaborative company, Madhuri-McBull Creations, which went on to produce the film Gaja Gamini in 2000 that had Dixit playing various roles like Shakuntala and Mona Lisa. He was also humorously being referred to as "Madhuri Fida Hussain" (meaning: Madhuri-obsessed Hussain).

The song was included in the 4-CD Collector's Exclusive pack 60 years of Rajshri: A Retrospect released by Sa Re Ga Ma in 2006. In 2014, twenty years after the film's release, the song was called "a song for every season" by The Times of India.

References

External links

1994 songs
Film songs in Hindi
Lata Mangeshkar songs
Songs with music by Raam Laxman


title: Boston Lobsters (1974)

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The Boston Lobsters were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT) founded by Ray Ciccolo. The Lobsters played only one season before being contracted after the 1974 season, because the team was unable to meet its financial obligations to the league. The Lobsters had 19 wins and 25 losses, and finished in second place in the Atlantic Section missing the playoffs.

Team history
The Lobsters were founded by Boston auto dealer Ray Ciccolo as a charter member of WTT in 1973. The team began play in WTT's inaugural 1974 season. The Lobsters played their home matches at the Walter Brown Arena where they averaged 2,564 paid fans per match for 22 home dates. Some of the Lobsters' matches were televised locally.

The first match in Lobsters' history was a 33–25 loss to the Philadelphia Freedoms at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. The Lobsters had a successful home debut the following night against the Hawaii Leis earning a 33–25 victory in front of a crowd of 3,574 at the Walter Brown Arena. The Lobsters started the season 7–7 in their first 14 matches. One of those seven losses was a forfeit of a road match against the Florida Flamingos. The Lobsters had a 20–18 lead in the match playing the final set of mixed doubles. With the score of the game tied 3–3, referee Kurt Wallach ruled that a Boston point would have to be replayed, because neither he nor the linesman saw the point made. The point would have given the Lobsters a 21–19 lead in the match. The Lobsters players complained and left the court. When they failed to return within 30 seconds, the referee awarded the game to the Flamingos, 4–3, cutting the Lobsters' lead in the match to 20–19. The referee gave the Lobsters 30 more seconds to return to the court and continue the set. After another 30 seconds had elapsed, the referee awarded the set and the match to the Flamingos with a final score of 20–20. The Lobsters were not permitted to play a match tiebreaker. The Lobsters filed an official protest with WTT over the referee's ruling. Lobsters' general manager John Korff said that the "situation of horrendous officiating cannot be tolerated." He added that low quality officiating "destroys the credibility of World Team Tennis and cannot be compared to any official sport." Lobsters' player-coach Ion Țiriac said, "Due to my participation in World Team Tennis, I have been banned from European tournaments, banned from playing Davis Cup and banned by my own Romanian Tennis Federation. I break my back for my team. We all fight together, and this is the kind of officiating we get. This is not tennis." WTT denied the Lobsters' protest.

A five-match winning streak put the Lobsters at 12–7 before losing their final match of the first half of the season as the league took a break in its schedule for Wimbledon.

Following the Wimbledon break, the Lobsters had two four-match losing streaks in July, and last eight of nine matches in that span to fall to 15–18. They won four of their next six to improve to 19–20, and the Lobsters remained in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Division. However, the Lobsters lost their final five matches of the season to finish with 19 wins and 25 losses, second place in the Atlantic Section and 2 matches behind the final Eastern Division playoff spot.

Following the 1974 season, it was reported that Ciccolo had lost about $300,000 operating the Lobsters. In early 1975, he was forced to declare bankruptcy. At the WTT owners meeting on February 1, 1975, each team was required to post a $500,000 letter of credit. Since the Lobsters failed to do so the team was contracted by WTT. A dispersal draft was conducted to distribute the players among the remaining teams in the league.

Weeks later, a group of investors that included Bob Mades, Paul Slater, Herbert S. Hoffman, Robert K. Kraft and Harold Bayne emerged as a potential owner for a WTT franchise in Boston. However, the Lobsters had already been contracted. The group purchased the Philadelphia Freedoms on March 27, moved the team to Boston. In order to claim the name of the original Lobsters, the new ownership group would be required to settle some of the debts of the former team. The new owners decided to do this and renamed the team the Boston Lobsters. In promotional materials and media guides for 1975 onward, the new Lobsters management presented the team as a continuation of this 1974 team and ignored any history the franchise had in Philadelphia, since they had paid for the right to do so by settling debts of the original Lobsters.

1974 match log
Reference:
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! colspan="2" style="background:#FF4500;" | Legend
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! bgcolor="ccffcc" | Lobsters Win
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! colspan="2" | Home team in CAPS
|}

Summary
 Home record: 12 wins, 10 losses
 Road record: 7 wins, 15 losses
 Games won: 1,055
 Games lost: 1,111
 Total attendance: 56,413
 Average attendance: 2,564

See also

 World TeamTennis
 1974 World Team Tennis season
 Boston Lobsters (1974–1978)
 Boston Lobsters

References

External links
 Official World TeamTennis Website

1973 establishments in Massachusetts
1975 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Defunct sports clubs and teams in Massachusetts
Defunct World TeamTennis teams
Lobsters
Sports clubs and teams established in 1973
Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1975
Tennis in Massachusetts


title: Guy Riley

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Major General Sir Henry Guy Riley KBE CB (1884–1964) was a senior British Army officer during the Second World War.

Biography
Born on 5 November 1884, Guy Riley was educated at Bedford School. He joined the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1906, served during the First World War, and was mentioned in dispatches twice. He was Paymaster-in-Chief at the War Office between 1937 and 1943.

Major General Sir Guy Riley was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1938, and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1944. He retired from the British Army in 1943 and died on 24 October 1964.

References

1884 births
1964 deaths
British Army major generals
People educated at Bedford School
British Army personnel of World War I
British Army personnel of World War II
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire


title: Alex Badeh

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Alex Sabundu Badeh   (7 November 1957 – 18 December 2018) was an officer of the Nigerian Air Force who served as the 18th Chief of Air Staff and the 15th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria. He died from gunshot injuries sustained after his vehicle was attacked by unknown gunmen along Abuja-Keffi road on Tuesday, 18 December 2018.

Early life and education

Badeh was born in Vimtim, a little town in the Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria into a family of peasant farmers.

He attended Vimtim Primary School, Vimtim and went on to obtain his school certificate from Villanova Secondary School in 1976 before proceeding to the Nigerian Defence Academy.

Military career

Training

Badeh was admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of the 21 Regular Course on 3 January 1977, and was commissioned a Pilot Officer on 3 July 1979. He commenced his flying career at the 301 Flying Training School on the Bulldog Primary Trainer aircraft in 1979. Between 1981 and 1982 he attended the Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base of the United States Air Force. He was at the 301 Flying Training School (FTS) as a squadron pilot and later became an instructor pilot on the Bull Dog and DO-228 aircraft.

He attended the junior staff course at Armed Forces Command and Staff College in 1988. Between 1995 and 1996 he attended the senior staff course at same institution. In 2005 he was at the National War College Nigeria as a member of Course 14 and graduated in August 2006. The Air Marshal Badeh held an M.Sc. degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan.

Air Marshal Badeh was promoted to Air Vice Marshal on 3 January 2008. Between 2008 and 2009, he was on the Directing Staff at the National Defence College, Abuja, Nigeria and subsequently became the Director National Military Strategy at the same college. Thereafter, he moved to Defence Headquarters as Deputy Director Training and later became the Director of Research at the Defence Headquarters. From October 2010 to March 2012, Air Marshal Badeh moved to Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force as Chief of Policy and Plans. Subsequently, in March 2012, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding Training Command, Kaduna. On 4 October 2012.

He attended Safety International Institute at Teterboro in New York for a course in simulator recurrence, which deepened his knowledge on air safety operations.

