title: Roberto F. Canuto

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Roberto Fernandez Canuto (born 13 April 1973 in Gijon) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He belongs to a new generation of filmmakers from Spain with learning or working experiences internationally and with multicultural influences. Roberto F. Canuto is one of the first European directors to establish stable collaborations within the Chinese industry. Since 2010 he co-directs all his films with the Chinese director Xu Xiaoxi and together open a film production company in China, Almost Red Productions.

Even still at an early stage of his career, Roberto obtains international recognition as all his films have been selected and awarded in many international film festivals. Due to the themes treated and the distinct style of his films, Roberto F. Canuto is considered in some circles as a promise and a director to follow.

Biography

Roberto F. Canuto was born in Asturias, Spain. Since an early age he was curious for moviemaking. He remembered to watch The Jungle Book at a movie theatre when he was only 5 and question his family about the process of making a movie. During his childhood he starts music studies and obtains degrees in Piano, Harmony and other relates subjects at the "Royal Conservatory of Music of Asturias" (Spain) and he joins a short curse on acting at the "Superior Dramatic Art School of Asturias" in 1989. It is during these years when he discovers independent films from US and authors from Europe and, according to the director: "that was probably the moment when I decided that my dream was to follow my storytelling passion".

He studies Arts in Audiovisual Communication at Madrid's Complutense University and in 1998 he obtains a bachelor's degree (Licenciate) specializing in Filmmaking. During his years of study he collaborates as a film critic in different media and classic directors influence him after he attended frequent sessions at the Spanish Cinematheque. Also, he organizes film seminars at the cinema room of his Hall of Residence "Empresa Pública", but his first attempts to direct shorts were frustrated.

A short trip to London (UK) to visit a close friend became an adventure that expand for over 8 years, working in fields, far away from filmmaking (from Chef to representative of companies as Prada or Calvin Klein). Frustrated with his life style and having a job that focus only in monetary gain, he decided to give up everything, travel to Los Angeles (CA) and enrol in a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) - Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, Universal Studios (Hollywood), that allow him to be in contact with filmmaking again. He graduated in 2009 with the feature film "Desire Street".

From 2008 his film career starts developing, directing some films that achieved great reactions in the festival circuit, including awards, and most of them created with his usual collaborator, Xu Xiaoxi. During the two years of study in US, Roberto directs over 14 short films in celluloid and digital formats and collaborates in more than other 20 shorts covering different crew member positions, from Cinematographer to Script Supervisor, allowing him to know the profession inside out. His two graduation projects became the most successful films, "Toto Forever" (Year One graduation) and the feature "Desire Street'", co-directed with Xu Xiaoxi (Master graduation). Both projects received "Best Film" awards. "Desire Street" at "Asturian Film Festival 2014" and "Special Mention" for "Best International Feature" at "Mix Mexico International Film Festival 2011" and "Toto Forever" at "LesgaycinePTY, International Film Festival of Panama", together with other awards, nominations and special screenings.

During the years of study in Los Angeles, the directors start the collaboration with the composer Andrea Centazzo, Italy's top orchestral percussionist. An artist known for his ability to "synthesize Oriental percussive vibration with timbales understanding of Contemporary Music and the soul of jazz and rock." Andrea Centazzo composed the scores for all their films since then: Mei Mei (2009), Toto Forever (2010), Desire Street (2011) and Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013).

In 2011 Roberto decides to travel to China and start a film career there, combining the western and eastern culture in his work. Together with Xu Xiaoxi founded officially their own production company, Almost Red Productions, where they alternate the fiction narrative projects with commercial/advertisement works.

In 2013 released the Chinese-Spanish production short film "Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal", film that obtained awards for Best Film (Riverside Saginaw International Film Festival, Michigan, USA), Best Actress Sherry Xia Ruihong and Runner up Short (Asturian Film Festival, Spain) together with other nominations, like the GAVA awards for "Best Short" and "Best Screenplay".

Almost Red Productions collaborates with some organizations, like "Concentric Circles ", a non-profit company that aim to improve the health system in poor Rural Areas of China.

In August 2014 the Contemporary Art Museum A4 in Chengdu (Sichuan), one of the most prestigious museums in China. organised an exhibition titled ID/EGO, dedicated to the filmmakers Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi, that included a showcase of pictures and objects used during their shootings and the presentation in China of Desire Street and their latest short film Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013). The exhibition had a very positive reactions and a very good turnout in all the projections. Due to the success, the exhibition was extended for further weeks.

In 2015 present the film Floating Melon and introduced the project as the second part the trilogy, "Invisible Chengdu", that will include Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013), Floating Melon (2015) and Sunken Plum (a new productions to be presented in 2017).

Floating Melon was shot in Chengdu (China) with non professional actors. The film premiered in Spain at the 53rd FICXIXON, Gijón International Film Festival in November 2015 and in China at the Art Gallery Shujingtang Alley Art Space in Chengdu (Sichuan) in June 2016. It received an Audience Award at the 15th Aviles Acción Film Festival (Spain) and the Audience Choice Award and Best Cinematography Award (Guo Yong) at the III Asturian Film Festival of Proaza 2016 (Spain). In the first 12 months after the release it has been presented in over 40 international film festivals in Europe, America, Asia and Africa.

The following year, in 2016, Roberto F. Canuto directs his first film in Spain, in Asturias (his hometown), using the language of the region, the Asturian language, titled Advent (Ad-vientu), a psychological mystery drama film. The world premiere of Advent took place at the 54th Gijón International Film Festival on 25 November 2016 and the film obtained the Audience Award Dia D'Asturies for Best Short Film.

His new film, Sunken Plum, will be released in 2017. It completes the trilogy "Invisible Chengdu". It is a melodramatic comedy with touches of mystery and social realism (with a mix genre typical of the directors). The film uses non professional actors and the filming took place in Sichuan (China), mainly in Chengdu City Center, the lake "Bai Ta" and a remote village in the mountains of Sichuan, "Nan Bu".

Roberto lives between his working place in Chengdu (China) and his hometown in Asturias (Spain).

Filmography

Roberto F. Canuto, while attending the Master of Fine Arts at NYFA, directs many shorts as "Me Inside Me", "Lila" or "Our Sweet New Home",  but most of them remain unreleased. His graduation films, the short "Toto Forever" and the feature "Desire Street" (co-directed with Xu Xiaoxi), are the works that bring more attention, awards and international recognition.
In China, produced by Almost Red Productions, he co-directs with Xu Xiaoxi in 2013, "Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal" that attracts media attention, with press interviews and TV coverage. They release in 2015 "Floating Melon" and englobe both films, together with their new film "Sunken Plum" in a trilogy that they call Invisible Chengdu.
Back in Spain, in 2016 he release Advent (Ad-vientu), spoken in Asturian language.

"Invisible Chengdu" trilogy (2017)

Invisible Chengdu (aka El Chengdu Invisible (Spanish)) is a Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi trilogy of short films filmed in Sichuan (China) and using the local language of the region, the Sichuanese Mandarin. This set of films reflects the underground scene of Chengdu. It includes "Sunken Plum" (2017), "Floating Melon" (2013) and "Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal" (2013). The trilogy tell stories about people normally segregated and that have to survive in the shadows of the Chinese society, that is against diversity and individuality.

Sunken Plum (2017)

Sunken Plum (Original ) is Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi's latest short film, to be released in 2017. Produced by "Almost Red Productions" (China) in association with "Arkadin Ediciones" (Spain). It is a melodramatic comedy with mystery elements and tells the story of a transgender woman who works in a nightclub in Chengdu. Unexpectedly, she gets a visit from her cousin who tells her that her mother (whom she didn't sees for a long time) is deceased. As the only son, she feels obligated to return to her birthplace, but can not appear as a woman in front of her family.

The film uses non professional actors and it was partially produced with a Crowdfunding project. The filming process took place in October 2016 and the postproduction is expected to be completed in Spring/Summer 2017.

Advent (Ad-vientu) (2016)

Advent (Original asturian Ad-vientu; ) is a 2016 Spanish and Chinese co-production psychological drama film, written and directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi. It is the first movie of the directors filmed in Spain.

The film is spoken in a local language, the asturian language (something unusual in the Spanish cinema). It was shoot in Asturias, with locations in the medieval center of the city of Avilés, the historical Cemetery La Carriona and some beaches and walkways of Carreño, mainly in Perlora and Xivares.

Advent is a psychological mystery drama film that tells the story of Suso, a dazed young unemployed man that tries to discover the identity of an unusual girl, who he spies on a secluded beach, as she reminds him of his dead mother. She runs throwing herselfoff a cliff, but it will not be the last time that she crosses his path. The main character is performed by David Soto Giganto, an actor from the "Youth National Company of Classic Theater" and in the rest of the cast we find actors mainly from the "Dramatic Art Academy of Asturias", like Ici Díaz, o Beatriz Meré, together with other experienced actors as Lidia Méndez o David Blanka.

The world premiere of Advent took place at the 54th Gijón International Film Festival on the 25 of November 2016 and the film obtained the Audience Award Dia D'Asturies for Best Short Film. It will start the international festival circuit in 2017.

Floating Melon (2015)

Floating Melon (Original ; Spanish title Sandía amarga) is a 2015 Spanish and Chinese co-production drama film written and directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi. It is a low budget independent short movie that tells the story of Xiao Cheng, when he finds his lover dead in his bed, after a lethal drug reaction.  In the dark roads of Chengdu, Xiao Cheng, scared of the consequences, send a message asking for help to his friend. She thinks that the best solution is to hide the body, but when they return to the apartment, they found the unexpected.

