title: Yohan Flande

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Yohan Carlos Concepción Flande (born January 27, 1986) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He formerly played for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).

Career

Philadelphia Phillies
Flande was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in 2004. In 2009, he played in the All-Star Futures Game.

Atlanta Braves
After being released by the Phillies, he signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves in December 2010.

Colorado Rockies
He signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies in February 2014.

Flande made his major league debut on June 25, 2014. He pitched five innings, striking out four, and giving up four runs on six hits.

He was designated for assignment on February 4, 2015. Flande earned his first MLB win on July 28, 2015, vs the Chicago Cubs in a 7–2 Rockies victory. On December 28, 2015, the Rockies re-signed Flande to a minor league deal. In 2015 he gave up the longest home run of any major league pitcher, at 493 feet.

Samsung Lions
Flande signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2016 season.

Rieleros de Aguascalientes
On April 10, 2017, Flande signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican Baseball League. He re-signed for 2018 and became a free agent after the season.

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
On May 27, 2019, Flande signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He was released on July 8, 2019.

References

External links

1986 births
Living people
Albuquerque Isotopes players
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna players
Clearwater Threshers players
Colorado Rockies players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in South Korea
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
Dominican Summer League Phillies players
Florida Complex League Phillies players
Gwinnett Braves players
KBO League pitchers

Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
Mexican League baseball pitchers
Mississippi Braves players
New Britain Rock Cats players
Reading Phillies players
Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
Samsung Lions players
Tigres del Licey players
Toros del Este players
Águilas del Zulia players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Nicaragua


title: Sara O'Leary

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Sara O'Leary is a Canadian writer. She has published fiction, children's books, plays, and reviews. She holds an MA in English and Creative Writing from Concordia University in Montreal and an MFA with a specialization in Screenwriting from the Program in Theatre, Film and Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. Her picture book, This is Sadie, was adapted for the stage by Barbara Zinn Krieger for New York City Children's Theater. The production, directed and choreographed by Stephanie Klemons, was deemed "beguiling" by the New York Times.  O'Leary also blogs about children's literature at 123oleary. She currently teaches at Concordia University.

Children's books
 Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets, illustrated by Jacob Grant (Random House/Tundra, 2018)
 The Boy and the Blue Moon, illustrated by Ashley Crowley (Godwin Books, Henry Holt, 2018)
 A Family Is a Family Is a Family, illustrated by Qin Leng (Groundwood Books, 2016)
 You Are One/Two/Three, illustrated by Karen Klassen (Owl Kids, 2016/17)
 This Is Sadie, illustrated by Julie Morstad (Tundra Books, 2015)
 When I Was Small, illustrated by Julie Morstad (Simply Read Books, 2011)
 Where You Came From, illustrated by Julie Morstad (Simply Read Books, 2008)
 When You Were Small, illustrated by Julie Morstad (Simply Read Books, 2006)

Plays
O'Leary's plays have been performed at numerous Fringe festivals and an early play, "The Dysfunctional Documentary," was nominated for a Sterling Drama Prize. Her play, "The Kitchen Sink," took first prize in Theatre BC's National Playwriting Competition for 2003 and was subsequently produced by Frank Moher at Western Edge Theatre.

Fiction and reviews
A collection of postcard stories titled Wish You Were Here  was published by Exile Editions (1994) and followed up by a collection of short fiction titled Comfort Me With Apples (Thistledown, 1998).  O'Leary then went on to become  a weekly literary columnist for both the Vancouver Sun and CBC Radio One. Her fiction has appeared in publications such as Mslexia Hobart, and The Walrus and her reviews appear in The Globe and Mail and The National Post. She is currently at work on a story collection titled The Art of Losing. On July 7, 2020, O'Leary published a novel entitled The Ghost in the House.

References

Living people
Canadian children's writers
Canadian women novelists
Canadian women children's writers
Canadian women short story writers
21st-century Canadian short story writers
21st-century Canadian women writers
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Nuno Mendes (chef)

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Nuno Mendes (born 1973) is a London-based Portuguese chef, former executive chef at Chiltern Firehouse, London.

Early life
Nuno Mendes was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal.

Career
Mendes was trained at the California Culinary Academy in the 1990s, worked at elBulli, and has worked with Wolfgang Puck, Rocco di Spirito, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. In 2006, Mendes opened Bacchus, a gastropub in Hoxton, and later opened The Loft Project, from his own apartment in Shoreditch, "where some of the best chefs cooked in front of guests, offering a pioneering and intimate experience".

In 2010, Mendes opened Viajante (Portuguese for "traveller") in Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel, inspired by world cuisines. In its first year  it received a Michelin star and was included in the 2013 World's 50 Best Restaurants. One critic said of the restaurant, "Nuno Mendes has brought a taste of El Bulli to the East End". Giles Coren of The Times referred to Mendes as "every restaurant critic's secret favourite cook".

In March 2022, Mendes opened a Portuguese restaurant, Lisboeta on Charlotte Street, London.

Personal life
Mendes has a daughter and twin sons, with his partner Clarise, a South African stylist.

References

1973 births
Living people
Portuguese chefs
People from Lisbon
California Culinary Academy alumni
English people of Portuguese descent


The 1966 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 8, 1966. Senator A. Willis Robertson ran for re-election to a fourth term in office but was defeated in the Democratic primary by State Senator William B. Spong Jr. Spong then defeated Republican James Ould and Independent F. Lee Hawthorne in the general election.

This was the last time a Democrat won the Class II senate seat from Virginia until 2008. The election was held on the same day as a special election for Virginia's other United States Senate seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates
A. Willis Robertson, incumbent Senator since 1946
William B. Spong Jr., State Senator from Portsmouth

Campaign
Senator Robertson had long been one of the most conservative members of the Democratic Party and had opposed most civil rights legislation. To secure his defeat, President Lyndon B. Johnson personally recruited State Senator William B. Spong Jr., a much more liberal member of the party, to challenge Robertson in the Democratic primary.

Spong relied on support from newly enfranchised Black voters and former Byrd Democrats who had given up resistance to racial integration.

Results

Spong's extremely narrow 611-vote victory was received as a major upset and heralded an end to the conservative Byrd Organization's dominance in the Virginia Democratic Party.

General election

Results

See also
 1966 United States Senate elections

References

External links

Virginia
1966
1966 Virginia elections


title: Brotherly Love (1928 film)

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Brotherly Love is a 1928 part-silent, part-talkie comedy film produced and distributed by MGM and directed by Charles Reisner. It is a starring vehicle for the comedy team of Karl Dane and George K. Arthur. Young Jean Arthur supports the comedy duo. While essentially a silent film, the movie had music with sound effects and talking sequences.

Some publicity photos from the film show Dane with Buster Keaton, but it is not clear whether Keaton had a cameo in the film that was later cut or merely posed for a gag photo while visiting the set.

One copy, with sound discs, is in the collection of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.  The Library of Congress database lists no copies.

Cast
Karl Dane - Oscar
George K. Arthur - Jerry
Jean Arthur - Mary
Richard Carlyle - Warden Brown
Edward Connelly - Coggswell
Marcia Harris - Mrs. Coggswell

See also
 List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

External links

1928 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Charles Reisner
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
1928 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films


title: Pi-Chacán

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Pi-Chacán (; also known as Chacán-Pi) is a sculpture by the Peruvian artist Fernando de la Jara that has stood in the grounds of the University of Tübingen's Institute for Microbiology and Virology since 2001. Weighing 32 tons and measuring , the sculpture is made from red Verona marble and represents a woman's vulva. It cost €120,000 and was originally intended to have a pool of water at its base, but budgetary constraints prevented this element of the design from being constructed.

Overview
The sculpture's name is from the native Peruvian Quechuan language. According to de la Jara, the word chacán means "place where the action of water has tunneled through a large rock or a mountain", or alternatively "lovemaking". Pi is both a Greek character and a mathematical symbol, π, that looks similar to a door or a vulva.

It is placed at the end of the Weg der Künste (Street of the Arts) facing the entrances of the university's Anatomy, Microbiology and Virology buildings. This location, in a place dedicated to the study and healing of the human body, inspired the artist to devise a way "to celebrate the body." De la Jara comments:

De la Jara says that he intended the work to be tactile and able to be appreciated even by the blind, through the use of different textures and forms: "The principal part of the work isn't outside." He describes it as "participatory art" and suggests that "it should be entered."

Incident
On 20 June 2014, the sculpture attracted widespread international media attention when an unnamed American exchange student got trapped inside it, reportedly after climbing into it as part of a dare. He was said to have "tried to pose for an unusual photo" but found that he could not climb out of it.

When the Tübingen police received an emergency call to tell them that "a person is trapped inside a stone vulva", 5 fire engines and 22 firefighters were sent to rescue the student from the sculpture. According to the local fire brigade, "We were able to pull the victim out with our bare hands after about 30 minutes ... a forceps delivery was not necessary."

Tübingen's mayor later told the media that he could not imagine how the incident had happened "even when considering the most extreme adolescent fantasies. To reward such a masterly achievement with the use of 22 firefighters almost pains my soul." A witness who took photographs of the student stuck in the sculpture and posted them on Imgur commented, "The fire department was not really amused, and he was really embarrassed." Neither the sculpture nor the student was harmed in the incident.

The sculpture's artist, Fernando de la Jara, told New York magazine that he was amused by the incident and attributed it to "a lack of coordination ... or maybe it was a lack of sensibility" on the part of the student. He commented that "instead of jumping in, if he had gone in carefully, he wouldn't have had a problem."

References

2001 sculptures
Culture of Baden-Württemberg
Marble sculptures in Germany
Outdoor sculptures in Germany
Yonic symbols


title: Museo Eduardo Carrillo

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Museo Eduardo Carrillo is the only Artist Endowed Foundation in the United States devoted to the work of a Mexican-American artist. Museo presents the life and work of Eduardo Carrillo (1937-1997), former professor of art at the University of California-Santa Cruz (1972-1997). He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts and a master's in the early 1960s. His 1979 mural Father Hidalgo in Front of the Church of Dolores is located in Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles. Eduardo Carrillo: A Life of Engagement, an award-winning biographical documentary film by Chilean director Pedro Pablo Celedón, was released in 2015 to highlight the artist's life. The documentary will examine Carrillo's life trajectory from Los Angeles, California as well as explores his connection to Baja California, Mexico, his ancestral homeland. A major retrospective is in development through the Crocker Art Museum, and is scheduled to open in January 2016.

