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Arthur Gay Payne Arthur Gay Payne, who also wrote under the pseudonym Phillis Browne (7 February 1840, Camberwell – 1 April 1894, Penzance) was an English sports editor and writer on cookery. Biography The son of John Robert Payne, Payne was educated at University College School and Peterhouse, Cambridge. There he coxed his college boat. A friend of the athlete J. G. Chambers, he advised and helped the swimmer Matthew Webb (editing his Art of Swimming in 1875). From 1871 to 1883 he was the sporting editor of the Standard, He also edited The Billiard News from 1875 to 1878, and was assistant editor of Land and Water until 1883. He contributed to Bell's Life in London, Girl's Own, and Cassell's Popular Recreation (writing on conjuring and cricket). Payne was not a vegetarian but authored an early vegetarian cookbook Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery in 1891. Works (ed.) Art of Swimming, by Matthew Webb, 1875 (ed.) Cassell's Dictionary of Cookery, 1875-6 Common Sense Cooking, 1877 Choice Dishes at Small Cost, 1882 (ed.) Billiards, by W. Cook, 1884 Cassell's Shilling cookery, 1888 Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery, 1891 Cookery for Common Ailments, 1905 Practical Home Cookery, 1906 References Frederic Boase, Modern English Biography External links Category:1840 births Category:1894 deaths Category:British sports journalists Category:Diet food advocates Category:English food writers Category:English male non-fiction writers Category:English sportswriters Category:English non-fiction writers Category:People educated at University College School Category:Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge |
André Pires André Ferro Pires (born 7 February 1990 in Sobral de Monte Agraço, Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left back. External links André Pires at ZeroZero Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Portuguese footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Primeira Liga players Category:LigaPro players Category:C.F. Os Belenenses players Category:S.C. Braga B players Category:S.C. Olhanense players Category:C.D. Trofense players Category:C.D. Santa Clara players |
Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 100 metre butterfly The boys' 100 metre butterfly event in swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics took place on 18 and 19 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing, China. Results Heats The heats were held at 10:22. Semifinals The semifinals were held at 18:32. Final The final was held at 18:41. References Category:Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics |
Charles Gardner (politician) Charles Gardner (1828–1917) was a politician from Minnesota Territory and a former member of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, representing Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Gardner served as Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives in 1856. References Category:1828 births Category:1917 deaths Category:Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature Category:19th-century American politicians Category:People from Mantorville, Minnesota Category:People from Cottage Grove, Minnesota |
Slavcho Toshev Slavcho Toshev (; born 27 August 1980) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. Career Born in Sofia Toshev started to play in local team Septemvri. In June 1998 he signed first professional contract with Septemvri. Toshev made his official debut in Bulgarian first division on 18-years old in a match against CSKA Sofia on 16 October 1998. He substituted Plamen Nikolov in first half and played for 60 minutes. The result of the match was a 1:3 loss for Septemvri. In 2000 Toshev signed a four-year contract with Slavia Sofia, but for three years did not play in official matches. He was a reserve of Viktor Georgiev, Evghen Nemodruk and Jane Nikolovski. Toshev made his official debut for Slavia in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia on 19 April 2003. He substituted Jane Nikolovski in second half and played for 40 minutes. Following an injury at the start of the 2003-04 season, Slavcho found himself benched as a result of substitute Armen Ambartsumyan's good performances, and only played four matches for his team that year. In season 2004-05 Toshev is a first choice of the coach and played 23 matches. After his contract with Slavia expired in June 2006, he made a move to Vihren Sandanski. From 2007 he played for Botev Plovdiv until he left the club in 2009. Toshev was in a long-term relationship with journalist Simona Parvanova until 2009. References External links footmercato profile Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Bulgarian footballers Category:Association football goalkeepers Category:FC Septemvri Sofia players Category:PFC Slavia Sofia players Category:FC Vihren Sandanski players Category:PFC Botev Plovdiv players Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Sportspeople from Pazardzhik |
Olney Creek Olney Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. Olney Creek bears the name of an early settler. See also List of rivers of Washington References Category:Rivers of Snohomish County, Washington Category:Rivers of Washington (state) |
Jamie Holland Jamie Lorenza Holland (born February 1, 1964) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the San Diego Chargers (1987–1989), the Los Angeles Raiders (1990–1991), and the Cleveland Browns (1992). In 2010, he became a volunteer coach for the Capital City Steelers, a Pop Warner youth football and cheer organization in Raleigh, NC. A teacher and also a receiving Football coach for Wake Forest High School. Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina Category:Players of American football from North Carolina Category:American football wide receivers Category:Butler Grizzlies football players Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players Category:San Diego Chargers players Category:Los Angeles Raiders players Category:Cleveland Browns players |
Reznik Reznik is a surname derived from Czech řezník ("butcher") or Yiddish reznik (borrowed from a Slavic language, "Jewish ritual slaughterer"). Notable people with the surname include: Henri Reznik (born 1938), Russian celebrity lawyer Kirill Reznik (born 1974), Ukraine-born American politician in Maryland Řezník (rapper) (born 1986), Czech rapper Fictional characters: Trevor Reznik, a leading character in the movie The Machinist Servath Reznik, the High Executioner of the Protectorate of Menoth in the tabletop game Warmachine. See also Resnik (disambiguation) Řezník (disambiguation) Resnick Resnik (surname) Reznikov References Category:Surnames of Slavic origin |
Pako Ayestarán Francisco Martín "Pako" Ayestarán Barandiarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager. He spent 11 years as assistant to Rafael Benítez at clubs including Valencia and Liverpool, and has since managed as head coach in Mexico, Israel, at Valencia C.F. and UD Las Palmas. Career Assistant manager Ayestarán was born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, and had a short stint as a youth player at Real Sociedad. After starting his career as a fitness coach, he was appointed Rafael Benítez's assistant at Osasuna, and remained behind the manager at Extremadura, Tenerife, Valencia and Liverpool. On 1 September 2007, Ayestarán announced his departure from The Reds after 11 years partnering Benítez. Benítez accused Ayestarán of "betrayal" as Ayestarán "contacted other clubs behind his back" while Ayestarán rejected the accusations, claiming instead that Benítez "forgot his principles". Ayestarán joined Real Sociedad as sporting director in 2008, but left after a few weeks due to conflicts with the club president. He then served as fitness coach at Benfica and Valencia, leaving the latter in June 2010 for "professional reasons". In mid-2011, Ayestarán was named Quique Sánchez Flores' assistant at Al-Ahli Dubai, but left the club roughly a year later. Manager On 24 August 2013, Ayestarán took up coaching, being appointed at the helm of Estudiantes Tecos. On 29 May 2014, after failing to win promotion despite reaching the final of the tournament, Ayestarán announced his departure from Tecos, saying he had "no intention of continuing to manage in the Ascenso MX". On 26 August, he was appointed Maccabi Tel Aviv manager, replacing fellow Spaniard Óscar García. Ayestarán led Maccabi to a first ever treble in Israeli football, winning the Premier League (the club's third in a row), the State Cup and the Toto Cup. On 20 August 2015, however, he resigned from the club. On 20 August 2015, Ayestarán returned to Mexico, being appointed at the helm of Santos Laguna. On 21 November 2015, he and the club terminated his contract "upon mutual consent" after a 15th-place finish in the Apertura 2015. On 14 February 2016, it was announced that Ayestarán would join Gary Neville's backroom staff at Valencia. On 31 March, he was appointed manager of the club for the remainder of the season after the sacking of Neville. He suffered defeat against Las Palmas in his debut match before recording consecutive La Liga wins over Sevilla, Barcelona and Eibar in April. On 24 May 2016, Ayestarán was appointed Valencia manager until 30 June 2018. However, he was sacked on 20 September with the team in last place in the league table, having lost all four games of the season and 8 of his overall 12 fixtures. On 27 September 2017, Ayestarán replaced Manolo Márquez as the new UD Las Palmas manager. With Las Palmas, Ayestarán had 1 draw and 6 defeats and was sacked on 30 November 2017. On 29 May 2018, Ayestarán became manager of Pachuca in Liga MX. He was sacked on 20 January 2019, nine games into the season. Managerial statistics Honours Tecos Ascenso MX: 2014 Clausura Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League: 2014–15 Israel State Cup: 2014–15 Toto Cup: 2014–15 References External links Liga MX profile Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:People from Beasain Category:Spanish football managers Category:Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Category:Tecos F.C. managers Category:Santos Laguna managers Category:Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Category:La Liga managers Category:Valencia CF managers Category:UD Las Palmas managers Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Category:Spanish expatriate football managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Mexico Category:Expatriate football |
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2018 in insect paleontology This list of fossil insects described in 2018 is a list of new taxa that were described during the year 2018, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to insect paleontology that are scheduled to occur in the year 2018. Newly named taxa Coleopterans Dermapterans Dictyopterans Dipterans Hemipterans Hymenopterans Mecopterans Neuropterans Odonatans Orthopterans Plecopterans Trichopterans Other insects Research New insect fossils, including the earliest definite caddisfly cases, water boatmen, diverse polyphagan beetles and scorpionflies, are reported from the Triassic (Ladinian and Carnian) deposits of China by Zheng et al. (2018). Insect and plant inclusions are reported from amber from the uppermost Campanian Kabaw Formation of Tilin (Myanmar) by Zheng et al. (2018). Taphonomic study aiming to determine whether decay and preservation potential of insects in amber, and therefore bias in the amber fossil record, is affected by resin-type, dehydration prior to entombment, and the composition of the gut microbiota, is published by McCoy et al. (2018). A study on the evolution of insects as indicated by the morphological diversity of their mouthparts is published by Nel, Bertrand & Nel (2018). A study on the atmospheric oxygen levels through the Phanerozoic, evaluating whether Romer's gap and the concurrent gap in the fossil record of insects were caused by low oxygen levels, is published by Schachat et al. (2018). Reevaluation of the Jurassic ichnospecies Lunulipes obscurus is published by Getty & Loeb (2018), who interpret these trackways as most likely to be produced by a water boatman or an unknown insect that employed a similar method of swimming. An ellipsoidal chamber composed of a thin organic layer, interpreted as a likely insect cocoon or pupation chamber, is described from the Lower Cretaceous Jinju Formation (South Korea) by Lee (2018). A study on the body size of soil-dwelling insects across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, inferred from burrows from the Big Bend National Park (Texas, United States) which were likely produced by beetle larvae or cicada nymphs, is published by Wiest et al. (2018). A study on the impact of sampling standardization, or lack thereof, on comparisons of insect herbivory from two Lower Permian localities in Texas is published by Schachat, Labandeira & Maccracken (2018). A study on the diversity, frequency and representation of insect damage of fossil plant specimens from the Permian La Golondrina Formation (Argentina) is published by Cariglino (2018). A study on the insect herbivory on fossil ginkgoalean and bennettitalean leaves from the Middle Jurassic Daohugou Beds (China), and on defenses of these plants against insect herbivory, is published by Na et al. (2018). A study on the plant–insect interactions in the European forest plant communities in the Upper Pliocene Lagerstätte of Willershausen (Lower Saxony, Germany), the Upper Pliocene locality of Berga (Thuringia, Germany) and the Pleistocene locality of Bernasso (France) is published by Adroit et al. (2018). Description and analysis of insect borings on hadrosaur bones from the late Campanian Cerro del Pueblo Formation (Mexico) is published by Serrano-Brañas, Espinosa-Chávez & Maccracken (2018), who name a new ichnospecies Cubiculum atsintli. Insect trace fossils collected from the Pliocene deposits at Laetoli (Tanzania) are described by Genise & Harrison (2018), who name new ichnotaxa Celliforma ritchiei, Laetolichnus kwekai and Teisseirei linguatus. Trace fossil produced by a wingless jumping insect belonging to the order Monura is described from the lower Permian of Southern Alps (Italy) by Bernardi, Marchetti & Gobbi (2018). A study on the venation in the forewing of the Triassic odonatopteran Zygophlebia tongchuanensis and extant dragonfly Aeshna isoceles is published by Jacquelin et al. (2018). Redescription of the meganeurid species Meganeurites gracilipes is published by Nel |
et al. (2018), who interpret this species as unlikely to have lived in densely forested environments, and more likely to be an open-space, ecotone or riparian forest predator, hunting in a way similar to extant hawkers. A study on the phylogenetic relationships of an Early Cretaceous plecopteran "Rasnitsyrina" culonga Sinitshenkova (2011) is published by Cui, Toussaint & Béthoux (2018). A female specimen of the plecopteran genus Podmosta, distinguished from other Podmosta females by the "rabbit-shaped" sclerite on sternum 8, is described from the Lithuanian Baltic amber by Chen (2018). A study on the structure of the wing base of the spilapterid palaeodictyopteran Dunbaria is published by Prokop et al. (2018). A study on the morphology of ovipositors of different fossil dictyopterans, on their possible reproductive strategies and on the evolution of the reproductive strategies within Dictyoptera is published by Hörnig et al. (2018). Cui, Evangelista & Béthoux (2018) reinterpret putative fossil mantis Prochaeradodis enigmaticus as more likely to be a cockroach belonging to the family Blaberidae. A revision of the hymenopteran fauna from the collection of the Cretaceous Burmese amber at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (Chinese Academy of Sciences) is published by Zhang et al. (2018). An overview of the Eocene (Ypresian) hymenopteran assemblage of the Okanagan Highlands of British Columbia (Canada) and Washington (United States) is published by Archibald et al. (2018). A female of Dryinus janzeni is described from the Eocene Rovno amber (Ukraine) by Perkovsky & Olmi (2018), representing the first record of the dryinid genus Dryinus from Rovno amber. A study on the shape of the wing and the venational structures of the Eocene giant ants, including members of the genus Titanomyrma, evaluating the possibilities of determining species and sex of individual specimens with the use of geometric morphometrics, is published by Katzke et al. (2018). Fossil ant species Eocenomyrma rugosostriata is reported for the first time from the Eocene Rovno amber by Radchenko & Perkovsky (2018). A redescription of the Cretaceous nevrorthid species Cretarophalis patrickmuelleri is published by Lu et al. (2018). A redescription of the Cretaceous psychopsid species Grammapsychops lebedevi is published by Makarkin (2018). The first definite Mesozoic strepsipteran primary larva is reported from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar by Pohl et al. (2018). A study on the phylogenetic relationships of the fossil rove beetles Cretodeinopsis and Electrogymnusa is published by Yamamoto & Maruyama (2018), who also describe new fossil material of Cretodeinopsis and Electrogymnusa. Remains of fossil nests of dung beetles, recorded in four formations of the Cenozoic of South America, are described by Cantil et al. (2018). A study on the phylogenetic placement of the fossil beetle "Spondylis" florissantensis is published by Vitali (2018), who transfers this species to the genus Neandra. The cosmopolitan beetle Necrobia violacea, formerly thought to be introduced to the New World through European trade, is reported from the La Brea Tar Pits by Holden, Barclay & Angus (2018). A study on the lepidopteran scales from the Triassic-Jurassic transition (Rhaetian-Hettangian) of Germany and their implications for inferring the timing of the radiation of lepidopteran lineages is published by van Eldijk et al. (2018). A study on the architecture of scales of Jurassic lepidopterans from the United Kingdom, Germany, Kazakhstan and China, and of tarachopterans from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar, is published by Zhang et al. (2018). A study on the macroevolutionary responses of noctuid moths from the group Sesamiina and their associated host-grasses to environmental changes during the Neogene is published by Kergoat et al. (2018). A study on the anatomy of the digestive system of Saurophthirus longipes is published by Rasnitsyn & |
Strelnikova (2018). Mecopteran species "Orthophlebia" martynovae from the Lower Jurassic of Siberia (Russia) is transferred to the family Austropanorpidae and to the genus Austropanorpa by Krzemiński et al. (2018). Revision of the original type material and description of new fossils of the mecopteran species Chorista sobrina and Austropanorpa australis from the Paleogene Redbank Plains Formation (Australia) is published by Lambkin (2018). Redescription of known members of the peloropeodine genus Palaeomedeterus from Baltic amber is published by Grichanov & Negrobov (2018), who provide a key to species of Palaeomedeterus from Baltic amber. A study on changes in insect biodiversity in terms of the number of families throughout the history of the group is published by Dmitriev et al. (2018). References Category:2018 in paleontology Category:2010s in paleontology Category:2018 in science |
Carlos de Borja y Centellas Carlos de Borja y Centellas (1663–1733) was a Spanish cardinal. He served as Patriarch of the West Indies. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1720, after receiving the recommendation of King Philip V. He was installed as cardinal-priest of Santa Pudenziana in 1721. He had a brother, Francisco, who was also a cardinal. References External links Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of September 30, 1720 Cardinal Borja by Andrea Procaccini Category:1663 births Category:1733 deaths Carlos Category:Spanish cardinals |