Commander of Presidential Air Fleet NAF (2002 – 2004)

Badeh was Commander of the Presidential Fleet, during the Olusegun Obasanjo presidency.  The Presidential Fleet Crew flew around the world frequently and by 2002, Badeh logged over 6000 flying hours shuttling VIPs, dignitaries, top government officials and Heads of State  He was given the green light to fly former United States Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter on different occasions after an extensive check was done by the United States Secret Service. Badeh's professional dexterity on duty earned him a commendation and an autographed pen from Kofi Annan the then UN Secretary General after flying him on an official trip.

Chief of Air Staff (October 2012 – April 2014)

As Chief of Air Staff Badeh initiated Optimizing Local Engineering (OLE 1 and 2) to focus on developing indigenous Unarmed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and other weapon systems. The OLE teams consisted of Nigerian Air Force officers with PhDs and master's degrees in various fields of aerospace design, avionic and armament specializations from the Cranfield University in the UK.

OLE 1 and 2 resulted in the production of the AMEBO project (aka GULMA 1 UAV) which allowed the Air Force to survey and carry out attacks remotely without putting the lives of pilots at risk and this was the 1st locally produced drone in Nigeria. Badeh ensured UAV pilots were trained locally to promote local content and save the nation huge resources which would have otherwise have been spent conducting the same training abroad. The Nigerian trained UAV pilots have been resourceful in the ongoing war against terror in the North East of Nigeria.

He encouraged aggressive R & D programs in all NAF units, which led to the first NAF R&D exhibition in Abuja drawing participants from Nigerian universities and research institutes. NAF subsequently signed MOUs with some of the institutions to offer impetus to NAF's R&D efforts. Some of the universities are University of Benin, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Covenant University, Ota; Federal University of Technology, Minna; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Yaba College of Technology. The research institutes are the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, National Space Development Research Agency and the Defence Industries Corporation.

Badeh's sustained research and development programs ushered new methods of tackling maintenance issues one of which is the successful completion of the first in-country Periodic Depot Maintenance (PDM) on the C-130H aircraft NAF913 and similar exercises for on the 2xG-222 aircraft in Lagos. His period as Chief of Air Staff also witnessed the local design and production of the hydraulic diaphragm of the Mi-35P attack helicopter while the EOS camera on board the Agusta 109 LUH helicopter was repaired and successfully re-installed.

While serving as Chief of Air Staff, Badeh initiated and completed some key projects including the NAF hangar in Yola Airport, linking roads from the hangar to the runway, weapons storage facility, crew room for pilots and technicians, accommodation for officers and men, Air Force comprehensive school, Yola, development of infrastructure at 75 Strike Group Yola, air craft shelters, worship centers, 80 room student hostel at the Air Force Institute of Technology Kaduna and other notable projects.

During this period the Air Force launched a partnership with Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to curtail illegal maritime activities by providing aerial security support for the agency and the operation was hugely successful. Badeh also partnered with the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to supply relief materials, free medical services and even in some cases evacuation missions.
As Chief of Air Staff, Badeh ensured all personnel who had kids in the Air Force primary and secondary schools got free tuition.

Chief of Defence Staff (April 2014 – July 2015)

Badeh initiated and constructed the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) extension complex fitted with a befitting joint operations room, conference hall, the office spaces and penthouse to receive guests.
During the military operations against terror in North Eastern Nigeria, there was a need to feed the public with accurate and timely news therefore Badeh established the Armed Forces Radio broadcasting form Mogadishu Cantonment broadcasting on 107.7 FM to tackle the challenge of negative media coverage against the Nigerian Military.  The radio station enabled the Nigerian military to tell its side of events, on the subjects of security orientation and information.

Before projects completed by Badeh in his role as Chief of Defence Staff include; the Armed Forces DNA Laboratory, which has allowed for easy identification of casualties of war, the Defence Space Agency, commissioning of 30 Gun Boats in the Niger Delta region, amongst others.

Personal life

Legal issues
In February 2016 Badeh was accused of financial misappropriation by the EFCC during his tenure as service chief.

Badeh denied involvement in any misconduct.

Terrorist attack in Vimtim

In October 2014 Boko Haram fighters briefly occupied Vimtim the hometown of Badeh and in so doing taking lives and destroying properties. His cousin who lived next door to his house was killed during the attack. The terrorists also burnt down Badeh's house and the hospital he built for the community. It was widely reported in the media that the Defence Chief sent a helicopter to evacuate his parents before the attack even though records show that he actually lost his father in the 70's and his mother in 2013.

Retirement from the Nigerian Air Force

 Air Chief Marshal Badeh retired in July 2015. In line with Military tradition a Pulling-Out parade was held at the Mogadishu cantonment Abuja where Air Chief Marshal Badeh gave his valedictory speech before proceeding to his home state.

Death

Badeh was assassinated in an ambush along the Keffi – Abuja expressway on the evening of the 18th of December 2018.

On January 23, 2019, Badeh was laid to rest following his funeral at the Pentecostal Church, Air Force base in Abuja.  Among the dignitaries present at his funeral were Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, governors of the Plateau and Adamawa State, Simon Bako Lalong and Bindow Jibrilla, and Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin.

References

1957 births
2018 deaths
Nigerian Air Force air marshals
Nigerian Defence Academy alumni
People from Adamawa State


title: 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy squads

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The following is the team lists of participating nations of the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.

Those marked in bold have been capped at full international level.

Group A

Myanmar
Head coach:  Gerd Friedrich Horst

Thailand
Head coach:  Sasom Pobprasert

Laos
Head coach:  Norio Tsukitate

Timor-Leste
Head coach:  Koga Takuma

Philippines
Head coach:  James David Fraser

Group B

Vietnam
Head coach:  Guillaume Graechen

Brunei
Head coach:  Kwon Oh-son

Singapore
Head coach:  Richard Boh Kok Chuan

Malaysia
Head coach:  Razip Ismail

Cambodia
Head coach:  Lee Tae-hoon

Indonesia
Head coach:  Indra Syafri Anwar

References

squads
2014


title: Numbeo

text:
Numbeo is a Serbian crowd-sourced online database of perceived consumer prices, real property prices, and quality of life metrics. The website was founded in April 2009 by former Google employee Mladen Adamović, to enable users to share and compare information about the cost of living between countries and cities. Since 2012, the website has been operated by NUMBEO DOO Beograd-Palilula, a Serbian private limited company run by Adamović. According to Adamović, the website earns money through advertising and the sale of subscriptions to its API.

Numbeo's crowd-sourced data can be inserted or altered by anyone accessing the website, and is not peer-reviewed. Data is also manually gathered by the operator, from sources such as company and governmental websites, which is done in half-year intervals; it is then combined with user-generated data by giving it extra weight in the final score calculation, according to the company. As of 2017, it was the largest database of user generated data about cities in the world. As of 2020, this possibly applied to (user generated) data on housing prices as well. The quality of life index is a combination of eight sub-indexes: purchasing power, safety, healthcare, cost of living, property price to income ratio, traffic commute time, pollution, and climate.

The website's "Crime Index", intended to serve as an overall crime level estimate, is compiled from answers to user surveys, which have been processed by a Java-programmed backend to produce country- or city-level ratings on a 100-point scale, with higher values indicating worse crime. There is also a "Safety Index", with higher scores indicating a safer city. Numbeo's data points on crime have been criticized by academics and by the media as unreliable and, at times, misleading.
 In 2017, a Swedish man manipulated the crime stats of the Lund, Sweden by repeatedly submitting negative ratings in this category, at a time when the relevant data set was very small. In less than a day, he succeeded in making it show up as the most dangerous city in the world on the website's "Crime Index Rate" page. He commented: "Numbeo should hardly be considered stats, it’s more like reviews. Anyone, anywhere in the world can change the data, as many times as they want. Completely anonymously."
 In 2022, a Numbeo claim that Bradford, England was "Europe's most dangerous city" went viral on social media and was reported on in British press. Another English city, Coventry, was ranked second in this statistic, which was disputed by a local newspaper journalist—citing higher official crime rates in various other English cities/counties.
 In 2022, David Weinberger expressed criticism of the site's methodology of measuring crime rate, saying: "It is misleading to claim to have derived from this a representation of the highest-crime rate cities: what is presented are cities which are perceived as those with the most crime, by a certain number of Internet users. But for studies in the social sciences, this approach is worthless." The crime and security indices' measurements are derived from answers to a 15-point questionnaire. Experts responding to AFP's fact-checkers' inquiries regarding reliability of Numbeo's crime stats contended that this does not make for a methodologically valid victimization survey, due to non-representative sampling, and that—especially with respect to cross-country comparisons which are considered effectively impossible to validly construct (except for certain crimes that may be experienced the same way across communities, such as car theft)—the site's information is false.

