title: James A. FitzPatrick (New York politician)

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James Anthony FitzPatrick (June 29, 1916 – February 13, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life
He was born on June 29, 1916, in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. He attended the parochial schools, and for one year Villanova College. He graduated B.A. from The Catholic University of America in 1938; and LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1941. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy, and attained the rank of lieutenant commander. In 1948, he married Joan Frances Manning, and they had five children.

FitzPatrick was a member of the New York State Assembly (Clinton Co.) from 1947 to 1956, sitting in the 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th and 171st New York State Legislatures. He was an alternate delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention.

FitzPatrick was Chairman of the New York Power Authority from 1963 to 1977. The James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba was named in his honor in 1975.

He died on February 13, 1988, in Champlain Valley Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York, of leukemia.

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1916 births
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Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
Politicians from Plattsburgh, New York
Columbia Law School alumni
Catholic University of America alumni
Deaths from leukemia
20th-century American politicians
Deaths from cancer in New York (state)


title: Porters Creek Formation

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The Porters Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee
 Paleontology in Tennessee

References

Paleogene geology of Tennessee


title: Lenita Toivakka

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Lenita Anneli Toivakka (born 28 September 1961 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and a member of National Coalition Party.

Political career
Toivakka is the former Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development serving in both in Alexander Stubb's cabinet and Juha Sipilä's cabinet. During her time in office, Finland’s government decided to slash development assistance by 43 percent in 2015. She also served as member of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Advisory Council on Gender and Development.

On 21 June 2016, Toivakka announced that she would resign due to the tax shelter methods used by her family company and the resulting negative publicity to the party. She was followed by Kai Mykkänen.

Other activities
 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Member of the Board

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Living people
Politicians from Helsinki
National Coalition Party politicians
Government ministers of Finland
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019)
Women government ministers of Finland
21st-century Finnish women politicians


title: Jackson Formation

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The Jackson Formation is a geologic formation in Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
Exposed only in bluffs along Mississippi River with thickness at least 60 feet. Primary rock type is sand. Secondary rock type is clay or mud. Other rock types include slit and lignite. "Light gray to buff, medium- to very fine-grained silty sand, interbedded with light gray clayey silt." From the Tertiary geological age.

Jackson Formation siltstones are exposed in western Tennessee in the Mississippi River bluffs.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee
 Paleontology in Tennessee

References

Paleogene geology of Texas
Paleogene geology of Tennessee
Paleogene Mississippi


title: Midway Group

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The Midway Group is a geologic group in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee
 Paleontology in Tennessee

References

Geologic groups of Arkansas
Paleogene Arkansas
Geologic groups of Tennessee


title: Petteri Orpo

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Antti Petteri Orpo (; born 3 November 1969) is a Finnish politician serving as the prime minister of Finland since 2023 and as the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016. He briefly served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland after the 2023 parliamentary election.

He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2017 to 2019, Minister of Finance from 2016 to 2019, Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2016 and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from 2014 to 2015. On 2 April 2023, Orpo's National Coalition Party won the 2023 parliamentary election with a plurality of 20.8% of the vote and 48 seats. Orpo garnered over 17,000 votes in his district.

Early life and education
Antti Petteri Orpo was born on 3 November 1969 in Köyliö, Finland. His father, Hannu Orpo, was a politician and member of the National Coalition Party. He passed the Finnish matriculation exams and graduated from Köyliön lukio. Later Orpo earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Turku. Orpo attended Finland's mandatory national armed service and became a reserve officer. His current reserve rank is captain.

Political career

Minister of the Interior

During his tenure as Minister of the Interior, Orpo received support for his handling of the 2015 migration crisis from coalition partners in the anti-immigration Finns Party, as well as from opposition lawmakers.

Minister of Finance
In May 2016, Orpo announced that he would challenge the chair of the National Coalition Party and incumbent Minister of Finance Alexander Stubb in June's party conference. At the time, Orpo joined second-term parliamentarian Elina Valtonen in seeking to replace Stubb. In contrast to polyglot and outspoken Stubb, Orpo was widely seen as a careful consensus-seeker with little experience of international politics. Orpo received 441,4 votes against Stubb's 361 and was thus elected as the new chair for the party. Orpo soon announced that he would take Stubb's seat as the Minister of Finance. He was officially appointed as the Minister of Finance on 22 June 2016.

In June 2017, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and Orpo announced said they could not cooperate with their parties' third coalition partner, the Finns Party, anymore, citing differences in core values and in the immigration and EU policies. For both Sipilä and Orpo, at stake were major healthcare and local government reform, which were key to their plan to balance public finances.

In addition to his national political roles, Orpo co-chaired (alongside Valdis Dombrovskis) the EPP Economic and Financial Affairs Ministers Meeting, which gathers the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) ministers ahead of meetings of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN).

Opposition politics
In December 2019 Orpo attempted a vote of no-confidence in the incumbent government. This would then cause new elections, which Orpo hoped on winning. The incumbent government was accused of malpractice in responding to problems in the labor market. Later, Prime Minister Antti Rinne resigned, and Kulmuni publicly refused to join the National Coalition Party's plan of premature elections.

Prime Minister of Finland (2023–present)

2023 parliamentary elections
On 2 April 2023, Orpo's National Coalition Party won the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election. The party had led the polls since mid-2021 and finished first, with 20.8% of the votes and 48 seats in the parliament, increasing their total by 10 seats. This was the party's third highest result in its history. Orpo will begin government formation talks when the new parliament and President convene the week after Easter and will name him as the lead negotiator.

Orpo campaigned on a platform of reducing Finland's government debt and the yearly budget deficit as well as reducing income taxes. He defines himself as a "fiscal conservative."

Orpo was elected by parliamentary groups as the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland on 12 April on a temporary basis until a new government is formed.

On 27 April, it was announced that Orpo would begin final negotiations with the Finns Party, the Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats to form a coalition government. This coalition of parties was confirmed on 15 June, with the government formation, including the names of its ministers, announced on 17 June. His party won eight cabinet posts, the Finns Party seven (including the Ministries of Finance, the Interior and Justice), while the Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats shared the remaining five. Petteri Orpo heads Finland's most right-wing government since the end of the Second World War

Tenure

Orpo became Prime Minister of Finland on 20 June 2023. The government's roadmap makes cutting public spending a priority. Petteri Orpo announced a €6 billion cut in the state budget, stating that the greatest danger threatening Finland was "the debt crisis" (it stands at 74% of GDP), and reforms, some of which "are going to hurt".

The coalition is betting on unprecedented cuts in social benefits. For example, the conditions for receiving unemployment benefit will be tightened, a one-day waiting period will be introduced at the start of sick leave, and access to housing benefit will be restricted. In addition, the right to strike will be restricted and a fine introduced for unauthorized work stoppages. The government agreement also provides for easier redundancies and the use of fixed-term contracts, while increasing investment in vocational training.

These announcements were welcomed by employers, who see in the program the reforms they have been "demanding for decades", but the unions denounced "an attack on employees". While the center-left and left-wing parties also denounced a "difficult program, especially for people on low and middle incomes" (Sanna Marin) and "the most anti-worker government in Finnish history" (Li Andersson), Party of Finland leader Riikka Purra declared that she "saw no divergence between the interests of employers and employees".

With regard to immigration, reception conditions will be restricted. Asylum will no longer be granted on a temporary basis, and six full years' residence in Finland will be required to apply for a permanent residence permit. Family reunification and access to naturalization will be restricted. In addition, the country will only accept 500 refugees per year under the relocation scheme, compared with 1,050 at present. Immigrant workers will no longer have the same social rights as permanent residents, and will have to leave the country within three months of being laid off.

During the first month of his cabinet, there were numerous scandals regarding past writings by the Finns Party ministers, including the Deputy Prime Minister Riikka Purra. The scandal around Nazi-connected joking and potential connections to neo-Nazi organisations of Minister of Economic Affairs Vilhelm Junnila led to him resigning. Orpo's Cabinet's party Swedish People's Party of Finland have criticized Orpo for too weak leadership during the Junnila scandal. Orpo's leadership among the various controversies was also questioned and criticized widely in Finnish and international media.

Other activities

European Union organizations
 European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)
 European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)

International organizations
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)
 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)
 Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, Member (2018–2019)
 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)
 Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)
 World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016–2019)

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National Coalition Party politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027)
20th-century Finnish people
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title: Orthochilus ecristatus

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Orthochilus ecristatus, or giant orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Louisiana to North Carolina). It was previously known as Eulophia ecristata or Pteroglossaspis ecristata until recently transferred to the genus Orthochilus.  This is one of several species known as a "giant orchid".

References

External links
US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe giant orchid
Florida Natural Areas Inventory, giant orchid, Pteroglossaspis ecristata
Florida Native and Naturalized Orchids, Giant Orchid, Non-crested Eulophia (Pteroglossaspis ecristata)
North Carolina Native Plant Society
Ladi Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe Giant orchid

Eulophiinae
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora of Cuba
Plants described in 1897
Flora without expected TNC conservation status


title: Amis House (Fordyce, Arkansas)

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The Amis House is a historic house at the northeast corner of 2nd and Mark Streets in Fordyce, Arkansas.  Built c. 1900, the two story wood-frame house is one of only two documented I-houses in Dallas County, and is further unusual because it appears in an urban rather than rural setting.  The basic I-house plan is extended by a projecting two-story gable bay in the center of the main facade, which has the entry below and a pair of double-hung sash windows above.  A single-story porch extends across the front, supported by four Tuscan columns.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Arkansas

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Houses completed in 1900
Houses in Dallas County, Arkansas
Buildings and structures in Fordyce, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Arkansas


title: Dowles Brook

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Dowles Brook flows through the heart of the Wyre Forest, into the former civil parish of Dowles and into the River Severn.

History

In 1902, ornithologist and naturalist Jannion Steele Elliott purchased the Elizabethan era building Dowles Manor, near the confluence of Dowles Brook into the Severn. By the time of his death, in 1942, he had bought up the surrounding land, piecemeal, until he owned the portion of the valley, formed by the Dowles Brook, surrounding Dowles Manor; he maintained this land as a nature reserve.

