title: Caxiuanã National Forest

text:
Caxiuanã National Forest (, also FLONA de Caxiuanã) is a national forest located in lower Amazon region the state of Pará in the North Region of Brazil. It is located on the west banks of the Baía de Caxiuanã between the Xingu River and downstream from the Anapu River. The forest is located southeast of the Ilha do Marajó. Caxiuanã National Forest covers two municipalities in Pará, Portel (population: 47,967) and Melgaço (population: 25,153), but the forest itself is sparsely inhabited. It is located  from the state capitol of Belém.

Caxiuanã is noted for its rich biodiversity, geographic isolation, and a very low population density. The national forest is the oldest in Amazônia Legal, a region that contains all 9 states in the Amazon basin, and is also the second oldest national forest in Brazil.

Hearings on logging in Caxiuanã National Forest, part of a nationwide campaign to grant logging concessions in national parks by the Brazilian Forest Service (Serviço Florestal Brasileiro, SFB), began in 2014. A proposal calls for the logging of  in three areas of Caxiuanã.

Administration and research stations
Caxiuanã National Forest was established on November 28, 1961, under federal law No. 239. It is managed by Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), which maintains two bases in the forest. The Ferreira Penna Scientific Station (Estação Científica Ferreira Penna) is maintained by the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi and Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, IBAMA), and is the center of many international research projects. The research station covers , opened in 1993, and consists of laboratories and housing.

Climate
Caxiuanã is located in the humid tropical climate zone with an annual medium temperature of , and mean annual rainfall is . The forest has two seasons. The dry season runs from June to December, with rainfall declining to  in October. The wet season runs from January to May and rainfall reaches  in March.

Vegetation
Caxiuanã is in the Tocantins–Araguaia–Maranhão moist forests ecoregion.
The forest is noted for its diversity of vegetation. It is home to terra firme, a type of forest unique to the Amazon Basin where dead organic matter decays and is rapidly recycled into soil. Terra firme forests do not flood seasonally, and are easily and permanently destroyed by deforestation. Terra firme forests make up 85% of Caxiuanã, and have a canopy that reaches  on average. The soil of the terra firme is characterized by oxisol, a soil type typical of tropical rainforest.

Floodplain forests unique to the Amazon River Basin are also present in Caxiuanã. The várzea, a seasonal floodplain forest engulfed by white water rivers of the Amazon. The várzea forest areas are located around Caxiuanã Bay. Igapó is a seasonal floodplain forest engulfed by blackwater of the Amazon. Várzea and igapó flood plain forests make up 12% of Caxiuanã. Caxiuanã also contains areas of vegetation similar to that found in the savanna, and areas that were formerly orchards and contain residual agricultural vegetation.

Population
Caxiuanã was once home to Arucará and Aricuru populations, both part of the Guaycuru people. 27 archaeological sites reveal that the forest was populated in ancient times.

The forest now has a small population of 29 families with 206 members (2003). The population of the forest are concentrated into three small villages. Residents engage in primitive agriculture, primarily for the production of manioc flour. Fishing and hunting are also important sources of food. Brazil nuts and açaí are also exported from the forest. The current population of the forest may not cause damage to the forest as they carry on practices of the prehistoric population of the forest. Research on the local population and its effect on the ecology of Caxiuanã, however, is lacking.

Access
Caxiuanã National Forest is accessible only by boat. The shortest route to the forest is made in two stages: first by air to the city of Breves, Pará, also in the state of Pará, and then an 8-hour boat ride to the Caxiuanã. The trip can be made entirely by boat from Belém, a trip of 25 hours.

References

National forests of Brazil
Protected areas of Pará
Environment of Pará


title: Fallaste corazón

text:
Fallaste corazón, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
Sonia Furió
Cuco Sánchez
Andrea Palma
Lupita Lara

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


title: 2013 Wiggle–Honda season

text:
The 2013 women's road cycling season was the first year of the team Wiggle–Honda.

Roster

Season
On March 3 the team achieved its first ever victory when Emily Collins won the Omloop van het Hageland one day race in Belgium. Collins Shelly Olds (Team TIBCO) and Emma Johansson (Orica–AIS) in a final sprint. On May 18 the team earned its first overall General classification win at the Tour of Zhoushan Island in China where Giorgia Bronzini took overall victory from the Hitec Products UCK pairing of Elisa Longo Borghini and Cecille Gotaas Johnsen by 14 seconds and 1 minute 6 seconds respectively. The team's second overall victory came at the 2013 La Route de France, where Linda Villumsen won stage 7 and in doing so took overall victory from Emma Johansson by 5 minutes 52 seconds. The race will be remembered for the record breaking efforts of Bronzini who won six consecutive stages (1–6) breaking the all-time record for consecutive stage wins in a women's stage racing and meaning that the team won all 7 road stages. The team finished the season 5th in the UCI Rankings (1060 points) and 7th in the Women's World Cup rankings (166 points).

Season victories

Results in major races

Single day races

Grand Tours

UCI World Ranking

The team finished fifth in the UCI ranking for teams.

References

2013 UCI Women's Teams seasons
2013 in Dutch sport
2013 in women's road cycling
Wiggle Honda


title: Adolphe de Plevitz SSS

text:
Adolphe de Plevitz State Secondary School is a boys' state secondary school based in Grand-Baie, Mauritius. Students are prepared for the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate.

History
When it was first inaugurated in 2003 the school was originally named "Royal College, Grand Bay". However it was later renamed after the renowned French philanthropist and social worker Adolphe de Plevitz who fought for basic working rights of sugar-cane labourers in Mauritius in the 19th century.

Infrastructure
The school is located at Sottise Road, Grand Bay, Mauritius and is opposite Grand Bay Clinic. The school building is square-shaped and has two storeys. It includes 32 Classrooms,     Workshops for technical classes, art rooms, computer laboratory, laboratories for chemistry, physics and biology. There is also a library, staff-room, gymnasium, lecture theatre and multimedia room.

Laureate
Yogesh Koomar Jagessur became the first student of this secondary school to win a scholarship at the Higher School Certificate in the Science field in 2012.

External links

 Nikhil Purlackee, ayant admis au collège Adolphe de Plevitz State Secondary School, après la grade 9

 Inter-college film competition : et de deux pour Adolphe de Plevitz SSS!
 LAURÉAT — YOGESH KOOMAR JAGESSUR: « Il faut croire en ses rêves »
 Lauréats : A. de Plevitz SSS de Grand-Baie et Ebène (filles) défient les Star Colleges
 Bundhoo et Choonee demandent aux collégiens de prendre soin de leur cœur
 GRAND-BAIE: Rentrée ordinaire au Adolphe de Plevitz SSS
 «Adolphe de Plevitz SSS» remporte le premier prix

See also
 Education in Mauritius
 List of secondary schools in Mauritius

References

Boys' schools in Mauritius
Secondary schools in Mauritius
Educational institutions with year of establishment missing


title: National Energy Policy of Nigeria

text:
The National Energy Policy of Nigeria establishes guidelines for the protection of the environment in the exploitation of Nigeria's fossil fuels. It also emphasizes the exploration of renewable and alternative energy sources, primarily solar, wind, and biomass.

In 2021 at the COP26, the Nigerian government announced an Energy Transition Plan that seeks to meet its mid-century decarbonisation targets.

References

External links

National Energy Policy of The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Energy Commission of Nigeria
Institutional Aspects of Sustainable Development in Nigeria:UN

Energy policy in Africa
Energy in Nigeria


title: Estafa de amor (1968 TV series)

text:
Estafa de amor, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
 Maricruz Olivier - Mariana
 Enrique Lizalde - Gustavo
 Lorena Velázquez - Mayte
 Enrique Alvarez Félix - Daniel
 Miguel Manzano
 Carlos Riquelme
 Alicia Montoya
 Jorge Mondragón
 Julián Bravo
 Prudencia Grifell
 Mari Carmen González
 Reyes Bravo Mora

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


title: Saint Monica University

text:
Saint Monica University or Saint Monica University: The American International University (SMU) is an accredited private independent Catholic university with operations in Cameroon. It is an American-style university offering career-focused programs that are at the intersection of liberal arts, science, and technology. It provides educational opportunities for the intellectual, social, entrepreneurial and professional development of a diverse student population.

The university offers Bachelor's, Master's and programs on-campus in Cameroon and online.

Schools and institutes
The university operates four schools:
 School of Arts, Education & Humanities (SAEH)
 School of Business and Public Policy (SBPP)
 School of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSET)
 School of Health & Human Services (SHHS).

In addition, it has specialized institutes including the Institute for Ethics, Democracy, and Human Rights (IEDHR), which operates under the SAEH; the Institute for Sustainable Development & Entrepreneurship (ISDE), which operates under the SBPP; and the Institute of Biodiversity and Non-profit Studies (IBiNS), which operates under the SSET and in collaboration with the training and capacity building division of the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERUDEF).

History
The roots of the university go back to 2001, when a group of American intellectuals originally from Cameroon decided to start a US-style university in Cameroon. In 2009, the Professional Training Center (PTC) went operational in Bamenda, Cameroon, approved by the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training. It provided training in sustainable energy, especially solar energy. In 2012, Saint Monica University replaced the PTC, with the incorporation of the university in Hawaii in the United States as a non-profit institution offering Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral programs.

In the same year (2012), Saint Monica University began seeking authorization to operate in Cameroon and was granted permission, where it operates under the name, Saint Monica University (SMU) Higher Institute.

In a bid to expand into the United Kingdom, SMU established partnership with the Academy for International Science and Research (AISR) in Derry, Northern Ireland, which now serves as SMU's UK campus. Similarly, AISR now offers its programs in Cameroon at the SMU campus in Bulu, Buea.

The SMU ground or permanent campus in Cameroon is located in the Bulu neighborhood in Buea, the campus has been christened "Civitas Dei," Latin for "The City of God."