2008 European KF1 Championship KF1 is the top level of karting. See also European KF1 Championship European Kf1 Championship, 2008 |
Eigen-ji is one of 14 autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, founded in 1361 by the lord of Ōmi province—Sasaki Ujiyori. The temple is in modern-day Higashiōmi, Shiga prefecture of Japan. History Eigen-ji's first abbot was the famous poet and roshi Jakushitsu Genko. It was a popular destination for members of the 'Five Mountain Schools of Zen' during the Onin War of the 15th century. After a series of fires that burned the place down during the late 15th and first half of the 16th century, a newly installed abbot named Isshi Bunshu restored the temple. He is commonly referred to as its second founder. Present day Today it is the head temple of the Eigen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen and governs more than 120 temples and one monastery. See also For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism. Listed in The 100 Views of Nature in Kansai Gallery Notes References Category:Buddhist temples in Shiga Prefecture Category:Eigen-ji temples |
Canton of Toulouse-1 The canton of Toulouse-1 is an administrative division of the Haute-Garonne department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Toulouse. It consists of the following communes: Toulouse (partly) References Category:Cantons of Haute-Garonne |
Hayashi rice Hayashi rice or Hashed beef rice (ハヤシライス) is a dish popular in Japan as a Western-style dish or yōshoku. It usually contains beef, onions, and button mushrooms, in a thick demi-glace sauce which often contains red wine and tomato sauce. This sauce is served atop or alongside steamed rice. The sauce is sometimes topped with a drizzle of fresh cream. Recipe variants sometimes include soy sauce and sake. The dish originates from the former mining town of Ikuno, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. There was a French engineer who worked for the mine in 1868 and improved it. Hayashi rice has a western influence with the use of demi-glace and often red wine, but is unknown in western countries. In fact, it contains ingredients popular in Japan: slices of beef (Hyōgo Prefecture is also famous for its Kobe beef), rice and demi-glace sauce (among others). It can be compared to another popular dish, the Japanese style hamburger steak with demi-glace sauce. Another variation is the Omuhayashi, a combination of Omurice and Hayashi rice. It also resembles a Japanese curry and usually appears on menus alongside curry. There is some debate regarding the origin of the name of this dish: One belief is that the name was given by Yuteki Hayashi (早矢仕 有的; Hayashi Yūteki), the first president of publishing company Maruzen (丸善) (:ja:丸善雄松堂). Another theory is that the name was produced by a cook named Hayashi who often served this dish for staff meals at the Ueno Seiyōken (上野精養軒) restaurant. Perhaps the most common explanation is that the name (ハヤシ; "hayashi"; "hashed") is simply derived from the English phrase "hashed beef". Hayashi rice is one of Japan's most popular Western-style dishes. Thanks to the widespread availability of hayashi rice mix (normally sold as roux blocks) and prepared demiglace sauce (normally canned) at Japanese supermarkets, this dish is common household fare. Like Japanese curry, it is usually eaten with a spoon. Hayashi rice was an important dish in mystery writer Keigo Higashino's novel Ryūsei no Kizuna. See also Demi-glace Japanese Curry Beef bourguignon References Category:Beef dishes Category:Japanese rice dishes Category:Japanese fusion cuisine |
Chinese religions of fasting The Chinese religions of fasting () are a subgroup of the Chinese salvationist religions. Their name refers to the strict vegetarian fasting diet that believers follow. This subgroup originated as the Lǎoguān zhāijiào (老官齋教 "Venerable Officials' teaching of fasting") sect that departed from the eastern "Great Vehicle" proliferation of Luoism in the 16th century and adopted features of the White Lotus tradition. The Chinese religions of fasting are the following three: the Longhua sect (龙花教 "Dragon Flower"); the Jintong sect (金幢教 "Golden Flag"); and the Xiantiandao (先天道 "Way of Former Heaven") tradition. In the 1890s, a zhaijiao group assumed the functions of government in Gutian County, leading to the Kucheng Massacre. See also Chinese folk religion Chinese salvationist religions Luoism White Lotus References Sources Philip Clart. University of British Columbia. The Phoenix and the Mother: The Interaction of Spirit Writing Cults and Popular Sects in Taiwan. On: Journal of Chinese Religions, n. 25, Fall 1997. Xisha Ma, Huiying Meng. Popular Religion and Shamanism. Brill, 2011. Category:Vegetarianism and religion Category:Chinese salvationist religions Category:Taiwanese folk religion |
Elkhorn Township, Nebraska Elkhorn Township, Nebraska may refer to: Elkhorn Township, Cuming County, Nebraska Elkhorn Township, Dodge County, Nebraska See also Elkhorn Township (disambiguation) Category:Nebraska township disambiguation pages |
Gallagher Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania Gallagher Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 381 at the 2010 census. Geography The township is in eastern Clinton County and is bordered to the northeast by Lycoming County. The northern third of the township-county boundary is formed by Pennsylvania Route 44, while the middle third of the boundary follows Pennsylvania Route 664. The highways intersect at the unincorporated community of Haneyville, which straddles the county line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.04%, is water. Sproul State Forest occupies portions of the western side of the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 340 people, 134 households, and 110 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.3 people per square mile (2.5/km²). There were 328 housing units at an average density of 6.1/sq mi (2.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.71% White, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population. There were 134 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.75. In the township the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,531, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,638. About 4.1% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. References Category:Populated places established in 1835 Category:Townships in Clinton County, Pennsylvania Category:Townships in Pennsylvania |
Erlinsbach, Aargau Erlinsbach is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Erlinsbach is first mentioned in 1173 as Arnlesbah. In 1220 it was mentioned as Erndespah and in the 14th Century it was known as Erlispach. During the Middle Ages the hamlets of Obererlinsbach and Niedererlinsbach were part of Erlinsbach. They are now in the Canton of Solothurn. In the 14th Century, the hamlet of Edliswil was abandoned, however its exact location is currently unknown. In the 15th or 16th Century, the hamlet of Hard was founded. Geography Erlinsbach has an area, , of . Of this area, 34.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Aarau district between the Aare river and Jura Mountains on the border with the Canton of Solothurn. It is near the Salhöhe Pass, a regionally important route over the Jura Mountains. It consists of the village of Erlinsbach and the hamlet of Hard. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Divided by Bend wavy Argent in Or a Bend sinister Sable and Azure a Mullet of Five of the first. Demographics Erlinsbach has a population (as of ) of . , 14.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (2.7%) and Italian being third (1.7%). The age distribution, , in Erlinsbach is; 359 children or 10.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 384 teenagers or 11.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 369 people or 10.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 391 people or 11.2% are between 30 and 39, 588 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 496 people or 14.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 444 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 280 people or 8.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 147 people or 4.2% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 23 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older. , there were 57 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 644 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 542 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.43 individuals. there were 761 single family homes (or 50.4% of the total) out of a total of 1,509 homes and apartments. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (18.2%), the SP (16.1%) and the CVP (9.3%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Erlinsbach about 75.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population (), there are 468 students attending primary school, there are 175 students attending secondary school in the municipality. The historical population is given in the following table: Economy , Erlinsbach had an unemployment rate of 1.42%. , there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 122 people are employed in the |
secondary sector and there are 24 businesses in this sector. 648 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 68 businesses in this sector. there was a total of 1,677 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,355 or about 80.8% of the residents worked outside Erlinsbach while 373 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 695 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Religion From the , 957 or 29.1% are Roman Catholic, while 1,593 or 48.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 12 individuals (or about 0.37% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith. References External links |
Hugh Crawford (politician) Hugh D. Crawford (born October 23, 1941) is a Republican politician from Michigan currently serving on the Oakland County, Michigan Board of Commissioners as the Commissioner for District 9 which includes the cities of Novi, Northville, and the Township of Novi. Crawford is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives where he served for three terms. He was the chairman of the powerful Committee on Regulatory Reform where he was a key player in enacting the reform policies pushed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. Prior to his election to the House, Crawford served on the Novi City Council and the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. References Category:1941 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the Michigan House of Representatives Category:County commissioners in Michigan Category:Michigan city council members Category:Michigan Republicans Category:People from Novi, Michigan |
Aryan Vaid Aryan Vaid (born 4 July 1976) is an Indian male model, who won the Graviera Mister India World modelling pageant in the year 2000. He also went on to win the Mister International Award in 2000. He was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2006. Career Vaid is a qualified chef and a lifestyle columnist with The Hindustan Times. He has been actively involved with theatre and has done a few street plays at the Prithvi theatre in Mumbai. It was during one of these plays that he was offered a role in the television serial, Campus. He has acted in a number of Bollywood movies. He started out his career in a small budget movie Market. Subsequently, he had a series of small budget movies that did well at the box-office. His first big budget movie was Apne. Even though the movie had an average run, Vaid did notch up decent reviews for his acting and physique. He then moved to the United States. In 2006, Vaid was a housemate in the first season of Bigg Boss, the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother, produced by Endemol India for Sony Entertainment Television. Vaid also appeared on Zee TV's show, Rab Se Sonha Ishq as Harry, a cab driver in London. Personal life Vaid has married Alexandra Copley, a photographer based in USA in 2008. Television 2006: Bigg Boss 1 2013: Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi ki 2013: Rabb Se Sonha Ishq as Harvinder (Daljeet's chacha) 2014: Udaan as Kabir 2016-2017: Santoshi Maa as Indra Dev Filmography Market (2003) – Babloo Film Star (2005) – Abhishek Sharma Chaahat – Ek Nasha (2005) – Rahul Kapoor Dubai Babu (2009) – Don (Kannada film) Fun – Can Be Dangerous Sometimes (2005) – Raj Solanki White Noise (2005) Naam Gum Jayega (2005) – Aryan Srivastav Sauda – The Deal (2005) – Sameer Ek Jind Ek Jaan (2006) (Punjabi) – Karamveer Singh Manoranjan (2006) – Rahul Aisa Kyon Hota Hai? (2006) – Raj Mr 100% – The Real Player (2006) – Rajesh Ghutan (2007) – Ravi Kapoor Apne (2007) – Gaurav Ghera Deshdrohi (2008) – Special Appearance Ssimran (2009) (Post-Production) Right Yaaa Wrong (2009) Pratigya (2009) (Under Production) Kisme Kitna Hai Dum (2009) (Under Production) Reejhan (2009) (Under Production) Veer (2010) Ek Ka Do Aur Dhoka Ek (2011) (Post-Production) Diary Of A Butterfly (2012) - Ravi Bajaj Love U Crazy Girl (2014) - Akash Rathod (Police Inspector) References External links Category:Male beauty pageant winners Category:1976 births Category:Indian male film actors Category:Indian male models Category:Living people Category:Bigg Boss contestants |
Anna Jakubczak Anna Jakubczak (born in Zamość) is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Competition record Personal bests 800 metres - 2:00.78 min (1999) 1500 metres - 4:00.15 min (2004) 3000 metres - 9:17.75 min (1998) External links Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Polish female middle-distance runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes of Poland Category:People from Zamość Category:Sportspeople from Lublin Voivodeship Category:Skra Warszawa athletes |
Kendall County Courthouse (Illinois) The Kendall County Courthouse is a former courthouse in Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The original building was completed in 1864 but was later destroyed by fire. A replica of the Italianate structure was erected in 1887. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. History Construction on the Kendall County Courthouse began in 1862 in Yorkville, Illinois on a bluff overlooking the Fox River. The limestone and brick building was completed in 1864 and went into service as the primary judiciary building for Kendall County. The original completed structure stood four and a half stories tall including its two-story cupola. At about 4 a.m on March 25, 1887 the courthouse was struck by fire. Yorkville, without a fire department at the time, was forced to rely upon railroad water cars from nearby Aurora to extinguish any blazes. Citizens of Yorkville rescued the sheriff, his family and two prisoners being held in the jail. Though the exact cause of the fire was never determined, it is believed to have started in a coal stove in the sheriff's residence. The railroad cars did not arrive to Yorkville in time and the building was almost completely destroyed. The fire left only the exterior walls standing. After the fire the interior of the building was redesigned and the building reconstructed. The roof was topped with a one-story domed capital. The dome was removed in 1920 because of continued problems with water leakage. The population of Kendall County grew and in 1958 the courthouse expanded with the addition of two wings to the building, on the east and west sides of the structure. The building stayed in use as the courthouse until 1998, when a new facility was built. Between 1998 and 2000 the Kendall County Courthouse stood vacant until a restoration project started in 2000. The restoration included the installation of a replica of the cupola that was removed in 1920 and renovation of the historic courtroom. As of 2008, the courtroom and some meeting room serves as rental space for reunions and conferences. Architecture The original building was a prominent example of Italianate architecture which the 1887 rebuild was designed to replicate. The original design was drafted by architect O.S. Kinnie, he died in 1869 and is credited with designing dozens of courthouses and public buildings in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. No photos of the original building exist and the known descriptions come from new reports and government meeting minutes. The redesign was done by Henry Hebbard. Historic significance The Kendall County Courthouse is locally important for its contributions to government and politics in the area. Many decisions were made within the building that shaped the future of Kendall County. The courthouse was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1998. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kendall County, Illinois References Further reading Matile, Roger. "The day the county courthouse was mobbed", Ledger-Sentinel (Oswego, Illinois), December 28, 2006, accessed May 20, 2008. Matile, Roger. "Kendall's Historic Courthouse has rich history", Ledger-Sentinel (Oswego, Illinois), June 1, 2006, accessed May 20, 2008. External links Kendall County Courthouse, Property Information Report, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, accessed May 20, 2008. Category:Former courthouses in Illinois Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kendall County, Illinois Category:County courthouses in Illinois Category:Buildings and structures in Kendall County, Illinois Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Category:Government buildings completed in 1887 Category:1864 establishments in Illinois |
John A. Swets John A. Swets (19 July 1928 – 6 July 2016) was a psychologist. He played a key role in the adaptation of signal detection theory first to the psychology of perception and later as a central tool in medical diagnostics. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. References Further reading John A. Swets: Tulips to Thresholds. Peninsula Publishing, Los Altos Hills, California. 2010. Category:1928 births Category:2016 deaths Category:People from Grand Rapids, Michigan Category:American psychologists Category:Recipients of awards from the United States National Academy of Sciences |
Andrew F. Fox Andrew Fuller Fox (April 26, 1849 – August 29, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Reform, Alabama, Fox moved to Calhoun County, Mississippi, with his parents in 1853. He attended private schools, and was graduated from Mansfield (Texas) College in 1872. He studied law in Grenada, Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Calhoun and Webster Counties. He moved to West Point, Mississippi, in 1883. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888. He served as member of the State senate from 1891 until 1893, when he resigned to accept the office of United States attorney for the northern district of Mississippi. He resigned the latter office on September 1, 1896. Fox was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He served as president of Mississippi State Bar Association in 1911. He engaged in the practice of law in West Point, Mississippi, until 1914, when he retired. He died in West Point, Mississippi, August 29, 1926. He was interred in West Point Cemetery. References Category:1849 births Category:1926 deaths Category:People from Reform, Alabama Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi Category:Burials at West Point Cemetery Category:Mississippi Democrats Category:Mississippi state senators Category:United States Attorneys for the Northern District of Mississippi Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:People from Calhoun County, Mississippi Category:People from West Point, Mississippi |