Conservation

During the summer of 2012, with funding from the Environment Agency, the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust attempted an ambitious project to eradicate the invasive Himalayan Balsam from a 3 km watercourse, hoping to improve biodiversity and reduce soil erosion. A pilot project was carried out on the Lem Brook, a tributary of the Dowles Brook.This was a success but as the seeds persist in the soil for up to two years repeat eradication was planned for 2014 followed by close monitoring.

References

Dowles Brook
1Dowles
Rivers of Worcestershire


title: Laura Räty

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Laura Kaarina Räty (born 14 September 1977) is a Finnish politician, former Minister of Social Affairs and Health and a business director at the Finnish private hospital corporate group Terveystalo.

She has been criticized for tax planning and for possible conflict of interest when transferring from public office to health business.

Career
Laura Räty worked as a physician and served in the Helsinki City Council from 2005 to 2011 and the Helsinki City Board from 2009 to 2011 representing the National Coalition Party before running for Parliament of Finland in the 2011 election. She failed to gain a seat, but was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Helsinki for Social Services and Health Care and served in the role from 2011 to 2014. In June 2014, Räty was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Health in the cabinet of Alexander Stubb. She was set to replace resigning Lasse Männistö as Member of Parliament in 2014 until Männistö withdrew his resignation under criticism for violating the dignity of Parliament.

She ran for Parliament again in the 2015 election, but 4,087 votes were not enough to get her elected. She briefly returned to her Deputy Mayor post in May 2015 before resigning and joining the Finnish private hospital corporate group Terveystalo as a business director in 2016.

Criticism
Laura Räty's questioning of Finnish wages garnered wide criticism in 2014. Räty claimed that only a very small number of parents in Finland earn under 2,600 euros per month while in actuality almost 500,000 Finn parents earned under 2,600 euros per month at the time. She later apologized for her comments.

Her financial matters were the subject of public discussion when it was discovered that she had utilized tax planning during her physician tenure 2007–2011. She had transformed some of her income into tax-free dividends during 2006–2009 and her holding company had received approximately 20,000 euros of tax-free dividends during 2007–2011. Otherwise over half of the sum would have been subject to taxation. Räty later commented that she would not repeat the arrangement in the future and had discontinued it after her selection as Deputy Mayor of Helsinki in 2011.

In 2016, Laura Räty was criticized for her decision to resign as Deputy Mayor of Helsinki for Social Services and Health Care and join the private hospital corporate group Terveystalo as a business director. Her move was seen by opposing politicians and the press as a conflict of interest due to possible use of insider information on public affairs concerning health reform. Similarly, her guidance for Terveystalo physicians to send patients to the physicians' own clinics with public health funding received criticism.

See also
 Healthcare in Finland
 Politics of Finland

References

External links
 Parliament of Finland website
 National Coalition Party website

1977 births
Living people
People from Äänekoski
National Coalition Party politicians
Ministers of Social Affairs of Finland
Women government ministers of Finland
21st-century Finnish politicians
21st-century Finnish women politicians


title: Caroline M. McGill

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Dr. Caroline M. McGill (1879–1959) was a co-founder of the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, the first pathologist for the state of Montana and the first successful female doctor in Butte, Montana.

Early life
Caroline M. McGill was born on a farm in Mansfield, Ohio and was one of five children. Her father was a farmer and music teacher and her mother was a midwife. Although later living on a hardscrabble farm on the Missouri Ozarks, Caroline's parents were strong supporters of higher education for all their children and Caroline received her Teaching Certificate from Lebanon Normal School in 1901. She used this certificate and teaching knowledge to support herself as an instructor at University of Missouri Medical School teaching pathology 1901 through 1909 while working on her Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees.

Awards
In 1909, McGill graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Ph.D. in Anatomy and Physiology.

In 1909, Caroline was honored as the first recipient of the Sarah Berliner Research Fellowship, an endowment that paid for a year of study in Europe, with the opportunity to meet and study with authoritative persons in her field of Zoological science. Caroline studied at University of Berlin in Germany, University of Tübingen in Germany, and Naples Zoological Station in Italy.

In 1955, McGill was awarded an honorary doctorate by Montana State College for her “accomplishments in the medical field and in historic and wilderness preservation.” The Butte Business and Professional Women’s Club awarded McGill as “Woman of the Year” in 1955.

Publications
 The Effect of Low Temperatures on Hydra. McGill, Caroline. Biological Bulletin, , 01/1908, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 78–88
 The structure of smooth muscle in the resting and in the contracted condition. McGill, Caroline. American Journal of Anatomy, , 1909, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 493–562
 The early histogenesis of striated muscle in the esophagus of the pig and the dogfish. McGill, Caroline. The Anatomical Record, , 01/1910, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 23–47
 The effect of contraction on the volume of the smooth muscle nucleus. McGill, Caroline. The Anatomical Record, , 12/1909, Volume 3, Issue 12, pp. 633–635
 The chromosomes of anasa tristis and anax junius. Lefevre, George and McGill, Caroline. American Journal of Anatomy, , 02/1908, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 469–487
 Blood Urea Determinations in 211 Cases. Schwartz, Harold and McGill, Caroline. Archives of Internal Medicine, , 01/1916, Volume XVII, Issue 1, p. 42
 Abstracts. Corson, Eugene R; McGill, Caroline; Kirk, Edwin G; Coghill, G. E; Pohlman, A. G; Retzer, Robert. The Anatomical Record, , 07/1908, Volume 2, Issue 4, pp. 143–156

Dr. McGill
While traveling in Europe on the Sarah Berliner Fellowship, she was asked to come to Montana to become a pathologist there; after returning from her studies in Europe, Caroline moved to Butte, Montana to become the state's first pathologist (1911–13), working extensively as an advocate for tuberculosis patient and community health initiatives.

Dr. McGill’s pathology efforts related to Butte miners and the Butte community's ongoing battle with tuberculosis  prompted her to work with Montana's antituberculosis organizations; the Montana Tuberculosis Association and an organizer of the Butte Anit-Tuberculosis Society.
McGill was also an outdoor recreationalist. Not only did she treat the miners of Butte, but she also hunted and enjoyed outdoor life with them. In her diary, she wrote, “never was any older woman more differently or more kindly treated...the relaxation of this outdoor life made it possible for me to carry on my heavy practice in Butte.”

Later years

After retiring from her medical practice in 1956, she started working with Dr. Merrill G. Burlingame in 1957, donating to the people of Montana the remarkable gift of her large collection of artifacts, collectible antiques, her personal and professional papers, and her time to catalog all the materials; the two became co-founders of the Museum of the Rockies.

References

External links
 Caroline McGill MSU Special Collections: Birth and death dates from this external source

1879 births
1959 deaths
Physicians from Ohio
People from Butte, Montana
University of Missouri alumni
American women physicians
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumni


title: Samsung Gear Live

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The Samsung Gear Live is an Android Wear-based smartwatch announced and released by Samsung and Google on June 25, 2014. It was released along with the LG G Watch as launch devices for Android Wear, a modified version of Android designed specifically for smartwatches and other wearables. Gear Live is the 5th device launched in the Samsung Gear family of wearables. It is compatible with all smartphones running Android 4.3 or higher that support Bluetooth Smart.

Gear Live was initially available in the United States and Canada at US$199 on the Google Play Store, and from Google's Play Store in the UK for £169. As of July 2014, the Gear Live was also available in Australia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain.

Hardware
It is IP67 certified for dust and water resistance. It also has a steel exterior and a user-replaceable 22mm strap. The watch features a power button and heart rate monitor.

Software
The notification system is based on Google Now technology, enabling it to accept, receive, transduce and ultimately process spoken commands given by the user.

Reception
JR Raphael of Computerworld preferred the Gear Live's illuminated display compared to the LG G Watch, more distinctive design and the heart-rate sensor but did not like the poor outdoor visibility, the hard to use charger, awkward watch band and that it includes a redundant preinstalled stopwatch application.

See also
 Moto 360

References

External links

Android (operating system) devices
Products introduced in 2014
Wear OS devices
Smartwatches
Samsung wearable devices


title: The Sylph

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The Sylph is a 1778 novel by Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It was her second printed work and was published anonymously under the name 'A Young Lady'.

The Sylph is an epistolary novel. It centres on Julia Grenville, a Welsh beauty and ingenue (with whom there are parallels with Cavendish herself) who leaves her idyllic rustic life to marry a rich member of the aristocracy. Over the course of time she uncovers the fact that her husband is a rake and a libertine, lavishing his wealth on gambling and mistresses. The letters are chiefly written to her sisters and provide narrative detail about Julia's life in London and her disillusionment with the mores of the inhabitants of the city as well as her miscarriage. We also discover that she has a long-term admirer, Henry Woodley, that she has growing affections for another man (the Baron Ton-hausen) and also that she has a mysterious and enigmatic protector and guardian, who is the 'sylph' of the title. The sylph helps provide advice to Julia on the way to negotiate the labyrinth of metropolitan high society, appearing in the work only in the double fictional form of a masquerade.

Eventually Julia's husband commits suicide as a result of his hefty gambling debts and Julia returns to her family in Wales.

The book's epigraph is taken from The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope and was influenced by The Sylph, a one-act play by Germain-François Poullain de Saint-Foix (1771).

There has been some controversy over the authorship of the work, with some claims having been made that it was not written by Cavendish but was instead produced by Sophia Briscoe. The question of gambling debts is an interesting one, since at her death Cavendish herself left an extremely large bill behind based on her own gambling activity.

References

External links
The Sylph by Georgiana Cavendish at Project Gutenberg
The Sylph by Georgiana Cavendish at the Internet Archive

1778 novels
English novels
Novels about nobility
Epistolary novels
Sylphs


title: Henry Atchley House

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The Henry Atchley House is a historic house in Dalark, Arkansas, a rural town in western Dallas County.  It is located on County Road 249, just off Arkansas Highway 8.  The two story wood-frame house was built in 1908 by Henry Atchley, who ran a general store in town.  The house is basically vernacular in form, but has a number of stylish elements, including turned posts supporting a hip-roofed porch across the front, and a double-door entry with transom window.  The front block of the house has a side-gable roof pierced by three gabled dormers, and there is a cross-gabled ell extended to the rear.  The house was built in the economic boom associated with the arrival of the railroad and the community's subsequent economic success as a lumber town.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Arkansas

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Colonial Revival architecture in Arkansas
Houses completed in 1908
Houses in Dallas County, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Arkansas
1908 establishments in Arkansas


title: Android Auto

text:
Android Auto is a mobile app developed by Google to mirror features of an Android device, such as a smartphone, on a car's dashboard information and entertainment head unit.