See also
Housing affordability index
City quality of life indices
Where-to-be-born Index
List of crowdsourcing projects

References

External links
Official website

Online databases
Crowdsourcing
Misinformation
Social information processing
2012 establishments in Serbia
Internet properties established in 2009


title: Audubon Naturalist Society

text:
Nature Forward (formerly Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, or Audubon Naturalist Society) is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation and education.  The organization holds two properties in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area as wildlife sanctuaries, one in Virginia along with its headquarters in Maryland.  Until 1959, the organization was known as the Audubon Society of the District of Columbia.  In October 2022. the membership voted to change the name of the organization from Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, choosing the new name Nature Forward.

History
The first Audubon Society of the District of Columbia was organized in 1897 by Mrs. John Dewhurst Patten "for the protection and study of birds".  It was one of many local groups organized in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as part of the Audubon movement. Its first president was George M. Sternberg; the Executive Committee of fifteen members included Florence Augusta Merriam, Leland Ossian Howard, and Theodore Sherman Palmer.  Robert Ridgway was named one of several honorary vice presidents, and designed a pin for the society.  Olive Thorne Miller wrote one of the group's earliest leaflets.  In the Society's first year, it printed and circulated a leaflet published by its counterpart organization in New York.

Early goals of the organization were to educate children about the value of birds and to curtail the use of bird feathers in millinery. Frank M. Chapman gave the inaugural lecture, "Woman as Bird Enemy", addressing the fashion for trimming hat with feathers.  However, most of the active members of the early Society were women.

Theodore Roosevelt was an active member of the Society; during his presidency the organization occasionally met at the White House.

Sternberg was succeeded as president of the organization by Judge Barnard of the Supreme Court of the District; following Barnard's death in 1923, Palmer served as president.

In the years following World War II, Irston Barnes (president 1946–1962), Roger Tory Peterson, and Louis Halle rejuvenated the organization and strengthened its voice on regional conservation issues.  The Society was incorporated in 1947, and new by-laws replaced the Executive Committee with an annually elected Board of Directors.  Board members during this period included Paul Bartsch, William Vogt, and in the 1950s, Howard Zahniser. Rachel Carson served on the board from 1948 to 1950, and from 1955; she chaired the publications committee and wrote book reviews and other pieces for the society's Wood Thrush (later, Atlantic Naturalist).

In December 1959, the organization adopted the name Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. (ANS).

In 1969, the society moved to its present headquarters at Woodend Sanctuary, a bequest of Mrs. Chester Wells; the property comprises 40 acres in Chevy Chase, Maryland and a 30-room mansion.
In October 2022, the membership voted to change the name to Nature Forward.

C&O Canal controversy
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was acquired by the federal government in 1938 as settlement of a debt.  Maintaining the canal was thought to be too expensive, and soon plans were in place to convert all or part of the corridor to a parkway.  However, in 1953, opposition to the parkway began to mount.  The Society and its president Barnes joined the dissent; Barnes wrote an influential article for the Washington Post, arguing for restoring the canal and converting its towpath to a hiking trail.  He chaired the newly formed Potomac Valley Conservation and Recreation Council to promote conservation in the valley and oppose the road project, which was ultimately shelved.

Programs
Although its original focus was birds, Nature Forward has been active in several areas of wildlife conservation, protection of habitat, and control of pollution.  Past conservation activities include successful efforts to block road construction through Rock Creek and Glover-Archbold Parks.  The Society has also been active in preserving Dyke Marsh and working to protect golden and bald eagles.  In 2007, the Society opposed construction of Maryland Route 200 (often known as the Intercounty Connector), bringing an unsuccessful suit in federal court against the project.  In 2013, the society joined opposition to development in the watershed of Ten Mile Creek.

Sanctuaries
Nature Forward manages two properties as wildlife sanctuaries: the headquarters property of Woodend and the 68-acre Rust Nature Sanctuary in Leesburg, Virginia.  In fiscal year 2013, the organization entered into a partnership with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NOVA Parks) for the operation of Rust Sanctuary: NOVA Parks will maintain the buildings and grounds and the society will continue to offer educational programming at the site.  In addition to trails and classrooms, the Woodend facility provides a shop offering books, sport optics, birdfeeding supplies, gifts, and items for children.

Education
Nature Forward offers a range of summer camps and other activities for children and families, as well as outreach programs to local schools and training for teachers.  For adults, the organization offers classes and workshops, training in stream water quality monitoring, local field trips, nature travel to locations like Costa Rica, and a certificate program in Natural History Field Studies (formerly co-sponsored by Graduate School USA).

Publications
The Society's current publication is Naturalist Quarterly.

In 1948, Shirley Briggs became the first editor of the society's Wood Thrush.  The periodical was soon renamed Atlantic Naturalist, and it appeared under that name from 1950 to 1976.  Atlantic Naturalist published work by some of the country's leading nature writers, conservationists, and naturalists, among them Carson, Peterson, Halle, Zahniser, Stewart Udall, William O. Douglas, and Chandler Robbins.  It was succeeded by the Audubon Naturalist News. By 2009, the News was on a quarterly publication schedule.  With the Spring 2011 issue (volume 37, number 2), it was renamed Naturalist Quarterly, incorporating the Society's catalog of environmental educational programs into its coverage of Nature Forward people and events and local conservation activities.

Awards
From time to time, the organization grants the Paul Bartsch Award for distinguished contributions to natural history.  The award honors mid-Atlantic resident Bartsch, curator for the Smithsonian Institution, society board member, and frequent contributor to Atlantic Naturalist.  Past recipients include Carson (1963), Peterson, Robbins, Briggs (1972), Alexander Wetmore (1964), David Brower (1967), Claudia Wilds, Clarence Cottam, Donald Messersmith (2002), and Lawrence Zeleny.

Disavowing Audubon name
In the 2020s reappraisal of figures involved with slavery, the organization announced in October 2021 that it would change its name to remove the reference to John James Audubon, who owned slaves, opposed the abolition of slavery, and wrote about the inferiority of Black and Indigenous people.  The organization sought a name "that better reflects the growing, rich diversity of the region that we serve," looking "forward toward a stronger, more inclusive future."  In October 2022. membership voted to change the name of the organization to Nature Forward.

Similar organizations
The present Audubon Society of the District of Columbia (DC Audubon), established in 1999, is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society. Under the name Audubon Naturalist Society, Nature Forward was not directly affiliated with the national organization.

The National Audubon Society also maintains a public policy office in Washington, D.C., as well as other local chapters around the metropolitan area.

References

Bibliography

External links
 https://natureforward.org/

 https://www.youtube.com/@gonatureforward

 Video: Lisa Alexander and Kathy Rushing discuss strategic planning for the organization, refocusing on Washington metro area, new partnership for Rust Sanctuary
 Presentation by Diane Cameron to the Montgomery County, Maryland Planning Board on Ten Mile Creek

Audubon movement
Ornithological organizations in the United States
Bird conservation organizations
Environmental organizations based in Maryland


title: Audubon Society of the District of Columbia (founded 1999)

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The Audubon Society of the District of Columbia, also known as DC Audubon Society, is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society.  It was established in 1999.