Accreditation
Saint Monica University (SMU) is accredited by the United Kingdom-based Accreditation Service for International Colleges.

Saint Monica University is accredited in the National Commission on Private Higher Education at the Minister of Higher Education, Yaounde, Cameroon. SMU has, therefore, met all the requirements to function as a de facto institution of higher education in Cameroon.

Partnerships and affiliations
Saint Monica University has partnerships, affiliations, and other agreements with Central State University in Wilberforce, OH, USA; Savannah State University in Savannah, GA, USA; University of Applied Sciences in Brandenburg, Germany; Astrakhan State Technical University in Astrakhan, Russia; Mahatma Gandhi University in Khanapara, India; Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MM University) in Mullana, India; and other universities in the US and other countries.

Memberships
Saint Monica University is the only private university in Cameroon with membership of the UNESCO-based International Association of Universities (IAU) and is listed in the World Higher Education Database. It is also one of about 19 international members of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the only such university in Cameroon. CIC is an organization for small and mid-sized, independent, liberal arts colleges and universities in the U.S. It has about 700 universities as its members.

SMU is one of over a dozen African universities to join the Global Universities In Distance Education (GUIDE). The GUIDE Association was founded in 2005 by Marconi University to develop and support international cooperation and open and distance learning worldwide.

Saint Monica University is an education partner of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world's largest anti-fraud organization and a provider of anti-fraud training and education.

References

Universities in Cameroon
Educational institutions established in 2012
Buea
Catholic universities and colleges in Africa
2012 establishments in Cameroon


title: En busca del paraíso (1968 TV series)

text:
En busca del paraíso, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
Guillermo Murray
Jacqueline Andere
Norma Herrera
Miguel Macía

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


title: Petrophila maronialis

text:
Petrophila maronialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1924. It is found in French Guiana.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1924


title: Petrophila mignonalis

text:
Petrophila mignonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1914


title: Petrophila multipicta

text:
Petrophila multipicta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1914
Moths of Central America


title: Duelo de pasiones (1968 TV series)

text:
Duelo de pasiones, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast

María Elena Marqués
Eric del Castillo
Anita Blanch
Silvia Fournier

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


title: Petrophila niphoplagalis

text:
Petrophila niphoplagalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Dominica.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1897
Moths of the Caribbean


title: Petrophila odoalis

text:
Petrophila odoalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1924. It is found in Oklahoma.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1924


title: Destino la gloria

text:
Destino la gloria, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
Irma Dorantes
Adalberto Martínez
Miguel Córcega
Dolores Camarillo

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


title: Petrophila opulentalis

text:
Petrophila opulentalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in the West Indies, Colombia and Brazil.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1863


title: Pushkar Goggiaa

text:
Pushkar Gogia is an Indian Television Actor, Numerologist, Astrologer and Vastu expert. He started his career in television with a cameo role in Anamika on Sony TV where he played the role of Anand Kumar. After being recognised, he got the break with Balaji Telefilms to play the role of Nakul in a mythological serial named Dharmakshetra which was aired on Epic Channel. Last seen with Rashmi Sharma Telefilm's launched daily soap Desh Ki Beti Nandini portraying the character of Siddharth Pandey, Nandini's Brother. His Role was very well recognised and much appreciated.

Personal life
Gogia was born in a business family of Delhi. He has one younger brother. He took up higher studies and completed his MBA from Indian Institute of Planning and Management, New Delhi. He has worked with a private bank for a year and then decided to try his hands on acting.

Career
Goggiaa had undergone formal training for his acting. He has undertaken various modeling assignments for brands like Axis Bank, Uninor, Toyota, Omaxe, Raja Biscuits, IPL, etc. He was also seen in Bajaj Platina Electric Start TV Commercial.

In South industry, he has worked for brands like Vasanth & Co and Sree Kumar Thangamaligaie.

Goggiaa is a professional numerologist and vastu expert. He runs a consultancy where he provides consultations for numerology, astrology and vastu.

Filmography

Television

Other episodic shows

References

External links

Living people
Indian male television actors
Male actors from Mumbai
Indian male soap opera actors
Indian Institute of Planning and Management alumni
21st-century Indian male actors
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Fiona Pocock

text:
Fiona "Feepo" Pocock  is an English female rugby union player. She represented  at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. Pocock missed out on the final after sustaining an injury in the semi-finals match against .

As of 2012 she coaches the East London Women’s RFC team. Pocock returned to play for England in 2015. By 2017 she had made 32 appearances for England.

Pocock attended Churcher's College.

References

External links
Player Profile

1989 births
Living people
England women's international rugby union players
English female rugby union players
Rugby union players from Northampton


title: Petrophila pantheralis

text:
Petrophila pantheralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Brazil.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1859


title: Petrophila parvissimalis

text:
Petrophila parvissimalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1912


title: Petrophila pavonialis

text:
Petrophila pavonialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Peru.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1897
Moths of South America


title: List of skeptical podcasts

text:
This is a list of notable podcasts that promote or practice scientific skepticism.

Active

Inactive
These podcasts are either officially on hiatus, have ceased production, or have not produced an episode in over a year.

See also
 List of books about skepticism
 List of notable skeptics
 List of notable debunkers
 List of skeptical conferences
 List of skeptical magazines
 List of skeptical organizations
 Lists about skepticism

References

Science podcasts

Podcasts
Lists of podcasts


title: Petrophila peraltalis

text:
Petrophila peraltalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1912


title: Peter Pragas

text:
Peter Pragas (1926 – 30 June 2014) was a Malaysian composer and musician. He was considered one of the most prominent composers to hail from the Malaysian state of Sabah. He has been called the "Father of Sabah Modern Music" and the "Father of Sabah Music."

Pragas was born in Penang, British Malaya, in 1926. He moved from Peninsular Malaysia to the Crown Colony of North Borneo (present-day Sabah) in 1957, where he became the first director of Radio Sabah (now part of Radio Televisyen Malaysia). Pragas has been credited as a strong champion of music in Sabah. He was referred to as the "Father of Sabah Music" in Sabah Quarter Century of Songs, Composers Biographical Data (Volume 1), which was published in 1978.

He released his first instrumental album, "Land Below The Wind," through EMI in 1978. In 1981, Pragas released a dual album, "Sabah Centennial Celebration," to commemorate Sabah's  100 year Centennial Celebration. He also retired from his public career in state radio in 1981 as well.

In 1987, Pragas founded the Sabah Association of Senior Citizens.

In 1999, Peter Pragas was honoured as the "Father of Sabah Modern Music" at a National Day exhibition called "Patriotism 2020," which was held at the Sabah Museum in Kota Kinabalu.

Pragas died on 30 June 2014, at the age of 87. He was predeceased by his wife and survived by his two children, Adrian and Sandra. His funeral was held at the Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church in Tanjung Aru. Pragas was buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Penampang Road.

References

Malaysian people of Indian descent
1926 births
2014 deaths
Musicians from Penang
Malaysian composers
Radio directors
Sabah musicians


title: Petrophila phaeopastalis

text:
Petrophila phaeopastalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in Colombia.

References

Moths described in 1917
phaeopastalis


title: Petrophila premalis

text:
Petrophila premalis is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Mexico.

References

Moths described in 1895
Petrophila


title: Cruz de amor

text:
Cruz de amor, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
 Silvia Derbez as Cruz Aguirre
 Jorge Lavat as Marcos de los Monteros
 Lupita Lara as Marisol Aguirre / Claudia
 María Teresa Rivas as Doña Delfina de los Monteros
 Alicia Rodríguez as Inés de los Monteros
 José Roberto Hill as Ismael Aguirre
 Daniel "El Chino" Herrera as Tito
 Andrea López as Doña Antonia Lorenzo
 Olivia Michel
 Armando Arriola
 Tara Parra as Maura "La Mina"
 Arcadio Gamboa
 Roberto González
 Jorge Castillo

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


title: Petrophila pyropalis

text:
Petrophila pyropalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Brazil.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1854


title: Driver Friendly

text:
Driver Friendly is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States. Driver Friendly has toured with such bands as Motion City Soundtrack, Cartel, Relient K, Hellogoodbye, Night Riots, Hit The Lights, TEAM*, as well as Warped Tour.

History

Early years and early releases (2002–2011)
Driver Friendly formed in 2002 while the members were in high school. The band self-released Live CD from the Engine Room EP on November 30, 2002, and Demolicious EP on March 16, 2003. The band signed to I Enjoy Records on January 31, 2004, and released their debut album, Fly Away, on March 5, 2004.  In 2004 the band relocated to Austin, Texas where they self released two albums (Chase the White Whale and Bury A Dream). Not Home Yet EP was released on March 7, 2006. Montclaire Sessions EP was released on January 16, 2007.

Hopeless years (2012–present)
In 2012 the band released a music video for the song "Messidona" which paid tribute to the band's favorite Tom Hanks films. The music video generated enough buzz to capture a tweet from Tom.  The act of having their music video tweeted by Tom Hanks was said to be "The greatest honor in the history of everything." In October 2012, the band announced that they had been signed to Hopeless Records. "Ghosts" was released as a single on October 16, 2012. "Shark Cave" was released as a single on January 15, 2013. "Stand So Tall" was released as a single on May 19, 2014. "Everything Gold" was released as a single on June 6. Unimagined Bridges was available for streaming on July 8, and was released by Hopeless on July 15. The album charted in the U.S. at number 33 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

Discography
Albums
 Fly Away (2004) (I Enjoy)
 Chase the White Whale (2008) (self-released)
 Bury a Dream (2012) (self-released)
 Unimagined Bridges (2014) (Hopeless Records)

EPs
 Live CD from the Engine Room (2002) (self-released)
 Demolicious (2003) (self-released)
 Not Home Yet (2006) (self-released)
 Montclaire Sessions (2007) (self-released)
 Peaks + Valleys (2013) (Hopeless)
Ceremony (2019) (self-released)

Music videos
 "Two Words, Mr. President: Plausible Deniability" (2008)
 "Temple of Doom" (2008)
 "Messidona" (2012)
 "Ghosts" (2012)
 "Lost Boys" (live) (2013)
 "Run" (2013)
 "Run" (live) (2013)
 "Stand So Tall" (2014)
 "Everything Gold" (2014)
 "Deconstruct You" (2014)

Band members
Current members
 Jeremi Mattern – drums
 Andy Lane – vocals, guitar
 Tyler Welsh – vocals, keyboards
 Juan Lopez – trumpet, backing vocals
 Chris Walker – bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

References

External links

Interview with Driver Friendly at the MTVu Woodie Awards at SXSW 2013

Musical groups established in 2002
Musical groups from Austin, Texas
2002 establishments in Texas
Hopeless Records artists


title: Petrophila santafealis

text:
Petrophila santafealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John B. Heppner in 1976. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and Florida.