Once an Android device is paired with the car's head unit, the system can mirror some apps on the vehicle's display. Supported apps include GPS mapping and navigation, music playback, SMS, telephone, and Web search. The system supports both touchscreen and button-controlled head units. Hands-free operation through voice commands is available and recommended to reduce driver distraction.

Android Auto is part of the Open Automotive Alliance, a joint effort of 28 automobile manufacturers, with Nvidia as tech supplier, available in 36 countries.

Functionality
Android Auto is software that can be utilized from an Android mobile device, acting as a master to a vehicle's dashboard head unit. Once the user's Android device is connected to the vehicle, the head unit will serve as an external display for the Android device, presenting supported software in a car-specific user interface provided by the Android Auto app. In Android Auto's first iterations, the device was required to be connected via USB to the car.

For some time, starting in November 2016, Google added the option to run Android Auto as a regular app on an Android device, which allowed the choice to use Android Auto simply on a personal phone or tablet, as opposed to on a compatible automotive head-unit. This app was decommissioned in June 2022 in favor of a Driving Mode built into the Google Assistant app.

Availability
, Android Auto is available in 47 countries:

History
Android Auto was revealed at Google I/O 2014. The app was released to the public on March 19, 2015. In November 2016, Google implemented an app that would run the Android Auto UI on the mobile device. In July 2019, Android Auto received its first major UI rework, which among other changes, brought an app drawer to Android Auto for the first time. Google also announced that the app's ability to be used on a phone would be discontinued in favor of Google Assistant's drive mode.

In December 2020, Google announced the expansion of Android Auto to 36 additional countries in Europe, Indonesia, and more. In April 2021, Android Auto launched in Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Google announced in May 2022 a user interface redesign for Android Auto, codenamed CoolWalk, which aims to simplify the app's usage, and make it more adaptable to screens of different orientations and aspect ratios. The redesign incorporates a new split-screen layout, where Google Maps can be displayed alongside a music player. CoolWalk was originally slated to launch in Q3 2022. In June 2022, Android Auto no longer ran directly on a mobile device; the app permitting this was decommissioned, in favor of a Driving Mode built into the Google Assistant app for a similar purpose. In November 2022, the CoolWalk user interface was released in Android Auto's beta program.

App support
An Android Auto SDK has been released, allowing third parties to modify their apps to work with Android Auto; initially, only APIs for music and messaging apps are available.

At CES 2018, Google confirmed that the Google Assistant would be coming to Android Auto later in the year.

Currently supported apps include Google Maps and Waze, popular music players such as Google Play Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Apple Music and Spotify; and messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Discord, Google Hangouts, Skype and Telegram.

Head unit support

In May 2015, Hyundai became the first manufacturer to offer Android Auto support, making it first available in the 2015 Hyundai Sonata. Automobile manufacturers that will offer Android Auto support in their cars include Abarth, Acura, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, Buick, BMW, BYD, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroën,  Dodge, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Genesis, Holden, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar Land Rover, Jeep, Kia, Lamborghini, Lexus, Lincoln, Mahindra and Mahindra, Maserati, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, RAM, Renault, SEAT, Škoda, SsangYong, Subaru, Suzuki, Tata Motors Cars, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.

Additionally, aftermarket car-audio systems supporting Android Auto add the technology into host vehicles, including Pioneer, Kenwood, Panasonic, and Sony.

Criticism
In May 2019, Italy filed an antitrust complaint targeting Android Auto, citing that a Google policy of only allowing third-party media and messaging apps on the platform prevented Enel from offering an app for locating vehicle charging stations.

Initially, Google did not enable third parties to integrate their mapping apps with Android Auto, only its own apps, Google Maps and Waze, being available. But since 2020, third party mapping apps such as Sygic are also available.

Google announced a new SDK to be released to select partners in August 2020 and to be generally available by the end of 2020.

See also
 CarPlay
 Entune
 MirrorLink

References

External links

 Android Auto app at the Play Store
 Apps for Android Auto at the Play Store

2015 software
Android (operating system)
Dashboard head units
Google software
Natural language processing software
Virtual assistants


title: Slavko Dedić

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Slavko Dedić is a Montenegrin chess player. He participated in dozens international tournaments, including the European Championship 2009. Dedić is a member of Chess club "Šahmatik" from Budva. In 2014, Slavko Dedić became a national chess referee.

Career

During his childhood, Slavko Dedić was a swimmer. At the age of 14, Dedić started playing chess, and participated in his first tournament, the Labour Championship of Podgorica 1997. At the Montenegrin individual Championship 2002 in Nikšić, Slavko Dedić won the FIDE Master Candidate title. From 2002 to 2005, Slavko Dedić was a member of Chess Club "Zeta" from Golubovci. In 2005, Dedić made a transfer from "Zeta" to "Šahmatik" (Budva).

During his professional career, Dedić played 643 games on national and international level. He won 204 games, with 75 draws and 364 losses. Dedić participated on 10th European Individual Chess Championship 2009 in Budva. At the International tournament "Belgrade Trophy 2011" in Obrenovac, Slavko Dedić made his notable victory against famous French chess player Arnaud Payen.

One year later, Slavko Dedić made the most significant result in his career, during the Second Montenegrin League in Andrijevica. As a member of the second-placed Chess Club "Šahmatik", he won six matches, with two draws and without a loss. With seven points, he was the best player of the tournament.

In 2014, Dedić competed on prestigious "Spring Open Tour" in Belgrade, with huge media interest.  And 2014 is remembered as a period in which Dedić made personal yearly record of played tournaments and matches. At the same year, Dedić became the national chess referee in Montenegro.

During his career, Slavko Dedić played 546 games against domestic players. Except players from Montenegro, Slavko Dedić played 97 matches against various opponents from 14 different European countries. Most successful results, Slavko Dedić made on tournaments which hosted Montenegrin town Andrijevica.

Career record

Score by competitions
Since he became FIDE Master candidate at 2003, Slavko Dedić played tournaments on various competition levels.

* W = wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Wpct = Winning percentage; Ppct = Earned points percentage

Score by years

Source:

Refereeing

At the end of 2014, Slavko Dedić gained status of chess referee by Chess Federation of Montenegro. His debut as a referee occurred in June 2016, at "7th October" blitz tournament in Podgorica.
In his last match Dedic drew against Bosnian GM Vujovic Dimitrije rated 1456. After the match Young GM said:„This was one of the toughest games i played in a while",to which Dedic responded with „Kid is pretty good but he has a lot to learn if he wants to play at my level". After the match there were speculations that the Bosnian GM Vujovic Dimitrije cheated with the help of Dejan Tasev a famous Serbian FM which streams on twitch.

Awards and accomplishments

Club
ŠK Šahmatik
 Second Montenegrin League (2): silver - 2013, bronze - 2014

Individual
Second Montenegrin League
 Best player (1): 2012

Private life

As a notable jurist in Podgorica, Slavko Dedić worked in Podgorica Magistrate Court, but also as a main law consultant in the Gender equality office of Montenegro. During the 2013, Dedić was a candidate for inspector in Montenegrin Special police unity. But, because of busyness within his chess career, Dedić decided to leave his law duties.
Spending his free time in long walks, Dedić especially likes dogs and talking about rhinos. He is known as a big fan of cappuccino, too.

References

Sportspeople from Podgorica
1979 births
Living people


title: Joey Palfreyman

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Joey Palfreyman (born 21 February 1974) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career
Palfreyman made his first impact in a PDC event at the 2013 UK Open by beating Keegan Brown and Steve Beaton to face Raymond van Barneveld in the last 32. He lost 9–3 but earned £2,000 for his efforts, the highest of his career to date. Later in the month he reached the last 16 of an event for the first time by beating Robert Thornton 6–5 in the fifth Players Championship, before being whitewashed 6–0 by Terry Temple.

In 2014, Palfreyman qualified for the German Darts Championship and was defeated 6–3 by Adrian Lewis in the second round. He failed to qualify for the UK Open as he could not win past the last 128 in any of the six qualifiers. In his remaining 15 events Palfreyman could not advance beyond the last 64.
He lost in the last 32 of two Challenge Tour events in 2015 and played in the 13th Players Championship of 2016, where he beat Berry van Peer 6–4, before being defeated 6–2 by Ian White in the second round.

References

External links

Living people
Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders
English darts players
1974 births


title: List of members of the Frankfurt Parliament

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On 18 May 1848, elected deputies of the Frankfurt National Assembly gathered in the Kaisersaal and walked solemnly to the Paulskirche to hold the first session of the new Parliament, under its chairman (by seniority) Friedrich Lang. Then, Heinrich Gagern of Wiesbaden  was elected president of the parliament.

The total number of sitting deputies at any given time would vary considerably during the life of the National Assembly. Sittings were regular, yet many deputies failed to appear, protested various sittings, were replaced by proxies, or removed from the sittings. In total, there were 809 deputies between 18 May 1848 and the forcible closure of the Rump Parliament on 18 June 1849.

The following 379 deputies were recorded in attendance in the first sitting of the National Assembly on 18 May 1848:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z

Bibliography

Stenographischer Bericht über die Verhandlungen der deutschen constituirenden NationalVersammlung zu Frankfurt a. M.; I. Abonnement, Nr. 1, Sonnabend, 2. Mai 1848. NOTE: The list in this document contains various errors which have been reproduced in the table above. Corrections to surnames or placenames are listed in parentheses next to the 2 May 1848 information.