Cynthia Mort Cynthia Mort (born June 18, 1956) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Mort has worked primarily in television since beginning her career in 1994, writing for the sitcom Roseanne. Her notable works include the HBO series Tell Me You Love Me as a creator and executive producer, the revenge film The Brave One (2007) as a screenwriter, and the biopic Nina (2016) as a director. Biography Mort was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Career Television Mort began her career as a screenwriter in 1994. She wrote multiple episodes for the sitcom Roseanne, and was later a producer on the show. She continued in television as a writer and producer for the program Will and Grace. In 2007, Mort created and produced the drama Tell Me You Love Me, which aired on HBO, and starred an ensemble cast including Jane Alexander and Adam Scott. The plot of the program closely examines various struggles that may arise in a committed marriage. The series gained notoriety for including highly graphic simulated sexual sequences, to the point that audiences asked whether the actors actually engaged in sexual intercourse on camera. The series ended after one season. Mort co-wrote a pilot episode for HBO called Tilda in 2011, but experienced conflicts with her co-writer Bill Condon. The project was not picked up as a series. Writing in film Mort, along with Roderick Taylor and Bruce A. Taylor, wrote the screenplay for the 2007 film The Brave One. The film features Jodie Foster as a woman seeking revenge on the men who killed her fiancé. Nina, controversy, and lawsuit In 2016, Mort released her first film as a director, Nina, a biopic chronicling the life of singer Nina Simone. The film elicited a strong negative response from both critics and audiences alike as a result of Mort's choice to cast actress Zoe Saldana in the title role, despite discrepancies between the two women's skin colours. The film and its creators were accused of perpetuating blackface by darkening Saldana's skin to play the role. Furthermore, the film underwent another controversy in which Mort filed a lawsuit against the producers of Nina in 2014, after finding that choices made by the company compromised her long-standing artistic vision of the film. As a result, the film was not released for another two years, and while Mort has expressed her support for the project, she maintains that the final result does not properly reflect her work. Personal life Mort is a lesbian. She was involved in a long-term relationship with actress Melanie Mayron and helped raise Mayron's children until their separation in 2008. Mort's personal life garnered attention after the release of The Brave One for her rumoured adulterous romance with actress Jodie Foster, who starred in the film. Both Foster and Mort broke up with their partners and began dating each other, but ended their relationship the following year. Filmography Roseanne (1994–1997) (writer and producer) Will and Grace (2001–2002) (writer and producer) Tell Me You Love Me (2007) (writer and producer) The Brave One (2007) (writer) Tilda (2011) (writer) Nina (2016) (director) The Magnificent Room (2017) (writer and director) See also List of female film and television directors List of lesbian filmmakers References External links Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:American television directors Category:American television producers Category:American women screenwriters Category:LGBT directors Category:LGBT producers Category:Women television producers Category:People from Detroit Category:Film directors from Michigan Category:Screenwriters from Michigan Category:LGBT writers from the United States |
Fear in Fun Park The Saint: Fear in Fun Park (also known as The Saint in Australia and Summertime in Sydney) is a 1989 TV film featuring Simon Dutton as Simon Templar, the crimefighter also known as The Saint. It was one of a series of Saint films produced in Australia and broadcast as part of the syndicated series Mystery Wheel of Adventure. It was set in Australia. Plot The Saint arrives in Sydney to look for a friend's daughter who is caught up in the Asian slave trade. Cast Simon Dutton as Simon Templar Rebecca Gilling as Aileen Ed Devereaux as Harry Nikki Coghill as Felicity Richard Roxburgh as Justin Moya O'Sullivan as Madge Production This movie was one of six 100-minute TV films, all starring Simon Dutton made for London Weekend Television (LWT) in the United Kingdom, it was postponed due to poor ratings, but went out as part of The Mystery Wheel of Adventure in the United States: The Saint: The Brazilian Connection (2 September 1989) The Saint: The Blue Dulac (9 September 1989) The Saint: Wrong Number (21 July 1990) The Saint: The Big Bang (28 July 1990) The Saint: The Software Murders (4 August 1990) Broadcast The film was postponed for broadcasting on 16 September 1989 and on 7 July 1990, and finally broadcast on 14 July 1990. References External links Category:1989 films Category:English-language films Category:1989 television films Category:Australian television films Category:Films set in Australia Category:Films shot in Sydney Category:Australian films Category:Australian action films Category:Australian crime drama films |
Tetraibidion ephimerum Tetraibidion ephimerum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins in 1967. References Category:Hexoplonini Category:Beetles described in 1967 |
Don García (Grand Master of Calatrava) Don García (b. ? Navarre – d. ?) was the first Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava from 1164 to 1169 and was responsible for the foundation of many of the order's rules and battle traditions. Biography The exact location of Don García's birth and death are not known although it is believed that he was from Navarre. The reasons for him being named as the first Grand Master of Calatrava are also unknown although the order was very new at the time of his tenure in office, having been officially recognized by Papal Bull in 1164. What is certain is that García would have been an exceptional leader and soldier to be tapped for this prestigious role by King Alfonso VIII de Castilla which consisted of overseeing all lands and castles under the order's protection and control. The most famous castle being the one at Almadén. Papal Bull of 1164 Under his Grandmastership, the order obtained its formal charter from the Papacy with its customs being modeled around the Cistercian Order from which Calatrava developed. The Papal Bull, amongst other things, obliged all member knights of the order to observe three ideological virtues; obedience, chastity, and poverty. Member knights were also held to strict living rules such as maintaining silence in their dormitories and eateries, sleeping with their armor on for four days a week, and to keep as their only garment of clothes, a white cloak with a simple black cross called the "Flordelisada" (which became red as seen in above right image in the 14th Century). Death After his death, Don García was buried in a convent on the outskirts of Guadiana. In 1217, his remains were transferred to the Capilla de los Mártires de Calatrava la Nueva. See also Order of Calatrava List of Grand Masters of the Order of Calatrava References Some of the information on this page was translated from its Spanish equivalent. External links Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. (In Spanish) Documentos para el estudio de la Orden de Calatrava en la meseta meridional Castellana (1102-1302) Francisco de Rades y Andrada: (In Spanish) Catálogo de las obligaciones que tienen las personas del hábito de Calatrava, Published in 1571. Heraldic Hispania http://ec.aciprensa.com/o/ordenmilitardecalatrava.htm Category:Year of birth missing Category:Year of death missing Category:Spanish untitled nobility Category:Grand Masters of the Order of Calatrava Category:12th-century people from the Kingdom of Navarre |
Surya Wonowidjojo Surya Wonowidjojo (15 August 1923 – 29 August 1985) was an Indonesian businessman. Wonowidjojo, sometimes spelt Wonowidjoyo, was a Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) born Tjoa Ing Hwie or Tjoa Jien Hwie (; Hokkien: Chhoà Ûn-hui) in Yinxi (音西), Fuqing in Fujian Province, China. He was the founder of Gudang Garam, a major Indonesian kretek (clove cigarette) manufacturer, and father of billionaire Rachman Halim. Wonowidjojo's family first migrated to Sampang, Madura when Surya was four years old. When his father died, he moved to Kediri, East Java where he worked for his uncle who was a kretek manufacturer. Wonowidjojo founded Gudang Garam in Kediri in 1958 and headed the company until handing control to his son in 1984. Notes Category:Wonowidjojo family Category:1923 births Category:1985 deaths Category:Chinese emigrants to Indonesia Category:Indonesian people of Fuzhou descent Category:Indonesian people of Chinese descent Category:Indonesian businesspeople Category:Businesspeople from Fuzhou Category:People from Fuqing |
Alan Wolfe Alan Wolfe (born 1942) is a political scientist and a sociologist on the faculty of Boston College who serves as director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Future of American Democracy Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan foundation in partnership with Yale University Press and the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, "dedicated to research and education aimed at renewing and sustaining the historic vision of American democracy". Education A graduate of Central High School (Philadelphia), he received a B.S. from Temple University in 1963 and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967. He has honorary degrees from Loyola College in Maryland and St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Career Earlier in his career, Wolfe was a member of the collective that put out the Marxist-oriented journal, Kapitalistate, whose pages featured articles by such writers as Poulantzas, Claus Offe, Ralph Miliband, and Bob Jessop. By the early 1980s, Wolfe's politics had become more centrist. In 2004, one author characterized him as a radical centrist thinker. A contributing editor of The New Republic, The Wilson Quarterly, Commonwealth Magazine, and In Character, Wolfe writes often for those publications as well as for Commonweal, The New York Times, Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, World Affairs and other magazines and newspapers. He served as an advisor to President Bill Clinton in preparation for his 1995 State of the Union Address and has lectured widely at American and European universities. He was ranked #98 in the list of the 500 most cited intellectuals in the 2001 book by Richard Posner titled Public Intellectuals. Wolfe chairs a task force of the American Political Science Association on "Religion and Democracy in the United States." He serves on the advisory boards of Humanity in Action and the Future of American Democracy Foundation and on the president's advisory board of the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. He is also a Senior Fellow with the World Policy Institute at the New School University in New York. In the fall of 2004, Professor Wolfe was the George H. W. Bush Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. "Wolfe, a self-proclaimed atheist, said he recognizes the importance of being open to religious ideas," a 2008 report about an "Ethics of Atheism" debate put it. Wolfe has been the recipient of grants from the Russell Sage Foundation, the Templeton Foundation, the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Lilly Endowment. He has twice conducted programs under the auspices of the U.S. State Department that bring Muslim scholars to the United States to learn about separation of church and state. He is listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, and Contemporary Authors. Works An End To Political Science: The Caucus Papers With Marvin Surkin (Basic Books, 1970) Political Analysis: An Unorthodox Approach With Charles A. McCoy (Crowell, 1972) The Seamy Side Of Democracy: Repression In America (McKay, 1973) The Politics And Society Reader With Ira Katznelson et al. (McKay, 1974) The Limits Of Legitimacy: Political Contradictions of Contemporary Capitalism (Free Press, 1977) The Rise And Fall Of The `Soviet Threat (Institute for Policy Studies, 1979) Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation (University of California Press, 1991) Marginalized in the Middle (University of Chicago Press, 1996) One Nation, After All (Penguin Books, 1998) Moral Freedom: The Search for Virtue in a World of Choice (W. W. Norton & Company, 2001) The Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Practice our Faith (University of Chicago |
Press, 2003) Return to Greatness: How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What it Needs to Do to Recover It (Princeton University Press, 2005) Does American Democracy Still Work? (Yale University Press, 2006) The Future of Liberalism (Knopf, 2009) Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It (Knopf, 2011) At Home in Exile: Why Diaspora Is Good for the Jews (Beacon Press, 2014) The Politics of Petulance: America in an Age of Immaturity (University of Chicago Press, 2018) References External links Interview with Dr. Alan Wolfe by Stephen McKiernan, Binghamton University Libraries Center for the Study of the 1960s, July 30, 2010 Category:Boston College faculty Category:Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni Category:Jewish American social scientists Category:Jewish atheists Category:Living people Category:Political science educators Category:Political science writers Category:American magazine writers Category:Former Marxists Category:Radical centrist writers Category:American political scientists Category:American magazine editors Category:Temple University alumni Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni Category:American sociologists Category:1942 births Category:Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs |
Weather modification A weather modification (also known as weather control) is the act of intentionally manipulating or altering the weather. The most common form of weather modification is cloud seeding, which increases rain or snow, usually for the purpose of increasing the local water supply. Weather modification can also have the goal of preventing damaging weather, such as hail or hurricanes, from occurring; or of provoking damaging weather against the enemy, as a tactic of military or economic warfare like Operation Popeye, where clouds were seeded to prolong the monsoon in Vietnam. Weather modification in warfare has been banned by the United Nations under Environmental Modification Convention. History A popular belief in northern Europe that shooting prevents hail caused many agricultural towns to fire cannons without ammunition. Veterans of the Seven Years' War, Napoleonic wars, and the American Civil War reported that rain fell after every large battle. After their stories were collected in War and Weather, the United States Department of War in the late 19th century purchased $9,000 of gunpowder and explosives to detonate them in Texas. The results of the test, supervised by Robert Dyrenforth, were inconclusive. Wilhelm Reich performed cloudbusting experiments in the 1950s, the results of which are controversial and not widely accepted by mainstream science. In November 1955, the Thailand Royal Rainmaking Project (Thai: โครงการฝนหลวง) was initiated by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He discovered that many areas faced the problem of drought. Over 82 percent of Thai agricultural land relied on rainfall. Thai farmers were not able to grow crops for lack of water. The royal rainmaking project debuted on 20 July 1969 at his behest, when the first rainmaking attempt was made at Khao Yai National Park. Dry ice flakes were scattered over clouds. Reportedly, some rainfall resulted. In 1971, the government established the Artificial Rainmaking Research and Development Project within the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives In January 2011, several newspapers and magazines, including the UK's Sunday Times and Arabian Business, reported that scientists backed by the government of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, had created over 50 artificial rainstorms between July and August 2010 near Al Ain, a city which lies close to the country's border with Oman and is the second-largest city in the Abu Dhabi Emirate. The artificial rainstorms were said to have sometimes caused hail, gales and thunderstorms, baffling local residents. The scientists reportedly used ionizers to create the rainstorms, and although the results are disputed, the large number of times it is recorded to have rained right after the ionizers were switched on during a usually dry season is encouraging to those who support the experiment. Cloud seeding Cloud seeding is a common technique to enhance precipitation. Cloud seeding entails spraying small particles, such as silver iodide, onto clouds to affect their development, usually with the goal of increasing precipitation. Cloud seeding only works to the extent that there is already water vapor present in the air. Critics generally contend that claimed successes occur in conditions which were going to lead to rain anyway. It is used in a variety of drought-prone countries, including the United States, China, India, and Russia. In China there is a perceived dependency upon it in dry regions, and there is a strong suspicion it is used to "wash the air" in dry and heavily polluted places, such as Beijing. In mountainous areas of the United States such as the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, cloud seeding has been employed since the 1950s. "China is launching the world's largest weather-control machine, with the ability to modify the weather |
in an area similar to the size of Alaska. China has never shied away from doing things on a massive scale and this is yet another example of the Chinese government working on an unprecedented scale". China estimates it to produce up to 10 billion cubic meters of rainfall each year. For comparison, more than 30 countries get less than 10 billion cubic meters of precipitation per year. Saudi Arabia has been cloud seeding since the 2000s and aims to increase rainfall by 15-30% per year. The material used is: potassium chloride, sodium chloride, magnesium, and other materials. "In the first three months of 2017, the country carried out 101 cloud seeding operations, compared to 77 over the same period in 2014, according to Arabian Business, who wrote that during March last year when the country had two months of “unusually wet weather” and more rainfall was recorded in Dubai and Al Ain than when records began in 1977." Consequences Societal Without having adequate systems to handle weather modification may have disastrous consequences. "In the city of Jeddah in Western Saudi Arabia was damaged by floods in 2009 that reportedly killed more than 100 people; igniting questions of why the country doesn’t have effective drainage systems in place." Human The U.S. National Library of Medicine notes that the silver iodide has no known “ill effects” on people, although people’s “hands may have remained yellowed for weeks” after being exposed to it. Storm prevention Project Stormfury was an attempt to weaken tropical cyclones by flying aircraft into storms and seeding the eyewall with silver iodide. The project was run by the United States Government from 1962 to 1983. A similar project using soot was run in 1958, with inconclusive results. Various methods have been proposed to reduce the harmful effects of hurricanes. Moshe Alamaro of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology proposed using barges with upward-pointing jet engines to trigger smaller storms to disrupt the progress of an incoming hurricane; critics doubt the jets would be powerful enough to make any noticeable difference. Alexandre Chorin of the University of California, Berkeley, proposed dropping large amounts of environmentally friendly oils on the sea surface to prevent droplet formation. Experiments by Kerry Emanuel of MIT in 2002 suggested that hurricane-force winds would disrupt the oil slick, making it ineffective. Other scientists disputed the factual basis of the theoretical mechanism assumed by this approach. The Florida company Dyn-O-Mat and its CEO, Peter Cordani, proposed the use of a patented product it developed, called Dyn-O-Gel, to reduce the strength of hurricanes. The substance is a polymer in powder form (a polyacrylic acid derivative) which reportedly has the ability to absorb 1,500 times its own weight in water. The theory is that the polymer is dropped into clouds to remove their moisture and force the storm to use more energy to move the heavier water drops, thus helping to dissipate the storm. When the gel reaches the ocean surface, it is reportedly dissolved. Peter Cordani teamed up with Mark Daniels and Victor Miller, the owners of a government contracting aviation firm AeroGroup which operated ex-military aircraft commercially. Using a high altitude B-57 Bomber, AeroGroup tested the substance dropping 9,000 pounds from the B-57 aircraft's large bomb bay disbursing it into a large thunderstorm cell just off the east coast of Florida. The tests were documented on film and made international news showing the storms were successfully removed on monitored Doppler radar. In 2003, the program was shut down because of political pressure through NOAA. Numerical simulations performed by NOAA showed however that it would not be a |
