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Team UK Youth () was a British UCI Continental cycling team, competing from 2011 to 2013. Profile Founded in 2011 Team UK Youth were sponsored by UK Youth, a UK-based youth work charity. The team rode senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. For the 2012 season they expanded the team, joining the UCI Continental Circuits, and competing in the Tour of Britain. The team was owned by former Formula One and Indycar champion Nigel Mansell. At the end of the 2013 season, the team announced that unless a new headline sponsor could be found, they would not compete in 2014. Major wins 2013 Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic, Ian Wilkinson Overall Pearl Izumi Tour Series Round 1 – Individual 1st, Yanto Barker Round 3 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Yanto Barker Round 4 – Team 1st Round 5 – Team 1st Round 6 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Jon Mould Round 8 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Chris Opie Round 9 – Team 1st Round 10 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Chris Opie Round 11 – Team 1st (team time trial) Round 12 – Team 1st Overall An Post Rás, Marcin Białobłocki 2013 team As of 15 January 2013. References Mansell family Cycling teams based in the United Kingdom UCI Continental Teams (Europe) Cycling teams established in 2011 Cycling teams disestablished in 2013

Gangaur Ghat or Gangori Ghat is a main ghat situated near the waterfront of Lake Pichola in Udaipur. It is situated near the Jagdish Chowk area. It is known for Bagore-ki-Haveli, a popular tourist destination of the city. Overview Gangaur Ghat is a popular destination of celebration of large number of cultural festivals: Gangaur festival Gangaur is one of the most important local festivals in Rajasthan. Traditional processions of Gangaur commences from the City Palace, and several other places, which passes through various areas of the city. The procession is headed by an old palanquins, chariots, bullock carts and performance by folk artistes. After the processions are complete, the idols of Gan and Gauri are brought to this ghat and immersed in the Lake Pichola from here. Jal-Jhulni Ekadashi The Jal-Jhulni Gyaras, or Jal-Jhulni Ekadashi is a popular event celebrated around Gangaur Ghat. On the 11th day of each waxing (Shukla paksha) and waning moon (Krishna paksha), different processions start from the various parts of the city and end at one point i.e. Gangaur Ghat where people swing the idols of Lord Krishna in child form (Baal Gopal) in the Lake Pichola. These procession are called Ram Revdies. See also Udaipur Tourist Attractions in Udaipur Lake Pichola City Palace, Udaipur Gangaur References Tourist attractions in Udaipur Ghats of India

Fesques is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming village situated by the banks of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D36 and the D928 roads. The A28 autoroute passes through the commune's territory. Population Places of interest The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century. See also Communes of the Seine-Maritime department References Communes of Seine-Maritime

Avichay Adraee (Hebrew: , ; born 19 July 1982) is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Israel Defense Forces who serves as the head of the Arab media division of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. As a result of his position, he receives extensive exposure in the Arab media and is known throughout the Arab world. He is of Syrian Jewish, Iraqi Jewish, and Turkish Jewish descent. Biography Adraee was born in 1982 in Haifa. His maternal grandparents immigrated from Iraq, his grandmother from his father's side immigrated from Turkey, and his grandfather from his father's side was born in Mandatory Palestine. He studied at the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa. When he enlisted in the IDF, he served in Unit 8200 in the Intelligence Corps. When he reached the rank of Staff Sergeant at the age of 22, he was offered his current position - the head of the Arab media department in the IDF Spokesperson's Office following the Israeli disengagement from Gaza. Adraee was then sent to an Officer's Training School and was promoted to the rank of Major. In November 2018 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He has been in his current position since 2005, and since then has been interviewed hundreds of times on various Arab television channels, such as Al Jazeera. Adraee is considered a familiar figure in the Arab world, and in addition to his activity on Arab television, he runs accounts on social media. References External links 1982 births Israeli military personnel 21st-century Israeli military personnel Israeli Mizrahi Jews Israeli people of Syrian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Israeli people of Turkish-Jewish descent Living people

Tannery Falls is a waterfall on Tannery Creek located near the city of Munising, Michigan. The Falls are also sometimes called the Rudy M. Olson Memorial Falls. The grave site of Rudolf Olsen can be seen on the path leading to the falls alongside a set of stairs. Tannery Creek flows behind a small residential area before reaching The falls which drop into an impressive sandstone canyon. There is a cave behind the falls. The level of water coming over the falls can vary greatly depending on snow melt or rainfall. Tannery Falls is one of the less-advertised and less-maintained falls in the area. For a number of years, the falls were under private ownership. The land around the area was purchased by the Michigan Nature Association which created a public nature preserve that includes the nearby Memorial Falls. References Great Lakes Waterfalls Waterfalls of Michigan Protected areas of Alger County, Michigan Landforms of Alger County, Michigan Articles containing video clips

"Don't Leave Me Now" is a song by Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies and French DJ Mathieu Koss. It was released on 31 July 2020 via Armada Music. The song was written by Felix De Laet, Joren van der Voort, Christon Kloosterboer, Dalton Dielh, Mathieu Bordaraud and Peter Hanna, and produced by De Laet and Bordaraud. Composition The song is written in the key of F♯ Minor, with a tempo of 125 beats per minute. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 2020 songs 2020 singles Lost Frequencies songs Songs written by Lost Frequencies Songs written by Peter Hanna

Radaelli is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Fernando Chemin Radaelli (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Giuseppe Radaelli (1833–1882), Milanese fencer and soldier Mario Radaelli (1912 – ?), Italian hurdler Mauro Radaelli (1967), Italian racing cyclist Paolo Radaelli (born 1961), Italian physicist and academic Italian-language surnames

The 1986 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 20, 1986, when Pacific defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match. Pacific won their second straight NCAA title in volleyball with an easy sweep of Nebraska by the scores of 15-12, 15-4, 15-4. Nebraska became the first non-California or Hawaii university to make the NCAA national championship match (although it happened six times in the AIAW national championships in the 1970s). Semifinalist Texas joined Nebraska in becoming the first non-California or Hawaii universities to make the NCAA final four (although four such others reached title matches in the 1970s). Brackets Northwest regional South regional Mideast regional West regional Final Four - Alex G. Spanos Center, Stockton, California See also NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship References NCAA women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I Women's Sports competitions in Stockton, California NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament College sports tournaments in California Volleyball in California Women's sports in California

Ash Bank is a small village in Stoke-on-Trent near to Werrington. Located in the village is Ash Hall, an 1830s mansion built by Broad Street Pottery Works Owner, Job Meigh. A large two-storey house in Tudor style, it is a Grade II listed building, as is the single storey lodge which accompanies it. It is now used as a nursing home for the elderly. References Villages in Staffordshire

Danapınar is a village in the Çan District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. Its population is 369 (2021). References Villages in Çan District

Phoebe is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species: Phoebe alba Martins & Galileo, 2004 Phoebe bicornis (Olivier, 1795) Phoebe cava (Germar, 1824) Phoebe concinna White, 1856 Phoebe cornuta (Olivier, 1795) Phoebe fryana Lane, 1966 Phoebe goiana Lane, 1966 Phoebe luteola Bates, 1881 Phoebe mafra Martins & Galileo, 1998 Phoebe mexicana Bates, 1881 Phoebe nivea Lacordaire, 1872 Phoebe ornator (Tippmann, 1960) Phoebe phoebe (Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825) Phoebe spegazzinii Bruch, 1908 Phoebe subalbaria Belon, 1896 Phoebe tinga Martins & Galileo, 1998 References Hemilophini

Selectfluor, a trademark of Air Products and Chemicals, is a reagent in chemistry that is used as a fluorine donor. This compound is a derivative of the nucleophillic base DABCO. It is a colourless salt that tolerates air and even water. It has been commercialized for use for electrophilic fluorination. Preparation Selectfluor is synthesized by the N-alkylation of diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) with dichloromethane, followed by ion exchange with sodium tetrafluoroborate (replacing the chloride counterion for the tetrafluoroborate). The resulting salt is treated with elemental fluorine and sodium tetrafluoroborate: The cation is often depicted with one skewed ethylene ((CH2)2) group. In fact, these pairs of CH2 groups are eclipsed so that the cation has idealized C3h symmetry. Mechanism of fluorination Electrophilic fluorinating reagents could in principle operate by electron transfer pathways or an SN2 attack at fluorine. This distinction has not been decided. By using a charge-spin separated probe, it was possible to show that the electrophilic fluorination of stilbenes with Selectfluor proceeds through an SET/fluorine atom transfer mechanism. In certain cases Selectfluor can transfer fluorine to alkyl radicals. Applications The conventional source of "electrophilic fluorine", i.e. the equivalent to the superelectrophile F+, is gaseous fluorine, which requires specialised equipment for manipulation. Selectfluor reagent is a salt, the use of which requires only routine procedures. Like F2, the salt delivers the equivalent of F+. It is mainly used in the synthesis of organofluorine compounds: Specialized applications Selectfluor reagent also serves as a strong oxidant, a property that is useful in other reactions in organic chemistry. Oxidation of alcohols and phenols. As applied to electrophilic iodination, Selectfluor reagent activates the I–I bond in I2 molecule. References Patents Reagents for organic chemistry Tetrafluoroborates Fluorinating agents Quaternary ammonium compounds Nitrogen heterocycles Organochlorides Substances discovered in the 1990s

Andy Lee (born 14 September 1962) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers AC Milan and Cambridge United. References External links Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database profile 1962 births Stafford Rangers F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Men's association football defenders English Football League players Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Liverpool