Sources
Sources in the German Federal Archives
 Sources (in German) by the German Federal Central Office for Political Education
Text of the Paulskirche Constitution on Documentarchiv.de
Collection of pamphlets from 1848 by Frankfurt University – includes official documents and books
Gutenberg-DE: Article by  Karl Marx in the Neue Rheinische Zeitung 2008/50

Others
 Paper in the German Federal Archive
 Abstract of a themed volume by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
 Informationpage by the Bundestag

Lists of members of parliament
Lists of political office-holders in Germany

de:Liste der Mitglieder der Frankfurter Nationalversammlung


title: Chip Wadena

text:
Darrell "Chip" Wadena, Sr. (November 11, 1938 – June 24, 2014) was an Ojibwe, American tribal executive.

Born in White Earth, Minnesota, Wadena grew up in Naytahwaush, Minnesota, and went to school there. He served in the United States Army, worked at the American Crystal Sugar Company, and in construction. Wadena served on as the White Earth Indian Reservation tribal council and as chairman of the tribal council from 1976 to 1996. As tribal chairman, he helped start the Shooting Star Casino on the reservation. In 1996, Wadena was convicted in the United States District Court of bribery, conspiracy, theft, embezzlement, and money laundry, serving two years in prison. Wadena died in Fargo, North Dakota.

Notes

1938 births
2014 deaths
People from Becker County, Minnesota
People from Mahnomen County, Minnesota
Military personnel from Minnesota
Native American leaders
Ojibwe people
Minnesota politicians convicted of crimes


title: Basa'ir ad-Darajat

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Baṣāʾir ad-Darajāt fī ʿUlūm ʾĀl Muḥammad wa-mā khaṣṣahum Allāh bihi  (), alternatively known as Baṣāʾir ad-Darajāt al-Kubrā fī Faḍāʾil ʾĀl Muḥammad (), is a Hadith compilation considered to be one of the oldest books in Hadith among Shias. The book's author is Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Farrūkh al-ʾAʿraj (), popularly known as Shaykh aṣ-Ṣaffār al-Qummī () (d. 290 AH / 902-903 CE)

Author
Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Farrukh al-Araj, popularly known as Sheikh as-Saffar al-Qummi (d. 290 AH / 902-903 CE), was a contemporary of the tenth and eleventh Imams. He was probably the disciple of the eleventh, and an acquaintance of his son, Imam Mahdi. He was one of the earliest systematic compilers of Hadiths about Imamat Theology, constituting the basis of early Twelver metaphysics and mystical theology. His greatest
work, which is also the only one that has survived, is Baṣāʾir ad-Darajāt fi ʿUlūm ʾĀle Muḥammad wa-mā khaṣṣahumu--Allāh. It was edited in Iran under the title Baṣaʾir ad-Darajāt al-Kubrā fī Faḍāʾil ʾĀle Muḥammad. In addition to being a Hadith compiler, Sheikh as-Saffar al-Qummi is himself also known as a prominent narrator of Hadith.

Characteristics
The book includes 1881 Hadiths. The book is divided into ten original parts, with such each part having 10 or 24 subdivisions. Sheikh as-Saffar al-Qummi presents the narrations methodically by grouping details in independent chapters. Some scholars have stated that Basa'ir ad-Darajat is the oldest large-scale compilation of Shia Hadiths.

Contents
Basa'ir ad-Darajat is a hadith collection with a theological approach whose Hadiths are about the Imamate, how to know an Imam (a) and the virtues of Ahl al-Bayt (Household of Prophet)). Shaikh as-Saffar al-Qummi begins his book with the famous Hadith "The search for science is a religious duty for every Muslim. Allah loves those who ardently search for knowledge".

His Teachers
Apart from Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a), al-Saffar quoted hadiths from prominent hadith transmitters, such as

 Ibrahim b. Hashim al-Qummi (Father of the Author of Tafseer Qummi: Ali b. Ibrahim)
 Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi (Author of Mahasin)
 Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Isa al-Ash'ari

Authenticity
Al-Hurr al-Amilii in preface of his book Wasailus Shia says: “Basa'ir ad-Darajat is a well reliable book”. Allameh Majlisi in Preface of Bihar-ul-Anwar says: ”The book Basa'ir ad-Darajat is very authentic book from where scholars like Shaikh Kulayni and others have narrated”. Mohaddis-e- Noori at the end of Mustadrakul Wasail says: “Saffar is a respected and reliable narrators of Ahadith and his book Basa'ir ad-Darajat is well authenticated”. However, some of the book's narrations have also been reported in authentic books, such as Al-Kafi.

References

External links
 بصائر الدرجات
 نگاهی به کتاب بصائر الدرجات
 http://www.magiran.com/view.asp?Type=pdf&ID=668436

Shia hadith collections
9th-century Arabic books
Shia bibliography


title: Jetta (musician)

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Jetta (full name Jetta John-Hartley) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer from Liverpool who is based in London. She is best known for her songs "I'd Love to Change the World (Matstubs Remix)" and "Feels Like Coming Home".

Early life
Jetta was born and raised in Liverpool by her sound engineer father and vocal coach mother.

When she was 15 years old, Jetta was gifted the music editing software Logic on which she taught herself to produce music.

Career
In 2012, Jetta released a self-shot music video for her song "Start A Riot" which gained thousands of views in its first week on YouTube and brought her significant attention. She further received recognition in 2013 when her song "Feels Like Coming Home" (produced by Jim Eliot) was chosen as the soundtrack for the Google Zeitgeist 2013 – Year In Review which gained more than 33M views. In 2015, the song was used in the tenth episode of the eleventh season of Grey's Anatomy. In 2014, for a limited time only, a soft EP release, titled Start a Riot, was made available in the UK and US, to critical acclaim, including iTunes Single Of The Week.

The same year, her cover of Ten Years After's song "I'd Love To Change The World" was used in a trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the first trailer for the movies Nightcrawler and Terminator Genisys, and in the first episode of the fourth season of CBS' TV series Person of Interest. In 2015, electronic producer Matstubs released a remix of Jetta's cover of the song. The song received significant attention after being posted to the Trap Nation YouTube channel. It then hit gold, generating over 200 million plays on YouTube, and 120 million on Spotify, becoming her most listened to song. In 2017, L'Orchestra Cinématique released the remix cover of the song on the trailer for Star Trek: Discovery.

Her self-produced EP Tonic was released on August 24, 2018. The singles "Fool" and "Enemy In Me" were both added to New Music Friday on Spotify on the day of their release.

Jetta has co-written songs for rapper Machine Gun Kelly ("Merry Go Round"), girl group Neon Jungle ("Louder", "Fool Me"), DJ Sam Feldt ("Runaways"), and singers  P!nk ("More"), Medina ("Runnin Out of Love", "We Survive") and Ashley Roberts ("Clockwork").

Between 2019 and 2020, Jetta released four standalone singles, "No Fire", "Livin'", "I Wanna Know" and "Taste". The same year, her song "Feels Like Coming Home" was included in the soundtrack of the football documentary The End of the Storm.

Jetta announced on Instagram that she will release her new single "He Usually Likes Boys" on 22 July 2021. The artist released "Honey", her latest single, on December 3 the same year. On August 12, 2022, she released the extended play Livin' which was composed of her four previously released singles (including "Livin'") and two stripped versions of "Livin" and "No Fire".

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Featured singles

Other appearances

References

External links
Jetta - I'd Love to Change the World (Matstubs Remix) @ YouTube
Matstubs Remix of 'I'd Love To Change The World' Feat Jetta Now Has a Video: Exclusive Premiere
10 New Artists You Need to Know: March 2014
Google's 'Zeitgeist' Top Searches For 2013 Revealed
Watch new talent Jetta in session for Best Fit

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English women singer-songwriters
English singer-songwriters
British women singer-songwriters


title: Thomas Sheppard (curator)

text:
Thomas Sheppard (2 October 1876 – 18 February 1945) was a British museum curator and amateur geologist, who founded several museums in Kingston upon Hull and in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Biography
Sheppard was born in South Ferriby, one of ten children of Harvey, schoolmaster and Myra (née Havercroft). His childhood included holidays spent with his uncle who was a collector of antiquities and fossils. He also accompanied William Greenwell on archaeological digs whilst still at school. Thomas was educated to elementary level in Hull. He worked as a railway clerk in Hull for 11 years, during which time he was self-educated, also attending classes in microscopy and preservation of specimens, natural history topics and geology.

Sheppard's employment by the railway (North Eastern Railway) gave him free travel on the company's lines, enabling him to visit sites of interest in the East Riding. Sheppard became acquainted with John Robert Mortimer, and in 1900 produced a catalogue of Mortimer's Driffield museum.

In 1901 he married Mary Isobel Osborn (b.1877), a son Harvey was born 1902.

In 1904 he became the first curator of the Hull Municipal Museum at the Royal Institution in Albion Street, Hull, which was based on the collection of the Hull Literary & Philosophical Society (founded 1822) which had been acquired by Hull Corporation. Sheppard closed the museum and refurbished it, re-opening it in 1902 without admission charges.

The museum was popular, with over 2000 visitors a week. Sheppard's character, coupled with the support of influential people led to the opening of further museums. Wilberforce House was opened in 1906, the Pickering Park Museum of Fisheries and Shipping (1912), the Commerce and Transport Museum (1925), the Easington Tithe Barn museum (1928), the Mortimer Museum (1929), and a Railway Museum in 1933. An 'Old Times Street' museum was also under development but destroyed before opening during the Second World War.

Sheppard's interests also extended to other fields including amateur dramatics, literary societies and geology.

Sheppard's health declined in the 1930s, and he gave up some honorary positions; he was noted as liking cigars and as having a love of whisky, possibly an alcoholic. He separated from his wife Mary Isobel in the early 1930s.

He retired in 1941, and died at home, four years later. He is commemorated with a green plaque on The Avenues, Kingston upon Hull.

Legacy
The Wilberforce Museum, recalling the slave trade and abolitionists still exists, located at Wilberforce House; the "Pickering Park Museum of Fisheries and Shipping" collection moved to the Dock Office building in 1974, and now forms part of the Hull Maritime Museum; the "Museum of Commerce and Transport" collection now is part of the Streetlife Museum of Transport; the Mortimer Museum collection is part of the Hull and East Riding Museum.

Several of the Hull museums were badly damaged during the Hull Blitz of the Second World War. The Railway museum, and the un-opened 'Old Times Street' museum were destroyed, and the Municipal Museum building was gutted by fire.