The film has a strong film noir influences and it is performed by non professional actors and it includes themes very delicate, often censured in China, specially the representation of the homosexuality in young people, a community that need to protect themselves due to the lack of protective laws in the country. The story is partially based in true events, but the atmosphere is close to the Film Noir genre, to reflect the only situation where queer people can express themselves, community that needs to live in the shadows of the night in the Chinese society.
It tells the story of Xiao Cheng, a young Chinese guy that ask for help to a friend to resolve a big trouble, the guy with whom he spend the afternoon is dead on his bed from the effect of a drug, not something the Chinese authorities look kindly on.

The world premiere of the film was held in Spain, at the 53rd Gijon International Film Festival in November 2015. It received the audience award for best short film, Asturian section, at the 15th Aviles Action Film Festival  and at the Audience Choice Award for Best Film and Best Cinematography at the 3rd Asturian Film Festival of Proaza. In China the film premiere was held at an art gallery, Shujingtang Alley Art Space in Chengdu on 12 June 2016 and the reactions were very positive. The premiere in China was held relatively underground (due to the censorship laws of the country).

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (Original ; Spanish Title Ni Jing: No Robarás) is the first film made in China by Almost Red company  and it is a co-production with Spain.
It tells the story of a naive Chinese girl who is forced to confront betrayal after she awakes in a remote forest covered in blood.
The film received the award for Best Short Film in the World Premier at "Riverside Saginaw International Film Festival", 2013 and the awards for: Best Actress (Sherry Xia Ruihong), runner up Best Short Film, and a nomination for Best Actor (Yinhui Wan) at the 9th Asturian Film Festival, 2014. The Ni Jing: No Robarás Spanish premier took place at the prestigious "FICXIXON, Gijón International Film Festival" in 2013.
The critical reactions in general were very positive:

 "The film represent very truthfully the local society of Chengdu and the good communication among the directors, that belong to different cultures, creates great results"  from Fenixnet Entertainment News, China.
 "Audiences at the press screening were captivated for the atmosphere and the rhythm of the film"  from Sichuan Daily News, leading newspaper in the region.

Desire Street (2011)

Desire Street (aka "La Calle Del Deseo" or "Calle Deseo") is Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi's first feature film, produced as a graduation work in their Master of Fine Arts at the New York Film Academy (Los Angeles) in Hollywood. The story follows three family members (mother, daughter and son) as they try to survive their loneliness and obsessions by going through different sexual experiences and relationships with a prostitute. "This film has a flamboyant style that is oddly downplayed by characters that tend to be frustrated by the barrenness of their urban living. The protagonists are socially malformed as they struggle with self-identity and self acceptance". The directors take as a reference the Mexican melodramas of the 1960s. They exaggerate the representation of the characters to accentuate the irony that is a basic element in the story, creating many situations of comedy. At the end of the story the family became the main reference for the individual survival.
The reception at film festivals was very good and score positive reviews and awards (Best Film at Asturian Film Festival in Spain and Special Mention Best Feature at Mix Mexico International Film Festival ):

 The jury highlight that Desire Street has "a very well structured script, strong story and great characters". From Mix Mexico International Film Festival's Jury, 2011.
 "Desire Street develops, with technical mastery and a good treatment of the script, the generation gap and the family and sexual conflicts in a multiethnic society". From Asturian Film Festival's Jury, 2014
 "The characters could be from an Almodovar movie as they seem to need to behave in extraordinary ways in order to draw some sexual, psychological advantage... The use of subjective camera movement, composition and mirrored reflections are effective in conveying a real sense of false perceptions... The collaborations of Roberto Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi make them the future wave as these two engaging directors bring together fresh insight with redesigned camera work."  From Dickie Kings review at MTG, 2011.

The premiere of Desire Street in Spain took place in 2014 at the "Asturian Film Festival" and in China at the "Contemporary Art Museum A4" of Sichuan also in 2014 .

 Toto Forever (2010)

Toto Forever (aka Toto Para Siempre or Siempre Toto'''), is the first international successful film directed by Roberto F. Canuto and written by Roberto and Xu Xiaoxi. The film participates in over 30 international film festivals, mainly of LGBT theme, with awards as Best Film at "LesGayCinePTY in Panamá 2010", Third Award for Best Short Film at "6th CinegailesAST in Asturias, Spain, 2014", nominated for Best Film at Kashish 1st Mumbai International Film Festival   together with other selections and Opening Ceremonies in different venues.  It is considered Cult film in many circles, after becoming a Classic in the underground Gay Cinema with many screenings around the globe.

The critical reactions were very positive:

 "This international hit film promises to become one of the new Gay classic movies". From Cultura Pride, 2011 (Panama).
 "Toto Forever effectively invokes an idyllic mood with an undercurrent of danger. The moments that Toto and Mark get to share are very romantic and sensual... Toto Forever is sexy and suspenseful... Canuto's short contains many pleasures."  From Michael D. Klemm at Cinemaqueer.com, 2009 (United States).
 "Desire, break, conflict ... Toto Forever is positioned in the drama, in the extreme, in breakdown of the young protagonist to compose a map of sensations that reverses in the hope that exists beyond the borders of everyday life."  From El Rollo Higienico, Revista de Arte y Cultura, 2010 (Spain).
 "The angle of photography requires of us to re-examine and not view things is a conventional way. Backward glances are shown through rear view mirror techniques and distorted reflections off a champagne bowl question the reason and nature of what might be obvious. Just as the crystal is multifaceted and reflects and refracts, we are encouraged to examine, kaleidoscopically and appreciate how brilliantly colorful this 'gem' is!"  From Dickie King at MTG, 2011 (South Africa).

 References

External links

 Commentary and Interview  at "Movies in Universogay" by Ariel Alan, 2014 (Spanish).
 Article from China at "Movies in Universogay''" by Ariel Alan, 2014 (Spanish).
 Interview Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi, Directores de Cine at La Nueva España Newspaper (Spanish).
 Interview with Roberto F. Canuto at YouTube.
 Roberto F. Canuto Interview at El Rollo Higienico, Revista de Arte y Cultura, Interview with Roberto F. Canuto
 Directors Interview Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi  at El Rollo Higiénico, Revista de Arte y Cultura (Spanish).
 Interview Roberto F. Canuto & Xu Xiaoxi at Alderiques D'Asturies (Spanish)
 Interview with directors at Asturies.com (Asturian)
 "Advent" Interview with Producer at Cadena SER (Spanish)
 Interview with Roberto F. Canuto, Min. 40, about "Advent" at "Pasín a Pasu" in Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias (Spanish)
 News Award in Gijon International Film Festival at 20 minutos (Spanish)
 Interview Ad-vientu: Roberto F. Canuto & Laura Prieto at "Iniciativa por Asturianu" in YouTube
 Interview Roberto F. Canuto & Laura Prieto  at "El Tren" from Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias

1973 births
Living people
Film directors from Asturias
People from Gijón
Spanish film directors
Spanish male screenwriters
Spanish LGBT screenwriters
Spanish gay writers
Spanish LGBT film directors
Gay screenwriters


title: 107th Division

text:
In military terms, 107th Division or 107th Infantry Division may refer to:

 107th Infantry Division (German Empire)
 107th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
 107th Rifle Division (Soviet Union, World War II)
 107th Tank Division (Soviet Union, World War II)
 107th Infantry Division (United States)— planned but never established, see Divisions of the United States Army


The Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC) is a  U.S. Department of Energy Specialized Information Analysis Center (SIAC) authorized to collect, analyze, maintain, and distribute computer software and data sets in the areas of radiation transport and safety.  The RSICC is operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  The primary sponsors of the RSICC are the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The center began as the Radiation Shielding Information Center (RSIC) in 1962, but was renamed to RSICC in August 1996 to better reflect the scope of computer code technology at the center (i.e., radiation transport and safety).

The RSICC staff maintain an online software catalog at their website, which site visitors may browse (though no search functionality is provided).  The software in the catalog cover a broad range of nuclear computational tools, providing in-depth coverage of radiation transport and safety topics for nuclear science and engineering, in support of modeling and simulation.  Registered users may request software from the repository.  With a few specific exceptions, a "cost recovery fee" is required to recoup the cost associated with RSICC operations before software requests are fulfilled.

The European counterpart to the RSICC is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Data Bank.

See also
 Safety code (nuclear reactor)

External links
 Radiation Safety Information Computational Center
 OECD NEA Data Bank

Nuclear technology
Nuclear safety and security
Oak Ridge National Laboratory


title: Gymnastics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's uneven bars

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The women's uneven bars competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 3 and 5 December 2006 at the Aspire Hall 2.

Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Results

Qualification

Final

 Cha Yong-hwa of North Korea originally won the bronze medal, but the International Gymnastics Federation took disciplinary action after discovering that Cha's passport had been modified and her age falsified. Her individual results since August 2006 have been nullified.

References

Results
Results

External links
Official website

Artistic Women uneven bars


title: Counselor at Crime

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Counselor at Crime (, also known as The Counsellor) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish crime film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Tomas Milian, Martin Balsam and Francisco Rabal.

Cast
 Tomas Milian: Thomas Accardo
 Martin Balsam: Don Antonio Macaluso
 Francisco Rabal: Vincent Garofalo
 Dagmar Lassander: Laura Murchison
 Perla Cristal: Dorothy
 Carlo Tamberlani: Don Michele Villabate
 Manuel Zarzo: Dorsiello
 John Anderson: Don Vito Albanese
 Sacheen Littlefeather: Maggie
 George Rigaud: Priest
 Eduardo Fajardo: Calogero Vezza
 Nello Pazzafini: Killer in Polizzi Generosa

Production
Counselor at Crime was filmed at Cinecitta in Rome, Estudios Cinematograficos in Madrid and on location in San Francisco, Albuquerque, Palermo and Sicily.

The cinematography was done by Joe D'Amato, who was credited under his birthname Aristide Massaccesi. Director Alberto de Martino spoke positively on working with D'Amato, stating that he "didn't talk nonsense, he knew how to do his job, and he was quick. It took him a couple of seconds to understand how to light a scene. And whenever he was in trouble with the lighting, he would take the camera in his own hands".