Museo also awards the annual Eduardo Carrillo Scholarship, which aims to help artists refine their skills in painting, sculpture, and drawing. Since 1997 the scholarship has been awarded to almost 200 students from UC Santa Cruz. There are plans to create a physical space in Baja California to showcase Carrillo's work in-conjunction with its online form.

References

External links
Museo Eduardo Carrillo Website
 Museo Eduardo Carrillo at Google Cultural Institute
Virtual art museums and galleries


title: List of Brazilian films of 1941

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A list of films produced in Brazil in 1941:

See also
 1941 in Brazil

External links
Brazilian films of 1941 at the Internet Movie Database

Brazil
1941
Films


title: Slender burrowing grasshopper

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The slender burrowing grasshopper (Acrotylus patruelis) is a species of bandwing grasshopper found throughout Africa, southern Europe and southwestern Asia. It occurs in many dry open habitats with bare ground, such as savannah, grassland and Mediterranean shrubland.

References

Oedipodinae
Insects described in 1838


title: Zwei Klavierstücke (Schoenberg)

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Zwei Klavierstücke, Op. 33, also known as Zwei Stücke, or in English as Two Piano Pieces and Two Pieces, is a composition for piano by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg. They were composed between 1928 and 1931 and were Schoenberg's last works for solo piano.

Composition

Schoenberg's Piano Pieces were just some of the smaller compositions that he made after finishing Von heute auf morgen and Moses und Aron. He started composing the first movement, Op. 33a, when the director of Universal Edition contacted him to publish the first piece in Op. 11 in an anthology of piano compositions. Schoenberg then decided to write a new piece on December 25, 1928, and finished it on April 25, 1929. The composition of the second movement, however, took only three days, from October 8 to 10, 1931, while he was staying in Barcelona. They were composed separately, but it is still unknown if Schoenberg had conceived them to be a full-length composition in itself.

Both movements were also premiered separately. The first movement was published by Universal Edition in July, 1929, and premiered in Berlin, on January 30, 1931, by Else C. Klaus. The second movement was published by The New Music Society of California Publisher, in April, 1932, and premiered in San Francisco's New Music Society on January 11, 1934, by Douglas Thompson. Since then, it has also been published by Belmont Music Publishers and by Schott Music.

Analysis

The two movements of this composition show the development of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, from its initial conception until its culmination in 1936. It takes approximately five minutes to perform both movements, and neither movement has a title. In some recordings, the movements are titled according to their tempo markings:

Both movements follow the principles of the twelve-tone technique, according to which a row of twelve tones is selected in order to construct the composition. The row of Op. 33a is 0 7 2 1 11 8 3 5 9 10 4 6.

In order to compose the piece, Schoenberg uses inverted and retrograde versions of the row in various forms. The first movement starts with six chords, which show the row used in the piece.

Arrangements

Takatoshi Naitoh arranged this composition for computer and synthesizer in 1991. It was recorded at the Polydor KK Studio in Tokyo, in June, 1991, and was released by Deutsche Grammophon in Japan.

References

External links

1929 compositions
1931 compositions
Compositions by Arnold Schoenberg
Contemporary classical compositions
Piano compositions by Austrian composers


title: Stuart's burrowing snake

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Stuart's burrowing snake (Adelphicos veraepacis)  is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to the Guatemala, where it can be found in pine-oak and cloud forests on Sierra de las Minas, the Cuilco Mountains, Sierra de los Cuchumatanes and Sierra de Xucaneb, at elevations of 1,200–2,200 m. It is terrestrial, fossorial and mainly nocturnal. It is threatened by habitat loss from agriculture and the exportation of Chamaedaphne calyculata plants.

References

Endemic fauna of Guatemala
Adelphicos
Reptiles described in 1941
Vulnerable animals
Reptiles of Guatemala


title: List of Brazilian films of 1943

text:
A list of films produced in Brazil in 1943:

See also
 1943 in Brazil

External links
Brazilian films of 1943 at the Internet Movie Database

Brazil
1943
Films


title: Wave elections in the United States

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Wave elections in the United States are elections in which a political party makes major gains. Based on the "red states and blue states" color coding convention since 2000, wave elections have often been described as either a "blue wave" if the Democratic Party makes significant gains, or a "red wave" if the Republican Party wins a substantial number of seats.

Wave elections usually happen during midterm elections. There is no consensus definition of what level of gains is necessary to constitute a wave election,
but the most recent election year widely described as a wave election was 2018's blue wave, where the Democratic Party regained control of the House of Representatives and made a net gain of 7 seats in gubernatorial elections.

Terminology
Political analyst Charlie Cook describes wave elections as the result of an "overarching, nationwide dynamic," such as a high or low presidential approval rating, economic conditions, and scandals. Cook contrasts wave elections with "micro-elections" in which neither party makes significant gains, and candidates, local issues, and other factors not strictly related to party alignment have a stronger role than in wave elections. Although several wave elections may occur in a row, wave elections are usually considered to be the exception rather than the norm. A pick-up of 20 seats in the United States House of Representatives has been used as a cut-off point by analysts such as Stuart Rothenberg. However, political scientist Dan Hopkins has argued that the term has little utility in understanding elections and that there is no clear cut-off point between a wave election and other elections.

Congressional incumbents in the United States enjoy an electoral advantage over challengers, but a wave election often boosts challengers, resulting in many more incumbents losing than usual during wave elections. A wave election can put into play seats that would otherwise be considered safe for the party holding the seat, and help even flawed challengers defeat incumbents. Since at least 1954, wave elections have always benefited one party at the expense of the other, but the term has also been used to describe a hypothetical scenario in which numerous incumbents from both parties lose their seats. The first election after redistricting is often a wave election, since many incumbents are less firmly rooted in their districts following redistricting, and many other incumbents retire or suffer primary defeats.

A wave election may also be concurrent with a landslide election, a term which usually refers to decisive victories in presidential contests. Many wave elections occur during midterm elections, with the party out of power picking up seats. A common pattern involves a party with a victorious presidential candidate benefiting from a wave election, followed by the opposing party winning a wave election in the next midterm election. Such occurred in 2008, with the election of Barack Obama as President, followed by the Republican wave of 2010.

See also
Coattail effect
Landslide victory
Party divisions of United States Congresses
Red states and blue states
Six-year itch
Political tsunami (Malaysian politics)

References

External links

Elections in the United States
Elections terminology
Political science terminology


title: Southern Railway Freight Office (New Orleans, Louisiana)

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The Southern Railway Freight Office now more commonly known as Basin Street Station, in New Orleans, Louisiana, was constructed in 1904 by the Southern Railway at the corner of Basin Street and Saint Louis Street. The site was located just outside the original city in an area that was considered useless swampy land. The station was also used by the New Orleans Terminal Company.

The railroad vacated the building in 1975 and it sat empty for many years. The Valentino Family purchased the building and began renovation in 2004. The front of the building retained station's 1904 classic architecture. The building now houses a visitor center, small museum, event venue, offices for their hotel business as well as several other tenants.

References

External links

 Basin St. Station
 Basin Street Station: A Historic Welcome to New Orleans

Transportation buildings and structures in New Orleans
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904
Railway stations closed in 1975
1904 establishments in Louisiana
1975 disestablishments in Louisiana
Southern Railway (U.S.)
Former railway stations in Louisiana
Railway stations in the United States closed in the 1970s


title: Clyde Farm Site

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The Clyde Farm Site (7NC-E-6) is a prehistoric archaeological site in rural New Castle County, Delaware, United States.  Its main features are remnants of a pit-house, storage area, and hearth, dating to c. 1000 BCE.  Another area where stone tools were produced was also identified during excavations in 1984.  The site has been known, and the subject of both amateur and professional archaeological interest, since at least the 1930s.  It is described as being located near the fall line of a waterway and also an estuarine area.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in northern New Castle County, Delaware

References

Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware
National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware


title: Ross O'Donovan

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Ross Kenry O'Donovan (born 17 June 1987), also known as RubberNinja and RubberRoss, is an Australian animator, voice actor, and Internet personality. He is known for his solo work as a Twitch streamer, as well as his YouTube and Newgrounds cartoons and animations. He co-hosted the internet show Steam Train, a spin-off of YouTube Let's Play series Game Grumps.

Early life
O'Donovan was born on 17 June 1987 in Perth, Western Australia to Irish Catholic parents. His sister Rebecca is a journalist in Australia, and is married to Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh.

O'Donovan attended Corpus Christi College. After graduating from college, he studied and instructed animation at the Film and Television Institute of Western Australia in Fremantle.

Career
O'Donovan began his career by posting animated shorts to Newgrounds under the name "RubberNinja". He would later establish a YouTube channel and begin uploading content there. His best known work was the series Gamer Tonight, which was produced for the ABC2 video game-based program Good Game. The series featured a fictitious talk show whose host, voiced by frequent-collaborator Arin Hanson, would interview various types of gamers.

He also created the show Gameoverse, which featured Hanson in every speaking role. Gameoverse has since been put on hiatus, though O'Donovan has confirmed the series will return.

In August 2014, O'Donovan uploaded a video expressing his concerns with animation videos on YouTube. Discussing the changes made to YouTube's algorithms, he stated that the website was now accommodating live-action videos over animated videos due to the algorithm's emphasis on retention time and upload frequencies which would impede animation channels. In spite of this, O'Donovan has continued releasing animations periodically.

Game Grumps

In 2013, after Jon Jafari's departure from the YouTube Let's Play series Game Grumps, co-host Arin Hanson launched a second show on the Game Grumps platform. Originally conceptualized by O'Donovan, the show Steam Train had O'Donovan joined by Ninja Sex Party vocalist Dan Avidan, where both would play PC games (the title referencing online retailer Steam). Later episodes of the series would see O'Donovan paired with other members of the Game Grumps channel and other content creators.

In June 2015, O'Donovan launched a 5-episode miniseries on the Game Grumps channel called Guild Grumps. O'Donovan mentored 4 members of the Game Grumps crew in a 5-day race to advance from Level 90 to Level 100 in the Warlords of Draenor expansion of World of Warcraft.

After Game Grumps
In 2020, O'Donovan left Game Grumps on good terms, to prioritize making his own content. He has returned on multiple occasions as a guest and made a brief cameo in a video commemorating the series' 10th anniversary. His new YouTube channel, RubberRoss, reached over 1 million subscribers in 2022.