The Saffron Revolution () was a series of economic and political protests and demonstrations that took place during August, September, and October 2007 in Myanmar. The protests were triggered by the decision of the national military government to remove subsidies on the sales prices of fuel. The national government is the only supplier of fuels and the removal of the price subsidy immediately caused diesel and petrol prices to increase by 66–100% and the price of compressed natural gas for buses to increase 500% in less than a week. The various protests were led by students, political activists, including women, and Buddhist monks and took the form of a campaign of nonviolent resistance, sometimes also called civil resistance. In response to the protests, dozens of protesters were arrested or detained. Starting in September 2007 the protests were led by thousands of Buddhist monks, and those protests were allowed to proceed until a renewed government crackdown in late September 2007. Some news reports referred to the protests as the Saffron Revolution, or (). The exact number of casualties from the 2007 protests is not known, but estimates range from 13 to 31 deaths resulting from either the protests or reprisals by the government. Several hundred people were arrested or detained, many (but not all) of whom were released. In the event, Senior General Than Shwe remained in power until he retired in 2011 at age 78. Terminology The phrase "Saffron Revolution" connects the protests against Myanmar's military dictatorship to the saffron-coloured robes which are widely associated with Buddhist monks, who were at the forefront of the demonstrations. The robes of Burmese monks are similar to the color of whole saffron. While similar terms for protests (see colour revolution) had been used elsewhere for the process of gradual or peaceful revolution in other nations, this seems to be the first time it has been associated with a particular protest as it was unfolding, and the international press seized upon the term in reporting on the Burmese protests. However, the idea that the monkhood is connected to specifically Burmese ideas about revolution has been argued by British academic Gustaaf Houtman, partly in critique of an alternative view held by a political scientist, that Gen. Ne Win's 1962 revolution was the only successful revolution in Burma. Burmese concepts of "revolution", however, have a much longer history and are also employed in many but not all monastic ordinations. The military government of Burma was called the State Peace and Development Council or the "SPDC" from 1988 to 2011. History Background Prior to the 2007 summer protests, there had been growing unease in the population regarding the economic situation due to stagnant economic growth and its ranking among the 20 poorest countries in the world according to the United Nations. Many, including the United Nations have blamed the economic problems on the leadership of the military junta and the proportion of national income spent on the armed forces. In late 2006, the cost of basic commodities began rising sharply in Burma with rice, eggs, and cooking oil increasing by 30–40%. According to the UN, one in three children is chronically malnourished, government spending on health and education is among the lowest anywhere in the world, and the average income is below $300 a year. Living a privileged, parallel existence, Burma's military forces appear virtually a "state within a state", free from the economic insecurity that afflicts the rest of the country. Many of the high ranking army generals have become immensely rich; as witnessed in the video of the wedding of senior general Than Shwe's daughter, who is shown wearing diamonds worth many millions of dollars. According to the BBC, on 22 February 2007, a small group of individuals protested the current state of consumer prices in the country. While the protest was small and careful not to be seen as directed at the military junta, officials jailed nine of the protesters. It was the first street protest seen in Rangoon for at least a decade. According to Jeff Kingston, in his article "Burma's Despair" stated that "Despair and fear are immobilizing a people who yearn for a better life and have fruitlessly risked much for a better government." This shows how afraid the Burmese were to take action in 2007. Not only that but Kingston also states that "The earlier brutal crackdown of 1988-when at least three thousand protesters were killed and thousands more imprisoned and tortured-has burned a place in the collective memory." Some of the prominent or symbolic individuals who figured in these events included: Senior General Than Shwe, Commander in Chief of the Myanmar Armed forces Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1991, Kenji Nagai, Japanese photojournalist who was killed during the protests, Zarganar, Burmese comedian and protester U Gambira, a leader of the Buddhist monks in opposition. April 2007 The military junta detained eight people on Sunday, 22 April 2007, who took part in a rare demonstration in a Yangon suburb amid a growing military crackdown on protesters. A group of about ten protesters carrying placards and chanting slogans staged the protest Sunday morning in Yangon's Thingangyun township, calling for lower prices and improved health, education and better utility services. The protest ended peacefully after about 70 minutes, but plainclothes police took away eight demonstrators as some 100 onlookers watched. The protesters carried placards with slogans such as "Down with consumer prices". Some of those detained were the same protesters who took part in a downtown Yangon protest on 22 February 2007. That protest was one of the first such demonstrations in recent years to challenge the junta's economic mismanagement rather than its legal right to rule. The protesters detained in the February rally had said they were released after signing an acknowledgment of police orders that they should not hold any future public demonstrations without first obtaining official permission. The military government stated its intention to crack down on these human rights activists, according to a 23 April 2007, report in the country's official press. The announcement, which comprised a full page of the official newspaper, followed calls by human rights advocacy groups, including London-based Amnesty International, for authorities to investigate recent violent attacks on rights activists in the country. Two members of Human Rights Defenders and Promoters, Maung Maung Lay, 37, and Myint Naing, 40, were hospitalised with head injuries following attacks by more than 50 people while the two were working in Hinthada township, Irrawaddy Division in mid-April. On Sunday, 22 April 2007, eight people were arrested by plainclothes police, members of the pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Association, and the Pyithu Swan Arr Shin (a paramilitary group) while demonstrating peacefully in a Yangon suburb. The eight protesters were calling for lower commodity prices, better health care and improved utility services. Htin Kyaw, 44, one of the eight who also took part in an earlier demonstration in late February in downtown Yangon, was beaten by a mob, according to sources at the scene of the protest. Reports from opposition activists emerged saying that authorities have directed the police and other government proxy groups to deal harshly with any sign of unrest in Yangon. "This proves that there is no rule of law [in Burma]," the 88 Generation Students group said in a statement. [Mon 23 April 2007] "We seriously urge the authorities to prevent violence in the future and to guarantee the safety of every citizen." August 2007 – Removal of fuel subsidies On 15 August 2007 the government removed subsidies on fuel causing a rapid and unannounced increase in prices. The government, which has a monopoly on fuel sales, raised prices from about $1.40 to $2.80 a gallon, and boosted the price of natural gas by about 500%. This increase in fuel prices led to an increase in food prices. Soon afterwards, protesters took to the streets to protest the current conditions. While the International Monetary Fund and World Bank had been recommending the lifting of subsidies for some time to allow for a free market to determine fuel prices, these organisations did not recommend removing all of the subsidies unannounced. The fuel is sold by Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, a state-owned fuel company. August 2007 – Initial demonstrations In response to the increase in fuel prices, citizens protested in demonstrations beginning on 19 August. In response to the protests, the government began arresting and beating demonstrators. The government arrested 13 prominent Burmese dissidents including Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, Min Zeya, Ko Jimmy, Pyone Cho, Arnt Bwe Kyaw and Ko Mya Aye. The government newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported that these individual's actions caused civil unrest that "was aimed at undermining peace and security of the State and disrupting the ongoing National Convention." The United States condemned the arrest of these dissidents on 22 August with the State Department's acting spokesman stating "The United States calls for the immediate release of these activists and for an end of the regime's blatant attempt to intimidate and silence those who are engaged in peaceful promotion of democracy and human rights in Burma...We call on the regime to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the leaders of Burma's democracy movement and ethnic minority groups and to make tangible steps toward a transition to civilian democratic rule." On 21–22 August 2007, participants of the protests on 19 August were detained by local authorities. Their houses were searched without a warrant. These demonstrators could have been charged with up to one year in prison; under the 5/96 Law, that is used to condemn those who disrupt the stability of the state. September 2007 – Escalation On 5 September 2007, Burmese troops forcibly broke up a peaceful demonstration in Pakokku and injured three monks. It was further reported that one monk was killed. This report however was never confirmed but quoted as a reason for the monks' protests starting on September 18. Document 6.1 The next day, younger monks in Pakokku briefly took several government officials hostage in retaliation. They demanded an apology by the deadline of 17 September but the military refused to apologise. This sparked protests involving increasing numbers of monks in conjunction with the withdrawal of religious services for the military. Their role in the protests was significant due to the reverence paid to them by the civilian population and the military. After these events, protests began spreading across Myanmar, including Yangon (also known as Rangoon), Sittwe, Pakokku and Mandalay. On 22 September around two thousand monks marched through Yangon and ten thousand through Mandalay, with other demonstrations in five townships across Myanmar. Those marching through the capital chanted the "Myitta Thote" (the Buddha's words on loving kindness) marching through a barricade on the street in front of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Although still under house arrest, Suu Kyi made a brief public appearance at the gate of her residence to accept the blessings of the Buddhist monks. In Mandalay, estimated to have 200 monasteries, monks were said to have told people not to join the protests, which ended peacefully. As of 22 September 2007, the Buddhist monks were reported to have withdrawn spiritual services from all military personnel in a symbolic move that was seen as very powerful in such a deeply religious country as Burma. The military rulers seemed at a loss as to how to deal with the demonstrations by the monks as using violence against monks would incense and enrage the people of Burma even further, almost certainly prompting massive civil unrest and perhaps violence. However, the longer the junta allowed the protests to continue, the weaker the regime could look. The danger is that eventually the military government will be forced to act rashly and doing so will provoke the citizenry even more. Some international news agencies are referring to the uprising as a 'Saffron Revolution'. On 23 September, 150 nuns joined the protests in Yangon. On that day, some 15,000 Buddhist monks and laymen marched through the streets of Yangon in the sixth day of escalating peaceful protests against the Burmese military regime. The Alliance of All Burmese Buddhist Monks vowed to continue the protests until the Burmese military junta is deposed. 24 September 2007 On 24 September eyewitnesses reported between 30,000 and 100,000 people demonstrating in Yangon, making the event the largest Burmese anti-government protest in twenty years. The BBC reported that two locally well-known actors, comedian Zargana and film star Kyaw Thu, went to Yangon's golden Shwedagon Pagoda early on Monday to offer food and water to the monks before they started their march. The marches occurred simultaneously in at least 25 cities across Myanmar, with columns of monks stretching up to . At the end of the march approximately 1,000 monks arrived to greet Aung San Suu Kyi's home but were denied access by police. They chanted prayers before peacefully moving off. Later that day, the military junta's Minister for Religion, Brigadier General Thura Myint Maung, warned the Buddhist monks leading the protests not to go beyond their "rules and regulations". Meanwhile, President George W. Bush introduced unilateral sanctions against the Burmese leaders during his speech to the UN General Assembly and encouraged other countries to follow its lead. The Dalai Lama also gave his blessing to the monks in their bid for greater freedom and democracy. 25 September 2007 On 25 September the junta threatened demonstrators with military force and placed army trucks at Shwedagon Pagoda, the assembly point for monks leading the protests. Witnesses said 5,000 monks and laypeople marched into the Shwedagon. Civilians were forming a human shield around the monks; Reuters quotes one eyewitness: "They are marching down the streets, with the monks in the middle and ordinary people either side – they are shielding them, forming a human chain.". Vehicles mounted with loudspeakers toured central Yangon, blaring warnings of military action. "People are not to follow, encourage or take part in these marches. Action will be taken against those who violate this order," the broadcasts said, invoking a law allowing the use of military force to break up illegal protests. Reuters reported that the detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi had been moved to the Insein Prison on Sunday, a day after she appeared in front of her house to greet marching monks. Effective 26 September Myanmar's junta imposed dusk-till-dawn curfews on the country's two largest cities of Yangon and Mandalay. Additionally, gatherings of more than five people were prohibited. Meanwhile, truckloads of armed soldiers and riot police were sent into Yangon. Junta crackdown 26 September 2007 On 26 September, pro-democracy figure Win Naing was arrested at his home in Yangon around 2:30 a.m. after being seen providing food and water to the protesting monks but was released from jail after one night, according to an anonymous friend and Western diplomat. He had been arrested on 8 March for holding a press conference with Burmese demonstrators against the national economic hardships. Prominent Burmese comedian Zargana was also arrested overnight. Troops barricaded Shwedagon Pagoda and attacked a group of 700 protesters with batons and tear gas. The police, beating their shields with batons, chased some of the monks and some 200 supporters, while others tried to remain in place near the eastern gate of the pagoda complex. Troops then sealed off the area around the pagoda, attempting to prevent the monks from making further protests. This failed to stop the marches, with up to 5,000 monks progressing through Yangon, some wearing masks in anticipation of tear gas being used. Later in the day there were reports of at least three Buddhist monks and one woman confirmed killed in the firing by security forces in Yangon when thousands of people led by Buddhist monks continued their protest against the military junta. A doctor in Yangon's general hospital confirmed that three injured monks had been admitted to the hospital after they were beaten up severely by the riot police at Shwedagon pagoda. The Swedish National Radio correspondent in Yangon reported that more than 300 people, many of whom were monks, were detained. He also reported a new sentiment in Yangon: "People come up to me quite spontaneously and voice their opinion in a way they never did before." ... "People feel great admiration for the brave monks". The Burma Campaign UK said its sources had reported the junta ordering large numbers of maroon monastic robes and telling soldiers to shave their heads, possibly to infiltrate the monks. 27 September 2007 On 27 September, the junta security forces began raiding monasteries across the country to quell the protests, arresting at least 200 monks in Yangon and 500 more in the northeast. Simultaneously, the army raided four other monasteries in parts of Yangon and arrested several monks. Sources confirmed that the army had raided the six-storied Religious Science Monastery in Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda, Moe Kaung Monastery in Yan Kin township, Maggin Monastery in Thingankyun township, and Thein Phyu monastery in Thein Phyu area and arrested several monks. An anonymous diplomat also said the junta claimed soldiers now had the monks "under control" and "would now turn their attention to civilian protesters". Up to 50,000 protesters took to the streets in Yangon. Protesters bleeding from beatings by security forces were seen scattering and fleeing in Sule. Security forces were reported to be preparing to use insect spray to crack down on protesters. Eyewitnesses said fire engines and insect spray carrier trucks were seen near Theingyi market in downtown Yangon. The BBC received unconfirmed reports that fire crews were ordered to fill their machines with insecticide. According to several news media, the armed forces gave the protesters 10 minutes to disperse or face extreme action. The radio station Democratic Voice of Burma reported that nine civilians, including Japanese photographer Kenji Nagai, had been shot and killed by the armed forces. Nagai was working for APF Tsushin, a media company based in Tokyo. The Japanese embassy in Myanmar later confirmed Nagai's death. Amateur video showing Nagai apparently being deliberately shot was aired on Japanese television. Later footage also showed a Burmese soldier taking Nagai's video camera. Soldiers fired both into the air and directly at students marching toward a high school in Tamwe township in Yangon. Unconfirmed eyewitness reports say 100 people were shot. Up to 300 of the students outside were arrested after a military truck rammed into the crowd. Some 50,000 protesters are reported to have demonstrated peacefully in Akyab while soldiers were stationed at seven key places, including government buildings, Lawkanada temple, and Akyi Tong Kong temple. In the evening, the Burmese state television reported that nine people had been killed in a force crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Yangon. It added that eleven demonstrators and 31 soldiers had been injured. At the end of the day, it was reported that the junta had formed new regiments to crack down on protesters. According to sources close to the military, Senior General Than Shwe took direct command after several commanders refused to use force to crack down on protesters. The newspaper The Guardian published a report of a letter received by Burmese exiles in Thailand, allegedly written by disgruntled military officers, expressing support for the protests and stating, "On behalf of the armed forces, we declare our support for the non-violent action of the Buddhist monks and members of the public and their peaceful expression...". The letter also announced the formation of a group called the Public Patriot Army Association. The Guardian was unable to confirm the authenticity of the letter itself before the story was published. There were unconfirmed reports that Than Shwe's family fled the country. A chartered Air Bagan flight carrying eight passengers landed in Vientiane, Laos, at 6 p.m. (local time). Air Bagan is owned by Than Shwe's ally Tay Za. The United Nations' special envoy to Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, was allowed into the country after the Burmese authorities bowed to international pressure. He was sent to Myanmar after the Security Council convened in New York over the crisis to call for restraint. 28 September 2007 On 28 September, Yangon was emptier than the previous days, as people were afraid of violent reprisals from the army, though many still took to the streets chanting such phrases as "wrongdoers who kill monks" as well as "the military science given by general Aung San is not supposed to kill the people" (i.e. the military isn't supposed to kill the people). The President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo urged Myanmar to take steps toward democracy. The Philippine President warned Myanmar that the Philippines would stop its financial help to Myanmar if opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was not released. US envoys called on China to use its influence with Myanmar. The Myanmar government attempted to dampen public awareness and communications around the protests by cutting Internet access. Troops specifically targeted those caught carrying cameras and beat them. On 28 September, after the killing of Japanese photographer Kenji Nagai by the junta, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said he regretted the killing and demanded a full explanation of his death. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations was urged to join the push for a UN mission to Myanmar, while the United Nations Security Council urged restraint from the government. There were reports that Burmese troops from central Myanmar had started to march towards Yangon. The troops were from the Central Command based in Taungoo and the South East Command. It was not clear if the troops were marching to reinforce or to challenge the troops in Yangon for shooting the Buddhist monks. Vice Senior-General Maung Aye, Than Shwe's second-in-command and the commander in chief of the army, "reportedly disagreed with the violent approach taken against protesters", and was scheduled to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, who was reportedly taken to Yemon Military Camp on the outskirts of Yangon. Another report claimed Maung Aye had staged a coup against Than Shwe, that his troops were guarding Aung San Suu Kyi's home, and that diplomatic sources said that Aung San Suu Kyi had been moved to a police academy compound outside Yangon; although no independent confirmation has been made on the report. Helfen ohne Grenzen (Help without Frontiers) reported that soldiers from the 66th LID (Light Infantry Division) had turned their weapons against other government troops and possibly police in North Okkalappa township in Yangon and were defending the protesters. While soldiers from 33rd LID in Mandalay were also reported to have refused orders to take actions against protesters, other reports state many soldiers remained in their barracks. Later reports stated that soldiers from the 99th LID were being sent in to confront them. 29 September 2007 A report warned that the military would attempt to trick UN envoys by asking their followers to carry out a set-up protest – protesting against the genuine demonstrations, with SPDC followers forcing civilians to join in. The same source stated that attendance of one person per family in some parts of the town was being demanded. In view of the Internet blackout, a group of "88-generation activists" urged the United Nations, along with the United States and United Kingdom embassies in Yangon, to open a one-page Web service via Wi-Fi access to the general public just to submit news photos. The blog site confirmed from different sources that soldiers and police were officially ordered not to shoot at the crowd. It was also reported that the UN envoys would meet Lieutenant Senior General Maung Aye, the second chief of the junta. The BBC reported that several hundred people had gathered in Yangon and that eyewitness reports said demonstrators were surrounded by security forces and pro-military vigilante groups. United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Yangon and was due to fly immediately to Naypyidaw to talk with the junta generals. Eyewitnesses told the BBC that over 1,000 people were demonstrating against the government. There were fresh reports of new violence; the French news agency AFP stated that security forces charged a group of around 100 protesters on the Pansoedan bridge in central Yangon. Approximately 5,000 people gathered to demonstrate in Mandalay. The military was reported to have put most monasteries under guard to prevent egress. People gathered at 80th, 84th, 35th, and 33rd Streets, before joining together; three military trucks followed them and tried to break up the demonstrators, arresting one student who attempted to cross the road in front of them. The military forced monks from outside Mandalay to return to their native towns, the military keeping the homes of NLD Party leaders under guard. Peaceful demonstrations were reported in Mandalay. The Ngwe Kyar Yan Monastery in South Okkalarpa which was subject to a raid some days earlier was under repair, some suggested, in an effort to eliminate evidence. A dedicated group of anti-riot troops was reported to have been formed within Brigate-77 led by Col. Thein Han under Minister Aung Thaung and General Htay Oo's supervision. Agricultural Minister General Maung Oo and Minister of Information Brig. General Kyaw Hsan was said to be in charge of arresting monks at night. Only an hour after his scheduled arrival at Yangon, it was reported that Ibrahim Gambari, the UN Secretary-General's special adviser on Myanmar, had arrived in Naypyidaw to talk with the junta leaders. White House National Security Council Spokesman Gordon Johndroe stated "We have concerns that Mr. Gambari was swiftly moved from Rangoon (Yangon) to the new capital in the interior, far from population centres" and urged the junta to allow Gambari wide access to people, religious leaders and Aung San Suu Kyi. When asked if he expected to meet Suu Kyi, Gambari said: "I expect to meet all the people that I need to meet." An early report indicated that the junta denied Gambari a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi. In addition, the army, late at night, set up a machine-gun nest outside her house. An audio message from inside Myanmar said that crying crematorium workers claimed that they were forced by soldiers to burn injured protesters and civilians to death in YaeWay crematorium on the outskirts of Yangon. The Times Online later reported that it was "widely accepted that the cremations began on the night of Friday, 28 September", but the reports of people being burned alive were being "treated with extreme caution by independent observers and have not been verified". In Yangon, soldiers rerouted the Sule bus stop to Thamada Cinema in an effort to keep people away from Sule pagoda. Some bus drivers were not informed of this change, and passengers getting off at the old stop were beaten upon dismounting. In Mandalay, non-monk prisoners were taken to a field and a barber was asked to shave their heads so that they could be dressed as monks and forced to create confusion and mistrust of real monks. Monks and civilians were reported to have called diplomats to state that troops had arrived at three monasteries but had been prevented from entering by local residents who had massed outside. Making threats of returning in larger numbers, the soldiers then departed. Mizzima news reported that in Mandalay, the NLD divisional organising committee member Win Mya Mya was arrested by police sub-Inspector Tun Lwin Naung at 11 p.m. last night at her home. "She seemed to know in advance of her imminent arrest. She is prepared and took her clothes with her," her sister Tin Win Yee, told reporters, "I am worried about her. This month is the period of Ramadan and she is being treated for her injury sustained in the Depayin incident". Citizens in Myitkyina and other townships in northern Myanmar were coerced into joining pro-government rallies designed to manufacture a show of support for a national convention, though most of the speeches were simply condemnations from junta leaders of the uprisings. Two people from each household were required to attend. "We were warned that we would be punished if we didn't come to the rally. So we attended it because we were afraid," said one resident. Ngwe Kyar Yan Monastery in Rangoon, where some 200 monks were detained in the early morning two days earlier, was reported to have been looted by soldiers. Everything of value was said to have been removed, including forty or more Buddha statues and the head of one of the largest Buddhas which contains valuable jewels. The largest demonstration in the country at Kyaukpadaung, Mandalay Division, numbered about 30,000 and was led by around 1,000 monks. The demonstrators marched peacefully despite heavy presence by security forces and military troops. Some 10,000 farmers in Wra Ma, 30 miles north of Taungup, southern Rakhine State, were reported to have joined hands to protest against the government. The demonstrators were said to have been angry at the government's action against monks in Yangon. The report stated that the authorities in Taungup sent a platoon of police to the village soon after they received the information about the demonstration. 30 September 2007 Contrary to earlier reports, UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari was allowed to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi. The two spoke for ninety minutes at the State guest house in Yangon after Gambari returned from talks with the junta in Naypyidaw. Gambari met with acting Prime Minister Thein Sein, Culture Minister Khin Aung Myint and Information Minister Kyaw Hsan, but was not given an audience with senior general Than Shwe. The Premier of the People's Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, announced: "China hopes all parties concerned in Myanmar show restraint, resume stability through peaceful means as soon as possible, promote domestic reconciliation and achieve democracy and development". Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief, urged China to lean harder on Myanmar. Mark Canning, the United Kingdom's ambassador in Myanmar, told the BBC of the deep underlying political and economic reasons for the demonstrations, which he said would not go away easily; "The cork has been put in the bottle, but the pressures are still there." Colonel Hla Win, a central member of the military junta, was reportedly seeking political asylum in Norway. The colonel was said to be in hiding in the jungle with rebels of the Karen people. The colonel defected after being ordered to raid two monasteries and detain hundreds of monks. According to the colonel, these monks were to be killed and dumped in the jungle. An eyewitness in Yangon says a monastery on Wei-za-yan-tar Road was raided early in the morning. Monks studying inside were ordered out, and one by one had their heads bashed against the brick wall of the monastery. Their robes were torn off and they were thrown into trucks and driven away. The head monk is confirmed to have died later that day. Only 10 of 200 remained afterwards, hiding inside, and the ground was covered with blood. Many civilians who had gathered to help were held back by the military with bayonets. The Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, in Myanmar because of the death of Kenji Nagai, arrived in Naypyidaw to speak to government leaders. 1 October 2007 The barricades around the Shwedagon Pagoda were removed, witnesses told Reuters, but soldiers were still stationed at the four entrances. Monks said that at least five of their number had been killed during the clashes with security forces. Eyewitnesses said that troops and police were still positioned at many street corners and key locations around Yangon, making it impossible for demonstrators to gather. Mark Canning, the British ambassador to Myanmar, said that China was pushing hard for Gambari's mission to be as long and as far-reaching as possible. Thousands of heavily armed soldiers were reported to be patrolling the streets of Yangon, and there were no signs of protests against the junta. The troops were stopping pedestrians and car drivers and searching them for cameras. The internet and mobile phone networks were still largely disrupted. Around 4,000 monks were said to have been rounded up by the military during the previous week in an attempt to stamp out the protests. They were being held at a disused race course. A BBC report said that sources from a government-sponsored militia stated they would soon be moved away from Yangon, and that the monks have been disrobed and shackled. The Democratic Voice of Burma, the banned opposition broadcaster, published a photograph which they said showed the body of a monk floating near the mouth of the Yangon river. 5,000 protesters were reported to have gathered in the town of Man Aung, Rakhine State, in the morning. They marched while holding two banners displaying their demands; for the release of all political prisoners, a reduction in commodity prices, and national reconciliation. Three people were arrested at a protest in Sanchaung Township in Yangon a report in The Irrawaddy stated. 2 October 2007 Ibrahim Gambari met with Aung San Suu Kyi for a second time, just hours after returning from talks with Than Shwe in Naypyidaw, where he conveyed concerns over the violent crackdown. A report about imprisoned monks in Myanmar stated they were refusing to touch food given them by the military, and by doing so symbolically maintain their boycott of the regime. Myanmar prime minister General Soe Win, reportedly died of leukaemia in Rangoon Defense Hospital, Mingladon, Yangon. But other sources claimed the rumours were false. The United Nations Human Rights Council met and discussed the situation in Myanmar during a special session, and passed a resolution deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations, and urging the release of all those arrested during the demonstrations. 3 October 2007 A BBC report stated that Gambari was in Singapore for a meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, but had not spoken with journalists. He was to prepare a report on his talks with Burma's leaders and brief the UN Security Council later in the week. Reports from Yangon stated that some 25 monks were arrested by security forces in a raid on a temple overnight. As a result of the military crackdown on anti-government protests, "scores of monks" were said to be trying to leave Yangon, although some bus drivers refused to carry them as passengers, fearing they would not be allowed petrol. Military vehicles fitted with loudspeakers patrolled Rangoon's streets blaring: "We have photographs. We are going to make arrests." Some 80 monks and 149 women thought to be nuns, who had been detained during part of the military's crackdown on protesters, were freed, Reuters reported. Riot police and soldiers were reported to be scouring Yangon with photographs to identify and arrest participants in last week's protests. A report about nightly actions against demonstrators quoted one resident who said: "The repression is continuing every night. When there are no more witnesses, they drive through the suburbs at night and kill the people." The report stated that there is hunger and misery, many of the monks who demonstrated last week came from Okalapa Township and after suppressing Yangon centre on 29 September troops turned their attention to that township the following day. 4 October 2007 The body of the Japanese journalist, Kenji Nagai, was returned to Japan. An autopsy would be carried out; Japanese officials said that he was not shot accidentally as Burmese authorities have said, but was shot at close range. APF News, who employed Nagai, demanded that the camera he held when he was killed be returned; to that date only his second camera, thought to be a back-up, had been returned. Toru Yamaji, the head of APF News, said: "Our biggest task now is to confirm and report on what's in his camera and what he wanted to tell the people on his last day". Another report stated that up to 10,000 people, many of them monks who led the protests, had been "rounded up for interrogation in recent days". United States diplomats who visited 15 monasteries found them empty, while others were being barricaded and guarded by soldiers, the report said. 5 October 2007 The opposition rejected the junta's conditional offer of talks with Aung San Suu Kyi. Shari Villarosa, the United States top diplomat in Myanmar, was invited to talk with the military leaders. The envoy was to 'clearly convey Washington's condemnation of last week's bloody repression' a US spokesperson said. The invitation followed a state television broadcast stating that nearly 2,100 people had been arrested over the last week and some 700 had been freed. Reuters reported that protesters who applauded the demonstrations could face two to five years in jail, while the leaders could face 20 years. The Democratic Voice of Burma forwarded reports of some 50 students who demonstrated in Mandalay who had been sentenced to five years hard labour. Some 60 troops from a battalion based in Akyab were reported to have been sent to the town of Man Aung, on Man Aung Island, to deal with demonstrations that continued for three days, ending on 2 October. After meeting with many of the parties involved Ibrahim Gambari returned to New York and briefed the Security Council about his visit. The ambassador from Myanmar said of his country that had it had "indeed experienced a daunting challenge. However, we have been able to restore stability. The situation has now returned to normalcy. Currently, people all over the country are holding peaceful rallies within the bounds of the law to welcome the successful conclusion of the national convention, which has laid down the fundamental principles for a new constitution, and to demonstrate their aversion to recent provocative demonstrations." 8 October 2007 Yangon residents were reported to be "keeping up a low-key resistance", harassing troops by tossing rocks at them. In response, security forces detained some of the rock throwers. The retired General, U Aung Kyi, currently serving as Deputy Minister of Labor, was appointed as an official go-between for talks between Aung San Suu Kyi and the military junta on 8 October 2007. 9 October 2007 Ye Min Tun, a foreign ministry official for ten years, told the BBC how "appalling" treatment of Buddhist monks during the previous month's protests had forced him to resign from the military regime. Asked whether he thought the pro-democracy movement was now finished, the diplomat said: "I think it's not the end. I think it's just the beginning of the revolution." South African president Nelson Mandela withdrew an invitation to Gary Player to host a fundraising golf tournament because of the former British Open champion's business links with Burma. 10 October 2007 There were reports that a Win Shwe, a member of the National League for Democracy, died during interrogation in the central Myanmar region of Sagaing. He and five colleagues had been arrested on 26 September. White House foreign affairs spokesman Gordon Johndroe said "The United States strongly condemns the atrocities committed by the junta and calls for a full investigation into the death of Win Shwe during his detention in Burma. The junta must stop the brutal treatment of its people and peacefully transition to democracy or face new sanctions from the United States." Witnesses claim that security forces were raiding houses in search of anyone whom they suspected of having been involved in the protests. The body of Win Shwe was not released, Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said. "His body was not sent to his family and the interrogators indicated that they had cremated it instead." Fears were expressed for others still held in police custody. Sources claimed that five military generals and more than 400 soldiers of Sikai Division near Mandalay had been jailed for refusing to shoot and beat monks and civilians during the protests. Many civil servants were also staying away from work to show their disapproval of the junta's action. Rolls-Royce also made an official statement that it was ceasing all business dealings with the junta. It said it would cease aircraft engine repair work and terminate a contract involving the lease of an aircraft to a Burmese airline. A spokesman said "At that point, Rolls-Royce will have no further involvement in Burma." 11 October 2007 The Security Council met and issued a statement and reaffirmed its "strong and unwavering support for the Secretary-General's good offices mission", especially the work by Ibrahim Gambari. It also "strongly deplored the use of violence against peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar", welcomed the Human Rights Council of 2 October 2007, and emphasised the importance of the "early release of all political prisoners and remaining detainees", as well as urging the junta to prepare for a "genuine dialogue" with democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Although a statement does not have the power of a resolution, it requires the consent of all its members and has been seen as a shift in position of China. Official media in Burma called the UN statement "regrettable," and stated that more than half of those arrested during the protests have since been released. 12 October 2007 Military rulers arrested what was thought to be the last four known leaders, part of the "88 Students Generation" activists of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. Those detained included prominent woman activist Thin Thin Aye (also known as Mie Mie), Aung Htoo and Htay Kywe. Amnesty International issued a statement expressing grave concern for their safety and for others still being held. Thousands attended a "pro-government" rally in Rangoon organised by the junta, many allegedly under coercion. Burmese dissident groups claimed that the numbers who attended the rally was much smaller than the government's figures. They also claimed that people were bussed to the rallies by the junta. AFP news agency also reported that every factory in the city's industrial zone had each been obliged to send 50 participants to the rally. 13 October 2007 Amnesty International issued a revised statement saying that six dissidents had been arrested in Yangon over the weekend. They said: "Continued arrests fly in the face of the promises made this week by the Myanmar authorities to cooperate with the United Nations." 15 October 2007 Gambari arrived in Thailand and issued a statement describing the latest arrests in Yangon as "extremely disturbing" [and] "counter to the spirit of mutual engagement" between the UN and Burma. The UN hoped that his meeting with military officials in Burma scheduled in mid November could be brought forward. Meanwhile, United Kingdom PM Gordon Brown urged the EU to propose tougher sanctions on Burma ahead of an EU meeting in Luxembourg at which the banning of imports of gemstones, timber and metals was already proposed for discussion. The EU announced an agreement for further sanctions against the military junta but some have conceded that its leverage with Burma is limited and sanctions have so far controversially steered clear of its energy sector of which French oil giant Total is a major investor. 16 October 2007 Japan has cancelled funding of more than $4.7 m for a human resources centre based in Rangoon University. Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said that the decision was made in response to the military action in Burma. A White House spokesman said that the US was considering toughening its own existing sanctions. Meanwhile, ASEAN said it will not consider suspending Myanmar as a member, and rejected any proposal for economic sanctions. (As of 2004 Myanmar chaired a great number of Asean-sub-summits.) On 16 October 2007 Burma said it had arrested approximately 100 monks in the protests and that only 10 people had died, but widespread opinion held the real figures to be higher. 17 October 2007 Three high-profile demonstrators were released by the Burmese government; Zargana, a prominent comedian, along with actor Kyaw Thu, and his wife. In a published statement the junta stated: "Those who led, got involved in and supported the unrest which broke out in September are being interrogated" and "Some are still being called in for questioning and those who should be released will be." Officials claimed that a total of 2,927 people had been detained and nearly 500 were still being held, an increase of almost 800 since the previous official figures released on 8 October. Those released had been asked to sign a "pledge" first. Reports in the Democratic Voice of Burma claimed that the NLD party chairman U Kyaw Khine, and secretary Ko Min Aung, have both been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment. U Htun Kyi and U Than Pe, two members of the NLD organising committee in Sandoway township, were sentenced to four and half years, while another party member from Gwa township, U Sein Kyaw, is standing trial. A total of around 280 party members were arrested, including 50 members in Kyaukse township in Mandalay Division, while others are reportedly on the run. Whilst reporting the same news, The Irrawaddy added a report about U Indriya, a monk from Sait-Ta-Thuka monastery, who is said to be one of the leaders of a peaceful demonstration in Sittwe. As a result, he has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment. 18 October 2007 Two former schoolteachers, Tin Maung Oo and Ni Ni Mai, appeared in court after they spoke out against a pro-government rally in Paung Tal township, Bago division. On 16 October at about 5 am, a pro-government group were marching past the teachers house, shouting slogans denouncing the monk-led demonstrations and supporting the National Convention. The protestors stopped at seeing a sign hung outside by Maung Oo, which denounced those who tortured and killed monks and civilians. Ni Ni Mai stood in the doorway and asked the protestors if 'they really agreed with the killing of monks and civilians in Rangoon' at which the protestors stopped chanting slogans and some of them dropped their placards. A leader of the government protest is reported to have taken photographs of the couple and their house; later that day the township police chief and two female police officers came to arrest them. The couple are due to appear in court for sentencing on 30 October. 19 October 2007 President Bush has announced further sanctions against the Burmese military. He has tightened export controls and frozen more financial assets held by the junta and urged China and India to apply more pressure. In a White House statement he said: "Monks have been beaten and killed. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters have been arrested". "Burma's rulers continue to defy the world's just demand to stop their vicious persecution". "We are confident that the day is coming when freedom's tide will reach the shores of Burma." A senior British diplomat told the BBC that some 2,500 people are still being held by the military. British officials also received first-hand accounts of grim conditions under which many detainees are still being held. Night raids are said to be continuing with hundreds being arrested. 20 October 2007 Burma's military announced the lifting of a curfew in two main cities, Mandalay and Yangon. The statement is being widely seen as a sign that the government is confident that it has now gained control of the recent dissent. However it is unclear whether the recent government ban on assemblies of more than five people had also been lifted. 22 October 2007 It has been announced that the United Nations special rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, is to be allowed to visit Burma. Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win wrote to the UN stating that Pinheiro could arrive before mid-November. This will be the first visit by Pinheiro in four years; previously the military junta has refused to give their permission. Pinheiro welcomed news of his invitation, telling Reuters news agency that it was "an important sign that the government wants to engage again in constructive dialogue with the UN and the Human Rights Council". The BBC's Laura Trevelyan reports from the UN that the timing of the invitation is significant, a summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) is due to open on 17 November. The regime may believe that the move could reduce further criticism from members of Asean. 24 October 2007 Rights groups report that hundreds of ethnic minority tribespeople are fleeing Burma into the border state of Mizoram, India to escape the military regime. They claim that they are being forced to join pro-government rallies, in some cases at gunpoint, and if they refuse they face fines of up to 10,000 kyats ($7), while others have been arrested including Christian pastors. Many of the exodus are from the Christian minority ethnic Chin people who say they have been persecuted by the junta for being Christians and non-ethnic Burmese. Although they were initially welcomed in Mizoram after the 1988 military crackdown they now face threats of a pushback, as the Mizos (who are ethnic cousins of Chins) are now strongly opposing "unrestricted migration from the Chin State" for fear that they may one day be outnumbered by them. Meanwhile, India has been accused of allowing its strategic and business interests to prevail in Burma, and for failing to put pressure on the generals. 26 October 2007 Hundreds of riot police and government troops armed with rifles and teargas launchers are said to be back on the streets of Rangoon (Yangon). They have surrounded the Shwedagon and Sule Pagodas, the two main focal points of peaceful demonstrations led by Buddhist monks in September. There are also said to be large coils of barbed wire present, in readiness to block streets. The troop presence coincides with the end of Buddhist Lent, and is thought to be aimed at preventing new protests, though according to Reuters there are no new protest developments. It also comes a day after detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a military officer for talks. State Councilor for China Tang Jiaxuan told Gambari of the UN, who is expected to return to Burma in early November that words were the way forward. "The Myanmar issue, after all, has to be appropriately resolved by its own people and government through their own efforts of dialogue and consultation." 31 October 2007 More than 100 Buddhist monks marched through the central town of Pakokku, northwest of Yangon. This was the first time they have returned to the streets since the crackdown by the junta in September. One monk who was on the march told the Democratic Voice of Burma, a Norway-based radio station run by dissident journalists: "We are continuing our protest from last month as we have not yet achieved any of the demands we asked for. Our demands are for lower commodity prices, national reconciliation and immediate release of [pro-democracy leader] Aung San Suu Kyi and all the political prisoners." Thai-based director of the Human Rights Education Institute of Burma, Aung Nyo Min, said "This is very significant... we are very encouraged to see the monks are taking up action and taking up peaceful demonstrations in Burma." 2 November 2007 The Burma government is to expel the United Nations' top diplomat in the country, UN officials have said. The military regime told UN's Burma country chief, Charles Petrie, his mandate was not going to be renewed. It is not clear when he will have to leave. Mr Petrie is known to have voiced concerns over the junta's violent break-up of peaceful demonstrations in September: "The events clearly demonstrated the everyday struggle to meet basic needs and the urgent necessity to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country," Mr Petrie's statement said, 24 October, United Nations Day. The US called the expulsion an outrage and an insult. 7 November 2007 Burma's military rulers have given a date for United Nations human rights envoy Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro to begin a five-day visit on 11 and 15 November. Pinheiro, known officially as the UN's special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, has warned: "If they don't give me full co-operation, I'll go to the plane, and I'll go out." Pinheiro had been refused entry since 2003. His visit comes before a meeting of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean). September 2008 One year after the protests started, small acts of defiance continued. In particular, a 'stop sign' (the palm of a raised hand inside a circle) is being stamped onto banknotes and other places as a reminder of the protests. Several bomb attacks also took place at Yangon throughout the month which the junta blamed was carried out by the NLD. October 2008 On 19 October 2008, a bomb exploded in the Htan Chauk Pin quarter of the Shwepyitha Township of Yangon, near the office of the military junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Association killing one. According to the New Light of Myanmar, the victim was identified as Thet Oo Win, a former Buddhist monk who participated in the Saffron Revolution, was killed while improvising the bomb at his own residence. The junta blamed the National League for Democracy party of planting that bomb, but experts believed at the time that the opposition was not in a position to carry out such acts amidst the tightly controlled security environment. Casualties The number of casualties is not yet clear. According to ABC, the military crackdown claimed hundreds of lives. The official toll remains at 13 killed. Kenji Nagai, a Japanese photo journalist, is believed to currently be the only foreign casualty of the unrest. However, it is possible that the death toll may be many times greater than officially reported. Speaking before the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro said that independent sources reported 30 to 40 monks and 50 to 70 civilians killed as well as 200 beaten. Democratic Voice of Burma puts the number of deaths at 138, basing their figure on a list compiled by the 88 Student Generation group in Myanmar. The Executive Director of the DVB, Aye Chan Naing, told the Associated Press that "[t]his 138 figure is quite credible because it is based on names of victims, I also think the figure is accurate because of the pictures coming from inside Burma. The way they were shooting into the crowds with machine guns means dozens of people could have died." Australia's The Age reports that, after two non-protesters were shot in northwest Yangon, "the army came back, gave the families 20,000 kyat (~$20) each and took away the corpses." Reports forwarded by Times Online stated that the abbot of Ngwe Kyar Yan monastery in north west Yangon was so severely beaten by soldiers "that he died on the spot"; the soldiers had been lining monks up against a wall and smashing each of their heads against the wall in succession before throwing them into trucks. The final death toll still remained 31 confirmed by the UN human rights envoy to Burma, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro. Arrests and releases On 7 October Al Jazeera News reported that at least 1,000 people had been arrested. This figure was provided by Burma's state-run media, the New Light of Myanmar. On 11 October state media reported new figures – that 2,100 people have been arrested and 700 already released. In contrast, foreign sources claim that more than 6,000 people are being held. London-based business news agency Reuters reported about 80 monks and 149 women (believed to be Buddhist nuns) were released by the junta on 3 October 2007. On 11 November 2008, a court in Insein Prison sentenced 14 88 Generation Students Group members (Arnt Bwe Kyaw, Kyaw Kyaw Htwe aka Marky, Kyaw Min Yu aka Jimmy, Mar Mar Oo, Min Zeya, Nilar Thein, Pannate Tun, Sanda Min aka Shwee, Than Tin aka Kyee Than, Thet Thet Aung, Thin Thin Aye aka Mie Mie, Thet Zaw, Zaw Zaw Min and Zay Ya aka Kalama) arrested during the anti-government protests to 65 years in prison. The government used a variety of laws including the foreign exchange act and the video and electronics act which prohibit Burmese nationals from holding foreign currency or from owning electronic and video equipment without a permit. 26 other activists, including five monks from the Ngwe Kyar Yan monastery in Yangon, were given prison sentences ranging from 6 to 24 years. U Gambira was sentenced to 68 years in prison, at least 12 years of which will be hard labour; other charges against him are still pending. Internet control The government attempted to block all websites and services that could carry news or information about Myanmar, barring access to web-based email. However protesters were able to access the Internet anyway and as a result the protests received a never before seen level of international news coverage. Bloggers in Yangon succeeded in circumventing the censors, posting pictures and videos on blogs almost as soon as the protests began. Many of these images were picked up by mainstream news organisations, because bloggers had managed to capture images that no one else was able to get. When Aung San Suu Kyi stepped outside her home in Yangon to greet marching monks and supporters on Saturday, the only pictures of the landmark moment were posted on blogs. Mizzima News, an India-based news group run by exiled dissidents, picked up one of the photos of Aung San Suu Kyi and said more than 50,000 people accessed their website that day. Some Burmese internet users are trying to use internet forums to obtain outside information uncontrolled by the government about their situation. On 28 September it was reported that the government had blocked all access to the Internet. The official explanation is that maintenance is being carried out but Sky News reports that all Internet cafés have also been closed. By at least midnight local time on 6 October, internet access had been restored to Yangon. Sources in Burma said on 6 October that the internet seems to be working from 22:00 to 05:00 local time. International reactions While many countries expressed support for protests and urged the Junta to implement far-reaching reforms, some key countries, such as the People's Republic of China and India, maintained commitment to the notion of noninterference. Sanctions The United States, European Union, and Canada have imposed a number of sanctions on the junta, including a freeze on bank accounts and restrictions on imports of gems and timber. The United States Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against 14 senior officials of Myanmar. Among those targeted for the sanctions are the junta leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, and Deputy Senior Gen. Maung Aye. The action by Treasury will freeze any assets that the individuals targeted have in US banks or other financial institutions under US jurisdiction. The order also prohibits any US citizens from doing business with the designated individuals. On 27 September the European Union began considering "targeted reinforced sanctions" against the military junta, with current sanctions already including an arms embargo, asset freezes, and visa and trade bans. Their aim was to back sanctions that did not harm the population. Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, confirmed reports that the Australian Government would deliver targeted financial sanctions against members of the military junta, as well as possibly introducing other measures to further restrict the military leaders. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu urged to intervene in the ongoing protests in Myanmar. "China, you have leverage – tell those brutal men to stop their brutality," Tutu said at the Goteborg Book Fair in Sweden. Archbishop Emeritus Tutu said that if China did not take a stance against the military rulers in Myanmar he would "join a campaign to boycott the Beijing Olympics" next year. Calls for a boycott of the 2008 Summer Olympics grew around the world, as more people began to say that increased pressure on the Chinese government was the best way to support the Burmese people. Campaigns Activists and campaign organisations worldwide, including Burma Campaign UK and the US Campaign for Burma along with members of the Support the Monks' Protest in Burma Facebook group (later the Burma Global Action Network), called for 6 October to be designated a Global Day of Action for Burma from 12:00 noon. This event was also held in Sydney (Australia), Montreal, Ottawa, Kitchener and Vancouver (Canada); New York, Washington D.C., San Diego (United States); Dublin (Ireland), Hong Kong and Norway in their consecutive days. International Bloggers' Day for Burma, a campaign for bloggers to not post to their blogs, was to be on 4 October. Instead they are being asked to put up a banner, underlined with the words Free Burma!. A worldwide action by bloggers originating in Italy will set a signpost for peace and support the people of Myanmar through the internet. On 4 October 2007 all bloggers and website owners worldwide were called upon to support the "free Burma" campaign by adding a graphic to their website frontdoors and blog only about Myanmar related topics. An internet action likewise has not been reported so far. A Facebook users group, "Support the Monks' protest in Burma", was formed immediately following the first network reports of monks marching past Aung San Suu Kyi's house. The group grew to over 380,000 members by 9 October and 440,000 at its peak. Some members of the group, who later formed into an official organisation called Burma Global Action Network joined the call for a Global Day of Action for Burma through public demonstrations on 6 October in cities and towns worldwide. Wired magazine noted the significance of the grassroots effort in an article asking whether Facebook has given birth to 'open-source politics.' A campaign labelled "Panties for Peace" began on 16 October; focussing on the superstitions of Burma's generals, particularly junta chief Than Shwe, that views contact with any item of women's wear as depriving them of their power, women throughout the world have been sending packages to Burmese embassies containing panties; the campaign has spread to Australia, Europe, Singapore and Thailand. People in Burma also began to hang pictures of Than Shwe around the necks of stray dogs, as it is a very strong insult in Burmese tradition to be associated with a dog, and began to spray anti-junta graffiti in bus and train stations, with slogans such as "killer Than Shwe". In Australia, James Mathison from Australian Idol has lent his support, hosting a Free Burma rally on 10 November in Sydney. While local protests at French oil giant Total Oil's garages were taking place from October on, the first global consumers' boycott of Total Oil (which also owns ELF and FINA) and US-based Chevron (which also owns Texaco, Caltex and Unocal) was called for on 16 November 2007 because the corporations to be able to exploit Yadana natural gas pipeline in southern Burma are paying to the junta an estimated $450million/year and are now lobbying in the US and Europe against government measures to support a democratic transition in Burma. To protect Total's interests, the government has become an obstacle to any serious strengthening of EU measures against Burma. The French government has pushed for the junta to be admitted into international associations, defending Total's investments. The global online initiative hosted by Avaaz.org "to refuse to buy fuel from any Total, Chevron, ELF, FINA, Texaco or Caltex station in our home countries and wherever we travel" was signed by 20,255 people with the aim of delivering 40,000 signatures to the top management of the corporations. Although Chevron and Total Oil claim that their presence benefits the Burmese population, Aung San Suu Kyi said in Le Monde that "Total has become the main supporter of the Burmese military regime." already in 2005. See also All Burma Monks' Alliance Buddhism in Myanmar Burma VJ – Reporting from a closed country. Documentary made up of footage taken from the revolution. Energy crisis Impact of the Arab Spring#Burma/Myanmar – attempts to copy the methods of the 2011 Egyptian revolution Myanmar protests (2021–present) References External links The Group Protesting the Murder of Mr. Nagai by the Army of Myanmar Burma-Myanmar Genocide 2007, aggregating news about current ongoing events, providing translations into English from Burmese blogs from within the country Burma News International Burma Archive: an aggregation effort by SOAS academics, UK. Mae Tao Clinic (Dr Cynthia's Clinic) The Mae Tao Clinic provides medical care in a Burmese refuge camp across the border in Thailand to 150,000 refugees, it trains medics to return to Burma to provide health care and it treats injured or sick Burmese refugees searching for health care. Myanmar and the World from On Point U.S. Campaign for Burma Myanmar, Minorities, and the Military David I. 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During the Vietnam War, one unit assigned to the 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, 17th Combat Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade was the 119th Assault Helicopter Company. The company operated throughout the Central Highlands of Vietnam during the war, from arrival in September 1962 until deactivation in November 1970. Originally designated the 81st Transportation Company (equipped with twin-rotor CH-21 "Flying Banana" piston-engined helicopters), the company was reorganized in 1963 as the 119th Assault Helicopter Company (Airmobile), re-equipped with turbine-powered single-rotor UH-1A and B model Hueys. Also known as the 119th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter), the company's area of operations included the entire Central Highlands of Vietnam, plus large portions of Laos and Cambodia. Eventually assigned to the 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, 17th Combat Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade and headquartered at Camp Holloway in Pleiku, the company was also based at Camp Radcliff for a short time from late in 1969 to 1970. The unit was attacked twice by People's Army of Vietnam sappers while at Camp Radcliff, once in each year. The Company was equipped with 16 to 20 lightly armed UH-1D "slick" troopships, and approximately 8 Huey UH-1C model gunships. Due to high density-altitudes in the unit’s Central Highlands area of operations, by 1969 all UH-1Ds were upgraded to the more-powerful UH-1H aircraft. The "slick" troopships used the radio callsign "Alligator" or "Gator", the gunships used the callsign "Crocodiles" or "Crocs". The callsigns that the pilots used were atypical for US Army aviation units of the time, instead of standard callsigns such as "Blue four-one" or "Yellow six," the pilots used nicknames. The company at one time also used the callsign called "Black Dragon," from which the 52nd CABn "Flying Dragon" callsign evolved. The total company strength of approximately 225 included 50 to 60 pilots and an equal number of crewmembers, plus field maintenance and other critical support personnel. During over eight years in Vietnam, the 119th Assault Helicopter Company provided helicopter support for the US Army 4th Infantry Division, 25th Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 173d Airborne Brigade, US Marine Corps, United States Army Special Forces and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. They also flew many classified missions for MACV-SOG. Over 60 members of the 119th Assault Helicopter Company were killed in action, with many more wounded. References External links Aviation companies of the United States Army

