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Alfred Agim Ajdarević (born 20 June 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Örebro SK. Early life Alfred was born in Sweden, to Kosovar-Albanian parents with origin from Medveđa, where they moved like family from Pristina, Kosovo to Sweden in 1992. The family real name was Hajdari but since his father played in Yugoslav league they switched it to "Ajdarević". His father Agim Ajdarević was a member of FK Spartak Subotica in the Yugoslav First League in the 1980s and 1990s, and later when Agim moved to Sweden in 1992, he signed with Falkenbergs FF. His elder brother Astrit was also part of Falkenbergs FF such as their father and also started youth career at Rinia IF. His other elder brother, Arben is also a footballer. Club career Early career Ajdarević started his youth career at Rinia IF from where he moved at Falkenbergs FF. Then on 5 July 2016 he signed with Örebro SK joining his elder brother Astrit Ajdarević. Örebro He was included in the first team of Örebro SK for the match against his former team Falkenbergs on 23 July 2016 where he was an unused substitute for the entire match. He made his first professional debut on 6 November 2016 against Elfsborg coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute in place of Maic Sema. On 28 January 2019, Ajdarević was loaned out to IFK Värnamo for the whole 2019 season. International career Ajdarević received his first international call-up at Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering in Durrës, Albania from 18–25 January 2017. Career statistics Club References External links Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Albanian footballers Category:Albania youth international footballers Category:Albania under-21 international footballers Category:Swedish footballers Category:Kosovo Albanians Category:Swedish people of Albanian descent Category:Swedish people of Kosovan descent Category:Association football midfielders Category:Allsvenskan players Category:Division 1 (Swedish football) players Category:Örebro SK players Category:IFK Värnamo players

Apamea scoparia is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is one of the most common and widespread North American Apamea, being distributed from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska and British Columbia, and south to California and Arizona. The moth is dull brick-red. The glandular coremata produce a scent described as "somewhere between vinegar and carrots". References External links Images University of Alberta Bug Guide Category:Apamea (moth) Category:Moths described in 2000 Category:Moths of North America

Losers are a British band consisting of DJ Eddy Temple-Morris, multi-instrumentalist Tom Bellamy (formerly of The Cooper Temple Clause), guitarist Paul Mullen (formerly of Yourcodenameis:milo and The Automatic). During their live performances they get supported by Dean "Denzel" Pearson (drums) and Sammi Doll (also keyboardist of Berlin/LA based band IAMX) and Bullet Height). Their former drummer was Mark Heron (formerly of Oceansize). History Losers formed in 2007 as the remix project of Temple-Morris and Bellamy. They released their first album, "Beautiful Losers", in September 2010. The first single "Flush", featuring rappers Riz MC and Envy, received coverage from the music press and the BBC. Guitarist Paul Mullen joined the band in October 2010, marking the start of a move away from dance-oriented music and towards more guitar-focused rock music. By summer 2011 drummer Mark Heron had also joined the band, and they began working on their second album "...And So We Shall Never Part". The album was released on 4 April 2014. The single "Turn Around" was used as the backing music for the trailer for the fourth season of US television series Game of Thrones, while their single "Azan" was used on the trailer for the film Hercules and the video game Far Cry 3. Lately they have been touring Europe as guests of Sisters Of Mercy. Their song "Us vs Night" was played during the first season of The Shannara Chronicles. Discography Beautiful Losers (2010) ...And So We Shall Never Part (2014) ...And So We Shall Never Part Two (remixes) (2014) How To Ruin Other People's Futures (2016) References External links Category:British alternative rock groups

Million Dollar Traders is a 2009 British reality television series devised by hedge fund manager Lex van Dam, which attempted to recreate the famous Turtle Traders experiment devised by Richard Dennis in the 1980s. Background Million Dollar Traders follows a group of twelve wannabe traders dealing in shares during the events of the financial crisis of 2007-2009 which was then whittled down to the final eight. The contestants come from various backgrounds, including a fight promoter, a day trader, an IT/banking recruitment consultant, a working mother, a retired IT engineer and a student, among others. During the series van Dam gave the London-based contestants the sterling equivalent of $1 million of his own money to trade for 2 months. Former professional trader Anton Kreil, was appointed as the manager of the group. As with the original experiment, those who lasted the course broadly confirmed the claim that novices could become professional-level traders, making small profits or at least lower losses trading in very turbulent markets during the filming than professionals, who lost four times greater amounts over the same period. The three-part BBC series, narrated by Andrew Lincoln, was a part of the "City Season" programming on the BBC. It aired on BBC 2 in the UK at 9pm on Monday evenings between 12 and 27 January 2009. Episode list Contestants References External links Category:BBC Television programmes Category:British reality television series Category:2009 British television series debuts Category:2009 British television series endings Category:Trading television programs

Silviu Olteanu (born January 20, 1978) is a Romanian professional boxer living and fighting out of Madrid, Spain. He is a former EBU (European) Flyweight champion until he vacated the title in July 2013. Professional career Olteanu fought for the WBA World Flyweight title in December 2010 in Japan, losing in a split decision (113-115, 112-116, 118-110) against the champion Daiki Kameda. Professional boxing record |- |align="center" colspan=8|16 Wins (7 knockouts, 9 decisions), 12 Losses, 1 Draw |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res. |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |- align=center |Loss |16-12-1 |align=left| Paddy Barnes | MD || 10 |2017-06-17 |align=left| Waterfront Hall, Belfast |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |16-11-1 |align=left| Mohammed Obbadi | MD || 12 |2016-11-19 |align=left| Palasport, Manzano |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |16-10-1 |align=left| Artem Dalakian | TKO || 8 |2016-05-14 |align=left| Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev |align=left| |-align=center |Win |16-9-1 |align=left| Ricardo Tanase | KO || 1 |2016-04-23 |align=left| Gimnasio del Rayo Vallecano, Madrid |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |15-9-1 |align=left| Paul Butler | TKO || 6 |2015-12-19 |align=left| Manchester Arena (formerly M.E.N Arena), Manchester |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |15-8-1 |align=left| Thomas Masson | UD || 12 |2015-09-12 |align=left| Pas-de-Calais |align=left| |-align=center |Win |15-7-1 |align=left| Giuseppe Lagana | UD || 6 |2015-03-07 || align=left| Community of Madrid |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |14-7-1 |align=left| Armando Santos | MD || 12 |2014-02-01 || align=left| Mexico City |align=left| |-align=center |Win |14-6-1 |align=left| Andrea Sarritzu | SD || 12 |2012-10-20 || align=left| Santa Teresa Gallura |align=left| |-align=center |Win |13-6-1 |align=left| Giuseppe Lagana | TKO || 5 |2012-05-25 || align=left| Montefiascone |align=left| |-align=center |Win |12-6-1 |align=left| Valery Yanchy | SD || 12 |2012-03-09 || align=left| A Coruña |align=left| |-align=center |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw |11-6-1 |align=left| Valery Yanchy | MD || 12 |2011-10-07 || align=left| A Coruña |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |11-6 |align=left| Xavi Urpi | PTS || 8 |2011-05-27 || align=left| Castellbisbal |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |11-5 |align=left| Wilbert Uicab | MD || 12 |2011-04-02 || align=left| Playa del Carmen |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |11-4 |align=left| Daiki Kameda | SD || 12 |2010-12-26 || align=left| Saitama |align=left| |-align=center |Win |11-3 |align=left| Bernard Inom | UD || 12 |2010-05-15 || align=left| Leganés |align=left| |-align=center |Win |10-3 |align=left| Alain Bonnel | UD || 12 |2009-12-19 || align=left| Madrid |align=left| |-align=center |Win |9-3 |align=left| Janko Janev | TKO || 2 |2009-04-04 || align=left| Leganés |align=left| |-align=center |Win |8-3 |align=left| Julio Vargas | UD || 6 |2008-12-12 || align=left| Castellbisbal |align=left| |-align=center |Win |7-3 |align=left| Dimitar Alipiev | TKO || 3 |2008-05-17 || align=left| Fuenlabrada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |6-3 |align=left| Christian Ferchi | TKO || 1 |2008-04-04 || align=left| San Sebastián de los Reyes |align=left| |-align=center |Win |5-3 |align=left| Jordi Gallart | PTS || 6 |2007-11-24 || align=left| Madrid |align=left| |-align=center |Win |4-3 |align=left| Joan Josep Gallart | TKO || 2 |2007-05-19 || align=left| Madrid |align=left| |-align=center |Win |3-3 |align=left| Bogdan Condurache | RTD || 5 |2006-09-09 || align=left| La Muela |align=left| |-align=center |Win |2-3 |align=left| Jordi Gallart | PTS || 4 |2006-08-20 || align=left| El Prat de Llobregat |align=left| |-align=center |Win |1-3 |align=left| Carlos Ruiz | UD || 4 |2006-03-11 || align=left| Móstoles |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |0-3 |align=left| Valeri Yanchi | PTS || 4 |2005-03-12 || align=left| Narón |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |0-2 |align=left| Giovanni Jaramillo | PTS || 4 |2005-02-04 || align=left| Alcalá de Henares |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |0-1 |align=left| Valeri Yanchi | PTS || 6 |2005-01-07 || align=left| Lugo |align=left| |-align=center References External links Category:Flyweight boxers Category:Romanian professional boxers Category:Romanian emigrants to Spain Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Romanian male boxers

Harry "Randy" Ramey Jr. (born March 17, 1962) is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 55th district from 2005 to 2012. Ramey ran for the 55th district in 2002, but was defeated in the Republican primary by John J. Millner. Ramey was appointed in 2005 and was elected in 2006, with 39% of the vote. Ramey is the stepson of Republican James "Pate" Philip. As a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, Ramey served on five committees: Transportation and Motor Vehicles, Consumer Protection, Appropriation-Public Safety, Computer Technology, and State Government Administration. In March 2012, Ramey ran in the Republican primary for the Illinois State Senate in the 23rd District. He was defeated by Carole Pankau. During the campaign, dashcam video surfaced of Ramey being arrested by Carol Stream police for a DUI in August 2011, in which Ramey could be heard saying "do you know who I am?" On September 19, 2016, Ramey announced his candidacy for Wayne Township Supervisor. After prevailing in the Republican primary election, he was unopposed in the general election and succeeded retiring Supervisor Tom Arends in May 2017. References External links Illinois General Assembly - Representative Harry R. Ramey Jr. (R) 55th District official IL House website Bills Committees Vote Smart - Representative Harry R. 'Randy' Ramey Jr. (IL) profile Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Illinois Republicans Category:Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Category:People from Elmhurst, Illinois Category:21st-century American politicians

Eileen Keegan (died 22 October 2000, South Africa) was a South African ballet dancer and teacher. She initially trained in South Africa under Madge Mann and Nancy Hooper, before moving to London in 1932 to continue her training. She toured Europe with Molly Lake's company and went on a global tour with Dandre's Ballet Company. She qualified as a Cecchetti examiner after being examined by Cyril Beaumont. In 1936 she returned to South Africa to teach. She ran her own studio, with Dorothea McNair, opposite the old Theatre Royal in Durban before moving to Kloof. She taught in her private studio for over 50 years. She gave recitals in the Durban City Hall and in 1939 presented the first locally produced season of ballet in the city. In 1940 she formed Durban's highly successful Ballet Club, which was based on the concept of the club begun by Dulcie Howes in Cape Town. Her notable pupils include: Nadia Nerina, Michael Maule, Joy Shearer, Colleen Scott, and Judy Gale-Brown. She died at her home on 22 October 2000. References Category:South African ballerinas Category:Ballet teachers Category:Year of birth missing Category:2000 deaths

Luis Roberto Ruíz Díaz (born October 9, 1983) is a Costa Rican striker who plays for Brisbane Athletic FC Club career Ruiz started his career at Barrio México before leaving to play abroad in 2005, joining the Chicago Fire reserve team. He later played in Switzerland for Kriens and Luzern before moving to Australia, to Gold Coast United satellite club Redlands United. In July 2011, Ruiz joined Salvadoran side Águila. References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20110620230641/http://sensaciondeportiva.com/tico-luis-ruiz-firmo-con-el-aguila/ Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica Category:Association football forwards Category:Costa Rican footballers Category:C.D. Águila footballers Category:Costa Rican expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in El Salvador Category:Expatriate soccer players in Australia Category:Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Australia Category:Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

The Cartesian sky-scraper, designed by Le Corbusier in 1938, is a type of tower known for its modern and rational design. This type of modern administration building has its origin in the first sketches for the Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau in 1919, which proposed a cruciform shape for skyscrapers, radiating light and stability. In principle, the cruciform plan (with two axes) does not adapt itself to the path of the sun, which has only one axis. Studying further, it was seen that with this symmetrical form about two axes, the cruciform skyscraper does not receive sunlight on its north-facing sides. References External links L'Esprit Noveau_Biblioteca di Area delle Arti sezione Architettura "Enrico Mattiello" Category:Urban studies and planning terminology Category:Le Corbusier buildings

The Monastery is a historic stone house in Philadelphia, located on the Wissahickon Creek at Kitchens Lane. It was built in 1747 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The house's connection to monastic life is uncertain or simply legendary, but German mystic and hermit Johannes Kelpius lived nearby in the Wissahickon Valley from 1694 until his death in 1708, and connections with monks from Ephrata have been reported. According to the History of Philadelphia (1884): ...there is a recital in the deed that Joseph [Gorgas] had since (1747) erected at his own cost and charges "a three-story stone house or messuage on a certain piece or spot of land." Joseph Gorgas was a member of the society of Seventh Day Baptists. It is conjectured that he erected this house for purposes of seclusion and meditation. It is said, "Hither were gathered congenial spirits like himself, and there they held sweet communion." A small strip of land below the county bridge is pointed out as the place where the monks were accustomed to administer the rite of baptism in the Wissahickon, and on the early township map the spot is designated as the Baptisterion. Joseph Gorgas sold the lot with the house, now called the "Monastery," to Edward Milner in 1761, and it has since gone through various hands. The house in which the unknown author of the "Chronicon" lived for seventeen months could not have been the stone mansion to which tradition affixes the title. There is no proof that Gorgas allowed his house to be used for monastic purposes, but novelists have made much of the legends and tales of hermits and monks that cluster thickly about the vicinity. References External links "The Monastery on the Wissahickon, 1874" at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1898 photograph at the Free Library of Philadelphia Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Category:Houses completed in 1747 Category:Philadelphia Register of Historic Places Category:Wissahickon Valley Park

Vihovići () is a village in the municipality of Kalinovik, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. References Category:Villages in Republika Srpska Category:Populated places in Kalinovik

Eemster is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 16 km north of Hoogeveen. The statistical area "Eemster", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 340. References Category:Populated places in Drenthe Category:Westerveld

Bakers Square Restaurant & Bakery (also known as Bakers Square) is a casual dining restaurant chain in the United States. Known for its pies, Bakers Square also offers full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. The chain is owned by American Blue Ribbon Holdings. In January 2019, it had 39 locations and as of January 2020, the chain operates 22 locations in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. History Bakers Square began in December 1969 with a single restaurant called Mrs. C's in Des Moines, Iowa, that became popular for its pies. Pillsbury purchased Mrs. C's around that time, renamed it Poppin' Fresh Pies, and opened additional locations. VICORP, owners of the Village Inn restaurant chain, purchased Poppin' Fresh Pies from Pillsbury in 1983 and renamed the chain Bakers Square. Operations Bakers Square restaurants are primarily located in the Upper Midwest. Except for the Des Moines area, Bakers Square and Village Inn operate in separate markets. The original Mrs. C's restaurant, on Merle Hay Road in Des Moines, remained in business as a Bakers Square until it closed on April 2, 2008, as parent company VICORP filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2009, American Blue Ribbon Holdings, a company owned by Fidelity National Financial and Newport Global Advisors, acquired the assets of VICORP, including Village Inn and Bakers Square. In late 1993, VICORP acquired from Eric A. Holm the rights to the small Florida chain Angel's Diner. Holm had also sold the rights to Golden Corral, and VICORP was forced to pay Golden Corral $1 million to secure the exclusive rights. The intent was to convert under-performing Village Inn and Bakers Square units to this new concept. After building seven units, VICORP realized that the concept was not economically viable and wrote off $11M on the venture. During this time, Eric Holm filed for personal bankruptcy. On April 3, 2008, VICORP filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code. VICORP closed 56 company-owned restaurants as a result of the move, leaving a total of 343 Village Inn and Bakers Square locations. Village Inn restaurants are found in the Midwest states such as Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, and Nebraska, the Western United States, Texas, Virginia, and Florida. Bakers Square once had a large presence in California with over 90 locations and competed directly with Marie Callender's, Coco's Bakery, and Carrows restaurants. Bakers Square entered the California market when its parent company acquired the Sambo's chain in October 1984. Many Sambo's locations were converted to Bakers Square restaurants and the ones that weren't were sold to other chains, including Denny's. VICORP's Bakers Square concept flourished in California through the early 2000s. The declining economy took its toll on the restaurant industry: by 2005 profit margins began to decline. Bakers Square restaurants began closing rural and suburban California locations as leases expired. Those that remained open were not remodeling, as were other chains, and the business continued to decline. By February 2009, more than 80 California locations had closed. Most locations were shuttered and are vacant today while a few locations around the Los Angeles area converted to Du-par's Restaurant & Bakery or Polly's Pies. The last location in operation in Southern California was in San Diego. This Bakers Square was located on hotel property and was required to continue operations until a new lessee was secured. This was the result of an agreement between VICORP and the hotel chain (formerly Holiday Inn). The location is now Du-par's and the pub became Du-par's Pub. In addition, VICORP closed its Los Angeles County pie production facility in Santa Fe Springs. Two such facilities are still operating in Oak Forest, IL, and Chaska, MN. These facilities, formerly VICOM, now "Legendary Baking," produce 18 million pies per year for Bakers Square, Village Inn, and J. Horner's, a food service and retail line. In March 2009, four Bakers Square locations in the San Francisco Bay Area were acquired by Shari's Restaurants. These continued operating under the Bakers Square name for eight months. VICORP also ceased operations in Michigan, where it once had a concentration of Bakers Square restaurants. On January 24, 2020, Bakers Square permanently closed 9 locations. Locations closed in Illinois include Alsip, Lansing, Libertyville, Orland Park (La Grange Rd), and Springfield. The Merrilville, IN and North Olmsted, OH locations also closed, along with two locations in Minnesota, those in Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie. On January 27, 2020, American Blue Ribbon Holdings, parent company of Bakers Square and Village Inn, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after closing 33 locations across both brands. References External links Category:Fidelity National Financial Category:Companies based in Denver Category:Restaurants in Iowa Category:Economy of the Midwestern United States Category:Regional restaurant chains in the United States Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008 Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020 Category:Restaurants established in 1969 Category:1969 establishments in Iowa Category:1983 mergers and acquisitions

Chaka Fattah (born Arthur Davenport; November 21, 1956) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House for from 1995 to 2016. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The district included portions of North Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia along with Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. On July 29, 2015, Fattah and a group of associates were indicted on federal charges related to their alleged roles in a racketeering and influence peddling conspiracy. He was convicted on 23 counts of racketeering, fraud, and other corruption charges on June 21, 2016, and resigned two days later. On December 12, 2016, Fattah was sentenced to 10 years in prison. On August 9, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia overturned Fattah's bribery convictions. On July 12, 2019, a Philadelphia judge sentenced Fattah to 10 years in federal prison for public corruption. Early life and education Fattah grew up in Philadelphia, attending Overbrook High School and the Community College of Philadelphia. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. In 1984, Fattah completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. In May 1986, he received his master's degree in Governmental Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government. Fattah was the recipient of numerous honors and awards including 10 honorary doctorates and the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. Time Magazine named Fattah one of the 50 most promising leaders in the country. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother soon remarried to a man she met at a national conference on black power in 1968. Following this conference, his mother decided to change his name to Chaka Fattah, to acknowledge their African ethnicity. His adoptive father, David Fattah, and mother, Falaka Fattah (born Frances Brown, also known as "Queen Mother" Falaka Fattah), are community activists in West Philadelphia, where they are building an "urban Boys' Town" through their organization, the House of Umoja. He has five brothers. Pennsylvania Legislature Fattah served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 192nd district from 1983 to 1988, and as a State Senator for the 7th district from 1988 to 1994. In 1987, Fattah founded the Graduate Opportunity Initiative Conference, an annual three-day informational and scholarship conference which aims to significantly increase the enrollment of under-represented graduate students studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM fields). The conference was designed to encourage minority students’ interest in STEM graduate and professional schools. U.S. House of Representatives Elections In 1991, State Senator Fattah decided to run for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district in the special election that was held after Democratic U.S. Congressman William Gray decided to resign. On November 5, 1991, City Councilman Lucien Edward Blackwell won the election with a plurality of 39% of the vote defeating Fattah (28%), John F. White (28%), and Nadine Smith-Bulford (5%). In 1994, Fattah decided to challenge Blackwell in the Democratic primary. He defeated the incumbent 58%-42%. He won the general election with 86% of the vote. After that, he was re-elected every two years with at least 86% of the vote. He was never challenged in the Democratic primary until 2016, when he lost to Dwight E. Evans. Tenure Fattah represented the 2nd district in Pennsylvania, an overwhelmingly Democratic district, in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2016. Fattah endorsed Barack Obama for President in 2008. GEAR Up and education He is the architect of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. In his first years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Fattah introduced and passed into law Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), a college awareness and preparedness program. Since its inception, more than $4 billion in federal funds have been distributed to assist 12 million students in 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Fattah sponsored H.R. 4207, American Dream Accounts Act which would authorize the Department of Education to award three-year competitive grants to support partnerships that provide financial support and preparation for low-income students as they plan for their college education. The bill is co-sponsored in the U. S. Senate by Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico. Specifically the legislation creates personal online accounts for students that monitor higher education readiness and includes a college savings account. The accounts follow students from school to school and through college. Parents can grant vested stakeholders (including counselors, teachers, coaches, mentors, and others) access to the account to update student information, monitor progress, and provide college preparatory support. Fattah has introduced a few bills targeting the equity of resource allocation within and between school districts. In 2002, he introduced the "Student Bill of Rights", H.R. 2451. The measure calls for States to provide highly effective teachers, early childhood education, college prep curricula and equitable instructional resources to all students who attend public schools. Current law requires that schools within the same district provide comparable educational services; this bill would extend that basic protection to the State level by requiring comparability across school districts. The ESEA Fiscal Fairness Act, H.R. 5071 – amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to requires school districts to equalize the real dollars spent among all schools within its jurisdiction – with the imperative to raise the resources allotted to schools in the poorest neighborhoods to meet those in well-off schools – before receiving federal aid. Fattah introduced "Communities Committed to College", H.R. 1579. The legislation provides a 50% tax credit to donors who contribute to qualifying scholarship trusts that are recognized and registered with the Secretary of the Treasury. He also wrote the legislation for the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC). The tax credit assists any full-time college or university student or their families that claim the credit. Since 2011, it has assisted 4.5million students and their families. AOTC provides up to $2500 tax credit for families to assist them with the cost of college. The credit is unique in that families under a set income without a tax liability are eligible for a tax rebate. President Obama has called for making the tax credit permanent. Outside of legislative work Fattah has created a few local education initiatives for Philadelphia and Pennsylvania families as a state legislator and in cooperation with state and municipal governments, including the CORE scholars program and the annual Grad Conference. College Opportunity Resources for Education (CORE) is an initiative providing almost $27 million in last-dollar scholarships to over 18,000 students. The program encourages the students to participate in service to the local community and provides technical assistance to the families of program participants ensuring that they apply for educational assistance programs (Pell Grants, PHEAA grants, etc.) offered by the state and federal government. A report issued by the National Student Clearinghouse concludes that participants in CORE are more likely than their fellow non-CORE classmates to complete their college education in four years. Youth mentoring Fattah was the lead Democrat responsible for the funding of the United States Department of Justice and the United States Attorney General. Since 2011, the Congressman was able to negotiate an increase of $30M to investment in DOJ programs that fund groups including the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. In 2012, Fattah negotiated a partnership between FIRST and Boys & Girls Clubs of America to provide robotics programs to 4 million youth by 2015. Neuroscience Fattah was the lead Democrat responsible for funding some of the largest science agencies in the federal system (NASA, NSF, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). In December 2011, Fattah through his role on the Appropriations Committee, directed the OSTP to establish an Interagency Working Group on Neuroscience (IWGN). Housed within the White House and chartered on June 20, 2012, the IWGN convenes representatives across the Federal government to make recommendations about the future of neuroscience research. The Fattah Neuroscience Initiative is a policy initiative designed to make major progress understanding the human brain by intensifying, in a collaborative fashion, federal research efforts across brain disease, disorder, injury, cognition and development. The initiative aims to coordinate Federal research across agencies and draw upon public-private partnerships and the world of academia. The initiative promotes research and discovery across brain cognition, development, disease and injury. Manufacturing Fattah states that his priority is ensuring that small and medium businesses have the tools they need to prosper in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. He is the lead Democrat responsible for funding the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. In his role on the Appropriations Committee, Fattah has advocated to $128 million in funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program that assists small and mid-sized manufacturers create and retain jobs, increase profits, and save time and money. He is also an advocate for the SelectUSA program, an initiative that encourages U.S. businesses operating off-shore to return to the U.S. and promote the U.S. marketplace. Cooperative development Fattah was considered a “true champion” of the co-op movement by the American Co-op Association. In May 2013, Fattah introduced the Creating Jobs through Cooperatives Act (HR 2437). This legislation will provide means to catalyze cooperative development, provide tools to entrepreneurs to bring cooperative to their communities, partner with financial institutions to provide grants a loans to developing businesses, offer technical training and professional development. His bill calls for $25 million federal investment and technical assistance to cooperatives through a new National Cooperative Development Center. The bill has national support from co-op and EOB advocates and members. Co-ops have a broad base and connection to community in the Philadelphia area. In November 2013, Fattah was invited to attend as Keynote speaker at the Annual Cooperatives Conference, hosted by the NCBA. The conference brought together national leaders in cooperative development to share best practices to create powerful change for their organizations. Sponsored legislation As a member of Pennsylvania’s state House Fattah wrote and passed into law Pennsylvania’s Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP). HEMAP is a loan program designed to protect Pennsylvanians who, through no fault of their own, are financially unable to make their mortgage payments and are in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. Started in 1983 by Pennsylvania’s Act 91 of 1983, it was only one of its kind until 2010 when Fattah added language to the Dodd Frank bill to provide similar assistance, to homeowners nationwide. The Emergency Homeowners Loan Program provides up to 24 months of assistance, through bridge loans, for distressed homeowners and is a scaled-up version of the HEMAP program. In 2013, Fattah served as a vice chair on the House Gun and Violence Taskforce, a taskforce created under the direction of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. The taskforce included both liberal and conservative Democrats, gun owners and Representatives from various cities. Fattah received an F rating from the National Rifle Association and an A+ rating from the Coalition on Gun Violence and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence for his positions on gun control. Since 2006, Fattah has “pioneered gun-buyback programs” in Philadelphia with the Philadelphia Police. The program offers Philadelphians the chance to exchange firearms for vouchers for groceries or other goods. In 2004, Fattah introduced a bill titled the "Transform America Transaction Fee," (H.R. 3759) which proposed to have the U.S. Treasury conduct a one-year feasibility study of a 1 percent transaction fee imposed on transactions made at any financial institution. He touted the possibility that such a system would bring in so much money it would allow for greatly increased federal spending, saying the "excess funds" would "provide universal health care, support an equitable public school finance system, and fund economic development in urban and rural areas," in addition to extinguishing the national debt and eliminating all other federal taxes. The bill died without attracting any co-sponsor. In 2005, Fattah introduced the bill again with H.R. 1601, and again in 2007 with H.R. 2130 which had a single cosponsor, Democratic Rep. Brian Baird of Washington. Both bills died without any action being taken. In 2009, Fattah introduced a fourth bill to require having a study conducted, H.R. 1703, which attracted no cosponsors. On February 23, 2010, Fattah reintroduced the bill as the "Debt Free America Act," (H.R. 4646) which proposed to repeal the federal income tax and replace it with a 1 percent "transaction tax" on every financial transaction — whether paid by cash, credit card or any form of financial transfer, the only exception being transactions involving the purchase or sale of stock. The latest bill places more focus on eliminating the federal debt. Fattah has also added a 1 percent tax credit designed to eliminate the impact of the measure on couples making less than $250,000 a year. As of September 5, 2010, none of the House committees have scheduled any action on the latest bill. In 2005, Fattah opposed the War in Iraq and supported Congressman John Murtha's call for troop withdrawal. He publicly supported the “Bring Our Troops Home and Iraq Sovereignty Act” a bill that called for bringing the troops home within six months and transitioning the Iraqis to self-government. Committee assignments Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member) Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development 2007 mayoral election In November 2006, he declared his candidacy for Mayor of Philadelphia, where two-term incumbent Mayor John F. Street was barred from re-election by term limits, amid pressure from Democratic voters to keep his Congressional seat in order to maintain a Philadelphia representative on the powerful Appropriations Committee in the House. His candidacy announcement took place next to the recently completed Microsoft School of the Future in the city's Parkside neighborhood to emphasize his campaign platform of better educational opportunities for city youth. After emerging as a mayoral candidate, Fattah came under fire from the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police for his repeated calls to grant a new trial to Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of murdering police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981; he also was criticized for possibly unethical campaign spending, based on new campaign finance rules adopted by the city of Philadelphia. The Fattah campaign defended itself, claiming that it had followed less restrictive federal rules in spending the money, but eventually returned a portion of the excess contributions to the exploratory committee following a settlement with the city's Board of Ethics. Fattah eventually came in fourth in the Democratic primary, close behind fellow Congressman Bob Brady but well behind former city councilman Michael Nutter, who went on to win the fall general election handily. 2016 indictment and conviction In August 2014, Fattah's longtime aide and close confidant Gregory Naylor pled guilty to federal charges in a complex money laundering scheme used to hide an illegal million-dollar loan that a candidate, unnamed in that indictment, received for his failed mayoral campaign in 2007. The loan was paid back using federal grant money intended for nonprofit organizations affiliated with Fattah. A subsequent Philadelphia Daily News investigation revealed that nonprofits receiving federal funding and connected to Fattah paid out over $5.8 million to Fattah allies and alleged that many of these payments were ethically dubious. On July 29, 2015, Fattah and four of his associates, Bonnie Bowser, Karen Nicholas, Herbert Verderman and Robert Brand were indicted for their alleged roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes that were intended to further the political and financial interests of the defendants and others by, among other tactics, misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign funds. The FBI further alleged that Fattah accepted an $18,000 bribe from a man seeking an ambassadorship. The trial was originally scheduled for May 2, 2016, but in April a judge had the date pushed back to May 16 to give the defendants time to review the excess of more than 100,000 documents accrued by the prosecution. On June 21, 2016, Fattah was convicted of all charges, including racketeering conspiracy, bribery, bank fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, making false statements to a financial institution, and falsification of records. He announced his immediate resignation from Congress two days later, on June 23. Just days later, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in McDonnell v. United States which altered the legal definition of bribery to exclude "pay for access." On the basis of this ruling, Fattah appealed his conviction in October 2016, placing his sentencing on hold. On December 12, 2016, Fattah was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He reported for prison at Federal Correctional Institution, McKean near Lewis Run, Pennsylvania on January 25, 2017. On August 9, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia overturned Fattah's bribery convictions. The Court of Appeals remanded for a new trial as to certain bribery and money laundering counts, concluding that the jury had not been properly instructed regarding “official acts” in a bribery context.  (The government thereafter announced its intention not to retry those counts.)  With regard to the government’s cross-appeal, the Court of Appeals reinstated certain counts that had been dismissed by the District Court post-trial. The case was then remanded for resentencing.   For these additional counts, Fattah was again sentenced to 10 years of incarceration on July 12, 2019. Electoral history In the 2016 election, Fattah was ousted in the Democratic primary–the real contest in his heavily Democratic, black-majority district–to state representative Dwight Evans. In the 2014 election, Fattah received 181,141 votes, or 87.7% of the vote, to 25,397, or 12.3%, to his Republican opponent, Armond James, a school teacher with no prior political experience. This was a significant decrease from the 2012 election, when Fattah received 302,746 votes, more votes than any other member of the House of Representatives for that election. Fattah was challenged by Republican nominee Robert Allen Mansfield, Jr. and Independent candidate and publisher of the Germantown Newspapers, Jim Foster. 2010 Race for U.S. House Fattah was challenged by Republican nominee Rick Hellberg, the CEO of a small financial firm. Chaka Fattah (D) (inc.), 89% Rick Hellberg (R), 11% See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2010#District 2 2008 Race for U.S. House Chaka Fattah (D) (inc.), 89% Adam Lang (R), 11% 2007 Democratic Primary for Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter 106,805 36.64% Tom Knox 71,731 24.61% Bob Brady 44,474 15.26% Chaka Fattah 44,301 15.20% Dwight Evans 22,782 7.82% Totals 291,492 100% 2006 Race for U.S. House Chaka Fattah (D) (inc.), 89% Michael Gessner (R), 9% 2004 Race for U.S. House Chaka Fattah (D) (inc.), 88% Stewart Bolno (R), 12% 2002 Race for U.S. House Chaka Fattah (D) (inc.), 88% Tom Dougherty (R), 12% 2000 Race for U.S. House Chaka Fattah (D) (inc.), 98% Ken Krawchuk (L), 2% 1998 Race for U.S. House Chaka Fattah (D) (inc.), 86% Anne Marie Mulligan (R), 14% 1996 Race for U.S. House Chaka Fattah (D) (inc.), 88% Larry Murphy (R), 12% 1994 Race for U.S. House Chaka Fattah (D), 86% Lawrence Watson (R), 14% Personal life Fattah is married to his third wife, Renee Chenault-Fattah, a former Philadelphia television news broadcaster on WCAU-TV (NBC 10). They have one daughter, Chandler Fattah. He is stepfather to her daughter Cameron Chenault. With other women, he is the father of another daughter, Frances ("Fran"), and one son, Chaka Fattah Jr., known as "Chip", who was convicted of felony bank and tax fraud in February 2016. In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA list of Best Dressed Legislators, noting his "excellence in haberdashery." 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Mohammad Yaqub Khan (1849November 15, 1923) was Emir of Afghanistan from February 21 to October 12, 1879. He was the son of the previous ruler, Sher Ali Khan. Mohammad Yaqub Khan was the governor of Herat province in Afghanistan and decided to rebel against his father in 1870 but was imprisoned in 1874. The Second Anglo-Afghan War erupted in 1878, leading Sher Ali Khan to flee the capital of Afghanistan, and eventually die in February 1879 in the north of the country. As Sher Ali's successor, Yaqub signed the Treaty of Gandamak with the British in May 1879, relinquishing solely the control of Afghanistan foreign affairs to the British Empire. An uprising against this agreement led by Ayub Khan in October of the same year led to the abdication of Yaqub Khan. He was succeeded by the new ruler, Amir Ayub Khan. Treaty of Gandamak During the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the British defeated the Amir Sher Ali's forces, wintered in Jalalabad, waiting for the new Amir Yakub Khan to accept their terms and conditions. One of the key figures in the negotiations was Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, a half-Irish, half-Italian aristocrat, descended from the royal family of Parma on his father's side, who had been brought up in England, with schooling at Addiscombe. He served with the East India Army in the 1st Bengal Fusiliers and then transferred into political service, becoming Deputy Commissioner at Peshawar, and was appointed as envoy by the Viceroy Lord Lytton in the 1878 mission to Kabul which the Afghans refused to let proceed. This refusal was one of a series of events which led to the Second Afghan War. Tanveer Alam In May 1879, Yakub Khan travelled to Gandamak, a village just outside Jalalabad and entered into negotiations with Cavagnari as a result of which the Treaty of Gandamak was signed whereby the Amir ceded territories to the British and accepted a British envoy in Kabul. Cavagnari took up the post of British Resident in Kabul in July 1879. He was known to be reckless and arrogant rather than discreet and his role as envoy was viewed as injudicious even by some of the British. The situation in Kabul was tense and eventually some Afghan troops who had not been paid by the Amir rebelled and attacked the Residency, killing Cavagnari and his mission in September 1879. The war was far from over despite the treaty and British troops were recalled over the mountains to occupy Kabul, secure it and launch punitive action against the Afghans. Yakub Khan abdicated, taking refuge in the British camp and was subsequently sent to India in December. Quotes See also List of leaders of Afghanistan References External links Category:Emirs of Afghanistan Category:Barakzai dynasty Category:Governors of Herat Province Category:1849 births Category:1923 deaths Category:Pashtun people Category:People of the Second Anglo-Afghan War Category:19th-century Afghan politicians Category:19th-century monarchs in Asia

