title: Hong Qiao International School - Rainbow Bridge International School

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Shanghai Hong Qiao International School (HQIS-RBIS) is an international school in Gubei, Shanghai. Its previous campus was in proximity to the Shanghai Zoo.

History
The school opened its doors in 1997 as Rainbow Bridge International School with just two classes serving 18 preschool students. Since then, the student population has steadily increased. In 2003 the Elementary School opened.

In 2012 HQIS became an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School authorized to teach the Primary Years Program (PYP).

In 2014 the Middle School opened and the following year the school moved to its new campus and change its name to Hong Qiao International School.

Curriculum
The IB-PYP programme starts in Preschool and continues until Grade 5. At Middle and High School.

References

International schools in Shanghai
1997 establishments in China
Educational institutions established in 1997


title: Ilija Lalević

text:
Ilija Lalević (; born 26 November 1987) is a Montenegrin football player.

References

External links

1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bar, Montenegro
Men's association football forwards
Montenegrin men's footballers
FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor players
FK Banat Zrenjanin players
FK Teleoptik players
FK Mornar players
FK BSK Borča players
Serbian First League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Montenegrin First League players
Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia


title: Tam Breckenridge

text:
Tam Breckenridge (born 1 October 1958) is an American female former rugby union player. She represented the  at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup held in Wales. They were crowned champions after defeating  19–6 in the final. Breckenridge and her 1991 World Cup teammates were inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017.

References

1958 births
Living people
United States women's international rugby union players
American female rugby union players
21st-century American women


title: Robert Elwes (painter)

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Robert Elwes (1819–1878) was an English Victorian traveller and painter, and the author of A Sketcher's Tour Round the World illustrated by engravings from his own works which he published from his home at Congham, Norfolk, in 1853.

Family background
Elwes was the second son of Henry Elwes of Colesbourne in Gloucestershire. His mother, Susan Hamond of Westacre, Norfolk, brought as her dowry the estate of Congham, eight miles from King's Lynn. It was here that Robert Elwes and his wife settled, building Congham House in the late 1850s. Today only one wing remains following the disastrous fire of November 1939. The fire has meant the loss of much valuable material relating to the Elwes family, but the surviving work of Robert Elwes, in the form of paintings and journals, provides an insight into the life of this Victorian country gentleman, exceptional not only for the extent of his travels, but also for the meticulousness of his artistic and literary records.

First world tour

Robert Elwes travelled extensively in his twenties and thirties, but in 1848 he embarked on a journey that was to take him round the world. Robert Elwes, aged 28, left England on 20 March 1848 on board the Eclipse. This voyage around the world took two years and three months, sailing on 10 different ships. He painted and sketched many scenes on his journey. He arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, having crossed the Atlantic from Tenerife in 30 days. He explored a little of Brazil and then sailed to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He crossed the Pampas on horseback, a journey of 1,000 miles, crossing the Andes by mule and up the Pacific coast to Lima. He sailed across the Pacific to Honolulu and Tahiti and was shipwrecked off Tasmania in September 1849. Rescued by sealers and taken to Hobart with a cargo of 500 sheep, he then travelled overland across Tasmania to Launceston where he sailed (nervously) for Australia.

He continued his voyage, visiting and painting in Manila, Hong Kong, Canton and Shanghai and started towards home on 1 April 1850. His journey took him to Singapore, Penang, Bombay, Aden, the Red Sea and the Suez. From there, he travelled overland to Cairo (the Suez Canal was not built until 1859). His journey across the desert was in a horse-drawn "van" carrying six passengers. He sailed the most direct route home from Alexandria via Malta, Sicily, Naples and Genoa. From Genoa he travelled by "poste" to Milan and Chur and then by steamer down the Rhine to Rotterdam and thence to London where he arrived on 20 June 1850.

Family life
Soon after his return he married Mary Lucas, daughter of the rector of Edith Weston in Rutland. Over the next eighteen years they had ten children, five sons and five daughters. His eldest son Robert Hamond Elwes was the young lieutenant who met a glorious death at the Battle of Laing's Nek, South Africa, in 1881. His last cry of "Floreat Etona!" as he led the charge was immortalized in the Royal Academy painting of that title by Lady Butler. Following the death of the eldest son, the second son Arthur Elwes (1858-1907) inherited the Congham estate. The third son Gervase (1860-1895) was a tea and coffee planter in the Far East. The fourth son Richard (Dick) (1866-1841) ran the Elwes family tea estates at Kituldeniya in Ceylon and the youngest son Hugh (1869-1882) died whilst at school at Hunstanton. Of the five daughters, all of whom were talented watercolour painters, Evelyn (1852-1940) never married, Susan (1853-1934) married Gustavus Talbot who became Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead, and Milly (1855-1915) married Sir William ffolkes of neighbouring Hillington. Ysabel (1859-1934) married Henry Birkbeck of Westacre and in the 1930s created a village industry, Westacre Doll's House furniture, which was sold in the Burlington Arcade in London. The youngest daughter, Violet, inherited her father's talent and enthusiasm for travel, painting and sketching as she travelled to visit her brother in Ceylon and thence to Malaya, Burma and Indonesia. Violet Elwes became the first white woman to visit Lombok, Indonesia, all recorded in her sketch books and her diaries.

Second world tour
On the second major tour of which a published account survives, Robert Elwes was accompanied by his wife in 1865 to the West Indies, visiting Panama, Jamaica, Dominica and Trinidad. His journal "W.S.W.: A Voyage in that Direction to the West Indies" was published the following year.

Art career
Robert Elwes belongs to an inveterate band of 19th-century travellers and explorers. He was to reach many of the places on the South American continent which, just sixteen years earlier, Charles Darwin had visited on his inland journeys from HMS Beagle. Sketching vigorously as he went, he would note with care the different varieties of flora and fauna to be found. It was an interest that was to produce a more renowned family representative in the person of Henry John Elwes of Colesbourne, FRS, who led many expeditions to Turkey, India, Asia Minor, Tibet and Nepal in addition to writing with Augustine Henry the multi-volumed Trees of Great Britain and Ireland.

The painter's journeys were conducted at an easy pace, dependent on the frequency of trading ships, coastal cruisers, the availability of pack horses and the hospitality of the local people. His contacts and acquaintanceships were extensive: letters of introduction ensured that he frequently lodged with distinguished company. However, his desire to see for himself the sights of which he had heard and read so much, contributed to some uncomfortable nights and dangerous encounters with bandits and unscrupulous guides.

In his books Robert Elwes sought to record his experiences and observations for the future traveller. In the preface of his West Indies volume he explains his intention as informative, "for...unless a  studies and reads up a country before he goes there he must often be liable to pass by objects worthy of notice without knowing it till afterwards... The lithographs have been done entirely by myself and I hope they will give some idea of the beauty of the scenery."

Briefly captured illustrations though these lithographs may be, their accuracy and detail, together with the strength of tonal observation, give them a satisfying quality.  From his sketches also came the larger watercolours on rough dark paper, distinguished by his characteristic use of blue and sharp white highlights. At their best these are fine, sensitive evocations of the familiar coastline and countryside round his home, contrasting with the exotic scenes he encountered abroad, from the craggy slopes of the Alps and the Andes, to the shining domes of Moscow and Constantinople.

Robert Elwes seldom signed his pictures; however, he used his cipher "RE" with the R inverted as his signature on sketches and china and "R E" is how he was affectionately referred to by his family.

Notes and references

Bibliography
Elwes, Robert: "A Sketcher's Tour Round the World", 1853
29th King's Lynn Festival: "A Sketcher's Tour", 1979
Barclay, Sir Roderick: "Travelling at Leisure - A world tour in 1848-1850". Country Life, 22 September 1983
Elwes, Robert: "WSW - A Voyage in that Direction". Kerby: London, 1866
Wood, Christopher: "The Dictionary of British Art Vol. IV Victorian Painters 1 The Text", 1971
Graves, Algernon: "Dictionary of Artists Principal London Exhibitions 1760 - 1893". Kingsmead, 1969
Birkbeck, H: "The Birkbecks of Norfolk", 1993

English male painters
People from Congham
19th-century English painters
1819 births
1878 deaths
English travel writers
19th-century English male artists


title: Zhang Hao (footballer)

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Zhang Hao (; born 23 May 1994) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a midfielder or centre-back for Kunshan.

Club career
Zhang started his professional football career in July 2013 when he joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenxin. On 20 July 2014, Zhang made his debut for Shanghai Shenxin in the 2014 Chinese Super League against Dalian Aerbin, coming on as a substitute for Yang Jiawei in the 67th minute. He was utilized very sparsely and was part of the squad that was relegated to the second tier at the end of the 2015 Chinese Super League campaign.

On 28 February 2019, Zhang transferred to his hometown club Heilongjiang FC in the China League One. He would make his debut in a league game on 10 March 2019 against Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic  that ended in a 1-0 victory. After three seasons with Heilongjiang he transferred to second tier club Kunshan and was part of the squad that won the division and promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2022 China League One campaign.

Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 24 December 2022.

Honours

Club
Kunshan
 China League One: 2022

References

External links

1994 births
Living people
Chinese men's footballers
Footballers from Heilongjiang
Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players
Heilongjiang Ice City F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
China League One players
Men's association football midfielders


title: Peter Denz

text:
Peter Denz (14 January 1940 – 25 June 2022) was a German engineer, inventor, entrepreneur and Oscar winner.

Biography
Denz was born in Freiburg. In 1970, engineering graduate Denz, who had previously studied aircraft construction in Zürich and Munich, established the Präzisions-Entwicklung DENZ Fertigungs-GmbH, which specialized in the development, manufacturing and distribution of high-tech precision products for the industry as well the development, production and distribution of cinematographic film and video products, and of which he was the shareholder and Managing Director.

Denz received the Academy Award for technical merits (Technical Achievement Award) by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 1996 for the development of a flicker-free color video camera.