Sheppard published numerous books and papers; primarily histories, catalogues, and introductory geological works; as well as many Hull museum publications. He was awarded several honorary life memberships  and other honours including a  Lyell Award from the London Geological Society. A partial list is given in .

Sheppard has been described as a humorous individual, 'portly and jovial' in later years; a workaholic; with a good sense of self publicity and unscrupulous when collecting in the interests of his museums; occasionally arrogant and opinionated. A conflict with the Morfitt family of Atwick probably led him to wrongly label bone points collected in Holderness as fakes.

Notes

References

Sources

Further reading

External links

1876 births
1945 deaths
Amateur geologists
People from South Ferriby
People from Kingston upon Hull
Museum founders
English curators
History of Kingston upon Hull
North Eastern Railway (UK) people


title: Galeandra bicarinata

text:
Galeandra bicarinata is a species of orchid native to Cuba and Florida. It is closely related to G. beyrichii (widespread throughout much of South America and the Caribbean) and regarded as part of that taxon until described as a distinct species in 2000.

References

External links
Institute for Regional Conservation, Floristic Inventory of South Florida Database Online, Galeandra bicarinata G.A. Romero & P.M. Br. Two-keeled hooded orchid, Helmet orchid
Roger l. Hammer's Everglades Wildflowers, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium, Galeandra bicarinata

bicarinata
Orchids of Florida
Flora of Cuba
Plants described in 2000
Flora without expected TNC conservation status


title: Kevin Dowling (darts player)

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Kevin Dowling  (born 28 July 1965) is a former English professional darts player who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career
Dowling before he lose to Stephen Bunting of England in the 2014 UK Open 8–9 (legs).

Dowling quit the PDC in 2020.

He played for 23 Championships

References

External links

Living people
Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders
English darts players
1965 births
21st-century English people


title: Ned Kavanagh

text:
Edward J. "Ned" Kavanagh (11 February 1925 – 17 March 2018) was an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Kavanagh first played competitive hurling during his school days at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team, making his senior debut in the 1947 championship. Kavanagh played for just one championship season and won one All-Ireland medal.

At club level Kavanagh won one championship medal with Tullaroan.

Honours

Team

Tullaroan
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1948

Kilkenny
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1947

References

1925 births
2018 deaths
Tullaroan hurlers
Kilkenny inter-county hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
People from Urlingford


title: Arthur Annesley, 10th Viscount Valentia

text:
Arthur Annesley, 10th Viscount Valentia (30 November 1785 – 30 December 1863) was an English-born land-owner, an Irish peer and the Premier Baronet of Ireland.

Family

Arthur Annesley was born on 30 November 1785, the eldest son of Arthur Annesley, MP for Oxford between 1790 and 1796, and his wife, Catherine Hardy, a daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Hardy. He was a male-line, paternal descendant of the first Viscount Valentia.

He married, on 12 August 1808, Eleanor O'Brien, the daughter of Henry O'Brien (later Stafford-O'Brien) of Blatherwycke park, Northamptonshire and his wife Margaret Flenary. Together, they had thirteen children, four sons and nine daughters:

 Arthur Annesley (1809–1844). He married, in 1836, Flora-Mary Macdonald, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonald, and had issue, two daughters and one son:
 Mary Annesley (1836–1879), who married, on 24 February 1855, Captain Walter Chidiock Nangle, and had issue.
 Flora Annesley (born 1841), who married, on 23 June 1863, Colonel Francis Lyon, and had issue.
 Lieutenant Arthur Annesley, eleventh Viscount Annesley  (1843–1927), who inherited the title from his grandfather, and who served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1874, as MP for Oxford from 1895 to 1917, and Comptroller of the Household from 1898 to 1905.
 Temple Arthur Francis Annesley (1813–1838).
 Charles Arthur James George Annesley (born 1820).
 Captain Algernon Sydney Arthur Annesley (born 1829), was an officer in the Oxfordshire Militia, and married, on 11 October 1864, Helen Sydney Richards, a daughter of Griffiths Richards ., and had issue
 Ellen Arthur Frances Annesley (died 1811), a twin with her sister,
 Catherine Arthur Letitia Annesley (died 1811).
 Elearnor Arthur Catherine Annesley.
 Frances Arthur Charlotte Annesley, who married, on 17 October 1853, Captain William Linskill of Tynemouth Lodge, Northumberland, and had issue.
 Matilda Arthur Marina Annesley, who married, on 10 July 1845, John Kent Egerton Holmes, and had issue.
 Eva Arthur Henry Medora Annesley, who married, on 12 January 1853, Sir Henry Robinson, first Baronet,, sometime Vice-President of the Local Government Board of Ireland, and had issue., great-grandchildren included stained glass artist Evie Hone.
 Nea Arthur Ada Rose d'Amour Annesley, who married, on 24 April 1846, Hercules George Robert Robinson, first Baron Rosmead, , a Governor of Hong Kong, and had issue.
 Augusta Arthur Constantia Annesley.
 Altisidora Arthur Victoria Annesley.

Titles

On the death of the ninth Viscount Valentia, who had no immediate relatives, Annesley, being a very distant cousin, assumed the peerage, which had been created in 1642, without attempting to establish this right in the House of Lords. Cokayne points out that he was "probably correct" in assuming the peerage. He also assumed the title of Baron Mountnorris, another Irish peerage, which was also held by the ninth Viscount, and was the Premier Baronet of Ireland, inheriting also the Annesley Baronetcy, of Newport Pagnell.

Ancestry

Later life

Lord Valentia died on 30 December 1863 at Bletchingdon park, aged 78. His wife had predeceased him, having died on 10 June 1843.

References

Citations

Bibliography

 Burke, J. (1834), vol. 1
 Cokayne, G.E. (1898), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, first edition, volume 8 (U to Z).
 Davies, J.D. (2004) "Hardy, Sir Charles, the younger (bap. 1717, d. 1780)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
 Gwyn, J. (1979). "Hardy, Sir Charles", Dictionary of Canadian Biography (volume iv).
 Lodge, E. (1861). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire.
 Ruvigny (Marquess de) (1907). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, "Exeter" volume

Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland
1785 births
1863 deaths
Arthur


title: Lay Me Down

text:
Lay Me Down may refer to:

Songs
 "Lay Me Down" (Avicii song), 2013
 "Lay Me Down" (The Dirty Heads song), 2010
 "Lay Me Down" (Pixie Lott song), 2014
 "Lay Me Down" (Sam Smith song), 2013
 "Lay Me Down", by David Crosby and Graham Nash from their album Crosby & Nash, 2004
 "Lay Me Down", by Adele Adkins from her album 25
 "Lay Me Down", by Badfinger from their album Head First
 "Lay Me Down", by Michelle Branch from her album Hotel Paper, featured in The Wreckers' album Stand Still, Look Pretty
 "Lay Me Down", by Suzi Quatro from her album Rock Hard
 "Lay Me Down", by Crossfade from their album We All Bleed
 "Lay Me Down", by REO Speedwagon from the their album R.E.O. Speedwagon

Other uses
 "Lay Me Down" (Haven), a 2013 episode of the television series Haven

See also
 "As I Lay Me Down", a 1995 song by Sophie B. Hawkins
 "As I Lay Me Down", a 2017 song by Swedish singer Wiktoria
 "To Lay Me Down", by Jerry Garcia from his album ''Garcia


title: Arthur Pierson (director)

text:
Arthur Pierson (June 16, 1901 – January 1, 1975) was a Norwegian-born American actor and director. Born in Oslo, he was brought to the United States and raised in Seattle, Washington. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1929 in Remote Control. He continued to appear on stage throughout the 1930s, appearing in plays such as Night of January 16th (1935) and a Broadway production of Othello (1937). His last Broadway appearance was in The Unconquered in 1940.

In 1932 he took up film acting as well, appearing in Lloyd Corrigan's No One Man. He subsequently appeared in over a dozen movies, usually in minor roles. Among his best-known film roles was Capitano Lorenzo in the Laurel and Hardy comedy The Devil's Brother (1933). In 1947 he went behind the camera to direct Dangerous Years. He directed two other features, The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) and Home Town Story (1951), before turning to television as a director and producer. In his later years he was an executive at animation studio Hanna-Barbera. He died of a heart attack on January 1, 1975, in Santa Monica, California.

Filmography

References

External links

1901 births
1975 deaths
Norwegian emigrants to the United States
20th-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male stage actors
Film directors from Washington (state)
Male actors from Oslo
Male actors from Seattle


title: A Life Worth Living (album)

text:
A Life Worth Living is the sixth studio album by Marc Broussard.

Following the release of a live album/DVD Live at Full Sail University in 2013, and re-signing with Vanguard Records (who released his S.O.S.: Save Our Soul album in 2007), Broussard set to release his new studio album in 2014. The album cover was unveiled on May 13, 2014, and the set's first single "Hurricane Heart" premiered on May 19, 2014. The album was released on July 29, 2014.

Track listing
"Hurricane Heart"
"Dying Man"
"Perfect To Me"
"Man Ain't Supposed To Cry"
"Edge of Heaven"
"A Life Worth Living"
"Honesty"
"Another Day"
"Weight of the World"
"Shine"
"Give Em Hell"
"I'll Never Know"

Personnel
 Phil Allen - bass guitar, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion
 Jeff Babko - piano
 Marc Broussard - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, lead vocals
 Tom Bukovac - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 Chad Gilmore - drums
 Johnny Haro - drums
 Warren Huart - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, piano, slide guitar
 Tim Lauer - piano
 Tony Lucido - bass guitar
 Steve Maggiora - keyboards, piano
 Paul Moak - accordion, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, pedal steel guitar, percussion, piano, vibraphone, background vocals
 Tim Pierce - bass guitar, electric guitar
 Genevieve Schatz - background vocals
 Devin Vaughan - drums, percussion

Singles
"Hurricane Heart" was released on May 19, 2014 on Broussard's official Soundcloud account, and was used in promos for the MissUSA pageant on NBC, of which Broussard was a featured musical guest.

A music video for "Shine" premiered on USA Today's website on June 25, 2014.