Mack Pemberton (July 1, 1912 – June 19, 1980) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. References Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 1912 births 1980 deaths 20th-century American politicians

Hamoon Bazha is a documentary film by Mani Haghighi. It is about a famous Iranian cult film named Hamoon directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Iranian documentary films Documentary films about films Persian-language films Films directed by Mani Haghighi

Andrew Eric Feitosa (born 1 September 1992), commonly known as Morato, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly. Club career Morato was born in Francisco Morato, São Paulo, Morato finished his formation with Olé Brasil. In 2011 he moved abroad, joining K League Classic side Gyeongnam FC. Morato made his professional debut on 23 July 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Yoon Bit-garam in a 2–2 away draw against Incheon United. After six matches, only two as a starter, he was released. Morato subsequently returned to his homeland, and represented Ferroviária, Mogi Mirim and Boa Esporte in quick succession. On 8 December 2015 he signed for Audax, but moved to FC Cascavel the following 18 February. After scoring doubles against Maringá and J. Malucelli, Morato was presented at Ituano on 4 May 2016. He was a regular starter for the club during the Série D and the Campeonato Paulista campaigns, notably scoring a brace in a 5–0 home routing of Metropolitano on 9 July. On 11 April 2017, Morato signed an eight-month contract with São Paulo, club he already represented as a youth. He made his debut for the club eight days later, starting and assisting Lucas Pratto in a 2–1 Copa do Brasil away win against Cruzeiro. On 7 August 2018, Morato was loaned to fellow top-tier side Sport as a part of Everton Felipe's deal to São Paulo. On 15 January 2019, Ituano announced that Morato had returned to the club. In April 2019, after performing well in the state league for Ituano, Morato was transferred to newly merged Red Bull Bragantino, where he won the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. On 13 August 2022, Morato joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a two-year deal. On 26 July 2023, Morato joined Al-Faisaly. Career statistics References External links 1992 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players K League 1 players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Boa Esporte Clube players Ituano FC players São Paulo FC players Sport Club do Recife players Red Bull Bragantino players CR Vasco da Gama players Avaí FC players Al-Khaleej FC players Al Faisaly FC players Gyeongnam FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia

Beni Durdursan mı? (Would You Stop Me?) is the eighth studio album by Turkish singer Gülşen. It was released on 20 February 2013 by Doğan Music Company, her first album to be released by this company. Following the release of Önsöz in 2009, Gülşen released the singles "Yeni Biri" and "Sözde Ayrılık" in 2011, and in the same year began working on a new album with Ozan Çolakoğlu. She wrote all of the songs herself and composed a number of them on her own, and composed the rest together with the album's producer Çolakoğlu. The recording was done in Istanbul in 2012, and lasted until the early months of 2013. The album contained nine new songs by Gülşen, in addition to an acoustic version of "Seyre Dursun Aşk", which had been originally released on Çolakoğlu's album in 2012. Considered a pop album, Beni Durdursan mı? features elements of electronic and arabesque as well. Music critics praised the compositions and infrastructures, but gave mixed reviews for the album and noted that the work included both dance and arabesque songs, giving the audience the freedom of choosing the style that suits them. For the album's photographs and cover, Gülşen's hair was dyed in shades of brown. Three music videos were released for this album, all of which entered Turkey's music chart as hits. The album's lead single, "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım", which was released a week before the album, ranked number one on Türkçe Top 20 for seven consecutive weeks and became the most searched song in 2013 on Google in Turkey. The second music video was released for "Kardan Adam", which also stayed on top of Turkey's music chart for seven weeks. "Irgalamaz Beni" was also turned into music video and ranked third on the official chart. Its music video was compared to Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" by some critics. Topping D&R Best-Selling list for weeks, Beni Durdursan mı? sold 100,000 copies by the end of 2013 and was downloaded 366,000 times on digital platforms, becoming Turkey's number one best-selling album of 2013 and received a gold certification from DMC. It won the Album of the Year award at the 2nd Turkey Music Awards, and its lead single was also chosen as the Song of the Year. The album also earned Gülşen the Best Female Artist award. The lead single, "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım", also won the Best Song award at the 41st Golden Butterfly Awards. To promote the album, Gülşen gave concerts in various cities and appeared on a number of television programs. She also performed at the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre for the first time throughout her career. Background and development In 2009, Gülşen's seventh studio album Önsöz was released by Sony Music Entertainment and two of its songs, "Bi' An Gel" and "Ezberbozan", ranked first and third on Türkçe Top 20. In 2011 she signed a new contract with Doğan Music Company and continued her career with the singles "Yeni Biri" and "Sözde Ayrılık", both of which became number one hits. In April 2011, it was reported that she had started working with composer and arranger Ozan Çolakoğlu, with whom she had previously worked on her previous album. Alongside writing and preparing songs for her own new album, she also wrote and composed songs for her colleagues. She wrote and composed "Superman" for Hadise and "Bir Güzellik Yap" for Murat Dalkılıç, both of which became hits in Turkey. She had initially planned to release the album in May 2012, but later postponed the date and instead recorded the song "Seyre Dursun Aşk" for Çolakoğlu's album 01. She later explained the reason for this decision: "I said in May, but it won't be May. The reason is that there are many more works that I still need to do. My dreams and my heart's voice tell me to do so. I wish to have everything perfect. All the works that I do, for myself and for my audience, is out of love. In September, all of my songs will be yours, I promise!" However, the album was not released in September. During the preparation process, Gülşen stayed in Gündoğan, Bodrum, for a while. In an interview with Hürriyet, she talked about the album's content and said: "I really want to make an album with a specific concept. But my albums are richer and more varied. So there are electronics, house infrastructures; there are acoustic slow songs and also songs with medium tempo ..." On 12 July 2012, it was reported that she was recording the album with the fastest pace possible. The recording continued through 2012 and ended on 18 January 2013. Music and lyrics Beni Durdursan mı? is a pop album that features elements of dance and arabesque music. Except "Aşk Cinayet Sever", "Acısı Bile Bal" and "Seyre Dursun Aşk", all of the songs were written and composed by Gülşen. The three songs were composed together with the album's producer Ozan Çolakoğlu, who also did the arrangements for all of the songs on the album. All of the pieces were recorded at Kaya Müzik studio in Istanbul by Mehmet Can Mayakan and Osman Çetin. Mastering of the songs were done by Çolakoğlu, Emre Kıral and Levent Demirbaş. Together with the acoustic version of "Seyre Dursun Aşk", the album contains ten songs and unlike a number of her previous albums, it does not include any cover version. The album's lead single, "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım", is a pop song featuring kemençe sounds. The chorus of the song was "used to describe the concept of time to children in an easy way" with the lyrics: "Yatcaz kalkcaz (We will sleep, wake up) / Yatcaz kalkcaz (Sleep, wake up) / Yatcaz kalkcaz (Sleep, wake up) / Hop ordayım (Whoop, I will be there) / Dağlar, bayırlar, o uzun yollar (The mountains, the slopes, long roads) / Hepsi hikâye, firardayım (All are nonsense, I'm on the run)". The second song "Kardan Adam" has a mild tempo and according to Yavuz Hakan Tok its main words use "the 'Andalusian arabesque' formula that the singer has similarly used before." "Saklandım İzlerinde" also has a mild tempo and elements of arabesque-pop are used in it. It is followed by "Kendine Müslüman", a song with a slow rhythm that also contains arabesque elements. The fifth song "Yalanlar Çok Güzel" is a slow-paced song, followed by the dance-pop hit "Irgalamaz Beni", the lyrics of which were used to choose the album's title. It was also compared to some of Yıldız Tilbe's songs in terms of vocal techniques. The seventh song "Aşk Cinayet İster" also has a slow tempo, while the eighth song "Acısı Bile Bal" is a vibrant song. The final song "Ne Düşünürsen O Olur" was praised by critics for its meaningful lyrics. Cover and release Beni Durdursan mı?s name and cover were released on 14 February 2013 by Gülşen on her Twitter account. For the cover she dyed her hair in different shades of brown. The cover and all the album photographs were taken by Emre Ünal. Zeynep Tosun acted as her costume and image consultant, while Mahizer Aytaş served as her stylist. After spending $300,000 during the preparation process which lasted for three years, the album was released on 20 February 2013 by Doğan Music Company in CD format inside Turkey and two days later it was made available for digital download worldwide. It was Gülşen's first album released by this production company. On the first week of its release, it ranked first on Turkey's D&R Best-Selling list and remained so for weeks. According to MÜ-YAP, by the end of the year, it sold 100,000 physical copies and was downloaded 366,646 times on digital platforms, becoming the best-selling album of 2013 in Turkey. Due to its sales records, the album received a gold certification from its production company DMC. In 2014, Beni Durdursan mı? received the Best Album by a Female Artist award at the Yeditepe University Dilek Awards and was also awarded the Best Album award at the 4th Pal FM Music Awards and 20th MGD Golden Objective Awards. In the same year, she received five awards at the 2nd Turkey Music Awards, becoming the artist with the most wins at the ceremony; the album and its lead single were given the Album of the Year and the Song of the Year awards and Gülşen herself received the Best Female Artist, Best Songwriter and Best Composer awards. Critical reception Beni Durdursan mı? received mixed reviews from music critics. While some did not find the album to be influential and gave it negative reviews, some appreciated the singer's identity as a songwriter and composer. Hürriyets Sadi Tirak wrote that after listening to the album's lead single, he had lost his hopes for this album, and said: "It neither had a catchy melody nor a meaningful chorus. In terms of instrumental richness and sound, there is an improvement, but they are only detachments that don't come together to make a 'song'." Onur Baştürk from the same newspaper, pointed out Gülşen's claim of "making high-quality hit songs" and wrote that the track listing begins with disco songs and later turns into arabesque, indicating the message in the album was "choose what you like, or what suits you the best." Radioman Michael Kuyucu congratulated Gülşen on writing and composing the songs and asked for an album similar to Of... Of... (2004) in terms of style. He also wrote: "Gülşen and her team still survived the pitfalls of the disastrous pop music world. This is a big plus for her." Best FM's radiowoman Mine Ayman wrote in her review for Söz Müzik that the album did not make her as excited as she wished and said that choosing "Kardan Adam" as the album's lead single would have increased the effectiveness of its promotion. Writing for Hayat Müzik, Yavuz Hakan Tok gave the album a mixed review and wrote: "For a moment it takes the form of arabesque-alaturka, and the other moment it turns to dance and party songs. [...] This is an album where you will enjoy the high infrastructure and technical perfection that are all created by Ozan Çolakoğlu and you will memorize your candidate 'hit' songs and play them for a long time." He also criticized Gülşen for not experimenting with new songs and compositions, unlike Sezen Aksu whom Gülşen had claimed that she was inspired by. Writing for Dilimin Ayarı Yok, Cem Özsancak praised the singer's collaboration with Çolakoğlu, liked the album and gave it a positive review: "As a sequel to Önsöz, Gülşen gives us an album that is full of stories told through the songs." In addition, various music critics stated in their subsequent reviews that Beni Durdursan mı? (especially "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım") greatly influenced the singer's next studio album, Bangır Bangır, which was released in 2015. Promotion Live performances To promote the album Gülşen went on a tour called Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım, named after the album's lead single, and gave concerts in Turkey and Europe, including a concert on 13 April at the Bostancı Show Center and another one on 22 September at the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre. According to Habertürk, in May she performed almost every day at different university campuses, and was the artist that was most asked by the students across the country to perform on their campuses. She also performed her songs on a number of television programs. In March 2013, she appeared on Şeffaf Oda and performed the songs "Kardan Adam", "Kendine Müslüman", "Ne Düşünürsen O Olur", "Seyre Dursun Aşk" and "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım". In the same month, she also appeared on Beyaz Show and performed the songs "Irgalamaz Beni", "Kardan Adam", "Seyre Dursun Aşk" and "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım". Music videos The song, "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım" that was subject to harsh criticism, was released on 14 February 2013 as the album's lead single and remained number-one on Turkey's official music chart for seven weeks. Its music video was released on 14 March, and it was directed by Murad Küçük. In the video Gülşen crossed the forests and the seas and got involved in a clash to reach her goal, in parallel with the lyrics. By the end of the year it was viewed over 30 million times on YouTube, becoming the third most-viewed Turkish music video of 2013 and the most-viewed music video on MÜ-YAP's official channel at the time. It also became the most-searched song in 2013 on Google inside Turkey, and with 131,000 downloads it also became the most-downloaded song of 2013 in Turkey. The following year, it received the Best Song award at both the 2nd Turkey Music Awards and the 41st Golden Butterfly Awards. On 20 May 2013, the album's second single "Kardan Adam" was released. It was followed by a black and white video that was released on 19 June 2013. The music video was directed by Koray Birand and recorded near a pond and desert-like land in Şile. Model Abdullah İnal accompanied Gülşen on the video. By the end of 2013, the video was viewed over 17 million times on YouTube. Like its predecessor, "Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayım", this song also topped Turkey's official music chart for seven weeks. The music video for "Irgalamaz Beni" was directed by Çağrı Ark and released on 18 September 2013. By the end of the year it was viewed over 6.5 million times on YouTube. Turkish critics found the video similar to Miley Cyrus's music video for "Wrecking Ball". Especially the singer's appearance on a large ball hanging from the ceiling took the attention of critics. Gülşen denied the allegations of copying and said: "I'm not that idiot to imitate a clip that has just been released on the same week as mine. I'm also not that desperate to do it on the same week. We shot the clip on September 3, and there's evidence for those who want it. Miley's clip was shot on the seventh day of the same month. As my clip was release later, it was naturally perceived that I have copied her work. But as we also have the mindset that 'Turks always plagiarize', the attacks were aimed toward me. At the end, it's just an unpleasant coincidence." "Irgalamaz Beni" rose up to number three on Turkey's music chart. Track listing All of the songs were written and composed by Gülşen. "Aşk Cinayet Sever", "Acısı Bile Bal" and "Seyre Dursun Aşk" were composed together with Ozan Çolakoğlu. Personnel Gülşen – singer-songwriter Ozan Çolakoğlu – producer, composer , arranger, keyboard, programming, mastering Caner Güneysu – acoustic guitar, classic guitar Birkan Şener – bass Gündem – bowed string instruments Altın Duble – bowed string instrument Hüsnü Şenlendirici – clarinet Fatih Ahıskalı – oud Ali Yılmaz – bağlama Mehmet Akatay – percussion Ömer Aslan – asma davul Eyüp Hamiş – ney Türker Dinletir – ney Tahsin Terzi – kemenche Görkem Güder – solo violin Atınç Tombak – backing vocals Eda Ressureccion – backing vocals Ercüment Vural – backing vocals Mehmet Can Mayakan – recording Osman Çetin – recording Emre Kıral – mixing, mastering Levent Demirbaş – mastering Emre Ünal – photography Zeynep Tosun – costume and image consultant Mahizer Aytaş – styling Zeynep Üner – creative and communication consultant Gülüm Erzincan – hair, make-up Serkan Aktürk – hair, make-up Şerifcan Özcan – graphic design GD Ofset – printing Credits adapted from Beni Durdursan mı?s album booklet. Charts Sales Release history Notes References External links 2013 albums Gülşen (singer) albums Turkish-language albums

Femme à l'Éventail (also known as L'Éventail vert, Woman with a Fan, and The Lady) is an oil painting created in 1912 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956). The painting was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, 1912, Paris (hung in the decorative arts section inside the Salon Bourgeois of La Maison Cubiste, the Cubist House), and De Moderne Kunstkring, 1912, Amsterdam (L'éventail vert, no. 153). It was also exhibited at the Musée Rath, Geneva, Exposition de cubistes français et d'un groupe d'artistes indépendants, 3–15 June 1913 (L'éventail vert, no. 22). A 1912 photograph of Femme à l'Éventail hanging on a wall inside the Salon Bourgeois was published in The Sun (New York, N.Y.), 10 November 1912. The same photograph was reproduced in The Literary Digest, 30 November 1912. Metzinger's Cubist contribution to the 1912 Salon d'Automne created a controversy in the Municipal Council of Paris, leading to a debate in the Chambre des Députés about the use of public funds to provide the venue for such 'barbaric' art. The Cubists were defended by the Socialist politician, Marcel Sembat. This painting was realized as Jean Metzinger and Albert Gleizes, in preparation for the Salon de la Section d'Or, published a major defence of Cubism, resulting in the first theoretical essay on the new movement, Du "Cubisme". A photograph of Femme à l'Éventail appears among the Léonce Rosenberg archives in Paris, but there is no indication of when he acquired the painting. A Rosenberg label on the reverse bears the information "No.25112 J.Metzinger, 1913." By 1918 Rosenberg was buying Metzinger's paintings and may have acquired the picture around this time or soon afterwards. In 1937 Femme à l'Éventail was exhibited at Musée du Petit Palais, Les Maitres de l'art indépendant, 1895-1937, no. 12 (dated 1912). Mlle. Gamier des Garets probably acquired the painting after the 1937 exhibition. By 1938 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum had purchased the painting. It was gifted to the museum (gift 38.531) by Guggenheim in 1938 (the year after the formation of the foundation). Metzinger's Femme à l'Éventail forms part of the Founding Collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Femme à l'Éventail was showcased in an exhibition entitled The Great Upheaval: Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Collection, 1910-1918, from 30 November 2013 to 1 June 2014. Description Femme à l'Éventail is an oil painting on canvas with dimensions 90.7 x 64.2 cm (35.75 x 25.25 in). As the title indicates, the painting represents a woman holding a fan. She is shown in half-length sitting on what appears to be a green bench. She is wearing an elaborate gown with a Polka dot pattern consisting of an array of blue-filled circles, and holds in her right hand a folded fan. The left hand of the woman holds a paper that bares the artists signature (lower left). She wears a hat with feathers or plumes of fashionable dressed Parisian women. She is placed in an outdoor setting with buildings, windows and green shutters in the 'background'. The work is similar stylistically with another work exhibited at the same Salon d'Automne, Dancer in a café (Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo New York). As in other works by Metzinger of the same period, there are elements to be found of the real world, e.g., a fan, windows, and feathers. The rest of the canvas consists of a series of geometric forms of greater or lesser abstraction, of convex and concave gradations that stem from the teachings of Georges Seurat and Paul Cézanne. The Divisionist brushwork, mosaic-like 'cubes', present in Metzinger's Neo-Impressionist phase (circa 1903 through 1907) have returned giving texture and rhythm to vast areas of the canvas, visible both in the figures and background. Femme à l'Éventail portrays a strikingly fashionable woman at the height of Parisian fashion in 1912. The artist depicts the figure and background as a series of subdivided facets and planes, presenting multiple aspects of the scene simultaneously. This can be seen in the deliberate positioning of light, shadow, the nonconventional use of chiaroscuro, of form and color, and the way in which Metzinger assimilates the fusion of the background with the figures. The manifold surface has a complex geometry of reticulations with intricate series of (almost mathematical looking) black lines that appear in sections as underdrawing and in others as overdrawing. "The style of the clothes is meticulously up-to-the-minute" writes Cottington of Metzinger's three entries at the 1912 Salon d'Automne, "the cut of the dresses, and the relatively uncorseted silhouettes they permitted their weavers to display, owe much more to Poiret than to Worth—indeed the check of one figure in the Dancer and the polka dots of the Woman with a Fan anticipate the post-war geometries, if not the colour harmonies, of Sonia Delaunay's fabrics, while the open-collared sportiness of the dress and cloche-style hat in The Yellow Feather look forward to the 1920s." Multiple perspective The reflexive function of complex geometry, juxtaposed multiple perspectives, planar fragmentation suggesting motion and rhythmic play with various symmetry types. Though very subtle, there does manifest itself in Femme à l'Éventail a spatial depth or perspective reminiscent of the optical illusion of space of the Renaissance; in the way, for example, windows appear of varying dimension depending on distance from the observer. This shows that non-Euclidean geometry does not imply the destruction of classical perspective, or that the breakdown of classical perspective need not be complete. Unlike the flattening of space associated with the Cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque of the same period, Metzinger had no intention of abolishing depth of field. Of course here perspectival space is only alluded to by changes of scale, not by co-ordinated linear convergence, resulting in a complex space perfectly adapted to a stage-set. This feature is observed not only in Metzinger's Cubist paintings, but also in his Divisionist and proto-Cubist works between 1905 and 1909, as well as in his more figurative works of the 1920s (during the Return to order phase). The painting, as Metzinger's enchanting Dancer in a café, inscribes an ambivalence in that it expresses both contemporary and classical, modern and traditional, avant-garde and academic connotations, simultaneously. The "busy geometry of planar fragmentation and juxtaposed perspectives has a more than reflexive function," notes Cottington, "for the symmetrical patterning of its reticulations (as in the dancer's décolletage) and their rhythmic parallel repetitions suggest not only movement and diagrams but also, metonymically, the mechanised object-world of modernity." "The works of Jean Metzinger" Guillaume Apollinaire writes in 1912 "have purity. His meditations take on beautiful forms whose harmony tends to approach sublimity. The new structures he is composing are stripped of everything that was known before him." Apollinaire, possibly with the work of Eadweard Muybridge in mind, wrote a year later of this state of motion present in the Cubist paintings of Metzinger and others, as akin to cinematic movement around an object, revealing a plastic truth compatible with reality by showing the spectator "all its facets." Albert Gleizes in 1911 remarks Metzinger is "haunted by the desire to inscribe a total image": He will put down the greatest number of possible planes: to purely objective truth he wishes to add a new truth, born from what his intelligence permits him to know. Thus—and he said himself: to space he will join time. [...] he wishes to develop the visual field by multiplying it, to inscribe them all in the space of the same canvas: it is then that the cube will play a role, for Metzinger will utilize this means to reestablish the equilibrium that these audacious inscriptions will have momentarily broken. (Gleizes) Now liberated from the one-to-one relationship between a fixed coordinate in space captured at a single moment in time assumed by classical vanishing-point perspective, the artist became free to explore notions of simultaneity, whereby several positions in space captured at successive time intervals could be depicted within the bounds of a single painting. This picture plane, write Metzinger and Gleizes (in Du "Cubisme", 1912), "reflects the viewer's personality back upon his understanding, pictorial space may be defined as a sensible passage between two subjective spaces." The forms situated within this space, they continue, "spring from a dynamism which we profess to command. In order that our intelligence may possess it, let us first exercise our sensibility." There are two methods of regarding the division of the canvas, according to Metzinger and Gleizes, (1) "all the parts are connected by a rhythmic convention", giving the painting a centre from which the gradations of colour proceed (or towards which they tend), creating spaces of maximum or minimum intensity. (2) "The spectator, himself free to establish unity, may apprehend all the elements in the order assigned to them by creative intuition, the properties of each portion must be left independent, and the plastic continuum must be broken into a thousand surprises of light and shade." "There is nothing real outside ourselves; there is nothing real except the coincidence of a sensation and an individual mental direction. Far be it from us to throw any doubts upon the existence of the objects which strike our senses; but, rationally speaking, we can only have certitude with regard to the images which they produce in the mind." (Metzinger and Gleizes, 1912) According to the founders of Cubist theory, objects possess no absolute or essential form. "There are as many images of an object as there are eyes which look at it; there are as many essential images of it as there are minds which comprehend it." Theoretical underpinnings The idea of moving around an object in order to see it from different view-points is treated in Du "Cubisme" (1912). It was also a central idea of Jean Metzinger's Note sur la Peinture, 1910; Indeed, prior to Cubism painters worked from the limiting factor of a single view-point. And it was Metzinger for the first time in Note sur la peinture who enunciated the stimulating interest in representing objects as remembered from successive and subjective experiences within the context of both space and time. It was then that Metzinger discarded traditional perspective and granted himself the liberty of moving around objects. This is the concept of "mobile perspective" that would tend towards the representation of the "total image." Though at first the idea would shock the general public some eventually came to accept it, as they came to accept the 'atomist' representation of the universe as a multitude of dots consisting of primary colors. Just as each color is modified by its relation to adjacent colors within the context of Neo-Impressionist color theory, so too the object is modified by the geometric forms adjacent to it within the context of Cubism. The concept of 'mobile perspective' is essentially an extension of a similar principle stated in Paul Signac's D'Eugène Delacroix au néo-impressionisme, with respect to color. Only now, the idea is extended to deal with questions of form within the context of both space and time. Salon d'Automne, 1912 The Salon d'Automne of 1912, held in Paris at the Grand Palais from 1 October to 8 November, saw the Cubists (listed below) regrouped into the same room XI. The history of the Salon d'Automne is marked by two important dates: 1905, bore witness to the birth of Fauvism (with the participation of Metzinger), and 1912, the xenophobe and anti-modernist quarrel. The 1912 polemic leveled against both the French and non-French avant-garde artists originated in Salle XI where the Cubists exhibited their works. The resistance to foreigners (dubbed "apaches") and avant-garde artists was just the visible face of a more profound crises: that of defining modern French art, and the dwindling of an artistic system crystallized around the heritage of Impressionism centered in Paris. Burgeoning was a new avant-garde system, the international logic of which—mercantile and médiatique—put into question the modern ideology elaborated upon since the late 19th century. What had begun as a question of aesthetics quickly turned political, and as in the 1905 Salon d'Automne, with his infamous "Donatello chez les fauves", the critic Louis Vauxcelles (Les Arts, 1912) was most implicated in the deliberations. Recall too, it was Vauxcelles who, on the occasion of the 1910 Salon des Indépendants, wrote disparagingly of 'pallid cubes' with reference to the paintings of Metzinger, Gleizes, Le Fauconnier, Léger and Delaunay. On 3 December 1912 the polemic reached the Chambre des députés (and was debated at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris). Jean Metzinger entered three works: Dancer in a café (entitled Danseuse), La Plume Jaune (The Yellow Feather), and Femme à l'Éventail (Woman with a Fan) which hung in the decorative arts section inside La Maison Cubiste (the Cubist House). Fernand Léger exhibited La Femme en Bleu (Woman in Blue), 1912 (Kunstmuseum, Basel) and Le passage à niveau (The Level Crossing), 1912 (Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, Switzerland) Roger de La Fresnaye, Les Baigneuse (The bathers) 1912 (The National Gallery, Washington) and Les joueurs de cartes (Card Players) Henri Le Fauconnier, The Huntsman (Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands) and Les Montagnards attaqués par des ours (Mountaineers Attacked by Bears) 1912 (Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design). Albert Gleizes, l'Homme au Balcon (Man on a Balcony), (Portrait of Dr. Théo Morinaud), 1912 (Philadelphia Museum of Art), also exhibited at the Armory show, New York, Chicago, Boston, 1913. André Lhote, Le jugement de Paris, 1912 (Private collection) František Kupka, Amorpha, Fugue à deux couleurs (Fugue in Two Colors), 1912 (Narodni Galerie, Prague), and Amorpha Chromatique Chaude. Francis Picabia, 1912, La Source (The Spring) (Museum of Modern Art, New York) Alexander Archipenko, Family Life, 1912, sculpture Amedeo Modigliani, exhibited four elongated and highly stylized heads), sculptures Joseph Csaky exhibited the sculptures Groupe de femmes, 1911-1912 (location unknown), Portrait de M.S.H., no. 91 (location unknown), and Danseuse (Femme à l'éventail, Femme à la cruche), no. 405 (location unknown) La Maison Cubiste In the decorative arts section of the 1912 Salon d'Automne an architectural installation was exhibited that became known as Maison Cubiste (Cubist House), signed Raymond Duchamp-Villon and André Mare, along with a group of collaborators. La Maison Cubiste was a fully furnished house, or Projet d'Hôtel, with a staircase, wrought iron banisters, and a bedroom, and a living room—the Salon Bourgeois, where paintings by Marcel Duchamp, Gleizes, Laurencin, Léger and Metzinger's Woman with a Fan were hung. It was an example of L'art décoratif, a home within which Cubist art could be displayed in the comfort and style of modern, bourgeois life. Spectators at the Salon d'Automne passed through the full-scale 10-by-3-meter plaster model of the ground floor of the Façade architecturale, designed by Duchamp-Villon. "Mare's ensembles were accepted as frames for Cubist works because they allowed paintings and sculptures their independence", writes Christopher Green, "creating a play of contrasts, hence the involvement not only of Gleizes and Metzinger themselves, but of Marie Laurencin, the Duchamp brothers and Mare's old friends Léger and Roger La Fresnaye". Reviewing the Salon d'Automne Roger Allard commended Metzinger's 'finesse and distinction of palette'. Maurice Raynal noted the seductive charm and sureness of execution of Metzinger's entries, the refined sensibility of Metzinger himself, the playfulness and grace of whom he compares to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, while singling out Metzinger as 'certainly ... the man of our time who knows best how to paint'. See also List of works by Jean Metzinger Literature La vie artistique. Le Salon d'Automne, les ensembles décoratifs, Roger Allard, La Cote, 14 October 1912 The Sun (New York N.Y.), 10 Nov. 1912 Exposition de cubistes français et d'un groupe d'artistes indépendants, Musée Rath, Geneva, 3–15 June 1913 (no. 22) Art of Tomorrow, 1939, p. 174 ("The Lady, 1915") La Peinture cubiste, Art d'aujourd'hui, L. Degand, ser. 4, May–June 1953, repr. p. 14 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: A Selection from the Museum Collection, 1954 An Exhibition of Cubism: On the Occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Arts Club of Chicago, October 3 to November 4, 1955 An Exhibition of Paintings from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York: At the Tate Gallery, London, 16 April-26 May 1957 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Handbook, 1959, p. 118, repr. Fauves and Cubists, Umbro Apollonio, 1960 Cubism 1907-1908: An Early Account, Edward F. Fry, Art Bulletin 48, March, 1966 Painters of the Section D'Or: The Alternatives to Cubism, [Exhibition] September 27-October 22, 1967, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1967 Picasso and the Cubists, Fabbri, 1970, no. 65 Cubism: A History and an Analysis, 1907-1914, John Golding, Faber & Faber, 1971 Le cubisme: Actes du premier Colloque d'histoire de l'art contemporain tenu au Musée d'art et d'industrie, Saint-Étienne, les 19, 20, 21 novembre 1971, Centre de documentation et d'études d'histoire de l'art contemporain, Université de Saint-Etienne, 1973 The Guggenheim Museum collection: paintings, 1880-1945, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Angelica Zander Rudenstine, 1976 André Mare and the 1912 Maison cubiste, Margaret Mary Malone, University of Texas at Austin, 1980 Jean Metzinger in Retrospect, Joann Moser, Daniel Robbins, University of Iowa. Museum of Art, 1985 Art de France, Nancy J. Troy, Modernism and the decorative arts in France: Art Nouveaux to Le Corbusier, New Haven, Yale University Press, 1991, 79-102 The Maison Cubiste and the meaning of modernism in pre-1914 France, David Cottington, in Eve Blau and Nancy J. Troy, Architecture and Cubism, Montreal, Cambridge, MA, and London: MIT Press, 1998, 17-40 Art in France, 1900-1940, Christopher Green, Yale University Press, 2003, p. 162 Exhibitions Paris, Salon d'Automne, 1912 De Moderne Kunstkring, 1912, Amsterdam (L'éventail vert, no. 153) Musée Rath, Geneva, Exposition de cubistes français et d'un groupe d'artistes indépendants, 3 – 15 June 1913 (L'éventail vert, no. 22) Paris, Musée du Petit Palais, Les Maitres de l'art indépendant, 1895-1937, June - Oct. 1937, no. 12 (dated 1912) New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 78 (checklist; dated 1912?); 79 (checklist; dated 1913; so dated in all subsequent Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum publications) Vancouver, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 88-T, no. 60, repr. Boston, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 90-T (no cat.) Montreal, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 93-T, no. 41 New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 95 (checklist; withdrawn Sept. 12) The Arts Club of Chicago, An Exhibition of Cubism on the Occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Arts Club of Chicago, Oct. 3 - Nov. 4, 1955, no. 43 London, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 104-T, no. 5,0; Boston, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 119-T, no. 40; Lexington, KY., Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 122-T, no. 20 New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 144 (checklist) Worcester, Mass., Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 148-T, no. 28 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Heroic Years: Paris 1908-1914, Oct. 21 - Dec. 8, 1965 (no cat.) Buffalo, N.Y., Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Painters of the Section d'Or: The Alternatives to Cubism, Sept. 27 - Oct. 22, 1967, no. 37, repr. (dated 1913) References External links Jean Metzinger Catalogue Raisonné entry page for Femme à l'Éventail Jean Metzinger: Divisionism, Cubism, Neoclassicism and Post Cubism Agence Photographique de la Réunion des musées nationaux et du Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées Paintings by Jean Metzinger 1912 paintings 20th-century portraits Portraits of women