In August 2020, O'Donovan was the target of a controversial advertising campaign by Burger King and the ad agency Ogilvy. The companies used a feature on Twitch that allows viewers to donate small amounts of money in order to broadcast unsolicited advertisements. Clips from these streams were later used in a video advertisement. O'Donovan made a series of tweets criticizing the campaign, calling the practice "scummy as hell". The tweets, as well as additional statements from O'Donovan, were used in articles by BBC, Kotaku, and PC Gamer while reporting on the issue. Since September 2021, O'Donovan's YouTube videos have primarily consisted of him and other artists collaborating within the online GarticPhone game.

Personal life
On 29 September 2012, O'Donovan married Holly Conrad, a cosplayer, propmaker, and special effects artist who was featured in Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope and Heroes of Cosplay. On 19 September 2018, Conrad and O'Donovan announced on their respective Twitter pages that they would be splitting up amicably, citing Conrad's decision to move to Seattle.

On 9 April 2021, O’Donovan announced on Twitter that his mother had died due to lung cancer.

Philanthropy
During production of the series Guild Grumps, each participant had $1,000 to donate to a charity of their choice if they reached the goal. If they did not, their donation would be split between those who won. In the end, O'Donovan was the sole winner and, combined with the participants' distributed funds, donated $5,000 to cancer research.

As of 2015, O'Donovan and Game Grumps have raised over $70,000 by hosting charity livestreams on Twitch.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Web series

Video games

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

1987 births
Australian animators
Australian animated film directors
Australian expatriates in the United States
Australian male voice actors
Australian people of Irish descent
Australian YouTubers
Living people
YouTube animators
People from Perth, Western Australia
Maker Studios people
Video game commentators
Newgrounds people
Flash artists


title: Duck Lake (Montana)

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Duck Lake is a lake in Glacier County, Montana located   east of the community of Babb, Montana. The lake covers  and is fished for brown, bull and rainbow trout.

See also
List of lakes in Flathead County, Montana (A-L)

References

Lakes of Montana
Lakes of Glacier County, Montana


title: Vinny Chase

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Vinny Cha$e is an American rapper from the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York. He is signed to Cheers Club, his own record label, and Epic Records/Sony Music.  Vinny is a member of Cheers Club, a creative collective that specializes in music, fashion, and film. Cha$e received his start in the music industry by directing videos for popular artists such as Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana. In 2011, he released his debut mixtape, "The Plaza".

Cha$e is working on a clothing line called "Cheers Club" along with partners Kid Art and Cartier.

Discography

Mixtapes
 The Plaza (2011, Cheers Club Music)
 Double Cup City (2012, Cheers Club Music)
 Survival Of The Swag (2012, Cheers Club Music)
 King's Landing (2013, Cheers Club Music)
 Golden Army (2013, Cheers Club Music)
 Express 2 Harlem (2016, Cheers Club Music)

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
African-American male rappers
American male rappers
Epic Records artists
Musicians from Harlem
Rappers from Manhattan
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians


title: Glomerulus (cerebellum)

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The cerebellar glomerulus is a small, intertwined mass of nerve fiber terminals in the granular layer of the cerebellar cortex. It consists of post-synaptic granule cell dendrites and pre-synaptic terminals of mossy fibers.

Function
The cerebellar glomeruli are the first "processing station" for afferent nerve fibers entering the cerebellum. Input comes from the mossy fibers, which terminate there and synapse with the Golgi and granule cell fibers. The Golgi cells regulate the glomeruli with inhibitory signals, while information is passed on to the granule and Golgi cells from the mossy fiber.

Structure
A cerebellar glomerulus is about 2.5 um in diameter, and is wrapped by glial sheathing. Glomeruli are centered on the large axonal terminals of glutamatergic afferent mossy fibers. Each terminal comes into contact with dendrites from 50 to 60 different granule cells. The granule cells themselves each have a single or multiple dendrites, and each participates in a different glomerulus. Glomeruli also contain the GABAergic (inhibitory) synapses of Golgi cells onto granule cells, and the glutamatergic (excitatory) synapses from mossy fibers onto Golgi cells. Each glomerulus contains approximately 50 granule cell dendrites, 210 total dendritic digits and 230 synaptic junctions.

Velate astrocytes
Velate astrocytes are glia that sheath the glomeruli. They are protoplasmic astrocytes with extremely thin veil-like processes that spread out and overlap each other. Researchers Sanford Palay and Victoria Chan-Palay noted that the sheath does not penetrate into the deeper part of the glomeruli or come into contact with the mossy fiber. Instead it forms a capsule, through which the neural processes of the granule and Golgi cells penetrate. The purpose of the glial sheath is still unknown, though multiple functions have been proposed, including structural support, electrophysiological insulation, and chemical equilibrium maintenance in the interstitial fluid, while creating a chemical barrier to the further outgrowth of granule and Golgi cell fibers. Research conducted by David Eagleman suggests that the glial sheath limits the supply of extracellular calcium to regulate signaling.

References

Cerebellum


title: The Japan Box

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The Japan Box is a boxed set compilation of the five albums released by the Beatles for the Japanese market between 1964 and 1965, originally released in Japan by Odeon Records. The albums consist of Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles' Second Album, A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles No. 5., and Help! The box set presents them in the Mini LP format. It also includes a 100-page book.

Disc and track listing

With the exception of A Hard Day's Night and Help!, which are in stereo, all albums are in mono.

Meet the Beatles!
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:24
"She Loves You" – 2:19
"From Me to You" – 1:56
"Twist and Shout" – 2:30
"Love Me Do" – 2:19
"Baby It's You" – 2:40
"Don't Bother Me" – 2:28
"Please Please Me" – 2:00
"I Saw Her Standing There" – 2:50
"P.S. I Love You" – 2:06
"Little Child" – 1:46
"All My Loving" – 2:04
"Hold Me Tight" – 2:30
"Please Mister Postman" – 2:34

The Beatles' Second Album
"Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:15
"Do You Want to Know a Secret" – 1:59
"Thank You Girl" – 2:01
"A Taste of Honey" – 2:05
"It Won't Be Long" – 2:11
"I Wanna Be Your Man" – 1:59
"There's a Place" – 1:53
"Roll Over Beethoven" – 2:48
"Misery" – 1:48
"Boys" – 2:28
"Devil in Her Heart" – 2:29
"Not a Second Time" – 2:03
"Money (That's What I Want)" – 2:52
"Till There Was You" – 2:13

A Hard Day's Night
"A Hard Day's Night" – 2:28
"I Should Have Known Better" – 2:42
"If I Fell" – 2:22
"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" – 1:59
"And I Love Her" – 2:30
"Tell Me Why" – 2:04
"Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:15
"Any Time at All" – 2:13
"I'll Cry Instead" – 1:48
"Things We Said Today" – 2:39
"When I Get Home' – 2:18
"You Can't Do That" – 2:35
"I'll Be Back" – 2:21

The Beatles No. 5
"Long Tall Sally" – 2:03
"Sie Liebt Dich" – 2:19
"Anna" – 3:00
"Matchbox" – 1:57
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" – 3:03
"She's a Woman" – 3:03
"Ask Me Why" – 2:28
"I Feel Fine" – 2:25
"Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" – 2:24
"Chains" – 2:27
"Slow Down" – 2:58
"All I've Got to Do" – 2:04
"I Call Your Name" – 2:09
"This Boy" – 2:11

Help!
"Help!" – 2:18
"The Night Before" – 2:37
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" – 2:11
"I Need You" – 2:30
"Another Girl" – 2:08
"You're Going to Lose That Girl" – 2:20
"Ticket to Ride" – 3:10
"Act Naturally" – 2:33
"It's Only Love" – 1:53
"You Like Me Too Much" – 2:39
"Tell Me What You See" – 2:40
"I've Just Seen a Face" – 2:05
"Yesterday" – 2:03
"Dizzy Miss Lizzy" – 2:54

External links
 Official Website (Japan)
 Official Website (UK)

The Beatles compilation albums
2014 compilation albums
Albums produced by George Martin
Apple Records compilation albums
Universal Music Enterprises compilation albums


title: Cuthbert Sebastian

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Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian  (22 October 1921 – 25 March 2017) was the second governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 1996 to 2013. He was appointed Governor-General in 1995 and was sworn in on 1 January 1996. While in office, he was the world's oldest serving de facto head of state. His retirement was announced on 25 December 2012 and became effective on 1 January 2013.

Life and career
Sebastian was born on October 22, 1921, in Basseterre, St Kitts. Sebastian was the son of Joseph Matthew Sebastian, who was a Member of the Legislative and Executive Councils of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla until his death in 1944, and Inez Veronica Sebastian (née Hodge). He studied at Mount Allison University, New Brunswick, where he obtained a BSc degree. He entered Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he studied medicine and graduated, in 1958, with a MDCM degree to become a surgeon.

He served in St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla as pupil teacher, learner/dispenser, chemist and druggist, laboratory technician, senior dispenser, medical superintendent and obstetrician–gynaecologist. He was Chief Medical Officer of St. Kitts and Nevis from 1980 to 1983. From 1962 to 1966, he pursued training at the Dundee Royal Infirmary, Scotland in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Sebastian was a rear gunner during World War II in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Captain (Surgeon) in the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force, local physician to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (Prince Charles), when His Highness visited St. Kitts in 1973 (the Prince of Wales visited the island to open the newly restored Prince of Wales Bastion, 1 June). In addition, he was ADC to the Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Premier, Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, when Bradshaw went to Buckingham Palace on the occasion of Her Majesty's 25th year on the Throne.

Sebastian received the Auxiliary Forces (Officer's) Efficiency Decoration (ED), and was made an Officer of Order of the British Empire (OBE) (civil division) from Queen Elizabeth II in 1969. He was knighted as a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George in 1996, and was made a Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem (KStJ). Dalhousie University honoured him with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws, in 1998, and in 2005 he received an Honorary Doctorate from Mount Allison University. On 5 July 2002, he received an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) of Edinburgh in Scotland, for his outstanding career and service to humanity in the field of medicine. Prior to Edinburgh, he received an FRCS in London. In 2005 the College of Arms granted him his personal coat of arms.

On 3 March 2012 Sebastian welcomed the Earl and Countess of Wessex to St Kitts and Nevis during their visit to the Caribbean as part of Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

On 1 January 2013 Sebastian retired as Governor-general of St Kitts and Nevis. There was a retirement ceremony, during which he made a speech.