Josh Swade (born 1974) is an American documentary filmmaker and author. His film One & Done, about basketball player Ben Simmons, premiered on Showtime in 2016. He previously directed the 2012 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary There's No Place Like Home, and wrote the corresponding book, The Holy Grail of Hoops: One Fan's Quest to Buy the Original Rules of Basketball. He has also directed and produced several ESPN 30 for 30 Shorts, and several short films on popular musicians. Early life and education Swade was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended the University of Kansas, before transferring to City University of New York. Career Music Following his graduation, Swade worked in A&R at Maverick Records, before co-founding the record labels Young American Recordings in 2005 and +1 Records in 2008. In 2014, +1 Records became a division of Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment. Filmmaking In November 2010, Swade read a New York Times story that James Naismith's original rules of basketball would be auctioned off on December 10, 2010. The ensuing 2012 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary There's No Place Like Home follows Swade, a lifelong Kansas Jayhawks fan, on his attempt to win the auction so that the rules could be housed at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, where Naismith coached and taught for the majority of his career. Swade co-directed the film with Maura Mandt. University of Kansas alumnus David Booth and his wife paid $4,338,500 for the rules of basketball, setting a record for the highest sales price for sports memorabilia, according to Sotheby's, which conducted the auction. There's No Place Like Home premiered on ESPN on October 16, 2012. In 2013, Swade’s book The Holy Grail of Hoops: One Fan's Quest to Buy the Original Rules of Basketball was published, with an afterword by University of Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self. It was based on the events in There's No Place Like Home. In 2014, Swade began work on #BringBackSungWoo, a 30 for 30 Shorts documentary which follows Sung Woo Lee, a South Korean longtime fan of the Kansas City Royals. The 22-minute film, co-directed by Swade and Josh Shelov, premiered on ESPN and Grantland on October 7, 2015. In May 2015, Swade was hired as executive producer of film and video at Rolling Stone, where he directed and produced films on musicians including Rick Rubin, The Black Keys, Sheryl Crow, Ringo Starr and Willie Nelson. His short film on Rubin, Rick Was Here, was the first Rolling Stone Films production, and was nominated for a 2014 National Magazine Award for Best Video. He has also served as a producer on The ESPYs and NFL Honors award shows. In 2015, production began on One & Done, a feature documentary co-directed by Swade and Mandt for Showtime. The film chronicles the life of Australian basketball player Ben Simmons, focusing on his lone year at Louisiana State University and culminating in his selection as the top pick in the 2016 NBA draft. The film premiered on Showtime in November 2016. Filmography Bibliography Books The Holy Grail of Hoops: One Fan’s Quest to Buy the Original Rules of Basketball (Sports Publishing, New York, NY, 2013), afterword by Bill Self Articles "A Love Letter To The Nike Air Max 1…" Nice Kicks, March 26, 2017 References External links Category:Living people Category:1974 births Category:American documentary filmmakers Category:Rolling Stone people Category:Writers from Kansas City, Missouri Category:University of Kansas alumni Category:City University of New York alumni Category:Artists from New York City

Financial Supervisory Authority (, FI) is the Swedish government agency responsible for financial regulation in Sweden. It is responsible for the oversight, regulation and authorisation of financial markets and their participants. The agency falls under the Swedish Ministry of Finance and regulates all organisations that provide financial services in Sweden. History FI was formed 1991 to create a single integrated regulator covering banking, securities, and insurance in Sweden. This was done with the merging of the former banking and insurance supervisory bodies, the Bank Inspectorate () and the Insurance Supervision Authority (). Responsibilities FI's primary responsibility is market stability and the monitoring of financial markets and participants. It also has a responsibility to provide consumer protection in relation to financial products. One of its tasks is monitoring for instability that will negatively affect the Swedish financial system. If it believes that this is the case it has a duty to report that to the Swedish government who are responsible for taking any action. The authority has three main activities: Issue of permits to companies that wish to provide financial services Designing rules and regulations for financial activities Supervision of these rules and the performance of risk assessments Organisation structure FI is a Swedish government central administrative authority that falls under the Swedish Ministry of Finance. It is run by an eight-member board which is appointed by the government. This includes the head of the agency, the Director General. Erik Thedéen became the Director General in October 2015. Director Generals From 15 January 2009: Martin Andersson June 2008 – 14 January 2009: Eric Saers (Acting Director General) 2003 – May 2008: Ingrid Bonde 1993–2002: Claes Norgren 1991–1993: Anders Sahlén See also Financial regulation Government agencies in Sweden Securities Commission References External links Official website in English Financial Supervisory Authority Sweden Financial Supervisory Authority Category:Regulation in Sweden

Boden (, outdatedly ) is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 18,277 inhabitants in 2010. It is part of the larger area around coastal city Luleå some southeast. Alongside Kiruna, it is one of the two largest towns in Northern Sweden's interior. History The town of Boden started as a railway junction where the Northern Line (Norra stambanan, opened 1894) met with the Ore Line (Malmbanan) from the rich iron ore fields in northern Sweden. The town experienced increased growth when the Boden Fortress was constructed in the beginning of the 20th century. The purpose of the fortress was to defend Sweden from a possible attack from the east, where Russia was considered the most dangerous threat. The first official writings about Boden, was in a 1500~ tax paper, where the mention of "Boden village" with 7 homes. Boden got the title of city in 1919. This title became obsolete in 1971 and Boden is now the seat of Boden Municipality. Industry Today (2007) Boden is still a military stronghold, and houses the largest garrison of the Swedish Army. The army and the municipality are the two largest employers in Boden. As the military is continuously disarming, with the five regiments united into one garrison, the population has decreased by 2,000 people over the past ten years. The famous Fällkniven knives are from Boden. Well-known Boden citizens, former or current Peter Englund, author, historian, Permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy (2009-2015) Karl Fabricius, ice hockey player Stefan Gunnarsson, singer, piano player Eyvind Johnson, author, Nobel Prize winner in literature 1974 Lennart Klockare, politician Daniel Larsson, ice hockey player Johanna Larsson, tennis player Elias Lindholm, ice hockey player Jonna Löfgren, drummer with Glasvegas Stig Strömholm, professor, rector magnificus Oskar Sundqvist, ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues Stig Sundqvist, football player Stig Synnergren, former Swedish Supreme Commander Sven Utterström, skier Niclas Wallin, ice hockey player Hans Wallmark, politician Brolle, singer Tommy Johansson, singer, guitarist of the bands Majestica (formerly ReinXeed) and Sabaton International relations Twin towns and sister cities Boden is twinned with: Alta, Norway Hakkari, Turkey Sports The following sports clubs are located in Boden: Bodens BK Hedens IF Skogså IF Vittjärvs IK Bodens HF Boden Handboll IF References Category:Populated places in Boden Municipality Category:Norrbotten Category:Municipal seats of Norrbotten County Category:Swedish municipal seats fi:Bodenin kunta

William Todd Akin (born July 5, 1947) is an American politician and businessman who is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Born in New York City, Akin grew up in the Greater St. Louis area. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, Akin served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and worked in the private sector in the computer and steel industries. In 1988, he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. He served in the state house until 2000, when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which he served until 2013. Akin's Congressional career ended after he lost a bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill in the 2012 election. Akin, who had won the Republican primary in a crowded field, led McCaskill in pre-election polls until he said that women who are victims of what he called "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant. Akin eventually apologized for the remark but rebuffed calls to withdraw from the election. He lost to McCaskill by 54.7 percent to 39.2 percent. In a book published in July 2014, Akin said that he regretted apologizing and defended his original comments. Early life, education, and business career Akin was born in New York City, and raised in the St. Louis area. He is the son of Nancy Perry (née Bigelow) and Paul Bigelow Akin. Akin's great-grandfather, Thomas Russell Akin, founded Laclede Steel Corporation of St. Louis in 1911. The company eventually passed to his grandfather, William Akin, and then to his father Paul, a third-generation graduate of Harvard University who served as an officer in the Navy during World War II. Akin graduated from John Burroughs School, a private prep school in suburban St. Louis, and went on to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, earning a B.S. in Management Engineering in 1970. After graduation, Akin served as an engineer officer in the National Guard of the U.S. Army, then served in the Army Reserve until 1980. After leaving active duty, Akin sold large computer systems for IBM, then worked as a manager in his family's steel business. Akin earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1984 from Covenant Theological Seminary where he studied Greek, Hebrew, and a socially conservative interpretation of the Christian scriptures. He did not enter the ministry. Akin is a longtime anti-abortion activist and former member of the board of Missouri Right to Life. He was arrested for trespass at least eight times between 1985 and 1988 while demonstrating against abortion in front of abortion clinics in Illinois and Missouri. He has said the protests were peaceful and he would not apologize for standing up for his beliefs. At the time of the arrests, he was using the name "William Akin"; after that period, when he ran for political office, it was as "Todd Akin". Missouri House of Representatives Elections Akin was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November 1988, running unopposed to represent District 85 in West County. He won re-election in 1990 with 59% of the vote. Due to re-districting, Akin represented District 86 from 1993 through 2000, never winning less than 66% of the vote. Tenure Akin served as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. During his 12 years in the state house, Akin advocated for homeschool rights, voted for carrying concealed weapons, voted against the parks and soils sales tax, and voted against the 1993 tax increase and education spending increase. Akin sponsored legislation to prohibit casino companies from contributing to Missouri state lawmakers. In 1995, he fought Democratic Governor Mel Carnahan over a bill providing state funding for school nurses. Ultimately, the governor refused to sign the funding bill due to Akin's amendment, which would have prohibited nurses from telling students about sources for information about abortion. U.S. House of Representatives Elections In 2000, Akin ran in the Republican primary election to fill the House seat vacated by U.S. Representative Jim Talent, who was running for governor. Light voter turnout caused by heavy rains helped Akin win the tight, five-way primary by just 56 votes; he defeated two better-known candidates, former St. Louis County Executive Gene McNary and State Senator Franc Flotron. On the night he won the primary, Akin said, "My base will show up in earthquakes." He defeated Democratic State Senator Ted House in the general election, winning 55 percent of the vote. He never faced another contest as close, and was reelected five times. In 2010, Akin won re-election with 67.9% of the vote. He had been challenged for the seat by Democratic nominee Arthur Lieber, Libertarian nominee Steve Mosbacher, and write-in candidate Patrick M. Cannon. Tenure Akin earned a 96% rating from the American Conservative Union in 2008, and 100% in 2007. For most of his tenure, Akin was listed in the official House roll as "R-St. Louis," even though his district didn't include any portion of the city of St. Louis. Social issues Akin is an outspoken opponent of abortion in all cases, including health reasons or in cases of rape or incest, and he opposes embryonic stem cell research. In a 2008 speech on the House floor, Akin called abortion providers "terrorists" and alleged that it was "common practice" for abortion providers to perform "abortions" on women who were not actually pregnant. Akin is a supporter of the right to keep and bear arms and has an A rating from the National Rifle Association. Akin has stated that he has supported many bills including the Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012, The Sportsmen's Heritage Act and the Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act. Akin is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online poker. In 2006, he co-sponsored H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, and H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act. Akin also authored the Protect the Pledge (of Allegiance) Act. In late June 2011, Akin objected to NBC's recent removal of the words "under God" from a video clip of school children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. After remarking that "NBC has a long record of being very liberal," Akin said, "at the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God and a belief that government should replace God". Two days later, Akin said he did not mean all liberals hate God, only that liberals have "a hatred for public references for God." The next day, he apologized, saying his statement had been "directed at the political movement, Liberalism, not at any specific individual". During his 2012 US Senate bid, Akin reaffirmed his opposition to legislation like the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which he voted against as a Congressman. Todd Akin is an opponent of the No Child Left Behind Act. Akin believes that it should not be the federal government that decides on education, but that local government should have control over public education. On MSNBC, Todd Akin opposes evolution. He was running for the senate seat in Missouri at the time. He has said "I take a look at both sides of the thing and it seems to me that evolution takes a tremendous amount of faith. I don't even see it as a matter of science because I don't know if you can prove....". Fiscal issues In his early years in Congress, Akin brought back earmarks for his district, voted to raise the debt ceiling, voted for off-balance-sheet wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and voted to create the unfunded Medicare prescription drug benefit. More recently, he has opposed increases in taxation and spending. He voted in 2007 against an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), objecting to its potential coverage of children in families making up to $62,000 a year, and stating that proof of U.S. citizenship was not required. He also said the bill would "weaken the private health care system" and lead the country "further down the slippery slope to socialized medicine." He has voted against federally funded school breakfasts and lunches, and called student loans "a stage-three cancer of socialism". He has also voted against increasing the minimum wage. He was a vocal critic of the September 2008 bank bailout, and voted against it. He voted no on the Affordable Health Care Act in March 2010, and on Paul Ryan's fiscal year 2012 budget. Military issues Akin has spent time working on military and veterans issues. On the House Armed Services Committee he served as the Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, which handles Navy and Air Force issues. He has served as Ranking Republican on the Seapower Subcommittee and the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. Akin has also introduced veterans-related bills, most notably the Open Burn Pit Registry Act, which creates a registry for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who were exposed to burn pits. He opposed repeal of the Dover Policy, which banned media coverage of caskets of troops returning home from overseas, citing privacy and decorum issues. Committee assignments Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces (Chairman) Committee on the Budget Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Caucus memberships Republican Study Committee Tea Party Caucus 2012 U.S. Senate election In mid-May 2011, Akin announced he would seek the Republican nomination in 2012 to unseat Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. Other candidates in the August 2012 Republican primary included businessman John Brunner, author and business executive Mark Memoly, and former Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman who had backing from the TEA Party. Despite losing some momentum and in a crowded field, Akin won the Republican nomination in the August 7 open primary, 36% to 30% for his nearest challenger. The Claire McCaskill campaign spent $2 million during the primaries, despite not having a primary opponent. That money was spent on advertising touting Akin as "Too conservative," for Missouri. In 2012, National Journal named Akin one of ten Republicans to follow on Twitter. Akin faced McCaskill and Libertarian nominee Jonathan Dine in the general election, losing to McCaskill after his controversial comments on rape lost him a great deal of support. Home of record In May 2011, questions were raised about Akin's official address for voting. For most of his political career, Akin had claimed Town and Country as his official residence. However, according to the Associated Press and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Akin moved to Wildwood, in far western St. Louis County, sometime between 2007 and 2009, after he and his wife purchased a second home there. However, he continued to vote as a Town and Country resident, and signed a polling place logbook attesting to his living there in April 2011. In a local news interview, on August 19, 2012, discussing abortion, Akin claimed that victims of what he described as "legitimate rape" very rarely become pregnant. Airing on St. Louis television station KTVI, his response to a question on rape exceptions for abortion was: Well you know, people always want to try to make that as one of those things, well how do you, how do you slice this particularly tough sort of ethical question. First of all, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child. The comments from Akin, which came as he ran for the U.S. Senate seat held by Claire McCaskill, almost immediately led to widespread uproar. The term "legitimate rape" was called "loathsome" because it suggests that "there are different categories of rape — some real and awful and others that are not". Others took exception to the phrasing because it suggests that the victims who do become pregnant from rape may be lying. His claims about the likelihood of pregnancy resulting from rape were seen by some as being based on fringe ideas like stress-induced miscarriage or Dr. John C. Willke's "spastic tubes" theory introduced in 1985 and trauma-based theory introduced in 1999. These theories are not accepted by the majority of the scientific and medical community. Akin was not the first to make such claims, but was perhaps one of the most recently prominent. The comment was widely characterized as misogynistic and recklessly inaccurate, with many commentators remarking on the use of the words "legitimate rape". Related news articles cited a 1996 article in an obstetrics and gynecology journal, which found that 5% of women who were raped became pregnant, which equaled about 32,000 pregnancies each year in the US alone. A separate 2003 article in the journal Human Nature estimated that rapes are twice as likely to result in pregnancies as consensual sex. While some colleagues such as Iowa congressman Steve King and Tennessee state senator Stacey Campfield supported Akin, senior figures in both parties condemned his remarks and some Republicans called for him to resign. In the resulting furor, Akin received widespread calls to drop out of his Senate race from both Republicans and Democrats. Akin apologized for his gaffe, saying he "misspoke." His campaign ran an advertisement in which he asked voters to forgive him, saying: Rape is an evil act. I used the wrong words in the wrong way and for that I apologize. As the father of two daughters, I want tough justice for predators. I have a compassionate heart for the victims of sexual assault. I pray for them. The fact is, rape can lead to pregnancy. The truth is, rape has many victims. The mistake I made was in the words I said, not in the heart I hold. I ask for your forgiveness. The incident was seen as having an impact on Akin's senate race and the Republicans' chances of gaining a majority in the U.S. Senate, by making news in the week before the 2012 Republican National Convention and by "shift[ing] the national discussion to divisive social issues that could repel swing voters rather than economic issues that could attract them". Election result Before the comments, Akin had been favored to win his race against McCaskill, but he lost in November, 54.7 percent to 39.2 percent. His loss was attributed to backlash from women voters. After the election, between November 2012 and August 2013, Akin received $111,000 in donations that in part were for the 2018 Senate primaries. Aftermath In July 2014, Akin's book, Firing Back: Taking on the Party Bosses and Media Elite to Protect Our Faith and Freedom, was published by WND Books. In it, he said that he regretted apologizing, because "by asking the public at large for forgiveness, I was validating the willful misinterpretation of what I had said." He also defended his original comments and attacked various Republicans for "wronging" him, including Karl Rove; former National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Rob Jesmer; Senators Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, John McCain, Roy Blunt and Lindsey Graham; and House Speaker John Boehner. He also repeatedly attacked the Republican establishment for seeing his comments "as their opportunity to take [me] out and select someone more palatable to their tastes", and the "liberal media" for making him "the target of a media assassination." Personal life Akin married Lulli Boe, a graduate of Hollins University, in June 1975. The couple has six children. Lulli became a home schooling activist, and all of the children were home-schooled. Three sons attended the Naval Academy and became officers in the Marines. One of his sons served in the assault on Fallujah, Iraq. Akin enjoys playing guitar and singing gospel songs, and over the years, has dressed in Revolutionary War attire for Fourth of July celebrations. Akin and his wife lived for many years in his childhood home, a house owned by his father in affluent Town and Country, Missouri. When his father sought to subdivide the 8.5-acre property in the late 2000s, Akin moved to a house in Wildwood. 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Tu quoque (; Latin for "you also"), or the appeal to hypocrisy, is an informal fallacy that intends to discredit the opponent's argument by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with its conclusion(s). The Oxford English Dictionary cites John Cooke's 1614 stage play The Cittie Gallant as the earliest use of the term in the English language. The fallacy Tu quoque "argument" follows the pattern: Person A makes claim X. Person B asserts that A's actions or past claims are inconsistent with the truth of claim X. Therefore, X is false. It is a fallacy because the moral character or actions of the opponent are generally irrelevant to the logic of the argument. It is often used as a red herring tactic and is a special case of the ad hominem fallacy, which is a category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of facts about the person presenting or supporting the claim or argument. Example In the trial of Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, the controversial lawyer Jacques Vergès tried to present what was defined as a Tu Quoque Defence—i.e., that during the Algerian War, French officers such as General Jacques Massu had committed war crimes similar to those with which Barbie was being charged, and therefore the French state had no moral right to try Barbie. This defense was rejected by the court, which convicted Barbie. See also And you are lynching Negroes Clean hands False equivalence List of Latin phrases Psychological projection The pot calling the kettle black Two wrongs make a right Victor's justice Whataboutism References Further reading External links Tu quoque fallacy – Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Category:Hypocrisy Category:Latin words and phrases Category:Latin philosophical phrases Category:Relevance fallacies bg:Ad hominem#Ти също (tu quoque) fr:Argumentum ad hominem#Tu quoque