De Martino admitted to having trouble during the screenwriting of the film, stating that he initially wrote the script with his collaborators. They later hired Leonardo Martin to write another part and when they gave the script to producer Edmondo Amati, he stated that it was alright but wanted the dialogue to be revised by his friend Michael Gazzo. A month later, Gazzo sent him a script that was entirely re-written.

De Martino also spoke about Dagmar Lassander, stating that he "cast her in Rome a couple of months before shooting started. She'd just had a baby and I told her she had to lose weight. She said 'Of course, one month's a long time!".  When arriving in Albuquerque, she had not lost the weight and De Martino kept her in the film as he would not be able to find a replacement.

Release
Counselor at Crime was released in Italy on August 30, 1973 where it was distributed by Fida Cinematografica. The film grossed a total of 685,486,000 Italian lire in Italy.

Footnotes

References

See also
 List of Italian films of 1973

External links

1973 films
Films directed by Alberto De Martino
Italian crime films
Spanish crime films
Films shot in San Francisco
Mafia films
1973 crime films
Films scored by Riz Ortolani
1970s Italian films


title: Jamaica Independence Medal

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The Jamaica Independence Medal is a commemorative medal marking the independence of Jamaica on 6 August 1962. The medal was awarded to those individuals serving in the Jamaica Defence Force and to certain civilian officials when Jamaica became Independent.

Appearance
The Jamaica Independence Medal is circular in shape, made of cupro-nickel metal. On the obverse of the medal the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Around the edge of the medal is the title QUEEN ELIZABETH II. The reverse of the medal bears the Coat of arms of Jamaica. The edge of the medal is impressed with the text JAMAICA INDEPENDENCE 6TH AUGUST 1962.  The medal hangs from a ring suspension attached by a laterally pierced ball-type suspension. The ribbon of the medal is green and yellow with a broad central stripe of black.

References

Orders, decorations, and medals of Jamaica
Awards established in 1962


title: National Guild of Hypnotists

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The National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) is a non-profit, membership-based, international organization for professional consulting hypnotists. The organization is headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire. As the oldest and largest hypnotism organization in the world, NGH has approximately 20,000 members across the United States and in more than 93 countries. As of 2020, the President of the National Guild of Hypnotists is Dr. Dwight F. Damon, who is also a founding member.

NGH sets professional standards for hypnotic practice and services. Guild members do not diagnose, treat, nor prescribe for clients regarding issues related to medical or mental health conditions. They work with clients only with the intent to enhance the client's own natural restorative and coping abilities, and can serve as success coaches, motivators, and guides.

History
The NGH was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1951 by Dr. Rexford L. North. Throughout its history, it has received various honors and awards for its accomplishments and today it claims to be the preeminent professional hypnotism association in its field. NGH has been commended twice in the United States Congressional Record.

On May 11, 1993, the National Guild of Hypnotists was recognized by the 103rd Congress of the United States for its efforts toward establishing and maintaining a rigorous professional code of ethics, as well as high-quality educational resources in the advancement of professional hypnotism.

In 1994, The NGH chartered a union chapter through the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), the National Federation of Hypnotists, Local 104, OPEIU-AFL-CIO, CLC, in order to provide additional legal and political assistance to NGH members by providing access to an official, unionized organization.

In 2000, the organization represented its members in discussions with the State of Indiana, which had set up a committee to license hypnotists.

In August, 2013, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick awarded the National Guild of Hypnotists a Governor's Citation, in recognition of their 63rd anniversary.  Mayor Arthur G. Vigeant declared August 10, 2013, to be National Guild of Hypnotists Day in the city of Marlborough, Massachusetts, in recognition of contributions made to the city, state, and country.

On December 11, 2014, U.S. Representative Steve Stockman of Texas recommended the NGH as "one of two organizations from which to seek referrals" for hypnosis.

Activities

Certification training programs
As part of ongoing services to the member community, the National Guild of Hypnotists has produced several certification, education, and training programs. In 1990, NGH set requirements of 15 hours of continuing education credits for active certification status. In 1991, the minimum number of training hours was raised to 100, with 75 class hours and 25 hours independent study. That year, a Forensic Hypnosis curriculum and the Train the Trainers Program and core curriculum were introduced. In 1992, a continuing education workshop program for NGH members was organized.

In 1995, the Registered Hypnotherapist designation was replaced with the Certified Hypnotherapist designation. In 1998, the NGH Certification Board was created, and a Pediatric Hypnotism curriculum was developed. In 1999, Medgar Evers College – City University of New York began offering a NGH Certification course, an Emergency Hypnotism curriculum and a Complementary Medical Hypnotism curriculum were added. In 2000, the NGH core curriculum  was translated into Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish and Polish. In 2003 and 2004, three new programs were added: Sports Hypnotism, and a 12-month Clinical Hypnotism curriculum, and a Hypno-Coaching program.

In 2006, NGH leadership accepted "Certified Consulting Hypnotist" as the organization's primary credential. In 2015, the NGH further amended its credentialing policies and decided that, moving forward, it would only issue the "Hypnotherapist" certification to applicants who were already licensed health practitioners. As of 2020, the NGH also offers the Certified Hypnotist and Board Certified Consulting Hypnotist (BCH) designations, as well.

The NGH also maintains an updated guide to state law and legal issues regarding hypnotism for public and member education.

Publications
Beginning in May 1951, the NGH established a magazine called Journal of Hypnotism. Founder Dr. Rexford L. North served as editor and publisher, with contributing editors and authors including current President Dwight Damon, Harry Arons, and Bernard Yanover. This publication serves as a trade journal for practicing professional hypnotists.

In 1987, NGH began a newsletter called Hypno-Gram with articles from guild members. Dr. Dwight F. Damon is the current editor of this publication.

The National Guild of Hypnotists has also acted as book publisher for some members, including NGH President Dwight Damon.
 Inside Secrets of Stage Hypnotism - Jerry Valley
 You Have Been Here Before: A Psychologist Looks at Past Lives - by Edith Fiore
 Raising Your Children with Hypnosis - Donald J. Mottin
 The Illustrated History of Hypnotism - by John C. Hughes
 Consumer Guide To Hypnotism - by Dwight F. Damon
 Hypnosis the Induction of Conviction - John C. Hughes
 The Crash Course In Selling Hypnosis - John Weir

Convention
The first annual National Guild of Hypnotists Annual Convention was held in 1988 in Danvers, Massachusetts. The 1989 convention was held in New York City, New York.

From 1990 to 2004 the convention was held in Nashua, New Hampshire.

From 2005 to 2019, the convention has been held in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

The theme of the 26th annual convention held in 2013 was "A Legacy of Excellence". It featured both stage and consulting hypnotists, and was reported to have nearly 1,200 attendees. The 2014 Convention was held from August 8–10, with the theme of "Building Our Profession".

Public awareness
The Guild also organizes presentations aimed at educating the public about the uses of hypnosis.

External links
Official website

References

Hypnosis organizations
1951 establishments in the United States
Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Non-profit organizations based in New Hampshire


title: 96th Division

text:
In military terms, 96th Division or 96th Infantry Division may refer to:

 Infantry divisions
 96th Infantry Division (German Empire)
 96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
 96th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
 96th Infantry Division (United States)

 Aviation divisions
 96th Air Division


title: Saidpur Government College

text:
Saidpur Government College, Saidpur, Nilphamari () is an honors-level degree college organised by the National University and the Dinajpur Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. Established in 1953 under the name "Kay-A-De Azam", the college was the first to open in both the city of Saidpur and Nilphamari District, and was renamed as "Saidpur Government College" in 2018. Saidpur's central Shaheed Minar is located on its campus.

Courses
 Intermediate level (H.S.C)
 Four-years Honor's course
 Degree Pass course
 Open university (H.S.C, Degree pass course, Four-year Honor's course)
 Syllabus: National Curriculum and Textbook Board In Bengali.

References

External links
 Saidpur College on Facebook

Colleges in Nilphamari District
Universities and colleges in Nilphamari District
1953 establishments in East Pakistan


title: Dollar (reactivity)

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A dollar is a unit of reactivity for a nuclear reactor, calibrated to the interval between the conditions of criticality and prompt criticality. Prompt criticality will result in an extremely rapid power rise, with the resultant destruction of the reactor, unless it is specifically designed to tolerate the condition. A cent is  of a dollar.

Meaning and use
Each nuclear fission produces several neutrons that can be absorbed, escape from the reactor, or go on to cause more fissions in a chain reaction. When an average of one neutron from each fission goes on to cause another fission, the reactor is just barely "critical" and the chain reaction proceeds at a constant power level.

Most neutrons produced in fission are "prompt", i.e., created with the fission products in less than about 10 nanoseconds (a "shake" of time), but certain fission products produce additional neutrons when they decay up to several minutes after their creation by fission. These delayed-release neutrons, a few percent of the total, are key to stable nuclear reactor control. Without delayed neutrons, in a reactor that was just barely above critical, reactor power would increase exponentially on millisecond or even microsecond timescales – much too fast to be controlled with current or near-future technology. Such a rapid power increase can also happen in a real reactor when the chain reaction is sustained without the help of the delayed neutrons. This is prompt criticality, the most extreme example of which is an exploding nuclear weapon where considerable design effort goes into keeping the core deep into prompt criticality for as long as possible until the greatest attainable percentage of material has fissioned.