Sebastian died at his home, in St Kitts, on 25 March 2017 at the age of 95.

See also
List of national leaders

References

Meet My Father: A Short Walk Through the Life of Joseph Matthew Sebastian. Elise Sebastian Marthol. Published July 7, 1993.
Profiles in People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Roger East. Richard Thomas.
St. Kitts Inaugural Programme. January 1, 1996.
The Rotarian. April 1996.
https://nevisblog.com/governor-general-sir-cuthbert-to-attend-royal-wedding.html

Further reading
McColman, Dorette:The Sebastians – A Family Portrait April 2000.

External links

1921 births
2017 deaths
Governors-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Dalhousie University alumni
Mount Allison University alumni
Alumni of the University of Dundee
Saint Kitts and Nevis obstetricians and gynaecologists
Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II
Knights of the Order of St John
People from Basseterre
Deaths from pneumonia in Saint Kitts and Nevis


title: Ken Miller (curator)

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Ken Miller is a curator / writer-editor. He has presented exhibitions in the United States, Europe and Asia, often with private sponsorship. He has published several books of art, fashion and photography and initiated a recurring multimedia feature for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.

Curator
City of Tomorrow, a symposium presented by Ford, featured large-scale photographs commissioned by Miller. In 2016, Miller curated murals, sculptures, installations and other visual art for Clarify, an 8 city program presented by music streaming service Spotify; artists presented in Clarify included Saya Woolfalk, For Freedoms, Nina Chanel Abney, among others. In 2015, Miller curated fashion photography for "Artists Series" at Gana Art in Seoul, Korea. In 2014, Miller curated two exhibitions at the Sundance Film Festival. 1MSQFT showcased music and design as part of a cultural programming series for Microsoft. SPACE, with sponsorship by Patagonia, presented landscapes by prominent fine art and fashion photographers; photographers exhibited in SPACE included Juergen Teller, Jack Pierson, Nan Goldin and Catherine Opie. In 2012-2013, Miller was curator for Fujifilm’s X-Series cameras; photographers William Eggleston, Stephen Shore, Nan Goldin, Ryan McGinley and Martin Parr were commissioned to shoot original photos using the cameras and the resulting photographs were presented at exhibitions in New York at the Aperture Foundation, Tokyo (at Omotesando Hills), Milan (at Galleria Carla Sozzani). and Seoul (at Hyundai Card Design Library). In 2010, Miller curated a ‘UT’ shirt series featuring black and white photography for apparel brand Uniqlo; the shirts featured contributions from Lee Friedander and Daidō Moriyama, among others, and were sold in Uniqlo stores worldwide. For New York Fashion Week, Miller curated fashion week photos and videos for Milk Studios, in New York with support from Leica cameras and Vimeo. and a series of conversations on art, music, fashion, health and design for MINI Cooper cars. Miller was consulting curator for a 'Saturdays at Phillips' auction of young artists by the Phillips de Pury auction house.

Tokion magazine founded Creativity Now, an annual arts and media conference in New York and Tokyo. Speakers at the conference were drawn from a variety of creative disciplines, and included musicians Brian Eno, Kim Gordon and James Murphy; fashion designers Proenza Schouler and Kim Jones; artists Tom Sachs, Doug Aitken and Raymond Pettibon; photographers Nan Goldin, Inez and Vinoodh, and Ryan McGinley, directors Lynne Ramsay, Mike Mills, Gaspar Noé, and John Cameron Mitchell; and graphic designer Peter Saville. In 2008 the Creativity Now conference won AdAge'''s Vanguard Award.

 Works as editor
Miller is the editor of PICTURES, which looks at "post-pictorial" photography, with a contribution from The New York Times Magazine photography director Kathy Ryan; PICTURES "celebrates the possibilities of the medium in and of itself". Target; 20 Years of Design for All by Chandelier Creative with Rizzoli International collects the retailer's two decades of collaborations with designers such as Philippe Starck, Marimekko and Michael Graves, fashion designers such as Victoria Beckham, Stephen Sprouse, Alexander McQueen and Rodarte and celebrities such as Chrissy Teigen and Gwen Stefani. Miller was interviewer and text editor for The Newsstand, published by Skira Rizzoli in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art and Fondation Luis Vuitton in Paris. Miller was an editor of Opening Ceremony, a monograph on the fashion brand and retailer, published by Rizzoli. Miller is author-editor of SHOOT: Photography of the Moment, a fashion and fine art ‘snapshot’ photography compilation published with Rizzoli and supported with events and exhibitions at the New Museum in New York, Berkeley Art Museum, Tate Modern in London, Colette in Paris, FOAM Fotografiemuseum in Amsterdam, UCCA in Beijing, and PARCO in Tokyo. Miller was editor of Revisionaries, A Decade of Art in Tokion, published with Abrams Image. Miller was editor of Tokion magazine, a youth-culture oriented design, arts and style magazine. Tokion published two separate editions in English and Japanese, with distribution in North America, Europe and Japan. modo, was designed by IDEO.

 Works as writer
Since 2013, Ken has been a writer for T: The New York Times Style Magazine'', contributing "Under the Influence", a recurring multimedia feature that profiles artists, musicians and designers. He has written travel books and contributed travel writing to National Public Radio.

References

American art curators
American non-fiction writers
American editors
1963 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)


title: Radius clause

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A radius clause is a form of non-compete clause used in the live music industry, in which a tour promoter stipulates that a performer, for a certain length of time prior to or following an appearance at a concert or festival, must not hold concerts at other locations within a certain radius of the city where they are to perform. In essence, it gives the promoter a form of territorial exclusivity, ensuring that the performer does not book concerts with competing promoters and venues in nearby areas, which can undermine ticket sales for their main event.

Critics in favor of radius clauses have agreed with their intent to protect the investments of organizers into the production and promotion of music events, and that they are a worthwhile trade-off for acts wanting to obtain the expanded exposure that a festival performance can provide. Others have criticized the concept, arguing that they effectively discourage major acts from performing in smaller cities, and are influenced by a profit-oriented mentality in the live events industry. In 2010, the state of Illinois also launched an antitrust investigation into the use of radius clauses by Lollapalooza.

Effects
Radius clauses contractually ensure that a particular act does not hold events at competing venues or festivals within a certain distance of a city in which they are scheduled to perform, for a length of time prior to and/or after the performance. For example, a band booked to perform at a venue in San Francisco may be barred from performing in cities within a  radius of San Francisco, for 60 days, before and after the concert. These clauses intend to maximize ticket sales; as an act cannot also perform concerts in smaller, nearby markets, fans in these markets are forced to instead buy tickets for the act in the major market.

The use of radius clauses has been considered controversial by some venue owners—especially those who own small-market venues in proximity to larger markets, or those in markets with a large number of venues—as they affect their ability to book major acts. In the city of Chicago, radius clauses imposed by the city's major music festival Lollapalooza can make it difficult for venues and block parties around the city to book major acts during the lucrative summer months. Similar effects are faced by the Greater Los Angeles Area in the lead-up to the Coachella Festival, although they are not as pronounced as those of Lollapalooza because their radius clauses fall during the winter months.

Dangerbird Records founder Jeff Castelaz argued that such clauses were a "reality" in the music business, since music festival promoters have to protect their investments in securing acts and promoting their event. On the other hand, while noting that festival appearances can be a significant milestone for an up-and-coming act rather than exclusively playing clubs, talent agency head Tom Windish felt that there was a mentality in the live events industry where "if you don't have 75,000 people at your event, it's a failure."

Notable users

Coachella
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival uses radius clauses which, as of 2012, could prevent acts from performing in Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, or San Diego for up to three months before and after the festival. The festival has allowed some of its acts to make appearances in the region prior to the festival, but only at events and venues owned or controlled by festival owner Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)—such as Jay-Z at Staples Center in 2010. That year also marked the first time Coachella had ever sold out in advance.

In 2018, the organizers of the  Portland, Oregon Soul'd Out Music Festival filed an antitrust lawsuit against AEG, alleging that Coachella had enforced radius clauses much stricter than previously reported. In its original complaint, the organizers stated that the restrictions had extended to the entirety of California, as well as Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. In an amended complaint, the organizers identified that Coachella performers are forbidden from:
 During a period that starts on the December 15 prior to Coachella and ends on the following May 1.
 Playing any festival in North America
 Playing any "hard ticket" concerts in Southern California
 Publicizing any tour stops in California, Arizona, Oregon, or Washington until after the Coachella lineup is announced.
 Publicizing any performances at competing festivals in California, its bordering states, and Washington, or a headlining concert in Southern California, until May 8.
 Publicizing any performances at competing festivals in the remainder of the United States (except for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, South by Southwest, and Ultra Music Festival) until after the Coachella lineup is announced.  With respect to Nevada, they can publicize appearances at Las Vegas casinos, or tour stops in other parts of Nevada, but cannot publicize Las Vegas festival appearances.

Other events
In April 2010, it was reported that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan had launched an antitrust investigation into the Lollapalooza festival's use of radius clauses. It was alleged that the festival had imposed radius clauses on performers that were so strict, that some acts were barred from performing within  of Chicago—including cities as far as Detroit, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee—for as long as six months prior to, and three months after Lollapalooza.

In June 2014, the Toronto festival NXNE announced that it would drop a 45-day radius clause it had implemented for its 2014 edition, following protests by fans and artists (including a Change.org petition with over 3000 signatures), with a particular emphasis on its effects on emerging artists. NXNE 2014 marked the first time that it had been held just weeks after Canadian Music Week (CMW)—which had moved to May from its traditional March date; the clause had been implemented primarily to prevent NXNE acts from performing at CMW.

In 2017, South By Southwest (SXSW) was the subject of criticism for several controversial clauses in its performance contracts, including one warning that international performers entering the United States under the Visa Waiver Program to perform at SXSW would face threats of deportation and passport revocation if they performed outside of their "official" events (a large number of parties unaffiliated with SXSW are held in Austin alongside the official festival). Managing director Roland Swenson stated that this clause was based on U.S. immigration law; performing in the country requires a work visa, but SXSW performers have typically qualified under the Visa Waiver Program because it classifies itself as an "industry showcase". Those who do perform under this clause are legally forbidden from performing any shows beyond the specific showcase they have been granted permission for. Some critics initially interpreted this statement as being a traditional radius clause.