Honors (selection)
 1984, iF product design award: Handlebar for remote control of zoom lenses for film cameras
 1985, iF product design award: Control knob for electronic control of camera lenses
 1986, iF product design award: Argus Viewfinder extension with Video Control System VCS
 1987, iF product design award: deniz.belt underwater energy belt
 1991, American Society of Lighting Designers Award: Video-Assist-System - digital, color
 1996, Academy Award for technical merits (Technical Achievement Award): Development of a flicker-free color video camera, VCSC digital video control system
 1996, Cinec Award in the category Camera Technology: VCSC digital 2000 Video-Control-System-Color
 1999, American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award
 2000, American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award

External links
 Official website

References

1940 births
2022 deaths
Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners
People from Freiburg im Breisgau


title: AHPL

text:
A Hardware Programming Language (AHPL) is software developed at University of Arizona that has been used as a tool for teaching computer organization.

It was initially started as a set of notations for representation of computer hardware for academics, which is later started to be considered as a Hardware Description Language

on development of compiler and simulator

for it. This language describes a hardware functionality as flow of data between the ports or sub-modules.

The notation, syntax, and semantics were based on the APL

programming language.

References

Hardware description languages


title: Mark Rowden

text:
Mark Rowden (born in 1979) is an Australian printmaker.

Training
Rowden was born in Margate, England and received a Bachelor of Arts at the National Art School, Sydney. He trained and worked under Master Printer Diana Davidson at Whaling Road studios, one of Sydney oldest fine art editioning studios. He printed the first ever prints of Adam Cullen
and Mclean Edwards, he worked with some notable artist Charles Blackman, Martin Sharp & Peter Kingston

Exhibitions
He has shown throughout sydney and Melbourne, and is represented by PG gallery, Melbourne.

External links

 Australian Prints + Printmaking
 Contemporary Notables of the name Rowden
 Something you said: Review
 2SER Radio
 Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery Print Collection
 Bon á Tirer : Diana Davidson and the Whaling Road Print Studio, 1978–2005. State Library
 Mark's website
 PG Gallery

Living people
1979 births
Australian printmakers


title: Rubi Noor

text:
Rubi Noor (12 August 1945 – 10 July 2008) was an Indian politician and the leader of the Indian National Congress who served as four term MLA from Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). She was younger sister of A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury and mother of Mausam Noor.

Early life
Rubi Noor was born in 1945 at the Kotwali residence of the Khan Chowdhurys, a Bengali Muslim bloodline. After her primary education in Malda, she passed her school final from Shri Shikshayatan School in Kolkata in 1964.

She got married during her college days to Syed Mohammad Noor, a resident of Beck Bagan in Kolkata. He worked abroad and Rubi accompanied her husband to Canada. They returned to Kolkata in 1972.

Political career
Rubi Noor entered politics in 1991 when she was 46. Her elder brother and the Congress leader, Ghani Khan Chowdhury, made her contest the Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). She won the Sujapur seat in 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006.

In 2001, Ghani Khan Chowdhury made her the Malda district Congress president, a position she held till her death.

Death
Rubi Noor suffered from lung cancer and died at Kolkata on 10 July 2008. After her death, her body was taken to the state assembly, which was adjourned after paying obituary tributes.

Her husband had died before her and she left behind three daughters, her eldest daughter Sonya Noor is an American Vascular surgeon and her middle daughter Sayeda Noor who has married her uncle Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury's son Isha Khan Choudhury and her youngest of whom, Mausam Noor, has entered politics after her death or she has served  as M.P. from Maldaha Uttar.

In an obituary tribute The Telegraph wrote: “Over the years, her brother ingrained in her an insight into Bengal politics, which in turn helped her feel the pulse of electoral politics.
Under her able leadership, the Congress came to power in the Malda zilla parishad this year without having to clutch on to other anti-Left parties.
The new zilla parishad sabhadhipati, Sabina Yasmeen, was Ruby’s choice despite several attempts made by Congress dissidents to thwart her move.”

References

1945 births
2008 deaths
West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996
West Bengal MLAs 1996–2001
West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006
West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011
Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal
21st-century Indian Muslims
People from Malda district
Women in West Bengal politics
Deaths from lung cancer
20th-century Indian women politicians
20th-century Indian politicians
21st-century Indian women politicians
21st-century Indian politicians
20th-century Bengalis
21st-century Bengalis


title: Aguner Poroshmoni

text:
Aguner Poroshmoni is a 1994 film based on the novel of the same name written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. The film won National Film Award in eight categories including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Plot. It was the first movie directed by Humayun Ahmed.

About
Humayun Ahmed made his debut as a film-maker by releasing the film. It was a time when the middle-class people of the country had long turned their backs on Bangla cinemas. Unconventional plot, humorous dialogues, lively characters and unique style of story line were the landmarks of the film. This is one of finest movie in Bangladeshi cinema history on the liberation war which took place in 1971.

Cast
 Asaduzzaman Noor as Bodi
 Bipasha Hayat as Ratri
 Abul Hayat as Motin
 Dolly Johur as Surma
 Dilara Zaman
 Shila Ahmed as Opala
 Hosne Ara Putul as Binti, the housemaid
 Mozammel Hossain
 Salehuddin Ahmed as tea stall owner
 Tithi Haque
 Borna Priyadarshini
 Lutfur Rahman George

Music

The music of the film is scored by Satya Saha. Songs of Rabindranath Tagore and Hason Raja are used in the film.

Awards
This film won Bangladesh National Film Award in 8 categories including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress.

References

External links

1994 films
1990s war drama films
Bangladeshi war drama films
Bangladesh Liberation War
Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War
Films set in the 1970s
Films scored by Satya Saha
Films directed by Humayun Ahmed
1994 directorial debut films
1990s Bengali-language films
1994 drama films
Best Film National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Government of Bangladesh grants films


title: Barbur Boulevard Transit Center

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The Barbur Boulevard Transit Center is a TriMet transit center located at 9750 SW Barbur Boulevard, near the intersection with Capitol Highway in southwest Portland, Oregon. Barbur TC is proposed to be a future stop on the MAX Green Line as part of the SW Corridor MAX Project, which would extend the Green Line from its current terminus at the PSU South stations southward to Bridgeport Village in Tualatin.

Bus line connections
The following bus routes currently serve the transit center as of November, 2023:
 12 – Barbur/Sandy Boulevard
 39 – Arnold Creek/Hillsdale
 43 – Taylors Ferry/Marquam Hill

Previously, the SMART bus 2X route served the transit center, but service was reduced to only go as far north as the Tualatin Park & Ride in September 2019.

See also
 List of TriMet transit centers

References

External links

 Barbur Blvd. Transit Center – TriMet page

TriMet transit centers
1977 establishments in Oregon
Bus stations in Portland, Oregon


title: 2014–15 AS Monaco FC season

text:
The 2014–15 season was AS Monaco FC's second season back in Ligue 1 since promotion from Ligue 2 in 2013. They participated in the Ligue 1, the UEFA Champions League, the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Squad
As of 21 January 2015.

Out on loan

Transfers

Summer

In:

Out:

Winter

In:

Out:

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de France

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

References

External links

AS Monaco FC seasons
Monaco
Monaco
AS Monaco
AS Monaco


title: Monty Python Live (Mostly)

text:
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (also billed as Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five to Go) was a variety show by the Monty Python comedy group at The O2 in London in July 2014. Planned as a single performance for 1 July, it was expanded to 10 shows due to the high demand for tickets. It was their first live performance together in 16 years, the second without member Graham Chapman (who died in 1989) and the last with Terry Jones (who died in 2020).

The final date was broadcast in cinemas around the world on 20 July. Prior to this Eric Idle stated, “It is a world event and that’s really quite exciting. It means we’re actually going to say goodbye publicly on one show. Nobody ever has the chance to do that. The Beatles didn’t get a last good night.”

Overview
In 2013, the Pythons lost a legal case to Mark Forstater, the producer of their second film, Holy Grail, over royalties for its musical adaptation Spamalot. They owed a combined £800,000 ($994,600) in legal fees and back royalties to Forstater. To pay these, a reunion show was proposed. It soon became apparent to the group that owing to his theatrical experience with the creation of Spamalot (and because his schedule was free), Eric Idle was best suited to supervise the production. He envisaged an extensive assembly of the best-known Python sketches; to facilitate costume changes, they would be linked by short video clips and elaborate routines of the troupe's songs. The latter would be performed by a full chorus line, choreographed by Arlene Phillips. The music was to be arranged and conducted by Idle's long-time collaborator, John Du Prez. The ten stage shows were held on 1–5 and 15–20 July 2014. Tickets for the first night of the show sold out in 43 seconds of being available to purchase.

All five surviving Pythons performed on stage together for the first time in 34 years, with archive footage of Graham Chapman interspersed throughout the show. The three-hour show had a 30-minute intermission. The show was billed as "The show that leaves you wanting less". Some of the sketches were updated to include contemporary references.  Carol Cleveland, who appeared in many of the original TV episodes, assisted by playing additional characters, as did newcomer Samuel Holmes, who was given several lead roles, some of which were originally played by Chapman. Eddie Izzard made a small guest appearance as a 'Bruce' on the final night, as well as having appeared the previous evening as the 'Blackmail' special guest. There were also surprise cameos by David Walliams, Mike Myers, Professor Brian Cox and Stephen Hawking among many others. Cox and Hawking were shown in a pre-recorded video towards the end of the Galaxy Song. While Cox was criticising the scientific flaws of the song lyrics, he was run down by Hawking in his wheelchair, who continued to sing the song. Robin Williams was scheduled to be the 'Blackmail' special guest for the final night but declined, as according to Idle he was "suffering from severe depression" at the time, which ultimately contributed to his suicide in August 2014. When the show was released on video, it was dedicated to Williams.

The last of the ten performances was broadcast in the UK on the television channel Gold and internationally in cinemas by Fathom Events through a Dish Network satellite link on Sunday 20 July 2014. The filming of the performance was directed by Aubrey Powell. The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, download and streaming on 11 November 2014. A re-edited audio-only recording of the show was exclusively included on two Compact Discs which formed part of the “Deluxe Edition” of the release – a 60-page 12 inch (30 cm) square hardback picture book with the DVD, Blu-ray and the two CDs housed inside the back cover. The audio only recording of the show omits some material due to its highly visual nature but includes additional dialogue and material not included in the video version. The CDs have a combined running time of 2 hours and five minutes.