practical solution for large systems like a tropical cyclone. Hail cannons have been used by some farmers since the 19th century in an attempt to ward off hail, but there is no reliable scientific evidence to confirm their effectiveness. Another new anti-hurricane technology is a method for the reduction of tropical cyclones' destructive force – pumping sea water into and diffusing it in the wind at the bottom of such tropical cyclone in its eye wall. Hurricane modification NOAA published a page addressing various ideas in regards to tropical cyclone manipulation. In 2007, "How to stop a hurricane" explored various ideas such as: Using lasers to discharge lightning in storms which are likely to become hurricanes Pouring liquid nitrogen onto the sea to deprive the hurricane of heat energy. Creating soot to absorb sunlight and change air temperature and create convection currents in the outer wall. Researchers from NOAA's hurricane research division addressed hurricane control based ideas. Later ideas (2017) include laser inversion along the same lines as laser cooling (normally used at cryogenic temperatures) but intended to cool the top 1mm of water. If enough power was used then it might be enough combined with computer modeling to form an interference pattern able to inhibit a hurricane or significantly reduce its strength by depriving it of heat energy. In the military Operation Popeye was a highly classified operation run by the US military in 1967-1972. The purpose was to prolong Monsoon in Southeast Asia. The overwhelming precipitation successfully disrupted the tactical logistics of Vietnamese army. Operation Popeye is believed as the first successful practice of weather modification technology in warfare. After it was unveiled, weather modification in warfare was banned by the Environmental Modification Convention (ENMOD). In "Benign Weather Modification" published March 1997, Air Force Major Barry B. Coble superficially documents the existence of weather modification science where he traces the developments that have occurred, notably, in the hands of the Pentagon and CIA's staunchest ideological enemies. The first scientifically controlled and monitored effort generally recognized by the meteorological community as constituting weather modification occurred in 1948. When Dr. Irving Langmuir first experimented with artificially seeding clouds to produce rain, his experiments showed positive results – sparking tremendous interest in the field nearly overnight. Many countries throughout the world practice weather modification. The Russians have long been interested in using weather modification as a way to control hail. The Chinese recognize the value of weather modification and believe that the US military continues to use weather as a weapon. In the 1990s a directive from the chief of staff of the Air Force Ronald R. Fogleman was issued to examine the concepts, capabilities, and technologies the United States would require to remain the dominant air and space force in the future. In law US and Canada agreement In 1975, the US and Canada entered into an agreement under the auspices of the United Nations for the exchange of information on weather modification activity. 1977 UN Environmental Modification Convention Weather modification, particularly hostile weather warfare, was addressed by the "United Nations General Assembly Resolution 31/72, TIAS 9614 Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques." The Convention was signed in Geneva on May 18, 1977; entered into force on October 5, 1978; ratified by U.S. President Jimmy Carter on December 13, 1979; and the U.S. ratification deposited at New York January 17, 1980. US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration In the US, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration keeps records of weather modification projects on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, under authority |
of Public Law 92-205, 15 USC § 330B, enacted in 1971. Proposed US legislation 2005 U.S. Senate Bill 517 and U.S. House Bill 2995 U.S. Senate Bill 517 and U.S. House Bill 2995 were two bills proposed in 2005 that would have expanded experimental weather modification, to establish a Weather Modification Operations and Research Board, and implemented a national weather modification policy. Neither were made into law. 2007 U.S. Senate Bill 1807 & U.S. House Bill 3445 Senate Bill 1807 and House Bill 3445, identical bills introduced July 17, 2007, proposed to establish a Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board to fund weather modification research In religion and mythology Magical and religious practices to control the weather are attested in a variety of cultures. In ancient India it is said that yajna or vedic rituals of chanting mantras and offering were performed by rishis to bring sudden bursts of rain fall in rain starved regions. Some Indigenous Americans, like some Europeans, had rituals which they believed could induce rain. The Finnish people, on the other hand, were believed by others to be able to control weather. As a result, Vikings refused to take Finns on their oceangoing raids. Remnants of this superstition lasted into the twentieth century, with some ship crews being reluctant to accept Finnish sailors. The early modern era saw people observe that during battles the firing of cannons and other firearms often initiated precipitation. In Greek mythology, Iphigenia was offered as a human sacrifice to appease the wrath of the goddess Artemis, who had becalmed the Achaean fleet at Aulis at the beginning of the Trojan War. In Homer's Odyssey, Aeolus, keeper of the winds, bestowed Odysseus and his crew with a gift of the four winds in a bag. However, the sailors opened the bag while Odysseus slept, looking for booty (money), and as a result were blown off course by the resulting gale. In ancient Rome, the lapis manalis was a sacred stone kept outside the walls of Rome in a temple of Mars. When Rome suffered from drought, the stone was dragged into the city. The Berwick witches of Scotland were found guilty of using black magic to summon storms to murder King James VI of Scotland by seeking to sink the ship upon which he travelled. Scandinavian witches allegedly claimed to sell the wind in bags or magically confined into wooden staves; they sold the bags to seamen who could release them when becalmed. In various towns of Navarre, prayers petitioned Saint Peter to grant rain in time of drought. If the rain was not forthcoming, the statue of St Peter was removed from the church and tossed into a river. In the Jewish Scriptures, otherwise known as the Old Testament, it is recorded that Elijah in the way of judgement, told King Ahab that neither dew nor rain would fall until Elijah called for it. It is further recorded that the ensuing drought lasted for a period of 3.5 years at which time Elijah called the rains to come again and the land was restored.The Christian Bible in the New Testament records Jesus Christ controlling a storm by speaking to it. In Islam,Salat Al-Istisqa’ (Prayer for Rain) is taken as recourse when seeking rain from God during times of drought. In literature Frank Herbert's Dune series features weather control technology, mainly in the planets of Arrakis, where the technology is used to assure for privacy from observation and in order to hide from the Imperium their true population and their plans to terraform the planet, and in Chapterhouse, where the Bene Gesserit |
intend to turn the planet into a desert. See also Global warming Climate engineering Extreme weather Weather forecasting Operation Popeye Beijing Weather Modification Office Project Cumulus Alberta Hail Project Chemtrail conspiracy theory Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) Project Stormfury Water scarcity Weather modification in North America Land surface effects on climate Environmental Modification Conventions (ENMOD) References Further reading Weather as a Force Multiplier:, Owning the Weather in 2025 – August 1996 – Department of Defense US Senate Report on Weather Modification – 1974 Weather Controls Over the Fighting During the Autumn of 1918 The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 8, No. 1. (Jan., 1919), pp. 5–15 Weather Controls Over the Fighting During the Summer of 1918 The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 4. (Oct., 1918), pp. 289–298 Weather Controls Over the Fighting During the Spring of 1918 The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 1. (Jul., 1918), pp. 24–33 There is a movie on BBC Called SuperStorm. It involves altering a hurricanes path and they also reference to 'seeding'. I am unsure if its fiction or non-fiction. But it is a fairly decent film. Here is the 'imdb' information on the movie/Mini-Series. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0835249/ External links Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control |
Stylągi Stylągi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwin, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwin, south-east of Ostrołęka, and north-east of Warsaw. References Category:Villages in Ostrołęka County |
List of areas in the National Park System in Massachusetts This list of areas in the National Park System in Massachusetts describes the regions and properties of the state of Massachusetts in which the United States National Park Service (NPS) has an interest. Some of the sites are owned an operated by the NPS, while others, especially those covering significant geographic areas or involving multiple properties, may be only owned or operated in part by the NPS. In some cases, the NPS acts strictly in an advisory or coordinating capacity, and does not provide a services in the form of rangers, visitor centers, or maintenance that it normally provides for the properties it owns or operates. Notes Category:Landmarks in Massachusetts National Parks |
Anna of Masovia, Duchess of Racibórz Anna of Masovia (c. 1270-after July 13, 1324) was a Princess of Masovia and was a member of the House of Piast. She was the daughter and only child of Konrad II of Masovia and Hedwig, daughter of Bolesław II the Bald. Between 1289 and 1290 Anna married Przemysław of Racibórz. Anna was Duchess of Racibórz along with her unnamed sister-in-law. She was then widowed May 7, 1306. With her husband, Anna had the following children: Leszek (b. ca. 1292 - d. 1336). Anna (b. 1292/98 - d. 1 January/21 August 1340), married in 1318 with Duke Nicholas II, Duke of Opava. Euphemia (b. 1299/1301 - d. 17 January 1359). Is also believed that Constance, who ruled in Wodzisław Śląski until her death in 1351 was also her daughter. When her son Leszek was old enough to exercise power over the principality, Anna probably moved to Wodzislaw where she lived with the consent of her son. She lived with her supposed third daughter Constance. After her death, Anna was buried in Raciborz, presumably the Dominican Church or the Dominican monastery. Ancestry References Bibliography Group work Raciborz Millennium, Ed. News Raciborskie, Raciborz 2002, Category:1270 births Category:Piast dynasty Category:14th-century deaths Category:13th-century Polish people Category:13th-century Polish women Category:14th-century Polish people Category:14th-century Polish women |
Anthony Gilbert (author) Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of Lucy Beatrice Malleson (15 February 1899 – 9 December 1973), was an English crime writer who was a cousin of actor-screenwriter Miles Malleson. She also wrote fiction as Anne Meredith and the autobiography Three-a-Penny (1940) under the Meredith name. Lucy Malleson was born in London. When her stockbroker father lost his job the family suffered financial hardship, and she took up shorthand typing to earn a living. She began writing poetry, and then, inspired by the play The Cat and the Canary by John Willard (1922), she tried her hand at detective novels, using the name J Kilmeny Keith. The first was The Man Who Was London, published in 1925. She published over sixty crime novels as Anthony Gilbert, most of which featured her best-known character, Arthur Crook. Crook is a vulgar London lawyer totally (and deliberately) unlike the sophisticated detectives, such as Lord Peter Wimsey and Philo Vance, who dominated the mystery field when Gilbert introduced him. Instead of dispassionately analysing a case, he usually enters it after seemingly damning evidence has built up against his client, then conducts a no-holds-barred investigation of doubtful ethics to clear him or her. As fellow mystery author Michael Gilbert noted, "...he behaved in a way which befitted his name and would not have been approved by the Law Society." The first Crook novel, Murder by Experts, was published in 1936 and was immediately popular. The last Crook novel, A Nice Little Killing, was published in 1974. Her novel The Vanishing Corpse (1941) was adapted as the film They Met in the Dark (1943), another novel, The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball (1943) was filmed as Candles at Nine in 1944, and her novel on abduction and a faked identity, The Woman in Red, which features Arthur Crook and his assistant Bill Parsons (1941), was adapted as the 1945 film noir, My Name Is Julia Ross. "You'll Be the Death of Me," an October 1963 episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, was adapted from Gilbert's short story "The Goldfish Button" in the February 1958 Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Her short stories "Door to a Different World" and "Fifty Years After" were Edgar Award nominees. While Malleson's books sold well enough to keep publishers asking for more, she was never a best-seller. However, in 2017 interest in her was revived through the reissue of the Anne Meredith crime novel Portrait of a Murderer under the British Library's Crime Classics imprint. Martin Edwards believes this novel to be "a major departure. Dostoevsky was her model, although Anthony Berkeley's influence was also in play." Although quickly forgotten in 1933 it did win the praise of Dorothy L Sayers. The reissue sold many more copies than the original edition, and was followed by a reissue of the 1933 Anthony Gilbert novel, Death in Fancy Dress, as well as the Anne Meredith autobiography Three-a-Penny in December 2019. The title of the latter was taken from a remark made to her by Sayers: “Although authors are three-a-penny to us, they are quite exciting to other people.” Three-a-Penny was also serialised on BBC Radio 4. The book also paints a vivid portrait of poverty between the wars in the East End of London. Bibliography Novels as J Kilmeny Keith The Man Who Was London, 1925 The Sword of Harlequin, 1927 Novels as Anthony Gilbert (alternative titles for US publication) Novels as Anne Meredith Autobiography, as Anne Meredith Three-a-Penny, 1940, reissued 2019 Short Stories as Anthony Gilbert (in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine unless otherwise mentioned) Radio Plays as Anthony Gilbert Radio Plays |
as Anne Meredith The Adventurer. BBC Home Service, 29 March 1941 The Rich Woman. BBC Home Service, 9 July 1943 The Innocent Bride. BBC Home Service, 18 January 1953 The Sisters. BBC Home Service, 12 October 1955 References External links Category:1899 births Category:1973 deaths Category:British crime fiction writers Category:Members of the Detection Club Category:Pseudonymous writers Category:20th-century British novelists |
Neoeme bouvieri Neoeme bouvieri is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gounelle in 1909. References Category:Oemini Category:Beetles described in 1909 |
Cecil Hook Cecil Hook (1 December 1844 – 4 February 1938) was, from 1905 to 1915, the first Bishop of Kingston in the Church of England. Hook was born on 1 December 1844 into a clerical family. He was educated at Radley School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1868 was a curate at St John's Redland, Bristol. He was then appointed Rector of All Saints' Chichester. He was appointed Rural Dean of Oswestry in 1891 and then Leamington in 1896. He was appointed suffragan in 1904 to assist the Bishop of Southwark. References Category:1844 births Category:People educated at Radley College Category:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Category:Bishops of Kingston Category:20th-century Anglican bishops Category:1938 deaths |
Hougang Bus Depot Hougang Bus Depot is an SBS Transit West District bus depot located in Hougang, Singapore. As of November 2014, the total fleet is 600 buses. Hougang Bus Depot started operations in 1984 when the north-east which is Hougang and Serangoon was developed and previously, all operations had been on Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot and Bedok Bus Depot respectively. External links Category:Bus garages Category:Bus stations in Singapore Category:1983 establishments in Singapore |
Pearl Creek Pearl Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Montana. Pearl Creek was named by a United States Geological Survey employee in honor of a local lady. References Category:Rivers of Montana Category:Rivers of Flathead County, Montana |
List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Portugal The Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to Portugal was the foremost diplomatic representative of the historic Kingdom of England in Portugal, before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The position was not always a continuous or permanent one, and there was sometimes no diplomatic representation between the two countries. For ambassadors of the Court of St James's to Portugal after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal. Envoys Extraordinary of England to Portugal 1650: Charles Vane Agent 1656: Philip Meadowes Agent 1657-1661: Thomas Maynard Agent (also Consul-General until 1689) 1661: Sir Richard Fanshaw 1661-1662: The Earl of Sandwich 1662-1665: Sir Richard Fanshaw 1666-1667: Sir Peter Wyche Special ambassador 1665-1669: Sir Robert Southwell Ambassador 1669-1680 : Francis Parry Minister; ambassador from 1672 1680-1684: Charles Fanshawe 1685: Lord Lansdowne 1685-1688: Charles Scarborough 1691-1697: John Methuen 1694-1695 and 1696-1697: Paul Methuen, Chargé d'affaires 1697-1704: Paul Methuen Minister 1702-1706: John Methuen Ambassador 1706-1707: Sir Paul Methuen (first British ambassador to Portugal) After the Union of England and Scotland In 1707 the Kingdom of England became part of the new Kingdom of Great Britain. For missions from the court of St James's after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal. References Portugal England |