References

Anti-competitive practices
Business terms
Music industry


title: Eduard Matviychuk

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Eduard Leonidovych Matviychuk (born 27 April 1963) is the Ukrainian Regional State Administration representative from Odesa and its governor who handed over 41 school busses to its Departments of Education. In 2013 he was appointed and later dismissed by Viktor Yanukovych who appointed Mykola Skoryk in his place. He, however, denied resignation and have vowed to continue his political career as governor of Odesa.

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Matviychuk as an independent candidate won a single-member districts in Odesa with 24.20% of the votes and is thus became a member of the Ukrainian parliament on 27 November 2014. Matviychuk did not take part in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.

References

External links
 Profile at the Central Election Commission of Ukraine

1963 births
Living people
People from Zakarpattia Oblast
Uzhhorod National University alumni
Governors of Odesa Oblast
Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Party of Regions politicians
Solidarity Party (Ukraine) politicians
Independent politicians in Ukraine


title: The Young Kieslowski

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The Young Kieslowski is a 2014 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kerem Sanga and starring Ryan Malgarini, Haley Lu Richardson, Joshua Malina, Melora Walters, and James Le Gros. It is loosely inspired by the story of his own parents.

The film premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.

It has been picked up for distribution by Mance Media, with a planned theatrical and digital release on July 24, 2015.

Plot
The Young Kieslowski is a relationship comedy about Brian Kieslowski and Leslie Mallard, both undergraduates at Caltech, and both socially awkward virgins.  At a party, they meet and hook-up.  Afterwards, Leslie discovers that she is pregnant with twins, and decides she wants to keep them.  Brian, in his first relationship and out of his depth, does what he believes is the right thing.  He pretends to support her in her decision, while secretly hoping that she will change her mind.  The two of them then embark on a California road trip to break the big news to both of their uniquely dysfunctional families.

Cast
 Ryan Malgarini – Brian Kieslowski
 Haley Lu Richardson – Leslie Mallard
 Joshua Malina – Robert Kieslowski
 Melora Walters – Barbara Kieslowski
 James Le Gros – Walter Mallard
 Osric Chau – Hanyeoul Cho
 Jessica Lu – Hi Jing
 John Redlinger – Charles
 Sam Aotaki – Judo Girl
 Billy Scafuri – James
 Patrick Rutnam – Ravi

References

External links
 Strauss, Bob. (2014, June 22). LA Film Festival 2014: ‘Uncertain Terms,’ ‘The Young Kieslowski’ tributes to teen pregnancy. Los Angeles Daily News
 Ziemba, Christine N. (2014, June 15). Film Reviews: Smaller Films on the Big Screen at the Los Angeles Film Festival. LAist

2014 films
2014 romantic comedy-drama films
American romantic comedy-drama films
Films about virginity
Films scored by John Swihart
Films set in Pasadena, California
2010s English-language films
2010s American films


title: Manny Santiago

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Emanuel "Manny" Santiago (born September 10, 1985), nicknamed "Manny Slays All", is a professional skateboarder from Cayey, Puerto Rico. Santiago is the first Puerto Rican skateboarder to be in the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) “premier competitive series”. In 2013, Santiago won two consecutive stops in the first ever "Select Series" at Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Brazil and Barcelona. As an amateur, Santiago won 1st place for Best Trick at the Black Box Crossroads Contest amongst professional skateboarders like Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill, and Ryan Sheckler. In 2012, he became the first Puerto Rican street skateboarder to place in the top three in the X Games after coming in 3rd place at the finals in Barcelona. He is famously recognized for his missing tooth, ear-to-ear smile, and endlessly positive demeanor.

Early life

Santiago was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts.
As a kid, Santiago attended the local Boys & Girls Club near the Roberto Clemente Skate Park. He began skateboarding at the age of 14. Skateboarding served as an oasis from the growing gang culture in Lowell for Santiago. In 2012 during an interview with Vice Magazine, Santiago stated:

“Lowell ended up building some skate parks, and one happened to be near the Boys’ Club where I went. A few of my good friends started skating, so I tried it. The moment I stepped on a board I was hooked, and I haven’t stopped.”

Santiago also revealed in a 2014 interview with Eckō Unltd. that growing up in an underprivileged environment made him who he is today.

Amateur career

Santiago participated in several national and international amateur contests. During the 2006 Damn Am Contest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Santiago earned a golden ticket by placing 1st in qualifiers and finished in 1st place with tricks including kickflip backside 50-50, bigspin backside boardslide, and varial heelflip backside boardslide. Santiago competed in the 2009 Zoo York's AM Getting Paid Contest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where he placed 2nd with tricks including kickflip backside crooked grind, laser heel, 360 shuvit lipslide.

Crossroads

Early in his career Santiago won 1st place for “Best Trick” in the Black Box Crossroads Best Trick Contest alongside professional skateboarders like Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill, Ryan Sheckler, et al. Shortly after, Santiago became a professional skateboarder.

Professional career

In 2010, Santiago left Think Skateboards and had his professional board graphic made by AMMO skateboards, a skateboard company owned by professional skateboarder and skateboarding personality, Felix Arguelles.

Dew Tour

In 2011, Santiago won Alli Sport’s Ball Park Rookie of The Year at Dew Tour.

“When is being called a “rookie” a good thing? When you’re called Ball Park’s Rookie of the Year. The highest tour rookie in both skateboarding and BMX…”

Street League (SLS)

In 2013, Santiago finished in 1st place during Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Contests located in Brazil and Barcelona. Both wins made him the first ever Street League Skateboarding (SLS) “Select Series Champion” and first ever “Select Series Winner” to advance to the finals and the podium.

“Qualifying for SLS in 2013, [Manny Santiago] has showed us he can keep up with the best of them in 2014. Manny’s loving and positive energy makes him one seriously entertaining skater to watch.”

Manny Slays All

Santiago has branded a series of hats, shirts, stickers and accessories with the first of letter in each word of his “Manny Slays All” brand, making “MSA” a prominent signature logo. The Manny Slays All line has branched out into collaborations with other companies such as Rastaclat, Grizzly Griptape, Famous Stars and Straps, and Eckō Unltd. Santiago later added a machete alongside the letters: MSA as his logo. This current logo is watermarked on all of his photographs and videos posted on social media. Santiago’s fan base continues to rapidly spike with daily updates on his skateboarding lifestyle. “Beyond dropping sick videos and skating [competitions], Manny runs one of the best skate/ lifestyle blogs on the internet.”

Sponsors

As of April 2, 2019, Santiago is sponsored by Fortune Skateboards, Eckō Unltd.,, Grizzly Griptape, Diamond Supply Co., Krux Trucks, Andale Bearings, Funbox Monthly, ,SK8HOP and Black Plague Brewing.

Philanthropy

Prince of Puerto Rico

In 2011, Santiago organized his first Prince of Puerto Rico skateboarding contest.

“With his Rookie of the Year winnings from the 2011 Dew Tour, Manny gives back to his friends and teammates in order to best appreciate how skating has affected his life. What started out as a small trip grew into a full tour equipped with multiple teams, demos and a contest for the kids."

Santiago and childhood friend and professional skateboarder, Dave Bachinsky spent thirteen-hour days in Puerto Rico repairing a local skate park in preparation for the contest. Santiago has held the contest every year thereafter with additions including a child’s division, “Coqui” and women’s division, “Princess of Puerto Rico”. Santiago continues to be a highly respected skateboarder and philanthropic figure in Puerto Rico.

SK8HOP

In 2012, Santiago began a skateboarding distribution with Fico Rodriguez called SK8HOP in Puerto Rico. In 2014, Santiago opened his first skateboard shop, SK8HOP with Fico Rodriguez in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Videography

9-10-11

On Santiago’s 26th birthday he published a street skateboarding video part titled, 9-10-11. Santiago had been working on the video for four months. With constant published teasers, Santiago managed to build up much anticipation from his fan base. Soon after the release of 9-10-11, it became an Internet sensation within the skateboarding community.

Salt N' Pepper

Santiago and childhood friend and professional skateboarder, Dave Bachinksky teamed up in a video part that features street skateboarding on the West Coast of the United States as well as the island Puerto Rico. The video premiered at The Berrics.

"Complete with Puerto Rican dream sequences, J-Kwon annihilation, and super rad homie vibes, this is 9 minutes of two best friends tag-teaming spots and going absolutely hammer-time in the streets. Welcome to Salt n’ Pepper—an epic journey that Manny describes as, “A skate video meets Space Jam meets R. Kelly.”

Live & Learn Series

In 2013, Santiago began filming an internet-based series about his life through skateboarding entitled LIVE&LEARN. The series gives insight to Santiago’s everyday life. The first episode “Stoner Park” follows Santiago as he gathers a group of close friends and professional skateboarders as they head to “Stoner Park” for a day of skating. The episode features the likes of Dave Bachinsky, Terell Robinson, Paul Rodriguez, and Shane O’neill to name a few. After the skate park, the group eventually heads to Santiago’s home to administer some tattoos.
In the second episode, entitled “San Francisco Mission”, Santiago and friends head to San Francisco, CA to film street skateboarding for his upcoming video project ‘Salt n’ Pepper’. The third episode of LIVE&LEARN follows Santiago to meet up with professional skateboarder and celebrity, Ryan Sheckler in San Clemente, CA to skate his private warehouse.

In the fourth episode of LIVE&LEARN, “Prince of Puerto Rico”, the camera follows Santiago to his country of origin, Puerto Rico. Santiago rides through the city streets and eventually leads his group to a demo for the local kids. “A Day for the Sponsors” is the fifth installment of the series and consists of Santiago visiting some of his sponsors, as well as a trip to his doctor to examine his injured knee.
The sixth episode, “Bon Voyage Bastien”, features Santiago bidding a farewell to friend and professional skateboarder Bastian Salabanzi as he heads home to France. In LIVE&LEARN episode seven, “Street League Pro Open”, Santiago prepares to compete in the Street League Skateboarding competition at the Nike skate park 6th and Mill in Los Angeles.

Pound for Pound

On 11/20/2014, Thrasher Magazine presented to the world - Manny's "Pound for Pound" skate part in conjunction with Eckō Unltd. The premier was held in Hollywood, CA by his sponsor Rockstar Energy.

Missing Tooth

In 2009, Santiago chipped his tooth in a skateboarding accident while practicing for the Costa Mesa Damn AM Contest. Santiago eventually needed the entire tooth extracted for health reasons. Due to complications, Santiago ultimately decided to not replace the tooth. The remainder of Santiago’s tooth is dipped in white gold with a diamond and worn by him daily as a necklace charm.