Critical reception
Critical reviews of the show were generally positive. Ed Power from The Telegraph wrote, it was “poignant and predictable, but tremendous fun.”

A negatively tinged review from the Daily Mail was incorporated into the last show, with John Cleese and Michael Palin criticising the newspaper and its editor, Paul Dacre, onstage.

The ten-night show was a financial success, allowing the members of the troupe to pay off their creditor, earn £2.2 million each and donate to selected charities.

Cast

The Pythons
 John Cleese
 Terry Gilliam
 Eric Idle
 Terry Jones
 Michael Palin

with
 Graham Chapman (archive footage)

Also featuring
 Carol Cleveland
 Samuel Holmes

Special guests (in the 'Blackmail' sketch)
 Stephen Fry – on the 1 July show
 Lee Mack – on the 2 July show (also appeared onstage at the end of the final show)
 Bill Bailey – on the 3 July show
 Noel Fielding – on the 4 July show
 Matt Lucas – on the 5 July show
 Warwick Davis – on the 15 July show (also appeared onstage at the end of the final show)
 Simon Pegg – on the 16 July show
 David Walliams – on the 18 July show
 Eddie Izzard – on the 19 July show (also appearing as a celebrity 'Bruce' on 20 July and at the end)
 Mike Myers – on the 20 July show
Cameos (pre-recorded)
 Professor Brian Cox (also appeared onstage at the end of the final show)
 Professor Stephen Hawking (in the 20 July show, Hawking is seen in the audience following his recorded appearance)

Sketches and songs
According to Dominic Cavendish at The Telegraph

Act One
 Overture
 Video: Opening RETARDIS animation
 Llamas
 Video: TV Series Opening Titles
 Four Yorkshiremen
 Video: Flying Mouth (animation)/ The Fish-Slapping Dance / World War Fish (animation)
 "Penis Song (Not the Noël Coward Song)"
 The Naval Medley/Ypres 1914
 Video: Colonel Stopping It / Batley Townswomen's Guild Presents the Battle of Pearl Harbour / David's Fig Leaf (animation)
 Why Michelangelo Didn't Paint The Last Supper
 "Every Sperm Is Sacred"
 Protestant Couple
 Video: God Complaining About the Show (redubbed from Monty Python and the Holy Grail) / Silly Olympics (from the first Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus episode)
 Vocational Guidance Counsellor
 "The Lumberjack Song"
 Video: Charles Atlas-Dynamic Tension (animation) / The Philosophers' Football Match, first half (from the second Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus episode)
 Bruces / "Bruces' Philosophers Song"
 Video: The Philosophers' Football Match, second half
 Crunchy Frog
 Blood, Devastation, Death, War And Horror
 "I Like Chinese"

Act Two
 Entr'acte
 Spam Lake (dance routine) / "Sit on My Face"
 The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots / Penguin on the Television
 Gumby Flower Arranging
 Camp Judges
 Video: Full Frontal Nudity (animation)
 Albatross
 Nudge Nudge
 Nudge Rap/Blackmail (dance routine)
 Blackmail
 Miss Anne Elk
 Video: Conrad Poohs and his Dancing Teeth (animation)
 Spanish Inquisition
 "Galaxy Song"
 Video: Brian Cox and Stephen Hawking° / Venus/Portrait People Dancing (animation)
 The Silly Walk Song (dance routine)
 Argument Clinic / "I've Got Two Legs"
 Captions
 Spam / Finland
 Pet Shop / Cheese Shop / Come Back to My Place
 Video: The Exploding Version of the Blue Danube / The Lady Eating Pram/Musical Statues (animation)
 "Christmas in Heaven"
 encore: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

°Song was later released as a single by Stephen Hawking

References

Monty Python
2014 in British television
2014 British television episodes
Concert films
British television specials


title: Terry Hughes (biologist)

text:
Terence P. Hughes (born 1956, in Dublin, Ireland) is a professor of marine biology at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. He is known for research on the global coral bleaching event caused by climate change. Nature dubbed him "Reef sentinel" in 2016 for the global role he plays in applying multi-disciplinary science to securing reef sustainability.  He is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. His research interests encompass coral reef ecology, macroecology and evolution, as well as social-ecological interactions. His recent work has focused on marine ecology, macroecology, climate change, identifying safe planetary boundaries for human development, and on transformative governance of the sea in Australia, Chile, China, the Galapagos Islands, Gulf of Maine and the Coral Triangle. His career citations in Google Scholar exceed 88,000.

Education and career

Hughes was awarded a PhD in Ecology and Evolution from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, in 1984, for his research on coral life histories, phase-shifts and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs. Following his PhD, he was an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara (1984-1990) before moving to James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. He was appointed Professor in 2000 and established the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in 2005. Hughes has published in excess of 180 peer reviewed publications, so far. The ARC Centre produces greater than 350 publications annually and was recently awarded further funding until 2021.

Awards

In 2001, Hughes was elected to the Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science for his contribution to coral reef science. He has been awarded the Centenary Medal of Australia for his services to Australian society and marine biology, a Silver Jubilee Award for Excellence by the Australian Marine Science Association, the Australian Museum Eureka Sherman Prize for Environmental Science, a 2012 Australian Laureate Fellowship, and the Darwin Medal by the International Society for Reef Studies. In 2014, he was awarded an Einstein Professorship by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Hughes was joint winner of the 2018 John Maddox Prize, awarded by Nature and  Sense about Science.  In 2018, Hughes was also awarded the A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences and the Climate Change Award from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. In 2019, Trinity College Dublin awarded him with an honorary doctorate. He and Catherine Lovelock were jointly awarded the Suzanne Cory Medal by the Australian Academy of Science in March 2023.

Selected bibliography

 Catastrophes, phase-shifts, and large-scale degradation of a Caribbean coral reef. Hughes, T.P., Science (1994) 265:1547-1551.
 Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs. Hughes, T.P., A.H. Baird, D.R. Bellwood, et al., Science (2003) 301:929-933.
 Confronting the coral reef crisis. Bellwood, D.R., T.P. Hughes, C. Folke, and M. Nyström, Nature (2004) 429:827-833.
 New paradigms for supporting the resilience of marine ecosystems. Hughes, T.P., D.R. Bellwood, C. Folke, et al., Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2005) 20:380-386.
 Regime-shifts, herbivory and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change. Hughes, T.P., M.J. Rodrigues, D.R. Bellwood, et al., Current Biology (2007) 17:360-365.
 Rising to the challenge of sustaining coral reef resilience. Hughes, T.P., N. Graham, J.B.C. Jackson, et al., Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2010) 25:633-642.
 Living dangerously on borrowed time during unrecognized regime shifts. Hughes, T.P., C. Linares, V. Dakos, et al., Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2012) 28:149-155.
Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals. Hughes, T.P., and 43 co-authors. Nature (2017) 543: 373–377.
Global warming transforms coral reef ecosystems. Hughes, T.P. and 14 co-authors. Nature (2017) 556: 492 – 496.
Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene. Hughes T.P., and 24 co-authors. Science (2018) 359: 80 – 83.
Ecological memory modifies the cumulative impact of recurrent climate extremes. Hughes TP, and 12 co-authors. Nature Climate Change (2019) 9: 40–43.
Global warming impairs stock-recruitment dynamics of corals. Hughes T.P., and 17 co-authors. (2019). Nature 568, 387–390.

References

Living people
1956 births
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
Irish biologists
Academic staff of James Cook University
John Maddox Prize recipients


title: John Arnone

text:
John Arnone is an American set designer. He won a Tony Award in 1993 for set designs for the production of The Who's Tommy.

Early career
John Arnone studied at SMU to become an actor. He then moved to New York with a group of friends that included Garland Wright, Jack Hefner, Powers Boothe and Kathy Bates. In 1976, Arnone started designing sets, primarily for Jack Hefner’s Vanities, which ended up running for five years. He started taking night classes at the Parsons School of Design.

Career highlights
He has done set designs for Tommy Tune, playwright Edward Albee and choreographer Twyla Tharp. He’s worked at the Guthrie, the Mark Taper Forum and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.

Arnone is also co-founder of the New York’s Lion Theatre Company, where he has designed numerous productions on and off Broadway.

Arnone has also designed for several television sets and films such as Mondo Beyondo with Bette Midler on HBO in 1982.

Awards
Outstanding Set Design Drama Desk Award - 1993 for production of The Who's Tommy
Tony Award for Set Design - 1993 for production of The Who's Tommy
Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in 1992 for Off-Broadway contributions to the theatrical community

Set Designs
 Volpone [Off-Broadway, 2012]
 The Lady from Dubuque [Off-Broadway, 2012]
 Black Tie [Off-Broadway, 2011]
 Nightmare Alley, Geffen Playhouse
 Oroonoko [Off-Broadway, 2008]
 Whistlin' Dixie, L.A's Geffen Playhouse, 2007
 Mimi le Duck [Off-Broadway, 2006]
 Mimi Le Duck [Off-Broadway, 2006]
 Indian Blood [Off-Broadway, 2006]
 Lennon [Broadway, 2005]
 Fortune's Fool[Broadway, 2002]
 Scenic Designer
 The Full Monty [West End, 2002]
 The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? [Broadway, 2002]
 Dracula[Regional (US), 2001]
 The Full Monty [US Tour, 2001]
 Tiny Alice [Off-Broadway, 2000]
 The Full Monty [Broadway, 2000]
 Gore Vidal's The Best Man [Broadway, 2000]
 The Full Monty [San Diego, CA (Regional), 2000]
 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee [Off-Broadway, 2000]
 Family Week [Off-Broadway, 2000]
 The Ride Down Mt. Morgan [Broadway, 2000]
 Waste [Off-Broadway, 2000]
 The Play About the Baby [Off-Broadway, 2000]
 Minnelli on Minnelli [Broadway, 1999]
 Marlene [Broadway, 1999]
 The Ride Down Mt. Morgan [Off-Broadway, 1998]
 The Deep Blue Sea [Broadway, 1998]
 Antony and Cleopatra [Off-Broadway, 1997]
 Sex and Longing [Broadway, 1996]
 Sacrilege [Broadway, 1995]
 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [Broadway, 1995]
 The Merchant of Venice [Off-Broadway, 1995]
 Grease [Broadway, 1994]
 The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public [Broadway, 1994]
 Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 [Broadway, 1994]
 Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 [Off-Broadway, 1994]
 Pounding Nails in the Floor [Off-Broadway, 1994]
 The Who's Tommy [Broadway, 1993]
 The End of the Day [Off-Broadway, 1992]

References

Tony Award winners
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Drama Desk Award winners
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas alumni


title: Sarjubala Devi

text:
Samjetsabam Sarjubala Devi (born 1 March 1993) is an Indian woman boxer from Manipur and represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics. After being awarded as the Best Boxer at Youth World Women Boxing Championship organised at Turkey, the Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) announced support for Sarjubala Devi in 2012. She is referred to as the next Mary Kom. She used to be part of the 48 kg category but recently changed it to 51 kg category. After the change she claimed a Gold Medal at the National Women's Boxing Championship 2018 (Fly category). She also won the Best Boxer award at the 7th Youth Women National Championship in Patiala and in the 14th Senior Women Boxing Competition.