The 1952 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952, and featured former Lieutenant Governor Robert B. Crosby, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Walter R. Raecke. Democratic primary Candidates Nina B. Dillingham Don Maloney Walter R. Raecke, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Results Republican primary Candidates Victor E. Anderson, Mayor of Lincoln and former member of the Nebraska Legislature Robert B. Crosby, former Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature John G. Donner Andrew E. Swanson Arthur B. Walker Results General election Results References Gubernatorial 1952 Nebraska Category:November 1952 events

Medical education in France is administered by the Unités de formation et de recherche de médecine (UFR) . The training takes a minimum of nine years after the baccalauréat and concludes with a thesis. Upon successful presentation of their thesis, the medical student is awarded a diplôme d'études spécialisées (DES), based on their specialty. Certain high-achievers are awarded a diplôme d'études spécialisées complémentaire (DESC). French medical training is one of the longest study paths in French higher education. It consists of both theoretical and practical training, with a gradual shift from theory at the beginning, to more practical aspects as training progresses. Medical students in France are traditionally known as carabin (riflemen) because the uniforms of military medical students resembled those of Italian riflemen. History 18th century Under the Ancien Régime, medicine was one of four faculties and generally only accessible through the Faculté des Arts de Paris. Teaching was mostly theoretical and involved lectures and readings from authorities. Practical components were gradually introduced in the 18th century. Until the French Revolution in 1789, doctors and surgeons were considered to be separate professions. Surgeons were known as barber surgeons. The university system was abolished in 1793 and replaced the following year by four medical schools in Paris, Montpellier, Bordeaux and Strasbourg. With the creation of the Imperial University in 1808, medical schools reopened their faculties and expanded across France. 19th century In the 19th century, new practical training schools were established in response to the rapid technical evolution of medicine and the mediocrity of university theoretical teaching. Acceptance into these practical training programs was restricted and highly sought after, as hospitals were synonymous with the elite. Medical students began to neglect their faculty examinations to prepare for these practical training entrance examinations and it was possible that upon completing their studies, they had not seen a single patient. 20th century Hospital reforms in 1958 merged the teaching functions of hospitals and universities, creating the position of University Professor and Hospital Practitioner (Professeur des universités – Praticien hospitalier, PUPH). One goal of the reforms was to reduce the number of graduates moving to private practice. Following the events of May 1968 protests in France, practical training entrance restrictions were removed: all medical students received practical training. Practical and theoretical training were finally combined into a single course, based on the 1958 ideal of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire. Following the Faure reform, medical colleges were integrated into universities as UER (from 1984, research and teaching centres "UFR"). This reform, along with the general population increase, led to a large surge in student numbers. In 1971 this resulted in a fixed number of training places in exams at the end of the first year of medical studies Until the 1990s, any doctor could become a specialist, either by taking the selective hospital residential pathway, or by taking the open access university pathway resulting in a lower-status certificate of specialized studies (THESE). The result was a two-speed medical system, divided between THESE graduates and “former interns” and “former senior hospital registrars”. A reform dropped the THESE medical certificates, returning to obligatory internships for the “ordinal qualification” specialists, through diplomas of specialized studies (OF) to supplement the diploma of Doctor of Medicine. Interns were required to spend part of their training in a non-academic “peripheral hospital” belonging to a regional hospital centre (CHR). Recent changes Until 2004, future general practitioners did not sit the entrance exams for internships. Their second cycle was followed by two and a half year “résidanat” (three years for residents starting in or after 2001). Since 2004, a new reform has been applied: all medical students must pass the national classifying examination. The résidanat was replaced with an internship in general medicine, helping to raise the status of general practice as a profession. From the 2010 academic year, the medical first year course is common with pharmacy, dentistry and midwifery, and medical studies fall under the process of Bologna. Organization Medical studies proceed in three cycles within a university having a unit of "formation" and medical research (sometimes a combination of medicine and pharmacology), associated with the one of the 29 university hospitals. Their total duration varies from nine years (general medicine) to 12 years (another speciality plus a sub-speciality). First cycle of medical studies The first cycle of medical studies (in summary PCEM) takes two years, with a "concours" (competitive final exam) at the end of the first year selecting students admitted to continue medical or dental studies. National law specifies that the teaching of the first cycle and the first year of the second cycle must teach the following disciplines or disciplinary units: physics, biophysics and image processing; chemistry, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology; anatomy, embryology, developmental and reproductive biology; cytology, histology and pathological anatomy; bacteriology, virology and parasitology; fundamental hematology, immunology and oncology; genetics and biotechnologies; physiology and nutrition; pharmacology and major classes of drugs; epidemiology and biostatistics; clinical and biological semiotics and medical imagery terminology; first aid; demography, health economics, and health systems. Teaching must also include foreign languages, epistemology, psychology, medical ethics and deontology. First year (until 2009) The first year academic cycle for medical students is common with dentistry and midwifery. Requirements during the first year include: physics, biophysics, chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology, cellular biology, physiology, anatomy, histology, and embryology. First year (as from 2010) The first year of the studies of health (PACES) is common to the medical studies, dental, pharmaceutical and midwife (sometimes also kinesitherapy). It is divided into two six-month periods. To be allowed to be registered in first year of the studies of health, the candidates must have one of the following qualifications: a baccalaureate degree; a diploma of "access to academic works"; a French diploma or foreign diploma that can be considered equivalent to the baccalaureat pursuant to the national regulation; a qualification or an achievement considered to be sufficient. As for any formation of system LMD, the year is divided in two six-month periods and “units of teaching” (EU) which are seen allotting a certain number of appropriations ECTS. In first half of the year, the lesson is common to all the fields. Tests are organized at the end of this one; the badly classified students can be reorientated in other university fields. With the second half-year, the students choose one or of the EU specific (S) to a field, in addition to the common formation. The students pass a competition at the end of the year leading to four classifications. The first year may only be repeated once. The grade is final if the student fails to pass twice. Second year The second year (in summary PCEM 2 or P2) begins with four weeks of obligatory and non-remunerated nurse placement. It takes place during the holidays preceding the re-entry by the students admitted in second year of medicine or odontology. Lastly, a more medical matter, the semiotics, traditionally taught in third year, is at the present time transferred in second year in most universities, in order to improve the range of the clinical training courses of second and third years (usually called “training courses of checklist” or “training course of semiotics”). The first cycle of the medical studies follows a national plan, but the organization between the two years varies between the universities. In the same way, there exist three types of teaching: linear teaching: each matter is taught separately (anatomy, histology, biophysics, etc.). This type of teaching does not require great coordination between the professors, but it can lead to great redundancies, even with contradictions. integrated teaching: the students have modules gathering of the lesson of various disciplines around the same apparatus. For example, a module of neurosciences includes/understands the anatomy and the histology of the nervous system, sensory biophysics and the neurobiochimy. The student follows then a cardiopulmonary module, a digestive module, etc. coeducation: certain aspects are presented in integrated teaching, others in linear teaching. Second cycle of medical studies In four years, the student receives a formal and practical training on the various pathologies segmented in modules: transverse modules (more or less interdisciplinary) or modules of body. These modules are the classifying official program of the national examination (see low), and include a numbered list of items which correspond either to pathologies, or with clinical or therapeutic situations. Third year of medicine The third year of medicine (in summary DCEM 1 or D1) is a year of transition where the student learns bioclinical sciences (pharmacology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, etc.) which make the interface between fundamental sciences of the first cycle and lesson of pathology. They also learn how to carry out the anamnèse (medical history) and the clinical examination of a patient at the time of their clinical training courses (called “training courses of checklists”, because the clinical examination linear and is structured, with boxes which one notches) associated with teaching with semiology. They start with the first modules. Certain universities start the hospital training courses in third year, the clinical training course of second year is then developed further. This year is particularly compatible with Erasmus exchanges. Externship The three following years constitute the “externat”. This term of everyday usage (which is a survival of the old contest of the externat removed following the demonstrations of 1968) does not officially exist. The official texts and the internal texts of the CHU and the universities speak about “hospital students”, because the students are remunerated by the hospital complex to which the university is attached. They are paid under limited time contract, attached to a social security office. The student, under the responsibility for an intern (nonofficial) or of a senior (senior registrar or hospital practitioner), learn how to recognize the various signs of a disease. The student at this stage does not have therapeutic responsibility, nor the right to prescribe. The student is however responsible for his acts (civil responsibility, which requires the subscription of a suitable insurance). The externat generally consists of four training courses per year, three months in each specialty service, chosen by grids at the beginning of each year or quarter, either by classification with the merit, or by alphabetical classification. The training courses consist of five mornings per week in the services. Certain training courses are obligatory from the statutory texts (pediatrics, obstetric gynaecology surgery, internal medicine and emergency medicine.), and can then integrate theoretical teaching (the student is t present at the hospital all the day). Conversely, certain services do not have the external ones, that depends on the agreements made with the university. Certain universities replaced the half-time (mornings) permanent by one full-time by alternation: the external ones are then present all the day but only 6 weeks over 3 months, the 6 remaining weeks being devoted to the lesson, the examinations, the preparation of the ECN… During the externat, lecturing, is replaced more and more by directed work; the lectures are held in alternation with hospital training courses: this teaching is that of a true trade-guild, where the external one approaches by “clinical cases” of true situations lived in the services. The external one must, during its three years of externat, to carry out 36 sessions of 12, 18, or 24 hours (according to the service and the day of the week), that is to say approximately a session per month, remunerated 26 euros rough. The remuneration of the training courses is as for it “symbolic system” (approximate remuneration: 122 euros per month in fourth year, 237 euros in fifth year, 265 euros in sixth year), but the external student has the statute of a paid worker and contributes to the paid mode of social security, and the pension fund. The pension fund complementary to external is the IRCANTEC, as it is the case for the interns and the hospital practitioners. The external ones, like any employee, have five weeks of paid vacations. Since 2004, the second cycle of the medical studies is sanctioned by a diploma (recognized in the European Union). Module 11 of the second cycle is the old certificate of clinical and therapeutic, essential synthesis to replace a general doctor. Third cycle of the medical studies Students able to reach the third cycle of medical studies (TCEM): have completed the second cycle of the medical studies in France; are amenable to the European state or Community, Swiss Confederation, Principality Member States of Andorra left to the agreement on European Economic Area, others that France, holders of a diploma of end of second cycle of the medical studies or of an equivalent title from one of these states. Classifying national tests Tests are organized for the candidates quoted above. According to its classification, the student chooses his university hospital (and thus the city) of assignment. This choice is carried out initially by Internet (phase of pre-choice and simulations), the final choice taking place during a “amphitheatre of garrison” which brings together all the students by sections of classification. This procedure makes it possible the student to choose his station by being informed fully of the places available. The 11 existing fields in 2008 are, with the number of places available, or 5704 [;aces on the whole: General medicine: 3200 stations Medical specialties: 885 stations Surgical specialties: 550 stations Psychiatry: 280 stations Anaesthesia-reanimation: 260 stations Pediatric: 200 stations Gynecology-obstetrics: 155 stations Public health: 60 stations Medical biology: 40 stations Occupational medicine: 54 stations Medical gynaecology: 20 stations In 2005, a thousand places were not filled, certain students preferring to retry rather than to choose a speciality by default. Hospital training Although they have the statute of student and a supervision, an intern is an autonomous professional, since they can prescribe and carry out replacements in liberal cabinets (provided they have on validated a certain number of six-month periods, and obtained a “licence of replacement” from the departmental council of doctors). They act more than one initial track records that real studies (more especially as France is one of the rare countries to regard the interns as students). The boarding school of general medicine lasts three years, and is validated when the whole of the six months training courses necessary were carried out (diploma of specialized studies of general medicine) and it is followed of a thesis of exercise. It consists of six months training courses remunerated, associated with a hospital, but also associated with a general doctor, or of an extra-hospital structure of care. The student takes complete charge of their patients, but still under the responsibility of a “senior” (see supra): this includes clinical examination, regulation of complementary examinations and treatment. Teaching is primarily practical at this stage. The speciality training lasts four years or more. According to the speciality chosen, the student must take a minimum number of training courses remunerated in hospital services where its role is similar. The training is validated when the whole of the six months training courses necessary are carried out. It also requires a thesis of exercise generally relating to a topic of the speciality, generally in the last year of training . The speciality is sanctioned by the diploma of specialized studies, after defence of a report, which is sometimes confused with the thesis (thesis-memory, when this one is constant in the last year of training and relates to a subject of the speciality). The diploma of State of doctor of medicine is conferred after defence successfully thesis of exercise. Registrarship and assistantship For certain specialities, in particular surgery, additional training is required: either at a university clinic for two to four years, or a specialty assistantship for at least 1 year. The total training for these specialities therefore ranges from 12 to 15 years. See also French education system, Higher learning in France, University in France General medicine Medicine Medical education by country category Medical school Physician References Bibliography Category:Educational institutions in France Category:Higher education in France Category:Universities and colleges in France

Jack Marc Doyle (born 2 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southport Career Blackburn Rovers In January 2017 Doyle signed his 1st professional contract at Blackburn Rovers penning a 2-year deal. In August 2017 Doyle made his 1st team debut coming on as a substitute for Blackburn Rovers in the 3–1 2017–18 EFL Cup victory against Coventry City. In September 2018 Doyle joined Maidstone United on loan. In November 2018 his loan was cut short due to injury. On 15 May 2019 it was announced that Doyle will leave at the end of his contract. Southport On 1 August Doyle signed for Southport. Career statistics References External links Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Liverpool Category:English footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Category:Derry City F.C. players Category:Southport F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:League of Ireland players Category:National League (English football) players

Richard Lee (born 11 September 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Halifax Town and Mansfield Town. References Category:1944 births Category:living people Category:English footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:English Football League players Category:Rotherham United F.C. players Category:Notts County F.C. players Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players Category:Halifax Town A.F.C. players Category:Buxton F.C. players Category:Mossley A.F.C. players

Lee Perussich (born 18 November 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links Category:Living people Category:1955 births Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Category:Western Bulldogs players

Keffi is a town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Keffi. Keffi is 50 kilometers from Abuja. Nasarawa State university is located in Keffi sitting along Keffi-Akwanga express way. It has an area of 138 km² and a population of about 92,664 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 961. Keffi town was founded around 1802 by a Fulani warrior leader Abdu Zanga who took the title of emir. His small dominion was subject to the Zaria emirate to which it had to pay an annual tribute of slaves. In 1902 Keffi was the location of an incident that led to the British invasion of Northern Nigeria, after the "magaji", a representative of the Zaria sultan killed a British officer. When the Magaji found refuge in Kano, this was the pretext for Lugard to invade the northern caliphate. References Category:Local Government Areas in Nasarawa State Category:Populated places in Nasarawa State

The Overman Committee was a special subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary chaired by North Carolina Democrat Lee Slater Overman. Between September 1918 and June 1919, it investigated German and Bolshevik elements in the United States. It was an early forerunner of the better known House Un-American Activities Committee, and represented the first congressional committee investigation of communism. The Committee's final report was released in June 1919. It reported on German propaganda, Bolshevism, and other "un-American activities" in the United States and on likely effects of communism's implementation in the United States. It described German, but not communist, propaganda efforts. The Committee's report and hearings were instrumental in fostering anti-Bolshevik opinion. Background World War I, in which the United States and its allies fought - among other Central Powers - the German Empire, raised concern about the German threat to the United States. The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 were passed in response. In the Russian Revolution of 1917 the Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian monarchy and instituted Marxism-Leninism. Many Americans were worried about the revolution's ideas infiltrating the United States, a phenomenon later named the Red Scare of 1919-20. The Overman Committee was formally an ad-hoc subcommittee of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, but had no formal name. It was chaired by Senator Lee Slater Overman and also included Senators Knute Nelson of Minnesota, Thomas Sterling of South Dakota, William H. King of Utah, and Josiah O. Wolcott of Delaware. Initial investigation The Committee was authorized by Senate Resolution 307 on September 19, 1918 to investigate charges against the United States Brewers Association (USBA) and allied interests. Brewing institutions had been largely founded by German immigrants in the mid-19th century, who brought with them knowledge and techniques for brewing beer. The Committee interpreted this mission to mean a general probe into German propaganda and pro-German activities in the United States. Hearings were mandated after A. Mitchell Palmer, the federal government's Alien Property Custodian responsible for German-owned property in the U.S., testified in September 1918 that the USBA and the rest of the overwhelmingly German liquor industry harbored pro-German sentiments. He stated that "German brewers of America, in association with the United States Brewers' Association" had attempted "to buy a great newspaper" and "control the government of State and Nation", had generally been "unpatriotic", and had "pro-German sympathies". Hearings began September 27, 1918, shortly before the end of World War I. Nearly four dozen witnesses testified. Many were agents of the Bureau of Investigations (BOI), the predecessor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The agents, controversially and usually erroneously, implicated high-profile American citizens as pro-German, using the fallacy of guilt by association. For example, the Bureau chief labeled some people pro-German because they had insubstantial and non-ideological acquaintance with German agents. Others were accused because their names were discovered in the notebooks of suspected German agents, of whom they had never heard. Many attacked the BOI's actions. The Committee heard testimony that it had not conducted basic background checks of the accused and had not read source material it presented to the Committee. Committee members criticized its testimony as "purely hearsay". Expansion of investigation On February 4, 1919, the Senate unanimously passed Senator Thomas J. Walsh's Senate Resolution 439, expanding the Committee's investigations to include "any efforts being made to propagate in this country the principles of any party exercising or claiming to exercise any authority in Russia" and "any effort to incite the overthrow of the Government of this country". This decision followed months of sensational daily press coverage of revolutionary events abroad and Bolshevik meetings and events in the United States, which increased anti-radical public opinion. Reports that some of these meetings were attended by Congressmen caused further outrage. One meeting in particular, held at the Poli Theater in Washington, DC, was widely controversial because of a speech given by Albert Rhys Williams, a popular Congregationalist minister, who allegedly said, "America sooner or later is going to accept the Soviet Government." Archibald E. Stevenson, a New York attorney with ties to the Justice Department, likely a "volunteer spy", testified on January 22, 1919, during the German phase of the subcommittee's work. He said that anti-war and anti-draft activism during World War I, which he described as "pro-German" activity, had now transformed into propaganda "developing sympathy for the Bolshevik movement.". The United States' wartime enemy, though defeated, had exported an ideology that ruled Russia and threatened America anew. "The Bolsheviki movement is a branch of the revolutionary socialism of Germany. It had its origin in the philosophy of Marx and its leaders were Germans." He cited the propaganda efforts of John Reed and gave many examples from the foreign press. He told the Senators, "We have found money coming into this country from Russia." Stevenson has been described by historian Regin Schmidt as a "driving force" behind the growth of anti-Bolshevism in the United States. The final catalyst for the expansion of the investigation was the Seattle General Strike, which began the day before the Senate passed Resolution 439. This confluence of events led members of Congress to believe that the alleged German-Bolshevist link and Bolshevist threat to the United States were real. Bolshevism hearings The Overman Committee's hearings on Bolshevism lasted from February 11 to March 10, 1919. More than two dozen witnesses were interviewed. About two-thirds were violently anti-Bolshevik and advocated for military intervention in Russia. Some were refugees of the Russian Diaspora—many former government officials—who left Russia because of Bolshevism. The overriding theme was the social chaos the Revolution had brought, but three sub-themes were also frequent: anti-Americanism among American intelligentsia, the relationship between Jews and Communist Russia, and the "nationalization" of women after the Soviet revolution. Stevenson produced a list of 200—later reduced to 62—alleged communist professors in the United States. Like lists of names provided during the German propaganda hearings, this list provoked an outcry. Stevenson declared universities to be breeding grounds of sedition, and that institutions of higher learning were "festering masses of pure atheism" and "the grossest kind of materialism". Ambassador to Russia David R. Francis stated that the Bolsheviks were killing everybody "who wears a white collar or who is educated and who is not a Bolshevik." Another recurring theme at the hearings was the relationship between Jews and communists in Russia. One Methodist preacher stated that nineteen out of twenty communists were Jews; others said the Red Army was composed mainly of former East Side New York Jews. However, after criticism from Jewish organizations, Senator Overman clarified that the Committee was discussing "apostate" Jews only, defined by witness George Simons as "one who has given up the faith of his fathers or forefathers." A third frequent theme was the "free love" and "nationalization" of women allegedly occurring in Soviet Russia. Witnesses described an orgy in which there was no "respect for virtuous women"; others who testified, including those who had been in Russia during the Revolution, denied this. After one witness read a Soviet decree saying that Russian women had the "right to choose from among men", Senator Sterling threw up his hands and declared that this was a negation of "free love". However, another decree was produced stating, "A girl having reached her eighteenth year is to be announced as the property of the state." The Senators were particularly interested in how Bolshevism had united many disparate elements on the left, including anarchists and socialists of many types, "providing a common platform for all these radical groups to stand on." Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota responded: "Then they have really rendered a service to the various classes of progressives and reformers that we have here in this country." Other witnesses described the horrors of the revolution in Russia and speculated on the consequences of a comparable revolution in the United States: the imposition of atheism, the seizure of newspapers, assaults on banks and the abolition of the insurance industry. The Senators heard various views of women in Russia, including claims that women were made the property of the state. Final report The Committee's final report detailed its investigations into German propaganda, Bolshevism, and other "un-American activities" in the United States and predicted effects of communism's implementation in the United States. It was endorsed unanimously. Released in June 1919, it was over 35,000 words long, and was compiled by Major Edwin Lowry Humes. The Committee did little to demonstrate the extent of communist activity in the United States. In its analysis of what would happen if capitalism were overthrown and replaced by communism, it warned of widespread misery and hunger, the confiscation of and nationalization of all property, and the beginning of "a program of terror, fear, extermination, and destruction." Anti-Bolshevik public sentiment surged after release of the report and ensuing publicity. German investigation Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, Karl Boy-Ed, Franz von Papen, Dr. Heinrich Albert, and Franz von Rintelen, among others, were Germans investigated for producing propaganda. All were previously evicted from the United States for being part of a German espionage ring. The United States Brewers Association, the National German-American Alliance, and the Hamburg-American steamship line were investigated. The final report concluded that these organizations, through financial support, bribes, boycotts, and coercion, sought to control the press, elections, and public opinion. Bolshevism investigation The report described the Communist system in Russia as "a reign of terror unparalleled in the history of modern civilization". It concluded that instituting Marxism-Leninism in the United States would result in "the destruction of life and property", the deprivation "of the right to participate in affairs of government", and the "further suppress[ion]" of a "substantial rural portion of the population." Furthermore, there would be an "opening of the doors of all prisons and penitentiaries". It would result in the "seizure and confiscation of the 22,896 newspapers and periodicals in the United States" and "complete control of all banking institutions and their assets". "One of the most appalling and far reaching consequences ... would be found in the confiscation and liquidation of ... life insurance companies." The report also criticized "the atheism that permeates the whole Russian dictatorship"; "they have denounced our religion and our God as 'lies'." Despite the report's rhetoric and the headlines it produced, the report contained little evidence of communist propaganda in the United States or its effect on American labor. Recommendations The report's main recommendations included deporting alien radicals and enacting peacetime sedition laws. Other recommendations included strict regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and possession of high explosives; control and regulation of foreign language publications, and the creation of patriotic propaganda. Press reaction The press reveled in the investigation and the final report, referring to the Russians as "assassins and madmen," "human scum," "crime mad," and "beasts." The occasional testimony by some who viewed the Russian Revolution favorably lacked the punch of its critics. One extended headline in February read: Says Riffraff, Not the Toilers, Rule in Russia American Manager of Great American Plant There Tells Experiences to Senators Outsiders Seized Power Came Back from Other Countries and are Growing Rich at People's Expense Factories Being Ruined 60,000,000 Rubles Spent in Three Months at One Plant to Produce 400,000 Worth of Goods And one day later: Bolshevism Bared by R.E. Simmons Former Agent in Russia of Commerce Department Concludes his Story to Senators Women are 'Nationalized' Official Decrees Reveal Depths of Degradation to Which They are Subjected by Reds Germans Profit by Chaos Factories and Mills are Closed and the Machinery Sold to Them for a Song On the release of the final report, newspapers printed sensational articles with headlines in capital letters: "Red Peril Here", "Plan Bloody Revolution", and "Want Washington Government Overturned." Criticism Critics denounced the Committee as a "propaganda apparatus" to stoke anti-German and anti-Soviet fears, feeding the Red Scare and spreading misinformation about Soviet Russia. The Committee attracted criticism from the public for its perceived overreach, and especially for publishing the names of those accused of association with communist organizations. One woman from Kentucky wrote to Senator Overman on behalf of her sister, who had been accused by Archibald Stevenson, criticizing the Committee for its "brutal as well as stupid misuse of power" and "gross and cruel injustice to men and women the full peer in intellect, character and patriotism of any member of the United States Senate". The Committee was compared to "a witch hunt" in one exchange with a witness. Aftermath The Overman Committee did not achieve any lasting reforms. However, the panel's sensationalism played a decisive role in increasing America's fears during the Red Scare of 1919-20. Its investigations served as a blueprint for the Department of Justice's anti-radical Palmer raids late in the year. These were led by Attorney General Palmer, whose testimony about German brewers had been the catalyst for the Committee's creation. On May 1, 1919, a month after the Committee's hearings ended, a bomb was mailed to Overman's home, one of a series of letter bombs sent to prominent Americans in the 1919 United States anarchist bombings. It was intercepted before it reached its target. Later investigative committees The Overman Committee was the first of many Congressional committees to investigate communism. In the aftermath of the Overman Committee's report, the New York State Legislature established the Lusk Committee, which operated from June 1919 to January 1920, Archibald E. Stevenson was its chief counsel and one of its witnesses. Unlike the Overman Committee, the Lusk Committee was active in raiding suspect organizations. The Overman Committee was an early forerunner of the better known House Un-American Activities Committee, which was created 20 years later. References Bibliography Primary sources United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary. Brewing and Liquor Interests and German Propaganda: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Sixty-fifth Congress, Second and Third Sessions, Pursuant to S. Res. 307. volume 1, volume 2. Govt. print. off., 1919. Original from the University of Michigan. Secondary sources External links Volume 1 and volume 2 of the Committee's hearings on the brewing industry and German propaganda, from the United States Congress via Google Books volume 1 of the Committee's hearings on Bolshevik propaganda], from the United States Congress via Google Books Excerpt from the Committee's Final Report. New York Times: "Senators Tell What Bolshevism in America Means," June 15, 1919, accessed February 24, 2010 Category:Anti-communism in the United States Category:Defunct subcommittees of the United States Senate Category:History of the United States (1918–1945) Category:Political history of the United States Category:Presidency of Woodrow Wilson Category:Anti-communist organizations in the United States

Bunnak Phatthana () is a village and tambon (subdistrict) of Mueang Lampang District, in Lampang Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a population of 5165 people. The tambon contains 11 villages. References Category:Tambon of Lampang Province Category:Populated places in Lampang Province

The Rue Dumenge is a street located in the 4th arrondissement of Lyon, in the quarter of La Croix-Rousse. It begins on the rue du Mail, crosses the rue du Pavillon and the rue de Belfort and ends on the rue Dumont-d'Urville. The street is served by a metro station of the line C and a velo'v station. History In the early nineteenth century, Pierre-Gabriel Dumenge owned some lands in La Croix-Rousse. He yielded to the city of Lyon some of them which were necessary to align the street. In 1812, on a two-acre field, he built an estate called Clos Dumenge, which provided building-workshops specially designed for weavers (the canuts). They are particularly bright and high in order to house the looms. Dumenge took the opportunity to give his name to one of the streets bordering the housing estate (see the municipal council of 21 September 1817). The rue Sainte-Rose (called after the name of the daughter of the man who had opened the street) and rue Dumenge were renamed the rue de l'Émancipation in 1849, then rue de la Démocratie in 1850, but both streets resumed their former name in 1851. Finally in 1891, the rue Sainte-Rose was incorporated into the rue Dumenge. As memory of the canut past of the street, a shuttle of weaving is represented on the gate at No. 10. Adèle Bouvier, grandmother of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, was born at No. 2 rue Dumenge, on 5 March 1891. Architecture and associations In the southern side, a beautiful stone archway can be seen, and after the rue du Pavillon, a small one-story house and a workshop with balustrades, stairs and a glass roof. In the northern side, there is an alignment of three or four-floor facades of residential buildings, mainly canut-styled. The street ends with a set of small houses, and the corner of the rue Dumont-d'Urville is adorned with a little man in its niche. There are few restaurants as well as workshops which house several associations about environment, including Greenpeace France (Lyon group), Ecologist magazine S!lence, the network Sortir du Nucleaire, Salon Primrose, and others. References Category:4th arrondissement of Lyon Dumenge