The organization's goal is to "promote the appreciation and conservation of birds and their habitats through the participation of those in the DC area."  It sponsors lectures, field trips and an annual winter bird count in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

DC Audubon also works with area organizations on conservation programs, including restoring songbird habitat in Rock Creek Park.

References

External links
 DC Audubon Society - official site

Audubon movement
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Ornithological organizations in the United States


title: The Civilian Party

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The Civilian Party was a frivolous political party founded by political satirist Ben Uffindell. It contested the 2014 New Zealand general election before disbanding. The party was deregistered at its own request on 5 May 2015.

History
Uffindell, who finished a degree in political science at University of Canterbury in 2012, started The Civilian as a satirical New Zealand online newspaper in 2013. Uffindell claimed an average of 20,000–25,000 page views per day.

On 7 June 2013, The Civilian announced its intention to register a political party and to charge fifty cents as a membership fee. Prediction market iPredict listed a contract on 21 June 2013 measuring the likelihood of the registration of The Civilian Party before the 2014 general election.

Uffindell gave an interview as party leader on TV3's current-affairs television programme The Nation and outlined some of the party's policies, including:
 increased taxes for the poor and decreased taxes for the wealthy to disincentivise poverty
 giving a llama to every child living in poverty
 one free tub of ice cream for every citizen
 declaring national independence from the city of Hamilton

In June 2014 the party came under criticism for receiving $33,635 in political-party funding from the Electoral Commission. Prime Minister John Key commented that "the Civilian Party will be thinking the biggest joke's on us, the taxpayer", and the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union reacted negatively.
However, party leader Ben Uffindell said that considering the party had asked for $1 million in funding, $33,000 was "a bad deal". He also pointed out: "There are other joke parties getting funding, like the Conservatives and ACT."

On 23 July 2014 the party applied to the Electoral Commission for registration. The party was formally registered on 11 August 2014.

The party received 1,096 votes (0.05%) in the 2014 general election.

The party was deregistered at its own request on 5 May 2015.

Electoral results

References

External links

2014 establishments in New Zealand
Joke political parties in New Zealand
Defunct political parties in New Zealand
2015 disestablishments in New Zealand


title: Paraíso (Venezuelan TV series)

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Paraíso is a Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast in 1989 by Venevisión. The novela was written by Vivel Novel and starred Amanda Gutiérrez and Víctor Cámara as the main protagonists with Belén Marrero and Mariano Alvarez as the main antagonists.

Cast
Amanda Gutiérrez as Eva Julieta
Víctor Cámara as Adrian Arturo
Belen Marrero as Fedora
Carlos Arreaza as Piraña
Janín Barboza
Mirella Larotonda as Tane
Mariano Álvarez

References

External links

1989 telenovelas
Venevisión telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1989 Venezuelan television series debuts
1990 Venezuelan television series endings
Television shows set in Venezuela


title: FC Slavutych

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Slavutych Football Club () was a Ukrainian football club from Slavutych, Kyiv Oblast. Founded in 1994, it participated in professional competitions in 1995–1998 spending three seasons in the Ukrainian Second League.

History

Overview
The first football activities in the city started in 1987, just after its foundation to replace  Pripyat, abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. The football club Stroitel Pripyat, founded in 1970s, was renamed "Stroitel Slavutych", and ceased its activities after the end of 1988 season.

The club joined competitions four rounds before the end of the 1994-95 Ukrainian Third League season replacing the bankrupted club FC Transimpeks Vyshneve which after its merge with FC Ros Bila Tserkva it moved to the town of Trezyne near Bila Tserkva.

Name
 1995–1996 FC Skhid Slavutych
 1996–1997 FC Nerafa Slavutych
 1997–1998 FC Slavutych-ChAES Slavutych

League and cup history
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See also
 FC Stroitel Pripyat
 List of football clubs in Ukraine

References

Defunct football clubs in Ukraine
Football clubs in Kyiv Oblast
Association football clubs established in 1994
Association football clubs disestablished in 1998
1994 establishments in Ukraine
1998 disestablishments in Ukraine


title: Myanmar national under-19 football team

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International records

AFC U-19 Championship

 Champions* : Title shared
 DNP : Did Not Participate
 DNQ : Did not qualify
1 No third place playoff.

AFF U19 Youth Championship

 The under-20 national team played at the 2002 to 2007 editions

Current coaching staff

Current squad
 The following players were called up for the 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.
 Match dates: 2–15 July 2022
 Caps and goals correct as of: 29 June 2022
 Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Junior Lions
 The following players were called up for the 2023 MNL-2 preliminary squad.
 Match dates: 24 April - 16 September 2023
 Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Schedule and result

2022

Honours

Regional
 AFF U19 Youth Championship
  Winners (1): 2005
  Runners-up (1): 2002, 2018

References

External links
RSSSF Page on AFC Youth Championship

U-19
Asian national under-19 association football teams


title: Haliç Bridge (disambiguation)

text:
The Haliç Bridge is a highway bridge on the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey.

Haliç Bridge may also refer to:

 Atatürk Bridge
 Galata Bridge

or:

 Haliç Metro Bridge


title: Laos national under-21 football team

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Laos national under-21 football team is the under-21 football team of Laos. The team participated in the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.

International tournaments

Players

Current squad
This is the list players participated in the 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.

See also
 Laos national football team
 Laos women's national football team
 Laos national under-23 football team
 Laos national under-20 football team
 Laos national under-17 football team

References

u21
Asian national under-21 association football teams


title: Maurice Rae

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Maurice Leslie Rae (born 12 March 1935) is a former New Zealand athlete.

Life

Rae was a sprinter, he represented New Zealand at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, reaching the semifinals of the 100 m and 200 m at Melbourne and the 100 yards and 220 yards at Cardiff.

On 20 February 1955, Rae defeated Australian Hector Hogan, at that time the world record holder for the 100 yards, in races over 100 yards and 220 yards.  Rae's time of 9.7 seconds for the 100 yards broke the New Zealand resident record for the distance, which had stood for 63 years. At the Australian track and field championships in Melbourne in 1956, Rae was second behind Hogan in both the 100 yards and 220 yards finals.

References

1935 births
Living people
New Zealand male sprinters
Olympic athletes for New Zealand
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games


title: Joan de Sagarra

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Joan de Sagarra i Devesa (born 8 January 1938) is a Catalan journalist and writer, son of the poet Josep Maria de Sagarra.

Biography
De Sagarra studied at the Institut d'Études Théâtrals of the Sorbonne, and when back in Barcelona he worked as a journalist for Tele/eXpres, El País and El Temps, among other publications. He still writes columns for  La Vanguardia newspaper.

He is thought to be the father of the concept of the Gauche Divine ("divine left"), a movement of leftist intellectuals and artists that spread through Barcelona in the 1960s and early 1970s. The majority of its members came from the well-to-do classes of the Catalan capital.

Bibliography
 Las rumbas de Joan de Sagarra (Kairós, 1971)
 La horma de mi sombrero (Alfaguara, 1997)

References

External links
 Interview in the TV program (S)avis of TV3, 13 November 2013 (Catalan)
 Interview in the journal Jot Down, January 2013 (Spanish)

Catalan-language writers
Journalists from Catalonia
Writers from Catalonia
1938 births
Living people


title: John Hood (Australian politician)

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John Hood (c.1817 – 22 November 1877) was an Australian chemist and politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council, and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Early life
Hood was born in County Antrim, Ireland, the son of James Hood, a farmer, and Margaret, nee O'Neill.

Early career
In June 1840, Hood arrived in Melbourne and joined the firm of Robert Wilson & Company around 1841, later becoming head of the firm.

Political career
On the inauguration of the constitution in 1856 Hood was returned to the Upper House for the Central province until resigning in September 1859. Hood then successfully stood for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Belfast.