Shortly after the tooth was extracted, Santiago stated in an interview:

I face planted at the Costa Mesa Damn AM last year in November. Since it wasn’t too bad I just let it rock, ya I know but recently it just blew up! I had to wait through the weekend till Monday to get it fixed… Let’s just say: worst pain of my life!

Post Santiago’s tooth extraction, he has continued to smile and represent a positive attitude. Santiago’s missing tooth and smile quickly became an easily recognizable trademark for Manny Slays All aka MSA. Santiago’s fan base directly references Manny Slays All aka MSA when chipping or losing teeth in skateboard accidents. Santiago’s missing toothed smile has thus become a trend and vital part of his branding image

Personal life

Santiago is a strict vegetarian and actively promotes healthy dieting alongside routine fitness. In an interview with Focus Magazine Santiago stated, "My diet is a simple one: no muscle tissue in my stomach. I try and cut bread and cheese out as well." Santiago lives in Los Angeles, California with professional skateboarder Chaz Ortiz. Santiago has a son, Ocean Santiago born in 2012. Santiago is in a relationship with fellow pro skater Christiana Means.

Contest History

2005

 K.R.3.A.M. AM AM Best Trick - 4th

2006

 Damn AM Minnesota - 1st

2008

 Damn AM Minneapolis Street Semi Finals - 5th

2010

 Crossroads Best Trick Contest - 1st

2011

 Maloof Money Cup DC Pro Semi-Finals - 5th
 Maloof Money Cup DC Pro Finals Brackets - 4th
 Red Bull Triple Set Best Trick Contest - 2nd
 Dew Tour Portland - 3rd
 Dew Tour "Rookie Of the Year"

2012

 Skateboarding Gives Back at The Berrics - 3rd
 X Games, Street - 6th
 MMC South Africa Pro/Open Street - 3rd
 Red Bull Triple Set Best Trick Contest - 1st

2013

 Street League Select Series, Brazil - 1st
 Street League Select Series, Barcelona - 1st
 Street League Finals, Barcelona - 3rd
 Kia World Games, Street - 2nd

2019

 FISE World "Battle Of The Champions", Saudi Arabia - 1st
 Puerto Rico "Skateboarding Olympic Team" Qualifier - 1st

References

External links
Official Website
Official YouTube Page

1985 births
Living people
American skateboarders
Olympic skateboarders for Puerto Rico
Sportspeople from Lowell, Massachusetts
People from Cayey, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican skateboarders
Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics
X Games athletes


title: Lalla Zaynab

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Lalla Zaynab (c. 1862 – 19 December 1904) was an Algerian Sufi Muslim spiritual leader. Regarded as a living saint by her followers, she fought a bitter battle over the succession of her father's barakah and Zawiya with her cousin Sa'id ibn Lakhdar which involved the French colonial administration. She would later build a friendship with Isabelle Eberhardt.

Early life
Lalla Zaynab was born around 1862, a daughter of Muhammad bin Abi al-Qasim, founder and Shaykh of the Rahmaniyya zawiya (Sufi institution) of El Hamel in Algeria. She was a Sufi Muslim, and a member of a family who claimed to be direct descendants of Prophet Muhammad.

Prior to succeeding her father as Shaykh of zawiya, Zaynab faced great societal and political opposition. She lived during a time where the mainstream social order in Algeria oppressed people based on their class, gender and racial characteristics. This was most blatant in the determination by French colonial authorities that native Algerians uncivilized and unequal.

In the Algerian Muslim community, Zaynab was depicted as extraordinary due to her saintliness, piety, Sharifian descent and miracles attributed to her by religious authorities. However, barely any Arabic literature is written about her, as she lived in her father's shadow prior to 1897. This is a result of her age, prestige, and amount of respect she commanded. Such shadowing is a common occurrence for subordinates to Sufi superiors, and was not a restraint on gender enforced on her by the Algerian community who highly regarded her.

The French colonial administration refused to recognize her spiritual authority on two bases. Firstly, they did not hold the same beliefs as the Algerian Muslims and never understood the importance the Algerian Muslims attributed to Zaynab. Secondly, the French authorities refused to accept the rule of a woman, as women were seen to be the weaker sex. Hence, Zaynab's rise was accompanied by an increase in meddling of the affairs of succession by the French colonial administration.

Despite her many suitors, Zaynab maintained a vow of celibacy which allowed her to move freely in the community while harnessing and exerting her spiritual authority and social empowerment.

Lalla enjoyed a close relationship with her father the Shaykh. She spent most of her time in the oasis and grew up in the harim (the private residence attached to the Shaykh's house that housed around 40 women). Lalla was personally educated by her father, which allowed her to accumulate great prestige among his followers due to her formidable knowledge. Sidi Muhammad also educated her on the matters of his rule, and she would later help in the keeping of accounts and properties of the Rahmaniyya order.

Lalla stayed informed about the political and financial decisions taken by her father, and she acted as a confidant regarding these matters. It was claimed that the Shaykh had “trained her from childhood to fill the role that awaited her,” but this can only be inferred, as no official written will of his succession was left, and the Shaykh had no living sons. However, two months prior to her father's death in 1897, he wrote a letter to Bu Sa’ada, under intense pressure from the French colonial authorities, to designate Zaynab's cousin, Muhammad b al Hajj Muhammad, as the rightful successor. Only the French knew of this document, and Zaynab remained uninformed on all the matters of succession.

Another document would be invoked during Zaynab's fight to claim her father's place. In 1877, when Sidi Muhammad suffered a heart attack, he drew up a will regarding the distribution of his inheritance upon his death. Although it was customary for daughters to receive half of what sons received, he specified that Lalla Zaynab, his ‘favorite daughter,’ should receive the same as any male heir (although he had none at this time).

Religious and political life

Battle to succession
The Shaykh suffered another heart attack in 1897 which caused his death. This led to a battle of succession between Lalla Zaynab and her cousin, Muhammad b al Hajj Muhammad. Rallying the armies of Bu Sa’ad, Muhammad b al Hajj Muhammad arrived at the door of Zaynab's Zawiya to stake his claim. However, Zaynab refused to acknowledge her cousin's spiritual and moral authority on two grounds. First, Muhammad was regarded as impious and worldly, which made him unqualified for the duties of the position and undeserving to replace the previous Shaykh. Second, Zaynab claimed that the nomination letter written by her father in 1897 claiming Muhammad b al Hajj Muhammad to be the rightful successor was of doubtful authenticity or perhaps coerced, and written by her father when ‘his faculties were waning.’

Zaynab and her cousin's competition for succession included the support of both the local indigenous population and French colonial authorities. Whereas the Algerian Muslims accepted her rule, the French colonial authorities would have preferred to instate her cousin. The Muslims Algerian population made their decisions based on worthiness and charisma as compared to the previous ruler, and inherited Baraka. Zaynab was seen to have inherited the Baraka of her father, and so was accepted by the majority of the community as the rightful leader. However, French disbelief in the notion of Baraka meant they would not recognize her ascension on the same grounds. For the colonial authorities, Zaynab was not only seen as unstable due her to will to challenge their authority, but also as unworthy due to presumed inferiority as a woman.

Tactics to win support locally
Zaynab took bold actions in her struggle against her cousin. The struggle between the two eligible candidates led to a divide between the community. While many of the Rahmaniyya leaders in the region would have accepted her cousin's rule, they opted for Zaynab's. Zaynab wrote letters to Rahmaniyya notables across the region to denounce her cousin. She also provided an ultimatum: all notables who chose to take her cousin's side in this conflict would find the door to Zaynab and her Zawiya closed to them. This pushed many of the Rahmaniyya notables and religious clients towards Zaynab's side. They did not want to cut off their ties to her out of respect for her, and the fact that she greatly resembled her father, whose Baraka they believed she inherited, through her physical features and her mannerisms.

Tactics against the colonial administration
In order to fight this battle to the best of her ability, Zaynab used the colonial system to the disadvantage of the colonizers, constantly referring to French law and responsibilities. She reverted to intellectual and judicial measures, as she knew that resorting to force would end in her losing the battle. Initially, she wrote to the Affaires Indigènes and the local colonial authorities to plead for their help in curbing her cousin's ‘injustice and thievery,’ later referring to the French legal system which followed ‘equity and justice,’ which should protect her. She would refer back to the stability maintained during her father's rule, and argued that her succession would be logical in order to preserve this stability for the future.

Additionally, she hired a lawyer, l’Admiral, who would take her case to the court in Algiers and represent her grievances against the French colonial administration. In her fight against the colonial administration, she managed to pit local officers against high-ranking officials and win through a divide-and-rule strategy. The colonial administration knew she would recede, and not wanting to resort to force, they asked Bu Sa’adas army to step down and her cousin, Muhammad b. Al Hajj Muhammad, would be sidelined for the next 7 years, until he succeeded her upon her death.

Struggles beyond succession
Zaynab faced no further grievances from her cousin or the administration, ruling peacefully until 1899, when she came into conflict with an Algerian named Sa'id b. Lakhdar. Lakhdar claimed that he was owed two million francsby the belated Shaykh, and attempted to rally Bu Sa’ada's military to take action against the Rahmaniyya. Zaynab wrote to the authorities, dispelling Lakhdar's claims, and demonstrating an intimate knowledge of all of her father's financial dealings.

While Zaynab acted as a protector of her father's former harem of wives, Lakhdar demanded that they travel to Algiers to swear an oath that they knew nothing of the money owed. Zaynab intervened and stated that the practice had no founding in either Islamic or French law, and instead offered her own oath on a saintly tomb since the ex-wives were not party to the conflict. However, the rivalry over the spiritual succession continued, with Zaynab taking refuge in her father's tomb. With others present, when she cried out for answers, a voice announced that it was Zaynab who should lead her father's former followers. After this occurred, her leadership was no longer questioned.

French artist Charles de Galland witnessed Zaynab and her followers seven months after the death of her father. They treated her as a living saint, and the true inheritor of her father's barakah. She would continue to lead the followers for the next seven years, with the French forces admitting in 1899 that the Zawiya prospered under her leadership. Pilgrims remained as high under her stewardship as they had under her father's, and she adopted some of her father's practises such as inducting new members herself. She travelled throughout the local area; shrines were created by the local people at each of the places she stopped to pray.