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The Newcastle Herald (formerly branded as The Herald) is a local tabloid newspaper published daily, Monday to Saturday, in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the only local newspaper that serves the greater Hunter Region and Central Coast region six days a week. It is owned by Australian Community Media. Overview The Newcastle Herald is the Hunter's largest local media organisation, and enjoys a long affinity and reader involvement with the region's residents. It is also well read in Sydney (with readership figures showing a 20% increase in Sydney readership on Saturdays) and interstate, and is usually seen as an accurate record of business and local data for those looking to relocate to the region. The paper features the only classifieds section published six days a week across the region. The Newcastle Herald employs more than 310 full-time staff, and injects $17 million into the local economy each year. History The Newcastle Herald had its origins in two early newspapers, The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News and The Miners Advocate and Northumberland Recorder. Established in 1858, the Chronicle began as a weekly journal carrying mining, shipping, court and some small items of local news. It cost just sixpence. In the years that followed it took on more of the appearance of a newspaper, became a bi-weekly and then tri-weekly, and by 1876 its last edition was priced at two pence. Some of the paper's first articles document the Newcastle Earthquake of 1868, riots, severe storms and the sinking of Cawarra, the worst shipwreck in Newcastle's history that claimed the lives of sixty passengers on the Brisbane-bound passenger ship. It was also during the paper's infant years that the Newcastle rail line was extended to Watt Street (1858), Newcastle became a municipality (1859), the Miners' Federation was formed (1860) and gas lighting was introduced to the city (1875). In 1873 in Nelson St, Plattsburg (now part of Wallsend), The Miners Advocate and Northumberland Recorder was first published. Under the guidance of founder John Miller Sweet, the paper flourished and by 1876 it was a tri-weekly selling for three pence and with a circulation of 4,000 copies a week. John Sweet's father-in-law, James Fletcher, believed the region was ready for a bigger newspaper published daily and persuaded his son-in-law to expand. The Advocate moved to Bolton Street, Newcastle, and on 3 April 1876, the first copies of The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate hit the streets. The first Herald and Advocate masthead was ornate and carried a sketch of a colliery pit-top, including poppet head and chimney. Such ornate mastheads stayed with The Herald for 104 years, the last major change being on 6 October 1980, when a more modern and simpler masthead was introduced, dropping the "Morning" and "Miners Advocate" from the title. As with the Chronicle the first years of The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate were to be also marred by tragedy. Some of the first stories printed by the newly named paper included the sinking of Yarra Yarra off Newcastle with no survivors, a fire in Scott Street, deaths at the Greta coal mine, coal strikes and the beginning of the Boer War. Among other stories of local importance were the sinking of the Newcastle-Stockton ferry Bluebell (The Bluebell Collision) in 1934, The Newcastle Tragedy of 1927 and the Japanese attack on the city's East End and dockyards in 1942. Move to tabloid In July 1998, the newspaper rebranded itself as "the compact with impact" after going tabloid in size. According to the newspaper's proponents the move to tabloid was an immediate success, and the newspaper's circulation has grown more than 21 per cent since then. Others have argued that the paper's journalism values suffered and that the paper had become more sensationalist and less analytical as a result. As the Newcastle Herald was one of the first Australian newspapers to switch from broadsheet to tabloid, the paper is often cited as an example when other Australian newspapers are contemplating or alleged to be contemplating a similar move. Merger In mid-2008, the paper was forced to sell its free weekly Post publication to Newcastle Jets FC owner Con Constantine following the merger between Fairfax Media and Rural Press. Rural Press owned the competing Star newspaper and the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission ruled that the conglomerate was not allowed to own two such similar publications. The Star ceased publication in April 2020 due to a drop in advertising revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Awards Two Herald writers have won the Gold Walkley, the most prestigious of the Walkley Awards for Australian journalism. John Lewis won in 1981 for his articles on the attempted takeover of NBN Television, while Joanne McCarthy won in 2013 for her work on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. See also List of newspapers in Australia References External links Newcastle Herald homepage Newspapers published in New South Wales Mass media in Newcastle, New South Wales Newspapers established in 1858 Mass media in the Hunter Region 1858 establishments in Australia Daily newspapers published in Australia

Eom Su-yeon (; born 1 February 2001) is a South Korean ice hockey player and member of the South Korean national team, playing with the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey program in the ECAC Hockey conference of NCAA Division I. Career Korean National Team She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both North and South Korea. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan and Sweden. In 2019, she was a member of the inaugural South Korean Women's U18 team that participated in the 2019 IIHF World Women%27s U18 Championship in the Group 1B Qualification Tournament. The South Korean team went undefeated en route to winning the gold medal and Eom was named Best Defender of the tournament. NCAA Eom began her college ice hockey career with the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey program in the 2021–22 season. After making a midseason switch from playing defence to forward, she scored her first collegiate goal on 4 February 2022 in a 3–0 victory against Princeton University. References External links 2001 births Living people Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey players at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the United States South Korean women's ice hockey defencemen St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey players Winter Olympics competitors for Korea

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The Only One (Spanish: La única) is a 1952 Cuban musical film directed by Ramón Peón and starring Rita Montaner. Cast Miguel del Castillo Harry Mimmo Rita Montaner Enrique Montaña Maritza Rosales References Bibliography Alfonso J. García Osuna. The Cuban Filmography: 1897 through 2001. McFarland, 2003. External links 1952 films 1950s Spanish-language films Cuban musical films 1952 musical films Films directed by Ramón Peón Spanish-language musical films

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These were acquired by Rusneftegaz via private negotiations with other Russian oil companies and as a result, Rusneftegaz was cited as potentially having improper financial relationships with influential parties, including with the Russian Orthodox Church. In the years thereafter Rusneftegaz expanded its commercial interests beyond the oil industry, and in 2004 Rusneftegaz was a financial contributor towards Spetsproektinvest (), a consortium with Ingosstrakh and Mezhprombank formed to bid to manage Sheremetyevo International Airport. Ultimately, the bid was unsuccessful and all of Rusneftegaz's investments outside the scope of the energy industry were divested. Rusneftegaz was then reorganized and refounded in 2005 solely as a holding company for the various subsidiaries holding oil extraction licenses it had previously purchased in northern Russia. After this reorganization, Rusneftegaz expanded considerably in terms of petroleum production through the acquisition of further oil licenses. This ultimately culminated in Rusneftegaz purchasing three VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) oil tankers, with capacity for approximately 300,000 DWT each, for a total of $70.25 million in October 2012. Rusneftegaz's growth stalled during the mid-2010s after the Russian invasion of the Crimea in 2014. The sanctions implemented by the United States and the European Union in response to the annexation restricted the access of Russian oil companies, including Rusneftegaz, to the modern, technical equipment necessary to increase petroleum extraction rates. Thus, Rusneftegaz’s financial growth slowed, and its annual oil production rates declined after the sanctions came into effect. Therefore, in early 2015 Rusneftegaz undertook another major corporate restructuring and consequently replaced four of the five members of its board of directors with the intention of expanding internationally to pursue further growth. As a result, the Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak stated in the months thereafter that Rusneftegaz was interested in entering the energy markets of both Algeria and Egypt. At the eleventh session of the Egyptian-Russian Joint Ministerial Committee, the Russian delegation led by Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov requested that the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum increase its cooperation with Rusneftegaz. The company later also signed agreements to enter the petroleum production and power generation industries in Iran. In November 2015, Rusneftegaz formed part of a delegation led by Novak to Tehran where it joined the Iranian-Russian Joint Economic Commission with seven other Russian oil and gas companies including Rosneft and Gazprom. The commission established a joint Iranian-Russian bank to facilitate investment in energy infrastructure projects in Iran. As an additional component of the company’s international expansion, Rusneftegaz also opened its first international commodities trading office in New York in 2019, becoming the first Russian oil company to establish such an operation outside Europe. However, the following year Rusneftegaz was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting decline in global oil prices, ultimately reporting considerably reduced financial results for 2020. Operations As of 2021, Rusneftegaz operates as a non-vertically integrated oil company in the Timan-Pechora Basin of Western Siberia. According to a survey by DeGolyer and MacNaughton, Rusneftegaz currently possesses proven and probable petroleum reserves of 100 million barrels via 26 oil fields in the south-east of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and the east of the Komi Republic. The majority of Rusneftegaz’s current oil licenses were acquired through its largest subsidiary between 2005 and 2017 from Vitol and Gazprom Neft. During the same timeframe, Rusneftegaz also recruited a significant proportion of its directors and senior managers almost exclusively from the latter company. Rusneftegaz also controls 1,860 MW of electrical generating capacity via three 600 MW coal-fired power stations in Vologda Oblast, supplying 10.2 TWh of electricity for commercial use in 2019. Currently, Rusneftegaz does not control any oil refineries either in Russia or internationally, nor does it conduct any business in the downstream petroleum sector. Rusneftegaz has been prosecuted for a number of environmental offences, including in May 2015 when the company received a record fine for excessive gas flaring occurring between 2013 and 2014, with the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office commenting “For a long time, instead of using the petroleum gases efficiently the company was flaring it, causing a significant increase in pollutants and emissions in the air.” Rusneftegaz continues to maintain a poor environmental record, having paid $343k in 2019 and a further $288k in 2020 for penalties and fines incurred for causing excessive pollution. At present, Rusneftegaz is undertaking research into developing commercially-viable hydrogen production using catalytic reformation, and makes contributions to geological research projects based in Russia. 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Uchiza District is one of five districts of the province Tocache in Peru. References

Ralph Engelstad Arena (The Mini Ralph) (REA) is an indoor arena located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It is used primarily for ice sports, such as hockey, and was built by Jim Kobetsky of Schoen Associates based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Venue is the home arena of the Thief River Falls Norskies of the SIJHL and the Lincoln High School Prowlers Hockey Programs (often referred to as the 'Thief River Falls Prowlers'). It replaced the older Huck Olson Memorial Arena which was home to the prowlers since 1970. History On February 4, 2002, it was announced the Ralph Engelstad and his wife Betty, whom were living in Las Vegas, Nevada at the time, had donated $10 million which was to be used for a new multi-purpose facility in his hometown Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The project was approved in a city council meeting on February 12, 2002. Despite the donation, it was clear that additional funds would be needed for the project to come to fruition. Thus, a local fundraising campaign began in September of that year, which raised approximately an extra $3 million which was enough money to finish the project. The Arena would be officially dedicated on November 29, 2003. Though Ralph Engelstad would not live to see this. He would die of Lung Cancer on November 26, 2002 at 72 years old. In June 2005, The Construction of the Community room, or "Imperial Room" was finished. In the same year, A basketball floor and Arena decking were added. After Construction was completed, the Engelstad family would donate a further $13 million. Features 2,800 Theatre-style seats 281 Bar stools along the perimeter of the bowl 2 concession stands 8 bathrooms Weight Room Hall of Fame section, which includes a bronze statue of Ralph Engelstad from when he played high school hockey at Thief River Falls as a goaltender References External links Ralph Engelstad Arena - Thief River Falls website Vintage Minnesota Hockey - Ralph Engelstad Arena Thief River Falls Norskies Official Website Indoor ice hockey venues in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Pennington County, Minnesota Sports in Thief River Falls, Minnesota

The cappella dei Mercanti, Negozianti e Banchieri (chapel of merchants, shopkeepers, and bankers), better known as cappella dei Mercanti, is a Catholic chapel in the historic city center of Turin, Italy. The chapel, whose construction was authorized during the 16th century, was built at the end of the 1600s and most of the artwork it contains originated in the 1600 and 1700s, in the baroque style. The sacristy hosts the Perpetual Calendar built by the engineering Giovanni Plana, a primitive computing machine. History and description The Pious Congregation of Bankers, Merchants and Merchants of Turin was chartered in 1663, and built its own chapel inside the Jesuit palace, on the city block of San Paolo (owned by the congregation itself) on Via Dora Grossa, now Via Garibaldi. The space is adjacent to the sixteenth century Church of the Holy Martyrs, which was staffed by the Jesuits. The chapel was built during the rectorate of the Fr. Agostino Provana (1680-1726). Inaugurated in 1692, the large rectangular hall was decorated in the following years thanks to the guidance of Provana. The theme of the interior decorations is the Epiphany, which represents the manifestation of Christ to the powerful of the earth and on which day the Congregation celebrates its own feast. The walls of the chapel present numerous seventeenth-century paintings, all inspired by the theme of the Biblical Magi. On the left wall Herod with the Magi and the wise men (circa 1694) by Sebastiano Taricco, Journey of the Magi towards Bethlehem (circa 1694) by Luigi Vannier, Opening of the treasures of the Wise Men (1705) by Stefano Maria Legnani (called Legnanino), and Announcement of the angel to the Magi circa 1694) by Sebastiano Taricco. On the left wall Appearance of the star to the Magi (1703) by Andrea Pozzo, King David meditates on the mystery of the Epiphany (circa 1695) by Stefano Maria Legnani, Massacre of the Innocents (1703) by Andrea Pozzo, and Procession of the Magi into Jerusalem (1712) by Niccolò Carone. The paintings are alternated with marbled wooden statues made by Carlo Giuseppe Plura between 1707 and 1715 depicting popes and church fathers; John Chrysostom, Gregory the Great, and Saint Ambrose on the left wall and Saint Jerome, Saint Leo the Great, and Saint Augustine on the right wall. Plana also carved the marble bust of the Madonna to the left of the altar. The altar dates back to 1797 and is the work of Michele Emanuele Buscaglione. On either side there are two reliquaries, while on the wall there are three paintings by the Jesuit painter Andrea Pozzo: Nativity with shepherds (1699 circa), Adoration of the Magi (before 1694), and Flight to Egypt (around 1699). The baroque frescoed ceiling by Legnanino depicts Heaven, prophets, sibyls and biblical episodes and dates to 1694-1695. The organ on the wall opposite the altar dates back to the eighteenth century. In the sacristy there are the altarpiece Adoration of the Magi (circa 1620) by Guglielmo Caccia (called Moncalvo), and a Piccolo Trono (1792) by Michele Brassiè, together with a Natale Favriano wardrobe from 1712. The sacristy also houses precious Antependi and the archive of the Congregation. On 21 January 2017 the chapel was returned to the public after a period of renovation. Perpetual calendar The sacristy contains several sacred objects, but above all the famous Perpetual Calendar by Giovanni Plana, one of the oldest calculator machines (it is equipped with rotating drums and a transmission system that allows the correct combination of the various information contained in the system) which allows precise calendrical calculation over a period of 4000 years starting from year zero (including the calculation of lunations, days of the week and Christian holidays). Gallery External links Il Blog ufficiale della Cappella dei Mercanti di Torino Calendario Meccanico Universale References Roman Catholic churches in Turin Roman Catholic chapels in Italy

Frank Wesley Wainright (October 10, 1967 – April 5, 2016) was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League for ten seasons for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, and Baltimore Ravens. He played high school his freshman through junior year at Peoria Heights High School. He played college football at the University of Northern Colorado and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. Wainright is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head. References 1967 births 2016 deaths Players of American football from Peoria, Illinois American football tight ends New Orleans Saints players Philadelphia Eagles players Miami Dolphins players Baltimore Ravens players Northern Colorado Bears football players

I-CON (short for "Island CONvention") began as a (roughly) annual fan convention, held on various college campuses in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. First held in 1982 on the campus of Stony Brook University, I-CON became a very eclectic convention. The programming included things normally found at different types of convention, like speeches by and talks with science fiction authors, extensive gaming, anime fandom, comics fandom, furry fandom, multiple movie showings, and medieval programming, as well as live performances. There was also a science track discussing recent developments in various branches of science and exploring the real science behind science fiction technologies. I-CON was jointly held by ICON Science Fiction, Inc., a tax-exempt educational foundation, and the I-CON Campus Chapter of Stony Brook. In 2023, the organization began to re-vision itself. The logo changed from the original dragon logo, now associated with the legacy conventions, to one incorporating a Phoenix, as a symbol of the con's rebirth. Instead of one large convention,the organization began experimenting with a series of smaller events in various locations across the island. History I-CON was preceded by SUNYcon (April 14, 1973), Mudcon (May 8, 1977), and Brookcon (October 28–30, 1977), held on the Stony Brook campus. I-CON was held annually from 1983 through 2012 at Stony Brook University, except for 2009, when it relocated temporarily to the Brentwood campus of Suffolk County Community College, due to planned construction at Stony Brook University. In the spring of 2012, I-CON was informed that the Stony Brook Sports Complex would be unavailable due to construction in 2013. ICON Science Fiction, Inc. scouted several possible locations on Long Island as an alternative venue, eventually entering into an agreement with Hofstra University. Due to many compounding issues including finances and delays caused by Hurricane Sandy, the board decided to postpone I-CON 32, with plans to raise funds via smaller events and return in 2014, but made no announcements about future dates. I-CON ran smaller conventions, LI-CON, in 2014 and 2015, at other venues on Long Island. I-CON 32 occurred on March 17–19, 2017, at Suffolk County Community College, Grant Campus, Brentwood, New York. The website was updated February 14, 2019 to announce a trip to a library exhibit, having previously been last updated on August 11, 2016. Event history LI-CON References External links Defunct science fiction conventions in the United States Defunct multigenre conventions

Bomb Factory is a recording studio and manufacturer of music plugins based in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Music studio Bomb Factory Studios features an extensive collection of vintage and historic equipment and musical instruments. Between 1996 and 1999, Bomb Factory was the host and benefactor involved in the restoration of dozens of instruments now part of the non-profit National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Music plugins Erik Gavriluk, the owner of Bomb Factory Studios, met Dave Amels while restoring the museum pieces. Together they decided to take their music production expertise and knowledge of vintage equipment and apply it to digital signal processing for Pro Tools by forming Bomb Factory Digital. Key innovations included: Using mathematical models to emulate the original analog circuitry of real-world equipment Using 3D computer graphics to provide the original ergonomic usability of classic devices Working with original analog equipment inventors in the digital engineering process, such as synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog In 2004, Digidesign acquired all 27 shipping Bomb Factory products. Bomb Factory retained rights to more than 30 unreleased products and associated technologies. External links Cantos Music Foundation and Museum website Dave Amels Interview at Tape Op Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2005. "Bob Moog Sound On Sound Interview" Software companies based in California Companies based in Los Angeles Recording studios in California Software companies of the United States

Nemanja Andrić (; born 13 June 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kolubara. He has been playing with Rad since 2005, when he came from another Belgrade's club, FK Obilić. Club statistics Updated to games played as of 2 June 2018. External sources Profile and stats at Srbijafudbal. Nemanja Andrić Stats at Utakmica.rs 1987 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Obilić players FK Rad players Győri ETO FC players Újpest FC players Balmazújvárosi FC players Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players FK Kolubara players Serbian SuperLiga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary

Prabhat Nalini Das (19 December 1927 – 14 November 2018) was an Indian public intellectual, academic and university president. She served as a professor of English and head of the English Department at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University; Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur; Utkal University and Ranchi University. She was the first Director/Dean of the Humanities Division at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur; Founder-Professor and Head of the Department of English at Utkal University for almost 19 years, and Chairman of Utkal University's Post Graduate Council; and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of North Eastern Hill University, a Central University established by an act of the Parliament of India, with independent charge of its Kohima, Nagaland campus. Early life and education Das was born in 1927 to Krishna Priya Devi and Radha Krishna Das, professor and head of the Physics Department at Ravenshaw University. She received a B.A. (Hons.) in English from Ravenshaw University and an M.A. in English at the University of Allahabad. She earned another Masters in English at the University of Minnesota, where she studied as a Fulbright Smith-Mundt Scholar, and received the Fellowship Association of the University of Minnesota Prize from the Department of English. She was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by Ravenshaw University in 2011. Academic career Prabhat Nalini Das taught at Ravenshaw University, and Sailabala Women's College, Cuttack, before becoming head of the Department of English at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. She was also Lady Shri Ram College's Vice Principal and, for a period, its Acting Principal. She was appointed the first Director/Dean of Humanities at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur. She was subsequently head of the Department of English at Ranchi University, a senior research fellow at the American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad, and founder-professor and head of the Department of English at Utkal University for almost 19 years. Das also served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, with independent charge of its Kohima campus, in Nagaland. She was a Fellow at the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham, located at Stratford-upon-Avon, as a recipient of a British Council Fellowship. Other activities Orissa textiles Das was involved in the revival of the Orissa ikat saris and southern Orissa's Berhampur silk saris, as well as its tussar (raw silk) saris. She began designing her own saris in 1951, aged 23, starting off at the "Mata Matha" in Cuttack. Part of her collection of saris was requested for display at The Smithsonian during the Festival of India in the United States in 1985. National committees and organizations Prabhat Nalini Das was a member of the governing council of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in the late 1970s, nominated by Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay. She was included on the selection and advisory committees of the Union Public Service Commission, which selects candidates for India's elite civil services; the University Grants Commission, the Central Sahitya Akademi, the Jnanpith Awards Selection Committee, and the National School of Drama. She was on the board of directors of the Life Insurance Corporation of India for one term, and was a special advisor on education, women's rights, arts and culture and development to Maharaja Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo during his tenure as Chief Minister of Odisha. She was a Founder-Trustee of the Centre for World Solidarity and an advisor to the Centre for Youth and Social Development. She also served as an advisor to the Indian Institute of Public Administration. Patron of Odissi arts Together with her husband, Professor Bidhu Bhusan Das, she supported and patronized Odissi dance and music, and set up an international film screening and appreciation society, first in Ravenshaw College in the early 1950s, and later in Bhubaneswar. She also encouraged and patronized Oriya and English theatre from 1951 onwards. The couple helped Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Guru Pankaj Das and Guru Deba Prasad Das with their careers at various points. Das and her husband produced several plays at Ravenshaw University, as well as starting Odisha's first film appreciation society at the university in the early 1950s. They were patrons of many theatre movements in Odisha, including the Bhubaneswar-based Renaissance Theatre Group, which ran for almost three decades, producing several national theatre festivals each year at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar. Writing and translating Das translated several major Oriya works into English. Her translation of Sitakant Mahapatra's poems, Till My Time Come - Twenty Poems from SAMUDRA - Odia was released four days before she died. Personal life Das married Bidhu Bhusan Das, and had three children, Prajna Paramita, Oopali Operajita, and Ashutosh Sheshabalaya. Works Translations References People from Odisha Ravenshaw University alumni University of Allahabad alumni University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni 1927 births 2018 deaths Academic staff of Delhi University Academic staff of IIT Kanpur Academic staff of Utkal University Academic staff of Ranchi University