Early life and career
Sarjubala Devi was born in a farmer's family to Sh Rajen Singh and Thoibi Devi. Being inspired by the stories of Mary Kom's success, she joined boxing school in 2005. Two years later, she joined the Sports Authority of India training centre in her city, Imphal India. Before winning Silver at the Junior Nationals she won the Sub-Junior Women National Championships both in years 2006 and 2008. She won the World Youth Championship in 2011 and later went on to win the Senior National Championship the same year. She has also participated in the 11th Senior Women National Boxing Championship in 2011.

Devi did not make it past the quarterfinals stage at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also represented India at the Asian Games 2018 but was knocked out during the quarterfinals against China's Chang Yuan.

In February 2022 Devi had her first professional boxing match against Lulu Kayage of Tanzania. The match took place in Dubai. This was Kayage's seventeenth professional match but Devi won by a unanimous decision in what was reported as a one-sided match.

Achievements
Sarjubala Devi is an honourable boxer, some of her achievements in the field of boxing are:

References

Indian women boxers
1993 births
Living people
Sportswomen from Manipur
AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
People from Thoubal district
Boxers from Manipur
Boxers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for India
Light-flyweight boxers
21st-century Indian women


title: Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies

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Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies (also known as the Wild Horse Monument) is a public art sculpture created by David Govedare in 1989–1990 and situated near Vantage, Washington. It consists of 15 life-size steel horses which appear to be galloping across a ridge above the Columbia River. Presented as a gift for the centenary of Washington's statehood, the sculpture was conceived as a memorial to the wild horses which once roamed the region. According to the Seattle Times, it is one of the most-seen public artworks in Washington state.

Design
The original design was for a 36-foot-high tipped basket with two horses still inside and 16 more galloping away from it, a gift from the Grandfather Spirit. In Govedare's imagined tale, the Grandfather Spirit says as he tips the basket:
Creatures of this planet, behold, a Great Basket! I send this basket, bearing the gift of life, to all corners of the universe. Now, take these ponies; I am cutting them loose. They will inspire a spirit of free will. They will be a companion for work and play on this planet.
The basket was to be decorated by local artists with designs of people, leaping salmon, and running deer, "a sort of futuristic Noah's Ark", as Govedare said in 1988.  However, funds ran out and the basket has yet to be erected. The 15 life-size horses which comprise the sculpture (as of 2014) are made from half-inch-thick panels of COR-TEN steel, a special iron alloy that rusts on the surface but still retains its structural integrity. The horses, now colored a rich red from oxidation and each weighing approximately 1000 pounds, are welded to four-foot-long metal poles set into the ridge on which the sculpture stands.

History
Govedare had previously created several public art sculptures in Washington, most notably The Joy of Running Together, 40 life-size steel runners installed in Spokane's Riverfront Park to honor the annual Bloomsday Run. He conceived the idea for the wild horse project in 1986. The sculpture would celebrate Washington's 100 years of statehood with a monument both to the native peoples of the state and to the wild horses which once roamed there. A ridge above the Columbia River near Vantage Bridge was proposed as the site because the last great roundup of Washington's wild horses took place in the area in 1906. Govedare's proposal was given official support by the Centennial Committee of Grant County in March 1987 followed by support from the centennial committees of the surrounding counties—Spokane, Adams, Lincoln, and Kittitas. In November 1987 members of the Washington Centennial Commission also wrote a letter in support of the project. The state's Department of Transport ceded the land on the ridge to Grant County which had pledged to maintain the sculpture and the Thundering Hooves Centennial Sculpture Committee was set up to raise the $250,000 in private funds needed to construct and install the sculpture.

The original plan was to install the horses in the spring of 1989 during the state's centennial celebrations. However, fundraising was slow with many potential corporate donors reluctant to support a sculpture that would not be situated in their own community. Only the lead stallion had been completed by August 1989 and was unveiled in Riverfront Park as part of the fundraising drive. The first six horses were finally installed on the ridge in October 1990 with 9 more in the ensuing months. The sculpture has remained unfinished since then for lack of funds. The 13-ton steel basket from which the horses were to emerge was never constructed. By 2008 the cost of constructing and installing it was estimated at $350,000. Over the years Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies has become one of the most-seen public art installations in the state according to the Seattle Times, with 100 million vehicles having driven past it between 1990 and 2008 alone.

Access

Visible for miles in all directions, the sculpture can be accessed via a rough footpath which leads from the east-bound side of Interstate 90 near Vantage to the top of the ridge. According to the guide book Washington Curiosities, the best viewing point from a distance is Wanapum Vista on I-90 three miles east of Vantage.

See also
Bleu Horses, a work by Jim Dolan in Montana also featuring steel horse sculptures

References

External links
"Vantage Point", on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer blog Horsebytes by  Monica Bretherton with extensive close-up images of the sculpture.
Official website of the sculptor

Outdoor sculptures in Washington (state)
Steel sculptures in Washington (state)
1990 sculptures
Sculptures of horses
1990 establishments in Washington (state)
Unfinished sculptures
Animal sculptures in Washington (state)


title: Eoophyla mindanensis

text:
Eoophyla mindanensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Speidel in 1998. It is found on Mindanao, Philippines.

References

Eoophyla
Moths described in 1998


title: DesignCrowd

text:
DesignCrowd is an online crowdsourcing platform founded in 2007. Its main product appears to be online software called BrandCrowd which enables users to create design assets, such as logos and websites.

History
DesignCrowd was launched January 2008. According to the Australian Financial Review, "Alec Lynch is recognised as a founder of the design crowdsourcing concept". DesignCrowd was started in Sydney, Australia.

The company has received significant funding from Starfish Ventures. On 20 December 2011, DesignCrowd acquired Brandstack, a stock logo template marketplace where users are able to buy and sell logo templates and domains. Following the acquisition, Brandstack's name was changed to "BrandCrowd." In 2014, DesignCrowd announced that it had acquired community design contest website Worth1000 for an undisclosed amount. The company expanded to Philippines in 2014. In 2015 AirTree Ventures invested $6 million in DesignCrowd's crowdsourcing platform.

Investors behind DesignCrowd have included Perennial Value Management, Alium Capital, Ellerston Capital, Regal Funds Management and CVC.

Awards and achievements
 Alec Lynch named Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner, 2014 (Eastern Region - Category: Emerging)
 DesignCrowd ranked #22 in Deloitte's TechFast50 2014 rankings

References

External links
 Company website

Freelance marketplace websites
Online marketplaces of Australia
Technology companies established in 2008
Crowdsourcing


title: Agriculture department (Punjab, Pakistan)

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Agriculture Department or Agri Punjab is department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. The department is responsible for legislation, policy formulation, and development of agriculture sector in Punjab. Food and irrigation are separate departments.

Attached Departments

Regional Agricultural Economic Development Centre
Regional Agricultural Economic Development Centre (RAEDC) Vehari was established in 1991. The purpose of this Center is to upgrade the technical skills of farmers as well as employees of Agriculture Department through imparting training in the related disciplines.

Planning and Evaluation Cell
Planning and Evaluation Cell was established in 1981-82 to deal with all technical matters regarding foreign funded projects. The organization makes liaison with Donors, Provincial & Federal Governments for seeking technical and financial assistance.

Directorate General Agriculture Extension & Adaptive Research
Main aim is transfer of technology, monitoring of Agriculture inputs, implementation of Agricultural Laws and execution of Development Projects. Field Extension services, District Demonstration, Seed and Adaptive Research farms, and Agriculture Training Institutes in Punjab are being run by this Directorate General

Directorate General Agriculture Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides
Directorate General of Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides Punjab responsible for monitoring of pest development and executing all the plant protection activities throughout the Punjab province.

Directorate General Agriculture On Farm Water Management
The objective of OFWM is to maximize crop and water productivity by ensuring efficient conveyance, application and use of irrigation water viz-a-viz promoting improved water management interventions through user participation.

Directorate General Agriculture Field
Directorate General Agriculture Field provides engineering services to the farmers and other stakeholders in the areas including land leveling/development, well drilling, soil & water conservation, research & development related to agriculture machinery with highly skilled labour. The department is also maintaining agricultural engineering workshops throughout the Punjab for repair & maintenance of bulldozers, well drilling machinery and transport vehicles.