A salvage pathway is a pathway in which a biological product is produced from intermediates in the degradative pathway of its own or a similar substance. The term often refers to nucleotide salvage in particular, in which nucleotides (purine and pyrimidine) are synthesized from intermediates in their degradative pathway. Nucleotide salvage pathways are used to recover bases and nucleosides that are formed during degradation of RNA and DNA. This is important in some organs because some tissues cannot undergo de novo synthesis. The salvaged products can then be converted back into nucleotides. Salvage pathways are targets for drug development, one family being called antifolates. A number of other biologically-important substances, like methionine and nicotinate, have their own salvage pathways to recycle parts of the molecule. Substrates The nucleotide salvage pathway requires distinct substrates: Pyrimidines Uridine phosphorylase or pyrimidine-nucleoside phosphorylase adds ribose 1-phosphate to the free base uracil, forming uridine. Uridine kinase (aka uridine–cytidine kinase) can then phosphorylate this nucleoside into uridine monophosphate (UMP). UMP/CMP kinase () can phosphorylate UMP into uridine diphosphate, which nucleoside diphosphate kinase can phosphorylate into uridine triphosphate. Thymidine phosphorylase or pyrimidine-nucleoside phosphorylase adds 2-deoxy-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate to thymine, forming thymidine. Thymidine kinase can then phosphorylate this compound into thymidine monophosphate (TMP). Thymidylate kinase can phosphorylate TMP into thymidine diphosphate, which nucleoside diphosphate kinase can phosphorylate into thymidine triphosphate. The nucleosides cytidine and deoxycytidine can be salvaged along the uracil pathway by cytidine deaminase, which converts them to uridine and deoxyuridine, respectively. Alternatively, uridine–cytidine kinase can phosphorylate them into cytidine monophosphate (CMP) or deoxycytidine monophosphate (dCMP). UMP/CMP kinase can phosphorylate (d)CMP into cytidine diphosphate or deoxycytidine diphosphate, which nucleoside diphosphate kinase can phosphorylate into cytidine triphosphate or deoxycytidine triphosphate. Purines Phosphoribosyltransferases add activated ribose-5-phosphate (Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate, PRPP) to bases, creating nucleoside monophosphates. There are two types of phosphoribosyltransferases: adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) and hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT). HGPRT is an important enzyme in Purine pathway metabolism and its deficiency is implicated in Lesch–Nyhan syndrome. The parasite Plasmodium falciparum relies exclusively on the purine salvage pathway for its purine nucleotide requirements. Thus, enzymes constituting the purine salvage pathway in the parasite are potential targets for drug discovery. 5´nucleotidases catalyze the hydrolysis of purine mononucleotides to their respective nucleosides and phosphate. The nucleosides are taken up in the cell by transporters and are funneled through the salvage pathway. If the nucleoside is adenosine, it is acted upon by adenosine deaminases to convert it into inosine. This metabolite, in turn, is acted upon by purine nucleoside phosphorylase and is converted to hypoxanthine. Hypoxanthine is acted upon by HGXPRT(hypoxanthine guanine xanthine phosphoribosyl transferase) in the parasite to convert the respective nucleobase to its nucleotide monophosphate, respectively (i.e., IMP, GMP or XMP). If it is IMP, this is subsequently acted upon by adenylosuccinate synthase and adenylosuccinate lyase, in a two step process, to convert it into sAMP and AMP, respectively. On the contrary, IMP can also be acted upon by IMP dehydrogenase and GMP synthetase to convert it into GMP. Folate biosynthesis Tetrahydrofolic acid and its derivatives are produced by salvage pathways from GTP. Other salvage pathways L-methionine salvage is the pathway that regenerates methionine from its downstream products. A version of the pathway uses methylthioadenosine (MTA), forming the so-called MTA cycle with its synthesizing reaction. This sulphur-recycling action is found in humans, and seems to be universal among aerobic life. Nicotinate salvage is the process of regenerating nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide from nicotinic acid. This pathway is important for controlling the level of oxidative stress in cells. The human gene NAPRT encodes the main enzyme in the pathway. Cancer cells, which have increased NAD requirements, tend to upregulate the pathway. Salvage pathways also exist for ceramide, cobalamin, cell wall components, and tetrahydrobiopterin in various organisms. References See also Category:Nucleotides

Fred Winchester Sladen (November 24, 1867 – July 10, 1945) was career United States Army officer who rose to the rank of Major General and became Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. He is a son of English-born Joseph Alton Sladen (1841-1911) and Martha F. Winchester. Joseph A Sladen met with Cochise in the company of General Oliver Otis Howard, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in the American Civil War. Early life Sladen was born on November 24, 1867 in Lowell, Massachusetts to Joseph Alton Sladen (1841-1911). Education Sladen received his appointment to the US Military Academy from the State of Nebraska, graduating 27th out of 54 in his class of 1890. Military career Sladen began his military career commissioned an officer in the Infantry branch upon graduating from the US Military Academy. From 1911 to 1914 he was Commandant of Cadets. During World War, Sladen served as commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, part of the Third Infantry Division. He was decorated Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal for leading of his brigade. He would serve in the Army until his retirement on November 30, 1931. He achieved the rank of Major General and was the 32nd Superintendent of US Military Academy from 1922 to 1926. He later served as Superintendent of Fort McHenry from 1931 to 1932. Personal life Sladen married Ms. Elizabeth Lefferts of New York City on October 8, 1903 at the Church of the Holy Incarnation on Madison Avenue. One of Sladen's groomsmen was another future West Point Superintendent, William D. Conner. Death Sladen died in New London, New Hampshire on July 10, 1945. References Category:1867 births Category:1945 deaths Category:United States Army generals Category:United States Military Academy alumni Category:Commandants of the Corps of Cadets of the United States Military Academy Category:Superintendents of the United States Military Academy Category:Burials at West Point Cemetery Category:American military personnel of World War I Category:American military personnel of the Philippine–American War

Magneto-Electric Spin-Orbit (MESO) is a technology for constructing scalable integrated circuits. MESO devices operate by the coupling of the Magnetoelectric effect with the spin orbit coupling effect. Specifically, the mangetoelectric effect will induce a change in Magnetization within the device due to an induced electric field, which can then be read out by the spin orbit coupling component. This mechanism is analogous to how a CMOS device operates with the source, gate and drain electrodes work together to form a logic gate. Compared to CMOS, MESO circuits require less energy for switching, lower operating voltage, and feature a higher integration density, making them ideal candidates to replace CMOS based devices in the future. The technology is currently in development by Intel and University of California, Berkeley. References category:Spintronics

Michael Burley (born January 27, 1953) is an American modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later. References Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:American male modern pentathletes Category:Olympic modern pentathletes of the United States Category:Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Columbus, Ohio Category:Congressional Gold Medal recipients

Hillersbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Nidder in Lißberg. See also List of rivers of Hesse References Category:Rivers of Hesse Category:Rivers of Germany

Neal Burns (June 26, 1892 – October 3, 1969) was an American film actor, screenwriter, and director. He appeared in 198 films between 1915 and 1946. He was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the younger brother of fellow actor Eddie Barry. Selected filmography Phoney Photos (1918) Hickory Hiram (1918) Mary's Ankle (1920) Divorce Made Easy (1929) (director) Sob Sister (1931) Kickin' the Crown Around (1933) Behold My Wife! (1934) The Face of Marble (1946) References External links Neal Burns at Virtual History Category:1892 births Category:1969 deaths Category:People from Bristol, Pennsylvania Category:American male film actors Category:American male screenwriters Category:Male actors from Pennsylvania Category:Film directors from Pennsylvania Category:20th-century American male actors Category:Screenwriters from Pennsylvania

Steven L. Jordan (born 1956) is a former United States Army Reserve officer. Jordan volunteered to return to active duty to support the war in Iraq, and as a civil affairs officer with a background in military intelligence, was made the director of the Joint Interrogation Debriefing Center at Abu Ghraib prison. He is best known for his alleged involvement in the 2004 Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. In 2007, he was put on trial for prisoner abuse but was declared innocent of the charges. He left the Army in 2009. Abu Ghraib Taguba and Fay reports In a report by Army Major General Antonio Taguba, Jordan was among several described as being "directly or indirectly responsible for the abuses at Abu Ghraib". Jordan supervised the interrogation task force at Abu Ghraib, and was the second highest-ranking military intelligence officer there, serving under Col. Thomas Pappas who was granted immunity from prosecution so that he can testify against Jordan. On April 28, 2006, Jordan became the highest ranking Army officer to face charges relating to the Abu Ghraib abuse when charges were filed against him, including oppressing detainees, lying about abuse, and dereliction of duty. Major General George Fay and Lieutenant General Anthony Jones were appointed to look into the abuse at Abu Ghraib. A number of findings were made in their investigative report, with recommendations the authorities should take against the officers and enlisted soldiers implicated in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse, including Jordan. The report alleged that Jordan failed to properly train soldiers and civilians on the ICRP, failed to take full responsibility for his role as the Director, JIDC, failed to establish the necessary checks and balances to prevent and detect abuses, was derelict in his duties by failing to establish order on the night of 24 November 2003 contributing to a chaotic situation in which detainees were abused, failed to prevent the unauthorized use of dogs and prisoners being kept naked while he was the senior officer at the site, failed to accurately and timely relay critical information to his commander, COL Pappas, and was allegedly deceitful during the investigation. The report also charged that Jordan failed to obey a lawful order to refrain from contacting anyone except his attorney regarding the investigation by soliciting support by email from others who were involved in the investigation. Court martial In 2007, Jordan was tried by court martial on charges of failure to obey regulations, cruelty and maltreatment of detainees, dereliction of duty, making a false official statement, obstruction of justice, and discussing the investigation with others when ordered not to do so. On August 20, 2007, the presiding judge at Jordan's court martial dismissed two charges against him after Major General George Fay admitted that he did not read Jordan his rights before interviewing him in reference to the abuses that had taken place. This admission contradicted his sworn testimony at a March 12, 2007 pretrial hearing in which he testified under oath that he had advised Jordan of his rights. The charges dismissed were making a false official statement and false swearing and obstruction of justice. On the same day prosecutors narrowed the scope of the cruelty and maltreatment charge from a three-month period to one day. Jordan was only tried on this charge based on the events of November 24, 2003 during a weapons search. Jordan asserted he was a scapegoat "because he is a reservist, is considered expendable". It was his belief that interrogation procedures were the responsibility of Colonel Thomas Pappas, the intelligence brigade commander and highest-ranking officer at Abu Ghraib, and Captain Carolyn Wood, leader of a unit within the interrogation center called the Interrogation Command Element. Neither of these two officers has been charged, although Pappas was fined $8,000 for approving the use of dogs during an interrogation without higher approval. During the trial, witnesses for the prosecution appeared to support some of Jordan's claims. Pappas testified that Jordan's responsibilities involved improving the quality of life for soldiers at the base and "improving the flow of intelligence information". He admitted that he advised Jordan to "let the experienced interrogators run the interrogations." Pappas also testified that Jordan was not in charge of the military police who ran the prison and who were responsible for some of the abuses. He further stipulated that military police were in charge of the November 24, 2003 weapons search which he had personally observed, and found no issues with. Other soldiers testified that Jordan was not present during any of the abuses. On August 28, 2007, Jordan was convicted of disobeying an order not to discuss a 2004 investigation into the allegations, but found innocent on all other charges. The next day on August 29, 2007, a military judge issued Jordan a reprimand for disobeying the order. On review on January 8, 2008, Jordan's conviction and sentence were dismissed by Major General Richard J. Rowe, commanding general of the Military District of Washington. Rowe issued Jordan an administrative reprimand questioning Jordan's decision to disobey Fay's order not to communicate with anyone other than his attorneys during Fay's investigation. Military awards Jordan received the following awards, service medals, and ribbons during his service in the Army: Purple Heart Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters Army Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award Good Conduct Medal Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal with service star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Iraq Campaign Medal with campaign star Global War on Terror Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass and "M" devices Army Service Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon NATO Medal (Former Yugoslavia) References Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:United States Army officers Category:United States military personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison Category:United States Army personnel who were court-martialed Category:People from South Dakota Category:Military personnel from Fredericksburg, Virginia

Leo Hicks (24 January 1916 – 17 March 2005) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links Profile at Collingwood Forever Category:1916 births Category:2005 deaths Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Category:Fitzroy Football Club players Category:Collingwood Football Club players Category:Yarrawonga Football Club players

Decimation, Decimate, or variants may refer to: Decimation (Roman army), punitive discipline in Roman armies Decimation (signal processing), reduction of digital signal's sampling rate Decimation (comics), 2006 Marvel crossover spinoff House of M Decimate (game show), 2015 BBC television See also Decimator (disambiguation)

Jean-Henri Izamo (died January 1966) was the head of the gendarmerie of the Central African Republic. He was killed following the Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état. Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état Central African Republic President David Dacko, Jean-Bédel Bokassa's cousin, took over the country in 1960, and Bokassa, a military officer in the French army, joined the CAR army in 1962. By 1965, the country was in turmoil—plagued by corruption and slow economic growth, while its borders were breached by rebels from neighboring countries. Dacko obtained financial aid from the communist People's Republic of China, but despite this support, the country's problems persisted. Bokassa made plans to take over the government; Dacko became aware of this, and countered by forming the gendarmerie headed by Izamo of the Sara ethnic group, who quickly became Dacko's closest adviser. Tensions between Dacko and Bokassa increased. In December, Dacko approved a budget increase for Izamo's gendarmerie, but rejected the budget proposal for Bokassa's army. At this point, Bokassa told friends he was annoyed by Dacko's treatment and was "going for a coup d'état". Dacko planned to replace Bokassa with Izamo as his personal military adviser, and wanted to promote army officers loyal to the government, while demoting Bokassa and his close associates. Bokassa realized he had to act against Dacko quickly, and worried that his 500-man army would be no match for the gendarmerie and the presidential guard. He was also concerned the French would intervene to aid Dacko, as had occurred after the 23 February 1964 coup d'état in Gabon against President Léon M'ba. After receiving word of the coup from the country's military chief of staff, Omar Bongo, officials in Paris sent paratroopers to Gabon in a matter of hours and M'ba was quickly restored to power. Bokassa found substantive support from his co-conspirator, Captain Alexandre Banza, who was commander of the Camp Kassaï military base in northeast Bangui, and, like Bokassa, had served in the French army in posts around the world. Banza was an intelligent, ambitious and capable man who played a major role in planning the coup. By December, many people began to anticipate the potential turmoil that would result. Dacko's personal advisers alerted him that Bokassa "showed signs of mental instability" and needed to be arrested before he sought to bring down the government, but Dacko failed to heed these warnings. Execution of the coup Early in the evening of 31 December 1965, Dacko left the Palais de la Renaissance to visit one of his ministers' plantations southwest of the capital. At 22:30 WAT (UTC 21:30), Captain Banza gave orders to his officers to begin the coup: one of his captains was to subdue the security guard in the presidential palace, while the other was to take control of Radio-Bangui to prevent communication between Dacko and his followers. Bokassa called Izamo at his headquarters, asking him to come to Camp de Roux to sign some papers that needed his immediate attention. Izamo, who was at a New Year's Eve celebration with friends, reluctantly agreed and traveled in his wife's car to the camp. Upon arrival, he was confronted by Banza and Bokassa, who informed him of the coup in progress. When asked if he would support the coup, Izamo said no, leading Bokassa and Banza to overpower him and hold him in a cellar. At midnight, in the first minutes of January 1, 1966, Bokassa and Banza organized their troops and told them of their plan to take over the government. Bokassa claimed that Dacko had resigned from the presidency and given the position to Izamo, then told the soldiers that the gendarmerie would take over the CAR army, which had to act now to keep its position. He then asked the soldiers if they would support his course of action; the men who refused were locked up. At 00:30 WAT, Banza, Bokassa and their supporters left Camp de Roux to take over the capital. They encountered little resistance and were able to take Bangui. Bokassa and Banza then rushed to the Palais de la Renaissance, where they tried to arrest Dacko, who was nowhere to be found. Bokassa began to panic, as he believed the president had been warned of the coup in advance, and immediately ordered his soldiers to search for Dacko in the countryside until he was found. Dacko was not aware of the events taking place in the capital. After leaving his minister's plantation near midnight, he headed to Simon Samba's house to ask the Aka Pgymy leader to conduct a year-end ritual. After an hour at Samba's house, he was informed of the coup in Bangui. Dacko was arrested by soldiers patrolling Pétévo Junction, on the western border of the capital. He was taken back to the presidential palace, where Bokassa hugged the president and told him, "I tried to warn you—but now it's too late". President Dacko was taken to Ngaragba Prison in east Bangui at around 02:00 WAT. In a move that he thought would boost his popularity in the country, Bokassa ordered prison director Otto Sacher to release all prisoners in the jail. Bokassa then took Dacko to Camp Kassaï at 03:20 WAT, where the president was forced by Banza to resign from office. Banza wanted to kill Dacko, but Bokassa would not allow it, believing that Dacko had not yet outlived his usefulness. Later, Bokassa's officers announced on Radio-Bangui that the Dacko government had been toppled and Bokassa had taken over control. Death Bokassa often claimed that he seized power to prevent Izamo from doing the same. For this reason, along with director of the Presidential security service Prosper Mounoumbaye, Bokassa considered Izamo a particularly dangerous individual and "did not rest until they were eliminated". Attempting to escape, he was taken out of his cellar, moved to Camp de Roux, and then to Ngaragba Prison at roughly 10 January. At the end of January, Izamo died from mistreatment and neglect. Notes References . . . . . . . . . Category:Year of birth missing Category:1966 deaths Category:Executed military personnel Category:Central African Republic torture victims Category:Chiefs of police Category:Central African Republic military personnel Category:Date of birth missing Category:Place of birth missing Category:Date of death missing Category:Place of death missing

Radamel Falcao is a Colombian professional footballer who represents the Colombia national football team as a striker. He made his debut for his country in a 3–1 friendly defeat to Uruguay in February 2007. His first goal came in his second game for Colombia, the only score in a victory over Montenegro in the 2007 Kirin Cup. , Falcao is his country's top scorer with 34 international goals in 89 games. He surpassed the previous record of 25 goals, held by Arnoldo Iguarán, when he scored in a 2–2 draw with Spain in a friendly in June 2017. Falcao scored nine goals during Colombia's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, but an injury sustained while playing for his club team AS Monaco in January 2014 ruled him out of the finals. His first FIFA World Cup finals appearance came four years later in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with his 74th cap, against Japan in a group stage match in June 2018. His first goal in the tournament came in his following game, a 3–0 group stage victory over Poland. , Falcao has not scored an international hat-trick, but has scored twice in a single international match on four occasions, against Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile and Bahrain. He has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format, with seventeen, and twelve goals in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup. Two of his goals came in the Copa América, one in the FIFA World Cup finals and two in the Kirin Cup. Falcao has scored more goals against Bolivia (four) than any other opponent. Nine of his goals have been scored at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, three at other venues in Colombia, with the remainder being scored abroad. Falcao's most recent goal came in a 3–0 friendly victory over Panama in Bogotá on 3 June 2019. Goals Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Falcao goal. Statistics Notes References Falcao, Radamel, goals Falcao, Radamel, goals Falcao, Radamel

William R. Kerr is the Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration professor at Harvard Business School, where he is a co-director of Harvard's Managing the Future of Work project and faculty chair of the Launching New Ventures program for executive education. Kerr’s research focuses on how businesses and economies grow, typically through connections to innovation, entrepreneurship, and globalization. His publications have looked at global ventures, immigration, and talent clusters. He wrote The Gift of Global Talent, a book arguing global talent flows are fundamentally reshaping business and society, and that American policies toward high-skilled immigration like H-1B need substantial reform. Kerr has publicly made similar arguments before, such as a public statement in support of the International Entrepreneur Rule. Other contributions to the field of economics that Kerr has made revolve around innovation and growth theory. Kerr’s work has been featured and referenced across a range of publications, including Bloomberg, the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Atlantic. Additionally, Kerr has served as an advisor or consultant to a number of companies around the world. Harvard Business School's Project on Managing the Future of Work In 2017, Kerr co-founded Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work with fellow Harvard Business School professor Joseph B. Fuller. The project identifies and researches six forces that are “redefining the nature of work in the United States as well as in many other advanced and emerging economies.” The project lists the six forces as “Technology trends like automation and artificial intelligence; Contingent workforces and the gig economy; Workforce demographics and the “care economy”; The middle-skills gap and worker investments; Global talent access and utilization; Spatial tensions between leading urban centers and rural areas.” In June, 2018, the project launched a podcast series called “Managing the Future of Work” that discusses these six forces with business, political, and community leaders. Additionally, Kerr and Fuller announced in June, 2018, that they will be teaching a course in the fall of 2018 as part of Harvard Business School’s Executive Education program. Other Notable Academic Contributions Kerr coauthored a paper with William Lincoln in 2010 that argued that increased in high-skilled immigration boosted American innovation. This paper was later the winner of the H. Gregg Lewis Prize for Best Paper in Journal of Labor Economics 2010-2011. Kerr cowrote a 2015 paper with Martin Mandorff which analyzes tendencies among members of ethnic groups in the U.S. to gravitate towards specific professions, examples given include Yemeni immigrants being 75 times more likely than others to own grocery stores, and Koreans being 34 times more likely to operate dry cleaners. Kerr collaborated on a 2015 paper with Daron Acemoglu and Ufuk Akcigit which updated the real business-cycle theory. In 2013, Kerr received the Ewing Marion Kauffman award for "Distinguished Research in Entrepreneurship". Personal life Kerr grew up in Alabama and attended the University of Virginia. In the 1990s, he worked in the telecom and emerging internet industries, living in Hong Kong. Upon graduating from MIT Economics with a Ph.D. in 2005, Kerr joined Harvard Business School as a tenure-track Assistant Professor and held a number of teaching assignments and produced academic publications that culminated with his eventual promotion to professor with tenure in 2014. Kerr is married to Sari Pekkala Kerr, who is an economist and senior research at the Wellesley Centers for Women. Originally from Finland, Sari Pekkala Kerr studies the economics of labor markets, education, and family. They live together in Lexington, Massachusetts with their two children. Kerr is also a noted fan of the University of Alabama football team. Published works Books The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2018). Gordon Hanson, William Kerr and Sarah Turner, High-Skilled Migration to the United States and its Economic Consequences (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2018). Edited Books and Special Issues William Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern (eds.) Innovation Policy and the Economy Volume 15 (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2015) William Kerr and Sarah Turner, U.S. High-Skilled Immigration in the Global Economy, Journal of Labor Economics S1 (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2015) Notable Journal Articles (2007) Autor, David H., William R. Kerr, and Adriana D. Kugler. "Does Employment Protection Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States." Economic Journal (Royal Economic Society) 117, no. 521 (June 2007): 189–217. (2008) Kerr, William R. "Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion ." Review of Economics and Statistics 90, no. 3 (August 2008): 518–537. (2009) Glaeser, Edward L., and William R. Kerr. "Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain?" Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 18, no. 3 (Fall 2009): 623–663. (2009) Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Democratizing Entry: Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship." Journal of Financial Economics 94, no. 1 (October 2009): 124–149. (2010) Glaeser, Edward L., William R. Kerr, and Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto. "Clusters of Entrepreneurship ." Journal of Urban Economics 67, no. 1 (January 2010): 150–168. (2010) Ellison, Glenn, Edward Glaeser, and William R. Kerr. "What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns." American Economic Review 100, no. 3 (June 2010): 1195–1213. (Appendix .) (2010) Kerr, William R., and William F. Lincoln. "The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention ." Journal of Labor Economics 28, no. 3 (July 2010): 473–508. (2011) Kerr, Sari Pekkala, and William R. Kerr. "Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey." Finnish Economic Papers 24, no. 1 (Spring 2011): 1–32. (2014) Kerr, William R., Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar. "The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance: Evidence from Angel Financings." Review of Financial Studies 27, no. 1 (January 2014): 20–55. (2014) Kerr, William R., Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf. "Entrepreneurship as Experimentation." Journal of Economic Perspectives 28, no. 3 (Summer 2014): 25–48. (2015) Glaeser, Edward L., Sari Pekkala Kerr, and William R. Kerr. "Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines." (pdf) Review of Economics and Statistics 97, no. 2 (May 2015): 498–520. (2016) Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Douglas Hanley, and William R. Kerr. "Transition to Clean Technology." (pdf) Special Issue on Climate Change and the Economy. Journal of Political Economy 124, no. 2 (February 2016): 52–104. (2016) Kerr, William R. "Harnessing the Best of Globalization." MIT Sloan Management Review 58, no. 1 (Fall 2016): 59–67. (2018) Akcigit, Ufuk and William Kerr. "Growth Through Heterogeneous Innovations." Journal of Political Economy 126, no. 4 (August 2018): 1374-1443. (2018) Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Harun Alp, Nicholas Bloom, and William Kerr. "Innovation, Reallocation, and Growth." American Economic Review 108, no. 11 (November 2018): 3450-3491. References Category:Living people Category:21st-century American economists Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Category:Harvard Business School faculty Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

is a railway station in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Lines Sagami-Ono Station is served by both the Odakyu Odawara Line and the Odakyu Enoshima Line. It is 32.4 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the Odawara Line at , and is also the starting point of the Enoshima Line to . Station layout Sagami-Ono Station has two island platforms with six tracks, connected to the station building by overpasses. The two central tracks are used for non-stop train services. The station building is part of a large shopping mall, containing an Odakyu OX supermarket, Odakyu department store, a Bic Camera discount electronics store, and the Odakyu Hotel Century Sagami-Ono. Platforms History The station opened on April 1, 1938, as , named after the nearby Army Telecommunication School (Rikugun Tsūshin-Gakkō). It was renamed Sagami-Ono on January 1, 1941, as part of the counter-intelligence movement to eliminate the names of military facilities from maps. Work began on the new station complex from September 1, 1996. Surrounding area Isetan department store Minami Ward office Sagami Women's University Kitasato University (Sagamihara campus) Joshibi University of Art and Design Bus services The following express bus services operate from the station. Narita Airport, operated jointly by Kanachu and Keisei Bus Haneda Airport, operated jointly by Kanachu and Keikyu Bus See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links Sagami-Ono Station Category:Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Category:Railway stations opened in 1938 Category:Odakyu Odawara Line Category:Odakyū Enoshima Line Category:Railway stations in Sagamihara

The Füsinger Au (also Loiter Au) () is a river in the north of Schleswig-Holstein (Danish: Slesvig and Holsten respectively), Germany. The Füsinger Au starts north of Idstedt (Danish: Isted), flows through the lakes Idstedter See and Langsee (Danish: Isted Sø and Langesø respectively), passes the village Loit (Danish: Løjt) and discharges into the Schlei (Danish: Slien) near Füsing (a district of Schaalby) (Danish: Fysing and Skålby). See also List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein Sources flussinfo.net (in German) Category:Rivers of Schleswig-Holstein 0Füsinger Au Category:Rivers of Germany

Dumanli (, also Romanized as Dūmānlī) is a village in Zavkuh Rural District, Pishkamar District, Kalaleh County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 337, in 70 families. References Category:Populated places in Kalaleh County

is a private university in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1959, and it was chartered as a university in 1989. External links Official website Category:Educational institutions established in 1959 Category:Private universities and colleges in Japan Category:Universities and colleges in Toyama Prefecture