Family
Hood was father of Sir Joseph Henry Hood (1846–1922), puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, and grandfather of violinist Florence Hood  (1880–1968).

References

1817 births
1877 deaths
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Scientists from County Antrim
Irish emigrants to colonial Australia
19th-century Australian politicians
Australian chemists
19th-century Irish chemists
Politicians from County Antrim


title: 1999 Cork Corporation election

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An election to Cork City Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Results by local electoral area

Cork North-Central

Cork North-East

Cork North-West

Cork South-Central

Cork South-East

Cork South-West

External links
 http://www.corkcity.ie/

1999 Irish local elections
1999


title: Arjunan

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Arjunan may refer to:

Arjunan (actor) (born 1986), Indian actor in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films
Amman K. Arjunan, Indian politician
M. K. Arjunan (1936–2020), Indian film and theatre composer


title: Karfiguéla

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Karfiguéla is a village in Burkina Faso's Comoé Province. It has around 890 inhabitants and is home to the Cascades de Karfiguéla, a major tourism destination in Burkina Faso. The town is located about 12 km northwest of Banfora, the provincial capital and the farmers who live there mostly harvest sugar cane.

References

Comoé Province
Populated places in the Cascades Region


title: Still Water (sculpture)

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Still Water is a 2011 outdoor bronze sculpture of a horse's head by Nic Fiddian-Green, located at Marble Arch in London, United Kingdom.

The  piece was commissioned to replace an earlier and similar, but slightly smaller, work, Horse at Water XV. This was installed at the same site temporarily, but then moved to Daylesford, Gloucestershire, the home of Sir Anthony and Lady Carole Bamford, who had commissioned it.

In 2012, Fiddian-Green cleaned the sculpture himself, using a cherry picker.

Trivia
In 2020, Syria installed a similar sculpture in Rawda Square, Damascus.

In the center of At-Bashy village in Kyrgyzstan the small copy is located by local community as the name of the At-Bashy village is literally translated as “horse’s head” in one of the versions.

References

External links

 Still Water at NicFiddianGreen.com
 What to see near Marble Arch: a guide to London by tube (2013), The Guardian

2011 establishments in the United Kingdom
2011 sculptures
Animal sculptures in the United Kingdom
Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster
Horses in art
Outdoor sculptures in London
City of Westminster


title: Listed buildings in Chester Castle parish

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Chester Castle  is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England.  It contains 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings.   Of these, six are listed at  Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.  The parish contains the area occupied by Chester Castle and includes what is left of the castle, the buildings that replaced it, and walls surrounding it or close to it.

Key

Buildings

References

Citations

Sources

Listed buildings in Chester
Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire


title: Goal-free evaluation

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Goal-free evaluation (Often shortened to GFE) is any evaluation in which the evaluator conducts the evaluation without particular knowledge of or reference to stated or predetermined goals and objectives. This external evaluation model typically consists of an independent evaluator who is intentionally screened from the program's stated goals and objectives in hopes of reducing potential goal-related tunnel vision. According to Scriven, the logic behind avoiding stated goals and objectives has to do with "finding out what the program is actually doing without being cued as to what it is trying to do. If the program is achieving its stated goals and objectives, then these achievements should show up; if not, it is argued, they are irrelevant" . The goal-free evaluator attempts to observe and measure all actual outcomes, effects, or impacts, intended or unintended, all without being cued to the program's intentions. As Popham  analogizes, “As you can learn from any baseball pitcher who has set out in the first inning to pitch a shutout, the game’s final score is the thing that counts, not good intentions.”

Youker and Ingraham  summarize GFE's benefits which are based on:
 Controlling goal
 Uncovering side effects
 Avoiding the rhetoric of “true” goals
 Adapting to contextual/environmental changes
 Aligning goals with actual program activities and outcomes
 Supplementing goal-based evaluation (also known as objectives-based evaluation)

Development
Michael Scriven first introduced the concept of GFE in the 1970s. According to Youker, Ford, and
Bayer, following GFE's introduction, there was moderate interest use

. However, enthusiasm and interest waned, leaving few practitioners. Then in the 2000s, there was a small resurgence of interest in GFE. In a literature search of GFE from 1972 to 2012, Youker and Ingraham (2013) uncovered roughly a score of evaluators who purport to have conducted a GFE or others identified them as having conducted a GFE.

Description
Goal-free evaluation is not a comprehensive stand-alone evaluation model; rather it is considered either a perspective or position concerning an evaluator's goal orientation throughout an evaluation, or a technique or tool for evaluating without referencing goals. Scriven  claims GFE is methodologically neutral, which means that it can be used or adapted for use with several other evaluation approaches, models, and methods as long as the other approaches do not mandate goal orientation.

There are really only two methodological requirements of GFE. The first is that the goal-free evaluator be external from and independent of the program and its upstream stakeholders (program funders, designers, administrators, managers, staff, volunteers, vendors, etc.); the second is that someone be appointed a goal screener. A screener is an impartial party (i.e., someone who is not assigned to GFE design or data collection), such as an administrative assistant, a third party, or even the evaluation client. The screener intervenes between the evaluator and the program people to eliminate goal-oriented communications and documents before they reach the goal-free evaluator. The screener does not require extensive training; the screener should, however, have a basic understanding of GFE's purpose and methodology and be relatively familiar with the organization and its program to be able to identify program goals and objectives.

There are two types of GFE evaluations that are used. The first type being when an evaluator intentionally avoids the stated goal and objectives by taking special precautions. For example, the evaluation may take special precautions to hire goal-screeners who play the role as a liaison between the evaluator and the client. This helps with reducing bias because it allows the outcomes speak for themselves. The second type is goal-dismissive. A goal dismissive evaluator simply disregards the goals and objectives, instead of using special precautions to avoid it.

Full and partial GFE
GFE can be full and partial. During a full GFE, the evaluator is goal-free throughout the duration of the evaluation.

A partial GFE begins goal-free but at some point, during the evaluation, the evaluator learns the stated goals and objectives.

Principles
In a recent attempt to further articulate general principles for guiding the goal-free evaluator, Youker  proposed the following principles:
 Identify relevant effects to examine without referencing goals and objectives.
 Identify what occurred without the prompting of goals and objectives.
 Determine if what occurred can logically be attributed to the program or intervention.
 Determine the degree to which the effects are positive, negative, or neutral.

GFE in practice
Youker  introduced GFE dos and don'ts which are included below.

GFE dos
 Identify and use a screener (i.e., an intermediary who ensures that no goal- or objective-based information is communicated to the goal-free evaluator).
 Refer all communiqués to screener and involve the screener throughout the evaluation to protect from potential contamination.
 Have all written material screened for references to program goals or objectives prior to evaluator receipt.
 Advise all program people of goal-free nature and the parameters of goal-free evaluation. Ensure that they understand they are not to relay goal/objective-related information.
 Stop program staff if they begin talking about goal-oriented information.
 Identify potential areas in which to search for effects (in part through a needs assessment) and use these as the basis for criteria to be measured.
 Identify and select justifiable tools to measure performance and actual effects (i.e., tools that are reasonable with adequate grounds for use).
 Measure performance and actual effects/experience; observe the program as is.
 Compare factual information about the program effects/experiences with pre-identified needs to assess the program's impact on consumer needs.
 Offer a profile of the positive, negative, and neutral effects.

GFE don’ts
 Communicate with program staff regarding goals or objectives.
 Attempt to find stated goals and objectives.

Limitations
GFE has identified limitations. First, GFE is not appropriate in every circumstance. For example, when a client is solely interested in examining goal attainment. Second, it is advocated as a standalone evaluation approach. GFE is used as a supplement to goal-based evaluations strategies. Third, GFE may be efficient in assessing outcomes, as the evaluator casts a broad net in search for outcomes. Fourth GFE disregards the opinions and goals of the certain one stakeholder group, namely the administrators, designers, funders, etc.