The length of the forewings is 5.2–7 mm for males and 6.5–9 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae are aquatic and feed on algae.

Etymology
It is named for Florida's Santa Fe River, the type location.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1976


title: Kuca (footballer)

text:
Jaílton Alves Miranda (born 2 August 1989), known as Kuca, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club U.D. Leiria.

Club career
Born in Praia, Kuca played for AD Bairro and Boavista FC in his country. He moved to Portugal in 2010, signing for lowly SC Mirandela and scoring four goals in 27 games in his first season to help the club promote to the third division.

Early into the 2012 January transfer window, Kuca joined G.D. Chaves. He achieved promotion to the Segunda Liga at the end of 2012–13, making his debut as a professional on 11 August 2013 and scoring the only goal of the away match against C.D. Santa Clara. He added a further 11 until the end of the campaign, as his team comfortably avoided relegation with an eighth-place finish; alongside compatriot Rambé, he was chosen by readers of daily newspaper O Jogo for the team of players competing in that level for the past 12 months.

Kuca moved to Primeira Liga side G.D. Estoril Praia on 26 June 2014. His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 18 August, and he netted in a 1–1 draw at F.C. Arouca.

On 12 January 2015, Kuca signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Kardemir Karabükspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. In the summer, however, he returned to Portugal, being loaned to C.F. Os Belenenses. The following three seasons, he represented Rio Ave FC (still owned by Kardemir), Arouca and Boavista FC.

In October 2018, Kuca moved to the Romanian Liga I with FC Hermannstadt, alongside former Rio Ave teammate Pedro Moreira. He made his competitive debut on the 30th, coming on as a late substitute in a Cupa României match against FC Voluntari and scoring the final 3–0 which qualified to the quarter-finals.

International career
Kuca earned his first cap for Cape Verde on 28 March 2009, in a 5–0 friendly win over Equatorial Guinea. He scored his first goal on 15 November 2014, contributing to a 3–1 home victory against Niger in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Kuca was summoned by manager Rui Águas for the finals in Equatorial Guinea, featuring in all three group stage fixtures as the Blue Sharks were eliminated at that stage with three draws.

International goals
 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kuca goal)

References

External links

1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Praia
Footballers from Santiago, Cape Verde
Cape Verdean men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Cape Verdean National Championships players
Santiago South Premier Division players
AD Bairro players
Boavista FC (Cape Verde) players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
SC Mirandela players
G.D. Chaves players
G.D. Estoril Praia players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Rio Ave F.C. players
F.C. Arouca players
Boavista F.C. players
C.D. Feirense players
U.D. Leiria players
Süper Lig players
Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
FC Hermannstadt players
Cape Verde men's international footballers
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Romania


title: Petrophila schaefferalis

text:
Petrophila schaefferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. It is found in Mexico (Xalapa) and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California and Texas.

The wingspan is 17–20 mm for males and 24–29 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.

The larvae are aquatic.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1906


title: Southern major district of Helsinki

text:
The Southern major district of Helsinki () (), is one of the seven major districts of Helsinki, Finland.

It covers the city centre and areas to the south and west of it. It is located roughly speaking south of the Pitkäsilta Bridge and west of the Töölönlahti Bay, and in addition it contains the  island of Lauttasaari.

Districts belonging to the Southern major district of Helsinki
The Southern major district covers the following five districts subdistricts:

Vironniemi
Ullanlinna
Kampinmalmi
Taka-Töölö
Lauttasaari

The five districts and their subareas
101 Vironniemi basic district ()

010 Kruununhaka (Swe: Kronohagen)
020 Kluuvi (Swe: Gloet)
080 Katajanokka (Swe: Skatudden)

102 Ullanlinna basic district (Swe: Ulrikasborgs distrikt)

030 Kaartinkaupunki (Swe: Gardesstaden)
050 Punavuori (Swe: Rödbergen)
060 Eira (Swe: Eira)
070 Ullanlinna (Swe: Ulrikasborg)
090 Kaivopuisto (Swe: Brunnsparken)
204 Hernesaari (Swe: Ärtholmen)
520 Suomenlinna (Swe: Sveaborg)
531 Länsisaaret (Swe: Västra holmarna)

103 Kampinmalmi basic district (Swe: Kampmalmens distrikt)

040 Kamppi (Swe: Kampen)
130 Etu-Töölö (Swe: Främre Tölö)
201 Ruoholahti (Swe: Gräsviken)
202 Lapinlahti (Swe: Lappviken)
203 Jätkäsaari (Swe: Busholmen)

104 Taka-Töölö basic district (Swe: Bortre Tölö distrikt)

140 Taka-Töölö (Swe: Bortre Tölö)

105 Lauttasaaren peruspiiri (Swe: Drumsö distrikt)

311 Kotkavuori (Swe: Örnberget)
312 Vattuniemi (Swe: Hallonnäs)
313 Myllykallio (Swe: Kvarnberget)
314 Koivusaari (Swe: Björkholmen)

References

External links
Helsinki City Map Service
Helsinki by the districts 2005

Major districts of Helsinki


title: Chucho el roto

text:
Chucho el roto, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
Manuel López Ochoa
Blanca Sánchez
Luciano Hernández de la Vega
Susana Alexander
Arturo Benavides
Freddy Fernández
María Eugenia Ríos
Alicia Montoya

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


title: Petrophila schistopalis

text:
Petrophila schistopalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in Tabasco, Mexico.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1906


title: Petrophila schwarzalis

text:
Petrophila schwarzalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1924. It is found in Guatemala.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1924


title: Petrophila sumptuosalis

text:
Petrophila sumptuosalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Puerto Rico.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1890


title: Petrophila tessimalis

text:
Petrophila tessimalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1926. It is found in Mexico.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1926


title: Petrophila tristalis

text:
Petrophila tristalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1912


title: Me Before You (film)

text:
Me Before You is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Thea Sharrock in her directorial debut and adapted by author Jojo Moyes from her 2012 novel of the same name. The film stars Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, and Brendan Coyle.

The film was shot in various historic locations across the UK, including Pembroke Castle in Wales and Chenies Manor House in Buckinghamshire, England. Released on 3 June 2016 in the United Kingdom and North America, the film received mixed reviews and grossed $208 million worldwide.

Plot

Louisa "Lou" Clark is hired as carer for Will Traynor, a once successful banker and active sportsman now tetraplegic after being hit by a motorcycle. Will's mother hopes Lou's bubbly personality will lift Will's depressed and cynical spirits. Will is initially cold towards Lou. Will's ex-girlfriend Alicia visits and reveals that she is to marry Will's former best friend Rupert. Lou perseveres with Will and, as the two grow close, she learns he is cultured and worldly, in contrast to her simple life spent with her parents or boyfriend Patrick.

Overhearing an argument between Will's parents, Lou learns that Will has conceded six months to them before he will go to Dignitas in Switzerland for assisted suicide, unable as he is to accept a disabled life. Lou takes it upon herself to change his mind by organising trips and adventures to show him that life is still worth living. Patrick's jealousy grows until he and Lou split up.

Will asks Lou to accompany him to Alicia's wedding. They start to fall in love. During a luxurious trip to Mauritius, Will tells Lou he still intends to take assisted suicide, saying he wants her to live a full life instead of half a life with him. Heartbroken, Lou quits as Will's caregiver and refuses contact with him.

Lou's father convinces her to visit Will, but she finds he has already left for Switzerland. She follows him there to be with him in his final moments.

Some weeks after Will's death, sitting in his favourite café in Paris, Lou reads a letter he left for her. In it, he says he has left her enough money to follow her dreams and encourages her to live abundantly.

Cast
 Emilia Clarke as Louisa "Lou" Clark
 Sam Claflin as William "Will" Traynor
 Janet McTeer as Camilla Traynor
 Charles Dance as Steven Traynor
 Brendan Coyle as Bernard Clark
 Steve Peacocke as Nathan
 Matthew Lewis as Patrick
 Jenna Coleman as Katrina "Treena" Clark
 Samantha Spiro as Josie Clark
 Alan Breck as Grandad
 Vanessa Kirby as Alicia Dawares
 Joanna Lumley as Mary Rawlinson
 Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Rupert Collins
 Diane Morgan as Sharon
 Chris Wilson as Major Timothy Dawares

Production

Development
On 2 April 2014, it was announced Thea Sharrock would direct the film. Before casting Emilia Clarke knew she wanted to audition for this role as she said "That's just kind of an interesting concoction I hadn't read before".  On 2 September 2014, Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin were cast in the film. Stephen Peacocke was cast on 24 March 2015, with Jenna Coleman and Charles Dance cast on 2 April 2015. On 9 April 2015, Janet McTeer joined the cast; Brendan Coyle, Matthew Lewis, Samantha Spiro, Vanessa Kirby and Ben Lloyd-Hughes joined the cast the next day. Sam Claflin's thoughts after filming were "This was probably the most physically challenging thing that I’ve ever done”.