The Texas State University Strutters, more simply known as the Strutters, are an American collegiate dance team from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. They are the first American Precision Dance Team to be founded at a four-year university, and are currently the largest team of its kind in the United States. They have performed nationally and internationally in twenty-six countries spanning four continents, and are the first U.S. dance team to perform in the People's Republic of China. Other performances include three presidential inaugural parades, three Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades, several NBA and NFL halftime shows, America's Got Talent, MTV's Total Request Live, and appearances in five movies. Brief history The team was founded by Mrs. Barbara Guinn Tidwell in 1960. Even with nowhere to practice on campus, the team became popular immediately, with a photograph of the Strutters included in Mobil Oil’s 1962 calendar. In 1976, the team was selected to represent America’s Bicentennial in a national television commercial for Coca-Cola. The Strutters have a strong and active alumni group of over 3,000 who network well, assisting each other in personal and professional endeavors. On September 8, 2012, the $2.5 million Linda Gregg Fields Strutters Gallery in the North Side Endzone Complex at Bobcat Stadium was opened. Mrs. Fields and her husband, Jerry D. Fields, are among Texas State’s most generous benefactors, donating more than $11.7 million to Texas State, including $1.35 million toward the construction and operation of the gallery which depicts the history of the organization at the university. Directors Founder Barbara Guinn Tidwell served as director and choreographer from the team's creation in the fall of 1960 to her retirement in the spring of 1997. After high school graduation, she attended Kilgore Junior College where she was a Kilgore College Rangerette. After Kilgore, she and three other Rangerettes chose the University of Southern Mississippi to complete their Bachelor degrees, with Tidwell receiving her degree in history. Tidwell was teaching at Galveston High School in the late 1950s, when she applied for a position at Southwest Texas State hoping to teach history there. The School President, Dr. Jack Flowers, said he wasn’t looking for a history teacher but someone with dance expertise who could create a team to keep fans in their seats at halftime. Tidwell came up the team name herself saying, "I wanted something that didn't end in 'ettes." Not all high schools in Texas had a dance team in 1960, so most of the original 300 young women who auditioned for the very first Strutter line were novices, with hardly any background in precision dance/drill. Like most good educators, Tidwell usually saw more potential in her girls then they saw in themselves. She served as the teams's director and choreographer for 37 years. Just before her retirement in 1997, she was presented with the 1996 Distinguished Alumnus Award, in recognition of her role in founding the Strutters. Susan Angell-Gonzalez, a former Strutter Captain, became the team's second director in 1997. As director, she created the Strutters Spectacular, an annual spring show open to the public, the pre-season show Meet the Strutters, and incorporated Jazz Elite and Pom Squad into the team. Angell-Gonzalez is recognized by her peers as an authority in the field of precision dance, and she is currently the President and CEO of Susan Angell Enterprises Inc., which includes ShowMakers of America®. Angell-Gonzalez was the first Strutter to be inducted into the Strutters Hall of Fame, has been recognized as one of Texas State University's "Top 100 Years of Women" for her achievements, received the Texas State Distinguished Alumnae Award in 2015, and received Texas Dance Educators Association Life Time Achievement Award and TDEA Hall of Fame. Angell-Gonzalez held the position of director/choreographer for 17 years. The third, and current director/choreographer, is former Strutter Tammy West Fife. Fife was named as the team's director on July 1, 2013, previously serving as Assistant Director of the team from 2002–2013. Fife received a faculty service award from Texas State University in 2004, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Dance Educators Association (TDEA) in 2008. In addition to being the team's director, Fife is responsible for the dance education majors, teaches the "Methods of Teaching Dance" course, and supervises all dance student teachers. Performances and appearances Below is a list of major performances and appearances by the Texas State University Strutters. Strutters' Spectacular The Strutters' Spectacular is the team's annual spring show-off, consisting of a variety of dances and styles, including guest performances and videos of the year. The event is usually the team's last performance of the year, concluding with a traditional high-kick routine in the Strutter field uniform. There are typically three shows during the program week, the last of which is on Saturday night. Jazz Elite and Pom Squad The Jazz Elite and Pom Squad are specialty groups within the Strutter's organization. Both groups have special performances in the Strutters Spectacular and throughout the year. The Jazz Elite is a group of highly technically skilled dancers who often perform the more difficult parts within a team routine. The Strutters Pom Squad is a group with high enthusiasm and energy, and are some of the most physically fit members of the team. The Pom Squad performs on the sidelines during football games, basketball games, and at spirit rallies put on by the university. Officers The Texas State University Officers make up the student leadership of the organization. To be eligible for an officer position, team members must have completed one or more years on the team. They are chosen by the director, outgoing officers, current team members, and Strutter Alumni. Officer uniforms differ from team uniforms in that they are solid white. The Officer's also carry a baton and perform a traditional 'Strut' during football games. Managers Strutter Managers are male students at the university, and are selected from those interested in assisting the team. They retrieve officer batons after the Strut onto the field, carry props and equipment for performances and practices, and accompany the team at all football performances. They also occasionally perform a comedic routine in the annual Strutter Spectacular. Managers with extensive dance background have also performed in the show as guest performers. Strutters Always and Strutter Giants In 1998 Strutters Always became an official alumni chapter of Texas State University. The goals of the group include communicating events to all team alumni and supporting the organization. The Strutters Always Board of Directors assists with all alumni reunions and other team related events. Strutter Giants are a select group of men and women honored for their outstanding contributions to the organization. The current list of Strutter Giants includes: Bill Aldrich Michael and Dianne Hunt Bowman Cathy Cantu Cook Jerry D. and Linda Gregg Fields Jimmy and Tammy Fife Dr. Kathy Fite Joe and Stacy Chessher Fowler Alberto Gonzalez and Susan Angell-Gonzalez O.C. and Johanna Stallman Haley Diana Becker Hendricks Bobbie and Dottie St. Clair Hill Gerald and Donna Petty Hill Bill and Loma Hobson David and Julianne Hunt Paige Lucking Jill Pankey Debbie Johnson Roberts John B. and Dedee Middleton Roberts Barbara Guinn Tidwell Sarah Aldrich Visel Craig and Gail Vittitoe June Blocker Whitney Controversy and Criticism Like many other organizations, the Strutters have had controversy and criticism over their history. Texas State University did not integrate the school until 1963, and the team was predominantly white for the first 29 years of its existence. Since the 1980s, a wide variety of ethnicities have joined the team, many gaining leadership positions within the organization. The team selected its first African American officer in 1994. There are no height or weight requirements, although team members must have proper weight for their height, frame, and bone structure. Team activities require outstanding cardio-vascular conditioning, strength, and stamina. Body piercings, tattoos, brands, or symbols visible on the skin are not permitted, nor are distractions from the uniformity of costuming permitted. The rules for the organization are many, and conforming to them can be difficult for dancers who prefer individual accolades over being part of a team. Other university students often state that the extensive list of rules takes away the identity and expression of the individual. The team defends itself by reminding others that the being part of the organization is elective, not mandatory, and that the rules are in place to insure a level playing field for everyone, and designed to bring out an individual's qualities within the constructs of a team. As ambassadors of Texas State University, the state of Texas, and the US, team members gladly adhere to the rules set forth by the organization. In December 2016, the organization drew criticism for agreeing to perform at the inauguration of Donald Trump. The criticism was primarily from current students of Texas State, but other groups involved in the inaugural, such as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, were also widely criticized for their participation as well. Popular culture The Strutters have been on the television show MTV's Total Request Live, America's Got Talent, and in a Coca-Cola commercial celebrating America's bicentennial. They are featured in five motion pictures and performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade three times. See also Drill Team Dance Squad Texas State University Majorette (Dancer) References External links TxStrutters.com Official Strutter YouTube Channel Category:Texas State University Category:Texas State University System

Ganesha is a genus of comb jellies. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Ganeshidae and the order Ganeshida. They are characterized by pair of small lobes round the mouth, and extended pharynx. Two species are currently recognized: Ganesha elegans and Ganesha annamita. References Category:Tentaculata Category:Animal orders

State Highway 327, abbreviated SH 327, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway begins at a junction with U.S. Highway 69 (US 69) and US 287 south of Kountze and heads east to a junction with U.S. Highway 96 in Silsbee. History SH 327 was designated on February 13, 1940 to serve as a route from US 69 south of Kountze to Silsbee. On February 23, 1956 the highway was extended to the east to the new location of US 96. Route description SH 327 begins in East Texas at a junction with US 69 and US 287. It intersects US 96 Bus. in Silsbee. SH 327 reaches its eastern terminus at US 96 in Silsbee. Junction list References 327 Category:Transportation in Hardin County, Texas

Abbé François Blanchet (26 January 1707 – 29 January 1784) was a French littérateur, or Intellectual. He spent his younger years in a Jesuit (Society of Jesus) order. Blanchet was the author of Apologues and Tales, a highly esteemed work. Works Apologues et Contes Orientaux (1784, Paris) (in English, Apologues and Tales) References Category:1707 births Category:1784 deaths Category:French male writers

Princess Olufemi-Kayode (also known as Modupe Olufemi-Kayode) is a Nigerian criminal justice psychologist and prominent child rights activist. Olufemi-Kayode became an Ashoka fellow in 2007. She is the Executive Director of Media Concern for Women and Children Initiative (MEDIACON), a non profit organisation (NGO) listed by the UNDP which works with child victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. Early life and education Princess is a child abuse survivor, who was abused several times by her close associates. In 1979, she wrote two poems about her child abuse experience. Career She worked as a columnist in The Punch newspaper, where she managed a column called "Princess Column". She is an international speaker and lover of children. In 2000, she founded Media Concern Initiative for Women and Children, a non-governmental organisation for women and children that focuses in the field of sexual violence prevention and crisis response in Nigeria and Africa. She has appeared in various radio talk shows and television programmes. She became an Ashoka fellow in 2007. References External links Youtube Media Concern Initiative Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Women in Nigeria

School of the Americas Assassins is a 1994 American short documentary film about human rights abuses by graduates of School of the Americas. Produced by Robert Richter, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. References External links School of Assassins at Richter Videos Category:1994 films Category:1994 short films Category:1990s documentary films Category:American films Category:American documentary films Category:American independent films Category:English-language films Category:Short documentary films Category:Documentary films about human rights

Georges Robin (1904–1928), also known as Jorj Robin, was a sculptor and designer from Nantes. Robin was a member of the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur, working at the magazine Kornog, founded by the movement's leader René-Yves Creston. He created sculptures and embroidery designs for the workshop Nadoziou (needles) based in Nantes. With other members of Seiz Breur he took part in the founding of the Nantes Celtic Circle, lending his design studio for its classes in the Breton language. He also created a project for a Breton language choir. After his early death at the age of 24, he was commemorated in a special edition of the journal Keltia, written by Creston and Paul Ladmirault. References Category:1904 births Category:1928 deaths Category:Breton nationalists Category:Breton artists Category:French illustrators Category:French mixed-media artists Category:French decorative artists Category:20th-century French sculptors Category:French male sculptors

was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 20,030 and a population density of 379.21 per km². The total area was 52.82 km². On March 22, 2005, Edosaki and the towns of Azuma and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District), were merged to create the city of Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality. External links Official website of Inashiki city Category:Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture

The following lists events that happened in 1995 in Iceland. Incumbents President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson Category:1990s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland

Donald Alexander Mackenzie (24 July 1873 – 2 March 1936) was a Scottish journalist and folklorist and a prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology in the early 20th century. Life and career Mackenzie was born in Cromarty, son of A.H. Mackenzie and Isobel Mackay. He became a journalist in Glasgow and in 1903 moved to Dingwall as owner and editor of The North Star. His next move, in 1910, was to the People's Journal in Dundee. From 1916 he represented the Glasgow paper, The Bulletin, in Edinburgh. As well as writing books, articles and poems, he often gave lectures, and also broadcast talks on Celtic mythology. He was the friend of many specialist authorities in his areas of interest. His older brother was William Mackay Mackenzie, Secretary of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland between 1913 and 1935. He died in Edinburgh on 2 March 1936 and was buried in Cromarty. Theories Neolithic matriarchy In one of his key works, Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe (1917), Mackenzie argued that across Europe during Neolithic times, pre-Indo-European societies were matriarchal and woman-centered (gynocentric), where goddesses were venerated but that the Bronze Age Indo-European patriarchal ("androcratic") culture supplanted it. Mackenzie's matristic theories were notably influential to Marija Gimbutas. He also believed that the Neolithic matriarchy was as far north as Scotland, writing an article in the Celtic Review called "A Highland Goddess" attempting to trace the very early presence of goddess worship. Buddhist diffusionism Mackenzie was a diffusionist. He believed specifically that Buddhists colonised the globe in ancient antiquity and were responsible for spreading the swastika. In his Buddhism in Pre-Christian Britain (1928) he developed the theory that Buddhists were in Britain and Scandinavia long before the spread of Christianity. His main evidence can be summarised as follows: The Gundestrup bowl "on which the Celtic god, Cernunnos, is postured like a typical Buddha". Gaulish coins with seated figures like Buddha. The testimony of Asoka, who launched Buddhist activities into Europe. Origen's statement of Buddhist doctrines in ancient Britain. The work received a mixed reception. Professor of Philosophy Vergilius Ferm reviewed the work positively, but other scholars criticised it for its lack of evidence. Racial origin of British In 1922, Mackenzie published Ancient Man in Britain, a work covering the history of Britain from Upper Paleolithic times, from a strong ethnological basis. The foreword of the book was written by Grafton Elliot Smith. The work covers the earliest settlement of Britain by the first modern humans from around 35,000 years ago during the Aurignacian (pp. 19–27). In the book, Mackenzie maintains that the Caucasoid Cro-Magnons who settled in Britain were dark haired and dark eyed, racially akin to the French Basques, Iberians and Berbers of North Africa (p. 25), who he theorised were one of the earliest representatives of the Mediterranean race. This indigenous proto-Mediterranean racial stock was later invaded by another "variety of the Mediterranean race" who initiated the Solutrean culture around 20,000 years ago (p. 50). According to Mackenzie, the Aurignacian and Solutrean peoples of Britain traded in shells with Cro-Magnons of France. They later intermingled with later arriving Caucasoid racial types, including the proto-Alpines (Furfooz race), who were brachycelphalic (broad-skulled) and a Lappid race, who had minor Eskimo phenotypic traits. Mackenzie also believed that there was a highly depigmentated racial type in small numbers in Britain during the Magdalenian, perhaps who were also blonde, who intermingled with the "dark Iberians" (p. 60). Mackenzie believed that during the Neolithic, the predominant racial type of Britain continued to be Mediterranoid: "The carriers of Neolithic culture were in the main Iberians of Mediterranean racial type" (p. 126) who traded in pearls and ores. Regarding Bronze Age Britain, Mackenzie devoted several chapters supporting his theory that traders and "prospectors" (miners) arrived in Britain c. 2500 BC, originally from the Eastern Mediterranean (pp. 98–101). This theory was initially developed by Harold Peake, who coined the term "Prospector Theory". In the scientific literature of Carleton S. Coon (1939), the theory was revived, and the Mediterraneans who colonised Britain during the late Neolithic or Bronze Age were associated with the Medway megaliths (or long-barrow Megalithic culture). Joseph Deniker earlier called these colonists "Atlanto-Mediterranean". Mackenzie believed that these Mediterraneans who colonised parts of Britain survived well into later historic periods (p. 118) and that the Mediterranean race in general was the bulk racial stock of Britain from Paleolithic through to the Neolithic and to more recent periods. They had black or brown hair, and swarthy skin "like those of the Southern Italians" (p. 126) and have survived in numerous pockets of Britain to the modern day (p. 139) despite that the later Anglo-Saxon and Norse settlement, who were fairer in appearance, Mackenzie believed their genetic input or admixture was very limited but that they subjugated the British imposing a new civilization and culture (p. 227). Published works Elves and Heroes (1909) Finn and his warrior band;: Or, Tales of old Alban (1911) The khalifate of the West (1911) Teutonic Myth and Legend (1912, 2nd Ed. 1934) Egyptian Myth and Legend (1913) Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria (1915); online editions: gutenberg.org, sacred-texts.com, wisdomlib.org Indian Fairy Stories (1915) Brave deeds of the War (1915) Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War (1915) Great deeds of the Great war (1916) Stories of Russian Folk-Life (1916) Lord Kitchener, the story of his life and work (1916) From all the Fronts (1917) Wonder tales from Scottish Myth and Legend (1917) Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe (1917) The World's Heritage Of Epical, Heroic And Romantic Literature Volume I (1918) The World's Heritage Of Epical, Heroic And Romantic Literature Volume II (1919) Indian Myth and Legend (1919) Sons & daughters of the Motherland (1919) The Story of the Great War (1920) Sons & daughters of Canada (1920) Ancient Man in Britain (1922) Myths of Pre-Columbian America (1924) Tales from the Northern Sagas (1926) The Gods of the Classics (1926) The Story of Ancient Crete (80 page booklet, 1927) The Story of Ancient Egypt (80 page booklet, 1927) The Story of Ancient Babylonia and Assyria (80 page booklet, 1927) Buddhism in Pre-Christian Britain (1928) Myths of China and Japan (1924, 2nd Ed. 1930) Ancient England (pamphlet, 1931) Myths and Traditions of the South Sea Islands (1931) The Migration of Symbols and their Relations to Beliefs and Customs (1926) Footprints Of Early Man (1927) Ancient civilizations from the earliest times to the birth of Christ (1927) Burmese Wonder Tales (1929) Scotland: the ancient kingdom (1930) Some Makers of History (1930) Myths from Melanesia and Indonesia (1930, 2nd Ed. 1933) Scottish folk-lore and folk life (1935) Songs of the Highlands and the islands (1936) Biography The Scotsman, 3 March 1936 See also Lewis Spence David MacRitchie John Stuart Stuart-Glennie Gundestrup cauldron John Rhys Scottish pork taboo References External links Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend at sacred-texts.com Category:1873 births Category:1936 deaths Category:Scottish journalists Category:Scottish folklorists Category:Scottish historians Category:Comparative mythologists Category:Mythographers Category:People from the Black Isle Category:Scottish newspaper editors Category:19th-century Scottish people Category:20th-century Scottish writers Category:20th-century British historians

Christopher Josif Hagi Gligor (born 8 April 1996) is an Australian football (soccer) central midfielder player, who last played for Perth Glory in the A-League. Early life He is the son of former Romanian footballer, Tiberiu Gligor, who emigrated to Australia in the early 1990s. Gligor is also half-Filipino on his mother's side. He is named after the great former Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi. Club career Sydney FC As an integral part of Sydney FC's youth team, Gligor featured prominently for two seasons which prompted the club to sign him to his first senior deal at the end of the 2011–12 A-League season. The promising young midfielder signed a two-year deal with Sydney FC along with fellow youth players Mitchell Mallia and Daniel Petkovski. In May 2012, Gligor also won player of the month and received a nomination for National Youth League Player Of The Year. After many standout performances in the National Youth League, he made his first senior league appearance at just 17 years of age as a substitute on 3 November 2012 away to Central Coast Mariners. On 3 June 2015, Hagi, along with several other players were released from Sydney FC. Perth Glory On 3 July 2015 Gligor signed a contract with Perth Glory. Career statistics References External links Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Association football midfielders Category:Australia youth international soccer players Category:Australia under-20 international soccer players Category:Australian soccer players Category:Australian people of Filipino descent Category:Australian people of Romanian descent Category:Sydney FC players Category:Perth Glory FC players Category:A-League players

Poitras is a surname. It may refer to: Anique Poitras (1961–2016), Canadian writer Audrey Poitras (born 1950), president of the Métis Nation of Alberta, Canada Diane Poitras (born 1951), Canadian video and film artist George Poitras (1937–2005), chief of the Peepeekisis Cree Nation, Canada Gilles Poitras, Canadian-born author of books relating to anime and manga Jane Ash Poitras (born 1951), Canadian artist and printmaker Jane Cowell-Poitras (born 1953), Canadian politician Jean-Guy Poitras, Canadian badminton referee Laura Poitras (born 1964), American director and producer of documentary films Lawrence Poitras, Canadian judge Marie-Hélène Poitras (born 1975), Canadian writer Pierre Poitras (1810–1889), Canadian politician Stacy Poitras American chainsaw carving sculptor Tina Poitras (born 1970), Canadian race walker Tom Poitras, American soccer coach Yvon Poitras (born 1948), Canadian businessman, politician and lobbyist

Peter John Mitchell Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir, (31 July 1920 – 4 February 2008) was a British Conservative politician. He was the first Welshman to become Chairman of the Conservative Party, serving from 1970 to 1972, and the first Conservative to serve as Secretary of State for Wales, holding that office from 1970 to 1974. Early and family life Thomas was born in Llanrwst, where his father was a solicitor. He was educated at the village school, and then Epworth College in Rhyl, before reading law at Jesus College, Oxford. He joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1939, on the outbreak of the Second World War. He was shot down while serving as a bomber pilot in 1941, and spent four years in prisoner-of-war camps in Germany, moving from Stalag Luft VI to Stalag Luft III and then at Stalag XI-B. He continued his legal studies while imprisoned, and was also an amateur actor. He became a barrister after the war, and was called to the Bar in 1947 at Middle Temple. He practised on the Wales and Chester circuit, and took silk in 1965. He became deputy chairman of Cheshire quarter sessions in 1966, and then of Denbighshire quarter sessions in 1968, serving in both offices until 1970. He was a Crown Court recorder from 1974 to 1988, and also sat as an arbitrator on the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. He was bilingual in Welsh and English, and took an active part in the Gorsedd, attending Eisteddfodau under the bardic name Pedr Conwy (Welsh: Peter from Conway). He married Tessa Dean in 1947. She was the daughter of actor and film and theatrical producer Basil Dean and his wife, Lady Mercy Greville. His wife died in 1985, and he outlived both of their two sons. He was survived by his two daughters upon his death in February 2008 at the age of 87. Political career Thomas was elected to Parliament as MP for Conway in 1951, winning a narrow majority in the marginal seat over the Labour incumbent. He turned down the position of Under-Secretary of State for Wales at the Home Office to concentrate on his legal career, but later served as Parliamentary private secretary to Sir Harry Hylton-Foster (the Solicitor General and later Speaker) from 1954 to 1959. He was a member of the Council of Europe from 1957 to 1959, and sponsored the private members bill that became the Eisteddfod Act 1959. He served as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Labour 1959–61, taking charge of the measures that abolished the requirements for employees to be paid in cash and the maximum wage for professional footballer (£14 per week in November 1960). He moved to become Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office in 1961, travelling to Moscow with Lord Home in 1963 to sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. He was promoted to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in 1963, and was sworn of the Privy Council in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1964, but left office when his party lost the 1964 general election. In opposition, he was a spokesman on foreign affairs and then law from 1965–66. Although he had held his Conway seat (and steadily increased his majority) since 1951, he narrowly lost to Labour at the 1966 general election, but returned as MP for Hendon South at the general election in June 1970, a position which he held until retiring in 1987. During the whole of Edward Heath's premiership he held the position of Secretary of State for Wales. He was Secretary of State during a period of violent activism by proponents of the Welsh language, including bombings and a campaign by the Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh Language Society) to remove English road signs. In February 1971, paralleling plans to reorganise local government in England, Thomas announced the plans to replace the existing 181 local councils with 7 new county councils counties and 36 district councils. An extra county council was added later, for Cardiff. Thomas also served as Chairman of the Conservative Party between 1970 and 1972. Thomas remained Welsh spokesman after the Conservative Party lost the general election in February 1974, but left the front bench when Margaret Thatcher became party leader in February 1975. He became active on backbench committees, and was president of the Conservative Friends of Israel. He retired from the House of Commons at the 1987 general election, and was raised to the peerage for life in the Dissolution Honours that year, gazetted as Baron Thomas of Gwydir, of Llanrwst in the County of Gwynedd. Titles, styles and arms 19201951: Mr Peter Thomas 19511964: Mr Peter Thomas 19641965: The Rt Hon Peter Thomas 19651966: The Rt Hon Peter Thomas 19661970: The Rt Hon Peter Thomas 19701987: The Rt Hon Peter Thomas 1987: The Rt Hon Peter Thomas 19872008: The Rt Hon The Lord Thomas of Gwydir References Obituary, The Times, 7 February 2008 Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 7 February 2008 Obituary, The Guardian, 6 February 2008 Obituary, The Independent, 7 February 2008 External links Category:1920 births Category:2008 deaths Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Thomas of Gwydir Category:Secretaries of State for Wales Category:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Category:British Queen's Counsel Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Category:UK MPs 1951–1955 Category:UK MPs 1955–1959 Category:UK MPs 1959–1964 Category:UK MPs 1964–1966 Category:UK MPs 1970–1974 Category:UK MPs 1974 Category:UK MPs 1974–1979 Category:UK MPs 1979–1983 Category:UK MPs 1983–1987 Category:Royal Air Force officers Category:Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Category:World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Category:Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Category:British World War II prisoners of war Category:Chairmen of the Conservative Party (UK)

D. António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca (14 May 1754 – 21 July 1817) was a Portuguese statesman, author and amateur botanist. Career After cooperating in the establishment of the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon, he represented his government in Holland, France, Prussia, and Russia. He was first minister of John VI of Portugal, whom he followed when the Portuguese Court was transferred to the colony of Brazil in 1807. There he was minister of the navy and foreign minister, and took great interest in promoting education and industry, having established the manufacture of porcelain in Rio de Janeiro. Works He conducted scientific studies and experiments in his own palace and private botanical garden, as well as the first trials for the acclimatization and culture of the tea-plant in Brazil. Later in life, he was the founder of Brazil's first school of fine arts. As an author, his works include two tragedies and a translation of Virgil's pastorals. References Category:1754 births Category:1817 deaths Category:Ambassadors of Portugal to the Netherlands Category:Ambassadors of Portugal to France Category:Ambassadors of Portugal to Prussia Category:Ambassadors of Portugal to Russia Category:Portuguese male writers Category:Portuguese botanists Category:Government ministers of Portugal Category:People from Ponte de Lima Category:18th-century Portuguese people Category:19th-century Portuguese writers Category:Counts of Barca

Jane Hayward was a British actress. Hayward made appearances in over twenty films and television programmes. She had roles in productions such as 2001: A Space Odyssey (film), BBC police procedural drama The Bill, Never the Twain, and Executive Stress. Career In the 1970s, Jane Hayward focused her career mostly on the stage. Her roles included A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Ipswich Theatre, the title role in Cinderella at the Northampton Theatre Royal, and Jane Eyre, the stage adaptation of Dial M for Murder, and The Woman in White, also at the Northampton Theatre Royal. Hayward returned to the acting profession in 2011 after taking a break to raise her family. Death She died after being hit by an Arriva Shires & Essex double-decker bus in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire in June 2019. BBC News reported in November 2019 that Hayward attempted to "cross the road without looking. At the time of the accident, BBC News reported that Hayward died at the scene. Filmography External links Official Website References Category:20th-century English actresses Category:Actresses from London Category:English stage actresses Category:English television actresses Category:2019 deaths Category:Year of birth missing

State Route 774 (SR 774) is a state highway in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It is known as Gold Point Road, connecting the town of Gold Point to State Route 266. The route was originally part of former State Route 71. Route description The highway begins at Third Street in the middle of Gold Point. From there, the route heads northeast to its terminus approximately east of Lida on State Route 266. History Gold Point Road first shows up on state highway maps in 1942 as State Route 71, an unimproved highway. The alignment followed that of the present-day SR 774 and extended further southwest of Gold Point to the California state line. With no major road or town connection beyond Gold Point into California, the southern end of SR 71 was truncated to Gold Point by 1968. SR 71 was renumbered to State Route 774 on July 1, 1976, a change which first appeared on the state highway map in 1978. SR 774 regularly appears on state highway maps beginning with the 1991–92 edition. By that time, it was the only state-maintained highway in Nevada that had not been constructed into a paved highway. Paving had taken place by 2002. Major intersections Note: The route's mileposts are assigned from north to south. See also References 774 Category:Transportation in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Cecil Wilson (9 September 1860, London – 20 January 1941) was an English county cricketer and Anglican bishop. He was born in Canonbury; died in Perth, Western Australia. He was the third missionary Anglican Bishop of Melanesia from 1894 to 1911, and subsequently, the second Bishop of Bunbury from 1918 to 1937. Educated at Tonbridge School, Wilson went up to Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in Divinity in 1882. He was an English first-class cricketer who played for Kent from 1882 to 1890; he was awarded his county cap in 1882. In one match he scored 50 in each innings against the touring Australian Eleven. Wilson served parishes in England before his consecration. He launched the fifth Southern Cross mission ship in 1903, and advocated for the movement of the centre of Anglican life in Melanesia to the Solomon Islands from Norfolk Island. Unwilling, however, to himself move to the Solomons, in 1911 he was appointed rector of St Andrew's Church, Walkerville and Archdeacon of Adelaide, South Australia, which posts he held until his Bunbury appointment in 1918. Wilson is listed in the Calendar of Saints of the Church of the Province of Melanesia. Publications References External links Historical documents by Wilson from Project Canterbury Melanesian Mission Occasional Paper announcing Wilson's selection as Bishop, 1894. The Wake of the Southern Cross: Work and Adventures in the South Seas, by Cecil Wilson 1932. Kings Candlesticks - Family Trees Category:Bishops of Melanesia Category:Anglican bishops of Bunbury Category:Anglican saints Category:1860 births Category:1941 deaths Category:People educated at Tonbridge School Category:Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Category:I Zingari cricketers Category:English cricketers Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Category:Kent cricketers

ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and StatsGuru, a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. , Sambit Bal was the editor. The site, originally conceived in a pre-World Wide Web form in 1993 by Simon King, was acquired in 2002 by the Wisden Grouppublishers of several notable cricket magazines and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As part of an eventual breakup of the Wisden Group, it was sold to ESPN, jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, in 2007. History CricInfo was launched on 15 March 1993 by Simon King, a British researcher at the University of Minnesota and Badri Seshadri with help from students and researchers at universities around the world. The site was reliant on contributions from fans around the world who spent hours compiling electronic scorecards and contributing them to CricInfo's comprehensive archive, as well as keying in live scores from games around the world using CricInfo's scoring software, "dougie". In 2000, Cricinfo's estimated worth was $150 million; however it faced difficulties the following year as a result of the dotcom crash. Cricinfo's significant growth in the 1990s made it an attractive site for investors during the peak of the dotcom boom, and in 2000 it received $37 million worth of Satyam Infoway Ltd. shares in exchange for a 25% stake in the company (a valuation of around £100 million). It used around $22m worth of the paper to pay off initial investors but only raised about £6 million by selling the remaining stock. While the site continued to attract more and more users and operated on a very low cost base, its income was not enough to support a peak staff of 130 in nine countries, forcing redundancies. By late 2002 the company was making a monthly operating profit and was one of very few independent sports sites to avoid collapse (such as Sports.com and Sportal). However, the business was still servicing a large loan. Cricinfo was eventually acquired by Paul Getty's Wisden Group, the publisher of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and The Wisden Cricketer, and renamed Wisden Cricinfo. The Wisden brand (and its own wisden.com site) were eventually phased out in favor of Cricinfo for Wisden's online operations. In December 2005, Wisden re-launched its recently discontinued Wisden Asia Cricket magazine as Cricinfo Magazine, a magazine dedicated to coverage of Indian cricket. The magazine published its last issue in July 2007. In 2006, revenue was reported to be £3m. In 2007, the Wisden Group began to be broken up and sold to other companies; BSkyB acquired The Wisden Cricketer, while Sony Corporation acquired the Hawk-Eye ball tracking system. In June 2007, ESPN Inc. announced that it had acquired Cricinfo from the Wisden Group. The acquisition was intended to help further expand Cricinfo by combining the site with ESPN's other web properties, including ESPN.com and ESPN Soccernet. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. As of 2018, Sambit Bal is the Editor-in-Chief of ESPNcricinfo. In 2013, ESPNcricinfo.com celebrated its 20 anniversary of founding with a series of online features. The annual ESPNcricinfo Awards have also become an extremely popular event in the cricket calendar. Popularity ESPNcricinfo's popularity was further demonstrated on 24 February 2010, when the site could not handle the heavy traffic experienced after Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar broke the record for the highest individual male score in a One Day International match with 200*. Features ESPNcricinfo contains various news, columns, blogs, videos and fantasy sports games. Among its most popular feature are its liveblogs of cricket matches, which includes a bevy of scorecard options, allowing readers to track such aspects of the game as wagon wheels and partnership breakdowns. For each match, the live scores are accompanied by a bulletin, which details the turning points of the match and some of the off-field events. The site also used to offer Cricinfo 3D, a feature which utilizes a match's scoring data to generate a 3D animated simulation of a live match. Regular columns on ESPNcricinfo include "All Today's Yesterdays", an "On this day" column focusing on historical cricket events, and "Quote Unquote", which features notable quotes from cricketers and cricket administrators. "Ask Steven" is a weekly column, published on Tuesdays, in which Steven Lynch answers users' questions on all things cricket. Among its most extensive features is StatsGuru, a database originally created by Travis Basevi, containing statistics on players, officials, teams, information about cricket boards, details of future tournaments, individual teams, and records. In May 2014, ESPNcricinfo launched CricIQ, an online test to challenge every fan’s cricket knowledge. The Cricket Monthly The Cricket Monthly claims itself to be the world’s first digital-only cricket magazine. The first issue was dated August 2014. References External links History of the first decade of Cricinfo by Badri Seshadri, 26 September 2013 CricInfo – How it all began by Rohan Chandran, 2013, with an insiders view of the who, how and what and comments by other pioneers. (Blog at WordPress.com) Category:Cricket websites Category:ESPN media outlets Category:Gopher (protocol) Category:Sports media in India Category:Internet properties established in 1993 Category:2007 mergers and acquisitions

Sedley may refer to: Surname Sedley (surname) Given name Sedley Alley (1955–2006), convicted of abducting, raping, and murdering 19-year-old Suzanne Marie Collins Sedley Andrus, LVO (1915–2009), long-serving English officer of arms who was Beaumont Herald of Arms Extraordinary Sedley Cooper (born 1911), former professional footballer Sedley Cudmore, B.A., M.A., (1878–1945), Canadian economist, academic, civil servant and Canada's second Dominion Statistician Places Sedley, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Porter County, United States Sedley, Saskatchewan, village in Saskatchewan, south-east of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Sedley, Virginia, unincorporated community in the middle of Southampton County, Virginia, United States Other Sedley Baronets in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 Sedley Place, independent design agency based in Clapham, London Sedley Taylor Road, road in west Cambridge, England

Hommell is a French Automobile manufacturer, started in 1990 by Michel Hommell, a former racing driver and the owner of Échappement, a French car magazine. The company is based in Lohéac, near Rennes, Brittany. A prototype of the kind of sports car he would like to be produced was shown at the 1990 Paris Salon, where it was well received, encouraging him to go ahead with a production version. This was shown at the 1994 Geneva Motor Show. The 2 seat sports coupe is powered by a mid-mounted 2.0lt Peugeot engine and 6 speed gearbox in a tubular steel chassis with all-round independent suspension. In 1998, the Barquette, an open-top version was announced, and at the same time the Berlinette RS, as the original model was now called, had a more powerful Citroën engine fitted. The brand has produced three models under the direction of Gilles Dupré: In 1994 Berlinette Échappement Engine: 1998 cc in-line 4-cylinder DOHC 16-valve Power: @ 6500 rpm Torque: @ 3500 rpm Weight: Top Speed: Barquette Engine: 1998 cc in-line 4-cylinder DOHC 16-valve Power: @ 6500 rpm Torque: @ 5500 rpm Weight: Top Speed: In 1999 Berlinette RS coupé Engine: 1998 cc in-line 4-cylinder DOHC 16-valve Power: @ 6500 rpm Torque: @ 5500 rpm Weight: Top Speed: In 2001 Berlinette RS2 Engine: 1998 cc in-line 4-cylinder DOHC 16-valve Power: @ 6750 rpm Torque: @ 5500 rpm Weight: Top Speed: In December 2003, the production was stopped for financial reasons. In 2005, Chinese investors wanted to buy the plans for the Berlinetta Hommell to be produced near Shanghai for the local market, but no agreement was reached. References External links Michel Hommell's Manoir de l'Automobile Category:Car manufacturers of France Category:Sports car manufacturers

The Baron Longo estate in Neumarkt (Egna) on the River Adige is a wine estate in the “Bassa Atesina“ wine-growing region in Italy. The winery is managed by Anton von Longo-Liebenstein, who represents the new generation of the family. Location and head office of the estate The Baron Longo estate stretches east of the River Adige from the neighbourhood of Neumarkt known as Villa across Montagna and into Neumarkt town centre. Neumarkt mostly lies at the base of former branches of a glacier. The region’s complex soil is rich in porphyry and limestone. Key parts of the estate are the Villner Schlössl in the neighbourhood of Villa and the 18th century Palais Longo in Egna. Both of these buildings have been listed since 1949. The Villner Schlössl The three-storey château Villner Schlössl stands out in its prominent position on top of a cone-shaped vineyard in the Villa neighbourhood of Neumarkt. A vineyard surrounds the building in concentric circles, with the vines extending to the foot of the vineyard and beyond. The Villner Schlössl has gained in international recognition in recent years as it is used as a motif in international advertising campaigns for Alto Adige. Palais Longo The Baron Longo estate’s wine cellar is located in the Palais Longo. Parts of the historic wine cellar have been preserved to the present day, although the majority of it was redesigned in 2015. The “Palais Longo” manor house, which attained its current form in the first half of the 18th century, is located just outside the centre of Neumarkt on the River Adige. The listed building has been owned by the Baron Longo family for almost 250 years and still conveys a sense of the noble lifestyle during the Ancien Régime. The façade of the Palais Longo is simple and regular in design. Twin flights of steps lead to a baroque entrance with a distinctive stone frame decorated with two cherubs and a female bust. The interior boasts stucco decoration, painted wallpaper and ceiling paintings depicting events from the Old Testament, hunting scenes and images from Greek mythology including the abduction of Orithyia by Boreas. There are also high relief works in stucco by Franz Hannibal Bittner and frescos by Giacomo Antonio Delai. In the manor house’s ballroom, there are a total of eleven ceiling paintings, the largest of which depicts the Gigantomachy. The whole of this ballroom features evidence of the Rococo period in Bassa Atesina. The palais also has a magnificent park that stretches from Palais Longo to the forest on the outskirts of Neumarkt. History The name of the estate goes back to Johannes Dominikus Longo, who was raised to the ranks of the nobility by the Tyrolean Archduke Ferdinand Charles in 1656. In around 1770, the Baron Longo family acquired the first areas of land that are now part of the current wine estate as well as the Villner Schlössl and the Palais Longo in Neumarkt. The 19th century At the start of the 19th century, the estate in Neumarkt was one of the places where the family resided alongside Innsbruck and Klagenfurt. Felix Freiherr von Longo-Liebenstein (1803-1881) took over the Alto Adige estate in 1849. The lawyer was also president of both the Carinthian regional parliament and the District Court of Klagenfurt. His son Dr Anton Freiherr von Longo-Liebenstein (1853-1925), a fully qualified doctor from Klagenfurt, moved from Klagenfurt to Alto Adige in the 1890s, where he took on the management of the wine estate. As well as his agricultural work, he was a municipal councillor in Neumarkt and a member of the Tyrolean regional parliament. With the opening of the Brennero Railway in 1867 and the Val Pusteria railway in 1871, larger quantities of wine from Alto Adige could be transported greater distances. In this pioneering period of the Alto Adige wine business, during which Alto Adige wine became increasingly well known beyond the state borders, Anton Freiherr von Longo-Liebenstein started to sell wine in barrels and bottles from the streets of Klagenfurt in around 1880. Owing to increasing sales, he finally opened a wine inn. This was in operation from around 1900 to the 1960s and went by the name “Longo’s Eigenbau Weinstube” or “Longo’s Tiroler Eigenbau Weinstube”. Single-varietal Baron Longo wines from Neumarkt were the main wines on offer. The Welschriesling, Negrara Trentina, Teroldego, Rossara Trentina, Erdbeertraube (strawberry grape), white Schiava and Pinot Noir varieties were particularly popular. The business also sold grapes from the Longo estate. The premises of “Longo’s Eigenbau Weinstube” with the old vault and inner courtyard have been preserved to this day. The historical building is now home to the “Hofbräu zum Lindwurm” inn. The 20th century Alto Adige fell to the Kingdom of Italy at the end of the First World War. In October 1922, the Italian King Vittorio Emanuele handed over the government to the Italian fascists under Benito Mussolini. One year later, Anton Freiherr von Longo-Liebenstein and his son Felix (1888-1961) had to leave Egna for Klagenfurt because of an expulsion decree. Felix von Longo-Liebenstein became mayor[3] of the municipality of Krumpendorf am Wörthersee in 1928. He performed his duty as mayor until 1932. It was only in September 1932 that the family was able to move back to the Baron Longo estate in Alto Adige. The following generations supplied the majority of the grape harvest to neighbouring wine-making cooperatives. The traditional single-varietal Baron Longo wines were produced exclusively for their own consumption from the 1950s up until 2015. The estate today Anton von Longo-Liebenstein acquired the estate from his father Felix in 2015. As a result, the wine cellar in the Palais Longo was redesigned in line with current standards, which also allowed for the expansion of the wine production. Today, the Baron Longo estate has an acreage of over 15 hectares and only uses grapes from its own cultivation. Anton von Longo-Liebenstein is a member of the Independent Winegrowers of Alto Adige and the Federazione Italiana Vignaioli Indipendenti (FIVI). FIVI is the association of independent Italian winegrowers, which represents the interests of its 600 members on both a national and a European level. Wine-making Varietal purity has been one of the most important quality criteria for the Baron Longo estate since the 18th century. Other important criteria are age of the vines, some of which are very old, intensive care of the vines throughout the year and rigorous inspection of the grapes at the harvest. The cultivation methods are based on traditional and conventional principles and are combined with biological approaches. The fermentation process takes place in open wooden tubs and stainless steel tanks. The wine is matured in oak and tonneau barrels made from fine-pored French oak with a capacity of 225 or 500 litres. Selection of wines DOP Alto Adige Pinot Bianco DOP Südt. Gewürztraminer DOP Südt. Chardonnay DOP Südt. Pinot gris DOP Südt. Lagrein Riserva DOP Südt. Merlot Riserva DOP Südt. Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva Prizes and awards Baron Longo estate at Falstaff Baron Longo estate at Falstaff Weinguide 2017/18 Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017 - Silver: Baron Longo Pinot Blanc Internationaler PIWI Weinpreis 2017 - Großes Gold: Baron Longo Solaris References External links Official Website Baron Longo estate at Independent Winegrowers Of South Tyrol Category:Buildings and structures in South Tyrol Category:Houses in Italy Category:Wineries of Italy

Harold Bedoya Pizarro (December 30, 1938 in Cali, Colombia – May 2, 2017 in Hospital Militar de Bogota) was a general and commander of the Colombian National Army. Bedoya also ran for President of Colombia in the 1998 and 2002 elections. Military career Bedoya's military training began at the Jose Maria Córdova Military Academy in September 1955, where he received the rank of infantry second lieutenant. In 1965 he attended the School of the Americas and trained in military intelligence, later returning in 1979 as a guest professor. In 1987 he was promoted to commander of the Seventh Brigade, Villavicencio, where he developed the plan of dismantling the laboratories and eradication of illicit activities by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ()(FARC). Three years later he was given the position of commander of the Fourth Brigade in Medellín, Antioquia, where he participated in anti-narcotic operations against drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. In 1991 Bedoya was given the position of director of the Superior Military School in Bogotá, Cundinamarca. The following year he was again promoted to deputy commander of the Northeastern Division, a position he held for three years before being finally promoted in 1996 to commander-in-chief of the armed forces, where he replaced Admiral Holdan Delgado; he held that position for one year. On July 24, 1997, Bedoya was forced into retirement by then President Ernesto Samper due to his unwillingness to negotiate with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Presidential candidacies In 1998 Bedoya announced his candidacy for President of Colombia, running as an independent for the Force Colombia () party he founded. During his campaign he stressed the importance of ridding Colombia of drug smugglers and stated it as his number one priority. Bedoya stated he did not agree with the prior removal of the Colombian National Army from FARC-controlled territory and, stated he would not negotiate with them until their "narco-based finances have been squeezed." On April 27, in what was believed to be an attack by rebel groups to destabilize the campaign, five bombs detonated in Bogotá, one at the campaign headquarters of Bedoya. At the end of the first round of voting Bedoya and running mate Jorge Garcia Hurtado were removed from the running after receiving only 193,037 votes, a total of 1.82%. Conservative Andrés Pastrana went on to the second round and, facing off against Liberal Horacio Serpa, eventually became President of Colombia. In the 2002 elections, Bedoya once again participated as a presidential candidate and ran against Horacio Serpa, Luis Eduardo Garzón, Noemí Sanín, Álvaro Uribe and Íngrid Betancourt. Betancourt would later be kidnapped by FARC rebels during the election season. Bedoya's Force Colombia obtained 50,763 votes, 0.459% of the total. Álvaro Uribe went on to win the election, representing the Colombia First political party. Controversy Human rights General Bedoya was criticized during the later years of his military career for his past attendance at the School of the Americas, as a number of its graduates have committed human rights violations. Bedoya was also accused of tolerating, working with or doing little to combat paramilitary groups. BINCI and Triple A Bedoya's service in the Batallón Único de Inteligencia y Contrainteligencia () (BINCI) of the Colombian National Army has been linked to the activities of the Anticommunist American Alliance () (AAA). The BINCI, acting as AAA, has been accused of carrying out a series of bombings against the Colombian Communist Party's Headquarters and its newspaper Voz Proletaria. The AAA has also been accused of engaging in other kidnappings, bombings and assassinations against leftist targets and abuses of guerrilla detainees during the late 1970s . Then-Lieutenant Colonel Bedoya was mentioned in an open letter published on November 29, 1980 by the Mexican newspaper El Día, in which five individuals identified as former Colombian military detail a number of activities carried out by BINCI personnel operating as Triple A. According to them, Lieutenant Colonel Harold Bedoya, the commander of BINCI, would have given orders to the personnel involved in the bombing of Voz Proletaria. Legal actions against critics Bedoya was criticized for filing slander charges against Father Javier Giraldo, the director of the Intercongregational Commission for Justice and Peace (). Human Rights groups such as Human Rights Watch and the Organization of American Studies called these slander suits a measure intended to silence critics. Death Bedoya Pizarro died at a military clinic in Bogotá from lymphoma on May 2, 2017 at the age of 78. See also Colombian Armed Conflict History of Colombia Kidnappings in Colombia Military of Colombia Paramilitarism in Colombia Politics of Colombia Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia References Category:1938 births Category:2017 deaths Category:People from Cali Category:National Army of Colombia Category:Colombian generals

Diesel Only Records is a Brooklyn-based country music record label established in 1990 by musician-journalist Jeremy Tepper, then also the lead singer of the World Famous Blue Jays. History Tepper, along with Diesel Only's cofounders, Jay Sherman-Godfrey and Albert Caiati, originally started the label with the goal of releasing vinyl 45s for use in jukeboxes at truck stops. Tepper also started the label with the goal of releasing his own band's albums, as well as those by other young bands from New York City. The first non-vinyl record the label released was 1992's Rig Rock Jukebox, which was also their first singles compilation album. Also that year, the label released a single by Mark Brine entitled "New Blue Yodel," which, after Brine sent it to Hank Snow, landed him a gig at the Grand Ole Opry that July. By the end of 1993, Diesel Only had released more than 30 records by artists from all across the United States. The label did not become well-known until 1996, when its third singles compilation album, "Rig Rock Deluxe", was released, as part of a deal with Upstart Records. The album included songs by Buck Owens, Steve Earle, and Marty Stuart, and won Americana Album of the Year from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. Tepper has recalled that after Owens agreed to contribute “Will There Be Big Rigs in Heaven?” to the album, they merely had to mention that he had signed on to the project, after which "we [Diesel Only] got anybody we wanted." "Rig Rock Deluxe" received a favorable review from Billboard, which described it as the label's best compilation yet. In 1996, Peter Blackstock wrote in No Depression that through his work with Diesel Only, "Jeremy Tepper has established himself as a unique and indispensable cog in the alt-country underground." In 1997, Tepper married fellow musician Laura Cantrell. The label first diverged from its pattern of releasing compilations of trucker music in 2000, when it released Cantrell's debut album, Not the Tremblin' Kind. Cantrell and Tepper later became the co-owners and co-operators of Diesel Only. Cantrell has released all but one of her albums on Diesel Only (as of 2011). Artists Artists who have released albums on Diesel Only include, but are not limited to: Dale Watson World Famous Blue Jays Amy Allison Laura Cantrell Will Rigby Tammy Faye Starlite Ween References Category:Record labels established in 1990 Category:American country music record labels Category:1990 establishments in New York (state)

is a 1971 Japanese yakuza film directed by Keiichi Ozawa. The revenge story of a man living in the world of a yakuza who was betrayed by his uncle and his brother. Cast Tetsuya Watari as Takimura Shuji Yoshio Harada as Gōda Seijirō Masaya Oki as Takimura Hiroshi Ryohei Uchida as Saaeki Akira Kōji Nanbara as Abe Tsunehisa Kenji Imai as Okawa Teruo Mitsuko Oka as Tachibana Yuki Harumi Sone as Kishimoto Shōsei Mutō as Morikawa Yoshiro Aoki as Shirato Hiroshi Mizuhara as Hanai The Mops as Band Group Michitarō Mizushima as Tachibana Shigezaburō References External links Category:Japanese films Category:Nikkatsu films Category:Yakuza films Category:Japanese crime films Category:Japanese-language films

Indonesian Basketball League () is the preeminent men's professional basketball league in Indonesia, founded by Indonesian Basketball Association (PP Perbasi) in 2003. From 2010 to 2015 it was known as the National Basketball League (NBL) and organised by DBL Indonesia. In 2016, PT Bola Basket Indonesia acquired Starting 5 and after that PT Bola Basket Indonesia assigned by PP Perbasi to organized the league. History Basketball has a long history in Indonesia. Noted since the 1930s, although not yet officially an independent country, several cities in Indonesia have their own local clubs. Although it does not yet have a national sports parent, at the time of the holding of the first National Sports Week held in Solo in 1948, basketball had become one of the sports branches that was contested and was received quite lively both in terms of participants and spectators. Three years after that, on 23 October 1951, the All-Indonesian Basketball Association was born, and then renamed the All-Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) in 1955. Following the results of the VIII Congress in 1981, Perbasi finally organised a competition between basketball clubs in Indonesia which are the highest competition followed by big clubs from the islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. 3 April 1982 is a historic date for the basketball world in Indonesia. On that day, the match between the Rajawali Jakarta club against the Sinar Surya Yogyakarta Spirit marked the start of the first Main Basketball Competition (Kobatama) as well as the first step in the long history of the competition of top clubs in Indonesia. Jakarta Muda Indonesia listed themselves as the first club to win the prestigious Kobatama Champion title. Kobatama as an amateur basketball competition rolled out for 20 years and continued until it stopped in 2010. In 2003, the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) professional competition was held and participated by 10 top teams in Indonesia. Aspac Jakarta succeeded in becoming the first title winner in 2013. In 2004, Satria Muda emerged as a new force to get rid of Aspac in the grand final and to appear as a champion. Aspac won the title of champion again in 2005. The following years (2006-2009) belonged to Satria Muda Jakarta. In addition to the annual regular competition, IBL also holds an IBL Cup Tournament at the beginning or end of the season. In 2009, Satria Muda Jakarta defeated Pelita Jaya Jakarta in the final held at GOR C-Tra Arena Bandung. In 2008, Garuda Bandung managed to steal the previous IBL Cup Tournament title, in 2006 and 2007 also belonged to Satria Muda. Unfortunately, the development of IBL did not go as expected. After repeatedly changing promoters, the league threatened to disband at the end of 2009. All participating club representatives also asked PT DBL Indonesia to appear as manager. Previously, DBL Indonesia was considered successful in managing the Development Basketball League (DBL), the largest student basketball league in Indonesia, which in 2010 had expanded to 21 cities in Indonesia, followed by around 25,000 players and officials. To restore the prestige of this professional league, re-branding is inevitable. Starting in 2010, IBL changed its name to the Indonesian National Basketball League (NBL). A number of changes were made, trying to increase the number of matches again, bringing the league closer to its fans. With NBL, Indonesia also has a new hope, a new spirit. Former clubs Stapac Jakarta (withdrew in 2020) CLS Knights Surabaya (withdrew from 2017-18 season but still play for representing Indonesia (as CLS Knights Indonesia) in the ABL through 2018-19 season) Stadium Jakarta (withdrew in 2017) List of Champions IBL Champions Italic indicates the club is withdrew or no longer play. NBL Champions Italic indicates the club is withdrew or no longer play. IBL Champions Italic indicates the club is withdrew or no longer play. Wins by Team Italic indicates the club is withdrew or no longer play. Draft Note : * The player didn't play in IBL Seasons Scoring Leaders Awards MVP Player / Sonny Hendrawan Award Rookie of The Year Coach of The Year Sixth Man of The Year Defensive Player of The Year Finals MVP Most Improved Player Foreign Player of The Year Sportsmanship Award References External links NBL Official Site The site of Indonesian Basketball IBL Official Blog Basketball Indonesia

Gustavs Celmiņš (April 1, 1899 in Riga – April 10, 1968), was a Latvian politician, who was the founder of the Pērkonkrusts (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈpæːr.kuɔn.krusts], "Thunder Cross"). Biography He was educated at the commerce school of the Riga Stock Exchange, and graduated in Moscow. In 1917, he began studies at the Riga Polytechnical Institute which had been evacuated to Moscow. After the October Revolution, he returned to Latvia. In 1918, Celmiņš enlisted into the newly created Latvian Army, and was promoted to lieutenant the following year, and was then appointed Latvian military attaché in Poland. In 1921, he was awarded the Order of Lāčplēsis. Retired from army in 1924, he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1925 to 1927. Celmiņš became the secretary of Minister of Foreign Affairs, and subsequently worked in the Finance Ministry. On 24 January 1932, the Latvian nationalist group Ugunskrusts was founded, and Gustavs Celmiņš was elected as its leader. After Ugunskrusts was banned, he founded the organization Pērkonkrusts ("Thundercross"). Common for both organisations was that they advocated a national revolution for a radical re-organisation of society, politics, and the economy in Latvia. Following Kārlis Ulmanis' 15 May 1934 coup d'état, Celmiņš was arrested and imprisoned for three years. He was exiled from Latvia in 1937. Celmiņš moved to Italy, then Switzerland. While in Zürich, he was arrested and then banished from Switzerland. He later lived in Romania, where he had contacts with the Iron Guard, and then moved to Finland. In 1938, he became the leader of Pērkonkrusts''' "foreign contacts office". After the Soviet Union invaded Finland, Celmiņš enrolled as a volunteer on the latter's side. When the conflict ended, he moved to Nazi Germany. In July 1941, after Operation Barbarossa, he, together with Nazi officials, returned to Latvia and regained leadership of Pērkonkrusts. After the occupation authorities once again banned Pērkonkrusts in August 1941, Celmiņš continued his outward collaboration with the Germans in the hopes that sizable Latvian military formations would be created. From February 1942, he headed the Committee for Organising Latvian Volunteers (), the main function of which was the recruitment of Latvian men for the Latvian Auxiliary Police Battalions, known in German as Schutzmannschaften or simply Schuma. Aside from front-line combat duties, these battalions were also deployed in anti-partisan operations Latvia and Belarus that included the massacres of rural Jews and other civilians. This situation was not what Celmiņš had hoped for, and so he began to sabotage the recruitment efforts. Because of this, he was later transferred to a job as a minor clerk within the occupation administration.Pērkonkrusts members working within the SD apparatus in occupied Latvia would feed Celmiņš information, some of which he would include in his underground, anti-German publication Brīvā Latvija. This eventually led to Celmiņš and his associates being arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, with Celmiņš ending up imprisoned in Flossenbürg concentration camp. In late April 1945 he was, together with other prominent concentration camp inmates, transferred to Tyrol where the SS left the prisoners behind. He was liberated by the Fifth U.S. Army on 5 May 1945. After World War II, he lived in Italy, where he published the newspaper Brīvā Latvija. In 1947 he published the autobiographic book Eiropas krustceļos'' ("At the Crossroads of Europe"). In 1949 he emigrated to the United States. From 1950 to 1952 he was an instructor at Syracuse University's Armed Forces school in New York state, and beginning in 1951 he was also the director of the Foreign Language program for the US Air Force, and a television lecturer about the USSR and communism. From 1954 to 1956 he worked as a manufacturer in Mexico. Between 1956 and 1958 he was a librarian at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. In 1959 he became a professor of Russian studies at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He died on April 10, 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. Quotes See also Igors Šiškins Bibliography References Category:1899 births Category:1968 deaths Category:People from Riga Category:People from the Governorate of Livonia Category:Latvian fascists Category:Latvian military personnel of the Latvian War of Independence Category:Latvian military personnel Category:Latvian politicians Category:Volunteers in the Winter War Category:World War II resistance press activists Category:Flossenbürg concentration camp survivors Category:Latvian emigrants to the United States Category:St. Mary's University, Texas faculty Category:20th-century Latvian politicians