Isabelle Eberhardt would make several trips from Algiers to El Hamel to visit Zaynab's Zawiya, one among many Europeans who would visit her. Eberhardt would later say that she felt "rejuvenated" each time she met with Zaynab, and formed a friendship that would concern the authorities.

Death
Zaynab died of a prolonged disease on 19 November 1904. She was placed in a mausoleum alongside her father, with the tomb becoming a place of pilgrimage. She left a strong legacy in the hearts of the El Hamel people for many years to come.
She was succeeded by her cousin, Muhammad B Al Hajj Muhammad, who wasted El Hamel's resources, and reverted the cultural struggle which Zaynab and her father fought to maintain. Under Muhammad's rule, the zawiya became an exoticized, marginalized, and localized center looking to entertain culturally bored or curious Western elites. Muhammad also took out large loans from the French which resulted in owed debt.

Character and appearance
Léon Lehuraux, a méhariste officer and writer, describes Zaynab (whom he met in 1902) as a woman who governs with incomparable authority. Isabelle Eberhardt, who had travelled to the zawiya and befriended Zaynab, described her as a woman of great simplicity. Regarding Zaynab's physical appearance she reported:

Paul Eudel, who met her some time after she succeeded her father at the head of the zawiya, described her physical appearance as follows:

References

Sources

1850s births
1904 deaths
Zawiyet El Hamel alumni
Algerian Sufi religious leaders
Female Sufi mystics
Place of death missing
Female Islamic religious leaders
19th-century Algerian women
Algerian nationalists


title: Listed buildings in Faxe Municipality

text:
This is a list of listed buildings in Faxe Municipality, Denmark.

List

4640 Faxe

4653 Karise

4690 Haslev

References

External links

 Danish Agency of Culture

Faxe


title: Nayyar Hussain

text:
Syed Nayyar Hussain (born 16 January 1936) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1955 and 1978.

Nayyar Hussain made his first-class debut for Central Zone against the touring Indians in 1954-55, scoring 60 not out in a team total of 123 in the first innings, and taking two wickets. Over the next few seasons he appeared regularly for Combined Services, having moderate success as a middle-order batsman and occasional leg-spinner.

He established himself as an all-rounder in 1964-65, when in six matches he took 23 wickets at an average of 14.34 and scored 427 runs at 47.44. Combined Services played two matches that season in the Ayub Trophy: he took 5 for 25 and 6 for 61 and top-scored in each innings with 57 and 28 in a four-wicket victory over Sargodha, then a few days later he took 7 for 55 and 1 for 63 and top-scored with 58 and then second-top-scored with 46 in a three-wicket loss to Lahore Education Board. Playing for Rawalpindi Greens in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored his only first-class century, 125 against Pakistan International Airlines.

The Combined Services team went into abeyance after the 1964-65 season. Nayyar Hussain played two matches for Lahore Greens in the next three seasons. When Combined Services returned to first-class level in 1976-77 he was appointed captain, and resumed his career at the age of 41 to lead the team in the Patron's Trophy in 1976-77 and 1977-78. In his last match, against Peshawar, he bowled 59 overs and took 4 for 77 and 4 for 161.

References

External links

1936 births
Living people
Pakistani cricketers
Combined Services (Pakistan) cricketers
Lahore cricketers
Rawalpindi cricketers
Sportspeople from Aligarh


title: Azinamine

text:
An azinamine is a theoretical chemical compound in which azide functional groups (–) are attached to nitrogen. The simple ones based on ammonia are unknown, but would be ,  and . The last would be a high-energy allotrope of nitrogen ().

References

Hypothetical chemical compounds
Azides


title: Thomas Kemp Sanderson

text:
Thomas Kemp Sanderson (1821 – 24 December 1897) was an English corn merchant from Wakefield
in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a Conservative Party politician.

He unsuccessfully contested Wakefield at the 1868 general election, when he was beaten by the Liberal Party candidate Somerset Beaumont.

He did not stand in 1874, when the Conservative candidate Edward Green defeated Beaumont.  However, Green's election was voided on petition (due to bribery), and at the resulting by-election in May 1874, he won the seat.

He was defeated at the 1880 general election by the Liberal candidate Robert Bownas Mackie,
another local corn merchant,
who Sanderson had defeated in 1874. He did not stand again.

References

External links

1821 births
1897 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1874–1880
Politicians from Wakefield
19th-century English businesspeople


title: Edward Binnie

text:
Edward Beveridge Binnie (1884–1956) was the second resident magistrate of South Georgia, serving from October 1914 to April 1927, during which time he resided at King Edward Point.

He had previously served as customs officer on East Falkland Island in 1907, in which position he supervised the activities of whaling companies

In 1912, Binnie became the first Resident Magistrate of Graham Land and the South Shetland Islands; in 1914, he was transferred to South Georgia.

In 1922, he officiated at the funeral of Ernest Shackleton.

In 1923, Binnie vacationed in Norway, where he met and married Margrethe Larsen; she came with him to the sub-Antarctic territories, but became homesick, and in 1927 he resigned his post so that they could move back to Norway.

The Binnie Peaks of South Georgia are named in his honor.

References

1884 births
1956 deaths
Falkland Islands people of Scottish descent
History of South Georgia
South Shetland Islands
People from Stanley, Falkland Islands
Scottish emigrants to Norway


title: 1953 1000 km of Nürburgring

text:
The 1953 ADAC 1000 Kilometer-Rennen Nürburgring took place on 30 August, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany).  It was also the fifth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This was the first time the event had taken place, although it would not run again until 1956.

Report

Entry

A grand total of 66 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 54 arrived for practice and qualifying.  Scuderia Ferrari, under the name of Automobili Ferrari, arrived with three  375 MMs for the all-Italian pairings of Giuseppe Farina / Alberto Ascari and Umberto Maglioli / Piero Carini, with the third car for Luigi Villoresi and Mike Hawthorn.  Scuderia Lancia entered two D24s, the first driven by Juan Manuel Fangio, who had switched from Alfa Romeo,  and Felice Bonetto, and the second driven by Robert Manzon and Piero Taruffi. . Lancia also entered an older D20 driven by Giovanni Bracco and Eugenio Castellotti.  Also from Italy came three works Maserati A6GCSs.

Qualifying

The Lancia D24 of  Juan Manuel Fangio took pole position, averaging a speed of 83.714 mph around the 14.167 mile circuit. However, following engine problems, the Ferrari 375 MM of Mike Hawthorn and Luigi Villoresi was withdrawn from the meeting and their engine used by the lead car of Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina. The team's third entry was also withdrawn from the meeting.

Race

A lead Lancias fell out of contention by lap 15, but then the factory efforts and the bigger privateers began to run into trouble. Although two of the three works Ferraris were withdrawn prior to the start of the race, Scuderia victory was never seriously threatened despite the first three cars were all being one same lap as the race winners, Ascari / Farina.

For the second round running, the Scottish Ecurie Ecosse finished second overall. The pairing of Ian Stewart and Roy Salvadori were over 15 minutes behind the Ferrari, but still won their class by three laps. Almost 30 minutes behind the winner, Adolf Brudes and Franz Eugen Hammernick reached the finish in their Borgward Hansa 1500RS in third place overall. The other works Borgward of Karl Guenther Bechem / Theo Helfrich had taken the car up to third place before retiring with an engine failure. The last two classified finishers were two Gutbrod Superiors with a 700cc two-stroke engine. They were seven laps behind the Ferrari.

The winning partnership of Ascari/Farina won in a time of 8hr 20:44.0mins., averaging a speed of 74.694 mph. They covered a distance of 2,281.182 miles. The race did not end when the overall winner crossed the finishing line, but continued for another hour to allow the other classes to try and complete the full 1000 km.

Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.

 Fastest Lap: Robert Manzon, 10:23.000secs (81.866 mph)

Class Winners

Standings after the race

 Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.
Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 7 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.

References

Nurburgring
6 Hours of Nürburgring
1953 in German motorsport
1953 in West German motorsport


title: Great Northern Railway Tavern

text:
The Great Northern Railway Tavern is a Grade II listed public house at High Street, Hornsey, London.

It was built in about 1900.

References

Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Haringey
Grade II listed pubs in London
Hornsey
Pubs in the London Borough of Haringey


title: Hard Times (James Taylor song)

text:
"Hard Times" is a song written by James Taylor.  It first appeared on his 1981 album Dad Loves His Work.  It was also released as a single, as the follow-up to the Top-20 hit "Her Town Too."  It did not perform as well as its predecessor, reaching #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.  The single's b-side, "Summer's Here," performed similarly on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #25.

Lyrics and music
Like several other songs from Dad Loves His Work, "Hard Times" was influenced by the impending breakup of Taylor's marriage to Carly Simon.  Fans heard the song as a message that the marriage was about to end.  According to Rolling Stone critic Don Shewey, it "explores marriage on the rocks."  The lyrics describe the difficulty for an "angry man" and a "hungry woman" to stay together, and hope that the couple can stop "driving each other crazy."  They lament the way the pair hurt each other.  The singer acknowledges that he can challenging to love.  Taylor biographer Mark Robowsky describes the song's groove as "easygoing."  But he also claims that the song's refrain of "We've got to hold on, got to hold on" was a good hook, those lyrics were also false as by that time Taylor had already decided he did not want to hold on to his marriage with Simon.  The song has an R&B feel, which musicologist James Perone partially attributes to backing singers David Lasley and Arnold McCuller.

Reception
Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann regarded both "Hard Times" and "Summer's Here" among the better songs on Dad Loves His Work, helping Taylor bounce back from his previous "spotty" album Flag.  Record World described the song as "pretty pop A/C fare" and said that "James works his attractive tenor effectively on cute chorus trades with David Lasley and Arnold McCuller."  Musician, Player, and Listener described it as sounding "more personal - especially as regards marital problems - than anything [Taylor] committed to wax in years." Michigan Daily critic Ari Roth stated that "Hard Times" "assert[s] a dependency and will to achievement that Taylor has never previously articulated."  Michael Hochandel of Schenectady Gazette reported that "Hard Times" received as much applause in 1981 live performances as Taylor's classics.

"Hard Times" was chosen for inclusion in the soundtrack to the 2002 PBS documentary Freedom: A History of Us.  Allmusic reviewer William Ruhlmann lamented the song's exclusion from the 2000 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume 2.