Ivar Ryberg Ivar Magnus Ryberg (24 August 1885 – 2 January 1929) was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Göteborgs that was eliminated in the first round of the men's eight tournament. Ryberg was also an association football player and won five national titles. He played in the international match Sweden-England (Amateurs) in Hull in 1909. Earlier on, Ryberg lived in Hamburg where he played soccer for both clubs which were to become Hamburger SV. In 1908, he also won the North German Discus Throwing title, achieving 33 m 28 cm. References Category:1885 births Category:1929 deaths Category:Swedish male rowers Category:Olympic rowers of Sweden Category:Swedish footballers Category:Sweden international footballers Category:Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Category:Association footballers not categorized by position |
Iona, Victoria Iona is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Iona recorded a population of 228 at the 2016 Census. History Bunyip South Post Office opened on 26 August 1898, was renamed Iona in 1905 and closed in 1977. St Josephs Catholic Church at Iona was opened on 16 December 1900 by the Reverend Father Gleeson. The original building was replaced in 1940 by the existing brick building. St Josephs Catholic School opened on 11 April 1915. See also Shire of Pakenham — Iona was previously within this former local government area. References |
Edge Hill Short Story Prize The Edge Hill Short Story Prize is a short-story contest held annually by Edge Hill University. Background The concept for the prize was developed by Professor Ailsa Cox following a 2006 short-story conference at Edge Hill. Candidates must be born or normally reside in the British Isles (including Ireland), making the prize the only United Kingdom award to recognize a single author, published short-story collection. The prize has three categories: the main literary award of £5,000, the Reader's Prize award (judged by the BA Creative Writing students) of £1,000, and the MA Creative Writing rising talents award of £500. Rodge Glass, senior lecturer in creative writing at Edge Hill, edited an anthology of selected stories from winners and shortlisted authors to celebrate the award's first ten years. Titled Head Land: 10 Years of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, it was published in 2017. Judging Each year, the judging panel consists of three individuals who are supporters of the short story through writing or the creative industries, or have connections with the university. Winners Colm Toibin was the first winner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize in 2007. His winning collection, Mothers and Sons, explores the family relationships of several individuals during significant times in their lives. The following year Claire Keegan won the prize with her collection entitled Walk the Blue Fields. The collection's stories illustrate the yearning of the human heart against the backdrop of a nation wrestling with its past. The 2009 prize was awarded to Chris Beckett for The Turing Test. This science fiction collection captures readers' attention with tales about robots, alien planets, genetic manipulation, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. Jeremy Dyson won the 2010 prize for his third short story collection The Cranes that Build the Cranes. A compilation of ghoulish stories, The Cranes that Build the Cranes is full of black humour and dark stories that received significant praise from critics. In 2011 judges awarded the prize to Professor Graham Mort for his collection entitled Touch. The stories in Touch are set in a variety of backgrounds including Africa, France, and northern England, and they convey an understanding and respect of the natural world and human relationships. Sarah Hall's The Beautiful Indifference won the prize in 2012. The collection includes erotic and disarming stories that span across centuries and diverse landscapes, all emphasizing the importance of survivalism. Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry was awarded the prize in 2013. This collection explores the tragedies and comedies of everyday life, and includes moving tales of misspent love and crimes gone wrong. The 2014 prize was given to John Burnside for his collection entitled Something Like Happy. Stories in Something Like Happy are often set in coastal towns during the winter, and include tales of menace, violence, and hallucinations. The 2015 prize was awarded to Professor Kirsty Gunn for Infidelities. The collection centres on stories of infidelity and includes tales of lust, love, resentment, and regret. Award ceremonies Winning authors are announced and honoured at an award ceremony each year. Furthermore, Edge Hill University hosts a public reading, during which the prize recipient reads from the winning collection. Citations Category:Awards established in 2007 Category:2007 establishments in England Category:British literary awards Category:Short story awards Category:Edge Hill University |
Daniel Marins Rodrigues Daniel Marins Rodrigues or simply Daniel (born March 14, 1988 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Figueirense. Contract January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 External links figueirense.com CBF sambafoot Guardian Stats Centre Category:Brazilian footballers Category:Figueirense FC players Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Association football forwards |
2015–16 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season In the 2015–16 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season, Aris Thessaloniki finished in the 3rd place of regular season of the Greek Basket League, and then lost to Panathinaikos during the playoff semifinals, with a 3-2 series score. They then faced AEK Athens for the playoff's 3rd place, where they lost the series 3-1, and finally finished in fourth place. Aris Thessalonik was eliminated by Panathinaikos, by a score of 90–69, in the Greek Basketball Cup. In the EuroCup, Aris was eliminated in the Last 32 stage, where they were unbeaten at their home arena of Nick Galis Hall. Roster Greek Basket League Regular Season Standings Matches Results overview Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Category:Aris B.C. seasons |
Berzelianite Berzelianite is a rare copper selenide mineral with the formula Cu2Se. It occurs as thin dendritic crusts or as fine-grained inclusions. It crystallizes in the isometric system, unlike its dimorph, bellidoite, which crystallizes in the tetragonal system. The crystals are opaque and slightly malleable. Occurrence and name Berzelianite was first identified at the Skrikerum Mine (also spelled as Skrickerum Mine) in Valdemarsvik, Östergötland, Sweden in 1850. It was named by James Dwight Dana to honor Jöns Jakob Berzelius, a Swedish chemist who is seen as the father of analytical chemistry. He invented chemical symbol notation and discovered the elements cerium, selenium, silicon, and thorium. Berzelianite often occurs together with eucairite, clausthalite, tiemannite, umangite, klockmannite, aguilarite, crookesite, athabascaite, stromeyerite, polybasite, pearceite, gold, uraninite, pyrite, marcasite, calcite. See also List of minerals List of minerals named after people References Category:Selenide minerals Category:Copper(I) minerals Category:Cubic minerals |
Leatherwood, Indiana Leatherwood is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History A post office was established at Leatherwood in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1894. The community took its name from nearby Leatherwood Branch creek. Geography Leatherwood is located at . References Category:Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana |
Papratna Papratna is a village in the municipality of Knjaževac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 13 people. References Category:Populated places in Zaječar District |
Snow Hill (Little Rock, Kentucky) Snow Hill, on Brush Creek in rural Bourbon County, Kentucky near Little Rock, Kentucky, was built in 1840. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It is a two-story large brick house, with brick laid in Flemish bond, on a dry cut-stoe foundation. It has "massive dimensions typical of the classic modes of Kentucky's Federal Era of Architecture. The main block of the house is over sixty feet long and twenty-three feet wide with a rear ell-wing measuring fifty-six feet long by twenty feet wide. The two story main house, contains the classic elements likely introduced to the Bluegrass Region by architect Matthew Kennedy. These elements include giant pilasters, which define a central pedimented full height portico. Also included are double front doors with Greek Key decorative crown and supporting decorative pilasters and symmetrical facade. The giant pilasters and portico pediment were removed by John 0'Brennan in the 1940s." It is believed by the National Register nomination author that the house was designed by Kennedy. It is accessed by a private drive at 4100 Little Rock-Jackstown Rd. The listing includes just the one building, and no structures or objects were deemed to be contributing. References Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bourbon County, Kentucky Category:Federal architecture in Kentucky Category:Houses completed in 1840 Category:1840 establishments in Kentucky |
Christian Debois Christian Debois (June 27, 1882 – 1960) was a Danish composer. See also List of Danish composers References This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia. Category:Danish composers Category:Male composers Category:1882 births Category:1960 deaths |
For the First Time (Count Basie album) For the First Time is a 1974 studio album by Count Basie, with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Louie Bellson. Basie, Brown and Bellson followed For the First Time with For the Second Time (1975). Track listing "Baby Lawrence" (Count Basie) – 3:10 "Pres" (Basie) – 3:28 "I'll Always Be in Love With You" (Bud Green, Fred Ruby, Sam H. Stept) – 5:54 "Blues in the Church" (Basie) – 5:00 "Oh, Lady Be Good [Concept 1]" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:32 "Oh, Lady Be Good [Concept 2]" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:57 "Blues in the Alley" (Basie) – 6:44 "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:33 "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) – 4:51 "Royal Gardens Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) – 4:28 "(Un) Easy Does It" (Sy Oliver, Trummy Young) – 4:08 "O.P." (Basie) – 4:48 Personnel Count Basie - piano Ray Brown - double bass Louie Bellson - drums References Category:1974 albums Category:Count Basie albums Category:Pablo Records albums Category:Albums produced by Norman Granz |
Greater Netherlands Greater Netherlands () is a hypothetical monolingual polity formed by fusing the two Dutch-speaking regions of Flanders and the Netherlands. The concept was originally developed by Pieter Geyl, who argued that the two only separated during the Eighty Years' War against Spain in the 16th century. The Greater Netherlands movement has long been divided on the political form the polity would take, considering among others a confederation, a federation, or a unitary state. Equal division exists on the future status of Brussels, considered the most difficult point in any scenario of a partition of Belgium. Terminology The potential country is also known as Dutchland (Dietsland), which uses the word Diets – an archaic term for Dutch. This label was popular until the Second World War, but its associations with collaboration (especially in Flanders), mean that modern supporters generally avoid using it. "Greater Dutch Movement" or "Greater Netherlandism" (Grootneerlandisme) are other terms used while in literature it is also called the "Greater Dutch Thinking" (Grootnederlandse Gedachte). "Whole-Netherlands" or "Burgundism" (after the historical Burgundian Circle) are other terms that were used for the country, but these names are now used for a movement that aims to combine all of the Low Countries (Benelux) as a single multilingual entity, which would be similar to the former United Kingdom of the Netherlands, also including Wallonia, Luxembourg, and Northern France (most likely Nord-Pas de Calais). The Prince's Flag is sometimes used by Greater Dutch groups, because in the Eighty Years' War it was used by supporters of William I of Orange, seen as the leader of the revolt. It was also used as the flag of the Dutch Republic and United Kingdom of the Netherlands but today is generally associated with the far-right in the Netherlands. More expansive and far less common versions may include the additional fusion of French Westhoek, Suriname, formerly Dutch-speaking areas of Germany and France, or even the ethnically Dutch and/or Afrikaans-speaking parts of South Africa. History The Greater Dutch movement emerged at the end of the 19th century. In Belgium, some Dutch-speaking citizens opposed towards the privileged position of French-speaking bourgeoisie, and the corresponding subordination of the Dutch, in government and in public life which led to the formation of the Flemish Movement in which some called for the fusion of Flanders and the Netherlands, similar to that called for by the Orangists after the Belgian Revolution of 1830. Nationalist from both Flanders and Netherlands created the Dutch General Union in 1895. First World War World War I further sharpened the conflict between Dutch and French speakers in Belgium. For instance, the Flamenpolitik of the Germans, involving the administrative separation of the Dutch and the French-speaking parts of Belgium, was influenced by the Flemish Movement, which they wanted to use as an ally. The Dutch General Union was joined, at the end of World War I, by a considerable number of people in the Netherlands and Flanders. It also enjoyed some popularity among students, leading to the creation of the Diets Student Association. Second World War During World War II, both Belgium and the Netherlands were occupied by Nazi Germany. It was believed in nationalist circles that a Greater Dutch state could be created through collaboration with the German occupiers. The Nazis however did not value this idea, and desired either a Pan-Germanist fusion of the racially Germanic Dutch speakers with Germany or a New Order in which both Belgium and the Netherlands would continue to exist as notionally independent German satellite states. And although Pieter Geyl was strongly anti-Nazi and argued from a historical and cultural perspective, |
Nazi Germany built upon the idea during the Second World War with a focus on ethnic nationalism, still prominent among some in the political far right. After the war, however, the Greater Dutch movement was stuck with the stigma of collaboration, notably the Flemish National Union (VNV) in Flanders and the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands. Post-World War II While less common after the war, proponents of a Greater Netherlands do exist on the far-right of Belgian and Dutch politics. The Belgian far-right party Vlaams Belang said they supported this idea, because they saw the formation of a "federation of the Netherlands" as a logical and desirable consequence of a Flemish secession from Belgium. On 12 May 2008, the Dutch politician Geert Wilders (PVV), who was previously quoted as arguing that a Greater Netherlands was "a Nazi and old-fashioned policy", said in De Telegraaf that he was interested in the possibility of a merger between the Netherlands and Flanders. Wilders proposed that, in accordance with previous polls, referendums would have to be held in the Netherlands and Flanders on the merger. He was quoted as saying that "the Netherlands must print the Flemish Lion on its chest and say: welcome home, we have never forgotten you." He argued that he was not planning to impose unification on the Flemish, but stated that then-Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende needed to talk with his Flemish colleagues on the subject. Balkenende responded by saying that "the fate of Belgium is not for us to decide". Yves Leterme replied on 13 June 2008, in The Times that a merger between Belgium and the Netherlands was "science fiction" and that Wilders was thinking simplistically about the Belgian Crisis. Leterme said that, instead, he supported further cooperation within Benelux. On 7 July 2008, Wilders with Martin Bosma, wrote a follow-up piece in the NRC Handelsblad. Variants Whole Netherlands Sometimes, among the Flemish movement and the Flemish nationalists, the term Heel Nederland (Whole Netherlands) is used to define the whole of the Dutch-populated territories (Greater Netherlands). According to them, that is how the Kingdom of the United Netherlands should be. The Dutch nation could then be defined as a unit of Dutch people who use the Dutch language. According to this ideology the Netherlands and Flanders should resurrect the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" based on the organic unity of the Dutch people that has existed for centuries. Orangism Yet another minority form is contemporary Orangism, which seeks the restoration of the Dutch royal family in Flanders, either within the Netherlands or as independent state with strong links with the Netherlands. Many Orangists are Greater Dutch and vice versa, but not all Greater Dutch are monarchist Orangists, as some want to structure the state differently. Orangism has become more popular since 1980, when the term was used to refer to the Greater Netherlands projects, with a focus on the restoration of the Dutch royal family to the entire Dutch-populated part of the region. The popularity of the House of Orange-Nassau in Flanders is partly based on the francophile tendency of the Belgian monarchy. Contemporary Orangism in Flanders and Netherlands is distinct from the Orangism of the 19th century and earlier. Opinion Polling A union with Flanders has not been a political issue in the Netherlands, and it is on the agenda of only one political party, the right-wing Party for Freedom. But a 21 August 2007, poll indicated that two-thirds of the population would welcome a union with Flanders. Another poll published by RTL4 found that 77% of respondents living in the Netherlands would support a Greater |
Netherlands. The union of Flanders and the Netherlands is not as popular among the Flemish population with estimates between 35 and 50% being in favour of unification.[citation needed] While the Dutch often see unification just as growth of the Dutch territory, the Flemish sometimes fear to be culturally annexed into the larger and more populous Netherlands. Given the difficulties experienced in the 2007 Belgian government formation after the federal elections, and the victory of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), in the 2010 federal elections, the likelihood of Flanders seceding from Belgium appears greater than before. The Vlaams Belang and N-VA parties are the primary advocates of secession in Belgian Flanders, but neither has strong interest in a "Greater Netherlands". See also Bakker-Schut Plan Burgundian Netherlands Flemish movement Low Countries Orangism Partition of Belgium Rattachism- A similar movement in Wallonia aiming for unification with France Seventeen Provinces Union of Utrecht References External links Whole-Netherlands (in politics) – Government and Politics Research Category:Flanders Category:Geography of the Netherlands Netherlands Category:Politics of the Netherlands Netherlands Category:Flemish Movement Category:Belgium–Netherlands relations |