References

Evaluation methods


title: Marin Aničić

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Marin Aničić (; born 17 August 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.

Aničić started his professional career at Zrinjski Mostar, before joining Astana in 2014. Five years later, he moved to Konyaspor. In 2022, he signed with Sarajevo.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Aničić made his senior international debut in 2016.

Club career

Early career
Aničić came through youth academy of his hometown club Zrinjski Mostar. He made his professional debut against Slavija on 28 November 2007 at the age of 18. On 2 April 2008, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Orašje.

Astana
In February 2014, Aničić was transferred to Kazakh side Astana for an undisclosed fee. On 15 March, he made his official debut for the team against Zhetysu. He won his first trophy with the club on 9 November, when they were crowned league champions for the first time in their history.

Aničić helped Astana make their first historical UEFA Champions League appearance in 2015–16 season. On 15 September 2015, he debuted in the competition away at Benfica. Two months later, he scored his first goal in the tournament against same opponent, which was his first goal for the team.

Aničić scored his first league goal in a defeat of Ordabasy on 20 March 2016. In August, he extended his contract until June 2019. On 2 October, he played his 100th game for the side.

He appeared in his 200th match for the club on 14 April 2019.

Konyaspor
In August, Aničić signed a two-year deal with Turkish outfit Konyaspor. He made his competitive debut for the club on 18 August against Ankaragücü. On 25 July 2020, he scored his first goal for Konyaspor against Alanyaspor.

In January 2021, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. He returned to the pitch on 28 November, over ten months after the injury.

Later stage of career
In June 2022, Aničić moved to Sarajevo.

International career
Aničić was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team for several years.

In August 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Belgium and Andorra, but had to wait until 25 March 2016 to make his debut in a friendly game against Luxembourg.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours
Zrinjski Mostar
Bosnian Premier League: 2008–09
Bosnian Cup: 2007–08

Astana
Kazakhstan Premier League: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Kazakhstan Cup: 2016
Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2015, 2018, 2019

References

External links

1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players
FC Astana players
FK Sarajevo players
Konyaspor footballers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Süper Lig players
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey


title: Alice in Wonderland (franchise)

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Alice in Wonderland, or simply Alice, is a Disney media franchise, commencing in 1951 with the theatrical release of the animated film Alice in Wonderland. The film is an adaptation of the books by Lewis Carroll, the 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which featured his character Alice. A live-action film directed by Tim Burton was released in 2010.

Films

Alice in Wonderland (animated)

Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 British-American animated fantasy comedy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based primarily on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with several additional elements from his sequel, Through the Looking-Glass. The 13th Disney animated feature film, it was released in New York City and London on July 26, 1951, and features the voices of Kathryn Beaumont (who later voiced Wendy Darling in the 1953 film Peter Pan) as Alice, and Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter. The theme song, "Alice in Wonderland", has since become a jazz standard.

Alice in Wonderland (live-action)

Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 American fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by Linda Woolverton. Released by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars Mia Wasikowska as Alice Kingsleigh, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. The film was shot in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass is a 2016 American fantasy film directed by James Bobin and written by Linda Woolverton. It is a sequel to the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen and Rhys Ifans, and was released on May 27, 2016.

TV series

Adventures in Wonderland

Adventures in Wonderland is a live-action musical television series based on Walt Disney's animated film Alice in Wonderland. In the series, Alice (Elisabeth Harnois), was portrayed as a girl who can come and go from Wonderland simply by walking through her mirror (a reference to Wonderland's source material, Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass).

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland is an American fantasy-drama series that aired on ABC from October 10, 2013, to April 3, 2014. It was created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Zack Estrin, and Jane Espenson for ABC Studios. Although not directly based on the Disney film, but primarily on the Lewis Carroll novels, it does include some elements inspired by the Disney version. The series is a spin-off of Once Upon a Time.

Alice's Wonderland Bakery

Alice's Wonderland Bakery is an American computer-animated television series which is produced by Disney Television Animation and premiered on Disney Junior on February 9, 2022.

Video games

Alice in Wonderland (2000)

Alice in Wonderland is a platform video game developed by Digital Eclipse Software and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. It was released in North America on October 4, 2000. The game follows the plot of the 1951 animated film of the same name.

Kingdom Hearts series
Wonderland is a playable world in the Kingdom Hearts video game series, appearing for first time in the first Kingdom Hearts, and returns in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts coded as a digitized version of the world originating from data in Jiminy Cricket's royal journal, and Kingdom Hearts χ. Alice is also a major character in the overall plot of the first game due to her role as one of seven "Princesses of Heart". Other characters from the movie that appear include the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, the Doorknob, the , and the Card Soldiers. All except the Doorknob also appear in and Chain of Memories, albeit in the form of illusions made from the main character's memory. The Mad Hatter and the March Hare appear in portrait form as well, appearing in corporeal form in Kingdom Hearts χ, in addition to Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Caterpillar appears in the non-official game Kingdom Hearts V Cast, and also in the manga adpatation of Kingdom Hearts.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Alice in Wonderland is an action adventure video game published in 2010 by Disney Interactive Studios. The game can be used on Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows PC and Zeebo, with the soundtrack being composed by video game music composer Richard Jacques.

Disney Infinity series
The 1951 film was referenced throughout the Disney Infinity series with power discs and in-game toys released for the game. On May 24, 2016, Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Time from Alice Through the Looking Glass were added to Disney Infinity 3.0. The three Alice characters were the penultimate additions to the series as Disney cancelled the Disney Infinity franchise earlier that month, with the Finding Dory playset and Dory and Nemo figures that were released the following month of June being the final releases.

Disney Magic Kingdoms
The world builder game Disney Magic Kingdoms includes the attraction Mad Tea Party since its launch on 17 March, 2016. Alice's Curious Labyrinth also appears as part of the environment next to the Fantasyland area. During a limited time 2017 Event focused on Alice in Wonderland, were included Alice, White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts and Caterpillar as playable characters, along with the attractions Alice in Wonderland, The Golden Afternoon, The Tweedle's Wacky Fairway, and White Rabbit's House, with the characters involved in new storylines.

Theme park attractions and rides

Alice in Wonderland Maze
A labyrinth opened on Shanghaî Disneyland on June 16, 2016, with the Park. It is based on Tim Burton's 2010 film.

Alice's Curious Labyrinth

Alice's Curious Labyrinth is a hedge maze attraction at the Disneyland Park within Disneyland Paris. It opened in 1992 with the Park, and belongs to the British part of Fantasyland.

Mad Tea Party

Mad Tea Party is a spinning tea cup ride at all five Disneyland-style theme parks. The ride theme is inspired by the Unbirthday Party scene in Alice In Wonderland. The ride has gained attention over the years for the number of people who get motion sickness as a result of the spinning component of the ride.

Alice in Wonderland (ride)

Alice in Wonderland is a dark ride in Fantasyland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Based on the animated adaptation of the same name, the attraction resides next to a second ride, the Mad Tea Party, based on a scene in that same adaptation. The presence of two rides based on the film is unusual in that Walt Disney said he regretted making it because it lacked a connection to the audience's hearts.

Mad T Party

Mad T Party is a show at Disney California Adventure which occurs in the Hollywood Studios subsection of the Hollywood Land section of the park. Mad T Party premiered on June 15, 2012, the same day the park was re-dedicated. The show is inspired by Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

Stage version

Alice in Wonderland Jr.
Alice in Wonderland Jr. is a one-act stage version intended for middle and high school productions. It includes the majority of the film's songs and others including Song of the Souths "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", two new reprises of "I'm Late!", and three new numbers entitled "Ocean of Tears", "Simon Says" and "Who Are You?" respectively. This 60-/80-minute version is owned by Music Theatre International in the Broadway, Jr. Collection.

Music

Alice in Wonderland soundtrack
Alice in Wonderland was first released on LP record on July 28, 1951, and re-released on Audio CD in 1998.