By definition, a reactivity of zero dollars is just barely on the edge of criticality using both prompt and delayed neutrons. A reactivity less than zero dollars is subcritical; the power level will decrease exponentially and a sustained chain reaction will not occur. One dollar is defined as the threshold between delayed and prompt criticality. At prompt criticality, on average each fission will cause exactly one additional fission via prompt neutrons, and the delayed neutrons will then increase power. Any reactivity above $0 is supercritical and power will increase exponentially, but between $0 and $1 the power rise will be slow enough to be easily and safely controlled with mechanical control rods because the chain reaction partly depends on the delayed neutrons. A power reactor operating at steady state (constant power) will therefore have an average reactivity of $0, with small fluctuations above and below this value.

Reactivity can also be expressed in relative terms, such as "5 cents above prompt critical".

While power reactors are carefully designed and operated to avoid prompt criticality under all circumstances, many small research or "zero power" reactors are designed to be intentionally placed into prompt criticality (reactivity > $1) with complete safety by rapidly withdrawing their control rods. Their fuel elements are designed so that as they heat up, reactivity is automatically and quickly reduced through effects such as doppler broadening and thermal expansion. Such reactors can be "pulsed" to very high power levels (e.g., several GW) for a few milliseconds, after which reactivity automatically drops to $0 and a relatively low and constant power level (e.g. several hundred kW) is maintained until shut down manually by reinserting the control rods.

Subcritical reactors, which thus far have only been built at laboratory scale, would constantly run in "negative dollars" (most likely a few cents below [delayed] critical) with the "missing" neutrons provided by an external neutron source, e.g. spallation driven by a particle accelerator in an accelerator-driven subcritical reactor.

History
According to Alvin Weinberg and Eugene Wigner, Louis Slotin was the first to propose the name "dollar" for the interval of reactivity between barely critical and prompt criticality, and "cents" for the decimal fraction of the dollar.

References

Neutron
Units of measurement
Nuclear physics
Nuclear power
Nuclear facilities


title: Micael Freire

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Micael Héber Mendes Freire (born 20 November 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Gondomar SC as a right winger.

Football career
On 26 July 2014, Micael made his professional debut with Feirense in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Beira-Mar.

References

External links

Stats and profile at LPFP

1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Santa Maria da Feira
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
C.D. Feirense players
AD Fafe players
Gondomar S.C. players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
G.D. Gafanha players


title: The Opium of the Intellectuals

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The Opium of the Intellectuals () is a book written by Raymond Aron and published in 1955. It was first published in an English translation in 1957.

Content
Aron's focus is upon his criticism of the widespread intellectual adherence in his time to Marxism. The title of the book is an inversion of Karl Marx's famous dictum that religion is the opium of the people, and is a derivation from Simone Weil's quotation that "Marxism is undoubtedly a religion, in the lowest sense of the word. ... [I]t has been continually used ... as an opiate for the people."

Aron was critical of Marxism in that he saw it as reneging on some of the basic advances made by human civilisations, such as the freedom of enquiry, freedom of controversy, freedom of criticism, and the vote.

In particular, Aron considered that there was a form of intellectual dishonesty or hypocrisy at work in his time period, where some people were extremely critical of certain forms of government or society (such as capitalist democracy) but forgiving towards crimes and infractions committed in societies claiming to manifest the 'correct' ideology. He was, therefore, deeply critical of what he perceived of as a form of intellectual dogmatism and fanaticism that held to a fixed framework of thought regardless of empirical evidence in opposition to it - a process akin to the creation of a kind of secular religion or faith system.

A major focus of the criticism in the book is the work of a thinker such as Jean-Paul Sartre, as well as the general tendency to fuse Marxist patterns of thought with Nietzschean and existentialist thinking that relegated prudence from politics.

Aron's focus was chiefly upon the nature of contemporaneous French intellectual thought to the general exclusion of consideration of other cultures such as the Anglo-American.

Aron's broad celebration of what he perceived of as the virtues of liberal democracy also went hand-in-hand with an opposition to the kind of endemic anti-Americanism that was a hallmark of post-war French Leftist ideology, a fact which helped Aron to make many significant contacts within the USA.

This work is Aron's most famous, although it has often been out of print since its original publication.

See also
List of political systems in France

References

1955 non-fiction books
French non-fiction books
Books about Marxism
Works about intelligentsia


title: Shoba Chandrasekhar

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Shoba Chandrasekhar (born 24 August 1956) is an Indian playback singer, director, writer and film producer. She is the mother of actor Vijay.

Musical training
Her early guru was Shri Meenakshi Sundaram. Later, she joined the Tamil Nadu Government Music College and pursued her studies from the great tutors in the college such as Vidwan Shri T.M. Thiagarajan. She also had the opportunity to learn Veena playing from Smt. Kalpakam Swaminathan at the music college. For the past five years she has been learning vocal carnatic music from Smt. Brinda Thiagarajan – daughter of Shri Maharajapuram Santhanam.

Awards and titles
She has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Mrs. Chennai award by the Esthel Hotels and Resorts. Shoba Chandrasekhar, a singer, has been given this award for her philanthropic activities in Chennai as well as for being a good mother and wife.

Others
She has been appointed as the Artistic Heritage Consultant by the order of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha.

Film career
She was a singer in light music troupes. She later graduated to singing in films. Her first film song was "Maharaja Oru Maharani..." from the film Iru Malargal.

She has written several stories that have been made into movies by moviemaker husband S. A. Chandrasekhar. She turned film producer and then became a film director. She has also performed at various classical concerts. She has also recently released a devotional album titled "Anaimuganum Arumuganum", that talks about her singing career.

Her first light classical music programme was telecast on Vijay TV in April 2003. The title of the programme was "Samarpanam". Her first live concert was for the Maharajapuram Santhanam Trust. She has sung in nearly all the films made by her husband.

She has produced 10 films and written stories for more than 50. She also directed two films, Nanbargal and Innisai Mazhai. In fact, Chandrasekhar worked as her associate director in these films. He was assisted by Shankar, now a famous director. The management of the Esthel hotels and resorts said that Shoba is a perfect example of an egoless person. She also sang over 12 movies.

Personal life
Shoba is married to film director S. A. Chandrasekhar on April 26, 1973. Their son Vijay is a popular actor in Tamil cinema. Their daughter Vidya passed away at the age of 2. Shoba's brother S. N. Surendar is also a playback singer and voice actor.

Filmography

As a playback singer

References

External links

Indian women film producers
Film producers from Chennai
Indian women film directors
Tamil screenwriters
Indian women playback singers
Tamil playback singers
Kannada playback singers
Living people
Singers from Chennai
Women artists from Tamil Nadu
Tamil film directors
Kannada screenwriters
Tamil dramatists and playwrights
Indian women dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Indian women artists
21st-century Indian women artists
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Indian film directors
21st-century Indian film directors
Film directors from Chennai
21st-century Indian singers
Screenwriters from Chennai
Indian women screenwriters
20th-century Indian women writers
Women writers from Tamil Nadu
21st-century Indian women singers
20th-century Indian women singers
20th-century Indian singers
1948 births
Businesswomen from Tamil Nadu
20th-century Indian businesswomen
20th-century Indian businesspeople
21st-century Indian businesswomen
21st-century Indian businesspeople
21st-century Indian women writers
21st-century Indian writers


title: 99th Division

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In military terms, 99th Division or 99th Infantry Division may refer to:

 Infantry divisions

 99th Division (1st Formation) (People's Republic of China)
 99th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China)
 99th Light Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
 99th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
 99th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
 99th Infantry Division (United States)


title: Mt Ida (Ellicott City, Maryland)

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Mt Ida is a historic home in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland.
Mt. Ida was built for William Ellicott, grandson of one of the city's founding brothers, Andrew Ellicott in 1828. It was built by Charles Timanus, who was also the principal builder of the neighboring Patapsco Female Institute and the Howard County Courthouse. Judge John Snowden Tyson and family lived at the residence from the 1850s, with his daughter Ida Tyson, for whom the mansion is now named, remaining in the house until the age of 90 in the 1920s. Ownership passed hands again to John Ward Wilson, then the influential Clark Family Commissioner Charles E. Miller attempted to rezone the property to convert the mansion into office buildings in 1972. As of 2013, the mansion was owned by the Miller Land Company.

See also
List of Howard County properties in the Maryland Historical Trust
MacAlpine (historic home in Ellicott City)

References

External links

Houses completed in 1828
Howard County, Maryland landmarks
Houses in Howard County, Maryland
Buildings and structures in Ellicott City, Maryland


title: Conor Finn

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Conor Finn (born 24 September 1992) is a rugby union player from Ireland. He most recently played professionally for the Irish provincial team Connacht Rugby in the Pro12. Finn plays both as a centre and on the wing.

Early life
Born in Ballinasloe and raised in nearby Aughrim, Finn attended the Cistercian College boarding school in Roscrea, and captained the school's rugby team. He was a student at NUI Galway, graduating with a B.A. on 17 October 2016.

Career

Connacht
Finn became part of the academy of his native provincial team Connacht Rugby in 2011. He was part of Connacht's U20 side that won the 2011 Inter Provincial title, scoring a match-winning try against Leinster U20s in Donnybrook. During his time in the academy, Finn played for the province's second tier side, the Connacht Eagles in the British and Irish Cup.

In April 2014, Finn signed a one-year professional contract with the province. The deal saw him promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2014–15 season, and runs until the end of that year. Finn was promoted alongside fellow academy players Finlay Bealham and Darragh Leader, both of whom had previously been capped for the province at senior level.

International
Finn has represented Ireland internationally at under-age level. He played for the Ireland Under-20s in both the 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.

References

1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ballinasloe
People educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea
Alumni of the University of Galway
Buccaneers RFC players
Connacht Rugby players
Rugby union players from County Galway
Rugby union centres
People from Aughrim, County Galway
People from Ballinasloe


title: Farm Relief

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Farm Relief is a 1929 animated short subject produced by Columbia Pictures, featuring Krazy Kat. The film is also the character's fifth to employ sound after the studio made the transition less than a year before.