Directorate of Agriculture Economics & Marketing
The objective of the department is to increase the producers share in consumers rupee. The department conducts, publishes and disseminates commodity survey and marketing research reports. Directorate of Agriculture (E&M) has establish Agriculture Marketing Information Service (AMIS). The AMIS is aimed at enhancement of efficiency in marketing system through provision of timely, reliable and usable market information to the growers and other marketing stakeholders i.e. traders, processors, exporters, importers, consumers and policy makers. Moreover, AMIS provides efficient flow of market information which enabling the producer to optimize their resource allocation to more profitable enterprises. Further, real-time information on prices and marketing flows assisting in efficient flow of commodities between surplus and deficit areas resulting in better incomes for the producers and stable prices for the consumers. Similarly matching production with demand by making the farmer aware about seasonal price and demand pattern. Agriculture Marketing Information System (Punjab) is a big help for the traders and producers to decide where, when and at what rate to sell their produce, resulting in optimization of profits and additional means to invest in further enhancement of production. To achieve the said objective a website www.amis.pk has been developed which is connected with 135 Market Committees of the province. On the website, the daily wholesale prices of 122 agricultural commodities are available in English as well as in Urdu to facilitate the visitors. It is a robust website with different important information like daily wholesale prices of agricultural commodities, daily arrival, agriculture statistics of the country, support prices of agriculture commodities, district wise crop data, international commodity prices, world crop data, import and export data of agricultural commodities, quality standards, pre-feasibility standards and lot of other information related to agriculture marketing. Moreover, Monthly Agriculture Marketing Roundup is being published on regular basis in which complete price and supply analysis is given for the information of growers, traders, exporters, importers and policy makers. For easy access through mobile phone, an Android-based application named AMIS PUNJAB has been published on Google Play to help user fetch daily wholesale prices as per choice.

Directorate of Agriculture Crop Reporting Services
Prepares  production estimation of the cultivated crops.

Directorate of Agriculture Information
Responsible to disseminate information through effective use of print and electronic media for transfer of technology to enhance agricultural productivity.

Directorate of Agriculture Floriculture
Directorate of floriculture is working for the improvement of floriculture in Punjab by conducting research on different aspects of commercial Floriculture crops and imparting training to Public in the field of floriculture and landscaping.

Autonomous bodies

Punjab Seed Corporation
Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) is a semi autonomous body of the Department, for systematic production, procurement, processing and marketing of crops seed on scientific lines.

Punjab Agricultural Research Board
Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB) is an autonomous body of department  for research planning and efficient allocation of research resource so that the agriculture innovation system of the province can generate appropriate solutions.

See also
 Ministry of National Food Security & Research
 Agriculture in Pakistan
 Punjab Food Department
 Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department, Punjab
 Punjab Irrigation Department
 Punjab Khal Panchayat Authority

External links
 Punjab Agriculture Department
 Punjab Agricultural Research Board
 Punjab Seed Corporation
Agriculture Marketing Information Service

References

Departments of Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Agriculture in Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab


title: 1998–99 Liga Bet

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The 1998–99 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Hurfeish (champions of the North A division), Maccabi Hadera (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Kiryat Ono (champions of the South A division) and A.S. Ramat Eliyahu (champions of the South B division) win the title. The four clubs were placed in Liga Alef, which became the fourth tier upon the creation of the Israeli Premier League.

At the bottom, Hapoel Karmiel, Beitar Tiberias, Hapoel Bu'eine (from North A division), Hapoel Ilut, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm (from North B division), Maccabi Qalansawe, Hapoel Tel Mond, Maccabi Holon (from South A division) and Beitar Beit Shemesh (from South B division) were all placed in Liga Gimel, which became the sixth tier.

The rest of the clubs remained in Liga Bet, which became the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system.

North A division

North B division

 Results of the matches between Hapoel Asi Gilboa and Hapoel Arab Nujeidat and between Hapoel Barta'a and Maccabi Umm al-Fahm are unknown.

South A division

 Result of the match between Hapoel Azor and Maccabi Kafr Qasim is unknown.

South B division

 Hapoel Yehud (at the start of the season) and Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi (during the season) withdrew from the league.
 Results of several matches are unknown

References

Israel 4th tier @ RSSSF

4
Liga Bet seasons
Israel


title: Eoophyla philippinensis

text:
Eoophyla philippinensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Speidel in 1998. It is found on Mindanao, Philippines.

References

Eoophyla
Moths described in 1998


title: Neelam Kler

text:
Neelam Kler is an Indian neonatologist, known for her pioneering work on neonatal intensive care and ventilation. She is credited with developing neonatal care to better the survival rate of extremely tiny preterm babies (less than 1000 grams) to 90 per cent. The Government of India honoured her with the third-highest civilian award, Padmabhushan, in 2014, for her services to the fields of medicine and neonatology.

Biography
Neelam Kler was born in Srinagar, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and had her schooling in the Presentation Convent School in Srinagar. Opting for the medical profession, she obtained a master's degree in Paediatrics from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, (PIGMER) Chandigarh and continued there for further training in neonatology. Later, she went to Copenhagen, Denmark, on a fellowship in neonatology from the Copenhagen University for advanced studies on the subject.

Professional career
After returning from Copenhagen, Kler started her professional career in India by joining Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, on 31 May 1988. During a career spanning 26 years, Kler launched the department of neonatology at the hospital, presently holding the position of the Chairperson.

She has also worked as a visiting consultant at King Fahd University Hospital, Gizan, Saudi Arabia, and as a fellow in neonatology at the Milwaukee Children Hospital, Wisconsin, USA.

Presently she holds the following offices:
 President of the National Neonatology Forum.
 Advisor on CNAG (Cell of Nutrition Advisory Group) on line service on Nutrition queries.
 Editor -'Journal of Neonatology a quarterly journal published by National Neonatology Forum.
 Organising Chairperson of FAOPS (Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies) 2010
 Member – WHO Expert Committee on prevention of birth defects in South East Asia.
 Master trainer, American Academy of Pediatrics – Baby's Breath assistance.
 Member – Global Neonatal Nutrition Consensus Group for the development of international guidelines on feeding the preterm infants

She has, at various points, collaborated with United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, and World Health Organization, on various matters related to neonatological care. She is also a panel member of the Newborn and child health strategy of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

On the social front, Dr. Kler chairs the Health Care at ALL Ladies League.

Legacy

Neelam Kler is known for the development of neonatal care, especially the care of preterm babies, and is considered a pioneer in intensive care and ventilation. She is credited with developing the department of neonatology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi to a state of the art facility with modern high frequency ventilation with Nitric Oxide delivery and bedside cerebral function monitoring. Statistical data has shown that, under Dr. Kler, the survival rate of preterm babies, weighing less than 1000 grams, have improved to 90 per cent and the infection rate was brought down to 9.8 per 1000 inpatients.

She has also contributed in initiating a three-year doctoral program in neonatology by the National Board of Examinations.

Awards and recognitions
 Padmabhushan – 2014 – the sole recipient for medicine category to be awarded in 2014.

Publications
Neelam Kler has published several articles in national and international books on paediatrics, some of them are:
 Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS), in collaboration with Pankaj Garg, in Recent Advances in Paediatrics
 Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder in Late Preterm and Term  infants with Severe Jaundice with Satish Saluja, Asha Agarwal and Sanjiv Amin
 Chapter 011 Follow-up of Preterm Baby with Anita Singh
 Chapter-004 Parenteral Nutrition in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with Choudhury Vivek and Navin Gupta
 Chapter-62 Neonatal Transport with Sony Arun and Navin Gupta
 Chapter-005 Parenteral Nutrition in Newborn with Sony Arun
 Chapter-64 Neonatal Respiratory Disorders with Sony Arun and Satish Saluja
 Selected Macro/Micronutrient Needs of the Routine Preterm Infant with Jatinder Bhatia, Ian Griffin, Diane Anderson, and Magnus Domelleof

See also

 Pediatrics
 Preterm birth
 American Academy of Pediatrics
 King Fahd University Hospital
 Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (India)

References

External links

Living people
Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine
People from Srinagar
Indian neonatologists
Family and parenting writers
Child care
Medical doctors from Jammu and Kashmir
Indian women medical doctors
20th-century Indian women scientists
20th-century Indian medical doctors
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Indian women medical doctors


The opening ceremony for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, between 21:00 and 23:40 BST, on 23 July 2014.

Proceedings

Countdown
The ceremony began with a dramatic countdown, starting at 30 seconds, which was then interrupted at 15 seconds by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor to announce a partnership with the 2014 Commonwealth Games and UNICEF. During this segment, McGregor claims that the games hope to "team up" with the viewers and would announce further details later in the show. The ceremony then continues with a countdown, starting from 14 seconds, with "The Mother We Share" by Chvrches playing, featuring arial shots of Glasgow, including the River Clyde and Clyde Arc.

Welcome to Scotland

The ceremony show begins with a camera zooming in on Scottish comedian Karen Dunbar who is sitting in the audience of Celtic Park. Dunbar stands up and begins to sing in a cappella accompanied by backing dancers, singing a song entitled "Welcome to Scotland". Dunbar is then joined by John Barrowman who emerges from behind a kilt in a car who transports him around the stadium on a tour around Scotland that has been created within the stadium, taking viewers through areas such as Ayrshire, where they focus on the works of Robert Burns, Gretna Green, significant as a place of marriage as the age of marriage in Scotland was lower than that elsewhere in the British Isles. The ceremony then focuses on the works of the River Clyde shipbuilding industry and the various ships constructed in Glasgow on the River Clyde during its peak of production.

The Highlands are represented through a rendition of "Loch Lomond" by Scottish band Runrig. Scottish culture is showcased through a variety of people dancing in costumes styled as Tunnock tea cakes, followed by a makeshift Loch Ness Monster being celebrated as a showcase of Scottish tourism and heraldry. Highland Cow, Highland pony and Dolly the Sheep are mentioned as a further showcase of Scottish culture and wildlife.

The ceremony recognises Scotland as the home of golf with a showcase focusing on St Andrews. Lastly, Barrowman then begins rapidly listing a list of Scottish inventions, such as the telephone, tyre, television and the toilet to name a few.

The segment finishes with Dunbar singing alone on top of the bus with a model of the Forth Bridge. Dunbar then begins singing "Welcome to Scotland" followed by the volunteers used during the opening production waving into the camera as they run off the platform. Barrowman is then seen standing on a constructed model of the Finnieston Crane with the message "Welcome to Glasgow" displayed in an LED screen behind him.