Commercial performance
The album debuted at #85 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart (Issue Date: August 16, 2014) and sold 3,600 in its debut week. It became his highest charting album to date.

References

2014 albums
Marc Broussard albums
Vanguard Records albums


title: Foxfire Mountain Themed Adventure Park

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Foxfire Mountain is in Sevierville, Tennessee, United States in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Foxfire Mountain occupies an area known as Pearl Valley near Dunne's Creek. The area known as Foxfire Mountain is a 150-acre parcel of land that is rich in history.

History

One of the many stories about Foxfire Mountain is how the mountain got its name. According to local lore, In the days before park rangers patrolled the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, local settlers had to protect the natural beauty of the land by regulating the growth of under-brush. Dead undergrowth that amasses over the years is a potential forest fire hazard. To prevent such calamities settlers had controlled burns by burning off the under-brush in a confined area. Early settlers had an ingenious method to burn off the unwanted undergrowth. They would capture a fox and tie a rag to his tail which had been soaked in oil which was an expensive commodity in those early years. Settlers were thrifty in their use of oil. They would set the rag on fire and the frightened fox would run around frantically dragging the flaming rag behind him setting the undergrowth on fire as he ran along. Eventually he would ignite the undergrowth that needed to be burned off and the string that attached the fox to the rag would burn off. The Fox would then scurry away and the settlers would tend t the burning undergrowth.;
Foxfire Mountain was originally inhabited by the Cherokee. Artifacts, such as arrow heads, found in the area date back 10,000 years. The Cherokee planted corn on the mountain and hunted bear, deer, turkey and turtles. The creation of ironworks in East Tennessee in 1809 paved the way for mining in Sevier County. Iron was discovered on Foxfire Mountain in 1820. With the help of the Cherokee the iron was mined and the Native American workers were paid with the silver byproduct of the mining operation. The Cherokee miners usually hid their silver in the mine for safe keeping. In 1838, the Cherokee were forced to relocate to Oklahoma is what is known as "the Trail of Tears." The Cherokee were forced out of East Tennessee and Foxfire Mountain. many never recovered the silver they had stashed in the mine. After the departure of the Cherokee, Isaac Love and his sons created a partnership with the Shields Iron Co. to continue mining at Foxfire Mountain.;

In the 1860s, during the Civil War, the Confederate Army had a camp at the bend in the river near the base of Foxfire Mountain. The natural resources in the area and access to iron, sulfur and saltpetre made Foxfire Mountain strategic to the creation of much needed war materials.  As the war encroached into Tennessee, Union soldiers were reported in the area near Foxfire. One afternoon a local man, William Thomas, was killed near his home by a Union soldier. They reportedly believed Thomas was a Confederate sympathizer providing food and supplies to Southern forces. In reality, he was a moonshiner hauling ingredients for his liquor to his still which was hidden in the crevices of the old iron mine.

In the late 1800s the property was purchased by Judge Benjamin Owens who was known locally as the hanging judge. Owens was rumored to have hanged criminals from an oak tree in Richardson's Cove Road along Dunn Creek. The cemetery where Owens is buried, along with his son and 20 unnamed  others is being preserved by the current owners of the property. Owens' picture hangs in the Sevier County Courthouse.

In 1902, Wilson and Eva Thomas, descendants of William Thomas, acquired the property for farming as small iron mines were unprofitable and new mining technology favored larger mines. One afternoon, Wilson was hiking with his daughter around the abandoned mine when the young girl fell in. Although her injuries were minor, Wilson decided to destroy the mine by blasting it with dynamite causing it to collapse, thus forever burying the silver that had been hidden there by the Cherokee decades earlier. For seven generations the Thomas family farmed and operated a blacksmith shop at Foxfire Mountain.

In 1998, Marc and Marion Postlewaite bought the Foxfire Farm from Earl Thomas to raise Hereford cattle. Their Herefords were sold as breeding stock to other ranchers who wanted to improve their gene pool. In 2007, the southeast was gripped by the worst drought since 1946, with feed prices escalating to unprecedented proportions, the Postlewaites sold the cattle and made the decision to sell the land. Then, in a serendipitous turn of events, the Postlewaites went on vacation in Alaska where Marc went zip lining for the first time in his life.

After the zip line adventure Postlewaite returned to Foxfire Mountain where he took his farm off the market and decided to open an adventure park.

Facilities
Today Foxfire Mountain is a  adventure park that features two zip line courses including the highest zip line in the south. This particular zip line, known as "Goliath" hangs 475 feet above the ground.  The property has a 60-foot climbing wall, which is the highest in Tennessee, a rope obstacle course, a free fall, bear crawler tours, hiking trails and the longest suspension bridge in the United States. Foxfire Mountain was featured in a book entitled "The History of Eastern Sevier County" that was published by Arcadia Books on June 29, 2015. Several pictures of the park's construction as well as the history of the mountain was discussed in the book. The book was written by local journalist Michael Williams.

References
 "Make a Wish, Grant a Wish."
 The Mountain Press, May 8, 2014
 The Knoxville News Sentinel, May 4, 2014
 The History of Eastern Sevier County, published by Arcadia Publishing June, 29, 2015, written by Michael Williams. Pages 13, 81-84.

External links

Landforms of Sevier County, Tennessee
Mountains of Tennessee
Tourist attractions in Sevier County, Tennessee
Adventure parks
Buildings and structures in Sevier County, Tennessee


title: Brazeale Homestead

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The Brazeale Homestead is a historic farm complex off Arkansas Highway 128 in rural Dallas County, Arkansas.  The oldest portion of its main house, built c. 1853 by Benjamin Brazeale, is one of only three documented dog trot houses in Dallas County.  The entire complex, consisting of eleven structures, was developed between about 1850 and 1900, and includes the county's only surviving example of a double-crib driveway barn.

The farm complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Arkansas

References

Residential buildings completed in 1853
Houses in Dallas County, Arkansas
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Arkansas


title: Paul Amos (darts player)

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Paul Amos (born 8 August 1975 from Catford) is a former English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career
Amos qualified for the 2012 UK Open and beat Gary Ettridge, Geoff Heath and Wayne Jones, before losing 9–6 to Vincent van der Voort in the third round.

The following year, he reached the round of 16 of a PDC event for the first time at the UK Open Qualifier, but was beaten 6–1 by Jamie Caven. At the 2013 UK Open itself he lost 5–1 to Adam Hunt in the second round. At the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, Amos beat 2008 BDO world champion Mark Webster 6–4 and then missed one match dart in the second round against Peter Wright to lose 6–5. He reached the same stage of the German Darts Masters by defeating three-time world champion John Part 6–5, before losing 6–1 against Steve Beaton.

In 2014, Amos could not advance beyond the last 64 of any of the 36 events he entered. In 2015 he played in all 16 of the Challenge Tour events with his best results being two last 32 defeats.
It was a similar story in 2016 as he participated in 12 Challenge Tours and twice got to the last 32.

References

External links

Living people
Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders
English darts players
1975 births


title: Sell Me a God

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Sell Me a God is the 1989 debut album by the British alternative rock band Eat. Prior to the album's release, the band members had all been homeless, with a few of them squatting at London King's Cross railway station.

Production
The music on Sell Me a God encompasses a variety of styles, including blues, hip hop and funk

Release and reception
The album reached #10 on the UK Indie Chart. The album failed to gain much popularity outside of the UK. Doug Brod, writing for Trouser Press, described the album as a "most impressive debut", writing that the diverse influences on the album "created an instantly familiar record that ultimately sounds like no one else". According to Ira Robbins, also from Trouser Press, it was "grossly underappreciated". David Toop, writing for The Times described it as an "impressive" debut.

Sell Me a God was released on CD, MC and vinyl, with the CD and MC release adding three bonus tracks, including a cover of "Summer in the City" by The Lovin' Spoonful.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Eat
 "Tombstone" – 2:53
 "Electric City" – 4:02
 "Fatman" – 4:50
 "Stories" – 2:42
 "Walking Man" – 3:51
 "Skin" – 4:43
 "Red Moon" – 5:49 (bonus track on CD and MC release)
 "Insect Head" – 5:24
 "Body Bag" – 5:04
 "Things I Need" – 4:14
 "Judgement Train" – 4:12
 "Gyrate" – 6:06 (bonus track on CD and MC release)
 "Summer in the City" – 3:30 (bonus track on CD and MC release)
 "Mr & Mrs Smack" – 5:03

Personnel
 Tim Sewell – bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
 Pete Howard – drums, percussion
 Max Noble – guitar, percussion
 Paul Noble – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
 Ange Dolittle – vocals, harmonica

References
The Aural Dustbin review

Allmusic album review

1989 debut albums
Eat (band) albums
Fiction Records albums


title: John Leonard MacKean

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John Leonard MacKean (June 15, 1949 – August 14, 2014) was a Canadian man convicted of sexually assaulting a kidnapped 16-year-old boy.

Crime

MacKean's crime occurred in September 2012 in Nova Scotia, Canada. A 16-year-old boy was kidnapped by two men after being offered a "painting job". The teenager was then taken to a remote cabin and was blindfolded and chained. MacKean communicated with the two men holding the boy captive and arranged a meeting to use the boy for sexual services.

The boy testified that he was blindfolded and crying while MacKean entered the cabin and performed oral sex on him.

Conviction

MacKean pleaded not guilty to the charges of sexual assault and communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services from a person under 18.

In March 2014, MacKean was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to two years imprisonment followed by three years probation.

Controversy

The short sentence of MacKean sparked controversy among Canadians. The sentence triggered an uproar of disbelief from Twitter users.

Crown attorney Lloyd Tancock defended the sentence of MacKean. Tancock said that the penalty for those convicted of "communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services from a person under 18" ranges from no jail time to significant prison terms. Because of the wide range, other factors must be considered in the sentencing. saying that it was relatively shorter because MacKean does not have a previous record and he was also only involved in the incident for a brief period of time.

References

1949 births
2014 deaths
Canadian people convicted of child sexual abuse
Canadian prisoners and detainees
Prisoners and detainees of Canada
21st-century Canadian criminals
Canadian male criminals
Violence against men in North America


title: Hairbangers Ball

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Hairbangers Ball is an American 80's glam metal tribute band. They were formed in 2001 and have become a popular cover band in the Midwest.