Plot
Krazy lives in a barn with his farm animals. Whenever he has no farm work to do, he plays on his piano.

One day a pig in black coat and sunglasses comes to the farm. He then puts up a stand to sell liquor. His first customer is a cow. The cow, after drinking a few ounces, then heads to tell the other animals. They too are instrested as they flock to the stand.

Eventually, Krazy learns of this when he sees an intoxicated chicken. Though he reprimands that fowl for drinking, he also becomes interested when other animals come and offer him a bottle. And when he too drinks and gets intoxicated, Krazy celebrates by playing a piano and singing the song Down by the Old Mill Stream. The animals join his singing.

After playing his instrument, Krazy goes to collect milk from a cow. It turns out what he tries to milk is actually a donkey. The angry donkey pushes Krazy back and smashes the pail on his head. A real cow shows up feeling sympathetic for Krazy as the cartoon irises out.

See also
 Krazy Kat filmography

References

External links
Farm Relief at the Big Cartoon Database

1929 films
American animated short films
American black-and-white films
1929 animated films
Films set on farms
Krazy Kat shorts
Columbia Pictures short films
1920s American animated films
Columbia Pictures animated short films
Screen Gems short films


title: Ioannina Castle

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The Ioannina Castle () is the fortified old town of the city of Ioannina in northwestern Greece. The present fortification dates largely to the reconstruction under Ali Pasha in the late Ottoman period, but incorporates also pre-existing Byzantine elements.

History

Ioannina is first definitely mentioned in a 1020 decree by the Byzantine emperor Basil II, but it clearly existed for several centuries before. Traditionally, the foundation and first fortification of the city have been placed in the 6th century, when the historian Procopius (De Aedificiis, IV.1.39–42) records the construction of a new, "well-fortified" city by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I () for the inhabitants of ancient Euroia. This view is not supported, however, by any concrete archaeological evidence. Early 21st-century excavations furthermore have brought to light fortifications dating to the Hellenistic period (4th–3rd centuries BC), the course of which was largely followed by later reconstructions of the fortress in the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. The identification of the site with one of the known ancient cities of Epirus has not yet been possible. The Greek archaeologist K. Tsoures dated the Byzantine city walls and the northeastern citadel to the 10th century. Additions in the late 11th century, including the southeastern citadel, are traditionally ascribed to the short-lived occupation of the city by the Normans under the leadership of Bohemond of Taranto.

After the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the town's history was turbulent: it became part of the Byzantine Greek successor state of Epirus, fell to the restored Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty in 1319, and was captured by the Serbian ruler Stefan Dushan in 1346. The Florentine adventurer Esau de' Buondelmonti captured the city from its Serbian rulers in 1385, to be followed by the Tocco family, rulers of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, from 1411 until the capture of the city by the Ottoman Empire on 9 October 1430. In the years immediately after 1204, the city walls and the northeastern citadel were reconstructed, while further reconstruction was undertaken in 1367–84 under Thomas Preljubović. The course of the Byzantine walls largely coincides with the extant fortification, but few details about it, such as the number and structure of the towers, were known until excavations during the last couple of decades.

The city remained under Ottoman rule from 1430 until captured by Greece in the First Balkan War in 1913. In the Ottoman era, the city enjoyed considerable prosperity, and reached the height of its pre-eminence under the rule of Ali Pasha, who became the ruler of a large semi-autonomous state encompassing much of modern-day Greece and Albania between 1787 and his downfall and execution in 1822. It is to the period of Ali Pasha's rule that the present form of the castle largely dates; the modifications or repairs undertaken on the Byzantine walls by previous Ottoman governors are now no longer discernible, as Ali Pasha initiated a wide-ranging reconstruction of the walls in the early 19th century, which was completed in 1815. It incorporated, as far as was possible, the pre-existing Byzantine fortifications, while adding a new wall in front. The interval was filled up with rubble or provided with arched galleries, forming a large terraced surface on top on which cannon could be installed.

Layout and monuments
The castle is located on the southeastern corner of the modern city, on top a rocky promontory jutting into Lake Pamvotis. The castle is dominated by its two citadels, already established by the late 11th century as recorded in Anna Komnene's Alexiad: the northeastern citadel, now dominated by the Ottoman Aslan Pasha Mosque, and the much larger southeastern citadel, known also as the Its Kale (from , "Inner Castle").

Northeastern citadel
The northeastern citadel covers an area of approximately 6,000 m2, and is surrounded by a wall that dates partly to the Byzantine period, including the monumental southern gate, flanked by a large circular tower. In Byzantine times, this was called the "Upper Tower" () and was the seat of the local governor and later of the Despots of Epirus. The citadel comprised a palace as well as a church dedicated to Saint John.

Following the failed uprising of Dionysius the Philosopher in 1611 and the subsequent expulsion of the Christian population from the walled town, the church of St. John was torn down and replaced in 1618 by the Aslan Pasha Mosque complex, comprising the mosque, the founder's tomb (), a madrasah and a kitchen, which survive to this day. The citadel became the Muslim religious centre of the city. Today the Aslan Pasha Mosque houses the Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina.

Outside the citadel but in close proximity lie the Turkish Library, probably attached to the madrasah, an Ottoman bath () and the Soufari Sarai ("horsemen's palace"), a cavalry barracks built in the last years of Ali Pasha's rule (1815–20). There is also a Byzantine bath complex in the vicinity.

Its Kale
The southeastern citadel, better known by its Ottoman name "Its Kale" (a Greek rendition of the proper Turkish iç Kale meaning "citadel"), forms essentially a separate fortress within the old town, covering an area of ca. 30,000 m2. Traditionally its establishment has been ascribed to the occupation of the city by Bohemond in 1082, and the main Byzantine relic of the period, the large circular tower in the centre of the citadel, is known as the Tower of Bohemond. Here too, however, recent excavations have brought to light Hellenistic-era foundations. Literary sources record that in the Byzantine period, the citadel housed the residences of the city's archontes, as well as the cathedral church of the Taxiarches and the church of the Pantokrator.

Under Ali Pasha, the Its Kale was completely rebuilt and became the main residence of the powerful ruler. It was here that he built his palace (saray), beginning in 1788. The palace is described by European travellers and depicted in a print by W. L. Leitch and engraved by H. Adlard, as a large and complex two-storey structure with many windows giving excellent view to Lake Pamvotis. The palace continued to serve as the city's administrative centre until 1870 when it was torn down, although it had already been badly damaged during the 1821–22 siege by the Sultan's troops that brought about Ali's downfall. Excavations have shown that the selamlik was most likely located on the northern side, with the harem and the women's quarters on the southern. The surviving ruins belong mostly to the southern portion, including the ruins of the circular Tower of Bohemond.

After the Greek capture of the city in 1913, the site of the main palace complex was later used for the construction of the city's military hospital, which in turn gave way in 1958 to new building, designed by V. Harisis, intended to serve as a royal pavilion. Since 1995 this houses the Byzantine Museum of Ioannina. Next to the museum, on the easternmost and highest part of the citadel, lies the Fethiye Mosque with the tomb of Ali Pasha and one of his wives to the northwest, covered by an iron lattice work. The mosque occupies the space of the city's Byzantine-era cathedral, and was originally built after the Ottoman conquest in 1430. Rebuilt in grander style in the 17th century, its present form dates to its reconstruction by Ali Pasha .

The main surviving part of Ali's palace is the so-called "Treasury" (Θησαυροφυλάκιο) to the north, a square building of unidentified use. A domed space adjacent to it was later converted into the small church of the Holy Unmercenaries (Άγιοι Ανάργυροι). The Treasury was restored in 1989–90 and houses an exhibition on the history and methods of silversmithing in Ioannina and its wider area, for which the region was famous in Ottoman times. Other surviving or excavated structures are the kitchens, dating to the early 19th century, located in the northwestern part of the citadel, which now serve as a refectory; the gunpowder store to the northeast of the Fethiye Mosque, which today serves as an educational space, with a ruined building of unknown purpose between it and the kitchens, as well as the ruined base of another large Byzantine-era circular tower; a large two-storey building northeast of the Treasury, possibly a barracks or an unidentified part of the palace, which survives only in half its original length, and now serves as a cultural and exhibition space; and a small bath complex to the north.

See also

Ali Pasha of Ioannina

References

Sources

Castles in Greece
City walls in Greece
Ioannina
Ottoman fortifications in Epirus (region)
Byzantine castles in Epirus (region)
Ottoman architecture in Ioannina


title: Eyes Behind the Stars

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Eyes Behind the Stars () is a 1978 Italian sci-fi film directed by Mario Gariazzo (here credited as Roy Garrett).

Cast

 Robert Hoffmann: Tony Harris
 Nathalie Delon: Monica Stiles
 Martin Balsam: Inspector Jim Grant
 Sherry Buchanan: Karin Hale
 Victor Valente: Coleman Perry
 Sergio Rossi: Leader of 'The Silencers'
 Mario Novelli: 'The Silencers' Henchman (credited as Antony Freeman)
 Carlo Hintermann: Air Marshal Thompson
 George Ardisson: Agent for 'The Silencers'

References

External links

1978 films
1970s Italian-language films
Films directed by Mario Gariazzo
Italian science fiction films
Films scored by Marcello Giombini
1970s science fiction films
1970s Italian films


title: Deanne Soza

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Deanne Soza (born September 24, 2001 in Orem, Utah) is a former American artistic gymnast.

Competitive History

2013
Soza competed at the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic, placing 16th all-around. She advanced to Nationals, where she accumulated a two-day score of 103.050, placing 26th.

2014
Deanne kicked off the 2014 season finishing third at the American Classic, held at the Karolyi's Ranch.

Soza later competed at the Secret U.S. Classic, where she placed third with Norah Flatley. She also took home a silver on uneven bars and a bronze on vault.