Filming

Principal photography began in 29 April 2015 and ended on 26 June 2015. The film was shot in various locations in the United Kingdom, including Pembroke Castle in Pembroke, Wales (the Traynors' estate); Wytham Abbey in Oxfordshire, England (the Traynors' home within the castle walls); Sandown Park in Esher, Surrey, England (horse race and airport check-in scenes); Harrow, London (Lou's family home); and Chenies Manor House in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England (wedding scenes), while Mallorca, Spain, stands in for Mauritius.

Costume
Jill Taylor, the costume designer, thought Lou would have more of a 'quirky' wardrobe based of the book "she has these ‘leprechaun’ shoes, so we had to find some quirky shoes. By accident, we were in a shop and found these amazing shoes by Irregular Choice, and I just thought, ‘Oh, my God, that's Lou!’ They suddenly became the basis of her wardrobe of shoes.”. Will's character clothing was more based on his before accident life as he wore luxurious suits.

Music

Release
In July 2014, it was announced that the film would be released on 21 August 2015. In May 2015, the film's release date was moved to 3 June 2016. In November 2015, the film's release date was brought forward, to 4 March 2016, before being delayed again in January 2016, to its previous 3 June 2016 release date.

Reception

Box office
Me Before You grossed $56.2 million in North America and over $152 million in other territories for a total of $208.3 million, against a budget of $20 million.

In North America, Me Before You opened on 3 June 2016 alongside Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and was expected to gross around $15 million from 2,704 theaters in its opening weekend. The film grossed $1.4 million from its Thursday night previews and $7.8 million on its first day. In its opening weekend the film grossed $18.3 million, finishing third at the box office behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ($35.3 million) and X-Men: Apocalypse ($22.3 million).

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on reviews from 180 critics, and an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Me Before You benefits from Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin's alluring chemistry, although it isn't enough to compensate for its clumsy treatment of a sensitive subject." On Metacritic the film has a score of 51 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave it a grade of B+ and wrote: "It may not quite rise to the level of a classic three-hankie tearjerker, but it's proof that sometimes one or two hankies is more than enough to get the job done."

Accolades

Controversy and protests
The film sparked criticism from many in the disability rights movement, who perceive an underlying message that people with disabilities are a burden on their families and carers, and claim the film promotes the view that people are better off dead than disabled. They view the film as advocating suicide so that their loved ones can "live boldly". Others found the film exploitative of the disability community by stirring the emotions of viewers without actually aiding disabled people by accurate representation or employment in acting roles, while pointing out the casting of non-disabled actors as disabled characters. The #MeBeforeEuthanasia backlash was led by celebrities with disabilities including Liz Carr, Penny Pepper, Mik Scarlet, and Cherylee Houston in the United Kingdom, and Dominick Evans and Emily Ladau  in the United States, as well as activists from Not Dead Yet in both countries. Protests in the United States occurred in cities including Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Hartford, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore and Philadelphia. There were also protests in Australia.

In response to the backlash, author Jojo Moyes said the story was inspired by her own family where relatives required 24-hour care, as well as a real-life news story about a quadriplegic man who convinced his parents to take him to a centre for assisted suicide. About Traynor's decision she said: "The fact is, in the film as in the book, nobody else agrees with what he decides to do. This is not by any means sending out a message. It's just about one character – it's nothing more than that."

See also
 Disability in the arts

References

External links

 Me Before You at the British Film Institute

2016 films
2016 directorial debut films
2016 romantic drama films
2010s American films
2010s British films
2010s English-language films
American romantic drama films
British romantic drama films
Film controversies
Films about euthanasia
Films about paraplegics or quadriplegics
Films based on British novels
Films based on romance novels
Films directed by Thea Sharrock
Films produced by Karen Rosenfelt
Films scored by Craig Armstrong (composer)
Films set in England
Films set in London
Films set in Mauritius
Films set in Paris
Films set in Switzerland
Films shot in Buckinghamshire
Films shot in London
Films shot in Mallorca
Films shot in Oxfordshire
Films shot in Pembrokeshire
Films shot in Surrey
Films with screenplays by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
New Line Cinema films


title: Petrophila triumphalis

text:
Petrophila triumphalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1912


title: Petrophila ulfridalis

text:
Petrophila ulfridalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1924. It is found in the Dominican Republic.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1924


title: Petrophila unilinealis

text:
Petrophila unilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1914


title: Petrophila valstanalis

text:
Petrophila valstanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1924. It is found in Venezuela.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1924


title: Petrophila zamoralis

text:
Petrophila zamoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1924. It is found in Ecuador.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1924


The Party of Rebirth and Conciliation of Moldova (, PRCM) was a political party in Moldova.

History
The PRCM was established in 1995 by former members of the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova (PDAM), who had been encouraged to break away from the party by President Mircea Snegur. Snegur was the party's candidate for the 1996 presidential elections. Although he received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated by independent candidate Petru Lucinschi in the run-off.

Prior to the 1998 elections the party joined the Democratic Convention of Moldova alliance (CDM), forming the core of the alliance. The CDM finished second, winning 26 of the 101 seats. Together with the other non-Communist parties, it established the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms (ADR), which was able to form a government.

The party ran alone in the 2001 elections. Despite receiving 5.8% of the vote and finishing in fourth place, it failed to win a seat. The following year the PRCM merged with the For Order and Justice Social-Political Movement, the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the National Christian Democratic Peasants Party of Moldova to form the Liberal Party. In 2003, the Liberal Party merged into the Our Moldova Alliance (AMN).

References

Defunct political parties in Moldova
Political parties established in 1995
Political parties disestablished in 2001


title: Petrophila zelota

text:
Petrophila zelota is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama.

References

Petrophila
Moths described in 1914


title: Los Caudillos

text:
Los Caudillos, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
 Silvia Pinal as Jimena
 Enrique Rambal as Miguel Hidalgo
 Magda Guzmán as Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
 Narciso Busquets as José María Morelos
 Ofelia Guilmáin as Felipa
Carlos Bracho as Ignacio Allende
 Enrique Lizalde as Lisandro Jiménez
 Guillermo Aguilar as Juan Aldama
 Sergio Jiménez as Nicolás Bravo
 Enrique del Castillo as Padre Huesca
Emma Roldán as Belisaria
 José Baviera as Carlos IV
 Raúl Meraz as Fernando VII
 José Alonso as Francisco Javier Mina
 Wally Barrón as Virrey Félix María Calleja
 Malena Doria as María Antonieta
 Gregorio Casal as Lic. González

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


title: Michaela Staniford

text:
Michaela Staniford (born 11 January 1987) is an English female rugby union player. She represented  at the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She captained England to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens and was also a key member in the first sevens World Cup in 2009 in Dubai.

Staniford was awarded the IRB Women’s Player of the Year in 2012, Michaela is a lesbian and is married to Emilie Bydwell since 2015 as they have a daughter Ollie, born in 2018. She also has her own website.

References

External links
 Official Website

1987 births
Living people
England women's international rugby union players
English female rugby union players
Female rugby sevens players
Lesbian sportswomen
England international women's rugby sevens players
English rugby sevens players
Sportspeople from High Wycombe
Rugby union players from Buckinghamshire
Rugby union wings
British LGBT rugby union players
English LGBT sportspeople
Wasps Women rugby players


title: Hills Learning

text:
Hills Learning is an Asian language school in New York City. It is located near Grand Central Terminal and has been recognized by several television stations, websites, and publications, such as PBS, TBS, CBS New York, and Chopsticks NY.

History
Hills Learning was founded in 2009 as a foreign language school for private lessons in Chinese and Japanese. By the end of the year, Hills Learning added ESL and Korean to its list of languages and began teaching group classes. As of January 2013, Hills Learning also provides both private and group lessons in Thai and Cantonese. In 2017, classes for Arabic started, and in 2021 Vietnamese also began.

Organization
Hills Learning’s mission is to develop long lasting relationships of language competency and cultural understanding between Asia, America, and the global community.

Hills Learning currently employs over 25 teachers and has programs for over 200 students. Their client list includes fortune 500 companies, public and private high schools, universities, and various other individuals throughout the New York City area.

Jon Hills, director, has been serving since January 2009. Hills speaks Japanese as a second language and knows some Korean and Mandarin. Prior to establishing Hills Learning, Hills worked in financial services, translation, and taught English in Japan.

Hills Learning offers one-on-one and group lessons in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Cantonese, Thai and Vietnamese.

Recognition
Hills Learning has been recognized by PBS in its show “Asian America”  and was voted one of the best language schools in New York by CBS New York. Hills Learning has also be reported on by Chopsticks NY magazine.

Affiliated organizations
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York

References

External links
 Hills Learning

Language schools in the United States
Schools in Manhattan


title: Cárcel de mujeres

text:
Cárcel de mujeres, is a 1968 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
Erna Martha Bauman
Narciso Busquets
Carlos Navarro
Anabelle Gutiérrez

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas


title: Aurelia (TV series)

text:
Aurelia, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
Patricia Morán
Enrique Aguilar
Pituka de Foronda
Sergio Bustamante
Graciela Doring
Mauricio Herrera
Josefina Escobedo
Alberto Galán

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts


title: Águeda (TV series)

text:
Águeda, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.

Cast
Angélica María as Águeda
Antonio Medellín as Ismael
Blanca Sánchez as Eva
Héctor Andremar as Don Roque
José Baviera as Don Germán
Agustín Isunza as Héctor
Alicia Montoya as Sofía
Carlos Riquelme as Vicente
Fanny Schiller as Clara
Arturo Martínez as Nico
Socorro Avelar as Tomasa
Jesús Casillas as Rubén
Carlos Rotzinger as Eligio
Zoila Quiñones as Carmen
Flor Procuna as Lupe
Ángela Vil

References

External links

Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
1968 telenovelas
1968 Mexican television series debuts
1968 Mexican television series endings


The Christian Democratic Peasants' Party of Moldova (, PȚCD) was a political party in Moldova.