Almost Alice

Almost Alice is a concept album of various artists' music inspired by Burton's Alice in Wonderland. The album is also notable for featuring songs that were inspired from quotes directly from Lewis Carroll's original novel. The album was released by Buena Vista Records on March 2, 2010. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200.

References

Walt Disney Studios (division) franchises
Works based on Alice in Wonderland
Wonderland


title: 2014 National Rail ticket features

text:
In 2014, a new design was introduced for train tickets issued on the National Rail network in Great Britain. The pre-2014 design was similar to the APTIS design introduced in 1986 by British Rail.

The 2014 design was intended to give passengers more information.

History
The first computerised ticket issuing system on the British railway network was INTIS, introduced by British Rail on a small scale in 1981 as an interim stage before the mid-1980s launch of the All Purpose Ticket Issuing System (APTIS).  INTIS produced credit card-sized tickets on which the data was laid out in a particular pattern consisting of fields of a set length printed on four horizontal lines across the ticket.  Class of travel and a ticket type description were on the top line; below this came the date of travel, ticket number and information about discounts or concessions; then came the origin station, validity information and fare paid; and on the bottom line was printed the destination station and any route restriction that applied.  The APTIS system continued with a slightly adjusted version of this layout; and when it was superseded in the mid-2000s by "New Generation" systems such as Shere SMART and Cubic FasTIS, these continued to issue tickets in the same format.

Department for Transport reports
In March 2012, the Department for Transport (the government department responsible for transport matters in England) released a report, Rail Fares and Ticketing Review.  Its remit was to analyse the market for rail travel, the setting of fares and the ways in which tickets were booked and issued.  From this it sought to make recommendations about finding alternatives to printed tickets and improving the "complex and confusing" fares and ticketing structure.  A three-month consultation period followed.  Passengers, interest groups such as Passenger Focus, the rail industry itself and other parties were asked about their priorities and ideas.  The result was a second report (Rail Fares and Ticketing: The Next Steps), published in October 2013.  Its wide-ranging set of strategic aims included a proposal to undertake a "fundamental redesign" of rail tickets.

The report noted that although "passengers [were] comfortable with the familiar format" of the 30-year-old design, it had significant disadvantages.  Passengers wanted the most important data—station names, ticket descriptions, permitted routes, time restrictions and validity information—presented more clearly, in larger print, without jargon and with as little abbreviation as possible.  In particular, there was a desire for Advance tickets (cheap tickets valid only on a specific train) to show their restrictions and accompanying reservation details more clearly on the same ticket rather than on a separate reservation coupon.  The report stated that although the Department for Transport's long-term intention was for printed tickets to be replaced with smart cards, the rail industry would soon launch a "cleaner, fresher and updated" ticket design which was intended to address some of these suggestions.

2014 trial
In early March 2014, ATOC released a document to its members illustrating examples of the new data layout which would soon be launched on a trial basis.  Some changes had been made from the examples illustrated five months earlier in the Department for Transport's report.  Meanwhile, ATOC selected the Northern Rail TOC to undertake the trial.  Some of the Parkeon self-service ticket machines operated by the company were upgraded so they would print travel tickets in the new format.   The first seven stations to undertake the trial were Bingley, Burley Park, Glossop, Hebden Bridge, Irlam, Pannal and Prudhoe, all of which were upgraded between 20 and 24 March.

Design features
The new design includes the following features and changes:
Ticket type printed on upper orange stripe
Symbol printed on upper orange stripe to indicate discount (lozenge) or child (circle)
Price printed on lower orange stripe
Web link to Restriction Codes e.g. "nationalrail.co.uk/8A"
For Advance tickets - ticket and reservations on single coupon (previously multiple coupons)
Background text reads "National Rail" rather than "Rail Settlement Plan"

Rollout
Tickets in the new design were first issued in March 2014 from trial locations on the Northern network.

Notes

References

Bibliography

External links
Example of the new design

Fare collection systems in the United Kingdom
Travel technology


title: Newport, Maine

text:
Newport is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,133 at the 2020 census. The town's borders surround the shoreline of Sebasticook Lake.

History

The town was settled circa 1808 as East Pond Plantation, then incorporated on June 14, 1814, as Newport. Agriculture was a principal early occupation, and industries included several sawmills, a gristmill, a foundry, cabinet shop, and a number of harness and blacksmith shops. By 1859, when the population was 1,120, Newport was an important producer of carriages "...which, for durability and finish, [were] not excelled by any in the state." The Maine Central Railroad connected to Newport and made it the terminus for its Dexter & Newport Railway, which opened in 1868. By 1880, the population reached 1,451, and industries included a marble, granite and slate works, and a maker of boots and shoes. In 1891, the woolen mill was built, and the Aroostook Condensed Milk Company founded. The latter became the Maine Condensed Milk Company in 1894, then Borden's Condensed Milk Company in 1902.

In 1936, Newport, Maine became one of the towns to have a Movie Queen filmed in it. The Movie Queen was a half an hour silent video filmed in black and white on 16 mm film. These movies were to display all of the shops and the economy of the town. This film now lives in the Northeast Historic Film repository and is owned by the Newport Historical Committee.

In 1901, a large fire destroyed the Maine Central Railroad freight depot and two mills, and damaged 20 houses. In 1990, two boys, aged eight and nine, started a fire which burned half of Newport's historic downtown. The fire was started in the then vacant Yankee Café. The fire burned a pizzeria, auto parts store, a beauty parlor, and a baseball card shop (three buildings which were more than a century old).

In the 21st century, through the year 2020, the Vic Firth Company, subsidiary of Avedis Zildjian Company, continues to manufacture its percussion sticks and mallets in Newport.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which   is land and  is water. Situated on Sebasticook Lake, Newport is drained by Martin Stream and the East Branch of the Sebasticook River. Sebasticook Lake is contained entirely in the town of Newport, and is the largest lake contained in one town in the state of Maine.

The town is crossed by Interstate 95, U.S. Route 2, and state routes 7, 11, 100, and 222. It is bordered by the town of Corinna to the north, Stetson to the east, Etna and Plymouth to the south, and Palmyra to the west.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,275 people, 1,410 households, and 883 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,766 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.4% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 1,410 households, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.4% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the town was 42.6 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,017 people, 1,269 households, and 846 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.28% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.03% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 1,269 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,056, and the median income for a family was $37,104. Males had a median income of $28,719 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,312. About 9.1% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 Lewis O. Barrows, 57th governor of Maine
 Cooper Flagg, basketball player
 Kenneth Fredette, Minority Leader, Maine House of Representatives (2012–present)
 Donald Sidney Skidgel, Medal of Honor recipient and for whom the Donald Sidney Skidgel Memorial Bridge (Route 2, Newport) is named
 Joshua Tardy, Minority Leader, Maine House of Representative (2006–2010)

References

External links

 Town of Newport official website
 Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce
 Newport Cultural Center

Towns in Penobscot County, Maine


title: 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships – Men's group qualification

text:
The 24th World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships were held in Levallois-Perret, France at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan. The men's groups qualifications were held on 10, 11 and 12 July 2014.

2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships


title: Orono (CDP), Maine

text:
Orono is a census-designated place (CDP) consisting of the eastern portion of the town of Orono in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 9,474 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Orono is located at  (44.888769, −68.671153). The Orono CDP consists of all of the town east of Interstate 95, including the primary settled area in the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which  is land and , or 8.55%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,253 people, 2,343 households, and 1,047 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,472 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.30% White, 1.47% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 2.57% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 2,343 households, out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.3% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 10.7% under the age of 18, 51.8% from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 12.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,262, and the median income for a family was $51,613. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $24,602 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,252. About 10.8% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

Census-designated places in Maine
Census-designated places in Penobscot County, Maine


title: Dover-Foxcroft (CDP), Maine

text:
Dover-Foxcroft is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dover-Foxcroft in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,592 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Dover-Foxcroft is located at  (45.186372, −69.229193).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.3 km2), of which 8.4 square miles (21.8 km2)  is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2)  (2.21%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,592 people, 1,091 households, and 710 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,256 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.41% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 1,091 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,929, and the median income for a family was $39,554. Males had a median income of $28,315 versus $21,641 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,692. About 9.5% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

Census-designated places in Maine
Census-designated places in Piscataquis County, Maine
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine


title: Dover-Foxcroft, Maine

text:
Dover-Foxcroft is the largest town in and the seat of Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,422 at the 2020 census. The town is located near the geographic center of the state.