Soza was expected to compete at the 2014 P&G Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In September 2014, Deanne contracted a rare eye infection which could have blinded her. She healed fully and resumed training.

2015
Soza returned to competition at the 2015 U.S. Classic on July 25. She placed fifth in the junior all-around competition with a score of 55.550, including second on balance beam with a score of 14.5 and tied for third on floor exercise (with Laurie Hernandez) with a score of 14.350. These scores were sufficient for her to once again qualify to the P&G National Championships.

2016
In January 2016, FloGymnastics released an article that revealed that Soza could have died as a result of her eye infection.

References

2001 births
American female artistic gymnasts
Living people
Sportspeople from Orem, Utah
U.S. women's national team gymnasts
21st-century American women


title: Dandridge Historic District

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The Dandridge Historic District in Dandridge, Tennessee, is a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The historic district comprises Dandridge's downtown area. Significant properties in the district include the second Jefferson County courthouse, a Greek Revival building completed in 1845, as well as four of the town's original taverns, Roper Tavern, Hickman Tavern, Shepherd's Inn, and Thomas Tavern. Federal and Greek Revival architectural styles are predominant among the early buildings.

The historic district is separated from Douglas Lake by a dike constructed in 1942 to protect the downtown from inundation after the Tennessee Valley Authority built Douglas Dam.

References

External links

Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Tennessee
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Tennessee


title: Quaddick Reservoir

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Quaddick Reservoir is a man-made body of water in the town of Thompson, Connecticut. The reservoir has three sections: Lower (124 acres), Middle (203 acres), and Upper (81 acres). It originated with the completion of a dam on the Five Mile River in 1865. Quaddick State Park sits on the eastern shore of the Middle Reservoir.

References

External links
Quaddick State Park  Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Quaddick Lake Association

Reservoirs in Connecticut
Thompson, Connecticut
Connecticut placenames of Native American origin
Lakes of Windham County, Connecticut
1865 establishments in Connecticut


title: Peter Wardle

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Peter Wardle  (14 February 1931 – 6 December 2008) was a New Zealand botanist.

Academic career
Raised largely in Lake Hāwea (town) in Central Otago, Wardle attended Waitaki Boys' High School and then the University of Otago, where he obtained an MSc with first class honours on the vegetation and climate of the Dunedin region, graduating in 1954. He won a scholarship to University of Cambridge and completed a PhD under Alexander Stuart Watt. He returned to New Zealand to work at the Forest Service before being recruited by Eric Godley for the Botany Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. His scientific strength remained the botany and ecology of the lower South Island, where he had been raised.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1977 and awarded the society's Hector Medal in 1990. In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Wardle was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to plant ecology.

He died on 6 December 2008 while crossing the Waimakariri River.

Selected works
 Vegetation of New Zealand
 Scenic reserves of South Westland: a botanical survey of scenic and allied reserves of South Westland (1980)
 Plants and landscape in Westland National Park (1979)

References

External links
 Google Scholar

1931 births
2008 deaths
20th-century New Zealand botanists
People from Otago
People educated at Waitaki Boys' High School
University of Otago alumni
New Zealand ecologists
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
People associated with Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand)
Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand
21st-century New Zealand botanists


title: Unterleutnant

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Unterleutnant (NPA-original abbreviation Ultn.; en: translation "Under-lieutenant" or "sub-lieutenant") was an officer of the armies of East Germany and other nations. The rank was first introduced in 1662-74 by France and was also adopted by some other countries' armed forces. In the East German National People's Army from 1956 to 1990, Unterleutnant was the lowest commissioned officer (CO) rank comparable to NATO rank codes OF1c. It belonged to the rank group of lieutenants or subaltern officers. The equivalent OF1c-rank of the Volksmarine was Unterleutnant zur See (en: "sub-lieutenant at sea").

Germany

Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Federal Republic
In a number of German armed forces of the 19th century before German unification in 1871 there was the following graduation: Oberleutnant  (Premierlieutenant - OF1a) and Leutnant (Secondelieutenant OF1b); without the rank Unterleutnant.

However, until 1898 there was the rank Unterleutnant zur See in the Imperial German Navy. This rank was equivalent to the Secondelieutenant of the Imperial German Army (de: deutsches Heer).

In the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht, and Bundeswehr there was never a rank Unterleutnant.

German Democratic Republic

National People´s Army

Depending on the former Soviet military doctrine as well as to the other armed forces of the Warsaw Pact the so-called GDR armed organizations, the Unterleutnant was the lowest officer rank.

In the NPA and in the GDR border troops the lieutenant officer sub-rank group consisted of Unterleutnant (OF1c), Leutnant (OF1b), and Oberleutnant (OF1a).

This officer rank could be assigned to military appointments as follows: officer of the operations service, political officer, officer of the technical service, supply, procurement, and military justice service.

The graduation to that particular OF1c officer rank was normally possible depending on the education and training, accomplished. The promotion to the following Leutnant OF1b-rank was achievable after two years of service, to Hauptmann after three more years.

After successful passing of the officer course (normally three years) on a NPA officers school, officer students (de: Offiziersschüler) normally graduated to the rank Unterleutnant. The best school-leavers of the appropriate course could be promoted to the next higher rank, Leutnant. By establishing of the Officers High schools and diploma course of study the final examination all graduates promoted to the rank Leutnant.

The equivalent OF1c-rank of the Volksmarine was initially Unterleutnant zur See. Later the designation was changed to Unterleutnant. However, in individual linguistic usage the traditionally wording Unterleutnant zur See was used continuously.

Education
Since then the status of NPA persons in uniform with the rank Unterleutnant changed from professional soldier to longer-service volunteer (de: „Offizier auf Zeit“ – OaZ). The minimum service time was three years, and the so-called Abitur (en: final examination, qualifying for university entrance) was mandatory. In 1982 the minimum service time was raised to four years. Normally the one year lasting military education and study had to be accomplished on an officer's high school. By passing the final examination, the aspirant could be promoted to the Unterleutnat OF1c-rank. This was followed by the first line officer assignment in one of the NPA services or branches of service. An Unterleutnant could usually be appointed to platoon leader. Pertaining to special abilities, knowledge, or qualification – special assignment could be possible as well.

Under certain circumstances, e.g. successful completion of a reserve officer's training course during high school study, suitable graduates could be appointed to Unterleutnant of the Reserve (de: Unterleutnant der Reserve).

In some cases particular able Stabsfeldwebel (OR8) or Fähnrich (NPA) could be appointed to Unterleutnant.

Volkspolizei
In the GDR Volkspolizei Unterleutnant (official "Unterleutnant der VP") was the lowest commissioned officer rank (comparable top OF1c) as well. Normally officer students, graduated from officer's training course, could be promoted to that rank. However, the best graduate of the particular year could be promoted to the next higher rank, OF1b Leutnant of the VP.

Members of the GDR Ministry of Interior, graduated from the Ministry of Interior Officers high school "Artur Becker", another high school facility or university, were normally promoted to Leutnant of the VP. Depending on the course of study, duration, and academic or university degree, achieved, promotion to higher ranks could be possible.

Other countries

Sweden

The underlöjtnant rank was introduced in 1835 to replace the former fänrik and kornett ranks, and until 1926 was the lowest commissioned officer rank of the Swedish Armed Forces. The fänrik rank was reintroduced in 1914 with the same status as underlöjtnant, but it was subsequently moved one level below underlöjtnant in 1926. Underlöjtnant was removed from the Swedish Armed Forces rank structure in 1937.

See also
Ranks of the National People's Army
Ranks and insignia of NATO
:ru:Младший лейтенант, Mladshy leytenant
Midshipman
Ensign (rank)
Second lieutenant
Pilot officer

References

Military ranks of Germany
Military ranks of Austria


title: Duboka (Vrbanja)

text:
The Duboka (Дубoкa, "Deep river") is left tributary of the Vrbanja in Bosnia. It rises under Međugorje Mountain (1,116 m), and Bojići village (Skender Vakuf), on around 1,030 meters above sea level. It grows strong after large Gladno vrelo ("Hungry spring"). To its mouth Duboka receives the abundance of streams, brooks and coastal streams (on both of river banks).

Cord area around Međugorje (Ravna gora, Ravna planina, Paljike, Paunica and Borak) is extraordinary rich with drinking water streams flowing all over the area.

Between Mekote and Gradine localities, Duboka enters into deep canyon, from which originated its name, as well as the village through which flows. Its length is around 8 km.  In 1960 there were 5 water-mills on this river.

At the beginning of the canyon, the water level is 941 meters above sea level, and below Ježica Mountain (1276 m), i.e. under the cliff so called Stijena (Rock, 1,200 m) canyon's depth over 560 metres. The mouth to Vrbanja river is on its large curve between Grabovička rijeka and Tovarnica highland, on 430 meters above sea level.

During the War in Bosnia, in the canyon of Duboka, around 200 Bosniaks were captured and transported to Elementary Scholl in Grabovica (mouth of Grabovička rijeka) and still remain missing today.

References

Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Waterfalls of Bosnia and Herzegovina


title: Sia (insect)

text:
Sia is a genus of Orthopteran insects in the family Stenopelmatidae, recorded from western Malesia.

Species
The Orthoptera Species File lists:
 Sia bugajus Gorochov, 2021
 Sia ferox Giebel, 1861 - type species
 Sia incisa Karny, 1926

References

Ensifera genera
Stenopelmatoidea


title: Studio Rio

text:
Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection is an album of well-known songs arranged for samba and bossa nova. The recording was published in digital formats, on vinyl record, and as a compact disc in 2014 by Legacy Recordings. Song versions were arranged and performed by Studio Rio, a band of Brazilian musicians specializing in the bossa nova and samba genres. Notable members include Roberto Menescal and Marcos Valle.