History
Prior to the 1998 elections the party joined the Democratic Convention of Moldova alliance (CDM). The CDM finished second, winning 26 of the 101 seats. Together with the other non-Communist parties, it established the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms, which was able to form a government.

The party ran alone in the 2001 elections. However, it received just 0.3% of the vote and failed to win a seat.

References

Defunct political parties in Moldova


The 2007 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
Conservative 26
Canvey Island Independent Party 15

Election result
The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 26 councillors, but lost 3 seats to the Canvey Island Independent Party. The Conservatives held all 8 seats in Benfleet, Hadleigh and Thundersley, but won only 1 of the 6 seats on Canvey Island. On Canvey Island the Canvey Island Independent Party took the other 5 seats to have 15 councillors, gaining 3 from the Conservatives, as well as defeating the only Labour councillor on the council.

Ward results

By-elections between 2007 and 2008
Two by-elections were held in St Marys ward on 20 December 2007 after the resignation of Conservative councillors Alan and Kate Meager. One seat was held for the Conservatives by Alf Partridge with 509 votes, while the other seat was gained for Labour by Brian Wilson with 480 votes.

References

Castle Point Borough Council elections
2007 English local elections
2000s in Essex


title: Physematia concordalis

text:
Physematia concordalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in India's Nicobar Islands.

References

Spilomelinae
Moths described in 1863


title: Claudia Märtl

text:
Claudia Märtl (born 3 July 1954 in Amberg) is a German historian. She is a professor of Medieval history at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Her research focuses on English and Romance languages. In March 2011 she was elected to succeed Rudolf Schieffer as President of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica. She took office on April 1, 2012 for a limited period of two years. On March 31, 2014, she resigned as president after a very vehement protest against the savings measures of the Free State of Bavaria and reform demands from the State Ministry for Education, Culture, Science and Art, which was taken over by Ludwig Spaenle (CSU). With her presentation of the "101 most important questions" ("101 wichtigsten Fragen"), she became known to a wider audience, to whom she easily introduced the Middle Ages.
She is a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (since 2006). In 2014 she was made a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.

References

Fellows of the British Academy
German women academics
People from Amberg
Members of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy
German women historians
1954 births
Living people


title: For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova

text:
For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova (, PMDP) was a political alliance in Moldova led by Dumitru Diacov.

History
The PMDP was formed around the For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova Social-Political Movement to contest the 1998 elections, and also consisted of the Civic Party of Moldova, the Popular Democratic Party of Moldova and the New Force Movement. The alliance received 18% of the vote, winning 24 of the 101 seats and becoming the third-largest faction in Parliament. It formed the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms coalition together with Democratic Convention of Moldova and the Party of Democratic Forces, which was able to form a government led by Ion Ciubuc.

The alliance was dissolved prior to the 2001 elections, with the MSN joining the Braghiş Alliance.

References

Defunct political party alliances in Moldova


title: Pritam & Eames

text:
Pritam & Eames is an art gallery associated with the American Studio Furniture movement which was established in 1981 by Bebe Pritam Johnson and Warren Eames Johnson in East Hampton, New York.

In 1990 to 1991, the gallery partners interviewed 14 of the artists who were early and continuing contributors to the gallery, which included:

These conversations were turned into a 2013 book, Speaking of Furniture: Conversations with 14 American Masters. In 2014, Bebe and Warren Johnson received the Award of Distinction from The Furniture Society. In the spring of 2015, Pritam & Eames re-located its exhibition space to The Gallery at Somes Sound on Mount Desert Island, Maine.

References

Art museums and galleries in New York (state)
Furniture
Decorative arts
American art
1981 establishments in New York (state)


title: Viiskulma

text:
Viiskulma (Finnish, literally "Five Corner"; , literally "Five Edge") is a well known intersection of five streets in Helsinki (Laivurinkatu, Pursimiehenkatu, Fredrikinkatu, Laivurinrinne and Tarkk'ampujankatu) at the boundary of the Punavuori and Ullanlinna neighbourhoods. The street Fredrikinkatu is one of the oldest and major traffic arteries of Helsinki's inner city.

The five buildings marking each corner of the junction are taller than the surrounding buildings, giving them a tower-like feel: they were built over a period from the late 1890s to the late 1920s and vary in architectural style from Neo-Renaissance to Nordic Classicism: Fredrikinkatu 19 (1896) by architects Nyström, Petrelius and Penttilä; Laivurinrinne 1 (1928) by architect E. Ikälainen; Tarkk'ampujankatu 20 (1927) by architect Väinö Vähäkallio; Laivurinkatu 10 (1890) by architect Selim A. Lindqvist; Fredrikinkatu 12 (1927) architect unknown.

Viiskulma has traditionally been known as a landmark, and nowadays for the several record shops in it or in its immediate vicinity, specialising in various styles of music. The most famous of these shops is Digelius Music, which has operated in its location since 1971. This rich offering is celebrated by Egotrippi in Polkupyörälaulu (2001).

There are several buildings in or near Viiskulma which are important from the point of view of local cultural history. The ground floor of the building at Laivurinrinne 1 was originally the Merano cinema theatre; the ground floor of the building at Tarkk'ampujankatu 20 was originally a bank; the ground floor of the building at Laivurinkatu 10 has been since it was first built in the use of the Primula bakery and restaurant.

References

External links

Squares in Helsinki
Punavuori
Ullanlinna


title: Droopnath Ramphul State College

text:
Droopnath Ramphul State College (DRSC) is a state secondary school based in Calebasses, Mauritius. Students are prepared for the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate. The school derives its name from an eminent judge Droopnath Ramphul.

Droopnath Ramphul State College was one of the leading national colleges for girls in Mauritius. This college is known for promoting its students in academics as well as other extra-curricular activities over the years.

Droopnath Ramphul State College is now an academy admitting both boys and girls with the changes in the academic rules and regulations.

History
This state college was built in 1975 .
Under the rectorship of Mrs Arlette Bazire, the school began functioning in an old railway station near the Beau Plan roundabout.

In 1980, it was named after Judge Droopnath Ramphul (born 20 February 1921). He is best remembered and honoured for his contributions to education.

In June 1995,  students transferred to a new location in Souvenir, Calebasses. The school was then renamed to Queen Elizabeth College (North).

Following protest against the use of the name QEC-North by QEC girls, the school went to its original name till 2003 when it became a Form VI College and was thereafter named Droopnath Ramphul State College.

In June 2006, the school became a national college, and after three years, a fresh intake of Form I students with four A+ was enrolled. Students mostly come from Port Louis, the north, and the east.

In 2008, DRSC had a population of roughly 795 students, 535 of whom were from DRSC and 260 from Pamplemousses State Secondary School, who were accommodated at DRSC because their school was under construction.

In 2014, DRSC had attained its first Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) scholarship for the HSC Examination done in 2013 on the girl's side (alongside Collège Du Saint Esprit on the boy's side).

In 2021, DRSC was transformed into an academy. Currently, the school only serves grades 10 to 13. The school admits both boys and girls who performed well in the National Certificate of Education (NCE).

In 2023, DRSC was the first school to have attain the Sir Anerood Jugnauth (SAJ) scholarship for the HSC Examination done in 2022 on the girl's side (alongside Royal College Curepipe on the boy's side).

Unique Design

DRSC is distinguished for its distinctive architectural architecture among Mauritius' state colleges. The Administrative Block is on three levels and is placed in a circular building resembling a control tower, providing staff with a panoramic view of the entire school.

School Mission
The mission of the school is to:

 Help students achieve a high standard of learning.
 Train students in tomorrow's skills.
 Prepare students for life-long learning and living in the fast changing, multi-cultural and socio-economic world.
 Empower students to face challenges of their future lives in the global village

Subjects available at school

Ordinary Level (Grade 10 to 11)
At the Ordinary Level (School Certificate [SC]), students are expected to choose eight subjects at school and learn it for two years.

Student may wish to do a ninth subject (this subject may not be necessary available at school). However, they will have to do it as a "private" subject and will also need to pay for it.

If the student is struggling with an optional subject OR Additional Mathematics, they may wish to "drop" that subject in Grade 11 and choose to do only seven subjects. However, this is not recommended.

Advanced Level (Grade 12 to 13)

Clubs offered by School

Art Club
The club gives the opportunity to students to meet in a more relaxed and informal setting to work on art.

"We believe that art gives us a chance to truly find ourselves according to our imagination and uniqueness. It allows students to connect with their creativity and through art, each of us is able to transform our thinking skills into incredible masterpieces."

One of the club's aims is to foster and develop an appreciation of art and the exploration of diverse aesthetics. Around April 2022, the club organised "Thrift Shop Event" where members collected old clothes and accessories from students of the school itself and converted the old attires and items into fashionable and voguish outfits. The activity not only encouraged the budding talent of students but the funds gathered was donated to a student in need.

Benevolent Club
The benevolent club of DRSC has helped the entire school community and throughout the year, various activities were carried out for noble causes.

Each year, the benevolent club organises activities to raise funds, in order to help those in need.

English Literary Club

Environment Club
The concept of ‘going green’ refers to the practice of environmentally friendly lifestyles which help preserve and sustain the environment.

Integrity Club

Music Club
Annual activities organised by the Club:

 Musical Ceremony for National Independence Day

 Music Day

Science, Health & Wellness Club
The DRSC Science Club is a very dynamic club where members are encouraged to ‘think outside the box’ and give free rein confidently to their creativity application of scientific principles.

Around March 2021, the Grade 13 Orchid students and the Physics Department have participated in the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council's "Building of Simplified Antenna for Satellite Data Reception" and have successfully developed an antenna to receive signals at DRSC.