Come on In

Dunbar welcomes the crowd to the games and the broadcast cuts to thousands of spectators watching the ceremony at Glasgow Green. Amy MacDonald performs a rendition of "Rhythm of My Heart" in George Square with the public of Glasgow. Following a pre-recorded segment in George Square, MacDonald then sings part of the song in the stadium before welcoming Rod Stewart who then finishes off the song.

Arrival of the Queen

As with tradition at Commonwealth Games opening ceremonies, the Flag of India, Flag of Scotland and the Flag of Australia are raised, with India hosting the previous games in 2010, Scotland hosting the current games in 2014, and Australia hosting the next games in 2018. Susan Boyle performs a rendition of "Mull of Kintyre" to usher in Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The British national anthem "God Save the Queen" was then performed. The Red Arrows fly over by, with blue and white smoke to symbolise the 2014 Commonwealth Games being held in Scotland.

Arrival of the Queen's Baton

The Queen's Baton is flown into Glasgow on a sea plane that lands on the River Clyde and is carried by broadcaster and cyclist Mark Beaumont.

Tartan display

In preparation for the Parade of Nations, volunteers perform to "Feel So Close" by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, and music included by Andy Stewart as a tribute to his contribution to Scottish music and culture. Volunteer dancers are then seen erecting chairs for the athletes which were sourced across Glasgow. 500 volunteer dancers were used for this segment of the ceremony.

Parade of Nations

The ceremony was directed by David Zolkwer and included the 2014 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations where 71 athletes, bearing the flags of their respective nations and territories, led their national delegations as they paraded into the stadium. The games were formally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She referred to the Commonwealth's "shared ideals and ambitions" and the "bonds that unite" its members.

During the Parade of Nations at the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, held on 23 July 2014, 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations lead their national delegations as they paraded into Celtic Park in the host city of Glasgow, Scotland. Each team was led out by a Scottish Terrier, wearing a jacket bearing the name of the country, followed by the flag bearer for that nation.

As the host of the last games, India entered first, followed by the rest of the Asian countries competing. Following this was Oceania, Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas and finally Europe. The Scotland team entered last, representing the host nation. In all cases nations entered in alphabetic order of their country names in English within their regions (besides India and Scotland).

In honouring the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 tragedy that occurred the week before the opening ceremony, the Malaysian delegation was led by eight athletes in Malaysia Airlines cabin crew uniform while the remaining athletes and officials wore black armbands, and the national flag was at half mast. A minute's silence was also observed.

Countries and flagbearers
Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade.  This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport.  Names are given in the form officially designated by the CGF. The first team to enter the stadium was India, host of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, maintaining the tradition of the immediate previous host nation entering first.

Programme

The programme, which included about 2,000 performers, featured Karen Dunbar, John Barrowman, Amy Macdonald, Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle, Nicola Benedetti, Julie Fowlis, Pumeza Matshikiza, Eric Whitacre and the National Youth Choir of Scotland, as well as a message from the International Space Station. The ceremony began with a countdown and a recorded video message from Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, explaining the partnership between the Games and UNICEF.

Following the arrival of the Queen there was a flypast by the Red Arrows display team. The venue featured the largest LED video screen in Europe, supplied by Sports Technology. Scotland's then First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the participants and spectators, and introduced a moment of silence in memory of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster.

The final part of the Queen's Baton Relay was run by 32 Scottish volunteers nominated for giving their time to developing the nation's youth through sport. The baton was then passed to Sir Chris Hoy, who delivered it to President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Prince Imran and the Queen. The display of the message concealed within the baton was delayed by a difficulty in opening the device.

The Games were launched in partnership with UNICEF, to save and change children’s lives. The unique partnership aimed "to use the power of sport to reach every child in Scotland and benefit children in every Commonwealth nation and territory."

Broadcast
The ceremony was broadcast by BBC One, and was introduced by Gary Lineker, Hazel Irvine, Clare Balding and Huw Edwards. The estimated worldwide television audience was one billion, with 9 million in the UK.

References

External links

 Official ceremonies page

Opening Ceremony
Commonwealth Games opening ceremonies
Ceremonies in the United Kingdom
Articles containing video clips


title: Eoophyla polydora

text:
Eoophyla polydora is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found on the Sangihe Islands of Indonesia.

References

Eoophyla
Moths described in 1897


title: 2014 WA State Challenge Cup

text:
Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2014 for the Football West State Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. Clubs entered from the newly formed National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, as well as a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2014 Sunday League competition.  This knockout competition was won by Bayswater City, their second title.

The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2014 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2014 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.

Preliminary round
A total of 39 Western Australian teams took part in this stage of the competition and 3 teams were given a Bye to the First Round. 24 clubs from the All Flags State League Division 1 and State League Division 2 and 15 clubs from various divisions of the 2014 Sunday League were admitted into the competition at this stage. Matches in this round were played on 29 March 2014.

 Byes: North Perth United (5), Swan United (3) and Fremantle United (4).

First round
A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition. 11 of the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues WA entered into the competition at this stage, with the exception of Perth Glory Youth who were not eligible. Matches in this round were played on 5 April 2014.

Second round
A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition. Matches in this round were played on 21 April 2014.

Quarter finals
A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition. Matches in this round were played on 10 May 2014.

Semi finals
A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition. Matches in this round were played on 2 June 2014. The two victorious teams in this round qualified for the 2014 FFA Cup Round of 32.

Final
The 2014 Cool Ridge Cup Final was held at Stirling Lions' home ground of Macedonia Park on 19 July 2014.

References

External links

Football West State Cup
2014 in Australian soccer


title: Latin music

text:
Latin music (Portuguese and ) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino community in Canada and the United States, as well as music that is sung in either Spanish and/or Portuguese.

Terminology and categorization

Because the majority of Latino immigrants living in New York City in the 1950s were of Puerto Rican or Cuban descent, "Latin music" had been stereotyped as music simply originating from the Spanish Caribbean. The popularization of bossa nova and Herb Alpert's Mexican-influenced sounds in the 1960s did little to change the perceived image of Latin music. Since then, the music industry classifies all music sung in Spanish or Portuguese as Latin music, including musics from Spain and Portugal.

Following protests from Latinos in New York, a category for Latin music was created by National Recording Academy (NARAS) for the Grammy Awards titled Best Latin Recording in 1975. Enrique Fernandez wrote in Billboard that the lone category for Latin music meant that all Latin music genres had to compete with each other despite the distinct sounds of the genre. He also noted that the accolade was usually given to performers of tropical music. Eight years later, the organization debuted three new categories for Latin music: Best Latin Pop Performance, Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance, and Best Tropical Latin Performance. Latin pop is a catch-all for any pop music sung in Spanish, while Mexican/Mexican-American (also to referred to as Regional Mexican) is defined as any musical style originating from Mexico or influences by its immigrants in the United States including Tejano, and tropical music is any music from the Spanish Caribbean.

In 1997, NARAS established the Latin Recording Academy (LARAS) in an effort to expand its operations in both Latin America and Spain. In September 2000, LARAS launched the Latin Grammy Awards, a separate award ceremony from the Grammy Awards. Its organizers stated that the Latin music universe was too large to fit within the Grammys. Michael Greene, former head of NARAS, said that the process of creating the Latin Grammy Awards was complicated due to the diverse Latin musical styles, noting that the only thing they had in common was language. As a result, the Latin Grammy Awards are presented to records performed in Spanish or Portuguese, while the organization focuses on music from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

Since the late 1990s, the United States has seen increasing growth in its population of "Latinos", a term popularized since the 1960s due to confusing the wrong term "Spanish" with the more proper but less popular term "Hispanic". The music industry in the United States began to refer to any kind of music featuring Spanish vocals as "Latin music". Under this definition, Spanish sung in any genre is categorized as "Latin". In turn, this has led to artists from Spain being labelled as "Latin" because they sing in the same language.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard magazine use this definition of Latin music to track sales of Spanish-language records in the United States. Billboard however considers an artist to be "Latin" if they perform in Spanish or Portuguese. The RIAA initiated the "Los Premios de Oro y Platino" ("The Gold and Platinum Awards" in Spanish) in 2000 to certify sales of Latin music albums and singles under a different threshold than its standard certifications. Billboard divides its Latin music charts into three subcategories: Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and tropical. A fourth subcategory was added in the mid 2000s to address the rise of Latin urban music genres such as Latin hip hop and reggaeton.

History

1940s–1950s

The term "Latin music" originated from the United States due to the growing influence of Latino Americans in the American music market, including pioneers Xavier Cugat (1940s) and Tito Puente (1950s) and accelerating in later decades. As one author explained the rising popularity from the 1940s: "Latin America, the one part of the world not engulfed in World War II, became a favorite topic for songs and films for Americans who wanted momentarily to forget about the conflagration." Wartime propaganda for America's "Good Neighbor Policy" further enhanced the cultural impact. Pérez Prado composed such famous pieces as "Mambo No. 5" and "Mambo No. 8". At the height of the mambo movement in 1955, Pérez hit number one on the American charts with a cha-cha-chá version of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White". El manisero, known in English as The Peanut Vendor, is a Cuban son-pregón composed by Moisés Simons. Together with "Guantanamera", it is arguably the most famous piece of music created by a Cuban musician. "The Peanut Vendor" has been recorded more than 160 times, sold over a million copies of sheet music, and was the first million-selling 78 rpm single of Cuban music.

1960s

The Brazilian bossa nova became widespread in Latin America and later became an international trend, led especially by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Rock en español became popular with the younger generation of Latinos in Latin America, for example the Argentine band Almendra. Mexican-American Latin rock guitarist Carlos Santana began decades of popularity. By the late 60s, the boogaloo boom was coming, and boogaloo musicians such as Pérez Prado, Tito Rodríguez and Tito Puente released boogaloo singles and albums. Most of the other groups were young musicians such as Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers and Joe Bataan.

Early examples of boogaloo were 1966 music by Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz. The biggest boogaloo hit of the '60s was "Bang Bang" by the Joe Cuba Sextet in 1966. Hits by other groups included Johnny Colón's "Boogaloo Blues", Pete Rodríguez's "I Like It like That"(1967).