The album's release was timed to coincide with the FIFA World Cup Brazil in June 2014, and the collection was included in ESPN's coverage of the 2014 world cup. "Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection" was also published as part of the 2014 official FIFA album titled "One Love, One Rhythm." The album's twelve tracks include the vocals of Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, Sly & The Family Stone, The Isley Brothers, Mel Torme, Nina Simone, Johnny Nash, Dave Brubeck with Carmen McRae, Andy Williams and Sarah Vaughan. The album was produced by Frank and Christian Berman who used separation technology to isolate the vocals from master recordings. They then blended the vocals with new instrumentation.

Development and Composition

In an interview with the Huffington Post, the Bermans said that, prior to developing "The Brazil Connection," they had been attending raves in London where they heard expert Brazilian music. At the same time, they greatly admired the jazz standards of the 1960s and 70s as sung by Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, and Sly and the Family Stone. One day they heard a Billie Holiday recording from a distance. All they could hear was the voice, and they got the idea from that to combine jazz standard vocals with new arrangements and instrumentation. Their aim was to blend "the beauty of the classic American vocal performances of Billie Holiday or Aretha Franklin or Sly Stone with that sultry, really fantastic intelligent Brazilian backbone." The compilation uses twenty musicians and four composers. The Bermans selected the songs that would work in new Brazilian arrangements from their "office," a coffee shop one block away from the beach in Rio de Janeiro. In composing the album, the Bermans used technology to isolate the vocals from original tracks, then they assembled the musicians of Studio Rio and recorded them playing along to the recorded voice, using a click track to establish the rhythm. The album uses few overdubs. In explaining the division of labor, Frank Berman said that he is the one who talks to the record companies and locates studios for the musicians while Christian prefers to work directly with musicians in the studio.

The Bermans expressed an intention to take the album on a tour, with stops to include London, New York, Amsterdam, and Berlin. The tour will feature the live performances of the instrumentalists while using recordings of the original vocal artists.

And they had the production assistance in Brazil of producer Ronaldo Mendonça.

Reception

"Studio Rio: The Brazil Connection" ranked seventh on KCRW's list of 25 top-played albums. The compilation was well received by the music critics. The Scottish Express noted that the tracks featuring Bill Withers' "Lovely Day," Andy Williams' "Music To Watch Girls By," and Nina Simone's "I Wish I Knew What It Means To Be Free" elicit a "summery feel." Huffington Post music writer, Mike Ragogna wrote that the album's version of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" was now his favorite because the new version replaced the "dated electronics" giving the song a "new sensuous world." The Wall Street Journal describes the album's new sound as "sultry."

In his blog, music reviewer Marc Myers said that, when the compilation first came to his attention, he was afraid that it would be as lifeless as the Verve recordings of the jazz standards. So he was surprised to find that the new album is lively and original while also being respectful to the original artists. "The vocals were left unmarred while the original drum box and wah-wah instrumental was replaced by a spirited bossa nova," he wrote. The Sun Herald praised the "newly minted versions" of Holliday's "You've Changed," Isley Brothers "It's Your Thing," and Mel Torme's "I've Got You Under My Skin."

Track listings

 Bill Withers with Studio Rio - Lovely Day
 Aretha Franklin with Studio Rio - Walk On By
 Marvin Gaye with Studio Rio - Sexual Healing
 Billie Holiday with Studio Rio - You've Changed
 Sly & The Family Stone with Studio Rio - Family Affair
 The Isley Brothers with Studio Rio - It's Your Thing
 Mel Torme with Studio Rio - I've Got You Under My Skin
 Nina Simone with Studio Rio – I Wish I Knew What It Means To Be Free
 Johnny Nash with Studio Rio - I Can See Clearly Now
 Dave Brubeck with Carmen McRae with Studio Rio - Take 5
 Andy Williams with Studio Rio - Music To Watch Girls By
 Sarah Vaughan with Studio Rio – Summertime

References

2014 albums
Bossa nova albums
Samba albums


title: 1953 Stanford Indians football team

text:
The 1953 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1953 college football season. The team was led by Chuck Taylor in his third year, and by quarterback Bobby Garrett, who would win the season's W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy as most outstanding player on the Pacific Coast, and was selected by the Cleveland Browns as the first pick of the NFL draft at the end of the season.

The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

Conference opponent not played this season: Idaho

Game summaries

California

With a win in the Big Game, Stanford would earn a berth in the 1954 Rose Bowl. California had not lost a Big Game since 1946, and this game was no exception: California intercepted quarterback Garrett five times and scored twice late to force a 21–21 tie. The tie, coupled with UCLA's victory over rival USC, denied the Indians a second Rose Bowl appearance in three years.

Players drafted by the NFL

References

Stanford
Stanford Cardinal football seasons
Stanford Indians football


title: Tiago Leão

text:
Tiago André Leão Martins Nunes (born 24 August 1995 in Carvalhosa, Paços de Ferreira) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Freamunde as a forward.

Football career
On 27 July 2014, Leão made his professional debut with Freamunde in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Covilhã.

References

External links

Stats and profile at LPFP

1995 births
Living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
S.C. Freamunde players
People from Paços de Ferreira
Footballers from Porto District


title: Mayron George

text:
Mayron Antonio George Clayton (born 23 October 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem.

Career
On 3 August 2019, it was confirmed, that George had been loaned out from Midtjylland to Norwegian club Vålerenga for the rest of 2019. On 15 January 2020, he was loaned out again, this time to Hungarian club Budapest Honvéd FC until June 2020.

In June 2022, George returned to Pau.

Career statistics

Club

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each George goal.

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
Costa Rican men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Costa Rica men's international footballers
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Sportspeople from Limón Province
OFI Crete F.C. players
Hobro IK players
Randers FC players
Lyngby Boldklub players
FC Midtjylland players
Vålerenga Fotball players
Budapest Honvéd FC players
Kalmar FF players
Pau FC players
FC Lausanne-Sport players
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Liga FPD players
Danish Superliga players
Danish 1st Division players
Super League Greece players
Eliteserien players
Allsvenskan players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Ligue 2 players
Israeli Premier League players
Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in France
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Israel


title: Mt Hebron (Ellicott City)

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Mt Hebron is a historic home located in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland.

Mount Hebron was built by Col. John Worthington Dorsey of the Revolutionary war in 1808 for his son Thomas Beale Dorsey. The house is a two-story stone structure. Dorsey operated a farm at the location with 49 slaves listed in the 1840 census. Mount Hebron High School, built in 1966, is named after the manor

See also
List of Howard County properties in the Maryland Historical Trust
MacAlpine

References

Houses completed in 1808
Howard County, Maryland landmarks
Houses in Howard County, Maryland
Buildings and structures in Ellicott City, Maryland


title: Ronnie Yell

text:
Ronald Irving Yell (born April 15, 1991) is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. The last team he played for was the Toronto Argonauts. Yell played college football at San Jose State and began his professional football career in 2013 with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He then joined the BC Lions late in the 2013 season.

Early life
Yell was born in Los Angeles, California. His grandfather Bobo Henderson was a Negro league baseball player. After transferring from Crawford High, Yell graduated from Lincoln High School in San Diego in 2009. At Lincoln, Yell was a quarterback on the football team; he played on the basketball and track and field teams as well. Yell also was the activities commissioner for two years on the Lincoln High student body.

College career

Yell attended San Jose State University and played for the Spartans football team as a defensive back, in 2009 under coach Dick Tomey and from 2010 to 2012 under Mike MacIntyre. As a freshman, Yell played 10 games and started at cornerback in the last six games of 2009 and had 19 tackles and a pass deflected. Yell also became the punt return specialist late in 2009. San Jose State finished the 2009 season 2–10.

In 2010, his sophomore year, Yell played all 13 games and started 10. He had 44 tackles (3 for loss), 11 passes deflected, and one interception. He returned one punt for six yards and 32 kickoffs for 645 yards (an average 20.2 yards per return). In Mike MacIntyre's first year as head coach, San Jose State went 1–12 this season.

For his junior year in 2011, Yell played the final 10 games of the year and started 6. Yell had 37 tackles (1.5 for loss), an interception, 5 tackles, a pass deflected, and 3 punt returns for 42 yards (14 yards per carry). In San Jose State's 38–31 win over Colorado State on October 1, Yell intercepted a Colorado State pass in Colorado State's final possession to seal San Jose State's first road win in 13 games. San Jose State improved to  5–7 in 2011.

As a senior in 2012, Yell played all 13 games and had 41 tackles, 9 passes deflected, and 15 punt returns for 42 yards (2.8 yards average). San Jose State finished the season 11–2, including a victory over Bowling Green in the 2012 Military Bowl in Washington, D. C. Yell broke up 3 passes in that game. Yell graduated from San Jose State in 2013 with a B.A. in sociology.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals
Following the 2013 NFL Draft, Yell signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2013. Yell played in two preseason games and had one tackle. The Cardinals cut Yell on August 25.

BC Lions
On October 7, 2013, during the team's practice roster expansion period, the CFL team BC Lions signed Yell, who would remain on the practice roster through the end of the season.

In his preseason debut with the Lions on June 14 against the Edmonton Eskimos, Yell forced a fumble recovered by teammate Alex Hoffman-Ellis, and this play set up BC's winning field goal in a 14–11 win. Yell also had two tackles and an interception.

On August 1, Yell made his first regular season CFL interception in BC's 25–24 win over the previously undefeated Calgary Stampeders and returned it 34 yards for BC's first score of the game. With 51 seconds left and BC leading, Yell forced a Calgary fumble, and BC ran out the clock to 4 seconds remaining. BC won after Calgary's final play was an incomplete pass.

Toronto Argonauts
Yell became a free agent in 2018 and subsequently signed with the Toronto Argonauts on February 17, 2018, then Yell was released in 2019.