"We successfully detected a cyclone in Mozambique channel. From my Physics lab." -Mrs Rauma Imrit, Physics Educator (2021)

Annual activities organised by the Club:

 Blood Donations
 Science Exibition

Sports Club
Annual activities organised by the Club:

 Inter-Class Competitions (Football, Badminton, Volleyball, and etc.)
 Tafisa World Walking Day
 Sports Day

UNESCO Club

Annual Extra-curricular Activities

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke Program at DRSC was set up in the year 2015 by educators Mrs. Reekoye (Hindi Language Educator) and Mr. Mohun (Physical Education Educator).

“In line with the Mission and Vision of our school, the Award provides opportunities to students to and experiences that will help them in their future life and career as among others, it teaches them organisational skills and team building.” - Mrs. Mantee Sookharee, Rector (2023)

“For the last 15 years, I have been involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award. It has always been a unique experience for me to be involved with all participants in this adventurous journey.” - Mr. Harish Mohun, Physical Education Educator (2023)

National Youth Civic Service (NYCS)
The National Youth Civic Service (NYCS) is a national programme which aims at developing an independent and assertive youth community to become responsible citizens. It not only enables youngsters to build a resilient character but also create their own identity and adapt to society through interactive group works, community projects as well as sports.

Present (2023)
The current rector of the college is Mrs. Sookharee.

See also
 Education in Mauritius
 List of secondary schools in Mauritius

References

External links

 DRSC Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 1
 Droopnath Ramphul State College
 ‘Droopnath Ramphul’, the School of Life. Le Mauricien.
 Trois lauréates pour le Droopnath Ramphul State College
 Students who participated in the Robotics Competition

Secondary schools in Mauritius
Educational institutions established in 1975
1975 establishments in Mauritius
Girls' schools in Mauritius
Pamplemousses District


title: WNAC-TV (Boston)

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WNAC-TV, channel 7, was a television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station was owned by RKO General. Originally established in 1948, WNAC-TV signed off for the final time at 1:00 a.m. on May 22, 1982, due to improprieties by its parent company; it was replaced that morning with WNEV-TV (now WHDH), which operates on a separate license. The station was Boston's original CBS television affiliate; except for a period from 1961 to 1972 during which it was an ABC affiliate, WNAC-TV would remain with CBS until its replacement with WNEV-TV.

History

Origins

WNAC-TV first signed on the air on June 21, 1948 as the second television station in Boston after WBZ-TV (channel 4), which had debuted 12 days earlier. Channel 7 originally operated as a CBS affiliate but also carried some programs from ABC and the DuMont Television Network. The station was originally owned by General Tire, along with WNAC radio (then at 1260 AM, frequency now occupied by WBIX; later moved to 680 AM, now WRKO), which served as the flagship station of the Yankee Network, a regional New England radio network. General Tire had purchased the Yankee Network in 1943. WNAC-TV first broadcast from the WNAC/Yankee Network's studios at 21 Brookline Avenue, near Fenway Park, before RKO moved its Boston operations to new facilities near Government Center at 40 Hawkins Street (later renamed 7 Bulfinch Place) in 1968.

In 1950, General Tire bought the West Coast regional Don Lee Broadcasting System. Two years later, it acquired the Bamberger Broadcasting Service (owners of WOR-AM-FM-TV in New York City) and merged its broadcasting interests into a new division, General Teleradio. General Tire purchased RKO Radio Pictures in 1955 after General Tire found that RKO's film library would be a perfect programming source for WNAC-TV and its other television stations. The studio was merged into General Teleradio to become RKO Teleradio; after the film studio was dissolved, the business was renamed RKO General in 1959.

By 1955, ABC began to increase the amount of programming seen as "secondary clearances" on channel 7, which continued until the original incarnation of WHDH-TV signed on over channel 5 in 1957. However, WNAC-TV was in danger of losing its CBS affiliation that same year when Storer Broadcasting (which had very good relations with CBS) planned to purchase WMUR-TV (channel 9) in nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, and move its transmitter to just outside Haverhill, Massachusetts, only 20 miles north of Boston; approval of the move would have potentially made WNAC-TV a full-time ABC affiliate and resulted in channel 5 becoming an independent station. However, Storer's purchase of channel 9 never materialized following an outcry from New Hampshire viewers that led regulators to reject its request to build a new tower near Haverhill. Storer eventually entered Boston with its purchase of UHF station WIHS-TV (channel 38) in 1966, changing its call letters to WSBK-TV. The station also had a secondary affiliation with the Paramount Television Network and was among Paramount's strongest affiliates, carrying programs such as Time For Beany, Dixie Showboat, Hollywood Reel and Armchair Detective. From 1948 to 1950, WNAC-TV shared the rights to Boston Braves game telecasts with WBZ-TV and shared rights to Boston Red Sox telecasts with WBZ-TV from 1948 to 1954. In the fall of 1948, WNAC-TV became the first station to televise Boston Bruins games, carrying the third, and sometimes second, period of home games.

WNAC-TV was nearly sold by RKO General, along with its radio sisters, to NBC as part of a multi-city transaction and station trade between the two companies announced in March 1960. As a preemptive move, CBS decided to move its Boston affiliation to WHDH-TV when the changeover became official. However, final approval of the RKO-NBC deal was held up at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Justice because of issues involving NBC's ownership of WRCV-AM-TV in Philadelphia, which RKO would acquire in the trade. Meanwhile, WNAC-TV reached an agreement to carry ABC programs in what was thought to be an interim arrangement. The affiliation swap between WNAC-TV and WHDH-TV took effect on January 1, 1961. The RKO-NBC transaction never materialized, and channel 7 would remain an RKO-owned ABC affiliate for the next 11 years.

In 1969, the Boston Herald-Traveler Corp., WHDH-TV's parent company, lost its license to operate channel 5. Boston Broadcasters, Inc., the owners of the station that replaced it, WCVB-TV, planned to air more local programming than any other station in the country, heavily preempting CBS programming in the process. CBS was displeased with the prospect of frequent preemptions on what would have been its second-largest affiliate and its largest on the East Coast. The CBS affiliation immediately moved back to channel 7, leaving channel 5 to affiliate with ABC. The second network switch in Boston—essentially a reversal of what took place in 1961—occurred on March 19, 1972, WCVB-TV's first day of operations; Boston's ABC affiliation remains on channel 5 to this day. However, late in 1973, WNAC-TV adopted a version of the circle 7 logo, similar to that used by ABC's owned-and-operated stations; in 1977, after ABC complained that the station was infringing on its trademark, the station changed the logo's typeface. In late 1981, a stylish, strip-layered "7" was introduced, which would be the last logo redesign under RKO General ownership.

Two legendary Boston television personalities had shows on WNAC-TV: Louise Morgan, who hosted a talk show and was known as "New England's First Lady of Radio and Television," and Ed McDonnell, who, as the astronaut character Major Mudd, hosted a popular children's show from 1961 through 1973.

Fight for survival and transition
By 1965, RKO General faced numerous investigations into its business and financial practices. Although the FCC renewed channel 7's license in 1969, RKO General lost the license in 1981 after General Tire admitted to a litany of corporate misconduct, including the admission that General Tire had committed financial fraud over illegal political contributions and bribes as part of a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. However, in the FCC hearings, RKO General had withheld evidence of General Tire's misconduct and had also failed to disclose evidence of accounting errors on its own part. In light of RKO's dishonesty, the FCC stripped RKO of the Boston license and the licenses for KHJ-TV (now KCAL-TV) in Los Angeles and WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV). The FCC had previously conditioned renewal of the latter two stations' licenses on WNAC-TV's renewal. An appeals court partially reversed the ruling and ordered new hearings for the Los Angeles and New York licenses, finding that the FCC had overreached in connecting them to WNAC-TV's renewal. However, it upheld the revocation of WNAC-TV's license, finding that RKO's dishonesty alone merited the loss of that license.

RKO appealed this decision, but in February 1982 the FCC awarded a construction permit for a new channel 7 station to New England Television (NETV), a merger of two of the original rivals to the station's license controlled by Boston grocery magnate David Mugar. In April, the U.S. Supreme Court denied its appeal, forcing RKO to surrender the station's license; RKO then sold the non-license assets of WNAC-TV to NETV.

On the evening of May 21, 1982, RKO General’s final full day of operating WNAC-TV, the station preempted CBS’s primetime schedule to broadcast Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers (a production of CBS Sports which aired on tape-delay over the rest of the network later that evening). This was followed by a local public-affairs program, the 11:00 p.m. newscast, and a delayed airing of the series finale of the CBS drama Nurse. Just after 1:00 a.m. on May 22, following a rebroadcast of the late news, channel 7 signed off for the final time as WNAC-TV. New England Television took over channel 7 at the 5:55 a.m. sign-on that morning under a new license as WNEV-TV.

WNEV-TV acquired WNAC-TV's former studios on Bulfinch Place as well as its transmitter and tower plant in Newton. It also inherited WNAC-TV's CBS affiliation and syndicated-program contracts, along with most of its staff. The station has operated since 1990 under the call letters WHDH-TV and was Boston's NBC affiliate from 1995 to 2016 before becoming a news-intensive independent station. WHDH-TV claims WNAC-TV's pre-1982 history as its own, although it operates under a separate license.

Programming

Preempted programming
Over the years, WNAC-TV did not preempt much network programming. This fact greatly appealed to CBS when it decided to abandon the original WHDH-TV (which would return to the air under the callsign WCVB) in 1972 and re-affiliate with WNAC.

Sports programming
WNAC-TV first broadcast the games of the NFL's New England Patriots (known as the Boston Patriots in 1970) from the completion of the AFL/NFL merger (the Patriots were part of the AFL) in 1970 until 1981 thorough CBS' broadcast contract with the NFC; those games were limited to home interconference contests. WNAC also aired Boston Celtics games from 1973 to 1982 via CBS' broadcast rights to the NBA as well, including the Celtics' victory in the 1981 NBA Finals.