Personnel
James Taylor – lead vocals
Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar, guitar solo
Dan Dugmore - electric guitar
Leland Sklar – bass guitar
Don Grolnick – piano, organ
Rick Marotta – drums, congas
Bill Cuomo – synthesizers
David Lasley, Arnold McCuller – background vocals

"Summer's Here"
The b-side of the "Hard Times" single, "Summer's Here" also performed well on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #25.  "Summer's Here" entered the Adult Contemporary chart on August 1, 1981, while "Hard Times" was still in the Top 50.  "Summer's Here" performed even better on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, reaching #12.

Perone describes the theme of "Summer's Here" as simply being a celebration of summer. Montreal Gazette critic John Griffin similarly described the song as "simply a goofy ode to 'my favorite time of year.'"  Although the character in the song states that summer is his favorite season, Taylor has claimed that this is just that character speaking, and that Taylor's own favorite season is the Fall and his favorite month is October.  The lyrics to "Summer's Here" incorporate a common trope in Taylor's songs, that of the open sea.

Perone describes the music as being Caribbean-style, while Schenectady Gazette critic Michael Hochandel described the music as reggae.  Musician, Player, and Listener similarly described it as having Caribbean influence, calling it a "momentary ray of sunshine."  Taylor biographer Timothy White called the song "infectious."  Terry Hazlet of the Observer-Reporter rated "Summer's Here" as the best song on Dad Loves His Work and "the closest Taylor came to his real roots," albeit because he considered it "simplistic" and because the focus on objects such as sandals, beer and hats "make the human element," which he found lacking on other songs on the album, "unnecessary."  Perone rates it as "not one of Taylor's more lyrically or musically substantial works" but states that it "serves as a break from some of the darker and more serious lyrics on ''Dad Loves His Work."

Personnel
James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Waddy Wachtel, Dan Dugmore – guitars
Leland Sklar – bass guitar
Rick Marotta – drums, timbales
Don Grolnick – electric piano, organ
Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica
Peter Asher – shaker

References

1981 songs
1981 singles
James Taylor songs
Songs written by James Taylor
Song recordings produced by Peter Asher
Columbia Records singles


title: SYNJ2

text:
Synaptojanin 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SYNJ2 gene.

Function

The gene is a member of the inositol-polyphosphate 5-phosphatase family. The encoded protein interacts with the ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1, which causes translocation of the encoded protein to the plasma membrane where it inhibits clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010].

References

Further reading

Genes
Human proteins


title: Jasbina Ahluwalia

text:
Jasbina Ahluwalia is a matchmaker/dating coach and a radio host. She is also the founder and President of Intersections Match, a relationship coaching and online dating business for Indians.

A former practising attorney in Chicago, IL, and San Francisco, CA, She earned her JD from the University of Michigan Law School. She also holds both a BA and MA in philosophy from Vanderbilt University.

Career

Podcasts
Ahluwalia hosts two podcasts on Blogtalk Radio.; Intersections Match Talk Radio, a lifestyle show, and NetIP Spotlight – Live Your Potential, a monthly radio show featuring experts on trending topics, ranging from health to political affairs and leadership.

She has also published relationship Q and A videos on her website.

Panels
Jasbina Ahluwalia has participated in and moderated panels on entrepreneurship & work-life balance at:Harvard Business School, Northwestern University, Wharton, and Columbia University.

Ahluwalia has also anchored relationship Q&A sessions for numerous organizations, including: the Cornell India Association, NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals) Indus Women Leaders AAPI India Community Center in Silicon Valley and The Indo-American Arts Council.

Relationship Columns
Jasbina Ahluwalia has written columns on relationships and dating for online forums and print publications, including YourTango, Digital Romance, Lavalife.com, India Currents (CA), India West (CA), Bibi Magazine (NYC), Oye! Times (Canada), Desi Express (Atlanta), Desi Club (U.S.), and Lights Camera Action (TX).

Industry Conferences
Ahluwalia has spoken at several matchmaking industry conferences regarding cultural nuances in the South Asian singles relationship coaching business, including the Matchmaking Institute, Matchmakers Alliance, iDate and the Great Love Debate National Tour in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, San Diego, San Jose, Toronto (Canada), Washington D.C.

References

External links

1971 births
Living people
Matchmakers
Vanderbilt University alumni
University of Michigan Law School alumni
Indian radio presenters
American radio hosts
Indian lawyers
American lawyers
Marriage in India


title: The Next Four Years

text:
The Next Four Years is the second studio album by the American rock band United Nations. The album was released on July 15, 2014, through Temporary Residence Limited. Prior to the release of The Next Four Years, United Nations released "Serious Business" and "Meanwhile on Main Street" for online streaming.

Release formats

Box set
While the album was released in more traditional formats, The Next Four Years was meant to be experienced as a boxed set. The boxed-set version was limited to 1,000 copies that were hand-assembled by the members of United Nations, and features all 11 tracks found on other formats, but split between a cassette tape, a 10" vinyl record and two 7" vinyl records. The cover art of the boxed set features fake news articles and the cassette tape was wrapped in a copy of the actual cease-and-desist letter sent by the actual United Nations. As a boxed set, the series of different formats are meant be a concept album that illustrates and critiques the evolution of the band members themselves from an underground basement act to an experimental. United Nations vocalist Geoff Rickly explained: "This record is more developed and mature because we decided that the best form of critique isn't political or punk critique; it's critiquing ourselves. So the record is a lot more personal—a lists of all the ways we've failed all the things we once believed in, and accepting the status quo of how band things have gotten. It's sort of examining our own level of privilege. The box set is supposed to be a fake mythology of the band. The cassette is the first demo—the band at its most basic—then there's the two 7-inches, and the 10-inch is where we get into our pretentious phase of trying to sound like Godspeed [You! Black Emperor]."

CD, LP and digital
The CD, 12" vinyl LP and digital versions of The Next Four Years feature the same tracks as the boxed set and cover art inspired by Black Flag's 1983 compilation album, The First Four Years.

Reception

The Next Four Years received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album received an average score of 73, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews," based on 5 reviews.

Track listing

Box set

7" vinyl
 "Serious Business" – 3:06
 "Meanwhile on Main Street" – 3:00

7" vinyl
 "Revolutions at Varying Speeds" – 2:54
 "False Flags" – 1:19
 "United Nations Find God" – 1:33
 "Between Two Mirrors" – 2:42

Cassette
 "Fuck the Future" – 0:59
 "Stole the Past" – 1:50
 "United Nations Vs. United Nations" – 2:22

10" vinyl
 "F#A#$" – 7:12
 "Music for Changing Parties" – 2:45
Notes
 Track duration on CD for Track 11 is 3:23.

Personnel
United Nations
David Haik
Geoff Rickly
Jonah Bayer
Lukas Previn
Zac Sewell

References

2014 albums
United Nations (band) albums
Temporary Residence Limited albums


title: Vehículos Industriales y Agrícolas, S.A

text:
Vehículos Industriales y Agrícolas, S.A. (or VIASA) was a Spanish automobile company, a division of parent company Construcciones y Auxiliares de Ferrocariles (CAF).

History
The company was founded in Zaragoza in the late 1950s to build agricultural equipment and vehicles Willys Overland Jeeps  under license from Kaiser-Willys.  It was one of three companies specializing in the production of commercial vehicles, two of them, ENASA and AISA, were controlled by the Spanish government through the INI. The third was VIASA, a division of parent company Construcciones y Auxiliares de Ferrocariles (CAF) that built railway cars and locomotives. Production began in 1960, and soon local content of all components was achieved. Vehicles used Perkins and Barreiros gasoline or diesel engines.

In the early 1960s, VIASA also manufactured FIAT models 211R, 411R, and 421R under license.

In 1963, forward control "SV" versions went on sale offering a range of models with sharp-edged bodies with straight sheet metal design to simplify manufacture. These were completely unique from any other Jeep-based vehicles anywhere in the world. All had the same advanced cockpit in pick-up, van, chassis cab, or duplex passenger cabin. This Spanish design utilized the versatility of the Jeep Forward Control platform with a more basic approach to further enhance the utility of the vehicles. They were available with the Willis Super Hurricane  straight-six producing  and  of torque or a 3.0 L Perkins four-cylinder diesel producing  and  of torque. The Perkins diesel engine allowed them achieve almost  and to cruise at 100 kilometers per hour (approx 60 mph).

In 1968, VIASA merged with Material Móvil y Construcciones S.A. In 1974, it was absorbed by Motor Ibérica and placed under Ebro trucks. In the early eighties the Viasa vehicles disappeared from the Motor Ibérica catalog, to be replaced by the Nissan Vanette and Nissan Patrol.

See also
Jeep CJ

Notes

Truck manufacturers of Spain
Motor vehicle assembly plants in Spain
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Spain
History of Zaragoza
Companies of Spain
Spanish companies established in 1960
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1960
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1974
1974 disestablishments in Spain
Jeep
Nissan


title: Texas Pacific–Missouri Pacific Station (New Orleans)

text:
The Texas and Pacific Railway (T&P) Station was constructed in 1916 on Annunciation Street in New Orleans. The station was located between Melpomene and Thalia streets. Prior to the construction of the Huey P. Long Bridge, the trains used a railroad ferry to cross the Mississippi River into Gretna. The trains then stopped at the 4th Street station to pick up West Bank passengers before leaving town.

The station was demolished in 1954 and replaced by the current New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.

References

New Orelans
Transportation buildings and structures in New Orleans
Former railway stations in Louisiana
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1916
Demolished railway stations in the United States
New Orleans
Railway stations in the United States closed in 1954


The 2010–11 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by seventh year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference(MAC). They finished the season 23–13, 9–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They won the MAC tournament after defeating Kent State in overtime in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a fifteen seed in the southeast regional where they lost in the first round to the #2 seeded Notre Dame.

Roster

Schedule

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References

Akron Zips men's basketball seasons
Akron
Akron


title: Abutilon yellows virus

text:
Abutilon yellows virus  (AbYV (sometimes AYB) is a virus of the genus Crinivirus.

Particle lengths were measured at 800-850 nm.  Partial sequencing has taken place but full sequencing was not complete as of 2008.

Criniviruses are considered a threat to crops, though less so than viruses the other whitefly transmitted virus genus Begomovirus, which are predominant in both number and effect.

Vector
The vector is the banded-wing whitefly, Trialeurodes abutiloneus.

References

External links

 Coat protein [Abutilon yellows virus] Liu, H.-Y. and Duffus, J. E.

Crinivirus