History

Dover-Foxcroft was originally two towns, Dover and Foxcroft, separated by the Piscataquis River. Dover was to the south of the river, and Foxcroft was to the north.

Dover was purchased from Massachusetts by Boston merchants Charles Vaughan and John Merrick, both of whom had emigrated from England. It was first permanently settled in 1803 by Eli Towne from Temple, New Hampshire, then incorporated on January 19, 1822. Agriculture was the principal early occupation, producing potatoes, corn and grain.

Originally known as T5 R7 NWP, Foxcroft was one of five towns conveyed by Massachusetts in 1796 to Bowdoin College. It was purchased from the college in 1800 by Joseph E. Foxcroft of New Gloucester and settled by John, Eleazer and Seth Spaulding in 1806, when they built the first mill. It was dubbed Spauldingtown until February 29, 1812, when it was incorporated as Foxcroft, taking its proprietor's name.

The Piscataquis River offered water power sites for mills. In 1859 the population of Dover was 2,500 and industries included four sawmills, shingle and clapboard manufacturers, one gristmill, two tanneries, two carriage makers, and a woolen factory.

By 1859, the population of Foxcroft was 1,045, industries included two sawmills, one shingle mill, one carding machine, one carriage builder, one chair manufacturer, one tannery, one fork maker, two pail makers, one machinist, and a sash, door and blind factory.
In 1866 the Hughes & Son Piano Mfg. Co. was established and ran until closed in 1921. (source: Pierce Piano Atlas 11th ed. )
On March 1, 1922, the two towns merged into a single town.

Dover-Foxcroft has a notable United States post office mural painted during the New Deal era.

The American Woolen Company Foxcroft Mill is a historic district of industrial buildings added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 2012. It contains buildings built between 1841 and 1944.

Dover-Foxcroft is home to the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, an annual one-day event which takes place in late June each year. It started in 2009 to honor the whoopie pie. The whoopie pie became the official state treat of Maine in 2013. The 2012 festival brought 5,000 people to the town while the 2014 event brought in more than 7,500 attendees.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which   is land and  is water. Dover-Foxcroft is drained by the Piscataquis River.

The town is crossed by state routes 6, 7, 15, 16 and 153. It is the commercial center of the county.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dover-Foxcroft has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 4,213 people, 1,773 households, and 1,120 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,459 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 1,773 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.79.

The median age in the town was 45 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,211 people, 1,658 households, and 1,152 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,200 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.91% Caucasian, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 1,658 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,164, and the median income for a family was $36,287. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,613 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,544. About 13.6% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Dover-Foxcroft is a part of Regional School Unit 68 (RSU68).

RSU 68 provides primary schooling for the town and several surrounding communities at three schools in Dover-Foxcroft: SeDoMoCha Elementary School provides for Pre-K–4th grades and SeDoMoCha Middle School (named for four of the communities that attend: Sebec, Dover-Foxcroft, Monson and Charleston) provides for grades 5–8.

Foxcroft Academy is a private secondary school that accepts all students from MSAD68 as well as others from across the state. They also have an international program and have 2 dormitories and several boarding houses in town.

Notable people

 Corey Beaulieu, lead guitarist for the metal band Trivium
 Clarence Blethen, baseball pitcher
 Mary Mitchell Birchall, first woman to graduate from a New England college
 Alfred Eliab Buck, U.S. Representative from Alabama
 Stephen Decatur Carpenter, military officer
 Rob Derhak, bass player and vocalist for the jam rock band Moe
 Brita Filter, drag queen and activist
 Lisa Rowe Fraustino, children's author
 Frank E. Guernsey, U.S. Representative from Maine
 Hannah Hanson Kinney, alleged serial killer
 Laurie G. Lachance, president of Thomas College
 Henry Otis Pratt, minister and U.S. Representative from Iowa
 Nathaniel S. Robinson, Wisconsin legislator and physician
 Ninetta May Runnals (1885–1980), Dean of Women at Colby College
 Dave Schwep, director and photographer
 Douglas Smith, state legislator
 Lillian M. N. Stevens, temperance worker
 Henry M. Thompson, Wisconsin legislator and businessperson
 Amasa Tracy, military officer
 Leroy M. Washburn, Wisconsin legislator

References

External links

 Town of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
 Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society & Museum

County seats in Maine
1922 establishments in Maine


title: Oulnina

text:
Oulnina Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in South Australia.

It is situated approximately  south east of Mannahill and  east of Yunta.

The property was established some time prior to 1861. In 1862, Henry Lorenzo Sprigg owned the station. Sprigg struck financial problems in 1867 and by 1868 both Oulnina and Wadnaminga Station were put up for sale. The two runs occupied a combined area of  and were stocked with a total of 21,800 sheep. The property had a woolshed, huts, yards and 14 wells. The two stations were acquired by Philip Levi and Co.

In 1870 the two stations were again sold, along with other properties. By this time Oulnina and Wadnaminga were stocked with 17,000 sheep. The area was struck by a plague of grasshoppers in 1872, causing most available feed for stock to be lost. In 1880 a total of 59,095 sheep were shorn at Oulnina.

Gold was found on Oulnina in 1885, and a syndicate was formed shortly after to work a mineral claim on the property. In 1890 only 16,092 sheep were shorn at the property.

In 1897 the property comprised  and was divided into 17 paddocks. The flock at the time was estimated at 40,000 sheep.

In 1907 the property was acquired by W.J. McBride from the executors of W.H. Duncan's estate. Oulnina occupied an area of  and was stocked with 38,597 sheep, 62 cattle and 64 horses at this time. It was divided into 38 paddocks and was fully fenced. Stock could be watered from 9 wells or 26 dams with one permanent spring. McBride paid £53,300 for the property.

In 1911, the property was acquired, along with nearby Outlapa Station, by Robert Crawford from R. J. McBride. Crawford intended to subdivide Oulnina into 11 blocks and sell them. Oulnina comprised  at this time. It was divided into blocks, the largest being , and they were put up for sale.

Many of the leases, collectively called 'Oulnina Park', were acquired by J.G. Terry, who in turn sold them off in 1917. George Brooks acquired many of the lots at this point, including the homestead block of approximately , and retained them until his death in 1926.

Maurice Francis was the owner of the property in 2013.

Michael Burdon and his family operated the station in 2017, having inherited it from his father. He is believed to have murdered his wife, Tanja Ebert, on 8 August 2017, disposing of her body on or in the vicinity of Oulnina Park Station. Burdon fatally shot himself dead at the property when police arrived on 16 August 2017 as part of their investigation into her disappearance. The farm was offered for long term lease in March 2018.

See also
 List of ranches and stations

References

Stations in South Australia
Far North (South Australia)


title: Greenville (CDP), Maine

text:
Greenville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Greenville in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,010 at the 2020 census.

Geography
Greenville is located at  (45.460428, −69.600306).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (10.9 km2)  is land and 0.9 square mile (2.2 km2)  (16.83%) is water. Situated beside Moosehead Lake, Greenville is drained by Wilson Stream.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,319 people, 606 households, and 346 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 905 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.56% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 606 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,656, and the median income for a family was $36,950. Males had a median income of $27,132 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,354. About 10.0% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links
 Town of Greenville, Maine
 Shaw Public Library
 Moosehead Historical Society

Census-designated places in Maine
Census-designated places in Piscataquis County, Maine