News department history

1948–1965
WNAC-TV's first newscasts were sponsored by Shawmut Bank and were named Shawmut Bank Newsteller. The title had a double meaning; that of an anchor who told the news, and that of the program being compared to a bank teller making a withdrawal of news and information from a "news bank", at the public's request (this title was also used on a newscast that Shawmut sponsored on WBZ-TV during this time). This format lasted from WNAC's launch on June 21, 1948, until the early 1950s, when the branding changed to reflect RKO's Yankee Network and its personnel, which also handled news on RKO's radio side. WNAC-TV's relationship with WNAC radio was also touted more starting at this time. From then on through the mid-1960s, the newscasts were known as Yankee Network News.

1965–1972
By 1967, most of WNAC's in-house productions, including news and public affairs programs, began to be broadcast in color. Several years later, the newscasts' titles were changed to New England Today (for morning and noon newscasts) and New England Tonight (for the 6 and 11 p.m. broadcasts). Reporter John Henning briefly served as the station's lead anchor before leaving for (the original channel 5) WHDH-TV because, as he complained, the station was more interested in feature films than news. In 1970, the station was the first to promote its newscasts with a music package based on a jingle, called "Move Closer to Your World" (WNAC's slogan at the time was "7 Colors Your World", later used by Australia's Seven Network). Two years later, WNAC's news director moved to Philadelphia's WPVI-TV and took the theme music with him, where it became iconically associated with that station. Also during this era, a series of anchor teams led the newscasts, including Jim Hale and Howard Nielsen and later Hale and Ken Thomas. The station revamped its anchor desk entirely in 1970, naming Lee Nelson and Chuck Scarborough as the anchor team. After serving in the role from 1970 to 1974, Scarborough moved to WNBC in New York City, where he remains today.

1972–1982
The New England Today/Tonight format lasted until mid-1972, just months after the switch from ABC to CBS. RKO General then revised the station's on-air image once again to now include the moniker "Boston 7". The station's newscasts were titled Boston 7 Newsroom from 1972 to 1974 when it was shortened to Newsroom 7. For WNAC's final year on the Channel 7 position (1981–82), the newscasts were simply named News 7.

Despite its links with the Yankee Network's well-respected news department (which came to an end when RKO General closed the network in 1967), WNAC-TV spent most of its first 20 years on the air as a distant third (and a distant second until 1957) in the Boston ratings, behind WBZ-TV. However, the station had begun to be fairly competitive in the early 1970s. For a brief period in 1974, WNAC's 6 p.m. newscast jumped from third place to first. Ted O'Brien, who had replaced Scarborough as the station's primary anchor, remained as lead anchor until being paired with Jay Scott, a young reporter who was hired with a publicity campaign claiming that the news director, on a nationwide talent hunt, had found Scott in a hotel room in Denver, where he had watched television looking for talent. A few years later, John Henning returned to the station from WCVB-TV as Scott's replacement. Henning was joined on WNAC's newscasts by station standbys Eddie Andelman and Dr. Fred Ward and reporters Gary Armstrong, Gayle Sinibaldo, Charlene Mitchell, Tanya Hart, Mike Levine, and Sheila Fox.

The RKO licensing difficulties over the next few years were accompanied by a drop in the ratings, caused by overall leadership instability with multiple general managers and news directors revolving in and out of 7 Bulfinch Place. WCVB's large-scale public service and news division remit, and a commitment to put the tarnished image of the former channel 5's licensee in the rear view, also easily overwhelmed WNAC. In 1979, the station hired its first female lead anchor, when Mary Richardson was hired to co-anchor the 11 p.m. broadcast. In 1980, Brad Holbrook was added as Henning's new co-anchor. Henning left the station in June 1981 after his four-year contract expired.

During the 1970s and early 1980s, the station's news department suffered a number of blunders. During a December 1977 broadcast, anchor Jack Cole quipped sardonically that "We'll be back with more alleged news" following a report on how to chimney sweep in advance of the arrival of Santa Claus. On April 1, 1980, the station aired a news report that stated that Great Blue Hill in Milton, Massachusetts, was erupting. The story was an April Fools' joke, but the prank resulted in panic in Milton. The station's image was also tarnished by the arrests of reporter Charlene Mitchell for shoplifting and sports reporter Bob Gamere for drunk driving, as well as the revelation that former reporter Stephen Guptill falsely claimed two degrees on his resume.

In the year leading up to RKO's sale of channel 7's assets to David Mugar after losing its licensing appeal, the station hired Susan Brady to co-anchor with Brad Holbrook. The changes did not cease during WNAC's remaining months. After RKO's loss of the WNAC license in 1980 was upheld by the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Brady left for a position in Los Angeles. She was quickly replaced by young weekend anchor Susan Burke, who worked with Holbrook both during the transition from RKO to New England Television and for the first months of the new ownership.

Notable former on-air staff

 Eddie Andelman – sports critic at large (1974–1979)
 Paul Benzaquin – talk show host (1969–1975; deceased)
 David Brudnoy – commentator (1973–1982; deceased)
 John Dennis – sports anchor (1977–1982)
 Bob Gamere – sports anchor and host of Candlepins for Cash (1975–1982)
 Bob Gallagher – sports anchor
 Stephen Guptill – elderly affairs reporter, The Elder American host (1975–1978; later served as Massachusetts Secretary of Elder Affairs)
 John Henning – anchor (1964–1968, 1977–1981; deceased)
 Harvey Leonard – chief meteorologist (1977–1982)
 Chuck Scarborough – anchor (1972–1974; now at WNBC in New York City)
 Mike Taibbi – investigative reporter (1977–1982)

References

Gallant, Joseph. WNAC-TV/WNEV-TV/WHDH-TV: The Colorful History of Boston's Channel 7 (February 1998). TheProvidenceChannel.com (now a parked domain).
LaBrecque, Ron. Can Glitz be Good? – Shaking up news in Boston (July/August 1996). Columbia Journalism Review.
The Boston TV Dial WHDH-TV (March 27, 2005).

External links
Video of WNAC-TV signing off for the final time on May 22, 1982.
Video of WNEV-TV signing on for the first time on May 22, 1982.

NAC-TV (defunct)
Television channels and stations established in 1948
Television channels and stations disestablished in 1982
RKO General
Defunct television stations in the United States
NAC-TV
1948 establishments in Massachusetts
1982 disestablishments in Massachusetts


title: Erich Wenk

text:
Erich Wenk (12 August 1923 – 30 March 2012) was a German bass-baritone singer in opera and especially in concert. He was a professor of voice at the .

Career

Wenk was born in . In 1957 he performed the  by Johannes Brahms on a tour through Germany with Erna Berger, Gertrude Pitzinger and Walther Ludwig. He recorded the part of Don Fernando in Beethoven's Fidelio for the NDR, conducted by , with Gladys Kuchta and Julius Patzak in leading roles. In 1960, he sang the part of nobleman from Genova in a recording of Franz Schreker's Die Gezeichneten of the NDR, with Thomas Stewart and Evelyn Lear in leading roles, conducted by Winfried Zillig. In 1967, he recorded Georg Philipp Telemann's Pimpinone with the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, alongside Yvonne Ciannella.

Wenk appeared in oratorios such as Haydn's  and Ein Deutsches Requiem by Brahms, performed by the  and the  in 1959, conducted by Mattias Büchel. In 1967 he sang in Frank Martin's , in 1968 in Bach's Christmas Oratorio. In 1979, he performed the title role of Mendelssohn's  with the  and the , in the  in Geisenheim and the , alongside soprano Klesie Kelly.

Wenk is regarded as a specialist for the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He recorded Bach cantatas with Fritz Werner and Helmuth Rilling, among others. In a 1966 recording of the  , he performed the rage aria . Wenk recorded Bach's Mass in B minor in 1956/59 with the Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart, conducted by Hans Grischkat. He sang the bass part in Bach's St Matthew Passion in a live recording conducted by  at the Salle Pleyel, with Josef Traxel as the Evangelist and Helmut Fehn as the vox Christi.

From 1969, Wenk was professor of voice at the . He died in Lohmar.

References

External links

 Erich Wenk BAM (Bibliotheken, Archive, Museen)

1923 births
2012 deaths
German bass-baritones
Musicians from Königsberg
20th-century German musicians
20th-century German male musicians


title: Muduluni

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Muduluni is a rural village located in the Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo Province of South Africa. It lies some 15 km west of the main town of Louis Trichardt at the foot of the Soutpansberg Mountains.

Notable people
 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980 – 2014), South African Olympic middle distance runner.

Stadium
In 2018, a R15.9-million grant was awarded by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to build a stadium. The grant was paid to Mavu Sports Development, a small NGO with no experience in developing large infrastructure projects. The NLC announced that the stadium would be named after Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and would be completed in six months.

By February 2023, only an athletics track, grass, and fencing had been laid, with acting secretary of the Zoutpansberg Development Forum (ZDF), Andries Dobi, saying that a lack of skills and corruption were the main causes of the delays in building the stadium. The Special Investigating Unit is investigating a case of corruption.

References

Populated places in the Makhado Local Municipality


title: Voskhod, Yalta Municipality

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

Voskhod is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of . It is administratively subordinate to the Massandra Settlement Council. Its population was 384 in the 2001 Ukrainian census. Current population:

References

External links
 http://rada.gov.ua/

Urban-type settlements in Crimea
Seaside resorts in Russia
Seaside resorts in Ukraine
Yalta Municipality
Populated places established in 1920


title: Creed of Gold

text:
Creed of Gold is a 2014 film about fictional corruption at the Federal Reserve. It was produced by Crystal Creek Media and directed by Daniel Knudsen. Filming of Creed of Gold took place in several locations near Indianapolis, Indiana and Detroit, Michigan with some additional photography taking place on location in New York City.