1970s

Salsa music became the dominant genre of tropical music in the 1970s. Fania Records was credited for popularizing salsa music, with acts such as Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe, and Celia Cruz expanding the audience. In the late 1970s, an influx of balladeers from Spain such as Julio Iglesias, Camilo Sesto, and Raphael established their presence on the music charts both in Latin America and the US Latin market. In 1972, OTI Festival was established by the Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica as a songwriting contest to interconnect the Ibero-American countries (Latin America, Spain, and Portugal). Ramiro Burr of Billboard remarked that the contest was considered to be the "largest and most prestigious songwriting festival in the Latin music world".

1980s

In the 1980s, the Latin ballad continued to be the main form of Latin pop music, with Juan Gabriel, José José, Julio Iglesias, Roberto Carlos, and José Luis Rodríguez dominating the charts. Salsa music lost some traction, and its rhythm slowed with more emphasis on romantic lyrics. This became known as the salsa romantica era.

1990s

In the Regional Mexican field, Tejano music became the most prominent genre and one of the fastest-growing music genres in the United States. On January 10, 1990, EMI Latin bought Bob Grever's Cara Records, beginning the golden age of Tejano music. Tejano music's growth exploded, as journalist Ramiro Burr put it "a stubborn brushfire spread over the horizon", the genre converted radio stations to play Tejano music. This garnered the attention of record labels across the United States who were eager to expand their rosters. In 1991, Warner Nashville created Warner Discos specifically for Tejano artists crossing over into country music while Arista Nashville erected Artista Texas with the same objective. Other labels such as PolyGram Latino and WEA Latina began deliberations to exclusively sign Tejano acts, while Fonovisa began signing Tejano musicians. These incentives helped expand performers' fanbases beyond Texas and the southwest. It also brought the genre to territories unfamiliar with the genre. The golden age is generally considered by journalists to have ended on March 31, 1995, when Selena was shot and killed. Tejano music set five consecutive years of sales and concert attendance records from 1990 to 1995. Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News wrote that the singles from Amor Prohibido elevated Selena to success on Latin radio whose promoters had not previously taken the singer seriously. By 1994, Tejano acts were effortless selling 100,000 units of their albums, while La Mafia and Selena were the two most commercially successful Tejano artists. Selena's music led the genre's 1990s revival and made it marketable for the first time. Tejano music is believed by Jose Behar to have hit Mexico "like an atomic bomb" by 1994. While Tejano singer Emilio Navaira decided on a crossover into American country music, preparations began for Selena's crossover into American pop music. The singer was fatally wounded after a confrontation with Yolanda Saldivar, a friend and former associate of the singer's fan club, and boutiques. Her unfinished crossover album, Dreaming of You (1995), became the first mostly-Spanish album to debut and peak at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. Tejano music suffered and its popularity waned following Selena's death, and record labels began abandoning their Tejano artists while radio stations in the United States switched from Tejano to Regional Mexican music.

By the mid-1990s, Tejano music was replaced by Latin pop as the dominant Latin music genre in the United States. Gloria and her husband Emilio Estefan are considered to have "open[ed] the door" to a number of artists throughout the 1990s decade. Their production is believed to have provided Mexican singer Thalía with her first platinum award for En éxtasis (1995). Colombian pop rock singer Shakira released her international debut album Pies Descalzos (1995). She worked closely with the Estefans for her album Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (1998), which topped the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album's success and production by the Estefans, provided Shakira with a lucrative formula that she used for her English-language crossover which was released in 2001. Enrique Iglesias, the son of Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias, released two albums; his self-titled album released in 1995, and Vivir (1997), that concentrated on pop ballads and rhythms. With improvements in his songwriting on Vivir, Enrique was able to successfully convey "his innermost thoughts and feelings". Critics found Vivir to be superior to Enrique's contemporaries and reportedly sold over five million copies in Asia, Europe, and South and Central America within a week of its release, the first Latin album to do so. Ricky Martin's hip-shaking dance moves were compared to those of Elvis Presley among American music critics seeking to find an artist who resembled Martin's dance moves and their effect on the United States pop market. In 1998, music and ticket sales of Martin grossed $106 million, which was the equivalent of the total exports of Puerto Rico to Mexico in 1996. His 1998 album Vuelve contained "La Copa de la Vida", which became the official 1998 FIFA World Cup song. This provided Martin with worldwide visibility, though it was his performance of the recording at the 1999 Grammy Awards that brought Martin attention from American audiences. In 1999, he released his self-titled album which contained the English-language number-one song "Livin' la Vida Loca". Following the commercial and critical success of the film Selena (1997), Jennifer Lopez catapulted to fame in the title role. Lopez entered the music market following a string of films and released her debut recording On the 6 (1999), which she described as a Latin soul album.

Bolero music saw a resurgence of popularity with the younger audience. Mexican singer Luis Miguel was credited for the renewed interest with the success of his album, Romance (1991), a collection of classics covered by the artist. Around the same time, artists from Italy such as Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini, and Nek successfully crossed over to the Latin music field by recording Spanish-language versions of their songs. In the tropical music field, merengue, which had gained attention in the 1980s, rivaled salsa in popularity.

2000s

In the mid-2000s, reggaeton became popular in the mainstream market, with Héctor el Father Tego Calderón, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Wisin & Yandel considered to be the frontiers of the genre. In the tropical music scene, bachata music became popular in the field, with artists such as Monchy & Alexandra and Aventura finding success in the urban areas of Latin America. Banda was the dominant genre in the Regional Mexican music field.

2010s
By the turn of the decade, the Latin music field was dominated by up-tempo rhythms, including electropop, reggaeton, urbano, banda and contemporary bachata music, as Latin ballads and crooners fell out of favor among U.S. Latin radio programmers. Streaming has become the dominant form of revenue in the Latin music industry in the United States, Latin America and Spain. Latin trap gained mainstream attention in the mid-2010s with artists such as Ozuna, Bad Bunny, and Anuel AA.

Regions

United States

The origins of Latin Music in the United States dates back to the 1930s with Rhumba. Rhumba was prominent with Cuban-style ballroom dancing in the 1930s, but was not mainstream. It was not until the 1950s and 1960s that Latin Music started to become intertwined with American culture. Latin music is starting to become mainstream in the US as Latin artists are teaming up with English speaking artists. In 2017, a song named, "Despacito" by Justin Bieber, Luis Fonsi, and Daddy Yankee had 4.5 billion views on YouTube. In 2017, six of the top ten viewed songs on YouTube feature Latin Artists. The song was the beginning for the boom of Latin music in the United States. Some of the most popular forms of Latin music are Salsa, Bachata, Regional Mexican music, Tango, Merengue, Latin Pop, and Reggaeton. Today, reggaeton is a very popular style that combines reggae and American hip-hop. Some of the most popular artists today are Daddy Yankee, Melymel, J Balvin and Nicky Jam. In 2018, Latin music came second in total video streams with 21.8% market share. Latin music listeners tend to be younger, more tech savvy, 95% of Latin music coming from streaming suggests, according to Jeff Benjamin.

Immigration and globalization has caused Latin music to skyrocket in popularity. Historically, the United States and Britain have had control over the music industry but the internet and technology has allowed for diversification and local music to become more prominent throughout the world. The technological advancements have allowed streaming services to flourish that offer a wide variety of music without having to pay for each individual song/album. The increase in Latin artists working with English speaking American artists has caused songs such as Ritmo by An American band, The Black Eyed Peas, and J Balvin, a Latin singer, to be number one on the billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. This increase has caused Latin music sales revenue in the US to rise from 176 million to 413 million dollars in 2018. From 2016 to 2017, the amount of Latin songs on the billboard hot 100 increased from four to 19. Latin music surpassed Country and EDM in terms of album sales in the US in 2018. This trend has caused pop music in the US to adopt certain styles from Latin music. This has some experts questioning whether less popular Latin genres will become more niche in the future as record labels focus on products in industries with a greater concentration of money.

Miscategorization

Numerous computer science and music experts have reported a common error on streaming services such as Spotify. Overlooking mainstay artists in catch-all genre terms such as Latin music, potentially causing a categorical homogenization of musical styles; incorrectly miscategorizing musicians and songs from heritage styles, such as Norteño, New Mexico music, Duranguense, and Tejano music, leading to underperformance of these styles on their platforms.

See also

 Billboard Top Latin Albums
 Hot Latin Songs
 List of best-selling Latin albums
 List of best-selling Latin music artists
 :Category:Latin music by year

References

Works cited

Further reading

External links

 What Is Latin Music?  About.com
 Latin Music Genre Overview AllMusic
 Latin Music Billboard
  Music Genres: Latin Grammy Awards
 Latin Grammy
 Latin Music USA PBS
 Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
 American Sabor

American styles of music
Latin American music

Music industry
20th-century music genres
Radio formats


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Eoophyla sejunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1876. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

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"Daisy Petal Pickin'" is a song written by Keith McCormack, Glynn Thames, and Juanita Jordan and performed by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs.

Chart performance
It reached #5 in Australia and also #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.

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1963 singles
Songs written by Keith McCormack
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Dot Records singles


title: Murder Obsession

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Murder Obsession (Follia omicida), a.k.a. Fear, is a 1981 Italian giallo-horror film directed by Riccardo Freda, and starring Laura Gemser and Anita Strindberg.

Plot summary
A successful actor named Michael has a dark past where, at a young age, he stabbed his father to death. Along with his girlfriend Deborah, he visits his mother for the weekend and are joined by the director and other people involved in a film. Soon, the guests begin to get picked off and Michael fears his past will come back to kill him.

Cast

 Stefano Patrizi as Michael Stanford
 Martine Brochard as Shirley
 Henri Garcin as Hans Schwartz
 John Richardson as Oliver
 Laura Gemser as Beryl
 Anita Strindberg as Glenda Stanford
 Silvia Dionisio as Deborah

Production
Around 1969, Fabio Piccioni wrote a short story titled Il grido del Capricorno, which he later adapted into an adult comic book in the Oltretomba series. Living across from the office of Salvatore Argento, Piccioni approached Argento and sold him the rights to Il grido del Capricorno for 500,000 Italian lire. Some elements of Il grido del capricorno would later appear in Dario Argento's films The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and Deep Red. Piccioni reused elements of his story again years later in a contemporary setting, with a script made with Antonio Cesare Corti and Riccardo Freda that would become Murder Obsession. Some sources credit the film's original title as L'ossessione che uccide whereas the script located at the BiFi (Bibliothèque du film) in Paris is titled Deliria and is credited to Corti and Piccioni and dated from 1976. The Deliria script is generally identical to the script used in Murder Obsession with only a few characters' names changed.