The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by black characters. It starred Rex Ingram (in several roles, including "De Lawd"), Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. It was based on the 1928 novel Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun by Roark Bradford and the 1930 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Marc Connelly. The Green Pastures was one of only six feature films in the Hollywood Studio era to feature an all-black cast. Elements of the film were criticized by civil rights activists at the time and subsequently. The film had a copyright notice in 1936 that was renewed in 1963. The film will become public domain in the United States in 2032 under current copyright law. Plot summary An elderly black woman reads from the Book of Genesis to a group of six young children in her house. She answers their questions about God and creation. One of the girls starts to visualize heaven... We enter the pearly gates to an all-black heaven, with winged angels sitting on clouds. The Lord, Jehovah, appears dressed in a black double-breasted jacket. He is given a cup of custard to test. This inspires him to create "a whole mess of firmament". But the firmament is wet so he creates drainage and mountains to let the water gather in rivers and seas. He leaves Gabriel in charge and goes down to inspect his work. Just before leaving he creates "man". Adam appears next a tree (fully clothed). God walks up and says Adam needs a family. He creates Eve (fully clothed) and tells them to enjoy themselves, but forbids them from eating from one tree. Back in the old lady's house, she quizzes the children and they explain the story of Cain and Abel. In heaven Jehovah decides to visit earth again and finds a sassy young woman playing music and chastises her for doing this on a Sunday. She gives her name as Zeba. Her boyfriend Cain appears in a zoot suit and Jehovah leaves. He finds a circle of men kneeling and saying "praise the Lord", but they are playing dice, and he is shocked. He bemoans man's sinning. Then he meets a preacher, brother Noah, who invites him to dinner. Noah's wife is cooking chicken. Noah's knee twitches as it is going to rain. This gives Jehovah an idea... he will make it rain for 40 days and 40 nights. He tells Noah that he will destroy the world, but Noah must build a boat and place two of every animal on the boat... even the snakes. He also allows him one keg of liquor. He draws what to build and says he is to call it the Ark. The people laugh at Noah building the Ark. A scuffle starts in the crowd and Cain stabs Big Joe and kills him. Noah starts to load the ark as the rain starts. Back with old lady, she explains that everyone was drowned. On the waters Shem releases a dove from the Ark. The dove returns with a green sprig, proving that it had found land. But the sinning resumes on the new world. Jehovah complains that man takes up too much of his time. He asks for Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (who are older angels). He asks them to help Moses, who is on earth talking with his wife Zipporah. He shows him a burning bush. He asks him to lead his people out of bondage in Egypt. He gives him a rod... In Egypt the pharaoh is being entertained by magicians. Moses arrives and wants to show him a trick: he lays down the rod and it changes into a snake. He asks Pharaoh to let the Hebrew slaves go. Pharaoh says no and Moses creates a swarm of bees. Moses strikes the Pharaoh's son dead and Pharaoh releases the Hebrews. They go to a mountain. Moses is old because they have been wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. Moses tells them to walk around Jericho and blow their ramshorns. Moses is met by God who lets him see the victory at Jericho before leading him to heaven. The scene skips forward to the court of Babylon where the debauchery and sin of the world has consumed Israel. A prophet of the Lord is pulled in off the street, mistaken for the head Priest of Israel but he is shot at the order of the King of Babylon. The Priest of Israel asks for forgivenss for the violence but God turns his back upon his chosen people for many years. Many years later God is entreated by the now four ancestors of Israel but he says he will do nothing for the chosen people. God hears something, it is the leader defending Jerusalem. He goes down and learns that man has now discovered Mercy through Faith. (The film take liberties with God learning something from man. That God must experience humanity in person rather than from afar.) The defenders are shown fighting before the scene fades into history. The film closes with God seated in his chair surrounded by the throng of angels as they look on a man(off-screen) who is going to be crucified as God with a far-away look smiles. The clouds close in as the heavenly choir sings. Cast Rex Ingram as De Lawd Jehovah / Adam / Hezdrel Oscar Polk as Gabriel Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Noah Frank Wilson as Moses George H. Reed as Mr. Deshee / Aaron Abraham Gleaves as Archangel Myrtle Anderson as Eve Al Stokes as Cain Edna Mae Harris as Zeba James Fuller as Cain the Sixth George Randol as High Priest Ida Forsyne as Noah's Wife Ray Martin as Shem Charles Andrews as Flatfoot Dudley Dickerson as Ham Jimmy Burress as Japheth Billy Cumby as Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon Ivory Williams as Jacob David Bethea as Aaron Ernest Whitman as Pharaoh Reginald Fenderson as Joshua Slim Thompson as Master of Ceremonies Clinton Rosemond as Prophet Hall Johnson Choir as Vocal Ensemble Willie Best as Henry - the Angel (uncredited) Jesse Graves as General (uncredited) Clarence Muse as Angel (uncredited) Fred Toones as Zubo (uncredited) Lillian Davis as Viney Prohack (uncredited) Reception Despite criticisms about its racial stereotyping, The Green Pastures proved to be an enormously popular film. On its opening day at New York's Radio City Music Hall, tickets sold at a rate of 6,000 per hour. The film was held over for an entire year's run at some theaters. It remained the highest-grossing all-black-cast film until the release of Carmen Jones in 1954. Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a generally good review, specul"ating that audiences "will find [it] continuously entertaining, if only intermittently moving". Greene praised director Connelly in particular, describing scenes of "excellent" melodrama, his "ingenious [use of] pathos", and the "admirable" restraint evident in the simplicity of the settings. Greene's only complaints about the film was that "one may feel uneasy at Mr. Connelly's humour" and his depiction of "the negro mind". Greene observed "the result is occasionally patronising, too often quaint, and at the close of the film definitely false", but ultimately he concludes that the film is "as good a religious play as one is likely to get in this age from a practiced New York writer". A review in The New York Times under the byline of "B.R.C.," begins with "That disturbance in and around the Music Hall yesterday was the noise of shuffling queues in Sixth Avenue and the sound of motion-picture critics dancing in the street. The occasion was the coming at last to the screen of Marc Connelly's naïve, ludicrous, sublime and heartbreaking masterpiece of American folk" and praised the sincerity of the production's religiosity and the aplomb of its cast, seeing in the movie "not only the 'divine comedy of the modern theatre' but something of the faith that moves mountains." See also List of films about angels References External links 1936 films African-American drama films American black-and-white films Films based on the Hebrew Bible Films based on American novels American films based on plays Films directed by William Keighley Warner Bros. films 1936 drama films Cultural depictions of Adam and Eve Cultural depictions of Cain and Abel Cultural depictions of Abraham Portrayals of Moses in film Cultural depictions of Ramesses II Cultural depictions of Noah Fiction about God Films based on adaptations Films scored by Erich Wolfgang Korngold 1930s English-language films 1930s American films

Diva is a 2007 Malaysian Malay-language musical drama film that was jointly produced by Nusantara Films, a subsidiary of Astro Shaw, and the independent film production house Tarantella Pictures. It was directed by Sharad Sharan, an Indian citizen working in Indonesia, and with music composed by Mithoon Sharma, an Indian citizen. Diva had a cast composed of Indonesians and Malaysians. The film was produced at a cost of 3.5 million rupiahs. It had a simultaneous release scheduled for June 2007 in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. The screening was scheduled to begin on 28 June of that year. The musical is about Kartika, an Indonesian singer. After returning from travelling abroad, Kartika seeks to develop the skills of four young people but they instead sign up for a record label competing against her label. The film soundtrack CD, the first musical collaboration between India and Malaysia, was released on 15 March 2007 in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Mithoon, a 21-year-old, composed five of the songs. Loloq wrote the lyrics. Cast Ning Baizura - Kartika Adam AF2 - Idit Jeremy Thomas - Arman Balkisyh Semundurkhan - Eja Awal Ashaari - Jay Jessica Iskandar - Mera References External links Malaysian drama films 2007 films Malay-language films Astro Shaw films

Bhagwan Das may refer to Bhagwan Das (1869–1958), Indian theosophist Bhagwan Das Garga (1924–2011), Indian documentary filmmaker and film historian Bhagwan Das KabirPanthi, Indian politician Bhagwan Das Gupta (1940–1998), Nepalese politician Bhagwant Das (1527–1589), Raja of Amber Bhagwandas Patel (born 1943), Indian folklorist Bhagwandas Mulchand Luthria (stage name Sudhir) (1944–2014), Bollywood actor Bhagwandas Bagla, Burmese businessman Bhagavan Das (yogi) (born 1945), American yogi Rana Bhagwandas (1942–2015), Pakistani judge Paul Bhagwandas (1950–1996), Surinamese military officer

Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately in area, and rises to above sea level. It is situated in the Scapa Flow just offshore from the much larger island of Hoy and nearby is the islet of Cava. Between Rysa Little and Fara lies Gutter Sound, the scene of the mass-scuttling of the interned German Imperial High Seas Fleet in 1919. Many of the smaller South Isles of Orkney lost their resident populations during the course of the twentieth century, but Rysa Little has not been inhabited since earlier times. See also List of Orkney islands Footnotes Uninhabited islands of Orkney

Bellavista is a town in northern Peru, capital of the province Bellavista in the region San Martín. There are 22,116 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census References External links Satellite map at Maplandia Populated places in the San Martín Region

The Wedding Belles is a Canadian lifestyle television series that airs primarily in British Columbia and Alberta on several Shaw Media channels. Launched in 2010, the series focused on Sarah Groundwater Law's engagement and wedding planning with bridesmaid and best friend, Aubrey Arnason. Since her marriage on June 28, 2011, the series looks at all types of matrimonial traditions and new ideas surrounding the multibillion-dollar industry. Each episode features a unique wedding idea for the viewer to pull inspiration from. The Wedding Belles is produced and filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia. Some episodes were filmed abroad; the London segment featuring the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton as well as the wedding of Groundwater Law filmed in Tuscany, Italy. Arnason & Groundwater Law produce the series which airs on Shaw Television via The Express. The show received its first Leo award in 2011 for Cinematography, awarded to Jon Fenster. The show also received two nominations: Best Lifestyle Series and Best Host(s), with Groundwater Law and Arnason as the duo. External links http://www.shaw.ca/ShawTV/Vancouver/TheWeddingBelles/ 2010 Canadian television series debuts 2010s Canadian reality television series

Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people. Founded in 1951, Donar is one of the traditional first division clubs along with Den Bosch, as it entered the league years ago. The club won the Dutch national championship seven times, seven Dutch Cups and three Dutch Supercups. They have also been a regular in European competition, with their best result reaching the FIBA Europe Cup semi-finals in 2018. The club has the most basketball fans in the Netherlands, with approximately 1,700 season ticket holders and sells the MartiniPlaza out on a regular basis in the playoffs. The MartiniPlaza is also the largest in-use basketball arena in the country. The traditional club colours of Donar are blue and white. History In 1881, gymnastics club Wodan and fencing club Mars, both part of the student corps Vindicat, merged to form GSSV Donar. In 1951 the basketball department of this club was founded. In 1970 the club promoted to the highest basketball league. In 1973 the club separated from Vindicat and got their first sponsor, Nationale-Nederlanden. This allowed the team to play in the much bigger Martinihal "Events hall". On September 20, 1980, Donar won against BOB Oud-Beijerland with a score of 158–58. The score of 158 was repeated that same season against the same team (158–82) and never since. The difference of 100 points has never been repeated. After the first championship in 1982, Nationale Nederlanden announced to stop as sponsor. After one year of playing under their name, Donar was demoted to the rayon league. Donar became champion that year and promoted to the promotion league. In 1986, Donar returned to the highest league; where they remained ever since. On February 1, 1991, the Basketball Business Club (BBC) was founded. In 2000–01, the Martinihal was remodeled to become Martiniplaza and home games were moved to the new sports hall in the complex. This hall was renovated in 2006 when new seating was placed. 2009–2014: Successful GasTerra years In 2009 GasTerra became the main sponsor of the club, that was renamed the GasTerra Flames. Head coach Marco van den Berg stayed and a whole new team was put together. In the 2009–10 season, Donar won the 3rd national championship in club history by beating West-Brabant Giants 4–1 in the Finals. Earlier, in the regular season, Flames finished in first place with a 33–3 record. The key players of the team were the Americans Matt Haryasz, Matt Bauscher, Jason Dourisseau and Robby Bostain. The whole squad that won the 2010 title returned for the next season, except for Tim Blue. In 2010 they became the first Dutch basketball team to take part in the qualifying rounds of the new Euroleague. In the regular season Donar ended on the second place, while Jason Dourisseau was named the Dutch League MVP. The team won a second NBB Cup in 2011, after beating WCAA Giants The team did eventually lost in the DBL Finals to Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 4–3 in an historic game 7 which included three overtimes. Head coach Marco van den Berg left after the 2010–11 season and Hakim Salem, former ABC Amsterdam coach was acquired. The team brought experienced players to the team like David Bell and Alex Wesby but they couldn't meet the set expectations. In the cup competition, Flames was defeated in the quarterfinals and in the DBL semifinals it lost to EiffelTowers Den Bosch. During the 2012–13 season Hakim Salem was fired and the Croatian coach Ivica Skelin was acquired. Despite the coaching change, team was still swept 3–0 by Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden in the DBL semifinals. Before the 2013–14 season it was announced that GasTerra's sponsor contract ended after the season. Flames acquired Dutch top players Arvin Slagter and Ross Bekkering from defending champion ZZ Leiden and three new Americans were added to the team. On March 30, 2014, Flames won the NBB Cup by beating Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 79–71. In the 2014 Playoffs Flames beat BC Apollo easily in the quarterfinals (2–0) and later beat ZZ Leiden after a tough series (3–2). On June 1, 2014, Donar won its 4th national title. They beat SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 76–68 in game 7 of the Finals series. 2014–present: Donar In the 2014 offseason, the club announced that in the previous season, a deficit of €135,000 had arisen after mistakes made regarding the budget. Therefore, the club had to cut into costs for the 2014–15 season and the budget was reduced. For the 2014–15 season, the club is known again as "Donar". The team won the Supercup against Leiden and the NBB Cup Final against Den Bosch, the DBL Finals were lost 4–1 against Den Bosch. Braal seasons (2015–2020) In the 2015 offseason, Ivica Skelin left the club and was replaced by Erik Braal who would go on to become the most successful coach in Donar history. In July 2015, former league MVP and club legend Jason Dourisseau returned to Donar. In the 2015–16 season, Donar won its 5th DBL title after beating Landstede 4–1 in the finals. In the 2016–17 season, Donar reached the second round of the FIBA Europe Cup after being defeated by Tartu in the first qualification round of the Basketball Champions League. This feat would mean Donar's best European performance in club history. The 2016–17 season was also the first season ever to record the triple crown. New Heroes Den Bosch was defeated to win the Supercup, Landstede Basketbal was defeated in the NBB Cup final as well as in the playoff finals (4–1). In the 2017–18 season, Donar qualified for the FIBA Europe Cup after being defeated in an overtime thriller against Estudiantes in the third and last qualification round of the Basketball Champions League. As a result of the loss Donar was drafted into a Europe Cup group with KK Bosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Le Portel (France) and Antwerp Giants (Belgium) in which they finished 2nd. By ending in second place they earned a spot in the second round phase of the Europe Cup, playingin group L against CS Universitatea Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Belgium) and Keravnos B.C. (Cyprus). After a home and away win against Cluj, a clear home win against Keravnos (109-69) and a convincing home win against Mons, Donar placed 1st in this group and, for the first time in club history, qualified itself for the Europe Cup play-off phase. In the play-offs, Donar beat Cluj-Napoca in the round of 16 and Mornar Bar in the quarter-finals, to reach its first ever European semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Donar lost to the defending Italian champion Reyer Venezia, despite winning the second leg at home. In the 2017–18 DBL season, the club has success as well behind star players Brandyn Curry, named Most Valuable Player and All-DBL Selections Thomas Koenis and Evan Bruinsma. Donar won its third consecutive DBL title on 29 May 2018, after defeating ZZ Leiden 4–0 in the finals. In the 2018–19 DBL season, Donar struggled and found itself in the fourth place in the regular season. It defeated ZZ Leiden in the semi-finals, 0–3. However, in the finals it lost to second-seeded Landstede. In the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, Donar reached the round of 16 for the second time in history. The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Donar was supposed to play in the NBB Cup Final against Aris Leeuwarden. On 14 April, the club announced it parted ways with coach Braal. Recent years with several head coach changes (2020–present) On 17 April 2020, Croatian coach Ivan Rudež signed a three-year contract as head coach. On 14 April 2021, Pete Miller was assigned as head coach replacing Rudež after disappointing results. He would finish the season and, after being eliminated 2-1 in the semifinals, return to being head of Donar's youth division. On 24 May 2021, the club announced former player Matthew Otten as the new head coach. Otten just finished his first season as head coach in the Dutch Basketball League, making it to the Cup Final with Yoast United in their first season in existence. Starting from the 2021–22 season, Donar plays in the newly formed BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have merged. Despite a disappointing regular season and an early elimination in Europe and the national play-offs, Donar managed to win its 7th cup this season. Additionally, the finals of the new BNXT Playoffs were reached. After a disappointing start of the 2022–23 season, head coach Otten was fired and replaced by his assistant Andrej Štimac on 31 October. Under Stimac, Donar was able to turn around the season and was able to reach the finals of the Dutch League for a 13th time. In the series, Donar played ZZ Leiden once again, and narrowly lost the decisive Game 5 in Leiden. In the game, Donar was up by as much as 16 points with 2 minutes and 40 seconds on the clock, before giving up the lead. Bankruptcy Following the end of the season, in June 2023, the board of Donar came out with a statement that revealed the club was facing serious financial difficulties. At a press conference on 29 June, Donar was revealed to have outstanding debts approximating €1.75 million. A task force was appointed with the goal of saving the club for bankruptcy, who concluded there were insufficient check and balances in the organisation, and financial troubles had been ongoing for three years but were not reported, and that called on supporters and sponsors to invest in the club. After a month of efforts to keep the club alive, the board had to file for bankruptcy due to a high demand from the tax authorities. A trustee was appointed to investigate whether a restart is possible. The restart was initiated by a group of investors, creating a new company under the name Donar Groningen BV. In addition, a new foundation under the name Wij zijn Donar was founded, which used the money collected by supporters to purchase shares from Donar Groningen BV. Donar Groningen BV bought the contracts and the BNXT license from the trustee in order to realize the restart while keeping the club at the highest level of Dutch basketball. However, whether the club was allowed to use the same license was still to be decided by the BNXT license committee. On the 28th of August, on the same day of the local holiday of the relief of Groningen, the new management announced that Donar Groningen BV was allowed to use the same license and play in the BNXT League in the 2023/2024 season under a few conditions. The conditions entailed that no prior board member was allowed in the new management and they received a budget cap of two thirds of their prior budget. Club identity Names The club has a rich history of names, mainly because of the different main sponsors of the team. Despite having been named differently in the past, "Donar" has always been used by supporters to describe the team and has been used in chants. Since 2014, the team plays under the non-sponsored name Donar. 1951–1973 : GSSV Donar 1973–1983 : Nationale-Nederlanden Donar 1983–1986 : GBV Donar 1986–1989 : Ahrend Donar 1989–1993 : VGNN Donar 1993–1995 : RZG Donar 1995–1996 : Celeritas/Donar 1996–1999 : RZG Donar 1999–2003 : MPC Donar 2003–2006 : MPC Capitals 2006–2009 : Hanzevast Capitals 2009–2014 : GasTerra Flames 2014–: Donar Logos The Donar logo introduced in 2014 features eagles, inspired by the coat of arms of the city of Groningen. In 2022, the foundation year was added to the logo. Uniforms Traditionally, Donar has played in white jerseys at home and in (navy) blue jerseys in away games. Arenas The MartiniPlaza is the current home arena of Donar, since 2001. The arena is owned by the municipality Groningen which has a cooperation agreement with the club. Because of unavailability in 2017 for their European games, Donar played one game in Leek (against ESSM Le Portel) and one game in Leeuwarden (against Estudiantes). The MartiniPlaza has a stand named after the club's legendary players Jason Dourisseau (since 2014) as well as after Thomas Koenis (since 2022). Players Current roster Retired numbers Notable players Leon Williams Damjan Rudež Teddy Gipson Jason Dourisseau Thomas Koenis Sean Cunningham Arvin Slagter Drago Pašalić Brandyn Curry Evan Bruinsma Lance Jeter Chase Fieler Drew Smith Ross Bekkering Mark Sanchez Yannick Franke Maarten Bouwknecht Jessey Voorn Cashmere Wright Alex Wesby Avis Wyatt Matt Haryasz Torey Thomas Julian Khazzouh Chris McGuthrie Valmo Kriisa Travis Reed Rogier Jansen Kees Akerboom Mack Tuck Donell Thomas Jack Jennings Frank Ardon Martin de Vries John Franken David Lawrence Renso Zwiers Pete Miller Dragutin Čermak Jan Loorbach Hans Lesterhuis Staff Chairmen Jan Rijpstra (2007-2008) Rob Schuur: (2008–2012) Hans Haerkens (2012-2013) Gert Kiel (2013-2016) Jannes Stokroos: (2016–present) Technical directors Martin de Vries: (2012–2022) Drago Pašalić: (2022–present) Honours Total titles: 16 Domestic Leagues Dutch Basketball League Winners (7): 1981–82, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Runners-up (6): 1987–88, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2022–23 Cups Dutch Cup Winners (7): 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22 Runners-up (3): 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07 Dutch Supercup Winners (3): 2014, 2016, 2018 Runners-up (3): 2011, 2015, 2017 European FIBA Europe Cup Semi-finalist (1): 2017–18 Season by season European record Donar has played in Europe since the 1974–75 season, when it made its debut in the 1974–75. On 5 November 1974, Donar played its first European game away against Luxembourg club Etzella, winning 78–110. Donar played in the qualifying rounds of the EuroLeague once, losing in the first qualifying round of the 2010–11 season to UNICS Kazan. The best performance of the team was reaching the semi-finals of the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, losing to Italian champions and later winners Reyer Venezia. Donar reached the knockout stage of the FIBA Europe Cup twice (2018 and 2019). They have played in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League five times (from 2016 to 2020), without qualifying. Individual awards Supporters club The current supporters club was founded on August 26, 1997, under the name Vikings, a nod to the Norse god Donar (Thor). After the club lost Donar from its name, this link became less clear. In 2010 it was decided to change the name of the supporters club to SV Donar (Supporters club Donar). The supporters club had 330 members as of the start of season 2010–11. List of head coaches References External links Official website Eurobasket.com Donar Page Basketball teams established in 1951 Dutch Basketball League teams Sports clubs and teams in Groningen (city) 1951 establishments in the Netherlands

Darren R. Levine (born April 3, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, United States) is a martial artist, an entrepreneur, and a prosecutor for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. He is best known for helping to popularize Krav Maga, the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israel Defense Forces. Career Levine, who graduated from Loyola Law School, has worked as a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County since 1991. The same year, Levine and his detectives built a case against Gerald Mason, who had evaded arrest since 1957 for the rape of a teenage girl, the assault of three other teenagers, and the murder of two police officers. Mason was sentenced to life imprisonment, ending one of the longest unsolved cases in the United States. As of September 2007, he has a 100% conviction rate. He has been a recipient of several honors from district attorney groups and victim's rights groups. Krav Maga Levine is the founder of the Krav Maga Association of America and Krav Maga Worldwide. In 1981, Levine was selected as part of the first group outside of Israel to train in Krav Maga. While training in Israel, Levine was befriended by Krav Maga founder Imi Lichtenfeld. In 1982, Lichtenfeld traveled to Los Angeles to stay with Levine and continue his training. Levine is one of only two recipients of a Krav Maga Founder's Diploma awarded by Lichtenfeld before his death in 1998 (the other recipient was Eyal Yanilov, who founded Krav Maga Global). At the time, Levine was the highest ranking instructor in the United States, and had training centers in West Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and Philadelphia. Levine holds an 8th degree black belt in the Krav Maga. His wife, Marni Levine, was very influential in expanding Krav Maga Worldwide, particularly the Krav Maga Youth program, Km-X. She died on August 31, 2006, after a long fight against cancer. Darren Levine is the co-author, with John Whitman and Ryan Hoover, of Complete Krav Maga, Black Belt Krav Maga, and Krav Maga for Beginners. References External links Krav Maga Worldwide Krav Maga Southeast The Fighting Fit – The History of Krav Maga Living people American martial artists American martial arts writers American prosecutors Loyola Law School alumni Krav Maga practitioners 1960 births

The Art in Heaven Concert (full title Mike Oldfield The Art in Heaven Concert Live in Berlin) is a Mike Oldfield concert video taken from 2000 New Year's night (31 December 1999) concert at the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, which is currently available on both CD and DVD. Performance At the concert Oldfield performed pieces from his back catalogue, his then latest album The Millennium Bell and another piece titled "Art in Heaven". "Art in Heaven" begins with an excerpt from the first track of his The Songs of Distant Earth album ("In the Beginning"), and ends with "Ode to Joy" from Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The rest of the piece was specially composed for the event and was later turned into "Thou Art in Heaven" on his next album Tres Lunas. The concert was a few months after the Live Then & Now 1999 tour and Oldfield's last performance until 2006. DVD track listing Classic songs "Tubular Bells" (Excerpts from part 1) "Portsmouth" "Moonlight Shadow" "Secrets" "Shadow on the Wall" The Millennium Bell songs "Sunlight" ("Sunlight Shining Through Cloud") "The Doges Palace" "Mastermind" "Broad" ("Broad Sunlit Uplands") "Liberation" "Amber Light" "The Millennium Bell" Special features "Art in Heaven" – Oldfield's 13-minute solo "The Making Of..." – documentary Interview with Mike Oldfield Personnel Mike Oldfield – guitars, keyboards Robyn Smith – conductor Adrian Thomas – keyboards, guitars Claire Nicolson – keyboards, guitar Carrie Melbourne – bass, Chapman Stick Fergus Gerrand – drums, percussion Jody Linscott – percussion Pepsi Demacque – vocals Miriam Stockley – vocals Nicola Emmanuelle – vocals David Serame – vocals Also Symphony Orchestra State Academic Capella, Saint Petersburg The Glinka State Choir, Saint Petersburg Production Gert Hof – director Egon Banghard – producer Achim Perleberg – producer Sight & Sound version On 30 June 2008 Warner re-released the concert in a CD and DVD double pack as a part of their Sight & Sound, Classic Performance Live range. The DVD is the same as the original release, with the CD being a reordered version of the concert, excluding the "Art in Heaven" 13 minute track. CD track listing "Tubular Bells" "Portsmouth" "Moonlight Shadow" "Secrets" "Shadow on the Wall" "Sunlight" "The Doges Palace" "Mastermind" "Broad" "Liberation" "Amber Light" "The Millennium Bell" References External links 2000 films Mike Oldfield video albums 2000 video albums Live video albums 2008 live albums

Bromide Basin (elevation ) is a basin in Garfield County, Utah, United States. Bromide Basin took its name from a nearby mine which was originally erroneously thought to contain bromide ore. References Landforms of Garfield County, Utah

The Barber Shop (1933) is a short American pre-Code comedy film starring W.C. Fields, directed by Arthur Ripley, and produced by Mack Sennett. Cast List W. C. Fields ... Cornelius O'Hare Elise Cavanna ... Mrs. O'Hare Harry Watson ... Ronald O'Hare Dagmar Oakland ... Hortense - Manicurist Frank Alexander ... Steam Room Victim - Before (uncredited) Billy Bletcher ... Steam Room Victim - After (uncredited) Joe Bordeaux ... Passerby (uncredited) Harry Bowen ... Cop (uncredited) Fay Holderness ... Little Girl's Mother (uncredited) William McCall ... Man with Horse (uncredited) Cyril Ring ... Escaped Bank Robber (uncredited) Dick Rush ... Cop (uncredited) John Sinclair ... Mr. Flugg - Shave Customer (billed as John St. Clair) External links Paramount Pictures short films 1933 films American black-and-white films 1933 comedy films Films with screenplays by W. C. Fields American comedy short films Films directed by Arthur Ripley 1930s English-language films 1930s American films

Swampsong is the third studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Kalmah. This is the last album with Pasi Hiltula on keyboards. Track listing All lyrics are written by Pekka Kokko. Credits Band members Pekka Kokko − guitar, vocals Antti Kokko − guitar Pasi Hiltula − keyboard Timo Lehtinen − bass Janne Kusmin − drums Production Recorded by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico-Tico Studios, Kemi, in February 2003 Mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios in March 2003 Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in March 2003 References Kalmah albums 2003 albums Spinefarm Records albums

A short story cycle (sometimes referred to as a story sequence or composite novel) is a collection of short stories in which the narratives are specifically composed and arranged with the goal of creating an enhanced or different experience when reading the group as a whole as opposed to its individual parts. Short story cycles are different from novels because the parts that would make up the chapters can all stand alone as short stories, each individually containing a beginning, middle and conclusion. When read as a group there is a tension created between the ideas of the individual stories, often showing changes that have occurred over time or highlighting the conflict between two opposing concepts or thoughts. Because of this dynamic, the stories need to have an awareness of what the other stories accomplish; therefore, cycles are usually written with the express purpose of creating a cycle as opposed to being gathered and arranged later. Definitional debates Scholars have pointed out that there is a wide range of possibilities that fall between simple collections and novels in their most-commonly understood form. One question is how well the stories stand up individually: chapters of a novel usually cannot stand alone, whereas stories in collections are meant to be fully independent. But many books have combined stories in such a way that the stories have varying degrees of interdependence, and it is these variations that cause problems in definition. Maggie Dunn and Ann Morris, for instance, claim that the stories in a story cycle are more independent than those in a composite novel, and James Nagel points out that both cycle and sequence are misleading, since cycle implies circularity and sequence implies temporal linearity, neither of which he finds to be essential to most such collections. Rolf Lundén has suggested four types of cycles, in order of decreasing unity: the cycle, in which the ending resolves the conflicts brought up at the beginning (e.g., The Bridge of San Luis Rey); the sequence, in which each story is linked to the ones before it but without a cumulative story that ties everything together (e.g., The Unvanquished); the cluster, in which the links between stories are not always made obvious and in which the discontinuity between them is more significant than their unity (e.g., Go Down, Moses); and the novella, in the classical sense of a collection of unrelated stories brought together by a frame story and a narrator(s) (e.g., Winesburg, Ohio). [All examples are Lundén's.] Robert M. Luscher compares and contrasts the short story cycle and science fiction short stories combined into longer fixups. History In their study of the genre, Maggie Dunn and Ann Morris note that the form descends from two different traditions: There are texts that are themselves assembled from other texts, such as the way the tales from the Arthurian cycle are compiled in books by Chretien de Troyes, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Thomas Malory and the Mabinogion. Then there are the classic serialized novellas, many of them with frame stories; this genre includes One Thousand and One Nights, The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales, etc. Dunn and Morris show how in the nineteenth century, the genre appeared in such forms as the village sketch collection (e.g., Our Village) and the patchwork collection (e.g., Louisa May Alcott's Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag). J. Gerald Kennedy describes the proliferation of the genre in the twentieth century, attributing it in part to the desire "to renounce the organizing authority of an omniscient narrator, asserting instead a variety of voices or perspectives reflective of the radical subjectivity of modern experience. Kennedy finds this proliferation in keeping with modernism and its use of fragmentation, juxtaposition and simultaneism to reflect the "multiplicity" that he believed to characterize that century. Scholars such as James Nagel and Rocío G. Davis have pointed out that the story cycle has been very popular among ethnic U.S. authors. Davis argues that ethnic writers find the format useful "as a metaphor for the fragmentation and multiplicity of ethnic lives" insofar as it highlights "the subjectivity of experience and understanding" by allowing "multiple impressionistic perspectives and fragmentation of simple linear history". The composite novel Dunn and Morris list several methods that authors use to provide unity to the collection as a whole. It has to be noted that these organising principles pertain to their theory of the composite novel as a short story collection where the focus lies on the coherent whole. (the examples are theirs): The organising principles a geographical area: The Country of the Pointed Firs, Dubliners, The Women of Brewster Place a central protagonist, which has the option of also being the narrator: Cosmicomics, Winesburg, Ohio, The Woman Warrior, A Certain Lucas a collective protagonist: In Our Time, Go Down, Moses, Love Medicine, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza patterns to create coherence: Three Lives, Exile and the Kingdom, The Golden Apples, A Yellow Raft in Blue Water focus on storytelling itself: The Way to Rainy Mountain, Pricksongs & Descants, How to Make an American Quilt Multiple of these organizing principles may be used in order to create a composite novel. Titles using cycle technique A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain A Hero of Our Time A Sportsman's Sketches A Visit From the Goon Squad A Young Doctor's Notebook Annie John Black Swan Green Cane Cathedral The Conjure Woman The Country of the Pointed Firs Dark Avenues Dubliners The Finer Grain For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf Go Down, Moses The Golovlyov Family Hearts in Atlantis The House on Mango Street The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories How the García Girls Lost Their Accents I, Robot In Our Time Jesus' Son The Joy Luck Club The Last of the Menu Girls Legends of the Province House Linmill Stories Lives of Girls and Women Love Medicine The Martian Chronicles Monkeys (novel) Mrs. Spring Fragrance Old Creole Days Olinger Stories Olive, Again Olive Kitteridge The Piazza Tales Pictures of Fidelman Pulp Fiction Red Cavalry Sinbad the Sailor The Candy House The Seven Wonders The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. The Things They Carried Three Lives Three Tales Uncle Tom's Children The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 The Wide Net Winesburg, Ohio The Women of Brewster Place References Literary genres Fiction forms