References

External links

BC Lions profile
San Jose State profile (archived from 2012)

1991 births
Living people
American football defensive backs
Canadian football defensive backs
Arizona Cardinals players
BC Lions players
Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia
Players of American football from Los Angeles
San Jose State Spartans football players
Players of American football from San Diego
Players of Canadian football from San Diego
Toronto Argonauts players
Players of Canadian football from Los Angeles


title: Albanians Together

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Albanians Together (, Albanci zajedno) was an Albanian political alliance in Montenegro.

History
The alliance was formed by the Democratic Union of Albanians and the Democratic League in Montenegro and the Party of Democratic Prosperity, and contested the 2002 parliamentary elections under the banner "Democratic Coalition – Albanians Together". It received 2.4% of the national vote, winning two seats. It took around half of the votes reserved for Albanian seats, including 46.8% of the vote in Ulcinj.

References

Albanian political parties in Montenegro
Defunct political party alliances in Montenegro


title: B. Mario Pinto

text:
Dr. B. Mario Pinto is a Canadian chemical biologist, academic and the former President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Prior to his appointment at NSERC, Pinto served as a chemistry professor and as the Vice-President of Research at Simon Fraser University. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Chemical Institute of Canada and the American Chemical Society.

He resigned as president of NSERC on September 21, 2018.

He was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) of Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, on October 3, 2019, to commence in February 2020.

Education
Pinto received his undergraduate degree and doctorate from Queen's University in Ontario. He completed his post-doctoral work at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique in France and the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa. Pinto has published over 225 papers.

Awards and honours
 Horace S. Isbell Award from the American Chemical Society in 1992
 CSC Bernard Belleau Award in 2002
 Elected to the Academy of Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada in 2003
 R.U. Lemieux Award in 2012
 Alfred Bader Award in 2013
 Montreal Medal in 2014 awarded for his "outstanding contribution to the profession of chemistry or chemical engineering in Canada."

References

External links
 News.gc.ca
 Finance.yahoo.com

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian biologists
Academic staff of Simon Fraser University
Queen's University at Kingston alumni


title: BuildMaster

text:
BuildMaster is an application release automation  tool, designed by the software development team Inedo. It combines build management and ARA capabilities to manage and automate processes primarily related to continuous integration, database change scripts, and production deployments, overall releasing applications reliably. The tool is browser-based and able to be used "out-of-the-box". Its feature set and scope puts it in line with the DevOps movement, and is marketed as "more than a release automatigs together the people, processes, and practices that allow teams to deliver software rapidly, reliably, and responsibly.” It's a tool that embodies incremental DevOps adoption.

BuildMaster is configured entirely through its UI, as opposed to scripts or XML-based configuration files. Although the primary web application is Windows-only, BuildMaster orchestrates Windows or Linux-based servers to perform various build-release-deploy actions.

Main features
The main features of BuildMaster are:

Pipelines as Code – Pivot between Visual mode and the JSON Text editor
Global Pipeline – Reusability across releases and applications
Database Changes – Use BuildMaster to ensure sensitive information is protected and associate connection string with environment
Issue tracking Integration – Tight integration with variety of issue tracker and built-in including JIRA, GitHub, TFS, and YouTrack
Pipeline Gates – Mix of manual and automated approvals that unless approved prevent advancement to next pipeline stage
Deployment Plans – Drag-and –drop visual user interface that may also be edited in text mode (code view)
PowerShell Integration – First class integration with PowerShell and Shell for support of both Windows and Linux.
Event Listener – Useful for monitoring action and operations
Configuration Variables – Add flexibility when modeling deployment plans
Release Packages – Flexibility by uploading manually, pushed from CI server such as TeamCity or TFS, created within BuildMaster or Pushed from ProGet
 Configuration File Management - enables configuration files to be defined with multiple instances (such as one per environment) in a version-controlled manner with file deployments logged
 Continuous Integration - support for CI tools including Jenkins, TFS, and TeamCity
 Infrastructure Configuration Sync - visualize the infrastructure (servers and environments) that  pipelines target
 Resource Credentials - manage, store, and control access to tokens, passwords, and API Key that are involved in deployments

Highlights
Highlights include:
A simple, plan editor that allows for code or drag and drop interface
Intuitive UI that enables quick implementation
 Strong support for .NET applications Microsoft Windows

Some notable BuildMaster Users include University Hospitals of Cleveland, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Allrecipes, and UCHealth.

Development company culture
Of interest also is the corporate culture where BuildMaster was developed.  Its producer Inedo were cited in the creation of the software development card game Release!, and have been cited in several sources that their products are developed as much by the coding work that went into them, as the sense of community that an office gaming culture has established.

See also
 Software build automation
 Continuous Integration
 DevOps
 Application release automation
DevOps toolchain

References

Build automation
Continuous integration


title: Shartiya Mithay

text:
Shartiya Mithay (شرطیہ مٹھے) (English: Guaranteed Sweet) is a famous and hit Punjabi comedy stage play. Cast includes Amanullah, Sohail Ahmed, Babu Baral, Zarqa Butt, Khalid Abbas Dar, Ashraf Rahi, Sohnia Abbas, Abid Khan and Sahbah.

It was written and directed by Babu Baral, who also acted in the play.

Characters
 Roshan
One of the two blind brothers. He and his brother want to get married but always get rejected because of their blindness.
 Chiraag
The other blind brother.
 Dada Ji
The Flirting grandfather of Chiraag and Roshan. He runs a Tuck shop and talks to a picture of "Sonali Bendre" (who was brand ambassador of a tea brand in Pakistan in early 90s), wants to get married for the fourth time.
 Abba Ji
Strict father of blind brothers, he wants to turn his sons into beggars.
 Shirin
A student of journalism who is writing a column on Beggars, a young girl who also wants to interview Roshan.

Cast
 Amanullah as Roshan
 Sohail Ahmed as Dada Ji
 Babu Baral as Chiraag
 Zarqa Butt as Bharjai/Bhabi
 Khalid Abbas Dar
 Ashraf Rahi
 Sohnia Abbas
 Abid Khan as Abba Ji
 Sahbah as Shirin

References

Comedy plays
Punjabi-language mass media
Pakistani plays


title: Spondent quas non exhibent

text:
Spondent quas non exhibent (sometimes referred to as Spondent pariter) is a papal decretal promulgated in 1317 by Pope John XXII forbidding the practice of alchemy. The rationale provided for the ban in the decretal is not a specifically theological one, but instead a moral condemnation, with the Pope expounding how fraudulent alchemists exploited the poor and charging them with knowingly engaging in falsehood.

Description
Calling it "The Crime of Falsification", the Pope specified that any person who either produced, successfully ordered the production of, assisted in the production of or knowingly sold false alchemic metals in attempt to pay off debt should be sentenced to pay a fine; the fine was to be calculated by weighing the alchemic metal and then charging however much that weight of real silver or gold would cost. Provisions were also made for those who could not afford to pay, the decree stated that other forms of punishment were allowed to be used, such as imprisonment, but that the precise sentence depended on the surrounding factors of the case. Those who went on to use alchemic metals for the forging of coins were also condemned (one possible motivating factor for this inclusion being that the papacy was located in the French commune of Avignon, which had a lot of counterfeit currency in circulation), but the harshest punishment was reserved for clerics, who if found guilty, were to be subjected to the loss of all their clerical benefices and denied the chance to regain them in the future, in addition to the normal punishment detailed above. As a result of the decree, alchemists were forced to conduct their practice in secret.

The decretal is frequently misunderstood to have been an anti-science (specifically an anti-chemistry) edict, but this is false – it was specifically against fraudulent alchemy. Pope John XXII had himself studied chemistry before entering the clergy, and his papacy was marked by events that led one historian to remark that he was "one of the most liberal patrons of education and of science in history."

Spondent Pariter is sometimes referred to as a papal bull, though canonically it is not a bull but a less important document termed a decretal, specifically an Extravagantes. It is listed in Corpus Juris Canonici Tome II (published in Lyons, 1799), but not in the ordinary list of Pope John XXII's bulls.

References

Alchemy
Documents of the Catholic Church
Medieval law
Canon law history
1317 works
Pope John XXII


title: List of metropolitans of the diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo

text:
This is a list of the metropolitans of the diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric.

Metropolitans of the former diocese of Polog and Kumanovo

Metropolitans of the diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo

See also
Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric
 Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo

References

External links
 Official Page of Metropolitan Josif
 Page of the former Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo

Macedonian Orthodox Church


title: Lilburn (Ellicott City, Maryland)

text:
Lilburn Mansion, also known as the Balderstones Mansion or Hazeldene is a historic home located in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland.

The site of the structure is on an original 2,500-acre land grant named the Valley of Owen. The gothic revival mansion was built on College avenue for Baltimore foundry owner  Henry Richard Hazlehurst in 1857. The house has architectural features that included a bell tower and solarium. A 1923 fire destroyed the front parlor and interior. The original 20 acres site has been subdivided down to 8 acres with the guesthouse and carport outbuildings demolished.

In later years, the mansion has been popularized by haunted house storytellers.

See also
Lilburn Cottages
Bon Air Manor (Ellicott City, Maryland)
MacAlpine

References

Houses completed in 1857
Howard County, Maryland landmarks
Houses in Howard County, Maryland
Buildings and structures in Ellicott City, Maryland
1857 establishments in Maryland


title: Jack Thompson (basketball)

text:
John Sigred Thompson (born March 26, 1946) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played for the Indiana Pacers in two games during the 1968–69 American Basketball Association season. He recorded totals of two points, two assists, and one rebound.

References

1946 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) draft picks
Basketball players from New York (state)
Indiana Pacers players
Point guards
South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players


title: Gymnastics at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's floor

text:
The men's floor competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 2 and 5 December 2006 at the Aspire Hall 2.

Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Results

Qualification

Final

References

Results
Results

External links
Official website

Artistic Men floor