Tehama County, California Tehama County ( ) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,463. The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff. Tehama County comprises the Red Bluff, California micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Redding-Red Bluff, California combined statistical area. The county is bisected by the Sacramento River. History Tehama County was formed from parts of Butte, Colusa, and Shasta Counties in 1856. The county is named for the City of Tehama. The origin of the name is not known. Suggested possible roots are the Spanish language word tejamanil (shingle), or "high water" in the dialect of local Native Americans. The first permanent non-indigenous settlers in the area that is now Tehama County were Robert Hasty Thomes, Albert Gallatin Toomes, William George Chard, and Job Francis Dye. The four men were each given land grants by the government of Mexico in 1844. Thomes received Rancho Saucos, Toomes received Rancho Rio de los Molinos, Chard received Rancho Las Flores, and Dye received Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos. Later in the same year Josiah Belden received Rancho Barranca Colorado. Famous early figures include Kit Carson, who took part in a fight that gave name to Bloody Island and Battle Creek, Jedediah Smith, John C. Fremont, and William B. Ide, the first and only president of the California Republic. The history of Tehama County includes the January 1886 relocation of Red Bluff's Chinese population, followed by the August 1886 torching of Red Bluff's Chinatown by alleged arsonists. The January 29th, 1886 edition of The Daily Alta detailed 'The Anti-Coolie Move' and confirms that a secret anti-Chinese meeting was convened in the town of Tehama, and an organization established to relocate the estimated 2,000 Chinese in and around Vina. Secret daily anti-Chinese caucuses in Red Bluff were also held. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water. Watercourses in Tehama County include Dye Creek and Payne's Creek. The county is intersected by Sacramento River. A small part of Lassen Volcanic National Park extends into the northeast corner of the county. The highest point of the county is Brokeoff Mountain (9,235 feet). Adjacent counties Shasta County - north Plumas County - northeast Butte County - east Glenn County - south Mendocino County - southwest Trinity County - west National protected areas Lassen National Forest (part) Lassen Volcanic National Park (part) Mendocino National Forest (part) Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (part) Shasta–Trinity National Forest (part) Transportation Major highways Interstate 5 State Route 32 State Route 36 State Route 89 State Route 99 Public transportation Tehama Rural Area Express (TRAX) operates local service in Red Bluff and service to Los Molinos and Corning. Greyhound buses stop in Red Bluff. Airports Red Bluff Municipal Airport and Corning Municipal Airport are two general aviation airports. Crime The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. Cities by population and crime rates Demographics 2011 Places by population, race, and income 2010 The 2010 United States Census reported that Tehama County had a population of 63,463. The racial makeup of Tehama County was 51,721 (81.5%) White, 406 (0.6%) African American, 1,644 (2.6%) Native American, 656 (1.0%) Asian, 76 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 6,258 (9.9%) from other races, and 2,702 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13,906 persons (21.9%). 2000 As of the census of |
2000, there were 56,039 people, 21,013 households, and 14,898 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 23,547 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.3% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. 15.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.4% were of German, 11.0% English, 9.6% Irish and 9.5% American ancestry according to the 2000 United States Census. 86.0% spoke English and 13.0% Spanish as their first language. There were 21,013 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08. In the county, the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,206, and the median income for a family was $37,277. Males had a median income of $30,872 versus $22,864 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,793. About 13.0% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. Politics Voter registration statistics Cities by population and voter registration Overview Tehama is a strongly Republican county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1992. In the United States House of Representatives, Tehama County is in . In the California State Legislature, the county is in , and . On November 4, 2008, Tehama County voted 72.7% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. Communities Cities Corning Red Bluff Tehama Census-designated places Bend Flournoy Gerber Lake California Las Flores Los Molinos Manton Mineral Paskenta Paynes Creek Proberta Rancho Tehama Reserve Richfield Vina Other unincorporated places Kirkwood Mill Creek Population ranking The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Tehama County. † county seat See also Hiking trails in Tehama County National Register of Historic Places listings in Tehama County, California Orland Buttes Notes References External links Category:1856 establishments in California Category:California counties Category:Populated places established in 1856 Category:Sacramento Valley Category:Shasta Cascade |
Yearly Meeting Yearly Meeting is a term used by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, to refer to an organization composed of constituent meetings or churches within a geographical area. The constituent meetings are called Monthly Meetings in most of the world; in England, local congregations are now called Area Meetings, in Australia Monthly Meetings are called Local Meetings. "Monthly" and "Yearly" refer to how often the body meets to make decisions. Monthly Meetings are local congregations which hold worship on Sunday. Depending on the Yearly Meeting organization, there may also be Quarterly Meetings, Half-Yearly Meetings, or Regional Meetings, where a number of local Monthly Meetings come together within a Yearly Meeting. There are also parallel Yearly Meetings for young Quakers, Junior Yearly Meetings. General description Yearly Meeting gatherings are times for Friends from a wide geographical area to come together to worship and to seek God's guidance on decisions and on issues facing Friends in that region. Yearly Meetings publish guiding principles, organizational processes, and collected expressions of faith of the constituent Friends. These publications are called Faith and Practice, and/or Books of Discipline. Origin Like many aspects of Quakerism, the organization into Yearly Meetings arose gradually. English Friends began to meet shortly after their beginning in a large group starting in the 1650s. The oldest Yearly Meeting in Britain, Britain Yearly Meeting (originally London Yearly Meeting), considers the year 1668 its official founding. New England Yearly Meeting dates its founding from 1661. In the early days the business of the meeting was to receive answers to the Yearly Meeting's queries to the Quarterly Meetings, to read epistles from traveling Friends, and to seek God's guidance on actions. They also proposed and planned the establishment of Quaker institutions, such as schools. As the Religious Society of Friends grew and spread around the world, new Yearly Meetings were established. While often influenced by the activities of other Yearly Meetings, each of the Yearly Meetings is autonomous. Procedure A session of a Yearly Meeting, as with all Quaker business sessions, is considered a time of worship in dealing with matters of business. When a matter has been presented and explained, the Friends who are gathered wait in silence, listening to the leading of God's spirit within them. Those who feel led to do so share their insights, while the others listen. Eventually a "sense of the meeting" begins to emerge. The clerk of the meeting (a type of facilitator) or the Recording Clerk (a person who writes the minutes) tries to formulate a minute that reflects the sense of the meeting. More input may follow. When it is clear that there is agreement, the sense of the meeting is recorded in the minute. Some Friends at the meeting may have reservations about the matter but choose to defer to the others. Friends believe and hope that the minute is God's will on the matter. However, nothing is considered a permanent and inviolable law among Friends and every matter is open to future change. Before the close of a yearly meeting, Friends write an epistle to communicate to other Friends world-wide. It is the custom to read out selections from epistles the Yearly Meeting has received from other Quaker bodies during yearly meeting sessions. All Friends who are members of a constituent Meeting are members of the corresponding Yearly Meeting and may attend and participate on an equal basis—there is no hierarchy within the Religious Society of Friends. Many specific issues of concern to Quakers are dealt with by committees appointed by Yearly Meetings. Names Yearly Meetings are named |
for where they meet: a nation (e.g., Canadian Yearly Meeting), a region within a nation (e.g., New England Yearly Meeting), a state (e.g. Indiana Yearly Meeting), or a large city that serves as a hub (e.g., Philadelphia Yearly Meeting). The entire name of a Yearly Meeting usually includes the words "of the Religious Society of Friends" (e.g., New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends) although some do not (e.g., Northern Yearly Meeting). Larger groups Many Yearly Meetings are members of larger groups. In the United States and a few other countries the three main groups of Friends are Friends General Conference, Friends United Meeting, and Evangelical Friends International. A broader group that crosses theological, organizational, and national lines and encourages communication and cooperation of the different groups is Friends World Committee for Consultation. List of yearly meetings Africa See also Quakers in Kenya Kenya Bware Yearly Meeting, based in Suna Central Yearly Meeting, based in Kakamega Chavakali Yearly Meeting East Africa Yearly Meeting (Kaimosi), based in Tiriki East Africa Yearly Meeting (North), based in Kitale Elgon East Yearly Meeting, based in Kitale Elgon Religious Society of Friends (West), based in Lugulu Via Webuye Kakamega Yearly Meeting Lugari Yearly Meeting, based in Turbo Malava Yearly Meeting Nairobi Yearly Meeting Tuoli Yearly Meeting, based in Kapsabet Vihiga Yearly Meeting Vokoli Yearly Meeting, based in Wodanga Outside of Kenya Burundi Yearly Meeting Central and Southern Africa Yearly Meeting Congo Yearly Meeting East Africa Yearly Meeting Tanzania Yearly Meeting Uganda Yearly Meeting Americas See also Quakers in Latin America Bolivia Iglesia Evangélica Amigos Central (Central Evangelical Friends Church) Iglesia Evangélica Unión Boliviana "Amigos" (Bolivian Union Evangelical Friends Church) Iglesia Nacional Evangélica Los Amigos de Bolivia (National Evangelical Friends Church of Bolivia) Iglesia Evangélica Misión Boliviana de Santidad Amigos (Bolivian Evangelical Mission Church of Holiness Friends ) Canada Canadian Yearly Meeting Cuba Cuba Yearly Meeting Guatemala Iglesia Evangélica Embajadores Amigos (Evangelical Ambassadors Friends Church) Iglesia Evangélica Nacional Amigos de Guatemala (National Evangelical Friends Church of Guatemala) Junta Amigos de Santidad (Friends of Holiness Yearly Meeting) El Salvador Iglesias Evangélicas de los Amigos en El Salvador (Evangelical Friends Churches in El Salvador) Honduras Junta Annual Amigos de Santidad (Friends of Holiness Yearly Meeting) Jamaica Jamaica Yearly Meeting Mexico Asociación Religiosa de las Iglesias Evangélicas de los Amigos (Religious Association of the Evangelical Churches of Friends) Reunion General de los Amigos en México (General Meeting of Friends in Mexico) Peru Iglesia Nacional Evangélica Los Amigos del Perú (National Evangelical Friends Church of Peru) United States Conservative Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)—Meetings for Worship in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. North Carolina Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in North Carolina, Virginia Beach, VA, and Florida. Ohio Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. This Meeting offers "affiliate membership" for individual Friends or small congregations worldwide isolated from other Conservative Meetings. Affiliates are as far away as Midlands in England and Athens, Greece. Evangelical Friends International Alaska Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Alaska. Evangelical Friends Church—Eastern Region—Meetings for Worship in Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Evangelical Friends Church—Mid-America—Meetings for Worship in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Evangelical Friends Church—Southwest—Arizona, California, and Nevada. Northwest Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State. Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Arizona, Colorado, and Nebraska. Friends General Conference Alaska Friends Conference Baltimore Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) Illinois Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Missouri, Illinois, and |
Indiana. Intermountain Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah. Lake Erie Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. New England Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) New York Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) Northern Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF is a fellowship of monthly meetings and a yearly meeting)—Meetings for Worship in North Carolina, Virginia and Lyman, South Carolina. South Central Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Southeastern Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting Association—Meetings for Worship in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Friends United Meeting Baltimore Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) Great Plains Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Indiana Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. Iowa Yearly Meeting (FUM)—Meetings for Worship in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. New Association of Friends—Meetings for Worship in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. New England Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) New York Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) North Carolina Yearly Meeting (FUM)—Meetings for Worship in North Carolina and Virginia. Northern Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) Southeastern Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. (Participates in both Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting) Western Association of the Religious Society of Friends (WARSF)—Meeting for Worship in Whittier, CA. Western Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Illinois and Indiana. Wilmington Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Ohio and Tennessee. Independent Central Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Arkansas, Indiana, North Carolina, and Ohio. According to Quaker historian Ben Pink Dandelion, "Central Yearly Meeting has little or no contact with the rest of the Quaker world. It broke away from Five Years Meeting in 1926 and represents a Holiness Yearly Meeting." Missouri Valley Friends Conference North Pacific Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. (A Beanite yearly meeting with informal ties to Friends General Conference, some Monthly Meetings are affiliated with FGC). Pacific Yearly Meeting—Meetings for Worship in California, Hawaii, Mexico, and Guatemala. (A Beanite yearly meeting with informal ties to Friends General Conference, some Monthly Meetings are affiliated with FGC). Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends—Meetings for Worship in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. It broke from Northwest Yearly Meeting in 2017. (A Beanite yearly meeting with informal ties to Friends General Conference, some Monthly Meetings are affiliated with FGC). Asia India General Conference of Friends in India Bundelkhand Yearly Meeting (Bundelkhand Masihi Mitr Samaj) Mid-India Yearly Meeting Bhopal Yearly Meeting Outside of India Cambodia Yearly Meeting Indonesia Yearly Meeting Japan Yearly Meeting Middle East Yearly Meeting (Nepal) Evangelical Friends |
Church Philippine Evangelical Friends Church Taiwan Yearly Meeting Australia and Oceania Australia Yearly Meeting Aotearoa/New Zealand Yearly Meeting (Te Hāhi Tūhauwiri) Europe See also Quakers in Europe Britain Yearly Meeting Denmark Yearly Meeting (Hungary) Evangelical Friends Church Finland Yearly Meeting France Yearly Meeting Germany Yearly Meeting (, or )—Quaker communities were established in 1677 and 1678 in what is now Germany at Emden and Friedrichstadt (extinct in 1727). English and American Friends organized a Quaker colony in Friedensthal (Peace Valley), which existed from 1792 until 1870 in what is now Bad Pyrmont, a city in the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont, in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. Land was donated for a meeting house in January 1791 and the Quaker House () was built. In 1933, it was reconstructed and relocated from its original site to Bombergallee 9, Bad Pyrmont. The German Annual Meeting () was organized in 1880. Relief work following World War I revitalized German Quakerism. The German Yearly Meeting ( or ) resulted from the 1923 mergers of the German Annual Meeting with the Friends of Quakerism () and, in 1925, the Federation of German Friends () and serves as an umbrella organization for the small liberal Quaker presence in Germany and Austria. This body uses a translation of Britain Yearly Meeting's current book of discipline Quaker Faith and Practice: The book of Christian discipline of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain entitled Ireland Yearly Meeting Netherlands Yearly Meeting Norway Yearly Meeting Sweden Yearly Meeting Switzerland Yearly Meeting References Sources External links Friends (Quaker) Yearly Meetings and Broader Bodies on the Internet Yearly Meetings' Histories, Previous Names, Mergers, etc. Category:Quaker organizations |
Dugo Polje (Kiseljak) Dugo Polje is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina. References Category:Populated places in Kiseljak |
12th Grey Cup The 12th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 1924, before 5,978 fans at Varsity Stadium at Toronto. Queen's University defeated the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 11 to 3. External links Category:Grey Cup Category:1924 in Canadian football Grey Cup Grey Cup, 12th Category:1924 in Ontario Category:November 1924 sports events Category:1920s in Ottawa |
Shixing language Shixing, also rendered Shuhi, is a poorly-attested Qiangic language of Sichuan and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Two thirds of its speakers are monolingual. Shixing is also known by its Chinese name Xumi (旭米 Xùmǐ); it is spoken by about 1800 people living by the Shuiluo River 水洛 in Shuiluo Township 水洛乡, Mili Tibetan Autonomous County. Katia Chirkova reports two varieties. Upper Xumi (autonym: šuhį ) Lower Xumi (autonym: šůhę ) Phonology Consonants Xumi features a very unusual phonemic contrast between voiceless and voiced alveolo-palatal lateral approximants. In the table above, gold phonemes only appear in the Upper Xumi dialect while blue phonemes only appear in the Lower Xumi dialect. All others appear in both Upper and Lower Xumi. Vowels Oral Upper Xumi has the following oral vowels: . Lower Xumi has the following oral vowels: . generally correspond to Upper Xumi , respectively. is phonetically close-mid . Nasal Upper Xumi has the following nasal vowels: , as well as the marginal , which occurs only in the word mědă 'on the roof / upstairs'. Lower Xumi has the following nasal vowels: , as well as the marginal , which occurs only in the word mědă ģo 'on the roof / upstairs'. generally correspond to Upper Xumi , respectively. References Bibliography Sun Hongkai [孙宏开]. 2014. A study of Shixing [Shixingyu yanjiu 史兴语研究]. Beijing: Minzu University Press. Category:Loloish languages Category:Qiangic languages Category:Languages of China |