Plot
Creed of Gold begins with a flashback during the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. A reporter hides a list with names of powerful bankers who financed the revolution. The list is discovered seventy years later by a Russian history professor. The professor's son Adam eventually inherits the list and begins to research the names on it. Adam Smith is an incoming freshman at a fictional American school called Havenhurst University. In his Money & Banking class he is assigned to work on a term paper with Kirsten Stanford. Kirsten is a wealthy girl from upstate New York and her father is on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve. The two do not see eye to eye but eventually work things out and begin researching together. Their work is being thwarted by a greedy Federal Reserve board member named Stuart Wornwall. Wornwall is secretly stealing money from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by programing the computer system to misappropriate funds every time the Federal Reserve buys and sells bonds from the US Government. Adam and Kirsten uncover Wornwall's family history through the list. This discovery links Wornwall's family fortune back to the offenses committed during the Bolshevik revolution.

The film was released August 12, 2014.

Cast
 Taylor Lindsey as Adam Smith
 Ellen Lawrence as Kirsten Stanford
 Nicholas Willeke as Cody Williams
 Vanessa Ewing as Jenell Slone
 Alexander Ganahl as Byron Tackitt
 William Greene as Stuart Wornwall
 Dr. Jay L. Wile as Gerald Steinberg
 Sehul Viras as Wornwall's Hitman

Production
Principal photography began June 10, 2010 and ended July 12, 2010. Various locations near Indianapolis, Indiana were used for filming, including the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, Taylor University, the Columbia Club and the Indianapolis Union Station. The Indiana State House doubled as the interior of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The film took three years to complete and secure international distribution. The movie trailer was released by Crystal Creek Media on June 29, 2012.

Themes
The main theme is that certain actions may escape the boundaries of International law but they are still wrong because they are a violation of Natural law. Ron Paul's campaign advisor Doug Wead has a special feature on the DVD about what is going on with the Federal Reserve and its impact on American citizens and the rest of the world.

Though the film deals with complex topics it was awarded the Dove seal of family approval from the Dove Foundation.

On some movie posters created after the film's release, Creed of Gold's tagline is shown as "Where we go one we go all," which is a phrase used as a slogan by the QAnon political conspiracy theory movement.

Release
Creed of Gold premiered in Indianapolis, Indiana and was released August 12, 2014.

Awards
The film was nominated for an Adam Award for best feature drama at the Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy and won a Redemptive Storyteller Award at the Redemptive Film Festival.

See also
October Revolution

References

External links

 Crystal Creek Media

2014 films
Films about financial crises
Films set in New York City
Fictional portrayals of the New York City Police Department
Films about the New York City Police Department
Films shot in Indiana
Films shot in Michigan
American independent films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Daniel Knudsen
2010s American films


title: Daniel Knudsen

text:
Daniel Knudsen () is an American film director, actor and film producer. He is also a co-founder of Crystal Creek Media.

Biography
Daniel Knudsen was born in Dearborn, Michigan. His father is a commercial airline pilot and his mother was a former saleswomen for Michigan Bell. In 2005 he began his involvement with movies and later went on to study digital media production in college. He graduated from Thomas Edison State University in 2009 and has worked in the film industry ever since.

Career
Kundsen began his career working as an intern on films while he was still in highschool. The first feature he directed was the thriller Creed of Gold. The film was nominated for an Adam Award for best feature drama at the Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy and won a Redemptive Storyteller Award at the Redemptive Film Festival. Since then he has produced and directed other films including Indescribable, Christmas Grace, Courageous Love and Christmas Coupon. Many of Knudsen’s film projects feature a theme about hope surviving in adverse situations.

Lawsuit
Knudsen's Crystal Creek Media launched a lawsuit against Christian film company CMD Distribution for failing to fulfill its contractual financial obligations over the distribution of the movie Creed of Gold. In early 2017 Crystal Creek was awarded a judgment against CMD by the Superior Court of New Hanover County in the state of North Carolina.

Personal life
Knudsen is an avid carpenter and loves music. He stated in an interview that he sees Divinity as “the life force that animates all things.”

Filmography
Director
Late for Church (2007)
Creed of Gold (2014)
A Horse Called Bear (2015)
Courageous Love (2017)
Christmas Coupon (2019)
SKYDOG (2020)
Dinosaur Cove (film) (2022)

Producer
Late for Church (2007)
Indescribable (2013)
Unexpected Places (2013)
Christmas Grace (2014)
The King's Messengers (2017)
Christmas Coupon (2019)
SKYDOG (2020)
Dinosaur Cove (film) (2022)

Actor

References

External links

Living people
1988 births
American film directors
American male film actors
Male actors from Detroit
American entertainment industry businesspeople
Thomas Edison State University alumni
American people of Danish descent
American people of Polish descent


title: 318th Operations Support Squadron

text:
The United States Air Force's  318th Operations Support Squadron is an operations support squadron located at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

Mission
The mission of the 318th Squadron is to "Deliver relevant, validated, tactics, intelligence, and synchronized capabilities to cyberspace warfighters while providing mission support throughout the 688th Cyberspace Wing."

History
The squadron was first activated at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina on 1 May 1943 as the 318th Airdrome Squadron. The squadron provided support to the 309th Bombardment Group, a Replacement Training Unit that trained replacement aircrews using B-25 Mitchell aircraft. However, the AAF was finding that standard military units, based on relatively inflexible tables of organization were proving less well adapted to performing the training and support missions.  Accordingly, a more functional system was adopted in which each base was organized into a separate numbered unit. As a result, in 1944, the squadron was disbanded and merged into the 329th Army Air Force Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit, Medium, Bombardment).

The squadron was reactivated in 2011, replacing the 23d Information Operations Squadron as the support organization for the 318th Information Operations Group.

Lineage
 Constituted as the 318th Airdrome Squadron (Special) c. 13 April 1943
 Activated on 1 May 1943
 Disbanded on 1 May 1944
 Reconstituted on 10 November 2011 and redesignated 318th Operations Support Squadron
 Activated on 7 December 2011

Assignments
 Probably Third Air Force, 1 May 1943 – 1 May 1944
 318th Information Operations Group (later 318th Cyberspace Operations Group), 7 December 2011 – present

Stations
 Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, 1 May 1943 – 1 May 1944
 Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, 7 December 2011 – present

Campaigns

See also
Twenty-Fourth Air Force

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

Military units and formations in Texas
Information Operations


title: Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel

text:
Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel (15 December 1959 – 19 May 2020) was a South African pastor and academic. She was the first female minister to be ordained by a Dutch Reformed Church in Southern Africa.

Plaatjies van Huffel was educated at the Bergriver High School in Wellington, and studied at University of the Western Cape, the University of South Africa (UNISA) and Pretoria University. She was the holder of two doctorates in Theology, one from UNISA (2003 Thesis on: Women in the theological anthropology of the Afrikaans Reformed Churches) and one from University of Pretoria (2009 Thesis on: Doleantie Church Polity and the church polity development of the mission churches in South Africa.

She was called to Robertson-Robertson East combination congregation and was ordained on 26 November 1992 as the first woman minister of the Word in the Dutch Reformed family. She was the first black woman to be promoted to full professor at the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University.
She was also the first woman to be elected as moderator of the General Synod of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA).

This honor was bestowed on her during the General Synod of URCSA in Namibia 2012. She taught Church Polity at Stellenbosch University.

She was elected as one of eight presidents of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at the General Assembly of the WCC in Busan, Korea, 2013. She would have served in this position until 2021, however she died at age 60 on 19 May 2020 from complications of undisclosed surgery.

Publications
Reading the Belhar Confession – as historical text in Reformed Churches in South Africa and the struggle for justice – Remembering 1960–1990 (Redaksie: RR Vosloo en MA Plaatjies van Huffel), Sun media, 2013
The Belhar Confession – as historical text
The remarkable career of Christina Landman, pioneer feminist theologian, rooted in the Reformed tradition
The search for a common understanding with regard to ecology and justice in the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa Studia Historicae Ecclesiasticae XXXIX(2), December 2013
The URCSA’S engagement on legal matters in South Africa (red P Coertzen) – 102 – NGTT Deell 54 Supplementum 4, 2013 p. 101–113.
The Belhar Confession: Born in the struggle against apartheid in Southern Africa, guiding light today (SHE) 2013. pp. 1–11.
Michel Foucault se historiografiese benadering as lens in historiese ondersoeke Acta Theologica Jaargang 32 No. 1 Junie 2012
Die stryd om die aard en omvang van die tugreg by die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sendingkerk (1881−1994)’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 68(1) 2012,
Die reis met kerkeenwording tussen die Verenigende Gereformeerde Kerk in Suider-Afrika en die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Afrika
Patriarchy as empire: a theological reflection Studia Historicae Ecclesiasticae, December/December 2011 ● Volume XXXVII ● Supplement.
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title: Will Ford

text:
William Ford (born December 15, 1986) is a former American football running back. He played college football at South Carolina State University and attended Travelers Rest High School in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. Ford was a CFL East Division All-Star in 2013 as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He has also been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career
Ford is second all-time in rushing yards and first in rushing touchdowns in South Carolina State University and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference history with 4,688 yards and 35 touchdowns.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts
Ford was signed by the Toronto Argonauts in 2010 but released before seeing any playing time after suffering a leg injury.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ford was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in July 2012. He was a CFL East Division All-Star in 2013.

Ford was released by the Blue Bombers in July 2014.

Saskatchewan Roughriders
Ford was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on July 22, 2014. On July 26, 2014, he scored three rushing touchdowns against the Toronto Argonauts in his first game for the Roughriders. He was released by the Roughriders on October 21, 2014.

References

External links
Just Sports Stats
Saskatchewan Roughriders profile
NFL Draft Scout profile

Living people
1986 births
Players of American football from South Carolina
American football running backs
Canadian football running backs
Players of Canadian football from South Carolina
African-American players of American football
African-American players of Canadian football
South Carolina State Bulldogs football players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
People from Travelers Rest, South Carolina
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American people