According to Riccardo Freda's daughter Jacqueline Freda, her father took on the script to re-enter the film market after his latest absence from the industry, and to earn potential financing for a pet project based on the life of Italian World War I fighter ace Francesco Baracca. Murder Obsession was an Italian and French co-production, with the Italian producer Enzo Boetani and his company Dinoysio Cinematografica. Boetani had known Freda for years but never had a chance to actually complete a project with him, having worked together on one unknown project and another entitled Superhuman (which Boetani described as a superhero and professional wrestling styled film).  Freda brought the script to Boetani and suggested doing it as an Italian and French co-production, with the French producer being his friend Simon Mizrahi.

Filming went on for three weeks in April 1980, predominantly in Palace Borghese in Artena and at Parco della Mola in Oriolo Romano. Actress Laura Gemser recalled her negative experience making the film, describing the filming as a "nightmare", specifically mentioning a scene where Anita Strindberg used a real knife to pretend to stab her. Martine Brochard also did not have fond memories of the filming, noting a scene where there is glass specifically cut to fit over her head and a camera with a chainsaw attached to it that got dangerously close to the actress. Both Brochard and Stefano Patrizi spoke negatively about working with Freda, with Brochard noting that he treated the French actors badly and Patrizi having little recollection of the film other than vaguely recalling that Freda was a "harsh man of few words, and not very affable" Riccardo Freda also edited the film in an uncredited capacity.

Release
Murder Obsession was submitted to Italian film censors on October 15, 1980 and was passed on October 31 but was only released in Italy on February 24, 1981. Italian film historian Roberto Curti described it as having "mediocre business" which Boetani blamed on the distributor, who did not pay back the expected sum which lead to the production losing over 50 percent of the production costs. Freda dismissed the film, referring to it as "shit".

The film has been released on home video in the United States as Murder Obsession, Fear and The Wailing. The film was released as Fear on VHS by Wizard Video. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Raro Video.

Reception
From retrospective reviews, Louis Paul in his book Italian Horror Film Directors declared Murder Obsession to be "Freda's best film, although it doesn't make much sense" noting that Freda "confounds the viewer with hallucinations, red herrings galore and a decidedly downbeat ending" and concluding that the film "loves to play with the limitations of the genre and seeks to exceed the demands of its audiences at the same time."

See also
 List of French films of 1981
 List of horror films of 1981
 List of Italian films of 1981

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Footnotes

Sources

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1981 films
1981 horror films
Films directed by Riccardo Freda
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Giallo films
1980s Italian-language films
1980s Italian films
1980s French films
Italian-language French films


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The Chasle LMC-1 Sprintair is an all-metal, single-seat sports light aircraft designed in France in the early 1970s and intended to be built by aero clubs from plans.

Design and development
Yves Chasle worked as an Aérospatiale stress engineer and independently designed several light aircraft, starting with the Chasle YC-12 Tourbillon. Beginning in 1973 he designed the LMC-1 Sprintair, an all-metal, side-by-side two-seater.  The first prototype was built by about twenty members of the Léon-Morane Club, hence the model initials. Most club members were SOCATA employees, based in Tarbes.

The Sprintair has a low, cantilever, unswept, constant-chord wing, mounted with 4° of dihedral and with square tips which have slightly rounded leading edges. Structurally, the wing is a torsion box with a single main spar at 30% chord and a lighter rear auxiliary spar. Almost the whole trailing edge is occupied by a control surface, the outer parts hinged as ailerons and the inner halves as three position flaps.

The fuselage is a metal semi-monocoque with a  Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A air-cooled flat four aircraft engine in the nose, driving a two-blade propeller. The two seats are over the wing under a one-piece, forward-hinged canopy which extends ahead of the leading edge.  There is a fixed rear transparency that drops down to the fuselage. At the rear, the tall vertical tail is straight-edged with sweep on both fin and rudder; overall sweep is 30°. The tailplane is mounted on top of the extreme rear fuselage and, together with the elevator, is rectangular apart from a projecting, cockpit-adjustable trim tab. Both the tailplane angle of incidence and a rudder trim tab are adjustable on the ground.

The Sprintair has fixed tricycle landing gear with main wheels on faired legs mounted on the lower fuselage and an unfaired, telescopic, sprung, steerable nosewheel.

Operational history
The Léon-Morane built first prototype was first flown on 18 June 1975 and remained there until written off at Tarbes in 1984. At least two more, possibly three, were completed from plans provided by Chasle; one of them was still active at Toulouse in 2008.

Operational history

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J. D. Thottan (23 February 1922 – 23 September 1997) was an Indian director of Malayalam language films. Indian Cinema cited him along with M. Krishnan Nair, S. S. Rajan, and A. B. Raj as one of the Malayalam film industry's successful film directors.

Films
He directed films such as Sthreehridayam (1960) and Karinizhal (1971).

Selected filmography
Koodappirappu (1956)
Chathurangam (1959)
Sthreehridayam (1960)
Kalyaana Photo (1964)
Sarpakadu (1965)
Anadha (1970)
Vivaaham Swargathil (1970)
Karinizhal (1971)
Gangaasangamam (1971)
Vivaahasammanam (1971)
Omana (1972)
Check Post (1974)
Nurayum Pathayum (1977)
Athirthikal (1988)

References

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Year of birth missing


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Valdomiro Soares Eggres (born 8 February 1988), simply known as Valdo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Nakhon Si United in Thai League 2 as a forward.

After playing for a host of clubs in Brazil, on 27 June 2014 he signed for Cypriot club Ethnikos Achna.

Honour
Nongbua Pitchaya
 Thai League 2 Champions : 2020–21

References

External links

1988 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Brusque Futebol Clube players
Criciúma Esporte Clube players
Boa Esporte Clube players
Campinense Clube players
Brasília Futebol Clube players
Ituano FC players
Ethnikos Achna FC players
Valdomiro Soares Eggres
Valdomiro Soares Eggres
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Cypriot First Division players
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Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Valdomiro Soares Eggres
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand


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Eoophyla melanops is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sikkim, India.

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Eoophyla thaiensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Yoshiyasu in 1987. It is found in Thailand.

References

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title: Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department, Punjab

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Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. The department itself has three separate departments.

Department of Fisheries
The Department of Fisheries is an attached department of Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department established in 1912. The department is responsible for conservation, management and development of aquatic resources in public and private sectors.

The department is governed by the Punjab Fisheries Ordinance, 1961.

Department of Forest
The Department of Forest is an attached department of Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department created in 1886 under British rule as imperial forest service. The Department is responsible to develop, maintain, conserve & maximize forestry sector resources in the province of Punjab.

Forest department is governed under Forest Act, 1927 Amended 2010.

Wildlife Department
Punjab Wildlife & Parks Department was established as Game Department in 1934. The department is responsible for management, preservation, conservation of wildlife diversity, habitats and sustainable development.

The department is governed under Punjab wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation & Management Act, 1974.

See also
 Ministry of National Food Security & Research
 Forestry in Pakistan
 Fishing in Pakistan
 Wildlife of Pakistan

External links
 Department of Fisheries
 Forrest Department
 Wildlife Department

References

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Forestry in Pakistan
Fishing in Pakistan
Biota of Pakistan
Punjab Pakistan
Punjab Pakistan


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Ignacio González Espinoza (born 8 September 1991) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Correcaminos UAT.

Career
González played for Monarcas Morelia affiliate Toros Neza from 2011 to 2012 before being loaned to UNAM in November 2012, after an unsuccessful stint he returned to Morelia for the Clausura 2014.

Honours
Supercopa MX: 2014

References

External links

1991 births
Living people
Liga MX players
Ascenso MX players
Toros Neza footballers
Club Universidad Nacional footballers
Atlético Morelia players
Dorados de Sinaloa footballers
Correcaminos UAT footballers
Footballers from Jalisco
Men's association football defenders
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Eoophyla nectalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1876. It is found on Java.

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Moths described in 1876


title: The Battle of El Alamein (film)

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The Battle of El Alamein is a 1969 war film directed in 1969 by Giorgio Ferroni. It was an international co-production between Italy and France. The film depicts the Second Battle of El Alamein.

Plot
Made with the cooperation of the Italian army, the film is told through a company of the 185th Paratroopers Division "Folgore" commanded by Lieutenant (Lt.) Giorgio Borri. The inexperienced Lt. Borri is assisted by his brother, Sergeant Major (Sgt. Maj.) Claudio Borri, a seasoned veteran of the Bersaglieri. Barri's British counterpart is Lt. Graham, with the two first coming face to face when Barri is captured.

The film also features Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Marshal of Italy Ettore Bastico, and Generals (Gen.) Bernard Law Montgomery, Georg Stumme and Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma.

Cast
Frederick Stafford as Lt. Giorgio Borri
George Hilton as Lt. Graham
Michael Rennie as Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery
Robert Hossein as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Enrico Maria Salerno as Sgt. Maj. Claudio Borri
Marco Guglielmi as Captain Hubert
Ettore Manni as Italian Captain
Gérard Herter as Brigadier General Schwartz
Ira von Fürstenberg as Marta
Giuseppe Addobbati as Gen. Georg Stumme
Manlio Busoni as Gen. Ettore Bastico
Salvatore Borgese as Kapow
Luciano Catenacci as Sgt. O'Hara
Nello Pazzafini as Italian Sergeant
Tom Felleghy as Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma

Release
The Battle of El Alamein was released in Italy on January 23, 1969.

References

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Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
Macaroni Combat films
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Cultural depictions of Bernard Montgomery
French World War II films
Italian World War II films
1960s Italian films
1960s French films


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Eoophyla snelleni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1902. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.

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Moths described in 1902