Landscape with Three Figures Landscape with Three Figures is a c.1645-1650 oil on canvas painting by Nicolas Poussin, now in the Prado Museum in Madrid. Poussin moved to landscape late in life. References category:Landscape paintings category:Paintings by Nicolas Poussin category:1640s paintings category:Paintings of the Museo del Prado by French artists |
William A. Shands William Augustine Shands (July 21, 1889 – January 20, 1973) was an American politician and elected officeholder. Shands was a long-time Democratic member of the Florida Senate and an advocate for the establishment of a state medical college and teaching hospital. Early life and education Shands was born in Alachua County, Florida on July 21, 1889, and moved to Gainesville, Florida with his family in 1901. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he joined the Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity (Beta Zeta Chapter). While attending the university, he played for the Florida football and Florida baseball teams. On the football team he was an end and halfback. He left school without graduating which is something he regretted and went into the fertilizer business in Gainesville. He was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "distinguished letter winner." Business and politics Shands left the university before graduating and began selling agricultural chemicals for the Standard Fertilizer Company He married Catherine London Hawkins of Jacksonville, Florida on June 12, 1912, and then moved to Alabama. He later returned to Gainesville and started the Gainesville Poster-Advertising Company in 1928. He ran and was elected to the Gainesville City Council. He joined the City Charter Commission, and in 1929 was appointed to the State Road Board. In order to further his business and political aspirations, he returned to the University of Florida to study law. State senate and legacy After graduating from the University of Florida with his bachelor of laws degree, Shands was elected to the Florida Senate in 1940, representing the 32nd District centered on Gainesville in north central Florida. Shands was later selected by his colleagues to serve as the president of the Florida Senate during the 1957 session of the legislature. Shands was a Democratic candidate for Florida Governor in 1948, but lost the Democratic Party primary to the eventual general election winner, Fuller Warren. During the primary campaign, Shands advocated the adoption of a state sales tax, which was opposed by Warren. The Florida Legislature adopted Shands' sales tax proposal over Warren's objections in the following session of the Florida Legislature, and it has remained the mainstay of state revenue ever since. Shands became a forceful advocate of establishing a state-funded medical and teaching hospital at the University of Florida. The University of Florida College of Medicine opened in 1956. Two years later, the University of Florida Teaching Hospital opened on October 20, 1958. In 1965, it was renamed the "William A. Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics" in his honor. The hospital is often referred to as "Shands Hospital," and is part of the Shands HealthCare network. Shands was initiated as an honorary member of the Alpha Phi chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity in 1955. Shands died in Gainesville in January 1973; he was 83 years old. See also Florida Gators Florida Gators football, 1906–09 History of the University of Florida List of Kappa Alpha Order members List of Levin College of Law graduates List of University of Florida alumni List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members List of University of Florida honorary degree recipients References Bibliography Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). . Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). . Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). . McCarthy, |
Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). . McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). . Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). Proctor, Samuel, & Wright Langley, Gator History: A Pictorial History of the University of Florida, South Star Publishing Company, Gainesville, Florida (1986). . Category:1889 births Category:1973 deaths Category:Florida Democrats Category:Florida Gators football players Category:Florida lawyers Category:Florida state senators Category:People from Gainesville, Florida Category:Presidents of the Florida Senate Category:Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni Category:20th-century American politicians Category:Pork Chop Gang |
Neves Neves may refer to: People Neves (surname), a common surname in Portugal, Brazil, and the Spanish region of Galicia Places Angola Neves, Angola, commune in the municipality of Humpata, province of Huíla Brazil Neves Paulista, municipality in São Paulo Presidente Tancredo Neves, municipality in Bahia Riachão das Neves, municipality in Bahia Ribeirão das Neves, municipality in of Minas Gerais Tancredo Neves International Airport, in Belo Horizonte Portugal Neves, the other name of the small parish of Norte Grande (Azores), in the Azores São Tomé and Príncipe Neves, São Tomé and Príncipe, small town on the north west coast of São Tomé Island Neves Ferreira, São Tomé and Príncipe, village in the southern part of the island of Príncipe Spain As Neves, in Galicia Other Neves (video game), a Nintendo DS puzzle game by Yuke's |
Football in Mongolia The sport of football in the country of Mongolia is run by the Mongolian Football Federation. The association administers the national football team as well as the Niislel League. Football is the second sport of Mongolia, after wrestling. League system References |
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti (Arabic: أبو أحمد الكويتي), (died May 2, 2011), real name: Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed (also known as Shaykh Abu Ahmed, Arshad Khan and Mohammed Arshad), was a Pakistani al-Qaeda member and courier for Osama bin Laden. He was not a Kuwaiti, but rather was an ethnic Pashtun and a Pakistani citizen. He adopted the last name Al-Kuwaiti because his Pakistani parents lived in Kuwait. According to secret documents, he was one of the few men bin Laden completely trusted and was said to be his "favorite courier and right-hand man". He sheltered and lived with bin Laden for a number of years and was killed along with him by the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group on May 2, 2011. 2000s Al-Kuwaiti was a Pashtun, an ethnic Afghan background who was born and grew up in Kuwait and spoke Pashto (in a cultivated, urbane accent) and Arabic. He was a protégé of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and had reportedly given computer training in Karachi to the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He was implicated in the attacks and was contacted in the aftermath by Riduan "Hambali" Isamuddin. Al-Kuwaiti provided a safe haven to Isamuddin and several of his close associates in his home in a quiet residential neighborhood of Karachi. Guantanamo Bay documents dated 16 January 2008 revealed that Mohamedou Ould Salahi had claimed that Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti was wounded while fleeing Tora Bora after the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001 and had later died from his arm injuries. The document claimed he was a mid-level al-Qaeda operative who facilitated the movement and safe haven of senior al-Qaeda members and families. As a speaker of Arabic and Pashto he could communicate and move easily among both the Arab members of al-Qaeda and the Pashtun tribesmen of Pakistan. Contradicting the claims by Salahi that al-Kuwaiti had died in December 2001, in 2007 U.S. officials discovered the courier's real name and, in 2009, that he lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. These findings were based on information collected from Guantánamo Bay detainees, notably Hassan Gul in 2004. From Gul, the United States intelligence learned that al-Kuwaiti was also close to Mohammed's successor Abu Faraj al-Libi. Gul further revealed that al-Kuwaiti had not been seen in some time, a fact which led U.S. officials to suspect he was traveling with Bin Laden. He was reportedly tracked from Peshawar by Pakistanis working for the CIA. "The National Security Agency reportedly tracked phone calls between the courier Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti's relatives in the Persian Gulf to all numbers in Pakistan, and NSA surveillance eventually tracked Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti's location in Pakistan via one such phone call", the AP writes. "In August 2010 they tracked al-Kuwaiti as he drove from Peshawar to a residence in Abbottabad – and as analysts inventoried the compound's striking security features they became convinced that it housed a high-level al-Qaeda figure." 2010s Using satellite photos and intelligence reports, the CIA sought to identify the inhabitants of the fortified compound in Abbottabad. In September 2010, the CIA concluded that the compound was "custom built to hide someone of significance" and that it was very likely that Osama bin Laden was residing there. Al-Kuwaiti was said to be one of the two tall fair-skinned bearded men who claimed to be ethnic Pashtuns and were known in the community to be living at the house and occasionally attended local funerals. He went locally by the name Arshad Khan, and his brother (or cousin as some neighbors thought) went by the name |
Tareq Khan. They claimed to be from a village near the town of Charsadda. Some people believed he was from Shangla (Khakhtagatta area). Charsadda lies about 180 kilometres to the west, while Shangla is situated on the northern side 190 kilometres from Abbottabad in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (old name NWFP). Some locals thought that the Khan brothers had obtained their wealth from a family-owned hotel in Dubai. Al-Kuwaiti also claimed that because of his occupation as a money changer, he needed high walls to keep out enemies he had encountered in his profession. He was described as "a friendly man from the tribal-areas". Death At the time Osama bin Laden was in the top of most wanted in the US. Kuwaiti along with Bin Laden was killed during the raid on the compound by a United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group team on 2 May 2011. References Category:Year of birth missing Category:2011 deaths Category:Afghan al-Qaeda members Category:Al-Qaeda planners Category:Death of Osama bin Laden Category:Deaths by firearm in Pakistan Category:Osama bin Laden Category:Pashtun people Category:Pakistani expatriates in Kuwait Category:Pakistani al-Qaeda members Category:Pakistani people of Afghan descent |
Tarini Choudhury Govt. Girls H.S. & M.P. School Tarini Choudhury Govt. Girls H.S. & M.P. School, also known as Tarini Charan Girls' Higher Secondary School, is a public school located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It is named after educationist Tarini Charan Choudhury. It is organizing its Platinum Jubilee celebration this year. History The Tarini Charan Girls school was founded in the 1950s and was initially located in the Uzanbazar area of Guwahati. It subsequently shifted to the present site located at the Guwahati club. In December 1963 the Government decided to take over the school, which had previously been government-aided. The previous principal of the school was Haramohan Dev Goswami. As of 2018, the school has had no principal or vice-principal in post for five years, and twenty-five staff vacancies in total, which has "crippled" the school and pupils' results and the number who are able to take science subjects. Notable alumni Nirupama Borgohain, journalist Mamoni Raisom Goswami, activist and writer References Category:Schools in Guwahati Category:Educational institutions with year of establishment missing Category:Girls' schools in Assam Category:High schools and secondary schools in Assam |
Roger Bader Roger Bader (born 29 September 1964) is a Swiss retired ice hockey player and coach, who coached the Austrian national team at the 2019 IIHF World Championship. References External links Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:People from Winterthur Category:Swiss expatriate ice hockey people Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Austria Category:Swiss ice hockey coaches Category:Swiss ice hockey defencemen |
1948 KLM Constellation air disaster A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliner (named Nijmegen and registered PH-TEN) crashed into high ground near Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on 20 October 1948; all 40 aboard died. A subsequent inquiry found that the accident was likely caused by the crew's reliance on a combination of erroneous charts and incomplete weather forecasts, causing the crew to become distracted and disoriented in the inclement conditions. The flight Events prior to approach The aircraft was piloted by Koene Dirk Parmentier, one of the winners of the MacRobertson Air Race, widely regarded as one of the great flyers of the era, and KLM's chief pilot. The co-pilot on the flight was Kevin Joseph O'Brien. Nijmegen was scheduled to fly from its home base at Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam at 8:00 p.m. CET to New York via Prestwick, with Shannon Airport in Ireland as the alternative stopover point in case of bad weather at Prestwick. The aircraft carried sufficient fuel to divert to Shannon and then back to Schiphol, if necessary. The plane's departure was delayed as additional cargo was loaded for transport to Iceland, which would be an additional stop en route from Prestwick to New York. The plane eventually left Schiphol at 9:11 p.m., crossed the English coast at Flamborough Head, eventually heading NW at 2320, when it turned almost due South approximately 15 miles ESE of Kilmarnock. The aircraft eventually started its run in towards runway 32 (Prestwick's longest and, then, only GCA runway) at 2325 at 1500'. The weather forecast Parmentier had been given by the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute at Schiphol had told him that there was some slight cloud at Prestwick, but that it would likely dissipate by the time the Nijmegen arrived. This report was incorrect; the weather at Prestwick was steadily deteriorating, with the weather at the alternative destination of Shannon even worse. Parmentier believed that there was a strong crosswind, blowing at right-angles to the main runway (Runway 32) at Prestwick of about 20 knots, which might prevent a landing on it. Prestwick had a second, alternative, runway (Runway 26) which was heading into the wind but had no radar-approach system. However KLM pilot guidelines, drafted by Parmentier himself, forbade a landing at Prestwick in low cloud on the alternative runway. By the time of approach, Prestwick was under drizzle and a cloud-base that was almost solid at , forecast to continue from about 11:00 p.m. onwards, around the time the Nijmegen was approaching the airfield. As the flight had taken off late, they had not picked up the radio message broadcast by Prestwick airfield informing them of this. Parmentier was thus unaware of the deterioration in the weather: were he aware of it he would have been able to divert to Shannon. The routine weather reports broadcast from Prestwick had given a cloud cover of . No new forecasts, which would have told Parmentier of the expected decreased ceiling were broadcast. Nor did he know that already that evening two airliners from SAS had turned back rather than attempt a landing at Prestwick. Inland of the runway was high ground of over , but the KLM-issued charts which the crew were using did not mark any land higher than . Three miles (5 km) to the north-east of the runway, rising to over , were a set of wireless masts. inland ran a series of electricity pylons and high-tension cables, the main national grid line for South Scotland, carrying 132,000 volts. However the error-riddled charts issued by KLM did not have these marked and gave a spot height closeby |
of 45'. Approach and crash The plane made radio contact with approach control at Prestwick shortly before 11:00 p.m. At this point the cross-wind over the main runway had, unknown to Parmentier, dropped to 14 knots which made it within limits to attempt a landing on the main runway. Instead, he decided to attempt an overshoot of the main runway guided by the ground radar controller, followed by a left-hand turn that would bring the plane downwind of the alternate runway. He would then overfly the runway before looping round for his final approach. While it might sound complicated, Parmentier expected to be in visual contact with the ground which would make such an attempt relatively easy. At 11:16 p.m. Prestwick broadcast a morse message warning of the deteriorating weather, however as the Nijmegen had now switched over to voice contact the message would not have been received. On the approach they were told of the decreased cross-wind and decided to attempt a landing on the main runway after all. However, three miles out Parmentier decided that the wind was probably too strong for landing on the main runway and decided to overshoot and land on the alternate. He overflew Runway 26, the lights of which he could now see, climbed to a height of and extended the landing gear ready for landing. At this point they ran into what Parmentier believed was an isolated patch of cloud. However this was the actual cloud-base, which was now as low as in some areas. At this point the Nijmegen was headed directly for the power cables at which the crew believed to be substantially lower. Parmentier realised the 'isolated fog' he had run into was getting denser, but due to his belief that they would have visual contact with the ground the crew had not attempted to time their flight downwind of the runway. Before he could abort the attempt, the plane crashed into the electricity cables, hitting the main phase conductor line. The crew attempted to turn the now burning aircraft towards the runway with the intent of an emergency landing. However, the faulty charts led them to crash into high ground five miles east-north-east of the airfield at about 23:32 UTC. All 30 passengers (22 Dutch, 6 German, 1 British and 1 Irish) and the 10 crew died. Rescue services did not reach the crash-site for over one and a half hours due to confusion over which service was responsible for responding to the crash. By the time they arrived only six people were still alive, and all died within 24 hours. Court of enquiry The subsequent court of enquiry blamed several factors for the crash: The failure of the ground authorities to inform the Nijmegen of the deterioration in the weather. The failure of the crew to time their flight downwind of the runway. The errors in the official KLM approach chart the crew had relied on. It emerged during the enquiry that these charts had been copied from war-era United States Air Force charts, which upon subsequent examination were also found to be faulty. The court of enquiry was astonished to find that KLM had relied on maps from a foreign authority when detailed and correct maps were available from the Ordnance Survey, the United Kingdom's national mapping authority. The enquiry determined the probable cause for the accident was: Notable fatalities Bert Sas, Dutch diplomat, former military attaché to Berlin who warned the Allies in October 1939 about German plans to invade France and the Low Countries. See also List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft |
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Kijereshi Game Reserve { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 33.9419174194336, -2.2303477654133457 ] } } ] } Introduction Kijereshi Game Reserve is part of Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem which forms an integral part of the Western Corridor for the Great wildebeest migration. The reserve is at the western end of the wildebeest migration transit route, becoming a part of the "wet season transition phase". The reserve stands as a last turning point of wildebeest migration in the Tanzania side where migrant’s with their calves passes between May and July yearly depending on the rains. The Kijereshi Game Reserve covers nearly 66 square kilometres of lush and open plains. The reserve was gazetted on 10th June 1994 following the Tanzania Government Notice (G.N) No. 215. Protection of the area dates back 1964 when it was Maswa Game Controlled Area and later upgraded to game reserve due to its ecological and social – economical values. Additionally, the reserve is categorised as Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources (Category VI) under IUCN categories of protected areas. The name of Kijereshi came from the village bordering the reserve known as Kijilishi, a Sukuma tribe word with no specific meaning. From "Kijilishi" to "Kijereshi" it was just a mistake in pronunciation where the name was first used by the Asian investor who named his tented camp as “Kijereshi Tented Camp”. Following the gazettement of the area as a Game Reserve in 1994, the officials from Wildlife Division (WD) of Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism adopted Kijereshi as the official name of the reserve. Therefore the reserve was named Kijereshi Game Reserve. Location Kijereshi Game Reserve is located at south-west of Serengeti National Park lying between Latitude 2o1” and 4o0” South of Equator and Longitude 33o3” and 35o1” East of Greenwich. Furthermore, the reserve falls within Busega (partitioned from previous Magu district) and Bariadi districts of Simiyu region in Tanzania mainland. In the western part Kijereshi Game Reserve is bordering with Lukungu village while Lake Victoria is at 2.5 km from the same side. Mwabayanda, Mwakiroba, Kijilishi, Nyamikoma and Senta villages are all bordering Kijereshi Game Reserve at southern side. Management After its gazzetement in 1994 from the former Maswa Game Controlled Area Kijereshi Game Reserve was managed by Wildlife Division of Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. Following the establishment of Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) in 9th May 2014 and its amendment via Tanzania Government Notice (G.N) No. 20 of 23rd January 2015 as a new authority responsible for managing Game Reserves (GRs), Game Controlled Areas (GCAs) and Open Areas, thus Kijereshi Game Reserve (KGR) is currently under TAWA Management. Wildlife Kijereshi Game Reserve is rich in wildlife including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Mammals found in the reserve include wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, topi, elephant, waterbuck, Thomson's gazelle, bushbuck, impala, black backed jackal, spotted hyena just to mention few. Common birds include ostrich, ground hornbill, lovebirds, water birds and many more. Agama lizards and monitor lizards are some of the reptiles found in Kijereshi Game Reserve. Amphibians and invertebrates are plenty. Vegetation, Climate and Soil Vegetation The reserve is dominated by open grassland vegetation, however the Geographic Information System Unit from TAWA has categorised the reserve into three categories of vegetation namely riverine forest, open grassland and wooded grassland. Climate Condition Kijereshi Game Reserve experiences moderate temperatures ranging from an average of 18oC to 31oC annually. The rainfall season normally starts in October and ends in May. The annual rainfall ranges from 750 mm to 850 mm and is concentrated in two peaks |
periods. In the first one, from October to December, rains are shorter; the second is from February to mid-May and has longer and heavier rains. Soil The soil of Kijereshi Game Reserve is mainly black cotton soil composed of black clay, a common type of soil found in the western corridor of Serengeti Ecosystem. However there are areas dominated by sandy loam soil. Activities Game drive is the main tourist activity in Kijereshi Game Reserve however biking can also be arranged. Other activities include guided nature walk, camping, night game drive, bird watching and commercial photography/filming. Accessibility The reserve can be accessed throughout the year. However, June to September is the best time for mammals following migration and October to February is ideal time for bird watching. By Road Through Mwanza - Musoma highway, the reserve can be accessed from, Lamadi (3 km), Bunda (20 km), Musoma (86 km), Tarime (137 km) and 135 Mwanza city centre (135 km). From Arusha, Kijereshi Game Reserve can be accessed via Serengeti road (471 km) and Arusha - Shinyanga - Simiyu road (840 km). Also the reserve can be accessed from Bariadi (70 km) via Simiyu (Bariadi) - Mwanza road From border points the reserve can be accessed from Sirari (154 km) boarder to Kenya via Sirari – Mwanza road, Rusumo (618 km) boarder to Rwanda via Rusumo -Shinyanga-Simiyu road and Ngara (620 km) boarder to Burundi via Ngara-Shinyanga-Simiyu road. By Air Kijereshi Game Reserve can be accessed from Mwanza Airport (135 km through Mwanza - Musoma highway). From Musoma Airport the reserve is accessible through Mwanza - Musoma highway about 86 km. By Water Kijereshi Game Reserve can be accessed by water through Lake Victoria which is about 2.5 km from the western part of the reserve. References Category:Nature parks |
Amethysphaerion eximium Amethysphaerion eximium is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Napp in 1992. References Category:Elaphidiini Category:Beetles described in 1992 |
1986 British National Track Championships The 1986 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 1 - 9 August 1986 at the Leicester Velodrome. Medal summary Men's Events Women's Events References National Track Championships |
Kinie Ger In Australian Aboriginal mythology, Kinie Ger is an evil half-man, half-quoll beast that hunts and kills the innocent with his spear, until he is himself killed in an ambush. The myth The Kinie Ger was a monster from Australian Aboriginal mythology. It was described as half human and half quoll (a marsupial predator related to the Tasmanian devil). It was a ruthless killer with the head and body of a quoll but the limbs of a man. It wandered around killing innocent people, birds and animals and was the terror of the bush. In the myth, the creature was stated to have been killed by the owl and the crow who ambushed him when he came to drink at a water hole. Supposedly when the creature was finally defeated, it shrank down and became the first quoll, the founding father of the quoll race. References Category:Australian Aboriginal legendary creatures |
Sam Weisman Sam Weisman (born 1947 in Binghamton, New York) is an American film director. He has directed the films D2: The Mighty Ducks, Bye Bye Love, George of the Jungle, The Out-of-Towners, What's the Worst That Could Happen?, and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. Weisman is a 1973 graduate of Brandeis University's MFA program in Acting and Directing. He earned a BA in Music History from Yale University, where he was a member of the second longest running a cappella group in the nation, The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus. His brother is producer David Weisman. Sam Weisman is married to former Knots Landing actress Constance McCashin, with whom he has two children: Marguerite Weisman, an editorial assistant at Harper Collins and Daniel Weisman, a music manager, who manages Capital Cities and Wale and formerly managed Mike Posner. Filmography Shogun Assassin (1980) References External links Category:American film directors Category:1947 births Category:American television directors Category:Living people Category:Brandeis University alumni Category:Yale School of Music alumni |
Rob Astbury Rob Astbury (1948 – 9 November 2017) was an Australian radio and television sports journalist and real estate agent. Biography Astbury was born in Avoca, Victoria. During a media career spanning 21 years, he won an ten VFL/AFL awards, two national Penguin Awards and was twice nominated for the Logie Awards for the Best News Story of the year. After an early career in Melbourne radio, Astbury made a successful jump to television—firstly for the Channel 0/10 network, then for the Nine Network, after accepting a personal job offer from owner Kerry Packer. During his television career, Astbury was Australia's highest-paid sports correspondent. In 2005, Astbury revealed he was HIV positive, although medical tests showed he was a rare long-term nonprogressor (or "elite controller"), whose body can suppress the virus for a long period without antiretroviral drugs. In 2006, celebrity agent Anthony Zammit published King and I: My Life With Graham Kennedy, a biography that detailed Astbury's relationship with entertainer Graham Kennedy. After retiring from television, Astbury worked as a real estate agent at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast, Queensland between 1995 and 2000. For the next decade he ran a property development company in Thailand. During the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami while Astbury was holidaying in Phuket, he reported on the devastation for the political website Crikey. Returning to the Gold Coast in 2010, Astbury worked with the Ray White Real Estate agency in Broadbeach. On 9 November 2017, a colleague found him dead in his home after he did not turn up to work and could not be contacted. References External links Category:1948 births Category:2017 deaths Category:Australian sports journalists Category:Australian television presenters Category:LGBT journalists from Australia Category:AIDS-related deaths in Australia |
Section 18 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 18 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is one of the provisions of the Constitution that addresses rights relating to Canada's two official languages, English and French. Like section 133 of the Constitution Act, 1867, section 18 requires that all statutes and other records made by the Parliament of Canada must be available in both official languages. Section 133 places a similar obligation on the legislature of Quebec, and this is reaffirmed by section 21 of the Charter. Section 18 of the Charter places a similar obligation on the legislature of New Brunswick. New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province under section 16 of the Charter. Text Section 18 reads, Application Justice Michel Bastarache and fellow-authors wrote of section 18 that it repeats section 133 in necessitating Parliament's statutes being kept in both official languages, and that section 18 "adds that both versions are equally authoritative." They compared this clause to sections 56 and 57 of the Constitution Act, 1982, which state that English and French versions of the Constitution are equal. Earlier, however, court decisions suggested the equal status of English and French versions was implicit in section 133. Bastarache and his fellow-authors also argued that section 18 implies bilingualism is to be used in the making of the law, and state that failure to satisfy section 18 means any laws are unconstitutional. Challenges Section 18 causes a number of challenges in law making. Someone translating a law from one official language to another will have to ensure that the two versions do not contradict one another. Hence, the federal government has tried to ensure laws are written in both English and French to begin with, as opposed to the usual method in which laws written in English would then be translated to French. If the two versions of a law contradict each other anyway, the equality under section 18 causes courts to interpret them by means of "cross-interpretation," which means the courts interpret both while referencing the other. An interpretation that most plausibly could apply to both of the two contradictory versions will be adopted. Additionally, the purpose of the law may be considered, so that the version most geared toward the purpose will be applied. In some cases, one version of a law that is more explicit than the other will receive priority. Interpretation In the 1986 Supreme Court case Société des Acadiens v. Association of Parents, Justice Jean Beetz commented on section 18. He called it one of the few language rights in the Charter, along with section 20, that is meant to promote discussion that everyone is able to understand. Section 20 addresses public services, while Beetz noted section 18 "provides for bilingualism at the legislative level." The New Brunswick Court of Appeal considered subsection 18(2), which requires bilingual statutes and records to be kept by the provincial legislature, for the first time in the 2001 case Charlebois v. Mowat. The court extended subsection 18(2)'s requirement to municipal laws, with reference to sections 16 and section 16.1 of the Charter. Although the Supreme Court had said in Quebec (Attorney General) v. Blaikie (No. 2) (1981) that the section 133 requirements of the Quebec legislature do not extend to Quebec municipalities, the New Brunswick court observed section 133 and the Charter are separate laws enacted for different purposes. According to R. v. Beaulac (1999), the Charter rights should be interpreted more liberally. The Charter rights should support minority language groups. Legislation was defined as laws applying to people, and municipal laws fit |
this description. Finally, it was noted that municipalities exist under the authority of the provincial governments, which are bound by the Charter under section 32. (A related case later went to the Supreme Court as Charlebois v. Saint John (City).) References External links Overview of section 18 case law at the Canadian Legal Information Institute. Fundamental Freedoms: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Charter of Rights website with video, audio and the Charter in over 20 languages Category:Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Category:Bilingualism in Canada Category:Language policy in Canada Category:Language legislation Category:Parliament of Canada Category:New Brunswick Legislature |
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Rosemary Vrablic Rosemary Vrablic (born 1960/1961) is an American banker, managing director and senior private banker of Deutsche Bank's US private wealth management (PWM) business. Her clients have included prominent wealthy individuals such as Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, Herbert Simon, and Stephen M. Ross. Early life Vrablic grew up in New York, the daughter of Joseph S. Vrablic (died 7 April 2005) and Bernice Vrablic. She attended The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, New York, and earned a bachelor's degree from Fordham University and an MBA from Pace University. Career Vrablic began her career as a bank teller, before moving into in private banking in 1989, working for Citigroup and then Bank of America, joining Deutsche Bank in 2006. She got her start in private banking in 1989 when she was still a bank teller, living with her parents in Scarsdale, New York, after a chance two-hour train conversation with Howard Ross, the then-chief credit officer of Bank Leumi. Donald Trump Vrablic has been Trump's personal banker. Trump began working with Deutsche Bank in 1998, securing a loan for renovations at 40 Wall Street and a $300 million loan for Trump World Tower. Trump borrowed $640 million from the bank for Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, offering a $40 million personal guarantee. After the 2008 financial crisis Trump was unable to make loan payments, so he sued the lender for $3 billion in damages, alleging "Deutsche Bank is one of the banks primarily responsible for the economic dysfunction we are currently facing". Deutsche Bank responded by suing Trump to collect on the loan. Vrablic's wealth management unit at Deutsche Bank then loaned Trump the money he needed to pay the bank's real estate division. She then gave him another loan on the Chicago project. Vrablic was relatively unknown on Wall Street outside of the private banking sector until Trump mentioned her in early 2016, when he inaccurately described her as "the head of Deutsche Bank" and "the boss". Vrablic sat in the VIP section at Trump's swearing-in ceremony. After Trump's election, Deutsche Bank attempted to restructure about $300 million in loan debt originated primarily by Vrablic, in an attempt to avoid potential conflicts of interest. Other clients In addition to Trump, Vrablic's other clients include Stephen M. Ross and Jared Kushner. In 2017 Kushner and his mother had a personal unsecured line of credit from the bank for $5 to $25 million. In 2016, the bank loaned Kushner Companies $285 million to buy several floors of The Times Square Building from Africa Israel Investments. Kushner also issued a mortgage-backed security for the Puck Building through Deutsche Bank. In 2013, Vrablic was managing assets valued at $5.5 billion on behalf of about 50 clients, 40% of whom had made their money in real estate. Her clients include Herbert Simon, the billionaire owner of the Indiana Pacers. Personal life Vrablic lives on Park Avenue, New York, in a duplex apartment formerly owned by Phillip R. Bennett, sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2008 for financial fraud. See also Timeline of investigations into Trump and Russia (2019) References Category:American bankers Category:Fordham University alumni Category:Living people Category:Pace University alumni Category:Businesspeople from New York City Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:1960s births Category:Deutsche Bank people |
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Il disertore Il disertore (also known as The Deserter) is a 1983 Italian war drama film written and directed by Giuliana Berlinguer. It is based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Dessì. It was entered into the competition at the 40th edition of the Venice Film Festival. Plot Cast Irene Papas as Mariangela Cristina Maccioni as Pietrina Omero Antonutti as Don Coi Enrico Pau as Monsignor Pau Antonio Cipriato as Roberto Manca Salvatore Mossa as Francesco Isalle Mattia Sbragia as Saverio Isella Orchis as Lica Adolfo Lastetti as Urbano Costai Franco Noè as Dante Taverna Piero Nuti as Alessandro Comina See also List of Italian films of 1983 References External links Category:1983 films Category:Italian films Category:Italian war drama films Category:1980s drama films Category:1980s war films |
Perishable Fruit Perishable Fruit is singer-songwriter Patty Larkin's seventh album. Produced by Ben Wisch in 1997 and distributed by High Street Records, it contained the following songs: Track listing "The Road" "The Book I'm Not Reading" "Coming Up for Air" "Angels Wings" "You and Me" "Pablo Neruda" "Wolf at the Door" "Brazil" "Rear View Mirror" "Heart" "Red Accordion" All songs were written by Patty Larkin. Album personnel Patty Larkin - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, and various other guitars Jennifer Kimball - backing vocals Ben Wittman - lap steel percussion Richard Gates - fretless and fretted bass Marc Shulman - tiple, electric guitar, wolf electric Ben Wisch - backing vocals Jane Siberry - backing vocals Bette Warner - "song sculpting" and spoken word backing vocal Michael Manring - fretless and fretted bass, E-bow, and 10-string bass Gideon Freudmann - cello Alan Williams - Wolf-man Bruce Cockburn - backing vocals and acoustic guitar Reviews Reviewer George Graham said of the album: "Patty Larkin's new seventh album Perishable Fruit combines great songs with first-rate musicianship and creative production to make it one of the finest in her career." References Category:Patty Larkin albums Category:1997 albums |
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