Performances
The band mirrors the attire of iconic glam metal bands such as Guns and Roses, Mötley Crüe and Poison. Performers wear wigs and heavy eyeliner to mimic the look of these bands. The lead and backup singers frequently interact with the crowd and encourage their participation. According to their website the goal is to deliver a true representation of being at a rock concert in the 1980s. This appeals to Gen X-ers who want to relive their glory days as well as younger audiences who never got to experience it themselves. Hairbangers focuses on perfecting each song in their repertoire to make the experience as similar as possible to watching the original performers.,

References

External links

Glam metal musical groups from Illinois
Tribute bands


title: Darren Johnson (darts player)

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Darren Denaby Johnson (born 18 September 1966 from Mexborough) is an English professional darts player who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. His most significant result came in 2017 where he was the runner-up in the 2017 PDPA Players Championship Barnsley, defeating Dave Chisnall, Raymond van Barneveld, Benito van de Pas and Michael van Gerwen before falling to Simon Whitlock in the final.

Career

Johnson lost his tourcard in 2018, Didn't regain his card at Q School and played on the Challenge Tour with limited success, Since Covid Johnson started playing on the WDF & Seniors tour, On the WDF Circuit he reached the Denmark Open final losing 6-1 to Sebastian Białecki & the English Nationals final losing to Scott Marsh 5-3. On 15 October 2022 he tasted his 1st WDF ranking success winning the Northern Ireland Open which he told commentators after it was his best moment of his career.He beat Nick Kenny 5-3 in the final.

In the Seniors after a quiet year he picked up his first title in October 2022 winning the 5th Tour Open Series event beating Alan Tabern 6-5.

World Championship results

WDF
 2023:

WSDT
 2023: Second round (lost to Phil Taylor 1–3)

References

External links
http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=1406

Living people
Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders
English darts players
1966 births


title: William Starkweather

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William Edward Bloomfield Starkweather (1879 - 1969) was a painter, teacher, and writer, known for impressionist landscape paintings and book illustrations. He is also known for his research and writings on other painters, and was at one time considered "one of the greatest authorities on Goya".

Early life
The details of Starkweather’s early childhood remain unclear. Records show that he was born William Edward Bloomfield in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 16, 1879, but the artist found evidence that he was actually born on May 10, 1876, in Belfast, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States with his mother in 1884. His mother died shortly afterwards, and he was adopted by John and Hannah Starkweather of New Haven, Connecticut.

Education
After graduating from Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut, Starkweather studied at the Art Students' League in New York, where he studied with John Henry Twachtman, a member of the group of American Impressionists known as “the Ten”. It was most likely during this period that Starkweather developed his interest in light and color integral to his career. In November 1899, he began his studies at the Académie Colarossi in Paris. Starkweather was heavily influenced by the color and brush work of Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, whose work he saw at the Exposition Universelle.

Maturity

Upon return to New York in 1901, Starkweather supported himself by illustrating books and teaching at a private boys’ school. During this time, he was also saving for a trip to Spain. Starkweather illustrated books for four New York publishing houses: F.M. Buckles and Company, Grosset and Dunlap, The Macmillan Company, and, most prolifically, R.F. Feno and Company.

Two years later, he arrived in Seville, Spain, contacted Sorolla, and asked to be taken on as a student. Starkweather spent three years with the Spanish master before embarking on a three-year independent study in Italy, then returning to New York as a practicing artist. In 1909, Sorolla came to New York to attend the opening of an exhibition of his work, organized by the Hispanic Society of America. Starkweather lectured and published extensively on Spanish art and his teacher’s work, and became an assistant curator at the Hispanic Society. Continuing to paint throughout his time with the Hispanic Society, Starkweather was able to mount his first solo exhibition in 1914 at the Folsom Galleries in New York. In 1918, he began a 28-year teaching career in the art schools of New York. By 1921, Starkweather had switched from oil painting to watercolor, a transition that garnered critical acclaim and afforded him three solo exhibitions in New York’s Fifteen Gallery. He also became a member of the American Water Color Society.  As Starkweather grew older, he expressed concern over the disposal of his work after his death. Thus, in 1954, he donated eight of his paintings to the Hickory Museum of Art.  Starkweather’s work ranges from interior scenes to landscapes and portraiture, and often revolves around the symbolic identity of an artist.

References

External links

American Impressionist painters
1879 births
1969 deaths
20th-century American painters
American male painters
Académie Colarossi alumni
20th-century American male artists


title: Octagon (Ortigas Center)

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The Octagon is a multi-purpose conference centre and business venue in Pasig, Metro Manila,
Philippines. Situated within the business center of Ortigas, it rises up to 20 floors high and is the biggest home for
Teleperformance support in the Philippines.

References

1. Map of G/F, Octagon Centre, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Philippines
- See more at: http://nearbyph.com/location/14.582191/121.060432/gf-octagon-centre-san-miguel-avenue-ortigas-center-pasig-city-philippines#sthash.bvEtclAm.dpuf

Skyscraper office buildings in Metro Manila
Convention and exhibition centers in Metro Manila
Skyscrapers in Ortigas Center


title: Healthcare in Egypt

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The Egyptian healthcare system is pluralistic, comprising a variety of healthcare providers from the public as well as the private sector. The government ensures basic universal health coverage, although private services are also available for those with the ability to pay. Due to social and economic pressures, Egypt's healthcare system is subject to many challenges. However, several recent efforts have been directed towards enhancing the system.

Healthcare system
Healthcare in Egypt consists of both a public and a private sector. For several decades, the government has provided a subsidized healthcare system that is meant to ensure health care for those who cannot afford it. The system relies on four distinct financial agents, including the government and the public sector as well as private organizations and out-of-pocket payments made by individuals and families. Due to its pluralistic nature, healthcare providers from the various sectors compete. Therefore, patients have the liberty of choosing their doctor on the basis of their financial abilities.

Public healthcare
Public health coverage is offered through the Ministry of Health, which operates a series of medical facilities providing free health services. There are two main quasi-governmental insurers. The Health Insurance Organization (HIO), is the largest public health-care payer, along with the Curative Care Organization (CCO). Their services are provided under the form of basic coverage. The HIO covers 60% of the population, including employees, students, and widows through premiums deducted from employee salaries and employer payrolls. The organization operates its own network of medical facilities and at times contracts with private healthcare providers. The Curative Care Organization (CCO) offers inpatient and outpatient care in specific governorate through contracts with other entities and individuals. Many mosques and churches also operate their own subsidized or free clinics, especially in the large cities.

The Universal Health Insurance project is a new mandatory health insurance system in Egypt, operating in accordance with Law No. 2 of 2018. It aims to replace the current health insurance system gradually thrugh diffusing into the country's governments. Its umbrella covers all citizens participating in the system. Universal Health Insurance differs from the Health Insurance Organization in that the family will be considered the main unit of insurance coverage within the system.  Another difference is that Universal Health Insurance is based on separating funding from service provision, and the Universal Health Insurance Authority may not provide treatment services or participate in providing them, but its role is to contract different health care providers (public or private) to provide services for the insured citizens.

Private healthcare
There are also private insurance options and a network of private healthcare providers and medical facilities. The private sector includes for-profit clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies. The private medical sector is deemed superior to the public services, in terms of quality. Statistics show that the private sector is the initial choice of a healthcare provider in Egypt, even among the lowest income groups.

Challenges and shortcomings

Challenges
Egypt is now considered the second most highly populated country in the MENA region, with Cairo being among the world's most densely populated cities. The Egyptian population is relatively young, with 37% being children under the age of 15. The high population density, as well as increasing fertility rates, have challenged the healthcare system. High levels of pollution and overcrowding trigger health concerns. Egypt is a lower-middle-income country with high levels of unemployment. Despite the government's efforts to further the economy, 32.5% of Egyptians live in extreme poverty. With an increasing population and changing socioeconomic environment, Egypt faces great challenges in adapting to such developments in terms of healthcare facilities.

Shortcomings
Medical care offered by the public health insurance system is generally of poor quality. Although the system ensures basic universal coverage, it faces several shortcomings in terms of quality of service due to underfunding. Only 4.75% of the GDP in Egypt is dedicated to investments in healthcare services. Almost half of the public healthcare facilities have shortages of medical equipment and personnel. It is presumed that only 20% of the 660 government hospitals are committed to safety and infection control standards. Only about 6% of Egyptians covered by the Health Insurance Organization utilize its services due to dissatisfaction with the level of services it funds. In 2007/2008, 60% of health expenditure in Egypt was paid out of pocket by people seeking treatment. Excessive reliance on out-of-pocket financing of medical treatments creates inequalities of healthcare access. In 2007, more than 1/5th of the population struggled with catastrophic healthcare-related payments.
Additionally, there is a gap in terms of availability of medical services between the capital Cairo, and other rural areas.

Improvements
During the past decade, the Egyptian healthcare system has improved in several aspects despite its pitfalls. By 2006, 95% of the population had access to primary healthcare within 5 km, and 98% of citizens were offered vaccinations.
Egypt is working on an overhaul of its public healthcare system to improve its quality. On 11 January 2018, the Ministry of Health and Population launched the National Health Insurance project and increased its expenditure on healthcare services. The project aimed at providing more regular checkups for citizens as well as improving the quality and efficiency of the system. The Universal Health Insurance Law also attempts to extend healthcare coverage to a wider portion of society, rather than on a case-by-case basis.

See also
 Health in Egypt
 List of medical schools in Egypt
 Waste management in Egypt

References

Healthcare in Egypt


title: Chris Aubrey

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Christopher Aubrey  (born 16 December 1991 from Swindon, Wiltshire) is a former English professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career

Aubrey reached the first final of his career in 2011 at the fourth PDC Youth Tour event where he lost 4–2 against Paul Barham. He progressed to the quarter-finals of a main PDC event for the first time later in the year at a Players Championship event in Germany with wins over the likes of 1996 BDO world champion Steve Beaton and his travelling partner Dennis Smith, before being beaten 6–2 by Colin Osborne. In 2012, Aubrey won his first and to date only tournament as he beat Jamie Lewis 4–3 to claim a Youth Tour title in Germany.