A split capital investment trust (split) is a type of investment trust which issues different classes of share to give the investor a choice of shares to match their needs. Most splits have a limited life determined at launch known as the wind-up date. Typically the life of a split capital trust is five to ten years. Structure Every split capital trust will have at least two classes of share: In order of (typical) priority and increasing risk Zero Dividend Preference shares - no dividends, only capital growth at a pre-established redemption price (assuming sufficient assets) Income shares - entitled to most (or all) of the income generated from the assets of a trust until the wind-up date, with some capital protection Annuity Income shares - very high and rising yield, but virtually no capital protection Ordinary Income shares (aka Income & Residual Capital shares) - a high income and a share of the remaining assets of the trust after prior ranking shares Capital shares - entitled most (or all) of the remaining assets after prior ranking share classes have been paid; very high risk The type of share invested in is ranked in a predetermined order of priority, which becomes important when the trust reaches its wind-up date. If the split has acquired any debt, debentures or loan stock, then this is paid out first, before any shareholders. Next in line to be repaid are Zero Dividend Preference shares, followed by any Income shares and then Capital. Although this order of priority is the most common way shares are paid out at the wind-up date, it may alter slightly from trust to trust. Splits may also issue Packaged Units combining certain classes of share, usually reflecting the share classes in the trust usually in the same ratio. This makes them essentially the same investment as an ordinary share in a conventional Investment Trust. See also Closed-end fund Income trust Real estate investment trust Venture Capital Trust Investment company References External links Category:Investment de:Investmentgesellschaft ru:Доверительное управление

Calpain-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CAPN3 gene. Function Calpain, a heterodimer consisting of a large and a small subunit, is a major intracellular protease, although its function has not been well established. This gene encodes a muscle-specific member of the calpain large subunit family that specifically binds to titin. Mutations in this gene are associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophies type 2A. Alternate promoters and alternative splicing result in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms and some variants are ubiquitously expressed. In melanocytic cells CAPN3 gene expression may be regulated by MITF. Interactions CAPN3 has been shown to interact with Titin. References Further reading External links The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: C02.004 GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on Calpainopathy LOVD mutation database: CAPN3 Category:EF-hand-containing proteins

Traditional clothing (folk costume) is one of the factors that has differentiated this nation from neighboring countries, dating back as far as the Illyrian era. The evolution this attire has undergone, has been in service of modernization and contemporary style, however, the fundamental symbols and motives by which these garments are designed tend to resemble Illyrian antiquity. The materials and the traditional ways by which these clothes have been made throughout history have not changed much. The utilities which are used in the creation of these clothes are characteristically Kosovar, called vegjë or vek, which is a loom (resembling the English spinning jenny and flying shuttle). The methods of obtaining the materials and clothes have remained the same. The motifs and patterns on these garments can be explained by prehistoric religion. Triangles, rhombuses, circles and crosses occur frequently,and they are known as symbols of health and fertility. Chromatically, there are three main colors in these clothes, the most symbolic of which is red. Historical origin Among 140 types of traditional Albanian costumes, the Podgur's attire Veshja e Podgurit is Kosovar, differentiated by its variety and is an influence in all other regions. This costume belonged to the majority of the Illyrian and Albanian regions included in the international framework. The clothing items consist of the shirts of men and women, which are wide sleeved with a narrow collar which was buttoned up and a white traditional hat worn by men called plis, leather moccasins or opinga. According to archaeologists of the Museum of Pristina, Podgur's clothing dates back to the 5th and 4th century BC. However, transformations of this costume happened due to different social and cultural situations, technical inventions and also element exchange between the ethnic groups. From field investigation, it has been reported that in the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century, women's clothing went through morphological changes. The 19th-century look consisted of the combing of their hair and braiding them. They also wore red semi-spherical shaped hats which were embellished with tiny gold coins. Around the crown of the hat they wore a tight lace, lidhëse, which was 60 cm long. It was tied so that their hair remained hidden. Marhama is a type of material which was worn along their neck and chin, but the embroidered tail of marhama was laid down along the right shoulder, and it was called masdorja. The shirt was of foot-length and the sleeves were long and wide, approximately 35 cm and also embroidered. Shtjellakët (pështjellakët, mbështjellakët) which were pieces of material that resemble an apron, were big in size and tight in width, and it had geometrical motives, such as an axe or a circle. The moccasins were made from the skin of cattle and knitted with pieces of sheep skin. They were called gogishte moccasins. As belts, they wore woolen material called shokë which were knitted using a loom. It was of 3 cm width, and the embroidered part was tied on the back. Their colors were very characteristic and different, such as red, green, yellow and black. Children of rich families had their clothes knitted by tailors and that made them look like any other grown man. From puberty and on, children's clothing becomes more detailed. In this age boys start to wear plis, where as in cold days they wore scarfs and tirqe, traditional white woolen pants. In the celibacy age boys wore tirqe (which were always white ), plis and vests. However, children clothing in general is characterized by its simplicity. It consists of a knee length shirt which is made of white fabric combined with vertical shokë which was of chestnut color. The wearing of shokë by children was very rare ; it was only worn during the years they were celibate and wanted to impress women their social circle. In youngster clothing, the white and black color were worn more often, whereas blazers were also enriched with red, yellow, green, and brown. During cold weather, youngsters also wore a certain type of hat called kapulace. It was made of woolen threads which were skull-shaped and they covered every part of the head and face except the eyes and nose. Blazers were also part of the youngster attire and were made of soutane, resembling the adult costume. Boys wore shoulder-length hair. Before costumes were knitted by tailors, the models were first cut out in Peć. This was done once a year, during fall or winter. Men's clothing Men's clothing was the symbol of beauty at the time. This attire includes a shirt, tëlinat which were long briefs, a scarf and tirqe. There were differences among the clothing of adults, based on their economical standing. In the men clothing framework, the groom's attire was the most symbolic one. The costume is built upon the symbolic meaning of starting a new phase of life. Men of Podgur used to wear white semi-spherical plis. Along with it there was also a scarf made of white fabric which consisted of a few horizontal shokë of different colors. This scarf was circled around plis and covered a part of their head and ears. Scarfs were worn by men of older age, around their forties. Men's shirts were called "chestnut shirts" because they were made of horizontal shokë of chestnut color. "Chestnut shirts" are rarely seen today, except in mountain regions. Blazers were the items worn over shirts. The part among the sleeves, the collar and arms contained of a black stripe. The vest or xhamadani made of soutane was wide sleeved and reached the waist in length and had no collar. It was buttoned up with a clasp. The vest was double-breasted, and it was of black color. In cold weather, they used to wear a type of blazer called mitani and was made of soutane material. It was randomly worn over the vest or xhamadani. It had long sleeves, but no collar. The black strap covered the parts along the sleeves, around the neck and along the elbows. Mitani had an opening from the armpits to the elbows, and these openings were used to hold mitani freely. On the left part, a small pocket was sewn where men used to keep their cigars. Mitani was also worn by youngsters, but it was simpler than the mitani of men. Among the traditional clothing of Podgur's men, xhurdia which is a type of clothing worn by young boys is mostly known and symbolizes pride. It was made of soutane and tailors were usually the ones who made it. It had long and tight sleeves, open-chested, waist-length, and had a loose part at the back. Besides xhurdia there is also japanxhija which was a clothing of shepherds. However, it was also worn by others in cases of bad weather or long journeys. During nighttime, it was also used as a type of cover. It was made of white soutane along with black stripes, and it was also sleeveless and foot-length whereas its width depended on the length, taking form into a cone-shaped model. Along the belt the red shokë was worn which was older than the colorful shokë. Its length had to be long enough to be wrapped around the waist 5 times. Tëlinat or the long briefs were made of linen, from which their name originates. Later on these long briefs were also made of fabric using a loom. The edges were embroidered and were 20 cm wide. During summer time men used to wear tëlina along with a shirt which was called the shirt of tire. Shokë was tied around the waist, making the shirt resemble a kilt. Tirqe were made of soutane, which varied in quality based on the amount of cord it contained. Tirqe of high quality contained 20 threads of cord. Whereas, the one ones with lower quality had 2-3 threads of cord. The economical status determined which ones they wore. Nevertheless, traditionally white tirqe with black cords were worn in Podgur. Black tirqe were seldom worn by young boys but they were considered infamous because they were worn during the night in order not to attract attention. The socks that they wore were made of sheep wool and were from the toe gore to the heel and sometimes knee -length. Some people used to wear a type of short socks called meste over the previous ones. They were made of the wool and skin of bull, whereas the moccasins were made of sheep skin. After The Second World War, moccasins were made up of threads of different ties and cotton. Instead of opinga they were called yrnek. Men used to wear a lot of accessories at the time, such as rings, qystek të sahatit or otherwise known as pocket watches, etc. Weapons may also be considered as a part of men's accessory, and the revolver was the most common. Simplicity is what characterizes the attire of old men. Their most important item of clothing was Goxhufi, which was type of a vest and it was made of lamb skin. It had a sleeveless design and sometimes was knee length. They were reversible according to the climate. Women's clothing Girls' clothing Even though young girls' costumes are not considered to be very specific or unique, in contrast to the women's attire, these costumes have gone through many transformations during their time being. A part of girls' look was their hairstyle which resembled that of boys. The shirts they wore were the same as those of women, although they were quite more simple. They also used to wear a type of tight skirt called pështjellci which was knee-length and made of woolen threads using a loom. During the last few years, these skirts were also made of linen threads. At the edge of the skirt, different floral designs are embroidered, symbolizing youth and vitality.Their moccasins were identical to those of women. Traditional clothing of young girls has not been completely preserved because of its transition to modernism. Women's clothing The transformation of women's attire mainly happened between the years of World War I and World War II. The semi-spherical shaped hats with gold coin embroidery were replaced with laces, called lidhsa. In the region of Istok, these laces were called hotoz. The fabric shirt was also to change its structure during this period of time. Instead of the fabric shirts, këmisha e arrës which is also a part of men's clothing was being used more often. The sleeves were shortened to the elbows and they were also tightened. When the sleeves were shortened, a different type of material was used to cover the part of the palm and up to the elbow. These were made of woolen thread and were known as mëngët or sleeves. Often, they were knitted using different colors. Mitani also went through changes; it had long sleeves and a tight collar. It was waist-length and it was deep purple. It was usually sold by tailors. The vest, which is considerably new in the traditional clothing of women, was sleeveless. It did not have a collar, and its motifs were solar and lunar. The material which was used to knit these vests was known as coha and was sold by tailors of Peć, Kosovska Mitrovica and Đakovica. During different journeys, women used to wear jackets called guna and they were made of woolen thread. It was knee-length, wide-sleeved and the parts along the neck were embroidered with threads of black cord. Women also used to wear fur which was seldom that of sheep and known as 'gala'. It was a sleeveless item of clothing. Tëlinat remained mostly the same, except of the kamzave which were pieces of thicker material and covered the knees. They were usually decorated with different kinds of embroidery. Socks were made out of thick woolen sheep thread and were embellished along the pulps. These embellishments differentiated due to age. Traditional clothing of women consisted of a lot of accessories, such as earrings, bracelets and rings. Elderly women's clothing The differences between the attire of elderly women and those of younger ones are the same as the differences between elderly and young men. Their main characteristic is the simplicity of their clothing. Except for the differences between group ages, the attire has also changed based on occasions. In weddings and other happy occasions, new clothing was worn, whereas in funerals, a specific costume was worn, known as veshja e Harcit. Types of traditional clothing in Kosovo Women's clothing Women's clothing is better preserved than the men's in the regions of Kosovo. There are regional variations of the women's apparel. Pështjellak clothing The most famous apparel was called ‘'pështjellak'’ which consistent of a long white shirt, and two ‘'pështjellak'’ (a white apron), the front and the back one. ‘'pështjellaku i parmë'’, or the front apron is as long as the shirt, and it was tailored to fit the woman's hip. ‘'pështjellaku i pasëm'’, the back apron was shorter than the front one. Other components of this clothing were : ‘'tëlina't’ (traditional underwear), ‘'jeleku'’ –resembles a short vest which was embroidered, ‘'shokë’' a large woolen material circling the waist, traditional black socks, and different color head scarves. Accessories were very popular among women – golden and silver necklaces, bracelets and rings. The socks were traditionally black, and they were worn with shoes called ‘'opinga'’, made of different animals’ skin. Xhubleta clothing Another equivalently famous apparel is the Xhubleta-clothing. A xhubleta is a bell wavy skirt which is held by two straps on the shoulders, worn on top of a long sleeved white linen shirt. It’s texture consists of long suspended long black straps etched in the material, which was usually chestnut velvet. The socks and shoes were the same as the pështjellak clothing. In the Rugova region (Kosovar West) the xhubleta clothing was worn especially after the Second World War. Dukagjini clothing Veshja e Dukagjinit consisted of a long sleeved, full length white shirt. The tëlina are also of cotton, but their edges are colorfully embroidered. From the waist up, women wore a sleeveless vest decorated by golden threads, which was open to the front and it would button by beautiful clasps. The two pështjellak are also a characteristic of this clothing. The socks were woolen, and the ‘'opinga'’ were made of cattle skin. The decorative motifs of this region’s clothing are zoological, botanical and geometrical. The motif of the snake, rooster, and the Sun is related to the ancient beliefs of the Illyrian pagans. This garment was by default different for brides, who had sleeves embroidered by asymmetrical patterns of non distinctive colors. Has clothing The clothing of the southern region of Has is among the distinctive types of clothing in Kosovo. This garment is commonly found today, as it has survived and embraced the changes of the European styles. A short white shirt and a white linen full –length dress are the main components of the look. Long white briefs served as underwear, the traditional pështjellak was slightly wider than in other regions. The jelek (vest) was enriched with beads, mostly red. It could also contain golden threads. For formal events, they wore a small hat decorated with beads and golden studs. The socks in this costume were white, differently from other costumes’. Men's clothing Men's clothing was less preserved, however throughout the years it appears as more unified. Men's garments did not change much from region to region. One popular outfit was the one with ‘'fustanelle’' (a version of a kilt) until 1914 the First Balkanic war. The most popular was the ‘'tirqi’' apparel. The full look had elements which are similar to women's (white shirt, tëlina, shokë, socks, opinga, jelek (vest) ),however the tirqi ( woolen white pants) were only a characteristic of men's clothing. The shirt and the ‘tlina’ briefs were exclusively white. The shirts’ collars’ were T-shaped, and the sleeves of their shirts had white simple embroidery. From the waist up, men wore either jelek(vest) or xhamadan, a traditional woolen west which was usually white but was also found in dark colors. Men's accessories were the '‘gajtan'’ – a long black cord, decorated push buttons in their jelek and xhamadanë, and metallic clasps. These vests were designed in such a way that enabled the bearer to move their hands freely, and the sleeves hung loosely back. The tirqi were always decorated around the waist, pockets and vertically in length with black seams. Men wore woolen white socks and cattle skin shoes. In their heads they wore plis, woolen caps, and marhama, a large white scarf which encircles the head and the neck, covering the plis. The marhama originated from Illyrians. Other accessories were qystek, a large golden chain which they put across their shoulders, sahati- a pocketwatch, a cigarette box along with a carved lighter and different silver rings. Occasionally, men held guns in their shokë. The differences these clothes had from region to region were little – they might have been worn more tightly or loosely, the decorations in their tirqi might have been decorated with thicker or thinner seams. There were decorations which implied certain economic status, social status or societal hierarchy. For example, 3 golden threads in tirqi implied celibacy, whereas 12 golden threads implied wedlock. 24 golden threads implied wealth and power, and the most occurring were in older men. Traditional clothing based on Regions Llap clothing The region of Podujevo is located in Northeastern Kosovo. Its tradition of clothing has not survived the modernization of clothing and the components of this look have become artifacts. The latest version of this clothing which are remembered consisted of ‘'tirqi’' clothing for men and ‘'pështjellak’' clothing for women. The items of clothing composing this apparel were somewhat similar to other regions’ clothing – tirqi, jelek, shoka, plisi, marhama and common accessories such as ‘'qystek’'- pocket watch, carved metallic cigarette box for men and '‘pështjellak’', white shirts, '‘tëlina’', ‘'shoka’', ‘'opinga'’ - moccasins and head scarves for women. Women generally wore more accessories compared to other regions of Kosovo and their shirts had more embroidering with vivid colors.Both men’s and women’s clothing implied the bearer’s socioeconomic standing, based on what quality of material, quantity of embroidery, choice of colors, and ultimately the number of golden threads one had etched on the back of their shirts or ‘'mitan'’. Few remaining prototypes of this apparel are nowadays preserved in the Historical Museum of Pristina. Karadak clothing Men's clothing Men's clothing of Karadak consists of the shirt, tëlinat, vest, mitani, xhurdia, fur, socks, moccasins, plis and different accessories such as pocket watches, cigarette boxes and weapons. Shokë of young boys was whiter and it contained a lot of embroidery, whereas shoka of older men was maroon. Shirts of young boys and elderly men differed in width and length. The socks that were worn by the younger ones were decorated with different colors, whereas those of old men were simpler. Tirqi of youngsters and the so-called agzona men ( epithet of courage and pride ), were of the color black. Women's clothing Nowadays, in this region Muslims and Christians all wear the so-called Veshje me dimi ( traditional embroidered pants similar to pantaloons ). The clothing that is worn today is similar with the clothing that was worn in the second half of the 19th century which consists of tëlina, dimi, shirt, vest, mitani, pështjellak, socks, moccasins, head-scarf, and accessories such as earrings, bracelets, rings, necklaces and clasps. Veshja me dimi consists of pështjellak, made out of fur which is the most important item of the apparel and a shirt which is made out of silk or cotton fabric. References General Specific Category:Kosovan culture Kosovo

The Absinthe Drinker or The Absinthe Drinkers may refer to: The Absinthe Drinkers (film), a 2015 film The Absinthe Drinker (Manet), a painting by Édouard Manet Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto or The Absinthe Drinker, a painting by Pablo Picasso The Absinthe Drinker , a painting by Viktor Oliva See also L'Absinthe, a painting by Edgar Degas

Robert Cicchini is an American film and television actor and director. Among Cicchini's film appearances are his roles as Lou Pennino, Vincent Corleone's bodyguard, in The Godfather Part III (1990), Bill Guidone in Light Sleeper (1992), Jimmy Ozio in Primary Colors (1998), and Mitch Casper in The Watcher (2000). On television he has played recurring roles on Maybe This Time (as Nick Sr.), Providence (as Alex Mendoza), 24 (as Howard Bern) and Six Feet Under (as Todd). Other television appearances include episodes of Law & Order, ER, Chicago Hope, The Sopranos, NYPD Blue, Gilmore Girls, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Everybody Hates Chris and others. Filmography External links Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Michigan Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Gabe Miller (born December 5, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Miller played college football as a defensive end and tight end at Oregon State University. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, and Washington Redskins. Professional career Kansas City Chiefs Miller was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Having played the defensive end position in college, he was converted to a linebacker. Seattle Seahawks On September 7, 2012, Miller was signed to the practice squad of the Seattle Seahawks, where he moved to the tight end position. Chicago Bears Miller was signed to the Bears practice squad after the departure of Dedrick Epps. On June 4, 2013, Miller was suspended for four games by the league for violating the league's substance policy. He was eventually released by the team on August 25, 2013. Washington Redskins On December 24, 2013, Miller was signed to the practice squad of the Washington Redskins. He signed a reserve/future contract with the team on December 31, 2013. After spending the last two years playing tight end, the Redskins converted him back to the outside linebacker position. On September 27, 2014, he was waived by the Redskins, but re-signed to their practice squad on September 29. He was promoted to the active roster on December 6. On May 4, 2015, he was waived by the Redskins. References External links Oregon State Beavers bio Chicago Bears bio Washington Redskins bio Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:American football defensive ends Category:American football linebackers Category:American football tight ends Category:Chicago Bears players Category:Kansas City Chiefs players Category:Lake Oswego High School alumni Category:Oregon State Beavers football players Category:Players of American football from Oregon Category:Seattle Seahawks players Category:Sportspeople from Lake Oswego, Oregon Category:Washington Redskins players

Bucephala may refer to: Bucephala (bird), the goldeneye, a duck genus Bucephala is the name of at least two cities: Bucephala, or Alexandria Bucephalus, a city founded by Alexander the Great and named in honor of his horse, Bucephalus Bucephala Acra, a city located on a promontory near Troezen in the Argolid See also Bucephalus (disambiguation) Category:Taxonomy disambiguation pages

Arês is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte References Category:Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte

The Innocent was the band Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails played with after leaving Option 30. He then moved on to the Exotic Birds before creating his own band, Nine Inch Nails. The other members were Alan Greenblatt (as Alan Greene), Kevin Valentine, Rodney Cajka (as Rodney Psyka) and Albritton McClain. Valentine and McClain were both members of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, and they had just recently opted to go on their own way from the band. The band's sole album was released on the regional Red Label Records. After releasing their only album, Livin' in the Street, Reznor left the band. He joined Exotic Birds and contributed to the local band Slam Bamboo, before eventually forming Nine Inch Nails. Livin' in the Street "Livin' in the Street" – 3:47 "Freeway Ride" – 4:08 "Dora" – 4:41 "With You" – 3:50 "Heartzone" – 4:57 "Top Secret" – 4:01 "Love'll Come Knockin'" – 4:39 "Back in My Life" – 4:10 *On some editions of the album, this track is unlisted and "Queen Of The Border" is listed as the eighth track in its stead. "Queen of the Border" – 4:42 "The Names Have Been Changed" – 3:43 References External links Discography at 9inchnails.com Category:Trent Reznor Category:American glam metal musical groups Category:American hard rock musical groups Category:American pop rock music groups Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Ohio Category:Musical groups established in 1983 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1985 Category:Musical groups from Cleveland

Wilson dos Santos (born 9 December 1954) is a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. References Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Brazilian male sprinters Category:Olympic athletes of Brazil Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Joseph F. Farrell (1857 – April 17, 1893) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1880 to 1888. Farrell was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1857. He played four seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a third baseman, for the Detroit Wolverines of the National League from 1882 to 1884 and for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 1886. In 1883, he led the National League in games played at third base (101) and ranked second among the league's third basemen with 248 assists and third with 13 double plays and a range factor of 3.55. Across all four of his major league seasons, Farrell appeared in 353 games, 280 as a third baseman and 63 as a second baseman, nine as a shortstop and two as an outfielder. He compiled a .232 career batting average, scored 187 runs, and totaled 63 extra base hits, including 15 triples and five home runs. Farrell also played four seasons of minor league baseball. After a long illness, Farrell died in Brooklyn in April 1893 at age 36. On April 26, 1893, a baseball game was played at Brooklyn's Eastern Park between the Brooklyn Superbas and an old-timers team to raise money for Farrell's mother. Over 2,000 tickets were sold. References Category:Baseball players from New York (state) Category:Detroit Wolverines players Category:Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Category:19th-century baseball players Category:1857 births Category:1893 deaths Category:Major League Baseball third basemen Category:Albany (minor league baseball) players Category:Nationals of Washington players Category:Rochester (minor league baseball) players Category:Brooklyn Atlantics (minor league) players Category:Washington Nationals (minor league) players Category:Lynn Lions players Category:Manchester Farmers players Category:Bloomington Reds players Category:Sportspeople from Brooklyn

The 1962 Major League Baseball expansion was the formation of two new Major League Baseball (MLB) teams for the 1962 season. The Houston Colt .45s (later renamed the Astros) and the New York Mets were added to the National League (NL), becoming the 19th and 20th teams in MLB's two leagues. The Colt .45s were the first major league team in Houston while the Mets filled the void left when the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers of the NL moved to California after the 1957 season. The expansion was the second part of an initiative that resulted in the addition of four clubs to MLB. The previous year the American League had added the Los Angeles Angels and Washington Senators. Background For a 50-year period from 1903 to 1952, MLB's 16-team structure (split into the American and National Leagues) remained intact. No franchises were relocated during this period, and five markets—Boston, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, and St. Louis—had two or more teams. According to authors Andy McCue and Eric Thompson, "The less financially successful clubs in two-team cities were finding it increasingly difficult to compete" by the early 1950s. In addition, population changes in the United States were leading to many citizens moving away from the Northeast, where many MLB teams were based, to southern and western locations. From 1953 to 1955, three franchises were relocated, all of which had been in markets with two or more teams. Prior to the 1958 season, the two New York City teams in the NL, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, moved westward; the Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles, while San Francisco became the new home of the Giants. New York City sought a replacement NL franchise, and by December 1958 MLB had created an Expansion Committee. Despite the formation of the group, MLB displayed little intention of adding a New York team. The city had beaten MLB to planning for future expansion, with the formation of the Mayor's Committee shortly after the Dodgers and Giants announced their moves; the committee was headed by lawyer William Shea. The relocation of the Dodgers and Giants led to a proposal for a third major league: the Continental League, which would have started by 1961 with franchises in markets MLB had previously ignored. In addition, MLB was facing pressure from the U.S. Congress, which indicated that efforts to prevent future expansion would arouse interest in weakening the sport's exemption from antitrust laws. Congress voted on a bill aimed at repealing the exemption, but it failed. However, MLB moved to expand after a rival league became a possibility. MLB formed an expansion committee, which voted in favor of adding four new teams, two in each league, by 1961–62. MLB sought cities that had received interest from the Continental League. Among them were Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C. The NL announced an expansion as the 1960 World Series was in progress, with new teams in Houston and New York City. Shea had been a supporter of the Continental League concept, and had attracted several investors. A potential Houston team also had numerous partners, many of whom had oil interests. The AL initially showed interest in adding a Houston team, but the investors wanted an NL franchise. MLB granted the two cities franchises on October 17, 1960. Markets The idea of a replacement NL club in New York City was strongly supported by city Mayor Robert Wagner. The city was unable to secure funding for a proposed Flushing Meadows stadium in time for play in 1962, so the Mets played at the Polo Grounds, the previous home of the New York Giants. George Weiss was the president of the team, and seven-time World Series championship-winning manager Casey Stengel was hired to lead the Mets on the field. The Houston Sports Association was formed in 1957 and bought a minor league baseball team four years later. The group was given a controlling interest in Houston's expansion team, which was nicknamed the Colt .45s. It played at Colt Stadium. Expansion draft A draft was held on October 10, 1961, to stock the new teams with players from the existing NL clubs. All eight original NL teams were required to make 15 players available to be drafted by the Colt .45s and Mets from their regular rosters. A maximum number of possible selections in the draft was set at 45. The players were divided into three price classes, based on what would be charged to the expansion teams. They could each take 4 "premium" players, who cost $125,000 per player, 16 $75,000 players, and 3 $50,000 players; the Mets chose only 2 $50,000 players. A coin toss was held to determine who would receive the first overall pick in the expansion draft; it was won by Houston. The Colt .45s had the first overall pick in the expansion draft and selected San Francisco Giants infielder Eddie Bressoud. The Mets' first selection was another player from the Giants, catcher Hobie Landrith. The Mets' later selections in the draft included Gil Hodges of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Don Zimmer of the Chicago Cubs. The teams alternated choices through the first 36 picks, before the Colt .45s selected Jim Golden and Joey Amalfitano consecutively. Each team then had every other selection until the end of the draft, which came after the Mets picked Lee Walls of the Philadelphia Phillies with the 45th overall choice. Both teams selected five outfielders in the expansion draft. The Colt .45s picked seven infielders, one more than the Mets; New York's three catchers chosen was one more than the two taken by Houston. Seven pitchers were taken by the Mets; the Colt .45s took four. Performance of expansion teams After losses in nine straight games to start the 1962 season, the Mets set an MLB record with 120 losses in their 160 games played. The team featured two pitchers who lost at least 20 games and had the lowest batting average in the NL. Despite the repeated setbacks on the field, the Mets proved popular with fans of the previous NL franchises in New York, drawing more than 900,000 fans to the Polo Grounds in 1962. The Mets played one more season at the stadium, before Shea Stadium was built in time for the 1964 season, in which New York drew 1.8 million spectators. By 1969, the Mets had won their first World Series, one of two earned by the franchise. In addition, New York has won five NL titles and six division championships. The Colt .45s played their first three seasons at Colt Stadium before beginning play at the Astrodome in 1965. The team won its first game, defeating the Chicago Cubs by a score of 11–2. At the end of their first season, the Colt .45s were in eighth place in the NL; the Cubs and Mets were behind them. The franchise did not finish higher than ninth over the next six years, before improving in the following decade. Houston eventually changed their team nickname to the Astros, and won the 2005 NL title; in addition, they played in the National League Championship Series three other times. The Astros moved to the American League in the 2013 season. They made their second World Series appearance four years later, winning for the first time. Aftermath Following the 1961 expansion that resulted in the addition of the Los Angeles Angels and Washington Senators to the AL, the 1962 expansion was part of a series of moves that led to MLB nearly doubling in size to 30 franchises. Four new clubs joined the AL and NL in 1969, in San Diego, Kansas City, Montreal, and Seattle (although the team moved to Milwaukee the following year). Further two-team expansions took place in 1977, 1993, and 1998. References Bibliography Expansion Category:Houston Astros Category:Major League Baseball expansion Category:New York Mets