The Hamlet Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in North Carolina and South Carolina. The line runs from Hamlet, North Carolina, to Columbia, South Carolina, for a total of 105.2 miles. At its north end it continues south from the Hamlet Terminal Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the Columbia Subdivision. The Hamlet Subdivision runs along CSX's S Line. The line notably carries Amtrak's Silver Star which travels from New York to Florida. History From Columbia north to Camden, the line was built by the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad as an extension of the South Bound Railroad in the late 1890s. From Camden to Cheraw, the line was built by the Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad, which was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1899. From Cheraw to Hamlet, the line was built by the Palmetto Railroad, which was completed in 1887. The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, the Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad, and the Palmetto Railroad all became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1900. The unified line became a segment of the Seaboard main line. The Seaboard Air Line designated this segment of the main line as the Hamlet Subdivision, which it is still known as today. Seaboard would eventually become CSX by the 1980s. See also List of CSX Transportation lines References CSX Transportation lines Seaboard Air Line Railroad Rail infrastructure in North Carolina Rail infrastructure in South Carolina

Llanspyddid is a small village just west of Brecon within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the valley of the River Usk in the community of Glyn Tarell in the county of Powys, Wales. Llanspyddid sits on the A40 trunk road between Brecon and Llandovery. The Welsh name signifies the 'church of Saint Ysbyddyd', though the village church is in fact dedicated to Saint Cadog. References External links images of Llanspyddid and surrounding area on Geograph website Fforest Fawr Villages in Powys Glyn Tarell

Charles Monroe Hoag (July 19, 1931 – March 8, 2012) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Hoag was also an important player on the University of Kansas 1952 National Championship basketball team. He starred on the KU football team and baseball team while at KU as well. He was drafted in the 1953 NFL Draft in the 26th round by the Cleveland Browns as the 311th overall pick, but he did not play professional sports because of a career ending serious knee injury he suffered in the 1953 KU versus KSU football game. He was part of the U.S. men's national basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played seven matches. References External links Charles Hoag at databaseOlympics.com 1931 births 2012 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Oklahoma Kansas Jayhawks baseball players Kansas Jayhawks football players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball People from Guthrie, Oklahoma United States men's national basketball team players

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is an action-adventure video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game features an open world environment, with elements of potential stealth gaming and reputation-based social mechanics, and is set during a fictitious multi-national military action in North Korea, in an alternate history version of the year 2007. The player gains control of one of three mercenary main characters and completes contracts in the war-torn country for profit and to prevent a nuclear war. Critics gave favorable reviews to the game, in particular praising its focus on explosive mayhem. A sequel, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, was released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Following Pandemic Studios' closure in November 2009, Electronic Arts announced Danger Close Games would be developing a second sequel, tentatively titled Mercs Inc. The game was eventually canceled following the closure of Danger Close Games in 2013. Gameplay The player is deposited in a vast "sandbox" environment, free to pick up missions, perform side tasks, collect items, hijack vehicles, or employ game mechanics in exhibition. As the world is a sandbox, the player can choose to do any of these activities at any time. In fact, one can level all of the buildings in the game world, including the faction HQs. Buildings are usually restored after an extended time away from the area, the player's death, or re-loading the game. Also, the player can cause wanton destruction in many small outposts and strongholds occupied by and restricted to faction members only. However, excessive rampaging is discouraged by the reduction of the attacked faction's disposition towards the player, and the murders of civilians and Allied Nations personnel result in cash fines as well. There are five warring factions: the Allied Nations, South Korea (associated with the CIA), the Russian Mafia, China, and Song's North Korean army. Disposition from the first four factions is initially friendly, though through the player's actions it can go from friendly to neutral and eventually hostile. Since the North Korean faction is always hostile towards the player and to all the other factions, the player is free to attack NK forces without fear of penalty. In fact, destroying NK vehicles will result in a small compensation, adding credits to the player's account. In order to get back in the favor of an offended faction, the mercenary must complete contracts for the faction. If the faction is so hostile that it refuses to give out contracts, the player must bribe the HQ guard first. Other less effective methods include collecting National Treasures and Blueprints of interest to each faction, destroying hidden listening posts, leveling Song's monuments or helping out one faction fight off another one during a skirmish. Upon being witnessed, the player's actions will be favored by the faction receiving the help; however, the other faction will dislike the player more. A mercenary may disguise himself by driving a faction's vehicle, allowing for enemy outpost infiltration. However, the disguise is rendered ineffectual should the enemy spot the mercenary entering the vehicle, should the player exit the vehicle or if the player engages in inappropriate behavior (such as attacking enemy troops). The disguise is also lost if the player comes across an enemy officer, who will invariably see through the disguise. The player can perform various missions for different factions, but it is not required to complete every mission available. A mission involves one or multiple objectives that include stealing, delivery, retrieval, or destruction of certain items or vehicles, assassinating targets, and destruction of an enemy camp or stronghold. Often, a mission provides a bonus goal which may be completed for extra cash. AN missions are usually taxi and escort missions, whereas Mafia-instructed missions are somewhat more stealth-oriented, and SK and Chinese missions usually have the player take orders from one faction to harm the other one. A mission may upset another faction, although this can be prevented to some degree if the player engages the mission with stealth. The completion of a mission rewards the mercenary with cash, increase in the faction's disposition, and tips regarding the Deck of 52; it occasionally unlocks items, vehicles, or airstrikes. Throughout the game, the player is tasked with hunting down and "verifying" 13 targets of a "suit". "Verification" involves either killing the target and taking a picture of the corpse, or subduing the target and radioing an AN helicopter to transport the prisoner away. After every verification the player is awarded with "Intelligence" and cash, which is usually doubled if the target is captured alive. In a suit, the number cards (from 2 to 10) are located throughout the in-game region, and they can be found by exploration or by receiving tips from friendly factions (usually after the completion of a mission). Each of the three face cards (Jack, Queen, King) is only made available by one of Chinese, South Korean, and Russian factions. A "face card mission" often involves specific objectives for the faction in addition to verifying the target. However, it is not necessary to verify all members of a suit to progress through the game. The player must gain only enough Intelligence by verifying targets before the AN gives the player the Ace contract. The Ace, the most important figure in a suit, is located in an isolated, often heavily fortified area, where the player is dropped off. The Ace contract usually consists of a variety of required and optional objectives that can be accessed in multiple routes, before the Ace is available for verification. After the Ace is verified, the player is transported back to the main region to hunt down another suit of targets. The PS2 version of the game suffers from a glitch, where saving the same campaign playthrough in multiple slots can result in corrupted data on the memory card though saving in one slot each for different playthroughs with different characters is apparently fine. If the player attempts to leave the game world (leaving N. Korea), they will effectively enter a restricted area where either the AN Task Force or the North Koreans have supreme air power in those areas, bearing great lethality that serves as an invisible wall to bar the player from going out of bounds. Entering these areas immediately prompts the players with a warning message (either by an unnamed Allied radio operator or by your support operative, respectively) telling them to get out quick. Choosing to ignore this warning prompts another message, informing that enemy planes are inbound. This is followed by three fighters appearing to shoot the player down with a large salvo of explosives that are impossible to completely dodge and tough to survive. These are areas that usually surround the province (with the exception of the Black Gate until after the Ace of Clubs is verified) and are marked in red. Plot Game Synopsis The game world takes place in North Korea, where General Choi Song leads a violent coup against his father President Choi Kim's government. Supposedly killing his own father, as well as several North and South Korean delegates during a peace ceremony, General Song seizes power and closes off North Korea to the world. Some time later, the Royal Australian Navy locates a North Korean freighter in distress but also discovers its cargo of nuclear warheads bound for known terrorist elements, triggering an Allied Nations invasion to topple Song's regime. The Allies are able to secure Song's nuclear missile silos, but they soon learn of another launch site, its whereabouts unknown. Furthermore, the North Koreans launch a counterattack, pushing the Allies back whilst the Chinese, South Korea as well as the Russian Mafia enter into the conflict to assert their own agendas with North Korea whilst also undermining the Allied Nation's position. Desperate to locate the silos, the Allied Nations post bounties related to the "Deck of 52"; including North Korean businessmen, ranking officers, weapon scientists, General Song's personal bodyguard as well as Song himself. The mercenary is given the choice of either apprehending or killing members of the deck, though killing them only rewards the player with half their bounty. The bounty increases according to the importance of that member all the way up to General Song, who is posted at $100,000,000. Prior to entering the game world, the player is given the choice of playing as one of three available mercenaries. The choice does not affect the plot, and each character has slightly different statistics to each other and can understand a different language used by one of the four factions in game (except for the Allied Nations). The four factions are the Allied Nations, South Korea, China and the Russian Mafia. Each faction concerns itself with one goal influenced by the mercenaries actions. The Allies for instance, only intend to remove Song from power though they possess the missions for the "Ace" contracts that advance the game. China and South Korea respectively both want to conquer North Korea, bringing the two factions closer to conflict as the game progresses. The Russian Mafia concerns itself only with exploiting the conflict and setting up illegal activities, and dealing arms which the mercenary may buy. Game The player is airdropped somewhere over the DMZ, finding the Allied Nations headquarters under artillery attack orchestrated by the "Two of Clubs". The mercenary assists AN forces in repelling the attack, destroying the guns and verifies the Two before venturing on to meet the other three factions in play. In completing assigned missions for each faction, the player is given intel relating to members of the Deck of 52 in the game world. By embarking on these optional missions, the player gathers enough intelligence to unlock the Ace contracts, the theatre of war moving from the Southern Province to the Northern Provinces midway through the game. The player finally arrives on the Ace of Spades contract; General Song himself. After heavy fighting against Song's remaining forces, the mercenary discovers through the still alive President Choi that Song has acquired the launch codes for his country's nuclear armament, and launches them before the mercenary enters battle with him. Depending on the player's actions, there are numerous endings. If the player does not abort the nuclear missiles in time, a post-ending news report details that Seoul, as well as several other cities worldwide have been destroyed by the nuclear weapons. Furthermore, depending on who the player decided to assist the most, another report indicates that faction assuming control over the North Korean state. Characters There are three playable characters in Mercenaries: Christopher Jacobs, Jennifer Mui, and Mattias Nilsson. Each are mercenaries employed by ExOps during the North Korean conflict, but only one character of player's choice is dispatched to the war-zone in the beginning of the game. They follow the same plot and handle similarly in terms of gameplay, but each of them has a different personality, as well as specific strengths that may alter the player's strategy. Also, each mercenary can speak a unique language in addition to English, so the player can understand conversations of a particular faction by reading the subtitles shown. Fiona Taylor (voiced by Amy Lee): a support operative that presents plans and ideas and support to the player throughout the game (also known for being in the online game Rec Room). Chris Jacobs (voiced by Phil LaMarr): a former Delta Force operator from the United States. He appears to be a confident and reliable personality with often humorous remarks. He can endure more damage than others and knows Korean. Jennifer Mui (voiced by Jennifer Hale): a former SAS operative and MI6 agent. She is highly efficient in stealthy maneuvers as she does not alert enemies as easily as other mercenaries. Born to a Chinese-British family in Hong Kong, she can understand conversations in Chinese. Mattias Nilsson (voiced by Peter Stormare): once a Swedish Navy artillery officer who then became a mercenary. Extremely reckless, violent, and obsessed with explosives, Nilsson uses his faster movement on foot to overwhelm his enemies quickly. He is fluent in Russian, and is thus able to understand private Mafia conversations. Mercenaries contains unlockable skins as rewards for completing certain in-game tasks. For instance, picking up a certain number of National Treasures will allow playing as an NK Elite. Some cheat codes unlock the numerous hidden characters such as the leaders of each faction. This being a LucasArts game, it is also possible to unlock both Indiana Jones and Han Solo as playable characters. However, the differences between skins are only cosmetic and will have no effect on gameplay or the main character's attributes. Development The game's orchestral soundtrack was composed by Michael Giacchino with Chris Tilton. It was performed by the Northwest Sinfonia and released on a 21-track CD. The sound design was done by Ellen Meijers, who visited Travis Air Force Base to record the sounds of actual C-5 Galaxy cargo airplane hydraulics, landing gears, and generators to add realism to the gameplay. Reception Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Ryan Davis, former editor of GameSpot, said the action is greatly varied and "fundamentally satisfying", the world is immersive, and the game has "gorgeous graphics". Davis also said the exaggerated physics in the game is sometimes too much and the quality of the sound effects is uneven. Davis said the game is "a much better game overall" than Full Spectrum Warrior, a game that Pandemic Studios previously developed. Davis said that at first the game looks like a Grand Theft Auto knockoff due to similar elements such as a third-person perspective, the ability to get in any vehicle you see", but that Mercenaries is more non-linear and mission-based. Davis said "most of the ground-based vehicles feel a little too floaty". Davis also wrote: "It's amazing how close the game scrapes to reality without actually breaking through, and its use of a slightly fictionalized North Korea as a setting can be very immersive. But despite the game's commitment to a quasirealistic scenario, the action is fast and loose". Davis noted the voiceover performances of Peter Stormare and Carl Weathers as particularly well done. In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by Electronic Arts on April 28, 2005, Famitsu gave it a score of two nines, one eight, and one seven for a total of 33 out of 40. Detroit Free Press gave the Xbox version all four stars and called it "a great diversion from everyday life". The Sydney Morning Herald gave the game four-and-a-half stars out of five and said "while it's not quite as epic as [Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas], the combat within Mercenaries is more focused and polished, thanks to tight controls, amazing graphics and clever physics". The Times gave it four stars out of five, saying "the visuals are first rate. News footage sets the scene of the chaos, while short in-game cut-scenes intertwine seamlessly with the action". The New York Times gave it a similarly favorable review, saying "while most such games overlay this free-form world with rigidly structured missions, Mercenaries allows the player almost as much freedom in action as it does in travel". Maxim similarly gave it eight out of ten and said: "Missions full of vehicles to wrangle and people to off feel like a cross between 'Grand Theft Auto' and 'Metal Gear Solid' with a dash of 'Contra' thrown in for spice. Destroy everything and get paid; this is foreign policy at its finest". Mercenaries shipped 105,000 units for its launch in France alone. South Korean ban Mercenaries was banned from shelves in South Korea for depicting war in its still-hostile region, as was Ghost Recon 2. Almost two years later, in 2007, the Game Rating Board of South Korea lifted the ban on these games. References External links 2005 video games Action-adventure games Censored video games Fiction about the People's Liberation Army Fictional mercenaries in video games Lua (programming language)-scripted video games LucasArts games Playground of Destruction Open-world video games Organized crime video games Pandemic Studios games PlayStation 2 games Stealth video games Third-person shooters Video games developed in the United States Video games featuring black protagonists Video games featuring female protagonists Video games scored by Michael Giacchino Video games set in North Korea Xbox games Single-player video games Video games using Havok Works about the Korean People's Army Works about the Russian Mafia

is the twelfth single by the Japanese band Uverworld and was released on November 19, 2008. Limited edition version (manufactured until end of December 2008) contains Mobile Suit Gundam 00 version of the title song with the original cover. This is the first #1 single of the group on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts. Track listing CD DVD Revolve Empty96 Groovy Groovy Groovy Personnel TAKUYA∞ - vocals, rap, programming Katsuya - guitar, programming Akira - guitar, programming Nobuto - bass guitar Shintarou - drums 2008 singles 2008 songs Uverworld songs Anime songs Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles Gr8! Records singles

Buzaglo is a surname of Moroccan Jewish origin which today is mostly found in Israel. There is no g as in get in Arabic. It should have been latinised as gh. It is spelt in Arabic as such بوزغلو. Notable people with the surname include: Asi Buzaglo, Israeli footballer Jacob Buzaglo, Israeli footballer Maor Buzaglo, Israeli footballer Shalom Buzaglo, Moroccan kabbalist Tim Buzaglo, footballer and cricketer William Buzaglo, English inventor Surnames of Maghrebi Jewish origin Surnames of Moroccan origin

Timothy Donnelly (born June 3, 1969, Providence, Rhode Island) is an American poet. Life He earned his BA from Johns Hopkins University and his MFA in Poetry from Columbia University's MFA in Creative Writing program. He is an associate professor at Columbia University. He became a poetry editor for the Boston Review in 1996. Donnelly is the author of Twenty-Seven Props for a Production of Eine Lebenszeit (Grove Press, 2003), and The Cloud Corporation (Wave Books, 2010). Awards and honors 2012: Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, The Cloud Corporation 2012: Guggenheim Fellowship 2014: Alice Fay di Castagnola Award Bibliography Poetry collections The Cloud Corporation (chapbook) (hand held editions, 2008) (coauthored with John Ashbery and Geoffrey G. O'Brien) "Hymn to Life" (chapbook) (Factory Hollow Press, 2014) "Poems for Political Disaster" (chapbook). Boston Review. January 2017. . List of poems References External links Timothy Donnelly's author page at Wave Books Timothy Donnelly's faculty page at Columbia University Timothy Donnelly talks about getting "The Cloud Corporation" published in Harper's and "Globus Hystericus" in The Paris Review 'The Syntactical Sublime', review of The Cloud Corporation in the Oxonian Review “A javelin of lavender…asserts a dozen verities”, review of The Cloud Corporation on THEthe Poetry Blog Johns Hopkins University alumni Living people Columbia University School of the Arts alumni The New Yorker people 1969 births Columbia University faculty 21st-century American poets

Teghra is a village in Bihiya block of Bhojpur district in Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 3,049, in 420 households. It is located northeast of Bihiya, at a crossroads, with one road running north–south from Jhaua to Jagdishpur and the other running east–west from Arrah to Shahpur. References Villages in Bhojpur district, India

Wills Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States. Wills Crossroads is located on Alabama State Route 10, east of Abbeville. References Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama

Fannie Criss (October 15, 1867 — February 2, 1942), born in Cumberland County, Virginia, was a late 19th-century and 20th-century African-American designer who specialized in hand-made dresses and gowns for elite patrons in Richmond, Virginia and New York City, New York. Criss was a free-born child of her former enslaved parents, Samuel and Adeline Christ. Early life Fannie Criss was born in 1866 in Cumberland County, Virginia, to Samuel and Adeline Criss, who were formerly enslaved. She was one of the couple's seven children and their first child born after they had attained their freedom. The family later moved to Richmond where Criss listed herself as a dressmaker in the classified business section of the city directory; of the 132 women listed as dressmakers in 1902, 112 were White and 20 were Black. Career Criss learned the art of dressmaking from her mother and later passed on her skills by offering a program in the Richmond area for young women to develop their sewing skills. She started as a seamstress who traveled home to home, as many did. Criss became the city's most celebrated designer in the early 1900s, charging up to $200 for her elegant, handmade dresses. With the help of her housekeeper and two or three young women, Criss designed dresses for the white elite in Richmond. Criss was well respected by her patrons and was well known for her beautifully designed wedding gowns. Criss's elite client list was made up of New York's most respected families. The second day dress, designed by Criss in 1896 and worn in the Richmond high society wedding of Miss Ellen Clark to Mr. Gordon Wallace, was donated to the Valentine Museum in Richmond, which has the second largest collection of period costumes in the United States. During Criss' rise in notoriety, she adopted the professional title 'modiste,' which established and solidified her as an African American creative professional, during a time in which legislation provided barriers for progressing Black businesses. A wool two-part dress of Criss's was featured at the "Pretty Powerful: Fashion and Virginia Women" exhibit in Richmond, Virginia, from May 2018 until January 2019. Notable clients Maggie L. Walker, the first Black woman bank founder and president of St. Luke's Penny Thrift Saving Bank, was a neighbor on West Leigh Street in Richmond and became one of Criss's many wealthy clients. Outside of a professional client relationship, Walker openly and actively supported Criss' work and openly critiqued the lack of communal support among Black entrepreneurs at the time. Gloria Swanson, who was once the highest paid actress in Hollywood, was one of her more prominent clients. Criss was neighbors with Sara Breedlove Walker, better known as Madam C. J. Walker, with whom she also enjoyed a close friendship. Criss also designed dresses for Walker's daughter A'Lelia Bundles. Personal life Criss married William Thornton Payne in 1895 and purchased a home on West Leigh Street, located in an affluent area in Richmond. Criss operated her dressmaking business from this location, although she often took trips to the fashion hub of New York to acquire luxury materials and contemporary patterns. According to the 1900 and 1920 Federal Censuses, Criss and Payne are placed at 1012 West Leigh Street and 106 East Leigh Street, respectively. This is important to note because homes built on this street were considered highly sough after by Black professionals. Criss's marriage to Payne did not last long and she later married William White and the couple relocated to New York City around 1918, acquiring a brownstone townhouse in the Harlem neighborhood at 219 West 137th Street. Criss continued to operate her dressmaking business from this location, which thrived as she began to design for wealthy black women, Broadway stars and movie actresses. Criss's flamboyant and free spirited personality made her home in New York "which was filled with nice furniture and lots of silver and pretty things" a haven for the city's most influential Blacks. Fannie Criss died on February 2, 1942, at the age of 76 in New York. References 1867 births 1942 deaths African-American fashion designers American women fashion designers 19th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American women 20th-century American businesswomen 19th-century African-American people

Gallop Meets the Earth is the first live CD/DVD by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero released on September 29, 2009. The two disc package includes the band's live performance from Toronto, Ontario on audio CD and on DVD in high definition with 5.1 Surround Sound. If pre-ordered, it also comes with a T-shirt and signed Protest the Hero Poster (If pre-ordered in Canada). The title comes from a line in the song Bloodmeat: "Thus now the fools of god will guard the city of our birth, hold an ear to the ground to hear the sound of clamoring, and horses stammer as their gallop meets the earth." In March 2010, the DVD was certified gold by the CRIA for selling over 5,000 copies. Track listing DVD bonus features Director's cut with documentary of the set and the whole show day "Spoils" music video Whistler Outback ski adventure video Four live tour videos cut overtop of studio audio tracks "Wake and Funnel" beer adventure bonus feature "Stop moshing" bonus feature piece Protest the Hero show rider access bonus An angry letter from a fan References Protest the Hero albums 2009 live albums Underground Operations albums

Daniël Theodoor Mensch (born 4 October 1978 in Sliedrecht) is a Dutch athlete who won the silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics for rowing as a member of the 8-man Dutch rowing team. Additionally, he was a member of the Maastricht rowing fraternity MSRV Saurus. References 1978 births Living people Dutch male rowers Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands People from Sliedrecht Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from South Holland

The Sarawak Chinese Association (, SCA) was a political party in the Sarawak state of Malaysia. History The party was established in July 1962 by a group of mostly English-educated Chinese businessmen, with the leaders largely from Kuching and Sibu. Based on the Malayan Chinese Association, its membership was limited to ethnic Chinese residents of Sarawak and the aim of its founders was to present a less radical Chinese viewpoint than that offered by the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP). A member of the Sarawak branch of the Alliance Party, it won two seats in the 1969 general elections, and two of the three seats it contested in the 1970 state elections. The party was dissolved in 1973 as a result of an agreement between the Alliance and the SUPP. Election results General elections State elections References Defunct political parties in Sarawak 1962 establishments in North Borneo Political parties established in 1962 1973 disestablishments in Malaysia Political parties disestablished in 1973

"Tofu-dreg project" () is a phrase used in the Chinese-speaking world to describe a poorly constructed building, sometimes called just "Tofu buildings". The phrase was coined by Zhu Rongji, the former premier of the People's Republic of China, on a 1998 visit to Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province to describe a poorly-built set of flood dykes in the Yangtze River. The phrase is notably used referring to buildings collapsed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake disaster. In China, the term tofu dregs (the pieces left over after making tofu) is widely used as a metaphor for shoddy work, hence the implication that a "tofu-dreg project" is a poorly executed project. The prevalence of “tofu projects” is due to rampant corruption and graft in China, as "project money is skimmed off the top for and by officials, leaving less funding for quality materials, qualified staff, and acceptable workmanship" while "projects are often granted to companies that have more political ties than qualifications". Furthermore "tribute projects" are often rushed for completion in order to mark a state anniversary. For instance in 2007, a bridge in Hunan Province, where work was expedited so it could open on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the local prefecture, collapsed during construction, killing 64 people. Lastly, local governments rely on the revenues arising from construction including land sales and transfer fees, so they have incentives to promote rapid and unfettered growth, including turning a blind eye to substandard construction. In July 2021, another occurrence of tofu-dreg construction happened in Zhengzhou in Henan province where the entire city was put at a standstill due to torrential rains and flooding. The city was referred to as a “sponge city” because of how vulnerable the drainage system was. Some argued that the city was not to blame since they were experiencing unprecedented rain levels, but there was evidence later found pointing towards a weak infrastructure. Such disasters have occurred multiple times in Zhengzhou, giving it the reputation of being “spongy” and a result of tofu construction. After visiting China in early 2011, Canadian journalist Lawrence Solomon stated that many Chinese people "fear that a 'tofu dam' might fail, leading to hundreds of thousands of downstream victims." According to Chinese architect Li Hu, tofu-dreg projects in China are vastly outnumbered by buildings without construction flaws. Li said that in most cases, ill-constructed buildings don't collapse but merely have a reduced lifespan or leakages. A February 2023 survey on natural disaster risks found that there were close to 600 million buildings in China. 2008 Wenchuan earthquake During the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, many schoolhouses collapsed; resulting in the death of students. These buildings have been used to exemplify tofu-dreg projects. The collapses were linked to allegations of corruption in the construction of Chinese schools. On May 15, 2008, Geoffery York of The Globe and Mail reported that the shoddily constructed buildings are commonly called "tofu buildings" because builders cut corners by replacing steel rods with thin iron wires for concrete reinforcement; using inferior grade cement, if any at all; and using fewer bricks than they should. One local was quoted in the article as saying that "the supervising agencies did not check to see if it met the national standards." The state-controlled media has largely ignored the tofu-dregs schoolhouses, under directives from the propaganda bureau's instructions. Parents, volunteers, and journalists who have questioned authorities have been detained and threatened. In order to silence the issue, riot police officers broke up protests by parents; the authorities set up cordons around the schools; and officials ordered the Chinese news media to stop reporting on school collapses. Climate change Construction emissions Tofu-dreg Construction stemming from speedy, shoddy work, often uses cheap and quick materials, mainly concrete. The speedy construction and pouring of sub-standard concrete leads to poor building infrastructure, causing the issues seen when a natural disaster occurs like the Wenchuan Earthquake. Concrete production contributes to large percentages of individual greenhouse gasses. From 1980 to 2011 China has led in cement/concrete production, in fact China produced more cement in a two-year period than the U.S. produced in the 20th century. All of this cement production has led to vast emissions of greenhouse gasses, China's contribution to GHGs from cement alone rivaled total GHG emissions of some countries. China is using a lot of cement, and is using it quickly causing Tofu Construction of buildings. Tofu construction only leads to more construction, as after the Sichuan Earthquake, China finished close to 29,692 projects to rebuild areas affected by the earthquake. Even without natural disasters Chinese constructions have still failed, “One Australian reporter counted four collapsed bridges in just nine days in July 2012.” Chinese officials acknowledge these issues as well, giving life expectancies of buildings, and even warning of future collapses of buildings as they age and reach certain life spans. Even in reconstruction efforts, tofu dreg construction remains prevalent, sources from the post earthquake county of Yongcheng cite having moved into buildings already having cracks within walls of their newly built apartments. Yet construction continues in China as in the span of 2011-2014 it was predicted that China would have a new skyscraper constructed every five days. Construction contributes to about 40% of the world's GHG emissions, most of these emissions come from materials used, like concrete -Tofu-dregs signature building material- and other materials. Overall effect In connection to tofu-dreg construction are the more grandeur projects that the Chinese government implements, many of which are wholly unnecessary for their purpose and are simply used as tools to indicate to foreign countries that China is developed. By allocating the country's best resources to wealthy cities, China's rural areas are subjected to repeated infrastructure disasters, which not only leads to the expenditure of more natural resources in order to rebuild but also the pollution caused during the initial collapse. China's construction industry is a significant contributor to the overall climate crisis, and although China has made plans to reduce the nation's carbon emission with renewable energy and upgraded industrial equipment, the majority of China's rural and poor areas continue to depend on staples such as cement and steel which carry a heavy carbon footprint. The result, as exemplified by tofu-dreg projects, is recurring collapse and natural resource use. In addition to weak buildings are weak work areas (e.g., factories) which have led to devastating events such as factory fires, pipeline leaks, and workplace explosions. References Building and structure collapses in China Special idioms of modern Chinese language Civil engineering Engineering failures