Aubrey qualified for his first PDC major at the 2014 UK Open, but lost 5–3 to Lionel Sams in the first round. He also played in the European Darts Open and European Darts Grand Prix, losing in the first round to Jamie Lewis and Michael Rosenauer respectively. Aubrey qualified for the 2015 German Darts Championship, but lost 6–2 to John Bowles in the first round. His year was mainly concentrated around Challenge Tour and Development Tour events. He reached the semi-finals of the seventh Challenge Tour event where he was beaten 5–2 by Shaun Griffiths. Aubrey has not played in an event since the end of 2015.

References

External links

Living people
Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders
English darts players
1991 births
Sportspeople from Swindon


title: Weatherhouse (album)

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Weatherhouse is the second album by the English musician Philip Selway, released on 6 October 2014.  It features musicians in Selway's backing band.  On 31 July 2014 a music video was released for the first single from the album, "Coming Up for Air".  On 22 September 2014 a music video was released for another song on the album, "It Will End In Tears". Whereas Selway's first album, Familial (2010), was largely acoustic, Weatherhouse features more ambitious arrangements and electronic elements.

Critical reception

Weatherhouse received a score of 65 on Metacritic, indicating "generably favourable reviews".  AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of 5, declaring it "an immaculately crafted, impossibly tasteful miniature". NME also gave it three and a half, writing that it showed that Selway was " a compelling artist in his own right" and shared elements with his work with Radiohead.

Track listing

Personnel
Personnel adapted from Weatherhouse liner notes.

Musicians
 Phil Selway – vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, drum machine
 Adem Ilhan – guitar, bass guitar, drum machine, marimba, programming, vocals, engineering, production
 Quinta – clavichord, Fender Rhodes, marimba, Mellotron, musical saw, hammond organ, percussion, piano, viola, violin, vocals, production

The Elysian Quartet
 Jennymay Logan – violin
 Emma Smith – violin
 Vince Sipprell – viola
 Laura Moody – cello

Production
 Ted Dewan – artwork, sleeve design
 Graeme Stewart – engineering
 Marta Salogni – engineering
 David Wrench – mixing
 Mandy Parnell – mastering

References

2014 albums
Philip Selway albums
Bella Union albums


title: United Hockey Union

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The United Hockey Union (UHU), founded in 2012, is a group of ice hockey leagues in North America. The UHU is overseen and insured by the Amateur Athletic Union. Neither body is recognized by USA Hockey, Hockey Canada, or the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History
In 2011, the AAU expressed interest in sanctioning junior ice hockey leagues. Until this time, USA Hockey was the only governing body of ice hockey in the United States and is still the only organization recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

In the summer of 2011, the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) defected from USA Hockey to join the AAU. As a test case, their 2011–12 season went without a hitch. In 2012, they were joined by the Northern States Junior Hockey League (NSHL) and the Midwest Junior Hockey League (MWJHL). At this point, their partnership, under AAU supervision, was named the United Hockey Union.

The UHU finished off the 2012–13 hockey season with the first-ever UHU National Junior Hockey Championship. The UHU Championship went to the WSHL's Idaho Jr. Steelheads in its inaugural run, with the Steelheads going undefeated in a six-team tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 2013.

In May 2014, the UHU added a fourth league, the Canadian International Hockey League (CIHL). In July 2014, the Canadian Independent Junior Hockey League (CIJHL) of British Columbia applied for AAU sanctioning as well, but despite the sanctioning, the league shuttered its doors in September without playing a single game.

On September 10, 2014, the NSHL left the AAU umbrella. On November 10, the CIHL also left the AAU umbrella over insurance and expansion disagreements. In turn, half the CIHL broke away and formed the World United Hockey League as UHU members. In March 2015, the MWJHL announced it was joining the United States Premier Hockey League (a USA Hockey-sanctioned league) as part of its new Midwest Division starting in the 2015–16 season.

In 2015, the AAU announced that WSHL had been promoted to "Tier II" and that it was adding a "Tier III" prospect league for WSHL development teams called the Western Prospects League. Despite using the USA Hockey sanctioning terms of Tier II and III, the UHU-sanctioned leagues continued to operate under pay-to-play terms (called tuition) similar to USA Hockey Tier III or Hockey Canada Junior A guidelines.

In 2016, the UHU added two new junior hockey leagues; the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League and the National College Prospects Hockey League, The CPJHL planned to have no more than 12 teams centered around Barrie, Ontario, for the 2016–17 season and would start the season with eight teams. The NCPHL began its season with six teams. With the launch of these two leagues and several WSHL teams' affiliating with the NCPHL, it appeared the Western Prospects League had been dissolved.

On September 5, 2016, the UHU announced they would be launching a free-to-play Tier I league for the 2017–18 season. The new league was to consist of six founding teams affiliated with the current Tier II and Tier III leagues. On September 12, the new league was announced as the Central One Hockey League (C1HL) and composed of six WSHL organizations: the Colorado Jr. Eagles, Casper Coyotes, El Paso Rhinos, Ogden Mustangs, Oklahoma City Blazers, and the Springfield Express, although Ogden was later removed. However, sometime in early 2017, the C1HL website was taken down, replaced near the end of the year, and removed again in March 2018. Some teams have since mentioned that the launch of the C1HL had been postponed to the 2018–19 season. The UHU has also announced plans to launch a western Canada-based Tier II league in 2018, called the Western Provinces Hockey Association (WPHA), that began play as the Provinces Division of the WSHL in 2018–19. After one season, the WPHA's relationship with the WSHL dissolved and the WPHA teams left for the Ontatio-based Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.

In the 2019–20 season, both the UHU's junior leagues had to cancel their postseasons due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic limiting travel and arena availability. The WSHL subsequently lost 11 teams to the United States Premier Hockey League (which had left USA Hockey sanctioning in 2017) and the North American 3 Hockey League. In May 2020, the WSHL also announced they had cancelled their 2020–21 season due to the pandemic.

Leagues

Former members
Canadian Independent Junior Hockey League (2014; announced, but never played)
Canadian International Hockey League (2014; became an independent league in November 2014 and ceased operations after one season)
Central One Hockey League (2016; announced for 2017–18, but never launched)
Midwest Junior Hockey League (2013–15; joined the USPHL as part of the new USPHL-Midwest Division)
National College Prospects Hockey League (2016–17; were removed from the UHU as a junior program and then described itself as a "junior-aged academic" league)
National Collegiate Hockey Association (2014–17; a college league that was sanctioned by the UHU for some time but was removed from their list of leagues in 2017)
Northern States Junior Hockey League (2012–14; became NA3EHL in October 2014)
Tropical Elite Hockey League (2012; announced, but never played)
Western Prospects League (2015–16; Tier III level prospect league for the newly promoted Tier II Western States Hockey League; replaced by the National College Prospects League as the WSHL's developmental league in 2016)
World United Hockey League (2014–15; split from the CIHL in 2014 when it dropped UHU-sanctioning in November 2014; announced new teams for 2015–16 season but never played a game)

Junior National Championships

References

External links
United Hockey Union
AAU Ice Hockey
CPJHL
WSHL

Junior ice hockey governing bodies in Canada
Junior ice hockey governing bodies in the United States
Junior ice hockey in Canada
Junior ice hockey in the United States
Ice hockey in Canada
Ice hockey in the United States
Sports organizations established in 2012
2012 establishments in the United States


title: 2008 Sultan Qaboos Cup

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The 2008 Sultan Qaboos Cup was the 36th edition of the Sultan Qaboos Cup (), the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Oman.

The competition began on 26 August 2008 with the Group Stage and concluded on 15 December 2008. Sur SC were the defending champions, having won their third title in 2007. On Monday 15 December 2008, Al-Suwaiq Club were crowned the champions of the 2008 Sultan Qaboos Cup when they defeated Al-Nahda Club 1–0, hence winning the title for the first time.

Teams
This year the tournament had 27 teams. The winners qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup.
 Ahli Sidab Club (Sidab)
 Al-Bashaer Club
 Al-Khaboora SC (Al-Khaboora)
 Al-Musannah SC (Al-Musannah)
 Al-Nahda Club (Al-Buraimi)
 Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. (Salalah)
 Al-Oruba SC (Sur)
 Al-Rustaq SC (Rustaq)
 Al-Salam SC (Sohar)
 Al-Seeb Club (Seeb)
 Al-Shabab Club (Seeb)
 Al-Suwaiq Club (Suwaiq
 Al-Tali'aa SC (Sur)
 Bahla Club (Bahla)
 Dhofar S.C.S.C. (Salalah)
 Fanja SC (Fanja)
 Ja'lan SC (Jalan Bani Bu Ali)
 Majees SC (Majees)
 Mirbat SC (Mirbat)
 Muscat Club (Muscat)
 Nizwa Club (Nizwa)
 Oman Club (Muscat)
 Quriyat Club (Quriyat)
 Saham SC (Saham)
 Salalah SC (Salalah)
 Sohar SC (Sohar)
 Sur SC (Sur)

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group Stage Results
The first match played was between Al-Tali'aa SC and Nizwa Club on 26 August 2008. 8 teams advanced to the Round of 16 and joined the other 8 teams who were pre-qualified.

Round of 16
16 teams played a knockout tie. 8 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Ja'lan SC and Muscat Club on 5 October 2008. 8 teams advanced to the quarterfinals.

1st Legs

2nd Legs

Quarterfinals
8 teams played a knockout tie. 4 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. and Al-Tali'aa SC on 30 October 2008. Al-Tali'aa SC, Al-Oruba SC, Al-Nahda Club and Al-Suwaiq Club qualified for the semifinals.

1st Legs

2nd Legs

Semifinals
4 teams played a knockout tie. 2 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Al-Nahda Club and Al-Oruba SC on 24 November 2008. Al-Nahda Club and Al-Suwaiq Club qualified for the finals.

1st Legs

2nd Legs

Finals

References

External links
Oman Sultan Cup 2008-2009 at Goalzz.com

Sultan Qaboos Cup seasons
Cup