Elżbieta Rabsztyn (born 25 August 1956 in Warsaw) is a retired Polish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won a bronze medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade. Her personal bests are 12.80 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.9 m/s, Warsaw 1980) and 8.03 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Sindelfingen 1980). In 1982 she married German hurdler Harald Schmid. They have two children, Alexander and Bianca, who also competed in athletics. Her sister, Grażyna Rabsztyn, is also a former hurdler. International competitions References Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:Polish female hurdlers Category:Sportspeople from Warsaw Category:Universiade bronze medalists for Poland Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)

Bruno Mars at Park Theater at Park MGM is a concert residency held at the Park Theater, Park MGM in Las Vegas and The Theater at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill in Maryland by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. Both venues are located in the United States. The setlist, which featured songs from Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), 24K Magic (2016) and various covers, was performed by Mars, backed by his eight-piece band, The Hooligans. The concert residency was promoted by Live Nation and MGM Resorts, lasted four years and grossed $29 million. The April 2020 dates were cancelled due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China and its spread to other countries. Background and development On October 10, 2016, Entertainment Tonight announced that Mars signed a two-year deal with MGM Resorts International to perform at the Park Theater at Monte Carlo, in Las Vegas and The Theater at MGM National Harbor, in Maryland. This was Mars second concert residency, after performing at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan with the last show being 2015 New Year's Eve. The president of MGM Resorts International, Bill Hornbuckle, said "There is no stronger launching pad for a new venue than for Mars to be among the first to grace its stage". The singer was among first to perform at the MGM National Harbor, as well as the first to perform at the new Park Theater, which features 5,300 seats, as well as brand new audio and visual technology. The concert residency was promoted by Live Nation and occasionally by MGM Resorts. Shows cancellation The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Mars avoid contact the fans on his shows on March 6 and 7, 2020, at the Park Theater, as a response to the Coronavirus disease 2019. Moreover, MGM Resorts announced the cancellation of the dates at the Park Theater on April 20, 24, and 25 due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China and its spread to other countries. Synopsis and reception The concert, which had a runtime of 95 minutes opened with "24K Magic" and an advertisement for Las Vegas. During the show, Mars split the fans in half "to see who was loudest". During the concert "Runaway Baby" was interluded with The Isley Brothers's "Shout" as Mars sung "A little bit softer now..." him and his band fell to the ground, only to rose up again closing the track. There was also a mash-up of Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)" and Travie McCoy's featuring Mars "Billionaire". He also covered "Pony" by Ginuwine, gave "Grenade" a guitar solo transforming it into a rock song and performed the ballad "When I Was Your Man". At one point he asked the crowd if they could not look at their phones for a while. During the New Year's end concert as they were ending the performance of "Locked Out of Heaven", "the power went out onstage". The show closed with "Uptown Funk". The concert included fire cannons and a "giant sign spelling out" Bruno Mars. Mike Weatherford from Las Vegas Review-Journal, while reviewing Mars' 2017 New Years concert, noticed the wide range of people's age and stated "If the casinos could genetically engineer the perfect entertainment machine, Mars is it." Weatherford gave the show an A rating. Shows Canceled shows References Category:2016 concert residencies Category:2017 concert residencies Category:2018 concert residencies Category:2019 concert residencies Category:2020 concert residencies Category:Concert residencies in the Las Vegas Valley Category:Bruno Mars

The book Castles and Fortresses of Western Ukraine was written by a Lviv historian Orestes Matsyuk, who spent more than 30 years of his life studying the castles and fortress of Ukraine. His aim when writing the novel was to make a complete brochure of all of Ukraine's ancient castles. He recorded more than 5000 objects when making the book. The system of his work was to identify the news writes up of the archival building and printed sources, the gathering of old plans, photos, drawings, the installations of expeditionary field survey of current state of photographic images sights, which produces graphic reconstructions of monuments and prepared the printed catalogue. The purpose of this popular book is to serve as a guidebook into history for tourists, lovers and collectors of antiques. It contains all the necessary information about the tourist attractions which are arranged in accordance with the proposed seven bus routes which covered Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Lviv, regions and other small areas that is adjacent to (Dubno, Ostrog, Kamenetz-Podolsk, Hawtin), where one can visit. The interested reader can get acquainted with the famous monasteries, castles, churches, cathedrals and our ancient monuments. Page one of this book contains the mapping scheme of each route. The book is richly described with hundreds of unique black and white pictures (the photograph are commonly old destroyed buildings) and the images of reconstructed monuments. The best quality of image is used, which is only possible with an offset printing on plain paper. They are lists of recommended books, name and geographical indexes at the end of the book, which makes it a lot easier to navigate through the content. One of the most intriguing slogans of the western Ukrainian fortress and castles stated that, "it is impossible to be successful in the future with a clean slate in the past". The ancient castles had guardians of our history which were subjected to human impact and natural changes. Most of these castles and fortresses are still in good condition, while some are also ruin. There are around 20 functional monuments structure of kievan Rus and about 5000 castles. All the fortress and castle in Ukraine kept the legendary and romantics stories, detailed information about the beautiful princess, Cossacks, knights, magnates and the fingerprints culture of Poland, Russia Lithuania, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey "movies stars", movies directors and producers were also retained. The structure of the book Castles and Fortresses in Western Ukraine To rock fortress Tustan Mostly Prince Lev D. Ways Volyn By Maniava Cell For Western skirts A short list of recommended reading Name index and geographical index On the way to Przemysl Golden Horseshoe (route length 238 km) A brief description of other routes: For Zhovkva Fortifications Transcarpathia References Category:Architecture books Category:Castles in Ukraine

Sunwook Kim (born 1988 in Seoul) is a South Korean pianist living in London. He came to international recognition when he won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006. Early life Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea on 22 April 1988. He began studying the piano at the age of three. He gave his debut recital aged ten and this was followed by his concerto debut two years later. He won the Leeds International Piano Competition aged just 18, becoming the competition’s youngest winner for 40 years, as well as its first Asian winner. Kim's performance of Brahms Piano Concerto in D minor with The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder in the competition's final won unanimous praise from the press, and led to concerto engagements with UK's finest orchestras as well as various recitals around Europe. At the time of the competition, Kim was a student at the Korea National University of Arts under Daejin Kim. He had also previously won the IX Ettlingen Competition and the XVIII Concours Clara Haskil. He was awarded the Artist of the Year prizes from the Daewon Cultural Foundation (2005) and Kumho Asiana Group (2007). He has received MA degree for conducting from Royal Academy of Music in 2013. Career He has established a reputation as one of the finest pianists of his generation, appearing as a concerto soloist in the subscription series of some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra (John Eliot Gardiner, Daniel Harding), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Myung-Whun Chung), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Marek Janowski), Tokyo Philharmonic, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony, (Sakari Oramo, Andrew Manze, Tugan Sokhiev), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Paavo Järvi), Philharmonia Orchestra (Vladimir Ashkenazy, Juraj Valčuha, Edward Gardner), London Philharmonic (Vassily Sinaisky), Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France (Myung-Whun Chung, Kwamé Ryan), NHK Symphony (Karl-Heinz Steffens), Hamburger Symphoniker (Guy Braunstein), Hallé Orchestra (Mark Elder), the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra(Kirill Karabits), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and the Aspen Festival Orchestra. In 2013, Kim made his debut at the BBC Proms with Bournemouth Symphony (Kiril Karabits) performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. The same year he was selected by the Beethoven-Haus Bonn to become the first beneficiary of its new Mentoring Programme, a status which grants him exclusive access to the house’s unique collections and resources. He has performed chamber music with musicians including Guy Braunstein, Augustin Hadelich, Jian Wang (cellist), Alisa Weilerstein, Nobuko Imai. Recitals to date include the Wigmore Hall in London, regular appearances in the “Piano 4 Etoiles” series at Salle Pleyel, Kioi Hall in Tokyo, Symphony Hall Osaka, Brussels Klara Festival, Brussels Summer Festival, Beethoven-Haus and Beethovenfest in Bonn, Klavier-Festival Ruhr and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festspiele. Recordings 2016 – Brahms & Franck – Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, op. 5, Franck, C: Prélude, Choral et Fugue (Franck) – Accentus Music 2015 – Beethoven Piano Sonatas - No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (Waldstein), No. 29 in B♭ major, Op. 106 (Hammerklavier) - Accentus Music 2014 – Unsuk Chin: Piano Concerto (With Myung-whun Chung, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra) - Deutsche Grammophon 2013 – Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’ (With Myung-whun Chung, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra) - Deutsche Grammophon International Awards 2004 Ettlingen Competition (Germany) - First prize 2005 Clara Haskil International Piano Competition (Switzerland) - First prize 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition (UK) - First prize The CD featuring Unsuk Chin’s Piano Concerto won awards from BBC Music Magazine and International Classical Music Awards. Reviews "Kim's deep feelings for Franck are obvious in the breadth and emotional resonance he brings to the Prelude, Chorale and Fugue[...] especially striking is the pristine clarity he invests in the score’s often murky textures[...] there can be little doubt that Kim will be back to share with us his evolving love of this fantastically challenging music." Gramophone Magazine, 2016 - Brahms & Franck recording "The Waldstein is altogether quite impressive, with its dazzling opening movement thrown off with apparent ease, the slow introduction to the final admirably sustained, and the controversial blurred pedal effects of the concluding rondo itself intelligently handled." - BBC Music Magazine, 2015 - Beethoven Piano Sonatas recording “The swell of suspended harmonies was perfectly controlled, the chords perfectly struck and voiced, and Kim always kept the sense of restless searching at just the right level of intensity”. George Hall, The Guardian, 2014 - City of London Festival “Kim repaid the investment by allowing every voice in this concerto to speak, shirking grand gestures and playing with absorbing concentration and nuance.” - Neil Fisher, The Times, 2013 - BBC Proms debut at Royal Albert Hall "The finale benefited from his energetic attack and immaculate fingerwork, while some historically informed touches gave individuality to Karabits’s astute management of the orchestral accompaniment.” - George Hall, The Guardian, 2013 - BBC Proms debut at Royal Albert Hall "[Kim] gave a simply astonishing performance. It is rare to hear a performer so aware of the possibilities for intimacy in the Albert Hall’s massive acoustic: Kim placed pianissimos always on the edge of disappearance so that the audience almost had to strain to hear; the effect was spellbinding, particularly in the simple but shattering cadenzas of the second movement." Bachtrack., 2013 - BBC Proms debut at Royal Albert Hall “Virtuosity was kept firmly in check in the finale, Kim’s lightness of touch and finesse never less than compelling.” 2010 - performance with Philharmonia Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy References British Broadcasting Corporation Concours Clara Haskil prizewinners Ettlingen Competition prizewinners Daewon Cultural Foundation External links Askonas Holt Management Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:People from Seoul Category:Prize-winners of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition Category:South Korean classical pianists Category:South Korean expatriates in the United Kingdom Category:21st-century classical pianists

Chaleshom (, also Romanized as Chāleshom; also known as Chalisham and Chalistan) is a village in Khara Rud Rural District, in the Central District of Siahkal County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 437, in 117 families. References Category:Populated places in Siahkal County

Charles Monro may refer to: Sir Charles Monro, 1st Baronet (1860–1929), Governor of Gibraltar Charles Monro (rugby union) (1851–1933), initiator of rugby union in New Zealand Charles Henry Monro (1835–1908), English author, jurist and benefactor See also Charles Monroe (disambiguation) Charles Munroe

Louis Charles Bonaventure Alfred Bruneau (3 March 1857 – 15 June 1934) was a French composer who played a key role in the introduction of realism in French opera. Life Born in Paris, Bruneau studied the cello as a youth at the Paris Conservatory and played in the Pasdeloup orchestra. He soon began to compose, writing a cantata, Geneviève de Paris, while still a young man. In 1884, his Ouverture heroique was performed, followed by the choral symphonies Léda (1884) and La Belle au bois dormant (1886). In 1887, he produced his first opera, Kérim. The following year, Bruneau met Émile Zola, launching a collaboration between the two men that would last for two decades. Bruneau's 1891 opera Le Rêve was based on the Zola story of the same name, and in the coming years Zola would provide the subject matter for many of Bruneau's works, including L'attaque du moulin (1893). Zola himself wrote the libretti for the operas Messidor (1897) and L'Ouragan (1901). Other works influenced by Zola include L'Enfant roi (1905), Naïs Micoulin (1907), Les Quatres journées (1916), and Lazare (produced posthumously in 1954). Other operatic works by Bruneau contained themes by Hans Christian Andersen (Le Jardin du Paris in 1923) and Victor Hugo (Angelo, tyran de Padoue in 1928). Bruneau's orchestral works show the influence of Wagner. His other works include his Requiem (1888) and two collections of songs, Lieds de France and Chansons à danser. Bruneau was decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1895. He died in Paris. Bibliography Arthur Hervey: Alfred Bruneau (London, 1907) James Ross: '"Messidor": Republican Patriotism and the French Revolutionary Tradition in Third Republic Opera'; in: Barbara Kelly (ed.): 'French Music, Culture and National Identity, 1870-1939' (Rochester, N.Y., 2008), pp. 112–130; Steven Huebner: "Alfred Bruneau and Émile Zola" and "L'Attaque du moulin", in: French Opera at the Fin de Siècle (Oxford, 1999), pp. 395–425; Manfred Kelkel: Naturalisme, Vérisme et Réalisme dans l'opéra (Paris, 1984); Viking Opera Guide, ed. Holden (1993) References External links Category:1857 births Category:1934 deaths Category:19th-century classical composers Category:19th-century French composers Category:20th-century classical composers Category:Prix de Rome for composition Category:Burials at the Cimetière des Batignolles Category:Conservatoire de Paris alumni Category:French classical composers Category:French male classical composers Category:French opera composers Category:Male opera composers Category:Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Category:Musicians from Paris Category:20th-century French composers Category:20th-century French male musicians Category:19th-century male musicians

Events 6 January – Rob Elliott now takes over from John Burgess as host of Wheel of Fortune, after the failed attempt last year with long-time Sale of the Century quizmaster Tony Barber as host. The programme starts 1997 without Adriana Xenides as she takes long term leave as letter turner due to a cancerous breakdown, she returns the puzzleboard in July. Her place is filled by ex-Perfect Match hostess Kerrie Friend. After a notable absence throughout 1996 due in part to hosting Family Feud for the last remainder of the year, John Deeks returns to the booth as announcer – the position had been held by David Day in Adelaide, and Ron E Sparks in Sydney. 3 February – Australian drama serial Heartbreak High switches over to air on ABC at 6:00 pm from Monday to Thursdays. 31 March – A brand new Australian game show called Burgo's Catch Phrase hosted by former Wheel of Fortune presenter John Burgess starts screening on Nine Network. 13 June – Australian children's television series Bananas in Pyjamas appears for the first time in Singapore on Channel 5. 26 June – British sitcom Mr. Bean starring Rowan Atkinson as the titular character switches over to the Seven Network a year after finishing up on the ABC. 29 June – The 1993 film In the Line of Fire starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich premieres on the Nine Network. 1 July – Prime Television comes to Mildura, ending a monopoly on commercial television held by STV-8 since 1965. 8 July – Ownership of Australia Television International moves from ABC to Seven Network. 11 July – American-Canadian children's animated series Arthur debuts on ABC. 4 August – Judge Judy makes it debut on Network Ten. September – Jo Beth Taylor resigns as host of Australia's Funniest Home Video Show as part of the show's biggest hosts in history – she is replaced by Getaway reporter, Catriona Rowntree, and then axed. 22 September – A reboot of the classic Australian 1980s sitcom Kingswood Country called Bullpitt! once again starring Ross Higgins as Ted Bullpitt airs on Seven Network. 11 October – In Neighbours, Helen Daniels dies in her sleep at a family get together. The last ever of the original 1985 cast members Anne Haddy departs the series, she died two years later after a long illness. 12 October – American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond debuts on the Seven Network. 1 November – TCN-9 stages the first trial of digital television in the Southern Hemisphere. 16 November – The 1994 Film Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks premieres on the Nine Network. 23 November – American animated comedy series King of the Hill screens on the Seven Network at 7:30 pm. 3 December – American supernatural fiction, fantasy, action, horror series Buffy the Vampire Slayer debuts on the Seven Network. 20 December – American animated comedy series South Park airs on SBS. It also became the network's highest rating series to date. December – Prime Television Limited acquires the rights to Canal 9 in Argentina. The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales is broadcast live on the ABC and all commercial free-to-air television channels. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is televised for the first time on commercial television. Channels New channels 1 June – Ovation Channel 1 July – Odyssey Channel 1 September – The LifeStyle Channel 7 September – Movie Extra Rebranded channels 20 March – MTV Australia (was ARC Music Channel) 18 April – Channel V Australia (was Red) 7 September – Movie One (was The Movie Network) Debuts Domestic International Subscription television Domestic International Subscription premieres This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network. International Changes to network affiliation This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after having premiered on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks. Domestic International Television shows ABC Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999) Four Corners (1961–present) Seven Network Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004–2008) Home and Away (1988–present) Blue Heelers (1994–2006) The Great Outdoors (1993–present) Today Tonight (1995–present) Nine Network Today (1982–present) Sale of the Century (1980–2001) A Current Affair (1971–1978, 1988–present) Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999) Midday (1973–1998) 60 Minutes (1979–present) Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990–2000, 2000–2004, 2005–present) The AFL Footy Show (1994–present) The NRL Footy Show (1994–present) Water Rats (1996–2001) Burgo's Catch Phrase (1997–2001, 2002–2003) The Price is Right (1993–1998, 2003–2005, 2012) Network Ten Neighbours (Seven Network 1985, Network Ten 1986–present) GMA with Bert Newton (1991–2005) Ending / Resting this year See also 1997 in Australia List of Australian films of 1997 References

André Poncet (30 July 1755 – 23 July 1838) commanded a French infantry division during the French Revolutionary Wars. He joined the French Royal Army in a famous regiment and fought in the American Revolutionary War. Becoming a general officer in early 1794, he fought at Fleurus, Maastricht and other actions. He led a division in the Rhine Campaign of 1795 at Höchst and in the Rhine Campaign of 1796 at Limburg. Afterward, he held interior posts until his retirement from the military in 1811. He became mayor of his home town of Pesmes. When it was occupied by the Austrians in 1814, he was arrested and confined in the Palanok Castle in distant Transylvania for five months. He became a farmer and died in 1838 after returning to France. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 6. References Category:French generals Category:French military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Category:French Republican military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars Category:French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Category:People from Haute-Saône Category:1755 births Category:1838 deaths Category:Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe

Nancy Roos (February 28, 1905 – April 6, 1957) was a U.S. chess champion. Born Nancy Krotoschin in Belgium, she married Martin Roos. Before coming to America she was active at the Cercle l'Echiquier in Brussels. Roos won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1955 with Gisela Kahn Gresser, both scoring 9–2. She took second at the Pan-American Tournament in 1954 behind Mary Bain and Mona May Karff, and tied for second at the 1942 U.S. Women's Championship behind Adele Belcher and Karff. Roos was a professional photographer and at the time of her death was the second highest rated woman in the U.S. Chess Federation. She died of cancer in Los Angeles, California. References Category:1905 births Category:1957 deaths Category:American female chess players Category:Belgian female chess players Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles Category:20th-century chess players

A youth center or youth centre, often called youth club, is a place where young people can meet and participate in a variety of activities, for example table football, association football (US soccer, UK football), basketball, table tennis, video games, Occupational Therapy and religious activities. Youth Clubs or Centres vary in their activities across the globe, and have diverse histories based on shifting cultural, political and social contexts and relative levels of state funding or voluntary action. Young social groups Many youth clubs are set up to provide young people with activities designed to keep them off the streets and out of trouble, and to give them a job and an interest in activity. Some youth clubs can have a particular compelling force, such as music, spiritual/religious guidance and advice or characteristics such as determination. In the United Kingdom, there are a number of national youth club networks, including: UK Youth Ambition National Association of Boys and Girls Clubs In the United States, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America is one of the most popular (or well known) youth clubs. Projects and activities Many youth clubs and projects are open to all people aged 15–21, although some clubs may still accept young people as old as 25. There are places where young people can meet with friends and practice new activities. Many youth clubs offer various activities, such as table tennis. Youth clubs are there to help young people understand the world around them. They are there to advise young people with their future, to talk about the past and even help them with the present. Many clubs hold different sessions to educate young people about different topics regarding their health and worries, e.g. contraception. Youth clubs normally have a leader youth worker who normally organizes trips or workshops for the young people to contribute in, e.g. Show Racism the Red Card. They can also hold charity events and even volunteer to do many different things. Youth clubs will sometimes help young people to gain qualifications for their life ahead, e.g. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. See also List of youth organizations Salford Lads Club Essex Boys and Girls Clubs Teen center References Category:Youth organizations

Burton Adventist Academy is a co-educational private Christian school in Arlington, Texas, United States. It covers the grades from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Burton is associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system. It offers a basic high school diploma, advanced diploma, and honors diploma. Curriculum The school curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences. Spiritual aspects All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought. See also List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools Seventh-day Adventist education References External links Category:Christian schools in Texas Category:Adventist secondary schools in United States Category:Private high schools in Texas Category:Private middle schools in Texas Category:Private elementary schools in Texas

Buchananius is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about 10 described species in Buchananius. Species These 10 species belong to the genus Buchananius: Buchananius carinifer Kissinger, 1957 Buchananius costatus Kissinger, 1957 Buchananius crispus Kissinger, 1957 Buchananius ferrugineus Kissinger, 1957 Buchananius minutissimus Kissinger, 1957 Buchananius neglectus Kissinger, 1957 Buchananius quadriguttatus Kissinger, 1957 Buchananius seriatus Kissinger, 1957 Buchananius striatus (LeConte, 1876) Buchananius sulcatus (LeConte, 1876) References Further reading Category:Baridinae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot

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Stefanie Jill Ridel (born May 17, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was a member of the girl group Wild Orchid, and was a co-host of the television show Great Pretenders. Early life Stefanie Jill Ridel was born in Hollywood, California. She has two brothers, Mark and Chris Ridel. Acting career She is best known as a co-host of the TV show, Great Pretenders. From 1983 to 2004 she made various appearances singing on television, mostly with Wild Orchid. Her acting career began on commercials and landing guest star roles on TV shows like, The Facts Of Life, The Golden Girls, Punky Brewster, Married... with Children and Blossom. She lent her singing voice to the character, "Yasmin" in the film Bratz. Music career In 1991, a girl group called NRG was formed. They were a quartet made up of herself, Heather Holyoak, and Stacy Ferguson, and Renee Sands of Kids Incorporated. They were signed to Sony Records that year, and changed their name to Wild Orchid. Soon Heather left the group for college and was replaced by Micki Duran, also a Kids Incorporated alumni. They recorded a debut album, but Micki soon left the group to pursue acting, and they were dropped from Sony. They signed to RCA Records, and recorded their self-titled debut album, which was released in 1996. Their second album, Oxygen, was released in 1998, and they recorded Fire in 2000. It was leaked to the internet and they were dropped from RCA in 2001. Stacy left the group, and they became a duo as they opened Yellow Brick Records. Hypnotic was released on the internet in 2003, and the band then broke up in 2004. She took a short break from music before she and Kyle Hendricks, under the stage name Rain, created the band, 5th Element. She also produced and wrote for The Slumber Party Girls. Recently she has been producing tracks for Prima J. 5th Element has released a debut album, "Here Comes the Rain Again", and Stefanie co-founded Talent Bootcamp, a camp training today's greatest music sensations. She contributed to the Bratz Movie soundtrack in 2007. Modeling career She was a spokesmodel for "Bongo" and "Guess!" Personal life While a member of Wild Orchid, she had a brief marriage, before marrying longtime manager Ron Fair. They have three sons (Ellington Fair, born April 16, 2007, London Fair, born in 2009, and Rocco Fair, born in 2011) and one daughter (Ella Fair, born 2008). Discography with Wild Orchid Albums Wild Orchid (1996) Oxygen (1998) Hypnotic (2003) Singles At Night I Pray (1996) Talk to Me (1997) Supernatural (1997) Follow Me (1997) Be Mine (1998) Stuttering (Don't Say) (2001) with 5th Element Singles 2 Nite Deeper Judgment Day Follow Me Just Another Day Just Groove Underbelly Happy I Won't Walk Away Here Comes the Rain Again Remixes Soundtrack contributions Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007) As Songwriter Bratz: The Movie (2007) Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) Allison Iraheta – Don't Waste The Pretty (2009) Television work The Facts of Life (1 episode, 1983) Punky Brewster (1 episode, 1985) The Golden Girls (1 episode, 1989) Oh Henry! ...Megan (1989) Blossom (1 episode, 1991)...Barbara Jenkin and Melissa Cutters ...Fawn (1993) Joe's Life ...Karen (1993) Married... with Children (1 episode, 1994) ...Lisa Pruner Locals...Kris (1994) Goode Behavior ...Stefanie (1996) Great Pretenders ...Herself as Co-Host (unknown episodes, 1998) References External links Category:American child actresses Category:American dance musicians Category:American female singer-songwriters Category:20th-century American singers Category:21st-century American singers Category:Wild Orchid members Category:American film actresses Category:American pop singers Category:American singer-songwriters Category:American television actresses Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American women singers Category:20th-century American women singers

OSF may refer to: Computing Open Science Framework, a cloud-based management for open access science Open Semantic Framework, an integrated software stack using semantic technologies for knowledge management OSF/1, a Unix-like operating system developed by the above-mentioned Open Software Foundation Opera Show Format, an XHTML-based slideshow format Organisations Ógra Shinn Féin, the youth wing of the Sinn Féin political party Open Software Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that merged with X/Open and then became The Open Group. The OSF was founded in 1988 to create an open standard for an implementation of the Unix operating system. Open Society Foundations, a grantmaking body established by George Soros OpenStack Foundation, a non-profit corporate entity to promote OpenStack software and its community Operational Support Facility, of the Federal Aviation Administration Oregon Shakespeare Festival, a repertory theatre in Ashland, Oregon, US Oxford Scientific Films, a British producer of natural history and documentary programmes The Old Spaghetti Factory, a restaurant chain Independent Senate Fraction (Onafhankelijke Senaatsfractie), a political group of the Netherlands Order of Saint Francis, a 21st-century American Franciscan religious order Order of Servant Franciscans, in the List of Independent Catholic denominations Oklahoma Office of State Finance, an agency of the Government of Oklahoma, US OSF Global Services, a cloud technology company OSF Healthcare, a non-profit healthcare organization in Illinois and Michigan, US

The Walton River is a tributary of the Cedar River on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It joins the Cedar River at the village of Cedar River, less than from the mouth of the Cedar River in Lake Michigan. See also List of rivers of Michigan References Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS Category:Rivers of Michigan Category:Rivers of Menominee County, Michigan Category:Tributaries of Lake Michigan