Fabian Lustenberger (born 2 May 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains BSC Young Boys. He has earned three caps with the Switzerland national team. Career FC Luzern In his first season for FC Luzern, Lustenberger succeeded in integrating himself into the team. He earned increasingly more respect from manager Ciriaco Sforza, and by the winter break, he had earned a spot in Luzern's starting eleven. Hertha BSC In August 2007, Lustenberger transferred to Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga for 1.5 million Euros. In his first season with Hertha, he made 24 Bundesliga appearances. He scored his first Bundesliga goal during a Hertha 2–1 loss to 1. FC Nürnberg in December 2007. Although he was never a consistent starter, Lustenberger earned 37 caps over the two seasons that followed, and stayed with Hertha when the club was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2009–10 season. During the 2010 summer break, he sustained an injury that ruled him out for almost four months. In his first game back, Lustenberger was forced to play the last eight minutes as goalkeeper, following the expulsion of Marco Sejna. Since 2013, Lustenberger has been the captain of the Berlin side, after helping Hertha BSC return to the Bundesliga after a season in 2. Bundesliga. On 9 March 2016, he extended his contract until 2019. In 2019, after 12 years in Berlin, Lustenberger confirmed that he would not extend his contract and would leave Hertha and move back to Switzerland joining Young Boys Bern on a free. Lustenberger played his final game for Hertha in a 5–1 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, spending his final 20 minutes on the pitch as captain after Vedad Ibisevic was subbed off. He ended his career in Berlin with 308 appearances for the club. Young Boys On 28 January 2019, BSC Young Boys announced that Lustenberger would join the club from the upcoming 2019/20 season. He penned a three-year deal. Personal life His brother Simon is also a footballer who plays for the FC Luzern reserves. He is not related to his former Luzern teammate Claudio Lustenberger. Career statistics Club International Honours Hertha BSC 2. Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2012–13 Young Boys Swiss Super League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23 Swiss Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23 References External links Fabian Lustenberger at HerthaBSC.de 1988 births Living people People from Willisau District Swiss-German people Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players FC Luzern players Hertha BSC players BSC Young Boys players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from the canton of Lucerne

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community arts center that offers classes and workshops for all ages in visual, literary and performing arts. Special performances, gallery exhibits, outreach programs and fundraising galas are presented throughout the year. Callanwolde is also involved in community outreach, specializing in senior wellness, special needs, veterans, and low income families. The mansion known as "Callanwolde" was built by Charles Howard Candler, President of The Coca-Cola Company (1916, 1920–1923), chairman of the Board of Trustees of Emory University (nearly 30 years), and eldest son of Asa Griggs Candler who founded The Coca-Cola Company. Callanwolde is a Gothic-Tudor style mansion situated on a landscaped 12.5-acre estate and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Support Support is provided to Callanwolde Fine Arts Center through a grant appropriated by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, in part by DeKalb County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs, and in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Candler family Callanwolde was the home of the family of Charles Howard Candler, known as Howard, (1878-1957) from 1920 until 1959. Howard Candler was the oldest son of Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929), the Atlanta pharmacist who, in 1891 purchased the rights to the formula for Coca-Cola, which had been developed by another Atlanta pharmacist, John S. Pemberton, in 1886 as a tonic for most common ailments. Howard Candler attended public elementary schools in Atlanta and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory College (a Methodist Episcopal institution that was at that time located in Oxford, Georgia). While in Oxford in 1895, Howard Candler received a keg of Coca-Cola syrup from his father that he shared with his classmates — the first Coca-Cola ever seen there. After graduating from Emory in 1898, Howard Candler attended Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons for two years and the University of Bellvue Hospital Medical College for one year. Much later in life, in 1942, he received the Doctor of Laws degree from Emory University, which was by then located in Atlanta. In 1903, Howard Candler married Flora Harper Glenn. The couple had three children, Charles Howard Jr. (born 1904), Catherine Harper (Mrs. William Warren) (born 1906), and Mary Louisa (Mrs. Alfred Eldridge) (born 1912). The Candlers, Coca-Cola and Emory University Emory University has been, and still is today, frequently called “Coca-Cola U” because of the long and generous history of patronage by both the Candler family and The Coca-Cola Company that they founded. In 1914, the decision was made to move Emory College from Oxford, Georgia. Howard's uncle, Bishop Warren Akin Candler, was President of Emory College and the Chairman of the Methodist Episcopal Education Commission. Atlanta's Chamber of Commerce pledged $500,000 if the new Emory University would locate in the city, and in 1915 Asa Griggs Candler donated a $1 million endowment to the institution. In 1915, Henry Hornbostel was engaged to design the new Emory campus in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta. The following year, Howard Candler, who had been a vice president of Coca-Cola since 1906, became the company's president, a position he held until his retirement from the company in 1923 (following its acquisition by the Woodruffs). His new position as head of the company meant that Howard Candler would now be the principal benefactor of Emory University. Work on his new home, Callanwolde, was begun the following year near the Emory campus and designed by Hornbostel. In 1929, Howard Candler became chairman of the board of trustees of Emory University, a position he held until his death in 1957. He continued the family's history of generous financial support of the institution as well. In 1947, for example, he gave the university assets valued in excess of $15 million. And, two years following Howard Candler's death, his widow donated the Callanwolde estate, along with many of the original furnishings, to Emory University. Emory subsequently sold the property to the First Christian Church, which retained ownership until the citizens of DeKalb County rallied to acquire Callanwolde in 1971. Candler ancestry and the Callanwolde name Candler family lore holds that William Candler of Newcastle upon Tyne served as an officer in Cromwell's Army during the Irish Rebellion of the mid-17th century. Candler served in Sir Hardress Waller’s Regiment and after the end of the campaign was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel for “meritorious conduct in the field” by a grateful Cromwell and Parliament and granted lands in the Barony of Callan, County Kilkenny. He brought his wife, Anne Villiers, widow of Capt. John Villiers, and family over to Ireland and made their Irish home at Callan Castle. The name “Callanwolde” is based on this family connection to the Irish town of Callan and the Old English word for “woods” (“wolde”). Recent genealogical research suggests that parts of this legend are, in fact, true, although as happens with all things, some details have been lost, changed, and exaggerated over the years. The estate is located in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, which was planned by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Central Park in New York City and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. Of the estate's original 27 acres, approximately 12 remain intact. The grounds, which consist of sculptured lawns, formal gardens, nature trails and a rock garden, have been partially restored by the DeKalb County Federation of Garden Clubs and The Callanwolde Foundation, and are maintained by DeKalb County. Designed by Henry Hornbostel, who also designed Emory University, Callanwolde's plan is one of openness. Most rooms adjoin the great halls located on each floor, and the entire 27,000 square foot mansion is centered on a large, courtyard that has recently been enclosed. The attention to fine detail is evident in the excellent craftsmanship of the walnut panelling, stained glass, bronze balustrades, the artistry of the delicate ceiling and fireplace reliefs, and the pierced tracery concealing the Aeolian organ chambers. Callanwolde remained the Candlers’ home for 39 years. In 1959, two years after Mr. Candler's death, and nine years prior to her own death, Mrs. Candler donated the estate (including many of the original furnishings) to Emory University. The house (minus the furnishings) was later acquired by the First Christian Church, which subsequently sold two parcels of the property totalling approximately four acres on one side and approximately 12 acres on the other. The mansion was temporarily leased to an artist who planned to establish an art gallery there. During this period, the condition of the mansion deteriorated. Considerable damage was done to the organ pipes; careless use of fire resulted in damage to the flooring in one bedroom; and lighting fixtures, door and window latches, and other hardware were stolen. Eventually, the church placed the remaining 12 acres, which included the mansion, the carriage house, a gardener's cottage, two greenhouses, and various out-buildings, up for sale. To save Callanwolde from possible destruction, a fund-raising drive was led, first by an ad hoc committee of the Druid Hills Civic Association, and later by The Callanwolde Foundation that formed from it. The property was purchased for $360,000 in 1972, with a matching funds grant from the open spaces program of the Federal Housing and Urban Development Department. DeKalb County contributed $40,000, accepted ownership of the property and agreed to maintain it. Callanwolde was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center was opened under the supervision of the DeKalb County Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs Department. In 1983, however, the non-profit Callanwolde Foundation accepted responsibility for the operation of the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, although DeKalb County continues to maintain the house and grounds. Recent history During the Summer Olympics held in Atlanta in 1996, the house was transformed into “Casa Italia,” the official hospitality headquarters of the Italian Olympic Committee. Guests attending lavish parties hosted by the Italian delegation included Prince Albert of Monaco, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrew Young, Alberto Tomba, and a host of famous Italian fashion designers, chefs, Olympic athletes, artists and entertainers. Callanwolde has also served as a filming location for several Hollywood films, including “Sharkey’s Machine,” starring Burt Reynolds, and “Bear,” a feature film about the life of legendary football coach Bear Bryant. In 2003, Callanwolde served as the backdrop for several scenes used in the feature film “Stroke of Genius, the Bobby Jones Story,” starring Jim Caviezel. Support to Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is provided through a grant appropriated by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, in part by DeKalb County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs, and in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Callanwolde is also mentioned in Pat Conroy's novel, "The Prince of Tides." Architectural history The mansion was built between 1917 and 1921 and is considered a severe and modern approach to the late Gothic Revival style of architecture. The front facade of the two and one-half story building has medieval half-timbered rhythmical design across the upper stories, crenellated bays and Tudor arches, as well as strapwork ornament, yet all of these elements of Tudor-Gothic design have been subjected to a simplicity or severity of design that is a uniquely 20th century approach to the use of these traditional design motifs. The construction is of poured concrete and steel and a rubble base of tile covered by stucco, and the house is built on a two-foot concrete foundation. All wooden floors are anchored to timbers laid in concrete over masonry units supported by reinforced concrete beams. This quality of construction explains the fact that no settlement is discernable in the building. Downstairs floors are of walnut with walnut pegs, with the exception of the living room which has white oak flooring. Upstairs floors are of white oak. The house also features large rafters and panelling of walnut. The house has a central heating system featuring recessed units behind decorative metal screens. It was originally steam-heated, but was converted from coal to gas heat in the 1930s. A vacuum system was built into the house, but it is no longer operable. There was also a buzzer system with a control panel in the kitchen, however it no longer exists. The pipes of the Aeolian organ are accommodated in the infrastructure of the house in four separate chambers. Callanwolde’s architect: Henry Hornbostel (1867-1961) Callanwolde was designed by architect Henry Hornbostel of Pittsburgh. Hornbostel, born in Brooklyn, New York, was classically trained at Columbia University in New York City and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He began work in Pittsburgh in 1904 after winning the Carnegie Technical Schools Competition for the design of the campus that is now Carnegie Mellon University. He founded the Department of Architecture at Carnegie Tech, and, in addition to a private practice in Pittsburgh, he taught at Columbia University and was at various times a partner in the New York firms of Howell, Stokes & Hornbostel; Wood, Palmer & Hornbostel; Palmer & Hornbostel; and Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones. Although the bulk of his practice centered in and around Pittsburgh, Hornbostel executed projects throughout the country, including the campus plans of Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Emory University in Atlanta, and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois; several bridges in New York City; and government buildings in Albany, NY and Oakland, CA. One of the many enduring structures Henry Hornbstel designed was the Williamsburg Bridge (1903) in New York City. Connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn, and designed by Hornbostel and Leffert L. Buck, the 1,600 foot bridge took over seven years to complete. When the bridge opened in 1903, it was the first all-steel, large-scale suspension bridge built in the country –and the longest of its kind in the world. It remained the world's longest suspension bridge until the 1920s. Hornbostel apparently met Howard Candler through a project for The Coca-Cola Company. In 1915, he designed the master plan for Emory University when it was relocated to Atlanta from Oxford, Georgia. Hornbostel's work, while drawing heavily on historic precedents of Gothic, Tudor, and Renaissance styles, foreshadows the beginnings of a modernist sensibility in its stripped-down use of forms and relative absence of ornamentation. In this, it represents a transitional period between the academic classicism and gothic revival of the 19th century and the modernist movement of the 20th century. The Henry Hornbostel Collection is housed in the Architecture Archives of Carnegie Mellon University's Libraries. Drawings, Plans and other information about the original design of the Emory University Campus are maintained by the University Library's Special Collections. References External links Callanwolde Fine Arts Center - official site Emory University Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Houses in DeKalb County, Georgia Houses in Atlanta Arts centers in Georgia (U.S. state) Tourist attractions in DeKalb County, Georgia Education in DeKalb County, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta Druid Hills, Georgia

Bellaire may refer to: Places United States Bellaire, Arkansas Bellaire, Smith County, Kansas Bellaire, Michigan Bellaire, Minnesota Bellaire, Ohio Bellaire, location near Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Bellaire, section of Queens Village, Queens, New York Bellaire, Texas, city Bellaire Boulevard, street in Houston, Texas Bellaire station, railroad station that was in Queens, New York Lake Bellaire, of the Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed Other places Bellaire, Durban, South Africa Bellaire, Wallonia, province of Liège, Belgium See also Bel Air (disambiguation) (includes Bel-Air) Bel-Aire (disambiguation) (includes Bel Aire) Belair (disambiguation) Bellair (disambiguation) Bellairs, a surname Belleair, Florida

Niebieszczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sanok, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. References Niebieszczany

"PENKI" is Japanese voice actress and singer Maaya Uchida's 1st album, released on December 2, 2015. Track listings Charts Event 『 Maaya Party！Vol.4 』　Maaya Uchida 1st Album Release Event「Maaya Party！Vol.4」（December 5, 2015 - December 12, 2015：Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka） References 2015 debut albums J-pop albums Japanese-language albums Pony Canyon albums

Hynobius formosanus, the Taiwan salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the high mountains at around . Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded moist evergreen forests. Adults have a total length of . See also List of protected species in Taiwan List of endemic species of Taiwan References formosanus Amphibians described in 1922 Endemic fauna of Taiwan Amphibians of Taiwan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Dębina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ulhówek, within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately west of Ulhówek, east of Tomaszów Lubelski, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin. References Villages in Tomaszów Lubelski County

Yun Hyu (Hangul: 윤휴, Hanja: 尹鑴; 1617 – 1680) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and official, who lived during the Joseon Dynasty. Yun was the political leader of the Southern (Namin) faction of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen names were Baekho, Haheon and Yabo. He was nominated to be a Jipyeong (지평, 持平) as a Yebinshijeong (예빈시정, 禮賓寺正), and had served in various other posts, before he left politics to dedicate himself to scholarly pursuits. In 1660, he became a leading figure in the controversy regarding the mourning rituals for King Hyojong. In 1674, he became involved again in a second round of the controversy, this time over the death of Queen Inseon. In 1680, Yun was expelled and exiled to Gapsan (갑산, 甲山). That year, he was ordered to commit suicide by King Sukjong, after a long public debate with Song Si-yeol. Works Baekhojeonseo (백호전서, 白湖全書) Baekhodokseogi (백호독서기, 白湖讀書記) Juryeseol (주례설, 周禮說) Hongbeomseol (홍범설, 洪範說) Jungyongdaehakhuseol (중용대학후설, 中庸大學後說) Jungyongseol (중용설, 中庸說) Baekhojip (백호집, 白湖集) See also List of Korean philosophers Korean philosophy Heo Mok Song Si-yeol Yun Seon-do List of Korean-language poets Korean literature References External links Yun Hyu Yun Hyu 1617 births 1680 deaths 17th-century Korean philosophers Joseon scholar-officials Korean Confucianists Joseon politicians Neo-Confucian scholars

Gilly (, ) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977. It houses the base of Fédération des Patros, a youth organisation. During the 1980s and 1990s it was also the home of an international group of Christian missionaries working with Operation Mobilisation. References External links The Gilly.be site Sub-municipalities of Charleroi Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)

The 1929 Lippe state election was held on 6 January 1929 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag of the Free State of Lippe. Results References Lippe Elections in North Rhine-Westphalia

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson (19 April 1821 – 8 December 1896) was an officer in the British Army who was Comptroller-General of Convicts in Western Australia from 1850 to 1863, Home Office Surveyor-General of Prisons from 1863 to 1869, and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1869 to 1886. Military career Henderson was born in Muddiford, near Christchurch, Hampshire, England, the son of Vice-Admiral George Henderson of the Royal Navy and Frances Elizabeth Walcott-Sympson. His brother William George Henderson was Dean of Carlisle. He was educated in Bruton, Somerset and the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 6 June 1838 and was promoted First Lieutenant in 2020, Second Captain in 1847, First Captain in 1854, Brevet Major in 1858, and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1862. He undertook his professional training at Chatham and was then posted to Canada in 1839. He returned to England in 1845 and spent a year in Portsmouth before being posted back to Canada in June 1846. He was in charge of surveying the western half of the boundary between Canada and New Brunswick, which had been ceded to Britain by the United States, until November 1848, when he returned to England with his new wife, Mary Murphy. He spent the next two years based at Gravesend. Comptroller-General of Convicts and Director of Prisons When Western Australia became a penal colony in 1850, Henderson was appointed the colony's first Comptroller-General of Convicts. He travelled to Western Australia with the first convicts on board the Scindian, arriving on 1 June 1850. He found the colony completely unprepared for the convicts, lacking even a jail large enough to house them. Henderson secured lodging for the convicts at a ware house owned by Captain Scott, the harbour master. Henderson then began construction of a place for the warders to stay and in time the Convict Establishment, later known as Fremantle Prison. He was "a kindly and just man, moderate and understanding, opposed to the harsher forms of discipline. He thought that flogging as a punishment did more harm than good, and might be abolished except in rare cases, and that putting men in chains was useless and aggravating."1 Henderson married Mary Murphy in 1848. Following her death in 1855, he visited England with his son the following year and in 1857 married Maria Hindle. Henderson returned to Australia in 1858. He finally resigned as Comptroller-General of Convicts and left the colony in January 1863. On his return to Britain, he was appointed Chairman of Directors and Surveyor-General of Prisons and Inspector-General of Military Prisons on 29 July 1863, succeeding Sir Joshua Jebb. He sold his army commission in 1864 and was made a Companion of the Bath (CB) in 1868. Commissioner of Police In 1869, Henderson was appointed to succeed Sir Richard Mayne as second sole Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. He was an ideal compromise candidate between those who wanted a military man as Commissioner and those who thought the job should go to a civilian. Although a former army officer, Henderson had served in civilian appointments for the last eighteen years. He was also unknown to the British public, allowing him to establish a reputation only on his achievements as Commissioner. Henderson immediately endeared himself to his men by abolishing or relaxing some of the petty regulations imposed by Mayne and his first colleague, Sir Charles Rowan. For the first time, for instance, officers were permitted to grow facial hair. They were also allowed to vote for the first time, having initially been prevented by regulations forbidding them to take part in political activity. Henderson clashed with Receiver Maurice Drummond over an increase in pay for his men, a rivalry which was to continue for the rest of his tenure. In order to spread his constables more widely and make them more available, Henderson established the fixed point system. He increased the Detective Branch to over 200 men and started the Habitual Criminals Register. He grouped the Divisions into Districts and introduced Schoolmaster Sergeants in each division to increase the literacy of his constables. However, Henderson faced problems. The authorities decided, against his advice, to reduce pensions and this, coupled with low wages, led to the first police strike in 1872. The Commissioner dealt with the situation efficiently, dismissing the ringleaders and then allowing most of them to rejoin the force. Although the reputation of the Met was harmed by this incident, Henderson himself was not criticised by the press. He faced an even more serious situation in 1877, when four senior officers of the Detective Branch were put on trial for corruption (Trial of the Detectives), but survived it with his reputation intact. In 1878, he was made a Knight Commander of the Bath (KCB). But, by this stage, Henderson was starting to lose his control of the force. He ignored the fact that the District Superintendents were becoming ineffective and that two of the four posts had fallen vacant. When the Fenian bombing campaign opened in 1883, he left its handling largely to his assistants, particularly Howard Vincent, James Monro and Robert Anderson. On 8 February 1886, the mishandling of the Trafalgar Square Riot exposed his inefficiency, and on 22 February the Home Secretary Hugh Childers accepted his resignation. Notes Hasluck (1959), page 56. References . Republished in 1991 by Fremantle Arts Centre Press. . The Times Digital Archive Oxford Dictionary of National Biography External links Portraits of Henderson in the National Portrait Gallery 1821 births 1896 deaths Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis Convictism in Western Australia Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Royal Engineers officers People from Christchurch, Dorset British prison governors Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Public servants of Western Australia Australian penal colony administrators 19th-century Australian public servants

The Svalia is a 36-km long river in northern Lithuania and a right tributary of the Lėvuo river. The town of Pasvalys is located near the mouth of the Svalia and is named after it. Pasvalys in Lithuanian language means "[town] near Svalia". References Rivers of Lithuania

Wood House may refer to: Jack Wood House, Judsonia, Arkansas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in White County W. L. Wood House, Morrilton, Arkansas, NRHP-listed in Conway County Walter B. Wood House, Modesto, California, NRHP-listed in Stanislaus County Wood–Morris–Bonfils House, Denver, Colorado, NRHP-listed in Denver County Wood–Tellkamp House, LaMoille, Illinois, NRHP-listed Ernest M. Wood Office and Studio, Quincy, Illinois, NRHP-listed John Wood Mansion, Quincy, Illinois, NRHP-listed John Wood Farmstead, Milroy, Indiana, NRHP-listed in Rush County William Kennison Wood House, Iowa Center, Iowa, NRHP-listed in Story County Herman Wood Round Barn, Iowa Falls, Iowa, NRHP-listed in Franklin County Jeremiah Wood House, Sabula, Iowa, NRHP-listed in Jackson County Wood House (Cottonwood Falls, Kansas), NRHP-listed in Chase County William Johnson Wood House, Hiseville, Kentucky, NRHP-listed in Barren County Gen. George T. Wood House, Munfordville, Kentucky, NRHP-listed in Hart County J. A. Wood House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Charles Wood House, Stoneham, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Nathan Wood House, Westminster, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Ahijah Wood House, Westminster, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Ezra Wood–Levi Warner Place, Westminster, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Wood Home for Boys, Mathiston, Mississippi, NRHP-listed in Webster County Wood House (Dublin, New Hampshire), NRHP-listed in Cheshire County Dr. Granville Wood House, Mimbres, New Mexico, NRHP-listed in Grant County Harry Wood House, Huntington, New York, NRHP-listed in Suffolk County William Wooden Wood House, Huntington, New York, NRHP-listed in Suffolk County John Wood House (Huntington Station, New York), NRHP-listed in Suffolk County Wilford Wood House, Mountainville, New York, NRHP-listed in Orange County Amos Wood House, North Landing, New York, NRHP-listed in Jefferson County Jethro Wood House, Poplar Ridge, New York, a National Historic Landmark and NRHP-listed in Cayuga County Joseph Wood House, Sayville, New York, NRHP-listed in Suffolk County Dempsey Wood House, Kinston, North Carolina, NRHP-listed in Lenoir County Wood Old Homestead, Rio Grande, Ohio, NRHP-listed in Gallia County Arad Wood House, Cranston, Rhode Island, NRHP-listed in Providence County Andy Wood Log House and Willie Wood Blacksmith Shop, Georgetown, Tennessee, NRHP-listed in Meigs County John Howland Wood House, Bayside, Texas, NRHP-listed in Refugio County Wood–Hughes House, Brenham, Texas, NRHP-listed in Washington County George H. Wood House, Cedar City, Utah, NRHP-listed in Iron County Wood–Harrison House, Springville, Utah, NRHP-listed in Utah County Wood Hall (Callaghan, Virginia), Callaghan, Virginia, NRHP-listed in Alleghany County Judge Henry Wood Jr. House, Clarksville, NRHP-listed in Mecklenburg County J. W. Wood Building, Lynchburg, Virginia, NRHP-listed Theodore Wood House, Marshfield, Vermont, NRHP-listed in Washington County Col. Henry Hewitt Wood House, Charleston, West Virginia, NRHP-listed See also Woods House (disambiguation)

Şaziye is a village in the Düzce District of Düzce Province in Turkey. Its population is 796 (2022). References Villages in Düzce District

Chionochloa rigida, known commonly as narrow-leaved snow tussock and by its Māori name wī kura, is a species of tussock grass endemic to New Zealand. Two subspecies are recognised, including Chionochloa rigida rigida and Chionochloa rigida amara. Distribution Found throughout the lower half of the South Island, from Banks Peninsula and east of the Southern Alps through to Southland. The subspecies C. rigida amara has a more western distribution and is found south of around 43°S in the Southern Alps. Habitat Prefers montane to low alpine zones, but is known to descend to sea level in Otago. Prefers drier soils. Conservation The narrow-leaved snow tussock is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN and Not Threatened by the Department of Conservation. References rigida

Bignor Hill is a hill near Bignor in Sussex. The South Downs Way passes over the hill. Near the summit are the remains of a memorial to Toby Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, the secretary of the Cowdray Hounds; this is called Toby's Stone. There is an old Celtic legend that a dragon had its lair on top of the hill and its remains can be seen in the folds of the ground. The Roman road of Stane Street runs by the hill. Barkhale Camp, a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, is on a southern slope of the hill. The hill is also home to a bowl barrow which is a rare intact example. Both are scheduled ancient monuments. The hill is part of the Slindon Estate, and is managed by the National Trust. The Hill is a rare habitat of Chalk heathland. References Hills of West Sussex Chichester District

D128 is a state road on Žirje Island in Croatia connecting the town of Žirje to Žirje ferry port, from where Jadrolinija ferries fly to the mainland, docking in Šibenik and the D33 state road. The road is long. The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company. Road junctions and populated areas Sources State roads in Croatia Šibenik Transport in Šibenik-Knin County

David Sewall (October 7, 1735 – October 22, 1825) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Education and career Born on October 7, 1735, in York, in that area of the Province of Massachusetts Bay that would eventually become the State of Maine, British America, Sewall received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1755 from Harvard University and read law in 1760. He entered private practice in York (District of Maine, Massachusetts from October 25, 1780) starting in 1760. He was register of probate for York County, Maine starting in 1766. He was a Justice of the Peace in Maine starting in 1767. He was a member of the York Committee of Correspondence. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Massachusetts (now the Massachusetts Senate) from 1776 to 1777. He was a justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts (renamed the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1780) from 1777 to 1789. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts constitutional convention from 1779 to 1780. Federal judicial service Sewall was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789, to the United States District Court for the District of Maine, to a new seat authorized by . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 9, 1818, due to his resignation. Later career Following his resignation from the federal bench, Sewall resumed private practice in York, District of Maine (State of Maine from March 15, 1820) from 1818 to 1825. Death Sewall died on October 22, 1825, in York. Memberships Sewall was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780. Sewall was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814. References Sources 1735 births 1825 deaths Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Harvard College alumni Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maine United States federal judges appointed by George Washington 18th-century American judges People from York, Maine Members of the American Antiquarian Society United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law

Blapstinus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 100 described species in Blapstinus. References Further reading External links Tenebrioninae Articles created by Qbugbot

The 1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1905, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1906. Season headlines The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) sponsored its first conference basketball season and recognized a regular-season champion for the first time. In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Dartmouth as its national champion for the 1905–06 season. In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wabash as its national champion for the 1905–06 season. Conference membership changes Regular season Conference winners Statistical leaders Awards Helms College Basketball All-Americans The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1905–06 season. Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: George Grebenstein, Dartmouth (retroactive selection in 1944) Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. References

Al Yazeedi is a surname and a clan within the Yafa'i tribe. Notable people with the surname include: Mohammed Al Yazeedi (born 1988), Qatari footballer Hamood Al Yazeedi (born 1990), Qatari footballer Surnames of Arabic origin

Christophe Avezac (born March 12, 1977, in Saint-Gaudens, France) is a French former midfielder currently coaching for Comminges Saint-Gaudens Foot. Career Avezac previously played for Toulouse FC and FC Metz in Ligue 1 and Dijon FCO and AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2. References 1977 births Living people French men's footballers Toulouse FC players FC Metz players Dijon FCO players AC Ajaccio players Vannes OC players Pau FC players Men's association football midfielders

Stephen Nettles (fl. 1595 – 1647) was an English clergyman and controversialist. Life He was a native of Shropshire, was admitted pensioner of Queens' College, Cambridge, on 25 June 1595, graduated B.A. in 1599, and was elected fellow on 11 October 1599. He proceeded M.A. in 1602, and commenced B.D. as a member of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1610 he became rector of Lexden, on 24 March 1617 vicar of Great Tey, which he resigned before 27 January 1638, and in 1623 vicar of Steeple, all in Essex. He signed the 1629 petition for conformity. During the period of the First English Civil War he ignored the Solemn League and Covenant, and continued to use the Book of Common Prayer. His livings of Lexden and Steeple were sequestrated in 1644, but he resisted the sequestration and his successor Gabriel Wyresdale until 1647, when he was removed from the rectory at Lexden. Works He wrote a learned Answer to the Jewish Part of Mr. Selden's History of Tithes, Oxford, 1625, in answer to John Selden's history of tithes. He was ejected from his rectory on 16 August 1644 by force of arms. Notes References 16th-century births 17th-century deaths 17th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge

Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, between the towns of Barnsley and Penistone. The parish includes the village of Silkstone Common. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,954, increasing to 3,153 at the 2011 Census. Silkstone Parish is twinned with Saint-Florent-des-Bois in France. History The name Silkstone is Old English in origin and is thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon man's name Sylc and the suffix tūn meaning a farmstead, giving "Sylc's farmstead". The earliest known written record of Silkstone is the Domesday Book of 1086, when Silkstone is referred to as a part of the manor of Cawthorne: In Calthorne (Cawthorne) Ailric had three carucates of land to be taxed and there may be two ploughs there. The same now has it of Ilbert; himself two ploughs there, and four villanes with two ploughs. There is a vicor and a church, wood pasture two miles long and two broad; the whole manor three miles long and two broad. Value in King Edward's time forty shillings, now twenty shillings. To this manor belongs Silchestone, one carucate and a half. The church mentioned may be a predecessor of the current Church of All Saints, the parish church in Silkstone. Silkstone parish originally included Cawthorne, West Bretton, Cumberland, Barnsley, Dodworth, Stainborough, Thurgoland, and Hoylandswaine. The Silkstone coal seam is at its shallowest in the Silkstone area, and mining was an important local industry. In 1809 the Silkstone Waggonway was built through the village by the Barnsley Canal Navigation Company. The waggonway was used to transport coal from collieries in the Silkstone valley to Cawthorne. A memorial commemorating the waggonway stands in the village. Sport The village has sporting facilities, in the shape of the Pavilion. It is host to both a football and cricket team, with both sports being played at junior and senior levels. Silkstone is frequented by ramblers as many walking routes start from the village. Culture and attractions The Church of All Saints was constructed in the 12th century (with alterations/renovations in the 15th and 19th centuries), it is a Grade I listed building. It is locally known as the minster of the moors. The Grade II listed Noblethorpe Hall near the village was built in the early 19th century for the Clarke family (local colliery owners). During the Second World War it was used as an army camp. Pot House Hamlet is located below Silkstone Church and was the site of an 18th-century pottery and 17th century glassworks. English Heritage have deemed this an underground national ancient monument. Pot House Hamlet today houses many independent retail outlets. One of the village's famous sons was John Charles Brooke, Esq, FSA (1748–1794) who became Somerset Herald in 1777. He was crushed to death in a crowd at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 3 February 1794. The Wagonway runs through Silkstone to the neighbouring village Cawthorne, and was used as a route for the transportation of coal from the nearby mines. The sleeper stones were originally laid in the early 19th century when coal mining was booming, and the wagonway was used until the 20th century. The stones can still be seen from the Ring O Bells pub to Pot House Hamlet. Today, the Wagonway is a scenic route ideal for country walks, with story boards, and is preserved as a historic route as part of the village's history. The village is also home to "Old Silkstone Band" brass band. The band has a long history dating back almost 150 years. In recent times, the band has been very successful, competing for the first time in the championship section, against more famous bands like Grimethorpe and Black Dyke. The band is run without major sponsorship, and is well supported by the villages of Silkstone and Silkstone Common. Silkstone Common Silkstone Common has Junior and Infants Schools, a railway station, a single local shop and the Station Inn. One of the most notable events in the history of the village was the Huskar Pit Disaster, which occurred on 4 July 1838 when a freak storm flooded part of the mine, killing 26 children, the youngest was 7 years, the oldest 17. A historical account of this event has been documented in the book entitled Children of the Dark. Notable buildings include Knabbe's Hall which was built in the late 17th century for William and Elizabeth Wood of Wortley Forge. Silkstone Common house prices are high due to the local amenities and close proximity to Penistone Grammar School. See also Listed buildings in Silkstone References Villages in South Yorkshire Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Civil parishes in South Yorkshire

Barleria mysorensis, a plant species within the genus Barleria of the family Acanthaceae. It is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is widely used as an ayurvedic plant in India and Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, it is known as "Katu Nelu". References External links Plant List 'Research Gate Flora of Sri Lanka Flora of India (region) mysorensis Plants described in 1821

The San Agustín was a 74-gun ship of the line built at the royal shipyard in Guarnizo (Santander) and launched in 1768.<ref>p208-9, 226-7, Goodwin The Ships of Trafalgar, the British, French and Spanish Fleets October 1805. Page 208 says launched 1768, whilst 226 says launched 1769</ref> She was captured by Portugal in 1776, but returned the following year. In January 1780, during the American War of Independence, she was part of a squadron of 11 of the line under command of Admiral Don Juan de Lángara left on patrol off Cape St. Vincent to intercept an expected British convoy for Gibraltar. But, when it appeared, the British fleet, under Sir George Rodney, greatly outnumbered the Spanish squadron, with 18 ships of the line. The result was the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780), off the stormy, dark cliffs of Cape Santa María through the afternoon and evening of 16 January 1780. Six Spanish ships of the line were captured and one destroyed. The San Agustín and San Genaro'' were the only Spanish ships of the line to escape unscathed. During the Napoleonic wars, she fought at the Battle of Algeciras in 1801 and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. References and notes Bibliography Ships of the line of the Spanish Navy 1768 ships Ships built in Spain Maritime incidents in 1805 Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Shipwrecks of Spain

Bayt Thul was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 1, 1948, under Operation Nachshon. It was located 15.5 km west of Jerusalem. Name In 1874, Clermont-Ganneau noted the similarity between the name "Beit Thul" and the Bethulia mentioned in the Book of Judith. He added that according to local fellahin, the town was previously recognized by Christians as Qal'at Fertin, signifying "the fortress of Fertin". It was named after a Christian or pagan king who once ruled the area and held dominion over the entire vicinity before meeting his demise in a catastrophic "deluge" emanating from the Tannur of Abu Shusheh, submerging the entire region. History Ottoman era Bayt Thul, like the rest of Palestine, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and in the census of 1538–1539, Bayt Tul was noted in the Nahiya of Quds of the Liwa of Quds. In the 1596 census, the village had a population was 7 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33,3% on various agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, olive trees, in addition to "occasional revenues"; a total of 1,860 akçe. In 1838, it was noted as a Muslim village in the district of Beni Malik, west of Jerusalem. In the early 1870s Clermont-Ganneau found the village inhabited, and a "hearty welcome was accorded to us." He further noted that the "village contains two welys, one the sanctuary of Sheikh Injeim, the other that of Bedriyeh. In front of the wely of Bedriyeh, I noticed the remains of a small aqueduct of masonry and two large shafts of ancient columns." According to local tradition, Bedriyeh was the sister of Sheikh Injeim. He found remains there which led him to conclude that an important Christian building of the Byzantine period once existed there. In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine noted "Foundations and a Mukam." British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, there were 133 villagers, all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census to 182 inhabitants, in 43 inhabited houses. In the 1945 statistics, the village had a population of 260 Muslims, with a total of 4,629 dunums of land. Of this, 55 dunams were for irrigable land or plantations, 787 for cereals, while 13 dunams were built-up, urban, land. 1948, aftermath In late October, 1948, the Beit Horon Battalion started the destruction of Bayt Thul. When the writers of an oral Palestinian history collection returned with a villager to Bayt Thul, they recorded how she, Umm 'Ali, began to collect herbs and plants. “She continued picking the leaves until what she had clutched to her chest sprouted from her like a large bush. That was Umm 'Ali, or maybe thats what we remember: A tree of wild herbs and greens moving with amazing grace over the stones of the destroyed villages, assuring, comforting, and reminding us of our descendants who are awaiting us.“ References Bibliography External links Welcome To Bayt Thul Survey of Western Palestine, Map 17: IAA, Wikimedia commons Bayt Thul, Zochrot Bayt Thul, from the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War District of Jerusalem

The Gay Oil Company Building, is a historic commercial building at 300 South Broadway Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building with Classical Revival styling. It was built in 1925 for Thomas Gay, founder of the Gay Oil Company, Little Rock's first oil company. The company's rise from its founding in 1907 mirrored the rise of the automobile as an important means of transportation. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas References Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Commercial buildings completed in 1925 National Register of Historic Places in Little Rock, Arkansas 1925 establishments in Arkansas Petroleum in Arkansas

Lehrgeschwader 2 (LG 2) (Demonstration Wing 2) was a Luftwaffe unit during World War II, operating three fighter, night fighter, reconnaissance and ground support Gruppen (groups). Lehrgeschwader were in general mixed-formation units tasked with the operational evaluation of new types of aircraft and/or with the development/evaluation of new operational tactics or practices. Each Gruppe within the unit was equipped with a different type of aircraft. Each Gruppe consisted of several Staffeln (squadrons). The Gruppe was identified by Roman numbers (I./LG 2) and the Staffel by Arabic numbers (10./LG 2). In 1939 Lehrgeschwader 2 thus consisted of a Bf 109 fighter Gruppe (designated I.(J)/LG 2), a Henschel Hs 123 ground assault Gruppe (II.(Schl.)/LG 2), and a reconnaissance Gruppe (III.(Aufkl.)/LG 2). History The unit was created to control the Lehrgruppe in the Luftwaffe. Stab and I.(J)/LG 2 was formed on 1 November 1938 in Garz. II.(Schl.)/LG 2 was formed in November 1938 in Tutow near the Baltic coast and III Gruppe at Jüterbog. 11.(Nacht)/LG 2 was a specialist night-fighting unit formed in August 1939 in Greifswald under Oblt. Johannes Steinhoff, with Arado ar 68 & Bf 109-D equipment. In September 1939 the unit moved to Bonn-Hangelar and was redesignated 10.(N)/JG 26. I.(J)/LG 2 became the new I Gruppe, JG 77 in January 1942. Operational history I.(Jagd)/LG 2 Formed on 1 October 1937, the unit took part in the Polish Campaign, claiming six kills for three losses from 1–20 September 1939. The unit also participated in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain. One base in this period was Saint Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais. Its commander Oberlt. Herbert Ihlefeld, was its most successful ace, claiming 24 victories by September 1940 and earning the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes. On 10 August 1940 future ace Hans-Joachim Marseille was assigned to I./LG 2, then based in Calais-Marck and flying sorties against England. The Gruppe claimed 92 victories during the Battle, for 22 aircraft lost and 16 damaged. It lost 10 pilots killed and missing and four as POW. I.(J)/LG 2 then participated in the Balkans Campaign. The excellent ground attack work carried out by its sister Gruppe (II./LG 2) had led to several fighter units, including I./LG 2, to also employing a Staffel of Bf 109s converted to fighter-bomber duties. Over Yugoslavia, Leutnant Friedrich Geißhardt was to claim four JKRV Hawker Fury biplanes shot down. Now with 36 victories, Ihlefeld was at this time shot down by ground fire and captured by Yugoslavian soldiers. While in captivity, he was allegedly severely beaten and was threatened with execution by firing squad. Ihlefeld was rescued by German troops after eight days of arrest and returned to Germany to recover. By the end of May 1941, I.(J)/LG 2 was based in Belgrade. The Gruppe lost four aircraft and five damaged and suffered one pilot killed and one captured. During the Battle of Crete two Bf 109's Jabos of I./LG 2 were credited with sinking HMS Fiji with a loss of 276 crew. Following the successful conclusion of the Balkan campaign with the invasion of Crete the unit was withdrawn to Rumania for Operation Barbarossa. Geisshardt, after 6 victories in the Balkans, was to achieve much success over Russia claiming 28 victories with LG 2 and was awarded the Ritterkreuz in August 1941. The Gruppe scored 52 victories from June - December 1941. Total victories from September 1939 - 13 January 1942 amounted to 583 kills. I Gruppe was redesignated I./JG 77 on 13 January 1942. II.(Schl)./LG 2 This unit was formed as Fliegergruppe 40 on 1 July 1938. During the Polish campaign of September 1939 II.(Schl.)/LG 2 under Major Georg Spielvogel, operated as a 'ground assault' unit in the Luftwaffe, operating the Henschel Hs 123. The unit flew numerous low-level pin-point ground attack operations, and included within their rank as a Staffelkapitän future ace and General der Jagdflieger Oberleutnant Adolf Galland. Spielvogel was killed by ground fire on 13 September however, and was replaced by Hauptmann Otto Weiß. By the end of the campaign 9 pilots had been killed in action; almost a 25% loss rate for the Gruppe. After resting and refitting, II Gruppe went west and took part in the Battle of France. Operating 49 aircraft, the unit initially flew supporting attacks for the German paratroop assault on the Eben-Emael forts in May 1940. Intensive sorties supporting 6th Army's panzer force took up most of May, before switching to harass the retreating French army south of the Somme in June. The outstanding efforts of the Gruppe and its biplanes in what was a unique role for 1940 were recognised with the award of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes to its commander and all three Staffelkapitäne. The units most notable action took place at the Battle of Arras, during which a strong British armoured attack was repulsed. II.(Schl)./LG 2 did not take part in the early phases Battle of Britain, and was mooted to convert into a 'true' dive-bomber unit equipped with the Junkers Ju 87. However II Gruppe had proved the viability of the battlefield assault concept enough to be converted to the new Bf 109 E-4B fighter-bomber, with the capability to carry one SC-250 kg bomb or four SC-50 kg bombs. Training took place at Böblingen. Based at Saint-Omer in France as part of Luftflotte 2, II.(Schl)./LG 2 started operations on 6 September 1940, losing two aircraft to flak over the Thames Estuary. With no direct Army offensive to support, the unit modified its type of operation, and through the winter and into the spring of 1941 kept up a series of sporadic nuisance raids against targets in England, suffering over a dozen aircraft losses. In March 1941 II Gruppe switched south to the forthcoming Balkans campaign, now equipped with 2 Staffeln of Bf 109s and expanded with two further Staffeln of the older Henschel Hs 123 again. The unit kept up a constant assault on the retreating Allied armies, supporting 12 Armee and its advance to the Corinth Canal. By now, inspired by the work of II./LG 2, several Jagdeschwader had their own specialist ground-attack cadres of Bf 109 fighter-bombers, including JG 77 and JG 27. The Gruppe were soon on the move back North for the attack on Soviet Russia in June 1941. Based at Praszniki in Poland near the Lithuanian border, II Gruppe, with 38 (37) Bf 109E and 22(17) Hs 123s, were tasked with attacking their share of the 60 Soviet airfields targeted on the opening day of the offensive, leading to the destruction of over 1,400 Soviet aircraft on the ground. Thereafter they formed part of the air support for Panzergruppe 3 advancing on the 'Central Front'. Featuring in the capture of Minsk in June, by the end of July the intensity of operations had led to an attrition of the Gruppe's available aircraft, culminating in just 14 combat ready aircraft. II Gruppe were transferred to the Northern sector around Lake Ladoga in August, and its impressive combat record again recognised by the award of Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes to its four Staffelkaptäne; Oblts. Georg Dörffel, Werner Dörnbrack, Alfred Druschel and Bruno Meyer. By September the Gruppe was back in the battle in central Russia, participating in the battles at Bryansk and Vyazma and supporting the advance on Kalinin. The II Gruppe Henschel's proved their rugged worth by launching a series of 'shuttle' missions against the counter-attacking Soviet forces in October, saving their own airfield from capture and inflicting heavy losses. The onset of the appalling winter conditions saw operations curtailed for some time. Thus the II Gruppe was recalled to Werl in Germany to form the nucleus of the first ever Schlachtgeschwader (SG 1), and with Major Otto Weiß awarded the Oakleaves to the Knight's Cross. Aufklärungsstaffel Created on or just after the 1 October 1936 near Prenzlau. In April 1937, the unit was equipped with the Dornier Do 17 F. It was later merged 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr122 in September 1937. Stab III.(Aufkl)/ LG 2 Formed on 1 November 1938, it was renamed from Stab/Aufklärungslehrgruppe. The unit was renamed Koluft 10 after mobilisation on 26 August 1939. 7.(F)/LG 2 8.(F)/LG 2 9.(H)/LG 2 (Pz) Operated in the Polish Campaign, Battle of France and Battle of Britain. During Operation Barbarossa it supported the 3rd Panzer Divisions capture of Orel and Bryansk, it also supported the German Army during the Battle of Kiev. 10.(See)/LG 2 Formed on 1 November 1938, and dissolved in October 1939. Saw action in the Polish Campaign. The unit was absorbed into Kampfgeschwader 30. 10.(Schlacht)/LG 2 This unit participated in the Balkans Campaign and Operation Barbarossa. It was probably renamed 8.(PZ)SchG1 on 13 January 1942. 11.(Nacht)/LG 2 Formed on 1 August 1939 and experimented with night fighting techniques with Arado Ar 68s. It was used for home defence until 14 December 1939. It was still doing so on 18 February 1940, when it was absorbed into IV.(N)/JG 2. Erg.St.(Sch)/LG 2 Formed on 24 August 1940. Participated in the Battle of Britain, and on the Eastern Front. It was disbanded on 13 January 1942, and its crews helped form II./Sch.G.1 and Erg.J.Gr.Ost. Kunstflugstaffel This unit did not see action. It was formed in early 1938 and dissolved on 3 March 1940. Commanding officers Geschwaderkommodore Oberstleutnant Eberhard Baier, 1 November 1938 – 18 November 1939 Gruppenkommandeur I. (Jagd)/LG 2 Major Hanns Trübenbach, 1 November 1938 – 18 August 1940 Hauptmann Bernhard Mielke, 18 August 1940 – 30 August 1940 Hauptmann Herbert Ihlefeld, 30 August 1940 – 6 January 1942 II. (Schlacht)/LG 2 Major Georg Spielvogel, 1 November 1938 – 9 September 1939 Major Wolfgang Neudörffer, September 1939 – 1 December 1939 Hauptmann Otto Weiß, 1 December 1939 – 13 January 1942 III. (Aufkl.)/LG 2 Major Kurt Kleinrath, 1 November 1938 – 14 March 1939 Oberstleutnant Radeke, 14 March 1939 – 1 May 1939 Oberstleutnant Günther Lohmann, 1 May 1939 – 26 August 1939 References Bibliography Shores, Christopher (1977). Ground Attack Aircraft of World War Two. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1977. . de Zeng, H.L; Stanket, D.G; Creek, E.J. Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945; A Reference Source, Volume 2. Ian Allan Publishing, 2007. Lehrgeschwader 002 Military units and formations established in 1938 Military units and formations disestablished in 1942

Herbert Sylvester Clements (November 8, 1865 – November 30, 1939) was a Canadian politician. Born in Dover Township, Canada West, a manufacturer and farmer, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1904 federal election for the Ontario electoral district of Kent West. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1908. He was elected in the 1911 elections for the British Columbia riding of Comox—Atlin. He was re-elected in 1917 to the redistributed seat, then named Comox-Alberni, where he was defeated in 1921. Legacy The Village of Port Clements, British Columbia, in the Queen Charlotte Islands, is named for him (the islands were part of Comox-Atlin). References The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904 1865 births 1939 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario

Dipleurinodes bueaensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 1996. It is found in Cameroon. References Moths described in 1996 Scopariinae

Francis Coulbourn FitzHugh (August 23, 1928 - October 12, 1984) was an American Anglo-Catholic priest who served as rector of S. Clement's Church, Philadelphia from 1979 until his death. Born in Cape Charles, Virginia, he studied at Bishop's University in Quebec and at Oxford before his ordination to the priesthood in 1956. FitzHugh served parishes in Canada, the United Kingdom, the West Indies, and elsewhere in the United States before his call to S. Clement's. At the time of his death on a train traveling between Orlando, Florida and Philadelphia, he was a senior member of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) in the United States and of the Society of King Charles the Martyr. He died unmarried and was buried in a family plot at Cape Charles Cemetery in Cape Charles, Virginia. He was survived by his parents and a sister, Virginia Sadler Fitzhugh (1909-2002). References "Rev. Francis C. FitzHugh, rector in city", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 23, 1984, p. 26. "The Rev. Francis Fitzhugh", Philadelphia Daily News, October 24, 1984, p. 28. External links Leaflet for the Institution of Francis C. FitzHugh as Rector of St. Clement’s Church (1979) from Philadelphia Studies Grave from Find a Grave American Anglo-Catholics Bishop's University alumni 1928 births 1984 deaths

Eois punctata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Colombia. References Moths described in 1913 Eois Moths of South America

Echoes of Decimation is the third studio album by American technical death metal band Origin. It was released through Relapse Records, on March 15, 2005. A focus-point on extremely fast arpeggios was made on this album. The band later called these "RIFFARPS" as they were arpeggios as a form of a riff instead of being used as a solo. Track listing Credits James Lee - vocals Paul Ryan - guitars / writing credits track 1-2-3-6 Clinton Appelhanz - guitars / writing credits track 4-7-8-9, engineer Mike Flores - bass writing credits track 5 James King - drums Robert Rebeck- engineer Alan Douches - mastering Robert Black - artwork Was released as CD & limited edition Picture Disc References Origin (band) albums 2005 albums Relapse Records albums

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC; ) is a government-owned national oil and natural gas producer and distributor under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran. NIOC was established in 1948 and restructured under The Consortium Agreement of 1954. NIOC ranks as the world's second largest oil company, after Saudi Arabia's state-owned Aramco. The NIOC is exclusively responsible for the exploration, drilling, production, distribution and export of crude oil, as well as exploration, extraction and sales of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG). NIOC exports its surplus production according to commercial considerations determined by the OPEC and at the prices prevalent in the international markets. In early 2015 NIOC's recoverable liquid hydrocarbon reserves was (10% of world's total) and recoverable gas reserves were 33.79 m3 (15% of world's total). As at 2012, the NIOC production capacity included over of crude oil and in excess of 750 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. History Background: 1901–1951 In May 1901, William Knox D'Arcy was granted a concession by the Shah of Iran to search for oil, which he discovered in May 1908. This was the first commercially significant find in the Middle East. In 1923, Burmah Oil employed future Prime Minister, Winston Churchill as a paid consultant; to lobby the British government to allow the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) to have exclusive rights to Persian oil resources, which were successfully granted. In 1935, Rezā Shāh requested the international community to refer to Persia as 'Iran', which was reflected in the name change of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC). Following World War II, Iranian nationalism was on the rise, especially surrounding the Iranian natural resources being exploited by the foreign companies without adequately compensating Iranian taxpayers. AIOC and the pro western Iranian government led by Prime Minister Ali Razmara, initially resisted nationalist pressure to revise AIOC's concession terms still further in Iran's favour. In March 1951, Ali Razmara was assassinated; and Mohammed Mossadeq, a nationalist, was elected as the new prime minister by the Majlis of Iran. NIOC: 1951–1979 In April 1951, the Majlis nationalized the Iranian oil industry by a unanimous vote, and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) was formed, displacing the AIOC. The AIOC withdrew its management from Iran and organised an effective worldwide embargo of Iranian oil. The British government, which owned the AIOC, contested the nationalization at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, but its complaint was dismissed. By the spring of 1953, incoming US President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorised the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to organise a coup against the Mossadeq government, the 1953 Iranian coup d'état. In August 1953, the coup brought pro-Western general Fazlollah Zahedi to power as the new PM, along with the return to Iran of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi from his brief exile in Italy. The anti-Mossadeq plan was orchestrated by the CIA under the code-name Operation Ajax, and by the British SIS (MI6) as Operation Boot. In 1954, the AIOC became British Petroleum. The return of the shah had not meant that British Petroleum was able to monopolise Iranian oil as before. Under pressure from United States, British Petroleum reluctantly accepted membership in a consortium of companies, founded in October 1954, to bring back Iranian oil to the international market. It was incorporated in London as a holding company called Iranian Oil Participants (IOP). The founding members of IOP included British Petroleum (40%), Gulf (later Chevron, 8%), Royal Dutch Shell (14%), and Compagnie Française des Pétroles (later Total, 6%). The four Aramco partners – Standard Oil of California (SoCal, later Chevron) – Standard Oil of New Jersey (later Exxon, then ExxonMobil) – Standard Oil Co. of New York (later Mobil, then ExxonMobil) – Texaco (later Chevron) – each held an 8% stake in the holding company. All IOP members acknowledged that NIOC owned the oil and facilities in Iran, and IOP's role was to operate and manage them on behalf of NIOC. To facilitate that, IOP established two operating entities incorporated in the Netherlands, and both were delegated to NIOC. Similar to the Saudi-Aramco "50/50" agreement of 1950, the IOP consortium agreed to share profits on a 50–50 basis with Iran, "but not to open its books to Iranian auditors or to allow Iranians onto its board of directors". The negotiations leading to the creation of the consortium, during 1954–55, were considered a feat of skillful diplomacy. In Iran, IOP continued to operate until the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The new regime of Ayatollah Khomeini confiscated all of the company's assets in Iran. According to the IOP's Web site: The victory of the Islamic revolution annulled the Consortium Agreement of 1954 and all regulations pertaining to it. The revolution led to the withdrawal or expulsion of virtually all foreign employees from the oil industry with the new Iranian government assuming full control of its affairs. NIOC's Oil Reserves According to OPEC, NIOC recoverable liquid hydrocarbon reserves at the end of 2006 was . NIOC oil reserves at the beginning of 2001 was reported to be about , however in 2002 the result of NIOC's study showed huge reserves upgrade adding about of recoverable reserves to the Iranian oil reserves. After 2003 Iran made some significant discoveries which led to addition of another of oil to the recoverable reserves of Iran. The vast majority of Iran's crude oil reserves are located in giant onshore fields in the south-western Khuzestan region near the Iraqi border. Overall, Iran has 40 producing fields – 27 onshore and 13 offshore. Iran's crude oil is generally medium in sulfur and in the 28°-35 °API range. As at 2012, 98 rigs are in operation in onshore fields, 24 in offshore fields and a single rig is in operation in the Caspian Sea. Iran plans to increase the number of its drilling rigs operating in its onshore and offshore oilfields by 36 units to reach 134 units by March 2014. Table 1- The biggest NIOC oil fields; Strategic petroleum reserves Iran began in 2006 with plans to create a global strategic petroleum reserve with the construction of 15 crude oil storage tanks with a planned capacity of . The storage capacity of oil products in the country is around 11.5 billion liters (2011), but it will reach 16.7 billion liters by the end of the Fifth Five Year Development Plan (2010–2015). As of 2012, Iran is capable of storing crude oil in the Persian Gulf for a period of 10–12 days. The figure should hit 30–40 days after the construction of new storage facilities are completed. Gas reserves NIOC holds about of proven Natural gas reserves of which 36% are as associated gas and 64% is in non-associated gas fields. It stands for world's second largest reserves after Russia. NIOC's ten biggest Non-Associated Gas Fields; Recent discoveries Since 1995, National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has made significant oil and gas discoveries, standing for some of oil in place and at least of gas in place, which are listed below. Organizational structure The company is completely owned by Iranian government. NIOC's General Assembly (GA) consists of: The President Vice President Director General of the Management and Planning Organization Minister of Petroleum Minister of Energy Minister of Industries and Mines Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Minister of Economy and Finance The GA is its highest decision-making body, determining the company's general policy guide lines, and approving the annual budgets, operations and financial statements and balance sheets. The company's board of directors has the authority and major responsibilities to approve the operational schemes within the general framework ratified by the General Assembly, approve transactions and contracts, and prepare budgets and Board reports and annual balance sheets for presentation to the General Assembly. The Board supervises the implementation of general policy guidelines defined by the General Assembly, and pursues executive operations via the company's Managing Director. Members of the board Subsidiary companies With appropriate division of tasks and delegation of responsibilities to subsidiaries- affiliates, NIOC has been able to establish acceptable degrees of coordination within its organizational set up. In fact, NIOC's Directors act primarily in policy making and supervision while subsidiaries act as their executive arm in coordinating an array of operations such as exploration, drilling, production and delivery of crude oil and natural gas, for export and domestic consumption. The NIOC's subsidiaries are as follows: Production costs and investments The cost of producing each barrel will rise to $30 or more from $7 in 2012. Iran currently allocates $20 billion a year to develop fields and $10 billion on maintaining output. In the next decade, maintaining production will cost $50 billion, with a similar sum required for development. This does not include development and investment costs in related fields such as Petrochemicals. NIOC's major domestic contractors Although usually neglected and overlooked, Iran also has a number of very active private companies in the oil sector. The growing private sector activity is mainly active in projects involving the construction of oil field units, refinery equipment, tanks and pipelines, as well as engineering. Iranian manufacturers will supply oil industry with $10 billion worth of domestically made goods and equipment in 2012. NIOC produces 60–70% of its industrial equipment domestically including towers, reactors, various turbines, refineries, oil tankers, oil rigs, offshore platforms, valves, pipelines, generators and exploration instruments. Iran is also cooperating with foreign companies to transfer technology to Iranian oil industry. The objective is to become self-sufficient by 85% before 2015. The strategic goods include onshore and offshore drilling rigs, pumps, turbines and precision tools. Domestic production of 52 petrochemical catalysts will be started in 2013. In 2019, the government sub-contracted projects worth 6.2 billion to domestic contractors. Pending projects include domestication of wellhead equipment, desalinating packages, anti-corrosions, sulfur recovery catalysts, wellhead control panels, among others. According to NIOC in 2019, Iran was manufacturing 12,000 components and complicated equipment of the petroleum industry. In 2021, Iran announced that 820 domestic firms, including 182 knowledge-based, have manufactured 85% of the parts or equipments needed by the oil and gas sector, worth some $5 billion. The companies have generated some 80,000 and 250,000 jobs directly and indirectly, respectively. Participations in foreign gas fields Iran owns 50% of the offshore gas field of Rhum in the North Sea, which is Britain's largest untapped gas field. It is a joint-venture with BP worth $1 million a day at 15 June 2010 spot prices. Iran has another 10% joint-venture participation with BP and other foreign oil companies in Azerbaijani Shah Deniz gas field, producing 8 billion cubic meters of gas per year, worth up to a reported $2.4 billion per year. The Iranian entity with which BP has partnered in these ventures is the Swiss-based Naftiran Intertrade, a subsidiary of NIOC. Environmental record According to geographer Richard Heede, is third on the list of companies with the highest level of emissions globally with in 2013, amounting to more than 3.1% of worldwide anthropogenic emissions. See also The nationalization of the Iran oil industry movement International rankings of Iran Petroleum industry in Iran Ministry of Petroleum of Iran National Iranian Gas Company National Iranian Petrochemical Company National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company Economy of Iran Iranian oil bourse Foreign Direct Investment in Iran Privatization in Iran Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company – used to be 50% in control of NIOC and the focus of a dispute between Israel and Iran. William Knox D'Arcy References Further reading External links NIOC – official website National Iranian Oil Company's Information Center & Central Library Iranian brands Non-renewable resource companies established in 1951 Iran Government-owned companies of Iran Iranian companies established in 1951